• CHILDREN OF THE SUN

"... Children of the Sun is a brief, 70 minute feature documentary from first time director Ran Tal. The film is a subjective, impressionistic account of the early days of the kibbutz – the experimental, communal living compounds in which many Israeli children were born into in the early 20th century. The film uses exclusively archival footage of kibbutzniks and their young children working, playing, and growing up on the kibbutz..."

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• THE ART OF NEGATIVE THINKING

"... Norwegian director Bård Breien's debut future is a meditation on the dark recesses of human psychology that might be said to typify Scandinavian international art film if it weren't so damn hilarious. The film takes place over the course of one very long Norwegian night and day – clearly an independent project ..."

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• STILL LIFE

"... Still Life is the latest film from Chinese director Jia Zhang-Ke, and was the recipient of the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival in 2006. Why it has taken so long for the film to reach American shores in anyone's guest, but the movie is a real delight for fans of international cinema, a formally adventurous masterwork as emotionally wrenching as it is relevant . .."

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• GENERATOR SHORT FILM PROGRAM

"... Generator is a shorts program which collects 20 short videos created entirely with computer-generated graphics programs. This isn't CGI in the sense of the latest-and-greatest whizz-bang Hollywood special effects, but short, abstract videos created by feeding data into various computer programs and creating what is termed “generative art.” The video artist then edits together the best .."

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• I SERVED THE KING OF ENGLAND

"... It is moments like these, as well as the infrequent but pointed use of computer graphics to portray fantastical situations, that gives the film a light tone despite the heavy subject matter. I Served The King of England is not a self-serious epic, but an intimate film that celebrates the simple pleasures that allow people to escape from the horrors of their every day lives .."

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• GLASS: A PORTRAIT OF PHILLIP IN 12 PARTS

"... The result is that Glass achieves, in a few key scenes, the excruciating intimacy that so many documentaries strive for but few accomplish. Some of the film is a traditional documentary, and Glass’ background, early musical career and triumphs, and turbulent family life are well-served through old photographs, interviews with friends, and archival footage. However .."

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• MOCK UP ON MU

"... Mock Up on Mu is the latest missive from director Craig Baldwin, an (in)famous fixture of the Bay Area underground film scene whose previous projects have included Sonic Outlaws, a chronicle on Fair Use of copyrighted material and long -runningculture-jammers Negativland. Mu is set in the near future, when L. Ron Hubbard .."

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• THE GOLEM WITH BLACK FRANCIS

"... There has been a small, but notable, movement of contemporary musicians reviving silent films in order to score them with contemporary music. In 2003, British pop superstars Pet Shop Boys composed an original soundtrack to the classic Russian film The Battleship Potemkin, complete with an orchestra. A year later .."

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