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2 WOODSTOCK FILM FESTIVAL 2010All events are subject to change. For latest updates, visitwww.WoodstockFilmFestival.com

2010 Honorary recipients include:maVerIcK award: The Honorary Maverick Award is given each year to an individual whose life and work is based on creativity, independent vision and social activism. Previous recipients include Richard Linklater, Kevin Smith, Christine Vachon, Barbara Kopple, Tim Robbins, Les Blank, D.A. Pennebaker & Chris Hegedus, Woody Harrelson, Mira Nair and Steve Buscemi.

The Woodstock Film Festival is proud to present two-time Academy Award® nominated writer/director Bruce Beresford with the 2010 Honorary Maverick Award. His international reputation blossomed as part of the Australian new wave, when the astonishing courtroom drama Breaker Morant won major awards and the screenplay, which Beresford co-wrote, was nominated for an Academy Award®. In 1983, Beresford helmed Tender Mercies which was nominated for five Academy Awards®. The extraordinarily successful Driving Miss Daisy was nominated for nine Academy Awards®. Beresfrod’s most recent film, Peace, Love & Misunderstanding was produced in the Hudson Valley and stars Jane Fonda, Catherine Keener, Chase Crawford, Liz Olsen, Nat Wolff and many others including local featured actors and extras. Look for the release sometime in 2011.

traILbLaZer award: The Trailblazer award, which recognizes an innovative leader and pioneer in the field industry will be presented to distribution guru Bob Berney. A preeminent force in the international film world for more than two decades, Berney has worked with four of the most successful independent film distribution and marketing companies: Apparition, Picturehouse, Newmarket Films and IFC Films. He has overseen the releases of Academy Award® nominated and winning films There Will Be Blood, Monster, La Vie En Rose, The Passion of the Christ, Whale Rider, My Big Fat Greek Wedding, Y Tu Mama Tambien, A Prairie Home Companion, Pan’s Labyrinth, Mongol and many more. Past WFF Honorary Trailblazer Award recipients include James Schamus of Focus Features, Ted Sarandos of Netflix, Jonathan Sehring of IFC Entertainment, and John Sloss of Cinetic Media.

eXecLLeNce IN actING award for performances in Hollywood and Independent FilmKeanu Reeves will be recognized for skillfully skirting the boundaries between tent-pole studio releases and smaller, character driven films. He is best known for his roles in Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure, Speed and the science fiction-action trilogy The Matrix. He has worked under indie directors, such as Stephen Frears in the period drama Dangerous Liaisons; Gus Van Sant in the gritty My Own Private Idaho; Bernardo Bertolucci’s Little Buddha; Richard Linklater’s A Scanner Darkly, Thumbsucker, The Private Lives of Pippa Lee and this year’s Henry’s Crime.

In addition to his film roles, Reeves has also performed in theater. His performance in the title role in a Manitoba Theatre Centre production of Hamlet was praised by Roger Lewis, the Sunday Times, who called Reeves “...one of the top three Hamlets I have seen, for a simple reason: he is Hamlet.”

Reeves also has musical interests and played bass guitar in the grunge band Dogstar.

Come celebrate bruce beresford bob berney Keanu reeves and the Woodstock Film Festival at the 11th annual maverick awards ceremony Saturday, October 2 @ backstage production Studios in Kingston.

7:00pm: Cocktail party in Gallery.

8:15pm Seating for awards begins.

9:00pm: Award Ceremony with presentations to our honorary recipients in the categories of:

Feature Narrative,

Documentary Narrative,

Cinematography,

Editing in Documentary

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Editing in Feature Narrative,

Animated Short,

Short Film,

Student Short

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Short Doc.

Jurors including

Actors,

Directors,

Film Critics,

Producers,

and other distinguished members of the industry will present the Awards to the winning filmmakers.

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3 backyardsDirected by Eric MendelsohnUSA / 2010 / 88 minutes

Upstate Films RHINEBECK Thu Sept 30 • 7:30PM

Upstate Films WOODSTOCK Sat Oct 2 • 7:00PM

Nearly every sense is called upon to observe and absorb the many layers of meaning in this elusive and nuanced masterwork by eric mendelsohn. Set in a preternaturally squeaky-clean seaside suburb, the ordinary lives of three of its residents take unexpected turns.

Driven by an eerily plaintive score and voyeuristic cinematography, “3 Backyards” blends genuine suspense with brilliant performances; a chameleon-like Edie Falco, as Peggy, hungers for excitement while dabbling in painting to gloss over a humdrum life. And if divorce is what happens when the conversation ends, then the marriage of world-weary John (Elias Koteas) teeters on the brink of dissolution. Eight-year-old Christina (Rachel Resheff) must guard a precious gift while stumbling upon a disturbing secret.

A treatise on loss? Are “backyards” the underbrush where secrets reside? At times maddeningly subtle, this is a mesmer-izing film unafraid to pose possibly unan-swerable questions. A “must see!”

– Barbara Pokras, A.C.E.

don’t Go in the woodsDirected by Vincent D’OnofrioUSA / 2010 / 83 minutesEmerson Resort Pavilion MOUNT TREMPER

Fri Oct 1 • 8:00PM

when a young band goes into the woods to write songs they hope will give them their break, the quiet getaway turns into a nightmare beyond their wildest imaginings. “Don’t Go In The Woods,” the feature length directorial debut of Vincent D’Onofrio, is a twisted, bizarre, musical/horror tale that explores

love, greed and ruthlessness, revealing the lengths that people will go to in order to make their dreams come true.

Described as “Glee” meets “The Blair Witch Project,” the film cleverly walks an unusual line, maintaining a sinister and creeping sense of dread as well as a feeling of genuine suspense, which follows the characters from the very beginning. The film displays the musical talents of a gifted ensemble cast, including Matt Sbeglia as Nick, the band’s lead singer, and the music of Bo Boddie and Sam Bisbee, who also star. Blending

music and horror in a highly original way, “Don’t Go in the Woods” will captivate and terrify in equal measure.

cherryDirected by Jeffrey FineUSA / 2009 / 99:30 minutes Upstate Films WOODSTOCK


Upstate Films RHINEBECK Sun Oct 3 • 5:30PM

arriving at an Ivy League school at the tender age of 17, aaron feels out of place. Looking to settle down and escape the bonds of his overbearing mother, Aaron’s quiet life is quickly disrupted by the vivacious Linda and her feisty young daughter Beth.

So begins an unlikely love triangle in which everyone loves someone, but no one loves the right one. As the relationships between the three grow, splits emerge that threaten to ruin valuable friendships.

“Cherry” features exceptional performances from a predominantly young cast portraying characters that evolve throughout the film as their perceptions of each other and themselves alter. Jeffrey Fine’s film is a wonderfully woven tapestry about love, joy, redemption and friendship that shows how life can be better lived when in the company of the people who care about you. – Jacob Brades

the colonel’s brideDirected by Brent StewartUSA / 2009 / 73 minutes

Upstate Films RHINEBECK Fri Oct 1 • 7:30PM

Bearsville Theater WOODSTOCK Sun Oct 3 • 12:00PM

brent Stewart presents his directorial, narrative feature debut. “the colonel’s bride” is a compelling and quiet drama, featuring James deForest parker in a convincing performance as bill best, a lonely Vietnam Veteran in failing health. The broken colonel seeks solace in the company of Gwynn, a young mail order bride from Vietnam, but as Bill’s old world and new reality begin to clash, he is forced to reconcile past war sins, seeking out redemption in the form of his new bride.

Meanwhile Gwynn, played admirably by Alicia Truong in her feature film debut, is trapped in a world she doesn’t understand, hoping for a better life than she had in Vietnam, but quickly realizing that perhaps she had left the better world behind. “The Colonel’s Bride” is an undeniably touching film featuring beautiful cinematography by Neil Lisk. Stewart, who also penned the script, was recently named by Filmmaker Magazine as one of 2010’s twenty-five new faces in independent film. – Michael Burke

New York PremiereCOMPETITION FINALIST


East Coast PremiereCOURTESY: DARK SKY FILMS

“don’t Go In the woods” – the band

bitter FeastDirected by Joe MaggioUSA / 2010 / 103 minutes

Emerson Resort MOUNT TREMPER Fri Oct 1 • 8:00PM

ROSENDALE Theater Sat Oct 2 • 6:30PM

renowned chef peter Gray, played smartly by James LeGros, is having an awful day. His celebrity cooking show is sinking fast in the ratings and his posh New York City restaurant, Feast, has once again received a nasty review from online food critic JT Franks (Joshua Leonard), leaving Gray frazzled, frustrated and fired. Now out of a job and with his good name ruined, Gray seeks retribution by kidnapping the critic who has tormented him for so long. What follows in Joe Maggio’s revenge thriller is a delightfully crafted tale of intrigue, torture and culinary delight. Featuring a cameo by celebrity chef Mario Batali, “Bitter Feast” cuts beyond the generic Hollywood horror tale, creating complex characters and motiva-tions. Hudson Valley resident Larry Fessenden produces and co-stars in a film that is sure to be a banquet, not just to your eyes and ears, but your taste buds as well. – Michael Burke

Oct 1 Screening includes a pre-screening feast for ticket holders, featuring a menu created by celebrity chef and “Bitter Feast” supporting actor, Mario Batali and catered by Mary Giuliani.

The stars of Vincent D’Onofrio’s film “Don’t Go In The Woods” will be performing together at Fright Night. This ensemble of actors all proved their musical abilities in the film. Bo Boddie and Sam Bisbee star in the film and also co-wrote much of music and songs that are featured in the score.

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East Coast Premiere East Coast Premiere COURTESY: IFC Films

Helena From the weddingDirected by Joseph InfantolinoUSA / 2010 / 93 minutes

Upstate Films WOODSTOCK Thurs Sept 30 • 1:00PM

ROSENDALE Theater Fri Oct 1 • 9:30PM

Newlyweds alex and alice are hosting a weekend-long New Year’s eve party for their closest friends at a remote cabin in the mountains. Any thoughts of a perfect getaway are quickly thrown out the window as newly separated Nick arrives with only a cooler of meat and the news that he and his most recent girlfriend have also called it quits. Don and Lynn show up a few minutes later deep in an argument. Finally, Eve and Steven make it to the cabin with a surprise guest in tow—Eve’s friend Helena.

With tensions running high at the cabin, Alex tries to approach the young and beautiful Helena. When she rebuffs him, Alex seems to forget about his new wife and the life she represents, and instead begins to wallow in the fact that nothing seems to go right for him. As it creeps closer to midnight on New Year’s Eve, we realize that nearly ev-eryone in the group of friends isn’t who they appear to be—deep down, they all are a little lost in the world.

InhaleDirected by Baltasar KormákurUSA / 2010 / 100 minutes

Upstate Films WOODSTOCK Fri Oct 1 • 7:15PM


every day, rising Santa Fe district attorney paul chaney and his wife, diane, wait for word that there’s a donor for their daughter, chloe.

Every day, rising Santa Fe District Attorney Paul Chaney and his wife, Diane, wait for word that there’s a donor for their daughter, Chloe. Diagnosed with a rare degenerative condition, Chloe is on a long list to receive a double lung transplant. As her health worsens, Paul becomes desperate to save his young child…so desperate that he’ll risk everything to organize an operation. When Paul learns of a Dr. Novarro who performs transplants in Juarez , Mexico, he heads

south in a frantic search for the only man who may be able to save Chloe. But after arriving, he realizes Dr. Novarro’s medical ring runs deep into a criminal underworld where his patients aren’t donors – they’re victims. With his career, his family and his life on the line, Paul finds himself at a critical crossroads: expose a massive, illegal harvesting operation and save the lives of hundreds of children, or save the life of his daughter.

Hello LonesomeDirected by Adam ReidUSA / 2010 / 93 minutes Upstate Films WOODSTOCK

Fri Oct 1 • 11:30aM


everyone has, at some moment in their life, known what it feels like to be alone. But what if that feeling followed you everywhere? Adam Reid’s “Hello Lone-some” is the story of four people who are desperate to find companionship any way they can.

A true gem of a film, it is a beautifully crafted and touching story about love and friendship, mixed with moments of poignancy and tenderness, that is equally heartwarming and heartbreaking. The story follows the lives of an embittered voice actor, a recent widow and a young couple who meet via the Internet. Although the lives of the characters never intersect, they all share common traits pertaining to how they relate with the world around them. With wonderfully understated and moving performances, “Hello Lonesome” will lift the spirits of all who see it, as it reminds us that happiness is often found in the most unlikely of places. – Jacob Brades

Henry’s crimeDirected by Malcolm VenvilleUSA / 2010 / 109 minutes Upstate Films WOODSTOCK

Sat Oct 2 • 4:00PM

ROSENDALE Theater Sun Oct 3 • 3:00PM

Sleepwalking his way through life, Henry (Keanu reeves) gets an unex-pected wake-up call when he becomes an unwitting participant in a bank heist. Rather than give up the names of the real culprits, he takes the fall and discovers his true calling. Having done the time, Henry reasons he may as well do the crime. Discovering a forgotten tunnel connecting the bank to a nearby theater, he recruits his old cellmate Max (James Caan) to aid in the robbery, all the while playing the lead in the theater’s current production where he finds himself falling for his lead-ing lady, Julie (Vera Farmiga).

the Imperialists are Still alive!Directed by Zeina DurraUSA / 2010 / 90 minutes Upstate Films WOODSTOCK



durra’s debut is a fascinating look at the underground art and fashion world. The film follows conceptual artist Asya from the night she learns that her close friend Faisal has been abducted, supposedly by the CIA. That same evening Asya meets a handsome medical student, sparking romance even as he challenges her thoughts of a grand political conspiracy.

Durra guides the viewer through New York, exhibiting a consummate understand-ing of the city. With the conflict in Israel constantly in the minds of the characters and with clever reminders that post-9/11 life has changed for many Americans, this intelligent film explores the deep effects of the so-called War on Terror. Taken from the point of view of characters who, in Durra’s words, are only just “reaching an age of ma-turity,” “The Imperialists Are Still Alive!” is a beautifully insightful film that will inspire the viewer to reconsider how they perceive their own 21st Century psyche.

–Jacob Brades


North American Premiere COURTESY: IFC Films

US PremiereEast Coast Premiere Courtesy: FILM MOVEMENT

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US Premiere

Inuk Directed by Mike MagidsonGreenland, France / 2009 / 90 minutes In Greenlandic Inuit with subtitles

Upstate Films RHINEBECK Sat Oct 2 • 4:00PM


a stunning coming of age adventure featuring dynamic performances by amateur Inuit actors akin to or surpassing any professional. “Inuk” is the story of a sixteen-year-old boy who is taken from his broken family in the capital city of Greenland and placed in a home for troubled youth in the remote north of the country. What follows is a dramatic, arctic journey as Inuk and the other teens at the center are led on a cross-ice voyage where they will be forced to grow into adulthood and face their troubled pasts.

The film introduces Gaba Peterson in the breakthrough title role and Ole Jorgen Hammeken in a spellbinding turn as Ikuma, the quiet Inuit hunter who leads the excur-sion while confronting his own inner demons. Breathtaking cinematography highlights the immaculate winter landscapes of Greenland, creating another character entirely from the snow and ice. “Inuk” is a powerfully moving piece, set against the dangerous world of the Arctic, that will remain frozen in your memory long after the final frame. – Michael Burke

rocksteadyDirected by Mustapha KhanUSA / 2010 / 92 minutes


Bearsville Theater WOODSTOCK Sat Oct 2 • 2:15PM

bc has big dreams. a talented young driver, he wishes to go to La and turn his hobby into a job, but his mother’s mounting financial concerns are about to ruin this dream.

Fresh hope arrives in the shape of his old friend Faith, whose belief in him gives BC the confidence to follow his heart.

Set to a reggae soundtrack and fea-turing acting and musical performances by Grammy award-winner, Steel Pulse, “Rock-steady” follows a young man’s journey over the course of a racing season, but more importantly of self-discovery and growth.

It is a heart-warming and highly enjoyable coming of age story. Director Mustapha Khan gets superb performances from the young cast, especially from leads

Cedric Sanders and Natalie Knepp and cre-ates characters that an audience cannot help but like. With pulsating race sequences coupled with tender and studious scenes, “Rocksteady” is guaranteed to delight all who see it. – Jacob Brades

the LocksmithDirected by Brad Barnes and Todd BarnesUSA / 2010 / 88 minutes


WOODSTOCK Town Hall Sun Oct 3 • 3:45PM

mike is a locksmith. He’s also a pris-oner on work release, but he’s just trying to focus on his house calls and reconcile with his ex-girlfriend... until margo hijacks his day. “The Locksmith” is a romcom amusingly tripped up by a stolen vehicle, drug dealer, interrogation and just a little bit of sweet redemption.

When ex-con Mike (Anslem Richard-son) gets a call to open a door for frantic Margo (Ana Reeder), he has no idea he’s about to be swept away into her peculiar reality, which takes the unlikely pair on a hunt to find out if Margo’s boyfriend is cheating. Brad and Todd Barnes wrote and directed with an irresistible charm that embraces the viewer; you’ll feel like a friend along for the ride. Through sticky situations, their colorful, nuanced characters and quick dialogue lead us through an unexpected chase to unlock the truth. – Heidi Johnson

Nice Guy Johnny Directed by Edward BurnsUSA / 2010 / 90 minutes Upstate Films WOODSTOCK



Johnny rizzo is forced to travel from the bay area to New York by his over-bearing fiancée to discuss a mundane job with her father that would put an end to his dream of sports casting. His life is soon disrupted by Brooke, a spirited young tennis instructor. With his uncle Terry pushing him to have one last wild time before his upcoming marriage, Johnny must decide whether he’ll continue to be the per-son who always pleases others, or whether he’ll make himself happy.

Writer, director Ed Burns, who puts in a star turn as the sleazy Uncle Terry, returns to his roots, creating a film that is engag-ing, funny, warm and down to earth. Matt Bush (“Adventureland”) is totally convincing as the eponymous Johnny and Kerry Bishé lights up the screen as Brooke, showing Johnny all that he is missing. This delight-ful film will have every viewer smiling and serves as a lovely reminder that nice guys don’t always finish last. – Jacob Brades

NormanDirected by Jonathan SegalUSA / 2010 / 97 minutes



Norman is a remarkable young man. with his mother dead and his father seriously ill but refusing treatment, Norman must take it upon himself to make life bearable.

Struggling with his own teenage angst, Norman is catapulted into a lie that affects others’ perceptions of him and the way he views himself. Dan Byrd, as Norman, beautifully captures the struggles of the character, his idiosyncrasies and sense of humor that prevail throughout.

This powerful coming-of-age drama stars the Academy Award® nominated Richard Jenkins, Dan Byrd (“Cougar Town”), Emily VanCamp (ABC’s “Brothers & Sisters”) and Adam Goldberg (“Saving Private Ryan”). “Norman” also features an original score and songs from acclaimed musician Andrew Bird.

Jonathan Segal’s film beautifully examines the strategies used by an adolescent to deal with circumstances and emotions that challenge one’s sense of self. A poignant and engaging film, “Norman” combines great pathos and sadness with moments of razor-sharp comedy. – Jacob Brades


World Premiere

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Some dogs bitesDirected by Marc MundenUK / 2010 / 88:29 minutes Bearsville Theater WOODSTOCK



“Some dogs bite” is the tough but tender story about three brothers. H is eighteen, a petty criminal and unemployed. casey is an innocent, warm-hearted young teen and Severino is their baby brother.

Technically, they’re half brothers, as they share the same mom and have differ-ent dads. But when their mom dies, social services splits them up and takes baby Severino away. Casey thinks they should be together. He thinks his estranged father, who lives in the north of Scotland, will take them in. So he ‘snatches’ his baby brother from his London foster home and forces H to join them on the journey north.

As the three boys make their hap-hazard odyssey across the UK, trying not to get caught by the police, they inadvertently learn about growing up and the responsi-bilities that come with it.

This moving and thoughtful film features terrific lead performances. Juxta-posing a childlike innocence with shocking adult situations, director Marc Munden has created a very fine film that will touch all who see it.

tender merciesDirected by Bruce BeresfordUSA / 1983 / 92 minutes

Upstate Films WOODSTOCK Sat Oct 2 • 10:00aM

This screening will be preceded by

a cONVerSatION wItH brUce bereSFOrd

Moderated by Bradley Jacobs – “US Weekly” Senior Editor.

robert duvall won an Oscar for his performance as mac Sledge, a once-popular country-western singer and now exhausted alcoholic, who collapses in a small, drab motel in the texas bible belt. He finds peace with Rosa Lee (Tess Harper), a Vietnam War widow and mother, who agrees to let him work off his debt provided he does not drink on the job. With an Oscar-

winning screenplay by Horton Foote, this film is a powerfully nuanced masterpiece of resurrection and redemption. Richard Corliss of “Time” declared it the “best American movie of the new year.” Carol Olten of “The San Diego Union-Tribune” declared “Tender Mercies” the best movie of 1983 and “the most poignant, but forthright, film of the year, with a brilliant performance by Robert Duvall.

Stake LandDirected by Jim MickleUSA / 2010 / 95 minutes Bearsville Theater WOODSTOCK


In a fierce, alternative vision of america’s bleak future, a young boy is about to learn how cruel the world can be. Martin was a normal teenage boy before the country collapsed in an empty pit of economic and political disaster.And from the ashes rose a new breed of terror. A vampire epidemic has swept across what is left of the nation’s abandoned towns and cities, and it’s up to Mister, a death dealing, rogue vampire hunter, to get Martin safely north to Canada, the continent’s New Eden.

StoneDirected by John CurranUSA / 2009 / 105 minutes

Upstate Films WOODSTOCK Sun Oct 3 • 6:45PM Sun Oct 3 • 9:30PM

academy award winner robert de Niro and Oscar nominee edward Norton deliver powerful performances as a seasoned corrections official and a scheming inmate whose lives become dangerously intertwined in “Stone,” a thought-provoking drama directed by John curran.

As parole officer Jack Mabry counts the days toward a quiet retirement, he is asked to review the case of Gerald “Stone” Creeson, in prison for covering up the murder of his grandparents with a fire. Now eligible for early release, Stone needs to convince Jack he has reformed, but his attempts to influence the older man’s decision have profound and unexpected effects on them both.

“Stone” skillfully weaves together the parallel journeys of two men grappling with dark impulses, as the line between lawman and lawbreaker becomes precariously thin.

COURTESY OF Overture Films

NormanDirected by Jonathan SegalUSA / 2010 / 97 minutes



Norman is a remarkable young man. with his mother dead and his father seriously ill but refusing treatment, Norman must take it upon himself to make life bearable.

Struggling with his own teenage angst, Norman is catapulted into a lie that affects others’ perceptions of him and the way he views himself. Dan Byrd, as Norman, beautifully captures the struggles of the character, his idiosyncrasies and sense of humor that prevail throughout.

This powerful coming-of-age drama stars the Academy Award® nominated Richard Jenkins, Dan Byrd (“Cougar Town”), Emily VanCamp (ABC’s “Brothers & Sisters”) and Adam Goldberg (“Saving Private Ryan”). “Norman” also features an original score and songs from acclaimed musician Andrew Bird.

Jonathan Segal’s film beautifully examines the strategies used by an adolescent to deal with circumstances and emotions that challenge one’s sense of self. A poignant and engaging film, “Norman” combines great pathos and sadness with moments of razor-sharp comedy. – Jacob Brades

Stranger thingsDirected by Eleanor Burke and Ron EyalUK USA / 2010 / 75 minutes Upstate Films RHINEBECK


Upstate Films WOODSTOCK Sun Oct 3 • 1:30PM

“Stranger things” tells of the unusual and touching bond that forms between the isolated Oona and homeless mani. Set against the backdrop of a quiet seaside village in England, this beautifully shot tale of one stranger reaching out to another is the feature debut of Eleanor Burke and Ron Eyal. Together they have crafted a film that explores grief and loneliness, but has, at its heart, a unique and distinctive pair who are able to find solidarity and surprising intimacy in one another’s company. Through minimal and nuanced filmmaking, Burke and Eyal deliver a compelling work of maturity and sensitivity. New faces Akhtar and Collins are magnetic in the central roles.

“Stranger Things” is a wonderfully singular film that brings with it a great sense of calm and joy, reminding us that anything in life is possible and that very often strange things can bring with them unexpected happiness. – Jacob Brades

World PremiereCOMPETITION FINALIST

World Premiere New York Premiere CLOSING NIGHT FILM

On Location with Stake Land in Andes, NY

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welcome to the rileys Directed by Jake ScottUSA / 2010 / 110 minutes



”welcome to the rileys” is an emotional journey that takes us through grief, self-reinvention and healing. The Rileys have been struggling in their marriage since losing their teenage daughter eight years prior. Once a happily married couple, Lois (Melissa Leo) and Doug (James Gandolfini) have grown distant and trapped in grief. Lois has become agoraphobic and won’t leave the house, while Doug tries to escape his pain with philandering.

On a business trip to New Orleans, Doug meets Mallory (Kristen Stewart), a teen-age runaway. Doug recognizes an innocence in Mallory, which rekindles his paternal instinct. The opportunity to protect Mallory supplants the void in his heart, and brings new meaning to his life. Doug decides to sell his business and stay in New Orleans to give Mallory the help she can’t bring herself to ask for.

Lois must summon all her courage to overcome her agoraphobia and venture south before her marriage is lost. “Welcome to the Rileys” is an unflinching story of love lost and found.

East Coast PremiereCOURTESY: SAMUEL GOLDWYN FILMS

the testedDirected by Russell CostanzoUSA / 2010 / 90 minutes

Bearsville Theater WOODSTOCK Fri Oct 1 • 7:15PM


Set against the backdrop of a gritty, urban New York city, “the tested” is a powerful document of life on the street and how peo-ple struggle to get by. Following the lives of three people all affected by one tragedy, Russell Costanzo’s film is a gripping and unabashed portrayal of what can happen when youth cul-ture clashes with authority.

Unwilling to shy away from asking difficult questions and refusing to sugarcoat the reality of its charac-ters’ lives, “The Tested” is brutal and tender, unsparing and compassionate. It is a truly engrossing film to watch, helped in no small part by terrific performances from all three leads, in-cluding Michael Morris Jr. making his feature debut. As a slice of real life, few films aim as high as this. – Jacob Brades

World PremiereCOMPETITION FINALIST

white Irish drinkersDirected by John GrayUSA / 2010 / 109 minutes Upstate Films II RHINEBECK


Upstate Films WOODSTOCK Sun Oct 3 • 3:45PM

No one would envy the lives of danny and brian Leary, brothers trapped in blue collar brooklyn, circa 1975, in a family where brutality is the norm. Petty criminal Danny (Geoff Wigdor) takes the brunt of the punishment doled out by Patrick (Steven Lang), their tyrannical, alcoholic father, as long-suffering wife and mother Margaret (Karen Allen), stands by helplessly. Brian (Nick Thurston), afraid to reveal his talents, works for the hapless Whitey (Peter Riegert) at the nearly defunct Layfeyette movie theater. Shauna (Leslie Murphy), Brian’s love interest, strikes the perfect note of rough-edged authenticity as she, too, struggles to escape. Alternately tender and violent and peppered with hu-mor, this is smart and suspenseful storytell-ing where the ties that bind can also break a family, and childhood memories haunt and deceive. Writer-director John Gray skill-fully turns tragedy to triumph with an end-ing bound to shock and surprise. Powerful, well-crafted and thoroughly engaging. – Barbara Pokras, A.C.E.

US Premiere

career day: YOUTH INITIATIvE

Onteora High School Fri Oct 1 • 8:00am - 2:00pm

The Woodstock Film Festival has a strong committment to aspiring young filmmakers. To that end, The Career Roundtable offers students a unique opportunity to meet with A-list film industry professionals in small groups, ask questions and learn about careers in film and new media.Participants in this youth event have included the late legendary composer of more than 200 film scores, Elmer Bernstein, and award-winning cinematographer and

director Haskell Wexler. Additional past participants include Academy Award® nominated screenwriter Ron Nyswaner; actor/filmmaker Larry Fessenden; casting director Ellen Chenoweth; Academy Award®-winning documentary filmmaker Leon Gast; producer John Sloss; studio executive Bingham Ray; actors Melissa Leo, Norman Reedus and Giancarlo Esposito, and many others.

The WFF Youth Initiative is funded in part by Ulster Savings Charitable Foundation, SAGINDIE and a Federal Judiciary Grant from the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention

a NY thingDirected by Olivier LécotUSA / 2009 / 86 minutes ROSENDALE Theater

Thu Sep 30 • 8:00PM

WOODSTOCK Town Hall Fri Oct 1 • 12:00PM

N 3 days in New York. 3 days in which antoine must pretend to be ‘John’ while staying at arthur’s place, who dates alice, whom antoine desper-ately loves.

3 days to discover all women are not as romantic as him. 3 days to test his potential as a comic, his talent as a liar, his French charm and his existential melan-choly. 3 days to love New York and be loved in return.

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the disappearance of mcKinley NolanDirected by Henry CorraCambodia, USA, Vietnam / 2010 / 85 minutes In Cambodian and Vietnamese with sub-titles, and English



private mcKinley Nolan vanished 40 years ago in Vietnam on the cambodian frontier. Some say he was captured, some say he was a traitor, some even say he was an american operative. The U.S. Army officially claims he was radicalized and “went native,” joined the Viet Cong and was later murdered by the Khmer Rouge. In 2006, retired U.S. Army Lt. Dan Smith, revisiting the battlefields of his youth, may have encountered McKinley, alive. So begins a journey into the heart of darkness.

The film follows the Nolan family

from the cotton belt of Texas, to the battlegrounds of Vietnam, to the killing fields of Cambodia and unfolds as a mysterious fever dream filled with doubt, longing and the will to believe. Nolan’s ghost starts out as a nostalgic vision that we want to capture. But, like a will-o-the-wisp or a banshee, he calls us deeper and deeper into the jungle and into impossible liaisons with Viet Cong and Khmer Rouge. “The Disappearance of McKinley Nolan” is a mystery, but it’s also, more profoundly, a haunting meditation on war, memory and love.

camp Victory, afghanistan(the director’s cut)Directed by Carol DysingerUSA / 2010 / 84 minutes In Dari with subtitles, and English

PRECEDED BY Neda’s Eyes

Bearsville Theater WOODSTOCK Fri Oct 1 • 12:00PM


“camp Victory, afghanistan” offers insight into the struggles of combat through the story of the american exit Strategy. Using 300 hours of footage shot over the course of three years, the film follows a battle-tested Afghan General and the steady stream of U.S. National Guard soldiers deployed to train the men of his newly formed battalion. It is the first film to examine the reality of building a functioning Afghan military — but it is also a story about friendship and the un-likely bonds that form across cultural, political and social barriers.

Deeply personal, “Camp Victory, Af-ghanistan” is an original look into a world that most will never see. Thoughtfully filmed and tenderly handled, “Camp Victory, Afghanistan” proves that regardless of country, language or beliefs, people can work together in an at-tempt to improve the way they live.

– Jacob Brades

beautiful darling: the Life and times of andy warhol Superstar candy darlingDirected by James RasinUSA / 2010 / 86 minutes

WOODSTOCK Town Hall Fri Oct 1 • 10:00PM

as the line in the Lou reed song, “walk on the wild Side,” goes: ‘candy came from Long Island ...’ The Candy of that song was born James Lawrence Slattery in 1944. Young Jimmy lost himself in movies and television and his life began to change when he met Andy Warhol. By then, Jimmy had transformed into the glamorous Candy Darling, who worked alongside Sophia Loren, Jane Fonda, Tennessee Williams and became a star on the Off-Off Broadway stage, before succumbing to cancer in NYC in March of 1974. The film offers tender insight into a rare personal struggle, and at the same time catapults the viewer into a world of seductive glamor and those hungry for fame at all costs.


arias with a twist: the docufantasy Directed by Bobby SheehanUSA / 2010 / 86 minutes Upstate Films RHINEBECK


Bearsville Theater WOODSTOCK Sat Oct 2 • 4:45PM

Outrageously original mind-bending, gender-bending entertainer Joey arias, self-described “goddess of the new gen-der,” meets his match in basil twist, a third generation boundary-breaking mas-ter puppeteer. Weaving together surrealistic, hallucinogenic performances (think “Busby Berkeley on LSD), the two perform cabaret in a frenzy of excess liberally sprinkled with fetish fantasy, space aliens, B-movies, and Aria’s pitch-perfect channeling of Billie Holiday. Video Artist Courtney Harmel calls Arias “...a living cartoon,” and the genius of Twist adds fluidity, abstraction and an alter-ego to Aria’s larger-than-life persona. Tracing the history of the 70’s - 80’s collaborative downtown NYC underground art scene, this film is a treasure trove of commentary and rare archival footage of cutting-edge personalities. There’s even a nod to Michele Obama in a Toledo creation. From the heyday of Fiorucci to the scourge of AIDS and beyond, “Arias With a Twist” is a supremely satisfying visual and aural feast. Brilliant and wildly entertaining! – Barbara Pokras, A.C.E

client 9: the rise and Fall of eliot SpitzerDirected by Alex GibneyUSA / 2010 / 117 minutesUpstate Films WOODSTOCK

Thur Sept 30 • 3:45PM

an in-depth look at the rapid rise and dramatic fall of New York Governor eliot Spitzer. Nicknamed “The Sheriff of Wall Street,” when he was NY’s Attorney General, Spitzer prosecuted crimes by America’s largest financial institutions and some of the most powerful executives in the country. After his election as Governor, with the largest margin in the state’s history, many believed Spitzer was on his way to becoming the nation’s first Jewish President. Then, shockingly, Spitzer’s meteoric rise turned into a precipitous fall when “The New York Times” revealed that Spitzer — the paragon of rectitude — had been caught seeing prostitutes. As his powerful enemies gloated, his supporters questioned the timing of it all: as the Sheriff fell, so did the financial markets, in a cataclysm that threatened to unravel the global economy. With unique access to the escort world and well as friends, colleagues and enemies of the ex-Governor (many of whom have come forward for the first time) the film explores the hidden contours of this tale of hubris, sex and power.

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First circleDirected by Heather RaeUSA / 2010 / 75 minutes Bearsville Theater WOODSTOCK



For any parent, the thought of having a child taken away is a horrific notion. Yet all across America, children whose fami-lies can no longer provide proper support are being put into foster care.

Heather Rae brings to the screen her own story of a family effected by foster care due to drug and alcohol addiction in the deeply touching and extremely personal “First Circle.” With her nephew having spent time in the foster care system, her brother in prison and her sister-in-law recovering from drug rehabilitation, Rae looks not just at her own family, but at others whose children are similarly effected. She follows the police, who see firsthand the terrible conditions in which some children live, and those who volunteer to foster the children in hopes of providing a better life for them. Incredibly poignant and touching, “The First Circle,” shows a small slice of the life that effects nearly 300,000 children a year, making this a film that demands to be seen.

– Jacob Brades

World Premiere

don’t Quit Your daydream Directed by Clark Stiles and Merritt LearUSA / 2009 / 85 minutes

PRECEDED BY Tarantula

Bearsville Theater WOODSTOCK Thur Sept 30 • 8:15PM


a profound musical adventure featuring first time director clark Stiles and his band the Good Listeners as they embark on a last ditch, cross country, album recording extravaganza to save their musical identity and hopefully their careers. The idea is simple: collaborate with a collection of mostly local, unknown and eclectic talent across the US, from a down and out Memphis blues guitarist and mechanic to a banjo-playing gator swamp tour guide, to create a diverse new album. The results are often humorous, surprisingly touching, and in the end, form an amazing compilation of talented musicians and songs pieced together by desire and talent. Adrian Grenier of “Entourage” produces and also teams up with Clark and his band on one of the musical numbers. This is a road movie like no other that will inspire every dreamer to give it one last try. – Michael Burke

East Coast Premiere

Grace paley: collected ShortsDirected by Lilly Rivlin USA / 2009 / 74 minutesWOODSTOCK Town Hall



In the opening moments of “Grace paley: collected Shorts,” paley rhetorically asks an audience, “what is the responsibility of a poet?” We soon learn that Gracy Paley answered that question emphatically throughout her entire life.

Lilly Rivlin’s inspiring film brings to life the momentous times in which this author and activist lived as she reads from her short stories, poems and essays. Paley was a firebrand on the front line of protest. She opposed war and nuclear proliferation and fought for the rights of women, which often landed her in jail. As a teacher, she influenced generations of writers. Paley is a New York icon whose life attests that one person can combine public responsibility with individual creativity. Paley not only broke the mold, she created a new approach to her life’s work that combined equal parts writer, activist, woman and mother.

The film tells the story of this child of Russian-Jewish immigrants, raised in New York City in the 1930s. We hear many of Grace Paley’s own words: the greatest joy of Rivlin’s revealing film. – David Becker

East Coast PremiereCOURTESY: National Center of Jewish Culture

GerrymanderingDirected by Jeff ReichertUSA / 2010 / 77 minutes

Bearsville Theater WOODSTOCK Thu Sept 20 • 5:45PM


right now, across the country, our two major political parties are gearing up for a once-a-decade war, whose winner will control congress for the next ten years. There will be battles in every state, and each will be kept carefully hidden from the prying eyes of average voters.

Democrats and Republicans collude to keep these skirmishes private so that they can maintain total control over the ultimate political weapon: the ability to directly determine the outcome of elections. Why bother stuffing ballots when they can just draw districts? “Gerrymandering” exposes the most effective form of manipulating elections short of outright fraud. After the 2010 Census is finished, will you know where your district went?

This thoroughly entertaining film traces the ever-changing battle lines as politicians often seek to draw their closest opponents out of their districts entirely, effectively eliminating the competition. Reichert depicts with humor and aplomb how today, politicians from both sides have mastered the art form. This is the rare political documentary that manages to entertain while enlightening a serious civil issue. – Michael Burke


In the wake of the FloodDirected by Ron MannCanada / 2010 / 47 minutes

WOODSTOCK Town Hall Sun Oct 3 • 1:45PM

PRECEDED BY YESNO

On the eve of her seventieth birthday, canadian writer margaret atwood set out on an international tour criss-crossing the british Isles and North

america to celebrate the publication of her new dystopian novel, “the Year of the Flood.” Rather than mount a traditional tour to promote a book’s publication, Atwood conceived and executed something far more ambitious and revelatory—a theatrical version of her novel. Along the way she reinvented what a book tour could (and maybe should) be. But Atwood wasn’t selling books as much as advocating an idea: how humanity must respond to the consequences of an environmentally

compromised planet before her work of speculative fiction transforms into prophesy.

Atwood’s odyssey is captured in Ron Mann’s new film, “In The Wake of the Flood.” Rendered as a fly-on-the-wall cinéma vérité, Ron Mann mixes new footage, archival ma-terials and evocative animation in featuring Atwood on the road and at home as an aging but buoyant literary rock star spreading a message of warning and hope as she staged and participated in the novel production.

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the Kids Grow UpDirected by Doug BlockUSA / 2009 / 90 minutes

Upstate Films RHINEBECK Thu Sept 30 • 8:00PM

WOODSTOCK Town Hall Sat Oct 2 • 7:15PM

eighteen years in the making, “the Kids Grow Up” beautifully depicts the childhood of a daughter through the loving eyes of her father. Filmmaker Doug Block (“51 Birch Street”) has always been a “camcorder dad,” filming the life of his daughter Lucy at every opportunity, not wanting to lose a moment in the growth of his only child. Now faced with his daughter leaving home for college, Block is terrified of letting go while Lucy is ready to move on.Told through clips of Lucy as a child, pre-teen and teenager, Block is able to relate his experience as a father, moving through memories seamlessly as if his audience were watching him think. Block’s captivating vi-sual collage, assisted by an eerie, nostalgic score, perfectly portrays Lucy and Doug’s coming of age journey. The result is a funny, touching and remarkably loving exploration of a father and daughter taking the next step together. – Jonathan Myers

New York Premiere

Journey from ZanskarDirected by Frederick MarxUSA / 2010 / 90 minutes In Tibetan with subtitles, and EnglishBearsville Theater WOODSTOCK

Thu Sept 30 • 3:15PM WOODSTOCK Town Hall

Sun Oct 3 • 6:30PM How far would you go to save your dying culture? Two Buddhist monks fulfill their pledge to the Dalai Lama to help save their dying Tibetan culture by leading a group of seventeen poor children, ages four to twelve, on a journey from Zanskar in remote northwest India through the Hi-malayas — on foot, on horseback, by jeep and bus — whatever it takes. Sometimes you have to give up your children in order to save them. Thirty years ago, when they were children, these same monks walked the same path. The seventeen children with them now may not return home for ten to fifteen years or more. This is the story of their incredible journey.

East Coast PremiereCOMPETITION FINALIST

New York Premiere COMPETITION FINALIST

marwencolDirected by Jeff MalmbergUSA / 2010 / 83 minutes Bearsville Theater WOODSTOCK



First time director Jeff malmberg documents Kingston, NY resident mark Hogancamp’s recovery from a vicious beating in this poignant film.

Hogancamp, who suffered a traumatic brain injury from the beating, retreats to his backyard following his physical recov-ery and begins his own mental renais-sance by constructing a 1/6 scale WWII era town he names Marwencol, replete with lifelike doll characters based on his friends, neighbors and co-workers in ad-dition to Nazi soldiers. He creates scenes and storylines within the town reflecting his life, which serve a dual purpose as therapy sessions. With the memory of his

life prior to the attack almost completely gone, Hogancamp is forced to start over resurrecting what he can from photos and old friends, but what he discovers in the sanctuary of Marwencol may just be a true chance to start anew and leave what had been a life in decay behind. “Marwencol” is an astounding story of one man’s triumph in rebuilding a life on the brink of disaster.

– Michael Burke

Lennon NYcDirected by Michael EpsteinUSA / 2010 / 115 minutes Bearsville Theater WOODSTOCK

Wed Sept 29 • 7:30PM

In 1971, John Lennon arrived in New York city and felt reborn: at last living in the country that had dominated his artistic imagination, Lennon and his new bride Yoko Ono found in the city the perfect blend of music, politics, culture, and lifestyle. But those heady first years eventually gave way to a dark pe-riod in which both Lennon’s musical career and his personal life almost ran aground—until once again New York City came to his rescue. Using remarkable, rarely seen footage and interviews with many who were close to John, filmmaker Michael Epstein has created a moving, revealing portrait of the music legend’s New York years, detail-ing not only his triumphs but also some hard times over which he so beautifully recovered in the final years of his tragically curtailed life.

COURTESY: ARTHOUSE FILMS

made in IndiaDirected by Rebecca Haimowitz and Vaishali SinhaUSA / 2010 / 97 minutes In English and Hindi with subtitlesWOODSTOCK Town Hall

Fri Oct 1 • 5:00PM Upstate Film RHINEBECK

Sun Oct 3 • 1:00PM “made In India” follows the remarkable story of Lisa and brian Switzer and their attempts to have the children they feel are needed to complete their family. Unable to have children of their own and with surrogacy in America costing upwards of $70,000, the couple journey to the Indian sub-continent in order to have their baby.

Told between the points of view of The Switzers and Aasia Khan, the chosen surrogate, directors Rebecca Haimowitz and Vaishali Sinha guide the viewer through the process of surrogacy, examining the effects on both parties. The journey they embark on makes for an extraordinary film that at times is more akin to a psychological thriller, making the family and the viewer question their moral and ethical scruples and forcing them to wonder whether they could do the same. This extraordinary quest to have a family makes “Made In India” a touching and important documentary. – Jacob Brades

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my Life with carlosDirected by German Berger-HertzChile, Germany, Spain / 2009 / 82 minutes

In Spanish with subtitles

Upstate Film RHINEBECK Sat Oct 2 • 7:00PM

Upstate Film WOODSTOCK Sun Oct 3 • 11:00am

his beautiful and haunting film, direc-tor German berger-Hertz explores the repercussions of an act of political violence that tore his family apart. This single act of violence, one of many com-mitted in Chile under the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet, continues to reverberate across decades and through generations.

Like a long-distance letter from a son to his father, Berger-Hertz attempts to recon-nect with the father he knew only as a boy. “My Life with Carlos” is both profoundly per-sonal and at the same time strikingly univer-sal. What often stays just a statistic in a book or a name etched in marble, here becomes a deeply felt emotional legacy. Berger-Hertz shares his journey of personal anguish, and perhaps forgiveness, in a way that brings an important but painful history to light.

The film presents a new and hope-ful generation, unafraid to confront the tragedies of the past with the objective that they never be repeated. – David Becker

my So-called enemyDirected by Lisa GosselsUSA / 2010 / 89 minutes In English, and Arabic & Hebrew with subtitles



If all your life you had been told tHeY are the enemy, tHeY are the ones you should fear, what happens when that very notion is challenged? The Palestinian-Israeli conflict has raged for the last 62 years and recent events have generated dangerous new levels of friction. This film touches on a brave new front for peace: young women. In 2002, 22 Palestinian and Israeli teen girls visited the U.S. as part of the Building Bridges for Peace program. They got to know each other as human beings and have real dialogue, away from the conflict in Israel and Palestine. Over the course of the next seven years we become entangled in the lives of six of the young girls as they grow into womanhood. Idealized world views to friendships become much more complicated as the everyday realities of the Palestinian/Israeli conflict continue to haunt their lives. Gossels captures the maturation of each woman and the diverse set of circumstances each must face as they enter adulthood, revealing an emotionally charged film about conflict, camaraderie and ultimately…hope. – Michael Burke

phil Ochs: there but For FortuneDirected by Kenneth BowserUSA / 2010 / 97 minutes Bearsville Theater WOODSTOCK



Few names conjure up the sound of the 1960s like phil Ochs. More than just a folk singer, Ochs helped to infuse popular music with a political perspective, rallying the like-minded and challenging the status quo.

Phil Ochs, like many of his generation, was engaged with the issues of his time. He sang in the famous Greenwich Village cafes, in front of massive rallies and in world famous concert venues. Kenneth Bowser’s insightful and ultimately tragic film, “Phil Ochs: There But for Fortune” explores the motives and goals that drove Phil Ochs to chase after fame. Bowser also reveals the personal struggles, that in the end, proved overpowering.

With the voices of his family and many of the well-known musicians who con-sidered themselves fans of Phil Ochs, Bowser creates a vivid and compelling portrait of an icon of the ‘60s whose life was cut tragically short. – David Becker

World PremiereCOURTESY: First Run Features

One Lucky elephantDirected by Lisa LeemanUSA / 2010 / 81 minutes Upstate Films RHINEBECK



ten years in the making, “One Lucky elephant” is a love story unlike any other. It is a touching, surprising and unforgettable film created with a deep commitment from the filmmaker to tell this one-of-a-kind story.

David Balding, founder and producer of Circus Flora, had the best of intentions when he adopted a young African elephant and made her the centerpiece and namesake of his show. Balding cared for Flora, his young elephant, like she was his own child. But elephants, like children, grow up, and when it came time for Flora to find a new home, Balding’s troubles began.

“A parable of pachydermish proportions, “One Lucky Elephant” is a bittersweet story of man, beast and a very real relationship that makes helmer Lisa Leeman’s docu the thinking person’s “Dumbo” — and, coincidentally, one of the better kids’ movies on the fest circuit.” — John Anderson, VARIETY

In “One Lucky Elephant” we see the complicated and often heartbreaking results of taking wild animals away from their natural home. – David Becker

East Coast PremiereCOMPETITION FINALIST

ray charles americaDirected by Alexis Manya SpraicUSA / 2010 / 90 minutes Bearsville Theater WOODSTOCK

Sun Oct 3 • 7:30PM

Few american icons resonate with so many aspects of our culture. Few people unify our ideals. Ray Charles was not only one of the greatest artists in American history, but he had one of the greatest stories. Over time, both his story and his work became two sides of the same coin. Few came from less — dirt poor, blind and, ultimately, orphaned–to achieve more. “Ray

Charles America” examines the social and politi-cal context of Charles’ work and how his unique approach to music and his ability to transcend racial barriers changed the cultural landscape as we know it. Through in depth interviews, unre-leased music and never before seen footage, the film tells the stories of Charles’ impact in broader stories of love, politics, art and business.


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SoLa: Louisiana water StoriesDirected by Jon BowermasterUSA / 2010 / 60 minutes Mount Saint Mary College in Newburgh (free)

Wed Sept 29 • 7:00PM SUNY New Paltz (free)

Thu Sept 30 • 4:00pm WOODSTOCK Town Hall

Sun Oct 3 • 11:45aM

everywhere you look in Southern Louisiana (SoLa) there’s water – bayous, swamps, the mississippi, the Gulf of mexico. and everyone in cajun country has a water story, or two or three. When Bowermaster arrived in Louisiana in July 2008 to make a film about the relationship between man and water, he never expected that the reportage would end with the planet’s biggest ecologic disaster – the BP oil spill polluting the Gulf of Mexico.

Watching “SoLa,” one realizes just how vital these vast expansions of water are, not just to the local fishermen who rely on them to make a living, but to the country as a whole due to the enormous array of wild-life that make Louisiana their home. Man’s obsession with oil and gas are increasingly becoming a serious threat to the entire area.

“SoLa” is beautifully filmed and thoughtfully handled. – Jacob Brades

East Coast Premiere Screening in conjunction with HUDSON vALLEY PROGRAMMERS GROUP

the Singularity is Neara true Story about the FutureDirected by Anthony Waller and Ray KurzweilUSA / 2010 / 78 minutes PRECEDED BY World Without Numbers

Bearsville Theater WOODSTOCK Thu Sept 30 • 1:00PM

Upstate Film RHINEBECK Sun Oct 3 • 8:00PM

the future: human history and mythol-ogy have been consumed with foretell-ing it, traveling to it and depicting it in our pop culture. “Science Fiction” futures are imagined where robots have equaled or surpassed human intelligence and we have conquered disease through genetics and technology. Is that future becoming reality?

In Anthony Waller’s “The Singularity is Near,” celebrated futurist Ray Kurzweil presents his and other preeminent luminar-ies’ visions of the approaching singular-ity, where artificial intelligence begins to surpass our own, changing the face of how the human race lives and interacts.

While also delving into the potential dangers on a philosophical and technologi-cal level, Kurzweil delivers an outlook of the future that is both insightful and bewilder-ing and imaginative and hopeful

. – Michael Burke

East Coast Premiere

windfallDirected by Laura IsraelUSA / 2010 / 82:20 minutes WOODSTOCK Town Hall



wind power. clean, efficient, renewable, perfect...or so you thought. “Windfall” is the story of a community torn asunder by the not-so-gently blowing breeze. First-time director Laura Israel discovers a wholly surprising and troubling trend in the wind turbine farms springing up

across the Northeast.Battles surge among friends, neighbors and family members over the giant turbines erected on their properties. Israel also touches on threatening health risks, dwindling property values and the controversial environmental value of the farms. In a world struggling to come to terms with its growing energy needs and dependence on foreign oil, wind power seems a viable alternative. But as you will witness in this stirring documentary, the answers are not always so simple.

– Michael Burke

Sounds Like a revolutionDirected by Summer Love and Jane MichenerCanada / 2010 / 76 minutesBearsville Theater WOODSTOCK



“Sounds Like a revolution” is a powerful reminder that music is still a voice for protest and defiance. The film harkens back to the 1960s, when music sparked a generation of youth to rise up in dissent against the Vietnam War.

Artists across the musical spectrum recount their motivations and struggles in a post-9/11 environment where dissent was silenced and censorship was commonplace. Featuring interviews with Steve Earle, David Crosby, Ani Difranco, Pete Seeger and Henry Rollins, the film focuses on today’s politi-cally-minded musicians, including Michael Franti, the Dixie Chicks and Paris, who, despite the daunting obstacles placed in their way, continue to motivate and inspire America’s youth for a positive revolutionary change. – Michael Burke

US Premiere

william S. burroughs: a man withinDirected by Yony LeyserUSA / 2010 / 87 minutes Upstate Films RHINEBECK



Genius, junkie, gun-toting iconoclast, Harvard grad, lethal lover, lax father, self-proclaimed “queer” and heir to the burroughs adding machine com-pany, william S. burroughs authored “Naked Lunch” and “Queer” two of the most pivotal novels of the second half of the twentieth century. A vision-ary, Burroughs influenced generations of artists, and though he loathed labels, he, along with Kerouac and Ginsberg, formed the vanguard of the “Beat Generation.” An homage to the newsreels of the 1940s and 1950s, his ironic poem, “Thanksgiving Day: 1986” is as timely today as it was in when first written. Packed with commentary from the likes of John Waters, Patti Smith, Laurie Anderson, Gus Van Sant, Iggy Pop, along with extensive archival footage of Allen Ginsberg and Andy Warhol, director Yony Leyser paints a rich portrait of an elusive and complicated man. At once intimate and expansive, this is compelling viewing, not to be missed. – Barbara Pokras, A.C.E.

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Anna BlumeDirected by Vessela DantchevaGermany,

Bulgaria / 2009 / 9 minutes An experimental animation inspired by the love poem, “An Anna Blume” by Kurt Schwitters. The Cow Who Wanted to Be a HamburgerDirected by Bill PlymptonUSA / 2010 / 5:30 minutes A children’s fable about the power of adver-tising, the meaning of life and ultimately the test of a mother’s love.

Down to The BoneDirected by Peter AhernUSA / 2009 / 4 minutes When the baby-sitter dispatches little Mi-chael to the yard, his allergies get worse.

GolemDirected by Joy Vaccese, Noelle Vaccese and James BuranUSA / 2010 / 4 minutes Golem’s Asylum is a place where idealistic dreams of musical success are twisted and distorted into prepackaged fodder for ranks of zombified fans. For more info, visit twin-sareweird.com

LebensaderDirected by Angela SteffenGermany / 2009 / 6 minutes Institute of Animation Filmakademie Baden-WurttembergA little girl finds the whole world inside a leaf.

The Lost Tribes of New York CityDirected by Andy and Carolyn LondonUSA / 2009 / 3 minutes A dose of perspective, which takes into ac-count some of the personalities and objects that make New York City so great.

Love and TheftDirected by Andreas HykadeGermany / 2009 / 6 minutes “And I‘m still carrying the gift you gave, It‘s

a part of me now, it‘s been cherished and saved, It‘ll be with me unto the grave, And then unto eternity.“ (Bob Dylan)

Music SceneDirected by Anthony Francisco SchepperdUSA / 2010 / 4 minutes NOrTh AMErICAN PrEMIErE:An animated mind melt into a post human New York where TV and animals rule. All cast to the sincerely melodic soul of Block-head’s “The Music Scene.”

Old FangsDirected by Adrien Merigeau & Alan HollyIreland / 2009 / 11 minutes A young wolf who has not seen his father since childhood, decides to confront him.

Prayers for PeaceDirected by Dustin GrellaUSA / 2009 / 8 minutes Drawn entirely with pastels on a slate chalkboard, “Prayers for Peace” confronts the memory of the director’s younger brother who was killed in the current con-flict in Iraq.

Teat Beat of Sex: Episodes Hair and SoulDirected by Signe BaumaneUSA / 2010 / 4 minutes Another shocking view of sex from a woman’s perspective.

AbradedDirected by Lew BaldwinUSA / 2010 / 7 minutes Having been separated from his family on vaca-tion, Joel begins

to remember the series of events that led him into the forest.

dotDirected by Bennett ElliottUSA / 2010 / 15 minutes A wide-eyed young girl with a big imagina-tion engages in a flying machine competi-tion with a rival inventor.

God of LoveDirected by Luke MathenyUSA / 2010 / 18 minutes New York

UniversityA lovestruck, lounge-singing darts cham-pion finds his prayers are answered – liter-ally – when he mysteriously receives a box of love-inducing darts.

Some Boys Don’t LeaveDirected by Maggie KileyUSA / 2009 / 16:30 minutes American Film InstituteA story about what happens when the break-up happens but the break does not.

Sunday PunchDirected by Dennis HauckUSA / 2010 / 18:28 minutes US PrEMIErEAfter one too many bad nights, a ring girl decides it’s high time to

get out from under the thumb of a local gangster and burn every bridge she can on the way out.

animation

Programmed by Bill Plympton & Signe BaumaneWOODSTOCK Community Center

Fri Oct 1 • 7:30pm WOODSTOCK Town Hall

Sat Oct 2 • 2:30pm

breaking Up is HardWOODSTOCK Community Center

Fri Oct 1 • 3:00pm WOODSTOCK Community Center

Sat Oct 2 • 2:30pm

Shorts: View on the webThis year, several short films are available for online viewing at woodstockfilmfestival.com/festival2010

Titles include:Adrift Directed by directed by Ben Casey, Ben Clube & Matt Smart Anyone’s Song Directed by Michael Vincent & Robbie Barclay featuring Mammal of PAradise Rising Directed by Kathleen Weldon & Alex McLean featuring music of Lhasa De Sela We’ll Be Alright Directed by Jarek Zabczynski featuring Theory


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documentariesWOODSTOCK Community CenterSat Oct 2 • 12:00pmSun Oct 3 • 4:00pm

HaitiWOODSTOCK Community Center • Sun Oct 3 • 11:30am

A Circle and Three LinesDirected by Jan SelbyUSA / 2009 / 10 minutes EAST COAST PrEMIErEThe peace symbol unifies people around the world, crossing language barriers and inspiring hope. “A Circle and Three Lines” follows the peace symbol from the 1950s through today, challenging us to remem-ber its past and to take responsibility for its future.

Born SweetDirected by Cynthia WadeCambodia / 2010 / 28 minutes In Cambodian with English subtitles Fifteen year old Vinh Voeurn has accepted his destiny to be sick for the rest of life with incurable arsenic poisoning, but his illness does not stop him from fantasizing about becoming a karaoke star and win-ning the affections of adoring fans.

Goodbye Chicken, Farewell GoatDirected by Julius OnahUSA / 2009 / 5:30 minutes EAST COAST PrEMIErESeven years since his last visit to Nigeria, a filmmaker meditates on the death of his father.

John G. Morris ‘Eleven Frames’Directed by Douglas SloanUSA / 2010 / 8 minutes This film tells the story of John G. Mor-ris – the most influential photo editor of the 20th century – the era when photo editors chose the images that defined war, politics, culture – the life and times of generations.

Resurrection ManDirected by Jonas CarpignanoUSA / 2010 / 5 minutes New York UniversityUS PrEMIErEBased on real events, “The Resurrection Man” takes us through a night in the life of Grandison Harris, an ex-slave hired by the University of August to exhume bodies for medical research.

Watermelon ManDirected by Matt MorrisUSA / 2009 / 12:30 minutes NEW YOrK PrEMIErE In rural North Carolina, a watermelon farmer is given a task by God to write children’s books.

A Legacy Under the RubbleDirected by Frero PierreHaiti / 2010 / 3:38 minutes The houses in the historic area of Jacmel are under threat of demolition.

ChanaDirected by Jean Bernard BayardHaiti / 2010 / 4:05 minutes A young girl in Jacmel volunteers each day to help heal her fellow Haitians.

Crying ManDirected by Vadim JanvierHaiti / 2010 / 4 minutes A man mourns the loss of his wife with song.

Grande MereDirected by Roudeline MichelHaiti / 2010 / 5:05 minutes A tender portrait of a tough grandmother who survived Papa and Baby Doc’s regimes, and now an earthquake.

Aider Pour SurvivreDirected by Ralphden LaurentHaiti / 2010 / 3:43 minutes A woman helps her village after the earth-quake by making the best of what little food they have.

I’m Still AliveDirected by Keziah JeanHaiti / 2010 / 6 minutes A young boy is proud to have helped save his brother from under the rubble of his home.

Le Jour de SeismeDirected by Simeus FritznerHaiti / 2010 / 5 minutes Early reportage from the day of the earth-quake, this footage was the first on CNN from Jacmel, Haiti.

Look at MeDirected by Pierre Lucson BellegardeHaiti / 2010 / 2:09 minutes A handicapped man forms a protest to help the newly handicapped.

Mobilisation - Allah MP2 RealDirected by Manasse Fortune & Ilrique PerinHaiti / 2010 / 4:10 minutes An uplifting music video of one of the first songs written about the earthquake.

The OverlookedDirected by Marco Saint-JusteHaiti / 2010 / 2:44 minutesA sensitive portrait of the “overlooked” professions of Haiti.

Silent March

Directed by Huguens SaintilHaiti / 2010 / 3:46 minutes The Carnival in Haiti, usually a colorful event, is replaced by a profoundly moving Silent March.

Tent in the WaterDirected by Yvette LamourHaiti / 2010 / 2:42 minutes Life in a tent camp after a hard rain.

I Will Be BackDirected by Donald Charles & Silvio DieudonneHaiti / 2010 / 4:10 minutes Courageous volunteer orthopedic doctors val-iantly set casts for earthquake victims.

Ciné Institute provides Haitian youth with film education and produces films that promote excellence in Haitian cinema. After the earthquake in January 2010, despite the loss of their homes, school and friends, the Ciné Institute students picked up their cameras and became a functioning newsroom, creating a startling array of powerful films. This screening is programmed and moderated by Ciné Institute teacher and Woodstock Film Festival advisory board member Annie Nocenti, who also headed up the 2010 WFF Youth At Risk Summer Workshop at the Center for Creative Education in midtown Kingston, NY. Nocenti produced these films with the students in Haiti, and there will be a Q&A after the screening.For more info, visit cineinstitute.com

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JourneysWoodstock Community CenterFri Oct 1 • 12:45pm & Sat Oct 2 • 5:00pm

Sex, Friends, workWoodstock Community CenterFri Oct 1 • 9:30pm & Sat Oct 2 • 7:15pm

musicWOODSTOCK Community CenterSat Oct 2 • 9:15pm & Sun Oct 3 • 6:00pm

Appropriate SexDirected by Shandor GarrisonUSA / 2009 / 9 minutes New York UniversityA college cre-ative writing class turns rowdy over the question: is Mandy Shaw’s short story a little horny? Mandy herself provides the answer in office hours, and Professor Lowe sees his career, family and morality hanging in the balance. Based on the short story by best-selling author Steve Almond (Candyfreak).

GaybyDirected by Jonathan LiseckiUSA / 2010 / 12 minutes A gay man and a straight woman decide to have a child together the old fashioned way.

GeneDirected by Tony LeechUSA / 2009 / 5:10 minutes WOrLD PrEMIErE Two doors. Two strangers. One ridiculous

conversation.

Live GirlsDirected by Pamela RomanowskyUSA / 2010 / 11:19 minutes New York University WOrLD PrEMIErEA disenfranchised medical student develops a new sense of urgency and an increasingly warped view of reality while working nights in her uncle’s sleazy sex shop.

Me TimeDirected by Matt SchumanUSA / 2009 / 10:15 minutes NEW YOrK PrEMIErE “Me Time:” you want it, you need it, but at what length will you go to get it?.

Nothing HappenedDirected by Julia KotsUSA / 2009 / 10 minutes Sex, drugs, diet tips. Girlfriends tell each other everything. But is there one topic that should stay off-limits?

The PositionDirected by Kevin StocklinUSA / 2010 / 13 minutes Chasing the job of her dreams at a high-powered Manhattan firm, young debutante

Hope Turnell finds the interview delving into unexpectedly intimate territory.

Hirosaki PlayersDirected by Jeff SousaUSA / 2009 / 19:20 minutes In Japanese with subtitlesOn a tense opening night, a playwright struggles with a legendary Samurai film star for control of the play and their relationship.

Junko’s ShamisenDirected by Solomon FriedmanCanada / 2009 / 10:15 minutes In Japanese and EnglishA young Japa-

nese orphan and her mystical friend, exact poetic justice on a malevolent samurai lord.

LightsDirected by Giulio RicciarelliGermany / 2009 / 14 minutes A small town policeman dreams of being a respected crime fighter. When he realizes he is not needed, he take matters into his own hands to establish law and order.

Miriam’s SongDirected by Shabnam PiryaeiUSA / 2010 / 5 minutes An exploration on the resilience of children in circumstances of trauma and loneliness.

Off SeasonDirected by Jonathan Van TullekenUSA, UK / 2009 / 12 minutes When an alcoholic transient ventures from his usual path in search of a full bottle he makes a terrifying discovery that unravels his solitary existence.

Shadow of the Road (Betzel Ha Derech)Directed by Yaniv LintonIsrael / 2009 / 13 minutes The Sam Spiegel Film & TV School, JerusalemIn Hebrew with subtitlesMaurice walks back home after many years of ab-sence, but his shadow won’t let him be.

5 variations on a Long StringDirected by Peter EsmondeUSA / 2010 / 20 minutes Over the past quarter century, com-poser, performer Ellen Fullman has developed and perfected her extraordi-nary ‘long string instrument.’ More than fifty feet long, the instrument envelops its audience in dense masses of sound; imagine standing inside an enormous pipe organ, or a huge grand piano. Recorded in multichannel surround sound, this short film is an intense musical exploration of Ellen Fullman’s creative process and her mind-blowing sound world.

Roscoe Holcomb: From Daisy KentuckyDirected by John CohenUSA / 2009 / 30 minutes John Cohen explores the life, phi-losophy and music of Eastern Kentucky banjo player, coal miner and construc-tion worker Roscoe Holcomb. Holcomb has been injured on the job and forced into early retirement. He discusses his life and music and plays a number of traditional songs from his region. Using intimate footage of Holcomb at home as well as footage of his family, com-munity and region, Cohen presents a re-markable and visually beautiful portrait of Roscoe Holcomb, a man who despite economic hardship and changing times has maintained a powerful and authen-tic personal music and philosophy.

roscoe Holcomb music tribute with with John cohen and the dustbuster follows October 2 screening.


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. .Shout, twistWOODSTOCK Community CenterFri Oct 1 • 5:00pm & Sun Oct 3 • 1:45pm

Screening prior to...

teen FilmsOnteora High School Fri Oct 1 • 7:00pm

Banana BreadDirected by Barton LandsmanUSA / 2009 / 9 minutes Matt Meyerson has a worried Jewish mother. She’s con-cerned about his health, his career and just about everything else. She might actually have good reason to worry.For more info, visit bananabreadfilm.com

Black Ops ArabesqueDirected by Jared DrakeUSA / 2009 / 4:45 minutes A secret service

agent yearns to be a dancer. For more info, visit www.firesidefilm.com

The Hardest PartDirected by Oliver RefsonUK / 2009 / 13:26 minutes An aging actor has finally secured the audition of a lifetime, but just how badly does he want the role?

Junkyard JesusDirected by Christoph KuschnigUSA / 2010 / 12:30 minutes Manny fences cars for quick cash. When he partners with his buddy Jesus, their friendship is jeopardized by a disturbing discovery.For more info, visit kuschnig.net

The New TenantsDirected by Joachim BackUSA, Denmark / 2009 / 21 minutes In this Oscar® winning short from 2010, two men move into a new apartment and find themselves entangled in its terrifying history.For more info, visit thenewtenantsfilm.com

On A RollDirected by Kate RiedlAustralia, USA / 2010 / 6:37 minutes NEW YOrK PrEMIErE

Destiny unfolds one number at a time... For more info, visit kateriedl.com

The Horror at Glen Atty Directed by Brent KunkleUSA / 2010 / 4:30 minutes A roving man protects his land when poachers get too close. Screens prior to “Bitter Feast.”

Neda’s Eyes Directed by Planet PicturesUSA / 2010 / 5:30 minutes

On June 20, 2009, during her non-violent pursuit of freedom, Neda Agha-Soltan was murdered. “Neda’s Eyes” reflects the cour-age of all Iranians seeking democracy. Screens prior to “Camp Victory.”

TarantulaDirected by Barry FeinsteinUSA / 1968 / 7 minutes WOrLD PrEMIErE In 1968, Feinstein thought it would be cool to film a group while they were playing. He shot the improvisational rock band Tarantula in an abandoned amusement park outside of LA. In 2010, Grasso found the never-before seen film. It might just be the first music video ever.Screens prior to “Don’t Quit Your Daydreams.”

world without Numbers Directed by Mitchell Rose

USA / 2010 / 3:32 minutes EAST COAST PrEMIErEAn exploration of the horrors of a number-less world through the lens of childhood melodrama. For more info, visit mitchellrose.com. Screens prior to “The Singularity is Near.”

YESNO Directed by Brian B. JohnsonCanada / 2010 / 7:16 minutes A playful, poetic vision of the planet on the verge of a nervous breakdown. Based on the book by eminent Canadian poet Dennis Lee, it combines live action and animation in a narrative that jives between hope and despair. Lee’s words are voiced by a pantheon of Canadian poets, including Leonard Cohen, Michael Ondaatje and Margaret Atwood. Screens prior to “The Singularity is Near.”

28 and CountingDirected by Zack Bernstein and Christian VogelerUSA / 2010 / 8min Byram Hills HSSome people never learn.

A Euphoric RelationshipDirected by Ileen Gutgarts USA / 2010 / 8 min Midwood HSA poetic exploration of a troubled love story be-tween a boy and a girl.

A Look Through My EyesDirected by Shalaun D. NelsonUSA / 2010 / 9 minMidwood HSLetting a stranger into your life may not be the easiest decision.

A Notion of PrettyDirected by Edith LernerUSA / 2010 / 7:30 minOnteora HS What do teenage girls believe is beautiful?

AppleDirected by Roman Rhyse-Kleckanda USA / 2010 / 1:28 minutesOnteora HS

The survival of the innocent fruit.

Can’t We TalkDirected by WFF Youth InitiativeUSA / 2010 / 4:30 minWFF Summer Film Intensive The world is one of techno-interupts... can two people simply find a way to talk?

Hide and SeekDirected by Matt TompkinsUSA / 2010 /2:20 minIs it just a game?

KosherDirected by Hila Shuchoy Isreal / 2009 / 15:00 minStory of a Muslim Israeli boy’s search for identity.

Merchant of venice Directed by Lauren TischlerUSA / 2009 / 3:43 min Onteora HS

A colorful adaptation of a play by Shakespeare.

On the Terrace of a Thousand Yellow SunsDirected by Luca BalserUSA / 2010 / 3:50 minutesEdward R. Murrow High School A beautifully crafted, film expressing a girl’s frustration with eggs.

PaperDirected by Addison CookUSA / 2009 Onteora HSThis stop-motion explores the endless possibilities provided by a simple piece of paper.

Ron Geffen: Music ProducerDirected by Tyler SilverUSA / 2009/ 6:45 minClarkstown HS NorthAn adolescent describes the path to a career launched at a young age.

What I LoveDirected by WFF Youth InitiativeUSA / 2010 / 4:30 minutesWFF Summer Film IntensiveKids discuss dreams and aspirations.

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2010 WOODSTOCK FILM FESTIVAL

concerts

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Music also follows screening of

“Don’t Go in the Woods”Friday, Oct 1

The stars of Vincent D’Onofrio’s film “Don’t Go In The Woods” will be per-forming together at Fright Night.

This ensemble features the musical talents of a gifted ensemble cast, includ-ing Matt Sbeglia as Nick, the band’s lead singer, performing songs written by Sam Bisbee, who also stars.

“Don’t Go in the Woods” explores the lengths that people will go to in order to make their dreams come true, and marks the directorial debut of actor D’Onofrio.

In addition to the great music-related films and panels, the Woodstock Film Festival has presented some OUTSTANDING LIVE

CONCERTS and SHOWCASES over the past decade.

A long list of past musical participants includes Pinetop Perkins and the Perfect Age of Rock’n’Roll Blues Band, Bela Fleck, Edgar

Meyer, Bernie Worrell, Will Calhoun, Doug Wimbish, Duncan Sheik, Mike Gordon and Trey Anastasio of Phish, Gov’t Mule, Kate

Pierson, Arlo Guthrie, Peter Rowan, Rahat Nusrat Fateh Ali Kahn, Britta Phillips & Dean Wareham of Luna, Graham Parker, Levon

Helm, Marshall Crenshaw, and many more. Stay tuned for additional announcements about music events.

A performance by the Good Listeners with Adrian GrenierBegins around 10 pm after Q&A following Don’t Quit Your DaydreamBearsville Theater WOODSTOCK Thursday Sept 30 • 8:15pm

The stars of the film “Don’t Quit Your Daydrean” joined by pro-ducer Adrian Grenier (Entourage) will take the stage following the screening to prove that it’s never too late to follow your dreams.

Portland, Oregon natives Nathan Khyber and Clark Stiles began their careers as part of the 90s band “Absinthe.” After signing a recording contract, Stiles left the band. A decade later, when personal tragedy rekindled the pair’s friendship, they started an exciting musical odyssey as “The Good Listeners.”

With an affinity for recording their music in unusual places with unorthodox people, “The Good Listeners” have an ability to thrive under these conditions. In 2005, “The Good Listeners” recorded their debut album “Ojai,” comprising of ten songs recorded in ten days in a make-

shift home studio. The song “Time Will Tell” was featured on the soundtrack of the hit film “The Devil Wears Prada.”

With their third album “The Good Listeners” have embarked on their most ambitious journey yet. With the help of Grenier, they criss-crossed America look-ing for musical inspiration and harmony.

The journey is the foundation of the film “Don’t Quit Your Daydream,” which was named for the album they recorded during the trip. Having travelled all across the country in search of musical enlightenment, we are thrilled that they have made a pit stop in Woodstock.

A performance by

PerottaColony Café in WOODSTOCK Friday, Oct 1 • 10:00pm

Perrotta is the namesake band of critical-ly acclaimed Hudson Valley songstress Sarah Perrotta, an ensemble that serves as the perfect vehicle for the singer and keyboardist’s uncommonly ethereal brand of gossamer pop. Under her own name in 2007. The former “Outloud Dreamer” front woman made her solo debut with “The Well” (Independent), a startlingly dramatic showing whose piano-based songs recall the

epic work of divas Kate Bush and Tori Amos as well as such classically tinged ‘60s acts as the Zombies, the Left Banke and the Beach Boys. With Perrotta on Rhodes keyboard, Moog synth and vocals, the latest album “Tonight” (2010) delves into the edgier realm of rock,courtesy of ace guitarist Johnnie Wang and his clever tonal palette, the driving backbeats of drummer Will Olsen and the signature melodic lines of legendary bassist Tony Levin (Peter Gabriel, King Crimson). With the orchestral sweep of the arrangements along with their memorable and romantic melodies, “Perrotta’s” music can best be described as cinematic at it’s core, a must see for music and film lovers alike.

A performance by

Justin saneBegins around 11:30 pm after Q&A following Sounds Like a RevolutionBearsville Theater WOODSTOCK Friday, Oct 1 • 10:00pm

Singer/songwriter Justin Sane is a member of the political punk-rock band “Anti-Flag,” formed in Pittsburgh in 1988.

Also a noted solo artist, it is a pleasure to welcome him to Woodstock.

Sane is featured throught the film “Sounds Like a Revolution,” which explores the power of music can and how it can effect real and sustainable change. As an artist who, in his own words, has been “focused on a specific socio-political agenda (with a little bit of fun and humour thrown in),” this performance is sure to compliment the film’s powerful look at the new wave of protest music sweeping America.

All events are subject to change. For latest updates, visitwww.WoodstockFilmFestival.com

roscoe Holcomb tributewith John Cohen and the DustbustersWOODSTOCK Community Center Friday, Oct 1 • 9:15pm

Following he screening of “Roscoe Holcomb: From Daisy Kentucky” comes an impromptu performance featuring the music of the legendary banjo player.

A truly gifted singer, guitarist and banjo player, Holcomb has influenced numerous musicians from Bob Dylan to Eric Clapton.

Film director and Holcomb friend, John Cohen — an accomplished musician and member of the band “New Lost City Ramblers” — will be joined by the Dustbusters to perform some of Holcomb’s timeless music.

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Panels take place at Utopia Studios in Woodstock unless specified otherwise.Programs and panelists are subject to change.Please make sure to visit woodstockfilmfestival.com for the most up-to-date info.

moderator:

Paul hoffman is the editorial chairman of BigThink.com, a storyteller at The Moth, and an award-winning science writer. His own work explores the relation between genius, madness, and obsession. Formerly the president of Encyclopedia Britannica and the editor in chief of “Discover” magazine, Hoffman is the winner of the first National Magazine Award for Feature Writing and is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

panelists: Michelle Byrd is the Co-President of Games for Change, a non-profit which seeks to harness the extraordinary power of digital games to address the most pressing issues of our day, including poverty, education, human rights,

global conflict and climate change. Byrd has previously served as the Executive Director of the Independent Filmmaker Project (IFP), the oldest and largest organization of indepen-dent filmmakers in the US and been awarded the “Made in New York” career tribute.

ray Kurzweil is one of the world’s leading inventors, thinkers and futurists, with a 20-year track record of accurate predictions. Called “the restless genius” by the “Wall Street Journal,” PBS included Ray as one of 16 “revolutionaries who made

America.” He established Singularity University in 2009 to assemble, educate and inspire a cadre of leaders who strive to understand and facilitate the development of exponentially advancing technologies in order to address humanity’s grand challenges.

Martine rothblatt, Ph.D, MBA, is a lawyer, author and entrepreneur. She is the founder of numerous companies, including Sirius Satellite Radio and United Therapeutics. She has cyber-scripted pioneering websites including

endracism.org. Her company “Terasem Media and Films” produces independent narrative and documentary films that raise public awareness and understanding of innovations in human life extension through the geo-ethical application of cyber consciousness and biotechnologies.

the Singularity Is Near Utopia Studios • Thur Sept 30 • 3:00pm

We live in an era of exponentially increasing advances in artificial intelligence, nano technology, robotics, designer drugs, bionics, and techniques to defeat—and perhaps even reverse—cellular aging. Scientific optimists look forward to a transhuman future when our life expectancy will be dramatically, if not infinitely, extended; when people no longer suffer from disability or disease; when super-intelligent machines will “reproduce” by designing and building their own successors; when the line between humans and computers will increasingly blur, as we “download” our memories and minds into machines and become bionic ourselves. What promises and challenges does this vision of the future hold?

Film marketing and publicity Utopia Studios • Fri Oct 1 • 4:00pm

moderator:John Murphy has a diversi-fied background in public relations, having created and implemented both corporate and consumer media cam-paigns for clients spanning feature film, television, cable, Internet and publishing. As part of this, Murphy has represented a full slate of films at Sundance, Toronto, Tribeca and The Hamptons and handled the press for the Nantucket, Woodstock and Children’s Interna-tional Film Festivals. Recent theatrical film campaigns include “A Serious Man,” “Taking Woodstock,” “Milk,” “Shakespeare in Love,” “Life is Beautiful” and many more.

panelists:

New York based film publicist Donna Dickman has successfully worked in the film industry, from publicity assistant at United Artists to SVP of publicity at Focus Features. She gained invaluable experience working at USA Films, Gramercy Pictures, Miramax and MGM, oversee-ing the New York publicity campaigns on such notable and varied films such as “Gosford Park,” “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind,” “Brokeback Mountain,” “Traffic,” “The Pianist” and “Clerks.”

Gary Springer is an enter-tainment publicist represent-ing film, theater and events. In film, his company, Spring-er Associates PR, represents independent and foreign films at festivals in the US and abroad. He also represents NY campaigns for film and talent for end of year Awards consideration. Springer’s first career was as an actor and his film appearances include “Dog Day Afternoon,” “Small Circle of Friends” and “Law and Disorder.” He is a voting member of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences and was a founding Board member of the Creative Coalition.

Josh Braun runs Submarine Entertainment, a hybrid sales and production company, consulting and strategizing on the sale, distribution and development of documenta-ries and feature films. Some of the films represented by Braun include the award-

winning “Winter’s Bone,” “Man on Wire,” “Smash His Camera,” “Food Inc,” “The Cove,” “Supersize Me” and “Encounters At The End of the World.” Braun was also an executive pro ducer on David Cronenberg’s Oscar nominated “A History of Violence”.

PROGRAMMED BY Sabine Hoffman For the past couple of years, Facebook, Twitter and You Tube have threatened traditional marketing campaigns. With the runaway success of the iPad and newer generation smart phones, has the day finally arrived when the promise of instant access puts the nail in the coffin of traditional pulp media? This panel of experts addresses the impact of social media and other next generation trends in film marketing and publicity. The discussion will cover DIY, self-distribution, the changing role of executives, publicists and lawyers, the consolidation of studios, and delivery systems including VOD, PPV. While many filmmakers decide to hire a publicist, many do not understand the role of publicity in festival strategies, creating buzz, and the role PR plays in self-distribution or the sale of a film to a distributor.

amazing women in Film Utopia Studios • Sat Oct 2 • 12:00pm

With more women sitting in the Director’s Chair and holding top positions as executives, producers, and administrators, has the balance finally shifted to a point of equality? Join us as a diverse group of power-ful women discuss their work and the state of the film industry, from the woman’s perspective.

Moderator Thelma Adams has twice served as the New York Film Critics Circle Chair. She has written for “The New York Times,” “O: The Oprah Magazine,” “Marie Claire,” “The Huffington Post,” “Interview,” and more. She has appeared on CNN, E!, NBC’s The Today Show, among many others. In 1993 she earned a MFA from Columbia University and graduated Phi Beta Kappa from UC Berkeley in 1981.

Lemore Syvan is a New York based independent producer. She recently completed “Henry’s Crime” starring Keanu Reeves, Vera Farmiga and James Caan. Prior to that in 2009, Syvan produced “The Private Lives of Pippa Lee,” directed by Rebecca Miller. Syvan’s work

also includes “The Ballad of Jack and Rose,” starring Daniel Day-Lewis and Catherine Keener, “Gracie,” directed by Academy Award® winner Davis Guggenheim,

Amy Dotson is the Deputy Director of IFP, the nation’s oldest not-for-profit membership and advocacy organization of independent filmmakers. She provides ongoing support and mentorship to over 350 independent filmmaker

alumni each year and serves the independent film industry and community by connecting them with new, ‘off-the-radar’ creative talent.

Joslyn Barnes co-founder of Louverture Films, is a screenwriter and Emmy-nomi-nated producer. She is the author or co-author of numerous commissioned screenplays for feature films including the upcoming “Toussaint,” “The Cosmic

Forest,” and the award-winning “Bàttu.” Since co-founding Louverture Films, Barnes has executive produced or produced the award-winning features “Bamako,” “Africa Unite” and the Oscar and Emmy nominated “Trouble The Water.”

For the past several years, Jeanne r. Berney has served as Director of Public Relations and Marketing at the Film Society of Lincoln Center. A member of the senior management team, her responsibilities were to position the Film Society and

its programs across all marketing platforms, including advertising. In addition, Berney revamped NYFF Press and Industry Screenings and worked with sponsors, filmmakers, the film industry and program partners from around the world.

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music For change Utopia Studios • Sat Oct 2 • 4:00pm

panelists: Kenneth Bowser is a director of documentaries, feature films and episodic television and specializes in crafting stories about American culture. In addition to “Phil Ochs: There But For Fortune,” he is the writer, producer and director of NBC’s Emmy-nomi-

nated network special, “Live From New York: The First Five Years of Saturday Night Live,” celebrating the 30th Anniversary of SNL. He also worked on the SNL network specials for the 80s and 90s and is currently creating the 2000s episode. His next project is a narrative feature based on Peter Biskind’s bestseller entitled “Down & Dirty Pictures.”

Summer Love (Naomi Preney) has produced several short documentaries showcasing up-and-coming Canadian fashion designers and musicians. With her company, Deltatime Productions, she heads up a team of creative talent

whose passion for music and politics helped create her first feature documentary, “Sounds Like a Revolution.”

ron Mann makes award-winning feature documenta-ries that focus on alternative and dissent culture. WFF has been showing Mann’s films since “Go Further,” a musical-eco-road movie about activism and sustainable living. This year, WFF is

pleased to present “In the Wake of the Flood,” which puts Margaret Atwood’s words to music for change.

As the leader of the folk-rock band the Lovin’ Spoonful, John Sebastian was responsible for a string of Top Ten hits in 1965-1967 that included the chart-toppers “Daydream” and “Summer in the City,” and he returned to number one in

1976 as a solo artist with “Welcome Back.” As an instrumentalist, primarily playing harmonica, he has accompanied a wide range of artists including Judy Collins, Crosby, Stills & Nash, the Doors, Bob Dylan, Laura Nyro, Graham Parker, Dolly Parton, Peter, Paul & Mary, John Prine, and Bonnie Raitt. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2000.

Justin Sane is the founding member of the seminal punk band Anti-Flag. Sane is a founding member of the non-profit Military Free Zone. He has worked with Amnesty International, Green Peace, Peta and numerous other organizations.

Sussan Deyhim is an Iranian composer, vocalist and performance artist. Deyhim’s wide-ranging collaborations with leading artists have included Peter Gabriel, Jerry Garcia, The Blue Man Group and

prominent female visual artists Shirin Neshat and Sophie Calle. Currently Deyhim is working on “The House is Black,” based on the work and life of the literary icon of Iranian contemporary poetry Forough Farrokhzad. BMI Composer Miriam Cutler co-produced and scored the documentary “One Lucky Elephant” competing this year at the Woodstock Film Festival. Other scores include “Ghosts of Abu Grhaib”, “Family Affair”, “Chris and Don”, “Lost in La Mancha”, “Licensed to Kill”. Cutler is a lab advisor Sundance Documentary Composers Lab.

Showcasing prominent and emerging musicians and filmmakers who use music as a tool for social change.

moderator: Doreen ringer-ross is Vice-

President of Film and TV Relations at BMI. She has worked in

the music industry for over two decades and currently specializes in outreach to the

film and music communities.

New distribution paradigms Utopia Studios • Sat Oct 2 • 2:00pm

moderator:Bingham ray has nearly 30 years of executive experience, having overseen the production of numerous critically ac-claimed and successful releases. In 2001, Ray was named President of United Artists and during his three-year tenure there, he again oversaw multiple successes, releas-ing Academy Award winning films “No Man’s Land” and “Bowling For Columbine.” Prior to United Artists, Ray co-founded October Films. One of the foremost independent film companies of the 1990’s, the company won two Oscars, 13 nominations and top prizes at the Cannes Film Festival on three occasions.

panelists: Edward Burns gained international recognition for his first feature “The Brothers McMullen,” which premiered in competition at the 1995 Sundance Film

Festival, winning the Grand Jury prize and going on to become the year’s most profitable release. Burns’ second film, “She’s The One” reinforced Burns’ versatile talent as a writer, director and actor. His ninth feature as a writer, director and actor, “Nice Guy Johnny” is screening at this year’s Woodstock Film Festival. As an actor, Burns starred opposite Tom Hanks and Robert De Niro in “Saving Private Ryan” and “15 Minutes” respectively.

Ted hope Co-founder of This is That & Good Machine, Hope has produced over 60 films, including “21 Grams,” “American Splendor,”

“Happiness,” “In The Bedroom,” three Sundance Grand Prize winners and the first features of Alan Ball, Michel Gondry and Ang Lee. He blogs at HopeForFilm.com and co-founded the Indie Film review site HammerToNail.com. Hope is currently in post-production on “Super,” written and directed by James Gunn, and starring Rainn Wilson, Ellen Page, Liv Tyler and Kevin Bacon.

richard Abramowitz is President of Abramorama, consulting on the production, marketing and distribution of independent

films. His recent distribution projects include “Exit Through the Gift Shop,” “ANVIL! The Story of Anvil!” and “Agora.” A veteran of 30 years in film, he’s worked with filmmakers such as Jonathan Demme, John Turturro, Morgan Spurlock, James Ivory and Neil Young. He’s also an Adjunct at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts.

Bob Berney has been a preeminent force in the international film world for more than two decades, founding and operating four of the most successful

independent film distribution and marketing companies: Apparition, Picturehouse, Newmarket Films and IFC Films. As an independent distribution and marketing consultant, Berney was responsible for the release of Christopher Nolan’s “Memento” for Newmarket Capital Group and Todd Solondz’s critically acclaimed “Happiness” for Good Machine International (now Focus Features).

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John Sloss is a founding member of Cinetic Media, as well as the Managing Partner of Sloss Law Office, LLP. Sloss has also acted as Executive Producer for over

35 feature films including “The Fog of War “(2004 Academy Award winner, Documentary Feature), “Pieces of April” and “Far From Heaven.” Sloss serves as a partner in InDigEnt, a low budget production company for high-level filmmaking talent and recently founded the digital sales initiative Cinetic Rights Management, which launched its branded VOD channel, Cinetic FilmBuff in 2009.

Legal Issues in Film workshop Colony Cafe • Sat Oct 2 • 4:00pm

This class will provide an overview of the legal issues and common business arrangements used in film and television projects. In addition, option agreements for the acquisition of literary properties; distribution agreements and a comprehensive release for reality based television program will be discussed. We will also take a look at legal issues surrounding recent films such as “Borat.” This class will be taught by Elena M. Paul, Esq., VLA’s Executive Director.

panelists: Elena M. Paul, Esq., is the Executive Director of the Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts (VLA), the leading provider of pro bono legal services and advocacy to the arts community. Paul creates many of VLA’s original programs, including the VLA Clinic, the Statewide Service Initiative and Ask the Lawyer. She lectures nationally on a variety of arts and entertainment topics, including, intellectual property, fundraising and form-ing for-profit arts businesses. In 2000, Paul was elected to serve as a Wasserstein Public Interest Fellow at Harvard Law School.

The 21st century brought with it extraordinary advances in the way that films are distributed. The advent of the Internet, cable and satellite television and on-demand services now allows a viewer to choose exactly how and when they watch a film. This change in dynamic between the work and the audience has allowed many films a chance to shine that would have otherwise been denied. In turn this has opened up a whole new world of cinema for the public to enjoy, making such changes incredibly valuable and worthwhile. This panel will discuss the remarkable leaps forward that have been made in the world of film distribution and look ahead to what the future may hold.


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actors dialogue Utopia Studios Sun Oct 3 • 10:00am

Join some of today’s most engaging actors as they chat about their work and their lives.

Edie Falco most recently appeared in the Naked Angels off-Broadway production of “This Wide Night.” She made her Broadway debut in the Tony Award-winning play “Sideman,” which garnered her a Theatre World Award and a Drama Desk Award nomination. Other Broadway credits include “Frankie and Johnny in the Claire de Lune” and “Night Mother.” Falco is currently starring as Jackie in the hit Showtime series “Nurse Jackie” for which she was nominated for the 2010 Golden Globe and SAG Awards for Lead Actress in

a Comedy Series. As “Carmela Soprano” in “The Sopranos” Falco received 3 Emmy Awards, 2 Golden Globe Awards and 2 SAG Awards for Lead Actress in a Drama Series. Film credits include “Cost of Liv-ing” (AFI’s Best Actress Award), “Sunshine State” (Los Angeles Film Critics Association and New York Film Critics Online Award for Best Supporting Actress), “Laws of Gravity” (Independent Spirit Award Nomination for Best Female Lead Actor), “Judy Berlin” and the soon to be released “3 Backyards.”

Additonal panelists TBA.

environmentally Speaking: IMPROvING OUR PLANET WITH THE POWER OF FILM Utopia Studios • Sun Oct 3 • 2:00pm CO-PROGRAMMED AND CONCEIVED BY Brian Geldin

documentaries: FOCUSING ON THE CRAFT OF FILMMAKING Utopia Studios • Sun Oct 3 • 12:00pm

moderator:

Lydia Dean Pilcher is president of Cine Mosaic, has produced over 28 feature films. Pilcher is a Chair of the Producer’s Guild of America Green Committee (pgagreen.org), and is a presenter for The Climate Project, Al Gore’s climate

change leadership program.

panelists:

Environmental Producer and Green Production Consultant Katherine Carpenter is an award-winning documentary producer specializing in environmental subjects. She was trained as a climate presenter by Al Gore and The Climate Project, and now works also as a carbon-re-duction consultant for film and TV productions with Green Media Solutions of New York (see www.greenmediasolutions.net).

Joe Berlinger is an award-winning filmmaker, journalist and photographer. His films include “Brother’s Keeper,” “Paradise Lost: The Child Murders At Robin Hood Hills,” and “Metallica: Some Kind Of Monster.” His most recent film, “Crude,”

debuted at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival and received numerous accolades including Best International Green Film at Berlin’s prestigious Cinema For Peace.

Mari Jo Winkler is currently executive producing David Koepp’s Premium Rush starring Joseph Gordon Levitt. She also Executive Produced the soon to be released Doug Liman’s Fair Game starring Noami Watts and Sean Penn,

as well as “Away We Go,” “Dan in Real Life” and “No Reservations” and has Co-Produced “Lucky You,” “In Her Shoes” and “Shall We Dance.” She is currently executive producing David Koepp’s “Premium Rush.”

Jon Bowermaster is a six-time grantee of the National Geographic Expedi-tions Council. Bowermas-ter’s 2007-2008 Antarctic expedition was the final in his OCEANS 8 project. He is a producer of a dozen documentary films includ-

ing SOLA, which screens at local colleges and WFF in conjunction with the Hudson Valley Progragmmers Tour.

Larry Fessenden is the writer, director and editor of the award-winning art-horror trilogy “Habit,” “Wendigo” and “No Telling.” His recent film, “The Last Winter” premiered at the 2006 Toronto Film Festival (IFC). Fessenden has

produced a diverse array of independent films including “Wendy and Lucy,” The House of The Dead,” “I Sell The Dead,” “Stake Land,” and “Bitter Feast.” In 1991 Fessenden wrote Low Impact Filmmaking: A Guide to Environmentally Sound Film and Video Production and to this day maintains a website on Global Warming, www.RunningOutofRoad.com.

Eva radke has worked in film and commercial production in NYC for 15 years, concentrating on the art department. In 2007 she formed ArtCube, an online group that facilitates collaboration within the industry. In 2008, she

founded Film Biz Recycling to help the film industry address the triple bottom line: people, planet and profit.

moderator:

heidi Ewing is the co-director (with Rachel Grady) of “Jesus Camp,” a provocative documentary on the Evangelical right that was nominated for the 2007 Academy Award. She and Grady recently premiered “12th &

Delaware” at the Sundance Film Festival and then on HBO. Ewing also recently directed a film for MTV on Saudi Arabian teens and is part of a consortium of filmmakers that adapted the bestselling book “Freakonomics” for the big screen.

panelists:

Late addition: Doug Block

Michael Tucker is an acclaimed documentary filmmaker. In 2003, Tucker went to Baghdad, where he followed an armored car salesman making sales calls for “Bulletproof Salesman.” While filming “Bulletproof Salesman,” Tucker took interest in the

story of US soldiers and began to work on “Gunner Palace.” After the critically acclaimed release of “Gunner Palace” in 2005, Tucker began work on “The Prisoner: Or How I Planned to Kill Tony Blair,” nominated for an Independent Spirit Award. Tucker’s most recent work “How to Fold a Flag” is the final chapter of a chronicle that spans seven years of war.

Barbara Kopple is a two-time Academy Award winning filmmaker for the documentaries “Harlan County, USA” and “American Dream.” Her other films include “Woodstock: Now and Then,” “A Conversation with Gregory Peck,” “Fallen

Champ: The Untold Story of Mike Tyson” and many more. Kopple is the recipient of the Woodstock Film Festival Maverick Award, Los Angeles Film Critics Award and the Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize. She is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and she actively participates in organizations that address social issues and support independent filmmaking.

ricki Stern and Annie Sundberg are co-founders of Break Thru Films. They co-directed “Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work,” Sundance Award winner ’09, (IFC FILMS). They

co-directed the Emmy nominated films “The Devil Came on Horseback,” “The Trials of Darryl Hunt,” and “Burma Soldier.” They are recipients of SPIRIT and GOTHAM nominations, Best Female Filmmakers Award — San Diego FF, and the Adrienne Shelly Excellence in Filmmaking Award.

Can film make an impact on how we take care of our planet? Do we need to be more environmentally responsible in how we make our films to get our messages across? Where is the intersection of making films about the environment and making films that are environmentally conscious? Join us as filmmakers, industry leaders and environmental experts discuss the impact films have on our planet.

Some of today’s most accomplished and promising documentary filmmakers reveal their process through the examination of some of some of their films’ most pivotal scenes. The directors will discuss their approach to the material, how they got to these moments and the vision behind filming and editing them in a particular way. This panel will be an eye opener to the audience by providing an insider’s glimpse into the collaborative process of documentary filmmaking and the complex thought process that goes along with it.

conversation with bruce beresfordUpstate Films WOODSTOCK Sat Oct 2 • 10:00am

Bradley Jacobs (Senior Editor, “US Weekly”) talka to Academy Award® nominated director Bruce Beresford about his films “Driving Miss Daisy,” “Breaker Morant,” “Tender Mercies” and his recent locally-produced “Peace Love & Misun-derstanding.” A screening of “Tender Mercies” follows at 11:00am.

moderator:

Martha Frankel has contrib-uted to “Details,” “The New Yorker,” “Redbook,” “Cosmo-politan” and “The New York Times.” She is the author of “Hats & Eyeglasses: A Family Love Affair with Gambling” and “Brazilian Sexy.”

river of words: portraits of Hudson Valley writers Kleinert/James Art Center WOODSTOCK Sat Oct 2 • 1:00pm Celebrate the publication of “River of Words: Portraits of Hudson Valley Writers” by Nina Shengold, photographs by Jennifer May, with this fast-moving literary montage of short takes by featured writers: Jon Bowermaster, Martha Frankel, James Lasdun, Jana Martin, Ron Nyswaner, David Rees, Susan Richards, Zachary Sklar, Sparrow, Nova Ren Suma, Kim Wozencraft.

Nina Shengold is Chronogram’s Books Editor and a Writers Guild Award winning screen-writer. Jennifer May‘s photos appear in The New York Times, Poets & Writers and other publications.

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tIcKet INFOrmatION

22 WOODSTOCK FILM FESTIVAL 2010All events are subject to change. For latest updates, visitwww.WoodstockFilmFestival.com

prIceS• Tickets range from $10 to $20 for

screenings and panels. See the schedule online for specific prices. Concert and special event prices may vary.

• A handling fee of $7.95 will be added per online order or phone order that is mailed.

• Student and senior discounts are available with ID, but must be requested directly at the Box Office or venue.

• We cannot honor senior discounts online or over the telephone.

• There are NO REFUNDS and NO EX-CHANGES

pUrcHaSING tIcKetS

Internet Orders• The best way to order tickets and to

see updated schedules, film descrip-tions and other festival information is online starting September 6

• From September 6 through Septem-ber 25, advance single admission tickets can be purchased through our secure website at woodstock-filmfestival.com.

Advance orders will be sent by USPS mail through September 26.

• Starting September 27, all online orders must be picked up at the Box Office at 13 Rock City Road in Woodstock.

Walk-Up Orders• Tickets for all venues will be avail-

able for purchase at the BOX OFFICE from September 3 thru October 3.

• Upstate Films and the Rosendale Theater will have tickets available at their respective venues. Please contact them to see what their status is.

Telephone Orders• The BOX OFFICE is manned by dedi-

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• Please be patient. We are doing our best to help you.

• The last day for telephone orders is September 26th.

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OFFICE until four hours prior to the event. All unsold tickets are then available only on the standby line at the screening venue on a CASH ONLY basis.

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• Each pass includes guaranteed admission for one of all screenings and panels—with priority seating up until 15 minutes prior to the event; all parties; and souvenirs, including a T-shirt and cap.

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phone#: 845.810.0131woodstockfilmfestival.com

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October 3 9am-noon

Please note that all events are subject to change. Please check the website to confirm venues and times.

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Once online, find out which screenings are sold out and read updated information about events, screenings and panels.

wOOdStOcK

BEArSVILLE ThEATEr (films)261 Tinker StreetWoodstock, N Y 12498845.679.4406

COLONY CAFÉ (filmmaker lounge/ music)22 Rock City Road Woodstock, NY 12498 845.679.5342

UPSTATE FILMS WOODSTOCK (films)Upstate Films at Tinker Street 132 Tinker StreetWoodstock, NY 12498 845.679.6608

UTOPIA STUDIO (panels)293 Tinker StreetWoodstock, NY 12498 845.679.7600

WOODSTOCK COMMUNITY CENTEr (films)56 Rock City RoadWoodstock, NY 12498

WOODSTOCK TOWN hALL (films)76 Tinker StreetWoodstock, NY 12498

EMErSON rESOrT & SPA (fright night)5340 New York 28 Mount Tremper, NY 12457 845.688.2828

ONTEOrA hIGh SChOOL (career day)4166 Route 28 Boiceville, NY 12412

rHINebecKUPSTATE FILMS rhINEBECK (films)

6415 Montgomery Street Rhinebeck, NY 12572866.FILM.NUT

rOSeNdaLerOSENDALE ThEATrE (films)

408 Main Street Rosendale, NY 12472845.658.8989

VeNUeS

112010 WOODSTOCK FILM FESTIVAL

2010 WOODSTOCK FILM FESTIVAL SCHEDULE AT A GLANCEWed 9/29

Bearsville Theater WoodsTock

7:30 Lennon NYC

Thur 9/30Bearsville Theater WoodsTock

1:00 The Singularity is Near 3:15 Journey From Zanskar 5:45 Gerrymandering 8:15 Don’t Quit You Daydreams w/ Tarantula

(followed by performance with The Good Listeners with Adrian Grenier)

Town Hall WoodsTock

6:00 Phil Ochs: There But For Fortune 8:30 Battle of the Sexes

Upstate Films WoodsTock

1:00 Helena From The Wedding 3:45 Client 9:

The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer 6:45 Freakonomics 9:15 Freakonomics

Utopia studios WoodsTock

3:00 PANEL: Singularity

Upstate I rHInBeck

7:30 3 Backyards

Upstate II rHInBeck

8:00 The Kids Grow Up

rosendale Theater 8:00 A NY Thing

Fri 10/1onteora High school BoIceVILLe

7:00 Shorts: TEEN SHORTS

emerson resort MoUnT TreMPer

8:00 Don’t Go In the Woods 8:00 Bitter Feast (dinner at 6:30pm)

Bearsville Theater WoodsTock

12:00 Camp Victory w/ Neda’s Eyes

2:15 Marwencol 4:45 Phil Ochs: There But Fortune 7:15 The Tested10:00 Sounds Like a Revolution with live performance by Justin Sane

colony café WoodsTock

10:00 Concert: Perotta

community center WoodsTock

12:45 SHORTS: Journeys 3:00 SHORTS: Breaking Up is Hard 5:00 SHORTS: Shout, Twist 7:15 SHORTS: Animation 9:30 SHORTS: Sex, Friends, Work

Town Hall WoodsTock

12:15 A NY Thing 2:30 Windfall 5:00 Made In India 7:30 Grace Paley10:00 Beautiful Darling


11:30 Hello Lonesome 2:00 Nice Guy Johnny 4:30 The Imperialists Are Still Alive! 7:15 Inhale10:00 Cherry


4:00 PANEL: Film Marketing

Upstate I rHInBeck

2:00 Stranger Things 4:15 The Locksmith 6:45 The Disappearance Of Mckinley Nolan 9:30 Arias With A Twist

Upstate II rHInBeck

2:30 One Lucky Elephant 4:45 William S. Burroughs 7:30 The Colonel’s Bride 9:45 White Irish Drinkers

rosendale Theater 2:00 Lennon NYC 4:30 Don’t Quit Your Daydreams 7:00 Rocksteady 9:30 Helena From the Wedding

sat 10/2Bearsville Theater WoodsTock

12:00 First Circle 2:15 Rocksteady 4:45 Arias With A Twist 7:30 Some Dogs Bite10:00 Stake Land

colony café WoodsTock

4:00 WORKSHOP: Legal Issue in Film


12:00 SHORTS: Docs 2:30 SHORTS: Breaking Up Is Hard 5:00 SHORTS: Journeys 7:15 SHORTS: Sex, Friends, Work 9:15 SHORTS: Music

kleinert/James Arts center WoodsTock

1:00 BOOK SIGNING: River of Words

Town Hall WoodsTock

12:00 One Lucky Elephant 2:30 Shorts: Animation 4:45 My So-Called Enemy 7:15 The Kids Grow Up 9:30 William S. Burroughs


10:00 Tender Mercies preceded by a conversation with Bruce Beresford

1:30 The Disappearance of McKinley Nolan 4:00 Henry’s Crime 7:00 3 Backyards 9:30 Welcome To the Rileys


12:00 PANEL: Amazing Women in Film 2:00 PANEL: New Distribution Paradigms 4:00 PANEL: Music For Change

Upstate I rHInBeck

1:30 Norman 4:00 Inuk 6:30 Phil Ochs: There But Fortune 9:15 Nice Guy Johnny

Upstate II rHInBeck

2:00 Grace Paley 4:45 Gerrymandering 7:00 My Life With Carlos 9:30 Windfall

rosendale Theater 1:00 Marwencol 3:30 Inhale 6:30 Bitter Feast 9:30 Sounds Like a Revolution

BsP studios kIngsTon

7:00 2010 MAVERICK AWARD CEREMONY

sun 10/3 Bearsville Theater WoodsTock

12:00 The Colonel’s Bride 2:15 Inuk 4:45 Norman 7:30 Ray Charles America


11:30 SHORTS: Haiti 1:45 SHORTS: Shout, Twist 4:00 SHORTS: Docs 6:00 SHORTS: Music

Town Hall WoodsTock

11:45 Sola: Louisiana Water Stories 1:45 In the Wake of the Flood 3:45 The Locksmith 6:30 Journey From Zanskar


11:00 My Life With Carlos 1:30 Stranger Things 3:45 White Irish Drinkers 6:45 Stone 9:30 Stone


10:00 PANEL: Actors’ Dialogue 12:00 PANEL: Documentary Workshop -

Focusing on the Craft of Filmmaking 2:00 PANEL: Environmentally Speaking

Upstate I rHInBeck

12:30 Hello Lonesome 3:00 Some Dogs Bite 5:30 Cherry 8:00 The Singularity Is Near

Upstate II rHInBeck

1:00 Made In India 3:30 First Circle 5:45 My So Called Enemy 8:30 The Imperialists are Still Alive!

rosendale Theater12:30 Camp Victory 3:00 Henry’s Crime 5:30 The Tested 8:30 Welcome To the Rileys

Please note that all events are subject to change.

Check www.woodstockfilmfestival.com

to confirm venues and times

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