The 2013 Sarasota Film Festival, running April 5-14, 2013, has announced its full feature and short films lineup. From the official press release:
The Sarasota Film Festival (SFF) officially announced their complete 2013 Festival program today. The SFF, one of the largest regional film festivals in the United States, will feature over 222 films, including the latest works from Olivier Assayas, Andrew Bujalski, Xavier Dolan, Sophie Fiennes, Tom Gilroy, Ken Loach, Kim Longinotto, Claude Miller, François Ozon, Alain Resnais, Carlos Reygadas, Thomas Vinterberg, Lucy Walker and many, many more.
Leading the festival’s program are the SFF’s Competitions, highlighted by Tom Gilroy’s THE COLD LANDS (US Premiere), Jeremy Xido’s DEATH METAL ANGOLA (US Premiere), Nathan Silver’s SOFT IN THE HEAD (World Premiere), C&Y’s THE OXBOW CURE (World Premiere), Gregory Collins’ A SONG STILL INSIDE (World Premiere) among a group of twenty-four films vying for top festival honors.
The Festival also announced the awarding of the 2013 Terry Porter Visionary Award to Andrew Bujalski’s COMPUTER CHESS. The award, named in honor of longtime festival friend Terry Porter, is presented for the third consecutive year in partnership with the Huisking Foundation. Previous winners include V/H/S (2012) and Todd Rohal’s THE CATECHISM CATACLYSM (2011).
As previously announced, the 2013 opens on April 5th with Gabriela Cowperthwaite’s BLACKFISH, while Noah Baumbach’s FRANCES HA is the festival’s Closing Night film. James Ponsoldt’s THE SPECTACULAR NOW and Barbara Kopple’s RUNNING FROM CRAZY are the Centerpiece Films, with Carols Puga’s BURMA, Justin Schwarz’s THE DISCOVERERS and the World Premiere of Will Slocombe’s PASADENA are the SFF’s Spotlight Films.
The SFF’s Box Office opens Friday, March 15th at 11:00 AM at the Regal Hollywood 20, 1993 Main St. in Sarasota, FL and online at sarasotafilmfestival.com.
For the complete film schedule, ticketing information and more about the festival, please visit our website at http://www.sarasotafilmfestival.com
NARRATIVE FEATURE COMPETITION
THE COLD LANDS, directed by Tom Gilroy (North American Premiere)
CONCUSSION, directed by Stacie Passon
THE HUNT, directed by Thomas Vinterberg
I USED TO BE DARKER, directed by Matthew Porterfield
IT FELT LIKE LOVE, directed by Eliza Hittman
LAURENCE ANYWAYS, directed by Xavier Dolan
POST TENEBRAS LUX, directed by Carlos Reygadas
SOMETHING IN THE AIR, directed by Olivier Assayas
Narrative Feature Competition Jury
Joshua Rothkopf, Time Out New York/ Chair, The New York Film Critics Circle
Alicia Van Couvering, Filmmaker Magazine/ Producer, TINY FURNITURE
Miranda Siegel, New York MagazineDOCUMENTARY FEATURE COMPETITION
AFTER TILLER, directed by Lana Wilson and Martha Shane
CITIZEN KOCH directed by Carl Deal and Tia Lessin
CUTIE AND THE BOXER, directed by Zachary Heinzerling
DEATH METAL ANGOLA, directed by Jeremy Xido (North American Premiere)
SURVIVAL PRAYER, directed by Benjamin Greené
TWENTY FEET FROM STARDOM, directed by Morgan Neville
WE ALWAYS LIE TO STRANGERS, directed by AJ Schnack, David Wilson
WITHOUT SHEPHERDS, directed by Cary McClelland, Imran Babur
Documentary Feature Competition Jury
Drew Taylor, Indiewire/The Playlist
Donna Freydkin, USA Today
Nick Dawson, Filmmaker MagazineINDEPENDENT VISIONS COMPETITION, presented by Factory 25
THE DIRTIES, directed by Matthew Johnson
THE FORGOTTEN KINGDOM, directed by Andrew Mudge
NOR’EASTER, directed by Andrew Brotzman
THE OXBOW CURE, directed by Yonah Lewis & Calvin Thomas (World Premiere)
SOFT IN THE HEAD, directed by Nathan Silver (World Premiere)
A SONG STILL INSIDE, directed by Gregory Collins (World Premiere)
THIS IS MARTIN BONNER, directed by Chad Hartigan
TOWHEADS, directed by Shannon Plumb
Independent Visions Jurors
Matt Grady, Founder, Factory 25
Alex Ross Perry, Director, THE COLOR WHEEL
Michael Tully, Editor In Chief, Hammer To Nail/ Director, SEPTIEN
C. Mason Wells, Curator, The IFC Center/ Writer, Mubi.com“On behalf of the Board of Directors and staff, I am pleased to once again welcome our national and international guests to The Sarasota Film Festival,” said SFF Executive Board President Mark Famiglio. “The success of our festival is built upon our work within our community, and we believe this year’s lineup is testament to the power of film to connect with our many partnering organizations.”
“Sarasota audiences appreciate diversity and choice, and we have worked hard to create a program that reflects their sophistication,” said SFF Director Tom Hall. “We look forward to once again hosting over one hundred film artists here in Sarasota, artists whose work we hope will inspire our community.”
The complete list of 2013 Sarasota Film Festival films is attached to this release.
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FEATURE FILMS
AFTER TILLER, directed by Lana Wilson and Martha Shane
ALIYAH, directed by Elie Wajeman
THE ANGELS’ SHARE, directed by Ken Loach
AUGUSTINE, directed by Alice Winocour
THE BALLAD OF THE WEEPING SPRING, directed by Benny Toraty
BARZAN, directed by Alex Stonehill and Bradley Hutchinson (World Premiere)
BEAUTY AND THE BREAST, directed by Liliana Komorowska
BETWEEN US, directed by Dan Mirvish
BIG STAR: NOTHING CAN HURT ME, directed by Drew DiNicola
BLACKFISH, directed by Gabriela Cowperthwaite
BRAVE MISS WORLD, directed by Cecilia Peck
BROKEN, directed by Rufus Norris
BURMA, directed by Carlos Puga
C.O.G., directed by Kyle Patrick Alvarez
CASTING BY, directed by Tom Donahue
CITIZEN KOCH, directed by Carl Deal and Tia Lessin
THE COLD LANDS, directed by Tom Gilroy (North American Premiere)
COMPUTER CHESS, directed by Andrew Bujalski
CONCUSSION, directed by Stacie Passon
THE CRASH REEL, directed by Lucy Walker
CUTIE AND THE BOXER, directed by Zachary Heinzerling
DEAD MAN’S BURDEN, directed by Jared Moshe
DEATH METAL ANGOLA, directed by Jeremy Xido (North American Premiere)
THE DEFLOWERING OF EVA VAN END, directed by Michiel ten Horn
THE DIRTIES, directed by Matt Johnson
THE DISCOVERERS, directed by Justin Schwarz
THE END OF TIME, directed by Peter Mettler
FALL AND WINTER, directed by Matt Anderson
FILL THE VOID, directed by Rama Burshtein
FIRST COMES LOVE, directed by Nina Davenport
FORBIDDEN VOICES, directed by Barbara Miller
THE FORGOTTEN KINGDOM, directed by Andrew Mudge
FRANCES HA, directed by Noah Baumbach
A GIRL AND A GUN, directed by Cathryne Czbek
GOOD OL’ FREDA, directed by Ryan White
THE GREAT CHICKEN WING HUNT, directed by Matt Reynolds
THE GREY AREA, directed by Noga Ashkenazi
A HIJACKING, directed by Tobias Lindholm
HOMEFRONT HEROINES: THE WAVES OF WWII, directed by Kathleen M. Ryan
THE HUNT, directed by Thomas Vinterberg
I USED TO BE DARKER, directed by Matthew Porterfield
IN THE FOG, directed by Sergei Loznitsa
IN THE HOUSE, directed by François Ozon
IT FELT LIKE LOVE, directed by Eliza Hittman
THE KINGS OF SUMMER, directed by Jordan Vogt-Roberts
LA SIRGA, directed by William Vega
LA SOURCE, directed by Patrick Shen
LACE BITE, directed by Sharron Bates and Carmen Klotz
LAND OF HOPE, directed by Sion Sono
THE LAST SENTENCE, directed by Jan Troell
LAURENCE ANYWAYS, directed by Xavier Dolan
THE LIST, directed by Beth Murphy
LITTLE FUGITIVE, directed by Morris Engel, Ruth Orkin, and Ray Ashley
MAIDENTRIP, directed by Jillian Schlesinger
MARIA THE KOREAN BRIDE, directed by Maria Yoon
MEDORA, directed by Andrew Cohn and Davy Rothbart
MONSTERS, directed by Melissa Thompson
MORE THAN HONEY, directed by Markus Imhoof
MUSICWOOD, directed by Maxine Trump
MY NAME IS FAITH, directed by Jason Banker, Jorge Torres-Torres, and Tiffany Suedela-Junker
NEWLYWEEDS, directed by Shaka King
NEXT YEAR JERUSALEM, directed by David Gaynes (World Premiere)
NO ONE LIVES, directed by Ryûhei Kitamura
NO PLACE ON EARTH, directed by Janet Tobias
NOR’EASTER, directed by Andrew Brotzman
NOTHING WITHOUT YOU, directed by Xackery Irving
THE OXBOW CURE, directed by Yonah Lewis and Calvin Thomas (World Premiere)
PASADENA, directed by Will Slocombe (World Premiere)
PERSISTENCE OF VISION, directed by Kevin Schreck
THE PERVERT’S GUIDE TO IDEOLOGY, directed by Sophie Fiennes
PLIMPTON! STARRING GEORGE PLIMPTON AS HIMSELF, directed by Thomas Bean and Luke Poling
POST TENEBRAS LUX, directed by Carlos Reygadas
THE RAMBLER, directed by Calvin Lee Reeder
REALITY, directed by Matteo Garrone
REMOTE AREA MEDICAL, directed by Jeff Reichert and Farihah Zaman
RENOIR, directed by Gilles Bourdos
RICKY RAPPER AND COOL WENDY, directed by Mari Rantasila
RUNNING FROM CRAZY, directed by Barbara Kopple
RUNNING WILD: THE LIFE OF DAYTON O. HYDE, directed by Suzanne Mitchell
RUTA DE LA LUNA, directed by Juan Sebastián Jácome
SALMA, directed by Kim Longinotto
SHEPARD AND DARK, directed by Treva Wurmfeld
SOFT IN THE HEAD, directed by Nathan Silver (World Premiere)
SOMETHING IN THE AIR, directed by Olivier Assayas
A SONG STILL INSIDE, directed by Gregory Collins (World Premiere)
THE SPECTACULAR NOW, directed by James Ponsoldt
STILL MINE, directed by Michael McGowan
SURVIVAL PRAYER, directed by Benjamin Greené
THÉRÈSE DESQUEYROUX, directed by Claude Miller
THIS IS MARTIN BONNER, directed by Chad Hartigan
TOWHEADS, directed by Shannon Plumb
TRAILBLAZERS IN HABITS, directed by Nancy M. Tong
TWENTY FEET FROM STARDOM, directed by Morgan Neville
UP HEARTBREAK HILL, directed by Erica Scharf
VENUS AND SERENA, directed by Maiken Baird and Michelle Major
THE WALL, directed by Julian Roman Pölsler
WE ALWAYS LIE TO STRANGERS, directed by AJ Schnack and David Wilson
WHEN I WALK, directed by Jason DaSilva
WHICH WAY IS THE FRONT LINE FROM HERE? THE LIFE AND TIME OF TIM HETHERINGTON, directed by Sebastian Junger
WITHOUT SHEPHERDS, directed by Cary McClelland
WORLD CIRCUS, directed by Angela Snow
YOU AIN’T SEEN NOTHIN’ YET, directed by Alain Resnais
ZARAFA, directed by Rémi Bezançon and Jean-Christophe Lie
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SHORT FILMS
Shorts Before Features
CHARACTER FACE- A CLOWN COLLEGE FANTASY, directed by Nic Beery (World Premiere)
HOW TO BE A FEMALE DIRECTOR, directed by Trisha Gum
LES, directed by Aída Ramazánova
LYDIA HOFFMAN, LYDIA HOFFMAN, directed by Dustin Guy Defa
QUEEN OF THE DESERT, directed by Alex Kelly
THIS IS NORMAL, directed by Derek Watson (World Premiere)
WHEN WE LIVED IN MIAMI, directed by Amy Seimetz
Shorts 1: Narrative Shorts I
BLACK METAL, directed by Kat Candler
CRESCENDO, directed by Alonso Alvarez Barreda
THE DISCARDED (EN MAL ESTADO), directed by Juan Antonio Delicado and David Delicado
LISPENARD, directed by Anna Stypko
MOBILE HOMES, directed by Vladimir de Fontenay
ON SUFFOCATION, directed by Jenifer Malmqvist
SHADES OF LIVING, directed by Aurora Fearnley
THE TAPE, directed by Matt Austin Sadowski
TIPPING POINT, directed by Leonardo Foti
Shorts 2: Narrative Shorts II
BOOM BOX KIDS, directed by Taylor Gledhill
BUM FUTURE, directed by Laura Terruso
THE CAPTAIN, directed by Nash Edgerton and Spencer Susso
DOUBLE OR NOTHING, directed by Nathaniel Krause
GALAXY COMICS: THE MUSICAL, directed by Kevin McMullin
THE OPPORTUNITY OFFICE, directed by Chelsea O’Connor
PEARL WAS HERE, directed by Kate Marks
SPOSINI, directed by Nicholas VanDevender
TRYOUTS, directed by Lauren Ciaravalli (World Premiere)
Shorts 3: Narrative Shorts III
ALASKA IS A DRAG, directed by Shaz Bennett
ANGELA WRIGHT, directed by Mu Sun
GUN, directed by Spencer Gillis
JOYFUL GIRL, directed by Chloe Dumont
MIGRAINE, directed by Matthew Bonifacio
THE ONLY BAR IN TOWN, directed by Adam Budd
RED VELVET, directed by Aude Cuenod (World Premiere)
Shorts 4: Documentary Shorts
EVERYBODY’S BUSINESS, directed by Laura Green
HOLDING SPACE, directed by David “Evolutionshift” Houle
NGABEN: EMOTION AND RESTRAINT IN A BALINESE HEART, directed by Robert Lemelson (World Premiere)
PASSION AND ACCEPTANCE, directed by Wayne Thomas
THE RECORD BREAKER, directed by Brian McGinn
Shorts 5: World Shorts
BEHIND THE MIRRORS (DETRAS DELESPEJO), directed by Julio O. Ramos
CODA, directed by Jonathan Tomlin
THE CURSE, directed by Fyzal Boulifa
HOSPITALS, directed by Priscilla Y. Anany
POTWOR, directed by Piotr Ryczko
THE ROAD HOME, directed by Denie Pentecost (World Premiere)
Shorts 6: Animated Shorts
AND/OR, directed by Emily Hubley
BEING BRADFORD DILLMAN, directed by Emma Burch
THE EVENT, directed by Julia Pott
FERAL, directed by Daniel Sousa
FOXED!, directed by James Stewart and Nev Bezaire
FURNACE KEEP, directed by Gary Grant
IN HANFORD, directed by Chris Mars
IRISH FOLK FURNITURE, directed by Tony Donoghue
MARCEL, KING OF TERVUREN, directed by Tom Schroeder
MOUTH WIDE OPEN, EARS SHUT TIGHT, directed by Tom Madar and Emlly Noy
OH WILLY…, directed by Emma de Swaef and Marc James Roels
Shorts 7: SRQ Shorts
315 POUNDS, directed by Jeffrey Boos
BOOST, directed by KT Curran (World Premiere)
THE COVER, directed by Anthony Paull
DAD DATE, directed by Wingel Buendia
THE FOREVER, directed by Sean Benson
LAY ME IN THE RIVER, directed by Allison Morton and Ashley Bonn
OVERTIME, directed by Grant Duffrin
RATTLETRAP, directed by Stephen Reeves
Shorts 8: Midnight Shorts
THE APOCALYPSE, directed by Andrew Zuchero
DEVIL’S TEMPTATION, directed by Cineryong
MINOTAUR, directed by Javier Grillo-Marxuach
MR. BEAR, directed by Andrés Rosende
PENNY DREADFUL, directed by Shane Atkinson
SLASH, directed by Clay Liford
SLASHED: TALES OF FORBIDDEN LUST, directed by Kira Trinity
Shorts 9: Through Women’s Eyes I
THE EYES OF HEAVEN, directed by Grace Hendley
ME AND MY DEADBEAT HUSBAND, directed by Deirdre Morales
SILK, directed by Catherine Dent
UNRAVEL, directed by Meghna Grupta
THE WINTER, directed by Teresa Sutherland
Shorts 10: Through Women’s Eyes II
THE CART, directed by Natasha Novik
SCHOOL OF MY DREAMS, directed by Barbara Rick
SCHWESTERN (SISTERS), directed by Chantal Bertalanffy
SIX LETTER WORD, directed by Lisanne Sartor
STALLED, directed by Shannon Kohli
Shorts 11: NYU Shorts
BONESHAKER, directed by Frances Bodomo
BRAVE GIRL (SAHASI CHORI), directed by Erin Galey
GLORY DAYS, directed by Benjamin Rutkowski
KATYA & THE SCARLET SAILS, directed by Vika Evdokimenko
OYSTERS ROCKEFELLER, directed by Charles Rogers
Q, directed by Felipe Vara de Rey
youthFEST Shorts I
GERONIMO, directed by Grace Feeney
MY LITTLE UNDERGROUND, directed by Élise Simard
NEXT DOOR LETTERS, directed by Sascha Fülscher
PAULIE, directed by Andrew Nackman
PEN PAL, directed by Brooke Goldfinch
TINA FOR PRESIDENT, directed by Carmen Emm
YEAH KOWALSKI, directed by Evan Roberts
youthFEST Shorts II
ANTOINE’S FOUR SEASONS, directed by Philippe Béziat and gordon
FOUR, directed by Margherita Premuroso and Luca Da Rios
THE INVENTION (EL INVENTO), directed by Giovanni Granada
KALI, THE LITTLE VAMPIRE, directed by Regina Pessoa
LUMINARIS, directed by Juan Pablo Zaramella
TIME TRAVEL BOY, directed by Alexander Monelli
TWIRL, directed by Nathaniel Winckler
youthFEST Shorts IIIAMAQQUT NUNAAT: THE COUNTRY OF WOLVES, directed by Neil Christopher
BORIS THE RAT RECYCLES, directed by Leena Jääskeläinen and Kaisa Penttilä
DONALD, directed by Daniel Acht
IT’S A DOG’S LIFE, directed by Julie Rembauville and Nicolas Bianco-Levrin
LOLA & HER DOG, directed by Nathaniel Winckler and Christopher Birnbaum
PASTEURIZED, directed by Nicolás P. Villarreal
THE SCARED IS SCARED, directed by Bianca Giaever
A SEA TURTLE STORY, directed by Kathy Shultz
VIOLIN PLAY, directed by Tünde Vollenbroek
WOLF DOG TALES, directed by Bernadine Santistevan
WYLDE LIFE, directed by Stephen Levinson, Joel Moss Levinson, and David B. Levy
youthFEST Shorts IV
AND THEN IT’S SPRING, directed by Cha-Pow!
BINK & GOLLIE, directed by Kate Dicamillo and Alison McGhee
EDWINA, THE DINOSAUR WHO DIDN’T KNOW SHE WAS EXTINCT, directed by Pete List
I’M FAST, directed by Galen Fott
SCAREDY SQUIRREL MAKES A FRIEND, directed by Galen Fott
A SICK DAY FOR AMOS MCGEE, directed by Philip C. Stead
SKY COLOR, directed by Peter H. Renolds
Kids VIP
RICKY RAPPER AND COOL WENDY, directed by Mari Rantasila
SHOW WAY, directed by Jacqueline Woodson
WHAT MAKES ME HAPPY: BUSHRA’S FILM, directed by Annie Gibbs
