Revelation Film Festival 2008
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- DirectorNikolaj ArcelStarsSara Langebæk GaarmannLucas Munk BillingLasse BorgA Danish girl sees her brother's body be taken over by the soul of an 1800s man. A boy and the local, clairvoyant inventor agree to help her. They're up against dark forces and time when they head off to the Island of Lost Souls.
- DirectorJeff NicholsStarsMichael ShannonDouglas LigonBarlow JacobsSet in Arkansas, this poetic and powerful film directed by Jeff Nichols (Mud, Take Shelter) tracks a blood feud that erupts when two sets of half-brothers come to blows at their father's funeral.
- DirectorBrian De PalmaStarsPatrick CarrollRob DevaneyIzzy DiazThe devastating reconstruction of the rape and murder of a 15-year-old Iraqi girl by American soldiers in Samarra in 2006.
- DirectorCraig BaldwinStarsStoney BurkeJeri Lynn CohenDavid CoxNotorious Bay Area kino-renegade Craig Baldwin tops his earlier found-footage operas SPECTRES OF THE SPECTRUM and SONIC OUTLAWS with the rapid-fire pulp serial-cum-political-tract piss-take on California's major industrial complexes: military, entertainment and religious. Hitting upon everything from Satanism to Scientology, the Beats to the jets (propulsion, that is), Baldwin revs-up his characteristic stock footage reappropriations with some live-action scenes of his own, adding an over-the-top pulp flair to the proceedings. The film focuses on three seemingly disparate characters to fuel this secret history of California: Jack Parsons, inventor of solid rocket fuel, founder of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and Aleister Crowley acolyte; Marjorie Cameron, artist, beatnik and occultist; and L. Ron Hubbard, the science fiction writer turned Scientology founder. Rather than offering straightforward profiles, Baldwin mashes up their histories with archival footage drawn from his vast collection of educational and governmental films, subverting their original narratives (and intent) to his own purposes. His live-action scenes and audio montages blend with these "seized histories," creating a bizarre new form of cinema, a collage narrative where the documentary images of yesteryear lend not truth but poetry, paranoia and fantasy. Arising with demonic force from the twentieth century's accumulated detritus of symbols, the film surveys "the repurposing of the popular imagination in postwar California," according to Baldwin, tracing the "simultaneous rise and convergence of New Age religious cults, the military/aerospace industrial complex and modern-day myths from Disney to certain sci-fi overlords." - Jason Sanders
- DirectorRodger GrossmanStarsShane WestRick GonzalezBijou PhillipsThe true-life story of Darby Crash, who became an L.A. punk icon after getting kicked out of high school and forming The Germs with a collection of friends who have little experience with their instruments or playing music.
- DirectorDan GildarkStarsJason CottleCasey CurranEthan AtkinsonA Seattle history professor, drawn back to his estranged family on the Oregon coast to execute his late mother's estate, is reaquainted with his best friend from childhood, with whom he has a long-awaited tryst. Caught in an accelerating series of events, he discovers aspects of his father's New Age cult which take on a dangerous and apocalyptic significance.
- DirectorSerge BozonStarsSylvie TestudPascal GreggoryGuillaume VerdierIn France in the darkest days of the Great War Camille receives an alarming letter from her soldier boyfriend. Disguising herself as a man she sets off to try and find him. As she lives near the Western Fromt she hooks up with a passing group of French soldiers without too much trouble. But there's something a bit odd about these stragglers, and it's not just their habit of bursting into song at every opportunity.
- DirectorM.A. LittlerStarsDelaney DavidsonDominique NoiretBeatmanTHE ROAD TO NOD is a narcotic and brooding tale of wrong decisions and their inevitable and desultory consequences. The film is at its roots an Old Testament tragedy. Shot in stark high contrast black and white the film bears resemblance to classic film noirs and the genre of the Road Movie. The otherworldly Irish landscape, long tracking shots and the hallucinogenic blues soundtrack lend the film a peculiar rhythm and atmosphere.
- DirectorIvan KavanaghStarsPatrick O'DonnellMichael ParleEmma Eliza ReganRecently dumped by his girlfriend for another man, working in a job he hates, things could be better for Peter. One night, while he is alone in his apartment, there is a knock at the door. His life will never be the same again.
- DirectorMarc GracieStarsGary SweetLouise CrawfordHazem ShammasA man hunts down buried treasure in the Australian outback from World War II with the help of an unlikely accomplice.
- DirectorKaren GehresStarsElise Bainbridge HillSally RothThis is a story of survival and self-undoing. Against an unforgiving backdrop of homelessness and madness, Begging Naked shows the endurance of the human spirit at its most extreme.
- DirectorBob RayStarsDave AttellLacy AttusoShawna BensonHell On Wheels tells the story of a group of Texas women who band together to resurrect roller derby for the 21st century.
- DirectorMorgan NevilleStarsEve BabitzJohn BaldessariLarry BellHow LA Learned to Love Modern Art. A lesson in how a few renegade artists built an art scene from scratch.
- DirectorRani SinghStarsBeckNick CaveElvis CostelloPrepare for an eclectic journey through The Old, Weird America. Rani Singh's new documentary film tracks the history of Harry Smith's Anthology of American Folk Music from its initial compilation of 78 records from rural Americana to its release on Folkways Records in 1952. Instrumental in helping inspire the urban folk revival of the 1960s, the Anthology continues to influence modern music. An incredible set of interviewees reveal the lasting impact of the Anthology and the remarkable personality of Harry Smith. After the box set's re-release on CD in 1997, Hal Willner's Harry Smith Project concerts celebrated Smith's idiosyncratic vision, from Nick Cave's cathartic take on spirituals to Lou Reed's mesmerizing evocation of Blind Lemon Jefferson. The film includes rare archival footage, performances, and interviews with Elvis Costello, Beck, Sonic Youth, Beth Orton, Philip Glass, David Johansen, John Cohen, Greil Marcus, and more. Join us for a wild ride through a remarkable musical landscape.
- DirectorDonal MacIntyreStarsDonal MacIntyreCraig FitzpatrickDominic NoonanA documentary about one of Britain's most dangerous crime families and introduces us to its magnetic, larger-than-life leader, Dominic Noonan (aka Lattlay Fottfoy).
- DirectorRon LamotheStarsThomas ClausenWill ForsbergLeonard KnightA 2007 documentary film by Ron Lamothe about Christopher McCandless notable for coming to a different conclusion on McCandless's death than Sean Penn's film, Into the Wild, and Jon Krakauer's book, Into the Wild.
- DirectorAlex GibneyStarsHunter S. ThompsonJohnny DeppJoe CairoA portrait of the late gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson.
- DirectorKasper CollinStarsAlbert AylerDonald AylerEdward AylerA documentary on avant-garde saxophonist Albert Ayler.
- DirectorWolfgang HeldPola RapaportStarsKeith CarradineJames RadoMichael ButlerA look backwards, using contemporary interviews and archival footage, at "Hair" the musical, a theatrical and cultural phenomenon in the 1960s and 1970s. The documentary is arranged, loosely, around themes: the context of its creation, friendships among its creators, rehearsals, media coverage, race, sex, politics, backlash, several deaths, drug use leading to dissolution, and an assessment of the play's importance. The commentary comes from a dozen people looking back: creators, producers, actors, and directors of the play and film.
- DirectorLucie KrálováStarsLucie Králová
- DirectorRichard ButchinsUK director Richard Butchins takes the road trip of his life when he joins a group of disabled performers who decide to live their lives on their terms. On tour in a 20 year old school bus, travelling 2500 miles across America, the 'freaks' worked their way through the wild west. Laughing, crying and drinking - a carnival of the damned -searching for a home...
- DirectorJeffrey SchwarzStarsForrest J. AckermanJohn BadhamDiane BakerChronicles the last great American showman, filmmaker William Castle, a master of ballyhoo who became a brand name in movie horror with his outrageous audience participation gimmicks.
- DirectorIrena SalinaDan BergerStarsBill AlexanderMaude BarlowBasil BoldWater is the very essence of life, sustaining every being on the planet. 'Flow' confronts the disturbing reality that our crucial resource is dwindling and greed just may be the cause.
- DirectorJohn HeynJeff KrulikStarsJohn Cloud Jr.Judas PriestA look at the wild scene outside a Judas Priest concert.
- DirectorPolly StanifordStarsSophie BrabenecChina May McDonaldJoshua MilneSix year-old Billy doesn't fit in. It's not until he loses his first tooth and receives a special gift from the tooth fairy that other kids start to notice him. Sometimes all it takes is a little bit of magic.
- DirectorStephen M. IrwinStarsBille BrownSean Lynch
- DirectorBrian CranoStarsRebecca HallJosh CookeJake SandvigIt's Tuesday and Maggie is on the prowl for single-use sex partner at her local hunting ground, the video store. Hapless video nerd Ted tries, as always, to curry favor with Maggie, but she needs more intrigue. She needs more of a man. Enter Nick. Maggie courts Nick, while they browse the Tinto Brass collection. They go to Maggie's to watch Salon Kitty and make love on the couch. The morning after, Maggie wakes with out the usual sense of dread that comes with a hangover and making small talk with a stranger whom you've had mediocre sex. Maggie, uncharacteristically, wants to see Nick again. Nick invites Maggie to dinner at his house. When Maggie arrives, Nick has something to show...something that takes Maggie completely by surprise.
- DirectorTom JacksonStarsDJ DazzDJ Dazz A Film by Tom Jackson In the town of Hobart, Tasmania, people are partying to the music and puppetry of Australia's number one* mobile disc jockey. In a short 'cinema verite' documentary, we venture with DJ Dazz, the artist of atmosphere, through the unfolding events of a very special night. *self-acclaimed
- DirectorDeborah HiestandStarsSuelynn GustafsonRena HupperGina PeacockSuelynn Gustafson is full of life...and death! This gold toothed, magenta-haired, 64-year-old woman--who calls herself 'Grandma Goth'--has a passion for death-related items from days gone by. Her collection spans hundreds of years and has been an ongoing obsession for the past 40 years. From the Victorian era to the present, Suelynn has morbid stories to tell. Take a tour through her coffin-filled historic church. Check out the spooky things in her Denver, Colorado costume shop. Find out the unusual way that she dealt with the death of her beloved poodle, 'Spooky'. The romance of death and the sad realities of life, waltz through this quirky documentary like skeletons coming out of the closet.
- DirectorSteve CallenStarsStephen CurryDan WyllieChris HaywoodA dark comedy about two disgruntled brothers who kidnap a department store Santa Claus because they want to know why they never got the presents they wanted when they were kids.
- DirectorJoe GerhardtRuth JarmanNatural magnetic fields are revealed as chaotic ever-changing geometries, as scientists from NASA's space sciences laboratory excitedly describe their discoveries.
- DirectorCameron EdserMichael RichardsAnimal Instincts is an action packed claymation of epic proportions. A fight breaks out after a sheep steals some flowers from a cow. The cow doesn't take too kindly to the devious sheep, but the sheep isn't one to back down no matter how far it takes them.
- DirectorAnne-Laure DaffisLéo MarchandStarsFrançois Morel"Hurrah. Tomorrow is the 40th of November. It's Saint Feast Day, the great celebration of Ogres, so if you haven't caught a child yet hurry up now - and good hunting!"
- DirectorAbdullah Al-EyafStarsAbdullah AhmadAbdullah Al-AhmedAbdullah Al-EyafA young man loses something dear to him, a young boy regains what he lost years ago, and between them the rain has a sense.
- DirectorTali Gal-OnStarsGerard LaneCarl Nilsson-PoliasA young girl encounters hostile territory when she enters a guitar shop for the first time, colliding with the store owner, a self-obsessed aging rocker.
- DirectorDamien SlevinStarsDamien SlevinIn a post Zombie holocaust world, a man laments his empty lifestyle and questions the futility of working in a corporate wasteland. But all is not as it seems.
- DirectorTali Gal-OnWhen the world around her isn't straight, an old lady takes matters into her own hands.
- DirectorGlen HunwickStarsMacMatildaMuttA simple game of 'fetch' is Mutt's only desire in exchange for his loyalty and hard work, but the harsh taskmaster, Mac, is too busy to play - obsessing over the meager income from the milk of the farm's cow, Matilda. When Mutt turns to the cow to play, the milk suddenly stops and the only hope for survival is Mac's acknowledgment of their co-dependence.
- DirectorJongsu OhTony RadevskiA seemingly ordinary train trip home turns into something more than its weary passengers expect.