Dallas international Film Festival Full Lineup

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The Dallas Film Society Announces the Complete Lineup of the

2015 Dallas International Film Festival Presente !y Auto"ation

Blythe Danner to receive Dallas Star Award; Phil Lord and Christopher Miller to receive

Texas Avery Animation Award

DALLAS (March 16, 2015) – The Dallas Film Society announce toay the com!lete lineu! o" #lmschosen to screen at the $th annual Dallas %nternational Film Festi&al !resente 'y Autoation,tain* !lace A!ril $+1$ The 11 ay Festi&al -ill screen 165 #lms re!resentin* .2 countries Atotal o" 1/ !remieres -ill 'e "eature, incluin* 10 orl remieres, three orth Americanremieres an "our S remieres

The Festi&al3s 4!enin* i*ht Film, !resente 'y S is 7ara 8 anall 9oss, -ill 'e %3LLS:: ;4 % M; D:AMS, starrin* :mmy an Tony A-ar+-inner : ML?A:;S >er list o" career accom!lishments continues -ith a

Tony A-ar "or her : L:94 M4?%: The !air also irecte

an -rote the screen!lay "or =L4D; %T> A =>A=: 4F M:AT:


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year, -e *i&e the a-ar to t-o a-esome reci!ients – hil Lor an =hristo!her Miller ith #lmslie this year3s 'loc'uster hit T>: L:94 M4?%: an 200$3s =L4D; %T> A =>A=: 4FM:ATeart A-ar an a 10,000 cash !riHe toone ins!irational #lmmaer or #lm to honor their eication "or #*htin* inBustices anor creatin*social chan*e "or the im!ro&ement o" humanity The #lms 'elo- mare -ith ♥ are eli*i'le "orthe Sil&er >eart A-ar

4nline ticet sales -ill 'e a&aila'le "or mem'ers only 'e*innin* Monay, March 16 at---DallasFilmor*, -ith online ticet sales o!enin* to the !u'lic on Thursay, March 1$ The!hysical reinle


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4&er one craHy -eeen, a lon*+time marrie cou!le isco&ers that #nin* a ne- a!artment isnot a'out -inin* o-n, 'ut startin* a ne- a&enture

."D,A. (SA) – orl remiereDirectorP =armen Marron=astP on 9riesQ :"ren amireHQ ico ori*ueHQ ustina MachaoA comin* o" a*e mo&ie a'out a youn* man, stru**lin* to ste! out o" his 'rother3s shao-, -horeluctantly Boins the school chess team a"ter a "amily tra*ey an isco&ers 'oth solace an sel"+-orth

L#. + .'C/ (SA)DirectorP


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T. 3#LFPAC* (SA)DirectorP =rystal MoselleLoce a-ay "rom society in an a!artment on the Lo-er :ast Sie o" Manhattan, the An*ulo'rothers learn a'out the outsie -orl throu*h the #lms that they -atch icname theol"!ac, the 'rothers s!en their chilhoo re+enactin* their "a&orite #lms usin* ela'oratehomemae !ro!s an costumes :&erythin* chan*es -hen one o" the 'rothers esca!es, anthe !o-er ynamics in the house are trans"orme The ol"!ac must learn ho- to inte*rateinto society -ithout is'anin* the 'rotherhoo

4/ (nite 7in*om)DirectorP Mor*an Matthe-s=astP Asa a-insQ a"e S!allQ :ie Marsanre"errin* to hie in the sa"ety o" his o-n !ri&ate -orl, athan stru**les to connect -ith !eo!le,o"ten !ushin* a-ay those -ho -ant to 'e closest to him, incluin* his mother, ulie ithout thea'ility to unerstan lo&e or aCection, athan #ns the com"ort an security he nees innum'ers an mathematics

"arrative Feature Competition

A6#%T A ,I'L 7CA'L.." ACT SCL%SS8 (9ermany)DirectorP Mar Monheim=astP asna FritHi eie MaatschQ Aurel MantheiQ Simon Sch-arHQ Sanro LohmannQLauritH 9re&eQ Dorothea ala=harleen, 15, Kuic+-itte an sassy, is 7urt =o'ain3s 'i**est "an an -oners -hy *ro-in* u!Ghas to 'e so com!licate 4ne ay, "eelin* es!ecially meloramatic an re'ellious, she eciesto !ull the !lu* on her li"e Lucily, she "ails – an isco&ers -hat "un li"e an lo&e can really 'eE

.C#.S #F 3A' (SA) – orl !remiereDirectorP 7ane Senes

=astP ames


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S#. 6.ASTS (SA) – orl remiereDirectorP =ameron elson=astP Fran MosleyQ Linsay eather 7a"aLi&in* in an insular "armin* community, Sal Damon, a moern+ay Thoreau, sees solace "rom a!ast relationshi! in A!!alachia A"ter his nei*h'or ies an he isco&ers a "eral chil li&in* on thelam, he must reconcile his !lace in a -orl that li&es outsie o" the la-

S3..T *A"D/ (SA)DirectorP icholas eate=astP e*inal e*G : =atheyQ =harles =harlieG o'insonQ o&ella elsonQ Marco St ohn


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Filmmaer Matthe- >eineman em'es himsel" in the heart o" arness as ailer, :l Doctor,Gan the cartel each &ie to 'rin* their o-n 'ran o" Bustice to a society -here institutions ha&e"aile =AT:L LAD is a chillin* meitation on the 'reao-n o" orer an the 'lurry line'et-een *oo an e&il

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DirectorP AleIanria


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ncom"orta'le -ith sounin* too *ay,G Bournalist an #lmmaer Da&i Thor!e meets -ith as!eech !atholo*ist to isco&er his true &oice hat 'e*an as a !ersonal Bourney Kuicly 'ecamea lar*er eIamination o" seIuality an ientity A -itty an insi*ht"ul ocumentary, D4 % S4D9A;@, remins us that 'ein* com"orta'le an authentic in your o-n &oiceXno matter ho- itsounsXis ultimately -hat3s most im!ortant

F'.S D'.SS.D (SA)DirectorP Sacha enins

ith "uny, "at+lace Aias, 7an*ol hats, an =aHal shaes, a totally ori*inal loo -as 'ornXFreshXan it came "rom the 'lac an 'ro-n sie o" to-n -here another cultural "orce -asre&&in* u! in the streets to tae the -orl 'y storm >i!+ho!, an its as!irational relationshi! to"ashion, -oul 'ecome such a "orce on the maret that Tommy >il#*er, in an eCort to associatetheir 'ran -ith the cultural s-ell, -oul ri&e throu*h the streets an han out "ree clothin* tois on the corner

'AID.'Sun*arian immi*rants sho-su! on the street to emonstrate, a tense, t-ist+#lle hosta*e rama !lays out 'ehin the close


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oors o" the em'assy The screen!lay 'y or'ert 7['li (3The :Iam3) is 'ase on a true storya'out the a"termath o" the 1$56 >un*arian re&olution

A 6#''#3.D ID."TIT/ (%srael)DirectorP :ran ilis=astP Ta-"ee e 'ecomes #Iate on the iea o" #nin* them an sets oC to trac them o-n

#LL#3 7D#AT #"8 (?ietnam)DirectorP >am Tran=astP 7ieu =hinhQ ay&ee Mai The >ie!Q *oc >ie! *uyenA youn* *irl "alls into a ri&er an ro-ns hen her 'oy is "oun in a remote &illa*e alon* theri&er, her uncle arri&es to claim her 'oy, only to #n that she is &ery much ali&e on* 7on*SA) – orth American remiereDirectorP DaI helan=astP ason To'inQ :u*enia ;uanQ ahou (Donnie ;en) hears o" this, he oCers to hel! the !olice catch theiller in return "or his "reeom

T. L##* #F SIL."C. (DenmarFinlan%nonesiaor-ay7) ♥

DirectorP oshua 4!!enheimer%n oshua 4!!enheimer3s com!anion !iece to the 4scarW+nominate T>: A=T 4F 7%LL%9, a"amily o" sur&i&ors o" the 1$65 %nonesian *enocie isco&ers ho- their son -as murere anthe ientity o" the men -ho ille him The youn*est 'rother is etermine to 'rea the s!ell o"


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silence an "ear uner -hich the sur&i&ors li&e, an so con"ronts the men res!onsi'le "or his'rother3s murer – somethin* unima*ina'le in a country -here illers remain in !o-er

L#. AT FI'ST FI,T 7L.S C#6ATTA"TS8 (France)DirectorP Thomas =ailley=astP 7e&in AHaisQ Aele >aenelFacin* an uncertain "uture an a earth o" choices in a small French coastal to-n, Arnau, meetsan "alls "or the a!ocaly!tic+mine Maeleine, -ho Boins an army 'oot cam! to learn military

an sur&i&al sills to !re!are "or the u!comin* en&ironmental colla!se %ntri*ue

A',A'ITA> 3IT A ST'A3 (%nia)DirectorP Shonali ector ieo aata, ar-ic Thornton=astP Demian aBimohammaiors -ith 9os "eatures nine !o-er"ul stories o" "aith, create 'y some o" the -orl3s most

cele'rate #lmmaers A ramatic s!ectrum o" 'elie"s are re!resente, -ith each #lmmaers!eain* a'out the one closest to the culture they e!ict in their storyP ar-ic Thornton eals-ith A'ori*inal S!irituality, >Uctor inuism, >ieoaata -ith Shinto


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DAS 6##T (1$O1Q est 9ermany)DirectorP ol"*an* etersen=astP ^r*en rochno-Q >er'ert 9r[nemeyer, 7laus ennemann, >u'ertus erHo*3s #lms are no-n "or their e!ic Kuality an this one is no eIce!tion

.T'#P#LIS (1$2/Q 9ermany)DirectorP FritH Lan*=astP Al"re A'el, elm, 9usta& Fr[hlich, uol" 7lein+o**e, FritH as!, Theoor Loos

%n %conic 9erman irector FritH Lan*3s !ioneerin* science+#ction #lm, M:T44L%S + set in a"uturistic ur'an ysto!ia + a man loses his hans, hea, an heart to chan*e the city he callshome

"#3IT@*I9 T. P.'F.CT S#T (9ermany) – orth American remiereDirectorP Se'astian DehnhartFeaturin*P Dir o-itHi, Mar =u'an, Ste&e ash, Donnie elson, >ol*er 9esch-iner, 7o'e: :F:ST S>4T is a "eature len*th ocumentary a'out %9) an !aranoi AL (AT4%: M44T) they "orm the su'&ersi&e hacer *rou! =LA;(=L4S LA9>%9 ;4) =LA; !ro&oes -ith hilarious hacs an has the #n*er on the !ulseo" a -hole *eneration For the #rst time in his li"e


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attracti&e MA%: (>AA> >:S9) starts to notice him hat starte out as "un soonturns ealy serious, -hen o-e&er, Alicia has amnesia, an "or him she is 'ut a eetin*

memory They onRt reco*niHe each other 'ut are attracte an en*a*e in a !assionaterelationshi!, almost as &olatile as that o" Tonatiuh an Maria, -hose memory is e&er !resent, an-ho -ill intercee more an more in TonatiuhRs ne- relationshi!, until he ecies to sol&e this inan unhealthy manner, 'ut that is + a!!arently + &ery eCecti&e

ASC# (Uctor o*urera), one o" many e-s -ho e :uro!e "or South America urin*orl ar %%, li&es an orinary li"e in ru*uay At almost /6, he3s 'ecome "e u! -ith hiscommunity an his "amily3s lac o" interest in its o-n herita*e M 7ALA is a cro-+!leasin*'lac comey re&ol&in* aroun a e-ish retiree -ho is con&ince the shy, ol 9erman o-ner o" alocal sea"ront restaurant is in "act a "ormer aHi

Teas Competition presente !y Panavision ? 9ran ury riHe -inner recei&es a camerarental !aca*e &alue at .0,000 "rom ana&ision

D#"-T L##* I" T. 6AS.."T 2 (SA) – orl remiereDirectorP Anthony


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T. ,%/ 3IT T. *"IF. (SA) ♥ + orl remiere

DirectorP Alison Armstron* T-enty years a"ter he hel!e !ut on ill is #*htin* to "ree himFilme o&er ei*ht years, T>: 9; %T> T>: 7%F: traces the history o" the "rienshi! 'et-een a!rominent *ay ri*hts acti&ist an a con&icte _*ay 'ash3 murerer, set a*ainst the 'acro! o"*ay ri*hts, &ictims3 ri*hts, an !risoners3 ri*hts, in the harsh TeIas Bustice system

L#". STA' #L/ 3A' (SA) – orl remiereDirectorP Linell Sin*letonL4: STA >4L; A is a s!orts ocumentary that loos into the !rie, !assion an !olitics o"the century+ol ri&alry 'et-een TeIas an TeIas A8M This s!orts ocumentary eI!lores thetra*ic loss o" the in+state ri&alry an traition throu*h a historical re&ie-, in+e!th inter&ie-s-ith "ormer coaches, !layers, "ans, s!orts analysts !lus *ri!!in* *ame "oota*e

T. L#. I"SID. (SA) – orl remiereDirectorP Any %r&ineQ Mar Smoot=astP achary 7ni*htonQ oey 7ernQ 7at FosterQ


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the center o" a es!erate an ra!ily eterioratin* situation that tests his moral com!ass anthreatens to estroy his "amilyVan his ream

T%"D.' 6'#*. T. .A."S (SA) + orl remiereDirectorP Tim Sousen=astP AleI etersQ 9a&in >o-eQ Tanner aley :ure%n a >ansel an 9retel+esKue moern "airy tale, si'lin*s Samantha (1.) an illiam aul (6) mustsur&i&e on their o-n a"ter a tra*ey ills their "amily They are !lace in an a'usi&e "oster home,'ut -hen Samantha o&erhears that they are to 'e s!lit u!, they esca!e to li&e in a crum'lin*shac in the -oos Li"e is har, 'ut they recei&e hel! "rom a mysterious source hen su!!liesrun out an illiam aul "alls ill, Samantha must #n a -ay "or them to sur&i&e – 'e"ore it3s toolate

Family Frienly

T. AD."T%'.S #F P.PP.' A"D PA%LA (SA)DirectorP 7e&in an o'in ations=astP Allie Deolt :AD A4D T>: 4LD loos at the _-hy3 o" this ash

!henomenon hy i the intense out!ourin* o" s!ontaneous su!!ort "or a chil re&er'eratearoun the -orl an 'ecome one o" the 'i**est _*oo ne-s stories3 e&er@

PAP.' PLA".S (Australia) – S remiereDirectorP o'ert =onnolly=astP Sam orthin*tonQ : 4Ien'oulQ De'orah MailmanDylan e''er, is an ima*inati&e t-el&e+year ol 'oy -ith a nac "or "olin* an yin* !a!er!lanes A"ter isco&erin* his talent coul tae him to the to! at the orl unior a!er lane=ham!ionshi!, Dylan !re!ares to tae on !o-er"ul ri&als ith a *reat challen*e soarin* ahea,an a *oal to y into the num'er one s!ot, there3s no tellin* ho- "ar he can *oE

P.. 3..-S 6I, AD."T%'. (1$O5Q SA)DirectorP Tim olton, Diane Salin*er, u 4menAlmost as much "airy tale as a&enture, Tim


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Deep .llum Souns

DA'. T# D'% (SA) – orl remiereDirectorP ohn


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DirectorP ohn Lanis=astP ohn


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the social an institutional o'stacles "ace 'y !eo!le -ho are 'lin in the si*hte -orl an -hatit taes to surmount these 'arriers

T. %STL.' (1$61Q SA)DirectorP o'ert ossen=astP aul e-man, acie 9leason, i!er Laurie, 9eor*e = Scottith o!!ressi&e &isuals set oC 'y 'rilliant !er"ormances "rom a star+stue cast lea 'y aule-man, T>: >STL: loos an "eels lie the last _N0s Film oir.

T. L.,# #I. (201NQ SA)DirectorP hil LorQ =hristo!her Miller=astP =hris ratt, :liHa'eth : ADg is the 'est cou!les thera!y that you3lle&er -itness

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DirectorP onathan ysoci Trust issues are teste as a *ay male cou!le sho! "or their #rst mattress

A%D'./ A*. A I4TAP. (SA)DirectorP ames MacenHie%t3s 1$OO Aurey ho!es to sa&e her crush "rom losin* his &ir*inity to the Kueen 'ee ea!on o"choice@ A 'lan cassette ta!e

6AD ,%/ 2 (SA)DirectorP =hris Mc%nroyromotions are *oo, unless you3re 'a

6%TT.' /A-S.LF (SA)DirectorP ulian etscheA 'anana an a hot o* 'un are "amous

CAST I" I"DIA (%niaSA)

DirectorP atasha aheBa%conic an u'iKuitous, thousans o" manhole co&ers ot the streets o" e- ;or =ity :nli&enin*the e&eryay o'Bects aroun us, this short #lm is a *lim!se o" the -orin* li&es o" the men'ehin the manhole co&ers in e- ;or =ity

T. CIC*." (9ermany=roatia)DirectorP na 9unBa

The ay+to+ay li"e o" a siI+year+ol *irl *ro-in* u! urin* unsta'le times in SaraBe&o is shaenu! -hen a chicen Boins her "amily

C'##*.D CA"D/ (SA)DirectorP Anre- o*ers7iner Sur!rise e**s are enormously !o!ular aroun the -orl From the "oil -ra!!er to thechocolate shell, the !lastic yol ca!sule to the cle&er toy insie, 7iner e**s are !ractically a*lo'al rite o" chilhoo That is, eIce!t in the nite States, -here they3re consiere a choin*haHar an are ille*al This is the story o" a 7iner smu**ler

C%TA3A/ (=anaa)DirectorP 7aHi a-ansi

Tol solely throu*h close etails o" hans an o'Bects, this Kuiet, increi'ly !erce!ti&e #lm"ollo-s a man throu*h -hat shoul ha&e 'een an orinary ay 'ut an im!ortant a!!ointment

chan*es his li"e

DA/ G0 (=anaa)DirectorP Sol Frieman=astP ohn


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%n this animate retellin* o" the oah3s Ar story, &arious unholy acti&ities #ll the *reat shi!, asthe animals isco&er the arer sie o" their nature

T. FAC. #F %*'AI".9 CASTI", #*SA"A 6AI%L (Australia)DirectorP 7itty 9reenAorne in !in seKuins, little *irls "rom across a i&ie, -ar+torn raine auition to !lay therole o" *ol meal+-innin* #*ure sater 4sana


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%LI,"A"S (SA)DirectorP Shaa 7in*muli*nan(s) moolinyan(s) n 1 %talian+American slan* "or a 'lac man Deri&e "rom %talianialect -or "or e**!lant See alsoP moolie SourceP r'an Dictionary an !retty much e&erymo' mo&ie e&er

/'"A T. #"ST.' (SA)DirectorP %an SamuelsMyrna the monster, a heart+'roen alien reamer "rom the moon, escri'es her li"e to a LosAn*eles su!!ort *rou! She tals a'out her launromat romance, attem!ts at 'ecomin* anactress, an a transcenent esert ru* tri! -ith her 'est "rien Shelly >er collecti&eeI!eriences *i&e her the coura*e to mae her most !ersonal con"ession an her most icultchoice Shoul she stay or shoul she *o 'ac to her moon lo&er@

#ASIS (SA)DirectorP =armen imeneHA"ter her hus'an ies, ie&es inherits his Bo' as the su!er o" a ecayin* a!artment com!leI in

e- ;or =ity


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A youn* marrie cou!le 'rin*s t-o o" their sin*le "riens out to alm S!rin*s "or a lon* -eeen%t oes not *o as !lanne

H%.S# FLA.AD# (SA)DirectorP ean esce=ris!us is a collector o" antiKue murer -ea!ons, cham!ion o" o*s, an connoisseur o" the!o!ular ish, Kueso ameao >e also ha!!ens to 'e an assassin "or hire

'#SS + 6.T (e- ealan)DirectorP >amish T: "ollo- the story o" =ol 9ene Morris, -ho "ou*ht to le*aliHe s!ear+huntin* in thestate o" Ala'ama an then !roceee to s!en 600,00000 o" his o-n money 'uilin* TheS!ear >untin* Museum in Summerale, AL (a museum eicate to himsel" an his s!ear+huntin* !ro-ess) The #lm also "ocuses on an oC'eat cast o" lo&ers, acolytes, an critics o" the

me*alomaniacal hunter as they remem'er his istincti&e tactics "or illin* an "or lea&in* ale*acy

T. ST#AC (7)DirectorP


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3.-LL FI"D S#.TI", (SA)DirectorP =asey 9ooenA cou!le stru**les to choose a restaurant -hile &isitin* e- ;or

Animate Short Competition presente !y '..L F4

6AT #%S. 7SIALL8 (S-een)DirectorP ii Linroth &an


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3#'LD #F T##''#3 (SA)DirectorP Don >ertH"eltA little *irl is taen on a min+'enin* tour o" her istant "uture

A6#%T T. DALLAS FIL S#CI.T/

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