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SEPT 28 - OCT 4, 2015 PEACEFILMFEST.ORG
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WELCOME TO THE 13th ANNUAL GLOBAL PEACE FILM FESTIVALIN ORLANDO AND WINTER PARK, FLORIDA
Since 2003 the Global Peace Film Festival has presented program-ming that celebrates the spirit and values of the local and global communities. In 13 years, we have grown from an annual event to a trusted organization working year-round to support local nonprofit groups, engage the public and to supplement our schools andcolleges with compelling, relevant programming that speaks to local issues while introducing fresh perspectives and new ideas.
The 2015 festival marks our 10th year at Rollins College, one of our foremost partners. As we reflect on our past, we continue to build new alliances — with Valencia College and its newly expanded Peace & Justice Institute, for example — to create a brighter, more peaceful future together.
This year, we are acknowledging the importance of reflection and of learning from the past to better navigate the present and prepare for the future. Many stories address the shadow of history and hope for the future — evolution of Soviet-U.S. relations; Prague on the eve of the Velvet Revolution; young peace-builders in Kenya; San Francisco’s efforts to achieve zero waste by 2020; and close-up looks at U.S. ambassadors Jon Huntsman and Richard Holbrooke. In the moment, we can feel overwhelmed or forced into false choices. But, with time and perspective, we see there are always opportunities to act as our best selves.
As always, the festival begins with the inspirational artwork of the K-12 students of Orange County Public Schools displayed in therotunda of Orlando’s City Hall, along with parties, panels and Q&As. New this year, we are delighted to welcome PremiereCinemas and Orlando Fashion Square, joining Rollins College and the Winter Park Library as primary venues.
GPFF is grateful for the support of our partners and sponsors — old and new! And we thank you, the audience. You support us not only by coming to the festival in September and events through-out the year, but also by taking up the causes that move you to do your part to make the world a better place. It starts here, with you!
Nina Streich Kelly DeVineExecutive Director Artistic Director
WATCH FILMS. GET INVOLVED. CHANGE THINGS.
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GLOBAL PEACE FILM FESTIVAL
GPFF 2015Thank You To Our Sponsors
White Dove SponsorsClear Channel OutdoorIDEASThomas P. Johnson Visiting Scholar and Artist initiativeMoore Stephens Lovelace, P.A.Rollins CollegeValencia College
Venue PartnersThe Alfond InnOrlando Fashion SquarePremiere CinemasRollins CollegeValencia CollegeWinter Park Library
Media SponsorsFandor.comGrowing BolderOrlando WeeklyVisit OrlandoWPRK 91.5FM
Friends of the FestivalCentral Florida Veg FestEileen FisherEssenceSea/Sustainable SynergyFlorida Division of Cultural Affairs
Friends of the FestivalFlorida Division of Cultural AffairsUnited Arts of Central Florida Whole Foods Market Winter ParkWomen in Film & TV Florida
Peace Loversdandelion communitea caféFirst Green BankForeFront Productions LLCHilton Grand Vacations ClubHonest TeaInterfaith Council of Central FloridaMaxine’s on ShinePark Plaza HotelPeaceKeeper Cause-MeticsRedBird PrintingTen Thousand Villages
• This project is funded in part by Orange County Government through the Arts & Cultural Affairs Program.
• Supported by United Arts of Central Flor-ida, host of power2give.org/centralflorida and the collaborative Campaign for the Arts.
• Sponsored in part by the State of Florida,Department of State, Division of Cultural Af-fairs and the Florida Council on Arts & Culture.
Event SponsorOrange County
Arts & Cultural Affairs
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BEYOND BOLLYWOOD | OCTOBER 3RD-5THT h e 2 1 s t A n n u a l
F I L M F E S T I VA L 2 0 1 5Beyond Bollywood: The 21st Annual South Asian Film
Festival showcases diverse images of the Indian
subcontinent, its culture, and heritage through acclaimed
independent films from across the globe. This program is
part of Enzian Theater's cultural festival circuit and is
co-presented with the Asian Cultural Association.
E N Z I A N . O R G
SAV ET H E
DAT E
Executive DirectorNina Streich
Artistic DirectorKelly DeVine
Public Relations DirectorMichele Plant KroupaMichele Plant Communications
Festival & Venues ManagementAbbie StecklerPenny StoutDeborah WaltersNani DoromalCy ForeYoweri KimeriaKitt McLeod
Volunteer CoordinatorChristopher Williamson
Community OutreachDave O’ConnorMiriam P. Saunders
Marketing / OutreachSheri Heitker-DixonBrittany HillTyler Patrick
Social MediaMaria CerroneDaniella Risi
PhotographySue ThompsonGlobal Peace Network
Catalog Editing & DesignKen CarpenterRobert Navaille
Marketing DesignGriffin CampbellBlack Hat Creative Media
Festival TrailerIDEASMaryanne MetaxasGreg Roux
WebmasterJoe Ruggeri
Legal CounselW. Edward McLeod
Accounting ServicesMoore Stephens Lovelace P.A.
GPFF 2015Festival Staff
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Board of DirectorsKurt Alter, TreasurerKen Carpenter, ChairmanMark DixonJerrid KalakayLisa Mills, SecretaryRey PerezNina Streich
AmbassadorsBob AllenDick BatchelorAmbassador Anwarul K. Chowdhury
Charles ClementsAlexandra CousteauJan CousteauPhilippe CousteauJeff DowdGiancarlo EspositoMike FarrellRichard GerePhilip GlassDanny GoldbergLee GrantAndre GregoryHomer HartageBarbara Kopple
Bob KovacevichJim LussierChief Oren LyonsCarmen MooreReverend James Park MortonMichael O’KeefeMarsha ReeceNancy Rudner-LugoSusan SarandonMartin SheenKen SunshineVince WelshCharley WilliamsGerry Williams
GPFF 2015Board of Directors & Ambassadors
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GPFF 2015Thank You
Rollins CollegeJulian ChamblissDenise CummingsAnn FrancisMichele MeyerGail SinclairJoe SiryLisa TillmannFacilities ManagementCenter for Leadership and Community EngagementAnd the many faculty, staff and students who make the GPFF better every year
K-12 Art ExhibitLenore EasthamAshley Spero
Winter Park LibraryRuth Edwards
Premiere CinemasBrian Munoz
Orlando Fashion SquareBrian Small
Valencia CollegePeace & Justice InstituteRachel AllenRudy DardenMayra Holzer Krystal Pherai
Thank youBob AllenBetty AlterSusan BeversluisChris BlancJay BoyarReisa BrafmanAllie BraswellShelly BroadwellMike BrownRobert CassanelloPatrick ChapinSandi CleeveleyPeter CleeveleyJill Bolander CohenJim CoffinShirley DeckerKathleen DeVaultWendy DoromalKirt EarhartAdora EnglishScott EvansPatricia FinneranG. Terry ForeBryan FulwiderMary GirauloAnnette Gluskin-HabinGreg GoldenMarcia GoodwinRon HabinNancy JacobsonGraham JarrettJennifer JewellPatrick KahnPam KancherBryan KriekardTomas Lares
Thank you John LuxHollie MahadeoHenry MaldonadoJane McLeanMike McLeodMary Anne MetaxasMark MiddletonTerry OlsonMike PrairieOrpfos ProductionsKristin RothbauerMikki Scanlon-KriekardBill SchaferElliot SchwartzRachel & Jim ShipleyDelila SmalleySissy SpangSarah SprinkelRick StoneCraig SwygertYulia TikhonovaJennifer Trombino-SchroederWendy WallenbergTrudy WildDan Winkler
Power2Give DonorsDebbie & Ken CarpenterSheri & Mark DixonTerry DrayerJeri & Fred GoldbergKaren HurleyJaime LonghiVicki NantzWalter NelsonJerry Trojanek
Thank you to all our VOLUNTEERS, whose help is essential in making the festival run. We are so grateful for your spirit, your dedication and your hard work.
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GPFF 2015Panel Discussions
Thursday, Oct. 1, noon, FREE2nd floor, outsidePremiere CinemasHear from Brian Rusch, exec-utive director of the Desmond Tutu Peace Foundation, about the work of his organization.
Friday, Oct. 2, noon, FREE 2nd floor, outsidePremiere CinemasFilmmaker Casper Wong talks about the Peace Pod Project and her film “The LuLu Sessions.”
Saturday, Oct. 3, noon, FREE2nd floor, outsidePremiere CinemasFilmmakers discuss their work that is being shown in the festival.
At Rollins College
At Orlando Fashion Square
PEACE PITCHWednesday, Sept. 30, 4 p.m.,SunTrust Auditorium, FREE“Memoir of an Honest Voice” is a 15-minute short film by Nigerian filmmaker Aloaye Melvin Omoake that is the trailer for “Long Way Gone,” a feature-length dramatization of the life of Mariatu Kamara. At the age of 16, she was caught up in the civil war in Sierra Leone. She later finds a new life in Canada where she becomes a UNICEF special representative for children in armed conflict.
WHAT IS PEACE?Thursday, Oct. 1, 4 p.m.SunTrust Auditorium, FREEBrian Rusch (photo), execu-tive director of the Desmond Tutu Peace Foundation, leads a panel in a discus-sion of what it means to
strive for a world of peace with justice.
MAKING FILMS THAT MAKE A DIFFERENCEFriday, October 2, 4 p.m.SunTrust Auditorium, FREEFeaturing filmmakers whose work is featured in the festival and a special guest from the South Asian Film Festival, the panel will discuss their commitment to independent film and the spe-cial challenges they face, often telling stories that are outside of the mainstream.
MEDIA DIALOGUESaturday, Oct. 3. 11 a.m.SunTrust Auditorium, FREEJournalists and special guests discuss press-ing social issues as relates to media coverage and reporting.
INTERFAITH DIALOGUE Sunday, Oct. 4, 7 p.m.Bush Auditorium, ticket for film requiredFollowing the screening of “The Armor of Light” at 5:30 p.m., a panel of leaders from different faiths will talk about taking action regarding the issues raised in the film.
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GPFF 2015
Event Schedule
Tuesday, Sept. 29
LOCATION KEY
OPENING NIGHT
PARTIES
LANDFILL HARMONICThe Green at Rollins College - 8:30 p.m.
Opening PartyTuesday, Sept. 296-8 p.m. / Passholders only
The Alfond Inn300 E. New England Av, WP
Shopping PartyFriday, Oct. 2, 6-8 p.m.Ten Thousand Villages329 N. Park Ave, #102, WPJoin Filmmakers & Special Guests. A percentage of purchases will benefit the GPFF
Filmmaker PartySaturday, Oct. 3 9:30 p.m. / Passholders only
Maxine’s on Shine337 N. Shine Ave, Orlando
Rollins CollegeBush Auditorium & SunTrust AuditoriumEnter campus through wrought-iron archAt S. Interlachen Ave. & E. Fairbanks Ave., Winter Park, FL
Valencia CollegeWest Campus 1800 S. Kirkman Ave, Orlando; Bldg. HSB 105 (Thursday only)Winter Park Campus 850 W. Morse Blvd., Winter Park (Friday only)
Winter Park Public Library460 E. New England Ave., Winter Park, FL
Premiere Cinemas at Orlando Fashion Square 2nd floor opposite food court, 3201 East Colonial Drive, Orlando, FL
Ten Thousand Villages329 North Park Ave., Suite 102, Winter Park, FL
The Alfond Inn300 E New England Ave. at S. Interlachen Ave., Winter Park, FL
Bush
SunTrust
WPPL
Premiere
10K
Alfond Inn
Valencia
Peace Art Exhibit, Orlando City Hall Rotunda400 S. Orange Ave., Orlando, FL• See the work of K-12 students from Orange County Public Schools• Open throughout the festival (8 a.m.- 5 p.m.) FREE• Opening reception & awards, Monday, Sept. 28, 5:30-6:30 p.m. FREE
UCF Art Gallery, School of Visual Arts & Design12400 Aquarius Agora Dr., Orlando, FL• Peace photography & video exhibit, open throughout the festival. FREE• Opening reception, Sunday, Sept. 27, 3-5 p.m., FREE
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GPFF 2015
Event Schedule
Wednesday, Sept. 30
WPPL Premiere1 Premiere2 Premiere3SunTrust
9-11
12
4
5
5:30
6
6:30
7
7:30
8
8:30
9
9:30
10
Bush Other
6:00-7:50
THE DIPLOMAT
8:15-9:45
COTTON ROAD
4:00-5:30
PEACE PITCH:MEMOIR OF AN HONEST
VOICE
6:30-7:15
PARABLES OF WAR
8:00-9:30
CONTAINMENT
5:30-7:15
OUT OF FOCUS
&COLORS FOR LEO
8:00-9:45
CAST THE FIRST STONE
8:00-9:30
LANDFILLHARMONIC
8:30-10:00
RACING TO ZERO
&INVISIBLE PEOPLE
&PLAY DATE
6:00-7:45
COMING BACK TO THE HOOP
5:30-7:30
SONGS FROM BOSAWAS
&THE VISION
WITHIN6:30-8:10
AUTISM IN LOVE
ALL DAY: Art exhibits at Orlando City Hall & UCF Art Gallery
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GPFF 2015
Event Schedule
Thursday, Oct. 1
WPPL Premiere1 Premiere2 Premiere3SunTrust
10
12
4
5
5:30
6
6:30
7
7:30
8
8:30
9
9:30
10
Bush Other
12:00-1:302ND FLOORFASHION SQ.PANEL: WHAT
IS PEACE?BRIAN RUSCH
4:00-5:20PANEL: WHAT IS PEACE?
BRIAN RUSCH
10:00-1:00AT VALENCIA
WESTPARABLES& VISION
5:30-7:30
THE TRUE COST
8:15-9:50
STINK!
6:00-7:45
AUTISM IN LOVE
8:00-10:00
A SNAKE GIVES BIRTH TO A SNAKE
6:30-8:30
SONGS FROM BOSAWAS
&THE VISION
WITHIN
5:30-7:30
THE DIPLOMAT
8:00-9:45
HOT TYPE: 150 YEARS OF THE NATION
6:30-7:50
BEGIN WITH ME
&EINEN
KOFFER
8:30-9:45TRIALS OF C. BAKER MOTLEY
&STELLA WALSH
&HUMAN RIGHTS:
UNFINISHED
7:00-9:30 AT VALENCIA
WEST
RACING TO ZERO
&INVISIBLE PEOPLE
&PLAY DATE
6:00-7:45
PARABLES OF WAR
8:00-9:30
THE WHITE HOUSE
OVERTURE
(FOLLOWED BY LIVE MUSIC)
ALL DAY: Art exhibits at Orlando City Hall & UCF Art Gallery
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GPFF 2015
Event Schedule
Friday, Oct. 2
WPPL Premiere1 Premiere2 Premiere3SunTrust
12
1:30
4
5
5:30
6
6:30
7
7:30
8
8:30
9
9:30
10
Bush Other
6:15-8:15
LISTOPAD 7:00-9:00AT VALENCIA WINTER PARK
CAMPUS
IN OUR SON’S NAME
&LITTLE
QUESTIONS
8:45-10:15SHALLOW WATERS
&BETTER TO LIVE
&VOICE IN THE
HEAD
6:00-7:30
CONTAINMENT
8:15-10:15
THE LULU SESSIONS
5:30-7:20
A SNAKE GIVES BIRTH TO A SNAKE
8:00-9:50
FINDING JENN’S VOICE
5:30-7:15
HOT TYPE: 150 YEARS OF THE NATION
8:00-9:15
SPIRAL BOUND
8:15-10:00
CINEMA PALESTINE
&THE MARTYR
8:00-9:30TRIALS OF C. BAKER MOTLEY
&STELLA WALSH
&HUMAN RIGHTS:
UNFINISHED
6:00-7:20
RACING TO ZERO
&INVISIBLE PEOPLE
&PLAY DATE
6:00-7:30
BEGIN WITH ME
&EINEN
KOFFER
4:00-5:20PANEL:MAKING
FILMS THAT MAKE A
DIFFERENCE
12:00-1:302ND FLOORFASHION SQ.
PANEL: PEACE POD PROJECTCASPER WONG
6:00-8:00
10,000 VILLAGES
FILMMAKER & SHOPPING
PARTY FREE TO ALL
ALL DAY: Art exhibits at Orlando City Hall & UCF Art Gallery
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GPFF 2015
Event Schedule
Saturday, Oct. 3
9-11
12
12:30
1
1:30
2
2:30
3
3:30
4
4:30
5
5:30
6
6:30
7
7:30
8
8:30
9
9:30
WPPL Premiere1 Premiere2 Premiere3SunTrustBush Other
1:00-2:15WHITE HOUSE
OVERTURE (FOLLOWED BY MUSIC)
3:00-4:50
PLANETARY&
BALLAD OF HOLLAND HOUSE
5:30-7:15
FINDING JENN’S VOICE
8:00-9:35SUPERDEAFY
MOVIE&
EVERYBODY’SDIFFERENT
11:00-12:30PANEL:MEDIA
DIALOGUE
1:30-2:50
ALUMBRONES
3:30-5:30
STAGE FOUR: LOVE STORY
&SAINT
DEE DEE
6:00-8:00
ALL EYES AND EARS
8:30-10:00ON THE
BANKS OF THE TIGRIS
12:30-2:20
COMING BACK TO THE HOOP
3:00-4:30
ARCTIC MOSQUE
5:00-7:00
THE LULU SESSIONS
7:30-9:30
LISTOPAD
12:00-1:35
STINK!
2:00-3:50
INSIDE PEACE&
JUST BREATHE
4:30-6:15
BETWEEN ALLAH
AND ME&
NO LOVE LOST
7:00-8:45
WILDLIKE
12:30-1:45
SPIRAL BOUND
2:30-4:15
CAST THE FIRST STONE
5:00-6:45
MISS TIBET
7:30-9:20
CINEMA PALESTINE
&THE MARTYR
1:00-2:50
TRUE COST
3:30-5:30
THE ARMOR OF LIGHT
6:00-7:50
A SONG FOR YOU
8:30-10:00PEACE IN OUR
POCKETS&
A BUTTERFLY SPACE
12:00-1:302ND FLOOR FASHION SQ.
PANEL: FILMMAKER DISCUSSION
9:30 FILMMAKERS
PARTY AT MAXINE’S
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GPFF 2015
Event Schedule
Sunday, Oct. 4
9-11
12
12:30
1
1:30
2
2:30
3
3:30
4
4:30
5
5:30
6
6:30
7
7:30
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8:30
9
9:30
WPPL Premiere1 Premiere2 Premiere3SunTrustBush Other
12:30-2:10
PEACE IN OUR POCKETS
& BUTTERFLY
SPACE
3:30-4:50SHALLOW WATERS
& BETTER& VOICE IN THE HEAD
5:30-8:00
THE ARMOR OF LIGHT
FOLLOWED BY PANEL:
INTERFAITH COUNCIL
1:00-2:50
A SONG FOR YOU
6:00-7:45
WILDLIKE
1:30-3:20
INSIDE PEACE&
JUST BREATHE
4:00-5:50
IN OUR SON’S NAME
&LITTLE
QUESTIONS
3:00-4:40
MISS TIBET
6:30-8:15
BETWEEN ALLAH
AND ME&
NO LOVE LOST
12:30-1:50
ALUMBRONES
3:00-4:50
ALL EYES AND EARS
5:30-7:15
ON THE BANKS OF THE TIGRIS
1:00-2:50
PLANETARY&
BALLAD OF HOLLAND HOUSE
3:30-5:10
COTTON ROAD
6:00-7:15OUT OF FOCUS
&COLORS FOR LEO
1:30-3:10
SUPERDEAFY&
EVERYBODY’S DIFFERENT
4:00-6:00
STAGE FOUR: LOVE STORY
&SAINT
DEE DEE
6:30-8:15
ARCTIC MOSQUE
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GPFF 2015Opening Night Feature Film
“Landfill Harmonic” follows the Recycled Orchestra of Cateura, a Paraguayan musical group made up of youths who live next to one of South America’s largest landfills. This unlikely orchestra plays music frominstruments made entirely out of garbage.
When their story goes viral, the orchestra is catapulted into the global spotlight. With the guidance of their music director, they must navigate a new world of sold-out concerts – but when a natural disaster devastates their community, the orchestra provides a source of hope for the town.
The film is a testament to the transformative power of music and the resilience of the human spirit.
LANDFILL HARMONIC
LANDFILL HARMONIC
Director: Brad Allgood
USA / Paraguay / Brazil /Norway, 2015, 84 minutes
Web: landfillharmonicmovie.com
Tue. 9/28, 8:30 p.m, The Green, Rollins CollegeWed. 9/29, 8 p.m, Premiere 1
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ALL EYES AND EARS
Director: Vanessa Hope
China/USA, 2015, 90 minutes
Web: alleyesandears.org
Sat. 10/3, 6 p.m., SunTrust
Sun. 10/4, 3 p.m., Premiere 1
ALUMBRONES
Director: Bruce Donnelly
USA/Cuba, 2014, 75 minutes
Web: bit.ly/1TCi5Ta
Sat. 10/3, 1:30 p.m., SunTrust
Sun. 10/4, 12:30 p.m., Premiere 1
“Alumbrones” explores the lives and work of 12 Cuban artists living and working in Cuba today through in depth candid interviews and state of the art cinematography. Among them, the most intimate interview to date with one of the most important artist in Cuba – Pedro Pablo Oliva. It’s an exploration of the creative process, family life, social conditions, the very difficult economic era of the 1990’s known as “The Special Period” and the great resilient humor of the Cuban people. An original musical score was composed and arranged for the film by well known Cuban musician Rodolfo Argudin Justiz “Peruchin.” The music was recorded in Havana at world famous EGREM Studios.
A timely exploration into the complex links between the U.S. and China, “All Eyes and Ears” evokes the personal and the international with its accent on diplomacy, activism and individual experience. Inter-spersed with remarks from journalists and experts, the film interweaves the stories of U.S. Ambassador to China Jon Huntsman, his adopted Chinese daughter, Gracie Mei, and blind legal advocate Chen Guangcheng as they find purpose, identity and resolve amid the two nations’ evolving relationship. The film follows Huntsman during his tenure as ambassador. As he contends with achieving diplomatic goals, teenager Gracie gathers a better understanding of her own cross-cultural identity. And Chen Guangc-heng’s journey — from house arrest to his highly publicized asylum at the U.S. Embassy — highlights the activist’s thoughts on China’s ambitions as an emergent power. All Eyes and Ears illuminates the delicate, intersecting layers of history, ideology and politics at play behind current diplomatic maneuvers.
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ARCTIC MOSQUE
Directors: Nilufer Rahman & Saira Rahman
Canada, 2014, 79 minutes
Web: bit.ly/1MsGExH
Sat. 10/3, 3 p.m., WP Library
Sun. 10/4, 6:30 p.m., Premiere 2
THE ARMOR OF LIGHT
Director: Abigail Disney
USA, 2015, 90 minutes
Web: armoroflightfilm.com
Sat. 10/3. 3:30 p.m., Premiere 3
Sun. 10/4, 5:30 p.m., Bush
“The Armor of Light” follows the journey of an Evangelical minister trying to find the courage to preach about the growing toll of gun violence in America. Reverend Rob Schenck, anti-abortion activist and fixture on the political far right, breaks with orthodoxy by questioning whether being pro-gun is consistent with being pro-life. Rev. Schenck meets Lucy McBath, mother of Jordan Davis, an unarmed teenager who was murdered in Florida and whose story has cast a spotlight on “Stand Your Ground” laws. McBath, also a Christian, decides to work with Schenck even though she is pro-choice. Follow these unlikely allies through their trials of conscience, heartbreak and rejection, as they attempt to make others consider America’s gun culture through a moral lens.
In 2010, a little prefabricated mosque made an epic journey across Canada to the Arctic, where no mosque had gone before. Amidst a world that responds to mosques with fear and controversy, a little mosque makes its way across the trials and beauty of the Canadian landscape in a celebrated and unprecedented 2.500 mile journey by road and river from the prairie city of Winnipeg to the small arctic town of Inuvik. As the northernmost mosque in the western hemisphere establishes its roots in the Arctic permafrost, so too does the small yet eclectic community of Inuvik Muslims who carve out a unique Canadian identity as they find friendship and a home amongst some of the oldest cultural communities in Canada.
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AUTISM IN LOVE
Director: Matt Fuller
USA, 2015, 75 minutes
Web: autisminlove.com
Wed. 9/30, 6:30 p.m., Premiere 3
Thur. 10/1, 6 p.m., SunTrust
BEGIN WITH ME
Director: Janet Kern
USA, 1991, 56 minutes
Web: on.fb.me/1PqkDOe
Screens with “Einen Koffer”
Thur. 10/1, 6:30 p.m., Premiere 3
Fri. 10/2, 6:30 p.m., SunTrust
Narrated by Garrison Keillor, with additional commentary by Mark Twain, “Begin With Me” documents a Soviet citizens delegation, including an astronaut and a milkmaid, sailing down the Mississippi River in search of the “real America.” At every port, the Soviets — mostly Russians — were taken in by local families: for a softball game, a square dance . . . and haunting conversations. Conflicted impulses of ideology and experience, aggression and affection, are vividly present. A beautiful Russian journalist, a proud American farmer, a fierce grade school teacher from Kiev, and a hospitable psychologist from Iowa speak about homelessness, the unforeseen consequences of war, the judgement of history, and the philo-sophical underpinnings of the superpowers they love. An archival portrait of citizens taking international relations into their own hands as they did, and we still, sometimes, must.
What happens when children with autism grow up and want to have lives of their own? “Autism in Love” follows Lenny’s search for the perfect woman, Lindsey and David as they consider the next step in their relationship, and Stephen as he faces the end of his marriage as best he can. Capturing the usually unexplored experiences in the lives of autistic adults, this touching documentary presents a personal and critical perspective on the most important aspect of the human condition — love.
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BETWEEN ALLAH & ME (AND EVERYONE ELSE)
Director: Kyoko Yokoma
Canada, 2015, 59 minutes
Web: hijabdocumentary.com
Screens with “No Love Lost”
Sat. 10/3, 4:30 p.m., Premiere 1
Sun. 10/4, 6:30 p.m., WP Library
CAST THE FIRST STONE
Director: Jonathan Stack
USA, 2013, 93 minutes
Web: bit.ly/1hCSg4f
Wed. 9/30, 8 p.m., WP Library
Sat. 10/3, 3 p.m., Premiere 2
In May 2012, 75 inmates at Angola Prison and Louisiana Correctional Institution for Women came together to put on the performance of their lives. Over the course of three days, before an audience of a thousand free people, these inmate actors performed “The Passion of Christ” in perhaps the largest the-atrical event ever staged in a prison. The actors, whose own experience mimics the characters they play, help us experience these biblical characters in ways rarely felt before. Leading the effort is prisoner Gary Tyler who, at age 16 in 1974, was the youngest person in America on death row. With 40 years behind bars, four on death row and six more in solitary, his wisdom guides the ship and assures its success.
No dress code inspires more debate than that of Muslim women. In North America, the way a Muslim woman dresses is her personal choice, but that choice, which includes whether or not to wear hijab to cover her hair, is often met with both approval and criticism. Meet Farida, Shaila, Naima and Sara, four Muslim women in Toronto making decisions about their personal dress codes. The film follows the wom-en’s personal journeys and their interactions with different members of society, and in doing so reveals that the piece of fabric called hijab carries many diverse meanings and messages. As these women try to follow their faith and their hearts at the same time, the film unveils the intricate and complex effects of hijab on Muslim women, their families and communities, and the larger multicultural society in which they live.
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CINEMA PALESTINE
Director: Tim Schwab
Canada/Palestine, 2014, 79 min.
Web: bit.ly/1gHPUAf
Screens with “The Martyr”
Fri. 10/2, 8:15 p.m., SunTrust
Sat. 10/3, 7:30 p.m., Premiere 2
COMING BACK TO THE HOOP
Director: Jane Pittman
USA, 2014, 92 minutes
Web: comingbacktothehoop.com
Wed. 9/30, 6 p.m., Premiere 2
Sat. 10/3, 12:30 p.m., WP Library
Jane Pittman, a promising basketball star at her small town high school, ran off the court during a holi-day tournament game never to return — until now, 43 years later. When Jane stumbles across the NOVA United Senior Women’s Basketball Association, old passions are reignited. Vowing to get into the best shape of her life, she is determined to play competitive ball again. What she never expected to find on that journey was a passionate group of senior adults who had decided to “wear out, before we rust out.” Choosing basketball over Canasta and Bingo, these women come together for much more than sports. “Coming Back To The Hoop” is about the transformative power of basketball and the healing it brings when you connect with something larger than yourself and give yourself over to the team.
“Cinema Palestine” explores the life and work of multiple generations of Palestinian filmmakers and media artists. Told through intimate, in-depth interviews with a wide range of Palestinian artists living in the Middle East, North American and Europe, and featuring key excerpts from their works, the film explores issues of personal experience, artistic development, political and social concerns, the relation-ship to the landscape and what it means to be a Palestinian artist in the context of the larger struggle for nationhood.
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CONTAINMENT
Directors: Peter Galison & Robb Moss
USA/Japan, 81 minutes
Web: containmentmovie.com
Wed. 9/30, 8:30 p.m., SunTrust
Fri. 10/2, 6 p.m., Premiere 2
COTTON ROAD
Director: Laurel Kissel
USA/China, 2014, 72 minutes
Web: cottonroadmovie.com
Wed. 9/30, 8:15 p.m., Bush
Sun. 10/4, 3:30 p.m., Premiere 2
Americans consume nearly 20 billion new items of clothing each year, and at least 1 billion of them are made in China. “Cotton Road” uncovers the transnational movement of cotton and tells the stories of worker’s lives in a conventional cotton supply chain. From rural farms in South Carolina to factory cities in China, we span the globe to encounter the industrial processes behind our rapacious consumption of cheap clothing and textile products. Are we connected to one another through the things we consume? Cotton Road explores a contemporary landscape of globalized labor through human stories and provides an opportunity to reflect on the ways our consumption impacts others and drives a global economy.
Can we contain some of the deadliest, most long-lasting substances ever produced? Left over from the Cold War are 100 million gallons of radioactive sludge, covering vast radioactive lands. Governments around the world, desperate to protect future generations, have begun imagining society 10,000 years from now in order to create monuments that will speak across time. Part observational essay filmed in weapons plants, Fukushima and deep underground – and part graphic novel, “Containment” weaves be-tween an uneasy present and an imaginative, troubled far future, exploring the idea that over millennia, nothing stays put.
GPFF 2015 / FEATURE FILMS
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THE DIPLOMAT
Director: David Holbrooke
USA, 2015, 104 minutes
Web: thediplomatfilm.com
Wed. 9/30, 6 p.m., Bush
Thur. 10/1, 6 p.m., Premiere 1
FINDING JENN’S VOICE
Director: Tracy Schott
USA, 2015, 73 minutes
Web: findingjennsvoice.com
Screens with “The Distant Touch”
Fri. 10/2, 8 p.m., Premiere 1
Sat. 10/3, 5:30 p.m., Bush
On March 16, 2011, 27-year-old Jennifer Snyder was murdered by her married boyfriend of more than two years, after he learned that she was pregnant. He shot Jenn and then dumped her body in a wooded ravine. He was arrested six days later, eventually pleading guilty to avoid the death penalty. When the filmmaker learned of Jenn’s murder, she was shocked to learn that homicide is the leading cause of death during pregnancy. Why wasn’t the media talking about this? Why was every case covered like it was a fluke, just some guy “snapping?” Conversations with experts and survivors of intimate partner homicide help us to find Jenn’s voice, and understand the dangers overlooked by so many. They give a voice to the voiceless and leave the viewer with a message that is hard to forget.
“The Diplomat” tells the remarkable story of the life and legacy of Ambassador Richard Holbrooke, whose singular career spans 50 years of American foreign policy from Vietnam to Afghanistan. Told through the perspective of his eldest son David, the documentary takes you behind the scenes of high stakes diplo-macy where peace is waged and wars are ended. The film will be released in 2015, the 20th anniversary of Holbrooke’s crowning achievement: the Dayton Peace Accords, which ended the war in Bosnia.
GPFF 2015 / FEATURE FILMS
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HOT TYPE: 150 YEARSOF THE NATION
Director: Barbara Kopple
USA, 2015, 93 minutes
Web: imdb.to/1Pgkn3A
Thur. 10/1, 8:30 p.m., Premiere 1
Fri. 10/2, 6 p.m., Bush
IN OUR SON’S NAME
Director: Gayla Jamison
USA, 2015, 65 minutes
Web: inoursonsname.com
Screens with “Little Questions”
Fri. 10/1, 7 p.m., Valencia WP
Sun. 10/4, 4 p.m., WP Library
“In Our Son’s Name” is an intimate portrait of Phyllis and Orlando Rodríguez, as they cope with grief and search for meaning when their son, Greg, dies with thousands of others in the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001. Choosing nonviolence and reconciliation over vengeance, the couple begins a transformative, sometimes controversial, journey that challenges conventional concepts of justice and healing. As their search for meaning evolves they speak out against anti-Muslim actions and find peace in working with prison inmates. The film mixes in-depth interviews with on-location footage and striking archival photo-graphs and video to create a deeply personal story that invites us to re-consider conventional concepts of justice and healing.
Founded in 1865, The Nation is America’s oldest weekly magazine. Now in its 150th year, it has long been considered one of America’s definitive journalistic voices. “Hot Type” tells its story. Capturing daily life at the magazine, the film introduces staff writers and editors both past and present, shows The Nation’s highly sought-after internship program, and follows reporters covering stories in the field. At the heart of the film is The Nation’s enduring commitment to in-depth coverage and long term perspectives on core issues like racial justice, foreign intervention and climate change. It is the story of The Nation – and the nation – evolving into the future, as it is guided by its past.
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INSIDE PEACE
Director: Cynthia Fitzpatrick
USA, 2015, 77 minutes
Web: insidepeacemovie.com
Screens with “Just Breathe”
Sat. 10/3, 2 p.m., Premiere 1
Sun. 10/4, 1:30 p.m., WP Library
LISTOPAD
Director: Gary Keith Griffin
Czech Republic/Slovakia, 2015, 90 minutes
Web: listopadfilm.com
Fri, 6:15 p.m., Premiere 3
Sat. 10/3, 7:30, WP Library
“Listopad” is a story of the spirited friendship between three teenaged boys, swept up in the “Velvet Revolution” of 1989. Petr, Jiri and Ondrej are an unlikely trio of friends. An artist, a hockey player and a music trader, they survive Communism by playing sports, drinking beer, chasing girls and listening to underground music. But they are bound together by their desire for freedom and, on a cold, dark night in November, they join the front lines of a student demonstration in the streets of Prague. Face-to-face with the riot police, the boys are forced into a momentous decision: stand up against the Communist regime or give in to a system that has silenced their families for generations.
“Inside Peace” follows three men who were incarcerated at Dominguez State Jail in San Antonio, Texas. There they embarked on a journey of change by enrolling in the Peace Class, one of the few self-improve-ment programs offered in prisons across the country that are not faith-based, but instead concentrates on the individual’s inner strength and self-worth. The film follows the trio’s difficult road as they integrate in their lives the personal peace, self worth and dignity discovered at the Peace Class. The road becomes most treacherous when they are released from jail as they negotiate a world filled with conflict, rejection and hostility. Faced with these familiar roadblocks, they must avoid the temptation to return to their old ways that led to imprisonment in the first place.
GPFF 2015 / FEATURE FILMS
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THE LULU SESSIONS
Director: Casper Wong
USA, 2011, 86 minutes
Web: lulusessionsfilm.com
Fri. 10/2, 8:15 p.m., Premiere 2
Sat. 10/3, 5 p.m., WP Library
MISS TIBET:BEAUTY IN EXILE
Director: Norah Shapiro
India/USA, 2014, 70 minutes
Web: misstibetbeautyinexile.com
Sat. 10/3, 5 p.m., Premiere 2
Sun. 10/4, 3 p.m., Bush
Within a culture long revered for spirituality and the high value placed on inner beauty, a maverick Tibet-an promoter engages in a seemingly most un-Tibetan undertaking — a Western-style beauty pageant. For the past decade, young Tibetan women from around the world have gathered in Dharamsala, India, the Himalayan home of the Tibetan Government-in-Exile, to participate. “Miss Tibet: Beauty in Exile” fol-lows a Tibetan-American teenager as she travels to India to compete in what its founder calls a “beauty pageant with a difference.” The story of this pageant’s existence and the participants’ desires to embrace modernity while still maintaining cultural traditions closely mirrors the larger Tibetan exile community at a time of great transition, with the momentous shift resulting from the Dalai Lama’s recent political retirement just as tensions between China and Tibet flare.
LuLu is unlike anyone you’ve ever met. A hard-living, chain-smoking rebel with a tender heart. A poet with a potty mouth. Farm girl. Former cheerleader. World-class cancer researcher. Beloved professor. Dr. Louise “LuLu” Nutter has just discovered a new anti-cancer drug when she finds out she is dying of breast can-cer herself at 42. Shot during those last 15 months of LuLu’s life, “The LuLu Sessions” is a raw, intimate, yet surprisingly humorous story about the filmmaker showing up for her best friend and ex-something, and together, testing the limits of their bond while taking on life’s ultimate adventure.
GPFF 2015 / FEATURE FILMS
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NO ORDINARY HERO:THE SUPERDEAFY MOVIE
Director: Troy Kotsur
USA, 2013, 79 minutes
Web: noordinaryheromovie.com
Screens w/ “Everybody’s Different”
Sat. 10/3, 8 p.m., BushSun. 10/4, 1:30 p.m., Premiere 3
ON THE BANKSOF THE TIGRIS
Director: Marsha Emerman
Australia/Israel/Europe/Iraq, 2015, 79 minutes
Web: bit.ly/1Etar17
Sat. 10/3, 8:30 p.m., SunTrust
Sun. 10/4, 5:30, Premiere 1
When Majid Shokor escaped from Iraq he discovered that the songs he loved as a child in Baghdad have a surprising hidden history. To find out more, Majid embarks on a bold journey from Australia to Israel, Europe and Iraq to meet top Iraqi musicians, hear their music and stories, and unite them in a concert for peace and reconciliation.
“No Ordinary Hero: The SuperDeafy Movie” stars John Maucere with Academy Award winner Marlee Matlin. This family drama is about a deaf actor who plays a superhero on TV who looks behind the cape to influence a deaf boy to redefine what “being normal” means. During his journey he also finds inspiration to transform himself. This film marks the first time in cinematic history that a Screen Ac-tors Guild commercial feature film is being executive produced exclusively by deaf executive producers and directed by a deaf director.• The film is 100% open captioned at every screening.
GPFF 2015 / FEATURE FILMS
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OUT OF FOCUS
Director: Shahriar Siami Shal
UK, 2014, 51 minutes
Web: on.fb.me/1gI6Qq9
Screens with “Colors for Leo”
Wed. 9/30, 5:30 p.m., WP Library
Sun. 10/4, 6 p.m., Premiere 2
PARABLES OF WAR
Director: Nina Gilden Seavey
USA, 2014, 32 minutes
Web: bit.ly/1Mp5Bbu
Wed. 9/30, 6:30, SunTrust
Thur. 10/1, 6 p.m., Premiere 1
“Parables of War” explores the intersection of art with artist and the ways in which art can help bind the wounds of war — both for the soldiers and for those they left behind. “Parables of War” witnesses the journey of three men who are in one way or another casualties of war: actor Bill Pullman; dancer Keith Thompson; and former Marine Josh Bleill. Transcending performance, “Parables” explores the intricate nexus that exists between art and artist, between presentation and personal narrative, between historical truth and contemporary experience. Ultimately, what is laid bare is the struggle of the wounded and their healers that expresses itself both in art as in life itself. Based on excerpts from the creation process of MacArthur Genius Award-winning choreographer Liz Lerman’s theatrical dance piece, “Healing Wars.”
“Out of Focus” profiles the artist Afshin Naghouni. Born and raised in Iran, he suffered a catastrophic spinal cord injury during a birthday party in Tehran when he fell from the seventh floor of a building while trying to escape from Iranian police. He was able to move to Great Britain 17 years ago for treatment and has rebuilt his life, getting married and now working as an artist from his wheelchair.
GPFF 2015 / FEATURE FILMS
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PEACE IN OUR POCKETS
Director: Kenny Dalsheimer
US/Kenya, 2015, 55 minutes
Web: peaceinourpockets.com
Screens with “A Butterfly Space”
Sat. 10/3, 8:30 p.m., Premiere 3
Sun. 10/4, 12:30, Bush
PLANETARY
Director: Guy Reid
US/Sweden/Kenya/UK, 2015, 85 m.
Web: weareplanetary.com
Screens with “The Ballad of Holland House”
Sat. 10/3, 3 p.m., Bush
Sun. 10/4, 1 p.m., Premiere 2
“Planetary” is a wakeup call, a cross continental, cinematic journey, that explores our cosmic origins and our future as a species. It is a reminder that it’s time to shift our perspective, to reconsider our relationship with ourselves, each other and the world around us — to remember that: we are plane-tary. The film interweaves imagery from NASA Apollo missions with visions of the Milky Way, Buddhist monasteries in the Himalayas, and the cacophonous sounds of downtown Tokyo and Manhattan, with interviews from renowned experts including astronauts Ron Garan and Mae Jemison (first African American woman in space), environmentalist Bill McKibben, National Book Award winner Barry Lopez, anthropologist Wade Davis and many others who shed new light on the ways our worldview is pro-foundly affecting life on our planet.
In the months before their 2013 election, Kenyans sent over 2 billion text messages. Would those messages be used to build or to burn? “Peace in Our Pockets” follows Kenyan activists as they work to strengthen civic engagement, build democracy, and defuse violence in the lead up to the 2013 national elections. With cutting-edge SMS text-messaging and grassroots organizing, the peacebuilders commit to transforming the very meaning of peace in their country. As Kenyans go to the polls and the votes are tallied, the activists send out hundreds of thousands of texts. Yet they continue to look beyond the election cycle to the intersections of peace and democracy. As Mary says, “Peace is not achieved in one day. It is a journey.”
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RACING TO ZERO
Director: Christopher Beaver
USA, 2015, 56 minutes
Web: racingtozero.org
Screens with “Invisible People” and “Play Date”
Wed. 9/30, 8:30 p.m., Premiere 2Thurs. 10/1, 7 p.m., Valencia West Fri. 10/2, 6 p.m., WP Library
A SNAKE GIVES BIRTHTO A SNAKE
Director: Michael Lessac,
USA/South Africa/Ireland/Rwanda, 2014, 99 minutes
Web: asnaketoasnake.com
Thur. 10/1, 8:15 p.m., SunTrust
Fri. 10/2, 5:30 p.m., Premiere 1
“A Snake Gives Birth to a Snake” follows a diverse group of South African actors as they tour global war-torn regions to share their country’s experience with reconciliation. As they ignite a dialogue among people with raw memories of atrocity, the actors find they must confront once again their homeland’s complicated and violent past and question their own capacity for healing and forgiveness.
San Francisco’s mayor pledged three years ago to achieve zero waste by 2020. “Racing to Zero” tracks the city’s waste stream diversion tactics. It also examines our society’s garbage practices in terms of consumption, preparation, use and production, and discovers some amazing solutions in San Francisco, which is successfully taking the necessary steps to achieve the goal of zero waste. Cities all over the United States have instituted zero-waste policies of their own, and it is through these mandates that we are challenged to think differently about not only how we handle our garbage, but what it can become.
GPFF 2015 / FEATURE FILMS
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A SONG FOR YOU
Director: Sharon Karp
USA/France, 2014, 83 minutes
Web: asongforyoumovie.com
Sat. 10/3, 6 p.m., Premiere 3
Sun. 10/4, 1 p.m., SunTrust
SONGS FROM BOSAWAS
Directors: Brad Allgood & Camilo de Castro
Nicaragua, 2014, 52 minutes
Web: misionbosawas.org
Screens with “The Vision Within”
Wed. 9/30, 5:30 p.m., Premiere 1
Thur. 10/1, 6:30 p.m., WP Library
“Songs From Bosawas” follows a team of sound engineers on a treacherous journey deep into the rain forests of Northern Nicaragua to record the music of the Mayangna Indians for the first time in history. The film explores the connection between the preservation of indigenous culture and conservation of the rainforest through the musicians’ discoveries along their journey.
In 1943 the Karp family escaped the Nazis by crossing the Pyrenees on foot with the help of the French Resistance. For five years, they were on the run, only steps ahead of Hitler’s troops. Carrying the burden of their parents’ trauma, the filmmaker and her sisters return to Europe to confront events of the past in an attempt to separate them from the present. The story is told through interviews with her mother, segments of a book her father wrote, home movies, photographs and historical footage, with the mother’s songs threaded throughout the film. “A Song for You” is a story of survival through strength of will, luck – and the help of others.
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SPIRAL BOUND
Director: Jason Winn
USA, 2014, 58 minutes
Web: spiralboundmovie.com
Fri. 10/2, 8 p.m., Bush
Sat. 10/3, 12:30, Premiere 2
STAGE FOUR: A LOVE STORY
Director: Benjamin Steger
USA, 2014, 73 minutes
Web: stagefouralovestory.com
Screens with Saint Dee Dee
Sat. 10/3, 3:30 p.m., SunTrust
Sun. 10/4, 4 p.m., Premiere 3
“Stage Four: A Love Story” is an intimate and rich portrait of a mother and her family as she faces terminal illness. Following her diagnosis, director Benjamin Steger followed his parents’ journey as they considered her needs, debated her options and eventually came to the deepest and most fulfilled expressions of their love. Delving into the past to explore the often-flawed love and marriage, the film is framed within the present as they confront her stage-four cancer diagnosis. Through the journey, we experience the resiliency of the human spirit as this couple learns that a cancer diagnosis isn’t a death sentence, but a call to live life to the fullest.
“Spiral Bound” illustrates the importance of the arts to our nation’s prosperity as well as the personal consequences of defunding the arts. The documentary follows eight creative high school students from a youth development program and a group of liberal arts college students over the course of one summer. Together they seek social justice not only in the public school system but also in the higher education arena. From the inner city streets of Charlotte, N.C., and the quaint college town of Davidson, these young people stand together to change the face of education through their courageous narratives.
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STINK!
Director: Jon Whelan
USA, 2015, 91 minutes
Web: StinkMovie.com
Thur. 10/1, 8:15 p.m., Bush
Sat. 10/3, 12 noon, Premiere 1
THE TRUE COST
Director: Andrew Morgan
USA/Cambodia/Bangladesh/India/Haiti, 2015, 92 minutes
Web: truecostmovie.com
Thur. 10/1, 5:30 p.m., Bush
Sat. 10/3, 1 p.m., Premiere 3
This is a story about the clothes we wear, the people who make them and the impact the industry is having on our world. The price of clothing has been decreasing for decades, while the human and envi-ronmental costs have grown dramatically. The True Cost pulls back the curtain on the untold story and asks us to consider: who really pays the price for our clothing? Filmed in countries all over the world, from the brightest runways to the world’s leading influencers including Stella McCartney, Livia Firth and Vandana Shiva, “The True Cost” takes us on an eye-opening journey around the world and into the lives of the many people and places behind our clothes.
“Stink!” opens with a foul smell and a pair of kid’s pajamas. And a single father trying to find out what that smell could possibly be. But instead of getting a straight answer, director Jon Whelan stum-bles on an even bigger issue in America, which is that some products on our store shelves are not safe — by design. Entertaining, enlightening and at times almost absurd, “Stink!” takes you on a madcap journey from the retailer to the laboratory, through corporate boardrooms, down back alleys and into the halls of Congress. Follow Whelan as he clashes with political and corporate operatives all trying to protect the darkest secrets of the chemical industry. You won’t like what you smell.
GPFF 2015 / FEATURE FILMS
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THE WHITE HOUSEOVERTURE
Director: Steve Radley
USA, 2014, 35 minutes
Web: on.fb.me/1Mp7jty
Note: There will be a live musical performance at each screening.
Thur. 10/1, 8 p.m., Premiere 2Sat. 10/3, 1 p.m., Bush
WILDLIKE
Director: Frank Hall Green
USA, 2014, 98 minutes
Web: wildlikefilm.com
Sat. 10/3, 7 p.m., Premiere 1
Sun. 10/4, 6 p.m., SunTrust
Mackenzie, a troubled but daring teenage girl, is sent to live with her uncle in Juneau, Alaska. She longs for her struggling, absent mother, but as her mom’s phone calls become less frequent and her uncle’s care is not what it seems, she must flee. Her only thoughts are to escape her uncle’s grasp and contact her mother somehow, but as she plunges deeper into the Alaskan interior she is suddenly helplessly alone. A chance connection with a loner backpacker, Rene Bartlett, proves to be her only lifeline. As Mackenzie shadows Bartlett across the last frontier, she thwarts his efforts to cut her loose until Bart has no choice but to help her survive in the wilderness. Against the backdrop of a spectacu-lar Alaska landscape, they discover the redemptive power of friendship.
Montreal born Benoit Glazer is a trumpet player, arranger, and a conductor for Cirque du Soleil’s “La Nouba,” in Orlando. His love for music runs very deep. In 2007 he and his wife built a concert hall in their Orlando house to share a unique experience of music and art with everyone. They’ve hosted over 400 concerts, with musicians from 24 countries.
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A BUTTERFLY SPACE
Director: Denise Dragiewicz
Malawi, 2014, 28 minutesWeb: eyesoftheworldfilms.com
Screens w/“Peace in Our Pockets”
Sat. 10/3, 8:30 p.m., Premiere 3Sun. 10/4, 12:30 p.m., Bush
THE BALLAD OFHOLLAND HOUSE
Director: Lynn Tomlinson
USA, 2014, 5 minutesWeb: on.fb.me/1D5kxTs
Screens with “Planetary”
Sat. 10/3, 3 p.m., BushSun. 10/4, 1 p.m., Premiere 2
BETTER TO LIVE
Director: Linda G. Mills
USA, 2015, 20 minutesWeb: bettertolivefilm.com
Screens with “Shallow Waters” and “The Voice in the Head”
Fri. 10/2, 8:45 p.m., Premiere 3Sun. 10/4, 3:30 p.m., SunTrust
A gritty and uplifting look at the travails of the college experience and the sketch comedy performance that is saving lives. Raw and unscripted, young ‘superhero’ artists remind us that it’s better to live.
Two British women set up a non-profit volunteer community project in Nkhata Bay, Malawi, Africa, improving the lives of villagers, both with environmental initiatives and social services.
Animator Lynn Tomlinson tells the true story of the last house on a sinking island in the Chesapeake Bay. Told from the house’s point of view, this film is a soulful and haunting view of the impact of sea-level rise.
GPFF 2015 / SHORT FILMS
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THE DISTANT TOUCH
Director: Jun Chen
USA, 2014, 5 minutesWeb: vimeo.com/93218348
Screens with “Finding Jenn’s Voice”
Fri. 10/2, 8 p.m., Premiere 1Sat. 10/3, 5:30 p.m., Bush
EINEN KOFFER
Director: Sergio E. Aviles
USA/Mexico, 2015, 6 minutesWeb: imdb.to/1DTlkyr
Screens with “Begin with Me”
Thur. 10/1, 6:30 p.m., Premiere 3Fri. 10/2, 6:30, SunTrust
COLORS FOR LEO
Director: Zarah Knebel
Spain, 2014, 14 minutesWeb: on.fb.me/1Le2NQ1
Screens with “Out of Focus”
Wed. 9/30, 5:30 p.m., WP LibrarySun. 10/4, 6 p.m., Premiere 2
A migrant compares President Reagan’s “Tear down this wall” speech with the border wall between Mexico and the United States.
Clara, a teenage girl, uses her passion for drawing to unlock her inner world. Her life takes an unexpected turn when Leo, the parrot of her missing grandfather, convinces her to accompany him on an adventure that will exceed her greatest fantasies but also her biggest nightmares.
“The Distant Touch” is an animated film about a baby fox’s quest to find his mother. It shows the inner world of an animal that has been destroyed by human beings.
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INVISIBLE PEOPLE
Directors: Demar Gunter & Gage GunterUSA, 2015, 3 minutesWeb: imdb.to/1MtXLPF
Screens with “Racing to Zero” and “Play Date”
Wed. 9/30, 8:30 p.m., Premiere 2Thurs. 10/1, 7 p.m., Valencia WestFri. 10/2, 6 p.m., WP Library
EVERYBODY’S DIFFERENT
Director: John Kapusinski
USA, 2015, 6 minutesWeb: joshkapusinski.com
Screens with “No Ordinary Hero: The SuperDeafy Movie”
Sat. 10/3, 8 p.m., BushSun. 10/4, 1:30 p.m., Premiere 3
HUMAN RIGHTS:THE UNFINISHED JOURNEY
Director: Deb Bergeron
USA, 2015, 27minsWeb: learningpartnership.org
Screens w/“The Trials of Constance Baker Motley” and “Stella Walsh”
Thur. 10/1, 8:30 p.m., Premiere 3Fri. 10/2, 8 p.m., WP Library
An examination of how 9-11 has negatively impacted the struggle for universal human rights and women’s rights around the globe. The Women’s Learning Partnership commissioned film calls for a renewed commit-ment to focusing more on human rights in national and international advocacy and policy discourse. (Photo courtesy of Women’s Learning Partnership)
A short documentary by a 15-year old high school sophomore from San Antonio, Texas, about what Joan Cheever and the Chow Train do to help the homeless in their city.
An uplifting portrait of a Brooklyn high school valedictorian who lives in a shelter and is redefining the public perception of disability.
GPFF 2015 / SHORT FILMS
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LITTLE QUESTIONS
Director: Virginia Abramovich
Canada, 2014, 12 minutesWeb: littlequestionsfilm.com
Screens with “In Our Son’s Name”
Fri. 10/1, 7 p.m., Valencia WPSun, 10/4, 4 p.m., WP Library
THE MARTYR
Director: Darren Langlands
UK, 2015, 10 minutesWeb: bit.ly/1Ps2PT2
Screens with “Cinema Palestine”
Fri. 10/2, 8:15 p.m., SunTrustSat. 10/3, 7:30 p.m., Premiere 2
JUST BREATHE
Directors: Julie Bayer & Josh Salzman
USA, 2014, 4 minutesWeb: wavecrestfilms.com
Screens with “Inside Peace”
Sat. 10/3, 2 p.m., Premiere 1Sun. 10/4, 1:30 p.m., WP Library
MI-5 agent Laura Kent explains her actions to an internal inquiry in the aftermath of a major terrorism incident.
A lesson on anger, neuroscience and meditation from a group of elementary school kids.
Using the simple questions of a child as a powerful lens, “Little Questions” follows the journey of a young girl as she sets out on a quest to understand what war is.
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SAINT DEE DEE
Director: Helen Baldwin
USA, 2014, 9 minutesWeb: saintdeedee.com
Screens with “Stage Four: A Love Story”
Sat. 10/3, 3:30 p.m., SunTrustSun. 10/4, 4 p.m., Premiere 3
NO LOVE LOST
Director: Shekhar Bassi
UK, 2013, 15 minutesWeb: facebook.com/IBFilmn
Screens with “Between Allah & Me (and Everyone Else)”
Sat. 10/3, 4:30 p.m., Premiere 1Sun. 10/4, 6:30 p.m., WP Library
PLAY DATE
Director: Paige Morrow KimballUSA, 2015, 15 minutesWeb: playdatefilm.com
Screens with “Racing to Zero” and “Invisible People”
Wed. 9/30, 8:30 p.m., Premiere 2Thurs. 10/1, 7 p.m., Valencia WestFri. 10/2, 6 p.m., WP Library
When a little girl discovers a homeless woman in her backyard, she invites her inside for a play date, which goes unnoticed by her distracted parents. “Play Date” invites us to take a deeper look at ourselves and explores what being “homeless” really means.
Dee Dee is a woman who spends her life quietly doing good. She works in a hospice, one of many people serving a community, unnoticed and unrecognized. “Saint Dee Dee” reveals the story of an everyday saint who might otherwise remain invisible.
A Jewish boy nurturing a secret romance with a Muslim girl is unaware he is being stalked. While they struggle to be open about their relationship, the stalker’s obsession reveals a thought provoking turn culminating in the trio coming face to face.
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STELLA WALSH
Director: Rob LucasUSA, 2014, 15 minutesWeb: stellawalsh.com
Screens with “Trials of Constance Baker Motley” & “Human Rights: Unfinished Journey”
Thur. 10/1, 8:30 p.m., Premiere 3Fri. 10/2, 8 p.m., WP Library
THE TRIALS OF CONSTANCE BAKER MOTLEY
Director: Rick Rodgers
USA, 2015, 25 minutesWeb: constancebakermotley.com
Screens with “Stella Walsh” &“Human Rights: Unfinished Journey”
Thur. 10/1, 8:30 p.m., Premiere 3Fri. 10/2, 8 p.m., WP Library
SHALLOW WATERS:THE PUBLIC DEATHOF RAYMOND ZACK
Director: Jaime Longhi
USA, 2015, 34 minutesWeb: shallow-waters.comScreens with “Better to Live” and “The Voice in the Head”
Fri. 10/2, 8:45 p.m., Premiere 3Sun. 10/4, 3:30 p.m., SunTrust
The groundbreaking career of Constance Baker Motley is explored in this film – including being the first black woman state senator in New York, the first woman Manhattan borough president and the first African American federal judge.
“Shallow Waters: The Public Death of Raymond Zack” is a documentary about an absurd and tragic se-quence of events that allowed a life to expire needlessly in the waters of the San Francisco Bay.
Stella Walsh was one of the most celebrated female athletes in the world. Her popularity continued for decades after winning gold in the 1932 Olympics, until she was killed in a robbery and it was discovered that she had ambiguous gender.
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THE VISION WITHIN
Director: Michael Snyder
USA/Ecuador, 2015, 36 minutes
Web: interdependentpictures.org
Screens with “Songs for Bosawas”
Wed. 9/30, 5:30 p.m., Premiere 1Thur. 10/1, 6:30 p.m., WP Library
THE VOICE IN THE HEAD
Director: Cyrus Trafford
UK, 2015, 12 minutesWeb: cyrustrafford.com
Screens with “Shallow Waters” and “Better to Live”
Fri. 10/2, 8:45 p.m., Premiere 3Sun. 10/4, 3:30 p.m., SunTrust
As psychologist David Rosenhan Ph.D said, “If sanity and insanity co-exist, how shall we know them?” Co-written by Eckhart Tolle.
A group of college students travel deep into the heart of the Amazon rainforest to meet an ancient dream culture living today in much the same way that they have lived for thousands of years and learn how inner visions can play a critical role in our lives and in awakening a socially just, environmentally sustainable future.
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ANIMAL RIGHTS
Back to Nature Wildlife Refuge and Education Centerhttp://btn-wildlife.orginfo@btnwildlife.org(407) 568-5138
Orange Audubon Societyhttp://orangeaudubonfl.org
Save the Manatee Clubhttp://savethemanatee.orgeducation@savethemanatee.org(407) 539-0990
Speak Up Wekivahttp://speakupwekiva.comlwvocnr@aol.com(407) 399-3228
CIVIL/HUMAN RIGHTS
ACLU Central Chapterhttps://central.aclufl.orgContact: Jack Jordanjohnjordanesq@gmail.com
Amnesty International USA - Orlan-do Chapter 519http://amnestyorlando.orgPO Box 533855Orlando, FL 32853Katie Harding - Group CoordinatorAmnestyInternationalOrlando@gmail.com
Central Florida Jobs With Justicehttp://cfjwj.orgDenise Diazcentralfljwj@gmail.com(407) 451-2472
Central Florida Urban Leaguehttp://cful.org(407) 841-7654
Greater Orlando Human Trafficking Task Forcegohttf.orginfo@gohttf.org(407) 244-5129
National Association for the Ad-vancement of Colored PeopleNAACP-Orange Co. Florida Branchhttp://bit.ly/1IZMErCunit5120@naacpnet.org(407) 649-3020
ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
ECO-ACTIONhttp://eco-action.netinfo@eco-action.net678-876-1373
Friends of the Wekiva Riverhttp://friendsofwekiva.orgDon Brouillardpresident@friendsofwekiva.org(407) 677-4004
Green Works Orlandohttp://cityoforlando.net/greenworksgreenworks@cityoforlando.net
IDEAS For UsIntellectual Decisions on Environ-mental Awareness Solutionshttp://ideasforus.org
Global Shapers/World Economic Forum
Sierra Club - Central Florida Grouphttp://centralfloridasierra.org
FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATIONS
Building USbuildingus.orgBryan@BuildingUS.org
The Three Wise Guystwgradio.cominfo@twgradio.com
Faith in Florida/PICO Nat. Networkhttp://faithinflorida.org(407) 849-5031
Hindu Society of Central Floridahindutempleorlando.orginfo@hindutempleorlando.org(407) 699-5277
The list below of organizations, links and contacts is provided for convenience and reference only, and no endorsement or validation is implied. We encourage you to get involved in local activities that encourage peace and well-being.
Always satisfy your own curiosities concerning the effectiveness of an organi-zation’s record of accomplishments. Please note that this is not a complete listing of local organizations.
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Holocaust Center of FloridaMaitlandhttp://holocaustedu.orginfo@holocaustedu.org(407) 628-0555
Interfaith Council of Central FloridaWinter Parkinterfaithfl.orgcontact@interfaithfl.orgIslamic Society of Central Floridahttp://iscf.orgmail@iscf.org(407) 273-8363
The Roth Family Jewish Community Center of Greater OrlandoMaitlandorlandojcc.org(407) 645-5933
The Rosen Jewish CommunityCenter of Greater Orlandohttp://rosenjcc.orginfo@rosenjcc.org407) 270-3679
Orlando Zen Centerorlandozen.comeverything@orlandozen.com(407) 897-3685
Sikh Society of Central FloridaOviedoorlandogurdwara.wordpress.comorlandogurdwarainfo@gmail.com(407) 366-3136
FOOD / HEALTH / HOUSING
Central Florida Birth Networkhttp://bit.ly/1IZMMr1centralfloridabirthnetwork@gmail.com
Central Florida Disability Chambercfdisabilitychamber.orgrogue@nationalec.org(407) 420-4892
Farmworker Association of Floridahttp://floridafarmworkers.orginfo@floridafarmworkers.org(407) 886-5151
Florida School of Holistic Livinghttp://holisticlivingschool.orginfo@holisticlivingschool.org(407) 595-3731
Habitat for Humanityof Greater Orlandohttp://habitat-orlando.orginformation@habitat-orlando.org(407) 648-4567
Lighthouse Central Floridahttp://lighthousecentralflorida.org(407) 898-2483
Simple Living Institutehttp://simplelivinginstitute.org
Slow Food Orlandohttp://slowfoodorlando.org
Vegetarians of Central Floridahttp://vegcf.orghttp://meetup.com/vegetarianscflarry@vegcf.org(321) 331-1859
HELP THE HOMELESS / MENTAL HEALTH / DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
Coalition for the Homeless Cen. FLhttp://centralfloridahomeless.orgcoalition@cflhomeless.org(407) 426-1250
Community Food & Outreach Centercommunityfoodoutreach.org(407) 650-0774
Food Not Bombshttps://facebook.com/orlandofood-notbombs
Harbor House of Central Floridahttps://harborhousefl.comadmin@harborhousefl.com(407) 886-2244
Health Care Center for the Homelesshttp://hcch.org/main.htm(407) 428-5751
HOPE Helpshttp://hopehelps.orgresources@hopehelps.org407-366-3422Pathways Drop-In Centerhttp://pathwaysdropin.orgpathwaysdropin@cfl.rr.com(407) 617-3311
Second Harvest Food Bankof Central Floridahttp://foodbankcentralflorida.org(407) 295-1066
INTERNATIONAL
African Heritage Alliance Centerhttp://africanheritagealliance.cominfo@africanheritagealliance.com(407) 371-9687
African United Councilhttp://africansunitedcouncil.orgafricansunitedcouncil@yahoo.com(407) 369-0150
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Arab American Community Centerof Floridahttp://aaccflorida.orgaaccinfo@gmail.com(407) 985-4550
Asian American Heritage Councilof Central Floridaaahc-cf.orgamc@agneschaulawfirm.com(407) 648-0880
Caribbean American Chamber of Commerce of Floridahttp://caccfl.comcaccforlando@gmail.com(407) 427-1800
Global Hope Network Internationalhttp://globalhopenetwork.orginfo@ghni.org(407) 207-3256
REBUILD Globallyhttp://rebuildglobally.orginfo@rebuildglobally.org(407) 801-9936
Ten Thousand Villageshttp://bit.ly/1MuUYUOwinterpark@tenthousandvillages.com(407) 644-8464
United Nations Association-Orlando Chapter Presidenthttp://una-orlando.orgpresident@una-orlando.org321-806-6322@UNAOrlando1
LGBT
The Centerthecenterorlando.org(407) 228-8272
MBA OrlandoMetropolitan Business AssociationLGBT Chamber of Commercembaorlando.org(321) 800-3946
Zebra CoalitionSupporting LGBT+ youthhttp://zebrayouth.orgHOTLINE: 877-90-ZEBRAOffice: 407-228-1446 Option 2Orlando Gay Chorusorlandogaychorus.com
NEIGHBORHOOD / COMMUNITYORGANIZATIONS
Ivanhoe Village Main Streethttp://ivanhoevillage.orgmindi.rackliff@ivanhoevillage.org(407) 203-2826
Hope Community Centerhttp://hcc-offm.org(407) 880-4673
Mills 50: An OrlandoMainstream Districthttp://mills50.orgdirector@mills50.org(407) 421-9005
Thornton Park Districthttp://thorntonparkdistrict.comThorntonParkOrlando@gmail.com(407) 701-9382
Transition Orlandohttp://transitionorlando.org
PEACE
Peace and Justice Instituteat Valencia Collegehttp://valenciacollege.edu/PJI
Veterans for PeaceCentral Florida Chapter 136Col. Bob Bowman Memorial Chapterhttp://cflveteransforpeace.orgCentralFloridaVFP@gmail.com(386) 788-2918GI Hotline: 1-877-447-4487
Quakers of Orlandohttp://orlandoquakers.drupalgar-dens.com(407) 476-4369
SENIORS
AARP Florida State OfficeOrlando Representative: Abby Wal-tersawalters@aarp.orghttp://aarp.org/FL866-595-7678 (Toll free)
Volunteers for Community Impacthttp://volunteersforcommunityim-pact.org(407) 298-4180
VOLUNTEERING
Ourlandohttp://ourlando.org
Hands On Orlandohttp://handsonorlando.comvolunteer@HandsOnOrlando.com(407) 740-8652
Notre Dame Americorps VolunteerHope Community Centerhttp://hcc-offm.org(407) 880-4673
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Religious Society of Friends Orlando Monthly Meeting
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316 E. Marks St Orlando, FL 32803www.orlandoquakers.org
(407) 476-4369
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GPFF 2015Local Community Resources
WOMEN
Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority*4 chapters in Orlandohttp://aka1908.com
League of Women Voters Orange Co.http://lwvoc.org
Greater Orlando NOWhttp://greaterorlandonow.org(616) 666-2699
Zonta Club of Greater Orlandohttp://orlandozonta.org
Planned Parenthood of Southwest and Central Floridahttp://bit.ly/1NeTKOX
YOUTH
Give Kids the Worldhttp://gktw.org(407) 396-1114
Junior Leaguehttp://jlgo.orgadmin@jlgo.org(407) 898-1700
Parramore Kidz Zonehttp://bit.ly/1KvPNQ3(407) 254-4759
Volare Youth Leadership, Inc.http://VolareYouthLeadership.orgLaunch@VolareYouthLeadership.org
Regina Hellinger, Executive Director407-340-0352
Young American Dreamershttp://bit.ly/1hIYBeoyoungamericandreamers@gmail.com(863) 934-5766
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