2009 Official Sidewalk Selections
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- DirectorSuzi YoonessiStarsSavanah WiltfongShayne ToppEleanor HutchinsAfter being dumped by Philip, her one true love, the infatuated Nessa enrolls at his private school in the hopes of winning him back.
- DirectorScott TeemsStarsHal HolbrookBarlow JacobsMia WasikowskaAn aging Tennessee farmer returns to his homestead and must confront a family betrayal, the reappearance of an old enemy, and the loss of his farm.
- DirectorTi WestStarsJocelin DonahueTom NoonanMary WoronovIn 1983, financially struggling college student Samantha Hughes takes a strange babysitting job that coincides with a full lunar eclipse. She slowly realizes her clients harbor a terrifying secret, putting her life in mortal danger.
- DirectorTommy WirkolaStarsJeppe Beck LaursenCharlotte FrognerJenny SkavlanA ski vacation turns horrific for a group of medical students, as they find themselves confronted by an unimaginable menace: Nazi zombies.
- DirectorBill Ross IVTurner Ross45365 explores the congruities of daily life in an American town. From the patrol car to the courtroom, the playground to the nursing home, the parade to the prayer service, it explores relationships and interactions - with people and their environment. The stories of a father and son, a young relationship, cops and criminals, officials and their electorate coalesce into a mosaic of faces, places, and events. 45365 is a portrait of a city and its people.
- DirectorPaul OsborneStarsScott StormPaul OsborneBrian OsborneA documentary following the exploits of a group of filmmakers as they take their independent feature, Ten 'til Noon (2006), along the film festival circuit, and the politics, pitfalls, triumphs and comic tragedies they encounter along the way. Full of interviews with important players in the indie world, this is a must see for young filmmakers on what happens when the shooting stops.
- DirectorZach ClarkStarsMelodie SiskMaggie RossHannah BennettAbout an apathetic nurse who moonlights as a dominatrix, her aspiring model roommate, and the sad, strange world they live in.
- DirectorJoe SwanbergStarsJess WeixlerJustin RiceBarlow JacobsAn ensemble drama about a married actress, her sister and their myriad sexual and creative temptations.
- DirectorSimon EnnisStarsJoshua PeaceMichael MadsenStephen McHattieOn the advice of his childhood hero, Robert R. Mutt embarks on a madcap adventure to attain the three keys to being a "somebody" - a girl, some money and a championship ring.
- DirectorMichael HarringStarsJustin RiceTipper NewtonJoe SwanbergJeff is a failing post-college writer whose parents are finally kicking him out of the house. With this in mind, Jeff starts out on a road trip to Austin, TX with his friend, Tom; a final grasp at youthful freedom. All is well until Tom's ex-girlfriend intercepts Tom's paycheck, forcing him to return home and resolve his relationship problems. While Tom leaves with his tail between his legs to sort everything out, Jeff decides to stay behind in the town of Kernville, CA in hopes that he will be struck with inspiration as he avoids the pressures of home. Unfortunately, all he ends up doing is staying indoors and watching daytime television while eating Slim Jims and pork rinds. Then one day, after locking himself out of his motel room, Jeff meets Cat, a young attractive woman also at a cross roads in her life, who just happens to work at the front desk of the motel. Jeff quickly finds excuses to visit her at work, the two begin spending more and more time together and before you know it, romance has unexpectedly entered their lives. Cutting up a fallen tree for firewood, exploring dark caverns, encountering a dead bear, and night sledding in the woods are just some of the adventures in store for Cat and Jeff as they begin to fall in love. Everything is in place for a great winter romance between the young couple, but the impending return of Tom, the continuation of the road trip, and the unshakable burden of responsibility hover as a reminder of how fleeting this romance is.
- DirectorKenneth PriceStarsJonathan GuggenheimMyke HolmesCorbitt HowardTwo radicool dudicals (The Superkiiids!) are commissioned by whiz-kid filmmaker and secret ops leader, Robert Zemeckis, to make the movie, "Back To The Future Part IV" with all deliberate speed - lest the project be turned over to affable everyman, Thomas Jeffery Hanks.
- DirectorClaudio FragassoStarsMichael Paul StephensonGeorge HardyMargo PreyA vacationing family discovers that the entire town they're visiting is inhabited by goblins, disguised as humans, who plan to eat them.
- DirectorKeven McAlesterStarsAaron BealEmanuel BrooksAn evil drow-elf is displaced by Hurricane Katrina. A sanitation worker lures friends into a Sphere of Annihilation. A failed supervillain starts a cable access show involving ninjas, puppets, and a cooking segment. These are the characters, real and imagined, of The Dungeon Masters: Against the backdrop of crumbling middle-class America, two men and one woman devote their lives to Dungeons and Dragons, the storied role-playing game, and its various descendants. As their baroque fantasies clash with mundane real lives, the characters find it increasingly difficult to allay their fear, loneliness, and disappointment with the game's imaginary triumphs. Soon the true heroic act of each character's real life emerges, and the film follows each as he or she summons the courage to face it. Along the way, The Dungeon Masters reimagines the tropes of classic heroic cinema, creating an intimate portrait of minor struggles and triumphs writ large.
- DirectorFred Kudjo KuwornuPatrick JeffreyStarsHoward FletcherJoe HairstonJames McBrideThe historic account of the 92nd Infantry Division, the African American segregated combat unit who fought in World War Two.
- DirectorNirit PeledStarsAariesErykah BaduSparky DeeA story is built around the lives of entrepreneurs, mothers and artists fighting to be themselves in a society that offers few opportunities for women.
- DirectorRobert McFallsStarsAnais DervaesJordanne DervaesJules DervaesHomegrown is the inspiring true story of a family "living off the grid" in the heart of urban Pasadena, California. They harvest over 6,000 pounds of produce on less than a quarter of an acre, while running a popular website that is known around the world. The film is an intimate human portrait of what it's like to live like "Little House on the Prairie" in the 21st Century.
- DirectorGeorge KachadorianAn aspiring fashion photographer's career takes a life-changing turn when she discovers true beauty in a truly unexpected place.
- DirectorJohn UrbanoThe documentary Beauty of the Fight explores, with both intimate and exhilarating imagery, the effects of historic realities on two Panama barrios. Barraza and El Chorrillo suffered heavy losses when US forces invaded in 1989 in order to capture General Manuel Noriega. With deft footage-and under military police protection while entering Barraza's dangerous "red zone"-filmmaker John Urbano captures in Beauty of the Fight not only the daily struggle but also the dignity, joy, and heightened awareness of its residents, even as this "interim" shantytown nears extinction due to recent outside private and commercial development.
- DirectorJeff MizushimaStarsRichard VallejosMegan Taylor HarveyCaveh ZahediAfter Richard finds out that his best and only friend, a dwarf hamster named Etienne, has terminal cancer, he decides to take his pocket pet on a bicycle road trip to show him the world before he has to put him to sleep.
- DirectorZack GodshallGod's Architects tells the stories of five divinely inspired artist-architects and their enigmatic creations. The film details how and why these oft-marginalized creators, with neither funding nor blueprints, construct their self-made environments.
- DirectorOndi TimonerStarsJosh HarrisTom HarrisCarlos AlvarezA documentary focusing on the life of dot-com entrepreneur Josh Harris, and his exploits over the last decade.
- DirectorMatthew RobisonStarsCarbonasThe CoathangersDeerhunterWe Fun is a look into 21st century rock music in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
- DirectorSebastian DoggartStarsGeorge W. BushCarol ConnorsSebastian DoggartCan one man with a dream win the heart of the world's most powerful woman?
- DirectorBrent MeeskeStarsJackson CashAmber CampbellGeoffrey Hastings HabererBroadway. Hollywood. Vegas. Nashville. ...Branson, Missouri? Set in the entertainment capital of Middle America, the story of BRANSON documents the lives of several performers struggling with the pursuit of their childhood dreams of fame and fortune and their boundless passion to entertain while faced with the harsh contradicting realities of getting older, juggling one's duty to family, battling personal demons...or simply paying the rent. ...is there ever a right time to give up on your dreams?
- DirectorTom DonahuePaul Hasegawa-OverackerStarsCindy ShermanJohn WatersEric BogosianA documentary on art-scene commentator Paul Hasegawa-Overacker's relationship with enigmatic photographer Cindy Sherman.
- DirectorLaura LongsworthStarsEttie LuckeySpencer LuckeyTom LuckeyEnabling sculptor Tom Luckey's artistic vision after his devastating fall through a window is a difficult proposition for Tom's divided family. The Luckeys must cross delicate lines drawn long ago by divorce and remarriage while Tom, fully paralyzed and wacky personality intact, pursues building his biggest, most complicated sculpture ever.
- DirectorRick MinnichMatt SweetwoodOne week after a seemingly harmless car accident, a 45-year-old man suffers total amnesia. Christening himself the "New Richard," he embarks upon a new life with a new wife far away from his family. Sixteen years later, his oldest son returns with a camera to investigate why his father's memory never returned.
- DirectorRobert PersonsStarsWilliam DavidsonOne last trip down the rabbit hole before it gets paved over. A deep geography. What is above and what is below. What came before and what will come after. Agrarian fantasies, sacrificial rites, and excavations. A story told with maps, dreams, and prayers. A map lesson in three parts. A history of the State of Georgia - or Anywhere. Deer trail becomes Indian trail becomes county road.
- DirectorJoe BerlingerStarsDan AshleyPablo FajardoKent RobertsonThe story of lawsuit by tens of thousands of Ecuadorans against Chevron over contamination of the Ecuadorean Amazon.
- DirectorLee Toland KriegerStarsAdam ScottBrittany SnowAlex FrostA man tries to warn his brother away from the new girlfriend he brings home during Thanksgiving, but ends up becoming infatuated with her in the process.
- DirectorTim McCanliesStarsJimmy BennettGabriel BassoUriah SheltonAfter the unexpected death of his survivalist father, an eleven-year-old boy raised in the Alabama wilderness must learn how to make a home in the modern world.
- DirectorTze ChunStarsCindy CheungMichael ChenCrystal ChiuTwo young children living illegally in a model apartment outside Boston are left to fend for themselves when their hardworking mother disappears.
- DirectorJim DziuraStarsIce CubeYasiin BeyKRS-OneFeaturing Ice Cube, Mos Def, Prodigy, KRS-ONE and Young Buck among others, this documentary pulls back the curtain on gun violence in hip-hop America.
- DirectorChance ShirleyStarsCary BordersAlison BrittDavid BrownA motley assortment of men and women live and work together on a base on Mars for the Interplanetary Corporation. Things are pretty dull and unexciting until one day the crew find themselves under attack not only by a lethal group of strangers, but also from a vicious reptilian humanoid alien beast.
- DirectorCraig JohnsonStarsMark DuplassBret LoehrCarr ThompsonJobless and apartment-less, Sam crashes with his aunt as a last resort and becomes reluctant camping-trip chaperone to her teenage son and a pal.
- DirectorBill PlymptonMuch to his surprise, an utter misanthrope is transformed into a reluctant do-gooder, when a glorious pair of angelic snow-white wings sprouts up from his back. Now, everyone in town wants a piece of his feathered appendages.
- DirectorCamilla CalamandreiStarsDennis HillExperts estimate that there are more tigers in private captivity in the USA than there are roaming wild in the world. 24 of them live in Dennis Hill's backyard. The Tiger Next Door follows the story of one man who has been keeping, breeding, and selling tigers from his backyard in Flat Rock, Indiana for over fifteen years.
- DirectorFaythe LevineStarsJenny HartKathy SeverSusan BealThis film documents the rise of D.I.Y. and the new wave of art, craft, and design.
- DirectorBestor CramJudy RichardsonSCARRED JUSTICE tells the story of South Carolina's 1968 'Orangeburg Massacre,' an incident often termed 'the Kent State of the South.' The film presents a chilling story about abuse of power during a period of tumultuous social upheaval, and the veil of secrecy that shrouds the event to this day.
- DirectorDavid LoweryStarsSavanna SearsTucker SearsMonique ByarsSt. Nick is the story of a brother and sister on the run. They've left their home for some unknown reason and are living in the woods, hiding in barns and sheds, doing what they can to survive. As the bitter Texas winter sets in, they strike up residence in an abandoned country house and, for a brief, happy period, manage to escape the harsh realities of their circumstances.
- DirectorJudith KrantStarsBronwyn CorneliusDeng JuanJackson KuehnA confident young man with a unique style and a solid entrepreneurial spirit has made it his mission to bring the small pleasures in life to a global market. As an aspiring inventor inspired by history's most infamous jokesters, he's determined to jump through all the hoops in order to realize his dreams. When he's not taken seriously amongst the locals stateside, he takes it upon himself to travel to Shanghai and broker a manufacturing deal on his own. Lost in Shanghai, Johnson discovers that it takes more than a bright idea to succeed. It takes guts, determination, and a fist full of sneezing powder.
- DirectorGyörgy PálfiStarsCsaba CzeneIstván GyuriczaGina MorenoThree generations of men, including a pervert that constantly seeks for new kinds of satisfaction, an obese speed eater and a passionate embalmer.
- DirectorAlex RotaruStarsHenri Robert DelbeauMark FullerClark GriffithChronicles the Fifth International Piano Competition for Outstanding Amateurs, hosted by The Van Cliburn Foundation. Players from all over the world, ranging from self-taught to classically-trained, aged thirty-five to almost eighty, convene in Fort Worth, Texas for a week of intense competition, music and camaraderie. The film the film provides an intimate look into the lives of these colorful, multi-faceted competitors as they strive to balance the demands of work and family with their love of music. Years of dedicated preparation culminate in critical performances before a professional jury and discerning audience during three nerve-wracking elimination rounds.
- DirectorErik LinthorstAutistic-Like: Graham's Story is an intimate family portrait showing one dad's determined quest to find the right therapies, the right doctors, and even the right words to describe his son. This short subject documentary is a startling report from the edge of the autism epidemic, and illuminates the medical, social and public health issues faced by families whose autistic-like children have no clear diagnosis, and are offered no specific treatment.
- DirectorMichael Paul StephensonStarsGeorge HardyPita RayMicki KnoxA look at the making of the film Troll 2 (1990) and its journey from being crowned the "worst film of all time" to a cherished cult classic.Opening Night