ABSENCE, PRESENCE MORE INTENSE
Italy - U.S. Premiere


67 mins. Arclight Cinemas, 7:00 pm, Oct. 19, Sunday.
Absence, Presence More Intense is a journey aboard a train of memories that flows through places in the soul, through landscapes, and through atmospheres of the past century, seeking the meaning of three inextricably linked lives: those of the great Italian poet Attilio Bertolucci and his two sons, directors Bernardo and Guiseppe Bertolucci, for whom the absence of their father, who died in 2000, is still an intense "presence," as the poet himself predicted in 1929.

Director/Writer: Paolo Brunatto
Producer: Franco Porcarelli

DEUTSCHLAND, DEUTSCHLAND: A MUSICAL JOURNEY WITH SIEGMUND NISSEL
Austria - North America Premiere

54 mins. Arclight Cinemas, 3:00 pm, Oct. 18, Saturday. A film about turning pain into pleasure, about the meaning of one song and one man's life, Deutschland, Deutschland is the story of Jewish violinist Siegmund Nissel's journey to the sources of the present German national anthem. His journey is one that reveals the same piece of music can bring both pleasure and pain.

Director: Frederick Baker
Writer: Franz Wagner
Producer: ORF/3-Sat


FEARLESS: STORIES FROM ASIAN WOMEN -- BREAKING THE CASTE
Australia - U.S. Premiere

27 mins. Arclight Cinemas, 3:00 pm, Oct. 17, Friday. Fathima Burnad is fighting to change a social structure that has existed for 3,000 years. In India, where the caste system has created apartheid-like discrimination, child labor is common and women have few rights. Worst off are the 160 million people in the landless, lowest caste -- the "untouchables" -- who live without access to basic necessities and are often targets of violence. Fathima's aim is to empower these people-- her people-- by encouraging them to take action through grass-roots organizations and by rallying the support of international communities to her cause.

Directors: Mathew Kelley, Peter DuCane
Writer: Mathew Kelley
Producers: Samantha Kelley, Peter DuCane

FEARLESS: STORIES FROM ASIAN WOMEN -- EXPLOSIVE DEVICES
Australia - U.S. Premiere

27 mins. Arclight Cinemas, 3:00 pm, Oct. 17, Friday.
Growing up, Doris Nuval had a privileged life in the Philippines. Her father was a friend and advisor to the president, Ferdinand Marcos. But when Doris eventually discovered that the government was deeply corrupt, she became passionately involved in the political underground. At the age of 28, she planted a bomb designed to bring world attention to the dictatorship. Here, Doris reflects on her double life as tourism official and terrorist and describes her transformation from public enemy number one to public broadcaster. Her motivation, however, remains the same: an unyielding commitment to justice and equity for the Philippine people, no matter who is in power.

Directors: Mathew Kelley, Peter DuCane
Writer: Mathew Kelley
Producers: Samantha Kelley, Peter DuCane

FEARLESS: STORIES FROM ASIAN WOMEN -- THE PRICE OF FREEDOM
Australia - U.S. Premiere

27 mins. Arclight Cinemas, 3:00 pm, Oct. 17, Friday.
In 1994, a young poet from rural Bangladesh plunged the country into a wave of general strikes and mass protest. Her crime: to write her thoughts about how religious fundamentalism has consigned women to a secondary role in modern society. For her outspokenness, the nation's religious leaders issued a fatwa against her, putting a price on her head. This is the story of Taslima Nasrin, now living in exile in Sweden, and how she continues to rail against the forces of oppression despite attempts to silence her.

Directors: Mathew Kelley, Peter DuCane
Writer: Mathew Kelley
Producers: Samantha Kelley, Peter DuCane

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