MY BROTHER TOM
United Kingdom - U.S. Premiere
110 mins. Paramount Theater, 7:00 p.m., Aug. 4, Saturday.

When Tom comes crashing into Jessica's life from the boughs of a burning tree, she is both alarmed and intrigued by his dark nature. The local forest is Tom's sanctuary from his difficult home life, and it becomes the world where he and Jessica find a love for each other which is uncompromising.


Director: Dom Rotheroe
Writers: Dom Rotheroe, Alison Beeton-Hilder
Producer: Carl Schönfeld
Director of Photography: Robby Müller
Editor: David Charap
Cast: Jenna Harrison, Ben Whishaw, Adrian Rawlins, Jonathan Hackett, Richard Hope, Judith Scott, Honeysuckle Weeks
Print Contact: +44 20 7868 7700, FilmFour 4

ONCE IN A LIFETIME
Sweden - U.S. Premiere
108 mins. Studio Theater, 3:00 p.m., Aug. 4, Saturday.

In this romantic comedy we meet Mona, who works as an assistant to handicapped David. Her husband, Bosse, is out of work, their four daughters are named after popular singers, and her brother is a transvestite who loves designing clothes. David dreams of being a musician and composes a song that Mona secretly writes lyrics for. When the song is accepted for a national song contest, all their lives change drastically.


Director: Susanne Bier
Writer: Jonas Gardell
Producer: Thomas Heinesen
Director of Photography: Morten Søborg
Editors: Pernille Bech Christensen, Mogens Christiansen
Cast: Helena Bergström, Thomas Hanzon, Björn Kjellman, Jonas Karlsson, Johan Ulveson
Print Contact: +45 3686 8788, Trust Film Sales

LE PAROLE DI MIO PADRE
Italy/France - U.S. Premiere
85 mins. Studio Theater, 1:00 p.m., Aug. 5, Sunday.

Zeno is all alone, with his memories of the words not spoken and the misunderstandings that occurred between himself and his father, who died a year ago. He meets Giovanni Malfenti, the father of four young women. He begins working for the man. Soon the Malfenti family is the center of his existence.

Director: Francesca Comencini
Writers: Francesca Comencini, Francesco Bruni
Producer: Donatella Botti
Director of Photography: Luca Bigazzi
Editor: Francesca Calvelli
Cast: Fabrizio Rongione, Chiara Mastroianni, Claudia Coli, Camille Dugay Comencini, Viola Graziosi, Mimmo Calopresti, Toni Bertorelli, Silvia Cohen
Print Contact: +39 06 3749 8469, Rai Trade.

PENDULUM
United States - West Coast Premiere
95 mins. Studio Theater, 7:00 p.m., Aug. 4, Saturday.

Pendulum is a gripping story of power, betrayal, and murder involving the "old boy network" that holds the political power in one of America's biggest cities, where a renowned law professor's murder is linked to the killings of several women, revealing the city's darkest secrets.