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Ticket InformationTickets for individual DocuWeeks™ films at the ArcLight Hollywoodare $12 for general admission, $9 for ArcLight/IDA members,as well as seniors and students.

Tickets can be purchased at the ArcLight box office locatedat 6360 W. Sunset Boulevard, Hollywood, CA 90028,or online at www.documentary.org/docuweeks09.

About IDAThe IDA is a nonprofit, membership organiza-tion based in Los Angeles. The organizationwas founded in 1982 to promote and celebratenonfiction filmmakers and is dedicated toincreasing public awareness and appreciationof the documentary genre. For more informa-tion about IDA membership, the DocuWeeks™

Theatrical Documentary Showcase and otherIDA programs, visit www.documentary.org.

Welcome to IDA’s 13th AnnualDocuWeeks™ Theatrical Documentary Showcase

SINCE ITS DEBUT IN 1997, DOCUWEEKS™ HAS PRESENTED OVER 133 SHORT AND FEATURE LENGTH

DOCUMENTARIES TO APPRECIATIVE AUDIENCES IN THEATRICAL RUNS DESIGNED TO QUALIFY THE

FILMS FOR CONSIDERATION FOR THE ACADEMY AWARD.® Sixteen of these worthy documentaries havegone on to be nominated for the Oscar,® including The Betrayal (2008), War/Dance (2007), Salim Baba(2007) and Sari’s Mother (2007). Seven, including Smile Pinki (2008), Taxi To The Dark Side (2007) and TheBlood of Yingzhou District (2006), have won the coveted award.

This year we have expanded our DocuWeeks™ showcase from one to three weeks. From July 31 throughAugust 20 in both Los Angeles and New York, DocuWeeks™ will present 18 feature films and 10 short filmsfrom the United States, Russia, Australia, Nepal, Zambia, the United Kingdom, France and Norway.The films range from the astonishing sagas of starvation, persecution and escape from the world’s worsthuman rights violator in Kimjongilia, to the surprising inside scoop on an iconic cult in Smile ’Til It Hurts:The Up With People Story to compelling truths about humans and dirt in DIRT! The Movie. And that’s justa sample of what DocuWeeks™ 2009 has to offer.

As Executive Director of the International Documentary Association, I invite you to sit back and be informed,enlightened and moved by these and all of the other great films in this year’s line up, as we proudly presentour selection of some of the most accomplished and groundbreaking documentary films being made today.

Michael Lumpkin, Executive Director

DocuWeeks is a trademark of the International DocumentaryAssociation. Oscar and Academy Award are registered trade-marks of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences.

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DIRT! The MovieDIRECTORS/PRODUCERS: Bill Benenson, Gene RosowEXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Laurie BenensonNARRATION WRITERS: Gene Rosow, Linda Post, Laurie Benenson86 min. U.S.A. | Common Ground Media, Inc.

DIRT! The Movie tells the compelling story of humans and dirt— from Dirt’s point of view. In the beginning, Dirt and humans

celebrate their union with grateful rituals and nurture a loving fruit-ful relationship. But as humans turn greedy and indifferent, theybegin to slash away at forests, strip the land and level mountainranges. When Dirt can no longer produce what humans need,they add chemicals that turn Dirt into something dirty. Now, Dirtmust search for those select humans interested in saving theirrelationship, and all of humanity, before it’s too late.

Fri 7/31 1:45 pm 7:35 pm

Sat 8/1 3:45 pm 9:45 pm

Sun 8/2 12 noon 5:40 pm

Mon 8/3 1:45 pm 7:35 pm

Tue 8/4 3:45 pm 9:45 pm

Wed 8/5 12 noon 5:40 pm

Thu 8/6 12 noon 5:40 pm

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The Sari SoldiersDIRECTOR/PRODUCER: Julie Bridgham93 min. U.S.A. | Butter Lamp Films LLC /Women Make Movies

The Sari Soldiers is an extraordinary story of six women’scourageous efforts to transform Nepal’s future in the midst of anescalating civil war. When Devi, mother of a 15-year-old girl,witnesses her niece being murdered by the Royal Nepal Army,she speaks publicly about the atrocity. The army abducts herdaughter in retaliation, and Devi embarks on a three-year strug-gle to uncover her daughter’s fate and see justice done. TheSari Soldiers follows her and five other brave women, delvinginto their extraordinary journey, through the democratic revolu-tion that reshapes the country’s future.

Fri 7/31 3:40 pm 9:45 pm

Sat 8/1 12 noon 5:40 pm

Sun 8/2 1:55 pm 7:35 pm

Mon 8/3 3:40 pm 9:45 pm

Tue 8/4 12 noon 5:40 pm

Wed 8/5 1:55 pm 7:35 pm

Thu 8/6 1:55 pm 7:35 pm

Smile ’Til It Hurts: The Up With People StoryDIRECTOR/WRITER: Lee StoreyPRODUCERS: Lee Storey, Bari PearlmanEXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Jack Lechner79 min. U.S.A. | Storey Vision Productions

Smile ’Til It Hurts: The UpWith People Story explores the clean-cut, smile-drenched singing phenomenon Up With People. Thegroup was born in response to the counter-culture of the ’60s,spun from the controversial maneuverings of a religious sectcalled Moral Re-Armament, backed by millions of corporatedollars, and launched around the globe to exemplify conserva-tive American values. Told by former Uppies whose compellingstories take us on an intimate journey, the film reveals whathappens when ideology, money and groupthink converge toco-opt youthful idealism.

Fri 7/31 12 noon 5:40 pm

Sat 8/1 2:00 pm 7:50 pm

Sun 8/2 3:55 pm 9:45 pm

Mon 8/3 12 noon 5:40 pm

Tue 8/4 2:00 pm 7:50 pm

Wed 8/5 3:55 pm 9:45 pm

Thu 8/6 3:55 pm 9:45 pm

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SUNRISE/SUNSET: DALAI LAMA XIVDIRECTOR/WRITER: Vitaly Manski76 min. Russian Federation | Studio Vertov / Real Cinema

SUNRISE/SUNSET:DALAI LAMAXIVdepicts a nominal 24 hoursspent by the film crew inside the residence of His Holinessthe Dalai Lama, from the beginning of his day, which starts at3:00 a.m., until sunset, when the Buddhist leader goes to bed.Filmmaker Vitaly Manski also got a chance to enjoy an informalconversation about the essence of the universe and the rolean individual has to play in religion in general and Buddhism inparticular in the frameworks of contemporary society.

Fri 7/31 1:35 pm 7:30 pm

Sat 8/1 2:00 pm 9:35 pm

Sun 8/2 12 noon 7:15 pm

Mon 8/3 1:35 pm 5:15 pm

Tue 8/4 4:00 pm 9:45 pm

Wed 8/5 1:35 pm 7:30 pm

Thu 8/6 2:00 pm 9:35 pm

SaltDIRECTORS: Michael Angus, Murray FredericksPRODUCER: Michael AngusWRITER: Michael Angus30 min. Australia | Jerrycan Films

Salt is a documentary on photo-artist Murray Fredricks’extreme journeys to capture the heart of the world’s mostfeatureless landscape on Lake Eyre, South Australia. Totallyisolated, he must contend with equipment failure and theenvironmental elements of rain, mud plains, lightning andthe ever intrusive salt. His only reference point is the horizonand his only companion, his thoughts. The resulting photo-graphs are not just sublime pictures of a remote and surreallocation — they are still points that punctuate a journey ofthe mind and spirit.

Far From GoneDIRECTOR/WRITER: Barney BroomfieldPRODUCERS: Barney Broomfield, Kjerstin Erickson,

Nicholas TalaricoEXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Jamie Zimmerman40 min. United Kingdom, Zambia

The civil war in Congo has claimed the lives of five million peo-ple. Far from Gone is an intimate portrayal of two Congoleserefugees from that war, Stephen and Boniface, who foundthemselves in a desolate refugee camp in Zambia afternarrowly escaping from their war-torn country. For three yearsthey were neighbors and radical preachers at their localchurch until Stephen was offered a new life in Europe.Far from Gone is not only a story about the breakup of aprofound friendship but a rare insight into the reality facingmodern-day refugees.

shorts program1total running time: 70 minutes

Fri 7/31 12 noon

Sat 8/1 5:40 pm

Sun 8/2 1:40 pm

Mon 8/3 12 noon

Tue 8/4 7:50 pm

Wed 8/5 12 noon

Thu 8/6 5:40 pm

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Sweet CrudeDIRECTOR: Sandy CioffiPRODUCERS: Kate Wolf, Sandy Cioffi, Leslye Wood, Tammi Sims,

Cliff Worsham, Laurie Hicks, Kathleen McInnisEXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Menno van Wyk, Jody Hall, Elisabeth RudolfWRITERS: Leslye Wood, Jill Freidberg, Sandy Cioffi94 min. U.S.A. | Virasana Productions / Vérité Coffee /

Sweet Crude LLC

In the summer of 2008, militants from the Movement for theEmancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) declared an “oil war”in Nigeria. This was one of the biggest spikes yet on a radarscreen dotted with conflict and tragedy. Sweet Crude is the storyof the Niger Delta; of the villagers of Oporoza, headquarters ofthe insurgency; and of members of the armed resistance who,in the three years since the filmmakers met them as collegestudents, became the young men of MEND.

Fri 7/31 5:15 pm 9:30 pm

Sat 8/1 3:40 pm 7:15 pm

Sun 8/2 3:15 pm 9:15 pm

Mon 8/3 3:15 pm 9:35 pm

Tue 8/4 2:00 pm 5:40 pm

Wed 8/5 5:15 pm 9:30 pm

Thu 8/6 3:40 pm 7:15 pm

The Solitary Lifeof CranesDIRECTOR: Eva WeberPRODUCER: Samantha Zarzosa27 min. United Kingdom | Odd Girl Out

Productions

Part city symphony, part visual poem, The Soli-tary Life of Cranes explores the invisible life ofa city, its patterns and hidden secrets, seenthrough the eyes of crane drivers working highabove its streets. What emerges is a lyricalmediation about how our existence is shapedthrough the environment we inhabit, both forthe drivers high up in the sky and the people onthe ground they are watching.

point of entryDIRECTOR: Zeus Quijano, Jr.PRODUCERS: Zeus Quijano, Jr., Lisa WitzkeWRITER: Zeus Quijano Jr.27 min. U.S.A.

This is a film about family and the AmericanDream. Carlos illegally crossed the border whenhe was only 15 years old, leaving his familyand loved ones behind. Now at the age of 30,he continues to help his family back home inMexico as well as his new family here in Amer-ica. Raising two children, both born in America,with his wife, who is also an illegal, Carlos strug-gles with a stagnant economy and a family inMexico that still hopes that Carlos will somedayreturn to them. This film looks to delve beyondthe politics of illegal immigration and focus onthe bonds of family.

IngeloreDIRECTOR/PRODUCER: Frank Stiefel40 min. U.S.A.

Ingelore Herz Honigstein is a deaf Jewish womanborn in Germany. She says her first word at age6 and completes her first sentence at 12. Sheoffers a unique prospective to the events leadingto the Holocaust and her escape to America.Her story includes a brutal rape by Nazi cadets,a kind NYC doctor who performs an illegal abor-tion in 1940 and her lessons of personal freedom.

shorts program2total running time: 94 minutes

Fri 7/31 3:15 pm

Sat 8/1 12 noon

Sun 8/2 5:15 pm

Mon 8/3 7:15 pm

Tue 8/4 12 noon

Wed 8/5 3:15 pm

Thu 8/6 12 noon

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KimjongiliaDIRECTOR/WRITER: NC HeikinPRODUCERS: NC Heikin, Robert Pépin, Young-Sun Cho, David NovackEXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Mike Figgis73 min. France /U.S.A. | Green Garnet Productions LLC

Kimjongilia follows several North Korean defectors as they telltheir astonishing stories of starvation, persecution and escapefrom the world’s worst human rights violator, the so-calledDemocratic People’s Republic of Korea. The kimjongilia is aflower that was bred to celebrate North Korean leader KimJong Il’s 46th birthday, and is said to represent love, peace,justice and wisdom. Children sent to prison for alleged crimesof their grandfathers; refugees caught in China and deportedback to North Korea for imprisonment and torture; relentlessfamine: These testimonies give lie to the lofty propaganda ofKim Jong Il’s regime.

Fri 8/7 2:00 pm 7:45 pm

Sat 8/8 3:45 pm 9:45 pm

Sun 8/9 12 noon 5:25 pm

Mon 8/10 2:00 pm 7:45 pm

Tue 8/11 3:45 pm 9:45 pm

Wed 8/12 12 noon 5:25 pm

Thu 8/13 12 noon 5:25 pm

Rock PropheciesDIRECTOR: John ChesterPRODUCER: Tim KaiserEXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Tim Kaiser, John Chester, Bruce Friedman,

Andrew J. Funnell, Sandy Deeley80 min. U.S.A. | RockDoc, LLC

Imagine seeing bands like Led Zeppelin or the Rolling Stoneslong before they became famous. Legendary rock photographerRobert Knight did just that, and has the photos to prove it. RockProphecies explores Knight’s amazing career and follows him onhis quest to help the bands of today become the rock legendsof tomorrow. When Knight stumbles upon Tyler Dow Bryant, a16-year-old guitar phenom from Texas, he’s convinced he mayhave found the next Stevie Ray Vaughan. Risking his reputationand career, Knight sets off on an unbelievable journey with Bryantto take their own shot at making history.

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Sat 8/8 3:35 pm 9:35 pm

Sun 8/9 12 noon 5:35 pm

Mon 8/10 1:50 pm 7:30 pm

Tue 8/11 3:35 pm 9:35 pm

Wed 8/12 12 noon 5:35 pm

Thu 8/13 12 noon 5:35 pm

Severe ClearDIRECTOR/WRITER: Kristian FragaPRODUCER: Kristian Fraga, Marc PerezEXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Benjamin Charbit, John L. Sikes94 min. U.S.A. | Sirk Productions

Armed with the world’s most lethal ordnance and his homevideo camera, First Lieutenant Michael T. Scotti takes us on anepic first-person journey with the Marine Corps as they fighttheir way 300 miles from Kuwait to Baghdad. No Reporters...No Politics...No Censors...This is what he saw.

Fri 8/7 12 noon 5:25 pm

Sat 8/8 1:45 pm 7:25 pm

Sun 8/9 3:25 pm 9:30 pm

Mon 8/10 12 noon 5:25 pm

Tue 8/11 1:45 pm 7:25 pm

Wed 8/12 3:25 pm 9:30 pm

Thu 8/13 3:25 pm 9:30 pm

WEEK 2 AUG 7 - AUG 13


Soundtrack For A RevolutionDIRECTORS/WRITERS: Bill Guttentag, Dan SturmanPRODUCERS: Bill Guttentag, Dan Sturman, Joslyn Barnes, Jim Czarnecki, Dylan NelsonEXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Danny Glover, Jarrett Lilien, Gina Harrell, Mark E. Downie,

Marc Henry Johnson83 min. U.S.A. | Louverture Films / Freedom Song /

Goldcrest Films International /Wild Bunch

Soundtrack For A Revolution tells the story of the American CivilRights Movement through its powerful music — the freedomsongs protesters sang in their fight for justice and equality. Thefilm features vibrant new performances by top artists, includingJohn Legend, Wyclef Jean, Joss Stone and The Roots; rivet-ing archival footage; and interviews with civil rights foot soldiersand leaders, including Congressman John Lewis, Harry Bela-fonte, Julian Bond and Ambassador Andrew Young.

Fri 8/7 12 noon 5:20 pm

Sat 8/8 1:45 pm 7:25 pm

Sun 8/9 3:30 pm 9:45 pm

Mon 8/10 12 noon 5:20 pm

Tue 8/11 1:45 pm 7:25 pm

Wed 8/12 3:30 pm 9:45 pm

Thu 8/13 3:30 pm 9:45 pm

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Split EstateDIRECTOR/PRODUCER: Debra AndersonWRITERS: Joe Day, Avery Garrett, Jean Wendt77 min. U.S.A. | Red Rock Pictures

Imagine discovering that you don’t own the mineral rights underyour land, and that an energy company plans to drill for naturalgas 200 feet from your front door. Split Estate maps a tragedyin the making, as citizens in the path of a new drilling boom inthe Rocky Mountain West struggle against the erosion of theircivil liberties, their communities and their health.

Fri 8/7 3:35 pm 9:35 pm

Sat 8/8 12 noon 5:30 pm

Sun 8/9 1:45 pm 7:40 pm

Mon 8/10 3:35 pm 9:35 pm

Tue 8/11 12 noon 5:30 pm

Wed 8/12 1:45 pm 7:40 pm

Thu 8/13 1:45 pm 7:40 pm

TappedDIRECTOR: Stephanie SoechtigPRODUCERS: Stephanie Soechtig, Sarah Gibson, Jessie Deeter, Ellen MaiEXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Michael Walrath, Michelle WalrathWRITERS: Josh David, Jason Lindsey, Stephanie Soechtig76 min. U.S.A. | Atlas Films

Is access to clean drinking water a basic human right, or iswater a commodity that should be bought and sold like anyother article of commerce? Stephanie Soechtig’s debut featureis an unflinching examination of the big business of bottledwater. From the producers of Who Killed the Electric Car? andI.O.U.S.A., this timely documentary is a behind-the-scenes lookinto the unregulated and unseen world of an industry that aimsto privatize and sell back the one resource that ought neverbecome a commodity: our water.

Fri 8/7 3:40 pm 9:45 pm

Sat 8/8 12 noon 5:25 pm

Sun 8/9 1:40 pm 7:25 pm

Mon 8/10 3:40 pm 9:45 pm

Tue 8/11 12 noon 5:25 pm

Wed 8/12 1:40 pm 7:25 pm

Thu 8/13 1:40 pm 7:25 pm

WEEK 3 AUG 14 - AUG 20

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Garbage DreamsDIRECTOR: Mai IskanderPRODUCERS: Mai Iskander, Kate HirsonEXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Tiffany Schauer80 min. U.S.A | Iskander Films in co-production with MotiveArt

in association with Chicken & Egg Pictures

Garbage Dreams follows three teenage boys born into the trashtrade and growing up in the world’s largest garbage village onthe outskirts of Cairo. It is the home to 60,000 Zaballeen —Arabic for “garbage people.” Far ahead of any modern “Green”initiatives, the Zaballeen survive by recycling 80 percent ofthe garbage they collect. When their community is suddenlyfaced with the globalization of its trade, each of the teenageboys is forced to make choices that will impact his future andthe survival of his community.

Fri 8/14 2:05 pm 7:45 pm

Sat 8/15 3:50 pm 9:45 pm

Sun 8/16 12 noon 5:40 pm

Mon 8/17 2:05 pm 7:45 pm

Tue 8/18 3:50 pm 9:45 pm

Wed 8/19 12 noon 5:40 pm

Thu 8/20 12 noon 5:40 pm

Hunting Down MemoryDIRECTOR: Thomas LienPRODUCER: Petter VennerødWRITER: Thomas Lien80 min. Norway | Merkur Film as

Hunting Down Memory is a true story about Øyvind Aamodt,who suddenly loses 27 years of his memory. For most people,this would be a dreadful experience, an ominous and frighten-ing event in their life. For Øyvind, it is an adventure. He is neithertraumatized nor paralyzed; he is just curious. At the age of 27,he has to start learning how the world functions. He experiencesthe world with the consciousness of a child, is confronted withvarious prejudices, and must build a new identity.

Fri 8/14 3:50 pm 9:45 pm

Sat 8/15 12 noon 5:35 pm

Sun 8/16 1:45 pm 7:40 pm

Mon 8/17 3:50 pm 9:45 pm

Tue 8/18 12 noon 5:35 pm

Wed 8/19 1:45 pm 7:40 pm

Thu 8/20 1:45 pm 7:40 pm

Living in Emergency:Stories of Doctors Without BordersDIRECTOR: Mark N. HopkinsPRODUCERS: Mark N. Hopkins, Naisloa Grimwood, Daniel Holton-Roth, Chris Cooper, Louis SpieglerEXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Erika Bertin, Molly Conners, Geralyn White-Dreyfous,

Mark Jonathan Harris, Sarah Johnson Redlich, Christopher Woodrow,Diana Barbet, Pam Boll, Ian McGloin

90 min. U.S.A. | Red Floor Pictures

For the first time in its history, a film crew has been allowedaccess to the field operations of the world largest medicalNGO — Doctors Without Borders. Filmed in the war zones ofLiberia and Congo, Living in Emergency follows four volunteerdoctors as they struggle to provide emergency care in extremeconditions. Amidst the chaos, each volunteer must confrontthe severe challenges of the work, the tough choices and thelimits of their own idealism.

Fri 8/14 3:55 pm 9:45 pm

Sat 8/15 12 noon 5:45 pm

Sun 8/16 1:55 pm 7:45 pm

Mon 8/17 3:55 pm 9:45 pm

Tue 8/18 12 noon 5:45 pm

Wed 8/19 1:55 pm 7:45 pm

Thu 8/20 1:55 pm 7:45 pm


RACING DREAMSDIRECTOR/WRITER: Marshall CurryPRODUCERS: Marshall Curry, Bristol BaughanEXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Jack Turner, Ben Goldhirsh, Dwayne Johnson, Dany Garcia97 min. U.S.A. | GOOD /White Buffalo Entertainment /

Fire Tower Films / Racing Dreams LLC

Racing Dreams is a vérité documentary film following the livesof three young racers as they compete in the World KartingAssociation’s National Pavement Series. Clocking speeds upto 70 mph, Brandon Warren (13), Josh Hobson (12) and Anna-beth Barnes (11) chase the National Champion title — andtake one step closer toward their dream of someday racingin NASCAR.

Fri 8/14 12 noon 5:35 pm

Sat 8/15 1:45 pm 7:25 pm

Sun 8/16 3:30 pm 9:45 pm

Mon 8/17 12 noon 5:35 pm

Tue 8/18 1:45 pm 7:25 pm

Wed 8/19 3:30 pm 9:45 pm

Thu 8/20 3:30 pm 9:45 pm

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Saint Misbehavin’: The Wavy Gravy MovieDIRECTOR: Michelle EsrickPRODUCER: Michelle Esrick, David BeckerEXECUTIVE PRODUCER: DA Pennebaker88 min. U.S.A. | Ripple Effect Films

Saint Misbehavin’ reveals the true story of cultural phenomenonWavy Gravy, a man whose commitment to making the world abetter place has never wavered. Wavy Gravy is known as theMC of the Woodstock Festival, a hippie icon, a clown and evena Ben & Jerry’s ice cream flavor. In Saint Misbehavin,’ we meeta true servant to humanity who carries his message throughhumor and compassion. The film weaves together intimatevérité footage, reflections from an array of cultural and counter-cultural peers, and never-before-seen archival footage to tell astory that is bigger than the man himself.

Fri 8/14 2:00 pm 7:50 pm

Sat 8/15 3:50 pm 9:45 pm

Sun 8/16 12 noon 5:50 pm

Mon 8/17 2:00 pm 7:50 pm

Tue 8/18 3:50 pm 9:45 pm

Wed 8/19 12 noon 5:50 pm

Thu 8/20 12 noon 5:50 pm

YES MADAM, SIRDIRECTOR/WRITER: Megan DonemanPRODUCER: Laraine DonemanEXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Monica Blinco, John Lynch95 min. Australia | Sojourn Films

YES MADAM, SIR tells the compelling story of one of India’smost iconic revolutionaries, Kiran Bedi. An Asia Nobel Prize win-ner and Nobel Peace Prize nominee, Bedi is one of the world’sgreatest living change agents, yet remains an intriguing para-dox — deified by millions for her commitment to social justiceand her public stance against corruption, and vilified by theestablishment as a publicity-seeking, uncontrollable megalo-maniac. YES MADAM,SIR carries the audience through Bedi’scontroversial work life, from manning Asia’s largest and mostnotoriously corrupt and brutal prison, through her effort to weedout corruption in the Indian police force.

Fri 8/14 12 noon 5:50 pm

Sat 8/15 1:50 pm 7:40 pm

Sun 8/16 3:50 pm 9:45 pm

Mon 8/17 12 noon 5:50 pm

Tue 8/18 1:50 pm 7:40 pm

Wed 8/19 3:50 pm 9:45 pm

Thu 8/20 3:50 pm 9:45 pm

10 DOCUWEEKS 2009

Ulli Bonnekamp

Adam Chapnick

Karen Hori

Bronwen Jones

Thomas G. Miller

Elise Pearlstein

Marjan Safinia

diane estelle Vicari

Brian Wakil

Susan West

Nancy Willen

Executive Committee

Eddie Schmidt — PRESIDENT

Thomas Rigler — VICE PRESIDENT

Sara Hutchison — CFO/TREASURER

Laurie Ann Schag — SECRETARY

Bob Niemack — MEMBER AT LARGE

Nancy Willen — MEMBER AT LARGE

IDA wishes to thank the following individuals and companies for their contribution to DocuWeeks™ 2009:

Board MembersBeth Bird

Gilda Brasch

Adam Chapnick

Brian Gerber

Senain Kheshgi

Lynne Littman

Thomas G. Miller

Elise Pearlstein

Steven Reich

Marjan Safinia

David Tenzer

Moises Velez

diane estelle Vicari

Pi Ware

Susan West

2009 DOCUWEEKS SCREENING COMMITTEE IDA BOARD OF DIRECTORS

DOCUWEEKS 2009 SCHEDULEweek1

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FRIDAY, JULY 3112 noon Shorts Program 112 noon Smile ’Til It Hurts:

The Up With People Story1:35 pm SUNRISE/SUNSET:

DALAI LAMA XIV1:45 pm DIRT! The Movie3:15 pm Shorts Program 23:40 pm The Sari Soldiers5:15 pm Sweet Crude5:40 pm Smile ’Til It Hurts:


DALAI LAMA XIV7:35 pm DIRT! The Movie9:30 pm Sweet Crude9:45 pm The Sari Soldiers

SATURDAY, AUGUST 112 noon Shorts Program 212 noon The Sari Soldiers2:00 pm Smile ’Til It Hurts:


DALAI LAMA XIV3:40 pm Sweet Crude3:45 pm DIRT! The Movie5:40 pm Shorts Program 15:40 pm The Sari Soldiers7:15 pm Sweet Crude7:50 pm Smile ’Til It Hurts:


DALAI LAMA XIV9:45 pm DIRT! The Movie

SUNDAY, AUGUST 212 noon DIRT! The Movie12 noon SUNRISE/SUNSET:

DALAI LAMA XIV1:40 pm Shorts Program 11:55 pm The Sari Soldiers3:15 pm Sweet Crude3:55 pm Smile ’Til It Hurts:

The Up With People Story5:15 pm Shorts Program 25:40 pm DIRT! The Movie7:15 pm SUNRISE/SUNSET:

DALAI LAMA XIV7:35 pm The Sari Soldiers9:15 pm Sweet Crude9:45 pm Smile ’Til It Hurts:

The Up With People Story

MONDAY, AUGUST 312 noon Shorts Program 112 noon Smile ’Til It Hurts:


DALAI LAMA XIV1:45 pm DIRT! The Movie3:15 pm Sweet Crude3:40 pm The Sari Soldiers5:15 pm SUNRISE/SUNSET:

DALAI LAMA XIV5:40 pm Smile ’Til It Hurts:

The Up With People Story7:15 pm Shorts Program 27:35 pm DIRT! The Movie9:35 pm Sweet Crude9:45 pm The Sari Soldiers

FRIDAY, AUGUST 712 noon Severe Clear12 noon Soundtrack

For A Revolution1:50 pm Rock Prophecies2:00 pm Kimjongilia3:35 pm Split Estate3:40 pm Tapped5:20 pm Soundtrack

For A Revolution5:25 pm Severe Clear7:30 pm Rock Prophecies7:45 pm Kimjongilia9:35 pm Split Estate9:45 pm Tapped

SATURDAY, AUGUST 812 noon Split Estate12 noon Tapped1:45 pm Severe Clear1:45 pm Soundtrack

For A Revolution3:35 pm Rock Prophecies3:45 pm Kimjongilia5:25 pm Tapped5:30 pm Split Estate7:25 pm Severe Clear7:25 pm Soundtrack

For A Revolution9:35 pm Rock Prophecies9:45 pm Kimjongilia

SUNDAY, AUGUST 912 noon Kimjongilia12 noon Rock Prophecies1:40 pm Tapped1:45 pm Split Estate3:25 pm Severe Clear3:30 pm Soundtrack

For A Revolution5:25 pm Kimjongilia5:35 pm Rock Prophecies7:25 pm Tapped7:40 pm Split Estate9:30 pm Severe Clear9:45 pm Soundtrack

For A Revolution

MONDAY, AUGUST 1012 noon Severe Clear12 noon Soundtrack

For A Revolution1:50 pm Rock Prophecies2:00 pm Kimjongilia3:35 pm Split Estate3:40 pm Tapped5:20 pm Soundtrack

For A Revolution5:25 pm Severe Clear7:30 pm Rock Prophecies7:45 pm Kimjongilia9:35 pm Split Estate9:45 pm Tapped

FRIDAY, AUGUST 1412 noon RACING DREAMS12 noon YES MADAM, SIR2:00 pm Saint Misbehavin’:

The Wavy Gravy Movie2:05 pm Garbage Dreams3:50 pm Hunting Down Memory3:55 pm Living in Emergency:

Stories of DoctorsWithout Borders

5:35 pm RACING DREAMS5:50 pm YES MADAM, SIR7:45 pm Garbage Dreams7:50 pm Saint Misbehavin’:

The Wavy Gravy Movie9:45 pm Hunting Down Memory9:45 pm Living in Emergency:


SATURDAY, AUGUST 1512 noon Hunting Down Memory12 noon Living in Emergency:






The Wavy Gravy Movie

SUNDAY, AUGUST 1612 noon Garbage Dreams12 noon Saint Misbehavin’:






9:45 pm RACING DREAMS9:45 pm YES MADAM, SIR

MONDAY, AUGUST 1712 noon RACING DREAMS12 noon YES MADAM, SIR2:00 pm Saint Misbehavin’:

The Wavy Gravy Movie2:05 pm Garbage Dreams3:50 pm Hunting Down Memory3:55 pm Living in Emergency:






IDA DOCUWEEKS™ STAFF

EXECUTIVE DIRECTORMichael Lumpkin

PROGRAMS AND EVENTS MANAGERPeggy Ellithorpe

EVENTS ASSISTANTTrina Quinn

MEMBERSHIP MANAGERMaria Arzola

FISCAL SPONSORSHIP MANAGERAmy Halpin

EXECUTIVE ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANTMJ Brown

TECHNOLOGY DIRECTORMark Dischler

CONTROLLERMeg Madison

VOLUNTEER COORDINATORKim Garcia

INTERNSSusan Casares Domingo,Julia Gueron, Kip Pastor,Mario Macias, Krista Hamlin

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