THE NATIONAL FILM PRESERVE LTD. PRESENTS THE

THIS FESTIVAL ISDEDICATED TO

1943–2014

Peter von Bagh

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Julie Huntsinger | Directors Tom Luddy

Rachel Kushner | GuestDirector

Mara Fortes | Curator

Kirsten Laursen | ChiefofStaff

Brandt Garber | ProductionManager

Karen Schwartzman | SVP,Partnerships

Erika Moss Gordon | VP,Filmanthropy&Education

Melissa DeMicco | DevelopmentManager

Joanna Lyons | EventsManager

Bärbel Hacke | HostsManager

Shannon Mitchell | VP,Publicity

Justin Bradshaw | MediaManager

Lily Coyle | AssistanttotheDirectors

Marc McDonald | TheaterOperationsManager

Lucy Lerner | SHOWCorpsManager

Erica Gioga | Housing/TravelManager

Chapin Cutler | TechnicalDirector

Ross Krantz | TechnicalWizard

Barbara Grassia | ProjectionandInspection

Annette Insdorf | Moderator

Mark Danner | ResidentCurators Pierre Rissient Peter Sellars Paolo Cherchi Usai

Publications EditorJasonSilverman(JS)

Chief WriterLarryGross(LG)

Prized Program ContributorsSheerlyAvni(SA),SergeBromberg(SB),PaoloCherchiUsai(PCU),

JesseDubus(JD),GeoffDyer(GD),MaraFortes(MF),ScottFoundas(SF),BarryJenkins(BJ),RachelKushner(RK),NicholasO’Neill(NO),

ToddMcCarthy(TM),ErrolMorris(EM),CasparLlewellynSmith(CLS),MilosStehlik(MS),FyodorUrnov(FU)

Tribute CuratorChrisRobinson

Short Films CuratorsBillPence

BarryJenkins

Student Prints CuratorGregoryNava

THENATIONALFILMPRESERVELTD.PRESENTSTHE

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The National Film Preserve, Ltd.AColorado501(c)(3)nonprofit,tax-exempteducationalcorporation

Founded in 1974 by James Card, Tom Luddy and Bill & Stella Pence

Directors Emeriti Bill&StellaPence

Board of Governors

PeterBecker,KenBurns,PeggyCurran,MichaelFitzgerald,JulieHuntsinger,LindaLichter,TomLuddy,AlexanderPayne,ElizabethRedleaf,

MilosStehlik,Sheltong.Stanfill(Chair),JosephSteinberg

Poster Artist Laurent Durieux

InspiredbythegreatFrenchcartoonistJeanGiraud,theBrussels-basedDurieuxhasbecomeacultfigureintheworldofcollectibleposters.His

impeccablecraftanduseofcolorcanbeadmiredonnewversionsofpostersforfilmsincludingtheHitchcockclassics,JAWS,theUniversal

monstermoviesandCriterionreleasesincludingTHINGSTOCOME.Durieux’spostersdomorethantrytolureusintothetheater;they

reimaginethefilmswelove—allowingustoconsiderthemanew,oftenrecontextualizingthecharactersandplaceswiththesubtlestbrandof

tongue-in-cheekhumor.Inthisyear’sinstant-classicposter,setinsomefar-offTellurideanfuture,littlehaschangedonmainstreet,exceptfor

theretro-stylemovietheaterthatbelongsexactlywhereitis.

Laurie Anderson | NewYork,NY

Jeremy Barber | LosAngeles,CA

Peter Bogdanovich | NewYork,NY

John Boorman | London,UK

Kevin Brownlow | London,UK

Mark Cousins | Edinburgh,Scotland

Don DeLillo | NewYork,NY

Buck Henry | LosAngeles,CA

Werner Herzog | LosAngeles,CA

Kathleen Kennedy | SantaMonica,CA

Phillip Lopate | Brooklyn,NY

Frank Marshall | SantaMonica,CA

Errol Morris | Cambridge,MA

Kirill Razlogov | Moscow,Russia

Salman Rushdie | NewYork,NY

Bertrand Tavernier | Paris,France

David Thomson | SanFrancisco,CA

Esteemed Council of Advisors

Guest Director

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RachelKushnerisbestknownforThe Flamethrowers—herwidelyacclaimednovelaboutayoungwomannicknamedRenowhoracesmotorbikes,makesfilms,navigatesthe70sNewYorkartsceneandthenissuckedintotheturbulenceofItaly’sRedBrigades.Thisportraitofanerashufflesbetweentimesandplaces,channelingtheenergiesofthe20thcenturywithsuchpalpabledetailthatfeelsasifitwerewrittenfromthepulseofhistory.

It’snosurprisethatRachelisdrawntocinema,amediumsimilarlyattunedtotheclamoroftheworld.There’ssomethinginherentlycinematicaboutKushner’sprose—anattentiontohowpeoplespeakandastrong,playfultemporalsense.Herfictionhasarareimmediacy.Anditisfullofencounterswithcinema,includingreferencestospecificfilms.ChantalAkerman’smeticuloushousewifefromJEANNEDIELMAN,thesolitarytitlecharacterfromBarbaraLoden’sWANDA,andtheenigmatichomelessteenagerfromanobscureItaliandocumentaryANNAallmakecameos,wanderingseamlesslyfromscreentothetext,bringingtheweightoftheirownstories.

Kushner’senticingselectionforthisyear’sfestivalincludesthethrobbingintensityofWAKEINFRIGHTandTHEMATTEIAFFAIR,thedelightfulseductionsofUNCLEYANCOandADAYINTHECOUNTRY,thelost,powerfulRobertFrankmasterpieceCOCKSUCKERBLUES,andthesweetmelancholyofJeanEustache’stwofeaturefilms.Despitetheirdiversecontexts,thesefilmsshareananarchicstreak—theyplungeusdeepintothethickofexistence,leavingussomewhatshaken,ormaybeevenchanged.

RachelholdsthedistinctivehonorofhavingherfirsttwonovelsnominatedforaNationalBookAwardinFiction,andhasalsowrittenextensivelyonartandliterature,publishingessaysinArtForum,The Believer,The Paris ReviewandBOMB,amongothers.Hereclecticinterests—LandArt,motorcycles,Americanexpatsin1950sCuba,Futurism,photography,aSwedishclaymationartist—comewithadeepappreciationforradicalgesture,andhergenerousdispositiontosharethemwiththeworld.Tellurideisfortunatetohaveherenergyanddeepknowledgeofcinemainformingthisyear’sfestival.–MaraFortes

Rachel Kushner

Each year, Telluride’s Guest Director serves as a key collaborator in the Festival’s programming decisions, bringing new ideas and overlooked films. Past Guest Directors include Laurie Anderson, Geoff Dyer, Buck Henry, Guy Maddin, Michael Ondaatje, Alexander Payne, B. Ruby Rich, Stephen Sondheim, and Caetano Veloso.

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C/Fri 7:30PM - G/Sat 10:30PM - P/Sun 8PM Q&A

2 Amazing Grace

Made possible by a donation from Peter & Linda Bynoe

In1972,ArethaFranklinarrivedattheNewTempleMissionaryBaptistChurchinLosAngelestorecordanalbumofthegospelmusicshe’dheard—andsung—asagirlgrowingupinherfather’schurchinDetroit.AfilmcrewdirectedbySydneyPollackwasonhandtodocumentthemakingofwhatwouldgoontobecomeherbiggest-sellingalbum.Buttechnicalproblemsrelatingtothesynchingofsoundmeantthefilmwasnevercompleted.Untilnow.ThankstotherescueeffortsofproducerAlanElliottwearetakenbackintime,withnotalkingheadstobreakthespell,toamomentofsustainedandincreasinglyecstaticcreation.(ThespecialnessoftheoccasioncanbegaugedbyacameoshotofMickJaggerintheaudience—anaudiencethatisanessentialpartoftheperformance.)Andwedon’tstopat1972:WearewitnessingnothinglessthanthelivingrootsofAmericanmusic.–GD(U.S.,1972/2015,87m)In person: Alan Elliott, Alexander Hamilton

Q & A

H/Sat 6:15PM Q&A

1a Carol

Made possible by a donation from The Alexander Schoch Family

RomanticsparksflywhenTherese(RooneyMara),aninexperiencedshopgirlwithvagueartisticambitions,crossespathwithCarol(CateBlanchett),awealthy,sophisticatedmarriedwoman.Butinpost-WorldWarIIAmerica,aromanceliketheirsisnotonlyforbidden;itisdangerous.MasterfilmmakerToddHaynes(SAFE,VELVETGOLDMINE),collaboratingwithacecinematographerEdLachmanforthefourthtime,transmutesPhyllisNagy’sadaptationofPatriciaHighsmith’searly,little-knownnovelintoanelegantexplorationofclasstension,psychologicaldomination,andtheultimatelyliberatinghungerforbeauty.It’safilmthat,inexaminingtransgression,conveysintenselongingreminiscentofthemostpotentGoldenEraHollywoodromance.Blanchett,asonemightexpect,istheluminouslyperfectobjectofdesire.ButitisMara’squietlyurgentperformance,aprizewinneratCannes,thatprovidesthefilm’sheartandsoul.–LG(U.S.,2015,118m)In person: Todd Haynes, Rooney Mara, Ed Lachman

P/Fri 6:30PM - C/Sat 8:30AM

1 A Tribute to Rooney Mara

Made possible by a donation from The Burns Family

RooneyMara,just30yearsold,mayseemyoungtobeconsideredamongcinema’sfinestactors.ButinfilmsincludingTHEGIRLWITHTHEDRAGONTATTOO(forwhichshewasnominatedforanOscar),AIN’TTHEMBODIESSAINTSand,now,CAROL(BestActress,Cannes),Mara’stalentedperformances,richwithlayersandcomplexity,revealanold-soulwisdom.Hersteadfastdedicationtohercrafthasallowedher,inarelativelyshortperiodoftime,toemergeasasophisticated,world-classartist.

Thethirdoffourchildren,MarawasbornandraisedinBedford,NewYork,enamoredofBroadwaymusicalsandclassicfilms.AftergraduatingfromNYU,havingstudiedpsychologyandsocialpolicy,shefoundedanon-profitdedicatedtosupportingstrugglingresidentsofaNairobineighborhood.Herstartasaprofessionalactresscameintelevision—ERandLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit—andindependentproductions—THEWINNINGSEASON,DARE,YOUTHINREVOLT,TANNERHALL(all2009)—followedwithaleadroleinthe2010remakeofANIGHTMAREONELMSTREET.

Herbrief,unforgettableturnintheopeningsequenceofDavidFincher’sTHESOCIALNETWORK(2010),asthegirlfriendoftheself-absorbedFacebookfounderMarkZuckerberg,wasabreakthrough,andmarkedthebeginningofhercreativepartnershipwithDavidFincher.IntheiradaptationoftheStiegLarssonbestsellingsagaTHEGIRLWITHTHEDRAGONTATTOO(2011),MarascoredthecovetedroleofLisbethSalander,thefiercelyintelligentpunk-renegadecomputerhacker.Thepartdemandedaradicalphysicaltransformation,handlingscenesofbrutalsexualviolence,andnavigatingtwistedhistoricalintrigue,withtheaffectlesspoiseandcerebralcoolofthenovel’siconiccharacter.

Next,sheportrayedadetermined,broken-heartedloverwithsteelintheacclaimedAIN’TTHEMBODIESSAINTS(2011)and,inStevenSoderbergh’sHitchcockianpsychologicaldramaSIDEEFFECTS(2013),playedaduplicitous,clinicallydepressedwomanandcalculatedaccompliceinamurderplot.Sincethen,Marahaselevatedaneclecticslateoffilms,includingSpikeJonze’sHER,astheex-wifeofareclusivewriter;StephenDaldry’sBrazilianfavelathrillerTRASH(2013),playinganAmericanactivistwhohelpsthreeboysintroublewithacorruptpolitician;andofcourse,ToddHaynes’sexquisiteCAROL.

Maraplaysayoungshopgirlandaspiringphotographerwhofallsinlovewithanolderandsophisticatedwoman,awifeandmotherwhohasmanagedtokeepherillicitpassionsconcealedundertheveilofacceptablewomanhood.Withitseloquentstillnessandexpressivesilences,thefilmcreatesaperfectspaceforMara’sgiftsatunderstatedemotion.Herperformanceamplifiestheforceoftheunspokeninthefilm,andsherevealsthegravitashousedinherpetiteframeand“snowysolitaryface”(torecallBarthesfamousessayonGretaGarbo)—afacethatis“anIdea,”afacethatitselfisascreen.–MaraFortes

The program includes a selection of clips followed by the presentation of the Silver Medallion, an onstage interview led by John Horn (Friday) and Davia Nelson (Saturday), followed by CAROL (see opposite page), shown in its entirety.

Q & A

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6 He Named Me Malala 4 Anomalisa

Made possible by a donation from Andrew W. Marlowe & Terri E. MillerMade possible by a donation from Elizabeth Redleaf

H/Sun 9PM - P/Sun 10:45PM - G/Mon 8:30 AM Q&AH/Fri 1PM

5 Beasts of No Nation 3 Die Nibelungen

Made possible by a donation from John Steel & Bunny Freidus

Aftertheten-year-oldboyAgu(AbrahamAttah)loseshisfamilytothesenselessviolenceofendlesscivilwarinanunnamedWestAfricancountry,hesurvivesbyfollowingacharismatic,never-namedrebelcommander.IdrisElba(MANDELA:LONGWALKTOFREEDOM)issuperbincreatingthisenigmatic,almostConradiananti-herowho,inthejungle,forcesAguandotherboystobecomesoldiersandlearntodowhatAgucalls“terriblethings.”Writer-director-cinematographerCaryFukunaga(True Detective)spentsevenyearsbringinghisadaptationofthecelebratednovelbyUzodinmaIwealatothescreen,andhecombinesascathingvisionoftheseeminglyunbreakablecyclesofbrutalitywithafather-sonstoryunlikeanythatwe’veseenbefore.Ifyou’veeverstayedupnights,wonderingwhypeoplejoinradicalgroups,Fukunaga’salternatelypoignantandhorrifyingfilmwillbegintofurnishacompassionate,disturbingandinsightfulanswer.–LG(U.S.,2015,137m)In person: Cary Fukunaga, Idris Elba, Abraham Attah

FritzLang’smonumentalrenderingoftheGermanmythologicalsagarelatesthestoryofKriemhild’smarriagetoSiegfried,histreacherousmurder,andtheensuingrevengebyhismercilessspouse.Langfollowsthesymmetricalstructureoftheoriginalepicpoem,witheachhalfofthefilmdividedinseven“cantos.”SIEGFRIED,thefirstinstallmentofTheavonHarbou’sscript,findsitsvisualcounterpartinsetdesignsofarrestinggeometricbeauty.It’sinthesecondpart,KRIEMHILD’SREVENGE,however,thatthefilm’snarrativeexplodesinarelentlessorgyofviolenceandcrueltyunderthecoldstareofLang’santi-heroine—atrueharbingerofAPOCALYPSENOWinasetpieceofunprecedentedscaleandstylisticambition.TelluridepresentsarestoredversionfromtheF.W.MurnauFoundation,withanewrecordingofthesumptuousorchestralscorebyGottfriedHuppertz.–PCU(Germany,1924,275mplusintermission,withrefreshments,beer—adultsonly—andbrats) In person: Paolo Cherchi Usai, Eberhard Junkersdorf

DavisGuggenheimhasmademasterfuldocumentariesonglobalwarming(theOscar-winningANINCONVENIENTTRUTH)andAmerica’seducationcrisis(WAITINGFORSUPERMAN).Here,heprofilesMalalaYousafzai,who,asan11-year-oldgirllivinginanobscureruralvillageinPakistan,wasshotintheheadbyTalibangunmen.Heroffense?Speakingoutagainstapolicyforbiddinggirlstoattendschool.GuggenheimtellsthemiraculousstoryofMalala’ssurvivalandrehabilitation,theinspiringguidancegivenbyhereducator-activistfatherZiauddinYousafzai,andherattempt,sixyearslater,toleadthelifeofanormalteenager,evenasshetraveledasaspokesmanforgirls’rightsandbecametheyoungest-everrecipientoftheNobelPeacePrize.Malala’spastandinnerlifearepoignantlyillustratedthroughanimation,conveyinghersenseofthehomelandshecannotreturntobutwillalwayslove.–LG(U.S.,2015,90m)PrecededbySANJAY’SSUPERTEAM(d.SanjayPatel,U.S.,7m).In person: Davis Guggenheim, Ziauddin Yousafzai, Sanjay Patel

Fastenyourseatbelts.MichaelStone,spendingthenightinaCincinnatihotelonbusiness,isbesetbyadramaticstreamofinsaneandintensecharacters.Justbeforehespiralsintodesperation,hefindsescapethroughasurprising,astonishinglytendereroticencounter.Iftheprecedingdescriptionseemsenigmatic,it’sbecauserevealinganythingmoremightspoiltheintricate,tragicomicdreamscapecreatedbyCharlieKaufman(SYNECDOCHE,NEWYORK)andDukeJohnson(theAdultSwimseries“MaryShelley’sFrankenhole”and“MoralOrel”).ANOMALISAisanimated,withwondrousstopmotion;DavidThewlisandJenniferJasonLeighandthegiftedTomNoonandothevoicehonors,superbly;andCarterBurwell’sstring-basedscoreisperfect.WeknowCharlieKaufman’sstatusasavisionaryandoneoftheAmericanfilmmakerswhoreallymatters;wecannowdiscoverDukeJohnsonasamajorcreativeforce.–LG(U.S.,2015,80m)In person: Charlie Kaufman, Duke Johnson, Tom Noonan

Q & A Q & A

Q & APORDENONE PRESENTS

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7a Steve Jobs

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Weallknow,with30yearsofhindsight,thateachAppleproductlaunchhasthepotentialtobeagroundbreaking,culture-shifting,evenhistoricevent.But,untilthearrivalofDannyBoyle’sextraordinarilysharp-witted,surprisinglytensebiography,wehadnoideaofthedramabehindthescenes.Webeginin1984,withthefreneticpreparationsforthepremiereoftheMacintosh,asJobs(MichaelFassbender,12YEARSASLAVE,SHAME)pusheseverynecessarybuttontoensureheleaveshis,andhiscompany’s,indeliblemarkondigitalculture,andonhumanity.AaronSorkin(The West Wing,MONEYBALL,THESOCIALNETWORK)adaptedWalterIsaacson’sbest-sellingbook,withhelpfromApplefounderSteveWozniak(playedbySethRogen);inspiredsupportisprovidedbyKateWinsletasJoannaHoffman(anoriginalmemberoftheAppleteam)andJeffDaniels,playingAppleCEOJohnSculley.–TFF(U.S.,2015,125m)In person: Danny Boyle, Aaron Sorkin, Seth Rogen, Kate Winslet, Michael Stuhlbarg, Steve Wozniak, John Sculley

Atthebaseofanactivevolcano,inaregionlonginhabitedbyMayanpeople,Maria’sfamilypreparesforhermarriage.Theteenagegirl,however,hasotherideas.Withonedrunkenencounter,shealtersherfateandthatofherfamily.JayroBustamante’smasterfuldebutfeaturebeginsasanintenselylovelyimmersionintocontemporaryruralGuatemalanculture.Havinggrownupintheregion,Bustamanteisaremarkabletourguide,revealinglifewaysofthelocalpeople.Butasthestorytakesseveraldramaticturns,Bustamanterevealsthathehasambitionsfarbeyondeitherthecoming-of-agefilmorthetypicaltradition-vs.-modernitytale.Byitsstartlingfinale,IXCANULhastakenonanoperaticenergyreminiscentofearlyWernerHerzog,andinjectedadoseofpoliticalfury.AdeservingwinneratmultiplefestivalsincludingBerlin,IXCANULisoneofthetrulyessentialfilmsinrecentyears.–JS(Guatemala,2015,91m)In person: Jayro Bustamante

Q & A

P/Sat 7PM - C/Sun 9AM

7 A Tribute to Danny Boyle

Made possible by a donation from The Burns Family

“Myinstinctistomakevivaciousfilms,”DannyBoylehassaid,andhisintensemixofadventurousness,insightfulness,enthusiasm,brioandanedgy,oftenmusic-drivenpulse,propelsandinformstheotherwisewildlydiversefilmsofthissupremelygiftedandeclecticdirector.

RetainingstronglinkswithhisworkingclassLancashirebackgroundandtheinfluenceofIrishCatholicparentswhosteeredtheirsontowardthepriesthood,Boylespentmorethanadecadedirectingtheaterandproducingfortelevisionbeforemakinghissensationalfeaturefilmdebut,theinsidiouslycomiccrimedramaSHALLOWGRAVE(1994).Itssuccesspavedthewayfortheraw,rollickinglookatfringyEdinburghheroinaddicts,TRAINSPOTTING(1996),whichmadeastarofEwanMcGregor,boastedoneofthegreatestsoundtrackseverandprovedtobeadefiningfilmofthe1990s.

Hetookhisdeep-borecuriositytoHollywoodforALIFELESSORDINARY(1997)andTHEBEACH(2000),anexperiencewhichprovedsufficientlyunsettlingtosendhimbacktoEngland,where,in2001,hemadetwomodestandeccentricTVfilms,VACUUMINGCOMPLETELYNUDEINPARADISEandSTRUMPET,beforeshiftinggearswiththestartling28DAYSLATER(2002),whichresurrectedthezombiefilmgenreforanewgeneration.

ThewarmlyidiosyncraticdramaticcomedyMILLIONS(2004)followedaseven-yearoldboy’sdiscoveryofaloadofmoney,andthesci-fithrillerSUNSHINE(2007)skillfullyfollowedagroupofastronauts’effortstoreigniteadyingsun.Tellurideaudiencesfrom2008willalwaysfondlyrememberthemadlyunlikelySLUMDOGMILLIONAIRE,afilmofoverwhelmingenergyandcontagiousmusic,oneofthegenuineunderdogOscarwinnersofall-time,onerootedinitsdirector’sperennialattachmenttooutsidersandthethemeofovercomingenormousodds.

BoylethenventuredtothemodernAmericanWestfortheintimateandintense127HOURS(2010),whichfocusedmuchofitsrunningtimeonthedilemmaofAronRalston(JamesFranco)whenhewasstuckbetweenarockandahardplaceinthemiddleofnowhere.AfterabrilliantNationalTheaterproductionofFrankensteinstarringBenedictCumberbatchandJonnyLeeMiller,Boyleturnedtoabiggerstagewithhiselaborate,triumphantopeningceremonyforthe2012LondonSummerOlympics.

NextcametheeccentricandstylishartworldthrillerTRANCE(2013),andthepilottoasatiricalBritishTVpoliceseries,Babylon.NowhebringsusSTEVEJOBS,anotherfilmaboutacharacterlivingontheedge,temptingfate,breakingmolds,defyingnormsandexpectations.Boyle,likeJobs,seemstohavenoproblemignoringboundaries,deliveringsurprisesandgivingthepublicwhatitwants…evenifitdoesn’tknowityet.Hisisindeedacareerlessordinary.–ToddMcCarthy

The program includes a selection of clips followed by the presentation of the Silver Medallion, an onstage interview led by Todd McCarthy (Saturday) and Leonard Maltin (Sunday) and STEVE JOBS (see opposite page), shown in its entirety.

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9 A Tribute to Adam Curtis 9a Bitter Lake

10 Room

Made possible by an anonymous donation

Oneofthemostinterestingthingsaboutdocumentary,non-fiction,journalism,whateveryouwanttocallit:itcanbeaself-inventedgenrewithfewrulesotherthananeedtotellthetruth,oratleasttomakeaneffortinthatdirection.Asaresult,documentaryfilmmakinghasbecomeaheterogeneousenterprise.Diaryfilms,agitprop,interviews,narratedslideshows.Thegreatestpractitionershavereinventedthegenreforthemselves:Vertov,Marker,Herzog,Wiseman—thesearemyheroes.ButIhaveanewhero:AdamCurtis.

Eachofhis(often)multi-partprogramsfortheBBChavebeenunique.Ofcourse,therearehistoricalantecedents,butIliketothinkofhisworkashavingemerged,fully-formed,fromtheheadofCurtis.MyintroductioncameinTHEPOWEROFNIGHTMARES(2004).IfoundmyselflearningthingsthatIknewnothingabout,like“TeamB”orSayyidQutb.Yes,thereisapedagogicelement,buthisworksarefarfrominstructionalvideosorattemptstoplaytothechurchchoir.Theyarecarvingupthelandscapeofhistoryinnewandunexpectedways.Andtheygiveapictureofthepeoplewhocreatehistoryandwhooften,asaresult,makeuphistoryoutofwholecloth.Thetitleitselfisapaeantotheorphicpowerofideas.Ideasthatframe,ideasthatcoerce,ideasthatundermine,ideasthattransform.Allmeldedintoanassortmentofinterviews,foundfootagefromtheBBCarchive,andpopularmusic.

Butitisnotjustthecontent.Whowouldlikeamovieifitwerecontentalone?Itisalsothestyle.Attimes,almostananti-style.Chairspileduphiggledy-piggledyinanemptyclassroom.Badinstitutionaldecorcelebratedinitsownright.Seeminglymeaninglessdetailsthattakeonastrange,auspiciouscharacteroftheirown.Alightswitchinthemiddleofawall.Andtheubiquitousfoundfootageisrarely,ifever,show-and-tell.Instead,themusicandfoundfootagecombineflirtswitharandomnessthatitneverembraces.Achaosofrichassociationsandconnections.Iftheunderlyingthemeis“contextiseverything,”thestyleoftheartrepeatedlyunderlinesthispremise.Andguesswhat?Curtiskeepsgettingbetterandbetter.Icanonlyimaginewhatmighthappenifhecontinuesonlikethisforanother20years.

Allowmetociteoneexample:thesequenceinBITTERLAKE(2015)thatplaysoverKanyeWest’s“Runaway.”AnAfghanmanplayfullyshowsoffhismartialartsmovesforthecamerawhileoutfittingaUNICEFtent.Wefollowhimfromthetentandseamlesslyintoamuzzylandingzone,arotor-generatedsandstormswirlingacrossalineofkneelingsoldiersinanemptyexpanse.Then,aTalibanvideoinwhichashroudedmujahidtellsustolookintoourownhistoryifwetrulywanttounderstandtheconflictthere.

Ah.Andthebestpart?Thereisnever,notever,aflirtationwithfacilehopefulness.Thisistheworldasitis.Unredeemed.–ErrolMorris

The program includes the presentation of the Silver Medallion, an onstage interview led by Geoff Dyer (Sunday) and Laurie Anderson (Monday) and a screening, in its entirety, of BITTER LAKE (see opposite page). THE CENTURY OF THE SELF (see page 39) is shown elsewhere in the festival.

BritishdocumentarymakerAdamCurtisisnostrangertorufflingconvention.PreviousfilmsTHECENTURYOFTHESELF(playingelsewhereinthefestival)andTHEPOWEROFNIGHTMARESarguedforthecorruptionofFreudiantheorybythecorporate-politicalaxisandidentifiedparallelsbetweentheideologiesofNeo-ConsandIslamists.Hehasalsostagedalivecollaboration/battlewithtriphopgroupMassiveAttack.BITTERLAKEpicksupthebaton,distillinghundredsofhoursofarchivalTVfootageintoarevelatorystudyoftherelationshipbetweenAfghanistanandtheWest.Punctuatedbyanumberofshockingscenes,theresultmightfeellikeaqueasydreamifthenarrativeitsuggestsweren’tsotrulydisturbing.Curtisspeakstohisownconvictionthat“thoseinpowertellstoriestohelpusmakesenseofthecomplexityofreality,butthosestoriesareincreasinglyunconvincingandhollow.”Essentialviewing.–CLS(U.K.,2015,137m)In person: Adam Curtis

Forsevenyears,Ma,ayoungmother(BrieLarson,inaharrowinglypowerfulperformance)hasbeentrapped,withherfive-yearoldchild(JacobTremblay),inaone-roomshed.DirectorLennyAbrahamson(FRANK,ADAMANDPAUL)andEmmaDonoghue,adaptingherbest-sellingnovel,areastonishinglysensitivetothepoetic,comicandhallucinatoryresonancesinthechild’sviewofthisbizarrelifeexperience,particularlytheconceptthatonesmall,darkroomisthewholeuniverse.Thoughthefilmusestheblueprintofathriller,itexploresmuchricherandsurprisingterrain,includingthemother’sdesperateefforttofreeherchildandreturnthemtoreallife.AbrahamsonandDonoghuemakeROOMashockinglyeffectiveparableabouthowwefacethecrisisoflearningabouttheworld.–LG(Ireland-Canada,2015,118m)In person: Lenny Abrahamson, Emma Donoghue, Brie Larson, Jacob Tremblay, Joan Allen

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13 Spotlight

14 Retour de Flamme

Made possible by a donation from Mort and Amy Friedkin

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In2001,anewBoston Globeeditor(LievSchreiber)assignsacrackteamofreporters(MichaelKeaton,MarkRuffalo,RachelMcAdams,Briand’ArcyJames)toinvestigateBoston’sCatholicArchdiocesehandlingofapriest’ssexualmisconductcase.Whattheyuncoveris,tosaytheleast,shocking:avastsecretlabyrinthofsufferingvictims;self-servinginstitutionalhypocrisyfromtheChurch;andwearycomplacencefromcityofficials.CompletingtheamazingensembleareStanleyTucci,BillyCrudup(attorneysofdifferingmoralhue),JameySheridanandLenCariou(priestsdefendingthesystem).Writer-directorTomMcCarthy(THEVISITOR,THESTATIONAGENT)hascrafted,withco-writerJoshSinger,arichtalewithwitanddevastatingcompassion.Thoughwemayknowthestory,SPOTLIGHTisfilledwithtwistsandsurprises,makingfordramathat’sthrillingandyetgroundedwithsubstantialgravitas.–LG(U.S.,2015,126m)In person: Tom McCarthy, Michael Keaton, Rachel McAdams

SergeBromberg,theCesar-winningIndianaJonesofclassiccinema,hasbeentravellingtheworld,discoveringlostmasterpieces,restoringthem,andshowingthemtoaudiencesforyears.Heevenplayspiano!Webringbackthisperennialfavorite,whichunfoldswithvaudevillianflairinaspectacularnewprogramofshortfilms.Somearebestleftsurprises,butwecantellyouaboutafew:anewlyrestored(byBromberg’sLobsterFilms)BusterKeatonshort;aCharlieChaplincomedycelebratingits100thbirthday;and,inbignews…theworldpremiereoftherestoredBATTLEOFTHECENTURY.Thislostandfound1928LaurelandHardycomedy,whichJohnFordoncedescribedashisfavoritefilm,featurestheworld’sbiggestpiefight,andhasneverbeenseeninitsentiretysincethe50s.Howwasitlost?Howwasitfound?Sergetellsthestory,playsalongandcelebratestheabsolutemagicofearlycinema,andthewildtalesoftherescueofessentialandhighlyenjoyableworksofart.Presented by Serge Bromberg

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11 Black Mass

12 Suffragette

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JohnnyDeppmiraculouslydescendsintothebodyandsoulofJames“Whitey”Bulger,theSouthBostonstreetthugwhobecamethecity’smostfearedorganizedcrimefigureinthe‘80s.JoelEdgertonissuperbasJohnConnally,theFBIagentwhoprotectedBulger;KevinBacon,AdamScottandDavidHarbouraretheFedsBulgerandConnallyscammed;RoryCochraneandJessePlemonsareWhitey’sconfederatesinactsofhorrificviolence;BenedictCumberbatchisWhitey’sbrother,asuccessful,conflictedpolitician;andDakotaJohnsonandJulianneNicholsonarewomenkeptintheshadows.ScottCooper(CRAZYHEART)navigatesthisworldofmoralhorrorwithremarkableprecisionandclarity.AndDepp’scoiledpsychopathicvenomwritesaninnovativenewchapterinthedepictionofagangster,finallyleavingthemythologyofCagney,BrandoandGandolfinibehind.–LG(U.S.,2015,122m)In person: Scott Cooper, Joel Edgerton

In1900sLondon,Maud(CareyMulligan),ahopeless,exhaustedfactoryworker,isluredbyherco-workerViolet(thesuperbAnne-MarieDuff)intothewomen’srightsmovement.Itisacrucialmoment:Afteryearsofstruggle,leadersEdithNew(HelenaBonhamCarter)andEmmelineParkhurst(MerylStreep)arelosingpatiencewithnon-violentprotest.DirectorSarahGavron(BRICKLANE)andscreenwriterAbiMorgan(SHAME;THEINVISIBLEWOMAN)depict,withintensityandclarity,thesurprisinglyviciousbattletogetthevote,providingbalanceviaapoliceman(BrendanGleeson)whomakesasurprisinglyarticulatedefenseofthestatusquo.Gavronalsoconnectsthebattletothegreatsurgeofworking-classradicalismthat,inthefirstdecadesofthe20thcentury,changedthecourseofhistory.Mulligan,innearlyeveryscene,displaysararegift,asweseeandfeelwhatitisliketohaveyoureyesopenedtoanewwayofseeingtheworld.–LG(U.K.,2015,106m)In person: Sarah Gavron, Meryl Streep, Abi Morgan

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15 Rams

16 Mom and Me

17 Viva

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Whilelivingnextdoortooneanother,twoagingbrothers,lockedinsomeunnamed,decades-longfeud,gotodrylycomicalextremestoavoidcommunicationwitheachother.Gummi(SigurourSigurjónsson)isshy,quietbutessentiallydecent,whileKiddi(TheodórJúlíusson)isabombastic,misanthropicdrunk.Buttheysharetheirpassionateloveforthesheeptowhomthey’veeachdedicatedtheirlivesandland.Whenoneoftheirsheepcontractsacontagiousdisease,thelivelihoodofthebrothersandtheirneighborsisthreatened.Writer-directorGrímurHákonarson,amasterofmournfulwordlesscomicset-pieces,withcinematographerSturlaBrandthGrøvlen,makesmaximumexpressiveuseofthebleaklybeautifulIcelandicmountainlandscapes.Butit’sthealmostwordlessperformancesofSigurjónssonandJúlíussonthatleadtoanunexpectedlypassionateresolution.WhocouldhaveexpectedIceland,sheepandseptuagenarianbachelorstobethisfunny,andthisthrilling?–LG(Iceland,2015,93m)PrecededbyHATTHEORY(d.AsyaStrelbitskaya,Russia,2014,4m).In person: Grímur Hákonarson

HasadocumentaryfilmmakereverusedthecamerawithmorelovethanKenWardrop?HisfirstfeatureHISANDHERSprovidedanexquisiteweaveofstoriesbywomenwholovetheirmen;hisshortsSCORING(celebratingthegloryofthekiss)andUNDRESSINGMYMOTHER(apoemtoabig,beautifulwoman)werebothTelluridefavorites.ToavoidspoilingtheexquisitepleasuresofMOMANDME’sunfolding,wecansaythis:it’saboutmothersandsons;itissetinthegoodandwholesomelandofOklahoma;andtherewillbeatleastonestory,ifnottwodozen,thatseemsliftedfromyourownlife.WardropdemonstratesthepatienceoftheyoungErrolMorris,andthejoyousspiritofLesBlank,butMOMANDMEbelongsinitsowngenre,asingularworkbyagiftedartist.–JS(Ireland,2015,77m)PrecededbyTHELONELIESTSTOPLIGHT(d.BillPlympton,U.S.,2015,6m).In person: Ken Wardrop, Bill Plympton

Jesus(HéctorMedina),isashy,delicate,gayhairdresserworkingatadragclubanddreamingofsomethingmorefromlifethanthehardscrabbleexistenceheekesoutincontemporaryHavana.Andthenhislong-estrangedDad(JorgePerugorría)showsup.Whatfollowsisabittersweetbattleofwillsbetweenthetwoastheylearntoknowandrespecteachotherforthefirsttime.Confidentlymixingmelodrama,fairytaleandgrittyrealisminanentirelyfreshmanner,directorPaddyBreathnachandwriterMarkO’Halloranhavecreatedanemotionallywrenchingtaleoffamilialconflictandpersonalgrowththatboaststwooutstandingleadperformances,awonderfullyurgentvisualstyleandaterrificsoundtrackofclassicLatintorchsongs.Breathnach,directinghereinSpanish,hasbeenmakingstrongfilmsinmultiplegenresforyears,butnothingquitepreparedusforthisingeniousandhugelyentertainingcrowd-pleaser.–NO(Ireland,2015,100m)PrecededbyLAMBS(d.GottfriedMentor,Germany,2014,4m).In person: Paddy Breathnach, Héctor Medina, Luis Alberto García

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18 Taj Mahal

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Writer-directorNicolasSaadaoffersanincisive,innovativeperspectiveontheNovember2008IslamicterroristattackontheluxuryTajMahalhotelinMumbai.HefocusesonLouise(StacyMartin,freshfromVonTrier’sNYMPHOMANIAC),apretty18-year-oldFrenchgirlseparatedfromherexpatparents(Louis-DodeLencquesaingandGinaMcKee)andtrappedinherroominthehotel’sfourthfloor,unabletogeteventheslightestperspectiveonevents,copingwiththesuddenincomprehensiblefactofviolenceandthelikelihoodofherimminentdeath.AlbaRohrwachermakesalovelycontributionasafellowsuffererwithwhomLouisebriefly,tentativelybonds,butitisMartin’squiet,radiantlynormalanguishthatputsanentirelynewspinontheconceptofanordinarypersoninextraordinarycircumstances.Saadamanagestocombineadrenaline-packedsuspensewithanobliquemeditativequietnessthatmakesforatrulyunforgettableexperience.–LG(France-India,2015,91m)In person: Nicolas Saada

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21 45 Years

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Ontheeveoftheir45thanniversary,Kate(CharlotteRampling)andGeoff(TomCourtenay),anintelligent,progressive,relativelyhealthymarriedcouplelivinginruralEngland,confrontalong-buriedemotionalmemorythatinexplicably,andseeminglyarbitrarily,resurfaces.Suddenly,everythingKateandGeoffbelievetheyknowabouteachothercomesintoquestion.Writer-directorAndrewHaigh(WEEKEND,theHBOseriesLooking)delicatelyrevealsthefaultlines,mysteriesanduncertaintiesthatexistjustbeneaththesurfaceofwhatmayseemtobethemostharmoniousofhumanrelationships.RamplingandCourtenay,twoofthegreateststarsfromEngland’sSwinging‘60s,eachoffersomeofthefinestworkoftheirlongcareers,turning45YEARSintooneofthemostsubtle,powerfulanddevastatingBritishdramasinrecentmemory.–LG(England,2015,94m)PrecededbyAPORTRAIT(d.AristotelisMaragkos,Greece,2014,3m). In person: Andrew Haigh

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19 Siti + Cinema

20 Heart of a Dog

TheeponymouscharacterofEddieCahyono’ssecondfeature,ayoungwomanfromanimpoverishedcoastaltown,strugglestomakeendsmeet,workingadoubleshiftsellingsnacksbydayandperformingatakaraokebarbynight.Herworldshrinksunderthepressureofbeingthesoleproviderforheryoungsonandhermother-in-law.Herhusband,whohasbeenparalyzedbyaboatingaccident,refusestospeaktoheroutofgrowingsuspicionofhernighttimeoccupation.Asubtlemelancholyimpresseshereverygesture,evokingatacitandimpendingcatastrophe.ShotwithastartlingattentiontothedetailsofdailylifeinIndonesia,andmergingafreshsensibilitywithclassicalaesthetics,SITIisapowerfulinvestigationintothedepthsofunspokendesire.–MF(Indonesia,2015,88m)PrecededbyCINEMA(d.EricKhoo,Singapore,2015,20m).In person: Pierre Rissient, Eddie Cahyono

Writer-director-narratorLaurieAnderson’sdream-likeessaypoemoffersanautobiographicalmeditationondeath,post-9/11NewYorkasasurveillancesociety,andAnderson’slong-gestatingbondwithherspiritualtwin,aterriernamedLolabelle.Andersonemploysanimation,re-photographedimages,printedtext,homemoviesandjustaboutanyformofcinematicimageryyoucanthinkof,asshequotesWittgenstein,Goya,Kierkegaard,andDavidFosterWallace.Anderson,aformerTellurideGuestDirectorandposterartist,usesherwinsome,deadpan,scarilycoolnarratingvoiceassheseeks“therealcityfallingthroughyourmindinglitteringpieces,”andrenewstheaesthetictacticsofAmericanavant-gardecinemainatotallyfresh,compellingway.It’soneofthosemoviesthat,asitgetsitshooksintoyou,mightmakeyouimpatienttowatchitalloveragain.–LG(U.S.,2015,76m)PrecededbyCARFACE(d.ClaudeCloutier,Canada,2015,5m).In person: Laurie Anderson / Dogs (with owners) welcomed at Monday’s outdoor screening!

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22 Restoring Napoleon, with Georges Mourier

Telluride’sdefiningmomentmaybethe1979screeningofAbelGance’sNAPOLEON,inthenewlycreatedoutdoorcinemathatnowbearshisname.Atthatscreening,acanonicalworkofsilentcinema,shownonlyintruncatedversionssinceits1927release,finallyapproachedGance’sgrandvision,includingathree-screenclimax.Gance,then90,wasonhandtoseeit.EventhatNAPOLEONrestorationwasnotquite“complete”:arecentdiscoveryofGance’spaperarchive,alongwith400boxesofpreviouslyunseenfilm,meantanotherversionwasanexcitingnecessity.GeorgesMourier,afilmmakerwithadeepknowledgeofGance’swork,waschosentooverseetheCinémathèqueFrançaise’snewsix-and-half-hourrestoration,likelytobecompletedin2017,andtobepresentedlivewithCarmineCoppola’sscore.Mourierwillbringafascinatingpresentationonthehistoryofthefilm’smanyversionsandrestorations,culminatingwiththespectacular“LaMarseillaise”sequenceinitsnewanddefinitiveincarnation.–TFF(Totalprogramtime:90minutesincludingQ&A)In person: Georges Mourier

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23 Son of Saul

24 L’Inhumaine

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AfterdecadesofdepictionsoftheHolocaust,wemightassumethatnofilmcanhaveanythingnewtoexpressonthesubject.Buttherelentless,shockinglyoriginalSONOFSAULalterseverythingwethoughtweknew.Saul(GézaRöhrig)isoneoftheSonderkommando,Jewsresponsibleforherdingnewarrivalsintotheshowersforextermination,burningthecorpsesanddisposingoftheashes.Weseeonlywhathesees,goonlywherehegoes,withhideousviolencealwaysoutoffocusorjustontheedgeoftheframe.Saulbecomesobsessedwithgivingoneyoungvictim,whomheclaimstobehisson,areligiousburial.Isthismadness?Oradefiantaffirmationofhisspiritualidentity?LázlóNemes(inanastonishingdebut)andco-writerClaraRoyerconfrontaterribletruth:tosurvivethisnightmarishkingdommeansputtingyourhumanityatrisk.–LG(Hungary,2015,107m)In person: Lázló Nemes, Géza Röhrig

Oneofthegreatcinematicextravaganzasofthe1920s,MarcelL’Herbier’slegendaryfilmwasalsoaglorious,unbridledexperimentinstyleandform.Thestoryfollowsanicyoperasingerwhofallsintoascience-enhancedaffair,buttoL’Herbier,thenarrativewasmoreofabasslineoverwhichhisdesignerscouldriff.Andwhatdesigners!AlbertoCavalcanti,RobertMallet-StevensandFernandLégerallcontributed,withDariusMilhaudwritinga(now-lost)score,andL’Herbierhimselfexploringcolorandperspectiveinwaysthatremaindazzling90yearsafterthefilm’spremiere.Thisversion,painstakinglyrestoredbyLobsterFilms,withparticipationfromtheL’HerbierestateandtheCNC,representsthefirstopportunityformanyaudiencestobeimmersedintheworkofoneofthetruevisionariesoftheFrenchavant-garde.Live,originalaccompanimentbyfestivalfavoriteTheAlloyOrchestramakesthescreeningallthemoresensational.–TFF(France,1924,124m)With the Alloy Orchestra, introduced by Serge Bromberg

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25 Only the Dead See the End of War

MichaelWare,anoviceAustralianreporter,wasalreadyinIraqatthetimeofthe2003Americaninvasion,andhiscontactswithIraqisallowedhimexclusiveaccesstotheritualsandtherationalesoftheIraqiinsurgency.Ware,thesubject,andBillGuttentag,co-authorandcodirectorofthismesmerizingstory,exploretheconsequencesoftheIraqwarthroughtheprismofthehuntforAbuMusabal-Zarqawi,consideredoneofthemostdeadlyJihadistterrorists.WareandGuttentagcontrastal-Zarqawi’smonstrouscrimeswiththeshatteringeyewitnessfootageofthedetermined,oftenruthlessAmericansoldierswhohunthimdown.Toodeeplyinvolvedtogivebalancedpolicyinsights,Wareinsteadputsthehorrorsrightinfrontofoureyes,allowingusmakeupourownmindsaboutthemoralcostsofthewar.–LG(U.S.-Australia,2015,80m)PrecededbyPROLOGUE(d.RichardWilliams,U.K.,6m).In person: Michael Ware, Bill Guttentag, Richard Williams

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26 Taxi

IntheopeningimageofJafarPanahi’snewfilm,thefrontwindowofataxitakesontheperspectiveofamoviecamera.DrivingthroughthestreetsofTehran,Panahi,whomtheIraniangovernmenthasbannedfrommakingfilms,miraculouslycontinueshisseriesofillicit,radical,minimalistmicro-budgetedworks,transforminghisconstraints—he’sunderhousearrest—intoanexaminationofthestiflingimpactsofthecurrentregime.Panahisetcamerasinsideandoutsideofthetaxi,travelingthecitywithaprogressionofpassengers,creatinganabsurdhumancomedythatanchorshisirreverentpoliticalcriticism.Andhetakeshistrademarkstyle—aningeniousmeta-cinematicreflexivity—toexpressivenewheights.TAXI,thewinnerofBerlin’sGoldenBear,managesararefeat:demonstratinghowevendemanding,politicallyprovocativeexperimentalcinemacanbeawholelotoffun.–LG(Iran,2015,81m)PrecededbyOFTHEUNKNOWN(d.EvaWeber,U.K.,2015,10m).Introduced by Peter Sellars; in person Eva Weber

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27 Hitchcock/Truffaut

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Originallypublishedin1966,FrenchdirectorFrançoisTruffaut’sbook-lengthinterviewwithhisfilmmakingidolofferedthefirstseriousappraisalofHitchcockasnotjustamere“masterofsuspense”butratherasasophisticatedartist,astatuscriticshaddeniedhim,labelinghimacommercialentertainer.Thebookbecameaninvaluableprimer,dissectingHitchcock’sartistryfilmbyfilmandsometimes,shotbyshot:anepicDVDcommentarytrack,avant la lettre.CriticandhistorianKentJones’beautifullycraftedessayfilmweavesexcerptsfromTruffaut’soriginalaudiotapes,whichtakeusbehindthescenesofthisremarkablemeetingoftheminds,withcommentaryfromawho’s-whoofleadingworldfilmmakers:WesAnderson,OlivierAssayas,DavidFincher,JamesGrayandMartinScorsese.Jonesilluminatesthewaysinwhichfilmmakersdirectlyandindirectlyspeaktooneanotherintheuniversallanguageofcinema.–SF(U.S.,2015,80m) In person: Kent Jones

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29 Marguerite

30 Tikkun

ImagineacollaborationbetweenVladimirNabokovandBillyWilderandyouwillhavesomeideaoftherichesprovidedbythistragicomedyfromwriter-directorXavierGiannoli(SUPERSTAR)andco-writerMarciaRomano.A1920’sFrenchwould-beoperadiva(CatherineFrot),ofgreatwealthandzerosingingtalent,findsherintricatefantasyofartisticaccomplishmentenabledbyMadelbos(DenisMpunga),abutlerwithhisownaestheticstrivings.Meanwhile,herlong-sufferinghusband(AndréMarcon)remainsterrifiedoftellinghiswifethetruth,andperhapsmostmemorably,herfinanciallyneedysinging-coach(MichelFau,asuperbstandout),spoutshisself-servingeuphemism,“sublimityandtheridiculousareneverfarapart,”aphrasethatdistillsMARGUERITE’sironic,anguishedwisdom.Frot,acharacteractresswithmorethan90filmandTVcredits,isremarkablyprecise,poignantandfunnyasMarguerite,andMpungaseemstobechannelingVonStroheiminSUNSETBOULEVARD,butwithhisownpeculiarmoves.–LG(France,2015,127m)In person: Xavier Giannoli

Tikkun,aHebrewwordreferringtohumanity’sobligationtorepairourbrokenworld,isoneofthefoundingconceptsofJudaism.Haim-Aaron(AharonTraitel)isaHasidicstudentinJerusalempracticingrigidphysicalself-denial,confininghimselftoprayerandstudy,andbarelycommunicatingwithhisfamily,notevenwiththedevoutadoringfather(KhalifaNatour),whorunsakosherslaughterhouse.Afteratinytransgression—takinganunscheduledshower—forcesHaim-Aarontoconfronttherealityofhisbody,hesuffersanear-deathexperience.Writer-directorAvishaiSivan,workingwithcinematographerShaiGoldman,shootsinstarkhigh-contrastblackandwhite,composesscenesintheelegantlyelliptical,near-wordlessmannerofBresson,HanekeandKaurismäki,andgetsawonderfullytouchingperformancefromthenon-professionalTraitel.Withexquisite,ambivalentcompassion,TIKKUNbothrespectsthepurityoftheHasidicwayoflifeandsuppliesaclear-eyedvisionofitscosts.–LG(Israel,2015,120m)In person: Avishai Sivan

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28 Time to Choose

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InhisexposésNOENDINSIGHTandINSIDEJOB,theOscar-winningdocumentaryfilmmakerCharlesFergusoncrackedthecodetotheseeminglyindecipherableelementsoftheIraqiwarandthe2008economicmeltdown.Hisblow-by-blowaccountsandbulletprooflogicindictedAmericaninstitutions,inalltheiramorality,inthesedisasters.Ferguson’surgentnewfilmopensinsimilarfashion,describingthecatastrophicfutureourworldfacesasglobalclimatechangeaccelerates.ButTIMETOCHOOSEtakesasurprisingshift,followingadiversegroupofscientists,entrepreneursandurbanplannersastheydevelopandpreparetodeployvariousclean,affordablerenewableenergytechnologiesthatmighthelpusescapeourdoom.Canourcorporate-fundedgovernmentsgetonboard?MovingbrisklyfromtheU.S.toChina,Kenya,Holland,BrazilandNigeria,FergusondeliversapotentDavid-vs-Goliathstory,withourplanet’ssurvivalatstake.Yes,it’stimetochoose.–LG(U.S.,2015,100m)In person: Charles Ferguson

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ShowsSpecial Medallion

The Festival annually celebrates a hero of cinema—an organization or individual— that preserves, honors and presents great movies. Past recipients include the Criterion Collection, HBO, Ted Turner, Stanley Kauffmann, Manny Farber, Pierre Rissient, Leonard Maltin, Serge Bromberg and the UCLA Film & Television Archive.

PARTICIPANT MEDIA

Thedesiretodogoodrarelyleadstoexceptionalorinnovativeworkinfilm.Andyet,thereislittledoubtthatfilmhasplayedasignificantroleinframingpublicopinionandinadvancingaprogressivesocialagendainthelast15to20years.InmanywaysJeffSkollandParticipant,theproductioncompanyhecreated,areresponsibleforthis.JeffSkollandParticipanthavechangedthewaywethinkaboutsocialissuesfromDavisGuggenheim’sANINCONVENIENTTRUTHtoLauraPoitras’CITIZENFOUR.Itgivesvoicenottopartisanpolitics,buttocausesthatarebothtimelyandyearsaheadofmuchoftherestoftheworld.Wehavecomealongwayfrominsistingontherealityofclimatechangetogettinggovernmentsandpeopletorespondtothethreatitposes.

BehindmuchofParticipant’sinnovationisthetruismthatideascanbesoldbetterinanon-didacticfashion.Justbecauseit’sentertainmentdoesn’tmeanithastobeentertaining.ButParticipanthasprovedtheconverse.Justbecauseitisn’tjustentertainmentdoesn’tmeanthatitcan’tbeentertaining.Anditdoesn’tmeanthatitcan’tpromoteimportantsocialconceptsandideas.Thedangersofepidemic,thechallengesofincomeinequality,thecorruptionofourfoodsupply,globalwarming,thefailuresofpubliceducation.These,properlyspeaking,arenotpoliticalissues,butissuesthataffectallofus,independentofpolitics.Withbothdocumentariesandfeaturefilms,fromCONTAGION,FOOD,INC.andTHELOOKOFSILENCEtoWAITINGFORSUPERMAN,Participanthasbeenattheforefrontnotjustofbringingpublicattentiontotheseissuesbutinpromotingandcreatingsocialandpoliticalchange.

WeareallluckythatParticipantexistsandremainscommittedtothepublicgood.–ErrolMorris

The Special Medallion will be presented to Jonathan King (Executive Vice President, Narrative Film) and Diane Weyermann (Executive Vice President, Documentary Film) prior to the 9:30AM Sunday screening of HE NAMED ME MALALA at the Werner Herzog Theatre. Three Participant films are included in this year’s festival: SPOTLIGHT, BEASTS OF NO NATION and HE NAMED ME MALALA

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31 Winter on Fire: Ukraine’s Fight for Freedom

Anelderlywomanfacesarowofriotpoliceinfullbattlegearandsays,“Thinkaboutyourteacherinkindergarten.That’swhomyou’reabouttobeatup.”Thebatonsflyanyway.EvgenyAfineevsky’sbracingdocumentary,shotinKiev,Ukraine,in2013-14,followedaspeacefuldemonstrationsinsupportofthecountryjoiningtheEUledtohorrificconfrontationswithgovernmentforcesand,ultimately,regimechange.Largelyavoidingthebroadercontextinfavorofanastonishing“livefromthetrenches”chronologicalviewofthedemonstrations,Afineevskyoffersusanunflinching,camera’seyeviewontheviolence.Ifthecarnageisattimesdifficulttowatch,WINTERONFIRE,withitsinterviewsofmanyofoptimisticparticipants,isdrivenbyasinceremessageofpower-to-the-peoplehope,continuouslyevidentonthefacesofthethousandsofbraveprotesterswhorefusetobackdown.–TFF(Russia-Ukraine,2015,102m)In person: Evgeny Afineevsky

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Made possible by a donation fromDuringthefestival,TellurideTVwillbroadcastprogrammingcelebratingArenaandAdamCurtis,twoiconsofBritishTV.Forthepast40years,theextraordinary,visionaryBBCartsseriesArenahassetthestandardforpublicbroadcasting.Tocelebrateitsanniversary,executiveproducerAnthonyWallcommissionedNIGHTANDDAY,a24-houropusfeaturingexcerptsfromArena’s600-filmcatalogue.You’llseeLuisBuñuelgivinghisrecipefortheperfectMartini,WilliamBurroughsandAndyWarholsharingamealattheChelseaHotel,andtravelfromJamaicatoMississippitoChina,PeruandEastGermanytomeetartists,musicians,writersandtheiradmirers.AndfestivaltributeeAdamCurtis’slongstringofessentialfilms—ITFELTLIKEAKISS(2009),THEPOWEROFNIGHTMARES(2004),THELIVINGDEAD(1995)andthefour-partTHECENTURYOFTHESELF(2004)—willbeonthesmallscreenaswell.Afteryouleavethetheater,makeyourhotelroompartofthefilmfestivalexperience.–TFFChannel 12 on Time Warner Cable

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Boatingandpleasureandseductionarethelinksbetweenthesetwofilms,featurettes,really,bothmadebylegendaryFrenchdirectors,JeanRenoir’sin1936,andAgnèsVarda’sin1967.ADAYINTHECOUNTRY,basedonashortstorybyGuydeMaupassant,narratesanencounterofasingleafternoon,byturnssilly,serene,

andthen...profound(France,1936,40m).InUNCLEYANCO,AgnèsVardameetsherlonglostGreekrelative,aneccentricandunbelievablycharmingsagewholivesonahouseboatinMarinCounty’sSausalito.UncleYancospeaksonlythetruths,butwithwelcomeandwonderfulvarnish(U.S.,1967,22m).TobeprecededbyUNEBONNEATOUTFAIRE(U.S./Switzerland,1981/2005,8m),ararelyseen,rarelyscreenedfilmthatJean-LucGodardshotin1981onthesetofFrancisFordCoppola’sONEFROMTHEHEART.–RK

TedKotcheff’sfilm,firstreleasedin1971,isabizarreandhair-raisingandtotallyabsorbingmovieaboutderelictionandspectacularruininaminingtownintheAustralianoutback.Itdoesnotmerelyshock,however,butratherstainswhoeverseesit:itsresidueof“wrongturns”clingstotheviewer,too.Wewatchasthe

protagonist,playedbyGaryBond,arefinedanddisdainfulschoolteacherlongingforescapefromthetown’salcoholicbrutality,descendsfromhisplaceofsuperiorjudgmentstothelowestrung(shirtless,soakedinkangarooblood,lookingonlyforhisnextbeer).Maleaggressionandbluntandundiscerningsexualenergydominatethisfilmandthesocietyitdepicts,butthewomenontheedges,boredandetherealintheirpassébeehivehairdos,areequallymemorable.–RK(Australia,1971,114m)

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35 Wake in FrightThegreatItalianfilmmakerFrancescoRosi,whodiedthisyear,madeepicfilmsthatactivatethesurrealintherealoflifeinbothsocialandhistoricalcontexts.Theyarealwaysportraitsofpolitics,powerandcorruptioninItaly,andperhapsbecauseofthatfeaturenoneoralmostnowomen,maybetheironlyfailing.1972Palme

d’OrwinnerTHEMATTEIAFFAIR,aboutthemysterysurroundingthe1962deathofEnricoMattei,wholedItaly’snationalgascompany,ENI,featuresflamboyantshotsofmethaneburningagainstthenightsky.Ifmenaregoingtoruneverythinginthecinematic(andreal)worldsofpostwarItaly,theremightaswellbesublimeanddestructivebeauty,andthereis,inspades,alongwithanamazingperformancebythelegendaryGianMariaVolonté.ScreeninganewrestorationfromtheCinetecaDiBologna.–RK(Italy,1972,116m)

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FilmedbylegendarySwissartistRobertFrank—whochangedpossibilitiesforeveryAmericanartistwithhisphotographicroadtripThe Americans—COCKSUCKERBLUESwasanauteur’s16mmrecordoftheRollingStones’1972statesidetourforthealbumExile on Main Street.There’saspentglamourthatmakesevenitsmostexplicit

sexscene—inanairplaneaisle—morecuriousandawkwardthanerotic.Thefilm’selectricityderivesfromitsoddcandor,ortheperformancesmeanttobetakenascandor,andfromthefrissonthatthesebackstagescenes,someoneorderingfruitfromroomservice,someoneelselocatingastill-serviceablevein,AndyWarholbackstagewithhisowncamera,areforbiddenviewing:thefilmwasembargoedandneverofficiallyreleased,andisstillonlyshownonveryrareoccasion.(U.S.,1979,93m)PrecededbyThomAndersenandMalcolmBrodwick’sunsayablebutextremelywatchable---------akaTHEROCKANDROLLFILM(U.S.,1967)whichoffers11minutesofmusicalfireworks.–RK

JeanEustache’sonlyotherfeaturefilmbesidesTHEMOTHERANDTHEWHOREformejoinsMauricePialat’sNAKEDCHILDHOODandFrançoisTruffaut’sSMALLCHANGEasoneofthreebestfilmsevermadeaboutchildhoodandtheerosionofinnocence.FilmedbythegreatcinematographerNéstorAlmendros(DAYSOFHEAVEN),MESPETITS

mirrorstheslightlyheartbreakingfaceofitsbeautifulyoungstar(MartinLoeb)withhisbittersweetprospectsinthesleepyseasidecityofNarbonne,wherehemovestolivewithhismother(IngridCaven)andisforcedtoleaveschoolandworkasamopedrepairman’sapprentice.Thereisnosentimentalsolutiontohispredicament.Butthereisvitality,andtherearegirlsinhomemadeclothes,andcountryroads,andboysatpetrolstationswithnothingtodobutdream.–RK(France,1974,123m)

SotransfixedwasIasayoungpersonbyJeanEustache’sfilmthat,walkingaroundLesHallesonmyfirsttriptoParis,whenIsawasignfor“Saint-Eustache”Ithoughtonlyofthelatefilmmaker,whowasageniusanddiedtooyoung.IstillthinkofEustacheandnotgothicchurcheswhenI’minthatareaofParis.THEMOTHERANDTHE

WHOREissomethinglikeariver—ofloveandyouthandyouth’sparticularcapacityfordespair.ItisalsoaportraitofagenerationafterMayof1968,asetofopenquestionsinthewakeoffailedrevolution.Peopletalkandtalk.Charmandnihilismliebacktoback.Intruth,Ihavenotseenthisfilmintwodecades.It’sneverbeenreleasedonDVD,andisrarelyscreenedintheaters.Itisunforgettable,andsingular,andseemstochangeeveryonewhoseesit.Itcertainlydidthatforme.Iwalkedoutofthetheaterandthought,notunhappily,Iwillneverbethesame.–RK(France,1973,210m)

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Eachyear,Telluride’sGuestDirectorservesasakeycollaboratorintheFestival’sprogrammingdecisions,bringingnewideasandoverlookedfilms.PastGuestDirectorsincludeLaurieAnderson,GeoffDyer,BuckHenry,GuyMaddin,MichaelOndaatje,AlexanderPayne,B.RubyRich,StephenSondheim,andCaetanoVeloso.All films presented by Rachel Kushner.

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TBAsTheTellurideFilmFestivalschedulehasbeendesignedtoaccommodateallpassholdersatallprograms,butnotatallscreenings.ProgramsthatdonothavesufficientseatingatscheduledshowingsoftenwillberepeatedintheTBAslots,makingitpossibleforallpassholderstoseetheprogramstheywishtoseeduringthecourseoftheFestival.ThelistofTBAswillbeavailablethenightbeforeontheFestivalwebsiteandmobileapp.

Individual TicketsOpenseatsremaininginthetheatersafterpassholdershavebeenseatedwillbesoldjustbeforeshowtimeonafirst-come,first-servedbasisfor$30each,cashonly.

The Late ShowTheLateShowTicket($75)providesentrytothefinalshowsFriday,Saturday,SundayandMondayatbothChuckJones’CinemaandthePalm.TicketsmaybepurchasedattheNuggetTheatreorateithervenue’sboxoffice.LateShowTicketholderswillbeadmittedtotheirshowswithgeneralpassholders.

Free ShowsThisicondesignatesashowthatisfreeandopentothepublic.Passholdersareadmittedfirsttoindoorshows.TheBacklotisalwaysfreeonafirst-come,first-admittedbasis.

QsExceptforChuckJones’Cinema(seebelow),alltheatervenuesuseasystemof“Qs”toensurefairnessandupholdthefirst-come,first-servedpolicyoftheFestival.LaminatedQsaredistributedateachvenuetobettercontrolentryanddetermineasquicklyaspossiblewhenashowisexpectedtosellout.OnlyoneQperpersonpresentwillbeissued.HoldersofQsarenotguaranteedentry.QsaredistributedONE HOUR BEFORE SHOWTIME.

Chuck Jones’ Cinema Sponsored by EYBecauseofitslocationinMountainVillage,a12-minutegondolaridefromTelluride,ChuckJones’Cinema(CJC)usestheWabbitWeservation,orW2,systemforentryasanalternativetotheQsdistributedatothervenues.TheW2guaranteesanunassignedseatforpassholdersforaspecificshowatCJCforthosewhoarrive15minutespriortoshowtime.W2sareavailableattheACMEboothsbetween90and30minutespriortoeachshow:

1.AttheAcmeBoothlocatednearBrigadoonatthegondolabase.

2.AttheAcmeBoothnexttoChuckJones’CinemaintheMountainVillageplaza.

W2saredistributedtoallpassholders(Acmesexcepted),whoareadvisedtosecureonefortheshowtheyplanonattending.Anyavailableseatsafterallpassholdershavebeenseatedwillbesoldat$30each.Passholdersshouldplanonallowingnolessthan30minutestraveltimefromthebaseofthegondolatoensureentryintoChuckJones’Cinema.

Telluride Film Festival App TheTellurideFilmFestivalapphasfullprogramlistings,panelguests,TBAs,liveQupdatesandfestivitiesatyourfingertips.FunfeatureslikeSHOWSeats,My Festival CalendarandGoodie Bagmakethisaninvaluabletool.Visitourwebsitetelluridefilmfestival.orgfordetails.

Festival Box Office Located in Gondola Plaza directly across from Brigadoon Hospitality Center Hours: Wed 12PM-5PM; Thurs 10AM-10PM; Fri 8AM-6PM; Sat 9AM-3PM; Sun 9AM-3PM; Mon 9AM-12PM Stopbyforallpassrelatedquestions.

Brigadoon Hospitality CenterBrigadoon Plaza (next to the gondola station)Hours: Thurs 12PM-5PM; Fri 8AM-6PM; Sat 9AM-5PM; Sun 9AM-5PM; Mon 9AM-5PM OurmagicalmeetingplaceappearsoutofTelluride’smisteachFestivaleve.Andthenitdisappearsforanotheryear.Visitwhileyoucan!!

Thisone-stopFestivalheadquartersincludes:

•Information Desk:whereyou’llfindFestivalprograms,passlanyards,copiesofThe Film Watch,andgoodiesprovidedbytheFestival’ssponsors.FilmFestivalstaffmemberscananswerallofyourFestival-relatedquestions.

•Digital Lounge:EnjoyfreeaccesstotheInternet,checklivetheater“Q”ticketinfo,andaccesstheFestivalschedule.Powered by Time Warner Cable Business Class with additional support from DELL

•SHOWShop &The Brig Bookstore:theplacetopurchaseFestivalgarb,posters,logowearandFestival-relatedbooks,alongwithavarietyoftreasuresfromTellurideFilmFestivalspast.SeeBooksignings,page42,forbooksigningsessions.

Elks Park The intersection of Colorado Avenue and Oak Street (SW corner) Telluride’scentrallocationisaconvenientplacetorendezvous.It’salsothevenuefortheeveningoutdoorscreeningsandtheSaturdayandSundayNoonSeminars.Seepage42forSeminardetails.

County Courthouse The intersection of Colorado Avenue (the main street) and Oak Street (NW corner) ThehistoricSanMiguelCountyCourthousehoststheConversationsseries.Seepage42fordetails.

Festival Kiosks Powered by Time Warner Cable Business Class with additional support from DELLLookforthelittleblacktentsthroughouttown,wherereal-timeinformationonavailableseatsandstarttimesisprovided.Makeinformeddecisionsaboutthenextmovieyouwanttosee.

The TFF Documentary SHOWroom Friday-Sunday, 9:30am-6pm for public opening hours Hosted by Vimeo at the Academy Gallery at Sheridan Opera House, free and open to the public

Seecutting-edgefilmsbyfestivaltributeAdamCurtis,thecelebratedseriesArena,festivalfilmmakerKenWardropandselectionsfromtheBacklotatthisintimatenewvenue,featuringon-demandaccess.

Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ Exhibits TheAcademy’sFilmArchive,dedicatedtothepreservationandrestorationofmotionpictures,ishometooneoftheworld’smostdiverseandextensivefilmcollections,includingtheTellurideFilmFestivalarchive.

Seeselectionsatthesetwolocations:

•AttheAcademyGalleryintheSheridanOperaHouse,featuringhighlightsfromtheTellurideFilmFestivalarchive

•InthelobbyoftheWernerHerzogTheater,featuringrarephotosofHerzogatwork

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Filmmakers of TomorrowN/Sat 9:30AM Q&A

39 Student PrintsInits22ndyear,thisprogramcelebratesthebestinstudent-producedworkfromaroundtheworld.Curated and introduced by Gregory Nava, followed by a Q&A with the filmmakers.

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DAY ONE(d.HenryHughes,AmericanFilmInstitute,U.S.,2015,25m)Thenerverackingfirstdayofamilitaryinterpreterforcedtogobeyondthecallofduty.

THE MINK CATCHER*(d.SamanthaBuck,ColumbiaUniversity,U.S.,2015,12m)MinkcoatsleadtopoliticalintrigueataDallashigh-societycocktailparty.

PIDGE*(d.ReneeZhan,HarvardUniversity,U.S.,2014,4m)Ananimatedrenditionofpigeonennui.

MY ALEPPO*(d.MelissaLanger,StanfordUniversity,SouthAfrica,2015,18m)Forayoungfamilyinexile,dailylifemeanssalvagingmemoriesofawar-tornhomeland.

TWO SISTERS*(d.KeolaRacela,ColumbiaUniversity,RepublicofKorea,2015,16m)Abreath-stoppingjourneyofdefection.

EL ADIÓS*(d.ClaraRoquet,ColumbiaUniversity,Spain,2015,15m)AlastwishturnsintothelaststrawforaBolivianmaidworkinginawealthySpanishhome.

PATRIOT*(d.EvaRiley,NationalFilmandTelevisionSchool,U.K.,2015,15m)Racialtensionscometoaheadwhenagirlwalksintothewrongsideoftown.

*denotes filmmaker in personTotalruntime:105m

Sponsored by Américas Film Conservancy

SANJAY’S SUPER TEAM*(d.SanjayPatel,U.S.,2015,7m)HindugodsgetaMARVEL-ousmakeoverinalittleboy’sdaydream,courtesyofPixar. PrecedesHENAMEDMEMALALA

CARFACE(d.ClaudeCloutier,Canada,2015,4m)AsneeringodetoBigOilfromanapocalypticchoirofcars. PrecedesHEARTOFADOG

THE LONELIEST STOPLIGHT*(d.BillPlympton,U.S.,2015,6m)What is the meaning of life?ponderstheforgottentrafficlight. PrecedesMOMANDME

PROLOGUE*(d.RichardWilliams,2015,U.K.,6m)Intherustleofgrass,beforeunwittingeyes,aGrecianbattleunfolds,inanewworkbyalegendaryanimator. PrecedesONLYTHEDEAD

HAT THEORY(d.AsyaStelbitskaya,Russia,2014,4m)Thehazardsofwearingthewrongheadwearattherighttime. PrecedesRAMS

A PORTRAIT(d.AristotelisMaragkos,Greece,2014,3m)Theshapeofalife,inmultipletenses,inthelengthofaline. Precedes45YEARS

LAMBS(d.GottfriedMentor,Germany,2014,4m)Makeyourparentsproud:Don’tbeasheep. PrecedesVIVA

OF THE UNKNOWN*(d.EvaWeber,U.K.,2014,10m)EnclosedencountersintheurbandensitiesofHongKong. PrecedesTAXI

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40 Calling CardsExceptionalnewworksfrompromisingfilmmakers.Curated and presented by Barry Jenkins, and followed by a Q&A.

THE FACE OF UKRAINE: CASTING OKSANA BAIUL(d.KittyGreen,Australia,2014,7m)Anationofyounggirlsauditionsforgold.

CHAUD LAPIN(d.AlexisMagaud,SolineBéjuy,MaëlBerreur,GéraldineGaston,FloraAndrivon,France,2014,5m)Scenesfromamarriage.

THE BEAST*(d.DainaO.Pusic,Croatia,2015,20m)Toamothergrowingold,nothingisdearerthanadaughter.Well…almost.

OVER*(d.JörnThrelfall,U.K.,2015,14m)Acrimesceneinrepose.

RAMONA(d.AndreiCretulescu,2015,Romania,20m)Ramonareturnsforherpoundofflesh.Andthensome.ShotwithgrindhousegritandTarantinoverve.

COACH*(d.BenAdler,France,2015,14m)AnEnglishboyhurriesintoforeignterritoryandisforcedtocomeofage.

EVERYTHING WILL BE OKAY*(d.PatrickVollrath,Germany/Austria,2015,30m)Adivorcedfathertriestoforgeaconnectionwithhisyoungdaughter;someweekendvisitsaremorememorablethanothers.

TEETH(d.DanielGray&TomBrown,U.K.,2015,6m)Anobsessionrenderedinmolarsandbicuspids.

MANOMAN*(d.SimonCartwright,U.K.,2015,11m)Sometimesyou’vejustgottoletitallout.WAYout.

SHARE*(d.PippaBianco,U.S.,2015,11m)Mamasaidthere’dbedayslikethis.

THE LIGHTS(d.JuanRenau&ManuelAbramovich,Argentina,2014,7m)Oh,thatwecouldalwaysseesuchspiritthroughtheyear.

HOT NASTY TEEN*(d.JensAssur,Sweden,2014,39m)InthisbravedepictionofanunseenSweden,anencounterbetweenanoldermanandahopelessteenpropelsusintoamurkyunderworld.

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Morerelevantthanever,AdamCurtis’sgrippingfour-parthistoryrevealshowgovernmentandindustryusedFreudiantheoriesofthesubconsciousinanefforttocontrolthepopularmasses.Curtistracestherootsofcontemporaryconsumercultureandcynicalmassmanipulation,suggestingthatthe20th-centurypolitical

andcorporateelitecametoregardthemassesasfundamentallyirrationalatbestandpotentiallydangerousatworst.Couldourleadersturnwhattheywerelearningaboutourunconscious,primitivedesiresintomethodsforcontrollingthepublic?Parts1and2focusonFreud’snephew,EdwardBernays—creditedwithinventingthefieldofpublicrelations—andFreud’sdaughterAnna,whohelpedbringherfather’sideastotheAmericanmainstreaminthe1950s.Parts3and4suggestthatbacklashtoFreudiantheoryledtoevenmoreforcefulattemptsatmanipulationofthemasses,includingbyleft-of-centerpoliticalpartiesintheU.S.andU.K.It’saremarkableandcompellingexplorationofcontemporaryWesternsociety.–JD(U.K.,2002,240minutestotal;120perprogram)

B/Sat 11:30AM - B/Sat 4:45PM

B The Century of the Self B1 B2

AfterafilmmuseuminMoscow,ledbytheworld-renownedcuratorNaumKleiman,becomestheobjectofpoliticalstruggle,itsfateisthrownintodoubtwhenitsbuildingissoldtounknown“entrepreneurs.”Kleiman,afterprotesting,isfired,andfilmloversaroundtheworldriseuptoexpresstheiroutrage.TatianaBrandrup’sthought-

provokingdocumentaryoffersthehyper-articulateKleimananopportunitytoexplorewhatfilmcanmeantosociety—howitcanbeapowerfuldemocratizingforce—and,conversely,becometheobjectofsuppression.–MS(Russia,2015,104m)

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BacklotBehind-the-scenesmoviesandportraitsofartists,musiciansandfilmmakers.LocatedatTelluride’sWilkinsonLibrary.All screenings are free and open to the public on a fi rst-come, fi rst-served basis.

The Backlot is presented by Jeffrey Keil & Danielle PinetSponsored by Américas Film Conservancy

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StigBjörkman’smovingdocumentary,whicharrivesonthecentenaryofthefamedactress’birth,usesawealthofnever-before-seenmaterialtounearththestoryofBergman’slifebeyondthesilverscreen.BjörkmanweavestogetherBergman’srecollections,homemovies,letters,anddiaryentries,aswellas

interviewswithfamilymembers.Wegettoknowhowthedevotedandfree-spiritedactressleftherindeliblemarkonmoviehistory,refusingtocompromiseherconvictionsintheturbulenttimessheinhabited—whenherpersonalchoicesclashedwiththeprudishclimateofpost-WarAmerica,sheleftHollywoodtoventureintothevibrantsceneofItalianneo-realism.Thistouchingportraitisatimelytributetoafiercelyindependentwoman,andoneofcinema’smostbelovedicons.–MF(Sweden,2015,114m)

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OusmaneSembene,“thefatherofAfricancinema,”wasthemostimportantsub-SaharanAfricanartistofhisgenerationandoneofthegreatestdirectorsinthehistoryofworldcinema.Throughhisnovelsandfilms—angry,slylyfunny,anddeeplysociallyengaged—Sembenefearlesslytackledcolonialoppression,African

corruptionandthesubjugationofwomen.Butasrevealedinco-directorsJasonSilvermanandSambaGadjigo’ssuperbdocumentary,themanhimselfwasascomplexasanyofhisfictionalcreations—abrilliantautodidactwillingtosacrificeevenhisfamilyinthenameofhiswork.ThroughcandidtestimoniesfromthosewhoknewSembenebest(includingGadjigo,hisprotégé)andgenerousexcerptsfromhisfilms,whatemergesisthatrarebiographicalportraitfullyworthyofitsremarkablesubject.–SF(U.S.-Senegal,2015,89m)In person: Samba Gadjigo, Jason Silverman

GeorgesMourier,whoiscurrentlyoverseeingthedauntingtaskofpreparinganewrestorationofAbelGance’smasterpieceNAPOLEON,herecraftsaportraitofGancehimself,tracingGance’slifelongobsessionwithNapoleonacrossthesilentandsounderas.Thisfascinatingbehind-the-sceneslookatoneofcinema’sgreatvisionaries,

andcreatorofnumeroustechnicalinnovations,includesGance’sclosestcollaborators.ClaudePinoteau,ClaudeLelouch,anddaughterClarisserecalltheirexperienceswiththelegendarydirector,andGancehimself,inrarefootage,alsoappears.–MF(France,2005,53m)In person: Georges Mourier

TyrusWong,now104,isbestknownforhisworkasaproductionillustratorforDisney(hecreatedtheconceptdrawingsthatdefinedthevisualstyleofBAMBI)andWarnerBrothers.HisabilitytotransmutetraditionalAsianaestheticsintomodernAmericanforms,however,extendsintoanimpressivearrayofmedia.PamelaTom

offersanilluminatingcelebrationofWong’sprolificeight-decadeslongcareerasapainter,muralist,lithographer,calligrapher,andkite-maker,usingcandidconversationswiththeartist.Wongtellsaphenomenaltale:leavingChinaatagenine,spendingatraumaticdetentionperiodatAngelIsland,strugglingagainstaclimateofracismandsomehowmaintaininghisirresistiblejoyforlivingandunbreakabledevotiontohiscraft.–MF(U.S.,2015,75m)PrecededbyDREAMINGAGAINSTTHEWORLD(d.TimSternberg,FranciscoBello,U.S.,2015,35m),whichtellsthestoryofMuXin,anartistwhocreatedanastonishingbodyofworkthathelpedhimpersevereduringaChinesecrackdownoncreativeexpression.In person: Pamela Tom, Tim Sternberg, Francisco BelloTheblacksheepofherelitefamily,

thetrailblazingartworldiconPeggyGuggenheimintersectedwithmostofthegreatestvisualartistsofthe20thcentury,asshetransformedaninitial$40,000investmentintooneoftheworld’sgreatestartcollections.ForGuggenheim,themoneybarelymattered—theart,

and,evenmoreso,theartists,alwayscamefirst.Thoughoutwardlyglamorous,herstoryisbittersweet,markedbytragedyandexploitation.LisaImmordinoVreeland(DIANAVREELAND:THEEYEHASTOTRAVEL)usesrecentlydiscoveredtapesofGuggenheim’sfinalinterviewtotellthestoryofamaverickfaraheadofhertime,avisionarywhohelpedredefinethepotentialsofartandthepossibilitiesforwomen.–JD(U.S.,2015,96m)In person: Lisa Immordino Vreeland

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Student Programs

Education Programs made possible in part by a contribution from George & Pam Hamel. Programs additionally made possible by the Roger & Chaz Ebert Foundation.

Student Symposium Celebratingits27thyear,thisprogramprovides50graduateandundergraduatestudentswithaweekend-longimmersionincinema.ParticipantswatchfilmsanddiscussmovieswithFestivalguestsandSymposiumfaculty.

City Lights Project Nowinits16thyear,thisprogrambuildsonthesuccessoftheStudentSymposium,expandingthepersonalandprofessionalhorizonsof15highschoolstudentsandfiveteachersfromthreeschools.CityLightsparticipantsexperiencetheFestivalthroughscreeningsandintensivediscussionswithTelluride’sspecialguests.

Roger Ebert/TFF University Seminars UniversityprofessorstravelwithstudentstotheFestivaleachyeartoparticipateinspecialprogrammingandtoattendscreeningsthroughouttheweekend.

FilmLAB TheNationalFilmPreserveandTellurideFilmFestivalproudlypresentFilmLAB,amaster-classprogramforUCLASchoolofTheater,FilmandTelevisiongraduatefilmmakingstudentsthatlaunchedin2011,withpartialsupportfromFoundingSponsorFrankMarshall.

FilmSCHOLAR Thisprogramgivesyoungfilmscholarsandaspiringcriticstheopportunitytoimmersethemselvesinaweekendofcinemaandlearnfromsomeofthebestinthefield,withthehopesofencouraginganewgenerationofvoices.CreatedinconjunctionwiththeUniversityofWisconsin.Withthankstoprogramsponsors,GeorgeandPamHamel.

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FestivitiesTalking HeadsNoon Seminars Sponsored by the Guardian Festivalguestsgathertodiscusscinema,artandlife.ModeratedbyAnnetteInsdorf.Saturday and Sunday panels are free and open to the public; Monday panel is open to all Festival passholders. Participants will be announced on the TBAs the prior evening.

Saturday: To what extent can fiction films grapple with historical abuses?Saturday, Noon, Elks Park

Sunday: How does one build a layered narrative around a charismatic figure?Sunday, Noon, Elks Park

Monday: What do actors need to hear from film directors? Monday, Noon, Town Park

Conversations Sponsored by Universal Studios County Courthouse, main street, unless otherwise noted JoinanintimatedialogueaboutthemoviesandwhateverelseisonthemindsoftheFestival’sguests.

Laurie Anderson and Peter Sellars Saturday 10AM

Sarah Gavron, Meryl Streep, Abi Morgan and Davia Nelson Abel Gance Open Air Cinema/ Saturday 4PM

TBA Sunday 10:30AM

Bob Baer, Michael Ware and Bill Guttentag Abel Gance Open Air Cinema/Sunday 2PM

Paddy Breathnach, Lenny Abrahamson, Ken Wardrop and Nicholas O’Neill Sunday 4PM

Michael Ondaatje, Don DeLillo and Rachel Kushner Monday 2PM

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Opening Night Feed Colorado Avenue/Friday 5:00PM–6:30PM Glideondowntothepartydesignedtolaunchtheweekendwithstyle.DineonthemostbeautifulmainstreetintheWest,connectwithnewandoldfriends,enjoymeetingfilmmakersandspecialguests,fillupondeliciousfoodandabsorbtheearlybuzz.For all passholders except Acme and Cinephile

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Labor Day Picnic Sponsored by the Guardian Town Park/Monday 11AM–1PM Joinusattheworld’sloveliestpicnicarea:Telluride’sTownPark.Aheartymealtoppedoffwithicecream,ourfinalSeminarandachancetodebateyournewbestfriendsaboutthefavoritesoftheFestival.For all passholders

TFF Documentary SHOWroom Breakfasts Hosted by Vimeo 9:30am-11am Saturday-Monday; workshops at 10am Free and open to the public DropbytheTFFDocumentarySHOWroomtomeetwithexpertsfromVimeotodiscusssellingyourfilmsdirectlytoaudiences.Continentalbreakfastandrefreshmentswillbeserved.

Test Drive Model S Brought to you by Tesla Thefutureishere,anditisfast,elegantand100percentelectric.Experiencethethrillofdrivingthefastestacceleratingfour-doorproductioncarthroughouttheweekend.To schedule your Tesla test drive sign up via TFF mobile app “Goodie Bag” page or speak to a Tesla Representative at the Brigadoon Hospitality Tent.

FESTIVAL DAILY DRAWING 9:30am-11am Saturday-Monday Visit the Brigadoon Information Desk to enter your name. Don’tmissthisyear’sstunningarrayoffabulousprizes.Forfulldetailsvisitpage55.Enter every day to wintheMandarinOrientalHotelGrandPrizeonMonday.Enter Friday to wintheAstrohausFreewrite,theBegg&Co.scarffromCashmereRED,orEagleCreek’sECLync™System22.Enter Saturday to wintheGabbehrugfromGoldMountainGallery,theVitamix5200TMorHardGraft’süberpremiumCarryOn.Enter Sunday to wintheGuardianapppackagedinaniPadmini,theSolidoodlePress3DPrinterorVintageElectric’sCruzbicycle.

Sherpa Abel Gance Open Air Theatre/Friday 8:30PM

Formorethan50years,climbersfromaroundtheworldwhohopedtoreachthesummitofEveresthavereliedonsherpas,theNepaleseclimberswhooftendothebrutallydifficultworkofhaulingequipmentandsupplies.Thoughweimaginethemassmilinghelpers,thesherpashaveoftenbeenexploitedbytheWesterners

whoemploythem,acoldfactthattheyhaverecentlybeguntoresist.Aftertheshockingstoryofasherpas-vs.-climbersbrawlonthemountainin2013,directorJenniferPeedomdecidedtodocumentaclimbingseasonfromthesherpas’perspectivebut,inadditiontoalabordispute,capturedahorrendoustragedy.SHERPAisoneofthemostpowerful,unforgettablemountainfilmsyetmade:gorgeous,startling,heartbreakingandfilledwithheroism.–TFF(Australia,2015,95m)In person: Jennifer Peedom

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Emma Donoghue Saturday 3PMThe New York TimesdescribedtheManBookerPrize-finalistRoomas“remarkable…atrulymemorablenovel…Itpresentsanutterlyuniquewaytotalkaboutlove,allthewhilegivingusafresh,expansiveeyeontheworldinwhichwelive.”

Poster Artist Laurent DurieuxSunday 11AMFrancisFordCoppoladescribesDurieux’sworkas“takingposterarttoahighlevel…stunninglyexecuted,expressingideasandthemesofthemovieshehaschoseninnewterms.Theystandalongsidethewonderfultraditionofillustrativeart.”

Guest Director Rachel KushnerSunday 2:30PMThe New YorkerdescribedKushner’sTheFlamethrowersas“scintillating…fullofvibrantlydifferentstoriesandhistories,allofthemparticular,allofthembrilliantlyalive.”

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ShowCorpsShowCorpsHQ The Calculator: SallyMeeksAdministrative Assistant:PaigeAzarakhshProgramming Associate:FionaArmourIntern: EmilyIrionCoverage: MaddieArellano,JessicaBarker,JannetteBivona,FrenchClements,AaronDeFazio,SteveGriffin,BillKinder,AndrewKingsley,TrevorKwong,RobRichert,DanielRios,SamirRoy,JoshuaSachs,HildaSchmelling,MacSimonsonEmergency Management: DaveHutchinson,MarcMcDonaldPass Design & Production: ADMACDigitalImagingShow Welcome Advance Team Head: MarciaGreeneSWAT crew: NancyCraft,TimGreene,JoelKaufman,DavidKuntz,SueLincoln,MichelleMaughn,TamaraOgorzaly,TiffanyOsborneProgramming Consultant: SarahSteinbergHellerShort Film Traffic & TBAs: JesseDubusSuperStar: JackBrailsfordTeamStars: TimCarl,KyleeHarwick,MaryBethMuellerFestival Poster Flags: JanetBehrensSiebert(1-32);MettjeSwift,BannerArtStudio(33-42)Communications: 3rdStR&DProductionServices,GregCarttar(Mother),CharHarner(MotherSuperior),RickAndersonFestival Box Office Pass Master:JasonStrykowskiFestival Box Office Crew:LaurenBrown,ArianaCuellar,MegLowrey,JoannyRivera

COMMUNICATIONS & MEDIAPress crew: KeanBauman,RichardParkinPhotographers: RalphBarnie,VivienBest,PamelaGentile,GeorgeGundIV,KevinVanRensselaerVideo crew: GeorgeAlmanza,FionaArmour,JoeGarrity,RobRichert,DiegoRodriguezSound:DeanRolley,ScottDoser,VickiPhelpsWebsite: BletchleyMobile App: PeterNiesandDaveWells,FatFractal

DEVELOPMENT Development Assistant:WyattPhippsMayor of Brigadoon & Sponsorship Operations Manager: BobO’BrienShipping Assistant Manager:CaseyKeslerShipping Staff: GeorgeChristensen,JaninaCiezadlo,RebeccaKraut,MollySmith,EstherWhiteFILMLab Coordinator: ChristineRonanDevo Box Office: RebeccaBelt

Devo Box Office Assistant: KyleLaursen

EDUCATION Symposium Coordinator: AustinSipesStudent Symposium Faculty: HowieMovshovitz,LindaWilliamsCity Lights Faculty: LynnGershman,AraOsterweilCity Lights Coordinator:ZoeMovshovitzStudent Services Manager: RobRexEducation Staff:GolanRamraz,BrainTranStudent Travel Wizard:BillKellyHonorary City Lights Faculty: LindaJonesCloughAlumni Liaison: MichaelRodriguezVideographer: SeanJ.S.Jourdan, MiguelSilveriaFilmmakers of Tomorrow Wrangler:FilipCelander

EVENTS Event Assistant: BrianRoedelEvent Coordinators: PattiDuax,MarkGudmens,HeatherMcClaryBar Managers: JohnAlbertson,BradCobb,BrettRoedelDressers: Head Dresser: ThraxFelsenthalDressers: RileyArthur,JohnHarff,CarolineMoore,GraceMcDowell,BetsyRowbottomFlower Dresser: EmilyBallouFlower Assistant:AnnaDutchEvent Staff: MatthewAnderson,MollyBabcock,NealBabcock,MollyBohon,RachelBowers,ScottBriggs,Jon-PaulBrodd,EllenBrody,NancyBrunton,RickBrunton,JessicaBuckelew,TeresaBlankmeyerBurke,ValerieBynum,AllisonCoffelt,MarieCote,JessicaDoerge,FrankDorka,SarahDowns,AmyDuran,EllenEsrick,JerryEsrick,LynFaulkner,RubeFelicelli,ConnieFisher,KristenFreeman,PaulGandell,ChuckGoldstein,LynneGoldstein,GordonGoodman,SteveGreen,GeorgeGreenbank,BarbGross,GaryGross,CalebHammond,BonnieHanson,AlaynaHeim,RobinHope,MarielleHuey,KendallHurst,KatieJenkins,HawkeyeJohnson,BettyJones,AnaKilani,MariahLancaster,HarrietLevy,MichaelLevy,RaymondLevy,CatMacLeod,GrahamMarshall,VincentMartin,RaquelMayorga,CarrieMcInerney,KristinMetheny,KathyMetzger,ErinMiller,NatashaMulholland,WilliamMurray,AngelaPashayan,MattPolizzi,DanaRichardson,SarahA.Riling,AaronSynder,MauraSweeney,SusieThorness,MeganTrinrud,NateTrinrud,KelseyWhite,ShirleyWicevich,MarcZwygart

HOSPITALITY at BRIGADOON Manager: AmyLevekAssistant Managers: JohnIrvin,AlaneWoehleInformation Specialists: BobBeer,RioCoyotl,RhondaIrvin,MartyLangion,LindaLevinTeresaR.Westman,AlaneWoehle

HOSTS Assistant Managers: KateClark,MarcSchauerHosts:MatthewClark,GusGusciora,CharlotteHacke,DrewLudwig,JohnMusselman,KristenRedd

SHOWShop Manager: JimEckardtAssistant Manager: ElainaEckardtStaff: HetherBachman,KarlaBrown,KristinCouture,FayDavisEdwards,ZachMollhagen,LouisMonetti,PamPettee,AnnaRottke

SHOWCorps Divine Goddesses: LindseyCampbell,ValerieChildCommandos:AmyDeLuca,JanDeLuca,KikiFroberg,JenniferGriggs,AnnemarieJodlowski,JonKornbluh,AngelaMallard,KristaMontalvo,CCRocque,StevenSteinberg,CelineWright,LaraYoung

TRANSPORTATION & HOUSING Assistant: LoisSternTransportation Coordinator:ChristinMarcosDispatch: SaraFeltonDrivers: TracyBoyce, JeffBubar,JohnDoerr,PaulDujardin,KatieFelton,TerriGioga,PamGuillory,MeaghanHenson,MitchKey,BillLangford,LanceLee,LisaNielson,LarryShamis,ArtieSowinski,HowardStern,DavidSwanson,BillWhite,CarmellaWilson,MarcusWilsonTravel Agents: AnnDenney,ShellyKlein

PRODUCTIONManagers:Assistant to the Production Manager: SamMalloyBrigadoon Manager:JoshRathmellCJC Managers: JulietBerman,AlyStoszConcessions Manager: JakeSullivanGalaxy Manager: KarenKurzbuchGraphic Lab Manager: DougMobleyHerzog Manager: JoshuaDanielIT Manager: HuntWorthLighting Designer: JohnStewartLogistics Coordinator: ErinKlenowOffice Coordinator: NoraBernardPalm & Le Pierre Manager: KyleWavraProduction Design: AnitaDavid,MaryBethO’ConnorRigging Coordinator: IanMansonRigging Manager: AlisonHughesSchlep Master: TimTerritoShop Manager: BillLyons

Crew:Abel Gance/Galaxy Construction: TellefHervoldArtist:BuffHooperBrigadoon Assistant: NicoleDubeCarpenter: RodneyPorscheConcessions Assistant Manager: SalJimenezConcession Labor:GinoGiogaCommunications Coordinator: AprilBindockElectrician “Sparks”: PhilHaydenElectric Labor:LaurelRobinsonGalaxy Assistant Manager: KelseyTrottierGraphic Design Team: HeatherBaltzley,SuzanBeraza,BenBullockGraphic Lab Assistant Manager: TakaraTatumHerzog Assistant Manager: GinaHackettHerzog Sound Technician:RicardoVelezIT Assistants: CarleyCallahanIT Systems (Computer Dog): AndrewCeneusLabor: AmandaBaltzley,JenaJarvis,NickKolachovLighting Techs: VrejeBakalian,HayleyNenadal,AlexanderReshetniakMaster Carpenter: AllanMcNabPalm & Le Pierre Assistant Manager: LaneScarberryProduction Apprentices (Vespucci Dogs): CaitlinCavanaugh,VansCopple,TimothyCorrigan,JosephDiPaolo,AnastasiaFoss,SamuelGoodwin,DemetriaHumphries,MeredithLane,ChelseaMcCracken,ScottRaia,AriSaperstein,MorganWilliamsProduction Breakfast: Riggers: JeffDowns,GusGusciora,JosieKovash,JosephLepp,CharlesMiller,TaylorPerry,TimVierling,JujuJullien,JohnSturdevantSet Dressers: ChristianneHedtke,SidneyMcNab,EliBurke-SimpsonSchlep Captains: EhrenWBorg,JesseHope,BartSteckSchlep Crew: TannerBarbeau, SeanBradley,BiancaDarby-Matteoda,DanielEnright,SusanaFaxon-Mills,DanHorne,SeanNelson,RobertRex,JohnRossi,HadleySmith,SeanWebb,DustinWilsonShop Foreman: EricNepskyWastemaster Master:BruceRhodesWastemaster Crew: JessicaKittel,BobRennebohm,HeatherRennebohm,LarrySkoreyko,MargaretSkoreykoCookie Baker: HenryLystadet.al.Cookie Boy: ?Phantom: MarcelloVespucci

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ShowCorpsShowCorpsTECH OPSCarl Brenkert Society: DanBeedy,SamChavez,KurtMacfarlane,ClydeMcKinney,PaulPearson,ChristopherReyna,MartyWarrenFilm Inspection: 35 mm chief: PaulBurtFilm & Digital: DianaCaldwell,JeffGabel,ZacharyHall,JohnPassmore,LukeReid-GrassiaFilm Shipping & Traffic: Film Manager: ChrisRobinsonAssociate Film Manager: CarolynKaylorCR Support Specialist:LuciReeveCR Support: EmilyIrionFilm Traffic: Chief: KateRennebohmStaff:JeremyFreund,LarsHarvey,TracyHarvey,ChrisSaxe,JamesWilsonVideo Tech: WilliamAlahouzos,ChasPhillips,CurtRousseTech Sound: DJBabbTech coordinator: DeborahCutler

THEATRE OPERATIONS Associate MOTO: GaryTuckerMini-MOTO:EmilyIrionOrchestra Wrangler: DaveHutchinsonShopkeep Coordinator: LynnBeckBox Office Coordinator: NatashaHooverConcessions Assistant Manager: BonnieMackayDelivery: DanHanley,AdamMosier,OliviaMyerson,MegOcampoWarehouse:JeanieKrogh,KyleKoehler,ChristineTschinkelRingmaster Wrangler: JasonSilvermanRingmaster Auxiliary: JoshuaMarston

ABEL GANCE OPEN AIR CINEMAManager: LyndonBrayassistant: SamuelLyonsRingmaster: SethBergStaff: SherryBrieske,AdamConner,JenniferKnopp,BillLyons,StaceyPlunkett,ScottUpshur,RossVedderChief Projectionist: AaronRidenour

THE BACKLOT Manager: RogerPaulAssistant: TomTreanorStaff: SteveBassette,DerrickCasto,JonathanMarty,CamilleRoth

CHUCK JONES’ CINEMAManager: JDBrownAssistants: IanBald,EricBialas,BethKrakower,DoranaLopez Ringmaster: AshleyBolingStaff: MatthewBialas,DickCarter,KendallCoffee,JoeColeman,TraceyDaniel,HeatherDeMore,CarolDix,LisaEaton,ChuckFriedrichs,BobHarner,SaulHopper,WilliamLandis,JJLevy,BenLopez,CarlyRoseMoser,HarveyMogenson,JackieRitter,Emily

Shurtz,DanaSilkensen,JeannieStewart,FrostWilliams,AnnaWishart,JasonZavaletaChief Projectionist: BillMurpheyProjectionists: IsaacSherman,ChrisSimpson,AlecTisdaleConcessions: Head: DavidCookAssistant: MarilynEvans,GwenMitchellStaff: LynnCranford,MarciaKawa,StephanieMancini,LorenzoMitchell,RobertRoth,SharonSharp,LoyWhite

CONVERSATIONS at the COURTHOUSE Manager: TomGoodmanAssistant: JackieKennefickStaff: SandyDwight

GALAXY Manager: EvanGoldenAssistants: JacksonBurke,HilaryHart,CatherineO’Brien,StephanieThomas-PhippsRingmaster: DavidWilson Staff: NancyAnderson,LinaJeanArmstrong,MarkArmstrong,BrendaBerliner,RonaldBorrego,Julie(Jules)Chalhoub,CarolConnolly,StephenFaulkner,AshleyGolden,TracyGreever-Rice,MartineHabib,CathaHays,RobertJokerst,JackieKindall,SamKrump-Johnson,EmilyLong,MarjorieMcGlamery,JohnPeterson,GlennRice,EmilySearles,AnnMarieSwan,RichardThorpe,JolanaVanek,BenZweigChief Projectionist: JayPregentProjectionists: TravisBird,RenLong,JeremySpracklenConcessions: Inside: Head: WaydellWalkerInside Assistant: RonaldL.Dryden,GeorgeForthStaff: DavidBrankley,AlissaCostello,MichaelPounds,NaropaSabine,LisaSchaffer,TommyStrauss,MeganValanidasOutside: Head: TomasJonssonAssistants: RebeccaLeon,MatthewKenningtonStaff: JennaCichanski,JimFleming,JowannFleming,DavidGaxiola,WillGarcia,MelissaKennington,TimLafferty,TimLewis,JennyUpdike,ShelleyWoll

MASONS HALL CINEMA Manager: KimbleHobbsAssistants: BillThorness,JordenHobbs,AJFox,JeffYorkRingmaster: JeffMiddentsStaff: JonathanAugello,GaryGuerriero,AllynHart,MalinKan,MargieKaplan,EckhardKnoepke,KateMcMains,JerryOyama,KatharineRomefelt,PatriciaSanson,AlinaSinetos,JillSlack,QuangTranChief Projectionist:BrandonTheigeProjectionists:ChrisBredenberg,ModestinaWeeden,KellyYoungstrom

NUGGET THEATRE Manager: AndyBrodie Assistants: JenniferErickson,UriahLovelycolors,JenTantzenRingmaster: LandonZakheimStaff:AbbyBalmer,JoannaBieden,NanciBrown,PhoebeChard,GaryGarrison,SueHeilbronner,FrankHensen,RuthHensen,CraigHung,JosephKahler,AlexLangstaff,FranPerpich-Hedtke,BethMcCall,JayShihChief Projectionist: LuciReeveProjectionists: MathieuChester,JoshuaDeal,LukeReid-GrassiaConcessions: Head: PeterLundeenAssistant: IrwinWitzelStaff: VickiEidsmo,LisaEidsimo,MercuryRobertsAfter The Film Festival Head: LuciReevePALM Manager: MarkRollinsAssistants: KristaEulberg,TimFrush,BaileyMassey,AlexPerezRingmaster: LeylaSteeleStaff: AveryAnderson, KirtBozeman,MorganBurns,JoshBurns,PeterChadman,JennDurret,AmyFisher,TimFleming,KristinFrost,AnnemarieHancock,StephenKuhn,AnitaLangford,JoanieLeckeyMeler,Nia-AminaMinor,EdwardMontgomery,BaileyOrshan,JerryOverton,CharlottePavlik,ClairePavlik,GeorgePavlik,PatriciaPitts,EbenPrice,EmilyRamraz,TuckerReinhart,NancyRios,BradScott,MyraWalker,MarkWensel,LukeWigrenChief Projectionist: CherieRiversProjectionists: KateBost,JimCassedy,ChrisRasmussenConcessions: Head: SarahFrushAssistants: MaryPaxtonStaff: SusanDahl,FrancoiseHartman,SueKnechtel,NancyLandau,AlfredoLopez,EmilyRocque,VinRocque,AmyVanDerBoschAfter The Film Festival Head: AllineArguellesStaff: JarrettArguelles,KaiSchuler,

LePIERRE Manager: DaniellePelletierAssistants: TomBaldrige,BiancaEscobar,NanKitchensRingmaster: DougMobley Staff: RickBonnet,LindsayBurns,KateChamuris,JeffreyKoenigsberg,HalleyLamberson, LianaOrshan,SusanOrshan,AdamRottler,BrigittaWagnerChief Projectionist: ErikTeevinProjectionists: BrianGraney,PattyL.Lecht,JohnSnowConcessions: Head: RyanOesterichAssistants: MaryCarolWagner Staff: MatthewRedmond,CatherineRieck

SHERIDAN OPERA HOUSE Manager: BenKerrAssistants: RickBrook,AllisonMobley,ShinePritchard,CarynSanchezRingmaster: RickBrookStaff: RobertAllen,JessicaBarker,BoBedford,GenneBoles,JenniferBradford,CaitlinBrennan,GeorgeJones,ShannonKelly,JudiKiernan,ValerieKrantz-Burge,CatLee-Covert,PeggyRedford,JamieRoss,SamirRoy,KierstenTaylor,SteveValdek,ChristopherWarren,MarkWestman,CynthiaWyszynski,MichaelWyszynskiChief Projectionist: KirkFutrellProjectionists: JessePalmer,MariaPavlova,MatthewPolmanConcessions Head: JudyLamareAssistant: LexMcNaughtonStaff: JillBrooke,WindyBorman,BenPost

THE WERNER HERZOG THEATRE Manager: KatieTrainorAssistants: ClayFarland,TondeleyoGonzalez,BobGreenberg,CherylSchmidtRingmaster: BarryJenkinsStaff: DesireeCain,NicoleConlan, JennieDaley,AnneGrauso,SarahHaas,MaxwellHarrison,MaxHolm,ConorHolt,KatherineKilkenny,AndrewKingsley,JanineKowack,StephenKuhn,BrendaLangford,GraceLarsen,LiamLockhart,VickiLusk,DillonMagrann-Wells,StacyMcDole,EmmaMeyers,RoliffPurrington,DaltonRoss,DavidRoss,AdrianRothschild,Mai(Mijoe)Sahiouni,PatriciaSanson,CamSiemer,MacSimonson,MirandaSmith,MaraStemm,PhilSwearngin,RussellWilder,CynthiaWorkmanChief Projectionist: RyanGardnerSmithProjectionists: GregBabush,LaytonHebert,CodyWeigelConcessions: Head: JimBerkowitzAssistants: AmyAllison,JohnCampbell,JeffLevine,JamesTaschek Staff: TheresaArbogast,PeterGlaser,RobertaKatz,NancyMurphy,CatherineO’Rourke,RachelOftedahl,CliffordPastor,ScottPoston,NatashaRodgers,KatieTucker

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Index by PageFeatures45Years17AmazingGrace5Anomalisa6BeastsofNoNation7BitterLake11BlackMass12Carol5CenturyofSelf,The:Parts1-439Cinema:APublicAffair39CocksuckerBlues25DayintheCountry,A25DieNibelungen6HeNamedMeMalala7HeartofaDog16Hitchcock/Truffaut20IntheShadowoftheGreatOaks40IngridBergman–InHerOwnWords39Ixcanul9L’Inhumaine18Marguerite21MatteiAffair,The25MesPetitesAmoureuses24MomandMe14MotherandtheWhore,The24OnlytheDeadSeetheEndofWar19PeggyGuggenheim:ArtAddict40Rams14RestoringNapoleon17RetourDeFlamme13Room11Sembene!40Sherpa43Siti16SonofSaul18Spotlight13SteveJobs9Suffragette12TajMahal15Taxi19Tikkun21TimetoChoose20Tyrus41UncleYanco25Viva15WakeinFright24WinteronFire23

Short FilmsBeast,The38Carface36ChaudLapin38Cinema16Coach38DayOne37DreamingAgainsttheWorld41ElAdiós37EverythingWillBeOkay38FaceofUkraine:

CastingOksanaBaiul,The38HatTheory36HotNastyTeen38Lambs36Lights38LoneliestStoplight,The36MANOMAN38MinkCatcher,The37MyAleppo37OftheUnknown36Over38Patriot37Pidge37Portrait,A36

Prologue36Ramona38RockandRollFilm,The25Sanjay’sSuperTeam36Share38Teeth38TwoSisters37UneBonneAToutFaire25

Special programs & informationAcademyExhibits27Backlot39-41Booksignings42BrigBookstore27Brigadoon27CallingCards38CityLights41Conversations42CuratedBy:RachelKushner24-25DigitalLounge27Festivities43FestApp26Filmanthropy51-52FilmLAB41FilmmakersofTomorrow37-38FilmSCHOLAR41GatheringPlaces27GreatExpectations38GuestDirector:RachelKushner3Information26LaborDayPicnic43OpeningNightFeed43Patrons53PierreAtthePierre16PordenonePresents6PosterArtist:LaurentDurieux2RogerEbert/

TFFUniversitySeminars41Rules,The35ScheduleGrids28-35SHOWcaseforShorts36ShowCorps44-47SHOWshop27SpecialEvent:Arena+

AdamontheAir23SpecialMedallion22Sponsors48-50StudentPrints37StudentSymposium41TFFDocumentarySHOWroom27TalkingHeads42Thanks54TributetoAdamCurtis,A10TributetoDannyBoyle,A8TributetoRooneyMara,A4

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