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24 City (Er Shi Si Cheng Ji) (China,112 min.) Director: Jia Zhan Ke Cast: Joan Chen, Lv Liping, Zhao Tao, Chen Jianbin China's Jia Zhangke, one of the most important directors today, brings an elegiac vision and a blend of fact and fictional characters to this study of five decades of change in China as a factory is demolished for luxury apartments. Joan Chen and Zhao Tao star along with incredibly moving, authentic workers.

Beautiful Losers (USA,90 min.) Director: Aaron Rose Cast: Thomas Campbell, Shepard Fairley, Jo Jackson, Chris Johanson, Margaret Kilgallen, Harmony Korine, Geoff McFetridge, Barry McGee, Mike Mills, Stephen Powers, Ed Templeton A whirlpool of inspiration, Beautiful Losers reveals what happens when the outside becomes "in". A loose-knit group of American artists, rooted in the do-it-yourself subcultures of skateboarding, surf, punk, hip-hop & graffiti, come together to create art. This hip documentary sheds new light on those who left an indelible mark on the worlds of fashion, music, art, design and film.

Christmas Eve (Nochebuena) (Colombia,84 min.) Director: Camila Loboguerrero Cast: Matias Maldonado, Connie Camelo, Consuelo Moure, Alberto Valdiri, Edgardo Roman, Roxana Blanco An hysterical dark comedy from Colombia. Bernardo is trying to close a big stock deal to pay off the governor but it is December 24, everyone is coming over for the holidays and the governor wants to foreclose on the family home. If only his cell phone would get a signal.

Dad’s girlfriend (La fidanzata di papà) (Italy,90 min.) Director: Enrico Oldoini Cast: Massimo Boldi, Simona Ventura, Enzo Salvi, Biagio Izzo, Nino Frassica Massimo, a bewildered widower, is about to meet Angela, a feisty restaurant chain owner whose daughter is about to have a baby with his son. . Angela and Massimo find one another in Miami after learning that their kids are not returning to Italy for the birth of the child.

Delta (Delta) (Hungary/Germany,92 min.) Director: Kornél Mundruczó Cast: Félix Lajkó, Orsi Tóth, Lili Monori, Sándor Gáspar This lyrical tragedy follows the unwelcome return of a prodigal son, his incestuous relationship with his half sister, and their attempt to build an isolated house in the middle of a river, to celebrate their love. Best Film, Critics' Award, Hungarian Film Week; FIPRESCI Prize, Cannes Film Festival.

Downtown 81 (USA,75 min.) Director: Edo Bertoglio Cast: Jean Michel Basquiat, Deborah Harry, Kid Creole and the Coconuts, Tuxedomoon, DNA, James White and the Blacks, Walter Steding, The Plastics Legendary artist Jean-Michel Basquiat is trying to sell a painting in order to regain the apartment from which he has been evicted. Along the way he catches amazing performances from bands such as Kid Creole and the Coconuts, James White and the Blacks, Tuxedo Moon, The Plastics and DNA.

Good Life, The (La Buena Vida) (Chile/Argentina/UK/France/Spain,100 min.) Director: Andrés Wood Cast: Aline Kuppenheim, Manuela Martelli, Eduardo Paxeco, Roberto Farias, Manuela Oyarzún, Paula Sotelo, Nestor Corona, Daniel Antivilo, Alfredo Castro, Bélgica Castro, Francisco Acuña, Jorge Alis, Luis Roque Andrés Wood's Altmaneseque story of three everyday Chileans -- a musician, a healthcare worker and a hairdresser -- trying to follow their bliss in the big city paints a multi-layered portrait of modern Latin America. It may not always be the "good life," but it's full of the unforgettable epiphanies that make life worth living.

Headless Woman, The (La Mujer sin Cabeza) (Argentina/France/Italy,87 min.) Director: Lucrecia Martel Cast: María Onetto, Inés Efrón, Claudia Cantero, César Bordón, Daniel Genoud, Guillermo Arengo, María Vaner Sophisticated and sensitive director Lucrecia Martel, offers a tale of unimaginable horror about a woman driving through the deserted countryside who looks away from the road and runs over something. Completely shaken, she drives a bit further before stopping to look back. Was it a dog or could it have been a child?

Horn of Plenty (El Cuerno de la Abundancia) (Cuba/Spain,107 min.) Director: Juan Carlos Tabio Cast: Jorge Perugorría, Laura de la Uz, Yoima Valdés, Mirtha Ibarra, Vladimir Cruz The chance for a huge inheritance throws a Cuban town into chaos in this Capra-esque social comedy from the co-director of festival favorites Guantanamera and Strawberry and Chocolate. Family ties, social values, and economic isolation are at the heart of this madcap, sexy satire on Cuban life in the 21st century.

Liverpool (Argentina/France/Netherlands,84 min.) Director: Lisandro Alonso Cast: Juan Fernandez, Giselle Irrazabal, Nieves Cabrera On Farrel's way back to the home he left years ago his ship docks at the southernmost tip of the world -- desolate and snowy Tierra del Fuego. His trip home does not reveal much of the mystery that surrounds him. Alonso's trademark and award winning contemplative style leads the spectator to the edges of an unknown world.

Living in Emergency: Stories of Doctors Without Borders (USA,93 min.) Director: Mark Hopkins Cast: Dr. Chris Brasher, Dr. Davinder Gill, Dr. Tom Krueger, Dr. Chiara Lepora The humanitarian agency Doctors Without Borders serves over 70 countries, treating people on the very edges of society. Four volunteer doctors are confronted with the very essence of life and death. In this graphic, life-changing documentary these doctors struggle with their own humanity. Some lose their idealism but others find themselves.This film is preceed by the short film The Bread Winner by Sonia Nassery Cole.

Modern Life (La Vie Moderne) (France,90 min.) Director: Raymond Depardon Cast: Acclaimed documentary filmmaker Raymond Depardon spent 20 years making friends with a dying breed of farmers in the French highlands, defiantly old school men who treat newcomers and women with equal suspicion. With a warm irreverent eye he presents their rural community and the legacies that bind them to land and family.

My Life Inside (Mi Vida Dentro) (Mexico,122 min.) Director: Lucía Gajá Cast: A young illegal, Mexican immigrant and mother of two stands trial for the murder of a baby she was caring for. Despite lack of evidence the cards are stacked against her. Lucia Gaja's indictment of the institutionalized racism of the U.S. judicial system won top awards in Madrid, Morelia and Buenos Aires.

Northern Land, The (A Corte do Norte) (Portugal,122 min.) Director: João Botelho Cast: Ana Moreira, Ricardo Aibéo, Rogério Samora, Laura Soveral, João Ricardo, Lígia Roque, Custódia Gallego, Margarida Vila-Nova, Marcello Urgeghe, Graciano Dias, Rita Blanco, Virgílio Castelo, Fernanda Borsatti, Diana Costa E Silva, António Pedro Cerdeira, Maya Booth, Maria João Pinho, Miguel Monteiro, Rui Morisson, Vicente Jorge Silva, Sofia Marques, Filipe Vargas, Maria João Cruz What really happened to her ancestor Rosalina de Sousa? How and why did she die? This is what young Rosamund needs to know. The multi-generational journey through passion unfolds with gorgeous Ana Moreira playing all the major female figures in this historical drama set amid the stunning landscapes of Madeira.

Our City Dreams (USA,85 min.) Director: Chiara Clemente Cast: Swoon, Ghada Amer, Kiki Smith, Marina Abramovic, Nancy Spero A portrait of five women artists who span different decades and represent diverse cultures, but who all work and live in New York City. They include painter Nancy Spero, performance artist Marina Abramovic, sculptor Kiki Smith and Ghada Amer who crafts erotic canvases with needle and thread, and street artist Swoon.

Paraiso (USA,106 min.) Director: Leon Ichaso Cast: Miguel Gutiérrez, Adrián Mas, Tamara Melian, Lili Rentería, Juan David Ferrer, Ariel Texido, Larry Villanueva The dull life of Miami radio personality, Remigio Gallegos, abruptly changes after he answers the phone to find out his son, whom he’s never met, is waiting for him at an immigration office. Wearing Remigio’s mother’s silver cross, the young rafter brings a haunting past. Directed by Leon Ichaso, Paraiso explores generational and class divides within the Cuban exile community. Part thriller, part drama, part existential romance, the film explodes with heart, color, music, and a desperate tale.

Prince of Broadway (USA,100 min.) Director: Sean Baker Cast: Prince Adu, Karren Karagulian, Aiden Noesi, Victoria Tate, Kat Sanchez, Keyali Mayaga A New York sidewalk hustler finds his life turned upside down when he unexpectedly becomes a single father in this powerhouse street-level look at love, family and friendship in the big city. Winner of the L.A. Film Festival's Grand Jury Prize and Locarno's Special Jury Award.

Tokyo! (France/Japan/Korea/Germany,110 min.) Director: Joon-ho Bong, Leos Carax, Michel Gondry Cast: Ayako Fujitani, Ryo Kase, Denis Lavant, Jean-François Balmer, Teruyuki Kagawa, Yu Aoi Three cutting-edge filmmakers offer a triptych of offbeat tales linked by the common backdrop of Tokyo. No, Godzilla doesn't make a cameo though there is a sewer-dealing creature who makes an appearance.

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