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Dear Colleagues,<br><br>
The Riverside film festival begins this week. As in previous years, it
comes as a surprise and information is hard to come by. Here's what I
have:<br><br>
<a href="http://riversidefilmfest.org/index.htm" eudora="autourl">
http://riversidefilmfest.org/index.htm</a><br><br>
Description of films:<br><br>
<a href="http://riversidefilmfest.org/07RIFF-Films.htm%A0" eudora="autourl">
http://riversidefilmfest.org/07RIFF-Films.htm <br>
</a> <br><br>
<b>RIVERSIDE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2007<br><br>
March 2, 2007 - March 11, 2007<br><br>
</b>Location:<br><br>
University Village Riverside<br><br>
<b>Event Schedule: <br>
</b>(Subject to change for matters beyond our control.)<br><br>
<br>
<b>Friday, March 2<br><br>
</b>6:00 - Opening Gala - Old Univeristy Bookstore 1299 University
Ave., Suite 101 Riverside<br><br>
8:30 - The Birds (119 min.) Tippi Hedren & Patricia
Hitchcock for Q&A<br><br>
<br>
<b>Saturday, March 3<br><br>
</b>12:15 1:45 - On the Other Side (Al Otro Lado) (80 min. /
Mexico + 10
Q&A)
<br><br>
2:15 4:15 - Marnie (90 min +30 Q&A) Tippi Hedren &
Patricia Hitchcock for Q&A <br><br>
4:45 6:30 - The Ballad of Kamli, My Daughter (72 min. /India +30
Q&A) Director for Q&A<br><br>
7:00 8:45 - Californias Lost Tribes (55 min/USA + 55 Q&A)
Director & tribal leaders for Q&A<br><br>
9:15 11:15 - Bloody Tie (115 min / Korea)<br><br>
<br>
<b>Sunday, March 4<br><br>
</b>12:15 1:45 - De Ida y Vuelta (To and From) (83 min./Mexico +
7)<br><br>
2:15 4:30 - Munna Meets Mahatma (Lage Raho Munnabhai) (120 min. /
India + 15
Q&A)
<br><br>
5:00 7:00 - Waiting to Inhale (73 min./USA + 35 Q&A)
Director & speakers for Q&A<br><br>
7:30 9:00 - Tailor-made Dreams (88 min. / Germany )<br><br>
9:15 11:00 - Crude Awakening (85 min. / Switzerland/UK)<br><br>
<br>
<b>Monday, March 5<br><br>
</b>3:30 5:00 - Natural Enemy (LEnnemi naturel) (97 min./France
+ 7
Q&A)
<br><br>
5:30 7:00 - I Wanna Be Like Mike (67min./USA + 23 Q&A)
Director for Q&A<br><br>
7:30 9:15 - Muse of Fire (73 min./USA + 27 Q&A)
Director for Q&A<br><br>
9:30 10:40 - The Grace Lee Project (68 min. / USA)<br><br>
<br>
<b>Tuesday, March 6<br><br>
</b>3:30 5:00 - Oh! Uomo (Oh! Man) (73 min. / Italy)
<ul>
<li>5:30-7:30 - Tuesday program of shorts and documentaries
<li>Leila Khaled: Hijacker (58 min./ Sweden/Palestine)
<li>Chopsticks (15 min./USA)
<li>Dao (30 min./China)
<li>Plastic Leis (17 min.USA)
</ul><br>
8:00 10:00 - Susan Hero (87 min. /USA + 30 Q&A)
Documentary Q&A by director.<br><br>
<br>
<b>Wednesday, March 7<br><br>
</b>4:00 5:45 - Linda & Ali (94 min./ Belgium/Qatar + 10
Q&A)<br><br>
6:15 8:15 - Wednesday features and shorts
<ul>
<li>De ida y vuelta (83 min. /
Mexico)
<li>Meander (13 min. / Belgium )
<li>By the Kiss (5 min. / France)
<li>Coffee or NOT Coffee (4 min. / France)
<li>Delivery (9 min. / Germany)
</ul><br>
8:30 10:10 - Cello (94 min. / Korea)<br><br>
<br>
<b>Thursday, March 8<br><br>
</b>4:00 10:00 - Student film night (some will have directors for
Q&A; more may be added)
<ul>
<li>Kiberia Kid (Nathan Collett)
<li>Absolution (Zack Godshall)
<li>The Morning Fog (Alminta Goyel) Director for
Q&A
<li>Citizen (James Darling) Lead actor for Q&A
<li>Under the Roller Coaster (Lila Place)
<li>What Remains (Eric Lin)
<li>Janie (Christine Shin) Director for Q&A
<li>Its About College (Sandra Chwialkowska)
<li>Fast Money (Jerry Chan)
</ul><br><br>
<b>Friday, March 9<br><br>
</b>3:30 5:30 - Panel on independent film distribution<br><br>
6:00 7:30 - Shorts from California and the
world
<ul>
<li>Nalina by Day, Nancy by Night (27 min. India/US)
<li>Sailing the Star of India 6
min./US) Director for Q&A
<li>On the Road with Simon Wright (30 min./USA) Director for
Q&A
</ul><br>
8:00 10:00 - Trantasia (92 min./USA + 30 ) Director for
Q&A<br><br>
10:15 12:00 - The Red Shoes (103 min. / Korea)<br><br>
<br>
<b>Saturday, March 10<br><br>
</b>12:30 2:15 - Noose Ends (Matando cabos) (90 min. / Mexico)<br><br>
<br><br>
2:45 4:45 - Omkara (110 min. / India)<br><br>
5:15 6:45 - Shorts from the US, UK, and Mexico
<ul>
<li>Sindrome de linea blanca (7 min. / Mexico)
<li>1001 Auditions (15 min / USA ) Producer and actor for
Q&A
<li>La caja (11 min. / Mexico)
<li>The Making of Parts (15 min./UK)
<li>Sideshow Attraction (15 min./USA) Director for
Q&A
</ul><br>
7:15 9:00 - Sisters in Law (105 min. / Cameroon)<br><br>
9:30 11:15 - The Maid (93 min /
Philippines/Singapore)
<br><br>
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<b>Sunday, March 11<br><br>
</b>1:00 3:00 - The Garage (94 min. /USA + 26) Director
will attend Q&A<br><br>
3:15 5:15 - Dor (120 min. / India)<br><br>
5:30 7:30 - Selling God (85 min. / US + 35 Q&A) Director
present for Q&A<br><br>
<br><br>
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John M. Ganim<br>
President, New Chaucer Society<br>
Professor of English<br>
Department of English<br>
University of California, Riverside<br>
900 University Avenue<br>
Riverside CA 92521<br>
TEL (951) 827-1540<br>
FAX (951) 827-3967<br>
ON CAMPUS PHONE 21540<br>
EMAIL John.Ganim@UCR.EDU<br>
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