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Mon Feb 26 11:08:14 PST 2007

Dear Colleagues,

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:

http://riversidefilmfest.org/index.htm

Description of films:

http://riversidefilmfest.org/07RIFF-Films.htm

RIVERSIDE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2007

March 2, 2007 - March 11, 2007

Location:

University Village • Riverside

Event Schedule:
(Subject to change for matters beyond our control.)

Friday, March 2

6:00 - Opening Gala - Old Univeristy Bookstore • 
1299 University Ave., Suite 101 • Riverside

8:30 - The Birds  (119 min.)  Tippi Hedren & Patricia Hitchcock for Q&A

Saturday, March 3

12:15 – 1:45 - On the Other Side (Al Otro 
Lado)  (80 min. / Mexico + 10 Q&A)

2:15 – 4:15 - Marnie  (90 min +30 Q&A)  Tippi 
Hedren & Patricia Hitchcock for Q&A

4:45 – 6:30 - The Ballad of Kamli, My 
Daughter  (72 min. /India +30 Q&A)  Director for Q&A

7:00 – 8:45 - California’s Lost Tribes  (55 
min/USA + 55 Q&A) Director & tribal leaders for Q&A

9:15 – 11:15 - Bloody Tie (115 min / Korea)

Sunday, March 4

12:15 – 1:45 - De Ida y Vuelta (To and From)  (83 min./Mexico + 7)

2:15 – 4:30 - Munna Meets Mahatma (Lage Raho 
Munnabhai)  (120 min. / India + 15 Q&A)

5:00 – 7:00 - Waiting to Inhale  (73 min./USA + 
35 Q&A)  Director & speakers  for Q&A

7:30 – 9:00 - Tailor-made Dreams  (88 min. / Germany )

9:15 – 11:00 - Crude Awakening  (85 min. / Switzerland/UK)

Monday, March 5

3:30 – 5:00 - Natural Enemy (L’Ennemi 
naturel)  (97 min./France + 7 Q&A)

5:30 – 7:00 - I Wanna Be Like Mike (67min./USA + 23 Q&A)  Director for Q&A

7:30 – 9:15 - Muse of Fire  (73 min./USA + 27 Q&A)  Director for Q&A

9:30 – 10:40 - The Grace Lee Project   (68 min. / USA)

Tuesday, March 6

3:30 – 5:00 - Oh! Uomo (Oh! Man)  (73 min. / Italy)
    * 5:30-7:30 - Tuesday program of shorts and documentaries
    * Leila Khaled: Hijacker  (58 min./ Sweden/Palestine)
    * Chopsticks  (15 min./USA)
    * Dao  (30 min./China)
    * Plastic Leis  (17 min.USA)

8:00 – 10:00 - Susan Hero  (87 min. /USA + 30 
Q&A)  Documentary Q&A by director.

Wednesday, March 7

4:00 – 5:45 - Linda & Ali  (94 min./ Belgium/Qatar + 10 Q&A)

6:15 – 8:15 - Wednesday features and shorts
    * De ida y vuelta  (83 min. / Mexico)
    * Meander  (13 min. / Belgium )
    * By the Kiss  (5 min. / France)
    * Coffee or NOT Coffee  (4 min. / France)
    * Delivery  (9 min. / Germany)

8:30 – 10:10 - Cello (94 min. / Korea)

Thursday, March 8

4:00 – 10:00 - Student film night (some will have 
directors for Q&A; more may be added)
    * Kiberia Kid (Nathan Collett)
    * Absolution (Zack Godshall)
    * The Morning Fog  (Alminta Goyel)    Director for Q&A
    * Citizen (James Darling)    Lead actor for Q&A
    * Under the Roller Coaster (Lila Place)
    * What Remains (Eric Lin)
    * Janie (Christine Shin)    Director for Q&A
    * It’s About College (Sandra Chwialkowska)
    * Fast Money (Jerry Chan)

Friday, March 9

3:30 – 5:30 - Panel on independent film distribution

6:00 – 7:30 - Shorts from California and the world
    * Nalina by Day, Nancy by Night    (27 min. India/US)
    * Sailing the Star of India   6 min./US)     Director for Q&A
    * On the Road with Simon Wright  (30 min./USA)  Director for Q&A

8:00 – 10:00 - Trantasia  (92 min./USA + 30 )  Director for Q&A

10:15 – 12:00 - The Red Shoes (103 min. / Korea)

Saturday, March 10

12:30 – 2:15 - Noose Ends (Matando cabos) (90 min. / Mexico)

2:45 – 4:45 - Omkara (110 min. / India)

5:15 – 6:45 - Shorts from the US, UK, and Mexico
    * Sindrome de linea blanca  (7 min. / Mexico)
    * 1001 Auditions  (15 min / USA )  Producer and actor for Q&A
    * La caja  (11 min. / Mexico)
    * The Making of Parts  (15 min./UK)
    * Sideshow Attraction   (15 min./USA)  Director for Q&A

7:15 – 9:00 - Sisters in Law (105 min. / Cameroon)

9:30 – 11:15 - The Maid (93 min / Philippines/Singapore)

Sunday, March 11

1:00 – 3:00 - The Garage  (94 min. /USA + 26)  Director will attend Q&A

3:15 – 5:15 - Dor (120 min. / India)

5:30 – 7:30 - Selling God (85 min. / US + 35 Q&A)  Director present for Q&A

John M. Ganim
President, New Chaucer Society
Professor of English
Department of English
University of California, Riverside
900 University Avenue
Riverside CA 92521
TEL (951) 827-1540
FAX (951) 827-3967
ON CAMPUS PHONE 21540
EMAIL John.Ganim at UCR.EDU
http://www.english.ucr.edu/people/faculty/ganim/index.html
http://artsci.wustl.edu/~chaucer/

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