Stockton, CA, March 18, 2009 --(
PR.com)-- The San Joaquin Film Society (SJFS) is proud to announce the first 100 films of its flagship 2nd San Joaquin International Film Festival (SJIFF2), running May 14 to 23, 2009 in the city of Stockton, California. The festival will ultimately present over 120 works from 40 countries during its 10-day run. Opening Night Film, Closing Night Film, Centerpiece Film, tributes and select special programs are yet to be announced.
World Panorama
- "1000 Journals" - Dir. Andrea Kreuzhage
- "Cherry Blossoms" - Dir. Dorris Dörrie
- "Donkey In Lahore" - Dir. Faramarz K-Rahber
- "Goodnight Irene" - Dir. Paolo Marinou-Blanco
- "Katrina's Children" - Dir. Laura Belsey
- "Lullabye Before I Wake" - Dir. Nate Pantumsinchai
- "Martha and Her Flying Grandfather" - Dir. Christian Schwochow
- "Megunica" - Dir. Lorenzo Fonda
- "Patsy Mink: Ahead of the Majority" - Dir. Kimberlee Bassford
- "Personality" - India
Animania - Features
- "Idiots and Angels" - Dir. Bill Plympton
- "Sita Sings the Blues" - Dir. Nina Paley
With an emphasis on supporting new and rising filmmakers, the San Joaquin Film Society has curated a highly-selective collection of some of the world's most celebrated short films and newest discoveries in filmmaking.
Special Programme Shorts
- "Bombay Skies" Dir. Rita Rani, "For Asia" Dir. Fran Borgia
Animania - Shorts
- "The East Wind (Der Ostwind)" Dir. Kohl Glass, " Hot Dog" Dir. Bill Plympton, "The Inquisitive Snail, Dir. Flemish Beauty, "KuyGorozh" Dir. Sergey Merinov, "Lavatory-Lovestory" Dir. Konstantin Bronzit, "Like Me, Only Better" Dir. Martin Pickles, "Veterinarian" Dir. Signe Baumane
Animania - Shorts II
- "Chicory 'n' Coffee" Dir. Dusan Kastelic, "Heather" Dir. Ed Suckling, "Dog Days" Dir. Geoffroy de Crécy, "Blue Fly Out Blue" Dir. Jack (Ming-Huei) Shih, "Last Time in Clerkenwell" Dir. Alex Budovsky, "Mexican Standoff" Dir. Bill Plympton, "Sebastian's Voodoo" Dir. Joaquin Baldwin
Discovery
- "Haber" Dir. Daniel Ragussis, "Oh, Simone" Dir. Stuart Gatt, "On the Line" Dir. Reto Caffi, "Tell-Tale Heart" Dir. Robert Eggers
Discovery II
- "155 Mile" Dir. Lee Hyung-Suk, "Beijing Haze" Dir. J.P. Chan, "Dugong" Dir. Erin White, "Sikumi" Dir. Andrew Okpeaha MacLean, "Terminus" Dir. Trevor Cawood, "Under My Garden" Dir. Andrea Lodovichetti
Live, Love, Laugh!
- "Cinema Paradise" Dir. Kim Tai-Yong, "Feelings and Stuff" Dir. Samuli Valkama, "The Humberville Poetry Slam" Dir. Emily C. Chang, Dan De Lorenzo, "The Job" Dir. Jonathan Browning, "Memphis Calling" Dir. Colin Mitchell, "Song of Slomon" Dir. Emmanuel Shirinian, "Sombrero" Dir. Nathaniel Atcheson
Rite of Passage
- "Ancestor's Eyes" Dir. Kalani Queypo, "As I Lay Dying" Dir. Ho Yuhang, "Reflections" Dir. Ho Tzu-Nyen, "The White Dress" Dir. Vanessa Gildea
Rite of Passage II
- "Dolls" Dir. Randy Caspersen, "Kid" Dir. Miguel Alvarez, "Megatron" Dir. Anca Puiu, "The Pond" Dir. Sonja Phillips
For Kids of All Ages
- "Anita's Africa" Dir. Beverley Reid, "Dorme" Dir. Sylvia Binsfeld, "Goldfish" Dir. Joe Wein, "Love in the Summertime" Dir. Paul Wie, "My Dad Ralph" Dir. Nicholas Wong, "The Moth and the Firefly" Dir. Aron Epstein, Daniel Stedman, "Papiroflexia" Dir. Joaquin Baldwin, "Stella and the Storks" Dir. Sheri Hagen, "Triple Concerto in D. Minor" Dir. Daniel Mitchell, "The Watchman and the Little Girl" Dir. Christoph Englert
True Stories
- "If a Body Meets a Body" Dir. Brian Davis, "John" Dir. Eveleen Hsu
Film + Art + Lab
- "A Taste of Home" Dir. David Yun, "Angelica Fuentes: The Schindler's House" Dir. Sasha Pirker, "Flying Lessons" Dir. Rosane Chamecki, Phil Harder, Andrea Lerner, "P.S. Beirut, Chapter One" Dir. Michael H. Shamberg, "The Pain with Being Thirsty" Dir. David Yun, "Remote Intimacy" Dir. Sylvia Schedelbauer, "Slow" Dir. Kurt Kuenne
Broken and Torn
- "The Blind Revolution" Dir. Alvaro Zendejas, "Bookie" Dir. Bao Tran, "Catching Rats" Dir. Vero Shamo-Garcia, "Hirsute" Dir. A.J. Bond, "The Kolaborator" Dir. Chris Bessounian, "Short Term 12" Dir. Destin Daniel Cretton
Passionate Trouble
- "27,000 Days" Dir. Naveen Singh, "Appassionata" Dir. Mirko Echghi-Ghamsari, "The State of Sunshine" Dir. Z. Eric Yang, "The Tournament" Dir. Velia Giannuzzi
Power of Love
- "Cry Me a River" Dir. Jia Zhangke, "Fortune Hunter" Dir. Thom Harp, "Just Make Believe" Dir. Jadrien Steele, "Struck" Dir. Taron Lexton, "Watching It Rain" Dir. Elisa Miller
Power of Love II
- "364 Cranes" Dir. Vincent Lin, "The Aviatrix" Dir. Toddy Burton, "Goodbye Variations" Dir. Luka Rukavina, "The Phone Book" Dir. Kurt Kuenne, "Side Effects" Dir. Chuck Rose, "Tony Zoreil" Dir. Valentin Potier
An Evening with Kimuak
- "7:35 De La Mañana" - Dir. Nacho Vigalondo, "Asämara" Dir. Jon Garaño, Raúl López, "Berbaoc" Dir. Taller de animación de Arteleku, "Éramos Pocos" Dir. Borja Cobeaga, "La Primera Vez" Dir. Borja Cobeaga, "Not a Good Idea" Dir. Ugo Sanz, "Taxi?" Dir. Telmo Esnal
Official Website: www.sjiff.org/sjiff09
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