Director: Alexander Sebastien Lee
Country: China/USA
World Premiere
Synopsis: Rich with dazzling displays of Kung Fu, this film follows two Chinese and two western students as they undergo a year of rigorous training in martial arts at the Shaolin temple in Central China.
Director: Dorothee Wenner
Country: Germany
International Premiere
Synopsis: The Nigerian home-movie industry has risen to immense popularity throughout Africa. Founder of the African Academy, Peace Anyiam- Fiberesima presents a guided tour through "Nollywood," taking the audience to film locations, markets and celebrity hangouts in Lagos to meet key personalities from the Nigerian film industry.
Director: Adria Petty
Country: USA
Synopsis: Coming Soon
Director: Kristopher Belman
Country: USA
World Premiere
Synopsis: First-time filmmaker Kristopher Belman had the foresight to follow the journey of a remarkable high school basketball team in Akron, Ohio, that happened to include future NBA superstar LeBron James.
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Director: Luc Bourdon
Country: QC
Synopsis: Coming Soon
Director: Gaylen Ross
Country: USA
World Premiere
Synopsis: Dr. Israel Kasztner helped rescue over 1,600 Hungarian Jews during the Second World War, yet he was later branded a traitor by rightwing extremists in Israel and assassinated. Uncovering new revelations about the case, this film explores Kasztner’s legacy.
Director: David Guggenheim
Country: USA
World Premiere
Synopsis:
The Academy Award™-winning director of An Inconvenient Truth celebrates the electric guitar by examining the creative process of three virtuosos - Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin, The Edge of U2 and Jack White of The White Stripes - including their individual development of songs not yet released.
Director: Leon Geller and Marcus Vetter
Country: Germany
Synopsis: Coming Soon
Director: Kevin Rafferty
Country: USA
World Premiere
Synopsis: Kevin Rafferty, co-director of Atomic Café, examines the tumult of 1968 through the memories of football players (including Tommy Lee Jones) who took part in a legendary game that year between rival Ivy League schools whose student bodies included Al Gore (Harvard) and George Bush (Yale).
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Director: Andrea Zambelli
Country: Italy
World Premiere
Synopsis: After the Second World War, many young Italian women earned their living in the rice fields, spending hours every day working under the hot sun. Over 50 years later, having lost none of their spirit, they rekindle their friendships by forming a singing group.
