San Luis Obispo International Film Festival 2009

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Friday, March 6th
5:00 PM
Shorts 1
Shorts Programs
  • Free Lunch | Rick Curnutt
  • The Last Page | Kevin Acevedo
  • A Senseless Act | David DeVos 2007
Cal Poly - Robert E. Kennedy Library
6:00 PM
King Vidor Award/An Intimate Evening w/ Malcolm McDowell
Red Carpet Event | 150 min.
 Corbett Vineyards
Saturday, March 7th
12:00 PM
The Collective
Kelly Overton and Judson Pearce Morgan | Wendy's Picks | 85 min.
  • And What Remains | Marc Havener
Palm Theatre
12:00 PM
The Perfect Cappuccino
Amy Ferraris | George Sidney Competition Films – Feature Length Docs | 82 min.
  • Free Lunch | Rick Curnutt
Downtown Center Cinema
12:00 PM
Klunkerz
X-Treme Sports Films | 94 min.
  • Dunkumentary | Margaret Johnson
La Perla Del Mar
3:00 PM
The Forgotten Pistolero (Pistolero dell'Ave Maria II)
Ferdinando Baldi | Wendy's Picks | 88 min.
  • Four Minutes til Noon | Jonathan Taylor
Palm Theatre
3:00 PM
Sliding Liberia
X-Treme Sports Films | 49 min.
  • The Way It Is (Así Es) | Risa Mara Machuca 2008
La Perla Del Mar
3:00 PM
Captain Abu Raed
Amin Matalqa | World Cinema | 102 min.
  • The Last Page | Kevin Acevedo
Downtown Center Cinema
4:30 PM
A Tribute to Stunt Cowboys at Santa Margarita Ranch
Hollywood & Vines
 Santa Margarita Ranch
5:30 PM
The Perfect Cappuccino
Amy Ferraris | George Sidney Competition Films – Feature Length Docs | 82 min.
 Joe Momma's Cafe
6:00 PM
Amexicano
Matthew Bonifacio | World Cinema | 84 min.
  • Help Wanted | Teo Guardino
Downtown Center Cinema
6:00 PM
Potential Partners
Mandy Morrison | George Sidney Competition Films – Short Films | 52 min.
  • Open Your Eyes | Susan Cohen
Palm Theatre
7:30 PM
The Perfect Cappuccino
Amy Ferraris | George Sidney Competition Films – Feature Length Docs | 82 min.
 Joe Momma's Cafe
9:00 PM
A New World (Le Nouveau Monde)
Etienne Dhaene | World Cinema | 90 min.
  • Man | Myna Joseph
Palm Theatre
9:00 PM
Remarkable Power!
Brandon Beckner 2008 | George Sidney Competition Films - Feature Films | 91 min.
  • Outsource | Daniel Trezise
Downtown Center Cinema
Sunday, March 8th
11:00 AM
Brunch and Mondovino at Sycamore Mineral Springs Resort
Hollywood & Vines
 Sycamore Mineral Springs Resort
12:00 PM
The World We Want
Patrick Davidson | George Sidney Competition Films – Feature Length Docs | 98 min.
 Downtown Center Cinema
12:00 PM
Angels in the Dust
Louise Hogarth | World Cinema | 95 min.
 Palm Theatre
3:00 PM
Infinite Space: The Architecture of John Lautner
Murray Grigor | George Sidney Competition Films – Feature Length Docs | 92 min.
 Park Cinemas
3:00 PM
Filmmakers of Tomorrow
Filmmakers of Tomorrow
 Downtown Center Cinema
3:00 PM
Never Apologize
2007 | Wendy's Picks | 111 min.
 Palm Theatre
6:00 PM
For the Bible Tells Me So
Daniel Karslake | Wendy's Picks | 95 min.
 Downtown Center Cinema
6:00 PM
Milking the Rhino
David E. Simpson | George Sidney Competition Films – Feature Length Docs | 83 min.
 Steynberg Gallery
6:00 PM
The Brothers Warner
Cass Warner | George Sidney Competition Films – Feature Length Docs | 90 min.
  • Reel Life | Mike Flores
Palm Theatre
Monday, March 9th
3:00 PM
Dark Side of the Loon
Gail Osherenko 2008 | Central Coast Filmmaker Showcase | 42 min.
  • The War Years | 2008
  • Thinking Grande! Creating California's Mexican Wonderland | Kevin Bender 2008
Downtown Center Cinema
6:00 PM
Airplay: The Rise and Fall of Rock Radio
Chris Fox Gilson & Carolyn Travis | George Sidney Competition Films – Feature Length Docs | 110 min.
 Park Cinemas
6:00 PM
Taylor Camp
Robert Stone | George Sidney Competition Films – Feature Length Docs | 90 min.
 La Perla Del Mar
6:00 PM
A Thousand Oceans
Luki Frieden | George Sidney Competition Films - Feature Films | 89 min.
 Palm Theatre
6:00 PM
Next Time
Alan Fraser 1999 | Central Coast Filmmaker Showcase | 97 min.
  • Cacaphony | Muara Johnsoon 2004
  • Cuba with Love | Wendy Walter 2008
Downtown Center Cinema
6:00 PM
Shorts 2
Shorts program
  • The Bike Happening | 2008
  • Lost in the Middle | Trevor Povah 2008
  • Tambourine Paradiso | Joseph Michael Olesh 2008
  • The Happy People | David Vienna 2008
  • Trifles | 2008
Downtown Brewing Co.
9:00 PM
Hold it Like a Baby
Michael Love, Tina Love 2009 | Central Coast Filmmaker Showcase | 82 min.
  • Sierra Fly Fishing | Tysun McMullan 2008
Downtown Center Cinema
9:00 PM
Much Ado about W
Michael Love, Tina Love 2008 | Central Coast Filmmaker Showcase | 82 min.
  • The Problem with Laika-23 | Kane Lynch 2008
Palm Theatre
Tuesday, March 10th
3:00 PM
A Deal Is A Deal
Jonathan Gershfield | George Sidney Competition Films - Feature Films | 95 min.
 Downtown Center Cinema
6:00 PM
Wiener Takes All: A Dogumentary
Shane MacDougall | George Sidney Competition Films – Feature Length Docs | 79 min.
  • Gaining Ground (Land Gewinnen) | Marc Brummund
Palm Theatre
6:00 PM
Family Shorts
Shorts Programs
  • Finders Keepers | Andrew Lund
  • Birthmark | David Woods
  • Reel Life | Mike Flores
  • The Snow Princess | Audrey Holland
  • For Tomorrow | Kenneth Kokin
Downtown Center Cinema
6:00 PM
Some Like It Hot!
Hollywood & Vines
 Shadow Canyon Cellars
9:00 PM
Airplay: The Rise and Fall of Rock Radio
Chris Fox Gilson & Carolyn Travis | George Sidney Competition Films – Feature Length Docs | 110 min.
 Palm Theatre
Wednesday, March 11th
3:00 PM
Corazon Vaquero - The Heart of the Cowboy
Cody McClintock | George Sidney Competition Films – Feature Length Docs | 65 min.
  • Light Years | Richard Martin
Palm Theatre
5:00 PM
Roman Holiday / A Taste of Italy in SLO
Hollywood & Vines
 Palazzo Giuseppe
6:00 PM
Leaving Barstow
Peter Paige | George Sidney Competition Films - Feature Films | 89 min.
  • For Tomorrow | Kenneth Kokin
Park Cinemas
6:00 PM
Shorts 3
Shorts Programs
  • Noor | Razan Ghalayini
  • Welcome to Earth (Dobre Doshli Na Zemiata) | Kutsy Vaptsarov
  • The Red Line | Joshua Shain
  • Token Hunchback | Tim Reckart
Palm Theatre
7:00 PM
Shorts 4
Shorts Programs
** Note: Time has been changed to 7:00pm
  • House of Lead
  • In the Name of the Son | Harun Mehmedinovic
  • The Way It Is (Así Es) | Risa Mara Machuca 2008
Steynberg Gallery
8:00 PM
Cry Baby
John Waters 1990 | Wendy's Picks | 85 min.
 La Perla Del Mar
Thursday, March 12th
3:00 PM
Thread
X-Treme Sports Films | 70 min.
  • Taprooting | David Stephen
Palm Theatre
3:00 PM
Taylor Camp
Robert Stone | George Sidney Competition Films – Feature Length Docs | 90 min.
  • In the Dark | Alex Fazeli
Downtown Center Cinema
6:00 PM
Treeless Mountain
So Yong Kim | World Cinema | 89 min.
 Palm Theatre
6:00 PM
Food Fight
Chris Taylor | George Sidney Competition Films – Feature Length Docs | 83 min.
  • Our Neck of the Woods | Rob Connolly
Downtown Center Cinema
6:00 PM
Wiener Takes All: A Dogumentary
Shane MacDougall | George Sidney Competition Films – Feature Length Docs | 79 min.
  • The Cave: An Adaptation of Plato’s Allegory in Clay | Michael Ramsey
Park Cinemas
6:00 PM
A Thousand Oceans
Luki Frieden | George Sidney Competition Films - Feature Films | 89 min.
  • Welcome to Earth (Dobre Doshli Na Zemiata) | Kutsy Vaptsarov
Steynberg Gallery
6:00 PM
Shorts 5
Shorts Programs
  • For Tomorrow | Kenneth Kokin
  • The Way It Is (Así Es) | Risa Mara Machuca 2008
  • Law of Love | Rahul Brown
  • Our Neck of the Woods | Rob Connolly
Joe Momma's Cafe
6:00 PM
Surf Night in SLO
Red Carpet Event
 Fremont Theatre
9:00 PM
Number One with a Bullet
James Dziura | George Sidney Competition Films – Feature Length Docs | 90 min.
  • Gaining Ground (Land Gewinnen) | Marc Brummund
Downtown Center Cinema
9:00 PM
How to Be a Serial Killer
Luke Ricci | George Sidney Competition Films - Feature Films | 92 min.
  • Frank's Last Shot | Andrew Disney
Palm Theatre
Friday, March 13th
3:00 PM
Amal
Richie Mehta | World Cinema | 101 min.
  • White Radishes | Christina Won
Palm Theatre
3:00 PM
Prom Night in Mississippi
Paul Saltzman | George Sidney Competition Films – Feature Length Docs | 90 min.
  • Law of Love | Rahul Brown
Downtown Center Cinema
6:00 PM
Milking the Rhino
David E. Simpson | George Sidney Competition Films – Feature Length Docs | 83 min.
  • House of Lead
La Perla Del Mar
6:00 PM
Familiar Voices
Danny Mendoza | George Sidney Competition Films – Feature Length Docs | 77 min.
  • Flying Lessons | Janet Grillo
Palm Theatre
6:00 PM
Shorts 6
Shorts Programs
  • Mildred Richards | Marc Kess
  • In the Name of the Son | Harun Mehmedinovic
  • White Radishes | Christina Won
Joe Momma's Cafe
6:00 PM
Western Night in Paso
Hollywood & Vines
 D'Anbino Cellars
6:00 PM
Speed and Angels
Peyton Wilson | Wendy's Picks | 95 min.
  • Concerto | Filippo Conz
Downtown Center Cinema
7:30 PM
Pants On Fire
Colin Campbell | George Sidney Competition Films - Feature Films | 91 min.
  • La Milonga | Francesca Di Amico
Cal Poly- Sage Restaurant
9:00 PM
Love Conquers Paul
Colin Bannon | George Sidney Competition Films - Feature Films | 90 min.
  • La Milonga | Francesca Di Amico
Palm Theatre
9:00 PM
A Deal Is A Deal
Jonathan Gershfield | George Sidney Competition Films - Feature Films | 95 min.
  • Crossing the Line | Martha Elcan
Downtown Center Cinema
Saturday, March 14th
12:00 PM
Second Chances- Union Made
Kelly Candaele | George Sidney Competition Films – Short Films | 55 min.
  • Where the Ocean Meets the Sky | Barry Berona & Greg Daniels
Palm Theatre
12:00 PM
Camp Woz: The Admirable Lunacy of Philanthropy
Drew J. Foster & Jarrad Kritzstein | George Sidney Competition Films – Feature Length Docs | 78 min.
  • Help Wanted | Teo Guardino
  • Mildred Richards | Marc Kess
Downtown Center Cinema
12:00 PM
Speed and Angels
Peyton Wilson | Wendy's Picks | 95 min.
  • Flying Lessons | Janet Grillo
Park Cinemas
3:00 PM
Like Dandelion Dust
Jon Gunn | George Sidney Competition Films - Feature Films | 100 min.
  • Noor | Razan Ghalayini
Palm Theatre
3:00 PM
Badland
Francesco Lucente | George Sidney Competition Films - Feature Films | 180 min.
 Downtown Center Cinema
3:00 PM
Pants On Fire
Colin Campbell | George Sidney Competition Films - Feature Films | 91 min.
  • The Moon and He | 2008
Park Cinemas
6:00 PM
Angels in the Dust
Louise Hogarth | World Cinema | 95 min.
 Joe Momma's Cafe
7:30 PM
Independent Film Awards / "This Filthy World" with John Waters
Red Carpet Event | 150 min.
 Fremont Theatre
Sunday, March 15th
3:00 PM
Winning Films TBA
Winners
 Palm Theatre
3:00 PM
Movie in a Day Marathon films & Winning Films TBA
Winners
 Downtown Center Cinema
6:00 PM
Winning Films TBA
Winners
 Palm Theatre
6:00 PM
Winning Films TBA
Winners
 Downtown Center Cinema
6:00 PM
Winning Films TBA
Winners
 Joe Momma's Cafe