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 All films listed below will be screened at Cine', February 20-23.
 
Closing ceremony takes place at the Rialto Club (Hotel Indigo) on February 24, 2010, beginning at 6:00PM.  The closing event will consist of a reception, the screening of the shorts competition finalists, awards ceremony, and music by Athens' own Klezmer Band, Lokshen Kugel.
 

Alphabetical List of Films

 

Click on Titles for Additional Information

 

 

Adam Resurrected

Narrative

Director: Paul Schrader

USA-Germany-Israel (2008)

English, German with subtitles

 

Tuesday, February 23, 8:15PM Cine' 2

 

 

 At Home in Utopia

Documentary

Director:  Michal Goldman

USA--2007--Beta--57 minutes

English, Yiddish

 

Sunday, February 21, 2:45PM, Cine' 2

 The Beetle (Opening Night Screening sponsored by the Consulate General of Israel to the Southeast)

 

Documentary/ Family friendly

Director:  Yishai Orian

Israel--2008--DVD--52 minutes

Hebrew, Arabic with subtitles

 

Saturday, February 20, 8:30PM Cine' 1,2

Monday, February 22, 4:15PM Cine' 2

 Ester Street (World Premiere)

Documentary

Director:  Lisa Seidenberg

USA--2009--Beta--42 minutes

English

Screened with Israeli Doc Challenge

 

Monday, February 22, 6:00PM, Cine' 2

 For My Father

Narrative

Director: Dror Zahavi

Israel, Germany (2008) 35mm--100 minutes

Hebrew with English Subtitles

 

Sunday, February 21, 12:15PM, Cine' 1

Sunday, February 21, 7:00PM, Cine' 1

 

2009 Israeli Doc Challenge

Finalists of films made during the week of May 5-9, 2009

Producer:  Ari Davidovich

Israel (2009) Digibeta--50 minutes 

Screened with Ester Street

 

Monday, February 22, 6:00PM, Cine' 2

  

Lemon Tree  

Narrative

Director:  Eran Riklis

Israel (2009) 35 mm, 106 minutes

Arabic/Hebrew/English with English Subtitles

 

Sunday, February 21, 4:45PM, Cine' 1

Sunday, February 21, 9:15PM, Cine' 1

 

Leon

Documentary

Director:  Jack Matitiahy

Spain (2008), Digibeta, 90 minutes

Spanish and Ladino with English subtitles

 

Screening in collaboration with

American Sephardi Federation

 

Monday, February 22, 8:45PM, Cine' 2

 Like a Fish Out of Water

Short Romantic Comedy

Director:  Leonid Prudovsky.

Israel (2006), Beta, 50 minutes

Hebrew with English Subtitles

Screened with Toyland

 

Sunday, February 21, 9:45PM, Cine' 2

 The Little Traitor

Narrative/Family Friendly

Director: Lynn Roth

Israel and USA (2009) 35mm, 88 minutes

English

 

Sunday, February 21, 5:00PM, Cine' 2

 

 Mary and Max

Claymation

Director:  Adam Elliot

Australia (2009)--35 mm--80 minutes

English

 

Tuesday, February 23, 6:00PM, Cine' 2

 Max Minsky and Me

Narrative/Family Friendly

Director: Anna Justice

Germany (2007)--35 mm--94 minutes

German with English Subtitles

 

Sunday, February 21, 2:30PM, Cine' 1

 Praying with Lior

Documentary/Family Friendly

Director: Ilana Trachtman

USA (2007)--Digibeta--87 minutes

English

 

Sunday, February 21, 12:00PM, Cine' 2

 Tickling Leo (Georgia Premiere) 

Narrative

Director: Jeremy Davison

USA (2009) Beta- 91 minutes

English    

 

Sunday, February 21,7:15PM,Cine' 2

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Toyland (Spielzeugland)

Narrative Short

Director: Jochen Alexander Freydank

Germany (2009) 35mm--14 minutes

German with English Subtitles

Screened with Like a Fish Out of Water

 

Sunday, February 21, 9:45PM Cine' 2