BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//B-Side Presents: Ann Arbor Film Festival 2009//iCal4j 1.0//EN VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091121T204427Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20090324T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20090324T200000 SUMMARY:Opening Night Gala Reception DESCRIPTION: Celebrate the kick-off to this year's 47th festival with liv e music from Los Gatos\, catering from local favorites including Seva\, Totoro Japanese Restaurant\, eat catering & chef services\, Morgan & Yor k\, Avalon Bread\, Schakolad\, open bar with beer by Arbor Brewing Compa ny\, wine by Sandhill Crane Vineyards\, coffee provided by Roos Roast an d teas by Arbor Teas. Stylish attire is encouraged. \n Tickets to this e vent include admission to the Opening Night Screening . CATEGORIES:Special Events LOCATION:Michigan Theater - Lobby & Main Theater URL:http://aaff.bside.com/2009/films/openingnightgala_aaff2009 UID:2472472223-aaff.bside.com/2009 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091121T204427Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20090324T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20090324T200000 SUMMARY:Opening Night Screening DESCRIPTION:This Opening Night Screening provides a colorful ride through the realm of independent and art-driven cinema with a selection of shor t films across all genres. The screening begins following festival direc tor's welcome and opening night remarks. \n\n Films in screening order: \nFREUDE ("Delight") (Thomas Druschun) \nWestern Spaghetti (PES) \nThe Control Master (Run Wrake) \nOut of Print (Danny Plotnick) \nDahlia (Mi chael Langan) \nClear Glasses (Sam Green) \nP.R. (Bryan Leister) \nCattl e Call (Mike Maryniuk & Matthew Rankin) \nTeam Taliban (Benjamin Kegan) \nSteel Homes (Eva Weber) \nOh Great Now Look What Happened (Tijmen Haue r & Gerbrand Burger) \nI Am So Proud of You (Don Hertzfeldt) CATEGORIES:Films in Competition, Short Films, Themed Competition Programs LOCATION:Michigan Theater - Main Theater URL:http://aaff.bside.com/2009/films/openingnight_aaff2009 UID:2472328574-aaff.bside.com/2009 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091121T204427Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20090324T223000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20090325T010000 SUMMARY:Arbor Brewing Company DESCRIPTION:Continue the opening night celebration at ABC's Tap Room\, wh ere you're sure to meet awesome filmmakers\, long-time festival goers\, and enjoy happy hour drink prices! \nWhere: 114 E. Washington St. \nWhe n: 10:30PM - 1AM \nCost: NO COVER CATEGORIES:After Parties LOCATION:Arbor Brewing Company URL:http://aaff.bside.com/2009/films/arborbrewingcompany_aaff2009 UID:2472484645-aaff.bside.com/2009 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091121T204427Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20090325T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20090325T143000 SUMMARY:Michigan in Motion: Film Tax Incentives at Full Speed DESCRIPTION:Co-hosted by the A.C.E.S. of the State Bar of Michigan\n \nT he new film tax incentives in Michigan created a national buzz in the pa st year\, with Hollywood film projects receiving \nmuch of the attention . But what do the film tax incentives mean for the independent filmmaker and new media artist? Who qualifies\, and what projects benefit most? T his panel serves to provide an insider’s guide for independent filmmake rs from several of Michigan’s experts in the field. This event is FREE to the public! \n HOWARD HERTZ -- Mr. Hertz specializes in entertain ment law and is the lead attorney of Hertz Schram’s Entertainment Practi ce Group. Since 1976 he has represented numerous artists and entities in the \nentertainment field\, including authors\, \nscreenwriters\, rec ording artists\, radio \npersonalities\, producers\, production \ncompan ies\, record labels\, agents\, artist managers\, music publishers\, song writers and athletes. Among others\, his most well-known clients have be en George Clinton\, Sippie Wallace\, The Romantics\, The Bass Brothers\, Eminem\, Marilyn Manson\, Jack White\, and Russell Simmons. Services pr ovided to entertainment clients range from contract negotiation and liti gation to entity formation and estate/tax planning. JULIE MAY -- Ms . May has extensive experience with \nMichigan’s film tax credit\, havin g worked with eight film productions in 2008\, including Youth in Revolt (The Weinstein Company)\, Hung (HBO)\, Wedding Day\, Butterfly Effect\, Virgin on Bourbon Street\, Prayers for Bobby\, and Art House. She has w orked with mainly independent films\, ranging from $80\,000 to $15 milli on budgets. \n ETHAN BORDMAN -- Ethan Bordman is the Assistant Execu tive Director of the Detroit office of The American Federation of Televi sion and Radio Artists. Ethan received his law degree from the Universi ty of Detroit School of Law and his Masters of Business Administration f rom Wayne State University. He continued his studies overseas earning a Master of Laws and Letters in Entertainment Law from The University of Westminster in London\, England. CATEGORIES:Panel LOCATION:Work Gallery URL:http://aaff.bside.com/2009/films/michiganinmotionfilmtaxincentivesatf ullspeed_aaff2009 UID:2472486182-aaff.bside.com/2009 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091121T204427Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20090325T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20090325T170000 SUMMARY:Juror Presentation: Emily Hubley DESCRIPTION:For over 30 years\, Emily Hubley has \ncreated short\, hand-d rawn animated \nfilms that explore personal memory \nand the turbulence of emotional \nlife. The daughter of filmmakers Faith and John Hubley\, she worked at The Hubley Studio in various capacities from 1977 to the p resent. Ms. Hubley created the animation for John Cameron Mitchell’s Hed wig and the Angry Inch. With Jeremiah Dickey\, she has provided segments to numerous documentaries including Blue Vinyl by Judith Helfand \nand this year’s William Kunstler: Disturbing the Universe\, directed by Emi ly and Sara Kunstler\, and What’s On Your Plate?\, directed by Catherine Gund. Ms. Hubley was a 2004 Annenberg Film Fellow. She workshopped her first feature film\, The Toe Tactic\, at the Sundance Institute’s Screen writers’ and Filmmakers’ Labs. \n Films in screening order: \nPigeon W ithin \nSet Set Spike \nThe Toe Tactic CATEGORIES:Feature Films, Juror Presentations, Short Films LOCATION:Michigan Theater - Main Theater URL:http://aaff.bside.com/2009/films/jurorpresentationemilyhubley_aaff200 9 UID:2472328939-aaff.bside.com/2009 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091121T204427Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20090325T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20090325T210000 SUMMARY:Adventures in Illegal Art: Mark Hosler of Negativland DESCRIPTION: Over the last 28 years\, Negativland’s work has touched on a number of issues that are very much in public view these days: creative anti-corporate activism\, media literacy\, intellectual property issues \, evolving notions of ownership in a digital age\, the art of collage\, pranks and media hoaxes\, and “culture jamming.” Most famous for gettin g sued for their “U2” single\, and the subject of renowned filmmaker Cra ig Baldwin’s 1995 feature film Sonic Outlaws\, Negativland have grown ma ny thorns in the side of the corporate media and the entertainment biz. \n Join us for this one-of-a-kind multimedia presentation by Mark Hosl er\, founding member of Negativland. Q & A to follow. No lawyers were ha rmed in the making of this event! \n Sponsored by: Michigan Radio - 91. 7 WUOM Ann Arbor CATEGORIES:Experimental, Special Presentations LOCATION:Michigan Theater - Main Theater URL:http://aaff.bside.com/2009/films/adventuresinillegalartmarkhoslerofne gativland_aaff2009 UID:2472328996-aaff.bside.com/2009 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091121T204427Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20090325T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20090325T213000 SUMMARY:Terra Firma DESCRIPTION: Powerful\, honest\, and playful feminine points of view\, cy cling through life’s turning points. \n Contains mature content. Viewer discretion advised. \n Sponsored by: IndiePix Films \n \n Films i n screening order: \nYard Work is Hard Work (Jodie Mack) \nPassages (Ma rie-Josée Saint-Pierre) \nFalling with Force. (Sofia Bohdanowicz) \nTeat Beat of Sex: Hair (Signe Baumane) \nStreetcar Named Perspire (Joanna Pr iestley) \nA Horse Is Not A Metaphor (Barbara Hammer) CATEGORIES:Films in Competition, Short Films, Themed Competition Programs LOCATION:Michigan Theater - Screening Room URL:http://aaff.bside.com/2009/films/terrafirma_aaff2009 UID:2472335119-aaff.bside.com/2009 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091121T204427Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20090325T213000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20090325T233000 SUMMARY:Shadows of the Night Sea DESCRIPTION: Shifts in movement\, sounds\, and image help us explore refl ections of ourselves and reality. \n Contains mature content and strobi ng images. Viewer discretion advised. \n Sponsored by: Giraffe Design + Build \n Films in screening order: \nNightstill (Elke Groen) \nK empinski (Neil Beloufa) \nLOUDTHINGS (Telcosystems) \nMY LIFE IN DREAMS (Cam Woykin) \nCrepitus (Francois Miron) \nThe Promise (Luke Losey) \nMu rder Capital (Marcy Saude) \nCataract (Alexis Eggertsen) \nAutumnal (Sco tt Nyerges) \nStudies in Transfalumination (Peter Rose) \nBlue Tide\, Bl ack Water (Eve Gordon & Sam Hamilton) \nSeemannstreue (Sea Dog's Devot ion) (Anna Kalus) CATEGORIES:Films in Competition, Short Films, Themed Competition Programs LOCATION:Michigan Theater - Main Theater URL:http://aaff.bside.com/2009/films/shadowsofthenightsea_aaff2009 UID:2472329028-aaff.bside.com/2009 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091121T204427Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20090325T220000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20090325T235000 SUMMARY:Mock Up On Mu DESCRIPTION:A radical hybrid of spy\, sci-fi\, Western\, and even horror genres\, Craig Baldwin's Mock Up On Mu cobbles together a feature-length "collage-narrative" based on (mostly) true stories of California's post -War sub-cultures of rocket pioneers\, alternative religions\, and Beat lifestyles. Pulp-serial snippets\, industrial-film imagery\, and B- (and Z-) fiction clips are intercut with newly shot live-action material\, p owering a playful\, allegorical trajectory through the now-mythic occult matrix of Jack Parsons (Crowleyite founder of the Jet Propulsion Lab)\, L.Ron Hubbard (sci-fi author turned cult-leader)\, and Marjorie Cameron (bohemian artist and "mother of the New Age movement"). Their intertwin ed tales spin out into a speculative farce on the militarization of spac e\, and the corporate take-over of spiritual fulfillment and leisure-tim e. CATEGORIES:Experimental, Feature Films, Films in Competition LOCATION:Michigan Theater - Screening Room URL:http://aaff.bside.com/2009/films/mockuponmu_aaff2009 UID:2472337448-aaff.bside.com/2009 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091121T204427Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20090325T223000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20090326T020000 SUMMARY:Babs' Underground Lounge DESCRIPTION:Where: 213 S. Ashley St. \nWhen: 10:30PM - 2AM \nCost: NO COV ER CATEGORIES:After Parties LOCATION:Babs' Lounge URL:http://aaff.bside.com/2009/films/babsundergroundlounge_aaff2009 UID:2472485117-aaff.bside.com/2009 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091121T204427Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20090326T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20090326T143000 SUMMARY:Remixing the Rules: Copyright & Fair Use DESCRIPTION:Co-hosted by the A.C.E.S. of the State Bar of Michigan\n \nO ne of the most critical and ongoing debates in the global entertainment sector is the battle over fair use rights \nand copyright law in the art s. Whether embedded with music\, film\, new media or beyond\, this issue does not just affect everyone\; it is redefining the entertainment worl d as we know it. Join us for an animated and educational \ndiscussion on copyright infringement\, guidelines and laws where we question if our c urrent laws are out of date\, and whether they serve or stifle social cr eativity. \n\nThis event is FREE to the public! \n\n CRAIG BALDWIN -- Born in Oakland California\, USA\, Craig Baldwin attended \nthe Univers ity of California at Santa Barbara\, University of California at Davis\, and San Francisco State University (Masters\, 1986). In the Dept. of Ci nema there\, he studied under Bruce Conner and became increasingly drawn to collage film form. His \ninterest in the re-contextualization of “fo und” imagery led him to the theories of the Situationists\, and to vario us practices of mail art\, ‘zines\, altered billboards\, and other creat ive initiatives beyond the fringe of the traditional fine-arts curriculu m. \nBaldwin has received the SF Bay Guardian Goldie award\, the Phelan Award in Film Art\, “Film of the Year” by the LA Film Critics Circle\, a nd a Rockefeller Foundation Fellowship. His \n1995 film Sonic Outlaws is an experimental documentary on the emerging “electronic folk culture”\ , exploring the legal\, political\, \nand artistic implications of the a udio-collage work of culture-jamming collectives like Negativland\, Tape -beatles\, Emergency Broadcast Network\, and the Barbie Liberation Organ ization. \n\n MARK HOSLER -- Mark Hosler is a founding member of the group Negativland. Since 1980 Negativland have been creating records\, video\, radio and live performance using appropriated sound\, image and text. \nTaken mostly from corporately owned mass culture\, Negativland r earranges these bits and pieces to make them say things they never inten ded to. In doing this kind of cultural opposition and “culture jamming” (a term coined by Negativland in 1984)\, Negativland have been sued twic e for copyright infringement and have\, since 1991\, been aggressively a nd publicly involved \nin advocating a significant reform of this nation ’s copyright laws. As a member of Negativland\, Mark has written essays and articles on these issues for Billboard Magazine\, Keyboard Magazine\ , College Music Journal\, NYU Law Commentator and others. He has lecture d at universities\, including Arizona\, \nVirginia\, Tennessee\, MIT\, Y ale\, NYU\, and at various venues. \n\n LARRY JORDAN -- Larry Jordan has been practicing law since 1977. He heads the Ann Arbor\, Michigan of fice of the law firm Jaffe\, Raitt\, Heuer\, and Weiss\, PC. He also cha irs the firm’s Intellectual Property Group. He represents a number of ar tists\, in all media\, publishers\, writers\, inventors\, musicians\, re searchers\, and other creative people and companies. Larry is past Chair of the “Arts\, Communications\, Entertainment and Sports” Section of t he State Bar of Michigan\, and Past Chair of the “Computer Law” Section of the State Bar of Michigan. He has taught as an adjunct professor at T he University of Michigan School of Art. He has spoken frequently at th e Institute for Continuing Legal Education\, professional meetings\, un iversities\, and law schools on topics including publishing\, contracts\ , intellectual \nproperty\, licensing\, computer law\, art law\, enterta inment law\, and defamation. He has represented clients in Federal Court s in California\, New York\, Michigan\, Ohio\, and Illinois\, as well as in State Courts throughout Michigan. \n MATT BOWER -- Matthew Bower i s an attorney with Safford & Baker PLLC\, \nBloomfield Hills\, Michigan\ , and practices in the area of general \nbusiness with a focus on copyri ght\, trademark\, Internet law\, software\, ecommerce\, art law\, publis hing\, entertainment law\, right of publicity\, and other areas of intel lectual property. Matthew is currently Chair of the Arts\, Communication s\, Entertainment & Sports (ACES) Law Section of the State Bar of Michig an. He received a BFA in theater from the University \nof Michigan\, Ann Arbor\, and his law degree from Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law\, New York\, NY. He has lectured on intellectual property issues for the Libr ary and Information Science Program at Wayne State University\, ArtServe Michigan’s Services Programs\, VSA Arts of Michigan\, and the Institute of \nContinuing Legal Education (ICLE). CATEGORIES:Panel LOCATION:Work Gallery URL:http://aaff.bside.com/2009/films/remixingtherulescopyrightfairuse_aaf f2009 UID:2472486262-aaff.bside.com/2009 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091121T204427Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20090326T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20090326T170000 SUMMARY:Juror Presentation: Robert Todd DESCRIPTION:A lyrical filmmaker as well as a sound and visual artist\, Ro bert Todd has been making short films since 1990. His collection of shor t films\, shot in 16mm\, demonstrate a masterful command of the medium\, the strong influence of painting\, musical forms and poetry\, and an op enness to chance. His visually stunning body of work\, not easily defi ned or categorized\, comes from a deeply personal place\, which is quiet \, thoughtful\, and curious. The films take a variety of poetic approach es to looking at the personal\, political\, and social ways in which we choose to live. His works have been exhibited internationally at a wide variety of venues and festivals including (in addition to the Ann Arbor Film Festival) the Media City Festival\, San Francisco International Fi lm Festival\, Rotterdam International Film Festival\, New York Film Fest ival\, Entre Vue - Belfort International Festival\, Black Maria Film Fes tival\, Nouveau Cinema in Montreal\, Cinematheque Ontario\, the \nHarvar d Film Archive\, Pacific Film Archive\, the Paris Biennial\, Slamdance Film Festival\, and others. His films have won numerous festival prizes\ , grants\, and artist’s awards. He currently teaches film production at Emerson College in Boston. \n Films in screening order: \nRiverbed \nA ntechamber \nPassing \nRepair CATEGORIES:Juror Presentations, Short Films LOCATION:Michigan Theater - Main Theater URL:http://aaff.bside.com/2009/films/jurorpresentationroberttodd_aaff2009 UID:2472329346-aaff.bside.com/2009 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091121T204427Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20090326T171000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20090326T183000 SUMMARY:Penny W. Stamps Presents: George Manupelli DESCRIPTION:Filmmaker\, painter\, collagist\, and activist George Manupel li is the founder of the Ann Arbor Film Festival. In 1963\, while teachi ng at the UM School of Art & Design and collaborating with the ONCE Grou p\, he established the Ann Arbor Film Festival as a counterpoint to the New York destination art world. Manupelli directed the festival for 20 y ears defining it with his aesthetic sense of festival as event and film as art. He made numerous films while in Ann Arbor including the Dr. Chic ago trilogy. Over 400 exhibitions of his art works\, films\, music\, and performance pieces have been held throughout Europe\, North\, Central a nd South America. He is the recipient of the prestigious Avant Garde Mas ters Award in 2007 from the National Film Preservation Foundation. Wit h the generous support of Art & Design alumna Penny W. Stamps\, the Lect ure Series brings a broad spectrum of emerging and established creative practitioners to engage with the University and Ann Arbor communities. T he series is presented weekly at the Michigan Theater. \nThis event is FREE to the public! CATEGORIES:Special Presentations LOCATION:Michigan Theater - Main Theater URL:http://aaff.bside.com/2009/films/pennywstampspresentsgeorgemanupelli_ aaff2009 UID:2472764223-aaff.bside.com/2009 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091121T204427Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20090326T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20090326T210000 SUMMARY:Out Night DESCRIPTION: This spunky and sexy showcase gets right to the heart of LGB T issues and goes well beyond! \n Sponsored by: Google \n Films in screening order: \nCheckout (Jenn Garrison) \nCrazy Baby (Jules Nurris h) \nOperated by Invisible Hands (Nicole Brending) \nStealing Magnolias (Juan Carlos Saizarbioria & Patrick Hasson) \nClouded (Ajae Clearway) \n The Bond (Michael T. Connell) \nUntitled Film Stills (Sam Icklow) \nTomm y (Tora Mårtens) \nThe Japanese Sandman (Ed Buhr) \nWhat I Found in Grea t Aunt Nell's Closet (Melissa Bouwman) \n575 Castro St. (Jenni Olsen) CATEGORIES:Films in Competition, Short Films, Themed Competition Programs LOCATION:Michigan Theater - Main Theater URL:http://aaff.bside.com/2009/films/outnight_aaff2009 UID:2472329513-aaff.bside.com/2009 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091121T204427Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20090326T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20090326T213000 SUMMARY:Cry Dr. Chicago DESCRIPTION: Dr. Chicago is a uniquely personal\, unconventional and absu rdly provocative film trilogy. Its verve derives from an active collabor ation of multiple talents kept in focus by director George \nManupelli’s offbeat vision of a strangely sympathetic scumbag in pursuit of his imp ossible American dream. \n Co-Presented by: The Penny W. Stamps Disting uished Visitors Series CATEGORIES:Feature Films, Special Presentations LOCATION:Michigan Theater - Screening Room URL:http://aaff.bside.com/2009/films/crydrchicago_aaff2009 UID:2472337484-aaff.bside.com/2009 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091121T204427Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20090326T213000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20090326T233000 SUMMARY:Unexplored Territories DESCRIPTION: An outer-limits exploration of inner existence\, which may s hift the ground beneath your seat. \n Contains mature content and strob ing images. Viewer discretion advised. \n Co-Presented by: University of Michigan Film/Video Student Association \n Sponsored by: Time-Flux Enterprises \n Films in screening order: \nLa Battue (Guy Édoin) \ nDanse Macabre (Pedro Pires) \nTrailer Trash (Mark Street) \nLet's Get M arried (Stephan Hillerbrand\, Kirk Lynn & Mary Magsamen) \nSkhizein (Jér émy Clapin) \n1859 (Fred Worden) \nReincarnation (Takeshi Kushida) \nThe Nightgardener (Jennifer Hardacker) \n2) Secret Machine (Reynold Reynold s) \nAfterVille (Fabio Guaglione & Fabio Resinaro) CATEGORIES:Films in Competition, Short Films, Themed Competition Programs LOCATION:Michigan Theater - Main Theater URL:http://aaff.bside.com/2009/films/unexploredterritories_aaff2009 UID:2472329916-aaff.bside.com/2009 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091121T204427Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20090326T220000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20090327T000000 SUMMARY:You Are Here DESCRIPTION:Family\, identity and home are deconstructed\, rebuilt\, and then expanded to make room for the new. \n Films in screening order: \nTelethon (Kevin Everson) \nRooms (Jacob Mendel) \nInfrastructure (John Carson McCarthy) \nnight side (Rebecca Meyers) \nA World Rattled of Hab it (Ben Rivers) \nSevering the Soul (Barbara Klutinis) \nPhantogram (Ker ry Laitala) \nVIOLA: The Traveling Rooms of a Little Giant (Shih-Ting Hu ng) \nTemporary Services (Dina Noto) \nMoments of Considered Time (Arthu r Kleinjan) \nKeep the Home Fires Burning (Ryan O'Toole) CATEGORIES:Films in Competition, Short Films, Themed Competition Programs LOCATION:Michigan Theater - Screening Room URL:http://aaff.bside.com/2009/films/youarehere_aaff2009 UID:2472337515-aaff.bside.com/2009 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091121T204427Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20090326T223000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20090327T003000 SUMMARY:SH\\aut\\ & \\aut\\BAR DESCRIPTION:Where: 315 Braun Court \nWhen: 10:30PM - 2AM \nCost: NO COVER CATEGORIES:After Parties LOCATION:SH\\aut\\ & \\aut\\BAR URL:http://aaff.bside.com/2009/films/shautautbar_aaff2009 UID:2472485243-aaff.bside.com/2009 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091121T204427Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20090327T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20090327T143000 SUMMARY:Lecture: Pioneers of the Ann Arbor Film Festival DESCRIPTION:Cine-renegade Gerry Fialka’s interactive workshop probes the earnest practitioners who experiment with both form and content in cinem a art. Fialka reveals retrospectives and interconnects past AAFF filmma kers Yoko Ono\, Owen Land\, \nShirley Clarke and Dean Snider\, who provo ked and rejuvenated the medium. Fialka surveys their impact on the histo ry of AAFF and its Fluxus roots. \n\nThis event is FREE to the public! CATEGORIES:Panel LOCATION:Work Gallery URL:http://aaff.bside.com/2009/films/lecturepioneersoftheannarborfilmfest ival_aaff2009 UID:2472486315-aaff.bside.com/2009 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091121T204427Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20090327T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20090327T170000 SUMMARY:Juror Presentation: Betzy Bromberg DESCRIPTION: "A personal investigation of cellular memory\, a bio-metaphy sical\nmusical." -Betzy Bromberg \n\n “Los Angeles-based experimental fi lmmaker Betzy Bromberg returns to the screen with her latest gem\, a Dar kness Swallowed \, a 78-minute meditation on the evanescent traces of me mory and loss. At once her most elliptical and also her most overt work in a career that spans nearly 30 years and more than a dozen dazzling f ilms\, a Darkness Swallowed opens on a pair of faded photographs showing an old dented car\, one with a child standing beside it and the other w ithout. Speaking in voice-over\, Bromberg references a past event\, one that will forever haunt her although it occurred before her birth. The film then sinks downward\, dipping below the surface of the rational wo rld to mine the seemingly infinite layers of the past stored within the fleshy entrails\, chalky bones\, sinewy spider webs and gnarled ligament s of both the body and the Earth… Dedicated to the filmmaker's mother\, the film is also a gift to us\, a reminder of cinema's organic basis in chemistry and light\, and of its ability to take us deep inside.” - Hol ly Willis\, LA WEEKLY CATEGORIES:Feature Films, Juror Presentations LOCATION:Michigan Theater - Main Theater URL:http://aaff.bside.com/2009/films/jurorpresentationbetzybromberg_aaff2 009 UID:2472331033-aaff.bside.com/2009 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091121T204427Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20090327T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20090327T210000 SUMMARY:An Evening with Don Hertzfeldt DESCRIPTION: Join us for a screening of new work and Q&A with the Academy Award-nominated animator of Rejected on this exclusive visit to Ann Arb or. \n Co-Presented by: Shadow Art Fair \n Sponsored by: Ann Arbor's 107.1 FM \n Films in screening order: \nThe Meaning of Life \nReje cted \nBilly's Balloon \nEverything will be OK \nIntermission in the Thi rd Dimension \nI am so proud of you CATEGORIES:Animation, Short Films, Special Presentations LOCATION:Michigan Theater - Main Theater URL:http://aaff.bside.com/2009/films/aneveningwithdonhertzfeldt_aaff2009 UID:2472331074-aaff.bside.com/2009 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091121T204427Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20090327T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20090327T213000 SUMMARY:Mountains and Rivers Without End DESCRIPTION: Mountains and Rivers Without End \n Old ghost ranges\, sunke n rivers\, come again \nstand by the wall and tell their tale\, \nwalk t he path\, sit the rains\, \ngrind the ink\, wet the brush\, unroll the \ nbroad white space: \n lead out and tip \nthe moist black line. \n Walki ng on walking\, \nunder foot ________ earth turns. \n Streams and mounta ins never stay the same. \n from “Mountains and Rivers Without End” by G ary Snyder\, 1996. \n Contains mature content and strobing images. View er discretion advised. \n Films in screening order: \nFilm of the Se a (Takashi Ishida) \nRefraction Series(Chris Gehman) \nWhen It Was Blue (Jennifer Reeves) CATEGORIES:Films in Competition, Short Films, Themed Competition Programs LOCATION:Michigan Theater - Screening Room URL:http://aaff.bside.com/2009/films/mountainsandriverswithoutend_aaff200 9 UID:2472337709-aaff.bside.com/2009 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091121T204427Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20090327T213000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20090327T233000 SUMMARY:The Animated Forest DESCRIPTION: Animated short films run wild across all styles and techniqu es – beware what hides in the woods! \n Contains mature content. Viewer discretion advised. \n Sponsored by: Roos Roast Coffee \n Films in screening order: \nRetouches (Georges Schwizgebel) \nTrepan Hole (An dy Cahill) \nBattery Acid. (Dean Denell) \nFather (Sebastian Danta) \nTh e Heart of Amos Klein (Michal & Uri Kranot) \nI Live in the Woods (Max W inston) \nPermutation (Viktoriya Gruzdyn & Katerina Friday) \nEl Miedo ( Fear) (Jimena Sarno & Ms. Bea) \nThe Idiot Stinks (Helder K. Sun) \nFril uftsliv (Outdoor Life) (Håkan Wennström) \nKanizsa Hill (Evelyn Lee) \nC hainsaw (Dennis Tupicoff) CATEGORIES:Animation, Films in Competition, Short Films, Themed Competiti on Programs LOCATION:Michigan Theater - Main Theater URL:http://aaff.bside.com/2009/films/theanimatedforest_aaff2009 UID:2472331110-aaff.bside.com/2009 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091121T204427Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20090327T220000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20090328T000000 SUMMARY:Canyon Cinema Presents DESCRIPTION:As one of the premier distributors of avant-garde and experim ental motion picture films\, Canyon Cinema’s \ncollection contains more than 3\,000 film titles for rent and for sale from more than 325 filmmak ers around the \nworld. Based in San Francisco\, Canyon Cinema was found ed in 1962 and incorporated in 1967. This year we \ncelebrate over 40 ye ars of Canyon’s mission to distribute\, exhibit and preserve motion pict ure films as an art form. Sponsored by: Kodak Motion Picture Film \n Films in screening order: \nKaleidoscope and Colour Flight (Len Ly e) \nComposition in Blue (Oskar Fischinger) \nEllipses (Frédérique Devau x) \nThe Crossing (Timoleon Wilkins) \nBridges Go Round (Shirley Clarke) \nBOUQUETS 21-30 (Rose Lowder) \nKosmos (Thorston Fleisch) \nThe Argona ut (Alexis Bravos) \nRuby Skin (Eve Heller) \nYou Be Mother (Sarah Pucil l) \nThe Girl Chewing Gum (John Smith) CATEGORIES:Short Films, Special Presentations LOCATION:Michigan Theater - Screening Room URL:http://aaff.bside.com/2009/films/canyoncinemapresents_aaff2009 UID:2472337898-aaff.bside.com/2009 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091121T204427Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20090327T223000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20090328T020000 SUMMARY:Yellow Barn with Dark Matter DESCRIPTION:Pairing new cinema with obscure musical relics\, Dark Matter is not unlike a psychedelic Fellini film shot in a Brazilian ghetto with a soundtrack of cosmic jazz\, afrobeat\, int’l psych\, soul\, and film scores. On three turntables: DJs Forest Juziuk\, Raj Mahal\, Aaron Linde ll & Geoff Perrin. On three screens: Ted Kennedy’s new multi-projector f ilm ‘Goodbye Sweatpants\, Hello Fortune.’ \nWhere: 416 W. Huron St. \nW hen: 10:30PM - 2AM \nCost: $5 cover \n[FREE with festival pass] CATEGORIES:After Parties LOCATION:Yellow Barn URL:http://aaff.bside.com/2009/films/yellowbarnwithdarkmatter_aaff2009 UID:2472485347-aaff.bside.com/2009 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091121T204427Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20090328T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20090328T014300 SUMMARY:The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle DESCRIPTION:The Sex Pistols star in director Julien Temple's bizarre and hilarious fictional documentary that charts the rise and fall of punk's most notorious band through the eyes of its calculating manager\, Malcol m McLaren. Mixing animation and midgets with footage of some of The Pist ols' most electrifying live performances\, the 1980 film presents the ba nd's success as an elaborate scam perpetrated by McLaren to make "a mill ion pounds" at the expense of record companies\, outraged moralists\, th e British Royal Family - and even the fans and band members themselves.\ n \nThe Great Rock Rock 'n' Roll Swindle was called "a parable of our t imes" by the Guardian (UK)\, but most music fans simply consider it one of the best rock films ever. More than 25 years after their breakup\, Th e Sex Pistols' music continues to influence punk and post-punk bands the world over. The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle shows why. CATEGORIES:Experimental, Feature Films, Midnight Movies, Narrative LOCATION:State Theater URL:http://aaff.bside.com/2009/films/thegreatrocknrollswindle_aaff2009 UID:2472340905-aaff.bside.com/2009 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091121T204427Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20090328T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20090328T120000 SUMMARY:Stop By. Shoot Film. DESCRIPTION: Discover the benefits and beauty of shooting motion picture film. You’ll talk with a top cinematographer\, learn how to use a S16mm camera and film\, then shoot your own scene - all in under two hours! Fo llowing the event\, you will get a DVD of your footage sent to you\, so you can see for yourself what film quality \nmeans. There’s no fee\, but space is limited\, so sign up is required. This experiential learning o pportunity is brought to you by Kodak. \n To sign up go to: www.kodak .com/go/sbsf \n This event is FREE to the public! CATEGORIES:Special Presentations LOCATION:Work Gallery URL:http://aaff.bside.com/2009/films/stopbyshootfilm_aaff2009 UID:2473868320-aaff.bside.com/2009 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091121T204427Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20090328T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20090328T123000 SUMMARY:Ann Arbor Walking Tour DESCRIPTION:Take a break from looking at images projected onto surfaces a nd take a look at the surfaces themselves\, on the sides of buildings ou tside the theater\, onto \nwhich the city projects its own collective se lf-image. Join this semi-guided walking tour through the hidden historie s and back alleys of Ann Arbor to locations exhibiting “patina\,” or arc hitectural surfaces made interesting by neglect\, decay\, and \nvandali sm. Don’t forget your camera. (Free chocolate at tour’s end courtesy of Schakolad.) The Swoops are Ann Arbor residents\, collaborators\, and a spiring tour guides. \n\nThis event is FREE to the public! Meet at the Michigan Theater Box Office. CATEGORIES:Special Presentations LOCATION:Michigan Theater - Lobby & Main Theater URL:http://aaff.bside.com/2009/films/annarborwalkingtour_aaff2009 UID:2473866688-aaff.bside.com/2009 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091121T204427Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20090328T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20090328T150000 SUMMARY:For Kids of All Ages DESCRIPTION: A colorful mix of shorts that will engage even the youngest film-goer with high-caliber indie films. \n Co-Presented by: Ann Arbor District Library \n Sponsored by: Edward Jones \n Films in screen ing order: \nThe Collection (Keren Albala) \nBewick's Mambo (Peter Snow don) \nLife on a Limb (David Chai) \nTen Counting Cat (Robert Chaplin) \ nImmersion (Richard Levien) \nLe Noeud Cravate (The Necktie) (Jean-Franç ois Lévesque) \nC Block (Vladimir Kooperman) \nRidder (Hedvig Lien) \nLo ve Child (Daniel Wirtberg) \nMy Happy End (Milen Vitanov) CATEGORIES:Family Friendly, Films in Competition, Short Films, Themed Com petition Programs LOCATION:Michigan Theater - Main Theater URL:http://aaff.bside.com/2009/films/forkidsofallages_aaff2009 UID:2472331548-aaff.bside.com/2009 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091121T204427Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20090328T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20090328T150000 SUMMARY:Stop By. Shoot Film. DESCRIPTION: Discover the benefits and beauty of shooting motion picture film. You’ll talk with a top cinematographer\, learn how to use a S16mm camera and film\, then shoot your own scene - all in under two hours! Fo llowing the event\, you will get a DVD of your footage sent to you\, so you can see for yourself what film quality \nmeans. There’s no fee\, but space is limited\, so sign up is required. This experiential learning o pportunity is brought to you by Kodak. \n To sign up go to: www.kodak .com/go/sbsf \n This event is FREE to the public! CATEGORIES:Special Presentations LOCATION:Work Gallery URL:http://aaff.bside.com/2009/films/stopbyshootfilm_aaff2009 UID:2473891274-aaff.bside.com/2009 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091121T204427Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20090328T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20090328T153000 SUMMARY:Beyond the New World DESCRIPTION:When great visions go awry\, what do we find on the other sid e? Co-Presented by: Growing Hope \n Films in screening order: \nQ uiero Ver (Adele Horne) \nThe Eternal Quarter Inch (Jesse McLean) \nGrea t Man and Cinema (Jim Finn) \nVideo Terraform Dance Party (Jeremy Bailey ) \ntoo close\, too far (Katherin McInnis) \nSeeker (Jordan Hassay) \nL ight (Liesbeth Koot) \nmarket sentiments (Barbara Musil) \nSix Apartment s (Reynold Reynolds) \nA City to Yourself (Nicole Macdonald) CATEGORIES:Films in Competition, Short Films, Themed Competition Programs LOCATION:Michigan Theater - Screening Room URL:http://aaff.bside.com/2009/films/beyondthenewworld_aaff2009 UID:2472337963-aaff.bside.com/2009 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091121T204427Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20090328T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20090328T161700 SUMMARY:Automorphosis DESCRIPTION: An inspiring\, often hilarious tour of the world's wildest a rt cars and their larger-than-life creators\, who transformed their auto mobiles into works of mind-bending art. \n Co-Presented by: FestiFools \n Sponsored by: VGKids CATEGORIES:Documentary, Feature Films, Films in Competition LOCATION:Michigan Theater - Main Theater URL:http://aaff.bside.com/2009/films/automorphosis_aaff2009 UID:2472331716-aaff.bside.com/2009 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091121T204427Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20090328T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20090328T180000 SUMMARY:Among the Paving Stones DESCRIPTION: "Je jouis dans les paves.” -graffiti on the streets of Paris \, May 1968 \n (“I have my orgasms among the paving stones”) \n Viewer discretion advised -- some films contain graphic images \n Films in s creening order: \nDig (Robert Todd) \nSpeechless (Scott Stark) \nLossle ss #2 (Rebecca Baron and Doug Goodwin) \nDe Tijd (Bart Vegter) \nHorizon tal Boundaries (Pat O'Neill) \nPublic Domain (Jim Jennings) \nELEMENTs ( Julie Murray) \nOrigin of the Species (Ben Rivers) \nSarabande (Nathanie l Dorsky) CATEGORIES:Films in Competition, Short Films, Themed Competition Programs LOCATION:Michigan Theater - Screening Room URL:http://aaff.bside.com/2009/films/amongthepavingstones_aaff2009 UID:2472339907-aaff.bside.com/2009 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091121T204427Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20090328T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20090328T180000 SUMMARY:Stop By. Shoot Film. DESCRIPTION: Discover the benefits and beauty of shooting motion picture film. You’ll talk with a top cinematographer\, learn how to use a S16mm camera and film\, then shoot your own scene - all in under two hours! Fo llowing the event\, you will get a DVD of your footage sent to you\, so you can see for yourself what film quality \nmeans. There’s no fee\, but space is limited\, so sign up is required. This experiential learning o pportunity is brought to you by Kodak. \n To sign up go to: www.kodak .com/go/sbsf \n This event is FREE to the public! CATEGORIES:Special Presentations LOCATION:Work Gallery URL:http://aaff.bside.com/2009/films/stopbyshootfilm_aaff2009 UID:2473891310-aaff.bside.com/2009 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091121T204427Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20090328T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20090328T210000 SUMMARY:Bruce Conner Retrospective 1 DESCRIPTION:The recent departure of the legendary Bruce Conner (1933-2008 )\, continues to have a profound impact of both sorrow and glory. Tribut es and retrospectives have been held around the world to reflect on his extraordinary life and visionary cinema. \nConner’s signature aestheti cs have transcended beyond his name\, becoming an integral part of art a nd film culture. A self-proclaimed thief of commercial\, political\, and apocalyptic imagery\, Conner subverts both the medium’s iconic imagery and its ideology. The first of two programs exhibits the thematic prog ression of Conner’s relationship to the film medium itself\, messages em bedded into the American subconscious\, life\, death\, and metaphysical transformation. Preceded by: Pat Oleszko Gulliblur’s Travels: A Space Oddity Oleszko makes a blast from the Pats into a galaxy of curious pr oportions. In a performantz excerpt assisted by an assordid band of U of M rock ‘n’ roilers\, logic is rapidly dis-mythed. Gulliblurr Swiftly ta kes on epic bewilderment with his inflated sense of self but then\, you can’t tie a good man down. [Contains mature content and strobing images . Viewer discretion advised.] \n Films in screening order: \nA Movie \ nThe White Rose \nBreakaway \nVivian \nTen Second Film \nMarilyn Times F ive \nReport \nCrossroads CATEGORIES:Short Films, Special Presentations LOCATION:Michigan Theater - Main Theater URL:http://aaff.bside.com/2009/films/bruceconnerretrospective1_aaff2009 UID:2472331836-aaff.bside.com/2009 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091121T204427Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20090328T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20090328T213000 SUMMARY:The Altitude of Fiction DESCRIPTION: Character-driven cinema that etches its stories of triumph a nd tribulation across vast canyons walls. \n Sponsored by: SEE Eyewear \n Films in screening order: \nPop Art (Amanda Boyle) \nExcision ( Richard Bates) \nHonor & Justice (Shachar Freddy Kislev) \nDie Schneider Krankheit (Javier Chillon) \nfound oBjects (David Birnbaum) \nGlory at Sea (Benh Zeitlin) CATEGORIES:Films in Competition, Narrative, Short Films, Themed Competiti on Programs LOCATION:Michigan Theater - Screening Room URL:http://aaff.bside.com/2009/films/thealtitudeoffiction_aaff2009 UID:2472340101-aaff.bside.com/2009 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091121T204427Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20090328T210000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20090328T230000 SUMMARY:RiP: A remix manifesto DESCRIPTION: In RiP: A remix manifesto\, Web activist and filmmaker Brett Gaylor explores issues of copyright in the information age\, mashing up the media landscape of the 20th century and shattering the wall between users and producers. \n The film’s central protagonist is Girl Talk\, a mash-up musician topping the charts with his sample-based songs. But is Girl Talk a paragon of people power or the Pied Piper of piracy? Creati ve Commons founder\, Lawrence Lessig\, Brazil’s Minister of Culture Gilb erto Gil and pop culture critic Cory Doctorow are also along for the rid e. \n A participatory media experiment\, from day one\, Brett shares his raw footage at opensourcecinema.org\, for anyone to remix. This movie-a s-mash-up method allows these remixes to become an integral part of the film. With RiP: A remix manifesto\, Gaylor and Girl Talk sound an urgent alarm and draw the lines of battle. \n Co-Presented by: Arts Alliance \n Sponsored by: MetroTimes CATEGORIES:Documentary, Family-Friendly, Feature Films, Films in Competit ion LOCATION:Michigan Theater - Main Theater URL:http://aaff.bside.com/2009/films/riparemixmanifesto_aaff2009 UID:2472332361-aaff.bside.com/2009 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091121T204427Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20090328T220000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20090329T000000 SUMMARY:The Weight of Space DESCRIPTION:Powerful intersections of the personal\, political and spatia l in relation to worldview and sovereignty. \n Films in screening order : \nInner Machine (Michiel van Bakel) \nCircles of Confusion (Phoebe To oke) \nLimbo of the Infants (David Osit) \nFor You\, My People (Jose Pab lo Gonzalez) \nUtopia\, Part 3: the World’s Largest Shopping Mall (Sam G reen & Carrie Lozano) \nCobra Mist (Emily Richardson) \nlay claim to an island (Chris Kennedy) \nThe Dawn of Jeju 4.3 (Jaehyung Ju) \nNora (Alla Kovgan & David Hinton) CATEGORIES:Films in Competition, Short Films, Themed Competition Programs LOCATION:Michigan Theater - Screening Room URL:http://aaff.bside.com/2009/films/theweightofspace_aaff2009 UID:2472340284-aaff.bside.com/2009 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091121T204427Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20090328T223000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20090329T020000 SUMMARY:Cavern Club with DJ Bob Moir DESCRIPTION:Join us for superstar drink specials and the culmination of t he festival’s kinetic energy as “The New World of Independent \nCinema” comes alive at night. \nWhere: 210 S. 1st St. \nWhen: 10:30PM - 2AM \nC ost: $5 cover \n\n[FREE with festival pass] CATEGORIES:After Parties LOCATION:Cavern Club URL:http://aaff.bside.com/2009/films/cavernclubwithdjbobmoir_aaff2009 UID:2472485611-aaff.bside.com/2009 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091121T204427Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20090329T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20090329T020000 SUMMARY:Music Video Showcase DESCRIPTION:The music video is an art form that is far from the stagnatio n found on mainstream channels\, and is often a source of inspiration fo r many \nartists. The music videos in this program showcase the freshnes s of creativity percolating across the independent landscape. Featured v ideos include Peacebone by Animal Collective\; Sleep Tonight by Stars\; Aluminum or Glass by Negativland and Tim Maloney\; Atlas by Battles\; Bu tterfingers (feat. Fujiya & Miyagi) by Bomb the Bass\, and many others. The AAFF is proud to present these works in conjunction with Ghostly Int ernational as part of the UMMA’s public re-opening celebration. \n This event is FREE to the public! CATEGORIES:Midnight Movies, Short Films LOCATION:UMMA URL:http://aaff.bside.com/2009/films/musicvideoshowcase_aaff2009 UID:2472340968-aaff.bside.com/2009 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091121T204427Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20090329T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20090329T150000 SUMMARY:Systems and Layers DESCRIPTION:Sacred dread\, that is the best part of humans. As much as th e world makes them pay for what they feel\, it is in shock that they fee l prodigious reality most profoundly. \n\n-Johann Wolfgang von Goethe\, Faust II\, verse 6272 \n Films in screening order: \nOn the Third Pla net from the Sun (Pavel Medvedev) \nMás Se Perdió (we lost more) (Stephe n Connolly) \nO'er the Land (Deborah Stratman) CATEGORIES:Films in Competition, Short Films, Themed Competition Programs LOCATION:Michigan Theater - Main Theater URL:http://aaff.bside.com/2009/films/systemslayers_aaff2009 UID:2472332582-aaff.bside.com/2009 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091121T204427Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20090329T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20090329T153000 SUMMARY:Bruce Conner Retrospective 2 DESCRIPTION:Conner’s inventive technique and conceptual density using ass emblage\, montage\, and tour-de-force editing has made him the originato r of many movements. When asked if he was the father of MTV\, he replie d with\, “I demand a DNA test.” or “Don’t blame me!” The second of two p rograms celebrates Conner’s perfect unity and displacement of sound and picture\, ranging from Conner’s recent re-edit of REPORT #3\, the birth of punk with DEVO’s “Mongoloid” to the nostalgic reflection on his boyho od in Kansas\, accompanied by the sentimental score of Sibelius’ “Valse Triste.” [Contains mature content and strobing images. Viewer discretio n advised.] \n Sponsored by: Nooka \n Films in screening order: \ nCosmic Ray \nA Movie \nReport #3 \nMongoloid \nAmerica is Waiting \nMea Culpa \nTake the 5:10 to Dreamland \nValse Triste \nLooking for Mushroo ms (Long Version) \nEaster Morning CATEGORIES:Short Films, Special Presentations LOCATION:Michigan Theater - Screening Room URL:http://aaff.bside.com/2009/films/bruceconnerretrospective2_aaff2009 UID:2472340502-aaff.bside.com/2009 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091121T204427Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20090329T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20090329T162600 SUMMARY:Kassim the Dream DESCRIPTION: This is the story of World Champion Boxer\, Kassim "The Drea m" Ouma - born in Uganda\, kidnapped by the rebel army and trained to b e a child soldier at the age of 6. When the rebels took over the govern ment\, Kassim became an army soldier who was forced to commit many horri fic atrocities\, making him both a victim and perpetrator. He soon disc overed the army's boxing team and realized the sport was his ticket to freedom. \n After 12 years of warfare\, Kassim defected from Africa and arrived in the United States. Homeless and culture shocked\, he quickl y rose through the boxing ranks and became Junior Middleweight Champion of the World. \n Sponsored by: Detroit Public Television CATEGORIES:Documentary, Feature Films, Films in Competition LOCATION:Michigan Theater - Main Theater URL:http://aaff.bside.com/2009/films/kassimthedream_aaff2009 UID:2472332650-aaff.bside.com/2009 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091121T204427Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20090329T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20090329T173000 SUMMARY:Nazuna: 35mm Slideshow by Hitoshi Toyoda DESCRIPTION:Hitoshi Toyoda \nNAZUNA \n35mm slideshow \n580 images\, 90 mi n\, silent\n NAZUNA documents Toyoda’s yearlong journey back through Jap an\;\nreturning to his family’s home in Tokyo\, discovering a small comm unity\nof Japanese Amish\, spending time at a church for the homeless an d\nliving in a Buddhist temple deep in the mountains. \n\n Hitoshi Toyod a is a self-taught photographer who has worked\nexclusively in the mediu m of slideshows for the past ten years. His\nsilent slide shows have bee n compared to haiku literature because of\nthe way they are able to enco mpass both the minutiae of daily life and\nthe larger\, unknowable force s that govern that life. Toyoda only\nexhibits his work in live contexts \, clicking through the slides\nhimself. Born in New York City\, he grew up in Tokyo and now divides\nhis time between both. He has presented hi s work in public spaces\,\nchurches\, and galleries and museums includin g the Tokyo Museum of\nContemporary Art\, Setagaya Art Museum\, Taka Ish ii Gallery\, Images\nFestival and Anthology Film Archives. CATEGORIES:Short Films, Special Presentations LOCATION:Michigan Theater - Screening Room URL:http://aaff.bside.com/2009/films/nazuna35mmslideshowbyhitoshitoyoda_a aff2009 UID:2472340847-aaff.bside.com/2009 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091121T204427Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20090329T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20090329T193000 SUMMARY:PLAY Station Community Animation DESCRIPTION:It’s back\, and better than ever! Arrange\, rearrange and rec ord animations with the interactive PLAY Station\, found in the main lob by of the Michigan Theater. The PLAY Project is a collaboration between the UM School of Art & Design and Michigan Public Media. PLAY brings cre ative work to the broadcast airwaves\, airing experimental time-based ar ts in between regular programming on PBS and NPR stations in Ann Arbor/F lint. A final presentation of animations created \nat the festival\, wit h a musical scored crafted by the one-and-only Ed Special\, will be pres ented before the 6:00pm award program. CATEGORIES:Special Presentations LOCATION:Michigan Theater - Main Theater URL:http://aaff.bside.com/2009/films/playstationcommunityanimation_aaff20 09 UID:2472332697-aaff.bside.com/2009 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091121T204427Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20090329T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20090329T200000 SUMMARY:Awarded Film Program 1 DESCRIPTION: This 47th festival concludes with two screenings of award-wi nning films in competition\, as selected by this year’s jury. Programs w ill be announced during the early afternoon\, posted to the website (47. aafilmfest.org) and at the Michigan Theater. The Awarded Film Programs provide an excellent opportunity to watch films you may have missed thr oughout the festival or to experience favorites again. Due to time const raints\, not all awarded films will be screened. The program will be cur ated by the festival directors’ discretion. \n Sponsored by: Yelp CATEGORIES:Films in Competition LOCATION:Michigan Theater - Main Theater URL:http://aaff.bside.com/2009/films/awardedfilmprogram1_aaff2009 UID:2472332714-aaff.bside.com/2009 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091121T204427Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20090329T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20090329T220000 SUMMARY:Awarded Film Program 2 DESCRIPTION:This 47th festival concludes with two screenings of award-win ning films in competition\, as selected by this year’s jury. Programs wi ll be announced during the early afternoon\, posted to the website (47.a afilmfest.org) and at the Michigan Theater. The Awarded Film Programs provide an excellent opportunity to watch films you may have missed thro ughout the festival or to experience favorites again. Due to time constr aints\, not all awarded films will be screened. The program will be cura ted by the festival directors’ discretion. CATEGORIES:Films in Competition LOCATION:Michigan Theater - Main Theater URL:http://aaff.bside.com/2009/films/awardedfilmprogram2_aaff2009 UID:2472332735-aaff.bside.com/2009 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR