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Showing 214 Films from the festival year 2008
Two Timid Souls
Two Timid Souls
The revelation of the Pordenone Silent Film Festival last fall was this charming, near-forgotten comic gem, which displays all ...
Under Our Skin
Under Our Skin
Arguably the most overlooked and misdiagnosed ailment currently verging on epidemic throughout the United States, Lyme disease ...
Waiting For Hockney
Waiting For Hockney
At 38-years-old, aspiring artist Billy Pappas is the ultimate dreamer. Checkoway chronicles the 10 years Pappas spent meticulou...
War Child
War Child
Emmanuel Jal spent his childhood as a soldier in the Sudanese People's Liberation Army. Now this rising hip-hop star is using h...
War, Inc.
War, Inc.
A hit man is sent to a fictional war-torn Middle Eastern country where the United States is waging the first fully outsourced w...
War, Love, God & Madness
War, Love, God & Madness
It's no surprise that making a feature film in Iraq in 2003 wasn't a picnic. But this extraordinary account of the peril-filled...
Whatever Lola Wants
Whatever Lola Wants
Perky blonde Lola is an aspiring dancer in New York, and she's so smitten by a hunky Egyptian that when he unexpectedly heads h...
When I Become Silent
When I Become Silent
Writer's block causes a roadblock between two women in When I Become Silent (Watashi ga chinmoku suru toki).
Willingly
Willingly
A couple questions their commitment at a Jewish divorce ceremony in Willingly.
Worlds Apart
Worlds Apart
The world of a dutiful daughter and Jehovah's Witness unravels when she falls for a nonbeliever. She is torn between her consci...
Yellow Sticky Notes
Yellow Sticky Notes
An animated meditation on the "to-do list" is expressed through Yellow Sticky Notes.
Yonkers Joe
Yonkers Joe
A small-time con man's search for the perfect scam is disrupted by unexpected family challenges. This heartwarming drama featur...
Zombie Gets a Date
Zombie Gets a Date
It's a dinner to remember in Zombie Gets a Date.
Zoned In
Zoned In
Filmed over the course of nine years, this documentary traces the remarkable journey of 16-year-old Daniel from a Bronx high sc...