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The Film Movement Series

Festival Shorts Collection

Wednesday June 4th, 2008
06:30 PM
Conference Room , Paseo Verde Library
Arlene Caruso
702-492-6580

Synopsis: This is a compilation of some of the best short films from around the world including "The Great Zambini" from Spain, "Man in the Moon" from Germany, "The Dance Lesson" and "Aired Migration" from France, "The Sickie" from Great Britain, and "Diamonds in a Bucket", "No Bikini" and "A Half Man" from Canada.

Please Note: Films are unrated and are not recommended for children under the age of 17. All films will be screened in their original language, with English subtitles.
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The Violin

Wednesday July 2nd, 2008
06:30 PM
Conference Room , Paseo Verde Library
Arlene Caruso
702-492-6580

Synopsis: Synopsis: Drama from Mexico. Don Plutarco, his son Genaro and his grandson Lucio live a double life: on one hand they are musicians and humble farmers, on the other they support the campesina peasant guerilla movement's armed efforts against the oppressive government. When the military seizes the village, the rebels flee to the sierra hills, forced to leave behind their stock of ammunition. While the guerillas organize a counter-attack, old Plutarco executes his own plan. He plays up his appearance as a harmless violin player, in order to get into the village and recover the ammunition hidden in his corn field. His violin playing charms the army captain, who orders Plutarco to come back daily. Arms and music play a tenuous game of cat-and-mouse which ultimately results in painful betrayal.

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XXY

Wednesday August 6th, 2008
06:30 PM
Conference Room , Paseo Verde Library
Arlene Caruso
702-492-6580

Synopsis: Synopsis: Drama from Argentina. Alex is a 15-year-old teenager with a dark secret. Soon after her birth, her parents decide to leave Buenos Aires to settle in an isolated wooden house tucked away in the dunes of the Uruguayan shoreline. Then, a couple of friends from Buenos Aires come for a visit with their 16-year-old son Álvaro. Álvaro´s father is a plastic surgeon who accepted the invitation because of his medical concern for Alex. The inevitable attraction between both teenagers forces them all to face their worst fears… Rumours are spreading around town. Alex gets stared at as if she were a freak. People´s fascination with her can become dangerous.

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Noise

Wednesday September 3rd, 2008
06:30 PM
Conference Room , Paseo Verde Library
Arlene Caruso
702-492-6580

Synopsis: Drama from Australia. Synopsis: This is a story about the wrong person in the right place at the wrong time. Two heinous crimes have left a suburban town reeling. Police quickly connect them but are desperate for witnesses as the local community enfolds itself in a shroud of secrecy, borne from fear and an untrammeled mistrust of authority. <br>A young police constable, Graham McGahan, suffers from a chronic hearing problem and applies for worker's compensation. To his chagrin, he is stationed at a police caravan near the crime scene. Living on the periphery of the investigation, McGahan crosses paths with the various people affected by the tragedies and uncovers an unraveling nightmare of guilt and suspicion.