Friends Of Film Broken Promise is based on a true story of a Jewish boy, Martin Friedmann, born in 1926 in Western Slovakia, who escaped deportation to a concentration camp thanks to his extraordinary soccer talent and some coincidently favorable circumstances. Sunday, Dec 20, 2009 - Bulgaria's Official Entry - 11 am
Foreign Film Series
Saturdays and Sundays Dec 12, 13, 19, 20, 2009
Sunday, January 17, 2010
11:00 am
Laemmle Theaters,
1332 2nd Street
Santa Monica, CA, 90401
Admission is free with RSVP to Bob@FriendsOfFilm.com
We'll be screening Oscar(R) submissions from different countries during this series
Sunday, Jan 17, 2009 - Austria's Official Entry - 11 am
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FOR A MOMENT FREEDOM
Directed by Arash Riahi
Fast-moving and packed with action, "For a Moment Freedom" tells of the odyssey of three Iranians/Kurdish groups of refugees: a married couple with a child, two young men with two children, and two men who are friends despite the differences between them. They have all managed to escape from Iran and Iraq, but now they are stuck in the Turkish capital; although freedom is at last almost within their grasp, first they have to wait in a dubious hotel, hoping each day that their applications for asylum will be approved. This enforced break in their journey towards independence is characterised by both hope and utter uncertainty.
FILMMAKER and special guests in attendance!
Saturday, Dec 19, 2009 - Slovakia's Official Entry - 11 am
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BROKEN PROMISE
Directed by Jimi Chlumski
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THE WORLD IS BIG AND SALVATION LURKS AROUND THE CORNER
Directed by: Stephan Komandarev
The story about a Bulgarian boy who grows up to be a German man. After a car accident Alex can't even remember his name. In an attempt to cure him from amnesia, his grandfather Bai Dan comes over to Germany and organizes a spiritual journey for his grandson back into his past, to the country where he came from. In changing places, time and transport, crossing half Europe, they play backgammon, the simplest, and yet the most complex of all games. That game leads Alex to the realizations of who he is, and that game is symbolic to the story. Destiny is the dice we hold in our own hands and life is a game on the edge between chance and skill.
Saturday, Dec 12 - POLAND'S OFFICIAL ENTRY - 11 am
REVERSE
Directed by Boris Lankosz
Reverse, a debut feature by 36 year-old director Borys Lankosz won the Golden Lions award at the Polish Film Festival in Gdynia.
Set in the 1950s, it shows the terror of the Stalinist period in a very evocative way, black comedy style. The story centers on a woman in her early thirties, whose mother tries to find a husband for her and whose grandmother rates the prospective candidates. One day she meets a man, whose presence changes the lives of the three women.
Reverse received six other awards, including those for Best Actress (Agata Buzek), Best Cinematography and Best Soundtrack
Sunday, Dec 13 - THE NETHERLANDS OFFICIAL ENYRY - 11 am
Directed by Martin Koolhoven
Near the end of World War II, 13-year-old Michiel becomes involved with the Resistance after coming to the aid of a wounded British soldier. With the conflict coming to an end, Michiel comes of age and learns of the stark difference between adventure fantasy and the ugly realities of war.
Drop us a note if you'd like to screen your film as part of this program
The 7th Annual Pacific Palisades Film Festival
May 13 - 15, 2010
THREE DAYS, THREE OUTDOOR FILMS, THREE PARTIES!
(just for starters!)
Now accepting submissions
Send us a screener/press kit
Bob Sharka
Friends Of Film
1137 Charm Acres Place
Pacific Palisades, CA 90272
