Cleveland Film Society :: Cleveland International Film Festival

	Swing State USA Directed by John Intrater, Jason Zone Fisher, H. Spencer Young Running time: 90 minutes SWING STATE possesses all the charm of a home movie, if your home is overrun by frenzied campaign workers plus one driven candidate who happens to be ... Tuesday, March 11 at 7:30 pm - Screening on Stand-by. Wednesday, March 12 at 12:00 pm Thursday, March 13 at 9:30 am Sunday, March 16 at 9:30 am Share-with-a-Friend

	Substitute DENMARK Directed by Ole Bornedal Running time: 93 minutes This hilariously scary science fiction thriller from Denmark will reinforce your conviction that your teachers were in fact aliens. Ulla Harms arrive... Wednesday, March 12 at 4:45 pm Friday, March 14 at 7:15 pm - Screening on Stand-by. Sunday, March 16 at 7:15 pm Share-with-a-Friend

	JUMP! USA Directed by Helen Hood Scheer Running time: 85 minutes Smart, hip, fast, and competitive… jumping rope has never looked so good! There are over 100 highly competitive teams in the United States. JUMP! fo... Saturday, March 8 at 7:00 pm Sunday, March 9 at 11:30 am Monday, March 10 at 4:30 pm 3.16.2008, 2:30 pm (STAND BY) What's this? Share-with-a-Friend

	Orange Chronicles UKRAINE, USA Directed by Damian Kolodiy Running time: 98 minutes After the tumultuous United States Presidential election in 2004, Damian Kolodiy decided to document the election in his ancestral home- Kyiv, Ukraine... Friday, March 7 at 9:45 pm Saturday, March 8 at 11:15 am Sunday, March 9 at 9:30 am Sunday, March 16 at 11:30 am Share-with-a-Friend

	Paranoid Park USA Directed by Gus Van Sant Running time: 84 minutes Paranoid Park feels like a provocative continuation of Gus Van Sant’s recent, extraordinary trilogy of films: Gerry, Elephant and Last Days. This new ... 3.16.2008, 2:15 pm (STAND BY) What's this? Share-with-a-Friend

	English Surgeon UNITED KINGDOM Directed by Geoffrey Smith Running time: 93 minutes Late Addition/Special Screening What is it like to have God like surgical powers, yet to struggle against your own humanity? What is it like to try... Saturday, March 15 at 12:00 pm Sunday, March 16 at 4:30 pm Share-with-a-Friend

	Young@Heart UNITED KINGDOM, USA Directed by Stephen Walker Running time: 108 minutes Here are some aging musicians whose idea of rockin’ and rollin’ sure isn’t confined to their rocking chairs. Young@Heart is a fabulous group of choris... 3.16.2008, 2:15 pm (STAND BY) What's this? Share-with-a-Friend

		All of Us USA Directed by Emily Abt Running time: 82 minutes Dr. Mehret Mandefro is a woman on a mission. An Ethiopian-American in the last year of her medical residency at Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx... Saturday, March 15 at 12:00 pm 3.16.2008, 4:15 pm (STAND BY) What's this? Share-with-a-Friend

		American Teen USA Directed by Nanette Burstein Running time: 95 minutes AMERICAN TEEN was a huge hit at the recent Sundance Film Festival, winning the Documentary Directing Award for director Nanette Burstein. Burstein spe... 3.16.2008, 7:00 pm (STAND BY) What's this? Share-with-a-Friend

		Entry Level USA Directed by Douglas Horn Running time: 85 minutes After losing his restaurant, Clay MacGuire (D.B. Sweeney) has to start his career all over, at ENTRY LEVEL. Pushing 40, with no real "corporate skill... Friday, March 14 at 9:15 pm 3.16.2008, 11:45 am (STAND BY) What's this? Share-with-a-Friend

		Flash Point HONG KONG/CHINA Directed by Wilson Yip Running time: 88 minutes Now, class, bear in mind that a flash point is the lowest temperature at which a flammable liquid can form an ignitable mixture in air. Fans of Chines... Saturday, March 15 at 12:00 am 3.16.2008, 4:45 pm (STAND BY) What's this? Share-with-a-Friend

		JUMP! USA Directed by Helen Hood Scheer Running time: 85 minutes Smart, hip, fast, and competitive… jumping rope has never looked so good! There are over 100 highly competitive teams in the United States. JUMP! fo... Saturday, March 8 at 7:00 pm Sunday, March 9 at 11:30 am Monday, March 10 at 4:30 pm 3.16.2008, 2:30 pm (STAND BY) What's this? Share-with-a-Friend

		Mongol GERMANY, KAZAKHSTAN, RUSSIA, MONGOLIA Directed by Sergei Bodrov Jr. Running time: 120 minutes In the vast Mongolian steppe in 1172, nine-year-old Temudgin and his father, tribal leader Esugei, venture on horseback toward the territory of the Me... Saturday, March 15 at 7:00 pm - Sold out. 3.16.2008, 2:00 pm (STAND BY) What's this? Share-with-a-Friend

		Paranoid Park USA Directed by Gus Van Sant Running time: 84 minutes Paranoid Park feels like a provocative continuation of Gus Van Sant’s recent, extraordinary trilogy of films: Gerry, Elephant and Last Days. This new ... 3.16.2008, 2:15 pm (STAND BY) What's this? Share-with-a-Friend

		Shelter USA Directed by Jonah Markowitz Running time: 97 minutes Zach had dreams of a better life: he dreamt of going to art school; he dreamt of leaving his dead end job as a fry cook; and, he dreamt that his siste... Saturday, March 15 at 7:00 pm 3.16.2008, 2:15 pm (STAND BY) What's this? Share-with-a-Friend

		Teddybear CZECH REPUBLIC Directed by Jan Hřebejk Running time: 98 minutes A narrative that is not as soft, cuddly, and carefree as its title implies --- but by no means lacking in warmth---TEDDYBEAR is a brief examination o... Friday, March 14 at 7:00 pm - Sold out. 3.16.2008, 12:00 pm (STAND BY) What's this? Share-with-a-Friend

		Thread of Life SYRIA Directed by Razam Hijazi Running time: 83 minutes A rare animated treat from Syria, THREAD OF LIFE takes a joyous path to an important life lesson. Young Alaa is a good student at school, but constant... Friday, March 14 at 4:45 pm 3.16.2008, 12:00 pm (STAND BY) What's this? Share-with-a-Friend

		Torn from the Flag HUNGARY, USA Directed by Endre Hules, Klaudia Kovacs Running time: 97 minutes “The crack in the Berlin Wall began with a hole in a flag in Budapest.” Thus runs the inscription on the statue of the “Freedom Fighter of the 1956 Hu... Saturday, March 15 at 4:45 pm - Sold out. 3.16.2008, 2:00 pm (STAND BY) What's this? Share-with-a-Friend

		Wild Horse Redemption CANADA Directed by John Zaritsky Running time: 110 minutes Mustangs have roamed the western United States for over 300 years and have been protected by law since 1971. Now, however, there are too many and the... Friday, March 14 at 11:45 am 3.16.2008, 7:15 pm (STAND BY) What's this? Share-with-a-Friend

		World’s Best Commercials Running time: 90 minutes Ballets have "The Nutcracker." Classical theaters have "A Christmas Carol." The CIFF has "World’s Best Commercials." Buy your ticket early. This one a... Saturday, March 8 at 9:30 pm Tuesday, March 11 at 7:15 pm - Sold out. Friday, March 14 at 12:00 pm 3.16.2008, 4:30 pm (STAND BY) What's this? Share-with-a-Friend

		Young@Heart UNITED KINGDOM, USA Directed by Stephen Walker Running time: 108 minutes Here are some aging musicians whose idea of rockin’ and rollin’ sure isn’t confined to their rocking chairs. Young@Heart is a fabulous group of choris... 3.16.2008, 2:15 pm (STAND BY) What's this? Share-with-a-Friend

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