PSIFF 11-Jan

A Man Named Pearl
USA, 2006, 78 Minute Running Time
Topics: Documentary, Family Friendly

This charming documentary (akin in tone to The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill) follows a factory worker and self-taught topiary artist who transformed his South Carolina yard into an inspirational garden—and a major tourist destination.

DIRECTOR: Scott Galloway, Brent Pierson
Producer: Scott Galloway, Brent Pierson
Editor: Greg Grzeszcak
Cinematographer: J. Steven Anderson
Music: Fred Story
Filmography: Debut Feature Film

Days of Darkness
L’Âge des ténèbres
Canada, 2007, 104 Minute Running Time
Additional Countries: France
Topics: Comedy, Drama
Language: French English Sub-Titles

Final part of a trilogy that began with Decline of the American Empire and The Barbarian Invasions. Everyman Jean-Marc escapes his Kafkaesque office and arid home life into a fantasy world of glamour and power in this witty dissection of the malaise of contemporary life.

DIRECTOR: Denys Arcand
Producer: Denise Robert, Daniel Louis
Editor: Isabelle Dedieux
Screenwriter: Denys Arcand
Cinematographer: Guy Dufaux
Music: Philippe Miller
Principal Cast: Marc Labrèche, Diane Kruger, Sylvie Léonard, Emma de Caunes, Didier Lucien
Filmography: The Barbarian Invasions (2003), Stardom (2000), Love and Human Remains (1993), Jesus of Montreal (1989), The Decline of the American Empire (1986)
World Sales: Studio Canal