PSIFF 14-Jan

The Wedding Song

Le Chant des mariées
Tunisia, 2007, 100 Minute Running Time
Additional Countries: France
US Premiere
Topics: Coming of Age, Drama, Jewish Interest, Political, Woman Director
Program: New Voices/New Visions
Language: French, Arabic, German English Sub-Titles

Karin Albou's (Little Jerusalem) sophomore feature confirms her status as a rising star in the art-film firmament. The story of a Muslim girl and a Jewish girl who bond intensely during the Nazi occupation of Tunis is taboo-breaking, sensual and political, all at the same time.

DIRECTOR: Karin Albou
Producer: Isabelle Pragier, Laurent Lavolé
Editor: Camille Cotte
Screenwriter: Karin Albou
Cinematographer: Laurent Brunet
Music: François-Eudes Chanfrault
Principal Cast: Lizzie Brocheré, Olympe Borval, Simon Abkarian, Najib Oudghiri, Karin Albou
Filmography: Little Jerusalem (2005)
World Sales: Pyramide International



Forgotten Transports: To Estonia

Zapomenute transporty:do Estonska
Czech Republic, 2008, 85 Minute Running Time
US Premiere
Topics: Documentary, History, Jewish Interest, Seniors, War
Program: True Stories
Language: Czech, English, German English Sub-Titles

Bearing witness to some little-told stories of the Holocaust, this moving documentary offers an important contribution to WWII history as it traces the harrowing three-year odyssey of roughly 100 young Czech Jewish women after they arrived in Estonia on September 5, 1942, and were separated from their families.

DIRECTOR: Lukas Pribyl
Producer: Lukas Pribyl, Ondrez Trojan
Editor: Vladimir Barak
Screenwriter: Lukas Pribyl
Cinematographer: Jakub Simunek
Music: Petr Ostrouchov
Filmography: Debut Feature



The Young Romantic: A Portrait of Yundi Li

Canada, 2008, 88 Minute Running Time
US Premiere
Topics: Dance/Music, Documentary
Program: True Stories
Language: English

At age 25, classical piano virtuoso Yundi Li has already accomplished what most musicians can only dream of. Trailing the intense, charismatic artist as he prepares for a monumental concert with the Berlin Philharmonic, Sweete's poetic documentary relishes in the grandeur of classical performance and the behind-the-scenes work that goes into it.

DIRECTOR: Barbara Willis Sweete
Producer: Niv Fichman, Jessica Daniel, Barbara Willis Sweete
Editor: Robert Swartz
Cinematographer: Milan Podsedly
Principal Cast: With: Yundi Li
Filmography: Five Days in September (2005), The Tale of the Magic Flute (2005), The Firebird (2003), Perfect Pie (2002)
World Sales: Rhombus International



At the Edge of the World

USA, 2008, 92 Minute Running Time
Topics: Documentary, Environment
Program: True Stories
Language: English

An exhilarating portrait of a group of environmentalists, led by controversial activist Paul Watson, who sail the Antarctic Ocean under the Jolly Roger and do actual battle with Japanese whaling vessels. This ethically provocative documentary examines going outside the law to stop a greater crime.

DIRECTOR: Dan Stone
Producer: Dan Stone, Craig Stone
Editor: Patrick Gambuti Jr., Kurt Engfehr
Cinematographer: Mathieu Mauverney, Simeon Houtman, Rip Odebralski, Tim Gorski, James Joyner, Jon Kane, Dan Fernandez
Music: Jeff Gibbs, Tierro Lee
Principal Cast: With: Paul Watson, Alex Cornelissen
Filmography: Debut Feature