FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Louisville Film Society and Muhammad Ali Center
Brings the Global Lens 2009 Film Series to Louisville
Gems of world cinema from countries rarely represented at the multiplex to screen
For Greater Louisville audiences
Louisville, KY – September 24, 2009 - The Global Film Initiative announced today that its Global Lens film series – ten award-winning narrative, feature films from Argentina, Brazil, China, Ecuador, Indonesia, Iran, Kazakhstan, Macedonia, Morocco and Mozambique –will screen every other Sunday (at 1:00 and 3:00 pm) at The Ali Center beginning October 4 and concluding on December 6. The Ali Center is located at 144 N. Sixth Street in downtown Louisville.
Ticket prices are: Regular admission is $8.00 for single showing or $12.00 for double feature (same day); Ali Center and Louisville Film Society members are discounted at $6.00 single showing or $10.00 for double feature. For inquiries about or to purchase tickets, please call the Ali Center at (502) 584-9254, email VisitorServices@alicenter.org, or visit the Ali Center Admissions Desk.
For further information, visit: www.louisvillefilm.org or www.alicenter.org.
“This year’s lineup of films, from Central Asia to Latin America, is artistically strong and well balanced – it’s one of our best yet,” says Susan Weeks Coulter, Board Chair of The Global Film Initiative.
Greg Roberts, president and CEO of the Ali Center, says “We are excited to have the Series here in Louisville to expose our community to such high caliber films that vividly communicate the range, diversity, struggles, and victories of some of the world’s cultures.”
Global Lens is an annual, touring film series launched in 2003 by the Global Film Initiative to support the distribution of critically acclaimed cinematic works from around the world. Since its founding, the series has provided a platform for exceptional storytelling and introduced opened a window into the diverse world in which we live.
2009 marks the first year the series will play at the Ali Center, as well as the first year of an ongoing partnership between the Louisville Film Society and The Ali Center. Selected films will be presented by local experts who will lead a discussion following the screening.
Global Lens 2009 includes the Macedonian submission for the Best Foreign Language Film Academy Award, I AM FROM TITOV VELES, along with critical favorites GETTING HOME (Ecumenical Jury Prize, Berlin International Film Festival), MUTUM (Directors’ Fortnight) and POSSIBLE LIVES (Pavilion les Cinémas du Sud, Cannes Film Festival). The entire 10-film program delivers a choice slate of storytelling from regions not typically seen in mainstream cinema.
GLOBAL LENS FILMS 2009 SCHEDULE
I AM FROM TITOV VELES (JAS SUM OD TITOV VELES):
dir. Teona Strugar Mitevska, Macedonia
Set in the quaint but scarred town of Veles, three sisters put self-interest above family as they take desperate steps to escape their dying community.
Screening: October 4 @ 1 PM & October 11 @ 3 PM
SONG FROM THE SOUTHERN SEAS (PESN’ JUZHNYKH MOREJ)
dir. Marat Sarulu, Kazakhstan
A darkly comic feud is ignited when a Russian man suspects that his son is the result of an affair between his wife and a Kazakh neighbor.
Screening: October 4 @ 3 PM & October 11 @ 1 PM
MY TIME WILL COME (CUANDO ME TOQUE A MI)
dir. Victor Arregui, Ecuador
In Ecuador’s capital city, a coroner’s fragile emotional life is threatened when he develops a personal interest in his cases.
Screening: October 18 @ 1 PM & October 25 @ 3
WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD
dir. Faouzi Bensaïdi, Morocco
On the streets of Casablanca, a prostitute’s best friend – a tough traffic cop – falls in love with her best customer, a contract killer.
Screening: October 18 @ 3 PM (with post-discussion) & October 25 @ 1 PM
POSSIBLE LIVES (LAS VIDAS POSIBLES)
dir. Sandra Gugliotta, Argentina
A woman searching for her missing husband in remote Patagonia encounters a man who appears to be her spouse, but has another name, another wife and another life.
Screening: November 1 @ 1 PM & November 8 @ 3 PM
MUTUM
dir. Sandra Kogut, Brazil
Burdened by his parents’ unhappy marriage and father’s abuse, a young boy in rural Brazil grapples with his disintegrating family and the uncertainties of the adult world
Screening: November 1 @ 3 PM (with post-discussion) & November 8 @ 1 PM
THE PHOTOGRAPH
dir. Nan Triveni Achnas, Indonesia
A prostitute struggling to support her family forms a bond with the reclusive portrait photographer from whom she rents a room.
Screening: November 15 @ 1 PM & November 22 @ 3 PM
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THOSE THREE (AN SEH)
dir. Naghi Nemati, Iran
A day from completing their military training, three conscripts abandon a dismal army life and head off for freedom through the frozen wilderness of Northern Iran.
Screening: November 15 @ 3 PM (with post-discussion) & November 22 @ 1 PM
SLEEPWALKING LAND (TERRA SONÂMBULA)
dir. Teresa Prata, Mozambique
In war-torn Mozambique, a young boy searches the desolate countryside for his family with the aid of an affectionate yet hard-hearted elderly guide.
Screening: November 29th @ 1 PM & December 6th @ 3 PM
GETTING HOME (LUO YE GUI GEN)
dir. Zhang Yang, China
In a show of loyalty, an aging construction worker carries the body of his fallen friend hundreds of miles to a burial site in China’s Three Gorges region.
Screening: November 29 @ 3 PM & December 6 @ 1 PM
The Global Film Initiative is a U.S.-based not-for-profit organization specializing in the support of independent film from Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Middle East. Founded in 2002 to promote cross-cultural understanding through the language of cinema, the Initiative awards numerous grants to deserving filmmakers from around the world each year, and supports a touring film series entitled Global Lens. For more information about the Global Lens film series and Global Film Initiative programs, please visit: http://www.globalfilm.org.
The mission of the Muhammad Ali Center is to preserve and share the legacy and ideals of Muhammad Ali, to promote respect, hope, and understanding, and to inspire adults and children everywhere to be as great as they can be.
The Louisville Film Society seeks to build and enrich community by exhibiting, educating and exposing Greater Louisville to experimental, independent, classic and international cinema.
Local Contacts: Contact:
Tracy Heightchew Chris Wiggum
Louisville Film Society The Global Film Initiatives
502.718.4800 415.934.9500
tracy@louisvillefilm.org pr@globalfilm.org
www.louisvillefilm.org www.globalfilm.org
John Faulkner
Muhammad Ali Center
502.992.5315
jfaulkner@alicenter.org
www.alicenter.org
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