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The Happy Duckling
Short Films
Short Narrative, 2008, 9 min
Directed by: Gili Dovel
Plays In: Youth Shorts
Interests: Animation, Comedy, Family Films
A little boy and a persistent duck begin a new friendship (and manage to get each other out of a jam) in this visually stunning animated short that recalls the magic of pop-up children's books. Read More
Short Films
Short Narrative, 2008, 9 min
Directed by: Gili Dovel
Plays In: Youth Shorts
Interests: Animation, Comedy, Family Films
A little boy and a persistent duck begin a new friendship (and manage to get each other out of a jam) in this visually stunning animated short that recalls the magic of pop-up children's books. Read More
Here and There
World Cinema
Feature Narrative, 2008, 90 min
Directed by: Darko Lugulov
Interests: View From Long Island
Robert is a middle-aged musician barely getting by in New York when he meets Branko, a young Serbian immigrant desperate to bring his girlfriend to America. On the promise of five grand Robert travels to Belgrade for a quick green card marriage. But a simple plan becomes complicated when Branko fails to pay and Robert falls for Branko's beautiful mother. Read More
World Cinema
Feature Narrative, 2008, 90 min
Directed by: Darko Lugulov
Interests: View From Long Island
Robert is a middle-aged musician barely getting by in New York when he meets Branko, a young Serbian immigrant desperate to bring his girlfriend to America. On the promise of five grand Robert travels to Belgrade for a quick green card marriage. But a simple plan becomes complicated when Branko fails to pay and Robert falls for Branko's beautiful mother. Read More
HIFF Salutes 2009 Filmmakers Party
Special Events & Parties
Program, 2009, (Unknown) min
The Festival is proud to celebrate our Closing Night with its annual Salute to Filmmakers on Sunday, October 11. The salute celebrates our filmmakers and those who make this event possible. With: Live DJs, great cocktails & the best snapshots !! Don't miss it! Read More
Special Events & Parties
Program, 2009, (Unknown) min
The Festival is proud to celebrate our Closing Night with its annual Salute to Filmmakers on Sunday, October 11. The salute celebrates our filmmakers and those who make this event possible. With: Live DJs, great cocktails & the best snapshots !! Don't miss it! Read More
The History of Aviation
Short Films
Short Narrative, 2009, 15 min
Directed by: Balint Kenyeres
Plays In: Youth Shorts
A bourgeois family is assembled for a photographic portrait in 1905 France, but before the image can be captured they must find a missing a young girl in this marvelous, beautifully photographed short shot on the breathtaking cliffs of Normandy. Read More
Short Films
Short Narrative, 2009, 15 min
Directed by: Balint Kenyeres
Plays In: Youth Shorts
A bourgeois family is assembled for a photographic portrait in 1905 France, but before the image can be captured they must find a missing a young girl in this marvelous, beautifully photographed short shot on the breathtaking cliffs of Normandy. Read More
How to Fold a Flag
Conflict & Resolution Competition
Feature Documentary, 2009, 85 min
Directed by: Petra Epperlein and Michael Tucker
Preceded by: Liberty City is Like Paris to Me
Interests: Documentary, Politics
"We were asked to believe that the war was over. We laughed - for we were the war." So begins Michael Tucker and Petra Epperlein's (GUNNER PALACE) haunting tapestry of young Iraq veterans coming home. When the American flag is folded at a memorial service, each fold is sent to represent a virtue. Tucker and Epperlein unpack this symbolism, Tucker and Epperlein unpack this symbolism as they, along with the soldiers they follow, reconcile the idealized and abstract discourse of war with its heartbreaking reality. Read More
Conflict & Resolution Competition
Feature Documentary, 2009, 85 min
Directed by: Petra Epperlein and Michael Tucker
Preceded by: Liberty City is Like Paris to Me
Interests: Documentary, Politics
"We were asked to believe that the war was over. We laughed - for we were the war." So begins Michael Tucker and Petra Epperlein's (GUNNER PALACE) haunting tapestry of young Iraq veterans coming home. When the American flag is folded at a memorial service, each fold is sent to represent a virtue. Tucker and Epperlein unpack this symbolism, Tucker and Epperlein unpack this symbolism as they, along with the soldiers they follow, reconcile the idealized and abstract discourse of war with its heartbreaking reality. Read More
How to Live Forever
World Cinema
Feature Documentary, 2009, 92 min
Directed by: Mark S. Wexler
Interests: Documentary
Director Mark Wexler embarks on a worldwide trek to investigate just what it means to grow old and what it could mean to really live forever. Featuring interviews with everyone from a chain-smoking, beer-drinking centenarian marathoner to an elder porn star and health, fitness, and life-extension experts, Wexler's engaging new documentary challenges our notions of youth and aging with comic poignancy. Read More
World Cinema
Feature Documentary, 2009, 92 min
Directed by: Mark S. Wexler
Interests: Documentary
Director Mark Wexler embarks on a worldwide trek to investigate just what it means to grow old and what it could mean to really live forever. Featuring interviews with everyone from a chain-smoking, beer-drinking centenarian marathoner to an elder porn star and health, fitness, and life-extension experts, Wexler's engaging new documentary challenges our notions of youth and aging with comic poignancy. Read More