 LA FEMME 2015 Documentaries To Screen
All Film Screenings at Laemmle Theater: 9036 Wilshire Blvd. Beverly Hills, CA 90211
AGAVE IS LIFE
OCT. 17TH, 4-6PM
VENUE 2
DIRECTORS
DAVID BROWN
MEREDITH DREISS
PRODUCERS
MEREDITH DREISS
SHARON GREENHILL
WRITERS
DAVID BROWN
JENNIFER LANE
MEREDITH DREISS
SHARON GREENHILL
RT: 72 MIN
CAST: Edward James Olmos (voice)
SYNOPSIS: “Agave is Life†is an exploration of the history of the agave plant in the cultures of Mexico and the American Southwest.
ANGEL AZUL
OCT. 18TH, 2-4PM
VENUE 2
DIRECTOR
MARCELINA CRAVAT
PRODUCERS
MARCELINA CRAVAT
SCOUT WISE
WRITER
MARCELINA CRAVAT
RT: 72 MIN
CAST: Jason DeCaires Taylor, Charlie Brown, Donna Barwick, Emiliano Monroy-Rios
SYNOPSIS: “Angel Azul†follows artist Jason DeCaires Taylor’s creation of artificial coral reefs with his statues.
BIG VOICE
OCT. 17TH, 10AM-12PM
VENUE 2
DIRECTOR
VARDA BAR-KAR
PRODUCERS
DEB LOVE
CAROL OLSON COOTE
MARINA VISCUN
KAREN LAVENDER
JOHN BEUG
WRITER
VARDA BAR-KAR
RT: 85 MIN
CAST: Jeffe Huls.
SYNOPSIS: BIG VOICE captures a year in the life of an inspirational high school choir director and his students.
DON’T FENCE ME IN
OCT. 17TH, 4-6PM
VENUE 2
DIRECTOR, PRODUCER, WRITER
ANN SOPHIE LINDSTROM
RT: 10 MIN
SYNOPSIS: A look at Philadelphia’s unique African American Urban Horse Community.
FORGOTTEN
OCT 16TH, 2-4PM
VENUE 2
DIRECTOR
ELEANOR MCGRATH
PRODUCERS
ELEANOR MCGRATH
IVAN VERLAAN
RT: 43 MIN
SYNOPSIS: “Forgotten†is the story of over 100,000 children who came to Canada as indentured farm labour and domestics.
THE GIRLS IN THE BAND
OCT. 15TH, 6-8PM
VENUE 2
DIRECTOR
JUDY CHAIKIN
PRODUCERS
JUDY CHAIKIN
MICHAEL GREENE
NANCY KISSOCK
WRITER
JUDY CHAIKIN
EDWARD OSEI-GYIMAH
RT: 88 MIN
CAST: Geri Allen, Jane Ira Bloom, Clora Bryant
SYNOPSIS: The untold stories of female jazz and big band instrumentalists and their journeys from the late 1930’s to the present day.
HAKIE-HAKI. LIVING AS A MAN.
OCT. 15TH, 8-10PM
VENUE 1
DIRECTOR, PRODUCER
ANABELA ANGELOVSKA
RT: 14 MIN
SYNOPSIS: Hakie is a 71 year old woman living as a man in the Albanian alps in order to be self-sufficient in an archaic village in the Albanian Alps.
HERE ALL THE SEATS ARE VACANT
OCT. 15TH, 10AM-12PM
VENUE 2
DIRECTOR
SHIVA SANJARI
PRODUCERS
SHIVA SANJARI
XERXES RANINA
WRITER
SHIVA SANJARI
RT: 68 MIN
SYNOPSIS: “Here are the Seats are Vacant†is the story of Shahrzad, sold by her father at age 12, and her subsequent struggles and successes.
THE HONORABLE ELLIE KINNAIRD
OCT. 17TH, 4-6PM
VENUE 2
DIRECTOR, WRITER
MARTHA J. MOORE
RT: 15 MIN
CAST: Ellie Kinnaird
SYNOPSIS: 82-year-old rock star politician Ellie Kinnaird blazes the trail in politics for women in the South.
HUSH (LAP)
OCT. 15TH, 8-10PM
VENUE 2
DIRECTOR
PUNAM KUMAR GILL
PRODUCERS
DREW MARTIN
JOSES MARTIN
RT: 87 MIN
SYNOPSIS: “Hush†explores the politics behind abortion information given to women and seeks to discern the unbiased truth.
JOHN FRUM, HE WILL COME
OCT. 18TH, 12-2PM
VENUE 2
DIRECTOR
DAVID GUINAN
CEVIN SOLING
PRODUCERS
DAVID GUINAN
CEVIN SOLING
WRITER
DAVID GUINAN
COLLIN KORNFEIND
CEVIN SOLING
MATTHEW WAYSDORF
RT: 94 MIN
SYNOPSIS: On the tiny island of Tanna in the South Pacific, a cult religion believes that an American deity named John Frum will one day bring them an abundance of gifts and lead them to salvation.
KANADA GIRL
OCT. 18TH, 2-4PM
VENUE 2
DIRECTOR
REBECCA CAMPBELL
PRODUCERS
REBECCA CAMPBELL
FREDERICK KROETSCH
RT: 11 MIN
SYNOPSIS: Kanada Girl follows one of the world’s best cowboy action shooters’ attempt to reclaim the world title after being shot and forced into retirement.
LET THEM EAT CAKE
OCT. 16TH, 12-2PM
VENUE 2
DIRECTOR
ALEXIS KRASILOVSKY
PRODUCERS
ALEXIS KRASILOVSKY
HAMIDOU SOUMAH
RESEDA MICKEY
SANJOY GHOSH
WRITER
ALEXIS KRASILOVSKY
RT: 81 MIN
CAST: CARL MARLETTI
SYNOPSIS: ‘Let Them Eat Cake’ is a poetic film essay that explores everything from the pleasures and dangers of overeating to the tragedies of world hunger.
LOVE BETWEEN THE COVERS
OCT. 17TH, 2-4PM
VENUE 2
DIRECTOR, PRODUCER, WRITER
LAURIE KAHN
RT: 83 MIN
SYNOPSIS: Love Between the Covers is the fascinating story of the vast, funny, and savvy female community that has built a powerhouse industry sharing love stories.
LOVEBIRDS- REBEL LOVERS IN INDIA
OCT. 17TH, 6-8PM
VENUE 2
DIRECTOR
GIANPAOLO BIGOLI
PRODUCER
MARIACHIARA ILLICA MAGRINI
GIANPAOLO BIGOLI
SIMONA BERTOGLIO
WRITER
MARIACHIARA ILLICA MAGRINI
RT: 52 MIN
SYNOPSIS: Young rebel lovers that risk their life just to stay together.
MIRRORS TO WINDOWS: THE ARTIST AS WOMAN
OCT. 17TH, 8-10PM
VENUE 2
DIRECTOR
SUSAN STEINBERG
PRODUCERS
SUSAN STEINBERG
REBECCA HARDY
HATTIE LADD
WRITER
SUSAN STEINBERG
RT: 88 MIN
CAST: ALICE ANDERSON, ALMUTH TEBBENHOF, CHARLOTTE HODES
SYNOPSIS: “The Artist as Woman†follows an international cast of female artists who are all forging their careers in the heat of the London art scene.
OUT OF A JAM
OCT. 18TH, 10AM-12PM
VENUE 2
DIRECTOR
SHALINI HARSHWAL
PRODUCERS
SHALINI HARSHWAL
VIVEK KHANDELWAL
O. P. HARSHWAL
WRITER
SHALINI HARSHWAL
RT: 59 MIN
SYNOPSIS: Out of a jam follows the inspiring lives of three Bhuira women, who are working towards creating change in their community and their future.
OUT OF THE BLUE
OCT. 15TH, 12-2PM
VENUE 2
DIRECTOR
JENNIFER BUTTELL
PRODUCERS
JENNIFER BUTTELL
JOHN KERSEY
WRITER
JENNIFER BUTTELL
RT: 41 MIN
CAST: Jennifer Buttell, Leah Wilkie Hicks, Paula O’Brien, Aaron Hicks, Randy Wilkie
SYNOPSIS: A young woman, adopted as a baby, agrees to walk through a rental home for her brother and meets a woman who will change her life forever.
PARADISE GARDEN
OCT. 17TH, 12-2PM
VENUE 2
DIRECTOR
AVA LEIGH STEWART
PRODUCERS
TREY LAFAVE
WRITERS
AVA LEIGH STEWART
RT: 81 MIN
CAST: Chris Frantz (Talking Heads) Mike Mills (REM) Johnny Carson (Tonight Show) Amy Ray (Indigo Girls)
SYNOPSIS: Howard Finster, the grandfather of Southern Folk Art, is remembered, by iconic musicians and artist, for creating the largest art installation in the United States.
REED: THE LIFE AND WORKS OF ROY KIYOOKA
OCT. 16TH, 4-6PM
VENUE 2
DIRECTOR, PRODUCER
FUMIKO KIYOOKA
RT: 94 MIN
SYNOPSIS: REED is the story of the extraordinary Japanese Canadian artist Roy Kiyooka told by his daughter Fumiko.
SIDESHOW OF THE ABSURD
OCT. 15TH, 12-2PM
VENUE 2
DIRECTOR
TINA DIFELICIANTONIO
JANE C. WAGNER
PRODUCERS
TINA DIFELICIANTONIO
JANE C. WAGNER
CARA FITTS
WRITER
TINA DIFELICIANTONIO
RT: 14 MIN
SYNOPSIS: SIDESHOW OF THE ABSURD is a cinematic exploration of a whimsical and fantastical exhibition by artist Pamela Joseph.
STREETKIDS UNITED II, THE GIRLS FROM RIO
OCT. 16TH, 10AM-12PM
VENUE 2
DIRECTOR
MARIA CLARA
PRODUCERS
JAMILLAH VAN DER HULST
MIKE DOWNEY
SAM TAYLOR
CONRAD ALLEBLAS
RT: 78 MIN
SYNOPSIS: A group of girls from the favelas in Rio de Janeiro, the Favela Street Girls, are chosen to represent Brazil during the Street Child World Cup 2014.
TWO OF A KIND
OCT. 15TH, 4-6PM
VENUE 2
DIRECTOR
LEORA EISEN
PRODUCERS
LEORA EISEN
GORDON HENDERSON
RITA KOTZIA
WRITERS
LEORA EISEN
RT: 90 MIN
SYNOPSIS: Identical twin director Leora Eisen draws on the fascinating experiences she shares with sister Linda to explore fundamental questions of identity.
WHEN GIANTS FALL
OCT. 15TH, 2-4PM
VENUE 2
DIRECTOR
LESLIE GRIFFITH
PRODUCERS
AMANDA KULMAC
JESSICA RING
ANITA GOMEZ
RT: 78 MIN
SYNOPSIS: A penetrating look at the endangered elephants, the criminals who hunt them, and the dedicated heroes trying to save them.