2013 Dallas International Film Festival
Presented by AutoNation Volkswagen Dealers
Presents the Opening Night
● WHEN: Thursday, April 4th, 2013
● WHERE: LOOK Cinema - 5495 Belt Line Road, Dallas, Texas 75254
8 1/2: In this classic by Italian Director, Federico Fellini, Guido Anselmi (Marcello Mastroianni) is a renowned director who struggles to reconcile his artistic and personal demons. While Guido is supposed to be making a science fiction movie, he instead becomes lost in a visually stunning reverie of memories, dreams, and fantasies of women in his life. 8 ½ is Fellini’s self-reflective jewel of the post-war European art cinema.
THE CRASH REEL:
A top pick for the 2010 Winter Olympics, pro snowboarder Kevin Pearce suffers an accident while training that left him with a traumatic brain injury. In THE CRASH REEL, Oscar-nominated documentarian Lucy Walker follows Kevin’s quick rising career, recovery and rehabilitation in a thought-provoking and dramatic look at those who push the boundaries in extreme sports.
JAVA HEAT: As a key witness to a terrorist bombing, teaching assistant Jake Travers is placed under the watchful eye of an Indonesian policeman named Hashim. In true buddy cop movie form, neither see eye-to-eye, but the one thing standing in their way is cunning thief and crime boss, Malik (Mickey Rourke) whose dead set on carrying out his master plan.
KON-TIKI: In 1947, ethnographer Thor Heyerdahl embarked on a dangerous voyage across the Pacific on a small balsa wood raft. Without funding or even the ability to swim, Heyerdahl was fueled by his own desire to prove his scientific theories. With breathtaking cinematography , KON-TIKI is one of those rare movies that restores our sense of wonder.
STILL MINE: In rural New Brunswick, retired farmer Craig (James Cromwell) is building a new house for his ill wife Irene (Genevieve Bujold). When a government inspector stalls their plans, a standoff between modernity and heritage ensues. At its heart, STILL MINE is also a story of enduring love between a couple in their twilight years whose deep roots help them weather the storm of change together.
FILMS AND FILMMAKERS SCHEDULED TO APPEAR ON THE RED CARPET
*Subject To Change*
JAVA HEAT
Conor Allyn (DIRECTOR)
Rob Allyn (CO-WRITER)
Kellan Lutz (TALENT)
CRY
Clay Luther (WRITER/DIRECTOR/PRODUCER)
Del Shores (TALENT)
Bill Flynn (TALENT)
Skyy Moore (TALENT)
KON-TIKI
William Nielsen (COUSIN OF DIRECTOR THOR HEYERDAHL)
Nicolay Nielsen (NEPHEW OF DIRECTOR THOR HEYERDAHL)
TEXAS TALENT
Gracie Whitton (SCARY MOVIE 5)