Toronto Premiere   Andrea Martínez Crowther, Mexico, 2012, 91 min, In Spanish and English with English subtitles Andrea Martínez Crowther, Gustavo Martínez, and Amanda Martínez in attendance The screening of CICLO will be followed by a performance by Amanda Martínez May 1, 1956. Two brothe

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Canadian Premiere Rachid Bouchareb, USA/France, 2012, 90 min With: Golshifteh Farahani, Sienna Miller Mona, a young North African immigrant living in Chicago is treated badly by her mother-in-law because she has not gotten pregnant after five years of marriage. When she meets Marilyn she finds out t

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Canadian Premiere Nadir Moknèche, France, 2012, 102 min, in Arabic, French, and English with English Subtitles Single mother Dounia lives with a Serbian architect in Tangiers, a scandalous relationship in the eyes of her Moroccon family. The couple supervise a construction project where earthmovers

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Yassaman Ameri, Canada, 2012, 57 min, in English and Farsi with English Subtitles “Marginal Road” is the name of the scenic route that runs along the Atlantic Ocean south of Lisbon. The Europe’s westernmost point. It’s also the first place where Yassaman Ameri, her husband a

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Canada Premiere Antonio Méndez Sparza, Mexico/Spain/USA, 2012, 110 min, in Spanish with English subtitles Winner, Critics Week, Cannes FF 2012; Coral Award, Havana FF 2012; Best Feature, Montreal FF 2012; Golden Gateway, Bombay FF 2012   AQUÍ Pedro returns home to a small mountain village in Guer

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                      Canada Premiere Jorge Perugorría, Cuba/USA, 2012, 81 min, in Spanish with English Subtitles With: Cucu Diamentes Amor Cronico follows the flamboyant Grammy nominated Cuban-born and New York based singer CuCu Diamantes on h

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Toronto Premiere Lucy Mulloy, USA/Cuba, 2012, 90 min Winner, Best New Director, Best Actor, Best Cinematography, Tribeca FF 2012; 2nd Best Feature Film, Berlin FF 2012; Best Screenplay, Athens FF 2012; Best Director, Best Foreign Film, Ft. Lauderdale FF 2012; Golden Anchor Award, Haifa FF 2012; Teli

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Festival theme: Latin American Diaspora                   A tribute to Glauber Rocha                               

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Filmmakers, actors, producers, and film scholars will be in attendance for intimate discussions with audience.                   Atom Egoyan and Arsinée Khanjian will share their CALENDAR with the audience. An on-stage interview and Q/A after the film sc

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OPENING NIGHT: Screening + Live Concert Separate admission for each event In Collaboration with Ashkenaz Festival http://www.ashkenazfestival.com/ El Gusto Safinez Bousbia, Ireland/Algeria, 2011, 88 min In Arabic and French, with English Subtitles Winner, Arab-World Documentary’s Prize, Abu Dhabi

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A collection of three multi-award winning shorts examine the experience of escaping the country, living in exile, and being deported back. Silent River Anca Miruna Lazarescu, Romania/Germany, 2011, 30 min With: Toma Cuzin, Andi Vasluianu In Romanian, German, and Serbian, with English Subtitles Winne

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