Atlanta, GA

April 10-19, 2008
at the Landmark Midtown Art Cinema
10 Days, 150 Films

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Over 1,600 films were submitted to the festival from over 66 countries.

All access pass holders get access to the filmakers lounge, festival parties, receive priority seating and receive free admission to festival panels and discussions…All for the price of $250 general public and $225 IMAGE members

But since I am posting this on Thursday maybe you’d just like to check out some individual flicks that sound appealing at the more affordable rate of $10 a movie.

Tonight
7pm - Oscar nominated film Mongol
Award-winning Russian filmmaker Sergei Bodrov (Prisoner of the Mountains) illuminates the life and legend of Genghis Khan in this stunning historical epic. Based on leading scholarly accounts and written by Bodrov and Arif Aliyev, Mongol (Oscar-nominated for Best Foreign Language Film) delves into the dramatic and harrowing early years of the ruler who was born as Temudgin in 1162. As it follows Temudgin from his perilous childhood to the battle that sealed his destiny, the film paints a multidimensional portrait of the future conqueror, revealing him not as the evil brute of hoary stereotype, but as an inspiring, fearless and visionary leader. Mongol shows us the making of an extraordinary man, and the foundation on which so much of his greatness rested: his relationship with his wife, Borte, his lifelong love and most trusted advisor.

9:25pm Skills Like This

The day before his 25th birthday, Max Solomon faces the awful truth that he will never be a writer. In a desperate attempt to find his next artistic endeavor, he turns to crime and pulls off a great feat. His newfound talent ignites a passion within him and sends his two best friends on their own journeys. It may not be the time to fall in love, but when Max meets Lucy, it’s decision time. Over the course of three days, three friends have their lives turned upside down when one of them realizes that larceny might be his best skill. Winner of the Audience Award at SXSW, this inventive comedy is a fast and furious ride about the lengths to which the disaffected will go to achieve their dreams.

9:35pm La Tangente
A young man washing his car offers an attractive woman a ride wherever she wants to go. The two set off on a journey with no plans and no direction, but as their relationship grows can they continue living their life of the rock-and-roll aesthetic or will they have to compromise and settle down?

9:40pm What are We Doing Here?

Filmmakers Brandon, Nicholas, Daniel and Tim Klein (3 brothers and a cousin) travel overland from Cairo-to-Cape Town, across 12 countries, transporting viewers to aid projects on the ground as they explore some of the most important (and most misunderstood) issues in the world; issues of poverty that effects hundreds of millions of people across Africa. The filmmakers hear firsthand how foreign aid inadvertently prolonged the genocide in Rwanda and how food aid may actually increase famine and hunger. The filmmakers look at the root causes of famine as they follow a Kenyan TV, CNN award winning journalist as she covers the ‘annual’ famine in Kenya. This film challenges the world’s understanding of Africa, and poverty, asking the question: why is this incredible continent still impoverished after billions of dollars in foreign assistance?

For a full list of movie screenings, times, and information visit the Atlanta Film Festival website at: www.atlantafilmfestival.com

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