NEW YORK FILM FESTIVAL 2009
PRELIMINARY PRESS & INDUSTRY SCREENING SCHEDULE
(AS OF 9/4)

[SOME OF THESE ARE TENTATIVE]

Wednesday, September 16
10:00am – 11:55am:
The Red Detachment of Women / Hong se niang zi jun
Xie Jin, 1961, China; 115m
(RE)VISTING CHINA

1:00pm – 2:23pm:
La rabbia di Pasolini (Rage by Pasolini)
Pier Paolo Pasolini, Giuseppe Bertolucci, 2008, Italy: 83m
VIEWS FROM THE AVANT-GARDE 2009


Thursday, September 17
10:30am – 12:11pm:
Sweetgrass
Ilisa Barbash and Lucien Castaing-Taylor, 2009, US, 101m
SCREENING WITH
The History of Aviation / A repulse története
Balint Kenyeres, 2009, Hungary, 15m
12:30pm – 12:50pm:
Press Conference: Ilisa Barbash and Lucien Castaing-Taylor

2:00 pm – 3:44pm:
Wild Grass / Les herbes folles
Alain Resnais, 2009, France, 104m
Venue: Walter Reade Theater
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Friday, September 18
10:00am – 11:49am:
Kanikosen
Sabu, 2009, Japan, 109m

1:00pm – 3:49pm:
Ghost Town
Zhao Dayong, 2008, China, 169m

Saturday, September 19
10:30am – 11:32pm
Sarah Ann
Pim Zwier, Netherlands/UK, 2008, 10m
O’er the Land
Deborah Stratman, USA, 2009, 52m
VIEWS FROM THE AVANT-GARDE 2009

11:45 – 12:46pm
In Comparison
Harun Farocki, Germany, 2009, 61m
VIEWS FROM THE AVANT-GARDE 2009


Monday, September 21
10:30am – 12:11pm:
The Art of the Steal
Don Argott, 2009, USA, 101m
12:15pm – 12:35pm:
Press Conference: Don Argott

1:00pm – 3:10pm:
A Room and a Half / Poltory komnaty ili sentimentalnoe puteshestvie
na rodinu
Andrey Khrzhanovsky, 2009, Russia, 130m


Tuesday, September 22
10:30am – 12:06pm:
Eccentricities of a Blond Hair Girl/ Singularidades de uma rapariga
loura
Manoel de Oliveira, Portugal/France, 2009, 64m
Preceded by
Get Yer Ya-Yas Out! Bradley Kaplan, Ian Markiewicz, Albert Maysles, 1969-
2009, USA 27 min.
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Tuesday, September 22 (continued)
1:00pm – 3:18pm:
To Die Like a Man / Morrer como um homem
João Pedro Rodrigues, 2009, Portugal, 138m


Wednesday, September 23
10:00am – 11:49pm:
Antichrist
Lars von Trier, 2009, Denmark, 109m
11:50am – 12:10pm:
Press Conference: Lars von Trier (via Satellite)

1:30pm – 2:42pm:
Lebanon
Samuel Maoz, 2009, Israel, 92m
SCREENING WITH
The Slow Game / La Partita Lenta
Paolo Sorrentino, 2009, Italy, 10m

6:30pm – 8:20pm:
Henri George’s Clouzot’s Inferno / L’Enfer de Henri-Georges Clouzot
Serge Bromberg and Ruxandra Medrea, 2009, France, 94m
SCREENING WITH
The Jung Files / Die Archives von C.G. Jung
Gemma Ventura, 2009, Spain, 16m

9:00pm – 10:18pm:
Trash Humpers
Harmony Korine, 2009, USA, 78m


Thursday, September 24
9:00am – 10:39am:
Sweet Rush / Tatarak
Andrzej Wajda, 2009, Poland, 84m
SCREENING WITH
The Hardest Part
Oliver Refson, 2009, UK, 13m

11:00am – 1:00pm:
Everyone Else / Alle Anderen
Maren Ade, 2009, Germany, 120m
4
Thursday, September 24 (continued)
1:30pm – 3:31pm:
Hadewijch
Bruno Dumont, 2009, France, 105m
SCREENING WITH
Lili’s Paradise
Melina Leon, XXXX, Peru, 16m

TENTATIVE – SUBJECT TO DIRECTOR AVAILABILITY
4:00pm – 6:09pm:
Vincere
Marco Bellocchio, 2009, Italy, 129m
6:10pm – 6:30pm:
Press Conference: Marco Bellocchio


Friday, September 25
10:00am – 12:01pm:
Police, Adjective / Politist, adj.
Corneliu Porumboiu, 2009, Romania, 115m
SCREENING WITH
The Funk
Cris Jones, 2008, Australia, 6m
12:05pm – 12:25pm:
Press Conference: Corneliu Porumboiu

1pm – 2:44pm:
Wild Grass / Les herbes folles
Alain Resnais, 2009, France, 104m
2:45pm – 3:05pm:
Press Conference: Alain Resnais, André Dussolier, Mathieu Amalric


Monday, September 28
11am – 12:55pm:
White Material
Claire Denis, 2009, France, 100m
SCREENING WITH
Chicken Heads / Roos Djaj
Bassam Ali Jarbawi, 2009, Palenstine/USA, 15m

2:00pm – 3:43pm:
Around a Small Mountain / 36 vues du Pic Saint-Loup
Jacques Rivette, 2009, France, 85m
SCREENING WITH
Plastic Bag
Ramin Bahrani, 2009, USA, 18m 5


Tuesday, September 29
10:30am – 12:16pm:
Life During Wartime
Todd Solondz, 2009, USA, 96m
SCREENING WITH
Socarrat
David Moreno, 2009, Spain, 10m

1:30pm – 3:45pm:
Min Yè... (Tell Me Who You Are)
Souleymane Cissé, 2009, Mali/France, 135m


Wednesday, September 30
11:30am – 1:19pm:
Ne Change Rien
Pedro Costa, 2009, France/Portugal, 103m
SCREENING WITH
Final Cut Template #2: Hollis Frampton
Doug Henry, 2009, USA, 6m

TENTATIVE – SUBJECT TO DIRECTOR AVAILABILITY
2:00pm – 3:18pm:
Trash Humpers
Harmony Korine, 2009, USA, 78m
3:20pm – 3:40pm:
Press Conference: Harmony Korine


Thursday, October 1
10:00am – 12:08pm:
Mother / Maedo
Bong Joon-Ho, 2009, South Korea, 128m

1:00pm – 2:49pm:
Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire
Lee Daniels, 2009, USA, 109m
2:50pm – 3:10pm:
Press Conference: Lee Daniels, Gabourey Sidibe and PRODUCERTK

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Friday, October 2
TENTATIVE – SUBJECT TO FILM AVAILABILITY
10:30am – 11:54am:
Bluebeard / La barbe-bleue
Catherine Breillat, 2009, France, 78m
SCREENING WITH
Love Child / Kärleksbarn
Daniel Wirtberg, 2008, Sweden, 6m

1:30pm – 3:08pm:
Independencia
Raya Martin, 2009, Philippines/France/Germany/Netherlands, 77m
SCREENING WITH
A History of Independence / Nziri Nin Kera Yeremahoronya Waati Ye
Daouda Coulibaly, 2009, France/Mali, 21m
3:10pm – 3:30pm:
Press Conference: Raya Martin


Monday, October 5
TENTATIVE – SUBJECT TO DIRECTOR AVAILABILITY
10:00am – 11:49pm:
Ne Change Rien
Pedro Costa, 2009, France/Portugal, 103m
SCREENING WITH
Final Cut Template #2: Hollis Frampton
Doug Henry, 2009, USA, 6m
11:50pm – 12:10pm
Press Conference: Pedro Costa

TENTATIVE – SUBJECT TO DIRECTOR AVAILABILITY
1:00pm – 3:15pm:
Min Yè... (Tell Me Who You Are)
Souleymane Cissé, 2009, Mali/France, 135m
3:15pm – 3:35pm:
Press Conference: Souleymane Cissé

Tuesday, October 6
TENTATIVE – SUBJECT TO ACTOR AVAILABILITY
11:00am – 12:43pm:
Around a Small Mountain / 36 vues du Pic Saint-Loup
Jacques Rivette, 2009, France, 85m
SCREENING WITH
Plastic Bag
Ramin Bahrani, 2009, USA, 18m
12:45pm – 1:05pm:
Press Conference: Jane Birkin and Sergio Castellitto 7


Wednesday, October 7
10:30am – 12:54pm:
The White Ribbon / Das weiße band
Michael Haneke, 2009, Germany/Austria/France/Italy, 144m
1pm – 1:20pm:
Press Conference: Michael Haneke

2:30pm – 4:38pm:
Broken Embraces / Los abrazos rotos
Pedro Almodóvar, 2009, Spain, 128m
4:40pm – 5:00pm
Press Conference: Pedro Almodóvar and Penélope Cruz


Thursday, October 8
TENTATIVE – SUBJECT TO DIRECTOR AVAILABILITY
10am – 11:55pm:
White Material
Claire Denis, 2009, France, 100m
SCREENING WITH
Chicken Heads / Roos Djaj
Bassam Ali Jarbawi, 2009, Palenstine/USA, 15m
12:00pm – 12:20pm:
Press Conference: Claire Denis

1:30pm – 3:16pm:
TENTATIVE – SUBJECT TO DIRECTOR AVAILABILITY
Life During Wartime
Todd Solondz, 2009, USA, 96m
SCREENING WITH
Socarrat
David Moreno, 2009, Spain, 10m
3:20pm – 3:40pm
Press Conference: Todd Solondz

Friday, October 9
TENTATIVE – SUBJECT TO DIRECTOR AVAILABILITY
10:00am – 11:24pm:
Bluebeard / La barbe-bleue
Catherine Breillat, 2009, France, 78m
SCREENING WITH
Love Child / Kärleksbarn
Daniel Wirtberg, 2008, Sweden, 6m
11:25pm – 11:45pm
Press Conference: Catherine Breillat

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