Films by Strand

Each night of Doc/Fest 2008, we showcased films from our curated Strands.

  1. Arts Docs |
  2. Bent Docs |
  3. Comedy Doc |
  4. Cross-Platform Doc |
  5. Doc Europe |
  6. Doc International |
  7. Doc UK |
  8. First Cut |
  9. Japanese Strand |
  10. Music Docs |
  11. Russian Focus |
  12. Short Films |
  13. Special Screenings
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Antoine

Director(s):
Laura Bari
Country:
Canada
Year:
2008
Length:
82 minutes
Format:
HDCam
Language:
French
Screening:
05 Nov 14.20 - Showroom 1
06 Nov 09.40 - Showroom 4
Strands:
Doc International 
Festivals:
Emotions Pictures Athens, Greece 2009, Rendez-vous du cinéma québécois 2008, Hot Docs 2009, Festival International de Film des des Femmes de Créteil 2009, Tribeca Film Festival 2009, Thessaloniki Film Festival 2009, Kos International Health Film Festival “Ippokratis” 2009 
Awards:
Jury Special Mention , Rendez-vous du cinéma québécois 2008
LINDALEE TRACEY award, Hot Docs Toronto
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Kings of Pastry

Director(s):
Chris Hegedus, D A Pennebaker
Country:
United States, United Kingdom, Netherlands
Year:
2009
Length:
84 minutes
Format:
HDCam
Language:
English, French
Screening:
06 Nov 17.45 - Showroom 1
Strands:
Doc International 
Festivals:
 
Awards:
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Presumed Guilty

Director(s):
Roberto Hernández, Geoffrey Smith
Country:
Mexico
Year:
2009
Length:
86 minutes
Format:
HDCam
Language:
Spanish
Screening:
04 Nov 16.15 - Showroom 2
05 Nov 12.00 - Library Theatre
Strands:
Doc International 
Festivals:
Toronto International Film Festival 2009, Copenhagen Intl. Documentary Film Festival 2009, Morelia Film Festival 2009 
Awards:
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Snowblind

Director(s):
Vikram Jayanti
Country:
United Kingdom, United States
Year:
2009
Length:
88 mins minutes
Format:
Digital Betacam PAL
Language:
English
Screening:
05 Nov 19.10 - SIF Studio
Strands:
Doc International 
Festivals:
 
Awards:
  • Sons Of Cuba, Antoine, Haynesville, Junior

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The Cove

Director(s):
Louis Pshioyos
Country:
United States
Year:
2009
Length:
91 minutes
Format:
35 mm
Language:
English, Japanese
Screening:
04 Nov 19.00 - Showroom 2
04 Nov 21.15 - Showroom 2
05 Nov 20.05 - Showroom 2
05 Nov 22.05 - Showroom 2
Strands:
Doc International 
Festivals:
Sundance Film Festival 2009, Sydney Film Festival 2009, Hotdocs Film Festival 2009, Seattle International Film Festival 2009, Newport Beach 2009, Galway Film Fesitval 2009 
Awards:
Audience Award, Sundance Film Festival 2009
Audience Award, Hotdocs Film Festival 2009
Audience Award, Sydney Film Festival 2009
Golden Space Needle, Seattle International Film Festival 2009
Best Feature Documentary, Galway Film Festival 2009
Audience Award - Best Documentary, Newport Beach Film Festival 2009
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The September Issue

Director(s):
R.J Cutler
Country:
United States
Year:
2008
Length:
88 minutes
Format:
Other
Language:
English
Screening:
07 Nov 09.45 - Showroom 4
Strands:
Doc International 
Festivals:
Sundance 2009, Berlinale 2009, Edinburgh FF 2009 
Awards:
  • Winnebego Man, Kings Of Pastry,Videocracy

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21 Below

Director(s):
Samantha Buck
Country:
United States
Year:
2008
Length:
91 minutes
Format:
HDCam
Language:
English
Screening:
06 Nov 11.55 - Showroom 4
07 Nov 12.10 - SIF Studio
Strands:
Doc International 
Festivals:
Sarasota Film Festival 2009, Hot Docs 2009, Newport International Film Festival 2009, SILVERDOCS 2009, Galway Film Fleadh 2009 
Awards:
21 BELOW writer, Zeke Farrow, was Nominated Writers Guild of America Documentary Screenplay Award , SILVERDOCS
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American Radical: The Trials of Norman Finkelstein

Director(s):
Nicolas Rossier, David Ridgen
Country:
United States
Year:
2009
Length:
84 minutes
Format:
Digital Betacam PAL
Language:
English, Arabic
Screening:
06 Nov 17.25 - Showroom 2
07 Nov 16.45 - Showroom 3
Strands:
Doc International 
Festivals:
 
Awards:
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Attack of the 50ft Reels

Director(s):
Various Directors
Country:
United Kingdom
Year:
2009
Length:
90 minutes
Format:
Other
Language:
English
Screening:
06 Nov 20.45 - The Void - Howard St Cinema
Strands:
Doc International 
Festivals:
 
Awards:
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Bastardy

Director(s):
Amiel Courtin-Wilson
Country:
Australia
Year:
2008
Length:
84 minutes
Format:
Digital Betacam PAL
Language:
English
Screening:
05 Nov 16.55 - Showroom 1
06 Nov 11.50 - Library Theatre
Strands:
Doc International 
Festivals:
Melbourne International Film Festival 2008, Singapore International Film Festival 2009, Sydney Film Festival 2009, Blak Nite Cinema (Melbourne, Australia) 2009 
Awards:
Jury Prize for Best Documentary, Film Critics Circle of Australia
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Shadow Play

Director(s):
Josh Whiteman
Country:
Australia
Year:
2008
Length:
90 minutes
Format:
Digital Betacam PAL
Language:
English
Screening:
05 Nov 14.35 - Showroom 2
08 Nov 15.50 - Showroom 4
Strands:
Doc International, Arts Docs 
Festivals:
Melbourne International Film Festival 2009, Sydney International Film Festival 2009 
Awards:
  • Arena: Eno, P-Star Rising, All Tomorrow's Parties, Loop Loop, Disco & Atomic War, PianoMania

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Best Worst Movie

Director(s):
Michael Paul Stephenson
Country:
United States
Year:
2009
Length:
93 minutes
Format:
Digital Betacam NTSC
Language:
English
Screening:
05 Nov 20.00 - Library Theatre
07 Nov 19.30 - Showroom 4
Strands:
Comedy Doc, Doc International 
Festivals:
SouthbySouthwest 2009, HotDocs 2009, SilverDocs 2009 
Awards:
HotDocs 2009 Top 10 Audience Award, HotDocs Film Festival
Honorable Mention Audience Award, SilverDocs Film Festival
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Earth Days

Director(s):
Robert Stone
Country:
United States
Year:
2008
Length:
102 minutes
Format:
HDCam
Language:
English
Screening:
06 Nov 14.15 - Library Theatre
07 Nov 17.35 - Showroom 1
Strands:
Doc International 
Festivals:
Sundance Film Festival 2009, Full Frame Film Festival 2009, True/False Film Festival 2009 
Awards:
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Edie & Thea: A Very Long Engagement

Director(s):
Susan Muska, Greta Olafsdottir
Country:
United States
Year:
2009
Length:
61 minutes
Format:
Digital Betacam PAL
Language:
English
Screening:
07 Nov 09.45 - Showroom 2
08 Nov 17.20 - Showroom 3
Strands:
Bent Docs, Doc International 
Festivals:
Frameline33 San Francisco 2009, Outfest Los Angeles 2009 
Awards:
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Haynesville: The Relentless Hunt for an Energy Tomorrow

Director(s):
Gregory Kallenberg
Country:
United States
Year:
2009
Length:
73 minutes
Format:
HDCam
Language:
English
Screening:
05 Nov 17.30 - Library Theatre
06 Nov 15.10 - Showroom 2
Strands:
Doc International 
Festivals:
 
Awards:
  • Shelter In Place, Snowblind, Petropolis, The Cove

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I'm Dangerous with Love

Director(s):
Michel Negroponte
Country:
United States
Year:
2009
Length:
84 minutes
Format:
HDCam
Language:
English, French
Screening:
06 Nov 20.10 - Showroom 1
07 Nov 14.15 - Library Theatre
Strands:
Doc International 
Festivals:
 
Awards:
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October Country

Director(s):
Michael Palmieri, Donal Mosher
Country:
United States
Year:
2009
Length:
80 minutes
Format:
HDCam
Language:
English
Screening:
07 Nov 17.20 - Showroom 4
05 Nov 17.30 - Showroom 3
Strands:
Doc International 
Festivals:
Los Angeles Film Festival 2009, Silverdocs 2009, Locarno 2009, Doc Lisboa 2009 
Awards:
Grand Jury Prize, Best US Feature, Silverdocs, Silverdocs, Silver Spring, - winner, sterling grand jury prize, MD
Best First Feature, International Documentary Competition, DocLisboa 2009
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P-Star Rising

Director(s):
Gabriel Noble
Country:
United States
Year:
2009
Length:
84 minutes
Format:
Digital Betacam PAL
Language:
English
Screening:
04 Nov 15.45 - Library Theatre
05 Nov 20.10 - Showroom 4
06 Nov 14.25 - Showroom 4
Strands:
Music Docs, Doc International 
Festivals:
Tribeca 2009, Hot Docs 2009 
Awards:
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Petition

Director(s):
Zhao Liang
Country:
France
Year:
2009
Length:
87 minutes
Format:
Digital Betacam PAL
Language:
Chinese
Screening:
05 Nov 12.15 - Showroom 3
06 Nov 14.55 - Showroom 1
Strands:
Doc International 
Festivals:
Cannes Film Festival 2009 
Awards:
HALEKULANI GOLDEN ORCHID AWARD for Documentary featu, Hawaii Int Film Festival
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Petropolis - Aerial Perspectives on the Alberta Tar Sands

Director(s):
Peter Mettler
Country:
Canada
Year:
2009
Length:
43 minutes
Format:
HDCam
Language:
English
Screening:
06 Nov 10.00 - Library Theatre
04 Nov 21.30 - Showroom 1
Strands:
Doc International 
Festivals:
Visions du Réel 2009, Toronto International Film Festival 2009 
Awards:
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RiP! A Remix Manifesto

Director(s):
Brett Gaylor
Country:
Canada
Year:
2008
Length:
86 minutes
Format:
Digital Betacam PAL
Language:
English
Screening:
04 Nov 16.00 - Showroom 1
05 Nov 14.25 - SIF Studio
Strands:
Music Docs, Doc International 
Festivals:
IDFA 2008, SilverDocs FF 2009, South By South West 2009, Whistler International Film Festival 2009, Anna Arbour 2009 
Awards:
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Soundtrack for a Revolution

Director(s):
Dan Sturman, Bill Guttentag
Country:
United States
Year:
2009
Length:
82 minutes
Format:
HDCam
Language:
ENGLISH
Screening:
04 Nov 18.30 - Library Theatre
08 Nov 20.50 - Showroom 4
Strands:
Music Docs, Doc International 
Festivals:
Cannes Film Festival 2009, Vancouver International Film Festival 2009, Chicago International Film Festival 2009, Tribeca Film Festival 2009 
Awards:
Rogers People's Choice Award, Vancouver Int. Film Festival
  • All Tomorrow's Parties, How The Beatles Rocked the Kremlin, Disco & Atomic War, Woodstock: Now & Then

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Taqwacore: The Birth of Punk Islam

Director(s):
Omar Majeed
Country:
Canada
Year:
2009
Length:
80 minutes
Format:
HDCam
Language:
English, Punjab (with English subtitles)
Screening:
06 Nov 19.05 - SIF Studio
05 Nov 14.55 - Showroom 3
Strands:
Music Docs, Doc International 
Festivals:
Canadian premiere (festival TBD) 2009 
Awards:
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Voices from El-Sayed

Director(s):
Oded Adomi Leshem
Country:
Israel, Switzerland
Year:
2008
Length:
75 minutes
Format:
Betacam SP PAL
Language:
Arabic, Hebrew, Sign Language
Screening:
06 Nov 14.45 - Showroom 3
07 Nov 12.00 - Showroom 2
Strands:
Doc International 
Festivals:
One World Human Rights Film Festival Prague 2009, Full Frame International Film Festival USA 2009, Silver Docs FF 2009, Full Frame FF 2009 
Awards:
Emerging Artist Award, Full Frame USA
  • Videomappings: Aida, Palestine, Antoine, Only When I Dance

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Woodstock Now & Then

Director(s):
Barbara Kopple
Country:
United States
Year:
2009
Length:
86 minutes
Format:
Digital Betacam NTSC
Language:
English
Screening:
08 Nov 18.20 - Showroom 4
06 Nov 21.55 - Library Theatre
Strands:
Music Docs, Doc International 
Festivals:
 
Awards:
  • All Tomorrow's Parties, Soundtrack To A Revolution, The Beat Is The Law

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Winnebago Man

Director(s):
Ben Steinbauer
Country:
United States
Year:
2009
Length:
87 minutes
Format:
HDCam
Language:
English
Screening:
06 Nov 21.15 - Showroom 4
07 Nov 19.25 - Showroom 3
Strands:
Comedy Doc, Doc International 
Festivals:
Traverse City Film Festival 2009, Calgary Film Festival 2009, Mill Valley Film Festival 2009, SXSW 2009, Sarasota Film Festival 2009, Hot Docs Film Festival 2009, CineVegas Film Festival 2009, SilverDocs Film Festival 2009, New Zealand International Film Festival 2009 
Awards:
Jury Prize, Best Documentary, Sarasota Film Festival
Audience Award, Best Documentary, CineVegas Film Festival
Top Ten Audience Favorite, Hot Docs Film Festival
Founders Prize, Traverse City Film Festival
  • Best Worst Movie, Junior, American: The Bill Hicks Story

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Junior

Director(s):
Jenna Rosher
Country:
United States
Year:
2009
Length:
77 minutes
Format:
HDCam
Language:
English
Screening:
06 Nov 17.00 - Library Theatre
07 Nov 16.55 - Library Theatre
Strands:
Comedy Doc, Doc International 
Festivals:
AFI/Discovery Silverdocs 2009, Woodstock Film Festival 2009, San Francisco Documentary Film Festival 2009 
Awards:
Best Documentary Feature, Woodstock Film Festival
Audience Award, Sheffield Doc/Fest
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Capitalism - A Love Story

Director(s):
Michael Moore
Country:
United States
Year:
2009
Length:
127 minutes
Format:
35 mm
Language:
English
Screening:
05 Nov 21.45 - Showroom 3
07 Nov 14.30 - Showroom 4
Strands:
Doc International 
Festivals:
Toronto International Film Festival 2009, Venice FIlm Festival 2009 
Awards:
  • Men Of The City, Winnebego Man, The Cove, Earth Days

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