Chicago Underground Film Festival 2009

Chicago Underground Film Festival 2009
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American Radical
Documentary Feature
American Radical is the definitive documentary about American academic Norman Finkelstein. A devoted son of holocaust survivors, ardent critic of Israel and US Mid-East policy, and author of five notable books including, 'The Holocaust Industry', Finkelstein has been steadfast at the center of many controversies, including his recent denial of tenure at DePaul University. Called a lunatic and disgusting self-hating Jew by some, and an inspirational revolutionary figure by others, Finkelstein is a deeply polarizing figure whose struggles arise from core questions about identity, academic freedom, nationhood and justice all at once. In English. Digibeta. (NR)
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Beetle Queen Conquers Tokyo
Documentary Feature
Sold live in vending machines and department stores; plastic replicas included as prizes in the equivalent of a McDonald’s Happy Meal; the subject of the No. 1 videogame MushiKing, insects inspire an enthusiasm in Japan seen nowhere else in this world. Beetle Queen solves the mystery of why Japan developed this enriching social relationship with insects while other first-world countries developed a terror of these many-legged beings. Working backwards from the present day, like a detective story, this film unlocks the mystery behind Japan’s love affair with insects. Interspersed with the philosophies of one of Japan’s best-selling authors and anatomist, Dr. Takeshi Yoro, and scattered with poetry and art from Japan’s history, this film becomes about much more than insects. The film quietly challenges the viewer to observe the world from an uncommon perspective that will shift the familiar to the fantastic and just might change not only the way we think about bugs, but the way we think about life. HDCAM.
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Final night for the Festival features American Radical: the trials of Norman Finkelstein

Come to the final night of this years festival with the feature documentary American Radical: the trials of Norman Finkelstein, with film maker Nicolas Rossier in attendance.

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Posted: Sep. 16, 2009 at 3:34PM by admin
Pictures from last nights award award ceremonies.

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Schedule for day four of CUFF

3pm
The Entire Cycle
Shorts Program | 77 min.
plays with…
Simultaneous Contrast | Chris Kennedy 2008
Honorable Mention | Kevin Everson 2009
The Shutdown | Adam Stafford 2009
Earl | Nick Harvey 2008
We Began By Measuring Distance | Basma Al-Sharif 2009
Kalendar (from The Ukranian Time Machine Project) | Naomi Uman 2008
Me Broni Ba (My White Baby) |

3:15pm
China Town
Lucy Raven 2009 | Documentary Feature | 53 min.
plays with…
Between The Sheets | Warren Cockerham 2008
12 Explosions | Johann Lurf 2008

5:00PM
American Radical
David Ridgen and Nicolas Rossier 2009 | Documentary Feature | 84 min.
** Note: World Premiere, Directors in Attendance

5:15PM
Coconuts and Cocaine
Shorts Program | 84 min.
plays with…
Untitled RPG | JD Walsh 2008
Jaws | Sabine Gruffat 2009
My Third Painting | Usama Alshaibi 2009
Papal Broken Dance | Marie Losier 2008
Myth Labs | Martha Colburn 2008
Constant Craving | Shana Moulton 2009
Blondes in the Jungle | Ball Deep International 2009

7:00PM
Time Machine/In The Jungle Performance
Live Event | 120 min.
** Note: Filmmakers in Attendance
plays with…
The Time Machine | Bill Brown and Sabine Gruffat 2009
In the Jungle | Stephanie Barber 2009

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Posted: Sep. 13, 2009 at 11:31AM by admin
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