Brazilian Film Fest

04 WED 8:30pm:

LAPA
Director: Cavi Borges e Emilio Domingos Documentary/75min

Cast: Funkeiro, Chapadão, Marcelo D2, Aori, Iky, macarrão, Bnegão,

Black Alien, Marechal, Buiu da12, Gil, Airãocrespo, Kelson, Cheap



A film by Cavi Borges and Emílio Domingos that was inspired by the traditional

and bohemian retreat for Rio de Janeiro’s sambistas: Lapa. Considered also to

be a popular point for the convergence of youth with various manifestations of popular

culture, especially Hip-hop and Funk. This documentary cuts together scenes with

Marcelo D2, MC Aori and Black Alien.





05 THU 8:30pm:

The House of Tom - Mundo, Monde, Mondo

Directed by: Ana Jobim Documentary



The House of Tom - Mundo, Monde, Mondo tells the love story of Antonio

Carlos Jobim through music, family and nature. This documentary, produced

and directed by his widow and photographer Ana Jobim, brings never before

released images and interviews spanning 15 years of his day-to-day life in his three

favorite places in the world: New York, Rio de Janeiro and his country house.

Even the most loyal fan of this musical and poetic maestro may be surprised with

these scenes, which include the birth of a couple of important compositions. Aside

from beautiful images of the Atlantic Forest, which Jobim loved so much, this work

provides an intimate view of his family and lovely encounters with friends.







06 FRI, 07 SAT, 08 SUN, 09 MON

7:45pm & 9:30pm:

“The Best of Cannes in HD!”

An MBC Premiere HD DIGITAL Presentation

In collaboration with Emerging Cinemas

Miami Beach HD Premiere!

Cannes Film Festival Un Certain Regard Prize 2007:

The Band’s Visit (Bikur Ha-Tizmoret)

(Eran Kolirin Israel/France/2007)



Once-not long ago-a small Egyptian police band arrived in Israel. They came to play

at an initiation ceremony, but, due to bureaucracy, bad luck, or for whatever reason,

they were left stranded at the airport. They tried to manage on their own, only to find

themselves in a desolate, almost forgotten small Israeli town, somewhere in the heart

of the desert. A lost band in a lost town. Not many remember this...

It wasn't that important.

WINNER: Cannes Film Festival Un Certain Regard Jury Prize

Israeli Film Academy Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress

European Film Awards Discovery of the Year Eran Kolirin

Montreal Film Festival Best Feature Film

Tokyo Film Festival Grand Prize

“Sweet, Funny, and Hopeful. . .”—Entertainment Weekly

“One of the best foreign films of the year”—National Board of Review





11 WED 7:45pm & 9:30pm: “A Nite OUT”!

In collaboration with SobeSocialClub

Miami Theatrical Premiere!

A Four Letter Word (Casper Andreas/2007)



Certain four letter words take on a twist in the witty, modern-day, gay romantic comedy
A Four Letter Word, directed by Casper Andreas (Slutty Summer). Produced on
location in New York, and starring two high-profile gay actors, Jesse Archer and
Charlie David, the film takes a fresh, honest, and hopelessly hilarious approach to a
modern day romance.
With afterparty at Cavas Wines hosted by Edison Farrow. . .
Your ticket is worth 50% more for fine wine tasting!



13 FRI: 8:30pm (Special Premiere)

LIVE Webcast Q&A with GUS VAN SANT!*



and 14 SAT, 15 SUN, 16 MON:

7:45pm & 9:30pm

“The Best of Cannes in HD!”

An MBC Premiere HD DIGITAL Presentation!

In collaboration with Emerging Cinemas

Miami Beach HD Premiere!

Cannes Film Festival 60th Anniversary Prize 2007:

Paranoid Park (Gus Van Sant/2007)

With Gabe Nevins, Daniel Liu, Lauren McKinney

Cinematography by Christopher Doyle



An unsolved murder at Portland’s infamous Paranoid Park brings detectives to a

local high school, propelling a young skater into a moral odyssey where he must

not only deal with the pain and disconnect of adolescence but the consequences

of his own actions. With Christopher Doyle (Wong Kar Wai films) as cinematographer,

Gus Van Sant uses 8mm and a square format to capture the realism and grittiness of the

skateboarder’s world, in his most successfully realized independent film since the

roots of his career.

Winner: 60th Anniversary Prize Cannes Film Festival

Independent Spirit Awards Producers Award

Bodil Awards Best American Film

“What strikes me the hardest about Paranoid Park is the intimacy, the love—

carnal, paternal, human—of Mr. Van Sant’s expansive, embracing vision.

No one is really ready for Paranoid Park, but neither do we have to go there alone”

—Manohla Dargis, New York Times

“*****! UNFORGETTABLE. Bursting with incredible visuals. Van Sant

has created his most compassionate film about a lost boy since My Own

Private Idaho.”-Melissa Anderson, Time Out New York

*FRI 13 8:30pm PREMIERE Includes LIVE webcast

Q&A discussion with Director GUS VAN SANT

(interviewed from MBC by his former film teacher

at Rhode Island School of Design, Marian Marzynski)

and Van Sant’s rarely seen short student films:

2 ½ Minutes, Little Johnny, and Late Morning Start



Prices: FRI 13: $15 or $12 MBC Members & Students

SAT, SUN, MON: $10 or $7 Members/Students



For Gus Van Sant’s MYSPACE Page Click Here

For Gus Van Sant’s MYSPACE Page for Paranoid Park Click Here





19 THU, 20 FRI, 21 SAT, 22 SUN

7:45pm & 9:30pm:

An MBC Premiere HD DIGITAL Presentation!

In collaboration with Emerging Pictures

Miami Beach HD Premiere!

“The Major Revelation of the Cannes Director’s Fortnight” - Le Monde, France

Chop Shop (Ramin Bahrani/2007/USA)

With Alejandro Polanco, Isamar Gonzales, Ahmad Razvi, Carlos Zapata



The American Independent festival sensation, CHOP SHOP is the story of Alejandro

(Alejandro Polanco), a twelve-year-old Latino street orphan in Willet’s Point, also

known as the “Iron Triangle,” a vibrant, sprawling, industrial neighborhood teeming

with auto-body repair shops, scrap yards, and garbage dumps on the outskirts of

Queens, New York. Alejandro is a tough and ambitious Latino street orphan on the

verge of adolescence. In this chaotic world of adults, young Alejandro struggles to

make a better life for himself and his 16-year-old sister, Isamar. Intimate, heartbreaking

and yet ultimately hopeful, CHOP SHOP is a portrait of a young boy navigating his

way through a chaotic adult world. Set in a stunning and unique location, it is subtle

and simple, but tells a profound story about the people who live, work, and dream there.

“Miraculous! Now we have an American film with the raw power of

CITY OF GOD or PIXOTE, a film that does something unexpected,

and inspired, and brave” --Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

“American Independent Cinema at its best” - Daily Telegraph, London

“A mastery of a style!” -Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly





25 WED 8:30pm: “Cine-IMPROV!”

A LIVE Comedic Jam served with cinema on the side!



Cannes 2008 poster (Photo: David Lynch)

Miami’s hottest improv actor Michael Murray welcomes some of South

Florida’s best improvisers... to perform unscripted theater based on your suggestions,

in the art of “long form improv," rather than the typical comedy you see at the clubs and

on TV. Including film dubbing, the "Armando Diaz Experience," and a live improvised

"movie" based on the life experiences of one of our audience members, with stylistic

parody, edits, comedic characters, and other scenic devices.

This month’s theme: CANNES!

$12 or $10 MBC Members





A Weekend of Exposés (our’s and their’s):

26 THU & 27 FRI 7:45pm & 9:40pm:

An MBC Premiere HD DIGITAL Presentation!

In collaboration with Emerging Pictures

Miami Beach HD Premiere!

2007 OSCAR: Best Documentary Feature!

Taxi To The Dark Side

(Alex Gibney/2007) 106 min.



From the director of Enron: The Smartest Guys In The Room, Alex Gibney’s

TAXI TO THE DARK SIDE is a gripping investigation into the reckless use of

power by the Bush Administration. The film exposes a policy of detention and

interrogation that condones torture and the abrogation of human rights. Alex

Gibney’s 2007 Academy Award winning Best Documentary exposé of war-time

interrogation techniques has become the last word in exposing the truth in wartime

documentaries.

WINNER: Academy Award Best Documentary 2007

Chicago Int. Film Festival Best Documentary

Writer’s Guild of America Documentary Screenplay Award

"There are those, their numbers shrinking every day, who would agree we

have to 'work the dark side.' Growing numbers of us are yearning for the light.

What is the other side? See this movie, and you tell me." - Roger Ebert



For an interview with Director Alex Gibney click HERE





A Weekend of Exposés (our’s and their’s):

28 SAT & 29 SUN 7:45pm & 9:30pm:

An MBC Premiere HD DIGITAL Presentation!

In collaboration with Emerging Pictures

Miami Beach HD Premiere!

Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize!

Up The Yangtze

(Yung Chang/Canada/2008)



In China, it is simply known as “The River.” But the Yangtze—and all of the life

that surrounds it—is undergoing a truly astonishing transformation wrought by the

largest hydroelectric project in history, the Three Gorges Dam. Canadian documentary

filmmaker Yung Chang returns to the gorgeous, now-disappearing landscape of his

grandfather’s youth to trace the surreal life of a “farewell cruise” that traverses the

gargantuan waterway. With Altmanesque narrative agility, a humanist gaze and wry wit,

Chang beautifully captures the microcosmic society. Singularly moving and cinematically

breathtaking, UP THE YANGTZE gives a human dimension to the wrenching changes

facing not only an increasingly globalized China, but the world at large.

WINNER: Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize for Documentary

“A GLORIOUSLY CINEMATIC DOC!”—Jake Anderson Variety

“By journey's end, Yung has found, in the Yangtze, a brilliant natural metaphor

for upward mobility in modern China: Whether they hail from the lowlands or

the urban centers, everyone here is scrambling to reach higher ground.”

—Village Voice



Help support Cindy Yu Shui and her family,

The documentary subjects of Up The Yangtze HERE





“One of Miami’s most beloved cultural institutions just got better!”

-Kevin Craft, “Beyond the Multiplex” on Miami Herald’s Miami.com

(Read the entire interview HERE)



TICKETS:

FILMS: $10 or $7 MBC Members & Students

Paranoid Park Premiere with Director GUS VAN SANT: $15 and $12 Members

Cine-IMPROV! $12 or $10 MBC Members

Doors open fifteen minutes before screenings

Exhibition: complimentary



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