World Cinema

• Russia
• 2008
• 98min

Broken into four segments, Four Ages of Love explores love, its meaning, its sources, and the actions it inspires. Based on classical myths, the four seasons come to represent each of the stages in which the characters exist in ci...

World Cinema

• France,Morocco
• 2008
• 84min

As a follow-up to her award-winning short film Salam, El Bouhati returns to explore displacement and identity in her first feature film. A young, happy girl Sofia, born in France to Moroccan parents finds herself on a farm in Nort...

World Cinema

• France
• 2008
• 105min

At the heart of Garrel’s vaguely supernatural love triangle are Carole, an unhappy movie star, her negligent husband Ed, and photographer Francois, who becomes her lover. When their affair is discovered, Carole spirals into madne...

Wide Angle

• United States
• 2008
• 80min

In a U.S. election year, any campaign documentary will draw attention, but only Caroline Suh’s Frontrunners offers a fresh perspective on political life and its genesis. Following the campaign for student council president at New ...

World Cinema

• United States
• 2008
• 97min

Smuggling human cargo from Canada into the United States over the frozen St. Lawrence River is Ray, a white woman, and Mohawk Lila’s only option. Both are in dire need of fast money, and so against each’s better judgment they agre...

Wide Angle

• Korea
• 2008
• 21min

The main character is the chef of a Japanese restaurant he runs with his wife. The brusque man returns to the heart of a child on an outing with his granddaughter; he laughs, runs, and enjoys the moment. As the title ‘Garcon’ sugg...

Special Programs in Focus

• Japan
• 2008
• 51min

Gekko Kamen made his TV series debut in 1950s and scored up to 68% of an audience rating. The film Gekko Kamen is based on the TV series and who set the standard as Japan’s first liveaction TV superhero. Not like traditional Samur...

Wide Angle

• Japan
• 2008
• 27min

Takeshi returns to his hometown to discover nothing has changed, including his feelings for his high school friend, Yuki. A misunderstanding left him with bitter memories and heartache. Will he have a second chance now that Yuki...

Special Programs in Focus

• Philippines,United States,India,Canada
• 2008
• 89min

Song and dance, exaggeration, characters with clear good or bad natures, and happy endings are common aspects in Bollywood movies and animations. The Indian animation industry is shifting its focus from OEM to original animation d...

Wide Angle

• Korea
• 2008
• 16min

2008 Kodak Short Film Production Fund A girl in a school uniform comes to meet a middle-aged guy and introduces herself as the girlfriend of his son. She tells him that she’s pregnant with his son’s baby and asks him to accompany...