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West Virginia International Film Festival

27TH ANNUAL FALL FILM FESTIVAL
THURSDAY – SUNDAY, NOV. 11 – 14, 2010
WVSU CAPITOL CENTER THEATER
123 SUMMERS STREET, CHARLESTON, WV

Sponsored by the ACLU OF WV FOUNDATION

Papers is the story of undocumented youth and the challenges they face as they turn 18 in America without legal status.

Documentary, 2010, USA, 90 m. Not Rated
Directed by Anne Galisky

FUNDRAISER Silent auction, refreshments including beer and wine

Admission for the evening $20

Two children conceived by artificial insemination bring their birth father into their family life.

Comic Drama, 2010, USA, 106 m. R for strong sexual content, nudity, language and some teen drug and alcohol use

Written & Directed by Lisa Cholodenko
Starring: Annette Bening, Julianne Moore, Mark Ruffalo

http://filminfocus.com/film/the_kids_are_all_right/

(Italian, Russian and English with English subtitles)
A tragic love story set at the turn of the millennium in Milan. The film follows the fall of the haute bourgeoisie due to the forces of passion and unconditional love.

Drama, 2010, Italy, 129 m. R for sexuality and nudity
Directed by Luca Guadagnino

Starring: Tilda Swinton, Oscar winner for "Michael Clayton"

JOAN RIVERS: A PIECE OF WORK

A documentary on the life and career of Joan Rivers, made as the comedienne turns 75 years old.

Documentary, 2010, USA, 84 m. R for language and sexual humor
Written and Directed by Ricki Stern and Anne Sundberg

Special Screening: $ 2 Admission

Documentary, 2010, USA, 28 m. Not Rated
Narrated by Morgan Spurlock
Produced & Directed by Daniel Boyd, Bob Maslowski & Erika Celeste
Music by Chuck Biel

Spun of equal parts folk tale, fable and real-life legend of the mysterious, 1930s Tennessee hermit who famously threw his own rollicking funeral party... while he was still alive.

Comic Mystery, 2010, USA / Germany / Poland, 103 m. PG-13 for some thematic material and brief violent content

Directed by Aaron Schneider
Starring: Bill Murray, Robert Duvall, Sissy Spacek, Lucas Black

www.sonyclassics.com/getlow/

THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATOO

(Swedish and English with English subtitles)
A journalist is aided by a young female hacker in his search for a woman who has been missing -- or dead -- for forty years. The first film in the Millennium trilogy.

Crime Mystery Thriller, 2010, Sweden / Denmark / Germany / Norway, 152 m. R for disturbing violent content including rape, grisly images, sexual material, nudity and language

Directed by Niels Arden Oplev
From the novel by Steig Larsson
Starring: Michael Nyqvist, Noomi Rapace

http://dragontattoofilm.com/

$20 Friday Nov. 12 Fundraiser film admission
$8 per feature (single admission after Nov. 12)
$25 FOUR PACK: (4 tickets for use by anyone to any of the Fall Festival features after Nov. 12)
$5 per feature, Children and Students through college
FREE admission, WVSU Students with current WVSU ID

Sponsored by the West Virginia Film Office.
Partially funded by the West Virginia Commission on the Arts.