The following feature films have been selected to screen at the 2010 Arizona International Film Festival

 8.5 Hours
Brian Lally, Ireland, 2009, 87 min.
This intense, sexually charged drama focuses on the lives of four people working together in modern Dublin.

65_RedRoses
Nimisha Mukerji & Philip Lyall, Canada, 2009, 70 min.
Eva has a genetic disease called cystic fibrosis. Unless she gets a double-lung transplant, she'll die.

Be Calm and Count to 7
Ramtin Lavafi, Iran , 2009, 89 min.
In a remote costal village in southern Iran, smuggling is the primary means of livelihood.

Comrade Couture
Marco Wilms, Germany, 2009, 84 min.
This entertaining documentary is a journey into the wild parallel fantasy world of the fashionistas and Bohemians of Communist East Berlin.

 

The Crimson Mask
Elias Plagianos, USA, 2009, 89 min.
In this stylish film noir, two desperate men, from different worlds, find themselves unwitting pawns in an ancient ritual.

D*I*Y
Jill Baker & Derek Griffith, USA, 2010, 84 min.
A coming-of-age teen drama about a teenage boy who starts his dream-business of promoting new bands.

Don't Let Me Drown
Cruz Angeles, USA, 2009, 105 min.
Set one month after 9/11, two Latino kids try to pick up the pieces in the aftermath.

East Planet
Hiroshi Toda, Japan, 2009, 64 min.
An experimental sci-fi film with a social conscious.

Free Land
Minda Martin , USA , 2010, 62 min.
This personal documentary illustrates the social and psychological impact of constantly looking for opportunity in America.

Haze
Peter Schuermann, USA, 2008, 82 min.
This controversial documentary examines the untimely death of college freshman following a fraternity hazing incident.

Mamachas del Ring
Betty M Park, Bolivia/USA, 2009, 75 min.
An indigenous Bolivian, Carmen Rosa is a wife and mother and must balance her love of the sport with family responsibilities and the demands of daily living.

No Tomorrow
Roger Weisberg & Vanessa Roth, USA, 2009, 80 min.
This riveting documentary chronicles a murder trial primarily focusing on the jury's sentencing options of life imprisonment or death.

Psycho Guru
Jonathan VanBallenberghe, USA, 2009, 92 min.
The story of a life-skills guru who has problems with money, weight, women, cars, and self-esteem.

The Road to Freedom
Brendan Moriarty, USA, 2010, 93 min.
Two photojournalists gamble with their lives to inform the world of Khmer Rouge atrocities.

Situations Vacant
Lisa Mulcahy, Ireland, 2009, min.
An Irish comedy about job-hunting in contemporary Ireland.

Such Good Friends
Cyndee Wing & Susan Claasen, USA, 2009, 84 min.
If you ever want to understand how art can transform lives, then follow the Pastime Players.

The Tijuana Project
John Sheedy, USA, 2009, 62 min.
Children live and play next to an immense mountain of trash ten minutes from downtown Tijuana.

A Village Called Versailles
S. Leo Chang, USA, 2009, 67 min.
This empowering story documents how the Versailles people turn a devastating disaster into a catalyst for change and a chance for a better future.

The following short films have been selected to screen at the 2010 Arizona International Film Festival.

Ana's Playgound
Eric Howell, USA, 2009, 20 min.
In a war-torn country, a game of soccer changes dramatically as the war intrudes on the children's "playground".

The Armoire
Jamie Travis, Canada, 2009, 22min.
Aaron plays a game of hide-and-seek where his friend Tony is never found. Is the armoire in his room the key to the mystery?

Babylon 2084
Christian Schleisiek, Germany, 2009, 30 min.
The world has sunk into the sea and the rest of mankind survives in two towers that need to grow higher and higher.

Birth
Signe Baumane, Italy/USA, 2009, 12 min.
Afraid of giving birth, a young woman seeks advice from older women but their animated stories scare her even more.

Can We Talk?
Jim Owen, United Kingdom, 2009, 11 min.
Vince gets way more than he bargains for when he dumps his girlfriend... again.

Celestial Avenue
Colin & Cameron Cairnes, Australia, 2009, 20 min.
A blind date turns into sweetly surreal madcap comedy when Kath meets Ah Gong, a Mandarin-speaking Caucasian kitchen worker. Now she has to fend off her other undaunted suitor.

Charlie and the Rabbit
Rodrigo Ojeda-Beck & Robert Machoian, USA, 2009, 10 min.
After watching Bugs Bunny, a four-year-old boy decides to head out and hunt a rabbit of his own.

Cold April
Mike Smith Rivera, USA, 2010, 17 min.
Rwandan school girls stand together and face the hatred and intolerance of the military.

Desconocidos (Unknown)
Alma M. Hernandez & Lourdes Medrano, USA, 2010, 12 min.
Deported immigrants who go to the Juan Bosco Shelter in Nogales, Mexico are given dinner, a shower, a bed, and are also shown pictures of desert corpses.

Di Me Que Yo
Mateo Gil , Spain , 2009, 15 min.
What happens when HE and SHE meet just after they break up with their partners?

Easy Make Hard
Delphine Suter , USA , 2009, 12 min.
On the run from the law, a young man comes home for his father's protection.

Ella and the Astronaut
Rodrigo Ojeda-Beck & Robert Machoian, USA, 2009, 8 min.
Ella and her best friend, Astronaut Henry, prepare for a journey into outer space.

The End
Eduardo Chapero-Jackson, Spain, 2009, 28 min.
A family must fight for survival in a nation torn apart by the lack of water.

Estabans Ride
Grant Hunker, USA, 2009, 8 min.
A conflicted son has problems with his aging father.

The Fence
Rory Kennedy , USA , 2009, 36 min.
In late 2006, the United States decided to build a 700-mile fence along its border with Mexico. Stakeholders ranging from Minutemen to coyotes, Sonoran residents to Texan golfers, Border Patrol agents to Tucson's Robin Hoover of Humane Borders, share the far-reaching, and mostly unanticipated, consequences of this un-American policy decision.

Gayby
Jonathan Lisecki, USA, 11 min.
A gay man and a straight woman decide to have a child together the old-fashioned way.

GPS
Diego Sanchidrian , Spain , 2009, 8 min.
A GPS navigator gives Javier's life a new direction.

Guillotine Guys
James Ricardo, USA, 2010, 7 min.
A dark comedy about loss and attachment!

Hannah
Joel Lopez, USA, 2009, 3 min
A lonely little birthday girl tries to escape the reality of her broken home.

Head in the Sand
David Baldwin, USA, 2009, 16 min.
An infantry soldier in Afghanistan soon finds that the war he is fighting has little in common with the imagined heroics of his childhood.

Horn Dog
Bill Plympton, USA, 2009, 6 min
More misadventures from our plucky canine, as he fends off an obese dog, attacking oysters, and a wayward killer violin bow.

In Space
Visra Vichit-Vadakan , Thailand , 2010, 16 min.
A young monk finds a safe space between the present and the afterlife.

Jesusito De Mi Vida
Jesus Perez-Miranda, Spain, 2009, 9 min.
The fear of the dark prevents a young child from going to the bathroom unless he gets divine help.

Laredo , Texas
Topaz Adizes, USA, 2010, 11 min.
Tensions boil in the border town of Laredo, Texas when a supervisor suspects that his new worker is undocumented.

La Tama
Martin Costa, Spain, 2009, 19 min.
Tired of fighting with her mother, a troubled teenager takes off on a journey with no return.

Latte America
Product , Canada , 2010, 10 min.
Shot entirely in reverse, this edgy action-comedy explores America's addiction to coffee.

Like Crude Oil
Daniel Pardo, Spain, 2009, 4 min.
The disappearance of crude oil leads to global chaos, anarchy and corruption.

Lines
Antonio Villagomez, USA, 2010, 13 min.
A struggling screenwriter loses his ability to know what is real and what is not.

Little Accidents
Sara Colangelo, USA, 2009, 18 min.
A desperate factory worker recruits a mentally disabled young man to steal a pregnancy test.

Little Odessa
Natan Moss , USA , 2009, 13 min.
A frustrated cabbie drives into a dangerous world he doesn't quite understand.

Lychee Thieves
Kathleen Man, USA, 2009, 29 min.
In Hawaii, the highly prized lychee tree blooms only once a year. Paranoid Arnie and Ethel vow to protect their fruit bonanza from lychee thieve... at any cost!

Martina y la Luna
Javier Loarte, Spain, 2009, 12 min.
Trapped in her father's bakery, Martina dreams of another life... even if that place is the moon.

MEATWAFFLE
Leah Shore , USA, 2009, 9 min.
An old man reflects on his strange and bizarre memories.

Metamora
Keisha Richardson, USA, 2009, 4 min.
In search of adventure, an animated star finds the grass isn't always brighter on the other side.

My Superhero
Zack Zhou , USA , 2010, 17 min.
Fighting back against his abusive father, a young African-American kid seeks comfort in a fictional white superhero

Nino Balcon
Pilar Palomero, Spain, 2009, 9 min.
This is the story of Balcony Boy whose big ears cause him nothing but trouble.

old fangs
Adrien Merigeau , Ireland , 2009, 11 min.
A young wolf decides to confront his long-lost father.

Omega 3000
Rockie Stephens , USA , 2009, 8 min.
A young boy's dreams of an otherworldly squirt-gun are thwarted by a she-devil in pig tails.

Out Of Here
Chino Moya, Spain/ United Kingdom, 2010, 8 min.
A young woman aimlessly wandering the streets has a random encounter.

Over The River and Through the Higher Dimensions
Dillon Markey, USA, 2009, 8 min.
An animated trip to Grandma's house takes a turn for the extraordinary when Grandma unearths a teleporter and reveals the mysteries of the universe.

Patience of the Memory
Vuk Jevremovic , Germany / Spain, 2010, 7 min.
A memory of the destruction of Dresden is rendered in animated oil paintings.

Point of Entry
Zeus Quijano, Jr., USA/Mexico, 2009, 27 min.
When he was 15, Carlos crossed from Mexico. Twelve years later, he struggles to support his wife and children here, while helping his family back home, hoping to return one day.

The Poodle Trainer
Vance Malone, USA, 2009, 9 min.
Poodles, fabulous poodles, are the stars of this tender story of a solitary Russian dog trainer.

Raubbau (Depletion)
Christian Schleisiek, Germany, 2008, 5 min.
This amusing animation shows the naïve egoism within everyone.

River Without Water
Quynn Elizabeth , USA , 2009, 3 min.
A group of artists honor their local "river", the Santa Cruz

Roos Djaj (Chicken Heads)
Bassam Jarbawi, Palestinian Territories/USA, 2009, 15 min.
When his pet gazelle kills his father's prized sheep, a young Bedouin boy devises a plan to implicate his brother's dog.

Seed
Ben Richardson & Daniel Bird, Czech Republic/USA, 2009, 12 min.
An egg and an apple build competing broadcast towers to vie for the attention of a transistor radio. Awarded Best Animation this year at Slamdance, this beautiful but sinister stop-motion shows the struggle to survive.

Stuttering Ears (Deafening the Heart)
Rachel JeeHye Thomas, USA, 2009, 8 min
A stuttering boy and a deaf girl escape into a fantasy world to find their human connections.

Te Quiero
Sergi Portabella , Spain , 2009, 10 min.
Saying "I love you" might have unexpected consequences.

Tengo Algo Que Decirte
Ana Torres-Alvarez, Spain, 2009, 9 min.
Pablo realizes he is gay and in love with his best friend who wants Susana, Pablo's girlfriend.

Territorio Enemigo
Rodrigo Plaza , Spain , 2009, 11 min.
A macabre game of life and death between two soldiers lost in enemy territory.

The Time Machine
Mark Kendall, USA, 2009, 12 min.
Amidst the din of Grand Central Station, a watchmaker from Honduras quietly muses on the nature of time.

Todas Almas
Jesse Powell, USA, 2009, 8 min.
A young woman mourns her husband's death during the All Souls Procession.

Trunk
Sean Malone, USA, 2009, 16 min.
Waking up in the trunk of a car, a young girl recalls the events that brought her here.

TUB
Bobby Miller, USA, 2009, 13 min.
Paul jerks off in the shower and impregnates his bath tub.

The Visitors
Samina Akbari , USA , 2010, 7 min.
The arrival of unexpected guests forces a young interracial couple to face an impossible decision.

TV
Andrea Zaccariello, Italy, 2009, 13 min.
A man in debt needs a reprieve from the woman at a debt collecting agency.

We Lived There
Rob Sabal, USA, 2010, 3 min.
Recalling the mundane and the sublime events of life lived.

Wisdom Teeth
Don Hertzfeldt, USA, 2010, 5 min.
Nigel recently had his wisdom teeth removed.