Free Community Screenings at the 2009 Arizona International Film Festival

Thursday, April 16, 7:30pm - La Placita
Veer
Hold on to your handle bars when Veer hits the screen. It is more than nude bike races, zoobombing, chicken poop, grappling hooks and profanity. The film chronicles the ever growing and ever changing bike culture of Portland, Oregon which values community above all.
Preceded by BICAS Works, where bike spokes, rims, and wheels become works of recycled art.

Saturday, April 18, 11:00am - Crossroads Festival
Digital Stories by Youth from Across the Globe
Digital works by students from throughout the globe personally explore issues from education to immigration to the "American Dream." Includes several powerful films by teenagers from Tucson's South Park neighborhood, plus the winners of the first-ever Catalina Magnet High School Youth Film Festival. Sponsored by Finding Voice Project, Catalina Magnet HS, Catalina HS Book Club, Community Storytelling Arts & Tucson Youth Week.

Sunday, April 19, 1:00pm - The Screening Room
15 Years of the Video Revolution: A Pan Left Retrospective
Since 1994, Tucson's Pan Left Productions has consistently produced thought-provoking work. Films in this program showcase the development of the collective's craft, and demonstrate members' commitment to telling stories often ignored by others.

Sunday, April 19, 1:00pm - Crossroads Festival
Two Fireflies
A depressed coffee shop waitress and a widower stuck in a rut forge an unlikely friendship and encourage one another along the rocky terrain of dating life. Preceded by John and Karen, an animated apology between a polar bear and his penguin girlfriend. Filmmaker Adam Mayer will introduce film.

Sunday, April 19, 4:30pm - The Screening Room
Speak for Yourself: Filmworks by Youth
Though youth are often the primary targets of the media, they are still greatly underrepresented as media makers. This program allows young filmmakers a rare opportunity to present their views on social and political issues.

Tuesday, April 21, 6:00pm - The Screening Room
Documentary Shorts
Slices of non-fiction life from censorship in cyberspace (GOOD: Internet Censorship) to a veteran reggae singer's struggle to be heard (UNSUNG: RC Tomlinson's Story); from the story of a DJ with no arms (Héroes, No Hacen Falta Alas Para Volar) to the dilemma of illegal immigrants who are also children (Harraga).

Wednesday, April 22, 6:00pm - The Screening Room
Hariko No Tora (Paper Tiger)
A gangster demands repayment from a pensioner, whose card-playing losing streak has him facing a mountain of debt. But that's not the gangster's only problem. He also has a hunch his henchman is sleeping with his lover. Preceded by Wet Season, a filmmaker's magic journey back in time to share a moment with his father.

Thursday, April 23, 6:00pm - The Screening Room
Cine Espanol, Take 1
Five Spanish tales: A girl discovers magic in a metal nut (La Tuerca). Two young Moroccan stowaways wait and dream (Mofetas). The definitive guide for imaginary friends abandoned by their humans (Manuel Practico del Amigo Imaginario). A desert-crossing by three young children (Una Vida Mejor). A village tale of tragedy - and burlesque (Gólgota).

Friday, April 24, 5:00pm - The Screening Room
IndieFilms FOR IndieYouth
Teens, preteens, and tweens may be the audience for mall-theater blockbusters and cross-promotional marketing juggernauts, but that doesn't mean they don't sometimes want more. These funny, inspiring, and thoughtful shorts, made for youth, show that "indie" is for everyone.

Saturday, April 25, 10:00am - The Loft Cinema
Youths' Digital Stories from Tucson to the Townships of South Africa
Enjoy short works by Tucson youth from Afghanistan, Central America, Iraq, Somalia, and Zimbabwe, offering a unique window into their lives and cultures. Program also includes digital stories created by Tibetan refugees and youth from the townships of South Africa. Sponsored by Owl and Panther Project, Bridges to Understanding & Tucson Youth Week.

Saturday, April 25, 1:00pm - Crossroads Festival
Cine Espanol, Take 2
An injury results in altered vision (5 Segundas). A poet and a peasant help a lovesick soldier (Paseo). A Spanish baseball team dreams about the Yankees (Go Home). Four unrelated women take pregnancy tests (Test). A mother writes of life's gravity (El Palacio de la Luna). Let there be soccer - or else. (Porque Hay Cosas Que Nunca Se Olvidan).

Saturday, April 25, 2:30pm - The Screening Room
IndieFilms BY IndieYouth
See the world portrayed the way YOU see it! Youth-made films will be the order of the day, sent from all over Tucson and all over the country to give viewers new perspectives on the world we live in.