Location: Count Basie Theatre
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Friday, October 3
Location: Count Basie Theatre
12:00 — 1:30 p.m. "The General"
RBIFF celebrates Buster Keaton’s 108th birthday with the master comic’s greatest film; screening with live musical accompaniment.
2:00 — 4:00 p.m. "Martin & Orloff "
Martin seeks therapy and hooks up with Orloff, a shrink with dubious credentials. Featuring members of The Upright Citizens Brigade.
4:30 — 6:30 p.m. "Power Trip"
An American power company tries to keep the lights on in the former Soviet Republic of Georgia in this black comic documentary.
7:00 — 9:00 p.m. "City of God"
Brazil’s most notorious slum sets the scene for this true story of a young man who grew up on the streets and whose ambition as a photographer may be his only way out.
9:30 — 11:00 p.m. "The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari," with live musical accompaniment by Rotting Moldy Flesh.
Saturday, October 4
Film Crawl
Location A: Phoenix Theatre
Location B: Synapse Studios
1:00 — 2:40 p.m.
A: "Mai’s America"
Three tales about chasing the American dream.
B: "Odds of Recovery"
An intimate look at the complexities of life and living it to the fullest potential.
3:00 — 4:35 p.m.
A: "Daddy & Papa"
Despite the popularity of shows like "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy," there are still many challenges to gay life in the U.S.
B: "Man Versus Himself""
A host of short subjects all relating to subconscious desires and conflicts, both comic and tragic.
4:55 — 6:25 p.m.
A: "XxXy"
Women and men engage in the age-old struggle to comprehend the mysteries of the opposite sex in this segment of short films.
B: "Ground Zero"
Three films celebrate human persistence in the face of disaster, specifically relating to the tragedy of 9/11.
6:45 — 8:00 p.m.
A: "Plympton’s Picks"
Animated shorts hand picked by legendary animator and artist-in-residence, Bill Plympton.
B: "The Silence of Green"
A refined and eerily beautiful portrait of a mourning countryside during a recent foot-and-mouth epidemic.
8:20 — 9:50 p.m.
A: "The Gloaming"
Six films in dialogue with the global malaise: "Your alarm bells should be ringing…"
B: "La Bossa Lona"
Three fun films about personal expression.
Sunday, October 5
Location: Count Basie Theatre
12:00 — 2:30 p.m. Emerging Filmmakers Series
Highlighting the best and brightest of local high school filmmakers.
3:00 — 5:00 p.m. "Cremaster IV & V"
The ultimate avant garde film of our time, an awe inspiring achievement of unsurpassed texture and complexity.
5:00 — 6:30 p.m. "Manhood"
This stylish black comedy is a brilliant look at the intersection of sex, love and family and how they shape a man’s life.
7:00 — 9:00 p.m. "Jersey Fresh"
The most popular segment of RBIFF 2001 and 2002, Jersey Fresh is back and packing the freshest punch yet.