The Newport Beach Film Festival will hold events daily through Friday.
Films will be shown in four venues: Edwards Big Newport, 300 Newport
Center Drive, Newport Beach; Lido Theater, 3459 Via Lido, Newport Beach;
and Edwards Island 1 and 2, 999 Newport Center Drive, Newport Beach.
Unless otherwise marked, tickets are $7 and may be purchased by calling
(949) 253-2880 or online at www.newportbeachfilmfest.com.
TODAY
11 a.m.
Julietta
Lido Theater
o7 Germany, 2001
f7 Director: Christoph Stark
Screenwriter: Jochen Bitzer
Cast: Lavinia Wilson, Barnaby Metschurat, Matthias Koeberlin
Running time: 95:00
o7 A dramatic teenage love story set against the backdrop of Europe's
biggest party, the Berlin Love Parade. Max loves Julietta, Julietta loves
Jiri. Complications ensue.
f7
My American Girls: A Dominican Story
Edwards Island 2
o7 United States, 2001
f7 Director: Aaron Mathews
Running time: 62:00
o7 Drawing on more than 100 hours of footage and shot over the course
of a year and a half, this documentary chronicles the lives of Sandra
Ortiz, her husband, Bautista, and their three American-born daughters.f7
Short Films: Can't Get Enough Shorts!
Edwards Island 1
Rush of the Palms
o7 A black and white story of culture, conflict and God.
f7
Sixty Cups of Coffee
o7 Rickie Cass once heard that drinking the aforementioned amount of
java would "stop your heart like a tightly-wound watch." So, he hits a
local coffee shop to see if his number is up.
f7
Lector
o7 In 1924, Cesar Hidalgo makes his living the same way both his
father and his grandfather did: He reads to cigar rollers. Cesar must
deal with the fact that his oral tradition is being replaced by the new
technology of radio.
f7
To Ease The Loss
o7 A sick little boy and his grieving parents discover that love can
work its own special f7 magic.
The Tower of Babble
o7 Three stories. Six people. They're all saying something different
-- with exactly the same words.f7
12:30 p.m.
The Execution of Wanda Jean
Edwards Island 2
o7 United States, 2001f7
Director: Liz Garbus
Running time: 88:00
o7 "The Execution of Wanda Jean" chronicles the life-and-death battle
of Wanda Jean Allen. By telling one woman's story, the film becomes an
unforgettable exploration into a moral and political dilemma: The death
penalty. f7
1 p.m.
Hunters Moon (O Dia da Caa)
Lido Theater
o7 Brazil, 2000
f7 Director: Alberto Graca
Screenwriter: Leopoldo Serran, Alberto Graca
Cast: Marcello Antony, Barbara Schulz, Paulo Vespucio, Jonas Bloch,
