2nd annual
Fresno Film Festival

Friday May 5

7pm The Real Dirt on Farmer John (short film: Badgered)

“…a beguiling combination of agrarian ode and the Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test.”

- J.R. Jones, Chicago Reader

9pm * Champagne Opening Night Reception

Celebrate the Passion of Film with friends at the Tower Theatre – featuring wine tasting by Dunning Vineyards, music by the Kevin Hill Trio, and the beginning of our silent auction by many of the Valley’s most celebrated artists.

Saturday May 6

2pmDuma (short film: The Fan and the Flower)

“Duma, and the sort of intelligent, visually rich filmmaking it represents, are endangered species.”

- Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com

5pm A Night at the Oscars 4 Oscar Nominated Short Documentaries

8pm The White Countess

“As the last film from the legendary team of Ivory and producer Ismail Merchant, who died in May, The White Countess is a stirring tribute to Merchant, a true builder of dreams in an industry now sorely bereft of his unique spirit.”

- Peter Travers, Rolling Stone

Sunday May 7

1pm Elevator to the Gallows

“As French crime thrillers go, this is about as good as it gets. It’s also an important film historically, and to top it off, the jazz score, by Miles Davis, is famous in its own right.”

- Walter V. Addiego, San Francisco Chronicle

3pm An Afternoon at the Oscars 5 Oscar Nominated Animated and Live Action Short
Films

5pm “My Favorite Flick and Why I Love It”

A lively panel discussion for film lovers everywhere.
Panelists: Jeff Booth, owner of The Movies video store;
Jon Carroll, president of Fresno Reel Pride;
Sasha Khokha, director of Calcutta Calling and Uprooted: Refugees of the Economy;
Darrin Navarro, independent film editor

7pm Sophie Scholl – The Final Days

“The film holds us rapt not through narrative suspense but through the eerie and demanding spectacle of profound moral courage, of a powerless good person in collision with absolute evil.”

- Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle

All screenings shown at:

The Tower Theatre

815 E. Olive Avenue, Fresno

SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR FESTIVAL SPONSORS:

FESTIVAL SPONSORS
Donaghy Sales, LLC (Ryan Donaghy)  •  Dunning Vineyards of Paso Robles  •  Fresno Famous  •  JA Photography  •  Janzen IdeaCorp  •  Palomino’s Restaurant  •  Pardini’s Catering & Banquets  •  SMG  •  90.7 KSFR

FILM SPONSORS
T & D Willey Farms
(The Real Dirt on Farmer John)

FRESNO FILMWORKS SPONSORS
Carol Bequette  •  Camerad, Inc.  •  Fig Garden Books  •  Lillian Faderman  •  Jazz Fresno  •  Coke and James Hallowell  •  Phyllis Irwin  •  KJewel  •  Mason’s Picture Frames & Art Gallery  •  Miles, Sears and Eanni  •  The Mitchell Trust  •  The Movies  •  P. James Nugent, M.D.  •  think inkless

CONTRIBUTING ARTISTS – SILENT AUCTION
Phil Bowers  •  Michael Garcia  •  Steve Dzerigian  •  Dal Henderson  •  Phyllis Irwin  •  Susan Harris  •  Amy Kohl  •  Karen LeCocq  •  Joel Pickford  •  Rollin Pickford  •  Dixie Salazar  •  Richard Silva  •  Howard Statham  •  Kathy Wosika

The silent auction will continue throughout the festival and the winners will be announced after the Sunday night closing film.