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September 5, 2014
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OPENING NIGHT FILM
BEHAVIOR (Conducta)
Spanish with English subtitles
A Havana boy sent to reform school becomes the subject of a moral tug-of-war between generational ideologies in today’s Cuba. Preceded by "The Blue Car", a short film.
FLORIDA PREMIERE: Thursday, Oct. 16 @ 7:00 PM
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BALL & CHAIN BAR & LOUNGE
1513 SW 8th Street, Miami
9:00 PM - 11:30 PM
Following the film, join us for a glorious throwback to Miami's heyday of jazz and gamblers, at the newly re-opened Ball & Chain across the street from MDC's Tower Theater on Calle Ocho.
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CARMINA AND AMEN (Carmina y amén)
a film by Paco León
Spain | 2014 | 93 min. | comedy, drama | trailer
Spanish with English subtitles
The outrageous, larger-than-life Carmina Barrios is back in a chain-smoking, laugh-out-loud sequel to the 2012 Carmina or Blow Up (Carmina o revienta).
NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE: Friday, Oct. 17 at 9:30 PM
BLOG: Carmina y amén tendrá su estreno norteamericano en MIFFecito
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 I CAN QUIT WHENEVER I WANT (Smetto quando voglio) a film by Sydney Sibilia Italy | 2013 | 100 min. | comedy | Italian trailer
Italian with English subtitles
A group of post-graduate intellectual students apply their refined but completely unmarketable skills to the illicit drug trade, much to the chagrin of the local Mafia, in this witty comedy nominated for 12 Donatello Awards.
FLORIDA PREMIERE: Friday, Oct. 17 at 7:00 PM
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 LAKE LOS ANGELES
a film by Mike Ott
USA | 2014 | 87 min. | drama | trailer
English & Spanish with English subtitles
Cecilia, a 10-year-old Mexican girl, crosses the border hoping to find a better life in the US, but her treacherous journey into the Promised Land will test her spiritual and physical fortitude.
FLORIDA PREMIERE
Saturday, Oct. 18 at 9:00 PM // Sunday, Oct. 19 at 6:30 PM
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 LIFE FEELS GOOD (Chce sie zyc) a film by Maciej Pieprzyca Poland | 2013 | 107 min. | drama | trailer
Polish with English subtitles
Locked inside a body severely afflicted by cerebral palsy, a determined Mateusz fights for 26 years to communicate with the world. Like My Left Foot, this film is based on a true story.
FLORIDA PREMIERE: Sunday, Oct. 19 at 6:00 PM
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 PARADISE (Paraíso) a film by Mariana Chenillo Mexico | 2013 | 105 min. | romance | trailer
Spanish with English subtitles
Happy-go-lucky couple Carmen and Alfredo’s relationship begins to suffer when only one of them is able to shed pounds after joining a weight-loss program.
FLORIDA PREMIERE: Saturday, Oct. 18 at 9:30 PM
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Spanish with English subtitles
Amalia embarks on a journey with nine-year old Cristóbal to search for the boy’s father after his mother suddenly passed away.
FLORIDA PREMIERE
Friday, Oct. 17 at 7:30 PM // Saturday, Oct. 18 at 6:30 PM |
 SPANISH AFFAIR (Ocho apellidos vascos)
Spanish with English subtitles
A love-smitten Seville man must pretend to be Basque in order to win the girl of his dreams, in this taboo-busting satire of the cultural divide between northern and southern Spain.
FLORIDA PREMIERE: Sunday, Oct. 19 at 8:30 PM
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 VARA: A BLESSING
a film by Khyentse Norbu
Bhutan, Hong Kong, Sri Lanka | 2013 | 92 min. | drama | trailer Forbidden love between a Hindi dancer “married” to Krishna, and a young, handsome but lowly Muslim pottery apprentice, stir the senses in this lush visual feast.
FLORIDA PREMIERE: Saturday, Oct. 18 at 7:00 PM
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A Conversation with Moisés Kaufman &
THE LARAMIE PROJECT
a film by Moisés Kaufman
USA | 2002 | 125 min. | drama, crime | trailer Retrospective 4K digital screening and in-person conversation with director Moisés Kaufman of the landmark 2002 HBO film about the aftermath of Matthew Shepard’s murder in Wyoming.
RETROSPECTIVE SCREENING: Sunday, Oct. 19 at 3:00 PM
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TICKETS WILL GO ON SALE:
Thursday, September 11
Miami Film Society Members & Sponsors
Thursday, September 18
General Public
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