82 minutes, 2006 miniDV, USA By Frank Popper Montana Premiere Documentary Feature Competition

Mr. Smith follows the 2004 Missouri Democratic primary to replace former House Majority Leader Dick Gephardt. Told from inside the campaign of Jeff Smith, a 29-year old part-time political science instructor at Washington University, the film offers an unvarnished look at the inside of what national pundits called one of 2004's surprising campaigns. Mr. Smith asks if it is still possible in America for voters, excited by a person's ideas and ability, to get involved in the political process and elect a candidate who has not sold out or bought into the existing political establishment.

www.mrsmithmovie.com

The Cats of Mirikitani
74 minutes, 2006 DV, USA By Linda Hattendorf 2007 Best Documentary Feature Montana Premiere Documentary Feature Competition Asia Docs Series

"Make art not war" is Jimmy Mirikitani's motto. This 80 year old Japanese American artist was born in California and grew up in Hiroshima, but by 2001 he is living on the streets of New York City, angrily drawing pictures of WWII internment camps and atomic bombs. When a filmmaker stops to ask about his art, a friendship begins that will change both their lives after 9/11. An intimate exploration of the lingering trauma of war and discrimination -- and the healing power of art.

www.thecatsofmirikitani.com

Caught in the Crossfire
18 minutes, 2005 miniDV, Iraq By Mark Manning

With exclusive footage, never before seen in western media, Caught in the Crossfire tells the true and untold story of the civilians of Falluja, Iraq. Shot from November 2004 to April 2005 inside the city of Falluja this film details the conditions experienced by civilians as they endured the violent clashes and consequences of Operation Phantom Fury and became refugees outside the eyes and care of the international community. Caught in the Crossfire exposes the annihilation, not the liberation, of the Iraqi people. By detailing what is actually happening to these civilians, the film shows why the people of Iraq have lost faith in the stated American policy goals and why, with the loss of "hearts and minds" in Iraq, there is now no way for America to win this war.

Conception Media
PO box 2219
Santa Barbara CA 93120
www.conceptionmedia.net
mmanning@conceptionmedia.net

Chains
5 minutes, 2006 HDV, USA By Khanti Smith and Cory Shaw Montana Premiere MiniDoc Competition

Chains shows the creation of a graffiti mural by the famed GM5 Crew. The mural retells the story of the origin of Hip-Hop and its roots in freedom. Using time-lapse photography, the film captures the entire creation process and sheds new light on the art of graffiti and hip-hop culture. This film was made entirely in five days as part of the International Documentary Challenge.

www.documentarychallenge.org

Chairman George
72 minutes, 2005 miniDV, Canada/China By Daniel Cross and Mila Aung-Thwin Northwest Premiere Asia Docs Series

George is a Greek-Canadian who lives with his mother in Ottawa. He has a PhD in mathematics and has worked at Statistics Canada for over 20 years. But, every few months, George takes an extended leave from Stats Can. He straps on his guitar and heads to China where he re-invents himself as an international troubadour and musical star. Chairman George profiles George Sapounidis, an average bureaucrat who refuses to live anything but an extraordinary life. The film follows George throughout China and on his quest to play at the closing ceremonies of the Athens Olympic Games.

www.documentarychallenge.org

25 minutes, 2005 DV, Canada By Eric Geringas

At 13 years old, Gyasi Ferdinand was a sweet kid from Trinidad, living with his mom in suburban Toronto. By 17, he was making $2000 a night selling crack cocaine on some of the roughest street corners in Canada. The 9mm pistol in his waistband had earned him the street name J9.

"Couldn't be more timely... A rare entry into the world of pure violence." Globe & Mail

Golden Sheaf - Yorkton Short Film & Video Festival, 2005

Third World Newsreel
545 Eighth Avenue, 10th Floor
New York, NY 10018
(212)947-9277
www.twn.org
twn@twn.org

China Blue
88 minutes, 2006 DVCAM, China By Micha X. Peled Montana Premiere Documentary Feature Competition Asia Docs Series

China Blue is a powerful and poignant journey into the harsh world of sweatshop workers. Shot clandestinely, this is a deep-access account of what both China and the international retailers don't want us to see: how the clothes we buy are actually made.

www.bullfrogfilms.com

Christo in Paris
58 minutes, 1990 16mm, USA By Albert Maysles, David Maysles, Deborah Dickson & Susan Froemke

Christo and Jeanne-Claude 's first grand-scale urban project, wrapping the oldest bridge in Paris - the same bridge where Christo courted Jeanne-Claude. A love story set in the heart of Paris: between a refugee artist and a French General's daughter; between a 400-year-old bridge and the people of Paris. Since the days of King Henry IV, the Pont Neuf has inspired artists. Now it is the focus of the environmental artists, Christo and his wife Jeanne-Claude - and the millions of Parisians who watch them create an astounding architectural poem. Rich in political intrigue and artistic debate, this film tracks Christo's escape from Bulgaria, his early years as a struggling artist, his romance with Jeanne-Claude and the fulfillment of a ten-year obsession: the wrapping of the Pont Neuf. A film about the meeting of strangers and changing perceptions, it is the permanent record of a provocative act - and the celebration of a bridge that joins. Jack Lang, the French Minister of Culture, remarks in the film, "Never did anyone look at the Pont Neuf as much as on the day that it was hidden. Christo teaches us to see."

Grand Prize, Amsterdam Film Festival 1990

Gold Hugo, Chicago International Film Festival 1990

Special Jury Award, San Francisco Film Festival 1991

Maysles Films, Inc.
250 W. 54th Street PH
New York, NY 10019
(212) 582-6050
www.mayslesfilms.com

Cinema Vertical
60 minutes, 2003 USA by Dave O'Leske and Stash Wislocki

High in the mountains of Germany and Austria in the late 1920's, a tradition was born when Dr. Faunk filmed Hannes Schneider and Leni Riefenstahl in the famous ski film "Whete Ecstasy". Hannes Schneider was brought to the US as a famed ski star, and with him came the art of ski filmmaking. This film introduces you to the lives of the filmmakers and athlets, sharing their personal stories and incredible footage from the most spectaculr mountains in the world.

Dave O'Leske
Stash Wislocki
www.throughachildseyesproductions.com

Circuit Earth
43 minutes, 1970 16mm, USA By John Abrahall. et al.

Circuit Earth was produced in honor of the first Earth Day in 1970. Shot in Philadelphia, it is based on the work of Gregory Bateson, and features community groups, citizens and celebrities reflecting on the nature of the environmental crisis as they saw it. For aesthetic reasons, the film is structured around long takes with no cutaways. Amongst those appearing are Allen Ginsberg, Sen. Ed Muskie, the Broadway cast of Hair, Jerry Rubin, Alan Watts, and Ed Sanders of the Fugs. The film was shown in 1971 and at a few conferences, but was never in distribution. In April 1999, the film was screened for the first time for nearly 30 years to a highly enthusiastic audience at the Equinox Environmental Film Festival

Bullfrog Films
PO Box 149
Oley, PA 19547
610-779-8226
video@bullfrogfilms.com
www.bullfrogfilms.com

Citizen King
110 minutes, 2004 DVCAM, USA By Orlando Bagwell & W. Noland Walker 2005 Best Documentary Feature

Citizen King is a dramatic and intimate look at the last five years of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s life from the March on Washington to his assassination in 1968.

"The most intimate portrait of King ever." - The Wall Street Journal

Susie Lee
ROJA Productions
561 Hudson Street, #17
New York, NY 10014
susie@rojaproductions.com
www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/mlk

12 minutes, 2003 miniDV, USA By Jennifer Van Eenenaam

Three years ago, a company called “Clean Flicks” was founded in Utah. They take your average Hollywood film, and cut out the following: swearing, nudity, sex, violence, taking the lord’s name in vain, as well as any inappropriate situations. They do so without any permission whatsoever, and then they proceed to rent and sell these films for a profit. Clean Flicks is beginning to explode across the country – with 30 stores in Utah, as well as 15 other states. They’re proclaimed goal is to have a Clean Flicks in every town. The
directors of these films have now decided to draw the line against this dangerous form of censorship. Steven Spielberg, Robert Redford and others are now involved in a lawsuit against Clean Flicks that is predicted to go all the way to the Supreme Court.

Jennifer Van Eenenaam
j.m.van-eenenaam@m.cc.utah.edu

72 minutes, 2005 miniDV , USA By Peter Richardson

In the rural Oregon logging town of Philomath, every high school graduate has their college tuition paid thanks to the generosity of local lumber baron Rex Clemens. But when a new schools Superintendent arrives from Chicago, the administrators of the scholarship become concerned over the increasingly "liberal" direction of the schools. The conflict between the old-time loggers and the "urban immigrants" escalates dramatically, and the scholarship administrators deliver an ultimatum: either the superintendent leaves, or the scholarship is withdrawn, leaving the town's children without money for college.

Official Selection - 2006 Sundance Film Festival

Peter Richardson
Bicoastal Films LLC
963 NW Jackson Avenue #302
Corvallis, OR 97330
310-936-1333
www.clearcutmovie.com
bicoastalfilms@gmail.com

7 minutes, 2006 miniDV, USA By Valerie Krex and Bruce Tibbensee World Premiere MiniDocs Competition

How high can they go? Follow Coach Carrie and The Dragons to the Mount Helena Open for a behind the scenes look at the charged world of competitive cheerleading. This film was was made entirely in five days as part of the International Documentary Challenge.

www.documentarychallenge.org

Code 33
81 minutes, 2005 miniDV, USA By David Beilinson, Michael Galinsky, Suki Hawley, & Zachary Werner

Veteran Miami Police detectives become overwhelmed when an investigation into the rape of a young girl expands into a citywide manhunt for a serial rapist terrorizing the Hispanic communities of Little Havana and Coral Way. Frustrated by cold leads, and armed only with a sketch that could resemble half the Hispanic men in Miami, they scour the streets and stop hundreds of men in a massive dragnet. After eluding authorities for months, he attempts to strike again and the cops are waiting. Code 33 is the new film from the makers of Horns and Halos, winner of the 2004 Big Sky Documentary Film Festival.

Rumur inc
164 Hall St
Brooklyn, NY 11205
718-636-0949
www.code33film.com

The Color of Olives
97 minutes, 2006 miniDV, Palestine/Mexico By Carolina Rivas 2007 Artistic Vision Award Montana Premiere Documentary Feature Competition Asia Docs Series

The Amer family lives by the infamous West Bank Wall where their daily lives are dominated by electrified fences, locked gates and a constant swarm of armed soldiers. This intimate documentary shares their private world, allowing a glimpse of the constant struggles and the small, endearing details that sustain them. The Color of Olives is an artistic and beautifully affecting reflection on the effects of racial segregation, the meaning of borders and the absurdity of war.

From the Big Sky Jury: "This film transports us into a time and place through its artistic vision. It allows the viewer to observe from the vantage point of those living in the midst of a difficult conflict - a Palestinian family imprisoned in their own home. The film artfully conveys the truth and poignancy of this situation without the limits of more conventional filmmaking techniques."

www.thecolourofolives.com

60 minutes, 2003 USA by Chris Boebel and Nick Poppy www.containment.net

Containment: Life After Three Mile Island examines the legacy of the 1979 accident at the Three Mile Island nuclear plant (TMI) from the perspective of the nearby community of Middletown, Pennsylvania. Containment explores the accident´s long-term effects on local residents, including the rise of anti-nuclear activism, psychological consequences and the debate over health effects.

Much like the radioactive waste permanently interred in the damaged Unit 2 reactor, the accident at TMI refuses to go away. The film travels to Middletown High School, where students learn about nuclear power. It follows a small group of activists who continue to protest against the plant, and shows how the accident is commemorated on its 20th anniversary. Containment maps out the tensions and divisions that continue to run through Middletown, asking not only whether radiation can truly be contained by four-foot-thick concrete walls, but whether fear and anger can be contained by the process of history. What is the half-life of memory?

Chris Boebel and Nick Poppy
www.containment.net

60 minutes, 1985 USA by Pam Roberts, Connie Poten and Beth Ferris

The story of long-time tribal leader Robert Yellowtail, 97 years old when the film was made, is a focus for Crow history and present day life. Intimate ceremonies, never before filmed, demonstrate the spiritual strength and ties to the lands that sustain the Crow people. The filmmakers spent three years with the Crows filming Contrary Warriors. The result is a moving, intimate film that reveals Crow life and history from the inside.

Shenandoah Film Productions
633 Commercial St.,
Eureka, CA 95501
(707) 445-1221
Fax: (707) 445-1222
info@shenandoahfilms.com

87 minutes, 2005 HD, USA & Mexico By Michêle Ohayon

Cowboy Del Amor is a verité-style documentary comedy about a cowboy-turned-matchmaker who can't manage his own love life.   It follows self-proclaimed "Cowboy Cupid" Ivan Thompson, as he finds Mexican brides for disillusioned American men searching for the perfect wife.   His clients include Rick, an ex-marine long-distance truck driver, and Lee, a hopeful 70-year-old Vietnam Veteran. They willingly pay $3,000 for a 600-mile bus ride into the heart of Mexico in search for true love. For Ivan, love knows no borders. Ivan married a Mexican woman himself - then divorced her when she turned the tables on him. But one matrimonial mishap can't corral this cowboy. He might not look like he knows much about love, but his success rate proves that he just might. His strategies are quirky and entertaining, from posting ads in the Mexican papers to checking his clients' pulse. As Ivan says, anyone can find a wife, as long as they have the "huevos" to do something about it.   Love doesn't just stroll up and say 'Howdy!'

"Richly amusing and sporadically insightful . . . Michèle Ohayon takes an obviously bemused yet scrupulously nonjudgmental approach to Thompson and his clientele." - Variety

South by Southwest Film Festival Audience and Jury Award, 2005

Homeland Film Productions
2337 High Oak Drive

(323) 871-1045