G8-Scotland
42 minutes, 2005 DVCAM, Scotland By Edinburgh Youth Against War

When the G8 World Leaders came to Scotland in July 2005, seasoned activists and concerned individuals were ready for them. Against a background of escalating and menacing police presence on the streets of Edinburgh, it shows their articulate views about Make Poverty History, the African Debt Crisis, Global Warming, Free Trade, Holy Bob Geldof and the supposed "Lennon and McCartney" of International Debt Relief   - Brown and Blair.   This arresting and compelling film smashes the myth of apathy and lethargy in the younger generation, and presents a youth account of one of the most significant weeks in Scotland's current political history.

Pilton Video
30 Ferry Rd Ave
Edinburgh, Scotland
EH4 4BA
0044 131 343 1151
www.piltonvideo.org

Game Over: Kasparov and the Machine
84 minutes, 2004 Beta SP, USA By Vikram Jaynti

In May 1997 Garry Kasparov, the greatest chess player the world has ever seen, played Deep Blue, a hulking one and a half ton IBM supercomputer. Before ranks of the world's media, this was a chess tournament and scientific experiment that would question our dominance as the most intelligent entity on the planet. From the onset, international interest in the match exploded. Capturing people's imaginations, the outcome was stunning. To win the match, the computer did what many thought impossible at the time - it appeared to think like a human. Immediately after the tournament, bleary eyed and exhausted, Kasparov stormed into the final press conference and, under the glare of the world's media, accused IBM of cheating, alleging they had tampered with the machine during play. Within 24 hours of Deep Blue's victory, IBM's share price rose by some 2.5%, adding over $2 Billion to the company's value. The story appeared on almost every front page of every newspaper across the globe.

THINKFilm                              
Amanda Sherwin                                        
(646)293-9400                    
asherwin@thinkfilmcompany.com          

Gates of the Arctic
57 minutes, 2007 HDCAM, USA By Rory Banyard Edited by Greg Snider Northwest Premiere Big Sky Award Competition

Gates of the Arctic explores one of the wildest places in North America. Filmed in High Definition in Gates of the Arctic National Park and surrounding areas of Alaska, the film intertwines stories from Nunamiut Eskimo culture with those of Bob Marshall and Mardy Murie, passionate conservationists who were inspired by these stunning landscapes to start a national wilderness protection movement.

www.northshorepro.com

Gimme Green
27 minutes, 2006 miniDV, USA By Isaac Brown and Eric Flagg World Premiere Documentary Short Competition

Lawns are undeniably an American symbol. But what do they really symbolize? Pride and prosperity? Or waste and conformity? Gimme Green is a humorous look at America's obsession with the residential lawn and the effects it has on our environment, our wallets, and our outlook on life. By examining the social, commercial, and environmental pressures surrounding the green grass aesthetic, we begin to understand how a non-edible, resource-intensive plant could become our nation's largest irrigated crop.

www.gimmegreen.com

Gimme Shelter
90 minutes, 1970 16mm, USA By David Maysles, Albert Maysles & Charlotte Zwerin

The landmark documentary about the tragically ill-fated Rolling Stones free concert at Altamont Speedway on December 6, 1969. Only four months earlier, Woodstock defined the Love Generation; now it lay in ruins on a desolate racetrack six miles outside of San Francisco. Before an estimated crowd of 300,000 people, the Stones headlined a free concert featuring Tina Turner, The Jefferson Airplane, The Flying Burrito Brothers and others. Concerned about security, the Stones asked members of outlaw biker gang The Hell's Angels to help maintain order. Instead, an atmosphere of fear and dread arose, leading ultimately to the stabbing death of a fan. What began as a flower-power love-in had degenerated into a near riot; frightened, confused faces wondering how the Love Generation could, in one swift, cold-blooded slash, became a generation of disillusionment and disappointment.

"One of the most powerful films ever made." - Morning Telegraph

"The most disturbing, powerful, and inciteful moments to be recorded on film of the young generation raised on rock." - Newsweek

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

17 minutes, 2006 miniDV, USA By Mary Firth Montana Premiere MiniDoc Competition

This emotionally powerful documentary chronicles the difficult journeys of five women from the time they learn of their pregnancies to the signing of adoption papers. The Giving explores how and why these women make what is perhaps the most difficult decision a mother could face. Pulling their stories from the shadows of society, this film shatters the myth of the careless, abandoning birthmother and reveals, once again, that courage and selflessness are found in the most unassuming places.

www.thegiving.info

Golub: The Late Works are the Catastrophies
80 minutes, 2004 16mm/DVCAM, USA/N. Ireland By Jerry Blumenthal & Gordon Quinn

Golub: Late Works Are The Catastrophes, captures the work and times of the great American artist Leon Golub. In the wake of Abu Grhaib, his nightmarish scenes of interrogations and torture remain prophetic, even as they give way to the darkly humorous erotica and meditations on mortality of his later work.

Kartemquin Films
1901 W Wellington Ave.
Chicago, IL 60657
773-472-4366
zak@kartemquin.com
www.kartemquin.com

Grace
80 minutes, 2005 Beta SP, Israel By Ilan Yagoda United States Premiere Special Presentation

As the final stop for terminal patients beyond the reach of medical treatment, hospices provide palliative care to patients determined to die with dignity. Filmmaker Ilan Yagoda takes us inside the stories playing out at an Israeli hospice, where the average stay is a modest 14 days. Alternately inspiring and heartbreaking, this poignant verite style documentary follows six families as they attempt to say goodbye to their loved ones. In Grace, we find that the search for solace and the yearning for reconciliation can be quiet, beautiful, haunting and common to us all.

www.ruthfilms.com

Grand Luncheonette
5 minutes, 2005 16mm, USA By Peter Sillen

Grand Luncheonette documents the last days of one of the 42nd Street's unforgettable hot dog lunch counters. Its closing marks the final stage of the much publicized gentrification of Times Square.

Peter Sillen
Pumpernickel Inc
12 E. 10th Street
New York , NY 10003
(212)228-1905
www.pumpernickelinc.com
sillenp@mac.com

14 minutes, 2005 DV, USA By Katherine Leggett

A graying American population and a record number of people incarcerated present an alarming trend: a dramatic increase of elderly in our state prisons. Built around the compelling stories of two elderly inmates in two North Carolina prisons, this film confronts the lives of an often-ignored population within our criminal justice system.

Katherine Leggett
119 North Monroe Street
Stoughton, WI  53589
katfilms@gmail.com

Growing a Beard
29 minutes, 2003 USA by Mike Woolf

Growin' A Beard is a hilarious 30 minute documentary that follows the men of Shamrock, TX (and a hairy outsider) as they compete in the town's annual Beard Growing Contest.

www.growinAbeard.com

50 minutes, 2005 miniDV/Super 8mm, USA By Meshakai Wolf

"You don't feel that you're old," says Gussie Adams, the 104 year old subject of this film. "Gussie" is a vivid portrait of one woman's accumulated wisdom and memories. Despite old age and recurring illness, Gussie remains inquisitive and lucid throughout the film, often turning the spotlight of attention upon her great-grandson behind the camera, grilling him about his own life while he attempts to learn about hers. Through moments of tenderness and poignant humor, "Gussie" achieves more than a colorful portrait of old age in America; it points to the remarkable potential for communion between young and old.

Meshakai Wolf
134 New Street
Decatur, GA 30030
404-373-9043
www.gussiefilm.com
info@gussiefilm.com