The Sonoma International Film Festival

Sonoma, California: April 1 to 5, 2009

The 12th Annual

April 1 - 5, 2009

Sonoma, California

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Wednesday, April 1st
4:30 PM	click to rate	Sneak Preview Pre-Reception Special Event \| 120 min.	Saddles Restaurant	+ add to cal
5:00 PM	click to rate	Kids Zone! Special Event	Kids Zone!	+ add to cal
6:30 PM	click to rate	Wednesday Top Secret Screening Sneak Preview ** Note: Premiere Screening	Sebastiani Theatre	+ add to cal
9:00 PM	click to rate	Wednesday Top Secret Screening Sneak Preview ** Note: Encore Screening	Sebastiani Theatre	+ add to cal
10:00 PM	click to rate	Sneak Preview After Party Special Event \| 180 min.	El Dorado Hotel & Kitchen	+ add to cal
Thursday, April 2nd
9:00 AM	click to rate	Student Works Mini-Fest Special Event	Sebastiani Theatre	+ add to cal
12:30 PM	click to rate	Student Works Special Event \| 150 min.	Sebastiani Theatre	+ add to cal
5:00 PM	click to rate	Kids Zone! Special Event	Kids Zone!	+ add to cal
6:00 PM	click to rate	The Answer Man John Hindman 2009 \| Opening Night Film \| 95 min. ** Note: Northern California Premiere Screening	Sebastiani Theatre	+ add to cal
6:00 PM	click to rate	A Grandmother’s Tribe Dean Easterbrook & Qiujing Wong 2007 \| Documentary, Opening Night at House of Docs \| 54 min.	House of Docs	+ add to cal
6:15 PM	click to rate	Spooner Drake Doremus 2008 \| Feature Film \| 84 min. ** Note: West Coast Premiere	Highway 12 Lounge	+ add to cal
8:30 PM	click to rate	Tales From the Script Peter Hanson 2009 \| Documentary \| 104 min. ** Note: World Premiere	House of Docs	+ add to cal
9:00 PM	click to rate	The Answer Man John Hindman 2009 \| Opening Night Film \| 95 min. ** Note: Encore Screening	Sebastiani Theatre	+ add to cal
9:15 PM	click to rate	The Full Picture Jon Bowden 2008 \| Feature Film \| 80 min.	Highway 12 Lounge	+ add to cal
Friday, April 3rd
9:00 AM	click to rate	Food, Inc. Robert Kenner 2008 \| Documentary \| 94 min. ** Note: Regional Premiere	House of Docs	+ add to cal
9:15 AM	click to rate	Ciao Bella Mani Maserrat Agah 2007 \| Feature Film, World Cinema \| 86 min.	Sebastiani Theatre	+ add to cal
9:30 AM	click to rate	Story of Wine Cheol-ha Lee 2008 \| Feature Film \| 96 min. ** Note: World Premiere	Highway 12 Lounge	+ add to cal
9:30 AM	click to rate	The Big Bad Swim Ishai Setton 2006 \| Feature Film \| 93 min.	Hollywood Theater	+ add to cal
12:00 PM	click to rate	Under Our Skin Andy Abrahams Wilson 2008 \| Documentary \| 104 min.	House of Docs	+ add to cal
12:15 PM	click to rate	Matar A Todos Esteban Schroeder 2007 \| Feature Film, World Cinema \| 92 min.	Sebastiani Theatre	+ add to cal
12:30 PM	click to rate	Special People Justin Edgar 2007 \| Feature Film \| 80 min. Note: North American Premiere plays with... Versailles** \| David Hunt 2009	Highway 12 Lounge	+ add to cal
12:30 PM	click to rate	Shorts Program One Shorts Program \| 124 min. plays with... Zenzero (Ginger) \| Pino Di Persio 2008 The 8th Samurai \| Justin Ambrosino 2008 Fall \| Visra Vichit-Vadakan 2008 The Fur \| Björne Larson 2008 Terminus \| Trevor Cawood 2007 In The Name of the Son \| Harun Mehmedinovic 2007 Hot Dog \| Bill Plympton 2008 Cute Couple \| Courtney Moorehead Balaker 2008	Hollywood Theater	+ add to cal
3:00 PM	click to rate	Bedford: The Town They Left Behind Joe Fab and Elliot Berlin 2008 \| Documentary \| 75 min. ** Note: Regional Premiere	House of Docs	+ add to cal
3:00 PM	click to rate	Film Industry Mixer Special Event \| 120 min.	Buena Vista Carneros	+ add to cal
3:15 PM	click to rate	Mermaid Anna Melikyan 2007 \| Feature Film, World Cinema \| 115 min.	Sebastiani Theatre	+ add to cal
3:30 PM	click to rate	The Full Picture Jon Bowden 2008 \| Feature Film \| 80 min.	Highway 12 Lounge	+ add to cal
3:30 PM	click to rate	Merlove Rudy McClain 2008 \| Documentary, Local Showcase \| 99 min.	Hollywood Theater	+ add to cal
5:00 PM	click to rate	Kids Zone! Special Event	Kids Zone!	+ add to cal
6:00 PM	click to rate	Rock Prophecies John Chester 2008 \| Documentary \| 85 min.	House of Docs	+ add to cal
6:15 PM	click to rate	Lemon Tree Eran Riklis 2009 \| Feature Film, World Cinema \| 106 min.	Sebastiani Theatre	+ add to cal
6:30 PM	click to rate	Like Dandelion Dust Jon Gunn 2009 \| Feature Film \| 100 min.	Hollywood Theater	+ add to cal
6:30 PM	click to rate	Punching The Clown Gregori Viens 2009 \| Feature Film \| 90 min. ** Note: West Coast Premiere	Highway 12 Lounge	+ add to cal
9:00 PM	click to rate	The Girl From Monaco Anne Fontaine 2008 \| Feature Film, World Cinema \| 95 min.	Sebastiani Theatre	+ add to cal
9:00 PM	click to rate	Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison Bestor Cram 2008 \| Documentary \| 87 min. ** Note: Regional Premiere	House of Docs	+ add to cal
9:15 PM	click to rate	Shorts Program Two Shorts Program \| 117 min. plays with... I Kicked Luis Guzman in the Face \| Sherwin Shilati 2008 Viola: The Traveling Rooms of a Little Giant \| Esperanza Hung 2008 Desert Wedding \| Alexandra Fisher 2008 The Story of One-Eyed Ophelia Jackson \| Katherine Morris 2008 Stasis \| Brendan Beachman 2008 Calendar Confloption \| Andrew Jimenez 2009 Made Men \| Nick Ferraro 2009 Gerald’s Last Day \| Justin Rasch, Shel Rasch 2008 Tile M for Murder \| Andrew Edison, Katie McDowell 2007	Highway 12 Lounge	+ add to cal
9:30 PM	click to rate	Adopt A Sailor Charles Evered 2008 \| Feature Film \| 86 min.	Hollywood Theater	+ add to cal
Saturday, April 4th
9:00 AM	click to rate	Prom Night In Mississippi Paul Saltzman 2008 \| Documentary \| 90 min. ** Note: West Coast Premiere	House of Docs	+ add to cal
9:15 AM	click to rate	Lemon Tree Eran Riklis 2009 \| Feature Film, World Cinema \| 106 min.	Sebastiani Theatre	+ add to cal
9:30 AM	click to rate	Robin Hood Allan Dwan 1922 \| Special Screening \| 127 min.	Highway 12 Lounge	+ add to cal
9:30 AM	click to rate	Tales From the Script Peter Hanson 2009 \| Documentary \| 104 min.	Hollywood Theater	+ add to cal
10:00 AM	click to rate	Kids Zone! Special Event	Kids Zone!	+ add to cal
12:00 PM	click to rate	Food, Inc. Robert Kenner 2008 \| Documentary \| 94 min.	House of Docs	+ add to cal
12:00 PM	click to rate	Local Shorts Program Shorts Program \| 93 min. plays with... I Am A Croissant \| Daedalus Howell 2009 The Story of Sputnik \| John Harden 2008 The Ride \| Peter Burns 2008 Sunset \| Oana Marian 2008 die Mekaniks \| Rowan Brooks 2009 La Palilalie \| Jacques Bollot 2006 The D.D. \| Mike Lee 2009 The Chess Masters \| Daedalus Howell 2009	Hollywood Theater	+ add to cal
12:00 PM	click to rate	A Conversation with Robert Kamen Panel \| 75 min.	Vine Theater	+ add to cal
12:15 PM	click to rate	Matar A Todos Esteban Schroeder 2007 \| Feature Film, World Cinema \| 92 min.	Sebastiani Theatre	+ add to cal
12:30 PM	click to rate	Shorts Program Two Shorts Program \| 117 min. plays with... I Kicked Luis Guzman in the Face \| Sherwin Shilati 2008 Viola: The Traveling Rooms of a Little Giant \| Esperanza Hung 2008 Desert Wedding \| Alexandra Fisher 2008 The Story of One-Eyed Ophelia Jackson \| Katherine Morris 2008 Stasis \| Brendan Beachman 2008 Calendar Confloption \| Andrew Jimenez 2009 Made Men \| Nick Ferraro 2009 Gerald’s Last Day \| Justin Rasch, Shel Rasch 2008 Tile M for Murder \| Andrew Edison, Katie McDowell 2007	Highway 12 Lounge	+ add to cal
2:15 PM	click to rate	Good Dick Marianna Palka 2008 \| Feature Film \| 86 min.	Hollywood Theater	+ add to cal
3:00 PM	click to rate	Bedford: The Town They Left Behind Joe Fab and Elliot Berlin 2008 \| Documentary \| 75 min.	House of Docs	+ add to cal
3:00 PM	click to rate	From Script to Screen Panel	Vine Theater	+ add to cal
3:15 PM	click to rate	Mermaid Anna Melikyan 2007 \| Feature Film, World Cinema \| 115 min.	Sebastiani Theatre	+ add to cal
3:30 PM	click to rate	The Peach Girl Wancang Bu 1931 \| Special Screening \| 100 min.	Highway 12 Lounge	+ add to cal
4:30 PM	click to rate	VIP Members Reception Special Event \| 90 min.	ESTATE	+ add to cal
5:00 PM	click to rate	Kids Zone! Special Event	Kids Zone!	+ add to cal
6:00 PM	click to rate	Under Our Skin Andy Abrahams Wilson 2008 \| Documentary \| 104 min.	House of Docs	+ add to cal
6:15 PM	click to rate	Ciao Bella Mani Maserrat Agah 2007 \| Feature Film, World Cinema \| 86 min.	Sebastiani Theatre	+ add to cal
6:30 PM	click to rate	Spooner Drake Doremus 2008 \| Feature Film \| 84 min.	Highway 12 Lounge	+ add to cal
6:30 PM	click to rate	Tribute to Bruce Willis Special Event \| 90 min.	Hollywood Theater	+ add to cal
8:00 PM	click to rate	Gala Special Event \| 240 min.	Jacuzzi Winery	+ add to cal
9:00 PM	click to rate	Speed and Angels Peyton Wilson 2008 \| Documentary \| 95 min.	House of Docs	+ add to cal
9:15 PM	click to rate	Mortal Thoughts Alan Rudolph 1991 \| Special Screening \| 102 min.	Sebastiani Theatre	+ add to cal
9:30 PM	click to rate	Shorts Program Three Shorts Program \| 131 min. plays with... Le Chat est Mort \| Lynne Moses 2008 Running For My Father \| Cody Westheimer 2008 Crank Balls \| Devin Bell 2007 Dockweiler \| Nick Palmer 2008 The Escape Artist \| Carolle-Shelley Abrams 2009 Surprise! \| Fabrice Maruca 2007 Roswell: Not Just Aliens \| Dietta P. Hitchcock 2008 Next Floor \| Denis Villeneuve 2008 Checkoo \| Erik Rosenlund 2008 Three-Fifty \| Maurice Chauvet 2007	Highway 12 Lounge	+ add to cal
Sunday, April 5th
9:00 AM	click to rate	The Girl From Monaco Anne Fontaine 2008 \| Feature Film, World Cinema \| 95 min.	Sebastiani Theatre	+ add to cal
9:15 AM	click to rate	Special People Justin Edgar 2007 \| Feature Film \| 80 min. plays with... Versailles \| David Hunt 2009	Highway 12 Lounge	+ add to cal
9:30 AM	click to rate	Tea On The Axis of Evil Jean Marie Offenbacher 2008 \| Documentary \| 67 min. ** Note: US Premiere	House of Docs	+ add to cal
9:30 AM	click to rate	Shorts Program Three Shorts Program \| 131 min. plays with... Le Chat est Mort \| Lynne Moses 2008 Running For My Father \| Cody Westheimer 2008 Crank Balls \| Devin Bell 2007 Dockweiler \| Nick Palmer 2008 The Escape Artist \| Carolle-Shelley Abrams 2009 Surprise! \| Fabrice Maruca 2007 Roswell: Not Just Aliens \| Dietta P. Hitchcock 2008 Next Floor \| Denis Villeneuve 2008 Checkoo \| Erik Rosenlund 2008 Three-Fifty \| Maurice Chauvet 2007	Hollywood Theater	+ add to cal
10:00 AM	click to rate	Kids Zone! Special Event	Kids Zone!	+ add to cal
12:00 PM	click to rate	Adopt A Sailor Charles Evered 2008 \| Feature Film \| 86 min.	Sebastiani Theatre	+ add to cal
12:00 PM	click to rate	Rock Prophecies John Chester 2008 \| Documentary \| 85 min.	House of Docs	+ add to cal
12:00 PM	click to rate	The Pitch Panel Panel	Vine Theater	+ add to cal
12:15 PM	click to rate	Punching The Clown Gregori Viens 2009 \| Feature Film \| 90 min.	Highway 12 Lounge	+ add to cal
12:30 PM	click to rate	Like Dandelion Dust Jon Gunn 2009 \| Feature Film \| 100 min.	Hollywood Theater	+ add to cal
3:00 PM	click to rate	Student Works Special Event \| 150 min.	Sebastiani Theatre	+ add to cal
3:30 PM	click to rate	Good Dick Marianna Palka 2008 \| Feature Film \| 86 min.	Highway 12 Lounge	+ add to cal
3:30 PM	click to rate	Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison Bestor Cram 2008 \| Documentary \| 87 min.	House of Docs	+ add to cal
3:30 PM	click to rate	Shorts Program One Shorts Program \| 124 min. plays with... Zenzero (Ginger) \| Pino Di Persio 2008 The 8th Samurai \| Justin Ambrosino 2008 Fall \| Visra Vichit-Vadakan 2008 The Fur \| Björne Larson 2008 Terminus \| Trevor Cawood 2007 In The Name of the Son \| Harun Mehmedinovic 2007 Hot Dog \| Bill Plympton 2008 Cute Couple \| Courtney Moorehead Balaker 2008	Hollywood Theater	+ add to cal
5:00 PM	click to rate	Kids Zone! Special Event	Kids Zone!	+ add to cal
6:00 PM	click to rate	The Necessities of Life Benoît Pilon 2008 \| Closing Night Film \| 102 min. ** Note: Northern California Premiere Screening	Sebastiani Theatre	+ add to cal
6:15 PM	click to rate	Story of Wine Cheol-ha Lee 2008 \| Feature Film \| 96 min.	Highway 12 Lounge	+ add to cal
6:30 PM	click to rate	The Big Bad Swim Ishai Setton 2006 \| Feature Film \| 93 min.	Hollywood Theater	+ add to cal
6:30 PM	click to rate	Prom Night In Mississippi Paul Saltzman 2008 \| Documentary \| 90 min.	House of Docs	+ add to cal
9:00 PM	click to rate	The Necessities of Life Benoît Pilon 2008 \| Closing Night Film \| 102 min. ** Note: Encore Screening	Sebastiani Theatre	+ add to cal
9:00 PM	click to rate	Awards Ceremony Special Event \| 30 min.	Highway 12 Lounge	+ add to cal

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Sonoma International Film Festival 2009

The Sonoma International Film Festival

Sonoma, California: April 1 to 5, 2009

Festival Films & Schedule