Film Schedule 2012
Friday, October 19 - Del Mar Theatre
6:00 Noodle (Israel, 1:20, Hebrew/Mandarin w/ES)
Sponsored by Five Branches University
8:30 The Topp Twins: Untouchable Girls (New Zealand, 1:40, English)
Sponsored by Judi Wyant Antiques
Saturday, October 20 - Riverfront Twin Theatre
12:00 Buffalo Boy (Vietnam/Belgium/France, 1:38, Vietnamese w/ES
Sponsored by Santa Cruz Host Lions Club
2:00 Saving Private Perez (Mexico, 1:42, Spanish w/ES)
Sponsored by Holiday Inn Express & Suites, Santa Cruz
4:00 There Once Was an Island (New Zealand, 0:56, English)
Sponsored by Fine Dried Foods
Saturday, October 20 - Del Mar Theatre
8:00 Double Feature:
The Tsunami and The Cherry Blossom (Japan, 0:39, Japanese w/ES)
Sponsored by Watsonville-Santa Cruz JACL
Jake Shimabukuro: Life on Four Strings (USA, 1:00, English)
Q & A with director Tadashi Nakamura following film
Sponsored Pono Hawaiian Grill
Sunday, October 21 - Rio Theatre
12:00 Café Seoul (Japan/S.Korea, 1:34, Korean w/ES)
Sponsored by Crow’s Nest Restaurant
2:15 They Call It Myanmar: Lifting The Iron Curtain (USA, 1:35, English)
Sponsored by Eric Thiermann - The Impact Media Group
4:20 Burma VJ (Holland, 1:25, English/Burmese w/ES)
Sponsored by KUSP 88.9 FM
7:30 Foreign Letters (USA, 1:45, English)
Sponsored by Staff of Life
Sunday, October 21 - Watsonville Center Cabrillo College
3:00 The Tsunami and The Cherry Blossom (Japan, 0:39, Japanese w/ES)
Sponsored by Watsonville-Santa Cruz JACL
4:00 Common Ground (USA, 0:30, English)
Sponsored by Patrick Reilly, Esq.
4:45 Saving Private Perez (Mexico, 1:42, Spanish w/ES)
Sponsored by Patrick Reilly, Esq.
Monday, October 22 - Rio Theatre
12:00 The Topp Twins: Untouchable Girls (New Zealand, 1:40, English)
Sponsored by Cultural Council of Santa Cruz County
2:15 Thelma (Philippines, 2:00, Tagalog w/ES)
Sponsored by Five Branches University
5:00 Playing With Fire (USA, 1:00, Spanish w/ES)
Q & A with director Gustavo Vazquez following film
Sponsored by UCSC Porter College
7:30 The Power of Two (USA, 1:40, English)
Q & A with director Marc Smolowitz following film
Sponsored by Greg & Terri Dougherty
Tuesday, October 23 - Cabrillo College Crocker Theatre
6:00 Shun Li and The Poet (Italy, 1:40, Italian w/ES)
Sponsored by Rowland Rebele
8:15 Where Heaven Meets Hell (USA, 1:20, Indonesian w/ES)
Q & A with director Sasha Friedlander following film
Sponsored by Santa Cruz Weekly
Wednesday, October 24 - Rio Theatre
12:00 Common Ground (USA, 0:30, English)
Sponsored by Ken Carlson
1:00 Dancing Across Borders (USA/Cambodia, 1:28, English)
Sponsored by Land of Medicine Buddha
3:30 Splinters (USA, 1:33, English)
Sponsored by Santa Cruz Sentinel
7:00 Annual Grand Finale Benefit Evening featuring:
Mariachi Gringo (USA, 1:47, English/Spanish w/ES)
Preceded by a live musical performance by
Mariachi California de Javier Vargas
Sponsored by The Hugh Stuart Center Charitable Trust,
Annieglass and Manuel’s Mexican Restaurant
