Coming Attractions Our Guide to the Maryland Film Festival 2008
Posted 4/30/2008
Click a film title and a blurb appears in the right column. Unbylined blurbs indicate a film not available for screening before press time. All screenings take place at the Charles Theatre unless noted otherwise. Please check www.mdfilmfest.com for up-to-date schedule information. A * indicates a must-see favorite recommended by the CP Film Fest Frenzy review crew.
Individual tickets for regular festival screenings and events cost $10 ($8 for seniors and students with valid ID). An All-Access Pass, good for all films, parties, and other events, is $250. Tickets for the opening- and closing-night events are $35 and $25, respectively. Tickets are available at the festival box office located in the Filmmaker Tent Village across from the Charles Theatre, or via missiontix.com. For more information about the festival, its policies, or the latest schedule changes, call (410) 752-8083 or visit www.md-filmfest.com.
Venues
Charles Theatre
1711 N. Charles St.
MICA Brown Center
1301 Mount Royal Ave.
University of Baltimore Langsdale library auditorium
1420 Maryland Ave.
University Of Baltimore Student Center
21 W. Mount Royal Ave.
Thursday, May 1
MICA Brown Center
8:30 p.m. Opening Night Shorts
Friday, May 2
MICA Brown Center
5:30 p.m. The Water Front
7:30 p.m. At the Death House Door
10 p.m. Sex Positive
Charles Theatre 1
11:30 a.m. I.O.U.S.A.
2 p.m. Goliath w/ "'89 Gator Mine"
4:30 p.m. Nights and Weekends
7 p.m. The Story of Women
10 p.m. Baghead
Charles Theatre 2
2:30 p.m. The Black List
5 p.m. Low and Behold
7:30 p.m. Medicine for Melancholy
10 p.m. Paper Covers Rock
Charles Theatre 3
12:30 p.m. Comedy Shorts
3 p.m. On the Edge Shorts
5:30 p.m. Narrative Shorts 3
8 p.m. I.O.U.S.A.
10:30 p.m. La Americana
noon My Effortless Brilliance
2:30 p.m. Profit Motive and the Whispering Wind
4:30 p.m. Song Sung Blue
7 p.m. The Listening Project
9:30 p.m. Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story
UB Student Center
5:30 p.m. Strictly Background
8 p.m. Out Late
10 p.m. Row Hard No Excuses
Saturday, May 3
MICA Brown Center
noon Medicine for Melancholy
2:30 p.m. Waiting for Hockney
5 p.m. Beautiful Losers
7:30 p.m. American Teen
10 p.m. The Upsetter: The Music and Genius of Lee Scratch Perry
Charles Theatre 1
11 a.m. Miss Sadie Thompson
1:30 p.m. Yeast
4 p.m. Chop Shop
6:30 p.m. Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson
9:30 p.m. Momma's Man
Charles Theatre 2
11 a.m. Bamako
2 p.m. Bi the Way
4:30 p.m. The Betrayal (Nerakhoon)
7 p.m. Goliath w/ "'89 Gator Mine"
9:30 p.m. Tulia, Texas
Charles Theatre 3
noon Narrative Shorts 4
2:30 p.m. Today the Hawk Takes One Chick
5 p.m. I.O.U.S.A.
7:30 p.m. We Are Wizards
10 p.m. Comedy Shorts
Charles Theatre 4
11 a.m.Narrative Shorts 3
1:30 p.m. Black Maria Shorts
4 p.m. Potpourri Shorts
6:30 p.m. On the Edge Shorts
9 p.m. I Think We're Alone Now
Charles Theatre 5
12:30 p.m. The Toe Tactic w/ "Sweet Dreams"
3 p.m. Row Hard No Excuses
5:30 p.m. White Lies, Black Sheep
8 p.m. The Houseboy
10:30 p.m. Not Your Typical Bigfoot Movie
UB Student Center
11:30 a.m. Song Sung Blue
2 p.m. The Listening Project
4:30 p.m. My Effortless Brilliance
7 p.m. Woodpecker
9:30 p.m. Polis Is This
Sunday, May 4
MICA Brown Center
noon We Are Wizards
2:30 p.m. Bi the Way
5 p.m. At the Death House Door
Charles Theatre 1
11:30 a.m. Underworld
2:30 p.m. WR--Mysteries of the Organism
7:30 p.m. Confessionsofa Ex-Doofus-Itchyfooted Mutha
Charles Theatre 2
11:30 a.m. Paper Covers Rock
2 p.m. FrontRunners
4:30 p.m. Yeast
Charles Theatre 3
11 a.m.Narrative Shorts 1
1:30 p.m. La Americana
3:30 p.m. The Water Front
5:30 p.m. I Think We're Alone Now
Charles Theatre 4
11 a.m.Narrative Shorts 2
1:30 p.m. Documentary Shorts
4 p.m. Around the World Shorts
6 p.m. Intimidad
Charles Theatre 5
11 a.m.Woodpecker
1:30 p.m. Strictly Background
4 p.m. White Lies, Black Sheep
6 p.m. Polis Is This
UB Student Center
12:30 p.m. Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story
3 p.m. Out Late
5 p.m. The Toe Tactic w/ "Sweet Dreams"
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