San Joaquin Film Festival 2008

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Wednesday, June 4th
5:45 PM
Pre-Show, Opening Ceremonies and Film "Nonna's Trip"
Opening Night
 Bob Hope (Fox) Theatre
6:45 PM
Nonna's Trip
Sebastian Silva | Opening Night Gala Film | 93 min.
 Bob Hope (Fox) Theatre
8:45 PM
With the Stars Party
Opening Night, Party
 Hotel Stockton
9:00 PM
The Clown and the Führer
Eduard Cortés | Opening Night Gala Film | 95 min.
 Bob Hope (Fox) Theatre
Thursday, June 5th
8:00 AM
Breakfast Forum One
Forum
 Bechtel International Center
10:00 AM
Media Conversations
Forum
 Pacific Theatre
1:00 PM
Our Father's War: A Vietnam Journey
Randall Wilson | Global Landscape | 58 min.
  • The Drift | Kelly Sears
Pacific Theatre
3:00 PM
1906
Alon Aranya | American Indie - Documentary | 86 min.
 Pacific Theatre
5:00 PM
A Land Between Rivers
Kevin White | Documentary Feature | 58 min.
  • Saving San Joaquin | Susie Douglas
Pacific Theatre
5:00 PM
Shorts Program One
Shorts Program
  • Hem Lengths | Tomoko Fukushima, Sara Glaser, Ayumi Negishi, Carmen Osterlye
  • Aquarium | Rob Meyer
  • Broadcast Cowboy | David S. Washburn
  • Freefall | Pawel Pawelczak
  • Jungle Gym | David Badgerow
  • My Mother Said | Jessica Sison
  • The Nut | Azul Melissa Martinez
  • Overnight, A Rose | Viv Koh
  • Sexy Thing | Denie Pentecost
Stockton Empire Theatre
5:00 PM
Special Program One
Special Program
  • The Piano Lesson: A Comedic Musical | Erahm Christopher
Stockton Empire Theatre
7:00 PM
Souvenirs
Shahar Cohen, Halil Efrat | Featured, Israeli Doc. Cinema | 75 min.
  • Hem Lengths | Tomoko Fukushima, Sara Glaser, Ayumi Negishi, Carmen Osterlye
  • My Mother Said | Jessica Sison
Stockton Empire Theatre
7:00 PM
Shorts Program Three
Shorts Program
  • Home-School | Stephen Darmstandler
  • The Sidewalk | Stephen Eakin
  • Cabbie | Donlee Brussel
  • Energy | Thorsten Fleisch
  • The Golden Voice | Greg Cahill
  • Made in Japan | Ciro Altabàs
  • Tiffin | Ai Lene Chor
  • Waves | Adrian Sitaru
Pacific Theatre
9:00 PM
The House on August Street
Ayelet Bargur | Israeli Doc. Cinema | 63 min.
 Stockton Empire Theatre
9:15 PM
Special Program Two
Special Program
  • The Ink Drinker | Erahm Christopher
Pacific Theatre
9:15 PM
Shorts Program Two
Shorts Program
  • Abridged | Arjun Rihan
  • He Hates to Be Second | Kelly Sears
  • My Happy End | Milen Vitanov
  • Nazdravìcko! | Ivana Zajacova, Ivan Mital
  • Partially True Tales of High Adventure | Murphy Gilson
  • The Sickle | Rupert Jones
  • This Belfast Thing | Carol Moore
  • Twilight of Youth | Jerald Fine
Pacific Theatre
Friday, June 6th
8:00 AM
Breakfast Forum Two
Forum
 Bechtel International Center
10:00 AM
Special Program One
Special Program
  • Edmund | Erahm Christopher
  • The Piano Lesson: A Comedic Musical | Erahm Christopher
Pacific Theatre
10:00 AM
Special Program Two
Special Program
  • The Ink Drinker | Erahm Christopher
Pacific Theatre
10:00 AM
A Conversation with Filmmaker Erahm Christopher
Forum
 Pacific Theatre
12:30 PM
The Farther, the Dearer
Carol Moore | Global Landscape | 49 min.
  • This Belfast Thing | Carol Moore
Pacific Theatre
2:00 PM
Special Program Two
Special Program
  • The Ink Drinker | Erahm Christopher
Pacific Theatre
2:00 PM
Shorts Program Two
Shorts Program
  • Abridged | Arjun Rihan
  • He Hates to Be Second | Kelly Sears
  • My Happy End | Milen Vitanov
  • Nazdravìcko! | Ivana Zajacova, Ivan Mital
  • Partially True Tales of High Adventure | Murphy Gilson
  • The Sickle | Rupert Jones
  • This Belfast Thing | Carol Moore
  • Twilight of Youth | Jerald Fine
Pacific Theatre
4:00 PM
Guitar Holiday
Dennis Conway | Latino Doc. Cinema | 47 min.
  • Hero, Wings Are Not Necessary to Fly | Angel Loza
Stockton Empire Theatre
5:30 PM
Rain in the Mountains
Joel Metlen | American Indie Cinema | 90 min.
 Matinée Video Lounge
6:00 PM
The Garage
Carl Thibault | American Indie Cinema | 94 min.
  • Applications | Ax Strebel, Ashlyn Perri
  • A Conversation with Director Carl Thibault
Stockton Empire Theatre
7:00 PM
Speedy
Tim Mostert | Short Animated Narrative
 Pacific Theatre
7:30 PM
The Farther, the Dearer
Carol Moore | Global Landscape | 49 min.
  • This Belfast Thing | Carol Moore
Matinée Video Lounge
8:30 PM
Rain in the Mountains
Joel Metlen | American Indie Cinema | 90 min.
  • Cabbie | Donlee Brussel
  • Partially True Tales of High Adventure | Murphy Gilson
Stockton Empire Theatre
9:00 PM
Select Short Films
Shorts
  • Applications | Ax Strebel, Ashlyn Perri
  • Aquarium | Rob Meyer
  • The Drift | Kelly Sears
  • Edmund | Erahm Christopher
  • Hem Lengths | Tomoko Fukushima, Sara Glaser, Ayumi Negishi, Carmen Osterlye
  • Hero, Wings Are Not Necessary to Fly | Angel Loza
  • Overnight, A Rose | Viv Koh
  • Twilight of Youth | Jerald Fine
Matinée Video Lounge
10:30 PM
Speedy
Tim Mostert | Short Animated Narrative
 Stockton Empire Theatre
Saturday, June 7th
2:00 PM
La Quinceañera
Adam Taub | Latino Doc. Cinema | 47 min.
 The Haggin Museum
2:00 PM
Shorts Program One
Shorts Program
  • Hem Lengths | Tomoko Fukushima, Sara Glaser, Ayumi Negishi, Carmen Osterlye
  • Aquarium | Rob Meyer
  • Broadcast Cowboy | David S. Washburn
  • Freefall | Pawel Pawelczak
  • Jungle Gym | David Badgerow
  • My Mother Said | Jessica Sison
  • The Nut | Azul Melissa Martinez
  • Overnight, A Rose | Viv Koh
  • Sexy Thing | Denie Pentecost
Stockton Empire Theatre
2:00 PM
Special Program One
Special Program
  • The Piano Lesson: A Comedic Musical | Erahm Christopher
Stockton Empire Theatre
3:00 PM
La Quinceañera
Adam Taub | Latino Doc. Cinema | 47 min.
 The Haggin Museum
4:00 PM
Made in L.A.
Almudena Carracedo | Latino Doc. Cinema | 70 min.
  • A Conversation with Director Almudena Carracedo
Stockton Empire Theatre
4:00 PM
Celebrate! Mexico Family Festival
Celebrate! Mexico
 The Haggin Museum
6:00 PM
Saving Luna
Suzanne Chisholm, Michael Parfit | Global Landscape | 92 min.
  • Abridged | Arjun Rihan
Stockton Empire Theatre
8:00 PM
Honeydripper
John Sayles | American Indie Cinema | 123 min.
 Stockton Empire Theatre
10:30 PM
Shorts Program Three
Shorts Program
  • Home-School | Stephen Darmstandler
  • The Sidewalk | Stephen Eakin
  • Cabbie | Donlee Brussel
  • Energy | Thorsten Fleisch
  • The Golden Voice | Greg Cahill
  • Made in Japan | Ciro Altabàs
  • Tiffin | Ai Lene Chor
  • Waves | Adrian Sitaru
Stockton Empire Theatre
10:30 PM
Saturday Night Party
Party
 Chitiva's Bar and Grill
Sunday, June 8th
10:00 AM
VIP Meet the Filmmakers Brunch
Forum
 Tipanan Restaurant
12:00 PM
To Touch the Soul
Ryan Goble | Global Landscape | 70 min.
  • Stage Left | Tony Garcia
Stockton Empire Theatre
2:00 PM
Rain Falls from Earth
Steve McClure | Global Cinema | 96 min.
  • The Golden Voice | Greg Cahill
  • A Conversation with Director Steve McClure
Faye Spanos Concert Hall
2:00 PM
Vanaja
Rajnesh Domalpalli | Global Landscape | 111 min.
 Stockton Empire Theatre
4:45 PM
Finale Pre-Reception
Finale
 President's Room
6:30 PM
Love & Dance
Eitan Anner | Closing Night Gala Film | 93 min.
 Faye Spanos Concert Hall
6:30 PM
Finale & Awards Gala and Film
Finale
 Faye Spanos Concert Hall