BostonÂ- The tenth annual Independent Film Festival of Boston (IFFBoston) will take place April 25- May 2, 2012. The festival will take place at the Somerville Theatre in Davis Square, the Brattle Theatre in Harvard Square, and the Coolidge Corner Theatre in Brookline. This prestigious celebration of independent movies, complete with over 130 film screenings, filmmaker Q&A sessions, panel discussions, visiting filmmakers, parties and events will showcase the best in current American and International cinema.
«SLEEPWALK WITH ME» directed by Mike Birbiglia and written by Mike Birbiglia and Ira Glass will open the 10th annual festival on April 25th at the Somerville Theatre. Co-writer, «This American Life«Â’s Ira Glass will be in attendance on Opening Night.
«THE QUEEN OF VERSAILLES«, directed by Lauren Greenfield, will close the festival on Wednesday May 2nd at the Coolidge Corner Theatre. This will mark the third appearance by Greenfield at the festival, who won IFFBostonÂ’s Grand Jury Prize in 2006 with the gripping documentary THIN. Director Lauren Greenfield will be in attendance on Closing Night.
Other notable films screening at the festival include:
– GOD BLESS AMERICA, with director Bobcat Goldthwait in attendance
– 2 DAYS IN NEW YORK, starring Julie Delpy and Chris Rock, with director Julie Delpy in attendance
– BURN with directors Tom Putnam and Brenna Sanchez and Executive Producer Denis Leary in attendance
– DARK HORSE, starring Howard Gelber, Selma Blair, Aasif Mandvi, Mia Farrow, and Christopher Walken, and. Director Todd Solondz will be in attendance
– KEYHOLE, with director Guy Maddin in attendance
– The World Premiere of the feature documentaries FROM NOTHING, SOMETHING with director Tim Cawley in attendance, LOVE AND OTHER ANXIETIES with director Lyda Kuth in attendance, TIME ZERO: THE LAST YEAR OF POLAROID FILM with director Grant Hamilton in attendance, and ALL-AGES: THE BOSTON HARDCORE FILM with director Drew Stone in attendance
– Special Sneak Preview screening of the documentary PLIMPTON! STARRING GEORGE PLIMPTON AS HIMSELF with directors Tom Bean and Luke Poling in attendance
– Special Sneak Preview screening of the documentary KNUCKLEBALL! featuring former Boston Red Sox pitcher Tim Wakefield and NY Mets pitcher R.A. Dickey, with directors Ricki Stern and Annie Sundberg in attendance
– So Yong KimÂ’s powerful FOR ELLEN starring Paul Dano
– Lynn SheltonÂ’s YOUR SISTERÂ’S SISTER starring Emily Blunt, Rosemarie Dewitt, and Mark Duplass
– Andrea ArnoldÂ’s WUTHERING HEIGHTS
– Michael WinterbottomÂ’s TRISHNA, starring Frieda Pinto, Music-related documentaries PAUL WILLIAMS STILL ALIVE, ANDREW BIRD: FEVER YEAR, Joe BerlingerÂ’s Paul Simon film UNDER AFRICAN SKIES, gig poster art doc JUST LIKE BEING THERE, Jay BulgerÂ’s Ginger Baker documentary BEWARE OF MR.BAKER, and JASON BECKER: NOT DEAD YET
Get your Tickets in advance at: iffboston.org/buytickets . You can also buy tickets at the box office before the movie starts.
Regular Screenings:
$11 at the box office; $10 online
Opening Night:
$15 at the box office and online
There will be several panel discussions during the festival. All panel discussions will be free to the public and will take place at or near The Somerville Theatre.
There will be numerous parties during the festival.
