MIFF Off!

16 Jul 2010

MIFF has finally announced it's schedule! Halle-miffing-lujah! It's all a matter of taste, apparently.

You can find out more about the festival here. And if you're interested in shortcuts, we've done all the hard work for you by compling all the info about the most important films (of course!). You can click on the film titles to read more and buy tickets...or, you can try and win yourself a pair of tickets in our WIN section!

CATFISH
When New York photographer Nev Schulman receives a painting of one of his photos from eight-year-old Abby, his brother Ariel and filmmaking buddy Henry Joost see the child prodigy as a subject for a documentary. What starts out as an online friendship with a young fan becomes something more when Nev falls for the kid's 19-year-old sister, and finds out that Abby and her family may not be what they seem.
The very real dangers of social networking hit home hard in Catfish, a documentary skewed by the bizarre reality that unfolds before the filmmaker's lens. This race to discover the truth presents a timely warning about who and what to trust in the information age.

Thursday 5th Aug, 9:30pm at ACMI 2
Saturday 7th Aug, 12:15pm at Greater Union Cinema 6

CELL 211
Winner of eight Goya Awards, including best film, director and screenplay, this taut thriller is a riveting and unpredictable take on the prison film and delivers a sharp uppercut to the fiercely clenched jaw of the Spanish penal system.

Monday 26th July, 7:00pm at Forum Thetare
Thursday 29th July, 9:15pm at Greater Union Cinema 6

FOUR LIONS
Chris Morris, who has gathered a cult following for his television comedy work on series such as Brass Eye and The Day Today, makes his feature directing debut with this hilarious, in-your-face film about four British jihadists. The titular lions Omar (Riz Ahmed), Waj (Kayvan Novak), Barry (Nigel Lindsay) and Fessal (Adeel Akhtar) share a desire to take action against the mistreatment of Muslims but their rampant ideologies do not exactly cohere.

Wednesday 28th July, 7:00pm at Greater Union Cinema 6
Saturday 31st July, 9:30pm at Greater Union Cinema 6

JEAN-MICHEL BASQUIAT
Jean-Michel Basquiat's life story, directed by his close friend Tamra Davis, features an expansive mid-80s interview with the young artist and places his life and career firmly in the context of New York in the 80s.

Saturday 1st July, 2:30pm at Greater Union Cinema 6
Monday 2nd Aug, 9:15pm at ACMI 2

LEMMY
'Rock 'n' roll is Lemmy.' 'He's the modern-day Jesus.' 'If they drop a nuclear bomb on this planet, Lemmy and cockroaches are all that's gonna survive.' Just a few of the memorable quotes about the legendary frontman of Motörhead in this immensely enjoyable documentary.

Friday 23rd July, 9:15pm at Greater Union Cinema 6
Wednesday 4th Aug, 6:45pm at Greater Union Cinema 6

THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT
Sexy, droll and just occasionally heartrending, Lisa Cholodenko's (Laurel Canyon, High Art) third feature is a delightfully sneaky twist on both family drama and romantic comedy. Jules (Julianne Moore), Nic (Annette Bening) and their teenage kids Joni (Mia Wasikowska) and Laser (Josh Hutcherson) lead an untroubled, joy-filled existence in the hills of Los Angeles until Laser encourages Joni to approach the sperm bank and seek out their biological father.

Saturday 24th July, 2:30pm at Forum Theatre
Tuesday 27th July, 9:15pm at Greater Union Cinema 6

WASTE LAND
Filmed over nearly three years, Waste Land, winner of the World Cinema Audience Award for Documentary at Sundance, follows renowned artist Vik Muniz as he journeys from his home base in Brooklyn to his native Brazil and the world's largest garbage dump, located on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro. There he photographs an eclectic band of catadores - self-designated pickers of recyclable materials.

Saturday 24th July, 7:00pm at Greater Union Cinema 3
Saturday 7th Aug, 2:30pm at Greater Union Cinema 6

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