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Monday, October 29, 2012 at 9:00PM
Facets Multi-Media – Chicago, IL
Kauwboy (North American Premiere)
When young Jojo finds a helpless bird in the woods, he decides to look after it. But problems at home, including his father’s refusal to have animals in the house, provide obstacles for Jojo as he begins to love Jack not just as a pet, but as a friend, confidant, and family member. A poignant, powerful, and touching film, Kauwboy shows us how one small wild thing can bring together a father and son and help them finally come to terms with events from their past.
(Screened in Dutch, with English subtitles)
Saturday, October 27, 2012 at 1:00PM
Facets Multi Media – Chicago, IL
Monday, October 29, 2012 at 9:45AM
The Music Box Theatre – Chicago, IL
Alfie: The Little Werewolf (US Premiere)
Alfie is a shy young boy in a close, loving family, although he feels like he doesn’t quite fit in. On the night of his birthday, Alfie discovers something that definitely sets him apart from everyone else: he’s actually a werewolf! He tries to keep this new side of himself a secret, but his brother
Timmie finds out. Should Alfie hide his awesome newfound powers? Because of his size, Alfie often gets picked on, so Timmie suggests using werewolf powers against the school bullies once and for all. But Alfie has to think about the potential consequences. As Alfie struggles to come to terms with his new identity, he learns bigger lessons about self-acceptance. How can you be yourself and still fit in?
(Screened in Dutch, with English subtitles)
Wednesday, October 31 at 10:00AM
The Patio Theater – Chicago, IL
My Dad’s a Detective: Witches Paradise (North American Premiere)
Sam’s father Max is a detective who always helps people when they come to him with a problem. Out of the blue, Mara, a young Wiccan girl, comes to Max claiming that her mother has disappeared and begs Max to help her. Max agrees and he, Sam, and neighbors Sterre and Ortwin drive out to Mara’s village in the woods to help her find her mother. The circumstances surrounding the disappearance of Mara’s mother are very mysterious, and everyone seems to know something that they aren’t saying. Soon, they are completely drawn into Mara’s world of magic and secrecy. But can they solve the mounting mysteries in time?
Sunday, November 4, 2012 at 1:00PM
Facets Multi-Media - Chicago, IL
Tony Ten (US Premiere)
Tony lives happily with his father, a skilled construction worker, and his mother, a fine china shop owner—until Tony’s father begins seeking greater recognition for his business talents. His father rises to become a politician and trusted minister of the Queen’s cabinet, but Dad strays from home in other ways as well. Ultimately, Tony will have to try everything he can in order to get his parents back together–even recruiting the help of Her Royal Highness!
(Screened in Dutch, with English subtitles)
A family film which tells the unlikely and timeless story about almost ten year old Tony, whose father rises from being a crane driver to Secretary of State. As a result his parents get divorced and Tony does everything he can to bring them back together. He even calls in the help of the queen.
Friday, October 26, 2012 at 9:45AM
Saturday, October 27, 2012 at 11:00 AM
Sunday, October 28, 2012 at 9:30 AM
Monday , October 29, 2012 at 11:45AM
Facets Multi-Media – Chicago, IL
Sunday, October 28, 2012 at 10:00AM
Saturday, November 3, 2012 at 9:30 AM
Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts – Chicago, IL
The Adventures of Pim & Pom: “Dance Party”
Short Animated Television Production
Pim the cat is a bold daredevil. He is kept in check by his friend Pom, who is cautious and wise. The characters balance each other out. Pim and Pom stand by each other through thick and thin. When Pim takes too many chances Pom rushes to his assistance. In the end, everything always turns out alright, and Pim and Pom finally curl up in their basket.
Saturday, October 27, 2012 at 7:00PM
Sunday, October 28, 2012 at 5:00PM
Facets Multi-Media – Chicago, IL
Through Ellen’s Ears (US Premiere)
Live-action Documenatry
Eleven-year-old Ellen doesn’t speak with her voice but with her hands. She uses sign language because she’s deaf. Ellen has to decide which secondary school to attend. She doesn’t want to go to boarding school for the deaf like other deaf children. She would much rather go to an ordinary school or to the school for the hard of hearing, just like her best friend, Myrthe, who is hard of hearing. But will she be admitted there?
Saturday, November 3, 2012 at 11:00AM
Facets Multi-Media – Chicago, IL
How to Survive…? (US Premiere)
Live-Action Television Production
Sunday, October 28, 2012 at 5:00PM
Center on Halsted - Chicago, IL
I Am a Girl! (US Premiere)
Documentary Short Film
The documenatry short tells the story of Joppe, born a boy but always aware that he wanted to be a girl. The 15-minute doc follows Joppe as she talks about hormone treatments and her crushes on boys.
Saturday, October 27, 2012 at 3:00PM
Facets Multi-Media – Chicago, IL
Minnie Mouse (US Premiere)
Live-action Short Film
Monday, October 29, 2012 at 11:45AM
Saturday, November 3, at 11:00AM
Saturday, November 3, 2012 at 1:00PM
Reva and Davod Logan Center for the Arts – Chicago, IL
Monday, October 29, 2012 at 11:45AM
Instituto Cervantes – Chicago, IL
Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Facets Multi-Media – Chicago, IL
Papa’s Tango (Chicago Premiere)
Live-action Short Film
Hannah’s parents are divorced. Her father is from Argentina and her mother is Dutch. Hannah is a dreamer. She loves to dance and adores her father. For Hannah dancing and her father are two things that belong together. Her father Nano feels miserable in The Netherlands ever since he divorced Hannah’s mother. He is homesick and wants to go back to his family and friends in Buenos Aires. But leaving also means saying goodbye to his daughter. After the divorce of her parents Hannah’s mother has started a relationship with a new man. He lives with them now. Hannah gets along with him, yet she misses her father a lot. By listening to her father’s tango music she can still dance with him in her mind.
Friday, November 2, 2012 at 11:45AM
Facets Multi-Media – Chicago, IL
Wild Lilly (North American Premiere)
Live-action Documentary
“My name is Lilly and I’m nine years old. I was born in the middle of the forest and I’ve lived there my whole life.” That’s how Lilly opens the poetic film that director Sanne Rovers made about her. With her mother and brothers Robbin and Melvin, Lilly lives in a squatter community deep in the woods, with boundless freedom to roam around the bushes and build fires in the backyard. When the squat is closed down, Lilly has to say goodbye to her native ground. Their house is torn down and after a final exuberant party Lilly’s family moves to a dime-a-dozen row house. It’s quite a change for Lilly: “It’s pretty weird to live in a street and always watch out for; we didn’t have to do that before.” After such a dramatic change, will Lilly rediscover her freedom in her new neighborhood?
Tuesday, October 30 at 11:45AM
Saturday, November 3, 2012 at 9:00PM
Facets Multi-Media – Chicago, IL
55 Socks (World Premiere)
Animated Short Film
Based on a poem by Marie Jacobs, the animated short 55 socks, by Oscar-winning director Co Hoedeman, pays tribute to the ingenuity of the Dutch people during a dark period of their history – the winter of hunger in 1944-45. It’s the closing months of the war in occupied Holland and some women unravel a beautiful bedspread in order to knit 55 socks to barter for food. Reaching back into his childhood memories, Hoedeman has made a simple, poetic film of rare beauty.
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