The 6th annual Independent Film Festival of Boston will showcase over 150 screenings, nightly parties, weekend panel discussions, over 100 guest filmmakers, celebs, special guests and more! Films will screen at the Coolidge Corner Theatre from April 24 to April 29, including our Closing Night Film ENCOUNTERS AT THE END OF THE WORLD by Werner Herzog on April 29 at 8pm.
Expected guests at the festival this year include Famke Janssen (appearing with the film TURN THE RIVER), Mary Stuart Masterson (with her directorial debut THE CAKE EATERS), Project Runway Season 1 winner Jay McCarroll (with the documentary ELEVEN MINUTES), Brad Neely and Harry & The Potters with the documentary WE ARE WIZARDS, and many of the top independent filmmakers today including Guy Maddin, Tom Kalin, Nanette Burnstein, and dozens and dozens of others.
There are individual tickets to films, Party-only passes, Film-only passes, and Chrome All-Access passes available at http://www.iffboston.org.
Tickets for all Coolidge screenings now available in-person at the box office
IFFBoston 2008 at the Coolidge
Thursday, April 24
7:30 PM - We Are Wizards
Examines the fascinating subculture that is inspired from the Harry Potter phenomenon. Harry and the Potters will perform after the film.
10:15 PM - Blood Car
When the price of gasoline becomes too steep, mild-mannered vegan Archie Andrews discovers a gory replacement for petrol.
Friday, April 25
7:00 PM - Savage Grace
This film dramatizes the tragic relationship between Barbara Baekeland (Julianne Moore) and her son, Tony, heir to the Bakelite Plastic fortune.
9:45 PM - The Tracy Fragments
Tracy Berkowitz's (Ellen Page) dysfunctional life is described in a jagged, stylized collage of sound and images.
Midnight - Joy Division
Revealing portrait of the legendary band focusing on recollections of charismatic lead singer, Ian Curtis, by key figures.
Saturday, April 26
11:30 AM - Ping Pong Playa
Christopher "C-dub" Wang is an irresponsible, swaggering wannabe basketball player that is forced to pick up a paddle when his ping pong champion brother is injured.
2:00 PM - Dreams with Sharp Teeth
Portrait of outspoken and influential Speculative Fiction writer, Harlan Ellison.
4:30 PM - Woodpecker
In this new film by Alex Karpovsky (THE HOLE STORY, IFFBoston 2005), amateur birder, Johnny Neander pursues the believed extinct, celebrated Ivory-Billed Woodpecker.
7:15 PM - The Cake Eaters
When a prodigal son returns, two troubled families in a small town are forced to confront their intertwined histories. Directorial Debut by Mary Stuart Masterson. Score by Duncan Sheik.
10:00 PM - Not Your Typical Bigfoot Movie
Amateur Bigfoot researchers, Wayne and Dallas, share a powerful friendship and aspiration that transcends the reality of living in a fading steel town.
Midnight - Triangle
New film from trio of H.K. master directors, Ringo Lam, Tsui Hark and Johnny To.
Sunday, April 27
11:30 AM - The Greening of Southie
Chronicles the epic construction of the Macallen Building, Boston's first "green" residential structure.
2:00 PM - Turn the River
Famke Janssen delivers an affecting, gritty portrayal of a hustler using cards and pool to fund a new life with her young son who lives with her former husband. Directorial debut of Chris Eigeman (LAST DAYS OF DISCO).
4:45 PM - Life. Support. Music.
Uplifting account of musician, Jason Crigler's recovery from a devastating brain hemorrhage with support from family and fellow musicians, Norah Jones and Marshall Crenshaw.
7:00 PM - Mongol
This sweeping epic follows Temudgin from his perilous childhood to his ascension as the legendary Ghengis Khan. Starring Tadanobu Asano, considered Japan's Johnny Depp. From director Sergei Bodrov (PRISONER OF THE MOUNTAIN).
10:00 PM - Time Crimes
Hector accidentally travels two hours into the past unleashing a horrifying ramifications in this thrilling new film from Spain.
Monday, April 28
5:30 PM - At the Death House Door
Documentary about anti-death penalty advocate, Caroll Pickett, a former prison chaplain in Texas who ministered to condemned men in their final days. From the makers of HOOP DREAMS and STEVIE.
8:00 PM - My Winnipeg
Showcasing his signature use of silent and early sound era cinema, director Guy Maddin pays loving tribute to his hometown in Manitoba.
Tuesday, April 29
8:00 PM - Encounters at the End of World – Closing Night Film
Werner Herzog documents the residents of McMurdo Station on Ross Island, Antarctica during austral summer and the icy depths that surround them.
