Karen Cooper's Carte Blanche at MoMA features 3 of our titles:

Battle of Chile, Pt. 2 – Feb. 7
Underground Orchestra – Feb. 7&8
Colette – Feb. 14

Click here for more information and showtimes.

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Two of our films will have their Chicago premiere in May. Do not miss them!

A ROAD TO MECCA
A Film by Georg Misch
The story of Leopold Weiss, a Viennese Jew who converted to Islam in the 1920's and became the Muslim scholar Muhammad Asad.

May 10, 11 and 12
Gene Siskel Film Center
164 North State Street
TEL 312-846-2600
www.siskelfilmcenter.org


OBLIVION
A Film by Heddy Honigmann
Heddy Honigmann's latest film focuses on Peru's capital city of Lima, revealing the contrasts of wealth and poverty, and how its poorest citizens have survived decades of economic crisis and corruption.

May 8 through 14
Facets Cinematheque
1517 West Fullerton Avenue
TEL 773-281-9075
Click here for more info.

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Today is the US Theatrical Premiere of Heddy Honigmann's lustrous new film FOREVER. Paris' famed Père-Lachaise Cemetery comes alive through the stories of its visitors. It is not only a place to mourn the loss of loved ones, it is also a unique place where the living connect to the immortal power of art by remembering the artists buried there. The graveyard gradually reveals itself not only as a resting place for the dead, but also as a source of peace and inspiration for the living. For a beautifully written review, check out Stuart Klawans "Grave Thoughts" for The Nation.

The film screens daily until September 25. Go to Film Forum for times, tickets and directions.

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Heddy Honigmann's newest film FOREVER just won Full Frame Documentary Film Festival's Inspiration Award, a juried award given to the film "that best exemplifies the value and relevance of world religions and spirituality." FOREVER will also be screening at the upcoming San Francisco International Film Festival and Hot Docs in Toronto. We are also that this weekend, OUR DAILY BREAD took the top jury award for Best Feature Documentary at the Ashland International Film Festival in Oregon. Find out where you can see these and other titles on our Playdates page.

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We are please to announce that Heddy Honigmann will be receiving Hot Docs' Outstanding Achievement Award and San Francisco Film Society will bestow its Golden Gate Persistence of Vision Award during their April festivals. Both awards are for exceptional, lifelong achievement in documentary. We have launched a new web page about Honigmann in our Featured Filmmakers section where you can read about her life and career, called by Karen Cooper, Director of Film Forum in New York, "one of the most brilliant documentarians working today."

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