The powerful film Odjuret (Savage) opens our 2011 festival. An existential portrayal of an underclass that has given up any thought of a future. Chillingly shot & acted in realistic style, this film engages and haunts the viewer with a cold and brutal look at murder. A film you wont soon forget.

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This hilarious comedic short shows a look behind-the-scenes at the world of Stand-Ins. In a realization of every struggling actors dream, the star leaves the set in a huff, and his stand–in saves the day, which creates even more problems.

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Stunning film about death and mourning, starring GERARD DEPARDIEU as a winemaker whose coping with seeing his wife die in his arms after a long illness, is interrupted by a visit from a Japanese woman. A hauntingly deep performance from one of cinema's living legends, HRIFF is proud to screen Grenouille D'hiver (Winter Frog).

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A film that moved us deeply, La poesie de Kiyumi, la broderie de Sayuru (Kiyumi's Poetry and Sayuru's Embroidery) is itself a poem. This subtle masterpiece is a beautiful, precise look at childhood, innocence, & friendship. Directed through a subtle lens, this film is not to be missed.

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We recommend strongly that you see the low-budget feature-length German comedy Menschenliebe (Philanthropy). The tale of an outcast with a desperate need to learn how to seduce, finds a dangerous friend to teaches him the art of romance while turning his world upside down with bedlam and sexuality. This film brilliantly shifts between dramatic realism and Pythonesque absurdist comedy.

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Investigative documentary-style film from new directors Eric Fulford and Ian Douglas that challenges Stacy Peralta's film, Dogtown & Z-Boys' account of skateboarding history. Many original Z-Boys like Jay Adams, Tony Alva, Skip Engblom and Stacy Peralta are interviewed to reveal the existence of a local who was skating pools before the pioneers often credited as the sport's founders. Perfectly situated between believable and fantastic, this film is sure to leave some viewers questioning what is true.

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If you didn't know this was a French short film, you would swear you walked into the middle of a big budget Hollywood thriller. Bank robbers run smack into a suicide bomber in this heist caper.

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Stunningly suspenseful min-thriller about the twisted tale of man who cracks and commits a heinous crime, seemingly losing his mind. Beautifully filmed at locations recognizable to Los Angeles locals

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Brendan's Grandfather passes away and he goes on an incredible journey into the deepest depths of his soul to mend the broken piece his grandfather left behind, in the fantastic animated film My Grandfather's Ship

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A man stuck in a rut is overcome by nature in Hank Friedmann's music video for the song "Tamer Animals" by the Oklahoma band Other Lives.

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Zoltan: the Hungarian Gangster of Love, centers around the Don Juan of a remote Hungarian Village, during his daily quest to satisfy his lust for women. Zoltan utilizes a cinematic style that enhances its cast of offbeat characters and their world of absurdity. Wonderfully shot on 16mm.

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Father and son deal with being constantly mistaken as homosexuals in his hilariously funny family comedy that is as sweet as it is professionally made. Another HRIFF comedy favorite that shouldn't be missed.

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In this fantastically compelling film we learn about America's most famous bank robber, who doesn't fancy prison accommodations. When he gets caught, he escapes... three times! In the Footsteps of Willie Sutton is a documentary film that follows the true story of the Gentleman Bandit's criminal career over four decades from the Great Depression to Credit Card commercials.

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