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Marcus Lindeen
SWEDEN, 2010, 60 MINUTES
Mikael and Orlando are two aging Swedes with something unusual in common: They are both biological males who have undergone sex reassignment surgery but now wish to ‘change back.’ The pair’s startling testimony forms a complex philosophical interrogation of gender performance and selfhood.
Fri. 6/25 at 6:15 p.m.
Sun. 6/27 at 11:15 a.m.

THE INVENTION OF DR. NAKAMATS

Kaspar Astrup Schröder
DENMARK, 2009, 57 MINUTES
Perhaps the most famous inventor that you’ve never heard of, 80-year-old Dr. Nakamats is the brilliant and eccentric holder of the world record in patents—3,300 and counting. A cult figure in Japan, the unforgettable Dr. Nakamats is credited for the creation of the floppy disk, the first digital watch, flying “PyonPyon” shoes and “Love Jet” spray to heighten sexual stimulation.
Wed. 6/23 at 12:30 p.m.
Sat. 6/26 at 1:15 p.m.

THE RED CHAPEL

Mads Brügger
DENMARK, 2009, 87 MINUTES
Danish journalist and provocateur Mads Brügger arranges to take a small comedy troupe dubbed The Red Chapel to North Korea under the guise of a cultural exchange, using humor to challenge and expose one of the world’s most notorious regimes, with far more success than he anticipated.
Wed. 6/23 at 8:00 p.m.
Sat. 6/26 at 10:45 p.m.

STEAM OF LIFE

Joonas Berghäll, Mika Hotakainen
FINLAND, 2010, 81 MINUTES
STERLING WORLD COMPETITION
It’s neither a therapist’s office nor a lover’s bed where Finnish men’s deepest feelings about life, love and family are brought to the surface: It’s the sauna. The film allows the viewer to become a fly on the wall as it listens in on men—naked men—talking to other men (or occasionally a grizzly bear) in the sanctuary of the country’s ubiquitous saunas.
Wed. 6/23 at 6:45 p.m.
Fri. 6/25 at 6:45 p.m.

INTO ETERNITY

Michael Madsen
FINLAND, 2010, 75 MINUTES
STERLING WORLD COMPETITION
This film ponders how to caution explorers from future civilizations who may be driven by curiosity, or a desire to understand their distant past, to stay clear of buried nuclear waste.
Wed. 6/23 at 5:00 p.m.
Sat. 6/26 at 5:30 p.m.

FAMILIA

Mikael Wiström, Alberto Herskovits
SWEDEN, 2010, 82 MINUTES
Swedish filmmakera Mikael Wiström and Alberto Herskovits capture the emotional ups and downs of an impoverished Peruvian family struggling to create a better life and stay together in the midst of great difficulty.
Fri. 6/25 at 4:00 p.m.
Sun. 6/27 at 11:30 a.m.

MEN WHO SWIM

Dylan Williams
SWEDEN, UK, ITALY, 2010, 58 MINUTES
When a British man living in Sweden is on the brink of turning 40, he combats his mid-life crisis by joining a men’s synchronized swimming team. Composed of middle-aged men from all walks of life, what started as an escapist hobby evolves into a committed brotherhood as the team competes at the unofficial All Male World Championship in Milan.
Fri. 6/25 at 3:45 p.m.
Sun. 6/27 at 4:15 p.m.

THE LIVING ROOM OF THE NATION

Jukka Kärkkäinen
FINLAND, 2009, 74 MINUTES
Lives unfold with brutal intimacy in a collection of Finnish living rooms in a film balancing near-slapstick hilarity with inescapable Nordic angst. Irony mixes with pathos, dysfunction and heartfelt soul searching in a film that compels a closer look.
Fri. 6/25 at 11:30 a.m.
Sat. 6/26 at 11:30 a.m.

THE DEVILLES

Nicole N. Horanyi
DENMARK, 2009, 56 MINUTES
The Gearys aren’t your typical suburbanites. Terri (aka Kitten DeVille) is a burlesque star and Shawn fronts an L.A. punk band. After 26 years of good times and bad, they find themselves at a pivotal moment in a complicated marriage with no certain outcome.
Wed. 6/23 at 9:00 p.m.
Fri. 6/25 at 11:00 a.m.
Sat. 6/26 at 10:30 p.m.