THIS MONTH’S FILM MOVEMENT FEATURE
June 2009 Release

The Window
Directed by Lee Carlos Sorín
Argentina/Spain

It is a significant day for 80-year-old Antonio. After an absence of many years, his estranged son is coming to visit. Everything must be perfect. There will be a toast with a very special champagne, an embrace, and warm words that may finally bridge the gap between them. But before, Antonio must wait. Bedridden, he looks out his window at the Patagonian landscape and sees light and life, the past and the present, while sensing the future. He decides to secretly leave the house, unseen by his faithful caretakers, to take what might be a last walk in his fields, breathing the air, treading the earth, inhaling the scent of the land that had been his life. What could otherwise seem like insignificant memories or moments in one’s life takes a special, beautiful meaning and weight in this poetic, humanistic film.

• WINNER— FIPRESCI, Valladolid International Film Festival•
• NOMINATED— Golden Spike, Valladolid International Film Festival •
• OFFICIAL SELECTION— Toronto International Film Festival, Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival, Rome Cinema Film Festival•
• OFFICIAL SELECTION— Cairo International Film Festival, Havana International Film Festival, Gotenborg International Film Festival•

COMING SOON FROM FILM MOVEMENT

The film listed below is a title we plan to release.
Due to contracts, director timetables and release dates, this film could be delayed or deleted.

The Drummer
Kenneth Bi, Hong Kong

Sid (played by Jackie Chan’s son Jaycee), the rebellious son of a controlling and savage crime boss in Hong Kong, has to flee to Taiwan upon enraging his father’s adversary, a powerful tycoon and underground business leader. Hiding out in the mountains, Sid discovers a group of Zen drummers whose mesmerizing art, rigorous physical training, and austere way of life pique his interest, and he requests to join them. Immersed in the world of the Zen drumming, Sid morphs into a firm and focused young man. His independence from the crime life and his father is profoundly challenged, however, when a twist of fate awaits him back home in Hong Kong and forces him to choose between loyalty to his family and his newfound faith in himself.