First Run Features: Theatrical Catalog

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I'll Sing for You	Jacques Sarasin	77 min, 35mm, Color, French w/English Subtitles, 2004
In the sixties, the people of Mali awoke each morning to the sound of Boubacar "KarKar" Traoré's voice on the radio, singing of independence. But KarKar, like his native country, fell on hard times. Also featuring Ali Farka Toure.

Signing Off	Robert Sarkies	15 min, 35mm, Color, 1996
A Film by Robert Sarkies. A wonderfully comic adventure about a radio DJ's last day on the air

After Stonewall	John Scagliotti, Janet Baus, Dan Hunt	88 min, 16mm, Color, English,1999
A Film by John Scagliotti, Janet Baus and Dan Hunt. Narrated by Melissa Etheridge, this sequel to Before Stonewall chronicles the history of lesbian and gay life from the riots at Stonewall to the end of the millenium.

Before Stonewall	Robert Rosenberg, John Scagliotti, Greta Schiller	87 min, 16mm, Color, English, 1984
Produced by Robert Rosenberg, John Scagliotti and Greta Schiller. When the police raided the Stonewall Inn, a gay bar in Greenwich Village, three nights of rioting sparked a national gay liberation movement.

Sex & Justice	Julian Schlossberg & Seymour Wishman	77 min, Color, 1993
A film by Julian Schlossberg and Seymour Wishman. Political passion and explosive moments during the dramatic confrontation between Anita Hill and Clarence Thomas at his Supreme Court hearings.

Jumping The Gun	Jane Schneider	10 min, 16mm, Color, 1993
On the morning after a one-night stand, a woman fantasizes life together with her sleeping trick from honeymoon to breakup.

Talking Trash	Jennifer Schwerin & Leslie Schwerin	54 min, 16mm, Color, 1994
A Film by Jennifer Scherwin and Leslie Scherwin. Rich in junk, the film mixes together salvaged bits of historical footage, statistics and personal stories to create a moving and comical portrait of America's romance with disposability.

Strangers In Good Company	Cynthia Scott	105 min, 35mm, Color, 1990
Seven long-lived Canadian women are on a sightseeing trip when their bus breaks down in an unpopulated rural area. They find shelter in an abandoned farmhouse

Dance of Hope	Deborah Shaffer	75 min, 16mm, Color, 1989
This film by Deborah Shaffer examines key issues of social policy and human rights in Chile through portraits of eight women.

Fire from the Mountain	Deborah Shaffer	58 min, 16mm, Color, English w/Spanish Subtitles, 1987
Based on Omar Cabezas' acclaimed autobiography, Fire From the Mountain incorporates interviews and archival film to tell the author's story, from his youth under the Somoza dictatorship, through his days as a guerrilla fighting with the Sandinistas.

Witness to War	Deborah Shaffer & David Goodman	30 min, 16mm, Color, 1985
A Film by Deborah Shaffer and David Goodman. Academy Award winning story of Dr. Charlie Clements who, as a pilot in Vietnam, seemed headed for a distinguished Air Force career until he refused further combat missions. Stripped of his military identity, Clements dedicated his life to non-violence and healing, ultimately to find himself tending wounded behind rebel lines in El Salvador.

The Wobblies	Deborah Shaffer & Stewart Bird	89 min, 16mm, Color, 1979
The Wobblies integrates the songs of the period with photographs, newsreel footage, and contemporary interviews with remaining IWW members. Careful documentation of the cultural, political, labor and legal events of the time make this work an invaluable record of an unforgettable era of American history.

Blush	Li Shaohong	119 mins, 35mm, Color, Chinese w/English Subtitles, 1995
A Film by Li Shaohong. A passionate and thrilling drama about two close friends and former prostitutes who fall for the same man in 1950's Shanghai, from the author of Raise the Red Lantern.

Parting Glances	Bill Sherwood	90 min, Color, 1991
The gay scene in Manhattan is the setting for this contemporary love story revolving around a book editor, his friend and former lover who is dying from AIDS, and his current lover. All are just trying to get through life the best that they can.

Be Fruitful and Multiply	Shosh Shlam	50 min, Beta & DVD, Color, 2006
A film by Shosh Shlam. How does it feel to have been pregnant or breastfeeding for 25 of 26 years of your married life? This and other questions are posed openly and directly in this film, exposing the consequences of the commandment "be fruitful and multiply" – the mother of all Mitzvot – upon the ultra-orthodox Jewish woman.

The War at Home	Barry Brown & Glenn Silber	100 min, 35mm, Color, 1979
A Film by Glenn Silber and Barry Brown. One of the most important political films ever made, The War at Home chronicles the anti-war movement of the 60's and 70's, which grew into a genuine people's revolt as war in Vietnam escalated.

The Queen	Frank Simon	70 min, 35mm, Color, 1968
A Film by Frank Simon. Long before Paris is Burning, The Queen celebrated drag queens by capturing the glamour and competition of the 1968 Miss All America Drag Beauty Pageant.

Insomnia	Erik Skjoldbjaerg	35 mm, Color, Norwegian w/English Subtitles, 1997
Norwegian filmmaker Erik Skjoldbjærg makes his directorial debut with the psychological police drama Insomnia. Swedish homicide detective Jonas Engström (Stellan Skarsgård) and his partner, Erik Vik (Sverre Anker Ousdal), arrive in a small Northern Norwegian town to help the local police investigate the murder of a teenage girl.

Hunting of the Snark	Michael Sporn	27 min, Color, 1999
A Film by Michael Sporn. Enter the imaginative world of Lewis Carroll in these two classic tales narrated by James Earl Jones, from the creator of Whitewash and Champagne & The Talking Eggs.

Whitewash	Michael Sporn	25 min, Color, 1995
A film by Michael Sporn, featuring the voices of Linda Lavin and Ruby Dee. When a fourth-grade African-American girl is the target of a hate crime, an outpouring of love from friends, classmates, and family draws the community together.

The Gospel According to Philip K. Dick	Mark Steensland & Andy Massagi	80 min, Beta, Color, 2000
A Film by Mark Steensland and Andy Massagli. The ultimate trip into the mind behind Blade Runner and Total Recall.

Roses in December	Ana Carrigan & Bernard Stone	56 min, Color, 1982
A Film by Ana Carrigan and Bernard Stone. An award-winning look at lay missioner Jean Donovan, a young woman from Connecticut, who was brutally murdered along with three nuns in El Salvador.

Le Grand Role	Steve Suissa	90 min, 35mm, Color, French w/English Subtitles
Thinking he has been cast in a Yiddish version of The Merchant of Venice, Parisian actor Maurice tells his beloved wife Perla. But when the part goes to another, Maurice must play the role of his life to be sure she doesn’t find out.

Silent Waters	Sabiha Sumar	35mm, Color, Punjabi w/ English Subtitles, 2003
Silent Waters is set in 1979 in Pakistan, when General Zia-ul-Haq took control of the country and stoked the fires of Islamic nationalism. Ayesha, a Muslim woman who gets by on her late husband’s pension and by teaching young girls the Koran, invests her hopes in her beloved son Saleem. But when Saleem takes up with a group of Islamic fundamentalists just as a group of Sikh pilgrims come to town, Ayesha’s haunted past turns her present life upside down.

Alice	Jan Svankmajer	84 min, 35mm, Color, 1989
The master Czech animator Jan Svankmajer takes you on a journey into the dark undercurrents of Alice in Wonderland with the use of live action and animation.

Darkness, Light, Darkness	Jan Svankmajer	7 mins, 35mm, Color, 1989
A human body gradually reconstructs itself as its various component parts crowd themselves into a small room.