[Press release from the Cleveland International Film Festival.]
Coming-of-age films
will bookend the 40th Cleveland
International Film Festival, presented by Dollar
Bank. CIFF40 will be held March 30 – April 10,
2016 at Tower City Cinemas and other select
locations.
Opening Night
On Wednesday, March
30th the Festival will open with
GOOD OL’ BOY. Directed by Frank
Lotito, the film introduces us to ten-year-old
Smith, whose family immigrated to the United
States from India. While his parents pursue the
late 70s version of the American dream, Smith
has other plans. This charming ode to a time
when socks were knee-high and Tab was sipped
through a straw also features a Lone Ranger
named Butch, played by Jason Lee.
Tickets to the
Opening Night Gala are $200 per person ($175 for
CIFF members). The evening includes the 7:00
p.m. screening of the film at Tower City
Cinemas, followed by a reception at Post Office
Plaza in Tower City Center. Scheduled special
guests include: director/producer Frank Lotito;
producer/screenwriter/actor Anjul Nigam; and
young actor Roni Akurati.
Closing Night
On Sunday, April 10th
at 7:00 p.m. the Festival will close with
HUNT FOR THE WILDERPEOPLE. In a
story that is equal parts road comedy and
coming-of-age drama, director Taika Waititi
masterfully weaves lively humor with emotionally
honest performances by Sam Neill and Julian
Dennison. Never short on laughs, this touching
film reminds us that growing up (at any age) is
a journey that would not be possible without
those who help us along the way.
Closing Night is
sponsored by University Hospitals. All those in
attendance at any of the films showing at Tower
City Cinemas on Closing Night are invited to a
dessert reception and awards presentation
program on the Tower City Center Grand Staircase
after the screenings. Tickets to any Closing
Night film are $14 for CIFF members and $16 for
non-members.
40th
Anniversary Signature Event
On Thursday, March 31st
at 7:00 p.m. the CIFF will celebrate its 40th
anniversary with the world premiere of
BELIEVELAND at Playhouse Square’s
Connor Palace. Directed by Ohio native and
University of Toledo graduate Andy Billman, this
documentary is part of ESPN’s “30 for 30”
series. The film attempts to explain the
devotion of Cleveland sports fans throughout the
decades of The Drive, The Fumble, The Shot, and
The Decision.
BELIEVELAND
features Jim Brown, Mike Brown, Earnest Byner,
Jim Donovan, Craig Ehlo, Dan Gilbert,
Aaron Goldhammer, Bob
Golic, Tony Grossi, Arsenio Hall, Tom Hamilton,
Mike Hargrove, Paul Hoynes,
Kenny Lofton, Kevin
Mack, David Modell, Charlie Nagy, Fred Nance,
Scott Raab, Tony Rizzo,
Marty Schottenheimer,
Jim Thome, Wright Thompson, Mo Williams, Brian
Windhorst, Felix Wright, and many more
well-known figures from the history of Cleveland
sports.
Tickets to the
anniversary screening of
BELIEVELAND are $14 for CIFF members and
$16 for non-members.
CIFF40
For more information
on the 190+ feature films and 210+ short films
that will be shown between Opening Night and
Closing Night, log onto www.clevelandfilm.org
beginning at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, March 4th.
Program Guides will be available throughout the
area (including at all Dollar Bank branches) the
week of March 7th. Tickets go on sale
to CIFF members at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, March
11th and to the general public at
11:00 a.m. on Friday, March 18th.
Tickets will be available on line (www.clevelandfilm.org),
by phone (1.877.304.FILM), or in person at the
Film Festival Box Office in the lobby of Tower
City Cinemas.
The Cleveland
International Film Festival is supported in
part by the residents of Cuyahoga County
through a public grant from Cuyahoga Arts
& Culture.
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