lights. . .camera. . .film fest 11: directors pick the must-see films
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Lights. . .Camera. . .Film Fest 11: Directors pick the must-see films
By Joel Silverstein
I&M Staff Writer
Every year, there’s a film that strikes you, and stays with you for a long time,” said Nantucket Film Festival executive director Jill Burkhart.
This year, one of those movies for her was the Iraq war documentary “Ground Truth.”
Now in its 11th year, this year’s festival has a number of such films, she said. There are two Iraq war documentaries, a film adapted from a David Mamet play, and a narrative film about suicide that actually succeeds in being funny.
Burkhart, along with festival artistic director Mystelle Brabbée, took time out from a busy pre-festival schedule Friday to grab a cappuccino and muse about the festival’s most powerful films. Reached by phone at his home in New Mexico later in the day, festival programmer Kelly Clement also divulged his picks.
“Man Push Cart”
“Man Push Cart” tells the story of a Pakistani immigrant who mans a coffee cart in Manhattan. Before arriving in the United States, he was a full-fledged rock star in his country.
“How often do you think about those guys?” Burkhart said of coffee-cart clerks. Both she and Brabbée said they’ll never view them the same after watching this film.
Writer/director Ramin Bahrani created a narrative film that has a documentary feel. Bahrani employs improvised dialogue and uses unknown actors, Burkhart said.
“It feels very real as a result of that,” she said. “I like films like that. They’re a window into another reality.” Lead actor Ahmad Razvi will be in attendance at the
“The Chances of the World Changing”
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