What is the BIG 8 FILMS? It is our pick of what we believe will be the 8 biggest films of the festival in terms of strength, and subject matter. Essentially, if a film makes this list, you can rest assured of its powerful subject matter, film quality and blockbuster feel.
8:00pm
Thursday, January 26
(Opening Film)
Joe Frazier (When the Smoke Clears): Feature Documentary, 72 mins., UK/USA, 2010; Dir. Mike Todd. He was one of the most famous atheletes in world. A tribute and look at the life of Joe Frazier, after Ali.
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Will Call pickup hours are: January 25 - January 29 (Daily 10:00a.m - 6:00p.m.)
8:00pm
Thursday, January 26 (Opening Film)
Hopelessly In June: Comedy, Feature, 90 mins., USA, 2010; Dir. Vincent Brantley. A financial analyst from a staunch Baptist family falls hopelessly in love with June, a successful business woman whose parents are nontraditional.
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Will Call pickup hours are: January 25 - January 29 (Daily 10:00a.m - 6:00p.m.)
7:30pm
Friday, January 27
Bad Friday (Rastafari After Coral Gardens): Documentary, Feature, 69 mins., Jamaica, 2011: Dir. Deborah Thomas. Though Jamaica is a sun-filled paradise, its local population continues to grapple with the effects of the Coral Gardens incident and legacy.
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Will Call pickup hours are: January 25 - January 29 (Daily 10:00a.m - 6:00p.m.)
5:00pm
Saturday, January 28
Lesson Before Love: Drama, Feature, 102 mins., USA, 2011; Dir. Dui Jarrod. Four unfulfilled singles journey towards finding love while trying to find themselves along the way.
NOTE: Everything ordered here online is held in Will Call. Nothing will be mailed to you. Instead, the order will be held in your name and ready for pick-up at Will Call. NO REFUNDS. All sales are final. Will Call is located at Reading Gaslamp Theatre. DO NOT CALL THE THEATRE ABOUT WILL CALL. Will Call is only handled by SDBFF.
Will Call pickup hours are: January 25 - January 29 (Daily 10:00a.m - 6:00p.m.)
6:00pm
Saturday, January 28
Salay: Drama, Feature, 44 mins., Sierra Leone, 2011; Dir. Ali Kamanda. Desperate to escape her circumstances, Salay is intent on getting an education and carving out her own path in life even if it means leaving everything she knows in her father's Sierra Leone Village.
NOTE: Everything ordered here online is held in Will Call. Nothing will be mailed to you. Instead, the order will be held in your name and ready for pick-up at Will Call. NO REFUNDS. All sales are final. Will Call is located at Reading Gaslamp Theatre. DO NOT CALL THE THEATRE ABOUT WILL CALL. Will Call is only handled by SDBFF.
Will Call pickup hours are: January 25 - January 29 (Daily 10:00a.m - 6:00p.m.)
3:00pm
Saturday, January 28
The Custom Mary: Drama, Feature, 81 mins., USA, 2011; Dir. Matt Dunnerstick. Two preachers and a scientist obtain a relic of Christ's blood in efforts to make a clone for the second coming of Jesus Christ.
NOTE: Everything ordered here online is held in Will Call. Nothing will be mailed to you. Instead, the order will be held in your name and ready for pick-up at Will Call. NO REFUNDS. All sales are final. Will Call is located at Reading Gaslamp Theatre. DO NOT CALL THE THEATRE ABOUT WILL CALL. Will Call is only handled by SDBFF.
Will Call pickup hours are: January 25 - January 29 (Daily 10:00a.m - 6:00p.m.)
5:30pm
Saturday, January 28
The Therapist: Drama, Feature, 84 mins., USA, 2011; Dir. Louis Brooks. Dr. Knight takes home more than just her work.
NOTE: Everything ordered here online is held in Will Call. Nothing will be mailed to you. Instead, the order will be held in your name and ready for pick-up at Will Call. NO REFUNDS. All sales are final. Will Call is located at Reading Gaslamp Theatre. DO NOT CALL THE THEATRE ABOUT WILL CALL. Will Call is only handled by SDBFF.
Will Call pickup hours are: January 25 - January 29 (Daily 10:00a.m - 6:00p.m.)
8:00pm
Thursday, January 26 (Opening Film)
Ties That Bind: Drama, Feature, 110 mins., Ghana, 2011; Dir. Leila Djansi. Three women, three lives, one hope. An African “Waiting to Exhale.”
NOTE: Everything ordered here online is held in Will Call. Nothing will be mailed to you. Instead, the order will be held in your name and ready for pick-up at Will Call. NO REFUNDS. All sales are final. Will Call is located at Reading Gaslamp Theatre. DO NOT CALL THE THEATRE ABOUT WILL CALL. Will Call is only handled by SDBFF.
Will Call pickup hours are: January 25 - January 29 (Daily 10:00a.m - 6:00p.m.)
