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1 2 9 2 0 1 6 S X S W F I L M P R O G R A M G U I D E D o c u m e n t r S p o t l i g h t DOCUMENTARY SPOTLIGHT FILM FESTIVAL Seven Songs for a Long Life Director: Amy Hardie NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE | DOC | UK | 2015 | 82 MIN The intimate story behind our changing relationship with death. A terminal diagnosis used to mean death within months. Modern medicine allows patients to live on for years. A passionate and touching film about uncertainty, about the future that faces all of us, following five patients who choose to sing their way through life, with a score by Mark Orton. Producers: Amy Hardie, Sonja Henrici , Executive Producer: Lori Cheatle , DP: Amy Hardie , Editors: Nick Gibbon, Colin Monie , Music: Mark Orton Saturday, March 12 | 12:15 PM Almo Lmr C Tuesday, March 15 | 6:45 PM Stteside Thetre Thursday, March 17 | 6:00 PM Almo Lmr C Amy Hardie Dr. Amy Hardie is a documentary filmmaker with several international awards. Her documentary feature The Edge of Dreaming, was the first Scottish feature documentary to be selected for competition at IDFA in 2009 and was awarded the Grand Jury Prize, Kiev International Film Festival. Scottish Documentary Institute/SDI Productions Eve Korzec eve@scottishdocinstitute.com Mr. Gaga Director/ Screenwriter: Tomer Heymann NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE | DOC | ISRAEL | 2015 | 100 MIN Enter the world of Ohad Naharin, renowned choreographer and artistic director of the Batsheva Dance Company. Mr. Gaga, eight years in the making, captures the elusive beauty of contemporary dance and immerses the audience in the creative process behind Batsheva's unique performances. Using intimate rehearsal footage, extensive unseen archive materials and stunning dance sequences, acclaimed director Tomer Heymann (Paper Dolls, I Shot My Love) tells the fascinating story of an artistic genius who redefined the language of modern dance. Producer: Barak Heymann , Executive Producer: Diana Holtzberg , DP: Itai Raziel , Editor: Alon Greenberg, Ido Mochrik, Ron Omer , Music: Ishai Adar Friday, March 11 | 6:00 PM Almo Ritz 1 Saturday, March 12 | 3:00 PM Almo Lmr C Tuesday, March 15 | 11:15 AM Stellite Venue: Mrches Tomer Heymann Born in Israel in 1970, Heymann has directed documentary films and series since 1997. His films were screened and won awards at international film festivals such as Berlinale, HotDocs, IDFA, LAFF, Sheffield and were theatrically released around the world, making him one of the documentary film industry's leading directors. Heymann Brothers Films Barak Heymann info@heymannfilms.com Silicon Cowboys Director: Jason Cohen Screenwriters: Steven Leckart, Jason Cohen WORLD PREMIERE | DOC | USA | 2016 | 78 MIN Launched in 1982 by three friends in a Houston diner, Compaq Computer set out to build a portable PC to take on IBM, the world's most powerful tech company. Many had tried cloning the industry leader's code, only to be trounced by IBM and its high-priced lawyers. Silicon Cowboys explores the remarkable Silicon Cowboys explores the remarkable Silicon Cowboys David vs. Goliath story, and eventual demise, of Compaq, an unlikely upstart who altered the future of computing and helped shape the world as we know it today. Directed by Oscar-nominated director Jason Cohen, the film offers a fresh look at the explosive rise of the 1980's PC industry and is a refreshing alternative to the familiar narratives of Jobs, Gates, and Zuckerberg. Producers: Ross M. Dinerstein, Glen Zipper , Executive Producers: Jason Cohen, Samantha Housman , DP: Svetlana Cvetko , Editor: Jake Pushinsky , Music: Ian Hultquist Friday, March 11 | 5:15 PM Almo Lmr A Saturday, March 12 | 2:15 PM Stellite Venue: Almo Slughter Monday, March 14 | 12:00 PM Stellite Venue: Mrches Tuesday, March 15 | 5:00 PM Almo Lmr D Jason Cohen Director Jason Cohen has produced and directed all formats of film and television on projects that cover a broad range of topics over the past 20 years. Cohen's Facing Fear, Facing Fear, Facing Fear a story of forgiveness between a former Neo- Nazi and the victim of his hate crime attack 25 years earlier, was nominated for an Oscar® for best documentary short subject in 2014. Campfire Ross Dinerstein ross@campfire.us