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1 6 0 S X G l o b l s x s w. c o m SX GLOBAL FILM FESTIVAL KILL ME PLEASE Director: Anita Rocha Da Silveira U.S. PREMIERE | BRAZIL | 2015 | 101 MIN Portuguese with English Subtitles Barra da Tijuca, West Side Zone of Rio de Janeiro. A wave of murderers plague the area. What starts off as a morbid curiosity for the local youth slowly begins to spoil away at their lives. Among them is Bia, a fifteen year old girl. After an encounter with death, she will do anything to make sure she's alive. Saturday, March 12 | 9:15 PM Almo Ritz 2 Sunday, March 13 | 7:45 PM Almo Lmr B Wednesday, March 16 | 11:00 AM Almo Ritz 2 Friday, March 18 | 9:00 PM Almo Lmr B Anita Rocha Da Silveira Anita Rocha da Silveira has directed three shorts: The Noon Vampire (2008), The Noon Vampire (2008), The Noon Vampire Handball (2010, FIPRESCI Award), and The Living Dead (2012, The Directors' Fortnight selection). KILL ME PLEASE is her first feature film and KILL ME PLEASE is her first feature film and KILL ME PLEASE premiered at Venice Film Festival (Orizzonti section). Later, it won the Best Director and Actress Awards at Rio International Film Festival. MPM Film Ricardo Monastier rmonastier@mpmfilm.com Ghostland Director: Simon Stadler NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE | DOC | GERMANY | 2016 | 88 MIN Ju/'Hoan with English Subtitles Remember the culture clash in The Gods Must Be Crazy? This time it's real. One of the most Be Crazy? This time it's real. One of the most Be Crazy? ancient cultures on our planet is undergoing a major change. The Ju/'Hoansi Bushmen in Namibia are not allowed to hunt anymore and need to converge with our so called "civilized" lifestyle. For the first time the Ju/'Hoansi Bushmen travel through the Kalahari and then right into the heart of Europe. What starts as a look at their fascinating culture becomes an even more fascinating look at our Western lifestyle. A warm and humorous reflection of our habits through the eyes of people who are about to give up their million year old traditions. Producer: Simon Stadler , DP: Simon Stadler , Editor: Andre Broecher , Music: Matthias Raue, Boris Assmann, Trance Fair Friday, March 11 | 9:15 PM Almo Ritz 2 Sunday, March 13 | 11:30 AM Almo Lmr B Wednesday, March 16 | 1:45 PM Almo Ritz 2 Simon Stadler Simon Stadler was born in 1969 in Frankfurt am Main, Germany and studied Historical Anthropology at Johann Wolfgang Goethe University. He is the co-founder and CEO of Cameleon Film BbR, and has directed and shot a number of documentaries, most recently Home Room (2009) and Home Room (2009) and Home Room Ghostland (2016). Ghostland (2016). Ghostland Autook Filmsales GmbH Youn Ji youn@autlookfilms.com Papagajka Director/ Screenwriter: Emma Rozanski WORLD PREMIERE | BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA, UK | 2016 | 81 MIN English and Bosnian with English Subtitles A stranger, Tasya, arrives in Sarajevo and barges into Damir's reclusive world. Little by little she takes over his apartment, his life, even his dreams. He can't summon the courage to confront Tasya and she becomes progressively more comfortable and controlling. Can Damir find it in himself to struggle out of this trap and regain control of his life, or will Tasya take him over completely, leaving no trace of Damir in the world? Producer: Louise McElhatton , Executive Producer: KitBat Productions , DP: Malte Rosenfeld , Editor: Kostas Makrinos , Music: Guy Fixsen , Principal Cast: Adnan Omerovic, Susanna Cappellaro, Tina Keserovic, Sabina Mrgan, Don Guido Sunday, March 13 | 1:00 PM Almo Ritz 2 Monday, March 14 | 9:45 PM Almo Lmr B Thursday, March 17 | 10:30 PM Almo Ritz 2 Emma Rozanski Emma is an Australian writer/director who recently completed her MFA in film directing under the mentorship of Béla Tarr at his Film Factory in Sarajevo. She is currently developing a slate of film and installation projects, including her second feature Algebra (a black comedy), with UK Producer Nicola Clayton (Sodalitefilms). KitBat Productions emmarozanski@gmail.com