International Documentary Film Festival!
Thursday, November 20, 2014 - Sunday, November 23, 2014
The Calgary Underground Film Festival presents:
CUFF.DOCS 2014
November 20 - 23, 2014
The Globe Cinema - 617 8 Ave SW, Calgary
The second annual CUFF.docs International Documentary Festival will take place November 20-23, 2014 at The Globe Cinema.
Going into our 2nd year is the all-new documentary festival, featuring both feature length and short films in a variety of subjects, styles and genres of documentary film from around the world.
The lineup includes 11 international feature-length documentaries and seven shorts.
Thursday, November 20, 2014
7:00PM: THE OVERNIGHTERS - Desperate, broken men chase their dreams and run from their demons in the North Dakota oil fields. A local Pastor risks everything to help them. (100 mins)
Friday, November 21, 2014
7:00PM: AN HONEST LIAR - A biopic of renowned magician James “The Amazing” Randi, AN HONEST LIAR chronicles the magician’s 50-year career, from performing jaw-dropping feats to exposing the simple tricks that have been co-opted by con artists. (93 mins | Special Guest)
9:45PM: GIUSEPPE MAKES A MOVIE - The stranger‐than-fiction documentary explores the Giuseppe universe, showing how the self-taught filmmaker captures an unexpected level of humanism and creates a family unit for a group of people who need one. (82 mins)
Saturday, November 22, 2014
1:00PM: STRAY DOG - A stereotype-shattering documentary focusing on a burly, bearded biker with a battle-scarred heart. (105 mins)
3:30PM: NATIONAL GALLERY - Master documentarian Frederick Wiseman guides us inside the inner workings of London’s National Gallery. (181 mins)
7:00PM: AMERICAN INTERIOR - Welsh musician Gruff Rhys documents his latest musical road trip, retracing the fantastical adventure of his 18th Century relative, the explorer John Evans. (91 mins | Special Guest)
9:15PM: THE SPECIAL NEED - 29-year-old Enea wants to have sex. But as a person with autism living in Italy, this is more complicated than one would expect. (84 mins)
11:15PM: WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS - Follow Viago, Deacon and Vladislav – three flatmates who are just trying to get by and overcome life's obstacles, like being immortal vampires. (86 mins)
Sunday, November 23, 2014
1:30PM: LOVE AND TERROR ON THE HOWLING PLAINS OF NOWHERE - In 2006, Steven Haataja, a brilliant mathematics professor in the isolated community of Chadron, Nebraska, disappears without a trace. His body is discovered three months later, burned and tied to a tree. (95 mins)
2:00PM: VESSEL - Doctor Rebecca Gomperts sails a ship through offshore waters providing abortions to women with no legal alternatives. (88 mins)
7:00PM: ART AND CRAFT - Follow prolific art forger Mark Landis at the very moment his thirty-year ruse is exposed. (89 mins)
The full lineup can be viewed at the CUFF homepage, where festival passes and tickets can also be purchased.