Announcing STF 2011 Winter line-up!

• by Thom Powers, December 27, 2010

This winter season mixes current sensations with rarities and timeless classics. The best and most affordable way to experience STF is with a Winter Season Pass. Purchase by Jan 10 to receive the early bird special: $99 for 11 films. Follow this link to order, look for CLIENT 9 and click on 8:00 pm.

Week one kicks off with celebrated films on consecutive nights. On Jan 10, CLIENT 9: THE RISE AND FALL OF ELIOT SPITZER screens as a Monday special including a Q&A with director Alex Gibney. On Tues, Jan 11, ENEMIES OF THE PEOPLE, winner of the Sundance Film Festival World Documentary Prize, will serve as the official Opening Night of winter season, chronicling a journalist’s personal search for truth in Cambodia. STF will take a special Wednesday night spot on Jan 19 to feature GREY GARDENS with filmmakers Albert Maysles and Muffie Meyers, being honored the previous night with the Cinema Eye Honor Legacy Award. Karen Schmeer, the award-winning editor killed in a 2010 car accident, will be honored at STF on Feb 15 with FAST, CHEAP & OUT OF CONTROL that she edited for director Errol Morris. Friends of Schmeer will pay tribute to her in the Q&A. The season concludes on March 15 with Barbara Kopple presenting her Oscar-winning classic HARLAN COUNTY, USA.

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Stranger Than Fiction: Winter 2011 Season    

JAN 10: Pre-season Mon. special - CLIENT 9: THE RISE AND FALL OF ELIOT SPITZER (2010, Q&A w/ dir Alex Gibney)

JAN 11: Opening Night - ENEMIES OF THE PEOPLE (2010, Q&A w/ co-dir Rob Lemkin)

JAN 19: Wed Night Special - GREY GARDENS (1976, Q&A w/ filmmakers Albert Maysles & Muffie Myers)

JAN 25: SCHMATTA: FROM RAGS TO RICHES TO RAGS (2009, Q&A w/ dir Marc Levin)

FEB 1: POSTER GIRL (2010, Q&A w/ dir Sara Nesson)

FEB 8: NOBODY’S BUSINESS (1996, Q&A w/ dir Alan Berliner)

FEB 15: FAST, CHEAP & OUT OF CONTROL (1997, Q&A w/ friends of the late Karen Schmeer)

FEB 22: ROCK SCHOOL (2005, Q&A w/ dir Don Argott)

MAR 1: LOVE ON DELIVERY (2007, Q&A w/ dir Janus Metz & collaborator Sine Plambech)

MAR 8: THEATER OF WAR (2008, Q&A w/ dir John Walter)

MAR 15:  Closing Night - HARLAN COUNTY USA (1976, Q&A w/ dir Barbara Kopple)

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