2009 Program
American Independents
From low budget discoveries to mini-major presentations, this selection of films offer a sampling of the state of American independent cinema today.
The Brothers Bloom
The Bloom brothers Stephen and Bloom (Mark Ruffalo and Adrien Brody) are con men extraordinaire in this lavish rollicking high-octane caper film and road movie.
The Bloom brothers Stephen and Bloom (Mark Ruffalo and Adrien Brody) are con men extraordinaire in this lavish rollicking high-octane caper film and road movie.
Burning Plain
Messy relationships have been central to Guillermo Arriaga’s art as a screenwriter, as has his penchant for a certain narrative disconnect that brings disparate pieces together –- these qualities are what drive his fascinating first film as a director.
Messy relationships have been central to Guillermo Arriaga’s art as a screenwriter, as has his penchant for a certain narrative disconnect that brings disparate pieces together –- these qualities are what drive his fascinating first film as a director.
Children of Invention
Two Asian-American children are left to fend for themselves when their mother goes missing in director Tze Chun's accomplished, semi-autobiographical feature.
Two Asian-American children are left to fend for themselves when their mother goes missing in director Tze Chun's accomplished, semi-autobiographical feature.
Goodbye Solo
From Ramin Bahrani, one of the most distinctive voices working in American independent cinema today, comes this absorbing, touching drama of a Senegalese immigrant’s relationship with a man determined to kill himself.
From Ramin Bahrani, one of the most distinctive voices working in American independent cinema today, comes this absorbing, touching drama of a Senegalese immigrant’s relationship with a man determined to kill himself.
Lightbulb
Witty, charming and smart, Lightbulb is the story of two dreamers on a search for “the” idea that will make them rich.
Witty, charming and smart, Lightbulb is the story of two dreamers on a search for “the” idea that will make them rich.
The Merry Gentleman
Prolific actor Michael Keaton (who achieved superstardom in the early '90's as the caped crusader Batman) has one foot behind the camera and the other in front in this comedic dark drama set on the streets of a Christmassy Chicago.
Prolific actor Michael Keaton (who achieved superstardom in the early '90's as the caped crusader Batman) has one foot behind the camera and the other in front in this comedic dark drama set on the streets of a Christmassy Chicago.
Saving Grace B. Jones
Connie Stevens steps away from her pervasive image and moves behind the camera for this companionable, old-fashioned melodrama about a small-town Missouri family thrown for a loop when the titular Grace comes home.
Connie Stevens steps away from her pervasive image and moves behind the camera for this companionable, old-fashioned melodrama about a small-town Missouri family thrown for a loop when the titular Grace comes home.
Sun Dogs
Booze, blood and fireworks converge in this offbeat romance set in post-Katrina New Orleans.
Booze, blood and fireworks converge in this offbeat romance set in post-Katrina New Orleans.
Surveillance
When a series of shocking and grotesque murders disrupts the normally tranquil open plains of America’s heartland, the FBI is called in to piece together the three survivors’ very different stories.
When a series of shocking and grotesque murders disrupts the normally tranquil open plains of America’s heartland, the FBI is called in to piece together the three survivors’ very different stories.
2009 TLA Entertainment Group, Inc. / 2009 Philadelphia Cinema Alliance
