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2009 Festival Themes

DCIFF will showcase over 120 films in twenty-six themed sessions over twelve days.

Wednesday, March 4, 7pm
Opening Night – Give Peace A Chance
Filmmaker Jeremy Gilley and Alexandra Kerry will attend.
- Sebastian's Voodoo
- The Day After Peace

Thursday, March 5, 7pm
Politics – This is our History
- Broken Rainbow
- People Like Us
- Congressman Robert Smalls: A Patriot's Journal from Slavery to Capitol Hill

Friday, March 6, 7pm
Misfits
- Norman Normal: A Modern Metamorphosis
- Borf!
- One Nice Family Photo
- Heads n Tailz

Friday, March 6, 10pm
Rehash - Sponsored by "The Full View Radio Show"
- The First Annual Open Content Festival

Saturday, March 7, 1pm
Seniors - Sponsored by Leisure World
- Daniel Finds His Walking Stick
- Mom
- Beautiful Hills of Brooklyn
- Foreign English
- Hooking Up
- Old Days
- Larry & Roz

Saturday, March 7, 3pm
African Diaspora
- Obara & the Merchants
- In our Lifetime
- Across the Atlantic
- Stirring Water

Saturday,  March 7, 4:45 pm
Black Experience
- The Ville
- The Workout
- Byrd: The Life & Tragic Death of James Byrd Jr.

Saturday, March 7, 7pm
Food - Sponsored by Clyde's Restaurant
Presented by: Food Muse Media
- Feast
- Bakery Story
- Food Fight

Saturday, March 7, 9:15pm
Horror - Sponsored by MediaFusion
- Orlok, the Vampire in 3D (Sneak Preview)
- Look at Me
- The Horribly Slow Murderer with the Extremely Inefficient Weapon
- Cam2Cam
- Caution Sign
- Excision
- Collector
- Calendar Girl
- Evil Twin

Sunday March 8, Noon
Women's Issues - Sponsored by: www.mediaguns.com
- In Control
- Gift Box
- Purge
- Whisper me a Lullaby
- Dear Angela
- Evelyn
- Code Name Butterflies

Sunday, March 8, 2:45pm
Women – A Celebration
- Vroom, Vroom
- Rachel
- The Candy
- Martha
- Still Life
- The Maid
- Caught in Paint

Sunday, March 8, 4:45pm
Jewish
- Kiddush Man
- Jewsus
- David & Fatima

Sunday, March 8, 7:30pm
Future Shock
- Outsource
- Scion
- Scaredy Cats
- How to Be

Monday, March 9, 7 pm
Middle East
- Grenade
- Noor
- Demons of Cairo

Tuesday, March 10, 7 pm
Out of Context: Disability & Film - Sponsored by VSA Arts
- Birdy
- Here's Herbie
- The Making of Agamemnon
- Henry O!

Wednesday, March 11, 7 pm
French & Turkish Delights
Vive La France - Sponsored by the Alliance Francaise
- Empty Job
- Magic Kisa
- The Tangent Turkish Delights - Sponsored by Ankara Cinema Association
- Nayu
- Unus Mundus
- Video of a Circumcision
- LA
- Silence
- Downstairs
- Aquarium

Thursday, March 12, 7 pm
Cine Latino - Sponsored by Ariel Foundation International
- Near the Egress
- Got a Light?
- Pachamama

Friday, March 13, 7 pm
Going Green
- Plastic Soup
- A Way Home
- Crude Independence

Friday, March 13, 9pm
Love in all its forms
- Gerald's Last Day
- The Candy
- Even in my Dreams
- Chainsaw
- He is Empty for Love
- The Danaides Barrel
- Railed

Saturday, March 14, 1:30 pm
Twlight Zone - Environment
- Swimming Moon
- The Day the World Forgot
- A City to Yourself
- SlipDream

Saturday, March 14, 4pm
This is American: From Native Americans to Immigration - Sponsored by The National Capital Area Chapter of the Fulbright Association
- Fish
- March Point
- A Coyote Travels to Gringolandia
- Drowning
- In the Name of the Son
- Immigrant Girl's Journey
- A Better Life
- Southern Exposure

Saturday, March 14, 7pm
Just for Laughs - Sponsored by DC Comedians & DCIFF Alum, Rob Raffety
- Because there are things you never forget
- Knock, Knock, Who's There
- Crossing Numbers
- Bad High
- Takoma Park
- The Turtle
- Official Selection
- Karaoke Show

Saturday, March 14, 9pm
Music - Sponsored by Lorraine Information Systems
- Symphony
- The World on Fire
- Le Concorde's Parallel Lives
- Music
- Da Capo
- Music Lesson

Sunday, March 15, 1:30pm
Religion
- God of Tears   
- The Acceptable Sin   
- Miracles  


- Article VI: Faith, Politics, America Sunday, March 15, 4pm
Human Rights
- Hunt
- Neena
- Witch Hunt

Sunday, Closing Night, March 15
6 pm Reception
7 pm Closing Ceremony & "Best of Fest"
Closing Reception following film and music performances

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