Full Frame Documentary Film Festival

2011 Schedule

Cinema 2

Cinema 3

Cinema 4

Fletcher

DAC

Cinema 1

Elsewhere

9:00

10:00

11:00

Noon

1:00

2:00

3:00

4:00

5:00

6:00

7:00

8:00

9:00

10:00

11:00

12:00

1:00

9:00-11:00
OPENING NIGHT PARTY

PREMIUM EVENT

4:40-5:36
Test Site

A series of vignettes shows how people live in the desert wildernesses of the American West, and the effect it has on their minds.

Jesper Wachtmeister

4:40 -6:30
Steps to Eternity

Steps to Eternity

In this enthralling film, which consists of one 27-minute-long take, a routine morning walk becomes a journey of transcendence.

Daniel Goldberg

Mexico, US. Israel

10:20-11:20
The Hangman

In 1962, Shalom Nagar was the guard responsible for executing Adolf Eichmann. Today he meditates on the past as he fulfills his duties as a ritual slaughterer.

Netalie Braun CO-DIRECTOR: Avigail Sperber

10:20 -12:25
Killing in the Name

Killing in the Name

After a suicide bomber attacks his wedding in Jordan, Ashraf Al-Khaled courageously condemns jihadist terrorism around the world.

10:40 -12:00
At the Edge of Russia

At the Edge of Russia

At a desolate military fort in the northern hinterlands of Russia, six soldiers train daily to ward off intruders who will never come.

1:40-2:50
The New Saint

Can the Russian Orthodox Church be persuaded to canonize a young martyred border guard who has become an icon throughout the land?

The Netherlands

1:40 -3:30
Bathing Micky

Soulful Danish centenarian Micky bathes in the sea over the course of a year, reminiscing about life, love, and family.

Denmark, Sweden

4:30 -6:00
Position Among the Stars

Position Among the Stars

This third installment of a trilogy follows an Indonesian family distinguished by the mother and grown son’s devotion to different religions, Christianity and Islam.

Leonard Retel Helmrich

the Netherlands

7:00 -9:10
OPENING NIGHT FILM
Guilty Pleasures
Premium Event

OPENING NIGHT FILM
Guilty Pleasures
Premium Event

A captivating peek between the covers of romance novels, this film reveals the yearnings of five individuals from around the world—a novelist, a cover model, and three readers—who are all embroiled in the genre as they navigate love in a modern age.

9:40 -11:20
Who Took the Bomp?

Who Took the Bomp?

Go behind the scenes, onstage, and inside the minds of Le Tigre, the pioneering feminist electro-punk band, on their final tour.

9:30 -11:40
Square Grouper

A lively look at the eccentric South Florida marijuana smugglers in the 70s and 80s who helped spark the present legalization movement.

1:30 -3:45
How to Die in Oregon

How to Die in Oregon

A profound and strangely reassuring film about people in Oregon who end their own lives under the state’s Death with Dignity Act.

Peter D. Richardson

10:30 -12:30
FREE YOUTH PROGRAM
Force of Nature
no ticket req.

FREE YOUTH PROGRAM
Force of Nature
no ticket req.

The life story of acclaimed Canadian environmentalist David Suzuki is interwoven with excerpts from his poignant legacy lecture at the University of British Columbia. FREE: No Ticket Required

Sturla Gunnarsson

4:20 -6:10
Windfall

Once a peaceful community, the rural town of Meredith, N.Y., is now torn apart by the recent development of industrial wind turbines.

1:20 -2:50
The Pipe

Shell plans to build a gas pipeline over nine kilometers of farmland in the west coast of Ireland, inciting local people to legal action, protests, and violent confrontation.

Risteard Ó Domhanill

10:20-11:20
The Hangman

In 1962, Shalom Nagar was the guard responsible for executing Adolf Eichmann. Today he meditates on the past as he fulfills his duties as a ritual slaughterer.

Netalie Braun CO-DIRECTOR: Avigail Sperber

10:20 -12:25
Killing in the Name

Killing in the Name

After a suicide bomber attacks his wedding in Jordan, Ashraf Al-Khaled courageously condemns jihadist terrorism around the world.

10:10-11:30
The Harvest / La Cosecha

The Harvest / La Cosecha

The lives of three child migrant workers are marked by the demands of their families on the road and their own responsibilities in the fields.

U Roberto Romano

10:10 -12:10
Everybody's Nuts

Everybody's Nuts

A collage of images unfolds, telling the story of a family, all affected by contamination from a nearby oil company.

Fabian Vasquez Euresti

1:10-2:40
The Boy Mir

The mischievous Afghan boy featured in The Boy Who Played on the Buddhas of Bamiyan grows into a still-cheerful young man struggling to make it in a turbulent Afghanistan.

4:10-5:00
My Playground

A group of young parkour artists in Denmark make the most of their architectural surroundings and embark on a cultural exchange with fellow street athletes around the world.

Kaspar Astrup Schröder

4:10 -5:35
Skateistan

Skateboarding comes to Kabul, Afghanistan, offering a group of kids an escape from the desolation and violence in their war-torn country.

Orlando von Einsiedel

4:00 -6:20
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

A rapid-fire succession of archival footage and Hollywood clips offers an unconventional view of the Great Depression.

1:00-1:58
America Lost and Found

America Lost and Found

Revealing newsreel images and a contemplatively paced narration convey the psychological impact of the stock market crash of 1929.

Lance Bird, Tom Johnson

1:00 -2:50
News of the Day

News of the Day

Two brief 1930s newsreels from the series News of the Day offer a historical look at the way events were reported during the Great Depression.

Career Award
NEW DOCS
Thematic Program
Invited
Conversations