Join us for a wild and wacky screening about Disco Dancing Worms!!! ALL AGES are welcome! Wear your disco clothes and get ready to party in the aisles with Sunshine Barry and the Disco Worms. There will be a reception following the screening in the theater.

Price: $10.00 per person (film and reception)

Sunshine Barry & The Disco Worms
(Animated- Denmark / Germany 2008) 78 min
Ages 6+

It‘s not easy to be Barry. An earthworm gets no respect. He lives at the bottom of the food chain. He has the most boring job at the composting plant. He‘s all set for a dull life in the dark. But one day an old disco-record turns his life upside down. Suddenly he realizes his destiny: To be star of the world‘s greatest disco band: „Sunshine Barry & The Disco Worms“! Okay, he‘s got no arms, no rhythm and no band. But as Barry says: “We’ll do it anyway!”

Screening: 1:00 pm, Saturday February 14, Plaza Theatre

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Behind the Clouds
(Portugal 2007) 90 min
Portuguese with English Subtitles
Ages 12+

Paulo is a 10 year old boy who lives in Lisbon with his mother. One day, he finds a bundle of photographs, which include pictures of the grandfather he's never met. He makes up his mind to go and look for him, even if he has to deceive his mother to do so. With one of the pictures as his guide he goes to the Alentejo and there, at last, meets his grandfather Miguel, an eccentric and solitary man. Together, they set off in an old car, which only their imagination is able to start, on a fantastic journey to unlock the family's secrets and sorrows...It's a film about redemption and family ties; a film for all ages able to dream.

Screening: 10:00 am, Sunday February 15, The Uptown

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Lotte from Gadgetville
(Animation, Estonia 2008) 75 min (in English)
Ages 5-7

Somewhere in Europe by a great sea stands a small village, where inventing all manner of domestic gadgets is held in great esteem. The villagers organize an annual competition of new inventions. One of the best inventors in the village is Oskar, the father of the energetic girl dog Lotte. His primary rival is Adalbert the Rabbit. Victory in this competition is very important as it would bring honor to the entire family.

Screening: 10:00 am, Sunday February 15, The Uptown

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Blindsight
(USA 2008) 104 min
Grades 9-12 (Mild Language Warning)
Ages 13+

Set against the breathtaking backdrop of the Himalayas, BLINDSIGHT follows the gripping adventure of six Tibetan teenagers who set out to climb the 23,000-foot Lhakpa Ri on the north side of Mount Everest. The dangerous journey soon becomes a seemingly impossible challenge -- made all the more remarkable by the fact that the teenagers are blind.

Believed by many Tibetans to be possessed by demons, the children are shunned by their parents, scorned by their villages and rejected by society. Rescued by Sabriye Tenberken - a blind educator and adventurer who established the first school for the blind in Lhasa, the students invite the famous blind mountain climber Erik Weihenmayer to visit their school after learning about his conquest of Everest. Erik arrives in Lhasa and inspires Sabriye and her students Kyila, Sonam Bhumtso, Tashi, Gyenshen, Dachung and Tenzin to let him lead them higher than they have ever been before.

The resulting 3-week journey is beyond anything any of them could have predicted.

Screening: 1:00 pm, Sunday February 15, The Uptown

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Winky's Horse
((Netherlands 2005) 95 min
Ages 7+

Winky Wong has just moved to a small seaside resort, where her parents have a Chinese restaurant. There is only one thing Winky wants: a horse. But horses are expensive. Winky is in luck though, as it is Saint Nicolas so she just asks a horse for Saint Nicolas. Then everything will work out all right. Or will it?

Screening: 1:00 pm, Sunday February 15, The Uptown

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Facing the Wind
(Israel 2006) 48 min
Hebrew (English subtitles) (Moderate Language Warning)
Ages 14+

At the age of ten, during a family meal at the Maxim restaurant in Haifa, Oran Almog was injured in an explosion caused by a suicide bomber. He loses his father, his brother, his grandparents, his cousin, and his eyesight. Here starts his new life as he adapts to the terrible reality that took away all that is dear to him. Oran inherited the love for the sea from his grandfather, and he dreams of establishing a sailing center in his memory, a center that will allow him to keep developing as a blind mariner. Many difficulties pile up on his way to adulthood, symbolically marked by the celebration of his Bar-Mitzva, but Oran is not a quitter. This is the story of a young teenager whose life was diverted from its course, as he tries to find a way to make his dreams come true and live a normal lie. The movie captures Oran's daily life and illustrates the way he deals with the world that surrounds him, without seeing, and supported by a family torn to shreds, trying to pick up the pieces and move on.

Screening: 10:00 am, Monday February 16, The Uptown

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Where's Winky's Horse?
((Netherlands 2007) 83 min
Ages 7+

Winky and her horse are back in a whole new adventure! Winky's favourite horse is Amerigo. Winky grooms and visits Amerigo every day with dreams of one day riding him. Finally Winky's parents decide she is old enough to start taking riding lessons. On top of that, she will be getting a new brother or sister! However, Winky learns she is too little to ride Amerigo and must take lessons on Naf-Naf the pony. Things are going smoothly until Winky decides to try riding Amerigo on her own and as a result Amerigo escapes. Where is Winky's Horse is a beautifully acted movie that charms you from the opening credits to its final scene.

Screening: 10:00 am, Monday February 16, The Uptown

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Addicted to Plastic
(Canada 2008) 85 min
Ages 14+

Addicted To Plastic is a point-of-view style documentary that encompasses three years of filming in 12 countries on 5 continents, including two trips to the middle of the Pacific Ocean where plastic debris accumulates. The film details plastic's path over the last 100 years and provides a wealth of expert interviews on practical and cutting edge solutions to recycling, toxicity and biodegradability. These solutions - which include plastic made from plants - will provide viewers with a new perspective about our future with plastic.

Screening: 1:00 pm, Monday February 16, The Uptown

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JUMP!
(US 2008) 85 min
Ages 10+

A rousing and fast-paced documentary about competitive jump rope, JUMP! follows five teams from around the United States who push their physical and psychological limits in pursuit of winning the World Rope Skipping Championship. The sport is part extreme athletics, part art form and the kids create masterfully choreographed moves that burst with rhythm, sweat and originality. Throughout drilling and mind-boggling performances, these unexpected trailblazers reveal what makes them tick and what sets each of them apart. In the end, determination, rivalry and collaboration converge with dramatic and unexpected results.

Screening: 1:00 pm, Monday February 16, The Uptown
Special guests in attendance!

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Morrison
(The Netherlands 2008) 72 min
Dutch (English Subtitles)
Ages 10+

Nina, the mother of five-year old Morrison Glas is about to give birth. She is a vet. The father, Steven, has a small garage, next to their house. Nina and Steven love Morrison very much, but they are too busy to spend time with Morrison, because of their busy lives. When Morrison discovers that the new baby will get his room, he is afraid that he will have to move to tante Zuster, an aunt of his father. Now Morrison is determined, he will not move to tante Zuster! When the baby unexpectedly is about to be born a week early, Morrison has to be taken to tante Zuser in the middle of the night. Morrison thinks up a plan and gets away. He goes into hiding and a giant search is organized by the police and the villagers. When he also 'kidnaps' his newly born sister 'Simone', Nina and Steven have no clue what to do. How will this adventure end for Morrison and his little sister?

This heart warming story about Morrison will sure to have you leaving the theatre with a smile on your face. It's a wonderful story for the entire family and we are excited to have the International Premiere of this film from the Netherlands.

Screening: 1:00 pm, Sunday February 22, Plaza Theatre

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