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Boston Film Festival 2005
Closing Night - September 13
by Wild About Movies

The Boston Film Festival 2005

TUESDAY 13 SEPTEMBER

SWIMMERS

Time: 7:00 p.m.
Company: Damagecontrol & Horizon Global in association with Quasiworld.
Producer: Melanie Backer, David Leitner, Michael Yanko
Director: Doug Sadler
Talent: Shawn Hatosy, Cherry Jones, Robert Knott, Sarah Paulson, Tara Devon Gallagher
Running Time: 1 hour 30 minutes

Director Doug Sadler to conduct a Q&A directly following the screening

Synopsis: After an accident separates eleven year-old Emma Tyler from her favorite pastime, she turns a keen, imaginative eye on the hopes and dreams of the adults around her. Over the course of an intense spring and summer, Emma strikes up a friendship with a volatile young woman confronting her past, and comes to see the frailty and humanity of her family. Set in a fishing community on the Chesapeake Bay, Swimmers is about the power of friendship and the depths of human resilience in the face of a fracturing American dream.

NORTH COUNTRY (CLOSING FILM)

Time: 7:30 p.m.
Company: Warner Brothers
Executive Producer: Helen Buck Bartlett, Doug Claybourne
Producer: Nana Greenwald, Jeff Skoll, Nick Wechsler
Director: Niki Caro
Talent: Charlize Theron, Frances McDormand, Sissy Spacek
Running Time: 2 hours

Director Niki Caro will conduct a Q&A directly following the screening

Synopsis: Director Niki Caro (Whale Rider) brings her latest film, North Country to the Boston Film Festival for it's Boston Premiere. North Country stars Academy Award winners Charlize Theron (Monster), Frances McDormand (Fargo) and Sissy Spacek (In the Bedroom) in the inspiring story of a single mother who rallies her coworkers to rise above the unfair treatment they face at a local mining company. The film is inspired by the book titled Class Action: The Story of Lois Jenson and the Landmark Case That Changed Sexual Harassment Law, by Clara Bingham and Laura Leedy Gansler.

General Information
All films will be shown in their original language with English subtitles where applicable. Seating for all shows is available on a first come basis. Seating is limited to theatre capacity. Due to circumstances beyond our control, certain films may be rescheduled or canceled without prior notice

Please Note
Children under the age of six will not be admitted. All children over six will be charged the regular adult admission price. No refunds or exchanges will be made.

Ticket Information
VIP Passes which enable ticket holders to attend all festival parties and films cost $500. For tickets, call 617-482-0800. Individual tickets are now being sold at Loews Theatres Boston Common.

Special Event
David Brudnoy Award

Discount Ticket Books
Discount ticket books are $85.00 (10 admissions) and are available at the festival information booth at Loews Boston Common.

Festival Location
Loews Boston Common
175 Tremont Street
Boston, Massachusetts
(617) 423 5801

Festival office: (617) 482 0200
www.bostonfilmfestival.org

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