Johns Hopkins Film
Festival
Thursday, April 11
Shriver Hall, 8 p.m.
waydowntown, a comedy about a group of young
employees who bet a month's salary on who can stay indoors
the longest.
Shriver Hall, 10 p.m.
Dog Day Afternoon, a film based on a true story about
a bank robbery gone wrong and the subsequent media circus
surrounding the story. Al Pacino stars.
Friday, April 12
Shriver Hall, 5 p.m.
Our Nation, a documentary about the South Korean punk
rock scene.
Shriver Hall, 6 p.m.
"Under Your Skin," a program of dramatic short films that
deal with issues of rape, death, dysfunctional families and
the attempted Reagan assassination.
Mountcastle Auditorium, 7:15 p.m.
Smell of Camphor, Fragrance of Jasmine, a dark comedy
about death and the meaning of life.
Shriver Hall, 8 p.m.
Thank You for the Rubbish, a documentary about a man
who makes his living rooting through law firms' trash bins
and exploiting people with their dirty little secrets.
Mountcastle Auditorium, 9:15 p.m.
Djomeh, the deceptively simple story of a young man
from Afghanistan who encounters prejudice while working in
the remote mountains of Iran.
Shriver Hall, 9:30 p.m.
Hacks, a fake documentary about a group of stand-up
comics taking a trip to a festival in upstate New York.
Director and cast will be in attendance.
Saturday, April 13
Shriver Hall, 1 p.m.
"Under Your Skin," a program of dramatic short films.
Mountcastle Auditorium, 2 p.m.
Frontiers of Dreams and Fears, a film about the
cyber-friendship between two Palestinian girls living in
separate refugee camps.
Shriver Hall, 3 p.m.
Student Filmmaker Showcase, a show of mostly Hopkins student
productions. Free.
110 Gilman Hall, 3 p.m.
All Night Thing, a comedy about a group of students
on the Hopkins campus and what happens to them over the
course of one night.
Mountcastle Auditorium, 4 p.m.
Broken Wings, a documentary about artist and poet
Khalil Gibran's first love.
110 Gilman Hall, 5 p.m.
"Got it in the Face," a program of experimental short films
that push the boundaries of narrative and break the rules of
storytelling.
Shriver Hall, 6 p.m.
Standing by Yourself, a brilliant documentary about a
small group of teens wasting away in upstate New York.
Filmmaker will be in attendance.
Shriver Hall, 8 p.m.
Shrapnels in Peace, a film about childhood friends,
Jomeh and Abood, who support their families by collecting
and selling scrap metal retrieved from the wasteland.
Shriver Hall, 10 p.m.
George Washington, a beautiful, slow-moving film
about a group of young kids in a small, depressing town in
the South who band together to cover up a tragic mistake.
Shriver Hall, midnight
"Tokyorama," a program of humorous short films.
Sunday, April 14
110 Gilman Hall, 1 p.m.
The Johns Hopkins Film Festival 2002 presents Gaza
Strip, a documentary that delivers an unflinching look
into the lives of children, widows, seniors and orphans
living in Gaza.
110 Gilman Hall, 3 p.m.
"Cartoonation," some of the best underground animation from
claymation to cel animation to computer animation to
rotoscope.
110 Gilman Hall, 4 p.m.
"Got it in the Face," a program of experimental short films
that push the boundaries of narrative and break the rules of
storytelling.
110 Gilman Hall, 8 p.m.
At Home and Asea, a film that follows five people as
they try to piece their lives together in Baltimore.
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