VIFF 2006

VIFF: loudQUIETloud: A Film About the Pixies

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By the sounds of some of the fan-written reviews I read before seeing this, I expected violent outbursts. I expected that there would be scenes of vocalist Charles, aka Black Francis aka Frank Black throwing things at bassist Kim Deal, screaming. There was nothing that overt; the mostly just didn't talk to each other much...

VIFF: My Scary Girl

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Hwang Dae-Woo is a thirty year old virgin likely because he's mostly afraid of women. A cute young girl named Mina moves in to his building and he's smitten by her; it takes a bit of outside influence by a friend to force a meeting.

VIFF: So Much So Fast

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Documenting the swift decline of a man diagnosed with ALS, and the painfully slow advance in medical research into the disease. Time is relative, and how fast you perceive its passing time seems to depend on which end of the wheelchair you're on.

VIFF: Jonestown: The Life and Death...

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Interviews with survivors give voice to much footage that has never before been publicly seen. Photos and audio recordings from early services right up to the very last sentences spoken by believers at the Guyana compound.

VIFF: John & Jane

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Meet John and Jane Doe; they are your average Americans as seen through the eyes of Indian call center employees. John and Jane are rich, and are concerned most with privacy, individuality, and patriotism. What the Does really need is someone who cares enough to help them save money on their long distance bills every month.

That's where the call center employees come in.

VIFF: The Queen



This is a fictionalized account of the interaction between then newly elected Prime Minister Tony Blair and Queen Elizabeth II. Shortly after Blair accepted office, the country was hit with something of a tragedy in the death of Diana Spencer.
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