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2009 — 45th Chicago International Film Festival

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Rabbit Punch Rabbit Punch

UK
Director: Kristian Andrews

Two mischief makers are brewing trouble in their neighborhood. Nothing happens where they live, so they decide to conduct some specials operations.

Rabbit Punch will be presented as part of the short film program, Shorts 2: Animation Nations: Information & Show Times

5 minutes

Racing Dreams Racing Dreams

USA
Director: Marshall Curry

Academy Award®-nominated director Marshall Curry (Street Fight) returns with an equally exhilarating and emotional documentary following a year in the life of three top go-kart racers as they compete for the national championship. Barely 13 years old, Anna, Josh, and Brandon—and their families—must find out if they truly have what it takes to make it to NASCAR. Racing Dreams won the top documentary prize at the Tribeca Film Festival.

95 minutes

Raging Sun, Raging Sky Raging Sun, Raging Sky

Mexico
Director: Julián Hernández

This strangely hypnotic tale follows a young man's quest for love through the seediest spots in contemporary Mexico City. Named best gay-themed feature at Berlin, the film creates a deeply sensual atmosphere by blending intense eroticism and arresting monochrome visuals. For art film lovers, the rewards are worth the challenge.

Spanish with subtitles, 191 minutes

Rain Rain

Bahamas
Director: Maria Govan

When her grandma dies, 14-year-old Rain is sent to live with her drug-addicted mother in the poverty-stricken ghettos of Nassau. The irony of disease, drug addictions, prostitution, and poverty—set against the tourist-filled island backdrop—is difficult to ignore as these women struggle to find an inner strength to overcome their seemingly inescapable destiny.

93 minutes

The Rapture of Fe The Rapture of Fe

Philippines
Director: Alvin Yapan

Caught between her violent husband and a dithering young lover, Fe's life takes a scary turn when baskets of black fruit begin unexpectedly appearing at her door. At first the enigma is endearing, but soon Fe realizes someone (or is it something?) sinister is looking to join her love triangle…. Blurring the boundaries between the mundane and the mysterious, The Rapture of Fe is the sexy supernatural tale of a woman's will to survive in the face of oppression.

Tagalog with subtitles, 78 minutes

Now showing rows 1 - 5 of 16