OSCAR-NOMINATED DOCUMENTARIES
SEE ALL THIS YEAR'S OSCAR-NOMINATED DOCUMENTARIES AT THE BALBOA
FREE ADMISSION!
Co-presented by the Documentary Film Institute at San Francisco State University and the Balboa Theatre.
All of the 9 films will play each day but in a different order. For details about the films go to the IDA web site.
Enter the Balboa Theatres's Oscar contest.
Guess the most correct winners and you may win a 2007 VIP Season's pass for 2 people. In the case that more than one entry achieves the same high number of correct guesses, one will be chosen at random and the runnerup(s) will be awarded a classic DVD courtesy of Kino Video (www.Kino.com ) and a poster for a nominated film.
Only one entry per person. No purchase is necessary and you do not have to be present to win. . . but you'll be sorry if you miss our Oscar Party. Entries must arrive at the Balboa no later than Sunday, February 25 at 4pm. They may be mailed or brought in person to Balboa Oscars, 3630 Balboa St., SF 94121
Please include your name and phone number on the ballot.
Download and print your ballot here.
TUESDAY, FEB 20
RECYCLED LIFE
NOON (38 minutes)
At the vast, toxic Guatemala City Garbage Dump, generations of families eke out a living picking through the trash in search of items they can recycle.
DELIVER US FROM EVIL
12:40 pm (101 minutes)
Ex-priest Oliver O'Grady becomes the face of the child-molestation scandal that has rocked the Catholic church in this examination of pedophilia among priests and the Church's high-level attempts to suppress it. Through interviews with O'Grady and several of his victims, a portrait emerges of a molester still unwilling to accept the full measure of his own guilt.
intermission
REHEARSING A DREAM
2:35 pm (39 minutes)
Exceptionally talented high school students are given the chance to spend one week working with leading figures from the world of the performing arts.
IRAQ IN FRAGMENTS
3:20 pm (94 minutes)
The three principal groups in Iraq--Sunnis, Shiites, and Kurds--are profiled in this examination of the divisive forces that are tearing the country apart. Young Mohammed, a Sunni, works at an auto shop and drifts in and out of school; Shiite leader Moqtada al-Sadr ruthlessly enforces Islamic Law in the country's southern region; and a family of Kurdish farmers struggles to survive.
intermission
TWO HANDS
5:10 pm (18 minutes)
When pianist Leon Fleisher lost the use of his right hand in 1965, he began a decades-long struggle to find a cure for his mysterious ailment while reshaping his career to accommodate his loss.
JESUS CAMP
5:30 pm (84 minutes)
At a summer camp for Evangelical Christians, children have their faith reinforced and their ideology honed by the camp's founder, Becky Fischer, whose stated objective is to "take back America for Christ." Under Fischer's tutelage, the children speak in tongues and pray for the appointment of pro-life Supreme Court justices.
intermission
MY COUNTRY, MY COUNTRY
7:00 pm (84 minutes)
In the months leading up to Iraq's first post-Saddam election in 2005, a Sunni doctor runs for office and attempts to overcome the planned boycott of the proceedings by Sunni voters. As the U.S. government works behind the scenes to bring off the election, difficulties mount in an Iraqi society long used to other methods of resolving issues.
intermission
THE BLOOD OF YINGZHOU DISTRICT
8:40 pm (39 minutes)
Young Gao Jun, a Chinese AIDS orphan, faces possible rejection by his surviving relatives, who are torn between family tradition and their fear of the disease.
AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH
9:20 pm (100 minutes)
Former Vice President Al Gore explores the dangerous consequences of global warming in an examination of the effects of climate change on the planet. Using a wide range of materials to illustrate his point, Gore documents the effect that pollution has had on the earth's environment over the past several decades.
WEDNESDAY, FEB 21
JESUS CAMP
NOON (84 minutes)
At a summer camp for Evangelical Christians, children have their faith reinforced and their ideology honed by the camp's founder, Becky Fischer, whose stated objective is to "take back America for Christ." Under Fischer's tutelage, the children speak in tongues and pray for the appointment of pro-life Supreme Court justices.
intermission
THE BLOOD OF YINGZHOU DISTRICT
1:35 pm (39 minutes)
Young Gao Jun, a Chinese AIDS orphan, faces possible rejection by his surviving relatives, who are torn between family tradition and their fear of the disease.
MY COUNTRY, MY COUNTRY
2:15 pm (84 minutes)
In the months leading up to Iraq's first post-Saddam election in 2005, a Sunni doctor runs for office and attempts to overcome the planned boycott of the proceedings by Sunni voters. As the U.S. government works behind the scenes to bring off the election, difficulties mount in an Iraqi society long used to other methods of resolving issues.
intermission
TWO HANDS
3:50 pm (18 minutes)
When pianist Leon Fleisher lost the use of his right hand in 1965, he began a decades-long struggle to find a cure for his mysterious ailment while reshaping his career to accommodate his loss.
AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH
4:10 pm (100 minutes)
Former Vice President Al Gore explores the dangerous consequences of global warming in an examination of the effects of climate change on the planet. Using a wide range of materials to illustrate his point, Gore documents the effect that pollution has had on the earth's environment over the past several decades.
intermission
REHEARSING A DREAM
6:00 pm (39 minutes)
Exceptionally talented high school students are given the chance to spend one week working with leading figures from the world of the performing arts.
DELIVER US FROM EVIL
6:40 pm (101 minutes)
Ex-priest Oliver O'Grady becomes the face of the child-molestation scandal that has rocked the Catholic church in this examination of pedophilia among priests and the Church's high-level attempts to suppress it. Through interviews with O'Grady and several of his victims, a portrait emerges of a molester still unwilling to accept the full measure of his own guilt.
intermission
RECYCLED LIFE
8:30 pm (38 minutes)
At the vast, toxic Guatemala City Garbage Dump, generations of families eke out a living picking through the trash in search of items they can recycle.
IRAQ IN FRAGMENTS
9:10 pm (94 minutes)
The three principal groups in Iraq--Sunnis, Shiites, and Kurds--are profiled in this examination of the divisive forces that are tearing the country apart. Young Mohammed, a Sunni, works at an auto shop and drifts in and out of school; Shiite leader Moqtada al-Sadr ruthlessly enforces Islamic Law in the country's southern region; and a family of Kurdish farmers struggles to survive.
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