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Film.com Interviews Jake Paltrow at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival

Film.com sat down with Jake Paltrow at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival to discuss his new film The Good Night.

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Synopsis:
Gary Shaller is at a crossroads in his life: his job is going nowhere, his wife, Dora, drives him crazy, and he passed his thirtieth birthday four years ago. Add to that his best friend Paul seems to become more successful every time he breathes. Gary is feeling depressed and dejected... until he meets Anna. She's beautiful and smart; she's sexy and funny. Best of all, she's crazy about Gary. Anna is the girl of Gary's dreams...literally. And that's the problem. Gary can only see Anna in his dream life, so he's got to find a way to carry on the most satisfying relationship of his life, in his dreams. His quest for lucid dreaming techniques introduces… Continued

West Indian Girl Performs at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival

West Indian Girl plays the Film.com launch party at the Sundance Festival, January 21, 2007, in Park City Utah
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West Indian Girl rocked the Film.com launch party at Sundance this year, their melodic grooves and haunting lyrics a perfect match for late night Park City. Film.com recorded the event for posterity. Here's a sampling of some of the songs they performed that night, including "Hollywood," "Visions," "Trip," "Get Up," "Up the Coast," "Indian Ocean," and "What Are You Afraid Of."

  West Indian Girl: Hollywood

  West Indian Girl: Visions

  West Indian Girl: Trip

  West Indian Girl: Get Up

  West Indian Girl: Up the Coast

  West Indian Girl: Indian Ocean

  West Indian Girl: What Are You Afraid Of?

Kate Dickie on Red Road -- A Film.com Interview From the 2007 Sundance Film Festival

Film.com sat down with Kate Dickie at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival to discuss her role in the film Red Road, a jury prize winner at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival.

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Synopsis:
Jackie (Kate Dickie) works as a CCTV operator. Each day she watches over a small part of the world, protecting the people living their lives under her gaze. One day a man appears on her monitor, a man she thought she would never see again, a man she never wanted to see again. Now she has no choice, she is compelled to confront him.

Starring: Andrew Armour, Nathalie Press, Kate Dickie, Tony Curran
Director: Andrea Arnold
Producer: Carrie Comerford
Screenwriter: Andrea Arnold

Interview segment produced by Michael Kurcfeld

Jessica Yu on Protagonist -- A Film.com Interview From the 2007 Sundance Film Festival

Film.com sat down with Jessica Yu at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival to discuss her new film Protagonist.

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Synopsis:
Protagonist explores the organic relationship between human life and Euripidean dramatic structure by weaving together the stories of four men -- a German terrorist, a bank robber, an "ex-gay" evangelist, and a martial arts student.

Interview segment produced by Michael Kurcfeld

Brett Morgen on Chicago 10 -- A Film.com Interview From the 2007 Sundance Film Festival

Film.com sat down with Brett Morgen at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival to discuss his new film Chicago 10.

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Chicago 10
Starring: Hank Azaria, Dylan Baker, David Dellinger, Abbie Hoffman, William Kunstler
Director: Brett Morgen
Rating: NR
Runtime: 103 minutes

Synopsis:
Chicago 10 is about the 1968 anti-war protests at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago and the ensuing Chicago Conspiracy Trial in 1969.

Interview segment produced by Michael Kurcfeld

World Drama Winner
The mid-70's Israeli Kibbutz drama "Sweet Mud"
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Dror Shaul, director of 'Sweet Mud,' on his inspiration for the film:

Building the courage to write this script took years. Sweet Mud is not an entirely true story, but it is true that the film emerged from the same land in which my childhood memories are now buried. As a boy born and raised on a kibbutz, my film confronts the collective memory of a kibbutz, as a habitat to picturesque landscapes and natures’ magical scents, with my own private memories. Making this film was a long and sometimes exhausting process similar only to that of the coming of age. My aim was to make a film about the longing for warmth and emotions, a longing for the illusion that we are in fact not alone.