AVATAR FILMS

After Midnight  

After Midnight
Directed by Davide Ferrario
Opened on December 3, 2004

After Midnight, Davide Ferrario's enchanting love story set in Turin's Museum of Cinema, follows the unlikely romance of night watchman Martino, and charming fast food cook Amanda. When Amanda's small time car thief boyfriend shows up, a unique love triangle ensues. More>>

Zero Day  

Zero Day
Directed by Ben Coccio
Opened on September 3, 2003

Zero Day brings us into the world of best friends Andre and Cal, alienated teens determined to carry out a violent attack on their high school. This self-named "Army of Two" uses video cameras to record everything relevant to their final "mission." More>>

Divine Intervention   Divine Intervention
Directed by Elia Suleiman
Opened on January 17, 2003

Palestinian director and performer Elia Suleiman delivers an intense, hallucinogenic and extremely adept exploration of the dreams and nightmares of Palestinians and Israelis living in uncertain times. More>>

Saints and Sinners  

Saints and Sinners
Directed by Abigail Honor
Opened on June 18, 2004

This powerful and timely documentary follows Edward DeBonis and Vincent Maniscalco, a devoutly Catholic gay couple intent on sanctifying their seven year relationship wih marriage. More>>

Stealing The Fire  

Stealing The Fire
Directed by John Friedman & Eric Nadler
Opened October 16, 2002

This documentary tells a story of international intrigue that reveals how leading black market suppliers of nuclear weapons technology had their roots in the Third Reich. More>>

Tosca  

Tosca
Directed by Benoit Jacquot
Opened nationwide in Summer 2002

Tosca is dazzingly beautiful yet intimate and emotional, modern yet classic at the same time. It is bound to enthrall both afficionado and the uninitiated alike. More>>

Kandahar  

Kandahar
Directed by Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Opened nationwide in January 2002

Kandahar is a politically urgent story of a young female journalist named Nafas who escaped Afghanistan with her family but must return and race against time in an attempt to rescue her sister. More>>

Nico and Dani  

Nico And Dani
Directed by Cesc Gay
Opened on February 2, 2001

In the tradition of "Beautiful Thing" and "Wild Reeds," Nico and Dani is a portrait of adolescent experience set against the blazing sun and azure sea of a small seaside town near Barcelona, Spain. More>>

The Art of Amália  

The Art of Amália
Directed by Bruno de Almeida
Opened on December 8, 2000

This extraordinary film about the life and career of Amália Rodrigues contains some stunning footage and should enshrine her position as one of the last great divas of the 20th century. More>>

New York in the Fifties  

New York in the Fifties
Directed by Betsey Blakenbaker
Opened on February 9, 2001

This is the story of a unique time and place in history when New York City was a hotbed of artistic expression, drinking, hot jazz, radical politics and psychoanalysis. More>>



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