Daratt (Dry Season) directed by Mahamat-Saleh Haroun
Austria /Belgium/Chad/France, 2006, 96 minutes

When amnesty is granted following Chad's civil war, 16 year-old Atim sets out on a journey to avenge his father's death. But after apprenticing himself to the killer and growing close to the man, he discovers that revenge is not a simple matter. Learn More.

Winner - Grand Jury Prize, 2006 Venice Film Festival

Official Selection - 2006 Toronto Film Festival 

PREMIERE: Saturday, June 21, 11:00pm ET/8:00pm PT
RE-AIRS: Wednesday, June 25, 8:00pm ET/5:00pm PT

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A Time for Drunken Horses  (زمانی برای مستی اسب‌ها ) directed by Bahman Ghobadi
Iran/Kurdistan, 2000, 76 minutes

In a remote Kurdish village on the Iran-Iraq border, five motherless children endure hard scrabble lives, smuggling in order to survive. Learn More.

Winner - Camera d’Or, 2000 Cannes Film Festival

PREMIERE: Saturday, June 28, 11:00pm ET/8:00pm PT
RE-AIRS: Wednesday, July 2, 8:00pm ET/5:00pm PT

Takva: A Man’s Fear of God directed by Özer Kiziltan
Turkey, 2006, 96 minutes

Shy and humble to the point of unworldliness, Muharrem lives a life of devout prayer, and takes comfort in ecstatic prayer at his local mosque. But when picked by his Sheikh to become a rent collector, he’s catapulted into the temptations of the material world, and his piety is challenged. Learn More.

Winner - FIPRESCI Prize, 2007 Berlin International Film Festival

Winner - Innovation Award, 2006 Toronto International Film Festival

PREMIERE: Saturday, July 5, 11:00pm ET/8:00pm PT
RE-AIRS: Wednesday, July 9, 8:00pm ET/5:00pm PT

Vanaja directed by Rajnesh Domalpalli
India/USA, 2007, 112 minutes

When 14-year-old Vanaja is told by a fortune teller that she will be a great dancer, she presses her alcoholic father to get her a job with the rich local landowner, who was once herself a great dancer. But her path to success is disrupted by a seduction and the strict dictates of the Indian caste system. Learn More.

Winner - Best Debut Film, 2007 Berlin International Film Festival

PREMIERE: Saturday, July 12, 11:00pm ET/8:00pm PT
RE-AIRS: Wednesday, July 16, 8:00pm ET/5:00pm PT

Blind Shaft (盲井) directed by Li Yang
China, 2003, 89 minutes

Blind Shaft tells the story of two itinerant miners (Song Jinming and Tang Chaoyang) who risk their lives under dangerous working conditions and develop a murderous scheme in order to better their lives. Learn More.

Winner - Silver Berlin Bear, 2003 Berlin International Film Festival

Winner - Best Feature, 2003 Tribeca Film Festival

PREMIERE: Saturday, July 19, 11:00pm ET/8:00pm PT
RE-AIRS: Wednesday, July 23, 8:00pm ET/5:00pm PT