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Because of Winn-Dixie Film – Jacksonville, FL

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VivaBOpal (Anna Sophia Robb) is a lonely 10-year-old girl who has just moved to a small town in Florida with her preacher father. She adopts an orphaned dog, Winn-Dixie, named after the supermarket where she found him. The many adventures they encounter create an inseparable bond between Opal and her beloved companion which unites the townspeople and helps her own troubled relationship with her father. Because of Winn-Dixie also stars, Jeff Daniels, Cicely Tyson and Dave Matthews.

CLOSING NIGHT! $15.00 (Includes after party at Jacksonville Landing Courtyard)

For more information visit our website at www.filmfestival.jacksonville.com

Lokas film – Jacksonville, FL

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This film will be played at The New Jacksonville Landing Cinematheque, admission is $8.00 per person.
An International film festival favorite, Lokas is a charming comedy about Charly, a middle-aged Latino, homophobic who moves to Mexico City from Chile for a better life. Some unfortunate circumstances cause him to end up in jail, he finds himself returning to Chile to be reunited with his father he has not seen in 30 years. This awkward reunion leads to the discovery that his father is gay. Although Charly tries to protect his 8 year old son, Pedro from this discovery, it is little Pedro, who reunites the family beyond prejudices.

For more information please visit our website at www.filmfestival.jacksonville.com

Julio Cesar Chávez film – Jacksonville, FL

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This film will be playing at The New Jacksonville Landing Cinematheque. Admission is $8.00.
Julio Cesar Chávez is a documentary directed by the international actor, Diego Luna. (Y Tu Mama Tambien, Frida, MILK). It tells the story of a Mexican boxer who went from being a struggling car washer to becoming a legend. Not only do we learn the achievements of a champion, but we also peek into his everyday life. We examine the relationship of his son who has followed his father’s footsteps by achieving success on his own. Through Diego Luna’s directorial debut we are more able to understand the human, social, and political aspects of the life of one of the most important personalities of recent Mexican history.

Interviews with outstanding characters in the boxing industry, journalism, sports and politics, include
Julio César Chávez Jr. , Mike Tyson, Bob Arum, Ana Guevara, Oscar de la Hoya, Fernando Beltran, Carlos Salinas de Gortari, Don King.

For more information visit our website at www.filmfestival.jacksonville.com

The Art of Travel Film – Jacksonville, FL

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The screening of The Art of Travel is $8.00 at The New Jacksonville Landing Cinematheque
Corner Layne is on top of the world. Life seems to be going in the ideal direction until his marriage comes crumbling down at the alter. In the wake of a disastrous betrayal of his best friend and wife-to-be, Conner decides to take the honeymoon solo to Central America, the place of his mother’s birth (Maria Conchita Alonso). In Panama, he joins an expedition to travel through the Darien Gap: 125 miles of jungle in Central America. “The Art of Travel” is about the twists and turns in the jungle of life. Inside these moments are new friends and adventures, even in the wake of our darkest moments.

For more information visit our website at www.filmfestival.jacksonville.com

Dance of my heart film – Jacksonville, FL

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Ricardo Acosta’s “Dance of My Heart” is a sensitive, well documented portrait of the Cuban dancer/choreographer Alberto Alonso. The co-creator of the Cuban classical ballet style and the choreographer of Carmen Suite, Alonso, up until December 2007, lived his last years working every day at Santa Fe Community College in north Florida. He danced with some of the most important ballet dancers of the 21st century and taught his students how to dance with the same passion and professionalism he used his entire life. The film is not only an ode to the Nestor of classical Cuban dance, but also an ode to the power of art, the power of love and the power of beauty that will not succumb to the power of time. The sensuality that is the heartbeat of Cuban dance is beautifully reflected in Alonso’s timeless choreography and in the vibrant editing by Ricardo Acosta in his directorial debut. Dance of my heart is an inspiring documentary that makes you want to dance and swing on the powerful energy of love and life that cannot be destroyed by time and age.

For more information visit our website at www.filmfestival.jacksonville.com