MSPIFF Hold Overs at the Oak Street

Let's not call it Best of the Fest. There are quite a few in the line up that I haven't seen, but few that I want to see. But my pass is good for these films, so as may as well take some in if I can. Here's a quick cut-n-paste of what will be playing at the Oak Street for the next week:

FRIDAY, MAY 1, 2009 OAK ST. CINEMA
5:00 PM -- PACHAMAMA • BOLIVIA • 2008 • DIR.: TOSHIFUMI MATSUSHITA
7:15 PM -- THE KING OF PING PONG • SWEDEN • 2008 • DIR.: JENS JONSSON
9:30 PM -- JERUSALEMA • SOUTH AFRICA • 2008 • DIR.: RALPH ZIMAN

SATURDAY, MAY 2, 2009 OAK ST. CINEMA
1:00 pm -- SCHOOL PLAY • USA • 2008 • DIRS.: EDDIE ROSENSTEIN & RICK VELLEU
3:00 pm -- BEGGING FOR BILLIONAIRES: THE ATTACK ON PROPERTY RIGHTS IN AMERICA • USA • 2009 • DIR.: PHILIP KLEIN
5:00 pm -- DEFAMATION • ISRAEL • 2009 • DIR.: YOAV SHAMIR
7:00 pm -- WHITE NIGHT WEDDING (Brúðguminn) • ICELAND • 2008 • DIR.: BALTASAR KORMÁKUR
9:00 pm -- THE TOUR • SERBIA • 2008 • DIR.: GORAN MARKOVIC
11:00 pm -- ZMD: ZOMBIES OF MASS DESTRUCTION • USA • 2009 • DIR.: KEVIN HAMEDANI

SUNDAY, MAY 3, 2009 OAK ST. CINEMA
1:00 pm -- OH, SAIGON • VIETNAM • 2007 • DIR.: DOAN HOANG preceded by COLD MOUNTAIN • USA • 2009 • DIRS.: MIKE HAZARD & DEB WALLWORK
3:00 pm -- DEFAMATION • ISRAEL • 2009 • DIR.: YOAV SHAMIR
5:00 pm -- BIGGEST CHINESE RESTAURANT IN THE WORLD • CHINA / UK / NETHERLANDS / DK • 2008 • DIR.: WEIJUN CHEN
7:00 pm -- JUST ANOTHER LOVE STORY (Kjarlighed pa film) • DENMARK • 2007 • DIR.: OLE BORNEDAL
9:15 pm -- MOTHERS AND DAUGHTERS • CANADA • 2008 • DIR.: CARL BESSAI

MONDAY, MAY 4, 2009 OAK ST. CINEMA
5:00 pm -- GETTING HOME (Luo Ye Gui Gen) • CHINA • 2007 • DIR.: ZHANG YANG
7:15 pm -- A WALK TO BEAUTIFUL • ETHIOPIA • 2007 • DIR.: MARY OLIVE SMITH
9:00 pm -- SALT OF THIS SEA (Milh Hadha al-Bahr) • PALESTINE • 2008 • DIR.: ANNE MARIE JACIR

TUESDAY, MAY 5, 2009 OAK ST. CINEMA
5:00 pm -- CIAO BELLA • SWEDEN • 2007 • DIR.: MANI MASERRAT-AGAH
7:00 pm -- BORDER 1918 (Raja 1918) • FINLAND • 2007 • DIR.: LAURI TÖRHÖNEN
9:15 pm -- MARCELLO, MARCELLO • ITALY • 2008 • DIR.: DENIS RABAGLIA

WEDNESDAY, MAY 6, 2009 OAK ST. CINEMA
5:15 pm -- WILLIAM KUNSTLER: DISTURBING THE UNIVERSE • USA • 2009 • DIRS.: EMILY KUNSTLER, SARAH KUNSTLER
7:15 pm -- TRIP TO ASIA: QUEST FOR HARMONY • GERMANY • 2008 • DIR.: THOMAS GRUBE
9:15 pm -- THREE IN LOVE (Kolmistaan) • FINLAND • 2008 • DIR.: PETER LINDHOLM

THURSDAY, MAY 7, 2009 OAK ST. CINEMA
5:15 pm -- PEER GYNT FROM THE STREETS (Gatas Gynt) • NORWAY • 2008 • HALLVARD BREIEN shown with WRESTLING (Braedrabylta) • ICELAND • 2008 • DIR.: GRÍMUR HÁKONARSON
7:15 pm -- SHALL WE KISS? • FRANCE • 2007 • DIR.: EMMANUEL MOURET
9:15 pm -- TEDDY BEAR • CZECH REPUBLIC • 2007 • DIR.: JAN HREBEJK

For more, but not oo much more, info go to MSPIFF website.