2003 RED BANK INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
October 3rd–5th

Individual segments are $7.00, and there will be a limited number of day and festival passes available. All tickets will be available at the Count Basie box office, 732.842.9000 or visit www.countbasietheatre.org to buy tickets online.

RBIFF 2003 FESTIVAL SCHEDULE

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Thursday, October 2nd
Festival Pre Party
Location: Eric's Clothing Featuring: The Flew

Friday, October 3rd
Location: Count Basie Theatre

12:00 - 1:30 The General
RBIFF celebrates Buster Keaton's 108th birthday with the master comic's greatest film, screening with live accompaniment.

2:00 - 4:00 Martin & Orloff
Martin seeks therapy and hooks up with Orloff, a shrink with dubious credentials. Featuring members of The Upright Citizens' Brigade.

4:30 - 6:30 Power Trip
An American power company tries to keep the lights on in the former Soviet Republic of Georgia in this black comic documentary.

7:00 - 9:00 City of God
Welcome to the world's most notorious slum: Rio de Janiero's "City of God." A place where combat photographers fear to tread, where Police rarely go, and residents are lucky if they live to the age of 20.

9:00 - 11:00 The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari with live accompaniment by Rotting Moldy Flesh
An RBIFF tradition continues.

After Party TBA

Saturday, October 4th
Film Crawl
Location A: Phoenix Theatre
Location B: Synapse Studios

1:00 - 2:40
A: Mai's America
Three tales about chasing the American dream.

B: Odds of Recovery
An intimate look at the complexities of life and living it to the fullest potential.

3:00 - 4:35
A: "Daddy & Papa"
Despite the popularity of shows like Queer Eye for the Straight Guy, there are still many challenges to gay life in the U.S.

B: "Man Versus Himself"
A host of short subjects all relating to subconscious desires and conflicts, both comic and tragic.

4:55 - 6:25
A: "XxXy"
Women and Men engage in the age old struggle to comprehend the mysteries of the opposite sex in this segment of short films.

B: "Ground Zero"
Three films celebrate human persistence in the face of disaster, specifically relating to the tragedy of 9/11.

6:45 - 8:00
A: "Plympton's Picks"
Animated shorts hand picked by legendary animator and Artist-in-Residence, Bill Plympton.

B: The Silence of Green
A refined and eerily beautiful portrait of a mourning countryside during the recent foot-and-mouth epidemic.

8:20 - 9:50
A: "The Gloaming"
Six films in dialogue with the global malaise: "Your alarm bells should be ringing..."

B: "La Bossa Lona"
Three fun films about personal expression.

After Party
Location: Nirvana

Sunday, October 5th
Location: Count Basie Theatre

12:00 - 2:30 Emerging Filmmakers' Series
Highlighting the best and brightest of local high school filmmakers.

3:00 - 5:00 Cremaster IV & V
The ultimate avant garde film of our time, an awe inspiring achievement of unsurpassed texture and complexity.

5:00-6:30 Manhood
This stylish black comedy is a brilliant look at the intersection of sex, love, and family, and how they shape a man's life.

7:00 - 9:00 "Jersey Fresh"
The most popular segment of RBIFF 2001 and 2002, Jersey Fresh is back and packing the freshest punch yet.

8:30 pm Awards Ceremony
Location: Ashes Cigar Club. Parties open to Filmmakers, Special Guests, Press, and Sponsors

Locations

Eric's Clothing 7 Broad Street

Count Basie Theatre 99 Monmouth Street
Box Office, 732.842.9000

Phoenix Studio Theatre 111 Monmouth Street

Synapse Studios 8 Broad Street

Ashes Cigar Club 33 Broad Street

Nirvana 21 White Street