Glasgow Film Festival 2010

True tales from around the world, set to challenge your expectations. Weird, wonderful and distinctly individual.

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Old Partner Old Partner
Old Partner and American: The Bill Hicks Story
American: The Bill Hicks Story (Country: UK; Year: 2009; Director: Matt Harlock, Paul Thomas; Stars: Kevin Booth, John Farneti, Bill Hicks, Lynn Hicks, Mary Hicks, Steve Hicks, Andy Huggins, David Johndrow, James Ladmirault, Dwight Slade)
Documentary examining the life and legacy of the controversial comic.
Capitalism: A Love Story (Country: US; Year: 2009; Director: Michael Moore; Writer: Michael Moore; Stars: William Black, Jimmy Carter, Elijah Cummings, Baron Hill, Marcy Kaptur, John McCain, Michael Moore, Sarah Palin, Ronald Reagan), Official Site, Trailer
A documentary about laissez faire capitalism and its effect on American society.
Con Artist (Country: US; Year: 2009; Director: Michael Sladek; Stars: Wilfredo Arias, Molly Barnes, Jean Michel Basquiat, Andy Behrman, Pope Benedict XVI, Victor Bockris, Mike Cockrill, Jacob Collins, Adrian Dannatt, Fabio D'Aroma), Official Site
Profile of Eighties New York art scene enfant terrible, Mark Kostabi.
Corso - The Last Beat (Country: US; Year: 2009; Director: Gustave Reininger; Stars: Gregory Corso, William S Burroughs, Ethan Hawke)
A documentary following the last surviving beat poet as he undertakes a journey to Europe to explore his past and discovers the truth about the mother he thought had abandoned him.
Expansive Grounds (Ein Weites Feld) (Country: Germany; Year: 2008; Director: Gerburg Rohde-Dahl; Stars: Uta Gille, Lea Rosh, Peter Eisenman, Bernd Hillermeier), Official Site
A documentary exploring present day feelings about the Holocaust in the context of Berlin's monument to murdered Jews.
Con Artist Con Artist
Con Artist and Capitalism: A Love Story
His & Hers (His And Hers) (Year: 2009; Director: Ken Wardrop; Stars: 70 women), Trailer
Seventy women talk about the men in their lives.
Kicking It (Country: US; Year: 2008; Director: Susan Koch; Writer: Susan Koch; Stars: Narrated by Colin Farrell), Official Site
The lives of homeless people are changed forever through an international soccer competition. This film follows six players as they set off for Cape Town, South Africa to play in the Homeless World Cup.
Old Partner (Wonangsori) (Country: South Korea; Year: 2008; Director: Lee Chung-ryoul; Stars: Won-gyoon Choi, Sam-soon Lee)
Documentary about an elderly farmer, his wife and their loyal ox.
Stolen (Country: Australia; Year: 2009; Director: Violeta Ayala, Daniel Fallshaw; Stars: Violeta Ayala, Daniel Fallshaw)
Saharawi refugees in the Algerian desert speak out about slavery, and two filmmakers find themselves in unexpected danger.
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