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ABOUT DRY GRASSES
A young teacher hopes to be appointed to Istanbul after mandatory duty at a small village. After a long time waiting he loses all hope of escaping from this gloomy life. However, his colleague Nuray helps him to regain perspective.
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BLUE GIANT
Dai's life is completely changed the day he discovers jazz. A dedicated saxophonist, he moves from his small town to Tokyo and starts a young trio, determined to be the best player in the world.
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CAT PERSON
When Margot, a college sophomore goes on a date with the older Robert, she finds that IRL Robert doesn't live up to the Robert she has been flirting with over texts.
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CINEMA SAVANT: WERNER HERZOG
Join FilmScene for an evening celebrating the career of legendary film director Werner Herzog!
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COBRA VERDE
During the 1800s, paroled Brazilian bandit Cobra Verde is sent to West Africa with a few troops to man an old Portuguese fort and to convince the local African ruler to resume the slave trade with Brazil.
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EGOIST
Adapted from Makoto Takayama's autobiographical novel by the same name, magazine editor Kosuke and personal trainer Ryuta maintain a romance that flies in the face of their society's traditional values.
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EILEEN
A woman's friendship with a new co-worker at the prison facility where she works takes a sinister turn.
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EPIGRAPH COFFEE: SATURDAY
Start your festival morning with a coffee at fix! Visiting artists from Refocus Film Festival and Iowa City Book Festival talk about the ir work. Open to the public. Free drip coffee for passholders.
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EPIGRAPH COFFEE: SUNDAY
Start your festival morning with a coffee at fix! Visiting artists from Refocus Film Festival and Iowa City Book Festival talk about the ir work. Open to the public. Free drip coffee for passholders.
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ERNEST AND CELESTINE: A TRIP TO GIBBERITIA
On a return voyage to bear country to have Ernest's violin repaired, Ernest and Célestine discover that music has been banned throughout the country and must right this injustice.
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FILMSPOTTING LIVE
The #1 podcast for the movie buff according to the New York Times. In this conversation, co-hosts Adam Kempenaar and Josh Larsen share their picks for some of the best recent films adapted from fiction, plays, musicals, and more.
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FOUR DAUGHTERS
Reconstructing the true story of Olfa Hamrouni and her four daughters is a riveting exploration of rebellion, memory, and sisterhood.
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GUEULE D'AMOUR (LADY KILLER)
This adaptation of a novel by André Boucler features a foreign-legion Casanova – the “lady killer” Lucien Bourrache – who meets his match in the mysterious seductress Madeleine.
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DENOUEMENT HAPPY HOUR
Grab a drink and check in with your fellow festival goers. Take a break between films to enjoy a beverage and chat about what you’ve seen so far and what’s still to come!
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MONOGRAPH SHORTS PROGRAM
A Refocus Film Festival shorts block, featuring four selections that expand our understanding of art and adaptation, from directors Jean-Luc Godard, Anthony Ing, Elizabeth Hobbs, and Lonnie Holley & Cyrus Moussavi
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MUSIC
Freely inspired by the story of Oedipus, Angela Schanelec's latest is as terrifying as myth and as gentle as a folk song.
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ORLANDO, MY POLITICAL BIOGRAPHY
Academic virtuoso turned filmmaker Paul B. Preciado's doc tells his and others' stories of transition through unique reenactments and visual interpretations of Virginia Woolf's Orlando.
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POSTSCRIPT OPENING NIGHT AFTER PARTY
Mingle with fellow festival goers to celebrate opening night of the fest! Chat about the opening night film and compare plans for the rest of the fest. Sip on a Robot Dreams-themed cocktail. Dance to some tunes from DJ Ahzia Hester.
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RADICAL WOLFE
The first feature film to unpack the inimitable life and career of great American New Journalist Tom Wolfe.
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ROBOT DREAMS
Based on the graphic novel by Sara Varon, Robot Dreams tells the adventures and misfortunes of Dog and Robot in 1980s New York.
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THE CIDER HOUSE RULES
John Irving joins us in person to screen and discuss the Academy Award-winning adaptation of his novel of the same name.
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THE MOVIE ORGY
A compilation film designed to evoke nostalgia for the shared entertainment experiences of early baby boomers, including clips from television programs and B-movies of the 1950s and 1960s, as well as commercials, newsreels, blooper outtakes, satiric short films and promotional and government films.
Sat, Oct 14 12:00 PM5:00 PM
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THE MUSIC ROOM
A fallen aristocrat's crumbling opulence is on full display in this incandescent depiction of the clash between tradition and modernity, one of the defining works of the master filmmaker Satyajit Ray.
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THE NATURAL HISTORY OF DESTRUCTION
An examination of the perception and processing of the phenomenon of mass destruction of the German civilian population in European post-war literature.
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THE PIGEON TUNNEL
Spanning six decades, John le Carré gives his final and most personal interview, interspersed with rare archival footage and dramatic anecdotes.
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THE SHINING
A family heads to an isolated hotel for the winter where a sinister presence influences the father into violence, while his psychic son sees horrific forebodings from both past and future.
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THE TASTE OF THINGS
The story of Eugenie, an esteemed cook, and Dodin, the fine gourmet she has been working for for over the last 20 years.
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THIS MUCH WE KNOW
A filmmaker finds personal solace in retracing and expanding a book reflecting on the city with the highest suicide rate in the country and a nation scrambling to bury decades of nuclear excess in a nearby mountain.
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TIME BOMB Y2K
Do you remember making sure to power down and unplug your computer on December 31,1999? Created using entirely archival footage, this documentary travels back to the turn of the millennium, showcasing a panoply of eccentric characters and all manner of hilariously dated clips.
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UNFOCUS AFTER PARTY AT THE GREEN HOUSE
Go wind down at the Green House Unfocus After Party from 10pm to 12am. $1 off drinks for festival goers plus complimentary desserts! Have a nightcap while you recap the first full day of Refocus.
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VOORHEES NIGHT OF THE BEAST
When Jason isn't the only beast in the woods, no one is safe.
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WERCKMEISTER HARMONIES
A naive young man witnesses an escalation of violence in his small hometown following the arrival of a mysterious circus attraction.
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WHISKEY TANGO FILMSCENE
Join us for a night of storytelling with guests of Refocus Film Festival and Iowa City Book Festival to hear their war stories about creating art and getting it out into the world while sipping free samples of Cedar Ridge whiskey!
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XALA
A corrupt politician is cursed with impotence on the night of his third wedding after embezzling 100 tons of rice.
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