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  Four Wives—One Man

  Iran , 2007 , 76 min. Award-winning documentarian Nahid Persson spent three years chronicling the lives of four wives in a polygamist marriage in rural Iran. Occasionally humorous, often heartbreaking, their sheltered lives veer from bitter rivalry to whispered sympathy.... more
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  The Guitar

  USA , 2008 , 95 min. In The Guitar, Amy Redford’s first feature, a diagnosis of terminal throat cancer sends meek Melody Wilder (Saffron Burrows) into a frenzy of indulgence, during which she buys herself a classic red Fender guitar—and experiences life for the first time.... more
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  Her Life Is My Teacher

  India , 2008 , 11 min. Her Life Is My Teacher explores the roots of one man's motivation and lifelong passion to improve the lives of women in southern India.... more
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  Pray the Devil Back to Hell

  USA , 2008 , 72 min. MUST END Thursday, January 29 35mm presentation - Shortly after warlord-turned-president Charles Taylor was elected in 1997, Liberia erupted into civil war for the second time in a decade. Child soldiers ran rampant through the streets of Monrovia, terrorizing the local population, wh... more
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  The Stranger in Me

  Germany , 2008 , 99 min. Rebecca is not taking to motherhood as well as she expected. Able neither to bond with her baby nor share her secret, even with her boyfriend, she begins to sink into darkness—until finally realizing she has become a threat to her family.... more
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  Taking Root: The Vision of Wangari Maathai

  USA , 2008 , 80 min. Nobel Prize winner Wangari Maathai went from reforesting the hills of her native Kenya to leading a political movement that would bring down a twenty-four-year dictatorship. This persuasive documentary weighs the dangers and triumphs of her mission.... more
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  Thing with No Name

  South Africa , 2008 , 74 min. Sarah Friedland’s highly personal look at the tragic epidemic of AIDS in Africa focuses on two HIV-positive Zulu women in the starkly beautiful province of KwaZulu-Natal who acquire valuable antiretroviral drugs—only to experience mixed feelings and mixed results.... more
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  Wendy and Lucy

  USA , 2008 , 80 min. MUST END Thursday, March 26 35mm presentation - Michelle Williams (Brokeback Mountain) gives a powerful breakout performance in this feminine variation on Into the Wild. Wendy Carroll (Williams) is driving to Alaska, hoping for a summer of lucrative work at the Northwestern Fis... more