WAR! What better word to rouse a crowd in a political year like this one? In 2008 we are certainly divided, undoubtedly conflicted, and desperately exhausted of our situation. And we're not even talking about Iraq or Afghanistan. We're talking about the politics we all share of identity and of being human.

From the pundits and party level to the semiotic and the subconscious, Fear No Film 2008 presents the works of dozens of filmmakers who, knowingly or not, are somehow messing with your paradigm. During each screening you might lean a bit to the left, get inspired by a director's individual triumphs or become mired in their agonizing inner quicksands. So bring on the parade of our public and private wars.

With ALL POLITICAL PUN, INNUENDO, AND SEMIOTIC RAH-RAH INTENDED, Fear No Film 2008 asks you to fear no filmmaker visions that:

• Lean to the LEFT! (politically)
• Lean to the RIGHT! (politically)
• STAND UP! (and do something)
• SIT DOWN! (and think about something)
• FIGHT! (internal struggle)
• FIGHT! (inter-personal conflict)
• FIGHT! (societal or global)

Sampling of 2008 Films

Lean to the LEFT! - THINGS WE DO FOR LOVE

Lamy, New Mexico - Coffins, fresh graves and a parade of odd funerals provide the backdrop for one family's affection. This brave, quirky film is a surprising reminder that there are a lot of us out there, each delightfully unique in what makes us happy.

Lean to the RIGHT! - A DIAMOND FORMS UNDER PRESSURE

Dublin, Ireland - An anomaly existing somewhere between experimental film and music video, the soundtrack is an electronic improvisation comprised of sine waves and bowed glockenspiel as sound sources... Very, very Radiohead. With it's constantly fluctuating, self-regulating image, A DIAMOND FORMS UNDER PRESSURE is how Adam Smith must have dreamt about economics.

STAND UP! (and do something) - CUTTING A RUG, TURNING THE WHEEL: BEATS AND BUDDHISM IN NORTHERN INDIA

Boston, Massachusetts - Even if you have no interest whatsoever in trekking into Northern India to teach kids to breakdance, this movie really makes you want to stand up and do something more with yourself. 

SIT DOWN! (and think about something) - THE LAND BEYOND EXPLANATION

Los Angeles, California - Umm... Microcinema, avant-garde, fantasy, independent, magical realism, post modern, cultural, artistic, spiritual, and really, really out there in a delightful way. If you're pondering and you know it clap your hands. 

FIGHT! (internal struggle) - SOLILOQUY

Huntsville, Alabama - "You can't touch this voice, you can't touch this idea. You can't touch light either, but they told you light was real." Is this really a movie? Or could it be your brains way of telling you that you don't exist? Ouch. My paradigm hurts.

FIGHT! (inter-personal conflict) - MADE IN JAPAN

Madrid, Spain - A funny little story that zigs and zags so rapidly across time zones that you wonder if you just missed something. 

FIGHT! (societal or global) - RABIA

Avon, Colorado - Writer / Director Muhammad Ali Hasan currently serves as a political commentator for Fox News, MSNBC, and BBC Radio, and is a former regular guest of Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher. Muhammad's motivation in making RABIA is to open a dialogue about today's global conflicts; he is completely against all forms of suicide bombing and terrorism.

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