Special Screenings
Independent premieres screened at the Festival prior to their theatrical releases and special screenings
of films not in competition are:
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Opening Night: The East Coast Premiere of Terry Green’s Heavens Fall. Returning to Stony Brook
after his 2002 premiere of Almost Salinas won the coveted Grand Prize, Green delivers a hard-hitting
courtroom drama based on the 1931 “Scottsboro Boys” case. The brilliant cast is led by Timothy
Hutton, Leelee Sobieski, David Strathairn and Anthony Mackie.
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Closing Night: James Burke’s Aurora Borealis is a funny and touching family drama about a young
man’s search for his identity. Beautifully written, expertly directed with stunning performances by
Donald Sutherland, Joshua Jackson, Juliette Lewis and Louise Fletcher. Aurora Borealis is one of the
most honest films to come around in a very long time. Screening courtesy of Regent Releasing.
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Blind Dating (formerly titled Blind Guy Driving) The East Coast Premiere of James Keach’s romantic comedy. In the vein of Bend It
Like Beckham, Blind Dating is a story about overcoming the cultural boundaries, and in this case
physiological differences, that stand in the way of finding true love. Starring Chris Pine (Just My
Luck), Anjali Jay, Eddie Kaye Thomas (American Pie) and Jane Seymour. Screening courtesy of Samuel
Goldwyn Films.
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Celebration of New Italian Cinema
 Continuing to expand its international
flavor, The 11th Annual
Stony Brook Film Festival will host
a series of three new Italian films
as part of the 2006 Festival. Co-sponsored
by Suffolk County Film Commission
and co-programmed with Gioacchino Balducci,
film commissioner and professor of Italian and
Film Studies of Stony Brook’s Department of
European Languages and Literatures, the
Festival is pleased to present Manual of Love
(Manuale d'Amore) - New York Premiere,
Marios’s War (La Guerra di Mario) - East Coast
Premiere and The Second Wedding Night (La
Seconda Notte di Nozze) - East Coast Premiere.
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Features and Shorts in Competition
The 2006 Festival will include 14 features and 14 shorts “in competition,” where both a film jury and
the audience will choose the winning films to be announced at the Closing Night Awards Ceremony
on July 29. Feature films in competition include: Pearl Diver, Novem, The Memsahib, Johan, Manual of
Love, Mojave Phone Booth, Looking for Alexander, Coffee Date, Mario’s War, U-Carmen eKhayelitsha, Pope
Dreams, Shanghai Dreams, Expiration Date and The Second Wedding Night. All shorts are in competition
and precede the features as outlined in the schedule. Many of our filmmakers will be on hand with
cast and crew to introduce their films and answer questions following their screenings. Make sure
you cast your ballots at each screening and help us choose the 2006 Festival winners!
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