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As America enters a new era of enhanced engagement with the global community, the Salem Film Fest mounts its second festival of world cinema, presenting films that beautifully and intimately convey the human experience with all its inspiration, challenge, sadness, and joy.
The festival selection committee has chosen 22 films from all over the world. Fifteen of the filmmakers plan to attend the festival, which promises rich filmmaker discussions and after-party experiences.
"The films we chose for this year's festival are as entertaining and thought provoking as last year, when audiences loved the lineup," said Joe Cultrera, Salem-based award-winning filmmaker who headed up the selection committee. "It's an eclectic mix – documenting the lives of heavy metal rockers, an oppressed artist, a caring doctor, circus performers, scientists and beauty queens. You can travel a good portion of the planet through these films - to Chile, Australia, the Amazon, the Ukraine, Antarctica, Cairo, China, New Orleans, Argentina, Tibet and more.
"They explore the human experience, what we do to the Earth and to one another. We're extremely proud to bring the great work of these filmmakers to Salem and we are lucky that so many of them want to travel here to join us for discussions. It's a great way to show off Salem to them and to bring the lives and stories they have documented to Salem."
We hope you'll be able to attend the 2009 Salem Film Fest. Click on the buttons to the left for information on films, schedules, and tickets, and sign up below for special offers and earlybird information!
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