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Leon Bronstein, played by Jay Baruchel, centre, believes he's the reincarnation of communist revolutionary Leon Trotsky in Jacob Tierney's comedy The Trotsky. (Alliance Films) The John Lennon biopic Nowhere Boy and relationship film The Kids Are All Right will open the Traverse City Film Festival in Michigan July 27.
The festival, held in Traverse City, was started six years ago by documentary maker Michael Moore to bring films that would not otherwise come to the remote area in Michigan.
Nowhere Boy, Sam Taylor-Wood's film about the early life of former Beatle John Lennon was nominated for four BAFTA Awards in the U.K., but won't have its commercial release in North America until October.
Continuing with the Beatles theme, the festival has scheduled screenings of rare prints of A Hard Day's Night and Help!
The Kids Are All Right stars Julianne Moore and Annette Bening as a gay couple whose children are curious about their "donor dad." The film opened Friday in major markets.
Moore has also scheduled a taste of Canadiana for Michigan movie buffs, including:
- The Trotsky, Jacob Tierney's feature about a Montreal teen who believes he's the reincarnation of Leon Trotsky.
- Reel Injun, a documentary film by Cree filmmaker Neil Diamond and the National Film Board that examines the Hollywood Indian.
- Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage, Sam Dunn and Scot McFadyen's documentary about the Toronto power trio.
Other films comes from as far afield as Vietnam, Iran and Cuba.
Among the more controversial fare is Budrus, a feature documentary about a Palestinian community the works with Israeli supporters to save a village from destruction by Israel's Separation Barrier.
The festival includes a salute to Cuban film and Cuban filmmakers have been invited to attend, in a test of the U.S. attitudes toward Cuban cultural exchange. The lineup includes Viva Cuba, a child's-eye view of the state that won acclaim at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival.
Moore, the Academy Award-winning director of Bowling for Columbine and Capitalism: A Love Story helps curate the festival, scheduled for July 27 to Aug. 1.
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