2007 Festival Films and Events Guide

This beautifully shot portrait of a young mother abandoned by her husband celebrates her sexiness, determination, and unwavering courage as she adopts a new life in her desolate hometown in Brazil.  More...

Moustapha Akkad's ambitious directorial debut, shot largely on location in the Middle East, chronicles the birth of Islam using the star-studded and spectacular format of the grand-scale religious epic.  More...

A young man comes face to face with the father who disappeared many years before in this emotionally suspenseful story of tangled family bonds.  More...

Gael García Bernal narrates this captivating documentary on the rise of Saint Death, a skeletal icon whose worship in Mexico has seen a dramatic increase in recent years among the urban poor and disenfranchised.  More...

A man lies in a coma in a hospital. How he got there requires a bit of an explanation.  More...

A hilarious send-up of the world of children's competitive dance, Razzle Dazzle follows the Jazzketeers, a troupe of tweenage hoofers vying for the title in Australia's most prestigious competition.  More...

A photojournalist with a lifelong fascination with war is at the center of this penetrating account of a workday on the front lines.  More...