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Up one levelSAMT (Silence)
SAMT delves deep into Jordanian culture, politics, and everyday life to capture the drama of brother and sister (Jihad and Ashtar), and doubles as a larger examination of the clash between modernization and ancient tradition in Jordan. Directed by Rob Nilsson, winner of the Camera d'Or at Cannes and the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance. 115 minutes | $5.99
Opening
An art opening, a greedy real estate developer, a resolute gallery owner, and a cataclysmic cyclone form the backdrop to this dramatic film that reveals in no uncertain terms that we're not in Dorothy's Kansas. Directed by Rob Nilsson, award-winning director at Canne and Sundance, in collaboration with Kansas City Filmmakers, this film sizzles with the gripping immediacy of real lives caught in the midst of irrevocable change. 85 minutes | $5.99
Winter Oranges
Directed by Rob Nilsson, winner of the Camera d'Or at Cannes and the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance. Ryuki lives on Sagi, a small island off the coast of Hiroshima. Although his wife Kaori is expecting their first child, Ryuki dreams about going to Tokyo and forsaking his life on the island. Should he stay with what he has always known or venture into the unknown world? 73 minutes | $5.99
Security
After the murder of a street person, "Security" explores the violence in Iraq and the nature of security in an insecure world at home. Directed by Rob Nilsson, winner of the Camera d'Or at Cannes and the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance, "Security" employs Nilsson's Direct Action Cinema technique.