Celebrity Guests

The following are invited special guests for the festival. As always, their attendance is contingent on factors over which we have little control, such as unforeseen changes in their work schedules. But we hope that most, if not all, will be with us -- plus additional surprise last minute guests.

2001: A Space Odyssey

KEIR DULLEA, star of 2001: A Space Odyssey.

FREDERICK ORDWAY, technical crew of 2001: A Space Odyssey.

SIR ARTHUR C. CLARKE, author of "The Sentinel,"  story credit for 2001: A Space Odyssey and celebrated author of numerous science fiction works (by telephone from Sri Lanka)

Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures

JAN HARLAN, producer and director of Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures. Harlan, the brother-in-law of the late Stanley Kubrick, is the executive producer of A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001), Eyes Wide Shut (1999), Full Metal Jacket (1987), and The Shining (1980).

Maryam

RAMIN SERRY, director of Maryam. Serry wrote, directed and edited My Sister's Wedding, which was shown at several European film festivals and also in the International Tournee of Iranian Short Films. Maryam is Serry's feature film writing and directorial debut.

SHAUNA LYON, producer of Maryam. For the last 4 years she has been the producer and managing director of Baronstorm: The Eddie Adams Workshop, which is an annual photojournalism workshop. In the past she has also been the studio manager for celebrity and documentary photographer Eddie Adams. Streetlight Films, Inc., which she founded and manages, is also the production company that produced Maryam. 

Such a Long Journey

STURLA GUNNARSSON, director of Such a Long Journey. Gunnarsson has won several awards including the Most Popular Canadian Film Award at the Vancouver International Film Festival (1998) for Such a Long Journey.

Songs from the Second Floor

LARS NORDH, star of Songs from the Second Floor.

STEFAN LARSSON, star of Songs from the Second Floor.

Panic

HENRY BROMELL, director of Panic. Bromell was nominated for the Grand Special Prize at the Deauville Film Festival (2000) for Panic. His other works include the TV series "Northern Exposure" (1990), where he was executive producer as well as a writer, and "Homicide: Life on the Street" were he was co-executive producer. 

Nosferatu

ALLOY ORCHESTRA, musical accompaniment with original score to Nosferatu.  Roger Ebert considers Alloy Orchestra "the best in the world at accompanying silent films."

Dragonflies, the Baby Cries (10 minute short before Nosferatu)

JANE GILLOOLY, director of Dragonflies, the Baby Cries (10 minute short before Nosferatu). Jane Gillooly also produced Leona's Sister Gerri (1995).

3 Women

JANICE RULE, star of 3 Women.

King of Masks

WU TIAN MING, director of King of Masks. Wu was designated the leader of Xi'an Studios in 1984. As a producer, he was behind the highly acclaimed Red Sorghum (1987) and King of the Children (1988). Wu has also directed other films, including the distinguished The Old Well.

On the Ropes

BRETT MORGEN, co-director of On the Ropes. This is the most recent filmography Morgen has directed and produced. Other filmographies include "On Tour," a 1997 T.V. series, and "Ollie's Army" (1996). 

GEORGE WALTON, star of On the Ropes. Walton stars as himself in this documentary.

TYRENE MANSON, star (by telephone) of On the Ropes. Manson stars as herself in this documentary.

Jesus' Son

BILLY CRUDUP, star of Jesus' Son. Crudup made a name for himself on Broadway earning the Outer Critics Circle Outstanding Newcomer Award for performance in Tom Stoppard's Arcadia. He also starred in movies including Inventing the Abbotts, Sleepers, and Almost Famous. Crudup has won several awards including the Best Actor Award at the Paris Film Festival (1999) for Jesus' Son.

ALISON MACLEAN, director of Jesus' Son. MacLean also directed numerous T.V. series episodes including "Homicide: Life on the Streets" (1999) and "Subway Stories: Tales from the Underground" (1997). She has directed and written for movies such as Crush and Kitchen Sink. MacLean has also won several awards for her work including the Little Golden Lion Award and OCIC Award at the Venice Film Festival (1999), both for Jesus' Son.

ELIZABETH CUTHRELL, producer and screenwriter of Jesus' Son. Cuthrell also played a role in Jesus' Son and Mob War.

DAVID URRUTIA, producer and screenwriter of Jesus' Son. Urrutia also played a role in Jesus' Son.

A Simple Plan

BILL PAXTON, star of A Simple Plan. Paxton starred in such films as American Pie II (2001), Vertical Limit (2000), A Bright Shining Lie (1998), Titanic (1997), and Twister (1996). Paxton's notable TV appearances are "Tales from the Crypt" (1989), "The Hitchhiker " (1983) and "Miami Vice" (1984).

Everyone Says I Love You

BILLY CRUDUP, star of Jesus' Son. Crudup made a name for himself on Broadway earning the Outer Critics Circle Outstanding Newcomer Award for performance in Tom Stoppard's Arcadia. He also starred in movies including Inventing the Abbotts, Sleepers, and Almost Famous. Crudup has won several awards including the Best Actor Award at the Paris Film Festival (1999) for Jesus' Son.

JEAN DOUMANIAN, producer of Everyone Says I Love You. Doumanian has produced a number of Woody Allen films, including Mighty Aphrodite (1995), Deconstructing Harry (1997), and Small Time Crooks (2000).  She has also worked as a producer of "Saturday Night Live" (1980-1981). 

Other Guests

HOLLY SORENSON is the Senior Vice President of Production at The Shooting Gallery. She has also produced the film The Auteur Theory.

PAMELA GODFREY is the Vice President of Worldwide Publicity for Warner Home Video. She also was the publicist for The Whole Nine Yards (2000) and was the production spokeswoman for Battlefield Earth (2000).