Animé
Space Battleship Yamato
Leiji Matsumoto, 1979; 90 mins.
Wednesday, 11:00 AM

If this doesn’t make you an otoku, nothing can. Sunken World War II battleship is raised and refitted as starship to save Earth from aliens.

American Otaku
I Was a Teenage Movie Maker
Donald F. Glut, 2006; 144 mins.
Wednesday, 2:00 PM

From 1953-1969, monster movie buff Don Glut made amateur films, and became a legend among American otaku of his era.

Animé
Haibane-Renmei (Episodes 1-3)
Tomokazu Tokoro, 2002; 3 x 20 mins.
Wednesday, 6:00 PM

Angelic Haibane experience mysteries of birth, life and loss in this 13-episode series, proving the breathtaking human depths animé can plumb.

J-Pop
Train_man: Densha Otoko
Masanori Murakami, 2005; 101 mins.
Wednesday, 7:00 PM

Sweet tale of a geek taking first wavering steps toward love – with an internet audience cheering him on. For the geek in all of us.

J-Pop!
Kamikaze Girls
Tetsuya Nakashima, 2004; 102 mins
Thursday, 11:00 AM

How to be an original in a conformist society? Join a wacky subculture? Teen rebellion and its discontents in this psycho J-Pop crash-course. PLUS: Haibane-Renmei, Episode #4  (20 mins.)

American Otaku
Darkon
Luke Meyer & Andrew Neel, 2006; 90 mins.
Thusday, 3:00 PM

Everybody wants to be a hero. Darkon is a Medieval fantasy wargaming group, battles with padded weapons. But, as this documentary shows, its more than just a game.

Animé
Haibane-Renmei (Episodes 5-7)
Tomokazu Tokoro, 2002; 3 x 20 mins.
Thursday, 6:00 PM

Angelic Haibane experience mysteries of birth, life and loss in this 13-episode series, proving the breathtaking human depths animé can plumb.

J-Pop!
Bright Future
Kiyosha Kurosawa, 2003; 92 mins.
Thusday, 7:00 PM

Beneath the shiny surface of J-Pop, a darkness eats away at Japanese youth culture, seen in the struggle of young men for any kind of future.

J-Pop!
Linda, Linda, Linda
Nobuhiro Yamashita, 2005; 114 min.
Friday, 9:00 AM

All-girl band in a Japanese High School competes in a Battle-of-the-Bands – this one will leave you singing that title song for weeks. PLUS: Haibane-Renmei, Episode #8  (20 mins.)

Consumer Culture Jamming
What Would Jesus Buy?
Rob Van Alkemade, 2007; 90 mins.
Friday, 3:00 PM

Brand new feature documentary on Reverend Billy and the Church of Stop Shopping and their mission to Save Christmas from the Shopocalypse.

Animé
Haibane-Renmei (Episodes 9-11)
Tomokazu Tokoro, 2002; 3 x 20 mins.
Wednesday, 6:00 PM

Angelic Haibane experience mysteries of birth, life and loss in this 13-episode series, proving the breathtaking human depths animé can plumb.

Seoul Stirrings
Host & Guest
Dong-il Shin, 2005; 92 mins.
Friday, 7:00 PM

Winsome portrayal of odd friendship between burned-out filmmaker and a young Christian whose faith is “just an ordinary life. An extraordinary film.

Animé
Only Yesterday
Isao Takahata, 1991; 118 mins.
Saturday, 11:00 PM

A little-screened masterpiece from Studio Ghibli: a coming-of-age story as a young woman reflects on a difficult childhood passage.

Consumer Culture Jamming
Czech Dream
Vit Klusák & Filip Remunda, 2004; 90 mins.
Saturday, 3:00 PM

In this documentary, film students enlist an ad agency to create a phony superstore, exciting an entire nation – until they discover they’ve been hoaxed.

Animé
Haibane-Renmei (Episodes 12-13)
Tomokazu Tokoro, 2002; 2 x 20 mins.
Wednesday, 6:00 PM

Angelic Haibane experience mysteries of birth, life and loss in this 13-episode series, proving the breathtaking human depths animé can plumb.

CineClassic
I Vitelloni
Federico Fellini, 1953; 104 mins.
Saturday, 7:00 PM

Piercingly-bittersweet memories of Italian seaside town and growing up – featuring a group of friends who put off that chore as long as possible.