10/30/08: CIFF ’08 BEST OF FEST

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My “Best of Fest” List from this year’s CIFF…

Best English-Language Feature:

Sita Sings the Blues Written & Directed by Nina Paley 

Best Non-English Feature:

Native Dancer Written & Directed by Gulshat Omarova (Kazakhstan)

Best English-Language Doc:

Pressure Cooker Directed by Mark Becker & Jennifer Grausman 

Best Non-English Doc:

Be Like Others Directed by Tanaz Eshaghian (Iran)

Click here for information about more WITASWAN films shown

at this year’s Chicago International Film Festival.

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