Napa Sonoma Wine Country Film Festival 2008

Get Up, Stand Up! -- Africa Unite is a masterfully executed film that is at once concert tribute, Marley family travelogue, and humanitarian documentary, igniting the screen with the spirit of world-renowned reggae icon Bob Marley in its every frame. In commemoration of Bob’s 60th birthday, the movie is centered on the Marleys first-time-ever family trip to Ethiopia in 2005. It includes rare footage of the legendary reggae icon Bob Marley, appearances by UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador / actor Danny Glover, and world music sensation and UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Angélique Kidjo. Please note: Purchase of $20 tickets to Africa Unite includes admission to Other People's Parties , 6:00 pm, Aug. 2 at Copia Please note: Online ticket sales end 24 hours before each event. Tickets may still be available for purchase at the venue.

In a culture that places a value on the ability to hold in ones feelings, two brothers stuck in a traffic jam must break through a wall of unexpressed emotions, to get to the heart of what is really important when faced with a life threatening situation. Please note: Online ticket sales end 24 hours before each event. Tickets may still be available for purchase at the venue.

It's All in the Game -- Where does a troubled young teenager go to escape his seemingly miserable everyday existence and find a place of empowerment and adventure? Ben, a severely withdrawn, possibly autistic teen never speaks, except to save to his long-suffering, divorced mother and his little brother. Forced to attend the regular high school his father insisted on, Ben gets high grades, but is mercilessly bullied and viewed as a freak by his classmates. Ben's only solace is the time spent playing sword-and-sorcery video game “Overlord,” where he can be the fearless hero slaying foes left and right, as he recasts his tormentors at school as videogame combatants. Tellingly, the closest thing Ben has to a friendship is with “Scarlite,” a female online gamer he's never met. One day, Ben is horrendously humiliated at school and unable to bring himself to tell mom or school authorities what happened, he seems to be edging toward either violent revenge or suicide, or simply disappearing for keeps into his fantasy world. Can there be a happy ending when fantasy must not only defeat but meet reality? Please note: Online ticket sales end 24 hours before each event. Tickets may still be available for purchase at the venue.

Bliss is a story of modern Turkey, where cultures clash and old customs like honor killings still go on to this day in small villages. When a young woman named Meryem (Özgü Namal) is abused, her village custom requires that she be killed in order for the dishonour to be expunged from her family. A young man named Cemal (Murat Han), the son of the village leader, is given the task but at the last moment he has doubts. director Abdullah Oguz's drama is filled with intensity, vivid cultural clash, fine music and some absolutely stunning scenery (the film was shot on the Sea of Marmara).

This film is a coming of age romance set in the high octane world of Brighton's Boy Racers and Indie Punks. 18 year old Brent Black lives on the roughest estate in Brighton with his alcoholic dad and disabled kid brother. He's got an old Ford Capri with a supercharged V8 engine, and he's the leader of teen Boy Racer gang the Dolphins. This is his life. His world.

In the summer of 1909, the stuff of family legends and world history was born.18-year-old Giovanni Piras left his home in Mamoiada, a small village in Barbagia, Sardinia, to seek his fortune in Argentina. But his letters to home quickly became less frequent and then they broke off altogether after only a few years. The family did not give up hope and kept an eye out for him despite the fact that the news surrounding Giovanni was always strange and mysterious...

A psychological drama revealing for the first time the extraordinary circumstances behind the unjust murder trial of the young Jew, Philippe Halsman, who would later become the most sought after celebrity portrait photographer of his generation. Set in 1928 Austria during the rise of fascism, the story documents the corrupt relationship between Philippe and his father, the events leading to his father's death, and focuses a sharp but delicate eye upon the anti-Semitic atmosphere that quickly led to Philippe's conviction.

A charming and hilarious Hungarian heist movie.

Join us for a reception at 7PM with the Swiss Consulate General, a private barrel tasting with Alpha Omega’s great Swiss born winemaker Jean Hofliger (the tasting is limited to 20 on a first come, first serve basis), and a sampling of cheese compliments of KerryGold and chocolate compliments of Ghirardelli Chocolate Company. Bay Area musicians Phoenix Rising plays at 7:30pm What's Going on Under There? It's said that 50 is the new 40, but is it also possible that the new 80 is the new 18? In the picturesque village of Trub, a small Swiss-German mountain town, Martha, a spry 86 year-old, suddenly seems to give up on life when her husband dies. The owner of a grocery store, Martha confesses to her sexpot septuagenarian friend, Lisi, that her unfulfilled dream has always been to own a boutique where she could make and sell her handmade lingerie. The ladies decide that, at their ages, they have the right to take charge of their own lives and join forces to make it happen. Social entanglements occur as Martha and Lisi scandalize the town. Their friends are shocked, Martha's clergyman son, Walter, acts hypocritical and local politicians are enraged. After the local vicar orders the lingerie salon to close, the ladies overcome some hilarious misadventures and seek success and self-renewal on the Internet. The film's young director, Bettina Oberli, said she was inspired by her grandmother to write the story and screen play and this crowd-pleaser reminds us that getting older doesn't necessarily mean getting old. Please note: Online ticket sales end 24 hours before each event. Tickets may still be available for purchase at the venue.