independent film festivals

"Inuk," a French co-production based on the true story of a 16-year old Inuit boy's epic journey from his chaotic family life in Greenland's capital to the fragile sea-ice of the North, will have its U.S. premiere at the 11th annual Woodstock Film Festival in Woodstock, New York.

Summer in America is typically the season of blockbusters. If you are looking for something more independent, film festivals and film organizations offer plenty of alternatives.

On July 12, the San Francisco Silent Film Festival will offer a special presentation of Jean Epstein's film from 1928, The Fall of the House of Usher.