Today marks a day of FLEFF transition of sorts -- the last day of FLEFF events on IC's campus, and the first day things start to shift downtown. There's still tons more happening this weekend, so stay alert!

And remember -- why pay individually for each downtown screening when you can buy a festival pass? That you can share with your friends?? A five-screening pass is $40 (only $32.50 for students with ID) and can be purchased at Cinemapolis, Fall Creek, or the IC Bookstore. (As always, events on the IC campus are 100% free.)

Friday's Highlights: Ithaca College

10:30 a.m.: Toxin Lab -- "Brainjam" on Mexican and Latin American films with directors Juan Mandelbaum and Alexandra Halkin, facilitated by Cornell's Cecelia Lawless. No sign-ups are required for any of today's FLEFF Labs … just show up! Each lab is based on one of four FLEFF 2009 themes: toxins, spice, syncopation, and trade. (Park Hall soundstage, 90 minutes)

1:00 p.m.: Spice Lab -- Another "brainjam," this time regarding the Sticky Content online new media exhibition. With cocurator Dale Hudson. (Park Hall Studio A, 90 minutes)
More on "Sticky Content"

2:30 p.m.: Syncopation Lab -- This FLEFF Lab will investigate tactical media, sound design, and emergent technologies. With Nick Knouf, Claudia Pederson, and Arzu Ozkal Telhan. (Park Hall Studio A, 90 minutes)

2:30 p.m.: Trade Lab -- Get an inside look at the international art cinema business with Rodrigo Brandao. (Park Hall soundstage, 90 minutes)

4:00 p.m.: "How to Get Your Break" -- Moderator Steve Gordon is joined by screenwriter Julie Blumberg, agent Leslie Daniels, financier Steve Hays, producer and IC professor Mustapha Khan, and directors Juan Mandelbaum and John Valadez. Learn from the pros how to break through into the crowded world of independent film! (Park Auditorium)

Friday's Highlights: Downtown

7:00 p.m.: Nosferatu with live music -- In what could be one of the festival's most popular events, the 1922 German vampire silent classic will be accompanied by live music by Richard Faria, John Stetch, and Nicholas Walker. Get to this one early, folks! Use your festival; otherwise admission is $8.50 for each downtown screening. (Cinemapolis, 84 minutes)

7:00 p.m. Call and Response -- Justin Dillon's 2008 documentary goes deep undercover, from the child brothels of Cambodia to the slave brick kilns of India, to reveal the dirtiest secrets behind the human slave trade. Celebrity interviews from the likes of Nicholas Kristof, Cornel West, and Ashley Judd are combined with performances by Moby, Cold War Kids, Imogen Heap, Talib Kweli, Tom Petty's Heartbreakers, and other musical luminaries. (Fall Creek Pictures, 86 minutes)
Read about Call and Response on the FLEFF Blog

7:00 p.m. Che -- Bring a friend, a comfy pillow, and some No-Doz … Steven Soderbergh's epic, two-part, four-hour-plus biography of the Argentinian revolutionary will screened in its entirety with one intermission. You can buy tickets for both parts for a reduced price of $12. If you can't make it tonight, Cinemapolis/Fall Creek will run Che through at least April 9. (Fall Creek Pictures, 257 [!] minutes)

And don't miss tonight's after-party at the Lost Dog Lounge at 8:30 p.m., with the Upson-Loveall Duo and DJ Tico!
Lost Dog Cafe Website
 

Trailers and Clips

The silent classic Nosferatu is in the public domain -- so check out the entire 1922 film and see how its music compares to tonight's live performance!

Call and Response trailer

Steven Soderbergh's Che