Provincetown International Film Festival 2008

The true-life story of the passionate three-decade relationship between British writer Christopher Isherwood (whose Berlin Stories was the basis for all incarnations of the much-beloved Cabaret ) and American portrait painter Don Bachardy, thirty years his junior.

As their tiny hometowns fight to stay on the map, girls from across rural Montana compete for the state basketball title and a chance to bring home something worth celebrating. Montana native and basketball legend Phil Jackson brings insight and humor to the disappearing landscapes of his youth in a story that will change the way you see rural America.

Celebrate the close of the Festival and be amongst the first to get the scoop on the winners of the HBO Audience Awards. Festival raffle winners will also be announced. And, of course, enjoy more great cocktails and food under the stars by the bay.

It is the evening before a major celebration honoring Daisy's life work. Instead of being filled with joy she finds out she is dying and has to decide how to handle Emily, her partner of 40 years, who has Alzheimer's. Shifting from the past to the present, Nicolaou's compelling new film about love and devotion takes us back to the life-altering day 40 years ago when Emily confessed her love for Daisy.

Sponsored in part by D.A.M.P. ARTS & the Arts Foundation of Cape Cod A double feature of two outstanding short documentaries. FREEHELD chronicles Laurel Hester's struggle to transfer her earned pension to her domestic partner, Stacie Andree. Combining tension-filled political drama with personal detail, FREEHELD creates a nuanced study of a grassroots fight for justice. Winner of the 2008 Oscar for Best Documentary Short. In LA CARONA female murderers in a Columbia prison compete ferociously for a beauty-pageant crown. Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short. In Spanish with English subtitles.

Inspired by legendary guitarist Hank Garland, CRAZY is a story of musical genius, passion, and betrayal. Blessed with natural talent, Garland quickly established his reputation as the finest session player in Nashville, but his rocky relationship with the music industry and his wife, Evelyn, soon led to his downfall. With Waylon Payne and Heroes' Ali Larter.

Excellence in Acting honoree Gael Garcia Bernal's directing debut is infused with an infectious, youthful energy, voyeuristically following his complex characters at a house party just outside of Mexico City. A beautifully nuanced script, filled with ironic dialogue and situations, DEFICIT makes for a compelling portrayal of the state of Mexico today. In Spanish with English subtitles.

Derek is a glorious remembrance of one of independent film's greatest treasures, Derek Jarman ( Caravaggio, Edward II ). A moving collage of rare home movies, film clips, and interviews, and a cinematic love letter from actress Tilda Swinton come together to create this valentine to Jarman, exposing the cultural abyss left by his absence.

A playful collage-animation of the many ways evil forces are at work.