16TH ANNUAL HOLLYWOOD FILM FESTIVAL
FEATURE FILMS – NO SCREENING TICKETS FOR SALE
(LISTED IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER… SCROLL DOWN)
DOCUMENTARIES – SHORT SUBJECTS – TRAILERS
*All films subject to change and/or cancellation without notice.
ALLEGIANCE
United States
(PROGRAM TITLE = ALLEGIANCE)
91 min.
A young Army officer helps one of his soldiers go AWOL on the eve of their deployment to Iraq – forcing him to choose between his loyalties to the fleeing soldier, his unit and his fiancé.
Director: Michael Connors
Producers: Sean Mullin, Daryl Freimark, Terry Leonard, John Patrick Boyle
Writer: Michael Connors
Cast: Seth Gabel, Shad “Bow Wow” Moss, Pablo Schreiber, Aidan Quinn
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BLUE BUS
United States
(PROGRAM TITLE = BLUE BUS)
93 min.
A coming of age story for two middle aged guys. With a background of the great American landscape on the road and the rich vibes and textures of New Orleans, “Blue Bus” takes Augie and Joey on a journey of discovery and an adventure that will change their lives forever.
Director: Phil Scarpaci
Producers: Pattie Kelly, Darren Anderson
Writers: Jacob Scarpaci, Kerrie Scherr
Cast: Ron Recasner, Phil Scarpaci
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CAROLINE AND JACKIE
United States
(PROGRAM TITLE = CAROLINE AND JACKIE)
84 min.
On a celebratory birthday trip, Caroline (Marguerite Moreau) visits her sister, Jackie (Bitsie Tulloch) and her boyfriend (David Giuntoli). But what starts out as a fun evening with close friends quickly goes askew, as the effects of the sisters’ obscure past begins to take its toll on the night’s affair. Caroline and the group attempt to support Jackie for an apparent illness – though it’s unclear who really needs the most help.
Director: Adam Christian Clark
Producers: Adam Hendricks, Ruth Surrey, Bitsie Tulloch
Writer: Adam Christian Clark
Cast: Marguerite Moreau, Bitsie Tulloch, David Giuntoli, Valerie Azlynn, Jason Gray-Stanford, David Fuit
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THE CITIZEN
United States
(PROGRAM TITLE = THE CITIZEN)
99 min.
Yearning to leave behind his life in the Middle East, Ibrahim Jarrah wins the U.S. Green Card Lottery for a chance to become an American citizen. Ibrahim lands in New York City the day before 9/11… and the events of the September terrorist attacks forever shape the struggles he faces on his journey to capture the American dream. Inspired by true events, “The Citizen” is a gripping tale of courage, love, and perseverance, the qualities of a true CITIZEN.
Director: Sam Kadi
Producers: Sam Kadi, Chris Wyatt, Alan Noel Vega
Writers: Sam Kadi, Jazmen Darnell Brown, Samir Younis
Cast: Khaled Nabawy, Agnes Bruckner, Cary Elwes, William Atherton, Rizwan Manji
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EYE OF THE HURRICANE
United States
(PROGRAM TITLE = EYE OF THE HURRICANE)
104 min.
“Eye of the Hurricane” is a compelling family adventure about a small Everglades community struggling to put their lives back together in the wake of a devastating hurricane as told through the eyes of a determined child, a troubled adolescent, a wounded parent and a loyal friend.
Director: Jesse Wolfe
Producers: Susan Johnson, Giovanni Lovatelli
Writer: Jesse Wolfe
Cast: Campbell Scott, Melanie Lynskey, Nicola Peltz, Brian Doyle-Murray
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FIND ME
United States
(PROGRAM TITLE = FIND ME)
83 min.
Twelve years after the disappearance of a close friend, six friends reunite for a weekend at their old teenage hideaway. The happy reunion takes a sudden turn for the worst as an innocent game dredges up long forgotten secrets and the dark, final moments before their friend vanished and their friendships suddenly fell apart.
Director: Katarina Rue
Producers: Elizabeta Vidovic, Kathryn Michelle, Brian Iglesias
Writer: Gabrielle Utsey
Cast: Elizabeta Vidovic, Kathryn Michelle, Adam Huss, Daniel Bonjour, Joseph Will, Balbinka Korzeniowska, Catrina Dro, Izabela Vidovic, Leslie Easterbrook
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FUZZ TRACK CITY
United States
(PROGRAM TITLE = FUZZ TRACK CITY)
90 min.
Murphy Dunn, a down and out private detective, is hired by a sultry woman from his past to find her missing son. Murphy soon finds himself embroiled in a mystery of betrayal, music and murder surround an obscure 1970s rock record.
Director: Steve Hicks
Producers: Marcus Wagner, Maile Baird-Hicks, Megan Zakarian-Adell, Steve Hicks
Writer: Steve Hicks
Cast: Todd Robert Anderson, Dee Wallace, Tarina Pouncy, Abby Miller, Sean Wing, Josh Adell
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GARBAGE
United States
(PROGRAM TITLE = GARBAGE)
83 min.
“Garbage” takes a poke at society’s growing obsession with celebrity life when Cuba Gooding Jr.’s Best Supporting Actor Oscar for ‘Jerry Maguire’ is found by two garbagemen in Hollywood and suddenly their lives go topsy-turvy.
Director: Phil Volken
Producers: Alina Shraybman, Phil Volken
Writer: Phil Volken
Cast: Jed Rees, Jon Huck, Alanna Ubach, Michael Madsen, William Baldwin, Daryl Hannah
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GEEZAS
United States
(PROGRAM TITLE = GEEZAS)
79 min.
Dodger is sent to Los Angeles by his London Gangster father to retrieve his baby sister and the cash she ran away with. Things don’t go as planned, putting Dodger and his new crew (Eddie, a hipster bookie and Jones, an underground boxer) in the sights of Latino Gangbangers and West Hollywood’s notorious Gay Mafia.
Directors: Simon Kassianides, Mark Jackson
Producers: Simon Kassianides, Mark Jackson, Nicholas Vedros
Writer: Mark Jackson
Cast: Mark Jackson, Simon Kassianides, Danny Del Toro, Mustafa Shakir
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HELLO HERMAN
United States
(PROGRAM TITLE = HELLO HERMAN)
90 min.
Sixteen-year-old Herman Howards makes a fateful decision when he enters his suburban school and kills. Just before his arrest he emails journalist Lax Morales, sending him clips of the shooting, saying “I want to tell my story on your show.” As Lax helps Herman confront his demons, he is forced to finally face his own.
Director: Michelle Danner
Producers: Ed Cha, Brian Drillinger, Alexandra Guarnieri, Norman Reedus, Michelle Danner
Writer: John Buffalo Mailer
Cast: Norman Reedus, Martha Higareda, Garrett Backstrom, Rob Estes
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I WILL FOLLOW YOU INTO THE DARK
United States
(PROGRAM TITLE = I WILL FOLLOW YOU INTO THE DARK)
112 min.
Sophia is lost and apathetic after the death of her parents until she is awakened by an unexpected romance with Adam. After Adam mysteriously disappears into the depths of a dilapidated high-rise, she vows to pursue him, even if it means walking over the threshold into the realm of death.
Director: Mark Edwin Robinson
Producers: David C. Robinson, Mark Holder, Christine Holder, Danny Roth
Writer: Mark Edwin Robinson
Cast: Mischa Barton, Ryan Eggold, Leah Pipes
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LOST ON PURPOSE
United States
(PROGRAM TITLE = LOST ON PURPOSE)
101 min.
Fueled by gin and pure determination, Elizabeth James struggles to keep her dairy farm from being swallowed up by the region’s domineering co-op. To help with the workload, she’s hired five renegade ranch hands. Together they fight for love, pride, family, and their vanishing way of life.
Directors: Eshom Nelms, Ian Nelms
Producers: Michelle Lang, Ian Nelms, Eshom Nelms, Johnny Derango
Writers: Eshom Nelms, Ian Nelms
Cast: Jane Kaczmarek, James Lafferty, Aaron Hill, C Thomas Howell, Dale Dickey, Jeremy Ratchford, Octavia Spencer
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THE MAIDEN DANCED TO DEATH
Hungary-Canada-Slovenia
(PROGRAM TITLE = THE MAIDEN DANCED TO DEATH)
107 min.
The story of two brothers – two dancers – in post-Communist Hungary. One left, the other stuck it out. One gave his soul to commerce, the other to the Party. After twenty years, they meet again. And the dance begins.
Director: Endre Hules
Producers: Gabor Garami, Igor Pedicek, Michael A. Dobbin
Writer: Endre Hules
Cast: Zsolt Laszlo, Bea Melkvi, Deborah Kara Unger, Endre Hules, Stephen McHattie, Boris Cavazza, Minu Kjuder, Gil Bellows
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MILES TO GO
United States
(PROGRAM TITLE = MILES TO GO)
98 min.
Miles, a writer from Los Angeles, who doesn’t believe that relationships can last, struggles to mend his most recent failed relationship.
Director: Quincy Rose
Producers: Quincy Rose, Alex Rinks, Aaron Lee Lopez, Amza Moglan, Drew Bell
Writer: Quincy Rose
Cast: Quincy Rose, Jen McPherson, Zachary Tiegen, Kim Argetsinger, Maggie Rowe
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THE SILENT THIEF
United States
(PROGRAM TITLE = THE SILENT THIEF)
104 min.
“The Silent Thief” is the chilling story of Brennan Marley, a drifter who threatens to destroy a family’s unity by systematically displacing their absent son, Mike Henderson. As Brennan’s tactics become increasingly pernicious, psyches are driven to the breaking point and violence ensues.
Director: Jennifer Clary
Producers: Jennifer Clary, Kevin Haberer
Writers: Chris Sapp, Jennifer Clary, Kevin Haberer
Cast: Toby Hemingway, Frances Fisher, Kurt Fuller, Scout Taylor Compton, Cody Longo, Josh Pence, John Billingsley
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THE TALENT
United States
(PROGRAM TITLE = THE TALENT)
43 min.
Hollywood upstart Justin Peterson has a film career on the rise. Fellow filmmaker Erik Kane is shooting a documentary on Peterson’s emerging fame, but strange acts from a mysterious stalker begin to derail both the film and the lives of those involved. As Peterson gives in to the pursuer’s game – he quickly realizes it’s one he can’t win.
Director: Edward James Anderson
Producer: Tamara Sayiner
Writer: Edward James Anderson
Cast: Aidan Bristow, Jill Evyn, Louis Oberlander, Matt O’Neill
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THRIFTSTORE COWBOY
United States
(PROGRAM TITLE = THRIFTSTORE COWBOY)
100 min.
Hard living, good times and country music embody THRIFTSTORE COWBOY, a journey of heartache, hope and redemption. When the best friend of CJ Jennings commits suicide, CJ is left to pick up the pieces, confronting ghosts of his past, problems of the present, and a family he never knew.
Director: Dustin Rikert
Producers: Vince Morella, William Shockley, Dustin Rikert, David Bennett
Writers: William Shockley, Dustin Rikert
Cast: Barry Corbin, William Shockley, Kix Brooks, Tanya Clarke, Justin Deeley, Lili Mirojnick, John Bishop, Cooper Huckabee, Brent Briscoe, Joe Lando
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TWO JACKS
United States
(PROGRAM TITLE = TWO JACKS)
91 min.
Based on Leo Tolstoy’s short story “Two Hussars” and reset in Hollywood, we follow two film directors, a father and a son through life, love and the challenge of living up to legends.
Director: Bernard Rose
Producer: Julia Verdin
Writer: Bernard Rose
Cast: Danny Huston, Sienna Miller, Jack Huston, Jacqueline Bisset, Izabella Miko, Jamie Harris, Richard Portnow, Lydia Hearst, Billy Zane, Rosie Fellner, Dave Pressler, Guy Burnett
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UNDERBELLY BLUES
United States
(PROGRAM TITLE = UNDERBELLY BLUES)
90 min.
A mysterious briefcase exchanges hands amongst the colorful denizens of the Hollywood underworld with often hilarious and sometimes shocking repercussions.
Director: Phil Messerer
Producer: Tony Tarantino
Writers: Phil Messerer, Seamus Reed
Cast: Seamus Reed, Zan Helberg, Andrew Green, Nathan Hurd, Colton Kowalsky, Jamar Neighbors, Ant Dub
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DOCUMENTARY FILMS – TO BUY SCREENING TICKETS
BOUND BY FLESH
United States
(PROGRAM TITLE = BOUND BY FLESH)
93 min.
From sideshows to superstars, Siamese Twins Daisy and Violet Hilton were America’s first sweethearts. They were kept virtual prisoners by their guardians until they won their freedom at a sensational trial that held the national captivated. The film follows their trials and tribulations as they learn to cope on their own. Can Siamese Twins find happiness?
Director: Leslie Zemeckis
Producers: Donnalee Austen, Sheri Hellard, Jackie Levine, Leslie Zemeckis, Robert Zemeckis
Writer: Leslie Zemeckis
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LUNCH
United States
(PROGRAM TITLE = LUNCH)
78 min.
For the past 40 years, a group of comedy writers and directors has gathered every other Wednesday for lunch – and other nourishment. These are the fabled guys that made America funny.
Director: Donna Kanter
Producer: Donna Kanter
Writer: Donna Kanter
Cast: Sid Caesar, Monty Hall, Arthur Hiller, Rocky Kalish, Hal Kanter, Arthur Marx
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SHORT FILMS – TO BUY SCREENING TICKETS
AMOS
United States
(PROGRAM TITLE = SHORTS PROGRAM #4)
29 min.
After a run in with a college girl, a young hood gets more than he bargained for.
Director: Taylor Maxwell
Producer: Samer Imam
Writer: Taylor Maxwell
Cast: Treavor Boykin, Claire Wellin, Charles Norris
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BFC
United States
(PROGRAM TITLE = GEEZAS)
4 min.
Five pieces of fried chicken that transform into a giant fried chicken monster. Together, they protect the American public from dangerous foods produced by the evil Friendly Farms Corporation.
Directors: Vivian Lee, Dan Lee
Producers: Dan Lee, Vivian Lee, Jim Wedaa
Writers: Dan Lee, Vivian Lee
Cast: Eric Tiede, Brian Durkin, Cathy Zukimoto, Thomas Fowler, Todd Cattell, Sharon Brathwaite-Sanders, Anthony Starke
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BROKEN WING
United States
(PROGRAM TITLE = GEEZAS)
7 min.
A boy uses a Rubik’s cube to motivate his sad friend to see the brighter side of life.
Director: Amos Sussigan
Producer: Nikitha Mannam
Writer: Amos Sussigan
Cast: TBA
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CADAVER
United States
(PROGRAM TITLE = GEEZAS)
7 min.
“Cadaver” is a macabre nursery rhyme – most definitely NOT for kids. Starring “Back to the Future’s” Christopher Lloyd, “Rookie” Magazine’s Tavi Gevinson and Academy Award winner Kathy Bates. A cadaver wakes up to say a last goodbye to his wife but discovers a truth in death he didn’t know in life.
Director: Jonah D. Ansell
Producers: Amanda Dunham Ely, Mike Raspatello
Writer: Jonah D. Ansell
Cast: Christopher Lloyd, Tavi Gevinson, Kathy Bates
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CRESCENDO
Mexico
(PROGRAM TITLE = SHORTS PROGRAM #1)
15 min.
In the 18th Century Holy Roman Empire, a series of events will turn an ordinary day into an extraordinary experience for a woman whose life will never be the same.
Director: Alonso Alvarez Barreda
Producers: Alejandro Monteverde, Leo Severino, Jason Jones, Eduardo Verastegui
Writer: Alonso Alvarez Barreda
Cast: Montserrat Espadale, Patrick Nuo, Frank Arend, Anita Beck, Ali Landry
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CROSSING
United States
(PROGRAM TITLE = SHORTS PROGRAM #2)
18 min.
In 1960s Georgia, a black teenager defies the rules of segregation and his conservative father when he walks through the front door of his white employer’s home.
Director: Gina Atwater
Producer: Veronica Nickel
Writer: Gina Atwater
Cast: Justin Jones, E. Roger Mitchell, Michael H. Cole, Ron Prather, Jade Barnes, Ariel White
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THE DEVOUT
United States
(PROGRAM TITLE = SHORTS PROGRAM #4)
29 min.
In the shadow of disease and death, one woman must risk everything to ensure the safety of the ones she loves.
Director: Mairin Hart
Producer: Andrew Vallentine
Writer: Mairin Hart
Cast: Hannah Levien, Brahm Gallagher, Mary Scopu
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DO YOU HAVE A CAT?
United States
(PROGRAM TITLE = SHORTS PROGRAM #3)
11 min.
It’s hard looking for love in the modern world… especially when you’re a bisexual girl with a severe cat allergy.
Director: Jason Sax
Producer: Nicole Kristal
Writer: Nicole Kristal
Cast: Samantha Sloyan, Amber Benson, Michanne Quinney, Cameron Gordon, Leslie Connelly
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EXOIDS
United States
(PROGRAM TITLE = GEEZAS)
5 min.
All desert slug Gus Nitrous wants is to find some precious water. But a wrong turn into the Exoids-occupied city of Los Angeles sets him off on a high-speed desert car chase that culminates into an epic showdown.
Director: Aristomenis Tsirbas
Producers: Alex Alvarez, Darrin Krumweide, Aristomenis Tsirbas
Writer: Aristomenis Tsirbas
Cast: Robert Nelmes
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GRACE
United States-Switzerland-Belgium
(PROGRAM TITLE = SHORTS PROGRAM #2)
22 min.
“Grace” captures the experience of being mentally and physically challenged through the eyes of Jerome, who makes a proposal to Via, a worn-out prostitute, on his 40th birthday. A story about how a “disabled” soul can enlighten a “normal” one… when it is not taken for granted.
Director: Jo Kelly
Producers: Jo Kelly, Carlos Leal, Shari Y. Marcacci, Dschoint Ventschr Filmproduktion
Writers: Jo Kelly, Idea by Jo Kelly & Carlos Leal
Cast: Carlos Leal, Alisa Schulz, Victor Castagna, Bella Dayne, Steve Niel
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HARMONY
United States
(PROGRAM TITLE = SHORTS PROGRAM #2)
10 min.
In the village of Harmony, Vanessa leads a quiet life as a housewife. It is only when she realizes the true nature of the town that she decides to flee the barbaric customs of its inhabitants including her own family. Caught in her escape, she will try again but can she ever succeed?
Director: Pierre-Emmanuel Plassart
Producer: Chidem Alie
Writer: Pierre-Emmanuel Plassart
Cast: Emily Dykes, Michael A. Newcomer
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HEAL THYSELF
United States
(PROGRAM TITLE = SHORTS PROGRAM #3)
8 min.
‘Heal Thyself’ is a “sick” little satire starring Academy Award and Golden Globe nominee Eric Roberts as a morally challenged doctor thriving in America’s profit-driven health care system.
Director: Jeremy Dylan Lanni
Producers: Jimmy Gadd, Jeremy Dylan Lanni
Writer: Jeremy Dylan Lanni
Cast: Eric Roberts, Edie McClurg, Sarah Glendening, Peter Jason
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THE HICCUP
United States
(PROGRAM TITLE = SHORTS PROGRAM #2)
10 min.
Two friends desperately trying to skip town find that an overheated radiator is the least of their problems.
Director: Matt Smukler
Producers: Carl Swan, Carr Donald
Writer: Matt Smukler
Cast: Carol Mansell, Eric Normington, Robert Chester Smith, Deenis Howard
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A LITTLE PUSH
United States
(PROGRAM TITLE = SHORTS PROGRAM #1)
18 min.
Two elderly ladies are the only survivors from their group of friends. The group made a mercy pact in which, if any of them would get ill, the rest would kill her to avoid her from suffering. But… Bessie is having second thoughts and Gertrude wants to continue with it.
Director: Andres Moret Urdampilleta
Producers: Andres Moret Urdampilleta, Jannick Gluck
Writer: Andres Moret Urdampilleta
Cast: Maryann Strossner, Doris Martin, Rob Monroe
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LOVE AND GERMOPHOBIA
United States
(PROGRAM TITLE = SHORTS PROGRAM #3)
11 min.
If your girlfriend had the flu, would you still kiss her? What about if she might have viral Meningitis? For David (TJ Miller), the answer is simple. Absolutely not. Unfortunately, David’s girlfriend (Kelly Stables) doesn’t see it this way.
Director: Tyler Spindel
Producers: Alex Cohn, David Storch, Mark Hyatt
Writer: Tyler Spindel
Cast: T.J. Miller, Kelly Stables, Kurt Fuller, Gerry Bednob, Angela Trimbur
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LOVE, AT LAST
United States
(PROGRAM TITLE = SHORTS PROGRAM #2)
5 min.
A celebrity couple in the late 1950’s gets ready for the premiere of their big film. Their relationship hangs on by a thread as they reflect on happier times.
Director: Alexander Jeffery
Producer: Brian Watt
Writer: Alexander Jeffery
Cast: Aric Damm, Carrie Lee Patterson
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LOVE IS…
United States
(PROGRAM TITLE = SHORTS PROGRAM #3)
14 min.
Love. It comes in many forms. For David it comes unrequited. However Jessica, the object of Dave’s affections, desperately needs his help to tame a disgruntled, catastrophic presence in her home. Can he save the day and win the girl? There’s only one way to find out.
Director: John J. Byford
Producer: John J. Byford
Writer: John J. Byford
Cast: Elizabeth Knowelden, Jennifer Neala Page, Michael Chomiak, John J. Byford
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LUCKY BOY
United States
(PROGRAM TITLE = SHORTS PROGRAM #3)
9 min.
A man practices his marriage proposal to an apparition, only to have her reject him. He retreats to porn but is interrupted by a memory of a seductive woman. When his girlfriend accepts his proposal they make love, but as the passion intensifies, he’ inundated with memories of the woman.
Director: Thor Gold
Producer: Tina Pavlides, Roberta Munroe
Writer: Thor Gold
Cast: Michael Hagerty, Amelia Borella, Melissa Kite, Masha Sapron, Kyle Stokely
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MEDICINE MEN
United States
(PROGRAM TITLE = SHORTS PROGRAM #2)
19 min.
“Medicine Men” is the story of William, an unsentimental but brave doctor in the Old West, who struggles to introduce a vaccination before a plague spreads. Ozwald, a charismatic showman, arrives offering fresh hope. The town, including William’s son, Colt, loses faith in the doctor when they need him most.
Director: Guy Malim
Producers: Alex Soto, Chantal Thuy, Dashiel Arnott, Guy Malim
Writer: Guy Malim
Cast: Circus Szalewski, Richard Neil, Reese Mishler
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MEDITATIONS: SUPPER
United States
(PROGRAM TITLE = SHORTS PROGRAM #1)
10 min.
“Meditations” is a narrative film series that illuminates unobserved moments of life. While hiding in an attic, two teenagers discover personal artifacts from the 1940s.
Director: Jonathan Ade
Producers: Brandon Devitt, Kal-El Bogdanove
Writer: Jonathan Ade
Cast: Casey Brown, Sylvia Loehndorf, Hal Gould, Jane Evans, Kambria Perkins
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MULADHARA
United States
(PROGRAM TITLE = SHORTS PROGRAM #1)
22 min.
A woman finds herself at odds with her own fragile psyche when routine preparations for the arrival of a special house guest become thwarted by that of two unexpected visitors in this metaphorical mystery-drama.
Director: Joel Mahr
Producers: Joel Mahr, Jason Van Eman, Kelly Lynn Warren
Writer: Joel Mahr
Cast: Kelly Lynn Warren, Martin Lee, Noemi Dunbar
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OCTOBER 31
United States
(PROGRAM TITLE = SHORTS PROGRAM #1)
18 min.
When a normal life becomes impossible, four troubled teens journey to experience an infamous underground rave known as Blood Night. As the motives of their past overlap the present day, the four kids realize that one decision can change their lives forever.
Director: Geo Santini
Producers: Todd Chamberlain, Russell Griffith
Writer: Geo Santini
Cast: Andrew Lawrence, Jesse James
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THE REBOUND
United States
(PROGRAM TITLE = SHORTS PROGRAM #3)
12 min.
A comedy about a woman who tries to rebound from a breakup. Unfortunately she manages to date only men that take her self confidence even lower.
Director: Jonathan Avigdori
Producers: Jonathan Avigdori, May Kay
Writer: Jonathan Avigdori
Cast: May Kay, Edoardo Costa, Thomas Dale
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SEIZURES
United States
(PROGRAM TITLE = SHORTS PROGRAM #2)
16 min.
A man, suffering from a brain injury, tries to reconnect with his past by developing old filmstrips of pictures he doesn’t even remember. Everything leads him to a strange gas station… where the man will face his worst nightmare.
Director: Nicolas Simonin
Producer: Nicolas Simonin
Writer: Nicolas Simonin
Cast: Jonno Roberts, Veronica Wylie, Scott Loska
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SPERM DONOR
United States
(PROGRAM TITLE = SHORTS PROGRAM #4)
25 min.
When a very rich, very lonely, cantankerous, dying man discovers the sperm he sold to help get through college has resulted in 3 children, he is determined to get this dysfunctional group together and become his family… whether they like it or not.
Director: Terry Cunningham
Producers: René Ashton, Brad Isa
Writers: John Ducey, René Ashton
Cast: Alan Thicke, Missy Pyle, Christine Moore, René Ashton, Paul Witten, Simon Rex, David Liesure
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TANDEM
United States
(PROGRAM TITLE = SHORTS PROGRAM #2)
10 min.
Jim is forced far beyond his comfort zone when his future brother-in-law drags him skydiving as a rite of family initiation.
Directors: Matthew Helfgott, Jared Hillman
Producers: Matthew Helfgott, Jared Hillman
Writers: Matthew Helfgott, Jared Hillman
Cast: Craig Zimmerman, Scott Krinsky, Lindsey McKeon, David A. Cooper, Charles Carpenter
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THINGS ARE REALLY INSANE
United States
(PROGRAM TITLE = SHORTS PROGRAM #1
20 min.
In the wake of a violent windstorm that leaves her yard trashed, Lisa – a wife and mother of three – begins to re-examine her marriage and discovers that sometimes you have to go a little bit crazy to see the truth.
Director: John William Ross
Producers: John William Ross, Dave Szamet
Writer: John William Ross
Cast: Shawn Lockie, Scott Roberts, Elke Osadnik
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TRACES
United States
(PROGRAM TITLE = SHORTS PROGRAM #4)
19 min.
Two women meet hitchhiking in the Nevada desert with the secrets of their troubled pasts trailing close behind.
Directors: Joseph Culp
Producers: Shanti Parsons, Jeff Christensen, Elizabeth Gilbert, Joseph Culp
Writer: Ann Wuehler
Cast: Shanti Parsons, Elizabeth Gilbert
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THREE SIXTY
Australia
(PROGRAM TITLE = SHORTS PROGRAM #3)
25 min.
Two youths, eager to make a quick buck, accept a job from a nightclub owner to kidnap the girlfriend of a famous football player. What could possibly go wrong?
Director: Daniel Mitchell
Producers: Antony J. Bowman, Jenny Webb, Mike Salter
Writer: Antony J. Bowman
Cast: Eamon Farren, Eddie Tang, Ella Bowman
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5 HOUR FRIENDS
United States
(PROGRAM TITLE = SHORTS PROGRAM #4)
3 min.
Struggling ad agency owner and scratch golfer Timothy Bonner follows all the rules on the course but not in life. Enter fiery litigator Carla Bianchi whose stormy relationship with Bonner gives him a taste of his own medicine.
Director: Theo Davies
Producers: Ron Jackson, Wayne Jackson
Writer: Ron Jackson
Cast: Tom Sizemore, Kimberlin Brown, Musetta Vander
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BENEATH THE SURFACE
France
(PROGRAM TITLE = SHORTS PROGRAM #4)
2 min.
Mila, a twelve year-old girl with French and Lakota Sioux ancestry, returns to live in South Dakota. She meets her grandfather who is a holy clown and a thunder dreamer.
Directors: Mathieu Saliva
Producers: JC Flaccomio, Math Saliva
Writer: Mathieu Saliva
Cast: Mélanie Tran, Lance White Magpie
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LES MISERABLES
United States
(PROGRAM TITLE = SHORTS PROGRAM #4)
1 min.
With one iconic song “I Dreamed A Dream,” sung by star Anne Hathaway, the trailer highlights the films character as it visually and musically tells an enthralling story of broken dreams, unrequited love, passion, sacrifice and redemption. The films main cast and pedigree are graphically integrated and build to the trailer main title.
Producer: Erin Wyatt
Creative Director: David Schneiderman
Editor: Gregg Jachens
Copywriter: Doug Smith
Music Supervisor: Jesse Goodwin
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LYNCHED SERIES: WHILE THE VILLAGE SLEEPS
Canada
(PROGRAM TITLE = SHORTS PROGRAM #4)
2 min.
A group of friends spend one night at a lake house and stumble on the role-playing game Werewolf and Villagers. But when the players are mysteriously killed in the same pattern they did while playing, their fun-filled weekend turns into a quest to survive and outwit the cards’ deck.
Director: Chloe Bellande
Producer: Chloe Bellande
Writer: Chloe Bellande
Cast: Michèle Cain, Alain Alabré, Silvana Sanchez, Rob Brown
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