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Innocence (15 mins.) |
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Gener:
Drama
Director:
Nancy Stein
Starring:
Einat
Tubi, Natalie Avital, Tessa Vonn, Sophia di Marco, Jules
Fleming, and
Nasim Saleh.
Synopsis:
Two
girls – one Israeli and one Palestinian –
share a special
friendship despite their cultural differences, and the
war raging around them. |
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Fueling
The Fire (22 mins.) |
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Gener:
Drama
Director:
Tanja Mairitsch
Starring:
Amy Moon, Darrow Igus, Jessie Mae Holmes, Rachel Rogers,
Alec Tokar, Marcus Fields, Jeff Whitaker, Stephen Held,
et al
Synopsis:
Late night at a gas
station, people from all walks of life intersect. A murder
is witnessed from three different points of view. All
observers are convinced of what they saw, yet they are
left with completely different judgments. Who saw the
truth?What is truth? |
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The
Long & Short of It
(6 mins.) |
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Gener:
Director:
Sean Astin
Starring:
Andrew Lesnie, Praphaphorn (Fon) Chansantor, Paul Randall,
and special appearance by Peter Jackson.
Synopsis:
It
seems that a bedraggled painter may never be able to hang
an enormous pastoral painting. As chance would have it,
two strangers, very different in size but equally benevolent
in heart, wander his way to help him overcome his dilemma
and fulfill his day’s work. The trio step back to
admire their collaborative efforts revealing an unlikely
advertisement, which none of them are likely to be able
to afford or make use of. The audience is left with a
sweet glimpse of what life could be like if once in a
while, people took notice of one another and offered to
help. |
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In
The Name Of Buddha
(2 hrs. 45 mins.) |
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Gener:
Drama
Director:
Rajesh Touchriver
Starring:
Shiju, Soniya, Jyothi Lal, et al.
Synopsis:
In
the Name of Buddha is about the Tamil boy, forced to escape
his home country and become a refugee in Great Britain.
The film depicts his and his family's experiences concerning
human rights and random violence, a result of a conflict
where violence only begets new violence. Local freedom
fighters, the Sri Lanken army and Indian peacekeepers
all play their parts of this grotesque predicament, and
the vicious circle can only be solved by a genuine will
for peace, independent of race or religion. With it's
spectacular images, great music, and strong scenes, this
film is a topical cry for peace. |
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Absolution
(Short) (24 mins.) |
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Gener:
Director:
Daniel Bronzite
Starring:
Steve
Spiro, Stella Duffy, Lisa Milne Henderson, Ana Diego,
Brian Spiro, Michelle Frost, Peter Kennedy, et al.
Synopsis:
A man’s desire to overcome his personal demons for
his wife’s sake and his own, leads him to a psychologist
whose unconventional suggestive therapy penetrates his
dreams and unleashes something no one expected. Begging
the question: are the sins of the father visited upon
the son?. |
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Quiet
(24 mins.) |
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Gener:
Drama
Director:
Sylvain White
Starring:
Kevin
Kane, Shauna Stoddart, Alec Hogan, Al White, Kurt Sinclair,
Michelle Garland, and Matthew Hanna.
Synopsis:
In the heart of a sanitized neighborhood, Herbert's everyday
life is filled with constant emasculation at the hands
of his wife Eleanor, and the daily grind of work on the
chain. He also tries to cope with the recent death of
his 6-year-old son Jacob, whose presence can still be
felt in the house. For escape, he paints the visions that
haunt him, while Eleanor sends all of his hard-earned
money to a televangelist. Told as if reading the pages
of a diary, along with a stunning visual style, Quiet
illustrates that beyond the brink of madness lies one
man's sanity.
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Funeral
Party (Short) (40 mins.) |
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Gener:
Drama
Director:
Deverill
Weeks
Starring:
Synopsis:
Why? |
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Shotgun
Wedding (24 mins.)
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Gener:
Comedy
Director:
Shawn Thompson
Starring:
Sharron Leigh and Thomas Durham
Synopsis:
Shotgun
Wedding is a black comedy about a date with Zoe, a stunning
temptress who just happens to be completely nuts. Torn
between a beautiful body and a dangerous mind, David must
choose between a fatal attraction and an affair to remember.
Should he stay or should he go? Will she let him go?. |
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Moving
Alan (1 hrs. 24 mins.) |
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Gener:
Comedy
Director:
Christopher
Shelton
Starring:
Marley Shelton, Samantha Shelton, Misha Collins, Mark
Pellegrino, Leslie Jordan, Heidi swedberg, Kirk Ward,
and Robert Thompson.
Synopsis:
Two estranged sisters reunite and try and dispose of their
husband’s supposedly dead body. They embark on a
desert road trip and along the way they meet up with a
strange and bizarre group of characters. Their biggest
surprise awaits them when the body is finally disposed
of.
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The
Babysitter (16 mins.) |
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Gener:
Comedy
Director:
Gideon Raff
Starring:
Jeremy
Lelliott and Tierra Abbott.
Synopsis:
This provocative, coming of age comedy is about one night
in the lives of two lonely kids who for one moment, take
off their masks and share a secret that will change their
lives forever. Jimmy is still a virgin. Tonight, he agreed
to babysit his neighbor Sara, to avoid telling his friends
the truth about himself. All he wants to do is have a
quiet and calm night and maybe make a few bucks. Sara
has other plans…
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Hereditary
Misfortune
(11 mins.) |
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Gener:
Comedy
Director:
Ian S. McCain & Krystian
Lagowski
Starring:
Synopsis:
What if you could pass on destiny to your offspring? What
if that destiny was to die? For Adam Smith, there is no
question that he will die like the rest of his family
has, in a humiliating and unbelievable circumstance. For
the Smiths there is no such thing as a chance-occurrence,
everything has been scripted so that each lifetime is
a comedy of errors, with the final act ending the same
way.
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The
Last (16 mins.) |
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Gener:
Drama
Director:
Steven Benedict
Starring:
Synopsis:
Facing eviction, an old shoemaker pleads for more time
to fulfill a promise he made 50 years ago.
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The
Lost Art (1 hrs. 24 mins.) |
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Gener:
Director:
Scott
Peters
Starring:
Mark Sheeler, Sammy Scattaglia.
Synopsis:A
poignant tale of a barber who clings to tradition in the
twilight of his career. Is there room for him in the modern
world, or will the skillful hand of the barber become
a lost art?.
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Heavenly
(10 mins.) |
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Gener:
Director:
Michael Wright
Starring:
Clive Kneller, Michelle Bunnion, Jonathan Barraclough,
Richard Ling, Chrise Brock, Rick Goldsmith.
Synopsis:
Deep
in the basement of the Grand Hotel, a dishwasher becomes
overburdened. His routine of drudgery is interrupted when
he falls in love with an angel from a dish soap commercial…. |
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The
Sundial Field (22 mins.) |
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Gener:
Drama
Director:
Cary Cremidas
Starring:
Mark Larkin, Kerry Seldin, Jennifer Baeseman, Dana Bergeman,
Peter Bayham, Blake L. Baldwin, et al.
Synopsis:
A
Woman meets a mysterious sundial maker whose scandalous
past reveals a chilling connection between the woman and
his past lover, Lucy, showing them the significance of
fate.
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American
Icarus (27 mins.) |
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Gener:
Comedy
Director:
Amy Collins
Starring:
Shelly
Weiss, Lori Ada, Joey Amic-Angelo, Nicholas Dumais, et
al.
Synopsis:
Ever since he can remember, Lenny Stein has dreamt of
only one thing: becoming a pilot. Ever since he can remember,
his neighbor Missy has also had a dream: marrying a pilot.
Rejected from the Air Force for having a severe case of
myopia, and in turn, rejected from Missy's affections,
Lenny decides to take matters into his own hands. Strapping
dozens of large helium balloons to his favorite lawn chair,
Lenny takes flight and soon finds himself at 16,000 feet
on the approach to LAX. Now he must find he way down…
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