FRIDAY, APRIL 13

CLARITY THEATER
100 N. Crescent Drive
Beverly Hills, CA 90210

 
CLARITY THEATER ATRIUM (6:00PM - 7:30PM)
Q & A on INDEPENDENT FILM FINANCING & DISTRIBUTION presented by MindFusion Law Corporation

Lets throw out the typical self-indulgent panel!!!! Mychal Wilson, Esq. and Paul Battista, Esq. will mentor and answer your questions regarding financing, producing and distributing independent feature films. Topics
will include: raising money to fund films; optioning and purchasing properties; corporations and limited liability companies; working with the unions (SAG, WGA); hiring a producer's representative; selling an indie film
to distributors; distribution contracts; lawsuits concerning indie films.
www.mindfusionlaw.com

Panelists: Mychal A. Wilson, Esq. (Law Partner, MindFusion Law Corporation)
and Paul Battista, Esq. (Law Partner, MindFusion Law Corporation)

  Block 1 (6:00PM)
  POSITIVE.

Genre: Drama (7 mins.) USA
Director/Writer: Ethan Lader
Producers: Natalie Hewson and David Harari
Cast: Ashley St. George and Scott Lunsford
Synopsis: "Positive." delves into how invulnerable young Americans perceive themselves to be to the transmission of HIV. The film centers on the life of an All-American sixteen-year-old girl, Amy, as she struggles to explain to Justin, her older brother, that she is HIV positive. The viewer becomes aware of the many different people who have become infected with HIV prior to Amy, one of whom we come to find out is her brother Justin.

  NG

Genre: Thriller (10 mins.) USA
Director/Writer: Timothy Jieh
Producers: Rick Kleinsmith, Michael Velasquez, Stefanie Quinn and Timothy Jieh
Cast: West Liang, Kenn Woodard and Eden Newman
Synopsis: In the summer of 1984, a grisly discovery was unearthed in Willseyville, California. The bodies of 25 victims, men, women and children were found, along with a homemade dungeon and explicit videotapes. Two men were arrested for the horrific murders, but only one would face prosecution. This turned out to be one of the most grim, devious and damning cases in California history. This is the true story of Charles Ng, the first Chinese serial killer in America.

  LA COUPURE

Genre: Drama (80 mins.) Canada
Director/Writer/
Producer: Jean Châteauvert
Cast: Valérie Cantin, Marc Marans, Marie-Christine Perreault, Manon Brunelle and Michael Kelly
Synopsis: This is the story of a profound, visceral emotional dependency between an adult sister and brother who have been in love since adolescence. Now Christine is married to another man and has two children; she knows it’s time to end her secret relationship with her brother. So begins a breakup full of hesitation and agony. A breakup that will shake the whole family and change their lives forever.

  Block 2 (8:00PM)
  REDEMPTION SONG

Genre: Drama (13 mins.) USA
Director/Writer: Cameron Fay
Producers: Kandis Erickson and Chip Hale
Cast: Marty Lodge, Milauna Jemai, Shane Callahan, Campbell Scarborough, Jonathan Castile, and Andrew Thacher
Synopsis: A lonely, middle-aged barber gets a chance to redeem himself for all the years he's lived as a racist, alcoholic and lousy father, when a young, tough African-American woman is given a job at his barbershop as part of her rehabilitation.

  STEEL TOES

Genre: Drama (90 mins.) Canada
Directors: David Gow and Mark Adam
Writer: David Gow
Producers: Francine Allaire and David Gow
Cast: David Strathairn, Andrew W. Walker, Marina Orsini and Ron Lea
Synopsis: Mike, a Neo-Nazi Skinhead, is on trial for the racially motivated murder of an East Indian immigrant.  Danny, his court-appointed lawyer is a Jewish liberal humanist.  Steel Toes takes us into the intense and fiery relationship that develops between these two men.

  Block 3 (10:00PM)
  ROUNDING THIRD

Genre: Drama (15 mins.) USA
Director/Writer: Brandon Kusher
Producers: Nick Kadner and Emily Wiedemann
Cast: Ron Scott and Franklin Ojeda Smith
Synopsis: Dr. Marcus Thompson’s father just died of a heart attack, causing Marcus to close himself off from the world.  After losing his cell phone in the back of a cab, he meets an old Yankee ballplayer named Roberto, who once played with Mickey Mantle.  The two develop a bond through their love of baseball, and Roberto uses his life experience to break down the emotional wall put up by Marcus.  By looking to his past, Marcus gains a clearer perspective on his future.

  INSIDE OUT

Genre: Drama (94 mins.) USA
Director/Writer: David Ogden
Producers: Fulvio Valsangiacomo and Timothy Bui
Cast: Steven Weber, Eriq LaSalle, Nia Peeples, Kate Walsh, Russell Wong, Tyler Posey, Laura Ramsey, Joe Hart and Roberta E. Bassin
Synopsis: Families in an idyllic suburban neighborhood are changed forever when a mysterious doctor moves in and spins a web of psychological chaos around their lives.

  9:00PM AFTER PARTY AT CAMDEN HOUSE

Camden House
430 N. Camden
Beverly Hills, CA 90210


Featuring Internationally renown DJ Steve Castro and also DJs Sean Lazarus and She-Jay

Dinner and Bottle Service Available.  For reservations please call 310-285-9848

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