Official Selection

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THURSDAY, APRIL 2

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

Block 1 (6:00PM)

FLYING BY
Drama (95 mins.)

Director/Writer: Jim Amatulli
Producers: Eric Abrahamson, Jack E. Brown, Jim Amatulli, Jonathan McHugh, Oscar Jarnicki
Cast: Billy Ray Cyrus, David Zayas, Eric Allan Kramer, Heather Locklear, Myk Watford, Olesya Rulin, Patricia Neal, Robert Gossett, Ted Hutton

Synopsis: A successful businessman decides to pursue his teenage dream of being in a rock & roll band, knowing that his marriage, family and business are at risk.

Block 2 (7:45PM)

PURGATORY
Drama (7 minutes) Australia

Director/Writer: Dael Oates
Producer: Brett Volker, Carly Benedet
Cast: Dwaine Stevenson

Synopsis: When a man wakes with a bullet in his belly and in the trunk of an old car. The fact that he is already dead, is the last thing he would ever consider. Thrown into a surreal world devoid of time and space while surrounded by the macabre, he must confront his greatest fear; his own subconscious.

DESDEMONA:  A LOVE STORY
Drama (88 minutes)

Director/Writer: Phillip Guzman
Producer: James LaMarr
Cast: Brad Maule, Cindy Vela, Denton Blane Everett, Glenn Morshower, James LaMarr, Jorge A. Jimenez, Michael Showers

Synopsis: A Mexican immigrant reflects on his actions involving kidnapping a past love for money to bury his American father figure.

Block 3 (9:20PM)

The Outlaw Emmett Deemus
Comedy (8mins)

Director: Alex Ferrari
Writer/Producer: Jill-Michele Melean, Larry Hankin
Cast: Beans Morocco, Jill-Michele Melean, Larry Hankin, Roy Eisenstein

Synopsis: Don Quixote on a motorcycle - A Biker Comedy'. Emmett Deemus, a semi-delusional 70 year-old Outlaw Biker wannabe takes on a gang of young outlaw bikers to save a voluptuous young lady they've kidnapped in order to collect the reward. But his heroism and events create a bizarre way in which he earns the money.

TRUE BEAUTY THIS NIGHT
Comedy (10mins.) USA

Director/Writer: Peter Besson
Producer: Stephen Sweeney, Tom Sweeney
Cast: Dustin Seavey, Meegan Michelle

Synopsis: Last night, Rhett Somers met the love of his life. Now all he has to do is convince her that she's the one. Not an easy feat considering how they met.

THE LOST ARCHIVES OF QUINCY TAYLOR
Comedy (12 mins.) USA

Director: Jay Torres
Writer:Joe Stapleton
Producers: Jay Torres, Stephan Bataillard, Max Benator, Patrick Agans
Cast: Ben Giroux, Sacheen Padilla, Andre Ware & Paul Vroom

Synopsis: In 1974 Quincy Taylor was the finest cop to walk the LA city streets. He was a Master of the Arts – The Martial, the Fine and the Super-fine. No one knows what happened to QT he straight-up disappeared, but like the 70’s he will always been in style!'

LAST MEAL
Dramedy (12 mins.) USA

Director: Mark Stern
Writer: Micah Fitzerman-Blue, Tracy Park
Producer: Jake Avnet
Cast: Fran Kranz, James Horan, Joey Luthman, Jordana Capra, Mark Sherman, Nikki Griffin, William Watterson

Synopsis: LAST MEAL is the tale of a diner serving last rights chow. Order the Dahmer or Gacy, depending on your mood for breakfast or lunch. Try the coffee, black:  Aileen Wournos. Maybe you crave dessert:  Timothy McVeigh had ice cream.

STEP SEVEN
Dramedy (12 mins.) USA

Directors/Writers: Christopher Luccy
Producer: Christopher Luccy,Guiliana Zapata, Jennifer Wright, Keith Barten, Molly O’Connor, P.J. Sodowski. 
Cast: Ian Ziering, Caroline Curtis, Maria Olsen, P.J. Marshall, William Mahoney

Synopsis: A man abandons his wife and children when he realizes that he was meant for something “greater.”

FIRST TIME LONG TIME
Comedy (13 mins.) USA

Director/Writer/Producer: James Demo
Cast: Amanda Plummer, John Savage, Karen Black, Thomas McKenna,Vanessa Long

Synopsis: Peter (John Savage), after deciding to try an erectile dysfunction drug, finds himself with an erection lasting longer than the four hours (the warning on the bottle). First Time Long Time is a satirical look at the unintended consequences that sometimes come from acting on our deepest impulses

STEAK AND MILK
Comedy (17 mins.) USA

Director/Writer/ Producer: Michael Maxxis
Cast: Joey Zazza, Morgan Williams, Ms Jade

Synopsis: It’s often said that regardless of the path carved or followed, and regardless of the crest donned upon his armor, the meridian of man’s ultimate quest is love.

THE LAST PAGE
Comedy ( 22 minutes)

Director: Kevin Acevedo
Writer/Producer: Kevin Acevedo, Matt Akey
Cast: Andrew Burlinson, Emily Rose, Mark DeCarlo, MeKenna Melvin, Megan Cavanagh, Michael Rivkin

Synopsis: A writer attempting to overcome writer's block is propelled into bizarre situations.

LOVELY COFFEE
COMEDY (26 minutes)

Director/Writer/Producer: Warren Pereira
Cast: Warren Pereira, Amanda Hastings-Philips, Phoenix Vaughn, Nick Richey, Greg Skelton, Richard Topping
Synopsis: 'Lovely Coffee' is a romantic comedy that satirizes a group of cocky but untalented film makers and actors. Caitlin (Amanda Hastings) is an aspiring actress who is caught up in a world of Oscar delusions and false praise. Her boyfriend Malek (Warren Pereira), a successful entrepreneur, has supported her delusions in exchange for sexual satisfaction. In 'Lovely Coffee', Malek finally cracks, and wants more from his relationship with Caitlin. The film is beautifully shot in deep focus with a series of long moving master shots and with split screen imagery. 

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