Official Selection: Friday, April 8th

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*Tickets will be available at the Box Office before each film.

Whereabouts Short/Drama/Romance (30 minutes) Block: 1 - 12:00 pm Directed by: Quan Zhou Written by: Quan Zhou, Ning Ren,Alfred Dong, Xi Bing Produced by: ScreenYa Li, Quan Zhou Cast: Yulai Lu,Lingmei Kong,Yinhao Ji Synopsis: This romantic drama depicts the complicated relationship between two lovers after they misplace a condom used during their affair.

A Bitter Taste of Freedom Documentary (90 minutes) Block: 1 - 12:00 pm Directed by: Marina Goldovskaya Written by: Production: Goldfilms, Dixit International, Swedish Film Institute, Sundance, Documentary Film Program - UCLA, Marina Goldovskaya Produced by: Marina Goldovskaya, Malcolm Dixelius George Herzfeld Cast: Synopsis: She was brave, she was bold, and she was beautiful.Anna Politkovskaya, an investigative journalist for Moscow?s liberal Novaya Gazeta, was often the only spokesperson for innocent victims. Hers was a lonely voice, yet loud enough for the entire country to hear. At age 48 she was assassinated for simply doing her job.

Infiltrating Hollywood: The Rise And Fall Of The Spook Who Sat By The Door Documentary (57 mins.) Block: 2 - 2:15 pm Directed by: Christine Acham and Clifford Ward Written by: Christine Acham and Clifford Ward Produced by: Christine Acham and Clifford Ward Cast: Sam Greenlee, Berlie Dixon, David Lemieux, Paul Butler, J.A. Preston, Janet League-Katzin, Michael Kahn, Thomas Penick, Todd Boyd, Ed Guerrerro, Eric Pierson, Harry Schragg, Jack Moore. Synopsis: Infiltrating Hollywood: The Rise and Fall of the Spook Who Sat by the Door is an independent documentary on the controversial and FBI repressed 1973 black film The Spook Who Sat By the Door. Through interviews, with author Sam Greenlee, Berlie Dixon, widow of director Ivan Dixon, Academy Award winning editor Michael Kahn, Melvin Van Peebles several actors from the film, investors, academics, Todd Boyd, Ed Guerrero, and Eric Pierson archival footage and production documents, Infiltrating Hollywood tells the story of The Spook Who Sat by the Door from its inception as a novel to its release and repression.

Little Town of Bethlehem Documentary () Block: 2 - 2:15 pm Directed by: Jim Hanon Written by: Jim Hanon Produced by: Mart Green Cast: Sami Awad, Ahmad Al?Azzeh, Yonatan Shapira Synopsis: Come face to face with the courageous struggle for a nonviolent solution to the crisis that has torn Palestinians and Israelis apart.Little Town of Bethlehem shares the gripping story of how three men born into the cycle of violence have chosen to risk everything to bring peace to their homelands. Independently they find inspiration through the example of Martin Luther King Jr.?s and Mahatma Gandhi?s sacrificial commitment to equality. In the city of Bethlehem, where it is said that God became man, these men stand side by side with those whose only desire is to be treated as equals, as fellow human beings. Their story brings the possibility of real hope to this embattled region and provides a model for resolution of hostilities throughout the world.

Sleeping with Frank Dance Narrative (5 minutes) Block: 3 - 4:30 pm Directed by: Lily Baldwin Written by: Lily Baldwin Produced by: EAMS Productions in association with Topiary Productions Cast: Lily Baldwin and Lawrence Cassella Synopsis: Sleeping With Frank shows a slice of a morning in Queens, NY. A couple readies for the day. Wake-up, get dressed, eat breakfast. The tableaus are familiar: cozy, rote, intimate and distant.

Peixe Vermelho (Red Fish) Fiction (14min,) Brasil/USA Block: 3 - 4:30 pm Directed by: Andreia Vigo Written by: Matt Palasz Produced by: Andreia Vigo Cast: Carina Dias, Rafael Sieg, Sandra Dani, Jairo Klein, Fernando Kike Barbosa, Jo?Carlos Castanha, Tito Ravaglia and David Lynch. Synopsis: A mysterious turn of events leads a woman into unknown territory.

Vento (The Wind) Short/Fiction (15 Min) Brazil Block: 3 - 4:30 pm Directed by: Marcio Salem Written by: Produced by: Marcio Salem Cast: Synopsis: A small isolated town in Brazil is becoming windless. The local population is beginning to act strange, with no hope and no optimism. And in the middle of all of this, a boy wants to change his life and pursue his dreams.

Rosey and Me Drama (18min) AUS Block: 4 - 6:45 pm Directed by: Matt Graham Written by: Matt Graham Produced by: Matt Graham & Meredith Porteous Cast: Arianwen Parkes-Lockwood , David Villanti, Travis Nippard, Jason Langley, Jill McKay, David Lillicot, Joe Green, Naomi Bourke Synopsis: Rosey dreams of one day leaving the rough streets of Sydney and heading for an Island paradise. But at what cost?. Like all things in life, nothing is for free.Not in Roseys world anyway.

The Fallen Faithful (90 minutes) Block: 4 - 6:45 pm Directed by: Csaba Bereczky Written by: Eric B. Hughes & Elizabeth Regen Produced by: PJ Leonard Cast: Sonny Marinelli, Mark Margolis, Obba Babatundé , Alan Smyth & Jacqueline Pinol Synopsis: The Fallen Faithful follows the journey of Moran Douglas, a religious man, searching for a profound and meaningful connection with God.He is also a man of violence, a hired killer. Riddled with inner turmoil, Moran tries to live his life serving two masters, Asa, a power mongering psychopath,and the Lord. He struggles to gain the courage to leave his life of sin behind without becoming a victim himself.

Come Together - A Beatles Tribute Documentary (52 mins.) USA Block: 5 - 9:00 pm Directed by: Steve Ison and John Scofield Written by: Steve Ison Produced by: Steve Ison and John Scofield Cast: Julia Baird (John Lennon's sister, ) The Fab Four, Pepperland, The Beatelles, The Cavern Beat, American English, Jay Goepner, The Aspreys, 1964 The Tribute, and Bill Heckel and Dave Jones (co-owners of The Cavern Club.) Synopsis: If music is the universal language, then the songs of the Beatles are its Rosetta Stone. With an estimated 8,000 Beatles tribute bands worldwide ?Come Together? studies 8 international Beatles tribute bands and examines their dedication to the Beatles? legacy and to their fans. Moderated by John Lennon's sister, Julia Baird, and shot almost entirely in Liverpool, during International Beatle Week, "Come Together" captures that spirit, energy and interpretation through in-depth interviews, rare footage, stunning concert performances, and personal stories. The bands come together from Tokyo to Stockholm to Las Vegas to share their love of the music of The Beatles and the positive and uplifting message it brings.

HN - Hermann Nitsch Documentary (0:62:00) Block: 5 - 9:00 pm Directed by: Daniela Ambrosoli Written by: Daniela Ambrosoli Produced by: Pierino Ambrosoli Foundation&Verdeoro Cast: Synopsis: Hermann Nitsch, renowned Austrian painter, performer, composer and writer. best known for his "Theatre of the Orgies and Mysteries". This documentary is an intimate portrait of the human being behind the artist featuring images from Nitsch's private and unpublished archives.