Official Selection: Thursday, April 26th

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

Beyond 360 Documentary Drama (80 min) USA Block: 1 - 3:30 pm Directed by: Luis Goyanes, (A.D.)Cathal Ó Cuaig Written by: Luis Goyanes, Gabriela Gutiérrez Dewar Produced by: Luis Goyanes, Gabriela Gutiérrez Dewar, María Ruiz Calzado, in association with Garage Films Cast: Anna Corbella, Dee Caffari Synopsis: What does it take to succeed? This is the untold personal story of women striving to become professional athletes.Dee Caffari quit her job to pursue her dream of sailing. She has broken many records but now faces her greatest challenge: finish in the top 5 or lose everything. Anna Corbella teams up with Dee, attempting her first non-stop circumnavigation.

Robert Loveless, An American Legend Documentary (65 min) USA Block: 2 - 6:00 pm Directed by: Jack Lucarelli & David Bartlett Written by:  Jack Lucarelli & David Bartlett Produced by: Jack Lucarelli, Edward Wormser, David Ellis Cast: Robert Loveless, Jim Merritt, Jack Lucarelli, Edward Wormser, David Ellis, Jack Mork Synopsis: Among his peers, Robert "Bob" Loveless achieved the title, 'living legend.'  He was the superstar of the custom knife world and you would have to reach far and wide to find someone to say differently. He was respected and his knife designs are the most copied around the world. He was a modern times genius. He had the eye and the taste. When you get a Rolex right, a Ferrari right, a Porsche right, you don't mess with it. Same with a Loveless knife. Bob was fearless, gentle, stubborn, loving, generous, witty and sometimes just outright mean. Bad or good, that was Bob. . . he lived life 'his way.'

Carbon for Water Documentary (22 min) USA Block: 2 - 6:00 pm Directed by: Evan Abramson and Carmen Else Lopez Abramson Written by: Evan Abramson and Carmen Else Lopez Abramson Produced by: Evan Abramson and Carmen Else Lopez Abramson Cast: n/a? Synopsis: In Kenya’s Western Province, most drinking water is contaminated. The wood many Kenyans use to boil this water to make it safe is increasingly valuable. Women and girls, who bear the responsibility for finding water and fuel, often miss school or work while seeking both fuel and water. Some even encounter sexual violence. Yet waterborne illness remains a daily—and life-threatening—reality for them and their families. Carbon For Water introduces audiences to the inspiring people who face these hardships, and explores one company’s innovative solution for improving the health of millions of Kenyans and the environment in which they live.

Flutter Drama/Thriller (85 min) UK Block: 3 - 7:45 pm Directed by: Giles Borg Written by: Stephen Leslie? Produced by: Sarah Boote, Alan Latham, Peter Schafer, Jim Klock Cast: Joe Anderson, Anna Anissimova, Laura Fraser, Luke Evens, Max Brown, Billy Zane, Mark Williams, Ricky Tomlinson, Anton Lesser?Synopsis John " Synopsis: John (Joe Anderson) is a professional gambler.  His wife Helen (Laura Fraser) loves the highs of his wins and puts up with the lows of his losses, because she loves and trusts him to be honest. It’s business as usual for John at the local dog track until one night he meets a mysterious new bookie named Stan (Anna Anissimova). John’s two best friends and gambling buddies, Wagner (Max Brown) and Adrian (Luke Evans) reluctantly place bets with Stan.  Events start spiraling out of control as John and his friends dig themselves deeper into Stan’s pocket, until the stakes are raised to mind-blowing odds. With his friends and family on the line, John makes one last bet, and the stakes are higher than anyone could have imagined.

Three To Nothing Drama/comedy (9 min) USA Block: 3 - 7:45 pm Directed by: Phil Lee Written by: Konstantin Lavysh, Phil Lee Produced by: Jenia Kokotuha, Ola Litkova, Konstantin Lavysh, Maria Osyka, Aleksandra Bardachenko Cast: Clifford Morts, Doug Agnew, Thomas Haley, Cruz Flores Synopsis: Liquor store robbery takes a very unpredicted turn as soccer match progresses. Jack is an unexpected first-time criminal, and he is about to discover a robbery is not an easy thing to do. As Jack finds the store empty, he decides to take the cash quietly. Unfortunately for Jack, LAPD Officer Arriaga walks right in and chooses to stay a while – his team is playing in a soccer championship, and they aren’t doing so well. Jack, with no way out, has to pretend to be an employee. It becomes quite a task when Officer requests fresh coffee and the storeowner comes out from the office. As the soccer game progresses, events take a few unexpected turns. The score is three to nothing.

The Photographs of your Junk Comedy/Social Satire (6 min) USA Block: 3 - 7:45 pm Directed by: Ronnie Butler Jr. Written by: Ronnie Butler Jr. Produced by: Ronnie Butler Jr., Norman Lear, Lara Bergthold, and Brent Miller Cast: Ronnie Butler Jr., Jaylen Moore, Alexandra Rodriguez, Justin James Hughes, Misty Monroe, Jon Weinberg, Marilyn Rising, Herme Chua, Jonathan Nail, Ralph Cole Jr., Avery Radford, Willem Van Asselt, Chris Dotson Synopsis: Inspired by Gil Scott Heron's 'The Revolution Will Not Be Televised', a hipster spoken-word artist uses the buzzwords of Twitter to satirize social media, our shrinking privacy, the profit-driven press, and our pop culture's obsession with what's perhaps least important in the world today - namely, photos of people's 'junk'.

Dig Drama/Thriller (26 min) USA Block: 4 - 9:45 pm Directed by: Joshua Caldwell Written by:  Joshua Caldwell & Travis Oberlander Produced by: Joshua Caldwell, Orlin Dobreff, Jatin Das Gupta, Dan Figur Cast: Mark Margolis, Aaron Himelstein, Tiffany Brouwer, Bella Dayne, Voltaire Sterling and Reed Windle Synopsis: Twenty years following his exodus from Europe, a young, Jewish Holocaust survivor comes face to face with the Nazi responsible for his family's death, kidnaps him, and orders him to dig his own grave.

Hitting on Destiny Action/Comedy (24 min) USA Block: 4 - 9:45 pm Directed by: Chase Ryan Friedman Written by: Andrew Palmer Bozalis & Chase Ryan Friedman Produced by: Steven Gorel , Chase Ryan Friedman , Andrew Palmer Bozalis Cast: Josh Beren , Stacey Oristano , Frank Stallone , Ed Corbin , Jean St. James , Brit Prentice , Dante Ha Synopsis: A wannabe hit man gets an existential wake up call from his no bullshit guardian angel, forcing him to rethink the implications of his newfound profession. It's not until he meets his latest mark, a stripper named Destiny, that he is able to realize he just might be capable of redemption.

Admissions Short/Drama (21 min) USA Block: 4 - 9:45 pm Directed by: Harry Kakatsakis Written by: John Viscount Produced by: Gavin Behrman, John Viscount, Traceigh Scottel, Elizabeth Behrman, Crispian Belfrage Cast: James Cromwell, Anna Khaja, Oren Dayan, Anthony Batarse Synopsis: Admissions is a short film starring Academy Award nominee James Cromwell that tells a transformational tale about what it takes to find lasting peace. Featuring an Israeli couple and a Palestinian, this modern parable is set in the Admissions Room for the afterlife. Its purpose is to start a conversation that heals.

Static Drama (12 min) Australia Block: 4 - 9:45 pm Directed by: Mel Miskell Written by: Mel Miskell Produced by: Emma Haarburger Cast: Ngaire Dawn Fair, Shaun Goss, Jane Menze, Benjamin Rigby, Shane Nagle, Karl Pescheck Synopsis: Sia has returned home in an emotional twilight, paralyzed by a secret she can't confront. When a friend from the past arrives through their reconnection she is able to find solace and an equilibrium.

Shadows Drama/Thriller (13min) Portugal Block: 4 - 9:45 pm Directed by: Nuno Dias Written by: Nuno Dias Produced by: Carla Fonseca Cast: Rita Martins, Ruben Garcia Synopsis: When she stumbled across a dead man in the middle of nowhere, she decided to take away his only possession. But there’s a blood trail, and a hunter, and she won’t be able to stop what’s coming… she will put in motion a torrent of events with tragic consequences for everyone involved.