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Welcome to the 2013 Irvine International Film Festival
How to buy Tickets You can buy tickets online at www.IrvineFilmFest.com We encourage you to order early to avoid soldout shows. Same Day Tickets You may purchase SAME DAY TICKETS ONLY IN PERSON at Festival venues (first come, first served basis). Box office opens one hour before the first screening of the day. Ticket Prices General Admission $12 Seniors/Children/Students/Military Discount $10 Day Pass Thursday $12 Friday $40 Saturday $60 Sunday $60 Monday $30 Awards Presentation $20 5-Day Pass $175 (Access to all films) VIP Pass $200
(Access to all films. VIP reserved seating will be held up to 10 min prior to the screening. Includes breakfast with filmmakers on Saturday, Sunday and Monday mornings and VIP seating at the awards presentation at the Embassy Suites in Irvine)
Consider a Pass – A pass gets you a greater level of access and lets you bypass the regular ticketing process. All programs and times are subject to change without notice. No refunds or exchanges. Hope you enjoy the festival. Kevin Derek - Festival Director Jack Kaprielian - Executive Director Samy Chouia - Coordinating Director Ray Roschmann - Marketing Director Renee Hendrixson - Programming Vera Kaprielian - Festival Coordinator Oscar Alvarez - Youth Division Director Kristin Hess Dalton - Volunteer Coordinator
Special Thanks to Joseph Slowensky Don Hall Natsu Furuichi Natalie Kampelmacher Brady Bowen Jennifer Warren Kate Amend Mitchell Block Coner Barrett
Opening Film - Thursday 8:00 PM
O QUADRO (U.S. Premiere) Directed by Humberto Gomes Da Rosa & Thalron Mendes A woman receives a mysterious painting of a girl, who changes positions as if alive, hence an investigation to uncover the mystery behind this painting. 16 min, Brazil – SHORT
LE TRAIN BLEU
Directed by Stephanie Assimpacopoulo
He wants to dump her, not so nicely. She’s confused. An Angel turns the tables at the Blue Train Bar. 18 min, France – SHORT
THE IRAN JOB (Orange County Exclusive)
Directed by Till Schauder - Expected to attend When American basketball player Kevin Sheppard accepts a job to play in one of the world’s most feared countries – Iran – he expects the worst. But what he finds is a country brimming with generosity, acceptance, and sensuality. With a charismatic personality that charms everyone he meets, Kevin forms an unlikely friendship with three outspoken Iranian women who share with him their strong opinions on everything from politics to religion to gender roles.
Kevin’s season in Iran eventually culminates in something much bigger than basketball: the uprising and subsequent suppression of Iran’s reformist Green Movement – a powerful prelude to the sweeping changes currently unfolding across the Middle East in the wake of the Arab Spring. 90 min, Iran/USA – DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
HEAD OVER HEELS
Directed by Timothy Reckart A husband and wife have grown apart over the years. He lives on the floor, she lives on the ceiling, and their marriage hangs in the balance.
OSCAR TOP 10 LIST FOR BEST ANIMATION SHORT
10 min, United Kingdom – ANIMATION SHORT
Opening night mixer following the screening TBA Screening 5 SHORTS
MY FATHER’S MISTRESS
Directed by Kousuke Sakoda
A girl who grew up in a quarreling family confronts her father’s mistress with a surprising reaction from both as her father lays sick in a hospital. 38 min, Japan – SHORT
Friday 1:45 PM
HOME (California Premiere)
Directed by Kosuke Sasaki & Megumi Iwasa Aoyama Gakuin University Four months after the passing of his beloved wife, Keisuke tries to move on while his daughter Mai struggles to hold on to her memories. They both share the same pain, but can’t console each other. What does it take to rebuild their relationship? 14 min, Japan – SHORT
SPAGHETTI FUR ZWEL
Directed by Matthias Rosenberger From the money-grubbing homeless, to the wanton barmaids and armed grocery bandits... Or how a seemingly ordinary day becomes a significant turning point for an unremarkable man, thanks to a minimal shift of fate. 19 min, Germany - SHORT
Friday 3:45 PM
Friday 6:00 PM
**OSCAR TOP 8 LIST FOR BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT**
OPEN HEART (Orange County Premiere)
Directed by Kief Davidson - Expected to attend Eight Rwandan children leave their families behind to embark on a life-or-death journey seeking high-risk heart surgery in Sudan. Their hearts ravaged by a treatable disease from childhood strep throat, the kids have only months to live.
THINGS I DON’T UNDERSTAND (Orange County Premiere)
Directed by David Spaltro Violet Kubelick, a brilliant young grad student studying near-death experiences, now withdrawn and closed-off after a mysterious, failed suicide attempt. She and her two artist roommates are forced by financial matters to finally step out of the protective bubble they’ve created for themselves in their Brooklyn loft while Violet herself forms a cathartic relationship with a young, terminally-ill girl in a hospice she is interviewing for her thesis and the damaged bartender who lives downstairs. A story of changing, relationships, love, life and what comes after we die.
Open Heart reveals the intertwined endeavors of Dr. Emmanuel Rusingiza, Rwanda’s lone government cardiologist, as he fights to save the lives of his young patients, and Dr. Gino Strada, the Salam Center’s head surgeon who must convince Sudanese President Omar AlBashir’s government to keep Africa’s only link to life-saving cardiac surgery free of charge for the millions who need it. 40 min, USA - DOCUMENTARY SHORT
111 min, USA - Drama/Comedy - FEATURE
** OSCAR TOP 8 LIST FOR BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT**
MONDAYS AT RACINE (Orange County Premiere) Directed by Cynthia Wade
Every third Monday of the month, brassy Long Island, New York sisters Cynthia and Rachel open up their hair salon, called Racine, and offer free beauty services for women undergoing chemotherapy. Determined to make their customers feel beautiful, the glamour duo knows that Mondays at Racine goes beyond purple painted toes or a frothy facial. The sisters are determined to give women who are losing their hair, eyebrows and eyelashes a sense of normalcy and dignity in a traumatic and uncertain time. The story of what hair means in our culture quickly unfolds into an unexpected look at womanhood and marriage. 39 min, USA - DOCUMENTARY SHORT
Friday 8:00 PM
THE GRUFFALO’S CHILD
“WINNER” Boston International Film Festival “WINNER” Cleveland International Film Festival
Directed by Uwe Heidschötter & Johannes Weiland The Gruffalo’s Child tells the delightful tale of a little Gruffalo who ignores her father’s warnings and tiptoes out into the snow in search of the Big Bad Mouse.
26 min, UK - ANIMATION SHORT
SNAP
Directed by Thomas G. Murphy Inspiring adventure. Bullies don’t win. Friends come in all shapes & sizes. 6 min, UK - ANIMATION SHORT
MISSED CONNECTIONS (Orange County Premiere)
Directed By Eric Kissack - Expected to attend Neal is in the middle of a quarter life crisis. After catching his girlfriend cheating on him with his best friend, he quits his job and begins to reevaluate his entire life. His mischievous friends try to get him out of his funk by showing him how to manipulate women on the Internet (Missed Connections). He has great success until he meets Jane, who may be just as devious and damaged as he is. 77 min, USA - FEATURE COMEDY
Directed by Brent Dawes When Chameleon steps into a puddle of mud he does all he can to get clean. Finally he manages to clean up only to realize he enjoyed having a bit of color, so how’s he going to get it back?
5 min, South Africa – ANIMATION SHORT
DRAWING FOR MEMORY Directed by Andy Glynne
LOVE AND GERMOPHOBIA
Expected to attend - Directed by Tyler Spindel If your girlfriend had the flu, would you still kiss her? What about if she might have viral Meningitis? For David (TJ Miller), the answer is simple: absolutely not! Unfortunately, David’s girlfriend (Kelly Stables) doesn’t see it that way.
The Afghanistan war has caused many families to separate. This is the story of Ali as part of a series called “Seeking Refuge.” 4 min, UK- ANIMATION SHORT
PASTEURIZED
11 min, USA – SHORT
Saturday 9:30 AM
SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW
Complimentary breakfast for ticket holders
Bring the whole family and join us for a complimentary breakfast with our young filmmakers followed by the O.C. Premiere of award winning animations
Saturday 10:30 AM A VERY PINK CHRISTMAS
Directed by Ron Brewer - Expected to attend Pink Panther and Big Nose overcome consumerism and egotism to save Christmas. 22 min, Jordan/Philippines/USA - SHORT
Directed by Nicolas Villarreal While conducting experiments on a quiet night, a scientist receives an unexpected visitor whose arrival will change everything. 8 min, Argentina - ANIMATION SHORT
Family hangout spot at Diamond Jamboree (details to be announced after screening).
Saturday 12:00 PM
Screening 6 shorts
THE VISIT (World Premiere)
Saturday 2:00 PM
Expected to attend - Directed by Fara Pasarell When a tragic event turns Diana’s life upside down, she receives a visit from the last person from whom she wants help – her estranged mother. Can they bridge the gap that divides them…
22 min, USA – SHORT
ACCUSED (World Premiere) THE HIDDEN HAND (California Premiere) Directed by James Carman
The EBE award-winning feature documentary, ‘The Hidden Hand” examines the phenomena surrounding UFOs, Extra Terrestrials, alien abduction, and the U.S. secret military cover-up of supposed E.T. contact and back-engineering of alien technology. The film incorporates interviews with military insiders like astronaut Dr. Edgar Mitchell, the sixth man to walk on the moon, and Col. John Alexander. It also interviews UFO experts like hypnotherapist, David Jacobs, and those who claim to have had actual E.T. contact. Narrative scenes are interspersed throughout the film to shape the concepts of the film from complimentary viewpoints, weaving a tapestry of fact and fiction into a new worldview that may be shocking and eye-opening for the viewer. 80 min, USA – DOCUMENTARY FEATURE ** OSCAR TOP 11 LIST FOR BEST SHORT FILM**TION**
Directed by Marcus “Casian” Kolodjski (Saddleback College) - Expected to attend Attacked on the highway by a hitchhiker, a young woman is picked up by a couple who take her to a local diner where she confronts her attacker. 10 min, USA – SHORT
PAULIE
Directed by Andrew Nackman (USC) Expected to attend A short comedy about Paulie, a child prodigy who goes on a quest to take down the school bully after the bully beats him in the big essay contest. 11 min, USA – SHORT
WATER ON MARS
Directed by Chase Smith (Dodge College) Expected to attend Unhappy with his unstimulating home life, 9-year-old Daniel yearns to be abducted by aliens. He sneaks out of his house to relive the kind of adventures he once shared with his dad, but encounters a seedy cast of characters on his journey to see the universe. 22 min, USA – SHORT
BORN TO DANCE THIS WAY
(Orange County Premiere) DOOD VAN EEN SCHADUW Expected to attend - Directed by Tom Van Avermaet
Soldier Nathan died during World War I. A strange collector imprisoned his shadow and gave him a new chance: a second life against 10,000 captured shadows. It is love that guides him as he sets out to meet Sarah again, the woman he fell in love with before he died. But then he discovers that she’s already in love with someone else. Jealousy clouds his mind and pushes him towards a bitter decision, not without consequences. 20 min, Belgium/France – SHORT
Directed by Jerell Rosales (UCLA) Expected to attend JOO SI, fierce, fabulous... and overweight, auditions for the opportunity of a lifetime to be a principal backup dancer for the sexy female pop singing sensation, THE 4PLAY LADIES. 12 min, USA – COMEDY SHORT
NOITE PERDIDA- WASTED NIGHT
Directed by Filippo Capuzzi Lapietra Two friends reunite after a frustrating night with two girls. Both of them lie about the outcome of their dates. The lies trigger a flashback that reveals what really happened that night.
16 min, Brazil - COMEDY SHORT
Saturday 4:15 PM AN EVENING WITH
MARK RYDELL
1 TIME ACADEMY AWARD NOMINEE 2 TIME GOLDEN GLOBE NOMINEE 2 TIME DGA AWARDS NOMINEE 3 TIME EMMY AWARD NOMINEE Join us in a lively Q&A with Mark Rydell
OUR 2013 RECIPIENT OF “LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD” AS A DIRECTOR Special screening of “GOOD MEN” starring Ed Asner and Mark Rydell - Directed by Brian Connors (12 min, USA)
Saturday 5:15 PM
(World Premiere) A PERFECT DAY
Expected to attend - Directed by Adam Rubin A timely and powerful short film about two seemingly ordinary strangers existing in the heart of perfect suburbia, fated to meet at a life-changing moment, both confronting the demons we all share. 19 min, USA - SHORT
1426 CHELSEA STREET (O.C. Premiere)
Directed by Alanna Brown - Expected to attend On Bob Boone’s journey to endure through homelessness, two strangers inadvertently give him a place to belong. Ryan Simpkins (Arcadia, A Single Man) and Jason Field (House M.D., CSI: NY) star in this socially relevant and moving story about three strangers who serendipitously connect when they need each other most. 20 min, USA - SHORT
(O.C. Premiere) PESARAN-E-BUZKASHI
Expected to attend - Directed by Sam French A compelling coming-of-age story of two best friends, a charismatic street urchin and a defiant blacksmith’s son, who struggle to realize their dreams as they make their way to manhood in one of the most war-torn countries on Earth, Afghanistan. 28 min, Afghanistan/USA - SHORT
OSCAR TOP 11 LIST FOR BEST SHORT FILM
WALTER DON’T DANCE
Directed by Chris Levitus - Expected to attend
A beautiful woman, two killers, and a dog are entangled in a shakedown that goes awry. 15 min, USA – SHORT
(World Premiere) RICE PUDDING PLEASE Expected to attend- Directed by Jake Honig
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A short film about a man with Alzheimer’s who refuses to let go. 14 min, USA - SHORT
Saturday 7:30 PM
Saturday 10:15 PM “JAW-DROPPING PAYOFF!” “SUSPENSEFUL!” “A WRENCHING YARN!”
-Variety
“WINNER!” DGK AWARD
CONGRATULATIONS (California Premiere)
Directed by Eric M. Levy and Juan Cardarelli - Expected to attend When Jim asks Bridget to marry him, she asks a simple and honest question that he can’t quite answer: “Why would you want to ruin this?” Congratulations is a heartfelt, voyeuristic examination of two people deciding to move forward after disagreeing over the question of marriage. When Jim and Bridget pretend to be engaged for the weekend for the sake of Jim’s mother’s health they discover that the label of marriage might just tear them apart. Filled with exceptional performances from an ensemble including Brian Dietzen (NCIS), Abby Miller (Justified), Kevin Rankin (Friday Night Lights), and Debra Jo Rupp (That 70’s show), Congratulations will be sure to have you questioning what you would do to stay together.
AZOOMA GONG JEONG SA HOE (U.S. Premiere)
Directed by Jiseung Lee - Expected to attend A former dental technician and current insurance salesperson Yoon Young-nam is horrified to find her missing 10-year-old daughter bleeding excessively in a garbage heap. When she reports the rape to the police, Yoon is instead accused of assault and finds out just how male-centric and disrespectful of women the police are. After trying and failing several times to get justice for her daughter - mostly because of the indifference of the police and utter inaction of her ex-husband – Yoon sets out to catch the rapist and exact revenge in the only way a mother knows. 75 min, South Korea - FEATURE
93 min, USA – FEATURE
VICIOUS CIRCLE
Directed by Jae II Son
LEADER OF THE PACK
Expected to attend - Directed by Ari Costa Doug has landed his dream gig, he is about to join the Venture Scouts (a Boy Scout-like organization) as a Troop Leader. He is taking over for his childhood mentor, Jerry, the former leader of Venture Scout Troop 544 who has been offered a plush job at the Venture Scout National Headquarters. The film takes place over the course of a day, as Jerry shows Doug the ropes before his initiation ceremony. An old, corrupt regime is leaving with a new one taking over, but not without conflict first. It is a story of power, corruption, and morality. 15 min, USA – SHORT
A man’s carelessness causes him and his surroundings so much trouble, yet it is repeated without awareness. 3 min, South Korea/USA – SHORT
Sunday 9:30-10:30 AM Complimentary breakfast for ticket holders Bring the whole family and join us for a complimentary breakfast with our young filmmakers followed by the World Premiere of Cardboard Camera (must present ticket) plus a special screening of our K-12 films.
Sunday 10:30 AM
CARDBOARD CAMERA (World Premiere)
Directed by Carlo Olivares Paganoni - Expected to attend Cameron is a 10-year-old boy who can’t afford a video camera, so he creates a cardboard camera instead. Hoping to enter a kids film competition, he will need to use his imagination in order to create a movie with the help of his two friends. 19 min, USA - SHORT
THE MONEY PET
Directed by Gary Hawes Expected to attend
(O.C. Premiere)
Experience the global flavors of Asia in one vibrant center.
“The Money Pet” is a hilarious take on the age-old adage that warns us not to kill the Golden Goose. 19 min, USA - SHORT
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K-12 SCREENINGS FINNY’S MAGICAL MOMENT - Directed by Melodie Pugar (5min) REVERSE DOGCHOLOGY - Directed by Izabella Olivia (7min) MAGIC OF THE MOMENT - Directed by Jake Bowren (2 min) ERASING THE LINES - Directed by Alexander Powell (6 min) RECIPE FOR LOVE - Directed by Gwyneth Christoffel (3 min) PARKOUR RACE - Directed by Pierre Schantz (5 min) BOOKSTORE - Directed by Alexander Haney (10 min) Family hangout spot will be announced after the screening.
Sunday 2:30 PM
Sunday 12:30 PM
“WINNER!” Doc Miami Film Festival
“OVERLOOKED SUSPECT - WHAT IF O.J. SIMPSON DIDN’T DO IT?” Directed by David Nerman - Expected to attend (California Premiere)
This unique documentary raises compelling questions and highlights a 15-year investigation by one of America’s leading and acclaimed private investigators William C. Dear, along with a team of internationally recognized scientific and medical experts in their fields. Each expert has come to the same, independent conclusion. The documentary includes references to key communication between the LAPD and agencies responsible for the original trial and lead investigator Dear, making viewers wonder: why was the overlooked suspect we have identified not more vigorously pursued? Was there a coverup? We have distilled over 5,000 hours of detailed research and investigation into a thoughtprovoking, viewer-friendly documentary that will empower the public to decide what they feel about the biggest murder trial of the 20th century. 61 min, Canada - DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
JUJITSUING REALITY
Directed by Chetin Chabuk - Expected to attend Despite living with ALS, screenwriter Scott Lew maintains his voice in the world through his scripts, giving added meaning to the expression “living to write”. 17 min, USA - DOCUMENTARY SHORT
SEE THE DIRT
Directed by Erik Mauck A teenager’s unique hobby that sucks. Scott, a typical 14-year-old kid, in many ways. But his interest in vacuum cleaners sets him apart from other kids. He’s not just an enthusiast, He’s smart, and wants to work for NASA some day. 16 min, USA - DOCUMENTARY SHORT
UPRISING (Southern California Premiere)
Directed by Fredrik Stanton Produced by an Academy Award-winning team including the Executive Producer of Taxi to the Dark Side and the Editor of Inside Job, UPRISING tells the inside story of the Egyptian revolution from the perspective of its principal leaders and organizers, including four Nobel Peace Prize nominees. Their success in forcing the downfall of a brutal dictatorship has changed the face of the Middle East and provided hope for millions of oppressed people across the world. Above all, it is a story of profound hope, of courage rewarded, of a people who beat back a police state and threw off the shackles of decades of degradation and oppression. 85 min, Egypt/USA - DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Sunday 4:30 PM
Screening 4 short documentaries
**OSCAR TOP 8 LIST FOR BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT*** INOCENTE
Directed by Sean Fine & Andrea Nix Fine - - Expected to attend INOCENTE is a personal and vibrant coming-of-age story about a young artist’s determination never to surrender to the bleakness of her surroundings. At 15, Inocente refuses to let her dream of becoming an artist be caged by being an undocumented immigrant forced to live homeless for the last nine years. Color is her personal revolution and its sweep on her canvases creates a world that looks nothing like her own dark past. INOCENTE is both a timeless story about the transformative power of art and a timely snapshot of the new face of homelessness in America: children. The challenges are staggering, but the hope in her story proves that her circumstance do not define her, her dreams do. 40 min, USA - DOCUMENTARY SHORT
**OSCAR TOP 8 LIST FOR BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT*** KINGS POINT (Orange County Premiere)
Directed by Sari Gilman In the 1970s and 80s, hundreds of thousands of senior citizens migrated from New York City to Kings Point, a typical retirement community in Florida. Lured by blue skies, sunshine, palm trees, and the promise of a rich social life, they bought their way to paradise with a $1,500 down payment. Now, as an aging community faces its own mortality, paradise has begun to exact a higher price. Through the experiences of five longtime residents, ‘Kings Point’ captures both the allure and the darker complexities of living in a world where “nobody gets too close.” Poignant, funny and dark, ‘Kings Point’ is an empathetic portrait of the last act of the American dream. 30 min, USA - DOCUMENTARY SHORT
**AWARD-WINNING DOCUMENTARY SHORT** THE LONG WALK BACK (Southern California Premiere) Directed by Jonas Klittmark
Through interviews with train conductors and locomotive engineers, this documentary highlights a different side of the fatalities that occur almost every day on the nation’s railroads. Most employees that have worked for a few years on the railroads have experienced at least one critical incident. For an engineer that operates the train, that often means watching another human being in their last seconds of life - a front view ticket to something terrible but unstoppable. For a conductor, it means walking back after the incident to see what was actually hit. This is not your average nine-to-five job. 14 min, USA - DOCUMENTARY SHORT
**OSCAR TOP 8 LIST FOR BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT** PARAISO (Orange County Premiere)
Directed by Nadav Kurtz - Expected to attend Three immigrant window cleaners risk their lives every day rappelling down some of Chicago’s tallest sky-scrapers. Paraiso reveals the danger of their job and what they see on the way down. 10 min, USA - DOCUMENTARY SHORT
Sunday 6:30 PM
“WINNER!” BEST FILM SAN DIEGO FILM FESTIVAL “WINNER!” AUDIENCE AWARD AT FORT LAUDERDALE FILM FESTIVAL
THE STORY OF LUKE (Orange County Exclusive)
Directed by Alonso Mayo - Expected to attend Luke, 25, is autistic and has lived a sheltered life with his grandparents. But his world is turned upside down when his grandmother dies and he is forced to live with his dysfunctional relatives who have no patience for him or his senile grandfather, who they quickly force into a nursing home. Luke is left with his grandfather’s final semi-coherent words: “Get a job. Find a girl. Live your own life. Be a man!” For the first time in his life, Luke has a mission. He is about to embark on a quest. 95 min, USA - FEATURE
HOW TO KILL YOUR CLONE
Directed by Jack McWilliams - Expected to attend Dick wants to kill his out of control clone, but due to their identical physical and mental abilities, he must hire the third party Clone Killer Corporation to do his dirty work.
5 min, USA – SHORT
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Sunday 8:45 PM
FAT CAT (California Premiere) Directed by Michele Fiascaris
Italy - a night club’s parking lot. We hear gunshots and screams coming from inside the club. Burro and Zeus, two goofy gangsters, come out running, jump in a car and speed away. What has happened? In the meantime their boss, a flamboyant psycho known as Mosca, is having a meeting with a gun-trafficker in his magnificent castle. Mosca is a schizophrenic millionaire whose best friend is a bronze sculpture of a cat, named Renato. He receives a phone call from the Baron, owner of the nightclub: Burro and Zeus have just shot and killed a go-go dancer during a brawl. Mosca is furious but decides to forgive his two incompetent men, but the Baron, secret lover of the dancer, is in furious rage and wants revenge. 88 min, United Kingdom/Italy – FEATURE (Gangster Comedy)
FRESH GUACAMOLE Directed by PES Fresh Guacamole is a stop motion animation that is on the top 10 Oscar short list 2 min, USA - ANIMATION SHORT
OSCAR TOP 10 LIST FOR BEST ANIMATION SHORT
Monday 9:30-10:30 AM Complimentary breakfast for ticket holders Join us for a complimentary breakfast with our teenage filmmakers followed by 3 short films plus a special screening of our teen films.
DR. GRORDBORT PRESENTS: THE DEADLIEST GAME
Monday 10:30 AM
Directed by James Cunningham This sci-fi adventure on Venus is based on the world of Dr. Grordbort by Greg Broadmore. 7min, New Zealand – ANIMATION SHORT
ZING
Directed by Kyra Buschor & Cynthia Collins Day in, day out, Mr. Grimm is busy with his job as the Reaper, harvesting people’s lives. One day, his monotonous existence is interrupted by the doorbell. It’s a little girl. She wants her cat back. Little does she know that she’s the next life on Mr. Grimm’s list. 8 min, Germany - ANIMATION SHORT
TEEN SHORTS
VLOG: A TRUE STORY - Directed by Cameron Lew and Michael Keane (7 min) REMEMBER TO FORGET - Directed by: Antonio Le Fosse (14 min) PAINT ME A PICTURE - Directed by Vincent Varga (12 min) A QUEST FOR PEACE: NONVIOENCE AMONG RELIGIONS Directed by Matthew Evans (10 min) WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD: THE REVOLUTION OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN CULTURE Directed by Mehar Nangia and Kenneth Shinozuka (10 min) “G” (water)- Luke Broyles (5 min)
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AN AFTERNOON OF 10 SHORT FILMS HONORING THE BEST OF ICG’S EMERGING CINEMATOGRAPHERS Daron Keet, Pete Villani, Robert C. Webb, James Takata, Brian O’Carroll, John Barr, Stewart Whelan, Michael Pescasio, Basil Smith and Michael Alden Lloyd Cinematographers expected to attend
LE SAC DE FARINE (BAG OF FLOUR) U.S. PREMIERE
Directed by Kadija Leclere Alsemberg, December 1975, 8-year-old Sarah lives in a Catholic foyer. One day, her biological father, whom she has never met before, comes to take her for a weekend in Paris. But it is in Morocco that Sarah wakes up, in a little town in the middle of the Atlas Mountains. Very soon, her father leaves, abandoning her without any explanation. Sarah then slips into the life of a little Moroccan girl where the only schooling she is offered is ‘knitting.’ Nine years later, we find Sarah, now a 17-year-old teenager like all the others... or almost. The year is 1984, in the middle of a hunger revolt (The Revolt of ‘Aw- bach’). Sarah’s father has never sent the money he promised to send, and for the family where she is staying, each mouth to feed accounts for more and more. Sarah now has to find a way to earn her room and board. And then, there’s Nari, that beautiful politically engaged student. But then, there is also her wish of leaving, to go back to Belgium of her childhood, the school, the books and a life that Sarah imagines free. 92 min, Belgium/Morocco – FEATURE
**OSCAR TOP 11 LIST FOR BEST SHORT FILM**
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Directed by Bryan Buckley - Expected to attend An all Somali refugee cast brings to life this coming-of-age fable of a Somali boy struggling to survive in his war-torn homeland.
17 min, South Africa/USA – SHORT
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