SHOWTIMES Thursday, October 27, 2pm, Sunrise Civic Ctr Saturday, October 29, 1pm, Cinema Paradiso Saturday, November 12, 4pm, Fernandina Little Theatre
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SHOWTIMES Saturday, October 29, 3:30pm, Sunrise Civic Ctr Monday, October 31, 7pm, Muvico Pompano Friday, November 11, 1:50pm, Cinema Paradiso
THE HOPEFUL
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Lorian James Delman France/ 2010 / 46 min / DVD / English & French w/English subtitles Paul Berling is suffering from a grave kidney disease. When he returns to his native village in France in order to seek out help from his brother, he discovers that the home he left isn't what it used to be. Caught between his pride and his health, he battles to find a solution for both. Writers: Lorian James and Paul Gibert / Art: Hadrien Albert / Editor: Marjorie Mirailh / Cinematographer: Ben Roux / Cast: Lorian James, Dorilya Calmel, Pascal Henault, Elise Bernard and Renee Espitallier / contact: Lorian James Delman THE DIRECTOR: Lorian James first studied acting at the Esper Studio in New York after graduating from Rutgers University. While studying acting, he began casting himself in his own movies and decided to become a filmmaker. To achieve this, he enrolled in the ESAV (Ecole Supérieur Audio visuel), one of three national film schools in France. While there he earned a living as an editor and has since gone on to edit several movies and documentaries. He splits his time between New York and Paris where he continues to write, direct and act. His thesis film "Homecoming" has screened in over 20 festivals around the world and won most recently for best short film at the San Antonio Film Festival.
Brendan Kirsch USA /2011 / 92 min / BluRay / English The twoyear journey of a young man whose dream is to become a Division I college quarterback. From Charlotte, North Carolina, Cody Keith is the son of a wealthy family who became the center of a very heated social discussion on the ethics of transferring high schools for athletic purposes. To avoid the growing media attention, the family moves to Los Angeles, where Cody has one last shot at earning a Division I college football scholarship. Surrounded by pressure and critics who are waiting for him to fail, Cody finds himself on a personal journey of self dis covery and realizes that playing the game for himself is the most gratifying experience he ever could have hoped for. Executive Producer: Brendan Kirsch; / Producer(s): Jon Treadway, Eric J. Arnold, Ryan Eslinger, Eric Nelson, Lisa Goldstein / CoProducer: Desiree Echevarria / Cinematographer: Eric J. Arnold / Art Director: Justin Morgan / Editor: Ryan Eslinger / Contact: Eric Nelson, Paceline Entertainment, (818) 7617832, nelson@paceline.com SPeCiAl GueStS: BRendAn KiRSCh, eRiC J ARnold liSA GoldStein
Homecoming is a film made up of mildly manic and often amusing set pieces that move us around its multiple locations with a steady rhythm, focusing alternately on one family member or another. There is of course a sense of urgency, especially in the case of Paul – whose life is literally on the line. There isn’t any overarching logic to the narrative, but then again, family portraits rarely look like mathematical equations. The point is to keep things consistently light, melancholic and moving without descending into pathos and frivolity. Paul was always a substitute for myself. Part of the reason I made this movie was to answer questions I had become inept at answering in my real life. Do I feel at home anywhere? What is a home? What is a brother? How are we perceived by immediate family members when we've come to separate ourselves from them? Learning how to see ourselves as others do is what makes us self-conscious. It gives us a soul. And so Homecoming became a way for me to picture myself through other imaginary characters. Call it narcissism, egotism, or plain old art -- I found the entire process to be very cathartic and helpful, and in the end, I discovered that you are always a different person, not matter how much you try to create yourself. Lorian James
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THE DIRECTOR: "The Hopeful is the directorial debut for Brendan Kirsch, who has been a sports co ordinator in the film industry for the past ten years. Kirsch, 33, is now the principle owner and CEO at SportsArc and SportsArc Entertainment in Los Angeles. The company is a specialty production house that focuses on sports action. The Hopeful is the company’s first original film and began shooting in 2009. Kirsch is considered a talented coordinator and 2nd unit director and has worked on more than 10 feature films and 175 episodes of television. His credits include “SemiPro”, “Rebound”, “Eastbound and Down”, “One Tree Hill” and “The Office”. Kirsch is a member of the DGA. He is married to actress Lisa Goldstein, (One Tree Hill). He has a daughter, Gracie Elizabeth who is 5 years old."
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