Program Guide 8TH ANNUAL NEW HOPE FILM FESTIVAL
JULY 21 - 30, 2017
! New Hope Film Festival, Ltd., 6542-A Lower York Rd., #219, New Hope, PA 18938
June 2017
Welcome to the 8th Annual New Hope Film Festival! We’re excited to present this opportunity to immerse yourself in talent from the MidAtlantic region and around the world, and with 136 Official Selections from 16 countries available, there are wide and rich offerings to consider. As always, we recommend you read the Program Guide and take a selective approach, because 10 straight days of films and one script reading event would be an ambitious undertaking for anyone, and we like to foster a relaxed, collegial, thoughtful and heartfelt atmosphere as opposed to a frenetic one. The New Hope Film Festival is made possible by grassroots support from filmmakers who submit their works, members and sponsors from the Mid-Atlantic region, and the many patrons who purchase tickets during the event. We feel incredibly grateful and honored for this ongoing enthusiasm for our hard work. People who discover this area for the first time through the festival absolutely love it, and the organizers of this festival can see why—we live here ourselves because of the high quality of life. We hope you will discover the area, too, if you haven’t already, at New Hope Film Festival’s 2017 event! See you at the movies!
All the best, D. F. Whipple Executive Director New Hope Film Festival
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Contents Schedule.....5
Film Lineup…..13 Ticket Prices…..19 Members and Visitor’s Guide.....27 Script Lineup…..48 Script Reading Event…..51
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Cover Photo: An Undeniable Voice Directed by: Price Arana, Adam Rothlein Featuring: Sharon Stone, Sam Harris
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2017 Schedule TIME
SHOW
VENUE
FILMS
6:00 - 7:45 PM
Saving the World’s Children
New Hope Arts Center
2 Stockton Ave
Acres of Diamonds
Hilleman
8:00 - 10:15 PM
Social Conscience Documentaries (18+)
New Hope Arts Center
2 Stockton Ave
Sick in Africa
An Undeniable Voice
Surviving International Boulevard
Poisoning Paradise
12:15 - 1:45 PM
Piano Music
New Hope Arts Center
2 Stockton Ave
Da Capo
Mazurkas
2:00 - 3:30 PM
The Lure
New Hope Arts Center
2 Stockton Ave
The Lure
3:45 - 5:15 PM
Songs and Songwriting (Matinee)
New Hope Arts Center
2 Stockton Ave
On Softer Ground
Wander
Hoplite Armour
25 Tracks
5:30 - 7:45 PM
Psychadelia (18+)
New Hope Arts Center
2 Stockton Ave
Sunflower
Zen Dog
8:00 - 10:30 PM
Creepy Shorts
New Hope Arts Center
2 Stockton Ave
The Servants
The Hobbyist
The Last of Her
Unclean
Home Office
Ghost Trio
Factory 91
The Ravens
Six Steps to Eternal Death
Missing Persons
New Hope Arts Center
2 Stockton Ave
I’m Free
Finding Joshua
Friday, July 21
Saturday, July 22
Sunday, July 23 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
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2017 Schedule (Continued) TIME
SHOW
VENUE
FILMS
1:45 - 3:30 PM
Profiles of Women
New Hope Arts Center
2 Stockton Ave
Bunnie
You’ll Have the Sky
Love Wins
3:45 - 6:00 PM
Offbeat Comedy Shorts
New Hope Arts Center
2 Stockton Ave
Girl Meets Roach
Extra Cheese Please
Leech
Working Out the Kinks
Of Knights and Slaves
A Funny Man
Shady Pines
6:15 - 8:30 PM
TV Pilots
New Hope Arts Center
2 Stockton Ave
Jaguars
Capital Advice
Takers
Reality Disorder
5:30 - 7:45 PM
Charities
New Hope Arts Center
2 Stockton Ave
Generation Hope
Looking at the Stars
8:00 - 9:00 PM
Dogs of Democracy (Matinee)
New Hope Arts Center
2 Stockton Ave
Dogs of Democracy
5:30 - 7:30 PM
Latin American Life
New Hope Arts Center
2 Stockton Ave
Paloma
Benjy Lucas
7:45 - 9:15 PM
The Landscape Within (18+)
New Hope Arts Center
2 Stockton Ave
The Landscape Within
2:45 - 5:00 PM
Human Problems (Matinee)
New Hope Arts Center
2 Stockton Ave
The Bird Who Could Fly
1/2 Nelson
Gone With the Sea
Like Animals
Break the Will
Healing River
Severance
The Boy By the Sea
5:15 - 6:45 PM
Purple Dreams
New Hope Arts Center
2 Stockton Ave
Purple Dreams
Sunday, July 23 (Cont.)
Monday, July 24
Tuesday, July 25
Wednesday, July 26
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2017 Schedule (Continued) TIME
SHOW
VENUE
FILMS
Rebuilding a Life
New Hope Arts Center
2 Stockton Ave
The Renovation
Outcaste - The House That Carol Built
3:30 - 5:15 PM
Schoolage Years Matinee
New Hope Arts Center
2 Stockton Ave
You Got a Problem
Ward
The Paper Rose
Orgullo
The Love Song of Charlie Beecher
5:30 - 6:45 PM
High Escapes
New Hope Arts Center
2 Stockton Ave
Ascent
Scott Road
7:00 - 8:45 PM
Punk and Metal
New Hope Arts Center
2 Stockton Ave
This is Not a Love Song
Beyond the Bombs
Wednesday, July 26 (Cont.) 7:00 - 8:45 PM
Thursday, July 27
Friday, July 28 1:00 - 3:15 PM
Student Half Marathon New Hope Arts (Matinee) Center
2 Stockton Ave
Lost in Hope
Heavy Nimbostratus Clouds
Eleanor
Red Lips
The Wilderness
The Next Door
3:30 - 5:15 PM
Student Half Marathon New Hope Arts II (Matinee) Center
2 Stockton Ave
In Good Faith
Landed
Just Like Miracles Constant Stars Are
5:30 - 7:15 PM
Sci-Fi Fantasy
New Hope Arts Center
2 Stockton Ave
Hollywood
Population Zero
Fabric of Time
LightAge
Reconquista
Visitors
Beautiful Dreamer
7:30 - 9:30 PM
Wash Up
New Hope Arts Center
2 Stockton Ave
Game
Wash Up
9:45 - 11:30 PM
Devil’s Whisper
New Hope Arts Center
2 Stockton Ave
Devil’s Whisper
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2017 Schedule (Continued) TIME
SHOW
VENUE
FILMS
12:00 - 2:15 PM
Magical Spirits
New Hope Arts Center
2 Stockton Ave
Pushing
D-Love
2:30 - 4:45 PM
One-On-One Relationships
New Hope Arts Center
2 Stockton Ave
Get Action
A Perfect Memory
Ordinary Days
Split Ticket
Man’s Best
Blank Canvas
Bonding
Life After Her
5:00 - 7:15 PM
Short Film Entertainment
New Hope Arts Center
2 Stockton Ave
Messiah
Tonight and Every Night
French Kiss
Two Bellmen Two
Thine Own Shall Reach the Shore
The Nation Holds Its Breath
7:30 - 9:45 PM
Evening Thriller Show
New Hope Arts Center
2 Stockton Ave
Friday Night
The Swallow
Hatchet Hour
12:00 - 2:00 PM
Script Readings
New Hope Arts Center
2 Stockton Ave
Paradise Palms
This Close
Out Flying Past My Bedtime
Good Grief
Holly, Blossom and Rose
Comic Book Kings
No More Goodbyes
Heart for Joy
Clemente
A Just Cause
Broken Justice
3:00 - 5:00 PM
Awards Ceremony (Filmmakers or By Invitation Only)
New Hope Arts Center
2 Stockton Ave
Saturday, July 29
Sunday, July 30
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Film Lineup
1/2 NELSON
Directed by Ruben Languren Short, USA
A young man grieving the recent loss of his mother goes to a party in hopes of rekindling an old flame, but things take a dark turn when an uninvited guest shows up.
15 Minutes
25 TRACKS
Directed by Fiona Cochrane Documentary, Australia
53 Minutes
It’s 2011 and two songwriters with different tastes plan to write, record, then release a fresh song every two weeks of the year. Their studio is a vintage rail car in industrial Melbourne, Australia’s music capital.
A FUNNY MAN
Directed by Benjamin T. Wilson, Peter J.S. Regan Short, USA
13 Minutes
A man finds himself in the unlikeliest of conversations with an overeager life insurance telemarketer after being placed on hold by the suicide hotline.
A PERFECT MEMORY
Directed by Michael Matson Forest Short, USA
15 Minutes
While a man with a unique mental condition is interviewed by a journalist, he becomes distracted by memories of an old flame.
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ACRES OF DIAMONDS
Directed by Shawn Small Short, USA
21 Minutes
Acres of Diamonds examines two possible paths for vulnerable children in rural, poverty stricken India: a life in slavery with no hope of escape or a flourishing life with Good News India, where they receive food, clothes, education, and love.
AN UNDENIABLE VOICE
Directed by Price Arana Short, USA
16 Minutes
Sam Harris, believed to be one of the youngest to survive the camps during the Holocaust, shares his amazing story of survival with philanthropist and activist Sharon Stone.
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ASCENT
Directed by Sorrel Brae Short, USA
9 Minutes
A young woman returns to a centuries-old redwood grove -- the site of a long-ago environmental protest -- to face her past, 250 feet in the air.
BEAUTIFUL DREAMER
Directed by David Gaddie Short, USA
26 Minutes
Facing a terminal disease, a mother uses space travel and relativity to stretch her last two years over the lifetime of her baby daughter.
BENJY LUCAS
Directed by Lourival Chiarentin Art House Feature, Brazil
91 Minutes
An airline mogul’s flashback of the pig he rescued during his poor childhood helps him to put in perspective what matters the most.
BEYOND THE BOMBS
Directed by Robert Kraetsch Documentary, USA
76 Minutes
Three metal musicians leave Iran for Los Angeles to pursue their metal band dream only to find themselves in a precarious position.
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BLANK CANVAS
Directed by Steve Bennett Short, USA
13 Minutes
Two disparate strangers, a Gen Xer and a Millennial, form an unlikely bond on a rooftop after both experience traumatic situations.
BONDING
Directed by Tim Young Short, USA
6 Minutes
Handcued to a canoe, James has no choice but to spend quality time with his dad.
Festival Tip: Ticket Prices at the Door Patron $14.00
Student/Senior (65+) $12.50
Matinee $10.00
Local Standby Pass $35.00
Awards Ceremony (Filmmakers and invited guests only) $20.00
Ticket Prices in Advance* (Visit https://www.newhopefilmfestival/tickets.html) Patron $12.50
Student/Senior (65+) $11.00
Matinee $8.50
Local Standby Pass $32.50
Member $11.25
Member Student/Senior $9.90
Member Matinee $7.65
Member Local Standby Pass $29.25
Awards Ceremony (Filmmakers receive password via email) $18.00
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BREAK THE WILL
Directed by Jonathan Siebel Short, USA
An Amish father questions his belief system when he's forced to violently punish his son.
22 Minutes
BUNNIE
Directed by Steven Besserman Short, USA
A 99-year-old woman from West Hoboken, New Jersey tells her story of enduring the Depression, raising four children, losing her WWII veteran husband to cancer, and living through Hurricane Sandy while always maintaining a positive outlook on life.
23 Minutes
CAPITAL ADVICE
Directed by Jim Mauro TV Pilot, USA
24 Minutes
Radio host Gwen takes over the Delaware airwaves every night from 12 to 5 am. After a caller inspires her to deliver offhanded advice, Gwen’s life and the radio station are in for a big shock.
D-LOVE
Directed by Elena Beuca Art House Feature, USA
97 Minutes
After landing at LAX upon returning from Europe, a couple is having a tough day and their relationship is on the rocks, but a chance encounter with a vagabond stirs them in ways they could not have expected.
DA CAPO
Directed by Barbara Stepansky Short, USA
14 Minutes
The exchange of a used piano forces two strangers to confront their personal failures.
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DEVIL’S WHISPER
Directed by Adam Ripp Art House Feature, USA
86 Minutes
Alejandro Duran, who comes from a religious Latino-American family, aspires to be a Catholic priest, but when he discovers a mysterious box that was passed down from his grandparents, he unwittingly unleashes a demonic spirit bent on possessing him.
DOGS OF DEMOCRACY
Directed by Mary Zournazi Documentary, Australia
58 Minutes
Dogs of Democracy is a documentary about the stray dogs of Athens and their presence at democracy protests.
ELEANOR
Directed by Sophie Russell Student, France, UK
20 Minutes
On holiday in France, fifteen-year-old Eleanor falls madly for an older family friend, but out of her depth, events soon take a turn she never anticipated.
EXTRA CHEESE PLEASE
Directed by Teresa Dabback Student, USA
16 Minutes
Control freak Annie throws her sassy foreign exchange student a surprise birthday party, but when barley anyone shows up or wants to partake in her “fun activities,” an unexpected pizza delivery guy enters and tosses things up!
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FABRIC OF TIME
Directed by Sean Foy Short, USA
6 Minutes
A man is given the chance to return to his past to save the woman he loved, but time may not heal all wounds.
FACTORY 91
Directed by Madeline Leshner Student, USA
21 Minutes
Once a place of scientific innovation and an oasis for the neighborhood's youth, Factory 91 now sits decrepit and dank, isolated from the town below. Inside lives a mysterious doctor, the suburban legend of Bellery.
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FINDING JOSHUA
Directed by Dan Healy Documentary, USA
48 Minutes
A small boy slips through the fence of his grade school and escapes into a U.S. national forest. This documentary examines the search and his family's ordeal in raising an autistic eloper.
FRENCH KISS
Directed by John Gray Short, France, USA
24 Minutes
Margaux, a beautiful young Parisienne, wants to pull Ethan out of his workonly mindset and into her brilliant world of wonder, freeing his spirit.
FRIDAY NIGHT
Directed by Alexis Michalik Short, France, USA
15 Minutes
While visiting her daughter who is studying abroad in France, Claire is thrown into the midst of a citywide attack.
GAME
Directed by Jeannie Donohoe Short, USA
15 Minutes
A new kid shows up at the high school boys' basketball tryouts and instantly makes an impression, but will talent and drive be enough for this youngster to make the team?
GENERATION HOPE
Directed by Charles Kinnane Short, Malawi, USA
35 Minutes
A short documentary, Generation Hope shows the extraordinary dierence receiving a daily meal in school can make to children growing up in some of the world’s poorest communities.
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GET ACTION
Directed by Elaine Strutz Short, USA
8 Minutes
A woman’s attempt to cheer up her grieving friend goes wrong when she drags her out onto the unpredictable streets of Brooklyn.
GHOST TRIO
Directed by Zach Warsavage Short, USA
10 Minutes
A young woman, just beginning to wake up, sees her life as merely a strange poetic dream.
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GIRL MEETS ROACH
Directed by Christopher Zatta Short, USA
17 Minutes
Dumped just before Christmas, a brokenhearted young woman forms an unlikely friendship with a cockroach.
GONE WITH THE SEA
Directed by Rebeca Aleman Short, USA
12 Minutes
Maya is the voice of those who cry from violence, the voice of children who have lost their parents, their homes, and their country. Those who dream not to be forgotten.
HARBOR & HOME - WANDER
Directed by Jay-J Schuster Music Video, USA
4 Minutes
A music video that takes you on the epic journey of a troubled young boy. 26
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HATCHET HOUR
Directed by Judy Naidoo Art House Feature, South Africa
85 Minutes
An ambitious lawyer kills her gardener by mistake. Fearing the impact this will have on her career at a prestigious law firm, she turns to her best friend to help her get rid of the body, setting in motion a destructive chain of events that spiral out of control.
HEALING RIVER
Directed by Hollie Noble Student, USA
17 Minutes
Six years after a tragic accident, 26-year-old Andy and his family struggle to find their footing again. As Andy faces addiction and post-traumatic stress, a deeper trauma threatens his course to recovery.
HEAVY NIMBOSTRATUS CLOUDS
Directed by Michael Turner Student, USA
13 Minutes
Four brothers and sisters are brought back together by a series of unrelated events. As a storm lurks outside, drama builds among them until they burst into a storm of lies and secrets.
HILLEMAN—A PERILOUS QUEST TO SAVE THE WORLD’S CHILDREN
Directed by Donald Mitchell Documentary, USA
67 Minutes
An American scientist succeeds in developing more than half of the vaccines children receive today, saving 8 million lives every year since the mid-1960s, but few people know his name.
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HOLLYWOOD
Directed by Clementine Clarke Webisode, USA
10 Minutes
A web series about the most terrifying stage for actors: the casting call. In this episode, an audition in a space suit gets very strange.
HOME OFFICE
Directed by Aaron Biscoe Short, USA
11 Minutes
Down on her luck, up to her neck in student loans, and newly pregnant, recent college graduate Sloan is elated when she scores a job working for a charming psychiatrist and his artsy wife, but the millennial grows uneasy when it becomes clear that her baby boomer employers have unexpected plans for her.
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I’M FREE (I DET FRI)
Directed by Edvard Karjord and Bendik Mondal Short, Norway
20 Minutes
On the 8th of October 2013, Geir Karijord went missing in Romsdal Valley, Norway, leaving his family and friends wondering whether they should mourn or hope for his return. This is their true story.
IN GOOD FAITH
Directed by Casey Hempel Short, USA
14 Minutes
An engaged couple of opposing faiths is getting married, but first the bride to be has to meet his parents. Will the family get along or is a disaster looming?
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JAGUARS
Directed by Teresa Riley Webisode, Canada
10 Minutes
Follow Terri, a commercial pilot trying to navigate the male-dominated world of aviation while keeping her childhood dream of rock stardom alive.
JUST LIKE MIRACLES CONSTANT STARS ARE
Directed by Kubra Sankaya Student, Turkey
47 Minutes
Grandma, played by Feride Sezgin, has a deep, emotional bond with the forest that surrounds her home and no construction company will take it from her at any price.
LANDED
Directed by Nathan Brewer Short, USA
A grad student from South Africa and an au pair from Sweden embark on parallel journeys as they acclimate to life in New York City.
26 Minutes
LEECH
Directed by Alex Brisson Student, USA
17 Minutes
A spineless young man with a crippling fear of commitment dates his obsessive to the point of insane roommate.
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LIFE AFTER HER
Directed by Guilherme Festa Short, USA
28 Minutes
A funeral unites a troubled young couple who are struggling to make sense of life and death.
LIGHTAGE
Directed by Guomundur Garoarsson Student, Iceland
13 Minutes
After Guðjón, an Icelandic farmer, loses his beloved wife to the war that rages throughout most of the world, he builds a hut in her memory. But an extraterrestrial force threatens to sweep his carefully constructed life away.
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LIKE ANIMALS
Directed by Leland Montgomery Short, USA
14 Minutes
After the death of their mother, three sisters try to figure out how to move forward with their lives.
LOOKING AT THE STARS
Directed by Alexandre Peralta Documentary, Brazil, USA
90 Minutes
Looking at the Stars is an intimate glimpse into the lives of the extraordinary ballerinas at the world’s only ballet school for the blind—the Fernanda Bianchini Ballet Association for the Blind.
LOST IN HOPE
Directed by Aline Hochscheid Student, Germany
16 Minutes
When masked criminals engage in an audacious bank heist, the intent behind the crime is even more shocking than the offense.
LOVE WINS
Directed by Robin Kampf Short, USA
30 Minutes
A love story about two elderly women, Jan and Emily, who met and fell in love during a time when doing so was strictly taboo.
MAN’S BEST
Directed by Seth McTigue Short, USA
16 Minutes
A depressed loner going through a rough time in his life must desperately find a way to save his dog before it's too late.
MAZURKAS
Directed by Marty Krzywonos Art House Feature, USA
58 Minutes
An elderly piano teacher who lost his wife 35 years ago still has not gone through the grieving process, neither for her nor for his own, failed life.
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MESSIAH
Directed by Damian Walshe-Howling Short, Australia
15 Minutes
In a playful collision of cultures, a hapless Irishman and his Parisian girlfriend get more than they bargained for when they encounter a particularly mischievous stranger in the spectacular Australian wilderness.
OF KNIGHTS AND SLAVES
Directed by Adam Carr Short, USA
A father confronts his daughter on the night of her first date.
15 Minutes
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ON SOFTER GROUND
Directed by Adam Gilbert Music Video, USA
5 Minutes
On Softer Ground follows two lovers after a diďŹƒcult breakup, focusing on the manners in which they recover.
ORDINARY DAYS
Directed by Takashi Horie Short, USA
16 Minutes
Two young Japanese actresses struggle to survive in New York. There are no spotlights, red carpets or big applauses in their daily lives. When their fates cross at an audition, their ordinary days start shining, but will it be enough to overcome their inner turmoil?
ORGULLO
Directed by Jon Barr Short, USA
18 Minutes
A New Mexican folktale forces a Latino grandmother to choose between her family and her pride.
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OUTCASTE—THE HOUSE THAT CAROL BUILT
Co-Directed by Colin and Laura Graham Documentary, UK
67 Minutes
A story of how the dream of an elderly English teacher comes true with the help of a rickshaw driver, a lapsed Buddhist monk and a journey into the high Himalayas.
PALOMA
Directed by Giovanni Paolo Autran Short, USA
11 Minutes
A series of intimate vignettes woven together by the memories and dreams of people in central Havana.
POISONING PARADISE
Directed by Keely Shaye Smith Documentary, USA
59 Minutes
In the seemingly idyllic world of Native Hawaiians, communities are surrounded by experimental test sites for genetically engineered seed corn and restricted pesticides. Local activists, scientific experts and healthcare professionals band together to expose and stop an injustice. 37
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POPULATION ZERO
Directed by Brad Stewart Short, USA
2 Minutes
Hundreds of years after an environmental disaster, one human warrior returns to Earth, but a heavily armed robot is determined to keep the human population at zero forever.
PURPLE DREAMS
Directed by Joanne Hock Documentary, USA
72 Minutes
An inspirational window into the lives of inner city, at-risk students who embrace the transformative power of an arts education.
PUSHING
Directed by Ryan LaPine Short, USA
9 Minutes
A magical short film that conveys a sincere belief in the good in humanity through a chance encounter between a homeless man and a police oďŹƒcer. 38
REALITY DISORDER
Directed by Gerard Bianco Jr. TV Pilot, USA
31 Minutes
Nikki and Gerard, two struggling independent producers in New York City, are desperate for a hit series. After a promising meeting with a television network, they set off to make a reality show with Gerard's rich playboy cousin.
RECONQUISTA
Directed by George Reese Short, USA
14 Minutes
Occupied Spain, 2064. The great religions of the world are in open warfare, but one Imam carries a message that can break the cycle of violence.
RED LIPS
Directed by Clara Brotons Student, USA
10 Minutes
A tween struggling to find beauty meets her father's co-worker. Through the girl's eyes everything is perfect, but her dream world won't last forever.
RONAN FURLONG - HOPLITE ARMOUR
Directed by Laura Way Music Video, Ireland
5 Minutes
A traumatized soldier confronted by his dark past rediscovers beauty in the world around him.
SCOTT ROAD
Directed by William Tang Student, China
50 Minutes
Before the Lunar New Year in 1949, a 15-year-old boy in Shanghai has a crush on his new substitute teacher, who’s also his elder brother’s exgirlfriend, but the siblings have to say farewell to their love in different ways as their Nationalist family prepares to flee for Taiwan.
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SEVERANCE
Directed by Katie Hill Student, Canada
13 Minutes
After battling cancer for several months, 22-year-old Kristy-Ann receives news that her cancer has spread and has been deemed inoperable. Poetically, she reflects on time and what it means to her.
SHADY PINES
Directed by Daniel Sorochkin TV Pilot, USA
29 Minutes
Kayla Rivers, an upbeat employee at the Department of Health, is assigned to do a yearly inspection of the wonderful retirement facility Shady Pines Manor. A status report that was supposed to be a breeze quickly turns south as Kayla discovers the mad house that Shady Pines actually is.
SICK IN AFRICA
Directed by Tim Cowley Short, USA
19 Minutes
Meet Bernad, an elderly Yawo man from northern Mozambique who suers from a mysterious illness. Travel along with him as he searches for answers while navigating the health care system available to him in rural Africa.
SIX STEPS TO ETERNAL DEATH
Directed by Peter T. Nathan Student, Australia
15 Minutes
A surreal tale about a woman who is forced by her family to undergo a six step program to eternal death. Her final decision to abide by the rules and accept that she she is dead is made all the more palatable when her daughter finally makes the eort to connect with her.
SPLIT TICKET
Directed by Alfred Thomas Catalfo Short, USA
19 Minutes
In 1947, newly-minted congressmen/future presidents John F. Kennedy, age 29, and Richard Nixon, age 34, travel to Pennsylvania where they must make a fateful decision. A supernatural drama based on true events.
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SUNFLOWER
Directed by Peter Ferris Rosati Short, USA
15 Minutes
An elderly man struggles to protect his memories and preserve his identity as he faces death.
SURVIVING INTERNATIONAL BOULEVARD
Directed by Sian Gowan Short, USA
20 Minutes
A documentary short film revealing the complex reality of domestic child sex traďŹƒcking in Oakland, California.
TAKERS
Directed by Rachel Carey TV Pilot, USA
47 Minutes
Young magicians decide to become con artists who only target people who work on Wall Street. 41
THE BIRD WHO COULD FLY
Directed by Raphael Sbarge Short, USA
20 Minutes
A young Korean-American man struggles with his journey in the face of an overbearing mother and two brothers whose lives have gone awry.
THE BOY BY THE SEA
Directed by Vasily Chuprina Short, Netherlands
7 Minutes
A young boy sits by the sea, watching the stones he throws disappear beneath the surface. An old lighthouse keeper approaches him and soon discovers that the boy perceives a unusual truth beneath the water.
THE HOBBYIST
Directed by George Vatistas Short, USA
8 Minutes
A short, neo-noire thriller centered around a mysterious druggist who is visited by Sangstrom, a seemingly ordinary man in search of an undetectable poison.
THE LANDSCAPE WITHIN
Directed by Andrea Capranico Documentary, Phillippines
79 Minutes
Eric Nui Cabales, a gifted body painter, costume designer, photographer and conceptual artist, struggles to find new directions after the death of his father.
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THE LAST OF HER
Directed by Brian Golding Short, USA
10 Minutes
When Sophie's daughter goes missing - along with the kitchen butcher knife - her desperate search spirals into madness, leading to a terrifying discovery.
THE LOVE SONG OF CHARLIE BEECHER
Directed by Kyle Hammersmith Student, USA
29 Minutes
A teenage introvert tries to change his destiny after seeing his pathetic future in J. Alfred Prufrock.
THE LURE
Directed by Tomas Leach Documentary, USA, UK
77 Minutes
An eccentric millionaire hides $3 million of gold somewhere in the Rocky Mountains, luring thousands out on a wild treasure hunt in search of riches and redemption.
THE NATION HOLDS ITS BREATH
Directed by Kev Cahill Short, Ireland
20 Minutes
On the day of the most important football match in Irish history, a young father to be is torn between witnessing the miracle of childbirth and witnessing the miracle of reaching the quarter finals of the World Cup.
THE NEXT DOOR
Directed by Barrett Burgin Short, USA
34 Minutes
Two Mormon missionaries become concerned when someone they missionize goes missing. As they search for the answers, they find themselves plunged into a world of danger and deceit.
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THE PAPER ROSE
Directed by Nadia Fedchin Student, USA
10 Minutes
An awkward band teacher starts to date again after the death of his wife, but his teenage daughter strongly disapproves.
THE RAVENS
Directed by Jennifer Perrott Short, Australia
20 Minutes
When young Ruby's father returns unexpectedly from war, his volatile state makes it difficult for the family to reconnect. Ruby's anxieties are projected onto a pair of ravens, vigilantly defending their nearby nest, who become a catalyst for the troubled family's journey from crisis to healing.
THE RENOVATION
Directed by Brian O’Neill Short, USA
25 Minutes
Struggling to survive in difficult economic times, the owner of a rural restaurant must decide between selling her business back to the bank or reinvesting in an uncertain future.
THE SERVANTS
Directed by Flore Joubert Student, Australia
14 Minutes
After living their life as servants, two young siblings seek revenge on their controlling masters for the happiness that was stolen from them, but there’s another twist. Inspired by Jean Genet's play The Maids.
THE SWALLOW
Directed by Harry Baker Student, UK
16 Minutes
In this Cold War thriller set in 1960s Soho, London, a young woman at the centre of a honeytrap operation struggles to retain her freedom and integrity.
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THE WILDERNESS
Directed by Walker Higgins Student, USA
19 Minutes
After a fruitless robbery, two small-time crooks flee to a hideout cabin only to discover that it's already occupied.
THINE OWN SHALL REACH THE SHORE
Directed by Lindsay Calleran Short, USA
17 Minutes
A peek into the repetitive world of Steve, who has been managing a dinner theater for a long, long time. Now he may finally get his big break from the monotonous routine.
THIS IS NOT A LOVE SONG
Directed by Ursula Ellis Student, USA
11 Minutes
In this expressionistic coming-of-age film, two self-alienated teenage girls with a Wikipedia-based understanding of punk rock music attend their first live show with some unexpected and potentially long-lasting consequences.
TONIGHT AND EVERY NIGHT
Directed by Christina Eliopoulos Short, USA
20 Minutes
Yianni is the star and host of Tonight and Every Night, a talk show that plays in his own beautiful but fractured mind.
TWO BELLMEN TWO
Directed by Daniel Malakai Cabrera Short, USA
19 Minutes
Two Hollywood stunt men play hotel bellmen in this wildly entertaining adventure, and for the quintessence of American-style branding plugs, the characters also happen to work for the JW Marriott® Marquis® Hotel Dubai.
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UNCLEAN
Directed by Todd Bevan Short, USA
20 Minutes
A single woman becomes a little too friendly with her vacuum cleaner. Too bad it’s possessed by the Devil.
VISITORS
Directed by Alon Juwal Student, USA
16 Minutes
A broken and divided family struggles to survive after a group of uninvited visitors invades their farm.
WARD
Directed by Zack Williams Student, USA
29 Minutes
A freshman in college finds herself in a psychiatric unit as she learns to battle depression.
WASH UP
Directed by Andrew Frade Art House Feature, Canada
85 Minutes
Mason O'Brien is a failed first round NHL pick who returns to his childhood home during the hockey season. While hiding the true reason he is home, Mason is finally forced to confront the idea that his hockey playing days may be over.
WORKING OUT THE KINKS
Directed by William Alexander Runnels Webisode, USA
9 Minutes
Harlem naturalista Jada and her roommates get a new suburban, culturally naĂŻve, white roommate, and things in their lives begin to get quite tangled.
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YOU GOT A PROBLEM…
Directed by Charles Mandracchia Short, USA
8 Minutes
Uncle Louie and his Italian-American Paisanos solve a math problem that the Pizza Man is having with a bunch of punks from a Brooklyn neighborhood. You got a problem, no problem...just call Uncle Louie. He'll take care of it. No problem!
YOU’LL HAVE THE SKY: THE LIFE AND WORK OF ANNE MORROW LINDBERGH
Directed by Susan Wallner Short, USA
27 Minutes
This documentary brings one of the 20th century’s most beloved writers and aviation pioneers out from behind the shadow of her often controversial husband.
ZEN DOG
Directed by Rick Darge Art House Feature, USA
95 Minutes
Trapped by daily routine, a man experiences complete freedom by dreaming himself across the country in a psychedelic Volkswagen under the guiding words of philosopher Alan Watts. 47
Script Lineup TITLE
WRITER
SYNOPSIS
A Just Cause
Andrea Fiest Stein
A key political peacemaker in the Middle East is killed in a New York City subway bombing and his wife is drawn into the heart of the conflict when she’s chosen to represent the alleged terrorist who killed her husband.
Adult Children
Kathleen Sears
The calculated life of an ambitious businesswoman is turned upside down when she finds herself caring for her parents who both have dementia. Her brother offers little support, but a caring nursing home director helps her navigate the system and her frayed emotions.
Area 51
Camryn Kanew
This is the story of Zooey, a young girl with a talent for creating electronic music, a dream of becoming an EDM DJ, and a constant struggle of dealing with her alcoholic and one-hit wonder mother.
Board Games
Emanuel Nisan
A doctor strives to help his sickly grandfather remember his past.
Festival Tip: NHFF’s films are not yet in distribution and remain unrated. However, because we strive to be family and parent friendly, any parental warnings and 18+ age restrictions are included with our online ticket listings.
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TITLE
WRITER
SYNOPSIS
Broken Justice
Jocelyn Jones
Adopted under mysterious circumstances from a 1,000-year-old monastery in the mountains of Northern China, Faith Elliott never really identifies with her white, middle-class family. Instead she falls in love with Benne, who's enormous Korean family moves in next door.
Chosen
John Theobald
Johannes Brahms and Clara Schumann engage in a passionate affair while her husband—and his mentor—Robert Schumann is locked away in a mental hospital. The true story of a love triangle that changed the history of music.
Clemente
Ian Eugene Ryan Based on the true story of Puerto Rican major league baseball player Roberto Clemente, who paved the way for players of color when he batted Joseph Loizzi for the Pittsburgh Pirates in the early 1970s.
Comic Book Kings
Amanda Keener
Comic book creator Kevin and his creations influence each other in magical and entirely unexpected ways.
Final Draft
Keion Jackson
A down on his luck writer decides to commit suicide, but needs help with writing the perfect suicide note.
Fireflies
Amanda Keener
Carly, sixteen, overcomes survivor's guilt after encountering the five mysteries of a small town she visits during the summer.
Good Grief
Mia Tate
One woman's struggle through the ravages of grief after finding her mother dead.
Heart for Joy
John Charles Hunt
Young Gabe is about to learn the true meaning of Christmas after his mother Joy has a near-death experience while waiting for a heart transplant. Inspired by real events.
Hell Off Earth
David Pirinelli
Two regular guys find their space delivery gig upended by a terrifying outbreak of an alien virus. Little do they know that it's good, old-fashioned corporate greed they're fighting.
Highs and Lows
Otto Eckstein
The ups and downs of the unlikely friendship between a once gravely ill child and his professional football idol.
Holly, Blossom and Judy Zocchi Rose
A young priest must decide between his vows and bringing peace to his family.
Knight Riders
Otto Eckstein
The teenage son of a ruined French disco DJ goes on a journey of creative exploration and self-discovery with his best friend amidst the burgeoning French-dominated punk electro music scene during the summer of 2007.
Leave
Alysha Haran
An unexpected meeting between Sam and Elinor at the Lazy B Ranch before Sam's deployment to the Middle East yields a genuine friendship that challenges Elinor to face the realities of her life.
Legends of Destiny
Pamela Perry
When a gifted student in Mumbai questions the validity of planetary effects on mankind, his teacher relates an ancient legend of a prince who defied his court astrologer only to be cursed to live in a forest for eternity. Based on the novel Navagra Purana by V. S. Rao. 49
TITLE
WRITER
SYNOPSIS
Magic Research Society
Amanda Keener
After 12-year-old Ethan breaks his neighbor’s window, his punishment is listening to an elderly man, Jack, recount the time in his youth when he joined a magic society.
Michael Wants to Marry
Jen Bieser
A spoiled prima donna wants to marry for all the wrong reasons, but in order to receive the blessing from his partner’s family, who live in Germany, he needs to pass the exam at a traditional German housewife school.
No More Goodbyes
Rebekah R. Ganiere
When their foster mother dies, sixteen-year-old Deondre and his eight-yearold foster brother Logan, who suffers from PTSD, go on the run to keep from becoming separated.
Old Wounds
Tom Wardach
When his son becomes the victim of bullies, a father's dark past awakens his own need for retribution and strengthens his resolve to help his son.
Out Flying Past My Linda Falcao Bedtime
Two overprotective parents do everything they can to save their preteen daughter from the world’s dangers—never suspecting that in secret, she’s a risk-loving superhero.
Paradise Palms
Paul Haddad
By the late 1950s, social upheaval is in the air and the threat of Red Commies is stressing out the nation. Max Shapiro’s once-illustrious Paradise Palms Hotel in Hollywood has fallen into disrepair. Max’s four adult sons, struggling with their own demons, jockey to take over the resort’s operations while fighting off an aging starlet with possible mob ties who is hellbent on inheriting the hotel from Max.
Persuasion
Susan Hippen
At the end of her rope, an unemployed Buffalo bookkeeper joins a powerful, all-female philanthropic network to turn her life around and save her failing family. Instead, she makes a Faustian deal with a corrupt financial web that protects itself at all costs.
Pysanky
Phineas Fiske
When bumbling Soviet spies, trying to recover nuclear secrets hidden in an Easter egg, mistakenly kidnap a New York City seven-year old, it’s up to recently widowed NYPD Detective Ivan Ardan to rescue the boy and recover the egg—and to discover what he really wants out of life.
Riding Shotgun
Richard Kuntzevich
On the day he is fired, a traumatized white collar worker bonds with the empathic car service driver who was assigned to drive him home.
SAIRA
John Kontoyannis
Saira, a Jethwa/attobite hybrid alien, mysteriously appears in the middle of Hugo Crane's farm. She is, at first, considered sinister but her intention is to save humanity from alien beings known as the Vaar.
The Arena
Belinda Whitney
In the year 2068, gladiators fight to the death under a rigged power system.
The Death of Me!
Debra Jarvis
A Seattle public speaker and fundraiser for cancer research, in bitter competition with another fundraiser, lies and announces she is terminally ill in order to spike donations, setting off events she cannot control.
The Grappa
David Pirinelli
The coal mines took Rosalyn's husband from her. Now she and her children will do whatever it takes to survive in 1921 Alabama.
This Close
Marc Messenger 14-year-old Joshua is autistic and his mother, Lori, longs for a different reality. That reality exists beyond the reflection of a bedroom mirror, a world where Joshua is free of autism. 50
Script Reading Event The New Hope Film Festival Script Competition (aka NHFF Script) is all about discovering and assisting talented screenwriters who have a great story to tell. The road from writing a script to movie production is typically long and unpredictable, but a film festival like NHFF can oer advice, input, and encouragement as well as a network of people who can assist a script along its journey.
2017 marks the first year that NHFF Script works can be experienced in a live reading environment. The participating screenwriters will be at the reading to hear their own words read aloud and get feedback from both the audience and the Philadelphia and New Hope actors who have been invited to read.
This exciting new event is open to the public and takes place on Sunday, July 30 from 12 - 2:00 pm at New Hope Arts Center, 2 Stockton Avenue, New Hope. Tickets are available in advance and at the door.
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