San Diego Intl Film Festival

23RD ANNUAL

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CELEBRATING THE POWER OF FILM OFFICIAL PROGRAM

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Dear Friends and Filmmakers, Welcome to this year’s festival!

As we gather to "Celebrate the Power of Film," we find ourselves in a time of profound change in the industry. Technological innovation, new distribution models, and a global push for inclusivity are driving us toward a more diverse and immersive form of storytelling.

Independent filmmakers are the heartbeat of cinema, reminding us of the power of storytelling and the importance of diverse voices. In a world marked by wars, social unrest, and global challenges, these creators play a vital role in reflecting the complexities of our shared human experience.

Their resilience inspires us as they confront pressing social issues, using film as a medium for reflection and dialogue.

Film has a unique ability to bring communities together, fostering empathy and understanding by allowing us to see the world from different perspectives. Independent filmmakers illuminate stories that cross boundaries, building connections among diverse audiences and proving that film can be a powerful catalyst for change.

Over the next five days, we invite you to immerse yourself in some of the best filmmaking the world has to offer. Together, let’s celebrate the remarkable work of these talented artists and the stories they share.

Warm regards,

Tonya Mantooth CEO & Artistic Director San Diego International Film Festival

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A special thank you to our

PATRON CIRCLE CHAIRMAN’S CIRCLE Sharon Rose

A-LIST CIRCLE Silvija Devine Brian Devine Jan Hunter Dick Hunter

Ludvina Nevarez Sonny Nevarez Lynne Wheeler Dr. Stephen Wheeler

PRODUCER CIRCLE Dennis Doucette Margot Doucette Arlene Esgate Molly Fredrickson Dennis Fredrickson Cheryl Gould Patti Judd

Stephen Kurzyniec Kevin Leap Heather O’Shea David Marchesani Elsa Mickelsen Stephen Mickelsen Barbara Milstein

Dr. Howard Milstein Cecilia Peck Valerie Quick Bob Salt David Winkler Sherry Winkler

DIRECTOR CIRCLE Sophia Alsadek Laura Applegate Cindy Blumkin John Cashman Ron Clapman Cynthia Delaney Dan Delorey

Bill Delorey Margaret Dudas Rick Hall Ann Hill Sara Isgur Robert Kenyon Paul Kim

Vivian Nicols Angelica Palmerin Mikki Nooney Heather Salter Jennifer Thomas

Play a leading role in bringing independent film to San Diego and help us as we provide opportunities in our community to build empathy and connection. SCAN THE QR CODE TO LEARN ABOUT THE PATRON CIRCLE

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FESTIVAL TEAM TONYA MANTOOTH

GINA MANCINI

CEO & Artistic Director, Co-Founder

STEPHANIE INSCOE

Festival Director

SHEILA FOX

Marketing Strategist and Partnerships

Director of Marketing

ROBYN SPENCER

Strategic Partnerships

HEATHER MCMULLIN Programming and Festival Coordinator

RACHEL CHAPMAN Director of Volunteers

NICOLE NORIAN

Events Coordinator

ALEX INSCOE

Logistics Coordinator

SUSAN CLAUSEN

Public Relations

TIFFANY MELONE Sponsorships

KAREN COUTTS

Grants Writer

Special Thanks INDIGO POST Post Production

DIMITRY MORGAN Consultant

DAVID MARTIN Technical Assistance

MEI-LING DOWNEY Voice Talent

AMBASSADORS EXECUTIVE

Rueben Chato

Ferdy Hossain

Sonny Nevarez, Jr

COMMITTEE

David DaCosta

Sara Isgur

Angelica Palmerin

Liese Cornwell

Cynthia Delaney

Robert Kenyon

Maria Rossing

Sonny Nevarez, Jr

Bill Delorey

Stephen Kurzyniec

Kat Ryan Heather Salter

Bethany Dyson

Gina Landau

Sophia Alsadek

Brad Dyson

Sandra Maas

Diane Seaberg

Laura Applegate

Jeanne Ferris

Stephanie Maestrone

Glenn Smith

Eve Benton

Dennis Fredrickson

Julianna Mansfield

Cyndi Stetson

Malcolm Bund

Molly Fredrickson

David Marchesani

Jill Moore Sugar

Cindy Blumkin

Rick Hall

Lisa Matich

Ruth-Ann Thorne

Eliza Bodea Friedman

Cindy Hatt

Elsa Mickelsen

Marilyn Tracey

Laryssa Hauswald

Stephen Mickelsen

Sherry Winkler

Rhonda Hebert

Ludvina Nevarez

Gigi Brentwood

SAN DIEGO FILM FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS NAILA CHOWDHURY Board Chair

LUDVINA NEVAREZ Secretary

KRISTIAN FORSTER Vice President

PAUL KIM Treasurer

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SCOTT MANTZ Board Member STEPHEN WHEELER Board Member

CECILIA PECK Board Member

CONTENTS Note from CEO/Artistic Director............................2 Patrons.....................................................................4 Thank you to our Sponsors.................................... 7 Host, Board of Directors.......................................12 FOCUS on Impact Education Program.............. 17 Lounge & Parties...................................................36 THE FILMS Event Schedule.....................................................19 Gala Premieres..................................................... 21 Women's Film Series............................................. 37 Features.................................................................43 Documentary........................................................ 57 Shorts Tracks.......................................................... 61 Film Index..............................................................76

Festival Sponsors

Event Schedule

Gala Films

Women's Film Series

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Festival Host

SCOTT MANTZ Film Critic for KTLA, Journalist, San Diego Film Foundation Board Member

Recipient of the ICG Publicists Guild Press Award (honoring outstanding entertainment journalism), and a member of the Producers Guild of America and the Critic’s Choice Association, Scott “Movie” Mantz is a longtime host, correspondent, film critic and Emmy-nominated producer, whose credits include Access Hollywood, Entertainment Tonight, The TODAY Show and CNN. Mantz is an in-demand moderator of panels, press conferences and FYC guild Q&As for many Oscar-winning movies, and he is currently the film critic for KTLA-TV in Los Angeles.

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FOCUS ON IMPACT EDUCATION PROGRAM Through the power of Arts Education, San Diego County high school and community college teachers are given the tools to explore social impact topics such as environmental sustainability, animal extinction, food scarcity, cultural identity, climate change, ocean pollution, LGBTQAI+ acceptance, immigration, diversity, and inclusion and many more.

FILM LIBRARY

STUDENT ART COMPETITION & EXHIBIT

Unlimited Access to Perspectives on Social Impact Topics

The Power of Film Portrayed by Art Students

In the Fall of 2024, we will launch the NEW FOCUS on Impact Film Library. This will give high school and college teachers unlimited access to social issue short films appropriate for their students so they can schedule them throughout the school year when it is most convenient and timely for them.

While film is the art of cinematic storytelling, art students are being challenged to storytelling through artwork.

The FOCUS on Impact Student Art Competition & Exhibit will challenge students to create artwork designed to raise awareness of social issues.

THANKS TO OUR EDUCATIONAL SPONSORS

Festival Education Partner

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INTRODUCING THE 10 FINALISTS & WINNER of the San Diego Film Foundation FOCUS on Impact Student Art Competition

EFFORT 11th GRADER

WHERE IS MY HOME? 7th GRADER

ANALOGOUS (Body Dysmorphia) 8th GRADER

BORDERLAND 8th GRADER

RENEW YOU 9th GRADER

A MOCKERY OF OUR PEOPLE 9th GRADER

TURTLE TROUBLE 7th GRADER

BARTOLITO-WHAT AUTISM MIGHT BE LIKE

STILL HUMAN 6th GRADER

REUSE MORE, CONSUME LESS 9th GRADER

9th GRADER

The power of film is brought to life by middle and high school art students who were challenged to tell stories through their artwork. This program demonstrates the innovative and analytical abilities of students who have pursued visual arts education while raising awareness of social issues aligned with the Film Festival’s Focus on Impact Education program.

Submitted works were evaluated by SDSCPA educators and the SDiFF Leadership Team and ten finalists were chosen based on the following criteria: 1: Level of connection to Exhibit Focus 2: Level of craft demonstrated 3: Level of creativity demonstrated

Congratulations to winner JAS SOTO

LOOK FOR THE STUDENT ART EXHIBIT AT THE FESTIVAL OCT 16 - 20.

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SCHEDULE OF S

All dates, times and appearances and events subject to change.

OPENING NIGHT FILM PREMIERE AND RECEPTION / 'CONCLAVE' MUSEUM OF PHOTOGRAPHIC ARTS, BALBOA PARK WEDNESDAY 10/16 | 5:30PM

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NIGHT OF THE STARS TRIBUTE THE CONRAD PREBYS PERFORMING ARTS CENTER THURSDAY, OCT. 17 | 5:30PM

SCREENINGS & EVENTS

FRIDAY NIGHT PARTY WITH A PURPOSE ROOM&BOARD / WESTFIELD UTC FRIDAY, OCT 18 | 8:30PM

CULINARY CINEMA / 'FORKED' CAPITAL ONE CAFE & AMC UTC 14 @ WESTFIELD UTC SUDAY, OCT 22 | 9:30AM & 10:30AM CELEBRATING THE POWER OF FILM

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OPENING NIGHT | OCT. 16

VIP ONLY*

OPENING NIGHT & FILM RECEPTION WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16 • 5:30 PM MUSEUM OF PHOTOGRAPHIC ARTS, BALBOA PARK The 21st Annual San Diego International Film Festival kicks off with film lovers, filmmakers, arts patrons, elected officials, executives and professionals gathering to celebrate film at the Museum of Photographic Arts in Balboa Park. Guests will enjoy a Pre-screening Cocktail Party followed by a Studio Film Premiere.

5:30 PRE-RECEPTION 6:30 SCREENING OF THE CONCLAVE POST RECEPTION AFTER SCREENING *VIP’s & Patrons only THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS

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GALA PREMIERE | OCT. 16

GALA PREMIERE

CONCLAVE THRILLER/FEATURE | UNITED KINGDOM AND UNITED STATES | 2 HR

CONCLAVE follows one of the world’s most secretive and ancient events – selecting the new Pope. Cardinal Lawrence (Ralph Fiennes) is tasked with running this covert process after the unexpected death of the beloved Pope. Once the Catholic Church’s most powerful leaders have gathered from around the world and are locked together in the Vatican halls, Lawrence uncovers a trail of deep secrets left in the dead Pope’s wake, secrets which could shake the foundations of the Church.

DIRECTOR: Edward Berger SCREENWRITERS: Peter Straughan, based on the book by Robert Harris CAST: Ralph Fiennes, Stanley Tucci, John Lithgow, Lucian Msamati, Brían F. O’Byrne, Carlos Diehz, Merab Ninidze, Thomas Loibl with Sergio Castellitto and Isabella Rossellini

All dates, times and appearances subject to change.

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GALA PREMIERE | OCT. 17

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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17 • 5:00 PM AMC UTC 14 @ Westfield UTC DOCUMENTARY | USA | 1HR 30MIN

A Black family in North Carolina has been harassed for decades by land developers attempting to take their waterfront property.

DIRECTOR(S): RAOUL PECK PRODUCER(S): BLAIR FOSTER, RÉMI GRELLETY, HÉBERT PECK, RAOUL PECK SCREENWRITER(S):RAOUL PECK

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All dates, times and appearances subject to change.

GALA PREMIERE | OCT. 17

GALA PREMIERE

SEPTEMBER 5 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18 • 6:30 PM AMC UTC 14 @ Westfield UTC | Theaters 7, 8, 10 CENTERPIECE SCREENING | HISTORICAL DRAMA | USA | 1HR 31 MIN SEPTEMBER 5 unveils the decisive moment that forever changed media coverage and continues to impact live news today. Set during the 1972 Munich Summer Olympics, the film follows an American Sports broadcasting team that quickly adapted from sports reporting to live coverage of the Israeli athletes taken hostage. Through this lens, SEPTEMBER 5 provides a fresh perspective on the live broadcast seen globally by an estimated one billion people at the time.

At the heart of the story is Geoff, a young and ambitious producer striving to prove himself to his boss, the legendary TV executive Roone Arledge. Together with German interpreter Marianne and his mentor Marvin Bader, Geoff unexpectedly takes the helm of the live coverage. As narratives shift, time ticks away, and conflicting rumors spread, with the hostages' lives hanging in the balance, Geoff grapples with tough decisions while confronting his own moral compass DIRECTOR: Tim Fehlbaum PRODUCER(S): Philipp Trauer, Thomas Wöbke, Tim Fehlbaum, Sean Penn, John Ira Palmer, John Wildermuth CAST: Peter Sarsgaard, John Magaro, Ben Chaplin and Leonie Benesch All dates, times and appearances subject to change.

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GALA PREMIERE| OCT. 19

GALA PREMIERE

NIGHTBITCH SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19 • 7:30 PM AMC UTC 14 @ Westfield UTC | Theaters 7, 8, 10 CALIFORNIA PREMIERE | USA | 2HRS

A woman (Amy Adams) pauses her career to be a stay-at-home mom, but soon her new domesticity takes a surreal turn.

DIRECTOR/WRITER: Marielle Heller PRODUCER(S): Anne Carey, p.g.a., Marielle Heller, p.g.a., Sue Naegle, p.g.a., Christina Oh, Amy Adams, Stacy O’Neil CAST: Amy Adams, Scoot McNairy, Arleigh Patrick Snowden, Emmett James Snowden, Zoë Chao, Mary Holland, Archana Rajan, Jessica Harper

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GALA PREMIERE| OCT. 20

CLOSING NIGHT FILM

EMILIA PEREZ SUNDAY, OCTOBER 20 7:00 PM AMC UTC 14 @ Westfield UTC | Theaters 7, 8, 10 CLOSING NIGHT FILM | MUSICAL/DRAMA | FRANCE | 2HR 10 From renegade auteur Jacques Audiard comes Emilia Pérez, an audacious fever dream that defies genres and expectations. Through liberating song and dance and bold visuals, this odyssey follows the journey of four remarkable women in Mexico, each pursuing their own happiness. The fearsome cartel leader Emilia (Karla Sofía Gascón) enlists Rita (Zoe Saldaña), an unappreciated lawyer stuck in a dead-end job, to help fake her death so that Emilia can finally live authentically as her true self. Written and directed by Audiard (Rust and Bone, A Prophet), the double Canneswinning film also stars Selena Gomez, Adriana Paz, and Edgar Ramírez.

DIRECTOR/SCREENWRITER: Jacques Audiard PRODUCER(S): Pauline Lamy (Executive Producer) Pascal Caucheteux, Jacques Audiard, Valérie Schermann, Anthony Vaccarello CAST: Karla Sofía Gascón, Zoe Saldaña, Selena Gómez, Adriana Paz and Edgar Ramíreze All dates, times and appearances subject to change.

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CULINARY CINEMA | OCT. 20

SCREENING AND FOOD

CULINARY CINEMA Sponsored by Jamul Casino

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 20 • 9:30 AM & 10:30 AM AMC UTC 14 @ Westfield UTC Culinary Cinema is the perfect recipe for Sunday fun and a dream come true for foodies! The ingredients begin with a cuisine-themed movie. Afterwards everyone adjourns to enjoy dishes inspired by renowned San Diego Chefs. Add some nice wines and good conversation and you have a perfect Sunday afternoon!

9:30 AM SCREENING & TASTING #1 9:30 - 10:30 AM - Pre-Reception @ Capital One Cafe 10:30AM - Culinary Cinema Screening 12:00 - 1:00PM - Chef Tastings and Open Bar

10:30 AM SCREENING & TASTING #2 10:30 - 11:30 AM - Pre-Reception @ Capital One Cafe 11:30AM - Culinary Cinema Screening 1:00 - 2:00PM - Chef Tastings and Open Bar

Culinary Cinema Host Shawn Styles

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All dates, times and appearances subject to change.

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SAN DIEGO PREMIERE

SUSAN FENIGER, FORKED SUNDAY, OCTOBER 20 AMC UTC 14 @ Westfield UTC | Theaters 5, 7, 8, 10 DOCUMENTARY | USA | 1HR 19MIN A culinary disaster film following award-winning celebrity chef Susan Feniger on her first solo restaurant and her passionate struggle to bring global street food under one roof in the form of a new LA restaurant: STREET. Shot by her longtime filmmaker partner in Vietnam, Shanghai and Los Angeles, featuring appearances by Wolfgang Puck, Bobby Flay and Mary Sue Milliken, it’s a personal story of starting over and about not IF one fails… but HOW.

DIRECTOR/ SCREENWRITER: Liz Lachman PRODUCER(S): Lisa Donmall-Reeve & Liz Lachman CAST: Susan Feniger, Mary Sue Milliken, Wolfgang Puck, Bobby Flay, Kajsa Alger, Barbara Fairchild

All dates, times and appearances subject to change.

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OCTOBER 17, 2024 JOIN US FOR AN UNFORGETTABLE EVENING OF INSPIRATION AND RECOGNITION! Step into a night of elegance and celebration as we pay tribute to the imagination, passion, and vision that drive today’s cinematic masterpieces.

It is our distinct privilege to honor the outstanding contributions of the most accomplished and influential artists in the industry with prestigious awards.

This year’s celebration will spotlight the extraordinary talents of Penelope Ann Miller, Alessandro Nivola, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Lhapka Sherpa and Amanda Righetti who will be presented with the Humanitarian Award.

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ENHANCE YOUR FES FESTIVAL LOUNGE TAKE IT UP A NOTCH

Enjoy access to all panels with filmmakers and industry influencers while enjoying complimentary drinks froim the Fest Bar and tasty bites. It’s the perfect place to relax, connect with fellow festival-goers and spark lively conversations between screenings and events. Don’t miss out on the fun and inspiration waiting for you!

Panels

Actors Roundtable: Stories from the Set and Beyond Friday, 2:30pm - 3:15pm The Future of Film and Entertainment: Industry Insights Friday, 5:30pm - 6:15pm Women in Film: Breaking Barriers and Shaping the Industry Saturday, 1:30pm - 2:15pm The “Reel” Influencer Revolution Saturday, 5:30 pm - 6:15 pm

Filmmaker Happy Hour Friday – Sunday, 3:30pm - 5:30pm

This offers attendees a chance to connect with talented filmmakers in a fthe Fest Lounge.

Enjoy complimentary beverages, bites and live music while engaging in lively conversations about their creative processes, upcoming projects, and the art of storytelling.

Don’t miss this unique opportunity to mingle with the visionaries behind the films you love!

STIVAL EXPERIENCE! GET READY TO PARTY! COME FOR THE FILM, STAY FOR THE FUN

NIGHT OF THE STARS TRIBUTE

PARTY WITH A PURPOSE

CULINARY CINEMA

Night of the Stars Tribute

The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center Downtown La Jolla | Thursday, October 17th, 2024 The Festival honors some of the film industry’s most accomplished actors, directors and filmmakers.

Each year we are proud to present the Gregory Peck Award of Excellence in Cinema with the support of the Peck family. Rising stars, auteurs, and visionaries are also recognized and celebrated.

—Included with VIP Pass. Individual tickets available for purchase—

Party with a Purpose

Room&Board | Westfield UTC | Friday, Oct. 18, 8:30 - 10:30 PM The San Diego International Film Festival’s Friday Night Party with a Purpose is a fun-fundraiser for the FOCUS on Impact Education Program designed to provide film, curriculum and conversation on important social impact topics to San Diego High School students.

Plan on lots of fun including music, food, beverages, activities and more!

—Included with VIP & FEST Pass. Individual tickets available for purchase—

Culinary Cinema

Capital One Cafe & AMC UTC 14 | Sunday, Oct. 20 | 9:30AM & 10:30AM Culinary Cinema is the perfect recipe for Sunday fun and a dream come true for foodies!

The ingredients begin with a cuisine-themed movie. Afterwards everyone adjourns to enjoy dishes inspired by renowned San Diego Chefs. Add some nice wines and good conversation and you have a perfect Sunday afternoon!

—Included with VIP Pass. Individual tickets available for purchase—

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Explore the impact of women in film with a dynamic group of industry trailblazers. This panel will discuss overcoming challenges in a male-dominated field. The evolving role of women in filmmaking and how women are shaping the future of film. Join us for an insightful discussion celebrating women’s contributions and future prospects in the industry.

All dates, times and appearances subject to change.

Sandra Maas Moderator

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FEATURES We are proud to premiere and showcase a line-up of narrative features from across the globe. Rich complex storytelling from new and established filmmakers will provide a transformative film experience filled with creativity and new perspectives.

NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE INTERNATIONAL, DRAMA Japan / 2hrs THURS. OCT. 17 - 12:30 PM FRI. OCT. 18 - 1:30 PM Amalock, Japan’s greatest Lock Gate, protecting the CUERVO THEATER: from town of Amagasaki flood damage. Despite LIVE SCREENINGS being the greatest in Japan, nobody knows about it. It resembles a clumsy father trying to protect his family.

This film marks the 30th anniversary of the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake by relating the story of a family rising out of a difficult situation.

Director: Kazuhiro NAKAMURA Producer(s): Keisuke KONISHI (Executive Producer), Asuka SYUTOU (Executive Producer), Masayasu ATSUMI (Executive Producer), Keiko TSUJII (Producer), Masashi IWASAKI (Producer), Mika TANAKA (Associate Producer), Miki ARAI (Associate Producer), Yoshiaki MURAKAMI (Associate Producer), Tetsuya OSHIRO (Associate Producer) Screenwriter: Nobuko NISHII Cast: Noriko EGUCHI, Ayami NAKAJYO, Tsurube SHOFUKUTEI, Satoru MATSUO, Yuri NAKAMURA

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FEATURES

All screenings: AMC UTC 14

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CUERVO THEATER: LIVECALIFORNIA SCREENINGS PREMIERE

BOB TREVINO CUERVO THEATER:LIKES IT LIVESAN SCREENINGS DIEGO PREMIERE

DRIVE BACK HOME

CUERVO THEATER: LIVE SCREENINGS UNITED STATES PREMIERE

DRAMA, DARK COMEDY

DRAMA, COMEDY

DRAMA, COMEDY, LGBTQIA+

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USA / 1hr 42 minutes

Canada / 1hr 40 minutes

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FRI. OCT. 18 - 10:45 AM

SUN. OCT. 20 - 4:00 PM

SUN. OCT. 20 - 3:45 PM

SAT. OCT. 19 - 11:30 AM

Tim Blake Nelson stars as 'Bang Bang' Rozyski, an CUERVO retired THEATER: eccentric pugilist obsessed with rectifying the LIVE SCREENINGS sins of his past.

Lily Trevino longs for a familial connection, having CUERVO THEATER:by her been abandoned mother as a child and then LIVE SCREENINGS suddenly by her father in her twenties. Bob Trevino works long hours to support his wife Jeanie’s scrapbooking habit.

Having survived hardships as a couple, Bob ignores his own feelings and need for friendship, meaning, and connection. That is, until he gets an unexpected Facebook message from a stranger. Inspired by the true friendship that writer/director Tracie Laymon found with a stranger when looking for her father online.

In the winter of 1970, a cantankerous, small town CUERVOfrom THEATER: plumber rural New Brunswick, must drive his LIVE SCREENINGS beat-up work truck 1000 miles to Toronto to get his estranged, gay brother out of jail after being arrested for having sex in a public park. The two men are then forced to drive back home together at the behest of their hard-nosed mother before they kill each other.

Inspired by a true story.

Director: Vincent Grashaw Producer(s): Ran Namerode, Angelia Adzic, Cole Payne, Vincent Grashaw, Will Janowitz Screenwriter: Will Janowitz Cast: Tim Blake Nelson (Old Henry / O' Brother Where Art Thou), Glenn Plummer (Menace II Society), Kevin Corrigan (The Departed), Andrew Liner (Vampire Academy), Nina Arianda (Being the Ricardos), Erica Gimpel (God Friended Me)

Director: Tracie Laymon Producer(s): Tracie Laymon, Sean Mullin, Edgar Rosa, Felipe Dieppa Screenwriter: Tracie Laymon Cast: Barbie Ferreira (EUPHORIA), John Leguizamo (THE GREEN VEIL), French Stewart (3RD ROCK FROM THE SUN), Lauren "Lolo" Spencer (GIVE ME LIBERTY), Rachel Bay Jones (YOUNG SHELDON)

Director: Michael Clowater Producer(s): Brian Mason, William Woods, Maddy Fallez Screenwriter: Michael Clowater Cast: Alan Cumming, Charlie Creed-Miles

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EVERGREEN$ (SAPIN$)

CUERVO THEATER: LIVEWEST SCREENINGS COAST PREMIERE

IFCUERVO YOU SEE SOMETHING THEATER:

JAZZY

LIVE SCREENINGS WEST COAST PREMIERE

CUERVO THEATER: LIVE SCREENINGS SAN DIEGO PREMIERE

COMEDY

DRAMA, ROMANCE

DRAMA, FEATURE

Canada / 1hr 51min

USA, Jordan / 1hr 38 min

USA / 1hr 23 min

THURSDAY, OCT. 17

SATURDAY, OCT. 19

SAT. OCT. 19 - 2:30 PM

3:15 PM

12:45 PM

SUN. OCT. 20 - 11:00 AM

21 year-old Rémi leaves his small town in Quebec for the CUERVO first time to THEATER: go sell Christmas trees New York City in LIVEin SCREENINGS order to pay off a debt that threatens his future. Dumped in the heart of the Bronx, he meets Laura, a deadpan French activist, who will be his colleague for the next month.

Together they will meet the vibrant community around their street corner and learn to survive the absurd trials of Christmas tree sales.

In the bliss of a new love, Ali and Katie start to build their life together in New York City, he as an Iraqi immigrant seeking political asylum and she, an ambitious American woman. When a crisis strikes back in Baghdad in the midst of his asylum process, they are forced to navigate its impact on their relationship... and the secrets they have been keeping.

Navigating trust and shame; rejection and acceptance; and how best to love one another, Katie and Ali face an existential question: is it worth crossing borders, both national and personal, to save what they have?

In the follow up to her award-winning film THE CUERVO THEATER: UNKNOWN COUNTRY, filmmaker Morrisa Maltz LIVE SCREENINGS captures the joys and heartbreaks of childhood friendship as young Jazzy (Jasmine Bearkiller Shangreaux) navigates the challenges of growing up with her peers in South Dakota.

Director: Stéphane Moukarzel Producer(s): Ziad Touma Screenwriter: Germain Larochelle & Stéphane Moukarzel Cast: Étienne Galloy (Prank); Diane Rouxel (Marche ou Crève)

Director: Oday Rasheed Producer(s): Jess Jacobs, Stephanie Roush, Brian Newman, Frank Hall Green, Caitlin Zvoleff, Andre Basso, Joseph Stephans Cast:Adam Bakri (Omar, Ali and Nino, Official Secrets), Jess Jacobs (Butterfly Caught, Choices, Long Weekend), Nasser Faris (The Looming Tower), Reed Birney (The Menu, Mass, Tony Award-winner for Broadway’s The Humans)

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Director: Morrisa Maltz Producer(s): Morrisa Maltz, Lainey Bearkiller Shangreaux, Miranda Bailey, Elliot Whitton, John Way, Natalie Whalen, Vanara Taing, Tommy Heitkamp EPS Lily Gladstone, Mark Duplass, Jay Duplass, Mel Eslyn, Bill Way, Jason Beck Screenwriter: Morrisa Maltz, Vanara Taing, Lainey Bearkiller Shangreaux, Andrew Hajek Cast: Jasmine Bearkiller Shangreaux, (The Unknown Country), Syriah Fool Head Means, Lily Gladstone (Killers of The Flower Moon, The Unknown Country, Fancy Dance, Certain Women) Raymond Lee (Top Gun, The Unknown Country, Quantum Leap) Richard Ray Whitman (Rez Dogs, The Unknown Country, Winter in The Blood)

LOST ON A MOUNTAIN IN MAINE

MOTHER VALLEY SO.CALIFORNIA PREMIERE

MR BLAKE AT YOUR SERVICE !

CUERVO THEATER: LIVE SCREENINGS

CALIFORNIA PREMIERE

DRAMA

SO.CALIFORNIA PREMIERE

DRAMA, ADVENTURE USA / 1hr 38 min

France, Lebanon / 1hr 23 min

DRAMA, COMEDY USA / 1hr 38 min

FRI. OCT. 18 - 3:15 PM

SATURDAY, OCT. 19

THURS. OCT. 17 - 69:15 PM

SAT. OCT. 19 - 4:45 PM

3:15 PM

SUN. OCT. 20 - 1:00 AM

Lebanon, 1958. While a civil war rages, pitting Christians CUERVO THEATER: against Muslims in coastal towns, a young mother and LIVE SCREENINGS model wife, Layla, spends the summer with her family in a remote village in the Christian mountains. It’s wedding season but her two younger sisters, Eva and Nada, have no desire to follow in Layla’s footsteps by accepting an arranged marriage organized by their father, a broke feudal aristocrat. This summer, an encounter with a French guy and his mother opens Layla’s eyes on her condition as a woman living in a patriarchal society, where female fates are decided by men – fathers, husbands, and even sons.

For the first time ever, Layla suddenly stifles.

Based on Gilles Legardinier’s bestseller ‘Complétement CUERVO THEATER: Cramé !’ When Mr. Blake turns at the Domaine de LIVEup SCREENINGS Beauvillier estate, everyone – the manor itself, along with its owner and staff – are all just as badly off as he is! But unlike Mr. Blake, who has come to this familiar abode merely to collect his thoughts, the other protagonists are in the throes of tackling their respective personal problems.

The arrival of this very British guest acts as a trigger, spurring them back to life, “taming” them and prompting them to start working together to restore the manor’s former beauty and revive their individual quests. The result will be a new lease of life for the Beauvillier estate and each and every one of them living on it.

Director: Carlos Chahine

Director: Gilles Legardinier

Producer(s): Hannah Taïeb, Chantal Fischer, Sabine Sidawi Screenwriter: Carlos Chahine Cast: Marilyne Naaman, Nathalie Baye, Antoine Merheb Harb, Pierre Rochefort Southern California Premiere

Producer(s): Christel Henon Screenwriter: Gilles Legardinier Cast: John Malkovich, Fanny Ardant, Emilie Dequenne

Based on the book by the same name, the film CUERVO THEATER: tells the inspiring story of a 12-year-old boy, LIVE SCREENINGS who, separated from his family by a fast moving storm, must fight to stay alive during his nine-day adventure lost in the backwoods of Maine.

Director: Andrew Boodhoo Kightlinger Producer(s): Braden Aftergood | Dick Boyce | Ryan B Cook | Heather Grehan | Sylvester Stallone Screenwriter: Luke Paradise Cast: Caitlin FitzGerald (The Trial of the Chicago 7), Paul Sparks (House of Cards), Ethan Slater (Wicked (II)), Luke David Blumm ( The King of Staten Island) California Premiere

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SEEN

CUERVO THEATER: LIVE SCREENINGS WORLD PREMIERE

SUGAR AND STARS

CUERVO THEATER: LIVE SO.SCREENINGS CALIFORNIA PREMIERE

THE BLACK SEA

CUERVO THEATER: LIVESAN SCREENINGS DIEGO PREMIERE

THRILLER, HORROR, ROMANCE

INTERNATIONAL, DRAMA, BIOPIC

FAETURE/COMEDY

New Zealand / 1hr 23 min

France / 1hr 50 min

USA, Bulgaria / 96 min

FRI. OCT. 18 - 2:00PM

THURS. OCT. 17 - 1:00 PM

SAT. OCT. 19 - 10:30AM

SAT. OCT. 19 - 4:30 PM

SAT. OCT. 19 - 12:30 PM

SUN. OCT. 20 - 4:30 PM

A socially awkward outcast becomes obsessed with THEATER: aCUERVO girl he meets online. As their deepens, LIVEconnection SCREENINGS he falls into a dangerous spiral of unintended consequences.

Based on true story of Yazid Ichemrahen and his CUERVO THEATER: biographical book ‘Rêve d’un étoilé’, on how LIVE enfant SCREENINGS patisserie saved his life.

Ever since he was a little boy, Yazid has dreamed of becoming a pastry chef. Moved from one foster home to another, nothing predestined him for such a career. Yazid’s indomitable determination and resourcefulness have proven priceless in helping him succeed in the elitist arena of patisserie. Working for the world’s top chefs from Paris to Monaco, he strives to become the best and to fulfill his dream of winning the international pastry championship.

Inspired by Derrick B. Harden’s travels to Bulgaria, The Black Sea is the transformative journey of a man who finds unexpected connections in a small coastal Eastern European town even as he finds himself to be the only black person around.

Director: Logan Marshall Producer(s): Huai Hsuan Huang, Logan Marshall Screenwriter: Logan Marshall Cast: Richard Crouchley (A Mistake, Evil Dead Rise), Mirabai Pease (Evil Dead Rise), Lydia Peckham (Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, Nuremberg, Cowboy Bebop), Joel Tobeck (Eagle vs Shark, Sweet Tooth), Miriama Smith (Ka Whawhai Tonu, Harrow)

Director: Sébastien Tulard Producer(s): Laurence Lascary Screenwriter: Cédric Ido Cast: Riadh Belaïche, Loubna Abidar, Dycosh, Pascal Légitimus

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Director: Crystal Moselle, Derrick B. Harden Producer(s): Izabella Tzenkova, Crystal Moselle Cast: Derrick B. Harden, Irmena Chichikova, Samuel Finzi, Stoyo Mirkov

THE COLLABORATOR

CUERVO THEATER: LIVE SCREENINGS WORLD PREMIERE

THE MARIANA TRENCH

THE STRANGERS' CASE

WEST COAST PREMIERE

SO. CALIFORNIA PREMIERE

DRAMA, SOCIAL ISSUE USA, India, Republic of Georgia, UK / 2hr 4 min

INTERNATIONAL, DARK, COMEDY

DRAMA

Luxembourg / 1hr 22 min

Jordan / 1hr 43 min

FRI. OCT. 18 - 7:00PM

THURS. OCT. 17 - 1:45 PM

THURS. OCT. 17 - 4:00 PM

SUN. OCT. 20 - 4:15 PM

FRI. OCT. 18 - 12:45 PM

SUN. OCT. 20 - 1:45 PM

As war rages in a border conflict zone, a young CUERVO man from THEATER: a nearby village isLIVE recruited by an army SCREENINGS officer to perform a grim task, to go into the valley where militants have been killed and retrieve their weapons and ID cards.

Since her little brother Tim drowned in Trieste, Paula CUERVO THEATER: has lost the will to live. When she old Helmut, LIVEencounters SCREENINGS a widower who wants to drive the ashes of his late wife to South Tyrol, she sees a way out – to go to Trieste and take her own life on Tim’s birthday. But during the journey, an unexpected friendship develops with Helmut – and her lust for life is reborn.

Tragedy strikes a Syrian family in Aleppo, starting CUERVO THEATER:of events a chain reaction involving five different LIVE SCREENINGS families in four different countries.

irector: Travis Hodgkins Producer(s): Rashaana Shah, Cristy Coors Beasley Screenwriter: Travis Hodgkins Cast: Rudi Dharmalingam (Role Play, The Lazarus Project); Nitin Ganatra (3 Body Problem, Eastenders); Nikhil Singh Rai; Meera Ganatra (Blinded By The Light); Anastasia Jairath

Director: Eileen Byrne

Director: Brandt Andersen Producer(s): Ossama Bawardi, Brandt Andersen, Ryan Busse, Charlie Endean Screenwriter: Brandt Andersen Cast: Yasmine Al Massri, Yahya Mahayni, Omar Sy, Ziad Bakri, Constantine Markoulakis, Jason Beghe

Producer(s): Bernard Michaux Screenwriter: Eileen Byrne, based on the eponym novel by Jasmin Schreiber Cast: Luna Wedler, Edgar Selge, William Vonnemann, Martin Maria Abram

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THE UNINVITED

WAY HOME

WE WERE DANGEROUS

WEST COAST PREMIERE

NORTH AMERICA PREMIERE

WEST COAST PREMIERE

DRAMA,COMEDY, FAMILY

INTERNATIONAL, DRAMA

DRAMA, LGBTQIA+

USA / 97 min

Denmark / 1hr 39 min

New Zealand / 1hr 22 min

THURS. OCT. 17 - 5:30 PM

SAT. OCT. 19 - 7:00 PM

FRI. OCT. 18 - 7:30 PM

FRI. OCT. 18 - 4:00 PM

SUN. OCT. 20 - 2:00PM

SUN. OCT. 20 - 6:30 PM

The Uninvited is a story about the passing of time, love, regret CUERVO and aging.THEATER: This comedic drama centers on Rose, a LIVE SCREENINGS former actress now living as a stay-at-home mom, who faces a night of chaos when an elderly woman named Helen arrives at her home, claiming it as her own. This unexpected encounter, along with the presence of other complicated characters from her past and present, forces Rose to confront her insecurities and reflect on her journey as a woman.

The film humorously critiques Hollywood's beauty standards while celebrating the complexities of womanhood and explores the themes of motherhood, and selfdiscovery in Los Angeles.

How far are you willing to go to save the people you CUERVO love? ThisTHEATER: is the question Christian (Nikolaj Lie Kaas) LIVE SCREENINGS is forced to answer when he is smuggled into Syria in a desperate search for his son Adam. It's a deadly and soul-searching journey into a brutal, wartorn country. Gradually, Christian realises that he must be willing to sacrifice everything he believes in to be reunited with his son.

Way Home is a powerful and gripping drama about powerlessness, forgiveness and the love for our children.

Nellie, Daisy and Lou attend an institution for delinquent CUERVO THEATER:island in girls on an isolated 1954 Zealand. The trio rail LIVENew SCREENINGS against the system, finding strength in their friendship.

But this is challenged when the school’s matron divides them.

Director: Nadia Conners

Screenwriter: Jesper Fink, Nagieb Khaja, Charlotte Sieling

Producer(s): Rosie Fellner, Carlos E. Cuscó & Ari Taboada.

Director: Josephine Stewart Te-Whiu Producer(s): Morgan Waru, Polly Fryer Screenwriter: Maddie Dai Cast: Erana James, Nathalie Morris, Manaia Hall, Rima Te Wiata

Director: Charlotte Sieling Producer(s): Signe Leick Jensen, Morten Kaufmann

Cast: Derrick B. Harden, Irmena Chichikova, Samuel Finzi, Stoyo Mirkov

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DOCUMENTARIES Documentary filmmakers explore the most difficult, unknown and complex issues in the world. These true stories areheartfelt, intelligent, brave and utilizethe power of film at the highest level of cinematic excellence.

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BRING THEM HOME AISKÓTÁHKAPIYAAYA SAN DIEGO PREMIERE AMERICAN INDIAN USA / 85 minutes

FLYWAYS: THE UNTOLD JOURNEY

CUERVO THEATER: OF MIGRATORY SHOREBIRDS LIVE SCREENINGS

CALIFORNIA PREMIERE WILDLIFE Australia / 1hr 26 min

SAT. OCT. 19 -10:15 AM

THURS. OCT. 17 - 1:30 PM

SUN. OCT. 20 - 1:00 PM

SAT. OCT. 19 - 12:15 PM

Bring Them Home/ Aiskótáhkapiyaaya chronicles a decades-long initiative by members of the Blackfoot Confederacy to bring wild buffalo (Blackfeet: iinnii) back to the Blackfeet Reservation. A thriving wild buffalo population would not only reconnect Blackfeet with a central part of their heritage, spirituality and identity, but would provide economic opportunities and healing for the community.

Along the way, however, the initiative faces obstacles from ranchers who see the buffalo as a threat to the cattle ranches that dominate the land and are a legacy of colonization.

Each year, millions of shorebirds follow ancient flyways moving from the south of the planet to the north and back again. Yet many of us know little about them. With the world’s migratory shorebirds and their epic Flyways under threat, scientists, in search of a smoking gun, race to map their journeys.

DIRECTORS: Ivan MacDonald, Ivy MacDonald, Daniel Glick PRODUCERS: Lily Gladstone, Melissa Grumhaus, Sarah Clarke SCREENWRITER: Ivan Macdonald, Daniel Glick CAST: Lily Gladstone (Killers of the Flower Moon and Fancy Dance)

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DDIRECTOR: Randall Wood PRODUCER: Aline Jacques, Odilla O’Boyle, Trish Lake, David Elisco, Sean B. Carroll, Christine Le Goff, Manuel Catteau, Wuan-ling Guo SCREENWRITERS: Alex Barry, Rebecca McElroy, Suzanne Smith CAST: Mia Wasikowska

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INTO THE UNKNOWN WORLD PREMIERE

LAST CHANCE TO SAVE A LIFE WORLD PREMIERE

DRAMA, ACTION USA /1hr 29 min SAT. OCT. 19 - 3:00 PM SUN. OCT. 20 - 1:30 PM Into the Unknown takes viewers on an unflinching journeywith CUERVO THEATER: five paramedic teams LIVEdiverse SCREENINGS from across the United States.

Embedded with a Gulf War veteran, two Columbine survivors, a pair of best friends on the night shift, dedicated rural volunteers, and a highflying helicopter rescue crew, this documentary offers an unprecedented look into their world. As they confront injury, dangerous work environments, mental health struggles, assaults, diseases, and a global pandemic, you’ll witness the highs of life-saving moments and the devastating lows of loss. Into the Unknown delves deep into their motivations, shedding light on the courage and resilience driving these everyday heroes who bravely face the unknown.

Director: Tom Putnam Producer(s): Tonya Mantooth, Steve Martin, Baxter Larmon, Tom Putnam Cast: Dr. Richard Carmona, Nicole Jagers, Niki Johnson, Jenn Vazquez, Heather Edwards, Pat Coyle, Anthony Judkins, Trevor Oakley, John Tinsley, Anne Kellogg

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Australia / 55 min

USA | 1hr 10 min

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19 5:30 PM

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18 4:45 PM

In a world threatened by CUERVO THEATER: deadly antibiotic-resistant infections, new hope emerges LIVE SCREENINGS from the unlikeliest of sources: viruses. Patients are being injected with trillions of viruses to survive. We follow the doctors, scientists and patients in nail-biting real time to discover the extraordinary power and challenges of ‘phage therapy’; a strange and elusive 100-year old treatment that promises to not only save patients’ lives but give hope to the world.

Lights, Camera, Friendship Valdosta! is the second season of the docuseries. It examines friendship, connection and common ground through the perspective of 12 young adults on the autism spectrum spending a week together in Valdosta, Georgia. The filmed workshop focuses on creating fun connections with others, making friends and practicing money management through improvisation, relationship coaching, dance classes and friendship gatherings. The community of Valdosta plays a major role as the young adults share their journey exploring the city. 10 of the 16 LCF crew members have developmental differences and were trained by Joey Travolta’s Inclusion Films or their partner programs. All of the 12 cast members have developmental differences.

Director/ Screenwriter: Emma Watts Producer(s):Sonya Pemberton and Anna Mantzoros Cast: EDr. Jeremy Barr, Dr Fernando Gordillo Altamirano, Prof. Anton Peleg, Prof. Jon Iredell, Prof Ruby Lin

DIRECTOR: Joey Travolta EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Robert Varnadoe, Producers Joey Travolta, Susan Clausen, Liz Zastrow SCREENWRITER: Reality docuseries CAST:Anise Dhanjal, Zicorey Gainey, Keenan Gillum, Maura O’Toole, Cyn Rojas, Mark Sheridan, Katie Santoro, Derek Spohn, Annie Sullivan, Kevin Thomas, Aalayah Alicia Thompson and Isaac Waite

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CUERVO THEATER: COAST PREMIERE LIVEWEST SCREENINGS SOCIAL ISSUE, CIVIL RIGHTS

SONO LINO

CUERVO THEATER: DIEGO PREMIERE LIVE SAN SCREENINGS ART, CRAFTSMANSHIP

THE BITTER PILL WEST COAST PREMIERE SOCIAL ISSUES

Germany / 1hr 45 min

USA / 1hr 15 min

USA | 1hr 39 min

THURS. OCT. 17 - 5:45PM

THURS. OCT. 17 - 3:00PM

FRI. OCT. 18 - 11:30 AM

FRI. OCT. 18 - 6:00 PM

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18 11:45 AM

MOSES – 13 STEPS explores the life and legacy of Edwin Moses, a visionary athlete whose triumphs on and off the track inspired generations to hurdle over barriers of all kinds.

Growing up as an AfricanAmerican in segregated America, Moses' passions were engineering and physics, leading him to athletics almost by chance. Self-taught and without a coach, he mastered the 400-meter hurdles with a unique 13-step technique, dominating the event for years.

His unprecedented winning streak of 9 years, 9 months, and 9 days puzzled rivals, fans, and journalists alike.

The documentary intertwines his remarkable story with key historical moments.

Lino Tagliapietra is widely held as the greatest master glassblower in history, beloved by millions across the globe. He began his journey with glass at the age of 11 as a factory worker in Murano, Italy, and now at 88, he prepares for his final hot shop session while grappling with age, identity and the struggle of watching his protégés continue his legacy as his famed career comes to a close. A master amongst masters and one of one artist in history.

DDIRECTOR: Michael Wech PRODUCER: Leopold Hoesch; Executive Producers: Morgan Freeman, Lori McCreary, Scott Borden, James Younger, Vera Bertram

DIRECTOR/PRODUCER: Jacob Patrick CAST: Lino Tagliapietra, Dale Chihuly, Dante Marioni, John Kiley, Nancy Callan, Dave Walters, Jen Elek

SCREENWRITER(S): Markus Brauckmann, Michael Wech CAST: Wdwin Moses, Spike Lee, Samuel L. Jackson, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Tommie Smith, Anita DeFrantz, Donna de Varona, Lonnie Bunch, Michael Johnson, Karsten Warholm

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With his hometown ravaged by the opioid epidemic, CUERVO THEATER: plaintiff attorney Paul Farrell Jr. sets out to take LIVE SCREENINGS on giant pharmaceutical companies to recover enough money to make a lasting impact for the area.

When his legal strategy catches the attention of lawyers across the country, all of the cases get rolled into the biggest civil litigation in US history. Will the case become too big for this small-town lawyer, or will he rise to the occasion and effect change not just for his hometown but for the entire nation?

DIRECTOR: Clay Tweel PRODUCERS: Tim Grant, Shannon E. Riggs, Mary Rohlich

ANIMATION FILMMAKING

These filmmakers take us on an impactful journey LIVE inside theSCREENINGS hearts and minds of everyday people.

75 min

84 min

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18 1:00 PM

SUN. OCT. 20 - 5:00 PM

technique and literal moving art.

SHORT TRACKS Experience the complex art of compiling fascinating stories into a short narrative. These new filmmakers condense their genius into comedic, brave, other wordy and dramatic tales.

All dates, times and appearances subject to change.

BOTTLE GEORGE A strange caterpillar-

like creature stuck in the bottle of alcohol, meets a girl and her cat. 13 minute stop motion animated short film about darkness of addiction and strength of family.

LE CHARADE

A stop-motion psychological comedy set in a run-down 1950s diner. Le Charade follows the final performance of a lonely mime and the psychotic episode that ensues after his imaginary friend breaks up with him and he is forced to re-enter society.

CUERVO THEATER: LIVE SCREENINGS

NIX'S SYMPHONY

Nix’s mother was exceptionally talented, excelling in science, engineering, and invention. Nix, an aspiring musician and inventor, now carries the responsibility of upholding this legacy.

CUERVO THEATER:

SAT. OCT. 19 - 3:15 PM

MOTORCYCLE MARY

In the 1950s, Mary McGee found her sense of freedom when she became the first American woman to race motorcycles. Mary’s pioneering journey of conquering sexism and her own fears paved the way for the next chapter in motorsports.

CUERVO THEATER: HELLO STRANGER

Between loads of laundry at the corner laundromat, Cooper shares the story of her gender reassignment journey. Piecing together her memories, from her childhood in a small fishing village through her tumultuous medical process, Cooper attempts to make peace with the last male imprint remaining on her body: that annoying deep voice that sticks to her skin.

LIVE SCREENINGS

THE CALL An Anywhere Aloha Film:

suffering from burnout quits its job at a hospital and sets out to find community and a greater purpose on a quiet street where two lonely rabbits are stuck in perpetual loops.

The Call tells the story of Mike Coots, a Kauai-based shark photographer and conservationist, and a shark attack victim.

This documentary shares how pivotal moments come in unexpected forms, and how sometimes what hurts us, can also be what empowers us to move forward.

VANGLORIOUS Sebastien Abou-Chakra

SLUDGE a PFAS Uprising: Doing the right

TENNIS, ORANGES A robotic vacuum

is a dynamic producer specializing in animated films and video games. As the founder of STL Productionz, Sebastien brings a unique cultural perspective to their work in animation and gaming.

DANDELION

In a dystopian world, a coal-burning robot working on a mine one day finds something that he has never seen before - a dandelion.

THE DOGS' HIGHWAY: At the edge

of a dusty road, an abandoned dog desperately tries to return to his owner.

Injured and unable to survive in the shadow of his melancholic memories, he will find refuge among forgotten pets hidden in the waste of humanity.

BRIDGE my little friends: I'll take you to see Shiro. That's a promise!Jin's grand mission to reach the Rainbow Bridge begins!

LUKI AND THE LIGHTS

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DOCUDRAMA

CUERVO THEATER: Immerse yourself within the animated realm through incredible narrative, experimental LIVE SCREENINGS

LUKi, a charming and upbeat robot known for living life to the fullest, is diagnosed with the lifedisease ALS. He must choose SAN DIEGO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, OCTaltering 16-20, 2024 how to face life going forward.

thing – cost them everything. “Sludge” tells the stories of farmers who are speaking up about “forever chemicals” poisoning their land, water, and livestock, only to lose everything in the process. Who’s to blame? And what’s being done now to ensure our land and water is safe for future generations?

MARKS OF MAJESTY

Examines the stories of 7 breast cancer survivors & previvors.

Through portraits and motion, filmed interviews, and organic user-generated footage, our subjects share their varied perspectives and post-operative bodies, dismantling myths and misconceptions about breast cancer, while also giving voice and power to those whose stories have historically been overlooked.

SHORTS TRACKS

All screenings: AMC UTC 14

DRAMEDY

FOR SHORTS & GIGGLES

CUERVO THEATER: Where drama and comedy collide to create a LIVE SCREENINGS masterpiece that will keep you guessing.

CUERVO THEATER: From unexpected comedy to laugh out loud LIVE SCREENINGS situations, these shorts will keep you guessing.

80 min

87 min

HEART STRINGS BeLIVE warned.SCREENINGS After viewing these charming shorts, you will feel a loving warmth swell within your chest.

84 min

FRI. OCT. 18 - 3:30 PM

FRI. OCT. 18 - 11:15 AM

FRI. OCT. 18 - 5:45 PM

SUN. OCT. 20 - 12:00 PM

SUN. OCT. 20 - 2:30 PM

SUN. OCT. 20 - 6:45 PM

4TH DEMENTIA In this multiverse comedy,

B.E.C. Three inept would-be gangsters, Ben,

AN-DÉ-LU A young Chinese-American

a woman with Alzheimer's travels through alternate dimensions and encounters strange families she doesn’t remember, all in search of her husband.

CAMPING IN PARADISE A philosopher and

his girlfriend involuntarily must spend a night at a nudist campsite, which is far beyond their comfort zone.

CUERVO THEATER: LIVE SCREENINGS

GOOD GRIEF What should be a sober

memorial devolves into a chaotic frenzy as a young woman’s attempt at coping with her father’s suicide is derailed by her self-centered family.

MATURE PARTS An aging actress struggling

with her career is offered an unexpected role.

DONOR

When faced with the financial strain of IVF, how far will a desperate sister go to get her wife pregnant when she needs her brother's sperm to get the job done?

PATHOS

Juan and Gonzalo have been journalists and friends for a long time. Both enjoy a good position within the newspaper, but the “midday demon” (or midlife crisis) lurks. Especially today, coming from a funeral where they had to say goodbye to a former colleague. They stop to have a coffee before going to work and, suddenly, Juan starts a confrontation with his friend for feeding bread to the ducks.

Eric, Charlie, have planned the “perfect” heist. The loot: a mysterious yet coveted package. The location: a deli. The mark: Uncle Andy, a big time mob boss. If successful, they’d finally earn the respect they have alway craved. But when the plan starts to unravel, they are faced with a decision. Do they commit and go for the ultimate prize? Or have they bitten off more they can chew?

CUERVO THEATER: LIVE SCREENINGS

PORTLAND IS THE NEW PORTLAND

baseball player must confront his internalized racism after his overbearing father comes to his rescue.

AND THE OCEAN AGREED Vina is fading

away, lost to dementia, but on a rare outing to the ocean, she finds herself and a chance for freedom.

CUERVO THEATER: LIVE SCREENINGS

HEY DAD

“Hey Dad” is a fast-paced, semiautobiographical exploration a young man's thoughts as he processes the loss of his father.

A lonely musician in a small town creates a thriving underground music scene by inventing and posing as a multitude of bands. When Rolling Stone Magazine takes notice, his life unravels as he struggles to maintain the facade of his fictional bands.

Jonas takes a journey to reach a beauty salon. Patty, the owner, will cut his hair. A haircut that will change both of their lives.

SUMMONS When two anxious strangers

The Last Ranger When young Litha is

are summoned by the government, they become increasingly worried that their lives will never be the same.

O.C.D A neurotic delivery driver named

Owen battles his OCD at a local convenience store while his TikToker girlfriend plans an exposure therapy dinner date at home. But when she helps him resist his compulsion, it subsequently triggers the apocalypse.

H.A.U.N.T.

A girl moves in with a ghost roommate as part of an experimental government program in order to save money on rent.

DIRTY TOWEL

A teenage girl grapples with feelings of shame and guilt after having sex for the first time, leading to a thoughtful exploration of generational shame, societal expectations, and self-worth.

IL TAGLIO DI JONAS / JONAS' HAIRCUT

introduced to the magic of a game reserve by the last remaining ranger, they are ambushed by poachers. In the ensuing battle to save the rhinos, Litha discovers a terrible secret.

BUSCANDO ALMA

Cristina is a transgender Honduran-American woman who was separated from her mother Alma when she was a small child, an event that caused deeply rooted trauma for both mother and daughter. Twenty years later Cristina has managed to locate Alma and they will have the opportunity to reunite. Only since their separation, Cristina has affirmed her female gender. If she presents as her true self, will her mother embrace her?

JOHNNY MALIBU Johnny, a dedicated

single father, is struggling to provide for his daughter when he accidentally meets Ron, his former agent, who invites him to come back to the porn industry to live his glorious days again.

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ON PINS AND NEEDLES

SAN DIEGO SCENE

SHORT & SWEET

CUERVO THEATER: Experience stories fraught with fear and tension, bubble, boil and BURST. You won’t be able to take your eyes off the LIVE SCREENINGS

CUERVO THEATER: Local artists and filmmakers tell their stories LIVEfrom SCREENINGS within the great city of San Diego.

Either choice or by accident, sometimes the least LIVEby SCREENINGS likely person saves the day.

81 min

70 min

78 min

FRI. OCT. 18 - 8:00 PM

SAT. OCT. 19 - 5:45 PM

SAT. OCT. 19 - 7:45PM

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18 3:00 PM

CALLER 102 A Ballad of Cyberspace:

CANTA SANTIAGO A young mariachi faces

screen...unless you’re shielding them in fear.

When a blackhat hacker gets hit with a coincidentally-timed power surge while attempting to defraud a radio contest, he begins to unravel a web of conspiracy that threatens to bring down his life’s work and CUERVO THEATER: send him spiraling into oblivion.

LIVE SCREENINGS

Grieving An aspiring actress is

pushed to her limits when she lands an unconventional role helping grieving clients mourn their departed.

MISSING

A new mother struggling with postpartum anxiety becomes convinced her new neighbours are harboring a dark secret that she must investigate.

THE DOOR

A year after their daughter's disappearance, Kara and Felix struggle to move on in their own ways as their marriage falls apart around them. But when a mysterious door appears in her kitchen, Kara becomes obsessed with uncovering what lies behind it at any cost. Even as it threatens to reopen old wounds.

MEAN ENDS A buried body, a

missing sister and an inquisitive neighbour makes for a hell of an evening. And the sun isn’t close to setting on Eric’s sh*tty day.

his first performance alone but discovers his brother has always been by his side.

ONCE THERE WAS & ONCE THERE WAS NOT

A short film adapted from fairy tales and allegories as told in "Women Who Run With CUERVO the Wolves" THEATER:

by Clarissa Pinkola Estes: "Vasalisa The Wise", "Skeleton LIVE SCREENINGS Woman", "The Crescent Moon Bear", "The Red Shoes".

GHOST TOURS

A quirky San Diego tour guide teams up with a former sitcom star to lead comedic city tours that intertwine local history with their own dysfunctional romantic past.

LOCALS ONLY When the body of a

missing girl washes ashore, a lifeguard must act fast to hide the truth about what real predators are lurking at the water's edge.

AMBUSH AT ST. MARY'S Two outlaws

disguise themselves as priests for a robbery at a desert chapel, but their plan is disrupted when Hannah, a parishioner, comes by looking for help.

MILESTONE

Greg Lemon co-founded Milestone Running ten years ago in San Diego, CA. He has built a unique space in North Park, creating a sense of belonging and defying convention.

WEEKLONG: Follows the transformative

journey of foster and underserved young adults from the San Diegobased non-profit Foster the Earth as they embark on an ambitious mission to summit one of Southern California's most grueling peaks – San Gorgonio.

This story explores inequities in the outdoors, the barriers we push past to achieve our goals, and the common footing we find on the trail.

AYO, CHECK UP! Two men's internalized struggles manifest in an incredibly toxic 1v1 basketball game.

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IN THE FOLD In a Family-owned

restaurant, a cutting-edge algorithm creates extremely accurate personalized fortune cookies, blurring the lines between fate, fortune, and the unpredictability of life.

CUERVO THEATER:

The RuntSCREENINGS In a coming-of-age story LIVE

set in 1979, a tween girl must couple skate with a boy to keep from being chosen as the 7th grade “runt" — a fate which would ruin her life forever.

MY WEEK WITH MAISY

When uptight retiree Mrs Foster begins chemotherapy she's thrown together in the treatment room with Maisy, a whirlwind inquisitive child aspiring to be a lesbian. As treatment progresses the pair's fortuitous bond offers healing and newfound hope in unexpected places.

ALEJANDRO! A sentient piñata

embarks on a journey to discover it's purpose.

GLORIA

Gloria, an indigenous woman from the Q'ero community in Perú, unravels her roots, goals, and past, to move towards her future.

BUDDY LOVE

Henry, a nerdy widower, has his hands full when a cheeky robot named Buddy arrives ready to force him back into the dating scene, and to learn what love and connection is really all about.

STUDENT SHOWCASE

TWISTED HUMOR

WHEN WORLDS COLLIDE

CUERVO THEATER: Marvel at the incredible story telling our young LIVE SCREENINGS generation can produce.

CUERVO THEATER: Where funny and irony meet up fully armed and LIVE SCREENINGS swagger on to the dark side.

88 min

96 min

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17 6:00 PM

FRI. OCT. 18 - 1:15 PM

THURS. OCT. 17 - 3:30 PM

SAT. OCT. 19 - 1:00 PM

SAT. OCT. 19 - 10:45 AM

VROOM VROOM

A romantic kid evades his babysitter, takes his parents’ sports car, and goes on a cruise with his crush. Starring Nicolas Calero.

Xander When lonely high school

CUERVO student LukeTHEATER: befriends Xander the Genie, he's forced to consider LIVE SCREENINGS if making his one wish is worth losing his new genie best friend.

THE ONLY SON Jack, a Polish

This is where unlikely individuals clash; LIVE SCREENINGS sometimes resulting in friendship, and other times despair.

91 min

: Olga, a music-loving octogenarian, is tired of killing humans. Could it be the vampire blues? For her daughter Simone, she’s just being picky! Olga is placed in a care home where she can deal with those “who have CUERVO THEATER: one foot in the grave”...

OLGA'S EYES

Evens, a young man as imperfect as he is endearing, accompanies his mother to the Haitian consulate in Paris. Feeling uneasy, he tries as best he can to shorten their visit while his mother is scheming behind his back.

LIVE SCREENINGS

UNDER THE INFLUENCE[R]

TRAPPED A highschool janitor LIVE SCREENINGS

runs into a series of dangerous obstacles.

Two Gen Z guys go all-in on a wild, illegal stunt to go viral. The film dives into the crazy gap between our online personas and real lives, challenging what we really value in a world hooked on digital clout.

GO IN PEACE

CUERVO THEATER:

ROOM TAKEN

When bumbling security guard Tony gets robbed by notorious criminal Nico Diamonte, detectives Harper and Smith coerce him into going undercover to retrieve a stolen necklace.

After losing his wife, a failing gallery artist returns home to his small town, looking for support from the very people he's fought so hard to escape.

STILL SCATTERED

Having just arrived in Ireland, Isaac finds an unexpected answer to his temporary homelessness when he secretly takes refuge in the home of Victoria, an elderly blind woman. As these two strangers coexist, a touching and unexpected bond forms between the unlikely pair.

NOCTURNE Julian, California, is a

CHERRY PIE When a man dies in

BLOWING IN THE WIND In a

Immigrant living in Los Angeles, will have to decide if he'll sacrifice his morals to save his son's future.

In-Security Guard

haven where the Milky Way remains visible, thanks to the efforts of the Julian Dark Sky Network.

MIRAGE “Mirage” is a short dance

film about a young dancer named Shiyu who daydreams while preparing for practice. In her dream, she joyfully dances through vibrant city streets, guided by a mysterious, unseen hand. She eventually realizes that the guiding hand is a manifestation of her own inner spirit. The film captures the transformative power of selfdiscovery and imagination through cinematography and dance.

DONUT BOY

A determined Cambodian American man strives to advance in amateur boxing despite family obligations and a turbulent lifestyle, making sacrifices to pursue his passion.but not without some sacrifices.

the bar, Lana, the bar manager, and Marty, a bartender, find themselves in a moral dilemma that quickly turns deadly.

WHAT YOU LEFT IN THE DITCH

WYLITD is a dark comedy about a woman facing a lack of attraction to her husband, after he comes back from a future war without any lips. This causes her to explore an affair with a much-to-young, plump lipped grocery clerk. It's a film about guilt, redemption, culturally unspoken vanity and the selfish struggles with empathy.

One Note

: A dark comedy about a neurotic but driven 17-year-old Chinese-American violinist on a mission to get admitted to Harvard at any cost.

faraway place, where endless miles of sand meet the horizon, a tumbleweed bush surrenders to the wind. It detaches from the soil and begins to roll wherever the wind takes it. Along the way, it will meet people walking against the wind—and sometimes, against each other.

NEITHER DONKEY NOR HORSE

Amidst the outbreak of the 1910 Manchurian Plague, a young Chinese doctor must defy prejudices of both the East and the West to champion his groundbreaking theory about the disease’s deadly evolution.

KEVIN: A man struggling to accept reality walks in on situations he's not supposed to see.

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FILM INDEX AMALOCK...........................................................43

MOTHER VALLEY.................................................46

ANIMATION FILMMAKING SHORT TRACKS................................................... 61

MR BLAKE AT YOUR SERVICE! ..........................46

BANG BANG..................................................... 44 BOB TREVINO LIKES IT........................................44 BRING THEM HOME...........................................57 CONCLAVE.........................................................22 DOCUDRAMA SHORT TRACK........................... 61 DRAMEDY SHORT TRACK...................................62 DRIVE BACK HOME............................................44 EMILIA PEREZ......................................................26 EVERGREEN$ (SAPIN$)......................................45 FLYWAYS: THE UNTOLD JOURNEY OF MIGRATORY SHOREBIRDS.................................57 FOR SHORTS & GIGGLES SHORT TRACK..........62 HEART STRINGS SHORT TRACK.........................62 IF YOU SEE SOMETHING ...................................45 INTO THE UNKNOWN.........................................58 JAZZY...................................................................45 LAST CHANCE TO SAVE A LIFE...........................58 LIGHTS, CAMERA, FRIENDSHIP..........................58 LOST ON A MOUNTAIN IN MAINE.....................46 MOSES - 13 STEPS...............................................59

NIGHTBITCH........................................................25 ON PINS AND NEEDLES SHORT TRACK............63 SAN DIEGO SCENE SHORT TRACK...................63 SEEN....................................................................47 SEPTEMBER 5.......................................................24 SHORT & SWEET SHORT TRACK.........................63 SONO LINO.........................................................59 STUDENT SHOWCASE SHORT TRACK.............. 64 SUGAR AND STARS.............................................47 SUSAN FENIGER, FORKED................................. 30 THE BITTER PILL....................................................59 THE BLACK SEA...................................................47 THE COLLABORATOR.........................................48 THE MARIANA TRENCH......................................48 THE STRANGERS' CASE.......................................48 THE UNINVITED................................................... 50 TWISTED HUMOR SHORT TRACK...................... 64 WAY HOME........................................................ 50 WE WERE DANGEROUS..................................... 50 WHEN WORLDS COLLIDE SHORT TRACK........ 64

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