Friday, September 18th 2009....
7:00PM ....
Motherhood (Feature)....
Director: Katherine Dieckmann
Producers:
Rachel Cohen, Jana Edelbaum, Pamela Koffler, Christine Vachon, and John Wells
Starring: Uma Thurman, Minnie
Driver, Anthony Edwards
Synopsis:
In Manhattan, a mother of two preparing for her daughter’s sixth birthday
party, has no idea of the challenges she’s about to face in order to pull off
the event.
90 minutes....
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Saturday, September 19th 2009....
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11:00AM ....
Between Floors
(Feature)
Director: Jen White
Producer: Jen White
Starring:
Michael Conway, Jim Walters, Kathryn MaGill and Anika Kunik, Brent Smiga, Scott
Bate and Spencer Gibb
Synopsis:
Between
Floors examines the human condition through a uniquely claustrophobic lens,
intercutting between five stuck elevators and the people trapped inside them.
Each elevator becomes an existential purgatory, forcing its occupants to not
only confront their isolation, but themselves and each other in varied and
unexpected ways.....
87 minutes....
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Jalouse (Short)
Director: Melanie Delloye
Synopsis:
As she watches her mother and brother play, a jealous little girl sits by
herself on a swing. What will she do to get some attention?
4 minutes....
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1:15PM ....
American Colonies: Collapse of the Bee (Documentary)
Director: Jason Kushner
Producer: Jason Kushner
Synopsis:
A completely independent film project that breaks down the role of
bees/pollinators in our environment and economy. It explains the mysterious
problem of colony Collapse Disorder and then proposes a solution for the sake
of our food supply and global economy.
77 minutes....
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3:15PM ....
SHORT PROGRAM I....
To Comfort You (Short)
Director: Marc Saltarelli
Producer: Park Walkup and Barney
Cheng
Starring: Pauley Perrette and
Susan Blakely
Synopsis:
A daily phone call between Angela and her lesbian daughter living with HIV/AIDS
reveals unexpected news.
15 minutes....
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Kavi (Short)....
Director: Gregg Helvey
Synopsis:
A film about a young boy who wants to escape from the brick kiln here he is
forced to work as a modern-day slave. This film is the first fictional film of
its kind to expose the reality of ‘bonded labor,’ a form of modern slavery.
19 minutes....
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History Matters
(Short)....
Director: Huda Abdul-Razzak
Synopsis:
A semi-fictional docudrama about a news anchor who gives a report about the
recent attacks in Gaza.
7 minutes....
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Memory (Short)....
Director: Ashley Freeman
Synopsis:
After years of not knowing her father, a young woman comes to terms with
the only memory she has of him.
4 minutes....
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Prayers for Peace (Short)....
Director: Dustin Grella
Synopsis:
A narrative stop-motion animation confronting the memory of the artist’s
younger brother killed in the current conflict in Iraq. Drawn entirely with
pastels on a slate chalkboard, the materials used to create the animation
become a metaphor for the impermanence of life.
8 minutes....
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What Are your Dreams? (Documentary)....
Director: Stacey Witt and
Phaneendra Medida
Synopsis: What
are your dreams? This seemingly simple question brought
unexpected results when we took to the streets of Boston in the spring of 2009.
Away from their everyday stresses, people responded to our invitation with
humor, heart, intelligence and imagination. And though each response was deeply
personal, together they made a powerful statement about the human condition and
the enduring importance of dreaming.....
32 minutes....
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5:00PM ....
Racing Dreams (Documentary)....
Director: Marshall Curry
Producer: Bristol Baughan
Synopsis:
Academy
Award nominated director, Marshall Curry (STREET FIGHT), takes us into the
lives of Annabeth (11 years old), Josh (12), and Brandon (13) as they compete
for the World Karting Association’s National Championship. Clocking speeds of
up to 70 mph in extreme racing karts, these young racers hope to follow the
scores of great NASCAR drivers who got their start in racing’s version of the
little league.....
95 minutes....
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Red
Flag (Short)....
Director: Sheila Curran Dennin....
Producer: Maureen A Ryan....
Synopsis:
Tracy
goes on a series of pretty bad blind dates. She emerges unscathed, even
after ignoring red flag after red flag, and seems to have given up on
dating. Free and alone, she stumbles upon a fabulous guy in the
park. All is looking good until it's time to say goodbye.....
11 minutes....
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7:20PM....
In/Significant Others (Feature)
Director: John Schwert
Starring:
Burgess Jenkins, Andrea Powell, Brian LaFontaine, Marc Scarboro, Brett Gentile
and Jeremy DeCarlos
Synopsis: A follow-up to the festival
hit Among Brothers, John Schwert’s second feature In/Significant Others is a
multi-narrative drama that navigates through the different lives of one city’s
residents, each of whom is connected to the same local homicide investigation.....
99
minutes....
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Turning It Over (Short)....
Director: Josh Marchette....
Synopsis: Jason can't seem
to get his life together, his dead end job, 'shit hole' apartment and past life
mistakes are enough to make him want to go back to his old drinking ways. After
putting some sober time together, Jason can't take it any longer and finds his
way to the bar where he runs into Steve who is having lunch. Steve recognizes
Jason from the "meetings" and offers help.....
8 minutes....
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9:45PM....
The Truth
(Feature)
Director: Ryan Barton-Grimley
Producer: AJ Gordon
Starring: John Heard, Erin
Cardillo, Brendan Sexton III, Daniel Baldwin
Synopsis:
When a couple is taken hostage in their home by an intruder, a simple home
invasion robbery begins to turn into something much more complicated.
102 minutes....
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Sunday, September 20th 2009....
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11:00AM....
Medical
Spotlight Series....
Hope Deferred (Documentary)
Director: James Siegel
Producer: Nikki Sacco
Synopsis:
Stem cell research is one of the most important issues of our time. This film captures this importance and
captures its promise.
47 minutes....
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The Sundowners (Short)
Director: Robin Seymour
Starring: Antonio Leon
Synopsis:
A family’s internal struggle comes to light when the patriarch is diagnosed
with Alzheimer’s.
14 minutes....
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A Vision Of Wholeness (Documentary)
Director: Ben Duffy
Producers: Ben Duffy and
Steven Puzarne
Synopsis: A Vision of
Wholeness is a 30 minute introductory film looking at a new, revolutionary way
of handling the spectrum child, specifically children diagnosed with autism.
Cantor and executive founder of Vision of Wholeness, Steve Puzarne, expands our
hearts and minds with simply understanding the spectrum child’s needs, rather
then trying to fix them because of what the outside perspective thinks they
need to be.
33 minutes....
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Mito-Kids: Documenting Life (Documentary)
Director: Marc Dole
Synopsis: Mito-Kids is the
story of four teenage sisters who have grown up with disabilities that stem
from mitochondrial disease, a chronic, genetic disorder that occurs when the
mitochondria of the cell fail to function properly. This is an intimate and
personal story that aims to increase the understanding of mitochondrial disease
and its connection to epilepsy, diabetes, ALS, Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, Heart
Disease and many other neurological disorders. Marc Dole is the father of these
four young women and the film’s producer and director.....
19
minutes....
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2:30PM....
Scarred Justice (Documentary)....
Director:
Bestor Cram....
Synopsis: This film tells the story of South
Carolina's 1968 'Orangeburg Massacre,' an incident often termed 'the Kent State
of the South.' The film presents a
chilling story about abuse of power during a period of tumultuous social
upheaval, and the veil of secrecy that shrouds the event to this day.....
55
minutes....
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The Journal
(Short)....
Director: Sam Wasserman....
Synopsis: A tortured young man who lost his mother at
a very early age, discovers the gift that could set him free.....
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4:00PM....
At the Edge of the World (Documentary)
Director: Dan Stone
Producer: Craig Stone
Synopsis:
The 3rd Antarctic Campaign undertaken
by the controversial Sea Shepherd Conservation Society was arguably “the
perfect combination of imperfections,” and the actions taken to stop a Japanese
whaling fleet were astonishingly reckless and admirable.....
90 minutes....
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6:30PM....
Love Hurts
(Feature)
Director: Barra Grant
Producer: Brian Reilly
Starring:
Johnny Pacar, Jeffrey Nordling, Richard E. Grant, Carrie Ann Moss, Camryn
Manheim, Janeane Garofalo
Synopsis:
Ben, a successful doctor but an
obtuse husband, is finally left by his wife. Befuddled by life and romance and
obsessed with winning her back, Ben is tutored by his extremely popular 17
year-old son. To his amazement Ben becomes the most desirable single man in
town.....
95 minutes....
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9:00PM....
Handsome Harry
(Feature)....
Director: Bette Gordon
Starring:
Jamey Sheridan, Aidan Quinn, Campbell Scott, Steve Buscemi, John Savage
Synopsis:
An ex-Navy man carrying out the last wish of a dying shipmate renews contact
with old friends to break the code of silence around a mysterious, long-buried
crime.
94 minutes....
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Monday, September 21st 2009....
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5:00PM....
Good Fortune
(Documentary)....
Director: Landon Van Soest
Producer: Jeremy Levine and
Landon Von Soest
Synopsis:
Good Fortune explores how massive international efforts to alleviate
poverty in Africa may be undermining the very communities they aim to benefit.
73 minutes....
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Hove (The Wind)
(Short)....
Director: Alex Webb
Starring: Olympia Dukakis
Synopsis:
The friendship between two Armenian women is deeply affected by a chance
encounter with the past and the powerful, unresolved legacy of the Armenian
Genocide.
11 minutes....
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7:00PM....
The Things We Carry (Feature)
Director: Ian McCrudden
Producer: Athena Lobit, Jay
Lobit, Camilla Mana, Jessica Schatz
Starring: Alyssa Lobit, Johnny
Whitworth, Alexis Rhee and Catherine Kresge
Synopsis: The Things We Carry, a personal story, marks
the debut of the Lobit Sisters (Athena, Producer; Alyssa, writer &
actress). When her drug-addict mother
dies, Emmie returns home. She travels through the underbelly of suburbia
looking for a package her mother has left behind, reconnecting with her
estranged sister, Eve, along the way. ....
77 minutes....
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The One Last Time
(Short)....
Director: Scott
Weintrob....
Synopsis: Two groups of robbers rob the same bank, on the same day, at the same
time, after being given the same tip.....
9 minutes....
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9:00PM....
My Big Break
(Feature)....
Director: Tony
Zierra....
Producer: Elizabeth
Yoffe....
Starring:
Chad Lindberg, Brad Rowe, Greg Fawcett, Wes Bentley, Tony Zierra
Synopsis: In this controversial documentary,
director Tony Zierra captures the surprising changes in the lives of his
aspiring actor roommates over ten years. Incredibly, three of them get their
Big Break when he's filming, while the fourth is nearly destroyed by envy. This
is a rare look at the unsettling reality of the Hollywood Dream.....
100 minutes....
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Out Here in the Fields:
Quaill Hill Farms (Short)....
Director: Alec Herschfield....
Synopsis: How does the connection between people and land lead to conservation
success?....
10 minutes....
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Tuesday,
September 22nd 2009....
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5:00PM....
SHORT PROGRAM III....
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