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Time & Tide Canadian
Premiere
Programmers Pick
Julie Bayer
Josh Salvman
LD 01:00:00
Venice, U S A |
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| Time & Tide
is a poetic and absorbing documentary about a
land and its people as they head toward irreversible
tragedy. The story is told through the eyes of
a group of expatriates from the island nation
of Tuvalu. When they return to their home island
after being away for many years, they find a
place vastly different from the one they remember-
the forces of globalization and global warming
are severely reshaping the land and people they
once knew so well. Time & Tide takes an unflinching
look at the tragic fate of this remote island
country, walking the line between hope and unimaginable
loss. |
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SON Canadian
Premiere
Directors Choice
Glynn Beard
Lunch
n' Learn Spotlight Sat June 24
SF 00:27:00
Ventura, U S A |
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| A
dying “been there, done that”, father,
videotapes himself giving his own unique brand
of ‘fatherly advice’ to his son. |
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Tysta
rop (Hidden Despair)
Directors Choice Canadian Premiere
Jan-Eje Ferling
SF 00:29:43
Stockholm, Sweden |
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first of two incredible acted, terrifically complex
films by Swedish writer, actor, director Jan-Eje
Ferling. The story of Tysta rop tries to untangle
a very complicated knot of love and acceptance
as a young wife suspects her husband is being
unfaithful. She consults her mother-in-law who
denies every suspicion. The wife eventually finds
out that her husband is seeing someone: an older
man… |
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Little
Auteur World Premiere
Darren Heroux
SD 00:34:11
Vancouver, Canada |
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| Darren
Heroux, a self-described film obsessive, always
dreamed of being an 'auteur' -- a director of
distinction. But faced with rejection from film
schools, he opted for a different path to fame.
He enlists the help of his newborn daughter Sophie
and embarked on a three year endeavour to teach
her the art of filmmaking. The result of Sophie’s
movie will surprise you… |
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Final
Curtain Call World Premiere
Founders Favorite
Jan-Eje Ferling
LF 00:45:20
Stockholm, Sweden |
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| Final
Curtain Call is filmed in one room to give a
close and uncomfortable portrait of the characters
and to describe the close and claustrophobic
feeling of the old handicapped actress and her
symbiotic relation to her son, also an actor,
on the fall. The film has got humor and tragedy
but made with great love and care for the characters.
The screenplay is based on the book "Edit" by
Swedish film producer Jan-Eje Ferling. |
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Religioso Disagio (Disturbing Religion) North
American
Premiere
Programmers Pick
Massimiliano Maci Verdesca
SF 00:18:00
Milan, Italy |
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| Marcello,
a heavy metal guitarist, is chosen by God to
take the signs of his sorrow: Stigmata. This
event will totally change the balance in Marcello’s
life, who finds himself completely lonely as
he makes his efforts to achieve worthiness to
accept the role God gave him. |
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The
Faith of Joey Rail
Matt Robertson Canadian Premiere
SF 00:07:08
Austin, U S A |
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| On
a whimsical Sunday afternoon, Noel Howard lures
Joey Rail out of church and into the backwoods
of East Texas to take a closer look at the big
picture. |
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Nearer
My God To Thee
Programmers Pick World Premiere
Marc Israel
FD 01:26:11
Northampton, MA U S A |
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| Suffering
from ongoing mental troubles, heartbreak, and
severe tendonitis, filmmaker Marc Israel embarks
on a desperate journey to Brazil to seek out
famed healer & psychic surgeon John of
God. Here Israel encounters not only this controversial "Miracle
Man" but, unavoidably, his own Self. Nearer
My God To Thee emerges as a deeply personal
yet surprisingly humorous process in which
the very act of filmmaking is perhaps the best
medicine. |
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Confederate
Zombie Massacre!
Devi Snively Canadian Premiere
SF 00:15:52
Mishawaka, IN U S A |
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| It's
love and gore in the Civil War. The very true
story of a fictitious battle during the Civil
War in which the use of chemical weapons results
in mayhem of “zombastic” proportions.
Heads fly, breasts heave and love is in the polluted
green air. |
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Netherworld Canadian
Premiere
Programmers Pick
Greg Connors
EXP 00:15:20
Mermaid Waters, QLD Australia |
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| After
sacking a small Latvian village for worshiping
a Golgotha demon all Gabriel wanted to do was
to unwind with a warm mug of goat’s milk.
Fate however, can ruin any evening. God has bet
against his finest angel in the next boxing match
and the stakes are high, the fifth millennium
high. Will Gabriel throw the fight to save the
fifth millennium and stay in God’s good
graces? See you at fight night. |
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The
End of The Beginning
Sabu Quinn World Premiere
FF 01:35:37
New York, U S A |
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| Geoff
Wyman is almost 30. But 30 means he should grow
up and get a real job, because working at The
Chicken Shack won’t cut it forever. Freshly
dumped by his girlfriend, he moves to Queens,
NY, and life in a boring bachelor’s pad.
That is, until he finally hooks up his phone
and it rings. But that first call is for Annie
Danilov. As Geoff is bombarded with calls for
Annie, his imagination begins to wander, as callers
seem so desperate to find her… |
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| FF |
Feature Film [80+ Minutes] |
| LF |
Long Form Film [-80 Minutes] |
| SF |
Short Film [-40 Minutes] |
| FF |
Feature Documentary [80+ Minutes] |
| LF |
Long Form Documentary [-80 Minutes] |
| SD |
Short Documentary [-40 Minutes] |
| AN |
Animation [Any Length] |
| MV |
Music Video [Any Length] |
| D/M |
Dance or Music Related [Any Length] |
| EXP |
Experimental [Any Length] |
| RHF |
ReelHeART Films [-4 Minutes] |
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Friday,
JUNE 23rd 
