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Saturday, JUNE 24^th

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BLOC A - Saturday June 24^th - 2 PM

After Roberto  Canadian Premiere Programmers Pick Louis Fusco & Marc Fusco Lunch n' Learn Spotlight Sat June 24 FF 01:58:00 Pound Ridge, NY U S A
A Mystery? A Fantasy? A love story? This psychological drama takes you on a journey through undiscovered locales as Roberto, a displaced New Yorker living in Genoa, northern Italy, finds himself the subject of a mysterious stalker. Travel with Roberto through the transient streets of Genoa's historic port, complete with shady characters, suspense, intrigue and disillusionment. Who is 'After Roberto'…?

BLOC B - Saturday June 24^th - 4 PM

The Wolves' Alphabet Programmers Pick Canadian Premiere Arnaud Kühlein FF 01:35:45 Haute-Garonne, France
A young hitchhiker named Dante is dropped off in a small village, lost in the middle of the desert. As Dante’s journey unwinds, a handful of villagers from a desert town decide to push a young wanderer to his limits to make his mind grow stronger. But their plan is very disorganized and the game of strength spins out of control when the wanderer's wolf gets killed. Slowly, the desert makes new rules for everyone.

Invisible Canadian Premiere Konstantin Bojanov FD 01:30:00 Bulgaria/Brooklyn USA
After the crumbling of the Soviet empire, heroin flooded the streets of many cities behind the former Iron Curtain. It offered an alternative lifestyle largely unknown until then. In the late 1990s heroin addiction in Eastern Europe had reached epidemic proportions. 'Invisible' takes place in Sofia, Bulgaria and follows a group of six young people on a three-year journey through the highs and lows, dreams and tribulations of life with heroin addiction.

BLOC C - Saturday June 24^th - 7:00 PM

The Cole Nobody Knows Canadian Premiere Giveaways Provided By Jazz FM 91 Clay Walker SD 00:21:00 Atlanta, U S A
Musician Freddy Cole often refers to himself as “The Cole Nobody Knows” because he is the somewhat unknown younger brother of legendary pianist-vocalist Nat 'King' Cole and uncle of renowned singer Natalie Cole. Cole’s vocals - suave, elegant, formidable and articulate - are among the most respected in jazz. Even though he has been nominated for a Grammy Award and a recording artist for more than fifty years, Cole has yet to be accepted into the mainstream public’s consciousness. Featuring never-before-seen performance material…

Jazz Funeral for Democracy  Canadian Premiere   Giveaways Provided By Jazz FM 91 Luke Fontana SD 00:43:58 Metairie, LA U S A
Jazz Funeral for Democracy: A Wake for Peace took place January 20, 2005 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Thousands of concerned citizens, war veterans and persons of peace from all walks of life joined hands, protesting the inauguration of George W. Bush. This documentary records a traditional New Orleans Jazz Funeral, mourning the death of America…

Mississippi Forgotten      Canadian Premiere Sponsored by Southern Accent Timothy Burdick SD 00:15:03 Ventura, U S A
Mississippi Forgotten is a moody and awakening piece dealing with the issues and emotions that Mississippi Gulf Coast residents are still struggling with many months after Hurricane Katrina, which finally gives the citizens of Mississippi a chance to speak their concerns and needs that many will never get to express. “We still haven’t seen FEMA” and “All we heard on the news was New Orleans, New Orleans, New Orleans…” these are the voices that have been ignored and forgotten until now.

The Healing Gardens of New York Canadian Premiere Sponsored by Raindrops   Programmers Pick Alexandra Isles LD 00:54:00 New York, U S A
In a city dominated by steel, glass, jackhammers and cranes, the importance of green spaces as a source of stability and emotional well-being is generally overlooked. The Healing Gardens of New York is about lives and communities that have been transformed by gardens created in response to crime, neglect, poverty and recidivism ranging from gardens in Times Square, to Rikers Island to Harlem and more.

BLOC D - Saturday June 24^th - 9:15 PM

STOP Canadian Premiere Richard Chassler SF 00:34:45 Los Angeles, U S A
Daniel Martin gets pulled over for running a stop sign. When the policeman takes his license he realizes that Daniel was the bully from elementary school through high school that terrorized him. A suspenseful psycho-thriller with a twist of an ending that will keep you on the edge of your seat! Look for George Clooney's favorite funny guy and BFF - Richard Kind.

Ten 'til Noon Canadian Premiere Official Closing Film RHIFF 2006 Scott Storm      Lunch n' Learn Spotlight Sat June 24 FF 01:27:40 U S A	View trailer
In this very strongly crafted and efficient suspense filled thriller, Larry Taylor wakes to find 2 complete strangers in his bedroom and he is told that in the next ten minutes, everything in his world will drastically change… and it does!

BLOC E - Saturday June 24^th - 11:30 PM

Fly Canadian Premiere Ben Weeks SF 00:12:33 Evaston, IL U S A
Ben Weeks is a 21 year-old Northwestern University film student, who submitted his film, while looking for a place to live. His next stop might be LA, because he has made a very funny comedy about Louie, played by Nick Kanellis who has great difficulty making a good first impression with women. Much of this is a product of Louie's own insecurities and odd idiosyncrasies: namely, his crippling habit of constantly checking that his fly is zipped up...

EXIT Canadian Premiere Glynn Beard Lunch n' Learn Spotlight Sat June 24 SF 00:19:15 Ventura, U S A
Jim, played by (the “Nicolas Cage School Of Acting” newest poster boy, Ethan Wilcox), is an ambitious middle manager in a growing but dubious corporation who is given an aggressive time-lined project. Corporate has given a mandate that all of the middle managers must re-do their fiscal budgets to reflect a 24 month model after completing the work on a 12 month model with very little lead time for a very important shareholders meeting. Eventually, Jim snaps under the pressure with horrifying results…

Four Weeks, Four Hours      Programmers Pick Canadian Premiere Alexis Hurkman FF 01:21:00 Venice, U S A
Two women are stranded in the desert on opposite ends of the earth. A photographer gets lost when her plane crashes in a war-torn middle-eastern country. Halfway around the world, a Malibu socialite finds herself abandoned in the American southwest when her car breaks down on a deserted stretch of road. Their stories are woven together as they struggle to survive the unforgiving landscape, one in four weeks, the other in four hours...