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Prescription
for Disaster
Gary Null Canadian Premiere
FD 01:28:00
New York, U S A |
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| An
in-depth investigation into the symbiotic relationships
between the pharmaceutical industry, FDA, lobbyists,
lawmakers, medical schools, and researchers,
and the impact this has on consumers and their
healthcare. Prescription For Disaster takes a
close look why patented drugs are they so readily
prescribed by doctors, and what’s behind
the marketing and public relations efforts on
behalf of the pharmaceutical companies. |
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Reflections
of a Life
Kathi Carey Canadian Premiere
SF 00:30:00
Sherman Oaks, U S A |
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experimental approach and intimate dramatization
of a woman diagnosed with breast cancer whereby
the filmmaker puts the action in one setting
and positioning the camera in one fixed spot
thereby revealing the personal emotional journey
so that the audience will not be detached observers
of the survivors in our midst… |
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Frank
Mills World Premiere
David Schmoeller
RHF 00:02:50
Las Vegas, U S A |
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| “I
met a boy called Frank Mills/On September twelfth
right here/In front of the Waverly/But unfortunately,
I lost his address…” are the first
few lines from FRANK MILLS, originally a song
from the HAIR soundtrack, being given a different
treatment here to tell the touching of a 9-year-old
girl who falls in love with a fun-loving 11-year
old boy, the day before he dies… |
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United
We Stand, Divided We Fall
Paul Kroll Canadian Premiere
SF 00:08:55
Flanders NJ, U S A |
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| “United
We Stand, Divided We Fall” is a different
look back at the effects September 11th, 2001
had on our world. It looks at the positive changes
in the American people following the attacks,
and the fall off of humanity since those days.
This film is a small effort to make sure we stop
and remember, not the bad, but the good that
we are all capable of… |
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Ginga Canadian
Premiere
Directors Choice
Gustvao Moraes
D/M 00:55:00
Brazil/ New York, U S A |
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| Ginga
means “swing” in Portuguese and it’s
this movement that’s an essential element
to the natural rhythm of Brazilian music, dance
and spirit and a metaphor for the five teenagers
from the outskirts of Salvador, Bahia, who become
inspired by Capoeira Master Jelon Vieira to train
as capoeiristas. When invited by their Master
to become official members of his dance troupe,
DanceBrazil and travel to the United States with
his company, their lives are changed forever… |
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Jane Dance Canadian Premiere
Mona Nash
D/M 00:12:58
North Hollywood, U S A |
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When
suburban housewife Jane finds herself in the
humdrum of daily life, she takes a Brazilian
dance class that renews the way she views herself
and changes her outlook on life. |
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Take
Me Out Tonight
Emily Rosdeitcher Canadian Premiere
D/M 00:12:00
Brooklyn, U S A |
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| 'Take
Me Out Tonight' is the story of Sybil, a troubled
30-something woman who lives and works with her
mother Hortense, a famous writer of science-fiction
romance novels. Sybil's desire to strike out
on her own and find herself finally bubbles to
the surface when she discovers the empowerment
of flamenco…
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ctrl+alt+del North
American Premiere
Programmers Pick
saurabh gupta
SF 00:24:37
New Delhi, India |
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| Kabir
has been searching for the perfect way to die.
Tonight’s the night. This has taken a long
time. The research. The planning, the procrastination
and now, finally, the moment Kabir has been waiting
for. As he’s just about to take the final
plunge, his telephone rings. Coincidence? Destiny?
A Sign? Friend? Lover? How about the most ‘technically
perfect’ pizza tracking delivery sales
girl you ever hope to talk to… |
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TWENTY World
Premiere
Sponsored by the Toronto Blues Society
Sue Turner-Cray
MV 00:07:00
Los Angeles, U S A |
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| 'Twenty'
is a music video, which follows the return of
a soldier form Iraq, however as the story unfolds
it reveals a very different conclusion. Multiple
Grammy award-winning artist Robert Cray, teamed
up with director Sue Turner-Cray and the touring
exhibit 'Eyes Wide Open', along with conscientious
objector Aidan Delgado who served in Iraq for
a year and a half. Together they have made a
very powerful music video. |
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WhiteFlag - Playing With The Enemy
Sponsored by the Toronto
Blues Society
Izzy Abrahami North American Premiere
LD 00:58:00
Switzerland, Netherlands |
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| White
Flag is a music group unlike any other. These
musicians, from Tel Aviv and Palestine from the
refugee camps of Gaza strip started creating
music together in 1999. The deadly Intifada of
2000 prevented them from meeting again. They
suffered oppression, imprisonment, even torture,
to have their voices heard. Five years later,
a Swiss music producer has mobilized all what
was needed to reunite the band in Lucerne. 'White
Flag - playing with the enemy' tells the story
of the band and against all odds, their song
of hope…
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Refuseniks North
American Premiere
Programmers
Pick
Sonja de Vries
LF 00:56:20
Prospect KY, U S A |
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| Refuseniks
is a moving portrait of Israeli men and women
who have been willing to risk imprisonment in
defence of their stands against the occupation
of the West Bank and Gaza by refusing to serve in those regions or refusing
to serve in the military at all. A high school student, a career military
officer, an army medic, and others tell a conflicted and passionate story
of how they have come to believe that taking a stand is crucial to their
own humanity and to the future of their country. |
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self/worth/less Canadian Premiere
Scott Halford
D/M 00:21:00
Farmington, UT USA |
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| Dancer/Director
Scott Halford and Chelsea Goff mesh and mingle
with their external and interior environment
in this “dance for the camera”, letting
the forces of nature collectively control and
dictate their physical world as they relate to
the emotions and maturity of “Mother Nature”. |
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Badgered
Sharon Colman
AN 00:07:05s
United Kingdom
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The
tale of a badger who just wants the world
to let him catch a bit of shut-eye... |
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Visitas Toronto
Premiere
Programmers Pick
Pedro Lange
FF 01:30:00
Venuezuela/Cincinnati U S A |
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| Three
intertwined stories about different visits to
Bogotá: the first, a wounded unknown man
is found by Irene, a troubled upper-middle class
woman, provoking an unexpected transformation
on her. The second story is about a naive Chilean
businessman who finds himself involved in the
uncanny mystery. The last story presents a family
displaced by violence in an indifferent, uncompassionate
city. |
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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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Thursday,
JUNE 22nd 
