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Eventsn The Fort Myers Film Festival’s 7th annual festival will be held March 8-12, 2017 at the Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall, Sidney & Berne Davis Art Center, Alliance for the Arts, Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre and Imaginarium with parties and afterparties at Twisted Vine, Firestone, Blu Sushi and more.

The opening night film kicking off the Fort Myers Film Festival’s seventh season will be Black Tide, a documentary film by Steven Johnson that explores the challenges those who look to maintain our clean SWFL waters contend with from water mismanagement, to the influence of big business and politics. The event will begin with the red carpet rolling out, paparazzi clicking and doors opening at 5:30 p.m. for drinks, mingling & musical entertainment with local and international filmmakers prior to the featured movie, which will play at 7 p.m., hosted by NBC2s handsome anchor Chad Oliver. Tickets are on sale now — $19 for general admission or $99 for VIPs, who will enjoy a star studded ON STAGE after-party with music, dancing, fully stocked bar and chance to meet with filmmakers from all over the world who have come in for the 7th annual Fort Myers Film Festival. The event will provide the delicious foods from The Mermaid Garden Cafe, Aux Delices, Norman Love, La Trato-ria Cafe Napoli, Maria’s and more.

To buy tickets head to the box office or go to www.bbmannpah.com. The Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall is located at 133350 FSW Pkwy, Fort Myers, FL 33919. For more information call 239.489.4849.

Then come back for all of the official programming from Thursday, March 9-12, 2017. Film blocks are each $10 through the entirety of the festival playing at the magnificent Sidney & Berne Davis Art Center located at 2301 First St., Fort Myers, FL 33901. Q&A sessions will follow with actors, filmmakers & directors. For more information go to www.sbdac.com or call 239.333.1933. Check for updates on attending filmmakers, panels and last minute VIP events on www.facebook.com/fortmyersfilmfestival. Like the page for updates.

Enjoy films at The Imaginarium and the Alliance for the Arts on Fri-day and Saturday. The Alliance for the Arts is located at 10091 McGregor Blvd, Fort Myers, FL 33919. For more information call

239.939.2787 or head to www.artinlee.org.

Join all of the local and international filmmakers as they celebrate the winners of the Fort Myers Film Festival. Finish off the weeklong celebration Sunday, March 12, 2017 with a champagne & dessert awards ceremony which will take place at 7 p.m. at the Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre featuring music by Al Holland. Tickets are $15 and can be purchased at the box office at 1380 Colonial Blvd, Fort Myers, FL 33907, by calling 239.278.4422 or by heading to www.broadwaypalm.com.

VIP memberships, offering you every event, gala, party, film and Q&A are available for $199 at fortmyersfilmfestival.ticketleap.com. The Fort Myers Film Festival is an intelligent independent filmmaker’s preferred event to create, unite and showcase the finest artistic cinematic works. The Fort Myers Film Festival is known for world-class swagger and support of local filmmakers. The festival, founded by Eric Raddatz, offers ‘the most vibrant intel-lectual and edgy crowd to grace Lee County in decades.’

In our seventh year, we have featured dozens of local filmmakers, while programming the best films from all over the world. It is a must attend for cineasts who love indie film and film festivals living in Lee, Collier and Charlotte counties. That’s right, Fort Myers has a very exciting and upcoming film festival now, so come out for the fun.

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venues, tickets & pricingn The Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall is a gorgeous 1,800-seat facility that has proven to be an anchor for the cutting-edge performance arts in the community. Tickets for the opening night red carpet gala may be purchased for $19 for film only, $99 for film and afterparty at 133350 FSW Pkwy, Fort Myers, www.bbmannpah.com or by calling the box office at 239.481.4849.

n The Sidney & Berne Davis Art Center, located in the historic federal building in downtown Fort Myers, opened in 1933 as a post office, and was converted to a federal building in the 1960s. It was later vacated and left in disrepair until the Sidney & Berne Davis Art Center became dedicated to preserving this historical monument. Tickets for all films can be purchased for $10 at 2301 First St., Fort Myers, at www.sbdac.com or by

calling 239.333.1933.

n With a mission to facilitate and nurture the creation, development, promotion and education of arts and culture, the Alliance for the Arts exists to contribute to the cultural landscape of Lee County. The Alliance strives to create diverse and innovative events, exhibits, programs and performances that reach the widest possible audience. Tickets to films can be purchased for $10 at 10091 McGregor Blvd., Fort Myers, at artinlee.org or by calling 239.939.2787.

n We’re happy to have Imaginarium as a location for viewing Fort Myers Film Festival films this year. The Imaginarium Science Center engages guests in the exploration of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) through hands-on exhibit experiences and educational programs that further understanding of the natural and human-made world, foster an appreciation for Southwest Florida’s unique environment, and nurture intellectual curiosity, discovery, and innovation. Tickets are $10 and available at the box office inside at 2000 Cranford Ave., Fort Myers, or by calling 239.321.7420.

n The Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre is celebrating its 21st exciting season. The theater entertains more than 170,000 guests annually and has a reputation for class and fun. Tickets for the closing awards champagne and dessert ceremony may be purchased for $15 at 1380 Colonial Blvd., Fort Myers, at www.broadwaypalm.com or by calling 239.278.4422.

TGIM: Intellectualize

n Every first Monday in season mix, mingle, grab a drink and intellectualize with local film host and curator Eric Raddatz during live, independent film screenings at 6:30 p.m. at the Sidney & Berne Davis Art Center. T.G.I.M. with host Eric Raddatz, co-host Melissa DeHaven allows you to interact intellectually with celebrity judges, local filmmakers, art-ists, musicians and comedians. Join public discussions after watching short indie films. Special guests, musical acts and interviews will be announced prior to each Monday night. You can become a fan at www.facebook.com/fortmyersfilmfestival.

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n The Fort Myers Film Festival supports Lee County Schools’ filmmakers, Raddatz Foundation and Golisano’s Children’s Hospital. Sponsored by UNIT A, Florida Weekly, Bennett’s Fresh Roast Coffee, Twisted Vine Bistro, J. Bert

Davis M.D., F.A.C.S, Facial Surgeon, La Trattoria Cafe Napole, Mermaid Garden Cafe, Black Tie Tuxedos, Hampton Inn, Suites, Twisted Vine Bistro, Market Earth, Riverside Realty, Blu Sushi, Advance Solar &

Spa,Douglas E. Spiegel. P.A., Chico’s FAS, Capone’s Pizza, Higginson Tax & Accounting, Florida SouthWestern State College, UBS Wealth Management, Kearns Restaurant Group and Neuropsychiatric Research Center of SWFL.

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FMff‘The edge has come to Fort Myers’

Welcome... to our 7th annual Fort Myers Film Festival to be held March 8-12, 2017.

Overall it is important for me that you ejoy your experience ths year. Please take advantage of all of the varied independent film screenings, panels, par-ties and engagements with local and visiting film-makers that you can. If you can skip work and school I would encourage it.

There is a good possibility that you will walk away with the experience of your life, changing for the better in ways you don’t even realize initially. There is also a chance you may just get a chance to see one good film or block of films. Either way, I present to you a fine and varied curation of films not in distribu-tion, films you can’t find anywhere else ... yet.

Often after the festival folks will inquire about where they can see ‘that one film’ from the festival. The answer is you can’t. Often films screen only at film festivals. Some get distributed. But many have only a screening here at the Fort Myers Film Festival. So don’t take for granted the opportunity you have this week.

I’d like to give special thanks to my board and fam-ily of volunteers, to the City of Fort Myers, Mayor Randy Henderson, Jim Griffith, Will Prather, Lydia Black, Matt Johnson and Scott Saxon for allowing us to show in the classiest and finest venues in town — the Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall, Sidney & Berne Davis Art Center, the Broadway Palm Theatre, Imaginarium and the Alliance for the Arts. Thank you to Steve & Denise Hollister of Twisted Vine for their continuing excellent restaurant where we love to dine and to Daniel and Nicole Kearns who allowed us to make Firestone’s Restaurant our filmmaker lounge for the sixth year in a row. Thansk also to my wife, chil-dren and all my friends who have supported the efforts to put on the coolest regional film festival around.

— Eric Raddatz, founder and executive director

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Along with these extras, all of our beautiful guest rooms have microwaves and refrigerators, pay-preview movies, and Hampton’s signature Fresh & Clean Bedding. We are in the midst of a variety of attractions including 10 golf courses, Historic Downtown Fort Myers, Edison Ford Winter Estates,

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Remember Pearl Harbor (81m, USA)

IMPERATIVE SHORTSNaked Problems (15m, USA)

Soleil (7m, USA) Transformation: Art Peace Imagine

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IMAgINARIUM2000 Cranford Avenue

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ALLIANCE FOR THE ARTS 10091 Mcgregor Boulevard,

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BROADWAy PALM DINNER THEATRE Royal Palm Square,

1380 Colonial Boulevard, Fort Myers, FL 33907

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festival’s programming at www.fortmyersfilmfestival.com

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Tickets can be purchased for individual films, opening night film & party, closing night award ceremony and full access all week pass at www.fortmyersfilmfestival.com. • Sidney & Berne Davis Art Center, 2301 First Street, Fort Myers FL 33901, (239) 333-1933 $10 • Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall, 133350 FSW Pkwy, Fort Myers, FL 33919, (239) 481-4849 $19 for General Admission; $99 for VIP • Alliance for the Arts, 10091 McGregor Boulevard Fort Myers, Florida 33919, (239) 939-2787 $10 • Imaginarium, 2000 Cranford Avenue, Fort Myers, Florida 33916 $10 • Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre, 1380 Colonial Boulevard Fort Myers, FL 33907, (239) 278-4422 —Closing awards ceremony, winning shorts. $15 • See every-thing with access everywhere— Get the all access member pass $199 at www.fortmy-ersfilmfestival.com • For updates and vot-ing on your favorite film of the festival go to www.facebook.com/fortmyersfilm-festival • All films are unrated—parents strongly cautioned

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THINKERS SHORTS Aftermath (10m, germany) The Bus Stop (14m, USA) Daewit (15m, germany)

Timeless Charms (2m, UK)

BRIGHT SHORTS BLOCKA la carte (14m, Hong Kong) Love (15m, France, Hungary)

The Last Cowboy (17m, Canada)

SUNDAy ESSENTIALS SHORTSRinse (4m, USA)

Chosen People (18m, USA) The Radical Jew (22m, USA)

Reflection (11m USA)

Foster Shock (67m, USA)

Not The Last Butterfly (58m, USA)

Filmmaker panel

The Lavender Scare (77m, USA)

The New 8-Bit Heroes (111m, USA)

Moment of Truth (86m, USA)

Paradise Reef (56m, USA)

Black Tide (50m, USA)

HOT SHORTS Murder Springs: (5m, USA) Three Wishes (8m, USA) Consent (13m, Australia) 126 seconds (2m, USA)

Man’s Best Friend (7m, USA) Wedding Ceremony (12m, USA)

The Stairs (10m, USA)

WILD SHORTS The Hunt (10m, USA)

Capital Advice (24m, USA) Panic Attack! (3m, USA)

Horseshoe Theory (12m, USA)

LATE NIGHT SHORTSLeap (20m, USA) Bubbles (6m, USA)Forgive Me Journal

(12m, United Kingdom) The Counselor (11m, USA)

Pony Tale (9m, Palestinian, Israel) Evocation of Nightmare (2m, USA)

641 Muriel Court (61m, USA)

Women of Maidan (66m, USA)

The Next Big Thing (83m, USA)

She Started It (90m, USA)

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Battle of the Brides (14m, USA) Bombing (13m, Canada)

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Tuesday, 10:08am (13m, Canada) Waiting for Angel (7m, Australia)

Psyhosis (2m, USA) Head (4m, Israel)

Hear the Silence (95m, germany, Poland)

good Bones (82m, USA)

Paradise Reef (56m, USA)

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Black Tide (50m, USA) A documentary about the devastation of South Florida’s estuaries due to water mismanagement and the influ-ence of big business and politics.

Directed by Steven JohnsonDocumentary

NICHE: Environment, Local *Attending

Invisible Point (5m, Iran) Dance is prohibited in Iran. While it is told to be a sin, still there are many dancers dancing with passion and have not been seen, they hear the restrictions and still are dancing.

Directed by Tanin TorabiNICHE: Musical

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@Sidney & Berne Davis Art Center2301 First Street,

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SHORTS BLOCK FOR THINKERSAftermath (10m, Germany) When you wake up in a strange bed the morning after a party, you find that it’s often the small things that raise the questions of greatest importance. A film about the time between yesterday and today.

Directed by Ralf BeyerleComedy, Romance

The Bus Stop (14m, USA) A comedy-drama about two young boys coming to blows due to religious stereotypes learned from their parents.

Directed by Justin MaloneComedy, Drama

Daewit (15m, Germany) A wolf child, a cat, an angel.

Directed by David JansenAnimation, Family, Drama

NICHE: Children, Mature/Adult, Youth

Timeless Charms (2m, United Kingdom) A young man concocts a cunning plan to get the girl of his dreams who is only interested in older men.

Directed by ZAH AHMADComedy, Romance

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641 Muriel Court (61m, USA) A documentary film recounting the chilling unsolved triple-murder of the Sims family that has haunted Tallahassee, Florida since 1966.

Directed by Kyle JonesDocumentary, Crime, Mystery

NICHE: Student Film *Attending

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Women of Maidan (66m, USA) Women of Maidan tells the story of the women’s life-supporting force, unity, courage and sacrifice during the 2013-2014 Ukrainian Revolution. Sometimes standing behind a cause takes as much courage as dying for it.

Directed by Olha Onyshko Documentary

NICHE: Women *Attending

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7 p.m. The Next Big Thing (83m, USA) When Julian allows his deranged best friend Chuck to follow him around 24/7 with a camera, his life spirals out of control causing turmoil in his personal and professional life.

Directed by Brody GusarComedy, Drama

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She Started It (90m, USA) She Started It is a documentary that provides a rare look in the lives of five ambitious female entrepreneurs (Thuy, Brienne, Sheena, Stacey & Agathe) who will stop at nothing to pursue their dreams.

Directed by Nora PoggiDocumentary

NICHE: Women

Fri. 3.10 @ 3 p.m.

@Sidney & Berne Davis Art Center2301 1st Street,

Fort Myers, FL 33901www.sbdac.comTickets are $10

AWESOME SHORTS BLOCKTwo Secrets (22m, USA) An inspiring true story. Two secrets will tear a 12-year-old girl’s life apart. One she’s never told a soul. The other, her entire family’s never told her. Tonight they crash. A power-ful coming-of-age film with a shock-ing ending that challenges each of us to become the real person we keep hidden inside.

Directed by Charles DyeFamily, Drama, Mystery

Battle of the Brides (14m, USA) After a Bridezilla steals his wedding venue, a meek groom must win a one-of-a-kind wedding gown to ap-pease his overbearing fiancée.

Directed by Phillip ThomasComedy, Romance

Bombing (13m, Canada) A comedian struggles to adjust to tak-ing care of her estranged daughter.

Directed by Gloria MercerComedy, Drama

NICHE: Women, Student Film

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GOOD BONES 3.10 @ 7 p.m. @ SBDAC

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Fri. 3.10 @ 4 p.m. DEEP SHORTS BLOCKRise and Shine (17m, USA) A man begins to peel back the layers to his very existence and breaks through the constraints of his everyday life.

Directed by Rob McKinleyDrama, Thriller, Science Fiction

NICHE: Student Film, Mature/Adult *Attending

Tuesday, 10:08am (13m, Canada) After an SIU Inspector is caught in

a police shooting, she’s surprised to find the police commended for their bravery and the investigation halted. But when she uses her skills to get to the bottom of what really happened, what she finds may prove to be more than she can handle. NICHE: Community, Justice

Directed by Thomas PepperDrama, Thriller, Crime

Waiting for Angel (7m, Australia) A teenage girl is pushed to the brink

and must ask herself whether she is still safe living at home.

Directed by Elli IliadesNICHE: Women, Youth

Psychosis (2m, USA) A dark psychological horror that taps into the world of a young woman’s

nightmare due to a traumatizing experience from her past.

Directed by Ben VenturinaDrama, Horror, Thriller, Science

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Head (4m, Israel) A man decides to separate from his head. Unfortunately, his decision has dire consequences.

Directed by Stav LeviAnimation, Drama

NICHE: Student Film

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Fri. 3.10 @ 5 p.m. Hear the Silence (95m, Germany, Poland) This is the story of the men and women at the time of the German attack on Russia in 1941.

Directed by Ed Ehrenberg Drama

Fri. 3.10 @ 7 p.m.

Good Bones (82m, USA) Danny O’Brien dedicates one last summer to his family’s Hamptons real estate company, and to his fa-ther Joe’s seemingly obsolete values: poetry, integrity and community. Good Bones celebrates summer romance and the enduring tradition of the triumphant underdog.

Directed by Tim BohnComedy, Romance *Attending

Fri. 3.10 @ 8:30 p.m.

Paradise Reef (56m, USA)Peter Flood, a local lawyer who wanted to do something positive for the Gulf of Mexico after the BP Oil disaster, got together with both the private sector and government. The film explores the symbiotic relationship between The Florida Everglades and The Gulf of Mexico, and the importance of creating fish habitat with a massive 18,000 tons of concrete making up the 36 newly deployed artificial reefs.

Directed by John ScoularNICHE: Environment, Local

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Fri. 3.10 @ 10:30 a.m.

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A Late Style of Fire: Larry Levis, American Poet (92m, USA) The brilliant writing and scandalous life of Californian Larry Levis came to an abrupt halt when he died at age 49. Is self-destruction required for a serious life of art?

Directed by Michele PoulosDocumentary, History, Biography

*Attending

Fri. 3.10 @ 12:15 p.m.

Striking a Chord: Instruments of Healing (28m, USA) Striking a Chord: Instruments of Healing shows how veterans with PTSD are finding their way back to themselves through music and art. This inspiring 30-minute documen-tary offers civilians insight into the trauma of war and the challenges of returning home and re-entering “reality.” Soldiers learn that, for those who can find the courage to speak their truths, there are unexpected paths to healing.

Directed by Susan RockefellerDocumentary, War

NICHE: Disability, Music Healing

Fri. 3.10 @ 1 p.m.

IMPERATIVE SHORTS BLOCKNaked Problems (15m, USA) Reveals the iconic seduction hiding in plain sight for over 100 years in Pablo Picasso’s most epic painting, ‘The Demoiselles of Avignon,’ & then unfolds the leap to Cubism.

Directed by A. R. KaraDocumentary, History *Attending

Soleil (7m, USA) A young man from the Congo tells the story of having to leave the love of his life behind when he came to America.

Directed by Erik KallinDocumentary, Drama, Romance,

Biography NICHE: African, African American

Transformation: Art Peace Imagine in India (19m, USA)

Directed by Bob WilliamsPeace, Love - and Art - produce a beautiful palette in any situation, but make for an especially poignant one when brought to a school for girls in a poor village near Kolkata, India.

NICHE: Women, Student Film, Chil-dren * Attending

Fri. 3.10 @ 2 p.m.

Remember Pearl Harbor (81m, USA) Sunday, December 7, 1941 was a beautiful morning on the Hawai-ian island of Oahu. A few sailors and soldiers were already up and playing a game of football near Pearl Harbor. Others were sleeping in their

barracks or aboard ships after a late night of partying in Honolulu.

Directed by Tim GrayNarrated by Tom Selleck

NICHE: War Remembrance

Sat. 3.11 @ 1 p.m.

@Sidney & Berne Davis Art Center2301 First Street,

Fort Myers, FL 33901www.sbdac.comTickets are $10

BRIGHT SHORTS BLOCKA la carte (14m, Hong Kong) This project was funded by a break-through organization meant to show the way working in the future may be for Hong Kong youngsters.

Directed by ka shing chuGame Show

NICHE: Asian, Developing Nations, Children, Mature/Adult, Youth

Love (15m, France, Hungary) LOVE is a short film describing affection in 3 different chapters,

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#beinspired this year. tell us about something that moved you with this hashtag —who knows . . . we might retweet you!

HEAR THE SILENCE 3.10 @ 5 P.M. @SBDAC

A LATE STYLE OF FIRE 3.10 @10:30 A.M. @ ALLIANCE

through an impact on a distant solar system.

Directed by Réka BucsiAnimation

The Last Cowboy (17m, Canada) The Last Cowboy is a visual docu-ment captured on the paved high-ways through the windshield of an 18-wheeled big rig. Like a Western, landscapes and their inhabitants are metaphors for social conditions and identity. Heroes are born but fade into the fog of the past, and personal reflections are laid bare in tribute.

Directed by Terryll LofflerDocumentary, Western

Sat. 3.11 @ 2 p.m.

The Lavender Scare (77m, USA) With the United States gripped in the panic of the Cold War, President Dwight D. Eisenhower deems ho-mosexuals to be “security risks” and orders the immediate firing of any government employee discovered to be gay or lesbian. It triggers a vicious witch hunt that lasts for forty years and ruins thousands of lives, while thrusting an unlikely hero into the forefront of what would become the modern LGBT rights movement.

Directed by Josh HowardDocumentary

NICHE: LGBTQ

Sat. 3.11 @ 4 p.m.

The New 8-Bit Heroes (111m, USA) Modern creatives must retrofit their skills to program a new game for a

30-year-old game console. Directed by Joseph Granato IV

Documentary NICHE: Gamers, Nerds

Sat. 3.11 @ 6 p.m.

HOT SHORTS BLOCKMurder Springs: Chapter One (5m, USA) Roger and Margaret are an elderly couple that rekindle their lost spark after a grisly driving accident.

Directed by Adam Van DykeComedy, Romance, Horror

NICHE: Student Film, Mature/Adult, Senior, Youth

Three Wishes (8m, USA) Three friends stranded on an island discover an artifact that grants them each a wish, but they should be careful what they wish for.

Directed by Curtis CollinsComedy, Local

*Attending

Consent (13m, Australia) After meeting online, a woman allows a virtual stranger into her home to fulfil an agreement.

Directed by Clare SladdenDrama, Thriller

126 seconds (2m, USA) A story of connection, friendship, and collaboration.

Directed by Mariapia Malerba and Leila Mesdaghi

Documentary NICHE: Experimental, Women

Man’s Best Friend (7m, USA) Penny and Paul have a typical marriage. Long walks. Naps on the couch. Flea baths. ...maybe not so typical after all.

Directed by Christopher BrightComedy

The Wedding Ceremony (12m, USA) A bride and groom on the way to their wedding soon discover

previously untold secrets about one another that put their entire relation-ship in question.

Directed by Nick ShanmanComedy, Drama *Attending

The Stairs (10m, USA)

A Holocaust survivor tells his horrific story that his young son overhears while hidden on the staircase.

Directed by Hakym ReaganDrama

NICHE: Jewish

Sat. 3.11 @ 7 p.m.WILD SHORTS BLOCKThe Hunt (10m, USA) A woman, starving for food, sets out on a hunt in a post-apocalyptic forest. There she confronts her past and must make a decision for her future and her son’s.

Directed by Nick Twardus Drama, Thriller, Science Fiction, Ac-

tion *Attending

Capital Advice (24m, USA) DJ Gwen takes over the Delaware airwaves every night from 12-5am.

When a lowly caller inspires her to deliver some offhanded advice on air, she believes that she has found her on air purpose. But when that advice gets taken literally, her world (and entire radio station) get turned upside down.

Directed by Jim MauroComedy *Attending

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Panic Attack! (3m, USA) You know the nagging thoughts that start with ‘did I leave the coffee on?’ and turn in to ‘what if I give birth to Satan’s baby?’ This hand-drawn animation explores anxiety, obses-sion, and one woman’s slippery hold on reality.

Directed by Eileen O’MearaAnimation

Horseshoe Theory (12m, USA) A weapons deal between a white supremacist and a member of the Islamic State blossoms into serendipity.

Directed by Jonathan Daniel BrownComedy, Romance

NICHE: Comedy *Attending

Sat. 3.11 @ 8 p.m.

Moment of Truth (86m, USA) Jess has just been saved at the last minute from a grisly death. Now, in a town full of people who hate him and with dangerous forces descending to finish the job, Jess has to figure out who saved him — and why.

Directed by Tim RitterDrama, Thriller, Crime, Action

NICHE: Hispanic, Mature/Adult *Attending

Sat. 3.11 @ 9:30 p.m.

LATE NIGHT SHORTS BLOCKLeap (20m, USA) A young Kiwi girl moves to Los Angeles with big aspirations but gets caught up in the daily grind of survival until a chance meeting with a young writer forces her to confront her own fear of taking a risk on her original dreams.

Directed by Deb FosterComedy, Drama, Romance

NICHE: Women, Mature/Adult

Bubbles (6m, USA)It is always a good idea to be cordial to whoever comes into your life, be-cause you never know who is hiding behind that ‘innocent smile.’

Directed by Cesar Aguilera Horror, Science Fiction, Local

*Attending

Forgive Me Journal (12m, United Kingdom) When Sarah and Sean come across an old journal, they didn’t expect to find an insight into someone’s world. More so, it is a world of mystery, danger and deceit.

Directed by Johnny MarchettaThriller

Pony Tale (9m, Palestinian Ter-ritories, Israel) Adva, a 17 year old from an Israeli Settlement, goes on a night journey to fulfill her fantasy. She hitchhikes her way to a gay dance bar. Meets a mysterious women and follows her into the bathroom. Realty strikes her in the face and she finds out the gap between fantasy and real life.

Directed by Moran NakarDrama

NICHE: LGBTQ, Jewish, Women, Student Film, Youth

Evocation of a Nightmare (2m, USA) Entering what seems to be a de-serted building, a man explores and finds an unwanted guest.

Directed by Wally ChungAnimation, Horror, Fantasy *Attending

The Counselor (11m, USA) At a crisis center in late 1971, a freshly minted counselor on the late shift takes his first call: a suicidal teenager whose parents won’t let her come home for Christmas. The call exposes truths about each that lead to a surprising conclusion.

Directed by Guy BauerDrama, Thriller

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Paradise Reef (56m, USA)Peter Flood, a local lawyer who wanted to do something positive for the Gulf of Mexico after the BP Oil disaster, got together with both the private sector and government. The film explores the symbiotic relationship between The Florida Everglades and The Gulf of Mexico, and the importance of creating fish habitat with a massive 18,000 tons

of concrete making up the 36 newly deployed artificial reefs.

Directed by John ScoularNICHE: Environment, Local *Attending

Sat. 3.11 @ 7 p.m.

Black Tide (50m, USA) A documentary about the devastation of South Florida’s estuaries due to water mismanagement and the influ-ence of big business and politics.

Directed by Steven JohnsonDocumentary

NICHE: Environment, Local *Attending

Sun. 3.12 @ 11 a.m.

@Sidney & Berne Davis Art Center

2301 First Street, Fort Myers, FL 33901

www.sbdac.comTickets are $10

SUNDAY ESSENTIALS SHORTS

BLOCKRinse (4m, USA) Film Noir, Drama, Thriller, Crime 4 minutes visual poetic experience about the cult.

Directed by Yuki Tokunaga, Yasuaki Fujinami

NICHE: Spiritual, Crazy

Chosen People (18m, USA)

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BOMBING 3.10 @ 3 P.M. @SBDAC

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Through Cinéma vérité on the daily activity of a Hebrew Israelite church in the south side of Chicago, the film Chosen People provides a poignant and subtle meditation on relations between history, memory and identity.

Directed by Qihui WuDocumentary, History

NICHE: African American, Christian, Black, Spiritual

The Radical Jew (22m, USA) Baruch Marzel is one of the leaders of Israel’s far-right. Living in Hebron, he shares with us the viewpoints and life experiences that have led the United States and Israeli govern-ments to label him a terrorist.

Directed by Noam OsbandDocumentary NICHE: Jewish

Reflection (11m, USA) There’s no reflection when you look in the mirror.

Directed by Martin CastanedaDrama NICHE: African American, Disability, LGBTQ, Hispanic, Jew-

ish, Latino, Women, Student Film, Mature/Adult, Senior

Sun. 3.12 @ 12 p.m.

Foster Shock (67m, USA) This stunning documentary gives you a close-up look at Florida’s foster care system through the eyes of traumatized children who’ve depend-ed on it, only to suffer more abuse,

neglect and pain. Has privatizing the system really helped protect these vulnerable kids?

Directed by Mari FrankelDocumentary

Sun. 3.12 @ 1:30 p.m.

Not The Last Butterfly (58m, USA) Without quite realizing what they had

started, a teacher and an artist start The Butterfly Project, an outreach program to find a way to remember the 1.5 million children killed in the Holocaust.

Directed by Cheryl Rattner PriceDocumentary, History

NICHE: Jewish, Student Film, Chil-dren, Mature/Adult, Senior, Youth

Sun. 3.12 @ 2:30 p.m.

Filmmaker panelFree event with a local discussion among visiting and local celebrities, moderated by director Eric Raddatz.

Sun. 3.12 @ 7 p.m.

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CHAMPAGNE & DESSERT AWARDS: Enjoy a climactic champagne and dessert awards gala dinner to be held 7 p.m. at the Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre at 1380 Colonial Blvd. Fort Myers, FL, Sunday, March 12 where the Fort Myers Film

Festival will honor the winners in the 7th annual Fort Myers Film Festival with hardware and a showing of one award winning short film. Mix and mingle with filmmakers, celebrate the end of a fantastic week with music by Al Holland, dancing and more.

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