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October 17, 2014 Dear Friends, On behalf of the City of Los Angeles, welcome to the LA Femme International Film Festival. The LA Femme International Film Festival is an important cultural event that brings people from different cultures together to celebrate the contributions of women filmmakers and cinema. The City of Los Angeles is honored to embrace women who answer the call to inspire us with their work on the big screen. I extend my sincere appreciation to the LA Femme International Film Festival for providing a unique venue for women filmmakers seeking a creative approach to filmmaking. The Festival is a true testament to the vibrancy of film making in Los Angeles. I send you my best wishes for a memorable experience. Sincerely,
ERIC GARCETTI Mayor
Dear Film Enthusiast:
It is always a struggle to make Art in today’s society. The Artist is jeered, suppressed, stopped and sometimes killed during their journey to get their artistic vision across to the masses. I created this film festival to empower the Artist and to give a safe place to exhibit growth creatively and promote their personal vision in the medium of film.
We take on a great responsibility as filmmakers to tell a compelling story which we hope will be appreciated for its entertainment, education, or influence the emotions of the audiences that view our work. It is to these "Filmmakers" that I created this festival, which I hope will empower and platform their talents to the next level.
LA Femme Film Festival is about support and empowerment to those daring enough to put their vision on the line. It is through this that we can make a difference. You see, I believe that "Change is Possible" and it is only through the determination of those willing to make something happen that this occurs.
It is this type of work that draws us into the dark rooms of our minds, movie theaters, and the human behavior, creating "life changing" moments through film. I celebrate this passion and have spent years of my life devoted to achieving a connected moment with the audience. I wish to empower others to achieve this as well.
There is no better place to start than by creating a film festival that breaks down barriers of distribution, prejudice, and conventional thoughts. I hope that you enjoy what has been created.
Leslie La PageFestival DirectorFounder/President
Leslie La PageFestival DirectorFounder/President
LA Femme Film Festival’s Mission StatementLA Femme Film Festival is a multiethnic and multicultural film festival devoted to empowering
women in key positions creating commercially viable entertainment productions. LA Femme Film Festival supports and nurtures their artistic visions.
Alice Guy-Blaché, (1873-1968), Director and ProducerBorn in Paris, France, on July 1, 1873, Alice Guy-Blaché directed her first moving picture, La Fée aux choux ("The Cabbage Fairy"), in 1896 for the Gaumont film company, to demonstrate the entertainment possibilities of her employer’s newly invented motion-picture camera. She is acknowledged as the first director to film a narrative story. She was quickly promoted from secretary to saleswoman and emerged as one of the pioneers of the French film industry.
In 1907 she married cameraman Herbert Blaché, and she followed her husband to the United States, where in 1910 she established the financially and critically successful Solax Company, producing and directing some of the first two-reel color and sound movies. She also experimented with cinematic tricks such as masking, double exposure, and running film backward. Although she was not an outspoken feminist, Guy-Blaché created a number of films that featured independent female characters, among them the 1912 productions The Call of the Rose and Winsome But Wise. Discouraged by increasing competition within the film industry and by her failed marriage, she embarked for France with her two children in 1922. The French government belatedly awarded her the Legion of Honor in 1953. In 1964 she returned to the United States; she died in Mahwah, New Jersey, in March 1968. Considered to be the first woman director, Guy-Blaché is credited with directing, producing, and/or supervising more than 300 films during her 25-year career.
Florence Lois Weber, (1881-1939), Actor, Producer, Writer and Director Not only was she the highest paid director in the silent film era, she also was the first woman to direct, star, coauthor, and produce a major motion picture.
Born on June 13, 1881, in Allegheny (now part of Pittsburgh), Pennsylvania, Florence Lois Weber displayed musical ability at an early age. She had a brief tour as a concert pianist at age 16 and sang with the missionary Church Army before making her way to New York City. She toured for a time with the Zig Zag stage company and appeared in a road company of Why Girls Leave Home (1904). A few months later she married W. Phillips Smalley, with whom she played stock and repertory for five years. In 1910 both actors went to seek careers in the infant motion-picture industry.
For a succession of small production companies—Gaumont, Reliance, Rex, and Bosworth—Weber and her husband turned out dozens of short and feature films. She wrote scenarios and subtitles, acted, directed, designed sets and costumes, edited, and even developed negatives. The couple also worked in an experimental form of sound films, with dialogue recorded on synchronized phonograph records. In 1915 they joined Universal Pictures, and in 1917 Weber established Lois Weber Productions, whose films were released through Universal. Except for a brief association with DeMille Pictures, she remained with Universal for her entire Hollywood career.
One of the most energetic, aesthetically ambitious, and technically well-grounded filmmakers in the industry, Weber wrote, produced, and directed such films as Hypocrites (1914), Scandal (1915), The People vs. John Doe (1916), The Man Who Dared God (1917), Forbidden (1920), What Do Men Want? (1921), and A Chapter in Her Life (1923).
Weber divorced in 1922 and did not work again until she remarried in 1926. Thereafter she directed The Marriage Clause (1926), Sensation Seekers (1927), The Angel of Broadway (1927), and Topsy and Eva (1927). Her next and last film was White Heat (1934). After several years of illness Weber died in Los Angeles, California, on November 13, 1939.
Dorothy Arzner, (1897-1979) Director, Editor, and WriterIn 1929, while directing Paramount’s first "talkie", she came up with the idea of attaching a microphone to a fishing pole and have the sound man follow the actors around with it. This created the first "boom microphone" which has been essential to the motion picture industry ever since. She is also the first woman ever to be honored with membership into the Director’s Guild of America Board Members.
The History of Some Prominent Women Filmmakers"I wanted to include some little know facts on the history of women filmmakers in establishing what we call the entertainment industry. Without these leaders and mavericks breaking ground in the unexplored wild west of filmmaking, "We" the women of film and television today would not be working. To these women I take my hat off and acknowledge their tenacity and fortitude to succeed against all odds. Thank you" - Leslie La Page
Leslie La Page - FounderIn 2004, Leslie La Page realized that a film festival specifically designed to showcase the work of female filmmakers to wide, commercial audiences did not exist. A producer who had also served as a festival programmer, Ms. La Page was disenchanted by this gaping hole in the festival circuit. A self-starter by nature, she was compelled to create her own program that would highlight films and videos that had been written, directed or produced by women for everyone. In 2005, she launched the LA Femme Film Festival in Los Angeles, California.
Now in its third year, the Festival is solely dedicated to catapulting a new breed of female filmmakers to the top of Hollywood’s A-List. By screening commercial films created by women, LA Femme offers unique and exciting opportunities for neophyte filmmakers and industry insiders alike. Ms. La Page said, "After more than a decade of working as a producer in the industry, I have wanted to create a forum in which our stars of tomorrow could be championed."
Prior to creating LA Femme, Ms. La Page spent five years as one of the main Programmers for the Slamdance Film Festival. There she created and Executive Produced the Slamdance Filmmaker’s Boot Camp, an educational event that brought together writers, producers, actors and directors in seminar discussions about independent filmmaking. The Boot Camp marked Slamdance’s first concrete step towards building an educational program as additional programming to the popular festival outreach programs. After Slamdance, Ms. La Page served as Director of Programming for the 2003 New Orleans Media Experience Film Festival, a multi-media convention and film festival. While her main focus is currently LA Femme, Ms. La Page has also produced and directed films, music videos, television programs and theatrical productions. A consummate professional she has handled production budgets ranging from $1 million to $10 million. Ms. La Page has worked with HBO, Lifetime, MTV, BET, UPN and others.
In 1997, Ms. La Page ran and operated Tiger’s Eye Sound, a leading dialogue editorial company with her partner Bruce Murphy. There she worked on over 20 independent films including: Four Days in September (1998 Academy Award(tm) Nominee), Smoke Signals (1998 Sundance Film Festival Audience Award Winner) and Dead Man’s Curve (1998 Sundance Film Festival Invitee).
Ms. La Page has founded two independent film production companies: BooYah! Films and Infinity Films. Through BooYah!, she and her partner Saul Stein who was Executive Producer on the critically-acclaimed film The Holy Land assisted in launching the films Los Angeles screening followed by its domestic engagement at the Angelika Theatre in New York City. At Infinity Films, Ms. La Page has been developing several projects, including an animated feature film.
When she is not busy with LA Femme and Infinity Films, Ms. La Page serves as a consultant to filmmakers with their marketing, script development, copywriting and trailer production. She has taught at the New York Film Academy and is an inspirational speaker who reminds audiences of all kinds that hard work does pay off, even in a challenging town like Hollywood. Ms. La Page lives in Los Angeles with her husband and son.
CYNTHIA RIDDLE
CYNTHIA RIDDLE worked as a development executive for MGM, and segued into a writing and producing deal with the studio. She has also written movies and series episodes for CBS, Hallmark Hall of Fame, Lifetime, Disney, Showtime, PBS, Hallmark Channel, Nickelodeon, and direct-to-video
animated films.
Riddle and Peter Hunziker, her frequent writing partner, have penned the award-winning CBS/Hallmark Hall of Fame film Crossroads: A Story of Forgiveness, based on the true story of a man who forgave the teen driver who killed his wife and daughter while drag racing. Riddle and Hunziker’s stage musical, A Kid’s Life, has done two runs Off-Broadway, and two successful national tours, with another tour in the works. Riddle also co-wrote the feature thriller Deadline, which she is producing with Julia Verdin and Denise Carlson.
Riddle’s feature script, Curtains, about eccentric French stage actress Sarah Bernhardt, won the 2010 script competition Autumn Stories which took her to Paris for a six week residency that included work shopping the script and location scouting in Paris. Julia Verdin is on board to produce.
Riddle and Hunziker have been Top 10 finalists in prestigious film competitions including Project Greenlight, the Coca Cola Refreshing Filmmakers Award (2 time finalists/and winner – with film screened in 14,000 theatres nationwide), Nintendo/ Universal Studios’ Eternal Darkness film competition, the Disney Screenwriting Fellowship, and the Producers Guild’s Producers Showcase 2013, sponsored by 20th Century Fox.
Riddle holds a BA and MFA in Screenwriting and Film Production from UCLA.
P.J. Louis
P.J. Louis has spent over 28 years working in the communications industry. His prior roles have included senior and executive leadership positions in NYNEX (now known as Verizon), Bellcore, NextWave Wireless, TruePosition (a Liberty Media company), Price Waterhouse Coopers, and most
recently at Fun Little Movies, and MixCast.
Fun Little Movies (FLM) was one of the mobile media industry’s
pioneers. MixCast (formerly OOH TV!) is a leader in IP TV entertainment, serving the urban marketplace. P.J. is currently involved in a number of IP based media projects where his financial and technology experience is relied on. He is a partner of Avondale Ventures; a private equity firm specializing in telecommunications and media companies. He is a partner in Salus Products; a distributor of environmentally friendly consumer products. He is the author of seven telecommunications technology and business books.
P.J. believes that LA Femme Productions is taking bold steps towards creating compelling content for both the traditional viewing audiences and the new mobile media audiences. In his words; "I want to be where the action is."
Deborah E. GILELS
Deborah Gilels currently is a media consultant representing screenwriters, directors, actors, production companies and book authors. Consulting duties include project development and packaging, public relations and marketing.
From January 2002 - August 2004, Deborah was an executive/consultant for Media Design Institute, a Japanese/American media company where she was instrumental in the creation of a video-on-demand/satellite network financed by NTT-Data, the content coming from Lion’s Gate and Echelon Entertainment, as well as acquired film/television product for the Japanese territory (Television, Video/DVD).
Deborah also created and produced MAJESTIC STUDIO, an entertainment talk show for Japan television. Covering all aspects of the movie business and Hollywood, past participants include: actors Rachel Leigh Cook, Sean Astin, Charlize Theron, Diane Lane, Will Yun Lee and Lainie Kazan, A-List directors Paul Verhoeven, Peter Jackson and Jay Russell, Oscar winning producers Barrie Osborne, Lawrence Turman and Mark Johnson, esteemed writer/director Nicholas Meyer and composer/musician Stewart Copeland. In 1986, Deborah relocated to Los Angeles, where she worked in motion picture and television development for studios such as Tri Star and Twentieth Century Fox, as well as The Agency, Innovative Artists and Leading Artists (UTA). In 1995, Deborah founded Torch Productions and currently has several projects in various stages of development and production.
Advisory Board Members
Huston, Jack Huston, Sienna Miller, Jacqueline Bisset and Billy Zane, has started on the festival circuit. In the same year, Julia also executive produced Born of War.
She is currently developing projects with established Hollywood writers and directors including Surviving Christmas by Academy Award Nominated filmmaker James Dearden; Invisible Army by acclaimed festival award winning filmmaker Éva Gárdos; A.K.A. written by Phillip Morton and to be directed by Academy Award Nominated director Jonathan Heap; Curtains, a WGA Autumn Stories selected period piece about the Parisian stage actress Sarah Bernhardt, written by Cynthia Riddle; Deadline, also written by Cynthia Riddle; and will also be a co-producer on William Gibson’s Neuromancer to be directed by Vincenzo Natali.
Julia founded and has been running Rough Diamond Productions, a major independent film production company, since 1995. She has served as a director on the board of BAFTA for six years and on the board of Seven Arts Pictures PLC, a public film production and foreign sales company, for three years.
Marla Gibbs Honorary Board Member
Marla’s career started when she joined PASLA (Performing Arts Society of Los Angeles) with her daughter, Angela, and studied at the Mafundi Institute and Watts Writers Workshop. She later joined the Zodiac Theatre and performed in several well received productions
including Medea, Amen Corner and The Gingerbread Lady. After a few bit parts, Ms. Gibbs landed the plum role of "Florence" in The Jefferson’s where she gained international notoriety. Soon after, her daughter Angela produced the award winning Christine Houston play 227 in which Ms. Gibbs was cast as the lead by noted Director Ed Cambridge. The play was such a smashing success that Ms. Gibbs purchased the TV rights. After The Jefferson’s was cancelled, she along with Norman Lear’s Embassy TV, sold and helped produce the series for NBC. 227 became a five-year hit series now in syndication.
Marla is an eight time NAACP Image Award winner, five time Emmy Nominee, Golden Globe Nominee, eight time Family TV award winner, Essence Woman of the Year, Frances William’s Women in Theatre West Award winner, Special Black Emmy Nominee honoree, Winner of two CEBA Awards, and a host of National and Local honors.
Marla has released a CD on her label Forever 30 Records entitled "It’s Never Too Late" featuring some original songs.
DENISE CARSON
DENISE CARLSON is a producer and development executive with 20 years of experience in the entertainment business. She worked with the Disney Channel for nine years and was the Director of Original Movies, responsible for overseeing the development and production of 47 television movies.
The films included the megahit High School Musical, as well as other highly successful films such as Wendy Wu and The Cheetah Girls movies. Under her D’veloping Pictures banner, Denise is currently developing the movie Bad Hair Day for Disney Channel, as well as the features Crossing the Sagamore, Wake Up Little Susie, Targeted and The Long Walk.
In addition, Denise is a producer on the independent feature Deadline. She is also developing series projects Flirting with Danger and Unchained with Ted Kotcheff.Denise teaches producing at New York Film Academy’s Los Angeles campus, where she is on the thesis committee. She has also been an instructor at Los Angeles Valley College, teaching film and television development and pitching. She has done consulting work for The Hub children’s network and for ABC. Denise began her career in entertainment as a founding member of the ComedySportz Improv Troupe, and also toured with the L.A. Children's Museum Reader's Theatre. She became an agent trainee at the William Morris Agency, and then worked extensively as a freelance story analyst before accepting her job at Disney. She has a BFA from Rollins College and a Master's Degree in Counseling Psychology from Ryokan College.
JULIA VERDIN
JULIA VERDIN, has established herself as one of Hollywood’s leading independent producers, with over 30 critically acclaimed feature films produced to date. Julia has produced theatrical releases such as Stander, Merchant of Venice, Riding the Bullet. Her
recent faith-based film from Lionsgate, The Least Among You, premiered on Showtime and featured in major festivals. The film was nominated for the 2012 NAACP awards for Outstanding Television Movie and Best Lead Actor.
Julia's latest film Two Jacks, based on Leo Tolstoy short story “Two Hussars” directed by Bernard Rose and starring Danny
SPECIAL SCREENINGS
SUBMERGED (SHORT FILM)
WILL BE SCREENED BEFORE THE FEATURE: THE NINTH CLOUDOCT 18, 7-10 PMVENUE 1
DIRECTORLEXI ST. JOHN
PRODUCERCYNTHIA GLIDDEN
WRITERLEXI ST. JOHN
RT: 11MIN
CAST: JEFF HOUSE, BENJAMIN UBINAS, COLEY CAMPANY, ILIANA GUIBERT
SYNOPSIS: A THRILLING DRAMA EXPLORING THE SUFFERING MIND OF A FATHER WHEN HE HEARS THE NEWS OF HIS SON'S UNTIMELY DEATH. THIS FILM DIVES DEEP INTO MIND OF A MAN WHO NEEDS TO FIND HIMSELF BEFORE HE CAN FIND AND HELP HIS SON. AS HIS LIFE FALLS APART, THE FATHER WILL QUESTION HIS OWN SANITY WHEN HE STARTS TO SEE THINGS THAT WILL HAUNT HIM FOREVER.
SPECIAL SCREENINGS
The Ninth Cloud (Feature)With Celebrity Q&A and Red Carpet (6:30PM)
Oct 18, 7-10PM (Saturday)Venue 1: Regal TheatreLA LIVE: 1000 W Olympic Blvd. 90015RT: 94 MIN
DIRECTOR, WRITERJANE SPENCER
PRODUCERMARC HOLTHUIZEN, WENDY THOMAS, GIA MURESAN, BRUNO ROSATO, KIM ROBSON, JULIA VERDIN, ELENA BARANOVA, RICHARD HUDSON
CAST: Michael Madsen (Reservoir Dogs, Kill Bill: Vol 1), Jean-Hugues Anglade (Taking Lives, Queen Margot), Megan Maczko (costarring with Tom Hanks in Tom Twyker's upcoming A Hologram for a King; Me and Orson Welles)
SYNOPSIS: The Ninth Cloud is a tragi-comedy that plays in the confused reality of a 24 year old girl called Zena (Megan Maczko) who just moved to Hackney, East London, after the death of her parents in a plane crash. She has an active imagination and pursues a fantasy life to cope with what she calls ‘the dark world’.
This Special Screening is presented by SHORELINE ENTERTAINMENT
SPECIAL SCREENINGS
CREATE OPTION C: MY JOURNEY WITH CANCERWith Celebrity Q&A and Red Carpet (11:00AM)
OCT 19, 12-2 PM (Sunday)Venue 4: Regal TheatreLA LIVE: 1000 W Olympic Blvd. 90015SCREENING ROOM 11RT: 85MIN
DIRECTORCHRIS LA VOYLOURDES COLON
PRODUCERLOURDES COLONCHRIS LA VOYESAI MORALESYENIFFER BEHRENSDEWAYNE COXDANILE ROJO
SYNOPSIS: After she was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, actress Lourdes Colon decided she would record and share her journey via YouTube.
This Special Screening is sponsored by
LATIN MEDIA INSTITUTE
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AWARDS CEREMONY CELEBRITY HONOREES
SHERYL LEE RALPH-LUPE ONTIVEROS IMAGE AWARDACTRESS, ACTIVIST, AUTHOR, ENTERTAINER, SINGER, DIRECTOR, WRITER
Sheryl Lee Ralph is a multitalented, award winning actress in film, television and the Broadway stage. The original DREAMGIRL (Deena Jones), she originated and created the role for Broadway which won her a Tony Award Nomination and Drama Desk for Best Actress.
In TV, Sheryl Lee is starring in the new Nickelodeon series INSTANT MOM and can be seen in RAY DONOVAN. Her credits include CBS’s 2 BROKE GIRLS, NBC’s SMASH, NBC‘s ER,
Showtime’s BARBERSHOP, breaking ground as post-operative transsexual, Claire and was voted one of TV's Favorite Moms for MOESHA receiving numerous NAACP Image Award nominations. Her extensive film credits include THE MIGHTY QUINN, SISTER ACT II, MISTRESS and DISTINGUISHED GENTLEMAN. Her performance TO SLEEP WITH ANGER won her the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Actress.
A truly a multi-talented artist her first authored book “Redefining DIVA” (Simon&Schuster) debuting to rave reviews. Ms. Ralph proposes that a real diva is a strong woman who respects herself and others and who promotes positive change presenting an engrossing story of a woman who challenged Hollywood.
Sheryl Lee consistently creates a contagious positive image as a National Speaker with spontaneous humor and wit. She has appeared on: HLN, ShowBiz Tonight, Joan Velez Mitchell, Dr. Drew, Entertainment Tonight, CNN, The Daily Show, FOX & Friends, Good Day LA, Good Day NY, CBS Morning News, CNBC Africa, The Martha Stewart Show, The Wendy Williams Show, The Michael Baisden Show, and Tom Joyner Show.
Sheryl Lee is a passionate health advocate, AIDS activist, and the founding director of the DIVA (Divinely Inspired Victoriously Anointed) Foundation 501(C) 3 which she created in memory of the many friends she had lost to HIV/AIDS.
As a producer, writer, director, Sheryl Lee founded Island Girl Productions, launching with her award-winning short film SECRETS. She is a mother of two with a blended family of four.
MARION ROSS, ACTRESS/ENTERTAINER - LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
The iconic All-American mom from the classic HAPPY DAYS sitcom had fervent desires of becoming an actress while growing up in her small Minnesota town. Born Marian Ross (with an "a”), she grew up in her native state and, at one time, worked as a teenage au pair in order to earn money for drama lessons. The family eventually relocated to San Diego and she followed.
After changing her name to Marion (with an "o") Ross she attended San Diego University and appeared in the theater department's various productions. After graduating she acted with the
Old Globe Theatre. She then managed to land a Paramount Studio contract in such films as THE GLENN MILLER STORY , SECRET OF THE INCAS, SABRINA and PUSHOVER. Marking her Broadway debut in 1958 with a role in "Edwin Booth" starring JOSÉ FERRER, Marion continued to focus on TV work including FATHER KNOWS BEST, RAWHIDE, ROUTE 66, THE OUTER LIMITS, FELONY SQUAD and THE BRADY BUNCH. But her most recognized portrayal of the iconic mom in HAPPY DAYS was pivotal as "Marion Cunningham" where she received two Emmy nominations.
She was seen on THE LOVE BOAT, NIGHT Court, MACGYVER, BURKE'S LAW and SUPERMAN. Her role as the obstinate, iron-willed Jewish matriarch in the BROOKLYN BRIDGE garnered two more Emmy nominations. She has always returned to Broadway in such roles as ARSENIC AND OLD LACE, STEEL MAGNOLIAS, LONG DAY'S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT, THE GLASS MENAGERIE, PIPPIN and BAREFOOT IN THE PARK, among others. She also toured with her one-woman show as poet Edna St. Vincent Millay entitled A LOVELY LIGHT. Marion received a fifth Emmy nomination for TOUCHED BY AN ANGEL and appeared in THAT '70S SHOW, THE DREW CAREY SHOW, GILMORE GIRLS and BROTHERS & SISTERS and has voiced SpongeBob’s grandmother in SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS.
Awards Ceremony At the LA Film SchoolFollowed by After Party, October 19th 7pm, 6363 W. Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles
Sandra Valls will be our Master of Ceremonies
AWARDS CEREMONY CELEBRITY HONOREES
HOLLY WEIRSMA, PRODUCER - EXECUTIVE ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Holly Wiersma began her career as a casting associate on such films as BLADE, THE RAINMAKER and AMISTAD. Soon after, she developed a strong passion for independent filmmaking and switched her focus from casting to producing. Wiersma was named one of Variety’s “Ten Producers to Watch” in 2003 and featured in the “100 People You Need To Know” issue of FADE IN magazine in 2004.
Wiersma Co-Produced the Sundance Film Festival hit SHADOW HOURS directed by Isaac Eaton, starring Balthazar Getty and Peter Weller and went on to produce the films RENT CONTROL , COMIC BOOK VILLIANS, WONDERLAND, HAPPY ENDINGS, DOWN IN THE VALLEY, THE QUIET and THE TENANTS.
Her Golden Globe Nominations came from BOBBY, Produced by Wiersma, written and directed by Emilio Estevez, and The Weinstein Company's FACTORY GIRL staring Sienna.
Wiersma then Produced, STONE starring Edward Norton, Robert De Niro and Milla Jovovich, went on to Produce Dito Montiel’s THE SON OF NO ONE Starring Channing Tatum, Ray Liotta, Katie Holmes, Juliette Binoche and Al Pacino, Variety proclaimed, “No indie producer can put together a cast better than Holly Wiersma.”
Last year, Wiersma completed production on three films: SHREVEPORT, co-written, directed by and starring Ryan Phillippe. A CASE OF YOU, co-written by and starring Justin Long, along with Peter Dinklage, Sam Rockwell, Evan Rachel Wood, Brendan Fraser, Busy Philipps and Sienna Miller. And also the highly anticipated true-life HIV drama starring Matthew McConaughey (Academy Award for Best Actor in Leading Role), Jennifer Garner and Jared Leto, DALLAS BUYERS CLUB,.
Wiersma just completed production on two films: RETURN TO SENDER, a psychological thriller directed by Fouad Mikati starring Rosamund Pike, Shiloh Fernandez and Nick Nolte. And the comedy with director Peter Bogdanovich, SQUIRRELS TO THE NUTS starring Jennifer Aniston, Owen Wilson, Imogen Poots, Kathryn Hahn, Rhys Ifans, Will Forte, Kathryn Hahn, Cybill Shepherd and Richard Lewis, to be released next year.
MORAN ATIAS, ACTRESS/ACTIVIST - HUMANITARIAN AWARD
Moran Atias is an Israeli actress. She gained notoriety in the Italian films GAS, OGGI SPOSI, and MOTHER OF TEARS. She is best known for her work with Paul Haggis in the 2008 TV series CRASH and the 2013 film THIRD PERSON. She currently stars on the FX television series TYRANT. She is considered one of Israel's first actresses to have success abroad.
Atias participated in the Artists for Justice and Peace volunteer mission with Sean Penn following the 2010 Haiti earthquake, in which she assisted the evacuation of refugees to Florida. During her second trip to Haiti, she took part in a workshop at Cine Institute in Jacmel. She is a goodwill ambassador for IsraAid. In May 2010, she worked with Artists for
Peace and Justice (APJ) and hosted and organized a charity event at Cannes Film Festival. In November 2010, she hosted and organized a charity event for APJ in New York, with proceeds going to the first free high school for the children of the slums of Haiti.
MADELINE ZIMA, ACTRESS - RISING STAR AWARD
Best known for her breakout role as the provocative and saucy “Mia Lewis” on the hit Showtime series CALIFORNICATION, Madeline also starred opposite Renée Zellweger and Forest Whitaker in MY OWN LOVE SONG for director Olivier Dahan (LA VIE EN ROSE).
CRAZY EYES, the drama in which she stars opposite Lukas Haas, premiered to exceptional reviews at the 2012 SXSW Film Festival and garnered her Best Actress Award at the 2012 Madrid International Film Festival.
Madeline currently recurs on Amazon’s sitcom BETAS, and will next be seen in the indie comedy #STUCK, for which she won the Best Actress at the Napa Valley Film Festival in 2013. Last pilot season, Madeline starred in the ABC drama project THE GILDED LILLIES from creator/exec producer Shonda Rimes.
MASTER OF CEREMONIES
FESTIVAL ENTERTAINMENT
SANDRA VALLS - MASTER OF CEREMONIESFasten your seatbelts! Sandra Valls is a brash, high energy, fierce, funny, Lesbian, Latina, comic and then some. Voted one of Curve Magazine's Top 10 funniest Lesbian comics, and Top 10 faces to watch in 2010 by Diva Magazine she’ll make you laugh till your face hurts with her frank, no holds barred, packed house comedy performances all over the country. Sandra Valls unapologetically takes the road less travelled, celebrates her sexuality and steps up to the frontlines entertaining and educating folks through laughter.
Sandra ignites the stage with electric performances in Showtime hit comedy special “The Latin Divas of Comedy” (Alma Award nominated) and “Pride: LGBT Comedy Slam!”
Hosted by Bruce Vilanch. Sandra’s television credits include “Outlaugh Festival”, “One Night Stand Up” (LOGO), “Comic's Unleashed with Byron Allen” (ABC), “Habla !” (HBO), “Que Locos” (Galavision), “Funny is Funny”, “Latino 101”, “Latino Laugh Festival” (Sitv), “ComicView” (BET), “Mtv3 Quiero mis Quince”, “Wanna Be Latinos” and “Top Tr3ce” as host commentary.
Sandra has hosted La Femme International Film Festival, Power UP 10 Amazing Gay Women and Men gala, as well as GLAAD Awards. From hosting to touring with Latin Divas, Queer Queens of Qomedy and Lezberados to sharing the stage with Eva Longoria at the HBO Comedy Festival, Sandra still finds time to give back to the community for Aids, sobriety, domestic violence and LGBT rights. The California Senate presented Sandra with a Certificate of Recognition for her relentless support of people in recovery in the LGBT community.
Sandra is a published author fresh off the press in “Out on the Edge: America’s Rebel Comics”. Contact info: www.welovesandra.com www.facebook.com/sandravalls [email protected]
THE SHOW OFF DOLLS is a versatile, burlesque fusion dance company based out of Hollywood, California. The crew performs the traditional,
tasteful style of burlesque and strip tease with influences stemming back to the 20’s and fuses it with present genres such as hip hop, jazz, ballet, contemporary, tap, gogo and acrobatics.
LA’s hottest professional, technically trained dancers and upcoming choreographers in the industry comprise the 12 Dolls of different ethnicities and backgrounds. They have performed with Nicki Minaj, Britney Spears, Chris Brown, Sean Kingston, We Are Heroes Crew, Trey Songs and LMFAO. They have been featured at the Billboard Music Awards, So You Think You Can Dance Vegas, Disney, Femme Fatale Tour, and the House of Blues. The Show Off Dolls were MTV's America's Best Dance Crew finalists for Season 7auditions.
Featured ArtistMaggie McClure - Singer, Songwriter, Pianist
The Norman, Okla-bred, Los Angeles-based
singer/songwriter/pianist Maggie McClure has spent a good amount of her career placing her songs on TV shows such as Dr. Phil, Cougar Town, The Real World, and The Hills, as well as in the film Cowgirls N’ Angels. Her smooth, confessional songwriting has made her a natural for these formats. She’s also performed more than 1000 shows throughout the U.S. and continues to be thoroughly independent; she’s her own label, booking agent, and manager.
Her third album, Time Moves On – produced by Justin Glasco, whose work includes Dan Wilson, Gary Jules, Tyler Hilton, and Cary Brothers – chronicles her move from Oklahoma to L.A. and centers on the mental and physical bravery it takes to push yourself in an unknown city and make people pay attention and convince them to be part of your dream.
NICHOLE LE SHAWN WOODS is a Pro Choreographer, commercial actress, dance educator and model. Her distinctive dance choreography
may be seen throughout events of all types such as the African Oscars, movie musicals, choreography showcases, fashion shows, plays, commercials, feature films, short films and regional, national & international dance competitions.
You may spot Nichole in several TV and online commercials such as The General, Goldmax, Viance Nutrition, Samsung and many others. She has also modeled for international Hair and Beauty products placing ads international Billboards, Glamour, Allure, Lucky & In Touch magazines. Nichole recently launched her own company called Start Smart 4 the Arts (WWW.STARTSMART4THEARTS.COM), which helps parents navigate the world of performing arts and entertainment. Her perseverance and excitement is unparalleled and indicates her love of the performing arts, her willingness to help others and her destiny to excel as an Artist.
PARTY SCHEDULE/FESTIVAL STAFF
Festival Staff
Leslie LaPage President/Festival Director/FounderKarina Farah Co-ProducerChris Clark Festival CoordinatorKristin Schlick Stage ManagerLauren Kohne Office VolunteerCindy Williamson Office Volunteer Esther Guardado Office VolunteerJohn Haynes Office VolunteerAlessandro Garuzzo Office VolunteerClaudia Crook Office VolunteerPhillip Johnson Office VolunteerMallory Kaufman Office VolunteerDeborah Gilels Director of Seminars Panels/Board MemberAdam Lesar Editor for Celebrity Reels and TrailersAJ Adelman & Associates PR and Marketing ConsultantKathy Bowling Shadoeworks Brand Marketing/Graphic & Web Design www.shadoeworks.comLaurie Rain Goodie Bag / Event & Red Carpet Photographer
Special Thanks and Appreciation: I would like to convey a special thanks to the following individuals for their uncompromising efforts in making this festival a reality. It is through their donation of time, services and love that this festival became an actuality:
Steve Epstein, Kathy Bowling, Deborah Gilels, Kimberly Myers, Gail Stanberry, Tery Lopez, Christiana Miller, Suzan Olson Davis, Adam Moore, Ellen Huang, Lauren Hazarian, Colleen McClure, Susan Simms, Julia Verdin, Cynthia Riddle, Denise Carlson, and Barrett Epstein
October 16, 2014, Thursday 7PM-11PM
“MasqueRave” Opening Night Gala
Sponsored by UPS Store Beverly Hills Red Carpet to start at 7pm
224 E. 11th Street, 7th Fl Los Angeles 90015
Networking, Hors d ‘Oeuvres, Sponsored Alcohol by Frances Coppola Winery
and additional spirits DJ
ALL black Dressy or Business Attire requested * A mask will be provided at the door
Security Parking at: 1036 ½ Santee St
(500 yards from the corner of 11th street)
October 17, 2014, Friday (party) 9PM-2AM
“Diamonds and Divas Friday” After Party at Continental Club
(Downtown LA)
116 W 4th St, Los Angeles, CA 90013 Networking
Upscale Club Attire
October 18, 2014, Saturday (party) 10PM-2AM
“Hot and Sassy Saturday”
After Party at Spear Steak & Seafood House (Downtown LA)
800 W. 6th St, Los Angeles, CA 90017
Networking Club Attire
October 19, 2014 Sunday LA Femme Film Festival
Awards Ceremony At the LA Film School
Ceremony to start at 7pm Red Carpet to begin at 6pm
Master of Ceremony: Sandra Valls
Performers: Singer: Maggie McClure and Dance Troup: Show Off Dolls
Followed by After Party with DJ
LA Film School 6363 Sunset Blvd. Hollywood 90028
Music, Networking, Hors d ‘Oeuvres, Sponsored
Alcohol, Goodie Bags Dressy Business Attire
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SYNOPSIS: The tragic struggle of an undocumented Latino family in Los Angeles after they have sent their eldest son to war.
KAJARYAOCT 16, 10 AM-12 PMVENUE 1
DIRECTORMADHUREETA ANAND
PRODUCERQUASHIK MUKHERJEECELINE LOOPTANAJI DASGUPTA
WRITERMADHUREETA ANAND
RT: 108MIN
CAST: Kuldeep Ruhil, Meenu Hooda, Ridhima Sud
SYNOPSIS: A small village outside of New Delhi is a host for the murders of unwanted girl infants and Meera , a rookie reporter, is consumed by discovering what really happened.
LEAVING LIMBO OCT 18, 10 AM - 12 PMVENUE 1
DIRECTORSANDY BOIKIAN
PRODUCERLISA BOORE LAMBERTSANDY BOIKIAN
WRITERSANDY BOIKIAN
RT: 94MIN
CAST: Elias Cecil, Mandy Brown
SYNOPSIS: Monica Wyatt is a totally '80s teenager on the brink of a bright future when her dreams are destroyed by a car wreck that leaves her in a coma for 19 years.
MARY LOSS OF SOULOCT 17, 10 AM - 12 PMVENUE 1
DIRECTORJENNIFER B. WHITE PRODUCERSTEWART HUEY
WRITERJENNIFER B. WHITE
RT: 90MIN
CAST: Anne Bex, Catherine Black, Diana Porter, Emma Gruttadauria, José Zúñiga, Kaylee Bryant, Sam Myerson
SYNOPSIS: After vanishing from her family's lake house, 15 year-old Mary Solis returns without any memory of the traumatic events she experienced, and without part of her soul.
JANIE CHARISMANICOCT 17, 4-6 PMVENUE 1
DIRECTORILA DUNCAN
PRODUCERWOODSON DUNCAN
WRITERLAURA SCHEINER, ILA DUNCAN
RT: 101min
CAST: Anthony Marks, Josie Smith, Eric Roberts
SYNOPSIS: A down-and-out rock star, Janie, alienates everyone she knows is now forced to take a boring job in a finance office where she meets Kevin which escalates out of control.
FEATURE FILMS
2014
THE PARK BENCHOCT 18, 4-6 PMVENUE 1
DIRECTORANN LESCHANDER PRODUCERANGEL THOMPSONANN LESCHANDER
WRITERANN LESCHANDER
RT: 78MIN
CAST: Nicole Hayden, Walter Perez, Beau Bonness, Brian Mulligan, Dustin Fitzsimons, John Prosky, Stella Maeve
SYNOPSIS: Emily, a neurotic librarian, is assigned to tutor Mateo, an arrogant undergrad they do not get along. But they learn something that could change their lives forever.
MY NAME IS VIVIENNEOCT 19, 4-5:30 PMVENUE 1
DIRECTORMARJORIE COHEN
PRODUCERJEREMY PATERSONMARJORIE COHEN
WRITERJEREMY PATERSON
RT: 94MIN
CAST: N/A
SYNOPSIS: A flailing Hollywood actress is kicked out of her sugar-daddy's mansion and forced to team up with a struggling colleague and an unpaid intern to regain her stardom.
REDEMPTION TRAILOCT 18, 12-2 PMVENUE 1
DIRECTORBRITTA SJOGREN
PRODUCERBRITTA SJOGRENSOUMYAA KAPIL-BEHRENS
WRITERBRITTA SJOGREN
RT: 91MIN
CAST: Lily Rabe, Lisa Gay Hamilton, Jake Weber
SYNOPSIS: Two powerful and deeply troubled political refuges flee the past and the personal traumas that haunts them.
ODD BRODSKYOCT 16, 12-2 PMVENUE 1
DIRECTORCINDY BAER PRODUCERCINDY BAERTHOMAI HATSIOS
WRITERMATHEW IRVINGCIDYBAER
RT: 93MIN
CAST: Tegan Ashon Cohan, Mathew Kevin Anderson, Scotty Dickert, Cindy Baer, Elana Krausz, Christine Moses, Leigh Forrest, John Alton, Jesse Meriwether, Jim Hanks, Ilana Klusky
SYNOPSIS: Lovable loser Audrey Brodsky quits her job to pursue her dream of being an actress! There’s a problem: she’s not very good at it.
MOVING MOUNTAINSOCT 19, 10AM - 12 PMVENUE 1
DIRECTORJEANIE CLARK PRODUCERPAUL DINH-MCCRILLISPENNY LOEB
WRITERPENNY LOEB
RT: 100MIN
CAST: Theresa Russell, Austin Jetton, Greg Harpold, Michael Alban, Michael Meredith, Rachel St.Gelais, Rick Roberts, Scott Carpenter, T. Paige Dalporto, Taylor Horst, Tina Larson, Tina Alexis Allen
SYNOPSIS: Trish Bragg goes against powerful coal business owners & government officials to save the community & people she loves.
FEATURE FILMS
WE ARE LIKE ORANGESOCT 17, 12-2 PMVENUE 1
DIRECTORJOACHIM LJUNGQUISTCECILIA GÄRDING PRODUCERCECILIA GÄRDINGMIKAEL HAINES GÄRDINGWRITERCECILIA GÄRDING
RT: 90MIN
CAST: Jesper Eriksson, Ulrika Skarby, Ludvig Jakobsson, Emil Lindberg, Kari Berg, Tim Tjernlund, Samuel Jarrick
SYNOPSIS: Josef a young Afro-Swede secondary high school student moves between two worlds, one dream world and one reality; traveling in time he discovers the perception of racism in Sweden.
UNTOLDOCT 19, 12-2 PMVENUE 1
DIRECTORGINA M. GARCIA
PRODUCERGINA M. GARCIAGINA GOFFMARTHA MARINARA
WRITERGINA M. GARCIA
RT: 94MIN
CAST: Terri Ivens, Carlos Gomez, Dale Raoul, Debra Wilson, Gloria Alred, Jason London
SYNOPSIS: When a successful entrepreneur wakes up to being a victim of a hate crime, she begins to have startling recollection of her childhood stranger abduction.
THRU THE WOODSOCT 16, 4-6 PMVENUE 1
DIRECTORP.R. TOOKE
PRODUCERP.R. TOOKE
WRITERP.R. TOOKE
RT: 88MIN
CAST: Kelly Venn, Steve Coker, Andrew Toulouse, Ileana Herrin
SYNOPSIS: What would happen when the man who ruined your life, smashed your dreams, derailed your career, and chased you out of the city showed up in the middle of the night at your cabin in the woods, in the middle of a horrific snow storm, half frozen to death?
AVALANCHE (ANIMATION)OCT 18, 4-6 PMVENUE 1
DIRECTORGINEVRA BONI
PRODUCERGINEVRA BONI
WRITERGINEVRA BONI
RT: 3MIN
CAST: Rupert Farley
SYNOPSIS: On a day like any other, a silent mountain appears as a mirror on the ice. An uncertain character is about to make a discovery that will change his life forever.
BORN AGAINOCT 16, 2-4 PMVENUE 1
DIRECTORNICKI ANDERT
PRODUCERKASSANDRA LANGUM NICKI ANDERT
WRITERTRAVIS OLSEN
RT: 10MIN
CAST: Megan Kelly Hubbell, Leigh Foster
SYNOPSIS: A Woman prepares for a night out with the love of her life.
B FLATOCT 17, 4-6 PMVENUE 2
DIRECTORMARIANA YOUSSEFDEEPAK DHADWALUTKARSH MAZUMDAR PRODUCERIAN HAUDENSCHILDNATASHA LOUCKEVITCH
WRITERMARIANA YOUSSEF
ADOLPHO VELOSO
RT: 23MIN
CAST: Utkarsh Mazumdar, Deepak Dhadwal
SYNOPSIS: Amar, a 40 yr old Indian New York taxi driver, gets the notice that an old friend is about to die but his journey back home is full of twists and turns.
AFTER OCT 18, 12-2 PMVENUE 2
DIRECTORSEÁN BRANIGAN
PRODUCERKATHRYN KENNEDY
WRITERAMY DE BHRÚN
RT: 15MIN
CAST: Amy De Bhrún, Paul Reid
SYNOPSIS: A young man's night out is cut short when his new girlfriend suffers a traumatic attack. He faces an important decision that will define his character and his future
ATTACK OF THE KILLER TREES (ANIMATION) OCT 18, 10 AM-12 PMVENUE 1
DIRECTORVALERIE GIUILI PRODUCERVALERIE GIUILI
WRITERVALERIE GIUILI
RT: 7MIN
CAST: Alex Sanborn, Tyler Theofilos
SYNOPSIS: A routine workday turns ugly for this bumbling lumberjack, as he unwittingly wanders into a forest full of vengeful plant life.
ALMOST OCT 18, 4-6 PMVENUE 1
DIRECTORSHARON HOFFMAN PRODUCERSHARON HOFFMAN JASON AUGUSTINESHARRI HEFNER
WRITERSHARON HOFFMAN
RT: 5MIN
CAST: Sydney Hefner, Winston Browne, Adam Avellan, Ashley Triplett, Christine Johnnie, Hannah Landon, Jonny Vasquez, Wallace Browne
SYNOPSIS: A 12-year-old girl leaves her 6-year-old sister to join her best friends for an adventure, or at least a walk to the pool.
A BIRD'S NEST OCT 17, 6-8:30 PMVENUE 2
DIRECTORCHRISTINE CHEN PRODUCERCHRISTINE CHENADAM DUNCAN
WRITERCHRISTINE CHEN
RT: 15MIN
CAST: Deke Garner, Gracie Grenier, Christine Chen, Adam Duncan
SYNOPSIS: A lonely young boy hides from his troubled life in his secret hideout, until the day he befriends the girl next door.
#SELFIEOCT 18, 10AM-12 PMVENUE 1
DIRECTORKATIE CHONACASANDREW OLECK
PRODUCERKATIE CHONACASANDREW OLECK
WRITERKATIE CHONACASANDREW OLECK
RT: 17MIN
CAST: Jenn Shabtai, Katie Chonacas, Nick Ralph
SYNOPSIS: Two girls from Beverly Hills go on a road trip to Coachella for the weekend to get away from their lives, parents and boyfriends but end up getting consumed by social media and jealousy issues.
ACE OCT 18, 12-2 PMVENUE 2
DIRECTORA D COOPER PRODUCERDAVID A. SMITHHELEN L. ALEXANDER
WRITERA D COOPER
RT: 6MIN
CAST: Moray Watson, Kyle Cox, Adam Parsons
SYNOPSIS: Two bored boys repeatedly harass an old man in a mobility scooter by cycling up to him on their bikes and yelling in his face. His response is anything but predictable.
SHORT FILMS
SHORT FILMS
ELIDI (ANIMATION)OCT 18, 10 AM-12 PMVENUE 2
DIRECTORSHEREE EVELINA
PRODUCERSHEREE EVELINA
WRITERSHEREE EVELINA
RT: 2MIN
SYNOPSIS: A happy clown named Elidi comes out of a pop-up book and meets a sad marionette in the corner of an old study room desk.
DIRTY NAILS OCT 17, 2-4 PMVENUE 1
DIRECTORKRISTINA ADLER
PRODUCERSDAWNTAVIA BULLARDKRISTINA ADLERBROCK HANSON
WRITERDAWNTAVIA BULLARD
RT: 11MIN
CAST: Lindsey Moser, Anthony Sullivan, Cindy Milligan, Dawntavia Bullard, Kristina Adler, Stephanie Wilkinson
SYNOPSIS: A daughter cares for her ailing mother until she needs help herself.
ELEGANCE OCT 16, 10 AM - 12 PMVENUE 2
DIRECTORLISA NICOLE LENNOX
PRODUCERCLEM JEFFREYS
WRITERLISA NICOLE LENNOX
RT: 5MIN
CAST: Amie Judd, Kristen O'Meara, James Egan
SYNOPSIS: A woman visits a waxing salon for the first time and has an awkward encounter with the receptionist.
C.T.R.L.OCT 18, 2-4 PMVENUE 2
DIRECTORMARIANA CONDE PRODUCERDONNA MABEYSTUART GRANT
WRITERMARIANA CONDESTUART GRANT
RT: 4MIN
CAST: Helena Dowling, Matthew Biancheri, Charlie Simmons, Edward Cain, Gayle Richardson, Glennis LaRoe, Jack Everson, Kerri McElligot, Laura Davitt, Moe Bargahi
SYNOPSIS: A young man's attempt at a first contact with a love interest is hijacked in a most entertaining way.
BOUND FOR GREATNESS OCT 17, 6-8 PMVENUE 1
DIRECTORJIMMY GADD PRODUCERJIMMY GADDBRIANA MORINICRISTINA ALLICA
WRITERCLAIRE GERETY-MOTT
RT: 26MIN
CAST: Karen Gillan, Keir O'Donnell, Claire Gerety-Mott, Tim Kang
SYNOPSIS: Darren, who has Aspergers, has gone throughout his life not truly connecting with anyone, until one day he happens upon a girl nursing a broken bird.
BYE BYE BLACK BIRDOCT 17, 2-4 PMVENUE 2
DIRECTORGAIA BONSIGNORE PRODUCERGAIA BONSIGNORE
WRITERGAIA BONSIGNORE
RT: 15MIN
CAST: Bob Olson
SYNOPSIS: Once, there was a mask, looking for her real face. When the mask finally found her perfect face, they both knew their dreams become immortal.
CHOICESOCT 18, 12-2 PMVENUE 1
DIRECTORBRETT NEWTON
PRODUCERJOY MAHAFFEY
WRITERJOY MAHAFFEY
RT: 11MIN
CAST: Joy Mahaffey, Aubrey Manning, Lane Carlson, Linzi Gramham, Don Lucas
SYNOPSIS: Sarah Martin hasn't been lucky at love; however her mother is expecting a grandchild pronto! So Sarah tries speed dating & finds a few interesting choices.
DAUGHTER OF AN OCEAN (ANIMATION) OCT 17, 4-6 PMVENUE 1
DIRECTORKINTAN CHAUHAN
PRODUCERKINTAN CHAUHAN
WRITERKINTAN CHAUHAN
RT: 3MIN
CAST: Hannah Inouye Field, Monika Leigh Norcross, Suniti Gohil
SYNOPSIS: By remembering the story of a fish told by her mother, the Daughter realizes that the story was not just about little fish, but was meant for her to live her life with freedom.
CREPUSCULEOCT 16, 6-8 PMVENUE 2
DIRECTORELLIS M. MENG
PRODUCERJIA FENG
WRITERELLIS M. MENG
RT: 22MIN
CAST: Andrew Bering, Jim Nieb, Charles Fathy, Ellis M. Meng
SYNOPSIS: Growing up under the strong authority of his father, a pianist finds out that his father is dying from cancer during the preparation for his concert.
I DON'T MISS ANYTHING/MIR FEHLT NICHTS (ANIMATION)OCT 19, 12-2 PM VENUE 2
DIRECTORPETRA LOTTJE
PRODUCERSPETRA LOTTJEPHILIP WIDMANN
WRITERPETRA LOTTJE
RT: 14MIN
CAST: Bettina Theißen
SYNOPSIS: A German family, at the time of the Second World War, is unable to deal with their deficits.
JAYA OCT 18, 10 AM-12 PMVENUE 2
DIRECTORPUJA MAEWAL PRODUCERPUJA MAEWAL
WRITERPUJA MAEWAL
RT: 19MIN
CAST: Faimida Shaikh
SYNOPSIS: Young Jaya survives gruesome gang life on the unforgiving streets of Mumbai by posing as a boy. When she meets a wealthy businessman who may be the father she never knew.
HOTLINE OCT 16, 2-4 PMVENUE 1
DIRECTORDEVA BLAISDELL-ANDERSONLEE MILLER
PRODUCERDEVA BLAISDELL-ANDERSON
WRITERLEE MILLER
RT: 13MIN
CAST: Camryn Manheim, Ashley Ann-Michaels, Christa Martin, Michael Dempsey, Quentin Juarez
SYNOPSIS: A crisis hotline worker gets a call from someone whose life she's not sure she wants to save.
GREECE OCT 16, 6-8 PMVENUE 2
DIRECTORSARAH DEAKINS PRODUCERARIELLE BOISVERT SHAWN WILLIAMSON SARAH DEAKINS
WRITERSARAH DEAKINS
RT: 16MIN
CAST: Sarah Deakins, Yvonne Adalian
SYNOPSIS: On a rainy afternoon in a British nursing home, a woman struggles to make a last connection with her seemingly catatonic mother.
HELENA'S DREAM (ANIMATION)OCT 17, 12-2 PMVENUE 1
DIRECTORHELOISE MAGNY
PRODUCERHELOISE MAGNY MARGARITA MANOILOW MARY BARREIRO
WRITERHELOISE MAGNY
RT: 6MIN
CAST: Jerome D.Cannon
SYNOPSIS: Helena is a little girl who suffers from cancer and who is fighting this crucial disease in her hospital room falls asleep and meets with her favorite cartoon characters in her dream.
FOUR TAILS OCT 16, 4-6 PMVENUE 1
DIRECTORCHRISTOPHER VILLIERS
PRODUCERSCHRISTOPHER VILLIERSGEORGIA SLOWE NICK FRANCO
WRITERGEORGIA SLOWE
RT: 24MIN
CAST: Adam Morris, Emma Davies, Georgia Slowe, Mathew Bose, Ruth Zielinski
SYNOPSIS: Four friends meet to walk their dogs together every day on Hampstead Heath. They reveal their hopes, dreams and fears in some unusual ways.
FULL CIRCLEOCT 19, 2-4 PMVENUE 2
DIRECTORPAULINE GEFIN PRODUCERPAULINE GEFIN
WRITERPAULINE GEFIN
RT: 6MIN
CAST: Therese Borkenhagen, Fred Fleury, Yaron Urbas, Charles Prendergast
SYNOPSIS: A young girl in New York City helps a hungry man pay for food– and is later rewarded by karma when a handsome guy pays for her lunch and the two share a connection.
GLORIAOCT 18, 4-6 PMVENUE 2
DIRECTORAUDI RESENDEZFRANCISCO ROEL
PRODUCERAUDI RESENDEZ
WRITERAUDI RESENDEZ
RT: 8MIN
CAST: Audi Resendez, Eric Hargrove, Joseph Anthony, Jerin Julia, Amanda Gamel
SYNOPSIS: A high school custodian tries to overcome her limiting beliefs to pursue a dream.
JENNY & LALO OCT 18, 4-6 PMVENUE 2
DIRECTORJANINE SALINAS SCHOENBERG PRODUCERCHRISTINE MARIE MANTILLAEDDIE RUIZ
WRITERJANINE SALINAS SCHOENBERG
RT: 12MIN
CAST: Jacqueline Real, Christine Marie Mantilla, Eddie Ruiz, Elia Saldana, Marisilda Garcia
SYNOPSIS: A coming of age story about two star-crossed lovers who belong to rival gangs in East LA.
SHORT FILMS
SHORT FILMS
ONLY LIGHT OCT 16, 12-2 PMVENUE 2
DIRECTOREVITA CASTINE
PRODUCERELENA OSTROMUVAZACHARY SKIPP
WRITERTHEMBI BANKS
RT: 14MIN
CAST: Aaron Spears, Brooke McNeal, Kennedy Zimet, Michael Beach, Michole White
SYNOPSIS: When a young girl is kidnapped from the Congo and sold as a sex worker to the U.S., she finds an escape from reality by watching a teenage girl next door.
MY BEAUTIFUL SISTER OCT 16, 4-6 PMVENUE 2
DIRECTORATARA FRISH
PRODUCERARBEL EREZ
WRITERATARA FRISH
RT: 15MIN
CAST: Moran Rosenblatt, Yahli Friedman
SYNOPSIS: In the middle of a lost road, two half sisters trying to make up for the lost time. Will the only thing attaches them together be the thing that will destroy it all?
NIGHT VETOCT 18, 4-6 PMVENUE 1
DIRECTORJULIE COBB
PRODUCERKATE ATKINSON
WRITERJULIE COBBSTEPHANIE SNYDER
RT: 25MIN
CAST: James Cromwell, Joanna Cassidy, Larry Miller, Angela Sarafyan, Irma P. Hall, John William Young, Alice Hirson, Lee de Broux, Rob Beddall
SYNOPSIS: A woman brings her dog to an all-night, animal hospital never realizing that it is she who will be healed.
LOOK AT ME NOWOCT 19, 2-4 PMVENUE 2
DIRECTORTRINE NADIA
PRODUCERJEPPE WOW
WRITERHANNE KORVIG TRINE NADIA
RT: 16MIN
CAST: Özlem Sanlangmak, Sadi Tekelogu
SYNOPSIS: Rania, torn between family, sexuality and love…the young Muslim woman tries to be the daughter her father wants her to be in order not to dishonor him.
MR. MAPLE LEAF OCT 17, 6-8:30 PMVENUE 2
DIRECTORDANIELLA EISMAN
PRODUCERDANIELLA EISMANLORI MILLER
WRITERLORI MILLER
RT: 10MIN
CAST: Gloria Votsis, Ryan Hansen, Scott Foley, Teri Polo, Jillian Armenante
SYNOPSIS: We follow Alex on a stake-out to find a mysterious man.
PEACH ORCHARD (ANIMATION)OCT 18, 12-2 PMVENUE 2
DIRECTORCLAIRE BIDWELL PRODUCERCLAIRE BIDWELL
WRITERCLAIRE BIDWELL
RT: 3MIN
SYNOPSIS: Told through the perspective of a doll, this animated short explores a character that can only act as a side or witness.
OUR FATHEROCT 17, 2-4 PMVENUE 2
DIRECTORLINDA PALMER
PRODUCERSLINDA PALMERMARK CARDONECOLLEEN KEANESANDY ROBINSON
WRITERDAVID MAYHAKLINDA PALMER
RT: 22MIN
CAST: Michael Gross, Michael Worth, David Topp, Eileen Grubba, Julia Silverman
SYNOPSIS: An estranged father suffering from late stage dementia, in a fleeting moment of clarity, reveals to his son secrets that begin to heal a broken family.
OUT OF THE DARKNESS (ANIMATION) OCT 19, 10AM-12 PM VENUE 1
DIRECTORNOELLA BORIE
PRODUCERJOHN DONNELLY
WRITERNOELLA BORIE
RT: 10MIN
CAST: Justin Kirck, Wyatt Seder
SYNOPSIS: A short film extract from the feature screenplay of Faceless Neil's adventures. In this film we discover the main 2 characters and are introduced to their universe.
PLAYING CATCH/TOFFESETOCT 19, 10 AM - 12 PMVENUE 2
DIRECTORNETA YAACOV
PRODUCERDAVID MAIMONY
WRITERNETA YAACOV
RT: 30MIN
SYNOPSIS: One week before the Peace Rally in Tel Aviv (1995) and Rabin's assassination, Yarden, an adolescent girl, meets two young hippies who stretch her limits.
PORTRAIT OF AN AMERICAN WOMAN OCT 19, 10 AM - 12 PMVENUE 1
DIRECTORJULIA FRIEDMAN
PRODUCERMANA HANDEL
WRITERJULIA FRIEDMAN
RT: 8MIN
CAST: Kathryn Robinson, Justin Dodd, Miranda McLaughlin
SYNOPSIS: A schlumpy girl with low expectations attempts to have a successful day, but cannot part with her doldrum routine despite her half-hearted efforts.
RED RIDEROCT 18, 2-4 PMVENUE 1
DIRECTORGALA GOLIANI
PRODUCERBRYAN HWANG
WRITERGALA GOLIANI
RT: 17MIN
CAST: Abigail Wilson, Billy Mayo, Kojo Asiedu, Natalie Pero, Ronnie Clarke
SYNOPSIS: Set in a post-apocalyptic Christmas, a lone woman plots against a dangerous biker gang. Can her revenge lead to justice?
REMEMBER?/TU TE SOUVIENS?OCT 17, 12-2 PMVENUE 1
DIRECTORVIRGINIE SCHWARTZ
PRODUCERDAVID C. BARROT
WRITERVIRGINIE SCHWARTZCOLINE ASSOUS
RT: 15MIN
CAST: Johan Libéreau, Pierre Perrier
SYNOPSIS: Léo and Victor are close friends who share their memories, events and choices that led them to this last confrontation.
ROBOTS IN SPACE (ANIMATION)OCT 19, 2-4 PMVENUE 1
DIRECTORILANA MORGAN SCHWARTZ
PRODUCER
WRITERILANA MORGAN SCHWARTZ
RT: 3MIN
SYNOPSIS: Little Jimbot is a cute squishy robot who just wants to bounce along and play all day in outer space!
SUBMERGEDOCT 18, 7-10 PMVENUE 1
DIRECTORLEXI ST. JOHN
PRODUCERCYNTHIA GLIDDEN
WRITERLEXI ST. JOHN
RT: 11MIN
CAST: Jeff House, Benjamin Ubinas, Coley Campany, Iliana Guibert
SYNOPSIS: A thrilling drama exploring the suffering mind of a father when he hears the news of his son's untimely death. As his life falls apart, the father will question his own sanity when he starts to see things that will haunt him forever.
THE FOOD TRUCK DEAL OCT 16, 10 AM - 12 PMVENUE 1
DIRECTORMARIANA ROBLES THOME
PRODUCERMARIANA ROBLES THOMECHRISTIAN JURGENSEN
WRITERMARIANA ROBLES THOME
RT: 9MIN
CAST: Shakti Shannon, Chris Lanehart, Jean Paul San Pedro, Leo Oliva
SYNOPSIS: A junkie trailer-trash girl has to pay a debt to her drug dealers, she seduces their street-dealer to help her play a trick on them, but they have other plans for him.
THE GRIND OCT 19, 12-2 PMVENUE 1
DIRECTORLARRY B. SCOTT
PRODUCERLARRY B. SCOTTDANITA JONESYUL L. SPENCER
WRITERBOBBY NELSON
RT: 21MIN
CAST: Yul L. Spencer, Tisha French, Darrell 'Silver' Hughes, Kenneth Meseroll, Domenique Hughes, Papa J. Mixson
SYNOPSIS: When an unemployed husband and father who is on the brink of homelessness, goes for a job interview, everything in life seems to be against him.
RED HULKOCT 16, 12-2 PMVENUE 1
DIRECTORASIMINA PROEDROU PRODUCERASIMINA PROEDROU
WRITERASIMINA PROEDROU
RT: 27MIN
CAST: Frixos Proedrou, Nestoras Fanaras, Christos Kontogeorgis, Elissaios Vlachos
SYNOPSIS: Giorgos living in Athens tries to find his identity by becoming the "Red Hulk", through his football team's fan club. Until it turns into racial violence.
SHORT FILMS
SHORT FILMS
WRESTLING WITH ANGELSOCT 17, 10 AM - 12 PMVENUE 1
DIRECTORJULIE KOEHNEN
PRODUCERJULIE KOEHNEN CHRISTINA NIGRA JOHNSON
WRITERJULIE KOEHNEN
RT: 14MIN
CAST: Eddie Mills, Mark Atherlay, Brenton Jones, Conn Barrett, Lee Broda, Stevin Knight, Tonja Kahlens
SYNOPSIS: A business man, whose unquenchable thirst for power and lust of money threatens to destroy his family, learns what his true values are after a haunting visit from a stranger
THE RUNOCT 17, 10 AM - 12 PMVENUE 1
DIRECTORPNNY EIZENGA PRODUCERPNNY EIZENGA
WRITERPNNY EIZENGA
RT: 10MIN
CAST: Erica Wood, Elora Cook, Elizabeth Harpur
SYNOPSIS: A woman, grieving the loss of her daughter, takes a not-so-routine run re-awakening to life around her.
THE STORY FOR THE GRANDCHILDRENOCT 16, 4-6 PM VENUE 2
DIRECTORALISHA KOSAKA
PRODUCERALISHA KOSAKA
WRITERALISHA KOSAKA
RT: 6MIN
CAST: Alisha Kosaka, Masami Kosaka, Junichi Yanagita
SYNOPSIS: Two people from opposite sides of the country now living in hectic Hollywood, searching for fame and fortune find out they were searching for something else.
THE WAY YOU LOVE OCT 18, 12-2 PMVENUE 1
DIRECTORLYDIA DARLY
PRODUCERLYDIA DARLYJORDAN BAYNE
WRITERLYDIA DARLY
RT: 10MIN
CAST: Adeline Michele, Karine Plantadit
SYNOPSIS: Sarah needs to forgive her mother, father and godmother in order to find the courage to live her life freely. Marie needs to let go of her past in order to risk loving again.
THESE WOODS OCT 19, 2-4 PMVENUE 2
DIRECTORTATIANA BEARS
PRODUCERKELSEY MIDDLETON
WRITERTATIANA BEARSDYLAN HENDRICKSON
RT: 14MIN
CAST: Avery Kristen Pohl, Cody Sullivan
SYNOPSIS: When Reese, a shy girl who lives on an alternative living community, befriends Geo, he changes her perspective of the world and her image of herself.
WHEN FISH FLYOCT 18, 2-4 PMVENUE 1
DIRECTORLISA ROSE SNOW
PRODUCERLORA CAMPBELLLISA ROSE SNOW
WRITERLISA ROSE SNOW
RT: 10MIN
CAST: Alyssa Cross, Josh MacDonald
SYNOPSIS: After the sudden death of her mother, a determined little girl goes on a mission of love in order to let go and move forward.
WILD & PRECIOUSOCT 17, 2-4 PMVENUE 1
DIRECTORCUSI CRAM
PRODUCERJASON KAMINSKYJORDEN LIETZCUSI CRAM
WRITERCUSI CRAM
RT: 18MIN
CAST: Elizabeth Canavan, Phyllis Somerville, Sam Schuder
SYNOPSIS: Sparks fly when a wayward grandmother returns for a funeral and it falls upon the shoulders of her young granddaughter to ask the questions no one has ever dared.
ZUGZWANGOCT 19, 12-2 PMVENUE 2
DIRECTORYOLANDA CENTENO
PRODUCERBETTINA MAYR YOLANDA CENTENO
WRITERYOLANDA CENTENO
RT: 9MIN
CAST: Sam Sasaki, Ben Sasaki, Camille Giuffre
SYNOPSIS: There is a moment in life where you know you have to make a decision, but the best thing is not to make any move… but you must. In life you are screwed. In chess, they call it Zugzwang.
YELLOW AUTUMN/ JAUNE AUTUMN OCT 17, 12-2 PMVENUE 2
DIRECTORAUDREY VILLIARD
PRODUCERAUDREY VILLIARD
WRITERAUDREY VILLIARD
RT: 12MIN
CAST: Kathleen Fortin, Laurie-Ann Proulx, Lou-Alexis Tremblay
SYNOPSIS: Three characters seek love. Clara is eleven. Philippe is thirteen. Manon is thirty-eight. All three have to grapple with expectations that they have for themselves and others.
A DIFFERNT KIND OF FARM OCT 16, 4-6 PMVENUE 2
DIRECTORCAROLINE HARDING
PRODUCERCAROLINE HARDING
RT: 64MIN
CAST: Carol Cozzi-Schmarr, Craig Schmarr
SYNOPSIS: In 1998, aquaculturists Carol and Craig Schmarr quit their jobs and move to Hawaii to save the disappearing Seahorses from the world oceans and build the world's first seahorse farm.
ALGORITHMSOCT 16, 12-2 PM VENUE 2
DIRECTORIAN MCDONALD
PRODUCERGEETHA J.
RT: 96MIN
SYNOPSIS: Driven by one man’s vision, a group of Indian boys’ dream of becoming Chess Masters takes on the Algorithms of the game. The difference is… these groups of boys are blind.
AUK NR 8 OCT 18, 10 AM-12 PMVENUE 2
DIRECTORMARIANNA KAAT
PRODUCERMARIANNA KAATOLENA FETISOVA
RT: 94MIN
SYNOPSIS: In the heart of a once thriving Ukrainian coal-mining region the town's desperate residents decided to start mining illegally; excavate anywhere they can.
COTTON ROAD OCT 16, 6-8 PMVENUE 2
DIRECTORLAURA KISSEL PRODUCERLAURA KISSEL LI ZHEN LI
RT: 73MIN
SYNOPSIS: Americans consume nearly 20 billion new items of clothing each year. Cotton Road follows the commodity of cotton from South Carolina farms to Chinese factories.
DESPITE THE GODSOCT 18, 4-6 PMVENUE 2
DIRECTORPENNY VOZNIAK PRODUCERKARINA ASTRUP
RT: 85MIN
CAST: Mallika Sherawat, Jennifer Lynch, Sydney Lynch, Govind Menon
SYNOPSIS: Jennifer Lynch, is well known for making bold, if not ill-fated, choices in her filmmaking career. But nothing could prepare her for the unmapped territory of Bollywood.
CREATE OPTION C: MY JOURNEY WITH CANCER OCT 19, 12-2 PMSCREENING ROOM 11
DIRECTORCHRIS LA VOYLOURDES COLON
PRODUCERLOURDES COLONCHRIS LA VOYESAI MORALESYENIFFER BEHRENSDEWAYNE COXDANILE ROJO
RT: 85MIN
SYNOPSIS: After she was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, actress Lourdes Colon decided she would record and share her journey via YouTube.
DOCTORA MARIANA AND THE LOST WORLD OF THE MBY'A-GUARANI OCT 17, 2-4 PMVENUE 2
DIRECTORCHARLOTTE EICHHORN
PRODUCERCHARLOTTE EICHHORN
RT: 82MIN
SYNOPSIS: Doctora Mariana, an Argentinean medical doctor with Swiss roots, cares for the tribal communities in Misiones, Argentina.
DR. SARMAST'S MUSIC SCHOOLOCT 16, 2-4 PMVENUE 2
DIRECTORPOLLY WATKINS
PRODUCERBETH FREY
RT: 97MIN
CAST: Ahmad Sarmast
SYNOPSIS: Determined to help revitalize his country's devastated music culture, musicologist, Dr Ahmad Sarmast, returns to Kabul to reopen the music school, closed by Islamic extremists.
ENTERING THE SECOND HALFOCT 17, 10 AM-12 PMVENUE 2
DIRECTORHEYJIN JUN
PRODUCERHEYJIN JUNKANG-MI JUNGHANJIN PARK
WRITERHEYJIN JUN
RT: 11MIN
CAST: Gil-Yong Lee (Voice), Kwang-Hyun Choi (Voice), Gyong-Suk Han, Jong-Guk Choi, Young-Ja Jeong, Young-Ja Jeong
SYNOPSIS: The last generation of the victims of leprosy in Korea begins their new journey to find hope.
DOCUMENTARIES
DOCUMENTARIES FIRST TO FALLOCT 19, 2-4 PMVENUE 2
DIRECTORRACHEL BETH ANDERSON
PRODUCERTONY GERBER
RT: 83MIN
SYNOPSIS: Hamid (26) and Tarek (21), who abandon their peaceful lives as students in Canada to join an unconventional war in their homeland of Libya.
GEGO GERTRUD LOUISE GOLDSCHMIDT OCT 16, 10 AM-12 PMVENUE 2
DIRECTORNATHALIE DAVID
PRODUCERPITCHOUN PRODUCTION
WRITERNATHALIE DAVID
RT: 55MIN
SYNOPSIS: GEGO, Gertrud Louise Goldschmidt (b. 1912 in Hamburg, d. 1994 in Caracas) was one of the leading artists of her generation in Latin America, known above all for her large-scale spatial installations.
GOING DARKOCT 16, 12-2 PMVENUE 2
DIRECTORPAULINE SCHNEIDER PRODUCERPAULINE SCHNEIDER
RT: 30MIN
CAST: Pauline Schneider, Dr. Guy R. McPherson
SYNOPSIS: Pauline Schneider, environmental activist, meets famed ecologist Dr. Guy R. McPherson and learns that human extinction is around the corner.
HAPPY HANDS OCT 18, 2-4 PMVENUE 2
DIRECTORHONEY LAUREN PRODUCERLEOR BAUM
RT: 20MIN
CAST: Tippi Hedren, Hong Lei, Tam T. Nguyen, Patricia Campbell, Mylynn Thach, Martha Schad
SYNOPSIS: How one Hollywood starlet helped so many... and changed the face of an industry.
HOT FLASH HAVOC: A FILM OF MENOPAUSAL PROPORTIONSOCT 18, 12-2 PM VENUE 2
DIRECTORMARC BENNETT
PRODUCERGARY JAFFEHEIDI HOUSTON
RT: 88MIN
CAST: Alan Altman (Voice)
SYNOPSIS: A provocative revealing film about the US government withholding relevant information on women's health that could save lives.
LOVE THY NATUREOCT 19, 10 AM-12 PMVENUE 2
DIRECTORSYLVIE ROKAB
PRODUCERSYLVIE ROKAB, DAVID GARFIELD ROLAND, ELAINE SOUDA, TAMRA RAVEN
RT: 76MIN
CAST: Liam Neeson (Voice)
SYNOPSIS: This film takes viewers on an awe-inspiring cinematic journey into the beauty and intimacy of our relationship with the natural world.
MBETI: ROAD TO KISESINIOCT 16, 2-4 PMVENUE 2
DIRECTORANN BROMBERG PRODUCERLANA IVES, ANN BROMBERG
WRITERANN BROMBERG
RT: 17MIN
CAST: Mbeti Wambua
SYNOPSIS: In Kenya one woman sets out to save her village by saving the mothers and their children dying of malnutrition caused by unsafe water is changing the community.
JESSE AND THE FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH OCT 16, 6-7 PMVENUE 1
DIRECTOR, PRODUCER, WRITERTRACEY ANARELLA
RT: 12MIN
CAST: Jesse Cohen
SYNOPSIS: Jesse Cohen, a subway performer negotiates the line between busking and advancing his career as an above ground performer; a dilemma as old as busking itself.
MEN OF THE CLOTH OCT 19, 12-2 PMVENUE 2
DIRECTORVICKI VASILOPOULOS PRODUCERVICKI VASILOPOULOS
RT: 96MIN
CAST: N/A
SYNOPSIS: An inspiring portrait of three Italian master tailors who confront the decline of the apprentice system as they navigate their challenging roles in the twilight of their career.
TIKOTIN OCT 17, 12-2 PMVENUE 2
DIRECTORSANTJE KRAMER , MARGA BOSCH
PRODUCERERICA REIJMERINK, JARON BORENSZTAJN
RT: 77MIN
SYNOPSIS: His passion for Japanese art brings a famous German Jewish art dealer all over the world as well to the Tikotin Museum of Japanese Art.
PENNY & RED: THE LIFE OF SECRETARIAT'S OWNER OCT 17, 6-8:30 PM
VENUE 2
DIRECTORJOHN TWEEDY
PRODUCERSJOHN TWEEDY, BERET STRONG, PENNY CHENERY
RT: 60MIN
CAST: Diane Lane (Voice)
SYNOPSIS: Based on a series of intimate conversations with award-winning filmmaker John Tweedy, 'Penny & Red' reveals 'First Lady of Racing,' Penny Chenery's story as never before.
PIE LADY OF PIE TOWNOCT 16, 4-6 PMVENUE 2
DIRECTORJANE ROSEMONT
PRODUCERJANE ROSEMONT
RT: 33MIN
CAST: Wes Studi (Voice)
SYNOPSIS: A Dallas business woman left her charmed life to bake pies in a remote dusty town with no gas station, no motel and no grocery store. For her pie equals love.
SPILLED WATEROCT 16, 10 AM-12 PMVENUE 2
DIRECTORMAY MAY TCHAO
PRODUCERMAY MAY TCHAO, XAN ARANDA
RT: 54MIN
CAST: May May Tchao (Voice)
SYNOPSIS: Wanting to connect with her 'distant sisters', decades after immigrating to the United States, May May returns to China and explores the very different lives of four women.
THE CUT OCT 16, 6-7 PMVENUE 1
DIRECTORBERYL MAGOKO PRODUCERANDREAS FROWEIN
WRITERBERYL MAGOKO
RT: 43MIN
SYNOPSIS: The Kuria in Africa are still practicing Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) as a ritual. But the effect of generational practice has created a mixed feeling in the young generation.
THE OASIS AFFAIR OCT 17, 10 AM- 12 PMVENUE 2
DIRECTORHEIDI LASI
PRODUCERSHEIDI LASI, LISA NAULT
RT: 15MIN
SYNOPSIS: Soap and juice collide in justice and social media in this David and Goliath story of a small business owner taking on a major corporation in a bid to protect her rights.
DOCUMENTARIES
TRIPLES / TRILLIZOS OCT 17, 10 AM - 12 PMVENUE 2
DIRECTORITZEL MARTĹNEZ DEL CAÑIZO
PRODUCERITZEL MARTĹNEZ DEL CAÑIZO, ELOISA HAUDENSCHILD, MÓNICA JAVANOVICH-KELLEY
WRITERITZEL MARTĹNEZ DEL CAÑIZO
RT: 16MIN
SYNOPSIS: Portrait that explores the world of through the lens of a set of talented painter triplets that have shared everything since birth in the context of their precarious living conditions.
WOMEN AT WAROCT 17, 10 AM-12 PMVENUE 2
DIRECTORCHRISTIE DAVIS
PRODUCERCHRISTIE DAVIS, DENNIS DAVIS
RT: 77MIN
CAST: Carol Williams, Brenda Gomez, Denise Nichols, Julia Dyckman, Rose Evans, Vanessa Jackson, Venus Hammack
SYNOPSIS: An intimate look at women soldiers' wartime experiences on the toxic battlefields of 1991's Operation Desert Storm and their heartbreaking battles with Gulf War Illnesses.
YEMENIETTESOCT 17, 6-8:30 PMVENUE 2
DIRECTORSHAWN THOMPSON PRODUCERLEON SHAHABIAN , DENISE JABBOUR
RT: 60MIN
CAST: Wafaa Al-Raimi, Reem Abdullah Rachid, Maha Mubarak Al-Absi
SYNOPSIS: We follow three Yemeni teenage girls with their start-up businesses in a country scarred by widespread youth unemployment and underemployment.
DOCUMENTARIESYOU BELONG TO ME OCT 17, 4-6 PMVENUE 2
DIRECTORJOHN CORK PRODUCERHILARY SALTZMAN, JUDITH HAGIN
RT: 88MIN
SYNOPSIS: The 1952 story of Ruby McCollum, an African American woman who killed a prominent white doctor in Live Oak, Florida and the remarkable secrets during her trial.
YOU FOLLOW: A SEARCH FOR ONE'S PAST OCT 18, 2-4 PM
VENUE 2
DIRECTORSHARMILA RAY
PRODUCERBRAD LAVERY, NISHA GRAYSON
RT: 91MIN
SYNOPSIS: Join Nisha Grayson; an Indian born, American-adoptee, navigating an emotional journey to India in pursuit of her birth mother.
HIGHWAY TO YODEL-AY-HEE-HUUU OCT 18, 4-6 PMVENUE 1
DIRECTORMICHELLE KANTOR
PRODUCERMICHELLE KANTOR
WRITERMANUELA HORN
RT: 4MIN
SYNOPSIS: Cabaret-circus star Manuela Horn debuts her very first official music video in this parody of AC/DC's 'Highway to Hell.
SACRED STONESOCT 17, 4-6 PMVENUE 2
DIRECTORSHAWNA BACA
PRODUCERAARON SANCHEZ
WRITERSHEILA CHANDRA, STEVE COE
RT: 8MIN
SYNOPSIS: "Sacred Stones" is a beautiful bhajan that visually calls you into the depths of your being.
WE'LL BE COMING HOMEOCT 16, 12-2 PMVENUE 2
DIRECTOREMILEIGH BARRETT PRODUCERMICHAEL ADDISON, EMILEIGH BARRETT
WRITERMICHAEL ADDISON
RT: 4MIN
SYNOPSIS: A music video showcasing the undying love between two people in which even death cannot keep them apart.
MUSIC VIDEO FINALISTS
WHO I AM OCT 17, 12-2 PMVENUE 1
DIRECTORDAWN YOUNG
PRODUCERDAWN YOUNG, JON POUSETTE-DART
WRITERDAWN YOUNG, JON POUSETTE-DART, JAIME KYLE
RT: 5MIN
CAST: Dawn Young, Jon Pousette-Dart, Jaime Kyle
SYNOPSIS: This music video shines a light on an increasingly prevalent and heart breaking disease in which the victim gradually forgets their personal history.
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WEB SEREIS FINALISTSLIVING THE DREAMOCT 18, 2-4 PMVENUE 2
DIRECTORBETH DEWEY
PRODUCERMONICA TORRES, EFREN MURO, JUSTO DIAZ
WRITERMONICA TORRES
RT: 5MIN
CAST: Monica Torres, Sabrina Hill, Laura Pursell, David Carrera, David S. Jung, Benjamin Howard, Michael Halpi
SYNOPSIS: Procrastinating through life in Los Angeles, Marissa (40) and her friends navigate their forties discovering who they are and where they belong - one disappointment at a time.
SLUMMY MUMMYOCT 18, 4-6 PMVENUE 2
DIRECTORRONALD PALAZZO VALISA TATE
PRODUCERJENNIFER WEEDON PALAZZO, VALISA TATE , EVAN PALAZZO , BRIGID TURNER
WRITERJENNIFER WEEDON PALAZZO
RT: 15MIN
CAST: Jennifer Weedon, Dena Tyler, Seph Stanek, Dina Drew, Valisa Tate, Joe Tuttle, Erin Brese, Cathy Riva, Norm Golden, Sage Suppa, Brigid Turner
SYNOPSIS: “Slummy Mummy” tells the story of a first-time mom going back to work as a professional shoe model in a hilarious encounter with her mommy nemesis.
TEQUILA MOCKINGBIRDOCT 19, 10 AM - 12 PMVENUE 2
DIRECTORJONATHAN KEHOE
PRODUCERBERNIE STERN
WRITERRACHEL KERBS , CALEB MILLS STEWART
RT: 10MIN
CAST: Rachel Kerbs, Caleb Mills Stewart, Liz Bresnak-Arata, Lenny Hernandez, Trevor David, Amy Vorpahl, Jason Boggs, Travis Dixon, J. Anthony McCarthy Elena Campbell Martinez
SYNOPSIS: She's straight, he's gay, they screwed... and now her boyfriend's back. What's a girl to do?
SCREENPLAY FINALISTS
SCREENPLAY FINALISTS
Country Girl by Judy KlassIn this thriller coming-of-age story, a Tennessee trailer park gal gets a job caring for the kids of a rich, divorced couple in Nashville, and is taken with the family to NYC. When the mother is mysteriously murdered she and the kids find themselves on the run…with the furious father in pursuit.
The Great Reset by Camille Righi-PolicieuxA cryptography expert, only witness of the murder of her husband, has to decipher digital clues in order to save her daughter and protect the world’s alternative economic future.
Misfit by Emily BellIn this darker, modern twist on a romantic comedy, lovelorn Jo moves in with her mother and the oddball community at her highway motel residence, where relationships are like a drug, and when a “fix” comes calling again, Jo isn’t sure she wants it back.
Sultana by Lee Lennon-CostanzoOn April 27, 1865, thousands of Union soldiers, released prisoners of war from Castle Morgan in Alabama, meet a horrifying death on the mighty Mississippi. The sinking of the riverboat, Sultana, is one of the most over-looked tragedies in American history - until now.
Cahoots by Elan CarlsonTwo quirky rail hands, Scottish and Irish, commit to the most bizarre act ever in the West and put their lives on the line to secretly rescue a Chinese family of three females and return the three safely home to China.
Rue by Kay PoiroDark forces and family secrets threaten the balance of power in a secluded Louisiana bayou.
Stubs by Lindsay GolderA scheming amputee and fake war hero cons his way into a job as a high school girl’s softball coach.
The Medley by Angelica MarcondesIn order to win a major trophy, teen swimming prodigy Lola will have to overcome fears that go beyond the swimming pool: fit in a new town, fall in love for the first time and, hardest of them all, face the truth about her father’s death.
Little Pink Houses by Hannah EadeIn the cattle country of rural California, the friendship of three women sustains them through hard times, bad husbands, and murder.
Feeling Jung by Lauren KettlreTara and Glen can’t afford a divorce so they take week’s vacation, with 10-year-old son Ned in tow, to find new, better-heeled spouses.
SEMINAR PANEL
LA FEMME INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2014Seminar/Panels with Industry Experts October 18 (Saturday) and October 19 (Sunday)
Seminars Venue: Regal Theatre Stadium 14 LA LIVE: 1000 West Olympic Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90015
Panel 1: SATURDAY OCTOBER 18, 11am-1pm
Columbia College Presents: HOW TO LAUNCH YOUR CAREER WITH A SHORT FILM
Venue: Regal Theatre Stadium 14 LA LIVE: 1000 West Olympic Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90015
This panel will explore life after film school and the real methods used to get your short film noticed and launch your career. Learn from the experts that have actually done this with their short films and learn tangible lines you can follow. Learn from those who created shorts and won the attention of Hollywood. Columbia College is presenting this expert panel. Q&A to follow.
Panel 2: SATURDAY OCTOBER 18, 1pm-3pm
WGA Presents: WOMEN RUNNING THE SHOW ON PRIME TIME TV: Learn from top women showrunners in Hollywood
Venue: Regal Theatre Stadium 14 LA LIVE: 1000 West Olympic Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90015
This panel explores the role of the show runner with expert women Showrunners who have a proven history of success in a dog eat dog world. Learn from their mistakes and the ways you may be able to approach those in power that run the show on prime time TV and cable. The WGA Women’s Committee is our sponsor on this panel and has been involved with the festival since 2006. Q&A to follow.
Panel 3: SATURDAY OCTOBER 18, 3pm-6pm
INDEPENDENT PITCHING PANEL and PITCH FEST: Learn what you need to know to sell your film or idea
Venue: Regal Theatre Stadium 14 LA LIVE: 1000 West Olympic Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90015
We explore the avenues available for independent filmmakers to get their films made through the pitching process. We will have a panel of expert managers, producers, writers, and development executives who will give pointers and reveal the process of pitching in Hollywood. We will have a Q&A with the expert panelists and then you will get a chance to pitch your idea or script in front of our panel - and get direct feedback on your idea, style, and presentation. Don’t want to pitch? Just come sit, listen, and learn. Q&A to follow.
Panel 4: SUNDAY OCTOBER 19, 10am-12noon
FINANCE AND DISTRIBUTION: HOW TO GET THE MONEY TO MAKE YOUR FILM!
Venue: Regal Theatre Stadium 14 LA LIVE: 1000 West Olympic Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90015
If you are an independent filmmaker the hardest part is getting the funding to actually make your film. This panel of experts will provide real world solutions to your issues and illustrate methods that can be mastered to make your dream a reality. Q & A to follow.
Panel 5: SUNDAY OCTOBER 19, 12noon-2pm
SAG-AFTRA National Women’s Committee: Women & New Media: How to Get Noticed through Unconventional Ways
Venue: Regal Theatre Stadium 14 LA LIVE: 1000 West Olympic Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90015
The panel will explore the successes of those who have started off as actors and have been able to create content that has been screened in the alternative market place successfully. Our panelists are those actively involved in creating content from the ground up in the alternative forms of Amazon, Hulu, Netflix, Funny or Die, You Tube, and Roku Channels. Q&A to follow.
Panel 6: SUNDAY OCTOBER 19, 2pm-4pm
HOW TO GET YOUR REALITY TV OR ALTERNATIVE CONCEPT INTO THE MARKET PLACE: How to launch your non-scripted show whatever your media may be
Venue: Regal Theatre Stadium 14 LA LIVE: 1000 West Olympic Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90015
This panel will explore the successful actions to get your non scripted concepts to air. Learn from the expert panel speakers who have done it and learn from their successes to make your own. This is a must see panel for content creators. Q&A to follow.
SEMINAR PANEL
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