2019 DOCUMENTARIES screening -Oct 17-20, 2019

These are the DOCUMENTARIES to screening at  2019 LA FEMME INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL.

Feature and Short length documentaries

Location: Regal Cinemas 14 at LA LIVE 1000 W Olympic Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90015

Venue 1- Auditorium 13

Venue 2- Auditorium 14

Title of Film

 

ALL SHE WROTE ANTHOLOGY

OCT. 17th, 10:00 – 12:00 noon

VENUE 2

DIRECTOR/PRODUCER/WRITER

IDALINA LEANDRO

RT: 45

CAST: Rush, Dizy, Tikki, Rafi, Bomba

SYNOPSIS: A series of shorts films about a group of talented, passionate and brave women who make their voices heard through the art of graffiti.

 

 

 

…AS IF THEY WERE ANGELS

OCT. 18th, 12:05 noon – 2:00 pm

VENUE 1

DIRECTOR/PRODUCER/WRITER

TERRY STRAUSS

PRODUCER

PHOEBE WALL HOWARD

RT: 86

CAST: Peter Coyote (narrator)

SYNOPSIS: A deeply layered story of disaster, rescue and heroism: American sailors shipwrecked on the rugged cliffs of Newfoundland and the courage and heart of rescuers from two small coastal towns.

 

ATHA GAMMA

OCT. 18th, 2:00 – 4:00 pm

VENUE 2

DIRECTOR/PRODUCER/WRITER

FARRAH FURTADO

DIRECTOR

SCOTT WEATHERALL

RT: 33

CAST: L. Farrah Furtado, Swami Armajnananda, Dr. Usha Vasthare

SYNOPSIS: Atha Gamma carries an important message that will resonate with many, and one that is backed by science: you can be happy and at peace by practicing daily mindful breathing and meditation. 

 

BETTER TOGETHER

OCT. 18th, 2:00 – 4:00 PM

VENUE 2

DIRECTOR/WRITER

ISAAC HERNANDEZ

PRODUCER

NANCY BLACK

LESLIE SWEEM BHUTANI

LYNDA WEINMAN

LINDA GLUCK

FREDERICK GLUCK

RT: 50 

CAST: Christopher Lloyd, Sylvia Earle, Abe Powell

SYNOPSIS: The response to a horrendous oil blowout fifty years ago in Santa Barbara sparked the modern environmental movement, creating a culture that continues to inspire local solutions to global problems. Community Makes the Difference. 

 

BEYOND DRIVEN

OCT. 18th, 12:00 – 2:00 pm

VENUE 2

DIRECTOR/PRODUCER/WRITER

VINCENT TRAN 

RIYAANA HARTLEY

PRODUCER

SUNNY VACHHER

AALIAH HARTLEY

ARAFAAT ALI KHAN

RT: 76

CAST: Tatiana Calderon, Carmen Jorda, Alice Powell

SYNOPSIS: This documentary is presented in a narrative sequence that highlights the lives of some of the most successful female racers, from both the past and present, who have made their way through the competition.

 

CALL OF THE VALLEY: THE ENDURING LURE OF SONOMA

OCT. 19th, 10:00 – 12:00 noon

VENUE 2

DIRECTOR/PRODUCER/WRITER

JULIE MORRISON

PRODUCER

ROBERT PARMELEE

SANDI HANSEN

LESLIE SIMMONS

RT: 60

CAST: 

SYNOPSIS:

 

CANDICE

OCT. 18th, 10:00 – 12:00 noon

VENUE 2

DIRECTOR/PRODUCER/WRITER

SHEONA MCDONALD

RT: 81

CAST: Candida Royalle

SYNOPSIS: Candice Vadala is known to many as the “godmother of feminist porn.†McDonald goes beyond the headlines to craft a layered portrait of the woman behind the icon. Candice is ultimately a tribute to a resilient woman who unapologetically carved her own path.

 

 

 

EVEN WHEN I FALL

OCT. 17th, 12:00 – 2:00 pm

VENUE 2

CO-DIRECTOR

SKY NEAL

CO-DIRECTOR

KATE MCLARNON

PRODUCER

ELHUM SHAKERIFAR

RT: 95

CAST: Saraswoti Adhikari, Sunita Sunar “Sheetal”

SYNOPSIS: An intimate, beautiful film that harnesses the visual power of circus to give a unique perspective into the complex world of human trafficking.

 

FEAR NO GUMBO

OCT. 20th, 12:00 – 2:00 pm

VENUE 2

DIRECTOR/PRODUCER

KIMBERLY ROBERTS

PRODUCER

NATHAN TUCKER

WRITER

RT: 87

CAST: Kenneth Baham, Carl Deal, Tia Lessin

SYNOPSIS: Fear No Gumbo is structured as a tour through the 9th Ward through my eyes, questioning and sometimes confronting the “culture vultures†who have swooped into the neighborhood, alongside examples of corruption and systemic racism that still victimizes the residents that returned after Katrina.

 

GENERAL MAGIC

OCT. 17, 2:00 – 4:00 pm

VENUE 2

DIRECTOR/PRODUCER/WRITER

SARAH KERRUISH

MATT MAUDE

WRITER

JONATHAN KEY

RT: 92

CAST: Tony Fadell, Megan Smith, Andy Hertzfeld

SYNOPSIS: Combining rare archive footage with contemporary stories of the Magicians today, this documentary tracks the progress of anytime, anywhere communication from a thing of sci-fi fiction. 

 

 

I AM ARBESU

OCT. 20th, 4:00 – 5:00 pm

VENUE 1

DIRECTOR/PRODUCER/WRITER

CHRISTIANE ARBESU

RT: 50

SYNOPSIS: When President Obama opened relations with Cuba, Christiane was finally allowed to make that once-forbidden trek to discover the family and country she never knew. What she found will break your heart and lift your spirits in equal measure. 

 

MARKS OF MANA

OCT. 17th, 10:00 – 12:00 noon

VENUE 2

DIRECTOR/PRODUCER

LISA TAOUMA

WRITER

RT: 57

CAST: “variousâ€

SYNOPSIS: The practice of ta-tau in the Pacific was once the domain of women, yet this ancient female art has been sidelined in history. This is the story of the women of Oceania who are putting the marks of their ancestors back onto their bodies again.

 

 

POISONING PARADISE

OCT. 19th, 12:00 – 2:00 pm

VENUE 2

DIRECTOR/PRODUCER

KEELY SHAYE BROSNAN

TERESA TICO

PRODUCER

PIERCE BROSNAN

WRITER

RT: 77

 

CAST: Shiva Ayyadurai, PhD., Eric Chivian, MD, Sylvia Earle, PhD

SYNOPSIS: Journey to the seemingly idyllic world of Native Hawaiians, whose communities are surrounded by experimental test sites for genetically engineered seed corn and pesticides sprayed upwind of their homes, schools, hospitals, and shorelines. 

 

RAISED ON ROCK – THE BURNETTE FAMILY LEGACY

OCT. 18TH, 10:00 – 12:00 NOON

VENUE 1

DIRECTOR/PRODUCER/WRITER

SALLY STEELE

RT: 62

CAST: Rocky Burnette, Billy Burnette, Mick Fleetwood, Gary Busey

SYNOPSIS: Sally Steele is on a mission to reunite the legendary battling Burnette family- a family United by Blood-Divided by Fame. She travels across the United States interviewing special guests while learning the amazing rock history of Johnny Burnette, Dorsey Burnette, and The Rock and Roll Trio who influenced Elvis, The Beatles, Led Zeppelin and many others.

 

THE AIR OF THE TIME

OCT. 19th, 2:00 – 4:00 pm

VENUE 2

DIRECTOR

JULIE ROWEN

RT: 75

SYNOPSIS: The Air of The Time focuses on the impact and empowerment of women fashion designers over the past 100 years. The designers of today talk about the past, the present and the future of design. 

 

THE CONDOR & THE EAGLE

OCT. 18th, 4:00 – 6:00 pm

VENUE 1

DIRECTOR

SOPHIE GUERRA

DIRECTOR/WRITER

CLEMENT GUERRA

PRODUCER

ECHODOC STUDIOS

JANET MACGILLIVRAY 

RT: 80

SYNOPSIS: Four Indigenous leaders embark on an extraordinary trans-continental adventure from the Canadian plains to deep into the heart of the Amazonian jungle to unite the peoples of North and South America and deepen the meaning of “Climate Justice”.

 

THIS LITTLE LAND OF MINES

Oct. 19th, 4:00 – 6:00 pm

VENUE 2

DIRECTOR

ERIN MCGOFF

RT: 65

SYNOPSIS: This Little Land of Mines is an independent feature documentary about the resilience of the Lao people as they live among and work to clear 80 million unexploded bombs from when the United States secretly bombed Laos more heavily than any country on earth.

 

 

 

 

 

TIN CITY

OCT. 17th, 6:00 – 8:00 pm

VENUE 2

DIRECTOR/PRODUCER/WRITER

DINA MANDE

RT: 80

SYNOPSIS: In Paso Robles Wine Country there is a concentrated village populated by rebellious, creative winemakers, brew and cider masters and distillers working. Now, you can dive into the dark cellars with the upstarts and industry veterans working to thrive together and make history. 

 

UNDETERRED

OCT. 18th, 6:00 – 8:00 pm

VENUE 1

DIRECTOR/PRODUCER

EVA LEWIS

RT: 77

SYNOPSIS: Undeterred tells the story of the build up of enforcement along the US/ Mexico border, how it has affected and changed life in one small town and how local residents have organized to push back and resist those changes.

 

 

VIOLET IS BLUE, A TALE OF GUARDIANS AND GIBBONS

OCT. 20th, 3:00 – 4:00 pm

VENUE 2

EXEC PRODUCER/WRITER/DIRECTOR

ALEX M. AZMI

PRODUCER/ WRITER/ EDITOR

MICHAEL THAU

 

PRODUCER

DAN WATT

RT: 42

CAST: 

SYNOPSIS: This heartwarming, sometimes heart-wrenching story will draw you into a world; the likes of which you’ve never seen. A fascinating society of Gibbons and their Guardians in a Conservation Center.