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AFFECTED<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n OCT 14, 6-8 PM<\/strong><\/p>\n VENUE 2: DAVIDSON\/VALENTINI<\/strong><\/p>\n DIRECTORS<\/p>\n ASH MAHMOOD & NAEEM MAHMOOD<\/p>\n PRODUCER<\/p>\n VERONIQUE SKELSEY<\/p>\n RT: <\/strong>62 MIN<\/p>\n CAST: <\/strong>Charles Reston, Jordon Stevens, Stuart Mackenzie<\/p>\n SYNOPSIS: <\/strong>Natural resources are running out, and a mysterious man known as the Tempter is goading people to fight for the luxuries they want. Teenage documentary maker Jacob and his girlfriend Laura take their camera to the scene of his last crime on the violent Eden Estate. But as people to start to turn ‘affected’, possessed by greed and empty of empathy – how will our heroes survive?<\/p>\n <\/p>\n ALL EAR IS DREAD HEAR<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n OCT 13, 2-4 PM<\/strong><\/p>\n VENUE 1: RENBERG<\/strong><\/p>\n DIRECTORS<\/p>\n SARA GROSS & WIL MAGNESS<\/p>\n RT: <\/strong>61 MIN<\/p>\n CAST: <\/strong>Jason Beck, Josh Greenberg, Karlis Spencer Jones, Kiersten Pearson<\/p>\n SYNOPSIS: <\/strong>In three parts strung together by an old Cadillac, a homeless man and his bag of money, All Ear is Dread Hear is a dramatic comedy with an absurdist twist that connects the lives of six people sometimes resisting and sometimes facing their past regrets.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n AS IF I AM NOT THERE<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n OCT 14, 7-10 PM<\/strong><\/p>\n VENUE 1: RENBERG<\/strong><\/p>\n DIRECTOR<\/p>\n JUANITA WILSON<\/p>\n PRODUCERS<\/p>\n JAMES FLYNN, NATHALIE LICHTENTHAELER, KAREN RICHARDS<\/p>\n RT: <\/strong>109 MINUTES<\/p>\n CAST: <\/strong>Fedja Stukan, Natasha Petrovic, Jelena Jovanova<\/p>\n SYNOPSIS: <\/strong>As If I Am Not There tells the story of Samira, a young teacher in a Bosnian village, whose life is turned on its head the day a soldier walks uninvited into her kitchen and tells her to pack a bag. Samira is forced into a new world, where peace is a fairytale and where there are no homes, only camps – transit camp, reception camp, labour camp and death camp.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n BIG BAD, THE<\/strong><\/p>\n OCT 13, 6-8 PM<\/strong><\/p>\n VENUE 1: RENBERG<\/strong><\/p>\n DIRECTOR<\/p>\n BRYAN ENK<\/p>\n PRODUCERS<\/p>\n JESSI GOTTA & BRYAN ENK<\/p>\n RT: <\/strong>78 MIN<\/p>\n CAST: <\/strong>Jessi Gotta, Alan Rowe Kelly, Jessica Savage, Patrick Shearer<\/strong><\/p>\n SYNOPSIS: <\/strong>As a broken woman obsessed with revenge desperately searches for the monster who destroyed her family, she unexpectedly finds herself in a surreal and frightening world.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n BRAINWASHED LOVE<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n OCT 14, 2-4 PM<\/strong><\/p>\n VENUE 1: RENBERG<\/strong><\/p>\n DIRECTOR<\/p>\n SHAWN BANNON<\/p>\n PRODUCERS<\/p>\n SHAWN BANNON & ALIX BANNON<\/p>\n RT: <\/strong>85 MIN<\/p>\n CAST: <\/strong>Jane Anne Thomas, Justin Trask<\/p>\n SYNOPSIS: <\/strong>Cillian & Edward meet at a Halloween party and they fall for each other with reckless abandon. After Cillian unexpectedly gets pregnant, their relationship turns into turmoil. Cillian struggles with the prospect of being young and raising a baby while Edward questions his commitment. Will she settle for her ultimate fear: getting an abortion. When their relationship is put to the test, they find the biggest obstacle they must overcome is learning to trust each other.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n DOGS LIE<\/strong><\/p>\n OCT 14, 8-10 PM<\/strong><\/p>\n VENUE 2: DAVIDSON\/VALENTINI<\/strong><\/p>\n DIRECTOR\/PRODUCER<\/p>\n RICHARD ATKINSON<\/p>\n RT: <\/strong>88 MIN<\/p>\n CAST: <\/strong>Ewa Da Cruz, Frank Boyd, Samrat Chackrabarti<\/p>\n SYNOPSIS: <\/strong>Eight patients and two clinicians (Frank Boyd and Samrat Chakrabarti) are thrown together for a night of monitoring and observation at a luxury New York sleep clinic. Humor and irreverence give way to devious self-interest as dark secrets are revealed. Lucia (Ewa Da Cruz) finds herself the center of attention as her world seemingly spins out of control. Romance, Blackmail and Murder ensue. Nothing is quite as it seems.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n DONNER PASS<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n OCT 16, 2-4 PM<\/strong><\/p>\n VENUE 1: RENBERG<\/strong><\/p>\n DIRECTOR<\/p>\n ELISE ROBERTSON<\/p>\n PRODUCER<\/p>\n MOUNCEY FERGUSON<\/p>\n RT: <\/strong>87 MINUTES<\/p>\n CAST: <\/strong>Desiree Hall, Erik Stocklin, Colley Bailey, Adelaide Kane, John Kassir, Eric Pierpoint<\/p>\n SYNOPSIS: <\/strong>In 1846, a party of settlers became snowbound in the Sierra Nevada Mountains and had to resort to cannibalism to survive. Some 150 years later, a group of teens on a ski trip discover that the curse of the Donner Party still haunts those mountains when members of their group start turning up not only dead, but half-eaten. Nothing – and no one – is what it seems in this tightly woven dark thrille — and history doesn’t always stay in the past.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n FIGHTING FISH<\/strong><\/p>\n OCT 15, 2-4 PM<\/strong><\/p>\n VENUE 1: RENBERG<\/strong><\/p>\n DIRECTOR\/WRITER<\/p>\n ANNETTE APITZ<\/p>\n EXECUTIVE PRODUCER<\/p>\n JIM CHU<\/p>\n PRODUCERS<\/p>\n DERRICK TSENG, ANNETTE APITZ, BERTHA BAY-SA PAN<\/p>\n RT: <\/strong>84 MIN<\/p>\n SYNOPSIS: <\/strong>Putting his dreams of traveling on hold, 21-year-old David still lives at home, taking care of his little brother and sister. When his wild and beautiful sister Alice returns after a long absence, their complicated past comes back to haunt them. As David falls in love with Chris, the new girl in town, Alice is driven to desperate measures to keep her brother close and her world intact.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n GIRLS! GIRLS! GIRLS!<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n OCT 15, 4-5 PM<\/strong><\/p>\n VENUE 2: DAVIDSON\/VALENTINI<\/strong><\/p>\n DIRECTORS<\/p>\n AMERICA YOUNG, BETH GRANT, SHANA SOSIN, BARBARA STEPANSKY, TRACIE LAYMON, JENNIFER LYNCH<\/p>\n PRODUCERS<\/p>\n JENN FEE, AMERICA YOUNG, APRIL WADE<\/p>\n RT: <\/strong>72 MIN<\/p>\n SYNOPSIS: <\/strong>Girls! Girls! Girls! is a showcase of 6 short films all written, produced, edited, shot and directed entirely by women. Women of all ages, race and backgrounds have created a short film, each from a different genre and with a different perspective on feminine power.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n JOE AND BELLE<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n OCT 14, 10-12 NOON<\/strong><\/p>\n VENUE 1: RENBERG<\/strong><\/p>\n DIRECTOR<\/p>\n VERONICA KEDAR<\/p>\n PRODUCERS<\/p>\n VERONICA KEDAR & AMIR FISHMAN<\/p>\n RT: <\/strong>80 MIN<\/p>\n CAST: <\/strong>Sivan Levy, Veronica Kedar, Romi Aboulafia, Yotam Ishay, Irit Gidron<\/p>\n SYNOPSIS: <\/strong>A dark comedy about two girls who fall in love with their country and each other en route from Tel Aviv to Sderot (the ongoing target of Qassam rocket attacks).<\/p>\n <\/p>\n LETTING GO<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n OCT 15, 2-4 PM<\/strong><\/p>\n VENUE 2: DAVIDSON\/VALENTINI<\/strong><\/p>\n DIRECTOR\/PRODUCER<\/p>\n LISA ARNOLD<\/p>\n RT<\/strong>: 115 MINUTES<\/p>\n CAST: <\/strong> Lisa Arnold, Ross Britz, Marcelle Baer, Ladson Poole, Dino Rizzo<\/p>\n SYNOPSIS: <\/strong>Letting Go is a romantic dramedy of a life lost, a love gained and a hope that endures forever. This inspirational story reveals the struggles that Emma Abbott must face after she loses her husband of 24 years. Fearful of starting over Emma begins a life of mere existence until she is forced to relocate for work. Landing in New Orleans, she becomes surrounded by a lively culture, new people and a chance for a fresh start. Through an old acquaintance and a new friend, Emma learns to let go and to live again. One minute you will laugh and the next, cry, but each moment you will feel inspired!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n MADLY IN LOVE<\/strong><\/p>\n OCT 15, 12-2 PM<\/strong><\/p>\n VENUE 1: RENBERG<\/strong><\/p>\n DIRECTOR\/WRITER<\/p>\n Hilde van Mieghem<\/p>\n PRODUCERS<\/p>\n Bert Hamelinck, Frank Van Passel<\/p>\n RT<\/strong>: 90 MIN<\/p>\n CAST<\/strong>: Aline Vanhulle, Marie Vinck, Veerle Dobbelaere<\/p>\n SYNOPSIS<\/strong>: When renowned actress Judith’s passionate and scandalous relationship ends disastrously, she decides to take charge of her love life: from now on, she will decide every aspect of her dalliances.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n OPAL<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n OCT 14, 5-7 PM<\/strong><\/p>\n VENUE 1: RENBERG<\/strong><\/p>\n DIRECTOR<\/p>\n DINA CIRAULO<\/p>\n PRODUCER<\/p>\n JASON COHEN & RACHEL BENSON<\/p>\n RT: <\/strong>80 MIN<\/p>\n CAST: <\/strong>George Maguire, Nayeli Adorador-Knudsen<\/p>\n SYNOPSIS: <\/strong>Inspired by true events, Opal is the captivating tale of self-taught naturalist and cult icon Opal Whiteley. Raised in a logging camp, Opal catapults to fame with the publication of her diary, then to infamy when readers suspect a hoax. What ensues is a literary mystery with contemporary overtones, where questions of identity are raised but never fully resolved. The film rides the tension between fact and fiction, and presents a character who embodies the possibilities of both.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n PACK, THE<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n OCT 13, 4-6 PM<\/strong><\/p>\n VENUE 1: RENBERG<\/strong><\/p>\n DIRECTOR<\/p>\n ALYSSA RALLO BENNETT<\/p>\n PRODUCERS<\/p>\n ALYSSA RALLO BENNETT & JOSSELYNE HERMAN-SACCIO<\/p>\n RT: <\/strong>95 MIN<\/p>\n CAST<\/strong>: Adam Ferrara, Angie Martinez, Carlos Leon, Molly Culver, William C. Mitchell, Lucie Arnaz, Scott Bryce, Fiona Choi, Jim Coope, Genai Corban, Tibor Feldman, Dan Frazer, Suzanne Froix, Zach Galligan, Ryan Homchick, Brooks Hornsby, David Laundra, Jennifer McCabe, Jennifer Merrill, William C. Mitchell, Elisabeth Moss, Charlie Moss, Angela Pietropinto, Michael Pemberton, Roger Robinson, Rick Washburn<\/p>\n SYNOPSIS: <\/strong>‘The Pack’ achieves what all social issues films should – the issue (in this case, tobacco use, and in particular second-hand smoke) – is contained in the DNA of each and every frame, and yet the story transcends the issue and carries us away in its own right.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n PLAYER<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n OCT 16, 10- 12 NOON<\/strong><\/p>\n VENUE 1: RENBERG<\/strong><\/p>\n DIRECTOR<\/p>\n ALINA SZPAK<\/p>\n PRODUCERS<\/p>\n ROBERT FLEET & STEPHAN SZPAK-FLEET<\/p>\n RT: <\/strong>100 MIN<\/p>\n CAST: <\/strong>Natalie Avital, Robert Fleet<\/p>\n SYNOPSIS: <\/strong>Win when it counts – at any price. A gambler and a younger woman fall in love, then risk everything on a dangerous bet.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n ROUGH DRAFT<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n OCT 13, 6-8 PM<\/strong><\/p>\n VENUE 2: DAVIDSON\/VALENTINI<\/strong><\/p>\n DIRECTOR\/PRODUCER<\/p>\n CAITLIN CLEMENTS<\/p>\n RT: <\/strong>53 MIN<\/p>\n CAST: <\/strong>Thuraya Elizabeth, Michael Robert Young, Bonnie Fairbank, Evan Reville<\/p>\n SYNOPSIS: <\/strong>Rough Draft tells the story of Charlotte, a screenwriter and classic film enthusiast. She has a budding relationship with a used bookstore employee as they work to piece together the life story of Tom Montgomery, a WWII-era screenwriter who was killed while serving overseas. Meanwhile, Charlotte is also struggling to finish her own script, and she soon finds herself inspired by Tom and his Golden Age of Hollywood trappings in order to bring her story to life.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n SON OF THE STARS<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n OCT 14, 12-2 PM<\/strong><\/p>\n VENUE 1: RENBERG<\/strong><\/p>\n DIRECTOR<\/p>\n MICHELLE CHEN MIAO<\/p>\n EXECUTIVE PRODUCER<\/p>\n XIAONONG FAN<\/p>\n RT: <\/strong>90 MIN<\/p>\n CAST: <\/strong>Jiangdi Zhu, Jing Liang<\/p>\n SYNOPSIS: <\/strong>ZhengZheng, a young mother of an autistic child, travels the great distance from northern China to DongGuan, the land of tens of thousands of factories, looking for her husband. With her special-needs child Xin Xin in tow, she finds herself alone in the enormous city, with nothing but her wits and inner strength to guide her.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n SOUTH OF NEW YORK<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n OCT 13, 10-12 NOON<\/strong><\/p>\n VENUE 1: RENBERG<\/strong><\/p>\n DIRECTOR<\/p>\n ELENA BONELLI<\/p>\n PRODUCER<\/p>\n CLAUDIO ORLANDINI<\/p>\n RT: <\/strong>85 MIN<\/p>\n CAST: <\/strong>Elena Bonelli<\/p>\n SYNOPSIS: <\/strong>Jenny (Elena Bonelli), was a successful show woman now looking to redeem herself by staking everything on Carmelina (the up and coming Carmen Napolitano), a young girl coming from the South of Italy who has plenty of dreams but has no means to realize them. Their complicity leads them to try the’American dream’ and makes them protagonist of hilarious gags and unexpected accidents. Thus, a genuine and original entertainment is guaranteed. And if friendship, dreams and music are not enough, the love between Carmelina and her beloved Marco (the Italian singer Luca Napolitano) will unify them and give new hope by getting over the boundaries. ‘A Sud di New York’ is a movie for any age for its guarantee of cool entertainment by exciting the dreamers and redeeming the disenchanted.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n THREE VEILS<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n OCT 15, 10-12 NOON<\/strong><\/p>\n VENUE 1: RENBERG<\/strong><\/p>\n DIRECTOR<\/p>\n ROLLA SELBAK<\/p>\n PRODUCER<\/p>\n AHMAD ZAHRA<\/p>\n RT: <\/strong>117 MINUTES<\/p>\n CAST: <\/strong>Angela Zahra, Mercedes Masöhn, Sheetal Sheth, Eric Avari, Madline Tabar<\/p>\n SYNOPSIS: <\/strong>The lives of three young Middle Eastern women intertwine as they struggle to defy tradition and create their own realities.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n WITHOUT BORDERS<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n OCT 13, 8-10 PM<\/strong><\/p>\n VENUE 1: RENBERG<\/strong><\/p>\n DIRECTOR<\/p>\n NICK GAITATJIS<\/p>\n PRODUCERS<\/p>\n JOHN APOSTOLOU & SANDRA STAGGS<\/p>\n RT: <\/strong>97 MIN<\/p>\n CAST: <\/strong>Yorgo Voyagis, George Corraface, Seymour Cassel, David Millbern, Peter Nikkos<\/p>\n