LA Femme International Film Festival<\/strong><\/p>\n

2014 Documentary Features and Shorts<\/strong><\/p>\n

A DIFFERNT KIND OF FARM\u00a0<\/strong>
\n OCT 16, 4-6 PM<\/strong>
\n VENUE 2<\/strong><\/p>\n

DIRECTOR, PRODUCER
\nCAROLINE HARDING<\/p>\n

RT: 64MIN<\/p>\n

CAST: Carol Cozzi-Schmarr, Craig Schmarr<\/p>\n

SYNOPSIS: In 1998, aquaculturists Carol and Craig Schmarr decided to save the seahorse. Seahorses were disappearing from the world’s oceans at an alarming rate and so they quit their jobs, packed their bags, and moved to Hawaii where they used their life savings to build the world’s first seahorse farm.<\/p>\n

ALGORITHMS<\/strong>
\n OCT 16, 12-2 PM<\/strong>
\n VENUE 2<\/strong><\/p>\n

DIRECTOR
\nIAN MCDONALD<\/p>\n

PRODUCER
\nGEETHA J.<\/p>\n

RT: 96MIN<\/p>\n

SYNOPSIS: A group of boys dream of becoming Chess Masters, driven by a man with a vision. But this is no ordinary chess and these are no ordinary players. Algorithms is a documentary on the thriving, but little known world of Blind Chess in India.<\/p>\n

AUK NR 8<\/strong>
\n OCT 18, 10 AM-12 PM<\/strong>
\n VENUE 2<\/strong><\/p>\n

DIRECTOR
\nMARIANNA KAAT<\/p>\n

PRODUCER
\nMARIANNA KAAT,\u00a0OLENA FETISOVA<\/p>\n

RT: 94MIN<\/p>\n

SYNOPSIS: In the heart of a once thriving Ukrainian coal-mining region the town’s desperate residents decided to start mining illegally; they excavate everywhere: under the basements of demolished buildings, in the leisure parks, as well as in their own vegetable gardens.<\/p>\n

COTTON ROAD<\/strong>
\n OCT 16, 6-8 PM<\/strong>
\n VENUE 2<\/strong><\/p>\n

DIRECTOR
\nLAURA KISSEL<\/p>\n

PRODUCER
\nLAURA KISSEL,\u00a0LI ZHEN Li<\/p>\n

RT: 73MIN<\/p>\n

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 to illuminate the work and industrial processes in a global supply chain.<\/p>\n

CREATE OPTION C: MY JOURNEY WITH CANCER<\/strong>
\n OCT 19, 12-2 PM<\/strong>
\n SCREENING ROOM 13<\/strong><\/p>\n

DIRECTOR
\nCHRIS LA VOY
\nLOURDES COLON<\/p>\n

PRODUCER
\nLOURDES COLON,\u00a0CHRIS LA VOY,\u00a0ESAI MORALES,\u00a0YENIFFER BEHRENS,\u00a0DEWAYNE COX,\u00a0DANILE ROJO<\/p>\n

RT: 85MIN<\/p>\n

SYNOPSIS:\u00a0After she was diagnosed with Hodgkins Lymphoma, actress Lourdes Colon decided she would record and share her journey via Youtube.<\/p>\n

DESPITE THE GODS<\/strong>
\n OCT 18, 4-6 PM<\/strong>
\n VENUE 2<\/strong><\/p>\n

DIRECTOR
\nPENNY VOZNIAK<\/p>\n

PRODUCER
\nKARINA ASTRUP<\/p>\n

RT: 85MIN<\/p>\n

CAST: Mallika Sherawat, Jennifer Lynch, Sydney Lynch, Govind Menon<\/p>\n

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-Hollywood movie making. Lynch travels to India to direct Hisss, a tale about the vengeful snake Goddess, Nagin. With uncensored candor, Lynch shares the heartbreaking and at times hilarious experience of being a director at the helm of a sinking ship.<\/p>\n

DOCTORA MARIANA AND THE LOST WORLD OF THE MBY’A-GUARANI<\/strong>
\n OCT 17, 2-4 PM<\/strong>
\n VENUE 2<\/strong><\/p>\n

DIRECTOR
\nCHARLOTTE EICHHORN<\/p>\n

PRODUCER
\nCHARLOTTE EICHHORN<\/p>\n

RT: 82MIN<\/p>\n

SYNOPSIS: Doctora Mariana, an Argentinean medical doctor with Swiss roots, is responsible for the health care of several tribal communities in Misiones, Argentina, she also provides them with social assistance and fights for the Mby\u2032a Guarani against corruption.<\/p>\n

DR. SARMAST’S MUSIC SCHOOL<\/strong>
\n OCT 16, 2-4 PM<\/strong>
\n VENUE 2<\/strong><\/p>\n

DIRECTOR
\nPOLLY WATKINS<\/p>\n

PRODUCER
\nBETH FREY<\/p>\n

RT: 97MIN<\/p>\n

CAST: Ahmad Sarmast<\/p>\n

SYNOPSIS: Determined to help revitalise his country’s devastated music culture, musicologist, Dr Ahmad Sarmast, son of famous Afghan musician Ustad Salim Sarmast, returns to Kabul after 15 years to reopen the music school, closed down by Islamic extremists in 1992 and give Kabul’s street kids and orphans the chance to go to the music school, believing that the healing power of music will transform their lives.<\/p>\n

ENTERING THE SECOND HALF<\/strong>
\n OCT 17, 10 AM-12 PM<\/strong>
\n VENUE 2<\/strong><\/p>\n

DIRECTOR
\nHEYJIN JUN<\/p>\n

PRODUCER
\nHEYJIN JUN
\nKANG-MI JUNG
\nHANJIN PARK<\/p>\n

WRITER
\nHEYJIN JUN<\/p>\n

RT: 11MIN<\/p>\n

CAST: Gil-Yong Lee (Voice), Kwang-Hyun Choi (Voice), Gyong-Suk Han, Jong-Guk Choi, Young-Ja Jeong, Young-Ja Jeong<\/p>\n

SYNOPSIS: The last generation of the victims of leprosy in Korea begins their new journey to find hope.<\/p>\n

FIRST TO FALL<\/strong>
\n OCT 19, 2-4 PM<\/strong>
\n VENUE 2<\/strong><\/p>\n

DIRECTOR
\nRACHEL BETH ANDERSON<\/p>\n

PRODUCER
\nTONY GERBER<\/p>\n

RT: 83MIN<\/p>\n

SYNOPSIS: An intimate tale of friendship and revolution, this coming of age story documents the journey of two young friends, Hamid (26) and Tarek (21), who abandon their peaceful lives as students in Canada to join an unconventional war in their homeland of Libya.<\/p>\n

GEGO GERTRUD LOUISE GOLDSCHMIDT<\/strong>
\n OCT 16, 10 AM-12 PM<\/strong>
\n VENUE 2<\/strong><\/p>\n

DIRECTOR
\nNATHALIE DAVID<\/p>\n

PRODUCER
\nPITCHOUN PRODUCTION<\/p>\n

WRITER
\nNATHALIE DAVID<\/p>\n

RT: 55MIN<\/p>\n

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. She regarded her works not as sculptures, but as structures or drawings in space. Nathalie David combines present day footage from Caracas and archive footage of Gego\u2019s work and life with Gego\u2019s texts, \u201cSabiduras and Testimonies\u201d, and statements from curators, art historians and family members.<\/p>\n

GOING DARK<\/strong>
\n OCT 16, 12-2 PM<\/strong>
\n VENUE 2<\/strong><\/p>\n

DIRECTOR
\nPAULINE SCHNEIDER<\/p>\n

PRODUCER
\nPAULINE SCHNEIDER<\/p>\n

RT: 30MIN<\/p>\n

CAST: Pauline Schneider, Dr. Guy R. McPherson<\/p>\n

SYNOPSIS: Pauline Schneider, environmental activist, relates her attempts to pursue sustainability after decades of being environmentally conscious. But when she meets famed ecologist Dr. Guy R. McPherson she learns that human extinction is around the corner and realizes that doing what you love now is the most important thing to do.<\/p>\n

HAPPY HANDS<\/strong>
\n OCT 18, 2-4 PM<\/strong>
\n VENUE 2<\/strong><\/p>\n

DIRECTOR
\nHONEY LAUREN<\/p>\n

PRODUCER
\nLEOR BAUM<\/p>\n

RT: 20MIN<\/p>\n

CAST: Tippi Hedren, Hong Lei, Tam T. Nguyen, Patricia Campbell, Mylynn Thach, Martha Schad<\/p>\n

SYNOPSIS: How one Hollywood starlet helped so many… and changed the face of an industry.<\/p>\n

HOT FLASH HAVOC: A FILM OF MENOPAUSAL PROPORTIONS<\/strong>
\n OCT 18, 12-2 PM<\/strong>
\n VENUE 2<\/strong><\/p>\n

DIRECTOR
\nMARC BENNETT<\/p>\n

PRODUCER
\nGARY JAFFE
\nHEIDI HOUSTON<\/p>\n

RT: 88MIN<\/p>\n

CAST: Alan Altman (Voice)<\/p>\n

SYNOPSIS: This is a provocative revealing film about the US government not releasing information on women’s health that will change their lives as they age. If you have a vagina or know someone with a vagina, you need to see this film.<\/p>\n

JESSE AND THE FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH<\/strong>
\n OCT 16, 6-7 PM<\/strong>
\n VENUE 1<\/strong><\/p>\n

DIRECTOR
\nTRACEY ANARELLA<\/p>\n

PRODUCER
\nTRACEY ANARELLA<\/p>\n

WRITER
\nTRACEY ANARELLA<\/p>\n

RT: 12MIN<\/p>\n

CAST: Jesse Cohen<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

LOVE THY NATURE<\/strong>
\n OCT 19, 10 AM-12 PM<\/strong>
\n VENUE 2<\/strong><\/p>\n

DIRECTOR
\nSYLVIE ROKAB<\/p>\n

PRODUCER
\nSYLVIE ROKAB,\u00a0DAVID GARFIELD ROLAND,\u00a0ELAINE SOUDA,\u00a0TAMRA RAVEN<\/p>\n

RT: 76MIN<\/p>\n

CAST: Liam Neeson (Voice)<\/p>\n

SYNOPSIS: Love Thy Nature is a documentary film that takes viewers on an awe-inspiring cinematic journey into the beauty and intimacy of our relationship with the natural world<\/p>\n

MBETI: ROAD TO KISESINI<\/strong>
\n OCT 16, 2-4 PM<\/strong>
\n VENUE 2<\/strong><\/p>\n

DIRECTOR
\nANN BROMBERG<\/p>\n

PRODUCER
\nLANA IVES,\u00a0ANN BROMBERG<\/p>\n

WRITER
\nANN BROMBERG<\/p>\n

RT: 17MIN<\/p>\n

CAST: Mbeti Wambua<\/p>\n

SYNOPSIS: In Kenya and other African countries many newborns die within the first week of life, usually from infection or other preventable causes. Mbeti: The Road to Kisesini is about one women’s journey to save her village, by saving the mothers and their children from dying of malnutrition caused by unsafe water supply and the lack of access to medical facilities in the community.<\/p>\n

MEN OF THE CLOTH<\/strong>
\n OCT 19, 12-2 PM<\/strong>
\n VENUE 2<\/strong><\/p>\n

DIRECTOR
\nVICKI VASILOPOULOS<\/p>\n

PRODUCER
\nVICKI VASILOPOULOS<\/p>\n

RT: 96MIN<\/p>\n

CAST: N\/A<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

PENNY & RED: THE LIFE OF SECRETARIAT’S OWNER<\/strong>
\n OCT 17, 6-8:30 PM<\/strong>
\n VENUE 2<\/strong><\/p>\n

DIRECTOR
\nJOHN TWEEDY<\/p>\n

PRODUCERS
\nJOHN TWEEDY,\u00a0BERET STRONG,\u00a0PENNY CHENERY<\/p>\n

RT: 60MIN<\/p>\n

CAST: Diane Lane (Voice)<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

PIE LADY OF PIE TOWN<\/strong>
\n OCT 16, 4-6 PM<\/strong>
\n VENUE 2<\/strong><\/p>\n

DIRECTOR
\nJANE ROSEMONT<\/p>\n

PRODUCER
\nJANE ROSEMONT<\/p>\n

RT: 33MIN<\/p>\n

CAST: Wes Studi (Voice)<\/p>\n

SYNOPSIS: Why did a successful Dallas business woman leave her charmed life to bake pie to a remote dusty town with no gas station, no motel and no grocery store? For Kathy Knapp, pie equals love. She serves peace with each piece to curious tourists and local characters alike<\/p>\n

SPILLED WATER<\/strong>
\n OCT 16, 10 AM-12 PM<\/strong>
\n VENUE 2<\/strong><\/p>\n

DIRECTOR
\nMAY MAY TCHAO<\/p>\n

PRODUCER
\nMAY MAY TCHAO,\u00a0XAN ARANDA<\/p>\n

RT: 54MIN<\/p>\n

CAST: May May Tchao (Voice)<\/p>\n

SYNOPSIS: Wanting to connect with her ‘distant sisters’, decades after emigrating to the United States, May May returns to China and explores the very different lives of four women: a rural farmer, a successful lawyer, a divorced factory, and an ethnic minority singer. Their intimate stories show us why gender equality in China is so rare, hard-earned, and worth the struggle.<\/p>\n

THE CUT<\/strong>
\n OCT 16, 6-7 PM<\/strong>
\n VENUE 1<\/strong><\/p>\n

DIRECTOR
\nBERYL MAGOKO<\/p>\n

PRODUCER
\nANDREAS FROWEIN<\/p>\n

WRITER
\nBERYL MAGOKO<\/p>\n

RT: 43MIN<\/p>\n

SYNOPSIS: A circumcised girl is like a stone… The Kuria in Kenya and Tanzania are still practicing Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) as a ritual. It is painful and even dangerous. The older generation and peer pressure want to uphold the legacy of the ancestors… but the effect of generational practice has created a mixed feeling in the young generation in the 21st century. So what can human right activists do?<\/p>\n

THE OASIS AFFAIR<\/strong>
\n OCT 17, 10 AM- 12 PM<\/strong>
\n VENUE 2<\/strong><\/p>\n

DIRECTOR
\nHEIDI LASI<\/p>\n

PRODUCERS
\nHEIDI LASI,\u00a0LISA NAULT<\/p>\n

RT: 15MIN<\/p>\n

SYNOPSIS: Soap and juice collide at the crossroads of justice and social media in this David and Goliath story of a small business owner taking on a major corporate in a bid to protect her company’s rights.<\/p>\n

TIKOTIN<\/strong>
\n OCT 17, 12-2 PM<\/strong>
\n VENUE 2<\/strong><\/p>\n

DIRECTOR
\nSANTJE KRAMER
\nMARGA BOSCH<\/p>\n

PRODUCER
\nERICA REIJMERINK,\u00a0JARON BORENSZTAJN<\/p>\n

RT: 77MIN<\/p>\n

CAST:<\/p>\n

SYNOPSIS: His passion for Japanese art brings a famous German Jewish art dealer all over the world. Two World Wars and a series of personal adversities later, the Tikotin Museum of Japanese Art shines on Mount Carmel in Haifa. The art dealer travels on, indefatigable.<\/p>\n

TRIPLES \/ TRILLIZOS<\/strong>
\n OCT 17, 10 AM – 12 PM<\/strong>
\n VENUE 2<\/strong><\/p>\n

DIRECTOR
\nITZEL MART\u013aNEZ DEL CA\u00d1IZO<\/p>\n

PRODUCER
\nhaudenschild Garage<\/p>\n

WRITER
\nITZEL MART\u013aNEZ DEL CA\u00d1IZO<\/p>\n

RT: 16MIN<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

WOMEN AT WAR<\/strong>
\n OCT 17, 10 AM-12 PM<\/strong>
\n VENUE 2<\/strong><\/p>\n

DIRECTOR
\nCHRISTIE DAVIS<\/p>\n

PRODUCER
\nCHRISTIE DAVIS
\nDENNIS DAVIS<\/p>\n

RT: 77MIN<\/p>\n

CAST: Carol Williams, Brenda Gomez, Denise Nichols, Julia Dyckman, Rose Evans, Vanessa Jackson, Venus Hammack<\/p>\n

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 since they’re returned home.<\/p>\n

YEMENIETTES<\/strong>
\n OCT 17, 6-8:30 PM<\/strong>
\n VENUE 2<\/strong><\/p>\n

DIRECTOR
\nSHAWN THOMPSON<\/p>\n

PRODUCER
\nLEON SHAHABIAN,\u00a0DENISE JABBOUR<\/p>\n

RT: 60MIN<\/p>\n

CAST: Wafaa Al-Raimi, Reem Abdullah Rachid, Maha Mubarak Al-Absi<\/p>\n

SYNOPSIS: Yemeniettes follows three Yemeni teenage girls and their start-up business in a country scarred by widespread youth unemployment and underemployment, a broken educational system and a threatening Al-Qaeda presence.<\/p>\n

YOU BELONG TO ME<\/strong>
\n OCT 17, 4-6 PM<\/strong>
\n VENUE 2<\/strong><\/p>\n

DIRECTOR
\nJOHN CORK<\/p>\n

PRODUCER
\nHILARY SALTZMAN,\u00a0JUDITH HAGIN<\/p>\n

RT: 88MIN<\/p>\n

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 and terrible truths revealed during her trial and incarceration.<\/p>\n

YOU FOLLOW: A SEARCH FOR ONE’S PAST<\/strong>
\n OCT 18, 2-4 PM<\/strong>
\n VENUE 2<\/strong><\/p>\n

DIRECTOR
\nSHARMILA RAY<\/p>\n

PRODUCER
\nBRAD LAVERY,\u00a0NISHA GRAYSON<\/p>\n

RT: 91MIN<\/p>\n

SYNOPSIS: Join Nisha Grayson; an Indian born, American-adoptee, navigating an emotional journey to India in pursuit of her birth mother. Her experiences juxtapose two very different worlds. That which she’s known for 30 years, and of her origin.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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