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PROGRAM

THURSDAY, APRIL 8, 2010
SUNSET GOWER STUDIOS
1438 N. Gower St.
Hollywood CA 90028

RECEPTION ONE HALF HOUR PRIOR TO EACH SCREENING
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DOCUMENTARY PROGRAM - 6:00PM Purchase Tickets

A HARLEM MOTHER
Dir. Ivana Todorovic

In 1998, 18 year old Latraun Parker made a documentary about the harshness of growing up in Harlem. Eight years later he was shot dead on the street. Today his mother Jean fights youth gun violence and helps other parents survive the pain. 'A Harlem Mother' tells its story from the dual perspective of Jean and Latron, using footage from his own documentary. - 13 Min. USA

DIG COMICS
Dir. Miguel Cima

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When most people think of comic books, they think of lowbrow entertainment for duller minds. Fact is, this art form is the most exciting and vibrant medium happening today. Check out what you’ve been missing! - 20 Min. USA

EYE TO EYE
Dir. Hannah Taylor, Andrea Capranico,
Breanna Wing and Nicholas Wiesnet

In the paradise of Cameroon's rainforest, chimpanzees and gorillas face imminent extinction at the hands of bushmeat hunters. Courageous conservationists lead the battle for survival of man's closest relatives in the animal world before it is too late. - 25 Min. Cameroon

 

SHORT FILM PROGRAM 1 - 7:30PM Purchase Tickets

POI DOGS
Dir. Joel Moffett

Poi Dogs is the story of two local Hawaii teenagers who take a small step towards love by moving beyond their desires to act cool. - 12 Min. USA

LOVE IN BULK
Dir. Andrew Rubin

Two lonely and insecure shoppers experience the entire cycle of a relationship during a single outing to Bulk N’ Buy Superstore. - 19 Min. USA

ONE STEP FORWARD TWO STEPS BACK
Dir. Monique Carmona

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The hilarious exploration of one woman’s bumpy ride on the road to recovery and the quirky characters she meets along the way. Laura, the newcomer decides to share at the neighborhood women's support group, after all it has been a rough week. As the semi circle of support gets thinner we find out she's met someone she thought she could trust, rushed blindly into a no win situation and topped it off with a nice dose of no turning back. 
Hey, who wouldn't need a little support after what she’s been through? - 13 Min. USA

NAPOLEON'S CHARM
Dir. Stefano Cipani

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'Napoleon's Charm' is a film that takes place in the days before The Battle of Waterloo. A young soldier, Francois, is trying to find a way to escape death, but there is none, and only one person is to blame... only one casualty needed to finish the war. - 17 Min. USA

 

SHORT FILM PROGRAM 2- 8:45PM Purchase Tickets

SEVEN SONGS ABOUT THUNDER
Dir. Jennifer Reeder

When A young woman with remarkable and hilarious coping skills finds the dead body of a teenage girl in the woods she is forced to reconcile her greatest fear--her fantastically failing life. This is a dark comedy about a mother, a daughter, a liar and her therapist. - 20 Min. USA

COFFEE & CREAM
Dir. Matthew Koppin

8 years after leaving his family, a father returns home to try to reconnect with his son. - 7 Min. USA

ZLATÁ RYBKA (The Goldfish)
Dir. Jacob Mendel

Set in Prague at an indeterminate time, the lives of a man, a cat, and a goldfish intersect in unexpected ways. - 9 Min. Czech Republic

THE WHISKEY PRIEST
Dir. Thomas Rennier

After cleansing the town of priests by any means necessary, a warped barber of southern Texas gets a great surprise when one final priest comes to him. - 9 Min. USA

BLINDSIDED
Dir. Mark Cabaroy

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The beautiful blind psychic Carly St Johns is on a quest to track down the dangerous career criminal Randy Meyers with the help of her police department liaison Lieutenant Razzinksy. When fate traps Randy and Carly in the same hotel room, they must match wits in a psychological game of cat and mouse to see which one of them will get out alive. - 16 Min. USA