July 11th, 2012 Program

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House in Order

Documentary Program
Director: Hedvika Hlavackova
Time: 17 Mins. - Country: Czech Republic
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House in Order

AlenaSramkova (born in June 1929 in Prague) is known as the first lady of Czech architecture or as a pioneer of Czech minimalism. She received awards such as the Medal for Merit from the Czech President or State Award for her contribution in architecture, although some people find her architecture controversial, mostly for its extreme almost provocative simplicity. She has been active since the 1950s and so far her last building, symbolically the home of faculty of architecture of the Prague Technical University, was opened in September 2010. This monumental and in some ways challenging building is the subject of our short film.
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The Hands of Hollywood

Documentary Program
Director: Ryan Palmieri
Time: 8 Mins. - Country: USA
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The Hands of Hollywood

The true story of the meteoric rise and fall of Steve Hershon, Hollywood's go to hand insert model.
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Painting John

Documentary Program
Director: Audrey Hall
Time: 11 Mins. - Country: USA
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Painting John

Two universal themes that define life in the rural American West are solitude and routine. Experienced every day whether on an isolated ranch or in the somewhat faster pace of town, life can be slow and deliberate, but rarely easy.

Painting John captures two very different people, generations apart yet tied together by art, a love for the expansiveness of the West and through their quiet, thoughtful and compelling character.
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Made by Me

Documentary Program
Director: Jess Dang
Time: 15 Mins. - Country: USA
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Made by Me

Three extraordinary artists devote their lives to making unique, functional objects by hand.
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The Fir Tree

Short Film Program #1
Director: Lars Henrik Ostenfeld
Time: 26 Mins. - Country: Denmark
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The Fir Tree

As a cone the little fir tree is kidnapped by a mouse and it must take root and grow up far away from its family. The tree is hopeful and has big ambitions. It wants to grow so high that it reaches the sky and becomes a very successful tree. Through the tree we see the world passing by. It is impatient and only looks forward to growing up as fast as possible. The tree tries to resist all troubles but one day in December everything changes when a little boy falls in love with the fir tree.
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Disavowed

Short Film Program #1
Director: Amanda Jaros
Time: 9 Mins. - Country: USA
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Disavowed

Seven years after the Act of Civil Rights of 1964, the wedding day of an interracial couple is interrupted when the African American groom is hijacked, leaving his Caucasian bride to think she is left at the altar. While the groom is taken to the middle of nowhere, the bride is left to find comfort from her friends, because her conservative family has decided not to attend the ceremony.
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Lilly

Short Film Program #1
Director: David Wendelman
Time: 5 Mins. - Country: USA
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Lilly

Meet George and Lilly. They've been married for 14 years. For better or for worse? You decide. This mockumentary short takes an intimate look into the private lives of two people whose devotion to each other puts a new spin on 'marriage'.
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Past Due

Short Film Program #1
Director: Denise Plumb
Time: 20 Mins. - Country: USA
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Past Due

In this dark comedy, introvert Evelyn Lester's mundane life is turned upside down by the relentless pursuits of collection agent Scott Burgess. With nothing left to lose, Evelyn resorts to a payment plan she comfortably can afford.
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Angela Wright

Short Film Program #2
Director: Mu Sun
Time: 13 Mins. - Country: Canada/USA
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Angela Wright

High school honor student and school presidential candidate Angela Wright (Genevieve Farrell) is always one to put her academics before her social life. On this particular day, Angela's dedication to excellence is challenged by a math exam that she is despairingly confused about. With pressure mounting, Angela cheats on the test, leading to a desperate altercation with her teacher, Mr. Taylor (Bodhi Elfman.) Angela realizes that there is no right way to avoid punishment.
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Chomp!

Short Film Program #2
Director: Adam and Joe Horton
Time: 5 Mins. - Country: United Kingdom
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Chomp!

In post apocalyptic Britain a pair of Zombie's get stuck into a corpse they find laying on the ground, with unexpected results.
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The Apartment

Short Film Program #2
Director: Melanie Travis
Time: 10 Mins. - Country: USA
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The Apartment

The film begins as a woman gets a call, out of the blue, from a neighbor she's never met. The neighbor asks the woman to retrieve something from her apartment. Once she goes inside, the woman becomes absorbed in what she sees, and begins to imagine a different life for herself...
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Drowned

Short Film Program #2
Director: Juan Marcio Migliorisi
Time: 6 Mins. - Country: USA
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Drowned

On Santa Monica beach, lonely Sarah reads her book and tries to hide her age under some make up, in case a single man shows up. As soon as a man appears, she goes to unexpected lengths to call his attention and learns that hope is the last thing to go under.
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Took a Bullet

Short Film Program #2
Director: Daniel Zagayer
Time: 23 Mins. - Country: USA
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Took a Bullet

Darren lives a selfish egotistical life. But after his best friend Brian takes a bullet for him outside a local bar, Darren must overcome a dark karmic energy that haunts his life after the freak accident. Will Darren learn the true value of good friends and solid relationships? Or will he meet his demise, in this dark coming of age Dramedy from the Los Angeles West Valley Chillers.