Thursday, April 4th, 2019
ALL FILM SCREENINGS ARE HELD AT
TCL Chinese 6 Theatres
6925 Hollywood Blvd.
Hollywood, CA 90028
BLOCK 1 at 1:30 PM
GROW UP
Drama ( 7 min ) USA
Directed By: Michael Easterling
Written By: Jaala Ruffman & Michael Easterling
Produced By: Jaala Ruffman
Cast: Zarah Ruffman, Darshana Ruffman, Clarity Ruffman, Hunter Martinez, Luke Viole
Synopsis: A nostalgic glimpse into the lives of Southern California’s suburban youth from their last moments of adolescence to the pressures of growing up.
HAYLEY
Drama ( 11 min ) USA
Directed By: Michael Dolha
Written By: Michael Dolha
Produced By: Michael Dolha, Iulian Sîrbu
Cast: Desi Ivanova, Tudor Petrut, Daniela Maria Sacui Roman, Elena Plesa, Jose Saldaña
Synopsis: A three hours flight becomes a race against time for a flight attendant attempting to save an 8 years old girl whom she believes is a victim of sexual abuse. Her goal becomes impossible when the girl’s uncle gets in the way.
UNSPOKEN
Drama ( 12 min ) Jamaica
Directed By: Danae Grandison
Written By: Danae Grandison
Produced By: Danae Grandison, Carleene Samuels, Ji Hyun Kim
Cast: Kimberly Patterson, Katrina Spencer, Hector Lincoln, Jerry Benzwick
Synopsis: Caroline and Icy are bound and burdened by duty. The two women are connected by circumstance, living untold truths and heartbreak.
THE INHERITANCE
Drama ( 14 min ) USA
Directed By: James D.R. Hickox
Written By: James D.R. Hickox
Produced By: Jeff Sherid
Cast: Peter Andre, Yaara Benbenishty
Synopsis:Harry, one of the biggest musicians of his time has hit that point in life where there is nothing left to accomplish. Has living with childhood demons and the loss of people close to him brought Harry to the end? Will Harry listen when an unknown guest from his goodbye party might help shed some light on his dark past? And how does the stranger know Harry better than he knows himself?
PARADISE LOST
Drama ( 15 min ) Poland
Directed By: Bruno Brejt
Written By: Bruno Brejt
Produced By: Bruno Brejt
Cast: Grzegorz Kwiecień, Daria Polasik, Everet Papa, Ireneusz Kozioł, Ernest Jarosiński
Synopsis: In the late 1960s, moved by a sudden impulse, a man comes to recollect long-lost aspects of his life, unleashing an avalanche of memories and a wave of primal fears.
IT’S A MESS
Drama ( 29 min ) USA
Directed By: Frank Prinzi
Written By: Frank Prinzi, W.W. WILSON III
Produced By: Owen Rosenblum, Nat Prinzi, Frank Prinzi
Cast: Vincent D’Onofrio, Lucia Prinzi, Eva Prinzi, Ken Dashow
Synopsis: A homeless man (Vincent D’Onofrio) with a troubled past…two young sisters with a dark secret…part modern day fairytale, part ode to the solitude of New York City nights…IT’S A MESS is a study of the loneliness that comes from knowing that in this “civilized” world, innocence and evil are separated only by a fine mist that dissipates after sunset.
BLOCK 2 at 2:00 PM
NIGHTWATCH
Comedy ( 11 min ) Romania
Directed By: Cristian Plesh
Written By: Cristian Plesh, Radu Tancau
Produced By: Cristian Plesh, Radu Tancau
Cast: Paul Cimpoieru, Olivia Nita, Constantin Dinulescu, Oana Carmaciu, Ioana Vivisenco, Tavi Costin
Synopsis: For humans, summer nights are fun. For vampires, they are an overwhelming with temptations. Love, skin, naivety, and sweat oozing from every corner of the street. All it takes is for a vampire to wake up in a bad mood and the city turns into his feeding ground. And so, our vampire’s night watch has begun… and he is in a bad mood.
BUTTERSCOTCH
Drama ( 16 min ) USA
Directed By: Courtney Paige
Written By: Courtney Paige, Andrea Bucko
Produced By: Courtney Paige, Andrea Bucko
Cast: Andrea Bucko, Elysia Rotaru, Courtney Paige
Synopsis: A young woman with brain damage pays a high end escort to care for her, a decision that will change the course of her life.
UNORGANIZED CRIME
Drama ( 30 min ) USA
Directed By: Nick Vallelonga
Written By: Kenny D’Aquila & Chazz Palminteri
Produced By: Nick Vallelonga, Mike Hatton, Mark Sherman, Kenny D’Aquila, Chazz Palminteri
Cast: Chazz Palminteri, Kenny D’Aquila, Alex Meneses, John Pankow, Carmine Caridi, Lainie Kazan, Colleen Porch, Al Sauchelli Jr., Mike Massimino, Freddie Ganno
Synopsis: Under-appreciated ‘family’ member Gino Corso is finally given an opportunity to prove himself worthy of New York’s fifth largest crime syndicate. What transpires is a dark yet humorous tale of a family seeking common ground, and their internal struggle to remain a family. Their fate will ultimately come down to their ability to count on one another. Even if the best of circumstances plays out, it may not be enough to save all of them.
BLOCK 3 at 3:30 PM
SECRET TIMES
Documentary ( 6 min ) UK
Directed By: MONTANAH BLUE
Written By: MONTANAH BLUE
Produced By: Anna Peftieva, Richard Paris Wilson, Prudence Beecroft
Cast: Cathleen Naundorf
Synopsis: Top Haute couture photographer, Cathleen Naundorf, prepares for her first major solo exhibition show at Fotografiska, Stockholm.
2350 LAST CALL: THE NEO STORY
Documentary ( 46 min) USA
Directed By: Eric Richter
Written By: Eric Richter
Produced By: Eric Richter
Cast: Jeff Moyer, Scary Lady Sarah, Dave Roberts, Jeff Pezzati, Jim Marcus, Brian Dickie, Carrie Monster, Suzanne Shelton, Joe Shanahan, Bill Saveley, Terry Fox, Jason Novak, Ricardo, Thom Ayres
Synopsis: Spanning the years 1979 to 2015, for 36 years, Neo reigned as a sanctuary for misfits, weirdos, and outcasts while serving as a breeding ground for a myriad of fashion and music trends. “2350 Last Call” is a requiem for a club that not only outlasted its competitors, but also never lost its grit. Despite the changing tides, Neo remained committed to celebrating individuality and, of course, dancing till dawn.
YVES SAINT-LAURENT: MY MARRAKECH
Documentary ( 55 min ) Brazil, USA
Directed By: Tatiana Issa & Guto Barra
Written By: Ricardo Bairos
Produced By: Tatiana Issa, Guto Barra
Cast: Yves Saint-Laurent, Pierre Bergé, Betty Catroux
Synopsis: Yves Saint Laurent had become the biggest star of French fashion in the sixties, when he opened his own haute couture house after a three year stint at Christian Dior. He and his partner Pierre Bergé were vacationing in Morocco when they both fell in love with the country’s culture and people. They immediately purchased a house in Marrakesh, where Saint Laurent said he “discovered the magic of color.” Over the years, he continued spending time in Marrakech and drawing inspiration from Moroccan culture for his collections. After his death in 2008, his ashes were spread at Jardin Marjorelle, a park that Saint Laurent restored and opened to the public as a gift to Morocco.
BLOCK 4 at 4:00 PM
FLORIAN’S LAST CLIMB
Drama ( 25 min ) UK
Directed By: Harold Chapman
Written By: Harold Chapman
Produced By: Harold Chapman
Cast: Bill Brand, Susan Engel
Synopsis: In 1909 the Austrian mountaineer Florian Frederick Graf von Liechtenstein left his estate near Innsbruck and traveled to Corsica for a climbing expedition. He was never seen again. Ninety years later his grandson Otto employs two filmmakers to help him uncover the mystery of the disappearance, but the facts get in the way of the truth.
THE GHOST OF PETER SELLERS
Documentary ( 93 min ) Cyprus
Directed By: Peter Medak
Written By:
Produced By: Paul Iacovou
Cast: Peter Medak, Peter Sellers, Spike Milligan, Tony Franciosa, John Heyman, Robert Wagner, Victoria Sellers, John Goldstone, David Korda, Robin Dalton, Piers Haggard, Joe McGrath, Sandy Lieberson, Maggie Abbott, Clive Revil, Rita Franciosa, Ruth Myers, Susan Wood
Synopsis: In 1973 Peter Sellers, one of the biggest comedy actors, embarked on a comedy for Columbia Pictures. Losing his confidence, he attempted to sabotage the film by firing the producers then turning on his friend the director, Peter Medak. At its core lies the story of an unraveling production and the tale of a young director firmly on a path to greatness. Medak had made three back-to-back successes; most notably “The Ruling Class” in 1972 with Peter O’ Toole, nominated for the Palm D’Or. This film forever changed his life. After 43 years the wounds have barely healed for Medak and this is his opportunity to tell the story and finally release the weight associated with the film’s failure. The Ghost of Peter Sellers is a comic-tragic feature documentary about what it takes to be a film director and survive your biggest disaster.
BLOCK 5 at 5:30 PM
REALM
Thriller ( 5 min ) USA
Directed By: Katie Larsen; Johnny Healy
Written By: Johnny Healy
Produced By: Michelle Poole
Cast: Marlane Barnes, Johnny Healy, Jennifer Emett, Spencer Scott, Rey Goyos, Jennifer Caldwell
Synopsis: A bride becomes distressed when an ex-boyfriend crashes her wedding.
92MARS
Drama ( 7 min ) USA
Directed By: Ricardo Bernardini
Written By: Ricardo Bernardini
Produced By: Gabriela lanza, Ricardo Bernardini
Cast: Vivian Martinez, Emilia Bernardini, Victoria Bernardini, Leonardo Bernardini, Cristina Pilo, Katie Wilcoxson, Emma Schwartz, Gabriela Lanza
Synopsis: Come explore the incredibly inspiring and heartwarming story of Arora, the first woman to become a mother on Mars. What would you tell your newborn child; how would it feel to hold in your arms a baby like no other: the first martian? “92MARS” is more than the journey of one individual — it is about the greatest adventure in the history of the human soul.
DEAD LANGUAGES
Drama ( 9 min ) USA
Directed By: Nickolas P Duarte
Written By: Nickolas P Duarte
Produced By: Margoth Barrera, Sonia Campbell, Nickolas Duarte
Cast: Jordi Vilasuso, Clint James
Synopsis: DEAD LANGUAGES is an eerie and unsettling drama that, through a layered and loaded
conversation between two friends, examines notions of revenge, failure and the inevitability of time and death.
FLOW
Drama ( 9 min ) USA
Directed By: Vladislav Khesin
Written By: Vladislav Khesin
Produced By: Vladislav Khesin, Lisa Astakhova
Cast: Nathalie Söderqvist, Noah Dobson, Dogen Alexander, Samuel Whitehill
Synopsis: Living in a world obsessed on purity and cleanliness, Lana encounters a public act of tremendous cruelty that she unwillingly becomes a part of.
NOWHERE BAND
Comedy ( 11 min ) USA
Directed By: Gabriel Bienczycki
Written By: Paul Haapaniemi and Orianna Milne
Produced By: Orianna Milne, Gabriel Bienczycki, Paul Haapaniemi
Cast: Paul Haapaniemi, Orianna Milne, Michelle Lukes, Katie Wallack, Mark Browne, Benedict Herrman, David Milne
Synopsis: A cosmic glitch, or was it meant to be? The power of music draws Anna and Jake closer together in the most unexpected way.
REGULATION
Drama ( 11 min ) USA
Directed By: Ryan Patch
Written By: Ryan Patch
Produced By: Joanne Vo, Ryan Patch
Cast: Sunita Mani, Audrey Bennett, Tessa Drake
Synopsis: In the near future, a young social worker (Sunita Mani, “Glow”) travels to a small community to administer behavior-modifying “patches” that guarantee happiness for the wearers. She must decide what to do when a precocious girl (Audrey Bennett, “Frozen on Broadway”) refuses to accept the patch.
SPACE FLOWER
Comedy, Drama ( 13 min) USA
Directed By: Pam Covington
Written By: Pam Covington
Produced By: Bongani Mlambo, Pam Covington, Jeff Walker
Cast: Pam Covington, Mary Griffitts, Paul Thomas Taylor
Synopsis: The forbidden love between the heir to an interstellar potato chip empire and her robotic beau illustrates the age-old adage that parents just don’t understand.
SPARKS!
Comedy ( 18 min ) USA
Directed By: Robert Benjamin
Written By: Robert Benjamin
Produced By: Robert Benjamin, Joshua Paul, Sean Gearing
Cast: Aaron Busse, Katrina Schmidt, Javon Alvin, Joseph Miller
Synopsis: A happy, code-typing worker android falls in love with his human female supervisor. Just one problem: every time he sees her, his heart literally explodes.
BLOCK 6 at 6:00 PM
BREATHE
Thriller ( 5 min ) USA
Directed By: Darren Fitch
Written By: Darren Fitch
Produced By: Darren Edward Fitch, Loren Giannone, Jen Tousey
Cast: Scott Parkin, Jason Grasl
Synopsis: Michael, a young professional in search for the secret to success encounters Derek, an icon in the business world. Impressed by Michael’s approach, Derek decides to reveal the truth behind his success. But when Michael discovers Derek’s secret after a near-death experience, he realizes his life will never be the same.
BAD DREAMS
Thriller ( 8 min) UK
Directed By: Stuart Fryer
Written By: Andy Jones
Produced By: Charlotte Woodhead, Lucy Trendle, Chloe Byatt
Cast: Iain McKee, Peter Mair
Synopsis: A man remembers a boyhood dream of a cellar and a scream. Seasons have passed. The man opens the cell door and looks at what screams below. He decides that his guest needs a shave.
CELOS
Thriller ( 11 min ) Mexico
Directed By: Hari Sinn
Written By: Hari Sinn
Produced By: Hari Sinn, Pradip Romay, Mario Álvarez
Cast: Soledad Esponda, Néstor Rodulfo
Synopsis: When Mike comes back from a business trip, he makes a surprise dinner for his reunion with his girlfriend, Sandy, in a new penthouse he has just bought. Everything seems perfect. What Sandy doesn’t know is that Mike’s intentions are not what they seem.
THE DISHWASHER
Thriller ( 14 min ) USA
Directed By: Jordan Jacinto
Written By: Jordan Jacinto
Produced By: Amir Malaklou, Marissa Messina, Garrett Weaver
Cast: Sean Burgos, Mariana Flores, J. Carlos Flores, Ian Inigo, Jordan Jacinto, Jesus Chuy Duran
Synopsis: Inspired by true events, a young family receives a sinister message from the local cartel in Puerto Peñasco, Mexico.
LE SILENCE DIVIN
Drama ( 15 min ) USA
Directed By: Hunter Carrigan
Written By: Hunter Carrigan
Produced By: Hunter Carrigan, Avery Johnson
Cast: Hunter Carrigan, Haley Leary
Synopsis: Stanley, an abuser of psychedelic drugs and a psychology student, coaches his girlfriend, Christina, through her first time taking acid as she battles with anxiety. The film explores the dynamics of how individuals deal with their past emotional traumas and pain.
THE BROKEN SOUL
Drama ( 15 min ) USA
Directed By: Gary Karapetyan; George Pilafdzhyan
Written By: Gary Karapetyan
Produced By: Gary Karapetyan
Cast: Sarah Sawyer, Ryan Tiefen, Eliza Nercessian, Isaiah Howard, O’Shay Neal
Synopsis: Seventeen-year-old Emma Rowens, a tortured soul bullied in high school, thinks suicide is the only option to end her misery. Her high school crush Nick Adams is the only person who has kept her alive up to this point. Will love win or has she reached a point of no return?
GROOMED
Thriller ( 19 min ) USA
Directed By: Angelo Reyes
Written By: Angelo Reyes and Mary Dixon
Produced By: Angelo Reyes, Tanya Gould
Cast: Danielle Lyn, Ana Diaz, Angelo Reyes, Tierney Breedlove, Barry John Price
Synopsis: Frustrated with an overbearing mother, teenage Maria runs to the arms of an older man who promises her love that soon turns to control. A chance encounter changes everything.
BLOCK 7 at 7:30 PM
IN GOD I TRUST
Drama ( 97 min ) Canada
Directed By: Maja Zdanowski
Written By: Paul St. Amand and Maja Zdanowski
Produced By: Maja Zdanowski, Paul St. Amand, Jesse Norsworthy
Cast: Marc Senior, John Cassini, Melissa Roxburgh, Steven Roberts, Bilal Oliver
Synopsis: Redemption, violence, and faith define a young black man, a reckless white nationalist, and a pair of traveling vacationers during a random encounter in Northern Idaho. First time director Maja Zdanowski takes the viewer deep into the unpredictable and intense realities of race and religion in America.
BLOCK 8 at 8:00 PM
MY SISTER
Drama (4 min) Portugal
Directed By: André Miranda
Written By: André Miranda
Produced By: Issa Ma’in
Cast: Joana Ramos, Maria Barbosa
Synopsis: A Smile over the dark theme of Child Cancer. A child’s imagination is stronger than any illness. Are the special glasses a younger sibling giving her sister real?
SORRY ABOUT YOUR WIFE
Comedy ( 6 min ) USA
Directed By: Luke Davies
Written By: Luke Davies
Produced By: Malcolm Duncan, Fabien Colas
Cast: P.J Byrne
Synopsis: Felix is not someone who seeks confrontation, but when he learns of his wife’s infidelity at a swanky Hollywood pool party, he decides it’s time to shake things up.
RUBES
Comedy ( 7 min ) USA
Directed By: Nathan Alan Bunker
Written By: Nathan Alan Bunker
Produced By: Andrea Bunker, Nathan Alan Bunker, Ryan Frost
Cast: Ben Begley, Brendan Jennings, Jerry Marr, Allene Prince
Synopsis: Two disgruntled teachers use a Rube Goldberg machine to exact revenge on the people who have wronged them.
LOST WEEKEND
Comedy ( 10 min ) USA
Directed By: Peter Marshall Smith
Written By: Brendan Beseth
Produced By: Jeff Glassberg, Jessica James, Dr. Luke
Cast: Stephen L. Sullivan, Jessica James, Bernardo Badillo, Nicholas Guilak, Nadia Gillespie, Ava James
Synopsis: A rock star awakens in a strange woman’s bedroom in the Hollywood Hills. To complicate matters, the woman is married, her dog is missing and her butler has dreams of stardom. As events unravel, hi-jinks ensue.
SOUL TRANSIT
Drama (14 min) Thailand
Directed By: Jawed El Berni
Written By: Jawed El Berni
Produced By: Vagrant Films
Cast: Ross Cain, Charlie Ruedpokanon, Alexandra Merle, Lawrence de Stefano, Mckenzie Coffee, Anthony Theil
Synopsis: Soul Transit is an absurd talk show in which a host interviews the dead in their transition between Death and the After-Life.
SALAMI ON WHITE
Comedy ( 19 min ) USA
Directed By: JJ Shpall
Written By: JJ Shpall
Produced By: JJ Shpall
Cast: Larry Hankin, Chase Sui Wonders
Synopsis: Larry, a bored and lonely retiree, spends his days sitting in his alley to deter crime, but mainly he is just passing time. One night Larry spots a teenage girl, Chase, smoking in the alley. Chase confronts Larry. Flustered, he lies and tells her that he recently witnessed a stabbing. Though initially skeptical, Chase becomes Larry’s accomplice and they work together to track down the “suspect”.
LA PETITE MORT
Comedy, Drama ( 22 min ) USA
Directed By: Jack Begert
Written By: Dani Goffstein & Jack Begert
Produced By: Morgan White, Sam Canter, Stefan Nowicki, Noor Alfallah, Andy Cohen
Cast: Joel David Moore, Madeline Zima, Darrell Britt-Gibson, Rachelle Vinberg, Jacqueline Jandrell
Synopsis: A depressed screenwriter struggling with his identity, leaves his fiancé after meeting the woman of his dreams. Two young opioid addicts cruise around LA, pondering questions of life, death, morality, and responsibility.
LOST AND FOUND
Drama ( 23 min ) USA
Directed By: Zilong Wang
Written By: Zilong Wang
Produced By: Demi Jie Yu, Dan Funes
Cast: Anthony Candell, Bobby Reed, Leann Lei, Mikael Mattsson, Shelly Dulman, Teddy Chen
Synopsis: In a quiet, unpopulated hotel, a mysterious Asian woman is noticed by staff member, Louis, who begins to secretly investigate her. He discovers that she could be a Hong Kong movie star who has been dead for years. When the truth is about to come out, things start getting out of control.
