April 5 - 12, 2013
Sunshine Cinema
143 East Houston, New York City
2012
Winners of the 2012 SOHO International Film Festival
"You Don't Want to Know (English Title)" (Germany)
Directed By: Tim Trachte
BEST WORLD SHOWCASE
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"Strings" (USA)
Directed By: Ben Foster & Mark Dennis
BEST SHOWCASE FEATURE FILM
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"Kinderspiel" (Germany)
Directed By: Lars Kornhoff
BEST SHOWCASE SHORT FILM
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"Street Journey" (USA/Kenya)
Directed By: Tracy Christian
BEST DOCUMENTARY
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"Forgetting the Girl" (USA)
Directed By: Nate Taylor
FEATURE FILM AUDIENCE AWARD
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"The Perfect Fit" (USA)
Directed By: Beth Grant
SHORT FILM AUDIENCE AWARD
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"The Mulberry Tree" (USA)
Directed By: Mark Heller
GRAND JURY AWARD
| SCREENINGS FOLLOWED BY Q&A WITH FILMMAKERS AND/OR CAST |
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| FRIDAY, APRIL 13, 2012 >>> FESTIVAL OPENING |
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SIFFNYC FILMMAKERS REGISTRATION / BADGE PICK-UP AND WELCOME COCKTAIL RECEPTION @ THE SUNSHINE SPONSORED BY:  |
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 “OSTRANDER” (USA), Short - 18minsDirector: Tim Chaffee, Dark Comedy Cast: Joshua LaCasse, Carrie McCrossen, Chad Lindsey,
Gia Crovatin, James Nugent, Heidi Neidermeyer, Meg McCrossen, Emily
Kunkel, Dawn Saito, Max Saito-Rosenberg
* NEW YORK PREMIERE * >>> VIEW TRAILER A lonely, awkward theatre critic, is transformed when he sees a one woman show staring Anne Hathaway and decides to become a screenwriter. Under the guise of 'writing an profile' he manages to snag a meeting with Anne Hathaway herself to pitch her his new screenplay "Bride Wars 2." Will she be wowed by his opus to her, or will she be creeped out? |
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 “GENIUS ON HOLD” (USA), Feature - 92minsDirector: Gregory Marquette, Documentary Voice: Frank Langella * WORLD PREMIERE * >>> VIEW TRAILER The story of Walter L. Shaw, an inventor with an astonishing list of patents to his credit, including those for the hands‐free speaker phone, call forwarding, conference calling, and even the White House “Red Phone” alert system. His ground‐breaking inventions would have garnered him lasting fame and fortune had it not been for one thing: AT&T —the largest, government‐granted, telecommunications monopoly in the United States which refused to financially reward him for his inventions. Unable to support his family, Shaw accepted work from the only organization that offered to pay him — the mob, whose bookies used his “black box” to make untraceable calls. |
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 Unrecognized Guid format.“BLOODTRAFFIK” (HONG KONG), Short - 11 minsDirector: Jennifer Thym, Action / Thriller Cast: Grace Huang, Kirt Kishita * NEW YORK PREMIERE * >>> VIEW TRAILER In a world torn by a war between vampires and angels, a human vigilante on the hunt for her missing sisters is lured into the den of a vampire. |
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 "THE NIGHT NEVER SLEEPS" (USA), Feature - 78 mins Director: Fred Carpenter, Crime Drama Cast:
Armand Assante, Eric Roberts, Dan Brennan,Russ Camarda, Robert
Clohessy, Stephanie Finochio, Jose Hernadez Jr., Eliza Roberts
* WORLD PREMIERE * Set
in New York City and written by career cop Michael Lovaglio, follows
the journey of New York Street Crimes Sargent Thomas Cavanaugh during
the course of one night as he and his partners hunt down murderers of
one of their task force, pulling information from the denizens of the
crime infested neighborhood. Internal Affairs Inspector Romanelli tips
Cavanaugh off to the fact that there may be something rotten in his task
force. Boundaries are crossed, lines are blurred...How far will
Cavanaugh go for justice.
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 “THE RESTAURANT” (USA), Short - 1minDirector: Steven Cartoccio, Animated Comedy * NEW YORK PREMIERE * >>> VIEW TRAILER A minotaur has a tough time adjusting to his job as a waiter.
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 “DISTRAKTION” (USA) 5minsDirector: Celia Au, Drama * WORLD PREMIERE * >>> VIEW TRAILER This film portrays how the youth in modern society are now so engrossed
with technological devices that they have become disconnected from the
“real world.” While technology has enhanced our ability to communicate
across distances, it may have impacted our ability to engage in our
immediate surroundings. As a society, we need to ask ourselves when this
hyper-connection really becomes a dis-connection. Is this the best way
to live or should we disconnect and look up once in a while?
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 “BORTE, QUEEN OF TIBET” (USA) 17minsDirector: Preston Miller, Drama * WORLD PREMIERE * >>> VIEW TRAILER A psychotic break reveals a secret history, while a severe diagnosis challenges what is real.
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 “THICKER THAN WATER” (USA) 14minsDirector: Anissa Folley , Drama >>> VIEW TRAILER
A blue-collared single parent struggles to make ends meet and hold his
family together while keeping a deep secret from the person he loves
most.
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 A HERO'S RETURN” (USA) 31minsDirector: Daryll Denner, Drama * WORLD PREMIERE * >>> VIEW TRAILER Tested on the unforgiven streets of NYC…Brian must decide what means more…the love of his family or respect from the streets. |
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 “TRUE WORK” (USA) 12minsDirector: Peter Pavlakis, Drama Cast: Robert Kruger, Victoria Weinberg, Ryan O'Callaghan, Marian Pinchoff, Joe Fortunato Stanley has been hired to take care of a beach house for a wealthy
family while they're away for the winter. His inability to satisfy his
young wife Tanya leads to her inviting some sordid friends to the
house as guests. With the winter over and the family set to return any
day now, Stanley finds himself powerless to confront Tanya and her
friends as they descend farther into addiction to a strange new drug
called Qualia.
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 “CHOOSE” (USA) 20minsDirector: Robbie Bryan, Drama * NEW YORK PREMIERE * >>> VIEW TRAILER Terri and Jonah Connelley are expecting their first child, when she is suddenly diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor, forcing the couple to make an impossible decision. |
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 "THE GALLERY” (USA) 11minsDirector: Kevin Olken Henthorn, Comedy * NEW YORK PREMIERE * >>> VIEW TRAILER The Gallery is a comedic short film about a nervous artist who must confront his artistic insecurities and his fear of rejection by a pretentious and influential art critic who unexpectedly appears at his grand opening. |
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 "ELECTION DAY" (USA), Short - 11 mins
Director: Zach Wechter , Comedy
* NEW YORK PREMIERE * A political thriller set in a student government..and there's nothing meaner than American high school politics. |
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 "SENIOR YEAR" (PHILIPPINES), Feature - 96mins
Director: Jerrold Tarog,Animated / Drama * NEW YORK PREMIERE *
Past Imperfect. Future Tense. Senior Year is a glimpse into the lives of ten students at St. Frederick’s Academy as they struggle through the final months before graduation. Hearts are broken and healed, friendships are formed and lost. Childish ways are thrown out in exchange for seeds of maturity in what may be the beginning of a bumpy ride towards the chaos of adulthood. |
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 "HAVE A NICE DAY" (UK), Short - 12mins
Director: Max Böhlen, Drama * NEW YORK PREMIERE * >>> VIEW TRAILER Daniel, an unhappy Bailiff, try to escape from his sad, daily routine by falling in love with a women he never even met. |
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 "LEILA" (UK), Feature - 85minsDirector: Leslie Manning, Drama >>> VIEW TRAILER To the outside world, Paul and Leila have a "happy" family. A nice house, two nice kids, and most importantly they have each other. That's the problem, both are in love, one insane. |
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 "THE PERFECT FIT" (USA), Short - 13minsDirector: Beth Grant, Comedy / Drama Cast: Octavia Spencer, Lauren A Miller, Frances Fischer, Ahna O'Reilly, Mary Cheffo & Jennifer Zaborowski * NEW YORK PREMIERE * >>> VIEW TRAILER An
almost completely silent film with music, The Perfect Fit is the story
of five women who meet by chance in a vintage clothing store, each
searching for something important. Full of twists and surprises, their
"perfect fit" turns out to be something quite different from what any of
them expected
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 "THAT'S WHAT SHE SAID" (USA), Feature - 84mins
* NEW YORK PREMIERE * >>> VIEW TRAILER
That's What She Said" is a film about a big date, a bitter best friend and a total stranger who can’t stop talking about her hoo-hah. It's a down and dirty, comedic look at how friendship can survive chronic sarcasm, bizarre stranger-danger, an unexplained itch and a dangerous dildo |
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 "ROOM AT THE TOP OF THE STAIRS" (AUSTRALIA), Short - 15mins
Director: Briony Kidd, Drama / Thriller
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A young artist feels overshadowed by a charismatic and dangerous girl she's never met, until she decides to follow in her nemesis's footsteps. A coming-of-age story told in the style of a Gothic melodrama inspired by Hitchcock's Rebecca and 1970s horror films. |
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 "FACE TO FACE" (AUSTRALIA), Feature - 90mins
Director: Michael Rymer , Drama
Cast: Vince Colosimo, Sigrid Thornton and Luke Ford and Matthew Newton * US PREMIERE * >>> VIEW TRAILER
Ten Australians from diverse backgrounds sit down to determine the fate of a violent young man. From Australia’s most acclaimed playwright, David Williamson, a moving and powerful new film about lies, betrayal, sex & bullying in the workplace. A young construction worker rams into the back of his boss’s Jaguar in a fit of anger at being sacked. Rather than fronting court, he’s given the chance to explain his actions in a community conference. This face-to-face confrontation between the young man, his boss, his boss’s wife, co- workers, best mate and mother lifts the lid not only on his dysfunctional life but also on their workplace dirty laundry, turning all of their lives upside down. |
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 FILMMAKERS LOUNGE AFTER PARTY DESTINATION |
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| SUNDAY, APRIL 15, 2012 |
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| FILMMAKER PANEL DISTRIBUTION PANEL PATHS OF GLORY: Distribution Battle Plans for Indie Filmmakers Join film distributors Isil Bagdadi & Michael Sergio from CAVU Pictures, along with other industry experts at the SOHO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL for a rousing and insightful discussion on how to get your film seen in today's crowded marketplace. Learn how to build a battle plan that will launch your film onto the big screen and across multiple distribution platforms. $13 General Admission $10 NYWIFT, IFP, Shooting People members |
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 "THE PERFECT FIT" (USA), Short - 13minsDirector: Beth Grant, Comedy / Drama Cast: Octavia Spencer, Lauren A Miller, Frances Fischer, Ahna O'Reilly, Mary Cheffo & Jennifer Zaborowski * NEW YORK PREMIERE * >>> VIEW TRAILER An
almost completely silent film with music, The Perfect Fit is the story
of five women who meet by chance in a vintage clothing store, each
searching for something important. Full of twists and surprises, their
"perfect fit" turns out to be something quite different from what any of
them expected
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 “THE UNFORGIVING MINUTE” (USA), Short - 10minsDirector: Octavia Spencer, Drama Narrated by: Viola Davis * NEW YORK PREMIERE * >>> VIEW TRAILER The Unforgiving Minute' tells the story of a young boy growing up in an environment peppered with judgment and lack of understanding. He lives with his Mom who is a single parent, his sister and grandparents. The family is a loving one, but the young boy longs for the father he has never known. He is faced with school bullies that taunt and harass him (and other schoolmates) daily. Through these challenges, however, the boy is not defeated. Instead he perseveres taking a life-path of honor and hard work that is applauded by his classmates and that guides the boy ultimately into a man of prominence, inspiration and great achievement. |
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 “HOUSE OF TOMORROW” (UK / ISRAEL), Feature - 62minsDirector: Shamim Sarif, Documentary * NEW YORK PREMIERE * >>> VIEW TRAILER A contemporary and lively documentary set in Israel and Palestine, The House of Tomorrow focuses on women, who are changing the future and shaping their own destinies, however unlikely and whatever the odds. |
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 “REMEMBER" (US / PUERTO RICO), Short - 15minsDirector: Armamndo Riesco, Drama >>> VIEW TRAILER An American man living in Puerto Rico has been exiled to the guest room by his soon to be ex-wife. His main mission today is getting his daughter sheet music she needs, but a seemingly trivial trip into Old San Juan is more complicated than it seems. |
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 “SMELL THE COFFEE” (USA), Short - 9minsDirector: Aramndo Fente Jr, Comedy / Drama >>> VIEW TRAILER A shy, poetry professor is warned by a spirited poet that he has until the end of the week to approach the woman of his dreams, before she meets “a well dressed man” and is lost to him forever. |
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 “WITNESS: EL TESTIGO” (PUERTO RICO), Feature-83minsDirector: Andres Ramírez , Action / Drama * WORLD PREMIERE * >>> VIEW TRAILER On what seemed to be a normal day for Chelo, unexpectedly witnesses a murder. In the midst of the chase by the perpetrators, the cops mistake him as the killer. He will be forced to fight for his life. |
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 “A WEEKEND TO REMEMBER” (USA), Short - 16minsDirector: JB Sugar, Drama * WORLD PREMIERE * >>> VIEW TRAILER A loving husband and father organizes the perfect family weekend at their lakeside cottage, only to be confronted by an undeniable truth. |
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 “STRINGS” (USA), Feature - 98 minsDirector: Mark Dennis & Ben Foster, Drama Cast: Billy Harvey, Elle LaMont, Chris Potter, Karl Anderson, Jack Lee, Olivia Draguicevich * NEW YORK PREMIERE * >>> VIEW TRAILER After joining an experimental therapy program, a troubled musician discovers his therapist is using patients to commit vigilante crimes. Now implanted in a dangerous criminal outfit, he sneaks back to visit the woman he left behind. |
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“TELL TALE” (UK / USA) 8minsDirector: Greg Williams, Drama/Thriller An ice-cold femme fatale and her apparently naive husband deny the crime they're accused of, the murder of a police informant.
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 "ANG SAYAW NG DALAWANG KALIWANG PAA"("The Dance of Two Left Feet" - PHILIPPINES) Director: Alvin B. Yapan, Drama, LGBT Cast: Paulo Avelino, Rocco Nacino and Ms. Jean Garcia * NEW YORK PREMIERE * Ang Sayaw ng Dalawang Kaliwang Paa explores the
intersection and divergence between feminist and gay concerns in the
third world context, as it features the poetry of Merlinda Bobis, Ruth
Elynia Mabanglo, Joi Barrios, Rebecca Anonuevo, Benilda Santos and
Ophelia Dimalanta. When Marlon, a college student, stalks Karen, his
literature professor, he finds out that she moonlights as a
choreographer and dance teacher in a dance studio. Frustrated over his
performance in her literature class, he plans to impress her instead by
learning to poeticize his body movements and enroll in her dance
class. He hires his classmate to teach him the basics of dancing. As
Dennis, his tutor, teaches him how his body should move, Marlon begins
to understand the intersections between the art of poetry and dance.
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 FILMMAKERS LOUNGE AFTER PARTY DESTINATION |
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| MONDAY, APRIL 16, 2012 |
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 SPIRIT OF THE BLUEBIRD” (CANADA), Short - 6minsDirector: Xstine Cook, Documentary Casr: Kaily Bird, Lorna Bird, Carol Bird, Diane Bird, Paula Steinhauer, Beverly Crazy Bull, Shirley Prairie Chicken An animated tribute of a bluebird in flight, painted with spray paint in the location where Gloria Black Plume was brutally murdered. |
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 “MAUD MARY & THE TITANIC” (CANADA), Short - 6minsDirector: Geraldine Carr, Docu-Drama Cast: Maud - Christine Tarbox, Narrator - Geraldine Carr * US PREMIERE * A sweet, short film about a late, great lady who missed the boat and sailed into history. |
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 “STREET JOURNEYS” (USA/KENYA) 58minsDirector: Tracy Christian, Documentary >>> VIEW TRAILER Orphaned children escape the perils of Nairobi street life and rediscover their spirit through the power of the theater and the love of Kenyan actress Anne Wanjugu. |
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 ENAMOUR” (USA), Short - 14minsDirector: Justin Ho, Drama Cast: Ryan O'Callaghan, Allie Dunbar, Tommy Iannacchino, Marisa Spina * NEW YORK PREMIERE * >>> VIEW TRAILER No words can describe first love. |
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 “FORGETTING THE GIRL” (USA) 90minsDirector: Nate Taylor, Drama Cast: Christopher Denham, Lindsay Beamish, Elizabeth Rice, Paul Sparks, Anna Camp, Joel de la Fuente & Phyllis Somerville * NEW YORK PREMIERE * >>> VIEW TRAILER
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do you forget what you can’t remember? Haunted by a traumatic history,
photographer Kevin Wolfe struggles to systematically forget all his bad
memories, but erasing his past threatens to consume his future.
>>> 2ND SCREENING 4/17 <<<
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 “THE SMALL ASSASSIN” (USA) 16minsDirector: Chris Charles, Drama/Thriller * NEW YORK PREMIERE * After giving birth to their first child, a couple suspects their newborn baby is plotting to kill them. The Small Assassin is based on the short story by legendary author Ray Bradbury. |
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 "THE NIGHT NEVER SLEEPS" (USA), Feature - 78 mins Director: Fred Carpenter, Crime Drama Cast:
Armand Assante, Eric Roberts, Dan Brennan,Russ Camarda, Robert
Clohessy, Stephanie Finochio, Jose Hernadez Jr., Eliza Roberts
* WORLD PREMIERE * Set
in New York City and written by career cop Michael Lovaglio, follows
the journey of New York Street Crimes Sargent Thomas Cavanaugh during
the course of one night as he and his partners hunt down murderers of
one of their task force, pulling information from the denizens of the
crime infested neighborhood. Internal Affairs Inspector Romanelli tips
Cavanaugh off to the fact that there may be something rotten in his task
force. Boundaries are crossed, lines are blurred...How far will
Cavanaugh go for justice.
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 “THE ENCOUNTER” (USA), Short - 20minsDirector: Angela Matemoja, Drama A young white woman on her spiritual quest gets stuck in an elevator with an older African man. Though the residue of apartheid still remains, does he hold the key to her finding inner peace? From America’s Emmy Nominated “General Hospital” the film stars Brianna Brown, and South African actor Uteni Kekana. |
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 “THE MULBERRY TREE” (USA), Feature - 88minsDirector: Mark Heller, Drama Cast: Joe Morton, Louis Crugnali, John Fiore, Daniella Alonso, Wayne Duvall >>> VIEW TRAILER While fulfilling his court-ordered community service in the state hospital, Mickey Loren meets Samuel Freeman, a convicted murderer dying of AIDS, whose remaining days on “hospital detail” give him the opportunity for redemption through conversations with Mickey about their own family issues. |
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| TUESDAY, APRIL 17, 2012 | |
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 “ADAM'S TALIT” (AUSTRALIA), Short - 16minsDirector: Justin Olstein, Drama * NEW YORK PREMIERE * A reclusive Holocaust survivor reluctantly babysits her vivacious young grandson, and discovers that life can be better in the company of others |
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 EXHIBITION: "MR. BLUE SKY", Feature - 84minsDirector: Sarah Gurfield, Drama Cast: An unconventional love triangle between three childhood buddies; two girls, one born with Down syndrome, and one boy, who all grow up fighting who they are inside, how they are perceived by society as a whole, and who they ultimately strive to become as individuals through the obstacles that are inherently present. |
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 “KINDERSPEIL” (GERMANY), Short - 18minsDirector: Lars Kornhoff, Drama * NY PREMIERE * Leon (16) kidnaps a sleeping child from it's crib - but appearances are deceptive and Leon has something entirely different in mind than it first seems... |
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 “DAVON WILLST DU NICHTS WISSEN” ("You Don't Wanna Know" - GERMANY) 90minsDirector: Tim Trachte, Drama * US PREMIERE * >>> VIEW TRAILER Everyday life of Jan, anaesthesiologistand father of a boy is shattered, when a young guy dies because of his fault. Contrary to his human values, he decides to keep this incident secret. Then suddenly, he and his family are put to the test by anonymous threats. |
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>>> RED CARPET <<< *PRESS & MEDIA EVENT* |
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 “DEPARTURES” (TURKEY), Short - 12 minsDirector: Ali Akarcesme, Drama >>> VIEW TRAILER After ten years of legal red tape, on her way from Istanbul to New Jersey, A Turkish woman faces a series of escalating challenges to reach her husband. |
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 “FORGETTING THE GIRL” (USA) 90minsDirector: Nate Taylor, Drama Cast: Christopher Denham, Lindsay Beamish, Elizabeth Rice, Paul Sparks, Anna Camp, Joel de la Fuente & Phyllis Somerville * NEW YORK PREMIERE * >>> VIEW TRAILER
How
do you forget what you can’t remember? Haunted by a traumatic history,
photographer Kevin Wolfe struggles to systematically forget all his bad
memories, but erasing his past threatens to consume his future.
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 "MURGI KENO MUTANT" ("Attack of the Killer Mutant Chickens" - BANGLADESH), Short - 15minsDirector: Nayeem Mahbub, Animated In the near future, Bangladesh is terrorized by killer mutant chickens. Masud Khan, Dhaka city’s number one mutant chicken chef, doesn’t know why things got to be this way. All hell breaks loose as Masud and his team engage in mortal combat for their lives, for humanity and for tasty chicken biryani. It’s time for the ultimate poultry showdown. |
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 "MEHERJAAN" (BANGLADESH), Feature - 119minsDirector: Rubaiyat Hossain, Drama Cast: Jaya Bhaduri, Victor Banerjee & Omar Rahim Meherjaan is a film about loving the Other that attempts to offer an aesthetic solution to war and violence by taking refuge in love and spiritual submission. |
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| WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18, 2012 |
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| WORLD SHORTS PROGRAM |
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 “ABEL” (AUSTRALIA) 13minsDirector: Joel Loxton, Drama >>> VIEW TRAILER Eleven-year old Abel lives in a secluded world. An only child, he is home-schooled, taught to distrust anyone outside the family. His growing curiosity can no longer be contained. |
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 “TRUMAN'S WORLD” (CANADA) 9minsDirector: Andrew Korogyl, Documentary Truman Klaver is an 8 year old boy living with Asperger syndrome. Knowing this from a young age, the mature Truman accepts his disability, but still encounters problems in his everyday life. |
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 “THIS SHINING NIGHT” (USA) 16minsDirector: Keith Oncale & Shawn Washburn, Drama, LGBT Cast: Eric Roberts, Kevin Brown, Olivia Aupperlee, Ereka Lin & Kate Schrader * WORLD PREMIERE * Mark (Eric Roberts) and Hank (Kevin Brown) live in the Connecticut suburbs with their two children, Grace and Meaghan. On this night, Marc will discover something new and precious in this story of the journey of a man and his daughters. |
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 “SERGEANT SLAUGHTER, MY BIG BROTHER” (UK) 12minsDirector: Greg Williams, Drama An ice-cold femme fatale and her apparently naive husband deny the crime they're accused of, the murder of a police informant. |
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 “THE PRICE OF FLOWERS” (USA) 16minsDirector: Ashley Carbonnet, Drama, LGBT * NEW YORK PREMIERE * Red, a New Orleans street hustler sells carnations to keep himself and his disabled lover, Sal alive but when he makes a fateful stop at the local convenient store and is stripped of all he has, he must weigh his desire for a peaceful life with Sal with the realities of urban life. |
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 “THE WAKING” (CANADA) 12minsDirector: John Stead, Drama/Thriller Cast: Sophie Goulet & Jonathan Goad * NEW YORK PREMIERE * Anna moved into her dream home. She knew this was the one… but so did the mysterious presence lurking within its walls. |
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 “STATIC” (AUSTRALIA) 11minsDirector: Mel Miskell, Drama >>> VIEW TRAILER Sia has returned home in an emotional twilight, paralyzed by a secret she can’t confront. When a friend from the past arrives through their reconnection she is able to find solace and equilibrium. |
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Unrecognized Guid format. “THE WORLD'S MOST BEAUTIFUL DICTIONARY” (JAPAN) 8minsDirector: Lisa Takeba, Drama Cast: Ryota Ozawa, Arata Yamanaka, Noriko Katsuki * WORLD PREMIERE * |
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 Unrecognized Guid format.ATROZ” (SPAIN) 10minsDirector: Francisco Alvarez, Comedy/Drama >>> VIEW TRAILER Atroz (Awful) is a curmudgeon teddy bear whose owner, Luna, is a little girl who harasses him at every moment. He'll tell us the misfortunes lived to flee from her. |
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| 6:00PM | >>> RED CARPET <<< *PRESS & MEDIA EVENT* |
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 "THE STAND IN" (USA), Short - 14minsDirector: Ricky Lloyd George, Comedy / Drama Cast: Nathan Moore, Rudolf Martin, Steven Brand, Justine Eyre, Scott MacArthur, Bruce Burns, Braxton Davis, Peter Cameron, Tiz McWilliams, Bonnie Bower, Jon Huck and Jason Stuart * NEW YORK PREMIERE * Todd is the mild-mannered stand-in on a big budget Hollywood film. When the star leaves the set in a huff, production is forced to use Todd for a few simple shots, which puts Todd in the spotlight. |
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 "JIM & FRANK" (USA), Short - 4minsDirector: Tony Borden, Drama * NEW YORK PREMIERE * >>> VIEW TRAILER Jim doesn't want to hire anyone but his wife, Frank doesn't want to work for anyone but himself, but fate is pulling the strings to bring them together. |
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 "PIG" (USA), Feature - 90 minsDirector: Henry Barrial, Drama Cast: Rudolf Martin, Heather Ankeny, Keith Diamond, Ines Dali, Patrick Fabian, Steve Tom * NEW YORK PREMIERE * >>> VIEW TRAILER A man wakes up in the middle of the desert with a black hood on his head and his hands tied behind his back. He quickly realizes he has no idea how he got there or who he is. |
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 "HOME AGAIN" (USA) 9minsDirector: Andrew Lee, Drama >>> VIEW TRAILER Two aspiring guitarists find themselves prey to each others' blind ambition. |
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 "FROM THE HEAD" (USA) 91minsDirector: George Griffith, Drama * NEW YORK PREMIERE * >>> VIEW TRAILER On his third anniversary as a bathroom attendant in a New York City strip club, SHOES sees the same idiosyncratic characters that have flooded his porcelain kingdom for years. But before this shift is over, Shoes will discover that things have changed, and it’s no longer “same tits, different day.” |
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 "TURKISH PASSPORT" (TURKEY), Feature - 91 minsDirector: Burak Arliel, Documemtary >>> VIEW TRAILER Turkish Passport tells the story of Turkish diplomats in several European countries who saved numerous Jews during the World War II. Documentary also uses written historical documents and archive footage to tell this story of rescue and bring to light the events of the time. Through interviews conducted with surviving Jews who had boarded the trains traveling from France to Turkey, and talks with the diplomats and their families who saved their lives. |
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 "RANGER CHARLIE" (USA), Short - 15minsDirector: Bradley Stryker, Comedy >>> VIEW TRAILER An insecure Park Ranger is thrust into a position of responsibility, as she dutifully enforces the park regulations her confidence quickly grows; unfortunately her interpretation of the events playing out right in front of her face is far from the reality of what's really going on. |
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 "GROWTHBUSTERS" (USA), Feature - 90minsDirector: Dave Gardner, Documentary * NEW YORK PREMIERE * >>> VIEW TRAILER One man takes on City Hall, Wall Street, presidents and the Pope, as he questions society’s most fundamental beliefs about prosperity. |
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>>> RED CARPET <<< *PRESS & MEDIA EVENT* |
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Unrecognized Guid format. Join
us for a Q-and-A with New York’s own Danny Aiello, as he shares
highlights from a remarkable career in such movies as Spike Lee’s DO THE
RIGHT THING (an Academy Award-nominated performance), Norman Jewison’s
MOONSTRUCK, Luc Besson’s THE PROFESSIONAL (LEON), Lasse Hallstrom’s ONCE
AROUND. Woody Allen’s THE PURPLE ROSE OF CAIRO, George Gallo’s 29TH
STREET, Sergio Leone’s ONCE UPON A TIME IN AMERICA, Francis Coppola’s
THE GODFATHER PART II, and many more! |
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 "I LOVE YOU" (USA) 5minsDirector: John Gallagher * NEW YORK PREMIERE * A short film about the expression of three little words: I love you. |
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 "APPETITE" (USA) 3minsDirector: Marian Pinchoff >>> VIEW TRAILER Two women on a romantic date quickly realize that words are not enough to express their love for one another. Before they have time to order dinner they erupt into a breathless, shameless fight. |
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 EXHIBITION: THE 15TH ANNIVERSARY SCREENING OF"THE DELI" (USA) 99mins Director: John Gallagher Screenplay by John Gallagher & John Dorrian National Board of Review, Excellence in Filmmaking Award, Spirit of Independents Award, Ft. Lauderdale International Film Festival, Grand Jury Prize, St. Louis Film Festival, Official Selection - SXSW (Austin), Nantucket, Denver, Mill Valley, Florida (Orlando), Hudson Valley, Internationales Filmfest Oldenburg (Germany), New York Comedy Film Festival. CAST: MIKE STARR Dumb & Dumber, The Bodyguard MATT KEESLAR Scream 3, Waiting for Guffman |
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FILMMAKERS LOUNGE AFTER PARTY DESTINATION SPONSORED BY:  |
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FRIDAY, APRIL 20TH @ 6:00PM JOIN US FOR THE 2012 SOHO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL NYC AWARDS NIGHT SPONSORED BY   |
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"AN EVENING WITH DANNY AIELLO"