Film 05.12-16.2021

OFFICIAL GUIDE

2021 FORT MYERS FILM FESTIVAL MAY 12-16, 2021

2019 FORT MYERS FILM FESTIVAL APRIL 10-14, 2019

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n Tickets are on sale now for the 11th annual Fort Myers Film will also be a panel and discussion.Champagne and dessert will be Festival which will be held in the sunny, beautiful SW Florida shared, short award winning films will be played and toasts will be region at the Sidney & Berne Davis Art Center May 12-16, 2021. deservedly pronounced. Screenings will also take place at the Edison & Ford Winter Estates, n FILMS: The official films selected for the 2021 Fort Myers Film Alliance for the Arts, IMAG and Lab Theater. The festival will fea- Festival include movies in the categories Features, Documentaries, ture in person and virtual activities including the screening of 60 Shorts, Short Shorts, Strictly Local, Student and Environment and fresh international and independent films, with some throwback will include 60 fresh international and independent films, with Florida films featuring cult classics and local filmmakers. Par- some throwback Florida films featuring cult classics and local film- ticipants and attendees safety will be prioritized with organizers makers. Official selections for the 11th annual Fort Myers Film Fes- implementing extra sanitization tival to be screened May 12-16, 2021 at the Sidney & Berne Davis Art measures. Below ere are some Center unless otherwise noted. of the simple details of what to expect this year. Please see guide n WHAT: The 11th annual Fort Myers Film Festival for more information on each n WHEN: May 12-16, 2021 film screening. See you on the red carpet! n WHERE: Sidney & Berne Davis Art Center located at 2301 First Street, Fort Myers, FL 33901; (Some screenings to take place at Alli- n May 12: The opening night ance for the Arts, Lab Theater, IMAG and Edison & Ford Winter film to screen at the red-carpet Estates.) kickoff for the 11th annual fest will be the indie comedy "Pooling n TICKETS & INFO: Opening night film is $15 general admis- to Paradise (2021)." The movie sion or $100 VIP party; Tickets for all other films are $10. Some day will screen Wednesday, May 12 at passes will be offered for $20. Virtual access to intimate Q&As with 7 pm. at the Sidney & Berne Davis filmmakers and some short films will be free. For tickets and more Art Center in Fort Myers. Doors information head here. VIP memberships are still available for $295, will open at 6 p.m. for general granting access to all private and public parties, panels admission and 5:30 p.m. for VIP and screenings. For tickets and more information head attendees, which will include cast to www.sbdac.com/fort-myers-film-festival-2021 and and crew from the movie. www.fortmyersfilmfestival.com. The movie, written by Caytha n VIRTUAL: Head to Jentis’ and directed by Roxy Shih, our YouTube channel is an 80-minute feature starring Taryn Manning and Facebook pages ("Orange Is the New Black," "Hustle & Flow"), to see intimate Q&As Jonathan Lipnicki ("The Resident," "Jerry Magu- with filmmakers ire," "Stuart Little"), Dreama Walker ("Once attending this year. It Upon a Time in Hollywood," "Gran Torino," is free and there for "Gossip Girl"), Lynn Chen ("Saving Face," "Go any who are still stay- Back To China") and comedian Jordan Carlos ing in. ("Broad City," "Guy Code," "Girl Code"). This will n be the first in person premiere for the film inter- ABOUT: The Fort nationally. Myers Film Festival was awarded the The event will begin with the red carpet rolling prestigious 2015 out, paparazzi clicking and doors opening at 5:30 Chrysalis Award p.m. for drinks, mingling & musical entertain- for Cultural Achievement by the Lee County Visi- ment with local and international filmmakers prior to the featured tor & Convention Bureau and the Greater Fort Myers Chamber of movie. Tickets are $15 for movie only or $100 for movie and VIP Commerce Inc. at their annual Celebration of Business & Tour- meet and greet of cast and crew. Guests will enjoy fully-stocked ism Awards Luncheon and Trade Show at the Harborside Event bar and a chance to meet with the stars of the evening’s film, other Center in downtown Fort Myers. The Fort Myers Film Festival was filmmakers and event VIPs. founded by Eric Raddatz, the award-winning presentation editor of Florida Weekly, regular contributor for NBC-2 in Fort Myers, and n May 13-16: Then join us for all of the programming at the Sidney host of Fort Myers Film Festival’s indie film show, “T.G.I.M.” & Berne Davis Art Center and other event centers around town. Films and short film blocks are $10 the rest of the festival. Par- n SUPPORT: The Fort Myers Film Festival supports Lee County ticipants and attendees safety will be prioritized with organizers Schools filmmakers, Raddatz Foundation and Golisano’s Children’s implementing reduced capacity with spaced seating, extra sanitiza- Hospital. Sponsored by and partnered with The Sidney & Berne tion measures, strongly encouraging the use of masks, and social Davis Art Center, Edison & Ford Winter Estates, IMAG, Lab The- distancing. ater, UNIT A, Florida Weekly, J. Bert Davis M.D., F.A.C.S, Facial Surgeon, Sam Galloway Ford, Black Tie Tuxedos, Aux Delicies, n May 16: Finish off the weeklong celebration with a closing night Riverside Realty, The Luminary Hotel, Blu Sushi, Douglas E. Spie- U.S. premiere of the documentary “The Lost Film of Nuremberg gel. P.A., Capone’s Pizza, Five Star Talent, Alliance for the Arts and (2021)” by Jean-Christophe Klotz, and will honor local filmmak- Kearns Restaurant Group. ers including K. C. and Sandra Schulberg. Following the film there | | EVENTS TWITTER.COM/FORTMYERSFILM | MAY 12-16, 2021 | WWW.FORTMYERSFILMFESTIVAL.COM 3 Venues, tickets & pricing

n The Sidney & Berne Davis Art Center, located in the historic 2021 federal building in downtown Fort Myers, opened in 1933 as a post office, and was converted to a federal building in the FORT 1960s. It was later vacated and left in disrepair until the Sidney MYERS & Berne Davis Art Center became dedicated to preserving this FILM historical monument. Tickets for all films can be purchased for $10, or $20 FESTIVAL to screen all day at 2301 First St., Fort Myers, at www.sbdac.com or by calling MAY 12-16, 2021 239.333.1933.

n The Laboratory Theater of Florida offers fresh & edgy award-winning theater: Lab offers theatrical opportunities and education to playwrights & actors of all ages. Located at 1634 Woodford Ave, Fort Welcome Myers head to www.laboratorytheaterflorida.com or call 239.218.0481. ... to our 11th annual Fort Myers Film Festival to be held May 12-16, 2021. n With a mission to facilitate and nurture the creation, I hope you have a great time. development, promotion and education of arts and culture, the I know if you love independent films you will get Alliance for the Arts exists to contribute to the cultural landscape of some exceptional options this year. Lee County. The Alliance strives to create diverse and innovative Our entire lineup this year has been carefully curated events, exhibits, programs and performances that reach the widest for your viewing pleasure. From the opening night film possible audience. Tickets to films are available at 10091 McGregor "Pooling to Paradise" to our closing night selection Blvd., Fort Myers, at artinlee.org or by calling 239.939.2787. "The Lost Film of Nuremberg," you can expect just about everything inbetween. With 60 fresh interna- n The IMAG History and Science Center is a great tional official selections, including some throwback location to watch Fort Myers Film Festival Florida films featuring cult classics, you will experi- films this year. The Imaginarium Science ence a wide array of Features, Documentaries, Shorts, Center engages guests in the exploration of Science, Technology, Engineering, Short Shorts, Strictly Local, Student and Environment. and Math (STEM) through hands-on exhibit experiences and educational Enjoy them. You can't find these anywhere else in programs that further the understanding of the natural and human-made world. theaters or streaming so take full advantage this week. Tickets are $10 and available at the box office inside at 2000 Cranford Ave Fort If you are not too sure where to start I always Myers, or by calling 239.321.7420. For more information head to theimag.org. encourage picking a few blocks of short films. We have blocks of shorts for thinking folks, for those who enjoy n Be sure not to miss very select screenings this year at our comedy, for those looking for inspiration, for those partners at the Edison & Ford Winter Estates located at 2350 interested in the preservation of our environment and McGregor Blvd, Fort Myers. For films and programming head to for those just looking for randomness. www.edisonfordwinterestates.org. If you can commit to a film or two and aren't sure which might be right for you, just ask any of us and we will try to help you. n Every first Monday in season mix, mingle, grab a drink Of course I suggest everyone take off work, school and intellectualize with local film host and curator Eric Rad- and whatever else you have planned to see every single datz during live, independent film screenings at 6:30 p.m. at film. It will truly change your life. the Sidney & Berne Davis Art Center. T.G.I.M. with host Eric Rad- TGIMTHANK GOD for INDIE MONDAYS While you are here be sure to support our sponsors datz, and interact intellectually with celebrity judges, local and partners, without who, we could not do it. filmmakers, artists, musicians and comedians. Join public discussions after Enjoy the beach, the downtown dining, the night watching short indie films. Special guests, musical acts and interviews will life, the gorgeous downtown we have in Fort Myers be announced prior to each Monday night. You can become a fan at www. with the most beautiful restaurants all withing walking facebook.com/fortmyersfilmfestival. distance from our main venue at the Sidney & Berne Davis Art Center. Stay and dine at the Luminary Hotel. n Stay downtown Take advantage of this opportunity to have the time for the fest, make of your life. Get a t-shirt. Bring a friend to the movies. it the experience Be nice to each other and always remember The Fort of a lifetime, Myers Film Festival is the most awesome film festival mix and mingle in the whole world now. and party at the beautiful — Eric Raddatz, founder and executive director Luminary Hotel & Co., Autograph Collection at VIP 2200 Edwards Drive, Fort Myers with filmmakers LUV US @ www.facebook.com/ FIND US @ #FMFF of the FMFF. fortmyersfilmfestival 6 | WWW.FORTMYERSFILMFESTIVAL.COM | MAY 12-16, 2021 | FACEBOOK.COM.FORTMYERSFILMFESTIVAL | SCHEDULE Schedule SIDNEY & BERNE DAVIS ART CENTER SIDNEY & BERNE DAVIS ART CENTER SIDNEY & BERNE DAVIS ART CENTER SIDNEY & BERNE DAVIS ART CENTER SIDNEY & BERNE DAVIS ART CENTER 2301 First Street, 2301 First Street, 2301 First Street, 2301 First Street, 2301 First Street, Fort Myers, FL 33901 Fort Myers, FL 33901 Fort Myers, FL 33901 Fort Myers, FL 33901 Fort Myers, FL 33901

11 a.m. THINKERS 10:30 a.m. SHORTS 2 “FOR FEAR OF “Road” KOFI” 12 p.m. “I Only Miss You When THINKERS I'm Breathing” 12 p.m. SHORTS 1 “Red Bean Soup” LOCAL BLOCK 1 “The Acolyte” “The Artifact” “Every Second Counts” “How to Fall in Love “Prometheus Bound” 12:30 p.m. “22 Every Day” in a Brothel” 10 a.m. “Lebenspanorama- INSPIRING “The Knife” SHORTS 1 “Waiting For Me” “THE NEW A portrait on ABOLITIONISTS” the search for “This Other World”

MAY 15, 2021 MAY 2 p.m. MAY 12, 2021 MAY 13, 2021 MAY Reincarnation” 14, 2021 MAY “Shaun Leonardo: The 16, 2021 MAY Freedom to Move” COMEDY 12 p.m. “BORN 2 DRIVE” 1:30 p.m. “Preservation Forever” BLOCK 1 AWESOME “Bless Me” 1:30 p.m. 1:45 p.m. SHORTS 1 “Hot Dog Steering ENVIRONMENT Wheel” “ALINA” “The Two Missing “MarriageFit” Hours” BLOCK 1 “Now You See Us” 2:30 p.m. “Me Too Nice” “A Greenlander” “Small World” "NUREMBERG: “Speedy Spider” “Underwater Senses”

“Let's talk about FRIDAY, “Eternal Vigilance” ITS LESSON FOR 3 p.m. a talk” SUNDAY, TODAY" (1948) “Painting By 3 p.m. LOCAL BLOCK 2 ENVIRONMENT “About Frances” Numbers” SATURDAY, 4 p.m. THURSDAY, THURSDAY, BLOCK 2 “Open House 1-4” “THE LOST FILM 2:30 p.m. “Marjory” “The Wild Divide” OF NUREMBERG”

WEDNESDAY, WEDNESDAY, OFFICIAL “Barbara Crites: (2021) Snorkeling St John, 4 p.m. FMFF SHORTS “TRANS” “The Night USVI” 5 p.m. Passenger” “Stay Wild” FILMMAKER 6 p.m. “Mickey Hardaway” “A Fisher's Right to PANEL “A New Normal” Know” “POSE DOWN” “Soiled” 6 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 3:30 p.m. AWARDS 4:30 p.m. “A DAY TO LOVE SOCIAL CEREMONY SHORTS “I’M IN LOVE AND DIE” "The Gift of All” WITH PIPPA 8:30 p.m. “Under The BACCA” Influence” “STILL GREEN” “Baddie” 6 p.m. w. “Flowers” “A CASE OF 4:30 p.m. BLUE" 10 p.m. “THE “THE KNIFE” BACHELORS 7:30 p.m. OF BROKEN “MIA MISSES HILL FARM” HER REVENGE”

6 p.m. “CAPTIVA ISLAND” 7 p.m. “POOLING TO 7:45 p.m. PARADISE” “THE LAST WEEKEND”

• Tickets can be purchased for individual films at www.sbdac.com. For more information head to www.fortmyersfilmfestival.com. • Sidney & Berne Davis Art Center, 2301 First Street, Fort Myers FL 33901, (239) 333-1933 — Films and short film blocks are $10 or $20 for day pass. • Some vrtual screenings will be made available durting the festival online at Fort Myers Film Festival's YouTube channel. • ZOOMED Q&As will be available at FMFF's YouTube channel • The Fort Myers Film Festival and Sidney & Berne Davis Art Center may ask any who aren't following safety or ethical standards to be removed at any time per their discretion. • For updates and voting on your favorite film of the festival go to www.facebook.com/ fortmyersfilmfestival • All films are unrated—parents strongly cautioned. | | SCHEDULE TWITTER.COM/FORTMYERSFILM | MAY 12-16, 2021 | WWW.FORTMYERSFILMFESTIVAL.COM 5 Schedule

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“Mia Misses Her Revenge” Films 5.14@ 7:30 p.m. Official selections for the 11th annual Fort Myers Film Festival to be held May 12-16, 2021 at the Sidney & Berne Davis Art Center unless otherwise noted. www.fortmyersfilmfestival.com

Wednesday5.12.21 @ Sidney & Berne Davis Art Center 2301 First Street, Fort Myers, FL 33901 www.sbdac.com Tickets are $100 film and party or $15 film only

OPENING NIGHT FILM “Speedy Spider” 7 P.M. Dir. by Paula Alvala & Margreet Nuijten “The Gift of All” The razzle-dazzle at the post-truth net. Short “Pooling to Paradise” 5.13@ 3:30 p.m. Shorts; 1m Dir.. by Roxy Shih Jenny, a mom living in Los Angeles with her “Let's talk about a talk” husband and three kids is filled with Mommy Dir. by Zhou Jialin Angst. She is off to a blogger conference in Vegas A woman and a man were having a talk in a Café to jumpstart her life after kids career. Calling a in Beijing. The atmosphere was so intense that the ride-share to the airport, she accidentally chooses conversation seemed like a battle without smoke, “pool’ and soon finds herself in a car full of in which you could see all kinds of tactics. Shorts; strangers that includes: Kara, a struggling actress 6m feminist; Sean, a tightly wound, heartbroken talent “Lebenspanorama- A portrait on agent; and, Marc, their driver, a hipster anarchist the search for Reincarnation” “Painting By Numbers” shaman. Starring Taryn Manning, Jonathan Dir. by Malte Füllgrabe Dir. by Radheya Jegatheva Lipnicki, Dreama Walker, Lynn Chen and Jordan The majority of people believe in life after death, When we look at great art, do we realize it is Carlos. Features; 1h 20m for example in the immortality of the soul or the looking back? With eyes that see more clearly n n n resurrection of the dead. About 25% believe in than we do? In a mysterious gallery imbued with reincarnation. The question of what form the strange life, shadows of the past and unresolved transformation of the spirit takes after death is futures collide when a child's vision peels away Thursday5.13.21 now accompanied by research in the field of neu- the layers of what we call 'reality.' Join a journey @ Sidney & Berne Davis Art Center roscience, near-death experiences, reincarnation through the masterpieces you thought you knew 2301 First Street, research, Buddhist belief and regression therapy. as their hidden souls are finally given a voice. Fort Myers, FL 33901 The film poses these questions to the Buddhist Student; 4m www.sbdac.com teacher Ole Nydahl, the psychologist Hans Mar- Tickets are $10 kowitsch and the reincarnation researcher Dieter or $20 for all day pass ——————————— Hassler. Strictly Local; 24m THINKERS SHORTS OFFICIAL FMFF SHORTS BLOCK 1 BLOCK 1 ——————————— 2:30 P.M. 12 P.M. “The Night Passenger” “The Artifact” AWESOME SHORTS BLOCK 1 Dir. by Josh Bowman 1:30 P.M. Marty is going through a crisis and is hanging on Dir. by Ralph Klisiewicz “The Two Missing Hours” Two men use digital technology to record virtual by a thread. After discovering a man tied up in his experiences. They discover that their recordings Dir. by Jean Claude Thibaut trunk things go from bad to worse. Worse being are potentially hacked and are then hunted by Lisa is pursued by an omnipotent evil force, her a psychopathic Irishman who joins Marty on a a woman-like artifact. Soon lines of reality and father that is turning her whole world against her journey through the city of LA. Features; 26m recorded experiences are blurred and in the end while it whispers a warning from the shadows—"if only one character lives. Shorts; 23m you find your lipstick, you'll find your missing two “Mickey Hardaway” hours." Shorts; 6m Dir. by Marcellus Cox “How to Fall in Love in a A young sketch artist visits a well renowned Brothel” “Me Too Nice” psychiatrist as his life begins sprawling out of Dir. by Sunhui Chang Dir. by Jamie Anderson control after years of physical and verbal abuse has Set in 1960 Iuncheon, South Korea, a young country An excessively nice HR rep, struggles to be his true taken a toll on him. Shorts; 19m is struggling through rebuilding after the Korean self in the maelstrom of the MeToo movement, War, two young Koreans struggling to find their until a drunken wish is granted, and he finds “A New Normal” place in a hard world, find love in an unexpected and himself speaking more honestly than anyone is Dir. by Asavari Kumar unlikely setting. Shorts; 11m prepared to handle. Shorts; 16m "A New Normal" is a short film created using augmented reality, that subverts the limitations of | | FILMS TWITTER.COM/FORTMYERSFILM | MAY 12-16, 2021 | WWW.FORTMYERSFILMFESTIVAL.COM 7

digital intimacy, to create a story about warmth, Pickard. Actors, writers and gentlemen farmers, n n n hope and family. Short Shorts 2m their greatest success would not be found on the ——————————— boards of Broadway or the hills of Hollywood but in a closeted relationship that spanned four Friday5.14.21 SOCIAL BLOCK 1 decades. This is their love story. Documentaries 1h @ Sidney & Berne Davis Art Center 3:30 P.M. 13m 2301 First Street, "The Gift of All” Fort Myers, FL 33901 www.sbdac.com Dir. by 吳兆鈞 / Marco Q Wu, 李原僑 / Joe Lee ——————————— Tickets are $10 Ko-Ching, an innocent-wannabe girl suddenly or $20 for all day pass went viral due to the help of her BFF Jia-Ling. The 6 P.M. over night sensation pushed Ko-Ching closer to “Captiva Island” (1995) THINKERS SHORTS BLOCK 2 the top streamer Hsiao-Hsuan. The fame Ko- Dir. by John Biffar 11 A.M. Ching got from streaming grew her vanity, but While vacationing on Captiva Island, Florida with “Road” the price to pay is her bound with Jia-Ling, which his parents, a teen, gloomy about his future, finds Dir. by Kirill Khaletsky causes Ko-Ching gradually loses her life and love and friendship when he meats a cute girl and The most important thing in life is people and identity. Shorts; 22m 3 kooky pensioners with passion for life and crazy the relationship between them. This film is about schemes. Starring Arte Johnson, Ernest Borgnine, that. It doesn't matter when this story took place “Under The Influence” Bill Cobbs and Norma Miller. Throwback; Strictly and where, only people are important and what Dir. by Hailei Call Local; 1h 25m everyone in the audience will discover for himself. Under the Influence is a quirky, quick-witted Student; 8m dramedy that tells the story of six connected ——————————— New York millennials on the day social media “I Only Miss You When I'm collapses. The pilot is anchored by Chloe 7:45 P.M. Breathing” Kendrick, who has just quit her full-time job to “The Last Weekend” Dir. by Ashley Wren Collins become a social media influencer. Shorts; 18m Dir. by Peter Alexander A devastated wife and husband, stuck in the A group of longtime friends who've recently aftermath of a school shooting that killed their “Baddie” graduated from college, gather for an impromptu only son, are bombarded by friends and neighbors Dir. by Ricardo Bouyett party during the final weekend before setting who want them to re-join the human race. A dance film set in the northside neighborhoods out to live their lives. Some will embark on new Inspired by the real life story of Nashville country of Chicago, Baddie examines Tris as she navigates careers, others will journey to new places and still singer/songwriter Freddy Weller, and his wife her self-worth. Despite her closest friends others will meet a future completely unexpected. Pippy. Starring Lori Fischer and country music trying to make her feel a part of their group, she Student. 1h 26m star Phil Vassar. Short Shorts; 17m dissociates and falls further into her cycle of self- deprecation and isolation. From being an on-call “Red Bean Soup” therapist for others to breaking down outside Dir. by Kadi Tsang of Town Hall, Tris' inner flux between the truth The 2020 Wasserman Award recipient Red Bean and her perception of things reminds us that Soup, shares the struggle of a wife grappling to sometimes we must limp in before we can leap reconnect with her dementia ridden husband who out. Shorts; 15m can only remember his first love. Shorts 17m

——————————— “The Acolyte” Dir. by Sammy James, Jr. 4:30 P.M. A doomsday cult clashes with an idealistic new “The Bachelors of Broken Hill recruit. Shorts 14m Farm” “Shaun Leonardo” 5.14@ 12:30 p.m. Dir. by Erika Yeomans ——————————— The true life soap opera of Frank Provo & John INSPIRING SHORTS BLOCK 1 12:30 P.M. “Underwater Senses” “This Other World” 5.14@ 1:30 p.m. Dir. by David Regos Former astronauts reflect on their experiences, sharing their wisdom to offer fresh perspectives on confinement and isolation. Shorts; 10m “Shaun Leonardo: The Freedom to Move” Dir. by Nick Ravich Spurred on to more direct action by the shooting of Trayvon Martin, Shaun co-founds an arts-based criminal justice program in Brooklyn, recognizing that the imaginative power that art gave him - to make sense of himself and the world - was something he could in turn give to others. Shorts 11m 8 | WWW.FORTMYERSFILMFESTIVAL.COM | MAY 12-16, 2021 | FACEBOOK.COM.FORTMYERSFILMFESTIVAL | FILMS

“Greenlander” Films 5.14@ 1:30 p.m. “Preservation Forever” Dir. by Ilene Safron A look back at a history of preserving the Edison & Ford Winter Estates in Fort Myers, Florida, through the eyes of Sam Galloway Jr. Strictly Local; 10m ——————————— ENVIRONMENT BLOCK 1 1:30 P.M. “A Greenlander” Dir. by Nicholas Jones "A Greenlander" follows Pierre Auzias, 66, a French Painter fully integrated in Uummaanaq, a settlement 450 miles north of the arctic circle in Greenland. Pierre speaks Greenlandic, travels Dir. by Kamen Sway by dog sled and teaches art therapy to neglected “Eternal Vigilance” The brief story of the epic life of the American children. Documentaries; 37m Dir. by KC Schulberg Fighting to Restore the Estero Bay Tributaries will journalist Marjory Stoneman Douglas, the “Underwater Senses” be an exclusive documentary film produced by author, the women's suffrage advocate, and the conservationist known for her staunch defense Dir. by Leonardo Sergiani Calusa Waterkeeper and Cat Chase Productions, for protection of the Everglades against the efforts Planet Earth is home to a multitude of different highlighting the SWFL community's efforts to to drain it and reclaim the land for development. living beings united by a beautiful balance. protect and restore these imperiled waterways over Environment; Short Shorts; 2m Just think about it: most of our planet is the last 30 years. Environmental; Strictly Local; 4m covered by water and to survive in such a harsh ——————————— “Barbara Crites: Snorkeling St environment, tapping into your senses is of John, USVI” vital importance. Indeed, the senses place every ENVIRONMENT BLOCK 2 Dir. by Andrea E. Leland individual in relation to the world around them, 3 P.M. Ten years ago Barbara Crites left Wisconsin and from the moment of birth. Environment; 20m “Marjory” moved to St John in the US Virgin islands. Living next to the Caribbean Sea, she outfitted herself

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with the latest snorkel gear and an underwater drawing class and encounters free-spirited Amelia, Dir. by Marina Petrovskaia camera. For the next decade she documented the spitting image of a long lost love from decades "For Fear of Kofi" investigates the causes and underwater marine life and collected over 90,000+ ago. Grappling with a troubled home front, effects of a police shooting that took place inside photos. Her photo collection is testimony to Richard flirts with the temptation of this second a University of Florida graduate housing complex the changing nature of life in our oceans due to chance at romance. Features; 1h 20m on March 2, 2010. University police responded acidification and warming temperatures. Shorts; to a 911 call from a graduate student who was 9m ——————————— concerned about her neighbor, Kofi, a fellow PhD student from Ghana. The film tackles the issue of “Stay Wild” 7:30 P.M. excessive force by police and invites the viewer to Dir. by Lizzy Fowler “Mia Misses Her Revenge” examine how the use of deadly force could have Melissa Wilson moved to St. John, one of Dir. by Bogdan Theodor Olteanu been avoided. Documentaries; 1h 18m America’s most wild places. With over half of Mia, a young actress, struggles to make a self- the island conserved as a national park, the taped sex video to get even with her jealous ——————————— beauty of the landscape inspired a solution for boyfriend following a big fight. But the road the climate change within the American West. to revenge traps her into an unprecedented LOCAL BLOCK 1 After graduating from Harvard University in emotional crisis. Starring Ioana Bugarin, Stefania 12 P.M. Sustainability her thesis continues to foster hope Cîrcu and Ana Maria Guran. Features; 1h 25m “Every Second Counts” for wild places and wild people. Environment; Dir. by Jeffery M. Frey 16m Can a second change someone's life forever when n n n every second counts, or are they destined to fall “A Fisher's Right to Know” into the same addiction no matter what happens? Dir. by John Haley Shorts; Strictly Local; 12m Fishers throughout East Alabama depend on the Saturday5.15 mighty Coosa River for food, recreation and a @ Sidney & Berne Davis Art Center “Prometheus Bound” 2301 First Street, family pastime that goes back generations. But Fort Myers, FL 33901 Dir. by Maddalena Kingsley do fishermen and women — and their families www.sbdac.com Imprisoned by Zeus for giving fire, knowledge, — have a right to know which fish are safe to Tickets are $10 and hope to mankind, Prometheus is visited in consume? Not currently in Alabama, the River or $20 for all day pass his dark cell by friends and enemies desperate to State. Coosa Riverkeeper and other advocates are convince him to give in to the king of the gods. working to give fishers across the entire state that 10:30 A.M. Each has their own reasons, but Prometheus right. Environment; 16m “For Fear of Kofi” knows a secret that Zeus would kill for. Shorts; 20m “Soiled” Dir. by McKinleigh Lair “The New Abolitionists” “22 Every Day” When Julie Lay and her family began smelling a Dir. by Isaac Osin 5.16@ 10 a.m. stench so powerful it reminded her first-responder Follows a military combat veteran in how he deals husband of the smell of dead bodies, she decided with daily life. Shorts; Strictly Local 19m she needed to find out more. She found that in Alabama she was far from alone. She left her “The Knife” (2011) career in agriculture and food safety to investigate. Dir. by Karen Whitaker, J. Bert Davis Waste by-products, including treated human Stephanie thinks her husband Terry is cheating sewage and the waste from poultry processing on her with Karen. That night they attend a party plants, is being applied directly to farmland at Karen's house. The guests begin to play 'spin throughout the country. Who is regulating this the knife', asking questions to whomever the practice and what kind of pollution or toxins could be getting in our food that is growing in the soil mixed with this sludge? Environment; 17m “The Wild Divide” 4:30 P.M. 5.15@ 3 p.m. “I’m in love with Pippa Bacca” Dir. by Simone Manetti Giuseppina Pasqualino di Marineo, better known as Pippa Bacca, was a 34 years old Italian artist. She crossed 11 countries involved in wars, hitchhiking with another Milanese artist, Silvia Moro, both wearing a wedding dress. After travelling many roads, the two artists decided to split for a while in Istanbul, planning to meet again in Byblos. Pippa left then, alone, and nobody heard from her again. Documentaries; 1h 16m

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for a role in a TV commercial, but as their Fort Myers, Florida. He gets away one day, and audition approaches, the lifelong rivals begin to the world is all before him: where should he go, discover that they are in the presence of a much what should he do? Should he try to find his larger threat: A society that finds them invisible. mom? Should he head for Colorado, where he's Shorts; 11m daydreamed about life in the woods. He has a Films younger brother, so under cover of night, Ryan knife lands on. They take a break and eventually “Small World” visits him. At night, Ryan is on the streets where Stephanie notices her husband and Karen are Dir. by Jim Ford there are other youth at loose ends, including gone. Throwback; Strictly Local; 17m Two strangers meet in a far away land and realize one who wants Ryan to help with a burglary. The they are from the same town. Short Shorts; 3m police are looking for him as well. Where might a “Waiting For Me” ——————————— 16-year-old of limited experience, with no money, Dir. by Glendalina Ziemba imagine he could be safe? Throwback; Strictly A transgender woman meditates on being a LOCAL BLOCK 2 Local; 1h 20m woman and envisions a time in her life when she 3 P.M. will become a complete woman. Her puppet- “About Frances” ——————————— friend Diane's sandwich antics are juxtaposed Dir. by Jordan Axelrod again the woman's idleness in prayer. Filmed in After the death of a family matriarch, the 6 P.M. Naples, Florida and Fort Myers Beach, Florida. ghostwriter of her memoirs aims to protect the “Pose Down” (2006) Strictly Local; 12m unexpected story she left behind. Shorts; 19m Dir. by Erika Yeomans A dark comedy set in Southwest Florida revolving ——————————— “Open House 1-4” around three former high school classmates Dir. by Brad Holloway whose lives become entangled after the airing of COMEDY BLOCK 1 In America, Open Houses are a cultural milestone. a tabloid news program. It's 1995, cell phones, 2 P.M. Every Sunday, realtors fan out across the country email and I-chat have yet to change the channels “Bless Me” planting Open House signs, inviting prospective of communication. Throwback; Strictly Local; 1h Dir. by Christian LaMorte buyers into private residences. But when a snooty 27m A young woman seeking guidance attends her Realtor suspects a Latino couple is there to rob her first Catholic confession only to confront a priest and informs her other guests, all hell breaks loose. ——————————— experience his own identity crisis. Shorts; 6m Shorts; 9m 7:30 P.M. “Hot Dog Steering Wheel” “The Wild Divide” “A Day to Love and Die” (2005) Dir. by Meg Favreau Dir. by Jessica Nicole Brand, Eric Bendick Dir. by Eric Raddatz, Larry Block Gwen's hot dog drive does not go as planned. By horseback, foot, and paddleboard three friends Joe and James are bored newspapermen who Short Shorts; 4m trek across Florida's imperiled backbone. The Lake stumble across a bright paralegal in distress who Wales Ridge is an ancient ribbon of sand dunes had found out that her prominent attorney boss is “MarriageFit” that is a hotspot for biodiversity found nowhere a protector of the manatee because he is harvesting Dir. by Rob DiNinni, Jeffrey Palmer else in the world. It is also a place steeped in a them to use them as aphrodisiacs to sell to Asian A disconnected couple is alerted their marriage long tradition of agricultural heritage. Both are buyers online. Southwest Florida scenic conspiracy has three years remaining which sets in motion threatened by the rapid pace of change in Florida's thriller is a story about love, friendship, taking an artificial intelligence mobile app to reconnect wild interior. Strictly Local; Shorts; 17m risks and taking a stand. Manatee protection has the relationship puzzle pieces that truly make us a wicked and devious motive when the protectors human. Shorts; 13m ——————————— are actually killing, harvesting and selling ground up manatee parts as a competitor to viagra illegally “Now You See Us” 4 P.M. online as part of a Columbian mafia effort in Fort Myers, Florida. Throwback; Strictly Local; 41m Dir. by Romina Schwedler “Trans” (1998) Two actresses "of a certain age" compete fiercely Dir by. Julian Goldberger Ryan Kazinski, 16, is in juvenile detention in ——————————— 8:30 P.M. “A Case of Blue” “Still Green” (2007) 5.14@ 6 p.m. Dir. by by Jon Artigo The summer of their senior year, ten best friends rent a beach house for one last week before separating for college. A tragic accident in the ocean changes and tests their friendship. In this dark teen drama, everything can change in an instant. With Vonzell Solomon.Throwback; Strictly Local; 1h 27m “Flowers” Dir. by Honorata Anna Irla You can always turn something bad into something good. Shorts; 1m

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10 P.M. 12 P.M. the top Nazi war criminals using the Nazis’ “The Knife” (2011) “Born 2 Drive” own films and records. The trial established the Dir. by Karen Whitaker, J. Bert Davis Dir. by Daniel Fahre “Nuremberg principles,” laying the foundation Stephanie thinks her husband Terry is cheating Every child is growing up having a dream. Oliver for all subsequent trials for crimes against the on her with Karen. That night they attend a party is at first glimpse like any normal 15-year-old peace, war crimes, and crimes against humanity. at Karen's house. The guests begin to play 'spin teenager, hung up on his favorite thing; cars. Lost from view for decades, it was restored by the the knife', asking questions to whomever the However, you will soon discover that he has a filmmaker’s daughter, Sandra Schulberg, and can knife lands on. They take a break and eventually unique talent. He is the world’s youngest rallycross now be seen in theaters 75 Stephanie notices her husband and Karen are driver. Oliver is the son of three-time world years later. Throwback; 1h 18m gone. Throwback; Strictly Local; 17m champion Petter Solberg. Does he have what it takes to make it to the top? Documentaries; 1h ——————————— 32m n n n CLOSING NIGHT FILM/ AWARDS ——————————— CELEBRATION 4 P.M. Sunday5.16.21 1:45 P.M. “The lost Film of Nuremberg” @ Sidney & Berne Davis Art Center “Alina” (2021) 2301 First Street, Dir. by Rami Kodeih Dir. by Jean-Christophe Klotz Fort Myers, FL 33901 Seventy-five years after the trial, French journalist www.sbdac.com As Nazis separate children from their parents Tickets are $10 in the Warsaw Ghetto, a gang of women risks and filmmaker Jean-Christophe Klotz retraces or $20 for all day pass everything to smuggle their friend's three-month- the path of two sons of Hollywood, Budd & old baby to safety. Inspired by true events. Shorts; Stuart Schulberg, as they hunt for film evidence 10 A.M. 24m to present at the Nuremberg trial. That leads him “The New Abolitionists” to explore why Nuremberg: Its Lesson for Today, Dir. by Christina Zorich ——————————— Stuart’s subsequent film about the trial, is cast Filmmaker Christina Zorich follows four NGOs aside by the U.S. government and nearly lost to throughout Southeast Asia as they fight to 2:30 P.M. future generations. Documentaries; 51m affect change and end human sex trafficking. "Nuremberg: Its Lesson for Documentaries; 1h 38m Today" (1948) 5 P.M. Dir. by Stuart Schulberg Filmmaker panel ——————————— One of the greatest courtroom dramas in history, "Nuremberg: Its Lesson for Today" shows how the 6 P.M. international prosecutors built their case against Awards ceremony Covering the Arts with all the Drama

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