The 6th Annual Laughlin International Film Festival is October 12-15, 2017 Screening over 100+ Independent Films from all over the world! All LIFF Feature & Short Films will be screening at the Laughlin Stadium 9 Cinemas. Individual screening tickets available at the Theaters during the festival. Tickets prices are $10.00 / $8.00 for Students & Seniors All-inclusive Festival Passes, Film Screening Day passes, Workshop and Special Event tickets are available now at www.LaughlinFilmFestival.com Questions? Email: [email protected] **All LIFF Film screening times are subjetct to change** LIFF 2017 FEATURE FILMS
The Song of Sway Lake US Narrative Feature Film - (100 mins) - **Opening Night Film Directed by: Ari Gold Thursday Oct. 12, 7:30pm - Theater #2 (Filmmaker Q&A) Saturday Oct. 14, 8:00pm - Theater #1 (no filmmaker Q&A)
A young record collector, haunted by his father's suicide, brings a bombastic Russian drifter to his family’s lake house, to help him steal a one-of-a-kind record from his own grandmother. But the vision of two women - one young, one old - distracts the young men from their mission. “The Song of Sway Lake” is the story of the melody that haunts those who idealize a lost America.
The 5 Year US Narrative Feature Film - (95 mins) - Friday Oct. 13, 2:30pm - Theater #2 Directed by: James Christopher
7 friends spend a weekend together 5 years after their graduation only to learn that, without each other, their lives are falling apart.
I Am Still Here US Narrative Feature Film - (103 mins) - Friday Oct. 13, 4:45pm - Theater #2 Directed by: Mischa Marcus Saturday Oct. 14, 9:00pm - Theater #2 (no filmmaker Q & A)
I AM STILL HERE is the story of 10-year old Layla, who was stolen from her family and thrown into America’s child sex industry. Stories of courage drawn from interviews with trafficking survivors are the foundation for the fictionalized account of Layla’s journey as she confronts the monsters of her past and embraces the hope of her future.
Thrill Ride US Narrative Feature Film - (87 mins) - Friday Oct. 13, 5:00pm - Theater #1 Directed by: Chris Parrish
For generations, there have been all kinds of wild rumors surrounding gangster Al Capone's hidden fortune and the mysterious amusement park he built. When three kids sneak into the rundown park on the hunt for Capone's loot, the attractions come to life and take the kids on a wild and dangerous ride beyond all imagination. Now to survive the night, they must team up with a friendly sea witch, find a secret underground ride and take on an evil mermaid, bloodthirsty pirates, a fire-breathing dragon and an armada of monsters. And all on a school night!
Page 1 of 4 To Dream International Feature Film - (67 mins) - Friday Oct. 13, 7:00pm - Theater #1 Directed by: Nicole Albarelli Saturday 9:15 PM - Theater 3 (no filmmaker Q & A)
Two self-destructive teenagers won't let anything come between their friendship and their ultimate plan, but when dysfunctional family life becomes intolerable, loyalty leads one to make a choice that will change their lives forever.
Butterfly Caught US Narrative Feature Film - (90 mins) - Friday Oct. 13, 7:15pm - Theater #2 Directed by: Manny Rodriguez Jr.
Three aspiring actresses set out to break into the cut-throat world of acting in Los Angeles. Naomi is on the verge of stardom, Joe struggles to keep her head above water and Elsa is a fresh face on the scene. As each young woman is forced to face her deepest fears and insecurities, they all discover the lengths to which they will go to fight against failure. The promise of Hollywood is tempting, but what will they do when that promise is broken? How will they cope when pushed to their breaking points? Butterfly Caught offers a peek into the darker side of Hollywood's bright facade, exposes the seduction of fame and captures the thirst for relevance in a city that cycles through talent and destroys ambitions.
The Cursed Man US Narrative Feature Film - (91 mins) - Friday Oct. 13, 10:00pm - Theater #3 Directed by: James L. Perry
Alister believes death is in love with him. A simple smile from friend or stranger is all it takes to encourage death to kill. With his family deceased and a path of destruction behind him, Alister sits inside a mental institution, sworn to silence and separated from the rest of the world, haunted by his inability to escape death's preferential treatment. But when a beautiful psychologist arrives at the institution and starts offering him care, Alister braces himself for more killings. When none follow, he tries to figure out whether he truly is insane or if death has finally come to him in the form of a woman.
Bloodsucka Jones vs. The Creeping Death US Narrative Feature Film - (102 mins) - Saturday Oct. 14, 12:45pm - Theater #3 Directed by: Justin Armao
The baddest mofo with the killer afro and his gorgeous sidekick help a couple if idiots fight an army of zombies.
66 & Nowhere US Narrative Feature Film - (90 mins) - Saturday Oct. 14, 3:00pm - Theater #2 Directed by: Eric McClanahan
On the run from the Chicago Mob, a down on his luck trumpet player hitchhiking to Hollywood falls into murder, money and mayhem with a mysterious femme fatale.
Page 2 of 4 DUDES! (1987) US Narrative Feature Film - (90 mins) - Saturday Oct. 14, 5:15pm - Theater #2 Directed by: Penelope Spheeris (Special Q&A Following the Film Screening)
Urban angst meets the Wild West when three NYC punks (Jon Cryer of Pretty in Pink, Daniel Roebuck of River’s Edge, and Flea of Suburbia and the Red Hot Chili Peppers) on a road trip to California cross paths with a vicious gang and their psycho leader (Lee Ving, Streets of Fire and Fear). Aided by a pistol-packin’ knockout (Catherine Mary Stewart, Night of the Comet), a daredevil Elvis Presley impersonator (Pete Willcox), and mystical spirits of the past, they relentlessly pursue the gang to an epic, hallucinogenic, final showdown.
Death on a Rock US Narrative Feature Film - (82 mins) - Saturday Oct. 14, 7:00pm - Theater #3 Directed by: Scott Ballard
Portland filmmaker Scott Ballard’s (A STANDING STILL, WELCOMING DEPARTURE) latest feature follows a young woman coming to terms with a trying event in her life. Lillian’s (Rachael Perrell Fosket) bright outlook – she loves her job in a flower shop and has a sweet budding relationship with her boyfriend – is rocked by illness. Days spent in long term care at the hospital bring reflection, desperation, and some family tension. This vibrantly shot tale follows Lillian’s year of happiness, pain, and growth, told through flashbacks and drifting between memories and shifting consciousness. Seen through a framework of loss, Death On A Rock is a bittersweet tale balanced between tragedy and levity.
SOS: The Salton Sea Walk US Documentary Feature Film - (61 mins) - Sunday Oct. 15, 11:30am - Theater #2 Directed by: Corbin Schweitzer
As California’s largest lake approaches an environmental point of no return, one man will attempt to become the first person to walk around its hazardous shoreline in order to prevent an ecologic disaster that could impact the entire western hemisphere.
Straight from the Pen US Documentary Feature Film - (51 mins) - Sunday Oct. 15, 12:30pm - Theater #1 Directed by: Paul Sutton
Twenty-four prisoners--mostly lifers--sat across from a dozen college students on a maximum security prison yard in southern California as part of an innovative and inspiring creative writing class. For 14 weeks, prisoners learned to express themselves openly and honestly, many for the first time in their lives, to a group of strangers, in a setting where survival often demands alienation, disaffection, even violence. And the students--at first apprehensive, even hateful--discovered that the men across from them were far from the callous and unfeeling monsters they had expected to meet. Though their often intimate collaboration, both groups found hope and humanity in a place where they had expected neither.
Fallen US Documentary Feature Film - (75 mins) - Sunday Oct. 15, 3:00pm - Theater #3 Directed by: Thomas Marchese
A police officer is killed in the line of duty every 53 hours in the United States. These losses have a profound impact on those close to them, as well as the communities they serve. This films explores the humanity behind the badge, and the social and personal impact of these losses.
Page 3 of 4 Saints of Sin International Documentary Feature Film - (85 mins) - Sunday Oct. 15, 3:30pm - Theater #2 Directed by: Aniruddha Oni Sen
The Saints of Sin is a lyrical journey of emotion and experiences of Seven and a Half Bengali women spread all over the globe between Nairobi to New York to New Delhi and Bombay. Built on intimate conversations recorded over three years, the film explores the lives of Debbie, Runa, Srila, Gopi, Shreya, Swati, Paro and Pradipta, where each of them acknowledges her propensity towards one of the Sins and speaks of her negotiations with it.The conversations and songs make The Saints of Sin a beautifully engaging journey into the lives of Eight self-confessed Sinners.
Genome US Narrative Feature Film - (88 mins) - Sunday Oct. 15, 3:30pm - Theater #1 Directed by: Canyon DiMare
When Canyon discovers a mysterious cloning device in the desert, he activates it, cloning himself and uncovering the secrets and dangers that are brought with it.
Slip Away US Narrative Feature Film - (90 mins) - Sunday Oct. 15, 5:30pm - Theater #2 Directed by: Julia Butler and Daniel Mentz
Neglected by her family, Fall, an eclectic elder with good intentions but extreme measures, finds little companionship in our hyper-busy world. When she comes across Adam, a young street musician selling his keyboard, she buys it on a whim under the pretense of wanting to learn piano. Suspicious and wary, Adam agrees to teach her and quickly finds himself captured in an unsteady home with one feisty lady.
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