PROGRAM LINE-UP ADDENDUM OPENING NIGHT: • Iʼm So Excited! – (DIRECTOR/WRITER Pedro Almodovar PRODUCERS Agustin Almodovar, Esther Garcia CAST Antonio De La Torre, Hugo Silva, Miguel Angel Silvestre, Layla Marti, Javier Camara, Carlos Areces, Raul Arevalo, Jose Maria Yazpik, Guillermo Toledo, Jose Luis Torrijo, Lola Duenas, Cecilia Roth, Blanca Suarez) – A psychic, a hitman, a dominatrix, a crooked businessman and a soap star are among the passengers aboard a disaster-prone aircraft in Pedro Almodovarʼs bawdy, mischievous, mescaline-laced new comedy of bad manners. North American Premiere CLOSING NIGHT: • The Way, Way Back – (DIRECTORS/WRITERS Nat Faxon, Jim Rash PRODUCERS Kevin J. Walsh, Tom Rice CAST Steve Carell, Toni Collette, Allison Janney, AnnaSophia Robb, Sam Rockwell, Maya Rudolph, Rob Corddry, Amanda Peet and Liam James) – The Way, Way Back is the funny and poignant coming of age story of 14-year-old Duncanʼs (Liam James) summer vacation with his mother, Pam (Toni Collette), her overbearing boyfriend, Trent (Steve Carell), and his daughter, Steph (Zoe Levin). Having a rough time fitting in, the introverted Duncan finds an unexpected friend in gregarious Owen (Sam Rockwell), manager of the Water Wizz water park. Through his funny, clandestine friendship with Owen, Duncan slowly opens up to and begins to finally find his place in the world – all during a summer he will never forget. GALA SCREENINGS: • Fruitvale Station – USA (DIRECTOR/PRODUCER Ryan Coogler PRODUCERS Nina Yang Bongiovi, Forest Whitaker CAST Michael B. Jordan, Melonie Diaz, Ahna O'Reilly, Kevin Durand, Chad Michael Murray and Octavia Spencer) – First-time feature filmmaker Ryan Coogler brings cinematic grace and maturity to the tragic true story of Oscar Grant, a young African-American man, on the fateful day he was killed by Oakland's BART transit police. • Only God Forgives – France/Denmark/Thailand (DIRECTOR/WRITER Nicolas Winding Refn PRODUCER Lene Børglum CAST Ryan Gosling, Kristin Scott Thomas, Vithaya Pansringarm) – Nicolas Winding Refn reunites with his Drive star Ryan Gosling for this audacious piece of cinematic bravura about an American expat in Bangkokʼs brutal underworld forced to deal with his mother's obsession for vengeance after his brother's murder. North American Premiere GUEST DIRECTOR SELECTION: • Three Kings (1999) – (DIRECTOR/WRITER David O. Russell PRODUCERS Paul Junger Witt, Edward McDonnell, Charles Roven CAST George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg, Ice Cube, Spike Jonze, Cliff Curtis) David O. Russell, this year's Guest Director and recipient of the Spirit of Independence Award, takes us through his dazzling career — from Spanking the Monkey and Flirting with Disaster to The Fighter and Silver Linings Playbook – in conversation with Elvis Mitchell. Followed by a screening of his astonishing war movie Three Kings. NARRATIVE COMPETITION: • All Together Now – USA (DIRECTOR/WRITER Alexander Mirecki WRITER Ryan Kasmiskie PRODUCERS Leah Fong, Michael Younesi CAST Lou Taylor Pucci, James Duval, Stella Maeve, Nora Kirkpatrick, James Burns, Amanda Kimmel, Lindsey Garrett, Ryan Heinke, Jerry Phillips, Hannah Sullivan, Dalton O'Dell, Morgan Krantz, Monika Jolly, Luke Stratte-McClure, Azim Rizk, Hal Dion, Sam Carson, Tucker Bryan, Martin Yribarren, William Horwich, Will Watkins) – Youth, in all its messy, drunken glory, is the connective thread at an all night noise-rock concert in the woods, where a motley assortment of music lovers prove that it isn't always darkest before the dawn. World Premiere • Forev – USA (DIRECTORS/WRITERS Molly Green, James Leffler PRODUCERS Stephanie Dziczek, Meg Charlton CAST Noël Wells, Matt Mider, Amanda Bauer) – On a spur of the moment road trip, new friends Sophie and Pete hatch a misguided plan to get hitched. Refreshingly funny and intelligent, this coming-of-age romantic comedy delightfully contemplates how and with whom we fall in love. World Premiere • Forty Years From Yesterday – USA (DIRECTORS Robert Machoian, Rodrigo Ojeda- Beck WRITER Robert Machoian PRODUCERS Nick Case, Ryan Watt, Robert Machoian, Rodrigo Ojeda-Beck CAST Bruce Graham, Suzette Graham, Robert Eddington, Wyatt Eddington, Matt Valdez, Chelsea Word, Elizabeth Overton, Rebekah Mott) – Grief quietly reverberates through a family after a man discovers his wife of forty years has unexpectedly passed away. Filmmakers Rodrigo Ojeda-Beckand and Robert Machoian make their feature directorial debut with this quietly powerful examination of love and loss. World Premiere • Four Dogs – USA (DIRECTOR Joe Burke PRODUCERS Joe Burke, Oliver Cooper WRITERS Joe Burke, Oliver Cooper CAST Oliver Cooper, Dan Bakkedahl, Kathleen McNearney, ReBecca Goldstein) – His Hollywood dreams in a slump, Oliver bumbles through his days hanging with an acting school buddy and tending to his auntʼs yappy dogs in this surprising, delightful rumination on the absurd and hilarious things we go through to find ourselves. World Premiere • Goodbye World – USA (DIRECTOR Denis Henry Hennelly WRITERS Denis Henry Hennelly, Sarah Adina Smith PRODUCERS Mary Pat Bentel, Matthew Zamias, Guy Moshe, Albertino Matalon CAST Adrian Grenier, Mark Webber, Ben McKenzie, Kerry Bishe, Scott Mescudi, Gaby Hoffmann, Caroline Dhavernas) – When a mysterious cyber-attack cripples civilization, a group of old college friends and lovers retreat to a remote country cabin, where they must cope with an uncertain future while navigating the minefield of their shared past. World Premiere • The House That Jack Built – USA (DIRECTOR Henry Barrial WRITER Joseph Vasquez PRODUCERS Michael Lieber, Sam Kitt, Hitesh Patel CAST E.J. Bonilla, Melissa Fumero, Leo Minaya, Saundra Santiago, John Herrera, Flor De Liz Perez, Rosal Colon) – Complications ensue when street-smart, cash-rich Jack fulfills his fantasy of housing his extended family in a single Bronx apartment complex. E.J. Bonilla heads a dynamic Caribbean-Latino ensemble in this riveting hot house drama. World Premiere • I.D. – India (DIRECTOR/WRITER Kamal K.M PRODUCERS Resul Pookkutty, Rajeev Ravi, Madhu Neelakandan, Sunil Babu, B. Ajithkumar CAST Geetanjali Thapa, Murari Kumar,Ruksana Tabassum, Shinjini Raval, Shashi Sharma, Bachan Pachera, Alok Chaturvedi, Shashibhushan) – An ambitious young woman finds herself unexpectedly propelled on a journey that takes her from the high-rises in the heart of Mumbai to the teeming streets on the cityʼs forbidding outskirts in this taut exploration of gender, class and identity in todayʼs metropolitan India. North American Premiere • Mother, I Love You – Latvia (DIRECTOR/WRITER Janis Nords PRODUCER Alise Gelze CAST Kristofers Konovalovs, Matiss Livcans, Vita Varpina, Indra Brike, Haralds Barzdins) – With his mother always away at work, the introverted 12-year-old Raimonds gets into deeper and deeper trouble in this striking, touching coming of age drama, a Latvian grandchild of The 400 Blows. North American Premiere • My Sisterʼs Quinceañera – USA (DIRECTOR/WRITER/PRODUCER Aaron Douglas Johnston CAST Silas Garcia, Samantha Rae Garcia, Becky Garcia, Tanner McCulley, Nicole Streat, Elizabeth Agapito, Josefina Garcia) – This lovely naturalistic film focuses on a Latino family in Iowa. The teenage Silas may be the man of the house, but he wears that responsibility lightly, searching for more from his life than the small town mischief he gets into with his best friend. North American Premiere • Pollywogs – USA (DIRECTORS Karl Jacob, T. Arthur Cottam WRITER Karl Jacob PRODUCERS Karl Jacob, Tracy Utley, Michael Prall CAST Karl Jacob, Kate Lyn Sheil, Jennifer Prediger, Larry Mitchell) – Utterly deflated after a breakup, Dylan splits the city for a well-timed family reunion. Writer/director/star Karl Jacobʼs endearing, witty tale about the search for second chances is gorgeously set against the pristine Minnesota woods of his own hometown. World Premiere • Winter in the Blood – USA (DIRECTORS Andrew Smith, Alex Smith WRITERS Andrew Smith, Alex Smith, Ken White PRODUCERS Andrew Smith, Alex Smith, Susan Kirr CAST Chaske Spencer, David Morse, Julia Jones, Gary Farmer, Dana Wheeler- Nicholson, Lily Gladstone, Casey Camp, Richard Ray Whitman, Michael Spears, David Cale) – True to the tough, lyrical spirit of James Welchʼs classic novel of Native American life, this hauntingly beautiful movie follows a young Blackfoot Indianʼs alcohol- fueled search for his wife, his rifle, his identity—and salvation. World Premiere • Workers – Mexico/Germany (DIRECTOR/WRITER/PRODUCER José Luis Valle CAST Jesus Padilla, Susana Salazar, Barbara Perrin Rivemar, Sergio Limon, Vera Talaia, Adolfo Madera, Giancarlo Ruiz) – A Tijuana maid who works for a rich old woman who leaves her fortune to her dog and a long suffering janitor awaiting his pension turn to crime in this stylish, mordantly funny fable of Mexicoʼs gaping class divide. US Premiere DOCUMENTARY COMPETITION: • All of Me – USA (DIRECTOR Alexandra Lescaze PRODUCERS Alexandra Lescaze, Deborah Eve Lewis) – The women of the BBW (Big Beautiful Women) Club celebrate being overweight, and the men who love them don't want them to change. But what happens when the group decides to undergo weight loss surgery? This startlingly intimate documentary raises fascinating questions about obesity, identity and sexuality. World Premiere • American Revolutionary: The Evolution of Grace Lee Boggs – USA (DIRECTOR Grace Lee PRODUCERS Grace Lee, Caroline Libresco, Austin Wilkin) – Tenacious 97 year old Asian-American Grace Lee Boggs was an unlikely star of the African-American movement. She looks back on her remarkable