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MAC is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization with a mission to MAC Board of Directors The Media Film Festival is honored and excited to present this very MFF COMMITTEE MEMBERS support local artists and integrate a wide range of arts into special event in a very special venue, the jewel of Delaware the life of the entire community. Sara Painter, President County, the historic Media Theatre. As this weekend of short film Dave Scheivert, Chair Claude Blanchette Bruce Davidson, unfolds, it is our sincere hope that you will enjoy sitting amongst, MAC’s arts opportunities draw people from across the region perhaps, your friends and neighbors as the lights dim and the big Courtney Brown Vice President to engage in appreciating, viewing, experiencing, learning screen comes to life. Karen Chiarini about, and making art. Mike Berman, Treasurer Addie Ciannella Ours is an event that celebrates the efforts of both filmmakers and Kevin Corcoran Visit the MAC Gallery on West State Street, enjoy our public Wilbur Briones, Secretary volunteers alike. A group of like minded individuals, working art installation on the Plum Street Mall, check out the MAC Dave Decker Courtney Brown year-round, pours over hours of submitted works of short film, Music Series, attend one of our monthly 2nd Saturday which is truly an art form unto itself, in order to curate what we Mary Ann Fiebert Openings, and see how MAC programs make Delaware Kaitlin McLaughlin know as the Media Film Festival. Chris Hansel County a cultural destination. Liz McClearn Caitlin McMahon We owe many thanks to the Borough of Media, the Media Theatre, Tamme McClelland Rhile Construction, our other generous sponsors and especially to Mary Beth Rim Craig Mikus you. Enjoy the town of Media and all is has to offer. Enjoy this Dave Scheivert grand palace that is our home, and most of all, enjoy the films! Lisa Pietras Dani Rementer Dave Scheivert, Emily Scheivert Michael Rhile Chair, Media Film Festival Cheryl Schlenker Susan Rhile Mary Beth Rim Becky Warda Darryl Ridgeway Megan Rose Emily Scheivert Ex-Official Members: Brad Sukala Brian Hall, Borough Council Brad Thomas President & MAC’s Borough Bryan Way Council Liaison

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MediaArtsCouncil.org MediaFilmFestival.org 5 2019 MAC Gallery Exhibits

The Media Arts Council has an outstanding roster of gallery exhibits this year. Every second Saturday of the month there is a gallery opening with either our gallery artists or a guest artist. Please join us.

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April 12 – May 5 August 9 – September 8 Patricia Danzon, “People and the Pipeline” Wendelin Ray and Curated by Carrie Barcomb Carrie Barcomb Reception: 8/10 Reception: 4/13 September 13 – October 6 May 1 – 31 Amelia Cain, Lisa Carr, MAC at the Media Upper and Laurie Doran Providence Free Library Reception: 9/14 Lisa Marie Patzer’s “A Reasonable October 1 – November 3 Expectation of Privacy” Photo Ex Juried Photography Show May 10 – June 1 Reception: 10/12 Juried Painting Show Reception: 5/11 November 8 – December 8 Matiko Mamaladze, June 7 – July 7 Charley Parker, and Shannan McConnell, José Sevillano Rick Prier, and Reception: 11/9 Keith WIllis Reception: 6/8 December 13 – January 5 Holiday Exhibition July 12 – August 4 Reception: 12/14 Gallery Artist Group Show Reception: 7/13

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THURSday NIGHT, Friday NIGHT, Saturday MATINÉE APRIL 4, 7:00 pm APRIL 5, 7:00 pm April 6, 1:00 pm

MyFi: Two Birds 12:30 MyFi: Closeted 9:35 Bella’s Journey 3:19 The Ghost and Ivan 9:24 Due Process 8 the Writer 14 Going Forward 15 Fishnet and the Fish 8:37 Why We Fight 8:59 The Curse 7:30 Spark 16 Highway Tea 2:28 Ways to Look at Who Said You Cycle 14:07 the Moon 17:09 Can’t Dance 11:43 4.8 Justin Geller – Thought It INTERMISSION Hooked Would Be a Good Story 6:16 Redcoats 18:49 Utopia 16:11 MyFi: Internally You 3:46 INTERMISSION Wonderwall 7 INTERMISSION The Amazon 13:32 Runo 4:22 Broccoli 3:30 Sac de Merde 13:27 OK Grey 8:57 The Custer Wolf 9:44 Waiting for Hope 3:38 Insurance Can The Mayor of Graterford 40 Nevada 15 Be Sometimes a Dangerous Game 16:50 9862 11:33 Friday Horror Fest Core 18:55 10:30 pm Content Advisory The views expressed herein When the main program concludes, Saturday NIGHT, are those of the filmmakers; chaos reigns! Join the crew from Viva APRIL 6, 7:00 pm they do not necessarily Video on a terrifying journey through reflect the views of any other the festival’s most unsettling shorts. agency, organization, or company. *Starts 30 minutes after the conclusion MyFi: Acceptance 9:43 of the main program. Can Dolls Be My Neighbor 3:48 Parental Advisory Zebra 4:45 Little Fig 19:00 Some films are not appropriate The Helping Hand 10 for young audiences. Radio Moon 17:09 Striges 5:54 The Five Minutes 9:06 Vonnis 8:35 Swimming 15 One Dark Night 18:36 The Peephole 8:05 INTERMISSION

I Am Not A Monster 17 Kitchen Sink Classic 3 Burn Time 6:67 Are You Volleyball?! 15 The Replacement 15 Still Life 2 The Last Well 20

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Two Birds Media Youth Film Initiative (12:30, USA) In Matt’s life, sometimes making the right decision can be so hard. Executive Producer: Hezekiah Lewis Director/Writer: Jake Nicastro Director of Photography/Post Production:James Ziegler Assistant Director: Winston Bickhardt Grips: Nicole Oronzio, Hope Hickson Sound: The Allen Brothers Cast: Vinchenzo Mocco, Gary Gustin, Rachel Kelly, Liz McClearn

The Ghost and the Writer Comedy (14:00, USA) A withdrawn young writer struggles to adjust to life with his roommate: the ghost of an early 20th-century actor. Director/Executive Producer/Writer: Christina Tucker Producer: Nadia Zoe Editor: Chloe Lind Cinematography: Rachel Klein Cast: Adler Roberts, Tristan Miller

Why We Fight Documentary (8:59, USA) A documentary that addresses concerns Delaware County citizens have regarding Sunoco’s Mariner East pipeline. Director/Producer/Writer: Hugh Brownstone Director: Claudia Brownstone (nee Davis) Cast: Eve Miari

Highway Tea Comedy (2:28, USA) A silent era, Theatre of the Absurd, tale of a budding romance between rich and poor, upper and lower class, retold over a quintessential British High Tea ritual. Director/Co-Producer/Writer: Milton Adamou Co-Producer: Randal Kirk Cast: Jason Markoff, Paige Emerson

Cycle Drama (14:07, USA) A single mom and recovering drug addict has been clean for 8 months when her ex, who she has a restraining order against, returns and tempts her back to using. Director/Producer/Writer: Christopher Romano Producers: Geraldine Romano, Teresa Babback Cast: Mary Sack, Brian Anthony Wilson, Cameron Scoggins, Anthony Marconi

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Documentary (40:00, USA) (40:00, Documentary Chris Heady Arts Puppetry for Center Theater, Puppetry Xperimental Merritt Dixon Dise Kurt Mahdi Ghorbani Behnaz Mohammad Hoseini Jack McCarthy Zawisza Mike Walsh, Lindsey Briggs, Mroz, Jack McCarthy, John O’Leary McWilliams, Stephen Marencik, Matthew John Wetzel, Mark Singel, Rendell, Ed John Pace, Werts, Tyrone Joe Betz, Bridge, Bradley Ernie Preate, Storm, Jennifer Dawkins Dolan, Jason Jake Arvanites, Tom Jon Rehr Veri Katherine James MF Powers Geller Justin Ivan Sainz-Pardo Ivan Finger Patrick

Animation (9:44, USA) Animation

Comedy (3:30, Germany) (3:30, Comedy Drama (16:11, Iran) (16:11, Drama tragic death. It was believed that the wolf was responsible for the death of $25,000 worth worth $25,000 of the death for responsible was the wolf that believed It was death. tragic 1911 and 1920. between livestock of Director/Writer: A storyteller reflects back on the nine-year reign of the Custer Wolf in Custer, SD, and its and its SD, Custer, Wolf in Custer of the reign back on the nine-year reflects A storyteller Producers: Writer: Cast: committed suicide. In seeking answers as to why, Shiva’s traditional values are challenged challenged are values traditional Shiva’s why, as to answers In seeking suicide. committed A college age, traditional, Iranian girl, Shiva, returns home to find her sister, Nasrin, has has Nasrin, find her sister, home to returns girl, Shiva, Iranian traditional, age, A college in her country. women of the abuse by and is confronted as she realizes Director/Producer/Writer: Cast: INTERMISSION It chronicles the incident that led to his incarceration and the injustices of the Pennsylvania the Pennsylvania of and the injustices his incarceration led to that the incident It chronicles Graterford. of as the “Mayor” known became Tyrone As an inmate, system. justice Director: Writers: Producers: Cast: This documentary tells the story of Tyrone Werts, a former lifer at Graterford prison. prison. Graterford at lifer a former Werts, Tyrone of the story tells documentary This Assistant Director: Director: Assistant of Photography: Director Cast: cancer treatment. His doctor convinces him to donate sperm prior to treatment. treatment. to sperm prior donate him to convinces His doctor treatment. cancer ended up differently. story funny a make would thought Justin What Director/Producer: Utopia Broccoli Wolf Custer The of Graterford Mayor The 7:00 pm 7:00 l 4 pr i A THURSDAY, Story Be a Good Would It – Thought Geller Justin USA) (6:16, Documentary experimental undergo and is to 30 at leukemia of form with a rare is diagnosed Justin Cast: Cast: Broccoli is all that is left in the refrigerator. So, order a pizza. order So, is left in the refrigerator. is all that Broccoli Director/Writer/Producer:

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Sci-Fi Drama (17:09, USA) (17:09, Sci-Fi Drama Panagiotis Kountouras Panagiotis Deligiannis, Taxiarchis Stergioglou, Christos Eleni Afentaki, Tsiouvaras Vasilis Tsiouvaras Deligiannis, Vasilis Taxiarchis Stergioglou Christos Katherine Clark Clark Katherine Colón Adrian Frear, Amy Kinohi Nishikawa Smith Kelvin Bolante, Tony Frear, Amy Hezekiah Lewis, Darryl Ridgeway Lewis, Hezekiah Sloan Glover Hollyer George Julia Roth Danielle Ridgeway Sage Glover Hollyer, George Josh Lindy Danielle Ridgeway, Renninger, John, Sheilah Madalyn St. Allen Tyler Allen, Zachary James Ziegler, Tim Harris Tim Ian Mosley-Duffy of PA district of the 181st residents Kenyatta, Malcolm Dave Berenato Dave McFadden Moira K. Tran Kevin Koehler, Rimas, Kurt Ryan Renshaw, Jay Documentary (15:00, USA) (15:00, Documentary

Drama, (7:30, USA) (7:30, Drama, Media Youth Film Initiative (9:35, USA) (9:35, Film Initiative Youth Media

Drama/Satire (9:24, Greece) (9:24, Drama/Satire A solitary dinner for two in a dehumanized society that has a craving for relationship and and relationship for a craving has that society in a dehumanized two dinner for A solitary connectivity. Director/Producer: Producers: Writers: Cast: astronomer but gets lost in a universe of her own making. her own of in a universe lost but gets astronomer Director/Writer: Producers: Producer: Executive Cast: Sensing their relationship is drifting apart, an artist attempts to reconnect with an with an reconnect to attempts is drifting apart, an artist their relationship Sensing Producer/Writer: Producer/Writer: Director: Cinematographer: Director: Assistant Editors: Sound: Cast: Eva’s seemingly normal day takes a life-threatening turn. a life-threatening takes normal day seemingly Eva’s Producers: Executive for State Representative in the 181st district of North Philadelphia. The film follows Malcolm as as Malcolm follows film The North Philadelphia. of district in the 181st Representative State for on election-day. he campaigns Director: of Photography: Director Cast: Malcolm Kenyatta is a third-generation activist and an openly LGBT candidate of color running running color of candidate openly LGBT and an activist is a third-generation Kenyatta Malcolm Ivan Going Forward Curse The the Moon at Look to Ways The 7:00 pm 7:00 5 APR IL DAY, FRI Closeted

him that he wants something more. more. something he wants him that Director/Writer: Producer: Cast: An eager young man goes to a Halloween party for a hookup, when a witch’s curse convinces convinces curse when a witch’s a hookup, for party a Halloween man goes to eager young An

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Evgenia Alexandrova Evgenia Caillaud, Baptiste Alban Lenoir, Naoum Alexandra Fauvet Caroline Oksana Slyxhuk, Vasily Pimenov Vasily Oksana Slyxhuk, Javier Kühn Javier Jon Fernandez Greg Chwerchak Greg Gabrielle Berberich Chwerchak, Greg Jump Studios Jenny Fumero David Arielle Haller-Silverstone, Hezekiah Lewis, Darryl Ridgeway Lewis, Hezekiah Oronzio Nicole Sloan Glover Hope Hickson Julia Roth, Hope Hickson Danielle Ridgeway Joanie Levis Sheilah Renninger, Gunnar Funk, Gleason, Dylan Samantha Angelina Frank Battaglia Frank Chloe Carroll Mellott Wesley Dotterer David Jim Schubin, Chloe Carroll,

Comedy (3:38, USA) Comedy Media Youth Film Initiative (3:46, USA) Initiative Film Media Youth

Romantic Comedy (13:27, USA) USA) (13:27, Comedy Romantic Romantic Drama (7:00, Ukraine) (7:00, Drama Romantic Drama (13:32, France) (13:32, Drama Drama (15:00, Spain) (15:00, Drama Elie, 30, lost a breast fighting cancer. She decided not to have reconstructive surgery. surgery. reconstructive to have not She decided cancer. fighting a breast lost 30, Elie, face and has to anymore see she wouldn’t with a man she thought in love she falls a party, At her doubts on her new femininity. on her new her doubts Alexandra Producer/Writer: Director/Executive Naoum Cinematography: Cast: A young man’s heart is broken by the death of his love. He finds solace in the Chernobyl in the Chernobyl solace He finds love. his of the death by heart is broken man’s A young with his life. forward move him to allows solace That zone. exclusion Alexander Denysenko,Director/Producer/Writer/Editor: Cast: Waiting for Hope for Waiting Nevada Wonderwall Wonderwall Amazon The Sac de Merde 7:00 pm 7:00 5 APR IL DAY, FRI INTERMISSION You Internally Producer: Producer: What secret evil is being exterminated? evil secret What Director/Writer: A hotel room in Nevada. Elsa is employed to carry out a plan. Mrs. Taylor is her employer. is her employer. out a plan. Mrs. Taylor carry to Elsa is employed in Nevada. room A hotel Mazel Mankewicz is an unlucky-in-love yet eternally optimistic New Yorker who thinks she has she has who thinks Yorker New optimistic eternally yet is an unlucky-in-love Mankewicz Mazel Writers: Producer: Cast: finally found the man of her dreams. As it turns out, he might just be full of shit. be full a just As it turns out, he might on Based of her dreams. found the man finally true story. Director: A journey in Daniel’s everyday life with his battle against schizophrenia. schizophrenia. against his battle with life everyday in Daniel’s A journey Producers: Executive Writer/Director/Editor: Producer: of Photography: Directors Director: Assistant Sound: Editor: Cast: When a young woman summons her deceased boyfriend’s spirit back from the dead, the the dead, the spirit back from boyfriend’s deceased summons her woman a young When go as she planned. doesn’t conversation Director/Producer/Writer: Writer/Producer: Producer: Cast:

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Peter Spann Peter Maddick Triona Holly Hargreaves Sennitt Corinne Jill McKay, Ellie Gonsalves, Gregory Vogt Gregory Nick Zarzeczny Uhler Jess O’Rouke, Andreas Walt Bladt Walt Boone Tibe Dimitri Duqunoy, Sluydts, Joke Stephanie Felix Stephanie Mejía Genaro Claussen, Khristian Robote, Sidney Michael Trainotti Trainotti Maureen Harden, Fletcher Sabrina Howells, Caywood, Nathan Housley Grant Brian Palatucci, Harden, Louise Brenden Hubbard Brenden Brian Barnes Trunzo, Darcy Christensen, Shawn Damon Russell, Miu, Linhan Zhang Clifford Moyer, Sarah Russell, Aaron Chris Lee Sadie Williams, Finely, Jennifer Willard, Ryan Enrique Manzo Escamilla Enrique Manzo Horror (10:00, USA) (10:00, Horror Horror (18:36, USA) Horror Horror (8:05, Mexico) Horror

Horror (5:54, USA) Horror Young Filmmaker Horror (8:35, Belgium) (8:35, Horror Filmmaker Young Horror (4:45, Australia) (4:45, Horror eephole necessarily reflect the views of any other agency, organization, or company. Content Advisory Content The views expressed herein are those of the filmmakers; they do not Producer: Producer: Writer: Cast: Two blood-spattered little old ladies skulking through the bush, a real-life supermodel, and and supermodel, real-life the bush, a through skulking old ladies little blood-spattered Two pudding collide. tapioca Director: that has entered their home. has entered that Producer/Director/Writer: Producer: Cast: Blood is drawn in the middle of the night when a newly married couple awakens to a horror a horror to awakens married couple when a newly the night of in the middle Blood is drawn A solitary farmer on a desolate scrap of land gets a second chance with his wife and child. and child. with his wife chance a second land gets of scrap on a desolate farmer A solitary he hoped for. be the reunion not It may Director/Writer: Cast: A man is taking a nap on his couch. He hears screams and looks to see what is happening. is happening. what see to looks and He hears screams a nap on his couch. A man is taking the unexpected. help but encounters He opens his door to Director/Producer/Writer: Producer: Cast: Dad spins a decades-old tale during a family campout. during a family tale Dad spins a decades-old Director/Producer/Writer: Producer: Cast: Striges Vonnis One Dark Night P The L 5 – IL APR FEST, HORROR IGHT N FRIDAY Zebra Helping Hand The Writer: Writer: Producers: Cast: A couple uses modern technology to raise their child to the detriment of their own well-being. their own of the detriment child to their raise to modern technology uses A couple Director/Writer: FRIDAY, April 5 7:00 pm ...continued

I Am Not a Monster Young Filmmaker, Horror (17:00, Ireland)

Ambrose Mordrake, born with a violent, mind-controlling deformed growth on the FRIDAY HORROR back of his head, unexpectedly returns home for his brother’s engagement dinner. Ambrose attempts to insert himself back into the family life, who keep him at an arm’s distance. In order to fit in with his family’s image, Ambrose must battle his inner and outer demons in a bloody and tragic fight for control of his mind. Director: Grace Quilligan Writer/Producer: Conor Patrick Byrne Producer: Rachel McGill Cast: Tony Doyle, Geraldine McAlinden, Mark Lawrence, Catriona Loughlin

Burn Time Horror (6:27, New Zealand) Set in 1985, Burn Time depicts a nightmarish version of the worst sunburn imaginable, caused by a fictional rogue solar event. Director/Writer: Peter Haynes Producer: Hweiling Ow Cast: Britt Scott Clark, John Hawkesby (voice)

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Documentary (11:43, USA) (11:43, Documentary 1:00 pm 1:00 IL 6 e, APR Drama (8:37, Iran) (8:37, Drama Gabriel P Braden Phillips Carolette Mary Beth Rim Mary Beth Thomas and Brad Hamme Productions Painter Sara Jason Morgan, Ali Nikfar Ahmad Ghorbani, Souraki, Hoiat Mohammad Sarvari, Ahmadzadeh, Ehsan Ali Kargar, Abbas Barouni, Hamid Barouni Derakhshan, Fatemeh Amy Tiehel Amy Tiehel-Stedman Tammy Morris, Chase Gray, Kathleen Guthrie, Shay Tiehel, Amy Chris Boylan John Jezior, Lyntton, Richard Joanne Henry, Dejua Tiller, Jessica Constanzi, Mike Doherty Mike Constanzi, Jessica Dejua Tiller, Joanne Henry, David Block David Godbolt, Leah Noni Ade, Hansberry, Robert Melinda Kremer, Tommy Butler Tommy Chris Reed Scammel, Phoebe Schaub, Matteo Tamara Campbell Campbell Tamara McNamara Lea Animation (3:19, USA) (3:19, Animation

Young Filmmaker, Drama (8:00, USA) (8:00, Drama Filmmaker, Young Historical Drama (18:49, USA) (18:49, Drama Historical Animation (4:50, USA) (4:50, Animation Romantic Comedy (5:00, USA) (5:00, Comedy Romantic inÉ M at aturday edcoats An overburdened social worker fights to bring justice to a mother and her unborn child. to a mother to bring justice fights worker social overburdened An Director/Producer/Writer: Cast: One woman’s journey into knowing herself. knowing into journey One woman’s Director: Producers: Sound: A young boy who works for a fishmonger is ill-treated. This does not affect his his affect does not This a fishmonger is ill-treated. for who works boy A young compassionate nature. compassionate Director/Writer/Producer: Cast: Cast: Producer: Producer: Cast: Three British soldiers pillage the home of a woman, her daughter, and two grandchildren grandchildren and two her daughter, a woman, pillage the home of British soldiers Three with a twist. Director/Writer: during the Revolutionary War. The soldiers get more than they bargained for in this short in this short for bargained than they more get soldiers The War. during the Revolutionary R Fishnet and the Fish Fishnet and the Spark Dance Can’t Said You Who documentary dancing, think again. This of is incapable a wheelchair user think that If you Hooked S Journey Bella’s Due Process the wheelchair user Whether partners together. and standing brings wheelchair users without limits. them in a world puts the activity or not, competitively dance to chooses Director/Producer: Cast: A soon-to-be lawyer and her unemployed neighbor find themselves drifting aimlessly in in drifting aimlessly neighbor find themselves and her unemployed lawyer A soon-to-be and out of each other’s lives as they both search for a way forward. a way for search both as they each other’s lives and out of Director/Writer: Cast: Cast: Addiction through the eyes of an addict. of the eyes through Addiction Writer/Producer: Sound: MATIN É E Saturday MatinÉe, APRIL 6 1:00 pm ...continued

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Runo Animation (4:22, Canada) In a time before music, a wise old wizard builds a harp from the jaw of a monster and brings magic to the world. Director/Producer/Animator: Joakim Juti

OK Grey Comedy (8:57, USA) A malfunctioning smart assistant sets out on an epic quest to find the music in its heart and become the only one ever needed. Director/Producer/Writer: Benjamin T. Wilson, Garrett J. Langer Producer: Peter J.S. Regan Cast: Richard Cavallucci, April Yanko, Luke Carter

Insurance Can Be Sometimes a Dangerous Game Thriller (16:50, France) Paul owns an art gallery in a small town. The gallery is actually a façade for insurance scams. David enters the gallery to engage Paul in a scam. This time, however, it is not what Paul expected. Director/Writer/Producer: Daniel Jenny Cast: Bernard Le Coq, Fanny Cottençon, Thomas Chabrol

“9862” Thriller (11:33, United Kingdom) When a tentative insurance salesman accepts an invitation from a beautiful stranger, he quickly discovers that nothing is quite as it seems. Director/Writer: Giles Greenwood Producer: Jonathan Blagrove Executive Producer/Writer: Jonathan Digby Cast: Jon Digby, Amber Anderson

Core Drama (18:55, USA) Gil and Room have been dating for two years. Gil has identified as a gay male his whole life. Gil realizes he may be attracted to women. He meets Yuma and questions what he wants. Director/Writer: Joyce Lim Producer: Jake Hatfield Cast: Jimmy Bonilla, David Osorio, Janelle Bullock

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Documentary (3:48, USA) Documentary Claire He Standridge Luke John Bohn, Miller, Hitomi Watanabe, Hiroshi Megumi Kabe Matsunami, Cheng, Kento Junko J.J. Jarman J.J. Taylor Jimmy Sharp Zander Baranowski Adam Read Tom Harris Amy Pegler-Lambert, Christopher Dave Patten, Britt Robertson Harlan Hodges Bell Grant Harlan Hodges Perry, Seiri, Elisa Bardia Keesh, Wesam Pierre Gaffié Pierre Marilia Deloison Marilyne Fontaine Shange Zhang DeLaura Nicole Xiao Xiaoyuan Maggie Zhang Tian Andu Sun, Tian Song, Zhan Wang, Eon Demi Ke, Drama (9:06, USA) Drama Sage Glover Sloan Glover Hope Hickson Julia Roth, Joanie Levis Danielle Ridgeway Sloan Glover, Olamide Oronzio, Nicole Max Guthrie, Sheila Renninger, Goran, Ayan Moore Katera Dr. Hussain, Buchan, Sally Selim, Iftekhar Olaniyi, Andrew

Media Youth Film Initiative (9:43, USA) (9:43, Film Initiative Youth Media Drama (17:09, France) (17:09, Drama Comedy (15:00, United Kingdom) United (15:00, Comedy Drama (19:00, USA) USA) (19:00, Drama 7:00 pm 6 7:00 IL APR NIGHT, aturday A life discussion about acceptance into the “friendly” American Culture. American the “friendly” into about acceptance discussion A life Director/Editor: Writer/Producer: Cinematographers: Camera: Assistant Sound: Cast: only 40 people were left in the once vibrant village of 350. She started making life-size dolls dolls life-size making She started 350. of village vibrant left in the once only 40 people were neighbors. her former and memories of clothing from Editor: Writer, Producer, Director, Composer: (Voice): Cast In 2001, Ayano Tsukimi moved back to her childhood home, Nagoro, Shikoku, to find that find that to Shikoku, Nagoro, her childhood home, back to moved Tsukimi Ayano In 2001, Director/Producer: Director/Producer: Producer: Editor: Cinematography: Cast: A Welsh endurance swimmer trains for the challenge of his lifetime. Does he really know the the know Does he really his lifetime. challenge of the for trains swimmer endurance A Welsh true distance? Director/Producer/Writer: Swimming Neighbor Can Dolls Be My Little Fig Radio Moon Minutes Five The S Acceptance Music: Cinematography: Cast: an unlikely friendship with a kindhearted yoga instructor. yoga friendship with a kindhearted an unlikely Writers/Directors/Producers: Michel, One caller, listeners. call-in to giving advice host radio as a nighttime works Sibyl A Syrian graduate student living in Los Angeles copes with the nightmares of his past through through his past of with the nightmares copes Angeles living in Los student graduate A Syrian life. she is making in her own choices her question makes Director/Writer: Producer: Cast: A businessman calls his dead wife by using a phone booth that is able to contact dead people. dead people. contact is able to that using a phone booth by his dead wife calls A businessman He is given only 5 minutes. He is given Director: Writer: Writer: Producer: Producer: Executive Cast: 37

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Drama (15:00, Iran) (15:00, Drama Comedy (3:00, USA) (3:00, Comedy Jennifer Dean Jennifer Eric Rice Pulido, Katherine Eric Rice Pulido, Katherine Lauren Shein Lauren Sorrick Shein, Ward Lauren Mohammad Bakshi Saeid Ahanj Nima Rabiei Behnood Yakchali Mehdi Amiri Nadri, Solhi, Hamed Yasamin Amoure, Ebrahim Mohsen Dadash Zade Mehdi Hosseini, Naeem Sheikh Mahboubi, Filip Fikovic Grgic Velimir Prpic Babun, Katarina Tamara Vidovic Luka Anja Papa, Krnic Tomislav Ida Rogić Grabarić, Mia Biondić, Ozren Alen Liverić, Sean Miller Naz Kahn Boris Wexler Brian Levin, McNamara, Mike Jeff Garretson Conroy, Rhea, Kylan Von Cecilee McNamara, Mike Sci-Fi (15:00, USA) Sci-Fi (15:00, Dystopian (20:00, Croatia) (20:00, Dystopian

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