A New York Love Story (6 min, Manhattan) Wednesday July 20, 2016 ­ 7:45pm Film Block SHORT ­ This visually rich, character­focused, zero­dialog film is about a woman who's crushed by the loss of her love. It is a very personal exploration of her psychological journey through the pain, until she finally finds redemption and perspective, and chooses to live her own life without apology. Director: Patrick Ortman. Producer(s): Kathi Funston, Patrick Ortman. Writer(s): Patrick Ortman. Acoustic Space (15 min, Manhattan) Sunday July 17, 2016­ 4:15pm Film Block SHORT ­ This film tells the story of a couple having dinner in an elegant restaurant, but they cannot complete a conversation due to their constantly ringing cell phones. This alters the course of their relationship and serves as a comment on how technology has changed the way we communicate. Director: Anthony Marinelli. Producer(s) Joseph Cassese, James Howell, Stephanie Domini. Writer(s): Anthony Marinelli. The film does contain some profanity and some talk about sex. LONG ISLAND premiere. Adrift (23 min, Nassau County) Thursday July 14, 2016 ­ 5:30pm Film Block SHORT ­ On her way home from college, a young girl meets a hitchhiker who changes her life. Director(s): Francisco Salazar & David Salazar. Producer(s): Francisco Salazar & David Salazar. Writer(s): Francisco Salazar & David Salazar. Adult suggestive themes. LONG ISLAND premiere. Animal (18 min, Manhattan & Massachusetts) Friday July 15, 2016 ­ 9:45pm Film Block SHORT ­ A violent kidnapping turns into a brutal mission of redemption. Director: Kelly Beam. Producer(s): Jon Olson, Kelly Beam, Phil Frye, David Vollrath, Dylan Shelton. Writer(s): Kelly Beam. LONG ISLAND premiere. BAIT (12 min, Suffolk County) Friday July 15, 2016 ­ 9:45pm Film Block SHORT ­ TJ's day takes an unexpected turn when he visits his Uncle Mack at his hotel in Montauk. Director: Charlie Kessler. Producer(s): Charlie Kessler, Marley Ficalora. Writer(s): Charlie Kessler. A WORLD premiere. Before the Snow (83 Min, Brooklyn, Queens & New Jersey) Tuesday July 19, 2016 ­ 5:00pm Film Block FEATURE ­ A man struggles to come to grips with his tattered past after being diagnosed with a terminal disease. His physical ailment, coupled with medication, causes him to dream, hallucinate, remember, and sometimes regret his life. He comes into contact with various characters from his past and present, and wonders if there is any humanity left in the world or within himself. Director/ Producer / Writer: Mark Clauburg and Peter Lisowsky. LONG ISLAND Premiere. Partial English subtitles and profanity. Beyond Laughter and Tears: A Journey of Hope (82 min, Virginia, Texas, California, Mississippi, Ohio, Pennsylvania) Monday July 18, 2016 ­ 5:00pm Film Block FEATURE ­ The stories of six people living with uncontrollable outbursts of crying and/or laughing, caused by a little known neurological condition called Pseudobulbar Affect (PBA). This film follows their journey as they try to overcome the obstacles of living with PBA. Director: Doug Blush & Lisa Klein. Producer(s): Julian Cautherley, Scott S. Kramer, Boris Undorf. NEW YORK premiere. Boris In The Forest (13 min, London) Sunday July 17, 2016 ­ 7:00pm Film Block SHORT ­ A black comedy about a Californian geek in search of his horror hero, Boris Karloff. Director: Robert Hackett. Producer(s): Ioanna Karavela. Writer(s): Mike Goldfarb. NEW YORK premiere. Notable Celebrities: Mac McDonald (Batman, The Fifth Element, Flyboys) George Georgiou (Homeland, Game of Thrones). Other LIIFE films: Patience, 2008 (short film). Breathe (22 min, California) Saturday July 16, 2016 ­ 7:00pm Film Block SHORT ­ Dr. Filip Kardel is a driven Polish neurosurgeon working in America, struggling to cope with the loss of his wife, Ania. The memories of her untimely death, along with the guilt that he feels for neglecting her in favor of his career, haunt him. Will he be able to escape the prison of his grief and guilt, or will it destroy him? Director: Paul Kowalski. Producer(s): Christina Dow. Writer(s): Paul Kowalski. NEW YORK premiere. Subtitles. Featuring Kristof Konrad (House of Cards) By Blood (14 min, Nassau County) Friday July 15, 2016 – 6:45pm Film Block SHORT ­ On the night of his wife's burial, Vincent shares with his brother Jimmy, information that will change their lives and their relationship, forever. By Blood is a sexy, dark thriller that will keep you on the edge of your seat. The film stars Russ Camarda (The Night Never Sleeps), Joseph A Halsey (Law & Order: SVU), Diana Durango (Disco) and Jackie Martling (former writer and personality of The Howard Stern Show). Director: Debra Markowitz. Producer(s): Debra Markowitz, Joseph A. Halsey, John Marean. Associate Producer(s): Robert La Rosa, Intention Films and Media and Halsey Films. Writer(s): Debra Markowitz. Profanity, mild sexual situations. Other LIIFE films ­ The Last Taxi Driver and Leaving Calling All Collectors (8 min, Suffolk County) Sunday July 17, 2016 ­ 4:15pm Film Block SHORT, DOCUMENTARY ­ T his is a short documentary on an incredible lifetime collection of amazing items. The collector is a retired New York police officer dying of a 9/11 related illness. Director: Dave Zani. Producer(s): Paul Dunn, Tomas Asadi, Dave Zani. A WORLD premiere. Celebrity Sex Tape (9min, Brooklyn & Nassau County, NY) Thursday July 14th, 2016 ­ 5:30pm Film Block SHORT ­ In a final bid to break into Hollywood, an unknown filmmaker decides that making a sex tape is his only hope. Well aware that he is a dork who no one would want to watch, he concludes that it is crucial to enlist a celebrity actress to costar. In this romantic comedy, we examine the sex tape phenomena and how far someone would go for fame. It certainly will change the way you view sex tapes. Director: Keith Black. Producer(s): Keith Black, Ismael Gomez III, Steve Marshall. Writer(s): Keith Black. WORLD premiere. Rated PG ­ no sex, no nudity, no profanity. Other LIIFE Films: Best short film 2003 ­ Get the Script to Woody Allen CHAINS (4 min, Nassau County) Saturday July 16, 2016 ­ 9:40pm Film Block MUSIC VIDEO ­ C HAINS is a song about being trapped by a love that's doomed. It features recording artists Robbie Rosen and Sarah Barrios. It was filmed at an abandoned and dilapidated building, which served as an appropriate metaphor for their relationship. Director: James Phillips. Producer(s): Robbie Rosen and James Phillips. Writer(s): Nick Jonas, Jason Evigan, Amar Malik, and Danny Parker. Featuring Robbie Rosen (contestant from American Idol, Season 10). CHOICE "Mother" (7 min, Queens). Sunday July 17, 2016 ­ 1:30pm Film Block SHORT ­ When Hannah is diagnosed with terminal cancer, she must make the hardest decision of her life in order to die with dignity. Making the news, Hanna tells the nation why she made her choice. Director: Joseph A. Halsey. Producer(s): Joseph A. Halsey, Debra Markowitz, Mara Bush, Marc Riou, and Robert La Rosa. Writer(s): Joseph A. Halsey. LONG ISLAND premiere. Circus of Red Poppy / Rosso Papavero (5 min, Bratislava, Slovakia) Sunday July 17, 2016 ­ 11:30am Film Block STUDENT Animation ­ Once upon a starry night, a small boy with a head full of fantasies witnesses dreamlike circus performances. Dazed by an endless chain of glittering attractions, he realizes that the price for a ticket to the fantastic circus tent is too high. The gate between reality and dreams is closing. Director: Martin Smatana. Producer(s): Martin Smatana / Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava. Writer(s): Ivana Sujova NASSAU COUNTY premiere. Cold Reader (11 min, H ainault, L ondon, UK) Monday July 18, 2016 ­ 2pm Film Block SHORT ­ Librarian Gaia thinks she has the measure of prolific library user Edward. But she's about to learn to never judge a book by it's cover. Director: Michael Beddoes Producer(s): Kira Fitzpatrick, Adam Spinks, Michael Beddoes, Kristina Heaney. Writer(s): Kristina Heaney. Slight profanity. Previous LIIFE submission: Forget Me Not, selected, nominated for Best Short Story, Best Foreign Short, Best First Short. NEW YORK premiere. Coming to Terms (12 min, Manhattan) Wednesday July 20, 2016 ­ 2:30pm Film Block SHORT ­ Having to face the death of their father, Eddie and Sally try to do their best in understanding the concept of death. At their tender ages of 8 and 10, they fully rely on their religious father’s teachings. When life in Heaven seems ideal, they make a decision that nobody could have expected. Director: David Bertran. Producer(s): Yolanda Centeno, Gabriela Dorini, Phyllis Larrymore­Kelly, David Bertran. Writer(s): David Bertran. Crash Testing (4 min, Taiwan) Saturday July 16, 2016 ­ 3:30pm Film Block SHORT ­ A crash test dummy records his aspirations in face painting that he leaves on the air bag of the crashed cars. In doing so, he tries to comprehend and understand his own existence from the dull reality. Director / Producer / Writer: Yuting Hsueh. Animation. A NEW YORK premiere. Detours (82 min, Manhattan to Florida) Saturday July 16, 2016 ­ 9:40pm Film Block FEATURE ­ A newly­single New Yorker must relocate to Florida, so she drives south with her widowed dad and her Mom’s ashes in a coffee can. Richard Kind, Paul Sorvino, and Michael Cerveris join stars Tara Westwood and Carlo Fiorletta in a father/daughter comedy about starting over at any age. Director: Rob ert McCaskill Producer / Writer: Mara Lesemann. Notable actors: Richard Kind (Inside Out, Spin City, Mad About You); Paul Sorvino (Goodfellas), Michael Cerveris (TONY award winner for Fun Home). One sexual situation Dinner and a Movie ( 13 min, Manhattan ) Wednesday July 20, 2016 ­ 5:00pm Film Block SHORT ­ A hilariously absurd, modern take on silent films ­ tying together elements of fantasy, imagination, and the experience of watching films. All with just one line of dialogue.