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JULY 26-28, 2019

FRIDAY 12:30-2:30P
HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT FILMS

FRIDAY 2:30-4P
YELLOW SCARE 
World War II! The heinous & hideous Hitler has joined forces with a mysterious evil to create a doomsday weapon capable of ending the war. All that stands in their way is the brave and bumbling Steel Brothers and their colorful cohort of co-heroes. Feature Film.
directed by Joseph Whelski

FRIDAY 4-5:30P
THE UNCELEBRATED PIONEER (THE HISTORY OF HARLEM HIP HOP)
It has long been said that Hip Hop started in the Bronx, New York & really never giving the Harlem MC's DJ's,B-Boys and Young Promoters Their Props. 
directed by Kevin Stewart

TODAY'S THE DAY
A young woman's dismal day could be her last.
directed by Brandon Carraha

RUN
Basil begins to have second thoughts when she discovers that her new friend group may have Satanic leanings. A message from a friend tells her to RUN... but is it too late to escape?
directed by Michelle Burger

MICROFRONT CUSTOMER SERVICE
A detailed look behind the scenes of MicroFront, an electronics company that fired all of their customer service reps and replaced them with musicians.
directed by Gregory Roberts

HOLLOW POND
After being abandoned by his brothers, a young Maasai boy must outwit a mysterious force to be reunited with his family.
durected by Rolfin Nyhus

BENIM
Benim is the story of two culturally opposite New Yorkers. Their experiences are compared and contrasted through parallel narratives until their lives collide in love and death.
directed by Anna Lauren Tufekci

TEDDY
A dying girl seeks protection from her teddy bear - no matter what.
directed by Mark Clauburg

FRIDAY 5:30-7P
NORTH OF THE CITY 
Joanna Tuft is the CFO for a large corporation is on her way home from work when she is attacked by a man on the street. She narrowly escapes with the help of a stranger passing by. Together they must figure out who is after them and somehow expose the plot of why they are being hunted. Feature Film.
directed by Paul Zimmerman

FRIDAY 7P - RED CARPET HOUR

FRIDAY 8-10P
EVERYBODY SAID
Everybody Said - Official music video by The Wag
directed by Brian Ostering and Amanda Duncan

LOVER AND A GIVER
Follows the lives of two people: a busy wall street man who ignores the world around him and a generous bohemian woman who finds beauty in being kind and inspiring those around her. Music Video.
directed by Sebastian Rivera

THE CO-OP
A robber's plan quickly goes awry when the store he has marked turns out to be full of disabled people.
directed by Cameron S. Mitchell

JELLYFISH
After losing his girlfriend and dropping out of school, a young man decides that everything in life is out to get him, until he meets someone new.
directed by John Chiodi

BROOKYLINO
Recently in the market for an apartment, three cousins revisit their immigrant grandfather's old neighborhood in search of a place to live; but times have changed.
directed by Johnny Ventimiglia

FRY DAY I'M IN LOVE
Can a down on her luck, single mom find her real life Prince Charming in this modern day fairy tale? Anything can happen on Fry Day...
directed by Loring Murtha

THE BEACH HOUSE
Max brings his new girlfriend, Jamie, to his beach house for a fun weekend together along with his three closest friends. Both Korean adoptees with white parents, Max and Jamie discover they have much more in common than they thought.
directed by Eric Elizaga

FISTS OF ENDEARMENT
Max & Lizzie fight their way out of a henchmen filled log cabin while arguing about their relationship.
directed by Bob Klein

THE BATHING BANDIT
Roommates, Richie and Frankie come home to find a dead body in their bathtub. But that is just the start of it.
directed by Larry Rosen

QUANTUM
When a boy battling a brain tumor is ready to give up, his little sister helps him discover a message of hope.
directed by Ryan Willard

SATURDAY 12-2P
A QUIET SPACE
Parody of "A Quiet Place"
directed by Mike Langan

GAIL'S NEW BOYFRIEND Feature Film.
Gail has broken up with her long-term boyfriend. Depending on who you believe, she either just met the man of her dreams, or she has stolen a ventriloquist's dummy and is having a torrid affair with it. Either way, something's not right.
directed by Jim Mendrinos

SATURDAY 2-4P
ONE DAY
A deeply poetic and moving song about a world without injustice.
directed by Kayla Arend

LOVE IN FOUR PANELS
Love In Four Panels is the story of Wendell and Winona. They've been best friends since high school. They bonded over comic books, sci-fi and cosplay. One day Wendell confesses his love for Winona. She's not sure how to react to this big reveal.
directed by Jim Harkins

THE FIFTH OF NOVEMBER
A psychological thriller following Jane, a survivor of a mass shooting. As she prepares to celebrate another birthday, the traumatic break shows itself, a reflection of America’s insatiable gun culture.
directed by Javier Augusto Nunez

ABSYNTHIA 
An attack on a mercenary airship on a seemingly innocent cargo run sends the lives of the Captain & her crew into their not so innocent pasts, and the events that unfold could destroy the government's well planned society.
directed by Seregon O'Dassey

SATURDAY 4-6P
COACH OF THE YEAR
An overzealous coach, tries to motivate his team to go out and win.
produced by Brett Eidman

TOM 
directed by David Ambrose

TWO DOWN
Salt beef? Two feckless men attempt to complete a tabloid crossword in an old-school greasy spoon cafe in north east London.
directed by Rolfin Nyhus

BENEFITS NOT INCLUDED
A women who has worked hard for 30 years is determined to get her unemployment benefits when she is "terminated" from her job.
directed by Jen Lyon

ACTING CLASS
Obsessive-compulsive accountant Pete is bullied into supporting the dreams of his brother Jeff. Pete’s eccentric and riotous downstairs neighbor Dave decides to join when he hears of Jeff’s “surprise”. Together, the three take on the alternative methods of acting instructor, Lyle Gemini.
directed by Frank Corbiserie

ACTORS ANONYMOUS
An off beat comedy about actors who struggle to overcome their ACTING ADDICTION. Try as they might, they can't stop acting!
directed by Mark Stolzenberg

SAVING MARIA
A Detective's interrogation of teenagers leads to the painful truth about a girl they all bullied.
directed by Joshua Nelson

SATURDAY 6-8P
A LIFE WORTH LIVING
A short drama that focuses more on the journey through grief and guilt than the concept of loss itself. This is the story of Edward, a young man who struggles with the accidental death of his brother. 
directed by Giovanna Caruso

SUMMER CABIN 
When Peter and Nancy break up, their best friends try to get them back together during a weekend at a cabin... When Peter and Nancy have other plans, things start to go wrong. Feature Film.
directed by Sean Feuer

SATURDAY 8-10P
THE SMILING STRANGERS
After Nicholas Houghton kills a child in a car accident, he is tormented by a pair of evil reapers.
directed by Tom Bragg

STILL
Vanessa is a photojournalist who takes it upon herself to investigate a local disturbance. She quickly finds that there are some things only her camera can see.
directed by Michael Licisyn

THE THEATRE OF TERROR
Inspired by The Twilight Zone this four-film anthology revolve around a mysterious old movie palace where tales of terror reside. Feature Film.
directed by Thomas Ryan

SUNDAY 12-2P
CONSPIRACY THEORY
What's underneath the tinfoil hat? Songwriter Tris McCall interrupts your regularly scheduled broadcast to explore the dark alleys of American paranoia.
directed by Geoge Pasles

LITTLE GHOST GIRL
Inspired by Karen McCadden’s poem "Little Ghost Girl" as read by McCadden for the video. The video translates the brief and lyrical exchanges between loss and that which haunts us. 
directed by Adriane Little

THE EARTHING MOVIE: THE REMARKABLE SCIENCE OF GROUNDING 
The scientific phenomenon of how we can heal our bodies by doing the simplest thing that a person can do… standing barefoot on the earth. Known as "grounding" or "earthing," a host of recent scientific studies reveal the stunning and consistent benefits of the electromagnetic relationship between the human body and the Earth. Documentary Feature Film.
directed by Josh Tickell and Rebecca Tickell
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SUNDAY 2-4P
AYESHA
There was a small planet in the middle of the broad universe. Everyone there is paying attention to one thing. Animation.
directed by Seiji O'Hara

TUMBLE DRY
Following his therapist’s advice to be more social, Gary, an aspiring NYC playwright, channels his obsessive compulsive tendencies towards online dating. 
directed by Delia Kelly and Stephen Riscica

SUPERSTORM: A LOVE STORY Feature Film.
Jim, a retired football player, and his girlfriend Amy go to his cabin for the weekend. Confusing whose weekend it was to have the cabin, Jim's ex-wife, Kate, and her boyfriend Miller also go to the cabin for the weekend. A massive snow storm traps the four inside the house to deal with their relationship issues.
directed by Larry Rosen

SUNDAY 4-6P
THE LOST SISTER
Mandy has come unannounced to visit her sister Teri. After having not seen each other or spoken since Mandy left home, Teri is still harboring anger towards her.

YES 
The story of washed up child star Patrick Nolan, whose life was ruined when he was involved in a scandal involving a minor. Years later, Patrick becomes entranced with a 17-year-old student, who he decides to mentor. Feature Film.
directed by Rob Margolies

SUNDAY 6-7:30P RED CARPET

SUNDAY 7:30P AWARDS CEREMONY








































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