2017

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Chasing the scrumptious dream of chef-stardom, first-hand. Two chefs, each with his own separate dream: Aaron Silverman wants to create an informal restaurant with innovative, fresh cuisine; Frank Linn is determined to establish his own pizza shop. As their dreams sometimes turn into nightmares, Aaron and Frank confront obstacles and pitfalls head on, proving that with talent, gumption, and a little luck, dreams do come true. Director Dustin Harrison-Atlas follows both chefs over the course of several years as their restaurants come to fruition.

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Not all benefits are beneficial. Director Jerzy Rose crafts a sublime comedy of biting humor and unusual schemes to paint a satirical portrait of millennials and hipsters. When a local business needs to raise its profile, the owners decide to host a food drive. The problem is they have no clue what they are doing—and, after failure after failure, one has to wonder if they are actually benefitting anyone. Relationships become strained as the difficulty of planning such an event consumes everyone. Feelings and emotions need constant validation but only materialize as awkward humor. The moral?

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He can’t die, and it’s bugging him? A comedy starring Alyson Stoner (Cheaper By The Dozen, Step Up) and Bill Engvall (Blue Collar Comedy), Mr. Invincible presents a super fun look at death, life, and love. Joe King (Jordan Ray Fox) has a problem. He can’t kill himself. Worse, at a moment of supposed death, he sees his future (not his past) flash before his eyes—a future driven by an adventure with the outrageous Tallulah (Alyson Stoner). Jaw-dropping funny, Mr. Invincible’s ratcheting tension has you eagerly anticipating what lies around the next corner.

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How much is your life worth? Disillusioned, anti-capitalist Emma is on the run following her boyfriend’s crime of hiding millions in pension funds. Her desperation forces her to rely on the kindness of rich strangers, but her hatred for them becomes too much and leads to murder…more than once. Soon, she becomes the nation’s most wanted killer. Hot on her trail is the British Crimes Agency’s secret weapon, a young agent named Gabriel with an unusual neurological condition, synesthesia—which comes in quite handy in his investigation.

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The hilarious ups and downs of a truly modern set of relationships. Fausto, a narcissistic and pretentious intellectual working in advertising, can’t stop arguing with his girlfriend Clara, a professionally accomplished woman and a mother of two children, over the status of their relationship. Following their breakup, Fausto jumps straight into an affair with a young actress, while Clara explores previously unchartered territories when starting to see another woman. Yet, their story is not over, as carnal desires and lingering emotions take over their sensible resolutions.

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A dash of weed, a splash of Greek mythology, and a pinch of art. It’s high school. What can go wrong? Created by Palo Alto High School students, in collaboration with James Franco, Metamorphosis Junior Year is a beautiful coming-of-age tale. Following Ovid, an angsty teenage boy trying to make sense of life, love, sexuality, and friends, audiences are taken on a stunning journey through the mind as he analyzes the world around him.

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"It’s supposed to get better...isn’t it?" A stolen minivan, a pack of cigarettes, her son’s rock, and the need to get away. Claire couldn’t handle the suburban soccer mom life any longer. She needed to escape. But when her son finds out she left again, this time he doesn’t want her back. Stranded, Claire will have to find her way home, but will she be able to find herself in the process? Menorca is a weirdly odd adventure filled with humor, authenticity, and self- discovery. John Barnard delivers a refreshing and clever film that makes you wonder: Is life ever really normal?

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One life taken; one life saved… Memento Mori is an evocative cinematic journey alongside the living and the dying, bringing to the screen a human drama never-before-captured on film. In an organ transplant hospital, every facet of the human experience—joy, anguish, pain, and a profound appreciation for the beauty of life and the inevitability of death—is concentrated in one building and let loose to roam the halls.

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Falling in love is easy; falling out is the hard part. Dash (Jacob Tierney, The Trotsky) has nothing figured out. He's a 33-year-old mural artist living check-to-check. A psychologist would classify him as clinically depressed, but he is still in denial and lost in the past. In fact, Dash thinks he still has a chance with his ex-Lauren (Jessica Pare, Mad Men). After all, she is only engaged to Dash’s charming nemesis Mark Adam Jones (Jay Baruchel, How to Train Your Dragon).

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You are your own worst enemy. Imagine the worst day of your life. Now, insert Adam who happens to be reliving his day endlessly. Loop pulls together a supernatural story of a man who gets a second chance to do what is right… then a third, and a fourth. In hopes of saving his wife and future child, Adam has to brave his nightmares and prove himself worthy. Fighting to uncover a scandal that leads to his own demise, Adam seems to be getting in the way of himself. This fast-paced, sci-fi thriller re-defines “the edge of your seat,” leaving one with a thorough boggling of the mind.