2017

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Created by Palo Alto High School students, in collaboration with James Franco: a dash of weed, a splash of Greek mythology, and a pinch of art. It’s high school. What can go wrong?
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, …

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A stolen minivan, 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.
"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…

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One life taken; one life saved… emotional and profound, Memento Mori is an arresting and evocative cinematic journey, that immerses itself completely in a world few of us understand: an organ transplant hospital.
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…

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Jessica Pare (Mad Men) and Jay Baruchel (How to Train Your Dragon) star in a romantic comedy wherein falling in love is easy; falling out is the hard part.
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…

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A fast-paced, sci-fi thriller finds a man forced to relive the same day over and over again, in the hopes of saving his family. Unfortunately, that also means getting in the way of himself over and over again too.
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…

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An intimate collection of rarely seen performances of artists from every corner of the globe, as they attempt to answer the unanswerable: "What would we put into a time capsule that will be opened in 1000 years?" The result if the ultimate expression of the human spirit and what it means to turn sorrow into joy and happiness.
Music: the universal language. No matter from what corner of the world you come, or color of your skin, or language you speak, at the heart of every culture lies the basis of what makes their…
Cecilia is a single mother living in San Francisco in 1974. Recently separated from her baby's father and living in a shelter, Cecilia is determined to provide a future for her newborn. When she…

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Israel, a country of refugees. Levinsky Park, a community of refugees divided. A fascinating and nuanced portrait of the myriad complexities and repercussions of one of the defining global controversies of our time, refugee migration.
Israel, a country of refugees. Levinsky Park, a community of refugees divided. No country has been more historically indebted to refugees than Israel. Yet, in the Levinsky Park neighborhood of Tel…
Starring and written by Tyrese Gibson, directed by Paul Hunter, and produced by Academy Award-winner Denzel Washington, the story of up-and-coming soul singer Lionel Jacobs. Married to his…

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Ben is laid back. So laid back, he can’t seem to put any effort into his romantic interests. Full of moments of existential contemplation and self-realization, an authentic and sweetly charming ode to getting through the day, the ups and downs it brings, and the countless events of trial and error.
Is there a proper way to do anything these days? Ben is an extremely laid-back young man. He spends his days between driving for Uber and hanging out with friends; by night, he is a stand-up…
Texters texting, tweeters tweeting, likers liking, posters posting, Googlers Googling, Amazonians Amazoning, webheads surfing, snappers chatting, pinnters pinning, tubers tubing, snappers chatting,…

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A hilarious tale about being thirty-something, waiting for life to happen, being yourself, and getting a cat.
When you're chasing your tail, life is always just out of reach. Thirty-two-year-old Laura is coasting, waiting for her life to fall into place like it has for her friends, with houses in the…

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Cinequest’s Opening Nights are always a spectacular treat for movie lovers, and you’ll want to join us for an evening of laughs, as director Mark Pellington (Arlington Road) presents his captivating new comedy, starring Shirley MacLaine (Terms of Endearment, Mrs. Winterbourne, Postcards from the Edge) and Amanda Seyfried (Les Misérables, Big Love, Mamma Mia!).
Cinequest’s Opening Nights are always a spectacular treat for movie lovers, and you’ll want to join us for an evening of laughs, as director Mark Pellington (Arlington Road) presents his captivating…
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