World Premiere
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?We all choose our lives and this is the life I chose.?
Kei is Nick's first lasting relationship. She is real, tangible, and Nick has a real shot at happiness. Yet, Nick finds comfort in a virtual world, where he is a champion; a true rock star in a world that needs rock stars. He knows what to expect in the virtual world, so when faced with the chance at something real, can he accept the unknown? Only one way to find out.
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"Canary is to biotech what Primer is to time travel. It's a cerebral, tantalizing fantasy?[The director's] talent shows through this film in every aspect." -- Richard von Busack, Silicon Valley Metro
Director Alejandro Adams (Around the Bay, Cinequest 2008) once again creates one of the most uniquely visionary films of the year?an intellectually daring dystopian thriller set in a not-so-alternate universe in which organ harvesting is commonplace.
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A romance a decade in the making.
Can love at first sight happen ten years down the road? Nick and Kate decide to take their longtime friendship to the next level. Starting in Las Vegas, they reveal their feelings for each other over the course of a journey across the Northwest. Tentative at first, their love grows stronger and more serious as they make their way through such monuments as the Grand Canyon and Mount Rushmore. But is their bond strong enough to withstand the often startling personal revelations along the way?
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The classic, I hate your guts, no wait, I like you, my brother is deaf, let?s ride a couch down the street, love story.
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Old World? dad, meet your ?New World? kids.
Last year, Cinequest was extremely honored to present the first audience test screening of Mark Tran?s, All About Dad?a very exciting event that found the sold-out theatre audience laughing, crying, and ultimately cheering. For this year, we are thrilled to have Mark present the final film to audiences.
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Sexuality and abuse, murder and suicide, truth and lies
A captivating drama that explodes with an intense visual style and sharp storytelling, Oceania is a rarity for such a young director. At 17-years-old, Harpreet Dehal wrote and directed a film that reveals a talent and a cinematic eye far beyond even the most seasoned Hollywood directors, and based on his debut film, there is no doubt that Dehal is one of the big discoveries of the year.
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Sex and the City meets reality.
Unfortunately, old school views of love and marriage being the most important event in a woman?s life still exist today. Meet Taylor, who is thirty-five, single, never been married and has no future prospects. Watch as Taylor and her desperate friends fish through the dating pool of Los Angeles but end up catching fetishists, phone sex operators, and self-help gurus instead of their soul mates.
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Winner, Audience Award - Moondance International Film Festival
Featuring new music by Sam Means of The Format.