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Blazing Saddles did it to the Western. Airplane did it to the Disaster Flick. Scary Movie did it to the Horror Film. Not Another Teen Movie did it to the, uh, Teen Movie. And now, it?s time for Independent Films to get what they got comin? to ?em.

Season:
2005
Premiere status:
World Premiere
Director:
Philip Zlotorynski
Cast:
Cast Paget Brewster, Darren Keefe, Neil Barton, Eric Hoffman, Ashley Head, Brian Krow, Bob Odenkirk
Editor:
Philip Zlotorynski
Producer:
Chris Gore
Executive Producer:
Tim Misenhimer, David Wiggins
Language:
English
Genre:
Unassigned
Music:
Joe Kraemer

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Charlie has had better days. A seemingly dim-witted safecracker, Charlie (otherwise known as ?The Ox?) is recruited by a gang of seasoned crooks, only to find himself cheated out of the loot and laughed out of town.

But his new partners really haven?t any idea who they are dealing with, and no one double-crosses Charlie. It does not take long for him to devise a plan to get back what is rightfully his, restore his reputation and teach his friends and expensive lesson. Of course, nothing ever really goes exactly as planned?

Season:
2005
Premiere status:
World Premiere
Director:
Scott Smith
Cinematography:
Jonathan Marlow
Cast:
Jon Polito, Cory McAbee, Joe Mazza, D. Michael Kane
Producer:
Eric McDonald
Language:
English
Genre:
Unassigned
Music:
Steve Graham

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In 1987, a 16-foot bronze statue was commissioned for placement in a prominent downtown square in San Jose, California. The statue commemorated the raising of the American Flag and California?s inclusion into the U.S during the Mexican-American War. However, the statue was at the center of a fierce controversy and locked away in a warehouse, never to be seen again?until now.

Season:
2005
Premiere status:
World Premiere
Director:
Erin McEnery
Cinematography:
Steve Sprinkles
Editor:
Boris Zubov
Producer:
Erin McEnery
Genre:
Unassigned
Music:
Andrew Jackson, Rick Cuevas

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On a small island just off the coast of Maine, the daily catch is life, and three generations of Pritchard lobstermen have built one on it. In recent years, however, the catches have been slow and the sea is not yielding what she used to. And in the midst of the worst border dispute with Canadian fisherman in years, a shy Canadian woman, Darcie, moves in next door, shifting the mood of the Pritchards and the entire island.

Season:
2005
Premiere status:
World Premiere
Director:
James Cole
Cinematography:
Jim Cole
Cast:
Minor Rootes, Steve Jones, Aaron Duffey, Emmanuelle Chaulet, George Hamm
Editor:
Jim Cole
Producer:
James Cole, Aaron Duffey, Jay Towle
Language:
English
Genre:
Unassigned
Music:
Sara Caswell, Dan Cole

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America! Built on a better pill.

Karly Hert has spent the last ten years selling drugs?legally, that is. She works for America?s pharmaceutical industry, and although conflicted on a daily basis by the industry?s values, Karly has been seduced by the golden handcuffs of corporate America.

Season:
2005
Premiere status:
World Premiere
Director:
Kathleen Slattery-Moschkau
Cinematography:
Carl Whitney
Cast:
Katherine Heigl, Lucian McAfee, Dorian DeMichele, Dave Durbin, Temeceka Harris
Editor:
Dan Kattman
Producer:
Kathleen Slattery-Moschkau, Holly Mosher
Language:
English
Genre:
Unassigned
Music:
Tanner Music, Ralph Bruner

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Billie Lawrence has it all. Elegance. Weekend home. Three-car garage. The perfect life. Or so it seems. Inside the gated walls of her community, Billie suffers in silence as her husband increases his violent abuse.

Season:
2005
Premiere status:
World Premiere
Director:
Kari Nevil
Cinematography:
David Collier
Cast:
Irene Bedard, Hal J. Robinson, Yvette Freman, Alma Martinez, Richard Van Vleet, and Don Most
Editor:
Jennifer Steinman
Producer:
Kari Nevil
Co-Producer:
Karen MacKellar, Donna Garrison
Language:
English
Genre:
Unassigned
Music:
Hal J. Robinson, Kevin Hedges

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An evocative trio of short stories following three women named Gina makes up Listening to the Voice of a Wind, a superbly made drama about hanging on to your dreams while trying to make it in a new land. Keeping the same fascinating themes while ricocheting around the country, the film expertly fuses the stories into one major artistic statement.

Season:
2005
Premiere status:
World Premiere
Director:
Jeong Jung Kim
Cinematography:
Keewon Jung
Cast:
Yurie Cho, Yunjung Chang, Shyun Kim
Editor:
Youngim Park
Producer:
Jeong Jung Kim
Language:
English, Korean
Genre:
Unassigned
Music:
Eunjung Kim

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Evan has a schlock reality TV news show which is about to hit the big time. Laura, a local news reporter, is up for a job at a top TV station. To celebrate their good fortunes, Laura?s husband, Richard, rents a house on the Oregon Coast and invites Evan and his wife for a weekend of rest and relaxation. But Richard has a lot more in store for the unsuspecting group.

Season:
2005
Premiere status:
World Premiere
Director:
Matt Lopin
Cinematography:
Mark Anderson
Cast:
Tony Doupe, Debra Pralle, Shawn Belyea, Amy Leone Walton
Editor:
John Dagnen
Producer:
Matt Lopin
Language:
English
Genre:
Unassigned
Music:
Wrick Wolff

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Akaash is looking for love, and has arrived in America in search of an all-American, but still Indian, girl. Visiting with, Rohit, his childhood friend, Akaash asks for his help to find his dream girl. Yet, as Akaash goes from girl to girl?simple situations often leading to hilarious outcomes?he begins to realize that finding love is never easy and no girl is what she seems. Still, poor Akaash will do whatever it takes to find his Dulhan.

Season:
2005
Premiere status:
World Premiere
Director:
Manoj Kumar Sen
Editor:
Thomas Koch
Producer:
Atul Parikh, Paresh Patel
Executive Producer:
Parul Parikh
Language:
English
Genre:
Unassigned

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Hard work is the key to success. Director Roger Weisberg (Aging Out; Cinequest 2004) disproves that simplistic homily by chronicling four American workers over three years. As part of an ever-growing class known as the ?working poor,? this diverse group struggles to lift themselves out of the burdens of poverty and into the realm of the American Dream.

Season:
2005
Premiere status:
World Premiere
Director:
Roger Weisberg
Cinematography:
Hilary Morgan, Slawomir Grunberg
Editor:
Sandra Christie, Lewis Erskine, Christopher White
Producer:
Roger Weisberg
Language:
English
Genre:
Unassigned
Music:
Richard Fiocca
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