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A brilliant Stanford student descends into a life on the street.

Elizabeth Wiltsee?s intellect and talent showed promise for a brilliant writing career. In writer-director Bill Rose?s (The Loss of Nameless Things) moving homage, Wiltsee?s life and her work are given the tribute they deserve.

Elizabeth was a prolific writer, but she was unable to get her works published. She eventually landed homeless in Watsonville, sleeping on the steps of St. Patrick?s Church, apparently mute. It was at St. Patrick?s that she became part of a community that knew and cared for her.

Season:
2008
Premiere status:
World Premiere
Director:
Bill Rose
Cinematography:
Mickey Freeman, Bill Rose
Editor:
Rick LeCompte
Producer:
Bill Rose
Language:
English
Genre:
Documentary

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A fast-paced stunner of Sputnik?s blast into orbit reveals the wellsprings of both our Cold War fears and space travel hopes.

In 1957, the Cold War had been solely a battle of words, but with the launch of earth?s first manmade satellite, the race to dominate space began. Featuring a plethora of remarkable original footage, including information recently declassified by the CIA, this captivating journey provides a story filled with stunning immediacy considering the events depicted took place fifty years ago.

Season:
2008
Director:
David Hoffman
Editor:
John Vincent Barrett
Producer:
Eric Reid, David Hoffman, John Vincent Barrett
Executive Producer:
Jay Walker
Language:
English
Genre:
Documentary

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In the maw of the Hollywood machine, it can be a quick and precipitous fall from being yesterday?s darling to today?s ignored and unemployable pariah.

Season:
2008
Director:
Ramy Katrib, Evan York
Cinematography:
Jeff Orsa, Ramy Katrib, Evan York
Cast:
Mardik Martin, Martin Scorsese, Gene Kirkwood, Irwin Winkler, Amy Heckerling, Mark Harris, Howard Rodman
Editor:
Lakan de Leon
Language:
English
Genre:
Documentary

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The father of modern electric guitar sound, this 92-year-old still rocks.

Without Les Paul, there would have been no Chuck Berry, Jimi Hendrix or Eric Clapton. Just ask Keith Richards, who is one of many rock legends who appears to pay tribute in this captivating story of one of the 20th century?s greatest mavericks. Acquiring his jazz chops in Chicago during the depression, wowing audience in 1930?s Harlem and even backing Bing Crosby?s ?It?s Been a Long, Long Time,? Paul?s career spans decades and has yet to be matched by any other music artist.

Season:
2008
Director:
John Paulson
Cinematography:
Erich Roland
Cast:
Les Paul, Jeff Beck, Tony Bennett, Richard Carpenter, Tommy Emmanuel, Ahmet Ertegun, David Fricke, Gary Giddens, Merle Haggard, Sonya Hensley
Editor:
John Paulson
Producer:
James Arntz, John Paulson
Executive Producer:
Susan Lacy, Glenn Aveni
Language:
English
Genre:
Documentary

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When minions of hell run alongside this double-decker bus of destruction, only the D-Tour could bring a new perspective on the journey that lies in its wake.

Season:
2008
Director:
Jeremy Konner
Cinematography:
Jeremy Konner
Cast:
Jack Black, Kyle Gass
Editor:
Jeremy Konner, Eric Binns, James Atkinson, Kevin Mayfield
Producer:
Jeremy Konner, Jack Black, Kyle Gass, Benjamin Cooley
Language:
English
Genre:
Documentary

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A true love story about murder, friendship, betrayal and family

Dr. Andrew Bagby, raised in Silicon Valley, was murdered by Dr. Shirley Turner, the mother of his unborn child. Bagby?s childhood friend, filmmaker and Cinequest alum Kurt Kuenne (Scrapbook, Drive-in Movie Memories), initially intended to make this film for Bagby?s son, Zachary, as a way he could get to know his father. But when Turner flees to Newfoundland to escape her arrest for murder, the film and Kuenne take a new direction.

Season:
2008
Director:
Kurt Kuenne
Cinematography:
Kurt Kuenne
Editor:
Kurt Kuenne
Producer:
Kurt Kuenne
Language:
English
Genre:
Documentary
Music:
Kurt Kuenne

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What happens when you?re sick and uninsured?

Season:
2008
Premiere status:
World Premiere
Director:
Roger Weisberg
Cinematography:
John Hazard, Shana Hagan, Deborah Eve Lewis
Editor:
Sandra Christie, Christopher White
Producer:
Roger Weisberg, Jilann Spitzmiller, Heather Courtney
Language:
English
Genre:
Documentary
Music:
Richard Fiocca

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Winner - Kaiser Permanente Thrive Award Can a group of autistic kids really pull off a live musical?

Inspiring, joyful and heartwarming are not typical terms associated with autism. But when a group of kids, led by a determined teacher and director, who is also a parent to one of the kids, embark on a journey to put on a full-length musical play, all bets are off.

Season:
2008
Director:
Tricia Regan
Cinematography:
Tricia Regan
Editor:
Kim Roberts
Producer:
Tricia Regan, Perrin Chiles, Sasha Alpert
Language:
English
Genre:
Documentary

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Two people, one forbidden place, an unlikely friendship

Season:
2008
Premiere status:
World Premiere
Director:
Chris Ford
Cinematography:
Cliff Traiman
Cast:
John Ratzenberger, Shelly Cole, Cindy Pickett, George McRae, Amos Glick
Editor:
Ian Montgomery
Producer:
Chris Ford, Jason Newmark
Executive Producer:
Scrott Gragon
Language:
English
Genre:
Comedy, Drama
Music:
Michael Tremante

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Seething with familial conflicts and yearnings, Three Priests offers a powerful journey. Dustin and Joe are brothers who are as different as can be: one a confident ladies man and the other shy and insecure. Their parents, retired sheriff Jake (Michael Parks of Kill Bill) and his wife, Rachel (Olivia Hussey of Romeo and Juliet) have worked hard to carve out a quiet and safe life for themselves and their family.

Season:
2008
Director:
James Cole
Cinematography:
Guy Peires
Cast:
Michael Parks, Olivia Hussey, Wes Studi, Alexander Martin, Julia Jones, James Parks, Aaron Duffey
Editor:
James Cole
Producer:
Aaron Duffey, Eileen Oberholtzer, James Cole, Jay Towle
Executive Producer:
Gloria Pinza, Peter Jacobs
Language:
English
Genre:
Drama
Music:
Dan Cole
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