United States
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The Hamiltons seem to be the picture-perfect American family. They are hardworking community members: giving to their local charities, attending Town Hall meetings and always respectful to their neighbors... except for the fact that they usually end up killing them.
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Human resources drone and put-upon family man Harry (James Franco) imagines he could be the next Dostoyevsky if he could just get a little peace and quiet. With so much noise at home, Harry decides it?s time to move out in order to start his literary masterpiece.
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Cinequest is proud to offer a showing of both the legendary Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One, a remarkable study of the possibilities of cinema first shown in 1968, with its 2005 companion piece, Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take 2½.
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Though hardly famous, Jack Mullin?s influence extends from the creation of tape following World War II to the rise of the iPod in recent times. The engaging Sound Man sheds welcome light on the career of this neglected pioneer, responsible for the innovation described as ?a musician?s dream.?
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They say love makes you do crazy things, but does that include confronting life?s greatest fears? For Kevin and Ro, falling in love means just that. Their love is about finding what they want and going for it, just as Ro seeks out Kevin and tricks him into thinking he actually picked her up. As their romance burgeons, their intoxication with each other they disregard their workaday lives, sell their possessions and then begin to dare each other to do all the things they avoid or fear the most.
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Man versus machine: to what lengths will man recreate himself in autonomous humanoid life forms? It?s a question worth considering during this age of advanced methods of genetic engineering, and first time writer/director James Bai contributes a haunting look at what could happen in our near future if the field grows outside of reasonable confines.
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When we hear about soldiers and casualties in war, much too often we perceive these human beings merely as statistics. Capturing the words and emotions of the mothers whose sons and daughters are fighting and dying in Iraq, director Angeliki Giannakopoulis (A Greek Woman; Cinequest, 2003) puts a human face on these soldiers in this extraordinarily powerful portrait of love, suffering and our common humanity.
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A new student at a strict all-girls Catholic high school, Annabelle quickly draws attention from her peers and teachers for numerous improprieties: a nose ring, Buddhist prayer beads, cigarettes and a penchant for bringing up sex in poetry class, where teacher Simone Bradley doesn?t know how to control her.
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The dead end lives of post high schoolers is captured with humor, poignancy and compassion in Tom Zuber?s unique tale of young adults trying to deal with a world that is not exactly welcoming them with open arms.
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Young Aman has everything he could possibly want: good looks, a supportive family, a solid job. Yet his outlook on life is suddenly shaken when he stumbles upon beautiful Neha, who captures his heart at first sight. The two fall in love, and nothing seems able to come between them.