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This animated short doc tells one young man's harrowing story of the devastating effects of solitary confinement on youth. Part of Shorts Program 6

Season:
2016
Director:
Michael I Schiller
Cinematography:
Michael I Schiller
Cast:
Izzy Nazario
Editor:
Michael I Schiller
Producer:
Michael I Schiller
Language:
English
Genre:
Drama
Music:
Mos Def, Audio Network

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Hop aboard the Los Angeles Limited and join retired steam train engineer, Glen Whistler, as he takes his grandchild down the tracks of memory lane. Part of Shorts Program 4

Season:
2016
Director:
David Chai
Cinematography:
David Chai
Cast:
Maaike Scherff, Kai Nguyen, Chelsea Holt, Danny Trang, Stella Longfish, Eric Garcia
Editor:
Olivia Asis
Producer:
David Chai
Language:
English
Genre:
Animation
Music:
Ryan Breen

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The portrait of Johnnie Gray’s boxing gym, a temporary haven for troubled kids and young adults who are at-risk of the dangers and temptations of the streets in the city of East Palo Alto. Part of Shorts Program 6

Season:
2016
Director:
Daniel E. Chavez Ontiveros
Cinematography:
Daniel E. Chavez Ontiveros
Cast:
Johnnie Gray Jr., Antonio Flores Jr., Isaac Teasley, Rodney Mason, Hanni Kruggel, Alisa Burns-Mansker
Editor:
Daniel E. Chavez Ontiveros
Producer:
Daniel E. Chavez Ontiveros, Erendira Olivera
Genre:
Documentary

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The Blue & the Beyond is the story of a young, imaginative man named Charlie, who is searching to find someone like him in a world where he is different in every way. Part of Shorts Program 9B

Season:
2016
Director:
Youri Dekker
Cinematography:
Geoff Nakanishi
Cast:
Nicki Yee, Casey Straka, Jonathan Apilado, Grace Lacuesta, Jasmine Truong, Alvin Concepcion
Editor:
Youri Dekker
Producer:
Kimberly Mucha, Samia Khalaf
Language:
English
Genre:
Drama
Music:
Megan Carnes

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Birthday - A powerful and touching love letter to our severely wounded veterans and the families who care for them, based on many true stories. Plays before the feature film Josephine Doe

Season:
2016
Director:
Chris King
Cinematography:
Ryan Black
Cast:
Mandy Moody, Chris Gouchoe
Editor:
Chris King
Producer:
Chris King, Heather King, Eric Wheeler
Language:
English
Genre:
Drama
Music:
Jonsi & Alex

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A glimpse of a group of young soldiers coming home from war trying to get back to a normal life that's been put on hold after being subjected to a level of physical and psychological strain most of us would neither choose nor be able to tolerate, all in order to serve our country and protect us. Part of Shorts Program 8

Season:
2016
Director:
Riley Silos
Cinematography:
Ronnie Silos
Cast:
Hassani Rizzo, Jeremy Reid, Luriel Ace, Nicholas Talone, Summer Spiro
Editor:
Riley Silos
Producer:
Ronnie Silos
Language:
English
Genre:
Documentary
Music:
Mark Spiro

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A romantic thriller that follows a formerly homeless teenager, Amber, on her last day at the Peterson’s house when a detective closes in on her threatening to reveal her secret. Plays before the feature film Daddy's Boy

Season:
2016
Director:
Adriana Gonzalez-Vega
Cinematography:
Emilia Mendieta Cordova
Cast:
Emily Goss, Scott Shilstone, Leslie Stevens, Victoria Clare, David C. Scott
Editor:
Darcy Borg
Producer:
Bini Noble, Brenda Blair
Language:
English
Genre:
Drama
Music:
Isabelle Engman

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A woman and her physician husband rent an old mansion for the summer They move into the upstairs nursery where the wife is confined as a type of therapy for her condition, a perceived nervous breakdown. A contemporary adaptation of a seminal work of feminist literature (written in 1892 by Charlotte Perkins Gilman), The Yellow Wallpaper is the latest feature film from Spartan Film Studios, San Jose State University's premier film program. Through Spartan Film Studios, students work with faculty, staff, and industry professionals to create awardwinning feature and short-subject films.

Season:
2016
Premiere status:
Work In Progress
Director:
Kourosh Ahari
Cinematography:
Lorenzo Pace
Cast:
Katherine Celio, Nicholas Riggall, Kimberly Lester, James Carpenter, Darius Houshmandi
Editor:
Theodore Reid
Producer:
Armin Houshmandi
Language:
English
Genre:
Drama
Music:
Brian Crain

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Witty banter abounds between two sisters who tease each other almost as much as they need each other. Director Stephen Ringer creates a hilarious adventure of partners in crime—and in life. Two sisters, Elle (Aly Michalka, Easy A) and Joy (AJ Michalka, Super 8), throw a going-away party for themselves. A few uninvited guests—including their divorced parents—hail the drama that turns what was supposed to be a unifying celebration into a chaotic frenzy of emotions and the memories of past heartaches.

Season:
2016
Director:
Stephen Pierce Ringer
Cinematography:
Stephen Pierce Ringer
Cast:
Aly Michalka, AJ Michalka, Mimi Rogers, Amanda Crew, Madeline Zima, Liam Aiken
Editor:
Stephen Pierce Ringer
Producer:
Stephen Pierce Ringer, Aly Michalka, AJ Michalka, Kerry Barden
Language:
English
Genre:
Drama
Music:
Michael Einziger, Ann Marie Simpson

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Wanted: proof of life after death. It's one of life's great unknowns. Where do we go when we die? Is there life after death? Miles isn't waiting around for answers. He wants proof now, before his time is up. Maybe then he can finally overcome his fear of death and move on with life. He offers a reward for anyone who can show him a hint of the afterlife, whether it be a ghost, a demon...anything. The answer, it turns out, is more than Miles bargained for.

Season:
2016
Director:
Andy Mitton, Jesse Holland
Cinematography:
Jeffrey Waldron
Cast:
Annette O'Toole, Clark Freeman, John Glover, Giovanna Zacarias, Jay Dunn, Laura Heisler
Editor:
Andy Mitton, Jesse Holland
Producer:
Richard King, Irina Popov, Logan Brown, Arnie Holland, David Lester, Marius Haugan
Language:
English
Genre:
Thriller
Music:
Andy Mitton
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