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Just how low will they go for a YouTube sensation? Three online video creators are trying in vain to create a viral video. They have cute, boring spots that are largely ignored on YouTube—and they have increasingly impatient investors. Enter a mysterious consultant whose videos have garnered millions of hits—by dispensing with good taste and adding titties. Overjoyed by their newfound success, the team pops out one popular video after another, from Sasquatch and Yeti in a curling match to women performing fellatio on beer bottles.

Season:
2016
Director:
Taylor Guterson, Erik Alskog
Cinematography:
Taylor Guterson
Cast:
Lull Michael, Nadine Nagamatsu, Erik Alskog, Alexander Christian, Madison DeCambra
Editor:
Erik Alskog, Taylor Guterson
Producer:
Taylor Guterson, Erik Alskog
Executive Producer:
Tom Gorai
Language:
English
Genre:
Comedy
Music:
Josh Myers & Cinecue

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"Is a good life measured by its length, or by its depth?" It's only one of the many thought-provoking questions raised by the life of James Ragan. What would you do in a moment of fear, a moment of likely defeat? Do you break down—or do you keep going? Diagnosed with a rare bone cancer, James puts up a tough fight physically and emotionally, and he does so with optimism, courage, and spirit—inspiring everyone he meets. Determined to stay true to who he is and help others in the process, James smiles, falls in love, and looks up when others would easily look down.

Season:
2016
Director:
Jamila Paksima, Geraldine Moriba Meadows
Cinematography:
Chris Beauchamp, Steve Buckwalter
Cast:
James Ragan, Gloria Ragan, Jack Nicklaus, Barbara Nicklaus, Jim Nantz, Thomas Morstead
Editor:
Steve Buckwalter, Dita Gruze
Producer:
Jamila Paksima, Geraldine Moriba Meadows
Language:
English
Genre:
Documentary
Music:
John Piscitello

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Be thankful for scars; it means you lived through it. Layered with emotional resonance and featuring incredible lead performances by Briana Evigan and Kerry Norton, ToY beautifully captures the story of two lost souls finding love and each other. Chloe (Evigan) inherited her late mother's wealth, as well as the demons she desperately tries to keep hidden. Her newest work leads her to Kat (Norton), a beautiful but aging call girl who doesn't have a clue how to navigate her future. They seemingly find one another at a time when they need to connect most.

Season:
2016
Director:
Patrick Chapman
Cinematography:
Vernon Rudolph
Cast:
Briana Evigan, Kerry Norton, Daniel Hugh Kelly, Bre Blair, Matt O'Leary, Paul Rae
Editor:
Barry O Donnell, Patrick Chapman
Producer:
Lije Sarki, Roberta Munroe
Language:
English
Genre:
Drama
Music:
Garren & Cohan

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Grant Rosenmeyer (The Royal Tenenbaums) and Lindsey Shaw (Pretty Little Liars) hilariously reveal that when life gets hard, you have to grow up. Do you ever feel like running back to your dad's houseboat and eating beef jerky until your life straightens out? Then Jefferson understands you. When goalless slacker Jefferson (Rosenmeyer) meets fellow temp worker and go-getter Stephanie (Shaw), he begins to fall for her. Despite her strict no-flirting policy, Stephanie and Jefferson find themselves on amorous trips to the supply closet at work on a daily basis.

Season:
2016
Director:
Ryan Sage
Cinematography:
Stephen Sheridan
Cast:
Grant Rosenmeyer, Lindsey Shaw, Reid Ewing, Eden Sher, Chris Bauer
Editor:
Ryan Sage
Producer:
Jason Duplissea, Ryan Sage
Language:
English
Genre:
Comedy
Music:
John DeBorde

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Prepare to have your senses enhanced! Dr. Myes wants to revolutionize consciousness by enhancing human senses beyond the normal human range of vision, hearing, smell, and touch. Her near-death experience has perhaps pushed her a bit too far, however, as she uses her own body as a guinea pig and grafts animal senses to her brain. Thus begins her descent into an uncharted domain as she transforms into...something else.

Season:
2016
Director:
Nancy Andrews
Cinematography:
Rohan Chitrakar
Cast:
Michole Briana White, Kevin Jackson, Jennifer Prediger, Marco Accardi, Jesse MacDonald
Editor:
Paul Hill
Producer:
Peter West
Language:
English
Genre:
SciFi
Music:
Nancy Andrews, Zach Soares

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How do you survive from loss? Award-Winning filmmaker and Cinequest Alumni Gabriela Tollman shines in her stunning feature debut, Somebody’s Mother. In this cathartic story based on real events two sisters navigate their way through loss together. After losing her baby, Clare becomes unhinged. She reaches out to her sister Anna for help, but Anna is hiding a dark secret about her own child. Together, the two sisters search for their place in motherhood and battle their tragic circumstances.

Season:
2016
Director:
Gabriela Tollman
Cinematography:
Fortunato Procopio
Cast:
Evelyne Tollman, Gabriela Tollman, Brian Donovan, James Tumminia, Clement Von Franckenstein, Nadine Kadey
Editor:
Tyler Hubby, Gabriela Tollman
Producer:
Evelyne Tollman, Gabriela Tollman, James Tumminia, Karen Lavender
Language:
English
Genre:
Drama
Music:
Walter Werzowa

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Daphne Zuniga, Joely Fisher, Michelle Hurd, Natasha Gregson Wagner, Barry Watson, Jonathan Slavin, Devon Gray, and singing and acting legend Connie Stevens, get up close and personal when they lose cell reception for a weekend. In a world where everything is virtual, it's hard to remain present. From games, texts, blogs, and calls, the surge of communication—while comforting—can become overwhelming. During another tumultuous Thanksgiving holiday, one family suffers a tragedy: loss of all cell phone reception throughout the house.

Season:
2016
Director:
Russell Brown
Cinematography:
Christopher Gosch
Cast:
Joely Fisher, Connie Stevens, Daphne Zuniga, Natasha Gregson Wagner, Barry Watson, Michelle Hurd
Editor:
Christopher Munch
Producer:
Russell Brown, John Baumgartner, Kerry Barden
Language:
English
Genre:
Drama
Music:
Ryan Beveridge

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Don't get into a pissing match with the universe—you won't win. Borshia, lead singer for the run-of-the-mill Borshettes, is a piece of...ahem...work with a ridiculous sense of entitlement and an ego big enough to create its own (bad) weather. When the phone of one of his few fans rings during a gig, his priceless, over-the-top reaction is one for the ages—you'll never leave your phone on in a concert again. With every door slamming in his face, he decides to end it all.

Season:
2016
Director:
Dominic Perez
Cinematography:
Bart Cortright
Cast:
Michael Patrick Kane, Baltsar Beckeld, Daryen Ru, Emily Simon, Emma Jean Delia, Jacob Clark Boggs
Editor:
Dominic Perez
Producer:
Dominic Perez
Language:
English
Genre:
Drama
Music:
Edward Ikeguchi

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Winner of the 2016 Kaiser Permanente Thrive Award at Cinequest, The Rebound portrays the power and magnificence of the human spirit and reveals just how much we all can achieve. Miami is a city known for its sports and diversity. For the Miami Heat Wheels, it is a city of opportunity, second chances, and a call to win—against all odds. Two years in the making, Shaina Allen's directorial debut dives deeply inside the lives of adaptive athletes while following the Miami Heat Wheels on their quest to rise to the top ranks of the league.

Season:
2016
Director:
Shaina Allen
Cinematography:
Shaina Allen, Chad Andreo Philp, Michael Esposito
Cast:
Mario Moran, Jeremie "Phenom" Thomas, Orlando Carrillo
Editor:
Shaina Allen, Jeremy Bircher
Producer:
Michael Esposito, Nick Nanton, JW Dicks
Language:
English, Spanish
Genre:
Documentary
Music:
Abel Okugawa, Jeremie "Phenom" Thomas, Mandy Harvey

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Four men go missing after the largest UFO sighting in US history. Missing persons—or military cover-up? Few know what really happened to the victims of the strange events in Phoenix, Arizona—until now. One moment it's a quiet, peaceful night. Then strange lights appear in the sky, heralding something ominous, something wrong. But the mind doesn't want to believe it. Maybe it's military. Maybe it's the government. An exhale of relief as rationalization replaces fear. That's when they strike. Terrifying, vicious, alien, these extraterrestrials wreak havoc...and it's all caught on camera.

Season:
2016
Director:
Keith Arem
Cinematography:
Brandon Cox
Cast:
Yuri Lowenthal, Troy Baker, Michael Adamthwaite, Brian Bloom
Editor:
Corey Brosius
Producer:
Keith Arem p.g.a., Adam Lawson p.g.a., Ash Saroha p.g.a., Fahad Enany
Language:
English
Genre:
SciFi
Music:
John Paesano
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