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Electrical engineers turned filmmakers, Matt and Dan O'Donnell, transform this multi-character story into a surreal adventure in their 3-D animated feature, Missing Persons - a fascinating journey through the lives of four lost souls who are intertwined by the investigation of a half-drowned man living one foot beneath the surface of the Atlantic Ocean. Grizzled NYPD detective, John Funn, hooks up with the mumbling Officer Snookie, as they traverse a New York filled with street fighting drug vendors who have a bad habit of surviving shotgun blasts.
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Meet an American family with traditional family valuesÉbut this is definitely not the Donna Reed Show.
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Oakland-based director Edward La Borde, Jr. and screenwriter Allen White put the trappings of modern love, lust, and romance to the test in their urban comedy, Me and Mrs. Jones. Starving artist Tracy (Brian White) gets more than he bargains for when he takes a job with San Francisco based online dating service, LoveNet. His boss, Mrs. Jones (Wandachristine), is a Draconian taskmaster who plays to win in both corporate finances and love.
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Eric Eason's debut feature portrays an unflinching portrait of a community in transition-one that is rich with passion yet crippled by a cycle of violence. Junior and Manny are brothers growing up in the Washington Heights section of Manhattan, one of the most vibrant Spanish speaking communities in the country. Yet, fifteen years before, this same neighborhood was known as the nation's crack capital, and Junior was one of its victims. Released from prison, Junior returns home, determined not only to get his life back on track but also to protect Manny from following in his footsteps.
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Director Jake Torem reminds us that there's no such thing as perfection in a sharp story centered on Lily (Jade Henham, who also co-wrote), an imperfect person who has imperfect relationships with other imperfect people. Foremost in her life are her "keeper," Gene, an aging (and married) businessman with a Marilyn Monroe fetish, and her grounded roommate, Andrea, who serves as the voice of reason whispering into Lily's ear. As such, Lily is content in her routine, if not happy.
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Cinequest is proud to present the World Premiere of Rachel Raney and David Murray's Livermore. This offbeat film unearths one suburban town's long forgotten yet often hilarious history. Livermore's 25 year-old time capsule has inexplicably disappeared, and a handful of eccentric locals are the last hope in finding it. Part history, part mystery, but mostly comedy, Livermore introduces a memorable cast of characters, each with a distinct vision of the town -- from romanticized tributes to scathing send-ups of suburban life.
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Winner, Critic's Jury Prize IFP/West Film Festival. Co-filmmakers Josh Apter and Peter Olsen create a haunting beautifully crafted thriller about what happens when ordinary people are pushed to their limits. Mitchell and Ren are about to have a peaceful weekend alone in the CatskillsÉthat is until they pick up and befriend a mysterious hitchhiker, Lyle. Soon, Mitchell and Ren's plans for a quiet vacation are a distant memory-as things go from bad to worse and straight to hell-and their marriage is crumbling under Lyle's overshadowing presence.
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Doug Finelli's feature debut is a delightfully sexy comedy about love, marriage, friendship, and wife swapping. The late '70s: a time of experimentation and sexual freedom. For twelve-year-olds Steve and Eric, the prospects for their future seem limitless. Not quite. A little over 18 years later, Steve and Eric are average guys with average wives in the small town of Freehold, and they have yet to make any kind of mark.
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It's all in a day's work for Harry Callahan, a plainclothesman with the San Francisco police. A new partner, a bank robbery, and an attempted suicide form the prelude to the main event: catching a skillful sniper who is murdering the innocent while holding a city to ransom. Catching the killer, however, becomes a war between good and evil-with the people on both sides as ruthless, bitter and merciless products of a violent society.
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Director Davidson Cole's dark world of Design is an intricately woven tapestry of destiny wherein the characters of three separate, yet interrelated, stories grapple with realities that are simply out of their control. Peter Mallow (Daniel J. Travanti) is an alcoholic, abandoned by his wife and struggling to keep his life together as a door-to door salesman. Peter's daughter, Sonya, is not only her father's caretaker but also lives every day with the fact that her family has fallen apart. Nicholas is obsessed with women and taking pictures of the female form.