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On the first day olf Mamadan, Rashad attemps to fast to impress his fiance while trying to win an accounty for his architecture firm.
Part of Shorts Program 1: Open Your Eyes
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A kidnapping, a double-cross, an act of revenge, a mystery
An inexperienced camper goes into the woods for a 3-day weekend and stumbles into almost an alternative universe. What appears to be perhaps a murder scene turns out to be a kidnapping, or is it? A killer is chasing him, and without a car or cell-phone reception, the camper must depend on his wits alone.
Maya Stojan, Morgan Krantz, Nathan Phillips, Scott MacDonald
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Who ever said rock and roll was Satan?s music?
Meet Larry Norman, rock and roller turned born-again Christian turned religious rock star. Known as the father of contemporary Christian music, his music was initially considered too rebellious for the church and too ?Christian? for mainstream. Fallen Angel traces his controversial career and exemplifies the power of the unmovable human spirit by tracking a man?s desires to follow his heart and defy societal expectations to celebrate what he wants.
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Is an oil boom a windfall or the downfall of a prototypical American small town?
The discovery of oil has made the town of Stanley, North Dakota the focal point for a new kind of Gold Rush. With breathtaking and evocative images, we meet the people of Stanley, as well as the interlopers who are coming into town to either harvest the mother load or rape the land, depending on one's point of view.
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?We all choose our lives and this is the life I chose.?
Kei is Nick's first lasting relationship. She is real, tangible, and Nick has a real shot at happiness. Yet, Nick finds comfort in a virtual world, where he is a champion; a true rock star in a world that needs rock stars. He knows what to expect in the virtual world, so when faced with the chance at something real, can he accept the unknown? Only one way to find out.
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Three devious schemes; three badly executed heists; and a pawnshop with one surprising treasure.
Making up director Julian M. Kheel?s hilarious debut feature are spot-on comedic performance from such talents as Danny Masterson (That 70s Show), Blanchard Ryan (Open Water), Leon (Get Rich or Die Tryin?) and Dominique Swain (Lolita).
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"Canary is to biotech what Primer is to time travel. It's a cerebral, tantalizing fantasy?[The director's] talent shows through this film in every aspect." -- Richard von Busack, Silicon Valley Metro
Director Alejandro Adams (Around the Bay, Cinequest 2008) once again creates one of the most uniquely visionary films of the year?an intellectually daring dystopian thriller set in a not-so-alternate universe in which organ harvesting is commonplace.
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The riveting Frank Langella (Frost/Nixon, Good Night, and Good Luck) and the incomparable Elliott Gould (Ocean?s Eleven, M.A.S.H.) lead the cast in Richard Ledes? absorbing noir thriller.
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A romance a decade in the making.
Can love at first sight happen ten years down the road? Nick and Kate decide to take their longtime friendship to the next level. Starting in Las Vegas, they reveal their feelings for each other over the course of a journey across the Northwest. Tentative at first, their love grows stronger and more serious as they make their way through such monuments as the Grand Canyon and Mount Rushmore. But is their bond strong enough to withstand the often startling personal revelations along the way?