WORLD PREMIERE

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The title says it all or...does it! Senior Escort Service is too irreverent toward its subject to be classified in a genre--it dares, it dances, it plays with its subject and our emotions. Yes, grief is very sad, and here it is also very, very funny. Shaina Feinberg and company deliver performances so natural that they blur the lines between reality and fiction. Our experience feels improvised yet never misses a beat, melding perfectly in the end as a hilarious unmockumentary from a brilliant artist. - Nick Coleman

Season:
2019
Premiere status:
WORLD PREMIERE
Director:
Shaina Feinberg
Cinematography:
Zach Smithers
Cast:
Shaina Feinberg, Paul Feinberg, Chris Manley, Dave Hill, Chris Roberti, Melissa Dougherty, Evan Kaufman, Donna Marie Wood, Mona Chalabi, Maeve Higgins
Editor:
Chris Manley
Producer:
Elisabeth Durkin, Chris Manley
Language:
English
Genre:
Comedy, Drama, Documentary

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Time-travelling Killers What if you could go back in time and prevent catastrophes that destroyed mankind? What would you change? Who would you choose to remove? James is a time travelling assassin who kills bad people assigned to him, before they wreak havoc on future generations. Reality TV innovator, pollution enabling lawyer, no one walks free. Almost. When Lily gets away with James' heart, he has to make a tough choice.

Season:
2019
Premiere status:
WORLD PREMIERE
Director:
Chris Roberti
Cinematography:
Darin Quan
Cast:
Chris Roberti, Julia Schonberg, Katie Hartman, David Carl, David Bly, Leah Rudick, Evan Kaufman, Tonya Glanz, Jeff Seal
Producer:
Josh Itzkowitz
Language:
English
Genre:
Comedy, Sci-Fi

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The devil finds work for idle hands Jim is a fifty-five-year-old man who has just lost his job in economy-driven Singapore. Rather than tell his family, he keeps up a ruse by roaming around the city during office hours. From this lie springs a malevolent force that attaches itself to his prideful ego and drives him deeper into erratic behavior and poor choices. Jim thinks that what his family doesn't know, keeps them away from harm's way. But that changes soon.

Season:
2019
Premiere status:
WORLD PREMIERE
Director:
Ming Siu Goh, Scott C. Hillyard
Cinematography:
Woon Seong Chow
Cast:
Gerald Chew, Amy J Cheng, Sivakumar Palakrishnan, Rachel Wan, Matthew Loo
Editor:
Gregory Tay
Producer:
Ming Siu Goh, Scott C. Hillyard
Language:
English, Malay, Singlish, Hokkien, Cantonese
Genre:
Horror
Music:
Wei Yong Teo

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Kill thy neighbours Aspen Ridge, a prosperous suburban subdivision that welcomes new families, is abruptly plunged into murderous mayhem, in an occurrence that would be far too much for a Twilight Zone episode. Seemingly random community members, including a mother and her teenage son, and daughter, receive mysterious letters that instruct each of them to kill a specific neighbor before that neighbor kills them. While trying to figure out what to do next, circumstances unfold in startling directions.

Season:
2019
Premiere status:
WORLD PREMIERE
Director:
Cameron Macgowan
Cinematography:
Rhett Miller
Cast:
Tiffany Helm, Roger LeBlanc, Dawn Van De Schoot, Peter Strand Rumple, Kaeleb Zain Gartner, Hailey Foss
Editor:
Nina Staum
Producer:
Jason Wan Lim
Language:
English
Genre:
Horror, Thriller, Comedy
Music:
Jono Grant

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Let me out... A man with a photographic memory follows his sister's killer onto a bus with revenge on his mind, but soon after boarding we discover that this is no ordinary bus. As time and space collapse, past and present collide in this prison-like bus that is about to become so much more. His only hope for escape lies in confronting the personal history he shares with each of the other passengers. This funny, mind-bending thriller will keep you guessing at every turn, as it builds toward a heart-wrenching climax that is ultimately about forgiveness and redemption. - Nick Coleman

Season:
2019
Premiere status:
WORLD PREMIERE
Director:
David Fairhurst
Cinematography:
Goldie Soetianto
Cast:
Wade Briggs, Morgan Griffin, Matt Day, Sophia Forrest
Editor:
Adrian Powers, David Fairhurst
Producer:
Kayne Taylor, Rebecca Saunders, David Fairhurst
Language:
English
Genre:
Thriller
Music:
Jordan Gagne

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Martin Sheen (The West Wing), Ana Ortiz (Ugly Betty), and newcomer Tayler Buck shine in an inspiring tale that proves you are what you believe. Alicia grew up with fairytales. She was a princess, just like her daddy always said she was. Even now, homeless, living on the streets of LA with her mentally ill army vet dad, she doesn't let go of her dreams. In her story she is a princess, and her daddy is the same, loving, gentle soul, and a great story-teller--just as he was before the war. The world may not see it that way, but she will fight endlessly to protect what is precious to her.

Season:
2019
Premiere status:
WORLD PREMIERE
Director:
Van Maximilian Carlson
Cinematography:
Maz Makhani
Cast:
Martin Sheen, Edi Gathegi, Tayler Buck, Ana Ortiz, Jacob Vargas, Jenny Gago
Editor:
Van Maximilian Carlson
Producer:
A. Shawn Austin, Edi Gathegi
Language:
English
Genre:
Drama
Music:
Julian Scherle

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What is a promised land for those who are denied it? For centuries, there was a thriving Jewish community in Ethiopia. After the establishment of Israel, thousands relocated there, and now thousands are waiting to join their families and friends, to re-unite with their community. Two men closer than brothers, Gezi and Demoz, are among those waiting. They journey to the US in an attempt to bring attention to the plight of their fellow Ethiopians desperate for Israel to complete their immigration.

Season:
2019
Premiere status:
WORLD PREMIERE
Director:
Ryan S. Porush
Cinematography:
Ryan S. Porush, Lior Sperandeo, Philippe Bellaiche
Editor:
Elliot Levitt
Producer:
Ryan S. Porush, Uri Perednik
Language:
English, Hebrew, Amharic
Genre:
Documentary
Music:
Rick Butler, Fred Rapoport

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Trapped and running out of air in "The Devil's Playground" It seems like a normal day in the mine for a close-knit group of veteran miners all friends and family; all having worked together for years. Except today is different, when a rookie (the son of one of the veterans) joins the workforce, and although there have been safety concerns, management refuses to shut down work and lose the money. Fate takes matters into its own hands, when a huge methane explosion rips through their lives, trapping everyone, and forcing them to engage brains, brawn, and faulty rescuers.

Season:
2019
Premiere status:
WORLD PREMIERE
Director:
Edward Mensore
Cinematography:
Matthew Boyd
Cast:
Terry Serpico, Mark Ashworth, Kevin Sizemore, Clint James, Drew Starkey, Erin Elizabeth Burns, Alpha Trivette
Editor:
Joseph Gutowski, Edward Mensore
Producer:
Autumn Bailey, Edward Mensore
Executive Producer:
Anaitte Vaccaro, Charles Rashard, Jeffery C. Foy, Edward Mensore
Language:
English
Genre:
Drama, Thriller
Music:
Mauricio Yazigi

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Searching for their missing sister in a dangerous city, a woman discovers herself. Rafael, a Cuban boxer, looks for their sister, Isabelle, believing her to have fallen into prostitution in New York City. The city's underworld turns bloody as Rafael continues their quest to liberate his sister from a life of exploitation. And then...something changes, as they begins to present as a transgender woman. A film of many contrasts (Cuba vs. NY City, a chiseled boxer vs. a femme fatale), you will find yourself hooked into this emotionally moving drama.

Season:
2019
Premiere status:
WORLD PREMIERE
Director:
Andre Phillips, Charles Vuolo
Cinematography:
T. Acton Fitzgerald
Cast:
Rafael Albarran, Christine Rosario, Carlotta Summers, Lucerys Medina, Claudia Muñiz
Editor:
Shiran Amir
Producer:
Andre Phillips, Charles Vuolo, Leigh Lanocha, Anthony Ambrosino, Kerry O'Brien, Andrew McCarthy
Language:
English, Spanish
Genre:
Drama, LGBTQ

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How far will fifty dollars take you? Two struggling young actors, Jay and Monica, are brought together by happenstance, and after finding $50 on the street, they spend a day together loving life and forgetting their troubles. They share simpatico, yet the next day they find out how far apart their current lives actually are. Can an artist survive and find success without sacrificing own ideals? Can they be happy by compromising those ideals? -Pratibha Kelapure

Season:
2019
Premiere status:
WORLD PREMIERE
Director:
Pari Mathur
Cinematography:
Richie Yau
Cast:
Lawrence Kao, Jaya Prasad, Will Lurie, Syra McCarthy
Editor:
Victoria Lesiw
Producer:
Sean O'Hare, Carl Joseph Schreiber
Language:
English
Genre:
Romance, Comedy, Drama
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