Certainly one of the most fascinating films in this year?s festival, Yang Chao?s evocative Passages is a masterpiece of modern cinema?a brilliant mosaic of life in China; filled with haunting…
2005
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Cinequest Films by Category
Maverick Narrative Competition
Campfire
Cruel But Necessary
Duck
Elephant Shoes
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In February 2005, thousands of independent film lovers, filmmakers, and distributors will screen select shorts and features on Cinequest Online and pick the top three for festival play during Cinequest Film Festival 15. The lineup will include features and shorts in every genre - documentaries, dramas, comedies, and animation ? from every corner of the globe - Dubai to Hawaii, London to San Francisco - to screen secure in DVD quality on the premier Cinequest Online Digital Theater.
Winners have been announced!
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The Stanford Theatre Foundation and Cinequest present silent films at the California Theatre.
A TRIBUTE TO HAROLD LLOYD ? SILENT MAVERICK ? A spectacular double feature at the California Theatre, where audiences will be captivated by the Harold Lloyd masterpieces Safety Last and Movie Crazy. Lloyd's granddaughter, Suzanne Lloyd, will attend to talk with audiences about the work of her master comedian grandfather. Films will be accompanied by the entrancing sounds of the California Theatre organ.
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United States PremiereCertainly one of the most fascinating films in this yearâ??s festival, Yang Chaoâ??s evocative Passages is a masterpiece of modern cinemaâ??a brilliant mosaic of life in China; filled with haunting landscapes and beautiful cinematography.
Si Xu and his girlfriend, both 18, live and study in a provincial town where their future looks fairly bleak. Unsurprisingly, they aren't particularly interested in finishing school and would rather earn money to head to the big city.
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World PremiereBlazing Saddles did it to the Western. Airplane did it to the Disaster Flick. Scary Movie did it to the Horror Film. Not Another Teen Movie did it to the, uh, Teen Movie. And now, it?s time for Independent Films to get what they got comin? to ?em.
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World PremiereCharlie has had better days. A seemingly dim-witted safecracker, Charlie (otherwise known as ?The Ox?) is recruited by a gang of seasoned crooks, only to find himself cheated out of the loot and laughed out of town.
But his new partners really haven?t any idea who they are dealing with, and no one double-crosses Charlie. It does not take long for him to devise a plan to get back what is rightfully his, restore his reputation and teach his friends and expensive lesson. Of course, nothing ever really goes exactly as planned?
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Movie Making Forum I: Day of the Writer Write Your Story, Make Your Story Movie Making Forum I: Day of the Writer is comprised of three parts (Part I, Part II, Part III). Note: Choose between Track A or B for Part I which will occur in same building.
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Empowering the Maverick: Expanding Creative and Delivery Possibilities
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United States PremiereRomance isn't dead, it's just a bit sick.
John Davies is a successful TV sitcom writer. But his whole life is a joke. He has multiple compulsive disorders, which keep him from flying or driving, have him checking his door three times to make sure it?s locked and even have him chatting with his fingers.
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World PremiereTo some, music has the power to change. Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck?s inspiring and probing Young Rebels takes up the dictum to examine how hip-hop, like any other art, can become a form of commitment and conscience in even the most oppressive of environments.