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Dear Film Enthusiast: It is always a struggle to make Art in today’s society. The Artist is jeered, suppressed, stopped and sometimes killed during their journey to get their artistic vision across to the masses. I created this film festival to empower the Artist and to give a safe place to exhibit growth creatively and promote their personal vision in the medium of film. We take on a great responsibility as filmmakers to tell a compelling story which we hope will be appreciated for its entertainment, education, or influence the emotions of the audiences that view our work. It is to these "Filmmakers" that I created this festival, which I hope will empower and platform their talents to the next level. LA Femme Film Festival is about support and empowerment to those daring enough to put their vision on the line. It is through this that we can make a difference. You see, I believe that "Change is Possible" and it is only through Leslie La Page the determination of those willing to make something happen that this occurs. Festival Director Founder/President It is this type of work that draws us into the dark rooms of our minds, movie theaters, and the human behavior, creating "life changing" moments through film. I celebrate this passion and have spent years of my life devoted to achieving a connected moment with the audience. I wish to empower others to achieve this as well. There is no better place to start than by creating a film festival that breaks down barriers of distribution, prejudice, and conventional thoughts. I hope that you enjoy what has been created.

LA Femme Film Festival’s Mission Statement

LA Femme Film Festival is a multiethnic and multicultural film festival devoted to empowering women in key positions creating commercially viable entertainment productions. LA Femme Film Festival supports and nurtures their artistic visions.

Leslie La Page Festival Director Founder/President

The History of Some Prominent Women Filmmakers "I wanted to include some little know facts on the history of women filmmakers in establishing what we call the entertainment industry. Without these leaders and mavericks breaking ground in the unexplored wild west of filmmaking, "We" the women of film and television today would not be working. To these women I take my hat off and acknowledge their tenacity and fortitude to succeed against all odds. Thank you" - Leslie La Page

Alice Guy-Blaché, (1873-1968), Director and Producer Born in Paris, France, on July 1, 1873, Alice Guy-Blaché directed her first moving picture, La Fée aux choux ("The Cabbage Fairy"), in 1896 for the Gaumont film company, to demonstrate the entertainment possibilities of her employer’s newly invented motion-picture camera. She is acknowledged as the first director to film a narrative story. She was quickly promoted from secretary to saleswoman and emerged as one of the pioneers of the French film industry. In 1907 she married cameraman Herbert Blaché, and she followed her husband to the United States, where in 1910 she established the financially and critically successful Solax Company, producing and directing some of the first two-reel color and sound movies. She also experimented with cinematic tricks such as masking, double exposure, and running film backward. Although she was not an outspoken feminist, Guy-Blaché created a number of films that featured independent female characters, among them the 1912 productions The Call of the Rose and Winsome But Wise. Discouraged by increasing competition within the film industry and by her failed marriage, she embarked for France with her two children in 1922. The French government belatedly awarded her the Legion of Honor in 1953. In 1964 she returned to the United States; she died in Mahwah, New Jersey, in March 1968. Considered to be the first woman director, Guy-Blaché is credited with directing, producing, and/or supervising more than 300 films during her 25-year career.

Florence Lois Weber, (1881-1939), Actor, Producer, Writer and Director Not only was she the highest paid director in the silent film era, she also was the first woman to direct, star, coauthor, and produce a major motion picture. Born on June 13, 1881, in Allegheny (now part of Pittsburgh), Pennsylvania, Florence Lois Weber displayed musical ability at an early age. She had a brief tour as a concert pianist at age 16 and sang with the missionary Church Army before making her way to New York City. She toured for a time with the Zig Zag stage company and appeared in a road company of Why Girls Leave Home (1904). A few months later she married W. Phillips Smalley, with whom she played stock and repertory for five years. In 1910 both actors went to seek careers in the infant motion-picture industry. For a succession of small production companies—Gaumont, Reliance, Rex, and Bosworth—Weber and her husband turned out dozens of short and feature films. She wrote scenarios and subtitles, acted, directed, designed sets and costumes, edited, and even developed negatives. The couple also worked in an experimental form of sound films, with dialogue recorded on synchronized phonograph records. In 1915 they joined Universal Pictures, and in 1917 Weber established Lois Weber Productions, whose films were released through Universal. Except for a brief association with DeMille Pictures, she remained with Universal for her entire Hollywood career. One of the most energetic, aesthetically ambitious, and technically well-grounded filmmakers in the industry, Weber wrote, produced, and directed such films as Hypocrites (1914), Scandal (1915), The People vs. John Doe (1916), The Man Who Dared God (1917), Forbidden (1920), What Do Men Want? (1921), and A Chapter in Her Life (1923). Weber divorced in 1922 and did not work again until she remarried in 1926. Thereafter she directed The Marriage Clause (1926), Sensation Seekers (1927), The Angel of Broadway (1927), and Topsy and Eva (1927). Her next and last film was White Heat (1934). After several years of illness Weber died in Los Angeles, California, on November 13, 1939.

Dorothy Arzner, (1897-1979) Director, Editor, and Writer In 1929, while directing Paramount’s first "talkie", she came up with the idea of attaching a microphone to a fishing pole and have the sound man follow the actors around with it. This created the first "boom microphone" which has been essential to the motion picture industry ever since. She is also the first woman ever to be honored with membership into the Director’s Guild of America Board Members.

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Leslie La Page - Founder In 2004, Leslie La Page realized that a film festival specifically designed to showcase the work of female filmmakers to wide, commercial audiences did not exist. A producer who had also served as a festival programmer, Ms. La Page was disenchanted by this gaping hole in the festival circuit. A self-starter by nature, she was compelled to create her own program that would highlight films and videos that had been written, directed or produced by women for everyone. In 2005, she launched the LA Femme Film Festival in Los Angeles, California. Now in its third year, the Festival is solely dedicated to catapulting a new breed of female filmmakers to the top of Hollywood’s A-List. By screening commercial films created by women, LA Femme offers unique and exciting opportunities for neophyte filmmakers and industry insiders alike. Ms. La Page said, "After more than a decade of working as a producer in the industry, I have wanted to create a forum in which our stars of tomorrow could be championed." Prior to creating LA Femme, Ms. La Page spent five years as one of the main Programmers for the Slamdance Film Festival. There she created and Executive Produced the Slamdance Filmmaker’s Boot Camp, an educational event that brought together writers, producers, actors and directors in seminar discussions about independent filmmaking. The Boot Camp marked Slamdance’s first concrete step towards building an educational program as additional programming to the popular festival outreach programs. After Slamdance, Ms. La Page served as Director of Programming for the 2003 New Orleans Media Experience Film Festival, a multi-media convention and film festival. While her main focus is currently LA Femme, Ms. La Page has also produced and directed films, music videos, television programs and theatrical productions. A consummate professional she has handled production budgets ranging from $1 million to $10 million. Ms. La Page has worked with HBO, Lifetime, MTV, BET, UPN and others. In 1997, Ms. La Page ran and operated Tiger’s Eye Sound, a leading dialogue editorial company with her partner Bruce Murphy. There she worked on over 20 independent films including: Four Days in September (1998 Academy Award(tm) Nominee), Smoke Signals (1998 Sundance Film Festival Audience Award Winner) and Dead Man’s Curve (1998 Sundance Film Festival Invitee). Ms. La Page has founded two independent film production companies: BooYah! Films and Infinity Films. Through BooYah!, she and her partner Saul Stein who was Executive Producer on the critically-acclaimed film The Holy Land assisted in launching the films Los Angeles screening followed by its domestic engagement at the Angelika Theatre in New York City. At Infinity Films, Ms. La Page has been developing several projects, including an animated feature film. When she is not busy with LA Femme and Infinity Films, Ms. La Page serves as a consultant to filmmakers with their marketing, script development, copywriting and trailer production. She has taught at the New York Film Academy and is an inspirational speaker who reminds audiences of all kinds that hard work does pay off, even in a challenging town like Hollywood. Ms. La Page lives in Los Angeles with her husband and son.

Advisory Board Members CYNTHIA RIDDLE CYNTHIA RIDDLE worked as a development executive for MGM, and segued into a writing and producing deal with the studio. She has also written movies and series episodes for CBS, Hallmark Hall of Fame, Lifetime, Disney, Showtime, PBS, Hallmark Channel, Nickelodeon, and direct-to-video animated films. Riddle and Peter Hunziker, her frequent writing partner, have penned the award-winning CBS/Hallmark Hall of Fame film Crossroads: A Story of Forgiveness, based on the true story of a man who forgave the teen driver who killed his wife and daughter while drag racing. Riddle and Hunziker’s stage musical, A Kid’s Life, has done two runs Off-Broadway, and two successful national tours, with another tour in the works. Riddle also co-wrote the feature thriller Deadline, which she is producing with Julia Verdin and Denise Carlson. Riddle’s feature script, Curtains, about eccentric French stage actress Sarah Bernhardt, won the 2010 script competition Autumn Stories which took her to Paris for a six week residency that included work shopping the script and location scouting in Paris. Julia Verdin is on board to produce. Riddle and Hunziker have been Top 10 finalists in prestigious film competitions including Project Greenlight, the Coca Cola Refreshing Filmmakers Award (2 time finalists/and winner – with film screened in 14,000 theatres nationwide), Nintendo/ Universal Studios’ Eternal Darkness film competition, the Disney Screenwriting Fellowship, and the Producers Guild’s Producers Showcase 2013, sponsored by 20th Century Fox. Riddle holds a BA and MFA in Screenwriting and Film Production from UCLA. P.J. Louis P.J. Louis has spent over 28 years working in the communications industry. His prior roles have included senior and executive leadership positions in NYNEX (now known as Verizon), Bellcore, NextWave Wireless, TruePosition (a Liberty Media company), Price Waterhouse Coopers, and most recently at Fun Little Movies, and MixCast. Fun Little Movies (FLM) was one of the mobile media industry’s

pioneers. MixCast (formerly OOH TV!) is a leader in IP TV entertainment, serving the urban marketplace. P.J. is currently involved in a number of IP based media projects where his financial and technology experience is relied on. He is a partner of Avondale Ventures; a private equity firm specializing in telecommunications and media companies. He is a partner in Salus Products; a distributor of environmentally friendly consumer products. He is the author of seven telecommunications technology and business books. P.J. believes that LA Femme Productions is taking bold steps towards creating compelling content for both the traditional viewing audiences and the new mobile media audiences. In his words; "I want to be where the action is." Deborah E. Gilels Deborah Gilels currently is a media consultant representing screenwriters, directors, actors, production companies and book authors. Consulting duties include project development and packaging, public relations and marketing. From January 2002 - August 2004, Deborah was an executive/ consultant for Media Design Institute, a Japanese/American media company where she was instrumental in the creation of a video-on-demand/satellite network financed by NTT-Data, the content coming from Lion’s Gate and Echelon Entertainment, as well as acquired film/television product for the Japanese territory (Television, Video/DVD). Deborah also created and produced MAJESTIC STUDIO, an entertainment talk show for Japan television. Covering all aspects of the movie business and Hollywood, past participants include: actors Rachel Leigh Cook, Sean Astin, Charlize Theron, Diane Lane, Will Yun Lee and Lainie Kazan, A-List directors Paul Verhoeven, Peter Jackson and Jay Russell, Oscar winning producers Barrie Osborne, Lawrence Turman and Mark Johnson, esteemed writer/director Nicholas Meyer and composer/musician Stewart Copeland. In 1986, Deborah relocated to Los Angeles, where she worked in motion picture and television development for studios such as Tri Star and Twentieth Century Fox, as well as The Agency, Innovative Artists and Leading Artists (UTA). In 1995, Deborah founded Torch Productions and currently has several projects in various stages of development and production.

DENISE CARSON DENISE CARLSON is a producer and development executive with 20 years of experience in the entertainment business. She worked with the Disney Channel for nine years and was the Director of Original Movies, responsible for overseeing the development and production of 47 television movies. The films included the megahit High School Musical, as well as other highly successful films such as Wendy Wu and The Cheetah Girls movies. Under her D’veloping Pictures banner, Denise is currently developing the movie Bad Hair Day for Disney Channel, as well as the features Crossing the Sagamore, Wake Up Little Susie, Targeted and The Long Walk. In addition, Denise is a producer on the independent feature Deadline. She is also developing series projects Flirting with Danger and Unchained with Ted Kotcheff. Denise teaches producing at New York Film Academy’s Los Angeles campus, where she is on the thesis committee. She has also been an instructor at Los Angeles Valley College, teaching film and television development and pitching. She has done consulting work for The Hub children’s network and for ABC. Denise began her career in entertainment as a founding member of the ComedySportz Improv Troupe, and also toured with the L.A. Children's Museum Reader's Theatre. She became an agent trainee at the William Morris Agency, and then worked extensively as a freelance story analyst before accepting her job at Disney. She has a BFA from Rollins College and a Master's Degree in Counseling Psychology from Ryokan College. JULIA VERDIN JULIA VERDIN, has established herself as one of Hollywood’s leading independent producers, with over 30 critically acclaimed feature films produced to date. Julia has produced theatrical releases such as Stander, Merchant of Venice, Riding the Bullet. Her recent faith-based film from Lionsgate, The Least Among You, premiered on Showtime and featured in major festivals. The film was nominated for the 2012 NAACP awards for Outstanding Television Movie and Best Lead Actor. Julia's latest film Two Jacks, based on Leo Tolstoy short story “Two Hussars” directed by Bernard Rose and starring Danny

Huston, Jack Huston, Sienna Miller, Jacqueline Bisset and Billy Zane, has started on the festival circuit. In the same year, Julia also executive produced Born of War. She is currently developing projects with established Hollywood writers and directors including Surviving Christmas by Academy Award Nominated filmmaker James Dearden; Invisible Army by acclaimed festival award winning filmmaker Éva Gárdos; A.K.A. written by Phillip Morton and to be directed by Academy Award Nominated director Jonathan Heap; Curtains, a WGA Autumn Stories selected period piece about the Parisian stage actress Sarah Bernhardt, written by Cynthia Riddle; Deadline, also written by Cynthia Riddle; and will also be a co-producer on William Gibson’s Neuromancer to be directed by Vincenzo Natali. Julia founded and has been running Rough Diamond Productions, a major independent film production company, since 1995. She has served as a director on the board of BAFTA for six years and on the board of Seven Arts Pictures PLC, a public film production and foreign sales company, for three years. Marla Gibbs Honorary Board Member Marla’s career started when she joined PASLA (Performing Arts Society of Los Angeles) with her daughter, Angela, and studied at the Mafundi Institute and Watts Writers Workshop. She later joined the Zodiac Theatre and performed in several well received productions including Medea, Amen Corner and The Gingerbread Lady. After a few bit parts, Ms. Gibbs landed the plum role of "Florence" in The Jefferson’s where she gained international notoriety. Soon after, her daughter Angela produced the award winning Christine Houston play 227 in which Ms. Gibbs was cast as the lead by noted Director Ed Cambridge. The play was such a smashing success that Ms. Gibbs purchased the TV rights. After The Jefferson’s was cancelled, she along with Norman Lear’s Embassy TV, sold and helped produce the series for NBC. 227 became a five-year hit series now in syndication. Marla is an eight time NAACP Image Award winner, five time Emmy Nominee, Golden Globe Nominee, eight time Family TV award winner, Essence Woman of the Year, Frances William’s Women in Theatre West Award winner, Special Black Emmy Nominee honoree, Winner of two CEBA Awards, and a host of National and Local honors. Marla has released a CD on her label Forever 30 Records entitled "It’s Never Too Late" featuring some original songs.

Special Screenings TWO JACKS (Feature)

with Celebrity Q&A and Red Carpet OCT 18, 8-10PM (Friday) VENUE 1: Regal Theatre LA LIVE 1000 W. Olympic Blvd, 90015 DIRECTOR BERNARD ROSE PRODUCER JULIA VERDIN RT: 90 MIN CAST: Jack Huston, Jacqueline Bisset, Sienna Miller, Billy Zane, Danny Huston SYNOPSIS: This is a fast-paced, glamorous and romantic vision of Hollywood then and now, a commentary on how time changes but human nature stays the same, along with the story of a son struggling to follow in the footsteps of his famous father.

WILD HORSES (Short)

This will be shown before the feature OCT 19, 7-9PM (Saturday) VENUE 1: Regal Theatre A LIVE 1000 W. Olympic Blvd, 90015 DIRECTOR STEPHANIE MARTIN PRODUCER TARA TUCKER, JESSICA WALSH

RT: 17 MIN CAST: Brooke Shields, Mirelie Enos, Barbara Tarbuck SYNOPSIS: They captured her heart, she captured their story.

A CASE OF YOU (Feature)

with Celebrity Q&A and Red Carpet OCT 19, 7-9PM (Saturday) VENUE 1: Regal Theatre LA LIVE 1000 W. Olympic Blvd, 90015 DIRECTOR KAT COIRO PRODUCERS JESSE KENNEDY, JUSTIN LONG, KEIR O'DONNELL, HOLLY WIERSMA, TERRY LEONARD EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS ROBERT OGDEN BARNUM, CHRISTA CAMPBELL, CASSIAN ELWES

RT: 93 MIN CAST: Evan Rachel Wood, Sam Rockwell, Peter Dinklage, Busy Philipps, Brendan Fraser, Sienna Miller, Justin Long, Vince Vaughn SYNOPSIS: A young writer tries to impress a girl he meets online with an embellished profile, but he finds himself in a real mess when she falls for him and he has to keep up the act.

Special Screenings CAGES OF SHAME (Doc)

This will be shown first in time frame OCT 20, 12 NOON-2PM (Sunday) VENUE 4: Regal Theatre LA LIVE 1000 W. Olympic Blvd, 90015 DIRECTOR/PRODUCER MARTIN GUINNESS

RT: 47 MIN CAST: Peter Coyote-Narrator, Jill Robinson, Founder and CEO of Animals Asia, and Animals Asia's China based and international staff SYNOPSIS: A dramatic journey to rescue ten bears from a bile farm in China and a candid look at the people who are devoting their lives to ending the bear bile industry.

EYES OF THAILAND (Doc)

Q&A with Windy Borman OCT 20, 12 NOON-2PM (Sunday) VENUE 4: Regal Theatre LA LIVE 1000 W. Olympic Blvd, 90015 DIRECTOR WINDY BORMAN PRODUCERS WINDY BORMAN, TIM VANDESTEEG

RT: 63 MIN CAST: Ashley Judd (voice) SYNOPSIS: The film chronicles the work of Soraida Salwala and her team, who opened the world's first elephant hospital in Thailand.

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Awards Ceremony Celebrity Honorees Awards Ceremony At the Renberg Theatre Followed by After Party, October 20th 7pm, 1125 N. McCadden Place, Los Angeles Sandra Valls will be our Master of Ceremonies Sara Rue- Comedic Actress AWARD Sara Rue, born in New York City, spent her childhood backstage with her father, a Broadway stage manager and began acting at age nine in “Rocket Gibraltar“ as Kevin Spacey's daughter and Burt Lancaster's granddaughter and won critical acclaim for her TV series debut in “Grand”. She has appeared as a series regular in “Phenom”, “Minor Adjustments”, “Zoe, Duncan”, “Jack & Jane”, ”Popular”, ”Eastwick”, and “Malibu Country”. She is best known for her starring role in ABC's “Less Than Perfect” and appeared in “Two and a Half Men”, “The Big Bang Theory” and recurred on “Rules of Engagement”. Rue starred with Sigourney Weaver's in “A Map of the World”, as a social misfit in “Can't Hardly Wait”, and a toughtalking nurse in “Pearl Harbor”. She played Lili Taylor's best friend in “A Slipping Down Life” and received rave reviews for her portrayal of the title character in the film “Gypsy 83”, played the Attorney General of the United States, opposite Luke Wilson, in “Idiocracy” and starred in independent films such as festival favorite “Dorfman.” Rue recently sold a project as Producer to Dimension Films and a TV half-hour pilot as the Writer/Creator to Warner Brothers and the CW. Rue’s theatre performance include the Ensemble Studio Theatre's (NYC) “The Shallow End” , “Seventh Word”, “Four Syllables” and at the Matrix Theatre (LA), “The Water Children”, musical “Little Egypt” and reprised that role for a OffBroadway run. Rue loves to garden, play poker (for charity) hike with her husband and two dogs (rescues) and her favorite charitable associates are: Project Angel Food, The Point Foundation, CAST, The Lily Claire Foundation and those that help animals. Teri Polo - Innovative Award Teri Polo originally from Dover, DE, began her career as a dancer and by age 13 was attending New York’s School of Ballet. The summer before her senior year, she was signed to a modeling contract, which led to a role as “Kristin” on the daytime drama “Loving” followed by a primetime debut in the dramatic series “TV 101.” She is the co-lead on the new ABC Family show “The Fosters”, produced by ABC Family and Jennifer Lopez but is best known for her role as Robert De Niro’s daughter, Pam Byrnes, in “Meet the Parents” (People’s Choice Award). She starred in “The Little Fockers”, “Meet the Fockers”, “We Have Your Husband”, “A Christmas Story”, “Beyond” opposite Jon Voight and completed “The Hole,” directed by Joe Dante. Polo’s film credits include: “Beyond Borders” co-starring with Angelina Jolie, “The Unsaid” opposite Andy Garcia and “Domestic Disturbance” opposite John Travolta and Vince Vaughn. She is just wrapped “Jayne’s Story” (Lifetime), “Taste of Romance,” (Hallmark), “Love Is a Four-Letter Word” (Hallmark) and recurred on “Law & Order: Los Angeles” and the NBC miniseries “The Storm”. She was nominated for an Emmy Award for her role opposite Jimmy Smits on “The West Wing.” Michelle Vicary - Executive Achievement Award Michelle Vicary is the Executive Vice President of Programming for Crown Media Family Networks, home of Hallmark Channel and Hallmark Movie Channel, which is owned and operated by Crown Media Holdings, Inc. Vicary is charged with the strategic oversight of all production and original programming for Hallmark Channel and Hallmark Movie Channel including movies, series, and specials supervising acquisitions, program scheduling, and on-air scheduling promotional strategy for both networks. Under Vicary’s guidance, Hallmark Channel recently expanded its content footprint to include a daytime block of lifestyle programming; animated holiday specials produced in collaboration with parent company Hallmark Cards; and the annual “Hero Dog Awards”, a red-carpet, star-studded awards ceremony honoring remarkable dogs, created in partnership with American Humane Association. (continued next page)

Awards Ceremony Celebrity Honorees Prior to joining Crown Media Family Networks, Vicary was Vice President of marketing for Evening Star Music Group and started her career as Manager of Scheduling and On-air Promotion for MGM Television Networks. Vicary was honored as one of CableFax’s 2012 “Most Powerful Women in Cable” as well as Multichannel News’ Wonder Women, class of 2012. Vicary received a Bachelor’s degree in radio, television and film from California State University, Northridge. Judy Reyes - Lupe Ontiveros Image Award Judy Reyes, born to Dominican parents, is triple threat (singer/dancer/actor) and grew in the Bronx as a first generation American. A life changing performance at her Church, Reyes enrolled in theatre at Hunter College in Manhattan and landed her first major acting role in the independent feature film “Jack and his Friend”, opposite Sam Rockwell. Reyes currently stars in ABC Studios/Lifetime’s Marc Cherry produced drama “Devious Maids” is best known for her role as the sassy, no-nonsense nurse Carla Espinosa on “Scrubs” (17 Emmy® nominations and Peabody Award for, “My Way Home”) Reyes film credits include “Dirty”, opposite Cuba Gooding, Jr.; “Went to Coney Island on a Mission From God”; “Be Back at Five”, with Jon Cryer and “King of the Jungle”, alongside John Leguizamo and Rosie Perez, starred in the Lifetime Movie Network Original Movie, “Little Girl Lost: The Delimar Vera Story”, reoccurred as Tina on the acclaimed HBO series “Oz” and has appeared in “The Sopranos”, “Third Watch”, “NYPD Blue” and “Law & Order”. Reyes starred in and Produced the independent film “Glow Ropes: The Rise and Fall of a Bar Mitzvah Emcee”, directed by George Valencia, which won “Best Film” at the 2005 HBO New York Latino Film Festival. Reyes award nominations include Alma Award for “Outstanding Actress in a Television Series” (2006), National Hispanic Media Coalition Impact Award for “Outstanding Performance in a Comedy Television Series” (2007) and nominated for an Imagen Award for her work in “Gun Hill Road” alongside actor Esai Morales. She was a founding member and performed with the Labyrinth Theater Company (New York), a multicultural acting space with Philip Seymour Hoffman, Sam Rockwell, John Ortiz and Lauren Velez.

Master of Ceremonies Sandra Valls - Master of Ceremonies Fasten your seatbelts! Sandra Valls is a brash, high energy, fierce, funny, Lesbian, Latina, comic and then some. Voted one of Curve Magazine's Top 10 funniest Lesbian comics, and Top 10 faces to watch in 2010 by Diva Magazine she’ll make you laugh till your face hurts with her frank, no holds barred, packed house comedy performances all over the country. Sandra Valls unapologetically takes the road less travelled, celebrates her sexuality and steps up to the frontlines entertaining and educating folks through laughter. Sandra ignites the stage with electric performances in Showtime hit comedy special “The Latin Divas of Comedy” (Alma Award nominated) and “Pride: LGBT Comedy Slam!” Hosted by Bruce Vilanch. Sandra’s television credits include “Outlaugh Festival”, “One Night Stand Up” (LOGO), “Comic's Unleashed with Byron Allen” (ABC), “Habla !” (HBO), “Que Locos” (Galavision), “Funny is Funny”, “Latino 101”, “Latino Laugh Festival” (Sitv), “ComicView” (BET), “Mtv3 Quiero mis Quince”, “Wanna Be Latinos” and “Top Tr3ce” as host commentary. Sandra has hosted La Femme International Film Festival, Power UP 10 Amazing Gay Women and Men gala, as well as GLAAD Awards. From hosting to touring with Latin Divas, Queer Queens of Qomedy and Lezberados to sharing the stage with Eva Longoria at the HBO Comedy Festival, Sandra still finds time to give back to the community for Aids, sobriety, domestic violence and LGBT rights. The California Senate presented Sandra with a Certificate of Recognition for her relentless support of people in recovery in the LGBT community. Sandra is a published author fresh off the press in “Out on the Edge: America’s Rebel Comics”. Contact info: www. welovesandra.com www.facebook.com/sandravalls [email protected]

Festival Entertainment The Show Off Dolls is a versatile, burlesque fusion dance company based out of Hollywood, California. The crew performs the traditional, tasteful style of burlesque and strip tease with influences stemming back to the 20’s and fuses it with present genres such as hip hop, jazz, ballet, contemporary, tap, gogo and acrobatics. LA’s hottest professional, technically trained dancers and upcoming choreographers in the industry comprise the 12 Dolls of different ethnicities and backgrounds. They have performed with Nicki Minaj, Britney Spears, Chris Brown, Sean Kingston, We Are Heroes Crew, Trey Songs and LMFAO. They have been featured at the Billboard Music Awards, So You Think You Can Dance Vegas, Disney, Femme Fatale Tour, and the House of Blues. The Show Off Dolls were MTV's America's Best Dance Crew finalists for Season 7auditions. Awards Ceremony Musical Artists October 20, 2013 Artists: Carlos Gonzales and Juanita Wooten Carlos Gonzales began his interest at 8 years of age when he was introduced to the electric guitar and was taught be Armando Franco, who is Carlos’ older cousin. His interest in improvisation came from listening to recordings of B.B. King, Eric Clapton, Albert King Mike Bloomfield and Jimmy Hendrix. Carlos studied with Celestino Romero and Vicente Gomez and soon after launched his teaching and solo career. Carlos attended the California Institute of the Arts in Valencia, CA graduating in 1978 with a Bachelor in the Fine Arts and Guitar Performance and a Master’s at California State University at Northridge. Carlos studied with John Cage, Lucky Mosko, Elliot Carter, Leonard Stein, Mel Powel, Morton Subotnick, Ronald Purcell, Andres Segovia, Julian Bream, Carlos Barbosa Lima, Alexander Lagoya and John Mills. Carlos currently teaches music at Ventura, Oxnard and Thomas Aquinas College. In 1998 Carlos helped to establish and develop the now recognized Ventura County Classical Guitar Society. Juanita Wooten came from a low income family and taught herself guitar at the age of 13 before entering foster care at the age of 14. Music was her constant as Juanita moved from temporary placement shelters to foster homes. Motivated to attain a better life, Juanita enrolled as a full-time music major at Ventura College at age 18 while she was homeless. After being instructed by Carlos Gonzales, Juanita focused on the art of classical guitar performance. Juanita performs all over Ventura County, gives private guitar lessons, and has tour with the Vanguard University Guitar Ensemble. In 2010 she was given the “Youth of the Year” award by the Camarillo Chamber of Commerce for her charitable work with United Way and in 2011 she received the “Woman of Opportunity” award by Soroptomist International of Oxnard for overcoming hardship. She currently works at the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Ventura County Development Department, an organization that provides youth mentoring. Awards Ceremony Musical Performer October 20, 2013 Artists: Alana Hyland Alana Hyland, age 17, is a multi platform singer/dance and is originally from Antioch, CA who is forging a place as a rising young vocalist and entertainer. She has captured the attention of Brian Friedman, Dave Scott, Tricia Miranda, Phlex, Dejan Tubic, Janelle Ginestra, & Brooklyn Jai and earned a place in the dance world combining her vocal and dance talent. Alana has dance for Zendaya (Disney’s “Shake It Up”) Dawn Richard (formerly of Danity Kane), Manny Pacquiao, and a “Step Up 3D” Promo (directed by Jon M. Chu). Vocally, she sang the theme song for the “Barbie Mariposa” animated movie and laid down some vocals for “The Spice Girls” opening video for their 2007 World Tour. Alana is at a great start at attacking life when it’s just beginning and an artist to look out for.

Party Schedule/Festival Staff October 17, 2013, Thursday 7PM-10PM

October 19, 2013, Saturday 10PM-2AM

“Psycho Circus” Opening Night Party Sponsored by Hair and Makeup Artists Network At the Renberg Theatre Courtyard Red Carpet to start at 7pm

After Party “Sexy Sadie Saturday” At Sadie Kitchen and Lounge (Hollywood) 1638 N. Las Palmas Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90028 Networking Club Attire

1125 N McCadden Pl, Los Angeles 90038 Networking, Hors d ‘Oeuvres, Sponsored Alcohol DJ Upscale Dressy Attire

October 20, 2013 Sunday LA Femme Film Festival Awards Ceremony At the Renberg Theatre Ceremony to start at 7pm Red Carpet to begin at 6pm

October 18, 2013, Friday 9PM-2AM

Mc: Sandra Valls Performers: Alana Hylands, Carlos Gonzales and Juanita Wooten and Show Off Dolls

After Party “Sexy Salvage Friday” At Salvage LA th

747 West 7 Street, Los Angeles, CA 90017 Networking Upscale Club Attire

Leslie LaPage Krystal Gomez Matthew Buga Antoniya Tilyasheva Sheila Daley Jennifer Marino Jody Krampfner Leila Giles Arsineh Alenkin Veronica Odetunde Caprisse Hampton Richard Gilliam Kevin Louembe Deborah Gilels Joshua Mackey Raquel Valdez AJ Adelman & Associates Kathy Bowling Laurie Rain D’Andre Ford Asia Hererra David Emch



Followed by After Party with DJ Renberg Theatre 1125 N McCadden Pl, Los Angeles 90038 Music, Networking, Hors d ‘Oeuvres, Sponsored Alcohol, Goodie Bags Dressy Business Attire

President/Festival Director/Founder Co-Producer Festival Coordinator Stage Manager Office Volunteer Office Volunteer Office Volunteer Office Volunteer PR Volunteer PR Intern PR Intern PR Intern PR Intern Director of Seminars Panels/Board Member Editor for Celebrity Reels Editor for Trailers PR and Marketing Consultant Shadoeworks Graphic & Web Design www.shadoeworks.com Goodie Bag / Red Carpet Photographer Event Photographer Production Video D.P. App Solutely Wireless

Special Thanks and Appreciation: I would like to convey a special thanks to the below individuals for their uncompromising efforts in making this festival a reality. It is through their donation of time, services and love that this festival became an actuality: Steve Epstein, Kathy Bowling, Deborah Gilels, Kimberly Myers, Gail Stanberry, Tery Lopez, Christiana Miller, Suzan Olson Davis, Adam Moore, Ellen Huang, Lauren Hazarian, Colleen McClure, Susan Simms, Julia Verdin, Cynthia Riddle, Denise Carlson, Jon Imparato, Patricia Sutherland, Robert Selander, Hair and Makeup Artists Network, and Barrett Epstein

12:00-2:00PM Mei-SAnim,5min Commie Camp-FDoc,70min

2:00-4:00PM Noah’s World-S,10min H&G-F,95min

4:00pm-6:00PM La Gallina Degollada-S,19min If I Were a Bell-S,20min The Cutlass-S,12min West Encounters East-FDoc,60min

6:00-8PM Sonja I Bik (Sonja and the Bull)F,102min

12:00-2:00PM Sandy Hook-MV,6min Vino Veritas-F,96min

2:00-4:00PM The Land Between-S,13min Silent Ones-F,97min

44:00-6:00PM Al Otro Lado-S,20min Wonder-SAnim,4min Touring Talkies-F, 80min

6:00-7PM Business or Pleasure-S,18min Private War-S,13min Fino All’Ultimo Minuto-S,20min

7:00PM-10PM (party) “Psycho Circus Opening Night Gala” Sponsored by Hair & Makeup Artists Network At the Renberg Courtyard 1125 McCadden Place, Los Angeles, CA 90038

Thursday October 17, 2013 Venue 2-Screen 6 Regal Theatre Stadium 14 LA LIVE 1000 W. Olympic Blvd Los Angeles 90015 9:00-10:00AM Badge Registration Filmmaker Press/Festival Check In 10:00-12:00Noon Life Changing MomentsSDoc,17min A Cool Dark Place-SDoc,16min Passive House-FDoc,46min

Thursday October 17, 2013 Venue 1-Screen 5 Regal Theatre Stadium 14 LA LIVE 1000 W. Olympic Blvd Los Angeles 90015 9:00-10:00AM Badge Registration Filmmaker Press/Festival Check In 10:00-12:00Noon I’m Not Here-S,4min Moving On-S,12min The Gun, The Cake & The ButterflyFDoc,75min

6:00-8:00PM The Fifth Stage of Labor-S,9min Fade-S,14min No Evidence of Disease-FDoc,84min

4:00-6:00PM The Last Time-SAnim,5min Anchor-S,17min One Couch-FDoc,86min

2:00-4:00PM Confessions-S,18min Towing-S,14min Coney Island: Dreams for SaleFDoc,80min

12:00-2:00PM Tonembee-SDoc,30min Crazy Town-S,20min An Unexpected Win-FDoc,64min

9:00PM- 2AM (party) “Sexy Salvage Friday” After Party at Salvage LA 717 West 7th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90017 Networking ( Upscale Club Attire )

6:00-8:00PM Crushed-S,7min A Slow Day in Comedy,SAnim,3min Killing Vivian-S,12min Raw Cut-F, 84min 8:00-10:00PM Screen 5 Obsession-C,30sec & The Photo Shoot-C,30sec -Special ScreeningTwo Jacks- F, 90min Q&A to follow with Cast: Billy Zane, Izabella Miko, Jamie Harris, Rosie Fellner, Richard Portnow, Jacqueline Bissett

4:00-6:00PM Please Kill Mr. Know it All-F,112min

2:00-4:00PM Granny Baby-S,9min Awakened-F,111min

12:00 – 2:00 PM The Winter-S,15min This is Our Time-F,104min

Friday October 18, 2013 Venue 2-Screen 6 Regal Theatre Stadium 14 LA LIVE 1000 W. Olympic Blvd Los Angeles 90015 9:00-10:00AM Badge Registration Filmmaker Press/Festival Check In 10:00-12:00Noon Sober-S,9min Danger Overhead Powerlines-SDoc,24min Yearning-S,12min Jill& Jenny-S,7min Comfort Women-FDoc,52min

------------------------------------6:00-7:00PM Unforgettable Fire-FDoc,56min

________________________ 2:00-4:00PM Obit-S,11min Harlequin-S,16min Ikland-FDoc,88min ___________________ 2:00-5:00PM Panel: Independent Pitching Panel Location: Regal Theatre Stadium 14 Venue 3-Screen 5 4:00-6:00PM Six Letter Word-S,17min Landscapes of the Heart-FDoc,58min The Hunt for Britain’s Sex GangsFDoc,48min

12:00-2:00PM Illusions-MV,5min Suite for Two Band Geeks-S,17min Yamashita-SAnim,10min Daughters of the Niger Delta-FDoc,55min A Subsequent Life-S,9min _______________ 12:00-2:00PM WGA Panel: Alternative Methods of Breaking In Location: Regal Theatre Stadium 14 Venue 3-Screen 5

---------------------------10:00-12:00 NOON Panel: Making the Commercial Documentary Location: Regal Theatre Stadium 14 Venue 3-Screen 5

Saturday October 19, 2013 Venue 2-Screen 6 Regal Theatre Stadium 14 LA LIVE 1000 W. Olympic Blvd Los Angeles 90015 9:00-10:00AM Badge Registration Filmmaker Press/Festival Check In 10:00-12:00Noon Baking Alaska-SDoc,30min Illness-S,14min Rock N Roll Mamas-FDoc,56min

10:00PM-2AM “Sassy Sadie Saturday” After Party at Sadie Kitchen and Lounge (Hollywood) 1638 N. Las Palmas Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90028 Networking ( Casual Club Attire )

7:00PM-10:00PM Screen 5 Wild Horses-S,17min Special Screening-A Case of You-F,90min Q&A to Follow with Cast: Kat Coiro, Director Evan Rachel Wood, Busy Phillips, Keir O’Donnell, Christian Long

4:00-6:00PM I Do-S, 6min For Your Safety-S,4min Blitz-SAnim,5min The Truth About Emmanuel-F,96min

2:00-4:00PM Big in LA-MV,8min Gold Tooth-S,9min The Bet-F,100min

12:00- 2:00PM Shifting Gears-S,17min The Last Flower-SAnim,5min The Truth About You-F,87min

Saturday October 19, 2013 Venue 1-Screen 7 Regal Theatre Stadium 14 LA LIVE 1000 W. Olympic Blvd Los Angeles 90015 9:00-10:00AM Badge Registration Filmmaker Press/Festival Check In 10:00-12:00 Noon Dog Boy-S,15min Don’t Pass Me By-F, 98min

LA FEMME INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2013- REGAL THEATRE STADIUM 14-VENUE AND SCREENING SCHEDULE Friday October 18, 2013 Venue 1-Screen 5 Regal Theatre Stadium 14 LA LIVE 1000 W. Olympic Blvd Los Angeles 90015 9:00-10:00AM Badge Registration Filmmaker Press/Festival Check In 10:00-12:00PM Granted-S,13min Desires of the Heart-F, 90min

2:00-4:00PM Maquette 1:1000-S,30min Love Muffin-S,9min Gold Star Children-FDoc,60min ---------------------------2:00-4:00PM Panel: From Web Series/Internet to Primetime Location: Regal Theatre Stadium 14-Venue 3- Screen 12

12:00-2:00PM Bailey-S-8min Herd In Iceland-SDoc,28min Paolo Soleri: Beyond FormFDoc,80min ----------------------------12:00-2PM Casting the Independent Film Location: Regal Theatre Stadium 14-Venue 3- Screen 12 Sponsored by SAG-AFTRA

Sunday October 20, 2013 Venue 2- Screen 6 Regal Theatre Stadium 14 LA LIVE 1000 W. Olympic Blvd Los Angeles 90015 9:00-10:00AM Badge Registration Filmmaker Press/Festival Check In 10:00-12:00Noon The Winter Sky-S14min Feminist Rapper-S,20min Bipolarized-FDoc,76min ___________ 10:00-12:00PM Panel: Financing & Distribution Getting the money! Location: Regal Theatre Stadium 14- Venue 3-Screen12

7:00PM Awards Ceremony and Awards After Party Renberg Theater: 1125 McCadden Place, Los Angeles, CA 90038 Hosted Bar, DJ, Nosh & Networking, Goodie Bags ( Business Dressy )

12 Noon-2pm Special Screening: Cages of Shame,FDoc,45minDVD Eyes of Thailand-FDoc,63minBR Q&A after Screening with Eyes of Thailand , Filmmaker Wendy Borman Venue 4-Screen 7

2:00-4:00 PM Jet-MV,4min Wannabe-S,8min Hiding in Plain Sight-F,89min

12:00-2:00PM Good Night-S,25min Submerge-F,90min

Sunday October 20, 2013 Venue 1-Screen 5 Regal Theatre Stadium 14 LA LIVE 1000 W. Olympic Blvd Los Angeles 90015 9:00-10:00AM Badge Registration Filmmaker Press/Festival Check In 10:00-12:00Noon Cynthia in Realty-S,16min The Gift-S,15min Sandcastle-F,82min

Screening Schedule

Contributing Sponsors

Contributing Sponsors

Feature Films AWAKENED OCT 18, 2-4 PM VENUE 1

DESIRES OF THE HEART OCT 18, 10 AM-12 PM VENUE 1 DIRECTORS JAMES KICKLIGHTER, RAJESH RATHI

DIRECTORS JOYCELYN ENGLE, ARNO MALARONE

2013 DON’T PASS ME BY OCT 19, 10 AM-12 PM VENUE 1

PRODUCERS JULIANNE MICHELLE, Stelio Savante, Sean Stone, Erin Gerasimovich

PRODUCER SOLILA PARIDA

RT: 107 MIN

RT: 88 MIN

CAST: Julliane Michelle, Steven Bauer, Edward Furlong, Johns Savage, Sally Kirkland, Bryan Dechart

CAST: Val Laren, Alica Minshew, Rajesh Rathi

SYNOPSIS: Samantha Winston, a 22 year old woman, returns to her home town after 14 years in search of answers to her mother’s untimely death.

H&G OCT 17, 2-4 PM VENUE 2

SYNOPSIS: Dr. Kris Sharma is a psychiatrist from India practicing in Savannah, Georgia when he meets Madeline, a local artist with a mysterious past.

HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT OCT 20, 2-4 PM VENUE 1 DIRECTOR DANISHKA ESTERHAZY

DIRECTOR ERIC PRIESTLY PRODUCERS RACHEL NOLL, KATY K. BURTON, MIKE DAVIS, MARK RICHARD

DIRECTOR M. LEGEND BROWN PRODUCER SHARISE CHASI

PRODUCERS DANISHKA ESTERHAZY, REBECCA GIBSON, REBECCA SANDULAK, ASHLEY HIRT

RT: 100 MIN

RT: 95 MIN

RT: 100 MIN

CAST: Sean Stone, Rachel Noll, Katy K. Burton

CAST: Annika Elyse Irving, Breazy Diduck Wilson

CAST: Kelly O’Neil Jackson, Sharice Henry Chasi, Irma P. Hall

SYNOPSIS: A brother and sister living in poverty and neglect get lost in the woods until they find a beautiful house in this modern twist on the fairy tale Hansel and Gretel.

SYNOPSIS: When resources run out, unemployment is denied, Darius and Josephine Blackmon find themselves living in their car with two young children.

RAW CUT OCT 18, 6-8 PM VENUE 1

SANDCASTLE OCT 20, 10 AM-12 PM VENUE 1

SYNOPSIS: The film follows four people each at a unique crisis point. As each story unfolds, the characters struggle to find the courage to live for themselves.

PLEASE KILL MR. KNOW IT ALL OCT 18, 4-6 PM VENUE 1 DIRECTORS COLIN CARTER, SANDRA FELDMAN PRODUCER SANDRA FELDMAN

DIRECTOR ZOE QUIST

DIRECTOR SHOMSHUKILA DAS

PRODUCERS ZOE QUIST, FIN GRAY, BYRON SPEIGHT, DANIEL PONICKLY, ANNIE JEEVES

PRODUCER BHASKAR DAS

RT: 87 MIN

RT: 83 MIN

RT: 82 MIN

CAST: Lara Jean Chorostecki, Jefferson Brown, Kristina Pesic

CAST: Zoe Quist, Daniel Ponickly, Christopher Soren

CAST: Malvika Jethwani, Shahana Chatterjee

SYNOPSIS: An anonymous advice columnist finds herself caught in an unlikely romance with the man who has been hired to kill her alter ego.

SYNOPSIS: A long weekend in the remote Wyoming mountains exposes a group of friends to an evil they never saw coming.

SYNOPSIS: Sheila, a home-maker, an aspiring writer and loving mother with a successful husband working in advertising, lives a pictureperfect live in Indian society.

FeatuRE Films SILENT ONES OCT 17, 2-4 PM VENUE 1

SONJA I BIK OCT 17, 6-8PM VENUE 2

SUBMERGED OCT 20, 12-2 PM VENUE 1

DIRECTOR RICKI RIJNEKE

DIRECTOR VLATKA VORKAPIC

DIRECTOR SOPHIE O’CONNOR

PRODUCERS DIRK RIJNEKE, MILDRED VAN LEEUWAARDEN, RICKI RIJNEKE

PRODUCER IVAN MALOCA

PRODUCER KAT HOLMES, THE COLONEL

RT: 97 MIN

RT: 102 MIN

RT: 90 MIN

CAST: Orsi Tóth, Rolanda Raba

CAST: Judita Frankovic, Dejan Acimovic, Elvis Bosnjak

CAST: Lily Hall, Kevin Dee, Georgia Bolton

SYNOPSIS: After her brother's disappearance, a young Hungarian woman leaves aboard a cargo ship to keep her promise of finding a better life.

THE BET OCT 19, 2-4 PM VENUE 1

SYNOPSIS: After Sonja Sterle, accuses the bull fighting circuit of animal cruelty on national TV, a bet is placed that she will not have the guts to stand in front of the bull she is so eager to protect.

THE TRUTH ABOUT EMANUEL OCT 19, 4-6 PM VENUE 1 DIRECTOR FINOLA HUGHES

SYNOPSIS: For Jordan, university life brings the promise of new experiences and a chance to break away from the grind of pursuing a career as an elite athlete.

THE TRUTH ABOUT YOU OCT 19, 12-2 PM VENUE 1

DIRECTOR FRANCESCA GREGORINI

PRODUCERS FINOLA HUGHES, JACK PRESNAL

DIRECTOR ANDREA FELLERS PRODUCERS ANDREA FELLERS, CASEY VANDEVENTER

PRODUCERS FRANCESCA GREGORINI, MATTHEW R. BRADY

RT: 100 MIN

RT: 96 MIN

RT: 87 MIN

CAST: Mary O’Connor, Portia Thomas, Scott Hagood, Tim Whitcomb

CAST: Jessica Biel, Kaya Scodelario

CAST: Aimee-Lynn Chadwick, Charissa Hogeland, Kasia Pilewicz

SYNOPSIS: Addison, a teenage boy, and his grandfather wager a bet: which of them will be the first to 'score' with a woman in this comingof-age lighthearted drama.

THIS IS OUR TIME OCT 18, 12-2 PM VENUE 1

SYNOPSIS: Independent high-schooler Emanuel, never quite got over the death of her mother or her father's new marriage, becomes entangled in a web of disturbing secrets.

TOURING TALKIES OCT 17, 4-6 PM VENUE 1 DIRECTOR/ PRODUCER LISA ARNOLD

SYNOPSIS: Six best friends come up with a game on New Year's Eve: They tell each other things they've always wanted to say, but were afraid of, repercussions blossoms.

VINO VERITAS OCT 17, 12-2 PM VENUE 1 DIRECTOR/ PRODUCER TRUPTI BHOIR

DIRECTOR/ PRODUCER SARAH KNIGHT

RT: 104 MIN

RT: 77 MIN

RT: 96 MIN

CAST: Erin Bethea, Shawn-Coulin Young

CAST: Subodh Bhave, Trupti Bhoir

SYNOPSIS: After graduation, five friends set out to make a difference in the world for God. Their ambitions are high, however the sacrifice they are asked to pay may just be too high.

SYNOPSIS: This is the story of a lone woman’s struggle to save her Touring Talkies from going out of business in the male chauvinistic world of travelling cinema.

CAST: Bernard White, Brian Hutchison, Carrie Preston, Heather Raffo SYNOPSIS: An exotic blue wine unleashes a roller-coaster ride of primal feelings and unspoken desires in this dark comedy set in suburbia on Halloween night.

short Films A SLOW DAY IN COMEDY (Animation) OCT 18, 6-8 PM VENUE 1

AL OTRO LADO OCT 17, 4-6 PM VENUE 1

DIRECTOR/ PRODUCER LIBBY WARD

ANCHOR OCT 18, 4-6 PM VENUE 2 DIRECTOR/ PRODUCER ALICIA ALBARES

DIRECTORS ELIYA REIS, MEG WECHTER PRODUCER ALEX R. MA

RT: 3 MIN

RT: 19 MIN

RT: 16 MIN

SYNOPSIS: When the writers' well has run dry, a silly news story saves the day and the jokes practically write themselves!

CAST: Ramon Barea, William Miller, Xenia Sevillano

SYNOPSIS: Katherine, a German immigrant in Israel, is trying to get off the sedative her Israeli husband is bringing her from his work as a psychiatrist.

A SUBSEQUENT LIFE OCTOBER 19, 12-2PM VENUE 2

BAILEY OCT 20, 12-2 PM VENUE 2

SYNOPSIS: Writer Sara Sanabria, and her lover, Adolfo Santolaya, lived their lives absorbed by just one obsession: a gate that ended in an unknown dimension in an abandoned mansion.

DIRECTORS KATIE BOLAND, REBEKA MISKIN

BIG IN L.A. OCT 19, 2-4 PM VENUE 1 DIRECTOR MINA BABAN

DIRECTOR NORMAN CAMBRIDGE

PRODUCER PAULO TESTOLINI, MINA BABAN Arman Baban Ryan Limb

PRODUCERS REBEKA MISKIN, ERIKA LOBKO

RT: 8 MIN

PRODUCERS LUCIAN LEVY, MICHELE BROURMAN, STEPHAN OBERHOFF RT: 7 MIN

CAST: Katie Boland, Rebeka Miskin, Kit Weyman SYNOPSIS: A life recounts select excerpts of a young woman’s life which has been forever changed in the wake of her only brother’s death.

BLITZ (Animation) OCT 19, 4-6 PM VENUE 1

RT: 7 MIN CAST: Azad Saadegh-vaziri, Scott Friend SYNOPSIS: Kyle is sent out to put down his dog, under the watchful eye of his older brother, he discovers that men don't make choices: choices make men.

BUSINESS OR PLEASURE OCT 17, 6-7 PM VENUE 1

DIRECTOR/ PRODUCER NANCY CHUNG

RT: 5 MIN SYNOPSIS: A girl goes through puberty... in about 0.38 seconds

CAST: Joelle Amery, Emry Daley, Kelli Wegoda, Nevi Kanel SYNOPSIS: A young British schoolgirl suffering from extreme alopecia escapes her inevitable bullying in dreary London for sunny L.A., daring to live out her wildest dreams.

CONFESSIONS OCT 18, 2-4 PM VENUE 2

DIRECTOR SARA ZOFKO

DIRECTOR/ PRODUCER MIJEE KIM

PRODUCER Sara Zofko MONTANA MANN

RT: 18 MIN CAST: Lindsay Frame, Michelle Pascarella SYNOPSIS: After looking for love in all the wrong places, art student Rebekah falls in love with the manager of the world’s most glamourous lingerie store after a single brafitting.

RT: 17 MIN CAST: Geunseop Han SYNOPSIS: A strange woman reminds a man of his sister he has tried to not think about for a decade. He’s forced to recall a horrific event.

short Films CRAZY TOWN OCT 18, 12-2 PM VENUE 2

CRUSHED OCT 18, 6-8 PM VENUE 1 DIRECTOR JULes DAMERON

DANGER OVERHEAD POWERLINES OCT 18, 10-12 NOON VENUE 2 DIRECTOR PAOLA ANDREA ARIZA

PRODUCER CARSON TURELL

DIRECTOR MIA MULLARKEY PRODUCER SINEAD O’BRIEN

PRODUCER FABIAN DAVIS

RT: 20 MIN

RT: 7 MIN

RT: 24 MIN

CAST: Kyla E. Druckman, Jean Young, Michael Monks

CAST: Chris Harden, Gavanne Johnson

SYNOPSIS: 65 year old Teresa Treacy as she battles against Ireland's largest international semi-state corporation, the Electricity Supply Board.

SYNOPSIS: After a life time of country living Eve has decided to run away to the most magical place on earth: Hollywood! She soon finds that every thing's not as it seems.

DOG BOY OCT 19, 10-12 NOON VENUE 1

SYNOPSIS: Following her promiscuous older sister's example, a persistent seven-year-old devises misguided plans to attract her teacher, failing miserably each time.

FEMINIST RAPPER OCT 20, 10 AM-12 NOON VENUE 2

FADE OCT 18, 6-8 PM VENUE 2

DIRECTOR JESSICA TOWNSEND

DIRECTOR Parish Rahbar

PRODUCERS JACK TENNANT, MARGARET GLOVER

PRODUCER Joseph Crilly

RT: 13 MIN

RT: 15 MIN CAST: Joel Fry, Melanie Gutteridge, Chris Hatherall SYNOPSIS: An odd but gentle man, Trevor, with a gift for calming agitated animals works as a dog warden in a neighborhood under attack by a feral dog.

FINO ALL’ULTIMO MINUTO OCT 17, 6-7 PM VENUE 1

CAST: Tara, Tui HoChee, Parish Rahbar SYNOPSIS: Seated at a wake, Shay is grieving her loss when suddenly confronted by Angel, a man with a piercing stare.

FOR YOUR SAFETY OCT 19, 4-6 PM VENUE 1

DIRECTOR/ PRODUCER KILEY VORNDRAN

RT: 19 MIN CAST: Brittany Williams, Leland White, Noel Santiago SYNOPSIS: A feminist blogger is unexpectedly thrown into the rap industry with the promise of a career, but how far is she willing to go to express her ideas?

GOLDTOOTH OCT 19, 2-4 PM VENUE 1

DIRECTOR SIMO MANFREDI

DIRECTOR JJ VAZQUEZ

DIRECTOR LAUREN BRINKMAN

PRODUCER JEREMY CHILVERS

PRODUCERS JENNIFER GWEN HART, KAY POIRO

PRODUCER ADAM RUCKERSFELDT

RT: 19 MIN

RT: 3 MIN

RT: 8 MIN

CAST: Flavia Watson, Matias Masucci

CAST: Alissa Christensen, Gabriel DeVine

CAST: Dayton Sinkia, Kennedy Brice

SYNOPSIS: Anna and Luca have had a long distance relationship for many years, but is presented with a special opportunity to follow her dream and career abroad.

SYNOPSIS: Cocky frat boy tries to seduce a flight attendant who takes her job way to seriously.

SYNOPSIS: Eight-year-old Debbie hates cleaning for her Nana. What she needs is a fairy godmother, but what she gets is a pimp.

short Films GOOD NIGHT OCT 20, 12-2 PM VENUE 1

GRANNY BABY OCT 18, 2-4 PM VENUE 1 DIRECTOR MUIERIEL D’ANSEMBOURG

GRANTED OCT 18, 10 AM-12 NOON VENUE 1 DIRECTOR/ PRODUCER EVA COLMERS

DIRECTOR CAIT SHULL PRODUCER DEIRDRE MORALES

PRODUCER EVA SIGURDARDOTTIR

RT: 27 MIN CAST: Anna Hogarth, Rosie Day, Jay Taylor SYNOPSIS: Rachel and Chloe are done with being innocent 14-year-olds. They head into town on a secret night out, dressed way beyond their years and oozing a sexuality they barely own.

HARLEQUIN OCT 19, 2-4 PM VENUE 2

RT: 9 MIN

RT: 13 MIN

CAST: Aidan Hamilton, Joyce Doolittle, Kris Loranger, Nicole Wassill

CAST: Amanda Pajer, Amaya Ramos, Mike Kalinowski

SYNOPSIS: Young Jack is excited to pick up his new baby sister and Mom from the hospital. When he and his Dad enter the busy waiting room, Jack bumps into an old, confused Granny.

SYNOPSIS: Veronica’s determined to cheer up her distant husband, but he won't tell her how! Then she’s granted the power to see his wish, but wishes are harder than they look.

I DO OCT 19, 4-6 PM VENUE 1

IF I WERE A BELL OCT 17, 4-6 PM VENUE 2

DIRECTOR TARA ALEXIS PRODUCERS TARA ALEXIS, ARI ROBBINS, CHRISTOPHER ROPER

DIRECTOR/ PRODUCER PATRICK REA

DIRECTOR SHERESE ROBINSON LEE

Producers Amber Rapp, Patrick Rea, Michelle Davison

PRODUCERS MARY LOU LEE, ROXANA PETZOLD

RT: 16 MIN

RT: 6 MIN

RT: 20 MIN

CAST: Dane Haines, Jose Rosete, Lea Vonn

CAST: Cinnamon Schultz, Robert P. Campbell, Vanessa Rapp

CAST: Famecia Ward, Hasaan Gilmer, Sol Goode

SYNOPSIS: A little girl robbed of her future chooses one last wish to be fulfilled by her loving parents. The family embraces one pure moment of innocence before time runs out.

SYNOPSIS: A romantic story of two brothers unexpectedly caught in a passionate love triangle with a rising sexy female rapper. This sensual story of love and betrayal is told through vivid provocative rhyme.

ILLNESS OCT 19, 10 AM-12 NOON VENUE 2

I’M NOT HERE OCT 17, 10 AM-12 NOON VENUE 1

SYNOPSIS: Feeling entitled to more than she truly deserves, Claudia Davis decides to take on a new persona and begin robbing convenience stores.

IL CIELO D’INVERNO/THE WINTER SKY OCT 20, 10 AM-12 NOON VENUE 2

DIRECTOR MEG WEIDNER, BEN MANER

DIRECTOR JONATHAN BUCARI

DIRECTOR/ PRODUCER EGLE DE NUZZO

PRODUCER CARINA RUSH

PRODUCER MEG WEIDNER

RT: 14 MIN

RT: 15 MIN

RT: 4 MIN

SYNOPSIS: Ludovica, a 13 year old girl, dreams of being an astronomer. She goes to the planetarium and meets a mysterious woman who seems to know her secret dreams.

CAST: Cheryl Allison, Julian Murdoch, Noah David Silverman

CAST: Meg Weidner, Courtney Jarrell, Lexie Weidner

SYNOPSIS: Illness is a story about the tragic fate of Timothy, a thirteen-year-old boy with a terrible mental illness, and the ever-growing fear of his parents.

SYNOPSIS: Grace recognizes she was no more present in her life and her living relationships than someone who is already dead in the grave.

short Films JILL AND JENNY OCT 18, 10 AM-12 NOON VENUE 2

KILLING VIVIAN OCT 18, 6-8PM VENUE 1

LA GALLINA DEGOLLADA OCT 17, 4-6 PM VENUE 2

DIRECTOR VIVIENNE AU YEUNG

DIRECTOR MANDY FABIAN

PRODUCER JESSICA LAFRANCE, Jessica Kennedy

PRODUCERS MICHELLE GERSHON, JACE HALL, KRISTIN HOLT, ASHLEY KELLY

DIRECTOR JENNIFER WINTERBOTHAM PRODUCER Jennifer Winterbotham, DANIEL TANTALEAN

RT: 4 MIN

RT: 12 MIN

RT: 18 MIN

CAST: Jessica Lafrance, Jessica Kennedy

CAST: Missi Pyle, Paul Witten, Jason George

SYNOPSIS: Jenny has become completely wrapped up in her boyfriend Bryan. Jill, left out and jealous, puts out an ad to interview new potential best friends to make Jenny jealous as well.

SYNOPSIS: Megan is right there to help her best friend David cope with the news that his beloved companion is dying. But Megan's good intentions turn into a jealous obsession.

CAST: Cisco Saavedra, Diego Martinez, Felipa Lerma, Issac Garcia

LOVE MUFFIN OCT 20, 2-4 PM VENUE 2

MAQUETTE 1:1000 OCT 20, 2-4 PM VENUE 2

SYNOPSIS: In this re-imagining of Quiroga's classic, a professor must decide whether to salvage his marriage or amend his negligence towards their three mentally handicapped sons.

MEI (Animation) OCT 17, 12-2 PM VENUE 2

DIRECTORS ANJALIKA LOBO, GUSTAVO ROSA

DIRECTOR DORIS CHIA-CHING LIN

PRODUCER JESS KEAN

PRODUCERS DORIS CHIA-CHING LIN, J. MAKARY, NAOMI LEVINE

DIRECTOR/ PRODUCER MARGARET TO

RT: 10 MIN

RT: 30 MIN

RT: 5 MIN

CAST: Sasha Kida, Katelyn Coffey, Miles Cuppy

CAST: Ming Yang, Ray Yeh, Robert Carlton

SYNOPSIS: Jean is in 4th grade and is in love with a boy in her class. In order for him to fall in love with her, she craftily creates a love potion, adds it to a muffin and gives it to him.

SYNOPSIS: Lan is pursuing her education in architecture in Philadelphia, PA, a city that has little cultural similarity to where she grew up in Taiwan.

SYNOPSIS: A mixed-media animated short that takes the viewer through the director's journey with her caretaker, Mei, while capturing little moments that she reminisces about in Hong Kong.

MOVING ON OCT 17, 10 AM-12PM Venue 1

NOAH’S WORLD OCT 17, 2-4 PM VENUE 2

DIRECTOR STEPHANIE T. KEEFER PRODUCERS Stephanie T. Keefer, DARREN T. MANGLER, MARIETTA PUTIGNANO

OBIT OCT 19, 2-4 PM VENUE 2 DIRECTOR YUN LIANG

DIRECTOR BRIAN TOLLE

PRODUCER APOLLINE BETTY

PRODUCERS GEETHA REDDY, BRIAN TOLLE

RT: 12 MIN

RT: 10 MIN

RT: 10 MIN

CAST: Stephanie T. Keefer, Darren T. Mangler, Marietta Putignano

CAST: Dina Vovsi, Holden Droege

CAST: George Maguire, Sandra Fish, Tom Swift

SYNOPSIS: Despite living in a dull basement cellar of an old New York apartment building, life is never colorless for Noah and Ma with their big imagination.

SYNOPSIS: As his daughter writes an obituary, a man struggling with dementia is overwhelmed by memories and escapes from his world into ours.

SYNOPSIS: When Gwen loses both her boyfriend and then her house, she has no choice but to move in with her little brother. What do you do when you find yourself back at square one?

short Films PRIVATE WAR OCT 17, 6-7 PM VENUE 1

SIX LETTER WORD OCT 19, 4-6 PM VENUE 2

SHIFTING GEARS OCT 19, 12-2 PM VENUE 1 DIRECTOR RICHARD GASPARIAN PRODUCER STACY EKSTEIN

DIRECTOR KRISTEN DUNN

DIRECTOR LISANNE SARTOR

PRODUCER ARIEL THOMAS

PRODUCER LISANNE SARTOR, ANTHONY SARTOR, DERRICK Pete

RT: 13 MIN

RT: 18 MIN

RT: 17 MIN

CAST: Jessica Andres, David Nathie Barnes

CAST: Chelsea Kurtz, Alberto Jorrin, Asa Walker

SYNOPSIS: As a woman in the Marine Corps, Olive finds she must constantly prove herself, but she also discovers bonds of sisterhood and of friendship.

SYNOPSIS: A female race car driver is given a once in a lifetime opportunity to make it big in the racing industry, she must decide where her passions and loyalty really lie.

CAST: Rumer Willis , August Sunseri, Josh Braaten, Rio Mangini,

SOBER OCT 18, 10 AM-12 NOON VENUE 2

SUITE FOR TWO BAND GEEKS OCT 19, 12-2 PM VENUE 2

DIRECTOR MARTA MCGONAGLE

DIRECTOR ELIZABETH IVERSON

PRODUCERS CAITY ENGLER, JEREMY SCRIPTER, Jeff Kelligheri, Ryan Cross, Stephanie Bowman

PRODUCER AUBREY DAVIS

RT: 9 MIN

RT: 18 MIN

CAST: Alicia Lagano, Dina Leiva, Francesca Fauci

CAST: Chris O’Brien, Heather Pasternak, Catherine Kim

SYNOPSIS: An unlikely mom (Rumer Willis) is forced to confront her son's autism after an unexpected encounter with one of her johns.

THE CUTLASS OCT 17, 4-6 PM VENUE 2 DIRECTOR DARISHA BERESFORD PRODUCER DREW UMLAND, Darisha Beresford, Tenielle Newallo

RT: 12 MIN CAST: Arnold Goindhan, Lisa Hirschmann

SYNOPSIS: After a mother drinks with her teenage daughter and friends, she is forced to face the consequences of her alcoholism when an almost fatal car wreck paralyzes a 15 year old girl.

SYNOPSIS: When Lynn, a shy flute player, sees an opportunity to get to play a duet at the next concert with the dreamy oboist, she challenges the top flute for the part.

SYNOPSIS: Based on true events, this is the story of a young woman who falls into the grasp of a dangerous sociopath set in the jungles of Trinidad.

THE FIFTH STAGE OF LABOR OCT 18, 6-8 PM VENUE 2

THE GIFT OCT 20, 10 AM-12 NOON VENUE 1

THE LAND BETWEEN OCT 17, 2-4 PM VENUE 1

DIRECTOR/ PRODUCER CYNTHIA LUBOW

DIRECTOR VIVIANNE JUNDI

DIRECTOR MELISSA RUE

PRODUCERS VIVIANNE JUNDI, ALEXANDRE AVANCINI

Producer Melissa Rue David Rue

RT: 8 MIN

RT: 17 MIN

RT: 13 MIN

CAST: EMILIE TALBOT, MARC MAYNON

CAST: Branca Messina

CAST: Phoebe Jacobs, Kyle Wise

SYNOPSIS: When a single lesbian mom’s only son is about to leave for college, his telling her he’s selling marijuana to ease her financial pressure.

SYNOPSIS: A young woman opens her door and finds a gift containing a seed. The seed grow quite fast and by the end of the seventh day, the small tree cannot fit inside anymore.

SYNOPSIS: A lyrical film about a young girl who tries to help an Iraq Veteran emerge from the nightmare of war.

short Films THE LAST FLOWER (Animation) OCT 19, 12-2 PM VENUE 1

THE LAST TIME (Animation) OCT 18, 4-6 PM VENUE 2

DIRECTOR/ PRODUCER SIMA BAGHERY

RT: 5 MIN

DIRECTOR CANDY KUGEL

TOWING OCT 18, 2-4 PM VENUE 2

DIRECTOR TERESA SUTHERLAND

PRODUCER MARILYN KRAEMER

SYNOPSIS: Vincent Cafarelli and Candy Kugel worked together for 38 years making animated films. Vincent went to bed and never woke up. 'The Last Time' is a tribute to their collaboration.

WANNABE OCT 20, 2-4 PM VENUE 1 DIRECTOR WENHWA TS’AO

PRODUCER KELLY POOR

RT: 14 MIN

RT: 5 MIN

SYNOPSIS: A world war had been destroyed the entire civilization. Everybody is wondering around lost and neglecting each other, until one day a young girl finds the last flower on earth.

THE WINTER OCT 18, 12-2 PM VENUE 1

CAST: Allison Horack, Mark Booker, Rick Tamblyn SYNOPSIS: When her husband is dragged into the darkness, a woman must survive the elements of frontier Kansas. However, something evil is waiting outside her door.

WONDER (Animation) OCT 17, 4-6 PM VENUE 1 DIRECTOR CHRISTINA CAMPAGNOIA

PRODUCER KAREN LOOP

DIRECTOR/ PRODUCER NIKKI LEMON

PRODUCER DUSTIN WALDMAN

RT: 14 MIN

RT: 8 MIN

RT: 4 MIN

CAST: Camille Guaty, Casey Wilson, Adam Pilver

CAST: Dharbi Jens, Keaton Coates

SYNOPSIS: An urban cityscape comes to life as Sage finds wonder through her imagination, transforming her world into one just a little bit stranger.

SYNOPSIS: A female veteran has a fateful night in which her experiences in the war come back to challenge her as she's yet again forced to face meaningless death.

YAMASHITA (Animation) OCT 19, 12-2 PM VENUE 2

SYNOPSIS: Brooke, a tomboy in her preteens, has just joined The Spice Girls, the popular clique in her neighborhood, hoping to attract the attention of her crush Tommy.

YEARNING OCT 18, 10 AM-12 NOON VENUE 2

DIRECTOR HAYLEY FOSTER

DIRECTOR/ PRODUCER EVA DAOUD

RT: 10 MIN

RT: 12 MIN

SYNOPSIS: A young Japanese-American girl struggles with discovering her identity, heritage, and the loss of her connection to her past

CAST: Lama Ibrahim, Ali Al Ibrahim, Fadi Sbeih SYNOPSIS: Rose, affected by a brain tumor and emotional crisis, has started to confuse between those who are dead in her life from those still living. Rose escapes the hospital.

Documentaries A COOL DARK PLACE OCT 17, 10-12 NOON VENUE 2

AN UNEXPECTED WIN: TITLE IX AND THE PINCKNEY PIRATES OCT 18, 12-2 PM VENUE 2

DIRECTOR TIFFANY FRANCES

BAKING ALASKA OCT 19, 10-12 NOON VENUE 2

DIRECTOR/ PRODUCER LAURIE SCHENDEN

PRODUCERS GIUSEPPE ARDIZZONE, JAMES HOWELL, STEPHANIE DOMINI

DIRECTOR/ Kari Barber PRODUCER KARI BARBER Tom Fish

RT: 15 MIN

RT: 64 MIN

RT: 30 MIN

CAST: Martin Harvey, Stephanie Domini

SYNOPSIS: The film examines the impact of the anti-discrimination legislation in 1972, Title IX, via Pinckney, MI where there were no varsity sports for women beforehand.

SYNOPSIS: After their father passes away, two rival sisters and their elderly mother from Oklahoma chase a bakery dream to Homer, Alaska that will change their lives.

COMFORT WOMEN: ONE LAST CRY OCT 18, 10-12 NOON VENUE 2

COMMIE CAMP OCT 17, 12-2 PM VENUE 2

SYNOPSIS: With the success of Walter's club, Metropolis, his ego and appetite for power is growing to the mob’s chagrin. His wife enters the nightclub to find some things have changed.

BIPOLARIZED OCT 20, 10-12 NOON VENUE 2 DIRECTOR RITA KOTZIA

co-DIRECTOR/ PRODUCER TAEYEUL PARK, Connyoung Jennifer Moon

PRODUCERS MARK PEACHEY, NOELLE CHALIFOUX, ROSS MCKENZI

DIRECTOR KATIE HALPER PRODUCER NORA EISENBERG Katie Halper

RT: 75 MIN

RT: 52 MIN

RT: 70 MIN

CAST: Ross McKenzie (Voice)

SYNOPSIS: The film covers one of the 20th century's largest cases of human trafficking. One Last Cry follows the victims' personal stories and that of many advocates as it takes a closer look at this horrifying chapter in human history.

SYNOPSIS: Comedian Katie Halper returns to her socialist Jewish summer camp, Camp Kinderland; the film follows a hilarious 9 year old during a recent summer.

DAUGHTERS OF THE NIGER DELTA OCT 19, 12-2 PM VENUE 2

GOLD STAR CHILDREN OCT 20, 2-4 PM VENUE 2

SYNOPSIS: After being diagnosed with bipolar disorder and living in a lithium-induced haze, Ross McKenzie headed to Costa Rica to be detoxed off lithium at an experimental clinic.

CONEY ISLAND: DREAMS FOR SALE OCT 18, 2-4 PM VENUE 2 DIRECTOR/ PRODUCER ALESSANDRA GIORDANO

DIRECTOR ILSE VAN LAMOEN

DIRECTOR/ PRODUCER MITTY GRIFFIS MIRRER

PRODUCERS ILSE VAN LAMOEN, LINDA MANS, LOUISE VERBEE

RT: 80 MIN

RT: 56 MIN

RT: 60 MIN

SYNOPSIS: Coney Island, the once magnificent Playground of the World has survived many battles, but now faces its greatest enemy: corporate greed.

CAST: Bogofanyo Inengibo, Inatimi Odio (voice)

CAST: Cierra Becker, Jennifer Denard

SYNOPSIS: An intimate film portrait of three everyday heroines who manage to make ends meet against all odds.

SYNOPSIS: Gold Star Children is a documentary feature film that takes an intimate look at American children who've lost a parent to war.

Documentaries HERD IN ICELAND OCT 20, 12-2 PM VENUE 2

IKLAND OCT 19, 2-4 PM VENUE 2 DIRECTOR LINDSEY BLATT

LANDSCAPES OF THE HEART – THE ELIZABETH SPENCER STORY OCT 19, 4-6 PM VENUE 2 DIRECTORS DAVID HILBERT, CEVIN D. SOLING

PRODUCERS LINDSEY BLATT, PAUL TAGGART

DIRECTOR REBECCA CERESE PRODUCERS REBECCA CERESE, SHARON SWANSON, WALTER BENNETT

PRODUCERS CEVIN D. SOLING, NICHOLE SMAGLICK

RT: 29 MIN

RT: 29 MIN

RT: 58 MIN

SYNOPSIS: For over 1,000 years, Icelandic law has made it illegal to import horses onto the island making their horses a unique pure breed.

SYNOPSIS: The Ik were famously described as callous and indifferent by anthropologist Colin Turnbull in his 1972 ethnographic book, The Mountain People.

SYNOPSIS: Elizabeth Spencer's 'The Voice at the Back Door, one of the earliest novels recounting racial tension in the south that was recommended for a Pulitzer Prize.

LIFE CHANGING MOMENTS OCT 17, 10 AM-12 NOON VENUE 2

NO EVIDENCE OF DISEASE OCT 18, 6-8 PM VENUE 2

ONE COUCH AT A TIME OCT 18, 4-6 PM VENUE 2

DIRECTOR/ PRODUCER SHERRY THOMAS

RT: 18 MIN SYNOPSIS: This documentary follows surgeon Dr. Sherry Thomas as she travels to Africa to provide free surgery and medical care to impoverished African women.

PASSIVE HOUSE: A BUILDING REVOLUTION OCT 17 10 AM-12 PM VENUE 2

SYNOPSIS: By following architects, builders and homeowners, this film documents a rapidly growing movement in Europe and the US reducing building energy consumption.

PRODUCERS Andrea Kalin KAREN SIMON, OLIVER LUKACS

PRODUCERS ALEXANDRA LISS, DAN DERBINSKY, JEAN-MICHEL WERK

RT: 86 MIN

SYNOPSIS: Below-the-belt cancers and a below-the-radar cause are thrust into the limelight as N.E.D., or No Evidence of Disease.

PAOLO SOLERI: BEYOND FORM OCT 20, 12-2 PM VENUE 2 DIRECTOR AIMEE MADSEN PRODUCERS AIMEE MADSEN, ROGER TOMALTY

PRODUCER Faith Morgan

CAST: Jeanna Breza (voice)

DIRECTOR ALEXANDRA LISS

RT: 84 MIN

DIRECTOR Faith Morgan Eugen Murphy

RT: 46 MIN

DIRECTOR ANDREA KALIN

RT: 80 MIN CAST: Peter Coyote (voice) SYNOPSIS: A cinéma vérité style documentary that presents a fresh and intimate look at the multi-talented artist, philosopher, urban theorist and architect Paolo Soleri.

CAST: Alexandra Liss (voice) SYNOPSIS: One Couch at a Time follows 'Couch Surfing Evangelist' Alexandra Liss across 6 continents, 21 countries, couch surfing for 7 months.

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Documentaries ROCK N ROLL MAMAS OCT 19, 10 AM -12 Noon VENUE 2

THE GUN, THE CAKE & THE BUTTERFLY OCT 17, 10 AM-12 PM VENUE 1

THE HUNT FOR BRITAIN’S SEX GANGS OCT 19, 4-6 PM VENUE 2

DIRECTOR/ PRODUCER AMANDA ELIASCH

DIRECTOR JACKIE WEISSMAN PRODUCERS ALLISON ANDERS, JACKIE WEISSMAN, TARA JOHNSONMEDINGER

DIRECTOR ANNA HALL PRODUCERS ANNA HALL, BRIAN WOODS

RT: 56 MIN

RT: 75 MIN

RT: 48 MIN

SYNOPSIS: Over the course of six years, director Jackie Weissman, followed musical mothers .We watch as they tour and perform, juggle childcare, and get to gigs.

SYNOPSIS: An experimental and stylish docudrama portrait of London socialite/fashion editor/poet/writer/artist, Amanda Eliasch.

SYNOPSIS: 100 victims and 200 suspected perpetrators: Anna Hall, gains access to Operation Chalice, one of the UK's biggest child sex abuse investigations.

TONEMBEE OCT 18, 12-2 PM VENUE 2

UNFORGETTABLE FIRE: THE STORY OF A U2 TRIBUTE BAND OCT 19, 6-7 PM VENUE 2

WEST ENCOUNTERS EAST OCT 17, 4-6 PM VENUE 2

DIRECTOR/ Producer NIKILA COLE

DIRECTOR MICHELLE REGINA LACOBELLI

DIRECTOR STELLA HOLMES PRODUCERS STELLA HOLMES, LINDA J. CORLEY

PRODUCERS ANDREA PAPPAS, MICHELLE REGINA LACOBELLI

RT: 30 MIN

RT: 56 MIN

RT: 60 MIN

SYNOPSIS: In a personal visit to a Kenyan village with no running water and no electricity, Nikila and daughter Sarah are amazed to discover what a small amount of help can do.

SYNOPSIS: This film explores the personal lives and challenges of the members of one of the longest running U2 tribute bands in the world.

SYNOPSIS: The film follows artists who are descendants of Japanese who immigrated to Brazil during the twentieth century.

Commercial Finalists OBSESSION OCT 18, 8-10 PM VENUE 1

THE PHOTOSHOOT OCT 18, 8-10PM VENUE 1 DIRECTOR MONTANA MANN

DIRECTOR/ PRODUCER ANGIE CORNER

PRODUCER NATALIA LAX

RT: 1 MIN

RT: 1 MIN

SYNOPSIS: Obsession is about a young woman who becomes intoxicated by the scent of her lost lover.

SYNOPSIS: When an overweight crew member jacks a photo-shoot from two unsuspecting, yet bored models, an eccentric photographer finds his Doritos muse.

Music Video Finalists ILLUSIONS OCT 19, 12-2 PM VENUE 2

JET OCT 20, 2-4 PM VENUE 1 DIRECTOR MICHAEL PESCASIO

SANDY HOOK OCT 17, 12-2 PM VENUE 1 DIRECTOR DEVEREUX MILLBURN

PRODUCERS IRINA MALEEVA, MICHELE BROURMAN, STEPHAN OBERHOFF

DIRECTOR/ PRODUCER LISA ARNOLD

PRODUCER ANNIE MINOGUE

RT: 6 MIN

RT: 4 MIN

RT: 6 MIN

SYNOPSIS: The 'Illusions' video combines two powerfully emotional songs, 'Illusions' and 'I Don't Want To Know,' to muse about how the reality of life is sometimes harsh.

SYNOPSIS: A remake of Paul McCartney's song 'Jet' performed by the Annie Minogue Band featuring reggae artist Mystic Bowie. The music video captures the fun and playfulness of summer.

SYNOPSIS: A tribute song for the Sandy Hook families and community by Country Artist Jimmy Eugene.

Screenplay Finalists

A Seed Blown Far by Renee Jax

A young farm girl that was taught to fly by her Irish father is swept up in the crush of battle in World War Two ends up flying combat missions in the Russian bomber squad.

Bitter Beans by Grietje Lolita Fortuin

Conchita questions the heartless dealers of the villages coffee beans. Chasing the beans she travels three continents she finally finds a way to get what she wants.

Byker Chyckz by Sonya Dunn

Byker Chyckz is a redemptive tale of a gang of female bikers fighting to stay alive and right a wrong while avenging the murder of their leader.

For Briseis by Darby Shier

A soldier returns home to find peace in a free spirited younger woman who unknown to him has experienced violence directly related to the war.

Kill Hill by Nancy Knechel

After a teenage girl is drowned in the canal near a small college town, Opal and Vivie along with their two love interests visit infamous Kill Hill for Halloween.

Libertaire By Elizabeth Indianos

Libertaire is the untold story of two crazy guys, Auguste Bartholdi and Joseph Pulitzer who fight the rich and powerful for the woman that nobody wanted, Lady Liberty.

Moni and Lexi’s Big Fat Fortune

Overweight best friends,Moni and Lexi, patronize an underground celebrity fat farm run by a sorceress to lose weight, and gain the affections of their childhood sweethearts.

Servitude by Deanna Markoff

Dark secrets unfold when a group of friends work as “the help” of San Francisco’s elite, and their immigrant co-workers start to disappear.

The Lions Storyteller by Kate Dent

The First female President of the United states recounts the story of how a great love was able to transform her from a scared and hiding law student to President.

The Veil by Andrea Stein

An Amnesty International attorney, whose husband was killed in a bus bombing struggles to represent the Palestinian woman accused of the fatal terrorist attack.

Seminar Panel

LA Femme International Film Festival 2013 Seminar/Panels with Industry Experts October 19 (Saturday) and October 20 (Sunday) Seminars Venue: Regal Theatre Stadium 14 LA LIVE: 1000 West Olympic Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90015 Panel 1: SATURDAY OCTOBER 19, 10am-12noon MAKING THE COMMERCIAL DOCUMENTARY: Exploring the formula that works This panel will explore the topics in documentaries that are thought provoking and inspiring while enhancing your ability to create a film that will sell in the competitive world of Docs. Q&A to follow. Panel 2: SATURDAY OCTOBER 19, 12noon-2pm WGA Presents: ALTERNATIVE METHODS FOR BREAKING IN Venue: Regal Theatre Stadium 14 LA LIVE: 1000 West Olympic Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90015 This panel explores breaking in using alternative methods, such as new media, theater, and partnering with international producers to land a staff job or get your next project green-lit. The WGA Women's Committee is our sponsor on this panel and has been involved with the festival since 2006. Q&A to follow. Panel 3: SATURDAY OCTOBER 19, 2pm-5pm INDEPENDENT PITCHING PANEL and PITCH FEST: Learn what you need to know for them to say yes to your film or idea Venue: Regal Theatre Stadium 14 LA LIVE: 1000 West Olympic Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90015 We explore the avenues available for the independent filmmakers to get your film made through the pitching process. We will have a panel of expert managers, producers, and development executives who will give pointers and reveal the process of pitching in Hollywood. We will have Q&A with the expert panelists and then you will get to pitch your idea or script in front of our panel - and get direct feedback on your idea, style, and presentation. Don’t want to pitch? Just come sit, listen, and learn. Q&A to follow. Panel 4: SUNDAY OCTOBER 20, 10am-12noon FINANCE AND DISTRIBUTION: GETTING THE MONEY! Venue: Regal Theatre Stadium 14 LA LIVE: 1000 West Olympic Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90015 We explore all the possibilities of getting money for your film. We have an expert panel of entertainment professionals that will give you all the possible ways you can access financing and distribution venues or at least get you started. Q & A to follow. Panel 5: SUNDAY OCTOBER 20, 12noon-2pm SAG – AFTRA Presents: CASTING THE INDEPENDENT FILM: Inside the Minds of Casting Directors and Filmmakers Venue: Regal Theatre Stadium 14 LA LIVE: 1000 West Olympic Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90015 SAG-AFTRA will present a panel discussion with independent filmmakers and casting directors turned producers. For filmmakers, casting an independent film is a daunting task. In order to attract investors to get your film made, you need a top-notch cast. Should a filmmaker wait for A-list actors or find the best talent out there who may be the breakout stars of tomorrow? One strategy is attaching a powerful casting directors who can leverage her or his rolodex and help secure the talent needed to close funding and bring in distribution. As casting directors become power players in the independent film world, those who once assembled the talent are increasingly being offered producer hats themselves. Hear from veteran indie filmmakers and casting directors-turned producers about the fascinating and complex world of casting independent film. Panel 6: SUNDAY OCTOBER 20, 2pm-4pm FROM WEB SERIES/INTERNET TO PRIMETIME: How the new world of filmmaking has changed and how Hollywood is taking the reins Venue: Regal Theatre Stadium 14 LA LIVE: 1000 West Olympic Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90015 This panel will highlight web series filmmakers who launched their ideas on the internet and then were picked up for Primetime Network and Cable. The panel will explore their successes. Q&A to follow.

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