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2015 Nashville Film FestivalWelcome 2Sponsors 4

On Screen Special Presentations 13 Spectrum 19Tennessee First Competition 24Narrative Competition 30New Directors Competition 38Documentary Competition 44Music Films/Music City Competition 52 Graveyard Shift Competition 58Shorts Programs 62

Off Screen Career Achievement Awards 73 NaFF Interactive 74 Screenwriting Competition 78

Behind the Scenes Board 85Staff 86Members 90Index 98

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On behalf of the State of Tennessee, it is my pleasure to welcome visiting screenwriters, directors, actors and producers to the 2015 Nashville Film Festival. The Nashville Film Festival has become one of the oldest and most influential film festivals in the South. This unique tradition emphasizes the important role of music in film and showcases Nashville’s incredible talent. Because the festival brings the world to Nashville, we are able to showcase Tennessee’s remarkable beauty and reputation as a great place to make movies. We are proud of the Festival’s growth and pleased to once again have the opportunity to host this wonderful institution. Again, welcome to the 46th annual Nashville Film Festival. I sincerely hope you enjoy your time in Nashville and that you think of Tennessee when you plan your next production. Crissy and I send our very best wishes.

I am pleased to welcome you to the 46th Annual Nashville Film Festival. Since its beginning, in 1969, the Nashville Film Festival has become an important cultural arts institution in our city that grows in international importance each year. This year’s line-up truly showcases Nashville’s dedication to the art of filmmaking, as more than 200 entries selected from more than 3,000 entries from 125 countries are screened. The festival celebrates the richness, creativity and diversity of storytelling for the cultural enrichment and education of our community. You have my best wishes for an exciting festival of films. I am confident the 2015 festival will enlighten, educate and entertain us all through the art of film.

It is an honor to welcome you to the 46th Annual Nashville Film Festival. Since its inception in 1969, NaFF has infused southern culture, music and film to deliver a unique experience for festival goers. Nashville provides the perfect locale for visitors and natives alike to engage filmmakers, access celebrities, and interact with fellow cinema lovers from all over the world. The creative class is essential to the growth and prosperity of any community, And the Tennessee Film Entertainment and Music Commission is proud to continue its support of this cultural institution for the advancement of film and art.

On behalf of our board and staff, I want to welcome you to the 46th Nashville Film Festival! Whether you are joining us from Asia or Europe, from New York or L.A., or from our neighboring cities nearby, we hope you enjoy all of the excitement of this year’s festival, from the parties and the films, to the music and the educational panels. We want you to leave NaFF this year with new friends, new knowledge, and a new appreciation for the impact that film has on society. Thank you to our sponsors, volunteers, members and supporters whose efforts throughout the year make NaFF one of the country’s premier film festivals – and thanks to you for helping us bring the world to Nashville, to celebrate innovation, music and the many voices of the human spirit through the art of film!

Bill Haslam, Governor of Tennessee

Karl F. Dean, Mayor of Nashville

Bob Raines, Executive Director, Tennessee Film, Entertainment and Music Commission

Kelly Frey, President, Board of Directors

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Welcome

Welcome! We are so proud to present the 46th annual Nashville Film Festival! This year’s lineup of films is exceptional and we know you are going to be thrilled with your experience during the 10-day festival. We are announcing Launchpad, a new program designed to ignite the careers of six creative talents from this year’s festival. We will select two filmmakers, two screenwriters and two musicians to go to L.A. or New York for the meetings of their lifetimes. Your support is critical. We welcome a contingent of filmmakers and film-industry executives from China as they showcase select Chinese films and meet our filmmakers. Please enjoy their panel presentation and films.Finally, we want to thank our members, donors and sponsors who make this festival possible.

Ted Crockett, Executive Director

Deb Pinger Communications Director

Brian Owens Artistic Director

Josh Escue Competitions Manager

The Nashville Film Festival would not be successful without the efforts of thousands of individuals and organizations. Very few have worked so tirelessly, and for as long, as NaFF Board Member and Executive Committee Member Cynthia Tyler. Cynthia joined the board in 1998 and the 2015 festival is her 18th anniversary! On behalf of the NaFF board, full-time staff, seasonal staff and thousands upon thousands of people who have enjoyed the Nashville Film Festival, thank you Cynthia!

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D I D YOU KNOW? Craig Brewer won his first award as

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On ScreenMore than 3,500 films were submitted to the 2015 Nashville Film Festival. Our Artistic Director, Brian Owens, his programming assistants, volunteer pre-screeners and programming interns put in thousands of hours of viewing to hone those films down to the final selection. Taken as a whole, these films represent the state of the art of film and reflect a multitude of views of the world. Some will challenge you. Some will entertain you. Some may transform you. A movie may never directly change the world - but it might just change the way you look at it.

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Opening, Centerpiece & Closing Night SelectionsAdult BeginnersDirected by: Ross Katz Written by: Jeff Cox, Liz Flahive, Nick KrollCast: Nick Kroll, Rose Byrne, Bobby Canavale, Joel McHale, Josh Charles, Jane Krakowski, Bobby MoynihanUSA, 90 m. (trt 100 m.)

Thursday, April 16 7:00 PM

A young, narcissistic entrepreneur crashes and burns on the eve of his company’s big launch. With his entire life in total disarray, he leaves Manhattan to move in with his estranged pregnant sister, brother-in-law and 3-year-old nephew in the suburbs - only to become their nanny. A film about crashing hard, coming home and waking up.

Me and Earl and the Dying GirlDirected by: Alfonso Gomez-Rejon Written by: Jesse AndrewsCast: Thomas Mann, Connie Britton, Nick Offerman, Jon Bernthal, Olivia Cooke, Bobb’e J. Thompson, Molly ShannonUSA, 104 m.Sunday, April 19 6:45 PM

Greg Gaines is an awkward, self-deprecating high school student determined to coast through his senior year as anonymously as possible. Avoiding social interactions like the plague, Greg spends most of his time remaking wacky versions of classic movies with his only friend, Earl. Greg’s well-meaning mother intervenes, forcing him to befriend Rachel, a classmate who’s been diagnosed with leukemia. Against his better judgment, Greg concedes. Both Greg and Rachel are surprised — even shocked — to find out that they actually like each other. Tentative at first, this unlikely duo becomes inseparable.

Welcome to MeDirected by: Shira Piven Written by: Eliot LaurenceCast: Kristen Wiig, James Marsden, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Wes Bentley, Tim Robbins, Joan Cusack, Linda CardelliniUSA, 105 m.

Friday, April 24 7:00 PM

Alice Klieg suffers from borderline personality disorder, and though she manages it — and the accompanying medications and therapeutic care — fairly well, past tumult has left a broken marriage and strained familial relationships in its wake. She finds grounding in her daily routine, which includes memorizing every episode of Oprah and carefully monitoring her wardrobe and protein-laden diet. One can’t help but get the sense that Alice is straining to embrace bigger things, and when her numbers come up in the state lottery, suddenly she gets focused…on eighty million dollars’ worth of possibilities.

Preceded by:

Clown Service Directed by: Tig Notaro USA, 10 m.

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The Black Panthers: Vanguard of The RevolutionDirected by: Stanley Nelson Cast: Kathleen Cleaver, Ericka Huggins, Jamal JosephUSA, 90 m.

Monday, April 20 7:30 PMThursday, April 23 9:15 PM

Change was coming to America and the fault lines could no longer be ignored: cities were burning, Vietnam was exploding and disputes raged over equality and civil rights. A new revolutionary culture was emerging and it sought to drastically transform the system. The Black Panther Party for Self-Defense would put itself at the vanguard of that change. The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution is the first feature length documentary to explore the Black Panther Party, its significance to the broader American culture, its cultural and political awakening for black people and the painful lessons wrought when a movement derails.

EntertainmentDirected by: Rick Alverson Written by: Rick Alverson, Tim Heidecker, Gregg TurkingtonCast: Gregg Turkington, Tye Sheridan, John C. Reilly, Lotte Verbeek, Michael Cera, Dean Stockwell, Amy Seimetz, Tim HeideckerUSA, 110 m.Saturday, April 18 7:00 PM

An aging comedian tours the California desert, lost in a cycle of third-rate venues, novelty tourist attractions and vain attempts to reach his estranged daughter. By day, he slogs through the barren landscape, inadvertently alienating every acquaintance. At night, he seeks solace in the animation of his onstage persona. Fueled by the promise of a lucrative Hollywood engagement and the possibility of rekindling a relationship with his daughter, he trudges through a series of increasingly surreal and volatile encounters.

Fresh DressedDirected by: Sacha Jenkins Cast: Damon Dash, Daymond John, Karl Kani, Nas, Pharrell WilliamsUSA, 90 m. (trt 95 m.)

Wednesday, April 22 8:45 PM

Fresh Dressed chronicles the history of urban hip-hop fashion and its rise from southern cotton plantations to the gangs of 1970s in the South Bronx, to corporate America, and everywhere in-between. Fresh Dressed is supported by rich archival materials, in depth interviews with individuals crucial to the evolution of a way of life, and the outsiders who admired them.

Preceded by:

Mulignans Directed by: Shaka King USA, 5 m.

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Special Presentations

Love & MercyDirected by: Bill Pohlad Written by: Michael A. Lerner, Oren MovermanCast: Paul Dano, John Cusack, Elizabeth Banks, Paul Giamatti, Jake AbelUSA, 120 m.


Director Bill Pohlad paints an unconventional portrait of reclusive Beach Boys songwriter and musician Brian Wilson, who found himself in the midst of extraordinary success after scoring numerous hit records. Following a panic attack, he resigns from concert touring and ventures into the studio, intent on creating the greatest album ever made, Pet Sounds. Love & Mercy intimately examines the personal voyage and ultimate salvation of an icon whose success came at extraordinary personal cost.

ManglehornDirected by: David Gordon Green Written by: Paul LoganCast: Al Pacino, Holly Hunter, Chris Messina, Harmony KorineUSA, 97 m.

Tuesday, April 21 9:30 PM

A.J. Manglehorn is a storefront philosopher, toiling every day at his lock and key business but consumed inside by memories of the great love he let slip through his fingers. As much as Manglehorn claims not to like people, he leaves his mark on them -- and they leave their marks -- as he tries to start his life over again with the help of a new friend.

I’ll See You in My DreamsDirected by: Brett Haley Written by: Marc Basch, Brett HaleyCast: Blythe Danner, Martin Starr, Sam Elliott, Malin Akerman, June Squibb, Rhea Perlman, Mary Kay PlaceUSA, 92 m.Wednesday, April 22 7:30 PM

Carol is a retired schoolteacher and a longtime widow in her 70s. She enjoys a tranquil routine playing cards with close friends, keeping her garden and relaxing with a glass of wine. When her beloved dog dies, there’s a mournful vacuum that draws new experiences and attachments into her world. She forges a friendship with her pool guy and allows a pal to drag her to a speed dating shindig. Then, there’s the gravelly-voiced, exuberant gentleman, Bill, who comes out of nowhere.

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People, Places, ThingsDirected by: James C. Strouse Written by: James C. StrouseCast: Jemaine Clement, Regina Hall, Michael Chernus, Stephanie AllyneeUSA, 85 m.


From the moment graphic novelist, Will Henry, accidentally walks in on his wife, Charlie, with another man, his life officially begins to suck. Not only is he exiled from Brooklyn to a tiny studio apartment in Astoria and forced to see his adorable twin daughters only on weekends, but, according to Charlie, the separation is all his fault. As he muddles through single fathering and teaching college, a defeated Will sits up nights at his drafting table, illustrating his frustrations and loneliness — aptly symbolized by an ever-growing brick wall jammed between him and his family.

The Road WithinDirected by: Gren Wells Written by: Gren WellsCast: Dev Patel, Zoë Kravitz, Robert Patrick, Kyra Sedgwick, Robert SheehanUSA, 100 m.

Tuesday, April 21 7:00 PMWednesday, April 22 12:00 PM

Vincent has Tourette’s syndrome. When his mother dies, Vincent becomes obsessed with scattering her ashes by the ocean. Too much for his father to handle, Vincent is sent to a residential treatment center in Nevada where he befriends two other inmates struggling with their own personal issues. At odds with both his father and a therapist from the center, Vincent convinces his new friends to join him on an epic road trip.

Slow WestDirected by: John Maclean Written by: John MacleanCast: Michael Fassbender, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Ben Mendelsohn, Rory McCannNew Zealand / United Kingdom84 m.

Sunday, April 19 9:15 PM

Set in 19th century Colorado but undeniably European in sensibility, Slow West tells the story of sixteen-year-old Jay Cavendish as he travels from Scotland to Colorado in pursuit of his lost love. Quickly confronted by the dangers of the American frontier, he teams up with a mysterious traveller named Silas, who agrees to protect him -- for a price. Jay’s quest will be one of double-crossing, violence and peril as the guileless adolescent learns that the West takes no pity, least of all on the innocent.

Special PresentationsUnexpectedDirected by: Kris Swanberg Written by: Megan Mercier, Kris SwanbergCast: Cobie Smulders, Elizabeth McGovern, Anders Holm, Michele Sweeney AbramsUSA, 90 m.


Samantha is a high school science teacher at a low-income school about to close, and she has just found out she’s pregnant. Though her boyfriend, John, proposes and is thrilled to begin a new life together, Sam struggles with the idea of halting her career to be a full-time mother. Simultaneously, one of Sam’s brightest students, Jasmine, has also become pregnant. Sam makes it her mission to get Jasmine into college and bonds with her over their impending motherhood. Unbeknownst to Sam, Jasmine is wiser than she gives her credit for.

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6 Desires: DH Lawrence and SardiniaDirected by: Mark Cousins

United Kingdom / Italy, 85 m.

Thursday, April 16 5:15 PMFriday, April 17 3:45 PM

In 1921, DH Lawrence and his wife, Frieda von Richthofen, journeyed to Sardinia, where they spent the winter travelling. He wrote a book about his experiences and now Mark Cousins retraces his footsteps, armed with a camcorder and an inexhaustible reserve of curiosity. The film is conceived partly as a letter to Lawrence – or ‘Bert’, as he calls him, a detail that’s typical of the film’s inviting sense of conversational intimacy. A lively chronicle of Cousins’ own trip through Sardinia, the film is a bracing reflection on a dizzying range of subjects.

The Boy and the WorldDirected by: Ale Abreu Written by: Ale Abreu

Brazil, 80 m. (trt 107)

Saturday, April 18 1:45 PM

In search of his father, a young boy leaves his village and discovers a fantastic world dominated by animal-machines and strange beings. An extraordinary animation with stunning visuals that portray the issues of the modern world through the eyes of a child.

The ChambermaidDirected by: Ingo Haeb Written by: Ingo HaebCast: Vicky Krieps

Germany, 98 m.

Monday, April 20 10:00 PMWednesday, April 22 2:30 PM

Lynn is the most thorough chambermaid at the hotel where she works, leaving no shelf undusted, no sheet untucked. Fascinated by the lives of the guests she cleans up after and crippled by her own shyness, she rummages through their belongings and even hides under their beds, vicariously experiencing their conversations, meals and discreet interludes. When she finds herself present during a guest’s S&M session with the call girl Chiara, Lynn can’t help but let her curiosity get the better of her, clandestinely noting Chiara’s phone number when the coast is clear.

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Bienvenidos Directed by: Javier Fesser Peru / Spain, 28 m.

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The Dead LandsDirected by: Toa Fraser Written by: Glenn StandringCast: James Rolleston, Lawrence Makoare, Te Kohe Tuhaka, Xavier Horan, Raukura Turei, Rena OwenNew Zealand, 108 m.


After his tribe is slaughtered through an act of treachery, Hongi, a Maori chieftain’s teenage son, must avenge his father’s murder in order to bring peace and honor to the souls of his loved ones. Vastly outnumbered by a band of villains, Hongi’s only hope is to pass through the feared and forbidden Dead Lands and forge an uneasy alliance with the mysterious Warrior; a ruthless fighter who has ruled the area for years.

Do I Sound Gay?Directed by: David ThorpeCast: Margaret Cho, Tim Gunn, Dan Savage, David Sedaris, George Takei, David Thorpe

USA, 77 m. (trt 86 m.)


Is there such a thing as a gay voice? Why do some people sound gay but not others? Why are gay voices a mainstay of pop culture—but also a trigger for anti-gay harassment? The feature documentary Do I Sound Gay? explores these questions and more and includes revealing interviews with Margaret Cho, Tim Gunn, Don Lemon, Dan Savage, David Sedaris and George Takei.

Goodbye to Language 3DDirected by: Jean-Luc Godard Written by: Jean-Luc GodardCast: Héloïse Godet, Kamel Abdeli, Richard ChevallierSwitzerland / France70 m. (trt 89 m.)Thursday, April 16 7:15 PM

The idea is simple: A married woman and a single man meet. They love, they argue, fists fly. A dog strays between town and country. The seasons pass. The man and woman meet again. The dog finds itself between them. The other is in one, the one is in the other and they are three. The former husband shatters everything. A second film begins: the same as the first, and yet not. From the human race we pass to metaphor.

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The Little Deputy Directed by: Trevor Anderson USA, 9 m.

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130919 A Portrait of Marina Abramovic Directed by: Matthu Placek USA, 7 m. ShotgunDirected by: Maverick Moore USA, 12 m.

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SpectrumL’il QuinquinDirected by: Bruno Dumont Written by: Bruno DumontCast: Alane Delhaye, Lucy Caron, Bernard Pruvost, Philippe Jore, Philippe PeuvionFrance, 200 m. (trt 210 m.)


The discovery of human body parts stuffed inside a cow on the outskirts of a small channel town in northern France sets off this absurdist, metaphysical murder mystery adapted into a feature film from a highly popular French television series.

The Royal RoadDirected by: Jenni Olson Written by: Jenni OlsonCast: Jenni Olson, Tony KushnerUSA, 62 m. (trt 93 m.)

Tuesday, April 21 7:00 PMThursday, April 23 12:45 PM

A cinematic essay in defense of remembering, The Royal Road offers up a primer on the Spanish colonization of California and the Mexican American War alongside intimate reflections on nostalgia, butch identity, and the pursuit of unavailable women.

The TribeDirected & Written by: Miroslav SlaboshpitskyCast: Grigoriy Fesenko, Yana Novikova, Rosa Babiy, Alexander DsiadevichUkraine, 130 m. (trt 150 m.)


Sergey, A new student at a boarding school for the deaf, must navigate the institution’s social hierarchy, led by a gang of students reveling in crime and prostitution. Initially shunned, he is eventually initiated into the crew, inheriting the role of pimp to two giddy best friends. After saving up money for a sexual encounter with Anna, Sergey begins to fall in love, risking the rest of the tribe’s wrath.

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How I Got Made Directed by: Tracy S. Facelli USA, 10 m.

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A Million Miles Away Directed by: Jennifer Reeder USA, 28 m.

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On Dark Paths Directed by: Paul Helin USA, 20 m.

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Spectrum China

Feeling the Love Flute

Directed by: Yinghai Deng Written by: Ping JiangCast: t Hao Lin, Ben Niu, Xiang Wen, Jin Su, Jin GuoChina, 90 m.


Tian Le, a young HIV-positive boy who dreams of becoming a musician, is adopted by a kind old gentleman who wants to protect him from the stigma that can sometimes come with his diagnosis. However, when the school and village find out about Tian Le’s illness, he receives an outpouring of love and support and the entire village rallies to help him pursue his dreams. Presented by Heilongjiang Yuetong Culture Media Co., Ltd.

Wild Desert

Directed by: Ren ZhenWritten by: Ren ZhenCast: Dong Xuan, Shao Bing, Peng BoChina, 94 m.


Seven young men ride their motorcycles through the vast mountains and canyons of Western China in order to reach their ultimate goal -- crossing the Gobi Desert. To do that, they will not only face the life and death issues that always arise in a desert climate, they face another unexpected danger -- one that could bring their journey to a tragic end.

The Waiting Country Woman

Directed by: Li Yangiu Written by: Ye Dajun

China, 93 m.


Xiulan and her childhood sweetheart Jianshe fall in love and wed. However, young men are being recruited to the front lines in order to defend the homeland. Being separated by thousands of miles only makes their love grow stronger, and when Xiulan receives a heartbreaking message, she chooses to believe that Jianshe is still alive and she will wait for his return. Presented by Beijing Li Yanqiu Culture and Arts Studio Co., Ltd.

Wolf Totem

Directed by: Jean-Jacques Annaud Written by: Jean-Jacques Annaud, John Collee, Alain GodardCast: Shaofeng Feng, Shawn Dou, Ankhnyam RagchaaChina / France, 121 m.


On the eve of the Cultural Revolution, a young Beijing student is sent to live among the nomadic herdsmen of Inner Mongolia. Caught between the advance of civilization from the south and the nomads’ traditional enemies - the marauding wolves - to the north; humans and animals, residents and invaders alike, struggle to find their true place in the world. Presented by Beijing Forbidden City Film Co.

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Home-grown cinema representing all corners of the Volunteer State. These films compete for the Ground Zero Tennessee Spirit Awards for Best Feature, Best Narrative Short and Best Documentary Short. The winning feature film receives a $10,000 gift certificate for finishing funds on their next production and each of the winning shorts films receive a $3,000 certificate generously donated by Ground Zero Post, as well as the Tennessee Horizon Audience Awards for Best Feature and Best Short Film.

Tennessee Spirit Award: Best Feature 2014 The Ballad of Shovels & Rope | Jace Freeman 2013 Nashville 2012 | Jace Freeman 2012 He Ain’t Heavy | Jeff Obafemi Carr 2011 Jess + Moss |Clay Jeter 2010 The Colonel’s Bride | Brent Stewart

Tennessee Horizon Audience Award 2014 Lower Broads | Drew Langer

Tennessee Spirit Award: Best Narrative Short 2014 Shadowland | Steven Wesley Miller 2013 Wild Sands | Warren Lewis Allen & William Scott Stewart 2012 Talking to Arthur | Will Akers 2011 Swing | Matt Schosser & Shane Bartlett

Tennessee Spirit Award: Best Documentary Short 2014 Straight Up: Tennessee Whiskey | Eric Byford 2013 Another Corner | Josh Harrell 2012 Mr. Smith’s Peach Seeds | Stewart Copeland 2011 Nashville Rises | Zac Adams

Previous Winners

Ain’t It NowhereDirected by: Scott Murphy Written by: Matt Dearman, Scott MurphyCast: Matt Dearman, Scott MurphyDavid Dwyer, Dale Dickey USA, 90 m.

Friday, April 17 10:00 PMSaturday, April 25 7:30 PM

Ain’t it Nowhere tells the story of a group of twenty-somethings in East Tennessee as they struggle through love, death, and a pregnancy. Alex is an uninspired electrician who meets a quiet Southern girl named Rachel. Despite the unexpected passing of his mother, Alex’s relationship with Rachel grows, and the two quickly fall in love. Alex’s roommate Jay has been with his girlfriend Hayley for seven years, and they make a boisterous, fun-loving couple. But their relationship is put to the test when an unexpected pregnancy threatens to derail the life they’ve built together, and Jay is forced to confront his fears of being a good husband and father.

Duty of the HourDirected by: Tony Dancy, Reece Auguiste Written by: Reece AuguisteCast: Benjamin L. Hooks, Maxine Smith, Jimmy Carter, Julian BondUSA, 70 m.

Monday, April 20 5:30 PMSaturday, April 25 1:15 PM

The first documentary to explore the life of Civil Rights leader Benjamin Hooks and his dramatic intersection with many defining historical moments in the American Civil Rights Movement. The film explores his journey from the segregated backstreets of south Memphis during the Great Depression, the Memphis reign of terror on the black community, WWII, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination, to the accession of Hooks to the grand stage of American public life. The story of Benjamin Hooks is an exploration of this nation’s long, complex and difficult history of race in America.


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Tennessee FirstHomelessDirected by: Clay Hassler Written by: Clay Hassler, Anna FieldsCast: Michael McDowell, Julie Dunagan, Parker Townsend USA, 93 m.

Wednesday, April 22 5:15 PMThursday, April 23 3:30 PM

Filmed in a real shelter with real homeless people, Homeless tells the story of Gosh (Josh), a teenage boy lost in the bleak routine of life in a shelter. Everyday, from sunup until sundown, Gosh is put out on the streets, unable to return to the shelter until 7pm. During the day, he seeks refuge from the cold in the downtown public library and a local coffee shop. But suddenly his circumstances change for the better and he finds himself adapting to a new home, new friends and looking forward to a future that he hopes will last.

Mind/Game: The Unquiet Journey of Chamique HoldsclawDirected by: Rick Goldsmith Cast: Chamique HoldsclawUSA, 53 m. (trt 70 m.)

Friday, April 17 7:45 PMFriday, April 24 4:00 PM

Mind/Game: The Unquiet Journey of Chamique Holdsclaw, by two-time Academy-Award nominated filmmaker Rick Goldsmith, tells the story of the female Michael Jordan, from traumatic childhood to NCAA champion and WNBA superstar; through debilitating depression and near suicide. Holdsclaw’s journey reveals the courage behind her mental health advocacy and the hardships of her ongoing recovery.

The Orphan Brigade: Soundtrack to a Ghost StoryDirected by: Joshua Britt, Neilson Hubbard Cast: Kim Richey, Ben Glover, Heather Donegan, Danny MitchellUSA, 77 m. (trt 106 m.)Tuesday, April 21 7:00 PMSaturday, April 25 1:45 PM

This is a ghost story set to music…The Orphan Brigade follows a group of musicians as they spend a year writing and recording an album in The Octagon Hall, one of the most haunted houses in the Southern United States. The group sets out to tell the story of this eerie architectural oddity and of the family, soldiers and servants who lived and died there. Seeking inspiration and encounters with the spirits that haunt the place, they find much more.

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Curt Directed by: Brendan Hearne USA, 16 m.

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Andrew and Wendy Directed by: Josh Aronson USA, 29 m.

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Paternity LeaveDirected by: Matt RiddlehooverWritten by: Matt Riddlehoover, Dustin Tittle Cast: Jacob York, Chris Salvatore, Rebecca Lines, Susannah DevereuxUSA, 90 m. (trt 94 m.)

Sunday, April 19 9:00 PMFriday, April 24 3:45 PM

Greg, a 30-year-old web designer, is finally settled into a comfortable, stable, and healthy relationship with the love of his life, Ken, a criminal defense attorney. Caught in a moment of passion on the eve of their four year anniversary, Greg soon begins feeling nauseated, fatigued, moody and - most unfortunately - fat. To everyone’s amazement, Greg is pregnant. Shock, stress and fear settle in.

ReminiscentDirected by: Justin Tandy, Dustin Brandt Hyer Written by: Justin TandyCast: Justin Tandy, Joseph Large, Lincoln Cissel, Rob WildsUSA, 83 m.


Reminiscent follows Jackson Taylor, a retired Army Ranger, as he searches for clues and answers to why he is reliving the same day over and over again. The more self aware he becomes, the more the fabricated world around him tears and evolves to keep him ensnarred and funnel him down the right path home again. When he diverges from the routines and repetitions that have imprisoned his mind, he uncovers the source of his dilemma and must stay the course in order to free himself and his family by mounting an offensive to save mankind from its inevitable self-destruction and enslavement amongst the stars.

Semicolon; The Adventures of Ostomy GirlDirected by: Robin Greenspun Cast: Dana Marshall-Bernstein, Cari Marshall, Ed BernsteinUSA, 83 m.

Sunday, April 19 1:15 PM Saturday, April 25 5:00 PM

Meet Dana, a feisty, funny, And charming 25-year-old at a crossroads. But not the kind you might expect. Dana lives with a severe case of Crohn’s Disease that she battles every single day—it is unrelenting and she has been fighting it nearly all her life. Spending as much time in the hospital as out, Dana depends on intravenous nutrition, constant vigilance, and a wicked sense of humor to keep her alive. Now she faces the daunting task of deciding how she wants to live the rest of her life—coping with the limitations and rigors of her current routine or taking a leap of faith on a complicated transplant that could give her a chance at a normal life.

Preceded by:

A Good Man Directed by: The Rauch Bros. USA, 4 m.


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Tennessee FirstTennessee Shorts 1Thursday, April 16 5:45 PMSaturday, April 25 11:15 AM

Burt’s Eye View | Eric Staples. USA. 12 m. | A man, desperate to win back the woman he loves, must first overcome his frantic mind.Coffee | Kevin McNulty. USA. 4 m. | The true story of the lives affected by America’s addiction to coffee.The Department of Signs and Magical Intervention | Melissa Sweazy. USA. 19 m. | After a chance encounter with a beautiful girl leads to his death, a young man arrives for his first day of work at The Department of Signs and Magical Intervention. Four Horseman | Lynn Edwards, Paul Cain. USA. 10 m. | Devout couple Rick and Mitzi have an important question for their irreligious friend Dave.Springtime in the Sorrowing Hole | Joe Hemphill. USA. 8 m. | An aging Dutch veteran contemplates an atrocity he committed during the last spring of World War II.Teppanyaki | Matthew Fisher. USA. 11 m. | Explores the environment of the teppanyaki restaurant through the eyes of an aging chef. Tethered | Kevin McNulty. USA. 6 m. | Oppression, abuse and bullying are the ways of the land as seen through the eyes of one red balloon. Take a stand.Trying Not to Explode | Dave Dorsey. USA. 15 m. | A young man flees a relationship--and civilization altogether--to sort out the implications of his parents’ spontaneous combustion.

Tennessee Shorts 2Saturday, April 18 12:30 PMSaturday, April 25 2:00 PM

Tennessee Shorts 3Thursday, April 16 8:30 PMSaturday, April 25 4:45 PM

EXPOSED Chapter 1: The Global Epidemic | Mo Scarpelli. USA. 13 m. | Natalie Skipper survived multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (TB), but not before it flipped her life upside down.Futureman | Patrick Sheehan. USA. 16 m. | Follows 5-time Grammy winner, inventor and virtuoso Roy ‘Futureman’ Wooten (of Bela Fleck and the Flecktones) as he discusses and works with his various musical inventions.Jake Plays First Base | Josh Harrell. USA. 5 m. | Jake just graduated to coach-pitch little league on his baseball team, and he’s set the East Nashville Little League on fire!The Merry Death Collector | Ben Murphy. USA. 9 m. | An oddball antiques collector faces the challenges of opening his own shop in a small Tennessee town.Muddy Pond | Tyler Jones. USA. 10 m. | From cultivation to harvest, this film profiles a second-generation sorghum farmer in eastern Tennessee. Nashville in Harmony: Ten Years of Using Music to Build Community | Steven C. Knapp. USA. 35 m. | Ten years ago, Nashville’s LGBT chorus started with only 18 people. Today, they have over 130 voices. Along the way, they built a community filled with love. SandorKraut | Ann Husaini, Emily Lobsenz. USA. 12 m. | A portrait of acclaimed food writer and fermentation guru Sandor Katz.

The Burial of Achmed Pleasantbottom | Travis Slagle. USA. 17 m. | The age old story of a pet undertaker, Walter McKinley, that finds love at the funeral of a deceased iguana.Contrary to Likeness | Motke Dapp. USA. 8 m. | Contrasting worlds collide when a man lost in the monotony of daily life receives a mysterious gift.First Time | Hilary Bell. USA. 5 m. | While Jake and Anna tell their best friends just how perfect their first time in the sack was, we get to watch what really happened.Night Run | Ben Dongarra. USA. 7 m. | Night Run follows Brooke on a long run after a fight with her boyfriend. While taking a break, she is approached by a stranger with disturbing news.Summer Haze | Blake Holland. USA. 39 m. | A group of young adults struggle with identity as they navigate through the haze of their suburban summer.Usetocould | Drew Maynard. USA. 5 m. | After a failed attempt at exercise, a man’s lunch break is almost ruined by a mildly profound and harrowing thought.Wander Woman | Tyler Evans. USA. 13 m. | Deanna is traveling solo across the country, with a mouse for a traveling companion, a past she doesn’t want to face, and power she doesn’t want to own. Some heroes run.

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The Bridgestone Narrative Competition brings the newest films from around the world created by established filmmakers. Filmmakers compete for cash and prizes of up to $5,000 with winners selected by a jury of industry professionals.

Bridgestone Grand Jury Prize 2014 Club Sandwich | Fernando Eimbcke 2013 If You Die, I Will Kill You | Hiner Saleem 2012 The Dynamiter | Matthew Gordon2011 Weekend | Andrew Haigh 2010 Hipsters | Valeriy Todorovsky

Best Actress 2014 Britt Robertson | Undiscovered Gyrl 2013 Jane Adams | All the Light in the Sky2012 Alia Shawkat | That’s What She Said 2011 Guadalupe Alonso | The Last Summer of La Boyita 2010 Paprika Steen | Applause

Best Actor 2014 Manolis Mavromatakis | The Enemy Within 2013 Silas Yelich | The Cold Lands 2012 William Ruffin | The Dynamiter 2011 Tom Cullen | Weekend 2010 Anton Shagin | Hipsters

Best Music (Original or Adapted) 2014 Undiscovered Gyrl 2013 3 2012 QWERTY 2011 Take Me Home 2010 Hipsters

Best Screenplay 2014 Bernard Attal | The Invisible Collection 2013 Yen Tan & David Lowery | Pit Stop2012 Tarik Lowe & Daniel Schechter | Supporting Characters

Previous Winners

Narrative Jurors

Brooke Bernard Nomadic Productions

Nat DykemanProducer

Stephanie NorthenRoadside Attractions

7 Chinese BrothersDirected by: Bob Byington Written by: Bob ByingtonCast: Jason Schwartzman, Tunde Adebimpe, Eleanore Pienta, Olympia Dukakis, Stephen RootUSA, 75 m. (trt 94 m.)

Saturday, April 18 9:15 PMMonday, April 20 4:15 PM

Jason Schwartzman portrays Larry, An inebriated sad sack who rides a tide of booze onto the shores of an undiscriminating Quick-Lube. The only bright spot is probably his boss, Lupe. Will Larry keep it together long enough to win the girl, provide for his French bulldog, laze about with his friend, Major and do his cantankerous grandmother proud?

Preceded by:

Dog Bowl Directed by: Gordy Hoffman USA, 19 m.

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CowboysDirected by: Tomislav Mrsic Written by: Tomislav MrsicCast: Hrvoje Barisic, Živko Anocic, Matija Antolic, Hrvoje Barisic, Ana Begic, Niksa ButijerCroatia, 109 m.

Friday, April 17 12:30 PMThursday, April 23 5:30 PM

A relatively successful theater director returns from the big city to his hometown without a clear notion of what that change might bring. He left behind a career and carried with him disappointment and a couple of suitcases. His decision to return coincided with an offer to restart the neglected local theater. The problem is that his hometown does not have any actors or anyone who would know anything about the theater business. Only five candidates show up at the audition but they have common ground - American Westerns.

Diamond TonguesDirected by: Brian Robertson, Pavan Moondi Written by: Pavan MoondiCast: Leah Goldstein, Nick Flanagan, Leah Wildman, Adam GurfinkelCanada, 99 m.Wednesday, April 22 5:45 PMFriday, April 24 11:30 AM

Edith Welland dreams of being a successful actress but just can’t seem to make things happen. Things get worse when the ex-boyfriend she broke up with to focus on her career takes up acting on a whim and immediately books a leading role. When Edith can’t figure out what she’s doing wrong, she begins to do everything wrong. Diamond Tongues is a dramatic comedy about insecurity, uncertainty, unhealthy competition and just about everything else between the lines.

EadweardDirected by: Kyle Rideout Written by: Kyle RideoutCast: Michael Eklund, Sara Canning, Christopher Heyerdahl, Charlie CarrickCanada, 104 m.

Saturday, April 18 6:45 PMSunday, April 19 1:45 PM

A psychological drama centered around world-famous turn-of-the-century photographer, Eadweard Muybridge, who photographed nude and deformed subjects, became the godfather of cinema, murdered his wife’s lover and was the last American to receive the justifiable homicide verdict.

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Funny BunnyDirected by: Alison Bagnall Written by: Alison BagnallCast: Kentucker Audley, Joslyn Jensen, Olly Alexander, Louis Cancelmi, Josephine Decker, Anna Margaret HollymanUSA, 86 m.Sunday, April 19 9:00 PMTuesday, April 21 4:30 PM

Gene spends his days canvassing about childhood obesity. One day he canvasses Titty, An emotionally-arrested 19-year-old who has successfully sued his own father to win back a large inheritance and gotten himself disowned in the process. Gene discovers that Titty has an ongoing online relationship with the beautiful but reclusive Ginger, who is an animal activist. Gene convinces Titty to make a pilgrimage to meet Ginger where the two men form a close bond despite both of them being drawn to the enigmatic Ginger, who is in need of rescue.

God Bless the ChildDirected by: Robert Machoian, Rodrigo Ojeda-Beck Written by: Robert Machoian, Rebecca GrahamCast: Harper Graham, Elias Graham, Arri Graham, Ezra Graham, Jonah GrahamUSA, 91 m.Thursday, April 23 7:15 PMFriday, April 24 11:00 AM

Five siblings, from one to thirteen, spend a day on their own, uncertain whether this time their depressed and unreliable mother is really gone for good. Harper, the eldest and the only girl, looks after her brothers as she always does, as their day descends into fantasy and chaos.

H.Directed by: Rania Attieh, Daniel Garcia Written by: Rania Attieh, Daniel GarciaCast: Robin Bartlett, Rebecca Dayan, Will Janowitz, Julian GambleUSA / Argentina, 96 m.Wednesday, April 22 9:45 PMThursday, April 23 12:00 PM

In Troy, New York, two women named Helen go about their seemingly normal lives with their seemingly normal partners. When a meteor crashes near town, strange things begin to happen: people go missing; gravity occasionally fails. The two womens’ lives begin to spiral out of control as their realities become a journey into the unknown.

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Narrative CompetitionLake Los AngelesDirected by: Mike Ott Written by: Mike Ott, Atsuko OkatsukaCast: Roberto Sanchez, Johanna Trujilo, Eloy MendezUSA, 87 m.

Tuesday, April 21 8:00 PMFriday, April 24 1:15 PM

Francisco is a middle-aged Cuban immigrant working at a holding house. Cecilia is a 10-year-old Mexican girl who ends up there with no family members to fend for her. When Cecilia ends up on her own, she turns the desert into a fantastical world -- creating characters and stories to make the hopelessness of the empty landscape a survivable habitat. Through navigating what was supposed to be both Francisco and Cecilia’s promised land, they find a common hope in each other while journeying through the hauntingly beautiful and desolate world that is Lake Los Angeles.

Los HongosDirected by: Oscar Ruiz Navia Written by: Oscar Ruiz NaviaCast: Jovan Alexis Marquinez, Calvin Buenaventura, Atala Estrada, Gustavo Ruiz MontoyaColombia, 103 m.

Friday, April 17 5:00 PMMonday, April 20 12:30 PM

During the day, Ras is a construction worker. At night, after work, he tags the walls of his neighborhood east of Cali, Colombia. Ras can’t sleep and is constantly daydreaming. His mother, Maria, a sweet woman who migrated to the city worries that her son has been bewitched and will end up insane. One day Ras is fired from his job for stealing several cans of paint, which he is using to create a huge mural on the lot next to his house. Without a dime to help his mother, he searches the city for his best friend Calvin, another young graffiti artist, who studies fine arts.

Margarita, with a StrawDirected by: Shonali Bose Written by: Shonali BoseCast: Kalki Koechlin, Revathy, Sayani Gupta, Hussain Dalal, Tenzing DalhaIndia, 100 m.


Laila is a student and aspiring writer, crafting lyrics and electronic sounds for an indie band at her Delhi university. Her cerebral palsy doesn’t much get in the way of her life, although it sometimes does for others. Always seeking more freedom and new experiences, Laila wins a place at New York University and leaves India with her mother for Manhattan. There she meets a fiery activist, Khanum, who challenges her beliefs, sparks her creativity and, eventually, takes her to bed. For these two women, it’s the beginning of a remarkable love story.

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Monument to Michael JacksonDirected by: Darko Lungulov Written by: Darko LungulovCast: Mirjana Karanovic, Ljubomir Bandovic, Dragan Bjelogrlic, Natasa TapuskovicSerbia / Macedonia / Croatia, 95 m.


In an attempt to save his dying hometown in Serbia and prevent the love of his life from leaving, daydreamer Marko decides to build a monument to Michael Jackson, who has just announced his This Is It come-back tour. He mobilizes a group of local misfits to help him, but the town’s mayor has his own plans and responds with a gang of thugs bent on shattering Marko’s dream.

RunoffDirected by: Kimberly Levin Written by: Kimberly LevinCast: Joanne Kelly, Rashel Bestard, Tom Bower, Frennan James Callan, Drew CashUSA, 90 m.

Monday, April 20 8:30 PMTuesday, April 21 2:00 PM

The beauty of the land cannot mask the brutality of a farm town. As harvest draws near, Betty confronts a terrifying new reality and will go to desperate lengths to save her family when they are threatened with being forced from their land. An old friend, struggling to keep his own farm profitable by any means necessary, offers Betty a way out. She refuses to get involved. As the pressures mount for her family and they find themselves on the brink of eviction, her husband reveals that he is seriously ill. How far will one go to take care of one’s own?

SafelightDirected by: Tony Aloupis Written by: Tony AloupisCast: Evan Peters, Juno Temple, Christine Lahti, Kevin Alejandro, Ariel Winter, Jason BegheUSA, 84 m. (trt 96 m.)

Friday, April 17 7:15 PMSaturday, April 18 10:00 AM

Set in the 1970s, a teenage boy and girl discover a renewed sense of possibility as they go on a road trip to photograph lighthouses along the California coast.

Preceded by:

Share Directed by: Pippa Bianco USA, 12 m.

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Narrative CompetitionSand DollarsDirected and Written by: Israel Cárdenas, Laura Amelia GuzmánCast: Geraldine Chaplin, Yanet Mojica, Ricardo Ariel Toribio

Dominican Republic / Argentina / Mexico, 80 m.Tuesday, April 21 5:30 PMFriday, April 24 2:00 PM

In the idyllic seaside city of Samana in the Dominican Republic, the long-time relationship between Noeli, a beautiful and impoverished young local girl, and Anne, her wealthy European lover, is put to the test as issues of class, inequality and exploitation rise to the surface.

YosemiteDirected by: Gabrielle Demeestere Written by: Gabrielle DemeestereCast: James Franco, Calum John, Everett Meckler, Alec Mansky

USA, 80 m.


It’s the fall of 1985. The intertwining tales of three fifth grade friends -- Chris, Joe and Ted -- unfold in the suburban paradise of Palo Alto, as the threat of a mountain lion looms over the community. Chris drives up to Yosemite for the weekend with his dad and discovers a corpse in the woods. Joe, left to his own devices by his babysitter, befriends a lonely drifter who shares his love of comic books. Meanwhile, a mountain lion is spotted in Palo Alto in broad daylight and Ted searches for his cat, who has gone missing...

WildLikeDirected by: Frank Hall Green Written by: Frank Hall GreenCast: Ella Purnell, Bruce Greenwood, Diane Farr, Brian Geraghty, Nolan Gerard Funk, Joshua Leonard, Ann DowdUSA, 104 m.


Mackenzie, a troubled but daring teenage girl, is sent by her struggling mother to live with her uncle in Juneau, Alaska. Although her uncle seems like a supportive caretaker and friend, the relationship turns and Mackenzie is forced to run. Trying to make her way back to Seattle alone to find her absent mother, Mackenzie only winds up deeper in the Alaskan interior. Lost and with no one else to turn to, she shadows a loner backpacker, Bartlett, an unlikely father figure with scars of his own. Together, they cross the wilderness and discover sanctuary in the last frontier.

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The New Directors Competition features narrative works created by first-time feature filmmakers. It’s your chance to catch a rising star before they become the next celebrated auteur. The winning filmmaker receives up to $2,500 in cash.

Grand Jury Prize 2014 Before I Disappear | Shawn Christensen 2013 Nairobi Half Life | David Tosh Gitonga 2012 A Trip | Nejc Gazvoda 2011 Inuk | Mike Magidson2010 One Too Many Mornings | Michael Mohan

Best Actress 2014 Catalina Sandino Moreno | Medeas 2013 Gina Piersanti | It Felt Like Love 2012 Nina Rakovec | A Trip2011 Kristyna Novakova | Twosome 2010 Eileen Nicholas | Bomber

Best Actor 2014 Jeremiah Bitsui | Drunktown’s Finest 2013 Joseph Wairimu | Nairobi Half Life 2012 Jure Henigman | A Trip 2011 Parker Croft | Falling Overnight2010 Anthony Deptula | One Too Many Mornings

Previous Winners

ALL-STARSDirected by: Lance Kinsey Written by: Lance KinseyCast: Fred Willard, Angela Kinsey, Richard Kind, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Mike Hagerty, Illeana DouglasUSA, 97 m.


Lance Grayden, a veteran coach who left the league years ago when his daughter moved to an elite softball club team and then college, has returned to give something back to the community. Assuming he’d be coaching a 16-and-under team, he is instead saddled with a 10-and-under team of inexperienced players. Not only is he forced to go back to the basics and teach the fundamentals of the game to the little girls, half of whom would rather be in the dugout eating snacks, but he also faces the greater challenge of riding herd over their over-eager, overly ambitious and entirely delusional parents whose ridiculous behavior is more suited to five-year-olds than adults.

New Directors Jurors

Jill FranksAustin Peay University

Leah MeyerhoffFilmmaker

Arianne RocchiMagnolia Pictures/Magnet Releasing

D I D YOU KNOW? Michael Mohan, who won the inaugural New Directors competition

is in this year’s festival with his short film Pink Grapefruit, which won the Grand Jury Prize for best short at this year’s

SXSW Festival.

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New Directors CompetitionThe Ambassador to BernDirected by: Attila Szász Written by: Norbert KöbliCast: János Kulka, József Kádas, Rémusz Szikszai, Laszlo I. KishHungary, 76 m.

Friday, April 17 5:15 PMTuesday, April 21 5:15 PM

On August 16, 1958, two Hungarian immigrants broke into the Hungarian embassy in Bern and took the ambassador hostage. As the Swiss police surrounds the building and a group of Hungarian immigrants shows up on the street to demonstrate, a tense, twist-filled hostage drama plays out behind the closed doors of the embassy. Based on a true story about the aftermath of the 1956 Hungarian revolution.

Ben’s at HomeDirected by: Mars Horodyski Written by: Dan Abramovici, Mars HorodyskiCast: Dan Abramovici, Jim Annan, Rob Baker, Sarah Booth, Craig Brown, Inessa FrantowskiUSA, 70 m.


Ben’s At Home follows the newly 30-and-single Ben as he copes with life, love and bouncing back from a bad breakup. Heartbroken and cynical after he’s dumped by his girlfriend, Ben makes the unusual decision never to leave his house again, revealing in the struggles that follow the extent to which social media shapes our personal lives. Relevant and witty, the film speaks to the heart of our scattered, digital age, and is a topical and comedic look at today’s wired generation.

The ChallengerDirected by: Kent Moran Written by: Kent MoranCast: Kent Moran, Michael Clarke Duncan, S. Epatha Merkerson, Justin Hartley, Frank Watson, Ernie SabellaUSA, 95 m.Saturday, April 18 7:15 PMMonday, April 20 12:30 PM

When they are evicted from their home, struggling Bronx auto mechanic Jaden Miller will do everything in his power to save himself and his mother from living on the streets. With the help of a legendary trainer, Miller soon finds that boxing is their ticket to a better life. Earning the title “Bronx Boy,” Miller becomes a local hero. After winning a big fight, a cable network takes notice and decides to give Miller his own TV show, “The Challenger,” which will follow him all the way to the Light-Heavyweight title.

D I D YOU KNOW? Michael Mohan, who won the inaugural New Directors competition

is in this year’s festival with his short film Pink Grapefruit, which won the Grand Jury Prize for best short at this year’s

SXSW Festival.

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For the PlasmaDirected by: Bingham Bryant, Kyle Molzan Written by: Bingham BryantCast: Erica Jennifer Hill, Anabelle LeMieux, Rosalie Lowe, James Mark Han, Ryohei HoshiUSA, 94 m.


Two young women take jobs as forest fire lookouts in the wilderness of Northern Maine. After they discover a correlation between their surveillance footage of the surrounding forest and the financial markets, their peaceful solitude is interrupted by the local lighthouse keeper and a pair of unusual investors.

KrishaDirected by: Trey Shults Written by: Trey ShultsCast: Krisha Fairchild, Bill Wise, Olivia Grace Applegate, Chase JolietUSA, 82 m. (trt 96 m.)


After years of absence, Krisha reunites with her family for a holiday gathering. She sees it as an opportunity to fix her past mistakes, cook the family turkey and prove to her loved ones that she has changed for the better. Only, Krisha’s delirium takes her family on a dizzying holiday that no one will forget. Krisha is expanded from the award-winning short film, which was a selection of the 2014 Nashville Film Festival.

The Midnight SwimDirected by: Sarah Adina Smith Written by: Sarah Adina SmithCast: Lindsay Burdge, Jennifer Lafleur, Aleksa Palladino, Beth Grant, Ross PartridgeUSA, 84 m. (trt 104 m.)


Spirit Lake is unusually deep. No diver has ever managed to find the bottom, though many have tried. When Dr. Amelia Brooks disappears during a deep-water dive, her three daughters travel home to settle her affairs. They find themselves unable to let go of their mother and become drawn into the mysteries of the lake.

Preceded by:

Stay Awake Directed by: Jamie Sisley USA, 14 m.

Preceded by: I’m in the Corner with the Bluebells Directed by: Ako Mitchell United Kingdom, 20 m.

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New Directors CompetitionMolly Takes a TripDirected by: Annika Kurnick Written by: Annika KurnickCast: Angela Gulner, Elsa Carette, Charlie V. Wilson, Geri-Nikole Love, Jake Mann, Ken UrbinaUSA, 92 m.

Sunday, April 19 6:15 PMTuesday, April 21 4:00 PM

At the invitation of a mysterious man, the shy bookish Molly travels to his home on a remote island where she is embraced by a tightly knit group of his friends. When their host fails to show up, his guests decide to honor their absent friend by spending a surreal evening of emotional and sexual exploration fueled by booze, games and psychedelics. But an unsettling discovery ensures that none of them will ever leave the island the same.

Naz & MaalikDirected by: Jay Dockendorf Written by: Jay DockendorfCast: Curtiss Cook, Jr., Kerwin Johnson, Jr., Annie Grier, Anderson Footman, Bradley Custer, Ashleigh AwusieUSA, 85 m.Sunday, April 19 8:30 PMWednesday, April 22 3:15 PM

Two closeted Muslim teens have their Friday afternoon ruined by FBI surveillance when their small-time scheming sets an agent on their trail. Convinced the boys are engaged in violent radicalism, the agent starts to unravel the delicate web of lies protecting their relationship. Set over the course of a single day in Bed-Stuy, New York, Naz & Maalik examines the mysterious forces that animate teenage minds, ten years into the War on Terror.

RadiatorDirected by: Tom Browne Written by: Daniel Cerqueira, Tom BrowneCast: Gemma Jones, Richard JohnsonUnited Kingdom, 93 m.


Daniel visits his elderly parents, Leonard and Maria. They have been married for over forty years and live in a remote, cluttered farmhouse. They can no longer cope. With only a few days free from work as a teacher, Daniel tries to restore some order. He is confronted by his highly adversarial relationship with Leonard who deploys skills he gained as a psychotherapist. Surrounded by the past, Daniel struggles to alter the patterns of his parents who cannot, or will not, save themselves.

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New Directors CompetitionSamDirected by: Nicholas Brooks Written by: Nicholas Brooks, John A. GallagherCast: Sean Kleier, James McCaffrey, Tom Pelphrey, Brock Harris, Morgan Fairchild, Stacy KeachUSA, 78 m.Tuesday, April 21 9:00 PMThursday, April 23 4:15 PM

Sam Wellman is a man’s man and professional woman hater – and Doc is his best (and only!) friend. The morning after one very strange night, Sam awakens to find himself transformed into a woman. The wheel of Karma turns, and Sam – now Samantha – finds herself the object of her lascivious boss’s unwanted affections, all the while deepening her friendship with Doc to the point where sparks come dangerously close to flying. Can Samantha and Doc remain friends? Or will the growing chemistry between them end up destroying one of the great ‘bromances’ of all time?

Some BeastsDirected by: Cameron Nelson Written by: Cameron NelsonCast: Frank Mosley, Heather Kafka, Allison Bowden, Matt SebasUSA, 90 m.


Living in an insular farming community, Sal Damon, a modern-day Thoreau, seeks solace from a past relationship in Appalachia. After his neighbor dies and he discovers a feral child living on the lam, Sal must reconcile his place in a world that lives outside of the law.

Songs She Wrote About People She KnowsDirected by: Kris Elgstrand Written by: Kris ElgstrandCast: Arabella Bushnell, Ben Cotton, Matty Finochio, Marilyn Norry, Brad DryboroughCanada, 80 m. (trt 93 m.)Sunday, April 19 8:15 PMWednesday, April 22 1:00 PM

Carol, an emotionally bottled up woman, discovers the pitfalls of honest self-expression when she begins writing and singing songs she wrote about people she knows. Her songs immediately alienate her friends and co-workers with one notable exception: her boss Dave, to whom she dedicates the song, “Asshole Dave.” Inspired by the song, Dave fires Carol with a nifty severance so she can pursue her music.

Preceded by:

Knightsville Directed by: Aly Migliori USA, 13 m.

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(T)ERRORDirected by: Lyric R. Cabral, David Felix Sutcliffe

USA, 84 m.


(T)ERROR is the first documentary to place filmmakers on the ground during an active FBI counterterrorism sting operation. Through the perspective of Shariff, a 63-year-old black revolutionary turned informant, viewers get an unfettered glimpse of the government’s counterterrorism tactics and the murky justifications behind them. Taut, stark and controversial, (T)ERROR illuminates the fragile relationships between the individual and the surveillance state in modern America, and asks, “Who is watching the watchers?”

The Documentary Competition features a selection of the finest non-fiction cinema on offer. The Grand Jury Prize winner receives a cash prize of up to $5,000 selected by a jury of documentary filmakers, producers and critics.

Grand Jury Prize 2014 BESA: The Promise | Rachel Goslins 2013 Far Out Isn’t Far Enough: The Tomi Ungerer Story | Brad Bernstein 2012 Salaam Dunk | David Fine 2011 If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front | Marshall Curry 2010 Racing Dreams | Marshall Curry

Previous Winners

Documentary Jurors

Stewart CopelandFilmmaker

Jane JulianPort Townsend Film Festival

Kara MacLeanPublicist

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Documentary Competition

The Barkley Marathons: The Race That Eats Its YoungDirected by: Annika Iltis, Timothy Kane

USA, 89 m. (trt 96 m.)

Sunday, April 19 4:15 PMWednesday, April 22 4:30 PM

Every year, 40 runners come from around the world to a small town in Tennessee to test their limits at a cult-like, quirky, And virtually impossible trail race created by the mysterious Lazarus Lake. With a secret application process, unknown start time and a course that changes every year, the Barkley Marathons has only had 10 people finish in 25 years. Inspired by a historic prison escape gone awry.

For GraceDirected by: Mark Helenowski, Kevin PangCast: Curtis Duffy, Ruth Snider

USA, 93 m.


For Grace follows Curtis Duffy on his journey toward building his dream restaurant in Chicago. Duffy was a troubled teen and only discovered his place in the kitchen after a teacher recognized his natural talent. After an unimaginable tragedy involving his parents, Duffy dove into his career and became one of the country’s most renowned chefs. As development began on Grace, Duffy found himself at another point of crisis: his laser focus cost him his family. For Grace takes us behind the food and dives into the events and people that made Duffy who he is.

Frame by FrameDirected by: Alexandria Bombach, Mo Scarpelli

Afghanistan / USA, 85 m.


When the Taliban ruled Afghanistan, taking a photo was a crime. After the regime fell from power in 2001, a fledgling free press emerged and a photography revolution was born. Now, as foreign troops and media withdraw, Afghanistan is left to stand on its own, and so are its journalists. Frame by Frame follows four Afghan photojournalists as they navigate an emerging and dangerous media landscape – reframing Afghanistan for the world, and for themselves.

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Collinsville Trade Day, 1988 Directed by: Charles Keener, Jason LaRay Keener USA, 7 m.

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From Fat to Finish LineDirected by: Angela Lee Cast: Jennifer Roe, Rik Akey, Jennifer Small, Katie Foster

USA, 100 m. (trt 112 m.)

Saturday, April 18 7:30 PMFriday, April 24 6:00 PM

From Fat to Finish Line is the inspirational story of 12 runners who embark on the gruelling Ragnar Relay race from Miami to Key West. The run will test their limits and push them to confront deep issues from their past and present. Each runner also has a unique weight loss story, the team has lost 1,200 pounds combined, through the joy of running, perseverance to do better everyday and inspire those around them.

Holbrook/Twain: An American OdysseyDirected by: Scott Teems Cast: Hal Holbrook, Emile Hirsch, Cherry Jones, Robert Patrick, Sean Penn, Annie Potts, Martin SheenUSA, 90 m.

Sunday, April 19 6:30 PMThursday, April 23 2:45 PM

For 60 consecutive years, Hal Holbrook has been touring with his Tony® and Emmy® Award-winning one-man show, Mark Twain Tonight!, in which he portrays the renowned American writer and satirist. Go behind the scenes for an intimate peek at the actor’s life and to examine Mark Twain’s timeless influence in America.

How to Dance in OhioDirected by: Alexandra Shiva

USA, 88 m.

Saturday, April 18 1:30 PMThursday, April 23 6:15 PM

A first kiss, a first dance: these are the rites of passage of American youths that hold the promise of magic and romance; initiation into adulthood. For kids from all walks of life, these first steps toward intimacy are at once exciting and terrifying. For some teenagers and young adults on the autism spectrum, the transition can be nothing less than paralyzing. In Columbus, Ohio, a group of young people with an array of developmental challenges prepares for an iconic event – a spring formal dance.

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Every Day Directed by: Gabe Spitzer USA, 12 m.

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Documentary Competition

In My Father’s HouseDirected by: Ricki Stern, Annie Sundberg Written by: Ricki Stern, Annie Sundberg, Pax WassermanCast: Che Rhymefest SmithUSA, 93 m. (trt 101 m.)


Set against the crumbling landscape of Chicago’s battered south side, In My Father’s House is a yearlong journey from homelessness and alcoholism to self-discovery and redemption. Grammy-winning rapper Che “Rhymefest” Smith reunites with his homeless father in a quest to reclaim his neighborhood and discover his true self as a father and son.

The KeepersDirected by: Joann Self Selvidge, Sara Kaye Larson

USA, 93 m.


When is the last time you heard someone say, “I have the coolest job in the world?” The Keepers reveals a fascinating insider look at the unique subculture of zookeepers - people that really, really love their work. The film follows five keepers with unprecedented access behind the scenes to show you a part of the zoo you’ve never seen before. From the penguin keeper who sings her own hymns to the exotic birds in her care to the Dungeons and Dragons-playing big cat keeper, they all tell the rare story of finding a place for yourself in work that you love.

Live from New York!Directed by: Bao Nguyen

USA, 90 m.

Sunday, April 19 6:45 PMMonday, April 20 3:00 PM

“Saturday Night Live” has been reflecting and influencing life in the United States for 40 years. Live From New York! goes deep inside this cultural phenomenon, exploring the laughter that pulses through American politics, tragedy and popular culture.

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Hotel 22 Directed by: Elizabeth Lo USA, 8 m.

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Directed by: Jimmy Chin, E. Chai VasarhelyiCast: Conrad Anker, Renan Ozturk, Jimmy Chin

USA / India, 90 m.


After suffering dramatic set backs in their lives, three close friends, who are among the world’s best professional climbers, battle their complicated pasts, inner demons and nature’s harshest elements. The climbers attempt to confront the Shark’s Fin on Mount Meru, the most technically complicated and dangerous peak in the Himalayas -- one that has never been scaled to completion.

RosenwaldPresented by the Nashville Jewish Film FestivalDirected by: Aviva KempnerCast: Julian Bond, John Lewis, Cokie Roberts, Ben JealousUSA, 87 m.


Rosenwald is the inspiring and incredible story of Sears President and philanthropist, Julius Rosenwald, who joined with African American communities in the South to build over 5,000 schools, including in Tennessee, during the early part of the 20th century. This historical partnership, as well as the modern-day attempts to restore the schools, is an incredible story of philanthropy and local self-determination. This enlightened patron also constructed key buildings in Chicago and awarded fellowship grants to a who’s who of African American intellectuals and artists of his day.

Stray DogDirected by: Debra Granik Written by: Debra GranikCast: Ronnie Hall

USA, 105 m.

Tuesday, April 21 9:15 PMThursday, April 23 12:00 PM

Winter’s Bone director, Debra Granik creates a searching, stereotype-shattering documentary focusing on Ron “Stray Dog” Hall. At first glance, this burly, bearded biker looks like little more than one badass, Harley-ridin’ dude. Through Granik’s incisive, sympathetic eye, however, we begin to see his big, loving, battle-scarred heart.

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Documentary CompetitionTop SpinDirected by: Sara Newens, Mina T. SonCast: Ariel Hsing, Lily Zhang, Michael Landers

USA, 80 m.


Three driven teenage athletes attempt to go for Olympic gold. Their sport? The perpetually popular but underappreciated game of table tennis. Northern Californians, Ariel Hsing and Lily Zhang, balance friendship and professional rivalry to see who’ll come out on top, while Long Islander, Michael Landers, sacrifices his senior year of high school to devote more time to training at NYC’s SPiN.

We Were RebelsDirected by: Katharina von Schroeder, Florian Schewe

South Sudan / Germany, 93 m. (trt 105 m.)


Agel is a former child soldier who returns to South Sudan to help build his country and becomes captain of the national basketball team. Agel coaches the team through their very first international game against Uganda. The conflicts within the team bear a striking resemblance to the political problems festering across the country.

Welcome to LeithDirected by: Michael Beach Nichols, Christopher K. Walker

USA, 85 m. (trt 99 m.)


Welcome to Leith chronicles the attempted takeover of a small town in North Dakota by notorious white supremacist Craig Cobb. As his behavior becomes more threatening, tensions soar, and the residents desperately look for ways to expel their unwanted neighbor. The unsettling underpinning of the film is how we wrestle with our democratic principles when they’re pushed to the limit.

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Little Questions Directed by: Virginia Abramovich Canada, 12 m.

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Spearhunter Directed by: Luke Poling, Adam RoffmanUSA, 14 m.

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Austin to BostonDirected by: James Marcus Haney Written by: James Marcus Haney, Ty Johnson, Gill LandryCast: Ben Howard, Nathaniel Rateliff, Ben Lovett, Gill Landry, Bear’s Den, The StavesUSA, 72 m. (trt 82 m.)


Five old VW camper vans. Four bands. Three thousand miles. Two weeks. One gloriously backwards tour. The adventure starts after a fire-fuelled final night at Austin’s SXSW Music Festival, where several musicians pile into their rides and head northeast. They play everywhere from bars to barns, rooms to rooftops, packing out tiny venues and wowing crowds with their unique sounds.

The Music Films/Music City Competition highlights films that celebrate music, musicians and the impact music has on our lives. The Grand Jury Prize winner takes home a Gibson Guitar and a cash prize of up to $1,000.

Grand Jury Prize 2014 Glen Campbell...I’ll Be Me | James Keach 2013 Die Thomaner: A Year in the Life of the St. Thomas Boys Choir Leipzig | Gunther Atteln 2012 Under African Skies | Joe Berlinger 2011 Ain’t In It for My Health: A Film About Levon Helm | Jacob Hatley 2010 For Once In My LIfe | Jim Bigham & Mark Moorman

Previous Winners

Music Films/Music City Jurors

Jim Brunzell IIIFilm Journalist and Programmer

Dorothy HenckelProgrammer / Producer / Scientist

Adam SchartoffHost of Filmwax Radio

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Once There Was a Cigar Box Directed by: Alexander ConradsGermany / USA, 10 m.

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Music Films/Music CityBuskin’ BluesDirected by: Erin Derham Written by: Erin DerhamCast: Andrew Fletcher, Peter Levitov, Lyric, Abby the Spoon Lady

USA, 61 m. (trt 85 m.)


Buskers come to Asheville, NC -- from as far as Europe and Asia -- to play, learn and receive the famous hospitality of the American South. Erin Derham is allowed a rare and intimate glimpse into their lives. Filled with live performances, personal insights and hilarious stories from the street, Buskin’ Blues illuminates the culture and personalities that dare to destroy the invisible barriers we set between ourselves and our streets.

Country: Portraits of an American SoundDirected by: Steven KochonesCast: Keith Urban, LeAnn Rimes, Kenny Rogers, Lyle Lovett, Roy Clark, Merle Haggard, Tanya Tucker, The Band PerryUSA, 88 m.Wednesday, April 22 8:30 PMThursday, April 23 5:00 PM

Country: Portraits of an American Sound explores the history and culture of country music through the lens of the photographers who have captured the ideals, lifestyle and personalities of country music artists for more than 80 years. From the Carter Family to Taylor Swift, the film weaves iconic imagery, classic country songs and interviews with legendary artists and photographers into a dynamic look at this uniquely American sound.

Heartworn Highways RevisitedDirected by: Wayne PriceCast: John McCauley, Robert Ellis, Andrew Combs, Guy Clark, Nikki Lane, Jonny Fritz, Shovels & Rope, Bobby Bare Jr., David Allen CoeUSA, 87 m.Tuesday, April 21 6:00 PMThursday, April 23 9:45 PM

This year marks the 40th anniversary of the seminal music documentary, Heartworn Highways, a film that captured the nascent roots of the Outlaw Country movement in the mid-70s. Heartworn Highways Revisted explores and celebrates the authenticity and spirit of that legendary film via a community of contemporary musicians in Nashville. Filmmakers reunite with Heartworn originals while focusing on the next generation of outlaws and others who honor the tradition of their predecessors while forging a highway all their own.

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Showfolk Directed by: Ned McNeilage USA, 24 m.

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How Sweet the Sound: The Blind Boys of AlabamaDirected by: Leslie McCleaveCast: The Blind Boys of Alabama, Clarence Fountain, George Scott

USA, 95 m.Saturday, April 18 4:30 PMTuesday, April 21 2:30 PM

The men who would become the Blind Boys of Alabama met as children at the Talladega Institute for the Blind, a segregated, state-run vocational school where conditions were uniformly harsh. While the school had a formal choir, the group instead modeled themselves on their heroes, the Golden Gate Quartet. Buoyed by their local popularity and faced with the bleak career choice of making brooms and mops for a living, the blind youngsters quit school and hit the road. The Blind Boys of Alabama continue to tour well into their 70s and 80s, introducing this distinctly African-American art form to new audiences and new generations.

Imba Means SingDirected by: Danielle BernsteinCast: African Childrens Choir, Connie Britton, Big Kenny

USA, 75 m.


Imba Means Sing is an intimate character portrait, stunningly shot and told through the perspective of eight-year-old Moses, the celebrity drummer from the Grammy-nominated African Children’s Choir. He is joined on his journey from the poverty-stricken slums of Kampala, Uganda, by two fellow choir members – Angel and Nina. As they earn an education and spread the magic of their African childhood, we share their heartbreak, homesickness and humor, and follow them on a once-in-a-lifetime journey to change the course of their lives.

Made in JapanDirected by: Josh Bishop Written by: Josh BishopCast: Tomi Fujiyama, Elijah Wood, Charlie Louvin, John Walker

Japan / USA, 90 m.


Made in Japan is the remarkable story of Tomi Fujiyama, the world’s first female Japanese country music star. From playing the USO circuit throughout Asia to headlining in Las Vegas and recording seven albums for Columbia records, Tomi’s career culminated in a 1964 performance at The Grand Ole Opry, where she followed Johnny Cash and received the only standing ovation of the night. Forty years later, Tomi and her husband set out on a journey through Japan and across the United States to fulfill a dream of performing at The Opry one more time. Made in Japan is a funny, yet poignant, multi-cultural journey through music, marriage and the impact of the corporate world on the dreams of one woman.

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Music Films/Music CityMy Voice, My LifeDirected by: Ruby YangCast: Tsz Nok Lin, Ho Yin Hui, Tabitha Chan, Wing Wing Chan

Hong Kong, 91 m.


Oscar-winning documentary filmmaker Ruby Yang’s newest film, My Voice, My Life, follows an unlikely group of misfit students who are cast in a theatrical musical. Many of the troupe’s students come from Hong Kong’s underprivileged schools, which admit the territory’s academically under-performing students. Others come from a school for the blind that seeks to teach its students how to perform basic tasks and function in the sighted world. From low self-esteem to blindness, each student confronts unique personal challenges in the process of developing his or her character.

Orion: The Man Who Would Be KingDirected by: Jeanie FinlayCast: Jimmy Ellis, Nannette Uselton Clarke, Nick Scott Petta, Carole HalupkeUnited Kingdom, 92 m.


Orion: The Man Who Would Be King tells the story of Jimmy Ellis – an unknown singer plucked from obscurity and thrust into the spotlight as part of a crazy scheme that had him masquerade as Elvis back from the grave. With an outlandish fictional identity torn from the pages of the novel, Orion, by Gail Brewer Giorgio, the backing of the legendary birthplace of rock ‘n’ roll, Sun Records, and a voice that seemed to be the very twin of Presley’s himself, the scheme – concocted in the months after Presley’s death -- exploded into a cult success, and the “Elvis is alive” myth began. Orion proves that fact is indeed “stranger than fiction.”

The Record ManDirected by: Mark MoormanCast: Henry Stone, Bobby Caldwell, Sam Moore, George McCrae, Anita Ward

USA, 107 m.


From distributing records out of his ‘48 Packard to establishing TK Records as the largest independent label of the 1970s, Henry Stone’s journey is iconic. His funky, eight-track studio and chart topping family of artists, including KC and the Sunshine Band, led to the original Miami Sound and the birth of Disco. When his empire collapsed on a baseball field in Chicago in 1979, Henry didn’t miss a beat launching Miami Freestyle. Turning personal tragedy into an opportunity to empower others, Henry represents the dramatic arc of the record business, from its inception through the digital age.

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Music Films/Music CityRevival: The Sam Bush StoryDirected by: Kris Wheeler, Wayne FranklinCast: Sam Bush, Emmylou Harris, Ricky Skaggs, Chris ThileUSA, 98 m.

Tuesday, April 21 8:45 PMFriday, April 24 4:30 PM

Not many musicians can lay claim to being the “father” of an entire genre of music. Sam Bush can. Sam is a pioneer and a living legend. In Revival: The Sam Bush Story, Audiences will experience the power of Sam’s musical journey. Widely considered the “Father of Newgrass”, Sam has become the icon of his own genre. From jam bands to Chris Thile and from the Avett Brothers to Zac Brown, many of today’s biggest acts in Bluegrass, Newgrass, and Americana owe a debt of gratitude to Sam.

Sweet Micky for PresidentDirected by: Ben Patterson Written by: Ben PattersonCast: Pras Michel, Michel Martelly, Wyclef Jean, Sean Penn, Ben StillerHaiti / USA, 89 m.


Music and politics collide when international music star, Pras Michel of the Fugees, returns to his homeland of Haiti following the 2010 earthquake to mobilize a presidential campaign for Haiti’s most controversial musician: Michel Martelly (aka Sweet Micky). The politically inexperienced pair set out against a corrupt government, civil unrest and a fixed election. When Pras’s former bandmate, Wyclef Jean, also enters the presidential race, their chances seem doomed. But with the help of a few friends, including Ben Stiller and former president Bill Clinton, they never give up on their dream of changing the course of Haiti’s future.

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AnotherDirected by: Jason Bognacki Written by: Jason BognackiCast: Paulie Rojas, Nancy Wolfe, David Landry, Maria Olsen, Lillian PennypackerUSA, 80 m. (trt 105 m.)Thursday, April 16 9:30 PM

Jordyn Ames, a discontent night shift clerk, has a bizarre run in with a late night patron. What follows seems on the surface to be a series of strange coincidences; but soon proves to conceal a much darker truth. Compelled by the possibility that she could have a dark twin, Jordyn begins to question her own sanity, And reality itself. Her own curiosity soon pulls her into a dark underworld.

Whether reaching back into the dark recesses of human history or looking forward to any of the possible futures that may await us, Graveyard Shift is an unflinching look at the human (and inhuman) condition, holding nothing back and digging down to the marrow. It’s not for the faint of heart - if you couldn’t figure that out already.

Graveyard Shift Jurors

Rob Kotecki Writer, Filmmaker

Jason ShawhanWriter, Programmer

Robert ZieglerWriter, Film Production

AlléluiaDirected by: Frabrice Du Welz Written by: Frabrice Du Welz, Romain ProtatCast: Lola Dueñas, Laurent Lucas, Helena Noguerra, Edith le Merdy, Anne-Marie LoopBelgium, 93 m. (trt 100 m.)


Michel is an inveterate womanizer and professional hustler. When he meets Gloria, she falls in love with him like the others, but more excessively. Gloria finds her reason to live in Michel. Their relationship is passionate and limitless. When Gloria discovers Michel’s hustling, she becomes his accomplice rather than risk losing him. Together they embark on a wild and deadly odyssey.

Preceded by:

Get Better Boss Directed by: Henry Kaplan USA, 7 m.

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Grave Shivers Directed by: Brent Sims USA, 14 m.

The PeripheralDirected by: JT Seaton USA, 11 m.

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Graveyard ShiftCubDirected by: Jonas Govaerts Written by: Jonas Govaerts, Roel MondelaersCast: Stef Aerts, Evelien Bosmans, Titus De Voogdt, Gill EeckelaertBelgium, 85 m. (trt 95 m.)


Troubled twelve-year-old Sam heads off on a summer camping trip with his Cub Scout troop. When the highly imaginative boy claims to have seen a creature in the woods, his counsellors naturally assume that their campfire tales have gotten to him. But the danger Sam sees is all too real: watching from the darkness is a masked, feral child whose menacing snarl and quick movements go unnoticed by all but Sam.

FeltDirected by: Jason Banker Written by: Jason Banker, Amy EversonCast: Amy Everson, Kentucker Audley, Ryan Creighton, Elisabeth FerraraUSA, 80 m. (trt 117 m.)Tuesday, April 21 10:00 PM

Amy is coming unglued. A young woman working a nothing job to finance her artistic endeavors, she has been plagued by nightmares for God knows how long; vivid and horrible things that plunge her into past trauma. Her only outlet is an increasingly outrageous artistic project and alter egos that may very well isolate Amy from her few remaining friends, but at least they also provide some distance from the pain.

HorseheadDirected by: Romain Basset Written by: Romain Basset, Karim ChériguèneCast: Lilly-Fleur Pointeaux, Catriona MacColl, Murray Head, Gala BessonFrance, 92 m. (trt 98)

Wednesday, April 22 10:00 PM

Since her childhood, Jessica has been haunted by recurrent nightmares leading her to study the psychology of dreams. Following the death of her maternal grandmother, she reluctantly returns to the family home. After a rough first night made restless by a strange nightmare in which she meets her dead grandmother, Jessica suddenly becomes ill. She decides to use her lethargic state to try out lucid dreaming.

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Milk! Directed by: Ben Mallaby United Kingdom, 10 m.

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Primrose Lane Directed by: Nick Phillips USA, 6 m.

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Alone Directed by: Didier Philippe France, 10 m.

Good Samaritan Directed by: Jeffrey Reddick USA, 10 m.

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Graveyard ShiftLadies of the HouseDirected by: John Stuart Wildman Written by: Justina Walford, John Stuart WildmanCast: Farah White, Melodie Sisk, Brina Palencia, Belladonna, Gabriel Horn, Samrat ChakrabartiUSA, 93 m. (trt 109 m.)


Two brothers, Jacob and Kai, along with their friend Derek, go to a dance club to celebrate Kai’s birthday. After Derek convinces the other two to follow one of the dancers home, things take a tragic turn. However, that is simply the beginning of the nightmare for the young men because the young woman’s roommates aren’t just fellow dancers, they also have a fierce sense of home and family – and a taste for men.

SufferlandDirected and Written by: Linear DownfallCast: Charlee Cook, Cary Hall, Dom Marcoaldi, Pearl HennecyUSA, 61 m. (trt 84 m.)Sunday, April 19 9:30 PMFriday, April 24 1:00 PM

A walk through the many compartmentalized landscapes in the mind of a tormented girl who is under the control of a tormented man. Nashville band Linear Downfall releases an experimental film that accompanies their new album.

Preceded by:

FestEvil Directed by: Paul Taylor United Kingdom, 16 m.

Preceded by: Anal Juice Directed by: Sawako Kabuki

Daddy’s Little Girl Directed by: Chad McClarnon

Larry Gone Demon Directed by: Matthew John Lawrence

They Look Like PeopleDirected by: Perry Blackshear Written by: Perry BlackshearCast: MacLeod Andrews, Evan Dumouchel, Margaret Drake, Mick CasaleUSA, 87 m. (trt 104 m.)

Monday, April 20 9:30 PM

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Dead Hearts Directed by: Stephen W. Martin Canada, 17 m.

Suspecting that those around him are actually malevolent shape-shifters, a troubled man questions whether to protect his only friend from an impending war, or from himself. A genre-bending story about love, loyalty and living nightmares.

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Short films are all under 40 minutes. The winning films in the Narrative Shorts Competition, Animated Shorts Competition and Documentary Shorts Competition will become eligible for Academy Award® consideration, provided it meets all other eligibility requirements.

Narrative Shorts 2014 Rhino Full Throttle | Erik Schmitt 2013 Hatch I Christoph Kuschnig 2012 Curfew I Shawn Christensen 2011 Mary Last Seen I Sean Durkin 2010 The Armoire | Jamie TravisAnimated Shorts 2014 Rabbit and Deer | Peter Vacz 2013 Oh, Willy... | Emma De Swaef & Marc Roels 2012 Dripped | Leo Verrier 2011 Something Left, Something Taken | Max Porter & Ru Kuwahata 2010 The Spine | Chris LandrethDocumentary Shorts 2014 The Last Days of Peter Bergmann | Ciaran Cassidy 2013 A Story for the Modlins | Sergio Oksman

Previous Winners

Shorts Jurors

Lauren AvinoamAnimation & Narrative

Steven DavisAnimation & Narrative

Dave KneeboneAnimation & Narrative

Jason GigaxDocumentary & Experimental

::kogonadaDocumentary & Experimental

Dycee WildmanDocumentary & Experimental

2012 Meaning of Robots | Matt Lenski 2011 Bye Bye Now! | Aideen O’Sullivan 2010 Q&A | The Rauch BrothersExperimental Shorts 2014 Confessions With an Open Curtain| Eli Cortinas 2013 Workers Leaving the Factory (Again) | Katharina Gruzei 2012 All the Lines Flow Out | Charles Lim 2011 All Flowers in Time | Jonathan Couette 2010 Feeder | Joseph ErnstCollege Student Shorts 2014 The Pink Helmet Posse | Kristelle Laroche & Benjamin Mullincosson 2013 I Think This is the Closest to How the Footage Looked | Yuval Hameiri 2012 Bian Zi | Chun-Yi Hsieh 2011 Deeper Than Yesterday | Ariel Kleeman 2010 The City in the Sky | Giacomo Cimini

Joe PachecoStudent, Tennessee & Web Series

Mark RabinowitzStudent, Tennessee & Web Series

Heidi SpencerStudent, Tennessee & Web Series

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Shorts ProgramsAnimation for the FamilySaturday, April 18 11:30 AMMonday, April 20 12:00 PM

Bear Story | Gabriel Osorio. Chile. 10 m. | An old, melancholy bear tells his life story. Bendik & the Monster | Frank Mosvold., Atle S. Blakseth. Norway. 10 m. | A monster dreams of being a cabaret singer.Dustin | Kristina Jäger. Germany. 8 m. | A pug meets his new roommate - an automatic cleaning robot.Lava | James Ford Murphy. USA. 7 m. | A musical love story that takes place over millions of years.The Little Cousteau | Jakub Kouril. Czech Republic. 8 m. | A little boy longs for deep-sea adventures.Lune | Toma Leroux, Patrick Delage. France. 6 m. | Who’s gonna feed the baby?The Numberlys | William Joyce, Brandon Oldenburg. USA. 12 m. | Friends 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 live in a world where there is no alphabet. The Present | Jacob Frey. Germany. 4 m. | Jake spends most of his time playing videogames until his mum decides to give him a present.Silent | Limbert Fabian, Brandon Oldenberg. USA. 3 m. | Two street performers dream of bringing their show to life. Trampoline | Maarten Koopman. Netherlands. 3 m. | The view from under the trampoline.Wire Cutters | Jack Anderson. USA. 9 m. | A chance encounter proves fateful for 2 robots.

Animation Showcase


8 Bullets | Frank Ternier. France. 13 m. | A grief-stricken expat tracks down the man he believes is responsible for killing his family.Beach Flags | Sarah Saidan. France/Iran. 14 m. | Vida is a young Iranian swimmer determined to participate in an international competition in Australia.Between Times | Ru Kuwahata, Max Porter. Netherlands / USA. 14 m. | A clock recounts a day where lovers fell in sync and time rarely flowed at an even rate.Man on the Chair | Dahee Jeong. France. 7 m. | A man is tormented and constantly doubts his very existence.Migration | Fluorescent Hill. Canada. 6 m. | A vintage nature film explores the migratory pattern of a herd of wild creatures.Seven Red Hoods | Léo Verrier. France. 9 m. | Gangsters are on the run after having stolen a fabulous treasure.Still Born | Åsa Sandzén. Sweden. 10 m. | A mother tries to understand what happened when her child died before birth. Two Films About Loneliness | Will Bishop-Stephens, Christopher Eales. United Kingdom. 6 m. | Two neighbors turn to technology in their search for companionship.Walk the Dog | Sonja Rohleder. Germany. 3 m. | A woman walks her dog in the park, where she meets a man she would have liked to avoid.World of Tomorrow | Don Hertzfeldt. USA. 17 m. | A little girl is taken on a mind-bending tour of her distant future.

Documentary Showcase 1Saturday, April 18 5:00 PMWednesday, April 22 2:45 PM

Crooked Candy | Andrew Rodgers. USA. 7 m. | A man goes to great lengths to pursue his passion for Kinder Surprise chocolate eggs.Midnight Three & Six | Joe Callander. USA. 12 m. | Every night, a mother wakes up at midnight, three a.m. and six a.m., so that her daughter will wake up in the morning.One Year Lease | Brian Bolster. USA. 11 m. | Documents the travails of Brian, Thomas and Casper as they endure a year-long sentence with Rita, the cat-loving landlady.Papa Machete | Jonathan David Kane. Haiti / USA. 11 m. | Two hundred years ago, Haitian slaves defeated Napoleon’s armies with the machete. A poor, aging farmer is one of its few remaining masters.Red Alert | Barry Avrich. Canada. 8 m. | Sloan, shocked to discover a rumour that redheads are going extinct, does some investigating.Shipwreck | Morgan Knibbe. Netherlands. 15 m. | Abraham, a survivor of a sunken boat carrying 500 Eritrean refugees, remembers the nightmarish experience.Tomgirl | Jeremy Lynch. USA. 15 m. | Girls play with dolls and boys love sports, right? This film takes a look at what happens when those stereotypes are questioned. La Vie en rose comme dans les films | Christophe M. Saber. Switzerland. 14 m. | A young filmmaker decides to return a box of Super 8 films to their rightful owner.

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Documentary Showcase 2Sunday, April 19 1:00 PMWednesday, April 22 4:30 PM

I Thought I Told You to Shut Up!! | Charlie Tyrell. Canada. 13 m. | In 1977, David Boswell created comic book anti-hero Reid Fleming, the World’s Toughest Milkman. 30 years later, the big screen Hollywood adaptation remains in contractual limbo. Narrated by Academy Award® Winner Jonathan Demme. It’s Better in Italian | Jordan Ledy. Italy / USA. 40 m. | Discover the world of the ‘doppiatori’--the elite group of Italian voice over actors that dub English language films into Italian.Life After Pi | Scott Leberecht. USA. 30 m. | A haunting look at Rhythm & Hues Studios, which won the Academy Award® for its groundbreaking visual effects work on Life of Pi, just two weeks after declaring bankruptcy. The Sound Man | Chip Duncan. Kenya / USA. 27 m. | While working with acclaimed photojournalists, including Mohamed Amin, 62-year-old location sound engineer, Abdul Ramadhan recorded the sounds of revolution, war, genocide and famine throughout East Africa.

Documentary Showcase 3Saturday, April 18 10:00 AMTuesday, April 21 3:00 PM

Autofocus | Boris Poljak. Croatia. 27 m. | A sweet little church standing alone in the Croatian landscape, a few scattered trees, an endless sky and the sun beating down - a simple setting for a caustic satire on mass tourism. Buffalo Dreams | Maurice O’Brien. United Kingdom. 1 6 m. | The story of Scott Shand, the only commercial buffalo farmer in Scotland.Cailleach | Rosie Reed Hillman. United Kingdom. 14 m. | Morag, 86, shares her unique love of life on the edge of Scotland’s Western Isles.Object | Paulina Skibińska. Poland. 15 m. | A creative image of an underwater search in the dimensions of two worlds — ice desert and under water — told from the point of view of the rescue team, of the diver, and of the ordinary people waiting on the shore.The Queen | Manuel Abramovich. Argentina. 19 m. | Memi prepares to become queen of the carnival. Lost in a world of grown-ups and trapped in her routine, she is torn between the glamour of pageant and the social pressure to become a winner.

Don’t Ask Me, I Just Work HereThursday, April 16 6:15 PMMonday, April 20 12:45 PM

All the Pain in the World | Tommaso Pitta. United Kingdom. 12 m. | A man is desperately trying to save the life of a minuscule fish. Call of Duty | Matt Lenski. USA. 7 m. | Manhattan Jury Duty Clerk just wants you to remember while you wait: you are the only thing standing between civilization and anarchy.Day One | Henry Hughes. USA. 25 m. | On her first day in Afghanistan, an interpreter for the US Army is forced to deliver the child of an enemy bomb-maker. Grand Zero | Kevin Oeser. USA. 15 m. | A man returns to his hometown to settle his parents’ estate, only to discover that he’s the last person who’s not part of a legendary network-marketing pyramid scheme. Grey Bull | Eddy Bell. Australia. 15 m. | When a South Sudanese refugee happens upon a bull he believes is his spiritual totem, he decides to rescue it.Rabbit | Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre. USA / France. 16 m. | A therapist working in tandem with a correctional facility’s pet partnership program entrusts a small white rabbit to a prisoner. Russian Roulette | Ben Aston. United Kingdom. 5 m. | London seems a little less lonely when Lucy meets a cosmonaut on chat roulette.A Single Body | Sotiris Dounoukos. Australia / Greece / France. 19 m. | Against the violent background of a slaughterhouse, a powerful story of friendship unfolds.

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Shorts ProgramsExperimental ShowcaseFriday, April 17 5:45 PMMonday, April 20 2:30 PM

(null) | Michael Lange, David Gesslbauer. Germany. 5 m. | Routine or vicious circle?The Dragon Is the Frame | Mary Helena Clark. USA. 15 m. | An experimental detective film made in remembrance: keeping a diary, footnotes of film history, And the puzzle of depression.The Figures Carved into the Knife by the Sap of the Banana Tree | Joana Pimenta. Portugal / USA. 16 m. | The rapid turning of a light draws a circle.Foreign Bodies | Nicolas Brault. Canada. 5 m. | Created using video light painting and modern medical imaging (CT, MRI, cryosection), generating a mythical landscape of transparent bodies.Play Within a Play | Yasmijn Karhof. Netherlands. 12 m. | A triptych which visualizes the intense experience of intimate and ephemeral moments. sexy | Kurdwin Ayub. Austria. 3 m. | Pop star Miley Cyrus’s music video “We Can’t Stop” is playing, which the artist Kurdwin Ayub watches, copies, and ultimately also interprets.That has been bothering me the whole time | Arash T. Riahi. Austria. 10 m. | An experimental setup with a tragic fate.That’s the Clouds | Brett Whitcomb. USA. 6 m. | A little boy tells the story of the universe.Trafo | Paul Horn. Austria. 12 m. | To mug means to make faces.

Grow Up Already

Saturday, April 18 2:45 PMTuesday, April 21 2:45 PM

Amazon | Marianne O. Ulrichsen. Norway. 12 m. | Eleven-year-old Ada’s father forgets to pick her up at the airport. She is invited to a neighbour’s house to wait for him.Daytimer | Riz Ahmed. United Kingdom. 15 m. | London 1999, a young boy gives school and home the slip to attend his first daytime rave.Eleven | Abigail Greenwood. New Zealand. 14 m. | In the age of in-between, Emily is offered acceptance by betrayal.Slap | Nick Rowland. United Kingdom. 25 m. | A teenage boxer must finally come to terms with his true colours.Spring | Tania Castillo. Mexico. 16 m. | Elba, an introverted, lonely 14-year-old, wants to bond with her sister Fernanda before she leaves home. Stop | Reinaldo Marcus Green. USA. 9 m. | A young man’s livelihood is put to the test when he is stopped by the police on his way home.Wild Dog | Mees Peijnenburg. Netherlands. 8 m. | Gijs’ aggression is becoming more and more of a problem. If he doesn’t take action now his explosive temper will cause irreversible damage.

International Student ShowcaseSaturday, April 18 12:30 PMTuesday, April 21 12:00 PM

The Aftermath of the Inauguration of the Public Toilet at Kilometer 375 | Omar El Zohairy. Egypt. 18 m. | Fear is an instinct lying under the skin. But what if it mutates?Bear | Pascal Floerks. Germany. 9 m. | A grandchild recounts his grandfather’s difficult past and the burden of his own inheritance.Border Patrol | Peter Baumann. United Kingdom / Germany. 15 m. | Carl and Franz are all ready to get off work and watch the big match against Austria when they make an unwelcome discovery. So, deal with it, or make it someone else’s problem?Embrace | George-Alex Nagle. Australia. 16 m. | On the eve of his brain-damaged daughter’s 18th birthday, Daniel Shaw must find a way to reconnect with his family.Greenland | Oren Gerner. Israel. 17 m. | Exploring the boundaries between documentary and fiction, this film follows an everyday family and the charged process of leaving home and parents.Skunk | Annie Siverstein. USA. 17 m. | When her pit bull is stolen by an aspiring dogfighter, Leila is forced to stand up for herself at the cost of her own innocence.The Sweet Spot | Shelby Hadden. USA. 13 m. | In an effort to rebuild her life after tragedy, A woman opens an old-fashioned candy store on the side of the road.

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Friday, April 17 9:45 PMTuesday, April 21 12:15 PM

The Bridge Partner | Gabriel Olson. USA. 14 m. | When she thinks she hears a threat, a timid housewife is jolted into a fight for her survival and sanity by her new partner at a weekly bridge game.everything & everything & everything | Alberto Roldán. USA. 15 m. | The oppressively vapid life of Morgan is forever transformed when a mystical blue pyramid - that inexplicably produces doorknobs - appears in his apartment. Followers | Tim Marshall. Australia / United Kingdom. 12 m. | When an elderly woman sees a vision of Jesus on the shorts of a young African man at her swimming class, she befriends him, believing God has sent him to free her from loneliness. The Huckster | Nacho Ruipérez. Spain. 28 m. | A survival story of a girl in a state of abuse and domination. The No Look Dunk | Dan Samiljan. USA. 4 m. | This short film will finally reveal what takes some people so long in the bathroom. It’s much better than it sounds, I swear.Oh Lucy! | Atsuko Hirayanagi. Japan / Singapore / USA. 22 m. | Setsuko, a 55-year-old single ‘office lady’ in Tokyo, is given a blonde wig and a new identity, “Lucy,” by her young unconventional English instructor.Yes We Love | Hallvar Witzø. Norway. 15 m. | Four generations, each with a crisis, set in four different parts of Norway on the Norwegian Independence Day.

OMG WTF (Animated Edition)Saturday, April 18 9:45 PMThursday, April 23 9:45 PM

Bath House | Niki Lindroth von Bahr. Sweden. 15 m. | Six animals meet at the swimming pool.Day 40 | Sol Friedman. Canada. 6 m. | Nothing is sacred. The Last Resort | Stephanie Blakey. United Kingdom. 8 m. | Teenage twin girls need to work together to defeat their four-year-old sister.Myrna the Monster | Ian Samuels. USA. 14 m. | An alien dreamer from the moon transitions into young adult life in LA. Palm Rot | Ryan Gillis. USA. 8 m. | An old crop-duster discovers a mysterious crate floating in the Florida Everglades. Pineapple Calamari | Kasia Nalewajka. UK. 9 m. | Pineapple Calamari dreams of being a horse racing champion.Serenity | Jack Dunphy. USA. 6 m. | A memoir recounting first love, addiction, and turning to pizza in times of crisis.Storm Hits Jacket | Paul Cabon. France. 13 m. | A storm takes hold. Two young scientists are caught in the tumult.teeth | Daniel Gray, Tom Brown. Hungary / United Kingdom / USA. 6 m. | The life of an intensely focused man, chronicled through his oral obsessions.Timber | Nils Hedinger. Switzerland. 6 m. | A group of logs is about to freeze to death.The Video Dating Tape of Desmondo Ray, Aged 33 & 3/4 | Steve Baker. Australia. 3 m. | His name is Desmondo Ray, And this is his video dating tape.

Romantic Anxieties

Friday, April 17 5:15 PMFriday, April 24 12:00 PM

{THE AND} Marcela & Rock | Topaz Adizes. USA. 13 m. | Exploring the intimate spaces of modern-day relationships, {THE AND} is the best couples therapy session you’ll ever witness.The Answers | Michael Goode. USA. 8 m. | Immediately after his death, the victim of a car crash gets answers to every question he’s ever had about his life.Forever Over | Erik Schmitt. Germany. 14 m. | The story of a break-up. Try to change things in order to save things.Hole | Martin Edralin. Canada. 15 m. | A daring portrait of a disabled man yearning for intimacy in a world that would rather ignore him.A Hole in My Heart | Mees Peijnenburg. Netherlands. 10 m. | Sometimes things happen that turn everything to silence.I Want to Dance Better at Parties | Matthew Bate, Gideon Obarzanek. Australia. 29 m. Recovering from the tragic and untimely death of his wife, Phillip Rose finds himself in middle age both a single parent and a single man. Pink Grapefruit | Michael Mohan. USA. 11 m. | A young married couple brings two of their single friends out to Palm Springs for a long weekend. It does not go as planned.Tzniut | David Formentin. USA. 11 m. | A Hasidic woman discovers she has an STD and seeks the truth about its origin.

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Shorts ProgramsThicker Than Water

Sunday, April 19 3:15 PMFriday, April 24 6:00 PM

All We Share | Jerry Carlsson. Sweden. 25 m. | Two arborists are hired to cut down a healthy tree in a family’s backyard. Why the family wants the tree removed seems, at first, incomprehensible. Fixed | Burleigh Smith, Codey Wilson. Australia. 8 m. | Jemimah wants Tilly to have puppies. At any cost. Pony Place | Joost Reijmers. Netherlands. 10 m. | When young Emma is prohibited from taking her iPad on holiday, she asks her grandma, Koba, to look after her digital horse farm. The task proves bigger than Koba expected.Sahara | Juanan Martínez. Spain. 19 m. | This is not an ordinary love story...Saturday | Mike Forshaw. United Kingdom. 15 m. | 15th April 1989. One game of football is about to affect Liam and the city of Liverpool forever.Somebody’s Mother | Mandy Fabian. USA. 13 m. | Maggie’s pristine Christmas holiday gets hijacked when her whimsical mother brings a surprise guest home to meet the family.Superior | Erin Vassilopoulos. USA. 16 m. | A stranger passing through town sparks a teenage girl’s desire to distinguish herself from her identical twin sister. As one sister struggles to break free, the other insists on preserving their distinctive bond.

War Stories

Sunday, April 19 5:45 PMThursday, April 23 5:15 PM

Carry On | Yatao LI. China. 16 m. | During the brutal withdrawal of Japanese forces at the end of WWII, a Chinese father does whatever he can to save his family.Chain | Eicke Bettinga. Bulgaria / France / Germany. 22 m. | Bulgaria, 1989. A girl and a boy. One day they meet by chance, unaware of the consequences. A modern parable. The Chicken | Una Gunjak. Croatia / Germany. 15 m. | A story about a six-year-old girl growing up during unstable times in Sarajevo. Her life gets jazzed up when a chicken joins her family.Child K | Roberto De Feo, Vito Palumbo. Italy. 22 m. | Richard and Lina Kretschkopf are a young peasant couple who changed German history.In the Still of the Night | Erich Steiner. Austria. 13 m. | Three children are waiting for their father. When he finally arrives home, he looks sad, but he has gifts with him. The Last Viewing | The Rauch Brothers. USA. 4 m. | Allen Hoe tells the story of an encounter with a stranger who knew his son, 1st Lt. Nainoa K. Hoe.The Nature of War | The Rauch Brothers. USA. 4 m. | Army National Guard Specialist Justin Cliburn remembers the unlikely friendship he formed with two Iraqi boys he met while deployed.The Oceanmaker | Lucas Martell. Belize / USA. 10 m. | After the seas have disappeared, a courageous pilot fights for control of the last remaining source of water: the clouds.

Young Filmmakers ShowcaseSaturday, April 18 10:00 AM

2 by 2 | Ruby Drake. USA. 7 m. | Four screens, four stories.Jingle Strong | Jessie McNamara. USA. 7 m. | Kids sing their hearts out after bullies have tried to steal their light.KERS | Alexia Salingaros. USA. 5 m. | A young female graffiti artist reveals her talents.The Lonely Life of John Holloway | 2014 Watkins Pre-College Summer Camp. USA. 7 m. | John is a friendly vegetarian member of the walking dead. Miles Away | Lily Lizotte. USA. 2 m. | A girl uses her imagination to escape her mundane life.Minimum Max | Joshua Ovalle. USA. 3 m. | Max shares his personal struggles with ADD.Finally Here | See page 69.Poet Against Prejudice | Faiza Almontaser. USA. 27 m. | Faiza Almontaser immigrated to the US from Yemen and faced vicious bullying because of her Islamic identity. Roadblock | McKenna Grace Martin, Christian Whittemore. USA. 7 m. | A teenage boy, deathly afraid of driving, mentally prepares for his driver’s test.Sofia | Jason Phillips, Brandon Chase. USA. 6 m. | A graffiti artist commemorates his sister.Sophia | Lukas Dong. Sweden / USA. 10 m. | The story of a young Swedish musician, Sophia Hogman.Stranded | Clio Gervitz. USA. 9 m. | A group of dancers on their way to a competition find themselves stranded.

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Shorts Preceding FeaturesFestEvil | Paul Taylor. United Kingdom. 16 m. | A slasher movie set at a music festival. Precedes The Ladies of the House.Get Better Boss | Henry Kaplan. USA. 7 m. | A gang boss diagnosed with a terminal illness decides to become who he’s always wanted to be. Precedes Alleluia.A Good Man | The Rauch Bros. USA. 4 m. | Two brothers discuss what it’s like to reconnect years after their dad kicked them out.Precedes Paternity Leave.Good Samaritan | Jeffrey Reddick. USA. 10 m. | A young man tapes a guy being fatally assaulted and doesn’t intervene. Precedes Felt.Grave Shivers | Brent Sims. USA. 14 m. | A short anthology that weaves together three tales of horror. Precedes Another.Hotel 22 | Elizabeth Lo. USA. 8 m. | Each night, a bus transforms into an unofficial shelter for the homeless. Precedes In My Father’s House.How I Got Made | Tracy S. Facelli. USA. 10 m. | A 9-year-old girl, comes up with a unique way to deal with a school bully. Precedes L’il Quinquin.I’m in the Corner with the Bluebells | Ako Mitchell. United Kingdom. 20 m. | Half-siblings meet for the first time as adults and feel an unwanted attraction. Precedes The Midnight Swim.Knightsville | Aly Migliori. USA. 13 m. | Returning home for a celebration, a young woman faces a family that now feels foreign. Precedes Songs She Wrote...Larry Gone Demon | Matthew John Lawrence. USA. 14 m. | Three friends risk all to save the soul of their once kind friend. Precedes Sufferland.The Little Deputy | Trevor Anderson. USA. 9 m. | Trevor tries to have a photo taken with his father. Precedes Do I Sound Gay?Little Questions | Virginia Abramovich. Canada. 12 m. | A 7-year-old girl tries to understand what war is. Precedes We Were Rebels.

130919 A Portrait of Marina Abramovic | Matthu Placek. USA. 7 m. | A haunting 3D study of the prolific performance artist. Precedes Goodbye to Language 3D.Alone | Didier Philippe. France. 10 m. | Claire discovers evidence that a man lives in her home. Precedes Felt.Anal Juice | Sawako Kabuki. Japan. 3 m. | This film is based on a dream about an ex. Precedes Sufferland.Andrew and Wendy | Josh Aronson. USA. 29 m. | Andrew is in a coma when his wife plays Bach for him in an effort to bring him back. Precedes The Orphan Brigade.Bienvenidos | Javier Fesser. Spain / Peru. 28 m. | An amazing innovation reaches a tiny school in the heart of the Andes. Precedes Boy and the World.Clown Service | Tig Notaro. USA. 10 m. | A heartbroken woman enlists the services of a traveling party clown. Precedes Adult Beginners.Collinsville Trade Day, 1988 | Charles Keener, Jason LaRay Keener. USA. 7 m. | In 1988, Charles Keener took his camcorder to document an outdoor market. Precedes The Barkley Marathons.Curt | Brendan Hearne. USA. 16 m. | An autistic, 49-year-old surfer becomes a much-loved fixture on the scene. Precedes Mind/Game.Daddy’s Little Girl | Chad McClarnon. USA. 5 m. | A girl uses her knowledge of science to tackle the problem of her abusive father. Precedes Sufferland.Dead Hearts | Stephen W. Martin. Canada. 17 m. | A young mortician will give his heart away to find true love. Precedes They Look Like People.Dog Bowl | Gordy Hoffman. USA. 19 m. | A heartbroken girl stumbles upon the true nature of her existence. Precedes 7 Chinese Brothers.Every Day | Gabe Spitzer. USA. 12 m. | At 86, Joy Johnson was the oldest woman to complete the New York City Marathon. Precedes From Fat to Finish Line.

Milk! | Ben Mallaby. United Kingdom. 10 m. | Raymond and Timothy have run out of milk! Precedes Cub.A Million Miles Away | Jennifer Reeder. USA. 28 m. | A woman and a pack of teenage girls experience a supernatural version of coming-of-age. Precedes The Royal Road.Mulignans | Shaka King. USA. 5 m. | Mulignans is a racial satire/experiment. Precedes Fresh Dressed.On Dark Paths | Paul Helin. Finland. 20 m. | Sometimes the only way to safety lies on dark paths....Precedes The Tribe.Once There Was a Cigar Box | Alexander Conrads. Germany / USA. 10 m. | A Blues musician from Memphis takes old cigar boxes and turns them into beautiful instruments. Precedes Austin to Boston.The Peripheral | JT Seaton. USA. 11 m. | A psychologist attempts to help her patient overcome his irrational fear of the creatures that he sees in his peripheral vision. Precedes Another.Primrose Lane | Nick Phillips. USA. 6 m. | Two sisters take an 8mm camera into the abandoned house at the end of their block. Precedes Horsehead.Share | Pippa Bianco. USA. 12 m. | A fifteen-year-old girl returns to school after someone shares an explicit video of her. Precedes Safelight.Shotgun | Maverick Moore. USA. 12 m. | Three girls burn rubber and leave no survivors on an inexplicably wild ride. Precedes Goodbye to Language 3D.Showfolk | Ned McNeilage. USA. 24 m. | For seven Hollywood golden era veterans, the show goes on. Precedes Buskin’ Blues. Spearhunter | Luke Poling, Adam Roffman. USA. 14 m. | Deep in rural Alabama, a spear-hunter proclaims himself the world’s greatest. Precedes Welcome to Leith.Stay Awake | Jamie Sisley. USA. 14 m. | Explores addiction and making sacrifices for people you love. Precedes Krisha.

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Livin’ Reel

Finally HereUSA, 7 m. Written and performed by: Tariq Ali, Precious Fisher Chris Clark, Justin Collier, Tyrease Newsom, Justin Mosley. Director/Producer: Carolyn McDonaldMusic Video Editor: Jason Lyons Music Producer: Ronnie Brown, Anthony SmithSinger/Songwriter: Cora Keller Song recorded and mixed at: Ocean Way Recording Studios.

Livin’ Reel is a hands-on filmmaking exercise that takes teens through the full experience – from concept to finished production.

In Finally Here, they tell individual stories of making it through their own challenging experiences. The teens worked with professional songwriters and producers to sculpt their stories into song and recorded their performances at Ocean Way Recording Studio in the heart of Music Row.

Livin’ Reel has been a program of the Nashville Film Festival since 2004 with support from Nissan, Southwest Airlines, Metro Arts, the Tennessee Arts Commission and the Memorial Foundation.

Special thanks to Nathan Kerr, Program Coordinator, The College Zone at Maplewood High School; Kent Miller, Director of High School Initiatives, Martha O’Bryan Center; Pat McMakin, Sr. Director of Operations; Josh Ditty, Studio Engineer at Ocean Way Studios and Big Kenny Alphin.

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Mike Curb Career Achievement Award in Film Music Recipient

Over the past three years, Keegan DeWitt scored six films that premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. His recent collaborations have gone on to garner an Academy Award, a Sundance Audience Award, three New York Times Critic’s Picks and an Independent Spirit Award. DeWitt’s signature collaborations with daring and acclaimed young directors have made him known as a chameleon-like voice for the definitive characters and directors of the films he tackles. Previous works include This is Martin Bonner (NaFF 2013), Listen Up Philip, Life According to Sam, Land Ho! and Cold Weather.This year, DeWitt has scored two NaFF 2015 selections: Brett Haley’s I’ll See You In My Dreams and Kris Swanberg’s Unexpected. NaFF is proud to present the Mike Curb Career Achievement Award in Film Music to Keegan DeWitt.

Career Achievement Awards

Keegan DeWitt


24HR Records | Brad Cash. USA. | 24HR Records is a web series that hand picks a team of musicians, locks them in a studio, and asks them to write and record three complete songs in twenty-four hours.Bounty Momma | Wendy Keeling. USA. | The bounty hunting world will never be the same under the watch of hot redneck momma Twyla Sue Dollarhide and her dim-witted family.The Casting Room | Matt Baram. Canada. | The The Casting Room is a web series created for actors to learn the do’s and don’ts of auditioning. Tune in each episode to watch as a special celebrity guest learns the hard way how to deliver the best audition.

Greetings! From Prison | Matthew Byori Mann. USA. | Greetings! From Prison is an award winning dark comedy series set entirely in a prison visitation room, following a group of inmates, staff and visitors as they make the best of a truly absurd environment.HelLA | Rory Uphold. USA. HelLA (pronounced: Hell-Lay) is a satirical look at one woman’s attempt to navigate the perilous social landscape of Los Angeles. From trying to hire a migrant worker in the parking lot of Home Depot to attempting to hold onto your acupuncture glow after you find a parking ticket on your car, HelLA is an exploration of everything Angelenos despise about the city they love.

Johnny Dynamo | Joe Thomas. USA | A former 80s TV action star finds himself losing his show, his family and going broke. Unable to finance the remake of his series, and with nowhere else to turn, he makes a deal with the local Mob.Plant | Andrew Nielson. USA. | Todd and Tammy are certain that God has called them to start a church in New York City, so they leave their home in Hicks-ville, Georgia to follow their divine calling. When they arrive, things are not as easy as they thought. Wallflowers | Kieran Turner. USA. | Set in the witty, cruelly comedic dating world of contemporary New York City, Wallflowers details the ensemble exploits of a tight knit group of jaded but hopeful Gen-X stragglers coping with the ecstasy and the agony of single life as members of a Manhattan support group for the hopelessly single.

Award presented prior to I’ll See You in My Dreams screening: Wednesday, April 22 7:30 PM

Web Series Showcase

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Opening Night Party

Thursday, April 16 8:30 PMCourtyard - Regal Green Hills

We have a lot to celebrate this year. Come meet the filmmakers, sponsors, board of directors and our members as we kick off another memorable year – our 46th!

Land the Role & Keep Your Soul: Auditioning in the SoutheastSaturday, April 18 12:00 PMRegal Green Hills

Through Q&A, discussion and demonstration, experience what actors encounter pursuing a career in the rapidly-growing Southeast market. Topics include: auditioning for the camera, self-taping, finding an agent, the actor/director relationship and understanding the role of the Casting Director.

ITVS Community Cinema Presents: HomestretchSaturday, April 18 1:00 PMRegal Green HillsFree - No Ticket Necessary

Three homeless teens brave Chicago winters, high school pressures and life on the streets to build a brighter future. Against all odds, they recover from a life of abandonment to create new, surprising definitions of home. Followed by a panel with Oasis Center.

Laugh and a Billion People Laugh With You: Finding Comedy Success on YouTubeSaturday, April 18 2:30 PMRegal Green Hills

Todd Womack and Mark Douglas, the talent behind the YouTube channel, “Barely Political” (more than 2 billion views), continue to build their audience and keep fans laughing. Womack will discuss how he went from stand-up to YouTube star, while sharing the secrets to his success.

Web Series Showcase

Saturday, April 18 4:30 PMRegal Green Hills

Eight web series are highlighted in our first ever Web Series Showcase. Join us for the rare opportunity to see these small-screen hits on the big screen and meet the people whose creations stand out against the onslaught of cat videos, bad acoustic covers and groin shots that populate the web.

Starz presents: Outlander Screening & Costume ContestSaturday, April 18 3:00 PMRegal Green Hills

Claire and Jamie’s relationship is tested as ruthless redcoats, volatile clan politics and a merciless witch trial force them to escape Castle Leoch. Join STARZ and Xfinity for a special screening of an episode from Outlander. Dress up in your best Highland garb and enter to win exclusive Outlander prizes.

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NaFF InteractiveFilm Fatales: Collaborative Business Models for Women FilmmakersSunday, April 19 2:00 PMRegal Green Hills

Film Fatales is a collective of female filmmakers who have directed at least one feature film and meet regularly to support each other, collaborate on projects and discuss topics in film. Join them as they discuss ways women filmmakers can work together to move forward in the industry.

The Influencers Series: Three Generations of ArtistsSunday, April 19 4:00 PMRegal Green Hills

Find out how registering with Sound Exchange can help turn your comedy into a career! Information will include how to earn royalties from Pandora and Sirius Radio and see your hard work pay off. Panelists include Paulina Combow, Rik Roberts and more.

Short Films Awards and After-Party presented by Native MagazineSunday, April 19 9:00 PMGreenhouse Bar 2211 Bandywood Drive Free - No Ticket Necessary

Join us as we award the best shorts to screen at NaFF 2015 including the three films that will become Academy Award eligible in Live Action, Animated and Documentary Shorts. We will also name the winner of the Tennessee Horizon Audience Award presented by Native.

Lower Broads: Live Screenplay Table Read Monday, April 20 3:30 PMRegal Green Hills

Winner of the 2014 Tennessee Horizon Award for Best Tennessee Short Film, Drew Langer’s Lower Broads was adapted into a feature-length screenplay. Join Langer and the actresses as they do a live table reading of the script based on the hilarious short film that had all of Nashville laughing in 2014.

SAG-AFTRA: The Business of “The Business”Tuesday, April 21 5:00 PMRegal Green HillsFree - No Ticket Necessary

Join BAFTA winner and four-time Oscar® nominee for sound mixing, Peter F. Kurland; ground-breaking record producer/songwriter and actress, Lari White; and film star and “Nashville” regular Ed Amatrudo as they discuss what it takes to build a lasting career in “The Business.”

Movie Trivia with Trivia Time!

Tuesday, April 21 8:00 PMCrow’s Nest 2221 Bandywood DrFree - No Ticket Necessary

Think you know movies? Test your knowledge against fellow festival-goers and Nashville natives. The winning team collects $50 in bar gift certificates from Crow’s Nest and tickets and merchandise from the Nashville Film Festival. Twenty questions. Four rounds. It’s easy to play. It’s tough to win!

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Nashville Fashion Week presents: Lights, Camera, Fashion!Featuring AMAX Models

Wednesday, April 22 6:00 PMRegal Green Hills

Celebrate the world of fashion, from the red carpet to the silver screen. Featuring designs by NFW’s Fashion Forward Fund winners on the red carpet, followed by a discussion with Amanda Valentine and Loretta Harper. Conclude the night with your choice of fashion-related films.

Manuel: A Work-in-Progress EventWednesday, April 22 9:00 PMRegal Green HillsFree - No Ticket Necessary

Nashville’s been waiting for a documentary on one of its favorite sons: Manuel. Four years in the making, the directors are nearing completion. Catch a sneak peek of this intimate portrait of the “Rhinestone Rembrandt” - a man full of life and love who’s in a fight to ensure his fashion legacy lasts.

Shoot and Score: Music & Video Games with Steve SchnurThursday, April 23 10:30 AMLocation on our website

The video game industry is exploding -- on screen and at the register -- and EA Games is at the forefront. Steve Schnur, Worldwide Head of Music for EA, discusses topics including music placement, current trends, and composing and scoring for the video game industry.

Bands and Brands: Generating Dollars and Exposure for Music in the AdThursday, April 23 2:00 PMLocation on our website

Leading music supervisors, music producers and branding specialists give you an inside look at how music is being used in ads and how being in ads can generate income and exposure for your music.

Music Makes Movies: Song Placement in 2015Thursday, April 23 3:30 PMLocation on our website

Music makes movies -- and Television. Top music supervisors in these worlds share trends in how they’re finding music, what’s working, and how you can be a part of it.

Feature Film Awards

Thursday, April 23 9:00 PMRegal Green HillsFree - No Ticket Necessary

Find out who takes home the Grand Jury Prizes in the Bridgestone Narrative Competition, the Documentary Competition, the New Directors Competition and the Gibson Music Films/Music City Competition. More than $40,000 in cash and prizes will be awarded.

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NaFF InteractivePixar’s Emotional Core: The Key to Successful Storytelling

Friday, April 24 9:30 AMRegal Green Hills

Take your writing to the next level and join UCLA instructor and author Karl Iglesias as he discusses the critical foundation of all Pixar films: the story’s emotional core. Through clips and in-depth analysis, you’ll discover the master storytelling techniques Pixar uses to make money at the box office.

From Script to Screen

Friday, April 24 1:30 PMRegal Green Hills

Writer/Director Kathleen Davison shares her insights on the resilience it takes to turn screenplays into completed films. Producer Albert Hasson explains how production teams break down scripts and examines the ongoing impact of digital technology on the screenwriter’s journey.

Beyond the Sync Fee

Friday, April 24 3:00 PMLocation on our website

There are more dollars to be earned than just the sync fee for music placement in a film or a television show. Industry experts lay out the opportunities for income and tips on how to get the most out of any opportunity.

Screenwriting Competition Awards

Friday, April 24 3:00 PMRegal Green HillsFree - No Ticket Necessary

Winners in all 19 screenwriting categories will be named at this lively ceremony that caps a day’s worth of activities for screenwriters. The winning writers in the Feature, Short and Teleplay competitions will walk away with cash and prizes.

Closing Night Party

Friday, April 24 3:00 PMRegal Green HillsFree - No Ticket Necessary

It’s almost over. Before our final day, join us to celebrate the films, the music, the panels and the people who made them all possible at the Closing Night Party. Enjoy some adult beverages and some tasty treats as we name the winners of the 2015 Southwest Airlines Audience Awards.

Award Winning Films & Back by Popular DemandSaturday, April 25 All DayRegal Green Hills

In case you missed the Award-winners through the first nine days, or if the one you wanted to see the most sold out before you could get a ticket, today is the day for you. We bring back the hottest films for one last viewing.

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Screenplay FinalistsDRAMA FEATURE The Acadian – David Vincent Code Blues – Gary WallachGlen Sherley – Joe Rassulo, Robert GibsonIndependence Pass – Brian MacEvillyOil and Water – Alfred Thomas The Oracle of Jerald’s Bay – Sarah Bewley Catalfo, Morgan Webster DudleyShadowman – Mike Miller

COMEDY FEATURE Alliance – Charlie Robinson, Carla RobinsonCanadian Holiday – David RocchioThe Full Irish – Brian MacEvilly Miss Loving – Bernard SmithMy Bad Day in Hell – Eric CarlsonPoe Boys – David Van Hooser

MUSIC INSPIRED FEATURE Blind Boone – Moss Hall, Max MorathChris Gaines Saves the World – Donald DriscollStride – Rick Whelan

FAMILY FEATURE The Creepy House – Shoshana Rosenbaum Darby Petty and the Lost Treasure – DC SayreEleven Days – Jaginder Singh

INSPIRATIONAL FEATURE Heart Stringz – Barbara AshdownIn-Between – Sandra Webb SmithOne Small Step – Patrick Sherman

THRILLER/HORROR FEATURE The Apocalypse Chronicles – Nathan Ludwig, Charles Hill Bad Blood – Billie BatesEmpathy – Elvis WilsonGinseng – Josh BarkeyLifers – Phil BurdetteA Texas Story – David Martin-Porras, Julia FontanaWhy the Willow Weeps – Dwight JolivetteZombie Ward – Harry Oxnard

ACTION/ADVENTURE FEATURE D.T. – Ken ComerGuns and Grace – Odin OzdilThe Third Bomb – Phillip Parker SCIENCE FICTION FEATURE Bioterror Conspiracy – Louis LioEden – Jessica ChouNo Man’s Land – Michelle Davidson, Jeffrey FieldPopulous – Michael Quintero

HISTORICAL FEATURE In Spite of It All – Rebecca BoydKid Convict – Julie UmbreitSamson: A Savior Will Rise – Shawn Hoffman

ANIMATED FEATURE The Mythfitz – Nicholas Julius My Monster Burrufu – Alberto Corral

TENNESSEE SCREENWRITER FEATURE The Acadian – David Vincent Empathy – Elvis WilsonThe Last Drop – A. D. Smith Sink Swim – Elvis Wilson

DRAMA SHORTIlluminate – Robert PawloskiWhich Spoke of Freedom – Aria Marrogi, Chris Germiller

COMEDY SHORTThat Other Crazy Thing You Do – Michelle LeibelU Got Tagged – Andrew Roxby FAMILY SHORTThe Home of Rock – Brian MacEvillyWiindigoo the Cannibal – Michael O’Rourke, Winona LaDuke

GENRE SHORT Guest – Charles Dillon WardLumen 18 – Darren Tibbits

YOUNG SCREENWRITER SHORTThe Favor – Jack FossettThe Pride Club – Kirill Dyshlovoy TENNESSEE SCREENWRITER SHORTThe Ice Road – Taylor AlbertsonIncident at Broadway and Grand – Francis Wolff

TELEPLAY DRAMA Limbo – Jessica ChouLong Lost – Deanna ShumakerRenegades – Conway PrestonTip & Keeper – Carol Caldwell

TELEPLAY COMEDYIt Could Be Worse – Tracy ReillyStar Pupils – Tom RuprechtThe Knot – Adam Rosenbaum

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Friday, April 24 8:00 PM Closing Night Party The Courtyard at Regal Green Hills

Screenwriting Events

Competition WinnersWinners of the 2015 Nashville Screenwriting Competition will have their scripts forwarded to several production companies and industry professionals for consideration. NaFF is grateful to all of them for their participation.

Blossom Films is the production company founded by Nicole Kidman in 2010. The company’s first production was the Academy Award®-nominated Rabbit Hole.

Ben Nearn - Co-Founder and CEO of Sycamore Pictures. Sycamore Pictures recently produced the Academy Award®-nominated film Begin Again starring Mark Ruffalo and Keira Knightley.

Laray Mayfield is an Emmy-nominated casting director who has selected the talent for top Hollywood films for more than a

decade, collaborating closely with director David Fincher (Gone Girl, The Social Network).

O’Salvation is the production company founded by producer, director and writer, Harmony Korine. His 2012 hit Spring Breakers starred James Franco, Selena Gomez and Vanessa Hudgens. Korine is currently working on The Trap, starring James Franco, Idris Elba and Robert Pattinson.

AFFIRM Films Senior Vice President Rich Peluso. AFFIRM is the faith/family and inspirational label of Sony Picture Entertainment (SPE) and is responsible for acquiring, developing, producing and marketing Sony Pictures’ faith-based and inspirational films, including the hits Soul Surfer and

Courageous.

CMT-TV Vice President of Production Lewis Bogach for, oversees the development of all original documentary specials and is also the Executive Producer of numerous primetime series, including “Dale,” “Petty Blue,” “My Big Redneck Vacation,” “Guntucky,” “CMT Greatest Moments,” and “American Revolutions.”

Abso Lutely Productions, headed by comedians Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim and producer Dave Kneebone, was founded in 2007 to produce Adult Swim’s, Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! Current productions include Comedy Central’s Nathan For You, and Review; IFC’s Comedy Bang! Bang! and Adult Swim’s Hot Package and The Eric Andre Show.

D I D YOU KNOW?

Congratulations to screenwriter Aaron Rollins who was signed to CAA by Olivia Blaustein & Barry Kotler, and Echo Lake Management by Zadoc Angell after winning the 2014 Nashville Film Festival Teleplay Competition with his pilot, ORDNUNG. Onward, Aaron!

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Screenwriting Jurors

Jim Staahl USC School of Cinematic Arts

Christine Johnson Christopher Ent.

Mark Glover Writer

Bob Giordano Tennessee Screenwriting Assoc.

Richard Gershman Chair of Watkins Film School

Cat StewartScreenwriter

Travis Newton Western Kentucky University

Brad Johnson Screenwriter

Lynn Elliot The Law Offices of Lynn Elliot

William Middleton Tennessee Screenwriting Assoc.

Joe Mann Motion Picture Agent at CAA

Jonas Brooks Scripted Television Agent at CAA

E.J. Robinson Writer

Albert Hasson The Eureka, The Magic Theaters

Nick Egan Visual Artist

Casey Bond Higher Purpose Entertainment

Will Akers Belmont Motion Pictures Program

Anastasia Brown Format Entertainment

Harold Loren The Loren Collective

Michael Wood Screenwriting Consultant

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Behind the Scenes

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Board of Directors

Kelly Frey Board President Frost, Brown, Todd

Taryn Anderson Vice-President FBMM

Cynthia Tyler Secretary TN Dept. of Mental Health

Stephanie Mundy Self Treasurer Farris, Self & Moore, LLC

Anastasia Brown Format Entertainment

Shannon Casey Creative Artists Agency

Yuri Cunza Nashville Area Hispanic Chamber of Commerce

Bob Jackson Ground Zero

Tyler Middleton Graffam Middleton

Brandyn Payne Sitel Worldwide Corp.

Bob Raines TN Film, Entertainment and Music Commission

Courtney Ross Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce

Jim Scherer Whizbang, Inc.

Ana Schwager Southwest Airlines

Spencer Wiggins Community Education Partners, Inc

Bret Wolcott Producer

Dawn Soler ABC Television

Ken Levitan Vector Management

Natasha Corrieri ServisFirst Bank

Steven Gaydos Variety Magazine

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Angel Brewer Programming Intern

Caroline Buchholz Box Office / Industry

Taylor Bugos Talent Wrangler

Phil Cobucci Social Media

Claudia Kay Cofer Photography

Mark Cofer Festival Video

Jack Davis Site Manager

Drew Delke Management Intern

Catherine Derryberry Theater Floor

Todd Farrell Theater Floor

Sarah Frost Public Relations Manager

Kirk Futrell Projection Manager

Hillary Jo Good Programming Intern

Daniel Hougland Programming Intern

Cynthia Kear VIP Travel Coordinator

Kaley Kelsey Theater Floor Manager

Lon Bouldin Publicity

Douglas Boultinghouse Graphic Design

Rhen Bovi Theater Tech

Haley Bragg Social Media

Tyee Brisbane Festival Security

Maria Pavlova Projection

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Festival Staff

Melissa Lummus Filmmaker Liaison

Marlena McClure Box Office Manager

Jenny Nichols Transportation Coord.

Jason Shawhan Graveyard Programmer

Ken Peterson Regal Manager

Matt Polman Projection

Paula Ramsay Volunteer Coordinator

Robert Reese Management Intern

Nathan Sanford Programming Intern

Devin Sarvaunt Box Office

Rachel South Event Manager

Caleb Spencer Sponsor Concierge

Zach St. Cin Theater Floor

Leslie Surdy Red Carpet

Michele Tillman Management Intern

Maree Vanadore Box Office

Kay Waggoner Community Outreach

James Ed West Communications Intern

Nick Wilder Communications Intern

Lyncia Smith Box Office Assistant

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Screeners & Readers

Tammy AndersBob BaughmanGail BonneauZan BucknerLeah CannonCarla ChamberlainMark CoferRenita CrittendenGwen CrudupSusannah DevereuxIrene EckselIrma EckselBiaunca EdwardsBonnie EdwardsJill Franks

Chris GentleJulie ImDavalynn JohnsonAlan KaplanLisa KarposWendy KeelingJaclyn EdmonsonBarbara KurlandRebecca LinesSandy LoweWendy BirdwellThomas MartinezJane McKellarCathy MillerEllen Montwori

Alma PearsonKathryn PriceNan PuetzSue RankinAshley Rogers Diane Sanchez-VegaPaul SchorkopfEugene SmithChuck StaffordCat StewartTara StoneRobert ThomisonChris Ward

Alimah BaxterLisa BerryhillAmy BertramGail BonneauKemberlee BonnetAshley BradberryAngel BrewerCathie BryanBob BuchholzJohn BullRyan BurkholderLeah CannonShaunte CaraballoJeana CarlockJaylyn CarlyleKelly CarrelMark CoferPaulina CombowJoyce CombsGwen CrudupSue CummingsNathan DavisDrew DelkeStacy ElliottLinda Fazio-SpragueJill FranksGary Frazier

Derek GibsonAbigail HammerDustin HeathLinda HeathJanice HicksCandace HinesKerry HookChristopher JamesJennifer JonesLisa KarposSteven KempKian KhanifarCasey LaarkampDouglas LeeLynne LeeDana MaloneMolly McclureFaith McQuinnTyler MoreheadVirginia MorelandTina MurrayBeth Anne MusikerDeborah NarriganJennifer NavarreGarrett PateRaven PettyKathryn Price

Nan PuetzSavannah PurcellAlison RichardsMichael RoarkAaron RochelleAshley RogersLeah RoggenbaumNick SalazarChris SaundersTerry SawchukKaren SledgeLeigh SmithShelly SmithLaura SpainCat StewartCarissa StoltingJoann StricklandYvonne SullivanBrittany ThomasMcKinley TolliverAllison VencelDavid VulcanoAbby WhiteLari WhiteDeborah WilbrinkJonathan WillisRoland Yarbrough

Pre-Screening Committee

Screenplay Reading Committee

These individuals viewed and read the nearly 4,800 movies and screenplays that were entered to the 2015 Nashville Film Festival. The group consists of members, film scholars, actors, writers, directors, cinematographers and people from all walks of life. Their recommendations are then passed up to festival programming staff who craft the final selection of films and screenplays presented at this year’s festival.

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(as of March 26, 2015)

PLATINUM ($1,500 and up)Cal TurnerJennifer TurnerLaurie G. EskindSteven EskindSandi Lawless GOLD ($399 and up) Kay AdamsLyn AndrewsGregory BenningHope BiberJason BirdKaren BirdKristin BirdPete BirdJennifer BoosJulie BoosZan BucknerEric ByfordDiego CachoCarla ChamberlainChris ClarkPat ClarkVirgil ClarkBob ClenDeningAriel ColburnChase ColeJoseph CoxLindsey CoxMichael DettnerBonnie EdwardsJeff GordonGail GreilSteven GreilRuth Haley

Richard HansenJoe HillMark JacksonAlan KaplanAnn KrafftThomas LewisAnne MannerMark MannerScarlett MartinKris MurphyLarry NagerMarsha NagerBrian OxleyBrandyn PayneCarol PhillipyDavid PhillipyMarc QuinnMindy QuinnMichelle ReneeRose Marie Robertson PinkTerry SawchukCharlie ScottTimothy ScottRandall ShawRichard SteinRobert ThomisonRichard VanceDiane WilliamsJonathan Yudkin

SILVER ($250 and up)Huda AhmedTrisha AllenRosalyn AndersonVicki BartholomewDavid BartonGregory BenningKen Bernstein

Ed BlackLinda BruntonAlaina BuellJerry CargileLinda CatlettJef CliberSuzanne CliberCreative Communications LLCSue CummingsErin DerhamElena DeringStacy ElliottAnnette EnderlinErin EnderlinJosh EscueChristopher FinleyJon FrerePenny FrereJorin HaleyBarbara HalleenCiciley HoffmanRobin HolbrookLisa KarposAnn KrafftLydia LenkerDoyle Lewis JrAnna Mari LiljaDaryl LujanJim MillerJohn OrganMaureen OrganDavid PerryMichael RolliJoanna RoyerRaeanne RubensteinCurtis Shaw ChildBarry SulkinLynn Tinsey

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MembersSusan TirrillNancy VanReeceAmy WalterLari WhiteJ WitherspoonLeonard WolfWrinkled RecordsVicki YatesTorri Yates-Orr

BRONZE ($75 and up) Govand Akreyi-WaniKit BabcockKaren BersonHope BiberJohn BlantonTravis BoyetteDouglas BrumleyAlaina BuellLeah CannonNicole CobbLinda CooperHunter DennisCirbey DerrickBecky DiggsElonka DuninKarsten FergusonAlice FitzgibbonPenny FrereScott GerowTracy GershonSuzanne GlasgowTuesday GlennNaomi GoodinLiz HallemannWes HartlinePatti HollandLorene HowellGary JonesKaren JonesFrank KeeseeJordan KingTeresa KingeryKarol KrahnMelissa LummusLisa McLaughlinCarol ModeRobert ModeDavid MorenoFiona PrineTaylor PryorRobin RhodesCathy RobertsHal RosemanAnn SchulzeJames Darrell Scott

Stephanie SilvermanMark SoileauSharon ThackstonJames F. ThompsonCathy WilsonRob WilsonKathy WoehlerTony Youngblood

BASIC ($45 and up)Connie AdamsWarren AllenDenise AlperSandy AronsCarol Ann BailyYancy BelcherPamela BelfordBarri BernsteinAngie BianchiNatalie BillingsbyJoni BishopBarrett BrantleyKevin BrownBrenda BusofskyJimmi CannonKathy ChiavolaRobert ClementJewel CoburnAlison CookLinda CooperJudy CramLaura CunninghamDenice HicksDebra DickeyDeborah DixonMary DonaldsonKim FelixChris FenoglioSteve FloraBecky Fly Deborah FrankovichJeanne GalenSherwood GalenBruce GardnerLeanne GarlandSandra GillardNaomi GoodinKerry GraulPatti GgregorkaRobert GregorkaGwen GriffithHenry HaggardJane D. HaggardPamela HawkinsMargaret HowellErick Huth

Juan IanniJennifer JohnstonCarol KaplanSuzanne KesslerDon LarsonKevin LemonsPegi LevinBenjamin LidenEric LidenKelly LowenMichael LundStephen MallettMark H. MaxwellJane McKellarEllen McPhersonSue MillerDavid MobergGwendolyn MooreMott MooreDavid MurphyShelean NewmanAdam NicholsonBarbara NicholsonGary NicholsonLuke NicholsonNathan NicholsonKenneth NowinskiFrances ParkerRyan PetersMac PirkleChristine PoythressCarol RehderLibby SalbergSusan SavageRoger SchecterKurt SchreiberNelda SchreiberSarah ShoemakerEllie SightsKay SimmonsKeith SimmonsChristian StewartLisa SuttonCam TracyDavid UpshawGay VickHarry WeddleCynthia WhitlowRamona WilkesCathy WilsonMarjorie WineMark WoodDeborah Zink

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Begun in 2014, the Lipscomb University Prize of the Ecumenical Jury rewards the film that best explores lives of faith, religion and spirituality on screen. Last year’s winner, Ida, directed by Pawel Pawlikowski, went on to win the Academy Award® for Best Foreign Language Film.

This year’s selections -- through both narrative and documentary films -- explore how faith inspires charity, education, expansion of world views and brings divergent cultures together.

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This year, there will be more awards than ever before as you can select the winning film in each of our eight feature film strands: Special Presentations Spectrum Bridgestone Narrative New Directors Documentary Gibson Music Films/Music City Graveyard Shift Tennessee First

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#(null) 65(T)ERROR 44{THE AND} Marcela & Rock 66130919 • A Portrait of... 682 by 2 6724HR Records 736 Desires 197 Chinese Brothers 308 Bullets 63

AAdult Beginners 13Aftermath of the Inauguration... 65Ain’t It Nowhere 24All the Pain in the World 64All We Share 67ALL-STARS 38Alléluia 58Alone 68Amazon 65The Ambassador to Bern 39Anal Juice 68Andrew & Wendy 68Another 58The Answers 66Austin to Boston 52Autofocus 64

B The Barkley Marathons 45Bath House 66Beach Flags 63Bear 65Bear Story 63Ben’s At Home 39Bendik & the Monster 63Between Times 63Bienvenidos 68The Black Panthers 14Border Patrol 65Bounty Momma 73The Boy and the World 19The Bridge Partner 66Buffalo Dreams 64The Burial of Achmed... 27Burt’s Eye View 27Buskin’ Blues 53

CCailleach 64Call of Duty 64Carry On 67The Casting Room 73Chain 67The Challenger 39

The Chambermaid 19The Chicken 67Child K 67Clown Service 68Coffee 27Collinsville Trade Day, 1988 68Contrary to Likeness 27Country: Portraits of... 53Cowboys 31Crooked Candy 63Cub 59Curt 68

DDaddy’s Little Girl 68Day 40 66Day One 64Daytimer 65Dead Hearts 68The Dead Lands 20The Department of Signs... 27Diamond Tounges 31Do I Sound Gay? 20Dog Bowl 68The Dragon Is the Frame 65Dustin 63Duty of the Hour 24

EEadweard 31Eleven 65Entertainment 14Embrace 65Every Day 68everything & everything... 66EXPOSED Chapter 1 27

FFelt 59FestEvil 68Figures Carved into the Knife... 65 Finally Here 69First Time 27Fixed 67The Followers 66For Grace 45For the Plasma 40Foreign Bodies 65Forever Over 66Four Horsemen 27Frame By Frame 45Fresh Dressed 14From Fat to Finish Line 46Funny Bunny 32Futureman 27

GGet Better Boss 68God Bless the Child 32A Good Man 68Good Samaritan 68Goodbye to Language 3D 20Grand Zero 64Grave Shivers 68Greenland 65Greetings! From Prison 73Grey Bull 64

HH. 32Heartworn Highways Revisited 53HelLA 73Holbrook/Twain: An American... 46Hole 66A Hole in My Heart 66Homeless 25Horsehead 59Hotel 22 68How I Got Made 68How Sweet the Sound 54How to Dance in Ohio 46The Huckster 66

II Thought I Told You to Shut Up!! 64I Want to Dance Better... 66I’ll See You in My Dreams 15I’m In the Corner With... 68Imba Means Sing 54In My Father’s House 47In the Still of the Night 67It’s Better in Italian 64

JJake Plays First Base 27Jingle Strong 67Johnny Dynamo 73

KThe Keepers 47KERS 67Knightsville 68Krisha 40

LL’il Quinquin 21Ladies of the House 61Lake Los Angeles 33Larry Gone Demon 68The Last Resort 66The Last Viewing 67Lava 63

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Index by TitleLife After Pi 64The Little Cousteau 63The Little Deputy 68Little Questions 68Live From New York! 47Lonely Life of John Holloway 67Los Hongos 33Love & Mercy 15Lune 63

MMade in Japan 54Man on the Chair 63Manglehorn 15Margarita, with a Straw 33Me and Earl and the Dying Girl 13The Merry Death Collector 27Meru 48The Midnight Swim 40Midnight Three & Six 63Migration 63Miles Away 67Milk! 68A Million Miles Away 68Mind/Game: The Unquiet... 25Minimum Max 67Molly Takes a Trip 41Monument to Michael Jackson 34Muddy Pond 27Mulignans 68My Voice, My Life 55Myrna the Monster 66

NNashville in Harmony 27The Nature of War 67Naz & Maalik 41Night Run 27The No Look Dunk 66The Numberlys 63

OObject 64The Oceanmaker 67Oh Lucy! 66On Dark Paths 68Once There Was a Cigar Box 68One Year Lease 63Orion: The Man Who... 55The Orphan Brigade 25

PPalm Rot 66Papa Machete 63Paternity Leave 26People, Places, Things 16

The Peripheral 68Pineapple Calamari 66Pink Grapefruit 66Plant 73Play within a Play 65Poet Against Prejudice 67Pony Place 67The Present 63Primrose Lane 68

QThe Queen 64

RRabbit 64Radiator 41The Record Man 55Red Alert 63Reminiscent 26Revival: The Sam Bush Story 57The Road Within 16Roadblock 67Rosenwald 48The Royal Road 21Runoff 34Russian Roulette 64

SSafelight 34Sahara 67Sam 43Sand Dollars 35Sandorkraut 27Saturday 67Semicolon; ...Ostomy Girl 26Serenity 66Seven Red Hoods 63sexy 65Share 68Shipwreck 63Shotgun 68Showfolk 68Silent 63A Single Body 64Skunk 65Slap 65Slow West 16Sofia 67Somebody’s Mother 67Some Beasts 43Songs She Wrote... 43Sophia 67The Sound Man 64Spearhunter 68Spring 65Springtime in the Sorrowing... 27

Stay Awake 68Still Born 63Stop 65Storm Hits Jacket 66Stranded 67Stray Dog 48Sufferland 61Summer Haze 27Superior 67Sweet Micky for President 57The Sweet Spot 65

Tteeth 66Teppanyaki 27Tethered 27That has been bothering me... 65That’s the Clouds 65They Look Like People 61Timber 66Tomgirl 63Top Spin 49Trafo 65Trampoline 63The Tribe 21Trying Not to Explode 27Two Films About Loneliness 63Tzniut 66

UUnexpected 17Usetocould 27

VThe Video Dating Tape... 66La Vie en rose... 63

WThe Waiting Country Woman 23 Walk the Dog 63Wallflowers 73Wander Woman 27We Were Rebels 49Welcome to Leith 49Welcome to Me 13 Wild Desert 23Wild Dog 65Wildlike 35Wire Cutters 63 Wolf Totem 23World of Tomorrow 63

YYes We Love 66Yosemite 35

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AfghanistanFrame By Frame 45

ArgentinaLos Hongos 33Sand Dollars 35The Queen 64

AustraliaEmbrace 65Fixed 67Grey Bull 64I Want to Dance Better... 66Single Body 64The Followers 66The Video Dating Tape... 66

AustriaIn the Still of the Night 67sexy 65That has been bothering me... 65Trafo 65

BelgiumAlléluia 58Cub 59Foreign Bodies 65

BelizeThe Oceanmaker 67

Brazil The Boy and the World 19

BulgariaChain 67

CanadaThe Casting Room 73Dead Hearts 68Diamond Tounges 31Eadweard 31Little Questions 68Migration 63Red Alert 63Songs She Wrote... 43The Little Deputy 68

ChileBear Story 63

ChinaCarry On 67 Feeling the Love Flute 23 The Waiting Country Woman 23 Wild Desert 23 The Wolf Totem 23

ColombiaLos Hongos 33

CroatiaAutofocus 64Cowboys 31Monument to Michael Jackson 34The Chicken 67

Czech RepublicThe Little Cousteau 63

Dominican RepublicSand Dollars 35

EgyptAftermath of the Inauguration... 65

FinlandOn Dark Paths 68

France8 Bullets 63A Hole in My Heart 66Alone 68Beach Flags 63Chain 67Goodbye to Language 3D 20Horsehead 59L’il Quinquin 21Los Hongos 33Lune 63Rabbit 64Seven Red Hoods 63Single Body 64Storm Hits Jacket 66 The Wolf Totem 23

Germany(null) 65Bear 65Border Patrol 65Chain 67Dustin 63Forever Over 66Los Hongos 33Monument to Michael Jackson 34Once There Was a Cigar Box 68The Chambermaid 19The Chicken 67The Present 63Walk the Dog 63We Were Rebels 49

GreeceA Single Body 64

HaitiPapa Machete 63Sweet Micky for President 57

Hong KongMy Voice, My Life 55

Hungaryteeth 66The Ambassador to Bern 39

IndiaMargarita, with a Straw 33Meru 48

IsraelGreenland 65

Italy6 Desires 19Child K 67It’s Better in Italian 64

JapanAnal Juice 68Made in Japan 54Oh Lucy! 66

KenyaThe Sound Man 64

MacedoniaMonument to Michael Jackson 34

MexicoSand Dollars 35Spring 65

NetherlandsA Hole in My Heart 66Between Times 63Play within a Play 65Pony Place 67Shipwreck 63Trampoline 63Wild Dog 65

New ZealandThe Dead Lands 20Eleven 65Slow West 16

NorwayAmazon 65Bendik & the Monster 63Yes We Love 66

PeruBienvenidos 68

PolandObject 64

PortugalFigures Carved into the Knife... 65

SerbiaMonument to Michael Jackson 34

SingaporeOh Lucy! 66

South KoreaMan on the Chair 63

South SudanWe Were Rebels 49

SpainBienvenidos 68Sahara 67The Huckster 66

SwedenAll We Share 67Bath House 66Sophia 67Still Born 63

SwitzerlandGoodbye to Language 3D 20La Vie en rose... 63Timber 66

UgandaImba Means Sing 54

UkraineThe Tribe 21

United Kingdom6 Desires 19All the Pain in the World 64Border Patrol 65Buffalo Dreams 64Cailleach 64Daytimer 65FestEvil 68I’m In the Corner With... 68Milk! 68Orion: The Man Who... 55 Pineapple Calamari 66Radiator 41Russian Roulette 64Saturday 67Slap 65

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Index by NationSlow West 16teeth 66The Followers 66The Last Resort 66Two Films About Loneliness 63

USA(T)ERROR 44{THE AND} Marcela & Rock 66130919 • A Portrait of... 682 by 2 6724HR Records 737 Chinese Brothers 30A Good Man 68A Million Miles Away 68Adult Beginners 13Ain’t It Nowhere 24ALL-STARS 38Andrew & Wendy 68Another 58 The Answers 66Austin to Boston 52The Barkley Marathons 45Ben’s At Home 39Between Times 63The Black Panthers 14Bounty Momma 73The Bridge Partner 66 The Burial of Achmed... 27Burt’s Eye View 27Buskin’ Blues 53Call of Duty 64 The Challenger 39Clown Service 68Coffee 27Collinsville Trade Day, 1988 68Contrary to Likeness 27Country: Portraits of... 53Crooked Candy 63Curt 68Daddy’s Little Girl 68Day 40 66Day One 64 The Department of Signs... 27Do I Sound Gay? 20Dog Bowl 68 The Dragon Is the Frame 65Duty of the Hour 24Entertainment 14Every Day 68everything & everything... 66EXPOSED Chapter 1 27Felt 59 Figures Carved into the Knife... 65Finally Here 69First Time 27For Grace 45For the Plasma 40Four Horsemen 27Frame By Frame 45Fresh Dressed 14From Fat to Finish Line 46Funny Bunny 32Futureman 27

Get Better Boss 68God Bless the Child 32Good Samaritan 68Grand Zero 64Grave Shivers 68Greetings! From Prison 73H. 32Heartworn Highways Revisited 53HelLA 73Holbrook/Twain: An American... 46Hole 66Homeless 25Hotel 22 68How I Got Made 68How Sweet the Sound 54How to Dance in Ohio 46I Thought I Told You to Shut Up!! 64I’ll See You in My Dreams 15Imba Means Sing 54In My Father’s House 47It’s Better in Italian 64Jake Plays First Base 27Jingle Strong 67Johnny Dynamo 73 The Keepers 47KERS 67Knightsville 68Krisha 40Ladies of the House 61Lake Los Angeles 33Larry Gone Demon 68 The Last Viewing 67Lava 63Life After Pi 64Live From New York! 47 Lonely Life of John Holloway 67Love & Mercy 15Made in Japan 54Manglehorn 15Me and Earl and the Dying Girl 13 The Merry Death Collector 27Meru 48 The Midnight Swim 40Midnight Three & Six 63Miles Away 67Mind/Game: The Unquiet... 25Minimum Max 67Molly Takes a Trip 41Muddy Pond 27Mulignans 68Myrna the Monster 66Nashville in Harmony 27 The Nature of War 67Naz & Maalik 41Night Run 27 The No Look Dunk 66The Numberlys 63 The Oceanmaker 67Oh Lucy! 66One Year Lease 63The Orphan Brigade 25Palm Rot 66Papa Machete 63

Paternity Leave 26People, Places, Things 16 The Peripheral 68Pink Grapefruit 66Plant 73Poet Against Prejudice 67Primrose Lane 68Rabbit 64 The Record Man 55Reminiscent 26Revival: The Sam Bush Story 57 The Road Within 16Roadblock 67Rosenwald 48 The Royal Road 21Runoff 34Safelight 34Sam 43Sandorkraut 27Semicolon; ...Ostomy Girl 26Serenity 66Share 68Shotgun 68Showfolk 68Silent 63Skunk 65Sofia 67Somebody’s Mother 67Some Beasts 43Sophia 67The Sound Man 64 The Sweet Spot 65Spearhunter 68Springtime in the Sorrowing... 27Stay Awake 68Stop 65Stranded 67Stray Dog 48Sufferland 61Summer Haze 27Superior 67Sweet Micky for President 57teeth 66Teppanyaki 27Tethered 27That’s the Clouds 65They Look Like People 61Tomgirl 63Top Spin 49Trying Not to Explode 27Tzniut 66Unexpected 17Usetocould 27Wallflowers 73Wander Woman 27Welcome to Leith 49Welcome to Me 13Wildlike 35Wire Cutters 63World of Tomorrow 63Yosemite 35

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Without a Heart, it’s just a machine.So in 1971, a little Heart built a different kind of airline—one that made sure everyone could fly. Everyone has important places to go. So we invented low-fares to help them get there. To us, you’re not 1A or 17B. You’re a person with a name, like Steve. Here, we think everyone deserves to feel special, no matter where you sit or how much you fly. And with all the places we’re going next, we’ll always put you first, because our love of People is still our most powerful fuel. Some say we do things differently. We say, why would we do things any other way? Without a Heart, it’s just a machine.

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