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Block 1 at 3:00 PM in Theater 1

Forgive

Director: Laith Sami

Country: United States

RT: 11min

Synopsis: A dying woman reveals to her husband that their beloved only child is a product of a past affair. Forgive is a story that explores the theme of all-consuming loss in the wake of a devastating revelation. Can a father’s love endure such a betrayal?...

Degree of Separation

Director: Kyahl Anderson and Dale Masti

Country: United States

RT: 15min

Synopsis: Set in modern Australia, Degree of Separation follows the story of Troy as he navigates his life under the ever-present cloud of domestic violence. An unlikely ally is found in Virianna, an immigrant postal worker, but unbeknownst to Troy, Virianna has her own demons to face. ...

POPSY

Director: Julien Homsy

Country: United States

RT: 18min

Synopsis: In this adaptation of a Stephen King short story, Weber’s addiction to poker leads him into deep trouble. Forced to cover his debt to Mr Rudy, he reaches a point of no return. ...

The Turtle

Director: Thomas BLUMENTHAL, Roman DOPOURIDIS

Country: United States

RT: 22min

Synopsis: Leo, ten years old, has an older brother, Bastien. Bastien meets Julie in the grim bathroom of this nightclub. She is going to invite herself in Leo and Bastien’s lives. For a weekend, all taboos and rancours are going to emerge, and it will lead to the inevitable confrontation between the two brothers. ...

The Beautifully Drowned

Director: Jon Dewar

Country: United States

RT: 24min

Synopsis: A maritime fairy tale about a woman who longs for the day her husband will drown at sea....

No Song to Sing

Director: Lukasz Gasiorowski

Country: United States

RT: 33min

Synopsis: A professional femme fatale enjoys selling fantasies to lonely men but when she becomes caught in the web of her own deceptions, she finds herself unable to pay the price of her own merchandise....

Block 2 at 6:15 PM in Theater 2

Gun

Director: Sam Upton

Country: United States

RT: 90min

Synopsis: A washed up, alcoholic ex-prizefighter makes a comeback to boxing after his top-middleweight contender son is wrongfully blinded in the ring....

Block 3 at 6:45 PM in Theater 1

The Fence

Director: Warren Pereira

Country: United States

RT: 9min

Synopsis: Short film that examines the controversial fence in Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve that divides wildlife from mankind....

Mabel, Mabel, Tiger Trainer

Director: Leslie Zemeckis

Country: United States

RT: 87min

Synopsis: A story of the world’s first female tiger trainer who claimed her love for her tigers was so great she wanted to die in the ring....

Block 4 at 8:30 PM in Theater 2

Garth’s Place

Director: Emiliana Ammirata (co-director)

Country: United States

RT: 16min

Synopsis: In the 1980’s, Garth acquired 640 acres with the intention of cultivating a sanctuary of harmonic co-existence between man and nature. He welcomes anyone passing through with open arms and a warm smile. ...

Desert Foreigners

Director: Abraam A Mikhael

Country: United States

RT: 17min

Synopsis: In the vacancy of the vast wilderness of the Egyptian Desert, Christian Monks seek solitude and peace. They renounce worldly pleasures and struggle to overcome their internal weaknesses and numerous extreme physical dangers with the objective of forming a deeper connection with their creator....

The Reality of Truth

Director: Michael Zapolin, Laurent Levy

Country: United States

RT: 83min

Synopsis: This controversial documentary film follows Mike “Zappy” Zapolin and his friends including Michelle Rodriguez as the attempt to go inside their minds to expand their consciousness. The group of “Psychenauts” have the direct experience with techniques including meditation, breathing, and shamanism....

Block 5 at 8:45 PM in Theater 1

Tupamaro

Director: Martin Markovits

Country: United States

RT: 62min

Synopsis: A deep dive into the violent world of the Tupamaros — leftist vigilantes that patrol the streets of Caracas, Venezuela, fighting gangsters, government forces and even themselves....

The Other Side of Hacking: A Romanian Story in Four People

Director: Luis De Leon

Country: United States

RT: 9min

Synopsis: A short documentary following four people in the world of Romanian cyber security, each serving a different role and purpose....

The Crossing

Director: Charles Emir Richards

Country: United States

RT: 12min

Synopsis: Wassim and Berivan are Syrian refugees living in Turkey that want to brave the dangerous crossing from Turkey to Greece on zodiac with the help of smugglers. As they trek across Turkey to meet the smugglers they recount their escape from Syria. They try to escape to the South. But they get caught by Assad’s security forces. They arrest Wassim and take him under custody where he gets tortured for 17 days and where he loses 17 kgs (37 lbs). Berivan starts to think that she is not going to see Wassim ever again. However, fate brings them back together and now the only thing they have in mind is to make a new life for themselves in Europe....

An Undeniable Voice

Director: Price Arana, Adam Rothlein

Country: United States

RT: 16min

Synopsis: Sam Harris, believed to be one of the youngest to survive the camps during the Holocaust, shares his amazing story of survival with philanthropist and activist, Sharon Stone....

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Block 1 at 3:00 PM in Theater 1

Block 2 at 6:15 PM in Theater 2

Block 3 at 6:45 PM in Theater 1

Block 4 at 8:30 PM in Theater 2

Block 5 at 8:45 PM in Theater 1

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