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“Gun” at 1:00 PM in Theater 4

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 1 at 2:30 PM in Theater 3

The Artist’s Awakening

Director: Daniel Mejia

Country: United States

RT: 9min

Synopsis: An uninspired artist goes in a quest to recover his inspiration....

A Beautiful Day

Director: E-Jo Fang

Country: Georgia

RT: 4min

Synopsis: Sorry, you can’t die; it’s a beautiful day today....

Night Owls

Director: Allan Ignaczak

Country: Poland

RT: 11min

Synopsis: A shy teenager tries to be a successful bellman in a prestigious hotel, but his lack of social skills and confidence causes him to do poorly. As a result, he is moved to the night shift and when things couldn’t any get worse; he meets a fellow co-worker who changes everything....

Rockswell

Director: August Detering

Country: United States

RT: 11min

Synopsis: Rockswell makes a find on the beach that he is determined to uncover. As the hole gets deeper and deeper the sun sets and the tide begins to roll in....

Tis the Season

Director: Tay O’Neil

Country: United States

RT: 14min

Synopsis: A short, dark comedy about a man curious as to why people commit suicide during the holiday season, while he himself attempts to do so....

When Pigs Fly

Director: Andrew Wood

Country: United States

RT: 16min

Synopsis: Sometimes, all you need to comfort a nine-year-old is a cold beer, a couple f-bombs, and a little magic....

Block 2 at 3:30 PM in Theater 4

The 86 “Los Ochos Seis”

Director: Javier Mujica

Country: Venezuela

RT: 97min

Synopsis: Inspired by true events, “The 86” highlights the activities of a band of 86 street thugs that were famous for their strong presence in the Caracas’s scene during the 1980’s....

Block 3 at 4:45 PM in Theater 3

John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs

Director: Derek Wayne Johnson

Country: United States

RT: 78min

Synopsis: An examination of the life, career and films of the Oscar-winning director of ‘Rocky’ and ‘The Karate Kid’ featuring exclusive never-before-seen interviews from Sylvester Stallone, Ralph Macchio, Martin Scorsese, Burt Reynolds, Jerry Weintraub, Talia Shire and many more....

GOLAN A Farewell to Mr. Cinema

Director: Christopher Sykes

Country: United States

RT: 74min

Synopsis: Cinema is the godliest art!’The last days of Menaham Golan, mogul....

Block 4 at 5:45 PM in Theater 4

The Girl Who Invented Kissing

Director: Tom Sierchio

Country: United States

RT: 106min

Synopsis: The Girl Who Invented Kissing is a beautifully written ensemble drama by veteran screenwriter Tom Sierchio (‘Untamed Heart’). Set in Bloomfield, New Jersey, The Girl Who Invented Kissing is an intimate story about a nameless, pill-popping drifter girl who enters the life of two lonely brothers and changes them forever. It is the tale of Victor, a lovable lummox who is often the butt of the joke in the neighborhood....

OverAgain

Director: Marc Pannia

Country: United States

RT: 4min

Synopsis: In the blink of an eye, Sam circles back to memories as his relationship falls apart. While living in the past, will he miss what’s right in front of him?...

Contentment

Director: Alexandria Rizik

Country: United States

RT: 5min

Synopsis: Contentment is a short film exploring contentment vs. happiness through our protagonist, Scout, and her relationships with two different men....

Block 5 at 7:45 PM in Theater 3

Zen Dog

Director: Rick Darge

Country: United States

RT: 95min

Synopsis: Trapped by daily routine, a man experiences complete freedom by dreaming himself across the country in a psychedelic Volkswagen with the guiding words of philosopher Alan Watts....

Happyland

Director: Adam Hancock

Country: United States

RT: 17min

Synopsis: A deeply troubled man, reeling from a failed office romance, journeys into new mental territory and quite possibly time travel....

Forest of Light

Director: Nathan Garduno

Country: United States

RT: 12min

Synopsis: A boy runs away from home after the death of his mother, and hopes to understand why his heart aches....

Block 6 at 8:15 PM in Theater 4

It Happened Again Last Night

Director: Gabrielle Stone (Co-Director), Roze (Co-Director)

Country: United States

RT: 14min

Synopsis: Paige must choose between love and fear before she has no choices left to make....

Smoke and Mirrors

Director: Jeff Stolhand

Country: United States

RT: 5min

Synopsis: Things are not quite as they seem as a homeless woman with the heart of a poet shares her philosophy on life with a friend....

Fever

Director: Logan George, Celine Held (Co-Director)

Country: United States

RT: 10min

Synopsis: Four high schoolers across the world reveal their primal selves when faced with moral dilemmas....

Walk For Me

Director: Elegance Bratton

Country: United States

Synopsis: Hassan Kendricks is set to make his Femme Queen debut in the shimmering lights of the Ballroom scene voguing as a girl named Hanna. His two worlds collide when his mom shows up and discovers her secret life....

Apricot Groves

Director: Pouria Heidary Oureh

Country: United States

RT: 80min

Synopsis: Aram, the Iranian Armenian youth who has immigrated to the US in childhood returns to Armenia for the first time to propose to an Armenian girlfriend Aram met and lived with in the US. Aram sees many cultural, religious, and national differences on the one day trip, but harder obstacles are ahead....

BHFF Archives

Filmmaker Selection

“Gun” at 1:00 PM in Theater 4

Block 1 at 2:30 PM in Theater 3

Block 2 at 3:30 PM in Theater 4

Block 3 at 4:45 PM in Theater 3

Block 4 at 5:45 PM in Theater 4

Block 5 at 7:45 PM in Theater 3

Block 6 at 8:15 PM in Theater 4

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