Leslie La Page - Founder

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Dear Film Enthusiast:
It is always a struggle to make Art in today’s society. The Artist is jeered, suppressed,
stopped and sometimes killed during their journey to get their artistic vision across to
the masses. I created this film festival to empower the Artist and to give a safe place
to exhibit growth creatively and promote their personal vision in the medium of film.
We take on a great responsibility as filmmakers to tell a compelling story which we
hope will be appreciated for its entertainment, education, or influence the emotions
of the audiences that view our work. It is to these “Filmmakers” that I created this
festival, which I hope will empower and platform their talents to the next level.
LA Femme Film Festival is about support and empowerment to those daring
enough to put their vision on the line. It is through this that we can make a
difference. You see, I believe that “Change is Possible” and it is only through Leslie La Page
the determination of those willing to make something happen that this occurs. Festival Director
Founder/President
It is this type of work that draws us into the dark rooms of our minds, movie theaters, and the human behavior,
creating “life changing” moments through film. I celebrate this passion and have spent years of my life
devoted to achieving a connected moment with the audience. I wish to empower others to achieve this as well.
There is no better place to start than by creating a film festival that breaks down barriers of
distribution, prejudice, and conventional thoughts. I hope that you enjoy what has been created.
LA Femme Film Festival’s Mission Statement
LA Femme Film Festival is a multiethnic and multicultural film festival devoted to empowering
women in key positions creating commercially viable entertainment productions.
LA Femme Film Festival supports and nurtures their artistic visions.
Leslie La Page
Festival Director
Founder/President
The History of Some Prominent Women Filmmakers
“I wanted to include some little know facts on the history of women filmmakers in establishing what we call
the entertainment industry. Without these leaders and mavericks breaking ground in the unexplored wild west
of filmmaking, “We” the women of film and television today would not be working. To these women I take my
hat off and acknowledge their tenacity and fortitude to succeed against all odds. Thank you”
- Leslie La Page
Alice Guy-Blaché, (1873-1968), Director and Producer
Born in Paris, France, on July 1, 1873, Alice Guy-Blaché directed her first moving picture, La Fée aux choux (“The
Cabbage Fairy”), in 1896 for the Gaumont film company, to demonstrate the entertainment possibilities of her employer’s
newly invented motion-picture camera. She is acknowledged as the first director to film a narrative story. She was quickly
promoted from secretary to saleswoman and emerged as one of the pioneers of the French film industry.
In 1907 she married cameraman Herbert Blaché, and she followed her husband to the United States, where in 1910
she established the financially and critically successful Solax Company, producing and directing some of the first two-reel
color and sound movies. She also experimented with cinematic tricks such as masking, double exposure, and running film
backward. Although she was not an outspoken feminist, Guy-Blaché created a number of films that featured independent
female characters, among them the 1912 productions The Call of the Rose and Winsome But Wise. Discouraged by
increasing competition within the film industry and by her failed marriage, she embarked for France with her two children
in 1922. The French government belatedly awarded her the Legion of Honor in 1953. In 1964 she returned to the United
States; she died in Mahwah, New Jersey, in March 1968. Considered to be the first woman director, Guy-Blaché is credited
with directing, producing, and/or supervising more than 300 films during her 25-year career.
Florence Lois Weber, (1881-1939), Actor, Producer, Writer and Director
Not only was she the highest paid director in the silent film era, she also was the first woman to direct, star, coauthor, and
produce a major motion picture.
Born on June 13, 1881, in Allegheny (now part of Pittsburgh), Pennsylvania, Florence Lois Weber displayed musical ability
at an early age. She had a brief tour as a concert pianist at age 16 and sang with the missionary Church Army before
making her way to New York City. She toured for a time with the Zig Zag stage company and appeared in a road company
of Why Girls Leave Home (1904). A few months later she married W. Phillips Smalley, with whom she played stock and
repertory for five years. In 1910 both actors went to seek careers in the infant motion-picture industry.
For a succession of small production companies—Gaumont, Reliance, Rex, and Bosworth—Weber and her husband
turned out dozens of short and feature films. She wrote scenarios and subtitles, acted, directed, designed sets and costumes,
edited, and even developed negatives. The couple also worked in an experimental form of sound films, with dialogue
recorded on synchronized phonograph records. In 1915 they joined Universal Pictures, and in 1917 Weber established
Lois Weber Productions, whose films were released through Universal. Except for a brief association with DeMille Pictures,
she remained with Universal for her entire Hollywood career.
One of the most energetic, aesthetically ambitious, and technically well-grounded filmmakers in the industry, Weber wrote,
produced, and directed such films as Hypocrites (1914), Scandal (1915), The People vs. John Doe (1916), The Man Who
Dared God (1917), Forbidden (1920), What Do Men Want? (1921), and A Chapter in Her Life (1923).
Weber divorced in 1922 and did not work again until she remarried in 1926. Thereafter she directed The Marriage Clause
(1926), Sensation Seekers (1927), The Angel of Broadway (1927), and Topsy and Eva (1927). Her next and last film was
White Heat (1934). After several years of illness Weber died in Los Angeles, California, on November 13, 1939.
Dorothy Arzner, (1897-1979) Director, Editor, and Writer
In 1929, while directing Paramount’s first “talkie”, she came up with the idea of attaching a microphone to a fishing
pole and have the sound man follow the actors around with it. This created the first “boom microphone” which has been
essential to the motion picture industry ever since. She is also the first woman ever to be honored with membership into the
Director’s Guild of America Board Members.
Leslie La Page - Founder
In 2004, Leslie La Page realized that a film festival specifically designed to showcase
the work of female filmmakers to wide, commercial audiences did not exist. A producer
who had also served as a festival programmer, Ms. La Page was disenchanted by this
gaping hole in the festival circuit. A self-starter by nature, she was compelled to create
her own program that would highlight films and videos that had been written, directed
or produced by women for everyone. In 2005, she launched the LA Femme Film Festival
in Los Angeles, California.
Now in its third year, the Festival is solely dedicated to catapulting a new breed of female
filmmakers to the top of Hollywood’s A-List. By screening commercial films created by
women, LA Femme offers unique and exciting opportunities for neophyte filmmakers and industry insiders alike. Ms. La
Page said, “After more than a decade of working as a producer in the industry, I have wanted to create a forum in which
our stars of tomorrow could be championed.”
Prior to creating LA Femme, Ms. La Page spent five years as one of the main Programmers for the Slamdance Film
Festival. There she created and Executive Produced the Slamdance Filmmaker’s Boot Camp, an educational event that
brought together writers, producers, actors and directors in seminar discussions about independent filmmaking. The Boot
Camp marked Slamdance’s first concrete step towards building an educational program as additional programming
to the popular festival outreach programs. After Slamdance, Ms. La Page served as Director of Programming for the
2003 New Orleans Media Experience Film Festival, a multi-media convention and film festival. While her main focus is
currently LA Femme, Ms. La Page has also produced and directed films, music videos, television programs and theatrical
productions. A consummate professional she has handled production budgets ranging from $1 million to $10 million.
Ms. La Page has worked with HBO, Lifetime, MTV, BET, UPN and others.
In 1997, Ms. La Page ran and operated Tiger’s Eye Sound, a leading dialogue editorial company with her partner
Bruce Murphy. There she worked on over 20 independent films including: Four Days in September (1998 Academy
Award(tm) Nominee), Smoke Signals (1998 Sundance Film Festival Audience Award Winner) and Dead Man’s Curve
(1998 Sundance Film Festival Invitee).
Ms. La Page has founded two independent film production companies: BooYah! Films and Infinity Films. Through
BooYah!, she and her partner Saul Stein who was Executive Producer on the critically-acclaimed film The Holy Land
assisted in launching the films Los Angeles screening followed by its domestic engagement at the Angelika Theatre
in New York City. At Infinity Films, Ms. La Page has been developing several projects, including an animated feature
film.
When she is not busy with LA Femme and Infinity Films, Ms. La Page serves as a consultant to filmmakers with their
marketing, script development, copywriting and trailer production. She has taught at the New York Film Academy and
is an inspirational speaker who reminds audiences of all kinds that hard work does pay off, even in a challenging town
like Hollywood. Ms. La Page lives in Los Angeles with her husband and son.
Advisory Board Members
Sally J. Champlin
Sally Champlin has sold the
screenplays Little Merchants
and Family Secrets, which Ms.
Champlin also directed, stars
Pamela Bellwood, Angela Jones,
Tim Redwine, Lisa Amsterdam,
Kaye Ballard and Edward
Bunker. She also produced,
wrote and directed three feature
shorts - Spirit Catcher, Jivin’ The Night and Eating Alone.
Sally has written two novels, a musical comedy, a full-length
play entitled Don’t Say Anything, a miniseries about
Gustav Mahler called “Alma”, over fifteen screenplays
(four of which have been produced) and two television
pilots. In 2003, Sally was a judge of the screenwriting
competition of the prestigious Cinequest Film Festival.
Sally also co-starred in the cult film, Ed Gein (with Steve
Railsback and Carrie Snodgress). Ed Gein won festival
awards in Europe and was released domestically in 2001.
Directors Sally has worked with include Christopher Guest,
Harold Prince, Daniel Sullivan, Tom Moore and Michael
Lembeck as well as extensive study with legendary director,
the late José Quintero.
Sally J. Champlin has been an active member of The
Academy of Television Arts and Sciences for many years.
P.J. Louis
P.J. Louis has spent over 28 years
working in the communications
industry. His prior roles have
included senior and executive
leadership positions in NYNEX
(now known as Verizon),
Bellcore, NextWave Wireless,
TruePosition (a Liberty Media
company), Price Waterhouse
Coopers, and most recently at Fun Little Movies, and
MixCast.
Fun Little Movies (FLM) was one of the mobile media
industry’s pioneers. MixCast (formerly OOH TV!) is a leader
in IP TV entertainment, serving the urban marketplace.
P.J. is currently involved in a number of IP based media
projects where his financial and technology experience is
relied on. He is a partner of Avondale Ventures; a private
equity firm specializing in telecommunications and media
companies. He is a partner in Salus Products; a distributor
of environmentally friendly consumer products. He is the
author of seven telecommunications technology and
business books.
P.J. believes that LA Femme Productions is taking bold
steps towards creating compelling content for both the
traditional viewing audiences and the new mobile media
audiences. In his words; “I want to be where the action
is.”
Deborah E. Gilels
Deborah Gilels currently
is a media consultant
representing
screenwriters,
directors, actors, production
companies and book authors.
Consulting duties include
project development and
packaging, public relations
and marketing.
From January 2002 - August 2004, Deborah was
an executive/consultant for Media Design Institute, a
Japanese/American media company where she was
instrumental in the creation of a video-on-demand/
satellite network financed by NTT-Data, the content
coming from Lion’s Gate and Echelon Entertainment, as
well as acquired film/television product for the Japanese
territory (Television, Video/DVD).
Deborah also created and produced MAJESTIC STUDIO,
an entertainment talk show for Japan television. Covering
all aspects of the movie business and Hollywood, past
participants include: actors Rachel Leigh Cook, Sean
Astin, Charlize Theron, Diane Lane, Will Yun Lee and Lainie
Kazan, A-List directors Paul Verhoeven, Peter Jackson and
Jay Russell, Oscar winning producers Barrie Osborne,
Lawrence Turman and Mark Johnson, esteemed writer/
director Nicholas Meyer and composer/musician Stewart
Copeland.
In 1986, Deborah relocated to Los Angeles, where she
worked in motion picture and television development for
studios such as Tri Star and Twentieth Century Fox, as
well as The Agency, Innovative Artists and Leading Artists
(UTA). In 1995, Deborah founded Torch Productions
and currently has several projects in various stages of
development and production.
Gaye Jacobs
For 20 years Gaye Jacobs
launched numerous cable For
20 years Gaye Jacobs launched
numerous cable networks,
creating exciting cable-related
campaigns and helped further
strategic business plans for
numerous
companies
and
associations.
Prior to starting "Gifted", Jacobs served as Executive Director
for Bob Gold & Associates, a PR agency specializing in the
cable television business and was National Sales Director
for Aerocast, a streaming media technology company
for the cable industry, as well as worked as a business
consultant at Incanta to recommend strategies that would
help bring that company to market.
For 12 years Jacobs served as Vice President Affiliate
Sales and Marketing for Bravo Networks, where under
her guidance the network grew from 300,000 to 30
million subscribers.
Earlier stints in the industry range from helping to launch
the Fashion Channel, one of cable TV’s first shopping
networks, to positions as Regional Director, Affiliate Sales
and Marketing for Lifetime Television and Corporate
Marketing Director for Nostalgia Television.
Jacobs served on the Board of Directors for the Southern
California CTAM Chapter, where she is a co-founder for
their Golden Palm Awards. She has also held positions
on the Boards of Women in Cable & Telecommunications,
and Bay Area Cable Club. Her experience in the cable
industry along with her retail background lead her to
create It’s In The Bag.
She holds a Bachelors of Arts degree in Advertising from
Youngstown State University in Ohio. She resides in
Rancho Palos Verdes, California with her husband and
two children.
Lisa K. Brause
Honorary Board Member
Award winning Producer Lisa
K. Brause, brings 17 years of
experience in various outlets
of the Entertainment industry.
From on-camera and voice
over commercial talent agent
for three top agencies in New
York and Los Angeles; Post
Production Coordinator for the number 1 show in the
world BAYWATCH; Director of Distribution, Vice President
of Programming, Executive Producing PBS Specials,
Talent Management, Packaging Comic Book Properties,
to Producing. Her comprehensive industry experience
has taught her the art of creating brand awareness and
multiple cross platform marketing.
Lisa began her Executive Producing career in 2002 with
a National PBS, Valentine’s Day Special LASTING LOVE.
Lisa packaged the deal bringing PBS and AMERICAN
GREETING CARDS together. Lisa followed up LL with a
documentary film titled HEMPSTERS: PLANT THE SEED,
with Woody Harrelson, Willie Nelson, Ralph Nader and
various other activists, covering their fight to legalize
growing Industrial Hemp in America.
Lisa is President of Golden House Entertainment, Inc.
(GHE) is responsible for setting up countless projects.
Marla Gibbs
Honorary Board Member
Marla’s career started when she
joined PASLA (Performing Arts
Society of Los Angeles) with her
daughter, Angela, and studied
at the Mafundi Institute and
Watts Writers Workshop. She
later joined the Zodiac Theatre
and performed in several well
received productions including Medea, Amen Corner and
The Gingerbread Lady. After a few bit parts, Ms. Gibbs
landed the plum role of “Florence” in The Jefferson’s
where she gained international notoriety. Soon after, her
daughter Angela produced the award winning Christine
Houston play 227 in which Ms. Gibbs was cast as the
lead by noted Director Ed Cambridge. The play was such
a smashing success that Ms. Gibbs purchased the TV
rights. After The Jefferson’s was cancelled, she along with
Norman Lear’s Embassy TV, sold and helped produce the
series for NBC. 227 became a five-year hit series now
in syndication.
Marla is an eight time NAACP Image Award winner, five
time Emmy Nominee, Golden Globe Nominee, eight
time Family TV award winner, Essence Woman of the
Year, Frances William’s Women in Theatre West Award
winner, Special Black Emmy Nominee honoree, Winner
of two CEBA Awards, and a host of National and Local
honors.
Marla has released a CD on her label Forever 30 Records
entitled “It’s Never Too Late” featuring some original
songs.
Festival Staff
Leslie LaPage
Natalia Lax
Carmie Ilasco
Danielle Schwartz
Ari Guerrero
Marsha Hallager
Penelope Worley
Dianna Hietala
Cole Riley
Michael Chomieniec
Deborah Gilels
K. Shadoe Bowling
Jenn Laskey
Luarie Rain
Gaye Jacobs
President/Festival Director/Founder
Co-Producer
Festival Coordinator
Stage Manager
Production Assistant
VMG Musical Promoter
Editor for Celebrity Reels
Director of Seminars Panels/Board Member
Shadoeworks® Graphic & Web Design
www.shadoeworks.com
Redlight Special Events & Promotions
www.redlightspecialevents.com
Event Photographer
Event Goodie Bags / Gifted Inc.
www.giftedinc.com
Special Thanks and Appreciation: I would like to convey a special thanks to the below
individuals for their uncompromising efforts in making this festival a reality. It is through their
donation of time, services and love that this festival became an actuality:
Steve Epstein, Kathy Bowling, Gaye Jacobs, Kimberly Myers, Gail Stanberry, Tery Lopez,
Christian Miller, Suzan Olson Davis, Deborah Gilels, Adam Moore, Ellen Huang, Lauren
Hazarian, Jon Imparato, Patricia Sutherland, Robert Selander, Barrett Epstein
Thank you to those that donated their time for the Music Video: David S. Zucker, Suzanne
Whang, Natalia Lax, Carmie Ilasco, Grace Statwick, Ricky Fosheim, Robert Statwick, Maria Del
Bango, Deziree Alvarez, Eric Schwartz, Ashley Johnson, Beatriz Del Gado, Gaby Alcazar, Leah
Hagins, Daniel Kafer, Jad Mager, Michael Yavnieli, Michael O'Heney, Jordan Downey, Kevin
Stewart, Jordy Serwin, Dorit Wright, Lisa Zogalis
LA Femme Film Festival 2011
Seminars with Industry Experts
October 15th (Saturday) and October 16th (Sunday)
Panel 1:
Social Media Panel: How to use the social media outlets to sell your film
Saturday 15th 10am-12noon
Venue: The Gallery Conference Room at the Renberg Theatre; 1125 N McCadden Place Los Angeles, CA 90038
Panelist: Lisa Lyons, Ellen Treanor, Eli Davidson
This is a panel with social media and film distribution/marketing experts who will give you a nuts and bolts understanding of how to sell
your film, gain media exposure, and get the attention of distribution companies to buy your film. Q&A to follow
Panel 2:
Animation is big business! Get the real scoop on getting your ideas made.
Saturday, Oct 15th 12noon – 2pm
Panelist: Kevin Bannerman, David Corbett, John Zuur Platten, Joelle Sellner, Marlene Sharp,
Join us in a panel with an amazing expert panel of professionals who have made animated films, games and animation programming.
This panel will go in depth on the pit falls of animation, the possibilities of taking narrative concepts and adapting them to animation and
breaking into games. Q&A to follow.
Panel 3:
Independent Pitching Panel and Pitch Fest: How to get them to say yes!
Saturday, Oct 15th 2pm-5pm
Panelist: Devorah Cutler Rubenstein, Beverly Graf, Denise Carlson, Dana Lustig, Daniel Manus, Tanya Kersey, Lisa Brause, Jennifer
Sagiao
We explore the avenues available for the independent filmmakers to get your film made through the pitching process. We will have
a panel of expert managers, producers, and development executives who will give pointers and reveal the process of pitching in
Hollywood. We will have Q&A with the expert panelists and then you will get to pitch your idea or script in front of our panel - and get
direct feedback on your idea, style and presentation. Don’t want to pitch? Just come sit, listen and learn.
Panel 4:
State of Florida presents: Finance and Distribution: Get me the Money!
Sunday, Oct 16th 10am-12noon
Panelist: Deborah Gilels, Adrian Ward, Larry Namer, Valerie McCaffrey, Michael Andres Palmieri, Susan Sims, Seth Nagal
We explore all the possibilities of getting money for your film. We have an expert panel
of entertainment professionals that will give you possible ways you can access financing and distribution venues or at least get you
started. Q & A to follow
Panel 5:
WGA presents: Feisty, Fabulous Femmes on Penning Family Friendly Entertainment!
Sunday, Oct 16th 1pm-3pm
Panelist: Tiffany Paulsen and others.
This panel goes in depth with produced female writers who have gone through paying their dues to get wonderful family features made
in the studio system. This panel is always a favorite with our filmmakers. The WGA ‘Women’s committee is our sponsor on this panel
and have been involved with the festival since 2006.
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Awards Ceremony Celebrity Honorees
Awards Ceremony At the Renberg Theatre
Followed by After Party, 1125 N. McCadden Place, Los Angeles
Sandra Valls will be our Master of Ceremonies
JENNIFER YUH NELSON - Maverick Award
Director
Jennifer Yuh Nelson has lent her talents to four of DreamWorks Animation’s motion pictures: 2008’s
Kung Fu Panda (as head of story), 2005’s Madagascar (as story artist), 2003’s Sinbad: Legend of
the Seven Seas (as head of story) and 2002’s Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (also as story artist).
She recently sat in the director’s chair, helming Kung Fu Panda 2.
Prior to joining DreamWorks Animation, Nelson worked at HBO Animation, developing various
projects and short series. She has worn many hats, serving as director, story artist and character
designer for HBO’s animated series Spawn, which won an Emmy Award in 1999 for Outstanding
Animated Program.
Nelson’s career in animation has spanned several countries, including Korea and Japan, where she
oversaw animation for HBO. Nelson has also worked in Sydney, Australia, serving as a story artist
and illustrator for the live-action feature Dark City for Mystery Clock Productions.
Nelson attended California State University, Long Beach where she received a BFA in illustration. Nelson has also published several
independent comic books.
PATTY JENKINS – Visionary Award
Director, Writer
Patty Jenkins accidentally landed her first job in film at the age of 14 when she interned for filmmaker
Mark Kaplan on his documentary The River City Reunion about a beat poet reunion staged by
William Burroughs. Many years later, while classically training as a visual artist at The Cooper
Union, she crossed back over to filmmaking and graduated with a series of short films.
She became a First Assistant Camera person and over the next five years worked on hundreds
of commercials, films and music videos with such directors as Dominic Sena, Tarsem Singh, Ted
Demme, Wayne Isham, and mentor Brett Ratner. In 2000, Jenkins graduated from AFI's Directing
program, where her short film Velocity Rules appeared in AFI FEST 2001.
Through AFI FEST, Jenkins met producer Brad Wyman and began talking about the story of Aileen
Wuornos, the female serial killer who was at that time on Florida's death row. Jenkins went on to
write Wuornos' story in Monster and convinced Charlize Theron, who also signed with Wyman as
one of the producers, to play the role of a lifetime.
Monster was named Best First Feature by the 2004 Independent Spirit Awards; was selected as one of the 10 best films by AFI
AWARDS 2003; garnered an OSCAR, GOLDEN GLOBE and numerous other awards for its lead actress Charlize Theron. Roger
Ebert named Monster the best film of the year and recently named Monster #3 in his TOP FILMS OF THE DECADE list. Jenkins
received the AFI's 14th Annual Franklin J. Schaffner Alumni Medal and the Cooper Union “Urban Visionary” award.
Since that time, Patty has directed many commercials and several television programs including Fox’s cult hit Arrested Development,
HBO’s Entourage.
Her recent work as the pilot director of AMC’s hit program The Killing is currently nominated for an EMMY in the “best directing of
a drama” category of the 2010/2011 season PRIMETIME EMMY AWARDS. She is currently scheduled to shoot her next feature in
March of 2012 and continuing her work on several upcoming television pilots.
TASHA SMITH – New Establishment Award
Actress
As a dedicated and consummate performer, Tasha Smith brings style and intense character portrayals
to the screen. Her outstanding performances have garnered widespread reactions from audiences
and critics alike. Tyler Perry was so impressed with her stellar work, that he cast her to star in three of
his films, including Lionsgate’s Daddy’s Little Girls opposite Idris Elba and Gabrielle Union; the #1
box office hit, Why Did I Get Married? alongside Janet Jackson and Jill Scott; and its sequel, Why
Did I get Married Too. All three films have grossed over $146 million domestically combined. She
will next be seen in Tyler Perry’s new TBS dramedy series, For Better Or Worse, reprising her popular
character, Angela, from the Why Did I Get Married? films. The series starts production this Summer.
On and off the silver screen, Tasha seems to naturally command attention. Most recently, she costarred in the #1 box office hit romantic comedy, Couples Retreat (Universal), starring opposite
Vince Vaughn, Jon Favreau, Jason Bateman and Faizon Love. She also recently co-starred in the
family sports drama, The Longshots (Dimension/The Weinstein Company), with Ice Cube and Keke
Palmer. She can currently be seen in the hit wedding comedy, Jumping The Broom (TriStar/Sony), with Angela Bassett, Paula Patton,
Laz Alonso, Loretta Devine, Mike Epps, Romeo Miller and Pooch Hall.
Tasha has played a wide range of roles in such feature films as ATL (Warner Brothers) with T.I. and Mykelti Williamson, The Good
Mother (Screen Gems/Sony) with Angie Harmon and Joel Gretsch, and The Whole Ten Yards (Warner Brothers) with Bruce Willis and
Matthew Perry. She has also starred in several independent films, including Miles From Home with Meagan Good and Ty Hodges,
Playa’s Ball with Allen Payne and Elise Neal, Something Like A Business with Kevin Hart and David Alan Grier, and Pastor Brown
with Salli Richardson and Ernie Hudson.
Tasha is well-known for her critically-acclaimed portrayal of the drug-addicted Ronnie Boyce in HBO’s Emmy Award-winning miniseries, The Corner directed by Charles S. Dutton. She has guest starred on such popular television shows as Nip-Tuck, Meet The
Browns, The Game, Girlfriends, All of Us, Without a Trace, and Strong Medicine, among others. Smith has also served as the
executive producer and host of her own talk show for the Oxygen Network, Tasha Vision, guest hosted the late night show, Later
With Greg Kinnear and appeared as the acting coach on America’s Next Top Model, and as a field correspondent on The Tyra
Banks Show.
Smith takes the time to share her inspirational life story through motivational speaking, as well as mentors emerging actors through
the Tasha Smith Actors Workshop (TSAW). A native of Camden, New Jersey, she recently inked a deal with Farrah Gray Publishing
to write her first book. In her free time, the newlywed loves to workout, cook gourmet meals, and entertain friends at her home in
Los Angeles.
LAINIE KAZAN – Thespian Award
Actress
Lainie Kazan is a multi-award winner in film, television and on stage. Kazan began her career as
Barbra Streisand’s understudy in the Broadway production of “Funny Girl.” She soon became the
“chanteuse” of her native New York, appearing in nightclubs and as a guest on virtually every top
variety and talk show on television.
Kazan was nominated for a Golden Globe Award as Best Supporting Actress in Richard
Benjamin’s My Favorite Year with Peter O’Toole. Her other films include Lust in the Dust, Delta
Force, Beaches, The Crew, What’s Cooking? and the Tom Hanks’ produced comedy My Big Fat
Greek Wedding and You Don’t Mess with the Zohan among others.
Lainie was nominated for an Emmy Award for her performance on St. Elsewhere and received a
CableACE Award nomination for The Paper Chase. Kazan guest starred on “Will & Grace”, and
“King of Queens” as well as recurring roles on “Ugly Betty” and “Desperate Housewives”.
Kazan received a Tony nomination for her reprisal of her original role in the musical version of “My Favorite Year” at Lincoln
Center. She produced and starred on Broadway with Bette Midler, Madeline Kahn, Patti LuPone, Elaine Stritch and Andrea Martin
in “Doin’ What Comes Natur’lly,” an all star tribute to Ethel Merman and benefit for the Gay Men’s Health Crisis. Kazan also
completed a sold out run of “The Vagina Monologues” on Broadway, the award winning drama “The Exonerated,” and most
recently “Bermuda Avenue Triangle” in Los Angeles.
As a recording artist, her CDs include her jazz collections, “Lainie Kazan – In The Groove” and “Body and Soul” and performs
as a headliner at The Algonquin and Regency Hotel’s in New York City. Lainie serves on the board for the Young Musician’s
Foundation, AIDS Project LA and B’nai Brith and is on the Advisory Board at Hofstra University.
Master of Ceremonies
MASTER OF CEREMONIES
Sandra Valls
Comedian, Actress
"Valls is as true to her ethnicity as she is to her sexuality; knocking TV audiences on their
behinds!" Curve Magazine
Fasten your seatbelts! Sandra Valls is a brash, high energy, fierce and funny, lesbian, latina,
comic and then some. Voted one of Curve Magazine's Top 10 funniest lesbian comics, and
Top 10 faces to watch in 2010 by Diva Magazine she’ll make you laugh till your face hurts
performing to packed comedy performances all over the country.
Sandra ignites the stage with a powerful and electric performance in Showtime's hit comedy
special, The Latin Divas of Comedy (nominated for an Alma Award). Her second Showtime
comedy special, Pride: LGBT Comedy Slam! premiered earlier this year, hosted by Bruce Vilanch
and featured Alec Mapa, Poppy Champlin, and Scott Kennedy.
Her TV credits include Outlaugh Festival, One Night Stand Up (LOGO), Comic's Unleashed with Byron Allen (ABC), Habla
!(HBO) and including Mtv3. From hosting the GLAAD Media Awards to touring with the Latin Divas and Queer Queens of
Qomedy to sharing the stage with Eva Longoria at the HBO Comedy Festival. Always an activist of human rights, GLAAD
has honored Sandra’s work at Mun2 with a Special Recognition Award for her groundbreaking achievements in production
for promoting fair and accurate representation of the LGBT community in English-speaking Latino television. The California
Senate presented Sandra with a Certificate of Recognition for her relentless support of people in recovery in the LGBT
community as exemplified by her leadership in producing “One Gay at a Time", a comedy show that celebrates people in
recovery.
Sandra is also a published author fresh off the press in Out on the Edge: America’s Rebel Comics. A funny and illuminating
piece about what it’s like to be a lesbian and a woman of color in the comedy world! www.welovesandra.com or Slvalls@
msn.com
Featured Artist
FEATURED ARTIST
Carmen Carter
Singer/Actress
Carmen Carter’s musical career has been undeniable eventful. She currently
captivates audiences each week with her voice on the hit reality television show Dancing
with the Stars. She has blanketed the television screen with performances on the Family Guy,
American Dad, South Park, Ally McBeal, Friends, and more. Her voice is behind many wellknow television theme songs including those for Moesha, Sister Sister, Touched by an Angel,
Hangin’ with Mister Cooper as well as featured on the riveting soundtracks for Madagascar 2,
Prince of Egypt, The Lion King: Simba’s Pride and The Frog and the Prince.
Whether singing background vocals on recordings with Barbra Streisand, Michael Buble, and
Celine Dion, or enhancing the live performances of Patti LaBelle, Chaka Khan and Dianne
Ross, Carmen Carter’s dynamic energy is taking the industry to a new level of perfection.
LA FEMME FILM FESTIVAL PARTY SCHEDULE
October 13, 2011, Thursday
9PM-2AM
“The Dame Next Door”
At The Next Door Lounge
1154 N Highland Ave Los Angeles, CA
90038
Includes: Nosh and Networking
Upscale Club Attire
October 14, 2011, Friday
9:30PM-2AM
“Feelin’ It Downtown”
At The Falls
626 S Spring Street, Los Angeles, CA 90014
Includes: Nosh and Networking
Casual Club Attire
October 15, 2011, Saturday
“VMG presents LA Femme Unplugged”
With Anna Nalick, Skyler Stonestreet,
Madeline Sampson
At Renberg Theatre, a Fundraiser for
Women of Nepal and LA Femme
1125 N McCadden Pl 90038
6PM-10PM with After Show Party, Goodie
Bags, Food, Alcohol
Then….
After After Party “Boogie at Bodega”
at Bodega Wine Bar-Hollywood
10Pm-2AM
6290 Sunset Blvd Los Angeles, CA
90028
Nosh and Networking, Club Attire
October 16, 2011 Sunday
LA Femme Film Festival
Awards Ceremony
At the Renberg Theatre
Ceremony to start at 7pm
Followed by After Party
1125 N McCadden Pl, Los Angeles 90038
Music, Networking, Hors d ‘Oeuvres,
Sponsored Alcohol, Goodie Bags
Dressy Business Attire
9:00-10:00AM
Badge Registration Filmmaker
Press/Festival Check In
10:00-12:00Noon
Mariposa-S-18min
Waste Not-FDoc-95min
12:00-2:00PM
Bangladesh:A Climate Trap-SDoc27min
The Gray Seasons-FDoc-86min
2:00-4:00PM
From Our Strength-SDoc-36min
Mila’s Journey-FDoc-60min
4:00pm-6:00PM
Bonsai People-FDoc-82min
600-8pm
Rough Draft-FDoc-53min
Women in the Dirt-FDoc-74min
9:00-10:00AM
Badge Registration Filmmaker Press/
Festival Check In
10:00-12:00Noon
Like Sugar-S-13min
Deep Blue Breath-S-18min
South of New York-F-85min
12:00-2:00PM
Visible Bra Straps-S-30min
Seamstress-S-18min
Bubbles-S-10min
Martha & Dee-S-10min
The Nest-S-11min
The WeightlessTraveller-SAnim-16min
2:00-4:00PM
The Heart Needs` No Reason-S24min
An Evening With My Comatose
Mother-S-34min
All Ear Is Dread Hear-F-61min
44:00pm-6:00PM
Noemia-S-4min
The Pack-F-95min
600-8pm
Dance of The Little Old Man-S-5min
Cookie-S-15min
Big P-S-15min
American Sweetheart-S-8min
The Big Bad-F-78min
___________________________
8pm-10pm
The Family Friend-S-14min
Without Borders-F-97min
9:00PM- 2AM
“The Dame Next Door”
Next Door Lounge
1154 N Highland Ave Los Angeles 90038
Nosh & Networking ( Upscale Club/Cocktail Attire)
_______________________
8pm-10pm
Mara Dreams-S-8min
Path to Glory-FDoc-90min
Thursday
October 13, 2011
Venue 2
Davidson/Valentini Theatre
1125 N McCadden Place
Los Angeles 90038
Thursday
October 13, 2011
Venue 1
Renberg Theatre
Los Angeles 90038
8:00-10:00PM
Bad Influences-S-14min
Dogs Lie – F- 88min
6:00-8:00PM
Mother Caring for 7 Billion-FDoc-55min
Affected-F-62min
4:00-6:00PM
The Way of Justice-S-18min
Atomic Mom-FDoc -80min
3:00-5:00PM
Pink Skies-FDoc-82min
________________________
2:00-4:00PM
Letting Go-F-115min
___________________
2:00-5:00PM
Independent Pitching Panel
Location: Gallery Conference Room
Upstairs Renberg
10:00PM-2AM
“Boogie at Bodega”
After After Party at Bodega Wine Bar-Hollywood
6290 Sunset Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90028
Nosh, Networking ( Club Attire )
6:00PM-8:00PM
“VMG presents LAFemme UnPlugged”
After Party in Courtyard Directly to follow show 8:00PM to 10PM
Renberg Theater: 1125 McCadden Place
Los Angeles, CA 90038
DJ, Nosh, Drinks, ( Club Attire )-Fundraiser for Women of Napal
Tickets are purchased Separately and NOT part of the VIP Ticket package
2:00-4:00PM
Love is all You Need-S-21min
Pitstop-S-15min
Fighting Fish-F-84min
12:00-2:00PM
Playing with Angels (Englespill)-S-13min
Kings and Queens-SDoc-24min
Cartography of Loneliness-FDoc-69min
_______________
12:00-2:00PM
Animation Panel
Upstairs Renberg
12:00- 2:00PM
The Deal-S-10min
Lex Talionis-S-15min
Madly In Love-F-90min
12:00-2:00PM
Pirouette-S-8min
Bullet-S-7min
For the Next 7 Generations-FDoc-85min
2:00-4:00PM
XO-S- 7min
To Honor Asphodels-S-10min
El Grifo-S-16min
I Believe You-FDoc-59min
Slip Cue-SDOC-26min
9:00-10:00AM
Festival Check In
10:00-12:00Noon
Racing Towards Red Hook-SDoc-22min
Fast Talk-FDoc-56min
---------------------------10:00-12:00 NOON
Marketing Your Film Panel:
How to Sell Your Film Using Social Media
Upstairs Renberg
9:00-10:00AM
Festival Check In
10:00-12:00 Noon
Three Veils-F-117min
Saturday
October 15, 2011
Venue 2
Los Angeles 90038
9:00-10:00AM
Festival Check In
10:00-12:00Noon
The King’s Garden-SDoc26min
A Journey in my Mother’s FootstepsFDoc-77min
Saturday
October 15, 2011
Venue 1
Renberg Theatre
Los Angeles 90038
VENUE AND SCREENING SCHEDULE
Friday
October 14, 2011
Venue 2
Los Angeles 90038
9:30PM- 2AM
“Feelin’ it Downtown”
After Party at The Falls 626 S Spring Street
Nosh & Networking ( Casual Club Attire )
7:00-10:00PM
The Director-S-1min
Dangerously Close-S-13min
As If I am Not There-F-109min
5:00-7:00PM
Nothing Is Wrong-MV-3min
Milf Money-S-22min
Paper Dreams-S-9min
Opal-F-80min
4:00-5:00PM
Girls Girls Girls-F-65 min
2:00-4:00PM
Floating-S-31min
Brain Washed Love-F-85min
12:00 – 2:00 PM
El Cortejo-S-14min
Protect The Nation-S-17min
Son of the Stars-F-90min
9:00-10:00AM
Festival Check In
10:00-12:00PM
Chrysalis-S-22min
Sikat-S-10min
Joe & Belle-F-80min
Friday
October 14, 2011
Venue 1
Renberg Theatre
Los Angeles 90038
12:00-2:00PM
Ruby Skye P.I-S-2min
Touch-S-30min
Dearly Departed-S-11min
Two Spirits-FDoc-62min
----------------------------1:00-3:00PM
WGA: Feisty, Fabulous Femmes
on Penning Family-Friendly
Entertainment
Upstairs Renberg
12:00-2:00PM
Kissed by the Devil-S-25min
The Aerial Girl-S-10min
AmoresCiegos-S-23min
Death of Toys-S-12min
Going Going-S-12min
The Tarot Reading-S-8min
True Tale Monsters-S-20min
2:00-4:00 PM
The Tub-S-19min
Donner Pass-F-87min
7:00PM
Awards Ceremony and Awards After Party
Renberg Theater: 1125 McCadden Place, Los Angeles, CA 90038
Hosted Bar, DJ, Nosh & Networking, Goodie Bags
( Business Dressy )
4:00-6:00pm
Breaking Through the CloudsFDoc-90min
2:00-4:00PM
Laughing with Pigmies-SDoc-40min
The Global Village Project-FDoc
60min
----------------------------
9:00-10:00AM
Badge Registration Filmmaker
Press/Festival Check In
10:00-12:00Noon
Life Model-SDoc-6min
Nocturn-S-16min
Yogawoman-FDoc -84min
___________
10:00-12:00PM
Financing &
Distribution Panel
Show me the Money!
Upstairs Renberg
Sunday
October 16, 2011
Venue 2
Los Angeles 90038
9:00-10:00AM
Festival Check In
10:00-12:00Noon
Player-F-100min
On-S-20min
Sunday
October 16, 2011
Venue 1
Renberg Theatre
Los Angeles 90038
CONTRIBUTING SPONSORS
SPECIAL FUNDRAISER CONCERT
VMG presents LA Femme Unplugged at the Renberg Theatre
Musical Concert / Fundraiser To Benefit “Women of Nepal” a nonprofit organization
educating women in Nepal and preventing sex trafficking of their young women worldwide.
October 15, 2011 (Saturday) 6pm-8pm
Venue: Renberg Theatre
Show starting at 6pm with After Party to Follow
Headlining Act Anna Nalick
Anna Nalick’s beautifully mysterious and uplifting hit “Breathe (2 a.m.)” continues
to grace radio, Television and movie soundtracks. Nearly one million copies
of her debut album “Wreck of the Day” are cherished by fans to which she
remains indebted and appreciative. Her songs and recordings are a reminder
that she is one of the most intriguing and promising singer/songwriters of the
new millennium. As a sole writer and principal performer, Anna was awarded a
prestigious ASCAP Pop Award.
Other Artists performing: Skyler Stonestreet and Madeline Sampson
FEATURE FILMS
The 2011
LA Femme Film
Festival Selections
AFFECTED
OCT 14, 6-8 PM
VENUE 2: DAVIDSON/VALENTINI
ALL EAR IS DREAD HEAR
OCT 13, 2-4 PM
VENUE 1: RENBERG
DIRECTORS
ASH MAHMOOD & NAEEM
MAHMOOD
DIRECTORS
SARA GROSS & WIL
MAGNESS
PRODUCER
VERONIQUE SKELSEY
RT: 61 MIN
RT: 62 MIN
CAST: Charles Reston, Jordon Stevens, Stuart
Mackenzie
AS IF I AM NOT THERE
OCT 14, 7-10 PM
VENUE 1: RENBERG
CAST: Jason Beck, Josh Greenberg, Karlis
Spencer Jones, Kiersten Pearson
SYNOPSIS: Teenage documentary maker Jacob
and his girlfriend Laura take their camera to the
scene of his last crime on the violent Eden Estate.
SYNOPSIS: All Ear is Dread Hear is a dramatic
comedy with an absurdist twist that connects
the lives of six people sometimes resisting and
sometimes facing their past regrets.
BIG BAD, THE
OCT 13, 6-8 PM
VENUE 1: RENBERG
BRAINWASHED LOVE
OCT 14, 2-4 PM
VENUE 1: RENBERG
DIRECTOR
JUANITA WILSON
DIRECTOR
BRYAN ENK
DIRECTOR
SHAWN BANNON
PRODUCERS
JAMES FLYNN, NATHALIE
LICHTENTHAELER, KAREN
RICHARDS
PRODUCERS
JESSI GOTTA & BRYAN ENK
PRODUCERS
SHAWN BANNON & ALIX
BANNON
RT: 109 MIN
RT: 78 MIN
RT: 85 MIN
CAST: Fedja Stukan, Natasha Petrovic, Jelena
Jovanova
CAST: Jessi Gotta, Alan Rowe Kelly, Jessica
Savage, Patrick Shearer
CAST: Jane Anne Thomas, Justin Trask
SYNOPSIS: Samira’s life is turned on its head when
she is forced into a new world, where peace is
a fairytale and where there are no homes, only
camps - transit camp, reception camp, labour
camp and death camp.
SYNOPSIS: As a broken woman obsessed with
revenge desperately searches for the monster
who destroyed her family, she unexpectedly finds
herself in a surreal and frightening world.
DOGS LIE
OCT 14, 8-10 PM
DONNER PASS
OCT 16, 2-4 PM
VENUE 1: RENBERG
DIRECTOR/PRODUCER
RICHARD ATKINSON
SYNOPSIS: Cillian & Edward meet at a Halloween
party and they fall for each other with reckless
abandon.
FIGHTING FISH
OCT 15, 2-4 PM
VENUE 1: RENBERG
DIRECTOR
ELISE ROBERTSON
DIRECTOR/WRITER
ANNETTE APITZ
PRODUCER
MOUNCEY FERGUSON
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
JIM CHU
PRODUCERS
DERRICK TSENG, ANNETTE
APITZ, BERTHA BAY-SA PAN
RT: 88 MIN
RT: 87 MIN
RT: 84 MIN
CAST: Ewa Da Cruz, Frank Boyd, Samrat
Chackrabarti
CAST: Desiree Hall, Erik Stocklin, Colley Bailey,
Adelaide Kane, John Kassir, Eric Pierpoint
CAST: Val Emmich, Anna Moore
SYNOPSIS: Eight patients and two clinicians are
thrown together for a night of monitoring and
observation at a luxury New York sleep clinic.
SYNOPSIS: A group of teens on a ski trip discover
that the curse of the Donner Party still haunts
those mountains when members of their group
start turning up not only dead, but half-eaten.
SYNOPSIS: When David’s beautiful sister Alice
returns after a long absence, their complicated
past comes back to haunt them.
FEATURE FILMS
GIRLS! GIRLS! GIRLS!
OCT 14, 4-5 PM
VENUE 1: RENBERG
JOE AND BELLE
OCT 14, 10-12 NOON
VENUE 1: RENBERG
DIRECTOR
AMERICA YOUNG
BETH GRANT
SHANA SOSIN
BARBARA STEPANSKY
TRACIE LAYMON
JENNIFER LYNCH
PRODUCERS
JENN FEE
AMERICA YOUNG
APRIL WADE
LETTING GO
OCT 15, 2-4 PM
DIRECTOR
VERONICA KEDAR
DIRECTOR/PRODUCER
LISA ARNOLD
PRODUCERS
VERONICA KEDAR & AMIR
FISHMAN
RT: 65 MIN
RT: 80 MIN
RT: 115 MIN
SYNOPSIS: Girls! Girls! Girls! is a showcase of 6
short films all written, produced, edited, shot and
directed entirely by women. Women of all ages,
race and backgrounds have created a short film,
each from a different genre and with a different
perspective on feminine power.
CAST: Sivan Levy, Veronica Kedar, Romi
Aboulafia, Yotam Ishay, Irit Gidron
CAST: Lisa Arnold, Ross Britz, Marcelle Baer,
Ladson Poole, Dino Rizzo
SYNOPSIS: A dark comedy about two girls who fall
in love with their country and each other en route
from Tel Aviv to Sderot (the ongoing target of
Qassam rocket attacks).
SYNOPSIS: Fearful of starting over Emma begins
a life of mere existence until she is forced to
relocate for work, surrounded by a lively culture,
new people and a chance for a fresh start.
OPAL
OCT 14, 5-7 PM
VENUE 1: RENBERG
PACK, THE
OCT 13, 4-6 PM
VENUE 1: RENBERG
MADLY IN LOVE
OCT 15, 12-2 PM
VENUE 1: RENBERG
DIRECTOR/ WRITER
HILDE VAN MIEGHEM
DIRECTOR
DINA CIRAULO
DIRECTOR
ALYSSA RALLO BENNETT
PRODUCERS
BERT HAMELINCK, FRANK
VAN PASSEL
PRODUCER
JASON COHEN & RACHEL
BENSON
PRODUCERS
ALYSSA RALLO BENNETT &
JOSSELYNE HERMAN-SACCIO
RT: 90 MIN
RT: 80 MIN
RT: 95 MIN
CAST: Aline Vanhulle, Marie Vinck, Veerle
Dobbelaere
CAST: George Maguire, Nayeli AdoradorKnudsen
CAST: Adam Ferrara, Angie Martinez, Carlos
Leon, Molly Culver, William C. Mitchell
SYNOPSIS: When renowned actress Judith's
passionate and scandalous relationship ends
disastrously, she decides to take charge of her
love life: from now on, she will decide every
aspect of her dalliances.
SYNOPSIS: Inspired by true events, Opal is the
captivating tale of self-taught naturalist and cult
icon Opal Whiteley.
SYNOPSIS: 'The Pack' achieves what all social
issues films should - the issue (in this case,
tobacco use, and in particular second-hand
smoke) - the story transcends the issue and
carries us away in its own right.
PLAYER
OCT 16, 10- 12 NOON
VENUE 1: RENBERG
ROUGH DRAFT
OCT 13, 6-8 PM
SON OF THE STARS
OCT 14, 12-2 PM
VENUE 1: RENBERG
DIRECTOR
ALINA SZPAK
DIRECTOR/PRODUCER
CAITLIN CLEMENTS
DIRECTOR
MICHELLE CHEN MIAO
PRODUCERS
ROBERT FLEET & STEPHAN
SZPAK-FLEET
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
XIAONONG FAN
RT: 100 MIN
RT: 53 MIN
RT: 90 MIN
CAST: Natalie Avital, Robert Fleet
CAST: Thuraya Elizabeth, Michael Robert Young,
Bonnie Fairbank, Evan Reville
CAST: Jiangdi Zhu, Jing Liang
SYNOPSIS: Win when it counts - at any price. A
gambler and a younger woman fall in love, then
risk everything on a dangerous bet.
SYNOPSIS: Charlotte has a budding relationship
with a used bookstore employee as they work to
piece together the life story of Tom Montgomery,
a WWII-era screenwriter who was killed while
serving overseas.
SYNOPSIS: ZhengZheng, a young mother of an
autistic child, finds herself alone in the enormous
city, with nothing but her wits and inner strength
to guide her.
FEATURE FILMS
SOUTH OF NEW YORK
OCT 13, 10-12 NOON
VENUE 1: RENBERG
THREE VEILS
OCT 15, 10-12 NOON
VENUE 1: RENBERG
DIRECTOR
ELENA BONELLI
WITHOUT BORDERS
OCT 13, 8-10 PM
VENUE 1: RENBERG
DIRECTOR
ROLLA SELBAK
PRODUCER
AHMAD ZAHRA
PRODUCER
CLAUDIO ORLANDINI
DIRECTOR
NICK GAITATJIS
PRODUCERS
JOHN APOSTOLOU &
SANDRA STAGGS
RT: 85 MIN
RT: 117 MINUTES
RT: 97 MIN
CAST: Elena Bonelli
CAST: Angela Zahra, Mercedes Masöhn, Sheetal
Sheth, Eric Avari, Madline Tabar
CAST: Yorgo Voyagis, George Corraface,
Seymour Cassel, David Millbern, Peter Nikkos
SYNOPSIS: The lives of three young Middle Eastern
women intertwine as they struggle to defy
tradition and create their own realities.
SYNOPSIS: With the help of his eccentric cousin,
Thanasis embarks on a journey across continents
in search of his six year-old adopted daughter,
redefining the meaning of familial love along
the way.
SYNOPSIS: Jenny was a successful show woman
now looking to redeem herself by staking
everything on Carmelina, a young girl coming
from the South of Italy who has plenty of dreams
but has no means to realize them.
The LA Femme Film Festival and its Sponsor’s would like
to say Congratulations to the honorees & winners.
THANK YOU for the art, creativity, vision and
passion you have for your craft. We look
forward to watching you continue to
reach for your dreams in making
them reality and sharing them
with the world.
SHORT FILMS
AERIAL GIRL, THE
OCT 16, 12-2 PM
VENUE 1: RENBERG
AMERICAN SWEETHEART
OCT 13, 6-8 PM
VENUE 1: RENBERG
AMORES CIEGOS
OCT 16 12-2 PM
VENUE 1: RENBERG
DIRECTOR
ANNA SIMONE SCOTT
DIRECTOR
KARIN BINANTO
DIRECTOR/PRODUCER
MARISE SAMITIER
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
TERRI SISSMAN
PRODUCER
AVRIL ILEJAY
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
JAVIER MILLAN
PRODUCER
PETER SANDS
RT: 10 MIN
RT: 8 MIN
RT: 23 MIN
CAST: Sarah De La Isla, Joel Stoffer, Tara Samuel
CAST: Emily Sandack, Jerry Prell, Elin Guthrie
(Voice)
CAST: Leticia Pascual, Alvaro Morte, Daniel Grao,
Meritxell Laso
SYNOPSIS: Clara discovers clues that her husband
is cheating on her and bakes an elaborate, yet
deadly cake to give him a taste of revenge.
SYNOPSIS: Marta can't have children. Her
husband has an affaire with Mila, Marta’s
own sister and single mother of Daniel. When
Daniel’s father shows up, Marta fulfills her
motherhood feelings in unusual ways.
BAD INFLUENCES
OCT 14, 8-10 PM
BIG P, THE
OCT 13, 6-8 PM
VENUE 1: RENBERG
SYNOPSIS: Urban cool teen Taylor's life is uprooted
when she meets a ranch hand who turns her life
upside down.
AN EVENING WITH MY COMATOSE
MOTHER
OCT 13, 2-4 PM
VENUE 1: RENBERG
DIRECTOR
JONATHAN MARTIN
DIRECTOR
KATE EMERY
DIRECTOR
KRISTINA THOMAS
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS
BRIAN D. BYERS & DENVER
ROBBINS
PRODUCER
JACOB JESTER
PRODUCER
JESSICA STEPHENS
PRODUCERS
JONATHAN MARTIN, APRIL
FRAMPTON, CHRIS HANSON
RT: 34 MIN
RT: 17 MIN
CAST: Alivia Leonelli, Michele Wilson, Missy Hill,
Britt Rowe, Collin Thorup
CAST: Carlie Nettles, Dexter McDaniel
CAST: Jayden Tamayo, Justin Mitchell
SYNOPSIS: Jillian moves into a rural, germ-ridden
town just in time for her freshman year of high
school. Her 'friends' tag along, ready to keep her
safe from the hazards of a ninth-grade social
life.
SYNOPSIS: Peter sets out on a journey to kill
someone, in order to join his older brother's
gang, but he finds out the person he must kill is
not someone he expected.
BULLET
OCT 14, 12-2 PM
CHRYSALIS
OCT 14, 10-12 NOON
VENUE 1: RENBERG
SYNOPSIS: As the dark of the night comes,
and as the approaching storm blacks out the
neighborhood, Dorothy soon finds herself on a
nightmare ride through hell that she can only
beg to be woken up from.
BUBBLES
OCT 13, 12-2 PM
VENUE 1: RENBERG
DIRECTOR
DALIA SCHLESINGER
RT: 15 MIN
DIRECTOR
REBECCA DRUMMOND
DIRECTOR
NIA MALIKA DIXON
PRODUCER
MIAO YU
PRODUCER
DAWN MANNING
RT: 10 MIN
RT: 7 MIN
RT: 22 MIN
CAST: Merav Sheffer, Yaron Bruvinsky, Roey
Herzog, Talia Dor
CAST: Juliana Morgan, Nikki Hartung, Brigette
Davidovici, Whitnae Peters
CAST: Allison Hayden, Justin Hurtt-Dunkley
SYNOPSIS: While waiting for her husband to return
from a business trip abroad, Shira has to take
a pregnancy test that will force her to choose
between two men.
SYNOPSIS: Only one thing could make Callie
Argyle's semi-charmed life complete - playing
ball with the Bullets, the school's hard-playing,
tough-talking softball team.
SYNOPSIS: A young man in Baltimore struggles
with his choice to be a drug dealer as his lifestyle
clashes with his religious beliefs.
SHORT FILMS
COOKIE
OCT 13, 6-8 PM
VENUE 1: RENBERG
DANCE OF THE LITTLE OLD MEN; THE
HEIST
OCT 13, 6-8 PM
VENUE 1: RENBERG
Director
Enuka Okuma
DIRECTOR
KULCHERA MATSON
Producers
Andrew Williamson &
Christina Northrup
PRODUCER
KATHY PARA, KESA MATSON
DANGEROUSLY CLOSE
OCT 14, 7-10 PM
VENUE 1: RENBERG
Director/Producer
Montana Mann
RT: 15 MIN
RT: 5 MIN
RT: 13 MIN
CAST: Jennifer Finnigan, Jonathan Silverman,
Enuka Okuma, Chris Martin, Jed Rees
CAST: Nikola Tucakov, Paulina Steinberg
CAST: Spencer Daniels, Sam Ingraffia, Alesandra
Assante
HE WAS.
SYNOPSIS: Under the guise of a traditional
Mexican folk dance, a border town cowboy
is unknowingly robbed of his treasure by a
traveling band of beautiful banditas dressed as
little old men.
DEAL, THE
OCT 15, 12-2 PM
VENUE 1: RENBERG
DEARLY DEPARTED
OCT 16, 12-2 PM
SYNOPSIS: WHEN A WOMAN IS LET GO FROM HER JOB, SHE
IS FORCED TO SPEND TIME WITH HER STAY-AT-HOME HUSBAND
AND SOON DISCOVERS HE IS NOT THE MAN SHE THOUGHT
SYNOPSIS: As he reunites with his friends the night
of his release from a detention center, Christian
'Sketch' Shady soon realizes he must confront his
past in order to redeem himself.
DEATH OF TOYS, THE
OCT 16, 12-2 PM
VENUE 1: RENBERG
DIRECTOR
DELYTH THOMAS
DIRECTOR
ILO ORLEANS
DIRECTOR
LISA GOLD
PRODUCER
DIANE SHORTHOUSE
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
C.V. HERST
PRODUCER
BRENDA BLAIR & MOLLY
KASCH
PRODUCERS
MICAH BRANDT & VICKI
DE MEY
RT: 10 MIN
RT: 11 MIN
RT: 12 MIN
CAST: Dearbhail Carr, Annette Flynn, Lesa
Gillespie, Alana Kerr, Monica McNally
CAST: Gigi Bermingham, Josh Clark, Damon
Sperber
CAST: Kim Rhodes, Darrien Skylar, Reese Hartwig,
Bru Muller
SYNOPSIS: Five players, two peelers, a bag, a
drop of blood, and a pile of puke in the Belfast
Docks set the scene for this black comedy about
a heist that doesn’t quite go to plan.
Synopsis: Trapped in the prison of her home,
April has visions out her kitchen window of
blissful freedom.
SYNOPSIS: Ten year-old Seth wants to give up his
toys, but his work-numbed mother Lily needs the
spark of their playtime more than he does.
DEEP BLUE BREATH
OCT 13, 10-12 NOON
VENUE 1: RENBERG
DIRECTOR, THE
OCT 14, 7-10 PM
VENUE 1: RENBERG
EL CORTEJO
OCT 14, 12-2 PM
VENUE 1: RENBERG
DIRECTOR
PATRICIA CARDOSO
DIRECTOR/ WRITER
DESTRI ALISON MARTINO
DIRECTOR
MARINA SERESESKY
PRODUCERS
TAMIKA LAMISON, TABITHA
MASON, DEBI HUGHES
RT: 18 MIN
CAST: Sean Astin, Miguel Sandoval, Natasha Gregson
Wagner, Ernie Hudson (Voice of Lord Vater)
SYNOPSIS: Clay travels deep inside his body to an
animated dream world where he engages in battle
against the evil Lord Vater and his army of Kuknuks. In the waking world, a medical team struggles
to save his life.
RT: 1 MIN
RT: 14 MIN
CAST: Destri Martino (Voice)
CAST: Mariano Llorente, Elena Irureta
SYNOPSIS: One director attempts to make a
statement. In a dress.
Synopsis: Used to working amidst the suffering
of others and the jokes of his colleagues, there
is only one person capable of taking Capi out of
his daily routine.
SHORT FILMS
EL GRIFO
OCT 14, 2-4 PM
FAMILY FRIEND, THE
OCT 13, 8-10 PM
VENUE 1: RENBERG
FLOATING
OCT 14, 2-4 PM
VENUE 1: RENBERG
DIRECTOR
DENIS ROVIRA
DIRECTOR
BRAD COOPER
DIRECTOR
INBAL GIBROLTER
PRODUCERS
PANCHO CASAL & BEATRIZ
ACINAS
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
LAKE SHARP
PRODUCER
LENNY COHEN
PRODUCER
BRAD COOPER & MADELINE
BAUG
RT: 16 MIN
RT: 14 MIN
RT: 31 MIN
CAST: Celso Bugallo
CAST: Jack Littman, Lake Sharp, Mickey Swenson
Synopsis: An old man who is temporarily
staying at his daughter's house thinks he is a
nuisance to her and his grandchildren. Besides
the daughter's doubts, they leave the old man
alone in their modern home.
SYNOPSIS: In this mysterious drama a troubled
man with a dark past hopes to rekindle a
relationship with an old friend he hasn't seen in
years.
SYNOPSIS: Reut’s parents do not know how to
deal with her weight gain, so they decide to send
her for therapy at a close children’s ward for
eating disorders.
GOING, GOING
OCT 16, 12-2 PM
VENUE 1: RENBERG
HEART NEEDS NO REASON, THE
OCT 13, 2-4 PM
VENUE 1: RENBERG
DIRECTOR
ALICE FOULCHER
KISSED BY THE DEVIL
OCT 16, 12-2 PM
VENUE 1: RENBERG
DIRECTOR/PRODUCER
MITU KUMA
DIRECTOR
M. LEGEND BROWN
PRODUCER
SHARICE HENRY CHASI
RT: 12 MIN
RT: 24 MIN
RT: 25 MIN
CAST: John Foulcher, Oscar Redding, Talia Zucker
CAST: Nishikant Kamat, Sakshi Tanwar, Anand
Tiwari
CAST: Grover Coulson, Khadijah Karriem, Shaun
Baker
SYNOPSIS: An aspiring intellectual writer is thrust
with the task of writing a pulp fiction erotic novel
to begin his career.
SYNOPSIS: Tragedy is a fact of life, and the way
we deal with it often defines who we are as a
person.
LIKE SUGAR ON THE TIP OF MY LIPS
OCT 13, 10-12 NOON
VENUE 1: RENBERG
LOVE IS ALL YOU NEED?
OCT 15, 2-4 PM
VENUE 1: RENBERG
SYNOPSIS: 'Going, Going' is a poignant short
drama that explores the different ways we
deal with grief, and how it can eat away at our
relationships.
LEX TALIONIS
OCT 15, 12-2 PM
VENUE 1: RENBERG
DIRECTOR
MELISSA KOSAR
DIRECTOR
MINJI KANG
DIRECTOR
K. ROCCO SHIELDS
PRODUCER
LAURA AVILA-TACSAN
PRODUCTION MANAGER
SHANA KEEGAN
PRODUCER
DANA GARNER
RT: 15 MIN
RT: 13 MIN
RT: 21 MIN
CAST: Alex Marino, Kim Hamilton, Isabelle Surby,
Michael Massei, Randy Fratkin
CAST: Alexandra Roxo, Erin Wilhelmi
CAST: LEXI DIBENEDETTO, SHERRI LEVY, CARRIE LAZAR,
DANTE THORN, GABRIELLA HOLLAND
SYNOPSIS: When you get a cut it scabs over and
eventually disappears. Does time really heal all
wounds?
SYNOPSIS: Susi has grown up with a naive
dependence on her older sister Laura. As Laura
helps Susi prepare for her first date, we get a
glimpse at the distressing, obsession that has
actualized in Laura.
SYNOPSIS: Ashley’s undeniable attraction to the
opposite sex causes her to be the constant target
of verbal and physical abuse until she is driven to
a tragic end.
SHORT FILMS
MARA DREAMS
OCT 13, 8-10 PM
MARIPOSA
OCT 13, 10-12 NOON
MARTHA AND DEE VISIT THE FIFTH
DIMENSION
OCT 13, 12-2 PM
VENUE 1: RENBERG
DIRECTOR
NICOLE GROTON
DIRECTOR
SHERETTE GREGG
DIRECTOR/PRODUCER
NOELLE FOSTER
PRODUCER
CHRISTINA BRYDEBELL
PRODUCER
SHERETTE GREGG
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
ADAM KLUSKY & BARBARA
KULSKY
RT: 8 MIN
RT: 18 MIN
RT: 10 MIN
CAST: Brittany Faith Rosoff, Christopher Oroza,
Jada Sanders, Jamie Doyle, Jesse Laier, Perry
Powell, Theo Scott, Tamara McShane (Voice)
CAST: Rosa Rodriguez, Chase AJ Clarke, Lorraine
Mattox
CAST: Ilana Klusky, Cassie Webber
Synopsis: Mara comes home to find her ill
brother has died and all he has left behind is a
present for her.
SYNOPSIS: Living in lies, half truths and fake
reality have always been the way in this Puerto
Rican family when it comes to their dark skin
relatives, but when a young girl chooses the latter
can this family ever survive?
MILF MONEY
OCT 14, 5-7 PM
VENUE 1: RENBERG
NEST, THE
OCT 13, 12-2 PM
VENUE 1: RENBERG
DIRECTOR
AARON PREIST
SYNOPSIS: When Martha decides to run away
from home, she brings her invisible friend Dee
along for an adventure in the city.
NOCTURN
OCT 16, 10-12 NOON
DIRECTOR
EMILY COOPER
DIRECTOR
LEANNE WELHAM
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
RENÉ ASHTON
PRODUCER
ROSIE CRERAR
PRODUCER
BRAD ISA
RT: 22 MIN
RT: 11 MIN
RT: 16 MIN
CAST: René Ashton, Brian Krause, Missi Pyle,
Patrick Muldoon
CAST: Chloe Spencer-Campbell, Jacob Krichefski,
Tracy Bargate
CAST: Jennie Jacques, Tamzin Malleson, Gregg
Chillin
SYNOPSIS: Three struggling, single suburban
moms, and the pastor's wife, a sex addict,
embrace a new profession; prostitution.
SYNOPSIS: One morning. Two points of view.
SYNOPSIS: Unable to sleep one night, Jody goes
to the local 24-hour garage and meets a young
couple who will turn her night, and her life, upside
down.
NOEMIA
OCT 13, 4-6 PM
VENUE 1: RENBERG
ON
OCT 16, 10-12 NOON
VENUE 1: RENBERG
PAPER DREAMS
OCT 14, 5-7 PM
VENUE 1: RENBERG
DIRECTOR
ELAYNE BLYTH
DIRECTOR
ANAIS GODARD
DIRECTOR
DATEV GALLAGHER
PRODUCERS
ELAYNE BLYTH & MOEMA
UMANN
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS
ANAIS GODARD, CELIA
CHAMPION, DAVID SWANN
PRODUCER
NATASHA NARKIEWICZ
PRODUCER
JENNIFER GLYNN
RT: 4 MIN
RT: 20 MIN
RT: 9 MIN
CAST: Moema Umann
CAST: Celia Champion, Brad Standley, David
Stanbra, Vincent Londez
CAST: Heather Lee Smith, Finn Scott
SYNOPSIS: Noemia is a girl who creates her own
way to be happy. Will she find it in the city?
SYNOPSIS: On a night like any other, Marine,
Thomas, Felix, and Sebastian find themselves
together again after years apart to dig through
old stories of youth and friendship.
SYNOPSIS: Ramona longs to reconnect with her
estranged mother, but her fear of rejection
continues to stand in her way.
SHORT FILMS
PIROUETTE
OCT 14, 12-2 PM
PITSTOP
OCT 15, 2-4 PM
VENUE 1: RENBERG
PLAYING WITH ANGELS (ENGLESPILL)
OCT 15, 12-2 PM
DIRECTOR
ALEXANDRA PETERS
DIRECTOR
MELANIE MCGRAW
DIRECTOR
JADE HAEREM AKSNES
PRODUCER
ARLENE KALEM
PRODUCERS
CAITLIN TAYLOR, DINAL
GACHMAN, MARY POSATKO
PRODUCER
TUVA GAARDER NORDLIE
RT: 8 MIN
RT: 15 MIN
RT: 13 MIN
CAST: Bob Boyd, Jada Sanders
CAST: Andrea Helene, Shawnna Youngquist
Synopsis: When Clara's ballet company is
on tour in New York, she reaches out to her
estranged father and invites him to come to her
next performance and hopes that he is ready to
rekindle their relationship.
SYNOPSIS: Thoughtful and introverted compared
to her eight, high-spirited siblings, 12-year-old
Maggie escapes how invisible she feels in a large
family by hiding behind her snap-n-shoot, plastic
camera—yet she can never find the courage to
actually take a picture.
CAST: Beate Rostin Wexelsen, Ingemar
Gundersen, Gard Frostad Knudstadr
PROTECT THE NATION
OCT 14, 12-2 PM
VENUE 1: RENBERG
RUBY SKYE P.I.: THE SPAM SCAM
OCT 16, 12-2 PM
SYNOPSIS: Marcus' father has become an angel,
but is still playing a major part in Marcus' life.
SEAMSTRESS
OCT 13, 12-2 PM
VENUE 1: RENBERG
DIRECTOR
C. R. REISSER
DIRECTOR
KELLY HARMS
DIRECTOR
GRACIE OTTO
PRODUCER
MARCUS MACHURA
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
JILL GOLICK
PRODUCER
LISA SHAUNESSY
PRODUCER
KERRY YOUNG
RT: 17 MIN
RT: 2 MIN
RT: 18 MIN
CAST: Thabo Mbatha, Allen Cebekhulu, Jerry
Mofokeng, Wright Ngubeni
CAST: Madison Cheeatow, Marlee Maslove,
Nawa Nicole Smith, Ali Adatia
CAST: Barry Otto, Julie Forsyth, Mink Sadowsky
SYNOPSIS: When faced with the unexpected
kindness of a stranger, a young boy begins to
question himself. Does he have the courage to
do what's right?
SYNOPSIS: Fifteen year old Ruby Skye discovers
that her neighbor is a victim of an email scam.
SYNOPSIS: An ailing bird watcher discovers that
a seamstress living next door needs the birds
to survive - and that he may hold the key to
furthering the species.
SIKAT
OCT 14, 10-12 NOON
VENUE 1: RENBERG
TAROT READING, THE
OCT 16, 12-2 PM
VENUE 1: RENBERG
TO HONOR ASPHODELS
OCT 14, 2-4 PM
DIRECTOR /WRITER
ANGELINA CANTADA
DIRECTOR
CORY PETKOVSEK
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS
ERIK PAULSSON, MARC
STEPHENSON
PRODUCER
ALIA ELLA HENDERSON
DIRECTOR
YANA ALLIATA DI
MONTEREALE
PRODUCER
YANA ALLIATA DI
MONTEREALE
PRODUCERS
OLESIA SHEW, ITA KANEWILSON
RT: 10 MIN
RT: 8 MIN
RT: 10 MIN
CAST: Kira Clavell, Allisa Skovbye, Ameko
Carroll, Kim DiMaggio
CAST: Eric Poppick, Sandra Ellis-Troy, Stefan Cap,
Antoinette Oesterlein
CAST: Rosco Wuestewald (Voice), Ryan
Wuestewald, Sophia Klein
SYNOPSIS: It's been over five years since Sikat left
the Philippines to work as a live-in caregiver.
Now the day has finally arrived for her husband
and son to rejoin her in Canada.
SYNOPSIS: A businessman goes to a tarot card
reader hoping for advice on the stock market,
but finds himself looking for meaning after
receiving the 'death' card.
SYNOPSIS: Before he recognizes the
precariousness of his circumstance, the gate
closes behind Arnaud, imprisoning him with
characters whose suffering will force him to
unearth his forgotten humanity.
SHORT FILMS
TOUCH
OCT 16, 12-2 PM
TRUE TALE MONSTERS
OCT 16, 12-2 PM
VENUE 1: RENBERG
DIRECTOR
JANE LANIER
TUB, THE
OCT 16, 2-4 PM
VENUE 1: RENBERG
DIRECTOR
MATIA KARRELL
DIRECTOR/PRODUCER
MAIKO TOMITA
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
JAMIE FARROW
PRODUCER
PATRICIA STEFFY
PRODUCERS
DEDEE PFEIFFER, JEFFREY
HOPKINS & KEVIN J. RYAN
RT: 30 MIN
RT: 20 MIN
RT: 19 MIN
CAST: Laura Nickerson, Justin Bowler
CAST: Anna Benuzzi, Francine Locke
SYNOPSIS: Touch tells the emotional account of
two distressed souls who come together and
experience, through human contact, how healing
begins.
SYNOPSIS: A children's novelist must overcome a
decision that's putting her new book on hold until
she meets a girl who resembles a character in
the story that's causing this block.
CAST: Dedee Pfeiffer, Melora Hardin, Gildart
Jackson, Kevin J. Ryan, Spencer Garrett
VISIBLE BRA STRAPS
OCT 13, 12-2 PM
VENUE 1: RENBERG
WAY OF JUSTICE, THE
OCT 14, 4-6 PM
DIRECTOR
AJITESH SHARMA
DIRECTOR
EMILY PECK
PRODUCER
SHILPA SHARMA
PRODUCER
HSING-YI TSENG
SYNOPSIS: A black comedy about Frannie, a
woman who feels she has failed at relationships,
and even botched her half-hearted attempts at
suicide brought on by these romantic failures.
WEIGHTLESS TRAVELLER, THE
OCT 13, 12-2 PM
VENUE 1: RENBERG
DIRECTOR/PRODUCER
EVA COLMERS
RT: 30 MIN
RT: 18 MIN
RT: 16 MIN
CAST: Petra Khruz, Reeth Mazumder
CAST: David Sedgwick, Robert Craighead, Sheri
Mann Stewart, Griffin Freeman
CAST: Anne-Marie Felicitas, George McLauchlin,
Glenn Nelson, Ken D. Berry, Michael Kennard
SYNOPSIS: When Sheriff Tom Laure’s own son
turns up murdered, Tom's world of order erupts
into chaos, and he embarks on the course for
retribution.
SYNOPSIS: With no possessions to tie her down
and a touch of magic to keep her going, young
vagabond Bo is ready to take off: to the big city,
the desert and the jungle.
SYNOPSIS: Sandra has lost her job and Sanjana
has lost her love. Their solitude brings them
together, not in person but in virtual, through
web chat.
Xo
OCT 14, 2-4 PM
DIRECTOR
EVA RAMDOHR
MUSIC VIDEO
NOTHING IS WRONG
OCT 14, 5-7 PM
VENUE 1: RENBERG
DIRECTOR
LEAH MCKISSOCK
PRODUCER/WRITER
CLAUDIA J. RONDON
RT: 7 MIN
CAST: Michelle Davidson, Oliver Wakelin
SYNOPSIS: Boy sees girl from a distance each day.
He tries to get her attention. Does he succeed?
RT: 3 MIN
SYNOPSIS: Nothing is Wrong,' is the debut music
video for Israeli artist Mika Ben-Yami. Done
entirely in one single tracking shot, the video
follows Mika as she walks through a surrealist
version of her day.
DOCUMENTARIES
A JOURNEY IN MY MOTHER’S
FOOTSTEPS
OCT 14, 10-12 NOON
ATOMIC MOM
OCT 14, 4-6 PM
BANGLADESH: A CLIMATE TRAP
OCT 13, 12-2 PM
DIRECTOR/PRODUCER
M.T. SILVIA
DIRECTOR/PRODUCER
AMI VITALE
DIRECTOR/PRODUCER
DINA ROSENMEIER
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
SANJEEV CHATTERJEE
RT: 77 MIN
RT: 80 MIN
RT: 27 MIN
CAST: Dina Rosenmeier, Jessie Rosenmeier (Voice)
SYNOPSIS: After decades of silence, a daughter's
quest for truth leads to the exchange of an olive
branch between an American Scientist and a
Hiroshima Survivor.
SYNOPSIS: Alam Mia is trapped. His move to the
city is not a beginning full of possibilities.Dhaka's
largest slum signifies the bitter culmination of his
dreams.
BREAKING THROUGH THE CLOUDS
OCT 16, 4-6 PM
CARTOGRAPHY OF LONELINESS
OCT 15, 12-2 PM
DIRECTOR/PRODUCER
HEATHER TAYLOR
DIRECTOR/PRODUCER
NOCEM COLLADO
SYNOPSIS: For every person who dedicates their
life to a cause, their family makes a collective
sacrifice.
BONSAI PEOPLE – THE VISION OF
MUHAMMAD YUNUS OCT 13, 4-6 PM
DIRECTOR/PRODUCER
HOLLY MOSHER
RT: 82 MIN
SYNOPSIS: Whenever Muhammad Yunus sees a
problem he starts a social business - showing the
world that complex problems sometimes do have
simple answers.
RT: 90 MIN
RT: 69 MIN
CAST: Molly Moores (Voice)
SYNOPSIS: Tradition, society and religion have
determined the course of widows’ lives following
their husbands' deaths.
SYNOPSIS: With just a compass and road map to
guide them, 20 women navigated through rough
weather, mechanical failures, public scrutiny and
rumors of sabotage.
FULL TITLE: BREAKING THROUGH THE CLOUDS:
THE FIRST WOMEN’S NATIONAL AIR DERBY
FAST TALK
OCT 15, 10-12 NOON
FOR THE NEXT 7 GENERATIONS
OCT 14, 12-2 PM
DIRECTOR
DEBRA TOLCHINSKY
DIRECTORS
CAROLE HART, BRUCE HART
PRODUCERS
DEBRA TOLCHINSKY, DAVID
TOLCHINSKY, RON WARD
PRODUCERS
CAROLE HART, BRUCE HART
RT: 56 MIN
RT: 85 MIN
SYNOPSIS: Debra Tolchinsky spends a year
following the Northwestern University debate
team, as the students try to fast talk their way to
another championship.
CAST: Grandmother Flordemayo, Aama Bombo,
Agnes Baker Pilgrim
SYNOPSIS: 13 Indigenous Grandmothers,
shamans and medicine women from around the
world, have been called together to share their
wisdom and practices.
FROM OUR STRENGTH
OCT 13, 2-4 PM
DIRECTORS/PRODUCERS
PATRICIA KEITH, SUZANNE
MORRISSEY
RT: 36 MIN
SYNOPSIS: The stories of mothers, midwives, and
nurses trace the complex relationships between
indigenous politics, social change, and health
care choices.
FULL TITLE:
FROM OUR STRENGTH: TWO BIRTHS AND
INDIGENOUS IDENTITY IN CANAR, ECUADOR
DOCUMENTARIES
GLOBAL VILLAGE PROJECT, THE
OCT 16, 2-4 PM
GRAY SEASONS, THE
OCT 13, 12-2 PM
VENUE 2: DAVIDSON/VALENTIN
DIRECTORS
ELLA JANE NEW &
DAVID REY
I BELIEVE YOU
OCT 14, 2-4 PM
DIRECTOR
ROBERT HERRERA
DIRECTORS
DEBRA GONSHER VINIK &
DAVID VINIK
PRODUCERS
RICHARD WEIL, ANDREA
WALL, DAVID ROCCO
PRODUCERS
ELLA JANE NEW &
DAVID REY
PRODUCER
DEBRA GONSHER VINIK
RT: 60 MIN
RT: 86 MIN
RT: 59 MIN
CAST: Matthew Lillard (Voice)
SYNOPSIS: Facing overwhelming odds and difficult
competition, a newly hired, up-and-coming
coach and her new recruits attempt to build a
winning Division I Women's basketball program.
SYNOPSIS: For women of faith, the specter of intimate
partner violence has been a double edged swordsince historically, their faith, normally a source of
comfort, has taken holy texts out of context and told
women they must not break their marriage vows.
SYNOPSIS: Told through the eyes of refugee girls,
join their journey of survival, friendship and
hope for an education, for a promising future in
reaching their dreams.
FULL TITLE: I BELIEVE YOU: FAITHS’ RESPONSE TO
INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE
KINGS & QUEENS
OCT 15, 12-2 PM
KING’S GARDEN, THE
OCT 14, 10-12 NOON
LAUGHING WITH PIGMIES
OCT 16, 2-4 PM
DIRECTOR/PRODUCER
DEANA COBLE
DIRECTOR/PRODUCER
PHOEBE FRONISTA
DIRECTOR/PRODUCER
HEATHER GOODWIN
RT: 24 MIN
RT: 26 MIN
RT: 40 MIN
CAST: Tia Chanella, Bella Jade, T-Money Ross
CAST: Heather Goodwin (Voice), Elaine Leavitt
SYNOPSIS: Drag queens explore the meaning of
being moms and dads while still staying true to
themselves.
SYNOPSIS: Through the words of Palestinian
residents, archaeologists, Jewish settlers, the
Mayor, and a child orphaned by the conflict,
'The King's Garden' chronicles the uneasy - and
often bloody - relationship between archaeology,
history and nationalism in present-day
Jerusalem.
LIFE MODEL
OCT 16, 10-12 NOON
MILA’S JOURNEY
OCT 13, 2-4 PM
MOTHER: CARING FOR 7 BILLION
OCT 14, 6-8 PM
DIRECTOR/PRODUCER
LORI PETCHERS
SYNOPSIS: Amidst the backdrop of Irian Jaya,
Indonesia's most remote isle; two adventure
seeking American women with 20 years of
friendship and a passion for exploration set out
in search of a world apart from their own.
DIRECTOR
ANNIE PERKINS
DIRECTOR
CHRISTOPHE FAUCHERE
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
CHRISTINA JANSEN
PRODUCERS
CHRISTOPHE FAUCHERE &
JOYCE JOHNSON
RT: 6 MIN
RT: 60 MIN
RT: 55 MIN
SYNOPSIS: A 75-year-old nude figure model
learns to love her body through the art she
inspires.
SYNOPSIS: MILA'S JOURNEY FOLLOWS MILA & HER
DECISION TO RETURN TO INDIA AFTER MORE THAN 30 YEARS.
SYNOPSIS: Mother, the film, breaks a 40year taboo by bringing to light an issue that
silently fuels our most pressing environmental,
humanitarian and social crises - population
growth.
DOCUMENTARIES
PATH TO GLORY
OCT 13, 8-10 PM
PINK SKIES
OCT 15, 3-5 PM
DIRECTORS/PRODUCERS
JEN MILLER & SOPHIE
PELGRUM
RACING TOWARDS RED HOOK
OCT 15, 10-12 NOON
DIRECTOR/PRODUCER
GULCIN GILBERT
DIRECTOR
JESSICA SCOTT
PRODUCER
JESSICA SCOTT
RT: 90 MIN
RT: 82 MIN
RT: 22 MIN
SYNOPSIS: This breathtaking film documents how
a beleaguered nation rose up to become the
pinnacle of arabian horse breeding, coming full
circle from desert sands to the hallowed halls of
europe.
CAST: Gulcin Gilbert (Voice)
SYNOPSIS: Along with phenomenal skydivers, the
film features breast cancer survivors, cutting edge
researchers, doctors and healers.
SYNOPSIS: A film documenting an underground,
nighttime, fixed gear bike race in Brooklyn,
following three very different riders on their
journey towards the race as they prepare for one
of the biggest events of the year.
SLIP CUE
OCT 14, 2-4 PM
TWO SPIRITS
OCT 16, 12-2 PM
WASTE NOT
OCT 13, 10-12 NOON
DIRECTOR
ROBIN KUPFERMAN
DIRECTOR
LYDIA NIBLEY
DIRECTOR/WRITER
RUTH HESSEY
PRODUCERS
ROBIN KUPFERMAN, JAMES
LAUER, SAVIO FERRAO,
SCOTT ANDERSEN
PRODUCERS
RUSSELL MARTIN & LYDIA
NIBLEY
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
JEFF ANGEL
PRODUCER
SOPHIE ALSTERGREN
RT: 26 MIN
RT: 62 MIN
RT: 95 MIN
CAST: Aston Harvey, Carlos Sosa, Darlene
Jackson, Josh Eustis
SYNOPSIS: Two Spirits explores the life and death
of a boy who was also a girl and the essentially
spiritual nature of gender and sexuality.
SYNOPSIS: Even as we hover on the brink of an
eco-crisis, an army of truck drivers, scientists,
environmentalists, gardeners, and even a famous
chef are working to transform the mountains
of stuff we throw away into something valuable
again.
SYNOPSIS: 'Slip Cue' is an engaging glimpse into
the electronic music industry and scene, serving
as a catalyst for aspiring DJs and producers to
transform a passion into a career.
WOMEN IN THE DIRT
OCT 13, 6-8 PM
YOGAWOMAN
OCT 16, 10-12 NOON
DIRECTOR/PRODUCER
CAROLANN STONEY
DIRECTOR
KATE CLERE
PRODUCERS
KATE CLERE & MICHAEL
MCINTYRE
RT: 74 MIN
RT: 84 MIN
CAST: Andrea Cochran, Carolann Stoney (Voice)
CAST: Annette Bening (Voice)
SYNOPSIS: Women in the Dirt is a documentary
about seven groundbreaking landscape
architects, whose work ranges from intimate,
jewel-like gardens to vast urban projects.
SYNOPSIS: From the busy streets of Manhattan
to the dusty slums of Kenya, from the golden
beaches of Australia to the serene piazzas
of Italy, YOGAWOMAN uncovers a global
phenomenon that has changed the face of yoga
forever.
LA FEMME INTERNATIONAL
FILM FESTIVAL
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Beverly Hills, CA 90211
Phone: 310.441.1645
Fax: 310.475.8213
www.lafemme.org
Program cover, layout,
Jack Black & Barbara Niven Ads
by: Shadoeworks®
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Copyright © 2011 LA Femme Film
Festival. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
SCREENPLAY FINALISTS
1. Love, Ava by Amanda Winn Lee
When a woman finds out she is terminally ill, she decides she must kill all of the people making her best friend’s
life miserable before she dies.
2. Ancestral by Jane C. Rosen
Cecilia Wagner has spent her adult life puƫng her granola munching family behind her, now - she can almost
smell the compost. But can she escape their wisdom?
3. Becoming Again by Kathy Pya
Hyper-driven Kate Frasier, a Chicago businesswoman unconscious of her own needs, discovers her father’s
secret, and eventually herself, through an unusual source.
4. WaiƟng for An Apology by Sevina Altanova
AŌer exploring the past of sexually abused women, a young college student is compelled to share the stories of
these women in hopes of giving them the apology they have long been waiƟng for.
5. Fortune Smiles by Noelle Foster
When the Wang family escapes Maoist China for North Carolina in 1967, they think their luck will change. But
they have leŌ the frying pan for the fire. Only Chinese magic and American gumpƟon will save them from ruin at
the hands of a racist poliƟcian.
6. ConsenƟng Adults by Ilse Rumes
Young women are drawn to the big city to make it as arƟsts. In order to make ends meet they work in the sex
industry and discover a real community.
7. The Sleeping House by Suzanne Griﬃn
A Jewish arƟst falls in love with a his brother’s new wife, and discovers that her life was mysteriously intertwined
with that of his own recently deceased wife, a survivor of the Soviet Gulag.
8. Imprinted by Alison McMahan
Ten-year old Vivien has to spend eight years in space, all alone except for the minds of three brilliant astronauts
imprinted in her brain - and a psychopath.
9. Bocce Games by Bianca Biagioni
Part one of a trilogy; a romanƟc tragedy paralleling a modern day Romeo and Juliet immersed in a harsh, violent
mafia world.
10. The Basement by Dawn Marie Guernsey
AŌer a tornado, LENA is trapped beneath a toppled building used by a serial killer as a burial ground for his
vicƟms.
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Thank you to the following companies
for providing their wonderful products in the gift bags for
this year’s LA FEMME INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Gift Bags for VIPs and Attendees were provided by product placement, PR and
Marketing Company- GIFTED, INC.

Leslie La Page - Founder

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