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11th Annual Hollywood
Film Festival® & Hollywood Awards®
October 17-22, 2007
HFF SCREENING SCHEDULE
2007 Hollywood Film Festival Program
Screenings at ArcLight Cinemas, 6360 Sunset Boulevard, Hollywood.
NOTE: ArcLight Cinemas sells tickets by program title. We have listed the program title in blue for each film. Knowing the program title will help you when ordering tickets.
*All films subject to change and/or cancellation without notice.
TO BUY SCREENING TICKETS, GO TO ARCLIGHTCINEMAS.COM
Films are listed alphabetically in each category below -- Feature Films, Documentaries, and Short Subjects.
Feature Films - Documentaries - Short Subjects
HFF Screening Schedule
FEATURE FILMS
20,13
Portugal
(PROGRAM TITLE = 20,13)
9:00 p.m. Oct. 20, Saturday. 115 min.
A soldier in the Portuguese Colonial War has the courage to challenge death with the fear to face life.
Director: Joaquim Leitao Producer: Tino Navarro
Writers: Joaquim Leitao, Luis Lopes, Tino Navarro Cast: Adriano Carvalho, Carla Chambel, Marco D'Almeida
ARTEFACTS
Belgium
(PROGRAM TITLE = ARTEFACTS)
3:00 p.m. Oct. 20, Saturday. 75 min.
When all of Kate's friends start being murdered by their doubles, she discovers that it is all somehow linked to a mysterious "artefact" implanted inside their bodies ... and she's next!
Directors: Giles Daoust, Emmanuel Jespers Producers: Giles Daoust, Emmanuel Jespers Writers: Giles Daoust, Emmanuel Jespers Cast: Mary Stockley, Felix Scott.
ASS MONSTER
United States
(PROGRAM TITLE = ASS MONSTER)
9:00 p.m. Oct. 20, Saturday. 96 min.
A writer steals a pseudo-director's idea to make bad movies and sell them to perverts at horror conventions for $30 a unit.
Director: Bill Zebub Producer: Bill Zebub Writer: Bill Zebub Cast: Bill Zebub, Fred Dingo, Gina Lynn, Rocco Martone III, Adam Valley, Craig Pillard
ATTILA AND THE GREAT BLUE BEAN
United States
(PROGRAM TITLE = ATTILA AND THE GREAT BLUE BEAN)
3:00 p.m. Oct. 21, Sunday. 72 min.
In the darkest of the Dark Ages, Attila the Ham and his Fellowship of the Bean embark on a quest for a legendary lost legume.
Director: Kent Butterworth Producer: Kent Butterworth Writer: Kent Butterworth Cast: Michael Smith, Caroline Nelson
BABYSITTER WANTED
United States
(PROGRAM TITLE = BABYSITTER WANTED)
11:15 p.m. Oct. 20, Saturday. 90 min.
College freshman Angie Albright gets a job babysitting, and with the parents nowhere in sight and help miles away, she must fight to keep herself and the child upstairs alive.
Directors: Jonas Barnes, Michael Manasseri Producers: Kimberley Kates, Stephen Eckelberry, David Zappone Writer: Jonas Barnes Cast: Bill Moseley, Bruce Thomas, Kristen Dalton, Matt Dallas, Monty Bane, Nana Visitor, Sarah Thompson
END OF THE LINE
United States
(PROGRAM TITLE = END OF THE LINE)
9:00 p.m. Oct. 21, Sunday. 95 min.
In this unsettling and creepy thriller, Karen (Ilona Elkin), a young nurse who works in a psychiatric ward, boards the last subway train of the night only to have it stop suddenly in the middle of the tunnel. As those around her are brutally murdered, Karen and a handful of survivors must face supernatural forces, homicidal religious cult members, and their own fears and suspicions of Armageddon in order to survive.
Director: Maurice Devereaux Producer: Maurice Devereaux Writer: Maurice Devereaux Cast: Ilona Elkin, Nicolas Wright, Neil Napier, Tim Rozen, Emily Shelton, Robin Wilcock
THE FIFTH MIND
Japan
(PROGRAM TITLE = THE FIFTH MIND)
7:00 p.m. Oct. 21, Sunday. 74 min.
The Fifth Mind is a harrowing portrait of two siblings torn apart by a shared childhood experience. One has completely blocked out their past abuse, and the other has created five different personalities to deal with the pain.
Director: Naoko Tajima Producers: Shamir Allibhai, Naoko Tajima Writer: Naoko Tajima Cast: Arvid Larsen, Juliet Seal, Julia Duvall, Edwin Ubels
THE FIFTH PATIENT
United States
(PROGRAM TITLE = THE FIFTH PATIENT)
7:00 p.m. Oct. 20, Saturday. 89 min.
An American wakes up in a hospital in Africa, not remembering who he is or how he got there. He must figure out his true identity before the local regime executes him for espionage.
Director: Amir Mann Producers: Darren Moorman, Amir Mann, Morris Ruskin Writer: Amir Mann Cast: Nick Chinlund, Isaach DeBankole, Brendan Fehr
GONE WITH THE WOMAN
Norway
(PROGRAM TITLE = GONE WITH THE WOMAN)
7:00 p.m. Oct. 17, Wednesday - By Invitation Only
5:00 p.m. Oct. 20, Saturday. 92 min. - Open Screening
After being seduced and conquered, the unnamed main character realizes that he has a girlfriend. How else could you explain the sudden presence of a talkative young lady in his apartment? Before long, she's turning his life upside down, enthusiastically rearranging the furniture while he trails after her, and he'll have to fight for every inch of territory. But it isn't easy to stake a claim when you can never get a word in edgewise.
Director: Petter Naess Producer: Olav Oen Writers: Johan Bogaeus, Petter Naess Cast: Trond Fausa Aurvag, Marian Saastad Ottesen, Peter Stormare, Henrik Mestad, Louise Monot, Ingar Helge Gimle, Trude Bjercke Strom
GOOD TIME MAX
United States
(PROGRAM TITLE = GOOD TIME MAX)
5:00 p.m. Oct. 20, Saturday. 80 min.
Good Time Max follows two brothers (James Franco and Matt Bell) who are blessed with the same powerful intellect but take drastically different paths. One brother becomes successful in the medical world, but the other follows a drug-fueled, hedonistic existence and is eventually living on the street.
Director: James Franco Producer: Vince Jolivette Writers: James Franco, Merriwether Williams Cast: James Franco, Matt Bell, Wilmer Caldero
HEAVY PETTING
United States
(PROGRAM TITLE = HEAVY PETTING)
7:00 p.m. Oct. 20, Saturday. 94 min.
A hilarious love triangle between a man, the woman he loves, and the dog that stands between them.
Director: Marcel Sarmiento Producers: Vince Maggio, Peter Glatzer, Gill Holland, Lillian LaSalle Writer: Marcel Sarmiento Cast: Brendan Hines, Kevin Sussman, Malin Akerman
LA CUCINA
United States
(PROGRAM TITLE = LA CUCINA)
7:00 p.m. Oct. 19, Friday. 89 min.
On a warm summer evening, the discussions all flow to relationships, truth, and desire, but no one is allowed off the hook when it comes to everything they aren't saying in La Cucina.
Directors: Allison Hebble, Zed B. Starkovich Producers: Starlotte Smith, Allison Wilke, Jackie Olson, Zachary Kahn Writer: A.W. Gryphon Cast: Christina Hendricks, Leisha Hailey, Joaquim de Almeida
LITTLE CHENIER
United States
(PROGRAM TITLE = LITTLE CHENIER)
3:00 p.m. Oct. 20, Saturday. 99 min.
Deep in the belly of the bayou sits a small Cajun town called Little Chenier where two brothers try to make ends meet at their local baitshop.
Director: Bethany Ashton Wolf Producers: Bethany Ashton Wolf, Jace Johnson, Gavin Boyd Writers: Bethany Ashton Wolf, Jace Johnson Cast: Jonathon Schaech, Fred Koehler, Clifton Collins, Jr., Tamara Braun, Chris Mulkey, Jeremy Davidson
LOVE AND MARY
United States
(PROGRAM TITLE = LOVE AND MARY)
9:00 p.m. Oct. 19, Friday. 104 min.
Pastry chef Mary Wilson has an eviction notice hanging over her head, so she returns home with her fiance, Brent (Gabriel Mann), to collect an engagement gift she hopes will be substantial enough to bail her out of her situation.
Director: Elizabeth Harrison Producers: Peter James Cooper, Jonathan Downs Writer: Elizabeth Harrison Cast: Gabriel Mann, Lauren German, Whitney Able, Ben Gourley, Mary Bonner Barker, Tommy Townsend, Louanne Stephens, Marco Perella, Brian Thornton, Bonne Gallup, E.J. Nolan
MERCY
United States
(PROGRAM TITLE = MERCY)
11:15 p.m. Oct. 21, Sunday. 85 min.
After serving twenty-five years for committing a mysterious and violent crime, John is released from prison, but his encounters on the outside effectively establish the bleak and miserable tone that seems to characterize his life.
Director: Patrick Roddy Producer: Patrick Roddy Writer: Patrick Roddy Cast: Gary Shannon, Shelley Farrell, Julie Ann Fay, Carol Anne Gayle, Charles McNeely III
THE METROSEXUAL
United States
(PROGRAM TITLE = THE METROSEXUAL)
9:00 p.m. Oct. 20, Saturday. 84 min.
Finally, a label worth wearing.
Director: Adam Kaufman Producers: Adam Kaufman, David Borgula, Kelly Farrell, Tobey Sexton Writer: Bruce Weitz, Catherine Wreford, Nick Paonessa, Mya Harrison, Colm Meaney, Shaun Benson
THE MIRROR
United States
(PROGRAM TITLE = THE MIRROR)
7:00 p.m. Oct. 19, Friday. 88 min.
A young woman's life changes when she discovers that the mirror in the bathroom of her family's house is double-sided. She begins spying on her parents and discovers their secret double life while uncovering the mystery behind why the mirror was built.
Director: Stephen Eckelberry Producers: Kimberly Kates, David Zappone, Michael Manasseri Writer: Stephen Eckelberry Cast: Kelly LeBrock, Erin Cahill, Thaao Penghlis
MOONPIE
United States
(PROGRAM TITLE = MOONPIE)
5:00 p.m. Oct. 20, Saturday. 87 min.
"Principal Henderson Sux," it says on the bathroom wall -- and he believes it until his life is turned upside down by a bipolar third-grade teacher and his seven-year-old son's never-ending pursuit of the prettiest girl in the school.
Director: Drake Doremus Producers: Chris Ranta, Chris Aagaard, Timothy Shiner Writers: Drake Doremus, Lindsay Stidham Cast: Michael McDonald, Stephanie Weir
MUSIC WITHIN
United States
By Invitation Only
7:30 p.m. Oct. 19, Friday. 93 min.
The true story of Richard Pimentel, a brilliant public speaker with a troubled past, who returns from Vietnam with severely impaired hearing and finds a new purpose in his landmark efforts on the behalf of Americans with disabilities.
Director: Steven Sawalich Producer: Brett Donowho Writers: Bret McKinney, Mark Andrew Olson Cast: Ron Livingston, Melissa George, Michael Sheen, Rebecca De Mornay
NUMB
Canada
(PROGRAM TITLE = NUMB)
3:00 p.m. Oct. 21, Sunday. 94 min.
Hudson Milbank (Matthew Perry) is a screenwriter who over-smokes a joint, sending him over the edge into what is diagnosed as "depersonalization disorder," the sense that everything around him is unreal. He meets the girl of his dreams, who makes his race to recovery imperative, and he seeks out every therapy imaginable.
Director: Harris Goldberg Producers: Kirk Shaw, Mary Aloe Writer: Harris Goldberg Cast: Matthew Perry, Lynn Collins, Kevin Pollak, Mary Steenburgen
POSTAL
United States/Germany
(PROGRAM TITLE = POSTAL)
7:00 p.m. Oct. 21, Sunday. 124 min.
In the ironically named city of Paradise, a recently laid-off loser (Zack Ward) teams up with his cult-leading uncle (Dave Foley) to steal a peculiar bounty of riches from their local amusement park; somehow, the recently arrived Taliban have a similar focus, but a far more sinister intent.
Director: Uwe Boll Producers: Uwe Boll, Dan Clarke, Shawn Williamson Writer: Uwe Boll Cast: Chris Coppola, Zack Ward, Chris Spencer, Jackie Thon, Michael Benyar, Dave Foley
SPACEDISCO-ONE
United States
(PROGRAM TITLE = SPACEDISCO-ONE)
12:00 midnight, Oct. 19, Friday. 45 min.
1984's Winston Smith has crashed through some kind of inter-dimensional gateway and somehow ended up on the orbital platform SpaceDisco-One. He finds himself trying to escape from Oceania while StarGirl and Skyla try to rescue Starbuck (Dirk Benedict) from the Big Brother TV show.
Director: Damon Packard Producers: Damon Packard, Bob Ellis Writer: Damon Packard Cast: Amanda Mullins, Simon Prescott, DonnaMarie Recco, Robert Meyers, Patrick Thomas
SPIRAL
United States
(PROGRAM TITLE = SPIRAL)
3:00 p.m. Oct. 21, Sunday. 93 min.
When a reclusive artist begins to have feelings for his whimsical new subject, disturbed feelings from his past threaten to lead him down a path of destruction.
Directors: Adam Green, Joel David Moore Producers: Cory Neal, Jeremy Danial Boreing Writers: Jeremy Danial Boreing, Joel David Moore Cast: Joel David Moore, Zachary Levi, Amber Tamblyn, Tricia Hefler
SUMMER SCARS
United Kingdom
(PROGRAM TITLE = SUMMER SCARS)
3:00 p.m. Oct. 20, Saturday. 75 min.
When six fourteen-year-old kids bunk off school to play hookie in the woods, they are held hostage by a drifter and forced to embrace the dark side of human nature to survive the ordeal.
Director: Julian Richards Producers: Sabina Sattar, Julian Richards, Mike Tims Writer: Al Wilson Cast: Kevin Howarth, Ciaran Joyce, Amy Harvey, Jonathan Jones, Darren Evans, Chris Conway, Ryan Conway
SUPERHEROES
United States
(PROGRAM TITLE = SUPERHEROES)
5:00 p.m. Oct. 21, Sunday. 84 min.
Superheroes is the story of a wounded Iraqi War veteran, who struggles to live with the psychological and physical scars of battle, and of the young filmmaker who accompanies him to a cabin in the Catskills to document his story.
Director: Alan Brown Producers: Agathe David-Weill, Steven Shapiro Writer: Alan Brown Cast: Dash Mihok, Spencer Treat Clark
TAKE
United States
(PROGRAM TITLE = TAKE)
7:00 p.m. Oct. 20, Saturday. 99 min.
The lives of two strangers, a struggling mother (Minnie Driver) and a gambling addict (Jeremy Renner) converge in unspeakable tragedy. Years later, they must come to terms with themselves and one another. As two pivotal days, one past and one present, unfold in a nonlinear mosaic, Take explores the corrosive effects of resentment and hatred.
Director: Charles Oliver Producer: Chet Thomas Writer: Charles Oliver Cast: Minnie Driver, Jeremy Renner, Adam Rodriguez, Bobby Coleman, David Denman
UNDER THE MUD
United Kingdom
(PROGRAM TITLE = UNDER THE MUD)
11:00 p.m. Oct. 20, Saturday. 85 min.
The family from hell or a hell of a family? You decide.
Director: Sol Papadopoulos Producers: Roy Boulter, Sol Papadopoulos Writer: Julie Currie Cast: Andrew Schofield, Kate Kitzgerald, Lisa Parry, James McMartin
X'S & O'S
United States
(PROGRAM TITLE = X'S & O'S)
9:00 p.m. Oct. 19, Friday. 92 min.
X's & O's is a romantic comedy about a group of twenty-somethings looking to score points in the game of love. A biochemistry teacher tries to seduce the woman of his dreams by dating his lab partner, while his charismatic best friend decides to give up the game for good.
Director: Kedar Korde Producers: Kedar Korde, George Themelis Writer: Kedar Korde Cast: Judy Marte, Clayne Crawford, Warren Christie, Kel Micthell, Lynn Chen, Sarah Wright, John Wynn, Jill Bennett
TO BUY SCREENING TICKETS, GO TO ARCLIGHTCINEMAS.COM
Feature Films - Documentaries - Short Subjects
HFF Screening Schedule
NOTE: ArcLight Cinemas sells tickets by program title. We have listed the program title in blue with each film. Knowing the program title will help you when ordering tickets.
*All films subject to change and/or cancellation without notice.
DOCUMENTARIES
ARTHUR'S PARADISE (LE PARADIS D'ARTHUR)
Canada
(PROGRAM TITLE = ARTHUR'S PARADISE)
3:00 p.m. Oct. 19, Friday. 50 min.
Everyday life on a Quebec pig farm becomes a surrealistic fantasy in which opera meets farming, pigs go on a hunger strike, and a visitation by the Virgin Mary restores harmony.
Directors: Luc Beauchamp, Daniel Beauchamp Producers: Luc Beauchamp, Daniel Beauchamp Writers: Luc Beauchamp, Daniel Beauchamp
BEGGING NAKED
United States
(PROGRAM TITLE = BEGGING NAKED)
7:00 p.m. Oct. 21, Sunday. 70 min.
As Elises known world of prostitution and stripping evaporate, she is unable to adapt in the working world. Then, when she loses the only home she's had for twenty years, she takes to the streets of New York. In this story of survival and self-undoing due to mental illness and drug addiction, we find that Elise has lost everything, even her mind.
Director: Karen Gehres Producer: Karen Gehres Writer: Karen Gehres Cast: Elise Hill, Sally Roth
BLOODSUCKING CINEMA
United States
By Invitation Only
7:00 p.m. Oct. 18, Thursday. 55 min.
The sound of flapping bat wings, an empty coffin, and glistening fangs: perhaps the most enduring film genre of all time, vampire films continue to haunt us on the big screen. Why are we so fascinated with the myth of these immortal souls? Bloodsucking Cinema explores the origins and evolution of the vampire, as well as its entry into cinema's storytelling lexicon. Those appearing in Bloodsucking Cinema include actors Kristanna Loken, Cheech Marin, Stuart Townsend, and Corey Haim; directors Len Wiseman, Joel Schumacher, John Landis, John Carpenter, and Uwe Boll; and film critics Leonard Maltin, Harry Knowles, and others.
Director: Barry Gray Executive Producers: Christopher Black, Michael Ruggiero, Kirk Shaw, Brad McAfee Producers: Wendy McKernan, Laura Amelse Watson Writer: Barry Gray
DO IT FOR JOHNNY
United States
(PROGRAM TITLE = DO IT FOR JOHNNY)
9:00 p.m. Oct. 19, Friday. 99 min.
Four indie filmmakers try to trump the Hollywood engine as they attempt to get their unknown, unsolicited, and unfunded indie screenplay past the mountains of red tape and directly into the hands of megastar/musician Johnny Depp.
Director: Haylar Garcia Producers: Darcy Grabowski, Scott Baxendale Writer: Haylar Garcia Cast: Haylar Garcia
GANGS OF BAGHDAD
Switzerland
(PROGRAM TITLE = GANGS OF BAGHDAD)
5:00 p.m. Oct. 19, Friday. 52 min.
Gangs of Baghdad sheds light on a side of life in Baghdad that has not been given enough attention, even if it has been dealt with before.
Director: Aida Schlaepfer Producer: DA-production Writer: Aida Schlaepfer
GENERATION TEHRAN
United States
(PROGRAM TITLE = BEGGING NAKED)
7:00 p.m. Oct. 21, Sunday. 26 min.
Generation Tehran will change your mind about Iran, its people, and its future. As one of the youngest populations in the world (70% under 30), Iran's youth are helping to build a new country, and the foundations they lay will affect not only the Middle East, but also the whole world.
Director: Sara Bavar Producers: Sara Bavar, Soleiman Sharifpour Writer: Sara Bavar
INSIDE THE CIRCLE
United States
(PROGRAM TITLE = INSIDE THE CIRCLE)
5:00 p.m. Oct. 19, Friday. 102 min.
Capturing the raw power and defiant creativity of a homegrown hip-hop movement, Inside the Circle charts the journey of talented b-boys Josh and Omar, best friends turned rivals, as they struggle to keep dance at the center of their lives.
Director: Marcy Garriott Producer: Marcy Garriott Cast: Josh Ayers, Omar Davila, Romeo Navarro
KABUL GIRLS CLUB
United States
(PROGRAM TITLE = GANGS OF BAGHDAD)
5:00 p.m. Oct. 19, Friday. 26 min.
The brave young women of Kabul struggle to form Afghanistan's first women's soccer league.
Director: Johnson McKelvy Producers: Phillip Parrish, Kerri Johnson, Johnson McKelvy Cast: Awista Ayub, Lance Armstrong, Madeleine Albright, Marvin Weinbaum, Massouda Jalal, Mavis Leno
KNEE DEEP
United States
(PROGRAM TITLE = KNEE DEEP)
3:00 p.m. Oct. 19, Friday. 81 min.
Josh Osborne believed the family farm was his, right up until the day his mother evicted him -- and that was the day he tried to kill her.
Director: Michael Chandler Producers: Michael Chandler, Sheila Canavan Writer: Michael Chandler
MARDIK: FROM BAGHDAD TO HOLLYWOOD
United States
(PROGRAM TITLE = MARDIK: FROM BAGHDAD TO HOLLYWOOD)
5:00 p.m. Oct. 19, Friday. 82 min.
Mardik: From Baghdad to Hollywood traces one of the most unlikely journeys in American film history -- from Iraq to NYU film school, from busboy to writing Raging Bull, from being the hottest writer in New York to losing it all in LA, from forsaking his craft to becoming a favorite screenwriting teacher at USC, Mardik Martin may be one of moviemaking's most important screenwriters -- and least well known.
Directors: Ramy Katrib, Evan York, Jeff Orsa Producer: Ramy Katrib Writers Ramy Katrib, Evan York Cast: Martin Scorsese, Howard Rodman, Mark Harris, Irwin Winkler, Amy Heckerling, Nick Tanis, Gene Kirkwood, John Furia, Peter Biskind, Parick Verrone, Mardik Martin
OPERATION HOMECOMING: WRITING THE WARTIME EXPERIENCE
United States
(PROGRAM TITLE = OPERATION HOMECOMING: WRITING THE WARTIME EXPERIENCE)
10:00 p.m. Oct. 21, Sunday. 81 min.
Operation Homecoming explores the firsthand accounts of American troops through their own words. The film, built upon a project created by the National Endowment for the Arts to gather the writing of soldiers and their families who have participated in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, provides depth and context to these experiences through a broader look at the universal themes of war literature.
Director: Richard E. Robbins Producers: Tom Yellin, Richard E. Robbins Writers Various
SHADOWING THE THIRD MAN
Austria
(PROGRAM TITLE = SHADOWING THE THIRD MAN)
1:00 p.m. Oct. 21, Sunday. 90 min.
Shadowing the Third Man "shadows" the original noir thriller by revisiting the original locations in Vienna and unraveling the amazing mix of fact and fiction that makes The Third Man so compelling.
Director: Frederick Baker Producers: Frederick Baker, Avril McRory Writer: Sandra Fasolt Cast: Guy Hamilton, Angela Allen, John Hurt (Narration), Daniel Selznick
SOLDIERS OF CONSCIENCE
United States
(PROGRAM TITLE = SOLDIERS OF CONSCIENCE)
9:00 p.m. Oct. 21, Sunday. 87 min.
In a film about war, peace, and the transformative power of the human conscience, eight U.S. soldiers face the most difficult decision of their lives: to kill or not to kill.
Directors: Catherine Ryan, Gary Weimberg Producers: Catherine Ryan, Gary Weimberg
WE ARE TOGETHER (THINA SIMUNYE)
United Kingdom
(PROGRAM TITLE = WE ARE TOGETHER)
5:00 p.m. Oct. 21, Sunday. 87 min.
Life has not been easy for twelve-year-old Slindile and her friends at the Agape Orphanage in South Africa, but their young voices ring loud and clear. We Are Together follows their journey as they use their incredible singing voices to overcome tragedy. Filmed over three years, We Are Together is a film about sorrow, joy, and the strength of the human spirit.
Director: Paul Taylor Producers: Teddy Leifer, Paul Taylor Writers: Slindile Moya, Paul Taylor Cast: Slindile Moya, Sifiso Moya, Alicia Keys, Paul Simon, Kanye West
TO BUY SCREENING TICKETS, GO TO ARCLIGHTCINEMAS.COM
Feature Films - Documentaries - Short Subjects
HFF Screening Schedule
NOTE: ArcLight Cinemas sells tickets by program title. We have listed the program title in blue for each film. Knowing the program title will help you when ordering tickets.
*All films subject to change and/or cancellation without notice.
SHORT SUBJECTS
THE ADVENTURES OF BAXTER AND MCGUIRE
United States
(PROGRAM TITLE = THE METROSEXUAL)
9:00 p.m. Oct. 20, Saturday. 3 min.
Baxter and McGuire are the closest of pals who never leave each other's side. They also just happen to be testicles.
Director: Mike Blum Producer: Mike Blum Writers: Michael Weithorn, Nick Bakay Cast: Dana Gould, Nick Bakay
AHAAARRR!
United Kingdom
(PROGRAM TITLE = LA CUCINA)
7:00 p.m. Oct. 19, Friday. 15 min.
A voice-over artist hired to perform as a pirate in a radio commercial for a boat accessories shop is horrifically humiliated by an overpicky producer.
Director: Steve Skinner Producer: Jonathan Kydd Writer: Jonathan Kydd Cast: Jonathan Kydd
BOY'S OWN STORY
Australia
(PROGRAM TITLE = HFF SHORTS PROGRAM #2)
1:00 p.m. Oct. 20, Saturday. 9 min.
An odyssey of a man's life from its troubled beginning to its disturbing end. Darkly humorous, Boy's Own Story is a powerful allegory of the American dream gone very wrong.
Director: Michael Petroni Producer: Jamie Hilton Writer: Michael Petroni Cast: Denise Roberts, Lucas Bliss, Malcolm Kennard, Paul Livingston, Roy Billing
THE CARESS OF THE CREATURE
United States
(PROGRAM TITLE = MERCY)
11:15 p.m. Oct. 21, Sunday. 19 min.
What is lurking in the waters of Lake Habbagappee ... and is it gay?
Director: Stewart McAlpine Producer: Eric Leong Writer: Stewart McAlpine Cast: Owen Provencher, Junior Mendez, Michael Carlucci, Michael Yama
COLD HARD CASH
United States
(PROGRAM TITLE = ASS MONSTER)
9:00 p.m. Oct. 20, Saturday. 10 min.
Deane and Tanya both owe Duvelle a lot of money. The only way out is to work together and steal a briefcase loaded with cash. Watch what happens when two beautiful bad girls are put in a desperate situation.
Director: Mike Pecci Producer: Mike Pecci Writer: Mr. Lynch Cast: Eliska Suicide, Odette Suicide, John Hart, Ralph Pratt, Tron Howitzer, Bailey Maxwell
CREEPERS
United States
(PROGRAM TITLE = HFF SHORTS PROGRAM #2)
1:00 p.m. Oct. 20, Saturday. 7 min.
A group of clumsy rainforest creepers secretly become superheroes who stumble through rescuing their fellow creatures from the sabotage of the sinister creeper at the local festival.
Director: Mark Simon Producers: Helen Lyons, David Lyons, Mark Simon, Jeff Scheetz Writers: Helen Lyons, David Lyons, Mark Simon, Jeanne Simon Cast: Brian Bazala, Enoc Castaneda, Jeanne Simon, John Chadwick, Mark Simon
CROSSING THE HEART
United States
(PROGRAM TITLE = HFF SHORTS PROGRAM #3)
1:00 p.m. Oct. 21, Sunday. 32 min.
When an aging vigilante captures a young Mexican border-crosser, they become stranded in the Arizona desert in the heat of the summer where they have no water and no way to communicate with the outside world or with each other.
Director: Steven Hood Producer: Denise Hagerman Writer: Steven Hood Cast: Efren Ramirez, Kris Kristofferson
DARTSVILLE
United States
(PROGRAM TITLE = HFF SHORTS PROGRAM #3)
1:00 p.m. Oct. 21, Sunday. 24 min.
When a young dart prodigy upstages his ruthlessly jealous father days before the big tournament, a conflict is born the likes of which Dartsville ain't ever seen.
Director: Tony West Producers: Chris Rice, Mark Riley, Tony West Writer: Ben McMillan Cast: Chris Rice, Mark Riley, Michael Trotter
DON'T TELL ME
United States
(PROGRAM TITLE = HFF SHORTS PROGRAM #2)
1:00 p.m. Oct. 20, Saturday. 3 min.
Everyone knows how it feels to fear what lives under the bed, but for this girl, it is the beautiful and sexy Allison Kyler and her army of dolls. This story follows a haunted girl from the moment her parents turn off the lights until the moment they turn back on.
Director: Dave Yarovesky Producers: Dave Yarovesky, Allison Kyler Writer: Dave Yarovesky Cast: Allison Kyler
FBIzoo
France
(PROGRAM TITLE = HFF SHORTS PROGRAM #2)
1:00 p.m. Oct. 20, Saturday. 13 min.
In a motel in Dallas, 1963, an FBI agent bugs a crime ring occupying a neighboring room, a few days before JFK's murder.
Director: Julien Vray, Yohann Angelvy Producer: Marc Nicolas Writer: Léa Pernollet Cast: Patrick Floersheim, Vincent Cassel
THE FORGOTTEN PEOPLE
United States
(PROGRAM TITLE = SOLDIERS OF CONSCIENCE)
9:00 p.m. Oct. 21, Sunday. 7 min.
Have we so soon forgotten the six million people crying from the graves of the Holocaust? We must not let history repeat itself as the veil of darkness rises once again. We must not remain silent, we must all make a stand for Zion's sake and say, "Never again!"
Director: Stan Moore Producers: Yochanan Ben Yehuda, Laurie Cardoza-Moore Writers: Marcellino, T. Pearce Cast: Ted Pearce
GEIRALD THE 5-LEGGED SPIDER
Canada
(PROGRAM TITLE = HFF SHORTS PROGRAM #1)
1:00 p.m. Oct. 20, Saturday. 3 min.
Geirald is a five-legged spider that is unable to spin functional webs until a miraculous event changes his life forever.
Director: Sam Rusztyn Producer: Sam Rusztyn Writer: Sam Rusztyn
A GENTLEMEN'S DUEL
United States
(PROGRAM TITLE = 20,13)
9:00 p.m. Oct. 20, Saturday. 8 min.
A seemingly innocent tea party takes a turn for the dramatic when two imperious aristocrats suddenly find themselves competing for the affections of the same fair lady.
Directors: Francisco Ruiz, Sean McNally Producers: Tim Miller, Al Shier, Debbie Yu Writers: Francisco Ruiz, Sean McNally, Jeff Fowler, Tim Miller
GOD'S WOUNDS
United Kingdom
(PROGRAM TITLE = ARTHUR'S PARADISE)
3:00 p.m. Oct. 19, Friday. 22 min.
An idyllic English village becomes the target of animal rights extremists intent on closing down the guinea-pig farm that has brought prosperity to this rural community. All is not as it seems in this exploration of beliefs that conflict with both friendship and identity.
Director: Wayne Holloway Producer: Emma Cairns Writer: Wayne Holloway Cast: Emily Beecham, Christina Cole, Luke Treadaway, Lee Whitlock
HAVE YOU EVER HEARD ABOUT VUKOVAR?
United States
(PROGRAM TITLE = ARTEFACTS)
3:00 p.m. Oct. 20, Saturday. 16 min.
An Iraq war veteran. A Croatian refugee. A surreal journey through Los Angeles brings together two distant characters and two not so distant worlds.
Director: Paolo Borraccetti Producers: Annie Lukowski, Zak Mechanic Writer: Paolo Borraccetti Cast:Ash Mayberry, Josip Kuchan
HUM
Denmark
(PROGRAM TITLE = HFF SHORTS PROGRAM #1)
1:00 p.m. Oct. 20, Saturday. 9 min.
The small turntable-headed robot 'Hum' sits alone in an old workshop, and decides to create a friend.
Director: Todd McFarlane Producer: Terry Fitzgerald Writers: Terence Fitzgerald, Todd McFarlane
L.A. NOIR
United States
(PROGRAM TITLE = SHADOWING THE THIRD MAN)
1:00 p.m. Oct. 21, Sunday. 10 min.
A writer/working stiff chases after a mysterious woman haunting him throughout the day, only to discover that he's the one who's being stalked.
Director: Conrad Jackson Producers: Jed Rhein, Paul Huff, Ricardo Acuna Writer: Ricardo Acuna Cast: Chris Judd, Staci Flood
THE LAST THING TO GO THROUGH A FLY'S MIND
United Kingdom
(PROGRAM TITLE = HFF SHORTS PROGRAM #1)
1:00 p.m. Oct. 20, Saturday. 9 min.
A man dies and is given an ultimatum by God; repent or suffer for eternity. He refuses and is reincarnated as different creatures until as a fly he discovers the meaning of life and repents only to be robbed of his newfound happiness by an ironic twist of fate.
Director: Steve Webb Producer: Steve Webb Writer: Phil Webb Cast: Ralph Ineson
THE LETTER (PISMO)
Canada
(PROGRAM TITLE = OPERATION HOMECOMING: WRITING THE WARTIME EXPERIENCE)
10:00 p.m. Oct. 21, Sunday. 18 min.
A wounded Russian soldier puts his wife through an emotional test, with a result he didn't anticipate.
Director: Matvei Zhivov Producer: Andrei Fedulov Writers: Matvei Zhivov, Tatiana Sarana Cast: Aleksei Serebryakov, Viktoriya Tolstoganova
NEW TO LAUNDRY
United States
(PROGRAM TITLE = HFF SHORTS PROGRAM #1)
1:00 p.m. Oct. 20, Saturday. 6 min.
Bud's philosophy when meeting girls is that you've got to make them laugh, but when he tries a pick-up line at the local Laundromat, it leads him to places he never expected.
Director: Isa Totah Producers: Will Potter, Isa Totah Writers: Isa Totah, Tim Lane, Will Potter Cast: Diane Luby Lane, Time Lane, Will Potter
NIGHT OF THE HELL HAMSTERS
United Kingdom/New Zealand
(PROGRAM TITLE = END OF THE LINE)
9:00 p.m. Oct. 21, Sunday. 16 min.
When will people learn that nothing good ever comes from Ouija boards!?! A night of playful Ouija occult fun turns into a blood-soaked end of the world in this short film from director Paul Campion.
Director: Paul Campion Producer: Elisabeth Pinto Writers: Hadyn Green, Mike Roseingrave, Paul Champion Cast: Stephanie Radcliffe, Paul O'Neill
THE RECKONING
United States
(PROGRAM TITLE = HFF SHORTS PROGRAM #3)
1:00 p.m. Oct. 21, Sunday. 21 min.
It's a payback. From way back... A powerful thriller centers on the explosive confrontation between an emotionally scarred young man named Bobbie (Steve Braun) who has carried a terrible secret since childhood -- and the man who betrayed him years ago (Jack McGee).
Director: Rob Lawe Producer: Monica Goss Writer: Rob Lawe Cast: Steven Braun, Julia Jones, Jack McGee
ROGER CLEMENS 2057
United States
(PROGRAM TITLE = ASS MONSTER)
9:00 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 20, Saturday.
A great spoof where an aged Roger Clemens tries to land another pitching gig with the Yankees.
Directors: Mike Barber, Matt Oates Producer: Mike Barber Cast: Mike Barber. Johnny Holiday
ROOM NINE
United States
(PROGRAM TITLE = GOOD TIME MAX)
5:00 p.m. Oct. 20, Saturday. 13 min.
In this gritty atmospheric mystery set on the edge of the California desert, a woman on the run awaits a rendezvous that will affect her and the other residents of a seedy motel.
Director: Paul Street Producer: Taylor Pinson Writer: Paul Street Cast: Celeste Thorson, Manny Marquez, Simon Bingham, Julia Cyr, Adam Gerash
RUMBLE VALLEY
United States
(PROGRAM TITLE = SUPERHEROES)
5:00 p.m. Oct. 21, Sunday. 13 min.
A stranger in a desolate town, Billy walks into a '50s diner to find that it screams bad news. Dominated by a local gang and its leader Buzz, the diner is swarming with hooligans and their scantily clad girlfriends. Immediately causing a disturbance by checking out Buzz's girl, Billy incites a showdown that can only end in a '50s era drag race.
Director: Zach Strauss Producers: Zach Strauss, David Wu Writers: Zach Strauss Cast: David Jon Wilson, Piper Kenny, Kendra Treichler
SIREN (SZIRENA)
Hungary
(PROGRAM TITLE = HFF SHORTS PROGRAM #2)
1:00 p.m. Oct. 20, Saturday. 12 min.
A story about an accidental but fatal acquaintance of a Hungarian boy and a Russian soldier during the 1956 Revolution in Budapest.
Director: Andras Novak Producers: Andras Novak, Andras Muhi Writer: Andras Novak Cast: Jozsef Varga, Andras Novak, Nora Parti, Peter Katona, Zsolt Trill
SWING
Canada
(PROGRAM TITLE = HFF SHORTS PROGRAM #1)
1:00 p.m. Oct. 20, Saturday. 4 min.
Two people in love are happy, but slowed by time, until a day comes when they find the means to go back and feel what they did when they were young.
Director: Esteban Azuela Producer: Vancouver Film School Writer: Esteban Azuela
THINGS LAST
United States
(PROGRAM TITLE = HFF SHORTS PROGRAMM #1)
1:00 p.m. Oct. 20, Saturday. 8 min.
What if the human soul could be used as an infinite power source? What if you were the last person alive?
Director: Constant van Hoeven Producer: Jeroen Meijer Writer: Constant van Hoeven Cast: Lennart Monaster
TIMZ "IRAQ"
United States
(PROGRAM TITLE = GANGS OF BAGHDAD)
5:00 p.m. Oct. 19, Friday. 4 min.
An anti-war music video about Iraq.
Director: Ron Najor Producer: Carolyn Vye Artist: Timz Cast: Tom H.
'TIS THE SEASON
United States
(PROGRAM TITLE = MOONPIE)
5:00 p.m. Oct. 20, Saturday. 6 min.
New York City is a wondrous place for a child at Christmastime. But when Mom can't slow down enough to enjoy it, a kid may have to take things into her own hands. A charming story about the surprises to be found in the city's diversity.
Director: Bob Giovanelli Producers: Sarah E. Baker, Daniel Farag Writer: Bob Giovanelli Cast: Jadyn Gaertner, Ann Gaertner, Bern Cohen
THE WAKE
United States
(PROGRAM TITLE = ARTHUR'S PARADISE)
3:00 p.m. Oct. 19, Friday. 19 min.
In this suspenseful drama, an old lady mysteriously starves a young boy. Her bizarre method is seemingly without cause, but as the story unfolds, the truth is revealed in a stunning climax.
Director: Matthew Byrne Producers: Christopher Ferrise, Ezra Venetos Writers: Christopher Ferrise, Matthew Byrne Cast: Claudia Troll, Tyler Chetta
WAR CRY
United States
(PROGRAM TITLE = GANGS OF BAGHDAD)
5:00 p.m. Oct. 19, Friday. 6 min.
War Cry finds two soldiers on a journey to notify the loved ones of soldiers killed in Iraq. After a long week and an especially painful family notification, Eddie can't take it any longer and has an epiphany -- he figures out how to save the soldiers before they get killed.
Director: Aaron Weisblatt Producer: Camillia Sanes Writer: Aaron Weisblatt Cast: Nicholas Tucci, Ryan Smith
WAR HERO
United Kingdom
(PROGRAM TITLE = KNEE DEEP)
3:00 p.m. Oct. 19, Friday. 14 min.
The bloody aftermath of an unlawful military incursion into the war zone of Basra leaves the lone survivor facing a battle between guilt and blame.
Director: Doug Rao Producer: Doug Rao Writer: Doug Rao Cast: Simon Chandler, Scott Handy, Samuel Oatley, Houda Echoufni, Claire Cox, Jason Cheater, Khalid Laith
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Feature Films - Documentaries - Short Subjects
HFF SCREENING SCHEDULE
2007 Hollywood Film Festival Program
Screenings take place October 17 - 21 at Arclight Cinemas
6360 Sunset Boulevard, Hollywood.
Note: "The Hollywood Horror, Sci-Fi & Fantasy Festival" takes place Friday, October 19, Saturday, October 20, and Sunday, October 21.
Note: Screenings subject to change and/or to cancellation without notice.
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