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Hollywood
Film Festival® Film Program
Oct 24, 25, 26, 2008
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Feature Films - Documentaries - Short Subjects
HFF Screening Schedule
Screenings at ArcLight Cinemas, 6360 Sunset Boulevard, Hollywood.
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*All films subject to change and/or cancellation without notice.
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Films are listed alphabetically in each category below -- Feature Films, Documentaries, and Short Subjects.
FEATURE FILMS
BLOOD ON THE HIGHWAY
United States
(PROGRAM TITLE = BLOOD ON THE HIGHWAY)
11:00 p.m. Oct. 25, Saturday. 88 min.
Three twenty-somethings on a road trip accidentally wander into Fate, Texas, only to find the town populated by bloodthirsty, dimwitted vampires. A brutal run-in with two carnivorous convenience store clerks leads the three to take refuge with the town's only surviving humans and to prepare for battle with an army of the undead.
Directors: Barak Epstein, Blair Rowan Producers: Barak Epstein, Robert Bell Writers: Blair Rowan, Chris Gardner Cast: Deva George, Robin Gierhart, Nate Rubin
THE BLUE TOOTH VIRGIN
United States
(PROGRAM TITLE = THE BLUE TOOTH VIRGIN)
2:00 p.m. Oct. 25, Saturday. 80 min.
Two writers must face a dilemma that is common to anyone who has ever had an artistic friend: What happens when you have to give feedback ... and the news isn't good?
Director: Russell Brown Producer: Russell Brown Writer: Russell Brown Cast: Austin Peck, Bryce Johnson, Roma Maffia, Karen Black
CAT CITY
United States
(PROGRAM TITLE = CAT CITY)
7:00 p.m. Oct. 25, Saturday. 95 min.
A tale of infidelity, deceit, greed, and murder. Nick Compton, a developer, cheats on his attorney wife, Victoria, with her law partner, Samantha. However, Nick and Samantha share more than their bodies. Their secret is revealed when Jonas, a mysterious stranger, arrives.
Director: Brent Huff Producer: Patrick Stack Writers: Brent Huff, William Shockley, Douglas L. Walton Cast: Rebecca Pidgeon, Julian Sands, Brian Dennehy, Alano Massi
COOK COUNTY
United States
(PROGRAM TITLE = COOK COUNTY)
7:00 p.m. Oct. 25, Saturday. 94 min.
A young boy and his father living in the deep woods of East Texas attempt to reconnect while struggling to overcome addictions to crystal meth in a family of meth users three generations long.
Director: David Pomes Producer: Anson Mount Writer: David Pomes Cast: Anson Mount, Xander Berkeley
DETACHED
United States
(PROGRAM TITLE = DETACHED)
5:00 p.m. Oct. 25, Saturday. 81 min.
Set in the Hollywood Hills, Detached follows Chadh, an unscrupulous mortgage broker whose controlled world comes undone by a stream of anonymous greetings. Chadh must uncover who is perpetrating this "festive" assault, but in searching for the culprit he is forced to confront a crime he's spent a decade trying to forget.
Directors: Tianna Langham, Chris Bessounian Producers: Tianna Langham, Chris Bessounian, André Dos Santos Writers: Tianna Langham, Chris Bessounian Cast: Sascha Rosemann, Kris Lezetc, Mieke Buchan, Ryan McGee
FASHION IN FILM
United States
By Invitation Only
8:00 p.m. Oct. 23, Thursday. 60 min.
Starz Inside: Fashion In Film brings viewers to the runways of Hollywood, New York, Paris, and Milan, exploring how fashion is central to the storytelling process and how it influences what people are wearing in everyday life. Films explored include The Devil Wears Prada, Sex and the City, Golden Globe Best Picture Winner Atonement, 27 Dresses, Legally Blonde, the Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy, Clueless, Breakfast at Tiffany's, American Gigolo, Flashdance and more.
Executive Producers: Gregg Backer, Evan Kanew
Producer: Evan Kanew
Guests: Tyson Beckford, Malin Akerman, Maria Menounos, Monique Lhuillier, Jean Paul Gaultier, Sharen Davis, Debra McGuire, Michael Kaplan, Brett Ratner, Phillip Bloch
FROM MEXICO WITH LOVE
United States
(PROGRAM TITLE = FROM MEXICO WITH LOVE)
5:00 p.m. Oct. 25, Saturday. 97 min.
Hector Villa, physically tough but emotionally self-destructive, is one of millions of illegal Mexican migrant workers vying for a new life in the United States. After getting banished from the farm he works on, Hector teams up with washed-up boxing trainer Billy Jenks and returns to fight for honor.
Director: Jimmy Nickerson Producers: Glen Hartford, Daniel Toll Writers: Glen Hartford, Nicholas Siapkaris Cast: Kuno Becker, Steven Bauer, Danay Garcia, Bruce McGill
GOODNIGHT IRENE
Portugal
(PROGRAM TITLE = GOODNIGHT IRENE)
5:00 p.m. Oct. 26, Sunday. 98 min.
Two solitary men embark on a journey to find a missing woman, driven by friendship, a desire for freedom, and a wish to taste life at the fullest.
Director: Paolo Marinou-Blanco Producer: Maria João Mayer Writer: Paolo Marinou-Blanco Cast: Nuno Lopes, Rita Loureiro
HOLIDAY BAGGAGE
United States
(PROGRAM TITLE = HOLIDAY BAGGAGE)
7:00 p.m. Oct. 25, Saturday. 89 min.
Holiday Baggage explores a family's reconnection after estranged husband Pete returns and announces a surprise engagement. While marooned with his family over the Thanksgiving holiday, his soon to be ex-wife Sarah invites him to reconnect with their daughters and in so doing, he rediscovers his feelings for her.
Director: Stephen Polk Producers: Catherine Rubey, Stephen Polk Writers: Catherine Rubey, Stephen Polk Cast: Barry Bostwick, Cheryl Ladd
LIVE ANIMALS
United States
(PROGRAM TITLE = LIVE ANIMALS)
9:00 p.m. Oct. 26, Sunday. 86 min.
A ruthless entrepreneur targets victims for his macabre business. Using an isolated horse barn, he sells his captives to the highest bidder. Rather than succumbing to a soulless slave's existence, they chance death for freedom only to discover that the twisted underworld reaches farther than they imagine.
Director: Jeremy Benson Producers: Mark Williams, Jeremy Benson Writer: Jeremy Benson Cast: John Still, Christian Walker, Jeannette Comans, Patrick Cox
THE MAGISTICAL
United States
(PROGRAM TITLE = THE MAGISTICAL)
5:00 p.m. Oct. 26, Sunday. 84 min.
Once upon a time, the Magistical was chosen to watch over all living things. However, her magic spell backfires with an evil Draken. Fate lands in the hands of one small boy who must believe that he can save them all.
Directors: Danny Oakley, John M. Cernak Producers: Jim Woodcock, Peter Milhaupt, Bruce Roberts Writers: John Cernak, Loraine Cernak Cast: Megan Blake, Stan Bernstein, Ray Collins, Debra Terry
THE MAP READER
New Zealand
(PROGRAM TITLE = THE MAP READER)
2:00 p.m. Oct. 26, Sunday. 90 min.
Sixteen-year-old Michael escapes the realities of his small-town New Zealand life by immersing himself into a world of maps. However, his isolation is broken forever by the arrival of two young women in his life.
Director: Harold Brodie Producer: John Davies Writer: Harold Brodie Cast: Rebecca Gibney, Jordan Selwyn, Mikaila Hutchison, Bonnie Soper
THE MARCONI BROS.
United States
(PROGRAM TITLE = THE MARCONI BROS.)
5:00 p.m. Oct. 25, Saturday. 82 min.
Two adversarial brothers leave the comfort of the family carpet store to make it big with the King of Long Island Wedding Videos.
Directors: Michael Canzoniero, Marco Ricci Producers: Amy Shatsky, David Boulton Writers: Marco Ricci, Michael Canzoniero Cast: Dan Fogler, Brendan Sexton III, Jon Polito
PLAGUE TOWN
United States
(PROGRAM TITLE = PLAGUE TOWN)
9:00 p.m. Oct. 24, Friday. 88 min.
Plague Town is a frightening tale about a family that gets lost in the rural countryside. They stumble upon an old village hidden deep in the woods. The family quickly learns that its townies are guarding a dark and deadly secret, and will protect it at any cost.
Director: David Gregory Producers: Derek Curl, Daryl Tucker Writers: David Gregory, John Cregan Cast: Josslyn DeCrosta, Erica Rhodes, James Warke, Kate Aspinwall
ROUNDS
United States
(PROGRAM TITLE = ROUNDS)
2:00 p.m. Oct. 25, Saturday. 103 min.
Rounds follows three Los Angeles friends, each on a private quest to find what friendship means in a world where instant attractions, casual betrayals and an innocent glance can test the very meaning of their friendship.
Director: Mark Atienza Producers: Mark Atienza, Virginia Perfili Writer: Mark Atienza Cast: Natalie Denise Sperl, Billy Drago, Mark Atienza
SEAL TEAM VI
United States
(PROGRAM TITLE = SEAL TEAM VI)
9:00 p.m. Oct. 24, Friday. 99 min.
Inspired by actual events, Seal Team VI is the heroic saga of a SEAL Team Commander suffering from a recent family tragedy. He is sent on a black ops mission with his elite counter-terrorism team during Operation: Desert Shield. The story follows the harrowing consequences they faced when their covert mission was compromised.
Director: Mark C. Andrews Producers: Ken Gamble, Mark C. Andrews Writer: Mark C. Andrews Cast: Ken Gamble, Jeremy Davis, Zach McGowan, Kristoffer Garrison, Jessica Meza
SHERMAN'S WAY
United States
(PROGRAM TITLE = SHERMAN'S WAY)
9:00 p.m. Oct. 25, Saturday. 97 min.
Sherman's Way starts with two strangers forced into a road trip of convenience only to veer off the path into a quirky exploration of friendship, fatherhood and the annoying task of finding one's place in the world -- a world in which one wrong turn can change your destination.
Director: Craig Saavedra Producers: Craig Saavedra, Michael Shulman, Tom Nance Writer: Tom Nance Cast: Enrico Colantoni, James LeGros, Michael Shulman, Brooke Nevin
THE THACKER CASE
United States
(PROGRAM TITLE = THE THACKER CASE)
9:00 p.m. Oct. 24, Friday. 95 min.
When a local Iowa boy dies in police custody under highly suspicious circumstances, attorney Stu Pepper is hired by his family to sue the local authorities for wrongful death. Ensuing is an uphill battle against an entrenched and corrupt small-town status quo.
Director: Brian Jun Producers: Stuart M. Pepper, Mark Roberts, Lorena David, Max Velez, Michael Lawrence, Nick Thurlow, Todd Williams, John Portnoy Writers: Robert Dean Klein, Stuart M. Pepper, Brian Jun Cast: Gabriel Mann, Eliza Dushku, John Savage
TO THE TOP OF THE WORLD (ATÉ AO TECTO DO MUNDO)
Portugal
(PROGRAM TITLE = TO THE TOP OF THE WORLD (ATE AO TECTO DO MUNDO))
2:00 p.m. Oct. 26, Sunday. 74 min.
The entire story develops in King Barbeca's faraway kingdom, where he only thinks about building a gigantic tower. Tyrannical, wily and incredibly greedy, King Barbeca forbids everything -- plunging the kingdom into a sad and immense gray where it is forbidden to play!
Directors: Costa Valente, Carlos Silva, Vitor Lopes Producer: Antonio Valente
Writers: Antonio C. Valente, Carlos Silva, Vitor Lopes, adapted from Silvino Fernandes' work Cast: Fernando Mendonça, Isabel Queiros
WAR EAGLE, ARKANSAS
United States
(PROGRAM TITLE = WAR EAGLE, ARKANSAS)
2:00 p.m. Oct. 25, Saturday. 95 min.
War Eagle, Arkansas is a character-driven drama about a young man's choice of whether to leave his family and friends for a career in baseball or to stay and redeem his struggling community.
Director: Robert Milazzo Producer: Vincent Insalaco Writer: Graham Gordy Cast: Brian Dennehy, Mare Winningham, Mary Kay Place, James McDaniel, Luke Grimes
WORLD GONE MAD
United States
(PROGRAM TITLE = WORLD GONE MAD)
11:00 p.m., Oct. 24, Friday. 84 min.
World Gone Mad pays homage to classic, sci-fi animated, B-monster movies. It is an independent CG feature film with creatures, action galore and a hard-hitting score. An anti-hero journeys through a post-apocalyptic world filled with soldiers, ogres, crabs, rebels, zombies and a hot babe!
Director: Ron Smorynski Producer: Philomena Harrington Writer: Ron Smorynski Cast: Ron Smorynski, Brie Meyer
VLOG
United States
(PROGRAM TITLE = VLOG)
11:00 p.m. Oct. 24, Friday. 71 min.
VLOG is a groundbreaking extreme-horror film from the producers of SAW. The demon child of YouTube's Lonelygirl15 scandal and the Blair Witch hoax, VLOG is a wake-up call for the viral video generation, a gruesome cautionary tale that challenges the ideas of conventional narrative and online "reality."
Director: Joshua Butler Producer: Chad Cole Writer: Joshua Butler Cast: Brooke Marks, Trevor Trout, Rudy Perez
SCREENING TICKETS GO ON SALE OCTOBER 10 AT 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
CERTIFIABLY JONATHAN
United States
(PROGRAM TITLE = CERTIFIABLY JONATHAN)
5:00 p.m. Oct. 26, Sunday. 80 min.
Comic icon and artist Jonathan Winters wants his paintings to hang in the Museum of Modern Art. When Jonathan thinks he's lost his sense of humor and can't finish the new paintings for his big exhibition, everyone from Robin Williams to Sarah Silverman show up to help him get his mojo back.
Director: Jim Pasternak Producer: Richard Marshall Cast: Jonathan Winters, Robin Williams, Howie Mandel, Sarah Silverman, Nora Dunn
THE FORGOTTEN WOMAN
Canada
(PROGRAM TITLE = THE FORGOTTEN WOMAN)
7:00 p.m. Oct. 24, Friday. 90 min.
Following the international success of Deepa Mehta's Oscar®-nominated film Water, the documentary The Forgotten Woman aims to bring an understanding of the marginalization of many millions of widows who are forced by age-old traditions to live out their remaining years isolated from and shunned by the society at large.
Director: Dilip Mehta Producers: Noemi Weis, David Hamilton Writer: Deepa Mehta
NUMBER ONE WITH A BULLET
United States
(PROGRAM TITLE = NUMBER ONE WITH A BULLET)
9:00 p.m. Oct. 25, Saturday. 105 min.
This feature documentary pulls back the curtain on gun violence in Hip Hop. The film follows five rappers as they take viewers back to the scenes of the crimes and into their darkest hours -- exposing the physical, mental and emotional scars of gun violence in the streets and music.
Director: Jim Dziura Producers: Joshua A. Krause, Quincy "QD3" Jones III Writers: Jim Dziura, Joshua A. Krause Cast: Ice Cube, Krs-One, Mos Def, Young Buck
TROMATIZED, MEET LLOYD KAUFMAN
United States
(PROGRAM TITLE = TROMATIZED, MEET LLOYD KAUFMAN)
9:00 p.m. Oct. 25, Saturday. 90 min.
Tromatized, Meet Lloyd Kaufman is a portrait of legendary American film company Troma, Inc., an independent New York-based production house that has specialized in Z-films for more than thirty years, and of Troma's eccentric president Lloyd Kaufman. The film presents a unique cinematic vision and approach.
Director: Fabien Martorell Producers: Fabien Martorell, Benjamin Mouginot Writer: Fabien Martorell Cast: Lloyd Kaufman, Roger Corman, Stan Lee, James Gunn
SCREENING TICKETS GO ON SALE OCTOBER 10 AT 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
ANYONE THERE?
Germany
(PROGRAM TITLE = VLOG)
11:00 p.m. Oct. 24, Friday. 10 min.
Violet is looking forward to spending a nice long weekend house-sitting at a friend's mansion. She is not expecting to be stalked by a psycho killer ... or is she? There are a few clichés that can't be missed in any good horror flick: a sexy girl, a slow killer and the question: Hello, anyone there?
Director: Holger Frick Producer: Holger Frick Writer: Holger Frick Cast: Sandra Ahrabian, Tai Jason
BOYFRIENDIM
United Kingdom
(PROGRAM TITLE = GOODNIGHT IRENE)
5:00 p.m. Oct. 26, Sunday. 4 min.
A snapshot of every girl's dream first date -- beautiful clothes, a handsome man, and an expensive car. But can this perfect start lead to the perfect boyfriend?
Director: Bodan Albu Producer: Gary Douglas Writers: Gary Douglas, Elaine Thompson Cast: Ebru Destan, Pit 10
CASPER & KITTY
United States
(PROGRAM TITLE = ROUNDS)
2:00 p.m. Oct. 25, Saturday. 6 min.
An erotic tongue-in-cheek recount of a relationship gone bad, played out in the mind of a broken playboy.
Director: Franco Parente Producer: Franco Parente Writer: Franco Parente Cast: Chris Charles, Paola Aleman
CATALINA
Chile
(PROGRAM TITLE = HFF SHORTS PROGRAM #1)
11:00 p.m. Oct. 24, Friday. 30 min.
David, the sickly son of a powerful landowner, falls in love with Catalina, the daughter of the housemaid. A romance fantasy set against the backdrop of the 1940s Chilean countryside.
Director: James Katz Producer: James Katz Writer: James Katz Cast: Diego Ruiz, Francisca Walker
CHECK PLEASE
United States
(PROGRAM TITLE = ROUNDS)
2:00 p.m. Oct. 25, Saturday. 5 min.
Meeting her boyfriend's parents for the first time could not have gone any better for Julie. And then the check comes.
Director: Larry Ziegelman Producer: Leigh Jones Writers: Doug Manley, Larry Ziegelman Cast: Danielle Hoetmer, Doug Manley, Doug James, Meg Thalken
DISTRUST
United States
(PROGRAM TITLE = DETACHED)
5:00 p.m. Oct. 25, Saturday. 15 min.
When a successful suburban drug dealer is betrayed by one of his oldest friends, his paranoia compels him to set in motion a plan to test the loyalty of those he loves. The consequences could be irreversible. A psychological drama about how the intense impact of fear can lead to betrayal and self-sabotage.
Director: Anthony Forrest Producer: Angela Lee Writers: Jim Roof, Josh Mann Cast: Josh Mann, Neil Hopkins
DON'T CRY (THE BLACK GHOSTS)
United States
(PROGRAM TITLE = GOODNIGHT IRENE)
5:00 p.m. Oct. 26, Sunday. 4 min.
Set to The Black Ghosts' single "Don't Cry," the film follows an ominous Night Angel who appears on a snowy hilltop overlooking Moscow. She morphs from animation into live-action as she moves through the surreal urban landscape, drawn to a beacon of light at the center of the city....
Director: Jack Pettibone Riccobono Producers: Kai Regan, Darya Zhuk Writer: Jack Pettibone Riccobono Cast: Marina Kim
E FINITA LA COMMEDIA
Belgium
(PROGRAM TITLE = HFF SHORTS PROGRAM #1)
11:00 p.m. Oct. 24, Friday. 13 min.
A car parked in a residential area. A father and a son slowly begin a discussion about love, sex, mother and death. An atypical complicity, an overly close relationship. As time goes by, some questions remain unanswered: What are they waiting for? And above all, what are they going to accomplish?
Directors: Jean-Julien Collette, Olivier Tollett Producer: Anthony Rey Writers: Jean-Julien Collette, Olivier Tollet Cast: Christian Crahay, Cédric Eeckhout
EL TAXISTA
United States
(PROGRAM TITLE = HFF SHORTS PROGRAM #5)
7:00 p.m. Oct. 26, Sunday. 15 min.
On a dark night, what seems to be a routine shift for taxi driver Ricardo Villamontes turns out to be a night where questionable morality and loneliness collide.
Director: Luis Robledo Producer: Bryan Ross Writer: Luis Robledo Cast: Jana Mitsoula, Luis Robledo, Marisilda Garcia, Geoffrey Rhue
EXACT BUS FARE
United States
(PROGRAM TITLE = HFF SHORTS PROGRAM #4)
7:00 p.m. Oct. 26, Sunday. 10 min.
A dirty cop's transgressions finally catch up with him, forcing him to collide with something worse....
Director: Chris Marazzo Producer: Chris Marazzo Writer: Chris Marazzo Cast: Kevin Gage, Rashawn Underdue, Robert Miano
FOUND OBJECTS
Canada
(PROGRAM TITLE = HFF SHORTS PROGRAM #2)
11:00 p.m. Oct. 25, Saturday. 18 min.
In a future-past world, crumbling and wracked by perpetual war, frantic preparations for a music recital are underway in a disintegrating theater. As the residents struggle under relentless bombardments, only one thing holds the place upright: the unwavering determination of an old man forgotten in the cellar.
Director: David Birnbaum Producer: David Birnbaum Writer: David Birnbaum Cast: Ross W. Richards, Tara Smylie, Bianca Pisciola, Emanuele Galea
GAME OVER: THE LIFE OF A VIDEO GAME VILLAIN
United States
(PROGRAM TITLE = PLAGUE TOWN)
9:00 p.m. Oct. 24, Friday. 13 min.
Lord Gamesh, a vile villain from the land of Externeon, has killed King Claudius and kidnapped his daughter, Princess Zorah. All that stands between him and his master plan is an unlikely hero from Externeon ... although something more pressing seems to be bothering Gamesh about his current surroundings.
Director: Aaron Lee Producer: Zack Haddad Writer: Zack Haddad Cast: Josh Heisler, Amy Gumenick
GOD'S MARBLE
United States
(PROGRAM TITLE = HFF SHORTS PROGRAM #1)
11:00 p.m. Oct. 24, Friday. 22 min.
God's Marble is a dark psychological science fiction study of one man's haunting dilemma of despair in a post-cataclysmic world. Survivor Tom Anderson is forced either to find salvation or destruction as he searches for other survivors, his wife and the truth to what God's Marble is and who was responsible for unleashing it.
Director: Charlie McNamara Producers: Crazy Igor Productions, Bryan Rodgers Writer: Bryan Rodgers Cast: Michael Forsberg, Ben Shields, Maria Vargo, Elliot Grey
THE GOLD LUNCH
United States
(PROGRAM TITLE = ROUNDS)
2:00 p.m. Oct. 25, Saturday. 12 min.
The Gold Lunch is about a man who imagines that having lunch with his ex-wife is an Olympic event. Based on the short story by Ron Carlson, the film depicts lunching as a "full blown contact sport, loaded with punishing ambiguity and emotional twists and turns that dwarf the Grand Slalom."
Director: Joanna Kerns Producers: Marc Appleton, Alan Barnette, Joanna Kerns, Sally Robinson Writers: Joanna Kerns, Sally Robinson Cast: Jennifer Siebel, Paul Blackthorne
JANEY MARY
Ireland
(PROGRAM TITLE = HFF SHORTS PROGRAM #4)
7:00 p.m. Oct. 26, Sunday. 20 min.
The story of a five-year-old girl who goes begging for food through the destitute urban landscape of post-World War II Dublin.
Director: Paul Brady Producer: Paul Brady Writer: Paul Brady Cast: Kelsey Enright, Eamon Rohan, Catherine O'Farrell, John Brady, Linda McDonnell
THE JOURNAL
United States
(PROGRAM TITLE = GOODNIGHT IRENE)
5:00 p.m. Oct. 26, Sunday. 18 min.
A tortured young man, who lost his mother at a very early age, discovers the gift that could set him free.
Director: Sam Wasserman Producers: Brandon Sonnier, Sam Wasserman Writer: Sam Wasserman Cast: Jack T. Carpenter, Blue Deckert
JUST ONE OF THE GYNOS
United States
(PROGRAM TITLE = TO THE TOP OF THE WORLD (ATE AO TECTO MUNDO))
2:00 p.m. Oct. 26, Sunday. 15 min.
A comedy about a young gynecologist who becomes overexposed to the female anatomy and loses the ability to view his wife sexually. Starring Brandon Olive, Kasey Wilson, Creed Bratton (The Office), Kyle Gass (Tenacious D) and Carol Potter (Beverly Hills, 90210).
Directors: Alex Ranarivelo, Brandon Olive Producer: Tripper Clancy Writer: Tripper Clancy Cast: Creed Bratton, Carol Potter, Kyle Gass
THE LAST DROP
United States
(PROGRAM TITLE = HOLIDAY BAGGAGE)
7:00 p.m. Oct. 25, Saturday. 9 min.
As Wandering Man's mind and body break down from unrelenting heat, he stumbles across his salvation: a bucket of water. But that bucket belongs to another man. Will the men share this treasure -- or will it tear them apart?
Director: Daniel Cauterucci Producer: Daniel Cauterucci Writer: Daniel Cauterucci Cast: August Fredrik, Jeff Evelth
THE LAST YOGHURT
Israel
(PROGRAM TITLE = THE BLUE TOOTH VIRGIN)
2:00 p.m. Oct. 25, Saturday. 17 min.
The battle of the sexes continues. The prize? The last yoghurt in the fridge.
Director: Goor Moshe Producer: Aneta Chalas Writer: Gavin Rogers Cast: Philippe Spall, Mira Dovreni
LIMINAL
United States
(PROGRAM TITLE = THE MAP READER)
2:00 p.m. Oct. 26, Sunday. 14 min.
Ina and Joy are naked and locked in a battle of elimination. Ina must reverse the power to survive. Are they lovers or is Joy the "killer within"?
Director: Stephen Keep Mills Producer: Patrick Cunningham Writer: Stephen Keep Mills Cast: Tonya Cornelisse, Alejandra Gollas
LOOKING UP DRESSES
United States
(PROGRAM TITLE = TO THE TOP OF THE WORLD (ATE AO TECTO DO MUNDO))
2:00 p.m. Oct. 26, Sunday. 12 min.
After getting dumped for being "too nice," Jade Williams has until the end of a church service to convince his girlfriend that he's actually a wild man.
Director: Jared Ingram Producers: Jared Ingram, Todd Spence Writer: Jared Ingram Cast: Sam Huntington
LUNAR LANDING
United States
(PROGRAM TITLE = THE BLUE TOOTH VIRGIN)
2:00 p.m. Oct. 25, Saturday. 12 min.
Is there more to life than stealing from the elderly? Con artist couple Daisy and Carl live on the road, duping geriatrics out of their savings. Carl loves nothing more than life in the fast lane, the action of pulling off a score. Daisy fears her secret may ruin everything.
Director: Ken Kristensen Producers: Tricia Carter, Cristina Sanchez-Amyot, Ken Kristensen Writer: Ken Kristensen Cast: Stephanie Michels, Randy Ryan, Claudia Robinson
MARTIN
Ireland
(PROGRAM TITLE = HFF SHORTS PROGRAM #3)
2:00 p.m. Oct. 26, Sunday. 18 min.
Set in Dublin, Martin (Gary Lydon) is a dark character study of the male psyche in a world of loneliness and violence. During this tense drama, Martin's estranged daughter Laura (Leanne Kearney) re-enters his life. Laura is an intelligent and independent girl who provides the hope that could ultimately change him.
Director: Seán Branigan Producer: Adrienne Greenhalgh Writer: Seán Branigan Cast: Gary Lydon, Leanne Kearney
NOSEBLEED
United States
(PROGRAM TITLE = THE MAGISTICAL)
5:00 p.m. Oct. 26, Sunday. 10 min.
A man tries to get rid of a nosebleed with disastrous effects.
Director: Jeff Vespa Producers: Jeff Vespa, Rachel North, Robert Bauer Writer: Jeff Vespa Cast: David Arquette
OFFICE NOISE
Denmark
(PROGRAM TITLE = THE MAGISTICAL)
5:00 p.m. Oct. 26, Sunday. 4 min.
A short film about two very different colleagues and the tense situation that builds up as the tidy rooster gets increasingly annoyed with the clumsy elephant.
Directors: Mads Johansen, Torben Søttrup, Karsten Madsen, Lærke Enemark Producer: The Animation Workshop Animators: Mads Johansen, Torben Søttrup, Karsten Madsen, Lærke Enemark Cast: Thomas Ahlmark, Morten Wille
ONE CAREFUL OWNER
United Kingdom
(PROGRAM TITLE = GOODNIGHT IRENE)
5:00 p.m. Oct. 26, Sunday. 13 min.
Derek's much loved but unreliable classic car doesn't fit in with wife Lynne's lifestyle of a perfect house, personal trainer and the latest fashions. When she tells him it has to go, Derek sets off on the last journey he will make with the love of his life.
Director: Sean Van Hales Producer: Rebecca Callas Writer: Sean Van Hales Cast: Dexter Fletcher, Denise Van Outen, Sheila Reid, Tamzin Outhwaite
OPERATION: MANOR ASSAULT
France
(PROGRAM TITLE = THE BLUE TOOTH VIRGIN)
2:00 p.m. Oct. 25, Saturday. 13 min.
Before the Normandy D-Day invasion, there were a number of lesser D-Days. "Operation: Manor Assault" follows a small group of 82nd Airborne Paratroopers on their critical mission as they drop behind enemy lines.
Director: Cary Cremidas Producer: Doug Stebleton Writers: Cary Cremidas, Doug Stebleton Cast: Tommy McArdle, Luc Tacher, Tommy Ciminello, Peter Waldorf
OPERATION SHOCK AND AWE...SOME
United States
(PROGRAM TITLE = THE THACKER CASE)
9:00 p.m. Oct. 24, Friday. 6 min.
Losing the war on terror, President Bush is forced to resort to the most drastic and extreme of measures ... that will permanently alter the course of mankind and humanity as we know it -- a reality so brutal that viewer discretion is strongly advised.
Director: Keven Undergaro Producers: Maria Menounos, Sam Nazarian Writer: Kevin Undergaro Cast: Ed Lauter, Shaun Robinson, Steve Bridges, Ryan Seacrest (voice)
THE PARDONER'S TALE
United States
(PROGRAM TITLE = HFF SHORTS PROGRAM #3)
2:00 p.m. Oct. 26, Sunday. 18 min.
Already struggling to survive during the Great Depression, three friends are torn apart by greed.
Director: Dan Olson Producer: Antonia White Writers: Dan Olson, Derek Johnson Cast: Clay Strickland, John Brickner, Roddy Jessup
PRECIOUS CARGO
United States
(PROGRAM TITLE = HFF SHORTS PROGRAMM #4)
7:00 p.m. Oct. 26, Sunday. 17 min.
When Jack's ex-girlfriend Karen called to say that she'd be back in town after eight months, he expected a night of wine, caviar, and reconciliation. But when she shows up pregnant with gunmen hot on her tail, Jack's expectations are shot to hell -- literally.
Director: Max Adams Producer: Jeremy W. Wheeler Writer: Max Adams Cast: Summer Altice, Robert Praigo
RECRUITED
United States
(PROGRAM TITLE = THE MAP READER)
2:00 p.m. Oct. 26, Sunday. 9 min.
For a struggling detective, a routine stakeout spirals into an experience unlike anything he's known before.
Director: Joshua Levey Producers: Jason Sax, Heydar Adel, Saran Rath Writer: Joshua Levey Cast: Paul Papdakis, Len Shliz, Suzan Brittan
THE RISE OF THE CONVICT
United States
(PROGRAM TITLE = BLOOD ON THE HIGHWAY)
11:00 p.m. Oct. 25, Saturday. 17 min.
Go into a world where a villain is created and crimes begin. A new evolution of a hero and a nemesis will emerge to do battle. Black Dragon versus Convict will clash into an introductory Internet webisode series.
Director: Charley Rice Producer: Charley Rice Writer: Charley Rice Cast: Marcus Penn, Lisa Hereria, Charley Rice
SAFE ZONE
United Kingdom
(PROGRAM TITLE = HFF SHORTS PROGRAM #5)
7:00 p.m. Oct. 26, Sunday. 17 min.
A soldier returns from the war in Afghanistan and discovers that the peace he wants is hard to find. Seeking refuge, solace and safety in the English countryside, he finds himself harassed by an increasingly threatening individual.
Director: Carlo Ortu Producer: Andrea Farrena Writer: Carlo Ortu Cast: Ian Attfield, Colin Holt
SHATTERED
United States
(PROGRAM TITLE = HFF SHORTS PROGRAM #5)
7:00 p.m. Oct. 26, Sunday. 11 min.
Avalanche, an ex-boxer plagued with a vision problem, discovers he can see details beyond the obvious. He uses a physically damaged cop to take down a vicious serial killer when three strangers have a fateful experience in a local coffee shop.
Director: Spenser Cohen Producers: Tyler Van Patten, Bryant Robinson Writer: Benjamin Murray Cast: Henree Alyse, Ken Gamble, Stuart G. Bennett
STAINED
United States
(PROGRAM TITLE = WAR EAGLE, ARKANSAS)
2:00 p.m. Oct. 25, Saturday. 16 min.
In the near future, a young woman struggles under the oppression of the Old City, a deeply divided society determined to preserve its peace through the systematic segregation of its citizens. Driven by profound loss and a faded hopeful memory, Anya searches for a way out and a freedom she never imagined possible.
Director: Josh Weigel Producers: Jeff Bartsch, Aaron Moore, Joshua Weigel Writers: Joshua Weigel, Rebekah Weigel Cast: Jenn Gotzen, Melissa Disney, Clay Banks, Mark Atteberry
THE STRONGER
United Kingdom
(PROGRAM TITLE = HFF SHORTS PROGRAM #3)
2:00 p.m. Oct. 26, Sunday. 10 min.
Who is the stronger? Wife or mistress?
Director: Lia Williams Producer: Dan McCulloch Writer: Frank McGuinness Cast: Clare Higgins, Fiona O'Shaughnessy
THE TICKET
United States
(PROGRAM TITLE = THE MARCONI BROS.)
5:00 p.m. Oct. 25, Saturday. 12 min.
Jack heads south to sunny Delray Beach, Florida, to win big at the track. Greed gets the best of him when he gets caught up in a long con with a panhandler who claims he's holding the winning lottery ticket worth millions.
Director: Scott Dorel Producers: Scott Savage, Scott Dorel, Michelle Kaye, Sean Tippins, Alex Schrader Writer: Louis Pappas Cast: Ken Lerner, Brian Lally
THE UMBRELLA
United Kingdom
(PROGRAM TITLE = GOODNIGHT IRENE)
5:00 p.m. Oct. 26, Sunday. 4 min.
The Umbrella is a short film about the cycle of life. Set in an everyday metropolitan scenario and shot in stark colors, it conveys the powerful message of "what goes around comes around." The film achieves this by following a bright red umbrella during the course of a single morning, using it as a simple metaphor.
Director: Aashni Shah Producer: Aashni Shah Writer: Aashni Shah Cast: Julian Lamoral Roberts, Peter Stickney, Jennie Lathan
VERLAINE
United States
(PROGRAM TITLE = HFF SHORTS PRGRAM #3)
2:00 p.m. Oct. 26, Sunday. 13 min.
James is on the run and desperately needs to disappear. He arranges a meeting with an eccentric man named Verlaine who may be able to help. However, when Verlaine is reluctant to negotiate the terms, James must decide if a new identity is really worth the price.
Director: Nick Lentz Producers: Darren Warren, Ronald G. Lentz, Doug Spice Writer: Nick Lentz Cast: Robert Seay, Ingo Neuhaus, Heath Michaels, Katrina Cameron
WITT'S DAUGHTER
United States
(PROGRAM TITLE = HFF SHORTS PROGRAM #2)
11:00 p.m. Oct. 25, Saturday. 40 min.
Witt's Daughter is the story of what happens when a young man who survives the Korean War returns home and finds himself rejected by his three-year-old daughter.
Director: Carole Holliday Producer: Carole Holliday Writer: Carole Holliday Cast: Adam Edgar, Alia Margaret
WORMHOLE CHASERS
United States
(PROGRAM TITLE = WAR EAGLE, ARKANSAS)
2:00 p.m. Oct. 25, Saturday. 4 min.
According to the logarithmic map of the universe, the poles are aligned which can only mean one thing -- a wormhole is about to open in the corner of Marjorie Adam's apartment.
Director: Gregory Zymet Producers: Shannon Kendall, George Vincent, Heidi Roller Writer: Gregory Zymet Cast: Nancy Guerriero, A.K. Murtadha, Travis McElroy, Del Gist, Kristen Lorenz
WUNDERKAMMER
United States
(PROGRAM TITLE = HFF SHORTS PROGRAM #3)
2:00 p.m. Oct. 26, Sunday. 13 min.
The film explores the dynamics of the codependent relationship between an aging woman and her mentally challenged son.
Director: Andrea Pallaoro Producer: Kenhalo Bernet-Millan Writers: Andrea Pallaoro, Orlando Tirado Cast: Lilia King, Josh Perry
SCREENING TICKETS GO ON SALE OCTOBER 10 AT ARCLIGHTCINEMAS.COM
Feature Films - Documentaries - Short Subjects
HFF Screening Schedule
2008 Hollywood Film Festival Program
Screenings take place October 22 - 26 at ArcLight Cinemas
6360 Sunset Boulevard, Hollywood.
Note: "The Hollywood Horror, Sci-Fi & Fantasy Festival" takes place Friday, October 24, Saturday, October 25, and Sunday, October 26.
Note: Screenings subject to change and/or to cancellation without notice.
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