A THOUSAND HILLS (North Carolina Premiere)
Canada
Friday, 12:30 - 2:30 pm
Fine Arts Theatre - Upper
One voice can make all the difference – well, maybe two. Awkward 13-year-old David tries to save his family’s farm from an evil land-developer using the only thing he has – his voice – to make a CD and to win the heart of Kelly, the prettiest girl in school. Rejected, deceived, and robbed, learns who he can trust and who he can’t, as he grows from a boy into a young man. Touching, heartwarming, inspiring – there are a thousand reasons to watch this film. Inspired by true events.
Director: Mary Allison Wilmarth Producer/Writer: Sandra Bowes Executive Producer: Stephen Bowes Associate Producer: Joshua Rance Cast: Art furniss, Douglas Tardif, Jessica Schellenberg

BART GOT A ROOM
Friday, 9 - 11 pm
Diana Wortham Theatre
Danny Stein is an average high-school teenager with one big problem: he can't find a date for the prom. Danny sets out on a desperate quest to find a prom date, while simultaneously dealing with his recently divorced parents' neuroses and the burgeoning feelings his best friend Camille has begun to express. Danny's search becomes progressively more pathetic once he learns that while he is no closer to reaching his goal, Bart (the school's biggest dweeb) has not only secured a date for the prom, but got a hotel room as well.
Director/Writer: Brian Hecker Producers: Celine Rattray, Galt Niederhoffer Executive Producer: Dina Burke Coproducer: Tony Shawkat Cast: Alia Shawkat, Cheryl Hines, Steven Kaplan, William H. Macy

BEING MICHAEL MADSEN
Friday, 5:30 - 7:30 pm
Fine Arts Theatre - Upper
Actor Michael Madsen decides to turn the tables on the notorious paparazzo Billy Dant, by hiring a trio of up-and-coming documentary filmmakers to chronicle Dant’s life, loves, and troubles.
Director/Producer: Michael Mongillo Producer: Daniel A. Sherkow, Michael Madsen, Taylor Warren Writers: James Charbonneau, Michael Mongillo Cinematographer/DP: Jeff Hoyt Cast: Aamer Haleem, Daryl Hannah, David Carradine, Davis Mikaels, Debbie Rochon, Doug Tompos, Fuschia Kate Sumner, Harry Dean Stanton, Jack Bettw, Jason Alan Smith, Kathy Searle, Lacey Chabert, Madison Michele, Michael Madsen, Paige Davis, Tara Mercurio, Thomas Edward Seymour, Virginia Madsen, Zeke Rippy

4th AND LONG
Friday, 6:30 - 8:30 pm
Diana Wortham Theatre
A unique comedy about three high school football fanatics whose obsession with football rules over every part of their lives. Larry, The Chuck, and Coach D are the older fans you see at your high school games who graduated years ago, but never miss a game. These fans can’t quite let go of their glory days. . . even if they never really happened. When their beloved football program is threatened with cancellation, they must find a way to protect all that they love.
Director: Timothy Vandenberg Producer: William Lewis Writers: Billy Lewis, Keith Minor, Mark Darby Robinson, Timothy Vandenberg Cinematographer/DP: William Lewis Cast: Christopher Blanchard, Keith Minor, Mark Darby Robinson

HOMELAND
Friday, 2:30 - 4:30 pm
Fine Arts Theatre - Lower
A drama with interlocking storylines about our disparate attempts to connect with others and the world around us. Five peoples’ fates become entwined when a soldier returns on furlough from Iraq and with no one to greet him at the airport, he sets out for the wild Northwest coast. His journey intersects with his distant father, his un-met stepmother, a bitter veteran, and a stewardess. As each strays further from his everyday life and a body washes up on the beach, their fates become bound inextricably together. A newfound sense of belonging is forged and, finally, the soldier has something to come back to just in time to return to the real and present war. Director/Producer/Writer: Christopher Young Producer: Crystal MacAlerney Writer: Christopher Young Cinematographers: Diego Diaz, Nils Benson Cast: Elize Du Toit, Fran Kranz, John Gleeson Connolly, Sue Cremin, Whip Hubley

OFF OFF BROADWAY
Friday, 8 - 10 pm
Fine Arts Theatre - Upper
Documentary filmmaker Art Ferguson follows playwright Francis Enwright as he produces an avant-garde off-Broadway play.
Director/Producer: Jeff Huston Writers: Benjamin Ellis Fine, David Crabb, Jack Perry, Jeff Huston, Margo Passalaqua, Matt Kerr, Sarah Kozinn Cinematographers: Chris Scarafile, Jeff Huston, Lucas Longacre, Sean Stewart, Seth Pilipski Cast: Benjamin Ellis Fine, David Crabb, Jack Perry, Jeff Huston, Margo Passalaqua, Matt Kerr, Sarah Kozinn

ROUTE 30 (North Carolina Premiere)
Friday, 1:30 - 3:30 pm
Diana Wortham Theatre
3 interconnecting stories from South Central Pennsylvania: Deer Hunters Wives tells of the frustrations of Civil War tour guide Mandy, who obsesses on Jennie Wade, the only civilian killed at the battle of Gettysburg. While her friend June struggles with an internet porn scheme to make extra money. What I Believe focuses on a man who seeks the help of a Christian Scientist to heal his back pain and explain the Big Foot that chased him. Original Bill is the story of a writer who buys a rural farmhouse hoping to find unique inspiration to write his novel. He is sidetracked by his Amish neighbor, who smokes, drinks & swears.
Director/Producer/Writer: John Putch Cinematographer: Keith J. Duggan Cast: Christine Elise McCarthy, Curtis Armstrong, Dana Delany, David Deluise, Kevin Rahm, Lee Wilkof, Nathalie Boltt, Robert Romanus

SITA SINGS THE BLUES (North Carolina Premiere)
Saturday, 5 - 7 pm
Fine Arts Theatre - Lower
In this feature length animated film, Sita is a Hindu goddess, the leading lady of India’s epic The Ramayana and a dutiful wife who follows her beloved husband Rama on a 14-year exile to a forest, only to be kidnapped by an evil king from Sri Lanka. Despite remaining faithful to her husband, Sita is put through many tests. Nina (the filmmaker Nina Paley) is an artist who finds parallels in Sita’s life when her husband – in India on a work project - decides to break up their marriage and dump her via email. Three hilarious Indonesian shadow puppets with Indian accents narrate both the ancient tragedy and modern comedy in this beautifully animated interpretation of the epic.
Director/Producer/Writer/Animator: Nina Paley

SPEED DATING
Ireland
Friday, 5 - 7 pm
Fine Arts Theatre - Lower
A heartbroken heir to millions becomes obsessed with speed dating in the search for love and meaning. A brief encounter with a mysterious stranger leaves his amnesiac and suspected in a murder. With help from his quirky friends and family, he must clear his name. . . if he can remember it. Director/Writer: Tony Herbert Producer/Cinematographer: John Conroy Executive Producer: Ned Dowd Cast: David Hayman, Don Wycherly, Emma Choy, Flora Montgomery, Hugh O’Connor, Nora Jane Noone

STOMP! SHOUT! SCREAM!
Saturday, 5:30 - 7:30 pm
Fine Arts Theatre - Upper
This beach party rock and roll monster movie, set in 1966, intertwines the adventures of an all-girl garage rock band with the legend of Skunk Ape (the Florida Everglades’ version of Bigfoot). When their van breaks down in a small southern beach town, they come across the local police who are investigating a disappearance and unexplainable pile of pungent debris that has washed up on the beach. Through a number of strange events the Violas end up playing at a party in town while a strange and menacing creature appears to be on the loose. Director/Producer/Writer/Editor: Jay Wade Edwards Producers: Arma Benoit, Evan Lieberman Cinematographer: Evan Lieberman Cast: Claire Bronson, Mary Kraft, Cynthia Evans, Jonathan Green

THE CALLER
Saturday, Noon - 2 pm
Diana Wortham Theatre
Jimmy Stevens, a senior VP at an international energy firm, decides to blow the whistle on his company’s deadly and corrupt practices in Latin America. Knowing he will be killed for this treason, he anonymously hires the services of private detective Frank Turlotte to trail him from a distance. Little does Turlotte know that the man who has hired him and the man he is following are one and the same. A thrilling game of cat and mouse ensues as pieces of the puzzle begin to come together. Director: Richard Ledes Producer: Linda Moran, Rene Bastian Writers: Alain Didier Weill, Richard Ledes Cinematographer/DP: Steven Kazmierski Cast: Eliott Gould, Frank Langella, Laura Harring

THE FLYBOYS
Friday, Noon - 2 pm
Fine Arts Theatre - Lower
Jason and Kyle, two boys from a small town, become embroiled in the adventure of their lives when they discover a mysterious airplane at the local small-town airport. The boys sneak aboard the plane for a look, but are forced to hide in the luggage compartment when two strange men show up. Soon they unexpectedly find themselves airborne. After hours in the air, the boys unwittingly uncover a bomb in the luggage compartment. When they burst into the cabin to report their discovery, they find that everyone on board has bailed out. The boys must take the controls and land the plane themselves. But their troubles are only beginning as Jason and Kyle realize that they've foiled a heist to steal millions of dollars from the mob in this high-action, coming-of-age film. Director/Producer/Writer: Rocco DeVilliers Co-Writer; Story By: Richard Dutcher Producer: Dan Urness Cinematographer/DP: Jim Orr Cast: Dallen Gettling, Harrison Young, J. Todd Adams, Jennifer Slimko, Jesse James, Reiley McClendon, Robert Costanzo, Stephen Baldwin, Tom Sizemore

THE UNIDENTIFIED (North Carolina Premiere)
Friday, 4 - 6 pm
Diana Wortham Theatre
Estlin, a young idealist, is thrust into the real world without the protective bubble of college he's grown accustomed to. His job at a local newspaper doesn’t promote social change and Brooke, his political partner in crime, is leaving Brooklyn for Ohio. Frustrated and lost, he falls for Sophie, a whimsical artist with an optimistic view of life. As their relationship grows, Estlin discovers a dark, secretive undertone to Sophie's simplistic take on the world. As Estlin pursues the truth, their relationship crumbles, plunging him further into confusion and isolation. With seemingly nowhere else to go, he heads to a protest in Washington, DC. But as he searches for the remains of 1960s idealism, he uncovers the nuanced voice of his own generation. Director/Writer: Kevan Tucker Executive Producers: Charlie Pasquale, Donna Coghlan Producer: Elyse Pasquale Assistant Director: Jay Sgroi Associate Producers: Mitchell Kase, Shawn Dempewolff-Barrett Executive Producer: Nick Briscoe
Producer: Stephen Gifford, Tim O’Neill Cinematographer/DP: Robert Carnevale Cast: Debora Pressman, Erin Euklund, Jack Reiling, Jay Sullivan, Kathryn Rossetter, Lauren Shannon, Robert O’Gorman

TWELVE (North Carolina Premiere)
Saturday, Noon - 2 pm
Fine Arts Theatre - Lower
In 2007, twelve filmmakers entered into a collaborative in which each was assigned a month of the year. Each director was given the task of creating a 6 to 10 minute long film that took place during and was produced during that specific month. At the end of the calendar year, all of the individual stories were edited together to create a unique feature film experience. Directors: Vladimir Minuty, Seanbaker Carter, Scott Masterson, Noah Lydiard, Megan Summers, Marc Colucci, Luke Poling, Joan Meister, Jared Goodman, Garth Donovan, Brynmore Williams, Andy McCarthy Executive Producers: Stece Oare, Scott Masterson Writers: Vladimir Minuty, Seanbaker Carter, Scott Masterson, Noah Lydiard, Megan Summers, Marc Colucci, Luke Poling, Joan Meister, Jared Goodman, Garth Donovan, Brynmore Williams, Andy McCarthy

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