twin cities film fest 2015

TWIN CITIES FILM FEST 2015 Schedule Screening Date: 10/21/2015 10/22/2015

10/23/2015

10/24/2015

10/25/2015

10/26/2015

Film Title: A New High Room Band of Robbers Can You Dig This? Autism in America Autism in America Sunny In The Dark Catching the Sun The Last Great Circus Flyer Waiting for ‘Superman’ w/ Katrina + 10: The Rebirth of New Orleans’ Schools Pocha (Manifest Destiny) Counter Clockwise Completely Normal This Loneliness Raiders!: The Story of the Greatest Fan Film Ever Made Remember Lamb Jug Band Hokum Keepsake Leaving Circadia This is Happening The Birth of Saké Digital Firsts – Webisodes The Old, Old Story Man Vs Snake: The Long and Twisted Tale of Nibbler Youth The Polar Bear Club Brooklyn Touched With Fire The Dust Storm In The Dark Creative Control Finding Noah All In The Family Shorts Block Homeless w/Even the Walls 2021 Lamb Leaves of the Tree The Last Great Circus Flyer Nerdgasm Pocha (Manifest Destiny) Out Of This World Shorts Block In The Dark Leaves of the Tree Catching the Sun Anomalisa It’s Already Tomorrow in Hong Kong Too Late

Screening Time 05:30 PM 08:00 PM 01:00 PM 03:05 PM 05:00 PM 07:30 PM 09:45 PM 10:25 AM 10:30 AM 12:15 PM 01:00 PM 03:00 PM 03:15 PM 05:05 PM 05:20 PM 07:15 PM 07:30 PM 09:30 PM 09:45 PM 10:10 AM 10:15 AM 12:10 PM 12:15 PM 02:15 PM 02:30 PM 04:30 PM 04:40 PM 06:45 PM 07:00 PM 09:15 PM 09:30 PM 10:30 AM 12:00 PM 12:30 PM 02:15 PM 02:45 PM 04:45 PM 05:00 PM 07:00 PM 07:15 PM 09:40 PM 09:45 PM 02:30 PM 04:00 PM 04:30 PM 06:15 PM 08:30 PM 08:30 PM

TWIN CITIES FILM FEST 2015 Schedule (Con’t) 10/27/2015

10/28/2015

10/29/2015

10/30/2015

10/31/2015

Leaving Circadia This is Happening Can You Dig This? Digital Dove Shorts Land of 10,000 Stories Shorts Block Land of 10,000 Stories Shorts Block A Year and Change Followed Completely Normal Wildlike Touched With Fire In Football We Trust Out in the Cold Raiders!: The Story of the Greatest Fan Film Ever Made Love American Style Shorts Block Coming of Age Shorts Block Counter Clockwise Homeless w/Even the Walls Sunny In The Dark Night Owls The Birth of Saké All The Time In The World The Adderall Diaries Shoot to Kill Shorts Block Winter’s Bone Crush The Skull Band of Robbers A New High Creative Control Innerspace-Outerspace Shorts Block Me and You and Everyone We Know Youth Krisha Night Owls Brooklyn Shut In Shut In Finding Noah Too Late Wildlike Man Vs Snake: The Long and Twisted Tale of Nibbler The Quiet Hour The Adderall Diaries The 33 The 33 Thank You For Playing Crush The Skull Followed

01:30 PM 02:00 PM 03:30 PM 04:00 PM 05:30 PM 05:45 PM 08:15 PM 010:00 PM 12:30 PM 01:30 PM 02:30 PM 04:00 PM 06:00 PM 07:15 PM 08:15 PM 09:30 PM 010:15 PM 12:40 PM 01:00 PM 03:00 PM 03:10 PM 05:15 PM 07:10 PM 07:30 PM 09:15 PM 09:45 PM 10:45 AM 12:30 PM 01:15 PM 02:45 PM 03:15 PM 05:30 PM 05:40 PM 07:30 PM 08:00 PM 09:45 PM 010:30 PM 10:10 AM 10:15 AM 12:15 PM 12:45 PM 02:45 PM 03:00 PM 05:00 PM 05:00 PM 08:00 PM 09:45 PM 010:15 PM

A New High Synopsis: (Inspirational Documentary, Seattle) - In the heart of downtown Seattle lies the Union Gospel MissionÑa homeless shelter catering to the addicted and the abused. For these men and women, hope is a novelty. Self-esteem a luxury. Recovery a faraway ideal. But within the UGM is one man, an ex-Army Ranger, who believes in them. Believes in life. Believes in mountains. And he will attempt to use one of the most treacherous peaks in North America, 14,400 foot Mt Rainier, to give these recovering addicts hope again. Will their personal mountains be too steep to overcome? Director: Samuel Miron & Stephen Scott Scarpulla Screening Time(s): 10/21/2015 (5:30 PM) 10/30/2015 (12:30 PM) Rating: NR Runtime: 100 min Ticket Price: $20

Indie, Documentary

Room Synopsis: (Family Drama, Starring Brie Larson) - Starring Brie Larson and Willaim H. Macy: Escaping from the captivity in which they have been held for half a decade, a young woman and her five-year-old son struggle to adjust to the strange, terrifying and wondrous world outside their one-room prison. Director: Lenny Abrahamson Screening Time(s): 10/21/2015 (8:00 PM) Rating: R Runtime: 119 min Ticket Price: $20

Studio

Autism In America Synopsis: (Health Documentary, Autism) - genuine and straightforward look into Autism in America told by the families and individuals living with Autism daily. Narrated by Chandra Wilson. Director: Zac Adams Screening Time(s): 10/22/2015 (5:00 PM) 10/22/2015 (7:30 PM) Rating: NR Runtime: 85 min Ticket Price: $12

Indie, MNConnected, Documentary

Band Of Robbers Synopsis: (Historical Thriller, Starring Hannibal Buress) - A modern day retelling of Mark TwainÕs iconic books, BAND OF ROBBERS is a comedic adventure that reimagines the characters as grown men, and small-time crooks. When Huck Finn is released from prison, he hopes to leave his criminal life behind, but his lifelong friend, and corrupt cop, Tom Sawyer, has other plans. Not ready to give up on his childhood fantasies, Tom forms the Band of Robbers, recruiting their misfit friends Joe Harper and Ben Rogers, to join them for an elaborate plan to find a fabled treasure. But the plan soon unravels, thrusting the guys on a wild journey with dangerous consequences... Director: Aaron Nee & Adam Nee Screening Time(s): 10/22/2015 (1:00 PM) 10/30/2015 (10:45 AM) Rating: NR Runtime: 95 min Ticket Price: $12

Indie

Can You Dig This Synopsis: (Environmental Documentary, Los Angeles) - A feature documentary following four “gangster gardeners’ who create an oasis in one of the most notoriously dangerous neighborhoods in America. Director: Delila Vallot Screening Time(s): 10/22/2015 (3:05 PM) 10/27/2015 (3:30 PM) Rating: NR Runtime: 83 Min Ticket Price: $12

Indie, Documentary

Sunny In The Dark Synopsis: (Mystery-Thriller, Starring Hannah Ward) - Jonah Bock is a therapist with a marriage and family counseling clinic. When Jonah moves into a new loft he is wait listed for over two years, he quickly senses he may have finally found the ultimate sanctuary to shield him from the pain of the world. What Jonah doesn’t realize is that homeless Sunny lives in the dark crawl space above his place. In Jonah’s case, she sleeps in the crawlspace at night, and when highly regimented Jonah leaves for the office each day, she drops down and lives in JonahÕs space, careful to leave no trace of her existence. Director: Courtney Ware Screening Time(s): 10/22/2015 (9:45 PM) 10/29/2015 (1:00 PM) Rating: Not Rated, Viewer Discretion Advised (Adult Situations) Runtime: 91 min Ticket Price: $12

Indie

Catching The Sun Synopsis: ( Environmental Documentary) - Over the course of a solar jobs training program, Catching the Sun follows the hope and heartbreak of unemployed American workers seeking jobs in the solar industry. With countries like China capitalizing on this trillion-dollar opportunity, Catching the Sun tells the story of a global energy transition from the perspective of workers building solutions with their own hands. Their successes and failures speak to one of the biggest questions of our time: will the U.S. actually be able to build a green economy? Director: Shalini Kantayya Screening Time(s): 10/23/2015 (10:25 AM) 10/26/2015 (4:30 PM) Rating: NR Runtime: 74 min Ticket Price: $12

Indie, Documentary

Completely Normal Synopsis: (Romantic Comedy) - Greg is a hopeless romantic whose sincere yet awkward affections are a little too much for most “normal” girls. Gwen appears to be an average New York City woman: she likes yoga, artisanal coffee and heavy metal music. Little does Greg know that Gwen just happens to suffer from multiple personality disorder. After another failed relationship, and some really terrible fatherly advice, Greg spots Gwen on the subway and instantly falls in love with her from afar. Touching hilarity ensues. Robert Vornkahl is a New York trained, Michigan raised filmmaker. In his feature film debut, Robert explores the unique love that can blossom in the most unlikely places. Shot against the stark beauty of winter in Queens NY, this is a film for anyone who has ever followed their heart when everyone was telling them to play it safe. Peppered with awkward dark humor, it is ultimately a life-affirming tale about love, identity and what it really means to be “normal”. Director: Robert Vornkahl Screening Time(s): 10/23/2015 (3:15 PM) / 10/28/2015 (12:30 PM) Rating: Not Rated, Viewer Discretion Advised (Adult Situations) Runtime: 90 min Ticket Price: $12

Counter Clockwise Synopsis: (Sci-Fi Thriller, Directed by George Moise) - Counter Clockwise is sci-fi thriller/dark comedy about a brilliant scientist named Ethan Walker on the verge of inventing teleportation. But something goes wrong and he accidentally invents time travel. Ethan is hurled 6 months in the future where he finds a sinister upside down world. People are trying to kill him, he’s entangled in corporate espionage, and, worst of all, he’s the prime suspect for the murders of his wife and sister. In an attempt to change history and save his loved ones Ethan must travel back in time to uncover the mystery surrounding their deaths. Director: George Moise Screening Time(s): 10/23/2015 (3:00 PM) 10/28/2015 (10:15 PM) Rating: Not Rated, Viewer Discretion Advised (Adult Situations) Runtime: 91 min Ticket Price: $12

Indie

Jug Band Hokum Synopsis: (Music Documentary) - Jug Band Hokum is the debut feature-length film by Emmy Award winning director and musician Jack Norton. Filmed in Minnesota, the 2015 documentary stars Anne Baggenstoss, Brooklynd Turner, Amnesia Starr and Lil Majesty. It follows the eccentric lives of band members competing for a broken waffle iron in the 33rd Annual Minneapolis Battle of the Jug Bands. The film includes appearances by: Garrison Keillor (of Prairie Home Companion fame), rap legends Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Charlie Parr, Dom Flemons of the Carolina Chocolate Drops and Baby Gramps among others. Friendships are made, trust is broken, and in the end only one band will be crowned champion. This is an absolutely true story of pure hokum, Jug Band Hokum. Director: Jack Norton Screening Time(s): 10/23/2015 (9:30 PM) Rating: Not Rated, Viewer Discretion Advised (Adult Situations) Runtime: 100 min Ticket Price: $12


Katrina + 10: The Rebirth of New Orleans’ Schools Synopsis: Ten years after Hurricane Katrina left the city destroyed, New Orleans has embraced one of the most successful education experiments in American history. Restructuring the school district, decentralizing control, and empowering parents, this documentary profiles the educators, political leaders and students who have played key roles in the New Orleans education miracle. Director: Craig Duff Screening Time(s): 10/23/2015 (12:15 PM) Ticket Price: $12 (Included with Feature)

Shorts

Keepsake Synopsis: (Dark Drama, Directed by Vanessa Magowan Horrock) - Riley returns to visit her college town and the group of friends she left behind. Seeking something more than a nostalgic vacation, she stays at the house where she once lived with Adrien and Evelyn, the brother and sister with whom she has a complicated history. As RileyÕs visit progresses, it becomes clear that her baggage with Adrien and Evelyn has not resolved. Despite Adrien being married, the two flirt and fall back into old habits. Adrien throws a dinner party with the old friends she sought to escape. Adrien invites Taylor, Riley’s ex-boyfriend who tries to keep her from making the same mistakes that drove her away in the first place. As the night continues, alcohol flows, tempers flare, and Riley watches the night devolve into the same dramatic mess she left behind. Riley is forced to choose between abandoning those who need her, or staying and being dragged back into the dysfunction she previously fled. In a moment of clarity, Riley makes her decision. Director: Vanessa Magowan Horrocks Screening Time(s): 10/23/2015 (9:45 PM) Rating: Not Rated, Viewer Discretion Advised (Adult Situations) Runtime: 86 min Ticket Price: $12

Lamb Synopsis: (Romantic Drama, Starring Jess Weixler) - When a man meets a young girl in a parking lot he attempts to help her avoid a bleak destiny by initiating her into the beauty of the outside world. The journey shakes them in ways neither expects. Director: Ross Partridge Screening Time(s): 10/23/2015 (7:30 PM) 10/25/2015 (4:45 PM) Rating: Not Rated, Viewer Discretion Advised (Adult Situations) Runtime: 96 MIN Ticket Price: $12

Indie

Pocha (Manifest Destiny)

Synopsis: (Crime Thriller, Starring Veronica Sixtos) - Raised in the U.S., Claudia (22) is an undocumented immigrant living beyond her means in a twisted version of the American dream. When sheÕs arrested by the FBI for credit card fraud, Claudia is quickly deported to Mexico. Speaking no Spanish and lost in her foreign Òhomeland,Ó she reluctantly takes refuge at her estranged father’s cattle ranch. As she clashes with her unyielding father, her attempts to return home to the U.S. thrust her into a dangerous bond with a foreign smuggler, Ricky. Caught between her fatherÕs sermons, Ricky’s promises, and the encroaching military, Claudia must navigate a tightrope of impossible choices. Both a slow burning thriller and western, POCHA (MANIFEST DESTINY) follows the transformative journey of a young woman confronting the high price of American ideals in the dark places between two cultures. Director: Micheal Dwyer Screening Time(s): 10/23/2015 (1:00 PM) 10/25/2015 (9:40 PM) Rating: NR - Mature Runtime: 86min Ticket Price: $12

Raiders!: The Story Of The Greatest Fan Film Ever Made Synopsis: (Comedy-Documentary) - In 1982, three 11 year-olds set out to remake Raiders of the Lost Ark. Thirty years later, they attempt to finish their fan film and realize their childhood dream. Director: Jeremy Coon, Tim Skousen Screening Time(s): 10/23/2015 (5:20 PM) 10/28/2015 (7:15 PM) Rating: NR Runtime: 94 min Ticket Price: $12

Indie, Documentary

Remember Synopsis: (Historical Thriller, Starring Christopher Plummer) - Christopher Plummer plays an Auschwitz survivor searching for a former camp guard in a film that explores the themes of memory and undying anger. In Canadian director Atom Egoyan’s “Remember”, Plummer plays Zev, a dementia-stricken resident of a Jewish home for the aged in New York. At the behest of wheelchair-bound resident Max (Martin Landau), and as a promise to his dead wife Ruth, Zev sneaks out one night on a quest to find the concentration camp guard -- and to kill him with a Glock pistol. Director: Atom Egoyan Screening Time(s): 10/23/2015 (7:15 PM) Rating: Not Rated, Viewer Discretion Advised (Adult Situations) Runtime: 94 min Ticket Price: $12

Studio

The Last Great Circus Flyer Synopsis: (Art Documentary, Directed by Philip Weyland) - During a Ringling performance in 1982, Miguel Vazquez made national news (NY Times, NBC News, etc. by becoming the first trapeze performer to complete in performance what was described as “The greatest feat in all of circus history” - a quadruple somersault to the hands of his brother and catcher, Juan. For 15 years, Miguel and his family, “The Flying Vazquez”, headlined the premiere circuses in the U.S. and Europe. In 1994, at the zenith of his career, Miguel unexpectedly stopped flying - never to perform the quadruple somersault again. Filmed over a seven year period, the film focuses on the past and present lives of the members of “The Flying Vazquez” and addresses the dangers and sometimes tragic events in the lives of circus performers. Director: Philip Weyland Screening Time(s): 10/23/2015 (10:30 AM) / 10/25/2015 (7:00 PM) Rating: NR Runtime: 118 min Ticket Price: $12

Indie, Documentary

This Loneliness Synopsis: (College Comedy, Starring Corey Smith) - Made for almost literal pennies, ÒThis LonelinessÓ is a coming of age story without the coming of age. Corey Smith stars as Steven Meissner, who is 20 years old and has ‘just friends’ stamped on his forehead; Steven has pined for classmate Robin Chapman (Breann Thorne) all the way through high school and into his first year of college, but even when encouraged by friends Russ (C.B. Jacobson) and Ben (Mike Peterson), cannot bring himself to tell her how he feels. Film uses this classic premise as an entree into exploring the ways in which young Midwestern men fear, desire and are fascinated by women. Director: C.B. Jacobson Screening Time(s): 10/23/2015 (5:05 PM) Rating: Not Rated, Viewer Discretion Advised (Adult Situations) Runtime: 83 min Ticket Price: $12

Indie, MNConnected

Waiting For ‘Superman’ W/ Katrina + “10: The Rebirth Of New Orleans’ Schools” Synopsis: (Education Documentary, Directed by David Guggenheim) - WAITING FOR ‘SUPERMAN’: Filmmaker Davis Guggenheim reminds us that education “statistics” have names: Anthony, Francisco, Bianca, Daisy, and Emily, whose stories make up the engrossing foundation of WAITING FOR ‘SUPERMAN’. As he follows a handful of promising kids through a system that inhibits, rather than encourages, academic growth, Guggenheim undertakes an exhaustive review of public education, surveying “drop-out factories” and “academic sinkholes,” methodically dissecting the system and its seemingly intractable problems. *Film Preceded by Katrina + 10: The Rebirth of New Orleans’ Schools Director: Davis Guggenheim Screening Time(s): 10/23/2015 (12:15 PM) Rating: PG/NR Runtime: 150 min. Ticket Price: $12

Studio, Documentary

Fang And Talon Synopsis: Vance, Selvig and Wallace are the Fang & Talon mercenary company. In a land filled with feuding lord, thieves, hugs and assassins they are just looking to make a little coin. Director: Jacob Gulliver Digital Firsts Webisodes - Shorts Block

Screening Time(s): 10/24/2015 12:15 PM

Rating: Not Rated, Viewer Discretion Advised (Adult Situations) Ticket Price: $12 (Per Shorts Block)

Shorts, MNConnected

Luminaries - Episode 2 - “The World’s Safest Handgun” Synopsis: Every 30 minutes, a child is injured or killed by a firearm in the United States. That’s why 18 year-old inventor, Kai Kloepfer, developed a handgun with a built-in fingerprint reader that only fires when the owner is holding it. But is it enough to help change America’s gun culture? Director: Jordan Bloch Digital Firsts Webisodes - Shorts Block



Shorts, MNConnected

Super Academy Synopsis: Superhero students Glyph and Powerkid face Glyphs greatest fears - inside her own mind. Meanwhile Deathside the conquerer ramps up his plans of devastation and world domination. Director: Ben Lifson Digital Firsts Webisodes - Shorts Block



Shorts, MNConnected

Superhuman Synopsis: In a city with dreams of eliminating crime, a select few individuals discover unique abilities, which set them directly onto the path of a horrible evil hiding in plain sight. The trials they face with their newfound abilities will test their beliefs between what is right and what is necessary. Director: Ben Enke Digital Firsts Webisodes - Shorts Block



Shorts, MNConnected

Terry Tucker The Midnight Trucker Synopsis: In the second episode of Terry Tucker the Midnight Trucker, Terry picks up Sparky and learns all about the love of Sparky’s life, a mystic named Sheila, and an equally mysterious text called “The Book of Feelings.” Will Terry be able to unravel Sparky’s hazy way of speaking and reunite him with Sheila? It’s a “particular situation” you’re going to need to watch for yourself to find out! Director: Mike Gray Digital Firsts Webisodes - Shorts Block



Shorts, MNConnected

The Crazy Misadventures Of Christ-Joe Finds Out Synopsis: In this comedic short written, animated, and voiced by Greg Bro, Joseph gets some surprising news about his future wife, Mary. Director: Greg Bro Digital Firsts Webisodes - Shorts Block



Shorts, MNConnected

The Incredible Life Of Darrell Synopsis: In the wake on an ultimatum, Darrell must find a job or move out of his momÕs house. Set in small town Wakooki, Arizona, Darrell encounters an array of characters as he navigates the near impossible task of growing up. With advice from Jenny, Darrell shows up at StacyÕs ready for a date uninvited. Director: Darrell Lake Digital Firsts Webisodes - Shorts Block



Shorts

Theater People Synopsis: Elise lands her biggest directing gig yet in the third season premiere. Director: Matthew G. Anderson Digital Firsts Webisodes - Shorts Block



Shorts, MNConnected

Valley Meadows Synopsis: The hottest hip hop duo in Valley Meadows, MN, find out how hard it is to make toast when your stepdad has had it up to here. The good news is that toasters can make pretty cool stepdads. Director: Joe Filipas Digital Firsts Webisodes - Shorts Block



Shorts, MNConnected

Brooklyn Synopsis: BROOKLYN tells the profoundly moving story of Eilis Lacey (Saoirse Ronan), a young Irish immigrant navigating her way through 1950s Brooklyn. Lured by the promise of America, Eilis departs Ireland and the comfort of her mother’s home for the shores of New York City. The initial shackles of homesickness quickly diminish as a fresh romance sweeps Eilis into the intoxicating charm of love. But soon, her new vivacity is disrupted by her past, and Eilis must choose between two countries and the lives that exist within. Director: John Crowley Screening Time(s): 10/24/2015 (6:45 PM) / 10/30/2015 (8:00 PM) Rating: PG-13 Runtime: 111 min. Ticket Price: $20

Studio

In The Dark

Synopsis: (Supernatural Thriller, Directed by David Spaltro) - Skeptical grad student, Veronica Carpenter (Lynn Justinger), interviews renowned paranormal specialist, Dr. Lois Kearne (Fiona Horrigan), a veteran in the field with over twenty years of experience, for her thesis on the benefits of supernatural research in regards to modern psychology. She joins her on a field study trip to a Brooklyn home supposedly “besieged by evil”, and once at the residence of nurse Joan Mills (Catherine Cobb Ryan) and Bethany (Grace Folsom), her recently returned daughter, the investigators are immediately confronted with dark secrets, darker energies, unexplainably horrific events, and a young girl whoÕs affliction tests the boundaries of all their collective research and experience, everyone to confront their own haunted pasts and Director: David Spaltro Screening Time(s): 10/24/2015 (9:30 PM) / 10/26/2015 (2:30 PM) Rating: Not Rated, Viewer Discretion Advised (Adult Situations) Runtime: 81 minutes Ticket Price: $12

Indie

Leaving Circadia

Synopsis: (Romantic Comedy, Starring Michael Cerveris) - LEAVING CIRCADIAÊis a romantic dramedy that follows the misadventures of Tom, the slacker superintendent of a Brooklyn brownstone apartment building, and his only slightly more responsible buddies, chronicling the difficult transition from the happygo-lucky lifestyle of their twenties to the often harsh reality of thirties adulthood. Tom is a gifted artist and an even more skilled slacker, wasting away his days working as a building superintendent for his domineering landlord Nat and pissing off local businessmen like Reece by flyering their cars. In his spare time, he bums around with his band of buddies, Ray, Will, and Colin. Life around Tom begins to change when beautiful career-minded Collette moves into the building. As Tom becomes smitten with the new lady above him, Ray’s relationship with girlfriend Jackie hits a crossroads, as does Will’s rocky marriage. Soon tension arises between Tom and another new tenant, recently divorced Davis, whose interests might threaten Tom’s romantic possibilities. Director: Evan Mathew Weinstein Screening Time(s): 10/24/2015 (10:10 AM) / 10/27/2015 (1:30 PM) Rating: Not Rated, Viewer Discretion Advised (Adult Situations) Runtime: 86 min Ticket Price: $12

Man Vs Snake: The Long And Twisted Tale Of Nibbler Synopsis: MAN VS SNAKE tells the story of Tim McVey (the gamer not the bomber) who in 1984, on a single quarter (and over forty four hours of non-stop play) was the first person in history to score over one billion points on a video game. This historic accomplishment led the City of Ottumwa to name a civic day in TimÕs honor (Tim McVey Day) and present him with the key to the city. Twenty-five-years later, when rumors of a higher score surface online, attributed to Italian kickboxing champion Enrico Zanetti, it calls into question everything Tim McVey has believed for decades and forces him to make a decision: either set a new world record, or risk losing his legacy forever. Now middle aged and out of shape, Tim discovers that reclaiming the Nibbler title will not be easy. Director: Andrew Seklir and Tim Kinzy Screening Time(s): 10/24/2015 (2:30 PM) / 10/31/2015 (12:45 PM) Rating: NR Runtime: 92 min Ticket Price: $12

Indie, Documentary

The Birth Of Sake Synopsis: A beautiful and immersive portrait of life at the 144-year old Yoshida Brewery, a producer of world class sake. With changing times ahead and new regime led by the 6th generation heir, this is a rarified look at the personal and professional intensity needed to create a revered product and the artisans behind it. Director: Erik Shirai Screening Time(s): 10/24/2015 (12:10 PM) / 10/29/2015 (3:10 PM) Rating: NR Runtime: 94 min Ticket Price: $12

Indie, Documentary

The Dust Storm Synopsis: BRENNAN was a stranger in Nashville, a broken musician now working for a soul sucking corporation. Everything changes when he finds himself reunited with NORA, the girl who crushed his heart a decade prior. Now for one weekend, a romance will be reborn and tested all while encompassing, the intoxicating world of the cityÕs music scene. Director: Ryan Lacen & Anthony Baldino Screening Time(s): 10/24/2015 (9:15 PM) Rating: Not Rated, Viewer Discretion Advised (Adult Situations) Runtime: 94 min Ticket Price: $12

Indie, MNConnected

The Old, Old Story Synopsis: (Nostalgia Drama) - A young woman, Desiree, arrives early at the cafe owned by Rex, her fiance, to decorate for her engagement party. Waiting for her in the room is a mysterious stranger, who begins to debate the meaning of life. The two tussle as the sun rises, grappling with the great human questions while Desiree decides what to believe. Director: Samuel Hathaway Screening Time(s): 10/24/2015 (2:15 PM) Rating: Not Rated, Viewer Discretion Advised (Adult Situations) Runtime: 91 min Ticket Price: $12

Indie, MNConnected

The Polar Bear Club Synopsis: THE POLAR BEAR CLUB’ is the story of an elderly man, Harold, who leads a group of friends once a week out across the frozen lake behind his home in order to do one thing - jump in. The freezing water and painful cold brings each man a renewed feeling of youth and adventure, a feeling they wouldn’t give up for anything. When one of the members dies during an outing, the group’s faith in what they are doing is shattered. What began as a harmless outing, a glimmer into how they felt as young adults, quickly becomes the defining moment for them as old men. Nearing the end of their lives, the members start searching for meaning as life stops giving and begins to start taking away... Director: Brett Wayne Price Screening Time(s): 10/24/2015 (4:40 PM) Rating: Not Rated, Viewer Discretion Advised (Adult Situations) Runtime: 82 min Ticket Price: $12

Indie, MNConnected

This Is Happening Synopsis: At his father’s request, Philip Davis is to place his grandmother Estelle into a home. What he doesn’t plan for is younger sister Megan tagging along. A small time pot dealer, Megan uses the trip as cover for a five pound marijuana purchase. When Estelle discovers Philip’s plot, she takes off for Seattle, unaware that her granddaughter’s drugs are stashed in the trunk of her car. The estranged siblings have no choice but to track Estelle down, reconnecting along the way. Director: Ryan Jaffe Screening Time(s): 10/24/2015 (10:15 AM) 10/27/2015 (2:00 PM) Rating: Not Rated, Viewer Discretion Advised (Adult Situations) Runtime: 84 Mins. Ticket Price: $12

Indie

Touched With Fire Synopsis: (Romantic Drama, Starring Katie Holmes) - Carla and Marco are bipolar poets whose art is fueled by their emotional extremes. When they meet in the same psychiatric hospital they pursue a relationship that spirals into passion too extreme for their lives to sustain until they have to choose between sanity and love. Director: Paul Dalio Screening Time(s): 10/24/2015 (7:00 PM) 10/28/2015 (2:30 PM) Rating: Not Rated, Viewer Discretion Advised (Adult Situations) Runtime: 110 min Ticket Price: $12

Indie

Youth Synopsis: (Nostalgia Drama, Starring Michael Caine) - From Paolo Sorrentino, the director of ItalyÕs Oscar foreign language winner THE GREAT BEAUTY comes YOUTH, about two longtime friends vacationing in the Swiss Alps. Oscar winning actor Michael Caine plays Fred, an acclaimed composer and conductor, who brings along his daughter (Rachel Weisz) and best friend Mick (Harvey Keitel), a renowned filmmaker. ÊWhile Mick scrambles to finish the screenplay for what he imagines will be his last important film, Fred has no intention of resuming his musical career.Ê The two men reflect on their past, each finding that some of the most important experiences can come later in life. Director: Paolo Sorrentino Screening Time(s): 10/24/2015 (4:30 PM) / 10/30/2015 (5:30 PM) Rating: Not Rated, Viewer Discretion Advised (Adult Situations) Runtime: 118 min. Ticket Price: $20

Studio

Cami Leon Should Have Said No Synopsis: Cami Leon isn’t your average girl, she has a bit of a ‘Condition’, that brings her on an adventure filled day, with many interesting interactions, leading to a date no one will ever forget! Director: Ryan Schaddelee All In The Family - Shorts Block Screening Time(s): 10/25/2015 12:30 PM Rating: Not Rated, Viewer Discretion Advised (Adult Situations) Ticket Price: $12 (Per Shorts Block)

Shorts, MNConnected

D. Asian Synopsis: 4th grade is all about fitting in. For ten-year-old Daniel that means owning the latest in Hello Kitty fashion, liking the cutest boy in class, and convincing yourself you’re Asian when everyone else thinks you’re white. Davis Desmond and Sari Lennick (A Serious Man) star in this short comedy that proves identity is all in the eye of the beholder. Director: Sarah Smith All In The Family - Shorts Block



Shorts, MNConnected

Game On! Synopsis: On a Monday morning gone wrong, a creative mother of a hectic family, and corporate manager, is challenged to pitch a big contract to her company. After overcoming hilarious obstacles before work, she discovers what she needs to succeed has been there all along. Director: Jennie Crystle All In The Family - Shorts Block



Shorts

My Dear Americans Synopsis: My Dear Americans is about a Sikh womanÕs defiant spirit. A recent immigrant to the U.S, Tejpreet is reluctant to embrace her new American identity. In contrast, her husband celebrates everything that mildly reeks of America. On America’s most patriotic holiday, the fourth of July, they have a threatening racist encounter that crushes the Sikh manÕs enthusiastic spirit. Witnessing her husband’s devastation, Tejpreet makes a choice against hate and turns the situation around, if only momentarily. Director: Arpita Kumar All In The Family - Shorts Block



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Play Date Synopsis: When a little girl discovers a homeless woman in her backyard she invites her inside for a play date, which goes unnoticed by her distracted parents. Play Date is a modern day fable, which challenges our misconceptions about homelessness. This lighthearted short family film explores the overwhelming distraction we face in our technology-burdened families and reminds us that each one of us has a story. Director: Paige Morrow Kimball All In The Family - Shorts Block



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The Break Up Synopsis: A boy and his imaginary friend decide it’s time to part ways. Director: Desta Reff All In The Family - Shorts Block



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The Hodag Synopsis: This is the story of eleven-year-old Amy, a girl who encounters the mysterious Hodag and believes, at all costs, that it is real. Unfortunately, her father is the kind of man who doesn’t believe in magical creatures lurking around the forest. And so Amy sets out to prove that the Hodag really exists. Director: Hadrien Royo All In The Family - Shorts Block Screening Time(s): 10/25/2015 12:30 PM Rating: Not Rated, Viewer Discretion Advised (Adult Situations) Ticket Price: $12 (Per Shorts Block)

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Yvonne Synopsis: A woman frustrated by her circumstances in life takes up residence inside her refrigerator in an effort to make a change. Director: Andrew Putschoegl All In The Family - Shorts Block Screening Time(s): 10/25/2015 12:30 PM Rating: Not Rated, Viewer Discretion Advised (Adult Situations) Ticket Price: $12 (Per Shorts Block)

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Article XVII Synopsis: A long time from now, on a planet far away, an E-Class waitress must manage with the implementation of a new sexist law affecting female servers on humankind’s first interstellarcolony. Director: Braddon Alexander Out Of This World - Shorts Block



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Myrna The Monster Synopsis: A heartbroken alien dreamer from the moontransitions into young adult life in Los Angeleslike any other 20something. Director: Ian Samuels Out Of This World - Shorts Block



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The Ending Synopsis: A sci-fi novelistbattles with his own fictional main character todetermine the perfect ending for his latestbook Director: R. Todd Campbell, Robert Clay, Adam Schwartz Out Of This World - Shorts Block



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The Future Perfect Synopsis: The Future Perfect is a minimalist time travel story that centers on the relationship between a hired gun, Hardesty, and his boss, Greenwood. As the film unfolds, we come to understand that a major crisis in the future has its origins in a minor moment from the past. The location: a train platform in 1968. The target: A 10 year-old boy who is destined to be patient zero of a horrible virus. The moral dilemma Hardesty faces plays out, somewhere between then and now, as he defends the boy’s life, against Greenwood’s wishes. But when his longtime partner reveals a secret about who Hardesty will become, the argument takes a turn... Director: Nick Citton Out Of This World - Shorts Block



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The Last Vanish Synopsis: Las Vegas magician Tommy Fina agrees to help a new rival magician with a problem illusion Director: Bruce Southerland Out Of This World - Shorts Block



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The Writer Synopsis: The Writer is about a man imprisoned in a mysterious and lavish house. Despite its comfort, he yearns to escape and venture into the wilderness that lies beyond, but a few things stand in his way: the other occupants. Director: Mike Rominski Out Of This World - Shorts Block



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2021 Synopsis: John Cooper is a computer programming genius who starts working on a project to reverse engineer human intelligence using a map of the human genome. John becomes increasingly disillusioned and severely depressed as he begins to question any possible meaning of human thoughts and emotions that can be replicated on computer software. On the verge of a mental breakdown, he meets Emily-a shy, bohemian novelist that is unable to find emotional sustenance outside of the world of her own writing. This is the story of two lost souls searching for a shadow of love in an increasingly alienating modern world. Director: Dave Ash Screening Time(s): 10/25/2015 (2:45 PM) Rating: Not Rated, Viewer Discretion Advised (Adult Situations) Runtime: 88 min Ticket Price: $12

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Creative Control Synopsis: The setting is New York, 5 minutes in the future. The glorious technological advances and communication devices of the near future meant to increase connectivity and alleviate boredom are only increasing the anxiety level of the insecure New Yorkers who’ve inherited them. David (writer/director Benjamin Dickinson) is an overworked, tech-addled advertising executive developing a high-profile marketing campaign for a new generation of Augmented Reality glasses. Feeling stuck in his relationship with yoga teacher Juliette (Nora Zehetner, BRICK, IFC’s “Maron”), he envies the charmed life of his best friend, fashion photographer Wim (Dan Gill, THE WEDDING RINGER) and his entrancing girlfriend Sophie (Alexia Rasmussen, CALIFORNIA SOLO) - so he uses the glasses to develop a life-like avatar of her. Unwittingly, fantasy and reality begin to blur. As passions escalate and things get increasingly out of hand, the friends are forced to deal with the impending collision between their public, private and imaginary lives. Director: Benjamin Dickinson Screening Time(s): 10/25/2015 (10:30 AM) / 10/30/2015 (1:15 PM) Rating: Not Rated, Viewer Discretion Advised (Adult Situations) Runtime: 97 min Ticket Price: $12

Finding Noah Synopsis: For over 2,000 years, man has been searching for the final resting place of NoahÕs Ark. Though there have been many attempts, few have been able to fully explore the one place specifically noted in the Bible: Mount Ararat. With constant threats of deadly rock slides, hidden crevasses, and glacial ice falls, the Kurdish Rebel held mountain poses great risk to any explorer, let alone those performing a thorough scientific investigation. Join director/producer Brent Baum and an expedition of intrepid explorers on a perilous trek up to Mt. AraratÕs desolate summit. There, using state of the art technology and real-time satellite imagery, this team of archeologists, scientists and professional mountaineers will begin a grid work of exploration unlike any before, hoping to finally resolve the age-old question: did Noah and his Ark actually exist? Director: Brent Baum Screening Time(s): 10/25/2015 (12:00 PM) / 10/31/2015 (10:10 AM) Rating: NR Runtime: 97 min Ticket Price: $12

Homeless Synopsis: Homeless: Filmed in a real shelter with real homeless people, HOMELESS tells the story of a teenage boy lost in the bleak and hopeless routine of life in a shelter. He feels alone and anonymous in a seemingly connected world. But when his circumstances change for the better, he finds himself adapting to a new home, new friends and looking forward to a future that he hopes will last. *Film Preceded by Even The Walls Director: Clay Riley Hassler Screening Time(s): 10/25/2015 (2:15 PM) / 10/29/2015 (12:40 PM) Rating: Not Rated, Viewer Discretion Advised (Adult Situations) Runtime: 120 min Ticket Price: $12

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Even The Walls Synopsis: “Even the Walls” is a short documentary about the members of a public-housing neighborhood grappling with the forces of gentrification. Traveling throughout the changing landscape of the once tightknit community, and weaving in and out of personal vignettes, the film explores the diversity of experiences had while living in Yesler Terrace. Director: Saman Maydani, Sarah Kuck Screening Time(s): 10/25/2015 (2:15 PM) 10/29/2015 (12:40 PM) Rating: Not Rated, Viewer Discretion Advised (Adult Situations) Ticket Price: $12 (Included with Homeless)

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Leaves Of The Tree Synopsis: Patrick Messina (Eric Roberts), a once powerful lawyer thrown off track by a life threatening disease, is pushed out of his firm. At a meeting with his last client (Armand Assante), Patrick encounters a doctor from rural Sicily (Federico Castelluccio) who has discovered a “cure all” medicine made from the leaves of a centuries old Olive tree, he tends to on his Estate with former priest Hank (Kresh Novakovic). Patrick, his wife (Sean Young), and daughter (Sarah Sebastiana) go to Sicily with Executive (Marissa Brown) to identify the source of the tree’s power uncovers a profound truth: Is it science or a secret from ancient scripture? Past, present and future intersect through the ongoing struggle of doubt, belief and faith for all that come in contact with what may or may not be a symbol of life. Filmed 18 days in Sicily, at the Ancient Doric Temple of Segesta, the Castle of Erice, the Harbor, Castle and Churches of Castellammare del Golfo, Sicily, and the Tonnara of Scopello. A beautiful family film that looks at the line between humanity and divinity. Director: Ante Novakovic Screening Time(s): 10/25/2015 (5:00 PM) / 10/26/2015 (4:00 PM) Rating: Not Rated, Viewer Discretion Advised (Adult Situations) Runtime: 96 min Ticket Price: $12

Nerdgasm

Synopsis: Actor/comedian Tom Lenk has been a nerd all his life; on stage, on screen, and in reality. Known for his comedic roles in “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” “Cabin in the Woods,” “Transformers,” and “Much Ado About Nothing,” Tom attempts to fulfill a lifelong “drama geek” dream to perform his live solo comedy show at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in Scotland, the largest and most famous theater festival in the world. Part “dorkumentary,” part concert film, NERDGASM takes us behind the scenes of Tom’s unusual, exciting and sometimes lazy approach to creating a non-traditional “one man show” - from practice shows in L.A.’s low-rent Theater Row to grandiose and historic British venues. Throughout the trip Tom tries to satisfy his own personal Scotland-centric geeky cravings for Harry Potter, underground cities, Loch Ness Mythology and delicious sausage rolls. Director: Andrew Putschoegl Screening Time(s): 10/25/2015 (7:15 PM) Rating: NR Runtime: 88 min Ticket Price: $12


Anomalisa Synopsis: Charlie Kaufman’s first stop-motion film about a man crippled by the mundanity of his life. Director: Charlie Kaufman & Duke Johnson Screening Time(s): 10/26/2015 (6:15 PM) Rating: R Runtime: 90 min Ticket Price: $20

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It’s Already Tomorrow In Hong Kong Synopsis: In this sparkling romance, Ruby, a Chinese American toy designer from LA, visits Hong Kong for the first time on business. Finding herself stranded, she meets Josh, an American expat who shows her the city. Meandering through nighttime streets pulsing with energy and possibility, they fall into a winding and carefree conversation, buoyed by an undeniable attraction. Just as things start to look promising romantically for the pair, the night is stopped short by a surprising revelation. As effervescent as a perfect first date, this charming walk and talk romance takes full advantage of the chemistry of its leads, the playfulness of their exchanges, and the magical landscape that is Hong Kong at night. Director: Emily Ting Screening Time(s): 10/26/2015 (8:30 PM) Rating: Not Rated, Viewer Discretion Advised (Adult Situations) Runtime: 79 min Ticket Price: $12

Indie

Too Late

Synopsis: Private investigator Mel Sampson (Academy Award Nominee John Hawkes) is tasked with tracking down the whereabouts of a missing woman from his own past. With this familiar setup, TOO LATE takes the spine of the classic private eye genre and tears it to pieces, weaving it back together into a tapestry of southern California and the menagerie of eccentric personalities and lost souls who inhabit it. From the desolate, overgrown Radio Hill to the ritzy penthouse of The Beverly Hilton, the film presents a sprawling view of Los Angeles that ranges from the undiscovered to the iconic. Featuring stunning 35mm cinematography that pushes the limits of what can be accomplished with a roll of film, and with a gut-wrenching, tour-de-force performance by John Hawkes, TOO LATE tells the story of a missing woman, but paints the portrait of a lost man. Director: Dennis Hauck Screening Time(s): 10/26/2015 (8:30 PM) / 10/31/2015 (10:15 AM) Rating: Not Rated, Viewer Discretion Advised (Adult Situations) Runtime: 107 min. Ticket Price: $20

Indie

A Refugee’S Story: Khamsay Huang Synopsis: After experiencing the horror of what the Communist government could do, Khamsay realized life in Laos would never be the same. This short biographical documentary will explain his journey and some of the obstacles he faced to get to America. With determination, he got the rest of his family to America and finally lived out his American dream. Director: Kelly Huang Land Of 10,000 Stories - Shorts Block

Screening Time(s): 10/27/2015 5:30 PM 10/27/2015 5:45 PM


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Between Friends Synopsis: The tenants of a run down apartment building are constantly harassed by their landlord. After being pushed too far a pair of elderly women decide it is up to them to take a stand Director: John Scott Land Of 10,000 Stories - Shorts Block Screening Time(s): 10/27/2015 5:30 PM 10/27/2015 5:45 PM Rating: Not Rated, Viewer Discretion Advised (Adult Situations) Ticket Price: $12 (Per Shorts Block)

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Boardroom Synopsis: On a fateful night, down on his luck Fred runs into an old childhood friend, Brandon. He soon discovers that Brandon and a mystical spirit could be the reason for his poor luck. Director: Adam Burke Land Of 10,000 Stories - Shorts Block



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Circulate Synopsis: A man wakes up in an abandoned hospital confused and looking for answers. As he roams the hallways he discovers he may have been here before. Director: Ben Kohler Land Of 10,000 Stories - Shorts Block Screening Time(s): 10/27/2015 5:30 PM 10/27/2015 5:45 PM Rating: Not Rated, Viewer Discretion Advised (Adult Situations) Ticket Price: $12 (Per Shorts Block)

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Clean Cut Synopsis: A Roomba meets its match when encountering a new mess to clean up. Director: Andrew Hunt Land Of 10,000 Stories - Shorts Block Screening Time(s): 10/27/2015 5:30 PM 10/27/2015 5:45 PM Rating: Not Rated, Viewer Discretion Advised (Adult Situations) Ticket Price: $12 (Per Shorts Block)

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Grown Men On Swings Synopsis: Steve, who is on the upswing in life, while at a playground, notices Gordon who is on the downswing in life. Steve, assuming the worst, approaches Gordon to find out why heÕs sitting on a swing set. GordonÕs answer will surprise him and cause him to consider something he hasnÕt done since childhood. Director: Dan Stewart Land Of 10,000 Stories - Shorts Block



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Nobody But Us

Synopsis: Sofia Gradenko (Molly Ryman), heir to a multi-billion dollar empire, must find a way to regain control of her company and find refuge from the abuses suffered via her husband, The Director (Matthew Sanders). With a massive fortune and lives at stake, Miss Gradenko seduces a lover (Roger Wayne) who will do anything to protect her even as she lures him into committing the ultimate act of evil. Nobody But Us is based on the song ‘Miss Gradenko’ by multi-Grammy award-winning band, the Police. The unusual line delivery within the film is the result of dialogue which adheres word for word to lyrics written by Police drummer Stewart Copeland. Following these lyrics, the film is a dramatic homage to one possible story behind the song, exploring a decent into passion, betrayal and intrigue. Director: Kimball Carr Land Of 10,000 Stories - Shorts Block



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Ostara Synopsis: Twenty years ago, Jan murdered her partner after suffering years of abuse. While serving a life sentence in prison, her daughter and mother visited her less and less, and she began to turn to her fellow inmates, also victims of abuse, who helped her discover her own Wiccan spirituality. Now on the outside, released after 20 years and armed with a spiritual calling, Jan explores a new relationship with a man, revisits past demons with her mother, and fights to win back the daughter she left behind. OSTARA is the story of a woman at a crossroads, an exploration of the legacy of abuse and the power of hope. Director: Katherine Gorringe Land Of 10,000 Stories - Shorts Block Screening Time(s): 10/27/2015 5:30 PM 10/27/2015 5:45 PM Rating: Not Rated, Viewer Discretion Advised (Adult Situations) Ticket Price: $12 (Per Shorts Block)

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Snail Mail Synopsis: Jordan receives a letter from Alexandra across the sea. Only time will tell if they will get the chance to see one another again. Director: Josh Mruz Land Of 10,000 Stories - Shorts Block Screening Time(s): 10/27/2015 5:30 PM 10/27/2015 5:45 PM Rating: Not Rated, Viewer Discretion Advised (Adult Situations) Ticket Price: $12 (Per Shorts Block)

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The White Fish Yacht Club Synopsis: The wealthy Whitefish sisters call in a mysterious friend when they find a severed human foot in the cabin of their boat. Director: John Gigrich Land Of 10,000 Stories - Shorts Block



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You’re In Trouble Synopsis: South Dakota was the destination for the Whitefish family vacation. However for Kevin, Andrea and their son Harrison, getting there became quite the adventure. The road trip infused by a muscle relaxer, tackles the great “poop or chocolate” debate with their one year old son Harrison, Kevin’s pee freeze issues and finally an encounter with a strange man on the side of a country road. It’s the bravery of Andrea Whitefish that finally brings relief to her husband Kevin Director: Owen Royce Land Of 10,000 Stories - Shorts Block


Rating: Not Rated, Viewer Discretion Advised (Adult Situations) Ticket Price: $12 (Per Shorts Block) Shorts, MNConnected

A Year And Change Synopsis: After drunkenly falling off the roof at a New Year’s house party, Owen decides that it’s time to make some wholesale changes in his life. Over the next year, he re-enters his estranged son’s life, reignites old friendships, quits drinking, and falls in love with Vera, a bank teller and fellow divorcee all in an attempt to surround himself with a family - subconsciously replacing the one he’d lost prematurely. Owen, a vending machine proprietor, soon finds that sometimes in life, you just need a little change. Director: R. Stephen Suettinger Screening Time(s): 10/27/2015 (8:15 PM) Rating: Not Rated, Viewer Discretion Advised (Adult Situations) Runtime: 92 min Ticket Price: $12

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Digital Dove Shorts Synopsis: The Digital Dove filmmaking program for homeless youth was founded by HBO in 2004 with the belief that creativity and self expression are valuable tools in even the most difficult of circumstances. Students, who live at Covenant House CA, a youth shelter in LA, learn the filmmaking process from start to finish, and use it to interpret their lives and the way they see the world. This is a selection of films from a variety of genres made by Digital Dove students over a ten year period. Director: Multiple Directors Screening Time(s): 10/27/2015 (4:00 PM) Rating: NR Runtime: 75 min Ticket Price: $12

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Followed Synopsis: After receiving a musical fellowship in Los Angeles, David and Rachel decide to pack-up their Chicago apartment and set out for a new life. David, an amateur photographer, decides to document their travels across the country, starting with a going away party to send them off. The next day, in a moment alone, David divulges to the camera why he is really filming...he is going to ask Rachel to marry him. While shooting there last moments in town, David unknowingly captures incriminating activity of a mysterious man in the background. When the man begins stalking them to retrieve the footage, the celebratory trip turns sinister as the young couple becomes the prey in a psychological game of cat and mouse across the iconic landmarks of the American West. Director: Michael Anderson Screening Time(s): 10/27/2015 (10:00 PM) / 10/31/2015 (10:15 PM) Rating: Not Rated, Viewer Discretion Advised (Adult Situations) Runtime: 82 min Ticket Price: $12

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Blame Synopsis: Haunted by the ghost of a dead rape victim, a Black father must decide to either turn his son into the police or delete the only evidence of the assault. Director: Kellee Terrell Coming Of Age - Shorts Block Screening Time(s): 10/28/2015 (9:30PM) Rating: Not Rated, Viewer Discretion Advised (Adult Situations) Ticket Price: $12 (Per Shorts Block)

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Consolation Prize Synopsis: A delusional deadbeat dad living on an inherited wasteland of wrecked cars and trucks, tries to connect with his son over a surprise weekend visit. In this beautifully shot, slow burning drama, a man reflects on past decisions moving forwards. Director: Todd Kipp Coming Of Age - Shorts Block Screening Time(s): 10/28/2015 (9:30PM) Rating: Not Rated, Viewer Discretion Advised (Adult Situations) Ticket Price: $12 (Per Shorts Block)

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Skunk Synopsis: When her pit bull is stolen by an aspiring dog fighter, Leila is forced to stand up for herself. Director: Annie Silverstein Coming Of Age - Shorts Block

Screening Time(s): 10/28/2015 (9:30 PM)


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The Gift Synopsis: In 1970 at the height of the Vietnam War, a career military officer faces a crisis when his 19-year-old son receives a low number in the military draft lottery, just as the country is turning against the war. Director: Mardig Sheridan Coming Of Age - Shorts Block

Screening Time(s): 10/28/2015 (9:30 PM)


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The Man Synopsis: A psychiatrist tells a sixteen-year-old boy to pay a prostitute in order for him to become a real man, the boy proceeds and the prostitute, Lina, inspires him to be a man in his own right. Director: Ramzy M. Shuhaiber Coming Of Age - Shorts Block

Screening Time(s): 10/28/2015 (9:30:00 PM)


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Your Blind Spot Synopsis: A modern crime story in a small Midwest town where a newly released con, Pup, is faced with the possibility of climbing the organized crime ladder. The problem is that he has to murder to do it. Director: Paul von Stoetzel Coming Of Age - Shorts Block



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Hypocrites & Strippers: Coming Full Circle Synopsis: WhatÕs all the fuss over dating a stripper? One word - sex. And, if you have access to the information, you want details. So, here it isÑwaterbeds, sex toys, motion sickness wristbands, and all! Director: Kim Yaged Love American Style - Shorts Block



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In Secret Synopsis: A man wakes up tied to his bed. It’s past midnight. There’s a woman standing at the foot of the bed, smiling, mag light loose in her hands. Director: Sigurd Culhane Love American Style - Shorts Block



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In The Clouds (En Las Nubes) Synopsis: EN LAS NUBES (In the Clouds) explores the complicated -and often comedic- differences between how we think romance should work and how it actually does. Set around Buenos Aires during one momentous week in the lives of Mariela, an Argentinean illustrator, and Oliver, an American dog food executive working abroad, the film takes a look at cultural disagreements about intimacy and the way the once-simple idea of a marriage proposal has taken on an increasingly public, and sometimes ridiculous, weight in this golden age of YouTube. Director: Marcelo Mitnik Love American Style - Shorts Block



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Jim & Helen Forever Synopsis: Jim & Helen Forever is a short film about not blowing it. When troubled waters and a creeping job opportunity threaten to take away his girlfriend, David is forced to make the decision of a lifetime; to lock down or to let go. Under the dubious guidance of his married best friend, Pete, and his hastily engaged younger brother, Aaron, he embarks on a desperate search for the perfect engagement ring he’s not even sure he should get. Director: Jesse Zwick Love American Style - Shorts Block



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Moving On Synopsis: Imagine being awakened in the morning by a knock on your door, and opening it to find two movers hired by your girlfriend with the dual purpose of breaking up with you, and moving you out of your home. And you thought getting dumped by text was embarrassing! Director: Marcia Fields, Mike Spear Love American Style - Shorts Block Screening Time(s): 10/28/2015 8:15 PM Rating: Not Rated, Viewer Discretion Advised (Adult Situations) Ticket Price: $12 (Per Shorts Block)

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The Caper Synopsis: Two women bond over dating fatigue and a love of film noir. Director: Matthew G. Anderson Love American Style - Shorts Block Screening Time(s): 10/28/2015 8:15 PM Rating: Not Rated, Viewer Discretion Advised (Adult Situations) Ticket Price: $12 (Per Shorts Block)

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Tom In America Synopsis: : For 50 years, Michael and Betty have been united by one guiding principle: no secrets. But when a provocative Tom of Finland doll triggers Michael’s long-buried desires, Betty discovers that secrets have been part of their life all along. With long-held mysteries thrust into the open, the foundation of their marriage and the path of their golden years is suddenly rocked. Now, they must redefine their future, and decide if it is one their love can survive. Director: Flavio Alves Love American Style - Shorts Block Screening Time(s): 10/28/2015 8:15 PM Rating: Not Rated, Viewer Discretion Advised (Adult Situations) Ticket Price: $12 (Per Shorts Block)

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In Football We Trust Synopsis: IN FOOTBALL WE TRUST is an insightful and moving documentary feature film exploring in rich detail the remarkable story behind the Polynesian Pipeline to the NFL. A contemporary American story, the film transports viewers deep inside the tightly knit and complex Polynesian community in Salt Lake City, Utah, one of the chief sources for the modern influx of Pacific Islander NFLers. With unprecedented access and shot over a four year time period, the film intimately portrays four young Polynesian men striving to overcome gang violence and near poverty through the promise of American football. Director: Director Tony Vainuku & Co-Director/Producer Erika Cohn Screening Time(s): 10/28/2015 (4:00 PM) Rating: NR Runtime: 87 min Ticket Price: $12

Indie, Documentary

Out In The Cold Synopsis: In Out in the Cold, director J.D. O’Brien and his friend John Koepke leave the comfort of their own homes to spend a week of Minnesota winter sleeping either on the streets or in homeless shelters as an opportunity to create experiential empathy with those who truly have to live without stable housing. While they were out there, they met a lot of people who taught them what it takes to survive without shelter, and how to maintain hope during challenging times in their lives, and interviews with over a dozen of them are featured in the film. Some had been on the streets for most of their lives; others were out there for their very first night. During J.D. and John’s week on the streets, they experienced exhaustion, fear, and even hypothermia, but they also experienced hope, generosity, and got to meet some wonderful people and organizations working to end chronic homelessness. Director: J.D. O’BRIEN Screening Time(s): 10/28/2015 (6:00 PM) Rating: NR Runtime: 89 min Ticket Price: $12


Wildlike

Synopsis: In this thrilling coming-of-age adventure, a troubled teen must face the dangers of the Alaskan wild, as well as her own past, in order to find her way home. Sent to stay with her uncle in Alaska while her mother is in treatment, 14-year-old Mackenzie (Ella Purnell) is forced to flee as her uncleÕs attention turns threatening. Unable to reach her mother and afraid that the authorities will return her to her uncle, she embarks on a journey across miles of wilderness to find a way back home to Seattle. As she plunges deeper into the Alaskan interior, a chance connection with gruff backpacker Bartlett (Bruce Greenwood) proves to be her only lifeline. Mackenzie shadows Bartlett across the rugged frontier, thwarting his efforts to cut her loose until he has no choice but to help her survive, and against the backdrop of a spectacular landscape, they discover the redemptive power of friendship. Director: Frank Hall Green Screening Time(s): 10/28/2015 (1:30 PM) / 10/31/2015 (12:15 PM) Rating: Not Rated, Viewer Discretion Advised (Adult Situations) Runtime: 104 min Ticket Price: $12

Indie

Mannish Boy Synopsis: Set in the 1970’s, 21 year-old Bobby Mayhill strugglesto find guidance as his older brother Tommy serves asix year sentence for assault on a police officer.Abandoned during pivotal years of his youth, Bobbybecomes troubled and is following in the footsteps ofhis older brother. Upon Tommy’s release, he finds outabout Bobby’s involvement with Jason, an old friend,and must now give Bobby a way out of the crimesurrounded streets of Brooklyn, New York. However, itbecomes unclear who the real enemy is as Tommy’s past with the law catches up with him Director: Ryan Tonelli Shoot To Kill - Shorts Block Screening Time(s): 10/29/2015 7:30 PM Rating: Not Rated, Viewer Discretion Advised (Adult Situations) Ticket Price: $12 (Per Shorts Block)

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Mayhem Synopsis: On his last night working for the extremely wealthy Fulbright family, Reed Price is faced with an impossible choice when masked intruders invade the home to terrorize the family. Director: A.I. Moore Shoot To Kill - Shorts Block



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Replacement Protocol Synopsis: John Smith, a hit man, works for Titan Industries, the leading pharmaceutical company. He is given a face and a name and takes them out, until one day when he see his most recent kill alive and walking around. He goes back to the desert and digs up the grave to reveal the body is still there dead. John then must get to the bottom of what is going on. Director: Jake Isham Shoot To Kill - Shorts Block



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The Detectives Of Noir Town Synopsis: In this fantasy/comedy short film we are transported to ‘Noir Town’, a place where puppets and humans coexist, in an uneasy, unspoken truce. Detective John Cotton is a puppet detective who is on the search for his missing uncle. The problem is everyone in town wants to be a detective and steal this case, so back-stabbing and murder comes swift and fast from every direction. Who is the killer? and will John find his uncle before things start to unravel. Tune in. Director: Andrew Chambers Shoot To Kill - Shorts Block



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The Just Synopsis: Jim Brody is a young Special Forces trainee passionate about serving his country, but when he’s wounded badly overseas, his recovery in the States leads him to depression. Eventually, he is recruited to work for a private military company called Blue Tower. While there, he finds himself as the last-minute replacement of a seemingly simple operation: the transport of high-profile prisoner. But when the mission is underway, Brody soon realizes that those within Blue Tower may have their own plans for the prisoner. Director: Jesse Mast Shoot To Kill - Shorts Block Screening Time(s): 10/29/2015 7:30 PM Rating: Not Rated, Viewer Discretion Advised (Adult Situations) Ticket Price: $12 (Per Shorts Block)

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The Way Synopsis: Irish hitmen sit back to back in a New York City diner. Who pulls the trigger first? Director: Jake Woodbridge Shoot To Kill - Shorts Block



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Thugs, The Musical: “Drive-By” Synopsis: Thugs the Musical: Drive-By is ananimated musical comedy about adrive-by shooting. 4 friends decide totake out the PT Cruiser and bust a capin a punk ass bitch. Director: Greg Bro Shoot To Kill - Shorts Block Screening Time(s): 10/29/2015 7:30 PM Rating: Not Rated, Viewer Discretion Advised (Adult Situations) Ticket Price: $12 (Per Shorts Block)

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All The Time In The World Synopsis: In a philosophical film by local director Nickolaus Swedlund, at a small rural college in the Midwest, Drew (Drew Zoromski), a senior college football player struggles to rediscover his purpose in life after a knee injury ends his promising athletic career. His physical pain is compounded when his girlfriend (Katie Thies) dumps him, and Drew struggles to maintain focus as he drifts through the campus meditating on and searching for comfort in the memories of happier times with her. As the seasons change around him during his final year of college, his relationships with his friends and professors shape his desires for his future and help him answer the question, “What are you doing after college?” Director: Nickolaus Swedlund Screening Time(s): 10/29/2015 (5:15 PM) Rating: Not Rated, Viewer Discretion Advised (Adult Situations) Runtime: 80 min Ticket Price: $12

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Crush The Skull

Synopsis: On the surface, Ollie and Blair are a typical fun, young couple Ð comfortable enough to be constantly picking at each other’s flaws, secure enough to start making long-term plans together. They just happen to earn a dishonest living by breaking and entering into poorly secured, upper-class homes. After falling into debt when their last job goes comically, horribly awry, they find themselves having to pull one more last job. But the “easy target” - the B&E of a secluded vacation home in the mountains - turns out to be anything but easy when they discover theyÕve inadvertently broken into the lair of a deranged serial killer. And thereÕs no way to break back out. Their last job becomes a desperate fight for their lives and a dangerous game of cat and mouse as the crew wanders deeper and deeper into the homeownerÕs demented den of horrors. Director: Viet Nguyen Screening Time(s): 10/29/2015 (9:45 PM) / 10/31/2015 (9:45 PM) Rating: Not Rated, Viewer Discretion Advised (Adult Situations) Runtime: 83 min Ticket Price: $12

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Night Owls Synopsis: Workaholic Kevin (Adam Pally) goes home with the beautiful train-wreck Madeline (Rosa Salazar) for a drunken one night stand, but he’s horrified to discover she’s actually his boss’ jilted ex-mistress. After she takes a bottle of sleeping pills, Kevin is forced to keep her awake all night. As Madeline and Kevin banter through the night, they begin to fall for each other. Director: Charles Hood Screening Time(s): 10/29/2015 (3:00 PM) / 10/30/2015 (7:30 PM) Rating: Not Rated, Viewer Discretion Advised (Adult Situations) Runtime: 92 min Ticket Price: $12

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The Adderall Diaries

Synopsis: Based on the bestselling memoir by Stephen Elliott, The Adderall Diaries is the gripping and complex story of how an authorÕs fascination with a high-profile murder case leads him to come to terms with his troubled past while embarking on a potentially life-changing romance in the present. James Franco plays Stephen Elliot, a once-successful novelist paralyzed by writer’s block and an escalating Adderall dependency, who becomes obsessed with a high-profile murder case as a way to escape his personal troubles. His interest leads him to meet Lana Edmond (Amber Heard), a smart, sexy reporter who gives him unique access to the case. As their relationship takes off, Stephen is suddenly thrust back into the past when his father (Ed Harris), a cruel and vindictive man, shows up to challenge the veracity of the memoir Stephen is writing. Director: Pamela Romanowsky Screening Time(s): 10/29/2015 (7:10 PM) / 10/31/2015 (3:00 PM) Rating: R Runtime: 87 min Ticket Price: $20

Winter’s Bone Synopsis: Faced with an unresponsive mother and a criminal father, Ozark teenager Ree Dolly (Jennifer Lawrence) does what she can to manage the household and take care of her two younger siblings. Informed by the sheriff (Garret Dillahunt) that their father put their home up for bond and then disappeared, Ree sets out on a dangerous quest to find him. Her entire family’s fate now in her hands, Ree challenges her outlaw kin’s code of silence and risks her life to learn her father’s fate. Director: Debra Granik Screening Time(s): 10/29/2015 (9:15 PM) Rating: R Runtime: 100 min Ticket Price: $12

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Against Night Synopsis: The late 1960s, heyday of the Soviet space program. A Soyuz capsule carrying two cosmonauts violently reenters the atmosphere, burning up. Miraculously, both men survive, landing far off-course in the remote frozen steppes of Mongolia. One of the men sets off, in the midst of a violent snowstorm, to search for rescue. On the verge of freezing to death, he finds a yurt in the wilderness, and seeks shelter inside. But this is no ordinary place, and no ordinary night, and the dawn is still very far away... Director: Stefan Kubicki Innerspace-Outerspace Shorts Block Screening Time(s): 10/30/2015 2:45 PM Rating: Not Rated, Viewer Discretion Advised (Adult Situations) Ticket Price: $12 (Per Shorts Block)

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Oceanus: Act One Synopsis: The year is 2029. Created as the ultimate city beneath the sea, the Oceanus Research Facility is a wondrous structure housing more than 300 scientists and engineers, including whale biologist Dr. Erin Kendall and her husband, engineer Sam Jordan.After a devastating global disaster cuts the Oceanus Base off from the surface forever, the team must fight to survive as they establish a new undersea society. Oceanus is a human drama with amazing aquatic technologies set against stunning unexplored locales. Created with input from science advisors from NASA and the film Gravity, Oceanus is written with an approach of plausibility and realism. Director: Jeffrey Morris Innerspace-Outerspace Shorts Block Screening Time(s): 10/30/2015 2:45 PM Rating: Not Rated, Viewer Discretion Advised (Adult Situations) Ticket Price: $12 (Per Shorts Block)

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Rabbit Hole Synopsis: “Rabbit Hole” is an animated short film about a little girl surviving in a bizarre post-apocalyptic world overrun with giant monsters, alienesque landscapes, and sinister mysteries, with her only companion being a pink stuffed rabbit. The plot follows the Girl, who never speaks throughout the entire movie, going about her everyday life, seemingly unaffected by her surreal and outwardly dangerous surrounding. However, as night falls, her stuffed rabbit is stolen from her while she sleeps, and she is forced to search for her only “friend” in a nightmarish facility infested with her greatest fears. Director: Sam Frederich Innerspace-Outerspace Shorts Block Screening Time(s): 10/30/2015 2:45 PM Rating: Not Rated, Viewer Discretion Advised (Adult Situations) Ticket Price: $12 (Per Shorts Block)

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Krisha Synopsis: Winner of both the Grand Jury and Audience Awards at the 2015 South-by-Southwest Film Festival, and official selection of Critics’ Week at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival. When Krisha shows up at her sister’s Texas home on Thanksgiving morning, her close and extended family greet her with a mixture of warmth and wariness. Almost immediately, a palpable unease permeates the air, one which only grows in force as Krisha gets to work cooking the turkey and trying to make up for lost time by catching up with her various relatives, chief among them her nephew, Trey. As Krisha’s attempts at reconciliation become increasingly rebuffed, tension and suspicion reach their peak, with long-buried secrets and deep-seated resentments coming to the fore as everyone becomes immersed in an emotionally charged familial reckoning. Director: Trey Edward Shults Screening Time(s): 10/30/2015 (5:40 PM) Rating: Not Rated, Viewer Discretion Advised (Adult Situations) Runtime: 83 min Ticket Price: $12

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Me And You And Everyone We Know Synopsis: Single dad Richard (John Hawkes) meets Christine (Miranda July), a starving artist who moonlights as a cabbie. They awkwardly attempt to start a romance, but Richard’s divorce has left him emotionally damaged, and he struggles to remain open to the possibilities of this new relationship. Meanwhile, Richard’s sons, the adolescent Peter (Miles Thompson) and 6-year-old Robby (Brandon Ratcliff), take part in their own clumsy experiments with the opposite sex. Director: Miranda July Screening Time(s): 10/30/2015 (3:15 PM) Rating: Not Rated, Viewer Discretion Advised (Adult Situations) Runtime: 91 min Ticket Price: $12 Indie

Shut In Synopsis: Anna suffers from agoraphobia so crippling that when a trio of criminals break into her house, she cannot bring herself to flee. But what the intruders don’t realize is that agoraphobia is not her only psychosis. Director: Adam Schindler Screening Time(s): 10/30/2015 (9:45 PM) 10/30/2015 (10:30 PM) Rating: Not Rated, Viewer Discretion Advised (Adult Situations) Runtime: 90 min Ticket Price: $12

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Thank You For Playing Synopsis: When one-year-old Joel is diagnosed with terminal cancer, his father Ryan begins working on an unusual and poetic video game to honor Joel’s life. Following Ryan’s family through the creation of the game and the day-to-day realities of JoelÕs treatment, Thank You For Playing is a moving testimony to the empathetic power of art, examining how we process grief through technology in the twenty-first century and the implications of documenting profound human experiences in a new artistic medium: the video game. Director: David Osit & Malika Zouhaliworrall Screening Time(s): 10/31/2015 (8:00 PM) Rating: Not Rated, Viewer Discretion Advised (Adult Situations) Runtime: 80 min Ticket Price: $20 Indie

The 33 Synopsis: From Alcon Entertainment and Phoenix Pictures comes the unforgettable true story of ÒThe 33.In 2010, the eyes of the world turned to Chile, where 33 miners had been buried alive by the catastrophic explosion and collapse of a 100-year-old gold and copper mine. Over the next 69 days, an international team worked night and day in a desperate attempt to rescue the trapped men as their families and friends, as well as millions of people globally, waited and watched anxiously for any sign of hope. But 200 stories beneath the surface, in the suffocating heat and with tensions rising, provisions and time were quickly running out. A story of resilience, personal transformation and triumph of the human spirit, the film takes us to the Earth’s darkest depths, revealing the psyches of the men trapped in the mine, and depicting the courage of both the miners and their families who refused to give up. Director: Patricia Riggen Screening Time(s): 10/31/2015 (5:00 PM) / 10/31/2015 (5:00 PM) Rating: PG-13 Runtime: 120 min. Ticket Price: $20

The Quiet Hour Synopsis: Humans are few and far between since Earth was invaded by unseen extraterrestrial machines that harvest the planet’s natural resources and relentlessly kill its inhabitants. In a remote part of the countryside, where starved humans have become as dangerous as the alien machines hovering in the sky, a feisty 19 year old girl, Sarah Connolly, sets out on a desperate attempt to fight back a group of bandits and defend her parents’ farm, their remaining livestock, and the solar panels that keep them safe from extraterrestrials. If she doesn’t succeed, she will lose her only source of food and shelter; but if she resists, she and her helpless blind sibling will be killed. And if the mysterious intruder dressed like a soldier who claims he can help them turns out to be a liar, then the enemy may already be in the house. Director: Stephanie Joalland Screening Time(s): 10/31/2015 (2:45 PM) Rating: Not Rated, Viewer Discretion Advised (Adult Situations) Runtime: 85 min Ticket Price: $12

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