A Brilliant Genocide | Australia | Documentary | Ebony Butler | 75 min
A Brilliant Genocide is the untold story of how an African dictator has been able to commit mass murder and still get a regular audience at The White House and 10 Downing Street. It comes at a critical time in Uganda's history when Gen. Museveni, in power for 30 years, has just been re-elected in another sham election, while his main opposition, and key character in the film, was arrested and put in jail.
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Individual ticket: $10 at the door (Cash or Credit)
Easy Life | USA | Drama | Boris Diaw | 11 min | Texas Premiere
The story of a father attempting to make his rebellious son understand how easy his life is compared to other kids in the world. To get his message across, he tells a vivid story of a little boy in Africa being turned into a child soldier.
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Barney Strong | USA | Comedy | Ben Kujawski | 28 min | World Premiere
Barney Strong is a promising young salesman on the road with seasoned veterans Harley and Merle. A life of slinging frivolous appliances, living in sleazy motels, and preying on defenseless suburbanites has made Barney question his purpose. When Barney attempts to pursue a customer's daughter, his mentors begin to play tug of war over his destiny.
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Blue Borsalino | UK | Thriller | Mark Lobatto | 16 min | North Texas Premiere
When his first and only client wakes from a coma, a retired private investigator reveals a secret that has cast a shadow over his life for close to fifty years.
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Well Aware World | USA | Documentary | Brad Feeser | 23 min
Austin, Texas-based non-profit, Well Aware, proves that to make an impact, it takes a village. Follow local documentarian and filmmaker, Brad Feeser, along with a group of like-minded passionate souls, as they travel to Kenya, Africa to deliver sustainable water solutions to those in need.
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Blackface | USA | Drama | Shanrica Evans | 11 min | Texas Premiere
Blackface/minstrel actor Henry Roberts becomes the victim of a hate crime in his small Southern town due to a tragic case of mistaken identity. (Student Film)
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[solitary] | USA | Drama | Derek J. Pastuszek | 17 min | Texas Premiere
Locked away in an American prison's solitary confinement unit, an inmate fights to stay human while forced to endure the compounding psychological effects of long-term isolation. (Student Film)
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The Captain: A Bond of Brotherhood Forged in War | USA | Documentary | Spencer Millsap | 24 min
If someone saved your life during war, would you go back into a danger zone many years later to help that man? The Captain, an Iraqi army officer who fought in the Iraq War alongside American forces, is now in refugee limbo. He fled his home country out of concern for his family's safety amid the spread of ISIS, but he's unable to get U.N. refugee status. U.S. Iraq War veteran Chase Millsap, who credits this man for saving his life during the war, heads to the Captain's current home in a dangerous part of Turkey. Both call each other "brother."
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The Lot | USA | Drama | Russell Blanchard | 15 min | Texas Premiere
When a lonely cafe owner struggles to help an outcast boy build a fort on a blighted lot, their project and budding friendship is threatened by a city ordinance.
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The Land of Exodus | USA | Crime | Skinner Myers | 11 min
Obed, a Mexican street kid with hopes of making it to America, leads a recently kidnapped American teenager to the Mexico/United States border
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Los Niños Sicarios | USA | Crime | Rob Lambert | 10 min | Texas Premiere
Los Niños Sicarios, refers to the child hitmen working for Mexican drug cartels. Along the Southwestern border states, the most desired recruits are Mexican-American teenage boys. After 9 months of military training, the boys are released back into U.S. communities and are 'on call' for specific targets.
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Q&A Follwing with Filmmakers in Attendance
Heard | USA | Animation | David Howard | 5 min | Texas Premiere
Heard is an animated short film following a frustrated artist’s journey through his own artistic development as he struggles to find his voice in a world built on silence. The film showcases the digital 2D animation process beginning with rough visuals building to full-color animation. This process evolves to greater illustrate the character's growth and progression of his journey. (Student Film)
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Marty: A Wild West Neverland | USA | Western | Vu Hoang |16 min | Texas Premiere
Marty: A Wild West Neverland is an adventure-fantasy set in a world inhabited by only kids. Marty and Dee cross paths with the ruthless One-Eyed Johnny and the Krimson Kids where they experience the harsh realities of tyranny and violence in the West.
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Asteroid | Canada | Sci-Fi |Kristina Mileska | 11 min | Texas Premiere
A young girl's fantasy adventure with her grandfather allows her to come to terms with his illness. (Student Film)
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Dust Buddies | USA | Animation | Beth Tomashek & Sam Wade | 4 min
Dust Buddies is a story about the friendship between two dust bunnies, Fuzz and Lint, who live peacefully under a couch. When an evil maid comes to clean the house and sucks Fuzz into her vacuum, Lint must overcome his fears and set out to rescue his friend. (Student Film)
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Frankenstein's Light | USA | Fantasy | Saad Nawab | 14 min | Texas Premiere
When a distraught girl discovers Frankenstein's Monster has escaped from the movies, she has to save him or risk losing her grandfather. (Student Film)
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The Beginning of the End | USA | Boys & Girls Club of Greater Fort Worth | 3 minutes
Two friends check on a sick buddy, only to find something not right with him or the house he lives in.
Q&A following with Filmmakers in attendance
Individual ticket: This screening is FREE. All ages are welcome.
Seating capacity: 50
*screening time & date subject to change
Godspeed - The Race Across America | USA | Documentary | Martin Butler | 119 min
TEXAS PREMIERE
Humble sportscaster/plane crash survivor joins forces with ultra-competitive CEO in the world's most grueling endurance race. Driven by their shared convictions, they cycle 3,000+ miles nonstop, battling opponents, extreme terrain/weather, inner demons and occasionally each other. Godspeed is a documentary about the world's most difficult bicycle race. Every summer the world’s top cyclists, both Amateur and Professional, gather in San Diego for The Race Across America. The ultimate test of human endurance. Racers compete 24 hours a day for 7 days covering 3000 miles of deserts, mountains and plains. Discover what it takes to overcome physical exhaustion, mental delusion and sleep deprivation as the film goes behind the scenes with the first time race team of Brad Cooper and Jerry Schemmel. Cooper, an IronMan triathlete will team up with ultra-cyclist and sportscaster Jerry Schemmel of the Colorado Rockies to compete in the two-person over 50 division. With alternating shifts or pulls, they will attempt to pedal 168 hours non-stop to the finish line in Annapolis MD to raise money for the orphans of Haiti.
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Director Martin Butler and Director of Photography Davis Butler will be in attendance for a Q&A following the screening.
Individual ticket: $10 at the door (Cash or Credit)
All-Access Badge holders have priority access into the auditorium
Seating capacity: 83
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*All-Access Badge is required
Homestate | USA | Drama | David Hickey | 85 min
presented by Orchard Theater of Texas (OTX)
NORTH TEXAS PREMIERE
'Homestate' depicts a week in the life of a seemingly run-of-the-mill family. Harvey struggles to keep his new business afloat, at any cost, amidst the uncertain economy. Crystal is a full-time mom who keeps Pearl, their 10 year old daughter, on schedule and manages the household responsibilities. When Josh, Crystal’s troubled brother, shows up with no place to go, the balance of their routine is thrown into disarray. This unexpected addition to the family sets off a series of events that exposes underlying issues, inadequacies and suspicions which threaten the foundation of their family ties.
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The Wedding Invitation | USA | Comedy | Rainy Kerwin | 90 min
TEXAS PREMIERE
The Wedding Invitation is the story of three best friends and their plight to find dates to the wedding of a lifetime. They have one week to track down their crushes and turn them into plus-ones. Their mission, splattered with drunken-dry-heaving, walk-of-shame moments will require them to break all of the Dating 101 rules to make it happen. Why this week? Because it’s the week that they stop waiting for men to choose them. This is the week they take back their control. This week they make their own fate! It's awkward and embarrassing and cringeworthy, but with a dose of courage, the support of their girlfriends, and a few shots of tequila anything is possible!
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Filmmaker Rainy Kerwin will be in attendance for a Q&A following the screening.
Individual ticket: $10 at the door (Cash or Credit)
Rara Avis: John James Audubon and the Birds of America | USA | Documentary | Al Reinert
His passion for birds carried him across a continental wilderness to observe them in their natural habitat, and his skills as an artist and observer immortalized them and their environment to remind and inspire us two centuries later. A singular visionary in frontier America, Audubon was the godfather of today’s conservation movement.
Rara Avis: John James Audubon and the Birds of America is the story of a rare man and the wild creatures he loved. His obsession cost him and his family dearly, but his work influenced every generation of nature lover that came after him, from Thoreau to Teddy Roosevelt, and has helped to preserve a small portion of the wild lands he explored and documented.
The legacy of Audubon is as timeless and vital as his art, and this film is an effort to appreciate him as he deserves.
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Individual ticket: $10 at the door (Cash or Credit)
All-Access Badge holders have priority access into the auditorium
Seating capacity: 50
Shortwave | USA | Sci-Fi | Ryan Gregory Phillips | 96 min
NORTH TEXAS PREMIERE
After suffering the loss of their only child, Josh and Isabel Harris relocate to a secluded hillside research facility with the hopes of repairing their broken relationship. After years of trying, Josh and his research partner, Thomas, have a breakthrough involving a cryptic shortwave radio signal and its universal origins. Something within the signal resonates with Isabel and she begins experiencing hallucinations and visions of distant memories. Upon further investigation into the phenomenon, the scientists fear for Isabel’s health while Isabel fears the signal has attracted something sinister into their new home.
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Individual ticket: $10 at the door (Cash or Credit)
All-Access Badge holders have priority access into the auditorium
Seating capacity: 69
*screening time & date subject to change
Following the conclusion of the Lone Star Film Festival Ball, the Worthington Renaissance Hotel Ballroom will open up to include film fans interested in mingling with filmmakers, celebrities and Fort Worth’s most influential cultural supporters.
Tickets to the AFTER PARTY include drinks (open bar) and dessert, music and dancing.
Concealed | Australia | Crime | Shane T. Hall | 86 min
TEXAS PREMIERE
Max, a struggling actor living in South Africa, has flown into Sydney, Australia for the audition of his life. As soon as he lands things start to go horribly wrong when his girlfriend Sallie disappears. Frustrated with the police’s lack of progress in finding her, Max embarks on a desperate search with the help of childhood friend Richard. The pair’s search pushes them to both external and internal extremities in their desperate plight to find Sallie.
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Lost Solace | Canada | Thriller | Chris Scheuerman | 106 min
TEXAS PREMIERE
After taking a new form of ecstasy, a psychopath goes through a mind-bending trip causing him to feel and question his morality for the first time.
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Individual ticket: $10 at the door (Cash or Credit)
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MEET THE FILMMAKERS - stories from the filmmakers themselves
presented by the Fort Worth Film Commission
Every November Fort Worth welcomes filmmakers from around the world. Take a moment to hear from the filmmakers who have films screening at this year’s Lone Star Film Festival.
Pinnacle Bank is a proud supporter of the Fort Worth Film Commission's Filmmakers' Lounge at the Lone Star Film Festival.
*All-Access Badge is required to attend this panel discussion
Panel Discussion: A Conversation with Clint Black has been moved to Friday, November 11th and will take place at the Nancy Lee and Perry R. Bass Performance Hall, 525 Commerce St, Fort Worth, TX 76102.
With a career that has spanned over three decades, Clint Black has made a name for himself as a musician, an actor and a philanthropist. Meet this Texas native as he discusses his career, his work process and his passion for raising awareness for Rett Syndrome.
This intimate conversation will be held on the prestigious stage of the beautiful Bass Performance Hall. It will begin at 11am and will last for approximately 45 minutes.
Due to the venue change, this panel is reserved for Lone Star Film Festival All-Access Badge holders only. Seating is limited to 50, so please arrive early.
Seating capacity: 50
Power of the River: Expedition to the Heart of Water in Bhutan | USA | Documentary | Greg I. Hamilton | 74 min
TEXAS PREMIERE
An adventure documentary from the Himalayan Kingdom of Bhutan. This little Buddhist nation, home to the world’s most ambitious commitment to protect nature, faces urgent pressure to dam every last river. A man named "Good Karma" guides an expedition into the unknown to keep his country’s mightiest river wild and free. His trek features a first-ever fishing descent onto virtually unexplored whitewater, including Class IV+ rapids. Along the way, the team makes deep connections and explores stark contrasts with the people of Bhutan and those of neighboring India (whose thirst for electricity is driving a dam frenzy). "A cinematic adventure into the heart of wilderness, Power of the River captures the connection between people and the rivers that are our lifeblood." -Robert Redford
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Writer/Director Greg I. Hamilton, Director of Photography Matthew Whalen, Dasho Paljor Dorji, and Tshewang Wangchuk be in attendance for a Q&A following the screening.
The Writer | Italy | Thriller | Emanuele Mengotti | 5 min
A story of love and sin, passion and revenge; join together in a surreal frame narrated by a damned writer.
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The Biggest Board: Surf City USA's Epic Ride | USA | Documentary | Nick Bowser | 16 min | Texas Premiere
On International Surfing Day, June 20, 2015, at the south side of the Huntington Beach Pier, 66 surfers, including former US Open of Surfing champions, Surfing Walk of Famers, celebrities, and local Huntington Beach heroes rode a custom-built, 42-foot-long surfboard to break the GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS® for 'Most People Riding a Surfboard at Once' on the World's Largest Surfboard. This is the story of how one epic idea came to life.
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Riptide Rhapsody | USA | Fantasy | Kenton Brett & David Jarred | 7 min | Texas Premiere
Five furry and fluffy friends are swept out to sea and into an amazing adventure. They encounter sea monsters, robots, and mutants in this stylistically inventive and hand-made animation.
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Nocturnes: The Paintings of Eric Merrell | USA | Documentary | Alec Ernest | 5 min | Texas Premiere
Los Angeles artist Eric Merrell is best known for "Nocturnes", a series of abstract desert works that he has painted all over Southern California, each solely by the light of the moon. In our latest documentary short from director Alec Ernest, we take an overnight trip with the artist to Joshua Tree National Park, where night falls and the desert takes on a surreal and mysterious beauty, where edges blur and shapes transform, and solitude takes on a whole new meaning.
Oak | USA | Drama | Aubrey Keith | 13 min | Texas Premiere
Two kids use music to overcome their predetermined paths. (Student Film)
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Spanish FLY | USA | Documentary | Jahmal Holland | 23 min | Texas Premiere
In 1990 a group called Spanish FLY captured lightning in a bottle with their hit song "Soy 18 With a Bullet", selling over 250,000 copies and making them an instant classic in Chicano culture. Before they could capitalize on their newfound success, things started to fall apart. This short is about the rise of Chicano rap and the fall of the group that started it all.
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Film School Musical | USA | Comedy | Maan B. & Talha B. | 19 min
Directing his own film is a dream come true for the soon to be film school graduate Tommy, until equipment failure, difficult actors and set drama threaten to make it a nightmare. (Student Film)
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Q&A Following with Filmmakers in Attendance
Individual ticket: $10 at the door (Cash or Credit)
All-Access Badge holders have priority access into the auditorium
Seating capacity: 83
*screening time & date subject to change
Requiem for a Running Back | USA | Documentary | Rebecca Carpenter | 89 min
Rebecca Carpenter, the daughter of world champion Green Bay running back Lew Carpenter, fights to learn the truth about CTE, a degenerative brain disorder that can cause episodes of violence, after her father receives a posthumous diagnosis. Her journey brings her into the homes of other NFL players both past and present who are showing the signs of CTE due to repeated blunt force trauma caused by the game they love.
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Individual ticket: $10 at the door (Cash or Credit)
All-Access Badge holders have priority access into the auditorium
Seating capacity: 69
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Capsule | United Kingdom | Sci-Fi | Andrew Martin | 92 min
1959: Guy Taylor is an experienced British fighter pilot who is in command of Britain's first manned mission to space. He has trained for this for three years at the height of the Cold War and now he is alone in space, suffering hypoxia, with a malfunctioning capsule. He has limited contact with the UK, some unusual communication with the US and some unorthodox communication with Soviet Russia. Can he get home? Who will help him? Will he make the right choice?
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Individual ticket: $10 at the door (Cash or Credit)
All-Access Badge holders have priority access into the auditorium
Seating capacity: 50
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THE FUTURE OF FILM IN TEXAS
presented by the Texas Film Commission
According to the MPAA, Texas ranks third in the nation with film crew personnel earning $1.77 billion in wages. But will this trend continue? Experience the viewpoints of filmmakers and stakeholders as they discuss the future of film in the Lone Star State.
Pinnacle Bank is a proud supporter of the Fort Worth Film Commission's Filmmakers' Lounge at the Lone Star Film Festival.
*All-Access Badge is required to attend this panel discussion
Location Scouting Fort Worth
presented by the Fort Worth Film Commission
Thinking about shooting your next film in Fort Worth? Wanting to see what the city has to offer? Take this fun location tour and scope out some of the best locations in North Texas.
Your tour guides will be James M. Johnston and Red Sanders
Of course, our Texas hospitality will include local beer and snacks but space is limited. The bus only has the capacity to hold 32 people, so register ASAP and don't miss out on the fun.
Meet at the Filmmakers Lounge. Bus departs the Worthington Renaissance Hotel for a 2-hour tour of the city's most attractive film locations.
Why Pie? | Mark Birnbaum | 2 min
The Paris Coffee Shop is an iconic Fort Worth restaurant. Owner Mike Smith makes his famous pies every morning. (My Fort Worth Short Film Competition Winner, presented by the Fort Worth Film Commission)
Photographers throughout our city capture milestone moments every day, but who tells their stories? (My Fort Worth Short Film Competition Runner-Up, presented by the Fort Worth Film Commission)
One for the Road| USA | Drama | Mark Blitch | 7 min
A bickering brother and sister hit the road to reconnect after drifting apart over the years.
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MotherBluesReunion2016 | USA | Documentary | Phil Mancillas | 14 min
The co-workers, musicians, and patrons of a Dallas nightclub from the 1970's reunite and reminisce.
Oracle | USA | Drama | Mayo Whaley | 13 min | World Premiere
A massive collection of antique radios is the frequency through which a man revisits his past and faces the music.
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Hi, Karen | USA | Comedy | Jake H. Guy | 8 min
A fast talking young man's life comes to a head over four phone calls during a walk in the park. (Student Film)
Shelved | USA | Drama | Brooke Honcharik | 15 min
Jane and Peter have known each other since the 4th grade. Over the past 10 years, they have shared lunches and swapped spit but never exchanged feelings. When the pair decides to secretly spend the night in an antique shop, they determine the future of their relationship by being forced to face their past. (Student Film)
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Water from Stone | USA | Ben Masters | 8 min
David Bamberger has devoted the past 50 years of his life to restoring an overgrazed and abused Texas rangeland back to its native habitat. The result? Water from Stone.
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The Resurrectionist | USA | Horror | Tim Stevens | 7 min
The year is 1868. Just four years after the Civil War, the South is in shambles. Texas, a wild and lawless place, has not been accepted back to the Union. The Klan terrorizes the swamps near the Louisiana Line. Tragedy strikes when a young voodoo priestess is killed by these evil men. Henri, her lover, goes to the Crossroads.
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Fair Games | USA | Comedy | Grant Moore | 10 min | North Texas Premiere
Harold attempts to save his failing relationship by dragging his girlfriend to the fair. The couple gets a lot more than they bargained for when they're mistaken for mob informants and kidnapped. The couple will have to use their wits to escape, if they ever realize they're in danger and not on a ride. (Student Film)
Two years ago Leon Bridges was working in a restaurant and as a regular on the open mic scene of his hometown Fort Worth, Texas. Since then his rise to fame has been meteoric, emerging as an acclaimed soul artist after captivating audiences around the world with his personal style and throwback sound. Now the singer of ‘Coming Home’ is doing just that, and he brings with him legendary rock photographer Danny Clinch. In THIS IS HOME, a short documentary created in partnership with Squarespace, we see Leon reflect on being away, hear how it’s changed him, and see him reconnect with the people and places that made him.
SHORT BLOCK: Wonder Women of the Future
The future is bright with strong women like the characters in these shorts.
Samantha Moonley's Greatest Feeling | USA | Sci-Fi | Garrett Kennell & David Light | 15 min
A life devoid of feeling and emotion forces Samantha Moonley to embark on a journey to prove that she is not an android. (Student Short)
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Cradle | New Zealand | Sci-Fi | Damon Duncan | 15 min
Eade is a 14 year old girl returning to Earth on the spaceship Cradle. An explosion cripples the spacecraft and injures her father. The ship’s computer takes control and refuses to perform the operation needed to save his life. While trying to outwit the computer Eade discovers the shattering truth of her origin.
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Eden | USA | Sci-Fi | Brodin Plett | 18 min
After a cataclysmic event makes Earth uninhabitable, clones are sent to space to preserve humanity. Once Earth is ready for life again, a clone girl lands on the planet's evolved surface alone. She quickly adapts to the forest wilderness she lives in, but yearns for real human connection in her life. (Student Short)
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Collider | Canada | Sci-Fi | Jamie Alain | 10 min
Collider is a psychological sci-fi love story. Dawn, a brilliant scientist, is devastated after the death of her partner Ann. Dawn has been working in a classified wing of the Large Hadron Collider and has discovered the means to shift between the membranes that separate our realities, and into parallel universes. Dawn realizes that there must be a dimension where Ann is still alive and so injects herself with the nanotechnology to slip through dimensions. But in doing so, Dawn finds herself face to face with various versions of herself, each dealing with their grief in different ways. The extra-dimensional race is on for Dawn to find Ann before her reality is torn apart.
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The Lotus Gun | USA | Sci-Fi | Amanda Milius | 25 min
The year is 2077. In a post-civilization world, where there are no laws or weapons, Nora and her best friend and lover, Daph, live an idyllic life in a rugged landscape. When a stranger arrives and Daph disappears, Nora has to go to extreme measures to get back what is her’s. (Student Film)
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The Other Kids | USA | Drama | Chris Brown | 95 min
TEXAS PREMIERE
A raw, intimate look into the struggles of six small-town teens on the verge of high school graduation, THE OTHER KIDS is a bold and original hybrid of fiction & non-fiction in which real teenagers collaborated with director Chris Brown to tell their own gripping, personal stories.
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Director Chris Brown and special guest Ryan Marshall will be in attendance for a Q&A following the screening.
Individual ticket: $10 at the door (Cash or Credit)
All-Access Badge holders have priority access into the auditorium
Seating capacity: 69
*screening time & date subject to change
Sea Gypsies: The Far Side of the World | USA | Documentary | Nicholas Edwards | 90 min
TEXAS PREMIERE
The vessel is Infinity, a 120 foot hand-built gypsy boat, crewed by a band of self-described miscreants. The journey, an 8,000 mile Pacific crossing, from New Zealand to Patagonia, with a stop in Antarctica. Unlike the other boats heading to Antarctica, Infinity is no well-financed, ice-reinforced super yacht, crewed by well-paid professional sailors with carefully thought out agendas. Infinity lives in the moment and sails on a whim, without permission or insurance of any kind. What can to be found in abundance onboard, is blood, sweat, enthusiasm, disdain for authority, and an ample supply of alcohol. It’s a mad voyage of reckless adventure just for the thrill of it. Along the way the crew will battle a hurricane of ice in the Ross Sea, assist the radical environmental group Sea Shepherd in their fight with Japanese whalers, and tear every sail they have aboard. Underlying this dramatic sailing adventure is a quest for the sense of wonder only provided by the power of the natural world. This story touches on environmental activism, the diminishing ecosystem, and the freedom of exploration, which is no longer reserved for the elite.
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Individual ticket: $10 at the door (Cash or Credit)
All-Access Badge holders have priority access into the auditorium
Seating capacity: 50
*screening time & date subject to change
THE BUSINESS OF FILMMAKING - the work before and after you make a movie
presented by Sundance Institute
Yes, filmmakers love the creative side of making a movie but the business side can make or break a film. This discussion will navigate the business considerations of indie filmmaking from financing through distribution.
Pinnacle Bank is a proud supporter of the Fort Worth Film Commission's Filmmakers' Lounge at the Lone Star Film Festival.
*All-Access Badge is required to attend this panel discussion
Jane Seymour and family speak about their careers in film and Television.
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Killing Poe | USA | Comedy | Nathan Andrew Jacobs | 92 min
TEXAS PREMIERE
It's not paranoia if he's out to get you.
Killing Poe is a hilarious comedy with a macabre twist. Five college students find themselves in the most infuriating class ever on Edgar Allan Poe. After weeks of abuse from their professor and a 'shroom-fueled trip with a beat-boxing groundskeeper and a TV horror host the group plots their revenge. But their "simple" plan spirals out of control and the five must navigate growing suspicions, paranoia, and guilt. Yet, a series of shocking revelations, and a mysterious stranger, cause the hapless conspirators to question everything they thought they knew. The film is truly a modern Breakfast Club with a unique John-Hughes-meets-Wes-Anderson flavor, perfect for fans of high school and college ensemble comedies.
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Individual ticket: $10 at the door (Cash or Credit)
All-Access Badge holders have priority access into the auditorium
Seating capacity: 83
*screening time & date subject to change
Jackson | USA | Documentary | Maisie Crow | 90 min
What does life look like in a place where the anti-abortion movement has made access to legal abortion nearly impossible? Since the passing of Roe v. Wade over four decades ago, the self-labeled “pro-life” movement has won significant legal, cultural and political battles. Now, the stigma of abortion is prolific in the American South and women in poverty and women of color are particularly vulnerable. These women find it difficult to access reproductive health care, especially in places like Mississippi where the anti-abortion faction is strongest. Shannon Brewer is the director of Jackson Women's Health Organization, the only remaining abortion clinic in the state. Barbara Beavers runs the Center for Pregnancy Choices and is a leader of the anti-abortion movement in Mississippi. April Jackson is a young mother of four children faced with another unplanned pregnancy. This film is an intimate, first-of-its-kind look at the issues surrounding abortion through the eyes of three women who stand on opposing sides of the debate and live during a turning point for reproductive health in America.
Individual ticket: $10 at the door (Cash or Credit)
All-Access Badge holders have priority access into the auditorium
Seating capacity: 69
*screening time & date subject to change
We're Still Together | Canada | Drama | Jesse Klein | 82 min
NORTH TEXAS PREMIERE
A bullied, overweight teen is rescued by a manic single dad and together they set off into the city at night. At house parties, dive bars and backyard pools, with teenage crushes, estranged wives and daughters, Chris and Bobby come to know each other, and try not to lose themselves.
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Individual ticket: $10 at the door (Cash or Credit)
All-Access Badge holders have priority access into the auditorium
Seating capacity: 50
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As Far As The Eye Can See | USA | Drama | David Franklin | 88 min
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Forty year old Jack Ridge is stuck living on a North Texas farm he has let go to seed. In the land of Van Cliburn, where classical piano holds pride of place, Jack is a former prodigy who has withdrawn to his family's land. His wife has left him, and the week of the annual county piano competition he puts his fist through a wall, threatening to derail his performance and burn his last remaining bridge to the town he grew up in. When the local corporate farm ratchets up the pressure on him to sell his land, his only allies are Phillip, the cantankerous, elderly owner of the local Mexican restaurant and Alyssa, a teenage spitfire with dreams of being a farmer. Jack Ridge is living in the past, but the future is coming for him.
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Director David Franklin will be in attendance for a Q&A following the screening.
Individual ticket: $10 at the door (Cash or Credit)
All-Access Badge holders have priority access into the auditorium
Seating capacity: 200
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SHORT BLOCK: It Only Gets Worse From Here (Coming of Age)
Growing up isn't easy. These shorts remind you just how awkward and insecure we all were as we hit he milestones of adolescence.
One Too Many | UK | Comedy | Sinead Stoddart | 2 min
When a drunken night out gets the better of him, Joe’s inner self steps in to set him on the road to recovery where a killer hangover awaits.
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Guidance | USA | Drama | Josh Wolff | 17 min | Texas Premiere
A Catholic high school psychologist with a secret struggles to keep his professional and personal lives separate and intact. (Student Short)
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A Lone Wolf | USA | Comedy | Zach Kaplan | 12 min
Shaken from a devastatingly abrupt break-up at his childhood park, Max crosses paths with Jason, a young boy running away from home after the news of his parents' divorce. Both connect over these recent tragedies and help each other realize that their lives may not be over just yet. (Student Short)
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Brief Lull | France | Drama | Gaëtan Arrondeau & Jonathan Cozzo | 12 min | World Premiere
After a week of intense revising, Alex and his friends just want to relax. However, the overcrowding and the end of their student lives approaching make things turn sour: Alex’s girlfriend dumps him and friendships among the rest of the group are pushed to the limit.
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Ecce Viri | USA | Joshua Hamilton | 10 min | World Premiere
Ecce Viri means "behold the men" in Latin; this cinéma vérité film explores what it means to become a man through the experiences of college boys in Michigan and the wisdom of an old man from Texas.
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Brookesville | USA | Drama | Jun Kuang | 21 min | Texas Premiere
A 15 year-old smart, rebellious boy struggles to escape from a boarding school when his life changing event, the Math Olympiads Competition, is approaching in two weeks. (Student Film)
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Graceface | USA | Comedy | Jonathan Pickett | 6 min | Texas Premiere
Phil is just a college freshman trying to make it through his first semester. But life won't let it happen that easily. (Student Film)
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That Party That One Night | USA | Drama | Mylissa Fitzsimmons | 15 min | Texas Premiere
It's the last week of high school and socially and sexually awkward Melissa has just been ditched by her friends at a party and finds herself alone with her crush.
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Honky Tonk Heaven: Legend of the Broken Spoke | USA | Documentary | Sam Wainwright Douglas & Brenda Greene Mitchell | 75 min
George Strait, Willie Nelson, Ernest Tubb, Bob Wills, George Jones and Roy Acuff have all been regulars on stage at the world famous honky-tonk, The Broken Spoke. With fifty years under its belt buckle “the last of the true Texas dance halls” has endured rapid urban growth and skyrocketing rents due to the passion and hard work of its charismatic, tenacious owners. More than just a history lesson of this landmark venue, the film reveals a universal story about what it takes to maintain a family business in our increasingly corporate-driven society. Interviews include Willie Nelson, Jerry Jeff Walker, Dale Watson, James Hand, Jesse Dayton, the Waco Brothers and Alvin Crow.
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Bear With Us | USA | Comedy | William J. Stribling | 95 min
Bear with Us is a modern farce about a guy who attempts to propose to his girlfriend in the most romantic way possible, but his meticulous plan starts to fall apart when a ravenous bear stumbles upon their charming cabin in the woods. It's a total comedy of errors that takes a close look at just how far we'll go to preserve our relationships.
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Screenwriter Russ Nickel will be in attendance for a Q&A following the screening.
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The Importance of Sex Education | USA | Comedy | L. Elizabeth Powers | 15 min | Texas Premiere
In 1976, a 12-year-old girl tries to unravel the mysteries of sex ed.
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I Am Virgin | USA | Comedy | Cody Mathieson Packer | 13 min | Texas Premiere
Two awkward teenagers, set up by their parents to lose their virginity, come together and connect on their own terms. (Student Film)
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I Want You Inside Me | USA | Drama | Alice Shindelar | 13 min | North Texas Premiere
An introverted teenage girl searches for her boyfriend when he mysteriously disappears after she convinces him to take her virginity. (Student Film)
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Complimentary Breakfast | USA | Comedy | Conner Keesling | 5 min | Texas Premiere
Two people sit down to have a lovely breakfast together the morning after their one-night stand. (Student Film)
Jinxed | Australia | Comedy | Sam Eather | 13 min | Texas Premiere
Jason is jinxed when it comes to dating. Attending a party, he quickly discovers just how disastrously hilarious his jinx can be.
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The Holy Cave | Spain | Comedy | Aleix Massot | 15 min | Texas Premiere
Carlos is just another regular teenager in high school with one friend: Juan, the classic nerdy guy. Carlos is in love with Sofia; the girl of his dreams. When Angel, the hottest guy in school, starts to date her, Carlos has to work out a plan that will change his life forever. (Student Film)
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Beat Around the Bush | Canada | Comedy | Brianne Nord-Stewart | 12 min | Texas Premiere
Beat Around the Bush is a short adventure comedy that follows Una, a 75 year old widow recently diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, who struggles to stay optimistic as she tries her hand at achieving her very first orgasm ever. Fortunately, her two best friends, Goldie and Beatrice, are there to cheer her on.
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An underground trivia legend in NYC lives in the shadows. He faces a mysterious unbeaten game show from his past when he battles his rival to reclaim the greatness he once had.
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First Like | Sweden | Horror | Alexander Rönnberg | 3 min | Texas Premiere
The first to like is the first to die. Do you dare to be the first to press like…?
Twinsburg | USA | Comedy | Joe Garrity | 16 min | Texas Premiere
Jerry, sentimental about his fading twin identity, reunites with his reluctant brother Paul for a weekend of revelry at the world’s largest congregation of twins.
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Valet | USA | Comedy | Kurtis Tautscher | 9 min | World Premiere
Allen, a rich hotel owner, gives his selfish and arrogant son, Frank, an ultimatum: work valet for the hotel or get cut off. Angry with his father, Frank decides to make a statement. His plan? Steal two of his father’s prized cars. (Student Film)
Moo | Australia | Comedy | Samuel Hunter Galloway | 11 min | Texas Premiere
A painter is confronted with the decision between what makes her happy and the acceptance of her peers.
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Arcade | Australia | Comedy | Megan Chambers | 11 min | North Texas Premiere
Maggie is stuck in a dead-end job, supervising a run-down arcade. She's an avid reader of how-to books, but struggles to put theory into action. On a fateful bus trip she meets Ferdinand, a free-spirited and eccentric retiree, who teaches her that there's no how-to book for life. (Student Film)
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Switch | Canada | Drama | Max Machado | 1 min | Texas Premiere
It’s late and Nick is reading in bed. His night lamp flickers in a strange way. He turns the lamp off, only to turn it back on and find himself in another room. That's just the start of a long and weird night.
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HBD Mom | USA | Comedy | Michael DeMinico | 6 min | Texas Premiere
Based on a true story, HBD MOM is the story of Shane-O, a thirty-five year old Hungarian Puli owner who is about to pick-up his mother for her birthday. Comedy and tragedy ensue as he accidentally doses himself with LSD during the preparation.
The Lipinski | USA | Comedy | Nate Townsend | 13 min | Texas Premiere
For one night only, the insufferably wealthy George Walnut has the Lipinski Stradivarius on lease from the St. Louis Art Museum. In celebration, he has opened his doors to an exclusive gathering of the social elite. However, unbeknownst to George, three nefarious guests with their eyes on the violin have been preparing for years, waiting for this opportunity
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Twisted | Australia | Comedy | Stuart Bowen | 6 min | Texas Premiere
School reunions are strange for anyone, but especially our socially awkward hero. When the girl of his Middle School dreams makes her appearance known, he will stop at nothing to win her over...even if it means going into a unique and totally bonkers balloon battle with his old bully and school nemesis one last time.
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Hummingbird & Crane | USA | Comedy | Veronica Rodriguez | 13 min | Texas Premiere
In Santa Fe, New Mexico, the first event of the 54th World Series of Youth Birding, Bird Call Replication, takes place. Underdog Dorrie Davis plans to dethrone reigning champion Heidi Hammerstein. Humiliated in the first round, Davis considers quitting but is reignited by her teammate and best friend, Olivia, to get back in there and prove all the naysayers wrong.
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Found Footage 3D | USA | Horror | Steven DeGennaro | 96 min
NORTH TEXAS PREMIERE
A group of filmmakers sets out to make the first 3D found footage horror movie, but find themselves IN a found footage horror movie when the evil entity from their film escapes into their behind-the-scenes footage.
Producer David Fried will be in attendance for a Q&A following the screening.
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MEET THE FILMMAKERS - stories from the filmmakers themselves
presented by the Fort Worth Film Commission
Every November Fort Worth welcomes filmmakers from around the world. Take a moment to hear from the filmmakers who have films screening at this year’s Lone Star Film Festival.
Pinnacle Bank is a proud supporter of the Fort Worth Film Commission's Filmmakers' Lounge at the Lone Star Film Festival.
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Amy | UK | Comedy | Oliver Kember | 2 min | Texas Premiere
“In Middle America, in a time gone by, one man finally meets the girl of his dreams. His romance skills, however, aren't quite up to snuff…”
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Swipe Right | USA | Comedy | Kendall Goldberg | 9 min | North Texas Premiere
After Katie is stood up, she resorts to an impromptu bar hookup, which goes horribly wrong very quickly. (Student Film)
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Lifeline | USA | Romance | Amitabh Klemm | 5 min | Texas Premiere
Two strangers discover how every person is connected throughout all time.
Somebody Else | China | Drama | Laurent King | 15 min
A car valet pretends to be a golden boy to charm a beautiful socialite. They wander through Shanghai at night, their budding attraction threatened by his lies… and her secret.
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Helicopter | USA | Drama | Kit Zauhar | 15 min |
Two streams of consciousness come together in a college library.
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Crazy | USA | Comedy | Nathan Deming | 14 min | Texas Premiere
Sunday morning, 6:30 AM. Sarah comes home to find her ex- drunk and asleep on the balcony. Furious, she lets him inside to recover, and a battle of wills begins.
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Towed | USA | Drama | Grant Janes | 14 min | Texas Premiere
Liza’s life is in a downward spiral. A recent break-up leaves her stuck and living out of her car in a rough part of Los Angeles - with no money, no gas, and seemingly no way forward. Parked in a tow zone and stalked by a persistent tow truck driver for hours-on-end, Liza eventually has no choice but to leave her vehicle to seek out food, water and facilities. Upon her return she receives a life-altering surprise.
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At Ease | USA | Romance | Jacob Kirby | 14 min | Texas Premiere
Following an absence of three years, an on-leave Marine returns home to make amends with his ex-girlfriend on her wedding day. (Student Film)
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Baby Teeth | USA | Drama | Stephanie Ellis | 14 min | Texas Premiere
A new mother, suffering from postpartum depression, makes a desperate call to her friend. She has lost her baby and needs her help. Together, they embark on a disturbing search.
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Heavy Feathers | Netherlands | Drama | Joosje Duk | 15 min | North Texas Premiere
Inspired by pop-art imagery, Heavy Feathers is a colorful short drama about 18-year old Myna, who starts looking for her past in a household where her mother and sister only want to look forward. (Student Film)
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Broke Dick Dog | USA | Drama | G. B. Shannon | 12 min | Texas Premiere
Three newly acquainted brothers track down and confront their absent and unapologetic father.
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Cherokee | Australia | Comedy | Jem Rankin | 11 min | Texas Premiere
Fascinated by Native Americans, a young girl inadvertently takes on her mother's anger, which lands them in a sticky situation. (Student Film)
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A Monster Called Charles | UK | Fantasy | Richard Paris Wilson | 15 min | North American Premiere
The story of a Boy who lives in a caravan park with his Mother, and a Monster who lives in a nearby woods...
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Hopscotch | Australia | Drama | Kate Halpin | 20 min | Texas Premiere
Chloe is happiest when she lives in the safety of her ‘bubble world’ with her glamorous and charismatic mother; Gigi, whom she intensely idolises. However when Gigi finds a new man, Chloe is once again quickly discarded, which pushes her into a progressively deeper state of loneliness, resentment and desperation. Chloe must find a way to win back her mother's affections, or else find the courage to escape their destructive co-dependency. (Student Film)
Walk With Me: The Trials of Judge Damon J. Keith tells the story of ten extraordinary years, four groundbreaking cases, and one unconventional federal judge, whose rulings forever changed the face of civil rights in the United States. Judge Damon J. Keith presided over some of the most controversial landmark cases of the last 50 years, including a decision that lead to him, a federal judge, being sued by a sitting President.
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Director Jesse Nesser and Producer Sally Davis will be in attendance for a Q&A following the screening.
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THE ART OF CREATIVITY - maximizing and enhancing our creative energy
presented by TCU Bob Schieffer College of Communication
Where do original ideas come from and how do we harness them? This discussion will focus on the discipline of creativity and will include filmmaking, acting, writing, art, photography and design.
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June Falling Down | USA | Drama | Rebecca Weaver | 115 min
NORTH TEXAS PREMIERE
After wandering aimlessly for the year after her father's death, June Larson is returning home for Harley's wedding - her best friend, the love that could have been. Now, lost in grief over her father's cancer, she's not quite ready to let Harley go so easily.
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Out in Alabama | USA | Documentary | Bonnie Blue Edwards | 13 min | Texas Premiere
A captivating journey into the lives of LGBT members in Birmingham, Alabama--and a celebration of the friendships formed within Pride events.
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My Big Fat Lesbian Bat Mitzvah | USA | Drama | Elyssa Gershman | 18 min | World Premiere
Fifty-eight year old Judy is having a bat mitzvah at her LGBT Jewish temple as a way to come out to her orthodox Jewish father, Joshua. Her anxious, self-centered ex-husband Milton and kind yet also self-centered daughter Ariel are on their way to support Judy, but obstacles keep arising not allowing them to get there. (Student Film)
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BOOTWMN | USA | Documentary | Paige Gratland & Sam McWilliams | 11 min | North Texas Premiere
Deana McGuffin is a third generation New Mexico boot maker, hand-crafting wearable pieces of art. When she is approached by a Canadian artist and a San Franciscan tattooer to create a gay themed cowboy boot, a story unravels of a unique collaboration that takes them to the heart of cowboy country in Northern Texas. BOOTWMN is a heart-warming, intimate and at times funny portrait of the queering of a traditional art form.
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This is a Mistake | USA | Drama | Joshua LaBure & Zachary Gutierrez | 17 min | World Premiere
Elizabeth and Tipper are supposed to be broken up, but for Elizabeth it's hard to just be friends with the person that she loves.
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Besides That, Life is Grand | UK | Drama | Astrid Carlen-Helmer | 22 min
Zoé and Léo are best friends, French twenty-somethings living in London. They work together, they party together, they do everything together. They both like men. Except that the man Zoé likes is Léo. (Student Film)
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Balcony | UK | Drama | Toby Fell-Holden | 17 min | Texas Premiere
In a neighbourhood rife with racial tension, a local girl falls for a recent arrival.
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In this block of short's it's all for the family all the time. Bring your kids and enjoy some fun shorts for all.
The Bookworm | USA | Animation | Richard Wiley | 2 min | North Texas Premiere
The Bookworm is a story about an anal, short-tempered, but unsuspecting librarian who discovers a bookworm has infested his library! As he tries to kill the worm, the librarian discovers that it is more than what it first seems… (Student Film)
Boy Soldier | USA | Drama | Jack Swiker | 6 min | Texas Premiere
A boy with an active imagination battles through a war zone in his own home taking on a mission to stop his parent's divorce before it's too late.
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Currency Affairs | USA | Animation | Zehao Xue | 4 min | Texas Premiere
A lifelong love story between two pieces of paper currency. (Student Film)
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Sputnik | Spain | Sci-Fi | Vicente Bonet | 23 min | Texas Premiere
Nikolay is a cosmonaut converted in the first human sent out to space, a technical failure will make his return alive impossible. Meanwhile he´s orbiting the earth in his capsule, waiting for his tragical end but a casual encounter will changes his life.
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Volcano! | USA | Animation | Marie Cheng | 5 min | Texas Premiere
A little girl can't seem to figure out why her volcano science project won't explode. Little does she know that her experiment has taken on a life of its own.
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Notorious Corn | France | Comedy | Mallory Grolleau | 1 min
It's the story of a small grain of corn that dreamed about glory.
He's going to succeed ... Unfortunately ...
Klaazor | USA | Sci-Fi | Julio García Escames | 5 min | Texas Premiere
Tommy, a 5 years old kid, and his grandfather have to team up to face an alien invasion in their home. (Student Film)
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Scraps | New Zealand | Animation | Marnus Nagel | 3 min | Texas Premiere
A starving rat who lives in a scrapyard builds a rocket ship that he hopes will fly him to the moon, which he thinks is made out of cheese. “Scraps” is an animated short film developed at Media Design School by a small group of third year 3D Animation and Visual Effects Bachelor’s Degree students. The twelve-week project was completely student driven.(Student Film)
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ADVANCEMENT IN SCREENWRITING - Can screenplay competitions start a career?
presented by the Austin Film Festival
Navigating the growing world of screenplay competitions can be tricky. This discussion will explore the career-starting potential that submitting a screenplay to the right competition may have for a writer looking to produce and work in Hollywood.
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Voyagers Without Trace | USA | Documentary | Ian McCluskey | 80 min
In 1938, three young Parisians arrived in the American West with kayaks, cameras, and beer. They had a bold, even foolhardy plan: be the first to take kayaks down the wild Green and Colorado rivers. They recorded their journey, creating the first adventure film shot in vivid color. But the reels go unseen for 75 years, until director Ian McCluskey spots a photo of the trio on a roadside marker. His curiosity sends him on a historical treasure hunt, learning to paddle the same waters and searching for clues. What led an explorer, his new bride, and his best friend halfway around the world on the eve of World War II? What secrets do flooded canyons and a weathered journal still hold? Ian traces the trio's wake back to Europe, uncovering unexpected connections to the French Resistance, the advent of the French Riviera, and the possibilities that free-spirited risk-taking offers to all.
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Quetzal | UK | Drama | Irene Marco | 24 min | North Texas Premiere
Quetzal is a coming of age film about a young boy who is sent into the jungle to catch the bird that represents the essence of his tribe and step into adulthood. Fearfully, he sets himself into a journey of self-discovery, understanding and forgiveness when he accidentally shoots a birdwatcher. (Student Film)
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Wasted Beauty | USA | Drama | Martin Paves | 17 min | North Texas Premiere
At what point do you lose all hope? A beautiful young girl has lost everything and she has nothing except a dream. Through her eyes we see just how dangerous a day of dreaming on the streets of Hollywood can be. She is wasted beauty.
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Ellie | Canada | Thriller | Morgana McKenzie | 7 min
Desperate measures are taken to escape a violent world concealed within an isolated cottage.(Student Film)
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Jogging Leads to Ice Cream | USA | Comedy | Joshua Staman | 6 min | Texas Premiere
Jogging Leads to Ice Cream is a comedy about two girls who are very serious about going jogging...except every time they try to do it, they just end up getting ice cream.
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C.I.T. | USA | Drama | Cara Consilvio | 19 min | Texas Premiere
Sarah and Lizzie are best friends. They live for their summers at Blackhawk Farm, times filled with hard work, friendship and horses. After ten years as campers, this summer, 18-year-old Lizzie will be a counselor, while 17-year-old Sarah is a C.I.T. (Counselor in Training). Sarah would love to be a counselor, but her late summer birthday seals her fate as a C.I.T. Everything changes when Sarah is told a secret that will change Lizzie's life forever.
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The Last Stupid Thing | Australia | Comedy | Thomas Hudson | 8 min | North Texas Premiere
On a beautiful cliff by the sea, Ruth and Ellen play a childish game in an attempt to settle and argument about responsibility. Pretty soon they’re having so much fun that their argument is almost completely forgotten. That is until something completely unexpected happens, bringing old wounds to a head and causing Ellen to seriously question her relationship with Ruth
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Kate & Lily | USA | Comedy | Grey Cusack | 15 min | Texas Premiere
Kate seems cursed to make a fool of herself every time she bumps into Lily, an old friend from college. But little does Kate know, not everything is what it seems! (Student Film)
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A Conversation with David Lowery & Toby Halbrooks
Pinnacle Bank is a proud supporter of the Fort Worth Film Commission's Filmmakers' Lounge at the Lone Star Film Festival.
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Road to the Well | USA | Thriller | Jon Cvack | 108 min
TEXAS PREMIERE
Three old friends are reunited after two of them become involved in a seemingly random murder and journey up to the Northern California Sierra in order to bury the body.
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Writer/Director Jon Cvack and Cinematographer Tim Davis will be in attendance for a Q&A following the screening.
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Lotte | Germany | Drama | Julius Schultheiß | 66 min
TEXAS PREMIERE
Lotte is impulsive, rough around the edges, and leads a colourful life on the streets of Berlin, stumbling from man to man and flat to flat. One night in her local bar she bumps into Marcel, an almost forgotten acquaintance. Lotte takes flight after being recognized and finds refuge with her friend Sabine. The following day, the events of the previous evening still grate on Lotte and she cannot seem to shake them off, even during her work at the hospital. A young girl, Greta, is brought in. Lotte takes care of her and a gentle affection develops between them. But this happiness is short-lived when Lotte witnesses an encounter between Greta and Marcel. The three catch sight of each other and Lotte realises she will not be able to run away this time.
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The Marriage Between Creative and Business
Contracts, insurance policies, funding - these are not the things that attract someone to become a filmmaker. They are, however, extremely important. If a creative is unable to navigate in this world, he or she needs a partner to help them along the way. Join this panel of business and creatives as they talk shop about working relationships and the business of film.
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Camino | USA | Comedy | Justin Herring | 75 min
WORLD PREMIERE
CAMINO is a dark comedy film about two underage slackers named Mark (who just found out he might be a father soon) and Jack (Mark's arrogant best friend). Mark and Jack decide to steal a cooler in hopes of finding alcohol and drinking their problems away, but end up finding two human kidneys inside. The film follows Mark and Jack, the two hardened criminals trying to track down their stolen cooler of kidneys as well as a group of law enforcement officers following the bizarre trail of violent crimes left in the wake of the criminal's search.
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Director Justin Herring and Screenwriter John Patrick Hughes will be in attendance for a Q&A following the screening.
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Nothing Serious | USA | Drama | John Appleton | 90 min
TEXAS PREMIERE
Nothing Serious is the story of Kailey Childs, an ambitious seventeen year old who leaves her life in the suburbs behind to pursue a career in modern dance in New York City. Upon arriving in the big city she struggles with money and must decide whether to accept the help of a dancer who offers her a survivor job in a coffee shop or an older man who makes her a proposition too good to be true. As she explores her options and deepens her relationships Kailey comes to question the intentions of the people supporting her, and must ultimately come to accept the buried truth behind not only their reasons but her own.
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Director John Appleton and Collaborator Sadie Dame will be in attendance for a Q&A following the screening.
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Kelly’s Hollywood | USA | Documentary | Brian Donovan | 74 min
TEXAS PREMIERE
Honest and raw, Kelly’s Hollywood tells the intimate story of a brother’s quest to fulfill his disabled sister’s dream of becoming a Hollywood diva, but takes an unexpected turn when it starts to threaten his engagement. When Kelly becomes increasingly jealous of Brian’s fiancée and her health begins to fail, Brian is forced to confront his sibling’s co-dependency issues, and struggles to find balance between fulfilling Kelly’s last wish of performing and his own dream of getting married. "You would be hard-pressed to find a more touching and ultimately life-affirming documentary…" Buck Quigley, ARTVOICE.
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SHORT BLOCK: Foreign Films
presented by Fort Worth Sister Cities International
Travel the world with us in these international shorts films.
The Sound of London | UK | Drama | Daniel Marc Janes | 11 min | World Premiere
What sound does London make? Sound recordist Jason Emerick (Christopher Tester) has 48 hours to find one sound that encapsulates the city. The Sound of London is both a gripping psychological thriller, a loving tribute to London and a celebration of the role of sound in film.
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The Perfect Day | Spain | Comedy | Ignacio Redondo | 12 min | Texas Premiere
It's the most important day in David's life. He has a $10.000.000 deal with a Japanese Holding and it's all or nothing today. Everything seems to turn out perfectly well, until…
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The House in 8/A | Israel | Documentary | Doron Levene | 11 min | World Premiere
The house in 8/A appears to be a regular house. It has regular rooms, windows and doors. But one door remained locked in the Levene family for years.
Lawrence, the father of the family, is the films' main character. Lawrence is a charming, colorful man with somewhat lyrical language. He's also good with his hands, which comes to show since he constantly finds things to fix in the house. For more than 30 years Lawrence has been, almost obsessively, working on the house. As we see him working, we come to know the other Levene family members as they talk about the wound that time, nor Lawrence, cannot fix. An intimate look at a house, a family and the memories that constantly shape our lives.
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Gorilla | France | Comedy | Tibo Pinsard | 14 min | North Texas Premiere
Hollywood, 1952. Henry Corso performs a costumed gorilla on horror movies and adventure movies. For Jungle Jenna, he must terrorize the leading actress lost in a fake jungle. But scaring the woman he desires is going to be particularly tricky for the gorilla man.
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Rabbit Blood | Turkey | Animation | Yagmur Altan | 5 min | Texas Premiere
Just an ordinary day at an old mysterious Turkish country house where its residents have an extraordinary way of brewing tea.
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Bloom of Youth | China | Romance | Hanching Howard Zheng | 17 min | Texas Premiere
A young man returns home after graduating from college to propose to his sweetheart and open a school to better their small Chinese village. However, a mother’s dreams and senseless violence create obstacles that love must overcome.
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Wifey Redux | Ireland | Comedy | Robert McKeon | 23 min | Texas Premiere
A man becomes maniacally obsessed with driving off his teenage daughter's new boyfriend in this dark comedy about coping and denial, based on a short story by acclaimed Irish author Kevin Barry.
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A five-year-old Indian boy gets lost on the streets of Calcutta, thousands of miles from home. He survives many challenges before being adopted by a couple in Australia. Twenty-five years later, he sets out to find his lost family.
Rachel, a Jewish-American doctor and Jake, an Arab-American government bureaucrat, are trying to solve the mysterious death of Rachel's treasure hunting brother. Racing around the world, they find themselves being hunted by a doomsday group called the Armageddonites who believe Rachel and Jake possess an ancient script discovered by Rachel's brother that could bring about the end of days. Caught in the middle of a plot to hasten the end of mankind, Rachel and Jake need to solve a murder, save the world, and discover for themselves that treasure is where you find it.
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NERDLAND is the story of two best friends, aspiring screenwriter Elliot and aspiring actor John, whose dreams of superstardom have fizzled. With their 30th birthdays looming and their desperation growing, John and Elliot decide that in this 24/7, celebrity-obsessed world of over-shared navel-gazing, there are more ways to become famous (or infamous) than ever before. So why not become famous today? NERDLAND is that day. Making up for what they lack in brains and talent with abundant, witless enthusiasm, John and Elliot troll Los Angeles on a fame-grab journey, encountering and abusing friends both new and old. Navigating their hyper-stimulating landscape of consumerism gone wild, our two consumers want desperately to be consumed -- and they will have their fame no matter what the cost.
When filmmaker/musician, Shance Ryan Brentham sets out to unearth the truth of the mysterious, yet respected, musical genius, Clinn “Rippy,” he discovers a gem of a person who has been misinterpreted and misunderstood.
Clinn “Rippy,” noted for his eccentric understanding of the world around him, the man who created such musical techniques as, “Two is better than one,” * and the avant garde, industry-breakthrough album, Cymbalic -- innovating art Nouveau—and who shocked the world with his 2001 disappearance from society has always been a whimsical mystery.
As we come face to face with celebrities, artists and friends who have some understanding of who he is, we… Through the director’s six year journey, in a piece that spans the globe, address questions about our own identity through the discovery of this beautiful, yet misunderstood, phenomenal human being in the film, "Who is Clinn 'Rippy'?".
The film, at times, is difficult and awkward, yet does not cease to pluck the chords of the proverbial strings of our hearts.
Featuring interviews with Henry Rollins, Ben Folds, Mike Portnoy, Jack Ingram, Pat Green, Janis Ian, Anika Noni Rose, James Monroe Iglehart, Cady Huffman, Pam Tillis, and Sinbad among many more.
Writer/Director Shance Ryan Brentham will be in attendance for a Q&A following the screening.
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His passion for birds carried him across a continental wilderness to observe them in their natural habitat, and his skills as an artist and observer immortalized them and their environment to remind and inspire us two centuries later. A singular visionary in frontier America, Audubon was the godfather of today’s conservation movement.
Rara Avis: John James Audubon and the Birds of America is the story of a rare man and the wild creatures he loved. His obsession cost him and his family dearly, but his work influenced every generation of nature lover that came after him, from Thoreau to Teddy Roosevelt, and has helped to preserve a small portion of the wild lands he explored and documented.
The legacy of Audubon is as timeless and vital as his art, and this film is an effort to appreciate him as he deserves.
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