Dir: Vince Corkadel
Website:bastardartfilm.com
"From the 1970s UK punk scene to the present gothic rock resurgence, Andi Sex Gang has remained both an enigmatic and often underrated artist who has persevered through events that would make most people give up or give in. Whether it was being a squatter in London, a bombing suspect in Italy, or spending time in jail in America, these non-musical life events have pushed Andi Sex Gang to forge a unique musical path filled with many highs and lows, as both a solo artist and with his band Sex Gang Children. Between 1982 and 1985 Andi and Sex Gang Children landed in the UK indie charts with 8 singles and 5 albums hitting the top 30. The album Song And Legend went to #1. It should have been the beginning of a brilliant career, What followed were bad business deals and even worse luck, slowing down an influential artist who has sadly been ignored by mainstream culture. "

Dir: Samina Akbari
Website:thevisitorsfilm.com
Happy together, Nisa and Daniel share a small apartment in Brooklyn. Afraid of disappointing her Thai parents with a white boyfriend, Nisa keeps Daniel and her New York life a secret. As mice begin to invade their home, Daniel realizes that Nisa is also hiding something from him. Caught between her family and the one she loves, Nisa must make an impossible choice.

Dir: Julia Kots
Website:facebook.com
On her lunch hour, Barb shows up at her best friend's gallery bearing sushi and a smile. But Liza senses she also has a secret. In a gallery full of erotic art and curious patrons, Barb wants to confide in Liza. But she’s scared that this is the one secret that girlfriends shouldn’t share…

Dir: Gavin White
"Speakers Corner: You Have The Right To Remain Vocal' is a 1 hour documentary film that serves as a modern commentary on the origins and fragility of freedoms of speech and assembly. Since 1872, people have gathered at Speakers Corner in Hyde Park to exercise their rights to free speech in all its forms. The filmmaker weaves interviews with park speakers, hecklers, local politicians, historians, linguists and sociologists involved in this modern phenomenon to create a powerful critique of the true nature of democracy in our society. The film examines in detail a place where socialists, Islamic fundamentalists, labor politicians, historians, utopians, Zionists, white supremacists and Christian evangelicals all congregate weekly in a single small location. All are freely expressing and debating their views, there is no violence, and thousands of people show up to participate – every Sunday. This is the essence of Speakers Corner, a small area of Hyde Park, London, which was protected by a British Act of Parliament in 1872, to allow people complete freedom of speech in a public place. This is the only such bastion of free speech in the world and stands as a powerful metaphor for global democracy and our future. "

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Dir: Michael Matzdorff
Website:feedthefishmovie.com
"Joe Peterson, is a burned-out kids book writer who’s approaching his mid-life crisis. With his career at a standstill and his relationship in shambles, he leaves town with his best buddy to do the Polar Bear Plunge in the dead of winter in northern Wisconsin in an attempt to reignite his fire. On his quest he meets: Axel, an inspirational mentor; The Sheriff, an obsessed law enforcement professional; and Sif, his muse and a hockey player. Good thing they’re all related! Joe finds his lost passion, survives an assault by his obsessed ex-girlfriend, and tries to stay out of the way of the law. He pulls it together and finally gets the girl, and thank goodness, publishes again. But not before testing the icy waters of Lake Michigan on a snowy winter day. "

Dir: Mark Henderson
Website:My Kidnapper Facebook
"In 2003 Mark Henderson was one of eight backpackers taken hostage whilst trekking in the Colombian jungle. What had started as an innocent tourist adventure, ended up as 101 terrifying days of captivity and uncertainty about his future. Eleven months after his release Mark received an email from Antonio, one of his kidnappers, and one of the other hostages received a facebook friend request from Antonio’s girlfriend, another of their captors. That email was the start of a five-year correspondence between hostage and kidnapper that eventually drew Mark back to the one part of the world he thought he’d never see again and face to face with the man who had once held the key to his freedom.
My Kidnapper is an emotional journey into a kidnapping, told from all sides. This deeply personal, authored documentary follows Mark and three of his fellow hostages as they return to the Sierra Nevada mountains in northern Colombia, the place where they lived out their worst nightmares. As they travel deeper into the jungle, they discover the truth behind what happened to them, come to understand how they all dealt with the ordeal and finally have the chance to confront two of their kidnappers."

Dir: Mark Cabaroy
Website: imarkfilms.com
"The beautiful blind psychic Carly St Johns is on a quest to track down the dangerous career criminal Randy Meyers with the help of her police department liaison Lieutenant Razzinksy. When fate traps Randy and Carly in the same hotel room, they must match wits in a psychological game of cat and mouse to see which one of them will get out alive. "

Dir: Tomax Aponte
Website:tunerthefilm.blogspot.com
In the early part of the 19th century piano tuning was recognized as a specialized skill. Today, tuners all over the world train for a period of five to seven years to acquire the necessary skills to be considered a Master Tuner. The patience, concentration and zen like precision required was an easy draw to a man who had always been fascinated with art and artists. He himself could not create a masterpiece but what he did have was a gift for listening and a taste for murder. In this first glimpse of Donato, we are left with more questions than answers. Is he a true artisan, a craftsman pursuing perfection or is he preying on the weak to satisfy a darker urge?

Dir: Harry Cherniak
Website: inflofilms.com
Eileen, an unhappily married woman, finally decides to put an end to her affair. After a wild and passionate farewell, her lover takes a quick shower. Eileen is dancing in the next room when suddenly...THWACK!...her lover slips on a bar of soap and cracks his head open. Eileen walks into the bathroom. There’s blood everywhere. He’s dead. This looks bad. In a state of panic, she decides to “clean up” the mess and get rid of the body. As new obstacles arise, Eileen's simple plan begins to spiral out of control...

Dir: Tiffani Yoon
A young girl got molested by step-father and became a prostitute.

Dir: Fiona Cochrane
Website: f-reel.com
"Four different women, each with a well-hidden secret they are coaxed, tricked or forced into revealing …sometimes it’s better to omit the truth. The twists and turns in this four-act feature-length psychological thriller ensure that things are seldom as they seem. "

Dir: Toby Eck
Yoni is 29 and still without a stable job. He wants to survive on playing music, his passion. This summer, which could conceivably be his last tour, he can't get his band mates to come along - they're too busy or just unwilling. He gets a temporary band and goes anyway. On tour, you will meet America. Yoni will struggle to keep going. After tour Yoni proposes to his girlfriend. Now he has to decide if he should take a permanent job as a school teacher or play music to pay for his wedding.

Dir: Christopher Martini
Murphy O’Shea, an Iraq Veteran, has a hard time re-adjusting to society upon his return from a long tour. His world crumbles when he discovers his father, Bill, a Vietnam Veteran, is dying. “Trooper” is the story of a father and son, two veterans from two very different Wars, helping each other to get through each day, and heal the wounds of War.

Dir: Allen Cognata
Website: theputtputtsyndrome.com
"Tired of hearing his bitter friend's hypothesis on why marriages fail and wives cheat, one good day happily married Johnny decides to check his buddy's theories, and realizes he's got all the symptoms himself. Suddenly, Johnny's perception of suburban marital bliss comes tumbling down, as he finds himself trying to save his marriage in the midst of a midlife crisis. "

Dir: Christopher Radcliff
Middle-aged waitress Bonnie spends her nights working in a 24-hour diner. When a mysterious young stranger enters the restaurant, Bonnie finds herself immediately drawn to him. But when she realizes that he may not be who she thought he was, she is faced with an unexpected awakening.

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Dir: Akemi Shimada
"A film about something, nothing, and everything all at once. Type of film 1. a psychedelic, psychological, surrealistic nature film 2. a celluloid day dream alice in underland 3. a meditative tone poem 4. the hypnotic random nature of the universe as it intersects with the liquidity of the thought 5. the rest is for you to decide caution; hypnotically addictive material this film is art rated it is intended for mature audiences of all ages you will know who you are."

Dir: Christopher Radcliff
Middle-aged waitress Bonnie spends her nights working in a 24-hour diner. When a mysterious young stranger enters the restaurant, Bonnie finds herself immediately drawn to him. But when she realizes that he may not be who she thought he was, she is faced with an unexpected awakening.

Dir: Jens Christian Börner
For the first time in years the 18-year old Marie meets her mother Barbara. Barbara is trying to persuade Marie to go with her for a meal. Marie finally agrees. But after the meal the real journey begins...

Dir: Sean McKnight
"A traumatized woman feels it's time to open up about a past experience. Upon doing so, a startling revelation is made."

Dir: Bryan Hopkins
Qing Lou Nu is a stylistic film that explores the life of an Asian prostitute trapped by a contradictory world of passion and obligations. All of which climaxes when one of her a naive clients confesses his love. Inspired by Edgar Allen Poe’s “The Tell Tale Heart,” Qing Lou Nu is an edgy reinvention of a classic. This macabre tale of east meets west is noted for its potent performances by the leads Cindy Chu and Axel Harney; along with the carefully orchestrated imagery which combines to create a moment of beauty that will not be soon forgotten.

Dir: Brent Morris
Website: flamencoschoolfilm.com
FLAMENCO SCHOOL centers on the story of Eva Encinias-Sandoval, founder of the National Institute of Flamenco. In Albuquerque, New Mexico, Eva has created a true flamenco community overseeing classes for students of all ages, outreach programs in the community and advanced study for serious dancers. With son Joaquin and daughter Marisol, the Encinias family maintains rigorous standards and strives to preserve the true passion and spirit of flamenco by passing it on to new generations.

Dir: Edward Waisnis
"Hand of Fate is a moral tale in the form of a parable concerning a protagonist whose every move is dictated, literally, by signs that point him in the direction of a 'bad end' only to have fate intervene in the form of a significant other who offers a change of luck and a hope for redemption. But, a surprise ending reveals the fickle hand of fate. "

Dir: Jonson D'Angelo
"Jenny is the story of a young girl who is beautiful, intelligent and kind. She is a good daughter and nice to all she meets. This is until one day when she becomes obsessed with shopping, no longer the same Jenny she tirelessly exhausts her father’s credit cards becoming addicted to buying clothes. Despite looking fabulous she becomes a spoilt and mean young lady. Her father grows ever more weary of her constant cravings and finally decides he can’t take anymore of her behavior. When Jenny asks for yet another gift he fights the urge to give in and says no. Ever threatening to leave him she finally does. Without her Father’s love and wallet Jenny ends up on the streets attired in beautiful clothes but with nowhere to go. On the streets Jenny doesn’t last long and the tale ends with her father having to identify her in a morgue, both of them having lost out to her addiction to fashion. "

Dir: Minka Farthing-Kohl
Website: Manatee
Candy and Donut's dream of wintering in Florida comes to a stuttering halt when their car dies. Destitute and cold they traverse a forgotten strip mall seeking refuge.

Dir: John Gross
A downward spiraling deliriously obsessive Eagles fan... estranged from his family and the world...is given the power to ensure a Super Bowl win for his beloved Eagles (his life long dream), if he will make the ultimate sacrifice. Will he or won't he? This offbeat tense drama is beautifully crafted by John Gross with an award winning performance by Kenneth McGregor.

Dir: Nils Oliveto
Website: cedarstears.com
"January 15th, 2005. Millionaire Fadi Hissa is assassinated in Beirut, Lebanon. The investigation is still ongoing but the killer was never found. Five years have passed. David Larocque is a Washington journalist who receives an unexpected letter from James Matteau, a man claiming to be Hissa's assassin. Hiding in an undisclosed location, Matteau asks Larocque to travel to Montreal, Canada, and meet his brother who has in his possession an amateur DVD documenting Matteau's last days in Lebanon before the assassination. Deeply immersed into the investigation, Larocque slowly uncovers the truth about the events leading up to the 2005 murder contract in the Middle East. But why five years later, thousands of miles away from where the tragedy occurred?"

Dir: Thomas C Dunn
"Mickey (Wes Bentley) is about to get his big break as an amateur filmmaker . . . from a serial killer who turns him and his camera into THE PERFECT WITNESS. This action-packed psychological thriller takes you into the twisted depths of brutality at its worst. As a struggling young filmmaker, Mickey accidentally stumbles upon a notorious serial killer, James Lemac (Mark Borkowski), and catches one of his murders on film. Believing he can captured the ultimate reality show, Mickey contacts Lemac and sets a face to face to make the serial killer simple offer; Lemac is to be the subject of his new documentary or the grisly murder footage goes straight to the cops. Lemac gives in to the blackmail. What follows is an exhausting and psychological game of cat and mouse between filmmaker and subject. As the lines of blackmail continually shift back and forth, Mickey must ultimately confront the darkest side of not only the killer’s nature, but his own."