Day 6: Festival Screenings

Festival continues with a program of films and videos showcasing the diverse talents of our student filmmakers. Tonight's program, "Defining Moments and Reversals of Fortune" showcases films about high stakes decisions and dramatic confrontations, rites of passage and reconciliations.

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First Period

Directed by Allyson Schwarz Narrative DVCPro50 Running Time, 6 min, 26 secs Libby's day goes from bad to worse when publicly humiliated during her first period class and all she wants is to forget that it ever happened, but nobody is cooperating.

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RUSH

Directed by Mallory Sacks Narrative DVD Running Time, 12 min, 0 secs When the Alpha Gamma sorority agrees to be documented during their busiest week of the year - Rush Week - all hell breaks loose.

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The Art of the Tease

Directed by Hazel Meeks ((310) 882-1606) Narrative DigitalBETACAM Running Time, 10 min, 47 secs A Sultry Burlesque dancer finds herself drawn to a handsome stranger on the night she has been promised to a rich patron.

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Stockholm

Directed by patrick perez ((213) 926-6571) MFA Thesis Film DVCAM Running Time, 20 min, 0 secs On Delia's Birthday, she and Rudy will both get a surprise that will change their lives.

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Casa Libre/Freedom House

Directed by Roberto Sierra Oregel MFA Thesis Film DVD Running Time, 57 min, 0 secs Casa Libre/Freedom House is one hour documentary delving into the lives of unaccompanied and undocumented children here in the United States. These are children who are leaving their countries for desperate reasons, such as abuse and abandonment. They come here alone and face a myriad of obstacles that sometimes ends in tragedy and or sometimes on a better note when they find refuge in one of the only shelters serving this population, Casa Libre/Freedom House.

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January

Directed by Mikiko Sasaki Narrative Running Time 7 min, 20 sec Five-year old Lily is desperate for the attention of her terminally ill father, who is always occupied by her older brothers. One day she comes up with a plan to keep her father all to herself.

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Delicates

Directed by Yara Costa Khakbaz Narrative DVCProHD Running Time, 11 min, 11 secs In the gentle cycle of life, a father and daughter find solace in one another as they come to terms with loss.

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JACKnJILL

Directed by Jeff Warden ((949) 413-7144) MFA Thesis Film DVCProHD Running Time, 13 min, 20 secs Jack saw a mirage, Jill made it an oasis. The journey of two outcasts and their unusual encounter.

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Broken English

Directed by Oscar Alvarez Narrative 3/4 video DigitalBETACAM Running Time, 10 min, 0 secs The semester has started and Jose wasn't placed in the AP Biology class he requested. He tries everything at his disposal to get into the class. Will everything be enough?

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Help Needed

Directed by Sharon Hill ((310) 903-0502) Narrative DigitalBETACAM Running Time, 6 min, 0 secs A job interview gone wrong...very wrong...