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Short
The mysterious disappearance of an artist leads a documentary crew to follow a trail of clues, and finds that the disappearance may be connected to a series of miracles that take place following the unveiling of one of his paintings.
Narrative
Racing across Los Angeles in one, unwieldy day, documentary filmmakers Bella and Milo race from Beverly Hills to Watts and places in between to get Milo's brother Leo from jail to rehab before 8pm, or Leo goes to prison for three years.
A story inspired by true events, the trio documents their trip from a suburban police station in Calabasas through mansions in Beverly Hills, East LA chop-shops, rural wastelands, and housing projects in Watts as they attempt to raise the $5,000 required to get Leo into the rehab clinic.
Along the way encountering dozens of colorful characters, each with their own anomalous perspective on Leo's larger than life personality and style, and each with their own excuse for why they cannot help out. In the end, it may take a drug deal to get the necessary funds for rehab.
“Ruspoli has succeeded in creating a film that not only compliments Los Angeles’ multi-faceted landscape, but meditates on it. While Fix is everything one would hope - a frenetic, Odyssey-like journey through an underbelly of drug culture and addiction, it’s when the film reaches moments of silence that its true voice speaks clear, deeply exploring notions of family, loss, and ultimately redemption. “
- Daniel Casey, Programmer
Documentary
Big Blue Sky is the story of the lost frontier of flight, tracing the origins of hang gliding from the 1880s thru today, focusing on the golden years of this exciting sport, the 1970s. The movie is a story of mankind’s spirit, dreams and experiences as much as it is a definitive historical reference. The story is told by the pioneers of the first extreme sport, and their stories are brought to life by exciting never-before-seen vintage movie clips and still images. They describe their part in history, and the profound effect flying like a bird had on their lives.
Short
Urged on by his acting coach, an aspiring actor confuses real-life relationship issues with his girlfriend to the scene he is working on for class, much to the detriment of his relationship and his acting class.
Short
On a planet that has been depleted of its natural resources, two nations wage war over the few remaining bits of scrap metal and recyclable material. Reduced to slave labor, Bohemibot, a cybernetic human, finds an enemy refugee hiding in the recycling pile, and they form a plan to escape their fate. Featuring some great CGI and sterling production values, the story is also conveyed almost completely visually, with the actors speaking an alien language which remains untranslated.
Short
Lacking money for train fare, a college student tries to dodge the conductor, but finds that train fare might be the least of his worries when a mysterious older gentleman offers to help him. (In Spanish, with English Subtitles).
Young Filmmaker
On the way to his therapy appointment, a young man with obsessive-compulsive disorder meets a mysterious stranger who offers advice on overcoming his compulsive ways.
Feature
Hard-edged, uncompromisingly honest, and occasionally outright brutal, Bronx Paradise goes far toward deromanticizing the criminal lifestyle. In a story based on his own life, Wayne Gurman stalks the Bronx bullying, beating and terrorizing a living out of populace, while desperately trying to steer clear of those who are even more brutal than he is.
Experimental
Technological innovation highlights this clever experimental film. Comprised of more than six hundred film clips, the film generates its own music score as the audio from the clips is processed through a music synthesizer, which is then transcribed into musical notation, with the completed score appearing in a separate window as the film clips play.
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