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ENZIAN ANNOUNCES 2015 FLORIDA FILM FESTIVAL PROGRAM LINEUP

Orlando, FL – (March 18, 2015) Enzian announced today the program lineup for the 24th Annual Florida Film Festival, April 10-19, 2015, in Maitland and Winter Park, Florida, with Primary Sponsor Full Sail University and Primary Public Partners Orange County Government and the Florida Division of Cultural Affairs. The Florida Film Festival will screen more than 176 feature and short films representing 30 countries, along with celebrity guest appearances, forums, and parties. Of the films selected, 150 have premiere status, including 21 world premieres. Full lineup listed below. Film descriptions, trailers, stills, and schedule available at: www.floridafilmfestival.com/program Henry Maldonado, President of Enzian and the Florida Film Festival, remarked, “The Florida Film Festival continues to attract independent filmmakers in record numbers. With so many films appearing on Florida screens for the first time, our audience has the chance to experience amazing stories with a broad range of themes, styles, and surprises. There really is something new and exciting for everyone to explore this year.” “I just love this year’s group of films. While the selection process was more difficult than ever due to the sheer volume of compelling entries that made us sit up and take notice, I’m confident our audiences will be as entertained, engaged, surprised, and moved as we were," commented Matthew Curtis, Florida Film Festival Programming Director. “Once again, we have a great mix of fresh, exciting talent and returning Florida Film Festival veterans doing outstanding new work that we’re proud to present to our community. Without a doubt, there is something for every possible taste in our lineup.” The 20 feature competition films will be eligible for up to three awards each: a Grand Jury Award for best film in that category, a Special Jury Award given at the jury’s discretion for exceptional achievements, and an Audience Award determined by audience votes. International films are also eligible for Audience Awards for Best International Feature and Best International Short. Additional special guest announcements are forthcoming.

FESTIVAL FILMS:

Opening Night Film

WELCOME TO ME USA, 2014, 87 MIN, RATED R DIRECTED BY SHIRA PIVEN STARRING KRISTEN WIIG, JAMES MARSDEN, LINDA CARDELLINI, JENNIFER JASON LEIGH, JOAN CUSACK, TIM ROBBINS, LORETTA DIVINE, WES BENTLEY, THOMAS MANN, & ALAN TUDYK What happens when a young woman who’s a shut-in with Borderline Personality Disorder wins $86 million in the lottery? In the case of Alice Klieg (Kristen Wiig), she quits her psychiatric meds and buys her own talk show in this thoughtful, often hilarious black comedy. Preceded by SUBMARINE SANDWICH USA, 2014, 2 MIN DIRECTED BY PES NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE Stop-motion wizard and FFF favorite PES (“Roof Sex,” FFF 2003; “Western Spaghetti,” FFF 2009; “Fresh Guacamole,” FFF 2012) completes his culinary arts trilogy with this ingenious mix of nostalgia, sporting equipment, and your friendly neighborhood deli.

Celebrity Event An Evening with Sam Rockwell, featuring MOON

UK, 2009, 97 MIN, RATED R

DIRECTED BY DUNCAN JONES

Friday, April 17, 7:30–10:45PM at

Enzian

Winner of 22 international awards, MOON is a mesmerizing mind-bender and one of the most acclaimed science-fiction films of our time. The always-brilliant Sam Rockwell plays an astronaut nearing the completion of his three-year contract working on the dark side of the moon, but the isolation has begun to take its toll.

Mr. Rockwell will be in attendance for a Q&A after the screening. Announcements of additional special guests to follow.

Spotlight Films

THE 100-YEAR-OLD MAN WHO CLIMBED OUT THE WINDOW AND DISAPPEARED SWEDEN, 2014, 114 MIN DIRECTED BY FELIX HERNGREN IN ENGLISH, SWEDISH, GERMAN, SPANISH, FRENCH, AND RUSSIAN WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES SOUTHEAST PREMIERE In this wry, whimsical, and satirical comedy, an irrepressible centenarian escapes a retirement home, thus beginning a picaresque journey during which he’ll meet kindred spirits and inadvertently dispatch nasty foes. During the journey, he narrates his eventful life story—with a dash of Forrest Gump, Zelig, and Candide. DO I SOUND GAY? USA, 2014, 77 MIN DIRECTED BY DAVID THORPE SOUTHEAST PREMIERE A journalist embarks on a hilarious and touching journey of self-discovery while confronting his anxiety about “sounding gay.” Enlisting acting coaches, linguists, friends, family, total strangers, and celebrities like Margaret Cho, George Takei, and David Sedaris, he gains valuable insight into the way people talk. DRUNK STONED BRILLIANT DEAD: THE STORY OF THE NATIONAL LAMPOON USA/UK, 2015, 93 MIN DIRECTED BY DOUGLAS TIROLA SOUTHEAST PREMIERE Featuring rare and never-before-seen footage, this is the hilarious story of The National Lampoon from its subversive and electrifying beginnings as the magazine for the counterculture in the early ‘70s. Enlightening, inflammatory, and brilliantly entertaining, this is required viewing for anyone who loves to laugh. GEMMA BOVERY FRANCE, 2014, 99 MIN DIRECTED BY ANNE FONTAINE IN ENGLISH AND FRENCH WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES SOUTHEAST PREMIERE Martin the baker is awestruck when the radiant Gemma Bovery moves next door. As her story begins imitating Madame Bovary’s from Flaubert’s classic novel, Martin comically interjects himself in a desperate attempt to save her from the novel’s tragic ending in this charmer from Anne Fontaine.

THE KEEPING ROOM USA, 2014, 95 MIN DIRECTED BY DANIEL BARBER EAST COAST PREMIERE In the waning days of the American Civil War, three young women—two sisters and a slave—find themselves in a struggle for survival when they come under attack from two renegade Union soldiers. Brit Marling and Sam Worthington star in this violent and thrilling historical drama. KUMIKO, THE TREASURE HUNTER USA, 2014, 105 MIN DIRECTED BY DAVID ZELLNER IN ENGLISH AND JAPANESE WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES A Japanese office worker believes Fargo is a documentary and heads to North Dakota in the winter to find the buried suitcase of stolen cash. This darkly comic odyssey, from indie mavericks the Zellner Bros., is a strangely touching underdog fable. THE OVERNIGHT USA, 2015, 80 MIN DIRECTED BY PATRICK BRICE SOUTHEAST PREMIERE In an attempt to acclimate to Los Angeles, a young couple (Adam Scott, Taylor Schilling) spends an increasingly bizarre evening with the parents (Jason Schwartzman, Judith Godreche) of their son’s new friend. A painfully funny take on 30-something sexual frustration, parenthood, and universal inadequacies. RESULTS USA, 2015, 105 MIN DIRECTED BY ANDREW BUJALSKI Two mismatched personal trainers’ (Guy Pearce, Colbie Smulders) lives are upended by the actions of a new wealthy client (Kevin Corrigan), who is divorced, lonely, and utterly miserable. Andrew Bujalski‘s (Computer Chess) fun, intimate fable is a romantic comedy with a unique sensibility. SUNSHINE SUPERMAN USA/NORWAY, 2014, 100 MIN DIRECTED BY MARAH STRAUCH FLORIDA PREMIERE The incredible story of Carl Boenish, the exuberant inventor of BASE jumping (parachuting from a fixed object), is thrillingly told—incorporating his own jaw-dropping 16mm footage of his increasingly dangerous free-fall challenges. An exhilarating documentary feature debut from Marah Strauch.

A BRILLIANT YOUNG MIND UK, 2014, 111 MIN DIRECTED BY MORGAN MATTHEWS EAST COAST PREMIERE Autistic teenage prodigy (Asa Butterfield, Hugo) competes in the International Mathematical Olympiad, learning to relate to people, not numbers. Cast includes Sally Hawkins (Oscar® nominee, Blue Jasmine) as his mom, Rafe Spall (Hot Fuzz) as his mentor, and Eddie Marsan (TV’s Ray Donovan) as his coach. What could play by the numbers, doesn’t.

Narrative Features Competition

BODY USA, 2014, 75 MIN DIRECTED BY DAN BERK AND ROBERT OLSEN EAST COAST PREMIERE A trio of college friends find themselves trapped in a Hitchcockian nightmare when they accidentally kill a groundskeeper while trespassing in what they thought was a friend's family home. The girls concoct an elaborate lie to justify the homicide; however, the question of morality threatens to unravel not only their story, but their very lives. GABRIEL USA, 2014, 88 MIN DIRECTED BY LOU HOWE SOUTHEAST PREMIERE A troubled young man searches obsessively for his first love, risking everything in an increasingly desperate pursuit. Rory Culkin is electrifying as the vulnerable and confused Gabriel, who longs for stability and happiness in a haunting exploration of mental illness. HER COMPOSITION USA, 2015, 94 MIN DIRECTED BY STEPHAN LITTGER IN ENGLISH NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE Sunday, April 12, 2:30–4:25PM at Regal Wednesday, April 15, 9:30–11:25PM at Enzian A very talented but creatively stuck composition student sees her neatly mapped out life fall apart when she fails to get the scholarship to finance her studies. She starts visiting high-end escort clients throughout New York City and soon feels the urge to turn the memories of her encounters into music – and the clients she visits into her collective muse. Due to graphic content, recommended for mature audiences only!

HOMELESS USA, 2015, 93 MIN DIRECTED BY CLAY HASSLER WORLD PREMIERE HOMELESS—a close up look at the bleak routine of life in a shelter—is American neorealism at its best. A heartbreaking portrait of a boy unable to find compassion in a world out of control, it never feels contrived and leaves us lost as well. I AM A KNIFE WITH LEGS USA, 2014, 84 MIN DIRECTED BY BENNET JONES SOUTHEAST PREMIERE An amazing comedy. Satire, music, and mayhem presented by one of the most self-centered and self-deprecating characters ever created. Lost love, kung-fu, and terrorism dazzle with hilarity as rock star Bené tries to figure out what went wrong or right with his life. IMPERIAL DREAMS USA, 2014, 87 MIN DIRECTED BY MALIK VITTHAL SOUTHEAST PREMIERE Inspired by true events, IMPERIAL DREAMS is one man’s journey to overcome his gangster past. Fresh out of prison, writer Bambi trades in his gun for a pencil in order to care for his four-year-old son in this Sundance award-winner. MY LAST YEAR WITH THE NUNS USA, 2014, 78 MIN DIRECTED BY BRET FETZER EAST COAST PREMIERE An entertaining and amusing journey through an eighth grader’s last year in Catholic school as he negotiates the confusion of race, religion, and neighborhood rivalries. Written by monologist Matt Smith, who plays all the parts to perfection. PROUD CITIZEN USA, 2014, 90 MIN DIRECTED BY THOM SOUTHERLAND IN ENGLISH AND BULGARIAN WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES SOUTHEAST PREMIERE A Bulgarian amateur playwright travels to Kentucky to see her play presented by a community theater group. This bittersweet comedy of errors has something to tell us about the clumsy decency of Americans and the connections the arts create for us all. UNCLE JOHN

USA, 2014, 114 MIN DIRECTED BY STEVEN PIET EAST COAST PREMIERE This dark morality tale about a small-town murder stars John Ashton of the Beverly Hills Cop series. Steven Piet’s unusual crime drama is fraught with examples of variations in quiet tension, reminiscent of the Coen Brothers’ legendary debut Blood Simple. WILDLIKE USA, 2014, 104 MIN DIRECTED BY FRANK HALL GREEN When Mackenzie flees a dangerous living situation, she finds herself on the run in Alaska’s untamed wild. Beautifully shot and boasting stellar performances, WILDLIKE is that rare coming-of-age drama that explores the life of a troubled teenager honestly and boldly.

Narrative Shorts Competition Shorts Program 1: All I Have to Do is Dream

THE ANSWERS USA, 2014, 8 MIN DIRECTED BY MICHAEL GOODE EAST COAST PREMIERE/2ND US SHOWING Upon his death, a young man is given the answers to every question he ever had and some he never asked. STUCKEY, PRIVATE FIRST CLASS USA, 2014, 12 MIN DIRECTED BY BRANTLEY JONES WORLD PREMIERE A young father loses himself in the lore of his own lost cause, trying to escape his daily reality and responsibilities. ELECTION NIGHT USA, 2015, 12 MIN DIRECTED BY TESSA BLAKE NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE A politician’s family waits to see if it will be a celebration or concession speech given amidst a comic whirlwind of theories, ideas, and secrets. Peri Gilpin and Jake Johannsen co-star in this amusing crowd-pleaser. DAD’S DEAD USA, 2014, 11 MIN

DIRECTED BY ROBERT G. PUTKA WORLD PREMIERE Dad died, and now Rae has to break the news to her sister Natalie, who’s in a psych ward—put there by dad. MULIGNANS USA, 2014, 5 MIN DIRECTED BY SHAKA KING EAST COAST PREMIERE Noun; Italian American slang for a black man. Derived from Italian dialect word for “eggplant." Source: Urban Dictionary and every mob movie ever. FOR OFELIA USA, 2014, 15 MIN DIRECTED BY CHRISTOPHER DE LAS ALAS IN TAGALOG WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES EAST COAST PREMIERE A rebellious young boy in 1960s Philippines struggles against his mother’s obsession with dressing him up as a girl. SMUT USA, 2014, 10 MIN DIRECTED BY TOM SVEEN US PREMIERE On a Catholic school field trip to the local landfill, two boys make a startling discovery that raises the bar on the aerobics VHS videos they’ve been ogling. RUN FAST USA, 2015, 22 MIN DIRECTED BY ANNA MUSSO EAST COAST PREMIERE/2ND US SHOWING A young Kenyan runner travels to LA for her first professional marathon. Her sponsor (played by the great Robert Forster), impressed with her potential, has to face the realities of her life back home

Shorts Program 2: Bye Bye Love

THE GUNFIGHTER USA, 2013, 9 MIN DIRECTED BY ERIC KISSACK Usually in a Western only the audience can hear the voice of the omniscient narrator. And usually that narrator's not a jerk. Nick Offerman is not the usual narrator.

GOODBYE CASEY TRADE USA, 2014, 14 MIN DIRECTED BY AMANDA BRENNAN SOUTHEAST PREMIERE Fourteen-year-old Casey Trade has had it with bullies and parents, so she hatches a bold plan with a fellow outcast. DOG BOWL USA, 2015, 19 MIN DIRECTED BY GORDY HOFFMAN EAST COAST PREMIERE Phillip Seymour Hoffman's brother helms the odd and compelling story of Debra, who's sad, detached, and aimless...until she steals the vest off a service dog. A.D. 1363, THE END OF CHIVALRY USA, 2015, 3 MIN DIRECTED BY JAKE MAHAFFY EAST COAST PREMIERE Hey, why did all those knights stop questing, anyway? SALT USA/ICELAND, 2014, 12 MIN DIRECTED BY UGLA HAUKSDÓTTIR IN ICELANDIC WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES EAST COAST PREMIERE/2nd US SHOWING The writer-director team behind “Milk and Blood” (FFF 2014) returns with a coming-of-age tale as stark and haunting as its Icelandic seaside village setting. PINK GRAPEFRUIT USA, 2015, 11 MIN DIRECTED BY MICHAEL MOHAN EAST COAST PREMIERE A young married couple (Nora Kirkpatrick of The Office and Matt Peters of Orange Is the New Black) sets up two of their single friends on a long weekend in Palm Springs. TRACTION USA, 2015, 5 MIN DIRECTED BY RORY UPHOLD WORLD PREMIERE Andy, the self-righteous single woman from “Safety” (FFF 2012), goes on a perfectly okay first date that's quickly sidelined by a racist joke.

RATTLEFLY USA, 2014, 20 MIN DIRECTED BY MIN DING EAST COAST PREMIERE A teenage girl, saddled with taking care of her depressed mother, has hope for the future after meeting the daughter of her rural town's new pastor.

Shorts Program 3: When Will I Be Loved

TICKY TACKY USA, 2014, 15 MIN DIRECTED BY BRIAN PETSOS EAST COAST PREMIERE In this tensely comic chamber piece, Oscar Isaac (A Most Violent Year) mesmerizes as a wealthy and powerful man confronting loved ones who've betrayed him. ADJUST-A-DREAM USA, 2014, 6 MIN DIRECTED BY JONATHAN WYSOCKI As Jake and his boyfriend Anthony shop for a new mattress, the prospect of moving in together raises more questions than just "hard or soft?" SKUNK USA, 2013, 16 MIN DIRECTED BY ANNIE SILVERSTEIN FLORIDA PREMIERE In this Cannes 2014 Cinéfondation winner, a shy teen girl must learn to stand up for herself after a smooth-talking boy takes a shine to her pit bull Bubba. RABBIT USA/FRANCE, 2014, 16 MIN DIRECTED BY LAURE DE CLERMONT TONNERRE A tough female inmate at a maximum-security prison is given a chance to reduce her sentence by caring for a tiny white rabbit. MYRNA THE MONSTER USA, 2015, 14 MIN DIRECTED BY IAN SAMUELS EAST COAST PREMIERE

Navigating adulthood in L.A. is tough, especially when you're an alien from the moon. This wry charmer from the writer/director of “Caterwaul” (FFF 2013) stars punk icon Kathleen Hannah as the voice of Myrna. SMILF USA, 2014, 9 MIN DIRECTED BY FRANKIE SHAW EAST COAST PREMIERE A young, single mom (played by the film's writer/director) has a hilariously uncomfortable booty call with an ex (Thomas Middleditch, HBO's Silicon Valley). Winner of the Shot Film Jury Award: US Fiction at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival. THE LOYALIST USA, 2015, 19 MIN IN KOREAN WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES DIRECTED BY MINJI KANG SOUTHEAST PREMIERE In this taut, gripping drama, a North Korean general picks up his daughter from her Swiss boarding school and tests her loyalty to the motherland.

Shorts Program 4: Wake Up Little Susie

THE PETER PARTY USA, 2014, 5 MIN DIRECTED BY ROBERT G. PUTKA SOUTHEAST PREMIERE A trio of office workers have the most inappropriate workplace conversation ever. LIMBO USA, 2015, 16 MIN DIRECTED BY FANGSO LIU WORLD PREMIERE Archer fans rejoice as H. Jon Benjamin stars in this hysterically lewd tale of a middle-aged man who passes away only to discover an afterlife filled with every hedonistic desire. HAZE USA, 2014, 12 MIN DIRECTED BY CHLOE DOMONT EAST COAST PREMIERE Director Chloe Domont (“Joyful Girl,” FFF 2013) delivers a tense and affecting drama that investigates the morning after a chance sexual encounter between relative

strangers that is further complicated when one of them can't remember the night before. STOP USA, 2014, 9 MIN DIRECTED BY REINALDO MARCUS GREEN FLORIDA PREMIERE A young black man is racially profiled by the police on his way home from basketball practice. STAY AWAKE USA, 2015, 14 MIN DIRECTED BY JAMIE SISLEY FLORIDA PREMIERE A pair of brothers spend their nights shuffling their drug-addicted mother to and from the emergency room. With no relief in sight, what measures will they take to save her and themselves? Winner of the Jury Award for Best Narrative Short at the 2015 Slamdance Film Festival. INVADERS USA, 2014, 6 MIN DIRECTED BY JASON KUPFER SOUTHEAST PREMIERE A pair of would-be home invaders spend more time picking out the perfect masks than they do considering the possible consequences of their actions. BLOOD BELOW THE SKIN USA, 2015, 32 MIN DIRECTED BY JENNIFER REEDER EAST COAST PREMIERE A powerful glimpse into the secret lives of teenage girls—behind bedroom doors; in school bathrooms; chewing on fingernails; trying on dresses; music blasting; struggling with a sense of self, and life, and love—over the course of a single week.

Documentary Features Competition

ASPIE SEEKS LOVE USA, 2015, 72 MIN DIRECTED BY JULIE SOKOLOW EAST COAST PREMIERE For 20 years, David Matthews sought a mate by posting flyers topped with headlines like “May I Please Dig Your Scene?”; “Howdy Disco Citizens!”; and “Nude Photos of Newt

Gingrich!” After being diagnosed with Asperger’s syndrome at age 41, Dave’s romantic search takes a turn toward the internet. CARTEL LAND USA/MEXICO, 2015, 98 MIN DIRECTED BY MATTHEW HEINEMAN IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES SOUTHEAST PREMIERE Populated with everything from meth cooks to vigilantes to tormented victims, CARTEL LAND is a real life Breaking Bad-meets-Game of Thrones tale that unfolds as people explain their involvement with the Mexican drug business. Director Matthew Heineman risked his life to record this war of power and greed that won two major awards at Sundance 2015. THE CULT OF JT LEROY USA, 2014, 90 MIN DIRECTED BY MARJORIE STURM SOUTHEAST PREMIERE Homeless, heroin-addicted, and HIV-positive at 15, JT was a sex worker on the streets of San Francisco until he wrote the stories of his life and became an overnight sensation. The film unfolds to reveal a shocking story of betrayal that is both brilliant and disturbing. THE DESK USA, 2015, 90 MIN DIRECTED BY ANDREW GOLDMAN WORLD PREMIERE A strange, brilliant meta-doc about Andrew Goldman, a New York Times journalist who makes a short film about an outrageous New Zealand talk show host named Paul Henry. In the process, Goldman’s life and career implodes before his very eyes. I AM THOR USA, 2014, 84 MIN DIRECTED BY RYAN WISE EAST COAST PREMIERE Known for his unforgettable theatrical stage shows, John Mikl Thor was never able to achieve the success he deserved. A decade after leaving the rock scene and facing health issues, John Mikl Thor embarks on a comeback tour. LIMITED PARTNERSHIP USA, 2014, 74 MIN DIRECTED BY THOMAS G. MILLER FLORIDA PREMIERE

The INS denied Tony Sullivan’s application for a green card on the grounds that he was married to a man named Richard Adams, setting into motion a federal lawsuit spanning four decades in pursuit of equal treatment for same-sex couples. MY LIFE IN CHINA USA, 2014, 53 MIN DIRECTED BY KENNETH ENG IN CANTONESE AND ENGLISH WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES EAST COAST PREMIERE/2ND US SHOWING In MY LIFE IN CHINA, Kenneth Eng records his father’s story of defection in 1966 and assimilation into American culture. This is a powerful, heartbreaking, and poignant look at a man returning to his roots and the price of sacrifice. ONCE UPON A CRIME: THE BORRELLI–DAVIS CONSPIRACY USA, 2014, 108 MIN DIRECTED BY SHELDON WILSON SOUTHEAST PREMIERE Denver police, bent on linking the Mafia to the murder of businessman Hal Levine, arrest two former New York detectives. Both men are convicted. More incredible than the injustice these men endure as prisoners is the inspirational story of their 40-year friendship. TOMORROW WE DISAPPEAR USA, 2014, 85 MIN DIRECTED BY JIMMY GOLDBLUM AND ADAM WEBER IN HINDI WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES FLORIDA PREMIERE When their government-owned neighborhood is sold off to real estate developers, the puppeteers, acrobats, and street performers of New Delhi's colorful Kathputli Colony must find a way to unite or splinter apart forever. WELCOME TO LEITH USA, 2015, 86 MIN DIRECTED BY MICHAEL BEACH NICHOLS AND CHRISTOPHER K. WALKER EAST COAST PREMIERE Craig Cobb buys several plots of land in hopes of creating a community of like-minded white supremacists and neo-Nazis. It doesn’t take long for the good people of Leith, North Dakota, to band together and recognize the ominous threat of violence brewing in their quaint town.

Documentary Shorts Competition

THE COLUMBARIUM USA, 2014, 4 MIN

DIRECTED BY TYLER TRUMBO SOUTHEAST PREMIERE Must one be alive to be considered part of a neighborhood? The San Francisco Columbarium houses the cremated remains of 80,000 folks in a relaxed community like no other. ELGIN PARK USA, 2015, 10 MIN DIRECTED BY DANNY YOURD EAST COAST PREMIERE A reclusive man creates his own perfect world—frozen in 1964 and at 1/24th scale. EVERYTHING THAT SMILES BACK USA, 2014, 8 MIN DIRECTED BY G. J. ECHTERNKAMP WORLD PREMIERE It’s been ten years since G.J. has seen his biological father, a former musician and womanizer who lives in a trailer park, in this revealing and comical reunion. GNARLY IN PINK FEATURING THE PINK HELMET POSSE USA, 2014, 9 MIN DIRECTED BY BEN MULLINKOSSON AND KRISTELLE LAROCHE FLORIDA PREMIERE Three pink tutus. Three pink helmets. Three pink skateboards. Bella, Sierra, and Rella are shredding six-year-olds who make the skate world tremble. MR. GOLD USA, 2014, 4 MIN DIRECTED BY BRIAN CARLSON Street corner promoter Jose Melendez finds redemption wearing a gold suit, tipping his hat at passing cars, and spinning a sign for a jewelry store. NIXON’S COMING USA, 2014, 7 MIN DIRECTED BY SCOTT CALONICO WORLD PREMIERE In the early morning hours of May 9th, 1970, student activist Bob Moustakas has a strange encounter with President Nixon at the Lincoln Memorial. Directed by Scott Calonico (“The Silly Bastard Next to the Bed,” FFF 2014). SANDORKRAUT USA, 2014, 12 MIN

DIRECTED BY ANN HUSAINI AND EMILY LOBSENZ SOUTHEAST PREMIERE Having originally moved off the grid to escape his political career and improve his health, fermentation-revivalist and food author Sandor Katz reveals the joys of fermentation. SERENITY USA, 2013, 6 MIN DIRECTED BY JACK DUNPHY SOUTHEAST PREMIERE Construction paper animation, Faces of Death sex, drugs, and Citizen Kane: all collide in this tale of young love. SPEARHUNTER USA, 2014, 14 MIN DIRECTED BY ADAM ROFFMAN AND LUKE POLING FLORIDA PREMIERE Gene Morris: world’s greatest spear hunter or animal serial killer? This darkly funny profile captures a megalomaniac with a lurid obsession for sharp sticks and a home full of trophies that makes PETA squirm. WAR WITHIN THE WALLS USA, 2014, 28 MIN DIRECTED BY COURTNEY MARSH IN VIETNAMESE WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES EAST COAST PREMIERE/2ND US SHOWING A group of disabled children live with the effects of Agent Orange in a Ho Chi Minh City care center, but one dreams of breaking free and making a career for himself in the art and fashion industries.

8 x Very, Very Real:

THE EBAY PICKUP USA, 2014, 6 MIN DIRECTED BY BRIAN OLLIVER EAST COAST PREMIERE Congratulations! You're the winning bidder! Having scored big on eBay, a geek travels far from home to pick up a homemade grizzly-proof suit. LUCHADORA USA, 2014, 12 MIN DIRECTED BY RIVER FINLAY IN SPANISH WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES

EAST COAST PREMIERE A peek into the fascinating subculture of female Lucha Libre wrestling in Mexico and one aging star's quest to become world champion while struggling to survive as a single mom. unmappable USA, 2014, 23 MIN DIRECTED BY DIANE HODSON AND JASMINE LUOMA FLORIDA PREMIERE Meet Denis Wood, a poetic and artful cartographer whose iconoclastic work has been featured on This American Life. He's also a convicted sex offender. CROOKED CANDY USA, 2014, 6 MIN DIRECTED BY ANDREW RODGERS FLORIDA PREMIERE Kinder Eggs may be illegal in the USA, but that hasn’t stopped this American collector from indulging in his obsession with the wildly popular treats and toys. STELLA WALSH USA, 2014, 15 MIN DIRECTED BY ROB LUCAS IN ENGLISH AND POLISH WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES SOUTHEAST PREMIERE Stella Walsh was one of the greatest track stars of all time and most celebrated female athletes on the planet. Her popularity continued for decades after winning a gold medal in the 1932 Olympics, until she was killed in a 1980 robbery in Cleveland and the truth about her ambiguous gender was exposed. HOTEL 22 USA, 2014, 8 MIN DIRECTED BY ELIZABETH LO EAST COAST PREMIERE Each night in California's Silicon Valley, the local have-nots—many of them ex-employees of area tech giants—transform the region's only 24-hour bus line into a rolling homeless shelter. THE FINAL DRAFT USA, 2014, 7 MIN DIRECTED BY SCOTT CALONICO EAST COAST PREMIERE

How does a nation inform its citizens that a nuclear war has begun? If you're the UK, you empower a secret government committee to write a radio script filled with widespread panic, the destruction of the BBC, and correct grammar. DOLPHIN LOVER USA, 2015, 15 MIN DIRECTED BY KAREEM TABSCH EAST COAST PREMIERE A lot of strange things happened during the sexual revolution of the early 1970s. This film details one of them. Fear not; it was consensual.

Animated Shorts Competition

BAKERMAN & THE BUNNYMEN USA, 2013, 5 MIN DIRECTED BY SCOUT RASKIN FLORIDA PREMIERE In this totally twisted 1920s-inspired B&W cartoon, an abusive baker has the tables turned on him by his kitchen appliances and creations. Nothing like a retro-style, midnight-worthy bit of craziness to kick off this year’s grab-bag of animated surprises! BUSKING TALES USA/COLOMBIA, 2014, 7 MIN DIRECTED BY ADRIANA COPETE IN SPANISH WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES EAST COAST PREMIERE A patchwork of memories about undesirables, cheap-goods hustlers, and buskers in a city undergoing constant transformation is beautifully rendered in this inventive mix of cardboard, stop-motion, and hand-drawn techniques. MY KINGDOM USA, 2014, 4 MIN DIRECTED BY DEBRA SOLOMON Inspired by a poem by W.H. Auden of the same name and voiced by SNL’s Jane Curtin, “My Kingdom” is a hand-drawn, musical, not-so-meditative meditation on personal space. “Don’t Fuck With Me…” LOVE IN THE TIME OF MARCH MADNESS USA/AUSTRALIA, 2014, 9 MIN DIRECTED BY MELISSA JOHNSON AND ROBERTINO ZAMBRANO Melissa Johnson hit 6’4” tall in the 8th grade. Although this made her an instant basketball star, this honest and humorous hand-drawn animated doc “tall short” about embracing difference recounts her awkward misadventures in romance.

IN THE BEGINNING USA, 2013, 3 MIN DIRECTED BY ARTHUR METCALF FLORIDA PREMIERE An opinionated little girl has her own thoughts about creation. ASI DE GRANDES SON LAS IDEAS USA/PUERTO RICO, 2014, 5 MIN DIRECTED BY QUIQUE RIVERA RIVERA IN SPANISH WITH NO SUBTITLES SOUTHEAST PREMIERE Sometime in the future, an old man, equipped with the benefits of evolution, survived the extinction of all other living beings. It is a very lonely world for an immortal. A stunning collaboration between the filmmaker and multiple Latin Grammy Award-winner Rene Perez Joglar of Calle 13. THE PRIDE OF STRATHMOOR USA, 2014, 9 MIN DIRECTED BY EINAR BALDVIN EAST COAST PREMIERE Extracts from the journal of Pastor John Deitman, Strathmoor, Georgia. June and July, 1927. Pastor John Deitman and his associate, boxer Henry Thompson, engage in acts of violence against the local black population. Winner of the Jury Award for Best Animated Short, 2015 Slamdance Film Festival. re:belief USA, 2014, 7 MIN DIRECTED BY RAYMOND MCCARTHY BERGERON This MFA film from Rochester Institute of Technology is a 3D-printed, hand-crafted, zoetropic experimental work that asks if recalling memories can break a cycle. TARZAN USA, 2014, 3 MIN DIRECTED BY SIGNE BAUMANE SOUTHEAST PREMIERE A man meets a woman on the subway and flirts with her until it hurts in this music video for the song by Joe Cartoon. The latest from FFF favorite Signe Baumane (“Teat Beat of Sex,” 2008 Grand Jury Award for Best Animated Short). HIGHWAY OF HELL USA, 2014, 7 MIN DIRECTED BY ANDY AND CAROLYN LONDON

SOUTHEAST PREMIERE Welcome to Clam Cove, Long Island. 45 minutes from New York City. A somewhat beautiful place to raise a family, start a business, or buy a hedge trimmer. It’s also a town where violent mooks and ass-kickings go together like wings and beer. BLACK GOLD USA, 2014, 1 MIN DIRECTED BY PES WORLD PREMIERE In this latest surrealistic work from stop-motion master PES (“Fresh Guacamole,” FFF 2012; “Western Spaghetti,” FFF 2009; and “Roof Sex,” FFF 2003), a gold mannequin is consumed by nature. A GOOD MAN USA, 2014, 3 MIN DIRECTED BY THE RAUCH BROTHERS Bryan Wilmoth talks with his brother Mike about reuniting with his siblings after their dad kicked Bryan out for being gay. Another touching animated doc from StoryCorps (“Facundo the Great,” FFF 2013; “Miss Devine, “FFF 2012). DRIVING USA, 2014, 4 MIN DIRECTED BY NATE THEIS SOUTHEAST PREMIERE A retro-looking, satirical view of people in their cars. With explosions. VISCERA USA, 2014, 4 MIN DIRECTED BY LAUREN MORRISON SOUTHEAST PREMIERE By referencing the human body and the absurdity of high society manners, this disturbing Cal Arts MFA stop-motion work examines the disconnect between food and source, rich and poor, and the intentional ignorance that allows exploitation to flourish. FOOTPRINTS USA, 2014, 4 MIN DIRECTED BY BILL PLYMPTON A gullible man goes on a quest to find a mysterious destructive monster, ultimately arriving at a surprising revelation. This latest work from FFF favorite Bill Pympton (Cheatin’, FFF 2014) was shortlisted for this year’s Oscar® for Best Animated Short. WORLD OF TOMORROW

USA, 2015, 17 MIN DIRECTED BY DON HERTZFELDT EAST COAST PREMIERE A little girl is taken on a mind-bending tour of her distant future. The new work from stick-figure mastermind and Enzian/FFF veteran Don Hertzfeldt (“It’s Such a Beautiful Day,” FFF2012; “Everything Will Be OK,” FFF 2007), and winner of the Short Film Grand Jury Prize at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival.

International Showcase Features

ACROSS THE SEA TURKEY, 2014, 105 MIN DIRECTED BY ESRA SAYDAM AND NISAN DAĞ IN ENGLISH AND TURKISH WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES EAST COAST PREMIERE A lost love story is revisited by the stunning, anguished, and pregnant Damla when she returns to the breathtaking Turkish seascape where she grew up. Written and directed by two Turkish women and winner of the Slamdance 2015 Audience Award for Narrative Feature. THE FAREWELL PARTY ISRAEL, 2014, 93 MIN DIRECTED BY TAL GRANIT AND SHARON MAYMON IN HEBREW WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES Old age, illness, dying with dignity. Set in an Israeli retirement home, it’s a comedy, thanks to a septuagenarian ensemble cast with excellent timing. A former inventor and his cohorts aid a terminal friend with self-euthanasia, then find themselves in the “retirement” business. You’ll laugh but also shed a tear. THE LITTLE DEATH AUSTRALIA, 2014, 95 MIN DIRECTED BY JOSH LAWSON FLORIDA PREMIERE There’s something peculiar happening behind the closed doors of this Australian suburban neighborhood. Prepare for a voyeuristic journey that will take you into the deepest erotic fantasies of five couples, from quite common, to surprisingly odd, to absolutely hilarious. THE TRIBE UKRAINE, 2014, 127 MIN DIRECTED BY MIROSLAV SLABOSHPITSKY IN SIGN LANGUAGE

Set in a Ukraine boarding school for deaf-mute kids, the titular “tribe” rules the school. Newbie Sergey must learn to fit in. With no subtitles, dialogue, or music, the non-professional deaf-mute cast delivers. Bleak and violent, this extraordinary Cannes winner speaks loudly but is not for the faint of heart. Due to graphic content, recommended for mature audiences only!

International Shorts

DON’T EAT THE MEATBALL ITALY, 2014, 3 MIN DIRECTED BY NIC BELLO WORLD PREMIERE Little Pancho the Chihuahua poses for a camera along with a tempting prop. Will Pancho resist? MAKEOVER AUSTRALIA, 2013, 7 MIN DIRECTED BY DON PERCY EAST COAST PREMIERE A twist on social appearance anxiety and perfectionism is taken to hilarious lengths in this cartoon-stylized romantic comedy. BAD HUNTER BELGIUM/UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, 2014, 14 MIN DIRECTED BY SAHIM OMAR KALIFA IN KURDISH WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES EAST COAST PREMIERE A young man, hunting in rural Kurdistan, witnesses the violation of a young woman by an older man and tries to help her conceal the abuse from her family. Later, back at his family’s home, unexpected visitors usher the unimagined. HAPPY B-DAY GERMANY, 2013, 8 MIN DIRECTED BY HOLGER B. FRICK IN GERMAN WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES EAST COAST PREMIERE Never underestimate the sometimes sweet, often well-meaning gesture of surprise! POP-UP PORNO: F4M CANADA, 2014, 4 MIN DIRECTED BY STEPHEN DUNN EAST COAST PREMIERE

A unique hand-made pop-up book delivers a visual interpretation of a breast cancer survivor’s poignant dating experience. DISCIPLINE SWITZERLAND, 2014, 12 MIN DIRECTED BY CHRISTOPHE M. SABER IN FRENCH, GERMAN, ARABIC, ITALIAN, AND SPANISH WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES SOUTHEAST PREMIERE It’s 9:30 p.m. in a grocery store run by Egyptians in Lausanne, Switzerland—the French-speaking part of the country. A father loses patience with his disobedient child, setting in motion a turbulent chain reaction. 2014 Toronto International Film Festival Official Selection. FLASH SPAIN, 2014, 7 MIN DIRECTED BY ALBERTO RUÍZ ROJO NO DIALOGUE EAST COAST PREMIERE Never has the four-images-for-a-buck photo booth experience inspired greater playful romance than does this one set in a crowded cityscape. THICKER THAN WATER SOUTH KOREA, 2014, 14 MIN DIRECTED BY SEUNG YEOB LEE SOUTHEAST PREMIERE/2nd US SHOWING It’s one thing to nourish one’s child with milk, but quite another to provide a daily fresh supply of… blood! When your son is a vampire, what’s a poor mother to do?! RUSSIAN ROULETTE UK, 2014, 5 MIN DIRECTED BY BEN ASTON EAST COAST PREMIERE London seems a little less lonely when Lucy meets a cosmonaut on Chatroulette. WIEN FOR LIFE BELGIUM, 2014, 24 MIN DIRECTED BY ALIDOR DOLFING IN DUTCH WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES EAST COAST PREMIERE When two oddball guys in a desolate petrol station on the border between Flanders and France test their friendship over a winning Win for Life lottery ticket, a cast of greedy characters and shadowy wrong-way drivers joins them in this quirky crime comedy.

International Shorts 2: The Long and Short of it

STARTING POINT POLAND, 2014, 26 MIN DIRECTED BY MICHAL SZCZEŚNIAK IN POLISH WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES EAST COAST PREMIERE In this engrossing documentary, Aneta—a young woman who practiced high-risk behaviors as a teen and wound up in prison—repents. After nine years, grace, humility, and empathy emerge from behind prison walls and within a care home for the elderly. A TOWN CALLED PANIC: THE CHRISTMAS LOG BELGIUM/FRANCE, 2013, 26 MIN DIRECTED BY VINCENT PATAR AND STÉPHANE AUBIER IN FRENCH WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES SOUTHEAST PREMIERE This year’s celebrations are coming. Christmas: the tree, the dinner, the presents. Overexcited, Indian and Cowboy destroy the Yule log on which Horse was putting the final touch. Livid, Horse enacts a bit of revenge by contacting Santa. Adventure abounds in this stop-motion tour de force! OBJECT POLAND, 2015, 15 MIN DIRECTED BY PAULINA SKIBIŃSKA IN POLISH WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES EAST COAST PREMIERE An underwater world and a stark desert of ice form the nexus of a search and recovery expedition as ordinary passersby on shore bear witness. 2015 Sundance Film Festival Short Film Special Jury Award for Visual Poetry. BACK ALLEY FRANCE, 2014, 29 MIN DIRECTED BY CÉCILE DUCROCQ IN FRENCH WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES Suzanne has been a prostitute for 15 years. She has her turf, her regular johns, her freedom. When young African prostitutes settle nearby, Suzanne is threatened. This taut and disquieting drama is the winner of a 2015 Sundance Special Jury Award for Acting.

International Animated Shorts

MONDAY MAN SOUTH AFRICA, 2014, 2 MIN DIRECTED BY MATT TORODE

IN GIBBERISH WITH NO SUBTITLES NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE Do you ever feel like, no matter how hard you may try, Monday has it in for you? ONE NIGHT IN HELL UK, 2014, 7 MIN DIRECTED BY JASON JAMESON AND JAMES HALL FLORIDA PREMIERE Follow a skeleton’s journey into a stereoscopic Hell, as a 3D phenomenon of 1860s Paris is unleashed on the 21st century. Co-produced and scored by visionary rock musician Brian May of Queen. SYMPHONY NO. 42 HUNGARY, 2013, 10 MIN DIRECTED BY RÉKA BUCSI NO DIALOGUE Enter a surreal world in which absurd situations are based on the interactions between humans and animals. Winner of the Gold Plaque Special Jury Prize at the Chicago International Film Festival. METAMORFOZA NETHERLANDS, 2013, 7 MIN DIRECTED BY MARTHA COLBURN NO DIALOGUE SOUTHEAST PREMIERE A little girl playing in her room gets swept away in the stop-motion collage chaos and adventures that swirl around her. STORM HITS JACKET FRANCE, 2014, 13 MIN DIRECTED BY PAUL CABON IN FRENCH WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES SOUTHEAST PREMIERE Espionage, romantic tension, mystery, and cows make for a colorful yet brooding landscape of random absurdity as a monster storm reaches the shores of Brittany. Winner of the Short Film Jury Award at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival. TEETH UK/HUNGARY/USA, 2015, 6 MIN DIRECTED BY DANIEL GRAY AND TOM BROWN EAST COAST PREMIERE

Unfortunately, things of worth are often neglected in favor of those that are more immediately gratifying. Featuring narration by Richard E. Grant. TATUAPÉ MAHAL TOWER BRAZIL, 2014, 10 MIN DIRECTED BY CAROLINA MARKOWICZ AND FERNANDA SALLOUM IN SPANISH WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES FLORIDA PREMIERE After a betrayal, Javier, an Argentinian scale model in São Paulo’s real estate market, travels the world and discovers possibilities he never dreamed existed. TEARS OF INGE CANADA, 2013, 4 MIN DIRECTED BY ALISI TELENGUT IN MONGOLIAN WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES A profound human-animal relationship is presented in a hand-painted world overflowing with the emotions of a camel and her baby. THE LAST SUPPER MEXICO, 2014, 10 MIN DIRECTED BY VANESSA QUINTANILLA COBO NO DIALOGUE EAST COAST PREMIERE A note on the refrigerator and a scrap of aluminum foil unleash a transformation in Diana that will overhaul her boring everyday life. DAY 40 CANADA, 2014, 5 MIN DIRECTED BY SOL FRIEDMAN SOUTHEAST PREMIERE In this retelling of the story of Noah’s ark, the animals discover the darker side of their nature. THE LEDGE END OF PHIL (FROM ACCOUNTING) IRELAND, 2013, 6 MIN DIRECTED BY PAUL MORRIS EAST COAST PREMIERE Stuck outside looking in, Phil is forced to face the world he has been ignoring. Now he must decide: take a leap of faith or be trapped forever. BEAR STORY CHILE, 2014, 10 MIN DIRECTED BY GABRIEL OSORIO

NO DIALOGUE SOUTHEAST PREMIERE An old bear tells us the story of his life through a stunning tin-toy theatre, which he lovingly made himself.

Midnight Features

ALLÉLUIA BELGIUM/FRANCE, 2014, 93 MIN DIRECTED BY FABRICE DU WELZ IN FRENCH WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES SOUTHEAST PREMIERE Loosely based on the true story of Martha Beck and Raymond Fernandez (aka “The Lonely Hearts Killers”) who were believed to have murdered numerous women in the U.S. in the late 1940s, ALLÉLULIA delivers a shocking portrait of what one woman will do for love. THE EDITOR CANADA, 2014, 98 MIN DIRECTED BY ADAM BROOKS AND MATTHEW KENNEDY FLORIDA PREMIERE The Canadian film collective known as Astron-6 (Father’s Day) set their absurdist sights on the poorly dubbed, black-gloved, 1970s world of Italian giallos in this thriller about Rey Cisco, Hollywood’s greatest film editor, who after losing his fingers in a terrible accident becomes the prime suspect in a series of brutal murders. REVERSAL USA, 2015, 80 MIN DIRECTED BY JOSÉ MANUEL CRAVIOTO EAST COAST PREMIERE Someone has kidnapped Eve, and there will be hell to pay for it. After escaping the clutches of a sexual predator, Eve (Tina Ivlev) goes looking for the men who wronged her, delivering brutal justice to every sex dungeon in town.

Midnight Shorts

KIDS & EXPLOSIONS—SWEAR WORDS FRANCE, 2013, 1 MIN DIRECTED BY THOMAS VERNAY AND YANN WALLAERT SOUTHEAST PREMIERE Time to kick off the Midnight Shorts with a bang, and a shit, and a fuck. GUN SHY

USA, 2014, 3 MIN DIRECTED BY SAM GOETZ EAST COAST PREMIERE A traumatic encounter in a public restroom leaves a police officer with a memory he can't shake. LADIES NIGHT USA, 2014, 4 MIN DIRECTED BY SIMEON KONDEV FLORIDA PREMIERE Nothing is sacred when stand-up comedy, Bill Murray, ‘80s video games, and more get warped into this viciously deranged cartoon. WATERBORNE AUSTRALIA, 2014, 10 MIN DIRECTED BY RYAN COONAN FLORIDA PREMIERE There are literally hundreds of things in Australia that can kill you. This is a film about some of them. INSTRUCTIONAL VIDEO USA, 2014, 2 MIN DIRECTED BY MORGAN MILLER WORLD PREMIERE Randy and Twiller contemplate the fine art of DIY sex toys. BOX ROOM IRELAND, 2014, 15 MIN DIRECTED BY MICHAEL LATHROP FLORIDA PREMIERE A moody teenager encounters a pulsating vagina growing out of his bedroom wall. DRUNK DRIVER IN LIVING ROOM USA, 2015, 1 MIN DIRECTED BY MORGAN MILLER WORLD PREMIERE *See Title! THE MUCK USA, 2013, 6 MIN DIRECTED BY TONY WASH FLORIDA PREMIERE

Laverne strips down, settles into the tub, and closes her eyes for a nice relaxing bath...or so she thought. POP-UP PORNO: M4M CANADA, 2014, 3 MIN DIRECTED BY STEPHEN DUNN EAST COAST PREMIERE A young man on a business trip finds himself in a heated Grindr chat with his worst nightmare. THE OBVIOUS CHILD UK, 2014, 13 MIN DIRECTED BY STEPHEN IRWIN FLORIDA PREMIERE A little blonde girl and her bunny rabbit companion try various methods of sending her dismembered parents to heaven in this twisted new work from the director of “Moxie,” FFF 2012. SALAD DAYS USA, 2014, 6 MIN DIRECTED BY WILLIAM WELLES EAST COAST PREMIERE In the infinite places of the mind, a couple tries to reconnect at a picnic, but she's not having it. MSNBC USA, 2015, 1 MIN DIRECTED BY ANDY LONDON WORLD PREMIERE A mother's love for MSNBC knows no boundaries. From the twisted mind that brought you the Made You Cringe series. CHOCOLATE HEART USA, 2014, 7 MIN DIRECTED BY HARRISON ATKINS After Owen's parents turned into cats, he had a hard time learning about sex. Today, in the school library, a pretty girl is going to teach him a lot. PORTRAIT ITALY, 2014, 3 MIN DIRECTED BY DONATO SANSONE EAST COAST PREMIERE

If a great portrait could capture someone's soul, this is what their soul would look like...on acid. CROW HAND!!! USA, 2014, 3 MIN DIRECTED BY BRIAN LONANO FLORIDA PREMIERE Midnight Shorts veteran Brian Lonano ("Transmission" and "Welcome to Dignity Pastures") brings us the terrifying story of a mysterious totem and the poor guy who picked it up. UNICORN USA, 2013, 1 MIN DIRECTED BY GRACE NAYOON RHEE EAST COAST PREMIERE From CalArts comes the tale of a girl and boy and the truth behind what a unicorn really is. VIOLENT FLORENCE AUSTRALIA, 2014, 12 MIN DIRECTED JAIME SNYDER SOUTHEAST PREMIERE When a young woman rescues a kitty cat from a gang of teenagers, the pair do not live happily ever after.

Special Screenings Family Films:

MONKEY KINGDOM USA, 2015, 78 MIN DIRECTED BY MARK LINFIELD AND ALASTAIR FOTHERGILL

Life is an adventure for Maya, the clever and resourceful blonde-bobbed monkey in MONKEY KINGDOM, Disneynature’s new film set among ancient ruins in the storied jungles of South Asia. Maya’s world is forever changed when she welcomes son Kip into her complicated extended family. TOP SPIN USA, 2014, 80 MIN DIRECTED BY SARA NEWENS AND MINA T. SON IN ENGLISH AND CHINESE WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES SOUTHEAST PREMIERE

Competitive table tennis has never been more exciting than in this terrifically entertaining crowd pleaser about three high school students with dreams of making it to the Olympics. Stunning slow-motion cinematography reveals the skill involved in winning and the focus needed to be a champion. WHEN MARNIE WAS THERE JAPAN, 2014, 103 MIN DIRECTED BY HIROMASA YONEBAYASHI SOUTHEAST PREMIERE This stunning, new animated feature from Studio Ghibli (and the first with two heroines!) is based on an acclaimed British novel about a troubled young girl who finds herself drawn to an abandoned marsh house and the mysterious girl who appears in the window.

Music Films:

BILLY MIZE AND THE BAKERSFIELD SOUND USA, 2014, 95 MIN DIRECTED BY WILLIAM J. SAUNDERS EAST COAST PREMIERE Billy Mize didn’t achieve the level of fame afforded to country legends like Buck Owens and Merle Haggard, and life dealt him some heartbreaking losses, but that doesn’t diminish his role as a key figure in a musical genre that forever altered the landscape of country music. THE CASE OF THE THREE-SIDED DREAM USA, 2014, 87 MIN DIRECTED BY ADAM KAHAN FLORIDA PREMIERE For some, Rahsaan Roland Kirk is summed up by a single image—a large, blind man playing multiple saxophones simultaneously, his cheeks blown up like balloons. In short, a novelty act. But that doesn’t scratch the surface. Kirk was a modern jazz virtuoso, who went from blind infant, to child prodigy, adult visionary, rabble-rousing political activist, and finally a paralyzed showman who played literally until the day he died. SALAD DAYS: A DECADE OF PUNK IN WASHINGTON, DC (1980-90) USA, 2014, 103 MIN DIRECTED BY SCOTT CRAWFORD FLORIDA PREMIERE A gloriously definitive portrait of Washington DC’s hugely influential punk scene of the 1980s. Ragged but right, the doc offers rare live footage of bands like Minor Threat, Bad Brains, Rites of Spring, and Fugazi, and explores their DIY ethos, which continues to influence alternative culture to this day.

Food Films:

GRAZERS: A COOPERATIVE STORY USA, 2014, 69 MIN DIRECTED BY LISA F. JACKSON AND SARAH TEALE SOUTHEAST PREMIERE A group of small-farm owners create a cooperative and struggle to get their grass-fed beef into the local food markets, while they experience first-hand the truth about our industrialized food system. With nothing but hope and a vision, these farmers recreate their mission to sustain their legacy for yet another generation. Preceded by DICK THE BUTCHER USA, 2014, 7 MIN DIRECTED BY SAMANTHA ANDRE, CARLA BERRYHILL, BOBBY MOSER, AND BEN MULLINKOSSON WORLD PREMIERE Dick is a 73-year-old butcher in a motorized wheelchair, living out his days in the desert and doing what he loves most—butchering meat. A simple yet striking new work, shot on Kodak film from the directors of “What I Hate About Myself” (FFF2014). THE SEARCH FOR GENERAL TSO USA/TAIWAN/CHINA, 2014, 71 MIN DIRECTED BY IAN CHENEY Who is General Tso? How did his chicken become ubiquitous? This lively and entertaining documentary solves the mystery of the origin of America’s favorite Chinese take-out while it delves into the history of Chinese migration and cuisine in America.

Florida Films: Best of Brouhaha:

DOWN THE ROAD DIRECTED BY DAVID DeRIENZO 2014, 10 MIN WORLD PREMIERE A young man at a crossroads in his life finds himself whisked back in time and must confront his greatest childhood fear to alter the course of his destiny. BEER BATTLE DIRECTED BY HUNTER J. TRUMAN 2014, 7 MIN WORLD PREMIERE

Fighting a bottle size restriction with a very murky history, Florida’s craft brewers take on powerful and wealthy opponents as they lobby the state legislature. MY VERSE DIRECTED BY WILSON SANTOS 2013, 6 MIN US PREMIERE A short experimental documentary that fuses spoken-word poetry with found footage to create a compelling story of human tragedy and hope for a better future. BROKEN: ROCK, PAPER, SCISSORS DIRECTED BY GANG YI, GARRETT O’NEAL, AND BRYAN LOCANTORE 2014, 5 MIN WORLD PREMIERE When Rock stumbles upon a magical Paper, it’s love at first sight. But when the wrath of Scissors threatens the wellbeing of Paper, Rock must stop at nothing to save what he loves most, no matter the cost. KUNG FU CRAB DIRECTED BY KIMBERLY NEWMAN 2014, 2 MIN WORLD PREMIERE A Kung Fu-loving crab beats the ever loving crap out of his owner, Joe, when he changes the TV to the cooking channel. Today they are making crab cakes… LIFE IN DARKNESS DIRECTED BY MIKE COLLINS 2014, 12 MIN SOUTHEAST PREMIERE Upon waking from a life-threatening car accident, two brothers are forced to overcome their troubled past and work together when they realize their world is being haunted by dark, mysterious forces. DEATH HAS A SON DIRECTED BY ZACK OGLE 2013, 9 MIN Death gets more than he bargained for when a woman trades sex for her life. Now he’s spending a day with the son he never wanted. Things are looking grim. ABANDONED LOVE DIRECTED BY SARAH ALLSUP 2014, 5 MIN

WORLD PREMIERE A Florida woman endured years of court battles to keep a sanctuary for abandoned cats after neighbors complained of the 100+ occupants. A brief look into what it takes to run an animal sanctuary and what one woman went through to do so. FIX DIRECTED BY COLTON MOYER 2013, 9 MIN EAST COAST PREMIERE/2ND US SHOWING Paranoid. Desperate. Obsessed. Just another customer. Just another fix. Or is it? BILLY THE FETUS DIRECTED BY ARIEL ZENGOTITA 2014, 8 MIN WORLD PREMIERE A dark comedy about the difficult choices parents must make. Set in the near future, a young boy suddenly discovers that his parents no longer want him. JINXY JENKINS, LUCKY LOU DIRECTED BY MICHAEL BIDINGERAND MICHELLE KWON 2014, 4 MIN When the chaotically misfortunate Jenkins and the monotonously lucky Lou run into each other one morning, they experience a thrilling change of pace as they hurtle down the hills of San Francisco in an ice cream cart. OF MICE AND MOON DIRECTED BY DAVID BRANCATO 2014, 2 MIN SOUTHEAST PREMIERE The charming story of a father mouse who, though skeptical, wants more than anything to make his son’s dream come true. DAN BEHIND HIS EYES DIRECTED BY SHERRI KEBBEL 2014, 18 MIN Dan Ellis was stricken and “locked in” with ALS. Unable to move or speak, he turned to art, and to his 13-year-old daughter Gina. An inspirational film filled with love, creativity, and courage.

Florida Documentary Features: 3 ½ MINUTES USA, 2015, 93 MIN

DIRECTED BY MARC SILVER On November 23, 2012, unarmed African American teenager Jordan Davis was shot at a Jacksonville gas station by Michael Dunn, an angry white man. This riveting documentary dissects the aftermath of that fatal encounter and explores the danger and subjectivity of Florida’s “Stand Your Ground” laws. PERVERT PARK DENMARK, 2015, 77 MIN DIRECTED BY FRIDA BARKFORS AND LASSE BARKFORS EAST COAST PREMIERE Sunday, April 19, 5–6:20PM at Regal PERVERT PARK is an unflinching, unassuming look at an outcast community. This gritty and troubling documentary follows the everyday lives of sex offenders living in a Florida trailer park as they struggle to rehabilitate themselves and be accepted back into society.

Retro Films

MONDAY NIGHT PITCHER SHOW: (500) DAYS OF SUMMER Sponsored by Orlando Date Night Guide USA, 2009, 95 MIN, RATED PG-13 DIRECTED BY MARC WEBB FREE Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Zooey Deschanel are perfectly cast as Tom and Summer, in a comedic and melancholic reminder that falling in love can also open us up to heartbreak. Cleverly jumping to different moments in their relationship, this unique film reinvents the romantic comedy. POPCORN FLICKS: GIRL HAPPY Presenting Sponsor FULL SAIL UNIVERSITY Co-sponsored by CITY OF WINTER PARK & IHEARTMEDIA USA, 1965, 96 MIN, NOT RATED DIRECTED BY BORIS SAGAL FREE Don’t miss this opportunity to groove under the stars for this special 50th anniversary screening of GIRL HAPPY! Come watch Elvis Presley on the big screen in this killer 1960s flick as he takes to the beaches of Fort Lauderdale during spring break. WEDNESDAY NIGHT PITCHER SHOW: DONNIE DARKO USA, 2001, 113 MIN, RATED R

DIRECTED BY RICHARD KELLY FREE Jake Gyllenhall stars in this cult classic as a teenager suffering from demonic delusions who must attempt to master time travel and stop the end of the world. This dark and disturbing coming-of-age story is a daring and bold work of pure imagination. THURSDAY NIGHT PITCHER SHOW: AMÉLIE FRANCE, 2001, 122 MIN, RATED R DIRECTED BY JEAN-PIERRE JEUNET IN FRENCH WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES FREE Innocent and naive Amélie (Audrey Tatou) embarks on a mission to help those around her in a dreamlike Paris. Downright genius direction by Jean-Pierre Jeunet and stunning cinematography combine to create one of the most distinctive and beloved films of our time. CLOSING NIGHT RETRO: ALPHAVILLE FRANCE, 1965, 99 MIN DIRECTED BY JEAN-LUC GODARD IN FRENCH WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES 50th Anniversary Restoration! Godard’s dazzling mix of film noir and science fiction has been brought into the 21st century with this sparkling new black-and-white restoration featuring brand new subtitles. Tough guy Lemmy Caution’s mission is to eliminate a computer mastermind, but the professor’s gorgeous daughter complicates matters.

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Enzian Since 1992, Enzian has been the proud host of the Florida Film Festival. As part of its mission to entertain, inspire, educate, and connect the community through film, Enzian presents innovative and original cinematic programming not just during the Festival, but all year long. As a 501(c)(3) non-profit, community-supported arts organization for which ticket revenue accounts for only 25% of its operating budget, Enzian owes its existence to the generosity of fans of film, food, and fun--like you. http://www.enzian.org/ https://twitter.com/EnzianTheater https://instagram.com/enziantheater https://www.facebook.com/EnzianTheater Full Sail University Full Sail University is an award-winning educational leader for those pursuing careers in the entertainment and media industry. Founded in 1979, Full Sail has been recognized as one of the 2014 “Top 25 Graduate Schools to Study Game Design” by The Princeton Review, one of the Best Music Programs by Rolling Stone Magazine, and one of the Best Film Programs by UNleashed Magazine. Recently, Full Sail was named the 2014 “School/College of the Year” by the Florida Association of Postsecondary Schools and Colleges, received the “21st Century Best

Practices in Distance Learning Award” from the United States Distance Learning Association, and was recognized as one of the Top 100 Social Media Colleges by Studentadvisor.com. Full Sail offers on-campus and online Master’s, Bachelor’s, and Associate’s degree programs in areas related to Art & Design, Business, Film & Television, Games, Media & Communications, Music & Recording, and Web & Technology. Full Sail graduate credits include work on OSCAR®, Emmy®, GRAMMY®, ADDY®, MTV Video Music Award, and Spike VGX Video Game Award nominated and winning projects. www.fullsail.edu www.twitter.com/fullsail www.facebook.com/fullsailuniversity Follow Florida Film Festival on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube.

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