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2016, feature films by title (21)

AS GOOD AS YOU
Dir: Heather De Michele, United States, 85 min, 2015, Feature Narrative
Jo's (Laura Heisler) world is thrown into utter disarray when her wife Amanda passes away. Her cozy domestic life shattered, her writing career tos... more »
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BUT NOT FOR ME
Dir: Ryan Carmichael , United States, 110 min, 2015, Feature Narrative
Will is a young writer, living in the big city, barely scraping by on his copywriter's salary. When he meets Hope, his beautiful and enigmatic new n... more »
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CREDITORS
Dir: Ben Cura, England, 81 min, 2015, Feature Narrative
A love triangle is unraveled when a young painter is approached by an admirer who eases him into making sense of his relationship with his wife. ... more »
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DESIRE IN NEW YORK
Dir: Ed Ziari , United States, 65 min, 2015, Feature Narrative
When Karen's strong personality collides with her sexual addiction, she has to take a closer look at her relationship with her estranged son. ... more »
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DIRTY BEAUTIFUL
Dir: Tim Bartell, United States, 95 min, 2015, Feature Narrative
David is a young, struggling writer very alone in the world. Kat is a lost soul recently left homeless by her ex. Both survive on the fringe of life... more »
full details quick view trailer winner: Best Feature Comedy

DRIVING WHILE BLACK
Dir: Paul Sapiano, United States, 94 min, 2015, Feature Narrative
Driving While Black is a dark comedy, based on the experiences of a black kid from LA. and the police. Dimitri delivers Pizzas, but as a young black... more »
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DYING CANDLE
Dir: Naresh Kumar, Nepal, 126 min, 2015, Feature Narrative
Kshemi is living with her sick mother and younger brother Tikpe in upper Himalayas of Nepal. She is more like a son rather than a daughter of the fa... more »
full details quick view trailer winner: Best Cinematography in a Feature

H.O.M.E.
Dir: Daniel Maldonado, United States, 75 min, 2015, Feature Narrative
H.O.M.E. is a meditation on urban communication that weaves two stories together, both inspired by a true events in New York City. Part 1 is a lyric... more »
full details quick view trailer winner: Best Feature Narrative

LIVING WITH THE DEAD
Dir: Christine Vartoughian, United States, 93 min, 2015, Feature Narrative
Max McLean is eighteen years old and can't get out of bed. Since her boyfriend Adam killed himself over a year ago, Max has been using sex, drugs, a... more »
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LOVE ME ANYWAY
Dir: Ryan Balas, United States, 76 min, 2015, Feature Narrative
Love Me Anyway is a sun soaked drama about a gay filmmaker falling for a dreamy surfer, a man trying to save his marriage and a young wife exploring... more »
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NOTHING SERIOUS
Dir: John Appleton, United States, 89 min, 2015, Feature Narrative
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 moder... more »
full details quick view trailer winner: Special Prize For First Feature

OBLIVION SEASON
Dir: Abbas Rafei, Iran, 93 min, 2015, Feature Narrative
An ex-prostitute in Iran starts a new life by marrying her loved one, but leaving the shadow of her dark past is not as easy as it seems and to earn... more »
full details quick view trailer winner: Best Actress In A Feature & Special Prize For World Social Impact

POP MEETS THE VOID
Dir: William Cusick, United States, 89 min, 2015, Feature Narrative
Shapeshifting between stardom and anonymity, a musician navigates a hyperreal combination of live action and animation daydreams in a struggle to re... more »
full details quick view trailer winner: Audience Award Narrative Feature & Best Of The Fest

READ ME
Dir: Fred Zara, United States, 84 min, 2015, Feature Narrative
Clark Kemper, a 38-year-old high school drop out, never learned how to read words due to dyslexia, but he can read people. He developed this skill o... more »
full details quick view trailer winner: Best Actor In A Feature

SHE SINGS TO THE STARS
Dir: Jennifer Corcoran, United States, 103 min, 2015, Feature Narrative
Mabel is a Native American grandmother who lives alone, tending her drought-ravaged corn in the desert Southwest. Her half-Hispanic grandson, Third,... more »
full details quick view trailer winner: Best Feature Narrative Director & Founders Choice Feature Film

SMITHEREENS
Dir: Susan Seidelman, United States, 89 min, 1982, Feature Narrative
A narcissistic runaway engages in a number of parasitic relationships amongst members of New York's waning punk scene.... more »
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SWEET SWEETBACK'S BAADASSSSS SONG
Dir: Melvin Van Peebles, United States, 97 min, 1971, Feature Narrative
After saving a Black Panther from some racist cops, a black male sex performer goes on the run from "the man" with the help of the ghetto community... more »
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THE CRUEL TALE OF THE MEDICINE MAN
Dir: James Habacker, United States, 99 min, 2015, Feature Narrative
Mr. Choade, the director of The House of Choade, a Grand Guignol theatre, has made an evil bargain with the Medicine Man, who has promised to enable... more »
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THE INQUISITION OF CAMILO SANZ
Dir: John Marco Lopez, United States, 107 min, 2015, Feature Narrative
After living nearly his entire life in New York City with false documents, burgeoning Finance professional Camilo Sanz receives a notice of deportat... more »
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THE STRESSFUL ADVENTURES OF BOXHEAD & ROUNDHEAD
Dir: Elliot Cowan, United States, 71 min, 2014, Feature Narrative
When their home is destroyed, Boxhead & Roundhead must head to the big city to battle red tape, rent, rats and the rat race to get it back. Art and... more »
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THE UNTOLD STORY
Dir: Shane Stanley, United States, 104 min, 2015, Feature Narrative
Edward Forester's career and personal life have hit rock bottom-but not his spirit. At 64, the handsome bachelor moves in to a tiny apartment and mu... more »
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