The Admin Effect
2012 | Litchfield, Maine | World Premiere
Director: Chris Jones
When a brainwash attack from the new principal leaves only their gray matter undisturbed, high school friends Brad and Owen realize that it’s up to them to put a stop to this power trip before things get even farther out of hand.
Feature, 81 minutes
APL – Sat. April 6, 11:00am
LPL – Sun. April 7, 12:15pm
Nominated: Best Maine, People’s Choice
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Admissions
2011| California | Maine Premiere
Director: Harry Kakatsakis
Starring: James Cromwell
An Israeli couple and a Palestinian are faced with the question, What does it take to find lasting peace? in the Admissions Room for the afterlife.
Short, 21 minutes
CLT – Sat. April 6, 12:30pm
CLT – Sun. April 7, 10:00am
Nominated: Best Short
Beyond the Deadend
(an sooy e bonbast)
2012 | Iran | Maine Premiere
Director: Pouria Heidary Oureh
A homeless vagabond becomes obsessed with a pair of shoes.
Short, 15 minutes
FGC – Sat. April 6, 4:00pm
Boom Box Kids
2012 | California | Maine Premiere
Director: Taylor Gledhill
Lifelong friends and 90’s boy band members duke it out in a head-to-head battle for supremacy when they discover that only one of them will make it to the International All-Star Group.
Short, 21 minutes
FGC – Sat. April 6, 3:30pm
LPL – Sun. April 7, 2:45pm
Nominated: People’s Choice
Dance Before Sunset
2012| California | Maine Premiere
Director: Patricia DiSalvo Viayra
A crippled, elderly, homeless woman is seduced by Death and given a chance to be young again.
Short, 7 minutes
TPT – Sat. April 6, 1:15pm
LPL – Sun. April 7, 4:15pm
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The Devout
2012 | California | Maine Premiere
Director: Mairin Hart
In the shadow of disease and death, one woman must risk everything to ensure the safety of the ones she loves.
Short, 29 minutes
APL – Sat. April 6, 3:00pm
Exit 7A
2012 | New Hampshire | Maine Premiere
Director: William Peters
A young man must decide what to do next when his hitchhiking passenger says she’s going to kill someone who lives off of exit 7A.
Short, 11 minutes
FAHC – Sat. April 6, 1:30pm
LPL – Sun. April 7, 3:30pm
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Experiencing Aging
2010 | New York | Maine Premiere
Director: Leslye Abbey
In her thought provoking paper, Experiencing Aging, Catherine Papell, social worker extraordinaire, reflects on the process of aging, observing her own personal journey as a lens through which she focuses her unique wisdom. After a productive professional life, Dr. Papell continues to leave her mark on the hearts and psyche of everyone she teaches. This documentary provides an intimate portrait of a remarkable human being as she encounters aging.
Documentary, 25 minutes
FAHC – Sat. April 6, 1:45pm
FGC – Sun, April 7, 3:30pm
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A Fable About Beauty
2010 | Canada | Maine Premiere
Director: John Barnard
Socially inept losers, Becky and Kimmy, foster a crush on the notorious documentary cameraman Joel Stone. To meet him, they’ll have to attend the biggest party in town… at the Cowboy Literary Agents’ garage. They enlist the help of Penny Simmons, an arrogant socialite who has climbed the social ladder through years of festive bum spanking. But the losers soon learn that hot people can’t be trusted. A Fable About Beauty is a lyrical meditation on our misguided reverence for beautiful people.
Short, 11 minutes
FAHC – Sat. April 6, 10:15am
The Final Shift
2012 | Massachusetts/New Hampshire
Director: John Depew
The tranquil haven of Al’s Diner is thrown into chaos when a callow gang of four enters with a duffel bag of invaluable contents.
Feature, 88 minutes
FAHC – Sat. April 6, 2:15pm
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First Words
2011 | Canada | Maine Premiere
Director: Fabien Melanson
A bilingual couple anxiously awaits their son’s first word. Will it be in French – a happy “Papa”? Or in English – a soft “Mommy”? When little Matéo finally speaks, it sparks an emotional fire inside his father, and a childish fight between his parents that could destroy everything.
Short, 8 minutes
FGC – Sat. April 6, 4:45pm
Gate 128
2012 | North Carolina | Maine Premiere
Director: Henry Ceiro
A mysterious place, promising salvation from the extinction of the female species, draws two struggling survivors in a post-apocalyptic world. The last known female on earth and her protector must finish their dangerous journey passed the world outside of Gate 128.
Short, 19 minutes
LPL – Sun. April 7, 3:45pm
Goner
2012 | Canada | US Premiere
Directors: Kelly Zombor, Andy Price
Goner tells the story of how we all can convince ourselves that reality is what we “think.” We behave, make decisions, and act based on our notion of what’s real. Sometimes our version of reality is flawed and if we are lucky, we get to see the flaw and make changes before it’s too late.
Short, 25 minutes
TPT – Sat. April 6, 10:30am
LPL – Sun. April 7, 2:00pm
Nominated: Best Short, People’s Choice
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Good Men
2011 | New Hampshire | Maine Premiere
Director: Brian Connors
Starring: Ed Asner and Mark Rydell
On an afternoon before an Oscar party, two elderly men—long-time friends and show business colleagues—get into an argument over the Holocaust, the proposed mosque at ground zero, and the conspiracy allegations surrounding the 9/11 attacks on The World Trade Center.
Short, 12 minutes
TPT – Sat. April 6, 11:30am
TPT – Sun. April 7, 11:30am
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Homophobic
2012 | Nevada | Maine Premiere
Director: Constanza Castro
Three friends go on a hiking trip that tests the boundaries of their friendship forever in this crass comedy.
Short, 8 minutes
APL – Sat. April 6, 12:30pm
LPL – Sun. April 7, 3:15pm
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Household
2013 | Lewiston/Auburn, Maine | World Premiere
An extended refugee family from Somalia, an interracial same-sex couple, a single mother in a housing cooperative, and a mother of six who has fostered nearly 50 children in her lifetime…Through food, finances, and sibling disputes, Household presents an ever-shifting perspective on the enduring bonds of kinship. It reveals what it means to be a family member by choice, by birth, and by circumstance.
Documentary, 88 minutes
LPL – Sat. April 6, 3:00pm
APL – Sun. April 7, 1:00pm
Screens with Inspired to Explore, also a documentary about members of the Lewiston/Auburn community
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Howard Cantour.com
2012 | California | Maine Premiere
Director: Shia LaBeouf
Starring: Jim Gaffigan
This is the story of Howard Cantour. A film critic. A warrior. He lives his life vicariously through movies and in movies. But Howard is no sellout. He says it like he sees it. This is the story of his life and how he struggles to review his film hero’s latest directed movie.
Short, 12 minutes
APL – Sat. April 6, 4:30pm
Howie Wayne: Batman’s Slacker Son
2012 | Freeport, Maine
Director: Tim Ryan
The dynamic in The Dynamic Duo changes when we learn that Batman has a son. Batman is frustrated with his teenage son, Howie, who does nothing but sit around Wayne Manor and the Batcave all day, surfing the net and playing video games. Howie is frustrated with his dad, Batman, who hangs out with Robin more than him. While Batman is out fighting crime, Howie is up to mischief, including posing as Batman. Their worlds collide as they meet, both as Batman, to confront a new villain.
Short, 9 minutes
APL – Sat. April 6, 4:00pm
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The Immigrant
2011 | Canada | Maine Premiere
Director: Josh Levy
Starring: Scott Thompson, Michael Cera, Margaret Cho, Dave Folley, Will Forte, Deborah Theaker
After being deported to his native Canada, once-famous comedian Bob London attempts a Hollywood comeback by sneaking across the Mexico-US border. Rejected by his famous friends, penniless and alone, Bob is adopted by a pair of migrant workers who resolve to show him how to make it in America.
Short, 19 minutes
FGC – Sat. April 6, 2:30pm
TPT – Sun. April 7, 12:15pm
Inspired to Explore
2012 | Lewiston/Auburn, Maine | World Premiere
Director: Joel Osgood
Inspired to Explore features the Tree Street Youth Group on a summer exploration of the beauty of Maine’s State Parks. It was produced in cooperation with the Androscoggin Land Trust, the National Park Service, and the Appalachian Mountain Club. The students from Lewiston-Auburn go fishing on the Androscoggin River, hiking at the Riverlands State Park, and camping at Acadia National Park. Having limited exposure to the wilderness in the past, the youth discover the joy of simply getting outside.
Documentary, 8 minutes
LPL – Sat. April 6, 3:00pm
APL – Sun. April 7, 1:00pm
Screens with Household, also a documentary about members of the Lewiston/Auburn community
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The Introduction
2012 | California | US Premiere
Director: John Hensley
A young man desperately wants a connection with another human being.
Short, 13 minutes
FAHC – Sat. April 6, 10:30am
Josephine and the Roach
2012 | California | Maine Premiere
Director: Jonathan Langager
This surreal, offbeat short tells the story of a cockroach and the woman he loves. Her brutish husband stands in the way of their happiness, so the roach inhabits his brain, controlling him, in order to be with her.
Short, 15 minutes
FGC – Sat. April 6, 4:15pm
TPT – Sun. April 7, 10:45am
Nominated: Best Short, People’s Choice
2012 | California | World Premiere
Director: Pete Fitz
CB, scrawny as he is optimistic, is struggling for acceptance. He’s a boy in search of both himself and love – the act of love, specifically. After a few days of instant messaging, a girl named Clarrissa invites CB to her bedroom for a late night “study date.” CB is ecstatic, however, Clarrissa’s strict, house-sitting Aunt Edna forbids boys from coming over. Eager for his first kiss (and whatever else he can get), CB sets off into the night armed with his gumption, a stolen ladder, and his lust driven fantasies.
Short, 7 minutes
FAHC – Sat. April 6, 1:00pm
TPT – Sun. April 7, 10:15am
Nominated: People’s Choice
Lady Who Missed Her Train
New York | Maine Premiere
Director: Amy Stern
A woman missed her Metro North train into the city on September 11th due to a dispute over a cup of coffee. This trivial dispute ended up saving her life. In this documentary, we’re taken back to the coffee shop and the Scarsdale train platform, where she was left waiting, as she reflects on that fateful day.
Documentary, 7 minutes
CLT – Sat. April 6, 12:15pm
CLT – Sun. April 7, 2:45pm
Nominated: People’s Choice
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Liars, Fires and Bears
2012 | Nevada | Maine Premiere
Director: Jeremy Cloe
Eve, a 9-year-old hardened by time as a neglected foster child, is accustomed to taking life seriously. So when she meets Dave, a drunk thirty-something who forgot to grow up, she sees an opportunity. The two embark on an unlikely cross-country road trip after young Eve hatches a plan to reunite with her absent brother, and laid-back Dave suddenly finds himself on the run from both the cops and the robbers. With a precocious kid behind the wheel and a man-child navigating, Eve and Dave may find the quickest route to their destination is through each other.
Feature, 100 minutes
APL – Sat. April 6, 12:45pm
LPL – Sun. April 7, 10:00am
Nominated: Best Feature
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Love, Sex, & Disability
2012 | Canada
Director: Carlo Basilone
Love, Sex & Disability is a view into a world most people never consider. Disabled persons are not asexual. Love, Sex & Disability is a film that follows individuals as they explore their thoughts on sex, disability and their own desires. Jes Sasche, Judith Snow, Scott McArthur, Caroline Acton and Tony Diamanti explain the challenges and pleasures of their own bodies, relationships and the battles to tear down the modern stereotypes of body image and beauty.
Documentary, 50 minutes
APL – Sat. April 6, 10:00am
TPT – Sun. April 7, 4:00pm
Nominated: Best Documentary
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Matches
2012 | New Hampshire | Maine Premiere
Director: Annie Sakellar
Matches is a film which visualizes small moments in the lives of five characters of varying ages. The unusual pairing of two characters on a road trip intersects with a family searching for unity and joy. Each character, overcoming a loss of some kind, makes choices as they reevaluate their views on family, identity, and independence.
Feature, 57 minutes
TPT – Sat. April 6, 12:00pm
TPT – Sun. April 7, 2:45pm
Nominated: Best Feature, Best Director
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Material Success
2012 | Canada | US Premiere
Director: Jesse Mann
Material Success follows the misadventures of the eccentric designer Bruno Ierullo as he readies for his first fashion show after a personal tragedy inspires him to risk his life savings on a mid-life career change into the art. Documenting the events one month leading up to the designer’s first runway show, Bruno is bursting at the seams with ideologies inspiring both his designs and his new life. Hilarity ensues as the show day approaches, egos clash, and the devoted friendship between Susana Benavides, the collection’s Production Manager, and the designer is revealed. Material Success explores a jocular world, filled with colour, where friendship and courage can inspire change at any moment in your life.
Documentary, 83 minutes
FGC – Sat. April 6, 10:00am
APL – Sun. April 7, 10:00am
Migrash
(Court)
2012 | Israel | US Premiere
Director: Dekel Nitzan
Erez accompanies his son Uri, to the neighborhood basketball court, after some kids stole Uri’s ball. The two will find themselves in a difficult situation, in which Erez will try to avoid trouble, while Uri hopes to see his father fight for him. On the court, Erez’s fatherhood will be put to a test, which will change forever the relationship between this father and son.
Short, 10 minutes
APL – Sun. April 7, 12:45pm
Mindfield
2011 | California | Maine Premiere
Director: Nina Corrado
Mindfield is a taut, psychological drama that explores family dynamics and the chain of events leading up to the terrifying conclusion on the last night of a marriage.
Short, 17 minutes
TPT – Sat. April 6, 11:00am
TPT – Sun. April 7, 12:00pm
Nominated: Best Short, Best Director
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Mud People
2012 | Freeport, Maine | World Premiere
Director: Paul Santomenna
When Tyler, a young Maine clammer, discovers a strange box buried in the mudflats, he begins an adventure that leads him to a mysterious woman, a dying old man, and a small fortune.
Short, 14 minutes
APL – Sat. April 6, 2:30pm
LPL – Sun. April 7, 11:45am
Nominated: Best Maine
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My Father and The Man in Black:
Before There Was Johnny and June, There Was Johnny and Saul
2012 | Canada | Maine Premiere
Director: Jonathan Holiff
An intense personal adventure with universal themes, that just happens to feature one of 20th-century music’s greatest icons, My Father and The Man In Black tells the inside story of ‘bad boy’ Johnny Cash, his talented but troubled manager, Saul Holiff, and a son searching for his father in the shadow of a legend. Before there was Johnny and June, there was Johnny and Saul.
Documentary, 90 minutes
CLT – Sat. April 6, 10:00am
CLT – Sun. April 7, 10:45am
Nominated: Best Documentary, Best Director
My Pretty Maura
2012 | Massachusetts | Maine Premiere
Director: Cate Carson
In this intense and dark dramatic film, social themes of mental illness and self-image are explored. A mother-daughter relationship that has been failing for some time, comes to a breaking point when each are forced to examine their own disorders. Maura is disgusted by her mother’s binge-eating while she herself suffers from Body Dysmorphic Disorder. When their relationship seems like it will not recover, Maura’s mother reveals a dark secret about her past that has contributed to their current suffering–a secret that will be very difficult to recover from.
Short, 14 minutes
LPL – Sun. April 7, 4:30pm
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Neitzsche No. 5
2011 | Ireland | Maine Premiere
Director: Shaun O’ Connor
An arrogant young man goes to a local hairdresser. Brandishing his copy of James Joyce’s Ulysses, he sneers at the friendly banter that goes on around him. When the hairdresser tries to make small talk with him, he responds by cruelly cutting her down, explaining that he’s too smart to take part in that type of conversation. The hairdresser considers her response carefully… and shows the young man just how wrong his preconceptions about people’s so-called ‘intelligence’ can be.
Short, 6 minutes
CLT – Sat. April 6, 11:30am
CLT – Sun. April 7, 2:00pm
Screens with Rint and Uisce Beatha, also by Shaun O’Connor
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Nightville
2013 | South Portland, Maine | World Premiere
Director: Kate Kaminski
A romantic disappointment and a routine trip to the market takes Jaye through a landscape of shifting gender identities and nightmarish visions.
Short, 9 minutes
LPL – Sun. April 7, 4:45pm
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Nor’easter
2012 | Maine
Director: Andrew Brotzman
A young priest encourages a family to declare their long-missing son dead, but once they do, the boy mysteriously returns, testing the priest’s commitment to church doctrine over the laws of the natural world.
Feature, 85 minutes
FGC – Sat. April 6, 11:30am
Nominated: Best Feature
One Tuesday Morning
2013 | Freeport, Maine | Maine Premiere
Director: Walter Skold
One Tuesday Morning tells the remarkable story of how tragedy launched three average women from Maine on a 10-year patriotic journey of service and remembrance. After personally greeting over 100,000 troops on their way to war, and standing vigil outside every single Tuesday morning since 9/11, the nationally-heralded Freeport Flag Ladies have redefined the term ‘flag waver.’ The film follows their transformation into Old Glory’s three best friends, and along the way explores issues of patriotism, the meaning of the flag, and the consequences of war. The story is a celebration of the American spirit that animates these three retired women, who lead the town of Freeport, Maine in a 10-year commemoration of 9/11 by organizing and dedicating a lasting memorial made of World Trade Center steel.
Documentary, 81 minutes
CLT – Sat. April 6, 1:15pm
Nominated: Best Documentary, Best Maine, People’s Choice
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Partly Cloudy
2012 | Ireland | US Premiere
Director: Mark Cogan
Fiona is dealing with the trials of being a bridesmaid to her demanding sister, Gillian. Even with support from her two best friends, Doc and Damien, the stress is about to take its toll.
Short, 15 minutes
APL – Sat. April 6, 4:45pm
The Peloton Project
2013 | Lewiston, Maine | World Premiere
Director: Ramsey Tripp
The Peloton Project is a documentary film that follows 39 riders 2,500 miles, from Calgary Alberta to Lewiston, Maine in just 10 days. Patrick Dempsey is executive producer of this survivors’ tale in the face of cancer.
FAHC – Fri. April 5, 7:00pm
CLT – Sun. April 7, 3:00pm
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The Perfect Picture
2010 | Jay, Maine
Director: Jonathan Gilbert
A young boy takes pictures with an old Polaroid camera as a way to cope with brutal abuse. At the denouement, one photograph intricately reveals what the boy has been yearning for all along.
Short, 6 minutes
CLT – Sun. April 7, 12:00pm
The Procession
2012 | California | Maine Premiere
Director: Robert Festinger
Starring: Lily Tomlin and Jesse Tyler Ferguson
The short is darkly comic and features great performances from its lead actors. Tomlin and Ferguson are guilt-tripped into attending the funeral of a friend of a friend whom they’ve never met. In the middle of making a decision to ditch the ceremony to go to a restaurant, the two find themselves leading the procession to the cemetery. While they meander through the streets, they comment, often hilariously, on the bonds of family and rituals of death.
Short, 13 minutes
FAHC – Sat. April 6, 1:15pm
TPT – Sun. April 7, 10:30am
Nominated: People’s Choice
The Pursuit:
A Global Quest for Happiness
2013 | Vermont | World Premiere
Director: Cal Hopwood
A personal pursuit with a global perspective. This documentary explores the fundamental nature of what it is to be happy, a search for not only answers, but solutions.
Documentary, 45 minutes
TPT – Sat. April 6, 3:15pm
FGC – Sun. April 7, 4:00pm
Nominated: Best Documentary
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Ride Report
2011 | Nevada | Maine Premiere
Directors: Matt Kendall, Tiernan Turner
Ride Report follows two young men on a motorcycle journey spanning 10,000 miles through Central and South America. It explores how the modern day traveler is readily connected to a burgeoning global social network through subcultures such as adventure riding and couch surfing.
Documentary, 80 minutes
APL – Sun. April 7, 11:30am
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Rift
2012 | California
Director: Keith Hodder
A family man, struggling to cope with hidden urges, has his devotion challenged by the unexpected arrival of his secret lover.
Short, 6 minutes
FAHC – Sat. April 6, 12:30pm
Rint
2012 | Ireland | US Premiere
Director: Shaun O’Connor
A tenant and a landlord have a serious difference of opinion.
Short, 5 minutes
CLT – Sat. April 6, 11:30am
CLT – Sun. April 7, 2:00pm
Screens with Nietzche 5 and Uisce Beatha, also by Shaun O’Connor
Nominated: People’s Choice
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Simpática
2013 | Portland, Maine
Directors: Dean Merrill, Gary Robinov
A man with a decision to make meets a mysterious woman at a bar on the eve of a snowstorm. Can she help him navigate the storm?
Short, 9 minutes
CLT – Sat. April 6, 1:00pm
LPL – Sun. April 7, 2:30pm
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Small World
2012 | Vermont | World Premiere
Director: Scott Barber
The tale of a woman who gets caught in a whirlwind of both positive and negative activity. Small World shows the overlapping of people’s relationships with one another and the importance of companionship.
Short, 19 minutes
APL – Sat. April 6, 3:30pm
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Something Different:
A Working Gristmill
2012 | Pennsylvania | Maine Premiere
Director: Erin Murphy
Over the past half-century local, water-powered, grain mills either converted to electric or shut down completely. In Union County, Pennsylvania there is one remaining hold out. Miller Curt Falk is doing something different – he is turning grain into flour and animal feed using water power. This beautifully shot short documentary offers a glimpse into the past through the day-to-day operations of the Grove’s Mill on Buffalo Creek.
Documentary, 12 minutes
CLT – Sun. April 7, 10:30am
Tangled 8
2012 | Rangeley/Biddeford, Maine | World Premiere
Director: John E Seymore
Tangled 8 is a unique anthology of short films that explores the nature of grief through the eyes of eight different couples. Originally written as a single short, directed by John E Seymore, inspired by the musical idea of variations on a similar theme, decided to expand the idea into eight pieces, using a range of visual and directorial styles. By recreating the same scene with characters of different ages, ethnic backgrounds and sexual orientations, all in different phases of the grieving process, Tangled 8 crafts a meditation on the nature of love and loss that pays homage to filmmaking itself with nods to filmmakers from John Ford to Edward Burns.
Feature, 110 minutes
FAHC – Sat. April 6, 10:00am
Nominated: Best Maine
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Telling Hannah
2012 | Orono, Maine | World Premiere
Director: Neil Shelley
After the death of her father, Hannah is raised by her Uncle Tim. As both Hannah and Tim move on, the pair forms a close bond with one another, but when a dark secret is revealed, their trust is broken and the relationship shattered. A story of deception, honesty, and ultimately redemption, Telling Hannah is the intimate portrayal of one family’s struggle to find forgiveness in the face of overwhelming grief.
Short, 28 minutes
TPT – Sat. April 6, 4:15pm
Nominated: Best Maine
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There She Goes
2011 | Wales, UK | US Premiere
Director: Reg Noyes
Heartbroken Jasper races to the airport to stop the girl of his dreams from leaving and just makes the last train. However, as Jasper talks to a stranger about his romantic gesture, doubts about what he’s doing start to grow.
Short, 20 minutes
FGC – Sat. April 6, 4:30pm
Things I Don’t Understand
2012 | New York | Maine Premiere
Director: David Spaltro
Violet Kubelick, a brilliant, but emotionally troubled young graduate school student in New York, writes her doctoral thesis on the “big” subject of life after death, a subject she has had a personal interest in since her sister died at an early age.
Feature, 111 minutes
LPL – Sat. April 6, 1:00pm
TPT – Sun. April 7, 12:45pm
Nominated: Best Feature, Best Director
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The Things My Father Never Taught Me
Australia
Director: Burleigh Smith
Melvin gives dating advice to his three-year-old son. He teaches him to dress well, act with confidence and spend time with the right crowd. The results are disastrous. And then Melvin meets Mary, an attractive single mother, and his womanizing skills are put to the test.
Short, 7 minutes
APL – Sat. April 6, 4:15pm
Titans of Newark
2012 | California | Maine Premiere
Director: Mike Marino
Starring: Joel Brooks
In the heavens of Mt. Olympus, the Greek gods debate whether they maintain power over humanity. In present day New Jersey, an unemployed loser gets the interview of a lifetime; not realizing that between him and the interview stands a divine war that will push him to his limits.
Short, 24 minutes
FGC – Sat. April 6, 2:30pm
Uisce Beatha
2012 | Ireland | Maine Premiere
Director: Shaun O’ Connor
Set in 1912, ‘Uisce Beatha’ (Gaelic for Whiskey or Water Of Life) is the true story of Tom, a young man who leaves his home in rural Ireland to cross the ocean on the doomed ‘Titanic’. But a night of celebration beforehand results in a twist that will affect Tom’s fate drastically… Made without funding and filmed in many stunning locations across Cork and Waterford, Uisce Beatha is a funny – and touching – true Irish tale.
Short, 8 minutes
CLT – Sat. April 6, 11:30am
CLT – Sun. April 7, 2:00pm
Nominated: Best Short, Best Director
Screens with Neitzche 5 and Rint, also by Shaun O’Connor
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Upload
2012 | Portland, Maine | World Premiere
Director: George Dalphin
In the nebulous future, a husband and wife debate the metaphysics of transitioning to a pure-data existence, and what it might mean to their romance.
Short, 11 minutes
TPT – Sat. April 6, 10:00am
TPT – Sun. April 7, 11:00am
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VacationLand
2012 | Denmark, Maine
Director: Jamie Hook
VacationLand tells the story of a failed family reunion in the great North Woods, where the only people who show up are the ones who didn’t know it was cancelled. The film stars two-time Academy Award nominee Karen Black, and was shot entirely in the town of Denmark, Maine in the summer of 2011.
Feature, 96 minutes
CLT – Sat. April 6, 3:00pm
APL – Sun. April 7, 3:00pm
Nominated: Best Feature, Best Maine
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Wait For Rain
2012 | Canada
Director: Kyle Rideout
A warming planet has made water scarce, food a rarity, and wearing plants like jewelry, fashionable.
Short, 14 minutes
FAHC – Sat. April 6, 12:00pm
Wampler’s Ascent
2012 | California | Maine Premiere
Director: Elizabeth Wampler
Heroism takes many forms and has many faces—one of which is that of Steve Wampler, a husband and father with a severe form of Cerebral Palsy. Wampler’s Ascent is a documentary which follows Steve as he climbs the largest rock face in the world, El Capitan in Yosemite—a valiant effort which took 20,000 pull-ups over the course of six days and five nights.
Documentary, 77 minutes
FGC – Sat. April 6, 1:00pm
FGC – Sun. April 7, 2:00pm
Nominated: Best Documentary, People’s Choice
Willowbrook
2012 | California | Maine Premiere
Director: Ross Cohen
In 1964, a young pediatrician begins his residency at Willowbrook State School in Staten Island, only to discover that the institution is conducting Army-funded experiments on developmentally disabled children. Based on true events.
Short, 17 minutes
FAHC – Sat. April 6, 12:45pm
TPT – Sun. April 7, 10:00am
Nominated: Best Short, Best Director
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