October 7-9, 2016
Physics and the creative process collide when an engineer has one week to create a 4D printer. But if the fourth dimension is time, what would that look like? 4D (Southwest Premiere) Directed by Laurence Rosier Staines AUSTRALIA/2016/7...
A spirited young boy and his great uncle live off the land with their close-knit community in the hills of rural Grenada. All The Little Children (Southwest Premiere) Directed by Noah Dickinson USA/2016/15...
A man's auto-correct goes rogue and turns his life into a disaster. Auto-Cowrecked (Southwest Premiere) Directed by Hannah Leder Produced by George Beckerman, Mike Musante USA/2016/8...
Often ignored by the fellow residents of his small town of Ortiguiera, a simple and unusual man lives below the town's cemetery and is the cross-bearer for the town’s most cherished religious celebration – the festival of their Patron Saint. Bajo Tierra (Southwest Premiere) Directed by Biliana & Marina Grozdanova El Jinete...
36 years ago in Hakata, Japan a rock band called THE KIDS first took to the stage, and they are still rocking today. Being THE KIDS (West Coast Premiere) Produced and Directed by Miwa Ono JAPAN/2016/15 min. www.imdb.com/title/tt5841516/ ...
A girl and her sister pine for the days of the once Wild West. Bolos (Arizona Premiere) Directed by Peche Roberts USA/2016/6 min.
A destitute gambler doubles down in a game of love and violence when he attempts to buy a second chance with a past lover by selling stolen casino chips to ruthless criminals. However, the stakes are quickly raised as the gambler discovers he has made the worst bet of this life. Dead Bullet (World Premiere) Directed by Erik Reese The...
An eclectic mix of documentary short films. (Q&A with filmmakers). Featuring the following films: The King's Last Song The Call From The Sea Being THE KIDS Bajo Tierra All The Little...
An intimate biopic about the electronic artist Gary Numan, Android In La La Land explores love and second chances for Numan as he moves his family to Los Angeles while recording and touring his newest album, Splinter. With exclusive access to the Numan family as they unpack in California, the story unfolds at home, in the studio and on the...
Forty miles south of the U.S./Mexico border, Flor helps her mother run a hotel for migrants getting ready to walk into the United States. Increasingly frustrated with the guides who rob, rape, and abandon her guests, she starts writing reviews on the bunk beds in the hotel -- a bold move in an economy heavily invested in its own...
A veteran tailor has one month to find solutions to his financial problems before he is evicted. Will salvation lie with some new young customers? Last Days (Southwest Premiere) Directed by Arturo León Llerena Mailuki Films SPAIN/2016/14...
Various Premieres. Texting, work and life in Arizona. (Q&A with filmmakers). Featuring the following films: Bolos Texting My Ex Team Work Last Days Hotel Arizona Auto-Cowrecked ...
A sadistic middle-manager and his tortured team of misanthropes force an enthusiastic team-building consultant to question his job. Can it be that some teams just don’t work? Team Work (Tucson Premiere) Directed by Michael Toubassi Upstairs Film USA/2015/15...
Mark and Carly broke up years ago, but they are lonely and sad and have fully charged cell phones to make bad choices with. Texting My Ex (Southwest Premiere) Directed by Lawrence Le 4 Circle Films USA/2016/9...
Filmed among the Bajau people of Indonesia, The Call From the Sea addresses the future of our oceans and what we are leaving behind. The Call From The Sea (North American Premiere) Directed by Taylor McNulty PaDoc Productions USA/2016/15...
Documenting Cambodia's King Norodom Sihanouk’s 2012 funeral, the film captures the colorful pageantry and centuries-old traditions, while affirming the timeless and resilient qualities of Cambodian music and dance. The King's Last Song (Southwest Premiere) Directed by John Pirozzi A Harmony, Primitive Nerd &...
The Promised Band is the story of a fake rock band comprised of Israeli and Palestinian women who have decided that, despite their dubious musical talent, a music group is the best cover story to meet and interact with each other. Aided by a naive but well-meaning American TV producer, the unlikely musicians have to cross borders,...
In the aftermath of an unknown calamity, two survivors travel through a hostile wilderness, guided only by a distant memory of home. When they stumble upon the ruins of a vanished society, everything they believe is called into question, threatening their relationship and their future. Starring Louisa Krause, Aaron Stanford and Doug Jones...