ON THE ROAD

DescriptionBiosTrailerDescription Walter Salles gives Jack Kerouac’s coming of age classic new life with a screen adaptation that burns bright and boldly captures the spirit of the novel. The ensemble cast brings Kerouac’s characters to life with an intensity that overflows from the start. Garret Hedlund gives a standout performance as a kinetic Dean Moriarity, the...

ONLY THE YOUNG

DescriptionBiosTrailerDescription North of Los Angeles stands the city of Santa Clarita, where once-affluent neighborhoods now buckle under the strain of economic recession.  Inside one of the town’s vacant houses, teenagers Garrison Saenz and Kevin Conway build a skateboard ramp in an empty room.  The two best friends – punkish and no strangers to rowdy behavior...

OH WILLY…

DescriptionDescription Forced to return to his roots in the wild, Willy bungles his way into noble savagery.

OH BOY

DescriptionBiosTrailerDescription In this German comedy shot in black & white, Niko, a young slacker and college dropout, is dumped by his girlfriend. His father cuts him off financially and a psychiatrist confirms that he’s emotionally unbalanced. To cope with his situation, Niko wanders the streets of Berlin, encountering various odd characters, including a girl from...

NOT IN TEL AVIV

DescriptionBiosTrailerDescription In NOT IN TEL AVIV, first time director Nony Geffen stars as Micha, a repressed high school teacher who, upon losing his job, kidnaps one of his students, kills his mother and reconnects with a former high school crush.  The trio embarks on a road trip where they take on a group of feminists,...

NARCOCORRIDO

DescriptionDescription The drug ballad of a gravely ill border cop's reckless heist of a cartel shipment, sung by a desperate soul destroyed in her wake.

NANO SCIFI TALES – CLOCK

DescriptionDescription The second of three micro science fiction shorts from the director of EXTRATERRESTRIAL (AFI FEST 2011)

NANO SCIFI TALES – UFO

DescriptionDescription The last of three micro science fiction shorts from the director of EXTRATERRESTRIAL (AFI FEST 2011)

NANO SCIFI TALES – BABY

DescriptionDescription A young girl creates a tribute to one of her favorite songs. The first of three micro science fiction shorts from the director of EXTRATERRESTRIAL (AFI FEST 2011)

NAIROBI HALF LIFE

DescriptionBiosTrailerDescription Despite his parents’ wishes, Mwas leaves his small village and embarks on a journey to Kenya’s capital in order to pursue a career in acting. Naïve and filled with hope, he quickly learns why the city is nicknamed “Nairobbery.” A few innocent mistakes land him in jail, which eventually leads Mwas to connect with...

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