Supporting Indie Film
Written and directed by Scott Altman, an aspiring actress gets caught up in L.A.’s underworld. Starring: Wittie Hughes, Nicholas Lee, Roshema Purfoy, Helene Udy, Slim Khezri, ‘Melrose’ Larry Green and Jordan Destin.
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Co-directed by Powell Robinson and writer Patrick Robert Young, following a sister, claiming to be cursed, as she persuades her brother to embark on a cross country road trip to break her spell. Starring: Joey Millin, Madison West, Nadine Sondej-Robinson, Daniel Abraham Stevens and John Terrell.
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Written and directed by Christos Nikou, co-written by Stavros Raptis, amidst a worldwide pandemic that causes sudden amnesia, middle-aged Aris finds himself enrolled in a recovery program designed to help unclaimed patients build new identities. Starring: Aris Servetalis, Sofia Georgovassili, Anna Kalaitzidou, Argyris Bakirtzis, Kostas Laskos and Babis Makridis.
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Written, directed and narrated by Ross Munro, a son’s contemporary reflection on a family trip to Europe in the summer of 1973 and the revelation of the trip’s true purpose: a father fulfilling his dream of reconnecting his five small children to the steps of his own father, when he fought in World War II.
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Directed by Olia Oparina and written by Anya Bay who also stars in the film, a sane woman fakes the symptoms of a mentally unstable patient in order to be admitted into a mental institution for a secret psychiatric experiment. Starring: Nora-Jane Noone, Saul Rubinek, David Figlioli, Chopper Bernet, Malinda Farrington, Catherine O’Connor, Alexander Karavay and Susan Moore Harmon.
Continue reading “Review: I Am Normal”
Written and directed by lead actor Caio Cortonesi, a religious and traditionalist man, defeated by an incurable degenerative disease, decides to end with his own suffering. He entrusts his son Omar (Cortonesi), with whom he has a difficult relationship, with the task of finding someone to end his pain. Starring: Humberto Pedrancini, Débora Aquino, Juliana Drummond and Pietro Barbosa.
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Written and directed by Bishrel Mashbat in his feature directorial debut, with time running out and desperate for cash, two Mongolian immigrants turn to crime as their only solution. Starring: Iveel Mashbat, Erdenemunkh Tumursukh, Mike Cali and Saint Ranson.
Continue reading “Review: In the Land of Lost Angels”
Directed by Paul Leeming and written by Hamish Downie, a story of humanity, compassion and the universality of music in helping to heal the rifts between wartime rivals. Starring: Leon Masuda, Jun Matsuo, Qyoko Kudo, Lou Ohshiba and Adam J. Yeend.
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Written and directed by Joe Penna, co-written by Ryan Morrison, a three-person crew on a mission to Mars faces an impossible choice when an unplanned passenger jeopardizes the lives of everyone on board. Starring: Anna Kendrick, Daniel Dae Kim, Shamier Anderson and Toni Collette.
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Directed by Joe Pearson and written by lead actor Rory Cargill, the peace of a 1950’s British village is disrupted by a cunning cat burglar, until a mystery-loving schoolboy comes into possession of a magical magnifying glass. Also starring: Susan Baskerville, Henri Charles, Lisa Jones, Gordon Lamont, Robert McCrea, Johnny Mindlin, Susan Rae and J.P. Turner.
Continue reading “Review: The Astonishing Adventures of Alfred”
Directed by Wayne Blair and written by Joshua Tyler and lead actress Miranda Tapsell, Lauren and Ned are engaged, they are in love, and they have just ten days to find Lauren’s mother who has gone AWOL somewhere in the remote far north of Australia, reunite her parents and pull off their dream wedding. Also starring: Gwilym Lee, Kerry Fox, Josh McConville, Julie Quick, Carmel Johnson, Tracy Mann, Matt Crook, Huw Higginson and Ursula Yovich.
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