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Half-Empty
"Don’t
judge
a
book
by
its
cover…
especially
in
Germany!"
Friday,
April
7,
4:30
p.m.
Ravenswood
Red
Lounge
Saturday,
April
8,
11:00
a.m.
Barrel
Room
plus
short:
Showering
with
Spielberg
(8
min.) |
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Last
Stop
for
Paul
"No
other
equipment
was
used
in
making
this
movie,
just
passion
and
the
world."
Friday,
April
7,
7:00
p.m.
Ravenswood
Red
Lounge
Saturday,
April
8,
4:00
p.m.
Ravenswood
Red
Lounge |
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Raw
Footage
"Some
families
are
more
dysfunctional
than
others."
Saturday,
April
8,
1:00
p.m.
Ravenswood
Red
Lounge
Sunday,
April
9,
5:30
p.m.
Ravenswood
Red
Lounge
plus
short:
Mute
(15
min.) |
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U.S./Germany
2006
83
min.
directed
by
Robert
Peters
produced
by
Robert
Peters,
Dan
Mirvish
&
Torsten
Neumann
written
by
Robert
Peters
&
Dan
Mirvish
starring
Robert
Peters,
Mareike
Fell,
Marek
Harloff,
Bela
B.
Felsenheimer
An
improvisational
Christopher
Guest-style
comedy
about
an
eternally
optimistic
motivational
speaker
who
descends
upon
Germany
for
a
book
tour.
In
the
end,
the
little
too
happy
-go-lucky
Bob,
armed
only
with
his
philosophical
index
cards
and
a
guitar
he
can't
play,
brings
new
perspective
to
the
Germans,
and
more
important,
something
deeper
for
himself...And
by
the
way,
it's
a
musical.
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Robert
Peters
has
appeared
in
over
70
films
as
an
actor
and
has
directed
3
award
winning
short
films.
"Mutual
Love
Life",
his
first
short,
made
the
final
ten
live-action
shorts
to
secure
Academy
Award
consideration
in
2000
and
was
acquired
by
HBO.
He
also
produced
the
award
winning
"I
Am
Stamos"
which
he
starred
in
with
John
Stamos
and
the
feature
film,
"Certain
Guys"
acquired
by
HBO.
"Half
Empty"
is
his
first
feature
to
direct
and
was
the
recent
recipient
of
the
Gold
Vision
Award
at
the
Santa
Barbara
International
Film
Festival.
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World
Premiere
Bay
Area
Spotlight
U.S.
2006
80
min.
directed
by
Neil
Mandt
produced
by
Neil
Mandt
written
by
Neil
Mandt
starring
Neil
Mandt,
Marc
Carter
Shot
on
the
fly
in
over
20
countries,
using
a
cast
of
nonprofessionals
as
supporting
cast
and
crew,
Last
Stop
for
Paul
is
an
exciting
experience
about
two
guys
(thrillseeking
world
traveler
Charlie
and
straight-laced
Cliff)
who
embark
on
a
jet-setting
adventure.
Short
on
cash,
the
only
way
they
can
afford
a
trip
with
stops
in
the
Caribbean,
South
America,
Europe
and
Asia,
is
to
pose
as
travel
writers
for
Frommers.
http://mandtbros.com
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Neil
Mandt
is
a
partner
in
the
Los
Angeles
based
production
company
Mandt
Bros.
Productions
which
produced
the
dating
show
Speed
Dating
on
the
PAX
network,
as
well
as
ESPN’s
Beg
Borrow
&
Deal,
Hearsay,
Rome
is
Burning,
and
ESPN
Hollywood.
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West
Coast
Premiere
U.S.
2005
83
min
directed
by
Drew
Filus
produced
by
Todd
Makurath
written
by
Drew
Filus
starring
Robert
Cuthill,
Suzanne
Ford,
Barbara
Goodson,
Evin
Grensted
On
an
a
trip
visit
his
dysfunctional
family,
Devon
flirts
with
disaster
as
his
long-term
girlfriend
Monica
drops
hints
about
finally
legitimizing
their
four-year
relationship.
A
technical
tour-de-force,
this
daring
film,
shot
hand-held
in
long
takes
to
simulate
amateur
lensing,
features
seamless
naturalistic
performances
by
a
top-notch
cast
who
never
break
stride.
http://makaipictures.com
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A
native
of
Brooklyn,
New
York
and
graduate
of
Cornell
University,
Drew
has
written
and
directed
8
short
movies
and
two
music
videos.
RAW
FOOTAGE
is
Drew’s
first
feature.
Next
up
for
him
to
direct
is
LIBERTY,
a
quirky
comedy
written
by
Andrea
Berloff.
This
is
Drew’s
debut
Feature.
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