2014 Films

NYLA International Film Festival

2014 Films

Selections

(Following films will screen in Los Angeles)

“All of the People” Dir. by JC Pratt

Intergalactic travelers observe the rich and powerful using material possessions to lure the naive into becoming cheap laborers, forced to manufacture the very items they were deceived with.

“Hell of a Date” Dir. by Randall Shea

Dracula has emerged from his baneful slumber to trawl internet dating sites.

“Lockdown” Dir. by Rebecca George

When five college freshman theater students get trapped in the theater overnight due to a campus-wide lockdown, they are forced to face questions and issues they've never faced before. Lockdown is a story about relating to others and learning to understand yourself in the process.

“Luce di Vita” Dir. by William Misquith

A young lady creates a wonderful world along with the rhythm of music.

“Mito” Dir. by Josh Dixon

Mito is a documentary short film that tells the heart-wrenching story of Brad Bobier and his battle against mitochondrial disease, a disease which [as of 2014] has yet to be properly diagnosed and treated.

“Music Box” Dir. by Jason Heinrich

After discovering a mysterious music box on a routine ghetto sweep, a sadistic Nazi officer meets an unlikely survivor - an eight year old girl. However when the officer reveals his true colors, he soon realizes that the girl has a dark and deadly secret.

“Painting the Way to the Moon ” Dir. by Jacob Okada

Produced by Jacob Okada, Adam Morrow & Carylanna Taylor

'Painting the Way to the Moon' is a documentary about Princeton mathematician and artist Ed Belbruno and how he found a new way of space travel. Despite opposition from his peers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab, Ed plowed ahead and found inspiration through his art to uncover the mathematics behind his theory.

“Ramona Flowers” Dir. by Bouha Kazmi

A mysterious masked stranger and a boy form the centrepiece of a gathering of elderly society women who yearn for their youth and the exquisite command of their lure.

“RUN CRAB RUN!” Dir. by Wei lu

The story is about two crabs trying to escape from a kitchen so that they can avoid being cooked. The main crab characters are one old and one young. The older crab is arbitrary and does not listen to the younger crab until he is proved wrong. He attempts a painful way to escape to protect the younger crab.

“Someone I Know” Dir. by Aaron Justice

At rock bottom, Derek, a young alcoholic/addict sets out to take his own life. Upon following the vision of a mysterious figure, Derek experiences a spiritual moment of clarity that will lead him to make decisions that will change his entire life forever.

“The 636” Dir. by Mark Travis

We find Hope in the most challenging circumstances. Hope (Keesha Sharp) is adjusting to new life after losing her husband, her home and her life. Still a single mother to her beautiful son Gabe (Armani Jackson), she must find a way to pick up the pieces and keep moving forward while helping her son heal from what he has seen. Once an adversary but now a sick woman, Rose (Joan Van Ark) must stay with Hope and depend on her daughter-in-law despite her Southern pride against such weakness.

“The Columbia Steps” Dir. by Jensen Davis

Getting in to college can be horrible, but this movie finds the humor in it. Set in a college admissions office, two applicants discover a surprising competition awaits them.

“The Fisherman” Dir. by Stefano Pennisi

This short film takes on the form of a visual poem . On a cold winter day, an old fisherman walks down a dock and begins to fish. While standing alone on the dock he begins to remember a distant memory.
As a young man, while fishing alone at sea, he comes across a beautiful girl swimming in the water. Drawn to her beauty and unsure if she is real or imaginary, he spends his entire life trying to find her again.

“The Greatest Gift” Dir. by Yilei Zhou

A heart-warming story about a Chinese girl, Ling, who tries to honor her parents with the expensive foreign food as a gift on Chinese New Year.

“The Six O'Clock” Dir. by judy starkman

“The Six O’Clock” is the story of a man who strives for perfection in his job. As his daily ritual unfolds before our eyes, the precision in his life is evident. Everything is organized and timed down to the minute. It is clear to the audience that his work commences each night at six o’clock, and each day he prepares himself with a rigorous briefing on all of the world’s top news developments. This man is smart, extremely well informed, and completely up to date for his nightly performance. But what exactly does he do each evening? In a twist at the end of the film, the audience is left wondering if the entire episode is a career tragedy, an unfulfilled fantasy, or simply an illusion.

“Then There Was” Dir. by Louis Mandylor

Then There Was is the story of four rebellious teenagers, an expectant couple and a lone survival expert confronted by a global blackout in a small New England town and their struggle for survival as society falls apart around them. Combating fatigue and hunger the residents of Charlemont, Massachusetts prepare to defend themselves from migrating refugees bent on attacking the townspeople to insure their own prosperity.

“Wild & Precious” Dir. by Cusi Cram

In this dark-ensemble comedy, a family’s deep dysfunction and buried affections are slowly revealed over the course of an afternoon before a funeral. Sparks fly when Enid (Phyllis Somerville) arrives for her ex-husband’s service. Enid storms off and everyone, including her much younger boyfriend, her antagonistic daughters and their puzzled husbands are either too exhausted or afraid to try and console her. None of this sits well with Leah (Sam Schuder), the youngest member of the clan. Leah faces her fears and confronts her terrifying grandmother. Leah asks Enid the questions no one has ever dared ask —and the answers prove to be a small revelation.

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