7 Must See Movies: 4/6 SARASOTA FILM FESTIVAL

If a film is marked "Artist in Attendance" that means you are in for an incredible experience.One or more of the filmmakers (director/producer/writer/etc.) will be in the theater to do a Q&A with the audience after the movie. Actors sometimes appear as well.NOTHING WITHOUT YOU

Winner Best Feature 2012 Toronto Independent Film Festival

ARTIST IN ATTENDANCE

NOTHING WITHOUT YOU depicts Jennifer Stidger’s history of obsessive attachments to men. This obsession has led her to a world of problems, among them - dead bodies, political intrigue and a misdiagnosis of schizophrenia. Locked up in a psychiatric unit, her psychiatrist Doctor Charlie Branham helps her differentiate delusion from reality, allowing her to unravel the mystery of her latest adventure. But when Charlie begins to doubt her story, Jennifer takes desperate measures, forcing him to accompany her on a journey to prove her innocence. Along the way, they discover a kinship borne of their similar histories of painful loss.

Included Short LUCY FALLS (16min)

Sat, 4/6 8:45 PM

Sun, 4/7 12:45 PM

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MUSICWOOD

MUSICWOOD follows an unusual group of famous guitar-makers, Bob Taylor (Taylor Guitars), Chris Martin (Martin Guitars) and Dave Berryman (Gibson Guitars) as they drop their commercial differences and travel together to the largest coastal temperate rain forest in Southeast Alaska. They have to negotiate with Native American loggers to save the centuries old Sitka Spruce trees, before it's too late for acoustic guitars. This film exposes a culture clash of huge proportions where Native American loggers, CEO’s and Greenpeace all battle over a forest that is the last of its kind on the planet.

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Sat, 4/6 3:30 PM

Sun, 4/7 2:00 PM

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BARZAN

ARTIST IN ATTENDANCE

Bradley Hutchinson and Alex Stonehill’s BARZAN is an intimate portrait of a suburban family ripped apart by a terrorism accusation. After fleeing from oppression of the Kurdish people in Iraq, making their escape through Afghanistan and Pakistan, the Malakandi family landed safely in Seattle, Washington and settled into life in the United States. But an unexpected encounter with another immigrant sends the family’s lives into a tailspin, bringing the full weight of post-9/11 America down upon them. Shot in Iraq and Seattle, this investigative documentary examines terrorism, immigration, and the sacrifices we make to protect the American dream.

Sat, 4/6 5:30 PM

Sun, 4/7 12:30 PM

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ALIYAH

Alex (Pio Marmai), a fed-up Jewish drug dealer living in Paris, decides to take the necessary steps to start over in the Promised Land of "Aliyah"- the Zionist concept of ascending to the Land of Israel. When Alex’s cousin Nathan (David Geselson) announces his plans to open a restaurant in Tel Aviv, the decision offers Alex an escape, bolstering his plans to quit the hustle of his lifestyle and start anew.

Sat, 4/6 12:00 PM

Mon, 4/8 5:15 PM

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BEAUTY AND THE BREAST

ARTIST IN ATTENDANCE

Shot and independently produced in Canada, BEAUTY AND THE BREAST took four years to complete. It offers a compelling insight into the lives of nine breast cancer survivors as well as offering poignant and often humorous intimate portraits of survival. This film demystifies the disease while painting an intimate portrait of hope, survival and change in the way we look at cancer. This film is a valuable testament to human resilience and it also proves that it's possible to blossom in the face of adversity. It truly celebrates femininity without apologies to the disease.

Sat, 4/6 12:15 PM

Mon, 4/8 3:15 PM

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SHORTS PROGRAM 8: MIDNIGHT SHORTS

ARTIST IN ATTENDANCE

These shorts illustrate how weirdness can be dark, bloody or funny, without apology. THE APOCALYPSE (6min) DEVIL'S TEMPTATION (7min) MINOTAUR (15min) MR. BEAR (14min)PENNY DREADFUL (18min) SLASH (9min) SLASHED: TALES OF FORBIDDEN LUST(19min)

Sat, 4/6 9:15 PM

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RUTA DE LA LUNA

ARTIST IN ATTENDANCE

Tito must unexpectedly travel from his native Panama to San Jose to care for his father Cesar, who has suffered a cardiac incident. The pair has a strained relationship; Cesar was an absentee father and they barely know each other. Tito wants to go back to Panama as soon as possible to participate in a bowling tournament while Cesar needs a job and wants to return to his true passion: training boxers. LA RUTA DE LA LUNA follows father and son as they drive from Costa Rica to Panama and details the discoveries they make along the way.

Sat, 4/6 9:00 PM

Mon, 4/8 4:00 PM

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