Hollywood & Wine
LFAII presents Hollywood & Wine starring Chris Kattan, Horatio Sanz, and Leslie Easterbrook, who will be in attendance. Friday, October 7th at 8:00PM
On The Edge
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CaféOn the Edge - USA - 00:13:13 An infamous mythical figure exploits his legend by performing an extraordinary show in the heart of a major city at an anonymous cafe for the un-dead. |
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Judas KissOn the Edge - USA - 00:01:34 Failed filmmaker Zachary Wells is convinced by his friend, hotshot director Topher Shadoe, to replace him as a judge in Keystone University's annual film festival. His first night, Zach hooks up with a student at a bar. He's shocked the next morning when the same student walks into an interview calling himself Danny Reyes — the name Zach went by when he attended Keystone. And Danny's film, "Judas Kiss," is a finalist in the competition Zach is judging. Zach's film with the same title won the festival years before. As Zach scrambles for answers, a mysterious, chain-smoking campus tour guide counsels him: "Change the kid's past, change your future." But how? Zach sees Danny on the verge of making his same mistakes, beginning with choosing wealthy Shane over Chris, the guy he truly loves. But Danny needs Shane's help when his father threatens to cut him off if Danny allows "Judas Kiss" to screen — it spills too many family secrets. Zach decides he can mend his life bygetting Danny's film disqualified. But at the urging of the other judges, "Judas Kiss" is still screened, prompting a confrontation between Danny and his father about their family's dark past. Zach's victory over Danny's fate proves to be Pyrrhic; when Zach returns to Hollywood he finds himself willing to risk reaching out to his aged and ailing father. |
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Moment of TruthOn the Edge - USA - 01:30:00 Andy Meyers, the subject of the film, has decided he wants to end his life in front of a camera for the world to see; much like his idol Bud Dwyer. His depression and array of ailments from his bout with diabetes have driven him to the edge. Andy recruited his counselor turned filmmaker to document the suicide and also the events of his final days. The hired crew decides, at the last minute, they cannot be part of Andy's suicide but instead try to talk him out of it. The director is left with no crew and a confused Andy. Does the film go on? Does Andy Meyers kill himself in front of the cameras? |
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PumpingOn the Edge - USA - 00:06:28 A lonely figure rides his handcar through the desert. He hauls his precious jug of water. Ominous memories of oil pumping continually haunt him. Shot with a hand-cranked camera, 'Pumping' collapses time, as it contemplates big industry and our relationships with our finite resources. |
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Secrets, Dreams, Faith and Wonder - A Mass for the New MillenniumOn the Edge - USA - 01:22:00 Secrets, Dreams, Faith and Wonder' is a feature-length abstract music/video ritual of thanksgiving in five parts: (1) a lament of surrender (Jerusalem's Secrets), (2) the reading of the lesson (Leur Songe de la Paix), (3) the celebration of the ritual (Evigt Droem), (4) the recitation of the creed (Credo), and (5) a hymn of benediction (Ora penso...). When looked at this way, it follows the structure of rituals of gratitude celebrated throughout the ages and across cultures and religions. The five pieces of music incorporate voices in Latin, English and Arabic (texts from the Bible, by M. L. King and M. K, Gandhi) as well as bird and whale songs. Each of the videos was made to fit the music of the respective movement. |
