This Week’s New Releases:
Drama
Caught In The Game
| SYNOPSIS: (Feature Film) Lisa James thought she had it all with a handsome boyfriend, a great job and a hustle that kept the money flowing in. Until that one day fate walked into her office. Joshua even thought she wouldn’t admit it to her girls it was love at first sight when she seen him. Joshua wasn’t like her boyfriend Todd. He was fine, clean cut, very laid back and totally into her. While Todd was a fast paced drug dealer who was always looking for a come up. Even though Lisa loved Todd, she didn’t think that he had plans to marry her so she slipped right into Joshua’s life, who was looking for the perfect relationship. As her love with Joshua grew stronger, her hustle with Todd got sloppy. Turning Todd’s street money into legitimate finance using her connections in the real estate market, she had to stay on top of her game.
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Gay & Lesbian
Partly Cloudy
| SYNOPSIS: (Short Film) PARTLY CLOUDY delivers passion, pain, and provoke with yet a powerful message that true bonds run deep. Ashley’s grief of her son’s death nearly destroys her chances of true love in her 10 year marriage to Ray. She constantly blames him for the death while he deals with the loss of his son through other outlets. He meets Darnell and together they realize that love has no boundaries. Taking advantage of this unique opportunity is the first challenge they face; dealing with the consequences is the next.
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Documentary
Behaviors of the Backpacker
| SYNOPSIS: (Feature Film) To make BEHAVIORS OF THE BACKPACKER, Sandor Lau, a Chinese/Hungarian-American film student and Fulbright scholar, walked 300 miles alone from Auckland to Cape Reinga, New Zealand’s geographic and spiritual tip. This black comedy road trip documentary records the stories of backpackers from around the world, organic farmers, hostel owners, tour operators, Maori communities, and the filmmaker himself. On his journey, Sandor discovers how much a toothbrush handle weighs, why we spend our lives walking backwards, and the true distance to home.
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LSD: Problem Child and Wonder Drug
| SYNOPSIS: (Feature Film) LSD: Problem Child and Wonder Drug documents the International LSD Symposium held on the occasion of Dr. Albert Hofmann’s 100th birthday in Basel, Switzerland. Dr. Hofmann discovered LSD in Basel in 1943. 80 speakers and 2000 attendants gathered for three days of talks, art, blotter design and music. Interviews and presentations by artists, scholars, scientists and doctors (such as Alex Grey, Martin Lee, Goa Gil, and Ralph Metzner) show that LSD impacted not only the cultural shifts of the 1960s but CIA interrogation methods, the computer revolution and the field of medicine. Dr. Hofmann, who had just turned 100 years old, speaks eloquently about his discovery and its implications for the future. Upon seeing the film, Dr. Hofmann commented, “This is an important film. It is a comprehensive document of the various effects of LSD and of their meaning. The film is a good document of the uniqueness of LSD.”
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Drama- Crime
Karma Police
| SYNOPSIS: (Feature Film) The world’s largest organization, the Karma Police, recruit all-around good guy Charles West as their newest agent. The Karma Police ensure that good people are rewarded and bad people are punished. As Charles begins doling out rewards and punishments, his involvement with the Karma Police becomes increasingly personal in more ways than one. He is responsible for judging the actions of others, but in the end, he should have been judging his own. Film Festival Screenings:
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