QPORIT

The SOHO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL is a weeklong, action packed fest, with nightly parties, and many filmmaker appearances. The Festival has feature films, documentaries and short films from the US and around the world.

A separate article in QPORIT highlights Mikal Evans, an important young actress/singer/songwriter who appears in HOW WE GOT AWAY WITH IT, screening on Saturday, a film that has a strong reputation already preceding it.



02:30PM:
FILMMAKERS REGISTRATION & WELCOME COCKTAIL PARTY

05:00PM:
Feature: "EL PRESIDENTE" by Mark Meilly (Philippines, 165 mins)

08:30PM:
Feature: "BILLY BATES" by Jennifer DeLia (USA, 90 mins)
Short: "MOTIVE" by Rick Carmona (USA, 13 mins)

  TRAILER FOR BILLY BATES
08:30PM:
OPENING NIGHT EXCLUSIVE AFTER PARTY



11:00AM:
SHORT FILMS:"PROGRAM A" -
"SPARROW" by Joe Rodriguez (USA, 17 mins);
"HIPSTER PARADOX" by Kyra Nicole Rogers (USA, 13 mins);
"THE SHOEMAKER" by Machael Kaves (USA, 15 mins);
"MUDDY BOOTS" by Joe Cozza (USA, 6 mins);
"EN HEMLIGHET (A SECRET)" by Dennis Peterersen (Sweden, 9 mins);
"PROJECT SEAL" by Chris Prangley (USA, 10 mins);
"BOTES AL AMANECER" by Nikki Roberts (USA, 15 mins);
"GROS" by Adam Taylor (USA, 10 mins)

01:15PM:
Feature: "AS HIGH AS THE SKY" by Nikki Braendlin (USA, 90 mins)
Short: "STALLED" by Shannon Kohli (Canada, 16 mins)

03:45PM:
Feature: "PLACEBO" (US)

06:30PM:
Feature: "HOW WE GOT AWAY WITH IT" by Jon Lindstrom (USA, 90 mins)


TRAILER FOR HOW WE GOT AWAY WITH IT
Short" "SHOOT'ER" by P.R> Brown (USA, 12 mins)

08:30PM:
Documentary; "THE NIMBY EXPERIENCE - HOMELESS" with LUIS GUZMAN directed by Jacqueline Aluotto

08:30PM:
DAY 2 AFTER PARTY AT OPEN HOUSE



11:00AM:
SHORT FILMS: "PROGRAM B" -
"TIRAMISU" by Larence Michael Parker (USA, 14 mins);
"A GOOD FRIEND" by Kelsey O'Brien (USA, 5 mins);
"CONCRETE JUNGLE" by Steven Cartoccio (USA, 6 mins);
"A BOY WITH ARMS" by So-jin Park (South Korea, 15 mins);
"WORST BEST FRIEND" by Mia Pinchoff & Anni Weisband (USA, 4 mins);
"ELLIE" by Ricky Lloyd George (USA, 10 mins);
"DAY & NIGHT" by Julien Crebassa (USA, 11 mins);
"THE CONDITION" by Stephen Graziano (USA, 9 mins);
"THE FIX" by Ante Novakovic (USA, 18 mins)

01:15PM:
SHORT FILMS: "PROGRAM C" -
"THE BUTCHER'S KEY" by Sung Cho (USA, 12 mins);
"EL INVENTO" by Giovanni Granada (Colombia, 20 mins);
"PAPER PLACE" by Dave BArnis (USA, 5 mins);
"MY BETTER HALF" by Olivia DeLaurentis (USA, 30 mins);
"KING TIGERMORE IN STRAWBERRY FIELDS" by Tunde Reid-Kapo (USA, 3 mins);
"THE LEPIDOCTOR" by Jonathan Biernboim (USA, 20 ins)

03:30PM:
SHORT FILMS: "PROGRAM D" -
"MORNING CALM" by Rudy Dobrev (USA, 20 mins);
"BESIDE HER" by Carrie Carnevale (USA, 16 mins);
"A SECOND THOUGHT" Winner of Octavia Spencer's Film Contest;
"THE TEST" by Anthony DiBlassi (USA, 13 mins);
"UNEXPECTED GUEST" by Bradley Stryker (Canada, 16 mins);
"FUTURE MEMORY" by William Holden (USA, 11 mins),
"FOXED" by James Stewart (Canada, 4 mins);
"HERE YOU GO" by Jill Durso (USA, 13 mins)

06:15PM:
Feature: "ASSAULT ON WALL STREET" by Uwe Boll (USA, 102 mins)
Short: "HAPPY BIRTHDAY" by Kathrin Frey (Switzerland, 4 mins)

08:45PM:
Feature: "WET BEHIND THE EARS" by Sloan Copeland (USA, 92 mins)
Short: "DANCE OF THE BOOKS" by Lorena Fernandez (USA, 4 mins)

08:30PM:
DAY 3 AFTER PARTY AT SUTRA




03:30PM:
Documentary: "MAYAN BLUE" by Rafael Garcia (Guatemala/Mexico, 82 mins)

03:45PM:
Documentary: "HORSE & RIDER" by Ben Stamper (India, 58 mins)

06:00PM:
Feature: "36 SAINTS" by Eddy Duran (USA, 97 mins)
Short: "FOREIGN LANGUAGE" by Adam Kelly Morton (Canada, 12 mins)

06:15PM: 
Feature: "BODY COMPLETE" by Lukas Sturm (Austria, 85 mins)
Short: "FRAMMENTI [SCRAPS]" by Emanuele Michetti (Italy, 11 mins)

08:30PM:
Documentary: "WHAT'S THE T?" by Cecilio Asuncion (USA, 68 mins)
Short: "REBIRTH" by Nicole Libassi (USA, 21 mins)

08:30PM:
DAY 4 AFTER PARTY AT COOP AT THE RIVINGTON




03:0PM:
Documentary: "TIM SANDERS GOES TO HOLLYWOOD" by (Germany, 97 mins)

03:15PM:
Special Screening: "LONG SHOT LOUIE" by John Bianco (USA, 90 mins)
Short: "I CAN SMOKE" by Tony Ducret (USA, 17 mins)

06:00PM:
Documentary: "RUNNING FOR JIM" by Finish Line Features & Noyes Productions (USA, 78 mins)
Short: "THE BIG PRIZE" by Leigh Ann Jernigan (USA, 18 mins)

08:30PM:
Feature: "WAKING" by Ben Shelton (USA, 90 mins)
Short: "5AM" by John Painz (USA, 7 mins)

08:30PM:
DAY 5 AFTER PARTY AT TOSHI'S LIVING ROOM & PENTHOUSE




03:30PM:
Documentary: "FREE CHINA: THE COURAGE TO BELIEVE" by Michael Perlman (US, 53 mins)

03:45PM:
Feature: TBA

06:00PM:
Feature: "JUNCTION" by Tony Glazer (US, 92 mins)
Short: "The Dog" by William J. Holden (USA, 9 mins)

06:15PM:
Feature: "JUNCTION" by Tony Glazer (US, 92 mins)
Short: "BEST OF BOTH WORLDS" by Michael Dunker (USA, 13 mins)

08:15PM:
Feature: "LESS LOST" by Chase Conner (USA, 77 mins)
Short: "88 MILES TO MOSCOW" by Karen Glienke (USA, 20 mins)

08:30PM:
Feature: "THE BOYZ OF SUMMER" by Antonio DiFonzo (USA, 99 mins)

08:30PM:
DAY 6 AFTER PARTY AT LA VIE



05:45PM:
Feature: "WEST END" by Joe Basille (USA, 90 mins);
Short: "THE BEARD" by Yaz Rabadi (Canada, 5 mins)

06:00PM:
Feature: "THE SILENT THIEF" by Jennifer Clary (USA, 102 mins)
Short: "GLUE" by Michal Lavi (Canada, 7 mins)

08:35PM:
Documentary: "GAZZARA" by Joseph Rezwin (USA, 94 mins)
Short: "UNCOMFORTABLE SILENCE" by Gabriele Altobelli (Italy, US, France, 18 mins)

08:30PM:
CLOSING NIGHT AFTER PARTY AT LIBATION




AWARDS NIGHT

Labels: Billy Bates, HOW WE GOT AWAY WITH IT, SOHO International Film Festival SIFF, Sunshine Cinema