The Fading Light
Vietnam, 2008
23 min
 
Friday April 23 – 1:30PM – Theatre 3
 
Saturday April 24 – 1:00PM – Theatre 3

Returning from America to his childhood home in Saigon, a former refugee is confronted with memories of his boat escape from Vietnam.

Director: Thien Do
Past Screening: Sapporo Short Fest 2009

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The Golden Pin
Canada, 2009
15 min
 
Saturday April 24 – 1:00PM – Theatre 2
 
Sunday April 25 – 2:30PM – Theatre 2

A young Vietnamese-Canadian swimmer struggles between the expectations of his family and the demands of his heart.

Director: Cuong Ngo
Cast: Kris Duangphung, Ben Bela Boehm, Lily Nguyen, Minh Ngoc Nguyen, Viet Tien Nguyen
Past Screenings: Inside Out Toronto LGBT Film & Video Festival

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The Grove
USA (Sierra Madre, CA), 2009
7 min
 
Friday April 23 – 2:30PM – Theatre 2
 
Saturday April 24 – 6:15PM – Theatre 3

In the world we live in, terrorism is an everyday occurrence... one that is bound to hit the United States again soon. The Gove grabs this notion, with a twist on modern, high-tech military technology.

Director: Emile Smith
Cast: Jeff Parise, Jack Donner, Jade Sealey, Martin Kove, Matthias Hues, Rich McDonald, Roxanna Hernandez, Sandra Robinson

The Lightkeepers
USA, 2010
100 min

Friday April 23 –8:30PM – Theatre 1

Set in 1912 Cape Cod, the period romantic comedy tells the story of a lighthouse keeper who has disavowed any association with females, but who must deal with the unexpected appearance of two attractive women who move into a nearby cottage for the summer.

Director: Daniel Adams
Cast: Richard Dreyfuss, Blythe Danner, Tom Wisdom, Bruce Dern, Mamie Gummer
Past Screenings: 2010 Palm Springs International Film Festival, Boulder International Film Festival

An Evening with Richard Dreyfuss
Come spend a memorable evening with CAIFF's 2010 Slate Award Honoree for Lifetime Achievement, Mr. Richard Dreyfuss. VIP Tickets include Reception, Movie and Q&A with Mr. Dreyfuss following the movie.

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The Lunch Box
USA (Savannah, GA), 2009
35 min

Saturday April 24 – 5:30 PM – Theatre 2
 
Sunday April 25 – 10:00 AM – Theatre 2

Jozef, an older man, is used to his daily routine: wake up, go to the factory, eats lunch. Every day looks the same. His wife Ruzena packs his lunch in his lunch box, gives him a clean shirt, and sends him off to work, just as she has done for many years. One day, however, when his wife suffers a stroke, his system collapses.

Director: Lubomir Mihailo Kocka
Cast: Stefan Safarik, Bozidara Turzonovova, Andrej Mojzis
Past Screenings: 15th Palm Springs International ShortFest, International Film Festival Thailand, Swansea Bay Film Festival

The Mighty Macs
USA (Los Angeles, CA), 2010
93 min

Saturday April 24 – 12:30PM – Theatre 1

Set in 1972, "Our Lady of Victory" tells the inspiring true story of the Cathy Rush, a sassy 23- year old former tomboy whose young life has been filled with a series of setbacks. On the brink of giving up and moving on to her child rearing years, she takes one final shot at her dream and becomes the head basketball coach at tiny Immaculata College. With help from the nuns, she finds the courage and faith to lead her team along the improbable journey of winning the first national championship in women's basketball.

Director: Tim Chambers
Cast: Carla Gugino, David Boreanaz, Marley Shelton, Ellen Burstyn
Past Screening: Heartland Film Festival

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The Profile
USA (Livermore, CA), 2009
18 min

Friday April 23 – 2:30PM – Theatre 2
 
Saturday April 24 – 6:15PM – Theatre 3

Subtle and surreal, 'The Profile' is a short 35mm film noir about the hunt for a stolen classified disk, a suspected foreign spy, and the absurd lengths a government will go through to find their 'villain'...before the end of Independence Day weekend.

Director: Ray Arthur Wang
Cast: Long Nguyen, Matthew John Armstrong, Michael Aki, David Lischinsky, Qing Lin, Karl Wente, Dane Andrew
World Premiere

The World Is Big And Salvation Lurks Around The Corner
Bulgaria/Germany/Slovenia, 2009
105 min

Friday April 23 – 6:00PM\ – Theatre 1
 
Sunday April 25 – 1:30PM – Theatre 1

This sweet intergenerational drama about an amnesiac helped toward recovery by his charismatic grandfather encompasses over 30 years of social and identity crises, with backgammon as a metaphor or life.

Director: Stephan Komandarev
Cast: Miki Manojlovic, Carlo Ljubek, Hristo Mutafchiev, Anna Papadopulu, Stefan Valdobrev
Past Screenings: Sofia Film Festival, Palm Springs International Film Festival.
Winner: Best Bulgarian Film, Academy Award Short List Best Foreign Film

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The World Is Young
USA, (San Francisco, CA), 2009
9 min

Friday April 23 – 2:30PM – Theatre 2
 
Saturday April 24 – 6:15PM – Theatre 3

From the horrors of war to the complexities of childhood, Wayne Miller has captured intimate moments of life on film for over 50 years. Through Miller's striking photographs, 'The World is Young' traces history from 1942 to the present day, and meditates on the ability of images to convey the commonalities of the human experience.  Now in his 90's, Wayne expounds on the power of documentary images to convey the idea, "All human beings essentially want two things; to live, and to be loved."

Director: Theo Rigby

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The Things We Carry
USA (Northridge, CA), 2008
77 min

Friday April 23 – 5:00PM – Theatre 2
 
Saturday April 24 – 8:00PM – Theatre 2

When Emmie’s drug-addict mother dies, she returns home, traveling through the underbelly of suburbia looking for a package her mother has left behind, reconnecting with her estranged sister, Eve, along the way. Set in the San Fernando Valley, against the dirty backdrop of seedy motels and forgotten flowers, the sisters come to peace with themselves, their mother, and each other about their different approaches to life.

Director: Ian McCrudden
Cast: Alyssa Lobit, Catherine Kresge, Alexis Rhee, Daniel Zacapa, Frank Merino, Ilene Graff, Johnny Whitworth, Rob Moran
Past Screening:  Hollywood Film Festival

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Toward Living Pono
USA (San Francisco, CA), 2009
67 min

Friday April 23 – 5:30PM  & 7:15PM – Theatre 3

'Toward Living Pono' follows internationally acclaimed film actor Jason Scott Lee and other residents of the Big Island of Hawaii as they espouse the native Hawaiian concept of 'Pono'-living righteously--by placing an emphasis in their lives upon the importance of respect for the environment, the wisdom of the ancestors, and one another.

Director: Rick Bacigalupi
Cast: Jason Scott Lee
Past Screening: Louis Vuitton Hawaii International Film Festival, Pacific Rim Film Festival

Trapped
USA (Los Angeles, CA), 2009
12 min

Saturday April 24 – 11:00AM – Theatre 2

Stephen, a talented young composer, is writing a masterpiece. When he is diagnosed with ALS he chooses to continue writing even as his body collapses around him. With the help of his girlfriend Gretchen and friend Jonathan, Stephen finds a way to beat his illness.

Director: James Takata
Cast: David Rogers, Kelly King, David Sullivan