Janice and Donald Jakes have fallen out of love and into police protection along with their son, Simon. Being at the wrong place at the wrong time sends Simon and his parents to a journey where they will rediscover what it really means to love each other.

A collection of short films from director Danny Madden.

As a young mother with bipolar disorder struggles with the looming departure of her daughter (the one force of stability in her life), a daughter struggles with the decision whether to stay local for college where she can remain the stable rock in her mother's life, or to detach and go to her dream college across country. Official Selection at the **Mill Valley Film Festival**.

Living in a comfortable retirement community in Southern Oregon, estranged from her family, unsatisfied with her surroundings, and generally not happy about life, Marie (Shirley Knight) decides to journey 80 miles on foot to the coast of Oregon to revisit the ocean of her past for the first time in 45 years. Once reluctant to attend her granddaughter's wedding, she now arrives as an unexpected guest. Along the way, she meets an extraordinary cast of characters and discovers that you're never too old to learn something about life... and about yourself.

Country music is the sound of a good man feeling bad. A Texas Singer/Songwriter whose quiet life is upset by the realization that he isn't where he had hoped to be at this point in his career. He questions the decisions of putting off a family life in hopes to one day "make it", isolating himself on the open road by playing small honkey-tonks. It's too late to stop following the dream and too early in his career to be a legend.

The tragic Capitol Hill massacre of 2006 is the basis for this harrowing fictional drama about a man planning to commit a mass shooting who is befriended by an eccentric group of ravers and finds himself conflicted about his intentions.

America's magnificent storyteller, Mark Twain, has crafted an intriguing and classic tale of mistaken identity, deceit and murder. Here a slave woman cradle-switches her master's son with her own light-skinned baby, however, even though raised as a white man, he never fulfills her hopes and dreams for him as he becomes an arrogant and cruel man. Acclaimed actor Ken Howard stars as the local lawyer unraveling the mystery.

In a small town in America, a controversial journalist (Norman Reedus, *The Walking Dead*) is forced to face his haunted past when he confronts a teenager driven to the brutal murder of 39 classmates. In attempting to determine why and how a massacre like this can happen in our society, this timely film explores issues of desensitization in America, youth violence and bullying, the impact the media has on our individual quest for fame, and ultimately our need for connection. Winner of the Social Relevance Award at the **Monaco International Film Festival**. Nominated for the Hollywood Discovery Award for Best Feature Film at the **Hollywood Film Awards**.

The story of a young woman, in 1930s British India, seeking an identity of her own against an arranged marriage and the manipulations of a powerful guru. Bringing to life the struggles of three generations of women in a male dominated society.

In this hilarious satire of the film festival world, THE LAST FILM FESTIVAL brings Hollywood right into your own town. The late Dennis Hopper stars, in his last film role. There are over 4,000 film festivals around the world. Where would you go if your film was turned down by 3,999 of them?. When an obscure film festival is the last hope for failing producer (Dennis Hopper) and his "disaster" of a movie collide with the homespun innocence of small town America, neither will ever be the same.

In an effort to escape her murky past and build a better future, Olive, a nomadic European con-artist, and her 10-year-old American-born son, Bobby find themselves living in Oklahoma. As her top priority, Olive seeks to give Bobby the things she never had. But despite of her efforts (or perhaps because of them) Bobby displays troubling behavior both at his school and in their conservative neighborhood. Things take a turn for the worse after Bobby's unfortunate "run-in" with the local and wealthy businessman Kent, and Olive's criminal past finally catches up with her, forcing her to make the toughest judgment of all.

Premiered to critical acclaim at the **Toronto International Film Festival**, and based on the celebrated novel by Richard Van Camp, THE LESSER BLESSED is an eye-opening depiction of what it is like to be a vulnerable teenager in today's modern world. Through the eyes of Larry Sole, a First Nation teenager filled with bravado and angst, fragile and yet angry, seeking clarity clouded by confusion, seeking to belong without belonging, comes the story of three unlikely friends isolated in a small rural town discovering what they can of life and love amid racial tensions and the recklessness of youth, in a world clouded by a dark mystery from his past. Winner of Best Supporting Actor (Kiowa Gordon) and nominated for Best Actor (Joel Evans), Best Film, and Best Director at the **American Indian Film Festival** *"Haunting...a little indie gem." - **Betsy Sharkey, The Los Angeles Times*** *"A compelling drama with an unusual locale, and a moving coming-of-age story with powerful performances." - **Jeffrey Lyons/Lyons Den Radio***