Festival Films

Daniel Pinchbeck, author of the best-selling book, 2012: The Return of Quetzalcoatl, investigates ways to rapidly transform our unsustainable society into a regenerative planetary culture through a change of consciousness and the systemic implementation of ecological design. [more] 

Student Filmmaker, Enzo Spinotti sets out to create a surreal and deeply personal piece of cinema for his senior thesis.  Somewhere along the way, his inability to locate and convey the essence of his life leads to deeper discoveries about life and the nature of truth in art.

A searing indictment of the Mormon Church's historic involvement in the promotion and passage of California's Proposition 8 and their secretive, decades-long campaign against gay rights.  In California and Utah, Mormons, following their prophet’s call to action, wage spiritual warfare fought with money and lies against US citizens and their fight for marriage equality, and the rights that come it. In Person: Bruce Barton, Linda Stay, Steve Stay, Tyler Barrick, Spencer Jones, Subjects [more]

Having recently come out to her parents over the phone, a woman brings her roommate-turned-girlfriend home to meet them.

A Piece of Mind hones in on a unique section of Main St., Santa Monica, the antique/prop shop Jadis. After the death of its owner, Parke Meek, friends and family consider the store's significance to the man and the community.

For most of us, there is a distinct separation between humans and nature.  In the fertile African Rift Valley in the Gamo Highlands of Ethiopia, their interconnectedness is the essence of spirituality.  But outside forces are threatening this delicate balance, from Christian evangelists to Western aid agencies importing agricultural technologies and pesticides.

Surfers and fishermen activists in Chile struggle against forestry industry pollution of coastal waters and waves.

A hairdresser’s mind wanders as she trims Downing Street fringe and imagines the consequences of an assassination attempt using only hair salon essentials.

A sudden epiphany inspires a 60-year-old woman living in a van to enroll in modeling school while her daughter is recovering from drug addiction.

Two bungling criminals endeavour to infiltrate a highly secure compound and make off with a highly prized treasure.  Simply ridiculous.

Calvin Luu attempts to document a day in the life of his father who works as a San Francisco Bay Area Vietnamese trucker. In attempts to complete the documentary on national Veterans Day, Calvin learns that his father doesn't actually have that much work to do. While Calvin has a set agenda by attempting to take an "objective" approach of documentary filmmaking, his father has other plans. His father "finds work" to do in hopes of providing Calvin with enough footage and direction to complete his documentary, which essentially becomes more than just a documentary about trucking and the effects of the changing regulations in the trucking industry.

26-year-old charmer Daniel Dembele is equal parts West African and European, and looking to make his mark on the world.  Seizing the moment at a crossroads in his life, Daniel decides to return to his homeland in Mali and start a local business building solar panels - the first of its kind in the sun-scorched nation. [more]