NEWPORT BEACH FILM FESTIVAL SCHEDULE

April 15, 2002 12 AM PT

The Newport Beach Film Festival will hold events daily through Friday.

Films will be shown in four venues: Edwards Big Newport, 300 Newport

Center Drive, Newport Beach; Lido Theater, 3459 Via Lido, Newport Beach;

and Edwards Island 1 and 2, 999 Newport Center Drive, Newport Beach.

Unless otherwise marked, tickets are $7 and may be purchased by calling

(949) 253-2880 or online at www.newportbeachfilmfest.com.

TODAY

11 a.m.

Julietta

Lido Theater

o7 Germany, 2001

f7 Director: Christoph Stark

Screenwriter: Jochen Bitzer

Cast: Lavinia Wilson, Barnaby Metschurat, Matthias Koeberlin

Running time: 95:00

o7 A dramatic teenage love story set against the backdrop of Europe’s

biggest party, the Berlin Love Parade. Max loves Julietta, Julietta loves

Jiri. Complications ensue.

My American Girls: A Dominican Story

Edwards Island 2

o7 United States, 2001

f7 Director: Aaron Mathews

Running time: 62:00

o7 Drawing on more than 100 hours of footage and shot over the course

of a year and a half, this documentary chronicles the lives of Sandra

Ortiz, her husband, Bautista, and their three American-born daughters.f7

Short Films: Can’t Get Enough Shorts!

Edwards Island 1

Rush of the Palms

o7 A black and white story of culture, conflict and God.

Sixty Cups of Coffee

o7 Rickie Cass once heard that drinking the aforementioned amount of

java would “stop your heart like a tightly-wound watch.” So, he hits a

local coffee shop to see if his number is up.

Lector

o7 In 1924, Cesar Hidalgo makes his living the same way both his

father and his grandfather did: He reads to cigar rollers. Cesar must

deal with the fact that his oral tradition is being replaced by the new

technology of radio.

To Ease The Loss

o7 A sick little boy and his grieving parents discover that love can

work its own special f7 magic.

The Tower of Babble

o7 Three stories. Six people. They’re all saying something different

-- with exactly the same words.f7

12:30 p.m.

The Execution of Wanda Jean

Edwards Island 2

o7 United States, 2001f7

Director: Liz Garbus

Running time: 88:00

o7 “The Execution of Wanda Jean” chronicles the life-and-death battle

of Wanda Jean Allen. By telling one woman’s story, the film becomes an

unforgettable exploration into a moral and political dilemma: The death

penalty. f7

1 p.m.

Hunters Moon (O Dia da Caa)

Lido Theater

o7 Brazil, 2000

f7 Director: Alberto Graca

Screenwriter: Leopoldo Serran, Alberto Graca

Cast: Marcello Antony, Barbara Schulz, Paulo Vespucio, Jonas Bloch,

Felipe Camargo, Roberto Bomtempo, Oscar Magrini, Jean-Louis Tribes

Running time: 113:00

o7 Nando is commissioned by Canosa to pick up 30 kilos of cocaine

from the Colombian border. Together Nando and his old friend Vander make

the pick up and find danger along the way.

2 p.m.

Manito

Edwards Island 1

o7 United States, 2001

f7 Director: Eric Eason

Screenwriter: Eric Eason

Cast: Franky G., Leo Minaya, Manuel Cabral, Julissa Lopez, Jessica

Morales

Running time: 78:00

o7 “Manito” is the fictional story of a day in the life of two Latino

brothers, Junior and Manny. Fifteen years ago, their neighborhood was

dubbed the crack-cocaine capital of the world, but today it is

transforming into one of the most vibrant Spanish-speaking communities in

the United States.

Kanadiana

Edwards Island 2

o7 Canada, 2000

f7 Director: Jon Gustafsson

Screenwriter: Tom Schioler, Ihor A Procak, Jon Einarsson Gustafsson

Cast: Tom Schioler, Ihor Procak

o7 Spinner waits outside of prison to rope little brother Prettiboy

into a heist just hours after his release. They lose their booty to

unsuspecting Kirsten, a young woman at a rural gas station in the middle

of nowhere who is to a cabin to write a novel and get away from it all.

Getting the loot back becomes priority.

4 p.m.

The Medicine Show

Lido Theater

o7 United States, 2001

f7 Director: Wendell Morris

Screenwriter: Wendell Morris

Cast: Jonathan Silverman, Natasha Gregson Wagner

Running time: 100:00

o7 When Taylor Darcy is diagnosed with cancer, he wants only to be

left alone so that he can mock his way through this nightmare in peace;

however he finds that people treat him like a freak. While in the

hospital, Taylor meets a leukemia patient named Lynn who is the only

person he can connect with during his ordeal.

Short Films: Put A Thrill In Your Shorts

Edwards Island 1

Fast Forward

o7 A vision leaves news producer Randall trying to find a way to stop

an assassinatf7 iono7 attempt on Ronald Regan, leaving the question

... can we change history?

Teacher of the Year

o7 On a summer day in a coastal town, Jenna and Tim embark on a walk

for their first date. Soon they find themselves at the site where an

infamous unsolved murder took place a decade earlier. f7

Honest Injun

o7 A mismatched group of bank robbers discuss their botched holdup

over breakfast.

Sundown

o7 Jason Newman is dying of lung cancer and spends his days waiting

for the end. One night, a stranger offers to hunt Jason until sundown in

a place of his choosing.

Mental Hygiene

o7 When Caitlin’s mother insists she attend a father-daughter dance

with the man next door, she makes an unexpected friend and discovers the

truth about first impressions.

First Cry

o7 A self-doubting psychologist treats a paranoid teenager who

suffers from traumatic nightmares and a “monster” that attacks him in his

childhood dreams.

Major Damage

o7 Faster than a speeding comet; more powerful than an alien death

machine; able to leap tall Tiki’s in a single bound -- It’s Major Damage.

Beyond the Fear

o7 An American soldier finds a middle ground between his duty as a

soldier and his compassion as a human being in a world at war.

5 p.m.

Short Films: Big City Shorts

Edwards Island 2

Zilch

o7 Bob wants to be a screenwriter. After letting his screenwriting

software sit on the shelf for three years, he is inspired to load the

software with an attitude and start.

Joey Petrone: TV Cop

o7 Joey Petrone, a former TV star, is offered the chance to audition

for the part of a mobster, and must then decide whether to compromise his

values and play the thug, or lose his one chance for a big comeback.

Funky Town

o7 Welcome to Funky Town, where the film noir and musical meet in

this tale of crime, corruption and comedy.

Laud Weiner

o7 A parody of the Los Angeles Times cinema trailers profiling

different jobs within the film industry. We see first hand how grueling

the unsung work of a Hollywood manager-producer really is...not!

The Collector

o7 Alphonze is a frustrated mechanic, bitterly disappointed after

inheriting only a drawer of worthless trinkets from his father. When a

suave customer arrives in a rare sports car, it’s Al’s one chance to con

his way into a better life. But is he clever enough?

Melting Ice

o7 Being an alcoholic Hollywood couple is not all it’s cracked up to

be. Amidst a flurry of expletives and damage from the night before, they

prepare for an afternoon on-camera appearance.

Riches To Rags

o7 The moral of the story is don’t judge a book by its cover.

Trailer: The Movie!

o7 A postmodern satire of trailers that dares to ask, “If you put all

the good stuff in the trailer, wouldn’t people have to be idiots to see

the movie?”

7 p.m.

Manna From Heaven

Lido Theater

o7 United States, 2001

f7 Director: Gabrielle Burton

Screenwriter: Gabrielle Burton

Cast: Shirley Jones, Cloris Leachman, Shelly Duval and Ursala Burton

Running time: 119:00

o7 This film is about what happens when you get a gift from God -- a

financial windfall -- then find out many years later that it was only a

loan, and it’s due immediately.f7

8 p.m.

In the Bosom of the Enemy (Gatas...sa dibdib ng kaaway)

Edwards Island 1 and 2

o7 Philippines, 2001

f7 Director: Gil M. Portes

Screenwriter: Jose Dalisay, Gil M. Portes

Cast: Jomari Yllana, Kenji Marquez Motoki, Mylene Dizon

Running time: 104:00

o7 In a time of war, a Filipino woman becomes a wet nurse to a

Japanese soldier’s infant in exchange for her husband’s freedom.

f7 * A gala reception for director Gil M. Portes will be held

afterward at Wolfgang Puck Cafe. $20. Casual dress.

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