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the official guide to the
2018
fort
myers
film
festival
MARCH 21-25, 2018
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Events
n The Fort Myers Film Festival’s 8th annual festival will be held
March 21-25, 2018 at the Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall, Sidney
& Berne Davis Art Center, Edison & Ford Winter Estates, Alliance for the
Arts, AMC Classic Merchants Crossing 16, Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre,
and IMAG History and Science Center with parties and afterparties at
Twisted Vine, LYNQ, Social House, Blu Sushi and more.
The opening night film kicking off the Fort Myers Film Festival’s
eighth season is “Melody Makers,” an exciting rock doc by Leslie
Ann Cole, that tells the true story of the rise and fall of the world’s
most influential music publication in history and uncovers an era
of tremendous creative freedom. This will be a Florida premiere
for the film, which has screened and won awards at a dozen other
festivals. The red carpet party rolls out at 5:30 p.m. The film starts
at 7 p.m. with afterparty on the stage to follow with stars and cast
attending the Fort Myers Film Festival.
At the heart of the opening night film’s story is Barrie Wentzell, Chief
Contributing Photographer of Melody Maker Magazine (1965-1975)
and his iconic photographic archive featuring prominent legend-
ary musicians and musical groups that emerged during the
birth of rock n’ roll including Led
Zepplin, Eric Clapton, The Who, The
Beatles, Elton John, Ian Anderson, The
Animals, Jimi Hendrix, Bob Dylon, Pink
Floyd and more. Select musicians,
and Melody Maker journalists,
Chris Welch, Chris Charlesworth, Rich-
ard Guardian, Alan Lewis, Mick Watts
and Allan Jones infuse the film with
stories about a unique period when
Melody Maker Magazine, founded in
1926 as a jazz musician’s trade paper
boldly became the first publication to
cover popular music seriously in the
early 1960’s, setting the stage for pub-
lications like Rolling Stone.
Get your tickets to this amazing rock
doc from the magical musical age of
time gone by. Tickets are only $12. Catch films you will never forget at Alliance for the Arts Saturday,
Tickets for the film and afterparty March 24, located at 10091 McGregor Boulevard, Fort Myers and
are $49. Get your tickets today! The event will begin with the red IMAG History and Science Center March 23-25, located at 2000 Cran-
carpet rolling out, paparazzi clicking and doors opening at 5:30 p.m. ford Ave, Fort Myers. For more information including films and
for drinks, mingling & musical entertainment with local and inter- times head to www.artinlee.org and www.theimag.org.
national filmmakers prior to the featured movie, The event will Join all of the local and international filmmakers as they celebrate
provide the delicious foods from LYNQ, drinks from Mr. Tom’s Spirits, the winners of the Fort Myers Film Festival. Finish off the weeklong
and chocolates from Norman Love. celebration Sunday, March 25 with champagne & dessert awards
To buy tickets head to the box office or go to www.bbmannpah.com. ceremony which will take place at 7 p.m. with music by Al Holland
The Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall is located at 13350 FSW at the Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre. Tickets are $15 and can be
Pkwy, Fort Myers, FL 33919. purchased at the box office at 1380 Colonial Blvd Fort Myers, or by
heading to www.broadwaypalm.com.
Then enjoy over 80 films selected for official programming from
Thursday, March 22-25, 2017. Film blocks are each $10 through the VIP memberships, offering you every event, gala, party, film and
entirety of the festival playing at the magnificent Sidney & Berne Q&A are available for $199 at fortmyersfilmfestival.ticketleap.com.
Davis Art Center located at 2301 First St., Fort Myers, FL. Q&A ses- The Fort Myers Film Festival is an intelligent independent film-
sions will follow with actors, filmmakers & directors. For more maker’s preferred event to create, unite and showcase the finest
information go to www.sbdac.com. Check for updates on attending artistic cinematic works. The Fort Myers Film Festival is known for
filmmakers, panels and last minute VIP events on www.facebook. world-class swagger and support of local filmmakers. The festival,
com/fortmyersfilmfestival. Like the page for updates. founded by Eric Raddatz, offers ‘the most vibrant intellectual and
edgy crowd to grace Lee County in decades.’
Enjoy programming Friday, March 23, at at the Edison & Ford Winter
Estates. A short historical film about the contributions of Tom For full list of film times, venues and locaatios head to www.fortmy-
Smoot to the Edison & Ford Winter Estates will open. Cost is $10. ersfilmfestival.com — FMff
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Venues, tickets & pricing TGIM: Intellectualize
n The Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall
is a gorgeous 1,800-seat facility that has
proven to be an anchor for the cutting-edge
performance arts in the community. Tickets
for the opening night red carpet gala may be purchased for $12 for film
only, $49 for film and afterparty at 13350 FSW Pkwy, Fort Myers, online at
www.bbmannpah.com or by calling the box office at 239.481.4849.
n The Sidney & Berne Davis Art Center, located in the historic
federal building in downtown Fort Myers, opened in 1933 as a
post office, and was converted to a federal building in the 1960s.
It was later vacated and left in disrepair until the Sidney & Berne
Davis Art Center became dedicated to preserving this historical
monument. Tickets for all films can be purchased for $10, $6 before 3 p.m. n Every first Monday in season mix, mingle, grab
or $20 to screen all day at 2301 First St., Fort Myers, at www.sbdac.com or by a drink and intellectualize with local film host and
calling 239.333.1933. curator Eric Raddatz during live, independent film
screenings at 6:30 p.m. at the Sidney & Berne Davis Art
n The Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre is celebrating its 21st Center. T.G.I.M. with host Eric Raddatz, co-host Melissa
explosive season. The theater entertains more than 170,000 DeHaven allow you to interact
guests annually and has a reputation for class and fun. Tickets intellectually with celebrity
for the closing awards champagne and dessert ceremony may judges, local filmmakers, art-
be purchased for $15 at 1380 Colonial Blvd., Fort Myers, at www.
broadwaypalm.com or by calling 239.278.4422.
n With a mission to facilitate and nurture the creation,
ists, musicians and comedians.
Join public discussions after
watching short indie films.
TGIM
Thank god for indie mondays
Special guests, musical acts and
development, promotion and education of arts and culture, the interviews will be announced prior to each Monday
Alliance for the Arts exists to contribute to the cultural landscape of night. You can become a fan at www.facebook.com/
Lee County. The Alliance strives to create diverse and innovative fortmyersfilmfestival.
events, exhibits, programs and performances that reach the widest
possible audience. Tickets to films are available at 10091 McGregor
Blvd., Fort Myers, at artinlee.org or by calling 239.939.2787. Thank you to our lprogramming team,
volunteers, sponsors, partners & Friends
n The IMAG History and Science Center is a great 2017
location to watch Fort Myers Film Festival FORT
films this year. The Imaginarium Science MYERS
and Math (STEM) through hands-on exhibit experiences andFESTIVALeducational
FILM
Center engages guests in the exploration of Science, Technology, Engineering,
programs that further the understanding of the natural and human-made world.
Tickets are $10 and available at the box office inside at 2000 Cranford Ave Fort
Myers, or by calling 239.321.7420. For more information head to theimag.org.
MARCH
n Enjoy big screens like nowhere else at the AMC8-12,Classic
2017
Merchants Crossing 16 located at 15201 N Cleveland Ave,
W W W . F O R T M Y E R S F I L M F E S T I V A L . C O M
North Fort Myers. For films and programming head to www.
fortmyersfilmfestival.com.
n Be sure not to miss very select screenings this
year at the Edison & Ford Winter Estates
located at 2350 McGregor Blvd, Fort Myers.
For films and programming head to www.
edisonfordwinterestates.org.
n The Fort Myers Film Festival supports Lee County Schools filmmakers,
Raddatz Foundation and Golisano’s Children’s Hospital. Thanks so much
to our sponsors and partners at Florida Weekly, Kearns Restaurant Group,
Bennett’s Fresh Roast, Twisted Vine Bistro, LYNQ ,
FMff
‘The edge has come to Fort Myers’
BLANC, La Trattoria Cafe Napoli, Mermaid Garden
Cafe, Black Tie Tuxedos, Hampton Inn & Suites,
The Fort Myers Film Festival
www.fortmyersfilmfestival.com
Riverside Realty Group, Manta Films, Blu Sushi -
McGregor, Young Professionals, Norman Love Confections, Best Western
Fort Myers Waterfront, Capone’s Coal Fired Pizza, The Firestone Grill Room,
Martini Bar & Skybar, UBS Wealth Management—The Calusa Group, List
Distillery, The Social House and Mr.Tom’s Spirits.
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Welcome
... to our 8th annual Fort Myers Film Festival to Photo by Mila Bridger find anywhere else ... yet.
be held March 21-25, 2018. Often after the festival, folks will inquire
I’m very proud of the fact that if you live in about where they can see ‘that one film’ from
Southwest Florida you no longer need to travel the festival. The answer is you can’t. Often films
anywhere else to take in a first-class festival, in the do only film festival routes. Some get distrib-
finest venues you’ll ever enjoy—in the backyards uted. But many have only a screening here at
of paradise (and with the coolest people.) I’m the Fort Myers Film Festival. So don’t take for
proud of our programming and guarantee that granted the opportunity you have this week.
even if you watch just a few blocks of short films, I’d like to give special thanks to my program-
you will see what I mean when I say the Fort ming and outreach board, including Dillon
Myers Film Festival is truly special in bringing the Dailidonis, our new Programming Director.
finest independent films to Fort Myers, curated I’d also like to offer appreciation to our family
for your enjoyment and engagement. of volunteers, to the City of Fort Myers, Mayor
Yes, we have a film festival here. should cause us all to reflect on our future and Randy Henderson, Jim Griffith, Will Prather,
This year, more than ever, I find so many resources crucial for our tourism and survival. Lydia Black, Matt Johnson, Lisa Sbuttoni and
films with subject matter that reminded me of How to date a sock puppet, live with Asperg- Scott Saxon for allowing us to show in the
The Wizard of Oz moment when the emerald er’s, survive getting ousted from Venezuela for classiest and finest venues in town — the Bar-
curtain was pulled back to reveal the wizard. being a journalist and how to shop around the bara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall, Sidney &
Documentaries in this year’s festival especially world for healthcare are just a few things your Berne Davis Art Center, Broadway Palm The-
shed light on things, I promise you, you never eyes will awaken to this year. atre, IMAG History and Science Center, Edison
would have imagined in your lifetime. Overall it is important for me that you have & Ford Winter Estates and the Alliance for the
The fact that Supreme Court Justice Ruth the finest experienc while you are here. We Arts. Thank you to Steve & Denise Hollister
Bader Ginsberg doesn’t like to cook is just one have a lot of fun films too, and edgy — as is our of Twisted Vine and Chris Whitaker of LYNQ
thing you will find interesting in “RBG,” an m.o. Please take advantage of all of the varied (and Blanc) for their continuing excellent res-
amazing film exploring her exceptional life independent film screenings, panels, parties taurant where we love to dine. Thank you so
and career. Just exactly what has motivated and engagements with local and visiting film- much to my friends Daniel and Nicole Kearns
so many Russians to have such passionate makers that you can. If you can skip work and who allowed us to make their establishments
opinions about America’s election was very school I would encourage that too. our go-to spot including Downtown Social
revealing to me in “Our New President.” The There is a good possibility that you will walk House, our filmmakers lounge where hookups
fact that right here in Florida, a school oper- away with the experience of your life, changing occur. Thank you Jeff Cull, Pason Gaddis and
ated for over one hundred years, many allowing for the better in ways you don’t even realize ini- Jim Dickerson. To my wife, children and all my
unspeakable horrors including deaths, rape and tially. There is also a chance you may only get friends who have supported the efforts to put
torture in “Boys School,” will shock and startle a chance to see one good film or block of films on the coolest regional film festival around—
you. Just exactly how waters in our state have because of a busy schedule. That’s cool. Either thank you for making my life beautiful. Love.
been ruined in “The Arcade Creek Project: A way, I present to you the finest and varied cura-
Mosaic of Sustainability” and “Lost Springs” tion of films not in distribution, films you can’t — Eric Raddatz, founder and executive director
W i t h v e r y s p e c i a l t h a n k s t o . . .
ab The Calusa Group
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Calendar
W e d n e s d a y T h u r s d a y F r i d a y s a t u r d a y S u n d a y
3 . 2 1 . 2 0 1 8 3 . 2 2 . 2 0 1 8 3 . 2 3 . 2 0 1 8 3 . 2 4 . 2 0 1 8 3 . 2 5 . 2 0 1 8
Barbara B. Mann PAH sidney & Berne davis art center sidney & Berne davis art center sidney & Berne davis art center sidney & Berne davis art center
• 80:20 (20m, Singapore) 11 • Ambassador of Peace 11 • Once upon a dream (13m) 11 • Voices From a Falling Empire
7 1 • Not daddy (24m, France) (47m, Poland) • 4242 (11m, Portugal) (60m, U.S.A.)
• Close (14m, Germany) • Dope Crash (30m)
• Melody Makers (78m,
8 Canada) * • Elene (11m, Turkey)
• Morning Light Seems the
Brightest (8m, U.S.A.) • The Little Chapel (3m)
• Meli Melo (5m, U.S.A.) 12 • Reincarnation (4m, U.S.A.) 12 • The Inuring (10m) 12
9 2 • Game (14m, Canada) • Zero (2m, U.S.A.) • True Center (4m, U.S.A.)
• Boys School (80m, U.S.A.)*
• Freedom (3m) • The Last Embrace (4m) • Waking the Sleepers (16m)
10 • The Poet ( 7m U.S.A.) • Journey (8m) • Rendez-vous (2m) • Chrysalis (3m, U.S.A.)
• Girl, Wavering (20m) • Transmutation (4m, U.S.A.)
• Light Sight (8m, Iran) 1 1 • 14:00 (1m Japan) * 1 • Refugee Camp (2m)
3 • Dream Phone (4m, U.S.A.)
• Muscle (8m, U.S.A.)
• NOA (15m, U.S.A.) • Overpass (5m, U.S.A.)
Tickets
• All About Emily (8m)
• Bulldoze (7m, UK) • Leap (95m, Belgium, • Poetry in war (3m)
U.S.A.) • Lost Springs (40m, U.S.A.) *
• Emotion (10m, Mexico) • The Arcade Creek Project: • Cartoon Lullaby (8m)
• Krupa (3m, Canada) 2 2 2 • Stagnant (12m)
Tickets are available at www. 4 • Mirror (3m, U.S.A.)
A Mosaic of Sustainability
(30m) *
fortmyersfilmfestival.com, • “Don’t Sell My Guitars” • Jimbo (15m, U.S.A.) *
AND at the following locations: (20m, U.S.A.) • The Visit (12m) • Talia (27m, U.S.A.) * FMFF OFFICIAL FILMMAKER
• iRony (8m) • Kids News (14m) *
Barbara B. Mann PAH • Sac de Merde (12m, 3 • KCLOC (3m) 3 3 MEET AND GREET PANEL
13350 FSW Parkway, 5 U.S.A.) *
• American Sock (7m) Followed by a meet and greet
at Filmmaker Lounge at SOHO,
Fort Myers, FL 33919 • Endangered!!! (4m) * • Full Circle (8m U.S.A.) downtown Fort Myers.
• When I Was a Kid (21m, • Carol’s Last Chance (27m) *
Sidney & Berne Davis Art Center U.S.A.) 4 4 • What’s The Point? (5m)
2301 1st Street,
Fort Myers, FL 33901
6 • Miss Bonita Springs 1967
(10m, U.S.A.) *
Broadway palm theatre
• The Age Of Imitation • Stardust & Moonbeams
imag history & Science center (92m, Australia) (17m) *
2000 Cranford Avenue 5 • In a Sentimental Mood 5 7 FMFF OFFICIAL AWARDS
Fort Myers, Florida 33916 7 (117m, U.S.A.) *
• Daddy Issues (88m, CEREMONY WITH
U.S.A.) * CHAMPAGNE AND
Alliance for the Arts 6 DESSERT, WITH MUSIC BY
10091 McGregor Boulevard, 8
Fort Myers, FL 33919 6 • Through the Windmill (80m)* AL HOLLAND
8 7
Broadway Palm Theatre • The Idea Of Manhood • Testament (120m)*
Royal Palm Square, (73m, U.S.A.)
1380 Colonial Boulevard, 7 8 9
Fort Myers, FL 33907 9 • Wastecase (51m, U.S.A.) ALLIANCE FOR THE ARTS
Edison & Ford Winter
Estates
10am • The Arcade Creek Project:
2350 McGregor Blvd, 8 • KRUMP (8m, Germany)
• Bad Kiwis (3m, U.S.A.)
A Mosaic of Sustainability
(30m) *
Fort Myers, FL 33901 Imag theater
• The Tug (1m)
D• Cul-De-Sac (14m)
11 • Let It Shine: The Story of The
Women’s March SLO (22m) *
AMC Classic Merchants • Croissant (7m) • Gauze: Unraveling Global
Crossing 16 5 • Gauze: Unraveling Global 9 • Leo Johnson (20m) Healthcare (26m, U.S.A.)
15201 N Cleveland Ave, North
Fort Myers, FL 33903.
Healthcare (26m, U.S.A.) * 12 • Lost Springs (40m, U.S.A.) *
• What’s That in the
Limited VIP memberships are Ground? (2m, U.S.A.)
available to view the entire 6 10 • Anna Karenina (15m) Imag theater Proud to support
festival’s programming at www. • The Maestro (96m U.S.A.) • Mirror (3m, Portugal)
fortmyersfilmfestival.com • screw me and leave (10m) 3pm • Technicolour Daydream the fort myers film
• Annie Waits (9 m) (90m, U.S.A.)
• For updates and voting on your favorite • The Lion, the Antelope 4 festival—Stop in
film of the festival go to 7 and the Beautiful Blonde to our filmmaker’s
www.facebook.com/fortmyersfilmfestival
• All films are unrated—parents (8m, Czech Republic) 5 • Lost Springs (40m, U.S.A.) *
strongly cautioned • Lumiére (17m) lounge at SOCIAL HOUSE
Imag theater 6 DOWNWOWN during
• What is Classic Rock?’
7 (92m, Canada) the festIVAL. It’s where
5 • Joerg Schmidt-Reitwein: hookups occur.
Ways of Seeing (104m, amc classic
Germany)
11am • Our New President, (77m)
6 1 • RBG, (97m, U.S.A.) *
3 • Our New President, (77m)
Edison & Ford estates 5 • RBG, (97m, U.S.A.) *
7 • Our New President, (77m)
7pm 9 • Our New President, (77m)
• Mullet & Mangroves - The
8 Pioneer Families of Cayo Costa
9 (26m, U.S.A.) *
Cheers from List
Distillery in Fort Myers!
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Films
Wed. 3.21 @ 7 p.m.
Directed by Jake Earwaker
Student
searches for a mate.
A young man’s life is controlled by a When I Was a Kid (21m, U.S.A.)
OPENING RED CARPET GALA dark entity. When he finally realizes Directed by Joshua Cavalier
AT THE BARBARA B. MANN what he needs to do to break free, he Documentaries
discovers he is not alone. A short form documentary about the
Barbara B. Mann MELODY
MAKERS relationship between parkour practi-
Performing Arts Hall 3.21@ 7 p.m. Emotion (10m, Mexico) tioners and their discipline.
13350 FSW Parkway, @ BBMANN Directed by Carlos Martinez Trujillo
Fort Myers, FL 33919 Shorts
www.bbmannpah.com He and she have a great life, but at Thur. 3.22 @ 6:30 p.m.
Tickets are $10 GA / $49 Film & what cost? Trapped in a routine they
Afterparty are drifting away unless they can
find a way to bring emotion back to The Age Of Imitation (92m,
Melody Makers (78m, Canada) * Australia)
Directed by Leslie Ann Coles their lives.
Directed by Mark Day
Documentaries Full Length Features
This rock doc captures the birth of Krupa (3m, Canada)
Directed by Ranjani Prasad An affair develops between a young
music journalism during the zeitgeist writing student, Elizabeth, and Stefan,
of rock n’ roll through the lens of Short Shorts
A dance piece portraying the plight of a moody musician. In Elizabeth’s
photographer, Barrie Wentzell, Chief search for romantic inspiration she
Contributing Photographer, Melody their fellow inhabitants of the planet.
All they need is your ‘krupa’ or Mercy. becomes entangled in Stefan’s rela-
Maker magazine (1965-1975). tionship with the charismatic hippie
Mirror (3m, U.S.A.) healer, Casey, and their psychedelic
drug-fueled melodrama.
Thur. 3.22 @ 1 p.m. Directed by Sara Eustaquio
Short Shorts
She’s young. She’s in trouble. She’s
Sidney & Berne Davis Art Center staring at the mirror looking for Thur. 3.22 @ 8:15 p.m.
2301 1st Street, answers. But what she’s about to find
Fort Myers, FL 33901 can change her life. The Idea Of Manhood (73m,
www.sbdac.com U.S.A.)
Tickets are $10, $6 before 3 p.m. or “Don’t Sell My Guitars” (20m, Directed by Serge Kushnier
$20 for all day pass U.S.A.) Full Length Features
Directed by Lynn Montgomery A classic two-hander, character-
FMFF OFFICIAL SELECTIONS 1 Shorts driven, film. Blunt, honest, and funny,
80:20 (20m, Singapore) A beloved country musician whispers it’s a rare glimpse at vulnerability
Directed by Christine Seow a final request to his wife. you don’t normally see from men on
Student screen.
A short film about a conflicted fresh
graduate who feels that there is more Thur. 3.22 @ 5:30 p.m.
to her life than just a mundane office to be invisible in this foreign land. But Student Thur. 3.22 @ 5:30 p.m.
job and a stable relationship. it is not as easy as she thinks. M.E., the imprisoned character in a
room is attracted to a hanging light FMFF OFFICIAL SELECTIONS 4
Sac de Merde (12m, U.S.A.) * IMAG History & Science Center
Not daddy (24m, France) Meli Melo (5m, U.S.A.) and tries to catch it. But the room it- 2000 Cranford Ave, Fort Myers, FL
Directed by Tamara Vittoz Directed by Lucia Dompnier self becomes an obstacle on his way. Directed by Greg Chwerchak
Shorts 33916
Shorts Shorts www.theimag.org
Anna doesn’t feel like an ordinary A young girl goes from reality to A short film about love, dating, and
Tickets are $10
child. She does not have a daddy. The fantasy through a TV. Thur. 3.22 @ 3:15 p.m. all that crap.
violent man’s been gone for long and Gauze: Unraveling Global
Anna’s mum pushes her to forget he Game (14m, Canada) Endangered!!! (4m) *
FMFF OFFICIAL SELECTIONS 3 Directed by Lorraine Portman Healthcare (26m, U.S.A.) *
exists. But she dreams of meeting Directed by Joy Webster Directed by Suzanne Garber
Shorts Dream Phone (4m, U.S.A.) Short Shorts
him. Shorts
A young boy struggles to endure his Directed by Kendra Lohr A spoofumentary shot on Grand
Short Shorts Cayman with voice over by comedy Juxtaposing the recent enactment
Close (14m, Germany) sister’s twisted games and accept his and possible repeal of the Affordable
mother’s death. Was it all a dream? legend John Byner. A rare, endan-
Directed by Lisa Reich Care Act with healthcare systems
Student gered fish, recently discovered in the
Bulldoze (7m, United Kingdom) waters off Grand Cayman, valiantly around the world where access, qual-
During a dance rehearsal, Jonas, Freedom (3m, United Kingdom, ity, and affordability are not neces-
receives the instruction to kiss his Austria) sarily dichotomous, the film explores
dance partner and secret crush Mira. Directed by Kathrin Steinbacher and defines ‘best in health’ through
He is so busy hiding his insecurities, Student in-depth interviews from hospital ex-
that he doesn’t even notice how simi- Striving for a professional skiing ecutives as well as commentary from
lar Mira experiences the situation. career means you are going to be American healthcare correspondents
subjected to great pressure. This and experts.
animated documentary explores how
Thur. 3.22 @ 2:10 p.m. high expectations can lead to frustra-
tion and anxiety.
Thur. 3.22 @ 6:15 p.m.
FMFF OFFICIAL SELECTIONS 2 The Poet ( 7m U.S.A.)
Elene (11m, Turkey) Directed by David Phillips LOST SPRINGS
Directed by Sezen Kayhan 3.24 @11 a.m. The Maestro (96m U.S.A.)
in Shorts @ALLIANCE Directed byDavid Phillips
Student After the Second World War, an 3.24@ 1:30 p.m.
16-year-old Elene is an illegal Geor- @ SBDAC Features
inspired poet takes the stage. After the Second World War, budding
gian immigrant who works at a tea 3.24 @5:30 p.m.
plantation in Turkey. Feeling threat- @IMAG film composer Jerry Herst moves to
Light Sight (8m, Iran) Hollywood to study with infamous
ened by various encounters, she tries Directed by Seyed M. Tabatabaei
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Locations FMff
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Leoma Lovegrove Gallery & Gardens A 4637 Pine Island Road, Matlacha MLK Blvd.
AMC Classic Merchants Crossing 16 B 15201 N Cleveland Ave, North Ft. Myers 82
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A Best Western Fort Myers Waterfront C 13021 N Cleveland Ave, North Ft. Myers
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Twisted Vine Bistro D 2214 Bay Street
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Firestone Bar and Grille E 2224 Bay Street
CAPE MYERS
Market Earth F 2224 First Street O
MATLACHA CORAL
Capone's Pizza G 2225 First Street
Sidney & Berne Davis Art Center H 2301 First Street P
Blu Sushi I 2262 First Street
Fort Myers Regional Library J 2450 First Street Q R S
Downtown Social House K 1406 Hendry St
Bennett's Fresh Roast Coffee L 2011 Bayside Parkway Colonial Blvd.
Riverside Realty M 2053 West First Street
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IMAG History and Science Center N 2000 Cranford Ave
Edison & Ford Winter Estates O 2350 McGregor Blvd
List Distillery P 3680 Evans Ave
Alliance for the Arts Q 10091 McGregor Blvd
Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre R 1380 Colonial Blvd
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Hampton Inn & Suites S 4350 Executive Circle T
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La Trattoria Cafe Napoli 12377 South Cleveland Avenue
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Barbar B. Mann Performing Arts Hall V 13350 FSW Parkway U V W
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UBS Wealth Management, The Calusa Group W 7950 Summerlin Lakes Drive
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Norman Love Chocolates X 11380 Lindbergh Blvd
Black Tie Tuxedos Y 15200 South Tamiami Trail Cypress Lake Dr.
LYNQ Z 16230 Summerlin Rd
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Reincarnation (4m, U.S.A.) image of the Earth. They then team One day, Ishe receives a message
NOA Directed by Dan Bricker up to go on an epic journey across asking a man named Kenzo to help
3.21@ 12 p.m. Short Shorts the universe to return to their planet. with suicide. What is Mizuho’s action
@ SBDAC People see life in very different ways Will these star-crossed lovers find taken from there?
home?
Zero (2m, U.S.A.) Muscle (8m, U.S.A.)
Directed by Lainey Davidson Girl, Wavering (20m, Japan) Directed by Heidi Miami Marshall
Student Directed by Noriko Yuasa Shorts,
A near death experience shows a Shorts After taking care of her termally ill
girl she’s worth more than her eating A heart that is shaken by empty husband for too long, a meeting with
disorder. reality. School girl Mizuho continues a stranger becomes Amanda’s final
master teacher Mario Castelnuovo- General of Polish origin. He was a part-time work on dating site Cherry. chance to regain her hope.
Tedesco. commanding officer in World War II The Last Embrace (4m, Kurdistan,
and Korea, a military advisor to five Iran)
U.S. presidents and a negotiator on Directed by Saman Hosseinpuor
Fri. 3.23 @ 11 a.m. Short Shorts
the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty.
The girl wants to show her drawing to
Sidney & Berne Davis Art Center her family, but everybody is busy with
Fri. 3.23 @ 12 p.m. their cell phones. Because of loneli-
2301 1st Street,
Fort Myers, FL 33901 ness she goes to her grandpa who
www.sbdac.com FMFF OFFICIAL SELECTIONS 5 has just passed away a few minutes
Tickets are $10, $6 before 3 p.m. or Morning Light Seems the ago without anybody noticing it.
$20 for all day pass Brightest (8m, U.S.A.)
Directed by Melina Valdez Journey (8m)
Ambassador of Peace (47m, Shorts Directed by Radheya Jegatheva
Poland) The morning after being involved in a Shorts, Student
Alone in space, an astronaut drifts WHAT IS
Directed by Wieslaw Dabrowski violent crime, three best friends are CLASSIC ROCK
Documentaries forced to evaluate themselves and through the empty void. After find- 3.24@ 7 p.m.
ing another astronaut in the same @ IMAG
Portrait of US General Ed. Rowny, the people they associate with.
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who keeps our interest, the one who
won’t expect us to trudge down that
conventional path. Annie Waits tells
the story of lust and disappointment,
as a twenty-something waits for her
adult life to begin.
The Lion, the Antelope and the
Fri. 3.23 @ 1:30 p.m. Fri. 3.23 @ 5:30 p.m. Beautiful Blonde (8m, Czech
Republic)
Directed by Martin Kuba
Leap (95m, Belgium, U.S.A.) In a Sentimental Mood (117m, Student
Directed by Kasia Wezowski, Patryk U.S.A.) * The laws of the wilderness in the
Directed by Michael Gold AGE OF IMITATION
Wezowski 3.22@ 6:30 p.m. subterranean jungle of the Prague
Documentaries Full Length Features @SBDAC Metro. A short fable of love, fear and
A one year experiment seeks to Anna dropped out of college to be- the games we play.
discover whether coaching can help come a painter but she finds herself
ordinary people achieve extraordinary pulled away from her artistic pursuits
by her dysfunctional roommate and a Two KRUMP dancers meet in a battle, their relationship to the next level.
things. it seems to be aggressive, but by Fri. 3.23 @ 5:30 p.m.
new love interest.
personal voice-over comments and Cul-De-Sac (14m, U.S.A.)
Fri. 3.23 @ 3:15 p.m. imaging resolution, we learn that Directed by Damon Russell
Fri. 3.23 @ 7:30 p.m. KRUMP is a way let free, to express Shorts IMAG History & Science Center
emotions and to communicate Parents living at the end of a quiet 2000 Cranford Ave, Fort Myers, FL
FMFF OFFICIAL SELECTIONS 6 peacefully. Cul-De-Sac discover a listening de- 33916
Jimbo (15m, U.S.A.) * Wastecase (51m, U.S.A.)* www.theimag.org
Directed by Vito Trupiano vice inside their sons’ teddy bear.
Directed by Ben Someck Bad Kiwis (3m, U.S.A.) Tickets are $10
Shorts Strictly Local
The film is about a jacket and the Directed by Deb Foster, Rebecca Croissant (7m)
Dan’s morning walk goes awry when McFadzien Directed by Marius Conrotto Joerg Schmidt-Reitwein: Ways
his dog disappears. His decisions and various characters that inhabit it of Seeing (104m, Germany)
through one night in Miami. Short Shorts Shorts
the events that follow complicate his In this outrageous comedy, two kiwi Two strangers end up in the same Directed by Heiner Heinke
life in mysterious ways. actresses in the city of Los Angeles bed. The best way to start a new Documentaries
Fri. 3.23 @ 8:30 p.m. audition for a travel commercial. relationship begins with breakfast. An intimate portrait of Werner
The Visit (12m) Herzog´s camera-eye.
Directed by Romina Schwedler FMFF OFFICIAL SELECTIONS 7 The Tug (1m) Leo Johnson (20m)
Shorts KRUMP (8m, Germany) Directed by Nic Barker Directed by Evan Bluestein Fri. 3.24 @ 7:45 p.m.
Devastated by the loss of his wife and Directed by Johannes Ziegler Short Shorts Shorts
son, Ben responds to his mother’s Documentaries Matt and Emma are about to take An LA couple joins their friend to
sudden request for a visit. But when steal an engagement ring from his Edison and Ford Winter Estates
she announces the alleged arrival of ex-fiancée’s house. 2350 McGregor Blvd, Fort Myers,
his departed family, what he strives FL 33901
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spirals into torment, finally revealing a Fri. 3.23 @ 9:15 p.m.
most unsettling truth. Mullet & Mangroves - The
FMFF OFFICIAL SELECTIONS 8 Pioneer Families of Cayo Costa
iRony (8m) What’s That in the Ground? (2m, (26m, U.S.A.) *
Directed by Radheya Jegatheva U.S.A.) Directed by Ilene Saffron
Shorts, Student Directed by Wally Chung Strictly Local
A film that explores the relationship Short Shorts A vast and comprehensive history of
between man and technology told Seriously. What is that in the ground? Cayo Costa, Florida.
from the perspective of a phone.
Anna Karenina (15m) Sat. 3.24 @ 11 a.m.
KCLOC (3m) Directed by Yana Sar
Directed by Ninaad Kulkarni DON’T SELL MY Shorts
Documentaries, Shorts, Student GUITARS Mr. White is a successful business- Sidney & Berne Davis Art Center
KCLOC is a 3D animated documen- 3.22@ 13:15 man in denial of his mental condition. 2301 1st Street,
tary on people’s perceptions of time. p.m. One day he receives a gift that Fort Myers, FL 33901
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the past. Seeking the truth, Mr. White Tickets are $10, $6 before 3 p.m. or
takes a trip to the house that he grew $20 for all day pass
up in.
FMFF OFFICIAL SELECTIONS 9
Mirror (3m, Portugal) Once upon a dream (13m)
Directed by Sara Eustaquio Directed by Anthony Nion
Short Shorts, Student Shorts
She’s young. She’s in trouble. She’s When Valentin meets Ludivine, he
staring at the mirror looking for is convinced she’s the girl he has
answers. been dreamg of for the past weeks...
But what she’s about to find can Litteraly, the girl of his dreams ! Only,
change her life. Ludivine has a feeling this boy meet
girl scenario will take a nightmarish
screw me and leave (10m) turn.
Directed by Paul Lazar
Student, Shorts 4242 (11m, Portugal)
A series of ephemeral and cyclic Directed by Sara Eustaquio
encounters exploring the relationships Shorts
OUR NEW arising from the era of social media Inspired by true events, ‘4242’ is a
PRESIDENT cinematic interpretation of a poem
3.24@ 11 a.m., Annie Waits (9 m) written by a teenager who leaves her
3 p.m., 7 p.m, home country, her family and friends,
9 p.m. Directed by April Kelley
@AMC Shorts to live in another country somewhere
We’ve all waited for ‘the one.’ The in Europe.
one who catches our eye, the one
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Dope Crash (30m) nothing but lifeless empty shells
Directed by Vered Rodriguez called ‘Sleepers.’ A young and curi-
When Hailee, a brilliant physics ous inventor must convince his new
student working towards her PhD, companion that there is a cure, and a
crosses paths with Troy, a charismatic reason, to save humanity.
music producer who lives the party
life, their worlds crash. As things heat Rendez-vous (2m)
up between them, Hailee learns that Directed by Jimmy Boutry
in real life - just like in physics - op- Short Shorts
posites can attract in powerful ways. In a manor out of time, a man begins
to paint a canevas.
Sat. 3.24 @ 12 p.m. Transmutation (4m, U.S.A.)
Directed by Duncan Hatch
Shorts, Student
FMFF OFFICIAL SELECTIONS 10 A journey through a morphing and RBG
The Little Chapel (3m, U.S.A.) evolving stream of consciousness. 3.24@ 1 p.m.,
5 p.m.
Directed by Richard Schertzer @AMC
Documentaries, Shorts, Short Shorts, 14:00 (1m Japan) *
Student Directed by KAZUYA ASHIZAWA
A young girl attempts to bring back in Short Short
the dead in a little chapel. Just before the performance, a single
pianist is trembling with tension in
The Inuring (10m) the sleeve of the stage. It is time for
Directed by James Hughes the performance to finally come. He
Shorts goes to the stage quickly as if he had
A bullied teenage girl finally confronts made a decision.
her sister to drag their fractured past
out into the light. NOA (15m, U.S.A.)
Directed by Angel Barroeta Directed by Rozzi Newman Osterman
True Center (4m, U.S.A.) Shorts Strictly Local
Directed by Ashley Karp A spiritual journey, In a dystopian and Talia is a charming and introverted
Documentaries chaotic society, brings Noa to dive young lady with Asperger’s – high
The road to recovery is an intricate, deep into the dark side of humanity. functioning autism spectrum disorder.
sacred journey. Follow Meaghan on She discovered a passion for acting
her journey as she turns her trials Sat. 3.24 @ 1:30 p.m. and is devoted to her craft. This
into triumphs, and begins to live documentary follows Talia as she
her life through inspirations, art & develops her acting skills for her
affirmations. Lost Springs (40m, U.S.A.) * aspiring career and her life.
Directed by Matt Keene
Waking the Sleepers (16m) Documentaries Kids News (14m) *
Directed by Abigail Cole Experiencing a landscape scarred by Directed by TL Westgate
Student government failure, an artist must Strictly local
An unknown disease sweeps through come to grips with the impending The true story of a small town
the world, causing people to become loss of her subject matter: a collec- newspaper written by kids and the LET IT SHINE
tion of majestic freshwater springs remarkable woman who touched 3.24@ 10 a.m.
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TESTAMENT being smothered and forgotten be-
3.24@ 8:25p.m. neath waters held back by an aging
@SBDAC American Sock (7m)
and purposeless dam. Directed by Jason K. Allen
Shorts
The Arcade Creek Project: A A girl finds her soul mate on a social
Mosaic of Sustainability (30m) * media site, but he turns out to be a hopes to change the lives of the unexpected and doubly fun romantic
Directed by Jierel Almario sock puppet. people from his poor hometown of bonds.
Documentaries, Student Pahokee, Florida.
The story of a small, deteriorated Stardust & Moonbeams (17m) *
creek and a group of high schoolers
Sat. 3.24 @ 4 p.m.
Carol’s Last Chance (27m, Directed by Madelyn Ritrosky
who attempts to save the dying eco- U.S.A.) * Shorts
system before it is gone forever. FMFF OFFICIAL SELECTIONS 11 Directed by Jordan Axelrod Provoked by a photo exhibit of female
Full Circle (8m U.S.A.) Shorts nudes, Beth is inspired to focus her
Sat. 3.24 @ 3 p.m. Directed by Raymond Knudsen A soon-to-be father spends a final gaze on her husband. So it’s lights,
Student night of freedom out on the town with camera . . . lose your clothes.
An accomplished NFL wide receiver his longtime friends.
Talia (27m, U.S.A.) * looks beyond the football field in
Sat. 3.24 @ 5 p.m.
What’s The Point? (5m, U.S.A.)
Directed by Mario Maturo
Strictly Local Daddy Issues (88m, U.S.A.) *
CAROL’S LAST Two teenage girls seek the answer Directed by Amara Cash
CHANCE to the age-old question: What’s the Full Length Features
3.24@ 4 p.m.
@SBDAC point? A modern-day tragedy about
a 19-year-old queer pixie, her
Miss Bonita Springs 1967 (10m, estranged neurotic father, and the
U.S.A.) * woman they’re both infatuated with.
Directed by Richard Watts
Strictly Local Sat. 3.24 @ 6:45 p.m.
A young married couple has a few
things to work out. One day after a
marital skirmish wife Lacey escapes Through the Windmill (80m,
to the beach where her dog Luna U.S.A.) *
digs up something in the sand. Directed by Amanda Kulkoski
That something ends up creating Documentaries
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from their house, he and his friends
try to win a film contest to save his
home.
Sat 3.24 @ 5:30 p.m.
Lost Springs (40m, U.S.A.) *
This film explores the past, present
and future of miniature golf through Sat. 3.24 @ 10 a.m. Directed by Matt Keene
Documentaries
the voice of the talented, often Experiencing a landscape scarred by
unsung, people who design, build and Alliance for the Arts The Lion, the Antelope
government failure, an artist must
operate them. 10091 McGregor Boulevard, and the Beautiful Blonde
3.23@ 9:15 p.m. come to grips with the impending loss
Fort Myers, FL 33919 @SBDAC of her subject matter: a collection of
Sat. 3.24 @ 8:25 p.m. www.artinlee.org majestic freshwater springs exposed
Suggested donation $10. only for a short time before being
Directed by Robert Williams around the world where access, qual-
Documentaries ity, and affordability are not neces- smothered and forgotten beneath
Testament (120m)* waters held back by an aging and
Directed by Tim Ritter The Arcade Creek Project: A The Story of The Women’s March sarily dichotomous, the film explores
Mosaic of Sustainability (30m) * SLO,There are certain things in and defines ‘best in health’ through purposeless dam.
Features
In a world quickly descending into Directed by Jierel Almario life that only work if you show up. in-depth interviews from hospital ex-
in Documentaries, Student Democracy is one of them. ecutives as well as commentary from Lumiére (17m)
ruin, one man is asked to lead a Directed by Tay Steele
people’s movement he’s not even The story of a small, deteriorated American healthcare correspondents
creek and a group of high schoolers Gauze: Unraveling Global and experts. Shorts
sure he believes in. From Hawaii to Tahiti, Lumiére takes
who attempts to save the dying eco- Healthcare (26m, U.S.A.)
system before it is gone forever. Directed by Suzanne Garber Lost Springs (40m, U.S.A.) * us behind the lens of North Shore
Shorts Directed by Matt Keene photographer Amber Mozo, to find
Let It Shine: The Story of The Juxtaposing the recent enactment Documentaries what the ocean gives to her in spite
Women’s March SLO (22m, and possible repeal of the Affordable Experiencing a landscape scarred by of what it took away.
U.S.A.) * Care Act with healthcare systems government failure, an artist must
come to grips with the impending Sat 3.24 @ 7 p.m.
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exposed only for a short time before ‘What is Classic Rock?’ (92m,
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Voices From a Falling Empire Abuse, rape, and murder, all to Directed by Siqi Xu
(60m, U.S.A.) reform our youth. Boys School is the Shorts
Directed by Ayram Edery harrowing tale of a group of men that An experimental short film that
Documentaries experienced unspeakable horrors at explores dance as a metaphor
In a country where freedom of speech the infamous Dozier School for boys, for personal discovery and self-
is questionable exile seems to be the in Marianna, Florida. After nearly 50 acceptance. Loneliness and sadness
only way out. years in silence these men, along are visualized through gesture and
with a brave reporter serving as the sound as inner turmoil is surmounted
narrator, tell their story. in a quest for harmony and self-
Sunday, 3.25 @ 12:15 p.m. awareness.
Sunday, 3.25 @ 1:45 p.m.
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Directed by Ric Acevedo Directed by saeed naghavian
Documentaries FMFF OFFICIAL SELECTIONS 12 Short Shorts
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In the boundaries of a deathless
society, a young rebel girl plays with
the limits of mortality to discover that
the answer she seeks hides closer
than she imagines.
In Search of a better life... decides she’s going to talk some Sunday, 3.25 @ 3:30 p.m.
Is there another way? sense into the girl.
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Overpass (5m, U.S.A.) All About Emily (8m)
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