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DEEP WEB Documentary 2015
7:00pm Wed Oct 14th
WRITER, DIRECTOR, PRODUCER: ALEX WINTER (Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure, Freaked, Downloaded)
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Deep Web gives the inside story of one of the most important and riveting digital crime sagas of the century -- the arrest of Ross William Ulbricht, the 30-year-old entrepreneur convicted of being 'Dread Pirate Roberts,' creator and operator of online black market Silk Road. As the only film with exclusive access to the Ulbricht family, Deep Web explores how the brightest minds and thought leaders behind the Deep Web and Bitcoin are now caught in the crosshairs of the battle for control of a future inextricably linked to technology, with our digital rights hanging in the balance.
Themes: Crime, Internet, Drug Trade, Government Corruption
WRITER, DIRECTOR, PRODUCER: ALEX WINTER
Lifelong actor, producer and director, Alex Winter started as a child actor on Broadway and came to prominence in the wildly popular BILL AND TED franchise. Winter has directed two narrative features: cult classic FREAKED for 20th Century Fox  and FEVER, which screened at Cannes. His TV credits range from MTV's THE IDIOT BOX to Emmy-nominated work for Cartoon Network, two Ben 10 films, as well as numerous music videos. Winter's VH1 rock Doc DOWNLOADED world-premiered at SXSW. The documentary featuring Napster's Sean Parker and Shawn Fanning has earned nationwide critical acclaim at theatrical and festival screenings, including "Fascinating"-The New York Times; "Incisive"-Entertainment Weekly; and "So relevant to today's tech industry it's unnerving"-WIRED. The film is available to stream on Netflix and AOL and made its VH1 debut in 2014.
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Mini Animation Festival
7:00pm Wed Oct 21st
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Golden Shot 8:40 Turkey Director: Gökalp Gönen - Rusty machines living in their small houses, imagine that the sun will come and take them to the sky someday. A small light, keeps them alive and dreaming. But one of the machines wants to see the sun itself and he has a plan for that. Samba's Talk 3:00 Brazil Director: Fernanda Araujo - Music video for the song "Papo de Samba" (Samba's Talk) by the brazilian singer Aline Calixto. The Sound of Road 2:30 Iran Director: Barzan Rostami - The story is about fake loves. Aloha Hohe 2:22 USA Director: Kevin Temmer - Today is the day Hohe finally becomes a true member of the tiki tribe and can impress the girl of his dreams, but he soon discovers that his position in the tribe is not exactly what he had in mind. Companion 3:13 USA Director: Sean O'Neill - A stray puppy suddenly appears to brighten up a lonely boy's world. The two enjoy a long-lasting companionship as they grow old together. Amazing Judith 6:40 France Director: Julien  Vergé - Judith, a girl with multiple disabilities, attempts to reach out beyond her isolated world and make contact with a new friend. Switch Man 3:38 Taiwan Director: Hsun-Chun Chuang - In a normal quiet Sunday, Dr. Evil Mantis attacted K-City unexpectedly with his gigantic claw, the entire city in panic and in danger. At the very critical moment, one young man stood out and fight the Dr. Evil Mantis. This is the moment for the hidden superhero, and his secret power is about to turn this chaos upside down. The Legend is about to begin... Story for Mindy 3:33 USA Katonah NY Director: Neil Needleman - A children's book author uses the characters from his books to teach his own young daughter important lessons about love, courage, and the power of storytelling. The Emotional Dimensions of the James River 3:09 USA Experimental Director: Michelle Marquez -
This experimental film provides an emotional roller coaster experience that was musically and visually designed based on a neuroscience research project that correlates a  mathematical parameter (fractal dimension) of sounds and images with the selective triggering of emotional states. Level On 3:07 USA Director: Mu-Ti Huang - Level On is a short animation that depicts the perspective of living in reality like playing games using gaming terminology to motivate people to live through the challenges in reality. Xiao Tao 2:48 USA Director: Manning Liu Mother 5:40 Canada Director: Stephanie Chiew - A long list of arduous tasks and obstacles pushes a single Mother to her breaking point. Her children must figure out a way to help their mother and find a way to bring their family back together. KiaRex 3:07 USA Director: Yandong Qiu - Kia. a two year old boy, is swept away by his imagination. After chasing after his favorite toy he envisions a world filled with dinosaurs and adventure. The Distant Touch 4:30 USA Director: Jun Chen - The Distant Touch is a 2D animation about a baby fox's quest to find his mother. It shows the inner world of an animal that has been destroyed Thank You Stan 4:18 UK  Director: Tony White - A personal animated tribute to the later great soccer legend, Sir Stanley Matthews, on the 100th anniversary of his birth. The Present 4:20 Germany Director: Anna Matacz - Jake spends most of his time playing video games indoors until his mum decides to give him a present. Coffee 4:24 USA Director: Kevin McNulty - The "true" story of the lives affected by America's addition to coffee. Tethered 5:49 Director: Kevin McNulty - Oppression, abuse and bullying are the ways of the land as seen through the eyes of one red balloon. Take a stand. Like a Feather 5:10 Director: LiLi Roquelin - In her song "Like a Feather", NYC-based Award-winning singer-songwriter LiLi Roquelin shares what happens inside of you when you let go of any grudges, resentment against anything, anyone, and especially yourself. TEARS 9:10 Iran Director: Yahya Ghobadi
A war zone is no place for a small girl's birthday and her doll. Hans 3:16 USA Director: Stephanie Williams
Voyeurism is an act of ascetic delight.
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7:00pm Wed Oct 14th
FF52 EXCLUSIVE - ONE SHOW ONLY
WRITER, DIRECTOR, PRODUCER: ALEX WINTER (Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure, Freaked, Downloaded)
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Deep Web gives the inside story of one of the most important and riveting digital crime sagas of the century -- the arrest of Ross William Ulbricht, the 30-year-old entrepreneur convicted of being 'Dread Pirate Roberts,' creator and operator of online black market Silk Road. As the only film with exclusive access to the Ulbricht family, Deep Web explores how the brightest minds and thought leaders behind the Deep Web and Bitcoin are now caught in the crosshairs of the battle for control of a future inextricably linked to technology, with our digital rights hanging in the balance.
Themes: Crime, Internet, Drug Trade, Government Corruption
WRITER, DIRECTOR, PRODUCER: ALEX WINTER
Lifelong actor, producer and director, Alex Winter started as a child actor on Broadway and came to prominence in the wildly popular BILL AND TED franchise. Winter has directed two narrative features: cult classic FREAKED for 20th Century Fox and FEVER, which screened at Cannes. His TV credits range from MTV's THE IDIOT BOX to Emmy-nominated work for Cartoon Network, two Ben 10 films, as well as numerous music videos. Winter's VH1 rock Doc DOWNLOADED world-premiered at SXSW. The documentary featuring Napster's Sean Parker and Shawn Fanning has earned nationwide critical acclaim at theatrical and festival screenings, including "Fascinating"-The New York Times; "Incisive"-Entertainment Weekly; and "So relevant to today's tech industry it's unnerving"-WIRED. The film is available to stream on Netflix and AOL and made its VH1 debut in 2014.
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Dog Days Of Winter
7:00pm Wed Nov 4
Playing With Short Film: Ron Taylor: Mr Baseball 17 min
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The Story Of A Sport Born In America
"Dog Days Of Winter" is the first feature documentary on the start up of organized freestyle skiing during the early 1970's in America. Told from the point of view of some of the most influential pioneers of the sport, 'Dog Days' tells the story of key people and events that set the stage for the birth of the sport, the spirit that freestyle is rooted in, factors that took the 'free' out of freestyle and reflections on what has become of the sport today.
"What all the freestylers have now, this stage to compete in the Olympics and this whole format whether it's too regulated or not, it's all because of those guys."
Olympic Gold Medalist, Jonny Moseley
"We didn't want to be coined as racers or disciplined skiers, we were the free spirits of skiing at that time."
Freestyle Pioneer, Wayne Wong
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CELEBRATE VETERANS DAY 2015
7:00pm Wed. November 11
My Father's Vietnam
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A personal documentary about a public subject, My Father's Vietnam personifies the connections made and unmade by the Vietnam War. Featuring never-before-seen photographs and 8mm footage of the era, My Father's Vietnam is the story of three soldiers, only one of whom returned home alive. Interviews with the filmmaker's Vietnam Veteran father, and the friends and family members of two men he served with who were killed there, give voice to individuals who continue to silently carry the psychological burdens of a war that ended over 40 years ago. My Father's Vietnam carries with it the potential to encourage audiences to broach the subjects of service and sacrifice with the veterans in their lives.
Screening with My Father's Vietnam will be two short films:
A Soldiers Story - Major Stephen Reich
A small town stand out athlete is called to duty for our
 country, while the Big League beckons. Major Steve Reich was the Commander of the Operations Red Wings counter insurgent attempted rescue mission in Kundar Province of Afghanistan in 2005, involving four members of the US Navy Seals, depicted in the feature film LONE SURVIVOR. Prior to his career in the military, Major Steve Reich was three-sport athlete in high school and an all-Star pitcher for Army's West Point academy on the path pitching in the major leagues then, the military called. Major Stephen Reich never expressed regret that his promising professional baseball career lasted only two games for a Baltimore Orioles farm team before the Army summoned him back to active duty. "When the Army said they couldn't spare him, that was it," there was no argument from Stephen, Sue Reich. Baseball was a big dream, but it always came second place to the service. A SOLDIERS STORY is about an incredible athlete, and American military
 hero who passed-up
Ron Taylor: Dr. Baseball
Ron Taylor was a Major League pitcher for 11 years winning two world championships. Through interviews with former teammates and friends, his two sons uncover the motivation behind his decision to return to  school and become a physician after his baseball career. Beginning with one lone scout who believed he could play professionally, to a tour of Vietnam, many classrooms, and finally back into baseball as a team doctor for the Toronto Blue Jays - Ron's path is charted as his sons learn how chance laid out the course of their father's life.
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7:00pm Wed Nov 18th 90 min + Panel discussion
Special Interest Double Feature To Help Families Understand
1) The Sum Total of Our Memory: Facing Alzheimer's Together
2) New Rules for End of Life Care
Q&A Panel of Experts On Hospice & Alzheimers
Meet n Greet Reception
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The Sum Total of Our Memory: Facing Alzheimer's Together
An ode to memory: Couples diagnosed with Early Alzheimer's come to terms with their changing roles. Medical experts in Alzheimer's Disease offer their perspectives from the front lines.
New Rules for End of Life Care
Barbara Karnes RN: Award winning end of life educator and hospice pioneer provides guidance and information for caregivers of people who are dying.
Director: Dina Gruenfeld -
Dina is an accomplished filmmaker with a widely diverse skill set and over twenty years of experience. She is a master at interviewing subjects from all walks of life, extracting their stories and sharing them in unique and engaging ways. She enjoys working with Fortune 500 companies, non profit organizations and entrepreneurs.
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| Tickets & FilmFest52 All Access Discount Passes
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For Tickets visit: www.bethelcinema.com Call or visit the box office at: 269 Greenwood Avenue Bethel CT 06801 203-778-2100 Gen. Adm. $10.50 Seniors $9.00 FilmFest52 All Access Discount Passes are available only at the box office beginning Sunday, May 3rd. |
| The Connecticut Film Festival (CTFF) is an umbrella film education organization producing more than 100 days and nights of film screenings, industry workshops and panels, weekend festivals, a statewide films series and of course film premieres and fundraisers each year. As it enters its 10th year, it has launched new film events including: Viva Cinema Latino Film Festival, New Haven International Film Festival, NYComedy Shorts and FilmFest 52. www.ctfilmfest.com |
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