Films play at the Grand Cinema

Wednesday, October 10th

Starbuck (109 min)

2:00pm at the Grand Cinema

(Subtitled Dramedy, Directed by Ken Scott)

At 42, David lives the life of an irresponsible adolescent. He coasts through with minimal effort and maintains a complicated relationship with Valerie, a young policewoman. Just as she tells him she's pregnant, David's past resurfaces. Twenty years earlier, he began providing sperm to a fertility clinic in exchange for money. Now, he discovers he's the father to 533 children, 142 of whom have filed a class action lawsuit to determine the identity of their biological father, known only by the pseudonym, Starbuck. *Official Selection: Sundance, Vancouver, Edmonton and Palm Springs International Film Festivals

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STARBUCK

*Also plays Friday, October 5, 7:00pm at the Blue Mouse

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Best of Fest Shorts

4:15pm at the Grand Cinema
  • L Train
  • Zergut
  • In the Pines
  • Thumb Snatchers from the Moon Cocoon (Best Animated Film Winner!)
  • Curfew (Best Short Narrative Winner!)
  • Dessert and Suicide
  • Odysseus' Gambit (Best Short Documentary Winner!)
  • Brightwood (Best Regional Film Winner!)
L TRAIN

L Train



Dead Man's Burden (93 min)

6:15pm at the Grand Cinema

*Director's pick!


(Western Drama, Directed by Jared Moshe)


In an America still reeling from the civil war, a homesteader is killed and his lawman son returns home to find a sister that thinks him dead, and injustice waiting to be righted. *Official Selection: Los Angeles Film Festival

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Best Narrative Feature Winner


DEAD MAN'S BURDEN



IN ORGANIC WE TRUST

*Also plays Friday, October 5, 4:00pm at the School of the Arts

In Organic We Trust (81 min)

6:30pm at the Grand Cinema

(Documentary, Directed by Robert Kiplin Pastor)

73% of Americans eat some organic food. Yet, most people don't have a clue what "organic" means. When 'organic' became a brand, everything changed - the movement and the label grew apart. This film looks at the organic food industry, its shortcomings, paths toward a truly organic, self-sustaining agriculture system with local farmers' markets, urban farms, and school gardens inspiring new solutions.

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Lemon (83 min)

8:15pm at the Grand Cinema

*Director's pick!

(Documentary, Directed by Beth Levison & Laura Brownson)

Ex-con turned poet/performer Lemon Anderson fights to overcome generations of poverty by telling his story on the stage. Revisiting his past is more than he bargained for when he is confronted by his demons. But Lemon was born to survive, so when Spike Lee steps in to produce his new show, Lemon believes he might finally find his redemption.

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Best Feature Documentary Winner



LEMON 2




The Magic Life (73 min)

8:30pm at the Grand Cinema

(Documentary, Directed by Nelson Cheng)

The Magic Life chronicles the journey of three magician hopefuls: a 17-year-old magic prodigy from Beijing, a 25-year-old street performer, and a 32-year-old NYU graduate hoping to perform at LA's Magic Castle. Follow them through the challenges and societal pressures when they choose this unconventional career path. The Magic Life is about those who are willing to risk everything to take the road not normally taken. *Official Selection: Nashville Film Festival

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Audience Choice Winner

THE MAGIC LIFE




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