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FILA 2017 Official Trailer
FILA 2017 Official Selection Trailers
Screening – June 4, 2017 – 12:00 PM
THE COMEDY CLUB
(90 minutes)
Documentary: When a fire destroys Cobb’s Comedy Club in San Francisco, defiant owner Tom Sawyer and his crew of comedians rebuild it, hoping to revive the struggling indie comedy scene.
FIND HAPPY
(10 minutes)
Documentary: Struggling to find happiness in our modern world filled with stress and worry, filmmaker Grant Gadbois set out on a journey to find the key to happiness, and where else to best find this than the happiest nation on Earth, Denmark.
The Bus Trip
(14 minutes)
Documentary: An animated travel diary from Israel and Palestine.
Screening – June 4, 2017 – 2:45 PM
DRESS IN BLACK
(10 minutes)
Hoping to come to terms with why she is unable to get out of bed, Olivia explores her memories and imagination.
Screening – June 4, 2017 – 9:30 PM
DAVE
(10 minutes)
Two detectives arrive on the scene after a call regarding the death of one of the detective’s family members. While the two dispute over whether it’s a murder or suicide, what they end up discovering is not what they would have ever expected.
Screening – June 11, 2017 – 12:00 PM
REPATRIATION
(73 minutes)
In full military uniform, Chad is welcomed back to his Midwestern hometown by new and old friends alike as he works his way from the bus stop through his old stomping grounds. His service and glory days soon fade as he’s reunited with more and more ‘friends’ from his past.
Screening – June 11, 2017 – 2:30 PM
THE BLIND CENTER
(15 minutes)
In this offbeat mockumentary, outtakes from a fundraising video for a community center for the blind reveal a surprising story of what the camera captured before the final edit.
SOMETHING FUN
(70 minutes)
Veronica returns to her hometown after a year of traveling the United States, reunites with her high school friends, and forces everybody to stop rehashing the past and start doing Something Fun.
Screening – June 11, 2017 – 5:00 PM
TWIN CITIES
(99 minutes)
John, a middle-aged man with a troubled past and a baby on the way, is given a terminal diagnosis. He must get his affairs in order, exorcise his demons, and win back his wife’s love – before his time runs out.
Screening – June 11, 2017 – 7:45 PM
THAT PARTY THAT ONE NIGHT
(15 MINUTES)
Socially and sexually awkward teenager Melissa finds herself alone with her crush after being ditched by her friends at a party one night.
STICKS
(18 minutes)
Four college students reunite on a summer night at a house in the woods. As they tell scary stories around the campfire, the line between imagination and reality blurs, and they get the feeling they may not be alone on the property.
Screening – June 11, 2017 – 10:00 PM
LIVE OR DIE IN LA HONDA
(80 minutes)
Blake Baker receives a call from a past lover asking him to help find her missing brother. Once he arrives in La Honda, he learns her request is more dangerous than she led him to believe. A modern-day film noir.