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DOMESTIC FEATURESDARK MIRROR
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Wednesday, July 25 | 10:30PM
The Imaginasian Theater
239 East 59th Street
Synopsis Dark Mirror is a supernatural thriller coyly wrapped inside a domestic drama. When photographer Deborah (Lisa Vidal) and her family move into a strange old house, her seemingly happy life slowly comes apart. First, she sees things – a hooded stalker, horrible visions. Becoming increasingly paranoid, she withdraws from her career, her family, her former life as she knew it. And then she notices that every time she takes a picture, the people in it disappear. One day, in a fit of jealousy-fueled anger, she photographs her sexy neighbor flirting with her husband. And it works! But Deborah realizes to her horror that she has also taken pictures of her own husband and son. THE STARTUP
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Friday, July 27 | 7:30 PM
Director’s Guild Theater
110 West 57th Street
Synopsis Friends from Queens decide to move to the city together where they hope to experience the fast-paced glamorous world of Manhattan. Once settled into a run-down Harlem brownstone, they soon realize dreams don’t happen overnight. So, to stay afloat, they turn their place into an illegal youth hostel. The start-up business brings them money and beautiful foreign women traveling through, but things take a turn for the worse as chaos and high jinks quickly ensue. ADDITIONAL SCREENING: SUNDAY, JULY 29 THE STARTUP
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Sunday, July 29 | 2:00 PM
Florence Gould Hall
55 East 59th Street
Synopsis Friends from Queens decide to move to the city together where they hope to experience the fast-paced glamorous world of Manhattan. Once settled into a run-down Harlem brownstone, they soon realize dreams don’t happen overnight. So, to stay afloat, they turn their place into an illegal youth hostel. The start-up business brings them money and beautiful foreign women traveling through, but things take a turn for the worse as chaos and high jinks quickly ensue. ADDITIONAL SCREENING: FRIDAY, JULY 27 TORTILLA HEAVEN
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Sunday, July 29 | 1:00 PM
Director’s Guild Theater
110 West 57th Street
Synopsis God, Greed, and the American Dream. Welcome to Falfurrias, New Mexico, population 73. In Tortilla Heaven, this tiny town is turned upside down when the face of Jesus Christ appears upon a tortilla. Falfurrias is a tightly-knit community revolving around church, family, and fresh Mexican food – and not necessarily in that order – that's about to go through one hell of a heavenly transformation. TAKE THE BRIDGE
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Saturday, July 28 | 9:30 PM
Director’s Guild Theater
110 West 57th Street
Synopsis New York City’s vibrant, diverse and kinetic Washington Heights neighborhood is seen through the eyes and passions of four troubled young people. Driven to the edge, all attempt suicide on the same day and meet in a city hospital. Though each is grappling with a different personal crisis – an unwanted pregnancy, social alienation, severe depression, self-mutilation – they slowly reach out and are inextricably drawn to one another. Their mental state may be precarious, but their passions are real. As they bond and become one another’s strength, their resourcefulness and resilience become a mirror and a tribute to the vibrancy of Latino Washington Heights. SHUT UP AND DO IT!
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Friday, July 27 | 8:30 PM
The Imaginasian Theater
239 East 59th Street
Synopsis Michael is fed up with the portrayal of Latinos in film and TV. With his passion for acting and self-respect hanging in the balance, he decides to take destiny into his own hands by making a movie. Michael’s dream soon becomes a nightmare as he encounters the trials of independent filmmaking: dwindling budgets, actors' egos, and jealous boyfriends. Michael’s comic and emotional journey leads him to realize that there just might be more to his dreams than making a movie. Additional Screening: Thursday, July 26 SHUT UP AND DO IT!
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Thursday, July 26 | 1:00 PM
Director’s Guild Theater
110 West 57th Street
Synopsis Michael is fed up with the portrayal of Latinos in film and TV. With his passion for acting and self-respect hanging in the balance, he decides to take destiny into his own hands by making a movie. Michael’s dream soon becomes a nightmare as he encounters the trials of independent filmmaking: dwindling budgets, actors' egos, and jealous boyfriends. Michael’s comic and emotional journey leads him to realize that there just might be more to his dreams than making a movie. Additional Screening: Friday, July 27 ONE LONG NIGHT
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Friday, July 27 | 6:15 PM
Florence Gould Hall
55 East 59th Street
Synopsis Richard Macedo (Jon Seda) is sent on assignment to Mexico City just days before his wedding. Alone south of the border, in a country he's never been to, in a city that should have been his home, Richard is kidnapped and robbed by Felix, the leader of a ruthless gang, after he witnesses the brutal murder of an innocent store owner. He escapes only to fall—literally—into the hands of a pair of drag queens who nearly throw him out of a window with a used sex toy stuffed in his mouth. He’s rescued by Patty, a beautiful stripper at a local club with whom Richard becomes smitten. As he tries desperately to get back to what he calls civilization, Richard learns amazing things about his character, about his Mexican heritage, and about the father he’s never known. One Long Night is a misadventure-filled odyssey, full of exotic characters, and dangerous thrills and even more dangerous liaisons. Additional Screening: Wednesday, July 25 ONE LONG NIGHT
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Wednesday, July 25 | 9:30 PM
Tinker Auditorium
(inside Florence Gould Hall)
55 East 59th Street
Synopsis Richard Macedo (Jon Seda) is sent on assignment to Mexico City just days before his wedding. Alone south of the border, in a country he's never been to, in a city that should have been his home, Richard is kidnapped and robbed by Felix, the leader of a ruthless gang, after he witnesses the brutal murder of an innocent store owner. He escapes only to fall—literally—into the hands of a pair of drag queens who nearly throw him out of a window with a used sex toy stuffed in his mouth. He’s rescued by Patty, a beautiful stripper at a local club with whom Richard becomes smitten. As he tries desperately to get back to what he calls civilization, Richard learns amazing things about his character, about his Mexican heritage, and about the father he’s never known. One Long Night is a misadventure-filled odyssey, full of exotic characters, and dangerous thrills and even more dangerous liaisons. Additional Screening: Friday, July 27 LIBERTY KID
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Saturday, July 28 | 4:15 PM
The Imaginasian Theater
239 East 59th Street
Synopsis Two young friends struggle to survive and grapple with maturity after losing their jobs at the Statue of Liberty following 9/11. Dominican-born Derrick has dreams of going to college and escaping the ghetto at last. But he is held back by low-wage jobs, child support payments and the detours and dramas of street life. Hot-headed Tico is Derrick’s best friend and worst adversary, leading a life of low-grade hustling schemes (selling drugs to white hipsters, orchestrating fraudulent car accidents for insurance money) and endless skirt-chasing. When Derrick has an opportunity to join the army right before the US invasion of Iraq, his and Tico’s lives – and futures – will clash as never before. Additional Screening: Thursday, July 26  |
