89 films will screen during the 2014 San Diego Film Festival running September 24th through September 28th. Among this year’s feature films set to screen during the festival are the US premieres of The Equalizer, The Good Lie, and You’re Not You. Wild, which is earning awards buzz for Reese Witherspoon, will open the SD festival.
“The San Diego Film Festival will celebrate the year’s best independent cinema from emerging and established filmmakers showcasing their latest works to some of Hollywood’s most buzz-worthy award season releases,” said Tonya Mantooth, Vice President and Director of Programming, San Diego Film Festival. “We’ve curated a wide selection of films that we hope movie lovers of all genres will enjoy.”
Screenings will take place at the Reading Theater in downtown San Diego and at the ArcLight Cinemas in La Jolla.
2014 SAN DIEGO FILM FESTIVAL LINE-UP
The Narrative Competition:
A Love Story, Lindefield, Dir. Radu Gabrea, Romania, World Premiere
Bad Country, Dir. Chris Brinker, USA
Big Significant Things, Dir. Bryan Reisberg, USA, West Coast Premiere
Cas & Dylan, Dir. Jason Priestley, Canada, San Diego Premiere
Chu and Blossom, Dir. Charles Chu, USA, California Premiere
Come to My Voice, Dir. Huseyin Karabey, Turkey/France/Germany US Premiere
Fort Bliss, Dir. Claudia Myers, USA, San Diego Premiere
God’s Slave, Dir. Joel Novoa, Venezuela/Argentina, North American Premiere
Gone Doggy Gone, Dir. Kasi Brown, USA, California Premiere
Jack and the Cuckoo-clock Heart, Dir. Stephane Berla, Mathias Malzieu, France/ Belgium, North American Premiere
Laggies, Dir. Lynn Shelton, USA, California Premiere
Little Accidents, Dir. Sara Colangelo, USA, California Premiere
Noble, Dir. Stephen Bradley United Kingdom/Vietnam, US Premiere
Project-M, Dir. Alex Colonna, Chad Clinton Freeman, USA, US Premiere
Schimbare, Dir. Álex Sampayo, Spain, North American Premiere
Starcrossed, Dir. Chase Mohseni, USA, World Premiere
The Equalizer, Dir. Antoine Fuqua, USA, US Premiere
The Good Lie, Dir. Philippe Falardeau, USA, US Premiere
The Imitation Game, Dir. Morten Tyldum, United Kingdom/USA, California Premiere
The Perfect Wave, Dir. Bruce Macdonald, South Africa/New Zealand/Indonesia, San Diego Premiere
The Wolves of Savin Hill, Dir. John Beaton Hill, USA, World Premiere
Time Lapse, Dir. Bradley King, USA, California Premiere
Where the Road Runs Out, Dir. Rudolf Buitendach, South Africa/Netherlands/Equatorial Guinea, World Premiere
Wild, Dir. Jean-Marc Vallee, USA, California Premiere
You’re Not You, Dir. George C Wolfe, USA, US Premiere
The Documentary Competition:
Austin to Boston, Dirs. Marcus Haney, James Marcus Haney, World Premiere
Chelsea’s Light, A Brothers Journey, Dir. Bruce Caulk, USA, World Premiere
Death Makes Life Possible, Dir. Mark Krigbaum, USA
Dogs on the Inside, Dirs. Brean Cunningham, Douglas Seirup, USA, West Coast Premiere
High Ground, Dir. Michael Brown, USA
LaDonna Harris: Indian 101, Dir. Julianna Brannum, USA
On Any Sunday, The Next Chapter, Dir. Dana Brown, USA, West Coast Premiere
Our people. Our culture. Our history., Dir. Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation, USA, World Premiere
OUT In the Lineup, Dir. Ian W. Thomson, Australia, West Coast Premiere
The Black Moses, Dir. Travolta Cooper, USA
The Hornet’s Nest, Dirs. David Salzberg, Christian Tureaud, USA
Touching the Sound: The Improbable Journey of Nobuyuki Tsujii, Dir. Peter Rosen, USA, West Coast Premiere
Untouchable: Children of God, Dir. Grant Knisely, India/Nepal/Singapore/USA, California Premiere
Waiting for Mamu, Dirs. Francois Caillaud, Dan Chen, Thomas A. Morgan, USA, San Diego Premiere
Shorts:
A Different Kind of Love:
A Stitch In Time (for $9.99), Dir. Mu Sun, USA, California Premiere
Chance of Rain, Dir. Philipp C. Wolter, USA, San Diego Premiere
Rolling Romance, Dir. David Conley, USA, San Diego Premiere
Sure Thing, Dir. Deborah Reinisch, USA, California Premiere
Til Death, Dir. Philip Chidel, USA, San Diego Premiere
Animation:
Captain Fish, Dir. John Banana, France, World Premiere
Dam Keeper, Dir. Robert Kondo and Daisuke Tsutsumi, USA, San Diego Premiere
John Doe, Dustin Reno and Yizhou Li, USA, San Diego Premiere
Le Gouffre, Dir. Carl Beauchemin, Thomas Chrétien, and David Forest, Canada, San Diego Premiere
Owned, Daniel Clark and Wesley Tippetts, USA, California Premiere
The Umbrella Factory, Dir. Lexie Findarle Trivundza and Nick Trivundza, USA, California Premiere
Two Ghosts, Dir. Amy Lee Ketchum, USA World Premiere
Bittersweet:
Dragula, Dir. Frank Meli, USA, San Diego Premiere
Fare Play, Dir. Jeremy Weiss, USA,World Premiere
Lunchbox Loser, Dir. Virginia Abramovich, Canada, West Coast Premiere
The Moped Diaries, Dir. Tyler Nilson and Nick Vitale, USA, San Diego Premiere
Toutes des Connes, Dir. François Jaros, Canada, San Diego Premiere
What Cheer?, Dir. Michael Slavens, USA, San Diego Premiere
Mind Games:
A Man on the Edge, Dir. Edward Lyons, Australia, San Diego Premiere
Emily, Dir. Guy Davies, UK, San Diego Premiere
On the Bridge, Dir. Sameer Patel, UK, San Diego Premiere
Prized, Dir. Jason Carley, USA, San Diego Premiere
The Beating, Dir. Cyrus Mirakhor, USA, West Coast Premiere
The Trunk, Dir. Mragendra Singh, USA, World Premiere
Niche shorts:
Families are Forever, Dir. Caitlin Ryan, USA, West Coast Premiere
ištíŋma/to rest, Dir. Andres Torres-Vives, USA (Native American), San Diego Premiere
Of Beaches & Beer, Dir. Ben Moxley, USA, World Premiere
Unmatched, Dir. Bella King, USA/Canada (Native American), West Coast Premiere
Push the Limits:
Disconnected, Dir. Ludovic Littee, USA, San Diego Premiere
Present Trama, Dir. Mark Manalo, USA, San Diego Premiere
The Bravest, The Boldest, Dir. Moon Molson, USA, San Diego Premiere
Tobacco Burn, Dir. Justin Liberman, USA, San Diego Premiere
Trespass, Dir. Keith Schwalenberg, USA, San Diego Premiere
Wrapped, Dir. Roman Kaelin, Falko Paeper, and Florian Wittmann, Germany/USA, San Diego Premiere
The Twist:
Etiquette, Dir. Lauren Davis, UK, North American Premiere
LiFi, Dir. Jason Boesch and Preston Peterson, USA, San Diego Premiere
Miriam, Dir. Esther Hegarty, UK, San Diego Premiere
Not Funny, Dir. Carlos Violadé Guerrero, Spain, California Premiere
Oh! My Princess, Dir. Heewook Sa, South Korea, West Coast Premiere
Unexpected Comedy:
Foam Drive Renegades, Dir. Adam DeViller, Canada, West Coast Premiere
Gli Zii, Dir. Gerard Monaco, UK/Italy, San Diego Premiere
Manos Arriba, Dir. Andrew Seaton, Australia, World Premiere
Modern Man, Dir. Sebastian Solberg, New Zealand, North American Premiere
Ricky Lemon, Dir. Roman Wyden, USA, San Diego Premiere
Tango Underpants, Dir. Khrob Edmonds and Miranda Edmonds, Australia, San Diego Premiere
World Issues:
Bagdad Mesi, Dir. Sahim Omar Kalifa, Belgium/United Arab Emirates, San Diego Premiere
Disinfection, Dir. Alexandra Parral, USA, World Premiere
Drone Strike, Dir. Chris Richmond, UK, San Diego Premiere
I am Sami, Dir. Kae Bahar, UK/Iraq, West Coast Premiere
The War Photographers, Dir. Steven Kochones, USA, San Diego Premiere
-By Rebecca Murray
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