HRIFF | Dec 5th 2012 Film Schedule

DIRECTOR Bryce Dallas Howard
When You Find Me is a new film from executive producer, Ron Howard, directed by Bryce Dallas Howard. When You Find Me was inspired by fan-generated photographs sent to Bryce Dallas Howard, and tells the story of two sisters with a childhood bond tested by a tragedy they are too young to understand.

Alternating between past and present, this film is an emotional fable of two people coping with loss in very different ways, and what it takes to find peace within yourself, and reconciliation with the ones you love.
HRIFF PREMIERE
Dec. 5^th 2:00 PM
At The New Beverly Cinema

DIRECTOR Philippe Thimel
Charlie is a 40-year-old transsexual who lives alone in New York City. He has given up everything to become his true self, spending his nights wandering the streets of Manhattan and hanging out with Matthew—his next door neighbor, a young aspiring filmmaker. As Charlie’s male-to-female operation is near, Matthew starts a documentary about Charlie, who reveals his city-fueled doubts and tribulations, and his much regretted life choices.
WEST COAST PREMIERE
Dec. 5^th 2:30 PM
At The New Beverly Cinema

DIRECTOR Kit Pongetti
Within the confines of 1986 suburbia, two high-school best friends ironically stake out parties from the comfort of their '83 Honda Accord until one night, when one of the girls goes inside
WORLD PREMIERE
Dec. 5^th 2:30 PM
At The New Beverly Cinema

DIRECTOR Alissa Davis
Inspired by a Ray Bradbury story from The Illustrated Man; this contemporary take on the story looks at the difficulties of loving someone day-in and day-out. Observing a couple that has absolutely everything, and find themselves in need of a bit of “nothing.”
WORLD PREMIERE
Dec. 5^th 3:00 PM
At The New Beverly Cinema

DIRECTOR Ryo Rex
One Woman. One Date. One Secret. Audrey Gomes, a stay at home wife from Beverly Hills is dealing with a separation before the divorce. Her girlfriend encourages her to go on a blind-date with one of her co-workers take her mind off things, but it does not work out that way in this surprising film.
WORLD PREMIERE
Dec. 5^th 3:00 PM
At The New Beverly Cinema

DIRECTOR Kevin McDermott
Want to get away from it all? Ever dream of starting over in another town, another city or even another country? For a fee, an organization called The Company will provide you the documents necessary for your brand new life. The Company is a period 1950s type film-noir thriller and is shot, fittingly, in beautiful black and white
WIORLD PREMIERE
Dec. 5^th 3:00 PM
At The New Beverly Cinema

DIRECTOR Richie LaRuffa
In this compelling film we follow three bandits who have been traveling the countryside robbing every liquor store in sight, and acquiring over $70,000.00 in loot, with only two more robberies to go, before reaching their final destination: Mile City.
WORLD PREMIERE
Dec. 5^th 4:00 PM
At The New Beverly Cinema

DIRECTOR Jake Ehrlich
In this sweet comedy, we find young Edel bringing her boyfriend home to meet her Irish Catholic father, who turns out to be relentless in his efforts to test her new beau’s worthiness, or at least to get him drunk. Can the young lovers put up with all of this long enough to get the father to bless the marriage?
HRIFF PREMIERE
Dec. 5^th 4:30 PM
At The New Beverly Cinema

DIRECTOR Mark Haapala
This realistic and detailed film is based on the true story of 3 US Navy soldiers who were trapped aboard the USS West Virginia during the bombing of Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7th, 1941. Living off of canned peaches and a limited water supply, the men managed to stay alive on the ocean floor for 17 days.
WORLD PREMIERE
Dec. 5^th 4:30 PM
At The New Beverly Cinema

DIRECTOR James B. Cox
Grey Matter, based on the short story by Stephen King, tells the tale of Isaac-- a troubled teen and habitual liar. He's his own worst enemy when his alcoholic father begins a horrifying transformation and no one believes him.
HRIFF PREMIERE
Dec. 5^th 4:30 PM
At The New Beverly Cinema

DIRECTOR John William Ross
In the wake of a violent windstorm that leaves her yard trashed, Lisa--a wife and mother of three--begins to re-examine her marriage and discovers that sometimes you have to go a little bit crazy to see the truth.
HRIFF PREMIERE
Dec. 5^th 5:30 PM
At The New Beverly Cinema

Come by and see your favorite filmmakers receive their awards and then watch the Los Angeles screening of the 2012 HRIFF Best Picture: The Silent Thief.
Red Carpet begins at 5:30 PM
Dec. 5^th 6:00 PM
At The New Beverly Cinema

DIRECTOR Jennifer Clary
The Hollywood Reel Independent Film Festival's 2012 Best Picture: "The Silent Thief" is a fast paced examination of tenuous familial bonds, the human need to belong and the thin line between sanity and insanity.

Brennan is an outcast drifter who descends upon a family in crisis and attempts to remedy their problems with an odd solution; he will take their biological son’s place in the family unit. As Brennan’s ingratiation tactics become increasingly pernicious, psyches are driven to the breaking point, long buried family secrets are revealed and violence erupts.
WORLD PREMIERE
Dec. 5^th 6:00 PM
At The New Beverly Cinema

DIRECTOR Don Hertzfeldt
Two years in the making, the 23-minute It's Such a Beautiful Day is Don's longest, and most ambitious, film to date: blending traditional animation, experimental optical effects, and trick photography; the movie was captured entirely on an antique 35mm animation stand, one of the last remaining cameras of its kind. Don Hertzfeldt’s notable honors include a Short Film Palm D'or nomination at the 1999 Cannes Film Festival (Billy's Balloon), a 2001 Oscar nomination for Best Animated Short (Rejected).
HRIFF PREMIERE
Dec. 5^th 8:30 PM
At The New Beverly Cinema

DIRECTOR Steve Hicks
Murphy Dunn, a down and out private detective, is hired by a sultry woman from his past to find her missing son. Murphy soon finds himself embroiled in a mystery of betrayal, music and murder surrounding an obscure 1970's rock record.
WORLD PREMIERE
Dec. 5^th 9:00 PM
At The New Beverly Cinema

DIRECTOR Eddie Conna
A young filmmaker sets out to shoot a live documentary about his childhood's sports hero. He had no idea what he was about to capture on film..." Mark Chambers, a down and out former professional football player with plans to redeem himself, in Hero of The Day, a low budget film with a story and style that is impossible not to be drawn into.
WORLD PREMIERE
Dec. 5^th 10:30 PM
At The New Beverly Cinema