February 13

Two women arrange a first meeting. It won't be easy, as the tense conversation that ensues slowly unveils the complicated relationship they share in this dramatic short by Dan Susman with musical score by PJ Harvey.

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Searching for love, a man attempts to reconnect with a childhood friend whose marriage is teetering on the edge, leaving us to wonder: Does love really conquer all?

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Two strangers, a down-on-his-luck salesman and a young bride-to-be, discover an unusual connection in the bar of an airport hotel while waiting for separate flights.

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Alice Martin (Lee Meriwether), a former musical headliner, now lives alone, depressed and forgotten in a house hidden away just below the Hollywood sign. She remembers a past love (Susan Blakely) while searching for meaning in her golden years. Past memories become entwined with the present as Alice comes to realize what she thought was lost is only dormant, awaiting a new spark.

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A metaphorical film about one man whose life is balancing on the thin line between Comedy and Tragedy. Enjoying attention and performances, Steve is still looking for his place in NYC's rich show life, even in his middle 60's. He never found himself as a useful main character, so Steve started performing magic in subway cars. A story of struggle and loneliness, aging and loss, depression and beauty. A captivating film about performance.

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In Vox, every person is born with a voice in their head called a 'guide,' who helps them make decisions; guiding them through life. Everything always runs smoothly in Vox. But Adam's guide has been putting strange ideas into his head, and he begins to suspect that maybe these guides aren't natural at all, and that it may be up to him to do something about it.

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This is a comedy 65 Million Years in the making. After being shocked by a 10,00 volt fence, and nearly being eaten by dinosaurs, Timothy comes back to Jurassic Park to find his grandfathers misunderstood life's work. 65 Million year old Marijuana that could change the world.

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'Last Call' is the story of Chuck and Bruce, two old friends that have known each other their entire lives. When Chuck gets some bad news from his doctor, Bruce takes him out for one last spin around town, reliving their glory days. But when their fun comes to an end, they must put petty thrills aside and learn to say goodbye. One of the most professional and entertaing films of the festival, perhaps one of the most powerful and professional student films HRIFF has ever shown.

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A young couple with a troubled marriage and an 8 year old daughter take a vacation to a lake house in an attempt to save their ailing family. But things go from bad to worse when Native American ghosts, victims of a grisly massacre, come back to exact revenge.

Like a blend of an old Twilight Zone episode mixed with thevisual cinema of Mario Bava, this horror film stars Christopher Close and Andy Dick.

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Suburban reality unravels when a group of teens experiment with a new drug that takes its users to a terrifying new world. Charlie (Aaron Refvem, from Sons of Anarchy) dreams of escaping his boring life, and in the darkest reaches of the internet he's found his answer: Black Sugar. Promising a trip they'll never forget, Charlie and his rebellious friends swallow the candy-colored hallucinogen.

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A lonely teenager working as a debt collector for an underground gambling ring in Los Angeles tries to fit in with a new group of friends in this fantastic short film noticable for georgeous cinematography and fine performances from the entire cast, including HRIFF Best Actor in a Short Keir Gilchrist, and HRIFF Best Supporting Actor Martin Starr..

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Nine-year-old Rudy Law, (son of Jude Law) stars in "Dotty," a short film from avant-garde British director Ben Charles Edwards. Dotty is a touching film centered around an unlikely friendship that highlights the beauty in friendships that cross a generation gap. A lonely 9 year old boy stumbles across a modest caravan in the American Midwest, inside the caravan lives Dotty, an eccentric but kind women old enough to be his grandmother. Sadie Frost the HRIFF Best Actress in a short film, stars alongside her own son in this on a classic children's fantasy.

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LOVE SCENE gives a glimpse into the life of screen legend VIVIEN LEIGH at the age of 22—still unknown yet on the cusp of stardom—as she embarks on her very first screen test on a London stage in 1935 in this perfectly crafted short film.

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Amanda is a good girl, with a best friend who was born to be bad. Amanda's mother has always worried about wild-child Jenna's effect on her daughter. But, who is really influencing whom? Amanda and Jenna scheme a dangerous game of seduction, but when Amanda's crush Derrick shows up uninvited these two temptresses are tested. Just how far will they go for one another?

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Join HRIFF's Winners and Celebrity guests on the HRIFF Red Carpet Press event. Staff Photographers will be on hand from 5pm till 10pm today, but Press Photographers and Paparazzi will be on hand from 6:30 to 7:00 to catch filmmakers, friends, family and celebrites for press images to go out on all the media wire services.

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Join us for the HRIFF Awards Ceremony! Come and cheer on your favorite filmmakers and hear their heartfelt speeches, as HRIFF host Timothy Archer leads our celebration of Bridegroom director Linda Bloodworth-Thomason, presents our posthumous HRIFF Award of Excellence to the legendary Peter O'Toole, and announces this year's Best Picture Winner! All-Fest Pass not valid. Separate Awards Ticket Required.

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BRIDEGROOM tells the emotional journey of Shane and Tom, two young men who grew up in small town America, each struggling with the fact that they were gay. Ultimately, both moved to Los Angeles where they fell in love and had a six-year, committed relationship – a relationship that was cut tragically short by a misstep off the side of a roof. The story of what happened after Tom's accidental death– of how people without the legal protection of marriage can find themselves completely shut out and ostracized-- is poignant, enraging and opens a window onto the issue of marriage equality like no speech or lecture ever will.

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When elusive Theremin Master Armen Ra ceased playing in public, the world lost an incredible sound that was magically transformative and incredibly therapeutic. This documentary film chronicles the one of a kind life journey of Armen Ra with interviews, photos, and archive videos, from Armen's earliest childhood growing up in Iran, through his wild time modeling and tearing up the drag scene in New York, his terrible alcohol abuse and addiction, and his eventual spiritual recovery now fueling his unique ability to alchemize sorrow into beauty, sound into song.

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Official HRIFF AFTER-PARTY. After the Awards Cremeony, and the screening of Bridegroom, our HRIFF Best Director Winner (with director Linda Bloodworth-Thomason in person), the next thing to do on HRIFF's most gala day is to head off to the Awards After-Party at the Studio 22 Soundstages (home to Community and other television shows). Tickets available online only! Ticket Required. All-Fest Pass not valid. Not to be missed!

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