Sunday, February 15, 2015

Bellevarado Film Studios

TICE (USA)

4:00 PM

Director: Kathryn Mallinson

Cunning serial killer and notorious 'escape artist' Albert Tice has disappeared en route to a maximum security prison, turning the typically peaceful Topanga Canyon into grounds for terror. The maniacal chameleon Tice has set up shop in the home of a Topanga resident, where a pregnant young woman, Jessica, is headed in order to retrieve something she desperately needs. Will she survive the night?

Best Horror Short

Feb 15, Bellevarado Studios

PLEASE REPLY (USA)

4:30 PM

Director: Sabrina Jaglom

This short film starring Meghan Jones and Sara K. Edwards is a quirky slice-of-life film about a mommy/blogger who wants to have a second child, and asks her ex-husband to be the man to help her with this new mission.

Official Selection

Feb 15, Bellevarado Studios

LOVE ESCAPES US (USA)

4:30 PM

Director: Craig Tovey

Love Escapes Us is the compelling tale of the cycle of love and heartbreak as told through the experiences of two people who fall in love during the wrong season. Queen is a closed off, a sullen individual who is dealing with the aftermath of a bad breakup when King enters her life and convinces her to open herself up to love and hope again. They enjoy a whirlwind romance, but things progress too quickly for Queen and she turns again to doubt and heartache.

Official Selection

Feb 15, Bellevarado Studios

WAITING IN THE WINGS: THE MUSICAL (USA)

5:30 PM

Director: Jenn Page

WAITING IN THE WINGS: THE MUSICAL stars two entertainers, destined for the big time, who are mismatched in a casting office from two very different online contests. Tony (Adam Huss), a stripper from New York, is cast in an Off-Broadway musical and needs to trade in his tear-away trunks for tap shoes and tights. Anthony (Jeffrey A Johns), a naive musical theatre enthusiast from Montana, needs to decide if he can strip all the way down just to stay in town. Hilarity ensues as they realize that in order to "make it" they're going have to learn some new tricks. Shirley Jones, Sally Struthers, Christopher Atkins, and Lee Meriwe ther round out this heartwarming homage to Broadway with some delightful cameos.

Official Selection

Feb 15, Bellevarado Studios

OUT WEST (USA)

7:30 PM

Director: Lee Brownstein

Out West is the story of clueless but charming heiress Prissy Alcott, who becomes heir to air when the family oil money literally dries up. Panicked about the change to her lifestyle and fate of her childhood horse she high-tails it home from Reno, calling in reinforcements from her gay ex-fiancée and his 2 friends to help her re-boot the down-trodden Alcott Ranch into a sparkly-new dude ranch.

Official Selection

Feb 15, Bellevarado Studios

SAND CASTLES (USA)

9:30 PM

Director: Clenét Verdi-Rose

This beautiful, naturalistic drama set around the cornfields of small-town Indiana, follows Noah Daly (Jordon Hodges) and his poverty-stricken family as they wrestle with the mysterious return of his mute, younger sister Lauren (Anne Winters), who disappeared from a beach parking lot over a decade ago. Sand Castles is one of the year’s most acclaimed films directed by previous HRIFF Award Winner Clenét Verdi-Rose

Official Selection

Feb 15, Bellevarado Studios

ALIEN HUNGER (USA)

11:00 PM

Director: Eddie Conna

Alien Hunger is a campy throwback to 1950’s science fiction matinee movies. Lifelong friends Forest Ranger Mike Gibson (Richard Hatch, Battlestar Galactica) and Sheriff Thom Baker (Vernon Wells, Road Warrior, Commando) discover more than they expected when trying to solve the mystery of missing campers. Along the way they encounter bikers, rednecks, and aliens who are extremely fast with an appetite for humans. A few survivors join forces, but they may not be able to survive each other, let alone the aliens. Directed by past HRIFF Award Winner Eddie Conna.

Official Selection

Feb 15, Bellevarado Studios

HRIFF FEB 15TH RECEPTION (USA)

10:30 PM

Director: HRIFF

Meet your fellow filmmakers and have fun at the Feb 15th Filmmaker Reception. Venue To Be Announced. Stay Tuned. Tickets available online only! Ticket Required. All-Fest Pass not valid. Not to be missed!

Official Selection

Feb 15, Bellevarado Studios