18TH ANNUAL VALLEY FILM FESTIVAL

OCT 31st @ 8:00PM – OPENING NIGHT: 818 THE MOVIE

Wed 10/31/18 08:00 PM

1 – NOT THAT STRONG

Music Video, 5 min., Rated: Not Rated, English

Dir: Gregory JM Kasunich, Prod: Gregory JM Kasunich, Gene Micofsky

2 – DUEL VISION

Drama, 12 min., Rated: Not Rated, English

Dir: Landon Brands, Prod: Jonathan Hartwig,Nathaniel Soria, Landon Brands

3 – 818

Drama, 95 min., Rated: Not Rated, English

Dir: Chris Gehrt, Joe Hackett, Joe Taylor, Prod: Chris Gehrt, Joe Taylor

OCT 31st @ 10:00PM – TARANTA ON THE ROAD

Wed 10/31/18 10:00 PM

1 – REPERCUSSION

Drama, 5 min., Rated: Not Rated, Persian (English Subtitles)

Dir: Negin Homayounpour, Prod: Mehdi khanjari

2 – TARANTA ON THE ROAD

Dramedy, 80 min., Rated: Not Rated, Arabic, English, Italian (English Subtitles)

Dir: Salvatore Allocca

NOV 1st @ 5:00PM – DEANY BEAN IS DEAD

Thu 11/01/18 05:00 PM

1 – SHAKESPEARE REPUBLIC

Drama, 9 min., Rated: Not Rated, English

Dir: Sally McLean, Prod: Sally McLean

2 – DEANY BEAN IS DEAD

84 min., Rated: Not Rated, English

Dir: Mikael Kreuzriegler, Prod: Allison Volk, Mikael Kreuzriegler

NOV 1st @ 7:30PM – GEORGE MICHAEL: FREEDOM – THE DIRECTOR’S CUT

Thu 11/01/18 07:30 PM

1 – ROCKSTAR

Drama, 7 min., Rated: Not Rated, English

Dir: Tane McClure, Prod: John Lubber, Sandy Stenzel, Tane McClure

2 – GEORGE MICHAEL: FREEDOM – THE DIRECTOR’S CUT

Documentary, 105 min., Rated: Not Rated, English

Dir: George Michael & David Austin, Prod: Lisa Johnson, David Austin

NOV 1st @ 10:00PM – CLOSURE

Thu 11/01/18 10:00 PM

1 – UTENSILS

Dramedy, 7 min., Rated: Not Rated, English

Dir: Ryan Larkin

2 – BABY STEPS

Drama, 22 min., Rated: Not Rated, English

Dir: Eric Dyson, Prod: Eric Dyson

3 – CLOSURE

Dramedy, 95 min., Rated: Not Rated, English

Dir: Alex Goldberg, Prod: Beau Genot, Katie Rosin

NOV 2nd @ 5:00PM – SPOTLIGHT ON SOUTH AFRICA: WONDERLUS

Fri 11/02/18 05:00 PM

1 – WONDERWALL

Music Video, 7 min., Rated: Not Rated, English

Dir: Alexander Denysenko, Prod: Alexander Denysenko

2 – WONDERLUS

Romantic Comedy, 115 min., Rated: Not Rated, Afrikaans

Dir: Johan Cronje, Prod: Johan Cronje, Zandré Coetzer, Scharl van der Merwe

NOV 2nd @ 7:00PM – “GIRLS ON FILM” SHORTS PROGRAM (alphabetical order, not screening order)

Fri 11/02/18 07:00 PM

BREASTS

Drama, 18 min., Rated: Not Rated, English

Dir: Eva Contis, Prod: Kerry Cahill

DATING MY TV

Comedy, 12 min., Rated: Not Rated, English

Dir: Anna Lynch-Sparks, Justin Tyler, Prod: Grace L. Kelly, Chloe Elizabeth Lewis, Samantha Ab

DOMINGUEZ VS. DOMINGUEZ

Documentary, 15 min., Rated: Not Rated, English

Dir: Tracey Anarella, Prod: Tracey Anarella

THE IMPASSE

Drama, 16 min., Russian (English Subtitles)

Dir: Alina Mikhailova, Prod: Alina Mikhailova

THE MATCHMAKER

Comedy, 12 min., Rated: Not Rated, English

Dir: Leonora Pitts, Prod: Jesse Einstein, David Fickas

THE PIANO

Drama, 8 min., Rated: Not Rated, English

Dir: Vanessa Bloom, Prod: Makena Adams

WE’LL NEVER MAKE IT

Dramedy, 12 min., Rated: Not Rated, English

Dir: Katy Dolle, Daniel Zagayer, Prod: Katy Dolle

WHAT THE DOCTOR ORDERED

Comedy, 6 min., Rated: Not Rated, English

Dir: Yvonne LaBarge Nichols, Prod: Audrey Noone

NOV 2nd @ 9:30PM – WILD HONEY

Fri 11/02/18 09:30 PM

1 – SEXY & DOMESTICATED

Music Video, 3 min., Rated: Not Rated, English

Dir: Samuel Roukin, Prod: Brooke Josephson, Zac Donohue

2 – THE SO-SO YOU DON’T KNOW

Comedy, 13 min., Rated: Not Rated, English

Dir: Marlene Rhein

3 – WILD HONEY

Romantic Comedy, 90 min., Rated: Not Rated, English

Dir: Francis Stokes, Prod: Rebekah Sturm

NOV 3rd @ NOON – DOCUMENTARY DOUBLE FEATURE: NOT YOUR SKIN and SAN DIEGO’S GAY BAR HISTORY

Sat 11/03/18 12:00 PM

NOT YOUR SKIN

Documentary, 56 min., Rated: Not Rated, English

Dir: Ester Brym, Prod: Tom Duty, Ester Brym, Gail Wood, Ken Mora

SAN DIEGO’S GAY BAR HISTORY

Documentary, 57 min., Rated: Not Rated, English

Dir: Paul Detwiler, Prod: Chris Cashman

NOV 3rd @ 3:00PM – “MADE IN THE (818)” SHORTS PROGRAM (alphabetical order, not screening order)

Sat 11/03/18 03:00 PM

ADULTING

Comedy, 12 min., Rated: Not Rated, English

Dir: Cassidy Davis, Prod: Cassidy Davis

AUTUMN GHOST

Horror, 4 min., Rated: Not Rated, English

Dir: Jing Ning, Prod: Xiangrong Du

BARBARA

Documentary, 5 min., Rated: Not Rated, English

Dir: John Charter, Prod: John Charter

CLOSE TO HOME

Drama, 4 min., Rated: Not Rated, English

Dir: Ian Stack

FUNDAY (EPISODE 2)

Mockumentary, 2 min., Rated: Not Rated, English

Dir: Marco Ponta

A HOLLOW POINT

Horror, 15 min., Rated: Not Rated, English

Dir: Zach Brinkerhoff, Prod: Zach Brinkerhoff, Mark Newton, Jane Kelly

THE LONGEST KNIFE

Drama, 12 min., Rated: Not Rated, English

Dir: Thomas Konkle, Prod: Thomas Konkle, David Beeler

POP

Comedy, 8 min., Rated: Not Rated, English

Dir: Caden Douglas, Prod: Natalie Britton, Bill Mendieta, Caden Douglas

PSYCHO BITCH

Comedy, 6 min., Rated: Not Rated, English

Dir: Sofie Verweyen, Prod: Sofie Verweyen

SIMON

Thriller, 6 min., Rated: Not Rated, English

Dir: Aaron Matthew Kaiser

THE STARR REPORT

Documentary, 4 min., Rated: Not Rated, English

Dir: Beth Einhorn

SUPERHEROES IN THERAPY

Comedy, 4 min., Rated: Not Rated, English

Dir: M. E. Werning, Prod: M. E. Werning, Gabriel Pitchon-Getzels

NOV 3rd @ 5:00PM – ON THE DARKER SIDE SHORTS PROGRAM (alphabetical order, not screening order)

Sat 11/03/18 05:00 PM

ANANAS COMOSUS

Comedy, 4 min., Rated: Not Rated, English

Dir: Tyler Nisbet, Prod: Jeffrey K. Golden

CHASKA

Horror, 14 min., Rated: Not Rated, Hindi (English Subtitles)

Dir: Gagan Meshram, Prod: Gagan Meshram, Pradnya Bansod

CRAPPY BIRTHDAY

Comedy, 10 min., English

Dir: Mike Peebler

THE DAYCARE

Comedy, 10 min., Rated: Not Rated, English

Dir: Mark Hensley

EVERY GHOST HAS AN ORCHESTRA

Documentary, 7 min., Rated: Not Rated, English

Dir: Shayna Connelly, Prod: Sharon Mooney

FILS

Thriller, 14 min., Rated: Not Rated, French (English Subtitles)

Dir: Cyrus Neshvad, Prod: Cyrus Neshvad

FIVE STAR FOUAD

Comedy, 8 min., Rated: Not Rated, English

Dir: Ollie Wolf, Prod: Dana Brunetti, Lisa Barrett McGuire, Paul Rowe

INTERNET GANGSTERS

Thriller, 6 min., Rated: Not Rated, English

Dir: Sam Friedlander, Prod: Eddie Alfano, Kristin Campbell-Taylor

KUPAL

Thriller, 1 min., Rated: Not Rated, English, Persian (English Subtitles)

Dir: Kazem Mollaie, Prod: Kazem Mollaie

SECRET HISTORIES OF RARE TREASURES: BUGATTI OF THE LAKE

Documentary, 8 min., Rated: Not Rated, English

Dir: Bailey S. Barnard, Prod: Adam Podolski for Robb Report

SEVEN DAYS

Comedy, 9 min., Rated: Not Rated, English

Dir: Stephen Mickelsen, Prod: Stephen Mickelsen, Elsa Mickelsen

NOV 3rd @ 7:30PM – DADDY ISSUES

Sat 11/03/18 07:30 PM

1 – HOOVES OF CLAY

Comedy, 17 min., Rated: Not Rated, English

Dir: Blake Harrison, Prod: Flora Zackon, Christopher Osborne

2 – DADDY ISSUES

Dramedy, 82 min., Rated: Not Rated, English

Dir: Laura Holliday, Prod: Heather Lynn, Kimberley Datnow

NOV 3rd @ 10:00PM – THE BROWSING EFFECT

Sat 11/03/18 10:00 PM

1 – BEHIND CLOSED HEARTS

Trailer, 1 min., Rated: Not Rated, English

Dir: Anthony DiBartolo, Prod: Anthony DiBartolo

2 – THE GIRL WITH THE BANGS

Dramedy, 6 min., Rated: Not Rated, English

Dir: Wesley Alley, Prod: Amanda Markowitz, Alexa Alemanni, Roni Geva

3 – THE BROWSING EFFECT

Drama, 95 min., Rated: Not Rated, English

Dir: Michael Feinstein, Prod: Paul Perez, Roan Bibby

NOV 4th @ NOON – IN OUR BONES

Sun 11/04/18 12:00 PM

1 – I REMEMBER NICOLE

Music Video, 4 min., Rated: Not Rated, English

Dir: Renee Sotile & Mary Jo Godges, Prod: Margarita Sweet

2- LOVE & LOSS

Documentary, 22 min., Rated: Not Rated, English

Dir: Yiying Nikki Li, Prod: Stephanie Hernandez, Xiangyi Cai

3 – IN OUR BONES

Documentary, 75 min., Rated: Not Rated, English

Dir: Alex Kimura, Prod: Alex Kimura, Robert Hoffman, Gill HollandThe

NOV 4th @ 2:30PM – BLACK SITE

Sun 11/04/18 02:30 PM

1 – DON’T WANNA KNOW

Music Video, 5 min., Rated: Not Rated, English

Dir: Noah Applebaum, Prod: Teri Fruichantie

2 – CLASS ANALYSIS

Science Fiction, 15 min., Rated: Not Rated, English

Dir: Webb Pickersgill, Prod: Jim Politano, Melissa K. Webb

3 – BLACK SITE

Horror, 91 min., Rated: Not Rated, English

Dir: Tom Paton, Prod: A. Adams, G. Burt, C. Hinde, M. Iriarte, T. Paton

NOV 4th @ 5:00PM – VFF ALUMNI SHORTS PROGRAM (alphabetical order, not screening order)

Sun 11/04/18 05:00 PM

2 BY 2

Comedy, 17 min., Rated: Not Rated, English, Turkish (English Subtitles)

Dir: Mark Playne, Prod: Mark Playne, Can A. Altug

THE ASSASSIN’S APPRENTICE

Trailer, 1 min., Rated: Not Rated, English

Dir: Russ Emanuel, Prod: Howard Nash, Ryan T. Husk

HEED THE CALL

Drama, 18 min., Rated: Not Rated, English

Dir: Laura G. Chirinos, Prod: Jeremy Chang, Laura G. Chirinos

I AM DR. CHASTAIN

Thriller, 8 min., Rated: Not Rated, English

Dir: Robert Amico, Prod: Stephanie Poole

IN HOLLYWOOD

Documentary, 5 min., Rated: Not Rated, English

Dir: Jelena Zlatkovic Velickovic, Prod: Jelena Zlatkovic Velickovic

SARAH’S DREAM

Horror, 7 min., Rated: Not Rated, English

Dir: Wendy Keeling, Prod: Wendy Keeling

TIN CAN

Drama, 20 min., Rated: Not Rated, English, Spanish (English Subtitles)

Dir: Pat Battistini, Prod: Pat Battistini, Robert Francke, Carlos Ragas

UNSPOKEN

Drama, 15 min., Rated: Not Rated, English

Dir: Michael LeBlanc, Prod: Michael LeBlanc

NOV 4th @ 7:00PM – CLOSING NIGHT: I’LL BE NEXT DOOR FOR CHRISTMAS

Sun 11/04/18 07:00 PM

1 – SHADY GLEN

Trailer, 3 min., Rated: Not Rated, English

Dir: Ron Harner

2 – INVADERS

Science Fiction, 14 min., Rated: Not Rated, English

Dir: Daniel Prince, Prod: Rob Jelley

3 – I’LL BE NEXT DOOR FOR CHRISTMAS

Comedy, 95 min., Rated: Not Rated, English

Dir: David Willis, Prod: Jay Kogen, Geralyn Flood, David WIllis

18TH ANNUAL VALLEY FILM FESTIVAL

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