100 FILMS RETREAT #3 SCREENINGS & SELECTIONS
DAY #1 - TUESDAY DECEMBER 12, 2023 - out of competition
7:00 pm PST OPENING EVENT
USA's~Sweetest Vacation Producer John Michael Elfers 15th Memorial Screening (10:00}
Non-Competing productions playing in a loop along with Competing COMMERCIALS
CALIFORNIA WINE TASTING RECEPTIONS START EACH FESTIVALING BLOCK OF SHORT FILMS
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DAYS #2 & #3 - WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY DECEMBER 13 & 14, 2023 IN-COMPETITION FILMS (appearance order)
DAY #2 - WEDNESDAY December 12th
12:00pm DOCUMENTARIES {23:14}
7. Malawi’s “Crimes Against Children: Ep.1 ~ Leniancy in Sexual Exploitation Laws” by Dr. Lisa Spencer {2:00}
8. Chile’s “Jorge Peña Hen ~ The Last Hours of the Maestro” by Alvaro Riquelme S. {13:59}
9. USA’s “The Signal And The Noise” by Jim Hannah {7:15}
1:00 pm EXPERIENTIAL {12:11}
10. India’s “Vlog” by Vihang Suryavanshi {6:14}
11. Czech Republic’s “Fantastic Adventure of Lint from Bellybuton” by Gabriela Cizkova {2:30}
12. Russian Federation’s “Exam Fever” by Fyodor Papine {9:41}
2:00 pm SIX CONTINENTS {20:08}
13. Danial H. Zakaira’s “Infantry 6A” depicts Albania, Australia, Bolivia, France, Malaysia, Uganda, UK & USA {2:00}
14. Mexico’s “Who Is God” by Oscar Adan Lopez Parres {3:05}
15. Venezuela’s “Malevolent” by German L. Ramos Briñez {13:00}
*16. Vietnam & USA’s “Erased Trailer” Produced by Bessy Quynh Van {2:03}
4:00 - 5:30 pm BREAK
6:00 pm YOUTH {21:25}
17. China’s “The Allergy” Submitted by Elan {13:41}
*18. USA’s “I Walk with Ghosts” by Grant Clover {7:44}
8:00 pm DRAMA {38:44}
19. Ukraine’s “Choice (2023)” by Andrii Vasylovych Komakha {16:59}
*20. USA’s “Beneath Her Sorrows” by Juan Manuel Villegas {16:45}
21. Turkey’s “Noa” by Eldar Bora {5:00}
10:00 pm DARK {26:21}
22. Poland’s “Artery” Produced by Katarzyna Kozieł {13:41}
*23. Ireland’s "NeverAlone" by Christian Gerring {12:40}
DAY #3 - THURSDAY December 13th
10:00 am ELDERS {39:55}
24. Taiwan & Australia’s “Ah-Ma: A Tale of Two Generations” by Ying Chu {15:30}
25. Brazil’s “The Invisible” by Guga Lemes {2:59}
26. USA’s “Cleveland” by Lily Daroff {7:09}
27. USA’s “All For You” by Dawn Reavis {14:27}
12:00 pm LITE FARE {33:15}
28. South Africa’s “Last Night of Lockdown” by Lukas Potgieter {14:00}
29. United Kingdom’s “The Indulgence of Viv le Vac” by Danny Shaw {2:00}
30. Switzerland’s “Unsorted” by Daniel Gönczy {4:00}
31. Spain’s “Weakness“ by Antonio Orbe {13:15}
2:00 pm CARIBBEAN TRAVEL FILMS Screen Outside of Competition
#32-55 COUNTRIES INCLUDE: Antigua, Aruba, The Bahamas, Barbados, Bonaire, British Virgin Islands, The Cayman Islands, Cozumel, Cuba, Curacao, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Jamaica, Martinique, Porto Rico, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Martin, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, St. Lucia, Turks and Caicos plus the US Virgin Islands
FINAL ACTIVITY
6:00 pm AWARDS CEREMONY on Facebook / Instagram Live from Rancho Cucamonga
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OUTSIDE OF COMPETITION OFFICIAL SELECTIONS
COUNTRY ALPHABETICAL ORDER
56. Australia’s “Veena - The Strings Of Resilience” by Danan Thilakanathan
57. Bangladesh’s “Time” by Shopno Samudra
58. Belgium’s “1813” by Mateo Fromont
59. Canada & Brazil’s “Dores” by Gabriela Antonini Escovedo
60. Finland’s “Heatwave” by Carla Pekander
61. Iran’s “The Good and Evil” by Shayan Poushesh
62. Italy’s “Uneasiness” by Antonio Maria Cortese
63. Morocco’s “Scenes from Salé” by Imrane Rahani
64. Nigeria + Trinidad & Tobago’s “When the Monsters Come Out” by James Amuta
65. Peru’s “Tacneñas Women and the Flag Procession” by Rosi Helé Castellanos del Portal
66. Philippines’s “Please Remember” by Direk Bee
67. Slovakia’s “Recall” by Erik Jasaň
68. Sweden’s “Waking Up In Paradise” by Harald Neslein Sandø
69. USA’s “Chef’s Kiss” by Jason Burke Nicholls
70. USA’s “CTPR 508” by Ben Guest
71. USA’s “Space Rider” Produced by Addy Ghani
72. USA’s “The Perfect Shot: Antarctica” Produced by Artem Shestakov
STAFF PRODUCTIONS Screening Outside of Competition
include the 11th ever Phillip E Walker Acting Retrospective Series
73. “Living Ledge” Produced by Phillip Eugene Walker {4:07} before EXPERIMENTAL
74 “Darkroom” by David Schell {8:44} before DRAMA
75. “Dark Offerings Commercial” by Katherine Phillips {0:24} before DARK
76. “Celebrating Me” commercial by Johnnie Mae Green & PhilE {0:30} before ELDERS
77. “On The Rocks” Trailer Produced by Phillip Eugene Walker {0:48} CLOSING VIDEO
PAST QUARTERS RE-SELECTIONS
78. Afghanistan’s “News” by Sayed mohsen Hossaini
79. Algeria’s “Just A Show” by Mustapha Benghernaout ^
80. Armenia”s “Better Love” by David Sexta
81. Bahran’s “In My Shoes” by Loay Tattan
82. Columbia’s “Earth Man” by Manuel Jose Martinez Arcos ^
83. Egypt’s “The Happy Farm” by Ghadir Fahim Eid
84. Georgia’s “SML (10 minute version)” by Eleni Morchadze
85. Greece’s “Sea Temptations” by Zoe Szymon ^
86. Hong Kong’s “As You Are” by Victoria Elen Drave ^
87. Indonesia’s “Loma” by Della Ayu Kartika
88. Israel’s “Unconsensual” by Ido Fruchter ^
89. Kazakstan’s “Knowledge” by Шерхан Жиенкул
90. Kenya’s “Mercy” Written by Georgia Fernandes
91. Kosovo’s “Eternally Child” by Lorena Sopi
92. Kyrgystan’s “Traces on the Wall” Produced by Films of Central Asia ^
93. Lithuania’s “Rescue” by Ivan Shalaev
94. New Zealand’s “The Choices We Make” by Joachim E.H. Lang ^
95. Norway’s “When the Tea Gets Cold” by Arian Nowbahari ^
96. Portugal’s “Coimbra’s Sights” by Bruno Teixeira
97. Syria’s “Fish” by Rama Abdi
98. Tanzania & Germany’s “Ukungu” by Johannes Horak
99. Tunisia’s “Aquarium by Nüman Noomén
100. Uganda’s “Nalubale” by Nickson Kamau.
^ = Award Nominated
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