Boston International Film Festival SESSION 7 Saturday, June 7, 10:30pm – 12:00am Tryst – 6min Victoria is on a routine business trip and decides to take an evening by herself, but she is soon joined by man who has other plans and her trip takes an interesting turn. Director, Writer: Barry Gribble Executive Producer: Joy Haynes Alternate Endings – 14min Susan is a loner, a successful photojournalist who is never afraid to step into harm’s way to 'get the story.' A last-minute assignment from her editor sends her once more into action, but on this fateful day she steps too close, and is shot and wounded in a Los Angeles gang clash. Essentially a prisoner in her home as she recovers from her injuries, she is forced to deal not only with her estranged mother, but with the omnipresent television images of the violent world in which she lives. Upon witnessing the near- abduction of a child next door, she is flooded with memories, and must ultimately make the choice to confront her painful past. Director, Writer: Elisabeth Fry Producer: John Duffy You Better Watch Out – 22min “You Better Watch Out” is a wickedly dark comedy about a department store Santa Claus who is kidnapped by two disgruntled brothers who want to know why they never received the presents they wanted throughout their childhood. And now they want Santa to pay for all those disappointing Christmas mornings. Director: Steve Callen Executive Producers: David Minear, Jay Cassels, Jules Callen, Mike Green, Richard Mehrtens, Roger Tompkins Nina Quebrada – 23min Niña Quebrada is the story of Lucena, a teenage girl who runs away from her family in Mexico for the love of a boyfriend who promises her a better life in Los Angeles. The reality, unbeknownst to her, is that she has stepped into a nightmarish world of child prostitution and sex trafficking. Director, Co-Writer: Jen Kleiner Co-Writers: Danny Klein, Diana Romero The Reckoning – 22min This powerful thriller centers on the explosive confrontation between an emotionally scarred young man named Bobbie (Steve Braun), who has carried a terrible secret since childhood, and the man who betrayed him years ago (Jack McGee). Concerned that his relationship with his girlfriend Gina (Julia Jones) has stalled, Bobbie knows one thing: before they can go forward, he must go back – back to the moment his life changed forever. And in doing so, Bobbie is stunned to discover his retaliation uncovers a shocking new revelation. Director, Writer: Rob Lawe Producer: Monica Goss Hole in the Paper Sky – 33min Howard Ferp (Jason Clarke) is a brilliant yet misanthropic math and chess genius. He leads a quiet, isolated life devoted entirely to his work. When his work study position is eliminated he is forced to take a new job at the university Psycholgy department where he meets two kindred spirits, Karen (Jessica Biel) and a doomed laboratory dog. Howard risks everything important to him to save the dog and in return might just save himself. Director, Co-Writer: Bill Purple Producer: Michelle Purple Al’s Beef – 35min Barefoot, exhausted, and covered head to toe in blood, a mysterious woman wanders into a desolate frontier town, causing a stir with the few remaining town folk and provoking the ire of the local sheriff who is hellbent on cleaning up the town and making it a respectable place to live. When the stranger takes off her hat and reveals a man's name cattle branded into her forehead, it becomes clear to the town folk that she's got revenge on her mind, and she won't stop looking until she finds the man that's done her wrong. Director, Writer, Producer: Dennis Hauck Producers: Aimee Barth, Jacob Motz