Session 1 Friday, April 15, 6:00pm – 8:30pm AMC/LOEWS Boston Common: 175 Tremont St. Boston Opening screenings and Gala Party
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THE RUDE THE MAD & THE FUNNY 5MIN
Jake Starling (Jon Brandi), a newcomer to the stand up
comedy scene, volunteers to take two legendary
comedians (Arthur Wahlberg, Ned Scannell) on a road
trip to an Atlantic City for a "Laugh-A-Ton" competition
to help raise the money to save his mothers house.
The mismatched group goes on an unforgettable
journey full of calamity and hilarious mishaps.
Written, Produced and Directed by David J. Garfield
Cast: Susan Garibotto (The Suitcase), Emma
Gruttadauria, Sam Pannier (Mission Park), Chuck
Slavin, Jennifer Gjulameti, Erica McDermott (The
Fighter), Sarah Nicklin (Nun of That), and Stephen
Martin.
(USA/BOSTON)
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PATRIMONY 16min
Patrimony focuses on a critical moment in the
relationship between an elderly man and his
daughter-in-law following the unexpected death of his
son/her husband.
Cast: Robert Vaughn, Melissa Errico, and Sarah
deLima
Written & Directed by Donald Marcus
Producers: Catherine Giarrusso, Donald Marcus
Executive Producers: Lisa Milligan, Ellen Parks
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AY LAV YU 100min
Yusuf Agha and its whole family have been living in an
abandoned village in Turkey for over a century. When
Yusuf's 30-year old son Ibrahim returns to his
homeland after finishing his military service, he wants
to introduce his love Jessica, an American girl he fell in
love with, to his family. After Jessica manages to take
her family to Tinne to meet Ibrahim's parents, different
cultures and philosophies become part of the same
comedy.
Cast: Kathie Gill, Mariel Hemingway, Sermiyan Midyat
and Steve Guttenberg
Writer/ Director: Sermiyan Midyat
Producer: Ebru Yalcin
(Turkey)
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