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glorious destiny awaited him. Now in his sixties, his health failing and resources dwindling, Joe is presented with one last shot at greatness. Fairmont 1


ONE LIFE


Documentary, 89mins. IM Global. Dir: Martha Holmes, Mike Gunton. Key cast: Daniel Craig. A celebration of the most brilliant and imaginative stories of survival from the animal kingdom. Fairmont 5


POOLBOY: DROWNING OUT THE FURY Action/adventure, comedy, 96mins. Camelot Entertainment Group. Dir: Garrett Brawith. Key cast: Kevin Sorbo, Danny Trejo, Jason Mewes. Vietnam veteran Sal Bando, tortured by his past as a Poolboy, returns home to Van Nuys, California and a country he doesn’t recognise, since it seems only Mexicans run pool- cleaning companies. Bando sets off on a brutal mission to reclaim his “rightful” vocation and enact revenge on the man who killed his wife and son. Fairmont 3


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SEVEN DAYS IN UTOPIA Drama, 95mins. Mission Pictures International. Dir: Matt Russell. Key cast: Lucas Black, Robert Duvall, Melissa Leo. Laemmle Monica 1


SUMMER IN ORANGE Comedy, 110mins. Beta Cinema. Dir: Marcus H. Rosenmuller. Key cast: Amber Bongard, Petra Schmidt-Schaller, Beela Baumann. A culture clash comedy about a time when self- discovery was not yet mainstream. Laemmle Monica 4


TRANSCENDENTMAN Documentary, 83mins. Shoreline Entertainment. Dir: Robert Barry Ptolemy. Key cast: Raymond Kurzweil, Sonya Kurzweil.


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Andy Taggert wanted to be a serious actor, but found his fame as Vick Velour, adult film star. Disillusioned and trapped, Andy walks off the set and lands himself in a mental hospital. His estranged parents pick him up and take him to their Arizona retirement community where Andy’s troubles seemingly all but disappear until his past unexpectedly comes back to haunt him. Fairmont 1


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SCENTS AND SENSIBILITY Romantic comedy, 100mins. Lightning Entertainment. Dir: Brian Brough. Key cast: Ashley Williams, Marla Sokoloff, Nick Zano. Elinor and Marianne find themselves penniless after their father is


Chronicles the life and ideas of Ray Kurzweil, an inventor and futurist that presents his bold vision of the Singularity, a point in the near future when technology will be changing so rapidly that we will have to enhance ourselves with artificial intelligence to keep up. Fairmont 4


ZAMBEZIA Animation, 85mins. CMG — Cinema Management Group. Dir: Wayne Thornley. Key cast: Jeremy Suarez, Abigail Breslin, Jeff Goldblum. On the edge of a majestic waterfall, in the heart of Africa, lies the amazing bird city of Zambezia, led by wise and battle- tested Sekhuru. Our young falcon hero Kai leaves his remote outpost against his father’s wishes to join the prestigious Hurricane defence flyers fiercely trained by Ajax to patrol the skies keeping Zambezia safe. Criterion 2


charged with swindling investors and his fortune is taken away. They struggle to find jobs where their family name won’t be held against them. Now they must fend for themselves, in life and love, as they meet potential suitors. Fairmont 2


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BENEATH THE DARKNESS Thriller, 100mins. The Little Film Company. Dir: Martin Guigui. Key cast: Dennis Quaid, Aimee Teegarden, Tony Oller. After watching the murder of their best friend, a desperate group of teens battle against the authorities to expose a local hero as the vicious killer, unravel the grim secrets inside his “haunted” house, and avoid becoming his next victims. Ocean Screenings 1


IMPERFECT LOVE Romantic drama, 73mins. Cinema do Brasil. Dir: Marcio de Lemos. Key cast: Patricia Pichamone, Felipe Kannenberg. Ten years after their break-up, Julio and Ana meet again one day before he moves to Norway. A casual invitation from Julio will take them on a journey through the city of Sao Paulo, that will reignite this old love. Fairmont 2


LESSONS OF A DREAM Drama, 113mins. Beta Cinema. Dir: Sebastian Grobler. Key cast: Daniel Bruhl, Burghart Klaussner, Justus Von Dohnanyi. In 1874, a young teacher in Germany experiments with a highly contested way of teaching English to his students: by introducing football Laemmle Monica 4


LOST IN PARADISE Drama, 103mins. Fortissimo Films. Dir: Ngoc Dang Vu. Key cast: Manh Hai Luong, Ho Vinh Khoa. A young man with a romantic and innocent soul leaves his poor village for Sai Gon, the bustling southern city with the hope of finding an alternative to his boring country life. It doesn’t take long before he finds city life both heavenly and infernal. In time, he discovers his instincts as he falls in love with Lam, a male prostitute. Unaware of Lam’s work until his ex-boyfriend appears, Khoa’s relationship then deviates into misunderstandings, jealousy and tragedy. Le Merigot 1


VALLEY OF THE SUN Romantic comedy, drama, 103mins. VMI Worldwide. Dir: Stokes McIntyre. Key cast: Johnny Whitworth, Graham Greene.


Lightning Entertainment Thriller, horror, 100mins. Dir: Jonathan Neil Dixon. Key cast: Corey Page, Michael Windeyer. Travelling through a remote region of the Australian countryside, a road-tripping group of friends encounters a female stranger desperately in need of their help. What unfolds next is a shocking and unrelenting game of cat-and-mouse and psychological terror as they are victimised by three unknown strangers. Fairmont 4


ZOMBIE BITE Horror, Thriller, 86mins. JeTi Films. Dir: King Jeff. Key cast: King Jeff, Gorio, Charlie Hollins Sr. Jack Romero has been bitten by a Zombie and has three days before he either turns into one or not depending on his blood type, which he does not know. Le Merigot 2


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THEWOODSMAN AND THE RAIN Drama, comedy, 129mins. Kadokawa Shoten Co. Dir: Shuichi Okita. Key cast: Shun Oguri, Koji Yakusyo. Katsu, a 60-year-old lumberjack, lives in a small, tranquil village in the mountains. When a film crew suddenly arrives to shoot a zombie movie, Katsu finds himself unwittingly roped into assisting the production and increasingly frustrated by the pushy crew. Le Merigot 1


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