Cinequest 2014
Movies playing at the Cinequest film festival in 2014
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- DirectorPeter FranzénStarsOlavi AngervoMatleena KuusniemiMilja TuunainenA ravishing story about little Pete and his survival and growth in the gray area between love and fear.
- DirectorSimon ChristenAdrift is a love letter to the fog of the San Francisco Bay Area. The film maker chased it for over two years to capture the magical interaction between the soft mist, the ridges of the California coast and the iconic Golden Gate Bridge. The film showcases a unique way of looking at the movement of fog, which is usually hidden in time. Simon Christen lifts us above that thick cold blanket to reveal a beautiful ocean that crests, flows and ebbs. Only the highest points of the city and it's bridges can peek through, becoming adrift, while the rest is caressed by this natural beauty.Short from Shorts 7 program
- DirectorJorge Gil MunarrizStarsEsteban ArrietaLourdes ArrietaMentxu ArrietaLourdes and Mentxu Arrieta were born with a serious problem: although they were sisters and used to spend all their time together, an illness concerning their bodies prevent them for communicating among them. They couldn't use neither voice or their hands. Till the day they found their own and original way to do it. A communacting system that was completely original and everyone around them thought it was crazy. A language that that has been totally secret for the last 30 years... till now.The Arrietta Method
- DirectorJoshua OverbayStarsTodd BagleyShannon Kathleen BakerLuke BeaversAfter the death of the Prophet, a man is called to lead his small religious sect as they anxiously await the end of the world they were promised.
- DirectorStefano LodovichiStarsMaria Vittoria BarrellaLorenzo ColombiIlaria GiachiThe first time is unforgettable, especially if the video ends up on the web.Asquared
- DirectorCorbin BillingsStarsDavion BlandMoy GutierrezEmily PatrickBite Size tells the stories of 4 kids around the country as they embark on a journey to become healthier and lose weight. All it takes is someone to believe in you and the will to try.
- DirectorMatt WinnStarsTom BurkeNatalie DormerRufus SewellA thirty something couple, concerned that they're out of touch and no longer fashionable, decide to rectify the situation by dragging themselves to the latest hip brunch eatery. As they journey through London, they discuss the idiosyncrasies of their friends and the ups and down of their aberrant relationships. However, when they bump into Tom, an uber-hipster friend of theirs, what he reveals puts their quest into a thoroughly different light.Short from Shorts 7 program
- DirectorBill PlymptonStarsSophia TakalJeremy BaumannAlex MarkowitzIn a fateful bumper car collision, Jake and Ella meet and become the most loving couple in the long history of romance. But when a scheming "other" woman drives a wedge of jealousy into their perfect courtship, insecurity and hatred spell out an untimely fate. With only the help of a disgraced magician and his forbidden "soul machine", Ella takes the form of Jake's numerous lovers, desperately fighting through the malfunction and deceit as they try to reclaim their destiny.
- DirectorRok BicekStarsIgor SamoborNatasa Barbara GracnerTjasa ZeleznikRelations between the students and the new teacher of German are extremely tense. When one female student commits suicide, her schoolmates blame the teacher for her death. An awareness that things are not quite so black and white comes too late... (based on true events)
- DirectorRyan Bruce LeveyStarsMick Petitpas RoselandTwo men plus three decades, equals a love of a lifetime.Short shown before Sex(ed): The Movie
- DirectorMarlon JohnsonDennis SchollChad TingleDeep City is an inspirational story that explores the early days of soul music in South Florida, the pioneers of that era and their lasting contributions to the broader American musical landscape. During mid-1960s Miami, producers Willie Clarke and Johnny Pearsall masterminded Deep City Records. Both from the mean streets of Miami, this duo honed the business and musical skills learned in college and went on to change the face of soul music in Miami, and eventually the country by creating the first black-owned record label in Florida. Deep City is a documentary that delves into the life and times of these groundbreaking producers, their label, the unique artists they spawned and the remarkable era in which they accomplished it.
- DirectorMohammad GhorbankarimiStarsIman AfsharMohsen HosseiniAyoub AfsharA poetic, visual treat about a young boy in search of his mother who was lost at sea more than eight years ago, the story inspires courage, hope and determination.
- DirectorRichard ShepardStarsJude LawRichard E. GrantDemián BichirAfter spending 12 years in prison for keeping his mouth shut, notorious safe-cracker Dom Hemingway is back on the streets of London looking to collect what he's owed.
- DirectorAnthony LuceroStarsDiana Elizabeth TorresYutaka TakeuchiRodrigo Duarte ClarkAn immigrant single mother disenfranchised by her regular life decides to take a chance working at a Japanese restaurant and realises her dreams to become a sushi chef to provide a better future to her family.
- DirectorFrauke FinsterwalderStarsGisela AderholdChristoph BachMargit CarstensenA number of individuals in Germany whose lives are connected in some ways, and all of them have dark sides which may shock us to the core.
- DirectorSarah SmickStarsRyan HansenJames ImmekusZach McGowanA dark comedy about a social media junkie who fakes his own death via social media just to see which of his "friends" will show up to the funeral.
- DirectorRyan CooglerStarsMichael B. JordanMelonie DiazOctavia SpencerThe story of Oscar Grant III, a 22-year-old Bay Area resident, who crosses paths with friends, enemies, family, and strangers on the last day of 2008.Event with film critic Kenneth Turan
- DirectorThien DoStarsNguyen HauJayvee Mai The HiepPhuong Anh LeuA man of dubious background, Lucky Loc has worked his way into respectable society as the owner of a company producing high-end ceremonial gifts to be burned as offerings to the dead. When his luck takes a sudden nosedive, he's convinced that it has to do with a torn money note which he slipped to a salesgirl at a flower shop, knowing local businesses don't accept damaged money. Believing that the same bill is his lucky charm, he scrambles to retrieve it from her. Complications arise when she decides to hold it for ransom. Set in Vietnam, Tien Chua is a social satire about a man struggling to survive the increasingly materialistic world with his soul and sanity intact, or at least partially intact.Funny Money
- DirectorDon McKellarStarsTaylor KitschBrendan GleesonLiane BalabanTo survive, a dying Newfoundland fishing village must convince a young doctor to take up residence by any means necessary.Opening night film
- DirectorDome KarukoskiStarsPeter FranzénLaura BirnJasper PääkkönenNeo-Nazi falls in love with a woman who has a black son and finds himself fighting with conflicting feelings.
- DirectorMárk BodzsárStarsAndrás ÖtvösRoland RábaTamás Keresztes1992. Milan Kolarov escapes from Yugoslavia to Hungary. Shortly after that, he gets recruited by paramedics, who are making big money of selling identities of the people died in the ambulance on the way to the hospital.
- DirectorDon HardyDana NachmanStarsSean PennA documentary that explores chemicals found in everyday household products.
- DirectorReshef LeviStarsSasson GabayMoni MoshonovPatrick StewartIn Jerusalem, a bullied teen befriends his grandfather and long lost uncle and soon they decide to solve their financial problems by robbing a bank.
- DirectorPawel PawlikowskiStarsAgata KuleszaAgata TrzebuchowskaDawid OgrodnikA novice nun about to take her vows uncovers a family secret dating back to the German occupation.