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The Future is Never
Seeding the next manifesto—try being absorbed by the future, see how you like it. This is a film that will not settle or allow itself to be. This is dark architecture, which demands the wrongful arrest of man’s unthinking. THE FUTURE IS NEVER is a film of unpardonable action.
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Half-Life of War
Over 30 wars and 1.5 million dead soldiers are memorialized at sites across the United States. How many of us see the radioactive trace of these past conflicts? What is the best way to remember the trauma of war?
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Happy Fun Room
Sam, the host of the once-popular children’s television show “Happy Fun Room,” clashes with her child co-stars, recalcitrant crew, and unsupportive studio execs as her career and life fall to pieces. “Happy Fun Room” teaches kids how to be safe in an insanely dangerous world. But the world has changed and the show’s messages may no longer apply. Can Sam prevent her past fears from making her a monster in the present?
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Havana Motor Club
HAVANA MOTOR CLUB tells a personal, character-driven story about Cuba's vibrant community of underground drag racers and their quest to hold Cuba's first official car race since shortly after the 1959 Revolution. It tackles how Cuba’s recent reforms — the owning of property, allowance of small businesses, and greater exchange between Cubans, Cuban Americans, tourists, and other foreigners — have affected the lives of these racers and their families. One racer enlists the help of a Cuban American patron in Miami to bring in parts for his modern Porsche. His main competitor is a renowned mechanic who uses ingenuity rather than resources to create a racing machine out of his 1955 Chevy Bel Air. Another racer ponders whether he will participate in the race or sell his motor — one that he recovered on the ocean floor from a ship used to smuggle Cubans off the island — in order to flee Cuba on a raft headed to Florida. Meanwhile, the race itself is in jeopardy of coming to fruition due to factors ranging from its status as an elitist sport to the arrival of the Pope in Cuba. Through the experiences of these racers and their community, HAVANA MOTOR CLUB explores how Cuba is changing today but also what its future holds in light of Obama's recent move to normalize relations with the island nation.
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Here Come the Videofreex
Here Come the Videofreex! tells the story of the most radical video collective of the 1960’s and 70’s. It is the quirky tale of ten people’s optimism and creativity, and their vision of what television could have become at a time when the three big networks ruled the TV airwaves.
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The Hoax
The HOAX' is an independent examination of the abuse of power and lack of regulation in the homeowners' association (HOA) industry; a business whose key selling point is the protection of property values. The HOAX' is an independent examination of the abuse of power and lack of regulation in the homeowners' association (HOA) industry; a business whose key selling point is the protection of property values.
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Hongje-dong
"The film was shot with a mobile phone At 2am, a couple talks on a video call. Girlfriend notices footsteps approaching her and she is in her house by herself. Someone gets closer and closer to her house and finally breaks in. Her boyfriend immediately gets in a taxi and heads to her house. However all he has is a phone in his hand and there is nothing he can do at the moment."
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Honoring Paul Bosner
" In a career that spanned more than 48 years, Paul Bosner answered to several titles in the arts and entertainment world and chronicled much of life through a lens. At KERA-TV, 1969-70, Bosner had a major role in getting the legendary program NEWSROOM on the air. Bosner is well known as one of the principal originators and producer of the first 14 episodes of AUSTIN CITY LIMITS, the iconic show that appears on PBS stations nationwide and is the longest-running music program in television history. Bosner also served as President Truman’s personal photographer in 1948 and was a freelance consignment photojournalist for the Magnum Agency in New York in 1949 to 1950. He was a television cameraman for CBS in New York for 19 years, working on shows such as STUDIO ONE, PLAYHOUSE 90, numerous other drama series and JACKIE GLEASON SHOW and covering numerous news events. Bosner later turned his talents to instructional television, holding various executive positions within the industry in Israel, the United States and England. He produced and directed for television ROMEO and JULIET to 26 episodes of GOVERNMENT BY CONSENT, an introduction to U.S. government for college students. Bosner was director of production of LeCroy Center for Educational Telecommunications at Dallas County Community College District from 1992 to 1998, after working as a producer/director at LeCroy for 10 years. Bosner’s numerous awards include a Life magazine award for his photographic work, an Emmy in 1955 for Best Live Television Camera Work for the dramatic series STUDIO ONE and a Bronze Apple in 1994 from National Educational Film & Video Festival for LIVING WITH HEALTH, an introduction to health and wellness for college students. He earned a Career Achievement Award in Distance Education from Instructional Telecommunications Council in 1997. Bosner, a Dallas resident since 1969, holds a bachelor’s degree in fine arts from Southern Methodist University in Dallas. "
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Houston Film Commission's Texas Filmmaker's Showcase 2015
the 2015 Texas Filmmaker's Showcase! Every year the Houston Film Commission puts together an exceptional collection of Texas-made short films and this year is no different. We look forward to sharing this collection in Los Angeles and all around Texas in the fall of 2015:
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How to Rob a House
"Two thieves get a tip on a house that they can't pass up. But they get confused on the details and when they arrive for the job, the homeowner is there. Even their plan to get out of the house fails and they are left to the mercy of the mysterious homeowner."
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