Coronado Island Film Fest 2017
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- DirectorAndrew CohnStarsGreg HensonShynika JakesMelissa LewisA documentary about three students determined to graduate from their high school in Indianapolis, despite the fact that the institution has one of the lowest graduation rates in the country.
- DirectorWolfgang Pfoser-AlmerStefan WolnerStarsLeo Bud WelchVencie VarnadoTim DuffyA 1932-born hard-working poor black man from the Mississippi backwoods becomes an internationally acclaimed Blues star after he releases his debut album at age 81.
- DirectorCorbin SchweitzerStarsBlake AlexanderRandy BrownArturo Guerrero CortesAs California's largest lake approaches a point of no return, one man will attempt to become the first person to walk around its hazardous shoreline in order to prevent an ecologic disaster that could impact the entire western hemisphere.
- DirectorGregory MonroStarsTrina MitchumKelly StewartJudy StewartWith his naïve air, his rangy and reassuring silhouette, the first one symbolizes success, someone who everybody wants to look like. When they shared the poster of the 'Big sleep' in 1978, those who so well represented America during more than a half-century did not suspect that they would leave together for an eternal rest in 1997. The second, behind his legendary nonchalance, is a figure of bad boy, kind-hearted hooligan that we would like to have for accomplice. For the occasion of the 20th anniversary of their disappearances, Gregory Monro wonders what is the legacy left by these two big myths of the Hollywood cinema that are James Stewart and Robert Mitchum and in which way they fed the American dream ?
- DirectorRon HowardStarsTom HanksBill PaxtonKevin BaconNASA must devise a strategy to return Apollo 13 to Earth safely after the spacecraft undergoes massive internal damage putting the lives of the three astronauts on board in jeopardy.
- DirectorJános EdelényiStarsMaitland ChandlerRuth PosnerCoco KönigWhen the question is to be or not to be, there is only one answer.
- DirectorJoe WrightStarsGary OldmanLily JamesKristin Scott ThomasIn May 1940, the fate of World War II hangs on Winston Churchill, who must decide whether to negotiate with Adolf Hitler, or fight on knowing that it could mean the end of the British Empire.
- StarsDrew GregoryBlythe DannerCharles GrodinThe rise and fall of Bernie Madoff, whose Ponzi scheme bilked $65 billion from unsuspecting victims; the largest fraud in US history.
- DirectorSteve JamesStarsWilliam GatesArthur AgeeEmma GatesA film following the lives of two inner-city Chicago boys who struggle to become college basketball players on the road to going professional.
- DirectorKurt KolajaTod MesirowA young woman is pulled from the darkness of depression by a wild pony
- DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsJoel McCreaLaraine DayHerbert MarshallOn the eve of World War II, a young American reporter tries to expose enemy agents in London.
- DirectorPete DocterBob PetersonStarsEdward AsnerJordan NagaiJohn Ratzenberger78-year-old Carl Fredricksen travels to Paradise Falls in his house equipped with balloons, inadvertently taking a young stowaway.
- DirectorCass WarnerStarsDennis HopperCass WarnerBette-Ann WarnerAn intimate portrait and saga of four film pioneers--Harry, Albert, Sam and Jack who rose from immigrant poverty through personal tragedies persevering to create a major studio with a social conscience.
- DirectorAndy GarciaStarsAndy GarciaInés SastreBill MurrayA wealthy Havana club owner and his family are torn apart by the violent sociopolitical upheaval brought about by the transition from the dictatorial regime of Batista to the Marxist revolution led by Fidel Castro in 1950s Cuba.
- DirectorBeth MurphyFollowing the hazardous journey of one of Afghanistan's pioneering girls' schools.
- DirectorRaymond De FelittaStarsAndy GarciaJulianna MarguliesSteven StraitPrison guard Vince tells Molly from acting class, that one inmate is his 24 y.o. love child. Vince takes him home to stay with his family - straight A son with fat girl fetish, college dropout/stripper daughter and cute wife.
- DirectorCass WarnerStarsDennis HopperFrom Emmy® Award nominee and acclaimed filmmaker Cass Warner Sperling comes the fascinating inside story of one of Hollywood's most compelling and enigmatic personalities. Dennis Hopper captured the world's attention with his talent in his first screen appearance, and despite his tribulations for a period of time with drugs rebounded and enraptured audiences once again. Few people understand the man who brought an almost psychotic intensity to roles in such films as "Apocalypse Now" and "Blue Velvet," and dozens of other masterpieces as well as details about the creation of his revolutionary film, "Easy Rider." One gets an inside look into the multi-talented mind of Dennis Hopper which this insightful and deeply personal interview brings forth.
- DirectorVincente MinnelliStarsGene KellyLeslie CaronOscar LevantThree friends struggle to find work in Paris. Things become more complicated when two of them fall in love with the same woman.
- DirectorMick JacksonStarsSteve MartinVictoria TennantRichard E. GrantWith the help of a talking freeway billboard, a wacky weatherman tries to win the heart of an English newspaper reporter, who is struggling to make sense of the strange world of early 1990s Los Angeles.
- DirectorMitra SenStarsRucha InamdarKaramveer ChoudharyMotilal KhanIn the Indian state of Rajasthan, near the Pakistani border, three orphaned children take in an injured adolescent boy, securing his humanity.
- DirectorMatthew J. WeissStarsAlison CrowtherJefferson CrowtherWelles Remy CrowtherThis is a story of how the courageous and selfless actions of one man can touch and inspire thousands. A documentary about Welles Remy Crowther, who saved at least ten people on September 11, 2001 at the cost of his own life.
- DirectorBetsy KalinStarsGreg BoyleJosefina LopezGeorge J. SanchezEast LA Interchange follows the evolution of working-class, immigrant Boyle Heights from multicultural to predominantly Latino and a center of Mexican-American culture. Boyle Heights was once far more diverse than most U.S. cities; Latinos, Asians, African-Americans, and the largest settlement of Jews west of Chicago lived and worked together side by side. Targeted by government policies, real estate laws and California planners, the neighborhood survived the building of the largest and busiest freeway interchange system in North America. Will Boyle Heights, like many cities across the country, survive the next round of challenges from development and gentrification?
- DirectorKlaus HäröStarsMärt AvandiUrsula RataseppHendrik Toompere Jr.Fleeing from the Russian secret police, a young Estonian fencer is forced to return to his homeland, where he becomes a physical education teacher at a local school. The past however catches up and puts him in front of a difficult choice.
- DirectorOri SivanStarsAlon AboutboulEfim RinenbergTali SharonA contemporary variation in a classical music setting of the biblical story of Abraham, Sarah and Hagar.
- DirectorMarta HouskeStarsTravisAra MadzounianOne man's struggle to help save survivors from the 20th Century's first genocide. Risking peril, Levon leads a small group to rescue the scattered, destitute survivors of the Armenian Genocide. Along the way they endure unimaginable hardships, and crossed paths with legendary figures, including Prince Faisal, and Lawrence of Arabia.
- DirectorArthur LubinStarsNelson EddySusanna FosterClaude RainsAn acid-scarred composer rises from the Paris sewers to boost his favorite opera understudy's career.
- DirectorMatt SchraderStarsMarco BeltramiJon BurlingameLeonard MaltinA look at the cinematic art of the film musical score, and the artists who create them.
- DirectorTim WarrenStarsChristopher CalahanInes CastroRobert ClarkA documentary feature film that follows Darien EMS-Post 53, the only ambulance service for the town of Darien, CT. This organization covers one of the deadliest stretches of highway off of I-95 and is rated one of the top in the nation-volunteer or paid-and it's run and operated by high school students. Shot over the course of a year with an exclusive and intimate lens into a 40 year old organization that was a part of the birth of emergency medical service, High School 911 takes you on an epic journey with unlikely heroes: Teenagers. It begs the question: What are teenagers actually capable of when given the opportunity by the adults in their lives?
- DirectorCatherine TambiniExceptional children who want to dance teach us about perseverance, inclusion, and self-acceptance in a world often blind to their very existence.
- DirectorIvan SenStarsAaron PedersenAlex RussellJacki WeaverIndigenous detective Jay Swan arrives in the town of Goldstone to search for a missing person, and his simple duty becomes complicated when he uncovers a web of crime and corruption.
- DirectorNicholas SchrunkStarsRebecca RuschHuyen NguyenIan AdamsonThe mysteries surrounding her father's death in the Vietnam war lead ultra-endurance mountain biker Rebecca Rusch on an emotional journey as she pedals 1200 miles of the Ho Chi Minh trail.
- DirectorSteve JamesStarsRoger EbertChaz EbertGene SiskelThe life and career of the renowned film critic and social commentator, Roger Ebert.
- DirectorAlicia BraunsChristine SteeleStarsDave AdamsDave BarronPaula BarronAn unlikely partnership between a Veteran's Non-profit group and a Commercial Artist leads them to discover an untold story of pain and loss from the Viet Nam war in the wreckage of an old Huey helicopter which leads to unexpected results.
- DirectorDenny TedescoStarsBrian WilsonDick ClarkCherA celebration of the musical work of a group of session musicians known as "The Wrecking Crew", a band that provided back-up instrumentals to such legendary recording artists as Frank Sinatra, The Beach Boys and Bing Crosby.
- DirectorFrancesco GabrieleStarsMark ArnoldMarah FaircloughEmma MaddockSharing the same dream two young actors embark on a journey filled with desire, determination and disappointment. When reckless Italian Alessandro meets cautious Englishwoman Celeste at a London acting school, they decide to move together to LA in the hope of striking gold in the Hollywood film industry. It tells the story of how dreams crash when faced with ugly reality, and how souls can be consumed by ambition.
- DirectorDave DavidsonAmber EdwardsStarsVince GiordanoGarrison KeillorDavid JohansenBandleader Vince Giordano keeps the Jazz Age alive with his 11-member band The Nighthawks, vintage musical instruments, and a collection of more than 60,000 original arrangements from the 1920s and '30s.
- DirectorJohn JencksStarsRoger AllamTim CharlesRod GlennDisgraced poet Ted Wallace is summoned to his friend's country manor to investigate a series of unexplained miracles.
- DirectorRaymond De FelittaStarsHodding Carter IIIFrank De FelittaYvette JohnsonWhile filming a documentary in Mississippi in 1965, Frank De Felitta forever changed the life of an African-American waiter and his family. In 2011, Frank's son returns to the Delta to examine the repercussions of that fateful encounter.
- DirectorHenry KosterStarsNancy KwanJames ShigetaBenson FongA young woman arrives in San Francisco's Chinatown from Hong Kong with the intention of marrying a rakish nightclub owner, unaware he is involved with one of his singers.
- DirectorBrad BirdStarsCraig T. NelsonSamuel L. JacksonHolly HunterWhile trying to lead a quiet suburban life, a family of undercover superheroes are forced into action to save the world.
- DirectorRaymond De FelittaStarsMichael RispoliKelly MacdonaldKathrine NarducciA dreamer finds that his wife and friends are binding him to his mediocre existence.
- DirectorMorgan DameronStarsEmma BellHope LaurenShelley LongA woman embarks on an adventure with her free-spirited sister after leaving her fiance at the altar.
- DirectorTyler SavageStarsChase JolietSara MontezDale DickeyA man inherits a beach house from his biological father, a man he never knew and thought long dead. But the dream property holds more than a few family secrets.
- DirectorAmanda Ladd-JonesStarsBen AffleckMel BrooksElizabeth M. DaleyThe untold story of the movie mogul who green lit Star Wars. And Blade Runner. And Alien. And Police Academy. And... A film about Alan Ladd Jr., producer and former 20th Century Fox chairman, directed by his daughter Amanda Ladd-Jones.
- DirectorBrent HuffStarsJimmy AngelDrake BellBindiRockabilly is a subculture whose members operate as if they are living in the 1950's. The Rockabilly World is a place where one can dare to be different.
- DirectorSteve JamesStarsThomas SungHwei Lin SungCyrus Vance Jr.A small financial institution called Abacus becomes the only company criminally indicted in the wake of the United States' 2008 mortgage crisis.
- DirectorBilly WilderStarsMarilyn MonroeTony CurtisJack LemmonAfter two male musicians witness a mob hit, they flee the state in an all-female band disguised as women, but further complications set in.