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Sat
3
Please join us for a tour of our exhibitions, Point/Counterpoint: Contemporary Mexican Photography & Defining Boundaries in American Sign Language. There will be two tours starting at 11:00 a.m. & 12:00 p.m.
Mon
5
MARCH 5TH @ 6PM
San Diego Film Week: Love All You Have Left (2017)
Matt Sivertson | 76 mins
click here to watch the trailer
Distraught after the death of her young daughter, Juliette discovers a girl who claims to be Anne Frank living in her attic.
Mon
5
SAN DIEGO FILM WEEK: A Woman’s Place – Shorts Program
7:30PM | A Woman's Place / 90 min program of shorts
Supporting and showcasing women on the big-screen is important now more than ever. This block features films that were made with women in prominent positions behind the camera. Whether it’s as a producer, director, DP or writer or editor, this block just goes to show you that A Woman’s Place is on the big screen!
The Empire SUSAN DAVIS / A WOMAN'S PLACE / UNITED STATES / 2017 / 6 MINS
When the family Matriarch of a multimillion dollar pie conglomerate dies, the family is assembled to hear the reading of the will and thats when it all goes south.
I am DACA Anibal Alcaraz | A Woman's Place / United States / 2017 / Immigration, Latino, Social Justice / 10 mins / English / Color / Digital
A documentary looking to humanize the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program and shine a light on those closely affected by it.
Noticed Javier Augusto Nunez | A Woman's Place / United States / 2017 / 5 mins / English / Color / Cannon Digital
Renata’s addiction to social media and to being Noticed by men drives her boyfriend Nick insane triggering his deepest insecurities. Nick decides to convince his co worker Robert to make a move on Renata and prove her unfaithfulness.
When a man and a women’s need to be Noticed is greater than having a relationship the games begin.
Pass/Fail cassidy mitchell, Tristan Vakili | A Woman's Place / United States / 2017 / 6 mins / English / Color / 4k
Can robots learn to love?
Call Me Ma’am
Transicion Heriberto Murrietta y Fernanda Martinez | A Woman's Place / Mexico / 4 mins
What’s My Line? Nalini Asha Biggs | A Woman's Place / United States / 2016 / art, Autism, Design, disability, Drawing, Experimental, Painting / 8 mins / Color / Digital
When I was little I never knew what to say. So, I drew. Since I was very, very small I’ve kept a small sketchbook with me. I take it with me everywhere. I draw the world, and sometimes I collage pieces of things. It’s never been for anyone else, my sketchbook. It’s just how I survive in a world that simple isn’t designed for me, an Autistic person. Because drawing is transformative. It’s meditative. This is a visual essay of what I experience when I hyperfocus on art, something only people like me can do. Drawing is the purest projection of my own soul.
In This Program
Blindness
ANNETTE CYR / A WOMAN'S PLACE / UNITED STATES / 2017 / ART, ARTIST, DISABILITY, DRAMA, ELDERCARE, WOMAN / 15 MINS
An artist struggles to finish her paintings for a major exhibition. Her father, going blind, moves in with her. That night she cannot see the stars. Her dealer cancels her upcoming show. She learns she has the same gene for blindness as her father. She rejects her father’s suggestion she do something else besides art. She hears him relearn to play a Chopin nocturne wonderfully. Inspired, she An artist struggles to finish paintings for a major show, as her father, now going blind, moves in with her. She learns she has the same gene for blindness. He has given up astronomy and relearns a Chopin nocturne. She refuses to do something else besides art. Inspired by his playing, she creates sparkling sculptures in wire, like the stars she can no longer see. works in wire, a visual and tactile medium. She looks at her new work with pride, sparkling in the dusk, not unlike stars in the night sky.
The Empire SUSAN DAVIS / A WOMAN'S PLACE / UNITED STATES / 2017 / 6 MINS
When the family Matriarch of a multimillion dollar pie conglomerate dies, the family is assembled to hear the reading of the will and thats when it all goes south.
I am DACA Anibal Alcaraz | A Woman's Place / United States / 2017 / Immigration, Latino, Social Justice / 10 mins / English / Color / Digital
A documentary looking to humanize the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program and shine a light on those closely affected by it.
Noticed Javier Augusto Nunez | A Woman's Place / United States / 2017 / 5 mins / English / Color / Cannon Digital
Renata’s addiction to social media and to being Noticed by men drives her boyfriend Nick insane triggering his deepest insecurities. Nick decides to convince his co worker Robert to make a move on Renata and prove her unfaithfulness.
When a man and a women’s need to be Noticed is greater than having a relationship the games begin.
Pass/Fail cassidy mitchell, Tristan Vakili | A Woman's Place / United States / 2017 / 6 mins / English / Color / 4k
Can robots learn to love?
Call Me Ma’am
Transicion Heriberto Murrietta y Fernanda Martinez | A Woman's Place / Mexico / 4 mins
What’s My Line? Nalini Asha Biggs | A Woman's Place / United States / 2016 / art, Autism, Design, disability, Drawing, Experimental, Painting / 8 mins / Color / Digital
When I was little I never knew what to say. So, I drew. Since I was very, very small I’ve kept a small sketchbook with me. I take it with me everywhere. I draw the world, and sometimes I collage pieces of things. It’s never been for anyone else, my sketchbook. It’s just how I survive in a world that simple isn’t designed for me, an Autistic person. Because drawing is transformative. It’s meditative. This is a visual essay of what I experience when I hyperfocus on art, something only people like me can do. Drawing is the purest projection of my own soul.
Mon
5
MARCH 5TH @ 9PM: San Diego Film Week: Just For Laughs – Shorts Program
San Diego loves comedy. Just for Laughs features a variety of comedy shorts that will have you giggling.
In This Program
Jordan Hates the Writing Directed by Ryan Casselman
The Coatsworth-Higgins of San Junipero Directed by Jonathan Hammond
A whimsical family comedy about the murder of their neighbor, and the Police Detective’s attempts at solving said murder.
The Patio: A Bad Parody To Bad Movie Directed by Mark Atkinson
An intentionally bad parody to the unintentionally bad 2003 cult movie The Room.
Mickey and Friends Directed by Tyler J. Oakley
It ain't easy being the Mouse. Mickey and his producer frantically search for ways to keep up with their aging audience.
Back to One Directed by Rommel Andaya
A Whole Intervention Directed by Jason Ferrell
A man in need of a serious attitude adjustment is confronted by his friends and family for a personality intervention.
Tue
6
Join us in the evening on Tuesday, March 6 for an exciting presentation by photographer Dan Winters in MOPA's beautiful Joan and Irwin Jacobs Theater. Dan will share his life's work, the challenges and opportunities of working in the commercial world, and will field questions from attendees about his craft. Don't miss this fantastic opportunity by reserving your spot today!
About Dan:
Dan Winters is an award-winning photographer who is best known for his celebrity portraits, photojournalism and illustrations. His work has been featured in a variety of publications including GQ, Vanity Fair, TIME, The New York Times Magazine, National Geographic, The New Yorker, Rolling Stone and WIRED. His range of clients include HBO, Amazon, Netflix, Apple, Microsoft, Samsung, Warner Brothers, Paramount, Universal, Sony, RCA and Interscope. He’s had multiple solo gallery exhibitions in New York, Los Angeles and a solo exhibition at the Telfair Museum Jepson Center for the Arts in Savannah. His work is in permanent collections at the National Portrait Gallery, Museum of Fine Art in Houston, the Telfair Museum and The Harry Ransom Center.
Aside from an impressive client list and overall body of work, Dan has a collection of successful books in publication that address a variety of subjects, including Road To Seeing, a deep dive into his personal journey in photography and The Grey Ghost, a selection of 30 years of New York street photography. He currently splits his time between Austin, Los Angeles and Savannah Georgia with his wife and son.
About APA-SD:
APA (American Photographic Artists) is a volunteer organization, run by photographers for photographers. APA’s goal is to establish and promote professional practices, standards and ethics in the photographic community.
"We seek to mentor, motivate, educate and inspire the pursuit of photographic excellence.
Our aim is to speak as one common voice for the rights of all
photographic artists pursuing professional careers.
Whether the subject is artistic vision, business practices or new technologies,
APA continues to be one of the photographic community’s leading voices."
Image Credit: Remo Buess
Wed
7
March 7th @ 7pm: San Diego Film Week Presents: Right In The Feels – Shorts Program (120 mins)
Sadness, despair, loss. Bring your tissues because this block will hit you right in the heart. These short films are a foray in the depths of the human soul.
In This Program:
Forever, My LoveTHERESA DAWSON DAVIS & DAVID S. DAWSON / RIGHT IN THE FEELS / UNITED STATES / 13 MINSDarren struggles to reconnect with the lost love of his life, Kat, when they meet for the first time in five years along the lakeshore of their favorite place to hike.
Once Guilty, Now Innocent, Still Dead It’s 1902 in Wyoming when a fourteen year old boy is shot in the back. The community is outraged and demands the perpetrator of this detestable atrocity be hanged. Fast forward to a holding cell where the execution clock continues to appear and tick away as two men await the execution and reflect on what has transpired. In an unexpected twist we realize both men are merely pawns to the power and corruption of those who seek to control others. Once Guilty, Now Innocent, Still Dead tells the true story of a legendary tracker and killer who finds himself in the middle of a clash between the cattle barons who hire him and the twentieth century expansion of the west.
Andi. A man devoid of human connection and struggling with mental illness contemplates a mass murder.
Getting Over A man struggles with a breakup.
Refuge A group of strangers take refuge together while coming to terms with cataclysmic events.
CompanySHAWN DONOVAN / RIGHT IN THE FEELS / UNITED STATES / 2017 / 9 MINSa woman's robot husband is about to be repossessed unless she can find work.
Thu
8
MARCH 8th @ 6pm: San Diego Film Festival: Comic Relief – Shorts Program (90 mins)
San Diego loves comedy.
Comic Relief features a variety of comedy shorts that will have you laughing for hours.
In This Program:
Star Wars Parody
COMIC RELIEF / 2017 / 4 MINS
The Mega64 crew attempts to use the force to sneak into the San Diego Film Awards.
Irreconcilable Devices
RICH VARVILLE / COMIC RELIEF / UNITED STATES / 2017 / 5 MINS
Married life has become boring for Michael and Marcy. Will this new miracle device put the much needed spark back into their marriage? Let the games begin...
The Crossroads Demon KYLE LAWRENCE WRIGHT / COMIC RELIEF / UNITED STATES / 2017 / 5 MINS With nothing else to lose, Caleb pays a visit to the Demon that took everything from him.
Finest City Showdown
FERNANDO JAY HUERTO, MARK ANTHONY GADIA / COMIC RELIEF / UNITED STATES / 2017 / ACTION, MARTIAL ARTS, MUSICAL / 6 MINS
Tim must save his girlfriend from a singing maniac and his minions.
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Real Connection
THIERRY DENIS / COMIC RELIEF / UNITED STATES / 2017 / ANTICIPATION, COMEDY, ROMANCE, SCIENCE-FICTION / 12 MINS
Cedric is happy to finally get a match in the new augmented reality dating app Real Connection. Unfortunately his wittiness and writing skills are not enough to get his match interested. That’s not to account for a particular features his buddy Elan calls his attention on: Auto-Chat. Within minutes of the app algorithm taking over, he has a date set-up with a beautiful young lady: Andra.
Capri Sunday
NEIL ANDREW CERULLO / COMIC RELIEF / UNITED STATES / 2017 / 7 MINS
Marriage is hard, especially when you're eleven. The ultimate young couple struggles to make their tumultuous romance survive distrust, infidelity, and a cootie outbreak.
Oh Deer!
SEAN BRANDT / COMIC RELIEF / UNITED STATES / 2017 / 5 MINS
Patrick's masculinity comes into question when he and his girlfriend, Sandy are forced to make an ethical decision on the road.
Thu
8
March 8th @ 7:30 PM: San Diego Film Week Presents: Fun Factory / Shorts Program (90 mins)
San Diego loves comedy. Fun Factory features a variety of comedy shorts that will have you smiling for days.
In This Program:
SD SD Land
MARK ATKINSON, JORDAN JACOBO, JUSTIN BURQUIST / FUN FACTORY / 2017 / 4 MINS
Comedic-Actor Mark Atkinson tries to pitch a LA LA LAND parody to Jodi Cilley for the 2017 San Diego Film Awards titled SD SD Land!
Golden Ticket
What one man will do for a tasty cupcake.
Better Homes and Villains
A failing superhero tries to become a better person.
JOHN FREEMAN / FUN FACTORY / UNITED STATES / 2017 / DARK HUMOR, FISH OUT OF WATER, SATIRE, STINGER, UNEXPECTED ENDING, WOMEN IN FILM / 7 MINS
A MUGGER GETS MORE THAN HE BARGAINED FOR WHEN HE HOLDS UP TWO WOMEN ON HOLIDAY IN NEW YORK.
EVAN JONES / FUN FACTORY / UNITED STATES / 2016 / 8 MINS
Three siblings, one fathers will.
Seven DaysSTEPHEN MICKELSEN / FUN FACTORY / UNITED STATES / 2017 / COMEDY, ROMANCE / 9 MINSThis is the, quite possibly, true story of Jerry Larson, and how he lost his heart.
KYLE LAWRENCE WRIGHT / FUN FACTORY / UNITED STATES / 2017 / 6 MINSSan Diego is down and depressed after the Chargers recent announcement to leave for Los Angeles...
Thu
8
March 8th @ 9PM: San Diego Film Week Presents:
Fright Night – Shorts Program (90 mins)
Don’t be scared… but Fright Night features San Diego short films that are on the spooky side.. zombies, mass murderers and more.. this one is not for the faint of heart.
In This Program:
That’s Final
In this dark comedy, the friendship of two horror buffs is tested when they are pursued by a masked maniac and realize that there can only be one final girl. Can they settle their differences and work together in order to both survive?
Safe With Me
Knowing that all is lost would you save the innocent? In the midst of an apocalyptic epidemic, a Sheriff SWAT officer tries to save one more innocent life before time runs out.
The Frequenters
A troubled family calls upon psychic Petunia Hom to investigate ghost-like sightings in their home. When the truth of the apparitions is revealed, Petunia storms off the job in protest, with one final, pleasant surprise in store before she leaves.
Fall Back
A rich man's life is turned upside down when a trip to a mysterious hotel with a dark past leads to death and destruction. Filmed entirely on location at the Iconic Lafayette Hotel this horror short is a trip between two worlds and will leave you wondering what was real and what was just a dream.
Among the Weird
Two San Diego artists share how a common creative interest lead to their friendship.
Fri
9
MARCH 9th @ 6:00 PM: TRUE SD Screenings- The Realist Tendency – Shorts Program (180 mins)
This block showcases films based on true stories. Each film was adapted from a story provided by So Say We All- a writer’s group in San diego who tell compelling stories about real life events. Several of the films in this program were produced through the True San Diego Film Consortium Competition- a competition where teams had 60 days to adapt a true story and produce the film. Several shorts were also produced through the Film Consortium’s “Make a Short Film on a Low (or no!) Budget” Workshop and are also adaptations of So Say We All stories.
In This Program
Isabel (TRUESD)
Taryn Lee lands a job as a caretaker for Isabel. Made for the Film Consortium "True San Diego" Competition 2017
#Prayerz4Vito (TRUESD)
A young man is quickly forced to face the reality of contracting a deadly disease. Made for the Film Consortium "True San Diego" Competition 2017
Coming and Going in Vegas (TRUESD)
Frank is a former poker tournament champion and recovering gambling addict who lost it all in pursuit of the big payoff. Struggling to cope with his gambling impulses, debts, and separation from his wife and kids, Frank gets the news that his uncle has taken ill. Although he is worried about his beloved aunt and uncle in their time of need, Frank is also a bit resentful for having to drive back to see them in the one place he fears going to the most: Las Vegas. Made for the Film Consortium "True San Diego" Competition 2017
Little Love Lost (TRUESD)
A young woman, Kennedy, must wrestle with the discovery that her newest friend, Trish, actually wants nothing to do with her. Does Kennedy move on with her life, or does she plot her former friends ultimate humiliation and downfall? Of course, it's the latter. Made for the Film Consortium "True San Diego" Competition 2017
Motherly Advice
A heavy dose of over-the-counter medication causes a mother to horrify her impressionable young daughter in this humorous short.
92115
Based on a true story, "92115" is a comedic tale that follows a United States Postal Service carrier's trials and tribulations while encompassing some quirky characters during his brief career as a mailman in San Diego. This film was made for the Film Consortium’s “Make a Short Film on a Low (or no!) Budget” Workshop
Wonderland Syndrome
A girl college student with epileptic and bipolar disorder, accidently mixes her prescription with over the counter medicine when she contracts pneumonia, and starts to hallucinate. This film was made for the Film Consortium’s “Make a Short Film on a Low (or no!) Budget” Workshop
Tosssed Assside (TRUESD)
Ben cant take the emotional trauma of taking care of Lilith’s pet snake Charlie. Made for the Film Consortium "True San Diego" Competition 2017
Fri
9
MARCH 9th @ 9:30PM: San Diego Film Week Presents: Late Night – Shorts Program (105 mins)
This adults only screening features films that go past the boundaries and show the murkier, sexier, edgier side of life. Don’t show up expecting puppies and rainbows- this block contains films with imagery that you cannot unsee.
In This Program
One Good Day
As her mother lays dying, Diana, an aspiring opera singers, learns of the existence of the grandfather she never knew. She discovers he is a wealthy winemaker - but he denies that he ever had a daughter.
Little Sister
Children raised in a home of domestic violence, will anything ever change?
Fucking Freak
n/a
Jim
n/a
Bag-Head
An aspiring actor, who perpetually wears a paper bag over his head, does odd jobs for a washed up talent agent in exchange for acting propositions.
JONATHAN HAMMOND / LATE NIGHT / 11 MINS
Alan has a Grindr date who is not from his town. Or dimension.
Sat
10
MARCH 10th @ 5:30 PM: San Diego Film Week Presents: SDSU Spring-Emerging Filmmakers Exhibition 1
http://sdfilmweek.com/2018/shorts-programs/sdsu-fall-shorts-program/
Sat
10
MARCH 10th @ 8:00 PM: San Diego Film Week Presents:
SDSU Fall-Emerging Filmmakers Exhibition 2
http://sdfilmweek.com/2018/shorts-programs/sdsu-spring-shorts-program/
Mon
12
FESTINEMA JUNIOR 2018: Les 4 saisons de Leon - for ages 4 to 6 years old
From fall to winter, strange things happen in the little kingdom of Escampette. An epidemic is spreading, and some books are emptied of their stories. Léon and his friends will try to avoid the traps of Storyteller Boniface!
ABOUT FESTINEMA JUNIOR
The Alliance Française network of French-speaking cultural centers presents the annual Festinema Junior, a national French film festival and educational outreach program for children and adolescents. This unique opportunity offers students of all ages and socioeconomic status to expand their international horizons through cinema and culture. The Festinema Junior program has four goals across the United States:
- Introduce young audiences to world cinema and international cultures.
- Integrate film as a teaching tool in the classroom.
- Offer children of all backgrounds, status and origins an opportunity to see a foreign language film in a theater.
- Teach young people to think critically in their film analysis.
Tue
13
Alliance Française de San Diego presents: FESTINEMA JUNIOR 2018: Le roi et l'oiseau (for ages 7 to 12 years old)
A chimney sweep and a shepherdess seek to escape from the clutches of a tyrannical king.
ABOUT FESTINEMA JUNIOR
The Alliance Française network of French-speaking cultural centers presents the annual Festinema Junior, a national French film festival and educational outreach program for children and adolescents. This unique opportunity offers students of all ages and socioeconomic status to expand their international horizons through cinema and culture. The Festinema Junior program has four goals across the United States:
- Introduce young audiences to world cinema and international cultures.
- Integrate film as a teaching tool in the classroom.
- Offer children of all backgrounds, status and origins an opportunity to see a foreign language film in a theater.
- Teach young people to think critically in their film analysis.
Thu
15
Leoni (2015)
Pietro Parolin | 100 mins
San Diego Italian Film Festival's Presents Leoni for their March Film Selection. Charming and spoiled Gualtiero is left bankrupt after squandering his family’s money. Unprepared to face this reality, he hatches a reckless plan to return to his previous lifestyle and must find a way to fund his unconventional idea while keeping the Neapolitan mob at bay.
As tickets for this series often sell out, we encourage you to buy tickets in advance.
TICKETS: $12 general | $8 SDIFF & MOPA members
view trailer
Thu
22
LONG LIFE, HAPPINESS, & PROSPERITY (2002)
Mina Shum | (USA) | 90 min
trailer
The San Diego Asian Film Festival Presents LONG LIFE, HAPPINESS, & PROSPERITY. In this character driven drama about hope and the importance of keeping faith in this sometimes difficult world, a young Chinese Canadian girl uses Taoist magic to help improve her single mother's financial and romantic life, with unexpected results. Starring Sandra Oh (Grey's Anatomy), Valerie Tian, Chang Tseng (These Arms of Mine), Tsai Chin (The Joy Luck Club), and Ric Young (The Last Emperor)
Wed
28
Join the Artist Odyssey and Museum of Photographic Arts for the premiere of "From Haarlem to Harlem," a short documentary featuring photographic artist Alanna Airitam.
Sun
1
HIBAKUSHA (Survivors of Nuclear Wars) (2003)
Hitomi Kamanaka | 116 minutes
Join the Karen Foundation of San Diego for a free Documentary screening of HIBAKUSHA.
HIBAKUSHA, literally "victim of radiation," is the Japanese word used to refer to survivors of the atomic bomb.
The film director, Hitomi Kamanaka will be in attendance for a presentation and Q & A after the film.
This Film is presented by Our Earth with Children.
For more information, contact ourearthwchildren(AT)gmail.com or the Karen Foundation of San Diego
Ph (619) 582-0783, M-F: 9am-5pm
