Yesterday Was a Lie

Synopsis
Hoyle (Kipleigh Brown), a sharp-minded girl with a weakness for bourbon, finds herself on the trail of a reclusive genius (John Newton). With a sexy lounge sniper (Chase Masterson) and her loyal partner (mik Scriba) as her only allies, Hoyle is plunged into a dark world of intrigue and earth-shattering cosmological secrets.

Cast & Crew
Actors:
• Chase Masterson
• Kipleigh Brown
• Jennifer Slimko
• Robert Siegel
• Peter Mayhew
• Megan Henning
• Nathan Mobley
• John Newton
• Mik Scriba
• Warren Davis

Writers:
• James Kerwin

Producers:
• Chase Masterson

Directors:
• James Kerwin

Remarkable Power

Synopsis
Mystery, Murder...Mayhem!

With the plug about to be pulled on his late night talk show after a fifteen year run, and his wife engaged in a steamy affair with a pro baseball star, host Jack West is desperate - to keep aflame his fading celebrity, and avenge the misdeeds of his adulterous spouse. With the clock ticking, Jack concocts the mother of all media stunts. Remarkable Power is a unique roller-coaster ride of comedy, mystery, murder and mayhem.

Cast & Crew
Actors:
• Nora Zehetner
• Whitney Able
• Tom Arnold
• Kevin Nealon
• Kip Pardue
• Dule Hill
• Johnny Messner
• Bob Sapp
• Christopher Titus
• Evan Peters

Writers:
• Brandon Beckner
• Scott Sampila

Producers:
• Scott Sampila
• Mykel Denis

Directors:
• Brandon Beckner

Greatest, The

Crying your eyes out at the movies used to be commonplace. But the difficulty of affecting a contemporary audience emotionally demonstrates how much respect a work like The Greatest engenders: it is an enormously moving, intelligent exploration of pain and grieving, a film that will touch you and stay with you.The death of their teenage son, Bennett, in a car crash is almost too much for the Brewer family to bear, not just because his was a life of such promise but also because the impact of his death unleashes the turmoil that was just beneath the surface of their lives. His mother becomes obsessed and can’t let go; his father, in turn, can’t face it at all; and his brother’s secondary status is magnified and entrenched. And when Bennett’s girlfriend appears, the family must come to grips with circumstances that complicate their loss even further. An ensemble film that is the debut of Shana Feste, a particularly talented young filmmaker, this sensitive and heartbreaking feature showcases Susan Sarandon and Pierce Brosnan at their best and launches a career for young actress Carey Mulligan that is certain to be impressive. This is one of the standout works of this Festival and is as fine a debut as we can present.


Director: Shana Feste
Writer: Shana Feste
Cast: Pierce Brosnan, Susan Sarandon, Carey Mulligan

Peacock

Synopsis
John Skillpa, a quiet bank clerk living in tiny Peacock, Nebraska, prefers to live an invisible life. Then, in a moment, everything changes. A train caboose runs off its tracks and crashes into John's backyard and destroys more than the weathered planks of his wood fence. When neighbors descend on the scene, they discover John's other personality, Emma, for the first time and mistakenly believe her to be John's wife. This launches John into the glare of the spotlight and eventually shatters the delicate balance of his sanity.

Cast & Crew
Actors:
• Bill Pullman
• Susan Sarandon
• Ellen Page
• Keith Carradine
• Josh Lucas
• Cillian Murphy

Writers:
• Michael Lander
• Ryan Roy

Producers:
• Barry Mendel

Directors:
• Michael Lander

Ice Twisters

Synopsis
As an unusual drought ravages the Pacific Northwest, two scientists and their team of experts attempt to reverse climate change by releasing thousands of liquid-condensing drones into the atmosphere. Designed to induce precipitation through a delicate balance of hot and cold, the drones suffer a torrential error. Violent, icy windstorms whip through the streets, tossing residents around like rag dolls. To make matters worse, the freezing twisters begin rapidly gaining in size and heading toward heavily populated cities. Now it's up to the team to stop the disaster before it's too late.

Cast & Crew
Actors:
• Camille Sullivan
• Steven R. Monroe
• Erik Erikson
• Mark Moses

Writers:
• Andrew C. Erin

Producers:
• Kirk Shaw

Directors:
• Steven R. Monroe

Extraordinary Measures

Synopsis
Fate and determination push idealistic father, John Crowley (Brendan Fraser, The Mummy) into joining forces with reclusive medical researcher, Dr. Robert Stonehill (Academy Award nominee Harrison Ford, Best Actor in a leading role, Witness, 1985). Together, this unlikely pair face impossible odds as they battle the entire medical establishment and time itself to find a cure before it's too late. Also starring Golden Globe winner Kerri Russell, Extraordinary Measures is a true story of the power of love and faith against impossible odds. Inspired by the book The Cure by Pulitzer Prize Winning Writer Greeta Anand.

Cast & Crew
Actors:
• Brendan Fraser
• Keri Russell
• Harrison Ford
• Jared Harris
• Courtney B. Vance
Writers:
• Robert Nelson Jacobs