DECEMBER 14, 2022 SCHEDULE
Tickets for each film block are below. You may also purchase a day pass, block/feature ticket, or all-inclusive festival pass below.
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Art is Alive Film Festival All Inclusive Pass Tickets, Multiple Dates | Eventbrite
Art is Alive Film Festival - Student Pass Tickets, Multiple Dates | Eventbrite
Impactful Issues Film Block:
Art is Alive FF - Films with Impactful Issues Tickets, Wed, Dec 14, 2022 at 12:00 PM | Eventbrite
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12:00pm -12:15pm - "Identibye"
12:15pm - 12:45pm - "Inside The Beauty Bubble"
12:45pm- 12:50pm - "In the House of Paper Flowers"
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Comedy Block
Art is Alive FF - Comedy Block Tickets, Wed, Dec 14, 2022 at 1:40 PM | Eventbrite
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1:40pm - 1:45pm - "Sasquatch"
1:45pm - 2:05pm- "The Opener"
2:05pm -2:15pm - "Honest Cocktail"
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Youth Filmmaker Block
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/art-is-alive-ff-youth-filmmaker-block-tickets-424888572157
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3:15pm - 3:30pm - "The Holding Room"
3:30pm -3:50pm - "Voir"
3:50pm -4:00pm - "Game Plan"
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Feature Film Screening - "Tougher Than A Tank"
5:00pm - 6:55pm
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Drama Block #1
Art is Alive FF - Drama Block #`1 Tickets, Wed, Dec 14, 2022 at 7:00 PM | Eventbrite
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7"00pm - 7:30pm - "Hip Priest"
7:30pm - 7:40pm - "Eli"
7:40pm - 8:00pm - "Pandemic Love"
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Feature Film Screening - "Apples, Oranges, Lemons and Limes"
9:10pm - 1030pm
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"Identibye"
Writer/Director: Sajjad Shahhatami
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​Synopsis: The protagonist of the story faces a dilemma of choosing between sense and sensibility regarding one's innermost feelings. He has been judged from the very beginning by the ones closest to him. The fear of these never-ending judgments fills him with doubt, and he has to work against the clock to achieve his goal. He is well aware that one's true identity is what matters most to them.
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"Hip Priest"
Writer/Director: Ryan Connolly & Gregg de Domenico
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Synopsis: A visceral and emotional exploration of the duality of man and the place for God in a sometimes dismal world. Our protagonist,"Priest", is an honest and enigmatic man, living by a personal code based in compassion and enlightenment. He smokes, he drinks, he puts one foot in front of the other, everyday, day in and day out. The film will follow Priest, for a day in his life, in the neighborhood of East Williamsburg, Brooklyn, where he glides along with a street handshake and dreams to hold tight.
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"In the House of Paper Flowers"
Writer/Director: Anita George
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Synopsis: In a house covered with papery flowers, a woman with white hair, two cats and a tiny wolf songstress learns a valuable lesson about the enduring power of love.
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"Sasquatch"
Writer/Director: Aaron Nelson
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Synopsis: Two hunters come upon the infamous Bigfoot & think it's a chance to fame and fortune, but this "sub-human" isn't having it.
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"The Opener"
Writer/Director: David Yama
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Synopsis: Ben, a liquor store clerk on the opening shift, is bamboozled by a series of lively encounters as the day veers out of his control.
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"Honest Cocktail"
Writer/Director: Paul Eric Odgren
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Synopsis: On a Tinder date, Andrea and Greg try a drink called the Honest Cocktail, ignoring the warning that it will force them both to tell the truth!
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"The Holding Room"
Writer/Director: Samuel J. Punto
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Synopsis: The murderer has been caught — but who is he? Why did he commit the crimes? Detective Mike Hamartia just can't stop thinking about it, and enlists his friends Detective Frank Sutter and Dr. Sarah Birch to help him think through the possibilities. But they don't have much time; an FBI unit is coming to take away their John Doe, and with him any hope they have of ever understanding what happened.
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Voir"
Writer/Director: Jacob Patrick Conway
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Synopsis: Detective Finn (Patrick Eckland) sees himself in a case that challenges his beliefs, along with current and past relationships.
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Game Plan"
Writer/Director: Sophia Winters
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Synopsis: A group of associates meet to finalize a high-stakes business deal that will lead to the end for one of them, but which one will be finished? Game Plan is a story that explores the dynamics between friendship and business as well as perceptions of power and control.
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Tougher Than A Tank"
Directors: Jon Mercer and Tim O'Donnell
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Synopsis: Noah Cass and Eddie Ryan are both Marines who sustained injuries while deployed in Iraq. The two became close friends but remained separated for a number of years while deployed. When our film begins, Noah has learned to manage his PTSD symptoms through rigorous training to become an ultra-runner. At a point in his transition home where he feels prepared to offer support to others needing help, he reconnects with Eddie for the first time in years.
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"Inside the Beauty Bubble"
Writers/Directors: Cheryl Bookout & Cheri Gaulke
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Synopsis: Inside the Beauty Bubble is a short documentary film about a renowned collector of hair artifacts - fighting to keep his desert dreams alive. The Beauty Bubble Salon & Museum in Joshua Tree is the magical and kitsch-filled brainchild of Jeff Hafler.
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"Crossing Roads"
Writer/Director: Aaron Nelson
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Synopsis: One accident with several lives impacted. In the crossroads, they are all affected.
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"Eli"
Writer: Christopher Gerrard, Colin Gerrard and Jaine Harmston-Green
Director: Colin Gerrard
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Synopsis: An old man's routine visit to a local doctors surgery takes a dark twist.
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"Apples, Oranges, Lemons and Limes"
Writer/Director: Pat Mitchell
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Synopsis: A timid young man chronically suffers from social anxiety. At a party, an unlikely encounter inspires a ni ght of drinking, joy and romance. Incapable of driving, he accompanies a girl home on an eerie, late-night journey across the neighborhood. What truths will they uncover about each other along the way?
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