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When a homeowner buries a St. Joseph statue in his backyard to sell his house, he fears he has summoned supernatural powers beyond his control.  This comedy short was filmed in Idyllwild and is full of familiar Riverside faces.  It is the first film by writer/producer/director Paul Hendry and co-director Ross Durand, who will be present for the Q&A after the film.  Festival premiere.

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A shocking and informative behind the scenes look at the partisanship dividing our politics today, with candid discussions by citizens and some of the sharpest minds in our country.  Split is the first documentary by writer/director/producer Kelly Nykx, who is also a successful actor.  Festival premiere.

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Following the unusual connection made between four characters at different stages of their lives, Under the Snow captures factory life in a way rarely seen: personal, flirtatious, introspective.  Director Candela Figueiro was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina in 1978 and has studied film in both Argentina and at UCLA.  She currently resides in Los Angeles, and this is her first feature film.

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A coming of age story about a Navajo girl raised in the suburbs of Phoenix who would rather spend her summer abroad enjoying photography than on the reservation with her ailing grandmother.  Filmed with an cast of all Navajos in Navajo roles and a crew 90% Navajo.  This is writer/director Holt Hamilton’s first feature. 

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June is a shy, never-been-in-love, thirty-something who still lives at home, has a goldfish named Romeo and an addiction to romance novels.  How could a simple trip to the library go so wrong?  The New Zealand-born writer/director Andrew Hunt currently resides in New York, and this, his first film, was made on location in Scotland.

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A living victim’s personal journey through the most unique serial killer case in U.S. history – the BTK murders, as told through the eyes of Charlie Otero, the oldest surviving member of the first family BTK murdered on January 15, 1974.  The is the first feature by writer/director Marc Levitz, who lives in LA and will be in attendance for the Q&A after the film.  Festival premiere.

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A surrealistic observance of a child existing in an indistinguishable time and place - shrouded by frustration and haunted by surrealist visions. Invited by communiqué, she ventures on a cathartic endeavor with a startling conclusion.  Internationally known for his art, Brian Viveros is a Riverside filmmaker.

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An account of the grim and ironic death by freezing of a man trapped inside a refrigerated train car, told using a combination of archival and imagined material to speculate on the man’s final hours.  This is writer/producer Alan Woodruff’s first project.  The script won the Australian Writers’ Guild award for Best Short Script.

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An in-depth study of the atrocities committed on the civilian population of Manila, Philippines, during the battle for the liberation of that city by American forces in 1945.  It contains many unseen film clips, still pictures and interviews with survivors and historians.  Peter Parsons participated in RIFF2006 with his documentary film Secret War in the Pacific.