CELEBRITY
SHORTS RELEASE
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I
Think I Thought / To Kill an American
Directed
by Matthew
Modine.
International is proud to present
a double feature of short films by Actor / Director
MATTHEW MODINE (WEEDS, BIRDY, FULL METAL JACKET, SHORT
CUTS, MARRIED TO THE MOB). When asked why he wanted
to direct... "Charlie Chaplin. Buster Keaton. Clint
Eastwood. Mel Gibson. These are just a few names of
actor / directors that come to mind when I'm asked why
I direct films. Also, because it is thrilling. A tremendously
challenging undertaking. A director must understand
what it is to be weak, meek and timid to do the job
well, and must know what it is like to "walk in"
all kinds of shoes. Rich and poor. Happy and sad. Young
and old.
He must be an everyman." In I THINK I THOUGHT,
Joe's life threatens to come apart when he begins thinking
at home AND work. Luckily, he discovers THINKERS ANONYMOUS
before it's too late! TO KILL AN AMERICAN is his short
short... There are people in the world that don't like
Americans. There are people in the world that want to
kill Americans. This film is designed to help those
would be killers identify an American. So they know
exactly what an American is. Directed by MATTHEW MODINE.
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THE
SEED
Directed
by Joseph
Hahn.
Shorts International is proud
to present THE SEED, directed by LINKIN PARK's DJ
JOSEPH HAHN. HAHN, whose directorial credits include
such award-winning videos as LINKIN PARK’s“In
The End” (2002’s VMA “Video of the Year”
winner) and “Somewhere I Belong” (2003’s
VMA “Best Rock Video” winner), as well as
music clips for Xzibit, Story Of The Year and Alkaline
Trio, as well as LINKIN PARK's videos for the smash
hits “What I’ve Done,” “Bleed It
Out” and “Shadow of the Day” off their
double-platinum-selling Minutes to Midnight album.
THE
SEED tells the story of Sung, portrayed by Will Yun
Lee (TORQUE, ELEKTRA, DIE ANOTHER DAY, “CSI,”
“BIONIC WOMAN”), a homeless veteran losing
his mind on the banks of the L.A. River. Pursued by
unseen forces, fighting unseen foes, Sung is ostensibly
“just another lunatic.” But as his invisible
war continues under bridges and in tunnels, the viewer
is taken deeper into his nightmare - into a nightmare
of conspiracy, cloaking and the government's unseen
war. Sung struggles to fight through what is visible
to him, yet invisible to the world around him.
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Freshening
Up
Directed
by Jim Mol.
Who’s
having a fling with whom? Starring GRETCHEN MOL (THE
NOTORIOUS BETTIE PAGE) and ADRIAN GRENIER (ENTOURAGE,
THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA) in a sleek drama with a twist.
When a young couple goes to a sleek downtown lounge,
your imagination will fill in the blanks. Shocking.
Sexy. Explicit.
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Podcast
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The
Amazing Trousers
Directed by William Felix
Clark.
A hilarious and zany period drama starring KRIS MARSHALL,
ALICE EVE AND DAVID BAMBER. The Amazing Trousers tells
the tale of a mild bank clerk who enters into a Faustian
pact with a sinister tailor, agreeing to trade his legs
after one year in return for enjoying glorious success.
The success is brought on by a pair of red trousers...amazing
red trousers.
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Call
It Fiction
Directed by Alex Rose.
An intimate story of one family's struggle through
divorce… and a tell-all book about it. Starring
RON SILVER (THE WEST WING, ALI) and JOBETH WILLIAMS
(POLTERGEIST, THE BIG CHILL).
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Fortune
Hunters
Directed by Thom Harp.
A fortune cookie writer (Kelvin Yu) accidentally
sends a love letter meant for his ex-girlfriend
(JESSICA SKERRITT) out into the world as chinese
cookie fortunes, leading the city's lonely hearts
to converge on his romantic rendezvous. It doesn't
take him long to nearly ruin his father's (GEDDE
WATANABE - SIXTEEN CANDLES, MULAN, GUNG-HO) fortune
cookie business as his love letter gets mixed up
with his fortunes, and every cookie at every restaurant
reveals a piece of Arthur's broken heart. A hysterical
and heart-warming romantic comedy.
Produced
by Mike Standish.
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La
Torcedura
Directed by Pascal Leister.
Jose (WILMER VALDERRAMA - THAT 70 SHOW, UNACCOMPANIED
MINORS, COLUMBUS DAY, DAYS OF WRATH) is a young working-class
man. Yet he finds himself buying a million dollar engagement
ring from the town's finest jeweler. On leaving the
store he is abducted and wakes up bound and gagged in
a dark room. Next thing he knows, a cop interrogates
him about money laundering, sticks a gun in his hands
and makes Jose aim the gun at him. A SWAT team is on
the way, but will they save Jose? And why is the cop
wearing a Velcro shirt? Cameo appearance by WIM WENDERS.
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No
Verbal Response
Directed by Helena Smith.
Dr. Megan Pillay (LENA HEADEY - TERMINATOR: THE SARAH
CONNOR CHRONICLES, THE BROTHERS GRIMM) is on-call
for 24 hours when a young man, Martin is admitted
from a road traffic accident. She is determined to
save him, but her colleagues are not so sure.
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One
Day
Directed by James Barriscale.
Owen's (TIM MCINNERY - NOTTING HILL) routine is the
same… day after day… until today. He's off
on one big romantic adventure with Cherie (TANYA FRANKS
- EAST ENDERS, PULLING)… A story about embracing
life in the moment, about taking a leap into the unknown
-- even if it's just for a little while…
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Peace
Directed by Mike Doto.
Time waits for no man unfortunately… Howard (KURTWOOD
SMITH - STAR TREK, THAT 70s SHOW) and Betty have been
married for 40 very long years. Howard has always
had a bit of a temper, but now that he is retired
and spending so much time at home, he is finding it
even harder to contain his irritation with his doting
wife. Nearing the end of his rope, Howard makes one
last effort to maintain peace with Betty - he promises
to control his temper for an entire day.
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The
Double
Directed by Rani Demuth.
A man (ERIC ROBERTS - HEROES, THE L WORD, RUNAWAY
TRAIN, STAR 80, KING OF THE GYPSIES) begins a journey
beyond the imagination, when a near-death experience
provides him with a reawakening to discover what is
truly important in his life.
Also stars SHANNYN SOSSAMON (A KNIGHT'S TALE, 40 DAYS
AND 40 NIGHTS,
THE HOLIDAY, ONE MISSED CALL).
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The
Pro
Directed by Meg Thomson.
A spoof self-help video following the misadventures
of Tiny Kirby, a one-time child golfing prodigy who
never quite made it to the top of his game. Now stuck
as a golf pro at a prestigious English golf course,
Tony struggles to break his losing streak over the
course of a series of self-help golfing films. Starring
RICHARD COYLE , MARK HEAP AND ANDREW LINCOIN.
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Denial
Directed
by Joel Kelly.
In DENIAL, time unravels for a desperate man (BRANDON
ROUTH, SUPERMAN RETURNS) forced to make a choice between
the love of his life (COURTNEY FORD) and a harsh reality.
Engrossing and intense, writer/director JOEL KELLY
delivers a raw glimpse into how loneliness and regret
can test the limit of one's sanity.
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Full
Disclosure
Directed by Douglas Horn.
Tired
of wasting time on relationships that break up when
people finally start being honest about who they are,
Everett decides to reveal every terrible habit, attitude,
and hang-up on the first date. Shockingly, women don't
react as he'd hoped…until he meets Brinn, who's
willing to play his game and try for Full Disclosure.
Starring JUDY GREER (THE WEDDING PLANNER) and BRENT
SEXTON (NBC's LIFE). “Douglas Horn has crafted
a well made and hilarious discourse on honesty in
a relationship, a great verbal ping pong match...”
-- Clint Fleener, Film Threat, Feb. 24, 2006
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Our
Time is Up
Directed by Rob Pearlstein.
2005 Oscar® NOMINEE FOR BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT
FILM.
A therapist who learns he has only six weeks to
live begins treating his patients with a dose of brutal
honesty. Starring KEVIN POLLACK (THE USUAL SUSPECTS)
and JORGE GARCIA (LOST). Produced by Loren Mendell,
Pia Clemente & Rob Pearlstein.
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Boy-Next-Door
Directed
by Travis Davis.
Clavin thinks his new next door neighbour will bring
his unlucky streak to an end. Unfortunately, he's
right...
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8
Minutes to Love
Directed by Thom Harp.
8 Minutes to Love is a short film about a woman who
is confronted by her
cheating ex-boyfriend at a speed dating event. She
gives him eight minutes
to try to win her back. The clock is ticking...
The film stars Golden Globe winner SANDRA
OH (SIDEWAYS, ABC'S, GREY’S ANATOMY)
and was shot on location in Seattle, Washington.
Produced by Mike Standish
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Darling
Darling
Directed
by Mathew Lessner.
Meeting your new girlfriend's
parents is never comfortable, but sometimes the event
goes to unexpected levels of surreality in Matthew
Lessner's (By Modern Measure) directorial debut starring
MICHAEL CERA (JUNO, SUPERBAD) as an awkward and flustered
every teen who is forced to make small talk with his
prom date's bizarre father.
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Kind
of a Blur
Directed
by Jon Goldman.
A pair of aging ravers wake up after
an all-night mountain bash and can
barely recall the party, what day it is, or the location
of that cow upon
which a critical message was scrawled. SANDRA OH (SIDEWAYS,
GREY’S ANATOMY)
co-stars.
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Overnight
Sensation
Directed
by Jon Bloom.
After
housewife Eve Peregrine writes a sudden hit novel,
her husband George,
a successful fashion photographer, finds it difficult
to deal with the
attention being showered on her. His difficulty in
getting through the book
increases when he begins to suspect that the steamy
affair in its plot is
drawn from her real life. 1984 Oscar Nominee for Best
Live-Action Short Film starring Oscar Winner LOUISE
FLETCHER (ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO’S NEST) and
Oscar Nominee ROBERT LOGGIA (THE JAGGED EDGE, THE
SOPRANOS) in this short film adapted from a W. Somerset
Maugham short story.
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Family
Tree
Directed
by Vicky Jenson.
From the Director of SHREK and A SHARK'S TALE comes
a Thanksgiving Holiday story about a family that seems
to need their old conflicts more than they need each
other.
As tensions mount, an unexpected harmony culminates
and reinforces the importance of family ties. Featuring
TALIA SHIRE (GODFATHER TRILOGY, I HEART HUCKABEES,
ROCKY), HARLAND WILLIAMS (Robots), and ETHAN PHILLIPS
(THE ISLAND, BAD SANTA, UNTITLED 003: EMBRYO).
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