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| TITLE | Nobody Walks |
| LOGLINE | A family takes in a young artist into their home awakening suppressed impulses in everyone and forcing them to confront their own fears and desires. |
| PROGRAMMER QUOTES | “Smart, rigorously composed, filled with sexual intensity.” |
| GARDNER SAYS | Looks intense. I fear I will be expecting Krasinski to spout “That’s what she said.” |
| DIRECTOR | Ry Russo-Young |
| SCREENWRITERS | Lena Dunham, Ry Russo-Young |
| PRODUCERS | EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS Audrey Wilf, Zygi Wilf PRODUCERS Jonathan Schwartz, Andrea Sperling, Alicia Van Couvering COPRODUCER Warren Fisher |
| CAST | John Krasinski, Olivia Thirlby, Rosemarie DeWitt, Justin Kirk, India Ennenga, Dylan McDermott |
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Nobody Walks (2012)Cast: Jane Levy, John Krasinski, Olivia Thirlby Director: Ry Russo-Young Genre: drama
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[02] Nobody Walks
Film, Got a Ticket!!!, US Dramatic
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Jan 132012
Jan 092012
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| TITLE | Safety Not Guaranteed [Twitter] |
| SYNOPSIS | Two magazine employees head out on an assignment to interview a guy who placed a classified ad seeking a companion for time travel. |
| PROGRAMMER QUOTES | Funny romcom, Aubrey Plaza hilarious. |
| GARDNER SAYS | Based on an actual classified ad/internet meme. Gotta see this one. Another Duplass production. And they win for most Twitter accounts. |
| DIRECTOR | Colin Trevorrow |
| SCREENWRITER | Derek Connolly |
| PRODUCERS | EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS Mark Duplass, Jay Duplass, John Hodges, Michael B. Clark PRODUCERS Marc Turtletaub, Peter Saraf, Stephanie Langhoff, Colin Trevorrow , Derek Connolly COPRODUCER Lacey Leavitt |
| CAST | Aubrey Plaza, Mark Duplass, Jake Johnson, Karan Soni, Kristen Bell |
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Safety Not Guaranteed (2012)Cast: Kristen Bell, Jake M. Johnson, Aubrey Plaza Director: Colin Trevorrow Genre: comedy
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[14] Filly Brown
Film, Sundance, US Dramatic, Want a Ticket!
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Jan 062012
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| Title | FILLY BROWN |
| Synopsis | Maria Jose ‘Majo’ Tonorio is a tough LA street poet who spits from the heart. After meeting a talented DJ she cuts her first demo under the guidance of a small time hustler more interested in promoting Majo’s sexuality than her lyrics. Soon a major label and its strong-arm executive come calling. Convinced that a record deal will deliver much needed money for the family, Majo is suddenly faced with some stark choices. Does she accept the deal and turn her back on the friends who got her to the precipice of success or does she let a golden opportunity slip away |
| Programmer Quotes | “See it.” |
| Gardner says: | I put three stars next to this film because a number of the programmers mentioned it. I didn’t get a lot of other notes. Good cast, good story. (And I appreciate that Youssef uses InkTip)
It’s got to be interesting dieting your dad. |
| Director | Youssef Delara, Michael D. Olmos |
| Screenwriters | Youssef Delara |
| Producer | EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS Edward James Olmos, Kevin Smith, Homa Sorror PRODUCERS Victor Teran, Amir Delara, Mico Olmos, Edward “E-dub” Rios, Khool-Aid Rios |
| Cast | Gina Rodriguez, Jenni Rivera, Lou Diamond Phillips, Edward James Olmos, Emilio Rivera, Joseph Julian Soria |
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Filly Brown (2012)Cast: Resmine Atis, Baby Bash, David Bianchi Director: Michael D. Olmos, Youssef Delara Genre: drama
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[16] Hello I Must Be Going
Film, US Dramatic, Want a Ticket!
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Jan 052012
| Title | Hello I Must Be Going |
| Synopsis | Divorced and demoralized Amy Minsky’s prospects look bleak when she is condemned to move back in with her parents at the age of 35. Everyone wants to help, but, as her patience level with advice is plummeting, a bold teenage boy enters her life, igniting her last bit of self-esteem. What ensues is an unconventional love story infused with all the good things Amy needs to get on in life, and that just may include great sex. |
| Programmer Quotes | “Rediscovers he lust for life.”"Will launch Melanie Lynskey’s career… remarkable performance.” |
| Gardner says: | This is the first film I am going to try to get a ticket for only list. Sounds great. |
| Director | Todd Louiso |
| Screenwriters | Sarah Koskoff |
| Producer | Mary Jane Skalski, Hans Ritter |
| Cast | Melanie Lynskey, Blythe Danner, Christopher Abbott, John Rubinstein, Julie White, Dan Futterman |
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Hello I Must Be Going (2012)Cast: Melanie Lynskey, Blythe Danner, John Rubinstein Director: Todd Louiso Genre: comedy
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[17] The Surrogate
Film, Sundance, US Dramatic, Want a Ticket!
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Jan 052012
| Title | The Surrogate |
| Synopsis | The quest for love appears insurmountable when a man confined to an iron lung determines, at age 38, to lose his virginity. |
| Programmer Quotes | “Humor-tinged romance” |
| Gardner says: | Intriguing. Based on a true story. Sounds like a tightly crafted film with multiple great performances. |
| Director | Ben Lewin |
| Screenwriters | Ben Lewin |
| Producer | Judi Levine, Stephen Nemeth |
| Cast | John Hawkes, Helen Hunt, William H. Macy |
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The Surrogate (2012)Cast: John Hawkes, Helen Hunt, William H. Macy Director: Ben Lewin Genre: drama
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[19] Beasts of the Southern Wild
Sundance, US Dramatic
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Jan 032012
| Title | BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD | Twitter | Facebook |
| Synopsis | Waters gonna rise up, wild animals gonna rerun from the grave, and everything south of the levee is goin’ under, in this tale of a six year old named Hushpuppy, who lives with her daddy at the edge of the world.Hushpuppy, an intrepid six-year-old girl, lives with her father, Wink, in “the Bathtub,” a southern Delta community at the edge of the world. Wink’s tough love prepares her for the unraveling of the universe; for a time when he’s no longer there to protect her. When Wink contracts a mysterious illness, nature flies out of whack—temperatures rise, and the ice caps melt, unleashing an army of prehistoric creatures called aurochs. With the waters rising, the aurochs coming, and Wink’s health fading, Hushpuppy goes in search of her lost mother. |
| Programmer Quotes | Weird and original. (In Trevor’s Top 4) |
| Gardner says: | Maybe the strangest of all the films at Sundance. Because of and in spite of this, it made my top 20. I want to see it. |
| Director | Benh Zeitlin |
| Screenwriters | Lucy Alibar, Benh Zeitlin |
| Producers | Michael Gottwald, Dan Janvey, Josh Penn |
| Cast | Quvenzhané Wallis, Dwight Henry |
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Bonus: Little Birds
Film, Sundance, US Dramatic
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Jan 072011
More: TERRI, Martha Marcy May Mariene
Film, Sundance, US Dramatic
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Jan 072011
USA
US Dramatic (Comedy)
School principal (John C. Reilly!) befriends outcast, outlier teen and shows he’s not alone.
IMDB | Twitter | Facebook | Official Film Site
Martha Marcy May Mariene
USA
US Dramatic
Cult-quitter re-assimilation woes.
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Dec 302010
| Title | Another Earth [ IMDB | Twitter ] |
| Logline | When Rhonda Williams, a beautiful, bright MIT astrophysics student, leans out of her car window to catch sight of a newly discovered planet, she slams into a minivan, killing a man’s family. After serving four years in prison, she returns home and feels compelled to meet the bereaved husband and father who was left behind. This tenth, new planet, which now can be seen in the sky, is a mirror planet. An essay contest is being held with the winner granted a spot on a civilian space shuttle to visit the planet. Having been burned by her passions, Rhonda wonders, what would a mirror version of herself, someone who had made different choices, be like? |
| Director | Mike Cahill (Twitter) |
| Screenwriters | Mike Cahill, Brit Marling (Twitter) |
| Cast | William Mapother, Brit Marling, Jordan Baker, Robin Lord Taylor, Flint Beverage |
| Country | USA |
| Quotes | “A writer who can act!” |
| Gardner says: | This one is a bit of a gamble. It’s unique concept is what really got me, that’s why I posted such a long logline/synopsis. |
11 – On the Ice
Got a Ticket!!!, Sundance, US Dramatic
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Dec 292010
| IMPORTANT: |
| Title | One the Ice [ IMDB | Official Film Site ] |
| Logline | One the snow covered tundra two Iñuit teenagers try to get away with murder |
| Director | Andrew Okpeaha MacLean |
| Screenwriter | Andrew Okpeaha MacLean |
| Cast | Josiah Patkotak, Frank Qutuq Irelan, Teddy Kyle Smith, Adamina Kerr, Sierra Jade Sampson |
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| Quotes | I don’t have any notes written down about this one, just lots of stars next to it. |
| Gardner says: | Based on the short film “Sikumi” 2008 Sundance Jury Prize for Shorts. |