THE 818 SESSION
USA, 2011, HD, 16 min. (WORLD Premiere, DWF 2012)
Writers/Dirs/Prods: Jessica Koslow, Tee Letsoalo
Featuring: Lil' C, Miss Prissy, Krucial

“The 818 Session” focuses on a dance ritual that occurs every Wednesday at midnight in a parking lot in North Hollywood. Gathering around an open door of a parked car, the krumpers take turns vibing off the music, dancing one by one in the center, encouraging each other from the sidelines. Miss Prissy, Lil’ C and Mijo from the film Rize show up; all founders of krump. Although the street dance originated in South Los Angeles in 2002, ten years later it is now performed here each week, rain or shine, with five or 50 people. Welcome to NoHo’s 818 Session.

EXPEDITION INSPRIATION
USA, Documentary, 2010, HD, 60min. (West Coast Premiere, DWF 2010)
Dir: Scott Farquharson • Prod: Denise Cramsey

We follow the stories of five men and woman - each of whom has had their lives affected by breast cancer - as they climb a 13,000-foot mountain. The climbers include an oncologist who decided to specialize in breast cancer after witnessing the amazing strength of her patients; and a father-daughter team who have lost a family member to breast cancer and climb in her memory. Together, these climbers head up Mount Borah in Idaho, as part of Expedition Inspiration, a non-profit organization that takes breast cancer survivors up mountains after their treatment. The climbs are a way for the survivors to reclaim their bodies from the deadly disease, and a way for family members to honor the memory of those they have lost to breast cancer. We interweave the story of this Mount Borah climb with the life story of Laura Evans - the woman who founded Expedition Inspiration.

THE EXQUISITE CORPSE PROJECT
USA, 2012, HD, 85 min. (WORLD Premiere, DWF 2012 - Audience Award)
Writers: Chioke Nassor, Joel Clark, Adam Conover, Dave Segal, Raphael Bob-Waksberg | Dir: Ben Popik | Prods: Margaret Laney, Ben Popik
Featuring: Caleb Bark, Megan Raye Manzi, Julia Frey, Trevor Williams

Director Ben Popik brings together five comedy writers, and surprises them with a challenge: to each write fifteen pages of a movie, having read only the previous five pages of the script. They agree with one stipulation: if they write the movie, he has to make it. It's a comedy, a love story, a psycho-sexual thriller, and a supernatural adventure all in one. Meanwhile, documentary footage of the writing process provides an inside-look into the often-hilarious creative process, as well as the group dynamics that make collaboration between friends difficult.

EXXXIT: LIFE AFTER PORN
USA, Documentary, 2010, HD, 93 min. (WORLD Premiere, DWF 2010)
Writer/Dir: Bryce Wagoner • Prods: Chris Mallick, Andy Weiss, Bryce Wagoner, Susan Dynner, Michael Tipps
Featuring: Asia Carrera, Amber Lynn, Seka, Crissy Moran, Tiffany Million, Mary Carey, Richard Pacheco, Randy West, John Leslie, Nina Hartley, Bill Margold, Luke Ford, Shelly Lubben, Houston, Raylene

What happens when you try and leave the porn business and attempt to lead a normal life? Exxxit: Life After Porn examines the lives and careers of some of the biggest names in the history of the adult entertainment industry, and what happened to them when they tried to just that. They hailed from the rural South, steel towns, and the San Fernando Valley. They were artists, baseball players, child prodigies, and even Ivy Leaguers. Now they're TV stars, bounty hunters, writers, and social activists. What happened in between? And now that they've moved on, can they really live a normal life after porn?

FATHER G AND THE HOMEBOYS
USA, Documentary, 2006, DIGITAL, 105 min. (DWF 2007 - AUDIENCE AWARD)
Writer/Dirs: John Bohm, Pete Tapia • Narration Written By: Merle Goldberg • Prod: John Bohm
Narrated by Martin Sheen

'Father G and The Homeboys' chronicles the lives of 4 Latino gang-bangers as they re-direct their lives in a war-torn area of Los Angeles known as Boyle Heights-at one time the street gang capital of the world. For over 20 years Father Gregory Boyle (Father G) and his non-profit organization “Homeboy Industries” have helped kids plan for their future instead of their funerals.