KNOCK ON WOOD
USA, 1998, 35mm, 95 min. (WORLD Premiere, DWF 1998 - AUDIENCE AWARD)
Writers/Dirs./Producers: Donna Silverberg & Bradley Fisher
Cast: Rikki Dale, David Elliott, Kate Vogt, Ro Disalvo, Mary Harper-Johns

Fated by her superstitions, New York Jewish princess Randy Hartman is forced to share a ride across America with country boy Gale Foreman. Variety called this an “engaging festival favorite” and an “unabashed tribute to the screwball romances of Preston Sturges and Frank Capra.” With wildly eccentric supporting characters and just the right mix of madcap and romance - our mismatched traveling companions find bad luck turns to love on the road in this classic romantic comedy.

KUSAH HAKWAAN
USA, 1998, 16mm, 75 min. (WORLD Premiere, DWF 1999 - BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY AWARD)
Dir./ Producer: Sean Morris, Writers: Sean Morris & Bryan Davidson
Cast: Kuth Ka, Robert Gales, James Williams, Kert LaBelle, Paul Asicksik, Don Savage, Gary Waid, Diane E. Benson

In a dim, fire-lit clan house, a Tlingit Elder reveals the centuries old legend of Kusah Hakwaan - a demon which lives in the spirit worlds of Southeast Alaska. Using innovative special-effects, compelling action scenes, and breathtaking footage, independent filmmaker Sean Morris weaves together age-old creation myths to explain the unknown. The resulting story echoes the Tlingit’s esteemed tribal values, ancient traditions, and the influence of the all-knowing spiritual world. KUSAH HAKWAAN is the first dramatic feature film made in Alaska by an Alaskan.

LAST BREATH
USA, 2010, HD, 93min. (West Coast Premiere - GRAND JURY AWARD - HONORABLE MENTION, DWF 2010)
Writer/Dir: Ty Jones • Prod: Aaron Laue
Cast: Mandy Bannon, Ty Jones, Aaron Laue

With their marriage on its last breath, a couple finds themselves thrust into the hands of vengeance. Forced to look fear directly in the face, they must make decisions that will ultimately determine their family’s survival or demise.

LAST CHANCE
USA, 1999, 35mm, 100 mins. (Los Angeles Premiere, DWF 2000)
Dir: Bryan Cranston, Writer: Bryan Cranston, Producers: Jud Cremata, Bryan Cranston
Cast: Tim Thomerson, Robin Dearden, Bryan Cranston, Amy Hathaway, Annie Corley, Jay Thomas

A waitress at a desert roadside diner struggles to keep her family together. But a growing friendship with an aging trucker, stranded with a disabled rig, helps her understand that it’s not too late for her to find happiness.

THE LAST HURRAH
USA, 2008, HD, 88 min. (WORLD Premiere, DWF 2009 - AUDIENCE AWARD, HONORABLE MENTION)
Writer/Dir: Jonathan Stokes • Prods Richie Molyneux, Jonathan Stokes, Chuck DeRosa
Cast: Zach Bennett, David Wachs, Jon Weinberg, Valerie Azlynn, Kate Micucci,
Randy Wayne, Gary Cairns, Ravi Patel

A comedy filmed in a single continuous shot. Set at a graduation party in Los Angeles, an eclectic group of brainy philosophy students, train-hopping hippies, aspiring prophets, and drug-addled hipsters come together for one wild night. At the eye of the storm are three best friends, all with the same problem - women. Jason can’t get enough of them, Steve can’t let go of the one he’s got and Will can’t understand them at all. The brainy grad students will have to work through their issues fast, because tonight’s house party is their last crack at the women of the philosophy department.