WAKE
USA, 2011, HD, 86 min. (WORLD Premiere, DWF 2011)
Writer/Dir: Steve Garrett | Prods: Steve Garrett, Gregory Hobson, Adrienne Zi | Cast: Jerad Anderson, Steve Garrett, Renee Victor, Monica Pitpit, Joey Ray Lucero

When Bob, a young, aggressive pro skateboarder, breaks his neck attempting an insane jump and is paralyzed - he begins to realize that something happened during his near death experience and now has the powers to heal. Father Tom, a disillusioned priest, who aids in his recovery, sees this as a true miracle and a chance to change the world and his faith in God. Yet Bob wants only to get back to skateboarding and winning - until his world begins to crumble and he is forced to choose between the desires of his ego and the calling of his spirit.

WAKING DREAMS
USA, 2008, HD, 93 min. (DWF 2009)
Writer/Dir: Deepika Daggubati • Prods: Kalyan Vindhya, Deepika Daggubati, Sulekha Naidu • Cast: Sulekha Naidu, Jamie Elman, Megan Ward, Maurizio Rasti, Sakina Jaffrey, Maggie Wheeler

Latha, a first-generation Indian-American woman, daydreams of glamorous Bollywood movies. But West Texas is a long way from Bollywood, and her parents want her to become a doctor like Dad. When Latha takes a job at a quirky video game company, she finds something she's never known before – passion, purpose and her own voice. When Latha's father attempts to bend her to his will, what will give first: Latha's resolve or the family's secrets? A whimsical comedy with plenty of heart, WAKING DREAMS finds magic in the most unexpected places.

WANDERLUST
USA, 2000, 35mm, 95 min. (WORLD Premiere, DWF 2001)
Dir: P. James Keitel, Writer: D. Scott Hessels, Prods: Damaged Californians
Cast: Kelly Ciscone, Trace Fraim, Eddie Matos, Christian J. Meoli, Sabrina Lloyd, Ria Pavia, Amzie Strickland

Struggling to hold together her trainwreck family, Kelley tracks down her drifter brother to a seedy, remote island off Chile and discovers him living with a ragged group of expatriates. He reacts to her frantic demands to return home by tricking her into being stranded; but when she falls in love with one of the drifters and with wanderlust itself, it triggers a surprising chain of events that forces everyone to draw a new line between personal freedom and responsibility.

WANNABE
USA, 2006, DIGITAL, 78 min. (WORLD Premiere, DWF 2006 - FUSION AUDIENCE AWARD)
Dir: Richard Keith • Writers: Craig Young, Richard Keith • Prods: Craig Young, Richard Keith, Paul Spadone
Cast: Craig Young, Adam Huss, Anna Becker, Liz Warner, Jonathan Dixon, Spencer Garrett, Dan Mailley, Tate Taylor, Octavia Spencer

Wannabe follows the hilarious exploits of ex boy band member Steve Williams, who is trying in vain to remake his image as a “serious actor”. It is the flip side of “Entourage” and covers the painfully funny underbelly of L.A.’s Wannabees who will do anything to make it, even if it means wearing a dog suit in a cheesy indie film, or crashing a disabled actors audition. This politically incorrect romp will make you bust a gut.

WEDNESDAY CHILD
USA, 1999, 35mm, 103 min. (WORLD Premiere, DWF 1999)
Writer/Dir: Brad Marlowe, Producers: Lauren Moews & Brad Marlowe
Cast: Sommer Knight, David King, Brandon Hiott, Todd Surber

When Joanne, a troubled teen, and her younger brother Billy move to a sleepy Christian community - they don’t even try to fit in. Desperate for affection, Joanne quickly earns a reputation as the local thug’s “Slut Of The Week.” When the unhappy siblings meet and befriend a mysterious recluse who believes he has the power to heal - the lives of all three, as well as the perceptions of the town’s small-minded citizens, are forever changed.

WHAT'S BUGGING SETH
USA, 2005, 35mm, 95 min. (Los Angeles Preimere, DWF 2005)
Writer/Dir/Prod: Eli Steele • Cast: Ross Thomas, Amy Purdy, Nora Kirkpatrick, Kareem Grimes, Marilyn McIntyre, Indira Gibson, Benjamin Watson, Justin Gordon, Edie Karas, Karl Dobbratz, Larry Laverty, David Fine, Christopher Hayes

When Seth Singer, a young deaf man, is asked his name one hears 'Death Dinger.' A minor flaw in a man who is determined to let nothing, not even his handicap, stop him from forming a successful bug extermination business. As the rejections pile up, he finds comfort and romance with Alma, a double amputee, who knows how unfair the world can be. However, as Seth finds himself on the verge of love and success, the return of his old flame threatens to destroy everything.