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SEVENTH ANNUAL SOHO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES FULL SCHEDULE JUNE 9TH - 16TH
Festival Will Include Top Independent Films From Around the World Along with Q&A Sessions from Writers, Producers, Directors and Stars
New York, NY (June, 2016) - With the SOHO International Film Festival #SOHO7 returning to NYC for seven days of films at Village East Cinemas (189 2nd Avenue on 12th Street) June 9 - 16, 2016, the full schedule of films has finally been announced!
By enticing filmmakers, journalists and cineastes from The US and across the globe, SOHO Film Fest draws audiences to New York City--known for its artistic community and cultural sophistication--helping boost the profile, the sense of pride, and the economy of the local community and the city itself.
With nearly a hundred selections in this year’s festival, notable films in Exhibition include “South 32” from Jake Barsha starring Melissa Archer (One Life to Live, Youthful Daze) and Mollee Gray as well as “79 Parts” from Ari Taub starring Eric Roberts (The Dark Knight, The Expendables, Inherent Vice) and "Intersection" from Tim Frech starring Hoyt Richards (Six Days Seven Nights, CSI: Miami) and Tony Longo (Mulholland Drive, Eraser) plus many more.
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Some of this year’s Award-winning Documentaries are "Happy Lucky Golden Tofu Panda Dragon Good Time Fun Fun Show" by SOHO Alumni Carrie Preston ("True Blood", "Crowded") along with “The Dwavernaut” by director Josh Bishop; “Legends of Freestyle” from Steve Stanulis starring Lisa Velez (Kiss of Death, Gladiator) and “Translacion: The March to the Altar of Uncertainty” from director Will Fredo.
Features in competition also include this year’s record number of premieres like Shamim Sarif's "Despite The Falling Snow" (UK) starring Rebecca Ferguson, Charles Dance, Antje Traue and Oliver Jackson-Cohen; World Premiere for the short film "The Last Hunt" (US) by Matthew Daddario ("Shadowhunters", "Cabin Fever") Brock Harris (“Major Crimes", "Sam"); World Premiere of "The Hollow" (US) starring William Sadler, David Warshofsky, William Forsythe and director Miles Doleac; International Premiere of "Esoterika: Maynila" (PH) by iconic Filipino Director Elwood Perez.
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Adding to the excitement of the event, many of the selected films will hold Q & A sessions with cast & crew members following each screening; along with panels, social events, and other networking opportunities for everyone involved. Leading figures from all disciplines of the film industry including distributors and media will also be in attendance.
2016’s Filmmakers and Titles Include:
Date
Film Name
Film Category
Director
Country
Time
Thursday, June 9th 2016 (Opening Night)
Coach of the Year
Feature
David Stott
USA
6:30pm
Thursday, June 9th 2016 (Opening Night)
Fish & Chicks
Short
Julie Grumbach, Elise McLeod
France
6:30pm
Friday, June 10th 2016
Laut
Feature
N/A
PH
5:25pm
Friday, June 10th 2016
Life of Significant Soil
Feature
Michael Irish
USA
5:30pm
Friday, June 10th 2016
Legends of Freestyle
Documentary
Steve Stanulis
USA
7:15pm
Friday, June 10th 2016
South 32
Feature
Jake Barsha
USA
7:20pm
Friday, June 10th 2016
Esoterika: Maynila
Feature
Elwood Perez
Philippines
9:15pm
Friday, June 10th 2016
Land of Smiles
Feature
Bradley Stryker
USA/TH
9:20pm
Saturday, June 11th 2016
Turtleface
Short
Kevin Kane, Rodrigo Lopresti
USA
11:00am
Saturday, June 11th 2016
Choice: Mother
Short
Joseph Halsley
USA
11:00am
Saturday, June 11th 2016
Nebenan (Next Door)
Short
Barbara S. Mueller
Austria
11:00am
Saturday, June 11th 2016
Confession on Pleasant Street
Short
Samantha Brooks
USA
11:00am
Saturday, June 11th 2016
Photo Op
Short
Dave Solomon
USA
11:00am
Saturday, June 11th 2016
Compartment 4
Short
Aaron Kilercioglu, Noah Luca
Austria
11:00am
Saturday, June 11th 2016
Plus One Cut One
Short
Kyle Trainor
USA
11:00am
Saturday, June 11th 2016
Check Please
Short
Daniel Sorochkin
USA
11:00am
Saturday, June 11th 2016
Dryland
Short
Liv Prior Colliander
USA
1:40pm
Saturday, June 11th 2016
It Has to Be You
Short
Conrad Rothbaum
USA
1:40pm
Saturday, June 11th 2016
Mired
Short
Tony Glazer
USA
1:40pm
Saturday, June 11th 2016
Boy Code
Short
Christian Lamorte
USA
1:40pm
Saturday, June 11th 2016
Pale Blue
Short
Alex Burunova
USA
1:40pm
Saturday, June 11th 2016
Muscle
Short
Heidi Miami Marshall
USA
1:40pm
Saturday, June 11th 2016
Vandal
Short
Felipe Vara de Rey
USA
1:40pm
Saturday, June 11th 2016
Not Right Now
Short
Brianne Moncrief
USA
1:40pm
Saturday, June 11th 2016
“Oasis”
Short
Aidan Kahn
Canada
4:20pm
Saturday, June 11th 2016
“Evol: Theory of Love”
Feature
Mike Perrone
USA
4:20pm
Saturday, June 11th 2016
“To Whom it May Concern”
Feature
Manu Boyer
USA
6:35pm
Saturday, June 11th 2016
“The Last Hunt”
Short
Mathhew Daddario, Brock Harris
USA
6:35pm
Saturday, June 11th 2016
“Little Miss Perfect”
Feature
Marlee Roberts
USA
9:15pm
Saturday, June 11th 2016
“Papa Pasquale”
Short
JC Little
USA
9:15pm
Sunday, June 12th 2016
Sound/Vision
Short
Jeremiah Kipp
USA
11:00am
Sunday, June 12th 2016
Under a Stone
Short
William Klayer
USA
11:00am
Sunday, June 12th 2016
Tango on the Balcony
Short
Minos Papas
USA
11:00am
Sunday, June 12th 2016
The Stream
Short
Claudia Fucigna
USA
11:00am
Sunday, June 12th 2016
The Nightrunner
Short
Aaron Sinclair
USA
11:00am
Sunday, June 12th 2016
Daffy
Short
Ayden Skye
USA
11:00am
Sunday, June 12th 2016
Silly String is Forever
Short
Robert McCaskill
USA
11:00am
Sunday, June 12th 2016
Bumblebees
Short
Jenna Kanell
USA
11:00am
Sunday, June 12th 2016
Mommy’s Box
Feature
Johnny Greenlaw
USA
1:40pm
Sunday, June 12th 2016
A Jolly Father’s Killing
Short
Josh Bishop
USA
3:45pm
Sunday, June 12th 2016
79 Parts
Feature
Ari Taub
USA
6:00pm
Sunday, June 12th 2016
What We’ve Become
Feature
Jennifer Nelson
USA
8:20pm
Monday, June 13th 2016
Technical Difficulties of Intimacy
Short
Joel Moffett
USA
5:25pm
Monday, June 13th 2016
Guao
Short
Eduardo Velazquez
USA
5:25pm
Monday, June 13th 2016
Behind Closed Doors
Short
Michelle Ly
USA
5:25pm
Monday, June 13th 2016
We Remember
Short
John A. Gallagher
USA
5:25pm
Monday, June 13th 2016
Urban Family
Feature
Oskari Sipola
Finland
5:40pm
Monday, June 13th 2016
Happy Lucky Golden Tofu Panda Dragon Good Time Fun Fun Show
Documentary
Carrie Preston
USA
7:30pm
Monday, June 13th 2016
Translacion: The March to the Altar of Uncertainty
Documentary
Will Fredo
Philippines
8:00pm
Tuesday, June 14th 2016
Krusing America
Documentary
Linda Kruse
USA
3:45pm
Tuesday, June 14th 2016
By Blood
Short
Debra Markowitz
USA
5:25pm
Tuesday, June 14th 2016
The Commitment
Short
Stephan Goldbach
USA
5:25pm
Tuesday, June 14th 2016
Alibi
Short
Robert Heske
USA
5:25pm
Tuesday, June 14th 2016
Falling
Short
Guy Davies
UK
5:25pm
Tuesday, June 14th 2016
Rajam
Short
Amanda Renee Knox
USA
5:25pm
Tuesday, June 14th 2016
My First Love
Short
Sun Park
Korea
5:25pm
Tuesday, June 14th 2016
Anomalous
Feature
Hugo Stuven Casasnovas
USA
5:40pm
Tuesday, June 14th 2016
It Had to Be You
Feature
Levi Abrino
USA
7:30pm
Wednesday, June 15th 2016
Despite the Falling Snow
Feature
Shamim Sarif
UK
5:25pm
Wednesday, June 15th 2016
A Way of Life
Short
Christopher Romano
USA
5:30pm
Wednesday, June 15th 2016
Welcome
Short
Serena Dykman
USA
5:30pm
Wednesday, June 15th 2016
Olilo
Short
Ao LI
USA
5:30pm
Wednesday, June 15th 2016
The Blood in Our Veins
Short
Mateo Marquez
USA
5:30pm
Wednesday, June 15th 2016
Whisper
Short
Jo Lewis
UK
5:30pm
Wednesday, June 15th 2016
Static Run
Short
Sean Ye
USA
5:30pm
Wednesday, June 15th 2016
The Chop
Short
Lewis Rose
UK
5:30pm
Wednesday, June 15th 2016
Drug Mule
Short
David Spaltro
USA
7:30pm
Wednesday, June 15th 2016
Mikelis
Short
Marc Bethke
Germany
7:30pm
Wednesday, June 15th 2016
The Poets
Short
Sean Gannet
USA
7:30pm
Wednesday, June 15th 2016
Call Coho
Short
Daeryun Chang
Korea
7:30pm
Wednesday, June 15th 2016
Him&Her&Him
Short
Mélisa Breiner-Sanders, Jason Bruffy
USA
7:30pm
Wednesday, June 15th 2016
The Good Boy
Short
A.L. Lee
USA
7:30pm
Wednesday, June 15th
Good BusinessShortDale ArroyoUSA
7:30pm
Wednesday, June 15th 2016
The Hollow
Feature
Miles Doleac
USA
7:45pm
“This year, is really exciting… we've received submissions from more countries than ever before, an even larger number of great films from women filmmakers, and a great number of LGBT films that allowed us to make a specific program for it.” said Sibyl Santiago, Executive Director and Head of Programming. “….and we continue to be truly blessed with a super strong support from the NY Filmmaking community, which we are proud to continue to showcase at SOHO.”
For the first time, #SOHO7 will include the New York Filmmaker Series to screen films for the distinct purpose of supporting the NY Filmmaking community.
MORE ANNOUNCEMENTS TO COME!
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More About the SOHO International Film Festival:
The SOHO International Film Festival, which proudly carries the “Made in NY” logo from the NYC Mayor’s Office of Film, Television and Broadcasting is a vehicle to help the economy of the city, enhancing the festival’s sense of pride while boosting filmmaking and tourism in the Big Apple. They are dedicated to celebrating the art of long and short form cinema created from the latest digital technology while still embracing the original goal ‐ incredible storytelling. Founded in the epicenter of New York's most artistic district, by Jorge Ballos in 2009, the festival is has provided a unique and powerful platform for filmmakers to gain exposure and potential distribution. SIFFNYC is committed to exhibiting domestic and international films, focusing on dynamic, visionary cinema that creates extraordinary experiences.