SDFF2015: San Diego Film Festival
The San Diego International Film Festival
SEPT 28 - OCT 2, 2016 | www.sdfilmfest.com
Host: Jeffrey Lyons, with Co-host Ben Lyons.
Honorees include: Annette Bening, Kate Beckinsale, Simon Helberg and Jason Mitchell
#SDiFF twit: @sdfilmfest insta: @sdfilmfestival
SEPT 28 - OCT 2, 2016 | www.sdfilmfest.com
Host: Jeffrey Lyons, with Co-host Ben Lyons.
Honorees include: Annette Bening, Kate Beckinsale, Simon Helberg and Jason Mitchell
#SDiFF twit: @sdfilmfest insta: @sdfilmfestival
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- DirectorWayne BlairStarsShohreh AghdashlooSalma HayekAdrien BrodyPrior to the Iranian revolution it was a place where people of all religions were allowed to flourish. This is the story of a prosperous Jewish family who abandon everything before they are consumed by the passions of revolutionaries.Opening Night Film
US Premiere - DirectorDaniel AlfredsonStarsAnthony HopkinsJulia StilesRay LiottaAn ex-logger comes to the aid of a woman who returns to her hometown in the Pacific Northwest and finds herself harassed and stalked by a former cop turned crime lord.North American Premiere
- DirectorLawrence RoeckStarsScott EastwoodWalton GogginsCamilla BelleA young civil war veteran is forced on a desperate journey to save his kidnapped wife.World Premiere
Best Narrative Feature Winner - DirectorReed MoranoStarsOlivia WildeLuke WilsonGiovanni RibisiA year after their son goes missing, a couple handle the loss in varying ways, growing apart from one another and their reality.West Coast Premiere
- DirectorPaolo SorrentinoStarsMichael CaineHarvey KeitelRachel WeiszRetired orchestra conductor Fred Ballinger is on vacation with his daughter Lena and his film director best friend Mick Boyle in the Alps when he receives an invitation from Queen Elizabeth II to perform for Prince Philip's birthday.
- DirectorTony McNamaraStarsMickey RourkeNat WolffEmma RobertsHigh-school student Ed Wallis enters into a friendship with his neighbor, Ashby, a retired CIA assassin who only has a few months left to live.West Coast Premiere
- DirectorDavis GuggenheimStarsMalala YousafzaiZiauddin YousafzaiToor Pekai YousafzaiA look at the events leading up to the Taliban's attack on Pakistani schoolgirl Malala Yousafzai for speaking out on girls' education, followed by the aftermath, including her speech to the United Nations.San Diego Premiere
- DirectorAdam SalkyStarsSarah SilvermanJosh CharlesSkylar GaertnerAddicted to drugs and alcohol, a housewife's self-destructive behavior starts to take its toll on her husband and two young children.California Premiere
- DirectorRob LettermanStarsJack BlackDylan MinnetteOdeya RushA teenager teams up with the daughter of young-adult horror author R.L. Stine after the writer's imaginary demons are set free on the town of Madison, Delaware.
- DirectorSebastian SchipperStarsLaia CostaFrederick LauFranz RogowskiA young Spanish woman who has recently moved to Berlin finds her flirtation with a local guy turn potentially deadly as their night out with his friends reveals a dangerous secret.
- DirectorGiulio RicciarelliStarsAndré SzymanskiAlexander FehlingFriederike BechtA story that exposes the conspiracy of prominent German institutions and government branches to cover up the crimes of Nazis during World War II.US Premiere
- DirectorAlly WalkerStarsJoshua RushAdrian GrenierJoanna Ranee WoodEli McAllister, our eleven-year-old hero, is on a quest. He is also setting out to win The Fiesta Cup, a local bowling tournament. Joining him is his famous fashion designer uncle, Sean McAllister.World Premiere
- DirectorFatih AkinStarsTahar RahimSimon AbkarianMakram KhouryIn 1915 a man survives the Armenian genocide in the Ottoman Empire, but loses his family, speech and faith. One night he learns that his twin daughters may be alive, and goes on a quest to find them.World Premiere
- DirectorJames Napier RobertsonStarsCliff CurtisJames RollestonKirk TorranceA brilliant but troubled New Zealand chess champion finds purpose by teaching underprivileged children about the rules of chess and life.US Premiere
- DirectorRyan JaffeStarsJames WolkMickey SumnerRene AuberjonoisAn estranged brother and sister are forced to go on the road together to track down their fugitive grandmother.California Premiere
- DirectorLeslee UdwinStarsAsha DeviBadri SinghSatendraThe life and death of Jyoti Singh, an Indian medical student whose violation and murder by gang rapists exposed the violent misogyny of Indian society.San Diego Premiere
Best Documentary Winner - DirectorJason BourqueStarsMatthew MacCaullDakota DaulbyChristie BurkeA troubled teenager and his older brother reconnect, setting off a powder keg of buried secrets, paranoia and murder. Inspired by true events.US Premiere
- DirectorKane SenesStarsJames Badge DaleEthan EmbryWilliam ForsytheA Civil War veteran returns home to the quiet countryside, only to find himself embroiled in a conflict between his family and the brutish cattle rancher harassing them.West Coast Premiere
- DirectorFelipe RodriguezStarsPaulino NunesJohnathan SousaMichael ReventarIllegal immigrants to the United States are kidnapped, tortured, and forced to call home for ransom money.N. America Premiere
- DirectorMark CartierStarsTodd CahoonSarah FrangenbergShane HarperA young lady, who recently lost her mother, faces the challenges of high school and her very strict step-father. Through personal growth, and an amazing dedication to dance, she learns to find the peace and happiness of family.World Premiere
- DirectorStev ElamStarsKristin WallaceLyndsy FonsecaMackenzie AstinIn this dark comedy, a repressed agoraphobic's daughter meets a hardened pastor's daughter. While escaping their homes to attend the annual church youth group jamboree, they discover their worlds aren't what they once thought they were.West Coast Premiere
- DirectorMark CartierStarsDenise RichardsLuke ColomberoTyree BrownWhen a new doctor moves in next door, the neighborhood kids believe that the doctor is making frankeinstein in his basement make it their mission to ensure he is not a creepy guardian of a terrible neighbor-eating monster.World Premiere
- DirectorFilipe MatzembacherMarcio ReolonStarsMateus AlmadaMaurício BarcellosElisa BritesTwo boys on the edge of adulthood find themselves exploring their relationship.San Diego Premiere
- DirectorJon DreverStarsBrett GoldsteinNatalia TenaLaura HaddockRobert Kenner is a lonely man looking for love. Today, if he can actually get his boss to give him some time off, he is going on his first date for 6 years. Oh, and he is also the world's only SuperHero.US Premiere
