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Raindance Film Festival · 2010

Raindance Film Festival 2010

North American Indies

Programme

10 films · 4 reviews

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Armless

In this off-kilter comedy, a woman comes to terms with her husband's strange secret.

(Country: US; Year: 2009; Director: Habib Azar; Writer: Kyle Jarrow; Stars: Daniel London, Janel Moloney, Keith Powell, Laurie Kennedy, Matt Walton)

Flooding With Love For The Kid

A one man cinematic event: the Rambo story shot entirely in a tiny apartment with one man for only $96.

(Country: US; Year: 2010; Director: Zachary Oberzan; Writer: Zachary Oberzan; Stars: Zachary Oberzan) , Official site

Helena From The Wedding

Review preview for Helena From The Wedding

While the characters might amuse and irk, they certainly don’t touch us.

Paul Griffiths · 2 out of 5
Dissection of marriage in modern-day America.

(Country: US; Year: 2010; Director: Joseph Infantolino; Writer: Joseph Infantolino; Stars: Dagmara Dominczyk, Paul Fitzgerald, Dominic Fumusa, Jessica Hecht, Gillian Jacobs, Melanie Lynskey, Corey Stoll, Lee Tergesen) , Official site

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Incredibly Small

Review preview for Incredibly Small

With a slender premise, set up and resolution, the fact that its small ideas can resonate so well afterwards is a minor triumph.

Paul Griffiths · 2.5 out of 5
A guy, a girl, a 300 square foot apartment – let the fight begin.

(Country: US; Year: 2010; Director: Dean Peterson; Writer: Stephen Gurewitz, Dean Peterson; Stars: Susan Burke, Stephen Gurewitz, Alex Karpovsky, Amy Seimetz, Alex Rennie, Ron Lynch, Bob Byington, Charles Hubbell, Dave Mercer, Darlene Westgor) , Official site

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The Lake Effect

Rob Lawson’s perpetual quest for success is interrupted when his estranged daughter shows up pregnant, challenging him to be a father before he becomes a grandfather.

(Country: US; Year: 2010; Director: Tara Miele; Stars: Kay Panabaker, Tara Summers, Ross Partridge, John Kerry, Mike McNamara, Tiffany Paige, Chase Maser, Kim Chueh, April Washko, Amy Snively, Matthew Felkey, Ben Konstantin)

Lovers Of Hate

The shaky reunion of estranged brothers takes a turn for the worse when the woman they both love chooses one over the other.

(Country: US; Year: 2010; Director: Bryan Poyser; Writer: Bryan Poyser; Stars: Chris Doubek, Heather Kafka, Alex Karpovsky, Zach Green, Josh Meyer, Dan Brown, Adam Donaghey, Lana Dieterich, Garry Peters, Kim LeBlanc, Rebecca Beegle, Harper Cummings, Eric Moorhead, Brett Hill, Ray L. Perez)

See: Sundance Film Festival 2010: Days Seven and Eight

On Holiday

A couple on holiday are surprised when the husband’s pregnant daughter shows up.

(Country: US; Year: 2010; Director: Brian McGuire; Writer: Brian McGuire; Stars: Tasha Ames, Joey Baldwin, Ugo Bianchi, Robert Crobar Bilus, C.C. Boyce, Jackie Brechner, Joey Capone, Jade Dornfeld, James Duval, G.J. Echternkamp, Dennis Fanning, Annie Gaia, Corby Griesenbeck, John Hawkes, Janeline Hayes) , Official site

Treasure Of The Black Jaguar

Review preview for Treasure Of The Black Jaguar

Aside from capturing the stand-in Californian scenery well, Bruce has fun with his RED camera’s angles and speeds, whips up woozy montages, splashes the colours around and edits with a Hot Fuzz intensity.

Paul Griffiths · 2.5 out of 5
Two boys discover easy money is just a mirage in this desert-based caper.

(Country: US; Year: 2010; Director: Mike Bruce; Writer: Mike Bruce, Cameron Van Hoy; Stars: Cameron Van Hoy, Michael Drayer, Timothy V Murphy, Masayuki Imai, Carolyn Stotesbery, Brandy Moreno, Hidetoshi Imura, Ellen Gerstein, Jessie Camacho, Naina Michaud, Carlo Mendez, Jason D. Avalos, Eder López, Kenichi Iwabuchi, Daniel Garza) , Official site

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Vacation!

Review preview for Vacation!

One of the most stunningly banal films I have seen in decades.

Scott Macdonald · 1 out of 5
Four young friends go on a trip to the seaside.

(Country: US; Year: 2010; Director: Zach Clark; Writer: Zach Clark; Stars: Trieste Kelly Dunn, Lydia Hyslop, Maggie Ross, Melodie Sisk, Michael Abbott Jr, Tara Everhart, Martha Stephens, Tony Greenberg, Ellie Nicoll) , Official site

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We Are the Mods

Coming of age drama about teen identity and emerging sexuality.

(Country: US; Year: 2009; Director: E.E. Cassidy; Writer: E.E. Cassidy, Bruce Pavalon; Stars: Melia Renee, Mary Elise Hayden, Lance Drake, Najarra Townsend, Philip Rodriguez, Corinne Reilly, Cheryl Rodes, Jeffrey Reeves, Maureen Cassidy, Gibson Blieden, Erin Gibson, Jane Anne Thomas, Bo Barrett, Summera Howell, Barika Croom) , Official site