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2019 Film Schedule
Representatives from the film may be available for a brief Q&A at the end of each screening.
The Indie Gathering
Thursday, August 8th, 2019
Screening room A
Film screenings 6pm-
Time and Name |
Description |
6:10pm- |
Every July, around 100 ultra- |
6:40pm- |
A young woman finds unexpected help overcoming a traumatic experience from a mysterious stranger. |
7:00pm- |
'Don't get mad' tells the story of a woman that lost her family due to a con artist and finally finds the courage 'To get even'. |
7:20pm- |
When it's Christmas time in Texas, all things are possible as long as there is a chance of snow. The Walsh family is going through changes this Christmas: Tyler wants to get engaged, Faith's husband is deployed for their first Christmas together and Kris is finishing high school and pondering her future. It makes for a bleak holiday when it all comes to a head one snow- |
9:00pm- |
"The Farmhand" takes place during the height of Prohibition in South Carolina where lawlessness prevailed. Hired assassin Grayson Livingston is on a mission by a kingpin bootlegger to execute Sheriff Henry Lloyd, a small town sheriff who makes alcohol shipments moving through his county difficult. In his attempt, Grayson makes a grave mistake in judgment. Now an outlaw on the run, Grayson finds shelter on a farm where he is discovered by the owner, Everett James (EJ) Sawyer. Hired as a farmhand, Grayson crosses paths with EJ’s wife, Constance (Connie) Rose Martine- |
9:50pm- |
As one journey ends, another begins; Travis Thompson has graduated high school and must figure out what his plans for college are before the summer is over. He soon finds himself at a HBCU orientation despite his negative views toward black culture. |
10:15pm- |
John's identity is revealed as loyalties are tested when Ben carries out his personal agenda. |
10:45pm- |
(Language: Dutch) An awkward reunion dinner between three flawed brothers who all have a hidden agenda descends into chaos when the woman they all love announces her pregnancy without revealing the father’s identity. |
Friday, August 9th, 2019
Film screenings 6pm-
Screening room A
OHIO FILM NIGHT
Time and Name |
Description |
6:00pm- |
See the top 3 films from the 2019 competition. |
6:30pm- |
A light- |
6:55pm- |
A retired Air Force veteran recalls an incident from 1999 NATO's bombing of Yugoslavia and decides to reveal everything he knows, while being videotaped by his daughter - |
7:15pm- |
In this "lost film footage", Lamia (from "Horror Hotel") first meets the voodoo priest Poppa Voodoo. Called in to play by an angry townsman (Joe Estevez) and aided by his assistant Pandora, he raises a horde of zombies that Lamia must put back in the ground. |
7:40pm- |
A dysfunctional family of ghost returns from the dead to help one of their lonely living relatives find true love. In the process of preserving the family name, they cause more problems than they solve. |
9:30pm- |
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10:25pm- |
A gang of domestic terrorists and government- |
Screening room B
Time and Name |
Description |
6:00pm- |
50 years ago the small town of Abington, Massachusetts not only lost a Vietnam war hero, but a young child lost his father. Before he went missing in action during a classified mission with his Special Operations Group, SSgt. Richard A. Fitts sent home his Green Beret and a voice recording with a truly special message to those left behind. Decades later his remains were discovered and returned to his hometown for a heroes welcome and funeral where a folded flag was presented to his only son. Now, a half - |
7:35pm- |
Charlie Shoemaker is a strange guy: whenever he looks in the mirror, his face deforms. No wonder, you see Charlie believes that at the age of nine, he was abducted by the Mindbending Cradle Snatchers of Planet Nibiru. And Charlie hears voices that he considers to be the thoughts of his fellow men. He warns everyone who doesn´t want to hear it about the gigantic insectoid extraterrestrials that he now sees sneaking around everywhere. THEY are going to take over the world says Charlie … and while he says so, he starts to arm himself. Now Charlie is ready: he just doesn’t know what for... |
8:20pm- |
HOME is a Full- |
9:35pm- |
A young girl has been spending one summer day in an old mansion at the lake's shore in the suburbs of Moscow. A quiet house and a cozy garden makes a contrast with a bright an intense beach's territory. For the whole day the character has been wandering throughout these spaces and her own hurtful dreams, trying to find a hope for the sake. |
10:15pm- |
After a revolutionary invention with great implications Bridget finds a character flaw in the company they've partnered with to develop the prototype that could be the fountain of youth. When she pulls the plug and step away from their original deal she quickly realizes they will stop at nothing to get it back. After her family gets kidnapped to sway a favorable vote their hopes rely on their teen daughter Miranda and her unlikely allies Corey (a suicidal military veteran) and Stephanie (a prostitute). |
Saturday, August 10th, 2019
Film screenings 11am-
Screening room A
Time and Name |
Description |
11am- |
Jordey (also referred to in life as Little Jordey, Jordey Pocket Pants, Little Buddy, Tiny Dancer, etc.) is a rescue dog who’s living life and enjoying it! Most of the time. As the protector of the house, Jordey also has to chase off any unwanted burglars, and there's one pesky burglar who frequently visits. What happens one day when Jordey is forced to square off against his cornball rival? |
11:35am- |
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A young girl must enlist her childish father to help save the town from her biting brother. |
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1:50pm- |
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2:50pm- |
An inside look at Ben’s brain on the day he proposes to his girlfriend, Anna. Don’t overthink it... |
3:10pm- |
A man wants to enjoy one final perfect day before his memories fade away forever. |
3:30pm- |
While grieving for the loss of his basset hound named Elvis, Doug gets robbed and looks to his neighbor for help in finding the last memory of his late best friend. Through perseverance and courage, Doug must rise to action. |
3:50pm- |
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4:55pm- |
In 1918, the U.S. Army Signal Corps sent 223 women to France as telephone operators to help win the Great War. They wore Army uniforms and swore Army oaths. They were intrepid, united in a common cause. Like Joan of Arc before them, they wanted to save France. By war’s end, these women, known affectionately as the Hello Girls, had connected over 26 million calls. They served during the occupation of Germany and the Paris Peace Conference. The last of the Hello Girls returned home in 1920, only to told they were never soldiers after all. For 60 years, they fought the US government for recognition. In 1977, they won. Only 33 were still alive. |
6pm- |
Smoky, a 4 lb. Yorkshire Terrier, would become known as the world’s most recognized therapy dog, entertainer, and war hero. The "Smoky and All Dogs of War" memorial is located in the Cleveland MetroParks, Rocky River, Ohio. Bill Wynne, 97, was a Cleveland Plain Dealer photojournalist, NASA research photographer, and Hollywood dog trainer. He became a local Cleveland television personality in the 1950’s as "Mr. Pokey" with Smoky on Sunday mornings. He remains active in advancing Smoky’s story, which he aims to see as a full- |
6:45pm- |
When expecting the perfect day at the office, life takes a differnt direction for a long time employee. |
7:15pm- |
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8pm- |
After Dale informs Jason and Jerry that he's moving out, they're forced to find a new roommate. They demonstrate exactly how NOT to attract a potential roommate. |
8:20pm- |
Host Amy Leigh McCorkle sits down with The Connected's Brandon X Bell and discusses his projects and what it's like to be black and depressed and admit it. |
8:50pm- |
A woman's journey of self discovery. |
9:10pm- |
A man goes to his usual diner... but it quickly becomes anything BUT his usual... |
9:30pm- |
Mature. Louis Sareno, a young man born into the Mob, searches for a way out of the only life he's ever known. |
Screening room B
Time and Name |
Description |
11am- |
(Language: Danish) Following the death of his estranged father, the photographer Louis is left feeling he hasn't achieved as much in life as he had hoped for. He is still chasing the same dream of becoming a famous photographer but have been stuck working on the same project for many years. Louis’ girlfriend Rosa tries to get Louis to snap out of it and grow up, but when old acquaintances make an appearance the night draws Louis back in. |
12:35pm- |
Second chances are tempting, but some come at a cost… the second installment of the Thumb Wrestler Series finds injured thumb wrestling champ, Newt "The Digit" Feldenstein, bored with conventional life…twiddling his thumbs on the sidelines. A new scientific breakthrough, a prosthetic Smart- |
1:10pm- |
The first animated series to use the glamorous universe of fashion as a backdrop, telling the adventures of Clara and her best friends Valentina and Giovanna. |
1:40pm- |
Two strangers - |
2:05pm- |
Three unruly friends on the run from the law try to find out who among them may have provided secret information to law enforcement. |
2:30pm- |
Samantha and Ryan spend a weekend down the shore with Jimmy and Tonya. The weekend makes Samantha begin to question her relationship and the choices she has made. |
3:55pm- |
Homicide detective Jerry July (King Jeff) looks for answers and clues while intensely studying a poem left behind at a murder scene by a serial killer. He finds help in the form of a red hand puppet. |
4:15pm- |
Mature. A guy who has never broken a rule finds out he only has a short time to live. He teams up with a con man and travels down the east coast breaking as many laws as they can. |
6pm- |
In preparation for her daughter's 10th birthday, an Orange County housewife confronts her own dreams and disappointments (and discovers that she's not alone) in a mini- |
6:25pm- |
(Language: Spanish) John starts seeing lights and strange objects that confuse him. His girlfriend doesn’t want to go through that situation again, so his life falls apart. But John remains apathetic and wonders what is really happening. Lucky for him, the guide always comes for who needs it. |
6:45pm- |
Staged in a dollhouse, women, anarchists, and spies conjure the fantastically true story of how America entered WW1. Once upon a time, in 1915, a German saboteur arrived to Manhattan to interrupt the export of American munitions to Britain. He soon finds a collaborator in a wayward stevedore who unwittingly leads him to a group of labor anarchists. Sabotage and betrayal soon turn these bedfellows into agents of the other’s tragic end. In the spirit of a silent film from the era, this musical melodrama plays itself out through the interaction of archival images and the theatrical rendition of lives as they might have been lived on The Manhattan Front. |
8:20pm- |
Mel moves in with the eccentric Keely whose obsession with a dead boy causes her to question her new living situation...until that same dead boy appears to enlist her help in breaking Keely's obsession in the hope he can move on. |
8:40pm- |
(Language: Spanish) After the loss of her mother, a little girl arrives at an orphanage. Outside, the greatest discovery awaits her. |
9:05pm- |
A pair of young girls driving along in a sketchy area, upon hearing engine noises, decide to pull over to investigate the problem when a young man out of nowhere offers some unwelcome help. |
9:25pm- |
(Language: Turkish) Two siblings accidentally violate forbidden grounds controlled by government watchmen and their journey take it's toll with them being chased, getting lost and encountering revolutionaries in a semi- |
9:55pm- |
No fantasy is too obscene at the masquerade balls hosted by Christian King, known to her guests as X. The monthly masked debauchery that takes place at her beachside estate is all fun and games until the arrival of an unexpected guest from Christian's past threatens to bring to light her darkest secret: she is a voyeur who keeps a hidden camera in the guest bathroom. |
Screening room C
Time and Name |
Description |
11am- |
An amateur angel is sent from heaven to guide a modern day Samson, a loner who has lost faith in God. The unlikely duo are tasked with missions to seek out and save a mishmash of characters who are at the crosswords of their lives and all seem to be searching for love and acceptance in all the wrong places. |
11:55am- |
The heavy metal musical story chronicles the journey of a musician battling drug addiction while addressing the inner spiritual warfare of addiction through instrumental music and visual symbolism in a dark and haunting nightmare. |
12:40pm- |
Mature. Mark and Andrew are two disabled boys. When they meet, an incredible attraction explodes, but it can only flourish as a "mental construction". A virtual love, a one day lasting dream and the awareness that nothing will be the same again. |
2pm- |
(CC/AD) The true, inspirational story of a blind- |
2:35pm- |
An investigative journalist, crippled with an anxiety disorder, retires from the field after a traumatic assignment on a dogfighting ring but is forced to confront the unresolved story when a psychotic stalker causes her new life to unravel. |
3:55pm- |
A fan film based loosely on Batman: The Animated Series canon. A younger Bruce Wayne/Batman who has stepped down from crime fighting due to the meta- |
4:20pm- |
Father John wrestles with helping Leo's troubled family against the United Nations' peacekeepers, while a CSA reunion is cut short due to competing factions. |
4:50pm- |
Investigation into the March 1997 disappearance of 4 Arizona men exposes a military cover- |
6:20pm- |
Mature. Identification in times of egomaniacal callousness. |
6:35pm- |
(Language: Chinese) Ava is an Asian- |
6:55pm- |
Annie and Neil embark on a '30 Days of Clean Living' documentary, setting up cameras all over their house to document, via the Internet, their new eating habits. By doing so, half of their cameras capture a parallel version of themselves - |
8:25pm- |
A day in the life of Mega Wijaya, a singer- |
8:45pm- |
Ellis Martin works for a cleaning service and continues to seek new employment, but to no avail. He yearns for the innocence and ease of his past, while also anticipating his weekends. However, getting to this point is no easy task. |
9:55pm- |
Follows three generations of vampire women that find their lives put into jeopardy by their environmental and economic surroundings. |
Sunday, August 11th, 2019
Film screenings 11am-
Screening room A
Time and name |
Description |
11am- |
When a Kitchen Contractor's long- |
12:35pm- |
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1:05pm- |
IN OUR future, one simple breath could mean life or death. As we search for a solution, pollution engulfs our world. If we don't find an answer fast, all living things shall perish. We are the Five Elements, we strive to protect humanity... Years ago, many warriors came to us seeking change, joined our way of life. Right after, A Code was discovered that could save the world and was injected into one of us. We even lost one of our clan's mate. Now we must fight for our lives to bring the code - |
1:20pm- |
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2:25pm- |
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3:15pm- |
Roger’s smoking habit has bugged his partner Sam for years. When Roger finally decides to quit, Sam is thrilled to support him, and engages in a campaign for a cure. After the campaign fails, Sam is bitterly devastated, but then sees a dangerous new idea that may save his life even though it might cost them their relationship. |
3:50pm- |
When a socially awkward Midwestern woman inherits a porn studio, she plans to take the money and run - |
5:15pm- |
Screening room B
DOC DAY
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Description |
Paradise Boogie shines a light on the influence of Detroit's early blues musicians, the neighborhoods of Black Bottom & Paradise Valley and how it all influenced the music makers of today and tomorrow. Detroit's bluesmakers demonstrate the melding of times and sharing of cultures through the blues. Highlighting the alliance of a veteran hall of famer musician and a 10 year old harp player, we honor the past, savor the present and strive toward the future of Detroit blues. |
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12:15pm- |
New Dreams for a New World is a documentary film by Robert Flame Lamothe that will be looking at what people's hopes and dreams are for this world, their government, their lives. How can a broken dysfunctional United States government that has a corrupt economic and political system be fixed? Topics include climate change, pollution, anthropology, social movements, parallels between the fall of the Roman Empire and the US Empire, search for alien life, right wing organizations, left wing organizations, manufacturing, social media, animation, technology, economics, and world history. |
1:35pm- |
Born in 1935, Chicago singer Mary Lane is one of the last living legends of American Blues. If only the world knew. |
2:40pm- |
Emergency Medical Service providers talk about the reasons they became involved and more importantly why they stayed. |
3:10pm- |
A Documentary Short about an artist/professor working at The University of Montevallo and her paintings that are based off of the works of Albert Bierstadt and Google Earth. |
3:30pm- |
(Language: Zulu) The true story of Siyabonga Majola, a young man from a South African township with dreams of being a actor who does all he can to make his dreams a reality when a film production comes to a nearby town. |
Screening room C
Time and name |
Description |
11:20am- |
Mature. In January 1985 the heavy metal band Forcer was anxious to sign a record contract, after turning down a deal three months prior. With vintage footage from the 80s, this is the tale of a young, determined and scandalous band seeking fame while making kick- |
1pm- |
'Bands' is an ensemble dramedy that follows a local indie band through the highs and lows of a music scene that could care less about them. |
1:40pm- |
This is the story of an ambitious scientist as she brings her own revolutionary beauty product to the market, but it's not your every day treatment. The results are spectacular but the cost is high. |
2pm- |
An entity persists in a house with a family of a mother and three children. The sequel to short film "WHAT". |
2:25pm- |
The stresses of relationships and holidays make it difficult for families to get along. Tyler (Andreas O'Rourke) needs to make the choice between family or his relationship with Jenny (April Yanko). Or can he have both? Join us in this Indie adventure of family love, holiday stresses, and an original whimsical score of tears and comedy. |
2:50pm- |
In this silent comedy film, Stuart, a mild- |
3:10pm- |
Twenty Dollar Limit is a holiday themed short about four women (Carol, Joy, Merry, and Holly) whose annual holiday party gets out of hand after an awkward gift exchange. |
3:30pm- |
BIGFOOT! is a true horror comedy! Divided into three acts- |
The Indie Gathering will also be hosting the 4th United Latino Film Festival
Aug. 8th and 9th in separate screening rooms. Schedule TBA.