Mortal Enemies / Pirate Brothers (2011)
Action
Orphans Sunny and Verdy are like brothers, but are separated when a wealthy couple adopts Verdy. Their paths cross again when a crew of pirates kidnaps Verdy, now a successful businessman, and his fiancée while on vacation. With the ransom set, Verdy is reunited with his long lost friend – who, it appears, has joined the pirates. Will they be able to come together to prove that brothers don't always have to share blood?
Starring: Robin Shou, Verdy Bhawanta, Yayu A.W. Unru, Marcio Fernando Da Silva, Andrew Lincoln Suleiman, Karina Nadila
Director: Asun Mawardi
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Buck Wild (2013)
Comedy | Horror
Zom-Com! Fun, campy horror film with zombies! A hunting vacation goes horribly awry for four friends after they accidentally shoot the lease's land owner.
Starring: Joe Stevens, Meg Cionni, Mark Ford, Amelia Meyers, Matthew Albrecht, Jarrod Pistilli, Dru Lockwood, Tyler Glodt, Isaac Harrison
Director: Tyler Glodt
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Random Acts of Violence / Charm / Malcolm (2013)
Comedy | Crime | Horror
The adventures of a young man whose principle interests are movies, New York, and mass murder. When Malcolm gets tired of how gentrified, tepid and antiseptic New York has become, he decides to take matters into his own hands by personally starting a crime wave which he hopes will catch on and drive real estate value down, opening up the city to bohemians, artists and a swell of creativity. The only problem is nobody's paying attention.
Starring: Ashley Cahill, James DeBello, Jake Hoffman
Director: Ashley Cahill
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The Invoking / Sader Ridge (2013)
Horror | Thriller
After inheriting a house from the family she never knew, Samantha Harris (Trin Miller) and three friends head to rural Sader Ridge to inspect the property. Soon after arriving, Sam begins to experience horrific visions of savage brutality and unspeakable evil. Plagued by the sinister forces closing in around her, Sam descends into a waking nightmare when the demons from her past refuse to stay buried any longer.
Starring: D'Angelo Midili, Trin Miller, Josh Truax
Director: Jeremy Berg
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Jailbait / 17 & Life: Jailbait (2013)
Crime | Drama | Thriller
A gritty coming of age thriller about a young girl sent to juvenile prison for the murder of her abusive step father. The film follows Anna Nix's journey into the dark world of an all girls jail where she discovers complex relationships, drugs, mental illness and her eventual search for redemption.
Starring: Samantha Cardona, Sara Malakul Lane, Erin O'Brien, Steve Hanks, David Brite, Shannon Walters
Director: Jared Cohn
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Holy Ghost People (2013)
Drama | Thriller
In this psychological thriller, nineteen-year old Charlotte enlists the help of alcoholic ex-Marine Wayne to find her estranged sister who has gone missing deep in the Appalachian Mountains. Their search leads them to the Church of One Accord and an enigmatic snake-handling preacher named Brother Billy, who's devoted congregation of outcasts knowingly risk injury or death seeking salvation in the Holy Ghost. What Wayne and Charlotte uncover during their time on the mountain – about themselves and the nature of faith – will shake them to their core, as the mystery of Charlotte's sister and her fate unravels…
Starring: Emma Greenwell, Joe Egender, Brendan McCarthy
Director: Mitchell Altieri
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12 Years a Slave / Twelve Years a Slave (2013)
Biography | Drama | History
Based on an incredible true story of one man's fight for survival and freedom. In the pre-Civil War United States, Solomon Northup, a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery. Facing cruelty, as well as unexpected kindnesses, Solomon struggles not only to stay alive, but to retain his dignity. In the twelfth year of his unforgettable odyssey, Solomon's chance meeting with a Canadian abolitionist will forever alter his life.
Starring: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Brad Pitt, Michael Fassbender, Benedict Cumberbatch, Paul Dano, Paul Giamatti, Michael K. Williams, Sarah Paulson, Lupita Nyong'o, Alfre Woodard
Director: Steve McQueen
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Someone Marry Barry (2014)
Comedy
Three friends plot to get rid of their socially inappropriate friend by finding him a wife, but when he meets a woman just like him, their problems double.
Starring: Tyler Labine, Damon Wayans Jr., Lucy Punch, Hayes MacArthur, Thomas Middleditch, Amanda Lund, Frances Shaw, Wyatt Oleff
Director: Rob Pearlstein
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My Wedding and Other Secrets (2011)
Romance
The contemporary story of Chinese New Zealand-born over-achiever Emily Chu, raised to believe she can get anything she puts her mind to. Even if 'anything' is at odds with her traditional Hong Kong born parents' wish for her to become a doctor like her two older sisters. Everything is coming up roses – until she meets James, a European New Zealander, and accidentally falls in love with him. But if her father finds out, she will face disownment. By the time Emily realises that she's sacrificing the respect of her family to follow her heart, James, too, has fallen irrevocably in love and there's nothing for it but to try and keep their relationship a secret. Happy endings don't come easy, if at all, but that doesn't mean they don't happen. But for Emily to get one, she needs to show James and her family that she has learned a lesson about the selflessness of love.
Starring: Michelle Ang, Matt Whelan, Pei-pei Cheng, Kenneth Tsang, Celeste Wong, Katlyn Wong
Director: Roseanne Liang
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Exquisite Corpse (2010)
Horror | Romance | Thriller
In this chilling modern-day Frankenstein horror, a brilliant young neuroscientist’s world comes crashing down when his fiancée tragically drowns. After discovering a serum that can bring dead tissue back to life, he devises a plan to resurrect his girlfriend back from the dead. His plan is met with horrifying consequences when he realizes that in order to save her life, he must take the life of another. A FilmBuff Presentation.
Starring: Steve Sandvoss, Nicole Vicius, Guillermo Diaz, Tessa Thompson, Larry Cedar
Director: Scott David Russell
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