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Indy Film Fest
Indy Film Fest, formerly known as the Indianapolis International Film Festival, is an annual film festival held in Indianapolis, United States. The festival champions films that entertain, challenge, and expand perspectives in Indianapolis and beyond. Its inaugural edition took place in 2004, featuring Lars von Trier's ''Dogville'' as the closing film. Awards 2025 Awards Winners: * ''Midwinter'' - American Spectrum, Best Feature Film * ''Lena and Vladimir'' - World Cinema, Best Feature Film * ''Papercuts: My Life as an Indie Animator'' - Best Documentary Feature * ''Never Not Yours'' - Hoosier Lens, Best Feature 2024 Awards Winners: * ''No Right Way'' - Grand Jury, Best Feature Film * ''No Right Way'' - American Spectrum, Best Feature Film * ''L'incidente'' - World Cinema, Best Feature Film * ''Film is Dead. Long Live Film!'' - Best Documentary Feature * ''The Girl in The Yellow Scarf'' - Hoosier Lens, Best Feature * ''Darla in Space'' - Audience Aw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indianapolis
Indianapolis ( ), colloquially known as Indy, is the List of capitals in the United States, capital and List of municipalities in Indiana, most populous city of the U.S. state of Indiana and the county seat of Marion County, Indiana, Marion County. Indianapolis is situated in the state's central till plain region along the west fork of the White River (Indiana), White River. The city's official slogan, "Crossroads of America", reflects its historic importance as a transportation hub and its relative proximity to other major North American markets. At the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the Indianapolis (balance), balance population was 887,642. Indianapolis is the List of United States cities by population, 16th-most populous city in the U.S., the third-most populous city in the Midwestern United States, Midwest after Chicago and Columbus, Ohio, and the fourth-most populous state capital in the nation after Phoenix, Arizona, Phoenix, Austin, Texas, Austin, and Columbu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chorus (2015 Film)
Chorus may refer to: Music * Chorus (song), the part of a song that is repeated several times, usually after each verse * Chorus effect, the perception of similar sounds from multiple sources as a single, richer sound * Chorus form, song in which all verses or stanzas are sung to the same music * Choir, a vocal ensemble * ''Chorus'' (Eberhard Weber album), a 1985 album by jazz composer Eberhard Weber * ''Chorus'' (Erasure album), a 1991 album by English musical duo Erasure ** "Chorus" (Erasure song), a 1991 single from the album * ''Chorus'' (Flying Saucer Attack album), an album by the band Flying Saucer Attack * ''Chorus'' (Mildlife album), 2024 * Chorus UK, a community choir in Sheffield, UK Other entertainment * Greek chorus, a group of performers in the plays of classical Greece who comment on the dramatic action * Chorus, non-principal performers in musical theatre * ''Chorus'' (magazine), a Japanese manga magazine * ''Chorus'' (1974 film), a film directed by Mrinal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Little Help
''A Little Help'' is a 2010 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Michael J. Weithorn. It follows the experiences of a dental hygienist following her unfaithful husband's sudden death. It debuted on May 21, 2010, at the Seattle International Film Festival. In the Fall of 2010, the film won the Best Narrative Feature film at the San Diego Film Festival. This was Ron Leibman's final film role before his death on December 6, 2019. Plot Laura Pehlke is married to Bob and together they raise their 12-year-old son, Dennis. Laura is a dental hygienist and Bob works in a real estate office and often comes home late. The family goes to a birthday barbecue for Laura's twin niece and nephew. Laura suspects Bob is cheating on her and they get into a fight. She runs away from the house and Bob runs after her and suddenly collapses on the road. After a brief examination, the doctor says Bob has had a panic attack. Later that night, Laura begins to perform fellatio on Bob during w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Secret Friend
''The Secret Friend'' is a 2010 comedy-drama film based on the 1997 short story of the same name by Brazilian writer João Silvério Trevisan. The film, directed by Flavio Alves, features Viola Harris and Siobhan Fallon in the major roles. The film differs substantially from the original short story, which initially created some tension between the writer and the director. Filming took place in early 2009, mainly in Brooklyn, New York, and debuted at the 2010 Palm Springs International Film Festival, where it was chosen as ''Best of the Fest''. The film centers around the character and life of Anna Marshall, a lonely, elderly widow living in a suburb of New York City, who develops a mysterious friendship with a silent caller. Although a screenplay for a feature version of the short film was written, as of 2011, it has not been officially greenlit. Plot An elderly widow, Anna Marshall (Harris), lives in isolation following the death of her beloved husband. With no friends and an e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Natural Selection (2011 Film)
''Natural Selection'' is a 2011 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Robbie Pickering. It stars Rachael Harris, Matt O'Leary, John Diehl, and Jon Gries. The film was accepted by South by Southwest for the 2011 Narrative Feature Competition. Synopsis Linda White, a barren Christian housewife, leads a sheltered existence in suburban Texas. Her world is turned upside-down when she discovers that her dying husband, Abe, has a 23-year-old son through a sperm bank named Raymond living in Florida. Somewhere on the edge of guilt and loneliness, Linda grants Abe's final wish and sets off on a quixotic journey to find Raymond and bring him back before her husband passes away. Along the way, Linda's wonderfully bizarre relationship with Raymond's roommate, an escaped con purporting to be Raymond, will teach her more about herself than she ever imagined possible and force her to come to terms with her troubled past. Awards and accolades ''Natural Selection'' was well rece ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Small Town Murder Songs
''Small Town Murder Songs'' is a 2010 Canadian neo-noir crime film directed by Ed Gass-Donnelly. The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 14, 2010. The film is written by Gass-Donnelly, produced by Gass-Donnelly and Lee Kim, and stars Peter Stormare, Jill Hennessy, and Martha Plimpton. ''Small Town Murder Songs'' was shot in Conestogo Lake, Listowel, Ontario, Listowel, Baden, Ontario and Palmerston, Ontario, Palmerston in Ontario, Canada. The film has been given a limited theatrical release in the United States beginning on May 26, 2011. Plot "A modern, gothic tale of crime and redemption about an aging police officer from a small Ontario Mennonite town who hides a violent past until a local murder upsets the calm of his newly reformed life." Stephen Holden, writing for ''The New York Times'', explained the story: Cast * Peter Stormare as Walter * Martha Plimpton as Sam * Aaron Poole as Jim * Jill Hennessy as Rita * Jackie Burroughs as Olive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Green Wave
''The Green Wave'' is a 2010 documentary film directed by Ali Samadi Ahadi. It covers the 2009 Iranian presidential election protests and human rights violations in Iran. The film premiered at the 2010 Filmfest Hamburg. Synopsis The film portrays the actions of the Iranian government, under President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, as it deals with backlash from citizens following the allegedly fraudulent results of the 2009 Iranian presidential elections. The film includes Facebook Facebook is a social media and social networking service owned by the American technology conglomerate Meta Platforms, Meta. Created in 2004 by Mark Zuckerberg with four other Harvard College students and roommates, Eduardo Saverin, Andre ... posts, Tweets and video in order to tell the story. References External links Official Website* Official Facebook Page {{DEFAULTSORT:Green Wave 2010 films German documentary films Films directed by Ali Samadi Ahadi 2010s German films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mondays At Racine
''Mondays at Racine'' is a 2012 short documentary film directed by Cynthia Wade, about two sisters who open their Long Island hair salon to women diagnosed with cancer, every third Monday of the month. The film was nominated for the 2013 Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject). After being nominated for an Academy Award, the film was released along with all the other 15 Oscar-nominated short films in theaters by ShortsHD. References External links * *''Mondays at Racine''at HBO Home Box Office (HBO) is an American pay television service, which is the flagship property of namesake parent-subsidiary Home Box Office, Inc., itself a unit owned by Warner Bros. Discovery. The overall Home Box Office business unit is based a ... 2012 films 2012 short documentary films Documentary films about cancer Documentary films about women in the United States Films shot in New York (state) American short documentary films Women in New York City American hairdressers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wonder Women! The Untold Story Of American Superheroines
''Wonder Women! The Untold Story of American Superheroines'' is a 2012 documentary film exploring the concept of heroic women from the birth of the superhero in the 1940s to the TV and big screen action blockbusters of today.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKK1G3iwT5w PBS Independent Lens s14e11 wonder women the untold story of american superheroines Cast *Lynda Carter * Jane Espenson *Kathleen Hanna *L.S. Kim * Shelby Knox *Carmela Lane *Mike Madrid * Andy Mangels *Katie Pineda * Trina Robbins *Gloria Steinem Gloria Marie Steinem ( ; born March 25, 1934) is an American journalist and social movement, social-political activist who emerged as a nationally recognized leader of second-wave feminism in the United States in the late 1960s and early 1970s. ... * Jennifer K. Stuller * Lindsay Wagner References External links * * 2012 films Documentary films about comics Documentary films about women in film Wonder Woman in other media SModcast Pictures films 2010s Engl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Detropia
''Detropia'' is a 2012 American documentary film, directed by Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady, about the city of Detroit, Michigan. It focuses on the decline of the economy of Detroit due to long-term changes in the automobile industry, and the effects that the decline has had on the city's residents and infrastructure. The film's name came from a portmanteau of the words "Detroit" and "Utopia", and was inspired by an abandoned auto parts store, where the letter "A" in "AUTO" and the letters "R", "T", and "S" in "PARTS" were missing from the store's sign. The letter "I" had been painted into the appropriate part of the store front to make the sign read "UTO PIA". Structure and content The film does not feature any narration or spoken comments from the filmmakers. Instead, it primarily follows three residents of Detroit in various situations around the city, circa 2010. Interspersed is contemporary footage of different areas of Detroit shot by the filmmakers, and clips of historic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Somebody Up There Likes Me (2012 Film)
''Somebody Up There Likes Me'' is a 2012 comedy film written and directed by Bob Byington and starring Keith Poulson, Nick Offerman, and Jess Weixler. Plot The film skips through 35 years in the life of Max Youngman (Poulson), following him through his courtship and marriage to Lyla (Weixler), who is also the object of affection for his best friend Sal (Offerman). Never seeming to age, Max and the adult characters closest to him stumble in and out of comically misguided relationships and happenstances that are seamlessly woven together by animated vignettes provided by Bob Sabiston ('' A Scanner Darkly''). Cast * Nick Offerman as Sal * Keith Poulson as Max * Jess Weixler as Lyla * Stephanie Hunt as Clarissa * Marshall Bell as Lyla's Father * Kate Lyn Sheil as Ex-Wife * Kevin Corrigan as Memorial Man * Jonathan Togo as Adult Lyle * Megan Mullally as Therapist * Anna Margaret Hollyman as Paula Release ''Somebody Up There Likes Me'' premiered at the 2012 South By Southwest Fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dream Team 1935
''Dream Team 1935'' () is a 2012 Latvian biographical sports drama film directed by Aigars Grauba about the Latvia national basketball team which won EuroBasket 1935, the first FIBA European basketball championship. Plot The first European Championship in basketball is about to take place in Geneva. The event is organized by FIBA, the newly established international basketball organization and European national teams are going to play each other for the first time. Each wants the honor of being the first European champion. Meanwhile, in Latvia, coach Valdemārs Baumanis is convinced that he can gather the team and get them take it to Geneva. However, on his journey he quickly learns that triumph and defeat are all part of the game. Baumanis encounters many difficulties, as well as unexpected help from those closest to him. Against all odds, Baumanis's determination to persist and win is rewarded when the unknown team from Latvia ends up defeating the favored competitors. Cast * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
