Thursday, March 21, 2024

11:00 am  (PROGRAM 1) THEATRE 1
Stoker Machine, USA, 12min. / Deep Ambition, USA, 19min. / Through The Storm, USA, 22min.
Details: The backstory on sports can be as exciting as the action itself as evidenced by these cool shorts.

11:30 am  (PROGRAM 2) THEATRE 2
Fashion Victims, SPAIN, 2min. / No American Left Behind, USA, 4min. / Mercy, CHINA, 15min. / Roaming History: Emmett Till, USA, 15min. / David Ferrie, USA, 17min. / Jack And Sam, USA, 20min / Wings Of Dust, ITALY, 25min.
Details: Where corruption or inequalities exist, justice and advocacy stories inspire and inform us all.

12:00 pm  (PROGRAM 3) THEATRE 3
Legacy In The Making: Taylor Guitars, USA, 7min. / The Last Maker, UK, 10min. / The Vanishing Strings Of The Andes, UK, 13min./ Gods Of Clay, INDIA 14min / Sheep, Marriage, Smuggling, SPAIN, 17min.
Details: Who knew ethnographic exposés could be so beautiful.

1:30 pm  (PROGRAM 4) THEATRE 1
Details: Lovely and inspirational stories on the beauty of humanity.

2:00 pm  (PROGRAM 5) THEATRE 2
Way Of The Shephard, USA, 9min. / Charcoal Brothers, USA/ITALY, 18min. / Forgotten Shores, NIGERIA, 21min. / Los Sandy's, SPAIN, 28min.
Details: Immigration stories sure to warm your heart.

2:30 pm  (PROGRAM 6) THEATRE 3
Fitting In, PERU, 8min. / Tracing Imperfections, USA, 8min. / A.P. (Artist's Proof, SOUTH KOREA, 10min. / Tilted Arc, USA, 13min. / Mountain Spirit, UK, 19min.
Details: Lots of cool works about artists and their art.

6:00 pm  (6:30 pm screening, OPENING NIGHT!) THEATRE 1
Superpower, USA, 115min. SEAN PENN in attendance to discuss the film and the impact of the Ukraine war and to receive our "Seeing The Bigger Picture" award.
Details:  Sean Penn and his film team face tremendous odds while set to film an interview with Volodymyr Zelenskyy as war breaks out  in Ukraine.

Friday, March 22, 2024

11:00 am  (PROGRAM 7) THEATRE 1
Slide, USA, 80min.
Details: Oscar nominated animator, Bill Plympton, presents his latest feature animation work.

11:30 am  (PROGRAM 8) THEATRE 2
Show Her The Money, USA, 86min.
Details: The percentage of women obtaining funding for start-ups versus men is minuscule, these players aim to shatter those glass ceilings.

12:00 pm  (PROGRAM 9) THEATRE 3
Doll Factory, SOUTH KOREA, 3min. / Little t, USA, 6min. / Interception: Jayne Kennedy - American Sportscaster, USA, 15min. / Hold The Line, USA, 18min. / To Myself, With Love: The Bessie Stringfield Story, USA, 23min. / Sarnevesht, IRAN, 25min.
Details: Stories about women overcoming tough, socio-cultural odds.

1:30 pm  (PROGRAM 10) THEATRE 1
Starchaser, USA, 2min. / Coach Pancake, USA, 6min. / Cha Cha Charlie, USA, 7min. / Lights, CZECH REPUBLIC, 8min. / Nothing Else Matters, USA, 22min. / /
Details:  Inspiring minds want to know.

2:00 pm  (PROGRAM 11) THEATRE 2
Astronomy Gatronomy, FRANCE, 3min. / Appetite, CHINA, 4min. / Di Sarno - The Story Of Emilio's Ballato, USA, 10min. / Seeds Of Change, USA, 27min. / A Harvest, USA, 59min.
Details:  Experience food from around the world (buy a glass of wine from the theatre and bring with you!)

2:30 pm  (PROGRAM 12) THEATRE 3
Debris, USA, 2min. / I Can Fix It, USA, 3min. / The Lost Courier, CHINA, 3min. / Monk Seishin, JAPAN, 3min. /Weather Forcast: Augmented, TAIWAN, 4min. / The Nectar Instead, USA, 4min. / Fortune Cookie, TAIWAN, 4min. / Circuits And Dreams, USA, 5min. / Onnamusha, USA, 6min. / Jung & Restless, USA, 6min. / One Minute Mistake, USA, 15min. / Foreigner, USA, 17min.
Details: Some really cool and far out animated works from around the world.

4:00 pm  (PROGRAM 13) THEATRE 1

4:30 pm  (PROGRAM 14) THEATRE 2
Accidents & Emergencies, USA, 2min. / You Don't Mess With James, USA, 4min. / Take Me To The Ocean, CANADA, 5min. / The Perfect Shot: Antarctica, USA, 10min. / Eat Flowers, USA, 15min. / The Long Shadow, USA, 15min. / Framing The Future, USA, 38min.
Details: Photographic essays on amazing people and vistas.

5:00 pm  (PROGRAM 15) THEATRE 3
Tomorrow, Tomorrow, Tomorrow, USA, 106min.
Details: This former Film Fund Pitch Winner is sure to warm your heart as the filmmaker tries to do good by those less fortunate.

6:30 pm  (PROGRAM 16) THEATRE 1

7:00 pm (PROGRAM 17) THEATRE 2
Non-fungible Aotearoa, NEW ZEALAND, 11min. / Industrial Artist - Ives Behar, USA, 13min. / Viable, USA, 45min. /
Details:  Who knew that entrepreneurship and social media could be so exciting?

7:30 pm  (PROGRAM 18) THEATRE 3
Salmon Dance, USA, 11min. / Troubled Waters: Colorado River Crisis, USA, 25min. / Troubled Waters: The Salton Sea Project, USA, 25min. / Dream To Cure Water, SLOVENIA, 22min.
Details: Vitally important works about water, 2 from our local network affiliate, KESQ, about the Salton Sea and Colorado River, and the other two featuring some unique takes on our most important necessity to life other than oxygen.

9:00 pm  (PROGRAM 19) THEATRE 1
(ADULTS ONLY)  Nodnarb Namztruk, ARMENIA, 3min. / Flakey Baby, USA, 3min. / My Vagina, USA, 4min. / Medington Hills, USA, 10min. / La Perra, COLUMBIA, 14min. / Room For Two, CHINA, 14min. / A Certain Kind, MEXICO, 16min.
Details:  Some tasteful, funny and adult themed works sure to keep you awake.

Saturday, March 23, 2024

11:00 am
(PROGRAM 20) THEATRE 1  

11:30 am
(PROGRAM 21) THEATRE 2
Decolonizing Data, USA, 4min. / Our Wellbeing, Our Way, AUSTRALIA, 8min. / She Is A Shaman (Maestra), USA, 73min.
Details :  Health and well-being and alternative methods in reaching a higher state of self are featured here.

12:00 pm
(PROGRAM 22)  THEATRE 3
History, Mystery & Odyssey, USA, 91min.
Details: A dynamic and unique set of artists reside in Portland, Oregon.

1:30 pm
(PROGRAM 23)  THEATRE 1
Dwight In Denmark, 27min. / I Can't Give You Anything But Love, USA, 33min. / The Only Girl In The Orchestra, USA, 34min.
Details: Music, music and more music will fill your heart with emotion.

2:00 pm
(PROGRAM 24)  THEATRE 2
Passing Through, USA, 93min.
Details: We all know that the Salton Sea is just around the corner, but did you know that there is a thriving community there?

2:30 pm
(PROGRAM 25)  THEATRE 3
Pirouette, GERMANY, 3min. / In C, Too, USA, 5min. / Glimpses, USA, 5min. / Ballet Bodies, USA, 8min. / Impossible Image, AUSTRALIA, 8min. / Woman In The Mirror, USA, 72min.
Details: So, you think you can dance?  See if you can keep up with these talented artists.

4:00 pm
(PROGRAM 26)  THEATRE 1
Pride In Our Steps, USA, 2min. / iO, USA, 3min. / Enter Your Name, USA, 3min. / The Prince's Dilemma, USA, 4min. / Meteor, IRAN, 10min. / / Merman, USA, 11min. / Compton's 22, USA, 17min. / The Right to Joy, USA, 20min. / The World According To ***** Noir, USA, 24min.
Details: Some great stories about our LGBTQ brothers and sisters.

4:30 pm
(PROGRAM 27)  THEATRE 2
Don't Look Down, USA, 8min. / We Are Flying Stars, NZ, 8min. / Beyond Normal, USA, 28min. / Comedy Against Odds, USA, 30min..
Details:  Be inspired by these stories of perseverance to excel and be a successful part of society.

5:00 pm        
(PROGRAM 28)  THEATRE 3
Kungfu Water, CHINA, 2min. / Experience, Experiment, Expectation, CHINA, 3min. / ??? (Dom, house), USA, 6min. / Jung & Restless, USA, 6min. / Demi-Goddesses, GERMANY, 7min. / Yellow Dove Aftermath, USA, 10min. / 1976: Search For Life, UK 11min.
Details: Trés cool experimental and animated works.

6:30 pm
(PROGRAM 29)  THEATRE 1
I Want To Be, GERMANY, 3min. / Somnia, IRAN, 3min. / Hey, POLAND, 4min. / The Dictator, UKRAINE, 4min. / They Don't Make 'Em Like Willie Anymore, USA, 3min. / This Is For You, UKRAINE, 4min. / Love Louder, FRANCE, 3min./ Attention Please, USA, 4min. / Minor Setback, AUSTRALIA, 4min. / Algorithm Takedown, USA, 4min. / Lonely Town, INDIA, 4min. / Brooklyn, USA, 4min. / Delingha, CHINA, 6min. / Spinnin', USA, 4min. / Won't Give Up, USA, 5min.
Details: Enjoy our first year of the formal Music Video competition!

7:00 pm
(PROGRAM 30)  THEATRE 2
Born From Dust: The Art Of Richard Wilks, USA, 6min. / Island, ISRAEL, 8min. / Meet Me At The Creek, USA, 9min. / Kirk, The Blacksmith, KURDISTAN, 10min. / Brothers For Life, ISRAEL, 17min. / Great Ocean Love, AUSTRALIA, 30min.
Details: A focus on ethnographic, societal and environmental stories.

7:30 pm
(PROGRAM 31)  THEATRE 3
Gestalt (ADULTS ONLY)
Details: An experimental archival journey shot by Eva Brown, Hitler's girlfriend.

9:00 pm
(PROGRAM 32)  THEATRE 1
Adults Only: Artem & Eva, GEORGIA, 96min.
Details:  A young couple attempt to thrive in the adult entertainment industry.  Will their relationship survive?

Sunday, March 24, 2024

11:00 am
(PROGRAM 33) THEATRE 1
Could You Spell That?, USA, 1min. / Boundless Imagination, TAIWAN, 4min. / Bloom, GERMANY, 4min. / The Brave Locomotive, USA, 7min. / Starling, USA, 9min. / Bird Drone, AUSTRALIA, 9min. / Xin Ping's Sailing Journey, TAIWAN, 13min..
Details: A fun selection of animated works that the whole family will enjoy!

11:30 am       
(PROGRAM 34)  THEATRE 2
How It Breathes, USA, 9min. / Clayton Cameron: Rhythm And Human Performance, USA, 11min. / Do You See Me, FRANCE, 22min. / The Orchestra That Chuck Built, USA, 23min. / Duet, CHINA, 30min.
Details: Music, music, music!  

12:00 pm
(PROGRAM 35)  THEATRE 3
The Mailman, USA, 5min. / The Illuminer, BULGARIA, 7min. / Frank And His Dogs, USA, 11min. / The Test, USA, 16min / Man Of Arran, IRELAND, 19min. / Shura, USA, 27min.
Details: Seniors who don't act like it and humans being humane!

1:30 pm
(Program 36)  THEATRE 1
Lulu, USA, 2min. / Supertramp, ITALY, 7min. / Man?, USA, 10min. / The Red Bellied Lemur On The Verge, TURKEY, 16min. / Puffling, UK, 20min. / Good Boy, USA, 35min.
Details:  Loving tales about animals and their human friends.

2:00 pm
(PROGRAM 37)  THEATRE 2
Flutter, USA, 6min. / Lonia & Bronia, POLAND 7min. / Sewing Love, CHINA, 9min. / Take Care, USA, 9min / Bongo Z And His Watercolors, USA, 13min. / About A Bowshot Away, SOUTH KOREA, 14min. / Disabled: A Love Story, USA, 13min. / Ripple, USA, 14min. / Oasis, CANADA, 14min.
Details: Family themes and endearing personalities.

2:30 pm
(PROGRAM 38)  THEATRE 3
Dawn Dusk, USA, 92min.
Details: A talented designer creates fashion goods in order to cope with the murder of her sister.

4:00 pm
(PROGRAM 39)  THEATRE 1
My Dear Mr. Whitman, USA, 2min. / A Symphony Of Lights USA, 27min. / Call Me Mule, USA, 76min.
Details:  Biographies of some very engaging individuals who are sure to keep your interest.

4:30 pm
(PROGRAM 40)  THEATRE 2
We Exist: Queer Resistance in Southern Appalachia, USA, 14min. / Kick, USA/CHINA, 19min. / Reckoning, USA, 19min. / Everything Is Fine, USA, 29min. / Far From Home, INDIA, 32min.
Details:  A great selection of films from Northwestern University's Medill School.

5:00 pm
(PROGRAM 41)  THEATRE 3
Serenade Of The Soul, CANADA, 2min. / Pressure And Release, AUSTRALIA, 28min. / From This Small Place, USA, 77min
Details: Mental health, well-being are featured in these inspiring stories.

6:30 pm
(PROGRAM 42)  THEATRE 1
Texas Music Revolution, USA, 103min.
Details: In a welcome return from dark times, this unique music scene is a celebration of Texas, its people, and their music.

7:00 pm
(PROGRAM 43)  THEATRE 2
The Mayfly, USA, 7min. / The Exchange Girl, USA, 10min. / Dear Audrey, TURKEY, 15min./ Mary Pickford, FRANCE, 53min.
Details: Women have long been a part of what makes Hollywood, Hollywood, but their contributions often are forgotten in history.

7:30 pm
(PROGRAM 44)  THEATRE 3
Belonging, ALBANIA/ICELAND, 88min.
Details: A young man who grew up in America must grapple with his deportation back to the country his family left years before.

9:00 pm
(PROGRAM 45)  THEATRE 1

Monday, March 25, 2024

11:00 am
(PROGRAM 46)  THEATRE 1
Cowboy Jim, USA, 5min. / Back To The House Of Tomorrow, USA, 41min. / Women In Aviation, USA, 43min.
Details: Some local stories featuring some well-known and un-known characters.

11:30 am
(PROGRAM 47)  THEATRE 2
Legacy In The Making: Me & The Bees, USA, 7min. / I Am Somebody, USA, 8min. / Martin Shapes, USA, 10min. / Black Hat, White Hat, VIETNAM, 14min. / When The Sand Stands Still, DENMARK, 21min. / The Making Of Smarter Cars, CHINA, 26min.
Details: Being creative and business savvy can an exciting combination as evidenced by these portraits.

12:00 pm
(PROGRAM 48)  THEATRE 3
Looker, USA, 4min. / Lynn's Fire, USA, 7min. / Don't Get Any IDeas, USA, 8min. / Cycles, USA, 15mn. / You Just Can't See Them From The Road, USA, 49min.
Details: Some engaging exposés on society.

1:30 pm
(PROGRAM 49)  THEATRE 1
The Other Ones, USA, 12min. / Weree, UK, 15min. / Rodney And The River, USA, 21min. / A Hand To Hold, USA, 23min.
Details: A look at the African-American experience and the battle for equality.  Race-hating is not good for anyone.

2:00 pm
(PROGRAM 50)  THEATRE 2
Local School District Screening Competition
Details:  A selection of local student and teacher films.

2:30 pm
(PROGRAM 51)  THEATRE 3
Red Snow, ISRAEL, 8min. / Driftwood, USA, 9min. / Our Ukrainian Sky, USA, 14min. / "Cherubim" Novel One, UKRAINE, 17min. / Filming Under Fire, 22min. / The Jock: A Montford Point Marine, USA, 22min.
Details:  A series of films about the veteran experience from historical to contemporary experiences during war.

4:00 pm
(PROGRAM 52)  THEATRE 1
Art & Soul: A Portrait Of Nancy Noel, USA, 100min.
Details:  A stirring tribute to a Midwestern artist.

4:30 pm
(PROGRAM 53)  THEATRE 2

5:00 pm
(PROGRAM 54)  THEATRE 3

7:00 pm
(PROGRAM 55)  Theatre 1
Closing Night: AWARDS CEREMONY: TBD (Be at theatre by 6:30 pm
Details:  Our Closing Night Film and Awards will inspire us as well as make us yearn for #AmDocs2025.

Date: March 21-25, 2024

Location: Camelot Theatres, 2300 East Baristo Road, Palm Springs, CA 92262

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