FRIDAY DAYTIME

RINCÓN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

April 20-24, 2010 - Rincón - Puerto Rico

Friday 4/23 Daytime Screenings

DAYTIME -
Friday, April 23rd -

To be Held at Hosted by: VILLA COFRESI

4/23/10 DAYTIME FILMS

11:15 am - ARROZ CON HABICHUELA – Puerto Rico / USA –85 min.
Documentary - PG

A family with roots in different cultures and places they left behind decades ago, finds a way to blend their traditions and keep them alive, amidst struggle and heartache, ultimately finding their way back to the place where the story began.

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.TIENE USTED UNA PLUMA – MEXICO –6 min.– Fiction Short - PG-13

When a young woman starts a conversation with a mysterious tramp, the line between reality and fiction blurs.
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.SPECIAL THANKS TO:
CINEFIESTA (PUERTO RICO FILM FESTIVAL)
& The Film Foundation of Puerto Rico
www.TheFilmFoundation.org
Award Winning Films
(which can be seen in this special block from 12:30 to 1:30)

12:30 pm - TV LUV – Spain – 17 min. - Drama - PG-13

Will getting rid of their television answer all of their problems ??

Los Unos y los Otros – Puerto Rico / USA – 12 min. - Thriller - R

Experimentation on a Death Row Inmate.

LA MANCHA – Puerto Rico / USA – 9 min. – Drama - R

Sacarías, a fisherman, finds himself at sea, immersed in memories of his old friend Chago.

AMALIA – Bolivia – 14 min. – Drama - R

by Luis Ortiz - In an emotional short tale of self-sacrifice, one girl will give more than herself for a bit of hope. After finding out that her father had an accident and is unable to provide for the family, Amalia feels the obligation to go to America in search for a better life. She does not classify for a visa. Therefore, she aims to find one in the black market. Is she tough enough?

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1:30 pm - STAGES – USA / Puerto Rico – 85 min. – Documentary - PG

STAGES is a moving and surprisingly funny verite exploration of the unexpected power of the simple act of storytelling. Over twenty weeks, a group of older Puerto Rican women and inner-city youth unite in New York City's oldest community center to create an original play out of the stories of their lives.

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3:00 pm - THE LITTLE THINGS – USA – World Premiere - 22 min. – Romantic Drama - PG

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by Dan J. Cook -

What could be more sublime than a woman who shows her affection with the gift of a rose ? At least that’s what this college grad and budding author thought—until he makes a big mistake on the night of his one year anniversary. With temptation all around, and a minor case of writer’s block, where does he turn when things go south with his girlfriend ? The truth may be stranger than any pulp romance novel he, or she, has ever read. Filmmaker in Attendance.

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3:30 pm - BE – Puerto Rico

/ USA – 4 min. – Fiction Short - G

WORLD PREMIERE

by Daniel Lir & Bayou Bennett - www.dolcefilms.com A stressed-out fashion Producer scrambling to produce an island photo shoot learns how to become a kid again.
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EDGE OF THE SEA – Rincon Puerto Rico / USA

– 27 min. –
Documentary - PG

by Maria Jose Calderon - A short documentary film about the effects of coastal development in Puerto Rico's beaches.
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4:00 pm - CAREER DAY – Puerto
Rico / USA

– 12 min. – Drama - R

by Ivette García Dávila - When tenacious 8-year-old, Marco Casanova, secretly follows his mother to work to complete his Career Day Essay, he is shocked to discover that she is not actually working as a nurse. Filmmaker in Attendance.
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SECOND CHANCE INN – Puerto Rico / USA

– 11 min. – Drama - PG
- WORLD PREMIERE -

by John Sica - Most bars can help you to forget your past. The Second Chance Inn is a little more special than that. Who will confront their past at the Second Chance Inn?
Filmmaker in Attendance.

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4:20 pm - THE SUNDOWNER – USA

–Documentary - 20 min. – PG

by Steve Christolos and Alan Wigley -

He was done with his day job, done with the corporate world, and done with land. Jon Bendz had his sights set on the open ocean. For six years, this technically-gifted man handcrafted a beautiful fifty-three foot sailboat all by himself, with his dream keeping him going every step of the way. The Sundowner tells the story of a man whose ambitions were set so high, he thought he could defeat the ocean through sheer force of will.

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4:45 pm - RINCON H.S. STUDENT FILMS - Puerto Rico / USA
TBD - WORLD PREMIERE -