Kate is a rural American teenager whose angst about sexual inexperience drives a comic quest for love and understanding on a birthday to end all birthdays. Kate’s irreverent fantasies of sexual awakening and guilt, fueled by obsessive reading of books on bizarre subjects (currently the Chinese Cultural Revolution) drive this explosive day. Kate is turning 16 and has never been kissed! Before the clock strikes midnight, Kate will learn more about love than most 16-year-olds could imagine.
Wednesday March 31st 5:00pm (trt 118min) Buy Tickets
Empire of Silver
China, 1899. A hedonistic young man must assume the role of heir to a banking empire he cares little about. Following the tragic kidnapping of his brother's wife, "Third Master" reluctantly submits to pressure from his overbearing father. Powerful bank-owner Lord Kang is determined to prepare Third Master for financial leadership by molding his son into his own image, but idealistic Third Master has always questioned his father’s autocratic rule and ethics. The tense relationship is further complicated by Third Master's undying love for his beautiful young stepmother, his first and only love stolen from him by his own father. Embarking on a metaphysical journey, Third Master must decide whether to follow his father's path or find his own. Greed, deception and jealousy surface under the pressures of war and the impending change from silver to paper bills ...
Thursday April 1st 8:00pm Buy Tickets
Land Gold Women
Directed by: Avantika Hari
17-year-old Saira has great ambitions for herself as she is about to finish school and explore a new world with David, her aspiring writer boyfriend. She’s sure her India native father Nazir will support her decisions since he has indulged her interests in all things English and Western. Saira’s life is turned upside down with a visit from uncle Riyaaz, a man of his word, with great pride in his roots who believes in India’s traditions and certain standards for women. Riyaaz arrives with a proposal of marriage for Saira who is caught between her family and the love of her life. Her two worlds just can't co-exist. Both decisions come with serious consequences. One is fatal.
Tuesday March 30th 9:30pm (trt 109 min) Buy Tickets
Leftovers
Dr. Carol Nichols is a prominent psychologist whose loving family appears to be a model of harmony and stability. Carol and her husband, David, are devoted to their two adult daughters, Katie and Lauren, and to Emily, their beloved granddaughter. Despite the obvious strength of their bonds, the Nichols family is far from perfect, and they struggle to come to grips with a dark secret from their past. Carol's professional and personal restraint almost reaches the breaking point when she unexpectedly collides with inspiration in the form of Anna, a troubled, single mother of three rowdy-but-lovable young boys. Despite their differences, the two families are soon woven together in a sweet tangle of interdependence, as Carol and David discover new life in a relationship, surprisingly nourished by hearty helpings of love, laughter, drama and of course... a few leftovers.
Wednesday March 31st 7:45pm (trt 101mins) Buy Tickets
Out of the Fog
Sarah Portico, a geologist and scientist travels to the remote Bareal Island near the North Pole to investigate the mysterious deaths of thousands of migrating birds. Their cause of death believed to be environmental. Upon her arrival on the island, she begins to experience strange visions and unearthly dreams. The dreams, both bizarre and breathtakingly beautiful, seem to predict her future. As she takes soil samples in the forest, she is haunted by these visions, which turn dark and terrifying, and eventually cause her to question her own sanity. She turns to Dr. Grimes for advice, the medical director of the only hospital on the island. George Sage, the handsome, yet hermit-like local forest ranger, is assigned to help her with her investigation. Yet as time goes by, and they develop a relationship, she begins to wonder if he is somehow involved in causing her terrifying experiences.
Wednesday March 31st 10:00pm (trt 86 min) Buy Tickets
A Magnolia Pictures Release
(Opening Night Gala)
After she arrives at her country home for a romantic weekend getaway, things don't go exactly as planned for high-powered Manhattan lawyer Louise (Meg Ryan). First, her husband of 13 years, Ian (Timothy Hutton), tells her that he's leaving her for a younger woman (Kristen Bell). Then, one thing leads to another, and pretty soon Ian finds himself held captive by an oddly cool Louise who explains that she won't release him until he professes his love for her and commits to working on their marriage. And that's when things REALLY start to go wrong. The unexpected arrival of an opportunistic young gardener (Justin Long) and Ian's impatient mistress only serve to complicate the crisis even further, while somehow forcing Louise and Ian to reckon with their past and realistically deal with their future.
Friday March 26th 7:00pm (trt 84min) Buy Tickets
Once upon a time a guardian was chosen to watch over all living things. She was called the Magistical. Hoping to preserve all precious life, the Magistical created a spell. This spell granted the last of every type of creature, immortality. However, to one very evil Draken, the spell would carry a very different meaning than intended. By killing all other Drakens, she would become the last. Without fear of death, such a beast could rule the world. Now only one baby cub stands between her and her evil ambitions. And between them stands a small, but determined, obstacle, named Foible.
Saturday March 27th 11:00am (trt 99mins) Buy Tickets
(Centerpiece Gala)
An outwardly happy Australian couple, Ben and Fiona, journey to Calcutta, India to collect their adopted baby, but on arrival find that the arrangements at the agency have yet to be finalized. They have no option but to wait in this chaotic, foreign place. The vulnerability of their marriage begins to reveal itself. as the intoxicating mystic powers of the Indian city pulls them each in separate and unexpected directions, Forced to confront their differences and the concealed deep secrets that they’ve both been long avoiding, Ben and Fiona ultimately rediscover themselves and a belief in life’s possibilities, their marriage and the invigorating power and joy of the human spirit.
Tuesday March 30th 7:00pm (trt 100min) Buy Tickets
Tales from the Catholic Church of Elvis
Directed by: Claire McCarthy
Directed by: Mercy Malick & Michael Traynor Written by: Mercy Malick Outrageous film adaptation brings to life writer/actor/singer Mercy Malick's award-winning play about growing up as a Catholic school girl in Las Vegas with a cast of eclectic characters including God, Jesus, Elvis, a voyeuristic nun, a lecherous octogenarian amputee, mobsters and showgirls. Against the odds, young Mercy survives and learns that even in the craziness that is Las Vegas, humanity survives and triumphs.
Wednesday March 31 2:45pm (trt 86min) Buy Tickets