NEWPORT BEACH FILM FESTIVAL SCHEDULE

April 1, 2001 12 AM PT

Unless otherwise marked, all films will be shown at Edwards Island 7

Cinemas, 999 Newport Center Drive, Newport Beach, and are $5. Tickets are

available by calling (888) 464-2468 or at o7 https://www.tickets.com.f7

TODAY

11 a.m.

Escaflowne the Movie: A Girl in Gaia

o7 Japan, 2000

f7 Producer: Created by Shoji Kawamori

Director: Kazuki Akane

Screenwriters: Ryota Yamaguchi, Kazuki Akane

Cast: Maya Sakamoto

Running time: 96:00

o7 An ordinary high school student is thrown into a strange new world

called Gaia, a mythical realm inhabited by humans and half-man,

half-beast “Jujinf7 ,o7 “ in this anime feature.

11:30 a.m.

Black Days

o7 United States, 2000

f7 Producers: Ari Margolis, James Morley III

Directors: Ari Margolis, James Morley III

Screenwriters: Ari Margolis, James Morley III

Cast: S. Greg Gordon Sr., Shiva Rose, D. Reynolds, Nick Rute, Sarah

Silverman

Running time: 80:00

o7 Ty’s a nice guy, a thrift-shop cool parking lot attendant who just

wants to be happy and in love. Then he meets Gwen. She looks too good to

be true. And sounds even better -- with a killer wit and deadly sense of

humor. He falls for her, and it’s a storybook romance. Until a few

skeletons fall out of Gwen’s closet.

1:30 p.m.

The Stranger (Die Fremde)

o7 Austria, 1999

f7 Producer: Wulf Flemming

Director: Gotz Spielmann

Screenwriters: Maria Walpurga Scheibelhofer, Gotz Spielmann

Cast: Wolfgang Bock, Martin Feifel, Fritz Karl, Hary Printz, Nina

Proll, Simon Schwarz, Goya Toledo

Running time: 97:00

o7 With her German boyfriend, Mercedes, a Mexican, has smuggled a

kilo of cocaine to Vienna to make some quick cash. At the airport, the

couple outwits customs, but the risky deal goes wrong. Harry, a taxi

driver, bumps into the beautiful stranger and gets involved in an

adventure, which changes his life.

2 p.m.

Short Films: DancesWithFilms

The Dancing Cow

Director: Taz Goldstein

Running time: 21:00

o7 Evan Lepsow’s directorial debut has Hollywood’s top brass in a

feeding frenzy . . . only problem is, they’ve been watching the wrong

film. With instant access to Tinsel Town’s most powerful moguls, Evan

struggles with ethics versus opportunity as he secretly tries to discover

who really directed “The Dancing Cow.”

Room

Director: Sebastian Hedgecoe

Running time: 8:00

o7 A man and woman, drawn to each other, attempt to cross into each

other’s lives.

Guido Takes a Hike

Director: Joseph Tobin

Running Time: 17:00

o7 An endearing elderly man goes to the store, gets lost and has an

amazing adventure.

Rosa Mi Amor

Director: Modi

Running time: 3:00

o7 A short comedy film about a man who is mourning for a dead wife he

never had.

Delusions in Modern Primitivism

Director: Daniel Loflin

Running time: 17:00

o7 Bored with his extensive collection of tattoos and piercings, we

follow Jerome on his trek across Dallas for the next, newest form of body

modification as he seeks meaning, identity and acceptance in the form of

a new scar.

Naropa

Director: Cameron Baity

Running time: 7:00

o7 Naropa represents man synthesizing his environment to maintain

illusory control. He is unable to grasp the elusiveness of nature until

his machinations malfunction and his routine life is shattered.

Hate

Directors: Drew Daywalt, David Schneider

Running time: 22:00

o7 What do you do when you’re being stalked by a homicidal maniac?

What do you do when no one believes you? What do you do when that

homicidal maniac . . . is a chicken?

4 p.m.

The Annihilation of Fish

o7 United States, 2000

f7 Producers: Paul Heller, William Lawrence Fabrizio, John Remark

Director: Charles Burnett

Screenwriter: Anthony C. Winkler

Cast: James Earl Jones, Lynn Redgrave, Margot Kidder

Running time: 101:00

* Screening will be attended by the producer.

o7 An eccentric pair of aging delusionaries fight together to

overcome loneliness and rediscover a sense of purpose in their twilight

years. f7

4:30 p.m.

Short Films: USC Showcase

Values

Director: Van Phan

Running time: 5:00

o7 This animated thesis film was inspired by Van Phan’s relationship

with his late father, Nguyen Phan.

Mad Boy, I’ll Blow Your Blues Away. Be Mine

Director: Adam Collis

Running time: 19:00

o7 This romantic comedy deals with the doubts and fears that

accompany giving a first valentine.

The Dishpan Man

Director: Hal Long

Running time: 15:30

o7 Danny doesn’t have what it takes to be a street thug, but he has

just discovered his divine calling -- as a supernatural dishwasher.

Horses On Mars

Director: Eric Anderson

Running time: 7:28

o7 Three billion years ago, a microbe blasts off its home planet,

propelled by a meteor, and embarks on a journey through the inner solar

system.

Aimee Copp

Director: Jon Durham

Running time: 11:30

o7 Recruited by USC, Aimee Copp was excited about her collegiate

basketball career, until she suffered a blow before her first game that

cut it short. Three years later, she is back in peak condition and raring

to try for the WNBA.

Game Day

Director: Marshall V. Davidson Jr.

Running time: 19:57

o7 When a Marine dies in 12 feet of water during an obstacle course

competition, a young platoon commander is left with more questions than

answers.

6:30 p.m.

Sexy Beast

o7 Great Britain, 2000f7

Producers: Jeremy Thomas, Denise O’Dell

Director: Jonathan Glazer

Screenwriters: Louis Mellis, David Scinto

Cast: Ray Winstone, Ben Kingsley, Ian McShane, Amanda Redman, Cavan

Kendall, Julianne White

Running time: 88:00

o7 In the twilight of his career, gangster Gary has just retired to a

posh Spanish hacienda with his loving wife. However, all is not well in

paradise. Rumbling over the horizon comes Don “Malky” Logan, the one-time

friend, now foe, of Gary, who is intent on persuading him to return for

one last big job.f7

* The Daily Grill at Fashion Island will host an 8:30 p.m. gala to

honor the film. $30. *

7 p.m.

Guiding Star (Hokule’a)

o7 United States, 2000

f7 Producers: Leah Kihara, Lurline McGregor, Na’alehu Anthony

Director: Leah Kihara

Screenwriter: Lurline McGregor

Cast: Nainoa Thompson, Shantell Ching, Snake Ah Hee, Na’alehu Anthony

Running time: 57:00

* Screening will be film’s continental West Coast premiere.

o7 In June 1999, Hokule’a, built in the style of an ancient

Polynesian, non-instrument navigating canoe, set sail on her most daring

voyage from Hawaii to the farthest eastern corner of the Pacific, Rapa

Nui.f7

Ka’ililauokekoa

o7 United States, 2000

f7 Producer: Aha Punana Leo Inc.

Director: Kala’iokona Ontai

Screenwriter: Kala’iokona Ontai

Cast: Noelani Iokepa, Pono Guerrero, Kamakaneoaloha Hopkins

Running time: 76:00

o7 Filmed entirely in the Hawaiian language, the film tells the story

of a girl, Ka’ililauokekoa, who is given to the future ruling chief by

her father. As the couple grows up together, she discovers how cruel and

unloving he can be. f7

9 p.m.

Dog Food (Azucena)

o7 Philippines, 2000

f7 Producer: Carlos Siguion-Reyna

Director: Ray Cuerdo

Screenwriter: Enrique Ramos

Cast: Ricky Davao, Dante Rivero, Alessandra De Rossi

Running time: 90 minutes

* Screening, to be attended by the producer, will be the film’s

Southern California premiere.

o7 Cooked dog meat is a delicacy in some areas of the Philippines.

This is the story of the unlikely friendship between a man who butchers

dogs for a living and an adolescent dog lover.f7

9:30 p.m.

Short Films: The Polyester Prince Road Show

Hotel Central

Director: Matt Hulse

o7 The lights are on, but your stay may lead you into a situation you

never dreamed possible.

The Making of Mulletman

Director: Mike Ott

o7 The wacky tale of a cinematic Japanese martial arts action

hero/superstar.

The Subconscious Art of Graffiti Removal

Director: Matt McCormick

o7 Is it graffiti? Or is it art? You decide.

Love Needs to be Reinvented

Director: Dorian Ahmeti

o7 Is love a many splendored thing?

The Magic of Radio

Director: Greta Snider

o7 “DIY” radio in the age of consumerism.

Picinin

Director: Paolo Davanzo

o7 A journey into the belly of memory and loss.

A Colorful Train in Autumn

Director: Shinji Kitagawa

o7 A tale of our youth seen through first encounters.

It’s Hard to Be an American

Director: Jojo Hilsenrad

o7 As the name implies, it isn’t easy living in the land of the free

and home of the brave.

Why

Director: Jason Harris

o7 Sickness takes over the life we lead.

Troppo Bella (Too Beautiful)

Director: Arturo Bandini

o7 Look around. Everything you see is indeed “Too Beautiful.”

Mjamjam

Director: David Pfulger

o7 Mjamjam is the German version of “yummyummy.” Indeed it is.

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