Beloit International Film Festival 2017
A list of films showing at Beloit, WI's annual film festival.
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- DirectorLô PolitiStarsJesuíta BarbosaLaura NeivaCrioloDuring Carnival in São Paulo, a young man and young woman who knew each other as children meet again after many years and social barriers have kept them apart. On the day of the festival, Jonah commits a crime and kidnaps Branca in order to keep them both safe from his boss. Hiding in the whale, the main float for this years Carnival, the two reconnect and must make choices that will affect their lives forever.
- DirectorZeynep KilicA Turkish immigrant in the U.S. explores her identity through her homeland foods in an excursion to Istanbul, Turkey.
- DirectorJon BetzTaggart SiegelStarsVandana ShivaAndrew KimbrellJane GoodallA film about the importance of heirloom seeds to the agriculture of the world, focusing on seed keepers and activists from around the world.
- DirectorJulia KennellyCharlotte MartinStarsAndrew BlockOlivia BlueSydney FarleyAttending their friends' wedding, a group of twentysomethings must confront what it means to 'be adult' in their relationships, friendships, and personal identities.
- DirectorMark DavisIn 1986, a young girl from Beloit, WI was about to celebrate her 7th birthday in the Boston Children's Hospital. After her teacher puts an article in the local newspaper requesting cards from the community, a complete stranger responds by sending her a handmade card every day for two and half years. The heartwarming bond that forms between them showcases the healing power of love, empathy and compassion. 30 years later, as she's about to undergo her 42nd (and hopefully last) surgery, Joni's optimistic strength is an inspiring example of the difference that a simple act of kindness can make.
- DirectorTom DonahueStarsMark RussellMike MullenRobert GatesAn investigation into the failed mental health policies within the US military and the deadly consequences to the troops.
- DirectorDelaney RustonScreenagers explores parental struggles over social media, video games, academics and internet addiction and offers solutions to help kids find balance.
- DirectorMauro HerceThe freighter Fair Lady crosses the ocean. The hypnotic rhythm of its gears reveals the continuous movement of machinery devouring its workers: the last gestures of the old sailors' trade disappearing under the mechanic and impersonal pace of 21st century neocapitalism. Perhaps it is a boat adrift, or maybe just the last example of an endangered species. Although we don't know it, the engines are still running, unstoppable.
- DirectorDamien LeVeckStarsSam JaegerHeather Elizabeth MorrisNeil GraystonTwo failed filmmakers have found success running a webcast that streams LIVE exorcisms. However, every episode is an elaborately staged hoax, created to dupe their global audience. But, when their latest subject turns out to actually be demon-possessed, Lance and Drew are forced to reckon with their online charade- live in front of millions viewers.
- DirectorJose Carlos GomezStarsWalt SloanHarold DennisAndrew Jacob DeHartDay 1, set in a near Post- Apocalyptic future, Kevin Hayes (Walt Sloan) walks to live. That's what he's told to do by the military authorities. Rumors of a disease, that makes people fight to the death, force humanity to remain apart. Keeping him alive are Kevin's memories of the past and the never ending quest to find his daughter. Kevin's journey takes him to a new military sector controlled by Captain Reynolds (Harold Dennis). The Captain has gone rogue with his band of renegade soldiers, and he has a plan - a terrifying plan to eliminate those he calls "the infected." The only people standing in the way of the Captain are two new recruits, Benett and Williams (Andrew Jacob DeHart and Jessica Oberhausen). These forces come to a climatic ending where the line between good and evil is blurred, and Kevin will do whatever it takes to stay alive.
- DirectorSean MeehanStarsMartin DubreuilGerald AugerMorris BirdyellowheadSubienkow is in mortal danger. The fort he and his fellow fur thieves have erected in the snow is in flames - attacked by the very tribe they enslaved to build it - now only he and Big Ivan remain. As Ivan is tortured before him Subienkow must think fast to escape the terrible, protracted death that awaits him. He calls over the chief, Makamuk, and begins to bargain...
- DirectorAlexander JefferyStarsPaul PetersenCailey FlemingRyan BroussardMemories can either fuel our existence or eat away at us like a disease. In the not-too-distant future, Dr. Theodore Maine is on the cusp of losing his job at Janus Labs where he is developing research for Alzheimers treatment. That is, until a mysterious visitor named Obee changes his life forever.
- DirectorEliaz RodriguezStarsTamara ChambersJavier FernandezWill Tess' 'double vision' be the end of Tony or will he save the day by proving his identity?
- DirectorMoritz RechenbergStarsRick ManciaAbraham BobadillaGilberto OrtizA rebellious teenager, a hardcore gang member, and an idealistic cop risk everything to find their place in the crumbling fabric of modern America.
- DirectorGail GilbertStarsJulie GreenbergLaw DavenportRom BarkhordarA short film that shocks the viewer into thinking about the democratic system - why it works and how it could easily fail.
- DirectorJohn J. BudionStarsKeidrich SellatiMaxwell AppleJames DiGiacomoInspired by true events, a man recounts the summer of '94, when he and his brother plotted revenge against their abusive father.
- DirectorPhilippe LacoeuilleStarsHugues BoucherDavid LegrasFlorence MauryA baby is communicating with his parents from inside his mother's belly to negotiate his forthcoming birth. So naturally he hires a notorious lawyer.
- DirectorBen PetrieStarsAndrew ChownGrace GlowickiBen PetrieA boyfriend's jealous impulse spirals out of control in 16 minutes of romantic doom.
- DirectorDamien PatrikStarsDamien PatrikHard working street performers, slackers, or simply human puppets on a string? A docu-comedy about sign spinners.
- DirectorOriana OppiceStarsOriana OppiceJeff SolomonJoe Duquette2015 Cannes Film Festival Short Film Corner Selection. Nonna plans to serve lobster for the Feast of the Seven Fishes. Nonna's granddaughter is vegan and doesn't approve of Nonna's plans. For that matter, neither does the lobster.
- DirectorJoselito SelderaStarsBlaise MillerKyle SingClaire Gordon-HarperFaced with losing his daughter, a widower attempts to cover up an accidental death, only to come face to face with his darkest ambitions for revenge.
- DirectorMartín RoseteStarsJesse WilliamsFredric LehneKellan LutzTwo corporate spies with a $5 million haul for selling secrets are held hostage by a thief, triggering a game of cat and mouse to gain the upper hand.
- DirectorTony OldhamStarsAyesha Casely-HayfordKathleen CranhamChristopher DunneA murder, a motive, and a prime suspect cannot be kept a secret forever.
- DirectorMegan St. JohnStarsStephanie WoharCooper JohnsonBrian WalshMickey, a small-time gangster, stores all of his bank robbery loot in a safe under the watch of his sister, Lila. But when he brings a new employee over to the house, Lila plans on being anything but a gracious host and it's apparent that the money might not be that safe after all.
- DirectorEdward PronleyStarsJeff KosharekAngie CampbellLouis SatherAn investigative journalist must discover who is behind the attempted murder of the egotistical lead actor of an off-Broadway play before intermission is over.
- DirectorCameron SawyerStarsAndrew Lewis CaldwellStephanie DrapeauCasey ElliottAn irresponsible Utah student body president faces impeachment as he attempts to sweet-talk his way into Yale.
- DirectorMarina SereseskyStarsCarmen MachiTerele PávezAsier EtxeandiaA mature woman who works as prostitute finds an unexpected opportunity of redemption in the way of a little child girl.
- DirectorRussell YaffeStarsMolly Rose MeredithJake SchlossLise BruneauAbigail's younger brother, Norman, is the most annoying brother in the world - plus, he's a zombie! When Abigail gets fed up with taking care of him, she makes a decision that could change their relationship forever.
- DirectorMarshall AllmanStarsJamie Anne AllmanMark KellyFrustrated, angry and infertile, Stanley and Elvira will try anything to pull their relationship out of the dog house.
- DirectorDuke MerrimanStarsJanie BrookshirePatrick KennedyGeorge MerrickA dinner party goes painfully sour in this darkly comic take on the dual realities of friendship.
- DirectorKevin BarberStarsNick BonnarDave ColemanOriana OppiceAlex, the manager of a veterinary pharmaceutical company, risks losing everything, unless she can convince the local farmers to prescribe antibiotics for growth promotion.
- DirectorRyan HawkinsMark KerinsStarsNick CommellaRicco FajardoTom GeloA group of high school friends reunite for a vacation a year after graduating but find their relationships have changed - and after one of them turns up dead, suspicions and accusations fly. No one is safe once everyone suspects everyone else in this twist-filled thriller.
- DirectorShahir ZagStarsDanielle ArdenA maid takes the break up of the family she works for very personally.
- DirectorPhedon PapamichaelStarsJames BrolinFrances FisherRick RossovichGene Thompson wakes up knowing that the decision he has made will change his life forever.
- DirectorHenry NasserbakhtStarsAbby PierceCassy SandersPatty, a struggling children's book artist, meets a woman who forces her to confront her off-kilter balance of fantasy and reality.
- DirectorAttila SzászStarsPatricia KovácsDorka GryllusLaura DöbrösiThe story of three women - a famous prostitute, her housekeeper and their new maid - living in Budapest of 1910s, whose passionate, bizarre and complex relationship can only lead to one thing: murder.
- DirectorTimothy Tynan19 seconds after Madison police officer Matt Kenny walked into the dark stairwell, he fatally shot Tony Robinson 7 times at close range. Tony was 19, unarmed, and black. 2 months later, after a lengthy investigation, Officer Kenny was cleared of wrong doing. But the events of that night in March, the media portrayals afterwards, and the questionable conclusions of the district attorney suggest that Tony's killing was the result of bias against black youth. Madison police arrest 1000 black youth per year-in a city where only 3200 black youth reside. Madison's population is 7% black, yet 75% of Madison arrests are black youth. Matt Kenny's statements do not match the physical evidence and a closer look at the DA's decision suggests he may have relied on police narratives more than actual evidence. 19-year-old Tony Robinson lost his life in those 19 seconds. Given MPD's documented racial inequities, bias against black youth, Officer Kenny's history of shoot-first-ask-quesitons-later, and the physical evidence of the case, was this really justifiable homicide?
- DirectorEbony Butler'A Brilliant Genocide' is an expose of how an African dictator has been able to commit mass murder and still get a regular audience at The White House and 10 Downing Street.
- DirectorMichael LeoniStarsAdamAkiraKassandra AlvaradoFilmmaker, Michael Leoni heads to the streets of LA to shine a light on the epidemic of homeless youth in America. Once inside their world he realizes he can no longer be an observer; every day is a matter of life or death and he'll do anything to get them off the streets.
- DirectorGonzalo San VicenteLittle Ami finds out her mother must leave on a business trip. Mom tells her a white lie toappease her mind while she is away. Find out what happens when the innocent lie turnstrue in a way neither of them expected.
- DirectorJan van IJkenShort film about "murmurations": the mysterious flights of the Common Starling. It is still unknown how the thousands of birds are able to fly in such dense swarms without colliding. Every night the starlings gather at dusk to perform their stunning air show.
- DirectorZack BennettKevin SchlanserStarsKyle BryantSean BaumstarkSean BaumstarkFaced with a debilitating, terminal disease, and barely able to walk, one man inspires thousands when he races his bicycle across America in the world's toughest sporting event.
- DirectorEimi ImanishiStarsMariam Omar AhmedNaively envisioning herself a Jeanne D'Arc of the desert, Mariam runs away from the Western Saharan refugee camps in Algeria hoping to liberate her homeland from occupation.
- DirectorMelissa KentStarsBrianna BarnesKyle DavisJessica HickamA Blind Date Turns into the Experience of a Lifetime.
- DirectorAlexander JefferyStarsLaura BarrowRex Austin BarrowStan BrownAt the integration of the job market in 1964 Louisiana, a posting for a janitorial position at a local law firm and the discovery of an old sewing machine ignites a buried passion in old Bellamy...
- DirectorZach JordanStarsZach JordanCarpe Kilimanjaro is the story of Zach Jordan's literal ascension of a mountain and his metaphorical ascension to fatherhood, in the face of Alzheimer's.
- DirectorPatrícia SequeiraStarsAna NaveAna PadrãoFátima BeloFollowing Marta's wake, her five best friends decide to spend the night at a rural tourist getaway that Marta never got around to opening. That long night becomes a maze-like journey through their interconnecting friendships, where each reveals herself as it was the last day. On the eve of the burial, the talk is about life and a friendship that survived it all. But will this friendship be able to survive death?
- DirectorTibo PinsardStarsStéphane CoulonFlore BonaventuraDavid CoburnHollywood, 1952. Henry Corso performs a costumed gorilla on horror movies and adventure movies. For Jungle Jenna, he must terrorize the leading actress lost in a fake jungle. But scaring the woman he desires is going to be particularly tricky for the gorilla man.
- DirectorAlexis MichalikStarsStéphanie CaillolEvelyne El Garby KlaïCyril GueïEvelyne needs to travel to London for her mother's funeral. But at the airport, impossible to find her newborn's papers. She can't take her plane. With Stephanie's help, a young air hostess, Evelyne will fight the unbending rules of airport regulations, and perhaps, take off on time.