ShowBiz Expo Announces Films Selected to be Screened in ShowBiz Expo Film Fest

April 25, 2011 - PRLog -- ShowBiz Expo is thrilled to announce it's line-up for this year's Film Festival hosted at ShowBiz Expo on Saturday May 7, 2011 from 10 AM - 6 PM.  Attending the Film Festival is one of many FREE opportunities with your ShowBiz Expo Badge.

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FILM FESTIVAL SCHEDULE:

DILLI
Directed by Sushmit Gosh and Rintu Thomas
Screening 11:00am

A moving collection of heartfelt interviews with Delhi slum dwellers focuses on the life of the untold story of mass exodus of thousands who were bulldozed from their homes and transferred to a makeshift facade - Bawana without water, shelter or drainage, while the city was being beautified for Commonwealth Games 2010.


While God is Watching Us
Directed by Stefano Cipani
Screening 11:40am
Max wants to have sex before he dies. But being a paralyzed boy in a wheelchair with only a few years left to live makes it hard to even dream about. The last person in the world that would probably help his dream come true is Liam who cares only about one thing in life: Himself. One day their roads cross and, as strangers, they find themselves on a road trip to Las Vegas.

Tasnium
Directed by Elite Zexer
Screening 12:10pm

Tasnim, a strong and opinionated 10 year-old, lives with her mother and siblings in a neglected Bedouin village in the Negev. A surprise visit from her father in the village forces her, for the first time in her life, to confront the conservative norms of the family tribe and the fact that she is no longer daddy’s little girl.

Drama
Directed by Ray Schlogel
Screening 12:30pm

When running is no longer an option, Drama – an unpopular girl whose home life is less than desirable—is forced to face the school bully or her alcoholic tough as nails aunt.

Spud
Directed by Tyler Norman
Screening 12:50pm

In the summer of 1988, a nerdy 12-year-old decides he's had enough of the neighborhood bullies and re-invents himself as a video-game superhero.

Tell-Tale
Directed by Greg Williams
Screening 1:30pm

A police interrogation room.  An ice-cold femme fatale (Carla Gugino) and her apparently naive husband (Adam Arkin) deny the crime they’re accused of; the murder of a police informant (Jesse Spencer). The missing informant is her lover, but the affair is more twisted than it first appears and the couple is hiding dark secrets about themselves under the floorboards.
Edgar Allen Poe’s The Telltale Heart is given a modern-day noir-themed makeover by acclaimed photographer Greg Williams. From a script by Sebastian Gutierrez, Tell Tale is a story of dark secrets and even darker fantasies as the guilt preys on the couple.

Time
Directed by Nick Birnbaum
Screening 1:50pm

Cassius is a 70 year-old man, he awakes one day to find that time has slowly eaten away at his life, his dreams, and his aspirations. His life has passed him by, and he his near the end. He laments, poetically, about the passage of time, and its effects, as he looks around his house at his belongings reminding him of the past, and watches the sunset.

David Rose
Directed by Shelagh McLeod
Screening 2:10pm

Lonely ten year old Stella's world changes when a mysterious young man, David Rose appears at Stella's house. Stella feels a strong connection to him. Here, finally, is some one she can talk to. She confides in David that she felt helpless when her brother Robbie died. David reassures her. Stella, relieved of a terrible burden, devises a plan that has devastating consequences. Set in 1970 and 2010 this story deals with loss, memory and love.
HEAL
Directed by Mian Adnan Ahmad
Screening at 2:40pm

In a rural village deprived of normal schooling a gifted child, Azeem, looks up to the only teacher in his village and aspires to be a poet. Circumstances turn for the worst when a tragic night shatters his dream leaving his teacher in a state of despair, pulling him away from teaching the children. Realizing the importance of his teacher, Azeem does everything in his capacity to help him…start again

Sergeant Slaughter, My Big Brother
Directed by Greg Williams
Screening 3:00pm

Dan's (Tom Hardy) decision to run away and join the French Foreign Legion has far reaching implications for his younger brother, Keith.

Paper Flower
Directed by Brent Green
Screening 3:25pm

Asuka and Michi are childhood friends growing up in Tokyo where a casual form of prostitution known as “compensated dating”  has become a disturbing trend. When they each experience heartbreaking losses, they are forced to decide how much of themselves they are willing to give in order to find true love.

Distilled Love
Directed by Joe Kicak
Screening 3:55pm

Hoping to fix the crack in their relationship, Rene locks himself and his hipster girlfriend, Emma, in their apartment. His personal remedy for their woes is a weekend-long detox for Emma. But as she experiences withdrawal, the couple discovers addiction is not the only problem they need to face.

Heaven Garden
Directed by Ari Candido
Screening 4:20pm

Tamar is a workman. He lives with his wife and daughters in a shantytown in SA Paulo. Is pay day and Tamar's wallet is full. He is returning from work when a couple of burglars hop on the bus he is in and take all his money. Some days later, Tamar spots one of the thief's, 'Lingual do Inferno', in a train station. Tamar chases her around the city until she meets her mate, 'Risk Sputnik'. Tamar carries a gun with him, but faces some strange outcomes.

Kill Brass
Directed by Michel Kandinsky
Screening 4:55pm

Dawn. Winter.  Cross-hairs. Two expert snipers face off in a moment of truth. Koestler is a hungry sharpshooter with his sights on the master, Spinoza, the kill distance record holder. But after they meet face to face, who pulls the trigger?

Augenblicke
Directed by Martin Bargiel
Screening 5:25pm

In the middle of the night a fight between Schenker’s neighbors won’t let him rest. Half asleep his mind is playing tricks on him: constantly he awakes in different places. Now he has to face questioning by an inspector about a dead woman, and his nightmare begins.

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