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Follow on Google News | The Donald M. Ephraim Palm Beach Film Festival© to Offer 16 Films Directed by WomenSixteen of the 37 feature films and documentaries in the Festival, which runs January 26 through February 16, were either directed or co-directed by women, including: ALI & AVA Director: Clio Barnard (Feature—UK— + February 1, 3:45 pm – Movies of Lake Worth + February 14, 1:00 pm – Paragon Theatres of Delray Beach + February 14, 4:00 pm – CMX Wellington Palm Beach Premiere BALABAN Director: Aysulu Onarani (Feature—Kazakhstan— On the verge of adulthood, Ardak, a reserved 16-year-old schoolgirl who was diagnosed with HIV as a child, lives a sheltered life with her mother in a plush house in a part of Kazakhstan known for its dramatic mountains and vast nomadic steppe. Ardak dreams on moving to Paris and becoming the next big thing in fashion. After a chance meeting with an adventurous teen, Zhanna, at a local charity for HIV adolescents, they forge a plan to steal a prized falcon from Zhanna's cousin to finance their trip—which proves to be the ultimate test of their relationship. (International Peace Film Festival) + January 30, 1:00 pm – Movies of Lake Worth + February 9, 1:00 pm – Paragon Theaters of Delray Beach Palm Beach Premiere BREAKING THE ICE Director: Clara Stern (Feature—Austria— What happens when someone with a rigid approach to life meets their freewheeling opposite? Mira is the heir to an Austrian vineyard whose existence is defined by stress: the family business is barely staying afloat, her grandfather's dementia is getting worse, and her brother Paul recently went missing. Available for Interview: Ellen Wedner, Founding Festival Director The Donald M. Ephraim Palm Beach Film Festival© 305.586.6215 / ellen@dmepbff.org Media Contact: Gary Schweikhart, PR-BS 561.756.4298 / gary@pr-bs.net End
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