10th Malibu International Film Festival Returns August 6 - 8

July 28, 2009 - PRLog -- The tenth edition of the Malibu International Film Festival announces the line-up of cutting edge independent films to be screened August 6-8 at the Malibu Cinemas and in Santa Monica at the Ocean Avenue Screening Room.  (31) Independent films from USA, France, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark and Sweden will screen at this years Malibu Film Festival.

Official Selections:

DOCUMENTARY
Jesse's Story
Return To Tarawa
Sea of Darkness

SHORT FILMS
Doppelganger
Who’s Good Looking?
Fun on Earth
Make My Day
Psycho Hillbilly Cabin Massacre
La Tangenta
Trunk
Good Advice
The Sacrifice
A Juicy Turkey
Begravelsen
Grisen
Bye Bye Sally
Last Meal
The One Last Time
Puffer Fish
Crooked Eye

ANIMATED SHORT FILMS
Skylight
The Mouse that Soared
French Roast
Gerald's Last Day
Animated American
Looking Thru the B-Sides
Hazed

FEATURE FILMS

Son of the Sunshine
2:22
                               


SPECIAL EVENTS & SCREENINGS

Event: Opening Night
Date: Thursday August 6
Location: Malibu Cinemas
Address: 3822 Cross Creek Road Malibu, CA 90265
Time: 8:00 PM
Box Office: GoHollywood, fandango or on-site box office
Opening Night Film “Jesse’s Story”
Director: Mark Jacobs
Synopsis: At 17, Jesse Billauer experienced a surfing accident that left him a C-6 quadriplegic. Paralyzed from mid chest down he still surfs big waves. My film documents his childhood success as a sponsored athlete, the accident, who inspires him, learning how to surf as a spinal cord injured person with no use of his hands or body except from the shoulders up, his will to 'live life to the fullest' and living out his dreams. The film stars Jack Johnson, Ben Harper, Bob Hurley, Christopher Reeve and a host of friends and family.

Event: Duke’s Opening Night Party
Date: Thursday August 6
Location: Duke’s Malibu
Address: 21150 Pacific Coast Hwy Malibu, CA 90265
Time: 9:30 PM
Box Office: $20 Ticketweb.com (866) 468-3399

FRIDAY AUGUST 7, 2009
Event: Film Screenings
Date: Friday August 7
Time: 6:00 PM, 8:00PM, 10:00 PM
Location: Ocean Avenue Screening Room
Address: 1401 Ocean Ave. Santa Monica, CA 90401
Box Office: Ticketweb or on-site box office

FRIDAY AUGUST 7, 2009
Event: Centerpiece Film  “Sea Of Darkness”
Director: Michael Oblowitz
Time: 8:00PM
Location: Ocean Avenue Screening Room
Address: 1401 Ocean Ave. Santa Monica, CA 90401
Box Office: Ticketweb or on-site box office
Synopsis: Time: 1970's. Place: the Indonesian coast. For a small group of thrill-seekers, surfing was an addiction, an attitude, and way of life — one that sometimes was seen through the lens of psychedelics. In SEA OF DARKNESS, a group of ragtag surfers coast from high tide to high risk led by man shrouded in mystery of near-mythical proportions. As they balance their thirst for the perfect pipeline with the dangerous risk/reward of smuggling illegal drugs and other illicit items across the South Pacific.
Though it’s a tale almost too wild for fiction, SEA OF DARKNESS recaptures the life and attitude of this wild ‘70s surfing culture. Bolstered by interviews with those who got their thrills and lived to tell the tale, director Michael Oblowitz recaptures how passion gave way to persecution and how romance was ultimately defeated by reality. The nearly inconceivable story of these young surfers will connect with the adventurer in us all, but it also makes us reflect upon how much people will truly risk to hang on to what they love.


SATURDAY AUGUST 8, 2009
Event: Filmmaker Networking Breakfast “meet the filmmakers”
Time: 11:00 AM
Location: Ocean Avenue Screening Room
Box Office: Free

SATURDAY AUGUST 8, 2009
Event: Film Screenings
Time: 11:00 AM, 12:00 N, 2:00 PM, 4:00 PM, 6:00 PM
Location: Ocean Avenue Screening Room
Ticket Info: MalibuFilmFestival.com
On-line Box Office: Ticketweb.com
Phone Box Office: Phone: (866) 468-3399
Festival Box Office: Ocean Avenue Screening Room (during events)

SATURDAY AUGUST 8, 2009
Event: Closing Night Film
Location: Ocean Avenue Screening Room
Address: 1401 Ocean Ave. Santa Monica, CA 90401
Time: 6:00
Closing Night Film: “2:22”
Director: Phillip Guzman
Synopsis:  The plan was simple; the events that followed were not. When a tight crew of four thieves decide to take down a boutique hotel in the dead of winter things go horribly wrong. Unsuspecting hotel guests unwittingly play a part in this tangled web. Unusual lives and hard choices intertwine, twisting the scheme to the point of no return. Loyalty, love, friendship and honor are brought to a boil in this graphic crime thriller. Rooted in reality 2:22 draws its style from the classic French film Rififi with the story telling of Dog Day Afternoon.

SATURDAY AUGUST 8, 2009
Event: Awards
Location: Ocean Avenue Screening Room
Address: 1401 Ocean Ave. Santa Monica, CA 90401
Time: 8:00

Tickets:
-Tickets for opening night film go to: gohollywood.com or Malibu Cinemas
-Tickets for all other screenings and events TicketWeb.com 1-866-468-3399

Sponsors: ClearChannel Outdoor, Dukes Malibu, Kona Brewing Company, Michael David Winery, Final Draft, Filmworksfx, DemoReels.com, KissingStrangersTheMovie.com, LA County Art Commission, Gallade Chemical, 3M, Wexler Video, Clearance Unlimited, Malibu Lumber Yard

Full Event Schedule & Film Descriptions On-Line At: http://www.MalibuFilmFestival.com

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To help support independent film, Malibu Film Festival was founded in 1997 by local Malibu filmmaker David Katz.