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1 2 0 N r r t i v e S p o t l i g h t s x s w. c o m NARRATIVE SPOTLIGHT FILM FESTIVAL Jean of the Joneses Director/ Screenwriter: Stella Meghie WORLD PREMIERE | CANADA | 2016 | 82 MIN Jean Jones, a gawky, 25-year-old finds new love unexpectedly in the back of a Brooklyn ambulance with paramedic Ray Malcolm on the day the grandfather she's never met shows up on her doorstep and drops dead. Against the advice of her family, who all seem to be stewing in their own secrets, Jean plans the funeral for Gray Jones and uncovers some truths about the Joneses. Producers: Amos Adetuyi, Stella Meghie, Floyd Kane , Executive Producers: Elizabeth Cullen, Sean Dwyer , DP: Kris Belchevski , Editor: Aren Hansen , Principal Cast: Taylour Paige, Sherri Shepherd, Gloria Reuben, Michelle Hurst, Erica Ash, Mamoudou Athie, Francois Arnaud, Demore Barnes, Anna Hopkins Sunday, March 13 | 6:45 PM Stteside Thetre Monday, March 14 | 10:45 AM Almo Lmr D Wednesday, March 16 | 4:15 PM Almo Ritz 2 Stella Meghie With a blind script deal at Warner Bros., a pilot in development with John Wells Productions, a comedy optioned by BET and a deal to pen a feature script for VH1, Stella Meghie is not short on momentum. She's a Tribeca Film Institute fellow and Showtime's Tony Cox Award recipient for her feature debut Jean of the Joneses. Circle Blue Films jason.jallet@nortariofilms.com I Am Not A Serial Killer Director: Billy O'Brien Screenwriters: Billy O'Brien, Chris Hyde WORLD PREMIERE | IRELAND, UK | 2016 | 104 MIN 16 -year-old John Cleaver is dangerous, and he knows it. He's obsessed with serial killers, but really doesn't want to become one. Terrible impulses constantly tempt him, so for his own sake, and the safety of those around, he lives by rigid rules to keep himself "good" and "normal". However, when a real monster shows up in his town he has to let his dark side out in order to stop it – but without his rules to keep him in check, he might be more dangerous than the monster he's trying to kill. Producers: Nick Ryan, James Harris, Mark Lane , Executive Producers: Wayne Marc Godfrey, Robert Jones, James Atherton, Jan Pace, John McDonnell, Billy O'Brien, Ruairi Robinson, Robbie Ryan, Bertrand Faivre, Afolabi Kuti , DP: Robbie Ryan , Editor: Nick Emerson , Principal Cast: Max Records, Christopher Lloyd, Laura Fraser, Karl Geary Sunday, March 13 | 8:15 PM Almo Lmr D Tuesday, March 15 | 4:30 PM Almo Ritz 1 Wednesday, March 16 | 11:00 AM Almo Lmr D Billy O'Brien Billy O'Brien is a BAFTA ® nominated writer/ director whose credits include the crazy cow horror Isolation (2005), sci fi Isolation (2005), sci fi Isolation Scintilla (2014) and Scintilla (2014) and Scintilla puppet rats in The Tale Of The Rat That Wrote (1999). He is a graduate of The Royal College of Art London. Billy was born in Cork, Ireland. Independent Nada Cirjanic nada@independentfilmcompany.com Long Nights Short Mornings Director/ Screenwriter: Chadd Harbold WORLD PREMIERE | USA | 2016 | 100 MIN James breaks it off with Katie, but feels bad about it. He doesn't like hurting people. At least he's seeing Monica tonight, she's always fun. He doesn't connect with her though, not like with Sarah – but they're just friends. He was close with Natalie too, until she moved to LA. That reminds him, he's going to work with that actress, Anna something. She's probably too famous to talk to him though. And besides, Lily should be back soon and he really wants to see her. Sometimes he misses Lorraine, but thinking about her just makes him sad. Whenever he feels lonely, he texts Rapunzel – that's not her name, he just can't remember it. He should really delete her from his phone. But he can't. Producers: Dan Berk, Robert Olsen, Alex Sagalchik, Michael W. Gray , Executive Producers: Evan Sacks, Kevin Kinsella, Martin Sprock, Rob Moran, Kevin Iwashina, Chadd Harbold , DP: David Feeney-Mosier , Editor: Bryan Gaynor , Music: Redding Hunter , Principal Cast: Shiloh Fernandez, Ella Rae Peck, Paten Hughes, Layla Khoshnoudi, Christine Evangelista, Cassandra Freeman, Helen Rogers, Stella Maeve, Natalia Dyer, Ebonée Noel, Addison Timlin, Louis Balletta, Keith Poulson Saturday, March 12 | 1:45 PM Almo Lmr A Monday, March 14 | 7:00 PM Almo Ritz 2 Wednesday, March 16 | 11:30 AM Almo Lmr B Chadd Harbold Chadd Harbold is a Brooklyn-based director, writer, and producer. Long Nights Short Mornings is his third feature film. His Mornings is his third feature film. His Mornings features and shorts have also screened at the Sundance, Tribeca, Slamdance, Raindance, and Woodstock Film Festivals, among others. He is an IFP Fellow and graduate of NYU's Tisch School of the Arts. Preferred Content Marc Bortz (323) 782-9193 marc@preferredcontent.net