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1 3 8 D o c u m e n t r Fe t u re C o m p e t i t i o n s x s w. c o m DOCUMENTARY FEATURE COMPETITION FILM FESTIVAL Orange Sunshine Director/ Screenwriter: William A. Kirkley WORLD PREMIERE | DOC | USA | 2016 | 94 MIN The never-before-told story of the Brotherhood of Eternal Love – a spiritual group of surfers and hippies in Southern California that became the largest suppliers of psychedelic drugs in the world during the 1960s and early 1970s. Bonded by their dreams to fight social injustice and spread peace, this unlikely band of free- spirited idealists quickly transformed into a drug-smuggling empire and at the same time inadvertently invented the modern illegal drug trade. At the head of the Brotherhood, and the heart of this story, is the anti-capitalistic husband and wife team, who made it their mission to change the world through LSD. Producers: William A. Kirkley, Andrew Fuller, Debra Maniscalco , Executive Producer: Mike Manser , DP: Rudiger Barth , Editor: Chris Catanach , Music: Matt Costa Monday, March 14 | 11:00 AM Stteside Thetre Tuesday, March 15 | 4:30 PM Rollins Thetre t the Long Center Friday, March 18 | 2:00 PM Stteside Thetre William A. Kirkley William's first film, Excavating Taylor Mead, Excavating Taylor Mead, Excavating Taylor Mead premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival, and was called "One of the top 10 films to see in 2005" by Artforum Magazine. It was later included in that year's Witney Biennial. Orange Sunshine is his second feature-length documentary. William currently lives in Los Angeles with his wife and two children. Orange Sunshine, LLC info@orangesunshinemovie.com The Liberators Director: Cassie Hay WORLD PREMIERE | DOC | USA | 2016 | 74 MIN Medieval art treasures seized by the Nazis go missing at the end of World War II. Were they destroyed in the chaos of the final battles? Or were these thousand-year-old masterpieces stolen by advancing American troops? For over forty years, the mystery remained unsolved. A true detective story, The Liberators follows The Liberators follows The Liberators a dogged German art detective through the New York art world and military archives to the unlikeliest of destinations: a small town on the Texas prairie. The film raises intriguing questions as to the motivations of the art thief and the whereabouts of the items that, to this day, remain waiting to be discovered. Producer: Cassie Hay , Executive Producer: David Bryant , DP: Serena Kuo , Editor: Cary Lin , Music: Curtis Heath Friday, March 11 | 8:30 PM Stteside Thetre Saturday, March 12 | 6:45 PM Rollins Thetre t the Long Center Thursday, March 17 | 11:00 AM Stteside Thetre Cassie Hay Cassie Hay was raised in Denison, TX. She earned a BFA in Film/TV from NYU and an MFA in Creative Non-Fiction Writing from FDU and now lives in Austin. Other film and television work includes Law & Order, Bored To Death, The Wolf Of Wall Street, and most recently, The Leftovers. The Liberators marks The Leftovers. The Liberators marks The Leftovers. The Liberators her feature-film directorial debut. Death and Taxes LLC Cassie Hay cassie@theliberatorsmovie.com Ovarian Psycos Directors: Joanna Sokolowski, Kate Trumbull-Lavalle WORLD PREMIERE | DOC | USA | 2016 | 72 MIN Riding at night through the dangerous streets of Eastside Los Angeles, the Ovarian Psycos use their bikes to confront the violence in their lives. At the helm of the crew is founder Xela de la X, a single mother and poet M.C. dedicated to recruiting an unapologetic, misfit crew of women of color. The film intimately chronicles Xela as she struggles to strike a balance between her activism and nine year old daughter Yoli; street artist Andi who is estranged from her family and journeys to become a leader within the crew; and bright eyed recruit Evie, who despite poverty and the concerns of her protective Salvadoran mother, discovers a newfound confidence. Producers: Joanna Sokolowski, Kate Trumbull- LaValle , DP: Michael Raines , Editor: Victoria Chalk , Music: Jimmy LaValle Saturday, March 12 | 9:15 PM Stteside Thetre Sunday, March 13 | 4:00 PM Rollins Thetre t the Long Center Wednesday, March 16 | 1:00 PM Stteside Thetre Joanna Sokolowski, Kate Trumbull-LaValle Joanna Sokolowski and Kate Trumbull-LaValle met in graduate school. The two bonded over a shared commitment to produce intimate, nuanced portraits of the contemporary female experience. The duo formed Sylvia Frances Films in 2013, named after their mothers' first names, to produce their first feature documentary, Ovarian Psycos. Sylvia Frances Films Joanna Sokolowski and Kate Trumbull-LaValle ovarianpyscosmovie@gmail.com