Los Angeles, CA – November 12, 2016 – The official lineup for the inaugural Sherman Oaks Film Festival has been announced. The Sherman Oaks Film Festival was founded by longtime residents and movie veterans alike; the festival looks to showcase the best undiscovered movies in the heart of Los Angeles. The neighborhood that was home the mall in Fast Times At Ridgemont High deserves a world class film festival! The one-week long film festival opens on Sunday, November 13th and closes on Sunday, November 20th.
The Sherman Oaks Film Festival presents an inspiring collection of works from stories about politics, love, loss and all the ways we find meaning in our lives. The festival is composed of 10 feature length films and documentaries, along with 13 shorts.
For the festival schedule, tickets and passes, please visit the Sherman Oaks Film Festival website : http://www.shermanoaksfilmfestival.com/
The Features
The Head Thieves
Three brothers develop an elaborate plan to recover stolen cash and go on the run.
Written & Directed by Mike Hermosa
Produced by Mickey Gooch Jr.
Starring Mickey Gooch Jr., Dante Basco, Dion Basco, Sandy Martin, BoJesse Christopher, Davison Locksley, Johnny Bananas
Search Engines
Sanity and relationships are put to the test when mysterious circumstances force a family to survive the annual American Thanksgiving holiday without their cell phones.
Written and Directed by: Russell Brown
Produced by: Russell Brown, Kerry Barden, John Baumgartner
Starring Joely Fisher, Connie Stevens, Daphne Zuniga, Natasha Wagner, and Barry Watson
T-Kid
The Nasty follows the legendary rise of a graffiti style master and the incredible trails and triumphs of how one man came from the bottom to write his name on the top.
Directed and Written by Carly Starr Brullo Niles
Produced by Linda Williams
Executive Produced by Lou Niles
Executive Produced by Rocking Horse Entertainment/Laura A. Brullo
Starring T-Kid 170/Julius Cavero, Goldie, Cope 2, Henry Chalfant, CES, Martin Jones, MED, Part One, Ivory Tm7, The Death Squad, The Mac Crew
Swing State
Set in Seattle, SWING STATE is a political comedy centered on a struggling rock & roll DJ who creates a fictitious conservative persona. He’s offered a big check to keep his charade alive, and his creation will change politics forever!
Written & Directed by Jonathan Sheldon
Produced by Jonathan Sheldon, Doug Magallon, Diego Espana, Adam Falkoff, Arthur L. Bernstein, Dillon Jordan
Starring Alex Beh, Taryn Manning, Billy Zane, Sean Astin, Jake Busey, Elaine Hendrix, Lydia Hearst, Angela Kinsey, Helene Wren, Nick Loeb, Harriet Divine, Mark L. Young, Ted Levine
The Woman in the Red Dress
An MMA fighter falls in love with a beautiful woman as an evil man will stop at nothing to end them.
Directed & Produced by Calvert David Miles
Written by Allen Barton & Calvert David Miles
Starring Calvert David Miles, Kevin Brewerton, Lamon Archey, Melanie Martin, Lisagaye Tomlinson
The Samaritan
Set during the Cold War, “The Samaritan” tells the true story of a maverick lawyer who attempts to rescue a family trapped under Romania oppressive regime after their father defects to the United States.
Directed and Produced by Kevin McAfee
Written by Allison Erkelens, Miles Hanon, Kevin McAfee
Featuring Edward Roush (The Samaritan), Lt. Col. Oliver North (Ret), Lord David Alton, Congressman Chris Smith, Congressman Frank Wolf, Ambassador David Funderburk, Bishop Lazlo Tokes, Dr. Paul Negrut
Marsha Hunt’s Sweet Adversity
The amazing life story of Marsha Hunt, who was discovered at age 17 by Hollywood in 1935 and proceeded to make 54 films in 17 years until becoming Blacklisted, and then transitioned to a career as one of Hollywood’s first celebrity activists.
Directed by Roger C. Memos
Written by Joan Cohen, Richard Adkins, Roger C. Memos
Produced by Joan Cohen, Richard Adkins, Roger C. Memos
Love is the Answer
A Hollywood Producer. A Pilot. An Artist. A Veteran. A Missionary. A Wife. A Mother. Seven Souls. One Journey of Life.
Directed by Carly Starr Brullo Niles
Written by Carly Starr Brullo Niles & William Thomas Park lll
Director of Photography Matthew J. Casperson
Produced by Linda Williams
Executive Produced by Lou Niles
Starring Dick Weston, Dee Dee Porter, Rima Magee, Ray Alekel, Gordon Svelmoe, Fern Patterson, Mildred Conely
The Heart Outright
Stephen Ryder swore he would never return to his hometown in New Mexico after a tragic ordeal, but when his Mother dies, he is forced to return and confront his demons real and imagined, while falling back in love with the woman he left all those years ago.
Directed by Ross Marks
Written by Mark Medoff
Produced by Dave Witt
Starring Brad Makarowski, Jessica Medoff, Joshua Rowan, Mark Medoff
Exit Thread
Tom Decker is a clergyman in his late twenties with a rural church outside of a small college town. Laura Carlisle is a mid-thirties history professor who has recently begun a romantic relationship with Tom. Abigail Scott is a mid-twenties graduate student studying under Carlisle who is also Tom’s oldest and closest friend from childhood. The three realize that they have interconnecting relationships when they find themselves at the funeral for Laura’s former mentor.
Director Paul Andrew Kimball
Writers Paul Andrew Kimball, Ron Foley MacDonald
Starring Hilary Connell, Anthony Shuster, Crystal Allen
The Shorts
Manuel
A mother and daughter deal with tragic loss, each in their own way, and in conflict with each other.
Written, Directed and Produced by Roger Grau & Maria Martin
Starring Manuela Rubio
Borderline
Border Patrol Agent Manny Bonilla makes a grisly discovery in the desert and it seems that someone — or something — has led him to it.
Written & Directed by David Osorio and Kieran Shea
Produced by Wolfram Parge, David Osorio, and Kieran Shea
Starring Alex Quijano, Seli Marset, Daniel Link, Carlos Bosch, Lori Mae Hernandez
Jimbo
Jimbo, sixteen, quiet, and shy, has spent his life cowering in the shadow of his controlling, anarchist, father El Tigron, and his devoted yet delusional lover, Lolli. After their latest heist, Jimbo decides to take charge of his destiny and break free from his father’s prison. It is time to hear Jimbo’s inner rebel yell.
Written & Directed by Rodrigo Zanforlin
Produced by Rodrigo Zanforlin, Allison Coppola
Starring Ian Lerch, James Seaman, Megan Rippey, Sylvia Kochinsky
Whiskey Sour
A career hitman is cosmically outmatched by his next mark.
Written & Directed by Eli Stern
Produced by Tony Spiridakis, Shannon Goldman, Ariel Eliaz
Executive Produced by Jay Stern, Vicki Horwits
Cinematography by Thomas Taugher
Starring Ariel Eliaz, Donnie Lyons
Safe Bet
Leah has to make a decision whether to go for the ‘nice guy’ or fall into the arms of the ‘not so good for you guy.’ Inevitably she chooses wrong but tries to retract her mistakes which have timely consequences.
Directed by Charlotte Gleason
Written & Produced by Aletha Shepherd
Starring Teagan Rose, Phil Nohe, Joey Stromberg, Francesca Eaddy
New Age, Olde English
On a strange night in a strange world, a hitchhiker is picked up by a well-spoken man; only once the hitcher is in the car and the two are moving at high speeds that darkly comedic yet terrifying revelations begin to surface.
Written & Directed by Hayden Croft
Produced by Steven D. Smith
Starring Jason Darcy, Caitlin Marshall, David McCusker
Kool
Sometimes true love transcends time
Directed by LazRael Lison
Written by Celeste Stoney, LazRael Lison
Produced by LazRael Lison, Ray Stoney, Celeste Stoney, Tatiana Chekhova
Starring Celeste Stoney, Ray Stoney
Start Over
Three men and a woman hire a video service to find someone special.
Directed by Liz Rizzo
Written by Joni Thissen
Produced by Joni Thissen & E.J. Ted Hall
Starring Lyndon Laveaux, Suzy Hardy, Quinn Knox, Michael Pinto, Kerry Seldin
This Modern Man is Beat
In a world of cultural confusion and erroneous judgement, Habib bin Habib al Fulan pawns his last possession and reconciles with his American wife.
Directed by Alex Merkin
Screenplay by David J Schroeder. Based on a short story by Fawzy Zablah
Produced by David J Schroeder; Tommy May, Caity Ware, Shar Yonan, Michelle Romano
Starring Jordi Vilasuso, Sheena Colette, Brad Greenqust, Mercer Boffey, Kent Klineman
Schism
Inspired by true events: A brokenhearted young man begins to abuse antidepressants in an effort to cope with the split from his longtime girlfriend.
Written and Directed by Justin Taite
Puppet Life
Struggling muppet actor, Meepo is just trying to make it in Hollywood. He’s going to have to overcome the obstacles of love and inter-muppet racism first.
Directed by Thomas D. Moser
Written by James Medeiros
Starring Michael Blum, Matt McVay, James Medeiros
The Kidnapping of a Fish
A mild mannered guy is kidnapped and is forced to figure out if his girlfriend put him in this situation in this drama/comedy/romance film.
Written and Directed by Philip A. Ramos
Starring Stephen Friedrich, Theodora Miranne, Vadile Flutur
NAMCAR Night Race
NAMCAR Night Race is a surrealistic comedy depicting a league of adults who compete in an afterhours model car racing league.
Written and Directed by Lanch Khazei
Starring Theo Von, D’Arcy Fellona, Whitney Rice, James Morsini, Scout Durwood, Ian Abramson, Anthony Ray Parker, Robert Woods, Dat Phan, Colby Lemaster, Caren Larkey, Sulinh Lafontaine, Kacey Spiv
Teri Gamble
Teri Gamble is an international performing artist and drama coach. She garnered her BA in Theater Arts from UCLA. While at UCLA she had the honor of training in Great Britain at the University of East Anglia through their Study Abroad Program.After completing her BA in Theater Arts at UCLA she worked in Los Angeles in local theater, film and television. Her desire to take her craft to the next level led her to the MFA Acting program at the American Repertory Theater/ Moscow Art Theater Institute for Advanced Theater Training at Harvard University where she performed on international stages from Los Angeles to Moscow, Boston and New York.
Teri also has her Master’s Degree in Business Administration with an emphasis in Marketing from the University of Phoenix, which she happily using as a consultant and board member for Short Round Productions and as a Publicist for Media Circus, a new division from Circus Road Films!
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