NOMINEES ANNOUNCED FOR THE 12TH ANNUAL THE METHOD FEST INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL AWARD CEREMONY TO TAKE PLACE WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31

NOMINEES ANNOUNCED FOR THE 12TH ANNUAL
THE METHOD FEST INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL
AWARD CEREMONY TO TAKE PLACE WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Nominees for the The 12th Annual Method Fest –the only U.S. film
festival that puts its focus on the actor – were announced this
morning in Calabasas, Ca. The awards will be handed out at a ceremony
tomorrow night, March 31st, beginning at 10 p.m. at The Rack
Restaurant in Woodland Hills, CA.

“The nominations were a struggle for the jury but at the end, a few
films with outstanding performances and stories really distanced
themselves from the competition,” stated The Method Fest Film Festival
Executive Director, Don Franken

The Nominees are as follows:

City of Calabasas
Best Film
Handsome Harry
The Good Heart
UrFrenz
Tic
Lefty

G-Technology Award for
Best Foreign Film
To Be all and End All, Great Britian
Parkour, Germany
The City of Your Final Destination, Great Britain
Strayed, Kazakhstan
The Dispensables, Germany
Station of the Forgotten, Spain

Christie Digital Award for
Best Actress
Lily Holleman, urFrenz
Julie Dray, Do Elephants Pray
Laura Linney, The City of Your Final Destination
Erica Curtis, Desert Son
Gillian Jacobs, Nonames
Ana Reeder, Homewrecker

Charter Communications Award for
Best Actor
Brian Geraghty, Krews
Anthony Hopkins, The City of Your Final Destination
Brian Cox, The Good Heart
Jamey Sheridan, Handsome Harry
James Badge Dale, Nonames
Andrew Merzlikin, Strayed

Barefoot Winery Award for
Best Supporting Actor
Bruce Dern, The Lightkeepers
Nathan Galliday, Desert Son
Lance Henricksen, The Penitent Man
Steve Buscemi, Handsome Harry
John Savage, Handsome Harry
H.M. Wynant, Footprints
Alexander Wright, Wid Winner & The Slipstream

Stockholm Krystal Award for
Best Supporting Actress
Gayla Goehl, urFrenz
Najarra Townsend, urFrenz
Carey Mulligan, The Greatest
Pippa Scott, Footprints
Anna Easteden, The House of Burning Love

SAG Indie Award for
Best Ensemble Cast
Tic
Krews
The Lightkeepers
The Red Machine
The house of Branching Love
UrFrenz

Stella Artois Maverick Award for
Low Budget Feature Film
Lefty, dir. Todd Lobby
The Loneliest Road in America, dir. Mardana Mayginnes
Laid Off, dir. John Launchi
The Rock 'n' Roll Dreams of Duncan Christopher, dir. Justin Monroe
Wid Winner & The Slipstream, dir. Alex O' Gaynor
Desert Son, dir. James Mann, Brandon Nicholas
Krews, dir. Hilbert Hakim
Homewrecker, dir. Brad Barnes, Todd Barnes
The Beginner, dir. Benjamin Coccio

LA Daily News/LA.com
Best Screenplay Award
Nicholas Gyeney, The Penitent Man
Jeff Phillips, UrFrenz
Theresa Rebeck, Seducing Charlie Barker
Keith Palmer, Tic
Dagur Kari, The Good Heart
Stephanie Argy, Alec Boehm, The Red Machine

ModernVideo Film Award for
Best Director
Ken Loach, Looking for Eric
Keith Palmer, Tic
Jeff Phillis, UrFrenz
Hilbert Hakim, Krews
Kathy Lindboe, NoNames
Andreas Arnstedt, The Dispensables
Shana Feste, The Greatest
Amy Glazer, Seducing Charlie Barker

Maverick Award, Acting
Cal Robertson, The Beginner
Lee Perkins, The Red Machine
Daphne Zuniga, Seducing Charlie Barker
Abby Leigh, The Loneliest Road in America
C.J. Moebius, Laid Off
Anslem Richardson, Homewrecker
Tony Classen, Big Things

Short Film Nominees:

Best Short Film
The Action Hero’s Guide to Saving Lives
The Butterfly Circus
Dark Horse
Life Lines
New Media
Path Lights

Best Student Film
All in Due Time (Tiempo al Tiempo) (from NYU)
Blue Boy (from UCLA)
The Godmother (from USC)
Head in the Sand (from USC)
Patrol (from AFI)
Short on Time (from AFI)

Best Actress in Short Film
Lilli Birdsell in Once Upon a Crime
Vanessa Hidalgo in Culebra
Mekenna Melvin in Melting the Snowman
Valarie Pettyford in The Response
Kelly Ryan in Turn Around
Kathryn J. Taylor in 3 Faces of Evelyn

Best Actor in Short Film
John T. Cogan in The Golden Rule
Michael Cullen in Penance
Scottie Epstein in Numb
Raymond McAnally in Penance
Frederick Ponzlov in Forfeit of Grace
Nick Vujicic in The Butterfly Circus

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Nominated Best Low Budget Film and Best Actor Playing again tonight LAID OFF TUE 30, 9:15 pm, Founders Hall

LAID OFF
USA, 92 MIN, WEST COAST PREMIERE
Director: John Launchi
Producer: Justin Ryan, Justin Ryan, Shawn Rogers
Writer: John Launchi, Michael Ryan
Cast: C.J. Moebius, Michael Ryan, Jennifer Bartels, Andree Vermuelen
Mike Lagante, a disgruntled recent graduate with a mundane office job
and a difficult girlfriend, is torn
between dealing with the pressures of growing up and hanging on to his
irresponsible glory days.
Upon getting laid off from his job and subsequently dumped by his
girlfriend, Mike, influenced by his
less-than-motivated best friend, Jimmy Ryan, decides to use his
severance package to fund one last
summer of freedom. Mike and Jimmy's summer is filled with the constant
partying that they were in
search of, but they soon find that everything comes at a price. After
risking his relationship with a new
love interest as well as his friendship with Jimmy, Mike finds himself
at rock bottom.
Congratulations Cj Moebius and the Laid Off Team

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12 Annual Method Fest Film Festival Shorts Nominations!

Best Short Film
The Action Hero’s
Guide to Saving Lives
The Butterfly Circus
Dark Horse
Life Lines
New Media
Path Lights

Best Student Film
All in Due Time
(Tiempo al Tiempo) (from NYU)
Blue Boy (from
UCLA)
The Godmother (from USC)
Head in the Sand (from USC)
Patrol (from AFI)
Short on Time (from AFI)

Best Actress in Short
Film
Lilli Birdsell in Once
Upon a Crime
Vanessa Hidalgo in Culebra
Mekenna Melvin in Melting
the Snowman
Valarie Pettyford in The
Response
Kelly Ryan in Turn Around
Kathryn J. Taylor in 3
Faces of Evelyn

Best Actor in Short
Film
John T. Cogan in The
Golden Rule
Michael Cullen in Penance
Scottie Epstein in Numb
Raymond McAnally in Penance
Frederick Ponzlov in Forfeit
of Grace
Nick Vujicic in The
Butterfly Circus--

Deborah Hildebrand
deborahhildebrand@gmail.com

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Centerpiece Film HOMEWRECKER TUE 30, 7:15 pm Regency Agoura Hills 8, Theater 5

HOMEWRECKER
USA, 88 MIN, WEST COAST PREMIERE
Director: Brad Barnes, Todd Barnes
Producer: Brad Barnes, Todd Barnes
Writer: Brad Barnes, Todd Barnes, Sophie Goodhart
Cast: Anslem Richardson, Ana Reeder, Stephen Rannazzisi, Cesar De
Leon, Mary Beth Peil,
Michelle Krusiec
Mike (Anslem Richardson) is a locksmith. He's also a prisoner on work
release, but you
wouldn't know it. He's just trying to focus on his house calls and
reconcile with his
ex-girlfriend-until Margo (Ana Reeder) hijacks his day. A live-wire
kook, who's certain
her boyfriend is cheating on her, Margo bulldozes Mike into spying on
the alleged
cad. The result: an all-day adventure with a (seemingly) stolen
vehicle, a visit to an
unlikely drug dealer, and a low blood-sugar attack. Potential trouble
follows these
two around-but maybe something good will come of it?
Homewrecker is an adventure that has nothing to do with car chases or
explosions
but is nail-biting nonetheless. Mike is doing what he can to make the
best of a bad
situation. Just when he thinks he's got things under control, Margo throws him
another curve ball and they're off in fresh direction. Her beguiling charm and
damsel in distress cajoling keep him caught up in her spell when what
he really
needs to do is get the van back intact to Elite Lock and Key.
It's one of those days in New York that starts out like any other, but
turns into an
unforgettable experience shared by two people joined by happenstance and a
yearning to be loved. Homewreckeris imbued with wry humor offering its audi-
ence moments that make you shake your head and wonder about the oddness of
humanity.
Directors (and brothers) Todd and Brad Barnes infuse screwball
sensibility into their version of the romantic come-
dy. The chemistry between the leads is crucial: Ana Reeder revels in
her free spirited, no-boundaries role and
keeps Margo likeable; Anslem Richardson is perfect as her straight
man. Full of jaunty dialogue and subtle charm,
Homewreckeris an irresistible and impressive debut feature.
TUE 30, 7:15 pm Regency Agoura Hills 8, Theater 5

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Centerpiece Film HOMEWRECKER TUE 30, 7:15 pm Regency Agoura Hills 8, Theater 5

HOMEWRECKER
USA, 88 MIN, WEST COAST PREMIERE
Director: Brad Barnes, Todd Barnes
Producer: Brad Barnes, Todd Barnes
Writer: Brad Barnes, Todd Barnes, Sophie Goodhart
Cast: Anslem Richardson, Ana Reeder, Stephen Rannazzisi, Cesar De
Leon, Mary Beth Peil,
Michelle Krusiec
Mike (Anslem Richardson) is a locksmith. He's also a prisoner on work
release, but you
wouldn't know it. He's just trying to focus on his house calls and
reconcile with his
ex-girlfriend-until Margo (Ana Reeder) hijacks his day. A live-wire
kook, who's certain
her boyfriend is cheating on her, Margo bulldozes Mike into spying on
the alleged
cad. The result: an all-day adventure with a (seemingly) stolen
vehicle, a visit to an
unlikely drug dealer, and a low blood-sugar attack. Potential trouble
follows these
two around-but maybe something good will come of it?
Homewrecker is an adventure that has nothing to do with car chases or
explosions
but is nail-biting nonetheless. Mike is doing what he can to make the
best of a bad
situation. Just when he thinks he's got things under control, Margo throws him
another curve ball and they're off in fresh direction. Her beguiling charm and
damsel in distress cajoling keep him caught up in her spell when what
he really
needs to do is get the van back intact to Elite Lock and Key.
It's one of those days in New York that starts out like any other, but
turns into an
unforgettable experience shared by two people joined by happenstance and a
yearning to be loved. Homewreckeris imbued with wry humor offering its audi-
ence moments that make you shake your head and wonder about the oddness of
humanity.
Directors (and brothers) Todd and Brad Barnes infuse screwball
sensibility into their version of the romantic come-
dy. The chemistry between the leads is crucial: Ana Reeder revels in
her free spirited, no-boundaries role and
keeps Margo likeable; Anslem Richardson is perfect as her straight
man. Full of jaunty dialogue and subtle charm,
Homewreckeris an irresistible and impressive debut feature.
TUE 30, 7:15 pm Regency Agoura Hills 8, Theater 5

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Method Fest 12th Annual Award Nominees

City of Calabasas
Best Film

Handsome Harry
The Good Heart
UrFrenz
Tic
Lefty
Time Warner Cable
Audience Award, Best Film (still tabulating)

G-Technology Award for
Best Foreign Film
To Be all and End All, Great Britian
Parkour, Germany
The City of Your Final Destination, Great Britain
Strayed, Kazakhstan
The Dispensables, Germany
Station of the Forgotten, Spain

Christie Digital Award for
Best Actress
Lily Holleman, urFrenz
Julie Dray, Do Elephants Pray
Laura Linney, The City of Your Final Destination
Erica Curtis, Desert Son
Gillian Jacobs, Nonames
Ana Reeder, Homewrecker

Charter Communications Award for
Best Actor
Brian Geraghty, Krews
Anthony Hopkins, The City of Your Final Destination
Brian Cox, The Good Heart
Jamey Sheridan, Handsome Harry
James Badge Dale, Nonames
Andrew Merzlikin, Strayed

Barefoot Winery Award for
Best Supporting Actor
Bruce Dern, The Lightkeepers
Nathan Galliday, Desert Son
Lance Henricksen, The Penitent Man
Steve Buscemi, Handsome Harry
John Savage, Handsome Harry
H.M. Wynant, Footprints
Alexander Wright, Wid Winner & The Slipstream

Stockholm Krystal Award for
Best Supporting Actress
Gayla Goehl, urFrenz
Najarra Townsend, urFrenz
Carey Mulligan, The Greatest
Pippa Scott, Footprints
Anna Easteden, The House of Burning Love
SAG Indie Award for
Best Ensemble Cast
Tic
Krews
The Lightkeepers
The Red Machine
The house of Branching Love
UrFrenz

Stella Artois Maverick Award for
Low Budget Feature Film
Lefty, dir. Todd Lobby
The Loneliest Road in America, dir. Mardana Mayginnes
Laid Off, dir. John Launchi
The Rock 'n' Roll Dreams of Duncan Christopher, dir. Justin Monroe
Wid Winner & The Slipstream, dir. Alex O' Gaynor
Desert Son, dir. James Mann, Brandon Nicholas
Krews, dir. Hilbert Hakim
Homewrecker, dir. Brad Barnes, Todd Barnes
The Beginner, dir. Benjamin Coccio

LA Daily News/LA.com
Best Screenplay Award
Nicholas Gyeney, The Penitent Man
Jeff Phillips, UrFrenz
Theresa Rebeck, Seducing Charlie Barker
Keith Palmer, Tic

ModernVideo Film Award for
Best Director
Ken Loach, Looking for Eric
Keith Palmer, Tic
Jeff Phillis, UrFrenz
Hilbert Hakim, Krews
Kathy Lindboe, NoNames
Andrew Hennicke, The Dispensables
Shana Feste, The Greatest
Amy Glazer, Seducing Charlie Barker
Final Draft
Maverick Award, Acting
Cal Robertson, The Beginner
Lee Perkins, The Red Machine
Daphne Zuniga, Seducing Charlie Barker
Abby Leigh, The Loneliest Road in America
C.J. Moebius, Laid Off
Anslem Richardson, Homewrecker
Tony Classen, Big Things

Sony
Best Student Film

Valley of The Stars Award
Best Director, Short Film

Regency Theaters
Best Actor, Short Film

IndiePrinting.com,
Best Actress, Short Film

Ice Age Award
Best Youth Film

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THE ROCK 'n’ ROLL DREAMS OF DUNCAN CHRISTOPHER MON 29, 9:15 pm, Founders Hall

THE ROCK 'n’ ROLL DREAMS OF DUNCAN CHRISTOPHER
USA, 94 MIN, WORLD PREMIERE
Director: Justin Monroe
Producer: Jack Roberts, Justin Monroe, Gillian Fritzsche, Ryan Fritzsche,
Writer: Jack Roberts
Cast: Jack Roberts, Marshall Bell, Peter Bedgood, Lizz Carter
Duncan Christopher is an ordinary guy that grew up the wealthy son of
a suicidal rock star in
a reclusive compound in Collinsville, Oklahoma. He’s just what a young
man ought to be: mild-
mannered, awkward, naïve, and whole-heartedly aimless. He feels
destined to follow his late
father’s footsteps to rock greatness. Duncan has an obstacle like all
the best heroes of
Dungeons and Dragons, which he plays fervently, he’s not that good.
After an introspective fall at his 30th birthday party – 25th in a row
at the skating rink – Duncan
moves to Tulsa to really pursue his father’s legendary craft. He moves
in with a jaded uncle and
incorporates the help of his ever scheming, almost charming cousin to
get a big gig. It is a city-
wide karaoke competition. The winner gets to meet with a Chinese
record label in Nashville.
A surprise to all, Duncan begins to work through dormant grief while
singing time honored
karaoke favorites like Feel Like Makin’ Love, Broken Wings, and Kiss
Me. Duncan begins to deal
with his father’s suicide and the audience loves his openness. He
advances through four rounds
of karaoke and meets his biggest fear – Simply Irresistible – a
karaoke champion that represents
all Duncan will have to let go of to keep his soul.

MON 29, 9:15 pm, Founders Hall

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casting Panel

Method Fest Film Festival Casting Directors Panel Founders Hall
Calabasas Civic Center March 28th from 3:30 - 5:30 MONIKA MIKKELSEN
CSA BOARD, JENNIFER LEVY, CSA ,Walter von Huene Director and Dialect
Coach, Mark Tillman CSA

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LAID OFF today SAT 27, 2 pm, Regency Agoura Hills, Theater 1;

LAID OFF
USA, 92 MIN, WEST COAST PREMIERE
Director: John Launchi
Producer: Justin Ryan, Justin Ryan, Shawn Rogers
Writer: John Launchi, Michael Ryan
Cast: C.J. Moebius, Michael Ryan, Jennifer Bartels, Andree Vermuelen
Mike Lagante, a disgruntled recent graduate with a mundane office job
and a difficult girlfriend, is torn
between dealing with the pressures of growing up and hanging on to his
irresponsible glory days.
Upon getting laid off from his job and subsequently dumped by his
girlfriend, Mike, influenced by his
less-than-motivated best friend, Jimmy Ryan, decides to use his
severance package to fund one last
summer of freedom. Mike and Jimmy's summer is filled with the constant
partying that they were in
search of, but they soon find that everything comes at a price. After
risking his relationship with a new
love interest as well as his friendship with Jimmy, Mike finds himself
at rock bottom.

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urFRENZ FRi 26, 7:15 pm Regency Agoura Hills 8 Theater 1

urFRENZ
USA, 89 MIN, WEST COAST PREMIERE
Director: Jeff Phillips
Producer: Jana Winternitz
Writer: Jeff Phillips
Cast: Lily Holleman, Gayla Goehl, Najarra Townsend,
CaroleAnne Johnson, Michael Robert Kelly, Bree Essrig, James Maslow
urFRENZ is a realistic drama about the lives of teens, their families
and the draw and discord of
social networking sites. When depressed and withdrawn Catharine meets
a secretive boy
online, she begins to come out of her shell. But is he a suitor or a
stalker, a friend or foe? The
questions surrounding his existence fuel obsession, denial and deceit
among families and
friends sending them headlong into a point of no return.
The story unfolds in the peer-pressure cooker environment of high
school. Filled with cyber
gossip, studies and socializing, the story observes the lives of its
characters as they try to make
sense of a world of uncertain identities. The title is derived from
the name of the social net-
working site that connects all of the characters.
RAMPAGE SUPERSTAR
USA, 16 MIN, WORLD PREMIERE
Director: Michael Ballaschk
Producer: Cynthia Graner
Writer: Michael Ballaschk
Cast: Aaron Kuban, Mark Arnold, Mary Kay Riley,
Wil Bowers, Duffy Hudson, Dana LaRue,
Marlene Martinez, Jonathan Arthur
During a school shooting, the students and police are thrown into a
media feeding frenzy.
FRi 26, 7:15 pm, Regency Agoura Hills 8, Theater 1

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THE RED MACHINE today FRi 26 at 5:00 pm Founders Hall

THE RED MACHINE
USA, 84 MIN, LA PREMIERE
Director: Stephanie Argy, Alec Boehm
Producer: Stephanie Argy, Alec Boehm, Ken Cortland
Writer: Stephanie Argy, Alec Boehm
Cast: Lee Perkins, Donal Thoms-Cappello, Meg Brogan, Maureen Byrnes
Washington, DC, 1935: At the height of the Great Depression, a charming and
irrepressible young thief is forced to help an icy and mysterious
United States Navy spy steal a brand
new device that the Japanese military is using to encode its
top-secret messages. During the mission,
which is complicated by the spy's dark past in Tokyo, the two discover
that they are pawns in a larg-
er game. Together, they devise an intricate but risky scheme to outwit
the people trying to use them.
FRi 26, 5:00 pm, Founders Hall;

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Film Makers Happy Hours

Mi Piace: Friday March 26 Happy Hour 4-7 Great martini menu and
specialty wines and appetizers at a reduced price
4799 Commons Way
Calabasas, CA 91302
(818) 591-8822

http://losangeles.citysearch.com/profile/254193/calabasas_ca/mi_piace_calabas...

Riviera Wine Bar and Lounge
Monday, March 29- Happy Hour 5-8 all drinks and menu items 30% off
23683 Calabasas Rd
Calabasas, CA 91302
(818) 224-2163

http://www.yelp.com/biz/riviera-wine-bar-and-bistro-calabasas

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FilmMakers Happy Hours

La Paz: Thursday March 25, Happy Hour 4-7pm $5 well drinks and
margaritas. Free buffet
4505 Las Virgenes Road
Calabasas, California 91302
818.880.8076

http://www.oscarslapaz.com/contactus.html--

Deborah Hildebrand
deborahhildebrand@gmail.com

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Closing Night Film

THE GOOD HEART

ICELAND/FRANCE/DENMARK/GERMANY, 95 MINUTES, LA PREMIERE

Director: Dagur Kari

Producer: Skuli Fr. Malmquist, Thor Sigurjonsson

Writer: Dagur Kari

Cast: Brian Cox, Paul Dano, Damian Young, Stephanie Szostak, Clark Middleton
Jacques (Brian Cox) is the crusty, misanthropic owner of a grungy dive
located on an even grimier
back street in New York. An epic chain smoker, he knows he has only a
short time left. In the hos-
pital after his fifth coronary, he meets the ultra-meek Lucas (Paul
Dano), a homeless kid who has
pretty much given up on life. Determined to keep his bar going,
Jacques takes Lucas under his
wing and schools him in the decidedly arcane rules he lives by.
Unfortunately for Lucas, Jacques's preferred pedagogical method
consists of yelling, ranting and
throwing stuff. Some of his inviolable rules include no new customers,
no fraternizing with cus-
tomers and, most importantly, no women. Their friendship is put to the
test when the lost and dis-
traught April (Isild Le Besco) shows up at the bar and Lucas insists
they help her out.
WED 31, 7:15 pm, Regency Agoura Hills 8, Theater 1

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casting directors panel

Method Fest Film Festival Casting Directors Panel
Founders Hall Calabasas Civic Center
March 28th from 3:30 - 5:30
Confirmed Casting Directors & Directors
Preparing for an audition WHAT Casting Directors want from you.
Auditioning and preparing for a role that requires different dialects.
Question and Answer session.
MONIKA MIKKELSEN National Board of the CSA & Diversity Chair
ROB ZOMBIE’S HALLOWEEN’s, NURSE BETTY,
DRIVEN
JENNIFER LEVY, CSA
HBO Films and Mini Series (w Carrie Frazier)
Features Krews, B-Girl , Right At Your Door, The Last Lullaby , Ten
Years Later, Raspberry Magic
Walter von Huene Director / Writer / Actor and Dialect/Acting Coach
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines . Parenthood, Ancient Warriors, The
6th Day, End of Days, Pretty Women, Batman and Robin, Jingle all The
Way, Sheena, Swamp Thing, The New Leave it to Beaver.

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DO ELEPHANTS PRAY?

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DO ELEPHANTS PRAY?

UNITED KINDOM, 106 MIN, WORLD PREMIERE

Director: Paul Hills

Producer: Paul Hills, Jonnie Hurn

Writer: Jonnie Hurn

Cast: Jonnie Hurn, Julie Dray, Marc Warren, Rosie Feliner, Grace
Vallorani, John Last

Callum Cutter (Jonnie Hurn), fastidious 30something head of his own
failing Advertising

company who burdens his employees with his increasingly erratic ways,
struggles to find

meaning in the soulless world he is shackled as he faces the challenge
of selling the

unsellable product. His only solace is his bi-weekly Tai Chi Class and
the coffee & cigarettes

he is addicted to. His life needs to change and it does so in the
shape of Malika (Julie Dray)

a stunning free-spirited French woman unbound by the conventions or
responsibilities of

the world who enchantingly appears without warning and immediately
starts to question

everything he believes in and relies upon. Through her unique blend of
psychology and

seduction she persuades him to abandon his make-or-break advertising
campaign for a

few soul-searching days roughing it in a forest in her native France.
Whilst his employees,

lead by the boisterous Marrlen (Marc Warren) and the slovenly Jode
(John Last), mutiny at

his company the normally immaculate Callum is subjected to a series of
increasingly

demoralising trials that tease his mind and taunt his perception of
the world, culminating

in an intense moment of catharsis at the ominously named “Lake of No
Return” revealing

to Callum not only the hidden meaning to his unfulfilled life but also
the perfect way to

sell the unsellable product. “Do Elephants Pray?” is an ethereal drama
that baits the spirit

and demands answers toquestions that may or may not exist.

SUN 28, 5 pm, Regency Agoura Hills 8, Theatre 5

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THE DISPENSABLES

THE DISPENSABLES
GERMANY, 110 MIN, USA PREMIERE
Director: Andreas Arnstedt
Producer: Andreas Arnstedt
Writer: Andreas Arnstedt
Cast: Andre Hennicke, Steffi Kuhnert, Mathieu Carriere, Oskar Boekelmann
Childhood days are history for 10-year-old Jakob. His father Juergen and mother Silke are out
of work and have long since surrendered to their alcohol problems. Violence and heated argu-
ments alternate in the family with tender moments. Grandma Rosemarie is the only one who
seems to give the family’s chaotic life a certain grounding. And then there’s Hannah, Jakob’s
girlfriend from a well-to-do family, who remains loyal to Jakob despite her parent’s lack of
understanding and the mobbing from her fellow pupils.
When Jakob’s mother has to go to the hospital after the latest bust-up, his father completely
loses control. A catastrophe is in the cards with Jakob doing everything to preserve the illusion
of a normal family life. After all, there’s one thing he’s certain about: if the family falls apart, he
will have to go into a home and that’s something he wants to avoid at all costs. Quite unex-
pectedly, help and understanding is forthcoming from his girlfriend Hannah who turns out to
be a very pragmatic companion.
A modern Berlin backyard ballad in the tradition of the German auteur film: drastic, bizarre and
close to the reality of the reunited Germany.
SAT 27, 2:15 pm, Regency Agoura Hills 8, Theater 5

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BUY YOUR TICKETS TO THE SHORT Films program!

The Method Fest has an amazing Line up of Short's 
visit www.methodfest.com for tickets times and information! 

SHORTSPROGRAM 1 - PLAYINGTHEHERO

(TRT: 110:35 MIN) 

FRi 26, 5 pm, Regency 5 

The Sierra 

USA, 28 MIN, WORLD PREMIERE 

Director: Alano Massi 

Producer:   Eileen Kennedy, Erika Frick 

Writer: Alano Massi 

Cast: Alano Massi,  Drew Taylor, Gregory Sporieder,  Kalani Queypo, Monej Cruz, Sandy Danto,  Scotty Ashby, Timothy V. Murphy 

A Native American couple collide with a ruthless gang seeking revenge upon two brothers who interrupted their train robbery and 

escaped with the cash. 

Patrol 

USA, 18 MIN 

Director:     John Patton Ford 

Producer:   Christine No 

Writer: John Patton Ford 

Cast: Daniel Jones, Aidan Schraff, Amy Lyndon, Circus-Szalewski 

A father impersonates a cop to impress his young son. 

Head in the Sand 

USA, 14:42 MIN, 

Director: David Baldwin 

Producer:  Sean-Michael Smith, Javier Solis, Michael Montgomery 

Writer: David Baldwin 

Cast: Miles Fisher, Logan Petrin 

Henry goes to war in Afghanistan. It's not at all what he imagined. 

Numb 

USA, 22:23 MIN, WORLD PREMIERE 

Director: Erwann Marshall 

Producer:   Amanda Marshall, Erwann Marshall,  Brian Culp 

Writer: Amanda Marshall, Erwann Marshall 

Cast: Rhasaan Orange, Scottie Epstein,  Shannon Lucio 

While preparing for the biggest fight of his life, a mixed martial arts fighter comes to terms with what it means to be a father and a son. 

Taking the Fall 

USA, 12:00 MIN, WORLD PREMIERE 

Director: David M. Helman 

Producer:   Matt Brailey 

Writer: Chris Bryant 

Cast: Mark Berry, Trey Rogers, Shamari Berkley, Sam Fisher, Naz Aslanian 

A young comic book fan imagines his father as a superhero but wishes he would get a different job. 

The Action Hero's Guide to Saving Lives 

USA, 15 MIN 

Director:    Justin Lutsky 

Producer:    Justin Lutsky, Clint Carmichael, Keegan Wilcox 

Writer:    Brett Simmons, Opie Cooper 

Cast:       Patrick Warburton, Brett Simmons, Sean Naughton, Andrew Bogart    

When lives are on the line... When there's danger at every turn... When clichés run amuck... Sometimes the best thing to do is 

call Mulligan! Ace Mulligan! 

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Casting Directors Panel March 28th

Method Fest Film Festival Casting Directors Panel
 
March 28th from 3:30 - 5:30  Founders Hall Calabasas Civic Center, 100/200 Civic Center Way, Calabasas Ca 

Confirmed Casting Directors & Directors (more to be added) 
Preparing for an audition what Casting Directors expects from your audition. 
Auditioning and preparing for a role that requires different dialects and languages.
Question and Answer session. 

MONIKA MIKKELSEN National Board of the CSA & Diversity Chair 
H2 – ROB ZOMBIE’S HALLOWEEN 2 ,CLEANER ,THE MIDNIGHT MAN  
ROB ZOMBIE’S HALLOWEEN, ALL GOD’S CHILDREN CAN DANCE. NURSE BETTY, 
DRIVEN and numerous other films

JENNIFER LEVY, CSA  
HBO Films and Mini Series (w Carrie Frazier)
Features Krews,  B-Girl , Right At Your Door, The Last Lullaby , Ten Years Later, Raspberry Magic

Walter von Huene  Director / Writer / Actor and Dialect/Acting Coach 

Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines . Parenthood, Ancient Warriors, The 6th Day, End of Days, Pretty Women, Batman and Robin, Jingle all The Way, Sheena, Swamp Thing, The New Leave it to Beaver. 

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Method Fest Marketing & Panels
Deborah Hildebrand
deborahhildebrand@gmail.com
Method Fest Film Festival
OFFICE: 840 Apollo Street Suite 314
El Segundo 90245

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THE BEGINNER Film MON 29, 9:15 pm, Regency Agoura Hills 8, Theater 1

THE BEGINNER

USA, 94 MIN, WORLD PREMIERE

Director: Benjamin Coccio

Producer: Benjamin Coccio

Writer: Benjamin Coccio

Cast: Cal Robertson, Sarah Vannel, Ana Kayne, Damien Langan

Carter is a 21 year old middle-class white boy who is spinning his
wheels in his parent's house.

Everyone around him has graduated from college, grown up and moved on.
After a personal revela-

tion, he demands his parents give him his unused college fund so that
he can move out and live off of

it. His parents acquiesce. Carter has no ambition or plan, and he soon
becomes addicted to absolute

personal freedom. Eventually, even the money he has been living off
becomes too much of an attach-

ment and he tries to blow it all at a casino. He fails at that and
makes a mint at a Roulette table. The

next morning he leaves the bread with his sleeping friend in their
hotel room and heads off alone. He

heads further west and finds himself alone in the world. He falls in
with a younger runaway, Judith, a

teenager from France who ditched her folks while on a family vacation.
Carter stays with her until his

conscience gets the better of him. He tries to set her straight and
then heads home to make things

right with his family.

MON 29, 9:15 pm, Regency Agoura Hills 8, Theater 1

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THE BE ALL AND END ALL

THE BE ALL AND END ALL
UNITED KINGDOM, 93 MIN, WORLD PREMIERE
Director: Bruce Webb
Producer: Bruce Webb,
Writer: Steve Lewis, Tony Owen
Cast: Eugene Byrne, Josh Bolt,  Connor McIntyre, Liza Tarbuck
Fifteen year olds Robbie and Ziggy think they'll be best friends forever but when Robbie collapses on
holiday and is diagnosed with a fatal heart condition, forever suddenly seems a lot shorter. Lying in
the children's ward, Robbie only has one thing on his mind: he doesn't want to die a virgin - and the
only one who can help him achieve his goal is his best friend.
Robbie pleads with Ziggy to find a way to fulfil his wish, but Ziggy has other things to contend with.
He's just discovered his mother has been lying to him and his absent father may not be as far away
as he thought.
Ziggy's flawed plan of action gets him beaten up by the outraged girls at school, followed by a failed
visit to the local massage parlour where he has to rescue Robbie from a raid by the authorities.
Frustrated in their efforts, the boys argue and fall out. Feeling alone and hard-done by, an argument
with his mother sends Ziggy off on a futile search for his father.
With nobody to turn to but each other the boys make up and renew their efforts. Success still seems
a long way off when Ziggy is robbed by a pimp and then arrested by the police for soliciting, but
with the unwitting help of Robbie's father and the kindly ward nurse Tina, Ziggy hatches a plan that may
just succeed, but not in a way either of them expects.
SAT 27, 5 pm, Regency Agoura Hills 8, Theater 5

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Loneliest Road In America

for the website:
www.loneliestroadinamerica.com

Jamie is disillusioned with a dead-end job and a suffocating
relationship with his girlfriend. On a
quest for enlightenment, he takes a road trip from Denver to LA with
friends Matt and Ashley.
Along highway 50 in Nevada – The Loneliest Road in America – they
encounter the ravages of
the mining industry that has left skeletons of once-prosperous towns
in its wake. Against this
backdrop, Jamie confronts the recognition that freedom and
exploitation are inextricably linked
and that his own personal relationships have followed the same road.

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BUY YOUR TICKETS

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or through www.methodfest.com

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Laid Off

LAID OFF

USA, 92 MIN, WEST COAST PREMIERE
Director: John Launchi
Producer: Justin Ryan, Justin Ryan, Shawn Rogers
Writer: John Launchi, Michael Ryan
Cast: C.J. Moebius, Michael Ryan, Jennifer Bartels, Andree Vermuelen
Mike Lagante, a disgruntled recent graduate with a mundane office job
and a difficult girlfriend, is torn

between dealing with the pressures of growing up and hanging on to his
irresponsible glory

days. Upon getting laid off from his job and subsequently dumped by
his girlfriend, Mike, influenced

by his less-than-motivated best friend, Jimmy Ryan, decides to use his
severance package to fund one

last summer of freedom. Mike and Jimmy's summer is filled with the
constant partying that they were

in search of, but they soon find that everything comes at a price.
After risking his relationship with a

new love interest as well as his friendship with Jimmy, Mike finds
himself at rock bottom.

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"Indie Music Night" at Method Fest Film Festival

You don't want to miss this! There will be an "Indie Music Night" at Method Fest Film Festival featuring The Lost Boys!
Come out and enjoy their music starting at 8pm!

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