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Fri. 4/26 – Sun 4/28, 2019 – Laemmle Monica Film Center
1332 2nd St, Santa Monica, CA 90401

5:45 – 6:45pm Competition Awards Presentation
7:00pm and 11:00pm Opening Screenings

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PARKING TIPS: SANTA MONICA.

A documentary that uncovers what is behind one of the most confounding dilemmas in the entertainment industry – the under-representation and misrepresentation of women.  Chloë Grace Moretz; Ilan Arboleda, Geena Davis, Meryl Streep, Natalie Portman, Paul Feig, Taraji P. Henson, Reese Witherspoon; Zoe Saldana and many others; Tom Donahue, director.  USA

A woman thru-hiking an isolated trail runs into trouble when her pack is hijacked by two men hiding out in the woods, desperate and on the run.  Celeste M. Cooper; Michael B. Woods; Sean Patrick Leonard; Devon Colwell, writer; Philip Plowden, director. Adult themes and violence. USA

An action documentary about the evolution of stunt women from The Perils of Pauline (1914) and beyond.  Michelle Rodriguez; Jeannie Epper; Debbie Evans; Melissa Stubbs; Paul Feig; Amy Johnston; Julie Ann Johnson; Nell Scovell, and many others; April Wright, director.  Adult themes. USA

REEL WOMEN SEEN – SHORT NARRATIVE – Realities faced by women in the film and TV industry yet simultaneously depicts the necessary, possible and achievable ways to transform them.  Jodelle Ferland; Kristin Leman; Gabrielle Rose; Rosemary Dunsmore; Jennifer Podemski; Karen Robinson; Elvira Kurt, writer; Heather Allin, producer; Amanda Tapping, director. Adult themes.  Canada

SEEING IS BELIEVING – FEATURE DOC – An intimate conversation with female directors who are using their voices to tell stories that matter to them.  Lesli Linka Glatter, Sarah Gavron, Li Lu, and Naima Ramos Chapman. Directed and Produced by Cady McClain. Produced also by Kate Super, Jon Lindstrom and Amanda Quinn Olivar. USA

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