West Hollywood International Film Festival 2009

Jay, 25, finds a cryptic message that he's written to himself during an alcohol infused moment of clarity, and ventures out into Saturday night with his best friend Conti, hoping to understand the words. They meet two girls who join the decadent journey to that moment at 4 am, on Saturday night, where nothing makes sense anymore, and feelings take the place of logic and reason. A film about being pretty young, but also and adult, and stuck in between

World sailor Jesse Martin takes 5 young people on a sailing adventure of a lifetime in search of paradise, but what they discover is not what they expect.

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A film crew is visiting the quaint Midwestern town of Centerville to film a piece about 'small town politics'. Centerville is an amazing setting with its picture-perfect town square, 'ma and pa' restaurants, 15 traffic lights, and friendly faces that say 'hello' as you pass them on the streets ... Norman Rockwellesque picture of America. Unexpectedly, the film crew encounters an astonishing change in the town's history. The mayor announces that he will not be running for re-election and instead they will elect their next mayor through a beauty pageant style event. Suddenly, Centerville becomes a place buzzing with enthusiasm as citizens embrace their opportunity to change America's election process. A charismatic group of aspiring mayors throw their hats into the ring and eager political campaigns launch in anticipation of the 'Election Pageant'. The motley crew of mayoral hopefuls include a pampered sorority girl, a dim-witted Mafioso, a Mr. Rogers type, a charismatic alcoholic, a jittery Machiavellian, a ladies' man, and a two faced artist. In the public eye, the candidates are charismatic, engaging, and out to make great change. Behind closed doors, hidden cameras catch temper tantrums, back stabbing, hysterical exchanges, and jockeying for attention as the Election Pageant approachesThe Election Pageant is reminiscent of an 'American Idol' show with Jerry Springer as master of ceremonies and an audience armed with electronic voting devices. The candidates boldly fight it out in categories such as 'Handshaking', 'Photo Op', and 'Talent' in front of a live audience. When Jerry announces 'and the winner is', things take an even more bizarre turn in this telling story of American politics.

MANMADE MULTIMEDIA and REEL GAY Television announce their new documentary on the fight for marriage equality and the Proposition 8 election battle, entitled ANNUL VICTORY. The film documents the roller coaster ride of emotions in California after the historical state Supreme Court decision in May of 2008, finding it unconstitutional to deny gays and lesbians the right to be married in the state, and then the passage of Proposition 8 in November, denying gays and lesbians marriage rights, and 'annulling' thousands of marriages.The story is told through the life and experiences of ROBIN TYLER and DIANE OLSON, one of the 14 couples involved in the historic litigation, with a look at some of the 18,000 couples who got married during the window of 'legality' between May and November, with thought and commentary provided by a host of celebrities, including JAY LENO, BRUCE VILANCH, LIZA MINELLI, MARGARET CHO, LONI ANDERSON, CYNDI LAUPER, JANE LYNCH, SIGOURNEY WEAVER, JUDY SHEPARD, LESLIE JORDAN, PINK, KELLI OSBOURNE, ERIC McCORMACK, KATHRYN JOOSTEN, DANA DELANEY, ALEC MAPA, GEORGE TAKEI, REICHEN LEHMKUHL, CLEVE JONES, DEADLEE, SISTER UNITY, Mayor ANTONIO VILLARAIGOSA, Mayor GAVIN NEWSOM and others.At the heart of the documentary are 3 street marches that sprung up with the help of some web networking, where the youth of Los Angeles stood up and stopped traffic in the city to demand their civil rights. In one amazing display, some 12,000 protestors, after being herded around by the LAPD in a carefully controlled portion of Silverlake, pushed through several police barricades, ignoring demands to turn around and go home, and eventually joined some 4,000 other marchers, meeting up at the corner of Hollywood and Highland, where the crowd sat-in at the busy corner, shutting down the busiest artery in Hollywood on a Saturday night with a rally for equal rights.The film has an inspirational soundtrack to match the compelling images, with anthems from ADELE, CYNDI LAUPER, DONNA SUMMER, MADONNA, STARDUST and MODEST MOUSE.MANMADE anticipates this film to be the first in a series of documentaries on the now national struggle for full GLBT civil rights, with developments coming nearly every day, and a galvanized host of activists now fully involved in the struggle. Who could have imagined that a state legal decision, and the subsequent election referendum nullifying marriages for California gays and lesbians would so quickly lead to this national civil rights battle, that has suddenly put the issue of full equality front and center on the national stage?

Nobody sells tin soldiers anymore. That's the wall Arno hits when he embarks on his search to find a very particular tin soldier: a collection piece belonging to his long-estranged love, Julia. Arno searches high and low to find the Polish-crafted piece, believing with every step of the way that finding it will make things right with Julia.

Rosa has thought of everything, she'll treat Flor to a sushi dinner; they'll drink white wine and listen to music. They both know what they are there for. However, things don't always go as planned and some words, some time together can make them reconsider the prejudices they have about themselves and about one another.

Title of Film: AUTISM: Made in the USAProducer: Gary Null & Associates, Inc.Format: One Hundred Minute Documentary Production, HD/Cinema QualitySchedule: Production 6 months; Post-Production 6 months (overlap)Release Date: May 1, 2009 Distribution: Theatrical Release followed by Network and/or PBS Broadcast Autism. What is it and why is it on the rise? In this feature length documentary presentation, award winning executive producer Gary Null is on a quest to reveal the true causes and promising solutions for the recent dramatic increase in autism in our children. Is autism related to environmental factors? Could it be caused by mercury, aluminum, viruses, or other toxins contained in the 40-odd intravenous vaccines that every American child must receive? What are other environmental or genetic factors which could be contributing to the epidemic increase in childhood autism? In this pioneering educational film, Dr. Null will be interviewing some of the world's leading experts on childhood autism. A full spectrum of medical and scientific views will be presented, both orthodox and non-traditional, to get at the real reasons behind this childhood scourge. Novel effective therapies will be explored, showing that both the problem and solution of autism could be linked to weakened childhood immune systems, the inability of some children to rid their bodies of heavy metals and injected viruses, and unusual reactions to environmental toxins, foods, and proteins. The film will consider that there are successful biomedical treatments for autism including utilizing special dietary supplements and gluten-free/casein-free (GFCF) diets, as well as chelation and hyperbaric oxygen therapies. Some of these natural solutions are being challenged by the pharmaceutical industry as unproven. But, could it be that the drug companies stand too much to lose from a more critical scrutiny of our national policy of compulsory vaccinations for infants and children? These and other important issues woven into the fabric of the autism debate will be examined in detail in this film. Dr. Null also plans to take his cameras directly into the homes of autistic children, and show the kids and their symptoms, their parents and how they are coping, and the various treatments and the positive effects that they are having on the children. The film will document dramatic recoveries and improvement in the symptoms of autism, which can be directly observed in the children's behavior. Compelling human interest stories will be provided. Autism is a major growing health problem in America today. But it is not a death sentence. In this film, Gary Null, will peel away the ignorance and misconceptions, and show how concerned parents and health care providers can finally take some solace in finding effective treatments for this debilitating childhood disease.

An enchanted comedy about romantic evenings gone wrong, true love and magical bathtubs.