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Schedule:
Wednesday April 12, 2023
3:00pm: Youth & Student Film Festival: Block 1
Fitting In - Mark Leschinsky - New Jersey
Game Plan - Sophia Winters - Indiana
Burning Memories - Kenneth Ha - Irvine, CA
The Summer Field - Jiayang Liu - Wyoming
Deception - Kyle M. Wegler - Alabama

4:00pm: Opening Ceremony

5:00pm: Youth & Student Film Festival: Block 2
Reaper - Eva Ulreich - Virginia
Once Upon a Time by the Sea - Liam Wan Lui Martin - New York
Between The Lines - Dashiell Raimi - Santa Monica, CA
Hardcore - Madeleine Case - Calabasas, CA
Let Them Be - Kana Hutchins - Chicago, IL
Dying to Meet You - Ava Bounds - United Kingdom

7:00pm: Youth & Student Film Festival: Block 3
Inertia - Julie Verstraten - Belgium
Ten Days - Yerzat Meirambek - Burbank, CA
Subs - Joe Warner - United Kingdom
An Island Drifts - Vivian Ip - Singapore
Lone Wolves - Elliot Gaynon - United Kingdom
Soft Landing - Josh Ohea - San Carlos, CA
Resurgence - Krushan Naik - Los Angeles
Reunion Dinner - Zheng Ren - Savannah, GA

9:30pm: Youth & Student Film Festival: Block 4
Inside My Heart - Elisa Escalera Aguilera - Canada
Max & Taco (Get Their Sh!t Together) - Caitlin Ferrell - New York
Half Guard - Mark O’Connor - Ireland
Deer Girl - Giovanna Molina - Los Angeles
Eternity Continues - Ania Johnston - Maine
Bad Dates - Anjali Krishnakumar - New York
Afternoons Of Sun, Nights Of Water - VD Menzella - Argentina
@scroll_alice - Céline Ufenast - United Kingdom

Location: The District Theater, Gilroy

Thursday April 13, 2023
10:00am: Local Day: Morgan Hill Block 1
The Office Explorers - Blake Goias - Stockton
Grilled - Naren Sareday - San Jose
Makeup - Keith Hankin - San Francisco
A Good Fight - Saurav Mohapatra - Orinda
Home - Angie Baldelomar - San Francisco
Bellybutton - Hilary Eden - Menlo Park
Queer Science - Nicole de Meneses - Pleasanton
Strangers in Boxes - Gabriel Diamond - Oakland
Interlands - Alia Brandt - Berkeley
Duck Test - Evgeny Vdovin - San Francisco

12:00pm: Local Day: Morgan Hill Block 2
Beginnings - Celeste Gomez Hernandez - Gilroy
First Time for Everything - Rylee Rosenquist - Chico
Élefan - Daniel Díaz - San Francisco / United Kingdom
Nociva - Jesse Gasca Garcia - Salinas
Accidental Advocates in Phuket - Sherri Harvey - San Jose / Thailand
Heartbeat on the Strings - Nan Su - Oakland

2:00pm: Local Day: Morgan Hill Block 3
Fascination - Natmar Mondragon - Los Baños
Institution - David Butterfield - Hollister
Heading Away from the Ledge - Henry A. Hopkins - Boulder Creek

4:00pm: Local Day: Morgan Hill Block 4
We Are All In This Together - Daniel Troia - Pacific Grove
The Last Free Place - Ezra Gentle
Too Many What - Kirk Benttinen - Castro Valley
The District Theater - Gilroy
Local Filmmaker Showcase (Southern CA)

Location: Morgan Hill Community Playhouse

11:00am: Local Day: Gilroy Block 1
This is a Film About My Mother - Tess Harrison - Los Angeles
Lollipop Cowboy - Eric Alt - Ontario
Madness Incarnate - Olivia Wong - Los Angeles

1:00pm: Local Day: Gilroy Block 2
Oscar J. Evans’ The Artist - Robert Jerome Pagan - Central Valley
Meet Carly W. - A.J. Hartman - Sherman Oaks
Eid Mubarak - Mahnoor Euceph - Los Angeles
Swing - Brock Forrette - Los Angeles

3:00pm: Local Day: Gilroy Block 3
Soundman - Debi Bradshaw - Glendale
Now & Never - Kymberly Harris - Los Angeles
Meteoric - Philip Sedgwick - Los Angeles
I’m Sorry, I Tried, I Love You - Goldie Jones - North Hollywood
Awakening - Alessio Giurgola - NY Film Academy
Daddy - Jo Steinhart - Los Angeles
The Dress - Marie Karkashadze - Los Angeles/Republic of Georgia
Spy vs. Spia - Cristo Zambone - Los Angeles
Skate Night - Andrew Ricci - Irvine

5:00pm: Local Day: Gilroy Block 4
Earth to Zippy - Mickey Bloom - Los Angeles
Our Language is Chaos - Cory Byam - Los Angeles
This Wild Abyss - Thomas Mendolia - Los Angeles
She’s Clean - Jenn Harris - San Diego
Holy Beast: In the Studio with Avia Rose Ramm - Tal Van Arsdale - San Diego
Me/You - Jana Claire Price - Los Angeles
Hitbaby - Abigail Breslin - North Hollywood

7:00pm: Local Day: Gilroy Block 5
How to Hack Birth Control - Sassy Mohen - Los Angeles
Atali’i O Le Crezent (Sons of the Crezent) - Brendan Canty - New Zealand
Findhorn Case 31.08.18 - Jessica Hof - United Kingdom
Twitching - Madelaine Moore - United Kingdom

9:30pm: Mixer with Festival Formula

Location: The District Theater, Gilroy

Friday April 14, 2023
9:00am: Women's Day: Breakfast

Location: MOHI Farm, Morgan Hill

11:00am: Women's Day: Morgan Hill Block 1
Kiss n’ Ride - Olivia Jensen - Illinois
Bird Keeper - Linda Dahlem - San Francisco
Jackson - Emma Miranda Moore - United Kingdom
Functioning - Artisha Mann-Cooper - Los Angeles
In the Rearview - Meagan Massa - Atlanta, GA
Your Guardian - Mimi Vlaovic - Serbia
A Real Adventure - Ingela Ogard - Sweden

1:00pm: Women's Day: Morgan Hill Block 2
Dear Doctor - Jasmina Saleh - United Kingdom
Borrowed Time - Ginevra Gentili - United Kingdom
Animal Control - Vanessa Newell - Los Angeles
Nice To Meet You All - Guen Murroni - United Kingdom
The Call - Shireen Ayache - United Kingdom
The Other Road - Jennifer Steinman Sternin - Santa Rosa, CA
The Phoenix - Regina Pigsley - Los Angeles

3:00pm: Women's Day: Women's Panel

4:00pm: Women's Day: Morgan Hill Block 3
Promises - Faye Ann Brenner - Los Angeles
AutoCorrect - Priyanka Shetty, Anu Bhatt - San Diego
For Heidi - Lucy Campbell - United Kingdom
Tap Twice - Julia Bell Mandler - United Kingdom
The Ancestors - Zodwa Nyoni - United Kingdom
Consumed - Karen Lamond - United Kingdom
The Blue Scarf - Hiba Raza - United Kingdom

Location: Morgan Hill Community Playhouse

6:00pm: Poppy Bash!

Location: Capos Event Center, Gilroy

Saturday April 15, 2023
10:00am: Saturday Morning Cartoons in Hollister
The Truth Within - Gaby Soto, Juan Camilo Rincon - Sarasota, FL
The Social Chameleon - Alex Ross - Los Angeles
Fobi - Elham Aminian - Iran
Solan - Hossein Beygzadh - Iran
The Perfect Fit - Meinardas Valkevi?ius - Lithuania

11:00am: Saturday Films in Hollister: Block 1
Arcadia Lasts - Aaron Shrimpton - United Kingdom
Antarctica - Keith Bearden - Los Angeles

1:00pm: Saturday Films in Hollister: Block 2
Dehbaraftab Village - Ziba Arzhang - Iran
A Love Worth Fighting For - Toby Fountaine - United Kingdom
Middle Eastern Stories : FATHER - Reza Daghagh - Iran
The One They Wanted - Catriona Rubenis-Stevens - New Jersey
English Channel - Amin Sajadi - Iran
Nisei - Darren Haruo Rae - Studio City, CA

3:00pm: Saturday Films in Hollister: Block 3
The Last Cuckoo: Dennis Gould - Mark Chaudoir - United Kingdom
The Creative High - Adriana Marchione - San Francisco

5:00pm: Saturday Films in Hollister: Bolan's Shoes
Bolan’s Shoes - Ian Puleston-Davies - United Kingdom

9:00pm: Saturday Films in Hollister: Block 5
Irish, Blacks & Dogs - Jack Norris - United Kingdom
Cerebrum - Sébastien Blanc - United Kingdom

Location: The Granada Theater - Hollister

10:00am: Saturday Morning Cartoons in Morgan Hill
Saturday Morning Cartoons: 10-11 AM
The Truth Within - Gaby Soto, Juan Camilo Rincon - Sarasota, FL
The Social Chameleon - Alex Ross - Los Angeles
Fobi - Elham Aminian - Iran
Solan - Hossein Beygzadh - Iran
The Perfect Fit - Meinardas Valkevi?ius - Lithuania

11:00am: Saturday Films in Morgan Hill: Block 1
Into Dust - Orlando von Einsiedel - United Kingdom/India/Pakistan
Paper Doll - Shabnam Gholikhani - Iran
Smoked Fish - Jenny Xueer Wan - United Kingdom
Maiden Dogs - Sebastiano Fumagalli - Italy

1:00pm: Saturday Films in Morgan Hill: Block 2
Another Swell Day - Evens Yurvie Angulo-Duvil - New York
Dear Fear - Edie Amos - United Kingdom
Jack Has a Plan - Bradley Berman - Berkeley, CA

3:00pm: Saturday Films in Morgan Hill: Block 3
Desmond’s Not Here Anymore - Mmabatho Montsho - Seattle, WA
Bring Back My Bonnie - Mark Waters - United Kingdom
Kiran - Bhulla Beghal - United Kingdom
The Carer - Amrita Acharia - United Kingdom
In Expectation of Light - Mohammad Reza Dehestani - Iran
Kite Strings - Kirsty Patrick Ward - United Kingdom

5:00pm: Saturday Films in Morgan Hill: Block 4
Brotherness - David Power - Romania
Thrown Away Child - JD Donnelly - United Kingdom
The Savior - Soheila Pourmohammadi - Iran
Birds - Tyro Heath - United Kingdom
Quarantine - Majid Mirhashemi - Iran

7:00pm: Saturday Films in Morgan Hill: Block 5
My Dear Son - Lilian Fu - United Kingdom/Hong Kong
Clergymen - Ted Clarke - United Kingdom
Adelina - Jack Ryan McMillan - Savannah, GA
Woman of the Woods - Olivier Frigon - Canada
A Killer Outside - Joe Zalias - United Kingdom
Once I Passed - Martin Gerigk - Germany
Him - Sammy Patterson - United Kingdom
Promise - Lane Michael Stanley - Texas
Forever - Marc De Luca - United Kingdom
The Other Side of Fear - Daniel Mendelle - United Kingdom

Location: Morgan Hill Community Playhouse

10:00am: Saturday Morning Cartoons in Gilroy
The Truth Within - Gaby Soto, Juan Camilo Rincon - Sarasota, FL
The Social Chameleon - Alex Ross - Los Angeles
Fobi - Elham Aminian - Iran
Solan - Hossein Beygzadh - Iran
The Perfect Fit - Meinardas Valkevi?ius - Lithuania

11:00am: Industry Panel in Gilroy

12:00pm: Saturday Films in Gilroy: Block 1
Non-Negotiable - Mike Doxford - United Kingdom
Playtime’s Over - Jakob Gunby - Norway
Junior - AJ Wilhelm - USA/Haiti
Help! I’ve Stolen Amy Adams’ Nose - Katherine Press - United Kingdom
SWAT - Sam Coombes - United Kingdom
Close - Tom Gentle - United Kingdom
The Cloaked Realm: Tunnel 23 - Marisa Cohen, Peter Issac Alexander - Oregon
SOS - Max Clendaniel - United Kingdom

2:00pm: Saturday Films in Gilroy: Block 2
Time Tourists - Ian Sweeney - New Zealand
Kaiju Girl - Takafumi Sakabe - Japan
The Outing - Joanne Mitchell - United Kingdom
Make Me a King - Sofia Olins - United Kingdom
Just In Case - Kirsty Robinson-Ward - United Kingdom
The Stupid Boy - Phil Dunn - United Kingdom

4:00pm: Saturday Films in Gilroy: Block 3
The Sprayer - Farnoosh Abedi - Iran
The Diamond - Vedran Rupic - Sweden
Good Vibrations - Nathan Israileff - Illinois
Awkward Intimacy - Emma Jude Harris, Emily Steck - United Kingdom
The Podcast - Julia Mortimore - United Kingdom
Les Câlins Cheaps (Cheap Hugs) - Sarah Baskin - Canada
Danavan - Jean-David Rodrigue, Franie-Éléonore Bernier - Canada
Happy You Near - Naomi Rohatyn - Los Angeles
Julia - Jack Donnelly - United Kingdom

6:00pm: Saturday Films in Gilroy: Block 4
Strings - Rodrigo Moreno-Fernandez - Texas
The Well - Peter Stanley-Ward - United Kingdom
A Love Worth Fighting For - Toby Fountaine - United Kingdom
Chipper - Shaun MacLean - Atlanta, GA
Fishwife - Beth Park - United Kingdom
Do This For Me - Marnie Baxter - United Kingdom

8:00pm: Saturday Films in Gilroy: Block 5
Belle River - Guillaume Fournier, Samuel Matteau, Yannick Nolin - USA/Canada
Roots of Fire - Abby Berendt Lavoi, Jeremey Lavoi - Louisiana
Music Videos: 10-11 PM
Better Now - Eric Alt - Los Angeles
Zagros - Mahyar Mehrnoosh, Taha Tabyani - Iran
Niagara Falls - Victor Bellomo, Tara Sickmeier - Palo Alto
Only Words - Serge Zehnder - Switzerland
Baby Song - Luke Holwerda - Arizona
Heart Failure - Will Wightman - United Kingdom

10:00pm: Late Night Music Videos in Gilroy

Location: The District Theater - Gilroy

Sunday April 16, 2023
9:00am: Mummy Hike (3.5 miles)

Location: Coyote Lake County Park, Mendoza Ranch Entrance - Gilroy

10:00am: Sunday Morning Cartoons in San Juan Bautista
The Truth Within - Gaby Soto, Juan Camilo Rincon - Sarasota, FL
The Social Chameleon - Alex Ross - Los Angeles
Fobi - Elham Aminian - Iran
Solan - Hossein Beygzadh - Iran
The Perfect Fit - Meinardas Valkevi?ius - Lithuania

12:00pm: Sunday Films in San Juan Bautista: Block 1
Pinball- The Man Who Saved the Game - Austin & Meredith Bragg - New York

2:00pm: Sunday Films in San Juan Bautista: Block 2
Where the Winds Die - Pejman Alipour - Iran
Raja’s Had Enough - Katia Saiapina - United Kingdom
The Virtual Llama - Tom Cozens - United Kingdom
Romanova - Mark Kaercher - Los Angeles
Bucketheads - Episode 1 - Marco Bosssow, Andy Brown - Canada
Thou Shalt Dance - Abtin Yaghmaian - Iran
A Mind Cannot Touch - Geoffrey Prather - Los Angeles

4:00pm: Star Wars and VFX panel

Location: The Barn at Mission Farm - San Juan Bautista

1:00pm: Sunday Films in Morgan Hill: Block 1
Hard to Reach - Darryl Foster - United Kingdom
Custard Creams - Isabel Steuble-Johnson - United Kingdom
Margin - Daniel Rands - United Kingdom
Roadmarks - Brandon McKnight - Canada
Ousmane - Jorge Camarotti - Canada
Bibimbap for One - Ella Greenwood - United Kingdom

3:00pm: Sunday Films in Morgan Hill: Block 2
Hold Me, Don’t Touch Me - Adrian Todd Zuniga - United Kingdom/Australia
Monico Perseus - Alfie Stewart - United Kingdom
Crosshairs - Coral Amiga - United Kingdom
No Filter - Matthias Fuchez - United Kingdom
Statistic - Millene Avelar, Ana Stella Cunha, Rodrigo Sena - Brazil
Find the Light - Abdullah Khan - United Kingdom
Grave - Martin Tunnicliffe-Squirrell - United Kingdom
Unexpected Delivery - Dagmar Scheibenreif - United Kingdom
Harold & Mary - Stephen Gallacher - United Kingdom

5:00pm: Distribution Panel

Location: Morgan Hill Community Playhouse

6:00pm: Awards Ceremony

Location: Mohi Social, Morgan Hill

Monday April 17, 2023
10:00am: Mexico Day: Mimosa Brunch

Location: Jardines - San Juan Bautista

12:00pm: Mexico Day Films: Block 1
Fertile Land - Eugenia Renteria - Mexico
The Interview - Inga Moren Tapias - New York/Miami
Strings - Rodrigo Moreno-Fernandez - Texas

2:00pm: Mexico Day Films: Block 2
Work Whatever You Got - Anita Reyes - San Juan Bautista
Tomorrow’s Game - Trevor Wilson, Jonathan Coria - Los Angeles
Amiguín - Alfredo Avila

4:00pm: Mexico Day: Award Ceremony

Location: The Barn at Mission Farm - San Juan Bautista

Tuesday April 18, 2023
3:00pm: LGBTQ+ Day Films in Hollister: Block 1
Boifriend - Rebecca Marquardt, Lane Michael Stanley - Texas
Tiny Mad Animals - David Maybrick - United Kingdom
The Tendency - Mobin Pekand - Iran
Strangers - Zheng Nathan Nie - Los Angeles
She - Jiakun **** - New York
After Sunset, Dawn Arrives - Andy Yi Li - Sierra Madre, CA
Make Me A King - Sofia Olins - United Kingdom
Belle Bottoms - May Yam - Gilroy

5:00pm: LGBTQ+ Day Films in Hollister: Block 2
This Old Tearoom - Craig Souza - San Francisco
Empress ClawScream - Stephen T. Lally - United Kingdom
Milton - Kevin Machate - Texas
Titi - Marzieh Fakhar - Iran

7:00pm: LGBTQ+ Day Films in Hollister: Block 3
You’re Alright Hun - Katie-Ann McDonough - Ireland
Jouissance - Sadeq Es-haqi - Iran
Kooseh (Shark) - Behzad Azadi - Iran
Boycam - Rodrigo Sena, Arlindo Bezerra & Ernani Silveira - Brazil
Lucy - Emma Sofia Fazzuoli - Burbank, CA
SNAP - Archie’s Story - George Stamos - Canada

Location: The Granada Theater - Hollister

3:00pm: LGBTQ+ Day Films in Gilroy: Block 1
This Old Tearoom - Craig Souza - San Francisco
Empress ClawScream - Stephen T. Lally - United Kingdom
Milton - Kevin Machate - Texas
Titi - Marzieh Fakhar - Iran

5:00pm: LGBTQ+ Day Films in Gilroy: Block 2
You’re Alright Hun - Katie-Ann McDonough - Ireland
Jouissance - Sadeq Es-haqi - Iran
Kooseh (Shark) - Behzad Azadi - Iran
Boycam - Rodrigo Sena, Arlindo Bezerra & Ernani Silveira - Brazil
Lucy - Emma Sofia Fazzuoli - Burbank, CA
SNAP - Archie’s Story - George Stamos - Canada

7:00pm: LGBTQ+ Day Panel Discussion

8:00pm: LGBTQ+ Day Films in Gilroy: Block 3
Boifriend - Rebecca Marquardt, Lane Michael Stanley - Texas
Tiny Mad Animals - David Maybrick - United Kingdom
The Tendency - Mobin Pekand - Iran
Strangers - Zheng Nathan Nie - Los Angeles
She - Jiakun **** - New York
After Sunset, Dawn Arrives - Andy Yi Li - Sierra Madre, CA
Make Me A King - Sofia Olins - United Kingdom
Belle Bottoms - May Yam - Gilroy

Location: The District Theater - Gilroy

Wednesday April 19, 2023
11:00am: Iran Day Films: Block 1
Iran Filmmaker Showcase
Block One: 1-3 PM
Pari & Pouri - Hamed Vahid
Dribble - Ali Lavarimonfared, Nazafarin Hassanpour
Soil Flavored Bread - Hemn Alani
Destiny - Yaser Talebi

1:00pm: Iran Day Films: Block 2
One Of Us - Hossein Iraji
A Few Steps Further - Omid Moallem
How Should One Wait For Godot - Arshia Zeinali
Harat - Saeid Chamani
Katvoman - Hadi Sheibani
The Gold Teeth - Alireza Kazemipour
The Bloody Family - Amir Karami
Company - Ilnaz Khirkhah
Split Ends - Alireza Kazemipour

Location: The District Theater - Gilroy

Date: April 12 - 19, 2023

Location:
The District Theater - 7430 Monterey Street Gilroy, CA 95020
Morgan Hill Community Playhouse  - 17090 Monterey Road  Morgan Hill, CA 95037
Granada Theater - 336 Fifth Street Hollister, CA 95023
Capos Event Center - 7588 Monterey Rd Gilroy, CA 95020
The Barn at Mission Farm - 400 San Juan Hollister Rd, San Juan Bautista, CA 95045
MOHI Social - 17440 Monterey Hwy, Morgan Hill, CA
MOHI Farm - 90 E 3rd St Unit #50, Morgan Hill, CA 95037
Jardines de San Juan - 115 Third St, San Juan Bautista, CA 95045
Coyote Lake County Park, Mendoza Ranch Entrance - 10840 Coyote Reservoir Road Gilroy, CA 95020

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