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Dances With Films 14 - the Ultimate Sequel
Slate Announcement & Love’s Kitchen Opener June 2-9, 2011

LOS ANGELES, CA - While sequels may rule the theaters this summer, originality is what will draw crowds to Dances with Films, the popular film festival entering its 14th edition this year. Renowned as one of the last truly independent film festivals, DWF triumphs innovation with its reliance on unknown, up-and-coming talent to provide some of the most original features, shorts, documentaries, and music videos you’ll see all summer long.

At a time when many festivals are losing sponsors or closing altogether, DWF is growing strong, having added CAA, Adobe, Final Draft, SagIndie and MTV to the list of supporters who are looking to find tomorrow’s stars today at the festival.

DWF will also host an opening night film, made by alumni James Hacking, ‘LOVE‘S KITCHEN,’ starring real life loves, husband & wife Dougray Scott and Clair Forlani. Dances With Films, which normally eschews ‘stars’, welcomes them when it is their alumni progressing into bigger budgets and names. A few other recent alumni successes include the likes of Will Scheffer & Mark Olsen (Big Love), Grammy nominee Paul Bock (Cee-lo’s ‘F**k You’), and Carmen Marron, whose film ‘Go For It’, a 2010 Audience Award winner, just received a national release via Lionsgate, to name a few.

DANCES WITH FILMS 2011 FEATURE SLATE

10 YEARS LATER, written & directed by Aaron Metchik, produced by BP Cooper, Aaron Metchik
THE ARISTOCRAT, written by Greg Croteau, Greg Croteau, directed by Greg Croteau, produced by Rachel Luskin
CHARGE OVER YOU, written by Julia Matthews, directed by Regardt Steenekamp, produced by Regardt Steenekamp,
Julia Matthews, George Salloum
CLOSE UP, written and directed by Jose Cruz Jr., produced by Charlie Anderson, Shaun Paul Costello, Valentina Mohle
THE COMEDIAN AT THE FRIDAY, written, directed and produced by Brett Ryan Bonowicz
THE CORRIDOR, written by Josh MacDonald, directed by Evan Kelly, produced by Craig Cameron, Mike Masters
DAYS TOGETHER, written, directed and produced by Peter Monro
DELIVERED, written by Brandon Manbeck, directed by Michael Madison, produced by Linda Nelson
THE DEPOSITION, written, directed and produced by Edward Mensore
HERE’S THE KICKER, written by Ian Michaels, directed by Chris Harris, produced by Ian Michaels, Matt Linhardt, Chris Harris,
Jorge Ortega
HOPELESSLY IN JUNE, written by Vincent Brantley and Marlton Blackshear, directed by Vincent Brantley, produced by Arlan
Jay Vetter, Jerry Mosley, Vincent Brantley, Allison Vanore
LESS, written and produced by Gabriel Diamond, Gabriel Goldstein, Zak Barnett, directed by Gabriel Diamond, co-directed by
Gabriel Goldstein, Zak Barnett
LETTING GO, written and directed by Jake Torem, produced by Jake Torem, Peter Jackson, Darin Kuhlmann, Eliza Roberts,
Brett Winn
LOVE’S KITCHEN, written and directed by James Hacking, produced by J Alan Davis, J Hacking, S. Ling, D Napier Bell, N Napier Bell
THE MILLENNIUM BUG, written and directed by Kenneth Cran, produced by James Cran, Kenneth Cran
MORNING, written and directed by Joseph Mitacek, produced by Joseph Mitacek, Sascha Ciezata
MORTEM, written by Marie-Claude Dazun and Eric Atlan, directed by Eric Atlan, produced by Eric Atlan, Marc Bercovitz
NIGHT OF THE ALIEN, written and directed by Vaughn Verdi, produced by Vaughn Verdi, Rob Howeth
THE PILL, written and directed by J.C. Khoury, produced by J.C. Khoury, Trevor Herrick
SCALENE, written by Brandon Owens, Zack Parker, directed by Zack Parker, produced by Carlos Jimenez Flores, Zack Parker
STAGS, written and directed by Jamie Greenberg, produced by Ben Barenholtz
STALEMATE, written and directed by Lovinder Gill, produced by Lovinder Gill, Geoff Thompson
STAN, written by Evald Johnson and John F. Schaffer, directed by Evald Johnson, produced by Will Tiao, Evald Johnson, John F. Schaffer
SWEET LITTLE LIES, written by James Windeler, William J Saunders (story), directed by William J Saunders, produced by Maya Anand, Justin Begnaud, William J Saunders
TROPHY KIDS, written by Josh Sugarman, Brandon Yankowitz, directed by Josh Sugarman, produced by Brandon Yankowitz
WAKE, written and directed by Steve Garrett, produced by Steve Garrett, Gregory Hobson, Adrienne Zi

In a world of formulaic, homogenized film festivals, Dances With Films continues to break the rules and bring you
tomorrow’s stars today.