THRILLER 1st Place: WISPER Directed by Russ Emanuel Crime Thriller "Wisper" is the true story of the murder of a middle-class African American family in Northern New Jersey. In the summer of 2016, three children and their mother were found shot to death in their large suburban home. Loosely based on the personal videotapes and diaries owned by the father of the victims. 2nd Place: LORD FINN Directed by Al Mertens Thriller, Family Drama Daniel Finley, a mentally-ill Native American of mixed race, struggles to reconcile love versus inner trauma, as do a storytelling female inmate, and a prostitute and car thief in a hotel suite.

	DRAMA 1st Place: INTO THE NIGHT Directed by Kate Li Film Noir, Mystery Following the sudden murder of her fiancé, Jane quickly finds herself caught in a web of manipulation and dark plot created by a successful bar owner and his estranged wife, both of whom claim to know about the truth of her fiancé's murder and try to persuade Jane to believe their side of the story. CLICK IMAGE TO VIEW TRAILER 2nd Place: ANOTHER YESTERDAY Directed by Steven Heil Family Drama A Japanese-American high school student spars with his father while forging a close bond with two social outcasts one of whom is bullied because he is gay, while the other claims she is being followed by a spirit. 3rd Place: NO TURNING BACK Directed by Danny Phillips Sci-Fi, Family Drama An avionics engineer receives a letter from Mars One that he has been shortlisted to be on one of the first human expeditions to Mars. He completed the application form nine months previously, but hadn't told his wife or children. He must now break the news to them along with the news it is a one way trip.

	FOREIGN LANGUAGE WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES BULLET TRIP Directed by NOZOMU KASAGI Romance-Drama, Roadtrip Former Shinjuku No.1 male host Noboru slams up the hostess lover Noriko and rushes 800 km nonstop on the night highway to the port town Mihonoseki. The trip, called "surprise bullet trip", has a purpose that only Noboru knew.

	ROMANCE-FAITH BASED 1st Place: RESCUED Directed by Crister De Leon Faith-based Drama A faith-based story inspired by true life events, which carefully gathers and meshes the lives of two brothers, bridged together by the incredible force of love, forming a multi-layered plot where questions of inner struggle and faith are depicted. 2nd Place: WEIGHTIER MATTERS Directed by Doug Phillips Faith-Based Romance-Drama An expectant single mom re-evaluates her life choices while trying to win a singer-songwriter contest. 3rd Place: I DO Directed by G. Lee Gordon Faith-Based Drama The spiritual journey of a Christian couple's trials and tribulations as they face divorce, temptation and other taboo subjects rarely addressed in the Christian community.

	SCI-FI 1st Place: NO TURNING BACK Directed by Danny Phillips Sci-Fi, Family Drama An avionics engineer receives a letter from Mars One that he has been shortlisted to be on one of the first human expeditions to Mars. He completed the application form nine months previously, but hadn't told his wife or children. He must now break the news to them along with the news it is a one way trip. 2nd Place:DINOSAURS IN A MINING FACILITY Directed by Jordin Goff Sci-Fi, Comedy Dr. Stone's mysterious mining outpost just got a new employee. Ian is finally making something of himself, but will he become a hero or dinosaur food? 3rd Place: THE HUMAN CONSERVATION EXPERIMENT Directed by Kornblum Katz Sci-Fi Horror, Experimental After humanity's self-destruction, a trans man repulsed by pregnancy and children becomes the best hope for the continuation of the species.

	MUSIC DOCUMENTARY LEGACYKEEPERSRUS AWARD: MUSIC ARTIST PRESERVATION/RESTORATION THURS. OCT. 15 8:00 PM ROXY THEATER 1st Place: DIGGING FOR WELDON IRVINE Directed by Victorious De Costa Music, Jazz Composer Digging For Weldon Irvine explores the enduring legacy of a man deeply vital to the culture of black freedom expression, yet is somehow overlooked within that very lexicon. AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD: BEST TRAILER-DOCUMENTARY FRI. OCT. 16 9:15 PM ROXY THEATER 2nd Place: FOREVER FOUR Directed by Shihyun "Sherry" Wang Biography, Drama The story of 4 Liverpool young men set to conquer the World. TUES. OCT. 13 8:00 PM ROXY THEATER 3rd Place Tie:A SOUL JOURNEY Directed by Marco Della Fonte MUSIC FESTIVAL In the last 30 years, some of the greatest legends of Soul and R&B have performed at Porretta Soul in Italy, the greatest Soul music festival in the world. A Soul Journey is not just simply a music documentary, it is a film narrating many aspects of the intricate and delicate lives of these artists, and in particular, their artistic, human and emotional journeys to perform in such a small village lost in the Italian mountains. FRI. OCT. 16 10:15 PM ROXY THEATER 3rd Place Tie: THIS IS LOVE: THE RUDY LOVE STORY Directed by John Alexander Music, Family Drama You may not know Rudy Love's name, but you will almost certainly know his voice. Mick Fleetwood and George Clinton unveil an unsung hero of soul in this investigation of a singer who turned down fame to make music with his family.

	COMEDY 1st Place: DINOSAURS IN A MINING FACILITY Directed by Jordin Goff Sci-fi, Comedy Dr. Stone's mysterious mining outpost just got a new employee. Ian is finally making something of himself, but will he become a hero or dinosaur food? SAT. OCT. 17 10:30 AM ROXY THEATER 2nd Place: BEAUTY, BRAINS AND PERSONALITY Directed by Emmett Loverde Comedy At a monthly dinner party between three female friends, one announces to the others, Together we make up the perfect woman -- you're the brains, you're the personality, and I'M the beauty! The other two are devastated. SAT. OCT. 17 5:00 PM ROXY THEATER AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD: BEST TRAILER-FEATURE WED. OCT. 14 8:00 PM ROXY THEATER 3rd Place: DISORIENTATION Directed by Russell Whaley College Comedy After a string of bad luck with past dorm mates, Finn an underachiever hopes that a new year is going to bring some better luck. A 15 year old brainiac, Toby isn't exactly what he had in mind.

	DRAMEDY THURS. OCT. 15 6:00 PM ROXY THEATER 1st Place: MAX BISHOP Directed by Jack Beranek Comedy, Crime An unemployed hitman finds work as a janitor at the local elementary school. SAT. OCT. 17 7:30 PM ROXY THEATER 2nd Place: SKINNY ATLAS Directed by Charles Stanley Drama A career as an astronaut hasn't prepared Commander Sylvester "Skinny" Atlas for life back on ground. Can Skinny's girlfriend Rocky Keep him from falling into trouble? 3rd Place: RIBBON Directed by Cade Thomas Family Drama, Comedy Two siblings face adulthood in modern corporate America. BARE BONES OPENING FESTIVAL FEATURE INDIGENOUS PEOPLE'S DAY FILM FESTIVAL CELEBRATION MON. OCT. 12 8:00 PM ROXY THEATER

	OKLAHOMA SOIL 1st Place: LORD FINN Directed by Al Mertens Thriller, Family Drama Daniel Finley, a mentally-ill Native American of mixed race, struggles to reconcile love versus inner trauma, as do a storytelling female inmate, and a prostitute and car thief in a hotel suite. AWARD: BARE BONES SCRIPT-2-SCREEN CLOSING FEATURE MOVIE SAT. OCT. 17 9:00 PM ROXY THEATER SAT. OCT. 17 7:30 PM ROXY THEATER 2nd Place: SKINNY ATLAS Directed by Charles Stanley Drama A career as an astronaut hasn't prepared Commander Sylvester "Skinny" Atlas for life back on ground. Can Skinny's girlfriend Rocky Keep him from falling into trouble? 3rd Place: RIBBON Directed by Cade Thomas Family Drama, Comedy Two siblings face adulthood in modern corporate America. BARE BONES OPENING FESTIVAL FEATURE INDIGENOUS PEOPLE'S DAY FILM FESTIVAL CELEBRATION MON. OCT. 12 8:00 PM ROXY THEATER

	DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS FRI. OCT. 16 6:00 PM ROXY THEATER NO ORDINARY LOVE Directed by Chyna Robinson Romance Drama When two women are betrayed by their manipulative husbands, they begin plotting to find a way out. The escape they seek, turns out to be deadly.

	DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS-SURVIVOR AWARD TUES. OCT. 13 11:00 AM ROXY THEATER ANGELENA: LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL Directed by Angelena Bonet Biographical, Music, Women Empowerment Now empowered by the crime that almost took her life, Bonet has also made it her life mission to end violence against women. Interviewing women and girls from all around the world and from all walks of life, 'Angelena: Light At The End Of The Tunnel' is her final film of the trilogy.

	EXPERIMENTAL-LGBTQ THE HUMAN CONSERVATION EXPERIMENT Directed by Kornblum Katz Sci-Fi Horror, Experimental After humanity's self-destruction, a trans man repulsed by pregnancy and children becomes the best hope for the continuation of the species. FRI. OCT. 16 1:00 PM ROXY THEATER

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