ARCHIBALD THE RAINBOW PAINTER
105 mins.

Archibald the Rainbow Painter follows the lives of two Vietnam veterans and the lingering effects that the unpopular war had on an entire generation. Archie and J.P. have each had different reactions to their wartime experience. Archie has carried on with his life, becoming a successful housepainter, but still has problems connecting with people emotionally. J.P. has become an alcoholic, losing his wife and causing his daughter Tory pain. With Archie and Tory's help, J.P. has a chance to change his life. A touching and dramatic story of family and relationships, Archibald the Rainbow Painter also interweaves a subtle, but strong message regarding the treatment of Vietnam vets in our society.

Director: Les Landau
Writer: Laura Landau
Executive Producer: M. Mac Schwebel
Producers: Laura & Les Landau
Director of Photography: Marvin V. Rush, A.S.C.
Editor: Sean Albertson

Cast: Dorian Harewood, Michael McKean, Patti D'Arbanville, Vanessa Bell Calloway, Amie Carey, Robert Picardo, Mel Johnson Jr., Leigh Landau, Andrew J. Robinson, Edith Diaz, Kenneth Johnson, Ann Gillespie, Matt Sigloch, Francia DiMase, Jose Rey, Gwen McGee, Eddie Mui, Christine Klotz, Arsenio "Sonny" Trinidad, Vien Lauchu, Neil Colleran, Spice Williams

BLINDNESS
90 mins.

A man, falsely accused of the murder of his parents, tries to find the truth after ten years in jail by holding the family of his father's former business partner hostage. It is discovered that all of them are blind to the truth.

Director: Anna Chi
Producer: Karen Koch
Writers: Jared Rappaport, Anna Chi

Cast: Vivian Wu, Joe Lando, Lisa Lu, Chin Han

HALFWAY HOME
54 mins.

Halfway Home is the creepy tale of Owen Flaherty, a man who attempted suicide and failed. The hospital gives him a second lease on life, discharging him to a psychiatric halfway house. But there is someting lurking inside Ridgeway Manor, a haunting malaise ... crouching just beyond the realm of his perception, whispering in the darkness. He dare not tell anyone of this hidden menace, for they'd surely recommit him. But is he really being haunted, or has the madness returned?

Director/Writer: Arge O'Neal
Producers: Arge O'Neal & Martin Yu
Director of Photography: Kent Wakeford
Editor: Jerry U. Frizell, A.C.E.

Cast:Ned Van Zandt, Irene Forrest, Michael Tomlinson, Sam Shamshak, Carolyn Kimball, Gordon Drake, Chris Bonno, Clement E. Blake, Kenny Johnston, Scott E. Perry, John Sylvain, Wil Albert, Max Grodenchik, John Edmund Parcher, Ed Riner, Joe Burns, Ruth Peebles, Nancy L. Thurston, Larry Eklund, Martin Yu

NEXT TIME
97 mins.

Next Time is the story of a friendship between a thirty-eight year old black woman and nineteen year old white man that exists solely in a laundromat in South Central Los Angeles the month prior to the riots of 1992. The friendship is put to a series of tests, and then, ultimately, must survive the indignation of the outside world.

Director/Writer: L. Alan Fraser
Producer: Mark Vega
Director of Photography: William Hooke

Cast: Jonelle Allen, Christian Campbell, Iona Morris, Ishtar, Robert Blake Harper, Kona Carmack, Kenneth J. Morgan, Terry Lilly, Joe Houston, Kenny Penn, Lee Whyms

PARADISE FALLS
99 mins.

Set in the breathtakingly beautiful Appalachian Mountains during the Depression, Paradise Falls is the story of a misguided American Robin Hood who risks and loses all to save his family farm.

Director: Nick Searcy
Writers: Sean Bridgers, Sue Ellen Bridgers
Producers: Sean Bridgers, Nick Searcy, Peter Wentworth
Director of Photography: Mark Petersen
Editor: Robert F. Landau

Cast: Sean Bridgers, Christopher Berry, Nick Searcy, Sonny Shroyer, Claire Eye, Roger Bright, Judy Simpson Cook, Chloe Searcy, Jo Haney, Tara Chase Thompson, Bill & Wilma Millsaps & the Snowbird Mountain Band, The Wildwood Cloggers, David Matthews, Phil Haire, Martha Nell Hardy, Robin Mullins, Stephen Michael Ayers, Jack Cleary, James Searcy, Nicholas Kepley, Robert D. Raiford, Kristopher Lamorte, Bridget Riley, Deacon Dawaon, J.P. Delahoussaye, Butch Long, David Spivey, Keith Yeatman, Eric Ridenour, Joel Chambers, Brian Rattlingourd, Terry Nienhuis, Dan Patrick Brady, Jamie Arbuckle, Leslie Riley, Steve Carlisle, Timothy Beck, Darrell Beck, Chris Fennell, Bill Hardy

RHAPSODY IN BLOOM
93 mins.

Free-spirited artist Lilah Bloom presides over her unconventional family with boundless energy and enthusiasm. For five years, she has cared for her widowed brother, Mitch, and his three young children, putting her own career aspirations and love life on hold. But when Mitch suddenly announces his engagement to Debra, a career woman who longs to be part of a family, Lilah's comfortable world is turned upside down. No longer the "lady of the house," Lilah must find a job, an apartment, and a new life for herself. Finding a romantic prospect in Jack, a charming musician, only adds to her confusion. But as Lilah rediscovers her self-confidence, she realizes that change, risk and love are all a part of making her dreams come true.

Director: Craig Saavedra
Writer: Eric Tuchman
Producers: Craig Saavedra and Steven Felder
Director of Photography: Wally Pfister
Editor: Mary Jo Markey

Cast: Penelope Ann Miller, Ron Silver, Craig Sheffer, Caroline Goodall, Michael Shulman, Jamie Renee Smith, Miles Marsico, Scott Patterson, Dan Lauria, Dan Castellaneta, Wolfgang Puck

STOLEN HEART
88 mins.

Stolen Heart is a comedy of errors where a kidnapping is a means of settling accounts. Joey is a drifter who's worn through her last dead-end job. She decides to take action with Avery and Creed, who plan to kidnap the daughter of a local self-help guru and his wife. Naturally, it all goes wrong, but never in the expected ways. With a detective on their trail, Joey engineers a crucial double-cross, and ends up alone with the victim. Then things really get interesting.

Director/Writer: Terry O'Brien
Producers: Terry O'Brien, Christopher Ball, Bill Marks
Director of Photography: Christopher Ball
Editor: Robert Benson

Cast: Lisa Ryder, Randy Hughson, Gary Farmer, Christopher Healey, James Gatto, Shirley McQueen, Meghan Toll

A STRANGER IN THE KINGDOM
112 mins.

Inspired by true events, A Stranger in the Kingdom tells the story of a small Vermont town whose veneer of peace and tranquility is shattered by the powerful conflicts that arise when a black former Army chaplain arrives as the new pastor and, before long, finds himself at the center of heated charges of adultery and murder.

Director/Producer: Jay Craven
Writers: Don Bredes and Jay Craven, based on the novel by Howard Frank Mosher
Executive Producer: Matt Salinger
Director of Photography: Philip Holahan
Editor: Elizabeth Schwartz

Cast: David Lansbury, Ernie Hudson, Martin Sheen, Bill Raymond, Jean Louisa Kelly, Sean Nelson, Tom Aldredge, Carrie Snodgress, George Dickerson, Henry Gibson, Larry Pine, Tantoo Cardinal, Jordan Bane, Michael Ryan Segal, Matt Clark, Renee Estevez, John Grisemer, Rusty DeWees, John Roberts, Orhan Yersal

THE SUGAR FACTORY
91 mins.

A teenage non-conformist's rite of passage tale takes audiences on an emotional roller coaster to new terrains, as Harris Berne experiences love, tragedy, "madness" and emerges from the catharsis an offbeat hero.

Director/Writer: Robert Carter, based on the novel by Robert Carter.
Producer: Jenny Woods
Director of Photography: Andrew Lesnie, A.C.S.
Editor: Wayne Le Clos

Cast: Matt Day, Rhondda Findleton, Tony Hayes, Michela Noonan, Glenn Shea, Sam Healy, and John Waters as Sam

THE TAXI DANCER
40 mins.

Rudolph Valentino, icon of the silent film dies in New York at the age of 31. After his early death, a wave of mass-hysterial and suicide attempts sweeps America and Europe. Some fans actually follow their idol into death. Later that week, a liftboy of a luxurious hotel is found dead in his room surrounded by photos of the deceased actor. The film tells the story of this liftboy mesmerized by Valentino magic.

Director: Caroline Strubbe & Dalemans Brothers as creative participants
Writer: Gilbert & Jan Dalemans, Caroline Strubbe
Producers: Gilbert & Jan Dalemans
Director of Photography: Paul Vercheval
Editor: Sergio Bigones

Cast: Jeroen Willems

TELLING YOU
92 mins.

Do you believe in fate? Do you believe you were meant to be something, or be with someone, but by making certain choices you missed your destiny? Dennis Nolan does. Dennis and his best friend Phil Fazzulo have unexpectedly found themselves working in a local pizzeria after graduating college. A stream of familiar faces from their past reinforces their humiliation over the fact that their lives have remained virtually unchanged. It finally reaches its most embarrassing peak when Phil can no longer dodge Deb Friedman, a cloyingly sweet ex-girlfriend, while Kristin Barret, the ex-girlfriend Dennis couldn't hang on to, walks back into his life. In a five day span Dennis finds himself pondering his life and why it seems to have taken a turn down a road he never expected. With the help of his life-long friends, a mysterious old man, and his first love, Dennis struggles and grows, finding out just how influential the hands of fate and destiny are in everyone's life.

Director: Robert DeFranco
Writers: Robert DeFranco & Marc Palmieri
Producer: David DuPuy

Cast: Jennifer Love Hewitt, Peter Facinelli, Dash Mihok, Frank Medrano, Richard Libertini, Matthew Lillard, Gina Philips, Rick Rossovich, Neal McDonough, Jennifer Jostyn, Andy Berman, Gary Wolf, Jensen Dagget, Clint Howard, Jennie Garth, Charlotte Lopez, Shanna Moakler