2018 NBFF Flipbook

WWW.NEWPORTBEACHFILMFEST.COM // 04.26.18 - 05.03.18 1 6 9 F A M I L Y F I L M S A Boy Called Sailboat USA - 2018 - 92 min In a slanted home beyond the reaches of a drought-ridden town, an isolated family welcome a miracle into their life in the form of their only son Sailboat. One day Sailboat comes home with a “little guitar” and he and his new ukulele become inseparable. After his grandmother falls ill and requests he write a song for her, Sailboat embarks on a quest through adversity to deliver the unimaginable – the greatest song ever written. DIRECTOR: Cameron Nugent PRODUCER: Andrew Curry, Richard Gray EDITOR: Cameron Nugent SCREENWRITER: Cameron Nugent CINEMATOGRAPHER: John Garrett MUSIC: Leonard Grigoryan, Slava Grigoryan CAST: J.K. Simmons, Julian Atocani Sanchez, Noel Gugliemi, Elizabeth DeRazzo, Jake Busey, Lew Temple, Keanu Wilson, Zeyah Pearson LANGUAGE: English, Spanish with English Subtitles Daphne & Velma USA - 2018 - 75 min Two high school best friends attend Ridge Valley High, an incredible tech-savvy institute with all the latest gadgets provided by the school’s benefactor who is a tech billionaire. While competition is fierce among the students for a coveted internship at Bloom Innovative, the friends dig beyond all the gadgets and tech to investigate what is causing some of the brightest students in school to disappear - only to emerge again in a zombie-fied state. DIRECTOR: Suzi Yoonessi PRODUCER: Jaime Burke, Amy S. Kim, Ashley Tisdale, Jennifer Tisdale, Suzi Yoonessi EDITOR: Kristina Davies SCREENWRITER: Kyle Mack, Caitlin Meares CINEMATOGRAPHER: Meena Singh MUSIC: Sasha Gordon CAST: Sarah Jeffery, Sarah Gilman, Vanessa Marano, Courtney Dietz, Stephen Ruffin, Fray Forde, Evan Castelloe, Daniel Salyers, Brian Stepanek, Adam Faison, Arden Myrin, Nadine Ellis, Jessi Goei, Lucius Baston, Brooks Forester, Tucker Desmond, Mickie Pollock LANGUAGE: English Zoo Ireland - 2017 - 97 min The fire bombings during World War II devastated UK cities, causing most to flee to the countryside with what little valuables they could carry. For a group of misfit kids, one of those valuables is a baby elephant from their local zoo. As bombs rapidly approach Belfast, they must find a way to take this 200-pound child away from the blast zone. It seems like an impossible task, but this odd bunch may have what it takes to save him and themselves before it’s too late. DIRECTOR: Colin McIvor PRODUCER: Kevin Jackson, Jon Leslie, Katy Jackson EDITOR: Brian Philip Davis, Chris Gill SCREENWRITER: Colin McIvor CINEMATOGRAPHER: Damien Elliott MUSIC: Mark Thomas CAST: Toby Jones, Emily Flain, Ian O’Reilly, Art Parkinson, James Stockdale LANGUAGE: English April 29, 2018 - 2:00 PM The Triangle April 29, 2018 - 5:15 PM The Triangle April 28, 2018 - 3:30 PM The Lot May 2, 2018 - 2:30 PM The Triangle