Local Filmmaker and Actress, Tammy "Taz" Diaz will moderate a panel of Indie Directors sharing their stories from the field during the 1PM event at the Westin Memorial City, Lounge. 

Panelists include:
ABOUT ANTI-NATALISM, Wataru Shibata

THE MERCIFUL, Robert Schumacher
MYSTERY SPOT, Mel House 

NEON HEART, Lucas Estevan Soares

PLAYING THE CREASE, Jonathan Moch
SILENT RIVER, Chris Chan Lee
TOMOROW'S GAME, Trevor Wilson

This free event is open to the public!

PLAYING THE CREASE (USA) Dir. Jonathan Moch

Filmmaker and Cast In Attendance!

Apr 22, 2022 7:00 PM - Cinemark Memorial City

High School hockey goalie, David Bastion, hopes to make the Varsity team after moving from Minnesota following his father's death. He answers an ad to walk a dog for Mia Schafer, a former Olympic trainer and fitness model, who suffered a stroke, in order to earn enough money to buy the sports enhancement supplements he saw on an infomercial. After having an allergic reaction, Ms. Shafer shows David that there is no supplement for hard work. In order to find their renewed purpose, they must step outside their safety zones.

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-gLRhY_Z1tg&utm_source=Robly.com&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=worldfest&utm_content=13eabcaa1c3dd06b6a9435295c1ece01

Enjoy a film and love story made from a WorldFest connection plus meet Remi Nominated Best Actress Kate Barnett!

Enjoy an array of Sci-Fi Short Films selected by the WorldFest Curation Team.

Apr 22, 2022 7:00 PM - Cinemark Memorial City

Artificial Existence*
Bunker: The Last Fleet
But Happy*
God in the Sky*
Starlings of the Hyperreal
The Ballerina

*Denotes filmmakers in attendance

TWO WOMEN OVER THE LAW (Italy) Dir. Raffaele Schettino

Filmmaker In Attendance!

Apr 22, 2022 7:00 PM - Cinemark Memorial City

Based on a true story of the beginning of the 20th century, in a small rural village of Italy. An all-female story where two women revolutionize the common feeling.

THE MESSENGER (USA) Dir. Shawn Welling

Apr 22, 2022 9:00 PM - Cinemark Memorial City

Filmmaker In Attendance!

RETROSPECTIVE for EARTH DAY

A team of aspiring filmmakers is taken to "The End of the Road" to document the lives of four "Texas Style" characters who shoot straight from the hip: Michael the fisherman, Tommy the Con Man, Eugene the Lawn Mower Man and "Back-Up" Birt, who all share how their life experiences led them to the lives they now lead on remote Bolivar Peninsula and the devastation of Hurricane Ike.

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZfgWB13bAtE&utm_source=Robly.com&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=worldfest&utm_content=13eabcaa1c3dd06b6a9435295c1ece01

8 SUSPECTS (South Korea) Dir. Inchun Oh

Apr 22, 2022 9:00 PM - Cinemark Memorial City

At the end of the Japanese colonial period, 1944, a famous Korean helmer was murdered, and the Korean lawyer Mr. Lee Chan-geun called 8 suspects into one space and began an investigation. Mr. Choi Yang-Joong, a Korean helmer, is suddenly murdered while completing the scenario for his new work 'The Time and Murder Creation'. Korean lawyer Mr. Lee and mystery writer Mrs. Jeong gathers 8 suspects to court and initiates an investigation. They soon realize that they cannot get out of this space. The given time is only 3 hours! If you don't find the real criminal, everyone will die! What are they trying to protect?

Trailer:

A RAIN IN THE SUMMER (USA) Dir. Luisito Lagdameo Ignacio

Apr 22, 2022 9:00 PM - Cinemark Memorial City

A seminarian looking for a sign, an entertainer longing for more time. Their lives take a sudden turn when fate leads them to an unexpected romance.

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wnDFTax8hNA&utm_source=Robly.com&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=worldfest&utm_content=13eabcaa1c3dd06b6a9435295c1ece01