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Dope, A Girl Like Grace Among 2015 Los Angeles Film Festival\u00a0Line-Up<\/strong>Posted by Wilson Morales<\/p>\n

May 5, 2015<\/p>\n

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The 2015 Los Angeles Film Festival<\/strong>, produced by Film Independent has announced its official U.S. Fiction, Documentary and World Competition selections for its 2015, which runs from June 10 through June 18.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Among the selections include Baron Davis\u2019 documentary \u201cThe Drew: No Excuse,” Ty Hodges’ “A Girl Like Grace,” starring Meagan Good, Garcelle Beauvais, Raven-Symone, and Romeo Miller, “Infinitely Polar Bear” with Zoe Saldana and Mark Ruffalo, “People Places Things” featuring Regina Hall, and “French Dirty” from co-directors Wade Allain-Marcus & Jesse Allain-Marcus.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The lineup includes 74 feature films, 60 short films and over 50 new media works representing 35 countries. New sections include the U.S. fiction and world fiction competitions and launch, as well as the previously announced Buzz, Nightfall and Zeitgeist programs.<\/p>\n

The U.S. fiction competition includes:<\/strong>
\n3rd Street Blackout, dir. Negin Farsad, Jeremy Redleaf, USA, World Premiere
\nA Country Called Home, dir. Anna Axster, USA, World Premiere
\nBastards Y Diablos, dir. A.D. Freese, USA\/Colombia, World Premiere
\nThe Girl in the Book, dir. Marya Cohn, USA, World Premiere
\nHow He Fell in Love, dir. Marc Meyers, USA, World Premiere
\nIt\u2019s Already Tomorrow in Hong Kong, dir. Emily Ting, USA, World Premiere
\nMekko, dir. Sterlin Harjo, USA, World Premiere
\nOut of My Hand, dir. Takeshi Fukunaga, USA\/Liberia, N. American Premiere
\nPuerto Ricans in Paris, dir. Ian Edelman, USA\/France\/Czech Republic, World Premiere
\nToo Late, dir. Dennis Hauck, USA, World Premiere<\/p>\n

Documentary competition:<\/strong>
\nA New High, dir. Samuel Miron, Stephen Scarpulla, USA, World Premiere
\nThe Babuskhas of Chernobyl, dir. Holly Morris, USA\/Ukraine, World Premiere
\nBe Here Now (The Andy Whitfield Story), dir. Lilibet Foster, USA\/Australia, World Premiere
\nCatching the Sun, dir. Shalini Kantayya, USA, World Premiere
\nIn a Perfect World, dir. Daphne McWilliams, USA, World Premiere
\nIncorruptible, dir. Chai Vasarhelyi, Senegal\/USA, International Premiere
\nLove Between the Covers, dir. Laurie Kahn, USA, U.S. Premiere
\nMaiko: Dancing Child, dir. \u00c5se Svenheim Drivenes, Japan\/Norway, World Premiere
\nMissing People, dir. David Shapiro, USA, U.S. Premiere
\nMy Love, Don\u2019t Cross That River, dir. Mo-Young Jin, South Korea, U.S. Premiere
\nOriented, dir. Jake Winternitz, UK\/Palestine\/Israel, International Premiere
\nTreasure; From Tragedy to Trans Justice, Mapping a Detroit Story, dir. dream hampton, USA, World Premiere<\/p>\n

World fiction competition:<\/strong>
\nAtomic Heart, dir. Ali Ahmadzadeh, Iran, North American Premiere
\nAyanda and the Mechanic, dir. Sara Blecher, South Africa, World Premiere
\nElvira, Te Daria Mi Vida Pero La Estoy Usando (Elvira, I\u2019d Give You My Life But I\u2019m Using It), dir. Manolo Caro, Mexico, International Premiere
\nFlocking (Flocken), dir. Baeta Gardeler, Sweden, North American Premiere
\nLas Malas Lenguas (Sweet and Vicious), dir. Juan Paolo Arias, Colombia, World Premiere
\nA Midsummer\u2019s Fantasia, dir. Jang Kun-Jae, South Korea\/Japan, U.S. Premiere
\nSin Alas (Without Wings), dir. Ben Chace, Cuba, International Premiere
\nWhite Moss (Belyy Yagel), dir. Vladimir Tumaev, Russian Federation, International Premiere<\/p>\n

Buzz: Los Angeles premieres of celebrated favorites from around the world.<\/strong>
\nBrand: A Second Coming, dir. Ondi Timoner, UK\/USA
\nChuck Norris vs Communism, dir. Illinca Calugareanu, UK\/Romania\/Germany
\nThe Dark Horse, dir.James Napier Robertson, New Zealand
\nDiary of a Teenage Girl, dir. Marielle Heller, USA
\nIn Football We Trust, dir. Tony Vainuku, co-dir. Erika Cohn, USA
\nInfinitely Polar Bear, dir. Maya Forbes, USA
\nJimmy\u2019s Hall, dir. Ken Loach, UK\/Ireland\/France
\nManson Family Vacation, dir. J. Davis, USA
\nThe Overnight, dir. Patrick Brice, USA
\nPeople, Places, Things, dir. James C. Strouse, USA
\nThe Vanished Elephant, dir. Javier Fuentes Le\u00f3n, Peru\/Colombia\/Spain
\nVictoria, dir. Sebastian Schipper, Germany
\nSweet Micky for President, dir. Ben Patterson, Haiti\/USA<\/p>\n

L.A. Muse: A competitive section of world premieres of fiction and documentary films that are quintessentially L.A.<\/strong>
\nA Beautiful Now, dir. Daniela Amavia, USA, World Premiere
\nAram, Aram, dir. Christopher Chambers, USA, World Premiere
\nCan You Dig This, dir. Delila Vallot, USA, World Premiere
\nDay Out of Days, dir. Zoe R. Cassavetes, USA, World Premiere
\nThe Drew: No Excuse, Just Produce, dir. Baron Davis, Chad Gordon, USA, World Premiere
\nThe Escort, dir. Will Slocombe, USA, World Premiere
\nFlock of Dudes, dir. Bob Castrone, USA, World Premiere
\nFrench Dirty, dir. Wade Allain-Marcus & Jesse Allain-Marcus, USA, World Premiere
\nNo M\u00e1s Beb\u00e9s (No More Babies), dir. Renee Tajima-Pe\u00f1a, USA, World Premiere
\nWeepah Way for Now, dir. Stephen Ringer, USA, World Premiere<\/p>\n

Nightfall: From the bizarre to the horrifying, these are films to watch after dark. Films premiering for the first time in the U.S. are nominated for the Nightfall Award.<\/strong>
\nCaught, dir. Maggie Kiley, USA, World Premiere
\nThe Confines, dir. Eytan Rockaway, USA, World Premiere
\nCrumbs, dir. Miguel Llans\u00f3, Spain\/Ethiopia\/Finland, North American Premiere
\nCrush the Skull, dir. Viet Nguyen, USA, World Premiere
\nDude Bro Party Massacre III, dir. Tomm Jacobsen, Michael Rousselet, Jon Salmon, USA, World Premiere
\nPlan Sexenal (Six Year Plan), dir. Santiago Cendejas, Mexico, North American Premiere
\nRatter, dir. Branden Kramer, USA, LA Premiere
\nShut In, dir. Adam Schindler, USA, World Premiere<\/p>\n

Zeitgeist: A competitive section of curated, world premiere films that embody key trends in American independent filmmaking. 2015 captures hard knock, coming of age stories.<\/strong>
\nA Girl Like Grace, dir. Ty Hodges, USA, World Premiere
\nBand of Robbers, dir. Aaron Nee & Adam Nee, USA, World Premiere
\nIn the Treetops, dir. Matthew Brown, USA, World Premiere
\nManifest Destiny, dir. Michael Dwyer, Kaitlin McLaughlin, USA, World Premiere
\nStealing Cars, dir. Bradley Kaplan, USA, World Premiere
\nWhat Lola Wants, dir. Rupert Glasson, USA, World Premiere<\/p>\n

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