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LILY’S TURN
(France, Iran)

SYNOPSIS
Through a mysterious book, Lily discovers that she and her family have lived in many times and places, and now it is Lily’s turn to decipher the book and find a valuable painting of her ancestors to make a choice that gives meaning to all these lives.

MEET THE DIRECTOR
Rouhollah Hejazi is an Iranian Film Director, Writer and Producer. Born in Abadan in 1979, Hejazi directed his first short film, “Start”, in 1995, then followed up with ten more, shown at domestic and international festivals. He directed television dramas before making his debut feature film “Among the Clouds” in 2008,
Which garnered several awards at festivals around the world. His second feature film, “The Private Life of Mr. & Mrs. M” (2012) and Third Film, “The Wedlock” (2013) were shown at numerous international film festivals too. His other produced movies are “Death of the Fish” (2015) and “The Dark Room” (2018),
The movie, “The Dark Room” was named best film at the 5th Hanoi International Film Festival (HANIFF) and Kerala International Film Festival,
Also, he have won best screenplay at Asian Film Festival Barcelona (CASA ASIA) for “The Dark Room” in 2019. His other awards are Crystal Simorgh of best film from Fajr Film Festival for “Among the Clouds” in 2008 and the NETPAC Award from Asia Pacific Film Festival for “wedlock”. Thus, he has received nominations of Grand Prix des Ameriques from Montreal World Film Festival for “The Private Life of Mr. & Mrs. M” in 2013 and New Voices/New Visions Grand Jury Prize from Palm Spring International Film Festival for the movie “Among the Clouds” in 2008.
His latest produced movie is named “Bright house”.

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PROPHET
(USA – European Premiere)

SYNOPSIS
PROPHET is a dark comedy about Lucy, a young woman who is diagnosed with breast cancer. After Lucy loses her job and health insurance, she’s unable to afford her treatments. To help manage her stress, Lucy happens upon a yoga class where she meets a charismatic but unqualified wellness guru named Priestess Kit Onyx, who takes Lucy down a wild path through the unregulated world of “Alternative medicine.”

Writer/Director/Producer: Diana Savone
Producer: Ethan Gross
Cast: Diana Savone, Sarah Cornell, Dwayne Colbert

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MEET THE DIRECTOR

Diana Savone was born in Trenton, Michigan, and raised in Phoenix, Arizona, by immigrant parents, her mother from Venezuela and her father from Italy. She moved to Los Angeles to pursue fashion design at the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising. After graduating, Diana worked in the costume departments of film and television productions in almost every genre; from game shows like “Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader,” to soap operas like “Days of Our Lives,” to HBO Max’s “The Flight Attendant.” But it wasn’t until she watched Jeff Bridges on the set of the independent film “The Open Road” that she decided to pursue acting. She studied acting at Playhouse West, where she took her first writing class. Encouraged to add comedy to her repertoire, she also graduated from the Second City, where she wrote and performed sketches. She produced and starred in a Funny or Die staff pick short called “The Wedding Planners.” While completing the Core Track at The Groundlings school, she discovered her love of writing comedy.
Diana wrote, produced, and starred in her directorial debut, a dark comedy short film called “Prophet.” She raised money by crowdfunding and was awarded a grant through Seed&Spark’s Patrons Circle. The film deals with an issue close to Diana’s heart, the problems of healthcare in our modern world.

THIS BOY’S VIDA
(USA)

SYNOPSIS
Based on true events, with the help of his imaginary future self, an American Latino boy who dreams of being an actor turns “Robinhood” to feed his starving sisters, until the system catches up with him and forces him to choose between his family or dreams.