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  • 2018 Vail Film Festival to Celebrate Female Filmmakers + Reveals Lineup

    [caption id="attachment_27397" align="aligncenter" width="1200"]Leave No Trace Leave No Trace[/caption] The 15th Vail Film Festival will run from Thursday, April 5, to Sunday, April 8, 2018; the festival will celebrate women filmmakers and screen a diverse slate of almost 50 films. Films include the world premiere of Diane Bell’s narrative feature, Of Dust and Bones; the Sundance hit Leave No Trace, directed by Debra Granik; Mary Goes Round, written and directed by Molly McGlynn, starring Aya Cash; Write When You Get Work written and directed by Stacy Cohran; and the U.S. premiere of Kerry David’s documentary Bill Coors: The Will to Live.

    VAIL FILM FESTIVAL NARRATIVE FEATURE COMPETITION:

    ‘Alaska is a Drag’ – Shaz Bennett (Colorado premier) ‘Heaven’s Floor’ – Lori Stoll (Colorado premier) ‘Leave No Trace’ – Debra Granik ‘Mary Goes Round’ – Molly McGlynn (Colorado premier) ‘Of Dust and Bones’ – Diane Bell (Colorado premier) ‘Sun Dogs’ – Jennifer Morrison (Colorado premier) ‘The Long Dumb Road’ – Hannah Fidell ‘Write When You Get Work’ – Stacy Cochran (Colorado premier)

    DOCUMENTARY COMPETITION:

    ‘Bill Coors: The Will to Live’ – Kerry David  (U.S. premiere) ‘De Colores’ – Luz Marina Zamora (Colorado premier) ‘Dragtivists’ – Savannah Rodgers, Alex Robinson (Colorado premier) ‘Love Wins’ – Robin Camp (Colorado premier) ‘My Tourette’s’ – Alessandro Molatore (Colorado premier) ‘Strike a Rock’ – Aliki Saragas (Colorado premier) ‘Surviving Home’ – Jillian Moul, Matthew Moul (Colorado premier) ‘The Faces of PHACS’ – Claire Berman, Megan Reznick, Staffan Hildebrand (world premier) ‘Top Row’ – Karin Argoud ‘Tribal Justice’ – Anne Makepeace ‘To a More Perfect Union: US v. Windsor’ – Donna Zaccaro (Colorado premier)

    SHORTS COMPETITION:

    ‘Bedtime Story’ – Kevin Alejandro (Colorado premier) ‘Bigfoot’s Love Slave’ – Heather Tom (Colorado premier) ‘Cuddle Buddy’ – Max Barbakow (Colorado premier) ‘Fevah’ – Randall Dottin ‘Game’ – Jeannie Donohoe (Colorado premier) ‘Girl of the Sky’ – Ariel Martin (Colorado premier) ‘In Wonderland’ – Christopher Haydon (World premier) ‘Internet Gangsters’ – Sam Friedlander (Colorado premier) ‘Love on the Line’ – Nicole McKinnon (Colorado premier) ‘Night Dancing’ – Barney Cokeliss ‘Ovum, Luciano Blotta’ (Colorado premier) ‘Pushing Night Away’ – Jade Hærem Aksnes (Colorado premier) Santa Claus’ – Jeff Man (Colorado premier) ‘The Duel’ – Amanda Barnes, David Speck (Colorado premier) ‘The Invaders’ – Mateo Márquez (World premier) ‘The Killing Game’ – Andrej iliev (Colorado premier) ‘The Language of Ball’ – Ramón Rodríguez ‘The Obituary’ – Jonathan Thompson (Colorado premier) ‘The Real Thing’ – Brandon Kelley (Colorado premier) ‘Uncle Silas’ – Sayra Player, Rebecca Billhart (Colorado premier) ‘Unnatural Selection’ – Geneviève Delouche (Colorado premier) ‘Who Decides’ – Mylissa Fitzsimmons (Colorado premier)

    STUDENT FILM COMPETITION:

    ‘Aaron’ – Aviva Neuman (Colorado premier) ‘Bier & Calippo’ – Paul Ploberger (U.S. premier) ‘Night Call’ – Amanda Renee Knox ‘Phototaxis’ – Melissa Ferrari (Colorado premier) ‘Snowplow’ – Mia Niebruegge (Colorado premier) ‘Sputnik: The Shock of the Century’ – Summer Royal (world premier) ‘Vows’ – Mark McKinsey (Colorado premier)

    SCREENPLAY COMPETITION, 1ST PLACE WINNERS:

    Animated: ‘Doodle’ – Jonathan Medici Comedy: ‘New Reality’ – Carolyn Kras Drama: ‘News Gals’–  David Dalessandro Faith: ‘Showdown at Damascus’ – Don Driscoll Science Fiction: ‘Pull’ – Marc Messenger Thriller: ‘Phantom’ – Andrea Gibson TV Series: ‘The Biggest Little’ – Craig Page

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