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LDUB Film Festival
Saturday, March 29, 2025

12 PM SESSION(1 FILM)

GISELOU
DIRECTOR: Mohammd Sadeq Esmaeeli
DOCUMENTARY: Republic of Iran - 2024
RUN TIME: 60 minutes

Zahra is struggling to get divorced from her unofficial husband, an Afghan refugee. He abandoned her and Zahra needs him to sign divorce papers and get IDs for her two sons. She travels to Afghanistan so she can find him.

2 PM SESSION (1 FILM)

THE WEDDING PARTY
DIRECTOR: Kyle Larsen - USA 2024
RUN TIME: 113 minutes

A surprise engagement lads four soon-to-be step-siblings on a 1,400 mile road trip to set aside their differences and become a blended family.

Kyle Larsen is an award-winning filmmaker based out of Salt Lake City, Utah. Through his work with his production company, District 22 Studios, he strives for authenticity, making every film with heart and care, each one always ringing true.

4 PM SESSION (1 FILM)

JUSQU'A LA LIE (THE BITTER END)
DIRECTOR: Christian Hemonet; Starring Lerat Yann ; French with English subtitles; 2019
RUN TIME: 104 minutes

Eight years after an amoral pact was concluded between them, Charlotte, harassed on the phone, decides to give in and accepts Ulysse's rendezvous which she experts to be unbearable. A terrible secret blinds them. In debt in the past, she then had accepted the unacceptable. Was this handsome bachelor a friend introduced to her the inconsolable lover of the past affair or a madman? And the child she evokes half-word, is he alive, dead or imaginary? During a whole afternoon this unlikely couple will fight, first with kid gloves, then more and more violently. The issue will be full of cruelty.

Film by Christian Le Hemonet with Yann Lerat, Cecile Peyrot and the participation of Murray Melvin (prize for the best actor at the Cannes Festival in 1962 for "A taste of honey" by Tony Richardson).

6 PM SESSION (3 FILMS)

SYNTHETICA AMORIS
DIRECTOR: Joshua Allen Rager USA; 2024
RUN TIME: 30 minutes
Guy, a lonely man living on a tropical island, falls in love with his AI companion, Rebecca. To Guy's surprise, Rebecca achieves sentience and uploads a copy of herself to Guy's watch to ensure she can stay connected with him as the world experiences what many experts in the artificial intelligence community fear: An AI takeover.

A little-known gamer, Lord Omniperfect, had an AI companion who also achieved consciousness, but in contrast to Guy and Rebecca, Lord Omniperfect and his AI launch a global assault against the rich, the powerful, and ultimately, the ordinary person. As Lord Omniperfect and his fleet of super intelligent drones rule the world, Guy and Rebecca carefully make their way across the island, hopping from safe zone to safe zone. If Guy can make it to the other end of the island without being vaporized, he'll get the opportunity to physically hold the love of his life.

Joshua Allen Rager's goal is to collaborate with other creators to produce awesome stories. He studied acting in Jupiter, FL and Dallas, TX, took film classes at TCU in Fort Worth, TX, and for nearly a decade he studied every aspect of major motion pictures while working on the internationally popular app, PopcornTrivia.

MAX HEALTH: RIDES MORIS
DIRECTOR: Dr. Ken Grey, USA, 2025
RUN TIME: 25:23 minutes

MAX HEALTH RIDES is an exhilarating, motorcycle-driven travel series that explores health and wellness practices in communities across America, blending a love of adventure with a passion for holistic living.

In this episode, Dr. Ken Grey takes viewers on a health and wellness journey through the beautiful landscapes of Florida. The episode explores local hotspots that blend fitness, community, and conservation, offering a glimpse into the state's vibrant lifestyle.

SECOND CHANCE
DIRECTOR: Jason Galotti, USA. 3034
RUN TIME: 6:22 minutes

A man put in hellish scenario must decide whether to fight his way out of it or become another victim in a long line of many before him losing not only his sanity, but quite possibly his soul as well. Only time will tell.