In its 14th year, Dances With Films is what independent film is all about; the vast majority of film fests rely heavily on celebrity, while Dances With Films is all about innovation, talent, creativity that revolutionized the entertainment industry.
Part of their 2011 line up will include:
“10 Years Later” by first-time feature film director Aaron Metchik, features breakout performances by Jake Hoffman, son of legendary actor Dustin Hoffman, and Rachel Boston (‘In Plain Sight’, “500 Days of Summer”). This compelling film tells the story of six best friends from childhood, returning home 10 years after High School to mark the milestone of their 10-year reunion.
This onetime tight-knit group of friends is quickly forced to drop any form of propped up pretense or façade when an unavoidable truth from their past surfaces and triggers a wild string of events that make each individual face their own vulnerabilities and shortcomings. In doing so, they must come to terms and re-think the depth of their friendship in this now twenty-something existence.
www.tenyearslaterthemovie.com
“Letting Go” is a feature film from writer-director, Jake Torem, whose previous award-winning film “Looking Through Lillian” earned high praise from The Los Angeles Times, and Film Threat, among others. This at times raucous film features Christopher Knight (Peter Brady of the famed “Brady Brunch” television show) in a refreshingly entertaining performance, and Jade Henman, who has reteamed with Torem after her breakthrough role in “Lillian”. The film follows Joel Slater, a man whose life from the start is out of control. He exists in a 3 ring circus comprised of characters including Peter Scolari (“Bosom Buddies”, “Newhart”) and legendary Grammy & Academy Award winning music producer, David Foster in a hilarious turn as the ‘Hollywood Mogul’. Lest not forget, Dragon, Ted, and Hurricaine, three gargantuan dogs who seem to run Joel’s life. Throughout this upheaval, Joel must navigate life and love, all while dealing with the one thing he doesn’t want to look at – his father’s death.
www.coydogfilms.com
