AFF Daily Schedule: Tuesday

Chalk
Narrative Feature Competition
Screening Info: 7pm October 24th at Arbor
For students high school can be hell, but it can be worse for the teachers. Chalk follows the frenetic and awkwardly painful journey of three novice teachers as they navigate one memorable public school year. As a former teacher, Akel is able to offer a unique, firsthand view of life as an educator, and along with the cast, he dives headfirst into the absurd and often volatile world of public education. In a country where 50% of teachers quit within the first three years, Chalk delivers an enormous dose of heart, hilarity, and hope for America’s most important institution. [ info]
The Comeback Season
Marquee Screenings
Screening Info: 7pm October 24th at Paramount
Regional Premiere. Bruce McCulloch, one of the founding members of "The Kids in the Hall," delivers a sensitive comedy about lasting marital relationships. After being kicked out of his house for cheating on his wife, Walter Pearce (Ray Liotta) enlists the help of neighbor Skylar Eckerman, an injured high school football star, to help win her back. In return, Walter helps Skylar regain the confidence to overcome his injury. Aided by a strong supporting cast, Liotta demonstrates a range beyond his usual tough-guy roles. [ info]
Little Chenier
Narrative Feature Competition
Screening Info: 7pm October 24th at IMAX
World Premiere. Deep in the bayous of Louisiana exists a unique place. It’s not a city or a town, but a slight stretch of land known as Little Chenier. Here, family and land are the basic necessities of living a good life. Beaux Dupuis and his mentally challenged brother, Pemon, live a simple life on a houseboat until Pemon is accused of a crime and Beaux resolves to protect his brother against all odds. Never has the Cajun life been captured so realistically and naturally. Featuring stunning cinematography, Little Chenier captures the sights and sounds of the bayou, an environment unlike any other in America. [ info]

Mario's Story

Screening Info: 7:15pm October 24th at Alamo Lake Creek
Regional Premiere. In 1998, Mario Rocha, a young Latino kid from East L.A., was convicted of murder and attempted murder on the basis of one eyewitness identification and no physical evidence. He was 16 years old at the time of his arrest, yet tried as an adult and sentenced to life in prison. While waiting two years for his trial in juvenile hall, Mario discovered his talent for writing. This film interweaves Mario's story and writings as an inmate in one of California's toughest prisons with the efforts of an unexpected group of people who have come together to win his freedom. Once found guilty by a jury, it's almost impossible to overturn the conviction. Mario's chances of ever regaining his freedom are less than 1 percent. Winner of the Audience Award for Best Feature Documentary at the 2006 Los Angeles Film festival. Selected by the Los Angeles Times as one of the top ten films at the 2006 Los Angeles Film Festival. [ info]
The Night of the White Pants
Narrative Feature Competition
Screening Info: 7:15pm October 24th at Dobie
Regional Premiere. Between a heart attack and his next ugly divorce, the infamous Max Hagan, a former Dallas powerbroker, spends a long, penniless night with his daughter's punk-rock boyfriend. From rock clubs to five-star hotels, Max rediscovers his family with the help of the local judge, punk rock, and the head of a deer. Boasting a soundtrack rife with the work of Texas musicians, The Night of White Pants proves you can never really know a man until you’ve spent a night in his pants. [ info]
Shorts - 4
Shorts Program
Screening Info: 7:30pm October 24th at Hideout
Short films screening in this program include: The Butler of Van Der Waal House, Hey Mister, Go Mom, Surviving 7th Grade, Dunny, The Milky Way, The Party, Heavy Metal Drummer, and Small Boxes. [ info] 6
Driving Lessons
Special Presentations
Screening Info: 9:10pm October 24th at IMAX
Regional Premiere, Ben’s absurdly straitlaced world is turned upside down when he gets a job assisting Evie, an eccentric retired actress. Vulgar, dignified, and childish all at once, Evie enters Ben's life with a cataclysmic force. Suddenly caught between two worlds, Ben starts to gravitate toward his employer's unconventional and often bizarre ways, even though it continually gets him into trouble with his mother. What follows is a journey in which Ben and Evie help each other move forward in their radically different lives as Ben is forced to confront how he was brought up and who he wants to be. [ info]
Steel City
Narrative Feature Competition
Screening Info: 9:15pm October 24th at Arbor
Regional Premiere. A former AFF screenplay competition finalist, Brian Jun tells the story of a family torn apart by the abandonment of an alcoholic father. Twenty years later, two brothers have also grown into irresponsible men and must come to terms with the lives they lead following their father’s incarceration. Set amongst the gray background of a working-class steel town, Steel City boasts striking performances from the entire cast, especially Guiry and Heard as the disconnected father and son. [ info]
The Hip Hop Project
Documentary Feature Competition
Screening Info: 9:30pm October 24th at Alamo Lake Creek
Regional Premiere. The Hip Hop Project is the dynamic and inspirational story of a group of New York City teenagers who transform their life stories into powerful works of art using hip hop as a vehicle for self-development and personal discovery. The film traces the evolution of the Hip Hop Project, an award-winning outreach program created by Kazi, a formerly homeless teenager turned youth mentor. During four years of collaboration, the group produced a powerful and thought-provoking album that provides a revealing look at their lives. In contrast to the negative attention focused on hip hop and rap music, this is a story of hope, healing, and the realization of dreams. [ info]
Shorts - 5
Shorts Program
Screening Info: 9:30pm October 24th at Hideout
Short films screening in this program include: Frank & the Box, Find, The Dawn Chorus, Alien Rose, and Duncan Removed. [ info]
The Room
TerrorVision
Screening Info: 9:40pm October 24th at Dobie
U.S. Premiere. Alex is a trisomic man stuck in a wheelchair since a mysterious fall down the stairs. His father, Max, a frustrated composer turned completely mad and violent, and mother, Marie, a cold and hysterical woman, traumatize him. His only friend is his sister Melinda, who’s been taking care of him for years. Melinda, pregnant by an unknown man and also mistreated by her parents, is about to leave the family home to start a new life. At the peak of the family crisis, a mysterious door appears in the house where there was nothing before. The members of the family discover they’re trapped in the house and must face their most terrible secrets as they start disappearing in “the room” one after another. [ info]
Come Early Morning
Marquee Screenings
Screening Info: 9:45pm October 24th at Paramount
Regional Premiere. Come Early Morning tells the story of Lucy, a hard-working Southern woman, whose personal life has been reduced to a spiral of late nights and one-night stands. When Lucy meets Cal, a newcomer in town, she is finally forced to confront her fears as he challenges her to accept a more meaningful relationship. Lucy must decide whether to push Cal away or face the demons that have left her incapable of intimacy and growth. She begins a spiritual journey toward love and redemption that takes her and the film to an entirely unexpected and original place. [ info]

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