Pasadena Film Festival Kicks Off Today

Pasadena film fans can rejoice in the fact that the theatrical award shows like the Oscars and The Independent Spirit Awards now lie in the rearview mirror for the fact that it signals the start of the beloved local Pasadena International Film Festival.

Festival circuits like Sundance, Tribeca and our own Pasadena Film Festival, draw film submissions from filmmakers across the globe (not just locally) and it is the film festival environment where amazing new films, writers, and directors are discovered.

The fifth annual Pasadena Film Festival will feature everything from full-length theatrical releases to impactful five-minute shorts. Like most festivals, topics range from comedy, drama, international submissions and documentary films. With over 100 different films to see at this years festival, you can see why so many people buy a multi-day pass to catch a bulk of them.

Many featured films at this year's festivals have been making the "festival circuit" and have racked up many accolades.  These include:

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The Babies -A mother struggles with population control forces in a dystopian future.

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https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/break-the-chain--6/x/11663605#/ Break the Chain is a feature length documentary film addressing the issues of human trafficking within Michigan and the United States that are often misrepresented or exploited. Break the chain is the second documentary produced and directed by Laura E. Swanson and Kirk Mason. The Story: BREAK THE CHAIN is a feature-length documentary film that addresses the often "hidden-in-plain-sight" issue of Human Trafficking within Michigan communities and the United States. The film chronicles two survivors of Human Trafficking within Michigan communities - providing a detailed look at how trafficking goes unnoticed within our backyards. Kwami, a child survivor of Labor Trafficking, was enslaved for nearly five years with three other children in Ypsilanti, Michigan before anyone noticed. Debbie, a survivor of Sex Trafficking, takes us through her experience of being sold for sex around the Detroit-Area between the ages of 13 and 18. Accompanying the stories of these survivors are nearly 20 interviews with researchers, Senators, non-profit organizations, legal service agencies, law enforcement officers and several artists actively working to raise awareness for this global issue. The film teaches us that what we see in the media about human trafficking is one small sensationalized form - that it occurs anywhere and everywhere within our world. More importantly, viewers will learn how we are all connected to this extremely profitable business and that we have the power to choose what we support, and ultimately, how we break the chain.

Break The Chain -A hard-hitting documentary about the exploitation of children and their survival.

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Buckout Road Trailer - 2017 Horro Movie Subscribe for more: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=NewTrailersBuzz About The Buckout Road Movie Trailer A college class project on creation and destruction of modern myth, turns terrifying when a trio of young people come to realize the many evil urban legends surrounding New York State's famed Buckout Road may, in fact be real.

 

Buckout Road- New Yorks fabled "most haunted" road gets very real. 

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JAX IN LOVE is an award winning short film currently playing the festival circuit! Synopsis: A mysterious and lonely young woman, Jax (Rakefet Abergel) is traveling through the expansive desert of the American West, in search of some tangible connection, a kindred spirit or like-minded soul with whom she can bond.

Jax In Love- From the producer of Napoleon Dynamite, A sweet woman searching for meaning in the American West is not what she seems. 

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Lawman- based on a true story, the tale of the first African-American deputy in 1975 Indian Territory.

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Letters From Alcatraz- a teenage girl spends Christmas Eve 1962 on Alcatraz. 

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A little girl, still dealing with her mother's death, comes across a seemingly destitute man who bears a striking resemblance to Santa Claus, and despite his protestations, takes comfort in helping him.

 

Saving Santa- a grieving little girl finds solace in the familiar resemblance that a homeless man has. 

 

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In addition to screenings, there will be filmmaking workshops and panels where the artists behind the films will share and discuss the process with festival goers. Festival kicks off today March 7th and runs through March 15th. All screenings take place at the Laemmle Playhouse on Colorado Blvd. All access passes cost $130 while individual tickets run $14. Full a full rundown of the films being shown and events being held, go to www.PasadenaFilmFestival.org

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