Mammoth Film Festival

MAMMOTH LAKES, CA–Organizers of the Mammoth Film Festival™ are pleased to announce the final selection of films for the 2007 Mammoth Film Festival™.

The Calm At The Edge Of The Sea
(Owl Company Productions; Brian Zarin and Camerin Burns)
Travis begins a new life by moving to a small town to live with his uncle and work on a farm. He becomes friends with his coworker Billy and Billy’s girlfriend, Faye. Their days are spent in nature working the land, while their nights are filled with food, drinks and conversation. Things take a turn for the worse when Faye falls for Travis. He is reluctant to interfere, until Billy’s violent jealousy upsets their friendship, and Travis realizes that Faye might actually be better off with him.
www.edgeofthesea.com

6th St. Exit
(Taiwan - Yu-Hsien Lin; Roger Huang and Hisao-Yen Chang)
Exit No. 6 is a place where anything can happen…
Looking for excitement and the meaning of life, daredevil Van Dine and his friends Vance, Fion, and Vivian find themselves spending their summer investigating a series of mysterious disappearances of high school girls at Exit No. 6 on the Taipei Metro. Their investigation leads them to the “Autumn Leaves Club” blog, whose terrifying truth will soon be exposed.

Prey 4 Me
(Silent Road Cinema; Steven Kiefer and Eddie Spantman)
Based on true events, Prey 4 Me is a brutally suspenseful horror crime drama.
www.silentroadcinema.com

The Rebel
(Truc ‘Charlie’ Nguyen)
1920s Vietnam under colonial French rule: The film follows the journey of LE VAN CUONG, a French cultured undercover elite. Although branded with a perfect track record, Cuong’s inner conscience is troubled by the sea of Vietnamese blood he had spilled to uphold a washed out French ideal. Following an assassination of a high ranking Frenchman, Cuong is assigned to seek and kill the notorious leader of the resistance. Cuong encounters VO THANH THUY, a relentless revolutionary fighter and the daughter of the rebel leader. Cuong’s superior intends for him to use Thuy as a mean to get to her father but Cuong soon has feelings for her. Thuy’s patriotism ignites conflicts between Cuong’s consciousness and his cultured faith. Will Cuong discover his inner-self and find love or will he continue his mission? Outlandishly fun, The Rebel hits you in the gut with masterfully choreographed martial arts sequences that are raw and powerful.
www.therebelmovie.com

Owl and the Sparrow
(Stephane Gauger)
Tired of her uncle’s constant verbal abuse, a young orphan girl named Thuy (Han Thi Pham) decides to run away from her rural home to discover the streets of Saigon. On her own, the spunky and precocious 10 year old girl joins other children laboring as street vendors selling postcards and flowers. One day Thuy meets a complex woman she takes a liking to named Lan (Cat Ly), a flight attendant involved in an affair with a married man. Soon after, Thuy also meets Hai (The Lu Le), a zoo employee who is mending a broken heart after being jilted by his fiance. Anyone can see where this is going from a mile away, as Thuy strives to forge a romance between the 2 lonely adults and form a make shift family. But this is no ordinary matchmaking love story. This delicate debut feature from director Stephane Gauger is wrought with charm and sweetness. His characters are compassionate and fully three dimensional as they deal with the issue of urban alienation.
www.owlandthesparrow.com

I’ll Be There With You
(Kalpar Pictures, Moonberry Productions; Akihiro Kitamura)
Chronicling a spring break retreat to the outskirts of San Diego for a young couple and their both eccentric and troubled group of friends. While their adventure quickly turns to infidelity, these problems are soon eclipsed by far more menacing forces. When Constantine (Daniel Baldwin), the man that owns the ranch the group are staying at, are introduced to his darker side which includes a group of roaming schizophrenics. The tragic events that follow serve as a catalyst for the young couple’s recognition of true love and acceptance of destiny.
www.illbetherewithyou.com

Spirit of the Marathon
(Mark Jonathan Harris, Jon Dunham, and Gwendolen Twist)
Spirit of the Marathon is the first ever non-fiction feature film to capture the drama and essence of the famed 26.2 mile running event. Filmed on four continents, the movie brings together a diverse cast of amateur athletes and marathon luminaries. As six unique stories unfold, each runner prepares for and ultimately faces the challenge of the Chicago Marathon. More than a sports movie, Spirit of the Marathon is an inspirational journey of perseverance and personal triumph; a spectacle that will be embraced by runners and non-runners alike.
www.marathonmovie.com

Information about the movie screening schedule is available on the Mammoth Film Festival website at www.mammothfilmfestival.com.

About The Mammoth Film Festival

The Mammoth Film Festival™ takes place annually, the week before Thanksgiving, in Mammoth Lakes, California. It is comprised of a film competition, market and trade show. The Festival celebrates the business of film and its importance in today’s entertainment industry, as well as its impact in the global economy, and hopes to benefit not only the industry’s business side and artistic side, but also the community of Mammoth Lakes.

Mammoth’s geographic location, nearly equidistant from the major population centers of Los Angeles and San Diego to the south, Reno to the north, and San Francisco to the west, makes it a natural nucleus for winter and summer activities. Incorporated in 1984, the Town of Mammoth Lakes sits at an altitude of 7,900 feet, and is surrounded by mountains exceeding 12,000 feet. Mammoth Mountain Ski Area, one of the top ski resorts in the United States, is located just outside of town.

Official website:
http://www.mammothfilmfestival.com