2015 UMFF feature films

2015 UMFF feature films

Universe Multicultural Film Festival--2015--Feature

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The 2015 Universe Multicultural Film Festival Feature Films

		-196 (49 Min.Russia) Director(s): Anna Arlanova Producer(s): Anna Arlanova Screenwriter(s): Anna Arlanova Cast: Aleksander Matveev, Nikolay Yevtushenko Genre: Feature/Drama Synopsis: Short on resources but rich in feeling, lapsed physics student Mitya is determined to save the life of his ailing, beloved grandmother. Overriding the uninformed protestations of family members, the devoted grandson goes any lengths to have her cryogenically preserved after her demise, thereby affording her a chance at a new life.			Arctic Odyssey (52 Min. France) Director(s): Aurélien Cormier, Julien Riquier Producer(s): Brice Picard Genre: Feature/Documentary/Adventure Synopsis: Six youngsters, who never had the chance to travel, are facing a challenge: Going to Lapland and fighting weather conditions, tiredness and pain during a trek in Lapland with Nordic skis, tents and pulks. They will need to communicate and help each other to get through this journey

		Decoding Baqtun (91 Min. USA) Director(s): Elizabeth Ligia Thieriot Producer(s): Elizabeth Ligia Thieriot, Eduardo Ruiz "Chileno", Eduardo Vertiz, Juan Diego Rodriguez Screenwriter(s): Elizabeth Ligia Thieriot, Pablo Jafre Lopez, Peter Lago Cast: Apolinario Chile Pixtun, Laura Sotelo, Pedro Garcia Lolemay, Don Rogelio, Don Edgar, Carlos Barrios Genre: Feature/Documentary Synopsis: Documentary depicting Mayan Calendar messages through decoding the repetitive cycles that affect humanity and planetary events			Feeling the Love Flute (90 Min. China) Director(s): Yinghai Deng Producer(s): Ping Jiang Cast: Hao Lin, Ben Niu, Xiang Wen, Jin Su, Jin Guo Genre: Feature/Drama/Music Synopsis: Tianle, a talented kid with AIDS, was adopted by a kind old man. On the road to chase his dream in music, Tianle has come to face many difficulties. His encouraging story earns him love and support.

		Hmong Kids (83 Min.China ) Director(s): Hong Li Producer(s):Maoxin Lu Screenwriter(s): Manhua Su, Ping Zhu, Xiao He Cast: ling Xu, Maoling Chen, Muzhi Li; Jiajia Dai, Honghemei Yao Genre: Feature/drama Synopsis: Two little sisters have be left at village alone by their parents. Tao Tao find out and want to help them to find their parents, so that their ears can get medical treatment.			King's Seal (54 Min.Australia) Director(s): Kim Mavromatis, Quenten Agius Producer(s): Kim Mavromatis, Quenten Agius Screenwriter(s): Alexis West, Quenten Agius, Stephen Goldsmith, Kim Mavromatis Cast: Stephen Goldsmith, Jeffrey Newchurch, Owen Karpany, Lynette Crocker Genre: Feature/Documentary/Historical Synopsis: King's Seal reveals the hidden history of Australia's first Aboriginal Land rights and documents the struggle for recognition of rights that were granted then denied to South Australia's Aboriginal people and exposes the breaches occurring today.

		Kyra Kyralina (95 Min. Romania) Director(s): Dan Pita Producer(s): Vlad Paunescu Screenwriter(s): Ioan Grigorescu, Panait Istrati, Dan Pita Genre: Feature/Drama Synopsis: Set in the mid-19th century, the story of Kyra, her daughter Kyralina, and son Dragomir is a slice of history that takes place in the Braila region of Romania. A lush life, colored by the richness and depravity of life in Turkish, occupied Eastern Europe.			My Grandmother is An Angel (90 Min. China) Director(s): Bin Li Producer(s): Kunyi Zhang Screenwriter(s): Bin Li, Xinyu Gao Cast: Qing Ji, Shichen Yang Genre: Feature/Drama Synopsis: Mom sent You Zhi to his grandmother home, You Zhi do not like the country side life. After many things, he decided to live with grandmother, the he discovered a secret about his father.

		Number Seven (90 Min.China) Director(s): Bin Li Producer(s): Heyi Liu Screenwriter(s): Ping Jiang Cast: Narenhua, Zehan He Genre: Feature/Drama Synopsis: When a retired professor Xiuzhen Chen wrongly thinks she is dying and feels hopeless, she meets a kid named Little 7, who lives on the number 7 bed in the same ward. They spend a couple of days together. Little 7 helps the old lady see the new hope of life.			Open Your Heart ( 85 Min.China) Director(s): Zheng Yang Producer(s): Qianlun Chen Screenwriter(s): Xianming Meng Cast: Ben Niu, Xing Jing, Ji De Genre: Feature/Drama Synopsis: A old Man, a beautiful lake, a child with autism, the huge group of Seagulls , all together create a poetized movie with love, kind, humanity and nature

		The Guide (123 Min.Ukraine) Director(s): Oles Sanin Producer(s): Maxim Asadchiy, Igor Savychenko, Oles Sanin Screenwriter(s): Oles Sanin, Oleksandr Irvanets, Iren Rozdobudko, Paul Wolansky Cast: Anton Greene, Stanislav Boklan, Oleksandr Kobzar, Jamala, Jeff Burrell Genre: Feature/Drama Synopsis: The film tells the story of an American boy in Ukraine and a blind Kobzar, whom fate brings together during the early 1930’s, a dramatic period of rapid industrialization, genocide and slaughter.			The Last Headwoman (86 Min.China) Director(s): Mingxin Chen Producer(s): Yonghua Li, Kai Deng Screenwriter(s): Xiaoping Huang, Jianyun Yao, Mingxin Chen Cast: Xiaoning Song, Song Jin, Lihong Yu Genre: Feature/Drama/Action/Romance Synopsis: This film tells a story of a legendary woman, Yilan, who was the last headwoman of a national minority hereditary. She sacrificed her own happiness for the benefits of the national minority.

		The Lead Singer and Dancer and His Woman (95 Min.China) Director(s): Jianrong Niu Producer(s): Xuhua Du Screenwriter(s): Jianrong Niu Cast: Shuanzhong Chu, Liuyuan Ding, Cuihua Lv, Guohua Wu Genre: Feature/Drama Synopsis: This film tells a moving love story between a lead singer/dancer and two women in his life. Their story travels thirty years and conveys the great love of the artist.			The Other Night (83 Min.China) Director(s): Yongtao Guo Producer(s): Yongtao Guo Screenwriter(s): Jichun Chen Cast: Li Liu, Shisi Zhu Genre: Feature/Drama/Romance Synopsis: Xiaobo Liu is a middle-level manager at a real estate company while Xin Wang is the elevator supplier of the company. Xin falls in love with the single Xiaobo. An accident happens after a party and changes their lives…

		Wazi? FM (60 Min.Kenya) Director(s): Dr. Faras Producer(s): Cultural Video Foundation Screenwriter(s): J.C. Niala, Joshua Mcnamara, Dr. Faras Cast: Joseph Wairimu, Abdi Hakim Mohammed, Lizz Njagah, Paul Ogola Genre: Feature/Drama/Fiction Synopsis: MoMo runs the community radio station Wazi? FM with Kevo. One day the team stumble upon a dark secret in their community and MoMo vanishes. What really happened before MoMo's disappearance?.			Where is Elle-Kari and what happened to Noriko-San (50 Min.Israel) Director(s): Dvorit Shargal Producer(s): Kastina Communications LTD Screenwriter(s): Dvorit Shargal Genre: Feature/Documentary Synopsis: This is about a nostalgic, fascinating and heart-breaking journey into the core of the series books, "children of the world". The books were created by the Jewish-Swedish photographer, Anna Riwkin-Brick (1908-1970). Nine of them were written by Asrtid Lindgren.

					Yi Girl Camellia (90 min.China) Director(s): Xihong Wang Producer(s): Li Yan Screenwriter(s): Ping Duan, Jiafu Yang, Yongxiang Zhang Cast: Ziru Xu, Dawa, Qingsan Kong, Keqin Ou, Fengling Jing Genre: Feature/Drama Synopsis: This film tells a story of a Yi girl who follows the tradition and adores the camellia. The conflicts locate not only between protecting camellia scientifically and developing camellia disorderly, but also between the traditional national cultures and modern notions.