The Silent River Film Festival (SRFF) held annually, is a non-profit organization based in Irvine, California , USA, 40 miles (64 km) south of Hollywood. In its third year, it is a program of the Silent River film and Literary Society, focussed on promoting the art of cinema and literature.[4] [5]
Background [ edit ] Founded in 2011 by filmmaker, actor and poet Kalpna Singh-Chitnis,[6] [7] I Am Kalam Nila Madhab Panda , The Highest Pass by Jon Fitzgerald,[8] Raju Max Zähle , No God No Master by Terry Green, Unbowed by Chung ji-young, English Vinglish Gauri Shinde , How I Became An Elephant by Tim Gorski and studio films from Walt Disney, UTV and Eros International .[9] [10] Cinema for Causes on one platform to raise awareness about the issues that matters.
Cinema for Causes [ edit ] Cinema for Causes platform is known for introducing Cinecause a film festival founded by Jon Fitzgerald, one of the co-founders of Slamdance Film Festival and documentaries like When the Dragon Swallowed the Sun and How I Became an Elephant both winning the best documentary award at the festival's first year.[11]
Official Selections [ edit ] 2012 Film Screenings [ edit ] Narrative Features [ edit ]
Title Director Cast
Unbowed Chung Ji-Yeong Ahn Sung-ki , Park Won-sang
No God, No Master (USA)Terry Green
David Strathairn , Sam Witwer , Alessandro Mario , Mike Bacarella, Scott Annala
Jalpari: The Desert Mermaid Nila Madhab Panda Lehar Khan, Parvin Dabas, Harsh Mayar , Tannishtha Chatterjee, Rahul Singh, Krishang Trivedi
186 Dollars to Freedom (Peru/USA)Camilo Vila
John Robinson, Michael DeLorenzo, Alex Meraz, Johnny Lewis, Grant Bowler, Paul Ramirez
Lessons in Forgetting Unni Vijayan
Adil Hussain , Roshni Achreja, Maya Tideman, Raaghav Chanana
Bloom (USA)Diane Kern Marcie Price, Randy Alvarado, Antonio R. Munoz, Louis Pierone, Mark Adam Goff
A Gran Plan Sangeeta Nambiar
Farida Jalal , Oliver Kennett, Tania Mukherjee, Neil Shaabi, Pavan J Singh
Documentary Features [ edit ]
Title Director Cast
How I became an Elephant (Myanmar, Thailand, USA)Tim Gorksi
Tim Gorski, Carol Buckley, Lek Chailert, Joyce Poole
California State of Mind: The Legacy of Pat Brown (USA)Sascha Rice
Tom Brokaw , Jerry Brown , Willie Brown (politician) , Warren Christopher , Gray Davis
Greening the Revolution (USA)Katie Curran
Klee Benally
Aung San Suu Kyi (Denmark)Lady of No Fear
Road Map to Apartheid (USA)Ana Nogueira
Alice Walker
Ari Ari the Korean Cinema (South Korea)Heo Chul, Chung Ji-young
Ahn Sung-ki , Bong Joon-ho , Im Kwon-taek
In A Race Against Time (Uganda)Michael Zynda
Mike O'Brian, Daniel Okabe, Renah Wolzinger
Knocking on The Devil's Door (USA)Gary Null, Valerie Van Cleve
Feature Animations [ edit ] 2011 Film Screenings [ edit ] Narrative Features [ edit ]
Title Director Cast
I am Kalam Nila Madhab Panda Gulshan Grover , Pitobash
Meherjaan Rubaiyat Hoosain
Jaya Bhaduri Bachchan , Victor Banerjee , Humayun Faridi
The Kindness of Strangers Deborah Hadfield
David Prowse
Fairview St. Michael McCallum
Michael McCallum, William C. McCallum, Elizabeth Moore
Life! Camera Action... Rohit Gupta Dipti Mehta , Shaheed Woods, Noor Naghmi, John Crann
Dark Resonance Mithu Mahmood Khalid
Masum Aziz , Mamnun Hasan Emon
Mausams (Singapore)Shilpa Krishnan Shulka
Shweta Sharma, Naren Kolary, Poorna Prasad, Shivanu Shukla
Finding Jenua Alison Mason
Leigh Rose, Gayle James
A. Hitler (USA) Non CompetitionBarry Hershey
Joel Grey, Norman Rodway
Goodbye My Friend (USA) (Non-competition)Kalpna Singh-Chitnis
Kalpna Singh-Chitnis, Carlo Astuti, Reef Karim, Dwight Hicks, Monique La Barr
Documentary features [ edit ]
Title Director Cast
The Highest Pass Jon Fitzgerald
Eric Braff, Ariane de Bonvoisin, Paul Greene, Brooks Hale
Wild Eyes: The Abby Sunderland Story (USA)Laurence Sunderland
Luca del Poppo, Michael I. Goode, Jason Jalivay
When the Dragon Swallowed the Sun (USA)Dirk Simon
Youdon Aukatsang, Bhusang, Tenzin Choeying, Tenzin Chogkyi, the Dalai Lama
Tareq Aziz: The Other Truth (Italy)Jean-Marie Benjamin
Wild Horses & Renegades (USA)James Kleinert
Jim Baca, Michael Blake, Tokala Clifford, Sheryl Crow , Daryl Hannah
Death By Medicine (USA)Gary Null
Catching Dreams (USA)Kevin Flint
Brian Flint, Tony Steele
Walking the Waking Journey (Nepal, Philippines)Ferdinand Balanag
Lama Tenzin Cheogyal
John Muir in the New World (USA)Catherine Tatge
Tom Mesmer, Peter N. Peregrine
Problema: Who are we in the 21st Century? (Germany)Ralf Schmerberg
Hafsat Abiola , Willem Dafoe , Yassin Adnan, Martin Almada
Changement I'Histoire a travers les yeux des Guineens (Italy)Chiara Cavallazzi
Moussa Dadis Camara, Kaba Saran Daraba, Rabiatou Diallo, Thierno Sow
Strong Bodies Fight (USA)William Donaruma
Each year, awards are presented to recognize filmmakers for their work and contribution to the world of cinema. The Silent River Film Festival award winner's list includes:David Strathairn , CSI star Jorja Fox , Ahn Sung-ki , Toby Kebbell from Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time The Sorcerer's Apprentice War Horse Eros International ), Babu Subramaniam of ER , Outsourced fame, Jaya Bachchan from Meherjaan Unbowed ), Rohit Gupta 's Life! Camera Action... Tariq Aziz: The other Truth , Abby Sunderland 's Abby Sunderland Story , Juliette West's How I Became An Elephant ) and many others.
References [ edit ]
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