That’s right! Method Fest is back and this time it’s bringing its actor friendly event to Calabasas, April 1- 8. The following is a sample of the festival’s program this year:
5TH WORLD –USA, 75 MIN, LA PREMIERE
Director: Blackhourse Lowe
Writer: Blackhorse Lowe
Producer: Ernest Quiroz
Starring: Liva’ndrea Knoki, Sheldon Silentwalker, Ernest Tsosie III, James June
ALL THE SHIPS AT SEA – USA , 64 MIN, WEST COAST PREMIERE
Director: Dan Sallitt
Writer: Dan Sallitt
Producers: Ron Brown, G. Mac Brown, Alexander Klymko, Elana Pianko
Starring: Strawn Bovee, Edith Meeks, Dylan McCormick, Lois Raebeck, Walt Witcover
THE ARYAN COUPLE – USA , 118 MIN, LA PREMIERE
Director: John Daly
Writer: John Daly
Producer: Peter Beale, John Daly
Starring: Martin Landau, Judy Parfitt, Kenny Doughty, Caroline Carver, Christopher
BREAKING THE 5TH – USA , 89 MIN, WORLD PREMIERE
Director: Austin Smithard
Writer: Matthew Klein, Austin Smithard
Producer: David Austin, Austin Smithard, Matthew Klein
Starring: Frank Langella, Dom LeLuise, Robert Harvey, Meredyth Hunt, Matthew Klein
DJ HOUND DOG – USA , 82 MIN, WORLD PREMIERE
Director: Jon Jacobs, Miguel Delgado
Writer: James Ricardo
Producer: Andy Schefter, Jon Jacobs
Starring: Jon Jacobs, Charlotte Lewis, Tina Wiseman, Veronica Grey, Annabella Lwin, Carl Cox, Tiesto
EAST OF SUNSET – USA , 88 MIN, WORLD PREMIERE
Director: Brian McNelis
Writer: Heather Miller
Producer: Bruce Coughran
Starring: Emily Stiles, Jimmy Wayne Farley, Dikla Marshall, George Garritano
FAITHLESS GAMES – CZECH REPUBLIC , 93 MIN, WEST COAST PREMIERE
Director: Michaela Pavlátová
Writer: Tina Diosi
Producers: Katerina Cerná, Pavel Strnad
Starring: Zuzana Stivinová, Peter Bebjak, Ady Hajdu, Jana Hubinská, Kristyna Svarinská
FIGHTING WORDS – USA , WORLD PREMIERE
Director: Paul F. Edwards
Writer: E. Paul Edwards
Producers: Alan Roberts
Starring: C. Thomas Howell, Jeff Stearns, Tara D’Agostino, Fred Willard
THE GOOD HUMOR MAN – USA , 83 MIN, WORLD PREMIERE
Director: Tenney Fairchild
Writer: Tenney Fairchild
Producers: Glenn Rudolph, Joanne Wiess, Tenney Fairchild
Starring: Kelsey Grammer, Nathan Stevens, Cameron Richardson, Jorge Garcia, Jason Segel
IT’S ALL GONE PETE TONG – UK/CANADA, 90 MIN, WEST COAST PREMIERE
Director: Michael Dowse
Writer: Michael Dowse
Producers: Elizabeth Yake, Allan Niblo, James Richardson
Starring: Paul Kaye, Beatriz Batarda, Kate Magowan, Mike Wilmot
LBS. – USA , 103 MIN. WEST COAST PREMIERE
Director: Matthew Bonifacio
Writer: Matthew Bonifacio, Carmine Famiglietti
Producer: Carmine Famiglietti, Mattthew Bonifacio
Starring: Carmine Famiglietti, Miriam Shor, Michael Aronov, Sharon Angela, Susan Varon, Lou Martini
THE LIMB SALESMAN – CANADA , 80 MIN, LA PREMIERE
Director: Anais Granofsky
Writer: Anais Granofsky, Ingrid Veninger
Producer: Nichols D. Tabarrok, Ingrid Veninger, Anais Granofsky
Starring: Peter Stebbings, Ingrid Veninger, Charles Officer, Clark Johnson, Jackie Burroughs, Julian Richings
LOVE, LUDLOW – USA , 96 MIN, LA PREMIERE
Director: Adrienne Weiss
Writer: David L. Paterson
Producer: Amy Hobby, Joshua Blum
Starring: David Elgenberg, Alicia Goranson, Brendan Sexton, III, Andrea Maulella, Jay Patterson
ON THE OUTS – Dirs. , USA , 82 MIN , LA PREMIERE
Directors: Lori Silverbush and Michael Skolnik
Writer: Lori Silverbush
Producers: Lori Silverbush and Michael Skolnik
Starring: Judy Marte, Anny Mariano, Paola Mendoza, Dominic Colon, Flaco Navaja
A PERFECT FIT – USA , 85 MIN, WORLD PREMIERE
Director: Ron Brown
Writer: Ron Brown
Producer: Ron Brown, G. Mac Brown, Alexander Klymko, Elana Pianko
Starring: Adrian Grenier, Leila Arcieri, Polly Draper, Victoria Rowell
RUNIN – BANISHED – JAPAN , 149 MIN, US PREMIERE
Director: Ejiji Okuda
Writer: Izuru Narushima
Producer: Mika Matsumoto
Starring: Keiko Matsuzaka, Kazuhiro Nishijima, Mayu Ozawa, Mariya, Hikaru, Eiji Okuda
NICKEL CHILDREN – USA , 95 MIN, WORLD PREMIERE
Director: Glenn Klinker
Writer: Eric Litra
Producer: Ryan Johnson, Jasper Jan, Keving Ragsdale, Dana Ford
Starring: Tamara Hope, Tom Sizemore, Reiley McClendon, Jeremy Sisto, Marsha Thomason
PEE STAINS AND OTHER DISASTERS – USA , 104 MIN, WORLD PREMIERE
Director: Jon Cornoy
Writer: Mike Horelick
Producer: Mike Horelick, Jon Cornoy
Starring: Wee Man, P.J. Soles, Michael Soll, Steele Justiss, Keoni Lucas
THE TOLLBOOTH – USA , 80 MIN, LA PREMIERE
Director: Debra Kirschner
Writer: Debra Kirschner
Producer: Debra Kirschner, Alex Kopit
Starring:, Marla Sokoloff, Liz Stauber, Rob McElhenney, Idina Menzel, Tovah Feldshuh, Ronald Guttman
TOUCHING DOWN – USA , 122 MIN, WORLD PREMIERE
Director: Chris King
Writer: Chris King
Producer: Chris King, Heather King
Starring: Sarah Lewis, Win DeLugo, Darren Robertson, Michael Rubenstone
WATERBORNE – USA , MIN, WEST COAST PREMIERE
Director: Ben Rekhi
Writer: Ben Rekhi
Producer: Smriti Mundhra
Starring: Shabana Azmi, Jon Gries, Christopher Masterson, Ajay Naidu, Magiena Tovah
ZOOEY – USA , 91 MIN, WORLD PREMIERE
Director: Sherman Lau
Writer: Sherman Lau
Producers: Toni Judkins, Sandra Kuhn
Starring: Sarah Louise Lilley, Xavier Jimenez, Rachael Roberts, Jordan Burt
For more info, visit the Method Fest website.