American Documentary and Animation Film Festival

Schedule of Events:

9:45am: (PANEL/WORKSHOP) THEATRE 3

Claudia Raschke
Location: Camelot Theatres

Details:   Attend this background workshop with one of cinema's great cinematographers and storytellers.

11:00 am: (PROGRAM 20) THEATRE 1  

Coachella Valley Student Films (FREE)
Location: Camelot Theatres

Diabetes - Natalie Padilla, USA, 5min. / A Foundation For Change, USA, 4min. / Dear Francisco, USA, 3min. /  Let Me Tell You About My Brother, USA, 4min. / The Cost of Substance Abuse, USA, 4min.  / Power of the People, USA, 3min. / Power of the People, Service and Advocacy, USA, 6min. / How Religion Affects Us, USA, 3min.

11:30 am: (PROGRAM 21) THEATRE 2

Eclipse, USA, 2min. /  The Human Component, SWITZERLAND, 7min. / To Scale: Time, USA, 10min. / Where The Earth Meets The Sky, USA, 21min. / Space Coast, USA, 24min. / Other Worlds: Europa, USA, 26min.

Location: Camelot Theatres

Details :  Who knew the sciences could be so fun and exciting?!

12:00 pm: (PROGRAM 22)  THEATRE 3

My Dad Asked Me What Acid Felt Like, USA, 11min.  / The Spirit Of Löyly, FINLAND, 14min. / Troy Kingi's Desert Hikoi, NEW ZEALAND, 59min.

Location: Camelot Theatres

Details :  Health and well-being and alternative methods in reaching a higher state of self are featured here.

1:30 pm: (PROGRAM 23)  THEATRE 1

Follow The Dogs, WALES, 6min. / None Of It's Real, USA, 6min.  / Dago's Boots, USA, 6min. / Castro Balbi & Nuevo Tango, USA, 7min. / Appalheads, USA, 17min. / William Wyler: Willie Forty Takes, FRANCE, 52min.

Location: Camelot Theatres

Details: Hollywood and filmmaking are right up our alley.

2:00 pm: (PROGRAM 24)  THEATRE 2

Late Night Television, USA, 2min. / Nerd, ARGENTINA, 3min./ VHX, USA, 5min.  / Time Crisis, USA, 7min. / The Conscience Files, USA, 14min. / Plus Minus One, USA, 14min. / Memory Collector, USA, 20min.

Location: Camelot Theatres

Details: Memories affect us all, from the visual to the visceral.

2:30 pm: (PROGRAM 25)  THEATRE 3

Etherea, USA, 4min./ Greetings From San Francisco, USA, 6min. / Organized Hope, USA, 6min.  / Tennis, Oranges, USA, 11min. / Reborn To Dance, USA, 13min. / Rnning Away to The Circus, USA, 18min. / Ten Times Better, USA, 30min.

Location: Camelot Theatres

Details: So, you think you can dance?  See if you can keep up with these talented artists.

4:00 pm: (PROGRAM 26)  THEATRE 1

A Bird Hit My Winddow And Now I'm A Lesbian, USA, 8min. / Tens, USA, 8min. / Loving Town, USA, 16min. / Paradise, CHINA, 65min.

Location: Camelot Theatres

Details:  Some great stories about our LGBTQIA brothers and sisters.

​4:30 pm: (PROGRAM 27)  THEATRE 2

Blend Ability, USA, 6min. / Swimming With Butterflies, USA, 8min. / Iranian Yellowpages, UK, 12min. /  Tiger, USA, 13min. / Echoes Of Silk And Tides: An Ethnic Introspection, USA, 15min.

Location: Camelot Theatres

Details:  Be inspired by these tales of perseverance to excel and be a successful part of society

5:00 pm: (PROGRAM 28)  THEATRE 3

Blot, USA,2min.  / Tears Of The Sky, CHINA, 3min. / Lines, GERMANY, 4min.  / Whispers Of Colors, SOUTH KOREA, 4min. / D4 or E4, UK, 3min. / Homemade Delirium, IRAN, 6min. / Whose Woods Are These, USA, 7min. / Butterfly Maneuvers, ARMENIA, 7min. / A Devine Comedy: What The Hell, CANADA, 9min. / A Girl Takes A Walk In The Forest, USA, 10min. / I Was There, Part II, USA, 10min. / No Horses On Mars, NETHERLANDS, 15min.

Location: Camelot Theatres

Details: Trés cool experimental and animated works.

​6:30 pm: (PROGRAM 29)  THEATRE 1 - FREE

Born Ready, USA, 1min. / Running Amuck, NEW ZELAND, 3min. / Velasco, USA, 3min. / Buddha Was A Rich Boy, USA, 3min. / Green Eyes, USA, 3.30min. / You Don't Know Me, PUERTO RICO, 3.32 / Chewing Gum, AUSTRALIA, 3.32 / The Elephants Of Avalon Beach, NEW ZEALAND, 4min. / Wyld Canopies, USA, 4min. / Felt In Stereo, USA, 4min.  / Round Corners - How Do You Do?!, GREECE, 4min. / Until The Last Minute, UKRAINE, 4min. / The Wait, USA, 5min. / Would You Call Him A Bad Man?, USA, 5min. / Return To Skye, SCOTLAND, 5min.  / Cowboy Down, USA, 6min. / Control, USA, 6min.

Location: Camelot Theatres

Details: Enjoy our second year of our Music Video competition!

7:00 pm: (PROGRAM 30)  THEATRE 2

Descendants, CHINA, 6min. / Born Of The Ice, USA, 16min. / Her Shark Story, CHILE, 76min.

Location: Camelot Theatres

Details: A focus on awe inspiring ethnographic, societal and environmental stories.

​7:30 pm: (PROGRAM 31)  THEATRE 3

Mû, GERMANY, 6min. / Magicicada, USA, 7min. / The Grace. USA, 13min. / Restoring The Salton Sea Part One, USA, 22min /  Restoring The Salton Sea Part Two, USA, 22min. / Hilary, USA, 27min.

Location: Camelot Theatres

Details: An exploration of the environment highlighted by a local reporters engaging study of the Salton Sea.

9:00 pm: (PROGRAM 32)  THEATRE 2

(ADULTS ONLY) Truth Or Dare, GERMANY, 74min.

Location: Camelot Theatres

Details:  A group of people share their wants and desires for emotional and physical satisfactiononship. 

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