Myrtle Beach International Film Festival

Schedule:

2:00 - 4:00pm: The Depths Of Ningaloo - Film Block 6
Run Time: 12 Minutes
In March 2020, A Team Of Ocean Scientists Set Out To Observe, Document, And Characterize The Deep-Sea Biodiversity In The Cape Range And Ningaloo Canyons - A Region Off Of Western Australia, Where Almost No Exploration Had Taken Place.
Writer: Logan Mock-Bunting
Directors: Logan Mock-Bunting, Carlie Wiener
Producers: Logan Mock-Bunting, Alex Ingle, Carlie Wiener
Country Of Origin: Usa
Carolina Premiere

2:00 - 4:00pm: When Wire Was King - Film Block 6
Run Time: 84 Minutes
When Wire Was King Is A Feature-Length Documentary That Puts The Telecommunications Revolution Into Historical Context. Commerce, Technology, Entertainment, Travel, Health, And All Societal Interaction Are Now So Dependent On Secure And Reliable Telecommunications That, If The Plug Were Pulled, Our Nation And World Would Likely Collapse. As Our Digital World Grows Increasingly Complex, It’s Critically Important For Americans To Understand What Drives, Threatens, And Governs The Technology On Which We All Depend.
Writer: Leeann Dance
Director: Jennifer A. Manner
Producers: Michael Potter, Cliff Hackel, Lee Ann Dance
Country Of Origin: Usa
South Carolina Premiere

4:30 - 6:30pm: First Of Seven - Film Block 7
Run Time: 20 Minutes
It’s March Of 2020 And The COVID-19 Virus Is Running Rampant. Lockdowns Have Been Issued Across The United States And Fear Is Mounting. They Say That No Good News Comes In The Middle Of The Night, And Tonight Is No Exception. When Jake Levin Receives A Call From The Hospital, He Is Notified Of His Mother’s Death.  The Responsibility Is Now His To Begin The Near Impossible Task Of Uniting His Dysfunctional And Estranged Family.
Writer/Director: Zack Abramowitz          
Producers: Zack Abramowitz, Gadi Rubin
Cast: Chris Richards, Noam Shapiro, Zachary Lindberg, Jacqueline Sydney, Jon Freda
Country Of Origin: Usa 
World Premiere

4:30 - 6:30pm: What We Find On The Road - Film Block 7
Run Time: 93 Minutes
On TJ’s 18th Birthday, A Stranger Delivers Him A Key From His Father, Last Seen As He Was Hauled Off To Prison 8 Years Previously. With The Key Is The Address For A Proposed Meeting - 3000 Miles Away And In Two Weeks. The Key Unlocks A Timeworn 1968 Convertible, With A Coffin Welded To Its Floor. With Each Decision That Follows, TJ Plunges Deeper Into The Mysterious And Beautiful Landscapes We All Navigate – On Our Own, With Our Tribe, Through The Shifting Turns Of The Road Ahead.
Writer: Bill Haney
Director: Chaysen Beacham
Producers: Chaysen Beacham, Bill Haney
Cast: Finn Haney, William Chris Sumpter, Katherine Laheen, Paul Guilfoyle, Ross Partridge
Tim Disney
Country Of Origin: Usa
East Coast Premiere

7:00 - 9:10pm: Bau, Artist At War - Film Block 8
Run Time: 130 Minutes
"Bau, Artist At War" Is Based On The True Story Of Joseph And Rebecca Bau, Whose Wedding Took Place In The Plaszow Concentration Camp During WWII, An Event Immortalized In Steven Spielberg's Schindler's List. This Film Is A War Drama, Love Story, And Espionage Tale That Needs To Be Told In This Era Where Survivors Are Dying, And The Holocaust Is Slipping From Memory. Using His Artistic Skills And His Sense Of Humor In The Camps, Joseph Stays Alive And Helps Hundreds To Escape. Miraculously, He Finds Love In The Midst Of Despair—A Love That Will Last A Lifetime. Years Later, When Called To Be A Key Witness In The Trial Of The Brutal Nazi Officer Who Tortured Him And Killed His Father, He Is Thrust Back Into Vivid Memories Of The Holocaust And Calls Upon This Love And Resilience Of Spirit To Face The Ultimate Demon Of His Past.
Writers: Deborah Smerecnik, Ron Bass, Sonia Kifferstein
Director: Sean Mcnamara
Producers: Marc Griffith, Michelle P. Griffith, Deborah Smerecnik, David Brookwell, Sean Mcnamara
Cast: Emile Hirsch, Inbar Lavi, Josh Zuckerman, Yan Tual, Josh Blacker, Adam Tsekhman, Edward Foy
Country Of Origin: USA
Carolina Premiere

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