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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080816T094500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080816T101500
SUMMARY:Tim Lee Introduction and Comedy Warmup
DESCRIPTION:
CATEGORIES:Event
LOCATION:State Theatre
URL:http://norcalfilmfest.bside.com/2008/films/timleeintroductionandcomed
 ywarmup_norcalfilmfest2008
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DTSTAMP:20091124T155700Z
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080816T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080816T103000
SUMMARY:State Theatre Historical Documentary
DESCRIPTION:
CATEGORIES:Special Screening
LOCATION:State Theatre
URL:http://norcalfilmfest.bside.com/2008/films/statetheatrehistoricaldocu
 mentary_norcalfilmfest2008
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DTSTAMP:20091124T155700Z
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080816T100600
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080816T103600
SUMMARY:San Francisco’s Broken Promise
DESCRIPTION:This half hour documentary spans a period of 90 years and rev
 eals the untold story of the Hetch Hetchy Valley in Yosemite National Pa
 rk.  It is a chronicle of a city’s continuous misuse of power and disreg
 ard for the law and the United States Supreme Court.  It is San Francisc
 o’s Broken Promise.
CATEGORIES:Feature Documentary
LOCATION:State Theatre
URL:http://norcalfilmfest.bside.com/2008/films/sanfranciscosbrokenpromise
 _norcalfilmfest2008
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080816T104100
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080816T111100
SUMMARY:Tracker
DESCRIPTION:When our planet requires advanced waste management. \nBioMEP 
 - Biological Mobile Environmental Protection Unit. \nIndividual environm
 ental clean-up units\, known as Trackers\, scour the earth in a never en
 ding quest to purge the planet of biohazardous materials.
CATEGORIES:Short Fiction
LOCATION:State Theatre
URL:http://norcalfilmfest.bside.com/2008/films/tracker_norcalfilmfest2008
 
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DTSTAMP:20091124T155700Z
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080816T105300
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080816T112300
SUMMARY:The Drug Dealer
DESCRIPTION:Drugs dealers interact with their customers.  What happens wh
 en one of the “discovers” the true road to the perfect life?
CATEGORIES:Short Fiction
LOCATION:State Theatre
URL:http://norcalfilmfest.bside.com/2008/films/thedrugdealer_norcalfilmfe
 st2008
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DTSTAMP:20091124T155700Z
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080816T110800
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080816T113800
SUMMARY:If No War?
DESCRIPTION:A meditation on strength and companionship explored through t
 he life story of Yoshi\, a 30-year California resident born in pre-WWII 
 Japan. Yoshi's fierce resilience carries her through dark days of war\, 
 destruction and malnutrition.
CATEGORIES:Short Documentary, Student Film
LOCATION:State Theatre
URL:http://norcalfilmfest.bside.com/2008/films/ifnowar_norcalfilmfest2008
 
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DTSTAMP:20091124T155700Z
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080816T111900
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080816T114900
SUMMARY:Driven
DESCRIPTION:Ian Costa and Donovan Yuen-Goh spend countless hours training
  to do what only one other American has done in the past ten years: comp
 ete in the international Formula One racing circuit. Pretty amazing\, co
 nsidering one of them isn???t old enough to drive.
CATEGORIES:Short Documentary, Student Film
LOCATION:State Theatre
URL:http://norcalfilmfest.bside.com/2008/films/driven_norcalfilmfest2008
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DTSTAMP:20091124T155700Z
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080816T113200
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080816T120200
SUMMARY:Elsa Letterseed
DESCRIPTION:ELSA LETTERSEED is the story of a young violin prodigy who ex
 periences a phenomenon\, which renders her genius musical gifts useless.
  Unable to perform and provide income\, her parents place her in a menta
 l hospital for a brief stay. Years later\, Elsa is now out on her own\, 
 struggling to survive. Without money or talent she must now forge her wa
 y through the intricate puzzle of her life\, finding unexpected sources 
 of support which help guide her through extraordinary events. Elsa's jou
 rney to regain her purpose brings together an intriguing cast of charact
 ers and mazes through a story of unexpected twists. Writer/Director/Prod
 ucer Sarah C. Kreutz makes her Feature Film debut with this inspirationa
 l story.
CATEGORIES:Featured, Feature Films
LOCATION:State Theatre
URL:http://norcalfilmfest.bside.com/2008/films/elsaletterseed_norcalfilmf
 est2008
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DTSTAMP:20091124T155700Z
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080816T132000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080816T135000
SUMMARY:Stuck
DESCRIPTION:Two women\, with different personalities are stuck in the sam
 e car\, and maybe more.
CATEGORIES:Short Fiction
LOCATION:State Theatre
URL:http://norcalfilmfest.bside.com/2008/films/stuck_norcalfilmfest2008
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DTSTAMP:20091124T155700Z
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080816T133500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080816T140500
SUMMARY:Last Call
DESCRIPTION:Whose fault was it? HOT ROD (Luke Woodruff) has always blamed
  the deaths of his team members in Iraq on WILCOX (Nick Ferraro)\, an in
 experienced\, cocky Marine officer. On this night\, HOT ROD has plans fo
 r his team leader\, turned cop\, MONROE (Will Springhorn\, Jr.). Through
  his actions\, HOT ROD hopes to silence the demons in his head that were
  born from that fateful fire fight. As the truths of that day are reveal
 ed\, will the question of blame be resolved?
CATEGORIES:Short Fiction
LOCATION:State Theatre
URL:http://norcalfilmfest.bside.com/2008/films/lastcall_norcalfilmfest200
 8
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DTSTAMP:20091124T155700Z
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080816T135800
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080816T142800
SUMMARY:The Cleaning
DESCRIPTION:The day begins. A hitman wakes from a restful slumber and pre
 pares his daily routine. He showers\, brushes his teeth\, gets dressed\,
  prepares his weapons\, all the normal things that are done in the morni
 ng. But in all of this\, there's just a hint of fear. Today's 'appointme
 nt' is especially difficult\, one that will tax his skills to the limit.
  He's bringing all the big guns for this one. Only\, it's not quite the 
 'appointment' he expected.
CATEGORIES:Short Fiction, Student Film
LOCATION:State Theatre
URL:http://norcalfilmfest.bside.com/2008/films/thecleaning_norcalfilmfest
 2008
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DTSTAMP:20091124T155700Z
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080816T141200
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080816T144200
SUMMARY:Kurse
DESCRIPTION:Friends meet after a long time in a newly purchased house. Bu
 t they don’t know that the house they are in\, has a curse. Every Hallow
 een\, it will be back.
CATEGORIES:Short Fiction
LOCATION:State Theatre
URL:http://norcalfilmfest.bside.com/2008/films/kurse_norcalfilmfest2008
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DTSTAMP:20091124T155700Z
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080816T143700
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080816T150700
SUMMARY:50\,000 Balls
DESCRIPTION:Four of the highest ranked 12 and under USTA junior boys figh
 t for the championship in one of the biggest tournaments in the country.
  The film alternates between the drama of the tournament and the boys li
 ves at home.. The film has excellent interviews of some of the best know
  tennis coaches in the country as well as some great action footage.. It
  follows the boys and their advancement in the tournament as well as sho
 wing what it takes to be one of the best juniors in the country
CATEGORIES:Feature Documentary
LOCATION:State Theatre
URL:http://norcalfilmfest.bside.com/2008/films/50000balls_norcalfilmfest2
 008
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DTSTAMP:20091124T155700Z
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080816T161200
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080816T164200
SUMMARY:Alone\, Together
DESCRIPTION:What can a video game teach us about personal relationships? 
 Do online quests to kill goblins\, murlocs and blood elves help hone par
 enting skills? Should online game addiction be a classified medical cond
 ition? Alone\, Together explores character relationships surrounding the
  online game World of Warcraft.
CATEGORIES:Short Documentary, Student Film
LOCATION:State Theatre
URL:http://norcalfilmfest.bside.com/2008/films/alonetogether_norcalfilmfe
 st2008
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DTSTAMP:20091124T155700Z
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080816T163200
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080816T170200
SUMMARY:Victoria
DESCRIPTION:Victoria is a documentary short about an old piano (Victoria)
  and the people who play her. Located in the St. Anthony Dining Room in 
 San Francisco\, Victoria is visited and played daily by many of San Fran
 cisco's homeless and low-income population. Although being out of tune\,
  missing keys and having broken pedals\, Victoria\, as one guest says\, 
 'is just like us\, she may be all broken but she still plays\, she still
  has a melody.' An upright grand that has physically seen a better day a
 nd has a mostly unknown history\, Victoria\, it could be argued\, has ne
 ver sounded so good.
CATEGORIES:Featured, Short Documentary
LOCATION:State Theatre
URL:http://norcalfilmfest.bside.com/2008/films/victoria_norcalfilmfest200
 8
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DTSTAMP:20091124T155700Z
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080816T164900
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080816T171900
SUMMARY:State of Grace
DESCRIPTION:Grace is a normal pre-teen: moody\, inquisitive\, \nplayful a
 nd blind. When she is accepted for a rare \nmedical procedure to restore
  her sight\, her growing \nanxiety strains her relationship with her Mot
 her and \nfriends.
CATEGORIES:Short Fiction
LOCATION:State Theatre
URL:http://norcalfilmfest.bside.com/2008/films/stateofgrace_norcalfilmfes
 t2008
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DTSTAMP:20091124T155700Z
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080816T172000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080816T175000
SUMMARY:Keys
DESCRIPTION:When a widower is suddenly forced to care for the daughter wi
 th whom he has not spoken in 10 years\, and her young son\, he is forced
  to face some terrible truths\, about life and himself.
CATEGORIES:Short Fiction
LOCATION:State Theatre
URL:http://norcalfilmfest.bside.com/2008/films/keys_norcalfilmfest2008
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DTSTAMP:20091124T155700Z
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080816T174800
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080816T181800
SUMMARY:Ma Rainey's Lesbian Licks
DESCRIPTION:Blues diva Ma Rainey composed and performed 'Prove It On Me B
 lues' in 1928\, a song with explicitly lesbian lyrics. ('Went out last n
 ight with a bunnch of my friends./They must've been women 'cause I don't
  like no men.') Blues women\, defying Victorian feminine ideals of domes
 ticity and motherhood\, presented public personas that were deeply uncon
 ventional. They were strong\, independent\, and unsentimental about the 
 realities of relations between the sexes.
CATEGORIES:Featured, Music Videos
LOCATION:State Theatre
URL:http://norcalfilmfest.bside.com/2008/films/maraineyslesbianlicks_norc
 alfilmfest2008
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DTSTAMP:20091124T155700Z
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080816T175800
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080816T182800
SUMMARY:The Ride
DESCRIPTION:A young girl is caught up in a cycle of bad relationships and
  conditions after the break up with her true love. She remembers their t
 ime together\; happy times filled with love and caring but it is almost 
 all over shadowed and overwhelmed with her current situation. She feels 
 trapped both inside and out with no where to run\, nothing to look forwa
 rd to and no help in sight. Until one day when it all becomes too much a
 nd she finds new strength to make a change. She boldly steps out into a 
 new world with her entire future to look forward to.
CATEGORIES:Music Videos
LOCATION:State Theatre
URL:http://norcalfilmfest.bside.com/2008/films/theride_norcalfilmfest2008
 
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DTSTAMP:20091124T155700Z
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080816T180200
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080816T183200
SUMMARY:Wild One
DESCRIPTION:On location in California\, a photographer and beautiful mode
 l begin their routine shoot innocently. However\, what happens as their 
 3-day shoot unfolds is anything but routine or innocent. In the end\, it
  seems like a fantasy come true.
CATEGORIES:Music Videos
LOCATION:State Theatre
URL:http://norcalfilmfest.bside.com/2008/films/wildone_norcalfilmfest2008
 
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DTSTAMP:20091124T155700Z
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080816T181000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080816T184000
SUMMARY:Diary of a User
DESCRIPTION:Dive into the mind of the heroin user. What do we find? The p
 ast\, present\, and future merge into an amorphous haze. Who are we and 
 why do we do what we do? Is it our parents\, our surroundings\, or is it
  something completely different? Those who turn to the drug find their o
 wn answers.
CATEGORIES:Short Fiction, Student Film
LOCATION:State Theatre
URL:http://norcalfilmfest.bside.com/2008/films/diaryofauser_norcalfilmfes
 t2008
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DTSTAMP:20091124T155700Z
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080816T182000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080816T185000
SUMMARY:318 7345
DESCRIPTION:A grieving widower has cut himself off from the world and ret
 reated into alcoholism. A mysterious number that appears on his hand hol
 ds the key for him to accept his loss and move on.
CATEGORIES:Short Fiction
LOCATION:State Theatre
URL:http://norcalfilmfest.bside.com/2008/films/3187345_norcalfilmfest2008
 
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DTSTAMP:20091124T155700Z
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080816T183500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080816T190500
SUMMARY:The Strange Case of Salman abd al Haqq
DESCRIPTION:Salman finds himself jailed and interrogated by the brutal Eg
 yptian secret service in Cairo because of his alleged involvement with t
 hree suspected terrorists. In a nuanced and intriguing way\, the film to
 uches on issues such as the morality of torture\, the effectiveness of t
 he War on Terror\, the role of Arabs in American society and the struggl
 e between traditionalism and progressiveness in the Muslim world.
CATEGORIES:Featured, Feature Films, Student Film
LOCATION:State Theatre
URL:http://norcalfilmfest.bside.com/2008/films/thestrangecaseofsalmanabda
 lhaqq_norcalfilmfest2008
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DTSTAMP:20091124T155700Z
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080816T192900
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080816T195900
SUMMARY:Recycling and the Blue Bag System
DESCRIPTION:Once a leader in the nation in recycling\, Modesto has adopte
 d a “Blue Bag” system.  This short film takes a look at the system\, its
  successes and failures and asks the question. . . Is it Working?
CATEGORIES:Short Documentary, Student Film
LOCATION:State Theatre
URL:http://norcalfilmfest.bside.com/2008/films/recyclingandthebluebagsyst
 em_norcalfilmfest2008
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DTSTAMP:20091124T155700Z
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080816T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080816T203000
SUMMARY:Award Presentation and Close by Tim Lee
DESCRIPTION:
CATEGORIES:Event
LOCATION:State Theatre
URL:http://norcalfilmfest.bside.com/2008/films/awardpresentationandcloseb
 ytimlee_norcalfilmfest2008
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