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Applebox Shorts
RINDIN THE PUFFER - USA, 2006, 8min., Dir. Len Simon A young puffer fish has trouble making friends until the day his comrades encounter a real danger. DEAR FATTY - USA, 2008, 7min., Dir. Hsin-I Tseng A metaphorical journey of a hamster through a letter of the little girl who owns her. ELEPHANTS - UK, 2008, 13min., Dir. Sally Pearce In a totally grey world, a little girl's life is turned upside down by an infestation of elephants. HIS GOOD WILL - Canada/USA, 2008, 11min., Dir. Cayman Grant Using kindness and decency, an impoverished young boy touches the lives of everyone he comes across in 1950's America. CREMA SUPREMA - Canada, 2008, 3min., Dir. Ellenora Ventura In this stop-motion animated comedy, two rival bakers simultaneously attempt to create a masterpiece while trying to sabotage each other's work ALEX'S HALLOWEEN - USA, 2008, 14min., Dir. Daniel Persitz Eight year old Halloween enthusiast Alex devises a unique plan to spend more time with his teenage brother.
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Applebox Shorts 2
PLAIN AND SIMPLE - USA, 2008, 30min., Dir Merrin Marra Pauly Penguin learns the value of true beauty when he is forced to save his job at a profit-minded zoo in this colorful mixture of live action and animated cinematography. DISTRAXION - USA, 2008, 2min., Dir. Michael Stern In this computer animated film, an office worker's is driven to distraxion every night by his boss's cheesy jazz music. LAURA - IN ACTION - Denmark, 2008, 16min., Dir. Laerke Drews Talented cartoonist Laura Fagerholm is inspired by her character to literally take matters into her own hands when a rival steals her work. ALBA (DAWN) - Italy, 2008, 9min., Dir. Giorgia Farina A terminally ill boy turns into a knight to slay a fierce dragon-his own mortality.
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Call of the Wild 3D
US PREMIERE Inspired by the Jack London novel of the same name, Richard Gabai's CALL OF THE WILD 3D takes the viewer on a dogsled ride of a good time in this action-packed family film. Santa Barbara's Christopher Lloyd (BACK TO THE FUTURE, TAXI) stars as Bill Hale, a rough outdoorsman who takes in his precocious, citified granddaughter Ryan (Ariel Gade) while her parents are out of the country. After a rough adjustment to the outdoor life in Montana, Ryann is transformed after finding a wounded wolf-dog she names Buck. Recognizing that his granddaughter's attitude has changed, Bill allows her to keep the animal temporarily. All is well until she encounters the evil Heep (portrayed by Santa Barbaran Timothy Bottoms), who, impressed by the dog's size and speed, has designs of his own.
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Kung Fu Panda
With an all-star cast, KUNG FU PANDA tells the story of Po, a persistent yet inept panda who sneaks his way into a kung fu tournament among five masters dubbed the Furious Five. The tournament is meant to determine who should become the Dragon Warrior and defend the Valley of Peace from the maniacal Tai Lung, but the seemingly incapable Po inadvertently gets chosen to receive this high honor. With no training and few skills, Po seems like an unlikely warrior, but with the help of the Furious Five and the wise Master Shifu he becomes a force to be reckoned with. Does Po have what it takes to become the Dragon Warrior and defend the Valley of Peace? Find out in the hilarious and heartwarming KUNG FU PANDA.-Jeremy Jackson
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WALL·E
In the distant future the human race has abandoned Earth and has left behind an army of trash compactor robots to clean up the mess. After 700 years of collecting garbage, the earth is still covered in filth and only one lonely robot remains active. WALL·E has been dutifully plugging along in a desolate wasteland with only a cockroach and a collection of interesting knickknacks to keep him entertained. All of this changes one day when a probe ship from space arrives and drops off a much more advanced EVE robot. The curious WALL·E is instantly enamored with this stranger who relentlessly fulfills her mysterious directive. This story of a plucky robot with a very human heart is one of the best reviewed animated films of all time and cannot be missed.-Jeremy Jackson
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Youth Cinemedia
Youth CineMedia is a nationally recognized program that utilizes state-of-the-art technology to help teach teenagers the fundamentals of digital video, music production, photography and other multimedia. Youth CineMedia (YCM) also provides area youth with the means to create inspiring, thought-provoking media that promotes dialogue and social change, as well as the training, knowledge and relationships that help foster expression and confidence. YCM is currently a program of Zona Seca and collaborates with Primo Boxing, The Granada Teen Project, the Creeks Division for the City of Santa Barbara and others. YCM focuses its outreach on underserved communities, with an emphasis on youth from low-income or newly-immigrated families, or those with an unfortunate history of below average school performance, substance abuse or involvement in the juvenile justice system. The Youth Cinemedia Shorts Program is a FREE program - no tickets or passes are needed Youth Cinemedia Documentaries FINDING NEMO - THE LIFE AND DEATH OF A CHOLO Produced by: Maximina Carachure MY QUINCEANERA Produced by: Selena Chavez A SECOND CHANCE - LIBERTY TATTOO REMOVAL Produced by: Omar Ceja HOMELESS FOR THE HOLIDAYS - THE EVICTION OF 90 SANTA BARBARA KIDS Produced by: Gonzalo Rios REMEMBERING EMANUEL ROLDAN R.I.P. Produced by: Reynaldo Lopez, Eric Guerrero BEHIND THE SCENES WITH YOUTH CINEMEDIA 2002-2009 Produced by YCM Students & Staff BREAKING ADDICTION Directed & Produced by: Brian Ruiz Youth Cinemedia Envrionmental Shorts JOSE AT WEST BEACH Produced by: Jose Almanza NATIVE PLANTING CRUISIN' CREEKS OCEANO JONES ADVENTURE CLUB STEPHAN'S PARK Youth Cinemedia & Primo Boxing FIGHT BACK AGAINST HIV/AIDS 10 THINGS ABOUT ME BOXING WITH A SURFER Youth Cinemedia & The Granada Teen Project BE SAFE BE AWARE THE GRANADA HARD HAT OPENING CLASSICAL MUSIC PARA TODOS Live musical performances by: Sleepy Loka, Dosia, and El Kid
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