Film Festival At A Glance
The following General Schedule may change.
A more detailed Film Festival Schedule is available HERE

1:00 PM - 5:45 PM
Film Festival Ticket Office Open
Will Call, Festival Passes, and Ticket Sales
(Tickets will also be sold on-site prior to each event and screening.)
Skirball Cultural Center
Classroom 163
2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90049

4:45 PM - 5:45 PM
Opening Night Reception
Skirball Cultural Center
Ruby Gallery

6:00 PM
Opening Night Film Screening
SHIFT OF THE AGES
Feature Documentary (USA)
82 minutes

8:00 PM
Opening Night Film Screening
SAMSARA
Feature Documentary (USA)
82 minutes

10:00 PM
Opening Night Filmmakers After Party
Time and Location To Be Announced At The Opening Night Screenings

9:30 AM
Optional Sony Pictures Studio Group Tour
Sony Pictures Plaza
10202 W. Washington Blvd
Culver City, CA 90232

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Screenwriting Workshop
Out of Your Head and Onto The Page:
How To Turn Your Idea, Concept, or Story Into A Successful Film Script
Special Guest Speaker: Screenwriter, Novelist and Poet Mary Mackey

4:00 PM - 5:15 PM
Panel Discussion: Celebrating Women In Cinema
Women Filmmakers Panel Discussion with Audience Participation
Skirball Center

6:00 PM
Special Spoken Word Theatrical Presentation To Celebrate Women In Cinema
"Women Speaking Truth To Power"
S.A.R.A.H.

6:35 PM
Film Screening
SAINT KATHARINE DREXEL
Directed By Mary Ann Sullivan
Short Film -- Digital Poetry (USA)
3 minutes

6:40 PM
Film Screening
GOD & ALLAH NEED TO TALK
Directed By Ruth Broyde Sharone
Documentary Short  (USA)
25 minutes

7:45 PM
MONTGOMERY
Film Screening
Sponsored By SpiritClips By Hallmark
Dramatic Short Film (USA)
2:55 minutes

7:48 PM
WHAT ON EARTH?
Film Screening
Directed By Suzanne Taylor
Documentary Feature  (USA)
81 minutes

10:00 PM
Late Night Interfaith Chat
Location To Be Announced

9:00 AM
Writer's Panel: Imagining Harmony In Cinema
Film Writers Panel Discussion with Audience Participation

11:00 AM
Film Screening
HOW TO BOIL A FROG
Directed By Jon Cooksey
Documentary Feature (Canada)
53 minutes

12:15 PM
Lunch Break
Food Available On-site for Purchase
Or bring your own lunch

1:15 PM
Creating Environmental Harmony Workshop
Producer's Panel
Film Producers Panel Discussion with Audience Participation
Special Guest Facilitators: Rebecca Tobias and Chief Phil Lane Jr.

3:15 PM
Film Screening
THE TIME IS...NOW
Directed By Vishal Hiraskar
Documentary Feature (India)
91 minutes

5:30 PM
Film Screening
AMERICAN EMPIRE
Directed By Patrea Patrick
Documentary Feature (USA)
106 minutes

8:00 PM
Film Screening
THE BLUE JEWEL
Directed By Oliver Hauck
Documentary Feature (Germany)
100 minutes

9:00 AM
Rise And Shine Breakfast
Celebrity Food Truck BORDER GRILL Cooking Up Special Breakfast Menu
Food Available On-site for Purchase

10:00 AM
Film Screening
FAMILY SHORT FILMS PROGRAM 1 (FREE)

10:35 AM
Film Screening
AN INTERFAITH CAROL (FREE)
Directed By First Drops Interfaith Youth Group
Young Voices For Harmony -- Youth Film (USA)
9 minutes

10:45 AM
Film Screening
WHAT YOU SAY CAN HURT US (FREE)
Directed By First Drops Interfaith Youth Group
Young Voices For Harmony -- Youth Film (USA)
5 minutes

10:50 AM
Film Screening
FAMILY SHORT FILMS PROGRAM 2 (FREE)

11:30 AM
Film Screening
GOLDEN RULE
Sponsored By: SpiritClips From Hallmark
Documentary Short Film (USA)
3 minutes

11:33 AM
ANIMATING THE GOLDEN RULE
Film Screening
Directed By Tina Petrova
Documentary Short Film (Canada)
23 minutes

12:00 PM
A Special World Interfaith Harmony Workshop:
"Creating Harmony With The Golden Rule" (For All Ages)
Facilitated by Filmmaker Tina Petrova

1:00 PM
INTERFAITH HARMONY MEET AND GREET DIALOGUE LUNCHEON
Special Guests From The Interfaith Community Guide An Audience Participatory Dialogue
Celebrity Food Truck BORDER GRILL Cooking Up Special Lunch Menu
Food On-site for purchase

2:15 PM
Film Screening
YANGSI: REINCARNATION IS JUST THE BEGINNING
(Suitable For All Ages)
Directed By Mark Elliot
Documentary Feature (USA)
82 minutes

4:00 PM
Film Screening
DIVIDED WE FALL
Produced and Written By Valarie Kaur
Directed By Sharat Raju
Documentary Feature (USA)
92 minutes

5:45 PM
INTERFAITH HARMONY MEET AND GREET DINNER BREAK
Food On-site for purchase

6:30 PM
Film Screening
HEART OF A MURDERER
Produced By Renato Spaventa
Directed By Catherine McGilvray
Documentary Feature (Italy)
58 minutes

8:15 PM
Film Screening
FINDING JOE
Directed By Patrick Solomon
Documentary Feature (USA)
80 minutes

9:00 AM
Film Screening
BODHISATTVA
Directed By Mark Elliot
Documentary Feature (USA)
60 minutes

10:30 AM
Interfaith Harmony Brunch: Meet The Directors
Film Directors Discuss How Their Films Express Themes Of Peace, Social Justice,
Non-Violence, And Environment As It Pertains To World Interfaith Harmony
Catered Brunch - Tickets Available
All Are Welcome

12:10 PM
Film Screening
SAINT DAMIEN OF MOLOKAI
Directed By Mary Ann Sullivan
Digital Poetry (USA)
5 minutes

12:15 PM
Film Screening
ICUJP: A CLEAR VISION
Directed By Robert Corsini
Documentary Short (USA)
12 minutes

1:00 PM
Film Screening
DIALOGUE IN NIGERIA:
MUSLIMS AND CHRISTIANS CREATING THEIR FUTURE
Directed By Libby and Len Traubman
Documentary Feature (USA and Nigeria)
65 minutes

2:05 PM
A Special: World Interfaith Harmony Workshop
"Cinema Creating Community: Hearing Audience Voices"
Co-Facilitated by Filmmakers Libby and Len Traubman

5:30 PM
Film Nominees and VIP Closing Night Reception
Cocktail Attire, Business Attire or Black Tie Encouraged.
Light Buffet Meal Served.

7:00 PM
World Interfaith Harmony Awards Program
Cocktail Attire, Business Attire or Black Tie Encouraged.
Special Guests To Be Announced