Newport Beach Film Festival 2008

Sam, 24, is shy and introverted. The only woman in his life is his Nan…until now. Lilya, 24, is Nan’s nurse. Kind and caring, Nan approves of Lilya and vows to get her and Sam together…but how? Nan soon discovers that playing Cupid is strictly for the angels. As if by chance, when Nan says her goodbye, Sam and Lilya say their hellos. But there is a sense of déjà-vu. Where and how could they have possibly met before? Unbeknownst to them, their first meeting took place 25 years before...on a Wednesday. What was always meant to be is now becoming.

Decades after the haunting disappearance of Mary Somerset, Michael Dooley continues to search for not only evidence pertaining to her disappearance, but also for a closure he fears he will never find. He knows she is gone forever, but has trouble coming to terms with this reality.

A young and innocent girl, Charlotte, is forced to reveal her dramatic summer story in front of her classmates.

Dimitris is a Greek immigrant who has called New Zealand his home for over fifty years. One day while fishing, Dimitris is forced to deal with racist remarks made by a fellow Greek immigrant, John, who he has just met. Unable to accept the world is changing, John is behind times. A story of immigration, racism and how some people just cannot seem to accept that times are changing.

They’re two Christian pop stars, they’re hot — and they’re lovers. Jason and DeMarco sing about their love for Jesus. They perform throughout the country in both churches and schools. With their new album they are on the verge of crossing over into mainstream pop. But in the world of evangelical Christianity, their very existence is a source of controversy.

When John Kim, an ambitious young lawyer, takes on a pro bono case to exonerate a fourteen year old boy from a first degree murder charge he finds a world he never knew existed in the underbelly of Manhattan - the Korean underworld. Infiltrating the knotty and complex realm of Korean organized crime to search for clues, he meets his match, Mike Juhn, rising soldier in the syndicate. Recognizing John's determination and daring, Mike brings John into his scheme to reshuffle the Korean underworld. Though they become fast friends, they just as quickly end up trying to outfox each other as they discover they'll both do anything to win.

The soundtrack of a cowboy movie inspires a boy to find his own song.

Victor and Margot are both lawyers in a major consulting firm and form a solid couple in private. Yet one day they find themselves competing for the same job promotion. How will their relationship stand up to the outcome?

Shane West and Bijou Phillips star in this biopic that chronicles the tumultuous life of Darby Crash and the birth of punk rock in the United States. Set in Los Angeles in 1977, two disenfranchised outcasts living on the fringes of a West Los Angeles High School, meet one another and a band is formed. They play a comical gig, since none of them actually know how to play their instruments, and quickly earn the reputation as a force of chaos. The boys reinvent themselves as Darby Crash, Pat Smear, and Lorna Doom, adopting the name “The Germs.” The Germs’ shows routinely provoked riots until their eventual ban from every club in the city. Darby had a five-year plan to become a legendary hero, tragically culminating in suicide. Darby ironically fulfilled his mission on the same day John Lennon was assassinated, eclipsing much of the notoriety of the event.