Thursday at the Theater, October 17, 2018, 3:00pm-9:30pm 
Sanford International Film Festival
Presented by H.A. Mapes, Inc.

NOTE: All start times are approximate. Our rating system is only a suggestion made by SIFF staff to help families make the best decision about which films they should watch. All films are officially unrated. Please familiarize yourself with the programming before sending your children to the theater.

3:00 PM
Scopophilia (70 minutes)
Greece (ages 13+)

Through the voyeuristic nature of the internet, Alexis unintentionally witnesses a murder through his computer. Will he be able to uncover the murderer, or will he be caught in his trap?

​Nominated for Best Drama Film and Best Director.

Directed by Natalia Lampropoulou and Ilektra Aggeletopoulou.

4:10 PM
Will "The Machine" (14 minutes)
USA (all ages)
presented by Unitil

Denzel Whitaker (“Black Panther”) and Chris Fornataro (“Bad is Bad”) star in this brooding character portrait of an elite high school football star consumed by ambition. 

Nominated for Best Acting Duo (Chris Fornataro and Denzel Whitaker)

Directed by Kent Lamm.

4:25 PM
I Love You, I'm Sorry (5 minutes)
USA (ages 13+)

A letter ending a difficult mother/daughter relationship troubled by mental illness is transformed into something new in this touching student film.. 

Nominated for Best Student Film and Audience Choice award.

Directed by Ariel Grier.

4:30 PM
Trap (12 minutes)
New Zealand (all ages)

In the 1950s, a young girl fights for a sense of belonging in this animated tale inspired by a true story..

Directed by Paul James.

​4:45 PM
Are You Volleyball?! (15 minutes)
Iran (all ages)

A group of Arabic-speaking asylum seekers are held back at the border of an English-speaking country. Conflict with border soldiers is ongoing until a deaf-mute child becomes a catalyst for better communication between the two groups.

​Nominated for Best International Film.

Directed by ​Mohammad Bakhshi.

​5:00 PM
A Coach's Daughter (93 minutes)
Poland (ages 13+)

A father and daughter, who have trained together for years, take a road trip during the hot summer to compete in a series of tennis tournaments. A secretive young man provides interests beyond tennis and may change the family dynamic forever.

Nominated for Best Drama Film, Best Actor (Jacek Braciak) and Best Actress (Karolina Bruchnicka).

Directed by Lukasz Grzegorzek.

​6:30 PM
Intermedium (21 minutes)
United States (all ages)

An obsessive-compulsive teenager struggles to learn the value of compromise while adjusting to her new home (and butting heads with the ghost of the boy who haunts it).

​Nominated for Best Short Film.

Directed by Erik Bloomquist.

​6:55 PM
Dumbtime (4 minutes)
France (all ages)

A scientist working on his time travelling machine is forced to test it prematurely because of his clumsy apprentice.

Nominated for Best Student Film.

Directed by Noreddine Brahim, Kévin Buno, Sébastien Desnoyelles, Ségolène Lombardo, and Anthony Mimoz.

7:00 PM
Sorceress (4 minutes)
United Kingdom (ages 13+)

A waitress attempts to remedy a situation when she overhears a difficult and tragic conversation. With Nathalie Emmanuel ("Game of Thrones")

​Nominated for Best Short Film.
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Directed by Max Blustin.​

7:10 PM
Bitters (14 minutes)
USA (ages 13+)

A chef invites a popular health and food blogger to preview her new menu. But with each new course, the blogger grows more and more concerned that the meal isn’t as it seems.

Directed by Charles Sutter.

7:30 PM
The Angry World of Brian Webster (104 minutes)
USA (ages 16+)

For almost a year, the effects of Brian’s failure to complete his no-budget horror movie have been taking a toll – professionally and romantically. His eccentric but well-meaning friends try a last-ditch effort to get him back on his feet that will either restore his spirits or destroy what remains of his sanity.

Nominated for Best Feature Film, Best Comedy Film, Best Actor (Chris Goodwin), and Best Screenplay.

Directed by ​Jim Heffernan.

​*Filmmakers plan to be in attendance.​

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