2012 Official Sidewalk Selections
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1. Supporting Characters (2012)
Not Rated | 87 min | Comedy
Two New York film editors balance their personal relationships while reworking a movie in crisis.
Director: Daniel Schechter | Stars: Alex Karpovsky, Tarik Lowe, Arielle Kebbel, Sophia Takal
Votes: 998
2. Compliance (2012)
R | 90 min | Crime, Drama, History
A normal Friday service at a fast food restaurant becomes interrupted by a police officer who claims an employee stole from a customer, but something more sinister is going on.
Director: Craig Zobel | Stars: Ann Dowd, Dreama Walker, Pat Healy, Bill Camp
Votes: 37,314 | Gross: $0.32M
3. Eating Alabama (2012)
Not Rated | 62 min | Documentary
In search of a simpler life, a young couple returns home to Alabama where they set out to eat the way their grandparents did - locally and seasonally. But as their new diet forces them to ... See full summary »
Director: Andrew Grace | Stars: Andrew Grace, Rashmi Grace
Votes: 31
4. V/H/S (2012)
R | 116 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
When a group of misfits are hired by an unknown third party to burglarize a desolate house and acquire a rare VHS tape, they discover more found footage than they bargained for.
Directors: Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, David Bruckner, Tyler Gillett, Justin Martinez, Glenn McQuaid, Radio Silence, Joe Swanberg, Chad Villella, Ti West, Adam Wingard | Stars: Calvin Lee Reeder, Lane Hughes, Adam Wingard, Hannah Fierman
Votes: 68,399 | Gross: $0.10M
5. Detropia (2012)
Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary
A documentary on the city of Detroit and its woes, which are emblematic of the collapse of the U.S. manufacturing base.
Directors: Heidi Ewing, Rachel Grady | Stars: Noah Stewart, Rachele Gilmnore, Michael Wanko, Michigan Opera Theatre Orchestra
Votes: 1,626 | Gross: $0.36M
6. Wolf (I) (2012)
87 min | Drama, Family
A family is shaken to the core when they discover that their son has been molested. As they struggle to deal with the betrayal, their son heads towards a total mental collapse because of his love for his abuser.
Director: Ya'Ke Smith | Stars: Selena Aguilar, Pedro Castaneda, Jordan E. Cooper, Mikala Gibson
Votes: 189
7. Bones Brigade: An Autobiography (2012)
PG | 90 min | Documentary, Sport
When six teenage boys came together as a skateboarding team in the 1980s, they reinvented not only their chosen sport but themselves too - as they evolved from insecure outsiders to the most influential athletes in the field.
Director: Stacy Peralta | Stars: Tony Alva, Steve Caballero, Fred Durst, Shepard Fairey
Votes: 2,729
8. Ethel (2012)
Not Rated | 97 min | Documentary, Biography
A documentary on Ethel Kennedy that provides an insider's view of a political dynasty, including her life with Robert F. Kennedy and the years following his death when she raised their eleven children on her own.
Director: Rory Kennedy | Stars: Ethel Kennedy, Rory Kennedy, Ralph Bunche, Fidel Castro
Votes: 768
9. Dead Man's Burden (2012)
Not Rated | 93 min | Drama, Western
A western set on the New Mexico frontier a few years after the Civil War and centered on a struggling young family and the mining company who wants to buy their land.
Director: Jared Moshe | Stars: Barlow Jacobs, Clare Bowen, David Call, Joseph Lyle Taylor
Votes: 691
10. Bay of All Saints (2012)
74 min | Documentary
In Bahia, Brazil, generations of impoverished families live in palafitas, a vast network of shacks built on stilts above a rising tide of garbage over the ocean bay. When the government ... See full summary »
Director: Annie Eastman
Votes: 27
11. Booster (2012)
Not Rated | 73 min | Crime, Drama
When Simon's brother is arrested for armed robbery, he is asked to commit a string of similar crimes in an attempt to get his brother acquitted.
Director: Matt Ruskin | Stars: Nico Stone, Adam DuPaul, Seymour Cassel, Kristin Dougherty
Votes: 150
12. My Best Day (2012)
Not Rated | 76 min | Comedy
Karen's life as a small town receptionist is turned upside down when the father she never knew calls for a refrigerator repair. Karen sets out to investigate, dragging along her friend ... See full summary »
Director: Erin Greenwell | Stars: Rachel Style, Ashlie Atkinson, Robert Salerno, Jo Armeniox
Votes: 202
13. Free Samples (2012)
R | 80 min | Comedy, Drama
Stanford Law dropout Jillian wakes up with a hangover and is pressured by her friend to take a shift at an ice-cream truck in LA, giving out free samples.
Director: Jay Gammill | Stars: Jess Weixler, Jesse Eisenberg, Halley Feiffer, Jason Ritter
Votes: 2,318
14. Klown (2010)
R | 93 min | Comedy
In order to prove his fatherhood potential to his pregnant girlfriend, Frank 'kidnaps' her 12-year-old nephew and tags along on his best friend Casper's debauched weekend canoe trip.
Director: Mikkel Nørgaard | Stars: Frank Hvam, Casper Christensen, Marcuz Jess Petersen, Mia Lyhne
Votes: 11,677 | Gross: $0.07M
15. Miami Connection (1987)
R | 87 min | Action, Crime, Music
A martial arts rock band goes up against a band of motorcycle ninjas who have tightened their grip on Florida's narcotics trade.
Directors: Woo-sang Park, Y.K. Kim | Stars: Y.K. Kim, Vincent Hirsch, Joseph Diamand, Maurice Smith
Votes: 6,611
16. Tchoupitoulas (2012)
Not Rated | 80 min | Documentary
A documentary that follows three brothers as they discover the scenes of late-night New Orleans.
Directors: Bill Ross IV, Turner Ross | Stars: William Zanders, Bryan Zanders, Kentrell Zandrs
Votes: 318 | Gross: $0.01M
17. Thank You for Judging (2011)
91 min | Documentary, Comedy, Drama
Filmmakers Sean Fornara and Michael Urie travel back to their hometowns in Texas to chronicle the mother of all Speech and Debate Tournaments - TFA State.
Directors: Selma Al-Faqih, Travis Flournoy, Sean Fornara, Michael Urie | Stars: Michael Urie, Chase Williamson
18. Deepsouth (2012)
Not Rated | 72 min | Documentary, News
A documentary about the new American South, and the people who inhabit its most quiet corners.
Director: Lisa Biagiotti
Votes: 31
19. Red Flag (2012)
Not Rated | 85 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
In this hilarious road trip comedy, a newly single filmmaker (Alex Karpovsky, "Girls") hits the road with an old friend to promote one of his films, but romantic chaos ensues when an adoring fan decides to come along for the ride.
Director: Alex Karpovsky | Stars: Dustin Guy Defa, Alex Karpovsky, Keith Poulson, Jennifer Prediger
Votes: 531
20. The Nocturnal Third (2011)
Not Rated | 77 min | Action, Crime, Horror
Every machine needs fuel.... Every machine needs repair... Every machine breaks down.
Director: Benjamin Stark | Stars: Kevin Maggard, Luke Weaver, Wescott Youngson, Rachel Brady
Votes: 36
21. The Fourth Dimension (2012)
105 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
"Fawns" is a Polish chapter of the feature-length anthology film titled "The Fourth Dimension." The other two chapters of the movie were directed by Harmony Korine and Aleksei Fedorchenko.
Directors: Harmony Korine, Jan Kwiecinski, Aleksey Fedorchenko | Stars: Val Kilmer, Rachel Korine, Igor Sergeev, Darya Ekamasova
Votes: 540
22. Duke & The King (2012)
103 min | Documentary, Biography, History
There's danger in meeting your hero...especially if your hero becomes your boss, and your boss in the King of Rock & Roll. Duke Bardwell learned that the hard way. Part documentary, part ... See full summary »
Directors: Wayne Franklin, Kris E. Wheeler | Stars: Duke Bardwell, David Greely, Glen D. Hardin, Franko 'Washboard' Jackson
23. Naked As We Came (2012)
Not Rated | 87 min | Drama
Love, loss and hope are tumultuously explored amidst a tranquil backdrop and asks us all the question: What is your dream?
Director: Richard LeMay | Stars: Ben Weaver, Karmine Alers, S. Lue McWilliams, Ryan Vigilant
Votes: 1,930
24. The Silent Thief (2012)
Not Rated | 104 min | Thriller
The Silent Thief is a psychological thriller that examines familial bonds, the human need to belong and the thin line between sanity and insanity. Brennan Marley is an outcast drifter who ... See full summary »
Director: Jennifer Clary | Stars: Toby Hemingway, Cody Longo, Scout Taylor-Compton, John Billingsley
Votes: 351
25. Somewhere Between (2011)
Not Rated | 88 min | Documentary
A documentary on four teenage girls living in different parts of the US and united by one thing: all four were adopted from China due to family situations colliding with the country's "One Child Policy".
Director: Linda Goldstein Knowlton | Stars: Ann Boccuti, Jenna Cook, Fang Lee, Haley Zhu-Butler
Votes: 446 | Gross: $0.19M
26. Richard's Wedding (2012)
Not Rated | 86 min | Comedy
A gang of old friends gather for a small wedding in Central Park. Madness ensues.
Director: Onur Tukel | Stars: Thomas J. Buchmueller, Josephine Decker, Dustin Guy Defa, Jamie Dobie
Votes: 154
27. Gayby (2012)
Not Rated | 85 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Jenn (straight) and Matt (gay) are best friends from college who are now in their thirties. Single by choice, they decide to fulfill a youthful promise to have a child together--the old-fashioned way.
Director: Jonathan Lisecki | Stars: Jenn Harris, Anna Margaret Hollyman, Matthew Wilkas, Christian Coulson
Votes: 2,792
28. After (I) (2012)
PG-13 | 90 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
When two bus crash survivors awake to discover that they are the only people left in their town, they work together to unravel the truth behind the strange events.
Director: Ryan Whitaker | Stars: Steven Strait, Karolina Wydra, Madison Lintz, Sandra Ellis Lafferty
Votes: 6,037
29. Empire Builder (2011 Video)
Not Rated | 10 min | Documentary, Short, Biography
'Empire Builder' documents a three-day odyssey to Milwaukee by train to visit a stricken father in the hospital. Filmed with a 16mm Bolex Reflex camera and hand-developed in buckets of ... See full summary »
Director: Kevin Obsatz
30. An Affair of the Heart (2012)
Not Rated | 93 min | Documentary
The first-ever feature documentary about Grammy® Winning musician, songwriter, actor, and New York Times best-selling author Rick Springfield and his ardently loyal fan base. Film focuses ... See full summary »
Director: Sylvia Caminer | Stars: Linda Blair, Corey Feldman, Rick Springfield, Jacklyn Zeman
Votes: 147
31. Kid-Thing (2012)
Not Rated | 83 min | Drama
Annie is girl with no moral compass, thanks to a complete lack of parental supervision. One day, while playing in the woods, a voice calls out to her from deep within an abandoned well, causing her to consider the right course of action.
Director: David Zellner | Stars: Sydney Aguirre, Nathan Zellner, David Wingo, Zack Carlson
Votes: 557
32. In Heaven Underground: The Weissensee Jewish Cemetery (2011)
90 min | Documentary
Director: Britta Wauer | Stars: William Wolff, Ron Kohls, Gabriella Naidu, Harry Kindermann
Votes: 64
33. GLOW: The Story of the Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling (2012)
TV-PG | 76 min | Documentary
GLOW: The Story of The Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling chronicles the rise and fall of the first ever all-female wrestling show through the stories of those who lived it.
Director: Brett Whitcomb | Stars: Emily Dole, Dee Booher, Larry Whistler, Tracee Meltzer
Votes: 1,678
34. Nate & Margaret (2012)
Not Rated | 80 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Nate is nineteen. Margaret is fifty-two. Their odd, quirky, totally working friendship gets rattled when Nate gets his first boyfriend, who drives him away from Margaret as she tries to pursue a life as a stand-up comedian.
Director: Nathan Adloff | Stars: Natalie West, Tyler Ross, Conor McCahill, Gaby Hoffmann
Votes: 598
35. Blues for Willadean (2012)
Unrated | 113 min | Drama
A story centered on abused housewife Willadean Winkler, her relationships with her friends, and her attempts at liberation.
Director: Del Shores | Stars: Dale Dickey, Octavia Spencer, Beth Grant, David Steen
Votes: 158
36. Petunia (2012)
Not Rated | 112 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
The story of a family whose growth is stunted... a family that learns how to love themselves while loving each other (a little too much).
Director: Ash Christian | Stars: Tobias Segal, Thora Birch, Christine Lahti, Brittany Snow
Votes: 814
37. Fat Kid Rules the World (2012)
R | 98 min | Comedy, Drama
A dropout comes to the aid of a chubby and suicidal high-school kid by recruiting him as the drummer for his upstart punk-rock band.
Director: Matthew Lillard | Stars: Jacob Wysocki, Matt O'Leary, Billy Campbell, Lili Simmons
Votes: 3,403
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38. Five Star Existence (2011)
90 min | Documentary, Drama
People and technology are becoming increasingly intertwined. With the accelerating pace of everyday life and our increasing virtual presence as individuals, the line between the real and ... See full summary »
Director: Sonja Lindén | Stars: Jörgen Bladh, Dwari Deutsch, Outi Harkko, Sonja Kangas
Votes: 26
39. Bay of All Saints (2012)
74 min | Documentary
In Bahia, Brazil, generations of impoverished families live in palafitas, a vast network of shacks built on stilts above a rising tide of garbage over the ocean bay. When the government ... See full summary »
Director: Annie Eastman
Votes: 27
40. Booster (2012)
Not Rated | 73 min | Crime, Drama
When Simon's brother is arrested for armed robbery, he is asked to commit a string of similar crimes in an attempt to get his brother acquitted.
Director: Matt Ruskin | Stars: Nico Stone, Adam DuPaul, Seymour Cassel, Kristin Dougherty
Votes: 150
41. Beyond the Black Rainbow (2010)
R | 110 min | Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Despite being under heavy sedation, a young woman tries to make her way out of the Arboria Institute, a secluded, quasifuturistic commune.
Director: Panos Cosmatos | Stars: Eva Bourne, Michael J Rogers, Scott Hylands, Rondel Reynoldson
Votes: 16,922 | Gross: $0.06M
42. Andrew Bird: Fever Year (2011)
80 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
The acclaimed musician's rigorous touring year culminates in perpetual fever as he crosses the finish line on crutches from an onstage injury. Concert documentary features collaborators Martin Dosh, Annie Clark of St. Vincent, and others.
Director: Xan Aranda | Stars: Andrew Bird, Martin Dosh, Michael Lewis, St. Vincent
Votes: 69
43. All the Way Through Evening (2011)
Not Rated | 70 min | Documentary, Biography, Musical
The story of the HIV/AIDS crisis in New York City. As you've never heard it before. A musical documentary.
Director: Rohan Spong | Stars: Gilles Denizot, Mimi Sterne Wolfe
Votes: 26
44. Pilgrim Song (2012)
Not Rated | 116 min | Drama
Seeking escape from his stalled relationship and unhappy place in the world, a recently pink-slipped music teacher sets out to hike Kentucky's Sheltowee Trace Trail. Among the verdant hills... See full summary »
Director: Martha Stephens | Stars: Michael Abbott Jr., Sonny Burnette, Kristin Slaysman, Earl Lynn Nelson
Votes: 86
45. Wolfy's Journey (2011)
60 min | Animation, Adventure, Fantasy
Wolfy has embarked on a journey of self-discovery. I want to eat the world! he declares and sets out for an adventure. In his path to experience life at its fullest, he meets some fanciful ... See full summary »
Director: Leat Klingman | Stars: Rima Fand, Abigail Wright
Votes: 10
46. Fuchsia the Mini-Witch (2010)
PG | 95 min | Family, Fantasy
A mischievous young witch named Fuchsia befriends a human boy named Tommy. Together they must thwart his uncle's plans to destroy her witch school and his town.
Director: Johan Nijenhuis | Stars: Rachelle Verdel, Porgy Franssen, Annet Malherbe, Marcel Hensema
Votes: 415
47. Tales of the Night (2011)
Not Rated | 84 min | Animation, Family, Fantasy
Tales of the Night weaves together six exotic fables each unfolding in a unique locale, from Tibet, to medieval Europe, to the Land of the Dead. From the imagination of internationally renowned animator Michel Ocelot.
Director: Michel Ocelot | Stars: Julien Béramis, Marine Griset, Michel Elias, Olivier Claverie
Votes: 1,673 | Gross: $0.01M
48. The Whale (2011)
G | 85 min | Documentary
The true story of Luna, a young, wild killer whale who tries to befriend people on the rugged west coast of Vancouver Island.
Directors: Suzanne Chisholm, Michael Parfit | Stars: Ryan Reynolds, Luna, Michael Parfit, Suzanne Chisholm
Votes: 745
49. Ballroom Rules (2012)
77 min | Documentary, Drama, Sport
A passionate group of Australian same-sex ballroom dancers battle homophobia, injury and personal drama as they pursue their dream of competing at the Gay Games in Germany.
Directors: Nickolas Bird, Eleanor Sharpe | Stars: Anny Salerni, Eleanor Sharpe
50. Unfit: Ward vs. Ward (2012)
Documentary
In 1995, Mary Ward filed for an increase in child support from her ex-husband. She was awarded the increase but never expected the firestorm that would ensue. Her ex-husband in turn filed ... See full synopsis »
Directors: Katie Carmichael, Penny Edmiston, Edwin Scharlau | Stars: Jessica Acebo, Michelle Caldwell, Charlene Carres, Beatrice Dohrn
Votes: 11
51. Nancy, Please (2012)
Not Rated | 83 min | Drama
A twisted, diabolical, comedic tale of revenge that will make you think twice about who you choose as your next roommate.
Director: Andrew Semans | Stars: Will Rogers, Eleonore Hendricks, Rebecca Lawrence Levy, Santino Fontana
Votes: 250
52. Downeast (2012)
Not Rated | 80 min | Documentary, Drama
Explores Italian immigrant Antonio Bussone's use of federal grants to return factory work to the United States.
Directors: David Redmon, Ashley Sabin
Votes: 21
53. Addicted to Fame (2012)
Not Rated | 89 min | Documentary, Biography, Comedy
A documentary that goes behind the scenes of the movie 'Illegal Aliens', and a film-maker's journey from obscurity to moral blindness in the seductive glare of the media spotlight.
Director: David Giancola | Stars: Anna Nicole Smith, David Giancola, John James, Chyna
Votes: 257
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