Your Day by Day Schedule - Film Program at 2018 Arpa IFF

Our festival day-by-day schedule is always created with the viewer in mind. Skilled Arpa programmers intentionally group films in a specific way in order to heighten the viewing experience, express the creative elements, and maintain an enjoyable film watching experience.

ARPA DAY 1: Friday Nov 2, 2018

OPENING NIGHT PROGRAM
Friday, Nov 2 | 8:00 PM – 10:30 PM at The Rigler Theatre

Red Carpet & Reception 6:00 PM, Doors Open 7:30 PM, Program Start 8:00 PM

Short film ELI, directed by Colin Gerrard

Opening Night Feature film MONDAY NIGHTS AT SEVEN, directed by Marty Sader
Honoring Edward James Olmos with the Lifetime Achievement Award after the screening.

ARPA DAY 2: Saturday Nov 3, 2018

Saturday, Nov 3 | 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM at The Spielberg Theatre

WOMEN IN FILMMAKING – PANEL DISCUSSION

Saturday, Nov 3 | 11:45 AM – 1:40 PM at The Rigler Theatre

Short film TESSELLATION, directed by Julian Garnik

Feature film THE SONG OF SWAY LAKE, directed by Ari Gold

Saturday, Nov 3 | 12:30 PM – 2:35 PM at The Spielberg Theatre

Short music film CAN’T TAKE MY EYES OFF YOU, directed by Gabriele Fabbro

Documentary film THE GIRL IN THE SHOW, directed by Anna Fields

Saturday, Nov 3 | 2:00 PM – 3:25 PM at The Rigler Theatre

Short documentary COTTON PLANT, directed by Matthew Michaud

Documentary film RIVER OF GOLD, directed by Reuben Aaronson

Saturday, Nov 3 | 3:00 PM – 4:45 PM at The Spielberg Theatre

Short animation ECHO, directed by Borisa Simovic

Feature film NOWHERE (NIGDE), directed by Predrag Velinovic

Saturday, Nov 3 | 4:00 PM – 5:50 PM at The Rigler Theatre

Short animation UNDER THE WALNUT TREE, directed by Leah Bedrosian Peterson

Short documentary I LOVE THE INVADERS, directed by Yann Krajewski

Short documentary 16 DISTRICT, 16 FLOORS, 16 PEOPLE, directed by Tatevik Vardanyan

Documentary film SIX MUSICIANS AND THE CITY, directed by Tatiana Daniliyants

Saturday, Nov 3 | 5:15 PM – 7:05 PM at The Spielberg Theatre

Short animation GENESIS, directed by Abtin Mozafari

Documentary film MODERN AMERICAN ARTISTS, directed by Douglas Kaplan

CENTERPIECE PROGRAM #1
Saturday, Nov 3 | 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM at The Rigler Theatre

Red Carpet & Reception 5:00 PM, Doors Open 6:30 PM, Program Start 7:00 PM

Short film WHAT WAR?, directed by Parvez S Imagery

Centerpiece Feature film YEVA, directed by Anahid Abad

Saturday, Nov 3 | 7:45 PM – 9:30 PM at The Spielberg Theatre

Short film STAND/STILL, directed by Shawn-Caulin Young & Tanner Thomason

Short film DOORBEEN (BINOCULAR), directed by Anuj Rawra

Short film SIMON, directed by Diego Vicentini

Short film THE HOOLIGAN SOUL (ALMA BANDIDA), directed by Marco Antônio Pereira

Short film THE DELIVERER, directed by Ron Morales

CENTERPIECE PROGRAM #2
Saturday, Nov 3 | 9:30 PM – 11:40 PM at The Rigler Theatre

Red Carpet & Reception 7:30 PM, Doors Open 9:00 PM, Program Start 9:30 PM

Short film SECOND HAND, directed by Armen Poladian

Centerpiece Feature film DIVERTED EDEN, directed by Prince Bagdasarian

Saturday, Nov 3 | 10:00 PM – 11:50 PM at The Spielberg Theatre

Short film ABLUTION, directed by Omar Al Dakheel

Short documentary JUST GIZELLE, directed by Jonathan Fernandez

Documentary film BETTY – THEY SAY I’M DIFFERENT, directed by Phil Cox

ARPA DAY 3: Sunday Nov 4, 2018

Sunday, Nov 4 | 12:00 PM – 1:55 PM at The Spielberg Theatre

Short film MISAPPROPRIATION, directed by Ana Maria Ferri

Feature film ELVIS WALKS HOME, directed by Fatmir Koci

Sunday, Nov 4 | 12:30 PM – 2:05 PM at The Rigler Theatre

Short film I PROMISED HER LIFE, directed by Robert Nazar Arjoyan

Short film THE PURSUIT, directed by Randy Kent

Short documentary WAY BACK HOME, directed by Seda Grigoryan

Short documentary KARABIAN: A GLIMPSE INTO A STATESMAN’S LIFE, directed by Hrag Yedalian & Garen Mirzaian

Sunday, Nov 4 | 2:30 PM – 4:05 PM at The Rigler Theatre

Short documentary animation LITTLE FIEL, directed by Irina Patkanian

Documentary film AMERICAN MIRROR: INTIMATIONS OF IMMORTALITY, directed by Arthur Balder

Sunday, Nov 4 | 2:30 – 4:30 PM at The Spielberg Theatre

WE WERE AMERICANS, directed by Avo John Kambourian

Short documentary NOBODY DIES HERE, directed by Simon Panay

Short documentary SIDE BY SIDE: OUT OF A SOUTH KOREAN ORPHANAGE AND INTO THE WORLD, directed by Glenn Morey &Julie Morey

Short documentary ACCUSED OF WITCHCRAFT, directed by Ewa Marcinowska

Sunday, Nov 4 | 4:30 PM – 6:30 PM at The Rigler Theatre

Short film PARANOID, directed by Giorgio Khachwajian

Feature film IN VINO, directed by Leonardo Foti

Sunday, Nov 4 | 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM at The Spielberg Theatre

Short film TANIEL, directed by Garo Berberian

Short film HOMELESS (ANTOUNI), directed by Alik Barsoumian

Short film MY NEW YEAR, directed by Arusyak Simonyan

Short film SUSANNA, directed by Oksana Mirzoyan

CLOSING NIGHT PROGRAM
Sunday, Nov 4 | 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM at The Rigler Theatre