El Portal Theatre (North Hollywood, CA)
The 2008 Valley Film Festival presents documentary features on topics ranging from September 11 to comedian Judy Toll. The Festival showcases the work of up-and-coming filmmakers from the San Fernando Valley and beyond. It's the 8th year for the Festival, which screens its films at the historic El Portal Theatre.
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El Portal Theatre is a historic landmark in the San Fernando Valley, located in the heart of North Hollywood just minutes from Universal Studios, Warner Brothers, Disney, ABC, CBS- Radford and NBC Burbank. The theatre sits directly across Lankershim Blvd. from the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. The art deco marquee is visible to thousands of cars that travel on Lankershim Blvd. daily. ... More
9/27, Noon: Devils Island: Journey into Jungle Alcatraz (58 min)
Director: Jean-Christophe Jeauffre
Producer: Craig Huxley
Journey into the heart of this hellish world... Papillion's Paradise! Three small islands off South America's Atlantic shores shelter one of the most infamous penal colonies in modern history. The Jules Verne mission: uproot the legendary secrets buried 'neath the jungle's overgrown vegetation, telling tales of tormented humanity.
Narrated by Christopher Lee
Music by John Scott
Preceded by: The Warden (15min)
Directed by Ryan Patrick Finn
After escorting yet another prisoner to the electric chair, Warden Harrell finds that one of his Death Row inmates is missing. When the inmate appears, he attacks the Warden, frees the other prisoners and starts a riot. The warden wakes to find that just he and one other prisoner, Elliot, remain. As they walk through the prison, the only other "sign of life" they find is the man executed the previous night. Together they realize the only possible explanation; they didn't survive the riot.
9/27, 4:30pm: Blocking the Path to 9/11 (95min/Documentary)
Directed by John Ziegler
This film examines the inside story of what really happened in the controversy surrounding the 2006 ABC docudrama, "The Path to 9/11," which was edited and censored for political reasons. For more info: http://www.blockingthepath.com
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Secrets (6min/Drama)
Directed by Matt MacDonald
When lonely thrift shop worker Raymond discovers a hidden Polaroid in a donated picture frame, he must piece together the clues and confront his own demons to discover the mysterious woman's true identity.
9/28, 2:30pm: Judy Toll: The Funniest Woman You've Never Heard Of (77 min)
Director: Gary Toll
Judy Toll: The Funniest Woman You've Never Heard Of takes an in depth look at the quirky, self deprecating and always funny comedian/writer/actress. From her humble beginnings as a struggling comic in Philadelphia to her successful realization of a show business career in Hollywood. With her unique charm and wit she showed her true colors repeatedly in the face of adversity, while never giving up on her dreams. It's a touching and hilarious roller coaster ride told through the eyes of Judy's celebrity friends and family. You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll wonder why you've never heard of the funniest woman, Judy Toll.
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F'n Frank (15 min/Comedy)
Director: Aaron Boyd
When foul-mouthed Frank's infant son's first word is none other than the F-Bomb, he is finally forced to clean up his act by his irate wife, and with the help of one very colorful and specialized support group - Cussing Anonymous.
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