The 2012 Phoenix Film Festival has announced the ten films scheduled to compete in this year’s Feature Film Competition. In addition to featuring some of the brightest new talent that the industry has to offer, the competition films are also rife with established Hollywood names and former festival favorites, including ‘Friday Night Lights’ alum, starlet Minka Kelly (Searching for Sonny), and 2008 Arizona Filmmaker of the Year Bivas Biswas (Paranoia). See the full list of titles from the genre bending slate below.
Connected – This acclaimed Sundance feature documentary offers an exhilarating stream-of-consciousness ride through the interconnectedness of humankind, nature, progress and morality at the dawn of the 21st century.
Hollywood to Dollywood – On the fumes of a dream, twin brothers Gary and Larry Lane have written a script with a plum roll for one of their idols, Dolly Parton. Having had no luck getting the screenplay into her hands, they embark on a cross-country journey to personally deliver it to her.
How Do You Write a Joe Schermann Song – After landing an opportunity to write for an Off-Broadway musical, Joe is forced to cast either the love of his life or his newly discovered muse. The realities of show business prove to Joe that writing is easy, living is hard.
Into the Wake – A psychological thriller that follows a man lured from the city to the remote river banks of his youth by a cryptic phone call. Caught in a violent clan war that he ran from years ago, his life unravels rapidly behind him as he descends further into his past.
Must Come Down – This film chronicles Holly and Ashley, two listless 20-Somethings, and their brief commiseration as grown-up children stumbling through life’s final bout of growing pains.
Paranoia – A classic “Whodunit” and psychological thriller from award winning director Bivas Biswas. An ambitious detective investigates the murder of his wife’s best friend’s husband. His wife’s best friend holds the key to the mystery but she struggles with reality and imagination.
Searching for Sunny – Sonny Bosco is missing under mysterious circumstances, and the investigation turns meta when it’s realized that everything happening seems eerily similar to a play performed in high school – a play Sonny wrote.
Shuffle – Part Twilight Zone-style mystery, part Frank Capra fantasy, SHUFFLE is the terrifying tale of a man who begins experiencing his life out of order; every day he wakes up at a different age, on a different day of his life, never knowing where or when he’s going to be once he falls asleep.
Small, Beautifully Moving Parts – A comic and poignant look at one woman’s coming-of-parenthood in the age of technology.
We Run Sh*t – This film examines the struggle of five veteran event producers who travel to Miami during it’s annual Winter Music Conference. It’s a never-before-seen expose into the darker side of nightlife entertainment.
The 12th Annual Phoenix Film Festival runs this year from Thursday, March 29th to Thursday, April 5th. The week long Festival will be held once again at Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theaters located at 7000 E. Mayo Blvd. Phoenix, AZ 85054.