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April 25, 2007 - Film Documents Teen Pregnancy
Teen pregnancy outside of marriage is a taboo subject, Watsonville High School student Ashley Soria said.
But Soria and six other Watsonville High seniors shoved social constraints aside and decided to find out why their school is known for its high teen pregnancy rate. (more...)
April 22, 2007 - Cathleen Rountree: Local filmmaker looks at addiction as metaphor
The new documentary series "Addiction" on HBO this season proclaims that 23 million Americans suffer from some form of addiction. (more...)
April 22, 2007 - Addressing Charis Wilson and Edward Weston's relationship
by Todd Guild
"Eloquent Nude," a documentary about the passionate, tumultuous relationship between Charis Wilson and modernist photographer Edward Weston. (more...)
April 20, 2007 - A Locally Filmed Movie Kicks Off Flick Fest...Hundreds Flock To See 'The Tripper'...
The Santa Cruz Film Festival got under way Thursday night, and at least one well-known name is in town.
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April 19, 2007 - David Arquette follows family tradition as writer, producer, director, star of ‘The Tripper’
by Sandy Cohen
David Arquette is an entertainer of all trades. Not only did he write, produce, direct and star in his new film, "The Tripper," he’s also distributing and marketing it himself. (more...)
April 19, 2007 - Opening Night Excitement!
See what all the buzz was about as Santa Cruz queued for David Arquette's Directorial debut, The Tripper,
on KION news at 5:00...click here for video
April 18, 2007 - Love Fest: More than 100 films spread over 10 days makes this the biggest Santa Cruz Film Festival yet
by Efrain Gomez
From a documentary on a man's enlightening 20,000-mile journey on foot and horse ("20,000 Miles on a Horse") to a coming-of-age romantic comedy set in a Santa Cruz sandwich shop ("Ten Inch Hero"), the Santa Cruz Film Festival lineup features a plethora of films to satisfy your cinematic and musical cravings...
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April 18, 2007 - Film, Music and Cultural Ambiguity
by Steve Hahn
Music has a way of cropping up even in the most unexpected of places. Downtrodden and depressed people are just as likely as the rich and leisurely to pick up whatever they can and blow, bang or strum it, if not more so...
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April 18, 2007 - The Curtain Rises
by Christa Martin
Closing night. Be there. This is one of those rare cinematic treats when you get to see Santa Cruz splashed across the screen for a full 98 minutes. ...
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April 11, 2007 - Watch Your Step
by Christa Martin
Actor-director David Arquette unleashes his cinematic odyssey, ‘The Tripper,’ at the Santa Cruz Film Festival ...
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April 9, 2007 KUSP, "Talk of the Bay" interview with SCFF's Executive Director Jane Sullivan
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May 6, 2005 - Santa Cruz Film Festival documentary on commune has S.C. connection
by Wallace Baine
In an era of gated communities and pre-nuptial agreements, when private ownership is a social sacrament, the idea that established Black Bear Ranch seems almost alien...
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April 27, 2005 - It's About the Human Condition, Baby!
by Sarah Phelan
The fourth annual Santa Cruz Film Fest focuses on questions of identity--at home, abroad and beyond ...(more...)
March 9, 2005 - Waking Hours
by Sarah Phelan
Santa Cruz Film Festival director Jane Sullivan knows what it means to be a woman in business...
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October 18, 2004 - UC Currents: Tribute to Spalding Gray
by Scott Rappaport
On Saturday, October 23, UCSC Arts & Lectures, the Rio Theater, and the Santa Cruz Film Festival will present a tribute to the man who wrote and starred ...
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May 20, 2004 - It’s Coppola Night at the Santa Cruz Film Festival
by Wallace Baine
SANTA CRUZ SENTINEL - Nobody goes to a drive-in theater to see a "film." So, it was a
bit of risk when the Santa Cruz Film Festival decided to get some fresh air
at the Skyview Drive-In for its penultimate night.
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May 19, 2004 - Truly, 'Madly,' Deeply
by Sarah Phelan
Ray Manzarek pays tribute to Jim Morrison and realizes his own filmmaking dreams with 'Love Her Madly'
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May 19, 2004 - Public Artist
by Rebecca Patt
Jesse Rose DeRooy's 'DF41' gets underneath the layers of a fascinating Santa Cruz personality
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May 19, 2004 - Outside Looking In
by Steve Palopoli
With a passion for digital film and the indie ethic, Christopher Coppola isn't exactly cashing in on the name ... Metroactive Santa Cruz
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May 14, 2004 - Rocker rolls into town to promote ‘Greendale’ film
by Wallace Baine
SANTA CRUZ SENTINEL - — Some people need no introduction, and in Santa
Cruz, Neil Young is certainly a member of that club.
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May 12-19, 2004 - Hat Trick
By Sarah Phelan
All it takes to put on the Santa Cruz Film Festival's third year is blood,
sweat, tears, 74 films and some behind-the-scenes abracadabra
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May 12-19, 2004 - Maz Appeal
by Rebecca Patt
Aptos artist James Mazzeo is at the center of Neil Young's vision for 'Greendale'
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May 12, 2004 - Structural Integrity
by Sarah Phelan
'The Empty Building' takes on child abuse with surprising style and vision
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May 6, 2004 - Fest of the West- Rock-star filmmakers bookend a provocative program at the Santa Cruz Film
Festival
by Wallace Baine
SANTA CRUZ SENTINEL - Bernard Shakey isn’t the kind of name that’s going to drag you away
from the NBA Playoffs and down to the local theater. But there’s something
you should know about the enigmatic Mr. Shakey before you write off the Santa Cruz Film Festival as only something film geeks do: He’s had quite a career in another field where he answered to the name
Neil Young.
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April 2004 - Sunny Side-Up
by Christa Martin
GOOD TIMES MAGAZINE - How Christopher Coppola became the godfather of independent films and may
turn heads with his upcoming anti-racist monster movie
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June 4, 2003 - Show-Me State saga highlights film festival
by Wallace Baine
Directed by UC Santa Cruz grad Shaun Peterson, "Missouri," showing
tonight at the Santa Cruz Film Festival, is a low-key character study about
three ...
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