Jackson Hole Film Festival 2008

The filmmaker will be in attendance for a Q&A 199 Lives is a documentary that explores the life of action sports phenomenon Travis Pastrana. At the age 22, Travis has become a living legend as a motocross racer, FMX rider, action sports hero, film maker, and rally car driver. He has accomplished more in 22 years than most ambitious people could accomplish in several life times. He is adored by his fans and feared by his competitors. No matter who you are, you cannot ignore Travis when he swings his leg over a bike, straps himself into a car or steps up to attempt the biggest stunt you never thought imaginable.

The filmmaker will be in attendance for a Q&A Ten women from Australia and the U.S. come together in an attempt to climb three of Africa’s highest peaks in less than three weeks. The team takes on Mount Kenya (5,199m), Mount Meru (4,666m) and Mount Kilimanjaro (5,893m) — and comes to terms with its own limitations— in order to raise money and awareness for three key issues affecting East Africa today: the environment, education and HIV/AIDS.

Roberto (43) and Carmen (14) have been on the run for two days, escaping from their lives and families. An improvised trip, almost with no money nor shelter, and with the police behind them. The last day of the trip will be determinant. Inspired on real facts.

The filmmaker will be in attendance for a Q&A A peculiar young woman struggles to connect to the people around her in the East Village of New York City.

An impossible romance between Molly, a 21-year-old American, and Diego, a Mexican in the throes of puberty. Molly travels to Mexico, where she rents a room in Diego’s house. A close relationship soon develops between the two. Diego, who had previously been consumed by desire for his cousin, Emilia, redirects his obsession after Molly arrives. Molly enjoys the attention and respect missing from her relationships with boyfriends. The relationship grows until Molly returns to New York. Diego decides to follow and win Molly’s heart.

David (15) and his two buddies are the youngest members of the Boston Aquarium Society. The three make their way to a monthly meeting but David has a secret he is reluctant to share.

A magical, single-shot short film that follows a man on his anything-but-ordinary walk home from work. When everything comes together so perfectly, something must be wrong.

The filmmaker will be in attendance for a Q&A Bryce does everything big, especially when it comes to impressing his longtime girlfriend, Laura. On the night he plans to pop the question, he enlists the talents of his three closest friends. But when the engagement ring goes missing, the perfect evening becomes the perfect crime. Bryce’s friends are the only witnesses... and the prime suspects. Each tells his version of the evening’s events quite differently - as a sitcom, a musical, an arthouse film, and more. Bryce must piece together the wildly divergent stories to find the ring and finish his biggest production yet.

The filmmaker will be in attendance for a Q&A 1933, Rural Indiana. When two Chicago-Irish gangsters arrive at her doorstep demanding protection from her father, Sarah Beaumont's life is forever changed by the violence that descends upon he home.