<h2>Single tix $8, Ten-Ticket pack for $35, or get ALL FEST ACCESS FOR $50! <a href="https://hifilmfest.eventive.org/passes/buy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://hifilmfest.eventive.org/passes/buy</a></h2> We have always given a special spotlight to films that have come from our own community here. Since we started in San Diego, and have moved to Orange County, we now consider both locations for this showcase. It is odd thinking of that now that we are virtual for 2020, but it is also pretty darn cool that we get to showcase our people to an audience outside of our exact region!

In an alternate universe, the&nbsp;cures&nbsp;to viruses are addictive. To capitalize on that, pharmaceutical companies sell viruses and their&nbsp;cures&nbsp;together in consumer friendly packages that allow people to experience a near death feeling without any danger, just as long as they inject the&nbsp;cure&nbsp;before it’s too late. Roommates Nick &amp; Felix decide to try a mysterious virus to pass the time, but doing so leads them down a personal and horrific path. <img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/eventive-static/bee15058879cda0826fdb81c4f4af7e4.jpg" width="84" style="display: inline; float: right; margin: 0px 0px 1em 1em;">Director: All the way from the mysterious land of Irvine, CA, Kieran Hayag is an aspiring director and writer. He graduated from the Orange County School of the Arts. There, he pursued theatre, but quickly discovered a new love for film. He incorporates elements from films he loves, but also brings his own personal experiences and emotions to the table. Horror, sci-fi, and comedy played a major part in his life, hence the reflection of those genres in his work.

CURE!

One night, two friends decide to relax by taking a mysterious substance that promises to give them an unforgettable high, but when things take a turn for the worse, their friendship is tested... with bloody results.

How far will a father go for his daughter? <img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/eventive-static/03b9ddd8071238c6c09d7886eecfd0fe.jpg" width="218" style="display: inline; float: right; margin: 0px 0px 1em 1em;">Director: Bless Williams is a filmmaker and prior Marine based in San Diego, CA. He received his BA from Platt College and is constantly shooting short films in his free time. He is developing his first feature film, "Tainted Angels".

The Pumpkin Patch

When Scott reveals his dark, and quite specific, passion as a photographer to the women he loves, things don’t go as planned and he is soon forced to face the consequences. "Wow! Something so real and so frightening. From the way it is captured through the lens to the intimacy of the blocking to the honesty of the characters to the real fear that this story strikes in me." -Programmer Jay Kay <img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/eventive-static/3d27cf51145c6aedfebb799224e860bf.jpg" width="335" style="display: inline; float: right; margin: 0px 0px 1em 1em;">Director: Karenssa LeGear comes from a long history of working in front of the camera, and on stage, as an actress and singer. In recent years she has finally stepped into the additional roles of Director, Producer, Casting Director, &amp; Collaborative Screenwriter. Karenssa is a dual citizen of Australia &amp; the U.S.A. Director: John Freeman comes from a background behind the camera specializing as a director and cinematographer. Having been part of dozens of projects in San Diego and LA, John has worked on everything from music videos to feature films -bringing the make believe to life on the big screen for nearly a decade. Over the past 5 years, Karenssa &amp; John have worked together on numerous independent films in San Diego. “Capture” marks the duo’s first collaboration as co- writers, co-directors, and co-producers. They followed "Capture" with a 5 minute narrative dramatic short, "In the Absence of Eden", which became an official selection and semi-finalist for the 2019 Women Making A Scene International film project. Karenssa is currently working with the screenwriter on a feature film based on that short.

Capture

Mario hears voices from the great beyond, which impels him to commit brutal acts by finding himself trapped in his same sadistic thoughts, hoping to drown out the trance he is living, he goes with a psychologist but is so lost within his own mind that he doesn't know if everything he does is reality or the product of his imagination. <img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/eventive-static/5e1a944f2ca94ea2ba99c04b13610549.jpg" width="130" style="display: inline; float: right; margin: 0px 0px 1em 1em;">Director: Fernando A. Fisher is an independent film Director who loves to experiment on different genres but explores more in horror and drama, his last short film" Love Does Not Exist" has crossed international festivals and has won for best-supporting actor in a festival in London, UK . And now he brings us a psychological thriller with great visuals and bloody surprises called "Perturbado" (disturbed)!

Perturbado (Disturbed)

In a 2030s small town bitterly divided over who belongs, a young Muslim-American woman puts herself at risk when she shares her private, digitized memories with strangers, challenging the status quo in the hope that empathy will triumph over hate. “American Quartet, through innovative storytelling and without speaking a word, poignantly communicates the future of hate, humanity, and courage.” - Irshad Manji, author, “Don’t Label Me” "Dvořák’s music is a perfect underscore for this American story of love, hate and identity..." - Elliott Forrest, WQXR "American Quartet" is a short film set in the near future, in which the newest device is a telepathic diary. The diary, owned by everyone, records only each individual's emotions and memories for the purpose of retrieving and re­-experiencing them. It centers on Noreen, a young home health aide starting to make a home for herself in a small American town, only to find that there are people who don't want to share their town with her. Andrew, a young man who lost his father in a war in the Middle East, does his utmost to make sure Noreen knows she’s unwelcome. And the majority of citizens, shepherded by longtime city councilwoman Sonia, are more interested in minimizing strife than in facing the underlying issues that plague their town. But with the help of Antonia, a newly-elected and justice-hungry city councilwoman, Noreen might have a chance at creating a place she can call home. Antonín Dvorák's beautiful “American Quartet” drives the film and allows the characters to tell their stories entirely without dialogue. "The story it tells is an important one, the focus on empathy is critical. A hopeful short about hate." -Rebekah Fieschi <img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/eventive-static/54d1d0bd682171b159186040f51579ac.jpg" width="160" style="display: inline; margin: 0px 0px 1em 1em; float: right;">Director: Jesca Prudencio is a director, choreographer,and community based artist. She is dedicatedto developing new theatrical works that humanize issuesand explore the tension between cultures.She focuses on new plays, musicals, anddance theater works in New York, regionally,and internationally.

American Quartet

Based on the true 1992 disappearance, three women with a dark secret driving out of town to start a new life and escape their old one, horrifically encounter their inevitable fates. <img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/eventive-static/9a70a011120e2c7054e734d13ec84697.jpg" width="182" style="display: inline; float: right; margin: 0px 0px 1em 1em;">Director: Emmy-nominated, Top 200 Director on HBO’s Project Greenlight and award winning film director from the Bronx, New York. Gonzalez showed an interest in film at an early age. He literally was born in the same hospital as iconic director Stanley Kubrick and lived in the same neighborhood 50 years apart. Most of his youth was spent making home movies with neighborhood friends and he never doubted his inevitable path to storytelling in film.After graduating high school and without a way to pay for film school, he enlisted in the U.S. Army amidst the devastating war raging overseas. He was deployed to Iraq and was thrown into combat at the forefront. While over there he endured a horrific, nighttime ambush; which unfortunately resulted in the loss of his best friend. Due to his bravery and sacrifice during the attack, Gonzalez was awarded an Army Commendation Medal with Valor. Despite his loss and hardship, he grew from his experiences and began documenting his day-to-day life with video cameras sent from home. The rest was history. He enrolled in the prestigious Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California. While there, he developed a unique cinematic identity that caught the eye of revered Hollywood photographer, Matthew Rolston, who shortly after began mentoring him. Consequently, the mentor-ship led Gonzalez to many new opportunities in film, TV, and music. Notable projects include,"Two Way Street" for Grammy Award Winner,&nbsp;Kimbra&nbsp;(Warner Brother Records) and Novel (a period thriller short) starring James Deen (The Canyons) - which led him to a Natural Born Artist Award for Filmmaker of the Year and a 2016 Emmy Nomination.This called the attention of Academy Award nominee Billy Weber (Top Gun, The Thin Red Line). Weber recognized Gonzalez's cinematic artistry and capacity for storytelling and the partnership led to a collaboration with legendary producer Edward R. Pressman (American Psycho, The Crow) on his life rights and experience in the Iraq War. His first novel “The Chords of War”,&nbsp;based on that experience - the forming of a rock n roll band to raise moral for troops and fight the enemy with music, was published by White Whisker Books in 2018. Acclaimed show runner Graham Yost (The Americans, Band of Brothers, Justified, Speed) - praised the novel and opened the book with an introduction.Gonzalez graduated with a B.F.A. and M.A. from Art Center College of Design in August 2013 and joins other recognizable alumni such as Michael Bay, Zach Snyder, and Tarsem Singh.In 2017, Gonzalez's directorial debut ¨Railway Spine¨ a period war and crime drama examining the psychological effects of PTSD, premiered and won the prestigious Gold Eagle Award 'Best Military Film at the San Diego International Film Festival.&nbsp;His true story novel is currently being optioned for television and his upcoming psychological horror short The Springfield Three is set to premiere this fall

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