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Director: Rolando Colla Writers: Rolando Colla, Roberto Scarpetti, Olivier Lorelle, Pilar Anguita-MacKay Starring: Fiorella Campanella, Armando Condolucci, Alessia Barela, Antonio Merone, Roberta Fossile, Marco D'Orazi, Aaron Hitz, Monica Cervini, Francesco Huang, Chiara Scolari Nic's (Armando Condolucci) parents fight -- like a lot. His father beats his mother, sometimes in public. Afterwards, she runs away, but she always comes back. Nic is 12-years old. He is a callous ball of anger and resentment, teetering on the verge of becoming a sociopath. It is difficult to determine what is more traumatizing for Nic, his father's volcanic temper or the fact that his mother always comes back for more. Nic deals with the aforementioned family drama by role playing in borderline dangerous games with his friends. The games, which are centered around a dilapidated shed located in the middle of a cornfield, are riddled with psychosexual drama fueled by raging preteen hormones. An...

U.S. Dramatic Competition

This year's 16 films were selected from 1,026 submissions. Each film is a world premiere.

Adam (Director-screenwriter: Max Mayer)

A strange and lyrical love story between a somewhat socially dysfunctional young man and the woman of his dreams. Cast: Hugh Dancy, Rose Byrne, Peter Gallagher, Amy Irving, Frankie Faison.

Amreeka (Director-screenwriter: Cherien Dabis)

When a divorced Palestinian woman and her teenage son move to rural Illinois at the outset of the Iraq war, they find their new lives replete with challenges. Cast: Nisreen Faour, Melkar Muallem, Hiam Abbass, Yussuf Abu-Warda, Alia Shawkat.

Big Fan (Director-screenwriter: Robert Siegel)

The world of a parking garage attendant who happens to be the New York Giants' biggest fan is turned upside down after an altercation with his favorite player. Cast: Patton Oswalt, Michael Rapaport, Kevin Corrigan, Marcia Jean Kurtz, Matt Servitto.

Brief Interviews With Hideous Men (Director-screenwriter: John Krasinski)

When her boyfriend leaves with little explanation,...