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The 10th annual Lake Arrowhead Film Festival was a
10 all the way around, with screenings of a broad range
of acclaimed shorts, documentaries and features. “The
films this year were beyond incredible, and when you
have really good films you have a really good festival,”
said president Mary Dippell. Directors of 66 of the
75 pictures screened at the four-day event were in
attendance, giving fans a rare opportunity to meet the
filmmakers. “Reach for Me,” director LeVar Burton’s
heartfelt tribute to love in the face of aging, cancer and
death, was the top feature and also received the Best
of the Festival award. For more information, visit
www.lakearrowheadfilmfestival.com.
Photos by khai le
From the film “in Pursuit of Panama,” promoter h. David
trujillo, left, writer-director Garrett Martin and director
of photography Cody smith
actor Vince spano, left, festival attendee loren starr and
lake arrowhead Film Festival board member Pete Noriega
From the film “Jackson,” actor Charlie Robinson, left,
director J.F. lawton and actor barry Primus
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Film Festival
Filmmaker Mark Cole (“Web of Desire”), left, volunteer Camille Chan, filmmaker John
McDonald (“Ghost Mountain”) and producer Jeff Perlis (“Perske and Poorhima sharma”)
logan brown, writer-director of “simulacrum,” left,
the festival’s filmmaker coordinator Nancy barath
and actor Clark Freeman
lake arrowhead Film Festival board member Rick
Ray, left, kenneth shoji and volunteer Dave Cline
Jahsun, left, writer-director Jim thebaut and
composer Christopher klatman (“the american
southwest: are We Running Dry?”)
Writer Damian owl (“Wake Up
and Write”), left, and producer
ivan Corona
Georgina lightning, writer and
director of “older than america,”
and comedian JR Redwater