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RED CARPET EVENTS

OPENING NIGHT - Co-Presented by Latina Magazine
Tuesday, August 14 - 7 pm - Chelsea Clearview Cinemas
FILLY BROWN (NY Premiere)
Directors: Youssef Delara, Michael D. Olmos
Writer: Youssef Delara
Cast: Gina Rodriguez, Jenni Rivera, Edward James Olmos, Chrissie Fit, Lou Diamond Phillips
Logline: Maria Jose "Majo" Tonorio is a tough LA street poet who spits from the heart. She's an aspiring rap artist, while being a good daughter and older sister. Majo's life becomes a roller coaster when she tries to get her mother out of jail. FILLY BROWN will be distributed theatrically by Indomina Releasing.

DOMINICAN NIGHT - Presented by Heineken. Sponsored by HBO® and the Dominican American Professional Alliance
Thursday, August 16 - 7 pm - Columbia University Medical Center Alumni Auditorium
630 West 168th St. at Ft. Washington Ave., NYC 10032
ELLIOTT LOVES (NY Premiere)
Writer/Director: Terracino
Cast: Elena Goode, Tillman Norsworthy and Robin de Jesus
Logline: Two stages of a Dominican-American's life: first as a boy trying to bond with his young mother, and then a 21-year-old looking for love in New York City.

CLOSING NIGHT - Presented by Pepsi
Saturday, August 18 - 7 pm - Chelsea Clearview Cinemas
LEMON
Directors: Laura Brownson, Beth Levison
Performed by: Lemon Andersen
Logline: A feature-length documentary film depicting Lemon Andersen's struggle to free his family from poverty and pain as he exposes his most shocking secrets on the NY Stage. LEMON is a Russell Simmons presentation in association with Impact Partners.

WORLD PREMIERE EXCLUSIVE PRESENTATION
Saturday, August 18 - 8:45 pm - Chelsea Clearview Cinemas
THE GIRL IS IN TROUBLE
Director: Julius Onah
Co-Written by: Julius Onah and Mayuran Tiruchelvam
Cast: Columbus Short, Wilmer Valderrama, Alicja Bachleda and Jesse Spencer
Logline: From executive producer Spike Lee comes the thriller "The Girl Is In Trouble," a Lower East Side bartender becomes entangled in a murder mystery involving a desperate woman, a missing drug dealer and the scion of a powerful investment firm.

NYILFF will also present in competition domestic and international features, documentaries and shorts, plus On The Edge, a showcase of non-traditional film genres and NYILFF Spectrum, which showcases global urban films, not limited to the Latino perspective. NYILFF also includes industry panels, red carpet premieres and celebrity appearances.

NYILFF 2012 FILM PROGRAMMING

DOMESTIC FEATURES
186 DOLLARS TO FREEDOM
DELUSIONS OF GRANDEUR
LOVE, CONCORD
MARIACHI GRINGO
SUNSET STORIES
TONY TANGO
UNDER MY NAILS

INTERNATIONAL FEATURES
180 SEGUNDOS (180 Seconds) (Colombia)
A NOVELA DAS 8 (Prime Time Soap) (Brazil)
EL RUMOR DE LAS PIEDRAS (The Rumble of the Stones) (Venezuela)
JAQUE MATE (Check Mate) (Dominican Republic)
LA BRUJULA LA LLEVA EL MUERTO (The Compass Is Carried By The Dead Man) (Mexico)
LA LUCHA DE ANA (Ana's Struggle) (Dominican Republic)
LA MUJER DE IVÁN (Ivan's Woman) (Chile)
LA ÚLTIMA ISLA (The Last Island) (Spain)
SANGRE DE FAMILIA (Family Blood) (Mexico)
UNA NOCHE (Cuba)
ZOOLÓGICO (Zoo) (Chile)