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‘IT’S A WRAP’ AWARD CEREMONY

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FILM FEST MARTY THACKER E X E C U T IV E D I R E CTO R , G I G HA R B O R F I L M F E ST I VAL

As Co-founder of GHFF, it’s been a pleasure and wonderful opportunity to show the love, care and beauty of our community. Not only for those of us fortunate to live here but for the tourist and our neighbors of Puget Sound. Gig Harbor is an enclave within a harbor to offer friendly smiles, cultural arts, boating, and all that makes our beautiful community hum with love. I’ve enjoyed the opportunity to meet and speak with many filmmakers. They learn quickly the care, appreciation and positive support their films are given. How exciting for them to learn their treasured work will be screened in a high tech, award winning, 10 screen Galaxy Theatre and appreciated by an articulate, intelligent, sophisticated community of film-enthusiasts. Each will have a chance, first hand, to view our beautiful town, enjoy those friendly smiles and warm handshakes. Now, let’s sit back, enjoy the popcorn, the films and learn firsthand from filmmakers all that goes into shooting and making independent films we all love!! The Gig Harbor Film Festival.....we bring the Magic of film to you!!

WARREN ZIMMERMAN P R E S I D E N T/ C E O, G I G HA R BO R C H A M B ER O F C OMMERCE

Welcome to Fall in Gig Harbor and thank you for choosing to be a part of our amazing Gig Harbor Film Festival. Now in its sixth season, we anxiously look forward to viewing an array of unique films and interesting subjects brought to us by another group of aspiring filmmakers. Many artists have praised the beauty of our community and spoke of the inspiration that they have received while working here. We are so proud of our community and look forward to sharing its beauty with these artists and seeing the world around us through their films. There are many events during the weekend of the Film Festival, certainly something for everyone. Bring your friends and family to help us greet these talented visitors and welcome them to the Maritime City.

GERRY KNIGHT

G IG H AR B O R F IL M FE ST IVAL B OAR D P RE SIDE NT

The Festival is growing year by year, a tribute to vibrant leadership. Our Community has responded to this new venture and support continues to grow from businesses and residents alike. Join me in seeing some thought provoking and controversial ﬁlms at the Sixth Annual Gig Harbor Film Festival.

CHUCK HUNTER MAYOR OF GIG HARBOR

I would like to welcome you to the 6th annual Gig Harbor Film Festival, October 18th – October 20th. The Gig Harbor Film Festival is an opportunity to view unique and independent ﬁlms on a number of different subjects, and gives you the ability to talk to the experts and get inside information about the ﬁlm making. A rare treat. Regardless of your age or interests, the Gig Harbor Film Festival has something that will entertain you. It provides enjoyment for our entire community and our visitors alike. I commend and thank the organizers for bringing this event to Gig Harbor each year. I would also like to welcome our military personnel to this year’s fest. We value and appreciate the service you provide our community and country.

KAREN SCOTT

CIT Y O F GI G H A RB O R M A RK ETI NG DI R ECTO R

Welcome to Gig Harbor’s 6th annual Film Festival! This festival has grown to become a wonderful foundation event for the Gig Harbor community, an event with activities for film lovers of all ages. Thank you to the hard working Gig Harbor Film Festival team for making Gig Harbor a destination for film makers, film competitors and film lovers - young and old. I hope you explore and enjoy every aspect of the festival and have an opportunity to explore and enjoy every aspect of our community. Waiting for you is a host of arts and recreational activities alongside beautiful fall scenery. Our local hotels have special film festival deals so stay and play in our lovely community. Enjoy the festival and Gig Harbor - Washington’s Maritime City. Learn more at www.gigharborguide.com.

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GIG HARBOR FILM FESTIVAL OCT 18 • 19 • 20 I GALAXY THEATRE

Join us at the 6th Annual Gig Harbor Film Festival as we honor, pay tribute and say thank you to our U.S. Military Men and Women for their dedicated service and sacrifices as they protect our nation and freedom. The 2013 Gig Harbor Film Festival includes over 70 independent films and features more than 23 filmmakers participating in popular Q&A sessions and two panel discussions in the theater after the screening of their films. This year why not consider purchasing a VIP Pass and get total access to all of the festival films, activities and fun!

OPENING NIGHT GALA GALAXY THEATRE/CANTERWOOD

GMO OMG THU I 5:00 PM

93 min

Feature Length Documentary

Director: Jeremy Seifert Today in the United States, by the simple acts of feeding ourselves, we are unwittingly participating in the largest experiment ever conducted on human beings. Each of us unknowingly consumes genetically engineered food on a daily basis. The risks and effects to our health and the environment are largely unknown. Yet more and more studies are being conducted around the world, which only provide even more reason for concern. We are the oblivious guinea pigs for wide-scale experimentation of modern biotechnology. GMO OMG tells the story of a fathers discovery of GMOs in relationship to his 3 young children and the world around him. We still have time to heal the planet, feed the world, and live sustainably. But we have to start now!

Following the opening ﬁlm, continue the fun as you, our stars, walk the red carpet at Canterwood to meet ﬁlmmakers and honored Medal of Honor recipient, SFC Petry and recipient of the Purple Heart, Sue Downes. Festivities will also include interviews and photo opportunities. Appetizers and a no host bar will be available.

COST IS INCLUDED IN YOUR VIP PASS OR $45 WITHOUT IT.

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‘KIDSFEST’ SHORT FILMS FOR THE YOUNGER SET SUN I 1 TO 2:30 PM I GALAXY THEATRE $6 PER CHILD INCLUDES ONE PARENT FREE OF CHARGE Includes free treats: Peanut butter and jelly sandwich, apple slices, juice box and string cheese.

Featuring Solana Booth, Granddaughter of Chief Dan George from the Nooksack Tribe and isTsymyan from SE Alaska. Solana is a local storyteller and ﬁlmmaker with her degree in Education uses her wisdom, education and experience to support the historical traditions of First People everywhere. Storytelling, can be entertainment and educational as a living history it requires great effort and intention to move it forward. Solana unites ancient tradition and new technology to strengthen First People Communities, and the larger world. First Nations language, song, stories and teachings are among the worlds greatest treasures! Watch Solana weave traditional stories with modern media.

‘IT’S A WRAP’ FILMMAKERS AWARD CEREMONY SUN I 3:00 PM I BABICH NET SHED “It’s a Wrap” will commemorate the special efforts of participants who have devoted themselves to the art of film making. In addition to honoring those filmmakers, a special, “Pay it Forward” award will be presented to actress Lindsay Wagner who will attend the event. The award is a tribute to Ms. Wagner’s dedication to and promotion of the industry through classes, seminars and her lifetime involvement in film. Lindsay Wagner is perhaps best known for her portrayal of Jaime Sommers in the 1970s television series The Bionic Woman. “It’s a Wrap” will take place at the historic Babich Net Shed located between the Tides Tavern and The Green Turtle restaurant. The building includes an enclosed hall and a lounge. Appetizers and a no host beverage bar will be available. Dress is “Gig Harbor casual”; waterfront clothing and boat shoes. Overhead heaters and enclosed from wind.

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SPACE IS LIMITED. COST IS INCLUDED IN YOUR VIP PASS OR $35 WITHOUT

72-HOUR FILM COMPETITION SCREENING AND AWARDS CEREMONY SUN I 5:00 PM I GALAXY THEATRE Support and attend the excitement as youth and adult filmmakers from Gig Harbor and surrounding communities learn which film will receive the trophy for best short competition in both age groups. Competitors had 72 hours on a recent weekend in July to create a movie of up to five minutes, including script writing, shooting, light design, sound recording and editing.

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HONORING OUR WOUNDED WARRIORS GHFF is honored to welcome two outstanding U S Military award recipients, SFC LEROY PETRY, who received the Medal of Honor as well as multiple major citations, and Retired U.S. ARMY CORPORAL SUE DOWNS who received two Purple Hearts and a Bronze Star. They have both been credited for exemplary service during their tours in the Afghanistan Campaign.

Join us October 17 at the Opening Gala Kick O� Party as we salute these two wonderful, dedicated citizens and honor the sacrifices of all the men and women in our military. MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENT SGT. 1ST CLASS LEROY ARTHUR PETRY is currently assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 75th Ranger Regiment at Fort Benning, Ga. with duties as a liaison officer for the United States Special Operations Command Care Coalition—Northwest Region, providing oversight to wounded warriors, ill and injured service members and their families. He was born in 1979 in New Mexico. In September 1999, Petry enlisted in the United States Army, something he wanted to do since he was 7-years-old. Petry then volunteered for the 75th Ranger Regiment because of its reputable history. After completion of One Station Unit Training, the Basic Airborne Course and the Ranger Assessment and Selection Program – all at Fort Benning – Petry was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment. He served as a grenadier, squad automatic rifleman, fire team leader, squad leader, operations sergeant and a weapons squad leader. He has deployed eight times in support of overseas contingency operations with two tours to Iraq and six tours to Afghanistan. At the time of the May 26, 2008 combat engagement, Petry was a Staff Sergeant Squad Leader assigned to Co. D, 2nd Bn., 75th Ranger Regiment at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. Petry plans to retire from the Army after many more years of service. Petry enjoys serving in the Army, and has a great opportunity to work with the care coalition; in his words, “If I can’t go to the fight, I can help the men who are wounded, injured or ill.” His military education includes the Basic Airborne Course, Combat Life Saver Course, U.S. Army Ranger Course, Warrior Leader Course, Jumpmaster Course, Advanced Leader Course, Senior Leader Course and Combatives Level One Course. His awards and decorations include the Ranger Tab, the Combat Infantryman’s Badge, Expert Infantryman’s Badge, Senior Parachutist Badge, the Parachutist Badge and Canadian Jump Wings. He has also been awarded two Bronze Star Medals, a Purple Heart, three Army Commendation Medals, two Army Achievement Medals, Valorous Unit Award, three Army Good Conduct Medals, National Defense Service Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal with Combat Star, Iraq Campaign Medal with Combat Star, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Non-commissioned Officer Professional Development Ribbon with numeral 3, Overseas Service Ribbon and the Army Service Ribbon. Petry and his wife have four children. He is currently attending Pierce College at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., with plans for a Bachelor of Science degree in business management.

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PURPLE HEART RECIPIENT CPL (RET.) SUE DOWNES served in Afghanistan and was originally stationed in Germany. In Feb 2005, she was deployed with the 554th Military Police Co. attached to the 10th Mt. Division out of New York. In Afghanistan, she was stationed in Logar Province with only about 50 personnel. She was a gunner and also a driver. After returning back from R&R in November 2005, Downes was asked if she wanted to be a gunner for a mission the next day. About 30 min. into the mission, troops hit 3 landmines that were pressure plated, so when their Humvee tires hit, they exploded throwing Downes’ driver from the truck and instantly killing her squad leader. The driver bled out within 3 mins. Downes eventually regained consciousness. Downes remembers nothing of that day, other than the snow and the mountains. All she knew is what she had been told. She suffered leg amputations both below the knee, a liver laceration, an intestine laceration, left arm nerve damage, and also TBI and PTSD. While at Walter Reed, Downes was encouraged to apply for a service dog through the NEADSs (National Education for Assistance Dog Services) Canines for Combat Veterans program. In August 2007, She was paired with Lila — a yellow Labrador, and they both quickly became known as “blonde on blonde” by other patients. In addition to helping her walk with my prosthetic legs, Lila has become a loving and intuitive companion, particularly with PTSD: “The big thing is, she helps me with a lot of stress issues, which I didn’t expect her to do. If I’m down in the dumps one day, she knows. She’ll come lay at my feet or jump up on the couch. She’s not supposed to, but I let her. She lies beside me and tries to cheer me up.” Downes is the ﬁrst female combat veteran to receive a service dog. Now retired from the Army, she feels that she has adjusted “pretty well,” with good days and bad. She tires easily and does not go out as much as I used to. “However, on a good day, Lila and I might visit the local veterans association or shop for groceries; Lila also likes to go to PetSmart.” “I am thankful that while out in public, people tend to pay more attention to Lila than to my disabilities. She helps with a lot of things: picking up things when I drop them, bring me things when I point to them, opens doors, makes me smile when I don’t feel like it. I have overcome a lot. Lila makes me feel at ease. In the Army, we have this thing called a “battle buddy.” You never go anywhere by yourself, and you always take your “battle buddy” because they are there to protect you and you are there to protect them. It’s the same concept with a service dog.”

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REDWOOD HIGHWAY FRI I 7:30 PM

90 min

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Living in a comfortable retirement community in Southern Oregon, estranged from her family, unsatisﬁed with her surroundings, and generally not happy about life, Marie decides to journey 80 miles by foot to the coast of Oregon to see the ocean for the ﬁrst time in 45 years. Along the way, she meets an extraordinary cast of characters and discovers that you’re never too old to learn something about life and about yourself.

CEMENT SUITCASE FRI

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90 min

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Director: Gary Lundgren

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Director: Jeremy Mackie While You Weren’t Looking takes the essence of a grand swashbuckling adventure and miniaturizes it to a 5-year-old size. Our hero Daylen is a young girl living a cloistered life under the watchful eyes of over-protective adults, especially her dotting, self-helping mother. But while out on a trip to a grocery store, Daylen ﬁnds the smarts and courage to steal away riding on a shopping cart, ﬁnds misadventure scooting behind the backs of customers, and ends up in a drag race with the local hot-rodder of the store. Will it end in disaster like her Mom’s always feared?

BENNY FRI I 11:05 AM

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Director: J. Rick Castaneda

Director: Nathan Firn

CEMENT SUITCASE is the story of what happens when a quarter-life crisis goes unchecked. Dwayne Bartholomew stars as Franklin Rowe, a great wine salesman who shines in front of his customers, but is dangerously close to losing his job, his house, and his girlfriend, Charlene (Kristina Guerrero, E! News). Things take a turn when he meets Jackford (Nathan Sapsford; MTV Australia), a charismatic vagabond. Jackford forces his way in ﬁguratively and literally when he breaks into Franklin’s house and convinces Franklin to let him stay. After Jackford’s antics push Franklin’s train cart off its tracks, Franklin starts taking chances - like befriending the one person he hates most in the world, his girlfriend’s lover, Brad.

Benny does not get along with his older brother, Albert. Benny tries to stay away from the house and live in his own world as much as possible. Allison, his ﬁve-year-old sister, annoys Benny by constantly tagging along with him everywhere. One day, although their single mother, Joanne, strictly forbids it, Albert decides to have a girl over to the house and ignore his babysitting duties. Benny immediately leaves and goes to the local swimming pool, Allison tags along. But, Allison nearly drowns. Now Benny has to cover up Albert’s irresponsibility or risk facing Albert’s wrath. Benny works to keep Allison’s mouth shut. However, Allison doesn’t act like herself and Joanne interrogates Albert, but to no avail. The next day, www.gigharborfilmfestival.org • 2013 GIG HARBOR FILM FESTIVAL • 13 www.gigharborfilmfestival.org • 2013 GIG HARBOR FILM FESTIVAL • 13

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FRACKNATION SAT I 3:45 PM

77 min

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FrackNation follows journalist Phelim McAleer as he faces gun threats, malicious 911 calls and bogus lawsuits when questioning green extremists for the truth about fracking. Fracking is going to make America one of the world’s leading energy producers and has become the target of a concerted campaign by environmentalists who want it banned. In FrackNation McAleer travels across the USA and Europe to uncover the science suppressed by environmental activists and ignored by much of the media. He talks with scientists and ordinary Americans who live in fracking areas and who tell him the truth behind the exaggerations and misrepresentations of antifracking activists.

JUST A FAVOR 6 min

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Director: Phelim McAleer

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Director: Maureen Reilly Washington Corrections Center for Women lies close to the picturesque waterfront town of Gig Harbor. Every year 500 women are released from this prison and 2/3 of them are re-incarcerated, many within the ﬁrst year. This ﬁlm is about a group of Rotarians developing a program to help the offenders recognize their true potential and translate their skills into a resume and a successful interview so they can lead productive lives on release. The program actually goes far beyond that in the 6-week class thanks to the dedication of the volunteer businessmen and women who teach it. Several times a year they donate 30 intense hours to instill

TRANQUILITY SAT I 5:15 PM

9 min

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Director: Linda Brieda

Director: Dorian King

Isabella, a 14-year-old, is bullied in school. A classmate offers his help in return of a favor. Before she knows it she is caught in a net of hideous secrets.

Since the dawn of time war has molded history, but ask yourself at what cost Date - Time

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EVERYTHING WENT DOWN FRI

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86 min

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Director: Anna Goodman-Herrick

Director: Dustin Morrow

Henry Oertelt and his new wife, Inge, survived the Holocaust. In the early 1950’s, they immigrated to Minnesota from Berlin with their baby. Henry has managed to get a job, buy a car (even though they were hoodwinked into paying $500 and is now studying for his American citizenship. Inge convinced Henry to go to a party. On the way out the door, he avoided a confrontation with the babysitter who looked inquisitively at his Auschwitz tattoo. Henry, like many Survivors, originally never wanted to talk about his experiences in Germany during the Holocaust. Arnold Fink, one of the party guests, was very nosy and kept pestering him with questions. Henry tried to dodge him but he was very persistent. Finally, Arnold extracted the time and place of Henry’s liberation. They discover that both of them were there at the exact same time!

‘Everything Went Down’ follows a young college professor (played by Noah Drew) who has become a shell of a person following the death two years earlier of his wife. Crippled by a numbing grief, he’s shut himself off from the world emotionally. At the same time, a young singer-songwriter (popular indie rocker Kate Tucker) has begun to lose faith in the struggle to make a name for herself as a musician. Bogged down by the pressures of turning her art into commerce, she has lost sight of why she wanted to make music in the first place. ‘Everything Went Down’ is a realist musical in the style of the beloved Irish film ‘Once.’ Subverting the traditional structure of musicals, in which characters artificially break into song and performance, the music in ‘Everything Went Down’ is integrated concretely into the world of the film, complementing the narrative, and providing the film with the generosity and compassion at its center.

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SECOND DANCE

SUN I 11:10 AM 8 min

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Director: Howard Cook

Before he became the overweight obsessive sadsack of his later years, the Penguin was a poet and a dandy, who threw lavish parties and was an expert at umbrella ﬂight. Looking for love, he is introduced to a lovely nanny, Mary Poppins who also prefers travel by umbrella. The results are not what he had expected; his hopes dashed by a mysterious stranger in a black cape.

Meet Bart Tyler, a cocky up-and comer in the dangerous sport of professional bull riding. Live the passion and drama, as a documentary ﬁlm crew records Bart’s struggle to escape his father’s looming shadow, the infamous Bill “The Buzzerbeater” Tyler and become the champion he was meant to be.

THE NINETY NINES SUN I 11:00AM 7 min

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Director: Howard Cook Now she ﬁghts as a member of a super secret elite team of women, the 99’s. Part of the Scientiﬁc Strategic Reserve and equipped with Tesla technology, the 99’s are hell-bent on stopping Hitler and his evil science from dominating the free world.

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Directors: Dan Carracino, Kevin Hanlon

Director: Rob Underhill

Bill W. tells the story of William G. Wilson, co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous, a man included in TIME Magazine’s “100 Persons of the 20th Century.” Interviews, recreations, and rare archival material reveal how Bill Wilson, a hopeless drunk near death from his alcoholism, found a way out of his own addiction and then forged a path for countless others to follow. With Bill as its driving force, A.A. grew from a handful of men to a worldwide fellowship of over 2 million men and women – a success that made him an icon within A.A., but also an alcoholic unable to be a member of the very society he had created. A reluctant hero, Bill Wilson lived a life of sacriﬁce and service, and left a legacy that continues every day, all around the world.

Joseph “Blake” Carrington runs an organic mini-farm on the outskirts of a large, southern town. His rustic lifestyle means he is a bit removed from his family: his wife spent the last decade pursuing a career in pediatrics; his teenage daughter, Tracy, wants independence; his 10-year-old son has been raised on television, video games and abundance. It’s a typical day of drama and duties when a solar storm cuts power to the farm. Soon after they discover electricity and communications in town are at total blackout as well: Cell phones do not connect, battery powered radios get only static, nothing is transmitting from television networks. There is no way of knowing what is happening, except by word of mouth. All things in the outside world descend into chaos without electricity and communications. Resources diminish. For most a struggle of life and death ensues.

CHINOOK DOWN

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FRI I 12:25 PM

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Director: Alex Quade “Chinook Down” is an investigation into the Taliban surface-to-air missile shoot down of a U.S. Chinook helicopter in Afghanistan, that killed all on board. Alex Quade was supposed to be on that helicopter. She survived to report firsthand on the recovery efforts, which included a fierce firefight. The mission involved Army Special Forces Green Berets, Air Force Special Operations assets, Parachute Infantry Regiment and Combat Aviation Brigade elements. Ms. Quade gathered material about the attack on the helicopter obtained previously unreleased documents from the Pentagon and collected video from soldiers and pilots on the scene. The result of her work is a video special for The New York Times - At War website. 16 • 2013 GIG HARBOR FILM FESTIVAL • www.gigharborfilmfestival.org 16 • 2013 GIG HARBOR FILM FESTIVAL • www.gigharborfilmfestival.org

SAT I 3:15 PM

65 min

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Director: Catherine Jayasuriya DUSTY’S TRAIL: SUMMIT OF BORNEO is an inspirational documentary about a young man’s journey with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (Duchenne), a fatal and debilitating muscle wasting condition that affects one in 3,500 boys worldwide. The story tells about people coming together from around the world to climb a mountain in Borneo for charity to raise awareness for Duchenne. DUSTY’S TRAIL: SUMMIT OF BORNEO celebrates life through the ties that bind all humanity. It’s about the power of creating a positive, happy, fulﬁlling and inspiring life when the odds seem against it. Filmed in Borneo and California, the documentary is based on interviews with doctors, researchers, parents, friends and people who have been inspired by Dusty’s life, some with whom he has never met, and others who share the same path.

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Old Goats is the often hilarious and always heartfelt story of three older men who refuse to go quietly into the night of retirement and old age. Cantankerous and set in their ways, each man must come to terms with the sunset years in his own unique fashion. Shot in and around Seattle, Old Goats ﬁnds humor in the everyday foibles of retirement life, providing a refreshing perspective on the golden years through the eyes of three men who don’t feel (or act) anywhere close to as old as they look.

HONOR FLIGHT: ONE LAST MISSION SAT I 11:10 AM

82min

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Director: Dan Hayes The film follows a devoted team of Midwest volunteers as they race against the clock to send every local WWII veteran to the Washington, D.C. memorials built in their honor. The more they do, the more the cause takes on a life of its own. The film captures Honor Flight from the point of view of the volunteers and veterans, who share their war and life stories along the way. The trip itself is a profound event, filled with surprises and acts of appreciation from a grateful nation. The all-but-forgotten veterans are heroes once again.

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Director: Taylor Goterson

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Directors: Pam Howland, Daniel McKinney REMEMBERING FREDERIC is a ﬁlm about one pianist’s journey into Chopin’s world. It weaves together strands from Chopin’s tragic life story, combining beautiful footage of the Polish and French sites where this story unfolded, interviews with Polish, French, and American experts and music lovers, Pamela Howland’s teaching moments about Chopin’s compositional style, and her own heartfelt performances of his masterworks. Also featured is legendary actress ROSEMARY HARRIS, Emmy winner for her 1975 performance of Chopin’s lover George Sand in the Masterpiece Theatre series NOTORIOUS WOMAN. This unique mix creates a kaleidoscopic view of Chopin’s emotional life, music, and genius, not only transporting viewers back to the 19th century, but inviting them to discover the meaning and impact Chopin’s genius and music still can have for audiences today.

HONOR AND SACRIFICE SAT I 1:40 PM

28 min

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Producer/Director: Lucy Ostrander and Don Sellers “Honor and Sacrifice” is the story of one man’s journey from early hardship to a concentration camp and ultimately to the stature of authentic American hero, based on his nearly unbelievable contribution as a member of Merrill’s Marauders. Roy was a man of extraordinary strength, stamina, wit, and courage, as this story demonstrates. But in most respects he was also a typical member of the Japanese American community he grew up in, showing through his life and military service the qualities of determination, loyalty, and acceptance of sacrifice that define the honorable place in US history occupied by the Japanese Americans of the 20th century. www.gigharborfilmfestival.org • 2013 GIG HARBOR FILM FESTIVAL • 17 www.gigharborfilmfestival.org • 2013 GIG HARBOR FILM FESTIVAL • 17

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OF TEACHING KILLER WHALES COMPASSION SAT I 3:00 PM

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Director: Ralph Wolfgang Joseph has lived on the streets for some time now and with no apparent end in sight his world is encompassed only by the basic needs of survival. This particular day starts the same as any other, begging for money and struggling to ﬁnd someway to feed himself. A chance encounter with a stranger, however, offers Joseph a chance of something better, when is invited to help out inside a small theater. Once he enters, though, he suddenly ﬁnds himself in front of an audience and the center of a scene in a play that seems to mirror the life he might have had if things were different. Through his interactions on stage, Joseph is allowed to experience the normalcy of human interaction and begins to lose himself in this alternate reality, if only for a brief moment

THE TOOTH FAIRY SAT I 5:05 PM

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11 min

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Director: David Golden Alone in a small room, a man is confronted with questions that have no answers, in a world where there are no lies-- only a lack of understanding.

FOREVER MANKIND SUN I 11:20AM 11 min

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Director: Rachael Sonnenberg

Director: Howard Cook

8 year old Luke believes in the Toothfairy....do you?

In July 1969, the world watched as Apollo 11 took the ﬁrst men to the moon. Speechwriter William Saﬁre was tasked with writing the contingency speech for President Richard Nixon to give should the mission end in disaster. If the worst happen, what words would their families, the nation, and the world need to hear?

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HIGH AND HALLOWED: EVEREST 1963 FRI I 11:15 AM

48 min

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High and Hallowed: Everest 1963 is the deeper story of the greatest Himalayan climb in American mountaineering history. Profiling the bold and visionary efforts of the 1963 American Mount Everest Expedition, the film examines the sheer commitment, step-by-step struggle and lasting impact of the first American ascent of Mt. Everest and the pioneering first ascent of the West Ridge by Tom Hornbein and Willi Unsoeld. Five decades later, High and Hallowed journeys back to Everest to discover if the essence of risk, adventure and the unknown that drew the first Americans to the summit still exists on Everest today.

JOURNEY TO SQUAXIN ISLAND SUN I 11:00 AM 52 min

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Directors: Solana Booth, Mark Celetti “Journey to Squaxin Island combines documentary ﬁlm, storytelling and music, for a truly unique experience. The 52 minute documentary explores the Squaxin Island Tribe through sacred stories, compelling history, and their amazing cultural revival leading to the hosting of Tribal Journeys. It is also the story of many indigenous nations of the Paciﬁc Northwest coast - great societies with the common threads of cedar, salmon, and water. A culture that has managed to survive near annihilation and once again

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SERVICE: WHEN WOMEN COME MARCHING HOME PANEL DISCUSSION FOLLOWING FILM SAT I 5:55 PM

Director: Dave Morton

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Director: Marcia Rock SERVICE, the film, portrays the courage of women veterans as they transition from active duty to their civilian lives. We see the horrific traumas they faced, their invisible as well as physical injuries and all their challenges in receiving benefits and care. We follow them through the accomplishments they work to achieve. From the deserts of Afghanistan to rural Tennessee, from Iraq to New York City, we watch these women wrestle with prosthetics, homelessness, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and Military Sexual Trauma. The documentary is told through their voices as they speak from their homes, grocery stores and therapy sessions. Their pictures and videos shot in Iraq and Afghanistan speak volumes. The film is part of a much larger project. Through robust social media, SERVICE continues supporting women through Facebook groups.

WHITE SPACE IN A PAINTING FRI I 2:30PM

30 min

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Director: Jon Campbell Rabbit is an artist. But he’s also a gambler. He owes Mr. Papadopolus 56,000 Pounds. Rabbit has to come up with the money. Unfortunately, he hasn’t got it. He’s broke. What’s more, he’s a fantasist. He hasn’t sold a single painting. So when gangsters Bland and Lundt pay Rabbit a visit, Rabbit must hand over the cash or hand over his life. There’s only one thing going for him... Bland thinks Rabbit has talent. Bland is impressed, especially by a painting that remains unﬁnished in the living room. Will Rabbit survive? Will the painting ever be completed? In this sharp drama only one thing is certain: the comedy is always edged with black, the menace forever veering towards the absurd.

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MAIDEN TRIP SAT I 11:00 AM 82 min

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FRI I 2:20 PM

9 min

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Director: Jillian Schlesinger

Director: Ben Kadie

Born on a boat and raised in shipyards, Laura Dekker grew up with one dream: to sail around the world alone. At thirteen, her daring plot sparked resistance from Dutch authorities and a global storm of media scrutiny. A year later, she won the right to set sail. Now, far from land, family, and unwanted attention, Laura spends her pivotal teenage years exploring the world alone in search of freedom, adventure, and lost childhood dreams. Jillian Schlesinger’s debut feature ampliﬁes Laura’s brave, deﬁant voice through a mix of Laura’s own video and voice recordings at sea and intimate vérité footage from locations including the Galapagos Islands, French Polynesia, Australia, and South Africa.

The story of Megan, a closeted gay 15 year old, who runs away from her mother’s expectations. Hiding in an abandoned subway tunnel, she uses spray paint to create art for her mother. Megan hopes that through this gallery of graffiti she can help her mother understand who she is. Director Ben Kadie (age 17) filmed in downtown Seattle and in the 100-year-old underground bunkers of Fort Casey State Park. Ben, a high schooler, turned these locations into graffiti-covered subway tunnels using visual effects including motion tracking and 3D modeling. Emma Rae Johnson leads a cast that includes Seattle-area actors Molly Berg, Andrew Tribolini, Rex Davison, and Victoria Puckett. The film features licensed songs by Now, Now and Bethurum.

BIBLE QUIZ

THE SHOOTOUT

SUN I 3:00 PM

79 min

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Feature Length Documentary

SAT I 2:55 PM

20 min

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Director: Nicole Teeny

Director: Craig Muller

Mikayla is just like any other seventeen year old girl with a crush...except unlike other girls, Mikayla has over 2,000 Bible verses memorized, and the object of her affection is her Bible Quiz team captain, JP. This year, JP only has eyes for the National Bible Quiz Championship. Last year he placed third nationally, and in his senior year, JP is determined that their church will win. In order to succeed, they must compete against thousands of other teens from across the US, including their biggest rival, Cedar Park. Mikayla hopes that if she can lead their team to victory she will ﬁnd the support she lacks in her own family and win the ultimate prize; JP’s love.

In the old west, the choices you make determine a path of righteousness or destruction.

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MY NAME IS FAITH FRI I 3:35 PM

80 min

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Directors: Tiffany Sudela Junker, Jason Banker and Jorge Torres-Torres The doc chronicles the life of Faith, a 13-year-old adopted child who suffers from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and Reactive Attachment Disorder, and her struggle to heal from the trauma inﬂicted on her by her birth mother and develop trust for her new adoptive parents.

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HER AIM IS TRUE SUN I 3:00 PM

70 min

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Director: Karen Whitehead In 1964 Jini Dellaccio began hanging out with raucous garage bands in her Gig Harbor backyard, creating innovative album covers and striking publicity stills using the backdrop of nature and her impassioned eye as a photographer. Soon she was capturing unprecedented portraits of Neil Young and early performances by bands like The Who, The Rolling Stones and Mamas & Papas. Musicians and rock photographers join Jini Dellaccio on an inspiring tour of her ingenuity and style, with a soundtrack and interviews that capture the Pacific Northwest’s vibrant music subculture. At the heart of this film though, is a legacy lost and found in an enduring story about love, creativity and indie spirit, with universal appeal? Special Presentation of Her Aim Is True with Merrilee Rush... Watch the film and be part of the conversation afterwards with this talented singer who had one of the biggest hits of the 1960s.

QUEST FOR ENERGY

OUT OF PRINT FRI I 11:20 AM

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Director: Emily Firn Browsing bookshops is a happy pastime for many, but with the introduction of the internet and eBooks we have adapted our ways of accessing the written word. “Out of Print” examines how authors, bookshops, publishers and readers have adapted to switching from paper to digital and what they think the future of books will look like. Including interviews with author Michael Jecks, Random House Inc UK and footage of Philip Gregory’s book launch for “The King Makers Daughter”, the ﬁlm ask ultimate questions, “I wonder if my children will enjoy the visceral experience of reading as much, or if they’ll care about the medium as much as I do?

FRI I 2:05 PM

10 min

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Director: Vinit Parmar Four million off-grid Indians are ready to save their precious World Heritage site with sustainable ways of living. They are already living virtually carbon-free in the world’s most unique and largest wetland. Two of their islands have vanished because of rising sea levels due to the effects of climate change. Low-cost coal or kerosene produces a carbon-footprint; fossil fuels are not a viable option. Instead, solar panels, hybrid power plants, and cow manure are local solutions. With 1.3 billion people still looking to get electricity in the world, these sustainable options may just save our planet.

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THINGS I DON’T UNDERSTAND SUN I 7:15 PM

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Director: David Spaltro The story follows Violet Kubelick, a brilliant young grad student studying near-death experiences and her recent withdrawn, closedoff behavior after a mysterious, failed suicide attempt. She and her two artist-roommates are forced by ﬁnancial matters to ﬁnally confront their fears and step out of the protective bubble they’ve created for themselves in their Brooklyn loft while Violet herself forms a cathartic relationship with a young, terminally ill girl in a hospice she is interviewing for her thesis. A story of changing, relationships, love, life and what comes after we die.

TITANIC OF SOUTH HAMPTON FR I 11:00 AM

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Director: Justin Zimmerman The Titanic of Southampton traces the lasting and haunting effects of the Titanic disaster on the town of Southampton a century later. Focusing on interviews with both the son of the last Titanic survivor and a leading local historian, TTOS delves into history and tragedy using never-beforeseen documents, breathtaking photography and intimate remembrances. Directed by awardwinning ﬁlmmaker Justin Zimmerman, shot in pristine HD by awardwinning cinematographer Tory Maurer, scored by award-winning composer John W. Snyder and executive produced by Kimberly Rose Zimmerman for Rescate Bison Productions, TTOS is a powerful meditation on tragedy, culture, class and loss. 22 • 2013 GIG HARBOR FILM FESTIVAL • www.gigharborfilmfestival.org 22 • 2013 GIG HARBOR FILM FESTIVAL • www.gigharborfilmfestival.org

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Director: Shawn Geary Yellow Tulip is about Michael who seeks revenge for his new wife’s murder. It is up to Chris, a hostage negotiator, to prevent Michael from pulling the trigger. We take emotional ride of guilt, anger, happiness, sadness, love and revenge in Yellow Tulips. Will Chris be able to get both out alive, or will there be more funerals?

NO EXCEPTIONS FRI I 3:05 PM

28 min

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Director: Chris Schueler For many youth, it starts with an injury or a visit to the dentist and opioids (Oxycontin, Percocet, and Vicodin) are prescribed for the pain. In 2010, doctors prescribed enough oxycodone and hydrocodone to give 40 5-mg Percocets and 24 5-mg Vicodins to every person in the US. This half hour documentary explores how anyone and everyone is susceptible to opioid addiction and the devastating toll it takes on the person, their family and the community.

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Directors: Karen Anspacher-Meyer, Ralf Meyer

Director: Tony Nawrocki

Ocean Frontiers: The Dawn of a New Era in Ocean Stewardship takes us on an inspiring voyage to seaports and watersheds across the country—from the busy shipping lanes of Boston Harbor to a small fishing community in the Pacific Northwest; from America’s coral reefs in the Florida Keys to the nation’s premier seafood nursery in the Mississippi Delta. Here we meet an intermingling of unlikely allies, of industrial shippers and whale biologists, pig farmers and wetland ecologists, sport fishers and reef snorkelers and many more, all of them embarking on a new course of cooperation, to sustain the sea and our ocean economies. (Available in multiple lengths: 80-minutes, 60-minutes, 22-minutes, Spanish subtitles and a special aquarium/museum program.

Synopsis: A troubled teen battles his inner demons with rock n’ roll. Original music by Tony Nawrocki and Jon Fegel

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THE RITUAL CAT

SUN I 7:00 PM

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SAT I 11:00 AM 11 min

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Director: Serge Kushnier

Director: Bob Svihovec

Two estranged brothers have to bury their loathsome father when they discover only one of them is entitled to the inheritance.

When the spiritual teacher and his disciples began their evening meditation, the cat who lived in the monastery made such a fuss that it became to distracting. So the teacher ordered that the cat be tied up during the evening practice. Years later, when the teacher died, the cat continued to be tied up during the meditation session. And when the cat eventually died, another cat was adopted by the monastery and tied up. Centuries later, learned descendants of the spiritual teacher wrote scholarly treatises about the religious signiﬁcance of tying up a cat for meditation practice. So do we live crystallized by the past, lost to the present, and denied our future?

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FROM THE GROUND UP FRI I 12:50 PM

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Directors: Beth Gage and George Gage The story of their widows. It is the story of trying to make sense of madness, of comforting their children and mourning their losses while the world watches. It’s the journey, taking two steps forward and one step back, through tears, depression and laughter, to triumph through tragedy. It’s the story of honoring their heroes in the ﬁtting personal ways they can imagine.

WOW AND FLUTTER FRI I 7:15 PM

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Directors: Beth Gage and George Gage Carrie and Mary Dann are feisty Western Shoshone sisters who have endured ﬁve terrifying livestock roundups by armed federal marshals in which more than a thousand of their horses and cattle were conﬁscated. Like most Western ranchers, they graze their livestock on the open range outside their private ranch. That range is part of 60 million acres recognized as Western Shoshone land by the United States in the 1863 Treaty of Ruby Valley, but in 1974 the U.S. sued the Dann sisters for trespassing on that land. They said the Danns were trespassing on United States Public Land without a permit. That set off a dispute between the Dann sisters and the U. S. government that swept to the United States Supreme Court and eventually to the Organization of American States and the United Nations.

ADONIS SAT

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Director: Gary Lundgren

Director: David Dibble

Fourteen-year old David makes a mix tape for his ﬁrst crush, Amber, an unattainable high school senior. A story of adolescent and heartbreak underscored by one boy’s passion for music.

Kip (James Snyder) has decided to hire a dating service. When the Dating Service Rep (Ernie Hudson) delivers a small dog named Adonis, Kip is not sure he made a good decision. However, with a money-back guarantee, he ﬁgures he has nothing to lose. Taking Kip on a walk at the beach, Adonis proves to be a chick magnet and attracts beautiful women at every turn. However, beauty is often only on the surface and Adonis much reach deep into his bag of tricks to ﬁnd the right match. Adonis was shot on a green screen and uses miniatures as the background world.

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UN FILS (A SON) FRI I 3:25 PM

20 min

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Produced in collaboration with the Quebec Association in Suicide Prevention, A son tells the story of a psychologist, Sebastien Huberdeau, who pushes a young boy to tell why he wanted to end his life. What he discovers will go beyond his expectations. Staring Sébastien Huberdeau and Jasmin St-Sauveur Screen Writer & Director: André Gaumond

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Director: Matthew VanDyke A short film about the Syrian struggle for freedom as experienced by a 32 year old rebel commander, Mowya, and a 24 year old female journalist, Nour, in Aleppo, Syria. The film clearly and concisely tells why Syrians are fighting for their freedom, told through the emotional words of two powerful characters whose lives have been torn apart by war. Nour is a schoolteacher-turned-journalist who faces death on the front lines to tell the world about the war. The film’s title is derived from the opening line of the film, when Nour says, “I used to wear fancy dresses and high heels. Not anymore.” Now she wears body armor and a helmet. She is fearless, but lives with the pain of friends who have been tortured, raped, and murdered by the Assad regime. She tells not only her story, but theirs.

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BIDDER 70 FRI I 3:45 PM

NOT ANYMORE: A STORY OF REVOLUTION

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Directors: Beth Gage and George Gage BIDDER 70 follows Tim DeChristopher, a University of Utah student, who on December 19, 2008, in a dazzling act of civil disobedience, derailed the outgoing Bush administration’s illegal Bureau of Land Management oil and gas auction. As bidder #70, Tim bid 1.8 million dollars and won 22,000 pristine acres surrounding Utah’s National Parks. He had no intention to pay or drill. In February 2009, the new Obama administration agreed the land should be safeguarded and invalidated the entire auction. Nevertheless, Tim was indicted on two federal felonies with penalties of up to ten years in prison. A personal portrait, BIDDER 70 illuminates how the choices we make determine our future and the world we live in. Tim DeChristopher puts a face on Time Magazine’s 2011 Person of the Year, the Protestor.

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NFFTY, the National Film Festival For Talented Youth, is the largest youth film festival in the world. But it’s not just for youth. NFFTY occurs each spring in Seattle, Washington and is the premier showcase of the best young directors 22 and younger from around the world. The films of NFFTY represent the voice of this generation, covering all topics and genres, from compelling and provocative, to hilarious and uplifting. NFFTY has the perfect film for a film fan of any age.

BRUNCH TEMPUS FINDING FRANKLIN HEAD WEST JUGGLE AND CUT GOODBYE

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FRID THEATRE 8 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2013

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THE TITANIC OF SOUTH HAMPTON

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HIGH AND HALLOWED: EVEREST 1963

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48 MIN

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WHILE YOU WEREN’T LOOKING

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FROM THE GROUND UP

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QUEST FOR ENERGY

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