Hands on a Hard Body: The Documentary is a 1997 film directed by S. R. Bindler documenting an endurance competition that took place in Longview, Texas. The yearly competition pits twenty-four contestants against each other to see who can keep their hand on a pickup truck for the longest amount of time. Whoever endures the longest without leaning on the truck or squatting wins the truck. Five-minute breaks are issued every hour, and fifteen-minute breaks every six hours.
The culture of San Diego, California is influenced heavily by American and Mexican cultures due to its position as a border town, its large Hispanic population, and its history as part of Spanish America and Mexico. San Diego's longtime association with the U.S. military also contributes to its culture. Present-day culture includes many historical and tourist attractions, a thriving musical and theatrical scene, numerous notable special events, a varied cuisine, and a reputation as one of America's premier centers of craft brewing.
Celeste Thorson is an American actress, model, screenwriter, and activist. She is best known for her roles on How I Met Your Mother, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, The Exes, Heartbeat and as a host for numerous lifestyle and travel television shows. Thorson has written twenty four episodes of television and several short films. As a model, she has been featured in modeling and commercial campaigns for Reebok, Lady Foot Locker, Yoplait, Sprint, Nissan Nokia, Samsung, Yahoo!, Body Glove, Toms Shoes, and Paul Mitchell.
Eytan Rockaway is a film director, writer and producer. After graduating from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts, he co-founded A Matter of Substance, a cross platform media/entertainment entity spanning the fields of Music, Film and Television. In '07 the company's focus shifted to creating a new high definition channel AMOS Television.
Ace Norton is an Asian American filmmaker and artist born and raised in Venice, California. Norton creates visuals on a variety of media platforms including music videos, commercials, fashion films, and movies. Norton also is known for his drawings, sculptures, and frequently commissioned installation work.
GK Reid is an American producer, best known for his work with celebrities from Anne Hathaway to David Bowie and Lady Gaga, as well as for his creative direction and fashion design for award-winning film, fashion, social justice and celebrity projects. He was raised by a Native American healer mother in New Mexico, and at a boarding school in India.
God is American is a 2007 French documentary film written, directed and produced by Richard Martin Jordan.
Diane Pernet is a Paris-based American-born international fashion blogger and critic and founder of the international ASVOFF festival.
The San Diego International Film Festival(SDIFF), held annually in the autumn across two "villages" in the Gaslamp Quarter and La Jolla, is the largest independent film festival in San Diego, California, and is produced by the non-profit San Diego Film Foundation.
The Indie Fest is an international film festival. The festival's awards are given to film professionals selected by a panel of judges who are also film professionals. While the festival is based in La Jolla, San Diego, California, United States, the event takes place virtually. In 2008, documentary film The Singing Revolution was screened at the festival four times. Kumar Mangat Pathak's Boond was named Best of Show in 2009. In 2010, short film Marino's won an award at the festival, Life! Camera Action... directed by Rohit Gupta won an award for the best feature film, and Ishqiya starring Vidya Balan was also screened at the festival that year. The 2011 festival gave documentary film Farmageddon: The Unseen War on American Family Farms an award and gave Marc Saez's Suivez la flèche two awards. Other winners include the horror film Game of Assassins and dramatic feature The Escort about the sex work industry from award-winning filmmaker Bizhan Tong.
Chaja & Mimi is a 2009 documentary short film by producer/director Eric Esser from Berlin, Germany. The work consists primarily of an interview with two Israeli Jews, Chaja Florentin and Mimi Frons, about their ambivalent relationship to the city of their birth, Berlin. The first version of the film was completed and released in 2009 in Germany only; a second version of the film, fully revised for the international film market, was completed and released in 2013.
Kiss of a Siren is a 2014 short fashion film written and directed by Miguel Gauthier and Viktorija Pashuta. The film, produced by hair care company Nume, premiered on July 26, 2014, at the La Jolla International Fashion Film Festival. The story centers around a mermaid, portrayed by Cassi Colvin, who was outfitted with a realistic 25 lb mermaid tail for the role, and Rick Taldykin as her love interest.
Eric Chang is a film director and photographer, based in Los Angeles and New York.
Snowflake is a 2014 Italian short film written and directed by Italian director Francesco Roder and filmed in New York City. The short film stars American actresses Ele Keats and Tracy Middendorf.
Steeven Petitteville is an award winning French cinematographer, born in Athis-mons in 1974.
The La Costa Film Festival (LCFF), founded in 2013, is an annual four-day film festival hosted at the Omni La Costa Resort and Spa in Carlsbad, California. The film festival showcases an array of full-feature and short films, galas, and annually honors renowned actors with the Legacy Award who have significantly contributed to film, arts, and the community. Previous Legacy Award recipients include Andy Garcia (2013), and Ed Harris (2014).
Deon Lee is a South Korean born composer known for his works on films 1895 and Papa.
The Dapifer is an independent fashion publication dedicated to editorial photography, fashion industry news, art and streetwear. The publication was founded by Lakenya Kelly, during his undergraduate studies at Cornell University in 2010. Originally launched as a small streetwear blog, it released its first print issue in October 2011. Since then, the print edition has maintained a somewhat secretive release schedule. The Dapifer's past cover models have included eyewear designers CoCo & Breezy and Aamito Lagum, winner of Africa's Next Top Model. As of February 2017, The Dapifer is wholly owned by its founder and Editor in Chief Lakenya Kelly.
The Gregory Peck Award for Cinematic Excellence is an award given annually at the San Diego International Film Festival (SDIFF) to honor the career achievement of a film actor, producer or director. It is named in memory of iconic actor Gregory Peck with the support of his family.
Paz de la Jolla is a contemporary ballet choreographed by Justin Peck for the New York City Ballet. It is Peck's third choreographed piece, the 422nd ballet choreographed for the New York City Ballet, and its creation was featured in the documentary Ballet 422. The costumes were designed by Reid Bartelme and Harriet Jung with supervision from Marc Happel, with lighting by Mark Stanley The 20-minute piece features 18 dancers and premiered on January 13th, 2013.
