Durango Independent Film Festival 2009

Two guys making a “deal” involving white powder turn it into a pursuit utilizing Parkour techniques (bouldering, running and gymnastics in a city setting) ... lots of action in three minutes!

Truman Korovin is a lonely cab driver in Fairbanks, Alaska. When a bad acid trip lands Truman in the local 'loony bin', he finds that some of the 'loonies' that he meets will have more of an impact on him than he ever could have imagined. Already at a point in his life when he was ready to be a spectator, Truman may just find himself caring enough to get back in the game.

This documentary offers a unique and mesmerizing view of London from high up in the sky through the eyes and words of crane operators. Whether in the east or west, you can really see that London is a city in constant transformation, its skyline animated by “a ballet of cranes.” This film gives a unique insight into a world unnoticed by most of us.

This film is about two brothers, Logan and Ryan Jameson, and their bold and daring pursuits of backcountry skiing and adventure filmmaking. Their story is tragically cut short by a skiing accident at Durango Mountain Resort in January 2008, in which Logan dies. Ryan tells of his brother's passionate approach to life and explains how the event shaped his life.

One summer night, Melinda Elkins’ mother was raped and murdered, and her husband, Clarence, was convicted of the murder and sent to prison for life. Melinda knew her husband was a victim of mistaken identification. Proving it would take years. A do-it-yourself detective, Melinda discovered a person she believed killed her mother – a convicted sex offender overlooked by police. In a twist of fate, the suspect was incarcerated in the same prison as Clarence. In prison, Clarence picked up a cigarette discarded by the suspect. DNA testing showed that the man was, in fact, the real killer. Because of his wife’s tenacity and conviction, Clarence walked out of prison a free man.

An innocent joyride is not all it seems when Rich discovers that his brother and a friend have kidnapped a black teen and thrown him in the back of their truck.

A visual exploration of generosity and addiction.

This film is a musical docu-tragi-comedy. It follows a love-struck soul’s hilarious, emotionally engaging quest to woo Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. Devin Ratray is an American everyman – a 30-year-old New York-based Web site designer, musician and besotted admirer of Condi, who is doing all he can to meet her and penetrate her heart, soul and stretch limo. A spin on the Rapunzel fairy tale, this film follows Devin as he travels across America to win her heart. On his journey to meet and court her, he discovers stories that he, and most viewers, never knew about Condi, including some shockingly dark revelations about how she has changed all our lives. Can one man with a dream win the heart of the world's most powerful woman?

This film charts the 10-year journey filmmaker Jeremy Gilley took to establish a Day of Peace on September 21st. Gilley persuades countries throughout the world to recognize this as an official day of ceasefire and nonviolence until his official motion is unanimously adopted in the United Nations. Celebrity and corporate support enhance the momentum. Gilley’s persistence is rewarded when he is joined by Jude Law, UNICEF and the World Health Organization to use the Day of Peace to carry out a mass vaccination against polio in Afghanistan, one of the toughest conflict areas in the world.