March 8, 2000

Boasting a less star-driven lineup than in previous years, the 2000 Los Angeles Independent Film Festival (LAIFF) is pursuing a list of films from first and second time directors from outside the urban filmmaking environments of Los Angeles and New York. The majority of the LAIFF 2000 lineup is comprised of world premieres. 25 narrative features and 7 documentary features make up the list -- according to the festival, 25 of the feature screenings are world premieres. The movies were chosen from more than 1,700 feature and short entries, up from a total of 1,500 last year...

Documentary Features:

"Always A Bridesmaid," written and directed by Nina Davenport (World Premiere)

"Amargosa," written and directed by Todd Robinson (West Coast Premiere)

"Bounce: Behind The Velvet Rope," directed by Steven Cantor (World Premiere)

"Fighter," directed by Amir Bar-Lev (World Premiere)

"Freestyle, " directed by Kevin Fitzgerald (World Premiere)

"Keep The River On Your Right: A Modern Cannibal Tale," written and directed by David Shapiro & Laurie Gwen Shapiro (World Premiere)

"W.I.S.O.R.," directed by Michel Negroponte, Written by Gabriel Morgan (World Premiere - Work-in-Progress)...

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