Lake Arrowhead Film Festival 2009

A lyrically uninspired singer songwriter encourages the alcoholism of his roommate to generate material for his songs.

A young man who falls in love with a woman he thinks is his coworker discovers that his own computer may offer him more than any human ever could.

'Adopt a Sailor is the story about all the things we have in common. Philosophy and political affiliation drop away when three people who are very different become human beings to one another. A sailor is inadvertently adopted by an extremely narcissistic couple during Fleet Week in New York City. Throughout the course of the evening they become human to one another through proximity. And all the commotion, the money, the talent and ambition and risks that comprise the moviemaking ritual are, ideally, dedicated to the same task. Bringing audience, actors and characters together, and making us human to one another.'

America Betrayed focuses on the specific ways our government contributes to and profits from disasters both here and abroad....this movie investigates the way this administration shields itself from blame, when all roads point to their very real culpability, examines their friends in high places in corporate America who continue to benefit from the very disasters which leave the rest of us reeling, and unravels the revolving door of cronyism which abounds.This is a call to action to take back one's government! Narrated by Richard Dreyfuss.

“The American Southwest: Are We Running Dry?” a documentary film completed July, 2008, hosted and narrated by actress Jane Seymour, and produced, directed and written by veteran filmmaker Jim Thebaut, who also serves as executive producer, provides audiences in-depth awareness about the water crisis in the western United States. Viewers will learn about land use planning and water needs of cities in the Southwest and how relentless drought and record low precipitation has affected water levels on vital sources such as Lake Powell, Lake Mead, the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta system, the Rio Grande and the Colorado River. Interviews with key policymakers and members of Congress about the looming crisis between states, discussion with water authorities and scientists make for absorbing and contemplative discussion about conservation, water reuse, consequences of urban growth, and water policy in this nonpolitical film. Discourse about vanishing groundwater reserves, potential states fighting over water resources in the near future, how water was historically divided, and nuanced interviews are part of the compelling film documentary to air on public television Fall, 2008.

The future is about to collide with the past. Eric, a digital loving executive on a mansion hunting expedition finds himself crossing swords with his realtor, Max, an out of work toon rabbit. Like it or not, Max will make Eric see things through the eyes of an “Animated American.”

Nathaniel Upshore can bring people back to life, but he pays a heavy emotional toll every time he uses his gift. 'Another Life' examines the aftermath of his saving the life of Samantha Kincaid.

Inspired by actual events, BADLAND is the story of an emotionally scarred Iraq war veteran and the incalculable price of war that his family pays through pain and suffering. It is an intensely dramatic, exciting and timely film that does not fail to be both moving, devastating and controversial.