The Newport Beach Film Festival will open this week, running April 28-May 5. Here is a schedule of Festival highlights. For details, visit newportbeachfilmfest.com.
April 28
7:30 p.m.: Opening Night Film: “East Fifth Bliss,” Big Newport
10 p.m.: Opening Night Gala
April 29
3 p.m.: “Child of Giants: My Journey with Maynard Dixon and Dorothea Lange,” documemtary, Triangle Square 2
3 p.m.: “Dark Fall,” action sports, Triangle Square 3
4:15 p.m.: “PressPausePlay,” documentary, Lido Theatre
5:30 p.m.: “The Speed of Thought,” feature film, Triangle Square 3
6 p.m.: “Beatles Stories,” music feature, Triangle Square 7
6:30 p.m.: “This Is Your Ocean: Sharks,” documentary, Lido Theatre
7:45 p.m.: “Silver Tongues,” feature film, Triangle Square 6
8 p.m.: “Conception,” feature film, Triangle Square 3
8 p.m.: “Lucky,” feature film, Lido Theatre
8:30 p.m.: “War Shorts,” five short films, Triangle Square 8
April 30
11:30 a.m.: “A Conversation with Aaron Sorkin,” seminar, Lido Theatre
1 p.m.: “Shorts Triumphing Over Adversity,” seven documentary short films, Triangle Square 7
1 p.m.: “Directing: Life at the Helm,” seminar, Triangle Square 2
3:15 p.m.: “Like a Lion,” action sports, Triangle Square 1
4:30 p.m.: “Peach Plum Pear,” feature film, Triangle Square 3
5:30 p.m.: “Bobby Fischer Against the World,” documentary, Triangle Square 4
6 p.m.: “Careful What Shorts You Wish For,” five animated shorts, Triangle Square 8
7:15 p.m.: “Fort McCoy,” feature film, Triangle Square 3
8 p.m.: “Balls to the Wall,” feature film, Lido Theatre
May 1
11 a.m.: “Little Gobie,” animated feature film, Triangle Square 5
12:30 p.m.: “True Grit,” feature film (1969), Triangle Square 2
1 p.m.: “OCC Shorts,” collegiate showcase, Lido Theatre
1 p.m.: “My So-Called Enemy,” documentary, Triangle Square 3
2:15 p.m.: “Castles in the Sky,” action sports, Triangle Square 4
3:30 p.m.: “Criminal Shorts and More,” seven short films, Triangle Square 8
3:45 p.m.: “Defining Beauty: Ms. Wheelchair America,” documentary, Triangle Square 3
4 p.m.: “Letters to Elena,” feature film, Triangle Square 4
5 p.m.: “Sensation,” feature film, Triangle Square 6
6 p.m. Youth Film Showcase presented by Volcom, Triangle Square 3
7:30 p.m.: “Another Evening of Disney Rarities,” animation, Lido Theatre
8 p.m.: “A Bag of Hammers,” feature film, Triangle Square 3
May 2
2:30 p.m.: “Wild Horse, Wild Ride,” documentary, Triangle Square 3
3 p.m.: “Honesty is the Best Shorts Policy,” seven short films, Triangle Square 7
5 p.m.: CSUF Showcase, collegiate showcase, Sage Hill
5 p.m.: “The Whistleblower,” feature film, Lido Theatre
7:15 p.m.: “Go Lala Go!,” feature film, Big Newport
7:30 p.m.: “The High Cost of Living,” feature film, Lido Theatre
7:30 p.m.: USC Showcase, collegiate showcase, Sage Hill
7:30 p.m.: “A Kiss for Jed Wood,” feature film, Triangle Square 3
8:30 p.m.: “Becoming Santa,” documentary, Triangle Square 5
May 3
1 p.m.: “Eco Shorts,” four short films, Triangle Square 8
3 p.m.: “Redline,” anime, Lido Theatre
4:45 p.m.: “Get Real! Wise Women Speak,” documentary, Triangle Square 4
5 p.m.: CSULB Showcase, collegiate showcase, Sage Hill
5:30 p.m. “Surfing With the Enemy,” action sports, Triangle Square 3
5:30 p.m: “TROLLHUNTER,” feature film, Triangle Square 7
7:30 p.m.: Chapman Showcase, collegiate showcase, Sage Hill
7:45 p.m.: “Deadheads,” feature film, Triangle Square 6
8 p.m.: “Sounds Like a Revolution,” music feature, Triangle Square 5
8:30 p.m.: “Suspenseful Shorts,” five short films, Triangle Square 8
May 4
2 p.m. “Romantic? Shorts,” eight short films, Triangle Square 7
3 p.m.: “Beyond Gay: The Politics of Pride,” documentary, Triangle Square 2
3 p.m.: “Prairie Love,” feature film, Triangle Square 8
5 p.m.: Saddleback Showcase, collegiate showcase, Sage Hill
5:15 p.m.: “Superheroes,” documentary, Triangle Square 1
6 p.m.: “Splinters,” actions sports, Lido Theatre
7:30 p.m.: “The Runway,” feature film, Big Newport
7:30 p.m.: “The Legend of Hell’s Gate,” feature film, Triangle Square 4
May 5
1 p.m.: “In Search of Shorts,” six animated shorts, Triangle Square 8
2 p.m. “Face to Face,” feature film, Lido Theatre
3 p.m.: “Miss Representation,” documentary, Triangle Square 7
3:30 p.m.: “Action Sports Shorts 1,” six short films, Triangle Square 8
4:30 p.m.: “The High Cost of Living,,” feature film, Triangle Square 4
5:30 p.m.: “Bodyguards and Assassins,” feature film, Triangle Square 7
6 p.m.: “Short Fables & Tales,” seven short animated films, Triangle Square 8
6:30 p.m.: “The Anatomy of Vince Guaraldi,” music feature, Triangle Square 2
7 p.m.: “A Beginner’s Guide to Endings,” feature film, Lido Theatre
8:30 p.m.: “Shorts, a Matter of Life & Death,” seven short films, Triangel Square 8
10 p.m.: Closing Night Gala, Lido Theatre
