Gen Art Film (And Party) Festival Turns 15 Tomorrow
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<em><a href="http://genart.org/filmfestival/newyork/2010/happythankyoumoreplease">happythankyoumoreplease</a></em>
<p>"What happens when you never get over your first real crush? If you are Will Donner, you follow her around for twenty years while diligently working on your career as a professional juggler. Does he defy his odds and get the girl? Youâll just have to wait and see.</p><p></p>"In<em> <a href="http://www.genart.org/filmfestival/newyork/2010/waiting-for-forever">Waiting for Forever</a> </em>Emma (Rachel Bilson) and Will (Tom Sturridge) play long lost best friendsâor so Emma thinks. When her mediocre TV show is canceled and news of her fatherâs illness spreads, Emmaâs forced back to her hometown, where she meets a new set of unexpected struggles that challenge her to redefine the meaning of family, love and how we live our lives."
<p>"<em><a href="http://www.genart.org/filmfestival/newyork/2010/teenage-paparazzo">Teenage Paparazzo</a></em> documents the unexpected relationship between 14-year âold cameraman Austin Visschedyk and Entourage star Adrian Grenier. Inspired by a chance encounter outside of a club one night, Adrian decides to turn the cameras on the paparazzi for a change.</p><p></p>"But what begins as an honest effort to document Austinâs world quickly turns personal when Adrian is forced to take responsibility for his influence on the boyâs life. As Austin succumbs to the lure of fame, Adrian struggles to understand what makes it so alluring and seeks to develop something more authentic than the relationship of mutual exploitation that now exists between them."