2015 SOHO INTL FILM FESTIVAL Kicks Off Today

Among the many titles in this years competition will be the NY Premiere of Darrett Sanders Mystery/Comedy "Kill Me, Deadly" starring Kristen Vangsness, Joe Montegna, Lesley-Anne Down and Paul F. Tompkins of VH1's "Best Week Ever", preceded by Writer/Director Chris Ordal's short film "Grace" starring Marisa Vitali and "The Good Wife"s Zach Grenier, which kicks off Opening Night; Bittersweet coming-of-age drama "The David Dance" by Aprill Winney with Don Scime and Guy Adkins; the comedy drama "Frank vs God" by Stewart Schill starring Henry Ian Cusick of TV's "Lost"; Lance Kinsey's "All Stars" which features John Goodman, Fred Willard, Angela Kinsey, Richard Kind, Illeana Douglas, Mary Lynn Rajskub and Michael Hagerty. Director Chandler Wild's "Mount Lawrence"- a documentary about a young man who bikes 6,500 miles to Alaska to scale an unnamed mountain and name it after his adventure-seeking father who'd committed suicide.

Adding to the excitement of the event, many of the selected films will hold Q & A sessions with cast & crew members following each screening; along with panels, social events, and other networking opportunities for everyone involved. Leading figures from all disciplines of the film industry including distributors and media will also be in attendance.

Known for bringing the most influential titles in indie cinema, short films and documentaries from countries such as Australia, India, Nepal, Canada, Australia, France, Croatia, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Spain, Turkey, U.K., and of course, the U.S. to their patrons, the festival will be screening several World Premieres like Australian gangster dramedy "Hangry" by Dir. Sophie O'Connor, starring Chris Broadstock and Eddie Coupe alongside Director Brendan Gabriel Murphy's Comedy "Lucky Number" with Tom Pelphrey and actor/rapper Cliff "Method Man" Smith. Other high profile premieres include SOHO Film Fest alumni, Guy Davies with his film "Sick To My Bones"; Jillian Corsie's documentary "Trichster" about the disorder trichotillomania; a directorial debut short by well-known Canadian actress Gabrielle Miller and John Gallagher's "The Networker" featuring stars Sean Young, William Forsythe, Stephen Baldwin and Alysia Reiner; other premieres include Director Steven Hurst's "Busted"- an Australian drama about a man building up the courage to chase the woman of his dreams, starring Allister Chick and Emma Monk; Rick McFarland's "Highway To Dhampus" shot in Nepal with Rachel Hurd-Wood, Gunner Wright, Suesha Rana, Raj Ballav Koirala; and Elias Plagianos' "The Man From The City" with Robert Clohessy and "Blade Runner"s Sean Young. "Every year, the festival attracts more premieres and this year is not an exception. This is a true testament on the trust that the filmmakers put upon our festival and what drives us to do whatever it takes to provide the indie filmmakers a proper stage to showcase their film." says Sibyl Santiago, Executive Producer and Head of Programming for SIFFNYC "We pride ourselves in being a filmmakers' festival."

The festival will also New York Premiere an Exhibition screening of the film "SAM" directed by Nicholas Brooks, fresh off its Nashville Film Festival World Premiere, Executive Produced by Mel Brooks starring Natalie Knepp, Sean Kleier, James McCaffrey, Bryan Batt, Morgan Fairchild & Stacy Keach.

The SOHO Intl Film Fest celebrates the cutting-edge of digital technology while honoring traditional forms of storytelling, encourages new and seasoned filmmakers from here in New York City and around the world to create and send in their fresh and innovative cinematic pieces.

2015's Filmmakers and Titles include:

TITLE	First Name	Last Name	COUNTRY:
2094	Ilay	Ron	USA
All in Time	Marina	Donahue	USA
All-Stars	Lance	Kinsey	USA
August Heat	Matthew James	Thompson	USA
Bandito	Evan	Kelman	USA
Beast of Burden	Mateo	Salcedo Cancino	USA
Becoming Bulletproof	Theodore	James	USA
Bis Gleich	Tara Lynn	Orr	USA / GERMANY
Busted	Steven	Hirst	AUSTRALIA
Cat's Cradle	David	Spaltro	USA
Chasing Yesterday	Joe	Pernice	USA
Chupacabra	Jenny	Joslin	USA
Claudette	Gabrielle	Miller	CANADA
Dirty Laundry Day	Jamil	Lahham	USA
Ella at the Library	Samantha	Garland	USA
Enchantments	Kelsey	O'Brien	USA
February	Jessi	Shuttleworth	USA
Frank vs. God	Stewart	Schill	USA
Grace	Marisa	Vitali	USA
Hangry	Richard	Di Gregorio	AUSTRALIA
Highway to Dhampus	Rick	McFarland	NEPAL / ENGLAND / USA
In An Ideal World	Noel	Schwerin	USA
Kauboji (Cowboys)	Suzana	Pandek	CROATIA
Kill Me, Deadly	John	Money	USA
Later Barry	Will	Cart	USA
Leaves of the Tree	David	Healey	USA/ITALY
Leaving	Debra	Markowitz	USA
Leaving Circadia	Drew	Seltzer	USA
Les Homosapiennes	Tony	Borden	USA
Les Papillons Noirs	Antoine	Blanchet	FRANCE
Let You Help You	David	Meyers	USA
Lonely Planet	Alex	Burunova	SPAIN/USA
Love and a Lug Wrench	Phyllis	Koenig	USA
Lucky Number	Chris	Charles	USA
Mara	Yi	Zhong	USA
Max	Rajesh	Naroth	USA
Mother's Day	Nico	Raineau	USA
Mount Lawrence	Chandler	Wild	USA
Muted	Rachel	Goldberg	USA
Nando	Andrew	Kovacic	USA / ITALY
Neonlichter	Barbara S.	Müller	AUSTRIA
Ninny	T.J	Collins	USA
No Questions Asked	Mark	Ezousky	USA
Policy of Truth	Gio	Messale	USA
Salbusa	Sukhee	Kang	SOUTH KOREA
Sam	Nicholas	Brooks	USA
Scream Box	Katie	Blair	USA
Sick To My Bones	Guy	Davies	UK
Stealth	Melissa	Hoppe	USA
Stuck	John	Painz	USA
Suddenly	Merav	Elbaz Belschner	USA
Teenkahon	Monalisa	Mukherji	INDIA
The Bridge Partner	Gabriel	Olson	USA
The Crossing	Nathalie	Biancheri	UK
The David Dance	Don	Scime	USA
The Fisherman	Stefano	Pennisi	USA
The Last Ones	Amy	Heidt	USA
The Little Violinist	Yang	Wang	USA
The Man From The City	Elias	Plagianos	USA
The Networker	John	Gallagher	USA
The Red Card	Dana	Brawer	USA
The Room Rental Scenario 47	Bettina