The Royal Starr Film Festival, an international four day movie gala celebrated in downtown Royal Oak, Michigan, kicks off its third season this October featuring more than 115 screenings of shorts, features, & documentaries from Michigan, the United States and around the World. [FRI-1110-s04]

A block of Social Thriller Shorts films curated by the Royal Starr Film Festival.

The Heartthrob / Le Tombeur - A young married woman will live an amazing experience during a business trip.A young married woman and mother of two kids is forced to make a business trip. Behind this room is hiding in fact a big secret . It's during this day that the curtain will fall and the truth will take place

#GazanferBiricik #Lavieparigo #LeTombeur #TheHearthrob #France #MCL

Bodies of Water - "Bodies of Water".is a story of a young man isolated by profound shame and fear of absolute rejection. It's about longing for acceptance and the possibility of love, and, ultimately, seizing the moment to reach out to another human being.Marsh is 24 years old, and he struggles with a tormenting secret. Feeling disconnected human relationships others take for granted, Marsh treads water in the often painful doldrums of everyday life. One evening, a spark ignites Marsh's imagination of what could be and he embarks on a very private quest.

As the filmmaker, I hesitate to call this a "gay film". Yes, Marsh is gay but the young man he ultimately meets and who is poised to change his life, may or may not be. Marsh's struggle with loneliness, isolation, and his desire for a genuine human connection is universal.

Ellar Coltrane plays Marsh. The world watched Ellar grow up before its eyes, literally, in the award-winning film Boyhood. Ellar and I have known each other for eight years. We have forged a strong friendship and a unique bond which we dug into to find the emotional core of the film.

#austin #tennis #lgbt #ellarcoltrane #bodiesofwater

An American Attorney in London - A routine visit to the US embassy in London forces a brash mob lawyer to travel a dark and uneasy path to the last place on earth he wants to be.

New York mob lawyer Robert Logan always wins big - until he loses his passport while on business in London. Attending an interview at the US Embassy, the brash attorney soon discovers that some situations can’t be resolved with bribes, threats or intimidation. Confronted with evidence of his involvement with a New Jersey crime family by a tenacious embassy official, Logan soon realises that it is he himself who stands trial in the claustrophobic and brutalist basement of the London embassy, a tense and bitter confrontation that could prove to be his last.

AINHOA - Ainhoa is 9 years old and she has left home, bringing only her school bag and a Playmobil.

"Ainhoa is a story that, instead of trying to put children to sleep, tries to wake up the adults."

Ainhoa is 9 years old and she has left home, bringing only her school bag and a Playmobil.

"Ainhoa is a story that, instead of trying to put children to sleep, tries to wake up the adults."

Mail.Man - A veteran mailman, already coping with work cutbacks, is further frustrated that he’s mainly delivering bills and ads, as actual letters today are a rarity.

Frank is 8 years old when his father dies, leaving him one last letter. He grows up to become a mailman, but in the new digital world of texts, tweets, posts and email, he finds himself delivering fewer and fewer actual letters. And yet there are moments in his daily routine where he brings his customers mail of true value. His wife’s suggestions that he find a better job fall on deaf ears, but he has to face the reality of Post Office closings and cutbacks. Then a long lost letter and a crazed dog team up with a techie teenager to offer an unexpected solution.

The Peculiar Abilities of Mr Mahler - East Germany, 1987: The special investigator Mahler is said to have paranormal abilities. The police assigns him to solve the case of the 6-year-old Henry Kiefer, who is missing for weeks now, before this issue leads to political tensions with the West. But then he brings something to light that makes this family tragedy especially political...

See all of the films being screened at http://BoxOffice.RoyalStarr.org

Sponsored by Emagine Entertainment, The Michigan Film and Digital Media Office, Hyatt Place, River Rouge Brewing Company, & Rusted Crow Spirits.

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The Third ROYAL STARR FILM FESTIVAL will take place October 11th - 14th, 2018. The festival will be held at the Emagine Theater in downtown Royal Oak, Michigan. The festival will screen juried entries of short, documentary and feature films from Michigan, across America, and around the World. The festival will also host a film-making technology fair, panel discussions with filmmakers and artists, as well as award presentations and afterglow parties.

The Event
Royal Starr Film Festival (RSFF) will curate experience packages of unique film watching opportunities with the best of Royal Oak dining and entertainment.

The Royal Starr Arts Institute is Metro Detroit's stage and forum for the arts. Providing events such as the Royal Starr Film Festival a 4 day International Festival held in the fall that showcases film from all over the world and the Filmmaker Community Mixer a Monthly event that serves the Film community as a place to come together and meet, share, and inspire the Michigan Film Industry.