Indianapolis International Film Festival 2009

Westly Ferris is in love with his co-worker, Shannon, but she barelyknows he's alive. When he builds up enough courage to ask her out, hefails miserably.But that night Shannon contacts Westly on the internet and offers him asecond chance: the opportunity to get to know her better online. Despite company policy forbidding intra-office relationships, Shannonsuggests an internet relationship, using web cameras and instantmessaging. The two coworkers begin an online romance, talking all nightlong. With each passing night, Westly falls more and more in love withShannon, perceiving her aloofness at work as an attempt to cover-uptheir illicit online relationship. But while Shannon is proving to beeverything Westly hoped she would be, there is still one very importantelement missing from their relationship: physical contact.Shannon makes every effort to fulfill Westly's desire online but theneed for the unobtainable begins to unravel a surprising ruse: Westly'scompany has been setting him up with a series of complex relationshipsto help him learn about love and he is a test subject in a plan to writea program that will teach computers how to love.But in the process, Westly has fallen in love with an unobtainablebeauty and yearns for a normal relationship he now realized he can neverhave.

Tom (Joseph Gordon-Levitt), greeting-card writer and hopeless romantic, is caught completely off-guard when his girlfriend, Summer (Zooey Deschanel), suddenly dumps him. He reflects back on their 500 days together to try to figure out where their love affair went sour, and in so doing, Tom rediscovers his true passions in life

One woman's secret to winning at life is to "act as if, which transforms her from a feisty blue collar Boston kid into the championship basketball coach at Harvard where she masterminds one of the greatest victories of all time and overcomes cancer using the power of positive thinking. ACT AS IF is the story of Kathy Delaney-Smith, a diminutive jester-who-became-queen. "She's from another planet. That woman, she's wild," says her assistant coach shaking her head, "She asked our Director of Operations if she got any' last weekend." Kathy's homegrown affability beguiles a 27-year reign as the winningest coach in the league and the biggest upset in men's or women's NCAA playoff history in 1998. She picked up the whistle forty years ago as a favor to a friend, clueless but determined to do a good job faking it just as Title IX passed.The mantra she lives by becomes the cornerstone of her coaching methodology. Like Kathy, the girls must never act tired, or hurt, or nervous, which is a particular challenge for her star player. ACT AS IF lays bare the contradictions between public and private selves and exposes the immense fragility of perfectionists. The film is not about patronizing whimsy, game winning shots, or "giving it your all" cliches. Instead, the curtain is pulled back to reveal an irreverent and accidental philosopher who teaches a tribe of women that the way to win”at everything”is by convincing your mind that you already have.

Soon after moving in, Beth, a brainy, beautiful writer damaged from a past relationship encounters Adam, the handsome, but odd, fellow in the downstairs apartment whose awkwardness is perplexing. Beth and Adam's ultimate connection leads to a tricky relationship that exemplifies something universal: truly reaching another person means bravely stretching into uncomfortable territory and the resulting shake-up can be liberating.

America on Wheels: The Model T chronicles the 100-year anniversary celebration held in Richmond and Hagerstown, Indiana in 2008. The Model T is remembered as the car that single-handedly revolutionized transportation in this country in stories told by Model T enthusiasts and collectors from just down the road and from the farthest corners of America. Every conceivable version of the Model T is showcased, from touring cars complete with "mother-in-law seats" to speedsters to a mail delivery truck and more. This nostalgia- and history-rich documentary captures the many personalities of this indelible automobile and those who love it, and proves that the allure of the open road and the spirit of adventure are alive and well in the U.S.A.

This story explores the duality of man. A sociology experiment of Steven, who was raised in a racist society, and as life unfolds he faces his morals.

Andheri,' the name of the most densely populated neighborhood of the city of Mumbai, is also the word for "Darkness" in the local language. Ever since she was a little girl, Anita has led a quiet, lonely existence as a live-in maid for the cantankerous old Mrs. Kapoor. Now a young woman she dreams of an independent life in the city outside her window. But she fears the harsh world of Mumbai with its crowds, anonymity, and chaos. It is not an easy world to brave when you're a woman with no money and no prospects. One day, sent out to buy massage oil by Mrs. Kapoor, Anita impulsively decides to run away. On a crowded Mumbai city bus she sits down next to a stranger, Salma, a gregarious young bride new to Mumbai. Salma, with her sparkling positivity slowly gets Anita to open up and the girls start to strike a rare human connection. Just as Anita begins to feel hopeful about the new life she is embarking on, everything is interrupted by an accident. In the moments of the aftermath, Anita witnesses the cruelty of fate. She is forced to face her worst fears and make a decision about her future.The story of this short film is based on true events. Shot on crowded Mumbai streets and in a real city bus with scores of non-actors, the film offers a gritty, realistic depiction of the city of Mumbai.