San Diego Film Festival 2008

A husband finds that his distrust for everyone, including his wife, might end up destroying his whole life.

A magical journey into the world of dreams, this story without words is about a boy lulled to sleep by a captivating melody.

Everything’s Cool is a film about American finally “getting” global warming in the wake of the most dangerous chasm ever to emerge between scientific understanding and political action. While industry funded naysayers sing what just might be their swan song of pseudo-scientific deception, a group of self-appointed global warming messengers are on a high stakes quest to help the public understand the urgency of the problem and create the ‘political will’ necessary to push for a new energy economy. And Fast. Hold on…this is bigger than changing light bulbs. Everything’s Cool features a renowned cast of scientists, journalists and activists including Step It Up’s Bill McKibben, Pulitzer Prize winner Ross Gelbspan, the Weather Channel’s Dr. Heidi Cullen and White House whistle-blower Rick Piltz.

Through musically-inspired short films and music videos, “Film Rocks” cele¬brates the evolving and symbiotic relationship between music and movies. Filmmakers/musicians will be in attendance. Following the screening there will be an exclusive acoustic performance with Greg Laswell, live on Beach at W Hotel. Presented by Wonderland, Sophie and City Beat. Saturday, Sept. 27, 1 p.m. W Hotel, Second Floor

Jake Waylon dreams of leaving his meager life behind. One day, after desperately seizing an opportunity, he comes face-to-face with the consequences.

On an average American college campus, an average American boy meets a not-so-average girl. Could it be that they are each exactly what the other is looking for?

Finalist, Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences Lawns are undeniably an American symbol. But what do they really symbolize? Pride and prosperity? Or waste and conformity? Gimme Green is a humorous look at the American obsession with the residential lawn and the effects it has on our environment, our wallets and our outlook on life. From the limitless subdivisions of Florida to sod farms in the arid southwest, Gimme Green peers behind the curtain of the $40-billion industry that fuels our nation's largest irrigated crop—the lawn.

Right now, northern Uganda is facing the end of 23 years of war. Reconstruction and rehabilitation are on the tip of everyone’s tongue…but nearly 50% of all peace agreements fail to last a decade before war breaks out again. San Diego-based Invisible Children, as part of their Schools for Schools tour, is proud to present GO! - a heartfelt documentary that captures the adventure of a group of students traveling to northern Uganda during the summer of 2007. From fundraisers in the US to the displacement camps outside Gulu, GO! asks the simple question of how far you’d be willing to go to make a difference in the world. Followed by a visual update on the progress being made on the ground, GO! will give you the opportunity to become a part of Uganda’s future.