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Glasgow Film Festival 2010

Exciting new independent films from America, proving that there's life out there beyond Hollywood.

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Against The Current (Country: US; Year: 2009; Director: Peter Callahan; Writer: Peter Callahan; Stars: Joseph Fiennes, Justin Kirk, Elizabeth Reaser, Mary Tyler Moore, Michelle Trachtenberg, Pell James, Martin Shakar, Constance Barron, Amy Hargreaves, Seth Kanor)
Facing the anniversary of his pregnant wife's tragic death, 35-year-old Paul Thompson enlists the help of two friends to help him swim the length of the Hudson River.
Big Fan (Country: US; Year: 2009; Director: Robert D Siegel; Writer: Robert D Siegel; Stars: Patton Oswalt, Michael Rapaport, Kevin Corrigan, Marcia Jean Kurtz, Matt Servitto)
Being the world's greatest New York Giants' fan proves tricky after an altercation with the team's star player.
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Friends (With Benefits) (Country: US; Year: 2009; Director: Gorman Bechard; Stars: Margaret Laney, Alex Brown, Lynn Mancinelli)
As two longstanding friends embark on a series of no-strings sexual encounters, their friends start to question what they want from their own lives.
Handsome Harry (Country: US; Year: 2009; Director: Bette Gordon; Writer: Nicholas T Proferes; Stars: Jamey Sheridan, Steve Buscemi, Mariann Mayberry, Aidan Quinn, John Savage, Campbell Scott, Titus Welliver, Karen Young, Bill Sage, Emily Donahoe)
A phonecall from his past prompts a man to go on a journey in the hopes of redemption.
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That Evening Sun (Country: US; Year: 2009; Director: Scott Teems; Stars: Hal Holbrook, Ray McKinnon, Walter Goggins)
Fleeing a nursing home, an elderly man plans to spend his last days on the farm where he lived all his life, but has to deal with the thirtysomething guy his son has rented it to.
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