SCREENING SCHEDULE
Saturday, June 13

11:00am to 12:00pm
Short Film Screenings

Donate Theater (Theater 1)
1st Place Short: I Choose to Live
Also: Film Festival Finalist, Short Documentary
Decision to Donate: One man's battle with chronic kidney disease and his friend's choice to save his life.

Life Theater (Theater 2)
2nd Place Short: Steve's Organ Donation Story
Also: DirecTV’s Hometown Heroes: Matthew Bemis's gift lives on a quarter-century later.

1:00pm to 2:00pm
Donate Theater (Theater 1)
Writer-Producer Panel
"Make 'Em Laugh, Make 'Em Cry: How Organ Donation Storylines Cut Deep"
with Carol Barbee (Three Rivers, Jericho, Swingtown), Krystal Houghton (CSI: Miami) and Lyla Oliver (Bones). Includes special preview of CBS pilot Three Rivers.

2:30pm to 3:30pm
Special Preview Screening

Donate Theater (Theater 1)
The 5th Quarter
Special preview of feature film starring Andie MacDowell, Aidan Quinn and Ryan Merriman, followed by talkback with writer-director Rick Bieber.

Life Theater (Theater 2)
Three Rivers
Special preview of CBS pilot from writer-producer Carol Barbee (Jericho, Swingtown)

3:30pm to 4:30pm
Transplant Surgeons Panel

Donate Theater (Theater 1)
"Ripped From the Headlines: Surgeon Hastens Death for Organs?"
Featuring transplant surgeons from USC University Hospital.

4:30pm to 5:30pm
Festival Screenings

Donate Theater (Theater 1)
Giving Life: A short documentary about Hollie Stanyon Fouts and her parents’ Donate Life journey.
Ray of Hope: ESPN's story of UNC college student and organ donor Jason Ray.

Life Theater (Theater 2)
The Wait: A gritty look at the lives of four teenagers waiting for organ transplants

9:00pm
Donate Theater (Theater 1)
Seven Pounds starring Will Smith and Rosario Dawson.
Free screening with introduction by screenwriter Grant Nieporte.

(Download Screening Schedule PDF)