Look Again. Jan 19 – 29, 2012 Park City, Utah

Woody, an adorable 11-year-old boy awaiting the return of his missing mother, lives with his grandmother and Uncle Vincent, who is fresh off an eight-year prison stint. For Woody, the confident, charismatic Vincent is a titan among men. When Vincent notices that Woody could learn a thing or two about becoming a man, he brings him along as he ventures forth to open his own business. But when legit life fails to support Vincent’s vision, and his old Baltimore crime boss, Mr. Fish, haunts him, the pace of little Woody’s manhood lesson accelerates.

Beautiful, bold, and confident, Sheldon Candis’s auspicious debut feature transforms the standard gangster film into a warm and radiant coming-of-age story that humanizes complex situations through characters motivated by love, rather than pride. Brought to life by a brilliant cast, including Danny Glover, Charles Dutton, and Meagan Good, LUV is a lion-hearted tale about virtue as it shines through a complicated slice of black male life in Baltimore. - S.F.

Jason Michael Berman
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Sheldon Candis is a graduate of the USC School of Cinematic Arts. His short film, The Walk, tells the inspiring story of a wheelchair‐bound septuagenarian who builds a mechanical leg in an attempt to walk again. Candis’s short documentary, The Dwelling, chronicles the lives of two homeless Tokyo residents. Additionally, he has created viral Web content for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Rock the Vote, and world-infamous street artist Banksy. LUV is Candis’s feature directorial debut.

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