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Find out morePhotography by Lori Sax April 6, 2019
Koula Sossiadis Kazista, Caitlin Carmichael, Katina Sossiadis
photo by Lori Sax
Charlie Cusimano, Craig Burdick, Joe Neumaier
photo by Lori Sax
Larry Starr, Karolina Wieczorek, Lauri Mathes, Mark Card
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Renette Richard, Amy Mathes
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Mary Cusimano, Justin Mosely, Hallie Peilet
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Richard and Michael Scire
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Nat Colletta, Lynn Partington
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Nadia Lindberg, Matt Wilmoth, Camillia Manicovich, Ryan Roger
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Mette Milland, Sharyn Weiner, (back row) Kathy and Gana Gilkey
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Bryn Famiglio, Carmen Greene, Camilla Famigio
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Camillla, Mark, and Bryn Famiglio, Carmen Greene
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Bess Donoghue and Eric Goldberg
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Isabel Mascarenas, Hallie Peilet
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Charles Clapsaddle, Robin Jennings, Drew and Rachel McAree
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Scott Grier, C.J. Bannister, Stephanie Grepling
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Jerry Chambless, KT Curran, Carlos and Wendy Pagan
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Craig Burdick
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Brooke O'Malley, Edward Fagan
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Amy Warren, Cindy Black
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Samantha Spaulding, Evan Sigmund, Megan Bradley, Molly Rene
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Amy Allen, Maggie Woods
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Andrea Chu, Kelby Miller, William Giron
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Cathleen Studdiford, Jill Larson, Christina Reynolds
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Ronda Collotta, Denise Karagianis, Cheryl Eldh
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Dawn Williams Boyd, Iyabo Boyd
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Libby and Christopher Boulton
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Among those in attendance were director Avi Belkin, of the documentary, Mike Wallace Is Here, which opened the festival, festival president Mark Famiglio and a mix of film makers and movie lovers.
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