PETUNIA, THE 99%: OCCUPY EVERYWHERE & More From FilmBuff Set for VOD Release this Month

FilmBuff has just announced their slate for films set for VOD release this month. Check out details, trailers, and dates for the movies below!

AIN'T IN IT FOR MY HEALTH: A FILM ABOUT LEVON HELM
Release Date: 08/02/2013
Dir. by Jacob Hatley
Documentary
USA, 83 min
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Ain't In It For My Health: A Film About Levon Helm is an intimate portrait of founding member of The Band and music legend Levon Helm. The man known worldwide for his soulful voice and multi-instrumental skills allowed a camera crew inside his Woodstock, N.Y. home in the midst of creating his first studio album in 25 years. Shot during the course of two-plus years, the film follows the four-time Grammy winner and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member after his 2007 comeback album brought him back to the spotlight. The result is a compelling and captivating portrait of a treasured American artist.

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PETUNIA
Release Date: 08/06/2013
Dir. by Ash Christian
Comedy, Drama
USA, 104 min
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A dark comedy about an off-beat family of New Yorkers who must come to terms with their dysfunctional behavior and misgivings about life, relationships, and love. The Petunia family is made up of Charlie (Tobias Segal), Adrian and Michael (Eddie Kaye Thomas) and their meddling psychoanalyst parents (Christine Lahti and David Rasche). Michael and his wife Vivan (Thora Birch) deal with a surprise pregnancy while Adrian finds himself with a case of sex-addiction. Charlie is in love with George, who is in a polyamorous relationship with fitness fanatic Robin (Brittany Snow), while parents Felicia and Percy must decide whether to reignite the spark in their relationship or start all over again.Petunia is a film about a family that learns how to love themselves while loving each other (a little too much).

SUNSET STORIES
Release Date: 08/06/2013
Dir. By Ernesto Foronda, Silas Howard
Comedy, Drama, Mystery
USA, 90 min
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A uniquely charming romantic-road-comedy-adventure tale about losing baggage. May, a high-strung nurse, is sent to Los Angeles to retrieve bone marrow for a transplant, but soon after arriving her world is turned upside down when she runs into former flame, JP. Distracted, May loses the cooler containing the marrow and must embark on a search through the streets of LA to track it down. With only 24 hours to find the cooler, May and JP embark on a wild and unpredictable search that helps her discover that just when you think all is lost, you find what you least expected.

THE BATTERY
Release Date: 08/13/2013
Dir. by Jeremy Gardner
Comedy / Drama / Horror
USA, 101 min.
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Bucking convention, The Battery is more than your average post-apocalyptic survival movie. At its heart, it is a road movie in its truest sense; two former baseball players with vastly different personalities and agendas do everything they must to survive their way across New England. Filled with bold and gutsy decisions and incredibly witty dialogue, this is one trip through a world ravaged by the living dead, you will never forget.

DEAR GOVERNOR CUOMO
Release Date: 08/13/2013
Dir. by Jon Bowermaster
Documentary
USA, 75 min
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A cross between "The Last Waltz" and "An Inconvenient Truth," "Dear Governor Cuomo" captures a concert organized on the doorstep of the New York state governor to protest the lifting of a four-year moratorium against hydraulic fracturing (fracking). The event brought together scientists, musicians, activists and actors in a scripted night onstage inviting the governor to join the anti-fracking majority in his home state. The film that resulted - written and directed by Jon Bowermaster, with musical direction by Natalie Merchant, and featuring Mark Ruffalo, Melissa Leo, Joan Osborne, Citizen Cope, Medeski Martin and Wood and many more - is equal parts message and music.

THE WEEKEND
Release Date: 08/13/2013
Dir. by Brian Avers
Comedy, Drama
USA, 87 min
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A truthful, spontaneous, and funny ensemble film that perfectly captures the experience of growing up, and growing apart from those you will always call friends. Before their childhood friends get married and move across the country, eight Towunga Pines summer campers (and a few disoriented newbies) take over a rental cottage in upstate New York for one last weekend of fun in the sun. Written by the full cast & creative team, and shot entirely in real-time, this romantic character comedy is a true-as-life portrait of friendship that will stay with you long after the gang all says goodbye...

SPARK: A BURNING MAN STORY
Release Date: 08/17/2013
Dir. by Steve Brown, Jessie Deeter
Documentary
USA, 112 min
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Burning Man, the annual weeklong experiment in community, art, and radical self-expression, has grown famous for inspiring ordinary people to shed their 9-to-5 existence and act on their dreams. Spark: A Burning Man Story goes behind the scenes of the event, following Burning Man organizers and participants as they prepare and plan the yearly experience. The doc reveals the dedication and organization that go into making the "anything goes" occasion a success, and sheds light on the obstacles the organizers face moving forward. This is an eye-opening look at a life-changing experience.

3 DAYS OF NORMAL
Release Date: 08/20/2013
Dir. by Ishai Setton
Comedy
USA, 83 min
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In this thoroughly charming romantic comedy, Bill Morgan (Jace McLean), an uptight, lonely, small-town New Hampshire cop, has his world turned upside down when a reckless young Hollywood Starlet stumbles into town. After escaping the paparazzi, 'It Girl' Nikki Gold (Mircea Monroe) is found passed out in her rental car by Bill, who is unaware of her celebrity identity. Nikki embraces her newfound anonymity and avoids publicity by hiding out in the town. "3 Days of Normal" follows Bill and Nikki during three blissful days as they find themselves relying on one another in ways they never thought possible.

CRAZY WISDOM
Release Date: 08/20/2013
Dir. by Johanna Demetrakas
Documentary
USA, 86 min
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Crazy Wisdom explores the story of Chogyam Trungpa, the brilliant "bad boy of Buddhism," who was pivotal in bringing Tibetan Buddhism to the West. Director Johanna Demetrakas uses archival footage, animation, interviews, and original imagery to build a film that mirrors Trungpa's challenging energy and invites viewers to go beyond fixed ideas about our teachers and leaders.

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THE 99%: OCCUPY EVERYWHERE
Release Date: 08/20/2013
Dir. by Michael Perlman
Documentary, News
USA, 63 min
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This award winning documentary, narrated by Lou Reed, explores the breadth and depth of Occupy Wall Street and how it quickly grew from a small park in lower Manhattan to an international movement. The film highlights why people from diverse age, ethnic and financial backgrounds support the movement and its focus of removing money from politics in order to reclaim democracy from entrenched corporate interests so that critical issues including job creation, affordable access to health and education, protecting the environment and gun safety can be fully addressed. Featuring interviews with a wide range of subjects including Occupiers, economist Jeffrey Sachs and business magnate Russell Simmons.

I'M ME
Release Date: 08/27/2013
Dir. by Jamie Heinrich
Drama
USA, 80 min
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This mesmerizing drama-romance features magnetic performances and a mood reminiscent of the films of Gus Van Sant. Mentally ill teenager Ryan decides to risk it all for the chance at confidence and love by abandoning his medication and embarking on an unpredictable journey that ultimately redefines him. A stylish and daring drama about taking chances and reinventing yourself.

REWIND THIS!
Release Date: 08/27/2013
Dir. by Josh Johnson
Documentary
USA, 94 min
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Rewind This! explores the enormous cultural and historical impact of the VHS tape. Featuring interviews with filmmakers including Atom Egoyan, Mamoru Oshii, and Jason Eisener, distributors, store owners and rabid tape collectors, the 2013 SWSW Festival hit film traces the many ways home video altered the cultural landscape. Offering a wealth of weird and wild titles, home video transformed the viewing habits and tastes of a generation of audiences. The doc's look at the home video revolution is enlightening, funny and totally entertaining.

Available exclusively on iTunes for the month of August

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