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• THE SKINNY: The San Luis Obispo International Film Festival runs March 6 to 15. For more information, or to purchase passes, visit slofilmfest.org or drop by festival headquarters at 1021 Higuera St.

• PHOTO COURTESY OF CORAZON VAQUERO
• CORAZON VAQUERO : Where: Palm Theatre When: Wednesday, March 11 at 3 p.m. Length: 65 min.

With nearly 100 films in 10 days, the San Luis Obispo International Film Festival has a lot to offer all types of cinema fans. And to help you maximize your viewing potential, the New Times staff has compiled a list of some of our festival favorites. Happy viewing!

Shorts films: Dunkumentary, Noor, In the Dark, Land Gweinnen, Concerto, In the Name of the Son, Welcome to the Earth, Last Page, Open Your Eyes, For Tomorrow, Birthmark, and Finder’s Keepers. Feature length films: A Thousand Oceans, Leaving Barstow, How To Be a Serial Killer, and Like Dandelion Dust. Documentaries: The World We Want, Number One with a Bullet, and Prom Night in Mississippi.

Arts Editor Ashley Schwellenbach thinks Sean Penn is keen. Tell her you loved Milk at [email protected].

• PHOTO COURTESY OF FRANK’S LAST SHOT
• FRANK’S LAST SHOT : Where: Palm Theatre When: March 12 at 9 p.m. Length: 17 min.

• PHOTO COURTESY OF FLYING LESSONS
• FLYING LESSONS : Where: Palm Theatre When: March 13 at 6 p.m. Length: 14 min.

 

• PHOTO COURTESY OF PHOTO COURTESY OF HELP WANTED
• HELP WANTED : Where: Downtown Center Cinema When: March 7 at 6 p.m. and March 14 at 12 p.m. Length: 13 min.

• PHOTO COURTESY OF LEAVING BARSTOW
• LEAVING BARSTOW : Where: Park Cinemas When: March 11 at 6 p.m. Length: 89 min.

• PHOTO COURTESY OF LA MILONGA
• LA MILONGA : Where: Cal Poly When: March 13 at 6 p.m. Length: 4 min.

• PHOTO COURTESY OF LOVE CONQUERS PAUL
• LOVE CONQUERS PAUL : Where: Palm Theatre When: March 13 at 9 p.m. Length: 90 min.

• PHOTO COURTESY OF NUMBER ONE WITH A BULLET
• NUMBER ONE WITH A BULLET : Where: Downtown Center Cinema When: March 12 at 9 p.m. Length: 90 min.

• PHOTO COURTESY OF WEINER TAKES ALL
• WEINER TAKES ALL : Where: Palm Theatre When: Tuesday, March 10 at 6 p.m. Length: 79 min.

• PHOTO COURTESY OF THE WORLD WE WANT
• THE WORLD WE WANT : Where: Palm Theatre When: Sunday, March 8 at 12 p.m. Length: 98 min.

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