The Royal Starr Film Festival, an international four day movie gala celebrated in downtown Royal Oak, Michigan, kicks off its sophomore season this October featuring more than 100 screenings of shorts, features, & documentaries. [S-b01-s07]

Stories Beneath the Skin (Richard Raubolt / Michigan) MoreThan Skin

Written on the skin tattoos offer diary entries, protective shields, conversational pieces and memorials to the dead. Sometimes glorious, sometimes monstorous to the eye tattoos can post values and delights for all to see.In Stories Beneath the Skin five interviews reveal the deeply personal choices and meanings in adorning the body with beautiful ink.

Tracker (David Fairman / Michigan) A dad struggles to reconnect with his daughter after he and his wife, concerned about the daughter's activities, hide a tracking device on her.

The Proposal Problem (Bradley Egrin / Michigan) Dinner is Served

Tony Robert is going out on a date with his girlfriend Jessica Benson at Mario’s Italian restaurant and plans on proposing. As the evening goes on, there are mishaps and craziness that interrupts the magical evening. Will Tony end up proposing or will he give up and go home?

The Last Prophet (Aaron Greer / Michigan) John the Baptist enters the desert in search of his purpose and finds something more evil waiting for him.

Technical Difficulties (Jesse McAnally / Michigan) Heather's horrors have entered the airwaves.

The year is 1986 and a masked man in Heather's TV starts bringing up the horrors of her past-- now she must both deal with the horrors that physically and emotional torment her.

Two For The Show (Michael McCallum / Michigan) A one-night stand gone wrong at a high school reunion, when a man comes into town to see his dying Father for the last time and encounters an abused woman.

See all of the films being screened at http://BoxOffice.RoyalStarr.org

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