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"West of Here" was selected as the favorite among audiences in the
feature category, and "Breath Control: History of the Human Beat Box"
won audience kudos in the documentary category.

All films in the "Diamond Discovery" feature category were eligible
for audience consideration. "West of Here" was directed by Peter
Masterson. Other credits include: Screenplay: A. Jay Sweet;
Producers: Jen Tost, Charles Mellon; Associate Producer: Trent
Smither; Editors: Marc Laub, Peter Barstis; Director of Photography:
Peter CB Masterson; Music: Todd Park Mohr, Timothy Cutler; Co-
Producers: Peter C Masterson, Carlin Glynn, William Tost. Cast: Josh
Hamilton, Mary Stuart Masterson, Norbert Leo Butz, Tate Donovan,
Elisabeth Moss.

Gil (Josh Hamilton) and Josiah (Norbert Leo Butz) grew up together
under the same roof on Boston's North Shore and then went to
college
together in Colorado. Inseparable, they expressed themselves through
music and together formed the perfect duo. They lead idyllic lives
where everything mad sense and anything was possible. The dream ends
however, when pressure from Gil's father brings them home post
graduation to begin climbing the corporate ladder in the family's
publishing business.

Josiah's passion for music refuses to be contained and he heads
west
to pursue his musical career. Gil resigns to living vicariously
through his best friend until an event happens that shatters his
complacency and forces him to re-evaluate his life.

Peter Masterson elicits authentic performances from his actors,
including his sister, Mary Stuart Masterson, who shines as Gil and
Josiah's friend and sometimes muse, a singer whose career
hasn't
grown beyond their college hangout.

"West of Here" resonates with honest emotion as it depicts the
anxieties that accompany chasing dreams and growing up, as well as
the life-affirming joy that comes from true friendship. Inspired by
real events it is sure to affect anyone that has been graced by the
presence of greatness.

Peter CB Masterson was exposed to filmmaking from an early age. His
father, director Peter C. Masterson, got him his first jobs on films.
In 1995 he joined the International Cinematographers Guild and
climbed the "camera ladder" by working as a cameraman on over forty
films, many music videos, TV episodes and commercials. He spent the
summers of `87-'90 at the Sundance Institute. He was involved
in
every facet of the process from script readings to the editing room.

Claudia Kehl