Pilot Picks

Beyond Limits

Newport Coast resident Bonner Paddock was born with cerebral palsy. This 39-minute documentary documents his journey to the top of Mt. Kilimanjaro in Tanzania. Paddock made the climb in 2008, although he has limited mobility and weak legs. The film will screen with a series of short documentaries with environmental themes in honor of Earth Day.

Cast: Bonner Paddock; Elbariki Kitomari; Jayson Dilworth; Jeff Dolen; Kent Bassett; Michael Clarke Duncan; Mitchell Mcintire

Screening: 10:15 a.m. today at the Peter and Mary Muth Interpretive Center, 2301 University Drive Newport Beach.

Burzynski

This documentary follows biochemist Stanislaw Burzynski during his 14-year battle with the Food and Drug Administration to obtain clinical trials for a controversial cancer-fighting drug.

Cast: Stanislaw Burzynski; Arize Onuekwusi; David Kessler; Dustin Kunnari

Screening: 5 tonight at Edwards Island Cinemas, theater 3.

Snow and Ashes

A war correspondent wakes up from a coma in Quebec after covering a conflict in Eastern Europe, only to discover that his loyal photojournalist friend is missing.

Cast: David Alexandre Coiteux; Frederic Gilles; Jean Lapointe; Lina Roessler; Marina Eva; Rhys Coiro

Screening: 8:15 tonight at Edwards Island Cinemas, theater 7.