RED ROCK FILM FESTIVAL & MARKET 2013 The 25,000 Mile Love Story DIR John Davies, EXE PRO , CO-PRO , PRO John Davies, Brian Kallies, SCR John Davies, CIN Serge Roetheli, Nicole Roetheli, EDIT Brian Kallies, MUS , CAST Serge Roetheli,Nicole Roetheli Swiss endurance athlete Serge Roetheli’s thirst for adventure and desire to raise money and awareness for children suffering across the globe propelled him to run a distance equal to the earth’s circumference. Accompanied by his equally adventurous wife Nicole, who drove a motorcycle with their supplies and pup tent in tow, they planned and executed the journey of a lifetime. Leaving from Sion, Switzerland in 2000, they returned five years later having traversed six continents and thirty-five countries. Alone in the world’s most unforgiving landscapes, they confronted challenges that threatened to push them beyond their physical and emotional limits; extreme weather, civil unrest, deadly disease, horrific poverty and a variety of other life-threatening events. Their RUN FOR KIDS also raised approximately $400,000 to support children’s centers in many of the countries they visited.THE 25,000 MILE LOVE STORY is exactly that; an inspirational love story about two peopleand their philosophy who believed in themselves. They had a genuine concern for the world’s impoverished children and were willing to pay the price to achieve their almostimpossible dream. Serge and Nicole Roetheli journeyed in search of love, life, nature, and adventure, and while finding all of those things, found themselves too. plays with Still I Ride John began his career at Chicago PBS station WTTW in the documentary department and wrote and produced films like TOP GUNS OF 43 and THE FIRST JETLINER. Eventually becoming a Producer on the hit PBS movie review series SNEAK PREVIEWS with Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert, he later formed Eggboy Productions with Actor James Belushi to write and produce comedy specials like V.T. THE VIDEO TAPE with Dan Aykroyd for PBS, TAB LLOYD INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER with Tim Kazurinsky and Al Franken for the NBC O&O s and comedy shorts for every premium cable network and SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE. One of those shorts caught the attention of HBO s Chris Albrecht who invited John to Los Angeles and partnered him with Bob Zmuda at COMIC RELIEF. For seven years John and Bob Co-Wrote, Produced and/or Executive Produced hours of network and cable specials hosted by everyone from Billy Crystal to Whoopi Goldberg to Dennis Miller and Jon Stewart. John also Executive Produced and Co-Wrote ABC s AMERICAN COMEDY FESTIVAL, was Emmy nominated for Producing and Co-Writing the NBC special A COMEDY SALUTE TO ANDY KAUFMAN, and Executive Produced the BIOGRAPHY specials of Richard Pryor and Mary Tyler Moore for A&E and Yoko Ono and Kathy Lee Gifford for LIFETIME. Along the way John Executive Produced the ESPN documentary POLITICS & THE OLYMPICS and Executive Produced the NBC summer comedy series THE RERUN SHOW, an irreverent re-working of classic American sitcoms. Partnering with Brad Grey TV, John Executive Produced the series SECOND CITY PRESENTS for BRAVO and the series MOVIE CLUB WITH JOHN RIDLEY for AMC. With partners Russell Simmons and Sean Combs, John Co-Created and Executive Produced the hit MTV reality series RUN S HOUSE, winner of an NAACP award and hailed by The New York Times as the Cosby Show for the Hip Hop generation . It ran for six seasons and its spin-off, DADDY S GIRLS ran for two more. His critically acclaimed, feature length documentary IT S BLACK ENTERTAINMENT premiered on SHOWTIME and PHUNNY BUSINESS, another feature length documentary Written, Produced and Directed by John is currently airing on SHOWTIME. John is developing a scripted series inspired by PHUNNY BUSINESS with Adam Sandler s Happy Madison Productions. Management: Sandy Wernick Brillstein Entertainment, member DGA/WGA. Showtimes
3 Men and an Iron Mask DIR Carnior Carnior, EXE PRO , CO-PRO , PRO Carnior Carnior, SCR Carnior Carnior, CIN Thomas Walser, EDIT Carnior Carnior, MUS , CAST Marc Andreoni,Jean-Pierre Lazzerini,Jacques Chambon,Bob Levasseur 3 Men and an Iron Mask is a black comedy very loosely based on Alexandre Dumas’ Three Musketeers. In this adaptation, the Musketeers are retired and they offer their services for one last time. plays with Vino Veritas After studying graphic design, Carnior works in Quebec City in the word of the comics and cartoons. He is one of the creators of Phylactäre Cola, a humorous sketchs show broadcast in Quebec from 2002 to 2003. After this television serie, he worked has an art director for commercials. In 2005, he moved to Montreal and began his director career. Showtimes –––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Bachelorette DIR Anna Linke, EXE PRO Dominik Strohbeck, CO-PRO , PRO Anna Linke, SCR Anna Linke, CIN Karsten JÑger, EDIT Anna Linke, MUS , CAST Sarah Riedel The bachelorette Stefanie is a young woman who, at 26 years old, has not yet managed to live in an environment in which she can truly be herself. At home in the back country, everybody tries to find a man for the last bachelorette in the village, who is not thrilled about this at all.At a friend’s bachelors party in the next bigger city the last bachelorette doesn’t find a man, but instead a woman, whom she finds even more fascinating ... plays with Zion Flix: A Slight Case of Clairvoyance Showtimes ———————————————————————— Beside Her DIR Carrie Carnevale, EXE PRO Carrie Carnevale, Scott Trimble, Robin Nicole Williams, David Carnevale, CO-PRO , PRO Carrie Carnevale, Alison Mason, SCR Carrie Carnevale, Scott Trimble, Alison Mason, CIN Richie Trimble (Thomassen), EDIT Morgan Hanner, MUS David Castle, CAST Ashley Watkins,Erika Flores,Owen Conway,Andrew David James The film opens on Rachel Moretti (Ashley Watkins) and Sofia Rios (Erika Flores) at home. It’s romantic, it’s sexy, it’s safe. We quickly learn that Rachel has to go into her work, a local health clinic, the next day in a somewhat shady part of town. She is used to having somewhat dangerous patients, but there is always someone with her. This time, she is going in after hours when no one will be there. Sensing something bad will happen, Sofia would rather she doesn’t go. After she expresses the point to Rachel, Sofia lets her go. They have a beautiful sex scene which feeds the feeling of connectedness. Indeed, the next day, Rachel is put in a very dangerous position. One her patients, Jeffrey (Owen Conway), who is a meth addict goes to the clinic in search of help. After some back and forth, Rachel lets Jeffrey in. After a climatic back and forth between Rachel at the clinic and Sofia jogging (cut back and forth) we find out that Jeffrey was not a threat at all. It turns out that the bad feeling Sofia had (and the audience was led to believe) was not about Rachel but about Sofia. Jogging in a rugged hilly area, we are shocked when we find out that Sofia is hit by a car. The impact is so hard that she is left dying at the bottom of a canyon. Rachel suddenly feels that her love is danger, in pain, and alone. We see the connection between the two women intensify as Sofia slips into a more dangerous predicament. It is a story about that connection they both have towards each other. When one is in danger or assumed to be in danger the other feels it... and the audience does too. plays with Zion Flix: A Slight Case of Clairvoyance Carrie Carnevale received a B.A in Film from San Jose State University. She worked in the independent film scene in the San Francisco Bay Area where she produced, wrote, and directed her first short At the 12. She moved to Los Angeles in 2002 and she started 17 Films in 2003. After years of working on various projects as a shooter, editor, producer, and director, she concurrently started working in the production offices on major motion pictures such as Hanco*ck, Star Trek, and Angels & Demons. In 2011, she decided to put her creative and practical skill sets back to use on her next own film, Beside Her. Showtimes ––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Bidder 70 DIR Beth Gage, George Gage, PRO Beth Gage, George Gage, SCR Beth Gage, CIN George Gage, EDIT Ryan Suffern, MUS Paul Pilot. Songs by Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros., CAST Tim DeChristopher On December 19, 2008, Tim DeChristopher, as Bidder #70, derailed the Bush Administration s last minute, widely disputed federal BLM Oil and Gas lease auction, effectively safeguarding thousands of acres of pristine Utah land surrounding Arches National Park, Canyonlands National Park and Dinosaur National Monument. Bidding $1.7 million, Tim won 22,000 acres of land with no intention to pay or drill.DeChristopher s disruption of the auction bought enough time for the incoming Obama Administration and Interior Secretary Salazar to invalidate the auction, citing inadequate analysis of the environmental effects on surrounding areas and failure to assess contributions to global climate change. For his disruption of the illegitimate auction, DeChristopher was indicted on two federal charges in April 2009, facing up to en years in prison and fines of $750,000. Over the next two years, Tim stepped up his activism, becoming a climate justice leader and an icon for peaceful citizen action. He wanted through nine trial postponements until it finally began on February 28, 2011. Tim was convicted by a jury that was denied essential information on the case. On July 26th, Tim was sentenced to two years in prison and taken away in chains.Tim s profoundly effective act of civil disobedience has drawn national attention to America s energy policy and criticism to the BLM s management of public lands. Refusing to compromise his principles and rejecting numerous plea offers by the prosecution, Tim has been willing to sacrifice his own future to bring this vitally important issue to our national attention.BIDDER 70 tells the story of Tim DeChristopher, and is unique within the environmental movement because it centers on an extraordinary act of civil disobedience an ingenious and very effective one. BIDDER 70 is a personal story surrounded by a wider context of citizen action, our American tradition of peaceful civil disobedience, and grass roots movements demanding government and industry accountability. plays with Empyrean Showtimes —————————————— The Blue Train DIR Stephanie Assimacopoulo, PRO Stephanie Assimacopoulo, SCR Stephanie Assimacopoulo, CIN Antoine Carpentier, EDIT Rodolphe Molla, MUS Thierry Fauchard, CAST Daniel Duval, Camille Figuereo, Etienne fa*gue, Joel Virgel, Jando Graziani Paris - Gare De Lyon. Elie then behaves as a true bounder, Selena, evermore in love, yet still want to pick up the pieces. At the bar of The Blue Train, where they stop to have a last drink, neither one nor the other cannot imagine what will happen while they meet a mysterious man who, without their knowledge, influences their lives in a very thorough way. Who or what is this man who has such an impact on those around him ? plays with You’ll Be a Man Ranging from several positions in music industry during years 77 to 90 including Studio sound engineer, to a complete twist with studies in the field of Psychology then its practice for more than 10 years, Stephanie Assimacopoulo is since 2010 an author, director and producer. “Le Train Bleu” is her first film. Showtimes ———————————————————————— Body & Soul DIR Norm Fassbender, PRO Kate Holowach, SCR Norm Fassbender, CIN Wes Doyle, EDIT Chris Fassbender, MUS , CAST Beth Graham,Clinton Carew,Chris Fassbender Hortense must choose between a life of misery with her pimp, the Brute she loves, or a fly into the unknown with her Butterfly-man. plays with The Show Must Go On + Exit Wound Norm has written and directed numerous production, including: the feature “1132 Pleasant Street ; the short “Body and Soul”; the documentary The Edmonton Fringe Theatre Event ; and several episodes of the series Mentors . He has also directed and written over 70 short Rantdog cartoons. www.rantdog.com Norm has also produced, written and directed countless videos, films and commercials for various Alberta artists and arts organizations. And has worked as an editor, cameraman, script editor, first-assistant director and sound recordist on many friends projects.Norm produced “City of Champions” a feature film presented at the George Pompidou Centre in Paris, as part of an eighty-year retrospective of Canadian Cinema. He has also served on industry and arts boards, including the Banff International Television Festival and the Alberta Motion Picture Industry Association and has volunteers his services in aid of several arts organizations. Showtimes —————————————— The Deer DIR RÇmi St-Michel, EXE PRO , CO-PRO RÇmi St-Michel, Serge-Olivier Rondeau, Samuel Gagnon-Thibodeau, PRO , SCR RÇmi St-Michel, Samuel Gagnon-Thibodeau, CIN Serge-Olivier Rondeau, EDIT Samuel Gagnon-Thibodeau, MUS Peter Venne, CAST Denis Harvey,Guillaume Girard,Louise Portal,Francis Nadeau,êric K. Boulianne Marc’s lack of serious brings him on a slippery slope. plays with Driving Blind After being a stage actor and director, directing the web-serie Jampack.tv, as well as screenwriting and directing several short films, RÇmi St-Michel finishes his studies in cinema at UniversitÇ du QuÇbec Ö MontrÇal. Showtimes ——————————————————————— Driving Blind DIR Brian Griffo, EXE PRO , CO-PRO Brian Griffo, Tod Purvis, PRO , SCR , CIN Ryan Detzel, EDIT Brian Griffo, Tod Purvis, MUS , CAST Tod Purvis, Justin Purvis Driving Blind, a feature length documentary. Two brothers, Tod and Justin Purvis faced with a rare genetic disease that causes blindness (Choroideremia) decide to take the road trip of a lifetime around the United States and see everything possible before going blind. Exploring large cities and small towns, camping in national parks, pushing themselves to their limits while meeting strangers and making new friends, Driving Blind is the story of appreciating what you have, while you have it. The film is a portrait of what makes America beautiful, what really matters in life, and what we as human beings do with our short time here. plays with The Deer Brian Showtimes —————————————— Dusty’s Trail: Summit of Borneo DIR Catherine Jayasuriya, EXE PRO , CO-PRO , PRO Catherine Jayasuriya, Allan R. Smith, SCR Catherine Jayasuriya, CIN Andrew Fink, EDIT Andrew Fink, MUS , CAST Dusty Brandom Dusty s Trail: Summit of Borneo, is an inspirational story about Dusty, a 20-year-old young man with duch*enne muscular dystrophy (duch*enne). When Dusty was young, he seemed like any other normal child - happy, playful and smart. However, Dusty could never run, hop, or jump. What his parents and doctors thought were just delays in physical development, actually revealed a more devastating reality. Dusty was diagnosed with duch*enne at age six. duch*enne is a genetic, fatal, progressive muscle wasting condition that affects one in 3,500 boys worldwide. It cuts across countries, cultures and races. duch*enne does not affect the mind. Dusty went from walking at age six to a wheelchair by age nine. The diagnosis of duch*enne meant that every muscle in Dusty s body was going to steadily weaken for the rest of his life until the heart and breathing muscles would stop functioning. Tragically, many young men with duch*enne die in their early to mid 20 s. Dusty s Trail: Summit of Borneo tells about people coming together from all around the world to climb a mountain in Borneo for charity to raise awareness for duch*enne. Filmed in Borneo and California, the documentary is based on interviews with doctors, researchers, parents, friends and people who have been inspired by Dusty’s life, some with whom he has never met, and others who share the same path.Throughout Dusty s life, duch*enne continues to steal many things; his ability to walk, to lift his arms, to comb his hair, to hug, to cough, to breathe independently. Confined to a wheelchair, he sits in a tightly fitted orthotic seat that accommodates a spine twisted by scoliosis. The seat helps him sit up since he is unable to on his own. Dusty has endured a gradual loss of all physical ability, whilst at the same time having a mind like any other young man s. In the last few years, Dusty has experienced weakness in the muscles of his heart and diaphragm. Whilst his journey has been filled with the ups and downs of living with duch*enne, his spirit thrives. His strength and resilience have stood up to the challenges thrown at him. Dusty transcends the harsh reality of duch*enne to a higher reality of a life filled with love, happiness, laughter and peace.Dusty s trail celebrates life through ties that bind all of humanity. It is about the power of creating a positive, happy, fulfilling and inspiring life when the odds seems against it. plays with Zion Flix: Animation Sparks When Catherine s son, Dusty, was diagnosed with duch*enne muscular dystrophy 14 years ago, it was a catalyst for her to live in the present moment and to live with gratitude. Catherine is Malaysian/English. Her father is part Sri Lankan and part Kadazan, and her mother is English. Catherine was raised in Kota Kinabalu, in the Malaysian state of Sabah, on the island of Borneo. She is proud to say she is Sabahan, and although she has lived in Australia, England, Canada, and currently the USA, shestill calls Sabah home.Catherine has undergraduate degrees in Asian History and Photojournalism, and a Masters in Counseling from California State University, Fullerton. Catherine is founder of Present Moment Yogi Productions, which is committed to making a difference in the world with inspirational messaging through the medium of film and documentary. She also founded a non-profit organization called Coalition duch*enne that raises awareness and funding to find treatments and one day, a cure for duch*enne. The logo for Coalition duch*enne is the lotus flower. The lotus emerges from a challenging environment as a beautiful flower and symbolizes hope and rising above adversity. There is a light within us all, that is love and all things good. The light within me sees the light in you. The coalition in Coalition duch*enne is all of humanity coming together to care and to support our cause. Our coalition is from all parts of the world and hascome together to raise awareness for the thousands of boys and young men like Dusty who have duch*enne. Regardless of their physical challenges, those boys minds are full of dreams. Showtimes —————————————— Empyrean DIR Sophia Savage, EXE PRO Sophia Savage, CO-PRO Randy Ross, PRO Sophia Savage, SCR Sophia Savage, CIN Chayse Irvin, EDIT Randy Ross, Sophia Savage, Ryan Costa, MUS , CAST Sophia Savage,Sonny King,Jimmy Heazlewood,Suzanne Ford,Tyler Dawson EMPYREAN is about the space between the struggle to hold on and the pain of letting go. Sadie s father, Jim, is dying of brain cancer. It s only been two months since the diagnosis but he s already lost his sense of reality his mind and memory are slipping away even faster than his body. It is now Sadie s turn to help her mother care for Jim as he runs out the clock on the days or weeks he has left. The rugged landscape of Sadie s magical childhood home is now a dangerous threat, as Jim s behavior becomes increasingly unstable and erratic.Amidst the chaos, Sadie tries to maintain whatever strength and control she has left. The approach quickly deteriorates throughout restless nights and hazy days, as she realizes the closure she hoped to get with her father is out of reach. It s too late for goodbyes and apologies; the only comfort to find is in seeing her father as a man who needs to be released from this world as gently as possible, even if it breaks her heart. plays with Bidder 70 Home-schooled by hippies in New Hampshire until the age of 13, Sophia was immersed in a uniquely creative environment that allowed her to develop herself as a writer, dancer, actor and artist from a very early age. She has starred in several stage productions and had both her writing and artwork published. Upon graduating from Smith College with top honors (where she double majored in Film and Theater, with concentrations in Dramatic Writing, Directing and Acting) she received the institution’s yearly writing award. She continued to star in stage productions while living abroad in New Zealand (including Christopher Hampton’s “Les Liaisons Dangereuses,” William Shakespeare’s “Titus Andronicus” and the world premiere of “The Serena Syndrome”).Sophia landed in Los Angeles in 2009 to indulge her acting habit and soon realized she’d have to write and direct her own films to keep herself creatively nourished. Sophia established herself as a staff writer for notable online film industry publications Thompson on Hollywood! and IndieWire while producing her first film, EMPYREAN. She is now developing her first feature. Showtimes —————————————— Fable DIR Agust°n Falco, EXE PRO Cecilia Diez, CO-PRO , PRO , SCR Agust°n Falco, CIN Atilio Perin, EDIT Liliana Nadal, MUS Lautaro D°az Geromet, CAST Aylen Sarraf, Lisandro Gallo One summer afternoon, on the bank of a river, a boy and a girl are starting to meet each other. Meanwhile, landscape and distance will become the stage for a possible beginning. plays with Zion Flix: A Slight Case of Clairvoyance Agustin Falco is a young Argentine filmmaker trained at the Film Institute of Santa Fe (Argentina), birthplace of the New Latin American Cinema. He is also an academic formed in visual arts and philosophy. Showtimes —————————————— First Snow DIR Michaâl Lalancette, PRO Michaâl Lalancette, SCR Yan Binsse, Guillaume Girard, CIN Ronald Plante, EDIT Elisabeth Olga Tremblay, MUS The Barr Brothers, CAST Benoåt Gouin,David Boutin,Louise Latraverse,Marie-Laurence Moreau,Franáois Bernier,Karyne Gonthier-Hyndman,NoÇmie Yelle A disconnected family find themselves at a hospital. The father is in urgent need of a kidney transplant and all of the family members are compatible donners. This situation brings back old conflicts between them, all to settle with an odd reconciliation. plays with The Longer Day of Happiness Since his studies in television, Michael Lalancette directed over fifteen short films in the past decade. His latest productions (Quartet in C major, Offside, Panasony Pro V4000, The film you are the hero and Ha! Christmas!) Roam the Quebec and international festivals, in addition to being acquired by televisions. Loving the original ideas, it is in a constant concern of rhythm and aesthetics that Michael creates. He hates it when a spectator’s bored and wants to see rather shoot a smile! Showtimes ———————————————————————— Freckle DIR Mike Cantor, EXE PRO , CO-PRO , PRO Christine Sugrue, SCR , CIN Mike Cantor, EDIT Mike Cantor, MUS Brandon Patton, CAST Brandon Patton,Amber Eckley 19,000 velcro dots. 18 months. Two velcro dot-suits. 20 volunteer ‘velcro pushers’. A girl. A guy. Space. Skin. Atoms... Freckle!Freckle is a music video created by visual artist and computational biologist Mike Cantor, with music by Brandon Patton, bass player for MC Frontalot. The video employs an original stop-animation technique which Cantor calls ‘Velcro rotoscoping’: thousands of colorful velcro dots are arrayed like pixels onto a grid, photographed, and then superimposed one frame at a time onto live-action video. The dots bring to life a love song about two objects in space, orbiting and colliding, and the scales that measure their attraction. plays with Dusty’s Trail: Summit of Borneo + Zion Flix: Animation Sparks Mike Cantor is an Oakland, CA-based visual artist and pattern junky. By day he designs visualizations for DNA sequence data for the US Department of Energy. On nights and weekends he tinkers with an animation technique he invented called Velcro Rotoscoping in which velcro circles in hundreds of colors and patterns are moved like pixels across a 36-dot by 27-dot grid to create frames of video. His debut short “Hot Velcro Action” played in over a dozen film festivals internationally and won “Best Experimental Film” and “Best Visual Effects” At the Los Angeles New Wave Film Festival in 2010. Showtimes —————————————— Furever DIR Amy Finkel, EXE PRO Eliza Flug, CO-PRO , PRO Amy Finkel, SCR Amy Finkel, CIN Gregg de Domenico, EDIT Lila Place, MUS Tyler Sargent, CAST Mac McCullough, Bill and David Remkus, Kathleen Ruby, Furever is a feature-length documentary that explores the dimensions of grief people experience over the loss of a pet. It also examines the sociological evolution of pets in the U.S. today, particularly their position in a family unit, and how this evolution is affecting those in the veterinary profession and death care industry. Furever illuminates this by interviewing grieving pet owners, veterinarians, psychologists, sociologists, religious scholars, neuroscientists, and the many professionals who preserve a pet s body for their devastated clientele, or re-purpose a pet s cremains in unique ways. Furever confronts contemporary trends, perspectives, and relevant cultural assumptions regarding attachment, religion, ritual, grief, and death, and studies the deep bonds that form between humans and animals, both psychological and physiological. The methods of pet preservation in Furever include freeze-drying, mummification, pet-ash carbon diamond creation, cloning, taxidermy, and the multitude of offerings available for a pet s cremains. Sixty-two percent of Americans have a pet, and they spent a total of $52.9 billion on their pets last year. Many judge pet parents who choose to memorialize their dead pets as unbalanced, yet religious or cultural rituals for deceased people often seem unusual to outsiders. How real is grief for a dead pet and who decides what kind of grief is acceptable, or appropriate? Rather than pathetic or morbid, these pet parents embody America s muddled attitudes toward death and dying, touching on our collective fear of aging, and how that fear is shaped by the shifting influences of religion, technology, family, and money. My initial shooting of Furever brought me to Mac s Taxidermy in Ft. Loudon, PA, where Mac reunites owners with their deceased loved ones by freeze-drying their pets. It s a less traditional alternative to burial or cremation, and it allows grieving pet parents to keep a somewhat lifelike version of their pet forever. The technical aspects of freeze-drying animals intrigued me, but I was especially struck by the pet owners level of attachment to, and inability to let go of, their pets. While it struck me as unconventional, I empathized with them. I had many pets as a child, from anoles and budgies to dogs and rats, and I became equally attached to every one. My animal companions and I shared a close emotional and physical bond, and with each of their deaths, I was utterly inconsolable. I was fascinated by Mac, at ease in his shop utilizing the peculiar tools of his trade: Critter Clay, Super Fish Gloss and Real Ears. Virgin Styrofoam forms of wild animal anatomies, reminiscent of first-born puppies, lined the walls, while countless antlers of unspecified origin covered the ceiling. A muddy embalming machine lurked in a dusty corner next to two recently airbrushed turkey heads and a cat with pieces of cardboard paper-clipped to his ears. A visible portion of his arm was shaved, pointing to the sadness surrounding his likely demise. Next to him sat a stack of well-worn adult-targeted Easyriders magazines. At first glance one might easily mistake Mac for a biker with monster testosterone, more interested in shooting and mutilating animals than in putting them back together, but one would be so off target. We see that Mac is fiercely intelligent, interesting, cultured, generous, kind to both humans and animals, and he provides astute insight into the study of pet preservation. Mac is often misunderstood, and he and his clients repeatedly face ridicule for their seemingly odd choices. But Mac treats the pet parents, and the pets themselves, with dignity and care. He regards the pets as members of someone s family, rather than as specimens. During the initial phone calls from grieving pet owners Mac calmly and compassionately explains the freeze-drying procedure, subsequently asking how the pet s owner would like the pet to be positioned. Surrounded by before photographs of the owners beloved pets, he uses metal wires to pose the various dead pets skeletal structures. Later he seals the bodies into the enormous, cylindrical freeze dryer. There are tearful reunions when the pet owners come to retrieve their late companions, now preserved with a set of unsettlingly realistic acrylic eyes and perfectly horizontal, flattened lower bodies, having molded flawlessly to the wooden board on which they were preserved. What initially drew me to these subjects and their stories was my fascination with their unconventional behavior and what seemed to me to be off-putting death rituals, but I soon realized that these people would be educating me, and ultimately a curious audience, about under-explored issues of social import. I was researching a much larger collective story about the culture of attachment, death, grief, and human animal bonding. As my filming progressed, I explored many aspects of the pet death care industry. My exploration went beyond pet preservation, or even cremains preservation or more convention forms of memorialization like pet cemeteries or home burial. I wanted to find out why there was a need for these memorialization possibilities. Through their domestication, how have companion animals moved from outside the house, to inside our bedrooms and under our covers? And as a result of this evolution pets becoming our family members how is this affecting the veterinary profession? And, now that they are becoming members of our family, are they gaining more legal rights? Is there any oversight or regulation of the pet death care industry, as there is in human death care? And what, then, are the differences between humans and pets, physiologically? How is pet preservation specifically different from embalming and other human post-death practices? Could the obscure culture surrounding this form of preservation be similar to that of religious relics or traditions of ancestor worship, common historically in many cultures? Insights are given from a range of scholars (including U.W. sociologist Pepper Schwartz, Harvard religious studies professor Dr. Kimberley Patton, and WSU psychologist Dr. Kathy Ruby), who illuminate the reasons why we become so attached to our pets, and what causes some of us to need to hold on to more than just our pets memories. plays with Andy and His Dummies Amy Finkel is a designer, photographer, documentary filmmaker, and writer. She is the founder and creative director of Sailor Beware, an agency that specializes in web design and video work. She is an instructor at both NYU and Parsons The New School for Design, where she teaches classes in photography, documentary filmmaking, and web design. Amy has served as a judge for IDA’s Documentary Achievement Awards and for New York Festivals. Amy also acts as a ‘Doctor’ for New York Foundation for the Arts’ “Doctor’s Hours for Filmmakers.” Amy holds an MFA in Design and Technology from Parsons, as well as a BA in Theater from Connecticut College. Amy’s documentary, “Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart,” was nominated for the Pare Lorentz Award by the IDA. A native of Seattle, Amy lives in Brooklyn, NY. Showtimes —————————————— Imaginary Distance DIR Michael Jacobsohn, EXE PRO , CO-PRO , PRO Michael Jacobsohn, SCR , CIN Michael Jacobsohn, EDIT Michael Jacobsohn, MUS , CAST For a decade James Garland has roamed the country carrying his painting materials and easel on his back. He barters his paintings to obtain his supplies, to feed himself, and to just get by. Everywhere James goes, he is on an evangelical mission to extol his spiritual and artistic beliefs.Filmmaker, Jacobsohn, follows the 45-year old, bi-racial Native-American, born-again Christian throughout a yearlong sojourn across the United States. They travel from James summer home in Central Park, New York City to Santa Monica, California.The episodic journey visits Baton Rouge, Louisiana where James still following his daily painting schedule re-connects with the Pentecostal Swaggart Ministries who warmly receive him; his artistry is highly prized.After a lengthy absence, not unlike the Prodigal Son, James returns to Tulsa, Oklahoma for a loving homecoming with his family. Nevertheless, James restlessness soon draws him back to the streets of New York City, his real home.And with encouragement from the filmmaker, and a promise of financial support from veteran news broadcaster Bill Blakemore James one actual patron and collector he sets about obtaining a US passport, so that he might realize his life-long dream of going to Paris, France. plays with Never Gonna Break Showtimes ——————————————— The Lake DIR Jennifer Nicole Stang, EXE PRO , CO-PRO , PRO Jennifer Nicole Stang, SCR Jennifer Nicole Stang, CIN Emmett Lee Stang, EDIT Jennifer Nicole Stang, MUS Jennifer Nicole Stang, CAST Jennifer Nicole Stang A woman dreams about a lake from the top of a mountain. She wants to get closer to the water, but finds she can’t move. And only until she discovers the truth within, will she truly find what she desires. plays with Rebels with a Cause + My Forest + To Forget JENNIFER NICOLE STANG was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and has lived in England, Canada, the US and Spain, and has been an artist since her youth. Jennifer grew up involved in the performing arts, studying with The Royal Conservatory of Music, The National Ballet School, The Royal Academy of Dance (Toronto, Canada), and the American Academy of Dramatic Arts (both NYC and LA).Jennifer also worked as singer-songwriter for many years, producing various CDs, DVDs and music videos of her original music, which received dazzling reviews from The Philadelphia Inquirer, The Loquitor, Philly News, and Phoenixville News, amongst others. In addition, Jennifer worked with the most influential producers and musicians in the Tri-State area, such as Phil Nicolo (Aerosmith, Sting, Bob Dylan, Amy Grant), Skip Drinkwater (Jennifer Love Hewitt, Norman Connors, Eddie Henderson), and Eric Bazilian (Cyndi Lauper, Joan Osborne, Ricky Martin, Robbie Williams). Jennifer danced professionally with Opus 1 Contemporary Dance Company and Pasion Y Arte Flamenco Dance Company (Philadelphia, PA). And as an actress, has participated in projects with Telemundo, Zeekay Productions Ltd, and Always Island Entertainment and working with talents such as Rob Campbell (The Crucible, Unforgiven, Boys Don t Cry), Patrick Kerr (Frasier, ER, Curb Your Enthusiasm) and Timothy Landfield (The Cooler, Six Feet Under, Monk). She has also worked with the reputable South Coast Repertory s A Midsummer Night s Dream, directed by Mark Rucker.Jennifer founded the film production company, Heart Anchor Productions, with her brother in 2011. Her company has worked on various projects, producing promotional videos for clients such as Sotheby s Realty, and USC, several award-winning music video (for El Javi Trio, Royal Jacks, La Yeni), three award-winning short films, and the TV pilot, Englishman in LA starring Eddie Jemison (Ocean’s 11,12,13), Cameron Moir (from the upcoming film, Non-Stop with Julianne Moore and Liam Neeson) and Ashley Fink (Glee). Showtimes ——————————————— Little Hope Was Arson DIR Theo Love, EXE PRO Bryan Storkel, CO-PRO , PRO Theo Love, Trenton Waterson, SCR , CIN Nate Larson, EDIT Theo Love, MUS Michael Lee, Austin Taylor Tirado, CAST Pastor Bill Parr, Benny Woods, Lee Richards, Rev. David & Mrs. Peggy Mahfood, Larry Smith, Brent Davis, Christy McAllister, Brian Hoback, Rev. Roy Devisscher, Kim Bourque, Bob & Brenda Steel, David McAllister, Rev. Carlton Young, James Ellis, Dan Harrison, Greg Waldron, Brent Ratekin, David Martin, Jason Bourque, Daniel McAllister In the buckle of the Bible Belt, 10 churches were burned to the ground in five weeks, igniting the largest criminal investigation in East Texas history. No stone is left unturned and even Satan himself is considered a suspect in this gripping investigation of a community terrorized from the inside-out. Families are torn apart and communities of faith struggle with forgiveness and justice in this incredible true-story. LITTLE HOPE WAS ARSON delivers edge-of-your-seat suspense and mystery while transcending into human conflicts of forgiveness, religion, and re-defining the concepts of church, family and justice.First time director, Theo Love, delicately peals back the layers of East Texas culture to reveal a rarely seen vulnerability. While maintaining a refreshing objectivity, the filmmaker allows each character to express themselves organically while spinning a complicated web of moral conflict and internal struggles both for the subjects and the audience. plays with Stan Herd: Down to Earth Theo Love is an international storyteller. Showtimes ——————————————— The Longer Day Of Happiness DIR Shane Stevens, EXE PRO Jason Rath, David Yam, CO-PRO jonothan angelico, kendra gilbert, PRO Tyler Brooks, jesse ruda, tyler Meredith, tyler brooks, Jason Rath, SCR Tyler Brooks, tyler brooks, CIN Pete Castagnetti, EDIT Tyler Brooks, MUS , CAST tyler brooks,judith scott,brett hicks-maitland,derek webster,kerry bishop,denise dowse,charlene amoia,jesse ruda,alex mckenna,Vincent Duvall,deena adar,Kate Kelton,daniel kash,Scott MacArthur,shane stevens,Kasey Wilson,Kim Kendall,Gary Rubenstein,tyler Meredith Today is the day the Jones children change the course of their lives for better or worse. Raised by their Mother Lydia Jones, a prominent black actress in the eighties with a knack for marriage, she’s done it six times, always told her children that ‘you must take risks in life no matter what the consequence.’ It not only makes for great art but for a great life.Lisa Jones, the eldest and Lydia’s biological daughter is also an actress. She recently left a highly successful television show. She tells herself it was to spend more time at home with her husband. But married life is not what she remembered it to be. In an effort to distract her from the reality that faces her every morning over coffee before he goes to work, she’s taken charge of her brother Garret’s love life. She sets him up and accompanies him on dates via an Internet dating account that he doesn’t even know the password to.Jack Jones, the middle brother along with his younger brother Garret who both were adopted from Lydia’s second marriage to Harold a white man, is a writer/producer of the hit television show Revolution, about a modern day revolution in this country. As he approaches the end of his third season and the ratings are dropping his Mother s advice of taking risks takes hold of his decision making process. Garret, the younger brother is on his way to becoming a successful playwright. The director and producer of his current show are demanding changes be made to the main character. They want him to have a stronger voice and stand up for himself against his domineering sister. This is the play not life, right? Thing is Garret isn’t comfortable with change and Cheryl, the waitress he visits every morning and afternoon reminds him of this as she only refers to him by his repetitious order, ‘Large regular’ and ‘Chicken Salad.’As the day runs it s course, Garret, on a journey to find out how to give this character a voice finds himself in the company of Cheryl, her friends and Bob the sound guy on Garret s play who knows two things. How to have a good time and where the best massage parlors are. Lisa keeps bumping into a man who shares the same name as her dog, Steve, during the day. Steve’s honesty about his past relationships mirrors her current dilemma at home and she thinks that Steve might be re-appearing in her day for more than just relationship advice. Jack will stop at nothing for what he feels is the right thing to do with his show and boost the ratings. That is to kill off one of the two lead actors on the show and start fresh. Everybody from Mark his producing partner to Colette the studio head to Walter Reed the head of the network and Aimee his assistant remind him that he has done this before and it hasn’t worked out for him. But Jack isn’t going down without a fight, he s willing to take the risk even though it will cost him his career. After all, taking risks in life, right or wrong, ‘makes for great art and a great life.’ Just ask Lydia Jones. When you find yourself up against the wall of change you can either torch your past and start over or break through into The Longer Day Of Happiness. plays with First Snow With over 25 years of vast experience, Shane Stevens has worked within all aspects of entertainment. Between Chicago,New York City and Los Angeles, his involvement includes casting, directing, producing and acting for film, televisionand theatre. As a graduate of Chicago s Goodman School of Drama, Stevens furthered his education as both a longtimestudent of Larry Moss and at Carter-Thor Studio, where he was later asked to teach. While teaching scene study forseveral years, Stevens also coached privately for film and television, while maintaining his own acting and directingcareer.In New York City, he had leading and guest star roles in film and television, co-founded Soho s igLoo Theatrical Group,where he produced and acted in Jim Thompson s The Killer Inside Me, BUK: The Life and Times of CharlesBukowski and Terry Neil s Future. In Los Angeles, Stevens has produced and appeared in The Hudson s TheEngagement, The Odyssey s Lobby Hero, The Shape of Things, Boy s Life, Angel City and Fat Pig, among manyothers. Directorial credits include theatre productions of Frozen, Savage in Limbo, Adaptation and several short films.Stevens has also been working on the cutting edge of new media as a motion capture artist for the gaming industry.Projects he s been working on include Halo 4, Steel Battalion, Resident Evil, Fable, Devil May Cry, and Hitman, playingKeith Carradine s son.Last year, Stevens shadowed director of a J.J. Abrams NBC series. Other networks Stevens has worked with includeABC, FOX, CBS, TBS, Universal, SyFy Network, and Disney.The Longer Day of Happiness is his feature film directorial debut which he also acted in and co-produced.Born in Memphis, raised in Chicago, Stevens currently resides in Los Angeles where he is in therapy four days a week Showtimes —————————————— The Magic Hand of Chance DIR Michael Goorjian, EXE PRO Reid Tracy, CO-PRO , PRO Noah Veneklasen, SCR Ethan Lipton, CIN Robert Humphreys, EDIT Rick LeCompte, MUS Christopher Ferreira, CAST Eugeny Voronin Filmed in Vienna against the backdrop of a traveling Russian circus, Magic Hand of Chance, is the true story of a hapless magician whose life is turned around when two clowns trick him into thinking he has been honored by a fictitious magicians society in America. With every letter of praise, the duped magician throws another party for his comrades (a Soviet custom upon receiving good news). Despite being played for a fool and spending all his meager earnings on vodka and caviar, the magician ultimately wins out, finding both love and the greatest magic of all belief in himself. World-renowned magician Yevgeniy Voronin invites you into his Circus tent, a world filled with incredible artists, laughter and love a visual feast! Based on a true story. plays with Rose, Mary and Time Showtimes ——————————————— The Man who Lived on his Bike DIR Guillaume Blanchet, EXE PRO , CO-PRO , PRO Guillaume Blanchet, SCR Guillaume Blanchet, CIN Guillaume Blanchet, EDIT Guillaume Blanchet, MUS Paul Maco, CAST Guillaume Blanchet,RenÇe Lacombe,Pierre Weber I love being on a bike. It helps me feel free. I get it from my dad. After 382 days spent riding through the streets of Montreal, being sometimes quite cold, sometimes quite hot - and sometimes quite scared, I dedicate this movie to you, Yves Blanchet plays with A River Changes Course Guillaume is a French director who left his homeland to settle down in MontrÇal, Canada in 2003. Along the decade he has spent working in advertising as a copywriter, he came up with his own projects, without any client, any deadline and often any budget. He has developed a passion for stop motion animations and short films, using his writing skills to enhance his images. Through his work, Guillaume tries to bring emotions through images that people can relate to, for they understand how it’s made. Showtimes —————————————— My Forest DIR Sebastien Pins, EXE PRO , CO-PRO , PRO Sebastien Pins, SCR Sebastien Pins, CIN Pierre-Edouard Jasmin, EDIT Antoine Castro, MUS Quentin Dujardin, CAST Benjamin Gruslin, Jean-Pierre De Terwangne, Voice-over : Alexandre Von Sivers With the view of a child, travel throughout the forest to discover its magic, its mysteries and its meetings. plays with Rebels With a Cause + The Lake + To Forget SÇbastien Pins was born on May 30, 1990 in Namur. Fascinated by beauty, delicacy and mysteries of nature, he was early attracted by photography. He has since been striving to capture strong connections between men and nature. His pictures received many prices and travelled throughout Europe. As he was 8 years old, he wrote and directed his firstsmall theatre scenes. At 15, he discovered pyrotechnics and became professional pyrotechnician 5 years later. Fascinated by visuals, he began an audio-visual training at SAE Institute in Brussels and realized his first documentary, which was awarded by the Festival Nature Namur (BE) in 2010. He went then to the Institut des Arts de Diffusion in Louvain-la-Neuve (BE) and finalized another documentary on the symbiosis between men and bees. This last one was awarded (Festival Nature Namur in 2011, selected in several festivals (Festival of the Bird and Nature, )and broadcasted on TV channels (RTBF, RTC ). Step by step he felt the need of realizing fiction films on nature and he produced a short film on men and trees called My Forest . In 3 lines:SÇbastien Pins was born in 1990 in Namur. Fascinated by the beauty of nature, he was early attracted by photography and as soon as his 19, he produced several documentaries that got awarded and broadcasted in several festivals. Student in the Institut des Arts de Diffusion de Louvain la Neuve , he is likely to produce more short films. Showtimes ———————————————— Never Gonna Break DIR Thomas Backer, EXE PRO Thomas Backer, CO-PRO , PRO David Reppond, Thomas Backer, Adriane Zaudke, SCR Thomas Backer, CIN Daniel Applegate, EDIT , MUS , CAST Bart McCarthy,Riley Bodenstab,Helene McCardle,Kasia Pilewicz,Sarah Agor Attempting to avenge his dog’s murder, an ailing Vietnam Veteran living in rural Oregon struggles to decipher between reality and debilitating hallucinations. Confronted with the horrors of his past, Carl reacts out of confusion, the actions of which may destroy not only his life, but those close to him, as well. plays with Imaginary Distance THOMAS BACKER is currently a Director/ Producer/ DP of reality/ docu-drama television. He found his current career path when a friend asked if he wanted to chase and film tornadoes for TV. From then on, he was hooked on telling the stories of the dangerous jobs so many live. Producing and shooting such shows as Deadliest Catch, AxMen, Ice Road Truckers, Storm Chasers and Bering Sea Gold, Thomas has found himself in many near-death moments.Shifting gears to a more narrative format, he hopes to broaden the awareness of PTSD with his short NEVER GONNA BREAK. His goal with the film is to boost support and change for the illness in America’s forgotten soldiers. Showtimes ———————————————— Paper People DIR Andrew Kightlinger, EXE PRO , CO-PRO , PRO Luke Schuetzle, SCR Andrew Kightlinger, CIN Adam Emerson, EDIT Andrew Kightlinger, MUS , CAST Steven Luke,Kevin Kunkel,Olivia Coon,Desire Jansen Made in the spirit of Lars Von Trier (Antichrist, Melancholia) and Gaspar NoÇ (Irreversible, Enter the Void), PAPER PEOPLE tells the tale of wounded souls in search of respite. Over the course of 24 hours, four characters collide with incendiary results.[trailer music provided by Lucas Desjardins] plays with Zion Flix: A Slight Case of Clairvoyance Showtimes
| Student Films 2013 Collegiate Shorts Beyond Belief DIR William Stribling, EXE PRO Michael Piel, CO-PRO William Stribling, PRO Jonathan Weisbrod, SCR William Stribling, CIN Alex Gallitano, EDIT William Stribling, MUS , CAST R.J. Lewis,Peter Davenport,Michelle Petterson,Sarah Blaze,Stephen Guice,Collin Smith,Rachel Weintraub,Stefan Olaguera,Donovan Patton A once-renowned magician who loses his wife, his mistress, and his rabbit tries to make his troubles disappear in this offbeat, dark comedy... But it will take more than magic to turn his pitiful life around.Real-life magician R.J. Lewis stars in William J. Stribling’s unconventional and poignant NYU thesis film alongside Peter Davenport, Michelle Petterson, Sarah Blaze, Donovan Patton (Emmy nominee, Blue’s Clues), Stephen Guice, Collin Smith, Stefan Olaguera and Rachel A. Weintraub. plays with Collegiate Shorts 2013 William J. Stribling is a graduate of NYU Tisch School of the Arts, with degrees in Film & TV Production and Dramatic Literature. In 2012, William directed his first feature film, Lies I Told My Little Sister, starring Lucy Walters (Shame, dir. Steve McQueen), Donovan Patton (Emmy-nominated star of “Blue’s Clues”), Alicia Minshew (Two-time Emmy-nominated star of “All My Children”), and Ellen Foley (Fatal Attraction, Tootsie, Night Court, numerous Broadway lead roles, rock singer on Meatloaf’s “Bat Outta Hell”). Stribling’s first short film “Break A Leg” swept NYU’s New Visions and Voices Film Festival, winning Best Director, Best Editing, Best Producing, and First Prize. “Break A Leg” went on to screen at half a dozen film festivals worldwide. Stribling spent the fall semester of 2010 in Dublin, Ireland participating in Tisch’s screenwriting intensive, studying under BAFTA-winner Colin McKeown. Stribling’s NYU thesis film “Beyond Belief” has been an official selection of nearly 30 film festivals worldwide, garnering several awards and nominations. He is also the screenwriter of the NYU thesis films “Dan the Man,” directed by Bobby Johnson and “Vampires” directed by David Sabshon. Stribling is currently in post-production for his latest short film, “Down in Flames: The True Story of Tony ‘Volcano’ Valenci,” which chronicles a fire-eater’s quest to set a world record. In the fall of 2012, Stribling began studies at Chapman University in Southern California where he is pursuing an MFA in Screenwriting. Showtimes ———————————————— The Boxer DIR Meredith Nolan, EXE PRO , CO-PRO , PRO , SCR Meredith Nolan, CIN , EDIT , MUS Barbara De Biasi, CAST Newsie (the kid) goes to a 19 century bare knuckle boxing match to see Slugger (the larger boxer and Newsie’s idol) fight. Swarmer, Slugger’s opponent, tries to buy him out so that he (Swarmer) will win. Disappointed by Slugger accepting the money, Newsie tries to change the outcome of the tournament. plays with Dusty’s Trail: Summit of Borneo + Zion Flix: Animation Sparks Showtimes ———————————————— Derby Kings DIR Valerie Bischoff, EXE PRO , CO-PRO Winter Carrera, John Foss, PRO Mayuran Tiruchelvam, SCR Valerie Bischoff, CIN Ryan Baker, EDIT Valerie Bischoff, MUS John Ludwick, CAST Tatanka Means, Jerry Wolf, Jane Stillwater DERBY KINGS is a 2012 short film written and directed by Valerie Bischoff,produced by Mayuran Tiruchelvam, starring Tatanka Means (TIGER EYES, SEDONA) Jerry Wolf (FOUR WINDS).The film follows Jim Sundell (Tatanka Means) as he struggles to make surehis younger brother Ace (Jerry Wolf) appears for an impending trial Ace, a demolition derby enthusiast, has other plans. With the local demolition derby looming, Ace makes a bold move that forces Jim to step far outside of his comfort zone. Derby Kings reveals an unlikely ritual that offers one last chance to reinforce family bonds. plays with Collegiate Shorts 2013 Writer/Director Valerie Bischoff hails from Reno, Nevada, a rugged part of the country that continues to inspire her work. She recently graduated with Honors from Columbia University s Graduate Film School where her short film, Derby Kings (2012) received the prestigious Princess Grace Graduate Film Scholarship and was selected for the 2013 Palm Springs Short Film Festival among many others. She was also presented with the Lewis Cole Award for Excellence for her work as a filmmaker and teacher. Her previous short film, Veterans (2010) was selected for Faculty Selects and won the Adrienne Shelly Award for Best Female Director, Las Vegas Film Festival Jury Award and best short at the Nevada Film Festival. After receiving her B.A. in Film from the University of California at Santa Cruz, Valerie was selected for the Fulbright Grant for Filmmaking in Estonia (2006) where she created a feature documentary on disappearing Soviet history. Valerie is currently in development on her first feature film Massacre Creek with Sixgun Pictures. Showtimes ———————————————— Exit Wound DIR Hunter Holcombe, EXE PRO , CO-PRO , PRO Hunter Holcombe, SCR , CIN Hunter Holcombe, EDIT Hunter Holcombe, MUS William Fritch, CAST Chess Johnson, Krianne Johnson, Bert Gilette, Sean McEntee Sgt. Chess Johnson was shot through his eye while fighting in Iraq, and told he was no longer fit to serve. After struggling with alcoholism, drug dependency, PTSD and traumatic brain injury, he is invited to a unique program in Sun Valley, Idaho helping treat veterans and their spouses. The goal: to channel their addiction to adrenaline through outlets like skiing and paragliding. plays with The Show Must Go On + Body & Soul Hunter Holcombe is a documentary producer and writer based in San Francisco.Squeezing in time between paid video work, he tries desperately to break his new GoPro camera in Yosemite. Unsuccessful so far. Showtimes ————————————————— A Grave Mistake DIR Alison Kathleen Kelly, EXE PRO , CO-PRO Enrique Diaz, PRO Patrick Kelly, Alison Kathleen Kelly, SCR Alison Kathleen Kelly, CIN Uri Ruffin, EDIT Damion L. Smith, MUS Lloyd Moss, CAST Brent Harvey, Bo Gallerito, Robert Allen Coffie, Tom Troutman, Wes Coffey, Joey Probert,Dusty Probert, Janet Lopez, Macile Reevis, Jeffrey Smith ‘A Grave Mistake’ is a Western short film about a Cowboy who is on the run from the law. A Sheriff is after him because he robbed a bank. The Cowboy escapes into the desert but just when he thinks he s free he encounters an Indian, and the Indian is very angry It seems everybody wants his blood tonight. plays with Collegiate Shorts 2013 Alison Kelly was born and raised in Kent, England. In 2010 she was a Quarter-finalist in the Bluecat Screenwriting Competition for her feature screenplay BODY. Alison moved to Los Angeles in 2011. She graduated in 2012 with her Certificate in Directing from UCLA Extension. She is now focusing on writing and producing feature films in London, UK. Showtimes ————————————————— Head Over Heels DIR Timothy Reckart, EXE PRO , CO-PRO , PRO Fodhla Cronin O’Reilly, SCR Timothy Reckart, CIN Chloâ Thomson, EDIT James Taylor, MUS Jered Sorkin, CAST After many years of marriage, Walter and Madge have grown apart: he lives on the floor and she lives on the ceiling. When Walter tries to reignite their old romance, their equilibrium comes crashing down, and the couple that can t agree which way is up must find a way put their marriage back together. plays with Dusty’s Trail: Summit of Borneo + Zion Flix: Animation Sparks Timothy Reckart is an Oscar-nominated director specializing in stop-motion animation. He has a BA in history and literature from Harvard University and an MA in directing animation from the National Film & Television School. His debut animated short, Head Over Heels, won the Cartoon d Or and the first Annie Award for Student Film, was nominated for the Academy Award, and won over 30 other awards at festivals around the world. A native of Tucson, Arizona, Timothy now lives in Los Angeles. Showtimes ————————————————— Light Me Up DIR Ryan Walton, Derek Dolechek, EXE PRO , CO-PRO , PRO Ryan Walton, Derek Dolechek, SCR Ryan Walton, CIN Ryan Walton, EDIT Ryan Walton, MUS , CAST Andrew Ducote, Andrew Hernon, Dave Champagne, Shelley Christl, Narrated by Travis When people leave a room light bulbs come to life. Fixtures in the ceiling lead to a miniature world between floors where bulbs go to live their lives after a hard day of work. The Wattsons are a family of bulbs that work in an antique shop. Frank and Linda manage all the bulbs in the store. When they ask their son, Louie, to take over they find out he has bigger dreams of traveling across the street to be a spotlight in the local theater. plays with Dusty’s Trail: Summit of Borneo + Zion Flix: Animation Sparks DEREK DOLECHEK - DIRECTORDerek Dolechek was born and raised in Eugene, Oregon, and is a recent graduate of Chapman University’s Digital Arts and Animation program. Light Me Up is his first animated short, and he is currently pursuing a career as a designer for the themed entertainment industry.RYAN WALTON - WRITER & DIRECTORBorn and raised in Colorado, Ryan developed a deep passion for filmmaking and storytelling at a young age. He attended Chapman University where he received dual BFAs in Film Production and Digital Arts. While in school, Walton interned at DreamWorks Animation where he had the privilege of interacting with some of the best minds in the animation industry. Ryan strives to take on projects that challenge him both creatively and emotionally. He is currently pursuing a career as a previsualization/layout artist for animation. Showtimes ————————————————— ——————————————— 10,000 Hours DIR Nick Rua, EXE PRO , CO-PRO , PRO Nick Rua, SCR Nick Rua, CIN Nick Rua, EDIT Nick Rua, MUS , CAST Nick Rua The Beatles, Bill Gates, Spielberg, virtuoso pianists and hall of fame athletes, all share a similar background: approximately 10,000 hours of dedicated practice before their mid-20’s. The Beatles played 7 nights a week, eight hours a night in Hamburg; Gates programmed non-stop for 7 years through his teens and college days. Spielberg, Howard Stern, Steve Martin, all started their careers as kids doing what they love to do, not waiting for permission or certification. Filmmaker Nick Rua is cut from that cloth, and has followed in their footsteps. When Malcolm Gladwell wrote ‘Outliers’, his chapter on 10,000 Hours helped Nick understand the journey he has been on, and the road ahead. Nick s ‘10,000 Hours’ combines archive footage, poetry, philosophy, and the hopes and fears of a talent on the cusp of adulthood. He bares his soul and body, honoring those who pursue their dreams with dedication. The film itself is a testament to the message delivered. Nick has been writing, filming, and editing since he was 10, earning a variety of awards for his work. This is his 108th project. He graduates high school in June 2013. plays with Young Filmmaker Shorts Director Nick Rua has been writing, directing, shooting and editing short films since he was 12 years old (2006). 10,000 Hours is Nick’s 108th film/video project. Previous work includes a 30 minute sitcom pilot, dramatic and comedic shorts, music videos, PSA’s, broadcast commercials, documentaries, corporate video for a Fortune 500, and numerous festival appearances. He was nominated for Best Actor for his work in Accounting for Loss, which won Best Film and Audience Choice at the 2011 Tampa 48 Hour Film Project. He won the Promising Young Filmmaker award at Sarasota FF, and was a Merit award winner at the Ybor Festival of the Moving Image. He has earned two Telly’s for his commercial video editing.Nick will graduate high school in June 2013, and is looking for scholarships to attend a quality film school. He will continue to create film/video regardless of education opportunities, and is working on a feature script. Showtimes ——————————————— Abracadabra! Mountain West Premiere DIR Catriona Warren, PRO Catriona Warren, EDIT Catriona Warren, MUS Kevin MacLeod, Michael Crowther, Ori Vidislavski, CAST Ethan Corcoran,Benjamin James,Lisa Chantal Emanuel,Josh Schimmelpfenni,Jaive Muranty,Sophie Black,Emma Von Schrenk,Athenie Kalos,Kristen Leung,Kate Marks,Taylor Robinson A hapless magician finally gets a trick right, but unfortunately it’s the one that causes the most trouble. plays with Young Filmmaker Shorts Abracadabra! is the directorial debut for Catriona Warren, aged 11 years (at the time of directing this film).Catriona is very experienced on the set, as an experienced child actress who has already filmed in excess of 20 film and TV projects. She acted in her first film, a short, at age 7 years.She lives in Melbourne, Australia. Showtimes ———————————————————————————— Escaping the Island DIR Malone Lumarda, EXE PRO , CO-PRO , PRO Malone Lumarda, SCR Malone Lumarda, CIN Malone Lumarda, EDIT Malone Lumarda, MUS , CAST Elias Lumarda A young individual struggles with society’s obsession with technology. plays with Young Filmmaker Shorts Malone Lumarda is a 17-year old Senior at La Salle High School in Pasadena, California. As of October 2013, his films have been chosen for screening in 32 film festivals around the United States. He was awarded the first Film Independent/AEG Future Filmmaker Scholarship for his film The Farm at the 2013 Los Angeles Film Festival. Showtimes ———————————————— Judas DIR Grace Haley, EXE PRO , CO-PRO , PRO Colton Bybee, SCR , CIN , EDIT , MUS , CAST Teenage heroin use has dramatically increased since its prime with adults in the 1990’s, and is now one of the most popular illicit drugs among youth. Two teen filmmakers explore the effects that heroin has on Salt Lake City teens and their relationships. plays with Young Filmmaker Shorts College Undergraduate Showtimes ——————————————————————————— Notes Of Hers DIR Blake Michael, EXE PRO Blake Michael, PRO Monique Michael, Sammi Hanratty, SCR Blake Michael, CIN Blake Michael, EDIT Blake Michael, MUS Blake Michael, CAST Dah-uh Morrow A man discovers a song written by his late wife. plays with Young Filmmaker Shorts Born in Atlanta, Georgia, Blake began his career at the age of 3 booking numerous print jobs. When Blake was 5, his mom enrolled him in acting classes with Lisina (Longo) Stoneburner at the Company Acting Studio in Atlanta. It was with Lisina and her staff that Blake’s serious love for acting was nurtured and developed.When Blake was 6, his mom decided to secure an agent that could offer him opportunities to expand into acting. It was then that agent Joy Pervis discovered Blake’s talent as a young actor.Blake’s first principal role in a commercial was for Bojangles’ Chicken in which he shared the spotlight with NC quarterback Jake Delhomme. He also appeared in the U.S. Army sponsored Mark Schultz music video “Letters From War.” Blake’s first worldwide exposure came in 2006 when his commercial for the game of the movie Zathura saturated the globe. Blake worked frequently as a model for Macy’s for 2 years and 3rd grade he told his mom that he needed to be home schooled because acting is what he wanted to do.When Blake was 10, he was chosen to be the host of a series of four collaborative commercials for Hasbro Toys and Cartoon Network. This piqued Cartoon Network’s interest in him and soon after, they hired him to host his own show for Cartoon Network. Aimed toward an audience of 6-11 year old boys, Blake named the Friday show “Fried Dynamite” while the Saturday morning show was called “Dynamite Action Squad.” His stint with the network lasted 3 years.During this time, Blake teamed up with teen pop country singer Celeste Kellogg to create and sing a duet he titled “Looking In Your Eyes.” Eventually, Blake had the opportunity to perform the song live and found the experience of live performing something he definitely wanted to do again.In June 2010, Blake’s talent was recognized by Disney and he was cast in a lead role, ‘Charlie’, for the 2011 Disney made for TV movie musical, “Lemonade Mouth.” Later in 2010 Blake jumped to the other side of the camera when he wrote and directed a short film, “Anonymous” which debuted at teen festivals April 2011. Then in November Blake snagged a lead in the Disney Channel pilot Dog with a Blog, featuring a talking dog, which later debuted on the small screen as a new series.In his spare time, Blake enjoys playing the creatnig and directing drums, skating, DJ’ing, and making and editing movies. He became one of the youngest people to acquire a YouTube partnership, as a 12 year old, with his original short videos. As a young boy he followed in his big brother’s footsteps, pursuing swimming and acquiring many state champion titles as well as a few state records. Showtimes ———————————————— One Note At A Time DIR Alisha Archibald, PRO Alisha Archibald, Morgan Pratt, SCR , CIN William Jones, EDIT Alisha Archibald, MUS Jeremy Chatelain, title sequence score. Amanda Maestro-Scherer & Larissa Maestro-Scherer, “Someone Like You” end credits score., CAST Jaycie Voorhees MT-BC, Amanda Maestro-Scherer MT-BC. One Note at a Time is a documentary that examines music therapy as a treatment for spectrum disorders, such as autism. This film explains what music therapy is and show the positive effects it has had in the lives of children affected by spectrum disorders. plays with Young Filmmaker Shorts Alisha Archibald is 19 years old and has been producing documentary pieces through Spy Hop Productions for the past 3 years. She will be attending the University of Utah for a degree in Marketing/Advertising & Communications. She also works in radio promotions and concert production in Salt Lake City. In her free time she spends time with family and friends, attends local events, and listens to music excessively. Showtimes | AWARDS NIGHT 2013
ARCHIVES 2010 OFFICIAL SELECTIONS plus MARKET 2009 OFFICIAL SELECTIONS 2008 OFFICIAL SELECTIONS 2012 Winning Audience Award Films Doc Feature: Without a Net College Fiction Film: Us.Now! Young Filmmaker: A Trip to the Market Winners were officially announced on February 24, 2013 in Cedar City, Utah. |
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Why is Sundance Film Festival in Utah? ›The idea was launched by the Utah Film Commission as a means to promote independent film and to bring the state of Utah to the attention of filmmakers.
What is the Red Dirt film festival? ›The 2024 fest will run April 18-21 at various simultaneous locations in downtown Stillwater and will have films, live music, panels and special guests and events. The Red Dirt Film Festival is now a major attraction in cultural happening for the city.
What time do movies start at Red Rocks? ›Film on the Rocks at Red Rocks Amphitheatre
One of Denver's top summertime events, Film On The Rocks lets you enjoy blockbuster entertainment on the big screen in the incomparable setting of Red Rocks Park & Amphitheatre in Morrison. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., live entertainment starts at 7 p.m. and films begin at dusk.
Some scenes were also shot at the resort for the 2008 film 21.
What is the three largest film festival in the world? ›What are the 3 largest Film Festivals?
- 1.Cannes Film Festival (France) This is one of the most prestigious film festivals worldwide. ...
- 2.Venice Film Festival (Italy) ...
- 3.Berlin International Film Festival (Germany)
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When Hollywood discovered Southern Utah in the 1930s, Kanab was one of the central locations. More than 200 westerns, feature films and TV series were filmed in this Kane County outpost, which earned the town the title of Little Hollywood.
What is the Big Five film festival? ›The "Big Five" film festivals are considered to be Venice, Cannes, Berlin, Toronto and Sundance. The Toronto International Film Festival is the most popular festival in North America. Time wrote it had "grown from its place as the most influential fall film festival to the most influential film festival, period".
Does Robert Redford still have a home in Utah? ›Redford sold the 2,600-acre Sundance Mountain Resort to Broadreach Capital Partners and Cedar Capital Partners for an undisclosed sum. According to Mr. Mavromihalis, Mr. Redford still owns around 1,800 acres in Utah, including his family's ranch in Sundance.
Why did Robert Redford move to Utah? ›
As the story goes, Redford was driving between California and Colorado and passed through Provo Canyon by accident. After falling in love with the vistas of Mount Timpanogos, he built a family cabin at the Stewart's resort. By 1968, Redford would own the whole thing.
Is Sundance leaving Utah? ›The Sundance Institute announced Wednesday that it has begun exploring potential new host cities for the annual Sundance Film Festival beginning in 2027, signaling a breakaway from its longtime home of Park City, Utah.
What is Robert Redford's film festival? ›Founded by Robert Redford in 1981, the Sundance Institute took over the festival in 1985 and changed its name to the United States Film Festival. It wasn't renamed the Sundance Film Festival until 1991. “Sundance” was the name of Redford's character in the 1969 film Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.
Where is the Beverly Hills film festival? › What state is known for red dirt? ›
Named after the richly colored soil in the state of Oklahoma, live Red Dirt bands can be heard often in the bars surrounding Oklahoma State University. Country-folk musician Bob Childers is often credited as the father of Red Dirt music.
What is the red movie with the rock in it? ›An FBI profiler pursuing the world's most wanted art thief becomes his reluctant partner in crime to catch an elusive crook who's always one step ahead. Watch all you want. Dwayne Johnson, Ryan Reynolds and Gal Gadot chase each other around the globe in this fun and funny action adventure.
What's coming out in cinema in 2024? ›- - - - - I Am: Celine Dion Opens Jun 25, 2024.
- - - - - Something to Stand For with Mike Rowe Opens Jun 27, 2024.
- 77% - - Last Summer Opens Jun 28, 2024.
- - - - - The Conqueror: Hollywood Fallout Opens Jun 28, 2024.
- 82% - - Music Opens Jun 28, 2024.
- - - - - Gassed Up Opens Jun 28, 2024.
It starts with the September 7, 1968 show in Gladsaxe, Denmark (This was a school gym and they were called The New Yardbirds at this time) and goes thru their last show on July 7, 1980, in WestBerlin, West Germany. However, Page/Plant did play Red Rocks on September 16, 1998.
What movie did Ryan Reynolds play in with the rock? ›Red Notice (film)
| Red Notice | |
|---|---|
| Starring | Dwayne Johnson Ryan Reynolds Gal Gadot Ritu Arya Chris Diamantopoulos |
| Cinematography | Markus Förderer |
| Edited by | Mike Sale Julian Clarke |
| Music by | Steve Jablonsky |