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2010 Festival Thursday April 22, 8 pm |
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Luxemburg, Belgium narr, 20 min. |
Jossy Mayor |
Pierre is a very shy man in his sixties, recently retired, with
neither family nor friends. What
will he do now? Fortunately, he lives next to a café. |
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FSU ,Tallahassee , Fl narr, 14 min. |
Charles Cagle |
The killing of a famous outlaw and a
dime store novel meet in this old fashioned western. |
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Sydney, AUSTRALIA narr, 10 min. |
Alison Heather |
A romantic comedy about two strangers, two hookers, two paper
boats and a whole raft of assumptions. |
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Late Bloomer |
Herzliya, ISRAEL narr, 13 min. |
Yitzchak Enav |
An older gentleman, in the heat of sexual fantasy, has to face
the cold immediacies of realities. |
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Woodland Hills, CA, anim, 6 min. |
Dominic Polcino |
A depiction of a man’s ongoing frustrations and disappointments
in the area of love. At times
funny, poetic, profound. Or just sad? |
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Sunnyvale, CA narr, 11 min. |
Shaun Au Wei Gao |
After 100 years of westernization, a lot of young Chinese who
emigrated to the West chose to express their “east-meet-west-ness” through an
arranged marriage. Ka is about to demonstrate just how this is done. |
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New York, NY anim, 7 min. |
Dustin Grella |
A narrative stop-motion animation confronting the memory of the
animator's younger brother killed in the current conflict in Iraq. |
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Friday April 23, 8 pm |
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Ballina , AUSTRALIA, narr, 7 min. |
Jim Lounsbury |
Two men, one body, no idea! |
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Mumbai, INDIA, narr, 26 min. |
Abhishek Pathak
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In a remote village in India, sometime in the future, is a
fitting metaphor that power rests in those who control the resources. |
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A Complete History
of the World in 7 Minutes or Less |
FSU, Tallahassee, FL narr, 8 min. |
Thomas Lorne |
A tongue-tied professor of linguistics fails in his attempts to
talk to an interesting woman at the local bookstore. |
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Petaluma, CA anim, 5 min. |
Mike Dacko |
A journey we take with temperature sensitive candle creatures who sacrifice what they know to become who they are. |
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The Hole |
Seoul, South Korea, narr, 21 min. |
Hana Hwang |
Yujn, a 16 year old
girl, becomes aware of the story of her young brother’s disappearance. |
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Sherman Oaks, CA anim, 4 min. |
Joaquin Baldwin |
A voodoo doll must find the courage to save his friends from
death. |
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Brooklyn, NY narr, 8 min. |
Jason Cusato |
After witnessing her brother commit murder, an emotionally
distraught young woman turns to the church. |
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Madrid, SPAIN, narr, 23 min. |
Tony Lopez |
A young man arrives in a discotheque, confused
. When he suddenly sees “her”, he experiences unique and indescribable
feelings and voices extraordinary predictions. |
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Saturday April 24, 4 pm |
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Thunder Bay, CANADA, narr, 8 min. |
Lee Chambers |
Retired Oscar-winning actor Calvin
Adams attempts to outwit some neighborhood kids in a sour or sweet battle. |
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Madrid, SPAIN doc, 14 min. |
Sergio Oksman |
Each summer, a crowd of Ernest Hemingway doubles meet
in Key West, Florida, to commemorate the death of one of America’s most
prolific journalists and fiction writers. |
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Toronto CANADA narr, 17 min. |
Elli Weisbaum Robert Walsh |
One cannot pass up a shopping coupon for revealing underwear,
even in a retirement community in Florida! |
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Land Gewinnen
(Gaining Ground ) |
Hamburg, GERMANY narr, 20 min. |
Mark Brummund |
A young, illegal immigrant couple spends their time furtively
trying to avoid the German authorities until the well-being
of their young son dictates that they resolve their untenable situation. |
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The Offering |
Sunnydale, CA anim., 9min. |
Michael Zachary
Huber Cogswell Polytechnical College |
Is there anything that is not immune to a woman’s power of
seduction, even golden statues? |
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Rocklin, CA narr, 23 min. |
Chris King |
Boardinghouse
innkeeper Mary Surratt was one of four southern sympathizers tried, convicted
and executed in 1865 for conspiring to assassinate President Abraham Lincoln
- but was she really guilty? |
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Sherman Oaks, CA narr 10 min. |
Peter Besson |
Last night, Rhett Somers met the love of his life. Now all he
has to do is convince her. Not an easy feat considering how they met. |
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Saturday April 24, 8 pm |
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North Hampton, MA anim, 11 min. |
Chris Perry |
In the middle of a dry desolate landscape stands Tower 37, a shimmering water processing station, siphoning every
last drop of water from a pristine lake. |
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Zimbabwe |
FSU, Tallahassee, FL narr, 16 min. |
Anjuli Hinds |
Amidst the turmoil and uncertainty of a militant regime, two
young children of Zimbabwe are forced into a fight they hardly understand. |
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Summer |
Columbus, OH anim, 2 min. |
Marc Wiskeman |
The love we find on a warm summer evening is sometimes the most
fleeting love of all. |
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Pasadena, CA narr, 22 min. |
Christopher Hall |
1813, western New York. A young settler on the war-torn Niagara
Frontier witnesses a war crime deep in the wilderness and must decide whether
to put his life at risk and help an unlikely friend. |
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El Encargado (The
One in Charge) |
Madrid, SPAIN narr, 8 min. |
Sergio Barrejón |
Martin, 9 years old, has been entrusted by
his teacher with quite a tough job. |
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Los Angeles, CA narr, 16 min. |
Maggie Kiley |
What happens when
the break-up happens but the break does not? Starring Jessie Eisenberg from "The
Squid and the Whale" "Zombieland" and "Adventureland". |
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Hollywood, CA narr, 26 min. |
Nicolas Delgado |
Eight year-old Lavender Williams, who recently lost her mother
to cancer, sets off on an epic journey to find her Dad. Featuring Christopher Lloyd from "Back to the Future"
and Rex Linn from CSI: Miami. |
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2009 Festival
Thursday, 8:00pm
Los Angeles, CA Room in New York John
Kaiser 5 minutes
A
visual interpretation of Edward Hopper's 1932 painting,
Chicago, IL Revolutionary Wall Carl
Paoli 24 minutes
The
filmmaker sets out to document an elusive and
controversial graffiti artist. Will the artwork lead him to
the artist?
Long Beach, CA Purge Brad
Kammlah 16 minutes
Struggling
to mask the pain from years of abuse, Joy finds
herself trapped in a secret addiction.
Sherman Oaks, CA Worth Kathi Carey 7 minutes
When
an undescript violin shows up at an upscale auction,
it seems out of place until…..
Sweden Karklesbarn (Love Child) Daniel Wirtberg 7 minutes
What
happens to a young child when a new addition comes
into the family?
UK Sick Michael
Rymer 15 minutes
As
Brian's story slides backwards through 15 years of
therapy, his
daughter's crashes forward after one
devastating night.
Toronto, CA Skylight David
Baas 5 minutes
A
mock animated documentary about the ecological
plight of penguins.
Australia Pigeonhole Nicole
Tanzabel 6 minutes
An
old man living in a high-rise council flat, manages
self sufficiency.
S. Korea Mr. Vending Machine CGI
Lab, Hae Jung Suk 22 minutes
Mr. Ven-ma, who makes coffee in a
vending machine,
befriends a girl who misses her
father.
Friday, 8:00pm
Valencia, CA Alternative Andrew
Swan 4 minutes
Revenge or forgiveness? One man's choice will forever change
his life.
Brooklyn, NY Old Days Matthew
Shapiro 23 minutes
Lillian,
74 years old, enters a retirement community and
struggles to find her niche.
Rochester, NY Harold Please Lindsay
Berkebile 15 minutes
Harold,
a recluse, has become so consumed with his relational
fantasies outside his window, that he fails to see the
relationship inside his apartment.
Florida Sam and Zoe Catherine
Rehwinkel 9 minutes
When
Zoe's father suddenly dies, a dark secret threatens to
ruin her relationship with Sam, her boyfriend and best
friend
since childhood.
Rochester, NY Thanks to the Whistleblowers Dave
Puls/Animatus Studio 5 minutes
An
expression of appreciation to a special group of people
who risk so much to disclose what is hidden from us.
FSU/Florida On the Road to Tel Aviv Khen Shalem 19 minutes
A
young Israeli makes a quick decision when he sees a
suspicious-looking Arab woman enter the same bus as
his fiancee.
Los Angeles Interpretation Lin
Oeding 7 minutes
A
romantic couple's brief encounter with a few philosophical
thugs unfolds in an unusual way.
New York, NY Arranged Suraj Das 27 minutes
Ashok's parents are pressuring him into an arranged
marriage, but he has met the
beautiful Maya whom
he wants to marry.
Saturday, 4:00pm
Brazil Before It's Gone Paulo
Leierer, Luiz Otavio Pupo 15 minutes
A
dark-humored story about Almeida, a 30 year old man,
who discovers he has only one week left to live.
Tupper Lake, NY A Matter of Degrees The
Wild Center 24 minutes
See
a time when mastodon's roamed the valleys of the
Adirondack
Mountains, tapirs swam its rivers and whales
slid above places where towns stand today. Produced for
The
Wild Center and narrated by Sigourney Weaver, it takes
you on an epic trip to witness how much climate shapes
our lives.
Pasadena, CA Open Your Eyes Susan
Cohen 14 minutes
Struggling
to come to terms with her life after breast cancer,
Julia
gets more than she bargained for when she attends
a bridal shower.
Ottawa, CA Profile Sharon
Katz 4 minutes
An
experimental film about profiling by an airport
detection
device.
Oxford, OH Written Off Cameron
Berner, Com 414C 5 minutes
Follow
a day in the life of a pencil and meet the people
who interact with this inanimate object.
FSU/Florida The Best Man Justin
Lazernik 7 minutes
The
wedding is ready to begin. Why is the groom still missing?
Seattle, WA Dry Rain Matthew
J. Clark 23 minutes
Joey
is traveling cross country with his father who
continues
to stop along the way to call Joey's mother for money.
Saturday, 8:00pm
New York, NY Firecracker Flower Frank
Hall Green 17 minutes
In
this yellow & yellow satire, we meet B who is an outcast at
school. When she finds out that the other girls have
stalkers,
she pines for one of her own.
Pasadena, CA In the Dark Alex
Fazeli 17 minutes
A
double agent, hunted by the revolutionary government,
agrees to exchange crucial information with the CIA in
return
for safe passage out of the country.
Burbank, CA Animated American James
Baker/Joe Haidar 15 minutes
A
toon
hating executive has a 'hare' raising experience when
he meets an out of work toon
rabbit.
Manhasset, NY Open Air Shira-Lee Shalit/David Peterson 12 minutes
Under
the watchful eye of a hidden sniper, two women attempt
some form of normality in their everyday lives knowing that
one
misstep will mean immediate death.
Iran Butterflies Die in Snow Karim Azimi 15 minutes
A
director and writer are driving through the mountainous
countryside looking for a subject for their film. On this
journey
they encounter many strange experiences.
Rochester, NY A Voice from the Lantern Anton Zane 17 minutes
A
young Japanese woman, working in a peep show parlor in
California
desperately wants to go home. She devises a plan
to make contact with her Grandfather in the afterlife so he
can guide her spirit home.
FSU/Florida My Four Inch Precious Sou Yun Sim 11 minutes
A scruffy and lonely garbageman
discovers dreamy romance
when a beautiful woman blossoms
out of a magical flower.
Wednesday, April 30, 7:00
pm
INSTANT KARMA
Director/Producer/Writer: Tristan
Higgs; US, 2008, 8 minutes
Alex attempts to end a run of bad
luck by trying his hand at credit card fraud.
MURDERING MAMA’S BOY
Director/Writer: Katherine Cunningham-Eves; US,
2007, 18:27 minutes
A
young girl’s obsessive jealousy towards the seven-year-old boy her mother
nannies for, drives her to desperate actions.
TEMPORARY VIRGIN
Director: Tatsushi Momen; Japan, 2007, 3
minutes
The
visual images depict metaphors of a love fantasy in a very romantic and
abstract way.
STILL(E)
Director/Producer/Writer:
Susan Schwarzwald; US, 2006, 25:38 minutes
Through
the lens of memory, the daughter of a refugee from Nazi Germany revisits the
pain of remembering, tinged with the fear of forgetting that silently haunts
her father, herself, and now her young daughter as well.
ERIN GO WRONG
Directors/Writers/Animators:
Brian Kavanagh and Joshua Huber; US, 2007, 4 minutes
Things
go awry for two leprechauns who have kidnapped the Easter Bunny.
CHAIN
Director: Hyunmi Park; South Korea, 2007, 16:20 minutes
How
far would you go to save a loved one?
CLARITY
Director/Writer:
Miles Duffy; US, 2007, 10 minutes
A
schoolteacher awakes in a cold sweat from a bizarre dream.
THURSDAY, MAY 1, 8:30 pm
THE REPLACEMENT CHILD
Director/Writer:
Justin Lerner; US, 2007, 25 minutes
Todd
returns to his conservative, backwoods hometown to find that his best friend,
Michael, is deathly ill and his family refuses medical attention for him.
TELL ME WHAT TO DO
Director:
Lee Ji Sung, Producer: Joanne Hurley, Writer: Ivaila Minov; UK, 2007, 11:21
minutes
Everything
you ever wanted?
OUT OF THE SHADOW
Director/Writer:
Andrew Bartels; US, 2007, 8 minutes
A young man
being raised by a racist father re-evaluates his upbringing after witnessing a
lynching.
MEDIUM RARE
Director: Stefan Stuckert;
UK, 2007, 14 minutes
Carl
is running for his life. When a
beautiful woman offers him an unexpected hiding place, his life seems to
change. But desire is about to lay
its own subtle trap…
KIRKSDALE
Director/Writer:
Ryan Spindell; US, 2007, 22 minutes
A troubled
teenager and a lecherous deputy fight for their sanity and their lives in Kirksdale Hospital, a decaying mental asylum in 1960’s
Florida.
SOLDIERS
OF SISYPHUS
Director/Producer:
Bob Barancik, Animator: David Puls;
US, 2006, 4 minutes
A meditative look at the futility of war.
G8
Director/Producer/Writer:
Make It Short Movie Project; Canada, 2007, 10 minutes
World
leaders gather for a G8 summit in Thunder Bay, Canada just as known terrorist, Lutero Babych is spotted in the
city.
DAVID BIANCHI’S SOLDIER
Director/Daniel
J. Pico, Writer/Producer: David Bianchi; US, 2007, 11 minutes
An
experimental film told in performance poetry outlining a day in the life of a
soldier on the front lines of the Iraq War.
Movies on a Shoestring 50-Year Golden Retrospective
Director Dan Reardon Producer Josephine M. Perini
Enjoy a short compilation of some of the notable
films of the original 1,062 that have been screened in the Rochester
International Film Festival since 1959
L’ORO ROSSO
(THE RED GOLD)
Director:
Cesare Fragnelli, Writer
Alessandra Recchia; Italy, 2006, 12:22 minutes
Erika,
who has run away from Romania, lives her life in Apulia in southern Italy with
a lovely daughter and terrifying memories of the past.
MIA
Director/Writer:
Catherine Rehwinkel; US, 2007, 7:43 minutes
A
ten year-old girl struggles to reconnect with her childhood crush, an older
cousin who has returned from Vietnam frighteningly different
PISMO (THE LETTER
Director/Writer:
Matvei Zhivov; Canada,
2007, 15 minutes
A
wounded Russian soldier puts his wife to an emotional test with a result he
does not anticipate.
MOJADO
Director/Producer/Writer:
Angela Trevino; US, 2007, 22 minutes
After
15 year-old Anne plays a prank on her maid, Sofia, grave repercussions result
for Sophia and her 16 year-old son, Miguel.
REBEL SONG
Director/Writer:
Simon Arthur; UK, 2006, 14:52 minutes
A woman and
two men play out their broken lives amongst the swaying trees.
THE WALL
Director/Writer:
Michael Lloyd Green; US, 2007, 7:30 minutes
A New York
City cellist plagued by years of unbearable guilt,
seeks solace in the music of a Holocaust survivor with whom he shares a
tenement wall.
SPEED DATING
Director/Producer/Writer:
Crystal Liu; US, 2007, 15 minutes.
A yellow comedy about a young woman who devises a sure-fire way
to meet the man of her dreams.
SATURDAY, MAY 3, 2:50 pm
BORDERLINE
Director/Producer/Writer:
Sam Lembeck; US, 2007, 10 minutes
A
dark comedy about maternal love and first dates.
CONFLATION
Director/Writer:
Stéphanie Joalland; US,
2007, 14 minutes
Carol
wakes up one more time totally confused.
Is she a single mother struggling to get by as a free-lance photographer
or a brilliant scientist with a loving husband?
COSMOS
Director/Writer:
Clayton Hable; US, 2007, 22 minutesDuring the fall of the USSR in 1991, a lone
cosmonaut circles the earth in Space Station Mir without communication and
unaware of his country’s collapse.
Some will call him the last Soviet Citizen.
FORasTEiRO
Director/Writer:
Thiago Fogaca, Producer: Priscila
Andrade; Brazil, 2007, 12:09 minutes
The son of circus performers
avoids intimacy with anyone because he is always moving.
ZEFIRINO: THE VOICE OF A
CASTRATO
Director:
Gerardo Puglia; US, 2006, 22 minutes
A celebration
of the art of a castrato singer named Zefirino, an
imaginary character written and performed by Anthony Roth Costanzo.
RACCOON AND CRAWFISH
Co-Directors
and Animators: Calvert J. Waller III, Karabo Legwalla, Peter Hale; US, 2007, 7:30 minutes
Like many
Oneida Indian legends, this story uses characters from the animal kingdom to
teach a moral. A hungry raccoon
searches for food, ending up in a battle with a crawfish
EDGAR AND ELIZABETH
Director/Writer:
Renee Webster, Producer: Melissa Kelly; Australia, 2006, 17 minutes
Elizabeth is
the shy, new photocopy girl. Edgar
is the stuttering photocopier repairman who comes to repair her extremely
vicious copier. Workplace attraction has never been so dangerous.
PENGUIN: THE
MUSICAL
Director/Writer:
David William Metzger; US, 2007, 8:21 minutes
Abe
is madly in love with Lilly. He must find a way to tell her before she leaves
to tag penguins in Antarctica.