2010 Program
First Night Program
November 5, 2010 - 7:00pm
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Delmer Builds a Machine
Director: Landon Zakheim
Producer: Rebecca Kinskey
USA
Narrative/Comedy
Cast: Aaron Zachary Phillips
Screenplay: Landon Zakheim
Cinematographer: Justin Gurnari
Editor: Michael Marantz
Production Designer: Hillary Gurtler
An account of the most important thing that has ever happened.Director: Roberto Pérez Toledo Producer: Roberto Pérez Toledo Spain Narrative/Comedy
Naia and the Moon
Director: Leandro Tadashi
Producers: Leandro Tadashi, Luciana Pilon
Brazil
Narrative/Drama/Animation
Screenplay: Leandro Tadashi
Cinematographer: Thaisa Oliveria
Production and Costume Designer: Arieli Marcondes
Music: Vitor Kisil
Editor: Thais Bologna
Young Indian Naiá falls in love with the moon after listening to the tribe’s elder stories on how the stars in the sky came to be. The story is based on an indigenous tale from the Amazon Rain Forest.
Rob & Valentyna in Scotland
Director: Eric Lynne
Producers: Grace Bodie, Georges Bermann,
Eric Lynne
UK/USA
Narrative/Comedy/Drama
Cast: Kimi Reichenberg, Rob Chester Smith
Writers: Eric Lynne, Rob Chester Smith
Cinematographer: Ulf Brantås
Production Designer: Gregg Shoulder
Editor: Sam Sneade
Music by: Jon Hopkins
A lost American travels with his long-lost Ukrainian cousin to the Highlands of Scotland.
Daisycutter
Directors: Enrique García, Rubén Salazar
Producers: Enrique García, Rubén Salazar, Silverspace
Spain
Animation
Screenplay: Enrique García, Rubén Salazar
Animation: Jorge Sánchez, Mikel Fernández de Ortega, Igor Gonzáles, Jon
Soler, Yuste Gil, Alexis Herrera
Cinematography: Jorge Sánchez
Music: Artiz Villodas
Zaria, a ten year old girl, has experienced the injustice of war. She gathers daisies every day for a friend that she misses, and refuses to lose.
Goliath
Director: Jaime Fidalgo
Producer: Jaime Fidalgo
Spain
Experimental/Music
Cast: Eduardo Gutierrez, Andrés Sanchez León, Jorge A. Mtz. Warman
Screenplay: Jamie Fidalgo, Alejandro Piña
Cinematographer: Salvador Ríos
Art Director: Itzcoatl Orozco
Editor: Jaime Fidalgo
Music: VansenTiger for Fernando de la Huerta
Sometimes winning is losing it all.
Next Floor
Director: Denis Villeneuve
Producer: Phoebe Greenburg
Canada
Alternative
Cast: Jean Marchand, Simone Chevalot, Ken Fernandez
Writers: Jacques Davidts
Cinematographer: Nicholas Bolduc
Art Direction: Jean-Marc Renaud
During an opulent banquet, guests participate in what appears to be ritualistic, gastronomic carnage.
Dom Smierci (House of Death)
Director: Matej Bobrik
Producers: The Polis National Film, TV, and Theatre School
Poland
Narrative/Comedy
Cast: Barbara Szczesniak Klosowska, Grzegorz Stelmaszewski
Writer: Matej Bobrik
Cinematographer: Remigiusz Wojaczek
Art Direction: Martina Bobrikova
Composer: Michal Marecki
Who said the old ones die first? The residents of a tiny Polish rest home are not what they seem.
Laredo, Texas
Director: Topaz Adizes
Producer: Corinne Golden Webber
USA
Narrative/Drama
Cast: Jonathan Canales, Sam Rubio
Screenplay: Topaz Adizes
Cinematographer: Topaz Adizes
Editor: Topaz Adizes, Federico Rosenzvit
Tensions boil when a young trainee in the border town of Laredo, Texas is suspected of being an undocumented worker.
Meatwaffle
Director: Leah Shore
Producer: Leah Shore
USA
Animation/Alternative
Writer: Leah Shore Voices: Beth Seltzer, Michael Glicksman, Tim Beckhart, Geoff Wilson, Kathryn Konrad, Patrick Lewis, Leah Shore
Composer: Alec Hanninger
Consultants: Brian Papciak, Amy Kravitz, K. Konrad, Catlin Chan
An old man recalls his strange and bizarre memories.
Skylappjenta (little Miss Eyeflap)
Director: Iram Haq
Producer: Gudny Hummelvoll, Kristin Hellebust
Norway
Narrative/Drama/Animation
Cast: Iram Haq, Rolf Larsen, Assad Sidique
Screenplay: Iram Haq
Cinematographer: John Andreas Anderson
Animator: Storm Studios
Composer: Even Vaa
A Norwegian-Pakistani girl escapes a forced marriage, breaking with her culture. For the first time, she has to find her way alone, as an assimilated Pakistani who belongs nowhere.
Family Jewels
Director: Martin Stitt
Producer: La Monde Byrd
UK
Narrative/Drama
Cast: Josh Carmichael, Jennifer Christopher, Ethan & Wyatt Carmichael
Writer: Martin Stitt
Cinematographer: Jeff Bierman
Production Designer: Amanda Kazarian
A US soldier spends a last evening with her husband and children before being deployed to Afghanistan.
Matinee Program
November 6, 2010 - 9:00pm
The Art of Drowning
Director: Diego Maclean
Producer: Diego Maclean
Canada
Animation
Animation: Diego Maclean
Writer: Billy Collins
Editor: Diego Maclean
Composer: Flavio Marchesin
A meditation on what awaits us at the end of our lives, based on a poem by the same name written by American poet Billy Collins.
Great Expectations
Director: Alexei Gubenco
Producer: Alexei Gubenco
Romania
Animation
Screenplay: Alexei Gubenco
Animation: Alexei Gubenco
A drying handkerchief is tempted by the noble flight of cranes.
Charlie and the Rabbit
Directors: Rodrigo Ojeda-Beck, Robert Machoian
Producers: Robert Machoian, Sarah Peterson
USA
Narrative/Drama
Cast: Elias Graham
Writers: Rodrigo Ojeda-Beck, Robert Machoian
Editors: Rodrigo Ojeda-Beck, Robert Machoian
After watching Bugs Bunny, four-year-old Charlie sets out to hunt down his own rabbit.
O'Moro
Directors: Christophe Calissoni, Eva Offredo
Producers: Marc Jousset, Je Suis Bien Content
France
Animation
Screenplay: Christophe Calissoni
Graphic Designer: Eva Offredo
Sound: Denis Vautrin
Music: Mathias Duplessy
1950s Italy: A taciturn “carabiniere” called “O’Moro” (the Moor) by his boss, has the mission to arrest the thieves of the city. All goes well until he meets a Gypsy woman who will change his destiny.
In My Prison
Director: Alessandro Grande
Producer: Gianluca Musso, Ginetta Grande, Alessandro Grande
Italy
Narrative/Drama
Screenplay: Alessandro Grande
Cinematographer: Francesco Di Pierro
Production Designer: Gianluca Amodio
Editor: Flavio Bernard
Music: Emanuele Bossi
A prisoner devises a plan to end his troubles and finally find tranquility.
Me, You, a Bag & Bamboo
Director: Lara Everly
Producers: Lara Everly, Annika Marks, Stephen Chbosky
USA
Narrative/Comedy
Cast: Kirby Heybone, Ceciley Jenkins
Screenplay: Padraic Duffy
Cinematographer: Louie Schwartzberg
Art Director: Jonathan Kidder
Editor: Darryl Harris
Clifford and Chin Lee are sad. The pandas are absent from the zoo. Chin Lee keeps her sorrows in a plastic bag. Join them on their journey as the work up the courage to say hello.
Madagascar: Carnet de Voyage (Madagascar: A Journey Diary)
Director: Bastien DuBois
Producers: Ron Dyens, Aurélia Prévieu
France
Animation/Documentary
Animation: Bastien DuBois
Editors: Boubkar Benzabat, Bastien DuBois
Sound Editor: Cyrille Lauwerier
The trip of a European traveler confronted with Famadihana customs is redrawn as an animated journey diary exploring the luxuriant landscapes of Madagascar and the Malagasy culture.
The Butterfly Circus
Director: Joshua Weigel
Producers: Joshua Weigel, Rebekah Weigel, Angie Alvarez
USA
Narrative/Drama
Cast: Eduardo Verastegui, Nick Vujicic, Doug Jones
Writers: Joshua Weigel, Rebekah Weigel
Cinematographer: Brian Baugh
Production Design: Yeva McClosky
Art Direction: Nathan Christopher Haase
At the height of the Great Depression, the showman of a renowned circus leads his troupe through the devastated American landscape, lifting the spirits of audiences along the way.
Second Night Program
November 6, 2010 - 7:00pm
Los Gritones (The Screamers)
Director: Roberto Pérez Toledo
Producer: Roberto Pérez Toledo
Spain
Narrative/Comedy
Cast: Ruth Armas, Fran Rodriguez Castillo
Screenplay: Roberto Pérez Toledo
Cinematographer: Diana Costa
Editor: Roberto Pérez Toledo
There are places and moments that invite you to scream.
The Six Dollar Fifty Man
Directors: Mark Albiston, Louis Sutherland
Producer: Wendy Cuthbert
New Zealand
Narrative/Dark Comedy
Cast: Oscar Vandy-Connor, Celina Russo-Bewick, Nick Blake
Writer: Louis Sutherland
Cinematographer: Simon Baumfield
Production Design: Josh O’Neill
A gutsy 8 year-old boy is forced to break out of his make-believe superhero world to deal with playground bullies.
Fabrica de Munecas (Doll Factory)
Director: Ainhoa Menéndez Goyoaga
Producer: Jaime Bartolomé
Spain
Narrative/Comedy
Cast: Leticia Dolera, Iván Lamas, Paco Maestre
Screenplay: Ainhoa Menéndez Goyoaga
Cinematographer: Aitor Uribarri
Production Design/Art Direction: Jaime Bartolomé, Maria Parés
Editor: Angel Jonás Ojeda
Anna works in a doll factory. Something is about to change her life forever.
Echo
Director: Magnus von Horn
Producer: Polish National Film School
Poland
Narrative/Drama
Cast: Radomir Rospondek, Marek Kossakowski, Piotr Skiba
Writer: Magnus von Horn
Cinematographer: Malgorzata Szylak
Two boys that have murdered a young girl are forced to confront the family of the victim and recreate the brutal crime they committed.
El Dentro del Bosque (In the Woods)
Director: Luis Caballero
Producer: Daniela Choclán
Spain
Narrative/Drama/Thriller
Cast: Sandra Arpa, Miguel Catarecha, Alejandro Navarro
Screenplay: Alajandro Alonso, Luis Caballero
Cinematography: Luis Estrada
Rosa and Jesús have stopped in the woods. Stopping in these woods is a big mistake.
The Kinematograph
Director: Tomek Bagiński
Producer: Plastige Image
Poland
Animation
Screenplay: Mateusz Skutnik, Tomek Bagiński
CG Supervisor: Gregorz Kukuś
Concept Artist: Jakub Jabloński
Composers: Adam Skorupa, Pawef Blaszczak
Francis is an inventor. His invention is supposed to change the world. He forgot about one thing: dreams always cost too much.
Tub
Director: Bobby Miller
Producer: Kim Jackson
USA
Narrative/Dark Comedy
Cast: Eric Levy, Megan Raye Manzi
Writer: Bobby Miller
Cinematographer: Matthew Sanchez
Production Design: Daisy Edwards
Paul jerked off in the shower. Paul just impregnated his bath tub.
The Armoire
Director: Jamie Travis
Producer: Mark Montefiore
Canada
Narrative/Drama
Cast: William Cuddy, Ricardo Hoyos, Tammy Isbell, David Keely
Screenplay: Jamie Travis
Cinematographer: Catherine Lutes
Production Designer: Mauro LaCaprara
Editor: Matthew Hannam
11 year-old Aaron plays a game of hide and seek in which his friend Tony is never found.
Successful Alcoholics
Director: Jordan Vogt-Roberts
Producers: Jordan Vogt-Roberts, Lizzy Caplan, TJ Miller
USA
Narrative/Comedy
Cast: TJ Miller, Lizzy Caplan, Tony Hale
Writers: TJ Miller, Jordan Vogt-Roberts
Cinematographer: Ross Riege
Drake and Lindsay are successful alcoholics who may need to rethink their definition of “success.”
Toute Ma Vie (The Story of My Life)
Director: Pierre Ferriere
Producer: Stephanie Caput
France
Narrative/Drama
Cast: Caterina Murino, Vincent DeSagnat
Screenplay: Pierre Ferriere
Cinematography: David Quesemand
Editor: Carlo Rizzo
Music: Gilles Blanchand
Alessandra is hailed by a man she doesn’t recognize. Even though he keeps telling her about important things in her life, his face remains totally unknown to her.
Logorama
Directors: Francois Alaux, Herve de Crecy, Ludovic Houplain
Producer: Nicholas Schmerkin
Autour de Miniut Productions
France
Animation
Writers: H5—Francois Alaux, Herve de Crecy, Ludovic Houplain
Art Direction: Francois Alaux, Quentin Brachet, Herve de Crecy, Ludovic Houplain
Animation: Julian Aubard, Guillaume Bergere, Patrice Cailhol, Damien Climent, Nicolas Deleyris, Thomas Dufor, Renaud Megange, Michael Nauzin, Rudy Pierrat, Maximilien Royo, Alexandre Sauthier
Spectacular car chases, an intense hostage crisis, wild animals rampaging through the city, and even more in Logorama!