2009 Program
First Night Program
November 6, 2009 - 2:00pm
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True Beauty This Night
Director: Peter Besson
Producers: Stephen P. Sweeney, Tom Sweeney
USA
Narrative/Comedy
Cast: Dustin Seavey, Meegan Michelle
Writer: Peter Besson
Cinematographer: Jas Shelton
Last night, Rhett Somers met the love of his life. She just doesn’t know it yet.
PISMO (The Letter)
Director: Matvei Zhivov
Producer: Matvei Zhivov
Canada/Russia
Narrative/Drama
Cast: Aleksei Serebriakov, Victoria Tolstoganova
Writer: Tatiana Sarana, Matvey Zhivov
Cinematographer: Roger Singh
Composer: Pavel Karmanov
A wounded Russian soldier puts his wife to an emotional test, with a result he didnít anticipate.
Abbie Cancelled
Directors: Dumb Bunny (Jessica Burstein and Robbie Norris)
Producer: Bartow Church
USA
Narrative/Comedy
Cast: Yuval Boim, Craig Glantz, Monica Knight, Stacie Theon
Writers: Dumb Bunny (Jessica Burstein, Robbie Norris)
Cinematographer: Graham Willoughby
Production Designer: Tom Firestone
After their mutual friends cancel at the last second, two couples that have never met survive an unforgettable evening of embarrassing moments, strange behavior and hidden agendas.
Alma
Director: Rodrigo Blaas
Producers: Cecile Hokes, Nina Rowan
USA/Spain
Animation
Writer: Rodrigo Blaas
Art Director: Alfonso Blaas
Lighting Supervisor: Jonatan Catalan
Sound Design: Tom Meyers, David Hughes
A young girl is intrigued by the contents of a mysterious toy shop.
Netherland Dwarf
Director: David Michôd
Producers: Polly Staniford, Angie Fielder
Australia
Narrative/Drama
Writer: David Michôd
Cast: Jack Egan, Ewen Leslie, Mirrah Foulkes, Justin Rosniak
Cinematographer: Greg Fraser
Music: Sam Petty
Harry really wants a rabbit. Harry’s dad really wants his wife back. They’ve both forgotten they have each other.
Asämara
Directors: Jon Garaño, Raúl López
Producer: Jose Mari Goenaga
Spain/Africa
Documentary
Writers: Jon Garaño, Raúl López
Cinematographer: Javi Agirre
Editor: Raúl, López
Sound: Javi Alonso, Iñaki Diez
The title means “sent to work.” This is the reality millions of extremely young children face in present day Africa. Either in the city or in rural areas, their fight is the same: to survive.
The End
Director: Eduardo Chapero-Jackson
Producers: Pepe Jordana, Eduardo Chapero-Jackson, Julio Sanchez Veiga
Spain
Narrative/Drama
Cast: Samuel Roukin, Natalie Press, Ewan Beatie, Charlie Creed Mills
Writer: Eduardo Chapero-Jackson
Cinematographer: Juan Carlos Gomez
Art Direction: Silvia Ballesteros, Lucia Benito
Music: Pascal Gaigne
A middle class American family must fight for survival in a nation being torn apart by the lack of water.
Spider
Director: Nash Edgerton
Producer: Nicole O’Donahue
Australia
Narrative/Comedy
Cast: Nash Edgerton, Mirrah Foulkes
Writers: Nash Edgerton, David Michŏd
Cinematographer: Greg Fraser
Composer: Ben Lee
It’s all fun and games until someone loses and eye.
Raah
Director: Sanjay Jangir
Producer: Sanjay Jangir
India
Animation
Writer/Animator: Sanjay Jangir
Music: Pratyush Kashyap
A handicapped village boy leaves his home and sits near a railway track, remembering his home. While waiting for the train to come, he dreams about a different life, and the birds that come to lift him away.
Our Neck of the Woods
Director: Rob Connolly
Producers: John Blair, Sean-Michael Smith
USA
Narrative/Comedy
Cast: Nathan Johnson, Rebecca Larsen
Writer: Rob Connolly
Cinematographer: Jay Visit
Production Design: Rachel Robb Kondrath
Bob Underwood’s mundane life manufacturing plastic lawn-ornament deer is disrupted by an enchanting Georgian refugee. He decides to rescue her, whether she needs it or not.
Mother, Mine
Director: Susan Everett
Producer: Rob Speranza
UK
Narrative/Drama
Cast: Kelly Harrison, Barbara Marten, David Fleeshman
Writer: Susan Everett
Cinematographer: Luke Palmer
Production Designer: Helen Watson
Adoptee Alison sends out a videotape as she tries to track down her natural mother. But are her intentions what they seem?
Second Night Program
November 7, 2009 - 2:00pm
Ripple
Director: Paul Gowers
Producers: Richard Batty, Robert Mercer
United Kingdom
Narrative/Comedy
Cast: Ben Crompton, Lucy Holt,Glenn Doherty, Bill Thomas
Writers: Jim North, Paul Gowers
Cinematographer: Brett Turnbull
Composer: Michael Conn
One small random act of malice forces and ordinary man off the safe road and on to a dark journey he will never forget.
La Tangente (The Tangent)
Director: Vincent Vesco
Producer: Vlad Sprinceana
France
Narrative/Drama
Cast: Sarah Grappin, Aurélen Wiik
Writers: Vincent Vesco, Vlad Sprinceana
Cinematographer: Antoine Monod
Art Direction: Jean-Clause Vesco
A young man washing his car offers an attractive young woman a ride anywhere she wants to go.
Chicory 'n' Coffee
Director: Dusăn Kastelic
Producers: Dusăn Kastelic, Sašo Krumpak
Slovenia
Animation
Writer/Animator: Dusăn Kastelic
Virtual Design: Dusăn Kastelic, Uroš Hohkraut, Ken Heslip
Composer: Iztok Mlakar
Production: Bugbrain Institute for Animation
A story about how we’re unable to tell people we’re close to how much we love them—until it’s too late.
Welgunzer
Director: Bradford Schmidt
Producers: Kate Sharp, Bradford Schmidt
USA
Narrative/Comedy
Cast: Gary Colón, April Eckfield
Writer: Bradford Schmidt
Cinematographer: Austin F. Schmidt
Composer: David Eli Kelly
Donald was going to build a time machine. He was going to travel into the future and murder himself.
Cigarette Candy
Director: Lauren Wolkstein
Producer: Brigitte Liebowitz
USA
Narrative/Drama
Cast: Jonathan Orsini, Emily Morden, Andrew VanDusen
Writer: Jeff Sousa
Cinematographer: Ian Bloom
Production Design: Laura Graham
Forced to play the role of “the hero” at his homecoming party, a traumatized teenage Marine forms an unlikely bond with a rebellious young girl.
O Pintor de Ceos (The Painter of Skies)
Director: Jorge Morais Valle
Producer: Jorge Morais Valle
Spain
Animation
Writers: Silvia Pazos, Jorge Morais Valle
Cinematographer: Jorge Morais Valle
Composer: Edson Fernad
From the darkness of the lost cliffs, a crazy painter, marked by his past, tries to find peace from his grief and the thundering storms.
Boutonniere
Director: Coley Sohn
Producer: Ryan Sage
USA
Narrative/Comedy
Cast: Wendi McClendon-Covey, Sara Swain, Zachary Quinto, Pat Crawford Brown, Cole Peterson
Writer: Coley Sohn
Cinematographer: Richard Wongh
Composer: Jamie Blake
Original Music: Andrea Cummins
Who knew prom could be so painful?
Bloom
Director: Lance Larson
Producer: Steve Sweeney
USA
Narrative/Drama
Cast: Ryan Eggold, Maria Forero, Jose Yenque, Ronnie Alvarez
Writer: David Edward Norman
Cinematographer: Jas Shelton
Production Designer: Diana Zeng
Love’s labor is lost at an auto dealership when misplaced affections lead to tragedy and self-discovery.
Hammerhead
Director: Sam Donovan
Producer: Prakash Patel
UK
Narrative/Comedy
Cast: Antonia Campbell Hughes, Paula Jennings, Danny Cunningham, Rielly Newbold
Writer: Andrew Yerlett
Cinematographer: Fabian Wagner
Production Designer: Kate Donovan
Oddball Boris has one last stab at uniting his dysfunctional family… through his love of sharks.
Short Term 12
Director: Destin Daniel Cretton
Producers: Destin Daniel Cretton, Michelle Steffes, Anthony Pang
USA
Narrative/Drama
Cast: Brad William Henke, Tania Verafeld, Phoenix Henke
Writer: Destin Daniel Cretton
Cinematographer: Brett Pawlak
Composer: Destin Daniel Cretton
A film about kids. And the grown-ups who hit them.