SPRING 2008
SCHEDULE
LOS ANGELES SCHEDULE
Wednesday, April 2
NewFilmmakers Closed
Wednesday, April 9th
NewFilmmakers Doubles Your Pleasure with films about twins. Identical Twins get two for one admission.
6:00PM NEWFILMMAKERS CALARTS ANIMATION PROGRAM (Curated By Eric Leiser)
Song Kim DINNER TABLE (2008, 3 Minutes, Video)
Emery Martin DEATH, DESTRUCTION AND THE WEATHER (2008, 6 Minutes, Video)
Sebastien Boher OSO (2008, 13 Minutes, Video)
Stephanie Hutin MAMMOTH CAVE (2008, 3 Minutes, Video)
Leah Chun BUBBLE BUBBLE (2008, 4 Minutes, Video)
Burton Bush NANCY (2008, 10 Minutes, Video)
Laura Heit THE AMAZING MYSERTIOUS AND TRUE STORY (2008, 6 Minutes, Video)
Marina Budovsky DEAR ALPHABET (2008, 6 Minutes, Video)
Sandy Ding SPINNING MAN (2008, 2 Minutes, 16MM)
E. Y. Park TRAIN (2008, 3 Minutes, Video)
Brian Getnick POOR POSSUM (2008, 9 Minutes, Video)
Kate Brown FREERUN (2008, 4 Minutes, Video)
Jay Masonek FIDDLESTICKS (2008, 4 Minutes, Video)
Cara Elizabeth BORN AGAIN POP (2008, 15 Minutes, Video)
Jason Byrne COLOR NOIR (2008, 2 Minutes, Video)
Eric Leiser FOREST (2008, 2 Minutes, Video)
Asami Morita INK (2008, 6 Minutes, Video)
Bunny Lampert CAPONE (2008, 8 Minutes, Video)
Bunny Lampert CONSTUCAO (2008, 3 Minutes, Video)
Gundrun Cram-Drach ONE SKIN (2008, 10 Minutes, Video)
8:00PM NEWFILMMAKERS FEATURE PRESENTATION
Linda Goldman DOUBLE THE PLEASURE (2007, 22 Minutes, Video)
The Unique and profound issues of identity in twins
Yae Mitomi DEAR ANNIKA (2007, 6 Minutes, 16MM)
Twin sisters live in a town. Alex is outgoing and cheerful, Annika always
stays at home. After Alex's death, Annika goes to the cemetery and looks
at a picture of Alex and her. She remembers and a new identity appears.
Eric Leiser IMAGINATION (2008, 70 Minutes, Video)
IMAGINATION combines live-action with stop motion and is about Dr. Reineger, a
child neuro-psychologist who has dealt with extreme and abnormal cases his
entire life. He has studied the Woodruff twins intensely for many years and has
become confident of at least one thing: the twin Anna has a rare form of autism
called Asperger’s Syndrome, rendering her unable to cope with reality. As for
her sister, Sarah, who has been blinded over the past year by a degenerative eye
disease, the Doctor cannot say for sure why her visions map so closely to Anna’s.
As he reflects on the twins’ ever increasing symbiosis and unified visions, he
begins to see the girls as something quite special and outside of the bounds of
his understanding.
Wednesday, April 16
NewFilmmakers Celebrates Living On The Outside
6:00PM NEWFILMMAKERS DOCUMENTARY SERIES
Zack Winestine CARAVAN / PRAGUE (2007, 76 Minutes, Video)
A bicycle caravan -- with the theme, 'Money or Life' -- travels 500 miles across Europe to join protests in Prague against the International Monetary Fund and World Bank. The goal is to create a mobile utopian community which will be a living counter-example to the values of these powerful financial institutions. The landscape is beautiful, and bicycles possess their own poetry. But it's not always easy functioning without money. The authorities have their own ideas about policing the intersection of utopia and everyday life. And should the caravan succeed in getting to Prague, there's the matter of shutting down the World Bank/IMF meeting...
7:20PM NEWFILMMAKERS SHORT FILM PROGRAM
Philip DeRise A GOLDFISH BIRTHDAY MOMENTO (2007, 1 Minute, Video)
Gia Milani SHE LOST HER MARBLES (2007, 4 Minutes, Video)
Ari Selinger DAY ON WHEELS (2007, 12 Minutes, Video)
Andrew Fitzgerald ENTER FLAVIUS (2007, 26 Minutes, Video)
Kirstie Palmer LOVE (2007, 13 Minutes, 35MM)
8:20PM NEWFILMMAKERS FIRST FEATURE PRESENTATION
Gary Powell SHADOWS ARE FALLING (2007, 11 Minutes, Video)
Brian Scofield BACKROADS (2007, 9 Minutes, Video)
10:20PM NEWFILMMAKERS SECOND FEATURE PRESENTATION
Antonio Jeraci 20 SOMETHING (2007, 83 Minutes, Video)
John, Paul, and Rob are best friends, roommates, and contending with their own
quarterlife crisis. John; an overwhelmed accountant has been transferred to work
in London, however has recently learned that a brief affair with his boss's wife
may have left him as a father. Paul; a reforming womanizer continues to have
difficulty understanding what defines a relationship, and Rob; a pot-smoking
video game entrepreneur leads a personal campaign against corporate capitalism,
and undernourished women. While struggling with self-doubt and uncertainty, this
arduous day of moving becomes a young-man's search for truth and meaning within
his new found reality of adulthood.
Wednesday, April 23
NewFilmmakers Salutes TV and Film (and those who try to make their living in them).
6:00PM NEWFILMMAKERS DOCUMENTARY SERIES
Karin Schwanbeck DEADLINES AND DOLLARS (2007, 58 Minutes, Video)
What local TV News is all about.
7:00PM NEWFILMMAKERS SHORT FILM PROGRAM
Jeremy Snead FORGOTTEN FRAMES (2007, 6 Minutes, Video)
Bea Egeto CATTLE CALL (2007, 17 Minutes, Video)
Lisa Milinazzo THE QUERY (2007, 18 Minutes, Video)
Theresa Bennett INDIE (2007, 19 Minutes, Video)
Ron Moreno HOPELESSLY BLURRED (2005, 23 Minutes, 35MM)
Matt Jackson BACKGROUNDED (2007, 16 Minutes, Video)
James Augustine THE AUDITION (2007, 12 Minutes, Video)
9:00PM NEWFILMMAKERS FEATURE PRESENTATION
Keir Moreano UNSPOOLED (2007, 90 Minutes, Video)
Without a finished script, NYU senior Maurice Singer nevertheless has his thesis film approved for production. His original screenplay 'Bemoana' is an ambitious retelling of 'Little Red Riding Hood' -- a story of sexual abuse and revenge set against the backdrop of an isolated New England cabin. The edgy concept generates a buzz and attracts an eager student crew, ready to work for free to prove their professional mettle. As the shoot draws near, we learn that Maurice's father has generously offered a large budget and the family vacation cabin to be set on fire in the film's climactic sequence. These advantages, however, prove to be no match for the students' inexperience, which slowly cause the shoot to spiral wildly out of control.
Wednesday, April 30
NewFilmmakers Presents A Night Of Fantasy & Horror. One of our best collection of new films, If you don’t wet your pants, we will do it for you.
6:00PM NEWFILMMAKERS DOCUMENTARY SERIES
Cevin Soling A HOLE IN THE HEAD (2007, 55 Minutes, Video)
A Hole In The Head is an hour long documentary about trepanation - the process of boring a hole in the skull. A Hole In the Head examines the development of "modern" trepanation as used by people in the United Kingdom, the United States, and The Netherlands for the purpose of attaining a higher level of consciousness. This procedure, used by the ancient Egyptians, Incas, and others, is believed by the voluntarily trepanned to allow for renewed brain pulsations that increase brain blood volume and thereby improve brain function. Interviews regarding the history and efficacy of the procedure are also held with some of the world's most respected neurosurgeons and anthropologists. Volunteer for our live demonstration.
7:00PM NEWFILMMAKERS SHORT HORROR FILM PROGRAM
Alvin Case TWILIGHT OF THE KING (2007, 11 Minutes, Video)
Raul Contreras WELCOME HOME (2007, 7 Minutes, Video)
Margaret King OUT OF MIND (2006, 24 Minutes, Video)
Zahik Rizvi THE RIVER ON RANDOLPH STREET (2007, 18 Minutes, Video)
Jeffrey Velazquez DEMONS EAT THE MIND (2007, 10 Minutes, Video)
Michael Okum FEATHERS (2007, 6 Minutes, Video)
Daniel Hernandez FROM MARS WITH LOVE (2007, 16 Minutes, 16MM)
Mark Cheng DEPLOYMENT STRATEGY (2007, 30 Minutes, Video)
9:15PM NEWFILMMAKERS FEATURE PRESENTATION
Michael Stanmore PRESS PLAY (2006, 10 Minutes, Video)
John Yost EVERY GOOD THING TO RUST (2007, 78 Minutes, Video)
Inexplicable disorder. Televisions off-air. Humans ravaging each other for
scraps of food and weapons. This is the turn that life takes for three friends
trying to find their place in post-9-11 America. In a dark, eerie portrait of
societal meltdown, EVERY GOOD THING to RUST questions the loyalties of
friendship and challenges any illusions of safety and order. Quiet, sincere, and
beautifully shot, this debut feature from director John W. Yost is a stirring
and meditative outlook on the degeneration of American culture.
Wednesday, May 7th
NewFilmmakers & NewLatino
Filmmakers
Edwin Pagan, Series Director / Curator
6:00PM DOCUMENTARIES
THE GUARANI MBYA NOMADS OF THE ATLANTIC RAINFOREST
(2006. 21 Minutes, Digital) Marcia/Norbert Gomes deOliveira Suchanek,
Writer, Directors
A look at the indigenous people of the Guarani Mbya (from North Argentine,
Paraguay, Uruguay to the Northeast of Brazil), who have lived there for
thousands of years in the region of the Atlantic Rainforest of South America,
and the issues faced by the Guarani villages closest to two nuclear power plants
built by the Brazilian Government on the traditional Land of the Guarani.
MEXICO: CHASING THE AMERICAN DREAM
(2007, 12 Minutes, Digital) Isabelle Carbonell, Director, Producer
An exploration of the border migration issues between the U.S. and Mexico. This
short-form documentary focuses on Mexican immigrants and the arid Mexican
landscape, the impressionistic scenes invite the viewer to raise the fundamental
issues at the heart of immigration.
SHIKASHIKA
(2008, 10:20 Minutes, Super 8/16MM) Stephen Hyde, Director
Filmed in Peru, this rhythmic portrait illuminates the process of making a
colorful shaved ice called shikashika. To make it one family must make a journey
afoot into the Andes mountains where cut enormous blocks of ice with an ax and
bare hands and risk the their lives via the steep granite canyon in order to
sell their product the following day at the steps of the cathedral in the valley
below.
7:00 SHORT
FILMS
RED PRINCESS BLUES: THE ANIMATED PREQUEL:
(2008, animation) Alex Ferrari, Creator, Writer, Director / Dean Cregan,
Director, Producer RPB:
The Book of Violence is an animated short film prequel to the forthcoming
feature film of the same name. In this tale we meet a 12-year old little girl
who finds herself in a strange country looking for her father. She is taken in
by a unique looking man who goes by Nino. The film is completely from the
perspective of the Princess and what she is going through. She soon discovers
the Book of Violence and slowly begins her journey that one day will to
vengeance. A Latino produced Japanese-style Anime!
COOKIE
(2008, 12 Minutes, 16mm) Francisco Ordonez, Writer, Director
Three boys from Queens. A missing wallet. And a prostitute named Cookie. Three
boys on a fun night play a game on Cookie, a prostitute that works under the
Bridge where the object is to see who can successfully convince one of the girls
to flash some skin or offer a free sample. After the joke, one of the pranksters
realizes something is wrong: his wallet is missing! Convinced Cookie has stolen
his money, they return and this once innocent-seeming encounter quickly spins
out of control leading to a night that will change the boys' lives forever.
OUTLOOK
(2008, 14:17 Minutes, Digital) Derek Velez Partridge, Writer -
Director
A soul-searching experimental discovery meets a narrative told in real life.
Derek is a writer/director who finds himself in the midst of writers block and
unable to clearly see his story. With mid-life approaching, and his father
pushing for financial security, Dereks frustrations begin to get the better of
him as he begins to have visions of his past, present and a possible future.
Portrayed in actual home movies, we bare witnesses to real life-defining moment
as this writer struggles with his grandest subject matter: himself.
8:00PM FIRST
FEATURE
BUSCANDO A MIGUEL (2007, 90 Minutes, 35MM) Juan Fisher, Writer, Director
Miguel is a young Colombian politician blinded by his own privilege. Victim of a
violent attack, he loses his memory and finds himself living in a very different
world, a world inhabited precisely by the kind of people he had once despiseda
cast of colorful indigents, garbage-pickers, petty thieves and a pious and
promiscuous drag queen who falls madly in love with him. These people provide
him with their own form of warmth and solidarity, but Miguel is haunted by
fragments of his past. So, eventually, he finds out not who he was, but rather
who he is a man struggling for redemption.
9:45PM SECOND
FEATURE
SALSA LESSONS (2007, 90 Minutes, Digital)
Antonio de la Cruz, Director
Two people meet by chance in New York City. Pedro is a salsa instructor and Rosa
wants to learn how to dance. Through the power of salsa dancing they find each
other and also discover that their painful past is very much still in their
present. Letting go of the past is not as easy as they think. Can they move on?
Wednesday, May 14
NewFilmmakers celebrates The Mets and then what happens when you get home from the ballgame.
6:00PM NEWFILMMAKERS DOCUMENTARY SERIES
Joseph Coburn MATHEMATICALLY ALIVE - A STORY OF FANDOM (2007, 90 Minutes, Video)
This engaging documentary is for all New York Mets fans and for anyone who is a devoted fan of a sports team. Directors Coburn and Foronjy reveal the stories of a spectrum of Mets devotees and take us on their roller coaster ride of emotion through the 2006 playoffs. Mathematically Alive explores why Sports are such an integral part of American culture. What the affects are of following a team and, more importantly, why fans continue to invest so much emotion, time, and money into their team. They are the stories of any fan in America. For some it's an escape from reality, for others it forms their identity. Their fanaticism, not too far off from your own or someone you know, makes for a fascinating window into an often unexamined part of everyday life - Sport fandom.
7:30PM NEWFILMMAKERS SHORT FILM PROGRAM
Benoit Magne EMPLOI JEUNE (2007, 13 Minutes, Video)
Serge Adam LA COMBINAISON / THE COMBINATION (2007, 11 Minutes, 16MM)
8:00PM NEWFILMMAKERS FIRST FEATURE PRESENTATION
David Branin HONEY, I'M HOME (2007, 6 Minutes, Video)
Aaron Lehmann HOUSE OF WOMEN (2007, 78 Minutes, Video)
Henry Hardy has returned home from an urban street-life, one which is saturated
with drug abuse and prostitution where he learns to believe that all human
intentions are essentially fueled by selfish motives. He comes home in hopes to
redeem himself with his family. He soon begins to suspect a family friend in
having evil intentions towards his young, naive sister and aloof mother. Does
his past give him insight into the dark and predatory truths of the human soul,
or does he simply project his own twisted perspective onto the good intentions
of others?
9:30 NEWFILMMAKERS SECOND FEATURE PRESENTATION
Michael Sexton & Rob Fruchtman SO CLOSE (2007, 72 Minutes, Video)
When was the first time?" A simple question on a bureaucratic form in a
nondescript waiting room jolts Claire - and five strangers sitting nearby become
the characters in her recollection of her turbulent marriage. Adapted from a
stage play, SO CLOSE mixes theatrical, documentary and narrative film techniques
to create a unique stream-of-consciousness storytelling style. Claire's story is
a common one: raised in a strict home, meeting 16-year-old Joey when she is 14,
falling in love. But their dream romance quickly turns into a nightmare when she
gets pregnant and is kicked out of her house; they spiral into years of physical
abuse, alcoholism and despair.
PROGRAM NOTE: Adrian Belic BEYOND THE CALL (2007, 82 Minutes, Video)
will screen October 22nd
From the brothers who brought you the Academy Award nominated film GENGHIS BLUES
(www.genghisblues.com), comes the next great adventure... BEYOND THE CALL. In an
Indiana Jones meets Mother Teresa adventure, three men, former soldiers and
modern-day knights travel the world delivering life-saving humanitarian aid
directly into the hands of civilians and doctors. Ed Artis, James Laws and Walt
Ratterman inspire through deeds not words, in some of the most dangerous yet
beautiful places on Earth, the front lines of war.
Wednesday, May 21
NewFilmmakers Welcomes Back Alec Pacheco.
6:00PMNEWFILMMAKERS DOCUMENTARY SERIES
About Life In New York
Melissa Lohman Wild ROOFTOP BEES (2007, 15 Minutes, Video)
D. W. Young A HOLE IN THE FENCE (2007, 48 Minutes, Video)
7:15PM NEWFILMMAKERS SHORT FILM PROGRAM
Melisa McGregor GAJETA (2007, 15 Minutes, Video)
Clement Gharini TERRES NOIRES (2007, 21 Minutes, 16MM)
Dutch Doscher LEAVE ME IN ME (2007, 20 Minutes, Video)
8:15PM NEWFILMMAKERS FIRST FEATURE PRESENTATION
Sadegh Bagheri PARDEYE SANGI (2007, 63 Minutes, Video) (Farsi with English
Subtitles)
A man is coming back, a biker comes, together they ride across the road.
9:30PM NEWFILMMAKERS SECOND FEATURE PRESENTATION
Alex Patsos TOM’S PLACE (2006, 7 Minutes, Video)
Alec Pacheco PRAXIS (2007, 93 Minutes, 35MM)
If you could be anywhere, where
would you be? PRAXIS, the new film by Alex Pacheco, asks: If you could be
anywhere, where would you be? PRAXIS peels away the layers of narrative
even as Brian, the film’s axis, struggles to create his true self.
Brian, a writer on the verge of a breakdown, is aided by Joe and an Elusive
Woman as he sifts through the fragments of his persona to discover his true
core. Fighting against fear and the indifference of society - aptly
symbolized by the medical establishment - his quest reflects the classical
mythos of Proteus and the human search for meaning in the universe.
Wednesday, May 28
NewFilmmakers Faces Death.
6:00PM NEWFILMMAKERS DOCUMENTARY SERIES
Neel Upadhye THE O.R. (2007, 6 Minutes, Video)
Ahmed, an Iraqi doctor, runs a makeshift
clinic with his father, Jasim, out of their own home in bombed out Baghdad. When
supplies run low, Ahmed must weigh the lives of patients who can pay against
those who cannot in the vain hope of keeping the hospital alive.
Haris Bilajbegovic MOST (2007, 12 Minutes, Video)
MOST (THE BRIDGE) is based on true events in Bosnia. The main character in the
movie is played by the filmmaker’s grandfather; he was forced to leave his son
behind on this bridge. On that day thirteen young men disappeared.
Eric Johannsen IT TAKES A CULT (2007, 31 Minutes, Video)
Communal Life in the Northwest.
7:00PM NEWFILMMAKERS / BLACK DOCUMENTARY COLLECTIVE
Founded by veteran filmmaker St.Clair Bourne, the BDC provides people of African descent working in the documentary film and video field with the opportunity to meet socially; network professionally; promote each others' work and exchange ideas in order to generate productions. For more information, please visit www.bdcny.net.
9:00PM NEWFILMMAKERS FEATURE PRESENTATION
Ken Castellano CLOSE TO MIDNIGHT (2007, 86 Minutes, Video)
Chris Ryan, an aspiring writer, is hopeless and angry after the unexpected loss of his fiancée, Isabel. Engaged only months before, he struggles with the grieving process and the unanswered questions that linger. He leaves college and returns home. Unable to sleep, he takes a job as a janitor to distance himself from his family and friends. His monotonous work becomes a physical outlet but his emotions remain shattered. Both friends and strangers reach out to him and hope to help him. Some of them make progress; others set him back. Chris needs to decide what matters more: how she died or how he will live. Based on a true story.
Wednesday, June 4
NewFilmmakers Remembers The Normandy Invasion.
6:00PM NEWFILMMAKERS NEWASIAN FILMMAKERS SERIES
Ellen Zweig ERNEST FENOLLOSA (2006, 10 Minutes, Video)
Wen Ren YOU ARE MY GOD (2007, 10 Minutes, Video)
Neal Sickles RUNNING DRAGON (2007, 20 Minutes, Video)
Haruhito Naka HAIRPIN, SAMURAI, AND HORSESHOE CRAB (2007, 16 Minutes, Video)
7:00PM NEWFILMMAKERS THIRD WORLD NEWSREEL PROGRAM
Third World Newsreel (TWN) is an alternative media arts organization that fosters the creation, appreciation and dissemination of independent film and video by and about people of color and social justice issues. It supports the innovative work of diverse forms and genres made by artists who are intimately connected to their subjects through common bonds of ethnic/cultural heritage, class position, gender, sexual orientation and political identification. TWN promotes the self-representation of traditionally marginalized groups as well as the negotiated representation of those groups by artists who work in solidarity with them. For more information, please visit www.twn.org.
9:00PM NEWFILMMAKERS FEATURE PRESENTATION
Robin Massee A HERO’S WELCOME (2007, 90 Minutes, Video)
In their own words and memories, we witness the many actions, both big and
small, that are undertaken to never forget the Normandy Invasion, among them:
100 WWII veterans honored with the French Legion of Honor, reminisce about the
relationship between France and America on June 7, 2004; Six WWII veterans (ages
78 to 86) jump out of an airplane with parachutes over Ste. Mère Eglise to
commemorate D-Day; and Junior high school students from Bayeux correspond with
American veterans of D-Day. On June 7, 2004 they meet in the town square, and
celebrate their newfound friendship in song and dance. French children adopt a
WWII soldier’s grave and promise to put flowers on it once a year through Les
Fleurs de la Mémoire association
Wednesday. June 11
NewFilmmakers Celebrates City Living.
6:00PM NEWFILMMAKERS DOCUMENTARY SERIES
About Coney Island
Howie Alex JANUARY FIRST (2008, 2 Minutes, Video)
Bianca Ahmadi & Kevin Chicas IT’S ALL HERE, IT’S ALL REAL, IT'S ALL
ALIVE (2007, 6 Minutes, Video/8MM)
Gary Beeber BALLY MASTER (2007, 25 Minutes, Video)
Jeanette Sena Muhlman KEEP IT CLEAN (2007, 30 Minutes, Video)
7:15PM NEWFILMMAKERS DRAMATIC SHORT FILM PROGRAM
About New York
Brandon Harris HAPPINESS IS NO FUN (2005, 13 Minutes, Video)
Linda Fiorella EIGHTBALLS (2007. 12 Minutes, Video)
Helio San Miguel BLINDNESS (2006, 32 Minutes, Video)
8:15PM NEWFILMMAKERS COMEDY SHORT FILM PROGRAM
Timothy Ziegler TESLA & THE BELLBOY (2007, 4 Minutes, Video)
Christopher Genovese THE NINJA ALWAYS RINGS TWICE (2007, 31 Minutes. Video)
Wesley Stiller SONS OF A GUNS (2007, 24 Minutes, Video)
Kamal Ahmed UNCLE FREDDY (2008, 15 Minutes, 35MM)
9:30PM NEWFILMMAKERS FEATURE PRESENTATION
Philip Coffari LOVE IN THE AGE OF DION (2005, 85 Minutes, Video)
For twenty-six years, Frankie Razzini has carried a photo of his
first love in his wallet. His second marriage on the rocks, his life in L.A. in
shambles, he returns to his old neighborhood in the Bronx. With his best buddy
from the 1960s and two women from the neighborhood, he re-visits his favorite
haunts. What he finds changes his (and their) lives in unexpected ways.
Wednesday, June 18
NewFilmmakers Celebrates Crime
6:00PM NEWFILMMAKERS SHORT NOIR FILM PROGRAM
Jonathan Budine TAKE OUT (2007, 5 Minutes, Video)
Jeff Vanderwal SEEK (2007, 10 Minutes, Video)
Jon Lewis THE TELEPHONE (2006, 38 Minutes, Video)
Jesse Grce NOIR (2007, 6 Minutes, Video)
7:00PM NEWFILMMAKERS SHORT COP FILM PROGRAM
Alex Brownstein TO CATCH A PREDATOR (2008, 2 Minutes, Video)
Steve Hosford WHITEBREAD AND GOATMAN (2006, 7 Minutes, Video)
Will Simmons VILE (2007, 32 Minutes, Video)
Donna Roman A CALL FOR VALOR (2007, 11 Minutes, Video)
Darrell Martinelli GONE TO FAR (2007, 38 Minutes, Video)
8:30PM NEWFILMMAKERS FIRST FEATURE PRESENTATION
Richmond Riedel TARGET PRACTICE (2007, 98 Minutes, Video)
Target Practice" is an intelligent but raw, visceral, extremely tense updating of outdoor thrillers with an emphasis on character as much as action. The story centers on 5 blue-collar friends on a weekend fishing trip – and the hell that’s unleashed upon them when they almost run into a car that’s been abandoned in the middle of an isolated mountain road. Stopping to see if anyone needs their help, they inadvertently stumble into the middle of an undercover operation involving a CIA agent and a hidden training camp for homegrown terrorists (molded after real-life, recent discoveries in both the U.S. and Canada).
Two films from Anthology Films (no relation) about murder and mayhem the way we like it.
Nicoholas Spaventa DRIVING: A STORY OF VENGEANCE (2008, 31 Minutes, Video)
The incredible lengths that man will go for vengeance.
David Sainte THE PACT (2008, 30 Minutes, Video)
Two friends about for a night of fun discover a deadly secret.
Wednesday, June 25
NewFilmmakers Presents An Evening Of Gay / Lesbian Films.
6:00PM NEWFILMMAKERS EARLY SHORT FILMS
Jose Carrasco PORTRAIT (2006, 14 Minutes, Video)
Kenneth Brandow MIDNIGHT (2007, 30 Minutes, Video)
Aitor Escheverria APROP (2007, 6 Minutes, 35MM)
Alexia Anastasio SALOME (2007, 12 Minutes, Video)
7:00 PM NEWFILMMAKERS SHORT FILM PROGRAM
Andy Seaman 3001: A Penis Odyssey (2007, 10 Minutes, Video)
Benjamin Piety THE LONELY LIGHTS (2006, 17 Minutes, 35MM)
Kyle Shorn SELENE NARCIS (2007, 13 Minutes, Video)
Rick Hammerly SIGNAGE (2007, 12 Minutes, Video)
8:15PM NEWFILMMAKERS FIRST FEATURE PRESENTATION
Ian Fischer FOET (2007, 14 Minutes, 16MM)
Michael Selditch & Rob Tate ELEVEN MINUTES (2007, 104 Minutes, Video)
It's been two long years since the sharp-witted Jay McCarroll was dubbed 'the next great American designer' on season one of TV's Project Runway, and he's anxious to finally show his first line of clothing. The feature documentary, Eleven Minutes, chronicles his year-long journey designing and preparing his first independent runway show for New York's Fashion Week in Bryant Park and the subsequent selling of his line to stores. The goal of this documentary is to drop the pretenses of reality TV and focus on the work. All this is told in strict verite through the eyes of the articulate and entertaining Jay McCarroll, whose experience exposes us not only to the inner workings of the fashion industry and his love/hate relationship to it, but to the creative process in general.
10:15PM NEWFILMMAKERS SECOND FEATURE PRESENTATION
Julie Casper Roth TOKENS (2007, 18 Minutes, Video)
Wolfgang Busch HOW DO I LOOK (2006, 80 Minutes, Video)
How Do I Look captured the Harlem "Ball" traditions that originated in the 70’s, an historically off shot from the Harlem "Drag Balls" from the 20’s. Because of the loss of hundreds of members of the "Ball" community due to the HIV epidemic, How Do I Look recorded an important aspect of the history and legacy. HDIL focused on the Icon and Legend Pepper Labeija, Willi Ninja, Tracy Africa, Kevin Omni, Jose Xtravaganza and Octavia St. Laurent, who took their talents outside the "Ball" community successfully and opened many doors for their community.