SUMMER 2008
Wednesday, July 2nd
NewFilmmakers celebrates America’s July 4th and NewFilmmakers’ 11th year
6:00PM NEWFILMMAKERS DOCUMENTARY SERIESJohn Philp YOGA, INC. (2006, 58 Minutes, Video)
World Yoga Champion Esak Garcia and his guru Bikram Choudhury want yoga accepted into the Olympics. Bikram, the ‘Bad Boy of Yoga’, has also copyrighted his yoga style, demanding teachers play by his rules or stop teaching. Now yoga chains (‘McYoga’?) are popping up everywhere, putting smaller studios out of business. Can yoga survive with its good karma intact?
7:00PM NEWFILMMAKERS SHORT FILM PROGRAM
Robert Marcacci ONE MORE CHANCE (2007, 7 Minutes, 16MM)
Jeffrey Huston PINK SHORTS (2007, 9 Minutes, Video)
Damon Kuenzler THE WRITER COUPLE (2007. 10 Minutes, Video)
Sandor Weiner DELIVERY (2008, 10 Minutes, Video)
Sebastian Bear-McClard NOCTURNE (2007, 14 Minutes, Video)
Sotiris Dounoukos PUNCH (2007, 10 Minutes, 16MM)
8:00PM NEWFILMMAKERS FIRST FEATURE PRESENTATION
Brian Tomaselli FANBOY (2006, 105 Minutes, Video)
Alex, a fan of comic books, TV, and movies meets Beth, who is strangely enough into the same things. Alex's love life is pretty pathetic, as is Beth's. Fate brings them together and the hit it off very quickly - despite their friends' (Leroy and Beth) best intentions. A night out on the town brings a horrible morning realization - Alex wakes up with a stripper in his bed. What makes the situation even worse is that Beth came for a morning surprise and received one for herself. With some sage advise from Markus, the local comic book store owner, can Alex win back the girl of his dreams?
9:45PM NEWFILMMAKERS SECOND FEATURE PRESENTATION
Robert Michaels LOST CHI (2008, 80 Minutes, Video)
An immature group of male friends hide the truth of their relationships. Through humor, they struggle with their egos and loneliness, while maintaining their love of baseball.
Wednesday, July 9th
NewFilmmakers welcomes films from the state that brought us Blair Witch and Merritt Butrick, as well as some very thrilling other works
6:00PM NEWFILMMAKERS SPECIAL PROGRAM:
FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY FILM SCHOOL PRESENTS (Curated by Caleb Rugg)
Jesse Barksdale HEARTBURN (2007, 8 Minutes, 16MM)
Catherine Rehwinkel MIA (2007, 8 Minutes, 16MM)
Caleb Rugg THE HORSEPOWER WITHIN (2007, 8 Minutes, 16MM)
L. Michael Marsee BYRON BAILEY (2007, 8 Minutes, 16MM)
William Eng DEVON AND DELIA DREAM OF FIRE (2007, 8 Minutes, 16MM)
Nicole Emanuele MORNING GLORY (2007, 8 Minutes, 16MM)
Matthew Hartwell THE BLACK CIRCLE (2007, 8 Minutes, 16MM)
Nicholas Correnti BENNY FUTURE AND THE MADMAN FROM MANCHESTER (2007, 8 Minutes, 16MM)
Thomas Gast RECOVERING (2007, 8 Minutes, 16MM)
Jesse Barksdale THE MAYOR AND THE BOY (2007, 8 Minutes, 16MM)
Jessica Silas GOLDFISH (2007, 8 Minutes, 16MM)
Brent Pritchett I WILL KILL YOU (2007, 8 Minutes, 16MM)
Dylan Correll OUT OF STOCK (2007, 8 Minutes, 16MM)
Devyn Waitt ROCKETS (2007, 15min, 16MM)
Jessica LaRusso STILL (2007, 7min, 16MM)
Carlos David Rivera, Caleb Rugg W. & THE FREEDOM FIGHTERS (2007, 15min, 16MM)
8:30PM NEWFILMMAKERS SHORT FILM PROGRAM
Tim Hall DRACULA PRINCE OF MARKETING (2008, 10 Minutes, Video)
Brian Paccione, Woodraw Travers, and Ben Rutkowski MUDMAN (2007, 7 Minutes, 16MM)
Brian Paccione & Rutkowski PIGMAN AND LITTLE JOHNNY (2008, 5 Minutes, 16MM)
Valerie Champagne MIRROR, MIRROR (2007, 14 Minutes, 16MM)
9:15PM NEWFILMMAKERS FEATURE PRESENTATION
Phil Messerer THICKER THAN WATER: THE VAMPIRE DIARIES PART 1 (2007, 87 Minutes, Video)
Lara, a precocious Goth teenager, hates her cheerleader twin sister. One day she performs an intricate voodoo ritual involving a cow's heart and a Barbie doll. The next morning Helen awakens with a severe nosebleed. Then she dies in her sister's horrified arms. The family is desperately grief stricken but none moreso than Lara, who feels responsible for her sister's death. Then Helen returns, still wearing her body bag and covered in blood. Helen has become a vampire. The family band together and prey on human sacrifices for her. Their world crumbles into atrocity as they find that keeping a vampire in your basement can have horrific consequences. Get ready for a spin on classic vampire mythology.
Tuesday, July 22nd [ Note New Date ]
NewFilmmakers celebrates relationships (don't try the at home)
6:00PM NEWFILMMAKERS DOCUMENTARY SERIES
Richard Atkinson / Jane Scandurra SINGLE (2008, 73 Minutes, Video)
There are 100 million unmarried adults in the US and for the first time ever, the majority of US households are headed by an unmarried person. The simple explanation is that we marry later, divorce a lot, and live longer. But theres more to it than that. Todays life is more complex, intense, and demanding. As a result, finding and maintaining a lasting relationship has become even more challenging. The game has dramatically changed. Should you have a plan? View trailer at www.singlefilm.com .
7:15PM NEWFILMMAKERS SHORT FILM PROGRAM
Ben Hicks PEA VS CARROT (2007, 5 Minutes, 35MM)
Chris Kavonis QUARTER ‘TIL EIGHT (2008, 22 Minutes, Video)
Annetta Marion DONUT HEAVEN (2008, 14 Minutes, Video)
Markus Kirschner CAGED BIRDS (2007, 9 Minutes, Video)
Kat Asharya SLEEPWALKER (2007, 10 Minutes, Video)
8:15PM NEWFILMMAKERS FIRST FEATURE PRESENTATION
Rona Mark STRANGE GIRLS (2007, 97 Minutes, 16MM)
Twin sisters, unable and unwilling to talk to anyone but each other, are released from a psychiatric institution after the shocking murder of their psychiatrist. Living on their own proves liberating at first, but when one twin becomes infatuated with a boy, the other twin tries to rein her in… by any means necessary.
10:00PM NEWFILMMAKERS SECOND FEATURE PRESENTATION
Jeff Feldman MY LAST DAY WITH YOU (2008, 114 Minutes, Video)
A 25 year old male college graduate stuck in dead end jobs, meets a 16 year old girl at the end of summer who rejuvenates him and is the muse that inspires him to start living meaningfully again.
Tuesday, July 29th [ Note New Date ]
NewFilmmakers presents some urban realities
6:00PM NEWFILMMAKERS DOCUMENTARY SERIES
Christina Eliopoulos GREETINGS FROM ASBURY PARK (2007, 78 Minutes, Video)
A 92-year-old woman's struggles to hold on to her Sewell Avenue cottage. The film was made by Christina Eliopoulos, whose family immigrated to Asbury Park in 1917. It chronicles the plight of Eliopoulos' aunt, who received notice that she must vacate the cottage where she has lived for more than 50 years to make way for the redevelopment of Asbury Park.
7:20PM NEWFILMMAKERS SHORT FILM PROGRAM
Jon Stahl TOMORROW NEVER KNOWS (2008, 10 Minutes, Video)
Jacob Kader PARADE OF HORRIBLES (2007, 16 Minutes, Video)
Lisa Gray LIFE SENTENCE (2008, 31 Minutes, Video)
8:20PM NEWFILMMAKERS FIRST FEATURE PRESENTATION
Nathan Ross Freeman MR. BONES (2007, 100 Minutes, Video)
When three children survive a bus crash that kills their parents, their childhood dies as well. Until they find an unlikely partner in grief at the shallow grave of a long lost child in the woods of a desolate park.
10:00PM NEWFILMMAKERS SECOND FEATURE PRESENTATION
Mark Cabaroy LIFE ‘S PASSING ME BY (2008, 88 Minutes, Video)
Dora Allen is a twenty-something young woman who has the unique ability to speak with people and provide them with helpful advice for their problems. Unfortunately, she is unable to help herself, and is tired of always 'being there' for her friends and family. To make matters worse, Dora's personal life is in shambles. From a sister she never speaks to, to a mother she can't stand, to a crazy best friend, to a boyfriend who may or may not actually be a boyfriend.
Wednesday, July 30th
NewFilmmakers Presents NewLatino Filmmakers curated by Edward Pagan
Latinas in Cinema: Filmworks Beyond the Glass Ceiling NewLatino Filmmakers proudly puts the spotlight on creative Latinas working behind the cameras in both the independent film and Hollywood systems as image-makers. This emerging crop of dynamic filmmakers and producers are putting their unique mark on the industry with their own unique spin on the Latin Film New Wave, and blazing the trail as todays emerging authors. Featuring short-form documentary, narrative shorts and feature presentations. Live panel discussion and Q&A with the filmmakers.
Wednesday, August 6th
NewFilmmakers presents new films by Russian filmmakers and then gets political with CHOOSE CONNOR and gets going with BRITTTOWN.
6:00PM NEWFILMMAKERS DOCUMENTARY SERIES
Andrew Filippone Jr. CHARLIE ROSE BY SAMUEL BECKETT (2008, 3 Minutes, Video)
What it would look like if Samuel Beckett produced the popular TV show
Jenna Bliss DIE-ALOGUE (2007, 7 Minutes, 16MM)
More in our continuing series of films about and NewFilmmakers’ sick fascination with Jon Benet Ramsey
Terrence Ross MURDERED. INTERSECTING MEMOIRS (2008, 28 Minutes, Video)
Murders solved and unsolved by our local 9th Precinct (the model for Kojak & NYPD Blue)
Christina Voros THE LADIES (2006, 13 Minutes, Video)
The amazing journey of two Hungarian sisters through tumultuous times
7:00PM NEWFILMMAKERS SPECIAL SHORT FILM PROGRAM
FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE: NEW RUSSIAN FILMMAKERS
Inga Erina ANGEL (2008, 14 Minutes, Video)
Pavel Starikin BUD ZDOROV, MAESTRO (2007, 25 Minutes, 35MM)
Andrei Konst PIRATE TWILIGHT (2007, 20 Minutes, Video)
Irina Patkanian SECOND EGYPTIAN (2007, 18 Minutes, Video
8:20PM NEWFILMMAKERS FIRST FEATURE PRESENTATION
Luke Eberl CHOOSE CONNOR (2007, 107 minutes, Video)
See Choose Connor in Los Angeles on May 30thFifteen-year-old Owen Norris is at the top of his graduating middle-school class, and wants to know how the world works. He has no friends, spends almost all of his time studying, and has an almost nonexistent relationship with his white-collar parents, whom he sees for ten minutes a day.
But his boring suburban life changes when, he meets Congressman Lawrence Connor and his young nephew Caleb. Connor is immediately taken with Owen’s intelligence and wit, and Caleb is immediately taken with Owen. As Caleb and Owen become close friends, Connor offers Owen a chance to learn how the world of politics really works by acting as his “youth campaign spokesman” for the upcoming Senate primaries.
What starts as a fun way to make some extra summer cash takes a dark turn as Owen learns the frightening truth about the deranged secret world of politics in which he is now involved.
10:00PM NEWFILMMAKERS SECOND FEATURE PRESENTATION
Scott Di Lalla and Zack Coffman BRITTOWN (East Coast premiere)( 2008, 85 mins, video)
TRAILER
Brittown features legendary underground mechanic and Britbike connoisseur "Meatball" from the Hell On Wheels bike shop in Anaheim, CA as he eats, drinks, and sleeps British iron; using all his skill to transform an old 650 Triumph Bonneville motor into a barely-legal road racer.
Embracing the legacy of Steve McQueen, Meatball runs his old BSA in vintage motocross races, flies down the Willow Springs raceway on his Norstar, and conquers the So Cal freeways with the No Gooders motorcycle club while still finding time for his family and his rock band Smiling Face Down.
From Scott Di Lalla and Zack Coffman, directors of the award-winning custom motorcycle documentary Choppertown comes a second intimate inside look at biker culture.
Wednesday, August 13th
NewFilmmakers presents a night at the movies with two action adventure features
6:00PM NEWFILMMAKERS ANIMATION SERIES
Seojin Lee FAREWELL (2007, 2 Minutes, Video)
Seojin Lee LOVE PILLS (2008, 3 Minutes, Video)
Wendy Steiner THE LOATHLY LADY (2007, 7 Minutes, Video)
Stewart Shaw FAULT (2007, 4 Minutes, Video)
Pete DeeVakul FIANCHETTO (2006, 8 Minutes, Video)
Lori Hiris ATLANTIS UNBOUND (2007, 15 Minutes, 16MM)
7:00PM NEWFILMMAKERS SHORT FILM PROGRAMAndrew Baker ROCKAWAY (2008, 5 Minutes, Video)
Tiffany Bartok LITTLE PUMPKIN (2007, 7 Minutes, Video)
Sivan Gur-Arieh BABY LET’S PLAY HOUSE (2007, 24 Minutes, 16MM)
Jennifer Galtrucco DRIVER’S ED (2006, 24 Minutes, Video)
8:00PM NEWFILMMAKERS FIRST FEATURE PRESENTATION
Rocco DeVilliers THE FLYBOYS (2007, 118 Minutes, 35MM)
Jason (Jesse James) and Kyle (Reiley McClendon), recent friends from different sides of the tracks, become embroiled in the adventure of their lives when they discover a mysterious airplane at the local small-town airport. The boys sneak aboard the plane for a look, but are forced to hide in the luggage compartment when two strange men show up. Soon Jason and Kyle unexpectedly find themselves airborne over the open Arizona desert. After hours in the air, the boys unwittingly uncover a bomb in the luggage compartment. When they burst into the cabin to report their discovery, they find that everyone on board has bailed out.
10:00PM NEWFILMMAKERS SECOND FEATURE PRESENTATION
Alexis Hurkman FOUR WEEKS, FOUR HOURS (2005, 81 Minutes, Video)
Two women are stranded in the desert on opposite ends of the earth. A photographer is lost when her plane crashes in a war-torn middle-eastern country. Halfway around the world, a Malibu socialite finds herself abandoned in the American southwest when her car breaks down on a deserted stretch of road. Their stories are woven together as they struggle to survive the unforgiving landscape—one in four weeks, the other in four hours.
Wednesday, August 20th
NewFilmmakers welcomes The Black Documentary Collective.
6:00PM NEWFILMMAKERS DOCUMENTARY SERIES
Don DiNicola NOWHERE NOW (2006, 72 Minutes, Video)
Joshua Tree, the high desert community outside Los Angeles, has become a mecca for the emergence of exciting new musical voices. This place---its history and traditions, and its isolation from urban centers---have contributed to this phenomenon. Each writer-performer has his or her unique story, but all have had to face the conflict between maintaining their identity as performers and the struggle to survive in the music industry. The performers' flourishing in this community are thrillingly depicted in the film's live performances at festivals, coffee houses and private homes. Their nature of their stories tie into the deep tradition of storytelling. Nowhere Now examines how this tradition is affected by the power of success and failure in the industry.
7:15PM 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 and www.newfilmmakers.com for tonight films.
9:15PM NEWFILMMAKERS FEATURE PRESENTATION
Debora Bardeguez I HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY (2007, 22 Minutes, Video)
This film is about John Laurens’ and Nathan Hales’ contribution to the American Revolution and how our failure to follow their example has affected us as a nation.
Anthony Gonzalez THE FRANK LUCAS STORY, TRUE UNTOLD STORY OF AN AMERICAN GANGSTER (2008, 62 Minutes, Video)
On November 2, 2007, Hollywood introduced its latest gangster legend with the release of Universal Pictures’ movie, “American Gangster.” Starring Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe, the movie, a $125 million blockbuster, claims to be based on the true story of Frank “Superfly” Lucas, a major drug dealer from 1970s Harlem. According to the Hollywood hype, the movie shows how “Lucas outplays all of the leading crime syndicates and becomes not only one of the city’s main line corruptors, but part of its circle of legit civic city superstars.” Our documentary investigates “the true story” of Frank Lucas, Harlem drug kingpin, not the one manufactured by Lucas and Hollywood.
Tuesday, September 2nd
NewFilmmakers presents another night at the movies
6:00PM NEWFILMMAKERS SHORT FILM PROGRAM (PART ONE)
Bohdana Smyrnova RAMONA’S NEW DRESSER (2008, 11 Minutes, Video)
David Joshua Smith CATHARSIS (2007, 11 Minutes, 16MM) (Los Angeles Screening)
William Michals LEAD SINGER (2008, 11 Minutes, Video)
Kathleen Ruffalo MANY JANES (2007, 23 Minutes, Video)
7:00PM NEWFILMMAKERS SHORT FILM PROGRAM (PART TWO)
Eva Minemar HUSH (2007, 4 Minutes, Video)
Sara Colangelo UN ATTIMO DI RESPIRO (2007, 13 Minutes, 16MM)
Sal Massari HEAVY DUTY (2008, 18 Minutes, Video)
Leo Fiorica WINDOW SHOPPING (2007, 15 Minutes, Video)
8:00PM NEWFILMMAKERS FIRST FEATURE PRESENTATION
Matthew Cade THE MISSING STORIES (2007, 71 Minutes, Video)
Dave, a young man in his mid twenties, wanders alone along Ocean Parkway; connecting only to the world seen through the lens of a video camera. Currently he is at a cross roads in his life due to the tragic death of his mother. In the midst of this he meets a young woman. Together, they struggle to make sense of the world and mark their journey of self discovery while making a documentary. What starts out as a way to connect to something tangible instead opens up a Pandora’s Box. Dave’s family unwittingly allow him to come to terms with where he is now and how he chooses to live his life.
Wednesday, September 3rd
NewFilmmakers celebrates Labor Day
6:00PM NEWFILMMAKERS DOCUMENTARY SERIES
Gavin Heffernan GRAND WHEEL (2007, 6 Minutes, Video)
Impressions of the peace movement
Jarratt Taylor YESTERDAY’S CHARM (2007, 6 Minutes, 8MM)
" Oxford, MS holds a lot of meaning for me, both cultural and familial. I would guess it's this way for a lot of people from Mississippi. In 'Yesterday's Charm', I tour the town with my mom as she visits certain landmarks from the past and present, and remembers the years she's spent in Oxford, MS. She went to college there, had many family gatherings there and more recently visited the town by herself. This is something she has never done before, anywhere. I wanted to capture my mom's longing for this place that would compel her to do things she has never done before. "
Andreas Troeger KILL THE ARTIST (2007, 40 Minutes, Video
A Documentary about artists who got in trouble with the law because of the content of their work.
7:00PM NEWFILMMAKERS SHORT FILM PROGRAM
Scott Jones PLAINVIEW (2007, 24 Minutes, Video)
Jason Klein WASTED (2008, 19 Minutes, Video)
Marc Homer DON’T DRINK POISON (2008, 15 Minutes, Video)
8:00PM NEWFILMMAKERS FIRST FEATURE PRESENTATION
Greg Derasmo ONE LAST DREAM OF AMERICA (2008, 67 Minutes, Video)
The abuse of justice and power by the US government is examined in the microcosm of a crime thriller. Feeling powerless after his girlfriend is raped by a police officer, Charlie turns to street crime and eventually terrorist acts so shocking they garner him a cult like following of angry young Americans.
9:15PM NEWFILMMAKERS SECOND FEATURE PRESENTATION
Arie Ohayon NOTHING TO NOBODY (2008, 87 Minutes, Video)
Set in a Dominican neighborhood of upper Manhattan, Nothing to Nobody tells the story of Alfonso Raul, a tortured young man with the soul of a poet. Alfonso has served an eighteen month prison sentence. He wants to put the past behind him. He is determined to change his destiny, to embrace the omnipotent American Dream and regain his elusory freedom? But can he? That one night two years ago was to change his life forever. Trapped by a dark secret, paralyzed by fear, our anti-hero will have to discover the true meaning of loyalty, family and love, in order to conquer the invisible walls surrounding him.
Wednesday, September 10th
NewFilmmakers presents it s annual 9/11 Program
6:00PM NEWFILMMAKERS DOCUMENTARY SERIES
Anthony Fioranelli BEHIND THE LENS: COVERING 9/11 (2008, 55 Minutes, Video)
Behind the Lens: Covering 9/11 navigates through the vast destruction at Ground Zero and beyond. From a cleanup worker who believes he’s found a survivor to a fireman’s widow burying her husband to an FBI technician separating bones from rubble, this film looks through a lens that few people have seen before. The sights and equally important, the sounds will place you at Ground Zero, experiencing that fateful day as these photographers did.
7:00PM NEWFILMMAKERS FIRST FEATURE PRESENTATION
with Special Guest Richard Linklater short
Lisa Seidenberg IN THE NAME OF GOD (2008, 5 Minutes, Video)
An original with new, unseen footage.Dennis Genovese SEPTEMBER ELEVENTH (2008, 5 Minutes, Video)
A short film produced for the FDNY
Richard Linklater LIVE FROM SHIVA'S DANCE FLOOR (2007, 20 Minutes, Video)
Manhattan walking-tour guide Timothy "Speed" Levitch suggest that the Ground Zero should be turned into a park full of free-roaming American bison, popularly known as buffalo. It sounds like a crackpot notion, but as Linklater points out in an interview, "Many things we take for granted and enjoy as part of our lives were initially crackpot ideas that the establishment scoffed at."
Moniere DISSONANCE (2008, 80 Minutes, Video)
Moniere was a child in Afghanistan in 1978 when the Russian Army invaded. He and his family were forced to flee his homeland and seek refuge in Pakistan in 1979. In March, 1983 Moniere and his family immigrated to Brooklyn, New York.. Early life in America was a shock of culture, religion and language. His first recollections of America was that he was going into film and acting, some how and some way. Moniere graduated from the State University of New York, New Paltz and Cuny Hunter with a double major in psychology and theater arts. He has been accepted in the graduate program at The New School. He has postponed his academic pursuits to concentrate on filmmaking. He has made seven short films to date. The film Dissonance has been all consuming for the past two years.
9:00PM NEWFILMMAKERS SECOND FEATURE PRESENTATIONUsama Alshaibi NICE BOMBS (2006, 76 Minutes, Video) [ Seventh Art Releasing ]
Filmmaker Usama Alshaibi returns to Baghdad to reunite with his family after nearly 24 years absence. His documentary navigates through his unique relationship to an Iraq much different than he remembers.
Wednesday, September 17th
NewFilmmakers Presents An Evening Of Gay / Lesbian Films curated by Pilar Prassas. IT'S ME MATTHEW to host after party at Dtox across the street.
6:00PM NEWFILMMAKERS DOCUMENTARY SERIES:
FILMS ABOUT OUR BODY
Taylor Armstrong GAH GAH FOR CACA (2008, 2 Minutes, Video)
Mina Son PAST THE FOOD (2007, 5 Minutes, Video)
Corey Tatarczuk SLEEP TRILOGY (2007, 20 Minutes, Video)
India Court MacWeeney INHERITANCE (2007, 31 Minutes, Video)
7:00PM NEWFILMMAKERS GAY / LESBIAN SHORT PROGRAM
Eric Laplante HEIGHTS (2007, 18 Minutes, Video)
Sadhbh Walshe MISS BETRAM'S AWAKENING (2008, 26 Minutes, Video)
Michael Ferreira IT'S ME, MATTHEW (2008, 15 Minutes, Video)
8:00PM NEWFILMMAKERS GAY / LESBIAN FEATURE PROGRAM
Andrew H. Shirley CHICKEN POX (2008, 77 Minutes, Video)
An elderly drag queen Miss Marjory (Jack Doroshow of The Queen 1968) has no interest in reuniting with her lost son, despite her two orderlie's inquiries. In hopes of solving their problems, the two men learn of a magical golden egg that 'The Satan Family' possesses, the same family that adopted Miss Marjory's son- Jerry Satan. A pregnant hooker, Tina (Alexandra Popov) is infatuated with her gynecologist (Marvin W. Schwartz) who does little to persuade her wether or not to keep her baby. Either way she is going to need a lot of cash fast. Her madame (Brenda Monte), after getting out of jail sets up a big score for Tina and two other hookers (Raine Brown and Eve Blangiardo). This sexscapade is a present for Jerry Satan, while he guards the Golden Egg for his older brother who is away. Casted from the streets and filmed in real New York dives, drug dens, madame houses and penthouses, CHICKEN POX is a portrait of characters that embody the subversive purity of old New York.
Wednesday, September 24th
NewFilmmakers celebrates Rosh Hashana
5:30PM NEWFILMMAKERS DOCUMENTARY SERIES
Wendla Nölle THE CHOSEN ONES (2007, 90 Minutes, Video)
Musician and filmmaker Wendla Nölle travels to Manhattan in search of the face of young Jewish music and introduces us to New York’s new generation of Jewish musicians. Among the artists profiled is an Orthodox convert who can rap in four different languages, weaving them into a musical study of Talmudic teachings; a young blues musician who sings almost forgotten cantorial chants against African beats; a pop music group that combines a funk sound with Jewish spirituality and Hebrew lyrics; and an Orthodox rabbi who has found a home in the Lower East Side's indie music scene with funny, quirky songs that often deal with weighty subjects such as the Israel-Palestine conflict. But the film features not only the musicians but also the city of New York itself, its frenetic multiplicity adding a vibrant backdrop to the distinct performances.
7:00PM NEWFILMMAKERS LIVE SHOW
Solo Performance by Jeremiah Lockwood of THE SWAY MACHINE
7:30PM NEWFILMMAKERS SHORT FILM PROGRAM
Julien Ezri DOUBLE TALK (2007, 5 Minutes, Video)
Aylam Orian A NIGHTMARE ON BIALIK STREET (1994, 11 Minutes, Video)
JR Burningham THE LOST JOURNAL OF VICE MARCEAUX (2007, 12 Minutes, 16MM)
Andrew Kappas HOLY LAND (2007, 37 Minutes, Video)
Natalie Mooallem ALL THAT YOU LOVE (2007, 15 Minutes, Video)
9:00PM NEWFILMMAKERS FEATURE PRESENTATION
Elise Kermani JOCASTA (2008, 53 Minutes, Video)
JOCASTA is a 53 minute experimental film created by Elise Kermani in collaboration with visual artists, actors, dancers and musicians. It involves a cast of two actors, Marty New and Michael Potts, two dancers, Melli Hoppe and Vicky Shick, four musicians led by trombonist Kevin James and a technical crew led by cinematographer Alan McIntyre Smith and production designer Barbara Kilpatrick. Inspired by Brian Swann and Peter Burian's English translation of Euripides' play The Phoenician Women (c. 410 B.C.), JOCASTA was filmed at the Great Stone Barn in New Lebanon, New York, during the summer of 2006, and was realized as a digital video with 5.1 surround sound in 2008.
