Tuesday, April 7th
6:00PM NEWFILMMAKERS SPECIAL PROGRAM
about Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Cyrille Phipps SEEN BUT NOT HEARD (2007, 10 Minutes, Video)
Damele Elliott Collier HIDDEN (2008, 30 Minutes, Video)
Tchaiko Omawale AMERICA'S SHADOWS - HIV RISK IN BLACK & LATINO YOUTH (2008, 36 Minutes, Video)
8:00PM NEWFILMMAKERS SHORT FILM PROGRAM
Gabriel Michael SMOOCH (2007, 7 Minutes, Video)
Brian Kaufman A FLIGHT INTO IMAGINATION (2008, 4 Minutes, Video)
Tom Quinn VIA BICYCLES (2005, 7 Minutes, 16MM)
Randy Havens KARAKURI NINGYO (2008, 8 Minutes, 16MM)
Anna McCaffery WOLF SHADOW (2007, 10 Minutes, Video)
Kirsten Strom BLACKBIRD (2007, 16 Minutes, 16MM)
Sami Khan THE WORKOUT (2008, 11 Minutes, Video)
9:15PM NEWFILMMAKERS FEATURE PRESENTATION
Adam Dubin THE STONED SHORT MOVIE (2008, 10 Minutes, Video)
In 2006, The Stoned exploded straight out of 1972 and into 1973. In April 2008, New York City rock band The Stoned (Kory Clarke of Warrior Soul, Scotty T. Dimebagger, Adam Dubin, Sebastian Correa) were unceremoniously deported from the UK. The unintentional international outlaws told their side of the story in the hilarious web mocumentary, The Deported. The Deported features commentary by legendary comedian Lewis Black, comic Jim Norton, Daily Show correspondent John Oliver and heavy metal rock superstar Lars Ulrich of Metallica.
Rocky Costanzo AMHURST (2008, 90 Minutes, Video)
After the death of her abusive grandfather, Rebecca Cabot (Amy Tiehel) returns to her childhood home where the ghosts of a past long buried are about to be resurrected. Accompanying Rebecca on the trip, are her children, 13 year-old Jessie (Stephanie Hullar) and 12 year-old Alex (Alec Hogan). She plans only to stay long enough to bury her grandfather and to settle his estate, when almost immediately the family experiences strange events. Phones don't work, the house has a strange odor, the townsfolk are distant and eerily standoffish, the children grow increasingly unhappy and withdrawn, and Rebecca is plagued by nightmares of her missing sister.
Tuesday, April 14
April 14th - 'Night of Women's Film' @ Anthology
6:00PM- Eye Am: Women Behind the Lens Shorts
Tonight's short films feature women confronting their identity and the notion of Other.
Featuring films by Sarah Klein, Ruth Hererra, Zulma Aguiar, Oriana Fox, & Diana Arce.
Eye Am is a cable tv series and traveling festival showcasing women's memoir spanning across all genres of film and video.
EA airs @ 9:30-10:30pm the 1st Sunday of the month on: Manhattan Neighborhood Network, Time Warner #34/ RCN #82 (in Manhattan) & Streaming Live Online at www.mnn.org (Worldwide). www.eyeamvideo.blogspot.com
7:00PM - Death Jewel (Film and) Video curated by EE Miller
A cross-genre program of shorts featuring film and video gems which respond to death
with reflections on mortality, intimate and communal loss, human ritual, and violence.
Sonali Gulati, Antonio Paez, & Byron Karabatsos Where is There Room? (16mm to video, 2003)
Silas Howard What I Love About Dying (video, 2006)
Jennifer MacDonald Brighter Death Now (hand drawn animation, 2002)
Akiko Hatakeyama Violet (video, 2008)
Eileen Myles Chapter 22 (The Odyssey) (video, 2007)
Kara Lynch Strange Miss Otis (video)
Venus Sobranes The Moon’s Pyramid (super 8, 2003)
Miatta Kawinzi The Sky Will Save Us? (video, 2008)
Diane Bonder I Remember Now, We Never Danced, I Miss You, Goodbye (16mm, 2006)
8:00PM -
Bernice Perry: Queen of Sinatraland (2008, 17 minutes)
Bernice Perry is an 83 year-old songwriter who has been producing her own public access television show for 37 years. Her life and work, inspired by Frank Sinatra has a haunting quality that forces us to ask questions about definitions of celebrity, nostalgia, and reality. Film by Victoria Kereszi. www.victoriakereszi.net
SITTIN' ON A MILLION (2008, 26 minutes)
SITTIN' ON A MILLION presents these stories in all their contradictory glory, alongside vintage erotica, reenactments, and street performances asks us to consider the role of memory and imagination in creating history, and reminds us about all those ordinary, extraordinary people erased from the official record. Film by Penny Lane & Annmarie Lanesey. www.mamefaye.com
Curators:
Victoria Kereszi is a photographer, filmmaker, curator, and media educator. Her video and photo portraiture explores the ways women living on the margins of society take control of their own representation. EE Miller is an interdisciplinary conversationalist who makes video, radio, and installation. Her current broadcasts, DEATH JEWEL RADIO, invite guests to consider funeral arts and utopia with music, sound arts and storytelling. www.eemiller.wordpress.com
Tuesday, April 21st [ Deren Theater ]
NewFilmmakers welcomes the Digital Film Academy and presents an evening of new films
6:00PM NEWFILMMAKERS SPECIAL PROGRAM
FILM SCREENING AT ANTHOLOGY FILM ARCHIVES
DFA film students will present their short thesis films, which they wrote, produced, directed and edited. This showcase features digitally recorded films, shot on professional Panasonic digital cameras in standard or high definition.
Cynthia McDermitt, CLEAN SLATE (2009, 14:30 Minutes, Video)
Adam Dekraker, TINTED WINDOWS (2009, 10:30 Minutes, Video)
Rebecca Pahle, ACTIVE FAN ENGAGEMENT (2009, 9 Minutes, Video)
Ravi-Kumar, DEEP INSIDE (2009, 13 Minutes, Video)
Benjamin Dawson, WRONG FLOOR (2009, 17:30 Minutes, Video)
Sammie Amachree, BLIND DATE (2009, 9 Minutes, Video)
Francesco Segre', THE GREY SCALE (2009, 13:30 Minutes, Video)
At the conclusion of the screening, attendees can vote for their favorite film and participate in a prize drawing sponsored by Digital Film Academy.
8:00PM NEWFILMMAKERS SHORT FILM PROGRAM
Christopher Jarvis THE FLY (2006, 4 Minutes, Video)
Paul Jeremiah Hayes DON’T DIE BEFORE I DO (2006, 9 Minutes, Video)
Merlin Decaillot I EAT NEW YORK (2006, 8 Minutes, Video)
Emily Kowalczyk THE HEART IS A MUSCLE (2006, 8 Minutes, Video)
Borja Alvarez VERONIKA (2008, 12 Minutes, Video)
Dustin Brown CHOCOLATE DEATH (2008, 8 Minutes, Video)
9:00PM NEWFILMMAKERS FEATURE PRESENTATIONS
Wissam Kabbara LETTERS FROM MY NEW HOME (2008, 65 Minutes, Video)
Raised in America, a Lebanese-born filmmaker reaches out to his aging grandmother in Lebanon to document the stories of his family and country of origin.
Deborah Harse MARATHON BEIRUT (2008, 73 Minutes, Video)
In the aftermath of the 2006 July War, despite devastation and political upheaval, the Beirut Marathon Association chose not to cancel their November marathon, but rather to hold it as a testament to the resilience of the Lebanese people. But just five days before the race, a government minister, Pierre Gemayel, was assassinated. After much deliberation they again decided not to cancel, but to postpone the race by one week. Then, just two days before the new marathon date, Hezbollah called for a rally to overthrow the existing government. There was concern that the demonstration might make the Lebanese fearful of coming out for the marathon, but instead there were even more participants than expected. The event took place with 22,000 people, in solidarity, running or walking the 5km, 10km and 42km races with "For the Love of Lebanon" as the theme. And of course, a Kenyan won.
Tuesday, April 21st [ Courthouse Theater ]
NewFilmmakers welcomes the Third World Newsreel and our Middle East Filmmakers series.
6:00PM NEWFILMMAKERS SPECIAL 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.
8:00PM NEWFILMMAKERS SHORT FILM PROGRAM
Nick Paley PICTURE DAY (2009, 25 Minutes, Video)
Emma Lundberg FAMILIAR, MILWAUKEE (2008, 17 Minutes, Video)
Jorge Enrique Ponce MEATSHAKE: A MUSICAL (2008, 26 Minutes, Video)
Zak Long IRL: PERCEPTIONS OF ONLINE IDENTITY (2008, 29 Minutes, 16MM)
9:45PM NEWFILMMAKERS FEATURE PRESENTATION
Moniere TWISTED DREAMS (2005), 17 minutes, Video)
Deception. Hope. Fear. Trust. Betrayal. Sorrow. Bliss. All ingredients of dreams: happy dreams and sad dreams. The nightmare is real; wake up and live the Twisted Dreams. After editing for Martin Scorsese, assisting Thelma schoonmaker, for close to twenty years, Scott Brock decided to go on his own and edit this fine short film which has an Italian American and Middle Eastern plot to it. Twisted Dreams is a gripping story about two best friends, Richie and Vito, who have to choose between money and love. For Richie, he must discover the truth behind the lies and the truth inside himself. For Vito, he must balance an investment in the future and the girl he loves most. Their friends and families will be caught amidst the drama, but, at the end, they will come to reality through their Twisted Dreams.
Jayson Simba WHAT MATTERS MOST (2009, 77 minutes. Video)
After a tragic event, which may or may not be her fault, a young woman decides to give it her best and continue trying to live a normal day to day life. Emily Barlow delivers a powerful performance as Melissa, a woman in her early twenties struggling with everyday life while dealing with inner guilt, fear and anger. What Matters Most is a story which demonstrates how family and friends can help one another fight their demons, overcome tragic events, and learn to understand what life is all about.
Tuesday, May 5th
NewLatino Filmmakers celebrates Cinco de Mayo. NewLatino Filmmakers is New York leading showcase for Latino filmmakers and actors and one of our longest running series. Curated by filmmaker Edward Pagan
Tuesday, May 12th
NewFilmmakers presents films about and by Native Americans.
5:30PM NEWFILMMAKERS EARLY SHORT FILM PROGRAM
Linda Helm Krapf WOVEN WAYS (2007, 49 Minutes, Video)
Suree Towfighnia STANDING SILENT NATION (2007, 52 Minutes, Video)
7:30PM NEWFILMMAKERS SHORT FILM PROGRAM
Kalani Queypo ANCESTOR EYES (2008, 15 Minutes, Video)
Jason Wade Hammonds DIANE SKYHAWK (2008, 19 Minutes, Video)
Mira Manickam MERGIE AND ROBERT BOLDEAGLE (2008, 39 Minutes, Video)
Jody McNicholas A WAVE OF COMPASSION (2006, 47 Minutes, Video)
9:45PM NEWFILMMAKERS FEATURE PRESENTATION
Claudio DiVito ROSES OF APRIL (2007, 80 Minutes, Video)
Roses of April is a lively and depression sense of intense bonds within a Native American family. It gets destroyed little by little, directly and indirectly by an authoritarian government. Framed in a beautiful photography and sweetly represented by a young girl who wants to be an astronaut, the story blossoms into a deliberate ambiguity between the US government of the last two administrations. In Roses of April, we are left to contemplate which of the two most recent presidents was the best for Americans. The story also surprises the viewer the main character’s attitude towards the end.
Wednesday, May 20th
NewFilmmakers goes to war and welcomes Five Town College.
6:00PM NEWFILMMAKERS DOCUMENTARY SERIES
about Atomic Weapons
Ryan Garrett THINGS TO REMEMBER (2008, 21 Minutes, Video)
Oak Ridge, Tennessee, the secret city that developed U-235 for the first atomic bombs
Jake White DOWNWINDERS: THE PEOPLE OF PAROWAN (2007, 25 Minutes, Video)
The death and destruction of Utah towns downwind of nuclear tests
7:00PM NEWFILMMAKERS SHORT FILM PROGRAM
about war
Ryan O’Toole KEEP THE HOME FIRES BURNING (2008, 8 Minutes, 16MM)
J. Van Auken THE ROOSTER (2008, 9 Minutes, Video)
Scott Peat RESURGENT (2007, 12 Minutes, Video)
Roberto Lopez LOST BROTHER (2008, 30 Minutes, Video)
8:15PM NEWFILMMAKERS FEATURE PRESENTATION
Five Towns College 2009 Golden Cardellini Film Festival
Michael McInerney Scum
Chris Barrio & Michael McInerney Tomorrow Will Never Come
Kerri Farrell F-Minus
John Callejas Northern Lights
Ann Serra Deception
Ryan O'Leary Beneath the Sheets
Drew Taylor Speechless
Mario Mascetti What's He Building
Andrew Musso Diabetic
Joe Pomarico Scared Eyes
John Brasca Talk to Me
Christian Nilsson The Martyr
Jon Rouzier Absolution
Jason and Doug Graves A House Divided
Jacob Cohen A 1st Date at the End of the World
Nadia Seegobin Mysterious Aquatic
Diego Zambrano Killers
Michael Fels Ourboros
Natalia Grabczynska The Tell Tale Heart
Peter Cromwell, Sean Caldwell, and James DeFalco Space Light
Wednesday, May 27th
NewFilmmakers has an out of body experience so you don’t have to.
6:00PM NEWFILMMAKERS DOCUMENTARY SERIES
Nicholas Stone FUN FOR HIRE (2008, 91 Minutes, Video)
Mascots. They're undervalued. They're unappreciated. But, hey, they love it. We follow three mascot performers as they reach turning points in their careers. Chris travels the country performing as Reggy the Purple Party Dude. Reggy has his own talk show, he's the official spokes-character of the Mascot Hall of Fame and he fights for the rights of mascots everywhere. Brad left 'Sherman' behind to move to Fresno. There he develops the personality for 'Parker,' a brand new bear to debut for the Grizzlies. Jim attends a Mascot Bootcamp to polish his skills as 'Salty.' He wants to leave Syracuse and get back into hockey mascoting, but sudden tragedy befalls him as he pursues his goal to be a big name mascot.
7:45PM NEWFILMMAKERS SHORT FILM PROGRAM
Yonah Lewis & Calvin Thomas THE BRASS RAILROAD (2007, 2 Minutes, Video)
Andy Brodie END OF THE SAWDUST TRAIL (2006, 9 Minutes, 8MM)
Michael Blair PAY NO ATTENTION TO THE MAN IN A BEAR SUIT (2008, 15 Minutes, 35MM)
Ryan Wick COMIC BELIEF (2008, 21 Minutes, Video)
Flavio Alves EVEN IN MY DREAMS (2008, 8 Minutes, 16MM)
9:00PM NEWFILMMAKERS FEATURE PRESENTATION
Michael Diantonio EPIDEO (2007, 86 Minutes, Video)
A young woman confronts the truth about her identity in the age of in vitro fertilization and cloning. Unhappy and fettered by horrible visions, Eve is blocked in realizing her personal potential. She awakes after a violent nightmare to find that she is under investigation for a murder that occurred in the exact way that she dreamt it. A cascade of events forces her to question her origin. Motivated by the passion to free herself, she uncovers the shocking truth about her legacy. EPIDEO was filmed in Paris with a mixed cast and crew of native French and English/Americans.
Wednesday, June 3rd
NewFilmmakers salutes creative young people as long they keep it down at night.
6:00PM NEWFILMMAKERS DOCUMENTARY SERIES
Stephen Latty THE DRUMS INSIDE YOU CHEST (2008, 61 Minutes, Video)
Conceived in collaboration with actress and poet Amber Tamblyn, THE DRUMS INSIDE YOUR CHEST is a performance poetry concert film that captures the humor, dirt, song and fire of seven award-winning young poets during a special Los Angeles performance. Inspired by the spontaneity and energy of rock-and-roll concert films, DRUMS offers a raucous new vision of contemporary American poetry. Featuring: Beau Sia (SLAMNATION, DEF POETRY JAM), Buddy Wakefield (2004, 2005 World Poetry SLAM Champion), Amber Tamblyn (THE UNUSUALS, SISTERHOOD OF THE TRAVELING PANTS), Bucky Sinister, Mindy Nettifee, Derrick Brown and Jeffrey McDaniel. Filmmaker Stephen Latty will attend the screening + live performances by poets Amber Tamblyn & Jeffrey McDaniel.
Whiskey reception following HE DRUMS INSIDE YOU CHEST screening.
7:15PM NEWFILMMAKERS SHORT FILM PROGRAM
Iris Bagola SHORT ON LUCK (2007, 2 Minutes, Video)
Amy Neswald FREEGAN LOVE (2008, 8 Minutes, Video)
Jahidah Diaab CLEAN SHEETS (2007, 16 Minutes, Video)
Rodrigo Lopresti YOU’RE GONNA FEEL FUNNY AFTER (2008, 15 Minutes, Video)
Jack Bank GANGSTER’S CRIB (2008, 22 Minutes, 16MM)
8:45PM NEWFILMMAKERS FEATURE PRESENTATION
Bess O’Brien SHOUT IT OUT (2008, 97 Minutes, Video)
Shout It Out is an original musical based on the lives of Vermont teens. The feature film is an adaptation of the groundbreaking original stage musical The Voices Project that toured to thirteen towns across Vermont in 2005 and was based on writings by Vermont teenagers with original music by teens. The stories and characters were developed during an intensive, yearlong statewide research phase in which more than 1000 teens participated. Shout It Out tells the story of a group of teenagers making their way through high school.
Wednesday, June 10th
NewFilmmakers takes a bite out of crime.
6:00PM NEWFILMMAKERS EARLY SHORT PROGRAM
Kevin Stapleton SLICE OF LIFE (2007, 7 Minutes, Video)
Christopher Luccy STEP SEVEN (2008, 12 Minutes, Video)
Reid Waterer DADDY’S BIG GIRL (2008, 17 Minutes, Video)
Heidi Philipsen A FORK ON THE ROAD (2007, 18 Minutes, Video)
JD Marlow HENRY (2008, 24 Minutes, 35MM)
7:30PM NEWFILMMAKERS SHORT FILM PROGRAM
Kevin Ryan LAREDO (2008, 9 Minutes, Video)
Kathleen Willhoite THE POSTCARD (2008, 14 Minutes, Video)
Corey Bradley BETTER DAYS (2008, 14 Minutes, Video)
Julian Higgins NO WIND, NO WAVES (2008, 21 Minutes, 35MM)
Seth Bartholomew THE STRAIGHT AND NARROW (2008, 25 Minutes, Video)
9:15PM NEWFILMMAKERS FEATURE PRESENTATION
Lindley Farley THE BULLS NIGHT OUT (2000, 82 Minutes, 16MM)
Four retired New York City police detectives with a lot of time to kill decide to clean up an urban neighborhood where one of them owns a bar. Their attempted vigilantism leads to tragic results.
Wednesday, June 17th
NewFilmmakers looks at relationships.
6:00PM NEWFILMMAKERS EARLY SHORT PROGRAM
Esther Casas CHECK DATE, AN UNDERDOG LOVE STORY (2008, 4 Minutes, Video)
Car Nazzal ENTROPY AND ME (2008, 7 Minutes, Video)
Wan-hsiang Kung BORDER (2008, 8 Minutes, 16MM)
Brian Rolling OVER YOU (2007, 11 Minutes, Video)
Allison Cook REMAINS (2007, 17 Minutes, Video)
Megan Griffiths MOVING (2008, 10 Minutes, Video)
Sean Heyboer FEBRUARY STARS (2008, 11 Minutes, 16MM)
7:15PM NEWFILMMAKERS SHORT FILM PROGRAM
Yesenia Deleon DOLL CALL (2008, 4 Minutes, Video)
Tawnya Foskett WHOLE PIECES (2006, 9 Minutes, 16MM)
Sylvie Deborde WHAT ARE YOU THINKING ABOUT? (2007, 11 Minutes, Video)
Nathan & Seth Anderson THE MERCIFUL DEATH OF JONAS BLAKE (2008, 13 Minutes, Video)
Alonso Homs THE EMBRACE (2008, 14 Minutes, 35MM
Danny Gosser THE ROOT (2007, 17 Minutes, 16MM)
8:45PM NEWFILMMAKERS FEATURE PRESENTATION
Jong Wook Lee ROSES HAVE THORNS (97 Minutes, Video)
A cross-cultured couple with a strained relationship. as the events unfold in a voyeuristic view through each persons perspective we experience the hidden agendas and views of everyone involved. Separated through various colors of roses leading to the prick of the thorn that lies beneath their perspective of what happened. Jay (Jae Hoon Jeong) believes he's the victim. Rachel (Vanessa Scott Lee) thinks Jay betrayed her. Brandon (Kai Issey) wants to get out of this love triangle. Kaoru (Nozomi Akioka) truly fell in love with Jay. Who's telling the truth?
Wednesday, June 24th
NewFilmmakers screens New York City filmmakers.
6:00PM NEWFILMMAKERS EARLY SHORT FILM PROGRAM
Arnold Brooks KING UNCONSCIOUS (2006, 8 Minutes, Video)
Lisa Martin GARE D’AUSTERLITZ (2008, 10 Minutes, Video)
Ann Husaini THE END OF MAGIC (2007, 16 Minutes, 16MM)
Nhieu Do CRY RIVER (2007, 20 Minutes, Video)
7:00PM NEWFILMMAKERS SHORT FILM PROGRAM
Casper Andreas SAYING GOODBYE (2007, 11 Minutes, Video)
Isabel Freeman TWO BIRDS (2007, 13 Minutes, Video)
Pablo Secca COUPLING (2007, 39 Minutes, Video)
8:15PM NEWFILMMAKERS FEATURE PRESENTATION
Massimilian and Nina Breeder DEVIL COME TO HELL AND STAY WHERE YOU BELONG (2007, 86 Minutes, Video)
From a small cabin Massimilian and Nina Breeder start a journey across the USA. California is just the initial destination, but as the edges of the surrounding landscapes expands so does the projected point of destination. After reaching the Pacific coast they proceed to travel towards deserts and abandoned towns, repeating activities as if they were assignments and finally ending in a continuous cycle. The movie was shot without the support of a film crew; the filmmakers are both the camera operators and the main characters. Any narrative event in the movie occurred at the time and place that it was filmed. Subjects and events filmed have not been modified from their original appearance and no action was re-staged.
