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The NewFilmmakers NY Summer Series
Continues on
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2006NewFilmmakers Welcomes the National Association of Latino Independent Producers.
6:00 NEWFILMMAKERS DOCS, MOCKS & MORE
Susan Bettmann BEYOND 88 KEYS: THE MUSIC OF MICHAEL ARNOWITT (2004, 75 mins, video). The New York premiere of this award-winning documentary.
In addition Pianist Arnowitt will perform two concerts, one classical, one jazz, on Saturday September 30 at Hunter College's Lang Hall: classical piano solo, 3 pm; Jazz duo, 8 pm with saxophonist John McKenna. For Hunter College ticket information call 212-772-4448.
7:15 NEWFILMMAKERS SHORT SERIESBrian Liloia THE IMMORTALITY OF MAN (2005, 3 mins, video)
Suzanne Wasserman BROOKLYN:AMONG THE RUINS (2005 14 mins, video)
Bert Shapiro ORGANISTAS (2005, 27 mins, video)
Bennett Stein NUDE DESCENDING A STAIRCASE (2006, 15 mins, 16mm)
8:00 NEWFILMMAKERS NALIP PRESENTATION
Wine and cheese networking reception with the filmmakers.
8:30 NEWFILMMAKERS / NALIP SCREENING
"THE NEGATIVE"
Rollin' Deep Productions
Written/Directed by Cruz Angeles
During a photo hunt in a Mexican border town, a photographer's life takes an unexpected turn when one of his snapshots causes a boy's death.
The Negative is a psychological thriller based on the worldwide folklore that photographs strip away pieces of the soul.
8:00 / Narrative / 16mm / USA / 2006 / Spanish
ABOUT THE DIRECTOR: CRUZ ANGELES participated as a directing-and-writing fellow at the 2005 Sundance Institute Filmmaker's Lab. He is an Annenberg Film Fellow and the 2006 NHK/Sundance International Filmmakers Award U.S winner with his feature length screenplay Don't Let Me Drown. As a graduate of the prestigious NYU film program, Cruz has garnered various awards for his student short films. In 2001, Cruz won a Director's Guild of America Award for Best Latino Student Filmmaker for his short film Abuela's Revolt. In 2003, his short film The Show won Best Student Short (2003 Woodstock Film Festival), Best Experimental Short (2003 Deep Ellum Film Festival), and Best Screenplay (Festival Du Cinema De Paris) and was screened on Showtime as part of the Showtime Latino Filmmaker's Showcase. His award-winning short films have screened at festivals worldwide and have also been broadcasted by PBS, Telemundo and Si TV. He recently completed post-production on his latest short film, The Negative, a psychological thriller shot at the US-Mexico border and based on the folklore that photographs steal your soul. Cruz is represented by Ben Smith and Renee Tab of ICM.
Magnolia 5
Written/Directed by Cary Fukunaga
In May 2003, a refrigerated truck carrying more than 80 undocumented immigrants from the Mexican border drove into the heartland of Texas with horrifying results.
The True Story
Victoria Para Chino is a short narrative film based on the worst single case of illegal immigrant deaths in United States history. When the Highway Patrol discovered an abandoned trailer in Victoria, Texas, 17 were already dead, including a five year-old boy and his father. Two more later died in a hospital that evening. Immediately after the truck was discovered, law enforcement agents began tracking down those responsible.
ABOUT THE DIRECTOR: CARY FUKUNAGA graduated with a degree in history from the University of California Santa Cruz and L'Institut d'Ètudes Politiques (IEP) de Grenoble. He has traveled extensively through Asia, Europe, Africa, and Latin America, where he studied and photographed the aftermath of neo-colonialism. He began crewing on music videos and commercials in Los Angeles four years ago and is now completing an M.F.A. in Directing at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. He is the recent recipient of a Student Academy Award and a Princess Grace Award. Besides Victoria Para Chino, he directed the short, Kofi (2003), Winner Best Short, Bronx Independent Film Festival. Contact: Craig Kestel, William Morris Agency.
Vista Clara ProductionsWritten/Directed by Derek Velez Partridge
Guy, is a regular man who finds himself in an unlikely circumstance, of his own creation.
This film, follows one of those moments that defines a person, when he makes a life choice but glad no one he knows was there to witness it.
ABOUT THE DIRECTOR: DEREK VELEZ PARTRIDGE was born in Astoria, New York and at 16 he moved to New Mexico where he wrote poetry, became an artist, learning the ancient style of pottery with the Pueblo Indians, who provided him with a life lesson he will not soon forgetten: “Surrender to your work and become a medium for the art.” Following this philosophy, at 20, Derek moved to Santa Monica, California and attended the Stella Adler Actor Conservatory and portrayed minor roles in films.
In 1993, he produced a short film “The Last Chance Café” in which he was the lead actor. Soon after, he completed another short, “The Power Game” and then directed his first Feature Film “No Deposit, No Return,” a multi-award winning film. Because Derek has always struggled with his diverse nationality (Greek/ Puerto-Rican descent), he chose to channel his frustration into his medium of filmmaking. An example of this is “Officer LaJara” a period piece following the events in 1969’s Spanish Harlem based on the history of the Young Lords Party. He plans to have this film in production after he completes his present film “Dying to Survive.” His his film company, Vista Clara Productions, whose literal translation is “"Clear View,"” embraces this mantra in its projects seeking to create films that are entertaining and thought-provoking.
Angelrod Films
Written/Directed by Angel David
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Xicana Warrior Productions
Written/Directed by Elvira Carrizal
A young Chicana photographer crosses the Mexican border, gets kidnapped, and is prepared for her murder.
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M30A Films
Written/Directed by Hugo Perez
Skinny Betty might just as well not exist given the lack of attention she gets from men, including her boyfriend Carlos. Her co-worker, Reina, recommends she have some work done to enlarge and enhance the most important part of the body--her butt. When Betty arrives at the homegrown ‘"clinica" in Maria Dolores living room in the Bronx, she has no idea how much impact a little ‘work’ will have on her life.
ABOUT THE DIRECTOR: HUGO PEREZ is a filmmaker and writer and winner of the 2006 HBO/NYILFF Short Film Award and will be broadcast on HBO during winter of 2006. Perez previous short film “"Julieta y Ramon"” was broadcast as part of the 2005 Showtime Latino Filmmaker's Showcase which spotlights the work of emerging Latino directors. His writing has been featured in the New York Times Magazine and Salon, and his films have screened at venues such as MoMA and the Smithsonian. Currently, Perez is Producer and Director of “"In the Footsteps of Orpheus"”a feature documentary that explores the life, work, and legacy of the Hungarian poet Miklos Radnoti who died in 1944 during the Holocaust. Perez is the founder of M30A Films which has a number of narrative and documentary projects currently in production.
