Wednesday, December 19
In The Deren Theater

NewFilmmakers welcomes the Digital Film Academy of New York and then tries to Make Sense Of The Sixties.

6:00PM NEWFILMMAKERS / DIGITAL FILM ACADEMY

New Filmmakers presents an evening of independent films from Digital Film Academy in New York. The short film program features the work of talented student filmmakers from Digital Film Academy.



8:00PM NEWFILMMAKERS 1960 DOCUMENTARIES

Oren Goldenberg FINDING THE THIRD CIRCLE (2005, 18 Minutes, Video)
A socio-political montage of the 1960 that contrasts to our current apathetic state.

Terrence Ross MURDERED (2007, 9 Minutes, Video)
At the end of the summer of love, 1967, runaway Linda Fitzpatrick was beaten to death in an East Village apartment.

Jeremy Stulberg & Randy Stulberg OFF THE GRID: LIFE ON THE MESA (2007, 63 Minutes, Video)

Twenty-Five miles from town, a million miles from mainstream society, a loose-knit community of radicals still live in the desert, struggling to survive with little food, less water and no electricity, as they cling to their unique vision of the American dream.

9:45PM NEWFILMMAKERS 1960 FEATURE PRESENTATION

Bruce Geisler FREE SPIRITS (2007, 99 Minutes, 16MM)

Beginning with high school/Hell's Angels dropout/spiritual visionary Michael Metelica and eight friends in a treehouse in 1968, the Renaissance Community grew into the largest, most controversial New-Age commune of its era. At its peak, it boasted 400 residents, its own airplane, national rock band, and a million dollar yearly income. The commune's story, both humorous and tragic, and that of the rise and fall of founder, Michael Metelica, reflected a generation. It survived the intense hostility of the world around it - governmental attempts to throw them off their land, the burning of communal buildings, and the brutal murder of a commune member - only to fail because of internal forces, not least of which sprung from the negative changes in Metelica himself.

Wednesday, December 19
In The Courthouse Theater

NewFilmmakers welcomes young new filmmakers

6:00PM NEWFILMMAKERS SPECIAL ANIMATION PROGRAM

Nathan Rollins CAROLIN WITH BERNARD (2005, 5 Minutes, Video)

Brian Blasiak SCALING UP (2006, 8 Minutes, Video)

Stavros Stavropoulos GASSO AND MITCH IN THE LITTLE GUY (2007, 15 Minutes, Video)

J Scott Portingale PHOTOSYNTHESIS (2006, 5 Minutes, 16MM)

Mathew Acheson & Paul Kloss IN THE HOUSE OF THE SIN EATER (2006, 19 Minutes, Video)

Hugh Harford LITTLE CLAUS AND BIG CLAUS (2005, 23 Minutes, Video)

7:20PM NEWFILMMAKERS SHORT FILM PROGRAM

Heather Haley PURPLE LIPSTICK (2006, 6 Minutes, Video)

Kevin Meegan MY BROTHER’S KEEPER (2006, 14 Minutes, 16MM)

Alex Skitolsky MORNING DIMINUET (2007, 10 Minutes, Video)

Josiah Burns & Chris Ritter CONTINUITY OF THE PARKS (2007, 6 Minutes, Video)

Nicholas Chakwin MARINA (2007, 15 Minutes, 16MM)

Christopher Wood HEADPHONICA (2007, 17 Minutes, Video)

Thomas Bannister / Gemma Burditt EUROPE UNITED (2007, 4 minutes, video)


8:45PM NEWFILMMAKERS FEATURE PRESENTATION

Michael Anderson GUNS, GHOSTS & GIRLFRIENDS (2007, 8 Minutes, Video)

Ishai Setton THE BIG BAD SWIM (2006, 90 Minutes, 16MM)

An adult swim class sets the stage for this sexually charged comedy-drama about love, loss, and second chances. Three strangers-inextricably connected through personal heartbreak-find themselves entering deep water as they learn that life isn't always about diving right in-it's about getting your feet wet once in awhile. Starring Jeff Branson (TV's All My Children) and Paget Brewster (TV's Criminal Minds).

Amy Pierson (Paget Brewster) is a calculus teacher going through a divorce with her husband, Paul (Grant Aleksander). Noah Owens (Jeff Branson) is the teacher of the swim class who is battling depression, until he meets Jordan (Jess Weixler), a beautiful casino dealer/exotic dancer who wants to learn how to swim. Other members in the class include a cop (Kevin Porter Young), a cocky woman who already knows how to swim (Liza Lapira), and a married couple (Todd Susman) and (Darla Hill).  Also, at the same time, Jordan's brother, David (Avi Setton) and his obnoxious friend Hunter (Ricky Ullman) are trying to make a documentary about her.