PROGRAM NOTE:
Adrian Belic BEYOND THE CALL (2007, 82 Minutes, Video)
will screen this Fall
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 14
NewFilmmakers celebrates The Mets and then what happens when you get home from the ballgame.
6:00PM NEWFILMMAKERS DOCUMENTARY SERIES
Joseph Coburn & Katherine Foronjy 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.