SUMMER
IN THE CITY 2008
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.
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