10:00am - Student Films - FREE Admission - All Welcome (Breakfast Included)
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Sorrento (14:56) - Simon Larkins, Edith Cowan U. West Australia

The Golden Box (18:35) - Matt MacDonald, Univ. of So. Cal
Best friends Jeff and Tucker have grown up like most boys: playing video games and causing mischief. Now, late into their 20s, Jeff's new job promotion is moving him out of the country and away from Tucker's irresponsibility forever. With one last night together, they have to break into the UP-Ex shipping facility to steal back a package - a mysterious golden box - and hope their friendship can survive the adventure


Cartography (5:00) - Sara Mott, Stanford University
 Following shopping carts out of stores and into the streets, "Cartography"   charts an alternative landscape of material culture in American life.


Battling the Backlog (17:45) - Brett Ainslie, Quinnipiac University

I Slept With Cookie Monster (3:27) - Karen Nasdar-Jones, Mass. Coll. of Arts & Design
A sweet romance quickly turns violent in the award-winning film, I Slept with Cookie Monster, created by United States filmmaker Kara Nasdor-Jones. Despite its serious theme, this story of one mother's escape from domestic violence is told with wit and humor.


Rise and Fall of W.C. (5:40) - Martinus Klemet, Estonian Academy of Arts

 Children are going to visit grandmother, who lives near the sea. Two stag-beetles are having a romantic dinner. Both 

 couples are in trouble until their ways intersect. In attachmend you`ll find a still of the film. 

Boys In The Hood (18:40) - Anthony Falleroni, N.Y. Film Acad.

My Avatar (12:30) - Marc Wiltshire, N.Y.U., Tisch Asia
Dissatisfied with his marriage, Michael finds solace

through the virtual world "Second Life". As his alias Falcon Luckless,

Michael falls in love with an avatar named Gloria Spiritweaver, who fulfills

the intimate and intellectual desires he has let lapse with his wife

Vanessa. Part live-action, part animation, MY AVATAR explores the moral

implications of virtual affairs and how they effect real world

relationships. Ultimately, Michael must choose which life to live


Modern Gods (12:00) - F.C. Rabbath, Florida State U.

Invaision of the Water Wardens (11:39) - Amanda De Zee, University of South Florida
Disaster strikes the world as Aliens plan to take all the water on Earth! After abusing our water resources for decades, Aliens visit and decide we are not worthy of our resource. How will our hero save the day! What lessons will they learn?








12:00pm -  The Immaturi
Cinematique Theater

Italy
108 minutes
Italian W/English sub-titles

Giorgio, Lorenzo, Piero, Luisa, Virgillo, Francesca:  What do these 38-year olds have in common? Twenty years ago they were classmates, but above all they were friends, they were a group.  Then something happened and the group broke up.  Soon they'll become a group again at least for a few days: the ministry of Education has annulled their high school graduation exams and they'll have to take them again, or witness the annulment of all qualifications acquired thereafter.  And so, with a few more wrinkles and a little less hair, we'll see them together again, like old times. With the desire to savor again the taste of youth, but with a greater or lesser awareness that that period has ended.  A brilliant sentimental comedy that leads a generation to measure itself with lives, which, after twenty years, have gone in all directions, and with them, so have dreams and illusions. 




12:30pm - Afternoon w/Composer Richard Gibbs
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"How to Score" with RICHARD GIBBS

What do the Simpsons, Battlestar Galactica, The Muppets, Korn, Robert Palmer and Dr. Dolittle have in common?  Richard Gibbs, composer, producer and musical innovator.

The 60+ feature films he has scored have cumulatively grossed well over 1 billion dollars in global box office while benefiting from his freethinking compositions. His heart-crushing, epic score for Queen of the Damned, written and produced in collaboration with Korn lead singer Jonathan Davis, combined a non-traditional 105 piece symphonic orchestra with head-banging guitars and songs of otherworldly vampiric beauty. Gibbs' reinvention of the musical sounds of space helped propel the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica series to huge commercial and critical success. He set the sound for the Simpsons, scoring the first season of that groundbreaking series.

As a session keyboardist Gibbs has recorded with Robert Palmer, Tom Waits, Melissa Etheridge and War, amongst hundreds of others. He performed live with Korn, Chaka Khan, Tom Jones and was the keyboardist for the seminal L.A. band, Oingo Boingo. Other film and television scoring highlights on his lengthy resume include Step Into Liquid, The Tracy Ullman Show, 10 Things I Hate About You and Say Anything.

Woodshed Recording, Gibbs' beyond state of the art recording studio overlooking the Pacific in Malibu, has rewritten the rules for studio construction. This incredibly beautiful creative environment has attracted the likes of Sting, Pink, Cher and Lenny Kravitz. Occasionally, Gibbs finds time to produce records for artists such as Korn, Richard Page, and Eisley.  He can also be found roiling the waters as an activist for intellectual property rights, with appearances on the Al Jazeera network, in the pages of the Christian Science Monitor, and on various panels across the country.






2:00pm - Dr. Limptooth 

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USA / 2011/ 95 min / English
 
Wayne Gretzky (no relation) is a vampire who can't grow his teeth. His impotence began when he inadvertently killed Mary Lipinsky, the love of his life, 300 years ago.  To take his mind off the pain, he teaches college history--who better?  Attempting to regain his full power, he enlists help from his friend and colleague, Dr. Levine.  Nothing works until a new semester brings freshman Chris Keller.  She's a dead ringer for Mary and she makes Wayne's teeth long and hard. 
 
Writers: Matt Jespersen and Maclain Nelson / Producers: Saad Al-Enezi, Maclain Nelson, T.R. Gourley, Brad Johnson, Brinton Bryan / Art Director: Anne Black / Editor : Matt Jespersen and Steve Shimek / Cinematographer : Bradford Whitaker / Principal Cast: Julie Gonzalo, Adam Johnson, Gary Cole, Maclain Nelson, Matt Mattson, Bart Johnson / Contact : Maclain Nelson 801-830-9399
 
 THE DIRECTORS: Matt Jespersen and Maclain Nelson met while attending Brigham Young University in 2002.  They became friends while  performing with an improv group.  Matt since earned an MFA  from the University of Miami. His short film, "I'm Pretty, Too" won the best film at the Canes Film Festival and  appeared at the CineVegas Film Festival and several others.  Maclain has been involved several  films including , "Moving McAllister", "ORCS!", and "The Sinking of Santa Isabel". After years of working on their own, Maclain and Matt teamed up to write and direct their first feature, "Dr. Limptooth".
 
Vampires in the pop culture of today are typically portrayed as strong, sexy and dominant predators.  We thought it would be interesting to explore the world of a vampire that is a bit depressed, who had lost his "mojo", who wasn't on the top of the food chain. We wanted to see a vampire who feels a little more like a human. This is the idea that "Dr. Limptooth" came from.  We hope this film serves a fresh take on the genre and will be the first of many films from us in the future. Most of all, we hope this film makes you laugh. Thank you.    Maclain Nelson and Matt Jespersen






2:15pm - Florida Cracker The Cattlemen and Cowboys of Florida directed by John Michie
Cinematique Theater

USA / 2010 / 87 min / HDCam / English

The story of this little-known pioneer culture dates back to 1521, when Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de Leon landed in what is now Florida and introduced the first cattle and horses into North America.  In the decades that followed, additional settlers from Spain continued to arrive, establishing missions and cattle ranches and thus giving rise to the first cowboys and cattle industry in America. 

In the early 1800s settlers of mainly Celtic and British descent began moving into Florida, rounding up the Spanish cattle and horses that had thrived in Florida's unique environment and establishing cattle operations of their own.  Some descendants of these early pioneering families still play a major role in Florida's cattle industry to this day, working the land and raising the cattle that their families have owned for generations. 

Contact: john@selfdiscoveryproductions.com

THE DIRECTOR: John F. Michie was born 1974 in New York. As a teenager Michie was heavily influenced by music, and throughout the late 80s and 90s he explored his creativity by working as a DJ. Michie attended The Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale, graduating in 1998.  Michie made his first short Secret Santa in 2002, then co-directed another 8-minute short drama called Intersect in 2005. Michie also has over 13 years of experience in the television industry, working for networks such as HBO, MTV and Discovery Channel.  In 2007 Michie created his own production company, called Like This (www.likethiscreative.com). Florida Crackers: the Cattlemen and Cowboys of Florida is Like This' first major production and Michie's first full-length movie.


Our crew was small, our money was tight but we accomplished a lot.  Our team deliberately created an almost-invisible presence during production so we were able to capture real people at their most authentic. Our editing approach was to let them tell their own story throughout the movie and we feel that is why the message of Florida Crackers is so powerful, because it comes from the hearts of the subjects. We captured over 180 hours of HD footage, and scanned hundreds of photographs, copied video tapes and 8mm home movies to create the 87 minutes in the documentary. We shot for about 2 years on and off, and editing took about a year working part-time. I wouldn't trade the experience for anything. It was a journey through parts of Florida that I have never seen, yet instantly fell in love with and it was a great learning experience for someone who grew up in suburbia and had very little prior knowledge of the Cracker culture or Florida's cowboy history.    John F. Michie


4:00pm - Minds in the Water directed by Justin Krumb
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USA / 2011 / 85 min / HDCam / English

Minds In The Water is a feature-length documentary following the quest of professional surfer Dave Rastovich and his friends to protect dolphins, whales and the oceans they all share. Through Dave's journey-a five-year adventure spanning the globe from Australia to the Galapagos, Tonga, California, Alaska and Japan-we see one surfer's quest to activate his community to help protect the ocean and it's inhabitants.
 
Writer: Steve Barilotti / Producers: Justin Krumb, Dave Rastovich, Jonny Vasic / Co-Executive Producers:  Steve Perry, Kosta Vasic / Executive Producers: Justin Krumb, Milan Vasic, Jonny Vasic / Editor: Troy Page, Justin Krumb / Cinematography: Bali Strickland, Justin Krumb, Rob DaFoe, Troy Page / Featuring: Dave Rastovich, Howie Cooke, Chris Del Moro, Hannah Fraser
Will Conner, Ash Grundwald, Jack Johnson, Isabel Lucas, Rick O'Barry, Hayden Panettiere, Joel Parkinson, Louie Psihoyos, Kelly Slater, Xavier Rudd, Paul Watson / Contact: Jonny Vasic jonnyv1@mac.com

THE DIRECTOR: Emmy Award winning filmmaker Justin Krumb is the founder and president of The Saltwater Collective and RoughCuts Productions (RCP) and a producer-director with a focus on feature documentary and television production. For well over a decade Justin has worked on a variety of documentary and commercial projects in countless countries spanning the globe, ranging in subject matter from sports documentary and adventure travel to humanitarian and environmental issues. His television and documentary credits include The ESPN X-games, The Surfer's Journal, First Hand, Wave of Compassion and The Next Wave: A Tsunami Relief Story. As a multi-faceted producer, Justin's work has been shown on Fox, ESPN, Outdoor Life Network, Fuel TV, Speed Vision, National Geographic TV and PBS.



4:15pm - Newlyweds Directed by Edward Burns
Cinematique Theater

93 minutes
English

What kind of cruel joke is it?  You get married, but you're not only marrying your spouse-you get the in-laws too.  Such is the predicament Buzzy and Katy find in the delightfully dark Comedy, NEWLYWEDS.

Buzzy Is a successful personal trainer in Tribeca.  Katy has found her niche managing a restaurant.  They flaunt that they are perfect for each other - for they rarely see each other and subsequently don't fall into the same manholes that other couples do.  All is perfect.  However, Katy's older sister doesn't get Buzzy and his perverted sense of humor.  They barely tolerate each other - and only do so thanks to Buzzy's laid back 'tude.    The ensemble is perfect pitched, working together flawlessly-and despite the bizarre situations they are plopped into, they make it all seem so real…too real…frightening when you think of it.  This may be Burns' best script to date.  The dialogue flawlessly leads the audience along like a white water guide through the rapids and the hazards.  Nothing is clean sailing but despite the perfe t reality, the film is hilarious.  Mostly because its not happening to you…but could it?



6:00 pm - Face to Face *Q&A with Directory Mike Rymer via Skype from Australia
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Directed by Michael Rymer
Not rated / 80 minutes / English
www.facetofacethemovie.com
Closing night film:  Interactive web Q&A with Director facilitated by composer Richard Gibbs

From Australia's most acclaimed playwright, David Williamson, a moving and powerful new film about lies, betrayal, sex and bullying in the workplace.  A young construction worker rams in to the back of his boss's Jaguar in a fit of anger at being sacked.  Rather than fronting court, he's given the chance to explain his actions in a community conference.  This face-to-face confrontation between the young man, his boss, his boss's wife, co-workers, best mate and mother lifts the lid not only on his dysfunctional life but on their workplace dirty laundry, turning all of their lives upside down.  Face to Face stars a stellar ensemble cast led by Vince Colosimo, Sigrid Thornton and Luke Ford.  Closing night awards party with wine and dessert included with admission.