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Here are the 2012 DCFF Official Selections!
Films are listed alphabetically by category.
Enjoy the show!
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US Feature Films
Below Zero
(94 min.)
Closing Film
KY Premiere
Sunday Feb. 19th - 6:00 PM
Eifler Theater
*Feature Film Finalist
*Best Actor Finalist -
Edward Furlong
*Best Actress Finalist -
Kristin Booth |
Facing writer’s block and a crucial deadline, screenwriter Jack “The Hack” (Furlong) decides to remove himself from all distractions by locking himself in the freezer of an abandoned slaughterhouse, where fiction and reality blur. Inspired by true events, method writer Signe Olynyk’s BELOW ZERO is a twisty story within a story, within a real-life story.
Starring: Edward Furlong, Michael Berryman &
Kristin Booth
Produced by: Signe Olynyk, Bob Schultz, Laura Pursley & Justin Thomas Ostensen
Written by: Signe Olynyk
Directed by: Justin Thomas Ostensen
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Blind Turn
(87 min.)
World Premiere
Sat. Feb. 18th - 11:00 AM
Eifler Theater
*Best Actress Finalist -
Rachel Boston |
Samantha Holt (Rachel Boston, In Plain Sight, Ghosts of Girlfriends Past) had the perfect life with a handsome fiancée and a future that couldn’t look brighter. But an unexpected turn on a dark lonely road puts her on a collision course with Bruce Miller (Jay Dee Walters), a devoted family man who descends into madness when he loses everything he ever cared about.
One year later, Bruce decides to give Samantha the punishment he believes she escaped. Samantha has struggled with her own demons since that fateful night, and Bruce will take her struggles to the edge when he implements a demented plan to teach her a twisted lesson that may cost her the ultimate price.
Starring: Rachel Boston, Jay Dee Walters
& John Gabriel Rodriquez
Produced by: Tara Duncil & Molly M. Mayeux
Written by: Stephanie Icke
Directed by: Robert Orr
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Frames
(91 min.)
World Premiere
Sat. Feb. 18th - 12:00 PM
Community Theater |
A young filmmaker uses his camera to transform the
banality of his hometown into art. When a friend goes missing, however, his footage exposes a disturbing mystery . . . one he might be merely inventing.
Starring: Holland Noël, Maria Travis, Tim Towne
Produced by: Brandon Colvin and Aaron Granat
Written & Directed by: Brandon Colvin
website
*Contains Nudity*
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It's in the Blood
(81 min.)
KY Premiere
Sat. Feb. 18th - 8:00 PM
Eifler Theater
Screening w/ "Endless"
*Feature Film Finalist
*Best Actor Finalist -
Sean Elliot
*Best Actor Finalist -
Lance Henriksen |
When a father and son become stranded in the wild, they must confront the horrors of their past to escape with their lives. However, this wilderness is not what it seems, and as they deteriorate, so to does their concept of reality: horrifying creatures, ghostly apparitions, is it all in their heads, or could the truth be far more terrible? Lance Henriksen stars in this nightmarish descent into the very heart of darkness where more than your guilt can eat you alive.
Starring: Lance Henriksen, Sean Elliot & Rose Sirna
Produced by: Sean Elliot & Scooter Downey
Written by: Sean Elliot & Scooter Downey
Directed by: Scooter Downey
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Johnny's Gone
(93 min.)
Opening Night Film
KY Premiere
Friday Feb. 17th - 10:00 PM
Eifler Theater
*Feature Film Finalist
*Best Actress Finalist -
LaDon Drummond |
The unsettling but heartfelt relationship between Sarah and a two year-old she calls Johnny hides a dark secret that will take them on a road trip across five states from California to Louisiana.
Starring: LaDon Drummond, Natasha Green & Johnny Sinclair
Produced by: Giuseppe Pedersoli & Jack Laveau
Written by: LaDon Drummond & Giorgio Serafini
Directed by: Giorgio Serafini
Trailer
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Mother's Red Dress
(85 min.)
KY Premiere
Sat Feb. 18th - 2:00 PM
Eifler Theater |
A tragic love story/psycho-drama about a young man, Paul, who is suffering from PTSD and trying to piece together the past after seeing his mother kill her abusive boyfriend. Paul leaves home for a small town in Southern California where he meets a young woman, Ashley, who inspires him to rebuild his life. Paul is hopeful for his future with Ashley until he receives an urgent call from his mother who is dying of cancer and wants to reunite her son with his father who abandoned them years ago. Paul returns home, ready to help his mother and forgive his father, but finds a terrible truth waiting for him.
Starring: Alisha Seaton, Timothy Driscoll & Alexandra Swarens
Produced by: John Paul Rice
Written & Directed by: Edgar Michael Bravo
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Overtime
(71 min.)
Sat Feb. 18th - 10:00 PM
Eifler Theater
Screening w/ "Wireface..." |
Ralph and Max only kill bad guys, and only after their boss Sam, a high-powered attorney, has cashed a nice paycheck for getting her sleazy clients off the hook. When Sam sends our heroes on a routine hit, they find themselves caught up in a conspiracy they never imagined. But whatever trouble they've gotten themselves into is nothing compared to the wrath of Raph's wife if he doesn't make it home in time for his son's birthday party. Being a good hitman is tough; being a good dad is killer!
Starring: Al Snow, John Wells & Sebrina Siegel
Produced by: Matt Niehoff & Brian Cunningham
Written by: Matt Niehoff & Brian Cunningham
Directed by: Matt Niehoff
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Sam Steele and the Crystal Chalice
(90 min.)
Opening Night Film
KY Premiere
Friday Feb. 17th - 8:00 PM
Eifler Theater |
When Sam Steele Junior gets a book report on a Soviet Premier’s visit to the Midwest in the late 1950s, he’s less than enthused. But when he learns there’s treasure involved, the Junior Detective Agency is back for its greatest adventure yet. With bad guys and Russian spies on the prowl, Sam, Emma and Doug the Dog must find the treasure before it falls into the wrong hands.
Starring: Jacob Hays, Kevin Sorbo &
Katherine McNamara
Produced by: Tom Whitus and Judee Sauget
Written & Directed by: Tom Whitus
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Smells Like Community Spirit
(90 min.)
World Premiere
Sunday Feb. 19th - 2:30 PM
Eifler Theater |
Oliver Stanton, a recent escapee from corporate America, just bought a bowling alley in the smallest small town he could find. A few days after turning on the lanes, a retail giant plans to open their newest store right in the middle of the town’s most beloved property, Chautauqua Park. Oliver is joined by some of the towns“finest” in a battle to preserve the park and his new way of life in this screwball comedy of municipal proportions.
Starring: Scott Docherty, Ashley Boehm
& Mat Thornburg
Produced, Written & Directed by: Isaac Stambaugh
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Wid Winner and the Slipstream
(90 min.)
Opening Night Film
Friday Feb. 17th - 7:00 PM
Eifler Theater
*Best Actor Finalist -
James Sheldon |
'Wid Winner & the Slipstream' is a poetic, blue-collar story of a disenchanted auto parts store clerk and the road trip that will change his life. After one particularly tumultuous day, Wid's store is robbed by a traveling inventor (Kenneth) who is en route to building a time machine. Together, the two lonesome men embark on a cross-country journey to face the past, change the future, and collect enough used-auto parts to build a time machine.
Starring: James Sheldon, Alexander Wright &
Erin Allin O'Reilly
Produced by: Christa Hamilton, Kerry Finlayson & Jeannie Bolet
Written & Directed by: Alex O. Gaynor
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International Feature Films
Meherjaan
(120 min. - Bangladesh)
Sat. Feb. 18th - 10:00 PM
Community Theater |
In 1971, during Bangladesh’s war of independence, Meher falls in love with a soldier from the enemy side. When her love is discovered, she is shamed and silenced by her family and society. Today 38 years after the war, Meher has a visitor she cannot turn down. Sarah—a ‘war-child,’ Meher’s cousin Neela’s daughter, who was given away for adoption has come back to piece together her past. Together, these two women must re-tell history through their stories in order to cut through the stigmas and walk into light.
Starring: Jaya Bhaduri Bachchan, Victor Banerjee & Shayna Amin
Produced by: Ashique Mostafa
Written & Directed by: Rubaiyat Hossain
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Znikniecie
(The Vanishing)
(70 min. - Poland)
US Premiere
Sat. Feb. 18th - 8:00 PM
Community Theater
Screening with "Normal People"
*Best Actor Finalist -
Michal Cholka
*Best Actress Finalist -
Katarzyna Zawiglak-Dolny
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Calm and safe world of Michal Kunicki collapsed with disappearance of his wife and son. Solving the mystery of their vanishing becomes obsession that completely ruins his life.
Starring: Michal Cholka & Katarzyna Zawiglak-Dolny
Written & Directed by: Adam Uryniak
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*Contains Nudity*
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Documentary Feature Films
Bailout
(85 min. - USA)
KY Premiere
Sat. Feb. 18th - 3:30 PM
Community Theater
*Documentary Film Finalist |
Fed up with corrupt "bail-out" banks five Chicagoans drive to Vegas with stacks of cash to give themselves a long-overdue bailout of their own! Along the way the discover first hand how hard the foreclosure crisis is on American people.
Starring: John Titus, John Fox, Ruben Castillo, Serfio Mayora, & Nicole Erhardt
Written & Directed by: Sean Patrick Fahey
Trailer |
Israel vs. Israel
(60 min. - Israel)
KY Premiere
Sunday Feb. 19th - 5:00 PM
Community Theater
*Documentary Film Finalist |
Israel vs. Israel is a documentary about Jewish peace activists who face skepticism and criticism from their fellow Israeli citizens. A Rabbi, a soldier, a grandmother and an anarchist - four very different Israelis whom share a common goal: to achieve peace in the Middle East and end the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian Territories. Undeterred, they promote a peaceful solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in order to improve the lives of Palestinians and their fellow countrymen alike. Using in depth interviews and dynamic footage to narrate their inspiring stories, Israel vs. Israel provides a unique perspective on the struggle to find a peaceful solution of this decades-long conflict.
Directed by: Terje Carlsson
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Legendary: When Baseball Came to the Bluegrass
(56 min. - USA)
Sunday Feb. 19th - 4:00 PM
Community Theater |
In June 2000, the Lexington Legends were officially born, joining the South Atlantic League's Northern Division as a Class AAA affiliate of the Houston Astros.
Having overcome countless missed opportunities and failed attempts to bring baseball to the bluegrass; the dreams of a few courageous and dedicated individuals had become a reality. After nearly 50 years, the game that is America's greatest pastime is alive in the Bluegrass, and a new stadium stands proudly on Lexington's north side as a monument to persistency and perseverance.
"Legendary: When Baseball Came to the Bluegrass" is the new documentary film that takes a glorious look back at the Legends' first decade, highlighted by a championship inaugural season and a visit from prolific pitcher Roger Clemens.
Produced by: Scott Hall
Written & Directed by Michael Crisp
Trailer
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The Book of Vaudeville
(45 min. - Canada)
US Premiere
Sat. Feb. 18th - 11:00 AM
Community Theater
w/ Short Docs A |
In 1950, Gene Shelly rescued the tattered remains of an ancient scrapbook from a Winnipeg demolition site. This is the story of that mysterious book, and the group of performers who unlocked its secrets.
Starring: Dean Gunnarson, Stephen Eric McIntyre & Jacqueline Loewen
Produced by: Scott Leary, Kyle Bornais &
Cam Bennett
Written by: Chris Charney
Directed by: John Barnard
Trailer
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US Short Films
20th Century Man
(15 min.)
World Premiere
Sat. Feb. 18th - 12:30 PM
Eifler Theater
w/ Shorts Group A |
A brilliant young scientist invents a time machine in the year 1938. When he decides to test it on himself, he is accidentally transported 76 years into the future.
Starring: Alan Cliffe, Beth Lee & Drew Thompson
Produced, Written & Directed by: Dustin Lee
Trailer |
A Finger, Two Dots Then Me
(8 min.)
KY Premiere
Sunday Feb. 19th - 1:00 PM
Eifler Theater
w/ Shorts Group D |
‘A Finger, Two Dots Then Me' is a spoken-word piece based on a popular poem by renowned modern poet Derrick Brown. The film takes a dramatic look at death, life and love through the eyes of Brown, a beat poet who has performed around the world for the last decade in every kind of venue imaginable, from tiny backroom stages to massive rock and roll arenas.
Starring: Richard Clark, Kadan Rockett &
Brooklyn Rockett
Written and Performed by Derrick Brown
Produced, Shot, Cut and Directed by David and Daniel Holechek
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Ambiguous Figure
(3 min.)
KY Premiere
Sat. Feb. 18th - 12:30 PM
Eifler Theater
w/ Shorts Group A |
A story about a little girls and what can only be described as an overactive imagination. Or is it?
Starring: Jennifer Ward and Jessica Cheek
Produced by: Caisson Films
Written & Directed by: Johnna Troxell
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Bizarnival - Tuxedos in the Attic
(12 min.)
Sat. Feb. 18th - 4:00 PM
Eifler Theater
w/ Shorts Group C
*US Short Film Finalist |
In the shadows of a musty attic, inside a magic suitcase, guarded by a mechanical man...lies a secret. Three men seek the key and journey through the ridiculously fantastic world of Bizarnival.
Starring: Todd Sheene, Allen Martin, and Scott Stafford
Written, Produced & Directed by:
Todd Sheene, Allen Martin, and Scott Stafford |
Blue Highway
(22 min.)
KY Premiere
Sat. Feb. 18th - 2:00 PM
Community Theater
w/ Shorts Group B |
After Tom learns he is terminally ill, his wife, Sandy, refuses to give up hope and drags him to a spiritual healing session in the middle of the desert where they encounter something that changes both of their lives forever.
Starring: Chris Mulkey, Karen Landry &
Richard Riehle
Produced by: Lisa Arianna, Rich Newey, Chris Mulkey & Presciliana Esparolini
Written & Directed by: Rich Newey
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Easy Street
(24 min.)
KY Premiere
Sat. Feb. 18th - 4:00 PM
Eifler Theater
w/ Shorts Group C
*US Short Film Finalist |
A young, Kentucky lawyer goes to New York for a job interview with the country's most eccentric and intimidating Federal Judge. After experiencing the weirdest encounter of his life, he is given an ultimatum that pits his morality against his ambition. Both comically absurd and socially relevant, the film asks: How far would you go to land your dream job?
Starring: Andrew Blair and Henry Packer
Produced by: Cliff Gardner, Belinda Blair
Written & Directed by Russell Greene
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Grounded
(8 min.)
World Premiere
Sat. Feb. 18th - 4:00 PM
Eifler Theater
w/ Shorts Group C
*US Short Film Finalist |
One astronaut's journey through space and life ends on a hostile exosolar planet. Grounded is a metaphorical account of the experience, inviting unique interpretation and reflection by the viewer. Themes of aging, inheritance, paternal approval, cyclic trajectories, and behaviors passed on through generations are explored against an ethereal backdrop.
Starring: Derron Ross & Brent Meeker
Written & Produced By: Kevin Margo
Directed by: Kevin Margo & Barrett Meeker
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Just for Today
(15 min.)
World Premiere
Sat. Feb. 18th - 12:30 PM
Eifler Theater
w/ Shorts Group A |
Already struggling with the difficulty of
winning her daughter back from Social Services, Sara is confronted by an even bigger threat, an escaped convict who is holding her hostage in her own apartment.
Starring: Letitia Usher & Joe Monroe
Produced by: Kristofer & Ashley Rommel
Written by: Merit Alexander
Directed by: Kristofer Allen & Ashley Rommel
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Love's Got My Goat
(7 min.)
KY Premiere
Sat. Feb. 18th - 4:00 PM
Eifler Theater
w/ Shorts Group C |
A man tries to get over the love of his life in a single night. Is everything in his world as it seems? In the complex game of love, it never is.
Starring: Glenn Allen, Philip Covin
& Beans
Produced by: Brian H. Teague, Jeremiah Bennett, Glenn Allen & Ray Brown
Written & Directed by: Brian H. Teague
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Penny
(10 min.)
Sat. Feb. 18th - 12:30 PM
Eifler Theater
w/ Shorts Group A |
Nick has a downtrodden and downright unlucky life. But in the midst of his hectic existence, he discovers a life-changing good luck penny. But will this new-found good luck last?
Starring: Josh Shoulta & Calie Goins
Writer/Producer/Director/Editor: Joseph C. Bauer
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Please Try Again
(25 min.)
World Premiere
Sat. Feb. 18th - 12:30 PM
Eifler Theater
w/ Shorts Group A |
College students Paul and Ashley are hanging out at the local Quick-Mart waiting for something to do on the last day of the semester. As the night wares on Paul discovers flunking out of school was the least of his worries.
Starring: Krishna Gathani & Amiee Farmer
Produced by: Kristofer & Ashley Rommel
Written by: Merit Alexander
Directed by: Kristofer Allen Rommel
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The Eater
(3 min.)
KY Premiere
Sat. Feb. 18th - 2:00 PM
Community Theater
w/ Shorts Group B |
A man has a strange experience that ends up affecting the people around him.
Written & Directed by: Wally Chung
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The Scream of the Screaming Screamer!
(5 min.)
World Premiere
Sunday Feb. 19th - 4:30 PM
Eifler Theater
w/ Shorts Group F |
A woman trapped in a recurring nightmare is tormented by an inflatable painting and vows to get a good night's rest -- by any means necessary.
Starring: Liesel Kopp
Written, Produced & Directed by:
Jeffrey Blake Palmer
Trailer
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Wireface: In the Beginning...
(27 min.)
World Premiere
Sat Feb. 18th - 10:00 PM
Eifler Theater
Screening w/ "Overtime" |
Following the death of his daughter, Jessica, Xavier Paris returns to his childhood home and unearths more than just repressed memories of his childhood. "Wireface: In the Beginning..." is a prequel featurette which details the tragic life of Xavier Paris and what ultimately drives him into becoming the serial killer known as Wireface.
Starring: Josh Loren, Cindy Maples & Joe Chrysler
Produced by: Kristofer & Ashley Rommel
Written by: Merit Alexander
Directed by: Kristofer Allen Rommel
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International Short Films
108.1 FM Radio
(15 min. - Italy)
KY Premiere
Sunday Feb. 19th - 1:00 PM
Eifler Theater
w/ Shorts Group D |
A driver, a hitch-hiker and a radio program.
A night trip between suspicion and paranoia.
A brief metaphor about mass media.
Starring: Dario Biancone, Fabrizio Monaldi &
Paolo Salomone
Produced, Written & Directed by: Angelo & Giuseppe Capasso
Trailer |
A Fable About Beauty
(11 min. - Canada)
World Premiere
Sunday Feb. 19th - 4:30 PM
Eifler Theater
w/ Shorts Group F |
Socially inept losers Becky and Kimmy foster a crush on the notorious documentary cameraman Joel Stone. To meet him, they’ll have to attend the biggest party in town… at the Cowboy Literary Agents’ garage.
Starring: Tracy McMahon, Sarah Consitble &
Trish Cooper
Produced by: Kyle Bornais & Chris Charney
Written & Directed by John Barnard
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Air
(15 min. - UK)
KY Premiere
Sunday Feb. 19th - 1:00 PM
Eifler Theater
w/ Shorts Group D |
Air is a fast-paced action adventure about falling in love at the end of the world. When all the air on the planet becomes unbreathable, two unlikely heroes find each other and race against time to find fresh oxygen. With just minutes remaining in their desperate search, the two realise that, at the end of the world, they have found each other.
Starring: David Chrysanthou, Adelle Addington, Rick Stupple
Produced by: Keir Burrows, Dieudonnee Nauta, Josephine Rose
Written & Directed by: Keir Burrows
Trailer |
Donkey
(7 min. - UK)
KY Premiere
Sunday Feb. 19th - 4:30 PM
Eifler Theater
w/ Shorts Group F
*International Short Film Finalist |
This is a poignant story told by David, a successful banker living in London. David recalls his childhood friend Stanley, and how when they were young, Stanley was the most popular kid in class because he could imitate donkey sounds. They meet again at high school, and David instigates cruel bullying of Stanley, who is forced to leave. Then they meet yet again as adults, and David learns a few important lessons about life from his erstwhile friend.
Starring: James Farrer
Produced by: Keir Burrows, Dieudonnee Nauta
Written & Directed by: Keir Burrows |
Employee of the Month
(15 min. - Switzerland)
KY Premiere
Sunday Feb. 19th - 1:00 PM
Eifler Theater
w/ Shorts Group D
*International Short Film Finalist |
Stéphanie assists and leads the unemployed towards finding a new job. But when these unemployed are such mythical personages as vampires, witches or fairies, showing them the way promises to be treacherous.
Produced by: Olivier Beguin & Adan Martin
Written by: Olivier Beguin & Colin Vettier
Directed by: Olivier Beguin
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Endless
(8 min. - UK)
KY Premiere
Sat. Feb. 18th - 4:00 PM
Eifler Theater
w/ Shorts Group C
*International Short Film Finalist |
Supernatural horror film (duration: 7 mins, 45 secs) telling the story of a siege that takes place over 30 seconds in a bathroom.
Starring: Jenna Harrison, Chris Geere &
Martina McClements
Written, Produced & Directed by: Matt Bloom |
Protect the Nation
(17 min. - South Africa/Germany)
Sunday Feb. 19th - 2:30 PM
Community Theater
w/ Shorts Group E |
When faced with the unexpected kindness of a stranger, a young boy begins to question himself. Does he have the courage to do what's right?
Produced by: Marcus Machura, Stephan Barth, Greig Buckle & Thomas Reisser
Written & Directed by: C. R. Reisser
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The Anchor
(15 min. - UK)
KY Premiere
Sat. Feb. 18th - 2:00 PM
Community Theater
w/ Shorts Group B |
Throughout fifteen years of drinking in his local pub, The Anchor, factory worker Nigel is happier helping others than himself. Gradually losing his ambition and passion for life, Nigel's perception of happiness slips away. A shadow of his former self, Nigel is finally given a taste of redemption and true happiness, an encounter with an old friend, fifteen years too late.
Starring: Liam Bewley, Jake Curran &
Michael Elwood
Written & Directed by: Luke Daniels
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The Unicorn
(12 min. - New Zealand)
KY Premiere
Sat. Feb. 18th - 2:00 PM
Community Theater
w/ Shorts Group B |
Rory moves into a new flat where it is his job to look after the Unicorn that lives in the backyard.
Starring: Andrew Ford, Daniel Bain
& Emma Brittenden
Written by: Nic Gorman
Directed by: Andie Spargo & Natalie Glubb |
Tocaia para Tuco Valente
(15 min. - Brazil)
US Premiere
Sat. Feb. 18th - 2:00 PM
Community Theater
w/ Shorts Group B |
The Cowboy Chico Treva is walking through the vast fields of grass below, tracking Tuco Valente, for ten days. Ten days of sun, rain, sparse food, intense fear and distress ...At least that's what you think Tuco Valente. For Chico Treva are just ten days routine.
Starring: Giulio Lopes, Luiz Baccelli &
Elder Fraga.
Produced by: Jéssica Gazinhato
Written by: Jayme Freire
Directed by: Goy Almeida
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Student Short Films
Balls
(7 min. - USA)
KY Premiere
Sunday Feb. 19th - 2:30 PM
Community Theater
w/ Shorts Group E |
Guns and strippers, cast-iron and keytars, grit and wry wit--a pseudo-intellectual redneck with the gift of gab has three chances to save his job at his brother-in-laws pawnshop, but can only seal one deal.
Starring: Joshua Mikel & Chris Watson
Produced by: Jamie Kassler
Written & Directed by Jeremy Smith |
Goldenbox
(15 min. - USA)
Sunday Feb. 19th - 1:00 PM
Eifler Theater
w/ Shorts Group D
*Student Short Film Finalist |
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 immaturity 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.
Starring: Chris Hayes and Johnny Wactor
Produced by: Damian Horan, Camila Ohara Tanabe, and Matt MacDonald
Written by: Matt MacDonald and Robin Phillips
Directed by: Matt MacDonald
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Live Outside the Box
(5 min. - Taiwan)
KY Premiere
Sunday Feb. 19th - 1:00 PM
Eifler Theater
w/ Shorts Group D |
The leading character Simon is a workaholic without any social contact. Gradually his world becomes smaller and smaller and even at the very end, there is nothing left in his world but only his work. This severe impact finally wakes him up and now Simon has to find the right way to bring his life back before everything is too late...
Produced, Written & Directed by: Shu-Hsuan Lin
website |
Look to the Cookie
(6 min. - USA)
Sat. Feb. 18th - 11:00 AM
Community Theater
w/ Short Docs A |
A baker prepares the daily goods at his family's one hundred year-old business as he reminds us of the past, the importance of community, and to appreciate the simple things in life.
Produced, Written & Directed by:
Lindsay Lindenbaum |
Made in China
(12 min. - USA)
World Premiere
Sat. Feb. 18th - 12:30 PM
Eifler Theater
w/ Shorts Group A
*Student Short Film Finalist |
James, a kindhearted ten year old boy is roped into the efforts of Ivy, his twelve year old sister, who is determined to raise S.A.T. prep funds by operating a neighborhood lemonade stand in hopes of getting into Harvard.
Starring: Cami Ottman, Davis Desmond
& Victoria Grace
Produced by: Grace Babbes & Lisa Zieper
Written & Directed by: Kellen Moore
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My Avatar
(13 min. - USA/Singapore)
KY Premiere
Sunday Feb. 19th - 4:30 PM
Eifler Theater
w/ Shorts Group F |
Dissatisfied with his marriage, Michael finds solace through the virtual world of 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.
Starring: Claude O'Steen, Christine Ghawi
& Atsuko Hirayanagi
Produced by: Eric Elofson
Written & Directed by: Marc Wiltshire
Trailer |
Normal People
(25 min. - Poland)
KY Premiere
Sat. Feb. 18th - 8:00 PM
Community Theater
Screening with "The Vanishing" |
George Orwell’s words ‘sanity is not statistical’ fully reflect the idea of the film. Daniel, who has just been released from prison, is trying to make a new life for himself. It is not easy – he must take care of his alcoholic mother and find a job. Maybe he can find some happiness in a new relationship with a medical rescuer he has just met? Normal People are people with their secrets and weaknesses but also with dreams about a better ‘normality’. Will they manage to realize their dreams?
Starring: Piotr G?owacki, Maria G?adkowska
& Ewa Szykulska
Produced by: Joanna Malicka
, Katarzyna Zuterek
& Aleksandra Andrzejczak
Written & Directed by: Piotr Z?otorowicz |
The Birds Upstairs
(9 min. - USA)
Sat. Feb. 18th - 2:00 PM
Community Theater
w/ Shorts Group B |
Frustrated attempts to bear children overwhelm the lives of an aristocratic, avian couple in the early nineteenth century.
Starring: Simon Prebble
Written & Directed by: Christopher Jarvis |
Thin Air
(39 min. - USA)
World Premiere
Sunday Feb. 19th - 4:30 PM
Eifler Theater
w/ Shorts Group F
*Student Short Film Finalist
*Best Actress Finalist -
Inge Chiles |
A young woman struggles to make sense of her past and present life after her mother's shocking, unexplained death.
Starring: Inge Chiles, Ross Murphy and David Lee.
Produced by: Caleb Copeland and Max Rosen
Written & Directed by: Max Rosen.
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Will & The Worry Dolls
(16 min. - UK)
US Premiere
Sat. Feb. 18th - 4:00 PM
Eifler Theater
w/ Shorts Group C |
Will is stuck in a boring daily routine and the only time he can feel like a child again is in his dreams. When he is sleeping he is entertained by "Worry Dolls" which are South American dolls that take your stress away and act as a dream catcher. When Will is fed up with his real lift, the worry dolls (as grown men) come into his world to try and show him how fun life can be.
Conner Mckenzy, Marley Hamilton
& Danann McAleer
Produced by: Caitlin Elliott
Written & Directed by: Max Clendaniel
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Wonderland
(39 min. - Kuwait)
KY Premiere
Sunday Feb. 19th - 2:30 PM
Community Theater
w/ Shorts Group E |
Wonderland is an adaptation of Lewis Carroll's ' Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and through the Looking-Glass', set in Kuwait. It highlights the similarities between modern Kuwait and Wonderland. The film starts when Alice notices that the Ace ' in playing cards ' says one and equals 11. Changing it back to 1 will be her mission that drives her through the hierarchy of change in Kuwait. On her way, for better or worse, she meets the Cheshire cat, the mad hatter , Mos'ad and Mes'ed ' tweedle Dee and tweedle Dum', the caterpillar, the joker and the queen which will shape the outcome of her journey.
Starring: Fatima Al Qallaf, Aissa Thyab
Hamad Ashknani & hamad saad
Written & Directed by: Dana Al Mojil
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Workers Leaving the Factory
(15 min. - Germany)
KY Premiere
Sunday Feb. 19th - 2:30 PM
Community Theater
w/ Shorts Group E |
In remembrance of the brothers Lumière: Karin works in a metal factory where she spends day after day, performing the same monotonous tasks. When a new worker begins his job in the factory, it seems to be the end of this drab life. He not only likes Karin but also the strange metal figurines she secretly builds before her workday starts.
Starring: Nadine Petry Michael & Lukas Schaefer
Written & Directed by: Anna Linke
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Documentary Short Films
As Time Goes By
(8 min. - Germany)
KY Premiere
Sat. Feb. 18th - 11:00 AM
Community Theater
w/ Short Docs A |
Berlin, Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe: Photographing visitors walk between narrow alleys. Children, chasing each other, Adults, trying their jumping skills.
Did the project to honor the memory of six million murdered Jews fail? This film pursues this question, but does not deliver a judgement.
Written & Directed by: Sigi Kamml und Fred Breinersdorfer |
Hey Rube!
(32 min. - Canada)
KY Premiere
Sunday Feb. 19th - 1:00 PM
Community Theater
w/ Short Docs B |
'Hey Rube!' Is a side-splitting short documentary featuring Canadian sideshow sensation 'The Monsters of Schlock' as they travel across the USA to give everyday marks an inside look at the twisted and wonderful world of sideshow. It is a tale of the old, the new, the bizarre and the macabre.
Starring: Burnaby Q. Orbax, Sweet Pepper Klopek and James Taylor
Produced by: Lari Teras and Stacy Scalisi
Written & Directed by: Rick Iafrate
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Holding the Line
(25 min. - Lybia/UK)
US Premiere
Sunday Feb. 19th - 1:00 PM
Community Theater
w/ Short Docs B
*Documentary Film Finalist |
Solo filmmaker Patrick Wells spent three weeks living on the front line with the Martyr's Brigade, a group of Libyan rebel fighters defending their besieged home city of Misrata. 'Holding the Line' is the result, an intimate portrait of citizen soldiers at war.
The film documents the horror and idiosyncrasies of life on the front line and explores the differences between the men's preconceptions of war and the realities they have experienced. The fighters share their private reflections on the realities of killing, fear, loss and death, explaining their motivations and the ways in which the war has changed them.
Produced & Directed by: Patrick Wells
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