Wednesday, March 17th
NewFilmmakers celebrates St. Patrick’s Day with the Irish romantic comedy SIX SEMESTERS.
6:00PM NEWFILMMAKERS SHORT FILMS
about teenagers
Ethan Beach TEENAGE ANGST (2009, 5 Minutes, Video)
Alexander Carson LAST COMMUNICATION WITH LAURA (2009, 4 Minutes, Video)
Joseph Christiana* THE NIGHTMARE (2009, 6 Minutes, Video)
Eli Shapiro JERSEY SAMURAI (2009, 17 Minutes, Video)
Dan Faltz WEAKSPECIES (2009, 34 Minutes, Video)
7:10PM NEWFILMMAKERS SHORT FILM PROGRAM
about adults
Braden King* HOME MOVIE (2009, 24 Minutes, Video)
Robert X. Golphin INSIDE OF ME (2009, 12 Minutes, Video)
Henry Prince PLACEBO (2009, 14 Minutes, Video)
Tom Woodruff Jr MY COUSIN’S KEEPER (2008, 15 Minutes, Video)
8:20PM NEWFILMMAKERS IRISH FEATURE PRESENTATION
Luke Leslie KING OF THE WAVES (2008, 11 Minutes, Video)
John McKeown SIX SEMESTERS (2009, 116 Minutes, Video)
An Irish romantic comedy that was the first feature length film that was entirely produced by students to secure a slot in the prestigious Galway Film Fleadh in the festival's twenty-year history. Written and directed byrecent Dublin City University graduate John McKeown.
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Wednesday, March 24th
NewFilmmakers presents Christian Sex Night but first we have the New Jersey City University Film School as part of our continuing film school series.
6:00PM New Jersey City University Film School Screening
Loredana Gasparotto TAINTED
Loredana Gasparotto HAMARTIA
Yuri Alves JERSEY BLUE
7:30PM NEWFILMMAKERS SHORT FILM PROGRAM
About Funerals
Jack Freeman III YELLOW BROOK (2009, 15 Minutes, Video)
Thom Milano ONE LIES, THE OTHER SWEARS (2009, 10 Minutes, Video)
8:15PM NEWFILMMAKERS FIRST FEATURE PRESENTATION
Stephen Cone THE CHRISTIANS (2008, 62 Minutes, Video)
THE CHRISTIANS is a provocative drama concerning a night in the lives of two Christian couples barricaded in a Chicago apartment following a bioterrorism scare. As midnight comes and goes, with no sign of the predicted Rapture, we see what happens when their comfort zones crumble and they are forced to consider each other as individuals, in addition to brothers and sisters in Christ. As much chamber drama as thriller, it's a rare examination of urban Christians as complex human beings; a portrait of faith, doubt, vulnerability and sexuality.
9:30PM NEWFILMMAKERS SECOND FEATURE PRESENTATION
Lichelli Lazar-Lea THE TRUTH ABOUT ANGELS (2009, 79 Minutes, Video)
The film that has been called "a startling indictment of our times" and "beautifully disturbing" by audiences, and "reminiscent of Robert Altman's 'A Wedding.'" It is a true LA story in both subject matter and production method. It stars Italian actor Antonio Del Prete; actor/rapper Simon Rex ("Scary Movie 3"/Dirt Nasty); Monique Gabriela Curnen ("The Dark Knight") and model Dree Hemingway; along with a host of other hot up and coming American actors like Michael Azria, Candice Accola, Ashley Bell and Mo. The score was composed by Italian composer, Enrico Sabena, and includes musicians such as Ennio Morricone's cellist, Kyung-Mi Lee. The party music includes hot LA based artists Dirt Nasty, West Indian Girl, Lemon Sun and DJ Mark Lewis.
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Wednesday, March 31st
NewFilmmakers has a sports nights with synchronized swimming and classic motorcycles. Zack Coffman returns with a new mototcycle film.
6:00PM NEWFILMMAKERS DOCUMENTARY SERIES
about women’s sports
Cheryl Furjanic SYNC OR SWIM (2008, 90 Minutes, Video)
Dive into the world of elite synchronized swimming as dedicated young women compete for spots on the U.S. Synchronized Swimming team and train relentlessly in pursuit of an Olympic medal. Sync or Swim profiles hard-working athletes on a moving journey to fulfill their Olympic dreams.
7:45PM NEWFILMMAKERS SHORT FILM PROGRAM
about women’s sports
Joseph Brown FAST GIRLS, SLOW BIKES (2009, 14 Minutes, Video)
Josh Webber BATTER UP (2008, 12 Minutes, Video)
8:30PM NEWFILMMAKERS FEATURE PRESENTATION
Zack Coffman* THE HARBORTOWN BOBBER
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Wednesday, April 7th
6:00PM NEWFILMMAKERS DOCUMENTARY SERIES
Naftali Beane Rutter TODAY (2009, 67 Minutes, Video)
One day in the lives of three families in New Orleans. Naftali Beane Rutter is a writer and director of all kinds of movies. His documentary credits include The Trial of Shahawar Matin Siraj, an examination of the case of a young Pakistani man who was convicted of conspiring to bomb the Herald Square subway station in downtown Manhattan, and Your Neighbor's Steps, about two young guys from Brooklyn who decided to make two magical portals connecting Brooklyn and New Orleans. Both of these films were broadcast on national television, and have been exhibited at festivals, galleries, and museums across the United States. TODAY is his first feature film.
7:15PM SHORT FILM PROGRAM
about crime
Jeffrey Prawdiuk-Spurr ANALYSE (2009, 4 Minutes, Video)
Maria Rusolo BLINDSIDED (2009, 15 Minutes, Video)
The beautiful blind psychic Carly St Johns is on a quest to track down the dangerous career criminal Randy Meyers with the help of her police department liaison Lieutenant Razzinksy. When fate traps Randy and Carly in the same hotel room, they must match wits in a psychological game of cat and mouse to see which one of them will get out alive.
Raul Perez SNUFF’D (2009, 40 Minutes, Video)
The film depicts the beginning of the end for Lestor Mustio as he takes on a new approach to his photography by starting a collection entitled, 'Snuff'd.' Inspired by a photo of a crime scene in the local newspaper, Les places an ad offering free head shots to lure models to his apartment. What they don't know is they're never making it out alive.
8:15PM NEWFILMMAKERS FEATURE PRESENTATION
John Huba* HEY VINNIE (2000, 67 Minutes, Video)
A fan wrote on IMDB that HEY VINNIE is “a moving film …especially in terms of Vinnie's relationship with his parents…his father being gentle and indulging and his mother being angry and almost ambivalent towards him in response to his inveterate trouble making…meanwhile Vinnie describes feeling totally abandoned and misunderstood when he is sent to a Catholic Boys Home. The segment is introduced by Vinnie's friend…a police officer of all things who is one of the most interesting and authentic of the films many interesting characters. This is a wonderful film... perhaps something that every TO BE parent of a boy needs to see…. I still chuckle just when we try to describe the prank that Vinnie pulls as a kid in Catholic School on Yearbook photo day. I'll never look at a sweater the same way again.”
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Tuesday, April 13th
NewFilmmakers introduces the Royal Flush Festival that screens yearly in the East Village. To learn more about the festival, go to www.royalflushfestival.com. If you are a filmmaker, you can meet the staff tonight and submit your film.
6:00PM NEWFILMMAKERS BEST OF ROYAL FLUSH
The Royal Flush Festival celebrates the coolest in underground music, art and independent film. The festival is dedicated to giving the audience more ‘bang’ for their buck, with great parties, live music, amazing art shows and much more. Inspired by the grassroots spirit of it’s East Village location, the Royal Flush Festival is standing tall against the established corporate structure in order to provide the best possible artistic content to an audience that has never been stronger.
The following selection of short films represents the best of the 2009 Royal Flush Festival, all of which won festival awards:
Best Short Film
Leonardo Guerra Seragnoli ALFRED (2008, 20 Minutes, Video)
Alfred is a child soldier in one of many wars. While running for his life, he gets shot and falls. Lying wounded and surrounded by chaos, he begins a dreamlike, melancholic journey where his conscience leans between his past and the hope for a possible future.
Best Animated Short
Dustin Grella PRAYERS FOR PEACE (2009, 10 Minutes, Video)
Prayers for Peace is a narrative stop-motion animation confronting the memory of the artist's younger brother killed in the current conflict in Iraq. Four years have passed since his brother was killed when an IED was detonated beneath his diesel tanker while on a convoy to the active combat area of Fallujah. In this animation the writer/animator stops to think about who his brother was, how he identified him, as well as work through issues of guilt for not thinking about him as often as he feels that maybe he should.
Best Music Video
Ronnie Thomas THIS OLD SONG AND DANCE (2009, 28 Minutes, Video)
A visually surreal and unsettling music video from the 1920s is set to the music of early New York crooner, Whisperin’ Jack Smith. 4 minutes
Best Student Short
David Guglielemo DAMN YOUR EYES (2009, 28 Minutes, Video)
Sam, a mysterious stranger, arrives in town to exact revenge on the men who wronged him when he was just a child. He encounters Louisa, a prostitute who dreams of a better life. Meanwhile, Dennis, the town’s law-man, is familiar with Sam’s past, and makes it his personal duty to stop him before the violence escalates.
Best Short Comedy
Gary Waldinger MAN OF THE PEOPLE (2009, 26 Minutes, Video)
Taking big breaths of inspiration from The Office, Trailer Park Boys, and the greater part of the oeuvre of Christopher Guest, the basic concept is a mockumentary of the rise to prominence of an obscure, bumbling candidate for Chief Executive of New York City. The central interplay is between foot-in-mouth, blustering, Archie Bunker-like candidate Toby Morton, and his shy, savvy, conflicted campaign manager, Alan Weinstein. This is the pilot episode. It follows Toby as he tries make an early splash on the political scene by appealing to NYC's diverse populace.
8:00PM NEWFILMMAKERS FEATURE PRESENTATION
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Tuesday, April 20th
NewFilmmakers welcomes the Digital Film Academy as part of our continuing Film School Screening Series.
6:00PM NEWFILMMAKERS DOCUMENTARY SERIES
Deco Dawson SLUICE BOX AND A ROCKER (2009, 8 Minutes, 16MM)
The ruins of Dawson City within the Artic Circle
Ivan Todorovic A HARLEM MOTHER (2009, 13 Minutes, Video)
In 1998 eighteen year old Latron Parker made a documentary about the difficulties of growing up in Harlem. Eight years later he was shoot dead on the street.
HaJ CPM INSIDE THE DIGITAL MOVING IMAGE SALO (2010, 30 Minutes, Video)
Inside the Digital Moving Image Salon takes us on the journey of one the first African American women filmmakers and animators of our time, Ayoka Chenzira, as she creates an outlet for a new generation of young women to recognize the importance of documenting their story using new media technologies. The DMIS program is the first of its kind and is located at the prestigious Spelman College, a historically Black college for women.
7:00PM NEWFILMMAKERS FILM SCHOOL SCREENING SERIES
with The Digital Film Academy
Digital Film Academy, the premier digital film and media academy in New York, presents an evening of short films from students in the Digital Filmmaking programs and workshops. Students wrote, produced, directed, and edited their individual short films within their course work. Additional films to be announced.
Jamie Newman A SECOND CHANCE
Gall Friedman IMPORTANT THINGS
Joao Francisco AU REVOIR DANIEL
Susan Hunt SWEET SWEET BABY
Ana Ribeiro ILLEGALLY SUPER
Shaista Roshan GYPSY GAMBLE
Joffre Valles THE PROPOSAL DINNER
Richard Lovering OFFICE OF THE BLACK DOG
Tony Levani VENGEANCE IS MINE
9:00PM NEWFILMMAKERS FEATURE PRESENTATION
John Ollom KARPOS & KALAMOS (2009, 10 Minutes, Video)
Based on the myth of Karpos and Kalamos, which was once revered in ancient Greek society as a story of love and devotion, this film presents a timeless interpretation of natural love between two men that surpasses even death.
Marc Lafia PARADISE (2009, 76 Minutes, Video)
As Solange brings her dream of ‘Paradise’ into being: a deconstruction of the messianic, sugar-coated Matrix fantasy, characters become authors who create characters who become authors: a Hoffmannesque nesting of conscious- nesses begins. Solange, a novelist, dreams her family into the future, conjures her characters into the present, and leaves them haunted by an unremembered past. She renames her children Jules and Juliet, makes them lovers, siblings who like to pretend that they are pretending to be sister and brother, and who keep love and memory alive by impersonating each other.
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Wednesday, April 28th
NewFilmmakers welcomes the University of North Carolina School of the Arts as part of our continuing Film School Screening Series.
6:00PM NEWFILMMAKERS DOCUMENTARY SERIES
Aaron Lehmann ABODE OF THE SERPENT (2009, 50 Minutes, Video)
A documentation of the tribes inhabiting the Dang Forest in Gujarat, India. A people undergoing drastic change due to an economic boom, globalization and tourism. An examination of the effects of these transitions on the indigenous cultures and local environment within the Dang region.
7:00PM NEWFILMMAKERS FILM SCHOOL SCREENING SERIES
With the University of North Carolina School of the Arts
TBA
9:00PM NEWFILMMAKERS FEATURE PRESENTATION
Marta Mondelli THE CONTENDERS (2009, 74 Minutes, Video)
On a winter night, Ken and Nora host a birthday party in their house by the beach. But why does the guest of honor suddenly die? The remaining friends spend the night discussing sex, death and the secret of happiness till dawn, waiting for an answer.
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Wednesday, May 5th
NewLatino Filmmakers celebrates Cinco de Mayo. NewLatino Filmmakers is New York leading showcase for Latino filmmakers and actors and one of our longest running series. Curated by filmmaker Edward Pagan.
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Wednesday, May 12th
NewFilmmakers presents a Special Program from Third World Newreel and films about filmmaking.
6:00PM NEWFILMMAKERS SPECIAL PROGRAM
Third World Newsreel (TWN) is an alternative media arts organization that fosters the creation, appreciation and dissemination of independent film and video by and about people of color and social justice issues. It supports the innovative work of diverse forms and genres made by artists who are intimately connected to their subjects through common bonds of ethnic/cultural heritage, class position, gender, sexual orientation and political identification. TWN promotes the self-representation of traditionally marginalized groups as well as the negotiated representation of those groups by artists who work in solidarity with them. For more information, please visit www.twn.org.
8:00PM NEWFILMMAKERS SHORT FILM PROGRAM
Ji-Sun O I’VE GOT A HEADACHE (2003, 18 Minutes, 35MM)
Jaehee Lee STILL LIFE (2009, 18 Minutes, 16MM)
Vibha Gulati THE WAITING ROOM (2009, 20 Minutes, Video)
9:15PM NEWFILMMAKERS FEATURE PRESENTATION
Laurie House SKATOPIA: 88 ACRES OF ANARCHY (2009, 92 Minutes, Video)
Skatopia: 88 Acres of Anarchy is a feature documentary that follows one of skateboarding’s most infamous underground figures. Pro-skater Brewce Martin is the self-declared “dictator” of a rural Appalachian skate scene so extreme that MTV’s bad-boy Bam Margera fled the property on his first visit. The movie follows Brewce for a tumultuous year as he struggles to keep Skatopia afloat. Though he declares skating his “prime directive”, the film reveals a fiercely driven entrepreneur determined to achieve success on his own terms.
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Wednesday, May 19th
NewFilmmakers presents pioneer feminist filmmaker Su Friedrich gets and then gets LAID OFF.
6:00PM NEWFILMMAKERS SHORT FILM PROGRAM
Rebecca Gwynne YOU DON’t HAVE TO LOVE ME (2009, 3 Minutes, Video)
Don Hamilton THE BIG SAYONARA (2009, 15 Minutes, Video)
Julian Semilian DEVOTEES OF THE PRECIPITATE (2009, 36 Minutes, Video)
7:05PM NEWFILMMAKERS SPECIAL PROGRAM
NEW WOMEN FILMMAKERS GROUP
Curated by Victoria Kereszi
Su Friedrich, the feminist film pioneer, will join the New Filmmaker's Series tonight showing a selection of her work that spans four decades. Friedrich's work has inspired both new and experienced filmmakers, and has helped define feminist, queer, and experimental cinema.
Su Friedrich COOL HANDS, WARM HEART (1979, 16 Minutes)
The film begins with a series of events on a crowded outdoor market street. Women on stages perform “private” rituals: shaving legs and armpits, fixing their hair, etc. A woman tries to disrupt their “work.” She struggles to set herself apart from them, to resist the forces of habit, but gradually becomes more involved than she is willing to admit.
Su Friedrich THE TIES THAT BIND (1984, 55 Minutes)
An experimental documentary about the filmmaker's mother, who was born and lived in southern Germany from 1920-1950. Through a mixture of personal anecdote and social history, she describes the rise of Nazism, the war years, and the Allied occupation, during which she met her future husband, an American soldier.
Su Friedrich RULES OF THE ROAD (1993, 31 Minutes)
This film tells the story of a love affair and its demise through one of the objects shared by the couple: an old beige station wagon with fake wood paneling.
Su Friedrich SEEING RED (2005, 27 Minutes)
In Seeing Red, three elements run parallel, overlap, diverge, lock horns and in various other ways give voice to the notion that a color, a melody, or a person has multiple characteristics that cannot be grasped by, or understood within, a simple framework. One element is purely visual. One is very verbal and minimally visual. One is purely musical.
9:30PM NEWFILMMAKERS FEATURE PRESENTATION
John Launchi LAID OFF (2009, 96 Minutes. Video)
Mike Lagante, a disgruntled recent graduate with a mundane office job and a difficult girlfriend, is torn between dealing with the pressures of growing up and hanging on to his irresponsible glory days. Upon getting laid off from his job and subsequently dumped by his girlfriend, Mike, influenced by his less-than-motivated best friend, Jimmy Ryan, decides to use his severance package to fund one last summer of freedom.
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Wednesday, May 26th
With Memorial Day in a few days NewFilmmakers starts thinking about summer with MOWCREW, which was shot in Martha’s Vineyard.
6:00PM NEWFILMMAKERS DOCUMENTARY SERIES
Sarah Klein THE GOOD MOTHER (2009, 70 Minutes, Video)
Far away from the East Village, a group of young mothers from all over the country joined together in the heartland of America to compete for the title of Mother Of the Year. Here, amidst the buzz of the convention, these well-qualified women presented their platforms to a group of judges.
7:15PM NEWFILMMAKERS SHORT FILM PROGRAM
Vanessa Woods THE CHAMBERED NAUTILUS (2010, 4 Minutes, Video)
Paul Yee PIQUO (2009, 19 Minutes, Video)
Cassandra Lee Hamilton THE MIRACULOUS TALE OF THE CHILDREN DUBOIS (2008,20 Minutes, Video)
8:30PM NEWFILMMAKERS FEATURE PRESENTATION
Taylor Toole MOWCREW (2009, 95 Minutes, Video)
MOWCREW is about Eric Campbell, who has to make it through his last day of work as a landscaper in Martha’s Vineyard before he can move with his girlfriend to Los Angeles. But with a rival landscaping crew, a disaster prone co-worker, and the reemergence of an ex-girlfriend, this won’t be as easy as it sounds.... Not to mention the fact he’s not sure he wants to leave. His girlfriend Sage on the other hand cannot wait to leave the home she feels trapped in. But in addition to discovering her boyfriend/bandmate might bail on her, she also has to find a way to be comfortable leaving behind her reckless sister and incarcerated father. Faced with an opportunity they never expected will this young couple pull together and take the chance of leaving behind the life they know, nor will they be torn apart by the weight of a decision neither is entirely sure how to handle?
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Wednesday, June 2nd
NewFilmmakers goes UPTOWN.
6:00PM NEWFILMMAKERS EARLY SHORT FILM PROGRAM
about War
Ronnie Goodwin SHOOTER (2008, 4 Minutes, Video)
Dustin Grella GLIMPSE (2005, 7 Minutes, Video)
Amir Husak VOSOVI SVIRACI Z(2009, 10 Minutes, Video)
Emma Cott NEW AMERICAN SOLDIER (2009, 23 Minutes, Video)
John Wager BICYLE LESSONS (2009, 24 Minutes, Video)
7:15PM NEWFILMMAKERS SHORT FILM PROGRAM
Josh Badham THE BUTTERCIP PROJECT(2010, 3 Minutes, Video)
Giovanni Salis I BAMBINI CHIUDONO GLI OCCHI (2009, 23 Minutes, Video)
Chris Dawson REVERIE (2009, 34 Minutes, Video)
8:30PM NEWFILMMAKERS FEATURE PRESENTATION
Brian Ackley UPTOWN (2008, 75 Minutes, Video)
Ben has been single for a long time. For his part, he is a loner but as well a romantic: he enjoys the solitude of his simple being but appreciates intelligent and witty company just the same. By yielding to both extremes, Ben remains caught between reason and arousal. Isabel has been married for a year. The passion that had once carried her 5-year relationship has lost its pulse. Passive, protective, and without poise, it now threatens to claim hers. Waiting in abeyance, Isabel is lost between loyalty and loneliness. Uptown is where they come together.
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Wednesday, June 9th
NewFilmmakers presents CLEAR BLUE TUESDAY.
6:00PM NEWFILMMAKERS EARLY SHORT FILM PROGRAM
Greg PaxtoPeter Valente LIMINAL (2009, 5 Minutes, Video)
Shaun Majumder MIND THE GAP (2010, 7 Minutes, Video)
Cornelius Murphy BREADWINNER (2009, 10 Minutes, Video)
Matthew Sarnecki THE WOMAN WHO FORGOT DINNER (2009, 10 Minutes, Video)
William Keys KNOCK KNOCK (2009, 13 Minutes, Video)
Joel Moffett POI DOGS (2009, 12 Minutes, Video)
7:15PMNEWFILMMAKERS SHORT FILM PROGRAM
Adam Hirsch SEMIOTICS OF INTIMACY (2009, 4 Minutes, Video)
Nina Reyes Rosenberg ORGANISM (2009, 14 Minutes, Video)
Savannah Bloch NO TIME FOR HOLIDAY (2009, 14 Minutes, Video)
Joey Huertas* NICE PEOPLE (2009,26 Minutes, Video)
8:30PM NEWFILMMAKERS FEATURE PRESENTATION
Elizabeth Lucas CLEAR BLUE TUESDAY (2008, 112 Minutes, Video)
A montage of songs, collage and unconventional narrative style, CLEAR BLUE TUESDAY explores self-discovery in the face of adversity. CBT follows the lives of eleven New Yorkers over the course of seven years, each year on a Tuesday in September, as they try to achieve the dreams that drew them to the city. CBT was developed with eleven New York actor-singer-songwriters through an extended rehearsal process with director Elizabeth Lucas. Using personal journeys and improv as a springboard for developing fictional characters and narrative, the cast wrote the songs they sing. The resulting stories and songs are both fictional and intensely personal, exploring the difference between the goals we pursue and what makes us happy and how the expanding gap between the two becomes more visible against the backdrop of catastrophic world events.
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Wednesday, June 16th
NewFilmmakers presents WALKING TO MARYLAND.
6:00PM NEWFILMMAKERS EARLY SHORT FILM PROGRAM
Ann Steuernagel CHARADES (2009, 7 Minutes, Video)
Sharon Williams INTERNMENT (2009, 8 Minutes, Video)
Greg Ivan Smith THE BACK ROOM (2007, 16 Minutes, Video)
Nicole Feder ANYONE BUT YOU (2009, 13 Minutes, Video)
Mark Lee TRANSITIONS (2010, 16 Minutes, Video)
7:15PM NEWFILMMAKERS SHORT FILM PROGRAM
Pedro Baron THE DAY THE CLOWN DIED (2009, 17 Minutes, Video)
The Day the Clown Cried is a non-linear movie that tells the story of Marty Vesely, a clown who performs in Coney Island.
Jared Skolnick THE MUSIC OF ERICH ZANN (2009, 38 Minutes, Video)
A young student becomes fascinated by the strange music of the eccentric violinist living above him, leading him to a terrifying discovery.
8:30PM NEWFILMMAKERS FEATURE PRESENTATION
Jonathan Austin WALKING TO MARYLAND (2009, 73 Minutes, Video)
This is a story of the love two people can share, yet illustrates how we as humans find a way to destroy everything that is beautiful. Everyone has dreams, and we have no idea which path our lives may lead us on. Riley Anderson and Matthew Fox make a decision to not let their circumstances hold them back, but allow their ambition to reinvent their lives; To allow their dreams, rather then fear and convenience, shape their future.
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Wednesday, June 23rd
NewFilmmakers presents EXIT 117.
6:00PM NEWFILMMAKERS DOCUMENTARY SERIES
Tod Lancaster MILE HIGH: HOW TO WIN AND LOSE THE WHITE HOUSE (2008, 71 Minutes, Video)
At seventeen, Luke is too young to vote; but he's not too young to make a difference. After campaigning for Barack Obama for more than a year, he decides to travel to the Democratic National Convention in Denver to see Obama deliver his acceptance speech...hoping he can find a ticket once he gets there. Mile High follows Luke on his journey, from Super Tuesday to Denver and through to Election Day. Along the way it delves into his past, his efforts to help elect President Obama, and his hopes for the future: both his own future and that of his country. The film also follows the presidential candidates themselves, talking to pundits and media experts in an effort to find out what it really took to win...and lose...the White House in 2008. Mile High consists entirely of original footage shot during and after the 2008 election.
7:20PM NEWFILMMAKERS SHORT FILM PROGRAM
Chie Mori CINDERELLO (2009, 2 Minutes, Video)
Benjamin Welmond A TOOTH FAIRY (2009, 5 Minutes, 16MM)
Jake Armstrong THE TERRIBLE THING OF ALPHA-9 (2009, 6 Minutes, Video)
Boris Polonsky PROOF OF LOVE (2009, 23 Minutes, Video)
8:15PM NEWFILMMAKERS FEATURE PRESENTATION
Kevin James McMullin EXIT 117 (2009, 89, Video)
Kevin James McMullin 's debut drama 'Exit 117' is a melodic group portrait of New Jersey youth and the kaleidoscope of dreams, fears and laughs that is their last summer together. Told in a series of interconnected vignettes, characters confront adulthood in a sequence of confessions, declarations and resolutions.
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Monday, June 28th
Stonewall Anniversary Screening
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Wednesday, June 30th
NewFilmmakers goes over the line.
6:00PM NEWFILMMAKERS DOCUMENTARY SERIES
Stephen Dackson SEQUENTIAL PAINT(2006, 7 Minutes, Video)
When artistic life meets romantic life.
Lori Petchers MEZZANOTTE OBSCURA (2009, 23 Minutes, Video)
An inside look into an artist's all consuming passion and creative process as he painstakingly constructs an innovative body of work. Scientific in nature, but aesthically compelling, the nude images he ultimately creates, blur the line between art and science and beget the question 'What really is visual truth?'
Mark Murphy SCRIBBLE 08 (2009, 42 Minutes, Video)
Scribble 08 is an intimate look at 8 emerging artists capturing the energy of today's contemporary art m movement. These artists include: Tim Biskup, Jeff Soto, Camille Rose Garcia, The Clayton Brothers, Joe Sorren and Martha Rich. Original theme music created by MANUOK, Tim Biskup sketchbook footage and an interview with director, Mark Murphy, Scribble 08 is a great look into the contemporary artists of Southern California.
7:30PMNEWFILMMAKERS SHORT FILM PROGRAM
John Culhane RADIO FREE BLISSVILLE (2009, 17 Minutes, Video)
After the destruction of primary satellite networks in 2012 and the information apocalypse which follows, contingencies use pirate radio airwaves for basic communications.
Anthony Werhun HIBERNATION (2008, 27 Minutes, Video)
In response to overpopulation, the government mandates that people must hibernate two months of the year. A person's hibernation cycle is determined by the month of their birth and can not be changed.
8:30 NEWFILMMAKERS FEATURE PRESENTATION
Christopher Witherspoon RAGE (2009, 85 Minutes, Video)
RAGE, tells the story of Dennis Twist, a 30-something man who lives in a nice 'Spielbergian' suburb just outside Portland, Oregon says goodbye to his beautiful and loving wife, Crystal and heads into town. There he unintentionally provokes the wrath of a mysterious motorcyclist, 'The Biker. The confrontation between the two sets in motion a daylong battle of cat and mouse. Beginning in the form of harmless taunts ; quickly escalating into something more serious...then something unimaginable. RAGE, simultaneously seeks to redefine what is scary in current American horror-thriller cinema.
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