Sea Breeze Film Festival

Film Schedule

2010-07-19T17:14:00.001-07:00

Fri. July 23, 2010
3:00pm - Docs About Food - Homegrown Revolution / American Dumpling
5:00pm - Mu - Emptiness / Salawati
7:00pm - 16 to Life
9:00pm - Karaoke / Kiss the Abyss (18+ Only / Nudity)

Sat. July 24, 2010
3:00pm - Docs About People - A Just Life / Severing The Soul / Speaker's Corner
5:00pm - Shorts - Sometimes About Love (17+ Only / Language) Breathtaking / Stalker / Muskrat Boy of Griffith Park / Blossom / Milkman
7:00pm - Little Old Ladies / The Symmetry of Love
9:00pm - 25 Cents / Bite Size

Sun. July 25, 2010
3:00pm - Henry May Long
5:00pm - Carried Away
7:00pm - The Empress / As Clouds
9:00pm - Shorts - Sometimes About Gore, Blood and Guts (17+ Only / Language, Gore) The Nightclub / Nurse Ines / Vigilante / Scissu / Harmsaga

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Film Schedule

2010-07-19T17:14:00.000-07:00

Film Schedule

Festival Passes are now available online.

The Festival Pass is the best deal!

$30 for all the films you can watch!

Buy now!

Limited availability.

First come, first serve!

Carried Away

2010-07-03T11:30:00.000-07:00

Name of Film: Carried Away

Filmmaker: Tom Huckabee 

Screening: Sunday, July 25 at 5:00pm

Total Runtime: 97 mins

Genre: Dramedy  

Synopsis: 'Carried Away' is about a  young
man who abducts his paternal grandmother
from a nursing home in order to give her a
better life and is pursued by his father and
brothers. It deals with the issues of caring
for the elderly and breaking the cycle of family.         

Country of Production: USA

Country of Filming: USA 

Date of Completion: 10/10/2009  

Other Festivals: Dallas International Film Festival, Byron Bay Int'l FF,
Da Vinci Film Festival 2010, Oxford Film Festival

Awards: Oxford Film Festival - Best Narrative Feature  

Premiere Status: Florida Premiere

The Empress

2010-07-03T11:05:00.000-07:00

Name of Film:
The Empress

Filmmaker:
Directed by Lyle Pisio

Total Runtime:
8 mins

Genre:
Animation

Synopsis:
Loneliness, Desire, Love, Hesitation, Miscommunication, Fear, and Loss
with a touch of alcoholism for comic relief. Trevor and Martha see
each other across a dingy bar and fall in love. The couples shyness is
only overcome in a mutual dream where their shadows dance together.
Inspired by the song ‘The Empress' by the Montreal band BRIGA, the
film is about the first hesitant motions of meeting and the fragility
of falling in love.

Country of Production:
Canada

Country of Filming:
Canada

Date of Completion:
08/08/2009

Other Festivals:
24+ festivals

Awards:
Taos Shortz Film Festival WINNER: BEST ANIMATION,
Victoria Film Festival WINNER: BEST ANIMATION

Premiere Status:
Tampa Bay

Vigilante

2010-07-02T11:29:00.000-07:00

Name of Film:
Vigilante

Screening:
Sat. July 24 at 3:00pm

Filmmaker:
Darren Bolton - Director

Total Runtime:
12 mins

Genre:
Drama / Crime

Synopsis:
Set in the quiet and idyllic
village of Hewson, Vigilante is a dark and satirical mockumentary that
provides insight into a group of villagers determined to eradicate
crime and anti-social behaviour in their community. The villagers, driven by
a lack of police intervention and a hatred of bystander apathy, have formed
a vigilance committee with the goal of tracking down and dealing  with those
committing criminal offence. Through the eyes of a  documentary film crew, we
follow the story of committee member Pep  (Simon Cassidy) a passionate and playful
character, as he embarks on his nightly patrols of the village. Pep’s agenda is simple
‘to clean the streets of scum’ by whatever means necessary, and it appears
for a while that his methods are working. With the local police force
on his side Pep works harder than ever cleaning up the litter, intercepting
graffiti artists and putting a stop to football hooligans singing in the street.
But as the crew continue to follow him, his methods for controlling
‘the scum’ become evermore unorthodox and violent, and comparing himself to Batman,
he begins to take on the role of judge, jury and executioner. In this comic, and at
times harrowing short film, Pep’s actions lay the foundations for a much wider
debate, in which audiences are asked to consider their own understanding of crime
and punishment and to what lengths are acceptable to make a community
a safer, better place.

Country of Production:
UK

Country of Filming:
UK

Date of Completion:
10/10/2008

Other Festivals:
Shadowline Festival Culture Giovani

Premiere Status:
US Premiere

Is there profanity, nudity, violence, gore, etc? If so, please explain
in detail and give your opinion of an acceptable age limit.
Gore/Blood/Profanity/Violence -- 18+ Only

A Just Life

2010-07-02T11:07:00.000-07:00

Name of Film: A Just Life...

Filmmaker:
Jeff Katz - Director

Total Runtime: 14:28

Genre: Documentary

Synopsis:
Nearing his eightieth year,
Malcolm Lambert has chosen to avoid
success for his entire life, while
pursuing justice for women and missing
children. What one man sees as a life of failure
however, truly has been a 'just' life...

Country of Production:
United States

Country of Filming:
United States

Date of Completion:
08/10/2009

Other Festivals:
Fallbrook Film Festival

Awards:
Silver Telly Award

Premiere Status:
Florida Premiere

Is there profanity, nudity, violence, gore, etc? 
None

Salawati

2010-06-30T17:33:00.000-07:00

Name of Film: Salawati

Screening: Fri. July 23 at 5:00pm

Name and Position of Filmmakers:
Marc X Grigoroff, writer/director

Total Runtime: 80 mins

Genre: Drama

Synopsis:
“Salawati” is the story of a 12-year-old Singaporean-Malay girl
who has just witnessed the drowning of her brother. Wati, who cannot
swim, begs a man to help, but he ignores her pleas. Her mother tries
to hold the family together, while her father struggles to control his
grief and misdirected anger – even as he seeks refuge in Islam.
Wati’s story is intertwined with those of a hard-drinking Indian
courier and a Chinese man consumed by career goals. It becomes
increasingly clear that each of these men played a role in the death
of her brother, and as Wati begins to follow them, the mystery
deepens. Finally, a haunting sequence illuminates the events
surrounding her brother’s death, and Wati is left with a choice that
will change the lives of everyone. “Salawati” explores the fragile
nature of human relationships and calls into question our notions of
morality, mercy, revenge and forgiveness.

Country of Production:
Singapore

Country of Filming:
Singapore

Date of Completion:
06/14/2008

Other Festivals:
Seattle Film Festival 2008, International Film Festival of India 2008,
Pune Film Festival (India) 2008, Asian Hot Shots Berlin Film Festival
2009, Gotham Screen Film Festival 2009, Taipei International Film
Festival 2010

Awards:
Best Feature, Asian Hot Shots Film Festival 2009; Best Feature & Best
Actress, Gotham Screen Film Festival 2009

Premiere Status:
Florida premiere

Is there profanity, nudity, violence, gore, etc?
If so, please explain in detail and give your opinion of an acceptable age limit.
A few words of profanity; an angry driver shouts "motherf*cker" in
Chinese, and this is subtitled; in another scene a man recounts an
incident where he told a taxi driver to "kiss my black ass", then
repeats it for emphasis. I guess anyone over 12 ought to be able to
see the film; or anyone who's been standing next to someone who
smashes his finger with a hammer.

Message:
Singapore is a small island, about the size of Chicago, yet it is home
to myriad cultures, religions and languages. How these disparate
groups co-exist, while struggling to understand one another, has
fascinated since I arrived here 12 years ago. Salawati is an
expression of that fascination.

Scissu (18+ Only)

2010-06-30T15:47:00.000-07:00

Name of Film: Scissu

Screening:
Sun. July 25 at 9:00pm

Name and Position
of Filmmakers:
Tom Bewilogua, Director

Total Runtime: 27:00

Genre: Drama

Synopsis:
Scissu tells a chronologically split story about a lonely cop and an
addicted couple.

Website: k-247.de
Country of Production: Germany

Country of Filmming: Germany

Date of Completion: 08/01/2009

Premiere Status: Tampa Bay Premiere  

Is there profanity, nudity, violence, gore, etc?
If so, please explain in detail and give your opinion of an acceptable age limit.
Nudity and Violence (18)

16 to Life

2010-06-30T15:20:00.000-07:00

Name of Film: 16 to Life

Screening: Fri, July 23 @ 7:00pm

Name and Position of Filmmakers:
Becky Smith, Writer/Director

Total Runtime: 91 minutes

Genre: Romantic Comedy

Synopsis: A rural American
teenager finds more than romance
on her 16th birthday.

Website: 16toLifeTheMovie.org

Country of Production: USA

Country of Filming: USA

Date of Completion: 04/01/09

Other Festivals: MethodFest, North Carolina, Toronto "Womens Eye",
Sedona Film Festival

Awards: Best Feature, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor


Premiere Status: Tampa Bay Premiere

Is there profanity, nudity, violence, gore, etc? If so, please explain
in detail and give your opinion of an acceptable age limit.
People swear twice

Trivia: The Lead actress was born in Florida.

Kiss the Abyss (17+ Only)

2010-06-30T10:56:00.000-07:00

Name of Film: Kiss the Abyss

Screening: Fri, July 23 @ 9:00pm

Name and Position of Filmmakers:
Ken Winkler Director/Writer/Producer Eric Rucker Writer/Producer

Total Runtime: Aprox 90min

Genre: Supernatural Thriller



Synopsis:
When a young girl is brutally killed by an intruder, her husband and
estranged father conspire to bring her back from the dead, with the
help of a mysterious desert dweller. Soon after she awakens, she
begins to realize that something is horribly wrong...

Website: KissTheAbyss.com

Country of Production: United States

Country of Filming: United States

Date of Completion: 03/17/2010

Other Festivals:
Seattle True Independent Film Festival

Awards: Runner up for "Most Kick Ass"

Premiere Status: Florida Premiere

Is there profanity, nudity,
violence, gore, etc?
If so, please explain
in detail and give your
opinion of an acceptable age limit.
Yes, on all four! 
But nothing too extreme and all for
story telling purposes. 17 is probably
the acceptable age limit.

As Clouds

2010-06-24T14:48:00.000-07:00

Name of Film: As Clouds

Screening: Sunday, July 25 at 7:00pm

Name and Position of Filmmakers:
Wu Jieli,Director; Ma Rui,screenwriter

Total Runtime: 103 min

Genre: Drama

Synopsis:
People come together and drift apart on school campus
as clouds, in lonely summer holidays……

Country of Production: China

Country of Filming: China

Date of Completion: 06/07/2009

Other Festivals: Paso Digital Film Festival.

Premiere Status: Florida Premiere

Is there profanity, nudity, violence, gore, etc? No

Henry May Long

2010-06-24T13:56:00.000-07:00

Name of Film: Henry May Long

Screening: Sunday, July 25 at 3:00pm

Name and Position of Filmmakers:
Randy Sharp: Writer/Director; Sophia Lin & Maggie Englehardt:
Producers

Total Runtime: 99 min.

Genre: Drama

Synopsis:
Late in the nineteenth century, Henry May, New York’s golden child,
has reached the end of a long road to self-destruction. In debt and
drug addicted, he is simply marking time until his eventual exile into poverty and oblivion. On the other side of the city Henry Long carefully observes May’s decline, devoting his brilliant mind to the constant surveillance of his former school friend. May and Long finally meet and begin a complicated and dangerous odyssey that leads them to the sea and beyond. The houses and families of New York’s golden age as well as the timeless underworld of the city are vividly brought to life as May and Long journey to the possible resolution of both their troubled lives. Both men discover what they have lost to get where they are, what they are willing to risk to get what they
want and what they are willing to lose to live.

Website: henrymaylong.com

Country of Production: USA

Country of Filmming: USA

Date of Completion: 12/15/2006

Premiere Status: Florida Premiere

Is there profanity, nudity, violence, gore, etc? No

Harmsaga / Dolor (18+ Only - Violence/Gore/Brutality)

2010-06-24T13:35:00.000-07:00

Name of Film: Harmsaga / Dolor

Name and Position of Filmmakers:
Valdimar Jóhannsson

Total Runtime: 13 min

Genre: Drama

Synopsis:
The film deals with unexpected and unexplainable loss. Due to an
accident, the life of a happy family turns into a larger-than-life
tragedy. The film is based on a tale retold by Wilhelm Grimm.

Country of Production: Iceland

Country of Filming: Iceland

Date of Completion: 08/23/2008

Other Festivals:
International short film festival Leuven 28 Nov-5 Dec Bornshorts 27-28
August Salford film festival 20-24 Nov Festival de Curtmetratges de
Manlleu 26-30 maig Internationaal Kortfilmfestival 30 nov- 9 Dec
International Film Festival Huesca-Spain 4-13 June Unlimited- European
Short Film Festival Cologne 18-23 Nov In The Palace Balchik 20-27 June
I´ve Seen Films - International Film Festival Milano 24 Sept - 3 Oct
AISFF 2009 - Asian International Short Film Festival Circuito Off
Venice International Short Film Festival 2-5 Sept Cambofest 2009
Dokufest Super Short XIth WT Os International Film Festival Oct 31 -
Nov 7 2009 12th Short Film Night of Lausanne (Switzerland)//Copy &
Rights Request Festival du cinéma interational en Abitibi-
Témiscamingue Montreal World Film Festival Clermont-Ferrand Short
Film Festival 2009,

Premiere Status: US Premiere

Breathtaking (Dasak)

2010-06-24T13:23:00.000-07:00

Name of Film: BREATHTAKING (DAŠAK)

Name and Position of Filmmakers:
Vojin Vasovic- director

Total Runtime: 32 mins

Genre: drama

Synopsis:
Breathtaking deals with the theme of power in an unusual way, without
looking for its source or further development, placing it into the
hands of somebody who would never be able to get it in his real life
and even if he would, he could not achieve anything with it. Through
an ironical psychological drama interwoven with the Pirandellian
opinion on life "nothing is sure and there is no real truth" we are
getting the story; not how we can do more than we thought, but how we
can destroy a lot more than we wanted to. - Just a puff... and gone!

Country of Production: Serbia

Country of Filming: Serbia

Date of Completion: 12/18/2008

Other Festivals:
„Rockport Film Festival“, Texas, „Cine De Granada“, Bay street
film festival“, Thunder Bay, Canada,„Prvi kadar“, Sarajevo, BiH,
„CommFest“, Toronto

Awards:
Breathtaking won: - Lighthouse golden award for best narrative short,-
Lighthouse film festival 2009, New Jersey, USA; - Best foreign film
and Best cinematography – Early bird film festival 2009, Sofia,
Bulgaria - Gold Kahuna Award for Excellence in Filmmaking at the 2010
Honolulu International Film Festival, Hawaii

Premiere Status: Florida Premiere

Is this a student film? Is so, which school?
Academy of Arts Belgrade, Serbia
Is there profanity, nudity, violence, gore, etc? no

The Muskrat Boy of Griffith Park (17+ Only)

2010-06-24T13:11:00.001-07:00

Name of Film: The Muskrat Boy of Griffith Park

Name and Position of Filmmakers:
Emmy Grinwis, Writer/Director
Total Runtime: 12 mins

Genre: Drama, Fantasy

Synopsis: THE MUSKRAT BOY OF GRIFFITH PARK is the story of a unconventional friendship between a lonely young woman with a flare for the fantastical and a scruffy, peculiar boy.

Website: themuskratboymovie.com

Country of Production: USA

Country of Filming: USA

Date of Completion: 10/15/2009

Other Festivals: Los Angeles Women's International Film Festival, DC Shorts

Premiere Status: Florida Premiere

Is this a student film? Is so, which school?
American Film Institute, Directing Workshop for Women

Is there profanity, nudity, violence, gore, etc? If so, please explain in detail and give your opinion of an acceptable age limit.
There is profanity. One of the characters (the Muskrat Boy) sings two
obscene, dirty poems in the film. I think it would be fine for teenagers and older.

Will someone from the film be attending the festival? If so, who? What dates? I'm not sure yet! Hopefully the director will be able to attend.

Message: I'm very excited and I can't wait! It seems like it will be a great
event.

Mu -emptiness-

2010-06-24T13:03:00.000-07:00

Name of Film: Mu -emptiness-

Name and Position of Filmmakers: Ria Ama

Total Runtime: 16min

Genre: Short Animation

Synopsis:
A monk lovingly paints a Phoenix in a mural. The Phoenix, trapped in
the mural, wills herself into the world. She is transformed from
mythical bird into a woman. Upon her journey she learns lessons of the
fragility of life, the certainty of death and the suffering of
unquenchable desire.

Website: riaama.com

Country of Production: U.S.A

Country of Filming: U.S.A

Date of Completion: 11/01/2009

Premiere Status: Tampa Bay Premiere

Is this a student film? Is so, which school?
University of Southern California

Is there profanity, nudity, violence, gore, etc? If so, please explain
in detail and give your opinion of an acceptable age limit.
there are some nude silhouette. I'll leave the acceptable age up to your decision.

Message: Thank you very much! I'm very excited!!

Stalker

2010-06-24T11:52:00.000-07:00

Name of Film: Stalker

Screening: Saturday, July 24 at 5:00pm

Name and Position of Filmmakers:
Phil Haine: Director, Mark Brown: Writer, Camilla Wren: Producer

Total Runtime: 9 mins

Genre: Drama, Thriller

Synopsis:
When city boy Ben wakes up in the middle of the night, the only thing on his mind is his hangover. But when an unexpected guest leaps out of his shower he discovers that his life is not quite what he thought it was. Revelations follow, and expectations of himself and others are challenged in a surprising wake-up call.

Country of Production: UK

Country of Filming: UK

Date of Completion: 01/29/2009

Other Festivals: Takes Film Festival UK 03.03.10

Premiere Status: North American Premiere

Is there profanity, nudity, violence, gore, etc?
Bad language appearing in the film: I would recommend 15 years or older.

Message: We're very excited to be screening at our first US festival, thanks!

Bite Size (17+ Only)

2010-06-24T11:25:00.000-07:00

Name of Film: Bite Size

Screening: Saturday, July 23 at 9:00pm

Name and Position of Filmmakers:
Ty Huffer: Director, Writer, Editor, Producer and Director of Photography

Total Runtime: 83 mins

Genre: Dark Comedy

Synopsis:
Douglas Peatry's life is a routine nothing more than bland. He goes to work every day at a mediocre job, tries to avoid confrontation with his tormenting coworkers, and basks in life's simple pleasures like fish sticks and his hot tub. All of that changes when two animal rights amateurs uncover a secret government experiment by rescuing a live and dangerous scientific specimen, a shark with a human brain, and dispose of it in the first place they stumble upon: Douglas's hot tub. Douglas discovers the opportunity for sweet vengeance against all who have wronged him… at one-hundred and one degrees. But how long will it be before reality comes crashing down?

Website: bitesizethemovie.com

Country of Production: USA

Country of Filming: USA

Date of Completion: 01/01/2009

Other Festivals: Seattle's True Independent Films Festival, The Indie Gathering and
Washington State Home Grown Film Festival

Awards: The Indie Gathering: 1st Place Feature Horror/Comedy & STIFF: Best
Opening Credit Sequence

Premiere Status: Florida Premiere

Is there profanity, nudity, violence, gore, etc?
There is a lot of profanity and a little bit of blood.

Will someone from the film be attending the festival?
Ty Huffer will try to attend the day of Bite Size's showing.

Message:
Bite Size is the epitome of an independent film. The script was
written around locations the crew would be able to secure including
the main location of the hot tub provided by the lead Chris Green's
parents. The hot tub featured in the film is one and the same as that
which inspired the story for "Bite Size". An entirely local cast and
crew worked for the sheer joy of filmmaking, a few pizzas, Vitamin
Water and Jones Soda (many thanks to both companies' generous
contributions to the project). Working with a budget funded mainly
out-of-pocket by the Director and also with the magnanimous help of
many friends and a single fundraiser. Some costumes were donated by
Champion's while most of the wardrobe was provided by the actors
themselves. Using a DVX 100 camera, a few shop lights and a homemade
soft box the cast and crew worked late hours to get the necessary
night scenes completed, much to the chagrin of the surrounding
homeowners. With the help of the Digital Media school of the
University of Washington the crew was able to film the shark point of
view shots with an underwater camera case.

Speakers' Corner: You Have The Right to Remain Vocal

2010-06-24T11:12:00.000-07:00

Name of Film:
Speakers' Corner: You Have The Right to Remain Vocal

Name and Position of Filmmakers: Gavin White: Director

Total Runtime: 59:17

Genre: Documentary

Synopsis:
Since 1872, people have gathered at Speakers Corner in Hyde Park
(London) to exercise their rights to free speech in all its forms.
'Speakers Corner: You Have The Right To Remain Vocal' is a powerful
commentary on the origins and fragility of freedoms of speech,
assembly and the nature of democracy in modern society.

Facebook Page: Click Here
Country of Production: UK

Country of Filming: UK

Date of Completion: 09/01/2009

Awards:
"Award of Merit" (Accolade Film festival); "Aloha Accolade Award for
Excellence" (Honolulu Film Festival); "Award of Merit" (Las Vegas Film
Festival); "Golden Palm Award" (Mexico International FF); "Best
Historical Documentary" (Mountain Film Festival); "Award for Short
Documentary" (Skyfest); "Award of Merit" (Indie Fest)

Premiere Status: Tampa Bay Premiere

Is there profanity, nudity, violence, gore, etc? No

The Nightclub

2010-06-24T10:49:00.000-07:00

Name of Film: The Nightclub

Screening: Sunday, July 25 at 9:00pm

Name and Position of Filmmakers:
Charlie Bray - Director

Total Runtime: 8 minutes

Genre: Sci-fi/Fantasy

Synopsis:
An uneasy young man fails to impress a young woman in a nightclub, but
he has a remarkable ability that he intends to use to his advantage.
Only the lady is spoken for.

Country of Production: United Kingdom

Country of Filming: United Kingdom

Date of Completion: 07/07/2009

Other Festivals: London Short Film Festival, Cannes Short Film Corner

Premiere Status: US Premiere

Is this a student film? Is so, which school?
Yes. The London Film Academy.

Is there profanity, nudity, violence, gore, etc? If so, please explain in detail and give your opinion of an acceptable age limit.
There is a small amount of blood in the film. This would probably only upset the smallest children.Parental Guidance!

Message: Thank you for accepting The Nightclub! I hope everyone who sees it
enjoys it and takes something from it!

Below is the director's statement:
Nightclubs are fascinating places. They are one of the last vestiges of hedonism, where people can freely indulge in behaviour that would actually cause alarm in any other social arena. The recipe is simple; take a couple of hundred people, pack them into a crowded space with thumping music, play them with alcohol and see what happens. And things do happen.

Apart from the obvious cinematic appeal of shooting a science-fiction film in an environment with sporadic lighting, silhouettes and plenty of physical movement, what attracted me to the script was the idea of deceit. It is something that the majority of us practise every day in one way or another, be it the simple adjusting of our mannerisms in a given social situation, or a blatant lie to someone else. As with most science-fiction, the protagonist's literal and fantastic ability to deceive in this film serves as a metaphor with wider implications, in this case, the way we choose to present ourselves socially to others.

I wanted to convey the idea of a young man who is 'learning the ropes', who is still trying to decide who he wants to be in life, who is discovering his talents and attributes but finds himself
out-classed by those more confident and experienced than him. This seemed important to me because although these sorts of issues are usually attributed to adolescence and early adulthood (the relative youth of the cast is not accidental), i think they actually transcend age and continue to apply to many facets of adult life. One can certainly have similar experiences starting out in the film industry!

The other point i feel is worth mentioning is the role of sound in the film. In wanting to remain true to the nightclub environment, i decided quite early on that we were not going to hear any of the dialogue between the characters. This was partly because i usually find that the music in clubs is loud to the extent that one can barely hear any conversation, but more importantly, by denying the viewer the means to hear what is being said, it forces them to focus on the characters' movements, body language and facial expressions. This seemed the right thing to do as it is these physical characteristics that draw so much more attention in a nightclub, a realm where people tend to be judged much more quickly by their posture and 'physical attitude' than any other other i can think of. Of course, this meant that the music in the film became doubly important and had to occupy a curious middle ground between representing the music playing in the club and also functioning as a score, an objective that i think it has achieved well. Interestingly, while editing the film i noticed something that confirmed an old adage we are often told about film being a visual medium- the story is at least 80% comprehensible with the sound turned off...

Severing The Soul (18+ Only)

2010-06-24T09:44:00.000-07:00

Name of Film: Severing the Soul

Name and Position of Filmmakers:
Barbara Klutinis, Director, Editor, Filmmaker

Total Runtime: 18 minutes

Genre: Experimental Documentary

Synopsis:
Found footage interweaves an account of Rosemary Kennedy's lobotomy procedure in 1941 with an overview of the psychosurgery movement of the 1930's to 1960's in the US

Country of Production: USA

Country of Filming: USA

Date of Completion: 01/15/2008

Premiere Status: Florida Premiere

Is there profanity, nudity, violence, gore, etc? If so, please explain in detail and give your opinion of an acceptable age limit.
No, but there is graphic text which might be difficult for a young
audience. I would say maybe 18 or so.

Little Old Ladies

2010-06-24T09:28:00.000-07:00

Name of Film: Little Old Ladies

Name and Position of Filmmakers:
John Varvir - Animator/Writer/Creator

Total Runtime: 13 Min.

Genre: Animation/Comedy/Noir

Synopsis:
A down on his luck detective gets a job offer he can't refuse. But the
sum of the pieces aren't adding up, so with the help of some strange
friends he will try to solve this big case.

Country of Production: USA

Country of Filming: USA

Date of Completion: 07/29/2009

Other Festivals: Festivus Film Festival, SENE, Vail Film Festival

Awards: Best Animation, Audience Favorite-Animation

Premiere Status: Tampa Bay Premiere

Is this a student film? Is so, which school? Yes, RMCAD

Is there profanity, nudity, violence, gore, etc? No

Karaoke (18+ Only - Nudity)

2010-06-24T09:08:00.000-07:00

Name of Film: Karaoke Show

Name and Position of Filmmakers: Karl Tebbe, director + actor

Total Runtime: 4:30 min

Genre: animation / dance film

Synopsis: A mix between sauna and disco.

Website: karltebbe.de

Country of Production: Germany

Country of Filming: Germany

Date of Completion: 03/01/2007

Other Festivals: about 90

Awards: 7 awards

Premiere Status: Tampa Bay Premiere

Is this a student film? Is so, which school?
FH Dortmund

Is there profanity, nudity, violence, gore, etc? If so, please explain in detail and give your opinion of an acceptable age limit.
nudity, 18+

A complete list of festivals and prizes can be found here: karltebbe.de

The Symmetry of Love (17+ Only)

2010-06-24T08:50:00.000-07:00

Name of Film:
THE SYMMETRY OF LOVE

Screening Time: Saturday, July 24 at 7:oopm

Name and Position of Filmmakers:
WRITER / PRODUCER / DIRECTOR: AITOR GAIZKA · DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY:
PETE WALLINGTON · FILM EDITING: JOSÉ MANUEL JIMÉNEZ · MUSIC: JOSÉ
SÁNCHEZ-SANZ· ORIGINAL SONGS: GARRETT WALL & JOSÉ SÁNCHEZ-SANZ ·
SOUND: ROWAN OCTOBER & JOSÉ LUIS ALCAINE BARTOLOMÉ · PRODUCTION
DESIGNER: MARIE LANNA · COSTUME DESIGNER: RACHEL FARRIMOND · MAKEUP
& HAIR DESIGNER: PAULA VALENCIA

Total Runtime: 78 MINUTES

Genre: COMEDY

Synopsis:
Alex, a young journalist girl, enters in the life of Kyle by chance.
He's a seductive architect who doesn't know his ex-wife, Elizabeth, is
back in town after the death of her very rich - very old Parisian new
husband. Elizabeth takes up her career as a psychologist and she has a
new patient: Richard. He is afraid of the way his sexual life with
Jane is going. She is a quiet and shy librarian with hidden hobbies,
who likes to chat on the internet with Enzo, Kyle's best friend.
Richard is paying his therapy with the money he earns as a mariachi
chocolate seller in supermarket promotions while he waits for his
novels to be published. One of the novels tells the story of his
ex-girlfriend Alex...

Website: thesymmetryoflove.com

Country of Production: SPAIN

Country of Filmming: UNITED KINGDOM

Language: ENGLISH

Date of Completion: 04/02/2010

Other Festivals: DIFF CHILE 2010

Premiere Status: NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE

Is there profanity, nudity, violence, gore, etc? If so, please explain
in detail and give your opinion of an acceptable age limit.
SOME PROFANITY AND VERY BRIEF SCENES SHOWING SEX TOYS BUT NO NUDITY AT ALL. MAYBE SHOULD BE RATED R.

Blossom/Bloesem

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Name of Film: Blossom/Bloesem

Screening Time: Saturday, July 24 at 5:00pm - Shorts: Sometimes About Love

Name and Position of Filmmakers: Tess Löwenhardt, Writer/Director

Total Runtime: 26 minutes

Genre: Drama

Synopsis:
Afanai (22), is unable to speak. She feels rejected by society. In
response she stays home. She makes a living selling necklaces through
the Internet. Her mailman Jan, who takes her packages to the post
office, becomes ill. The new mailman, Sem (26), of course knows
nothing of their agreement. Afanai tries to ask him for help. But
because of communication problems this only creates a conflict. Afanai
realises something has to change, and that she can only change
herself, so she does. Sem takes her packages and becomes intrigued by
Afanai. He becomes a gateway between her and society.

Website: tesslowenhardt.com

Country of Production: The Netherlands

Country of Filmming: The Netherlands

Date of Completion: 03/29/2009

Other Festivals:
Palm Springs, Cannes, Red Rock, Batumi Int. Arthouse Film Fest, Film
Front, SCENECS, Ronde Venen Open, Flicks Int. Student Film Fest.

Awards: Audience Award: Red Rock. Audience Award: Flicks Int. Student Film
Fest. Jury Prize: Batumi Int. Arthouse Film Fest. Gold: Ronde Venen
Open. Silver: 4XF Fest. Bronze: Film Front Fest. Winton Train Contest:
Jury Prize: Outstanding Film. Audience Award: Ronde Venen Open.

Press: Loads but most in Dutch. Radio and TV interviews also international.

Premiere Status: East Coast/Florida Premiere.

Is this a student film? Is so, which school?
Hogeschool voor de Kunsten Utrecht (HKU, The Netherlands)

Is there profanity, nudity, violence, gore, etc? No, there is none.