2009 OFFICIAL GUIDE - Red Rock Film Festival

november 12 - 15, 2009
St. george | Springdale | Zion canyon, uT
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Welcome to the 2009 Red Rock Film Festival.
The festival previewers have watched hundreds
of films since last December to select the best for
this year’s international competition – over 50 new
films from a dozen countries will be shown over an
extended weekend beginning a day after Veterans’
Day. Anyone who attended last year would have
noticed that most of our competing features were
documentaries - this year, we continue our tradition
of powerful docs as well as commit to show more
narrative features in the competition.
After viewing these films several times, we have
found there are themes for everyone to enjoy
in independent work, and we were pleasantly
surprised by the number of imaginative films that
were submitted from France. Indie film is film from
the soul, and is a voice seldom heard in mainstream
society. Mainstream cinema, however, seems to be
about convenience and what we are familiar with.
The stories in mainstream cinema are conveniently
the same with enough fabricated subplots to prevent
those with imagination to dive beneath the iceberg or
think for themselves. The sound levels in mainstream
cinema are conveniently adjusted so as to not upset
anyone, and sensitive themes are seldom discussed
with respect – instead they are either subdued
or exploited. The mainstream soundtracks are
conveniently heard on any corporate radio station.
Stories are often timely, instead of timeless, and
true science and physics is replaced by movie
conventions, popular opinion or political agendas.
Independent film, however, invites the viewers to
take off their blinders to learn about another culture,
and follow the story beneath the text. Film lovers
should invite everyone - their families, their peers to
take a peek at the independent films such as those
at this year’s festival where anything can happen.
Enjoy,
Matt Marxteyn
Festival Director
Index
How-To-Fest & Sponsors pg. 3
Alpha Guide – A mini guide on the side pg. 4
Festival schedule pg. 8
Maps pg. 9
Opening night pg. 5
Special Events and Panels pg. 4-5
Documentary features pg. 6-7
Narrative features pg. 10-11
Shorts with featureS pg. 12
Young filmmakers pg. 12
Shorts Competition Programs pg. 13-15
Documentary shorts pg. 15
Animation shorts pg. 15
How to F est
geTTIng To The FeSTIvAl
The Red Rock Film Festival is just an hour and a half
north of las Vegas with a 45 minute drive between the
St. George and Springdale sections.
where To STAy
• pioneer lodge (Host – Springdale) located at 838 Zion
park Blvd., Springdale, uT 84767, the pioneer lodge
lobby is the festival site for tickets and registration.
(1.888.772.3233)
• la quinta inn and suites (Host – St. George)
91 E. 2680 S., St. George (435.674.2664)
other hotel partNers In spriNGdale
• Flanigan’s inn - 428 Zion park Blvd. (435.772.3244)
• Zion park motel - 855 Zion park Blvd. (435.772.3251)
• bumbleberry inn - 897 Zion park Blvd. (435.772.3611)
• best western Zion park inn - 1215 Zion park Blvd.
(435.772.3200)
• majestic view lodge - 2400 Zion park Blvd. (435.772.0665)
TIckeTS
Tickets are available at:
• www.RedRockFilmFestival.com
• 435.705.5555
• Rush Line at the door
• St. George Arts Museum – 47 E. 200 N., St. George
(435) 627-4525
• Pioneer Lodge Welcome Center – 838 Zion Park Blvd.,
Springdale (1.888.772.3233) Welcome center hours are
from 9 am - 8 pm,
tiCket priCes:
opening Night pass: $30 (Includes admission to all opening night films, opening ceremony and dinner reception.)
opening Night shorts: $20 (with late entry to reception.)
opening Night Feature premiere: $15
regular screening: $10
Festival tribute to Graeme Clifford: $20
panel discussion or workshop: $20
Closing Night Film: $10
Closing party: $50
awards breakfast: $50
one-day pioneer pass: $30 (Good for Regular Screenings
only on one day at the 2009 Red Rock Film Festival.)
all-access pass: $300 (Good for all public screenings,
events, VIp seating access, and special parties at the
2009 Red Rock Film Festival. Does not include private
industry events.)
industry pass: $350 (Good for all public screenings,
events, VIp seating access, and special parties at the
2009 Red Rock Film Festival. Includes private industry
events and access to the Filmmaker’s lounge.)
Ticket and pass holders not seated 10 minutes prior to
show time risk forfeiture of their seat. Absolutely no
refunds or exchanges. All events, prices and show times
are subject to change without notice.
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speCial thaNks to all the woNderFul voluNteers aNd red roCk Crew:
Volunteer Director: Alan Snell
Volunteer coordinator - Z-Arts!: Donnette Atiyah
Volunteer liason: Shayne cullen
Filmmaker liason: Matt cox
Adam Mast, April Gates, Ryan Walker, Heidi Gledhill, Tyler Worthington, Eric pickett, kurt
Wright, Michael Fatali, Deborah Reeder, lynne Mcwilliams, Gary Sanders, St. George Arts
Museum, Filomena Diaz-Johnson, Therese Feinauer, Sundancer Books, lance Traveller,
katari Sporrong, lynn Harenberg-Miller, Sandra lee Jones, Ronald Jones, Tomiko yabumoto,
Armando Solorzano, Monica Weed, Zach Smith, Diana Walcott, Edith yang, Alisa Simonds,
lisa Higinbotham, nicklaus Hoffman, craig Austin, and all the other volunteers, without whom,
this festival would not be possible.
we are also iN deep Gratitude to our GraNd Jury:
• Director Graeme Clifford
• Professor/producer
Silvia kratzer ph.D.,
• Actor Shaun Dooley
•
Oscar-winning
director
• Cinematographer
Steven okazaki
Gordon lonsdale, ASc
• Editor Mary Perica
www.redrockFilmFestival.com
• Director/producer
Gregg champion
• Actor Shaun Dingwall
• Actor Matthew McNulty
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Alpha Guide
Festival Tribute and Panel Discussions
Adopt a Sailor
DIR Charles Evered
A film that brings audience, actors and characters together, and
making us human to one another.
pg. 10
Festival Tribute to
Graeme Clifford
Acting panel: Playing a Part in
the Larger Picture
Motion picture director Graeme Clifford will be spotlighted at the festival in a special tribute to his career. A
rare opportunity in Southern Utah, this live interview is the
first filmmaker tribute for the Red Rock Film Festival.
Graeme Clifford made an impressive feature film directorial debut with Frances starring Jessica Lange, and
directed Gleaming the Cube with Christian Slater, Ruby
Cairo, with Andie McDowell, Liam Neeson, and Viggo
Mortenson, and for television he directed The Last Don,
and episodes of Twin Peaks, The Guardian, and Faerie Tale
Theatre. Graeme Clifford was also a leading film editor
for over ten years, and his diverse credits include Images
for Robert Altman, Don’t Look Now for Nicholas Roeg
(nominated for a BAFTA award for editing,) Convoy for
Sam Peckinpah, and the cult classic Rocky Horror Picture
Show.
Actor Greg Kennedy (stage; Vincent, television & screen:
Lucky Origins, Gabriel,) is the commentator in this panel
with Deborah Geffner (stage: A Chorus Line, Pal Joey,
screen: All That Jazz, Star 80, Living Out Loud, Chasing
Destiny, Infestation, Guitar Lessons) Jai Koutrae (television:
Lucky Chance, screen: Dark Island, Point of View, Death’s
Requiem, The Last One,) and other surprise guests. The
panel will discuss the transformation of character no matter how big or small and the differences from stage and
screen. What parts to take, as well as how to be humble
playing a character in a broader picture and how the actor
helps to paint that picture.
With the idea of giving a hand to the indies, we
will look at why actors will do independent theater, a short film or an indie film when a Hollywood feature
seems like every actor’s dream. What is the criteria for actors selecting independent work?, how to work with SAG
actors?, and how to scout for actors for your project?
Special Event – Hosted by Ophilia Electronica
Ascending the Giants
DIR John Waller
Brian and Will set forth on a journey to locate the new Oregon
State Sitka Spruce Tree Champion.
pg. 15
The Attic Door
DIR Danny Daneau
A story of love, loss, loneliness,
and the truth behind childhood
fears.
pg. 10
Fri., NOV. 13, 5:00 pm • Zion Giant Screen Theatre
Panel Discussion – Hosted by Sol Foods
SAT., NOV. 14, 10:00 am • Sol Foods back patio
The Bake Shop Ghost
DIR Lorette Bayle
Based on a best-selling short
story by Jacqueline Ogburn, this is
a charming film for all ages.
pg. 13
Directing Panel: Independent
Auteur
Panel Discussion – Hosted by Sol Foods
Bicycle Dreams
DIR Stephen Auerbach
They are seekers, madmen who
riding across America on a bicycle
in less than ten days.
pg. 6
Bloesem
DIR Tess Löwenhardt
Afanai is unable to speak. and
feels rejected by society, until she
meet The new mailman, Sem.
pg. 14
Director Graeme Clifford acts as commentator in this
panel with directors from the festival Sandy Cioffi, Danny
Daneau and others. In this intimate discussion with Red Rock
independent directors, the spirit of being your own auteur
will be explored. What it is like to direct your first film, finding funding, calling the shots and seeing the realization on
the silver screen. Also discussed will be the studio system
and the completely different role the director has once under Hollywood filmmaking than independent filmmaking.
Sweet Crude director Sandy Cioffi is an award winning Seattle-based film and video artist and is currently a
tenured professor in the Film and Video Communications
Department at Seattle Central Community College. She
has produced and/or directed several films, including the
critically acclaimed Crocodile Tears, Terminal 187 and Just
Us. At only 26 years old, Danny Daneau is an independent
filmmaker who has directed works that have played in over
forty film festivals, including The Attic Door.
SAT., NOV. 14, 12:30 pm • Sol Foods back patio
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Cinematography panel: Creating
Transparent Mood with Light,
Shadow and Movement
Panel Discussion – Hosted by Sol Foods
This special panel of festival cinematographers will include special guest cinematographer Gordon Lonsdale ASC
(Northern Exposure, High School Musical and Bones.) Topics
discussed are how the DP (Director of Photography) plays a
role as part of an ensemble without being overbearing. How
cinematography creates the mood of the piece and remains
a part in the subconscious. Where is lighting placed and how
much? That point where the lighting, movement and camera
angle come together and “Gestalts” and works together, yet
is transparent enough to allow the characters to fill in the
scene. A panel discussion for anyone who always wanted
to know how camera work can paint a picture on the silver
screen, and a slightly different one by changing the color
and light. How shadows can change a mood or even character, and how movement and camera angles can change the
audience’s perspective of the scene and the characters.
SAT., NOV. 14, 2:30 pm • Sol Foods back patio
opeNiNG NiGht
ClosiNG CeremoNies
Felina’s Arrow photo by Wayne Bund.
Be there for opening night for the festival reception,
opening night shorts and the opening night premiere of
Speed Dating. Mix in with actors and filmmakers of the
festival at this casual event that starts off the festival.
opeNiNG NiGht, thursday, November 12, 2009
6:00 pm – opeNiNG NiGht CeremoNies
Receive a festival’s welcome as the 3rd Annual 2009 Red
Rock Film Festival officially begins its extended weekend.
Hear from the filmmakers of the festival pitch their stories,
and exchange ideas on independent film.
6:30 pm – opeNiNG NiGht diNNer reCeptioN
Enjoy a casual, mix and mingle style buffet hosted by
texas roadhouse – light accent beneath the stars before
the films get the evening rolling.
7:15 pm – ZioN FliX i: opeNiNG NiGht shorts
These are new short films that take their production all the
way to 35mm film. Admission includes late entry to the
opening night Dinner Reception. Films include: Inukshuk,
A Film from My Parish - 6 Farms, Far Sighted, The Bake
Shop Ghost, Blue Boy, and Free Lunch.
9:30 pm – opeNiNG NiGht Film: SPEED DATING
See the utah premiere of the Irish comedy Speed Dating
in conjunction with Southern utah Speed Daters in search
of their perfect match.
ClosiNG NiGht party
with FeliNa’s arrow
Special Event – Hosted by The Fatali Gallery
Its a wrap! The Fatali Gallery hosts this festive event
as the filmmakers celebrate the closing of the 3rd Annual Red Rock Film Festival. Enjoy music indoors, and hors
d’oeuvres beneath the stars.
Felina’s Arrow is an experimental, acoustic, soul duo
from portland oregon that discovered the Red Rock Film
Festival in an ad in a travel guide, and marked the festival
as one of the places they would like to go. Their music
is a fusion of glam, pain and harmony with songs that set
to break your heart open with songs that reflect people’s
triumphs, failures, and struggles.
The Fatali is the perfect backdrop as the collaborative
artists schmooze and speak in that unusually delicious
language of indie film. let the party begin with a new era
of sparkling film-lovers, talented practitioners, and crazy
theoreticians!
SUNDANCER
SUNDANCER
BOOKS
BOOKS
Bestsellers
Bargain Books
Regional Books
Used Books
Magazines
Greeting Cards
SAT., Nov. 14, 10:00 pm • Fatali Gallery
Music
T-Shirts
Fun Games
Distinctive Gifts
speed datiNG
Utah Premiere – Hosted by Ophilia Electronica
Feature Premiere – Narrative Fiction – SPECIAL SCREENING
Ireland (2007) 85 min. (1.85:1) In English
dIr Tony Herbert eXepro ned Dowd pro Tony Herbert, John
conroy Scr Tony Herbert cIn John conroy edIT kate Walshe
cAST Hugh o’conor, Flora Montgomery, nora Jane noone, Don
Wycherly, Emma choy, David Hayman
James Van Der Bexton is approaching his 30th birthday.
After the break–up of the relationship with the love of his
life two years previously he has taken up speed dating
without much success. Despondent he turns his attention
towards a mysterious young woman who frequents his
local pub. In trying to discover more about her, he plays
at being a private detective with disastrous results leading to him being hospitalized, amnesiac, and the center of
an investigation of his involvement with the mysterious
woman. In this fast-paced comedy, James attempts to
piece back his memories of that night, as he tries to put
his broken heart to rest, deal with his eccentric family,
attempts to clear his name, solve a crime, and discover
who is James Van Der Bexton, anyway?
Thu., Nov. 12, 9:30 pm • red Cliffs Cinema
awards breakFast aNd
CeremoNy
Special Event – Hosted by Sol Foods
After a busy weekend, relax and enjoy breakfast as the
festival crew announce the winners. Join the filmmakers,
as they anticipate their name being called and congratulate the winners. The festival closes its biggest year to
date as the judges have scored the officially selected
films on direction, screenplay, acting, pre-production and
post-production. categories of awards include “Best Feature narrative Fiction,” “Best Feature Documentary,” “Best
Short narrative Fiction,” “Best Documentary Short,” Special Achievements plus new awards for the year for “Best
Animated Short,” and the Featurette Awards for films 3059 minutes in length. With all the excitement, this is one
breakfast, you do not want to miss.
It is also the perfect picture-taking opportunity as several filmmakers come together and give their farewells.
It’s time for filmmakers to exchange cards and dream of
their next project.
Sun., Nov. 15, 10:00 am • sol Foods
975 Zion Park Blvd.
P. O. Box 508
Springdale, UT 84767
tel: 435.772.3400
sundancerbooks@yahoo.com
www.sundancerbooks.com
SUNDANCER
BOOKS
–5–
Alpha Guide
Feature documentary competition
Blue Boy
DIR Alex Jablonski
One woman particular, has always
caught Kenny’s eye. An act of heroism brings them together.
pg. 13
Bicycle Dreams
Charlie Valentine
DIR Jesse V. Johnson
Charlie is an old gangster, a man
of great wisdom and even greater
class, but is also poor.
pg. 11
The Crooked Eye
Utah Premiere
Feature Competition – Documentary
U S A (2008) 107 min. (1.78:1) In English
DIR Stephen Auerbach PRO Stephen Auerbach, Andy Firchau,
Brian C. Haynes, Perry Stone CIN Don Hauk EDIT Stephen Auerbach CAST Patrick Autissier, Cat Berge, Bob Breedlove, Chris
Hopkinson, Chris MacDonald, Jure Robic
They are seekers, madmen and angels hell bent on riding
across America on a bicycle in less than ten days. What
begins as the adventure of a lifetime is transformed in an
instant when one of their comrades is killed in a head-on
collision. These voyagers thought it was their bodies that
were being put to the test. But after the tragic accident,
it is no longer their bodies that are at risk - it’s their minds.
The riders can only pray for deliverance as they pedal
toward the Eastern Seaboard. By journey’s end, some are
saved, others are lost, but all learn that the fuel that takes
a soul toward its’ own true destiny is… desire.
DIR D.C. Douglas
A troubled woman Sharon struggles with a recent divorce and a
current perception problem.
pg. 15
SAT., NOV. 14, 12:45 pm • Canyon Community Center
Every Second Counts
Mountain West Premiere
Feature Competition – Documentary
U S A (2009) 87 min. (1.78:1) In English
DIR Sevan Matossian, Carey Peterson EXEPRO Greg Glassman, Lauren Glassman PRO Sevan Matossian, Carey Peterson, Dave Castro
CIN Sevan Matossian, Carey Peterson EDIT Sevan Matossian, Carey
Peterson CAST Josh Everett, Dutch Lowy, James FitzGerald, John
Welbourn, Matt Murski, Tony Budding, Dave Castro
Meet the fittest people on the planet as they train for the
2009 CrossFit Games. The events are so challenging and
so demanding that even the greatest Olympic Athletes
would struggle to complete the first day. Professional
athletes shudder at the thought of such a grueling and all
encompassing test of fitness. The drama unfolds as the
planets greatest athletes train and then come together
for the greatest test of physical strength and stamina in
modern times. Only one man can hold the title as “Fittest Man on the Planet,” and the results may surprise you.
Forget your notions of the “strongest, biggest or fastest”
– this film explores what we define as being “fit.”
SAT., NOV. 14, 3:00 pm • Canyon Community Center
The Death of Olivier Bécaille
(La mort d’Olivier Bécaille)
DIR Thibault Dentel, Laura Gitton
Olivier is about to be buried…
alive.
pg. 13
Pride of Lions
Debt
DIR Mike Weiss
A boy collects pennies with disastrous results.
pg. 15
The Dressmaker’s Daughter
DIR Huni Melissa Bolliger
A girl’s doll helps her journeys
through a magical forest.
pg. 15
(Pride of Lions) – Utah Premiere
Feature Competition – Documentary
U S A (2009) 84 min. (1.78:1) In English
DIR Louise Woehrle, John Woehrle EXEPRO John Woehrle PRO
Louise Woehrle CIN Bill Carlson EDIT Ben Watne MUS Kent Militzer
Sierra Leone – the atrocities and destruction imposed
on this West African country during an 11-year civil war
contrasts greatly with the rich beauty of the land and
the peaceful nature of its people. A nation that was once
thriving, is torn apart by corruption and the brutalities of
war, but somehow finds hope for the future. This film
offers a rare glimpse into the lives of those who experienced the war, firsthand: an artisan diamond miner raising
his brother’s amputee son, who as a baby lost his leg to
the same bullet that killed his mother; a boy soldier forced
to fight at the age of eight now repairs bicycles in Kono;
Lazarus, a gentle man with forgiveness in his heart shares
his horrific story of the rebels cutting off both his arms,
and to think this happened only a decade ago. The Sierra
Leoneans choose forgiveness over contempt, peace instead of revenge, with hope for the future.
SAT., NOV. 14, 10:15 am • Canyon Community Center
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Rain Falls from Earth:
Surviving Cambodia’s Darkest Hour
Utah Premiere
Feature Competition – Documentary
U S A (2008) 97 min. (1.33:1) In Cambodian and English with English subtitles
DIR Steve McClure PRO Steve McClure, Kyle Kruger SCR Steve
McClure CIN Coy Melnick, Chris Wilson EDIT Tom Linkiewicz
MUS Chris Piorkowski NARR Sam Waterston
“If the Khmer Rouge told you that rain falls from the earth,
not from the sky, you agreed, or you’d be killed for being an intellectual.” – On April 17, 1975, the face of Cambodia would be forever changed. As Khmer Rouge soldiers
marched into the capital city of Phnom Penh, the unsuspecting people of Cambodia had little idea they would be
forced into a living nightmare that would last nearly four
years. This film shows the courage, survival and eventual
triumph over the Communist regime that was responsible
for the deaths of over 2 million people. The voices of
many Cambodians are heard as they convey their thoughts,
ideas and emotions – the very things they were forced to
abandon in the “killing fields“ of Cambodia.
Plays with The Jogger
SAT., NOV. 14, 10:30 am • Bumbleberry Playhouse
Feature documentary competition
Alpha Guide
Eating Alaska
DIR Ellen Frankenstein
What happens to a vegetarian
who moves to the last frontier?
pg. 13
Heart of Stone
Making Peace with VietNam
Utah Premiere
Feature Competition – Documentary
U S A (2008) 84 min. (1.78:1) In English
DIR Beth Toni Kruvant EXEPRO Paul Bartick PRO Beth Toni Kruvant CIN David Harges, Scott Shelley EDIT Anand Kamalakar,
Allyson Johnson MUS Ben Decter CAST Ronald Stone
Western States Premiere
Feature Competition – Documentary
U S A, Viet Nam (2008) 87 min. (1.78:1) In English with subtitles
DIR Steven Emmanuel PRO Steven Emmanuel SCR Steven Emmanuel CIN Steven Emmanuel, Matt Ryan EDIT Steven Emmanuel,
Stu Minnis
Bloods, Crips, Guns, Jail... College? The film revolves
around the resurgence of Weequahic High School (WHS)
in Newark, NJ, during the past six years under the guidance of ambitious Principal Ron Stone, through the hard
work of his committed faculty and staff, and from the
generosity of the school’s Alumni Association to make a
difference with the youth and with the gang members of
WHS. Until the 1960’s, WHS enrolled more students who
went on to get PhDs than any other high school in the entire country. After the 1967 riots, academic performance
flagged, gangs flooded the streets, and crime and shootings on campus were common and students and faculty
lived in fear. It was not until 2001 that WHS saw a glimmer
of hope with the arrival of a new principal, Ron Stone, who
vowed to return the school to its former glory.
This film explores the lingering consequences of the
American war in Vietnam, as well as the ongoing challenges of reconciliation. For vets, it can mean reconciling with
the loss of friends, with the painful memories, or with a
government that sent them to fight an unpopular war. The
film also looks at the challenges of reconciliation between
nations, especially in the wake of the unprecedented violence of that war. The wounds of the Vietnam War are still
with us. They continue to affect veterans, their families,
and millions of Vietnamese people who are still plagued by
chemical contamination. Though more than 30 years have
passed, we have not fully reconciled with ourselves or
with our former enemy. This film sheds light on the conditions for making peace and avoiding future ‘Vietnams.’
Plays with Interpretation
FRI., NOV. 13, 1:00 pm • Canyon Community Center
SAT., NOV. 14, 1:00 pm • Bumbleberry Playhouse
Every Second Counts
DIR Sevan Matossian, Carey Peterson
Meet the fittest people on the
planet as they train for the 2009
CrossFit Games.
pg. 6
FAR SIGHTED
DIR Elyse Couvillion
The wonders of the universe are
waiting to guide and sustain us
through painful events of our lives.
pg. 13
Fat-tastico
DIR Yung-Jui Lee
A grumpy magician and a naive
assistant.
pg. 15
Signs of the Time
Utah Premiere
Feature Competition – Documentary
U S A (2009) 60 min. (1.78:1) In English
DIR Don Casper EXEPRO Ray Manard, Caroline Manard PRO Don
Casper, Jim Hughes SCR Jim Hughes CIN Eric McMaster, Ray Manard
EDIT Ray Manard MUS Rob LaVaque NARR Richard Dreyfuss
The umpire’s defiant fist as the perfect pitch crosses
the plate – The cross hand sweep of the man in blue as
the runner slides into home‚ – The dramatic fist pump of
the umpire as the runner, ball and baseman converge at
first. Imagine watching one of baseball’s earliest games, in
the presence of thousands of fans but without the benefit of the signals on the diamond that guide us through
the modern game. Who was responsible for these signs?
How did they originate? The film explores the origins
of this pivotal innovation and the baseball pioneers that
shaped the course of the game and history. Everyone
will truly enjoy and learn from this film, not just baseball
fans but anyone who likes a story about history, mystery
and of human achievement.
Plays with Return to Little Hollywood
FRI., NOV. 13, 3:00 pm • Bumbleberry Playhouse
Sweet Crude
Utah Premiere – SPECIAL SCREENING
Feature Competition – Documentary
U S A (2009) 94 min. (1.78:1) In English
DIR Sandy Cioffi EXEPRO Menno van Wyk, Jody Hall, Elizabeth
Rudolf PRO Sandy Cioffi, Kate Wolf, Leslye Wood, Tammi Sims
SCR Leslye Wood, Jill Freidberg, Sandy Cioffi CIN Sean Porter
EDIT Jill Freidberg MUS Julie Wolf
In the summer of 2008, militants from the Movement
for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) declared
an “oil war” in Nigeria. This was one of the biggest spikes
yet on a radar screen dotted with conflict and tragedy.
This is the Niger Delta – the human and environmental
consequences of oil extraction, the history of non-violent
protest, and the members of a new insurgency who, in
the three years since the filmmakers met them as college
students, became the young men of the Movement for
the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND). A journey of
multi-layered revelation and ever-deepening questions,
the film is about survival, corruption, greed and armed
resistance, and raises broader issues of oil politics, mass
media agendas and the role of independent journalists.
A Film from My Parish-6 Farms
DIR Tony Donoghue
We can learn a lot from traditional
farming if we are serious about a
sustainable earth.
pg. 13
The Flowers of Madison
DIR Amelah Resnik
From these passionate stories
of overcoming obstacles, this film
emphasizes empowerment.
pg. 14
SAT., NOV. 14, 5:00 pm • Zion Giant Screen Theatre
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Festival Schedule
day 1.thUR.
November.12
Day 2.Friday.November.13
DAY 3.SATURDAY.November.14
ScheduleSchedule
Red Cliffs Bumbleberry
CANYON
ZION Giant Bumbleberry CANYON
Playhouse Community Center Screen theatre Playhouse Community Center SOL FOODS
Cinema
9:00 am
9:30 am
10:00 am
1750 E.
Red Cliffs Dr.
(Behind the
Red Cliffs Mall)
St. George
897 Zion Park Blvd.
Springdale
11:00 am
11:30 am
145 Zion Park Blvd.
Springdale
897 Zion Park Blvd.
Springdale
126 Lion Blvd.
Springdale
10:30 am
Rain falls
from earth
+ The jogger
(108 min.)
10:30 am
Chaturanga
(125 min.)
12:00 pm
10:15 am
Pride of lions
(84 min.)
12:45 pm
Zion Flix III:
Awareness*
(94 min.)
1:30 pm
2:00 pm
3:00 pm
Signs of
3:15 pm
the time +
Zion FLix Iv:
Return to Little International
Hollywood
Shorts*
(98 min.)
(100 min.)
3:30 pm
4:00 pm
4:30 pm
5:00 pm
5:30 pm
6:00 pm
6:30 pm
7:00 pm
7:30 pm
8:00 pm
8:30 pm
6:00 pm
Ceremony
6:30 pm
Dinner
REception
7 :15 pm
Zion Flix I:
OPENING NIGHT
SHORTS*
(105 min.)
9:00 pm
9:30 pm
10:00 pm
10:30 pm
11:00 pm
12:00 am
12:30 am
1:00 am
–8–
9 :30 pm
Opening Night
film: Speed
Dating
(85 min.)
9:00 am
6:15 pm
ZION FLIX V:
6:30 pm
DOCUMentary
Adopt a Sailor
Shorts*
(86 min.)
(89 min.)
3:15 pm
Animation
Festival*
(86 min.)
10:00 am
ACTING PANEL
(75 min.)
10:00 am
AWARDS
breakfast
(75 min.)
10:00 am
10:30 am
11:00 am
12:00 pm
1:00 pm
12:45 pm
making peace
with vietnam Bicycle dreams
(107 min.)
+ interpretation
(95 min.)
1:00 pm
Heart of Stone
(84 min.)
2:30 pm
3:00 pm
95 Zion Park Blvd.
Springdale
11:30 am
12:30 pm
1:00 pm
95 Zion Park Blvd.
Springdale
Sol Foods
9:30 am
10:15 am
Zion Flix II:
Dilemmas For
Puzzled People*
(82 min.)
10:30 am
126 Lion Blvd.
Springdale
Day 4.SUN.Nov.15
12:30 pm
Directing Panel
(75 min.)
1:00 pm
1:30 pm
2:00 pm
2:30 pm
Cinematography
Panel
3:00 pm
(75
min.)
Every Second
Counts
ZION Giant
(87 min.)
5:00 pm
Festival
Tribute:
Graeme
Clifford
(75 min.)
12:30 pm
2:30 pm
3:00 pm
3:30 pm
Screen theatre
4:00 pm
145 Zion Park Blvd.
Springdale
4:30 pm
5:00 pm
5:00 pm
Sweet Crude
(94 min.)
6:30 pm
How I Got Lost
6:45 pm
The Attic Door + what is she
to you?
+ La Guerrera
(98 min.)
(94 min.)
5:30 pm
6:00 pm
6:30 pm
7:00 pm
7:30 pm
8:00 pm
8:30 pm
YOUNG
FILMMAKER
SHORTS*
(97 min.)
Fatali
8:30 pm
8:45 pm
El regalo de la
GAllery
The Full
pachamama
Picture
145 Zion Park Blvd.
(104 min.)
+ Woke up ugly
Springdale
(101 min.)
10:00 pm
*Short film programs
CLOSING
SHORTS WITH FEATURES: Return to Little
ZION FLIX III: Awareness Guitar Lessons,
Party
Hollywood, The Jogger, Interpretation, What
Open Your Eyes, The Flowers of Madison.
(120
min.)
Is She to You?, La Guerrera, Woke Up Ugly.
ZION FLIX IV: International Shorts
8:45 pm
Charlie
Valentine
(95 min.)
YOUNG FILMMAKER SHORTS: Crossing
Borders, Day By Day, The Kid, Moo Moo’s,
Squabble, The True Meaning of Girls.
Zion Flix I: Opening Night Shorts A
Film from My Parish, Inukshuk, Far Sighted,
The Bake Shop Ghost, Blue Boy, Free Lunch.
ZION FLIX II: Dilemmas for Puzzled
People Eating Alaska, Imaginary Friends, La
Mort d’Olivier Bécaille.
Bloesem, Le Rescapé de l’Hipocampe, Magic
Kisa, The Last One.
ZION FLIX V: Documentary Shorts
Ascending the Giants, New American Soldier,
Ritmo do Morumbi, Unconquered: Allan Houser
ZION FLIX VI: Animation Festival A Film
from My Parish, Inukshuk, Debt, The Dressmaker’s
Daughter, Fat-tastico, Gerald’s Last Day, Kensho,
Lightheaded, Skylight, The Crooked Eye.
Program Legend
Regular Screening
Panel DIscussion
Special Screening
Special Event
One-Day PIONEER Passes are good for Regular Screenings only for
one day at the 2009 Red Rock Film Festival.
all-access passes are good for all public screenings, panels and
events at the 2009 Red Rock Film Festival. Does not include industry events.
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12:30 am
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Alpha Guide
Feature Narrative fiction competition
Four Chapters
(Chaturanga)
DIR Suman Mukhopadhyay
A story of a love that is caught between conflicting worlds of ideas.
pg. 11
Adopt a Sailor
Free Lunch
DIR Rick Curnutt
Walter struggles with the realities
of business and being a fish out of
water.
pg. 13
The Full Picture
DIR Jon Bowden, Jon Bowden
Mark is forced to make a decision;
either come clean and confront his
lies.
pg. 10
The Attic Door
Mountain West Premiere
Feature Competition – Narrative Fiction
U S A (2008) 86 min. (16:9) In English
DIR Charles Evered EXEPRO Michael Marix, Kim Waltrip PRO Kim
Waltrip, Mark Victor, Audrey Loggia, Sherry Halperin SCR Charles
Evered CIN Ulf Soderqvist EDIT Marty James MUS Joshua Fardon
CAST Bebe Neuwirth, Peter Coyote, Ethan Peck
Mountain West Premiere
Feature Competition – Narrative Fiction
U S A (2008) 78 min. (1.85:1) In English
DIR Danny Daneau EXEPRO Erica Harrell PRO Danny Daneau,
Natalie Sakai, Erica Harrell COPRO Eric Ernst SCR CIN Scott
Uhlfelder EDIT Danny Daneau, Sean Lagrange MUS Kristin Øhrn
Dyrud CAST Madison Davenport, Jake Johnson
Based on a play, Adopt a Sailor is the story about all the
things we have in common. Philosophy and political affiliation drop away when three people who are very different become human beings to one another. A sailor is inadvertently “adopted” by Patricia and Richard an extremely
narcissistic couple during Fleet Week in New York City.
The young sailor from Turkey Scratch, Arkansas tells how
he fell out of a plane, and listens to the couple’s conversations and arguments without judgment. Throughout
the course of the evening they become human to one
another through proximity as the sailor discovers more
about the couple than what he would expect, their secrets, habits and revealing idiosyncrasies.
Two young siblings Caroline and Darrell, are left behind,
far from any civilization – in the vast and lonely landscape
of the 19th century American West. Each day they dream
of their parent’s return while they struggle to keep up
the family farm. Their parent’s have traveled far into town
to deliver their third child. At the farm, Caroline, a blossoming twelve year old girl, is left in charge of her little
brother Darrell, age nine. Their laborious chores equally
divided, the two siblings struggle to maintain their home
and sanctuary from the brutal harshness of the elements
as well as an unseen terror that disrupts their lives. This
film is a story of love, loss, loneliness, and the truth behind
childhood fears.
Plays with La Guerrera
FRI., NOV. 13, 6:30 pm • Canyon Community Center
SAT., NOV. 14, 6:45 pm • Bumbleberry Playhouse
Gerald’s Last Day
DIR Justin Rasch, Shel Rasch, Shel Rasch,
Justin Rasch
Gerald the dog risks termination
by the pound.
pg. 15
Guitar Lessons
DIR Deborah Geffner
An indefinable need for intimacy
that propels Claire into a torrid affair.
pg. 14
Heart of Stone
DIR Beth Toni Kruvant
Three gang members struggle to
leave the comfort of gang life and
go to college.
pg. 7
The Full Picture
How I Got Lost
Mark Foster lives comfortably in San Francisco with his
girlfriend, Erika. Everyone assumes that a marriage proposal is imminent – everyone, that is, but Mark. Fifteen
years ago, Mark’s parents’ seemingly perfect union ended
in a scandalous divorce that affected his ability to commit.
Fearful to disclose the whole story to Erika, Mark chose
instead to gloss over the details, a secret he’s forced to
keep. Mark’s world is turned upside down when his mother, Gretchen, schedules an impromptu visit. Making matters worse, Mark’s abrasive brother, Hal, and his ‘perfect’
housewife, Beth, are joining them for the weekend. Mark is
forced to make a decision; either come clean and confront
his lies, or face a possible future without Erika.
Plays with Woke Up Ugly
During the immediate aftermath of 9/11, Jake and Andrew, drink in their local bar – like everyone else they are
numb and lost, and hoping it’s all a bad dream. The next
day, Jake meets Sarah in Central Park and they fall in love.
A year later, Jake is trying to pick up the pieces. Sarah has
left, and the hangover of the last year still lingers. One day
his friend Andrew comes up with an idea: it’s time to leave
the city. Where to? He doesn’t know. This begins Andrew
and Jakes road trip to a funeral, Kirkland, Ohio, and Little
League baseball where they discover how moments are
rare and fleeting, and how talent is a mystery and a gift.
Plays with What Is She to You?
Utah Premiere
Feature Competition – Narrative Fiction
U S A (2008) 80 min. (1.78:1) In English
DIR Jon Bowden PRO Jon Bowden SCR Jon Bowden CIN Clifford Traiman EDIT Jon Bowden, Peter Hathaway MUS Mark Degli
Antoni CAST Joshua Hutchinson, Daron Jennings, Bettina Devin,
Lizzie Ross, Heather Mathieson
SAT., NOV. 14, 8:45 pm • Bumbleberry Playhouse
– 10 –
Utah Premiere
Feature Competition – Narrative Fiction
U S A (2009) 87 min. (1.85:1) In English
DIR Joe Leonard EXEPRO Danny Leiner, Matt Tauber PRO Massoumeh Emami, Jared Parsons, Sam Mestman COPRO Chris
DeAngelis SCR Joe Leonard CIN Christopher Chambers EDIT
Sarah Broshar, Sam Mestman MUS Kaki King CAST Aaron Stanford, Jacob Fishel, Rosemarie DeWitt, Nicole Vicius, Emily Wickersham, Lily Holleman, Jill Flint
SAT., NOV. 14, 6:30 pm • Canyon Community Center
Feature Narrative fiction competition
Alpha Guide
How I Got Lost
DIR Joe Leonard
It’s a story about how moments
are rare and fleeting, and how talent
is a mystery and a gift.
pg. 10
Charlie Valentine
(Charlie Valentine) – Utah Premiere
Feature Competition – Narrative Fiction
U S A (2008) 96 min. (2.35:1) In English
DIR Jesse V. Johnson EXEPRO Ed Robin, Bill J. Gottlieb PRO Ray
Cavaleri, Ted Warren COPRO SCR Jesse V. Johnson CIN Jonathan
Hall EDIT Julia Hansson, Cari Coughlin MUS Marcello De Francisci,
Wagner Fulco CAST Raymond J. Barry, Michael Weatherly, James
Russo, Maxine Bahn, Tom Berenger, Steven Bauer, Keith David
Charlie is an old gangster, a man of great wisdom and
even greater class. Unfortunately, he’s also quite poor –
he’s spent all his money on women, gambling and the rest
of those things commonly known as “the high life,” and
since he isn’t getting any younger he realizes he needs a
load of money if he’s going to be able to retire. He aims
to get this money by heisting his own boss – the cutthroat mobster Rocco. There is also a catch – he wishes
to deliver the heist with “no guns.” Charlie’s fate leads him
to his son Danny, who desires to be taught all the criminal
wisdom Charlie knows. Soon the father and son are bonding like crazy and decide to pull off a heist of their own to
cement their reunion.
FRI., NOV. 13, 8:45 pm • Canyon Community Center
Chaturanga
(Four Chapters) – Utah Premiere
Feature Competition – Narrative Fiction
India (2008) 125 min. (1.85:1) In Bengali with English subtitles
DIR Suman Mukhopadhyay EXEPRO Mallika Jalan PRO Avik Saha
COPRO Vishal Jhajharia SCR Suman Mukhopadhyay based on
a novel by Rabindranath Tagore CIN Indranil Mukherjee EDIT
Arghyakamal Mitra MUS Debojyoti Mishra CAST Dhritiman
Chaterji, Subrata Dutta, Rituparna Sengupta, Joy Sengupta, Kabir
Suman, Trina Banerjee
A story of a love that is caught between conflicting
worlds of ideas. The lead protagonist Sachish fleets from
radical positivism to religious mysticism in his quest for
life’s meaning. However, his search ultimately yields nothing but crushing disillusionment. This is because he cannot
square his abstract ideals with the powerful presences of
two women in his life. One of them is Damini, a young
Hindu widow, and the other is Nanibala, the abandoned
mistress of Sachish’s own brother. The music in this film
creates a soundscape to accompany the drama of human
relations, and expresses longings and desires – the film
proposes an unending journey, timeless quest.
FRI., NOV. 13, 10:30 am • Canyon Community Center
Imaginary Friends
DIR Sasha Collington
Imaginary friends and why an
imaginary friend is a better friend
than a real one.
pg. 13
Interpretation
DIR Lin Oeding
A romantic couple’s brief encounter with several philisophical thugs
unfolds in an unusual way.
pg. 12
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El Regalo de la Pachamama
(The Gift of the Pachamama) – World Premiere
Feature Competition – Narrative Fiction
Bolivia, Japan (2008) 104 min. (1.85:1) In Quechua with English subtitles
DIR Toshifumi Matsushita EXEPRO PRO Toshifumi Matsushita
COPRO SCR Toshifumi Matsushita CIN Toshifumi Matsushita,
Gustavo Soto EDIT MUS CAST Christian Huaygua
At Bolivia’s Salar de Uyuni (Salt Lake), where many families work with salt, a 13-year-old boy named Kunturi lives
a traditional Quecha life with his family. His life begins to
change when his grandmother dies, a friend moves away
and his father takes him on his first trip with the llama
caravan. For three months he travels the Ruta de la Sal, exchanging blocks of salt his father and other villagers have
chipped from the lake, for other products of the Andes
and the surrounding area. Kunturi learns from these experiences and encounters along the way. When the caravan
arrives at the town of Macha where the “Tinku” Festival
takes place, Kunturi’s life is changed even more deeply.
There he finds Ulala, the most beautiful girl he could imagine, who shares the same dream with him: to run together
across the immense white sea of the Salar de Uyuni.
SAT., NOV. 14, 8:30 pm • Canyon Community Center
www.RedRockFilmFestival.com
– 11 –
Alpha Guide
Shorts with features Young FIlmmakers
Shorts with features
These short films are playing with select features at the festival.
Return to Little Hollywood
Plays with Signs of the Time
Inukshuk
DIR Camillelvis Théry
A little Inuk man and a mischievous bear see their white world
change.
pg. 13
Featurette Shorts Competition – Documentary
U S A (2009) 38 min. (1.78:1) In English
DIR Stephen B. Armstrong CAST Dick Nourse, Clint Walker,
Johnny Western, Harry Carey, Jr.
Located a few miles north of the Arizona line, Kanab, Utah
sits along the highway that links Zion National Park to the
Grand Canyon. Since the 1920s, hundreds of productions
have been shot there. It is the beauty of the landscape
which first attracted Hollywood’s attention.
FRI., NOV. 13, 3:00 pm • Bumbleberry Playhouse
La Guerrera
The Jogger
DIR Michael Stern
Abstraction+Perpective=Freedom
A man is locked inside his own
head.
pg. 12
(The Warrior)
Mountain West Premiere – Plays with The Attic Door
Shorts Competition – Narrative Fiction
U S A (2009) 16 min. (1.85:1) In Spanish with English subtitles
DIR Erika Cohn CAST Cristal Guel
Lula is a curious and strong-willed 12 year-old girl living
in a small suburban neighborhood in central Mexico. She
dreams of playing soccer with the boys, but in her society, women do not play sports.
SAT., NOV., 14, 6:45 pm • Bumbleberry Playhouse
Interpretation
Kensho
DIR Daniel Kang
A sudden or brief enlightenment
experiences in Zen Buddhism.
pg. 15
Southern Utah Premiere – Plays with Making Peace with Vietnam
Shorts Competition – Narrative Fiction
U S A (2008) 8 min. (2.35:1) In English
DIR Lin Oeding CAST Ian Bohen, Cindy Chiu, Jay Giannone
A romantic couple’s brief encounter with several philisophical thugs unfolds in an unusual way.
SAT., NOV., 14, 1:00 pm • Bumbleberry Playhouse
DIR Carlo Ledesma
A man races against time to prevent the unthinkable from happening to the one he loves.
pg. 14
Lightheaded
DIR Mike Dacko
Four creatures emerge from wax
and have the appearance of small
children with large faceless heads.
pg. 15
DIR saliva mathieu
Associated by long years of
swindle and chicaneries, a pair of
twins’ destinies rock in one night.
pg. 14
Mountain West Premiere
Young Filmmaker Shorts Competition – Documentary
Canada (2009) 20 min. (1.78:1) In English and Spanish with English Subtitles
DIR Aquil Virani, Assal Nemati, Rachel Hilts, Mallory Hartt, Brylee
Zanatta, Jenna Riffal, Alexander Taciuk, Matthew Low, Florian
Jonker, Robin Kang, Chiraag Gupta, Graydon Botsford, Mitchell
Donald, Asheesh Saincher, Jacqueline Whitaker
Through the Free The Children’s Directors of Change
program, fifteen high school students traveled to the
border cities of the U.S. and Mexico, and explored a variety of issues and documented their border stories.
Day By Day
Utah Premiere
Young Filmmaker Shorts Competition – Documentary
U S A (2008) 17 min. (1.33:1) In English
DIR Emily Van Horn CAST Emily Van Horn, Demi Nicks, Jeremy
Hobbs, Maggie Nicks
Cambodia’s Darkest Hour
The Kid
Shorts Competition – Experimental, Narrative Fiction
U S A (2009) 10 min. (1.78:1) In English
DIR Michael Stern CAST Doug Balch
Abstraction+Perpective=Freedom A man is locked inside
his own head with thoughts of the past, present, and future.
SAT., NOV., 14, 10:30 am • Bumbleberry Playhouse
Utah Premiere
Young Filmmaker Shorts Competition – Narrative Fiction
U S A (2009) 10 min. (1.78:1) In American Sign and English
DIR Tori Dailey CAST Dylan Emerick, Rita Manyette, John Archer
Lundgren
Taking inspiration from Charlie Chaplin, a young boy
gives his hospitalized grandfather a last gift.
What Is She To You?
Moo Moo’s
Eight years ago, Eddie Pascal ran out on Beth, the only
woman who had ever loved him, and now he is ready
to return home to win her back. Unfortunately for Eddie,
standing in his way is his high-minded brother James.
A young teen is stuck working at a fast food restaurant.
One night the boss leaves, leaving the teen with two fellow employees who have villainous plans.
Mountain West Premiere – Plays with How I Got Lost
Shorts Competition – Narrative Fiction
U S A (2008) 12 min. (1.78:1) In English
DIR Alden Burgess CAST Anthony Marks, Avery Pearson
SAT., NOV. 14, 6:30 pm • Canyon Community Center
Utah Premiere – Plays with The Full Picture
Shorts Competition – Narrative Fiction
U S A (2009) 21 min. (1.78:1) In English
DIR Ryan Parker CAST G.B. Shannon, Annie Gaia
Herbert Thibadeaux is changing. One day he wakes up
malformed, the next he’s too handsome for society to accept, but his transformations raise suspicion in the girl of his
dreams who’s been through a transformation of her own.
Now, Herbert must make a sacrifice to prove his love.
SAT., NOV. 14,, 8:45 pm • Bumbleberry Playhouse
– 12 –
Crossing Borders
Three incredible young adults living with Muscular Dystrophy. Even with intense challenges each moment, they find
strength through relationships, faith and the desire to live.
Woke Up Ugly
Magic Kisa
Shorts come in many shapes and sizes and in this case, they
come from young student filmmakers with an eye for comedy,
sensitivity, social issues, and homages to classic fun. Grade
school filmmakers from all around the world submitted entries to
compete in this mini-festival for kids.
The Jogger
World Premiere – Plays with Rain Falls from Earth: Surviving
The Last One
Young filmmaker shorts Competition
World Premiere
Young Filmmaker Shorts Competition – Narrative Fiction,Short
U S A (2009) 10 min. (1.78:1) In English
DIR Graeme Flegenheimer CAST Michael Liebhauser
Squabble
Utah Premiere
Young Filmmaker Shorts Competition – Animation
U S A (2009) 4 min. (1.78:1)
DIR Evan Berger
An angel and a devil express their ideals through a board game.
The True Meaning of Girls
World Premiere
Young Filmmaker Shorts Competition – Narrative Fiction
Canada (2009) 29 min. (2.35:1) In English
DIR David Kelso CAST Ben Wheelwright, Becky Sadowski
A mysterious teen from the East creates havoc in a small
high school when he asks three girls to the fall dance.
FRI., Nov., 13, 8:30 pm • Bumbleberry Playhouse
Shorts competition programs
Alpha Guide
Making Peace with VietNam
DIR Steven Emmanuel
The lingering consequences of the
American war in Vietnam, as well as the
ongoing challenges of reconciliation.
pg. 7
ZION Flix I: Opening night shorts
New short films that took their production all the way to 35mm
film opens the festival this year that will delight both families
with young ones and those with teens.
A Film from My Parish - 6 Farms
Southern Utah Premiere
Shorts/Animation Competition – Animated Documentary
Ireland (2008) 8 min. (1.66:1) In English
DIR Tony Donoghue
6 farmers in this film embody traditional attitudes of sustainability and of working with their land and community.
In keeping with the theme, the film was shot with 2 cheap
digital stills cameras, a tripod and a mini disc recorder.
Inukshuk
Mountain West Premiere
Animation Shorts Competition – Animation
France (2008) 9 min. (1.85:1)
DIR Camillelvis Théry
On the last polar day, up on the howling ice, a little Inuk
man and a mischievous bear see their white world metamorphosed into a huge whale ocean of darkness.
FAR SIGHTED
World Premiere
Shorts Competition – Narrative Fiction
Brazil, United Kingdom (2009) 21 min. (1.85:1) In English
DIR Elyse Couvillion CAST Mia Ford, Kevin McCorkle
A lonely, insightful child is caught inside her parents’ bitter
and chaotic divorce. As she struggles to understand, she
finds comfort in a broken home telescope.
The Bake Shop Ghost
Utah Premiere
Shorts Competition – Narrative Fiction
U S A (2009) 17 min. (1.85:1)In English
DIR Lorette Bayle CAST Kathryn Joosten, Marianne Jean-Baptiste
Tucked away in a small neighborhood, Miss Cora Lee
runs the best bake shop in town. When she passes on,
others move in, and one by one, she drives out the new
owners and word gets around that the place is haunted.
Blue Boy
Mountain West Premiere
Shorts Competition – Narrative Fiction
U S A (2009) 16 min. (1.85:1) In English
DIR Alex Jablonski CAST Jordan Thompson, Simone Kessell
17-year-old Kenny lives in a rundown track home with
his father, and rides his bike into the wealthier part of
town for his lifeguarding job, fantasizing about women.
Free Lunch
Utah Premiere
Featurette Shorts Competition – Narrative Fiction
U S A (2008) 35 min. (1.78:1) In English
DIR Rick Curnutt CAST Joe Hendrix, Charlie Pecoraro
Walter Tanner Jr. is done with handouts, and his privileged past. Realizing the value of hard work, Walter sets
off on the road to the American dream… in a lunch truck.
Thur., NOV. 12, 7:15 pm • Red Cliffs Cinema
ZION Flix II: Dilemmas for puzzled people
Social dilemmas provide new obstacles for people who must
figure a way out and a new life. The puzzle remains to change
their diet, grow out of their imaginary friends, or escape a grave.
Eating Alaska
Eating Alaska – Mountain West Premiere
Featurette Shorts Competition – Documentary
U S A (2008) 57 min. (1.33:1) In English
DIR Ellen Frankenstein CAST Ellen Frankenstein
What happens to a vegetarian who moves to the last
frontier? Connecting to where you live and eating locally
means not just going to the farmer’s market, but living off
the land and the sea. It’s a serious and humorous quest of
an ex-urban vegetarian who moves to Alaska, marries a
fisherman and hunter and begins to wonder what the ‘right’
thing to eat is… in a place surrounded by wilderness. The
film talks about farmed salmon, toxins getting into wild
foods, and the colonization of the indigenous diet. From
Alaska Native teens talking about their favorite traditional
foods as they make pretzels to women trying to teach
the filmmaker to hunt, this wry look at what’s on your plate
explores ideas about eating healthy sustainable food from
one’s own backyard, either urban or wild, versus industrially
produced food shipped thousands of miles.
New American Soldier
DIR Emma Cott, Anna Belle Peevey
Three immigrant soldiers take
steps towards achieving U.S. citizenship.
pg. 15
Open Your Eyes
DIR Susan Cohen
Julia struggles to come to terms
with her life and marriage after being diagnosed with breast cancer.
pg. 14
Imaginary Friends
Imaginary Friends – World Premiere
Shorts Competition – Documentary
United Kingdom (2008) 13 min. (1.33:1) In English
DIR Sasha Collington CAST Alexis de Vivenot, Antonia Whillans,
Joshua Swinney
Flying twin brothers who battled school bullies, a yellow
zogo who knew that boys who liked boys were not weirdos, and American Cowboys who helped a girl with both
legs in plaster to walk. This is a film about a special kind of
friend; a friend who never grows up, who hangs on your
every word, who appears just at the very moment that
you need them, and who represents all the best aspects
of you. This is a film about imaginary friends and why an
imaginary friend is a better friend than a real one.
La mort d’Olivier Bécaille
The Death of Olivier Bécaille – Mountain West Premiere
Shorts Competition – Narrative Fiction
France (2008) 22 min. (1.66:1) In French with English subtitles
DIR Thibault Dentel, Laura Gitton CAST Christophe Sauvion, Sylvain Solustri, Isabelle Tesson, Marienne Péneau
France, 1919. Olivier Bécaille is in full catalepsy crisis. His
body is paralysed, he suffers from hypotension and hypothermia. He cannot move at all but he can still see and
hear very well. Unfortunately, his entourage made of his
wife, his neighbor and his doctor believes he’s dead. Decision is made to bury him... This whimsically dark film is
based on a story written by Émile Zola.
PACHAMAMA
DIR Toshifumi Matsushita
At Bolivia’s Salar de Uyuni, a
13-year-old boy lives a traditional
Quecha life with his family.
pg. 11
Pride of Lions
DIR Louise Woehrle, John Woehrle
The Sierra Leoneans choose forgiveness over contempt, peace
instead of revenge.
pg. 6
Rain Falls from Earth…
DIR Steve McClure
A voice to Cambodians whose
lives were senselessly lost.
pg. 6
Fri., NOV. 13, 10:15 am • Bumbleberry Playhouse
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alpha Guide
shorts CompetitioN proGrams
reTurn To lITTle hollywood
dIr Stephen B. Armstrong
kanab’s transformation from a
quiet cattle town into one of the
busiest film production areas.
pg. 12
ZioN FliX iii: awareNess
A sober look at five people who are not just concerned with socalled “inner demons,” but of very real, concrete trials and obstacles
that have names such as ‘anxiety,’ ‘depression,’ ‘cancer,’ ‘poverty’
and ‘abuse.’ These are women who wake up, open their eyes and
come to terms with the many challenges that face them.
ritmo do morumbi
dIr Zara Ahmed, Joshua kun, Tyson
Hauff, Gabrielle Bashist, Tyler Zelinsky,
Rhianon Gutierrez, collin Martin
A passion of music and rhythm.
pg. 15
siGNs oF the time
dIr Don casper
A story about history, mystery
and of human achievement.
pg. 7
SkylIghT
dIr david baas
A lone penguin against a stark
background.
pg. 15
guITAr leSSonS
Utah Premiere
Featurette Shorts Competition – Narrative Fiction
u S A (2009) 35 min. (1.78:1) In English
dIr Deborah Geffner cAST Deborah Geffner, Barbara keegan, Savannah Holcomb, Stefan Marks, Art laFleur
dIr Tony Herbert
James Van Der Bexton’s amnesia
allows him to put his broken heart
to rest.
pg. 5
the survivor oF the hippoCampus (le resCapé de
l’hippoCampe)
dIr Julien lecat
Diane gets inside someone’s head.
pg. 14
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A wild selection of international films where anything is possible and full of surprises. Take a journey through mystery, dark
humor, vivid fantasy, romance and hard reality where the lessons
of life occur at any unexpected turn.
bloesem
(Blossom) – Mountain West Premiere
Shorts Competition – Narrative Fiction,Short
netherlands (2008) 26 min. (16:9) In Dutch with English subtitles
dIr Tess löwenhardt cAST loek Beernink, Stefan Rokebrand
“It’s just this longing... this feeling... yearning could be a name
for it or anxiety or exaltation or hormones or emptiness. Just
this need,” says claire. She’s talking about the indefinable
need for intimacy that propels her into the torrid affair that
roils her happy marriage and leads to the distraction that
endangers the life of her adored daughter, Melody.
Afanai of 22 is unable to speak for she has aphasia caused
by a car accident six years ago. Ever since she felt rejected by society. In response, Afanai chooses to retreat
into her home. When her mailman Jan, who is kind enough
to take her packages to the post office, becomes ill, the
new mailman, Sem finds it hard to understand their silent
agreement. Afanai tries to ask him to help her, but does
not succeed until she realizes something has to change.
opeN your eyes
le resCapé de l’hippoCampe
Mountain West Premiere
Shorts Competition – Narrative Fiction
u S A (2008) 14 min. (1.78:1) In English
dIr Susan cohen cAST Traci Dinwiddie, Suzy nakamura, Eric
lange, Teresa Huang
(The Survivor of the Hippocampus) – North America Premiere
Shorts Competition – Narrative Fiction
France (2009) 13 min. (2.35:1) In French with English subtitles
dIr Julien lecat cAST Juliette noureddine, Jean-pierre Martins,
Simon Buret
life threw Julia a curve ball she never expected – she
struggles to come to terms with her life and marriage after
being diagnosed with breast cancer. It all comes to a head
when she attends a friend’s bridal shower and hides out
in the bathroom – only to be intruded upon by a stranger
named kat, the frank-talking, pot-smoking sister of the
bride-to-be. Julia is taken by surprise when kat locks the
door and lights up. In this unlikely hiding place, Julia finds
herself in a very frank and funny conversation. As she opens
up to kat, Julia realizes that she can’t hide forever.
Diane, a hardened woman, manages a brothel in the
2030s. Franck Richard, a smuggler and old friend of Diane’s, drowns his sorrows in alcohol, trying to escape a
memory. He convinces Diane to accompany him to Dreamon, a special kind of memory lab, and asks her to enter his
brain in order to erase the memory of his brother. While
in Franck’s cerebral labyrinth, Diane crosses paths with
strange characters and makes astonishing discoveries.
the Flowers oF madisoN
Mountain West Premiere
Featurette Shorts Competition – Narrative Fiction
France (2008) 30 min. (1.85:1) In French with English subtitles
dIr Saliva Mathieu cAST laubion christophe, Bettenfeld Dominique, Vernalde Marie
Mountain West Premiere
Featurette Competition – Documentary
u S A (2009) 56 min. (1.78:1) In English and Spanish with English Subtitles
dIr Amelah Resnik
speed datiNG
ZioN FliX iv: iNterNatioNal shorts
An empowering documentary film about three culturally
diverse Midwestern women facing and overcoming the
greatest obstacles in their lives. Meet Aleyda, an immigrant from colombia, who came to America with her husband and two daughters seeking a better life for her family and education for her children. The move to the united
States came with great sacrifice and challenges. Just
when Aleyda and her family finally started to feel at home
in the Midwest, something tragic and life-altering changed
everything. Meet Monica, who by the age of thirteen had
witnessed the near-death of a sister and the imprisonment of her beloved Mother. For several years Monica
engaged in whatever means necessary simply to survive.
Then something very unexpectedly altered the course of
her life forever. Finally, meet Suzanne, a happily married,
college-educated Mexican-American woman, born and
raised in the Midwest. After Suzanne and her husband celebrated the birth of a daughter with great joy, Suzanne’s
motherhood came with some unexpected surprises.
FrI., Nov. 13, 12:45 pm • bumbleberry playhouse
maGiC kisa
A psychological thriller that tells the reunion of two twin
brothers after years of separation. one leaves prison and
the other lined up and founded a family. Associated by
long years of swindle and chicaneries, their destinies rock in
one night... Stealing of identity, handling and threats of two
strange grave-diggers... In the tradition of a 50’s, 60’s French
whodunnit, this film is peppered with squeaking humor.
The lAST one
Mountain West Premiere
Featurette Shorts Competition – Narrative Fiction
Australia (2009) 32 min. (2.35:1) In English
dIr carlo ledesma cAST Jai koutrae, Renee lim, Matt Foster
A man races against time to prevent the unthinkable
from happening to the one he loves. This film is one man’s
journey home, where the consequences of the choices
he’s made in life slowly begin to unravel in front of him.
As Alex recovers from a gunfight and regains his senses,
he realizes that he must reach his girlfriend Abbie before
the people he’s crossed get to her first.
FrI., Nov. 13, 3:15 pm • Canyon Community Center
shorts CompetitioN proGrams
alpha Guide
SweeT crude
dIr Sandy cioffi
Issues of oil politics, mass media
agendas and the role of independent journalists.
pg. 7
ZioN FliX v: doCumeNtary shorts
ZioN FliX vi: aNimatioN Festival
A selection of documentaries that celebrate the Americas
through art, nature, music and cultural diversity. The desires of
what can be accomplished are also met with challenges.
A new festival competition in Southern utah, presenting a variety
of styles of animation from around the world, including anime,
clay, 3D, pen & ink, montage and composite animation. Take a trip
through these animated worlds that is pure art for the senses.
AScendIng The gIAnTS
a Film From my parish - 6 Farms
Utah Premiere
Shorts Competition – Documentary
u S A (2009) 13 min. (1.78:1) In English
dIr John Waller cAST Brian French, Will koomjian
Brian French and Will koomjian are portland, oregon based
arborists by trade, who started an organization called Ascending the Giants in 2006. With the goal of aiding preservation efforts for champion trees, their mission is to
showcase these specimens to increase knowledge of their
existence and ecological importance. With stunning big tree
cinematography, the action and danger assumed by Brian
and Will to measure these trees is captured, but with greater emphasis upon the emotional connection of the trees.
New ameriCaN soldier
Mountain West Premiere
Shorts Competition – Documentary
u S A (2009) 24 min. (1.78:1)
In Spanish, Cantonese, English, and Ghanian with English subtitles
dIr Emma cott, Anna Belle peevey
Three immigrant soldiers are followed through the ups
and downs of training and deployment, and as they take
steps towards achieving u.S. citizenship by serving in the
u.S. military. By taking two of the hottest debates in our
country – the post 9/11 war and immigration policy – out of
the bi-partisan political arena, and into the lives of real people, this short cuts straight to the heart of these issues.
ritmo do morumbi
Rhythm of Morumbi – Mountain West Premiere
Shorts Competition – Documentary
Brazil, u S A (2009) 22 min. (1.78:1) In Portuguese with English subtitles
dIr Zara Ahmed, Joshua kun, Tyson Hauff, Gabrielle Bashist, Tyler
Zelinsky, Rhianon Gutierrez, collin Martin cAST Flavio pimenta
Meninos do Morumbi is a performing arts school in Sao
paolo, Brazil that gives children from favelas (slums) hope
for the future. The film depicts the various hardships
faced in everyday favela life: violence, poverty, drug
abuse, etc. It also takes it back to the school and shows
the positive influences students gain at the school.
uNCoNquered: AllAn houSer And
the leGaCy oF oNe apaChe Family
Utah Premiere
Featurette Shorts Competition – Documentary
u S A (2009) 33 min. (1.78:1) In English
dIr Bryan Beasley cAST phillip Haozous, Bob Haozous, Ann Marie Houser
The Houser / Haozous story is a journey exploring the
incarceration of a people, growth brought on by freedom,
and a family’s personal expression of these experiences
through art. Released as prisoners of War, Sam and Blossom Haozous’ passed down oral traditions of the Apache
people to their son Allan Houser – shared memories that
molded his artwork, and in turn helped him become one of
the 20th century’s most important artists.
FrI., Nov. 13, 6:15 pm • bumbleberry playhouse
See Zion Flix I: Opening Night Shorts on page 13
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See Zion Flix I: Opening Night Shorts on page 13
debt
uNCoNquered; allaN
houSer And The legAcy
oF oNe apaChe Family
dIr Bryan Beasley
An Apache family’s legacy.
pg. 15
Mountain West Premiere
Animation Shorts Competition – Animation, Narrative Fiction
canada (2009) 15 min. (1.78:1) In English dIr Mike Weiss
A boy discovers the significance of spare change.
the dressmaker’s dauGhter
Utah Premiere
Animation Shorts Competition – Animation, Narrative Fiction
Australia (2008) 7 min. (1.78:1) In English dIr Huni Melissa Bolliger
A mother’s hurtful comments flow to her daughter’s doll.
FAT-TASTIco
the warrior (la Guerrera)
dIr Erika cohn
lula struggles to find support she
needs for her soccer passion to
succeed.
pg. 12
Utah Premiere
Animation Shorts Competition – Animation, Narrative Fiction
u S A (2009) 4 min. (1.85:1) dIr yung-Jui lee
A grumpy magician and a naive assistant.
Gerald’s last day
Mountain West Premiere
Animation Shorts Competition – Animation, Narrative Fiction
u S A (2008) 12 min. (1.85:1) In English dIr Justin Rasch, Shel Rasch
Today is Gerald’s last chance to seduce a potential adopter.
kenSho
whAT IS She To you?
dIr Alden Burgess
The battle for the woman two
brothers love is on.
pg. 12
Mountain West Premiere
Animation Shorts Competition – Animation, Experimental, Narrative Fiction
u S A (2009) 4 min. (1.78:1) dIr Daniel kang
A visual poem of a young woman with spiritual catharsis.
lIghTheAded
Lightheaded – Mountain West Premiere
Animation Shorts Competition – Animation, Narrative Fiction
u S A (2009) 5 min. (1.78:1) dIr Mike Dacko
Wax like creatures encircle a fire for a ritualistic dance.
SkylIghT
Southern Utah Premiere
Animation Shorts Competition – Animation, Mocumentary
canada (2009) 5 min. (1.78:1) In English dIr David Baas
woke up uGly
dIr Ryan parker
A man deals with the notion of
being ugly one moment and possessing incredible beauty the next.
pg. 12
The ecological plight of penguins in the Antarctic.
The crooked eye
Mountain West Premiere
Animation Shorts Competition – Animation, Narrative Fiction
u S A (2008) 20 min. (1.78:1) In English
dIr D.c. Douglas cAST linda Hunt, Fay Masterson
An adaptation of Betty Malicoat’s short story that delicately paints a psychological portrait of a troubled woman.
youNG Filmmakers shorts
CompetitioN
young students compete with
films from across the world.
pg. 12
SAT., Nov. 14, 3:15 pm • bumbleberry playhouse
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145 S. Zion Park Blvd. www.fatali.com 435.772.2422
Zion National Park Entrance
Fatali Gallery