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Here - WILLiFEST
Welcome…
Welcome to the Williamsburg International Film Festival. From features to shorts, documentaries
to animation, student films to foreign films, we are excited to present creative stories from both
emerging and experienced filmmakers.
We open this year’s festival with a World Premiere: The feature film Last Pickup; in which, the
good, the bad, and the not-so-well intentioned collide.
Films can provide a portal to a new world: What would you do if you lost your job on a coin toss?
In the heartwarming, New York Premiere feature, Well Wishes, a dreamer pursues fortune,
enlightenment and love in America.
In the New York Premiere of the feature Selfie a psychologist investigates a “Selfie Serial Killer!”
A teenage girl uses social media to run a revolution, in the doc feature #ChicagoGirl.
A man attempts to track down his “first love” only to discover… the shock you will see in the New
York Premiere feature Keep in Touch.
Experience a variation of the 17th century philosopher Rene Descartes’ view of the world in
Without a Doubt. And enjoy a rhyming ghost story in W, and a poetic moody one in Winter’s
Hold.
Films help us to better understand the world we live in: In the short film Family on Board a man on
his way to prison reflects on his life; and in another short Marvin a young man being released
contemplates revenge or forgiveness.
In the World Premiere of Treatment a bank teller is willing to do the unthinkable to save his mom
from a terminal illness.
Films are a part of our history: A century ago Paris set the pace for the art world; today, New York
is where art careers are launched. What caused this shift? This is just one of the questions
explored in the NY Premiere of the feature documentary Opening.
Films are a part of our culture: Check out; women seeking love in The Single Ladies of NY; steam
punk in Steam Dream; bullying in Irreparable Damage; baby obsession in Mine; and overcoming
disabilities in Powerful Medicine: Simply Magic.
Films are a part of who we are: Four young people of different races and genders struggle for a
brighter future in The Hope of a Nation; a marriage is in peril in Appreciation; so are soccer moms
in Soccer Moms in Peril; as well as Christians in Mountain of Servants.
May we never forget the pure beauty of films to entertain, educate and enlighten.
I encourage you to stick around after each screening. We have several local filmmakers, as well as
those traveling from around the world, who will be present to discuss their films with the
audience in a Q&A session at the end of each program.
In addition to films, we've thrown in music videos, panels and parties to provide you with a funfilled weekend to fuel your creativity and ignite your imagination.
Planning a festival is a major undertaking and although there are many people to thank; I first
wish to acknowledge the entire Programming Department for all their sincere hard work. I also
wish to thank the festival founders Michael Helman and Robin Adams, and also Stella McGovern.
The festival is a testament to their ability to transfer enthusiasm and their power of persistence.
Lastly, my biggest thanks are for our audience, this festival is for you.
Sincerely,
Marc Kess
Programming Director
Thursday, September 24, 2015
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Networking Event @ Iona, 180 Grand Street, Williamsburg, Brooklyn
(for full festival pass holders & invited guests)
8:00PM - 10:30PM
Williamsburg Cinemas
217 Grand Street, Williamsburg, Brooklyn
Music Video: The Hope of a Nation
(Double Reflections)
directed by Jeff Dean
Four young people of different races and
genders - a track star, a concert pianist, a
math student studying for a test, and a
volunteer - struggle with goals that will
lead to a brighter future.
RT: 4 min.
Short Film 1: Appreciation
directed by Michael Krehan
Maurice and Reeva are going through a
rough time as his job keeps interfering
with their marriage. A business trip
threatens to ruin their anniversary and
nothing seems to heal the rift between
them.
New York Premiere
RT: 9 min.
Short Film 2: Texting Hat
directed by Brad Hasse
The 'Texting Hat' is the latest in
fashionable wear, bringing eye contact
back into the 21st Century. It's not rude,
it's just multitasking.
RT: 2 min.
Short Film 3: Soccer Moms in Peril
directed by Damian K. Lahey
After a night of drinking, a soccer mom
wakes up bound to a chair in the
basement of a masked killer. But as luck
would have it, there's someone else in the
basement that she wants to see even less.
New York Premiere
RT: 8 min.
Thursday, September 24, 2015 (Continued)
Feature Film: Last Pickup
directed by Maggie Surovell
Good intentions and bad decisions collide in this twisted tale that follows
three young men during the most ridiculous night of their lives.
World Premiere
RT: 71 min.
Q&A will follow screenings
Presented by Center for Active Learning
FEATURED PANEL
FEATURED PANEL
Saturday, September 26, 2015
2:00pm - 5:30pm
Videology
You can’t finish a project if you never start it. This year we hope to stimulate the
writer in you with a dynamic series of panels and workshops that are designed to
get you the information you need without unnecessary fluff.
2:00 - 3:00 PM – Books & Blogs
Why haven’t you written that book or started that blog? Authors Kirt Gonzales
(The Chauncey Street Monster), Felicia Lin (Metropolicks), and G. Anthony
Williams (Vogue, GQ, AccessHollywood.com, Black Enterprise Magazine) are
sure to inspire you by sharing their writing processes and experiences.
3:15 - 4:15 PM – Screenwriting 101
Do you have an idea for a movie that you’ve been sitting on but you aren’t sure
where to start? What goes into a script? What is a treatment? Should you
outline your story before you start writing? Robb Gilmore, a talented
Screenwriter and Producer, will address these and other essential questions to
jump start your screenwriting journey.
4:30 - 5:30 PM – Challenges of the Writer/Director
Deciding to do it all yourself can be both daunting and exciting. What are some
of the pitfalls? This panel features emerging writers/directors, including Jim
Malone, who will speak candidly about their experiences for your benefit.
FEATURED PANEL
Moderator:
Joanna White-Oldham is a Writer/Director/Producer and the founder of the
Center for Active Learning. Her first short film, CoCo, is an official selection of
the 2015 International Black Women's Film Festival. Mrs. White-Oldham was
also awarded the BRIC Arts Media B Free Award in 2015 for production of
Chronic Visibility, a talk show that celebrates survivors of illness and other
traumatic events.
Please check our website at http://willifest.com/2015/panels for updated
information on panels and panelists.
A dynamic performer, actress and spokesmodel
with distinctive style and quick wit, Africa
Miranda won the hearts of many across the US
and around the globe as the breakout star of
Bravo TV’s The New Atlanta. Fans fell in love
with her witty personality and of course her
fabulous head of hair, but also her down to
earth girl next-door appeal. On The New Atlanta,
Africa was shown developing her multiple
projects, juggling
the demands of
her growing
career and
navigating the
delicate balance
between ambition and success versus love and
relationships. Viewers immediately picked up that
she is a fast talker, with a dry sense of humor. She is
cerebral, and says: “I’m always in my feelings,” willing
to show her fears, struggles, successes or failures.
After appearing on The New Atlanta, Africa was
named the first ever Brand Ambassador for
international
hair care
company
Creme of
Nature. Having already been the face of
their previous Argan Oil from Morocco
campaign, the brand recognized Africa’s
connection with their consumers and felt
she was a perfect fit. As Brand Ambassador
she represented the company in various
capacities including special appearances,
hosting social media chats, and speaking at
events and on panels.
CRIME PAYS by Raolat Abiola
Synopsis: Birdie and Jitterbug have been madly in love since the
day they met at Grover Secure Psychiatric Institute. After their
dramatic and homicidal escape from Grover, they find
themselves on the run from the law. They will eviscerate all who
try to stop them, 'cause they love each other; and woe betide
anyone who gets in the way of that.
Bio: Raolat Abiola was born in Atlanta, raised in New York, and
spent years living in London and West Africa. She graduated
from Cornell University, studied at Tisch, and got her graduate
screenwriting degree from the University of Leeds. She is passionate about story, lives
on the Mendocino Coast, and prefers to express herself almost exclusively through her
art. Email: raolat.abiola@gmail.com
THE RESERVOIR by Dylan Allen
Synopsis: In an age when water is rapidly becoming the new oil, an
ambitious engineer reluctantly returns home after public doubt is
cast on the sustainability of the local reservoir. But as he
reconnects with the family he fled and the community he left
behind, he begins to struggle with the reason he's back: to flood
his hometown.
Bio: Dylan Allen is a writer/director based in Greenpoint, Brooklyn,
where he founded Amalgamated Picture Co. "Epilogue," his latest short film, premiered
at the 2013 Tribeca Film Festival. Amalgamated Picture Co. strives to produce the very
finest in hand-made, quality motion pictures for your enjoyment. Email:
dylan@amalgamatedpictureco.com
PYOTR by Steve Warren
Synopsis: Two women loved him but he preferred his music... and
other men. The true life story of Russia's foremost composer, Peter
(Pyotr) Tchaikovsky.
Bio: A former Navy pilot and high school teacher and tennis coach,
Steve now writes for both screen and stage. He's managed by the
Laura Barrett Management Company of Los Angeles. Email:
stevewarren@aol.com
(in alphabetical order)
20/20: Search for Independence by Harold L. Brown
In 2020, the United States’ relationship with Canada is tense and
tenuous, and the world is a changed place. Canada and China are
aggressively pursuing a China-Canada Energy Alliance Agreement,
centered on the most actively traded commodity in the world–oil.
JEFF BEKK, an inventor with a “secret” prototype that can replace
oil, must reassess who he can trust as he struggles to survive
Chinese, Canadian and United States forces vying to steal the technology and achieve
global dominance. When his invention is stolen and it appears things cannot get any
worse, Jeff discovers he’s part of a more sinister and elaborate plot and he must find a
way to prevent an international disaster from occurring on Canadian soil. Email:
haroldbrown@telusplanet.net
Bioterror Conspiracy by Louis C. Lio, M.D.
With new diplomacy with Cuba at stake after 50 years of Cold War, a
beautiful Navy SEAL must stop a Naval Officer from making a lethal
biological weapon, as sex, murder, and espionage mix with science,
history, and politics. Email: superwiz@optonline.net
Incredibull by Gregory P. Wolk
Born dead but revived by his father's quick action, Incredibull is a naive
young bull who wonders how the world really works beyond his
pasture. He wanders the Spanish countryside, becoming fast friends
with a crazy rooster and a gentle female pit bull he saves from a fighting
ring, chased by the ringleader who pursues him and the animals he
liberated. Incredibull realizes that his ultimate fate is to fight in the ring,
but naively believes he has a chance against the matador. He doesn't really understand
that in Spain, bullfights mean death for the bull. Email: gregorypwolk@gmail.com
Pig Ideas by Christopher Setten
While the lonely Quinn's main job is to enforce the rules at a secondrate Wall Street firm, the real money is made by laundering money for
criminals. When other firms lure away his clients with more attractive
"services," a desperate Quinn counters by designing a "get rich quick"
scheme that backfires after his new-found love uses it to try and save
her dying child. Email: chris.setten@gmail.com
Rancho Mirage by Greg Chandler
In the vein of Tarantino and the Coen Brothers, RANCHO MIRAGE is a
neo-Western action thriller about Trace Hopwood, an aging, macho,
retired 1970s movie actor, now living in a remote Mojave Desert
house, and his complex relationship with his gay adult son. When
attacked by a teenage Manson-like psychopath and his female
followers, father and son reluctantly join forces, battling the young
crazies, and repairing their messed up relationship in the process.
Email: g.chandler@sbcglobal.net
The Characters by Theo Lipfert
When police clear Times Square of panhandlers, a gang of costumed
hustlers journeys across America in search of their dignity. Email:
theo.lipfert@gmail.com
The Real Thing by Gar & Beth Hoover
After posing as a contestant on a reality show, a
struggling actress is paid under the table to play
newlywed to an amorous cowboy who believes they got
married for real. Email: bhoover@ideafarm.me
The Red by Noam Friedlander
“The Red” is a love story/comedy about a young Christian Arab, Walid
O’Donnell, a huge Liverpool FC fan, who lives in war-torn Beirut during
the 1980s. The city is at war, with limited power, and he wants to watch
the Cup Winner's Cup Final - however, the only people with a working
generator are Hezbollah. Email: noam25@hotmail.com
Thursdays with Adolf by Keith Planit
A satire of the coming-of-age genre, it's that old story of two teen boys
who are forced to suffer the life lessons of a nasty old man they work for
over the summer in order to ultimately become better people... only, this
time, as they learn about life in spite of themselves, they discover The
Old Man may actually be an aged Hitler who once transferred his brain
into a new body... and now elderly, needs to do so again. Email:
ex1machina@aol.com
War 2.0 by James Hsiao
A surgeon who once served time in Afghanistan returns to Chicago,
only to be confronted with a string of mass casualty events – later
revealed to be terrorist attacks – thereby reawakening painful
memories and forcing him back into his role of wartime surgeon. Email:
james_j_hsiao@yahoo.com
All Things Chicken
music by Ben Wise
In a figurative wasteland, two guys are so stuck in their lives that they must pass the
time by talking about profound things in profoundly foolish ways. “All Things Chicken” is
both a comedy drama about how NOT to live one's life, yet also a paean to the saving
grace of friendship.
Hailing from the humble outskirts of Greensboro, NC, Wise's musical
journey began before he can even remember, having a mother who
taught piano and a father who was a high school band instructor.
Dropping out of college in his early 20’s to enroll in an audio
engineering program in New York City was the best decision he
could've made. While he also moved northward to front a band, he
was more focused on a less dicey future working in recording studios.
He began co-writing with some of the staff composers. It was an entry
into the world of composing, if in the most bizarrely unimaginable
way; from punk rocker to jingle writer.
He continues to chart his own path bringing a fresh approach to
whatever he works on, whether it’s a :15 commercial, a 4-minute song or a 40-minute film. Wise
continues to record albums and gig with his solo project and indie/folk band TINY goliath. Email:
benergy@me.com
1 For 2
music by Tin Ho Man
Email: hmtmusic@gmail.com
Old Days
music by The Atomik Age Project
Email: wildduck168@gmail.com
The Atomik Age Project is a labor of love by a
group of lifelong friends whose talents and
energies focus on keeping shared memories alive. All songs are written and produced by band
member and guitarist Phil Curcuru. The group has been honored with the "Best Pop Soundtrack"
award at the 2008 Staten Island Directors Chair Film Festival for "Wild One" (a Marlon Brando
tribute film) and in 2014 at the Garden State Film Festival for "4 Ever Fab" (a Beatles tribute film).
All films are co-produced and directed by band members Phil Curcuru, Jim Ceribello, and Lou
DiNatale. The Atomik Age Project members are: Jim Ceribello, lead vocals; Lou DiNatale,
keyboards; Christina Dempsey, vocals; Mike Micara, drums; Roger Fiorentino, bass; Stu
Seiderman, sax; Bob Aniano, guitar; Dan Giangiobbe, vocals; Phil Curcuru, guitar.
The Future of Cinema is in Their Hands!
The best of the collegiate film submissions were compiled and one film
from each institution was chosen to compete for a Student Film Award.
Competing films will be screened in two back-to-back student film blocks.
Williamsburg Cinemas
Block I: 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Block II: 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Saturday, September 26, 2015
WILLiFEST and Williamsburg Cinemas are pleased to support, encourage
and promote the efforts of the following undergraduate, graduate student
filmmakers; their films represent outstanding creativity in storytelling
combined with overall directing and technical skill.
Collection Day ...................................... Pedro Estevez, Brooklyn College
Bicycles ................................................. John Lazration, The Academy of Art University
Customer Service ................................. Aimee Graham, USC School of Cinematic Arts
Dazzling Shadow .................................. Dojun Yoo, Yonsei University
In Loving Memory of Uncle Harold ...... Lily van Leeuwen, New York University
Irreparable Damage ............................. Julian Aboui, Ryerson University School of Image Arts
Ketchup Kid .......................................... Patrick Vollrath, New York Film Academy
Laura ..................................................... Julio Mas Alcaraz, The London Film School
Capture ................................................. Tamar Rudoy, Minshar School of Art
O ........................................................... Lungyin Lim, FAMU International
Playthings ............................................. Brian Boenau and Bryan Loy, George Mason University
The Deaths of Jamie Smith .................. Steven Jean-Jacques, Full Sail University
The winners will be announced and awards presented at the
Closing Day Awards Ceremony
Sunday, September 27th, 5:00pm
@ Videology
Please always refer to the schedule page on our website for possible last minute
changes to our events’ times, dates & venues.
WILLiFEST 2015 FESTIVAL SCHEDULE
Thursday, September 24, 2015
Iona
Opening Night Networking Event
(for full festival pass holders & invited guests)
5:30pm – 7:30pm
Williamsburg Cinemas
Opening Night Film
8:00pm – 10:30pm
 The Hope of a Nation (Music Video)
 Appreciation
 Texting Hat
 Soccer Moms in Peril
 Last Pickup
Friday, September 25, 2015
Williamsburg Cinemas
Videology
Documentary Block I
1:00pm – 3:00pm
Documentary Block II
4:30pm – 6:30pm
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No Fear (Music Video)
Seven Ways From Sunday
Brooklyn United
After the Sweat Dries
Williamsburg Cinemas
World Cinema
3:00pm – 5:00pm
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Wren: Soldiers (Music Video)
Aún No Estoy Muerto {Still Breathing}
Treatment
Le Dormeur du Val
Capture
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The Rat
Les Grébiches
Mine
Addicted (Music Video)
Moto Borgatoro
The Single Ladies of NY
Trevor Thomas, Blind Hiker: Envision the Path
The Way of the Kayak
Seven Ways from Sunday
Powerful Medicine: Simply Magic
Pie Lady of Pie Town
Williamsburg Cinemas
US Short Program
5:30pm – 7:30pm
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All Over (Music Video)
Strings
Acoustic Space
Neighbors
Marvin
Hiding Blame
A Band of Thieves
Pushing Buttons
Family on Board
Friday, September 25, 2015 (continued)
Videology
Front Bar @ Videology
Documentary Block III
6:30pm – 8:30pm
Filmmakers' Networking Party I
8:30pm – 11:30pm
 Addicted (Music Video)
 Xboundary
 Indispensable Shift: Fukushima, Tip of the
Iceberg
 Mountain of Servants
 #ChicagoGirl – The Social Network Takes on
a Dictator
Williamsburg Cinemas
Feature Film II
10:30pm – 12:30am
 All Over (Music Video)
 Subject
 Selfie
Williamsburg Cinemas
Feature Film I
8:00pm – 10:00pm
 The Picture (Music Video)
 Winter’s Hold
 Keep In Touch
At WILLiFEST? Crowdfund your
next film for free at
www.crowdzu.com.
email: crowdfund@crowdzu.com
Saturday, September 26, 2015
Videology
Williamsburg Cinemas
Animated Shorts Program
12:00pm – 2:00pm
Family Film Program
1:00pm – 3:00pm
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Good and Ready (Music Video)
Without a Doubt
Nowhere
Daughter of an Ocean
Shadows
Stills
The Fallen Phoenix
Out of Order
Tick Tock
teeth
Periplanet
The Hope of a Nation (Music Video)
100 Dresses for Christmas
Adam of the Sheetlands
Pinocchio
Theodora
Angelina
Unofficial: JUDO
Dark Trails of the Broken North
Will I Scatter Away?
Striking Chords
Videology
Industry Panels & Workshops
Writers' Lounge
Presented by Center for Active Learning
2:00pm - 3:00pm - Books & Blogs
3:15pm - 4:15pm - Screenwriting 101
4:30pm - 5:30pm - Challenges of the Writer/Director
Saturday, September 26, 2015 (continued)
Williamsburg Cinemas
Williamsburg Cinemas
Student Film Program I
3:00pm – 5:00pm
Documentary Block IV
8:00pm – 10:00pm
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The Picture (Music Video)
Capture
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Ketchup Kid
Customer Service
Bicycles
Collection Day
Barber Bart
Williamsburg Cinemas
Filmmakers' Networking Party II
8:30pm – 12:30am
Vodka tasting by Balls Vodka
Student Film Program II
5:30pm – 7:30pm
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Good and Ready (Music Video)
Finding Stars in Stucco Ceilings
Steam Dream
Opening
The Hope of a Nation (Music Video)
Irreparable Damage
Dazzling Shadow
Playthings
The Deaths of Jamie Smith
In Loving Memory of Uncle Harold
Laura
Williamsburg Cinemas
Feature Film IV
10:30pm – 12:30am
 Your Direction (Music Video)
 Treatment
 Well Wishes
Videology
Feature Film III
6:30pm – 8:30pm
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Top of the Game (Music Video)
Meet the Girls
Arising
Bar Songs
www. brooklynf ilms.com
Sunday, September 27, 2015
Videology
Closing Day Film
1:00pm – 3:00pm
 Old Days (Music Video)
 Twelve Stories Down
 The Whiskey Treaty Roadshow
 Traveling Shoes
 Brooklyn United
 Live Musical Performance by Brooklyn United
Videology
Awards Ceremony
5:00pm – 7:00pm
FEATURES
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2015 – 8:00PM @ Williamsburg Cinemas | Narrative Feature
Last Pickup
Directed by Maggie Surovell
Good intentions and bad decisions collide
in this twisted tale that follows three young
men during the most ridiculous night of
their lives. RT: 71 min. World Premiere
Preceded by:
The Hope of a Nation (Music Video)
directed by Jeff Dean
Appreciation directed by Michael Krehan
Texting Hat directed by Brad Hasse
Soccer Moms in Peril directed by Damian K. Lahey
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2015 – 1:00PM @ Williamsburg Cinemas | Documentary Feature
After the Sweat Dries
Directed by Thomas Cznarty
After the arena lights dim and applauding crowds go
home, what would you do after the sweat dries? RT: 56
min. New York Premiere
Preceded by:
No Fear (Music Video) directed by Billy Chrissochos
Seven Ways from Sunday directed by Robert Sickels
Brooklyn United directed by Tracey Anarella
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2015 – 6:00PM @ Videology | Documentary Feature
#ChicagoGirl:The Social Network
Takes on a Dictator
Directed by Joe Piscatella
Armed only with a laptop, a smartphone, and her
determination, 19-year-old Ala’a Basatneh is
contributing to the Syrian revolution from her
Chicago bedroom. Six thousand miles away from
Damascus, she orchestrates an impressive array of social media to coordinate and protect the
Syrian protesters from President Bashar al-Assad’s rule of terror. And while she is out of the
regime’s reach, there’s no telling when the other shoe will drop. RT: 74 min. Brooklyn Premiere
Preceded by:
Addicted (Music Video) directed by Matt Mailer
Xboundary directed by Ryan Peterson
Indispensable Shift: Fukushima, Tip of the Iceberg directed by Yoko Kubota
Mountain of Servants directed by Daniel Lombroso
FEATURES
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2015 – 8:00PM @ Williamsburg Cinemas | Narrative Feature
Keep in Touch
Directed by Sam Kretchmar
After a major crisis, a man attempts to track
down his “first love,” only to discover she was
killed many years ago in a car accident.
Stumbling upon her younger sister online, a
musician who bears a striking resemblance to
her sister, he obsesses and begins a relationship
without disclosing his true identity. RT: 105 min.
New York Premiere
Preceded by:
The Picture (Music Video) directed by Scott Bolger
Winter’s Hold directed by Ian Voglesong
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2015 – 10:30PM @ Williamsburg Cinemas | Narrative Feature
Selfie
Directed by Mikael Teo
A psychologist investigates a series of murders by a
certain 'Selfie Serial Killer.' Will her obsession with
solving the case make her one of the victims? RT: 95
min.
Preceded by:
All Over (Music Video) directed by Christopher Carboni
Subject directed by Serge Kushnier
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2015 – 6:30PM @ Videology | Narrative Feature
Bar Songs
Directed by Ryan Collins
A hapless alcoholic embarks on a musical quest for
love and acceptance, through the bars and streets of
Queens, New York and the trenches of his boozeaddled mind. RT: 80 min.
Preceded by:
Top of the Game (Music Video) directed by Ian Cinco
Meet the Girls directed by Joseph A. Eulo
Arising directed by Ben Dolphin
FEATURES
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2015 – 8:00PM @ Williamsburg Cinemas | Documentary Feature
Opening
Directed by Thomas Deshays & Benoit Tanquy
A century ago, Paris set the pace for the
international art world. Today, New York is where
art careers are launched. Only a few artists are able
to make a living with their talent so how do the rest
survive? RT: 65 min. New York Premiere
Preceded by:
Good and Ready (Music Video) directed by Rick Kuperman & Jeff Kuperman
Finding Stars in Stucco Ceilings directed by Alex Sheriff
Steam Dream directed by Mischa Cantu
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2015 – 10:30PM @ Williamsburg Cinemas | Narrative Feature
Well Wishes
Directed by Anderson Boyd
Having lost his job on a coin toss a man pursues fortune
and enlightenment in America by harvesting coins from
wishing fountains. Aided by his friend and a kindly
stranger, his winding journey leads to an indebted
traveler who challenges his notions of wealth and true
happiness. RT: 94 min. New York Premiere
Preceded by:
Your Direction (Music Video) directed by Lauren Brady
Treatment directed by Michael Gordin Shore & Tony Babcock
Documentary Block III
#ChicagoGirl - The Social Network Takes on a Dictator – Joe Piscatella
Videology
9/25/2015
6:30PM – 8:30PM
Armed only with a laptop, a smartphone, and her determination, 19year-old Ala’a Basatneh is contributing to the Syrian revolution from
her Chicago bedroom. Six thousand miles away from Damascus, she
orchestrates an impressive array of social media to coordinate and
protect the Syrian protesters from President Bashar al-Assad’s rule of
terror. And while she is out of the regime’s reach, there’s no telling
when the other shoe will drop. RT: 74 min. Brooklyn Premiere
Family Film Program
100 Dresses For Christmas - Anastasia Foss
Williamsburg Cinemas
A 6-year old girl gets
inspired, after watching the
original Annie movie, to
make 100 dresses for
Christmas 2014 with the
oversight and directional
help of her seamstress
mother. RT: 5 min.
9/26/2015
1:00PM - 3:00PM
US Short Program
A Band of Thieves - Fidel Ruiz-Healy
Williamsburg Cinemas Josie, a young, westernobsessed girl, is hell-bent on
9/25/2015
turning her quiet Texas
suburb into the lawless
playground of her
imagination. RT: 14 min.
5:30PM - 7:30PM
Brooklyn Premiere
COLOR LEGEND:
Animation Block
Closing Day Block
Documentary Blocks
Family Film Block
Feature Film Blocks
Opening Night Block
Student Film Blocks
US Shorts Block
World Cinema Block
US Short Program
Acoustic Space - Anthony Marinelli
Williamsburg Cinemas
Michael and Arlene
are sharing a
romantic, elegant
dinner… despite
being interrupted by
their ringing cell
phones. RT: 15 min.
Brooklyn Premiere
9/25/2015
5:30PM - 7:30PM
Family Film Program
Adam of the Sheetlands - Elliott Cattell
Williamsburg Cinemas After running away
from his father, an
9/26/2015
unruly young boy
struggles to learn
empathy. RT: 9 min.
1:00PM - 3:00PM
New York Premiere
Documentary Block II
Addicted - Matt Mailer
Videology
Over 100 people were asked to
confess their addictions during an
arts festival in Brooklyn, and a
few of them are featured in this
official music video for the song,
"Addicted," by Salina Sias.
RT: 3 min
9/25/2015
4:30PM - 6:30PM
Additional Screening:
Document Block III, Videology, Fri. Sept. 25, 6:30PM – 8:30PM
Documentary Block I
After the Sweat Dries - Thomas Cznarty
Williamsburg Cinemas After the arena lights dim
and applauding crowds go
9/25/2015
home, what would you do
after the sweat dries?
RT: 56 min. New York City
Premiere
1:00PM - 3:00PM
US Short Program
All Over - Christopher Carboni
Williamsburg Cinemas
9/25/2015
5:30PM - 7:30PM
This is the official music video for the song 'All Over' by Cruisr. In it, we
cycle through the turmoil of a volatile relationship through the lens of
cinema's most iconic film romances. RT: 3 min.
Additional Screening:
Feature Film III, Williamsburg Cinemas, Fri. Sept. 25, 10:30PM –
12:20AM
Family Film Program
Angelina - Marwan Mokbel
Williamsburg Cinemas
9/26/2015
1:00PM - 3:00PM
Angelina is a young angel who has no wings. Ashamed of her disability,
and envious of her brothers, she is forced on a journey away from
home, that changes her perspective. RT: 10 min.
Opening Night
Appreciation - Michael Krehan
Williamsburg Cinemas Maurice and Reeva
are going through a
9/24/2015
rough time as his job
keeps interfering with
their marriage. A
business trip
threatens to ruin
8:00PM - 10:30PM
their anniversary and
nothing seems to
heal the rift between them. RT: 9 min. New York Premiere
Feature Film III
Arising - Ben Dolphin
Videology
Nine dancers dance, dive, and
fly through a waterfall, helping
each other and transforming
from un-individuated creatures
to triumphant flying angels.
Here we first meet the Silver
Woman who in each film in the
ARISING Trilogy is the harbinger and catalyst of change, engendering
and supporting the notion that women play leading roles in creating the
future success of the species and our planet. Filmed by 3 High Speed 2K
and 4K Phantom Cameras. RT: 4 min.
9/26/2015
6:30PM - 8:30PM
World Cinema
Aun No Estoy Muerto (Still Breathing) - Alain Lefebvre
Williamsburg Cinemas
Antonio has a mission
to undertake. And it
might be his last. RT: 14
min. US Premiere
9/25/2015
3:00PM - 5:00PM
Feature Film III
Videology
9/26/2015
6:30PM - 8:30PM
Student Program I
Williamsburg Cinemas
9/26/2015
3:00PM - 5:00PM
Bar Songs - Ryan Collins
A hapless alcoholic embarks
on a musical quest for love
and acceptance, through the
bars and streets of Queens,
New York and the trenches of
his booze-addled mind. RT: 80
min.
Bicycles - John Lazration
A food production
worker in a dystopian
future begins to
question his
company’s policies
and flavor
department. RT: 9
min.
Documentary Block I
Brooklyn United - Tracey Anarella
Williamsburg Cinemas Ty Brown is Executive
Director of Brooklyn
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United, a Brooklyn, NY,
marching band. BU keeps
young people off the
streets, from gangs and
worse. We experience
Ty’s fall from grace due to
1:00PM - 3:00PM
alleged sexual misconduct with an underage, female band-member.
The man, father and band director turn his life around. RT: 11 min. New
York City Premiere
Additional Screening:
Closing Day Film, Videology, Sun. Sept. 27, 1:00PM – 3:00PM
World Cinema
Capture - Tamar Rudoy
Williamsburg Cinemas
After discovering her portrait
in a new exhibition
downtown, Nofar begins
pursuing the elusive image of
herself. RT: 14 min.
9/25/2015
3:00PM - 5:00PM
Student Program I
Additional Screening:
Student Film Program I,
Williamsburg Cinemas, Sat. Sept. 26, 3:00PM – 5:00PM
Collection Day - Pedro Estevez
Williamsburg Cinemas “Do you have the rent or not?”
- this is a greedy landlord’s
9/26/2015
standard question, who on a
routine visit to collect the rent
is taken hostage by a tenant
who's on the brink of losing
3:00PM - 5:00PM
everything. RT: 11 min. World
Premiere
Student Program I
Customer Service - Aimee Graham
Williamsburg Cinemas
A weary, passive aggressive
cell phone technician deals
with the pitfalls of working
at CellTechs, a subpar cell
phone company. To pass
the time he creates
fictitious dating profiles,
dreams of Tahiti, and toys
with disgruntled customers. He meets his match in Rebekah, an unruly
customer who calls for assistance. RT: 16 min. New York Premiere
9/26/2015
3:00PM - 5:00PM
Family Film Program
Dark Trails of the Broken North - Joseph Ciccarella
Williamsburg Cinemas A boy recovers a stash of
lost relics from an ancient
9/26/2015
stream in an endless forest.
The contents within take
him deeper than he would
have liked and higher than
1:00PM - 3:00PM
he ever thought possible.
RT: 8 min.
Animated Shorts
Program
Daughter of an Ocean - Kintan Chauhan
Videology
9/26/2015
12:00PM - 2:00PM
By remembering the story of a fish told by her mother, Daughter
realizes that the story was not just about little fish who wanted to live
freely, but was meant for her to understand that she should live her life
with freedom, as her mother never did. RT: 3 min. Brooklyn Premiere
Student Program II
Dazzling Shadow - Dojun Yoo
Williamsburg Cinemas
9/26/2015
5:30PM - 7:30PM
The light of hope dazzles the shadow of despair. RT: 10 min.
US Short Program
Family on Board - George Pogatsia
Williamsburg Cinemas Mike Petito, a family
man and biker,
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receives a
questionable prison
sentence. On his way
to report to jail he
reflects on his life and
anticipates what lies
5:30PM - 7:30PM
ahead for him and his
young family... that’s when catastrophe strikes. This heartbreaking New
York story stars four-time Golden Globe and Academy Award nominee
Eric Roberts. RT: 15 min. Brooklyn Premiere
Documentary Block IV
Finding Stars in Stucco Ceilings - Alex Sheriff
Williamsburg Cinemas
An experimental
short documentary
about the small,
seemingly mundane
stories that pass us
by every day
unnoticed. On this
journey of the
everyman we stop
to acknowledge the importance of these tiny happenings and suddenly
the rock we are kicking down the street can become the Earth hurling
through space. RT: 5 min.
9/26/2015
8:00PM - 10:00PM
Animated Shorts
Program
Videology
9/26/2015
12:00PM - 2:00PM
Good and Ready - Rick Kuperman & Jeff Kuperman
Shark attacks,
poison, swords,
lightsabers, a stake
to the heart; all are
more desirable than
not having the love
of your life. In this
video for "Good and
Ready," a boy and
his three friends act out numerous, creative scenarios in which a person
might perish, as Anthony D'Amato (along with three band members)
sings, "I don't wanna wake up if it ain't next to you." RT: 4 min.
Additional Screening:
Documentary Block IV, Williamsburg Cinemas, Sat. Sept 26, 8:00PM –
10:00PM
US Short Program
Hiding Blame - Scott Ballard
Williamsburg Cinemas
Three parents struggle
to make sense of an act
of violence that has left
one teen dead and
another in custody. As
they grapple with their
grief and their
questions, it becomes
clear none of them
knew all that was going on in their sons' lives. It is also clear that at
least one person knows more than he or she will admit about what
really happened that night. RT: 18 min. East Coast Premiere
9/25/2015
5:30PM - 7:30PM
Student Film Program II
In Loving Memory Of Uncle Harold - Lily van Leeuwen
Williamsburg Cinemas At a reunion Winnie tries to
bring her estranged family
9/26/2015
members closer together by
playing a family game.
Although intentions are good,
5:30PM - 7:30PM
soon all hell breaks loose. RT:
8 min. New York Premiere
Documentary Block III
Indispensable Shift: Fukushima, Tip of the iceberg - Yoko Kubota
Videology
9/25/2015
6:30PM - 8:30PM
Can the global community come together to protect humanity as we
face the possibility of a nuclear crisis? While being exposed to high
levels of radiation which affected her health greatly, Yoko looked
closely into the disaster at Fukushima, Japan. The country is the size of
California, has hundreds of fault lines, and sits on four tectonic plates.
Japan currently has 50 reactors and the nuclear power industry is not
properly regulated as proven by its inability to effectively deal with the
Fukushima situation. RT: 4 min.
Student Film Program II
Irreparable Damage - Julian Aboui
Williamsburg Cinemas A little girl encounters her
first experience with
9/26/2015
bullying when she is
verbally abused by two
older boys on a school bus.
5:30PM - 7:30PM
RT: 8 min.
Feature Film I
Keep In Touch - Sam Kretchmar
Williamsburg Cinemas
After a major crisis,
a man attempts to
track down his “first
love,” only to
discover she was
killed many years
ago in a car
accident. Stumbling
upon her younger
sister online, a
musician who bears
a striking resemblance to her sister, he obsesses and begins a
relationship without disclosing his true identity. RT: 105 min. New York
Premiere
9/25/2015
8:00PM - 10:00PM
Student Film Program I
Ketchup Kid - Patrick Vollrath
Williamsburg Cinemas
11-year old Paul
lives in his own
world. When one
day he meets a
desperate boy
named Aleksander,
he realizes that it’s
easier to walk one’s life’s path with a friend rather than alone. RT: 20
min.
9/26/2015
3:00PM - 5:00PM
Opening Night
Last Pickup - Maggie Surovell
Williamsburg Cinemas Good intentions and bad
decisions collide in this
9/24/2015
twisted tale that follows
three young men during
the most ridiculous night
of their lives. RT: 71 min.
8:00PM - 10:30PM
World Premiere
Student Film Program II
Laura - Julio Mas Alcaraz
Williamsburg Cinemas
Laura was
abandoned as an
infant by her
mother. She lives
with her grandma
and for two weeks
every summer she
visits her father, a
logger, who lives
alone in the
forest. A man of few words, the father is unable to communicate with
his adolescent daughter. As the silence between them grows, Laura
turns to nature for company, especially with old trees, and starts a
strange communication with them. RT: 22 min.
9/26/2015
5:30PM - 7:30PM
World Cinema
Le Dormeur du Val - Laura Carnet
Williamsburg Cinemas
9/25/2015
3:00PM - 5:00PM
Based on Athur Rimbaud's poem 'Le Dormeur du Val,' this art essay
video, staging different young soldiers, from different times and
countries, is aimed at pointing out the absurdity of wars. No matter the
location or the context, those soldiers represent one and only one
person: a victim. RT: 3 min.
World Cinema
Les Grébiches - Carinne Leduc
Williamsburg Cinemas Julie and Catherine
try to get noticed by
9/25/2015
the handsome
Stroller Cardio
Trainer. As for Leah,
far from romantic
ideas, she is trying to
3:00PM - 5:00PM
get back on her feet
as a new mother. RT:
6 min. New York Premiere
US Short Program
Marvin - Mitchell Lazar
Williamsburg Cinemas
Upon his release from
juvenile detention, sent
there in place of his
older brother, Marvin
must decide between
forgiveness or revenge.
RT: 8 min. Brooklyn
Premiere
9/25/2015
5:30PM - 7:30PM
Feature Film III
Videology
9/26/2015
Meet the Girls - Joseph A. Eulo
There is a dark and
invisible side of the
United States: human
trafficking. RT: 8 min.
6:30PM - 8:30PM
World Cinema
Mine - Michael P. Vidler
Williamsburg Cinemas
A middle aged real
estate agent’s
obsessive and
destructive search
for a baby. RT: 29
min. New York
Premiere
9/25/2015
3:00PM - 5:00PM
Documentary Block II
Videology
9/25/2015
4:30PM - 6:30PM
Moto Borgatoro - Roberto Serrini
Part documentary, part
pulp action film, all love
and pure passion, "Moto
Borgotaro" follows
curmudgeon/savant
mechanic Peter Boggia
and the birth/creation of
his custom 1979 Moto Guzzi Le Mans. RT: 8 min.
Documentary Block III
Mountain of Servants - Daniel Lombroso
Videology
In a period of tumoil across the
Middle East, five Syriac Orthodox
Christians struggle to protect
what's left of their Christian
heritage in their dwindling
community in Southeastern
Turkey. RT: 14 min.
9/25/2015
6:30PM - 8:30PM
US Short Program
Neighbors - Annie Fung
Williamsburg Cinemas Dirk, a programmer for a
dating app, has never had
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any problems building
code. His only problem is
building the courage to talk
to girls. When he finds his
neighbor’s misplaced bra,
5:30PM - 7:30PM
he believes this is his
chance to meet her and goes on the excruciating mission to return it.
RT: 11 min. Brooklyn Premiere
Documentary Block I
No Fear - Billy Chrissochos
Williamsburg Cinemas
"No Fear" is Porphyra's
Official MMA tribute music
video from their new
album "Faith, Struggle,
Victory." The video takes
us into the exciting,
competitive MMA world of
– band member Mike
"Risko" Savvas. "No Fear" is also the first video to feature both
international Mixed Martial Artists and Pankration Greek Fighters. RT: 4
min.
9/25/2015
1:00PM - 3:00PM
Animated Shorts
Program
Videology
9/26/2015
12:00PM - 2:00PM
nowhere - I-Cheng Lee
Can positive thinking lead
to better lives? To be
happy or not happy,
people have the choices
of their own lives and
thoughts. RT: 3 min.
Student Film Program I
O - Lungyin Lim
Williamsburg Cinemas
Leaving behind his own
obstructions, a life without
emotions isn't easy for the
man. Stroke after stroke, he
seeks the ideal contour of
something beyond. One day,
a strange encounter with his
mirror images drives the
man to unmask the true faces of his surroundings. RT: 7 min. New York
Premiere
9/26/2015
3:00PM - 5:00PM
Closing Day Film
Old Days - Phil Curcuru, Jim Ceribello & Lou DiNatale
Videology
9/27/2015
1:00PM - 3:00PM
Times change, music is forever. In 'Old Days,' band members get the
chance to revisit their youth and the happy, carefree, endless hours
spent there. Old Days reflects upon those times and the relationships
and events that made them who they are today. The Atomik Age
Project: Jimmy Ceribello: Lead Vocals, Lou DiNatale: Keyboards,
Christina Dempsey: Vocals, Mike Micara: Drums, Roger Fiorentino: Bass,
Stu Seiderman: Sax, Dan Giangiobbe: Vocals, Phil Curcuru: Guitars. RT: 6
min.
Documentary Block IV
Opening - Thomas Deshays & Benoit Tanguy
Williamsburg Cinemas
A century ago, Paris set the
pace for the international
art world. Today, New York
is where art careers are
launched. Only a few artists
are able to make a living
with their talent so how do
the rest survive? RT: 65
9/26/2015
8:00PM - 10:00PM
min. New York Premiere
Animated Shorts
Program
Videology
9/26/2015
Out of Order - Nathaniel Shrage
A young man must find
his mechanical heart's
missing gear or find a
replacement part. RT: 3
min.
12:00PM - 2:00PM
Animated Shorts
Program
Periplanet - A.J. Schmitz
Videology
9/26/2015
12:00PM - 2:00PM
A disillusioned man leaves his city life behind and takes a walking
journey to the Arctic. After mankind collapses into Armageddon, he
awakens from a frozen sleep, deep into the future to discover he's
sharing the world with the Earth's new rulers — Giant Insects! RT: 19
min.
Documentary Block II
Videology
9/25/2015
4:30PM - 6:30PM
Pie Lady of Pie Town - Jane Rosemont
In the middle of
the New Mexico
desert, pie equals
love. Kathy Knapp
left her charmed,
privileged life in
Dallas to bake pie
in dusty Pie Town,
New Mexico, a
once forgotten
corner of the world with no traffic light, gas station, grocery store or
motel. Why? To find her center and give the world pie. RT: 29 min.
Family Film Program
Pinocchio - Benjamin Falah
Williamsburg Cinemas
Russian emigres,
Bella and Alex Gaba
have made the sale
of comic books the
source of their
family's well being
since their arrival in
the United States
from the Ukraine in
1973. High school sophomore and native Brooklynite, Ben Falah takes
us inside Pinocchio's, a Brooklyn landmark he has visited almost every
day after school for the past three years. RT: 13 min.
9/26/2015
1:00PM - 3:00PM
Student Film Program II
Playthings - Brian Boenau & Bryan Loy
Williamsburg Cinemas
9/26/2015
5:30PM - 7:30PM
Like most children, Mason is convinced that there's a monster living in
his closet. At first frightened, Mason soon discovers that the monster,
Tyr, simply wants to play with him. What was once an innocent
friendship soon turns destructive as Mason – now a young man fears
that his relationship with Tyr is beginning to encroach upon his personal
life... and potentially his sanity. RT: 17 min. New York Premiere
Documentary Block II
Powerful Medicine: Simply Magic - Mwita Chacha
Videology
Kevin Spencer has
enjoyed a successful
30-year career
touring the world
with one of the
largest theatrical
illusion productions
in the U.S. He is also
a believer in the
power of the arts to impact the quality of people's lives. That belief has
taken him down some interesting paths working with people with
developmental and intellectual disabilities. RT: 22 min.
9/25/2015
4:30PM - 6:30PM
US Short Program
Pushing Buttons - Jonathan Landau
Williamsburg Cinemas A short comedy
about five
9/25/2015
coworkers who
think they are on
their way to a
Saturday
meeting, but find
5:30PM - 7:30PM
out their
company has
other plans for them. RT: 12 min. New York Premiere
Feature Film III
Selfie - Mikael Teo
Williamsburg Cinemas
9/25/2015
10:30PM - 12:30AM
A psychologist investigates a series of murders by a certain 'Selfie Serial
Killer.' Will her obsession with solving the case make her one of the
victims? RT: 95 min.
Documentary Block I
Seven Ways from Sunday - Robert Sickels
Williamsburg Cinemas
Every once in a while,
often when we least
expect it, somebody
randomly interacts
with us in a way that
forces us to gaze
upon ourselves
through the lens of
how others see us
and that can forever alter our perception of how we fit into the world.
Through an innovative blend of documentary audio and mixed media
visuals, Seven Ways From Sunday compellingly chronicles a series of
these unexpectedly startling moments of personal revelation. RT: 7
min. New York Premiere
9/25/2015
1:00PM - 3:00PM
Additional Screening:
Documentary Block II, Videology, Fri. Sept. 25, 4:30PM – 6:30PM
Animated Shorts
Program
Videology
9/26/2015
12:00PM - 2:00PM
Opening Night
Shadows - Isaac Kerlow
Life as usual is
interrupted when a
band of intruders
decide to destroy the
centuries-old rain
forest in a single day.
Unaware that one of
their own has betrayed
them, the villagers are
unable to protect the forest until an unexpected ally uses her powers to
help. RT: 11 min. New York Premiere
Soccer Moms in Peril - Damian K. Lahey
Williamsburg Cinemas
After a night of drinking, a
soccer mom wakes up bound
to a chair in the basement of a
masked killer. But as luck
would have it, there's someone
else in the basement that she
wants to see even less. RT: 8
9/24/2015
8:00PM - 10:30PM
min. New York Premiere
Documentary Block IV
Steam Dream - Mischa Cantu
Williamsburg Cinemas What is the deep reason
that people participate in
9/26/2015
the different aspects of the
steampunk culture? Is it an
escape into a false
nostalgia? Or a tech driven,
8:00PM - 10:00PM
retro-futuristic, Victorianinspired escape? RT: 19 min.
Animated Shorts
Program
Videology
9/26/2015
12:00PM - 2:00PM
Stills - Asaf Geva, Shahar Shaya & Yael Messing
A rebellious statue in
an animation factory
tries something new.
RT: 2 min.
Family Film Program
Striking Chords - Lauren Donati
Williamsburg Cinemas Aiden, an introverted 8-year-old
boy and his widower workaholic
9/26/2015
father struggle with a lack of
communication. Through music
and friendship can Aiden bridge
1:00PM - 3:00PM
the gap between his father and
himself? RT: 22 min.
US Short Program
Strings - Jimmy Loweree
Williamsburg Cinemas
9/25/2015
5:30PM - 7:30PM
A woman is kept sedated by a cold-blooded kidnapper. RT: 5 min. New
York Premiere
Feature Film II
Subject - Serge Kushnier
Williamsburg Cinemas
A man living in New York
City, fed up with society,
decides to become a
hermit. RT: 13 min.
Brooklyn Premiere
9/25/2015
10:30PM - 12:30AM
Animated Shorts
Program
Videology
9/26/2015
12:00PM - 2:00PM
teeth - Tom Brown
That which is neglected, is
lost. RT: 6 min.
Opening Night
Texting Hat - Brad Hasse
Williamsburg Cinemas
The 'Texting Hat' is the
latest in fashionable
wear, bringing eye
contact back into the
21st Century. It's not
rude, it's just
multitasking. RT: 2
min.
9/24/2015
8:00PM - 10:30PM
Student Film Program II
The Deaths of Jamie Smith - Steven Jean-Jacques
Williamsburg Cinemas Two immortal sisters fight
over whether their
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immortality is a gift or a
curse. RT: 10 min.
5:30PM - 7:30PM
Animated Shorts
Program
Videology
9/26/2015
12:00PM - 2:00PM
The Fallen Phoenix - Gwen Barriac & Heather Larkin
When an established
composer struggles
to write a
masterpiece that
pleases both himself
and his sponsor he
ultimately realizes
he has to choose
between staying
true to his art and pleasing those around him. Though the Phoenix may
fall in flames, his music lives on triumphantly! RT: 5 min.
COLOR LEGEND:
Animation Block
Closing Day Block
Documentary Blocks
Family Film Block
Feature Film Blocks
Opening Night Block
Student Film Blocks
US Shorts Block
World Cinema Block
Opening Night
The Hope of a Nation - Jeff Dean
Williamsburg Cinemas
Four young people
of different races
and genders - a
track star, a concert
pianist, a math
student studying for
a test, and a
volunteer - struggle
with goals that will
lead to a brighter future. Each has a moment where they want to give
up, but they all buckle down and obtain their goals. RT: 4 min.
9/24/2015
8:00PM - 10:30PM
Additional Screenings:
Family Film Program, Williamsburg Cinemas, Sat. Sept. 26, 1:00PM –
3:00PM
Student Film Program II, Williamsburg Cinemas, Sat. Sept. 26, 5:30PM –
7:30PM
Feature Film I
The Picture - Scott Bolger
Williamsburg Cinemas Man in The Woods. RT:
4 min.
9/25/2015
Additional Screening:
Student Film Program I,
Williamsburg Cinemas,
8:00PM - 10:00PM
Sat. Sept. 26, 3:00PM –
5:00PM
World Cinema
The Rat - Vasily Chuprina
Williamsburg Cinemas
9/25/2015
3:00PM - 5:00PM
You never know who might know more… RT: 8 min. Brooklyn Premiere
Documentary Block II
Videology
9/25/2015
4:30PM - 6:30PM
The Single Ladies of NY - Michelle Ortega
Women of different
ages (20's to 60's) share
their experiences of
looking for love in New
York City. RT: 17 min.
New York City Premiere
Documentary Block II
The Way of the Kayak - Richard Poe
Videology
Rolling a kayak is
symbolic of death and
rebirth — the terror of
letting your boat capsize
while you're jammed
into the tight cockpit;
the suspense of holding
your breath while you
hang upside down
surrendered to the water; and the triumph of rolling it back up again
and filling your lungs with air. RT: 5 min.
9/25/2015
4:30PM - 6:30PM
Closing Day Film
The Whiskey Treaty Roadshow - Timothy Bradley
Videology
9/27/2015
1:00PM - 3:00PM
The film showcases five acclaimed singer-songwriters hailing from
Western Massachusetts and their four-day roadshow throughout the
Commonwealth. Through the interviews, performances and
experiences captured while on the road, the film reveals the true
warmth and beauty of what the Treaty represents: the confluence of
music and people and its powerful effect on our shared experiences.
This film has 100% original score. RT: 23 min. Brooklyn Premiere
Family Film Program
Theodora - Henry Chaisson & Travis Bogosian
Williamsburg Cinemas
9/26/2015
1:00PM - 3:00PM
A resourceful young girl prepares dinner for a friend. RT: 5 min.
Animated Shorts
Program
Videology
9/26/2015
Tick Tock - Zeynep Kocak
The beautiful thing is not
the goal you achieve, it is
the road that takes you
there with hope! RT: 9
min.
12:00PM - 2:00PM
Feature Film III
Top of the Game - Ian Cinco
Videology
"Top Of The Game" is
a music video
directed by Ian Cinco
for musician/actor
Ohene Cornelius
(music produced by
TeV95). This visual
assault on the senses
is a discussion piece
where the audience is charged to look at the images in pop culture and
rap music in a dynamic clash of expectation and change of convention.
The video is intended to be a playful exploration of a journey towards
self-realization and represents a part of ourselves that we aren't always
aware of. RT: 4 min.
9/26/2015
6:30PM - 8:30PM
Closing Day Film
Videology
9/27/2015
1:00PM - 3:00PM
World Cinema
Traveling Shoes - Bradly Dever Treadaway
& Justin Randolph Thompson
Drawing its title from
an African American
traditional folk song
that speaks of the
necessity for
traveling shoes when
death comes to call,
the video and
performance
investigate a shifted labor hierarchy, where the shoe shiner provides
the means for redemption. RT: 14 min. World Premiere
Treatment - Michael Gordin Shore & Tony Babcock
Williamsburg Cinemas Andy, a young, wellmannered, introverted
9/25/2015
bank teller must do the
unthinkable to save his
mom from her terminal
illness. But at what
cost? RT: 13 min.
3:00PM - 5:00PM
World Premiere
Additional Screening:
Feature Film IV, Williamsburg Cinemas, Sat. Sept. 26, 10:30PM –
12:30AM
Documentary Block II
Trevor Thomas, Blind Hiker: Envision the Path - Sam Edwards
Videology
9/25/2015
4:30PM - 6:30PM
Accomplished hiker of the Appalachians, Pacific Crest and Long Trails,
Trevor Thomas tells what it takes to traverse some of this nation's most
difficult terrain without the benefit of sight. RT: 7 min.
Closing Day Film
Videology
9/27/2015
1:00PM - 3:00PM
Twelve Stories Down - Girard Tecson
Being in a band isn't
easy. Brooklyn's
punk/pop band, Up
for Nothing, has been
together for almost a
decade, but not
without their ups and
downs. RT: 11 min.
World Premiere
Family Film Program
Unofficial: JUDO - Ivana Noa
Williamsburg Cinemas
This is the 11-year old
director's perspective
of Judo as art,
presented through
the eyes of a number
of World and Olympic
champions and
trainers as well as a
young generation of
judo players. The film provides different views and personal feelings of
'win', 'lose', 'pain', 'friendship', 'talent'. RT: 10 min.
9/26/2015
1:00PM - 3:00PM
World Cinema
W - Francesca Draghetti, Danielle Coluccini & Matteo Botrugno
Williamsburg Cinemas Rhyming ghost story. RT: 6 min.
9/25/2015
3:00PM - 5:00PM
Feature Film IV
Well Wishes - Anderson Boyd
Williamsburg Cinemas
Having lost his job
on a coin toss a man
pursues fortune and
enlightenment in
America by
harvesting coins
from wishing
fountains. Aided by
his friend and a
kindly stranger, his winding journey leads to an indebted traveler who
challenges his notions of wealth and true happiness. RT: 94 min. New
York Premiere
9/26/2015
10:30PM - 12:30AM
Family Film Program
Will I Scatter Away? - Emma Penaz Eisner
Williamsburg Cinemas Danger threatens a
man seeking himself
9/26/2015
in a dream-like
landscape. RT: 6 min.
Brooklyn Premiere
1:00PM - 3:00PM
Feature Film I
Winter's Hold - Ian Voglesong
Williamsburg Cinemas
9/25/2015
8:00PM - 10:00PM
A young farmer in self-imposed isolation must come to grips with a
personal tragedy or be consumed by it. RT: 9 min.
Animated Shorts
Program
Videology
9/26/2015
12:00PM - 2:00PM
Without a Doubt - Gerald Guthrie
A digital
animation that
illustrates one
variation of the
17th century
philosopher
Rene Descartes'
view of the
world. This
time-based
visual metaphor draws together Descartes' understanding of geometry,
expressly the invention of the Cartesian co-ordinates (X,Y,Z), and his
most famous statement, 'I think, therefore I am,' to create an
introspective dimension within our own understanding. RT: 6 min. New
York Premiere
World Cinema
Wren: Soldiers - Clare Conway
Williamsburg Cinemas
9/25/2015
3:00PM - 5:00PM
A music video for the song 'Soldiers' by Australian independent artist
Wren. RT: 5 min. Brooklyn Premiere
Documentary Block III
Xboundary - Ryan Peterson
Videology
In the transboundary
region of northern
British Columbia and
Alaska, many largescale open-pit mines
are proposed on the
Canadian side of
rivers that flow into
Alaska, where salmon
fishing and tourism are worth $2b annually. The 2014 tailings Mount
Polley dam breach, just south of the transboundary region, validates
the fears of many who view mining of this type as unsafe and
incongruous with healthy salmon rivers. RT: 6 min. New York Premiere
9/25/2015
6:30PM - 8:30PM
Feature Film IV
Your Direction - Lauren Brady
Williamsburg Cinemas
9/26/2015
10:30PM - 12:30AM
Love, loss and lunch. The premiere music video from San-Francisco
based musical duo, 'The Boy Dahlia.' RT: 5 min.