Dances With Films 2017 Line-Up Announced
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FUSION SHORTS
ALWAYS WITH YOU
WORLD Premiere | USA, 2017, HD, 9 min.
WRITER: Hugo C. Domenech
DIRECTOR: Hugo C. Domenech
PRODS: Terence Lee, Josh Libitsky
CAST: William Knight, Melanie Friedrich, Russell Bradley Fenton, Jen Kerner
ALWAYS WITH YOU tells the story of newly widowed Jeff Evans as he struggles to find the joy in life without his cherished wife, Carol. Drowning in sadness, Jeff fails to maintain the garden, which was once Carol's pride and joy and was the long-standing source for many of their happy memories. Jeff accidentally discovers a lost roll of Super 8 film and is swiftly transported to another place and time with filled happy and joyous memories of his beloved Carol in her precious garden.
BUCKETS
CALIFORNIA Premiere | USA, 2016, HD, 14 min.
WRITER: Julia Jones
DIRECTOR: Julia Jones
PRODS: Julia Jones, Zachary Gobetz, Sophia Harvey, Jacob Bittens
CAST: Olivia Nikkanen, Wolfgang Novogratz, Martin Harvey, Chuck McMahon
A girl learns the brutal sacrifices it takes to satisfy her love.
BUTTERCUP
WEST COAST Premiere | USA, 2017, HD, 12 min.
WRITER: Megan Brotherton
DIRECTOR: Megan Brotherton
PRODS: Megan Brotherton, Elizabeth Bates
CAST: Megan Brotherton, Elizabeth Bates
Maggie needs her best friend today more than ever, but never expected she'd actually show up.
CANDIDATE, THE
No Premiere | USA, 2016, HD, 6 min.
WRITERS: Robin McDonald, Blaire Baron
DIRECTOR: Michael Hilf
PRODS: Blaire Baron, Robin McDonald
CAST: Blaire Baron, Robin McDonald, Will Gressman
The Candidate goes through a rigorously impossible vetting process to determine if he is The One for someone's very specific agenda.
CLEANERS
LOS ANGELES Premiere | USA, 2017, HD, 19 min.
WRITER: R. E. Keith
DIRECTOR: R. E. Keith
PROD: R.E. Keith
CAST: Adam Huss, Jesse Boyd, Craig Robert Young, Darren Darnborough, Sara Maraffino
Two teams of hitmen vie for a deadly target together despite hating and undermining each other every step of the way. Best in Show meets the professional in this dark action romp.
EFFIE
WORLD Premiere | USA, 2017, HD, 6 min.
WRITER: Eric Kneler
DIRECTOR: Miguel Duran
PRODS: Miguel Duran, Eric Kneler
CAST: Kevin Fernandez, Rose Liston, Philip Rossi
A young boy works up the courage to ask out the girl of his dreams. Things don't go as planned.
FREDERICK
WORLD Premiere | USA, 2017, HD, 16 min.
WRITER: Josh Mann
DIRECTOR: Traci Hays
PRODS: Josh Mann, Boman Modine, Daniel Hartz, Ed Marek, Michael Staenberg, Joseph Adolphe, Chris Witt
CAST: James Morrison, Josh Mann, Lexi Johnson, Kerry Knuppe, Marcus Henderson
Frederick is the story of a high profile painter and art gallery owner, who suffers from intense “artist’s block.” However, his passion reignites when he has an idea for a new controversial project. To his surprise, he receives an unexpected visit from an intimidating yet oblivious policeman, Detective Marks, who interrogates him about the disappearance of several young fashion models. Frederick and Marks play a game of cat and mouse, culminating in a mysterious yet frightening exhibition. A story about an eccentric creative man with a slew of tricks up his sleeve, Frederick determines to make a difference in the world.
THE HOBBYIST
WEST COAST Premiere | USA, 2016, HD, 9 min.
WRITER: George R. Vatistas
DIRECTOR: George R. Vatistas
PRODS: David E. Munz Maire
CAST: Robert W. Smith, Daniel Mitura
A seemingly ordinary man seeks out a sagacious druggist in search of an undetectable poison, but winds up getting more than he bargained for. Based on the 1961 short story by Fredric Brown.
HOLLYWOOD AND SUNSET
WEST COAST Premiere | USA, 2016, HD, 15 min.
WRITERS: Clinton Cornwell, Elizabeth Hirsch-Tauber
DIRECTOR: Clinton Cornwell
PRODS: Clinton Cornwell, Elizabeth Hirsch-Tauber
CAST: Elizabeth Hirsch-Tauber, Rachel Amanda Bryant, Jas Sams, Caitlin Randolph
Zombie sharks. Sleazy directors. Bragging redheads. Spaghetti. Just another day for struggling actor Audrey as she figures out what to do with her life.
A HORROR STORY
WEST COAST Premiere | USA, 2016, HD, 11 min.
WRITER: James Zimmerman
DIRECTOR: Philip Donohue
PRODS: Philip Jessen, James Zimmerman, Philip Donohue
CAST: James Zimmerman, Kate Huffman, Jemuel Morris, Laura L. Thomas, Stephanie Lalanne
Estranged from his wife, a man attempts to save his marriage at their friends' annual Halloween Party.
KID GAMBLED
WORLD Premiere | USA, 2017, HD, 15 min.
WRITER: Alex Familian
DIRECTOR: Alex Familian
PRODS: Simona Kessler, Alex Familian
CAST: Jacob Melton, Fred Melamed, Jack Begert, Connie Ennis, Keanush Tafreshi
In the suburbs of Las Vegas, Nevada an anxious 15 year old reluctantly smokes weed and agrees to steal beer from a gas station— all to impress his hooligan friends and a girl that he likes.
LA STREET RACE
WORLD Premiere | USA, 2016, HD, 1 min.
WRITER: Clay Westervelt
DIRECTOR: Clay Westervelt
PRODS: Clay Westervelt, Kyle Hardy, Russ Matthews
CAST: Monique Parent, Shawn Diddy
Not since "American Graffiti" has a film captured so authentically the state of modern drag racing in Los Angeles.
LAND OF HAPPY DREAMS
WORLD Premiere | USA, 2016, HD, 15 min.
WRITER: Josh Auter
DIRECTOR: Josh Auter
PRODS: Melanie DiPietro, Leo Olivia, Christine Auter, Josh Auter
CAST: Briana Marin, Presley Moore, Donnie Smith, Roland Ruiz
Misty, a single mom of limited means, knows she can't control the circumstances that affect her life-but she can control how she responds to them. With her daughter Olivia battling a rare blood disease that requires frequent transfusions, she knows she has to take drastic measures. When her own body can no longer keep up with the demand, she must seek an alternative solution. And through this we learn, there is nothing Misty won't do to save her daughter.
MIRIAM’S BALLOONS
WEST COAST Premiere | USA, 2017, HDV, 10 min.
WRITER: Dan Czerwonka
DIRECTOR: Dan Czerwonka
PRODS: Dan Czerwonka, Amy Larsen
CAST: Gracie Miller, Raquel Startz, Blayne D. Smith, Lindsay Heath, Dan Czerwonka
Life hangs by a thread as a young angel of death risks everything to save her only friend.
NO HONKIE
No Premieres | USA, 2016, HD, 2 min.
WRITER: Crafty St. James
DIRECTOR: Crafty St. James
PROD: Crafty St. James
CAST: Ellie Araiza, Crafty St. James
A man gets caught taking a picture of his ****!
THE OTHER PLACE
NORTH AMERICAN Premiere | USA, 2016, HD, 18 min.
WRITER: Lee Amir-Cohen
DIRECTOR: Lee Amir-Cohen
PRODS: Ashley Bua, Ashley Eberbach
CAST: Lee Amir-Cohen, Amanda Maddox, Cameron Diskin, Shoshana Bush
Two limp bodies with sacks concealing their faces, a revolver in hand, and pacing in an unknown synagogue. This is the scene The Brother (Lee Amir-Cohen), a mobster plagued by retrograde amnesia, ‘wakes up’ to after emerging from a blackout state. He beckons the help of an alluring female figure obscured by shadows, The Fiancé (Amanda Maddox). The Brother unveils one cover, only to find his Brother-In-Law (Cameron Diskin)— a savant-like district attorney— broken and bruised. After the unmasking, The Fiancé reminds The Brother that his In-Law brokered a deal with the FBI to turn him in. His In-Law argues otherwise. Within The Brother’s hazy world, facts prove difficult to obtain, pushing him to employ sadistic methods in an attempt to gain answers. However, the answers to those questions shift from one second to the next. And the harder he tries to navigate his fragmented memories and the accounts of his family members, the further he sinks into the abyss of doubt and disbelief.
PANIC ATTACK!
LOS ANGELES Premiere | USA, 2016, HD, 3 min.
DIRECTOR: Eileen O’Mara
PROD: Eileen O’Mara
Do you ever wonder "did I leave the coffee on?" or "what if I give birth to Satan's baby?" This animated short explores anxiety, obsession, and one woman’s slippery hold on reality.
REACH
WORLD Premiere | USA, 2016, HD, 6 min.
WRITER: Kelsey Sante, Ryan Kerr
DIRECTOR: Kelsey Sante
PRODS: Kelsey Sante, Ryan Kerr, Christopher Campa
CAST: Abigail Phelps, Alex Dauphin
After an unsuccessful evening at a house party, Hannah loses herself in the depths of her anxiety disorder. To find a way out she must find the courage to reach out.
THIRTEEN
WEST COAST Premiere | USA, 2017, HD, 13 min.
WRITER: Sasha Sibley
DIRECTOR: Sasha Sibley
PRODS: Sasha Sibley, HSH Shadow Dragu-Mihai
CAST: Jolene Andersen, Mason Moghimi, Iyad Hajjaj
A female U.S. operative is captured by ISIS and between being tortured and interrogated, finds herself in a tent alone with one of the militants, who it turns out is only thirteen years-old. Soon her maternal instincts begin to kick in as she tries to save him at all costs.
THE WASTE LAND
WEST COAST Premiere | USA, 2016, HD, 13 min.
WRITER: Guillermo Ortiz Pichardo
DIRECTOR: Brian Brooks II
PRODS: Eric Baird, Scott Sullivan
CAST: Conner Scott, Carla Betz, Cece Paige, Hunter Jackson
When a 16-year-old outcast is bullied, he pleads with his parents to change schools, but his father tells him he needs to stand up for himself. While read "The Waste Land" by T.S. Eliot, the poem's meaning begins to distort his reality. Ignored and betrayed by those around him, he illegally purchases a gun to deal with the mounting pressures in his life.
WILDFLOWERS
WORLD Premiere | USA, 2016, 16mm, 18 min.
WRITER: Mark Lammerding
DIRECTOR: Mark Lammerding
PRODS: Deva B. Anderson, Wrenn Woods
CAST: Wrenn Woods, Lexi Johnson, Zac Titus
Two sisters embark on a petty crime-filled road trip through the rural south, leading them to a chance encounter with an enigmatic stranger.
WINK
WORLD Premiere | USA, 2017, HD, 15 min.
WRITER: Monika Petrillo
DIRECTOR: Monika Petrillo
PROD: James Baumgartner
CAST: Caitlin Brandes, Michael Chandler
A lonely and slightly repressed housewife discovers an unusual way to spice up her afternoon.
MIDNIGHT SHORTS
2AM
CALIFORNIA Premiere | Australia, 2016, HD, 16 min.
WRITER: Huseyin Hassan
DIRECTOR: Huseyin Hassan
PROD: Huseyin Hassan
CAST: Mark Kenfield, Nichola Jayne, Akira Bradley
A middle aged man Alex awakens in his quarters to find a white rabbit beside his bed who then suddenly hops through a closed door. Scared and fascinated by how the rabbit got into his room and out through a closed door Alex gets up and leaves his room to follow the rabbit. Once he opens the door and steps out into the hallways of the asylum very unusual and supernatural events begin to unfold right in front of OUR eyes.
ATLAS WORLD
LOS ANGELES Premiere | Canada, 2017, ProRes, 7 min.
WRITER: Morgana McKenzie
DIRECTOR: Morgana McKenzie
PROD: Morgana McKenzie
CAST: Nève Guénette, Mia Guertin-Crête, Dea Telo, Janine Smith
A malignant spirit forces a girl into a perilous journey through a watery underworld. -- An authorized music video for “Atlas World” (Solomun Day Remix) by Liu Bei.
BLOOD RED
WORLD Premiere | USA, 2016, HD, 8 min.
WRITER: Rolando Bugarin
DIRECTOR: Rolando Bugarin
PRODS: Rolando Bugarin, Carlos Carballeda Jr., Javier Montoya
CAST: Jamilka Gonzalez, Maria Elena Heredia, Carlos Carballeda Jr.
A mysterious girl in a red hood walks the streets at night avenging the victims the city has swallowed up.
COLD PROCESS
WEST COAST Premiere | USA, 2016, HD, 11 min.
WRITER: William Pisciotta
DIRECTOR: William Pisciotta
PRODS: Bill Pisciotta, Zach Franklin, Shannon Franklin
CAST: Zach Franklin, Shannon Franklin, Walter Gass
An inside look at the Porter and Porter Cosmetics Company.
CUNNILINGUS KING, THE
No Premiere | USA, 2016, HDV, 5 min.
WRITERS: Shannon Burkett, Jayce Bartok
DIRECTOR: Jason Bartok
PRODS: So You Wanna Productions, Shannon Burkett
CAST: James Carpinello, Ron Jeremy, Jenny Maguire, Erik Heger
In August of 2011, Shannon Burkett was diagnosed with Paget’s disease, a rare form of breast cancer and she did what anyone who is diagnosed with breast cancer would do: She wrote a rock musical about porn. “The Cunnilingus King” is a hilarious music video of one of the songs from that musical and it centers around a despondent former aspiring rock star who has a very special talent. The video stars Broadway sensation James Carpinello (Saturday Night Fever, Rock of Ages), Ron Jeremy (star of over 2,000 porn films, legend) and a giant puppet tongue.
G-4
WORLD Premiere | USA, 2016, HDV, 24 min.
WRITER: Anna Biani
DIRECTOR: Anna Biani
PRODS: Anna Biani, Steven Berez, Nana Johnson
CAST: Anna Biani
What happens when the desire for gold and riches becomes ingrained? A story of Gluttony and enslavement, G-4 is the dance between Light and Darkness–the meeting of the innocent and the monster to challenge a break from victimhood to oneness. G-4 is a surrealist piece, a trance-like healing experience, guiding the audience back to their heart, and ultimately to freedom.
HIDDEN DAYLIGHT
WEST COAST Premiere | USA, 2016, HD, 18 min.
WRITER: John Rice
DIRECTOR: Adrienne Lovette
PRODS: John Rice, Elod Zoltan Filyo
CAST: John Rice, David Rey, Ella Jane New
In this haunting thriller, we follow a distraught businessman after his wife is abducted by the sadistic Hacksaw Killer. In desperation, the businessman turns to a blind psychic who can see through the killer's eyes. As their strange meeting unfolds, the psychic envisions the night of the kidnapping and provides vital clues to help the businessman solve the mystery... but the answers he seeks may come at a deadly price.
HOW2KILL
WEST COAST Premiere | USA, 2017, HD, 6 min.
DIRECTOR: Kevin Lee Loader
PRODS: Sean McCarthy, Elizabeth Mitchell, Jacob Rangel, Sean O’Hare
A lonely boy receives a mysterious doll just in time for his birthday. The boy quickly realizes his new 'friend' might have brought a few sinister friends of his own to the party, and he soon finds himself battling demonic terrors unleashed upon his house.
MEGRIM
WEST COAST Premiere | USA, 2016, HD, 13 min.
WRITER: Stuart Valberg
DIRECTOR: Stuart Valberg
PRODS: Sania Jhankar, Joan Cassin, Matt Dorris, Leslie Risak, Stuart Valberg
CAST: Pascal Yen-Pfister, Max Rhyser
An Artist and a Subject. The Artist wants to create his masterpiece; The Subject doesn’t want to die.
MISCAST
WORLD Premiere | USA, 2016, HD, 10 min.
WRITER: Matt Katzenberger
DIRECTOR: Carsten Kurpanek
PRODS: Paul Santos, Nina Daniels
CAST: Nina Daniels, Brea Bee, Kade Pait
On Halloween night, office worker May gets caught in a battle between good and evil when her new co-worker April reveals herself as a real witch by turning her office party into a bloodbath with a spell. "Miscast", starring Nina Daniels, Brea Bee, and Kade Pait, is a darkly funny fantasy horror-thriller in "witch" nothing is as it seems.
NIGHT BEFORE, THE
WORLD Premiere | USA, 2016, HD, 9 min.
WRITER: Alex Razzaghi
DIRECTOR: Alex Razzaghi
PRODS: Kim Pettiford, Du’ana Speights
CAST: Chelsea Wallace, Tom Berklund, Kim Pettiford, Brenda Arteaga-Walsh, Morgan Michaels, Phrederic Semaj
In 1994, a group of roommates are having dinner at their West Hollywood home. It's a real good time until they discover that somebody wants them dead, somebody close and unexpected. The motive is unknown but it's later clear that the killer may have been possessed by an uncontrollable object that will transcend one to commit ruthless murders.
PAUL’S BAD DAY
WORLD Premiere | USA, 2017, HDV, 2 min.
WRITER: Phil Bucci
DIRECTOR: Phil Bucci
PRODS: Phil Bucci, Sara Fletcher
CAST: Jordan Wall, Ashandra McConnell, Paul Valtierra, Glen Warren
Paul wakes feeling not quite his usual self. As he begins his day every step reveals he has a growing problem that there is only one solution for.
SHALLOW WATER
WORLD Premiere | USA, 2017, HD, 19 min.
WRITER: Sandy Collora
DIRECTOR: Sandy Collora
PRODS: Sandy Collora, Eric S. Dow, Dale Pearson
CAST: Lisa Roumain, Kurt Carley, Jason Liles
A woman on a tropical island encounters more than she bargained for when she finds out she's the lone survivor of her kayaking and fishing expedition…
SPEAK NO EVIL
WORLD Premiere | USA, 2016, HD, 13 min.
WRITERS: Connor Vera, Dave Vera
DIRECTOR: Matthew Serrano
PRODS: Dave Vera, Mya Kratzat
CAST: Jeremiah Brown, Dave Vera, Lydia Lee, Carson Preusse, Julia Pacific
A man wakes up in a dark garage with his mouth grotesquely sewn shut, two mysterious figures tied up next to him and one thought on his mind. Get out.
STALL
WORLD Premiere | USA, 2016, HD, 10 min.
WRITERS: Andrew Daniel, John D Harding
DIRECTOR: Andrew Daniel
PROD: Kenneth Leslie
CAST: John D Harding
Desperation leads to despair when the night takes an unforeseen dark turn for a man out "looking" for adventure.
SUBCULTURE
LOS ANGELES Premiere | USA, 2017, HD, 9 min.
WRITER: Jason Kartalian
DIRECTOR: Jason Kartalian
PROD: Jason Kartalian
CAST: Jillian Christi, Raymond Morris, Jed Rowen
In SUBCULTURE, psychiatric session turns in a very twisted direction. A woman, Ivy leads a man named Julius into a dungeon where every his every desire is met. Julius meets some interesting people down in the dungeon that become obstacles that get in the way of his desires. He finds himself in an existential crisis of his own making.
DOCUMENTARY SHORTS
HAND-CUT
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA Premiere | USA, 2016, HD, 5 min.
DIRECTOR: Griffin Hammond
PROD: Griffin Hammond
From chainsaw to cocktail, this beautiful 5-minute documentary tracks the journey of clear, artisan ice into the hands of New York City bartenders.
HARD ASSES DON’T TWERK: BECAUSE BEING A WOMAN IS NASTY
WORLD Premiere | Brazil, 2017, HD, 31 min.
DIRECTORS: Thales Banzai, Camila Cornelson
PRODS: Thales Banzai, Camila Cornelson
The documentary portraits the reality of the Psychology & Dance group, BDNT, created in South Brazil by the student Jade Quoi. Through intimate conversations with Jade and the class members - some of them that took part of group since its formation and others that just got there - their transformation process and search for acceptance is exposed, showing how these girls stopped being victims of a predominantly sexist society and started to act in a more independent and satisfactory way.
IMPACT POINT, THE
WEST COAST Premiere | USA, 2016, HD, 13 min.
DIRECTOR: Sydney Guthrie
PRODS: Sydney Guthrie, Emilia Wint
The Impact Point dissects the controversy that has grown increasingly prominent in women's freestyle skiing as injury rates have skyrocketed.
IRREGULARS
LOS ANGELES Premiere | Italy, 2015, HD, 10 min.
WRITERS: Fabio Palmieri, Cyrille Kabore
DIRECTOR: Fabio Palmieri
PRODS: NotWorkingFilms, Paola Pontelli
FEATURING: Cyrille Kabore
Against a tellingly hypnotic factory backdrop, a refugee encapsulates the global immigration crisis in his own wrenching words. Each year 400.000 people from Africa, Asia and Middle East, try to enter Europe. They flee from war, persecution and poverty. Since the ways by land have been interrupted, they board overloaded vessels and face a dangerous and often deadly voyage across the Mediterranean.
MANMADE WATERS
WORLD Premiere | USA, 2016, HD, 23 min.
DIRECTOR: Dustin Elm
PRODS: Erik Alskog, Alexander Polunin
In response to declining fish populations, the Hubbs-SeaWorld Research Institute has pioneered an experimental aquaculture program to “restock the ocean” with California White Sea Bass. MANMADE WATERS follows the son of a professional fisherman as he explores the program alongside his father, a loyal supporter of Hubbs with personal ties to its management. His investigation ultimately leads us to ask whether we can solve a manmade problem with a manmade solution.
MELTING STARS
WEST COAST Premiere | Canada, 2017, HD, 15 min.
DIRECTOR: Kate Green
PROD: Kate Green
Starfish were dying by the millions and marine biologists were witnessing an epidemic that was the largest observed species die-off of human history. Melting Stars follows the clues on this marine mystery.
MIRACLE IN MALIBU
WORLD Premiere | USA, 2016, HD, 5 min.
WRITER: Karen Keagy Shaver
DIRECTOR: Karen Keagy Shaver
PRODS: Karen Keagy Shaver, Matthew Shaver
FEATURING: Mighty Under Dogs, Jean Pierre Pereat, AKA "Peli", Timothy Hazelip, Kristopher Cornish, Todd Cornish, Peggy LaBlanc
Watermen Jean Pierre Pereat, and Timothy Hazelip from the 'Mighty Under Dog' organization, introduce the benefits of surf therapy to a father of a teen with Autism at Surfrider Beach in Malibu, California .
OFFERING, THE
WEST COAST Premiere | Peru, 2016, HD, 7 min.
DIRECTORS: Billy Silva, Guille Isa
PRODS: Darrell Hartman, Oliver Hartman
Three artists in the highlands of Peru make an ancient spiritual offering to the spirits of the earth in exchange for strength and guidance.
DOWNBEATS
ALIENTOLOGISTS
WORLD Premiere | USA, 2017, HD, 18 min.
WRITER: Tyler Rabinowitz
DIRECTOR: Tyler Rabinowitz
PRODS: Tyler Rabinowitz, Nicole Quintero, Debbie Walters, Madeline Stephenson, Jamie Sweeney
CAST: Danny Gardner, Macy Sullivan, Kurt Csolak
When Earth no longer exists, a neighboring civilization is now studying the human artifacts that float around in Earth’s place—like paleontologists who study the ancient Egyptians. This is the story of a curious alien with a dream of being a space explorer that has been diminished by his nightmarishly closed-minded co-workers, and how this dream emerges from the rubble again upon his discovery of tap shoes, a jukebox, and ultimately humanity’s creative spirit.
DANCING DAY
No Premiere | USA, 2016, HDV, 4 min.
WRITER: Tytus Bergstrom
DIRECTOR: Tytus Bergstrom
PROD: Tytus Bergstrom
CAST: Tytus Bergstrom
Fantasy about playing hooky from work and the surprising events that follow when leaving the house.
DANCIN’ THE CAMERA
UNITED STATES Premiere | Netherlands, 2016, 16mm, 9 min.
WRITER: Pieter-Rim de Kroon, Marije Nie
DIRECTOR: Pieter-Rim de Kroon
PRODS: Annemiek van der Hell
CAST: Marije Nie
A love story between a tap dancer, a piano player and a 1922 hand cranked motion-picture camera .The old camera is camera, character and stage. Seduced by the rhythms of the camera mechanics, the tap dancer jumps into the magical world of analogue black-and-white film where her dreams seam infinitely possible. In the end she finds out there is something that matters even more. A tribute to tap dance and the magic of film – a classic and unique combination.
DENISE
NORTH AMERICAN Premiere | United Kingdom, 2016, HD, 7 min.
WRITER: Kenneth O’Toole
DIRECTOR: Kenneth O’Toole
PRODS: Kelly-Marie Kerr, Darren Bada
CAST: Iain Dootson, Nolan Robba
An elderly drag queen sparkles her way through time, reminiscing on her glory days.
DON’T FEED THE PARTY ANIMAL
No Premiere | USA, 2016, HD, 3 min.
DIRECTOR: Evan Younger
PRODS: Evan Younger, Jeff Kuperman, Rick Kuperman
CAST: Barton Cowperthwaite, Jordan Clark, Adam Hyndman
A music video for the band Miracles of Modern Science. In a 1950s nightclub, a wallflower longs to be the life of the party and win over the cutie across the dance floor – but how can he compete with the suave crooners onstage and her beefcake boyfriend?
EVERYBODY
WORLD Premiere | USA, 2016, HD, 3 min.
DIRECTOR: Benjamin Roberds
PROD: Katie Gregg
CAST: Allen Rowell, Sienna Chandler, William Tokarsky, Joelle Re Arp Dunham
A whirlwind story of cowboys, possession, murder, dance routines and the FBI.
FLOR “HOLD ON”
WORLD Premiere | USA, 2017, HD, 3 min.
WRITERS: Justus Meyer, Sam Miller
DIRECTORS: McCoy | Meyer
PRODS: Joe Martinez, Sam Miller
CAST: Angelina Capozzoli
Young orphan Amelia lives in an airplane hangar, where she cares for her only friend- her father's yellow bi-plane, in hopes of one day taking to the skies.
GODSPEED & GUNS
NORTH AMERICAN Premiere | USA, 2016, HD, 7 min.
WRITERS: Christina Rubino, Frankie Nasso
DIRECTOR: Frankie Nasso
PRODS: Frankie Nasso, Christina Rubino, Jerry Farley
CAST: Christina Rubino, Dolores Rubino, Dale Smith, Johnny Philippidis
"Godspeed and Guns" is a rockabilly psycho-thriller inspired by the unbreakable camaraderie of "Thelma & Louise" and the urban-meets-western genre-blending of Quentin Tarantino's "Kill Bill." Christina Rubino and her loving sister, Dolores, venture on a dangerous road trip that proves to be overrun with violent men. Christina's alluring voice assures that she and Dolores are the danger, as they kill every rapist and abusive man they encounter. Dolores' mental disconnect expands when the police find the pickled heads of their victims. They are imprisoned in an insane asylum that tears at their sisterhood until Dolores is completely unhinged. Inside Dolores’ disturbed mind reveals Christina is a schizophrenic hallucination that she created during her abusive childhood.
THE HARD ROAD TRIO - WHISKEY IN A GLASS
WEST COAST Premiere | USA, 2017, HD, 6 min.
DIRECTOR: Orlando Martos
PRODS: Orlando Martos, Juan Ramirez
CAST: Julia Gallegos, Kasey Page
The Hard Road Trio, a bluegrass/folk band performs the song "Whiskey in a Glass". The lyrics and video tell a tale of two former lovers who, when running into each other at an underground high stakes poker game, trigger memories of their former relationship. It is a relationship filled with addiction, passion, and hostile toxicity. When the poker stakes escalate, will they fall back into their old habits? or will they find the strength to step away?
JOHNNY CLEGG - TAKE MY HEART AWAY
No Premiere | South Africa, 2016, HD, 5 min.
WRITER: Jaron Clegg
DIRECTOR: Jaron Clegg
PROD: Jaron Clegg
CAST: Nhlakanipho Ntenjwa
A young African boy, who lives in an informal settlement that borders an international spaceflight launch site, is infatuated with space travel. The boy's dream is to fly amongst the stars, far away from his destitute township life. One day, the boy sees an opportunity to sneak on board a space shuttle as a stowaway.
THE JOHNSONS FT. BRYCE VINE “JUICE”
WORLD Premiere | USA, 2016, HD, 3 min.
DIRECTORS: Eric McCoy, Justus Meyer
PROD: Joe Martinez
CAST: Julia Rose, Bruce Liberty, Michelle Zarlenga, Kristine Veta, Abhay Walia
The Johnson Boys wander into an ominous speakeasy, and things get a little weird…
LOVE AND BREAKFAST
WORLD Premiere | USA, 2016, HD, 3 min.
DIRECTORS: KC Monnie
PROD: KC Monnie
CAST: KC Monnie, Morgan Larsen
With our phone addictions, and hectic schedules, communication is truly, a dying art. It is so important to make time to be present for one another. Even if it's just for a 30 minute breakfast. Listening to what someone has to say, or being brave enough to let someone hear what you are going through, even if it's embarrassing or imperfect, is so rare with our technological distractions.
MY ETERNITY
CALIFORNIA Premiere | USA, 2016, HD, 4 min.
WRITER: Jonathan Martin
DIRECTOR: Jonathan Martin
PRODS: Jonathan Martin, John Miller AFB Artist Management
CAST: Elle Flannery, Sandi Jones, Nick Metos, Rachel Domingo, Liz Longsderff, Parker Cracroft
Four teens, with the help of a Medium, embark on a seance to conjure the spirit of someone they once wronged. They’ll soon wish they hadn’t as the spirit gets her bloody revenge.
ON THE ROAD
WORLD Premiere | USA, 2016, HD, 4 min.
WRITER: Joi Olympia
DIRECTORS: Adam Ritchie, Joi Olympia
PROD: Sceneworks Studios
CAST: Jakob Karr, Ryan Steele, Joi Olympia
On the Road is the 5th movement within the song cycle, 'Hotel Chelsea,' created by Joi Olympia. It was inspired by the traveling stories of historic artists who passed through the Chelsea Hotel, including Joni Mitchell, Bob Dylan, Arthur Miller, Patti Smith, and Jack Kerouac. Joi played guitar, bass, percussion, and violin on her album to weave together their beloved tales into something personal. Recorded and engineered in her home in Brooklyn. The video and song are influence by Jack Kerouac and his time spent writing the classic, America novel: On the Road.
ONE MORE DANCE
WEST COAST Premiere | USA, 2016, HD, 5 min.
WRITER: Jenn Page
DIRECTOR: Jenn Page
PRODS: Jenn Page, Jenna Edwards, Rima Shideler
CAST: Raymond Revel, Patrick Gorman, Iris Karina, Savannah Liles, Bryson Pitts
An elderly man's wife suffers from Alzheimer's and as he is losing her he reminisces about the first time they danced. Will he get one more dance with her before she passes?
THE OTHERSIDE
WORLD Premiere | USA, 2017, HD, 4 min.
WRITER: ULLLIIK, Mary Schwegman
DIRECTOR: Erika David-Marsh
PRODS: Ryan Michael Connolly, Erika Davis-Marsh, Juliette Beneich, Cassandra Jones
CAST: Caitlin Sweetser, Peter Dorn, Lisa Ermel
Bookish Alice doesn’t quite fit in when a magical book transports her to a strange place. She follows a very late, handsome stranger to a wondrous tea party that may change her life.
PLAINS
WORLD Premiere | USA, 2017, HD, 29 min.
DIRECTORS: Alexandra Palmer, Kelsey Alexander
PRODS: AKP Film and Media, Jessica Rotter, Alex K. Palmer, Alexandra Palmer, Kelsey Alexander, Jena Willard
CAST: Makenzie Murdock, Jessica Rotter
PLAINS is a short dance film caught somwhere between reality and a dream, spoken through movement. Filled with an aching sense of emptiness and loneliness, a free-spirited young woman leaves her home and embarks on an epic search for something to fill an unexplainable void she feels. Magical and mysterious lights, inspired by the Marfa lights, act as a beacon to what it is she so desperately desires. The melodies of PLAINS give life to the storyteller who acts as the woman's spiritual guide. Seen in the natural beauty of the sweeping plains and stars all around, the songstress and the mysterious lights are one in the same, guiding the young woman back to the home she was once so anxious to leave. Ultimately, the woman learns to embrace the life and relationships she has been given, accepting that even when she may feel 'lonely' she is never truly alone.
PERSECUTA
No Premiere | USA, 2017, HD, 2 min.
DIRECTOR: Martin Lombard, Facundo Lombard
PRODS: Martin Lombard, Facundo Lombard
CAST: Martin Lombard, Facundo Lombard
A powerful new dance scene from the Lombard Twins.
PRINCESS BRIDE A WATCHMAN’S TALE
WEST COAST Premiere | USA, 2017, HD, 6 min.
WRITERS: Jeremiah Kaufman, Norman Kaufman
DIRECTORS: Jeremiah Kaufman
PRODS: Jeremiah Kaufman, Norman Kaufman
CAST: Noa Galil, Jeremiah Kaufman, Ella-Diana Brester
A fleeing Prince finds himself on a Medieval quest to rescue the Princess Bride and her beautiful maidens, held captive atop Mt. Arbel.
RED
NORTH AMERICAN Premiere | United Kingdom, 2017, HDV, 9 min.
WRITER: Min Reid
DIRECTOR: Min Reid
PRODS: Derrick Boudwin, Cami Boudwin, Min Reid
CAST: Adam Templar, Michele Belgrand
With Dementia and Alzheimer's now the biggest cause of death in England and Wales, Award winning director, Min Reid, felt compelled to write a script from the caretaker’s point of view. Inspired by American Artist Derrick Boudwin’s version of ‘Red’, a Taylor Swift song, Min Reid applied the lyrics to her interpretation of Alzheimer’s and the agony of losing a loved one to this brutal disease. Always keen to push the boundaries, Min created a music video that doubles up as a trailer for the full length film titled 'For The Love of Fred'. Using poignant scenes, mainly without dialogue, set to emotive music. Within the music video, Min breaks with tradition and takes the audience back into the memory of the main character Fred, remembering when he proposed to his now Alzheimer’s wife... we then see a scene with dialogue in the middle of a music video. #RememberThePerson
REPAIRations! - THE MUSICAL
Los Angeles Premiere | USA, 2016, HDV, 14 min.
WRITER: Courtney Miller
DIRECTOR: Courtney Miller
PRODS: Tracy Sabeti, Sandra Evers-Manly, Charlie Meyers
CAST: Clifford McGee
REPAIRations! is a story about the power of optimism against forces that are seemingly more powerful than yourself. It follows the story of a man named Isaac who lives during the end of slavery (1860's), end of segregation (1960's), and President Obama's inauguration in 2008. Through song and dance, we see how Isaac navigates through an ever changing America as he discovers what he needs to do to get his slice of the "American Pie".
THE RIVER
WEST COAST Premiere | USA, 2016, HD, 6 min.
WRITER: David S. Marfield
DIRECTOR: David S. Marfield
PROD: Adana Gardner
CAST: Auni Hovanesian, Hillary Smith, & Donovan Bullen
Trapped in an attic of dull stagnation, Auni discovers an instrument that allows her to transport herself to a place of vibrant beauty. “The River” is Auni’s meditation on the tension between past and future, between the walls we create around ourselves and transcendence. It’s a look into the moment of hesitation that comes before any real transformation.
STRACONY
WORLD Premiere | Canada, 2017, HD, 7 min.
WRITER: Luis Miguel Villarreal
DIRECTOR: Luis Miguel Villarreal
PRODS: Luis Miguel Villarreal, Blanca Elena Farias, Fernanda Alvarez Gastelum
CAST: Theodore Khoury, Robyn Gerry, Jeff Gonek
A young man is being seduced by a male and a female dancer, who are fighting for his love. The young man’s homosexual attraction awakes by the caress of the dancer as he slowly shifts his attention and desire from the woman to the other man.
STUNG
WEST COAST Premiere | USA, 2016, HD, 4 min.
WRITER: Larry Ziegelman, Terry Ziegelman
DIRECTOR: Larry Ziegelman
PRODS: Larry Ziegelman
CAST: Zoquera Milburn, Jaron Bellar, David Weiner
In this dark, twisted story, a heart-broken ex-boyfriend pines away for the girl he still loves even after she begins a new relationship.
YOU’LL NEVER KNOW
WEST COAST Premiere | USA, 2016, HD, 7 min.
WRITER: Miles Windsor
DIRECTOR: Freddy Rodriguez
PRODS: Miles Windsor, Doug Strahm
CAST: Miles Windsor, Bobby Dellaroco
"You'll Never Know" is a modernized arrangement of the 1940's Academy Award Winning song of the same name previously covered by the great vocalists of yesteryear. This latest rendition by Australian crooner Miles Evan Windsor brings back the classic style while embracing an alternative direction for this timeless song. The music video is a tribute to true love. A man yearns for his lover before a heartbreaking performance on stage. "You'll Never Know" is an instant classic filled with passion, and heartbreak, but most importantly it evokes a time long past.
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