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as mayor of Hurricane city it is my pleasure to enthusiastically welcome both the filmmakers and the attendees to the Red Rock Film Festival in southern utah. We are pleased the Festival has chosen to include screenings in Hurricane November

7th through the 9th along with the screenings in Zion National Park on November 1st and showings in st. George on November 2nd and 6th. i support the Festival’s mission and am looking forward to the themes being presented this year, including magicians, National and state Parks, and preserving the land. i hope everyone enjoys the films and the warm southern utah hospitality.

i trust all Festival visitors will enjoy their time in Hurricane. our people are friendly. our museums offer insights into the rich history of our area. our cafes and restaurants offer a variety of dining choices. and our pickleball courts await friendly, competitive exercise.Welcome!

— mayor tom Hirschi

With much gratitude that Zion Park has reopened, welcome to the 7th annual Red Rock Film Festival and Red Film market! this year the festival has selected 65 diverse films from 363 films submitted from 26 countries,

including animated shorts, dramatic fiction, documentaries, experimental films and music videos. a big special thanks goes out to our program committee and to all the sponsors and volunteers who make this festival possible! as a half-way point between our kick-off screenings in Zion National Park and st. George, we have landed in the courteous town of Hurricane and are enlightened with the hospitality and enthusiastic

involvement the city has shown. screenings in Hurricane will be at the old elementary school, known today as the Hurricane Fine arts center across the street from the community center. We invite you as you watch the international films and meet their filmmakers, to look beneath the iceberg, the spark of subtext in the theme of the film. For every motion picture, there is the story beneath the story, whether subconscious or intentional, there is a plot line to follow like a mystery novel where we imagine what really happened. it is these fine points that have double meaning with a glint of the eye, a monologue, a musical overtone and makes a film so much more enriching for our mind.enjoy!

— Festival director matt marxteyn

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TickeTSthere are two main ways to enjoy the festival: 1) a One-Day Pass good for shows on one day which includes a bonus ticket to any kickoff or opening Night film, or 2) a cinematic Pass which includes food and other patron events. save — Buy your tickets in advance!

Limited pre-sale individual tickets are also available for shows on November 1, 2, 6 and 7 only.$7 before october 31 $10 at the doorNote: admission to “Rebels With a cause” and “driving Blind” are Free for Zion lodge hotel guests only on November 1.

One-Day Pass*$16.20 utah residents with valid id before November 6$25.50 california residents with valid id before November 6$30.00 at the door.Buy now and pick the day later — passes are activated when at the pass holder’s first show. valid only on oNe day with a choice of November 1, 2, 6, 7, 8, or 9, 2013. this pass ad-mits the holder to the following 2013 Red Rock Film Festival screenings and events for oNe daY: • Regular Screenings • Special Screenings • Seminars, Workshops and Panels • One Individual Ticket good for one admission to any show

cinematic Pass*$250 at the door$135 utah residents with valid id before November 6$212.50 california residents with valid id before November 6

this pass is valid from November 1-9, 2013. this pass admits the holder to the following 2013 Red Rock Film Festival screenings and events: • Special Access to Seminars, Workshops and Panels • Regular Screenings • Special Screenings • Opening Night Ceremony • Awards Ceremony • After Parties • Access to the Filmmakers’ Lounge • Patrons’ Events • Patrons’ Opening Night Dinner • Special Access to the VIP lines • Special Access to Filmmaker Nature Hikes* • Early Access to After Parties • 2013 Red Rock Film Festival Poster

*Note: Absolutely No Refunds or Exchanges. Ticket and Pass holders should arrive at least 20 minutes prior to screening or event to find a seat. Pass holders not seated 10 minutes prior to screening or event risk forfeiture of their seat. Tickets and passes exclude admission to state and national parks.

HOw TO uSe THe guiDethis film guide is listed by category, starting with documen-tary Features. although most films are family-friendly, films are not rated and sensitive audiences should ask for a con-tent guide for viewer discretion.

TAbLe Of cONTeNTS 2 — sponsors 3 — Welcome letter 4 — How to Fest guide 5 — documentary Features 12 — Fiction Features 14 — Fiction Featurettes 15 — animation shorts 17 — animation and music video 18 — music videos 19 — Young Filmmaker shorts 23 — Fiction shorts 35 — documentary shorts 37 — index of Films 38 — schedule at-a-glance 40 — map

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THe 25,000 MiLe LOVe STORy In English utah PremiereiNteRNatioNal & us Full-leNGtH FeatuRes — documentary(usa) 86 min. (2013) dvcam - Pal (16:9)

DiR John davies, PRO John davies, Brian kallies, ScR John da-vies, ciN serge Roetheli, Nicole Roetheli, eDiT Brian kallies, cAST serge Roetheli, Nicole Roetheli

endurance athlete, serge Roetheli endeavors to run a dis-tance equal to the earth’s circumference to bring awareness and raise money for the world’s impoverished children. ac-companied by his wife Nicole, who drove a motorcycle with their supplies and pup tent in tow, their unforgettable jour-ney spans five years covering six continents and unforgiving landscapes. confronted with challenges that pushed them beyond their limits, the Roethelis battled against extreme weather, civil unrest, and near-death illnesses. Remarkably, they survived it all. at the heart of their journey is a love sto-ry; a relationship of two people who believe in achieving the impossible, and whose story ends with a shocking twist.

Plays with Still I Ride

John davies began his career at chicago PBs station WttW — he wrote and produced films like “top Guns of ‘43” and the First Jet-liner”. He was a producer on the PBs series “sneak Previews” with Gene siskel and Roger ebert. He later formed eggboy Productions

with actor James Belushi to write and produce comedy specials and shorts for “saturday Night live”. John and Bob Zmuda co-wrote, produced and/or executive produced “comic Relief” specials. John also was emmy nominated for the NBc’s “a comedy salute to andy kaufman”, and executive produced the “Biography” specials of Richard Pryor and mary tyler moore for a&e and Yoko ono and kathy lee Gifford for lifetime. He executive produced the esPN’s “Politics & the olympics” and the NBc summer comedy series “the Rerun show”. With Brad Grey tv, John executive produced the se-ries “second city Presents” for BRavo and the series “movie club with John Ridley” for amc. His documentaries “it’s Black entertainment” and “Phunny Business” aired on showtime.

ShowtimesfRi, NOV. 8, 4:15 PM, HuRRicANe fiNe ARTS ceNTeRSAT, NOV. 9, 10:30 AM, HuRRicANe fiNe ARTS ceNTeR

biDDeR 70 In English southern utah PremiereiNteRNatioNal & us Full-leNGtH FeatuRes — documentary(usa) 73 min. (2012) Hdcam - Ntsc (16:9)

DiR Beth Gage, George Gage, PRO Beth Gage, George Gage, ScR Beth Gage, ciN George Gage, eDiT Ryan suffern, MuS Paul Pilot. songs by edward sharpe & the magnetic Zeros, cAST tim dechris-topher

a hot topic, this timely documentary is a character study of tim dechristopher, the student who monkey-wrenched a fraudulent Bureau of land management oil and gas leas-ing auction in december 2008. Bidding $1.8 million to save 22,000 acres of pristine utah wilderness, tim brought the Blm to an abrupt halt in a stunning act of civil disobedience. in February 2009, the new obama administration retro-actively invalidated the entire Blm auction. Nevertheless, dechristopher was federally indicted, facing up to ten years in prison and $750,000 in fines for his disruption of the ille-gal auction. over the next two years, dechristopher stepped up his activism and evolved into a climate justice leader, until his trial began on February 28, 2011. Bidder 70 is tim’s jour-ney from economics student to incarcerated felon.

Plays with Empyrean

Beth and George Gage, as Gage & Gage Productions, have cre-ated award-winning docu-mentaries since 1993. after successful careers producing television commercials and

fiction features, they began producing documentaries that inspire viewers, initiate dialogues and prompt action on provocative issues. concentrating on the environment and social justice, they co-produce and co-direct issues under-represented in the current media. Beth creates the story and George does the cinematography, completing seven long-form documentaries. their films have been distributed the-atrically, on television, and for education. the films have won dozens of awards at national and international film festivals and have been highly acclaimed by film reviewers.

ShowtimesweD, NOV. 6, 7:00 PM, gReeN VALLey SPAfRi, NOV. 9, 12:15 PM, HuRRicANe fiNe ARTS ceNTeR

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DRiViNg bLiND In English iNteRNatioNal & us Full-leNGtH FeatuRes — documentary(usa) 76 min. (2012) other - Ntsc-Hdcam - Ntsc (1.85:1)

DiR Brian Griffo, cO-PRO Brian Griffo, tod Purvis, ciN Ryan detzel, eDiT Brian Griffo, tod Purvis, cAST tod Purvis, Justin Purvis

the humanity of the film gives it a broad appeal with en-gaging subjects and an intriguing premise… “What would you want the last thing you see to be?” With a likable, un-pretentious cast, this documentary manages to connect with the audience… satisfying without being devastating. two brothers, tod and Justin Purvis are faced with a rare genetic disease that causes blindness (choroideremia) and decide to take the road trip of a lifetime around the united states and see everything possible before going blind. exploring large cities and small towns, camping in national parks, pushing themselves to their limits while meeting strangers and mak-ing new friends, driving Blind is the story of appreciating what you have, while you have it. the film is a portrait of what makes america beautiful, what really matters in life, and what we as human beings do with our short time here.

Plays with The Deer

Brian James Griffo was born into the small town of Boston, N.Y. in 1983.Growing up near cornfields and woods 30 miles south of Buf-falo, N.Y. childhood was peaceful, if not quiet. the early years were filled with spending time in the woods, lying in the silence of snow,

wood fires, drawing, painting, reading, and learning. Having a mother that worked as a make-up artist allowed Brian to grow up in the film industry, helping camera, working off the G&e truck or getting a director coffee. it was this background that propelled Brian and best friend Ryan detzel to relocate to los angeles years later.

ShowtimesfRi, NOV. 1, 8:15 PM, ZiON PARk LODgefRi, NOV. 8, 10:30 AM, HuRRicANe fiNe ARTS ceNTeR

DuSTy’S TRAiL: SuMMiT Of bORNeO In English utah PremiereiNteRNatioNal & us Full-leNGtH FeatuRes — documentary(usa) 65 min. (2013) Hdcam - Ntsc (16:9)

DiR catherine Jayasuriya, PRO catherine Jayasuriya, allan R. smith, ScR catherine Jayasuriya, ciN andrew Fink, eDiT andrew Fink, cAST dusty Brandom

this film is an inspirational documentary about a young man’s journey with duchenne muscular dystrophy, a fatal and debilitating muscle wasting condition that affects one in 3,500 boys worldwide. the story tells about people com-ing together from around the world to climb a mountain in Borneo for charity to raise awareness for duchenne. dusty’s trail celebrates life through ties that bind all humanity. it’s about the power of creating a positive, happy, fulfilling and inspiring life when the odds seem against it. Filmed in Bor-neo and california, the documentary is based on interviews with doctors, researchers, parents, friends and people who have been inspired by dusty’s life, some with whom he has never met, and others who share the same path.

Plays with Zion Flix: Animation Sparks

When catherine’s son, dusty, was diagnosed with duchenne muscular dystrophy 14years ago, it was a catalyst for her to live in the present moment with gratitude. catherine is malaysian/english. Her father is part sri lankan and part kadazan, and her mother is

english. catherine was raised in kota kinabalu, in the ma-laysian state of sabah, on the island of Borneo. catherine has undergraduate degrees in asian History and Photojournal-ism, and a masters in counseling from california state uni-versity, Fullerton. catherine is founder of Present moment Yogi Productions, which is committed to making a difference in the world with inspirational messaging through film and documentaries. she also founded a non-profit called coali-tion duchenne that raises awareness and funding to find treatments and one day, a cure for duchenne.

ShowtimesweD, NOV. 6, 9:00 PM, gReeN VALLey SPASAT, NOV. 9, 10:00 AM, HuRRicANe fiNe ARTS ceNTeR

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fuReVeR In English iNteRNatioNal & us Full-leNGtH FeatuRes — documentary(usa) 81 min. (2013) Hdv-Ntsc, super 8mm (16:9)

DiR amy Finkel, eXe PRO eliza Flug, PRO amy Finkel, ScR amy Finkel, ciN Gregg de domenico, eDiT lila Place, MuS tyler sargent, cAST mac mccullough, Bill and david Remkus, kathleen Ruby, charles Powell, dr. Pepper schwartz, colleen mihelich, kimberly c. Patton, catherine Finkenstaedt, Gretta Graves, shawn & taylor Hughes, meg daley olmert, Bernie, Ron, sue and chris summum, Narrator: illeana douglas

the honesty comes through in this documentary that ex-plores the dimensions of grief over the loss of a pet. Heart-warming and heartening, it touches on sentimental qualities without being saccharine. the sociological evolution of pets in the u.s. today has affected those in the veterinary profes-sion and death care industry. many professionals preserve a pet’s body or re-purpose a pet’s cremains in unique ways. With interviews from grieving pet owners, veterinarians, psychologists, sociologists, religious scholars, and neurosci-entists the film confronts contemporary trends, perspectives, and cultural assumptions regarding religion, ritual, grief, and death as well as the psychological and physiological bonds between humans and animals.

Plays with Andy and His Dummies

amy Finkel is the founder and creative direc-tor of sailor Beware, a web design and video agency. she is an instructor at both NYu and Parsons the New school for design, where she teaches classes in photography, documentary filmmaking, and web design. amy has served

as a judge for ida’s documentary achievement awards and for New York Festivals. amy also acts as a ‘doctor’ for New York Foundation for the arts’ “doctor’s Hours for Filmmakers.” amy holds an mFa in design and technology from Parsons, as well as a Ba in theater from connecticut college. amy’s documentary, “Zing! Went the strings of my Heart”, was nominated for the Pare lorentz award by the ida. a native of seattle, amy lives in Brooklyn, NY.

ShowtimesfRi, NOV. 8, 7:35 PM, HuRRicANe fiNe ARTS ceNTeRSAT, NOV. 9, 12:15 PM, HuRRicANe fiNe ARTS ceNTeR

iMAgiNARy DiSTANce In English utah PremiereiNteRNatioNal & us Full-leNGtH FeatuRes — documentary(usa) 74 min. (2012) Hdv - Ntsc (16:9)

DiR michael Jacobsohn, PRO michael Jacobsohn, ciN michael Ja-cobsohn, eDiT michael Jacobsohn, cAST James Garland

For a decade James Garland has roamed the country carry-ing his painting materials and easel on his back. He barters his paintings to obtain his supplies, to feed himself, and to just get by. everywhere James goes, he is on an evangelical mission to extol his spiritual and artistic beliefs. this 45-year old, biracial Native-american is a born-again christian and travels from his summer home in central Park, New York city to santa monica, california. the episodic journey visits Baton Rouge, louisiana where James re-connects with the Pentecostal swaggart ministries and his artistry is highly prized. after a lengthy absence, not unlike the Prodigal son, James returns to tulsa, oklahoma for a loving homecoming with his family. Nevertheless, James restlessness soon draws him back to the streets of New York city, his real home and dreams of going to Paris, France.

Plays with Never Gonna Break

Filmmaker michael Jacobsohn was born in Haifa, israel to German parents. He moved to Germany at the age of 9 where he learned the language. two years later, the family moved again to NYc. For his 13th Birthday, michael’s father bought him an 8mm camera. dur-

ing his four years in a film workshop in New York, michael made 6 or 7 shorts. His short, “Young Braves” was shown at the museum of modern art, the Whitney museum of art and was aired on PBs. His early work “america’s Best,” was shown at the obenhauser Film Festival in Germany. His works ap-peared in a retrospective at the tribeca Film Festival and the Punto de vista Film Festival. michael was a television news editor for aBc for 30 years where he earned a sports emmy, the duPont columbia News award and the Polk award in Journalism for news editing. He lives in NYc with his wife Rosemarie and their feisty dog, Patch.

ShowtimesfRi, NOV. 8, 10:10 AM, HuRRicANe fiNe ARTS ceNTeRfRi, NOV. 8, 2:25 PM, HuRRicANe fiNe ARTS ceNTeR

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PLAyiNg wiTH MAgic In English utah PremiereiNteRNatioNal & us Full-leNGtH FeatuRes — documentary(usa) 97 min. (2013) other - Ntsc (16:9)

DiR Wayne ewing, eXe PRO andrew ewing, PRO Wayne ewing, Jennifer erskine, ScR Wayne ewing, ciN Wayne ewing, eDiT Wayne ewing, MuS Jordan Huber, cAST dr. allan J. Hamilton, Jane Ham-ilton, erika asmar, karen claghorn swanson, monty Roberts, Nar-rator: Jd souther

this documentary explores how people are miraculously transformed by playing with horses. in the film (based on the book ‘Zen mind, Zen Horse’ by brain surgeon dr. allan Hamilton) cancer survivors, autism victims, Ptsd sufferers and ordinary people find healing and hope in the company of horses. at dr. Hamilton’s ranch in tucson, a young woman with terminal brain cancer and an older woman with liver cancer find empowerment playing with horses, while in solvang, ca famed horseman monty Roberts works with veterans suffering from Ptsd, and in san luis obispo, ca children with autism and cerebral palsy come alive riding horses. after showing how people are saved by horses, the film ends with horses being saved by people at the extreme mustang makeover.

Wayne ewing is an emmy award-winning filmmaker who has produced and directed over 30 documentaries for us tv networks, and 8 feature documentaries. His first twenty films, were broadcast as a part of the series Bill moyers Journal on PBs. ewing is also well

known for creating the visual style of the dramatic tv series “Homicide” and his four feature films about gonzo journal-ist dr. Hunter s. thompson, starting with “Breakfast with Hunter” in 2003.


LiTTLe HOPe wAS ARSON In English World PremiereiNteRNatioNal & us Full-leNGtH FeatuRes — documentary(usa) 70 min. (2013) (16:9)

DiR theo love, eXe PRO Bryan storkel, PRO theo love, trenton Waterson, ciN Nate larson, eDiT theo love, MuS michael lee, austin taylor tirado, cAST Pastor Bill Parr, Benny Woods, lee Rich-ards, Rev. david & mrs. Peggy mahfood, larry smith, Brent davis, christy mcallister, Brian Hoback, Rev. Roy devisscher, kim Bourque, Bob & Brenda steel, david mcallister, Rev. carlton Young, James el-lis, dan Harrison, Greg Waldron, Brent Ratekin, david martin, Jason Bourque, daniel mcallister

in the buckle of the Bible Belt, 10 churches were burned to the ground in five weeks, igniting the largest criminal inves-tigation in east texas history. No stone is left unturned and even satan himself is considered a suspect in this gripping investigation of a community terrorized from the inside-out. Families are torn apart and communities of faith struggle with forgiveness and justice in this incredible true-story. this documentary delivers edge-of-your-seat suspense and mys-tery while transcending into human conflicts of forgiveness, religion, and re-defining the concepts of church, family and justice. First time director, theo love, delicately peals back the layers of east texas culture to reveal a rarely seen vulner-ability. While maintaining a refreshing objectivity, the film-maker allows each character to express themselves organi-cally while spinning a complicated web of moral conflict and internal struggles both for the subjects and the audience.

Plays with Stan Herd: Down to Earth

Growing up as an american in southeast asia theo love had a curiosity for culture and char-acters that don’t quite fit in. after traveling the globe documenting everything from vil-lages in tanzania to urban areas of london, love landed in los angeles and launched his

career as a director. ”little Hope was arson” is theo’s first fea-ture documentary. in addition to his work in the documen-tary field, theo is an award winning short filmmaker and is planning his next jump into narrative features.


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RebeLS wiTH A cAuSe In English mountain West Premierespecial screening — documentary(usa) 72 min. (2012) Hdcam (16:9)

DiR Nancy kelly, eXe PRO Nancy dobbs, cO-PRO Nancy kelly, PRO Nancy kelly and kenji Yamamoto, ScR Nancy kelly, ciN lou Weinert. additional cinematography: marsha kahm, tomas tucker, emiko omori, Robin mortarotti, eDiT kenji Yamamoto, MuS todd Boekelheide, cAST Rebels: Huey Johnson, stewart udall, edgar Wayburn, amy meyer, martin Griffin, Phyllis Faber, Narrated by Frances mcdormand

a stunningly beautiful new film spotlights the rebels, a group of citizens from many walks of life, who fought to pre-serve open space, protect agriculture and wildlife, establish public parks next to a densely populated urban center yearn-ing for access to nature. ReBels celebrates the people and passion that saved the coastal wonders that would become the Point Reyes National seashore and the Golden Gate Na-tional Recreation area. With california’s rapid population rise in the 1950s, the california coast seemed destined to follow the prevalent pattern of suburban development. But, these rebels changed the fate of the land. their efforts set new precedents for protecting open space and shaped the envi-ronmental movement as we know it today.

Plays with The Lake + My Forest + To Forget

Nancy kelly has been making independent fiction and nonfiction films for more than 25 years. Nancy directed and produced a docu-mentary trilogy about the transformative power of art: “trust: second acts in Young lives”, “smitten”, and “downside up”. Nancy

also developed, produced, and directed “thousand Pieces of Gold”, starring Rosalind chao and chris cooper, a narrative feature about a chinese woman sold into slavery during the california Gold Rush. Nancy has also directed the award-winning documentary shorts: “cowgirls”, “sweeping ocean views” and she co-directed “a cowhand’s song.”

ShowtimesfRi, NOV. 1, 6:15 PM, ZiON PARk LODgefRi, NOV. 8, 9:15 PM, HuRRicANe fiNe ARTS ceNTeR

A RiVeR cHANgeS cOuRSe In Khmer and Jarai with English subtitlessouthern utah Premierespecial screening — documentary(cambodia/usa) 83 min. (2013) (16:9)

DiR kalyanee mam, eXe PRO Youk chhang, cO-PRO associate Producer: chris Brown, PRO kalyanee mam, Ratanak leng, ciN kalyanee mam, eDiT chris Brown, MuS david mendez, cAST sari math, khieu mok, sav samourn, savann keoung, omar math, om mey math, akai math, cha samourn, Yun samourn, Nouny math, Farid math, salaam math, Pesles, Raim, thieu, um vey

Four family struggles unfold in the small efforts that com-prise their daily lives. the imagery is powerful and leads the eye with singular focus – the opening sequence, for instance, is a wide shot: harvesting cane and bamboo in the cambodian jungle. the sound of chopping through the vegetation reveals the crudeness of a sharp bladed ‘axe’ — roll back to a tiny girl wielding the knife, wearing a basket over her shoulders. the story sets its own cinematic mood of folks whose survival depends on the river: brown skin, brown water, brown soil on the banks along with vast jungles that inhabit the extent of the story. Whether fishers or rice grow-ers the pace and sound become a rhythm of futility.

Plays with The Man who Lived on his Bike

kalyanee was born in Battambang, cambodia during the khmer Rouge Regime. in 1979, she and her family fled the refugee camps at the thai-cambodian border and eventually immi-grated to the u.s. after graduating from ucla law school, kalyanee worked as a legal con-

sultant in mozambique and iraq. in mozambique, she dis-covered a passion for photography, and in iraq for important contemporary issues. Her first documentary short “Between earth & sky” (co-director david mendez) was about iraqi ref-ugees. this eventually led her to work as cinematographer, associate Producer, and Researcher on the oscar-winning documentary, “inside Job” with director charles Ferguson.

ShowtimesTHu, NOV. 7, 7:00 PM, HuRRicANe fiNe ARTS ceNTeRSAT, NOV. 9, 9:15 PM, HuRRicANe fiNe ARTS ceNTeR

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THe SecOND cOOLeR In English and Spanish with both English and Spanish subtitlesutah PremiereiNteRNatioNal & us Full-leNGtH FeatuRes — documentary(usa) 88 min. (2012) Hdv - Ntsc (16:9)

DiR ellin Jimmerson, eXe PRO ellin Jimmerson, PRO ellin Jim-merson, ciN adam valencia, Bill schweikert, eDiT ellin Jimmer-son, Hank Rogerson, MuS Joseph Harchanko, dave Gallaher, Pablo Peregrina, Jordan Bullard, tony Zapata ‘el descendiente’, cAST mary Bauer, attorney, southern Poverty law center; Joseph Nevins, author, dying to live: a story of us immigration in an age of Global apartheid; mike Wilson, tribal member, tohono o’odham Nation; Narrated by martin sheen

Rare interviews with illegal immigrants brings to light: us complicity in creating latin america’s extreme inequality, the devastating impact of the North american Free trade agreement on millions of mexican peasants, the militari-zation of the us / mexican border in anticipation of those displacements, the us’s socially-encoded dual legal entry system which discriminates against poor and / or indigenous people, the legal exception of the guest worker program which is a system of indentured servitude, and the deaths of thousands of illegally-crossing migrants along our south-western border.

“the second cooler” is ellin Jimmerson’s first film. at chicago’s 2013 Peace on earth Film Festival it won Best Feature documentary, it won the Film 4 change award at the amFm Fest in california and won the Film Heals award at the 2013 manhattan Film Festival.

ellin has an m.a. in southern History from samford univer-sity, a Ph. d. in u. s. History from the university of Houston, and a masters of theological studies from vanderbilt divinity school. she is minister at Weatherly Heights Baptist church in Huntsville, and has written editorials on illegal migration for Huntsville times and mobile Press-Register. in 2010, she was nominated for human rights advocacy by the abraham lincoln Brigade archives and the Puffin Foundation. in 2011, she won a special award for social justice by the interfaith mission service, inc.


SHeLTeR iSLAND In English Western states PremiereiNteRNatioNal & us Full-leNGtH FeatuRes — documentary(usa) 78 min. (2012) Hdcam - Ntsc (1.85:1)

DiR michael canzoniero, PRO michael canzoniero, carl maclaren, ciN carl maclaren, eDiT ari Feldman, MuS aaron drake, cAST Harald olson, Jimmy olinkiewicz

shelter island resident and ‘outsider’ artist Harald olson share his eclectic tastes with Jimmy olinkiewicz, a blue-collar gas station owner. the film follows their amazing journey from selling paintings alongside a picket fence to a major show-ing at a chelsea art gallery in manhattan. Jim becomes the embodiment of all that was once good in the business world — a small business owner who makes decisions not because they necessarily lead to profit, but simply because it’s the right thing to do. as the father of an autistic child, he’s also “paying it forward” by helping the “outsider” Harald find his way to success and happiness. Harald olson, on the other hand, is the personification of aRt. He is consumed with painting, sometimes going in 72 hours stretches where he “forgets” to eat. money has almost no value to him, as his clothing and painting materials are found in the town dump. in conversation, Harald does his best to make small talk, but eventually every conversation returns obsessively to one about the process of painting and creating art.

Plays with The Unseen Beauty

michael canzoniero is an award-winning film-maker (“Wedding Bros.”, 2008 sXsW Film Fes-tival.) a graduate of the New York university Film school, michael’s film work has played at over fifty film festivals including sundance, Hamptons, toronto and edinburgh. in 2009,

michael was a co-producer on “Hysterical Psycho” (tribeca 2009) and Post-Production supervisor on the 2010 indy-spirit nominee “lbs.” His original comedy project “the Real calypso” was optioned by producers aaron kaplan (“You, me and dupree”) and alan Riche (“Bride Wars”) and attached veteran show-runner matthew Harrigan (“celebrity death match”, “Family Guy”).


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THe SHOw MuST gO ON In English World PremiereiNteRNatioNal & us Full-leNGtH FeatuRes — documentary(usa) 61 min. (2012) dvcam - Ntsc-Hdcam - Ntsc (16:9)

DiR Paula Froehle, eXe PRO Paula Froehle, PRO Paula Froehle, ciN Pete Biagi, eDiT Brent Hannigan, MuS Fred lonberg-Holm, cAST tino, Wallenda, olinka Wallenda, alida Wallenda cortes, aurelia Wallenda, alex Wallenda, Robinson cortes, trevor mcNabb

an internationally famous circus family, the Flying Wallendas have performed their highwire act without a net for eight generations. Guinness Book of World Records holders three times over, and recipients of the coveted silver clown in monte carlo, this family hones its skills and continues its art-istry on the same rigs and with the same apparatus as their famous grandfather, karl Wallenda did, some 80 years prior. to peer inside this family is to experience familial bonds at an extreme – one false move and they are all in serious danger. their history reveals just how dangerous this can be – karl himself, quoted as saying “being on the wire is living; all the rest is just waiting,” fell to his death in Puerto Rico walking 80 feet above the ground. in 1962 in detroit, mi, the fam-ily, led by karl, fell while performing their Guinness Book of World Records, 7-person pyramid. two members perished in the fall, another was paralyzed. and yet the next evening the family performed again – literally embodying “the show must go on” tradition.

Plays with Exit Wound + Body & Soul

Paula Froehle has directed 13 short films in the past 20 years. in 2005 she received a $100,000 iFP midwest’s short Film Produc-tion Grant, which she used to complete her ninth short film, “up on the Rope.” she has produced several films and directed and pro-

duced many pieces as part of tFa’s Production-in-action. she has directed music videos and music-related films for chicago-based record label atavistic. credits include: elev-enth dream day (“Flutter”: director, and “makin like a Rug”: co-director), Helmet (“meantime” profile: d.P.; “Give it”: d.P.), and 4 Non-Blondes (“dear mr. President”: d.P.)


wiLLiAM AND THe wiNDMiLL In English and Chichew with English subtitlesutah Premierespecial screening — documentary(usa) 95 min. (2013) Hdv (16:9)

DiR Ben Nabors, eXe PRO moving Windmills Project, inc., PRO Ben Nabors, ciN michael tyburski, Ben Nabors, eDiT Jonathan op-penheim, carlos Pavan, MuS saunder Jurriaans, danny Bensi, cAST William kamkwamba, tom Rielly, andrea Barthello, Bryan mealer

Young malawian William kamkwamba teaches himself to build a power-generating windmill from junk parts, suc-cessfully rescuing his family from poverty and famine. He becomes an energy icon for the developing world and meets american entrepreneur and future mentor tom Rielly, who helps him imagine a new future. Fame, opportunity, stress, and cultural isolation follow his achievements, and his life is transformed. as William struggles with the potential of his promising future, he privately yearns to distance himself from his windmill, that which made him famous. this is a story about a complex young man straddling two cultures, carrying the burdens of his past achievements while boldly pursuing a bright future.

Ben Nabors is a documentary filmmaker liv-ing in Brooklyn. He has received filmmaking grants from Participant Pictures, the tribeca institute, the Fledgling Fund, and the true/False Film Festival. in 2010, he founded {group theory}, a collaboration-driven pro-

duction studio that creates documentaries, short narratives, and cartoons. in 2013, Filmmaker magazine named him one of the “25 New Faces of independent Film.” current projects include “William and the Windmill” (which won the Grand Jury Prize at sXsW 2013), “the Happy Film”, about graphic designer stefan sagmeister and his pursuit of happiness, and a doc about the Broadway show “spider-man: turn off the dark”. Nabors co-wrote and produced “Palimpsest”, the nar-rative short that won a special Jury award at the sundance Film Festival in January 2013.

ShowtimesTHu, NOV. 7, 9:00 PM, HuRRicANe fiNe ARTS ceNTeRSAT, NOV. 9, 10:15 AM, HuRRicANe fiNe ARTS ceNTeR

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Fiction FeatureS

THe LONgeR DAy Of HAPPiNeSS In English utah PremiereiNteRNatioNal & us Full-leNGtH FeatuRes — Narrative Fiction(usa) 88 min. (2011) Hdv - Ntsc (1.85:1)

DiR shane stevens, eXe PRO Jason Rath, david Yam, cO-PRO Jonothan angelico, kendra Gilbert, PRO tyler Brooks, Jesse Ruda, tyler meredith, tyler Brooks, Jason Rath, ScR tyler Brooks, ciN Pete castagnetti, eDiT tyler Brooks, cAST tyler Brooks, Judith scott, Brett Hicks-maitland, derek Webster, kerry Bishop, denise dowse, charlene amoia, Jesse Ruda, alex mckenna, vincent duvall

today is the day the Jones children change the course of their lives for better or worse. Raised by their mother lydia Jones, a prominent black actress in the eighties with a knack for marriage (she’s done it six times) has always told her children that “you must take risks in life no matter what the conse-quence. it not only makes for great art but for a great life.” Her daughter lisa and her two adopted sons, Jack and Gar-ret, find themselves up against the wall of change today with two options before them. they can either torch their past that has been guided by the family motto and start over or push through and break into the the longer day of Happiness.

Plays with First Snow

Between chicago, New York city and los ange-les, shane stevens’ involvement includes cast-ing, directing, producing and acting. as a grad-uate of chicago’s Goodman school of drama, stevens was both a longtime student of larry moss and at carter-thor studio, where he was

later asked to teach. He co-founded soho’s igloo theatrical Group, where he produced and acted in “the killer inside me”, “Buk” and “Future”. in l.a., stevens produced and appeared in “the engagement”, “lobby Hero”, “the shape of things”, “Boy’s life”, “angel city” and “Fat Pig”. He directed plays of “Frozen”, “savage in limbo”, “adaptation” and several short films. shane was a motion capture artist for games including “Halo 4”, “steel Battalion”, “Resident evil”, “Fable”, “devil may cry”, and “Hitman”. He shadowed director of a J.J. abrams’ NBc series. “longer day” is his first feature film. Born in memphis, raised in chicago, stevens currently resides in los angeles.


TecHNicALLy cRAZy In English utah PremiereiNteRNatioNal & us Full-leNGtH FeatuRes — Narrative Fiction(usa) 86 min. (2013) dvcPro Hd - Ntsc (16:9)

DiR Greg shouse, dan Riddle, cO-PRO shannon kelly, adam knox, Royal mullins, austin Wright, PRO dan Riddle, Greg shouse, dan Riddle, Frankey ‘dey’ dumrongsri, ScR Greg shouse, ciN dan Rid-dle, eDiT dan Riddle, MuS clark erickson, michael Reola, cAST tim Brennen, connor capetillo, sylvia Pilawa, andrea Farn-ham, Richard Jackson, Wilbur Penn, Jake Woodruff, Brian capshaw, cassie shea Watson, tammy Barr, stephen Brodie, charles tyler kinder, Ron Pirkle, candi card, austin Wright, krystal sams, Harold matthews, William m. Humphries, kaylie marcoux, luke macfee, clarissa marcoux, stephanie lanning, alexa Whittington

technically crazy is the humorous and moving story of what happens when an unstoppable force collides with an im-movable object. after his stolen car breaks down, bipolar sixteen-year-old Jay Randal breaks into the house of ex-cop Bill Howard as he’s contemplating suicide and ends up with Bill’s gun in his face. thus begins a tumultuous relationship in which Jay and Bill push each other out of their comfort zones, often with hilarious results, until things escalate and dark secrets from their pasts are revealed.

Plays with Zero Hour

Greg shouse has written and directed several short films but technically crazy is his first feature length film in those roles. He’s a grad-uate of both the american Film institute and the improv olympic West writing programs. Greg has optioned several screenplays and

had projects in development at mtv, universal, sam Raimi’s company at sony, and many others. He’s represented by dmG entertainment.

dan Riddle is an editor on Fox’s Raising Hope. “technically crazy” is his feature debut as di-rector and editor. dan has worked as an assis-tant editor on hit shows such as “Weeds”, the emmy award winning “my Name is earl”, and “the middle”.

ShowtimesSAT, NOV. 9, 5:00 PM, HuRRicANe fiNe ARTS ceNTeRSAT, NOV. 9, 9:25 PM, HuRRicANe fiNe ARTS ceNTeR

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ViNO VeRiTAS In English utah PremiereiNteRNatioNal & us Full-leNGtH FeatuRes — Narrative Fiction(usa) 96 min. (2012) Red - Ntsc (1.85:1)

DiR sarah knight, PRO sarah knight, ScR david macGregor, ciN John Beymer, eDiT mark sult, cAST carrie Preston, Heather Raffo, Brian Hutchison, Bernard White

some people need the truth to live — others not so much. on Halloween night, the lives of two suburban couples un-ravel forever under the influence of a Peruvian wine brewed from the toxic skin of blue dart tree frogs. this tribal elixir ef-fectively reduces all inhibitions to nothing, and soon friend-ships and relationships are revealed to be not quite what they seemed. By turns brutally funny, wickedly honest, and unashamedly human, the film explodes personal and cultural taboos and lays bare the horror and beauty beneath our carefully composed public personas. imagine a bobsled ride down mt. everest... on a moonless night... during a bliz-zard. that is the essence of “vino veritas.” Just hang on, and hope for the best.

Plays with 3 Men and an Iron Mask

sarah knight directed the documentary, “dia-monds are a Girl’s Best Friend” and the feature “the Rhythm of chaos”. Her previous doc, “Hot Flash” won audience Favorite at the 2009 cinema on the Bayou Festival. sarah’s proj-ect, “shady creek”, was a finalist for the 2008

sundance creative Producing initiative and Film indepen-dent Fast track programs. sarah’s adaptation of the novel, “a Yellow Raft in Blue Water”, was a second round finalist for the 2007 & 2008 sundance labs. in 2004, sarah won a Ber-linale talent campus fellowship, and produced the 10th an-niversary of the avignon-NY Film Festival. Her 35mm shorts, “Qiana” and “abstinence makes the Heart Grow Fonder” won acclaim at several film festivals. she has directed theatrical plays in NY, and has trained with the school of american Bal-let (NYc Ballet), san Francisco Ballet school, Houston Ballet academy, and North carolina school of the arts.

ShowtimesSAT, NOV. 2, 9:15 PM, gReeN VALLey SPASAT, NOV. 9, 7:00 PM, HuRRicANe fiNe ARTS ceNTeR

yOu’LL be A MAN (tu seRas uN Homme)In French with English subtitlesutah PremiereiNteRNatioNal & us Full-leNGtH FeatuRes — Narrative Fiction(France) 87 min. (2012) canon 5d Hd (1.85:1)

DiR Benoit cohen, PRO matthieu Prada, ScR Benoit cohen, ele-onore Pourriat, ciN Bertrand mouly, eDiT sarah dromery-turoche, cAST Jules sagot, aurélio cohen, eleonore Pourriat, Grégoire mon-saingeon

theodore is a 20-year-old boy on the verge of adulthood. His is aloof and set apart from his adjunct girlfriend and her soiree of friends. on a new direction he interviews for a job at a large countryside villa… the task of playing men-tor to a child in a dysfunctional family. His encounter with this child named leo requires a few ice-breakers before the lonely 10-year-old opens up. eventually the two become best friends and enable each other to grow up and face their responsibilities… all the while confronting the control freak of a father and his expectations. the personalities begin to communicate on a mild progression until theodore finds a secret secluded in the attic.

Plays with The Blue Train

after architecture studies in Paris, Benoit cohen went to New York university to study filmmaking. He came back to France two years later and created his own production company sHadoWs Films. after a few short films, he directed, in 1996, his first feature

film “cameleone”. then between 2001 and 2012, he made five other feature films and three tv series. He has been working with the same troop of actors and is concerned with the theme of life choices, which appears throughout his films as a major question.

ShowtimesSAT, NOV. 2, 7:00 PM, gReeN VALLey SPAfRi, NOV. 8, 12:30 PM, HuRRicANe fiNe ARTS ceNTeR

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Fiction FeaturetteS

ROSe, MARy AND TiMe In English utah PremiereiNteRNatioNal & us FictioN FeatuRettes — Narrative Fiction(united kingdom) 38 min. (2013) Hdcam - Pal (16:9)

DiR Hardeep Giani, eXe PRO michael steel, PRO Hardeep Giani, ScR Hardeep Giani, ciN david symmons, eDiT arif mahmood, tracy Joss, MuS Nick Norton-smith, cAST Zak lee, larry lamb, Bhasker Patel, isla lindsay, lizzie Worsdell, mark carlisle, Norma dixit, adrian kabba

the film is a story of second chances. Barney is married — unhappily. He lost the love of his life around six years ago — she was murdered. through the magic contained within a clock he inherited, and with the help of an old indian shop keeper, Barney finds himself back in time, with the opportu-nity to save her... but life isn’t always as easy as that.

Plays with The Magic Hand of Chance

Hardeep has worked in television and film for over 12 years. initially starting his career in electronic engineering and music, the lure of the movies enticed him to go to New York and study film directing. Returning to the uk, Hardeep began working in television and

has worked across channels, at the BBc and independent program makers. His credits include “Fight for life”, “Great Britons”, “Bigamy”, “the one show”, “National treasures”, “interior Rivalry”, “crimewatch”, “Watchdog”, “tomorrow’s World”, and “Would You Buy a House With a stranger?” Hard-eep has also had many short films shown at festivals around the world. He is an award winning director having won best film at the always Hollywood Film Festival for “the Years of laughter and Forgetting”.


THe MAgic HAND Of cHANce In English World PremiereiNteRNatioNal & us FictioN FeatuRettes — Narrative Fiction(usa) 51 min. (2012) Hdv - Ntsc (16:9)

DiR michael Goorjian, eXe PRO Reid tracy, PRO Noah veneklasen, ScR ethan lipton, ciN Robert Humphreys, eDiT Rick lecompte, MuS christopher Ferreira, cAST eugeny voronin

Filmed in vienna against the backdrop of a traveling Russian circus, “magic Hand of chance”, is the true story of a hap-less magician whose life is turned around when two clowns trick him into thinking he has been honored by a fictitious magicians’ society in america. With every letter of praise, the duped magician throws another party for his comrades (a soviet custom upon receiving good news). despite being played for a fool and spending all his meager earnings on vodka and caviar, the magician ultimately wins out, finding both love and the greatest magic of all… belief in himself. World-renowned magician Yevgeniy voronin invites you into his circus tent, a world filled with incredible artists, laughter and love — a visual feast! Based on a true story.

Plays with Rose, Mary and Time

michael Goorjian, was born and raised in the san Francisco Bay area, and trained at ucla school of theatre, Film and television. He was cast as skittery in the disney film, “Newsies”, and had starring roles in numerous films including “chaplin”, “Forever Young”, “leaving las vegas”,

“Hard Rain”, and “slc Punk”. michael won the emmy for Best supporting actor in the tv movie “david’s mother” with kirstie alley, and played Justin on the tv series “Party of Five”. He is a founding member of the l.a. theater group, Buffalo Nights, starring in “modigliani”. michael’s first foray into directing was the mockumentary “oakland underground”, after, he directed the award winning “illusion” with kirk douglas. For Hay House michael directed the documentaries “You can Heal Your life”, “the shift”, and the film anthology “tales of everyday magic”. His shorts include “Players’ club” and an adaptation of “the War Prayer” michael also directs a european circus/cabaret show called Palazzo, and is writing his first novel “Beatrice”.


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animation SHortS

THe bOXeR In English utah Premiere — collegiate shortiNteRNatioNal & us sHoRt-sHoRts — animation(usa) 4 min. (2013) Hand-drawn (16:9)

DiR meredith Nolan, ScR meredith Nolan, MuS Barbara de Biasi

Newsie, the kid goes to a 19 century bare knuckle boxing match to see his idol slugger, a large boxer, fight. slugger’s opponent swarmer has devised a plan to buy out the game and convince slugger to change his strategy. to do so, will forge the persona slugger has earned. When Newsie discov-ers the plan he tries desperately to change the outcome of the tournament. this charming hand-drawn animation uses rough illustrations to match the raw feel of the sport black, whites, and greys with a touch of rose red.

Plays with Dusty’s Trail: Summit of Borneo + Zion Flix: Anima-tion Sparks

meredith is currently a senior at the school of visual arts, earning her BFa in animation. Raised in a single parent household in Westchester, New York, meredith learned to occupy her time in the most low budget way possible — using her imagination to tell

stories. commuting back and forth to manhattan every day for school, holding work study and summer jobs and find-ing places to stay over night to finish her projects are but a few challenges she has faced during her college career. ms. Nolan stands by her goal of succeeding and accomplishing anything. Her post graduation plans are to move to the west coast to work at one of the many animation studios. Her film “the Boxer” has recently appeared in film festivals such as, the White sands international Film Festival (Nm), d.c. shorts Film Festival, and the Red Rock Film Festival (ut). she is still continues to present her film coast to coast across america while maintaining her busy life style and working on her senior year thesis film.


HeAD OVeR HeeLS No dialoguesouthern utah Premiere — collegiate shortiNteRNatioNal & us sHoRts — animation(united kingdom) 11 min. (2012) (16:9)

DiR timothy Reckart, PRO Fodhla cronin o’Reilly, ScR timothy Reckart, ciN chloë thomson, eDiT James taylor, MuS Jered sor-kin,

after many years of marriage, Walter and madge have grown apart: he lives on the floor and she lives on the ceiling. When Walter tries to reignite their old romance, their equilibrium comes crashing down, and the couple that can’t agree which way is up must find a way put their marriage back together.


timothy Reckart is an oscar-nominated direc-tor specializing in stop-motion animation. He has a Ba in history and literature from Harvard university and an ma in directing animation from the National Film & television school. His debut animated short, “Head over Heels”,

won the cartoon d’or and the first annie award for student Film, was nominated for the academy award, and won over 30 other awards at festivals around the world. a native of tucson, arizona, timothy now lives in los angeles.


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animation SHortS

LigHT Me uP In English utah Premiere — collegiate shortiNteRNatioNal & us sHoRts — animation, Narrative Fiction(usa) 9 min. (2012) Hdv - Ntsc, dvcPro Hd - Ntsc, Hdcam - Ntsc, Red - Ntsc, digiBeta - Ntsc (2.35:1)

DiR Ryan Walton, derek dolechek, PRO Ryan Walton, derek dolechek, ScR Ryan Walton, ciN Ryan Walton, eDiT Ryan Walton, cAST andrew ducote, andrew Hernon, dave champagne, shelley christl, Narrated by travis

When people leave a room light bulbs come to life. Fixtures in the ceiling lead to a miniature world between floors where bulbs go to live their lives after a hard day of work. the Watt-sons are a family of bulbs that work in an antique shop. Frank and linda manage all the bulbs in the store. When they ask their son, louie, to take over they find out he has bigger dreams of traveling across the street to be a spotlight in the local theater.


derek dolechek was born and raised in eu-gene, oregon, and is a recent graduate of chapman university’s digital arts and anima-tion program. light me up is his first animat-ed short, and he is currently pursuing a career as a designer for the themed entertainment industry.Ryan Walton was born and raised in colorado, Ryan developed a deep passion for filmmaking and storytelling at a young age. He attended chapman university where he received dual BFas in Film Production and digital arts.

While in school, Walton interned at dreamWorks animation where he had the privilege of interacting with some of the best minds in the animation industry. Ryan strives to take on projects that challenge him both creatively and emotionally. He is currently pursuing a career as a previsualization/layout artist for animation.


RAbbiT AND DeeR No Dialoguemountain West Premiere — collegiate shortiNteRNatioNal & us sHoRts — animation, Narrative Fiction(Hungary) 17 min. (2013) Hdv - Pal (16:9)

DiR Peter vacz, PRO József Fülöp, ScR Peter vacz, ciN Gábor Garai, eDiT Judit czakó, MuS máté Hámori

deer and Rabbit are good friends who share every happy moment while living together in their 2d world. one day deer sees a strange thing their tv. From that moment he gets obsessed to find the formula to an unknown world while he totally ignores Rabbit. after Rabbit’s many desperate trials to get the selfish deer’s attention an unexpected accident happens and the two come face to face with their dilemma. With beautiful landscapes they can admire a new sunny and colorful world until danger strikes. deer realizes his actions and the great difficulty it takes to save Rabbit. When deer perceives that they cannot continue their friendship in dif-ferent worlds and when we all think that there’s no hope left for them discoveries are made to live life together in their own creative way.


Péter vácz was born in 1988 in Budapest, Hungary. He graduated from moholy-Nagy university of arts and design in animation Ba and ma in 2012 with his film called ‘stream-school’ and ‘Rabbit and deer’ which has won several awards at different international festi-

vals including a special mention in cannes lions at the Young directors award, Best script award at anima mundi and the Junior Jury award in annecy. during his studies at mome he attended asF — the animation european Production Workshop and took the Professional 3d character animation course in viborg, denmark.


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uSic video

STOP iT In English World PremiereiNteRNatioNal & us sHoRt-sHoRts — animation(usa) 6 min. (2012) Hand-drawn animation (16:9)

DiR Pravin vatt, PRO vatt Pictures, ScR Pravin vatt cAST Pravin vatt

this hand-drawn animated film takes an ordinary day of driv-ing to new frozen limits. a couple drives on a bridge when a unfortunate catastrophe mounts and a broken watch seems to control the action in a highway collision on a bridge. a man struggles with his watch, all the while trying to save his wife one second at a time. a new surge in heroism develops in the most unlikely character.


Pravin vatt has worked as an actor in a string of shorts including the role of mee in the French short “snapshot” (2009,) Qwerg in curtis Jensen’s “You” (2010,) and the voice of Ryy in his animated short “stop it”.

ShowtimesweD, NOV. 6, 9:00 PM, HuRRicANe fiNe ARTS ceNTeRSAT, NOV. 9, 10:00 AM, HuRRicANe fiNe ARTS ceNTeR

fReckLe In English mountain West PremiereiNteRNatioNal & us sHoRt-sHoRts — animation, experimental, music video(usa) 5 min. (2012) Hdv - still camera - Ntsc (1.33:1)

DiR mike cantor, PRO christine sugrue, ciN mike cantor, eDiT mike cantor, MuS Brandon Patton, cAST Brandon Patton, amber eckley

19,000 velcro dots. 18 months. two velcro dot-suits. 20 vol-unteer ‘velcro pushers’. a girl. a guy. space. skin. atoms... Freckle! “Freckle” is a music video created by visual artist and computational biologist mike cantor, with music by Brandon Patton, bass player for mc Frontalot. the video employs an original stop-animation technique which cantor calls ‘velcro rotoscoping’: thousands of colorful velcro dots are arrayed like pixels onto a grid, photographed, and then superim-posed one frame at a time onto live-action video. the dots bring to life a love song about two objects in space, orbiting and colliding, and the scales that measure their attraction.


mike cantor is an oakland, ca-based visual artist and pattern junky. By day he designs visualizations for dNa sequence data for the us department of energy. on nights and weekends he tinkers with an animation tech-nique he invented called “velcro Rotoscoping”

in which velcro circles in hundreds of colors and patterns are moved like pixels across a 36-dot by 27-dot grid to create frames of video. His debut short “Hot velcro action” played in over a dozen film festivals internationally and won “Best experimental Film” and “Best visual effects” at the los ange-les New Wave Film Festival in 2010.


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muSic videoS

THe MAN wHO LiVeD ON HiS bike In English None PremiereiNteRNatioNal & us sHoRt-sHoRts — music video(canada) 4 min. (2012) Hdcam - Ntsc, vHs - Ntsc (1.33:1)

DiR Guillaume Blanchet, PRO Guillaume Blanchet , ScR Guillaume Blanchet , ciN Guillaume Blanchet , eDiT Guillaume Blanchet , MuS Paul maco, cAST Guillaume Blanchet, Renée lacombe, Pierre Weber

a fun and novel short, that cleverly creates the feeling of mo-tion of daily life… on a bicycle, keeping the viewer wonder-ing what will happen next. an energetic stunt of making it look like a man was showering, reading, working, sleeping, and doing everyday things all while riding his bike and in various seasons. “i love being on a bike. it helps me feel free. i get it from my dad. after 382 days spent riding through the streets of montreal, being sometimes quite cold, sometimes quite hot — and sometimes quite scared, i dedicate this movie to you, Yves Blanchet.” — Guillaume Blanchet

Plays with A River Changes Course

Guillaume is a French director who left his homeland to settle down in montréal, canada in 2003. along the decade he has spent work-ing in advertising as a copywriter, he came up with his own projects, without any client, any deadline and often any budget. He has devel-

oped a passion for stop motion animations and short films, using his writing skills to enhance his images. through his work, Guillaume tries to bring emotions through images that people can relate to, for they understand how it’s made.

ShowtimesTHu, NOV. 7, 7:00 PM, HuRRicANe fiNe ARTS ceNTeRSAT, NOV. 9, 9:15 PM, HuRRicANe fiNe ARTS ceNTeR

bODy & SOuL In French with English subtitlesNorth america PremiereiNteRNatioNal & us sHoRt-sHoRts — experimental, music video(canada) 5 min. (2013) Hdv - Ntsc (1.85:1)

DiR Norm Fassbender, PRO kate Holowach, ScR Norm Fassbender, ciN Wes doyle, eDiT chris Fassbender, MuS coleman Hawkins and his orchestra, cAST Beth Graham, clinton carew, chris Fassbender

Hortense must choose between a life of misery with her pimp, the Brute she loves, or a fly into the unknown with her Butterfly-man.

Plays with The Show Must Go On + Exit Wound

Norm has written and directed numerous pro-duction, including: the feature “1132 Pleas-ant street”; the short “Body and soul”; the documentary “the edmonton Fringe theatre event”; and several episodes of the series “mentors”. He has also directed and written

over 70 short Rantdog cartoons. www.rantdog.com Norm has also produced, written and directed countless videos, films and commercials for various alberta artists and arts or-ganizations. and has worked as an editor, cameraman, script editor, first-assistant director and sound recordist on many friends’ projects. Norm produced “city of champions” a fea-ture film presented at the George Pompidou centre in Paris, as part of an eighty-year retrospective of canadian cinema. He has also served on industry and arts boards, including the Banff international television Festival and the alberta motion Picture industry association and has volunteers his services in aid of several arts organizations.


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10,000 HOuRS In English Western states PremiereiNteRNatioNal & us YouNG FilmmakeR — Narrative Fiction(usa) 4 min. (2013) other - Ntsc (16:9)

DiR Nick Rua, PRO Nick Rua, ScR Nick Rua, ciN Nick Rua, eDiT Nick Rua, cAST Nick Rua

the Beatles, Bill Gates, spielberg, virtuoso pianists and hall of fame athletes, all share a similar background: approximately 10,000 hours of dedicated practice before their mid-20’s. the Beatles played 7 nights a week, eight hours a night in Hamburg; Gates programmed non-stop for 7 years through his teens and college days. spielberg, Howard stern, steve martin, all started their careers as kids doing what they love to do, not waiting for permission or certification. When mal-colm Gladwell wrote ‘outliers’, his chapter on 10,000 Hours helped Nick understand the journey to be cut from the same cloth. the film combines archive footage, poetry, philosophy, and the hopes and fears of a talent on the cusp of adulthood. He bares his soul and body, honoring those who pursue their dreams with dedication. the film itself is a testament to the message delivered.

Plays with Young Filmmaker Shorts

director Nick Rua has been writing, directing, shooting and editing short films since he was 12 years old. “10,000 Hours” is Nick’s 108th film/video project. Previous work includes a 30 minute sitcom pilot, dramatic and comedic shorts, music videos, Psas, broadcast com-

mercials, documentaries, corporate video for a Fortune 500, and numerous festival appearances. He was nominated for Best actor for his work in “accounting for loss”, which won Best Film and audience choice at the 2011 tampa 48 Hour Film Project. He won the Promising Young Filmmaker award at sarasota Film Festival, and was a merit award winner at the Ybor Festival of the moving image. He has earned two telly’s for his commercial video editing. Nick will graduate high school in June 2013, and plans to attend a quality film school. He will continue to create film/video regardless of education opportunities, and is working on a feature script.


AbRAcADAbRA! No dialogue mountain West PremiereiNteRNatioNal & us YouNG FilmmakeR — Narrative Fiction(australia) 7 min. (2012) Hd canon eos 5d (16:9)

DiR catriona Warren, PRO catriona Warren, eDiT catriona Warren, MuS kevin macleod, michael crowther, ori vidislavski, cAST ethan corcoran, Benjamin James, lisa chantal emanuel, Josh schimmelp-fenni, Jaive muranty, sophie Black, emma von schrenk, athenie ka-los, kristen leung, kate marks, taylor Robinson

kids playing in unison in an alluring green park sets the the-atrical tone of a hapless magician who is suitably pathetic and nervous. told without dialogue this awkward magician finally gets a trick right; but unfortunately it’s the one that causes the most trouble.


abracadabra! is the directorial debut for catri-ona Warren, aged 11 years (at the time of di-recting this film.) catriona is very experienced on the set, as an experienced child actress who has already filmed in excess of 20 film and tv projects. she acted in her first film, a

short, at age 7 years. she lives in melbourne, australia.


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eScAPiNg THe iSLAND In English utah PremiereiNteRNatioNal & us YouNG FilmmakeR — Narrative Fiction(usa) 4 min. (2012) Hdv - Ntsc (other)

DiR malone lumarda, PRO malone lumarda, ScR malone lu-marda, ciN malone lumarda, eDiT malone lumarda, cAST elias lumarda

a young individual struggles with society’s obsession with technology. in school and in the street people feel as they are speeding by in an electronic oblivion. the boy finds solitude in nature that prompts an unexpected decision.


malone lumarda is a 17-year old senior at la salle High school in Pasadena, california. as of october 2013, his films have been chosen for screening in 32 film festivals around the united states. He was awarded the first Film independent/aeG Future Filmmaker schol-

arship for his film “the Farm” at the 2013 los angeles Film Festival.


JuDAS In English southern utah PremiereiNteRNatioNal & us YouNG FilmmakeR — documentary(usa) 19 min. (2012) other - Ntsc (16:9)

DiR Grace Haley, eXe PRO l.s. Peery Foundation and Jon and karyn Hodge , PRO colton Bybee, ciN colton Bybee, Grace Haley, eDiT colton Bybee, Grace Haley, MuS colton Bybee, cAST ashley, emily, olivia, shea, cade, kohl, Reyhan, taylor

Honesty showed through in this documentary about heroin. teenage heroin use has dramatically increased since its prime with adults in the 1990’s, and is now one of the most popular illicit drugs among youth. two teen filmmakers ex-plore the effects that heroin has on salt lake city teens and their relationships.


Grace is a young filmmaker from salt lake city and created this film to shed light on issues facing real teens. she is currently a freshman studying political journalism at Reed college.


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ONe NOTe AT A TiMe In English iNteRNatioNal & us YouNG FilmmakeR — documentary(usa) 19 min. (2012) other - Ntsc (16:9)

DiR alisha archibald, PRO alisha archibald, morgan Pratt, ciN Wil-liam Jones, eDiT alisha archibald, MuS Jeremy chatelain, title se-quence score. amanda maestro-scherer & larissa maestro-scherer, “someone like You” end credits score., cAST Jaycie voorhees mt-Bc, amanda maestro-scherer mt-Bc.

one Note at a time is a documentary that examines music therapy as a treatment for spectrum disorders, such as au-tism. this film explains what music therapy is and show the positive effects it has had in the lives of children affected by spectrum disorders.


alisha archibald is now 19 years old and has been producing documentary pieces through spy Hop Productions for the past 3 years. she will be attending the university of utah for a degree in marketing/advertising & commu-nications. she also works in radio promotions

and concert production in salt lake city. in her free time she spends time with family and friends, attends local events, and listens to music excessively.


NOTeS Of HeRS In English Western states PremiereiNteRNatioNal & us YouNG FilmmakeR — Narrative Fiction(usa) 4 min. (2013) 5d mark ii (16:9)

DiR Blake michael, eXe PRO Blake michael, PRO monique michael, sammi Hanratty, ScR Blake michael, ciN Blake michael, eDiT Blake michael, MuS Blake michael, cAST dah-uh morrow

a man discovers a song written by his late wife, and attempts to play it. music cues and the process of playing the piece develops as emotions mount.


Born in atlanta, Georgia, Blake michael began his career at the age of three booking numer-ous print jobs. When Blake was five, his mom enrolled him in acting classes with lisina (longo) stoneburner at the company acting studio in atlanta. When Blake was six, agent

Joy Pervis discovered Blake’s talent as a young actor. Blake’s first principal role in a commercial was for Bojangles’ chicken with Nc quarterback Jake delhomme. He also appeared in a mark schultz music video “letters From War.” Blake’s first worldwide exposure came in 2006 when his commercial for the “Zathura” movie game saturated the globe. Blake worked as a macy’s model for two years and at 10, he was chosen as host of four collaborative commercials for Hasbro toys and cartoon Network. soon after, cartoon Network hired him to host his own show (“Fried dynamite” on Fridays) and “dyna-mite action squad” for saturdays.) during this time, he sung a duet he titled “looking in Your eyes” with teen country singer celeste kellogg. in June 2010, Blake was cast in a lead role for the disney tv musical, “lemonade mouth.” Blake wrote and directed a short film, “anonymous” which debuted at teen festivals in april of 2011. then in November Blake snagged a lead in the disney channel’s pilot “dog with a Blog”. Blake enjoys drums, skating, dJing, and making movies, and is one of the youngest people to acquire a Youtube partnership, as a 12 year old. as a young boy he followed in his big brother’s footsteps, pursuing swimming and acquiring many state champion titles as well as a few state records.


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SPeAk In English Western states PremiereiNteRNatioNal & us YouNG FilmmakeR — Narrative Fiction(usa) 4 min. (2012) Hdv - Ntsc (1.85:1)

DiR scott carney, PRO scott carney, ScR scott carney, ciN scott carney, eDiT scott carney, cAST Brad Pettigrew, emma van der linn, Jillian dudley, andrew muhart, Phil Falino, Jesse Haycraft, charlotte martin, alyssa kramer, aditi luthra

this short film is a social commentary on how the use of technology has replaced simple human contact. it is a fun and simple idea that is told with wisdom and wit and should resonate with both high schoolers and adults alike. With clicks, beeps and ambience the short makes sound a ‘char-acter’.


scott carney was born on december 15, 1995, and is in his senior year at Yorktown High school in Yorktown, New York. He has loved movies all of his life. speak is his first short film. additionally, he has made a sec-ond short called Paranoia, and is currently

writing his third. He has attended summer film programs at both New York university and emerson college, and plans to pursue film making in college. When he is not making films, scott is also involved in the drama and music departments at Yorktown High school, and writes movie reviews for the school newspaper.


PROViDe In English World PremiereiNteRNatioNal & us YouNG FilmmakeR — Narrative Fiction(usa) 8 min. (2013) Hdv - secam, Hdcam-Ntsc, Hdv-Ntsc, Hdv - Pal (16:9)

DiR matthew cone, daniel Riley, ScR matthew cone, ciN daniel Riley, eDiT daniel Riley, cAST matthew cone

after losing his parents, Gill and his little brother JJ have to come on tough times. living out of an abandon shack, Gill decides he has to do what ever it take to provide for his younger brother.


daniel Riley is an 18 year old film maker that specializes in cinematography and camera work. He also enjoys building camera motion control rigs and multi-rotor helicopters. in the film “Provide” daniel did all the camera work and editing. “i loved being able to work with

the Fs700 on this film. the low-light sensitivity was great, we were able to use all real lighting.”

matt cone is an 18 year old film maker from Park city, utah. He got started in film after taking a class during high school. ever since then he has had a passion for producing vid-eos of all genres. matt has enjoyed producing and helping with films for his high school’s

film festival. “its my favorite part of high school” says he.


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bAcHeLOReTTe (JuNGGeselliN)In German with English subtitlesutah PremiereiNteRNatioNal & us sHoRts — Narrative Fiction(Germany) 15 min. (2012) Hdcam - Ntsc (16:9)

DiR anna linke, eXe PRO dominik strohbeck, PRO anna linke, ScR anna linke, ciN karsten Jäger, eDiT anna linke, cAST sarah Riedel, selda kaya, stefanie mendoni, ulrike Reinhold, Bettina ken-ney

the bachelorette stefanie is a young woman who, at 26 years old, has not yet managed to live in an environment in which she can truly be herself. at home in the back country, everybody tries to find a man for the last bachelorette in the village, who is not thrilled about this at all. at a friend’s bachelors party in the next bigger city the last bachelorette doesn’t find a man, but instead a woman, whom she finds even more fascinating ...

Plays with Zion Flix: A Slight Case of Clairvoyance

anna linke lives and works in Weimar, Ger-many. she debuted with the short “Bau-wagenplätze” (2003), followed by “martins Nachmittag, Gute Nacht” (2005), “superstar and Brettgeflüster” (2006), “WeG” (2007), “er und sie” (2007), “Workers leaving the Fac-

tory” (2010), “Bachelorette” (2011) and “Fire alarm” (2012). Her films have won many international awards, such as the made in Germany award at the al lesbisch schwulen Filmta-gen in Hamburg and the best Film in the show award at the moving media Film Festival in detroit.


3 MeN AND AN iRON MASk (3 Hommes et uN masQue de FeR)In French with English subtitlesu.s. PremiereiNteRNatioNal & us sHoRts — Narrative Fiction(canada) 22 min. (2012) Hdv - Ntsc (16:9)

DiR carnior carnior, PRO carnior carnior, ScR carnior carnior, ciN thomas Walser, eDiT carnior carnior, cAST marc andreoni, Jean-Pierre lazzerini, Jacques chambon, Bob levasseur

this wry, black comedy is very loosely based on alexandre dumas’ “three musketeers”. in this original adaptation, the musketeers are retired and they offer their services for one last time. the humor gets off to a boisterous start and rests in the professional cast of actors… an era well conveyed in the limited sets with full costumes and moody lighting. obvious apologies to alexandre dumas, may you roll with laughter.

Plays with Vino Veritas

after studying graphic design, carnior works in Quebec city in the word of the comics and cartoons. He is one of the creators of Phy-lactère cola, a humorous sketch show broad-cast in Quebec from 2002 to 2003. after this television series, he worked has an art director

for commercials. in 2005, he moved to montreal and began his director career.

ShowtimesSAT, NOV. 2, 9:15 PM, gReeN VALLey SPASAT, NOV. 9, 7:00 PM, HuRRicANe fiNe ARTS ceNTeR

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beSiDe HeR In English and Spanish with English subtitlesutah PremiereiNteRNatioNal & us sHoRts — Narrative Fiction(usa) 16 min. (2012) Hdv - Ntsc (2.35:1)

DiR carrie carnevale, eXe PRO carrie carnevale, scott trimble, Robin Nicole Williams, david carnevale, PRO carrie carnevale, alison mason, ScR carrie carnevale, scott trimble, alison mason, ciN Richie trimble (thomassen), eDiT morgan Hanner, MuS david castle, cAST ashley Watkins, erika Flores, owen conway, andrew david James

a story of dr. Rachel moretti and sofia Rios and how in one brief moment in time, their love for each other is measured beyond the norms of their everyday lives. a visually inviting intro, focusing on the details of their home and the sultry music prepares the viewer for the intimate relationship. We quickly learn that Rachel has to go into work the next day in a somewhat shady part of town where she works with people who can be dangerous. sensing something bad will happen, sofia would rather she doesn’t go. miles away, a very danger-ous position is sensed between the two.


carrie carnevale received a B.a in Film from san Jose state university. she worked in the independent film scene in the san Francisco Bay area where she produced, wrote, and directed her first short at the 12. she moved to los angeles in 2002 and she started 17

Films in 2003. after years of working on various projects as a shooter, editor, producer, and director, she concurrently started working in the production offices on major motion pictures such as Hancock, star trek, and angels & demons. in 2011, she decided to put her creative and practical skill sets back to use on her next own film, Beside Her.


beyOND beLief In English southern utah Premiere — collegiate shortiNteRNatioNal & us sHoRts — Narrative Fiction(usa) 19 min. (2012) (2.35:1)

DiR William stribling, eXe PRO michael Piel, cO-PRO William stribling, PRO Jonathan Weisbrod, ScR William stribling, ciN alex Gallitano, eDiT William stribling, cAST R.J. lewis, Peter daven-port, michelle Petterson, sarah Blaze, stephen Guice, collin smith, Rachel Weintraub, stefan olaguera, donovan Patton

a once-renowned magician who loses his wife, his mistress, and his rabbit tries to make his troubles disappear in this offbeat, dark comedy... But it will take more than magic to turn his pitiful life around. Real-life magician R.J. lewis stars in William J. stribling’s unconventional and poignant NYu thesis film alongside Peter davenport, michelle Petterson, sarah Blaze, donovan Patton (emmy nominee, Blue’s clues), stephen Guice, collin smith, stefan olaguera and Rachel a. Weintraub.

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William J. stribling is a graduate of NYu tisch school of the arts, with degrees in Film & tv Production and dramatic literature. in 2012, William directed his first feature film, “lies i told my little sister”, starring lucy Walters, donovan Patton, alicia minshew, and ellen

Foley. His first short film “Break a leg” swept NYu’s New vi-sions and voices Film Festival, winning Best director, Best editing, Best Producing, and First Prize. stribling spent the fall semester of 2010 in dublin, ireland participating in tisch’s screenwriting intensive. stribling’s NYu thesis film “Beyond Belief” has been selected at nearly 30 film festi-vals worldwide, garnering several awards and nominations. He is also the screenwriter of the NYu thesis films “dan the man,” directed by Bobby Johnson and “vampires” directed by david sabshon. stribling is currently in post-production for his latest short film, “down in Flames: the true story of tony ‘volcano’ valenci”. in the fall of 2012, stribling began stud-ies at chapman university in southern california where he is pursuing an mFa in screenwriting.


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THe DeeR (le cHevReuil)In French with English subtitlesutah PremiereiNteRNatioNal & us sHoRts — Narrative Fiction(canada) 15 min. (2012) Hdv - Ntsc (16:9)

DiR Rémi st-michel, cO-PRO Rémi st-michel, serge-olivier Ron-deau, samuel Gagnon-thibodeau, ScR Rémi st-michel, samuel Gagnon-thibodeau, ciN serge-olivier Rondeau, eDiT samuel Ga-gnon-thibodeau, MuS Peter venne, cAST denis Harvey, Guillaume Girard, louise Portal, Francis Nadeau, Éric k. Boulianne

marc’s lack of seriousness brings him on a slippery slope as he prepares for a funeral. an emotional out-cast, he soon learns after being given one simple driving task to think fast in a very unfortunate situation. a black comedy about a screw-up and the consequences of a moment of inattention.

Plays with Driving Blind

after being a stage actor and director, di-recting the web-series Jampack.tv, as well as screenwriting and directing several short films, Rémi st-michel finishes his studies in cinema at université du Québec √† montreal.


THe bLue TRAiN (le tRaiN Bleu)In French with English subtitlesutah PremiereiNteRNatioNal & us sHoRts — Narrative Fiction(France) 18 min. (2012) Red - Pal (16:9)

DiR stephanie assimacopoulo, PRO stephanie assimacopoulo, ScR stephanie assimacopoulo, ciN antoine carpentier, eDiT Ro-dolphe molla, MuS thierry Fauchard, cAST daniel duval, camille Figuereo, etienne Fague, Joel virgel, Jando Graziani

Paris - Gare de lyon. elie then behaves as a true bounder, selena, evermore in love, yet still want to pick up the pieces. at the bar of the Blue train, where they stop to have a last drink, neither one nor the other cannot imagine what will happen while they meet a mysterious man who, without their knowledge, influences their lives in a very thorough way. Who or what is this man who has such an impact on those around him ?

Plays with You’ll Be a Man

Ranging from several positions in music in-dustry during years 77 to 90 including studio sound engineer, to a complete twist with studies in the field of Psychology then its practice for more than 10 years, stephanie as-simacopoulo is since 2010 an author, director

and producer. “le train Bleu” is her first film.

ShowtimesSAT, NOV. 2, 7:00 PM, gReeN VALLey SPAfRi, NOV. 8, 12:30 PM, HuRRicANe fiNe ARTS ceNTeR

These screenings of “Le Train Bleu” are dedicated to the late actor Daniel Duval(November 28, 1944 - October 9, 2013)

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eMPyReAN In English utah PremiereiNteRNatioNal & us sHoRts — experimental, Narrative Fiction(usa) 18 min. (2012) Red - Ntsc (2.35:1)

DiR sophia savage, eXe PRO sophia savage, cO-PRO Randy Ross, PRO sophia savage, ScR sophia savage, ciN chayse irvin, eDiT Randy Ross, sophia savage, Ryan costa, cAST sophia savage, sonny king, Jimmy Heazlewood, suzanne Ford, tyler dawson

sadie’s father Jim is dying of brain cancer. it’s only been two months since the diagnosis; but he’s already lost his sense of reality… his mind and memory slipping away faster than his body. it is now sadie’s turn to help her mother care for Jim as he runs out the clock on what he has left. the rugged land-scape of sadie’s magical childhood home is now a dangerous threat, as Jim’s behavior becomes increasingly unstable and erratic. amidst the chaos, sadie tries to maintain whatever strength and control she has left. the approach quickly de-teriorates with restless nights and hazy days, realizing the closure she hoped for is out of reach. it’s too late for goodbyes and apologies; the only comfort is seeing her father as a man who needs to be released gently even if it breaks her heart.

Plays with Bidder 70

Home-schooled by hippies in New Hampshire until the age of 13, sophia was immersed in a creative environment that allowed her to de-velop as a writer, dancer, actor and artist. she has starred in several stage productions and had both her writing and artwork published.

upon graduating from smith college with top honors, where she double majored in Film and theater, she received the in-stitution’s yearly writing award. she continued to act while living abroad in New Zealand, including christopher Hamp-ton’s “les liaisons dangereuses”, William shakespeare’s “titus andronicus” and the world premiere of “the serena syndrome”. seeking acting in los angeles in 2009, writing and directing is her creative nourishment. sophia was a staff writer for publications thompson on Hollywood! and indieWire while producing her first film, “empyrean”. she is now developing her first feature.

ShowtimesweD, NOV. 6, 7:00 PM, gReeN VALLey SPAfRi, NOV. 8, 12:15 PM, HuRRicANe fiNe ARTS ceNTeR

DeRby kiNgS In English utah Premiere — collegiate shortiNteRNatioNal & us sHoRts — Narrative Fiction(usa) 11 min. (2012) Red - Ntsc (2.35:1)

DiR valerie Bischoff, cO-PRO Winter carrera, John Foss, PRO mayuran tiruchelvam, ScR valerie Bischoff, ciN Ryan Baker, eDiT valerie Bischoff, MuS John ludwick, cAST tatanka means, Jerry Wolf, Jane stillwater

this drama follows Jim sundell as he struggles to make sure his younger brother ace appears for an impending trial ace, a demolition derby enthusiast, has other plans. With the lo-cal demolition derby looming, ace makes a bold move that forces Jim to step far outside of his comfort zone. derby kings reveals an unlikely ritual that offers one last chance to rein-force family bonds.


Writer/director valerie Bischoff hails from Reno, Nevada, a rugged part of the country that continues to inspire her work. she re-cently graduated with Honors from columbia university’s Graduate Film school where her short film, derby kings (2012) received the

prestigious Princess Grace Graduate Film scholarship and was selected for the 2013 Palm springs short Film Festival among many others. she was also presented with the lewis cole award for excellence for her work as a filmmaker and teacher. Her previous short film, veterans (2010) was select-ed for Faculty selects and won the adrienne shelly award for Best Female director, las vegas Film Festival Jury award and best short at the Nevada Film Festival. after receiving her B.a. in Film from the university of california at santa cruz, valerie was selected for the Fulbright Grant for Filmmaking in estonia (2006) where she created a feature documentary on disappearing soviet history. valerie is currently in devel-opment on her first feature film massacre creek with sixgun Pictures.


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fiRST SNOw (PRemieRe NeiGe)In French with English subtitlesutah PremiereiNteRNatioNal & us sHoRts — Narrative Fiction(canada) 14 min. (2012) Hdv - Ntsc (16:9)

DiR michaël lalancette, PRO michaël lalancette, ScR Yan Binsse, Guillaume Girard, ciN Ronald Plante, eDiT elisabeth olga tremblay, MuS the Barr Brothers, cAST Benoît Gouin, david Boutin, lou-ise latraverse, marie-laurence moreau, François Bernier, karyne Gonthier-Hyndman, Noémie Yelle

a disconnected family find themselves at a hospital. the fa-ther is in urgent need of a kidney transplant and all of the family members are compatible donors. this situation brings back old conflicts between them, all to settle with an odd reconciliation.

Plays with The Longer Day of Happiness

since his studies in television, michael lalan-cette directed over fifteen short films in the past decade. His latest productions (Quartet in c major, offside, Panasonic Pro v4000, the film you are the hero and Ha! christmas!) Roam the Quebec and international festivals,

in addition to being acquired by televisions. loving the origi-nal ideas, it is in a constant concern of rhythm and aesthetics that michael creates. He hates it when a spectator’s bored and wants to see rather shoot a smile!


fAbLe (FaBula)In Spanish with English subtitlesutah PremiereiNteRNatioNal & us sHoRts — Narrative Fiction(argentina) 14 min. (2012) Hdcam - Ntsc (16:9)

DiR agustín Falco, eXe PRO cecilia diez, ScR agustín Falco, ciN atilio Perin, eDiT liliana Nadal, MuS lautaro díaz Geromet, cAST aylen sarraf, lisandro Gallo

the atmosphere is set between the two tender leads: a girl is reading outside her home as a neighboring young gar-dener peers over. the tension in innocent and words can barely be formed from the youths who are not quite ready for romance. one summer afternoon, on the bank of a river, a boy and a girl are starting to meet each other. meanwhile, landscape and distance will become the stage for a possible beginning.


agustín Falco is a young argentine filmmaker trained at the Film institute of santa Fe (ar-gentina), birthplace of the New latin ameri-can cinema. He is also an academic formed in visual arts and philosophy.


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THe LAke (el laGo)In Spanish with English subtitlesutah PremiereiNteRNatioNal & us sHoRt-sHoRts — Narrative Fiction, experimental(usa) 5 min. (2012) Red - Ntsc (2.35:1)

DiR Jennifer Nicole stang, PRO Jennifer Nicole stang, ScR Jennifer Nicole stang, ciN emmett lee stang, eDiT Jennifer Nicole stang, MuS Jennifer Nicole stang, cAST Jennifer Nicole stang

a woman dreams about a lake from the top of a mountain. she wants to get closer to the water, but finds she can’t move. and only until she discovers the truth within, will she truly find what she desires.

Plays with Rebels with a Cause + My Forest + To Forget

Jennifer Nicole stang was born in Buenos aires, argentina, and has lived in england, canada, the us and spain. Jennifer grew up involved in the performing arts, studying with the Royal conservatory of music, the National Ballet school, the Royal academy of dance (to-

ronto, canada), and the american academy of dramatic arts (both NYc and la). Jennifer also worked as singer-songwriter, producing various cds, dvds and music videos with dazzling reviews from the Philadelphia inquirer, the loquitor, Philly News, and Phoenixville News, etc. Jennifer worked with pro-ducers and musicians in the tri-state area, such as Phil Nicolo, skip drinkwater, and eric Bazilian. she danced profession-ally with opus 1 contemporary dance company and Pasion Y arte Flamenco dance company (Philadelphia, Pa). as an actress, she has worked in projects with telemundo, Zeekay Productions ltd, and always island entertainment. she has also worked with the south coast Repertory’s “a midsummer Night’s dream”, directed by mark Rucker. Jennifer founded Heart anchor Productions, with her brother in 2011 and their company produced promos for clients such as sotheby’s Re-alty, and usc, several award-winning music videos (for el Javi trio, Royal Jacks, la Yeni), three award-winning short films, and the tv pilot, “englishman” in la starring eddie Jemison.


A gRAVe MiSTAke In English and American-Indian Dialect utah Premiere — collegiate shortiNteRNatioNal & us sHoRts — Narrative Fiction(usa) 17 min. (2012) (16:9)

DiR alison kathleen kelly, cO-PRO enrique diaz, PRO Patrick kelly, alison kathleen kelly, ScR alison kathleen kelly, ciN uri Ruffin, eDiT damion l. smith, MuS lloyd moss, cAST Brent Harvey, Bo Gallerito, Robert allen coffie, tom troutman, Wes coffey, Joey Probert, dusty Probert, Janet lopez, macile Reevis, Jeffrey smith

“a Grave mistake” is a Western short film that takes a simple concept and creates a story that changes our perceptions about a cowboy who is on the run from the law.. a sheriff is after him because he robbed a bank. the cowboy escapes into the desert but just when he thinks he’s free he encoun-ters an american indian, and the indian is very angry… it seems everybody wants his blood tonight.


alison kelly was born and raised in kent, england. in 2010 she was a Quarter-finalist in the Bluecat screenwriting competition for her feature screenplay BodY. alison moved to los angeles in 2011. she graduated in 2012 with her certificate in directing from ucla

extension. she is now focusing on writing and producing feature films in london, uk.


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My fOReST (ma FoRêt)In French with English subtitlesmountain West PremiereiNteRNatioNal & us sHoRts — Narrative Fiction(Belgium) 7 min. (2013) other - Pal (16:9)

DiR sébastien Pins, PRO sebastien Pins, ScR sebastien Pins, ciN Pierre-edouard Jasmin, eDiT antoine castro, MuS Quentin dujar-din, cAST Benjamin Gruslin, Jean-Pierre de terwangne, Narrator: alexandre von sivers

From the point-of-view of a child, travel throughout the for-est to discover its magic, its mysteries and its meanings. lush cinematography twists, turns and cascades into a splendor deep into the family of trees and wonders of the forest.

Plays with Rebels With a Cause + The Lake + To Forget

sébastien Pins was born on may 30, 1990 in Namur. Fascinated by beauty, delicacy and mysteries of nature, he was early attracted by photography. He has since been striving to capture strong connections between men and nature. His pictures received many prices and

travelled throughout europe. as he was eight years old, he wrote and directed his first small theatre scenes. at 15, he discovered pyrotechnics and became professional pyrotech-nician five years later. Fascinated by visuals, he began an au-dio-visual training at sae institute in Brussels and realized his first documentary, which was awarded by the Festival Nature Namur (Be) in 2010. He went then to the institut des arts de diffusion in louvain-la-Neuve (Be) and finalized another documentary on the symbiosis between men and bees. this last one was awarded Festival Nature Namur in 2011, and se-lected in several festivals (Festival of the Bird and Nature,…) and broadcast on tv channels (RtBF, Rtc…). step by step he felt the need of realizing fiction films on nature and he produced the short film on men and trees “my Forest”.


NeVeR gONNA bReAk In English mountain West PremiereiNteRNatioNal & us sHoRts — Narrative Fiction(usa) 14 min. (2013) other - Ntsc (1.85:1)

DiR thomas Backer, eXe PRO thomas Backer, PRO david Rep-pond, thomas Backer, adriane Zaudke, ScR thomas Backer, ciN daniel applegate, eDiT thomas Backer, MuS William stromberg, cAST Bart mccarthy, Riley Bodenstab, Helene mccardle, kasia Pile-wicz, sarah agor

attempting to avenge his dog’s murder, an ailing vietnam veteran living in rural oregon struggles to decipher between reality and debilitating hallucinations. confronted with the horrors of his past, carl reacts out of confusion, the actions of which may destroy not only his life, but those close to him, as well.

Plays with Imaginary Distance

thomas Backer is currently a director/ Pro-ducer/ dP of reality/ docudrama television. He found his current career path when a friend asked if he wanted to chase and film tornadoes for tv. From then on, he was hooked on telling the stories of the danger-

ous jobs so many live. Producing and shooting such shows as “deadliest catch”, “axmen”, “ice Road truckers”, “storm chasers” and “Bering sea Gold”, thomas has found himself in many near-death moments. shifting gears to a more nar-rative format, he hopes to broaden the awareness of Ptsd with his short “Never Gonna Break”. His goal with the film is to boost support and change for the illness in america’s forgotten soldiers.

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PAPeR PeOPLe In English utah PremiereiNteRNatioNal & us sHoRts — Narrative Fiction(usa) 16 min. (2012) Hdv - Ntsc (1.85:1)

DiR andrew kightlinger, PRO luke schuetzle, ScR andrew kight-linger, ciN adam emerson, eDiT andrew kightlinger, cAST steven luke, kevin kunkel, olivia coon, desire Jansen

this drama is the tale of wounded souls in search of respite. over the course of 24 hours, four characters collide with incendiary results. a visual story conveyed clearly and pro-gressing with snippets of the characters while being chal-lenged to fill in some of the blanks. as the story unfolds, the protagonist grows to have a desire for something more out of life, something in the hotel room close by where he meets a woman with a little girl. the woman does not represent another love interest; but simply humanity worth caring for.


andrew kightlinger was born and raised in madagascar, studied politics and French at augustana college in south dakota, and at-tended film school at Boston university. after directing five short films, kightlinger landed his first feature gig on dust of War, a post-

apocalyptic action yarn starring genre staples tony todd (“candyman”) and doug Jones (“Pan’s labyrinth”, “Hellboy”.) kightlinger’s in-your-face demeanor on-set has thus far made a good impression. “He exposes his vulnerabilities before you can,” says Boston-stage actor Bates Wilder, “and thus earns an actor’s trust through total disarmament.” kightlinger is “one of the few favorite directors i’ve eveR worked with,” insists doug Jones, “he’s one of those rare directors who gave me confidence that i was in experienced, creative, artistic hands.” andrew harbors a unique view of the world and its people, and his goal is to project that viewpoint into captivating and thought-provoking films, while also feeding his ‘other pas-sion’ to support disease research in madagascar. His favorite filmmakers include Nicholas Roeg, Jean-Pierre Jeunet, sam Peckinpah, Peter Watkins, and steven spielberg.


PReTTy MONSTeRS In English Western states PremiereiNteRNatioNal & us sHoRts — Narrative Fiction(usa) 11 min. (2012) Red - Ntsc (16:9)

DiR Ryan Parker, G.B. shannon, cO-PRO Ryan Parker, G.B. shan-non, PRO G.B. shannon, Ryan Parker, ScR G.B. shannon, ciN Ryan Parker, eDiT G.B. shannon, Ryan Parker, cAST Billie Worley, lind-sey Roberts, John Paul Penn

this film is a dramatic short that focuses on Ray and his 10 year old son, Buck, as they visit the small town where the father grew up. When the father and son spend the night at a local motel, they are visited by a woman who reveals that the father still has a stronger connection to the town than just his fading memories. sometimes, our idea of what a monster looks like couldn’t be farther from the truth.


Ryan Parker and GB shannon are a filmmaking team based out of memphis, tN. this is their third short film to play at the Red Rock Film Festival following “Woke up ugly” (a Red Rock Film Festival shorts award winner in 2009) and “Fresh skweezed” (2011.)


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ReARView (RetRovisoR)In Spanish with English subtitlesutah PremiereiNteRNatioNal & us sHoRts — Narrative Fiction(spain) 6 min. (2013) dvcam - Pal (1.85:1)

DiR alberto lavin, eXe PRO alberto lavin, ScR alberto lavin, ciN Pedro G. argumosa, eDiT Fernando sánchez león, melissa olavar-ria, cAST tatiana Perdiguero

lucía holds a sentimental relationship with Álvaro for five years, but when things start going wrong, she decides to start an idyll with sergio. When Álvaro has a terrible car ac-cident and also lucía receives a mysterious letter which will totally upset everybody’s lives, she will have to think care-fully about the mistakes she made in the past and decide which way to take in the future.


alberto lavín (santander, 1981). He is a se-nior technician in audiovisual Production and Performances by cev school in madrid. He has written and made many short films among it should be noted “¿alguien ha visto hoy a elena anaya?”, First Price at manuel Gutiérrez

aragón Festival; “crisálida” and “Heil Flashback!”, First Price at Juvecant express short Film Festival in 2010.He has also worked as a direction assistant in several short films as for example the multi-prize-winner “cuestión de fe” by Álvaro García. at present he is completely devoted to writing scripts and several of his works are being produced by cantabrian screen directors.


SONATA In Spanish with English subtitlesutah PremiereiNteRNatioNal & us sHoRts — Narrative Fiction(spain) 15 min. (2013) Hdcam - Pal (1.85:1)

DiR Jon ander tomas, eXe PRO Jon ander tomas, PRO ione vitoria sola, ScR Jon ander tomas, ciN Jose luis Bernal, eDiT Job tomas, cAST marina san José, Javier server

When a woman argues that marriage should not be arranged but based on true love, he asks “What is love?” …and points out that, if understood as an exclusive preference for one person, it often passes quickly. the work is an argument for the ideal of sexual abstinence and an in-depth first-person description of jealous rage. in its analysis, the root cause for the deed were the animal excesses and swinish connection governing the relation between the sexes.


Born in Bilbao, spain, Jon ander tomás is the director of the digital magazine 30 francs. He studied cinema at the university of Navarra and he has been accredited in the san se-bastian Film Festival and the Berlinale Film Festival, as film critic. He is also the author of

the short film called ‘she’, which was preselected in the last Berlinale Film Festival. Now, he is presenting his last short film called “sonata”, inspired by the novel “the kreutzer so-nata” written by tolstoi. He is also finishing the screenplay of his first film called “a traveler”.


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TO fORgeT (s’ouBlieR)In English u.s. PremiereiNteRNatioNal & us sHoRts — experimental, Narrative Fiction(canada) 6 min. (2012) Red - Ntsc (16:9)

DiR anh minh truong, PRO anh minh truong, ScR anh minh truong, Francis cantin, danièle simon, ciN luc st-Pierre, eDiT anh minh truong, MuS david elias, cAST Francis cantin, danièle simon

one night, a breakup, a silent pain. on a cold winter night, in an anonymous parking lot, a couple just broke up. as the sweet memories clash with what’s left of their relationship, the former lovers will come to reveal the paradoxical nature of human emotions.

Plays with Rebels with a Cause + The Lake + My Forest

anh minh truong is a narrative filmmaker and a commercial / television director. over the last 10 years, he has directed 16 short and medium length films, over 25 commercials and music videos, and has received more than 30 awards for his work (short Film corner

cannes, Worldfest Houston, Promax/Bda awards, vidéaste recherché, court en web, etc.). His films have been aired and showcased in over 80 film festivals and on various tv chan-nels, in more than 10 different countries. He’s currently de-veloping various feature length film projects, while working on television shows, commercials, and short films.


SweeT, SweeT cOuNTRy In English, Swahili, and Somalian with English subtitlesutah Premiere — collegiate shortiNteRNatioNal & us sHoRts — Narrative Fiction(usa) 20 min. (2013) Hdv - Ntsc (16:9)

DiR dehanza Rogers, eXe PRO dehanza Rogers, cO-PRO autumn Ford, shadae smith, PRO Gbenga akinnagbe, doug turner, ScR dehanza Rogers, ciN Ragland Williamson, eDiT dehanza Rogers, Ryan moody, cAST Gbenga akinnagbe, danielle deadwyler, dave sangster, tammy mcGarity, Josephine lawrence, ashley schindler, GiGi Boudouani, ce ce sandy, Bert vaughn, omar anderson, alexis sailes, urijah sailes, conphidance echeazu, oshinboyejo adeniyi

sweet, sweet country is a 2013 short film written and di-rected by dehanza Rogers, starring danielle deadwyler and Gbenga akinnagbe (“the Wire”, “Nurse Jackie”.) We meet Ndizeye as she’s rekindling an intimate relationship. a 20 year-old refugee, she lives in a small southern town strug-gling to support not only herself, but the family she left behind in a kenyan refugee camp. Her struggle becomes so much more when her family literally shows up at her door-step. the film was shot on location in clarkston, Georgia.


dehanza Rogers is a Panamanian-american filmmaker, of both narratives and docu-mentaries, born and raised in Georgia. she is currently an mFa directing and mFa cin-ematography candidate at ucla’s school of theater, Film and television. Her films explore

the diaspora, self-defined and transnational identities, with a keen interest in exploring the liminal state of statehood and nationality. dehanza was recently awarded the stanley kramer Fellowship in Film directing, the Four sisters scholar-ship, the mickey dude Fellowship in theater, Film and televi-sion for the depiction of ethnic diversity in american life and the lynn Weston Fellowship in Film.


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THe ViSiT In English utah Premiere — collegiate shortiNteRNatioNal & us sHoRts — Narrative Fiction(usa) 22 min. (2012) Hdv - Ntsc (16:9)

DiR Fara Pasarell, eXe PRO Fara Pasarell, cO-PRO alison kelly, PRO Fara Pasarell, ScR Fara Pasarell, ciN Josh Gibson, eDiT Fara Pasarell, MuS charles Pasarell, Bruce chianese, cAST odessa Rae, sharon lawrence, dylan osean, elizabeth schmidt, Zach lewis, skip Pipo

When a tragic event turns diana’s life upside down, she receives a visit from the last person from whom she wants help — her estranged mother. their reunion brings up the challenges and obstacles in their mother-daughter dynamic and diana must decide whether this is a relationship worth healing.’ the visit’ explores the complicated bonds of mother-daughter love and the way that truth and misunderstand-ings are revealed in the wake of real tragedy.


Fara hails from indian Wells, ca. after gradu-ating from Princeton university, she moved to los angeles to pursue a career in the enter-tainment industry. Her directorial debut film “call Waiting” premiered at the Palm springs international short Fest. she then went on

to hone her craft of directing at ucla extension, where she graduated with a directing certificate in september of 2012. Her thesis film “the visit” is a drama filmed on location in marina del Rey, ca. Fara is happy to say that she has a wonderful relationship with her mother. this film is not a true story.


THe TReSTLe AT POPe Lick cReek In English mountain West Premiere — collegiate shortiNteRNatioNal & us sHoRts — Narrative Fiction(usa) 28 min. (2012) Red - Ntsc (2.35:1)

DiR vuk mitrovic, PRO Hannah chipman, ScR vuk mitrovic, ciN Yong Jin kim, eDiT cami starkman, MuS darko Rundek, cAST michael stahler, katie Royer, Ron mccoy, kate Zena, thomas Wilson Brown

dalton chance, 17 years old and an open book. Pace creagan, 18, brimful of adventure, fearless and feared. to dalton, she’s irresistible. to Pace, he’s a challenge. the trestle at Pope lick creek is a beautiful and haunting tale. a coming-of-age story with a wicked twist, it reaches into the depths of a nation and asks what lies beneath. the story, which unfolds largely in flashback, opens with dalton chance — a local boy who once dreamed of going to college — making shadow pup-pets against the walls of a prison cell. dalton is a suspected of killing his friend, Pace creagan, a rebellious girl who chal-lenged him to run across the trestle.


vuk mitrovic was born in Belgrade, serbia and attended american Film institute conserva-tory mFa directing (class 2012) and he gradu-ated Film directing from columbia college chicago. He has directed ten short films and his film ”Pre-selected” was been selected as

a iFc media lab Winner for the month of september 2007. vuk was assistant and workshop producer to oscar awarded film director terry George. vuk’s feature film screenplay “the trestle” has been selected for second round of sundance lab 2011. “the trestle at Pope lick creek” was awarded as Best Narrative short at 2013 los angeles Film and script Festival and was selected at several festivals world-wide.


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ZeRO HOuR In English Western states PremiereiNteRNatioNal & us sHoRts — Narrative Fiction(mexico, usa) 8 min. (2013) sony F65 (2.35:1)

DiR dan carrillo levy, eXe PRO diego del Rio toca, mario moreno del moral, Guia invernizzi, mariana mendez, Jacobo laniado, cO-PRO miguel angel Boccaloni, Jorge Garcia castro, devin Johnston, alma aguilar, PRO dan carrillo levy, marcos cline-marquez, Wil-liam kamp iii, santiago Garcia Galvan, adrian Zurita, diego del Rio toca, ScR Guillermo arriaga, ciN William kamp iii, eDiT luis carballar, MuS sergio vallin, cAST Jaime camil, camilla Belle, Rus-sell Waddle

Written by academy award Nominee Guillermo arriaga (“Babel”, “21 Grams”, “amores Perros”) comes a story of two lovers, lorenzo and Paula are traveling on a straight road that seems to lead nowhere through a vast, empty desert. their own personal paths instantaneously split, but they are still intertwined by this sudden and resounding event. What happens as they stall on this lonely highway will not only challenge the two lovers relationship, but it will also create a moral struggle within that could change them personally, forever. Which decision is the right one? …and will they be able to life on with that decision?

Plays with Technically Crazy

dan carrillo levy was involved in the el Repor-terito segments of the Beijing 2008 olympics for mexico. He served as director for New Proj-ects for lemon Films usa and as consulting Head of department of creative and interac-tive at H&m communications. dan has direct-

ed commercials for companies like cacique, de la Barracuda and verde valle among others and directed music videos for artists like el trono de mexico, larry Hernandez, Fato, mayte and elsa Rios. in 2012 worked alongside Guillermo arriaga on “Words With Gods” and “Broken Night”. dan holds a BFa degree in cinema and television Production from smu. He is currently on Post-Production of a Film he produced with altered l.a. and longtime friends / coworkers Jorge Garcia and marcos cline.

ShowtimesSAT, NOV. 9, 5:00 PM, HuRRicANe fiNe ARTS ceNTeRSAT, NOV. 9, 9:25 PM, HuRRicANe fiNe ARTS ceNTeR

weLcOMe yANkee In French with English subtitlesmountain West PremiereiNteRNatioNal & us sHoRts — Narrative Fiction(canada) 21 min. (2012) Hdv - Ntsc (16:9)

DiR Benoit desjardins, PRO Benoit desjardins, ScR Benoit desjar-dins, ciN vuk stojanovik, eDiT alexandre chartrand, MuS Birlyant Ramzaeva, Richard desjardins, cAST Noémi Godin-vigneau, danny Gilmore, Frédéric Blanchette, louis-david leblanc

amant and aslan are persecuted. at stake are their lives and the life of their child. isolated from and forgotten by the rest of the world, their pleas for help go unanswered. in search of a better life, they confide their destiny to God and attempt the impossible. on the other side of the earth flies a beacon of hope, where diversity is welcomed, and the scars of the past fade into comfort and indifference.


Benoit desjardins is an anthropologist and a filmmaker. He lives and works in montréal (Québec), his homeland. His passion for cin-ema is directly linked with his fascination for human beings. His field of exploration remains the perception of self and of others.


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ANDy AND HiS DuMMieS In English Western states PremiereiNteRNatioNal & us sHoRts — documentary(canada) 10 min. (2013) Hdv - Ntsc (16:9)

DiR sandi Rankaduwa, PRO sandi Rankaduwa, matt charlton, ciN sandi Rankaduwa, eDiT sandi Rankaduwa, cAST andy mac-donald, dianne copp

andy macdonald is a 94-year-old cape Bretoner and the son of a coal miner. an author of five books that highlight his countless antics as both a young boy during the depression and as an adult, he is actually best known for the dummy farm he began in 1967. the majority of these dummies are now in an old dilapidated bus beside his home. the farm features a colony of “people” that macdonald assembled from various odds and ends, with each character’s most dis-tinguishing thoughts are pinned onto him/her. though his work is considered a folk art, the quirky senior never feigns having a grandiose artistic statement. He does it all for the sake of a laugh.

Plays with Furever

sandi Rankaduwa was born in sri lanka, raised in Prince edward island, and is currently based in Halifax, Nova scotia. she’s a writer, comedian, emerging filmmaker, and mem-ber of pop-rock band old and Weird. Her first short, Numbskull, Numb Heart, screened at

the Halifax independent Filmmakers Festival, calgary’s $100 Film Festival, and a “day of the dead” exhibition at the so-lange Guez arte contemporaneo Gallery in Buenos aires, ar-gentina. ”andy and His dummies” is her first documentary.


eXiT wOuND In English utah Premiere — collegiate shortiNteRNatioNal & us sHoRts — documentary(usa) 25 min. (2012) dvcPro Hd - Ntsc (16:9)

DiR Hunter Holcombe, PRO Hunter Holcombe, ciN Hunter Hol-combe, eDiT Hunter Holcombe, MuS William Fritch, cAST chess Johnson, krianne Johnson, Bert Gilette, sean mcentee

sgt. chess Johnson was shot through his eye while fighting in iraq, and told he was no longer fit to serve. after strug-gling with alcoholism, drug dependency, Ptsd and traumatic brain injury, he is invited to a unique program in sun valley, idaho helping treat veterans and their spouses. the goal: to channel their addiction to adrenaline through outlets like skiing and paragliding.

Plays with The Show Must Go On + Body & Soul

Hunter Holcombe is a documentary producer and writer based in san Francisco. squeezing in time between paid video work, he tries desperately to break his new GoPro camera in Yosemite. unsuccessful so far.


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STAN HeRD: DOwN TO eARTH In English mountain West PremiereiNteRNatioNal & us sHoRts — documentary(usa) 27 min. (2012) other - Ntsc (16:9)

DiR Bradley Beenders, PRO Bradley Beenders, ciN Bradley Beenders, dave Jacobsen, eDiT Bob silvey, MuS timothy vatterott, cAST stan Herd

in 2010, the Red Rock Film Festival screened chris ordal ‘s dramatic feature “earthwork” starring academy award nom-inated actor John Hawkes as crop artist stan Herd. this year, the story of stan Herd is back as director Bradley Beenders presents the documentary form about the international earthwork artist. this intimate portrait of stan Herd shows how he creates large-scale images on the earth which are best viewed from above. stan found his canvas in the field on the family farm working with wheat, sunflowers, other crops, and found objects. two of his first kansas installations were the 160 acre portraits of kiowa War chief satanta and Will Rogers.

Plays with Little Hope was Arson

Bradley Beenders is a filmmaker from the mid-west. His first film, “stan Herd: down to earth” has shown at the Reel earth Film Festival in New Zealand, Global visions Film Festival in canada, and several festivals across the us. His work is focused on american landscape,

culture, and people.


STiLL i RiDe No DialogueWorld Premiere — collegiate shortiNteRNatioNal & us sHoRt-sHoRts — documentary, experimental(usa) 2 min. (2013) other - Ntsc (1.85:1)

DiR suping Yu, ciN suping Yu, eDiT suping Yu, MuS kevin ma-clead, cAST isabelle Garcia

it’s a documentary of a girl who likes biking. experimental in tone, the film captures the speed, urgency and enjoyment of the ride.

Plays with 25,000 Mile Love Story

suping Yu studied visual communication design as an undergrad where she obtained Graphic design and animation training. later on, she completed a master degree in inte-grated digital media. as a multi-talent artist, she applies the foundation of Graphic design

into animation, film editing, and web. she focuses on the vi-sual communication in each work, and enjoys manipulating components in two-dimension, three-dimension and non-linear editing.

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THe uNSeeN beAuTy In English Western states PremiereiNteRNatioNal & us sHoRts — documentary(usa) 11 min. (2012) other - Ntsc (16:9)

DiR Gabriel de urioste, PRO Gabriel de urioste, ciN tim Wu, eDiT Gabriel de urioste, MuS dan Negovan, Julian casablancas, cAST samuel adoquei

a day inside the union square studio of Ghanaian-born painter sam adoquei where he shares his artistic philosophy, work ethic, and personal history. mr. adoquei’s artworks have been exhibited at the smithsonian institute in Wash-ington d.c. and at other galleries and museums in the united states and abroad. the unseen Beauty features an original song composed for the film by Julian casablancas of the multi-platinum rock band, the strokes.

Plays with Shelter Island

Gabriel de urioste (texas, usa) studied film and television production at New York uni-versity’s tisch school of the arts in New York city before working as a freelance filmmaker. Gabriel has also studied 35mm filmmaking in Prague, czech Republic at the prestigious

Famu film school and directed a short narrative film there. in addition to writing and directing numerous short films, Ga-briel has also collaborated on dozens of projects in positions such as editor and producer.


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3 men and an iron mask, Pg. 23

10,000 Hours, Pg. 19the 25,000 mile love story,

Pg. 5abracadabra!, Pg. 19andy and His dummies,

Pg. 35Bachelorette, Pg. 23Beside Her, Pg. 24Beyond Belief, Pg. 24Bidder 70, Pg. 5the Blue train, Pg. 25Body & soul, Pg. 18the Boxer, Pg. 15the deer, Pg. 25derby kings, Pg. 26driving Blind, Pg. 6dusty’s trail: summit of

Borneo, Pg. 6el lago, Pg. 28empyrean, Pg. 26escaping the island, Pg. 20exit Wound, Pg. 35Fable, Pg. 27Fabula, Pg. 27First snow, Pg. 27Freckle, Pg. 17Furever, Pg. 7a Grave mistake, Pg. 28Head over Heels, Pg. 15imaginary distance, Pg. 7Judas, Pg. 20Junggesellin, Pg. 23le chevreuil, Pg. 25le train Bleu, Pg. 25the lake, Pg. 28light me up , Pg. 16little Hope Was arson, Pg. 8the longer day of

Happiness, Pg. 12ma Forêt, Pg. 29

the magic Hand of chance, Pg. 14

the man who lived on his Bike, Pg. 18

my Forest, Pg. 29Never Gonna Break, Pg. 29Notes of Hers, Pg. 21one Note at a time, Pg. 21Paper People, Pg. 30Playing with magic, Pg. 8Premiere Neige, Pg. 27Pretty monsters, Pg. 30Provide, Pg. 22Rabbit and deer, Pg. 16Rearview, Pg. 31Rebels With a cause, Pg. 9Retrovisor, Pg. 31a River changes course, Pg. 9Rose, mary and time, Pg. 14s’oublier, Pg. 32the second cooler, Pg. 10shelter island, Pg. 10the show must Go on, Pg. 11sonata, Pg. 31speak, Pg. 22stan Herd: down to earth,

Pg. 36still i Ride, Pg. 36stop it , Pg. 17sweet, sweet country, Pg. 32technically crazy, Pg. 12to Forget, Pg. 32the trestle at Pope lick creek

, Pg. 33tu seras un Homme, Pg. 13the unseen Beauty, Pg. 37vino veritas, Pg. 13the visit, Pg. 33Welcome Yankee, Pg. 34William and the Windmill,

Pg. 11You’ll Be a man, Pg. 13Zero Hour, Pg. 34

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Zion Canyon Scenic Dr.Zion National Park,

UT 84767

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6 :15 pmRebels with

a cause + the lake

+ My FoRest + to FoRget

(90 min.)

9:00 pmDusty’s tRail

+ Zion Flix: aniMation

spaRks (115 min.)

7 :00 pmyou’ll be

a Man + the blue

tRain (105 min.)

7 :00 pmbiDDeR 70

+eMpyRean(91 min.)

8:15 pmDRiving blinD

+ the DeeR(91 min.)

9 :15 pmvino veRitas

+ 3 Men anD an iRon Mask

(118 min.)

5:30 pmpatRons

Reception

7 :00 pma RiveR changes

couRse +the Man who liveD

on his bike (94 min.)

5:00 pmceremony

10:30 pmopening night

aFteR paRty(location tbD)

9 :00 pmwilliaM anD

the winDMill(90 min.)

12:00 pmFilMMakeRs

event(Undisclosed

Location)

shoRt FilMsshoRts with FeatuRes3 Men and an Iron Mask (3 Hommes et un Masque de Fer)

Andy and His DummiesThe Blue Train (Le Train Bleu)Body & SoulThe Deer (Le Chevreuil)EmpyreanExit WoundFirst Snow (Première Neige)The Lake (El Lago)The Man who Lived on his BikeMy Forest (Ma Forêt)Never Gonna BreakRose, Marie and TimeStan Herd: Down to EarthStill I RideTo Forget (S’oulier)The Unseen BeautyZero Hour

young FilMMakeR shoRts 201310,000 HoursAbracadabra!Escaping the IslandJudas Notes of Hers One Note at a Time Provide Speak

collegiate shoRts 2013Beyond Belief Derby Kings A Grave Mistake Sweet, Sweet Country The Trestle at Pope Lick Creek The Visit

Zion Flix: aniMation spaRksThe BoxerFreckleHead Over HeelsLight Me UpRabbit and DeerStop It

Zion Flix: a slight case oFclaiRvoyance Bachelorette (Junggesellin)Beside HerFable (Fabula)Paper PeoplePretty MonstersRearview (Retrovisor)SonataWelcome Yankee

proGram leGend RegulaR scReening special scReening ReD gRiD scReening panel/woRkshop special event patRon event

one-Day FilM passes are good for Regular Screenings and Special Screenings for one day at the 2013 Red Rock Film Festival.cineMatic passes are good for all public screenings, panels and events at the 2013 Red Rock Film Festival. Does not include industry events.

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7:30 pmshelteR islanD + the unseen

beauty (89 min.)

10:00 amDusty’s tRail

+ Zion Flix: aniMation

spaRks (115 min.)

10:15 amwilliaM anD

the winDMill(90 min.)

7 :35 pmFuReveR

+anDy anD his DuMMies

(91 min.)

7 :55 pmthe Magic hanD

oF chance + Rose, MaRy

anD tiMe(89 min.)

9 :30 pmZion Flix: a

slight case oF claiRvoyance

(114 min.)

10:30 am25,000 Mile love stoRy

+still i RiDe (88 min.)

12:15 pmFuReveR

+anDy anD his DuMMies

(91 min.)

12:20 pmZion Flix: a

slight case oF claiRvoyance

(112 min.)

12:45 pmthe show

Must go on+ exit wounD + boDy & soul

(91 min.)

2:30 pmyoung

FilMMakeR shoRts 2013

(65 min.)

2:45 pmthe longeR Day

oF happiness+ FiRst snow

(102 min.)

3:00 pmthe Magic hanD

oF chance + Rose, MaRy

anD tiMe(89 min.)

4:40 pmcollegiate

shoRts 2013 (117 min.)

5:00 pmtechnically

cRaZy + ZeRo houR

(94 min.)

5:15 pmlittle hope was aRson

+ stan heRD: Down to eaRth

(97 min.)

7:00 pmvino veRitas

+ 3 Men anD an iRon Mask

(118 min.)

6:10 pmthe seconD

cooleR (88 min.)

9:30 pmawaRDs

ceReMony (90 min.)

7:30 pmlittle hope was aRson

+ stan heRD: Down to eaRth

(97 min.)

10:00 amRebels with

a cause + the lake

+ My FoRest + to FoRget

(90 min.)

7:10 pmplaying with

Magic(97 min.)

10:30 amDRiving blinD

+the DeeR (90 min.)

12:15 pmbiDDeR 70

+ eMpyRean(91 min.)

12:20 pmshelteR islanD + the unseen

beauty (89 min.)

12:30 pmyou’ll be

a Man + the blue

tRain (105 min.)

2:25 pmiMaginaRy

Distance+ neveR

gonna bReak (101 min.)

2:20 pmthe seconD

cooleR (88 min.) 2:45 pm

collegiate shoRts 2013

(117 min.)

5:00 pmthe show

Must go on+ exit wounD + boDy & soul

(91 min.)

4:15 pm25,000 Mile love stoRy

+still i RiDe (88 min.)

5:15 pmthe longeR Day

oF happiness+ FiRst snow

(102 min.)

9 :40 pmplaying with

Magic(97 min.)

9 :50 pmyoung

FilMMakeR shoRts 2013

(65 min.)

9:25 pmtechnically

cRaZy + ZeRo houR

(94 min.)

9:15 pma RiveR changes

couRse +the Man who liveD

on his bike (94 min.)

10:10 amiMaginaRy

Distance+ neveR

gonna bReak (101 min.)

4:30 pmpanel

Discussion (75 min.)

12:00 pmpatRon event

(30 min.)

2:35 pmpanel

Discussion (75 min.)

9:30 ampatRon event

(30 min.)


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Documents

2013 Red Rock Film Festival Guide