2005
MARCH 6, 13, 20, 27
SECOND ON SECOND
NEW YORK, NY
THE FOLLOWING FILMS WERE SCREENED DURING OUR 2005 EVENT
Film Title: A WALK IN THE DARK
Running Time: 22 Minutes
Original Shooting Format: Super 16MM
Genre: Drama Short Film
Director: Bruce Lucas
Producer: Chuck Marks
Production Company: Bruce Lucas Productions Inc.
Screenwriter: Gee Malik Linton
Editor: Drina Lessard
Cinematographer: Michael Huss
Cast: Mike McGlone (THE BROTHERS MCMULLEN, SHE'S THE ONE) and Tertia Lynch(THE SOPRANOS, GUIDING LIGHT)
Short Synopsis: The story of a girl who is lost. The Man whom she loved and who abandoned her. The Angel whose soul reached out for her.
Brief Tag Line: Guardian angels take many forms.
Screening Day- Drama Sunday March 27
Film Title: MIRROR TO THE MOB
Running
Time: 3 Minutes
Original
Shooting Format: Digital Video
Genre:
Dramatic Short Film
Director: Joe Valenti
Producer: Joe Valenti
Production
Company: Valenti Vision Films
Screenwriter:
Joe Valenti
Editor: Joe Valenti
Cinematographer: Joe Valenti
Cast: Joe Valenti
Short
Synopsis:
Twin
brothers (both portrayed by Valenti) are pitted against each other as the
struggling director is tempted to join in his brothers mafia world.
Screening Day- Drama Sunday March 13
Film Title: VERONIKA'S BIRTHDAY
Running
Time: 39 Minutes
Original
Shooting Format: Digital Video
Genre:
Dramatic Short Film
Director:
Jessica Burstein
Producer:
Jessica Burstein
Production
Company: Ponytail Productions
Screenwriter:
Jessica Burstein
Editor:
Jessica Burstein
Cinematographer:
Mark Astrom
Cast:
Jessica Burstein, Carol Kramer, Brooke Witherington, Richard Willis, Morgan
Mikulaschek, Geena Goodwin
Short
Synopsis:
A
New York City party girl goes to visit her hilariously overbearing grandmother
in suburban Florida where things deteriorate quickly when her perky
soon-to-be-married cousin shows up.
Brief Tag Line: There's no escaping your family.
Screening Day- Drama Sunday March 27
Film
Title: THE LITTLEST COWBOY
Running
Time: 19 Minutes
Original
Shooting Format: Digital Video
Genre:
Western/Action/Comedy Short Film
Directors:
Todd Sepp and Matthew Van Hoesen
Producers:
Todd Sepp and Matthew Van Hoesen
Production
Company: Tycoon Studios
Screenwriters:
Todd Sepp and Matthew Van Hoesen
Editors:
Joseph Flamsteed and Chorty Flamsteed
Cinematographer:
Matthew Van Hoesen
Cast:
Matthew Stagi, Benjamin Crawford, David Glenn, David Shaw, Kirsten Page, Marc
Schmalzel, Kerry Watterson, Anthony Pavelich.
Short
Synopsis:
The
quiet, old west town of Gammons Gulch he recently discovered gold in a nearby
mine, which attracts a gang of outlaws headed by the notorious Paco. Unable to
control them, the sheriff calls for Marshall Dookie, who takes charge of Paco's
gang and once again brings peace to Gammons Gulch.
Brief
Tag Line: His gun is big, but he is not.
Screening
Day- Action Sunday March 20
Film
Title: ONE NIGHT STAND
Running
Time: 10 Minutes
Original
Shooting Format: 16MM, Film, Color
Genre:
Short Romantic Comedy Film
Director:
Emily Ting
Producer:
Emily Ting
Production
Company: Unbound Feet Productions
Screenwriter:
Janet Beard
Editor:
Emily Ting and Nick Woythaler
Cinematographer:
Justina Mintz
Cast:
Adam Devine and Tricia Napor
Short
Synopsis: What if you've already slept with the one you've been looking for?
Screening
Day- Sensual Sunday March 6
Film
Title: H.O.L.E.:"THE DISILLUSIONMENT OF MIKE AND EVA"
Running Time: 95 Minutes
Original Shooting Format: Digital Video
Genre: Comedy Feature Film
Director: Brian O'Neill
Producers: Brian O'Neill and Victor Verhaeghe
Production Company: House Head Productions
Screenwriters: Brian O'Neill and Victor Verhaeghe
Editor: Sean Steyer
Cinematographer: Mark Gorman
Cast: Victor Verhaeghe(Law and Order, Spin City, Sex In The City), Tracy
Sallows(Broadway's Angels In America, NBC's Law and Order), Matt Ostroff(The
Horse Whisperer, The Snow Queen), Kelly Deadmon(Host of A and E's Biography
Channel and the Food Channel's Date Plate), Jason Kravits (ABC's The
Practice and FOX's Wanda at Large), Seth Jones(Big Night), Christopher
Flockton(CBS's The Guiding Light), Devanand Janki(Broadway's Cats), Brian
O'Neill(HBO's Emmy Winning Best Mini-Series The Corner, NBC's Law and Order
and Third Watch).
Short Synopsis:
Mike and Eva Grazlick- a mid-thirties couple who work as telemarketers for
an International Cosmetics Company and run homeless Out Reach Center in
their spare time- attempt to package a young homeless man as a recording
star when they learn he is the son of a deceased legendary sixties
singer/songwriter. He becomes grotesquely addicted to Mike and Eva's skin
products, believing them to have special powers, and begins to lose control
of his new life when a beautiful young record producer and a mysterious
stranger from his father's dark past begin to sink their claws into him.
Brief Tag Line: An over-zealous, socially conscious married couple attempts
to package a young homeless man as a recording star when they learn he is
the son of a deceased legendary sixties singer/songwriter.
Screening Day- Comedy Sunday March 13
Film Title: PORTRAITS OF A NAKED LADY DANCER
Running
Time: 72 Minutes
Original
Shooting Format: Digital Video
Genre:
Erotic Documentary Feature Film
Director:
Deborah Rowe
Producer:
Deborah Rowe and Kristy VanMeter
Production
Company: Queen Bee DV Productions, LLC
Editor:
Deborah Rowe and Kristy VanMeter
Cinematographer:
Sandra Bishop, Eddie Becker, Sean Harris, Deborah Rowe, and Kristy VanMeter.
Cast:
April, Zoe, Ginger, and Jessica.
Short
Synopsis: Portraits of a Naked Lady Dancer brings to the screen an upbeat
dazzling and sometimes funny documentary featuring the private thoughts and
opinions of DC's most notorious exotic dancers.
Brief
Tag Line: Raw, fresh, and intelligent, the producers of this documentary get a
little more when uncovering these ladies in Portraits...
Screening
Day- Sensual Sunday March 6
Film
Title: ROCCO PRIMAVERA
Running
Time: 6.5 Minutes
Original
Shooting Format: Beta SP
Genre:
Documentary Short Film
Producer:
Philip Snyder
Production
Company: Snyder Films
Editor:
Philip Snyder
Cast:
Rocco Primavera, The Marashino Sisters, Eddie Fisher, Joe Franklin, Robin Leach.
Short
Synopsis: "Rocco Primavera" is a documentary/music video/ tv
commercial for a popular lounge entertainer from the East Village in NYC. His
"Gimmick" is that he is oblivious to all but Vegas circa "60's
and 70's" and the Rat Pack. He's in a time warp.
Brief
Tag Line: Rocco Primavera... A Las Vegas lounge entertainer trapped in a time
warp of the 60's and 70's.
Screening
Day- Sensual Sunday March 6
Film
Title: PAPERMAN
Running
Time: 7 Minutes
Original
Shooting Format: Digital Video
Genre:
Short Comedy Film
Director:
Philip Snyder and Robert Snyder
Producer:
Philip Snyder
Production
Company: Snyder Films
Screenwriter:
Robert Snyder
Editor:
Philip Snyder
Cinematographer:
Philip Snyder
Cast:
Robert Snyder, Howard Swengler, Eleanor Snyder, and Ralph Edsell
Short
Synopsis: A beleaguered newspaper editor/reporter/photographer/paperboy is
bullied into coming up with the "big story" by his abusive boss. This
dark comedy explores his desperate state of mind.
Brief
Tag Line: "In the news business, some stories are worth killing for."
Screening
Day- Drama Sunday March 27
Film
Title: THE TELL TALE CELL- A REHEARSAL"
Running
Time: 7.5 Minutes
Original
Shooting Format: Digital Video
Genre:
Comedy Short Film
Director:
Philip Snyder
Producer:
Philip Snyder
Production
Company: Snyder Films
Screenwriter:
Robert Snyder
Editor:
Philip Snyder
Cinematographer:
Philip Snyder
Cast:
T.G. Cody and the members of the crucible of the American Theatre, NYC
Short
Synopsis: This short documentary film presents a group of actors in a workshop
setting reading a short story written by Robert Snyder inspired by Edger Allan
Poe's Tale of Madness, Muder and Obsession, "The Tell Tale Heart."
Brief
Tag Line: "The tell tale cell...the call that kills."
Screening
Day- Drama Sunday March 27
Film Title: WINTER SOLSTICE
Running
Time: 7 Minutes
Original
Shooting Format: Digital Video
Genre:
Kung Fu/Martial Arts Short Film
Director:
Ronald J. Ramirez
Producer:
Ronald J. Ramirez and Sandy Chertok
Production
Company: Akashic Films and Sandy Chertok Productions
Screenwriter:
Sandy Chertok
Editor:
Ronald J. Ramirez
Cinematographer:
Ronald J. Ramirez
Cast:
Will Fierse Fonseca, Florina Petcu, Naeemah Brown, Joseph Sampieri, Katharine
Jameson, Heather Braverman
Short
Synopsis: Winter Solstice is a
stylized action packed, martial arts, dramatic short film revolving around the
mission of the anointed one. On the eve of the winter solstice, the anointed one
battles numerous elite and evil warriors in order to rescue a young maiden
before she is sacrificed. Will the anointed one get there in time or will
someone stop him in the middle of his mission?
Brief
Tag Line: One Man...One Mission...One Night
Screening
Day- Action Sunday March 20
Film
Title: IT'S ALL RELATIVE
Running
Time: 26 Minutes
Original
Shooting Format: Digital Video
Genre:
Dramatic Short Film
Director:
Ronald J. Ramirez
Producer:
Ronald J. Ramirez and Sandy Chertok
Production
Company: Akashic Films and Sandy Chertok Productions
Screenwriter:
Sandy Chertok
Editor:
Ronald J. Ramirez
Cinematographer:
Ronald J. Ramirez
Cast:
Solomon Chertok, Katharine Jameson, Margaret Laney, Marilyn Rosen, Zoey
Martinson, David Ledoux, Nancy Farrell, Matt Jade, Carlos E. Pardo, Gia Rhodes,
Dena Sverdlov
Short
Synopsis:
The
story revolves around Wesley, a young college man from a broken home, who tries
to improve his situation through his college studies. His plan is challenged
when he meets Lorna, a college female student.
Brief
Tag Line: In Life...In Love...
Screening
Day- Drama Sunday March 27
Film
Title: THE INTERROGATION OF CLARK GRANT
Running
Time: 31 Minutes
Original
Shooting Format: Digital Video
Genre:
Psychological Thriller Short Film
Director:
Paul Li
Producer:
Solomon Chertok and Carlos E. Pardo
Screenwriter:
Solomon Chertok
Editor:
Paul Li
Cinematographer:
Paul Li
Cast:
Solomon Chertok, Elizabeth Peralta, Caitlin Moreland, Carlos E. Pardo, Ryan
Francis Etzel, Luis Fernandez-Gil, Richard Brundage, Will Fierse Fonseca, Joseph
Miller.
Short
Synopsis:
The
Interrogation of Clark Grant
is a psychological thriller about Clark Grant, an intelligent African-American
college student, who is arrested at a murder scene. Clark is interrogated by a
mysterious police psychiatrist and partakes in a verbal game of cat and mouse
until a stunning revelation is unleashed.
Brief
Tag Line: A Murder...A Mystery...Only One Man Has the Answers
Screening
Day- Action Sunday March 20
Film
Title: BILLY'S CHOICE
Running
Time: 19 Minutes
Original
Shooting Format: Digital Video
Genre:
Comedy Short Film
Director:
Paul Li
Producer:
Solomon Chertok and Carlos E. Pardo
Screenwriter:
Carlos E. Pardo
Editor:
Paul Li
Cinematographer:
Paul Li
Cast:
Carlos E. Pardo, Margarita Levieva, Kimberly Ann, Tatiana Dellepiane, Joseph
Miller, Will Fierse Fonseca, Tania Jeudy, Alex Bandy
Short
Synopsis:
Billy’s
got a huge problem. He’s dating three women and they’ve all decided to
confront him at the same time. What starts out as a heated conversation turns
out to be a potentially deadly situation as Billy is forced to choose someone or
else… Remember - Loving women can be hazardous to your health. Choose Wisely.
Brief
Tag Line: Loving women can be hazardous to your health....Choose Wisely!
Screening Day- Sensual Sunday March 6
Film
Title: EL BANDIDO
Running Time: 28 Minutes
Original Shooting Format: Digital Video
Genre: Comedy/Drama Short Film
Director: Will Fierse Fonseca
Producer: Will Fierse Fonseca, Ma-An Amurao, Irene Sosa
Production Company: Pura Vida Productions
Screenwriter: Will Fierse Fonseca
Editor: Will Fierse Fonseca
Cinematographer: Ma-An Amurao, Solomon Chertok, David Lopez
Cast: Will Fierse Fonseca, Ma-An Amurao, David Lopez, Uryoana Sanchez,
Solomon Chertok, Dena Sverdlov, Michelle Fix, Guy Begin, Courtenay Turner
Short Synopsis:
The main character named Sammy Vega lives a double life. On one hand he is a
street hustling drug dealer and a rebel. On the other hand, he is a waiter
with a girlfriend that is always supporting him. Sammy is in a constant
struggle to manage both life styles.
Brief Tag Line: Who really is Sammy Vega?
Screening Day- Comedy Sunday March 13
Film
Title: "ENRICO, STAMMI VICINO"
Original Shooting Format: VHS
Running Time: 23 Minutes
Genre: Romantic Comedy Short Film
Director: Nessa Chiara
Producer: Nessa Chiara/Colin M. Davis
Production Company: BAMOVA FILMS
Screenwriter: Amy Ratelle
Editor: Dennis Chan
Cinematographer: Bob Barlen
Cast: Joseph Tito, Lucy DiPucchio, Nancy Wasilik-Festarini, Peter Nelson,
and Alvaro Bertoni.
Short Synopsis:
Enrico, Stammi Vicino is a sensual and passionate tale about family,
language, love, and the search for acceptance in an unexplored and sexy art
form.
Brief Tag Line: Enrico tries to get his new love to accept his passion for
decorating the female body as an art form.
Screening Day- Sensual Sunday March 6
Film
Title: SWEET HIDEAWAY
Running Time: 96 Minutes
Original Shooting Format: Digital Beta
Genre: Comedy Feature Film
Director: Patrick Mcknight
Producer: King Hollis and Valerie Larche
Production Company: Hard Hat Productions
Screenwriter: Patrick Mcknight
Editor: Sammy Lazoya
Cinematographer: Billy Vegas
Cast: Burton Gilliam (BLAZING SADDLES, BACK TO THE FUTURE 3), Ricky Smiley
(BET's COMIC VIEW, FRIDAY AFTER NEXT, NEWEST KINGS OF COMEDY), Natalie
Desselle (BAPS, HOW TO BE A PLAYER), A.J. Johnson (FRIDAY, PLAYERS CLUB, I
GOT THE HOOKUP, HOT BOYZ, HOW TO BE A PLAYER), Patrick Mcknight, Dane
Hereford, Chip Joslin, Vikas Adams, Marco Rodriguez, and Benjamin Dane.
Short Synopsis:
Trying to avoid jail time from credit card fraud, Price, at the advice of
his cousin, hides out at a college fraternity. There is only one thing his
cousin didn't tell him...the entire frat house is GAY! Price has to pretend
he is also gay in order to stay hidden. Mayhem and comedy explode as several
members find Price attractive while Price struggles for his sanity. However,
Price discovers a life lesson he never thought possible in the mistaken
identity.
Brief Tag Line: Life is good in the business of stolen identities, until
Price Brown steals the wrong one. Things couldn't get any worse now that
he's found a Sweet place to hideout.
Screening Day- Sensual Sunday March 6
Film
Title: TORCHBEARER: THE CALM BEFORE THE STORM
Running Time: 15 Minutes
Original Shooting Format: HDDV 24FPS
Genre: Science Fiction Short Film
Director: Laurence Roberts
Producer: Gregory Neely
Production Company: Total Eclipse Productions
Screenwriter: Laurence Roberts
Editor: Jayson Chan
Cinematographer: Andrew Oxley
Cast: Paul Warren, Laurence Roberts, James Neely, Silver Kim, Charmaine Lau.
Short Synopsis:
A futuristic city that deems itself "heaven upon earth." But, at what
cost
does perfection come? Grakus and Bastion, 2 Government shadow agents, are
ordered to locate and neutralize an apparently anti-utopian terrorist group
known as the "Veraxus." During the course of the investigation, the
grizzled
soldiers enforce the dictates of the Dominion upon its citizens, ensuring
the longevity of their pristine society.
Brief Tag Line: Perfection has its price.
Screening Day- Action Sunday March 20
Film Title: HOT ICE
Running Time: 90 Minutes
Original Shooting Format: Digital Video
Genre: Dramatic Feature Film
Director: John Bianco
Producer: T.J. Sansone
Production Company: Alley Cat Films
Screenwriter: John Bianco
Editor: T.J. Sansone
Cinematographer: Timo Wild and Matthias Reisser
Cast: John Bianco, Joe Esposito, Ray Serra, Suzy Mccoppin, James Aronson, Matt Elliot, Lou Albano, Ernest Mingione, Michael Gerace, Anthony Gerace.
Short Synopsis: The story of 4 close friends who stumble across 3 million in diamonds. Then their world turns upside down when the lack of trust falls upon them. Not to mention they're being tracked by police and gangsters!
Brief Tag Line: Who can you trust?
Screening Day- Sensual Sunday March 6
Film Title: THE MESSAGE
Running Time: 10 Minutes and 5 Seconds
Original Shooting Format: 16mm
Genre: Short Film
Director: Roy Nowlin Jr.
Producer: Rik Andino
Production Company: Liquid Metal Media, LLC
Screenwriter: Roy Nowlin Jr.
Editor: Rodney Coichy
Cinematographer: Fabio Paciucci
Cast: Matt Charles, Susan Beck, Brandy Wykes, Erika Staples, Biagio Tripodi.
Short Synopsis: A married man struggling with his wife's miscarriage turns to infidelity. There is a surprising connection between the woman he turns to, and his wife.
Brief Tag Line: The doctor sleeps in!
Screening Day- Sensual Sunday March 6
Film Title: SPOOK
Running Time: 93 Minutes
Original Shooting Format: Digital Video and 8mm
Genre: Action Dramatic Feature Film
Director: Barry Levy
Producer: Barry Levy
Production Company: Mighty Pharaoh Films
Screenwriter: Barry Levy
Editor: Jaron Albertin
Cinematographer: Victor Knong
Cast: Peter Lacroix (Stargate SG1, The X Files), Barry Levy( The X Files, The Outer Limits, Millennium), Rachel Cronin(NBC's Ed), Malcolm Stewart.
Short Synopsis: Based on the chilling true story of a Canadian, who operated as a C.I.A. Sniper, "Spook" tells the real story of Canada's covert involvement in the war, and the over 40,000 Canadians who secretly served there.
Screening Day- Action Sunday March 20
Film Title: THE 40,000
Running Time: 44 Minutes
Original Shooting Format: Digital Video and 8mm
Genre: Documentary Feature Film
Director: Barry Levy
Producer: Barry Levy
Production Company: Mighty Pharaoh Films, Inc.
Screenwriter: Barry Levy
Editor: Barry Levy
Cinematographer: Pat Harrison
Cast: Peter Lacroix, Barry Levy, Rachel Cronin.
Short Synopsis: The 40,000 is about the making of Spook, complete with a clandestine interview with the mysterious subject of Spook, code-named 'Kick'.
Screening Day- Action Sunday March 20
Film Title:THE GREAT MATTINI
Running
Time: 10 Minutes
Original
Shooting Format: Digital Video
Genre:
Comedy Short Film/Mockumentary
Director:
Frank Arostegui, Matthew Saadat, Josh Cohen
Producer:
Frank Arostegui, Matthew Saadat, Josh Cohen
Production
Company: 3 Guys Movies
Screenwriter:
Frank Arostegui, Matthew Saadat, Josh Cohen
Editor:
Frank Arostegui, Matthew Saadat, Josh Cohen
Cinematographer:
Frank Arostegui, Matthew Saadat, Josh Cohen
Cast:
Matt Schimsky, Al Burgo, Anna Acquisto, Scott Lesser, Britt McMurray.
Short
Synopsis: Matt Schimsky is a talented magician. We look to his parents, his
ex-lovers, and gurus to gain a greater understanding of who "The Great
Mattini" really is.
Brief
Tag Line: A couple of tricks are hidden up this magician's sleeves.
Screening
Day- Comedy Sunday March 13
Film
Title: EXQUISITE CORPSE
Running
Time: 60 Minutes
Original
Shooting Format: Digital Video
Genre:
Dramatic Film/ Experimental Narrative
Director:
David Fishel
Producer:
David Fishel
Screenwriters:
Joel Anderson, Mike Dhar, Adrienne Dorn, Will Fish, David Fishel, Steve Gartz,
Graham Goetz, Dallas Hallam, Pat Horvath, Alec Johnson, Marvin Lin, Alex
Moeller, David Parisi, Mike Schaubach, Brian Schuering, Tyler Tritten.
Editor:
David Fishel and Pat Horvath
Cinematographer:
David Fishel
Cast:
Robert Wray, Emily Happe, Patrick Rashed, Alec Johnson
Short
Synopsis:
The
film is an experiment in narrative cinema that follows the character Del Berham,
a fairly average mechanic who is fascinated with children's books, through his
everyday life in a small Iowan town.
Brief
Tag Line: Exquisite Corpse is an experiment in narrative cinema which presents a
non-linear film with a variable narrative logic.
Screening
Day- Drama Sunday March 27
Film
Title: HAPPY TREES
Running
Time: 28 Minutes
Original
Shooting Format: Digital Video
Genre:
Dramatic Short Film
Director:
Jaclyn Pienkos
Producer:
Robb Tarr
Production
Company:FSU Media Production Department
Screenwriter:
Michael Sheehan
Editor:
Ian Weir
Cinematographer:
David Tinsley
Cast:
Bill Kelly, Rachel Shaloub, Brian Batista, Bill Collins, Bruce Baumann, Jon
Walker.
Short
Synopsis:
A
slaughterhouse worker, struggling with the death of his wife, escapes the
pressures of reality and finds catharsis by painting to TV artist, Bob Ross.
"The Joy of Painting"s' comfortably simple landscapes and Ross's
soothing narration offsets the carnage and pain Gordon experiences on a daily
basis. His lifelong friends are all desperate to bring back the Gordon they used
to know, but their methods of using drugs, sex, and religion to medicate their
co-worker cancel out all of their good intentions. Gordon must find closure and
locate the road that will one day lead to a new kind of happiness. He must
either succumb to the superficial world around him or find his own vision.
Brief
Tag Line: Living With Loss, Slaughterhouses and Bob Ross
Screening
Day- Drama Sunday March 27
Film
Title: THE LETTER
Running
Time: 6 Minutes
Original
Shooting Format: Silent/Black and White/ Super 8MM
Genre:
Dramatic Short Film
Director:
Solomon Chertok
Producer:
Sandy Chertok
Screenwriter:
Solomon Chertok
Editor:
Solomon Chertok
Cinematographer:
Solomon Chertok
Cast:
David Nekrutman and Jordana Konovitch
Short
Synopsis:
A
man writes a goodbye letter to his ex-girlfriend, in order to move on with his
life.
Screening Day- Drama Sunday March 27
Film
Title: UNTITLED LOVE
Running Time: 12 Minutes
Original Shooting Format: VHS/16mm
Genre: Drama Short Film
Director: Bobby Washington
Production Company: WhoDyaXpct Productions
Producer: Bobby Washington
Screenwriter: Bobby Washington
Editor: Bobby Washington
Cinematographer: Jessie Cory
Cast: Bobby Washington, Alonzo Golden, Mercedes Pagan, Aaron Tapia, Tanya
Villanueva, Christine Van
Short Synopsis: A struggling musician tries to convince his girlfriend that
they will survive. She leaves after a fight and he thinks she has left him
for another man. In despair, he does the unthinkable.
Screening Day- Drama Sunday March 27
Film Title:BIRTH CONTROL
Running
Time: 30 Minutes
Original
Shooting Format: Digital Video
Genre:
Martial Arts Short Film
Director:
Paul Nguyen
Producer:
Paul Nguyen and Elisa Chimienti
Production
Company: PVE Motion Pictures
Screenwriter:
Darryl Shaw
Editor:
Paul Nguyen
Cinematographer:
Paul Nguyen
Cast:
Faruk Gumus and Quin Dalgleish
Short
Synopsis:
Population
control cops chase a former agent and his pregnant wife in this action-packed
martial arts thriller.
Brief
Tag Line: What would you do if you lost the right to give birth?
Screening Day- Action Sunday March 20
Film Title: THE TARANTELLA
Running Time: 26 Minutes
Original Shooting Format: Digital Video
Genre: Dramatic/Romantic Comedy Short Film
Director: Jim Kiernan
Producer: Jim Kiernan, Laura Leigh Bush
Screenwriter: Dwayne Bush
Editor: Chad Bergacs and Daniel Fessak
Cinematographer: Jim Kiernan
Cast: Dwayne Bush, Jennifer Naso, Steven Richard Harris.
Short Synopsis:
The Tarantella is a short romantic comedy centered on Brian and Angela, two ex's who are unexpectedly reunited at a baptism. As they voice their feelings for one another while trying to respect their surroundings, it's only after a surprising moment and some sage advice that just might lead the former couple back where they belong...with each other.
Brief Tag Line: One Guy...One Girl...One Unexpected Reunion.
Screening Day- Drama Sunday March 27
Film
Title: LYING BESIDE YOU
Running Time: 105 Minutes
Original Shooting Format: 16mm Black and White
Genre: Comedy Feature Film
Director: Joe Valenti
Producer: Joe Valenti
Production Company: Valenti Vision Films
Screenwriter: Joe Valenti
Editor: Joe Valenti
Cinematographer: Joe Valenti
Cast: Greg Wilson, Theresa McKenna, Scott DiPalo, Wendy Gartner, Steven
Michalkowski, Barbara Belli, Darren Debari, Rhonda Ryder, Bob Clarke.
Short Synopsis:
"Lying Beside You" is a romantic comedy, which deals with the simple
fact
that love, lies, and independent filmmaking do not mix. This $17,000 feature
film, shot on film and without a crew, is inspiring and will entertain as
well as embrace the audience. How far would you go to follow your dream?
Jared Williams, an aspiring director, creates a fraudelent lifestyle in
order to gain acceptance into a film mentorship program and receive the
funding needed for his independent feature film. When Jared's best friend,
Kevin Leonard, finds him the "good script", money is now the one thing
standing in the way of Jared and his film. Since acceptance into the mentor
program is based on experience and education, Jared and Kevin deem it
necessary to "fudge their resume" in order to ensure entrance into the
program. One lie turns into ten lies as Jared finds himself needing to keep
up with all his counterfactual details. In addition to the cover up, Jared
begins falling for his lead actress Jessica.
Brief Tag Line: "Lying Beside You" is a romantic comedy, which deals
with
the simple fact that love, lies, and independent filmmaking do not mix. This
$17,000 feature film, shot on film and without a crew, is inspiring and will
entertain as well as embrace the audience.
Screening Day- Comedy Sunday March 13
Film
Title: SUNSTROKE
Running Time: 10 Minutes
Original Shooting Format: Digital Video
Genre: Comedy Short Film
Director: Christopher Lynn
Producer: Travis Mitterway
Production Company: Mittermax Productions/Daydream City
Screenwriter: Christopher Lynn
Editor: Travis Mitterway
Cinematographer: Travis Mitterway
Cast: Christopher Lynn, Rachael Finestein, Jay Shea, Tim O'Brien, Travis
Mitterway, and Taylor Lewis.
Short Synopsis: An obsessive compulsive man spends an entire day getting
into adventures while collecting "Sunkist" cans.
Brief Tag Line: Can you count to twenty?
Screening Day- Drama Sunday March 27
Film Title: THE MEET MARKET
Running Time: 24.5 Minutes
Original Shooting Format: Digital Video
Genre: Dramatic Short Film
Director: Eric R. Velarde
Producer: Eric R. Velarde
Production Company: Liquid Metal Media
Screenwriter: Gene Patterson and Eric R. Velarde
Editor: Eric R. Velarde
Cinematographer: Eric R. Velarde
Cast: Ricardo Aquino, Peppur Chambers, Z. Louis Finney, Angela Tsai.
Short Synopsis: In the world of online dating, this is the story about a
player, who gets played.
Brief Tag Line: Whether in life or online, you never know what you're
getting into.
Screening Day- Sensual Sunday March 6
Film
Title: N AFFAIR
Running Time: 5.5 Minutes
Original Shooting Format: Digital Video
Genre: Comedy Short Film
Director: Eric R. Velarde
Producer: Eric R. Velarde
Production Company: Liquid Metal Media
Screenwriter: Eric R. Velarde
Editor: Eric R. Velarde
Cinematographer: Eric R. Velarde
Cast: Roy Nowlin Jr., Jennifer Burton, Rodney Reyes
Short Synopsis: Seizing the moment to take advantage of a slumbering beauty,
the homeless guy gets the last laugh.
Brief Tag Line: Before you get down, don't get high!
Screening Day- Sensual Sunday March 6
Film
Title: SAG/AFTRA STRIKE 2000
Running Time: 8 Minutes
Original Shooting Format: Digital Video
Genre: Documentary Short Film
Director: Eric R. Velarde
Producer: SAG Strike Team
Production Company: Liquid Metal Media
Editor:Eric R. Velarde
Cinematographer: Eric R. Velarde
Cast: SAG UNION MEMBERS
Short Synopsis: A musical documentary that captures the struggles and pains
and victories of the SAG/AFTRA commercial strike.
Brief Tag Line: Here's what a little heart and dedication can get you.
Screening Day- Drama Sunday March 27
Film
Title: MEMOIRES DE GUERRE
Running Time: 10 Minutes
Original Shooting Format: Digital Video and 16mm
Genre: Documentary Short Film
Director: Suyen Gore Mosely
Producer: Marsha Terry
Production Company: I3M Productions
Screenwriter: Suyen Mosely, Ingrid Mosely, Marsha Terry
Editor: Paul Provenzano
Cinematographer: Bill Thompson
Cast: Lt. Col. William R. Thompson, Trey Ellis.
Short Synopsis: The Army Air Corps in welcomes the first black fighter pilot
squadron in history. The Tuskegee Airmen never lost a single pilot and go
down in history as breaking color lines for blacks.
Brief Tag Line: Blacks fly first planes for Army Air Corps.
Screening Day- Drama Sunday March 27
Film
Title: THE RODNEES: WE MOD LIKE DAT!
Running Time: 77 Minutes
Original Shooting Format: Digital Video
Genre: Comedy Mockumentary Feature Film
Director: Lindley Farley
Producer: Lindley Farley, Stuart Rifkin
Production Company: LSM Productions
Screenwriter: Lindley Farley
Editor: Kate Cunningham
Cinematographer: Michael Dennis
Cast: Moogy Klingman, Charles Harding, Alexander Baptiste, Mike Hunter,
Davin McLeod, C.F. Jarmon.
Short Synopsis: Documentarian William D. Kappelmeyer tries to re-form the
Rodnees, a one-time hip hop act that discovered the Beatles and became a
modern-day British-Invasion style band. Kappelmeyer's journey takes us
through their history and the travails that un-did them.
Brief Tag Line: 4 African-American hip-hop artists from Brooklyn discover
the Beatles and become modern day British-Invasion style singers.
Screening Day- Comedy Sunday March 13
Film Title: CASTING ADRIFT
Running Time: 84 Minutes
Original Shooting Format: Digital Video
Genre: Comedy/Mockumentary Feature Film
Director: Heather Robertson
Production Company: Incredibly Serious Productions
Producer: Heather Robertson
Screenwriter: Heather Robertson and John Mckone
Editor: Babak Rassi
Cinematographer: Harlan Bosmajian
Cast: Katy Barker, Peter Cavanagh, Jamie Day, Erick Kastel, Holly Perkins,
Dane Whitlock
Short Synopsis: Popstar Carlin Wilder hires her favorite soap opera actors
to co-star, with her, in her feature film directorial debut. Their careers
have not exactly sky rocketed in the 3 years since their soap, Lovers and
Losers, was cancelled, so they agree to the project not knowing that they'll
be working together again... They arrive at Carlin's East Hampton mansion
for 2 weeks of rehersals under strict instructions that do not permit cell
phones, companions, or shoes. Carlin has hired a video crew to document all
the rehersals, but what they catch on camera is an awful lot more...
Brief Tag Line: Casting Adrift is a comedy/mockumentary about a Pop-Star,
her favorite (unemployed) soap opera actors, and her feature film
directorial debut...
Screening Day- Comedy Sunday March 13
Film Title: FEMALE ASSASSINS
Running Time: 87 Minutes
Original Shooting Format: Digital Video
Genre: Action Feature Film
Director: Robert Dixon
Producer: Robert Dixon
Production Company: Dixon Media
Screenwriter: Robert Dixon
Editor: Robert Dixon
Cinematographer: Robert Dixon
Cast:
Nadia Owusu, Michelle Castro, Trish Baumann, William Petrano, Pamela
Paige, Anthony Desio, Sal Rinella, Alfred Rutherford, Jazelyn Montanez
Kara Staniszewski, Lisa Ronson, Robert Dixon, Dominick Decasar,
Nicole Saulter, Chris Gentile, Joseph Parascand, Raymond Carmiciano
Wanda Ferreiras, Jukebox Eddie, Shaunta Macklin, Guy Zoda, Jarvia
Alvin Bee, Marisa De Vonish, Nana Agyapong, Rodolfo Valdez
Roy Volpe
Short Synopsis:
When a criminal mobster hires Black and Spanish ladies to do his dirty work,
the girls have to also contend with their racist counterparts. Will they
work together as a team or end up killing each other?
Screening Day- Sensual Sunday March 6
Film
Title: THE PASSAGE
Running Time: 82 Minutes
Original Shooting Format: Digital Video
Genre: Action/Dramatic Feature Film
Director: Daniel Casey Van-Hout
Producer: Daniel Casey Van-Hout and Sean Altman
Production Company: CF Productions
Screenwriter: Daniel Casey Van-Hout
Editor: Daniel Casey Van-Hout
Cinematographer: Daniel Casey Van-Hout and Mark T. Elliot
Cast: Greg Dow, Robert E. Young, Alexis Nemeth, Brian Altman, Hush, Chris
Moller, Danny Ray Cook, Dave Cunnigham
Short Synopsis: A young man is offered the chance for revenge, but at what
cost?
Brief Tag Line: Justify your failures.
Screening Day- Action Sunday March 20
Film Title: BOLLYWOOD AND VINE
Running Time: 85 Minutes
Original Shooting Format: Digital Video
Genre: Comedy Feature Film
Directors: Edward Jordon and Donald Farmer
Producers: Donald Farmer(Executive Producer), Skye Aubrey, John W. Drackett,
Gary C. Booth, Edward Jordon.
Production Company: Stratosphere Entertainment, L.L.C.
Screenwriter: Edward Jordon
Editors: Jason S. Blanchard, Edward Jordon
Cinematographer: Mahesh T. Patel
Cast: Skye Aubrey(Fantasy Island, Green Acres, Batman), Jamey Schrick, J.R.
Jones, Trish Dempsey.
Short Synopsis: An Indian tour bus driver in Hollywood gets more than he
bargained for when he writes a comeback vehicle for a reclusive former
scream queen.
Brief Tag Line: "Sunset Boulevard" with a gay and Indian twist!
Screening Day- Comedy Sunday March 13
Film Title: BACK TO MANHATTAN
Running Time: 75 Minutes
Original Shooting Format: Digital Video
Genre: Comedy Feature Film
Director: Rob Reilly
Producer: Rob Reilly
Production Company: Cinemook Films
Screenwriter: Rob Reilly
Editor: Rob Reilly
Cinematographer: Rob Reilly and Eli Flugelman
Cast: Michael MacKewice, Eddie Sicoli, Paul Dunleavy, Lora Pfeiffer
Short Synopsis: A day in the life of the clueless and the unlucky.
Brief Tag Line: Can a fish out of water survive with sharks around? Dive in
and see!
Screening Day- Comedy Sunday March 13
Film
Title: Conspiracy Among Friends
Running
Time: 60 Minutes
Original
Shooting Format: Digital Video
Genre:
Thriller
Director:
Jayson Blocksidge
Producer:
Emily Fitzgerald
Production
Company: E. Fitzgerald Productions
Screenwriter:
Jayson Blocksidge
Editor:
Emily Fitzgerald
Cinematographer:
Heath Williams
Cast:
Emily Fitzgerald, Jerry Gibson, Kristen Gilbert, Jayson Blocksidge, Gabe Doran.
Short
Synopsis: A group of twenty-somethings accidentily discover an assassination
training camp in Long Island thru publicing a book on fictacious conspiracies.
Brief
Tag Line: Long Island youths triumph over assassins in training.
Screening
Day- Action Sunday March 20
Film
Title: Hydrogen
Running
Time: 60 Minutes
Original
Shooting Format: VHS
Genre:
Thriller
Director:
William Dean
Producer:
Emily Fitzgerald
Production
Company: E. Fitzgerald Productions
Screenwriter:
Michael Couch
Editor:
Emily Fitzgerald
Cinematographer:
Michael Couch and William Dean
Cast:
Emily Fitzgerald, Jimmy Tirado, Dale Langley, Meredith Holmes, Lovari, Will
Santiago, Eve Fitzgerald, Ariot Myrtaj, Louis Del Valle.
Short
Synopsis: A famous actress and a struggling actor, must try to save an
inventor's life and protect his invention for future generations.
Screening Day- Action Sunday March 20
Film Title: THE NEIGHBORS
Running Time: 12 to 15 Minutes
Original Shooting Format: Digital Video
Genre: Dramatic Short Film
Director: Angelo Bonsignore
Producer: Angelo Bonsignore
Production Company: Paisan Films
Screenwriter: Paul Julian
Editor: Angelo Bonsignore
Cinematographer: Angelo Bonsignore
Cast: Angelo Bonsignore, Corrie Beula, Udi Razzin, Erfon Massoumi
Short Synopsis:
Michael losses his wife Sara on September 11th. She was 9 months pregnant. Asim is Michael and Sara's neighbor. He is also Moslem. He also drove Sara to work that day. Michael and Asim no longer speak. Michael goes back to his old ways of drugs and alcohol.
Brief Tag Line: September 11th morning.
Screening Day- Drama Sunday March 27
Film Title: MANIC
Running Time: 9 Minutes
Original Shooting Format: Digital Video
Genre: Dramatic/Thriller Short Film
Director: Giovanni Capitello
Production Company: Magic Mind Productions
Screenwriter: Giovanni Capitello
Editor: Giovanni Capitello
Cinematographer: Angelo Bonsignore
Cast: Dave Vescio, Elspeth Brown, Giovanni Capitello, Alvin Lopez
Short Synopsis:
A man's schizophrenia controls his every day life. This is the average day of chronic schizophrenia and how the man copes with it. His delusional mind brings back past horrid memories that cant be forgotten.
Brief Tag Line: An everyday occurrence of the horrid past memories haunt a man's delusional mind.
Screening Day- Drama Sunday March 27