HOME | SCHEDULE | SPONSORS | PRESS | MAP | CONTACT | PAST | PICS 2009 Schedule printable pdf 1:00 pm – Doors Open 1:20 – Welcome By Film Chair, Selena Lauterer 1:30 – Film Block 1 Fait - Chris Crutchfield – General - Narrative– Length: 7:00. A young writer finds inspiration in the most unusual of individuals. Blood and Thunder - Tobias Stretch – General – Music Video – Length: 3:00. A little girl and a tiger face off with a maniacal circus tiger tamer. No Time for Liela - Ismail Abdelkhalek – General – Experimental/Non-narrative – Length: 1:39. Liela the dog plays second fiddle to homework. Baby Steps - Malaika Handa – Student – Animation – Length:00:36. Miniature high-heeled shoes dance to music and walk by themselves. Ichtheopolis - Andre’ Silva – General – Experimental – Length: 9:22. A short, psychedelic technomation occupies a realm where high-camp, the absurd and the esoteric intersect. Anezina Mirage - Matt Hedt – General – Experimental – Length: 2:20. Kaleidoscopic motionality – an experiment playing with dance/video/time/editing. A Walkthru with Kathleen Connally - Ajit Anthony Prem – General – Documentary – Length: 11:30. A portrait of photographer Kathleen Connally who reveals her secret message behind her landscape photography. Stuck - Banks Helfrich – General – Narrative Experimental – Length: 4:38. What if everything you threw away came back to you… Sylvia and George - Cara Clark – Student – Documentary – Length: 5:56. George has re-invented his grandmother Sylvia’s store as the Elsewhere Artist Collaborative. Scattered Flurries - Ben Knight – General – Documentary/Music Video/Other – Length 4:00. When Ben dreams about winter, this is what he sees. Telluride, Colorado. 2:30 – Introduce Block 1 Filmmakers 2:35 – Break 2:45 – Film Block 2 Balance - Debra Sea – Student – Experimental – Length: 3:42. Life is about balance. Elsewhere – Three Stories Afterwards - Natalie Fava – Student – Documentary – Length: 4:56. In the heart of downtown Greensboro sits Elsewhere, a three-story graveyard of American memorabilia, where artists work and live. The Day We’re Not Here - Kat Keene Hogue – General – Documentary – Length: 10:03. Ana Maria and Carlos Miyares, in their early 70s, are forced to face the fact that they won't be able to care for their 25-year-old son, Andy, forever. How will Andy, who has Downs syndrome, cope financially and emotionally in his next stage of life — after his parents are gone. Debating Coal’s Future - Sara Peach/Chris Carmichael – General - Documentary – Length: 5:13. Residents of Meigs County, Ohio, are debating whether to build a fifth coal-fired power plant in their region. Tree - Marc Russo – Student – Experimental – Length: 00:55 Should trees look so strange as they grow in urban areas that we have built up and left to decay? Global Focus – West Virginia, Law of the Jungle - John Antonelli, Tom Dusenbery, Will Parrinello – General – Documentary – Length: 5:00. Maria Gunnoe, a 5th generation Appalachian native, puts herself at risk by battling Mountain Top Removal coal mining that is destroying her family’s valley. Mary and Jennifer - Todd Tinkham – General – Narrative – Length: 10:28. Two homeless friends find shelter in an empty house. Complications arise as they attempt to live together for the night. Frame - Nic Beery – General – Narrative – Length: 12:35. Frame uses a metaphor of a real frame to capture the composition of 14-year-old Kelly’s situation, and then what’s inside the frame transforms into the most beautiful painting in the world. The story evokes strong raw emotion – sadness – curiosity – hopefulness. Kelly leads the viewer on a path of discovery. Hello Sorry Whatever - Ajit Anthony Prem – General – Narrative – Length: 10:30. An epic love story told with three little words. 4:15 – Introduce Block 2 Filmmakers 4:20 – Break 4:30 – Film Block 3 * Please note that this block contains films with adult content - not recommended for children American Short - Todd Tinkham – General – Narrative – Length: 9:40. American Short is a story of wanderlust and hippie longings, of found treasure and lost spirituality. A rambling American road movie in a stalled car with four eccentric travelers. Baron - Scott Renk – General – Animation – Length: 2:45. A tale of a battle between a baron and an octopus. Ash Wednesday - Jordan Barrett – Student – Narrative – Length: 11:43. Bosnia 1992 – Two United Nations aid workers stumble upon a band of Serbian rebels bent on war and destruction. Ballerina - Kenneth Peterson – General – Narrative – Length:19:50. After a tragic accident, a prima ballerina retreats to a life of solitude and fantasy. House in Los Osos - Mark Cornell – General – Narrative – Length: 15:00. A man believes he has seen a ghost of his recently deceased wife. Killing Santa - Mike Ferrell – General – Narrative – Length: 9:14. Disappointment pushes a grown man to conspire to kill Santa Claus after not receiving the boxing robots he was promised as a boy at the mall. How to Make a Heart Beat - Rick Dillwood – Student – Documentary – Length: 9:11. A lesbian couple and their donor figure out the bounderies of their relationship. Empty Space - Rob Underhill/Aravind Ragupathi – General – Narrative – Length: 12:34. An act of filling empty space with meaning. 5:40 – Introduce Block 3 Filmmakers 5:45 – Break and tally audience award ballots. Short film to play while audience award is calculated: The Longest 3 Minutes - Jim McQuaid 6:00 – 6:20pm - Award announcements and presentations. 6:30 - After-event party at the OPEN EYE CAFÉ! Filmmakers and audience welcome! Scattered Flurries Frame Ichtheopolis Mary and Jennifer A Walkthru with Kathleen Connally Ballerina Baron Scattered Flurries HOME | SCHEDULE | SPONSORS | PRESS | MAP | CONTACT | PAST | PICS

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