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BAPTISM
OF SOLITUDE: A TRIBUTE TO PAUL BOWLES
An animated short by Tonya Hurley
USA/UK
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2001
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4:22 min
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A 35mm (screened on beta sp) animated short that uses the real-life
photography of Paul Bowles and cutting edge, elaborate animation utilizing
rich, saturated imagery to depict the intimate relationship Bowles had
with the Sahara Desert. He, “the weary traveler, speaks of the thrill of
the journey, in his own haunting voice, the magic and pain of discovery
that comes from roaming the edges of the earth by diving headlong into the
mysteries of the human spirit.” Narrated by Paul Bowles.
Tonya Hurley wrote, directed and produced such acclaimed shorts as
Kiss My Brain, and
best friEND, which will premiere at this year’s
Edinburgh International Film Festival; Solo-Me-O, which premiered on PBS;
and Baptism of Solitude, an official Rockefeller Award nominee featured at
the Tribeca Film Festival and acquired by the lFC. She is a
creator/co-producer of sitcoms for ABC Family and a writer/producer for an
ABC/Disney animated series. She has done an animated commercial for
Gameboy and three commercials for Warner Home Video. Her first feature
project is currently in development with a major studio. View her work at
www.tonyahurleyproductions.com
Producer: Tracy Hurley
Executive Producers: Michael Lang, Ossie Kilkenny,Vince Clarke,Tonya
Hurley
Director of Photography: Chris Larson
Editor: Don Finamore
Original Score: Vince Clarke, Bill Laswell
Screening with
Spellbound
CLEARWATER ON HUDSON
A Short film by Ian Ellerby
2002 - USA - 11 min
Films of the Hudson Valley/Catskills
Local schoolchildren spend the day on
the educational Clearwater
sloop.
Ian Ellerby is an English transplant
who regards himself as another frustrated local artist. Specializing
in documentary and perfomance art, he is happiest when looking though
a viewfinder.
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DREAM LOVER
A short
film by Anthony Di Salvo
2002 – USA
– 25 min
Seth, a shy
man with development disabilities, lives in a group home with Linda, a
woman he loves from afar. Today is Linda’s last day living in the group
home. Will Seth come out of his dream world and declare his love to her?
David Johansen (Oz, The Harry Smiths) joins a cast of actors with
developmental disabilities (Seth Ehrlich, Linda McCloat) in this touching
portrait.
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Anthony Di
Salvo is the founder and executive director of Sprout, a non-profit
organization which offers recreation and travel for teenagers and adults
with mild to moderate developmental disabilities. He has made nine
videos. He uses people with developmental disabilities for all the major
acting roles in all his videos.
Cinematographer: Ezra Waltermaurer
Screening
with Lifestyles of the Poor and Unknown
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FLO FOX’S DICTHOLOGY
A short film By Marshall Fine
2002 –
USA –
11 min
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A short documentary about a photographer (Flo Fox) who takes humorous
Polaroids of penises.
Marshall Fine is the film critic for the The Journal News (Westchester,
NY) and national film correspondent for Gannett News Service. His writing
has appeared in USA Today, The Los Angeles Times, Playboy, Penthouse,
Premiere, Cosmopolitan and Entertainment Weekly. He currently is chairman
of the New York Film Critics Circle. He is the author of three books,
including “Bloody Sam: The Life and Films of Sam Peckinpah” (1991) and
“Harvey Keitel: The Art of Darkness” (1997). He helped create the Journal
News Film Club at the Jacob Burns Film Center in Pleasantville, NY in July
2001, which he continues to program and host monthly. Flo Fox's
Dicthology is his first
film.
Producer: Andrzej Krakowski
Directors of Photography: Bahman Soltani, Andrzej Krakowski
Editor: Andrzej Krakowski
Sound: Bahman Soltani
Screening with Operation
Midnight Climax
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FRENCH FRIES TO GO
2002 – USA – 30 min
A short documentary by Howard Donner
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resourcefulness of Charris Ford and the ecological automobile engine he
invented that runs on French fry grease.
Screening with Razing
Appalachia
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INT. TRAILER - NIGHT
A short
film by Jim Jarmusch
2001 – USA
– 10 min – 35mm
This showing which was previously canceled due to technical reasons is
back on. Yipee!
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Jim Jarmusch’s short film, Int. Trailer, Night will screen as part of the
2002 Woodstock Film Festival. The film screened at Cannes as part of an
interesting collaboration with directors Aki Kurismaki, Victor Erice,
Werner Herzog, Wim Wenders, Spike Lee and Chen Kaige titled Ten Minutes
Older: The trumpet. Each director was responsible for a ten-minute film,
which would interpret the theme of “time”.
“I liked
the contradiction of the fact that it was strictly a ten-minute film and
yet it was about time, which is such an imprecise thing,” Jarmusch said
after the Cannes screening. “We measure it, but I think we’re not really
evolved enough to understand it. I just liked the idea.”
Jarmusch’s credits include Stranger Than Paradise, Down By Law, Mystery
Train, Night On Earth, Dead Man and Ghost Dog: The Way Of The Samurai.
Screening with
Blue Car
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THE LEGEND OF CHICK CHANDLER
A
documentary by Adam Kluger
2002 – USA
– 30 min
Films of
the Hudson Valley/Catskills
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The Legend
of Chick Chandler is a short film about the death of the American dream.
It's a drama about an aging television personality (Woodstock’s Bill Tush)
and how he copes with losing the only thing he's ever truly loved...his
job. It's a cautionary tale about the illusory and oft-times absurd nature
of fame and celebrity. It's a candid look into the mind, heart and soul of
an ordinary man at the crossroads of an illustrious career, as he faces
the abyss with a quick one-liner and a pint of beer. It's about the
loneliness of genius, the magic of television, and the stuff that legends
are made of.
Director’s Bio:
Adam Kluger
is a first time filmmaker. For over 12 years he worked at CNN as a
television writer/producer. He attended Vassar College, Cornell University
and the Horace Mann School. A native New Yorker, he is a
playwright/poet/performance artist. He was inspired to create "The Legend
of Chick Chandler" after reading a poem by Charles Bukowski.
Producer/Director/Writer: Adam
Kluger
Co-Producers: Nick Glasser, Mark
Scheerer
Cinematographer: Pawel Litwinski
Editor: Nick Glasser
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LITTLE
SAMMY DAVIS
A documentary by Arlen Tarlofsky
2002 – USA
– 25 min
Focus on
Music - Films of the Hudson Valley/Catskills
A musical documentary that looks into the
life of Sam Davis, a sweet and charming 72- year-old Mississippi Delta
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Director’s Bio: Arlen Tarlofsky’s
award-winning first documentary, Choices, produced for the National
Institute of Mental Health, has been the most requested and purchased
documentary on the subject of sexuality and the physically disabled. He
also directed Steal the Show, a 30-minute broadcast special for teenagers;
and Breakfast with Champions, a short subject comedy seen on Showtime.
His theatrical credits include Noon, Terence McNally’s comedic spoof,
directed at Playwright’s Horizon.
Producer/Director/Writer: Arlen
Tarlofsky
Co-Producer: John Allen Blue
Cinematographer: Tim Philo
Editor: Harry Kafka
Sound: Tom Bergin, Jon Dickson
Principal Cast: Sam Davis, Fred Scribner
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NATIVE AMERICAN IN MANHATTAN
A short
documentary by Steve Bilich
2001 – USA
– 7 min
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A Native American Shaman, Terry Coyote
Murphy, witnesses the WTC attacks and addresses the vibrations set forth
by man on nature. Shot on a 1920 hand-crank camera in real time.
Director’s Bio:
Steve Bilich is a filmmaker,
writer and actor living in New York City. His directorial debut, the
feature film Ruta Wakening (shot in Austin, Texas) had its World Premiere
at Slamdance (1996). His other films include: Espiritu, Caught Between
an Enchanted Rock and a Hard Place, Soul Reflectors, and Island Electric
(work-in-progress), to name a few. Steve's most recent film,
Native American In Manhattan was an Official Selection at Sundance
2002, in the "Frontier" category.
Writer/Director: Steve Bilich
Native American: Terry Murphy
Executive Producer: Jack Hazzard
Associate Producers: Bert Orlov, John Ellison, Lisa Bernstein
Editors: Jack Hazzard, Cindy Marcizak
Music: “Requiem” – W.A. Mozart
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NIGHTWINDOWS
An animated
short by Anwyn Beier
2001
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Scotland –
3:10 min
NightWindows is a three-minute animation that turns the viewer into a
voyeur, offering brief but compelling glimpses of peoples' private worlds
beyond the window frame. Jazz legend John Zorn composed the music especially
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Anwyn
Beier completed an art foundation course in her hometown of Leeds in
1994. During her time there she discovered the joys and pains of
animation. Between 1994 and 1997 Anwyn completed a BA (hons) course in
visual communications specializing in animation at Edinburgh College of
Art. Then, for another year and a term, finally finishing in December
1998, she completed a Master’s in animation with the film Nightlife.
Nightlife was a successful film screened
at many festivals worldwide, including New York, Edinburgh, Stuttgart,
Brisbane and the Next Frame touring festival, and also won several awards
including the Royal Television Society Best Student Animation, Scottish
Students on Screen Best Animation and Glasgow Longshots.
At the start of 1999 Anwyn
joined Edinburgh Animation studio Red Kite to direct a UNICEF
advertisement and went on to animate some of a Bob Godfrey/Jeremy Banx
creation, The Many Deaths of Norman Spittal. Later that year Anwyn became
an assistant animator on Rachel Bevan Baker’s The Green Man of Knowledge,
part of the Animated Tales of the World
series.
In 2000,
after The Green Man was wrapped, Anwyn directed a short ad for Inverclyde
tourist board and then was successful in receiving Cineworks/Channel 4
funding to make the 3’ animated film Nightwindows. Nightwindows was
completed in the summer of 2001.
Screening
with Washington
Heights
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POPULI
An animated short by David Russo
2001 – USA – 8 min
An experimental animation film featuring the creation, evolution, and
journey of humanoid sculptures through time-lapsed environments.
David Russo is an independent filmmaker and artist living in Seattle.
Past award-winning short films include Eggs and Soup, Ode to Crude, and
MANZWERLD.
Original Score: Gustav Host
Screening
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THE QUALITY OF MERCY
A short
film by Stephen Marro
2002 – USA
-- 13:21 min
A
distinguished, solitary man (John Grant). A beautiful, mysterious woman
(Mary-Louise Parker). A chance meeting in a Greenwich Village espresso
bar. He’s positive they’ve met before. She’s positive they haven’t. He
finally figures it out. Will she have mercy?
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Stephen
Marro has directed and photographed commercials for the past 10 years.
His work is defined by a keen sense of storytelling and his classic visual
style. Directing and photographing award-winning commercials, short films
and industrials has taken Stephen from remote villages in Indonesia to the
mountaintops of the Canadian Rockies. He is a graduate of New York
University with a BFA in Film and Television Production and is the founder
of the New York-based production company Marro & Associates/SMP.
Screenwriter: Kevin Thomsen
Director of
Photography: Robert Chappell
Editor:
John Zieman
Original
Score: Russo Grantham, Ben Goldberg
Screening with Pipe
Dream
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RULES OF
LOVE
A short
film by Bruno Coppola
USA – 2002
– 16:40 min
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story about two people forced to decide between their love for each other
and the rules that might keep them apart. Maisie, a young woman, confronts
the man she loves in the only place where he can't avoid her ultimatum --
the confessional booth. Jim must then choose between his love for Maisie and
his love for the church. Starring Judy Greer and David Arrow.
Bruno Coppola has worked in film, theater, radio and music in the US,
England and throughout Europe. His credits include 2nd Assistant Director
to David Fincher (music videos), music producer (Godfather III), and
for three years chief radio drama writer at the BBC World Service (Crisis
and Mazen). His first feature, Unknown Things, was selected by Mike Newell
for his Berlin Masterclass and opens theatrically in London in November.
Projects in development include John Goodman¹s Madhouse Nudes, chosen by
IFFCON in San Francisco as one of the top 50 independent feature projects of
the year. Bruno is currently in Romania shooting Laureen Vonnegut¹s
Stuff that Bear.
Production
Company: Blueprint Films/MileMarker 733
Executive
producer: Fred Fuchs
Producers:
Libby Spears, Megan Edwards
Writer:
David Arrow
Based on the
play by Joe Pintauro
Director of
Photography: Nancy Schreiber
Editor:
Curtiss Clayton
Composer:
Dave Robbins
Screening with
Love in the
Time of Money
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SITE
A short film by
Jason Kliot
2001 – USA - 7:30
min
A
portrait of faces of those who have visited the aftermath of the World Trade
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Jason Kliot, along with Joana Vicente, is
the Co-Founder and Co-President of Open City Films and its digital
division, Blow Up Pictures, both of which are dedicated to the discovery
and advancement of ground-breaking independent vision in film. Together
and separately they have worked on over 30 feature films, shorts and
commercials including Three Seasons, Down To You, Chuck and Buck,
Series 7, Love in the Time of Money and Welcome to the Dollhouse.
Site was shown at the 2002 Sundance Film festival, the 2002 Berlin Film
festivals and New Directors/New films. It is part of the permanent
collection of the Museum of Modern Art.
Co-Producer: Joana Vicente
Editor:
Malcom Jamieson
Screening with
America So
Beautiful
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SO MANY WOMEN, SO LITTLE HAIR
A comic
documentary by Jon Rubin
2001 – USA
– 30 min
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This short
doc follows follicley-challenged Jon Rubin as he fearlessly attempts to
pick up extremely beautiful women on the streets of New York City.
Jon Rubin
served as Manager of Original Comedy Programming for HBO in New York for
six years, where he was Programming Executive on numerous HBO specials and
series, working with Chris Rock, Bill Maher, Dennis Miller, George Carlin
and many other comedy stars. Currently he is Executive Consultant on the
primetime television series Let’s Bowl! airing nationally on Comedy
Central. Known as “the Jewish Victor Borge,” Jon performs at comedy and
cabaret clubs and has been a contributing writer to Saturday Night Live’s
“Weekend Update.” So Many Women is Jon’s directorial debut.
Co-Producer: Steven M. Manin
Editors:
Jon Rubin, Steven M. Manin
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with The Legend of Chick Chandler
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WHY CAN'T WE BE A FAMILY AGAIN?
A short documentary by Roger Weisberg and Murray Nossel
2002 – USA -- 27 min -- Video
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A cinema verité portrait of the bond that develops between two brothers
who long to be reunited with their mother. The film chronicles the
mother's agonizing battle with crack addiction and the grandmother's
extraordinary determination to keep the family together. Narrated by
Ossie Davis.
Roger
Weisberg joined Thirteen/WNET in 1977 as a producer of the Emmy-winning
series, Help Yourself. He produced dozens of programs on a broad range of
subjects including aging, domestic violence, juvenile justice, consumer
fraud, health care, the environment, child welfare and urban poverty. He
has written, directed and produced over 20 documentaries through his
independent production company, Public Policy Productions, for which he
has won numerous awards.
Murray
Nossel trained as a psychologist and ethnographer. In 1996, as a member
of a research team from Columbia University School of Social Work, he
embarked on an ethnographic inquiry into the Center for Family Life, a
community dissertation about the anthropological implications of time in
social work practice. In 1997, he and Roger teamed up to make a
documentary about the Center for Family Life. This collaboration
resulted in two films: A Brooklyn Family Tale and Why Can’t We Be a
Family Again?
Field
Producer: Julie Sacks
Associate
Producer: Deborah Clancy
Director of
Photography: Edward Marritz
Original
Score: Mark Suozzo
Screening
with Shot in the
Dark
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