Blind Luck
Director = Kenneth Mader
Production = USA 2006
Duration = 24 min

Synopsis = A single, career woman (third grade teacher) believes true love happens by accident. Her friend, a meddler, tries to fabricate a chance meeting between her and "Mr. Right" by setting them both up on separate blind dates for the same party. The story takes place on St. Patrick's Day and explores the role of "Luck" in finding one's soul mate.

Director Profile = KENNETH MADER has been involved in the film industry for many years, having begun his career in his native Chicago. He has since become an award-winning director and editor. Based in part on the strength of his multi-award-winning short film "Passing Darkness" which has been honored as an Official Selection in 10 international film festivals to date, Ken was recently approved as a director by executives at Paramount Pictures, Fox Broadcasting and the Sci Fi Channel. Currently, Ken is in pre-production on his next feature Deep Focus, is attached to direct a psychological thriller entitled "Zali's Crush," and most recently completed the romantic comedy "Blind Luck" starring Michael Sorvino and Jody Arensberg. In addition, Ken's feature "Carnivore" premiered this past year on the Sci Fi Channel and has become a domestic home video hit distributed by 20th Century Fox. Ken is represented by Joann Carol, Andrew Batey and Jason Dravis of the Monteiro Rose Dravis Agency.

I Hate Musicals
Director = Stewart Schill
Production = USA/2006
Duration = 20 min

Synopsis = A guy who hates musicals, is cursed to sing them.
Director Profile = Stewart Schill grew up in Seattle, WA where he began making award winning films at the age of 12. He works professionally as a writer, director and editor in film and television. Stewart's first feature, "THE CONTINUED ADVENTURES OF REPTILE MAN (and his faithful sidekick Tadpole)", stars Tony Curtis, Arye Gross and Ally Walker, and garnered great reviews and a domestic theatrical release.

Musi Byt Ma (She Must Be Mine)
Director = Brian Emery and Max Hoffman
Production = Czech Republic/2005
Duration = 10m14s

Synopsis = When an art buyer comes to see her husband's work Maria flirts openly with him to make her husband jealous. The art buyer takes an unexpected interest in Maria, returning her advances in full swing. Maria gets more than she bargains for when this mysterious stranger will not be stopped.

Director Profile = Brian Emery is a senior at Sarah Lawrence College in Bronxville, NY studying film, literature and philosophy. He is a graduate of Phillips Academy boarding school in Andover, MA. He spent the last year studying abroad at FAMU in Prague, Czech Republic and at King's College in London, UK where he studied film production, film theory and literature. During the last two summers (2004, 2005) Brian lived and worked in New York City interning for Endeavor Talent Agency, Cloutier, O'Connor and Associates, Deutsch-Open City Films, ImaginAsian Television and the New York City Mayor's Office of Film, Theatre and Broadcasting. He has worked on short films and independent feature films in New York City as a Grip, Sound and Boom Operator and Production Assistant. His 2005 short film "Broken" was an Official Selection of the 2005 Orinda Film Festival in California. While in school Brian works as a Teaching Assistant and Student Tech in the Film/New Media Department and will work again for the department during this summer's second Six-Week Filmmaking Intensive. Brian's latest film, "Musi Byt Ma (She Must Be Mine)" has screened in several festivals on five continents. The film won Best Film in the FAMU International Category at FAMU FEST in Prague. Brian will be shooting his next project in March 2007.

Santa's Camels
Director = Steve Gray
Production = USA 2005
Duration = 6 min

Synopsis = "Santa's Camels" is the first in a series of 3D animated cartoons intended to delight and amuse people of all ages. Caught in a desert sandstorm, Santa must enlist the aid of the camels to deliver toys to the children of the Middle East. "Santa's Camels" is a non-religious holiday tale of cross cultural cooperation.

Director Profile = Steve Gray's award winning illustrations and his signature style are recognized throughout the world. Characterized by a wacky yet sly sense of humor and an uncanny eye for detail, Steve's art is a reflection of how he sees the world. His cartoon characters and designs have been published globally in thousands of print publications, as well as in digital media format for both web and broadcast. Currently, a few of his new characters are attempting to make their way onto the big screen so stay tuned. "Santa"s Camels" is Steve"s first film to illustrate and his directorial debut. Gray's commercial portfolio includes advertising work for Disney, Warner Brothers, American Express, MGM, AT&T, McDonald"s, and Coca Cola to name a select few. His original fine art works can be seen on permanent display at The House of Humor & Satire in Gabrovo, Bulgaria. With his brightly colored stylization and humorous cartoon approach, Steve"s characters have captured the hearts of children and adults alike, making his recently published children's book a smashing success!

Serial Killer
Director = Joao Costa Menezes
Production = Portugal/2004
Duration = 24 min

Synopsis = Jorge Guimaraes changed houses, job and town in a bid to forget the one who left him. Three months later, all he had was a wait without hope, flies and heat. He ended up killing to kill time. He became known as The Serial Killer.

Director Profile = Born in Portugal, Joao has been living in several countries. Lived in Paris; Barcelona; London and is currently in New York. His films are done on miniDV, with no budget (even though Serial Killer was awarded a fund by the Portuguese Film Institute he had to shoot it with no money). He often finds it hard to fill the "Country" on festival's submissions as he feels films and art in general have no country. They belong to the world. As he does.

Imagination
Director = Felix Krisai
Production = Austria/2006
Duration = 19min

Synopsis = Johathan, a 14-year-old introverted boy gets beaten up by two older kids from his school. A boy named Leo offers him help. He teaches him everything he knows about self-defense. The only problem is that Leo only exists in Jonathan's imagination...

Director Profile = Felix Krisai was born in Austria in 1991. At the age of eleven he first laid hands on a video camera. On his 12th birthday he shot his first shortfilm together with some friends. "Imagination" is his 5th shortfilm. His 6th shortfilm "Writing Block" is already in production.

Saying Freedom
Director = Elena Enrico - Francesco Cerrato
Production = Italy/2006
Duration = 19 minutes

Synopsis = A story of love and faith between two seemingly distant worlds, joined in time by a small, now abandoned country resort. Now and forever in memory of the sacrifice of those who, through out time, have been victims of cruel, hypocritical and obtuse racial intolerance.

Director Profile = Elena Enrico was born at Turin in February of 1954. She began her musical studies at the age of six, graduating in piano at a very young age. During her years at the conservatory she approached the theater world taking classes in voice and drama. In 1976, together with Giorgio Faletti and Fulvio Accornero, she formed a cabaret group called "Topi d"albergo" ("Hotel mice"), working in Italy and abroad until the following year. In 1977 she won a competition for production assistant at the RAI in Turin, collaborating with directors such as Anton Giulio Maiano, Edmo Fenoglio, Massimo Scaglione and actors including Alberto Lupo, Arnoldo Fo", Aurora Cancian, Toni Bertorelli and Paolo Giuranna. She simultaneously continued her theatrical activity both as an actress and a singer, composed pieces of musical commentary and recorded an LP for the Fonit Cetra for radio soundtrack. Interested in the instruction methods aspect of music, she left her job at the radio in order to broaden her research and to develope early teaching methods designed to strengthen and increase children's skills beginning at birth. She is now both President and Educational Director of the Italian Suzuki Institute. Together with her son Francesco (musician, composer and filmmaker), she founded the independent production company Fregoli Dreams Factory in 2004, handling primarily the direction and scene arrangement for educational films, documentaries and short films. Francesco Cerrato was born at Asti in November of 1982. He began studying violin at four years of age at the Suzuki Talent Center in Turin. Initiated at a very young age in the career of concert performer, he has won numerous international competitions and has now performed more than 450 concerts in Italy and abroad as well as recording disks. Encouraged from early childhood to express himself through composition, he has composed many pieces and musical arrangements for chamber and symphony orchestra, some of which are designed specifically for very young musicians and are frequently performed in a concert context. First place winner of the 2006 "Mario Nascimbene International Film Music Composer Competition", he was presented with the award and highly praised by the jury president Giancarlo Giannini. A well-trained and versatile musician, he uses his experience in ongoing expressive research through jazz, pop, theater and cinema. He has succeeded in combining art with technical skill developing expertise and specializing in the use of audio and video equipment, sequencers, samplers and professional software and hardware. Independent filmmaker, he founded the "Fregoli Dreams Factory" film production company in 2004.

Death of a Drunk
Director = Vanessa Anthony
Production = Japan/2006
Duration = 14:15 seconds

Synopsis = "Death of a Drunk", a script written by Vanessa D. Anthony and co-written by Gaetan D. Harvery, follows the life of a woman held captive by her abusive alcoholic husband. After years of enduring horrific acts of domestic violence, she overcomes her fears and insecurities to take the action she feels necessary to seek her freedom. Raised in a small town in Southern Georgia, Emily Jenkins had every reason to believe she was predestined for a promising future. The daughter of a highly-respected reverend, Emily was brought up with strong, moral values. When her high school sweetheart, Lawrence Malby, didn"t return from the Gulf War, Emily marries Jack Thornton, whose father was a successful business owner in the community. However, it didn"t take long for the nightmare to begin. Suffering from severe post-war syndrome, Jack"s drinking only becomes worse when he loses his father"s business. Eventually, he brings his anger and addiction into the home " where his hallucinations from the Gulf War trigger brutal, violent outbursts directed at his wife. It"s clear that nothing can keep him away from the bottle " not even death. At last, the abuse takes its toll on Emily. Left with no other solution in her mind, she attempts to poison her husband. When her vengeful act to commit murder fails, she is faced with yet another painful incident that will keep her emotionally fueled. With the shocking events that unravel after this traumatic incident, plus the mysterious death of a local woman, and the return " years later " of Emily"s first love, Lawrence, things in this small town prove that behind the "Southern hospitality" " there are dark secrets.

Director Profile = Vanessa D Anthony Screenwriter / Producer / Director / Editor Vanessa D. Anthony has been involved in both television and independent film for over 5 years. She graduated from the Atlanta College of Art where she studied video and multimedia. It was not long until she discovered her passion for film-making. From 2001 to 2002 she interned CNN, where gained hands"on experience from working with professionals on and off the set. She shadowed producers who trained her to be punctual, creative, and skillful in project development. Following this, she landed the position as a log coordinator with TNT (Turner Network Television) in their television programming division. At the same time, she worked as a production assistant on the set of Turner Classic Movies. Such experience inspired Vanessa to write and produce her own TV show for cable television where she managed an entire crew and host. In November 2004, Vanessa moved to Tokyo, Japan, where she taught English for one year at Nova. She was a voice talent for NHK English Radio, "Kiso Eigo 2". She founded Movie Mad Entertainment in 2006.The company specializes in creating commercial and independent films for the international film markets.Her company, Movie Mad Entertainment has joined forces with Clyne Productions to produce TV shows based on martial arts in Japan.

The Blank Ad
Director = Johnny Blank
Production = 2006
Duration = 4min41sec

Synopsis = The film takes place in a stylised artificial world that reflects the modern day idiocy. Part ad, part infomercial, part music video, part film, and part art.

Director Profile = Johnny Blank is a true fiction, an enigma, if you will. No one has ever met the real Johnny Blank face to face. He is at the cutting edge of films that exist where there are no squares. For Johnny, the idea is paramount, and he is constantly searching for new ideas that challenge people's perceptions. Whether working in the field of short film, music video, advertising or feature, Johnny Blank is always a true original.

The Windmill Boy
Director = Dan Richards
Production = England, 2006
Duration = 00:10:00

Synopsis = A young boy is kept prisoner in a windmill by an evil horde, until one day a storm gives him the inspiration for escape...

Director Profile = Dan studied Radio, Film and Television at University, where he specialised in Cinematography. Dan's second year film won a scholarship from BSKYB, who then funded his final degree film which he shot in Venice. Dan went on to study animation at the Bristol School of Animation, before working for animation model making companies in Bristol. At the start of 2005, Dan was lucky enough to work as a model maker on the new Wallace and Gromit feature film for a few weeks. Dan now currently holds the position of Animator in Residence at Canterbury Christ Church University, where he runs workshops and where he completing his animated short ‘The Windmill Boy’, information on the film can be found at www.windmillboy.co.uk

Passion to the Max
Director = Felix Allen
Production = USA, 2006
Duration = 8:29

Synopsis = In the post-apocalyptic near future, the world as we knew it is no more. Roaming bands of men control the land, they are known as Missionaries. These Missionaries created a new religion known as the Church of the Post-Apocalyptic Saints. But one man remembers a different religion, an ancient religion, and he has returned to his action hero roots to defend his faith. That man is Mel Gibson, and he has... Passion to the Max.

Director Profile = Felix Allen is a multi-award winning filmmaker, with a total of 7 awards and 14 international film festivals screening his work. He credits director Stanley Kubrick as his inspiration to become a filmmaker, and even recreated a famous Kubrick photograph. He will be attending the USC School of Cinematic Arts in Los Angeles, CA beginning in June 2007. He has truly taken the first steps to a fruitful career as a Writer/Director.

The Shed
Director = Jamison Steinberg
Production = USA/ 2005
Duration = 9min 10sec

Synopsis = From filmmaker Jamison Steinberg comes a terrifying tale of horror. Two college students find an abandoned shed that holds a horrifying secret, the diary of a killer is left behind explaining that a brutal murder has taken place inside this very shed. Now, if the boys are not careful, they too will become the killers next victims!

Director Profile = Jamison Steinberg was born on June 22nd, 1976 in West Covina California. His passion of film started back in his childhood years when he discovered his parent"s video camera. In 1996 Jamison studied film at Santa Monica Jr. College. In 2000, Jamison founded Stonemountain Productions. He gathered a crew and actors and started filming his first feature length film, "Runaway Poles", a comedy about a man who talks to imaginary people. The film was accepted into The Great Lakes Film Festival and the New York Film Festival. His second feature length film was "The Fears of Tade", a psychological thriller about a man overcoming his many fears. Jamison"s recent project which was completed on November 5th 2005, is the horror short film entitled " The Shed." Jamison"s credits include director, writer, editor, cinematography, and producer. Jamison now resides in Apple Valley California.

Chances
Director = Jim Dougherty
Production = USA/2007
Duration = 18m30s

Synopsis = Mike and Robin's first date is going better than they could have hoped. All seems perfect until a stranger steps out of the darkness and ruins their night. Can love survive a crime" You can bet that Mike and Robin's friends have something to say about it.

Director Profile = Jim has worked in theatre film around the Midwest as an actor, director and stunt coordinator. Jim served as the Assistant Stunt Coordinator for The Chicago Stunt Team before moving to the Indianapolis area in the mid 90s. He served as fight coordinator for Chicago productions of Scarred Ground, Dysan, Roommates, The Speed of Darkness, and was written up in Chicago"s Stage Bill as "A new breed of fight coordinator". Jim has stunt coordinated local Indiana stage productions of Pig, Our Country's Good, Frankenstein, Romeo and Juliet, A Streetcar Named Desire, One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest, Henry V, and The Runner Stumbles. Jim has recently increased his involvement in the micro-cinema scene. His latest work includes directing shorts Chances (SFNative Productions), The Key (Frankenstein 1931 Films), The Incident (IndieStunts Productions), as well as a portion if the indie feature Postpartum (Oakroad Multimedia). Jim Stunt Coordinated the fan film Star Trek vs. Batman (Racso Motion Pictures). He also did precision driving for the feature film Michael.

The Blacksmith
Director = Marcy Grams
Production = USA/2006
Duration = 00:03:20

Synopsis = The Blacksmith blows on the fire of coals to produce a weapon for its purpose. His young wife blesses him with a son but then an unforseen event takes place. No weapon formed against him can prosper however and life continues to bless him. Filmed in rural Minnesota, USA, The Blacksmith is set to music, with no dialog and none is needed as you will find yourself absorbed into three minutes of heartfelt cinematography, art and love.

Director Profile = Marcy Grams has been an on-camera actress since 2000 with experience in films, commercials, print and more. In 2004 she discovered her bend to write and direct and a desire to tell stories to the world. She is now producing, writing, directing and acting in the Midwestern United States. The Blacksmith is her first short.

Better than Sex
Director = Tina Cardinale and Christopher Burns
Production = USA/2004
Duration = 3:23

Synopsis = Women share intimate fantasies and a very public climax over the only thing that could possibly be 'Better than Sex'.

Director Profile = Tina and Christopher have each been in the entertainment industry for more than 25 years. Spending literally every waking moment together for the past 13 years has forged them into a very unique creative team and directing duo. Together they have written, directed and produced 4 films and 20 theatrical productions, and have won several awards as both film and theatre artists.

Baseball and Glory
Director = Brett Ryan Bonowicz
Production = United States/2006
Duration = 8:38

Synopsis = Joe Glory, a local baseball player searches for reasons ot keep going after losing all loved ones in a sudden accident.

Director Profile = Brett Ryan Bonowicz is the Director of six short films. He currently attends the University of Central Florida pursuing a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Film.

Between the End
Director = Christopher Mtichell
Production = USA 2006
Duration = 5:58

Synopsis = Film based on a short story about a trader during the War between the States.

Director Profile = Christopher Mitchell 20 year old film maker from Knoxville TN. First short film shot in one day and on 1 roll of 16 mm film.

Shantell Town
Director = Paulette James
Production = UK/2006
Duration = 9mins 35 secs

Synopsis = A black hair story set in Brixton, with a splash of 70"s Blaxploitation. Shantell must step up and find her feet on the street, in the battle to find out who"s "Super Bad".

Director Profile = Paulette James was born in Crewe, Cheshire on 3rd October 1976 where she spent most of her childhood. Moving to Germany during 1989 to 1991 to live with family on a US Army base. She moved to London in 1995 to study American and Film/Television studies at Brunel University in Twickenham. Graduating in 1998 with a 2:1 Honours degree. Paulette made several short films whilst working as an in-house runner for Blink Productions in Soho. This experience was a fortunate opportunity for her as she was able to learn preparation skills from the directors and saw their different approaches. June 2004 Paulette was hired by Documovie, a marketing production company, to director a three minutes promotional video for the Livity School in Brixton. The video was used to gain funding for the school. Paulette continues to write in her spare time and plans on making a feature film in the near future. FILMOGRAPHY Writer/Producer/Director Shantell Town " 2006 Short Film Livity School Promotional Video " 2004 Documovie Roots " 2002 Short documentary about black hair Simone Moans " 2002 Short Film Game On " 2002 Short Film Little White Lie "Answers on a Postcard" "2001 Music promo Late Run" 2001 Short Film Argo
Director = Jordan Bayne + Michael Knowles
Production = USA/2005
Duration = 22 minutes

Synopsis = Set in the desert landscape of America, Argo is synonymous with loneliness, desperation, and the unconscious longing for human connection. The film tells the story of Becca (Jordana Spiro), a dispossessed soul, who is on the road to nowhere. A chance encounter with Cal (Marcus Chait) and these two strangers travel together to a roadside motel for reasons neither of them understands. On a fateful journey, this is a collision course that will change their lives as they discover, hope can be found in the most unexpected places and in the most unexpected people. Writer/Director's Jordan Bayne and Michael Knowles collaborate for the first time on a story that explores the struggles of being human, a story of hope and survival in a world bent on crushing the human spirit.

Director Profile = JORDAN BAYNE ARGO marks Jordan Bayne"s short film writing and directorial debut. Since her 1998 film debut in Jay Craven's A STRANGER IN THE KINGDOM, Bayne has left a powerful and lasting impression in her movies, bringing a unique and versatile presence to very different roles. Bayne"s range has won her comparisons to such diverse and great actors as Meryl Streep and James Dean. Bayne had an award nominated turn in UNDER HELLGATE BRIDGE with Dominick Chianese and Vincent Pastore where one critic noted, "Jordan Bayne proves that true strength lies in vulnerability." She has also starred across from Ernie Hudson in A STRANGER IN THE KINGDOM and Martin Sheen in MERCY OF THE SEA. Most recently she lent her acting talents to Michael Knowles ONE NIGHT. Her television career started with Showtime's POLTERGEIST-THE LEGACY and she has also been seen on LAW & ORDER among others. Her first role in the theatre landed her onstage with James Gandolfini and Marisa Tomei in the Naked Angels production of SUMMERWINDS, other credits include THE WOOLGATHERER, FOOL FOR LOVE and her last theatre role was Juliet in the prestigious Shakespeare and Company"s ROMEO & JULIET. Born and raised in the mountains of Tennessee, Bayne is largely self-educated. The streets of the world are her university and the works of such artists as Van Gogh, Bonnard, Sean Penn, Daniel Day-Lewis, Ingmar Bergman, Michelangelo Antonioni, Edna St. Vincent Millay, Yeats, Neruda, Tennessee Williams, Sam Shepard, Jeff Buckley, and many others serve as her inspiration. Currently Bayne is in development on her next short film and in pre-production on Sundance alum, Robert Saitzyk's next feature COMFORTABLE SKIN. MICHAEL KNOWLES = Michael's short film Nick and Stacey premiered at the 2005 Tribeca Film Festival. Nick and Stacey then went on to screen in nine festivals as well as IFP Buzz Cuts. Nick and Stacey was the first story shot for his feature film ROOM 314 which he wrote, directed and produced twice as a play before making it into a feature film. Room 314, has so far screened at seven film festivals. and will have it's theatrical release inNYC on Janaury 31st, 2007 at the Pioneer Theater. Michael studied with and has been heavily influenced by the award winning filmmaker Tom Noonan. Michael"s other recent writing credits include: CHARACTERS. Most recently, he directed his second feature film, ONE NIGHT, in the summer of 2006 in NYC, a screenplay he also wrote. One Night starred Melissa Leo and Bill Sage among others. Michael has Just completed the feature script for his short Nick & Stacey and will be going into production in the summer of 2007. As an actor Michael has appeared on the award winning HBO series Sex & the City as Marathon Man and on an award winning episode of Law & Order SVU. He has also appeared on Guiding Light, As the World Turns and All My Children. More recent film credits include award-winning feature films such as POINT & SHOOT, which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival, screened at the Hamptons International Film Festival, and won the Audience Award at the Cinema Paradise Film Festival. WALKING ON THE SKY, another film Michael worked on recently, won best Dramatic Feature at the New York International Film & Video Festival (LA) and had a limited theatrical release in September 2005. In the summer of 2006, Michael had a role in THE BABYSITTERS, starring Cynthia Nixon and John Leguizamo.

Dream On
Director = Sandra Arau Esquivel
Production = Mexico, 1999
Duration = 13 min

Synopsis = Since she was a little girl, Alejandra dreams of marrying the perfect boyfriend... who never arrives!

Director Profile = Sandra Arau Esquivel, born in Mexico City in 1976, studied film direction at the New York Film Academy.

Nancy
Director = Sandra Arau Esquivel
Production = Mexico, 1997
Duration = 16 min

Synopsis = A woman with chicken hands falls in love with a widowed man.

Director Profile = Sandra Arau Esquivel, was born in Mexico City in 1976. Studied film direction at the New York Film Academy.

Raw Footage
Director = J. Rupert Thompson
Production = USA/2006
Duration = 18:45

Synopsis = A private detective is hired by a jealous husband to shoot hidden camera footage of his wife "in the act" with her suspected lover. What starts as a simple surveillance job quickly becomes a tangled web of deception where nothing is as it seems.

Director Profile = RAW FOOTAGE is J. Rupert Thompson"s scripted dramatic directorial debut. Rupert has directed every episode of the hit TV series "FEAR FACTOR" since the show"s second season, and was the Co-Executive Producer of the first season. Rupert"s work on "FEAR FACTOR" won him the 2006 DGA Award for Outstanding Direction in Reality Programming, and just recently has earned him a nomination for a 2007 DGA Award in the same category. Before "FEAR FACTOR," Rupert produced and created several popular children"s TV shows for Disney Channel during his tenure as creative partner at Evolution Film and Tape. "BUG JUICE" was one of the most popular - a documentary series about 12-14 year olds going to summer overnight camp. It ran for three seasons on Disney Channel. Other shows included "Totally Hoops," "Totally in Tune" and "Movie Surfers." Rupert has worked as a director/cameraman in the entertainment business since 1986. His full list of credits are available online at ionapictures.com.

There May Be Pleasure
Director = Steven Wallace
Production = USA 2006
Duration = 00:03:30

Synopsis = There May Be Pleasure is the story of two college students, Nathan and Keren. The two are working on a film project together, however he seems more interested in her than his grade. The story unfolds through a series of sequences of Nathan filming a scene for the project. In each progressive shot, we follow Nathan"s internal dialog as it reveals more of how he feels about Keren. Perhaps more, than he would like to let on. The filming of There May Be Pleasure utilized many different techniques for its visual effects. The image was filmed directly off the projector screen, step frame footage was also scanned, manipulated and filmed off an lcd, net filtration was used to differentiate imagination from reality and the film was shot chronologically utilizing all "first takes", for a completely in camera edit.

Director Profile = Steven Christopher Wallace: Narrative and Experimental filmmaker based in Phoenix, Arizona USA

Grandad
Director = Colin Spencer
Production = UK/2005
Duration = 9mins 24secs

Synopsis = A powerful and moving study of grief and how different people cope with loss, told from the perspective of 16 year-old Vincent who attends his beloved grandfather's funeral on the same day he receives his examination results.

Director Profile = After a brief stint studying theatre directing, Colin Spencer decided the world of theatre wasn't for him and so started looking into other forms of media and found his way to the University of Salford (England) where he studied TV & Radio and making a number of short films including Not Quite Oyster Meat and Grandad (starring Gerard Kearns, a well-known actor on British TV). He hopes to further his career and is currently working on a number of projects including a comedy pilot.

A Blue Collar Tragedy
Director = Jordan Blit
Production = USA 2005
Duration = 2:30

Synopsis = 'A Blue Collar Tragedy' is an animated short about a plumber fixing a leaky pipe. Although not based on reality it is a story derived from the Author"s upbringing as the son of a plumber and plumber himself for thirteen years. The story seemed to lend itself well to animation and having so much experience with the subject matter it seemed the natural route for the author to take. The short shows what can potentially happen when a seasoned professional loses his cool on the job and the consequences that can arise from the actions taken. The concept went through many iterations until the script was finally tightened from a three character, dialog driven drama, to a single character comedy, which works far better.

Director Profile = This is me, I'm an artist in NYC, doing freelance work in 3D.

Love and Credit
Director = Daniel Mark Miller
Production = Italy, 2006
Duration = 14mins

Synopsis = The near future. Federico has lost his love in a tragic accident. Delgado contracts out pharmaceutically enhanced romantic liasons. Chiara is one of the "professionals" who has to make it look real. It's true love for the duration of the contract.

Director Profile = Daniel Mark Miller is a British born Anglo-Iranian filmmaker. He grew up in a London's greenbelt and started writing. Moved to Rome a few years ago and has made three short films out here as well as editing short documentaries, and promos. Credits: Screenplay, Direction, Editing: Love and Credit ("Amore e Credito") - short The Happy Temple ("Il Tempio della Felicit"")- short www.shortvillage.com Damned if I Do ("Che Io Sia Dannato Se...") - short www.shortvillage.com Saving Face - short Camera work: Johnny Lo Zingaro (dramatised doc) - Second Camera/Camera Ass. Roma Spara (Promo) - Second Camera Bud Spencer DVD extras - Lighting Cameraman Non So Perch" (short) - Director of Photography Danger Us (View on Ducer's page) - Co DP 93' (Promo) - Director of Photgraphy Work Planning in Results Based Management (Corporate, United Nations WFP) - Lighting Camerman Editing and Graphics No Gez, Falconara Cinema 2006 - Compositing and VFX Michele Placido concert projections (and live video mix) - motion graphics/editor Arturo Tallini concert projections (and live video mix)- Editor/video mixer Kid's World English School Promo (Corporate)- Editor/motion graphics designer Les Enfant Du Sanaga (Mingha Africa Onlus)- Editor The Struggle Against Epilepsy in Central Cameroon (Corporate, Mingha Africa Onlus)- Editor Roma Spara promo - Effects and Titles Design Lighting: Miss Sally - Short Fallen Dreams - Feature Draining Lizards - Feature Festivals: Inventa un Film (cinema che Verr"..), Miami Italian Film Festival 2004, Fano International Film Festival (Twice Special Jury Mention 2005 and 2006), Cinema da Mare Festival 2004 e 2006 (this summer), selected by Fandango for Video Wave 2004, NYIIFVF 2004, Corto Café 2003, Rome and Ultracorti 2004, Rome.

L.A. Diversity In America (feat. Cecil Reynolds)
Director = Tracy Walker
Production = USA/2006
Duration = 5:49

Synopsis = Still shots of the artchitecture & people of Los Angeles!

Director Profile = Tracy Walker trying to capture still images provoking thought and discussion combined with an original music score!

Otisaphobia
Director = William Primrose
Production = Canada/2006
Duration = 4:20 minutes

Synopsis = A young woman has an encounter with her fear of elevators.

Director Profile = William Primrose writes and directs and prefers to edit his short films. His films and videos are about peoples fears, their dreams, and their desires. Otisaphobia was concieved by listening to people talking on an elevator. Will has a fresh and unique style of film making. He attends the Ontario College of Art in Toronto Canada, and is involved in many short video, and 16 mm film projects. In 2009 Will be filming a feature film entitled A lonely Heart.

Imago
Director = John J. Clinton
Production = USA
Duration = 28mins

Synopsis = Imago"s Detective Jack Phillips forced to take early retirement because of an in-the-line-of-duty severe head injury, causes him to re-evaluate his life priorities. Psychological traumas along with hidden childhood memories surface while Jack tries to cope in a normal relationship. Even therapeutic intervention fails to calm the seas of turmoil. The past has a dark secret and the truth is about to erupt upon Jackie's lady friend. Will mother get in the way"

Director Profile = The director/writer John J. Clinton was born in Brooklyn 1984. In his first three years at SVA, he created six short films. Bloody Mass, Come PLay with us, Roy, an adaptation of The catcher in the Rye, The Orson Project, and These are my Sins. Fascinated with psychological dramas, developing the script for "Imago" was a challenge. With images in mind, the character of Detective Jack Philips just wasn't completely forming nor the events surrounding this character's demise. When Carson Grant auditioned, he brought a new view to the character, and with his help, we began to fully develop the story line and the character of Jack Philips. "Imago" was the fifth film project fortunately working with DP Anthony Barriso who always brings a great vision. 'Imago' is a thriller, about a middle-aged private detective, Jack Philips and his relationship with his over-protective neurotic mother. Following an 'on-duty' head injury he meets a woman, but will his mother approve"

Should Heaven Fall
Director = Jonathan Barli
Production = USA
Duration = 15

Synopsis = Transported to the seedy world of 'Film Noir', we glimpse into this police drama behind the curtains of power; a world the public rarely views and where no one is to be trusted. Surrounded by other dirty cops, 'Nails' threatens to kill 'Lips', during a night of interrogation, accusing him of ratting out their plans to other crooks. Beautiful femme fatal 'Rita' plans to entrap her man 'Hank' into his admission of guilt and murder. Double cross, triple cross.

Director Profile = Raised in New Jersey, Jonathan Barli hoped to be accepted in School of Visual Arts film program. Once this dream was a reality, he began to develop scripts for his class projects. Manhattan being a great influence on his creativity, Jon search to find his next storyline. After seeing Chris Varley's "An American Cyborg" and the lead actor, Carson Grant, Jon began to develop his film noir script for "Should Heaven Fall", and his character 'Nails' dedicated to the 'Film Noir' genre. Fascinated with the 'Film Noir' genre and the challenge of light and dark, Jon wrote and directed "Should Heaven Fall" to explore the 'shades of grey' seedy world of crime and as a tribute to this fine era of filmmaking. Fortunately assembling an amazing cast and crew, "Should Heaven Fall" became a reality.

A Noiva (The Bride)
Director = Ana Almeida
Production = Portugal/2007
Duration = 6'57''

Synopsis = The Legend (Synopsis)" Deep in the Douro river, between its green and forgotten landscapes, lives a recent legend" the legend of Almudena, the Bride! The story tells of a girl who haunts the "Entre-os-Rios" area, still wearing her wedding dress as in the day she once disappeared. Filled with anger, she moves silently by the Douro river" seeking for her revenge. Maria and Fernando, a young couple looking for a quiet spot to live their passion in secret, will find out how real the legend of the Bride really is! Project"s presentation "The Bride" is a scary movie that captures the magnetic beauty of the Douro river, and a curse that lives underneath it" the legend of Almudena, the Bride! This independent film recreates the opening scene of a "slasher" horror movie, genre immortalized by films such as "Halloween" and "Scream", e for having opening minutes filled with suspence, humor and horror, where cinema is told in its most direct form.

Director Profile = Ana Almeida Born in Castelo Branco, this young director graduated in "Sound and Image" by the School of Arts of the Catholic University of Oporto. Academically, she directed the short film "For Five Minutes It Was Impossible to Breathe", adaptation of a Stephen King horror story and produced "Uma Quest"o de Sangue", a black comedy showed in the Fantasporto Film Festival. Professionaly, she created the film group "Zinemania" and worked with "Individeos", a production company from Oporto. "The Bride" his her first work as a director in an independent Project.

Shoot-Out
Director = David Branin
Production = USA/2005
Duration = 15:00

Synopsis = Two Men Playing a Basketball Game of 1-on-1...to the death!

Director Profile = David Branin has written, directed, and produced more than a dozen short films (Shoot-Out, Honey I'm Home, Bodywash Spoof, Religious Freaks Gone Wild) that have been seen by millions of people through film festivals, DVD sales, and over the internet. He is currently scheduled to begin production on his first feature film in the upcoming months. A film which he wrote and will direct.

A Moment of Silence
Director = [jmin.]
Production = Singapore/2005
Duration = 10:41

Synopsis = He waited and she came. Today, he waits and he will still be waiting" The train has taken her somewhere he cannot follow. To him, the world moves past in silence. He has never questioned this envelope of inquietude, never probed how it came; how it was formed. Its all around him, stretched and clung to his skin - he is alone in these barren grounds. He is desperate to escape. To her, the world swings past noisily. Beneath this deranged intoxication, lie her emotional ruins and her dark secret; she struggling to tear out of it, waiting for someone to take her hand and run and run. To them, the world is a different world. They board the train and flee, hand in hand. The silence around him becomes real when she has left. He becomes aware. It is no longer in a piece, but sliced, and cut up into moments and moments. Every waiting, silent moment without her. Perhaps others will only devote a moment of silence but he has a lifetime of it, inexhaustible. Escapism monopolizes the inclinations of leads and strangely, that is the common attribute that pushes them onto a train journey that has helped them to redefine themselves and has opened up the possibilities of love and hope. A Moment of Silence is a subtle and poignant scrutiny of a day, a day after the day as a young man is left behind to grapple with the memories and grief.

Director Profile = An avid cinephile with a penchant for the creative works of Gondry, Aronofsky, Soderbergh, Wong Kar Wai and their likes, [jmin.] is the 19 year-old filmmaker behind the newly founded production house Whimsical Works. After graduating from junior college, he gathered his closest friends and in two months, completed his first amateur original work, A Moment of Silence. [jmin.] is currently dabbling in some animation as he plans to do a bit of video art by the time he starts film school proper. To date, he has 2 original films under his belt. [jmin.] is currently working on the script of his 3rd. view his complete filmography and watch his works at www.youtube.com/whimsicalworks

Remember Me
Director = [jmin.]
Production = Singapore/2006
Duration = 8:36

Synopsis = Suffering from a childhood heavily traumatized by the ills of a highly dysfunctional family and his parents" widely publicized divorce, a youth finds recourse in a life of decadence and nihilism. Relishing in one-minute pleasures and living for the moment was his way of running away from the harsh cruelties of reality. But on an unexpected night of fun, he seems to have found something worth living for, something that compels him to question his place in society and the values he lives for. He found love. But is it strong enough to turn him around from a life of self-indulgence and promiscuity" Or will it waste away what's left of his soul" Remember Me is an implicit examination on the human need to make sense of its own existence and the consequences of its absence in a nihilistic mind. Ultimately, it forces the question - if there was one thing in life finally worth living for, is it worth giving up everything else to keep it"

Director Profile = An avid cinephile with a penchant for the creative works of Gondry, Aronofsky, Soderbergh, Wong Kar Wai and their likes, [jmin.] is the 19 year-old filmmaker behind the newly founded production house Whimsical Works. Having graduated from science classes in Victoria Junior College and Catholic High, he"s decided that his life-long obsession with celluloid can no longer be sidelined when it comes to deciding what remains of his academic pursuits, and eventually, career path. So against the popular choices of his family and friends, [jmin.]"s decided on pursuing a degree in digital video production. But while he awaits the start of his road in professional filmmaking, the itch to pick a camera up and shoot something is almost too much to bear sitting and watching other people do what he loves most. So after graduating from junior college, he gathered his closest friends and in two months, completed his first amateur original work, A Moment of Silence. [jmin.] is currently dabbling in some animation as he plans to do a bit of video art by the time he starts film school proper. To date, he has 2 original films under his belt. [jmin.] is currently working on the script of his 3rd. View his complete filmography and watch his works at www.youtube.com/whimsicalworks

One Long Summer
Director = Steffi Niederzoll
Production = Germany 2006
Duration = 29mins

Synopsis = One Long Summer tells the story of Vroni who, as the summer slowly unfolds, experiences her first love in a small Bavarian village. Apart from the daily monotony of farmhouse chores and shy conversations about boys and sex that she has with her friend Gerti, Vroni finds herself drawn, again and again, to the woods, to the caravan of Ales, the young Czech puppeteer. Using a quiet visual language, with soft almost dream-like sequences, One Long Summer shows the sweet melancholy of first love and the dusty, dragging summers of childhood that seemed to be endless.

Director Profile = Steffi Niederzoll was born in 1981 in Nuremberg and studies at the Academy of Media Arts (KHM) Cologne. Her films include: Je cherche Armand (documentary short, 2001), Rio von der Motz (documentary short, 2003), Petuhtanten (documentary short, 2004), Als zoege die Landschaft (short, 2005), and One Summer Long (ein Sommer lang, 2006).

Central Park Walk
Director = Allen George Duck
Production = UK 2003
Duration = 10 minutes

Synopsis = A potential mugger in New York's Central Park tries to rob a man who intended committing suicide - the muggers threats mean nothing to the 'victim' who is able to turn the tables on his attacker.

Director Profile = A one time student of the London Film School, Allen George Duck has worked mostly as a Director of Photography - the short for this short was written for an established director who wished to make so many changes that Allen decided that rather than see it substantially altered he would direct it himself. He has now returned to lighting and teaching cinematography.

Karma Cafe
Director = Eben Kostbar
Production = United States 2006
Duration = 10:16

Synopsis = A Coffee Shop cashier instills confidence in a lonely, young man seeking love. Are they the words of "The Wise" or simply acts of coincidence" Welcome to the "Karma Cafe"

Director Profile = Actor Eben Kostbar extends his talents as a first time writer/director in the charming comedy short film, "Karma Caf"." Some of his acting credits include the film, "Shackles" (Starring D.L. Hughley & Directed by Charles Winkler) now on dvd, as well as, "Dog Lovers Symphony" which was released in selected California theaters in June of 2006. He has also appeared on the primetime television series, "The Unit" and "Danny" and most recently filmed two series regular roles on the television pilots, "Wrigleyville" and "Cockblockers." Additionally, Eben has launched his own independent production company, "Quality Time Productions," and plans on following his directing debut short film, "Karma Caf"," with a feature film scheduled to go into production in the spring of 2007. For more information on Eben Kostbar or "Karma Caf"," visit www.qualitytimeproductions.com. Eben is represented by Amsel, Eisenstadt & Frazier (323) 939-1188.

Wet Shave
Director = Tun"ay Kulaog(lu & Martina Priessner
Production = Germany/2006
Duration = 7:24 min

Synopsis = Shortly before closing time. A Barber takes care about his last client. First every thing goes according to the plan" Directors Mission Statement: A man spends an average of 150 days during his life fighting against his beard. In only 18 months, he shaves an area as big as a football pitch. Many times as an obligatory chore and rarely without shedding blood. Is shaving a dry and dull affair, even if one has a wet shave" One could think so, if there weren´t any barber shops around. Whoever was lucky enough to experience the art of shaving at least once in his life will do everything to find his favourite barber. Shaving is a very physical experience where tension and relaxation, pleasure and pain lie very close together. Sometimes, the air is even erotically charged"

Director Profile = Tun"ay Kulaog(lu works as a freelancing journalist, translator for german and turkish media, Curator and Filmmaker in Berlin. He is a joint founder and curator of the Filmdays Turkey in Nuremberg which started in 1992, later InterFilmFestival and since 2003 Filmfestival Turkey / Germany. In 1999 he was one of the founders of the film distribution company InterForum which is specialised on the distribution of Turkish movies in German-speaking countries. In 1996 he realized his first short film "Der Absch"bling".He has been involved in organizing the filmfest and workshop "Europe in Motion: Moving Images, Shifting Perspectives in Transcultural Cinema"; Beyond Belonging - Migration², at the Hebbel am Ufer theatre, Berlin. Co-Founder of KulturSPR"NGE e.V., Berlin. Assistant director of the film "From far away" by Thomas Arslan 2005. Dramatic advisor of the theatre play "Black virgins" by Neco "elik 2006. Martina Priessner studied social science at the Humboldt University Berlin; Lives and works as a freelancing journalist for different radio stations as well as newspapers and magazines, festivalworker and curator in Berlin. Video lectures regarding film + migration. From 1993 to 1995 editor of the programme "Stoffwechsel" (culture and politics) at the free radio station Radio Z in Nuremberg. Since 1996 co-work at the InterFilmFestival in Nuremberg. 2004 Co-founder of the network KulturSPR"NGE e.V, Berlin. 2004 Organisation of the film festival + conference "Europe in Motion: Moving Images Shifting Perspectives in Transcultural Cinema" (www.europeinmotion.net); Curator of "Gegenbilder 1-6" (Beyond Belonging " Migration² at the Hebbel am Ufer Theatre, Berlin)

Untouched
Director = Megan Riakos
Production = Australia/2006
Duration = 7 minutes

Synopsis = We cross paths with many, but rarely do we make contact; in our fast paced, live life to the fullest lives, can Sally reach out to a fellow soul in time or does a little boy's innocence prove that apathy is an adults disease.

Director Profile = Megan Riakos is a director with a passion for telling stories of an original and intimate nature. Her stories have reflected this focus. Megan earned her Bachelor of Arts Communication (Media Arts and Prod.) at UTS and shares her citizenship with the USA where she has spent time working as a production crew of many US films including 'Chasing Dayight', 'Primevil' and 'Mystery Woman' for the Hallmark Channel. Megan has directed several films including The Cross Roads and Tunnel Vision in 2002 as well as Loose Change, Erica! The (un)Official Mascot, When Nature Calls, The Distant Runner and Human Behaviour. Most recently, Megan's television commercial campaign of 3 commercials was a successful campaign for Garlo's Pies. Megan currently lives in Sydney.

Dammi il La
Director = Matteo Servente
Production = Italy, 2005
Duration = 20min

Synopsis = A priest succumbs to the urge to recount the story of an inexplicable friendship to a blocked composer who visits his church every day.

Director Profile = Born in Torino on 29th October 1974, he graduated at Torino University (cinema studies) and studied filmmaking in Paris (New York Film Academy) and Sydney (APA International Film School) where he worked on several productions as writer, producer and 1st AD. Dammi il La is his first film shot as a director.

The Birth of Aasha
Director = Tara Darlington
Production = Australia 2006
Duration = 7 mins 7 secs

Synopsis = A Birthing Mother describes her anguish as she struggles to regain her trust in her body and the birthing process after a previous caesarean section, just 16 months before. Although she had given birth naturally with her first born, 6 years ago, during this labour she discovers that she has allowed the false belief of 'once a casearean always a caesarean' to shake her belief in natural birth, and her emotional purge is moving. It is a struggle of the conscience. A struggle between the ancient art of natural birth and the influences of our modern, technologiacally advanced and fear-based society. Watching this film is like being a fly on the wall of a woman's most inner emotional and spirtual journey during the most sacred of human experiences.

Director Profile = Tara was born in Melbourne, Australia. She studied French language, French Feminism and French Film at Sydney University. She has produced for various Advertising Photographers since 1999. She has also worked as Birth Educator, Doula & Counselor for the past 4 years while looking after her young family of 3.

Woman From The Dark
Director = Marcin Solarz
Production = Poland/2005
Duration = 23 mins

Synopsis = In the life of a living in the wilderness man unexpectedly appears a woman suffering from amnesia. Is this for sure their first meeting"

Director Profile = Marcin Solarz, born in 1980 in Cracow. After a year of studying economics in Cracow, he became a student of the Film School in Katowice (University Of Silesia, the Radio & Television Department of Krzysztof Kie"lowski"s name). His documentary debut "My son Romek" (2002) was broadcasted in Polish Television and has attended many prestigious international documentary film festivals (Cracow IFF " Special Award, IDFA Amsterdam, Leipzig IFF, Cinema du Reel Paris, Iowa City IDF " Grand Prix, Ismailia IFF, and more). His feature short "Lucky" (2003) had also some international screenings (Warsaw IFF " Special Award, Cracow IFF, Windsong IFF (US), Taormina BNL IFF, A corto di Cinema IFF, Hannover "Up and Coming" IFF) and was broadcasted in Canal+. Produced in 2004 short feature "A Mountain Bike" (broadcasted in Canal+ too) and documentary "The Third Life" receive prizes on polish film festivals (eg. Best Documentary Student Film & Special Prize on Tomorrow of Cinema National Film Festival). At the moment he is the student of the 4rd year of Film Directing and he studies Philosophy at the Jagiellonian University as well. "Woman from the Dark" is his final graduating project, which has already been awarded with The Best Central&Eastern European Short Film (goEast IFF Wiesbaden 2005) and 1st Runner Up for The Best Student Film on DAM Short IFF Las Vegas 2005.

November Guest
Director = Danny Daneau
Production = USA/2005
Duration = 11 mins
Synopsis = A sudden meeting between a young boy and an old man reveals their common connection to one special place.

Director Profile = Writer/Director Danny Daneau is an independent filmmaker and mixed media artist living in Central Florida. He has directed numerous award winning short films that have played in over thirty film festivals around the world. This summer, Danny will begin principle photography on his feature length film, A MONSTER IN THE ATTIC.

Goodnight Charlie
Director = Danny Daneau
Production = USA/2004
Duration = 7mins

Synopsis = Michael, a young boy, on the verge of leaving childhood fantasies behind forever, has a last conversation with his teddy bear Charlie.

Believe In Destiny
Director = Carl B. Elmore, Jr.
Production = Norway/2003
Duration = 9 mins

Synopsis = Two lonely people meet each other one Friday evening on the internet. They eventually swap photos-of different people. The next step is meeting in person. Since each one is looking for someone else, will destiny intervene and allow them to meet"

Director Profile = Carl B. Elmore, Jr. is an American filmmaker living and working in Norway. Before moving to Norway in 2000, he worked in a variety of jobs in television production. Since moving to Norway, he has written, produced, directed, and edited many various video productions and has won a variety of film festival awards for them.

The Intermission Man
Director = Scott Brown
Production = US/2004
Duration = 8:45

Synopsis = Feeling trapped in a happless marriage and having come close to death, Kate finds herself visited by a shadowy figure who forces her to question her life.

Director Profile = Scott spent several years in Los Angeles acting in and directing theater. His dream, however, was to gain the ability to produce his own work. Now transplanted in Northern California, Scott uses his "day job" to help support his unrelenting passion for storytelling. In 2003 Scott and fellow actor (and best friend) Kevin Gregg started Laughing Raven Productions. The idea being to create a community of like minded, work focused artists to produce low or no cost creations. In 2003 he co-wrote and directed "The Making of Trevor and Ace", an experimental film written and concieved in 4 hours and shot in 8. It allowed him to immerse himself in the technical aspects of virtually every part of the process and get the experience to direct his next film. In 2004 he directed and produced "The Intermission Man". Written by Kevin Gregg and shot on Scott's brand new Panasonic DVX-100 camera, this film introduced a whole new set of challenges. Learning and problem solving as he went, "The Intermission Man" was finished in a little more than 2 months. In 2005 Scott wrote, directed, produced and acted in "Shakespeare's Dead". Shot again on the DVX-100 and edited in Vegas Video 5, this film was by far the most challenging for Scott. It took one full year from the day he started writing to the day it was released. Crazy it seemed for only nine and a half minutes. Scott continues making films in Northern California with his wife, 3 kids and a plethora of animals.

Shakespeares Dead
Director = Scott Brown
Production = USA/2006
Duration = 00:09:33

Synopsis = In everyone"s life there is a single moment, an epiphany, that causes a part of their being, no matter how strong or safe it may seem, to die. This pivitol instant can be as traumatic as a lost loved one or a near death experience. It can also be as simple as reading a Shakespearian play. Within this critical moment, everyone will make a choice. For some, the choice will be deadly.

Director Profile = Scott spent several years in Los Angeles acting in and directing theater. His dream, however, was to gain the ability to produce his own work. Now transplanted in Northern California, Scott uses his "day job" to help support his unrelenting passion for storytelling. In 2003 Scott and fellow actor (and best friend) Kevin Gregg started Laughing Raven Productions. The idea being to create a community of like minded, work focused artists to produce low or no cost creations. In 2003 he co-wrote and directed "The Making of Trevor and Ace", an experimental film written and concieved in 4 hours and shot in 8. It allowed him to immerse himself in the technical aspects of virtually every part of the process and get the experience to direct his next film. In 2004 he directed and produced "The Intermission Man". Written by Kevin Gregg and shot on Scott's brand new Panasonic DVX-100 camera, this film introduced a whole new set of challenges. Learning and problem solving as he went, "The Intermission Man" was finished in a little more than 2 months. In 2005 Scott wrote, directed, produced and acted in "Shakespeare's Dead". Shot again on the DVX-100 and edited in Vegas Video 5, this film was by far the most challenging for Scott. It took one full year from the day he started writing to the day it was released. Crazy it seemed for only nine and a half minutes. Scott continues making films in Northern California with his wife, 3 kids and a plethora of animals.

The Wealthiest Man In The World!
Director = Matt Evan
Production = USA/2005
Duration = 13min 48secs

Synopsis = "The Wealthiest Man In The World!" Written and Produced by Miguel A Hurtado Since 1985 the California Lottery has issued out more than a billion dollars in winnings. Over 250 million dollars in Santa Clara County alone. While the masses have poured hard earned cash into dreams of winning there are those who have won the lottery more than more than once.. This is a story of how that fact affects this group of the masses.

Director Profile = Matt Evan of Deipenbrock Storyfilms Directed and Edited The Wealthiest Man. Matt Founded the production company Diepenbrock Storyfilms in the spring of 2003 to facilitate the shooting of his feature film, "The Sinners Gold". While still contributing to that end, Evan and company have recently expanded their horizons by overseeing multiple projects and pursuing a spot in the local video/film production market. With a growing troupe of talented actors and a motivated and talented production team, Storyfilms is now beginning to see the fruits of its labor. "The Wealthiest Man" is its first completion.

She He
Director = Massimo Amici
Production = Italy/2005
Duration = 9min

Synopsis = Two dreams. His and hers. The instant we fall in love we feel like we have it all but can at the same time lose everything. The fragility of this moment makes those in love beautiful and pure, strong and delicate at the same time. Each person chases love in their own way, and imagines it as they wish.

Director Profile = I was born in Rome, but grew up in Toronto, Canada. At the age of 26 I returned to Italy where I produced my first short film. Though I have no former film schooling, I feel filmmaking is something that I have always done (for example: while I was imagining a life I would have preferred).

Old and Lonely
Director = Savio DSilva
Production = India/2007
Duration = 27min

Synopsis = This Savio DSilva film depicts the everyday life of a 70 year old woman living by herself in a small apartment in Mumbai, India. Her ways of dealing with her everyday chores and duties are accurately displayed on screen without any dialogues. She is shown waking up, making her breakfast, dusting the furniture, eating lunch, sleeping, having tea, praying, etc. The touching part of this film is her loneliness and how she longs for the company of her grandson, son and daughter-in-law which is revealed in the last scene of the movie. This is certainly a must watch movie for it's deep meaning of loneliness in old age faced by senior citizens in any big city. The movie is easy on the eyes and must be watched for the acting of the old lady & how she potrays her character. The mundane life for senior citizens living by themselves is shown well by the old lady.

Skeletal Dreams
Director = Davon E. Johnson
Production = USA/06
Duration = 24min

Ever have a dream about someone or something that you have encountered in the waking hour, but in a different context? Ever have a dream about what the future holds for you and it becomes true? She did...

Skeletal Dreams is a film about a misunderstood woman who dreams about various situations that have occurred in the waking hour, but in a different context, a very different context. These dreams also reveal specific segments of her life that become horrifying precognitions of what awaits her escape from this dream world.

Drake Films, LLC in association with Davon E. Johnson Filmworks create a wonderful adaptation from an original stage play that has you on the edge of your seat to see what this woman is going to encounter next. Skeletal Dreams introduces Alexandria St. Aubin, Alex DelVecchio and many others to twist and turn you through a dream sequence you will never forget.

Davon E. Johnson = Davon E. Johnson is a 41 year old director, producer, writer, film festival director and actor who lives in Denver, Colorado. He has directed numerous films and has two feature films under his belt. He is currently working on his fifth narrative short film and first music video. Davon started his production company, Davon E. Johnson Filmworks Production, in 1989 and also directed his first film that year. Three of his films have aired on P.B.S. television and has won numerous film festival awards in the United States, Europe and Asia. Davon is the producer of two film festivals that he held in Denver each year. Adam Langer, who is the author of a major book about film festivals, The Film Festival Guide, features Davon’s Denver International World Cinema Independent Fall Film Festival, which is held in the month of September. Davon has very high hopes for his four new films, “Colour Blind,” “Murder.com,” “Portrait of a Soul” and most current “Skeletal Dreams.” Davon gained a distribution deal for his feature film “Colour Blind.” Since then he has started directing Television commercials for designer Ken Smoots for the fashion house of Urban Jungle Fashions and for Worldwide Mortgage. Davon hopes his latest projects will create opportunities for him. Kimma Drake = Kimma Drake is a playwright, screenwriter, film producer and artist who has furthered her career by becoming a member of the innovative independent film scene. Kimma acted as the Writer, Producer, Production Manager, Casting Associate, Costume Designer and Executive Producer on her current film, “Skeletal Dreams.” Skeletal Dreams started out as a poem, which was originally written almost 20 years ago in a Princeton, New Jersey high school library. From this poem she wrote the actual story as a stage play, but thought it would definitely prove to be a very interesting screenplay. Most of the dialogue was kept true to the original stage play, which gives the film a more theatrical style. Kimma started out working in television production and worked her way through the media wire to create radio commercials and then found an interest in film. She worked with another local Atlanta independent film company in Marketing and Production before branching off on her own.Kimma has studied film under the same great masters that instructed Quentin Tarantino and Guy Ritchie to their first feature films! Kimma holds a Masters degree in Project Management which proves beneficial for her continuous film planning and production. She has many other projects in the works along with another screenplay, which will be completed in 2007.

Zoe's Day
Director = Rebecca Gwynne
Production = USA/06
Duration = 10min

Synopsis = "Stunningly beautiful" a little devastating." says Brian Graden, President of Programming at MTV, VH1, CMT, and Logo. "ZOE"S DAY" is a short film directed by Rebecca Gwynne that chronicles what should have been a typical afternoon for seven-year-old Zoe, played by Ruby Jerins (ABC"s "Six Degrees"). Michael Kelly ("Invincible" and "Dawn of the Dead"), plays Zoe"s devoted father Bill. Together Zoe and her dad romp through beautiful Park Slope, Brooklyn, on a whimsical journey of childhood wonder, only to discover that the world is not as simple as it seems.

Director Profile = Rebecca is an award-winning director and editor with more than 10 years of film and television experience. When she's not creating promos, trailers, Up-Fronts and PSA"s for MTV, she"s busy directing and/or editing films. Rebecca has worked on a wide range of material, from editing a psychological thriller that debuted at the Tribeca Film Festival to co-producing and editing an Emmy and Beacon Award winning documentary about refugees from Darfur. Next up: The Wingmaker, an original screenplay about a boy struggling with his mortality. Rebecca is the recipient of a BFA in film, video and animation from the Rhode Island School of Design.

Holding Me Over
Director = Anthony C. Hipple
Production = USA/2006
Duration = 27:11

Synopsis = "A Hand Twisted Comedy Short". Two friends escape the corporate city life and venture to open a pretzel shop in a quaint rural town in Pennsylvania. The men encounter numerous off-beat characters who apply for a job to hold them over until their 'real career' takes off. The potential new bosses have rich fantasies about what it would be like to work with the applicant. Once the choices are made, the two entrepeneurs are further challenged by training their new employees.

Director Profile = This is a first time director position for screenwriter Anthony C. Hipple. His 3rd production as screenwirter.

Fight Against
Director = Savio DSilva
Production = India/2007
Duration = 7min

Synopsis = Fight Against is a short musical film about all the elements & deeds in the world that people fight against. The messages are blasted on screen in short and powerful still shots in rhythm with the musical beats leaving the audience captivated and glued to the film.

This Savio DSilva film ends with the regular "fade to black" and a powerful and motivating message for the audience.

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