WED, SEPT 16
Taste of the Festival
7-9pm
FREE Open to the public
Capital City Bar and Grill
3149 S. Dirksen Pkwy
For those not familiar with film
fests, this evening event will
include a preview of 5-6 of the
festival’s shortest entries, movie
trivia with IT’s movie critic Chuck
Koplinksi.
FRI, SEPT 18
Pre-festival Party w/ filmmakers
6pm - Midnight
(Full Weekend Passholders Only)
Skatin’ 66
Tyrone Dixon, Hollywood, CA
Musician Robbie Love skates
Route 66 to promote his music
and raise money for charity. 65 m.
Golden Blade III: Return
of the Monkey’s Uncle
TJ Wiedow, Asheville, NC
Kung Fu spoof with intentional
bad dubs and misspelled subtitles. 91 m.
The Crimson Mask
Elias Plagianos, Brooklyn, NY
Businessman and has-been
wrestler struggle to break free of
overwhelming debt by any
means. 85 m.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19
Session #1 10-11:50am
Audience Favorite Debut
Competition
A Short Film about Love
HsinYin Sung, Taiwan
Street cleaner tries to win a beautiful
woman with an expensive
gift. 7m.
Sinnerman
Travis Pittman, Kelly Daniela
Norris, New York, NY
A student takes drastic measures
to protect his future when a former
girlfriend becomes pregnant. 19 m.
Perspective
Laura Meoli, Bronx, NY
A magic camera gives a claymation
artist a new perspective on
life. 13 m.
In the Dark
Alex Fazeli, Pasadena, CA
A double agent agrees to
exchange information for safe
passage when Khomeini takes
over Iran. 17 m.
Letter Home
Ken Pak, Ontario, Canada
One person understood what
William went through in the war;
now it’s his turn to understand. 9 m.
Business as Usual
Dominique Schilling, Los Angeles, CA
A young businesswoman suffers a
miscarriage three hours before a
major presentation. 17 m.
And Seven Hours Later
Lynelle White, O’Fallon, IL
A geek and a preppy girl find
something in common when
trapped in an elevator. 7 m.
The Last Legend
Brant Hadfield, Kirkwood, MO
A young woman journeys to a
remote farm to solve a riddle
learned from her grandmother. 12 m.
Session #2 11:50am-1pm
Short Documentaries –
FREE SHOW
Safe Haven: The Warsaw Zoo
Gary Lester, Winter Park, FL
Story of how the zoo became a
safe haven for 300 Jews at the
beginning of WWII. 29 m.
Heart Sutra
Satoshi Hirayama, Japan
An interpretation of Buddhist text
through scenes, monologues and
dance. 24 m.
Session #3 1pm
Fest Sampler &
Filmmaker Panel
Skylight - Animation
David Baas, Toronto, Canada
Penguins deal with strange light
from above. 5 m.
The Bro Pact - Foreign
Language
David Xarach, Victor Peceno,
Spain
Three young men take a friendship
pact one rule too far. 6 m.
(Written by Jan Militello,
Rochester, IL)
I Am a Man: From Memphis,
A Lesson in Life
Jonathan Epstein, Memphis, TN
Documentary of a sanitation
worker who marched with Martin
Luthur King. 27 m.
Cantata in C Major
– Best Experimental
Ronnie Cramer, Denver, CO
Montage of horror movie clips
and soundtracks. 8 m.
Hush - Student Film - Drama
Jauvonnie Brown, Chicago
Vocational H. S.
Students keep secrets about
family, drugs and personal problems. 10 m.
Repaired? - Animation
Seung-Hoo Ihm,
San Francisco, CA
Aliens try to repair their ship. 3 m.
Scarecrow
– History Award Winner
Patrick Knipe, Burbank, CA
Deserting Civil War soldier
redeems himself by saving a runaway
slave boy. 17 m.
The Birthday Party - Drama
Veronique N. Doumbe,
New York, NY
A 10-year-old’s birthday party
ends in tragedy. 7 m.
Caught in Paint - Experimental
Rita Blitt, Leawood, KS
Artist’s paintings are reproduced
by dancers behind a glass partition
while she paints. 6 m.
The 2 Sons and Their
Crogzookies - Comedy
Dale Ward, Eureka, MO
Twins approach a task in different
ways. 3 m.
See You Next Fall
- Student Film - Comedy
Allison Martsch, Nino LoGrasso,
Springfield H.S.
Falling into a pile of leaves sends
boy into an alternate universe
where he is being pursued. 3 m.
Appliance Night Out
– Animation
Peter J. Casey, Rockford, IL
Washer and dryer have night on
the town. 3 m.
Filmmaker Panel
Meet visiting filmmakers and hear
about their films.
Session #4 3:15 – 5:15pm
Audience Favorite Comedy
Competition
50 States
Caity Birmingham, Chicago, IL
Father and daughter go on road
trip. 13m.
Woke Up Ugly
Ryan Parker, Memphis,TN
Man awakes with a different face
prompting the girl of his dreams
to confess her own affliction. 21m
Stalk Much?
Bill Bayken, Chicago, IL
Man experiences stages of grief
after breakup. 10 m.
True Beauty This Night
Peter Besson, Sherman Oaks, CA
Rhett must convince his ideal
woman to date him in spite of
their unusual meeting. 10 m.
Death in Charge
Devi Snively, Mishawaka, IN
The grim reaper is mistaken for a
babysitter and learns a thing or
two about life. 15 m.
