Cinema St. Louis Presents
Second
Annual St. Louis Filmmakers Showcase
July 23-28,
2002
Webster University’s Winifred Moore Auditorium
Winner and 2002 SLIFF official invites
Tuesday, July 23
7 p.m.: Relationships
“Better Half,”
directed by Bobby Kirk
“Blowing It Away,”
directed by Eddy Tauk
“The Call,” directed by Matt Krentz
“The Cigarette
Thief,” directed by Dan Cross
“Hoosiers Are from
Mars,” produced by Paul Henroid
“Meeting Mr.
Marvelous,” written by Ted Burke, directed
by Ricci Reinbold and Estlen Feigley
“No Place Like
Home,” directed by Earl Kinsey
“Objects in the
Mirror,” directed by Bobby Kirk
“Wedding Laine,” directed by Andrea Sporcic
9:30 p.m.:
When Bad Things Happen to Good People
“Clown,” directed by Marc Syp
"The Library,"
directed by Rafael Lima
“Life or Death,”
directed by Stewart Layton
“Pottersville,”
directed by Ben Scholle
“Suburban Ghetto,”
directed by Stewart Layton
“Underexposed,”
directed by Jim Twickler
“Welcome to the Life
of Herbert Nobody,” directed by Victor Nash
Wednesday, July 24
7 p.m.: She Said …
“Art Has No
Borders,” directed by Kathy Corley
“Dedication,”
produced by Jill Petzall, directed by Deeds Rogers
“Ménage à Chien,”
directed by Catherine Cathers
“The Richard Nickel
Story,” written/produced by Margie Newman
9:30 p.m.: He Said
…
“It’s Just One
Building,” directed by Alan Brunettin
“Roy,” directed by
Dan Bowers and Bill Sawlich
“A Slice of Life and
Death,” produced by Doug Whyte, directed
by Tom Grable
“Smith Hardware,”
directed by Brent Jaimes
Thursday, July 25
7 p.m.: Selling
Points
This program of commercials, industrials, and animated films highlights the work of St. Louis’ professional filmmaking community. Commercials include work by Advertising Savant (two spots for the St. Louis Zoo), Phoenix Creative (spot for Tangerine Restaurant), Robot Monkey Productions (five spots for Hot Shots sports bar), Rodgers Townsend (three spots for Circus Flora, spot for Laughing Lab beer, and holiday video e-mail spoof called "Ad Guy”), John Siscel (PSA called “College Life”), and Marc Syp (10 PSAs for the city of St. Louis). Industrials include “Closer to Free,” directed by Adam Crosley, and “Metropolis St. Louis,” directed by Ron and Patrick Barlow. Animated films include “The Adventures of Gil the Fish Man,” directed by John Dollus.
9:30 p.m.: Flights
of Fancy
“Angkor Zoom,”
directed by RD Zurick
“City Ballet,”
directed by Thomas Dafnides
“Dreams of the Blind,” directed by Evan Hahl
“Free Spirit,” directed by Andy Kaempfer and
Michael Ray Reed
“Lifeline,”
directed by Angela Burson and Greg Eltringham
“Night Train,”
directed by Hong Zhou
“Untitled (Pretty
Stuff),” directed by Aaron Michels
“Veni Sanctus
Spiritus: Spiritual Transformations,” directed by Lampo Leong
“The Walk,”
directed by Adrienne Spindler
“Zone,” directed by
Zlatko Cosic
Friday, July 26
7 p.m.: Dreams of a
Better Life
“Freedom’s
Price,” directed by Aldo Mani
“A Great Deal!”
directed by Debbie Lum
“Sing Out,”
directed by Richard Zimmerman
“A Thousand Days a
Year,” directed by Daniel Williams
“Two Worlds,”
directed by Tim Burke
9:30 p.m.: The Dead
Zone
*SOLD OUT*
“Art,” directed by
Michael Ray Reed
“A Gathering,”
directed by Peter Carlos, Jay Kelly, and Wyatt Weed
“Rubylocks,”
directed by Brian Yawberry
“The Tell-Tale
Heart,” directed by Doveed Linder
Midnight: Tales from
the Dark Side
“Danger Ranger: Rage Of The Commy-bots,” directed by Jeremy Corray
“Formaldehyde,”
produced by Gabriel Reed, directed
by Tim McGonagle
Motives?
directed by John Specht and Leah Schumacher
"Old School Afternoon" directed by Jeremy Corray
“The Tell-Tale
Heart,” directed by Doveed Linder
Saturday, July 27
Noon: It Came from
Webster Groves!
“City of Metropolis
vs. Superman,” directed by Darin Fisher
“Explaining Art to a
Stuffed Dog,” directed by Aaron Judlowe
“The Fix It
Ticket,” directed by Rebecca Ormond
“Five of Three,”
directed by Chris Fisher
“I Heart You,”
directed by Daniel Waxler
“It’s Cool to Be
Imaginary,” directed by William Jennings
“It’s Nice to Have
Someone Like You to Love,” directed by Amy Grossman
“Lion-Man,”
directed by Chadwell H. Ruthsatz
“The Magic Fruits,”
directed by Inga Palmquist
“The Man without a
Clue,” directed by Rob Severson
“Researching Raymond
Burke,” directed by Brian Jun
“Things Change,”
directed by Brendan Burke
“Trespassing,”
directed by Tyrone Barto
“The Value of a
Quarter,” directed by Eric Johnson
2:30 p.m.: Local
Boys Made Good
A revealing peek at the early directorial efforts of Bob Gale, George Hickenlooper, and Ken Kwapis – three St. Louis natives who have enjoyed professional success in Hollywood – this program includes high-school, college, and professional work by the filmmakers.
Gale’s
films include "The
Annihilator Attacks" (10 min., 8mm), a spoof of the old Republic Rocket
Man movie serials; "The Discovery" (1973, 4 min., 16mm),
which concerns a remarkable discovery made by two astronauts on an unknown
planet; and the Tales from the Crypt episode "House of Horror"
(1989, 30 min.), starring Kevin Dillon and Wil Wheaton, in which a sadistic
fraternity pledge master challenges three new members to enter a
"haunted" house.
Hickenlooper’s
films include “Telefission”
(1979, 5 min., Super 8), in which a young man can't get enough food and
television until his mother decides enough is enough; “A Black and White
Film” (1981, 5 min., in which a black man and a white man meet at a bus
stop, leading to a racial stereotype war; “A Day in the Life” (1981, 5 min.,
Super 8), which is set to the Beatles tune and tells the story of a Vietnam vet
who returns home from the war and tries to cope with his memories of the jungle;
and “Some Folks Call It a Sling Blade” (1993, 25 min.), starring Billy Bob
Thornton, Molly Ringwald, and J.T. Walsh, a short about a slow-witted but kindly
murderer that was later expanded into the Sling Blade feature.
Kwapis’ films include “Pardon My Toga” (1975, 6 min., Super 8), a sight-gag-filled Roman epic; the Student Academy Award-winning “For Heaven’s Sake” (1983, 20 min., 16mm), a comic tale based on a Mozart one-act opera about two nuns competing for a role in a parish songfest; and the Amazing Stories episode “Lane Change” (1987, 23 min.), starring Kathy Baker, about a strange encounter between a woman and a strangely familiar hitchhiker.
5:30 p.m.: A Conversation with Bob Gale
U. City native Bob Gale is interviewed about his career in a free program. The co-writer/producer of I Wanna Hold Your Hand, Used Cars, 1941, the Back to Future trilogy, and Trespass and the writer/director of the interactive movie Mr. Payback, Gale makes his feature directorial debut with Interstate 60, which receives its Midwest premiere at the St. Louis Filmmakers Showcase.
7:30 p.m.: Interstate
60
A road movie for the millennium, Interstate 60 is the story of a young man (played by X-Men’s James Marsden) whose confusion about the future course of his life leads him on a wild journey down a road that doesn't exist on any map. The film also stars Gary Oldman, Amy Smart, and Christopher Lloyd. Gale introduces the film and conducts a post-screening Q&A.
With the short “Lucky Man,” directed by Rafael Lima.
11:30
p.m.: Playboys
After Dark
Mr. Stern, Can I
Have Your Autograph?
directed by Geoffrey Bonk
“Sole 2 Sole,” directed by Rebel One
Sunday, July 28
Noon: Unsung Heroes
“The Louis Zamperini Story,” directed by Paul Henroid
“Voices Of The Veterans,” directed by Dave McCahan
2 p.m.: Shades of Gray
“A Hazy Transparency,” directed by Shaun McCanna
“Unreasonable
Doubt: The Joe Amrine Case,” directed by John McHale
“Words to Live By,
Words to Pass On,” directed by Dianne Becker
4:30 p.m. Art-to-Art
“Crime
Is Easy, Shakespeare Is Hard: Hamlet in Prison,” directed by Agnes Wilcox
“Fashion Film
Festival,” directed by Geoffery Bonk, Jeremy Lamberton, Paul Guzzardo, and
David Wester
“Graffiti Limbo,”
directed by Brent Jaimes
“The People Project,” directed by Michael Knipp
7
p.m. Personal Journeys
“Footprints: Honoring the Sacred Journey,” directed by Tom Barry
“Magic City,” directed by David Wilson
“Magic Picture Box,” directed by David Lee Good
“McNett Country,”
directed by Ben Kaplan
9:30 p.m.: St. Louis
Rocks!
“Quicksand,”
directed by Steve Grabowski
STL2000,
directed by Matt Meyer
Special
Presentations
Selling Points
Thursday, July 25, 7 p.m.
This program of commercials, industrials, and animated films
highlights the work of St. Louis’ professional filmmaking community.
Commercials include work by Advertising Savant (two spots for the St. Louis
Zoo), Phoenix Creative (spot for Tangerine Restaurant), Robot Monkey Productions
(five spots for Hot Shots sports bar), Rodgers Townsend (three
spots for Circus Flora, spot for Laughing Lab beer, and holiday video e-mail
spoof called "Ad Guy”), John Siscel (PSA called "College Life"), and Marc Syp (10 PSAs for the city of St. Louis). Industrials
include “Closer to Free,” directed by Adam Crosley, and “Metropolis St.
Louis,” directed by Ron and Patrick Barlow. Animated films include “The
Adventures of Gil the Fish Man,” directed by John Dollus.
Local Boys Made Good
Saturday, July 27, 2:30 p.m.
A revealing peek at the early directorial efforts of Bob Gale,
George Hickenlooper, and Ken Kwapis – three St. Louis natives who have enjoyed
professional success in Hollywood – this program includes high-school,
college, and professional work by the filmmakers.
A Conversation with Bob Gale
Saturday, July 27, 5:30 p.m.
U. City native Bob Gale is interviewed in a free program. The
co-writer/producer of I Wanna Hold Your Hand, Used Cars, 1941,
the Back to Future trilogy, and Trespass, Gale makes his feature
directorial debut with Interstate 60, which receives its Midwest premiere
at the St. Louis Filmmakers Showcase.
Interstate 60
Saturday, July 27, 7:30 p.m.
A road movie for the millennium, Interstate 60 is the story of a young man whose confusion about the future course of his life leads him on a wild journey down a road that doesn't exist on any map. Gale introduces the film and conducts a post-screening Q&A. With the short “Lucky Man,” directed by Rafael Lima.
Ticket
info:
· Individual tickets are $8 each; $7 for Friends of SLIFF, seniors, and students with current ID.
· Passes good for six admissions are $45; $40 for Friends of SLIFF. The pass must be redeemed for individual tickets at the box office. A hole will be punched in the pass for each ticket redeemed.
· Advance tickets and passes on sale beginning July 8 through the Cinema St. Louis/St. Louis International Film Festival office at 55 Maryland Plaza, Suite A. Call 314-454-0042, ext. 10, for information.
The directors of all accepted films will receive two (2) tickets that may be used for any program. These chosen ones will also have the opportunity to purchase additional advance tickets to all screenings before the general public. Tickets to all programs will then be available to the general public 2-3 weeks prior to the SLFS. All advance ticket sales will be through the SLIFF offices.
Location:
All shows are screened in the Winifred Moore Auditorium, located in Webster Hall
on the campus of Webster University at 470 East Lockwood, St. Louis, MO, 63119.
Enter on Lockwood Ave. MAP
(Mapquest)
Parking:
Parking is available on both the street and the University parking lots (beware
of parking in dorm spaces, however.)
Items of grave importance:
1. Winifred Moore has a maximum seating capacity of 250.
2. All accepted works will screen only once in the SLFS.
3. If you do not have the appropriate ticket to a particular screening, you will
not get in.
4. Directors/crew will be acknowledged at the beginning of each program, but
there will not be time for Q&As afterward.
5. When a screening is over, please exit quickly and get back in line so we can
keep things moving smoothly.
6. It is very rude to watch your film and then leave, distracting the other guests. Please stay seated for the entire program and support each other's work.
7. Have fun!
Supporting Sponsors
American Airlines
City of St. Louis
Emerson
Missouri Arts Commission
Missouri Film Office
Regional Arts Council
St. Louis County
Sheraton Clayton Plaza
Whitaker Foundation
“The Adventures of Gil the Fish Man”
Directed
by John Dollus, 1 min., animation. A plucky fish-man defends his home against a
menacing fishing lure.
Thursday, July 25, 7 p.m.
“Angkor Zoom”
Directed by RD Zurick, 14 min., experimental. Handheld footage of sacred sites in Cambodia is experimented on to find the spirits within.
Thursday,
July 25, 9:30 p.m.
“Art”
Directed
by Michael Ray Reed, 33 min., drama. Haunted by the memory of his father, who
videotaped his own demise, a man uses his knowledge of filmmaking to document
the final actions of other suicide victims.
Friday,
July 26, 9:30 p.m.
“Art Has No Borders”
Directed
by Kathy Corley, 59 min., documentary. Interviews with and performances by the
Gash/Voigt Dance Theatre before and during trips to Turkey and Greece to create
a multinational collaborative dance project.
Wednesday,
July 24, 7 p.m.
“Better Half”
Directed
by Bobby Kirk, 2 min., comedy. A look at the ongoing battle of the sexes.
Tuesday, July 23, 7 p.m.
“Blowing It Away”
Directed
by Eddy Tauk, 4 min., drama. A man who is cheating on his wife experiences a
“what if” dream.
Tuesday,
July 23, 7 p.m.
“The Call”
Directed
by Matt Krentz, 17 min., drama. Two friends get tested at the free AIDS clinic
before making life-altering decisions about their own actions later that night.
Tuesday,
July 23, 7 p.m.
“The Cigarette Thief”
Directed
by Dan Cross, 8 min., comedy. A man has a compulsion to steal a woman's lit
cigarette.
Tuesday,
July 23, 7 p.m.
“City Ballet”
Directed
by Thomas Dafindes, 4 min., experimental. A rhythmic juxtaposition of ballet
dancers in city streets with the graceful flight of birds in the sky.
Thursday,
July 25, 9:30 p.m.
“City of Metropolis vs. Superman”
Directed
by Darin Fisher, 5 min., comedy. Superman goes on trial for causing cancer in a
woman with his X-ray vision.
Saturday,
July 27, noon
“Closer to Free”
Directed
by Adam Crosley, 3 min., industrial. A fond look at automobiles and the people
who love them, produced for an audience of government and auto-industry
engineers.
Thursday,
July 25, 7 p.m.
“Clown,”
Directed by Marc Syp, 13 min., comedy. A tortured young man tries to fill his grandfather's oversized clown shoes, discussing his fears and aspirations as he performs clown stunts with varying degrees of success.
Tuesday, July 23, 9:30 p.m.
“Crime
Is Easy, Shakespeare Is Hard: Hamlet in Prison”
Directed
by Agnes Wilcox, 15 min., documentary. A fascinating look at the Prison Arts
Program production of Hamlet at the Missouri Eastern Correctional Center.
Sunday,
July 28, 4:30 p.m.
“Danger Ranger: Rage Of The Commy-bots”
Directed
by Jeremy Corray, 10 min., action serial. The heroic Danger Ranger battles the
evil Commy-bots in this evocation of sci-fi serials.
Friday,
July 26, midnight
“Dedication”
Directed
by Deeds Rogers and produced
by Jill Petzall, 7 min., drama. A video poem dedicated to the struggles and
triumphs of women working on behalf of others throughout the world.
Wednesday,
July 24, 7 p.m.
“Dreams of the Blind”
Directed
by Evan Hahl, 9 min., experimental. An experimental docudrama that explores the
dream process in legally blind people.
Thursday,
July 25, 9:30 p.m.
“Explaining Art to a Stuffed Dog”
Directed
by Aaron Judlowe, 4 min., comedy. Two men argue over the true meaning of art,
with one of them attempting to enlighten a stuffed animal.
Saturday,
July 27, noon
“Fashion Film Festival”
Directed
by Geoffery Bonk, Jeremy Lamberton, Paul Guzzardo, and David Wester, 10 min.,
documentary. The relationship between art and commerce in St. Louis is comically
discussed through footage shot at a St. Louis International Film Festival
benefit.
Sunday,
July 28, 4:30 p.m.
“Five of Three”
Directed
by Chris Fisher, 8 min., comedy. A young woman tries in vain to smoke one last
cigarette before her break is over.
Saturday,
July 27, noon
“The Fix It Ticket”
Directed
by Rebecca Ormond, 10 min., comedy. A man sends his voluptuous young daughter to
the police station to have a ticket fixed, with disastrous results for all
involved.
Saturday,
July 27, noon
“Footprints: Honoring the Sacred Journey”
Directed
by Tom Barry, 21 min., documentary. A poignant look at Cardinal Glennon
Children's Hospital’s Footprints program, which takes a holistic approach to
the care of terminally ill children.
Sunday,
July 28, 7 p.m.
“Formaldehyde”
Produced
by Gabriel Reed, directed by Tim
McGonagle, 8 min., drama. A
young boy reinstates his family's happiness through his obsession with
taxidermy.
Friday, July 26, midnight
“Free Spirit”
Directed by Andy Kaempfer and Michael Ray Reed (2:00, experimental) Sky divers free fall and gleefully play in the air.
Thursday,
July 25, 9:30 p.m.
“Freedom’s Price”
Directed
by Aldo Mani, 12 min., drama. The price of freedom is underscored by this story
of a female assassin who takes out a terrorist cell group.
Friday,
July 26, 7 p.m.
“A Gathering”
Directed
by Peter Carlos, Jay Kelly, and Wyatt Weed, 65 min., drama. A bittersweet
trilogy exploring the emotional perspectives of various mourners at a wake.
Friday,
July 26, 9:30 p.m.
“Graffiti Limbo”
Directed
by Brent Jaimes, 30 min., documentary. A unique look at the world of graffiti
artists during one of the largest international graffiti festivals ever held.
Sunday,
July 28, 4:30 p.m.
“A Great Deal!”
Directed
by Debbie Lum, 18 min., comedy. To break out of her shell, an agoraphobic girl
overcomes an overbearing mother and constipated father with the help of a
charming telemarketer.
Friday,
July 26, 7 p.m.
“A
Hazy Transparency”
Directed
by Shaun McCanna, 26 min., documentary. An examination of Peru’s presidential
2000 and 2001 elections that looks at the shift of election observers from their
more traditional passive roles to more proactive defenders of democracy.
Sunday,
July 28, 2 p.m.
“Hoosiers Are from Mars”
Produced
by Paul Henroid, 17 min., comedy. The St. Louis Hoosier is examined through the
not-so-subtle differences between two dimwitted men and the women they try to
pick up.
Tuesday,
July 23, 7 p.m.
“I Heart You”
Directed
by Daniel Waxler, 9 min., comedy. A pitiful young man attempts to communicate
through the use of candy conversation hearts.
Saturday,
July 27, noon
Interstate 60
Directed
by Bob Gale, 116 min., comedy. The St. Louis Filmmakers Showcase presents the
Midwest premiere of the feature directorial debut of U. City native Bob Gale,
co-creator of the Back to the Future trilogy. A
road movie for the millennium, Interstate 60 is the story of a young man
whose confusion about the future course of his life leads him on a wild journey
on a road that doesn't exist on any map. Gale introduces the film and conducts a
post-screening Q&A.
Saturday,
July 27, 7:30 p.m.
“It’s Cool to Be Imaginary”
Directed
by William Jennings, 4 min., drama. A man screws over his imaginary friend.
Saturday,
July 27, noon
“It’s Just One Building”
Directed
by Alan Brunettin, 9 min., documentary. An elegy for some of the lost
architectural treasures of downtown St. Louis.
Wednesday,
July 24, 7 p.m.
“It’s Nice to Have Someone Like You to Love”
Directed
by Amy Grossman, 2:15, comedy. A couple struggles to learn what not to do
in order to keep their relationship happy.
Saturday,
July 27, noon
“The Library”
Directed
by Rafael Lima, 15 min., comedy. A young man desperately tries to finish a
project at the school library.
Tuesday, July 23, 9:30 p.m.
“Lifeline”
Directed
by Angela Burson and Greg Eltringham, 6 min., animation. Personal observations
on life are narrated over still and animated images.
Thursday,
July 25, 9:30 p.m.
“Life or Death”
Directed
by Stewart Layton, 7 min., drama. Reality becomes blurred when a young man has
nightmares that his wife has been murdered.
Tuesday, July 23, 9:30 p.m.
“Lion-Man”
Directed
by Chadwell H. Ruthsatz, 6 min., comedy. A lion-man living in the suburbs can no
longer stand the clock-watching monotony of the workplace and attempts to return
to the wild.
Saturday,
July 27, noon
“The
Louis Zamperini Story”
Directed
by Paul Henroid, 28 min., documentary. The moving story of a former Olympian
turned World War II soldier who survived 47 days on a life raft in the Pacific
Ocean.
Sunday,
July 28, noon
“Lucky Man”
Directed
by Rafael Lima, 14 min., comedy. A lifetime loser is dealt four aces in a
high-stakes poker game and has to play the hand of his life to turn his luck
around.
Saturday,
July 27, 7:30 p.m.
“Magic City”
Directed
by David Wilson, 19 min., documentary. A young man goes looking for his lost
friends in Moberly, Mo. – a boomtown gone bust still known as the “Magic
City” – but stumbles into the weirdness of small-town youth culture.
Sunday,
July 28, 7 p.m.
“The Magic Fruits”
Directed
by Inga Palmquist, 9 min., comedy. A short fairytale about a blind princess and
her magical singing fruit.
Saturday,
July 27, noon
“Magic
Picture Box”
Directed
by David Lee Good, 19 min., documentary. An intimate evaluation of people's
relationship with their television sets.
Sunday,
July 28, 7 p.m.
“The Man without a Clue”
Directed
by Rob Severson, 4 min., comedy. A film noir spoof about a befuddled
amnesiac and the proper usage of grammar.
Saturday,
July 27, noon
“McNett Country”
Directed
by Ben Kaplan, 20 min., documentary. A unique flash-animation documentary that
chronicles the lives of country-music pioneers Bob and Dean McNett.
Sunday,
July 28, 7 p.m.
“Meeting Mr. Marvelous”
Written
by Ted Burke, directed by Ricci
Reinbold and Estlen Feigley, 14
min., comedy. A woman places a personal ad in the romance section and meets a
respondent who claims to be a superhero.
Tuesday,
July 23, 7 p.m.
“Ménage à Chien”
Directed
by Catherine Cathers, 2 min., experimental. An exploration of “doggie
nirvana,” the path to canine enlightenment and ecstasy.
Wednesday,
July 24, 7 p.m.
“Metropolis St. Louis”
Directed
by Ron and Patrick Barlow, 8 min., documentary. A statement on the mission and
purpose of Metropolis St. Louis, a group of young civic-minded people dedicated
to preserving the city of St. Louis.
Thursday,
July 25, 7 p.m.
Motives?
Directed
by John Specht and Leah Schumacher, 82 min., drama. A man tries to kill his wife
before being double-crossed and caught up in his own trap.
Friday,
July 26, midnight
Mr. Stern, Can I Have Your Autograph?
Directed
by Geoffrey Bonk, 88 min., drama. A journalist for a gossip magazine is lured
into a complicated web of deceit and misinformation revolving around the subject
of an upcoming tabloid exposé.
Saturday,
July 27, 11:30 p.m.
“Night Train”
Directed
by Hong Zhou, 39 min., drama. A Toronto subway purse-snatcher's reality becomes
altered when he acquires a woman passenger's diary.
Thursday,
July 25, 9:30 p.m.
“No Place Like Home”
Directed
by Earl Kinsey, 23 min., comedy. A white yuppie family moves into a house
haunted by a family of noisy black ghosts.
Tuesday,
July 23, 7 p.m.
“Objects in the Mirror”
Directed
by Bobby Kirk, 10 min., drama. Two best friends tackle the issues arising from
impending nuptials.
Tuesday,
July 23, 7 p.m.
“The
People Project”
Directed
by Michael Knipp, 60 min., documentary. A behind-the-scenes look at the artistic
process involved in creating the public-art People Project.
Sunday,
July 28, 4:30 p.m.
“Pottersville”
Directed
by Ben Scholle, 22 min., drama. A broke, directionless college graduate learns
the true meaning of Christmas when he enters a bizarre business arrangement with
a stranger and quickly loses everything.
Tuesday, July 23, 9:30 p.m.
“Quicksand”
Directed
by Steve Grabowski, 3 min., music video. Music video from local band
Rockgodsuperstar.
Sunday,
July 28, 9:30 p.m.
“Researching Raymond Burke”
Directed
by Brian Jun, 16 min., drama. A lonely man, played by John Heard, deals with the
loss of his mother by attempting a selfless act of redemption to win the
admiration of his nephew.
Saturday,
July 27, noon
“The Richard Nickel Story”
Written
and produced by Margie Newman, 28 min., documentary. An examination of the life
of a photographer whose passion for the work of architect Louis Sullivan led him
on a crusade to save Chicago's architectural treasures and eventually cost him
his own life.
Wednesday,
July 24, 7 p.m.
“Roy”
Directed
by Dan Bowers and Bill Sawlich, 20 min., documentary. A day in the life of a
capricious barber who is not always polite but forever entertaining.
Wednesday,
July 24, 7 p.m.
“Rubylocks”
Directed
by Brian Yawberry, 5 min., drama. The death of a woman's mother spurs her to
revisit her childhood book of fairytales, and within its pages she discovers a
letter from her unknown grandmother revealing a mysterious secret.
Friday,
July 26, 9:30 p.m.
“Sing Out”
Directed
by Richard Zimmerman, 5 min., drama. A young man who works in a kiosk at the zoo
dreams of success and a life far away from his dull job.
Friday,
July 26, 7 p.m.
“A Slice of Life and Death”
Produced
by Doug Whyte, directed by Tom
Grable, 54 min., documentary.
The way we face death and funerals is observed in this unique documentary that
juxtaposes the philosophies of an urban African-American funeral director with
that of his whiter-than-white counterpart in rural Wisconsin.
Wednesday,
July 24, 7 p.m.
“Smith Hardware”
Directed
by Brent Jaimes, 30 min., documentary. The remarkable story of Mr. Smith and the
72-year history of Smith Hardware, a former fixture in the University City Loop.
Wednesday,
July 24, 7 p.m.
“Sole 2 Sole”
Directed
by Rebel One, 11 min., comedy. A successful black man seeks to come to grips
with his love for women's feet.
Saturday,
July 27, 11:30 p.m.
STL2000
Directed
by Matt Meyer, 105 min., documentary. A fascinating assemblage of performances
and candid interviews during the year 2000 that reveals the genesis and current
state of the St. Louis underground rock scene.
Sunday,
July 28, 9:30 p.m.
“Suburban Ghetto”
Directed
by Stewart Layton, 12 min., drama. Two upper-middle-class teenagers get into a
dangerous scene the night before one of them goes off to college.
Tuesday, July 23, 9:30 p.m.
“The Tell-Tale Heart”
Directed
by Doveed Linder, 9 min., drama. A nervous man tries to convince the viewer and
the police that he is not mad in this adaptation of an Edgar Allen Poe short
story.
Friday,
July 26, 9:30 p.m.
“Things Change”
Directed
by Brendan Burke, 5 min., drama. A study of the emotions involved in the breakup
of a young couple.
Saturday,
July 27, noon
“A Thousand Days a Year”
Directed
by Daniel Williams, 52 min., drama. Two lonely people search for happiness and
spirituality in the chaos of an urban landscape while an angel attempts to guide
them in their dreams.
Friday,
July 26, 7 p.m.
“Trespassing”
Directed
by Tyrone Barto, 6 min., drama. A day in the life of a subversive cover band
searching for their own identity.
Saturday,
July 27, noon
“Two Worlds”
Directed
by Tim Burke, 13 min., comedy. A shy comic-book artist battles evil and attempts
to win the damsel of his dreams while straddling reality and his own created
universe.
Friday,
July 26, 7 p.m.
“Underexposed”
Directed
by Jim Twickler, 18 min., drama. A young director learns firsthand the problems
of putting "creativity" ahead of personal relationships.
Tuesday, July 23, 9:30 p.m.
“Unreasonable
Doubt: The Joe Amrine Case”
Directed
by John McHale, 50 min., documentary. The tragic tale of a Missouri man who will
soon be executed for a crime he did not commit despite the lack of evidence or
witnesses against him.
Sunday,
July 28, 2 p.m.
“Untitled
(Pretty Stuff)”
Directed
by Aaron Michels, 11 min., experimental documentary. A young videography student
questions his artistic motivations and seeks inspiration in nature.
Thursday,
July 25, 9:30 p.m.
“The Value of a Quarter”
Directed
by Eric Johnson, 9 min., comedy. After a tragic toaster accident, the devil and
an angel bargain for the eternal soul of a man whom neither of them wants.
Saturday,
July 27, noon
“Veni Sanctus Spiritus: Spiritual Transformations”
Directed
by Lampo Leong, 8 min., experimental. The rhythms of calligraphy and abstract
paintings evoke a transcendental experience of spirituality and provide an
interpretation of the genesis of man.
Thursday,
July 25, 9:30 p.m.
“Voices
of the Veterans”
Directed
by Dave McCahan, 60 min., documentary. With nearly 60 veterans participating,
this touching film looks at the American war experience during the 20th century
through the eyes of the men and women who served our country in the armed
services.
Sunday,
July 28, noon
“The Walk”
Directed
by Adrienne Spindler, 3 min., music video. Experimental music video unites two
women from disparate cultures in the freedom of dance.
Thursday,
July 25, 9:30 p.m.
“Wedding Laine”
Directed
by Andrea Sporcic, 12 min., drama. A young woman reminisces on her days growing
up in a bowling alley on the eve of her wedding to a boy from the
"right" side of the tracks.
Tuesday,
July 23, 7 p.m.
“Welcome to the Life of Herbert Nobody”
Directed
by Victor Nash, 14 min., drama. A sad-sack loser valiantly tries to fit in and
be cool, but his day ultimately reaches a tragic conclusion.
Tuesday, July 23, 9:30 p.m.
“Words to Live By, Words to Pass On”
Directed by Dianne Becker, 27 min., documentary. The story of a community of stone-age mountain people from Papua, Indonesia who lacked any contact with the outside world until the 1960's.
Sunday,
July 28, 2 p.m.
“Zone”
Directed by Zlatko Cosic, 4 min., experimental. A journey through a person's mind, filled with the illusions, feelings, thoughts, and realities experienced on the trip.
Thursday,
July 25, 9:30 p.m.