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GIG HARBOR FILM FESTIVAL OCTO B E R 1 9 • 2 0 • 2 1 Lights, Camera, Harbor....The Harbor Magic!! Thanks to you and your continued support, the Gig Harbor Film Festival magic is growing. Many thanks and deep appreciation to the members of the GHFF Board of Directors and Advisory Board who work hard to bring thousands of details together to ensure this continued growth. As Co-founder of GHFF, it’s been a pleasure and wonderful opportunity to show the love, care and beauty of our community. Not only for those of us fortunate to live here but for the tourist and our neighbors of Puget Sound. Gig Harbor is an enclave within a harbor to offer friendly smiles, cultural arts, boating, and all that makes our beautiful community hum with love. I’ve enjoyed the opportunity to meet and speak with many filmmakers. They learn quickly the care, appreciation and positive support their films are given. How exciting for them to learn their treasured work will be screened in a high tech, award winning, 10 screen Galaxy Theatre and appreciated by an articulate, intelligent, sophisticated community of film-enthusiasts. Each will have a chance, first hand, to view our beautiful town, enjoy those friendly smiles and warm handshakes. Now, let’s sit back, enjoy the popcorn, the films and learn firsthand from filmmakers all that goes into shooting and making independent films we all love!! The Gig Harbor Film Festival.....we bring the Magic of film to you!!

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MARTY THACKER

GIG HARBOR FILM FESTIVAL EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

October in Gig Harbor brings us another season to enjoy with the beauty of fall colors all around us. It also brings one of my favorite annual events, the Gig Harbor Film Festival. Now in its fifth season, the festival brings a variety of great films and interesting subjects from aspiring filmmakers to our community. We share the beauty of our community with them for inspiration; they share their picture of the world through film with us. If you haven’t attended one of the many entertaining events offered during the weekend of the Film Festival, make this the year to get out and support “REEL Magic”. Meet and greet these talented visitors and give them a warm welcome to the Maritime City.

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It is my distinguished pleasure to once again welcome you to the Gig Harbor Film Festival, October 19-21st. This annual event is one of my favorites because it provides a unique opportunity to learn and be entertained at the same time. The Gig Harbor Film Festival’s board of directors has worked particularly hard on providing a wide range of events to entertain children, students and adults – all while keeping the event affordable for all. I hope you will enjoy this year’s crop of ﬁlms, and also have time to enjoy the community of Gig Harbor. We welcome you here! Learn more about Gig Harbor by visiting our tourism website at www.gigharborguide.com

— I am delighted to be entering my 5th year with the Gig Harbor Film Festival. As a founding board member, I have had the privilege to be involved in the excitement generated from a start-up project, to a fully successful , annual signature event. The festival has evolved during the past few years, with the addition of a 72-hr. competition, KidsFest Sunday, ﬁlmaker workshops, annual achievement awards, and a growing population of enthusiastic viewers. I am looking forward to the continued growth of the festival and the exciting new events to come!

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BETTY FELKER,

GIG HARBOR FILM FESTIVAL PRESIDENT

WARREN ZIMMERMAN,

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, GIG HARBOR CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

CHUCK HUNTER,

GIG HARBOR MAYOR

Welcome to Gig Harbor’s 5th annual Film Festival! This wonderful festival has grown so quickly from its humble first year, and now includes so many wonderful events and activities for film lovers of all ages. Thanks to the hard work of the Gig Harbor Film Festival team, Gig Harbor is host to celebrities, film makers, film competitors and film lovers – young and old. We hope you will take time to enjoy our beautiful community of Gig Harbor. Take your time to explore the arts, the water, the recreation and the scenery during this fall weekend. Our local hotels have special film festival deals- so stay the weekend and enjoy the festival and Gig Harbor - Washington’s Maritime City. Learn more at www.gigharborguide.com

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or visit the Gig Harbor Film Festival office, just right of the main entrance to Galaxy Theatre in UPTOWN. Open Monday through Saturday 10 - 5:00pm. EXTENDED HOURS THROUGH THE FESTIVAL...9:00 AM TO 6:00PM Adult: $8 per ticket Seniors (65+) and Students: $6 per ticket “Special Pass Package” of 8 Adult Tickets: $45 Academy Awards/72 Hr Film Awards: $20 per ticket Short stack kids Fest: $6 per ticket. An adult family member can accompany kids at no charge.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS Betty Felker ....................................Board President Brian McLean ................................Vice President Lisa Marie Spencer .....................Treasurer Marty Thacker ..............................Executive Director Patty Jackson ................................Board Member Pat Schmidt ...................................Board Member Brett Draper ...................................Board Member Jane Koler .......................................Board Member Dyann Lyon.....................................Board Member Marilyn Owell................................Board Emeritus

FOUNDING BOARD MEMBERS Gig Harbor Film Festival Co-Founders

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Josh Lucas, well known actor and ﬁlm star is this year’s special honored guest. Come meet Josh and enjoy his new ﬁlm, RED DOG, Thursday, October 18th from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at Galaxy Theatre.

SPECIAL PRESENTATION

RED DOG

ouncement ming Soon EEL Red Dog, a family friendly film, is the talk of the film industry. Josh will offer Q&A after the screening, and continue the evening fun at Canterwood Golf & Country Club for appetizers and beverage. Josh Lucas will receive “The Reel Magic Award” given to those who give back to their community. $75.00 per person for a night of film, fun and appetizers.

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THURSDAY • OCT. 18 • 5:30 PM $75 PER PERSON Includes film and appetizers and beverage at Canterwood Golf and Country Club following the screening. Meet Josh Lucas and join us for a special evening.

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VISIT www.gigharborfilmfestival.org OR CALL 253-851-3456

THURSDAY • 5:30 PM

STARRING JOSH LUCAS 92 MIN. (PG) FULL-LENGTH FEATURE

AWARDS: Red Dog won Best Film and the

Australian Film Institute (AFI) Member’s Choice Award at the 2011 Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) Awards. Red Dog dominated the 2011 Inside Film Awards. Nominated in nine categories, it won seven. It received the Best Feature Film award, as well as: Best Actor – Josh Lucas Best Direction – Kriv Stenders Best Script Best Cinematography Best Music Best Box Ofﬁce Achievement

Red Dog is a 2011 Australian family ﬁlm directed by Kriv Stenders and produced by Nelson Woss and Julie Ryan. The ﬁlm is based on a true story from the novel Red Dog. At the 2011 Inside Film Awards Red Dog was nominated in nine categories and won seven, including Best Feature Film.

AWARDS CEREMONY OCT. 21 • 3:00 PM

$20.00 gigharborﬁlmfestival.org INCLUDES POPCORN AND POP. 72-HOUR FILM COMPETITION AWARDS WILL FOLLOW.

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SPECIAL FEATURE PRESENTATION Horse Soldier

The Gig Harbor Film Festival salutes the

WOUNDED WARRIORS FOUNDATION. after the Question & Answer session.

LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR WOUNDED WARRIORS....

LET’S HONOR THOSE WHO FIGHT FOR OUR FREEDOM.

HORSE SOLDIERS OF 9 /11 SATURDAY • OCT. 20 • 12:45 PM

THEATRE 7

DIRECTOR ALEX QUADE 19 MIN.

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Come along for the ride with the “HORSE SOLDIERS OF 9/11.” It was the news the world breathlessly waited for immediately after the 9/11 terror attacks: a report of the ﬁrst American troops on the ground in Afghanistan. All at once, the world’s attention focused on an iconic photo of small teams of U.S. Special Operations Forces doing something no American military had done in nearly a century: ride horses into combat.

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GARY SINESE

That photo would go on to inspire an artist to sculpt an 18ft tall monument at Ground Zero, ten years later. The courage of the ﬁrst into battle is what guarantees the courage of those that follow: “HORSE SOLDIERS OF 9/11”... a ﬁlm by war reporter Alex Quade. www.gigharborfilmfestival.org • 2012 GIG HARBOR FILM FESTIVAL • 9

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SUSPICION FRIDAY • 4:30 PM Q&A • FILMMAKER ATTENDING DIRECTOR DAVID DILLEY 88 MIN. AWARDS:

RACHEL RIVER SATURDAY • 5:55 PM Q&A • FILMMAKER ATTENDING DIRECTOR SANDY SMOLAN

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Sundance Film Festival, Nominated for The Grand Jury Prize Sundance Film Festival, Jury Prize Outstanding Cinematography Sundance Film Festival, Special Jury Prize For Outstanding Performance, Viveca Lindfords Featured Selection: Toronto, Seattle, Sundance, San Francisco, Atlanta, Chicago, Boston and many international festivals

This 1987 drama is set in a small Scandinavian town in northern Minnesota. The death of an eccentric old woman stirs this small town’s curiosity of a possible hidden fortune. But as Mary Graving, played by Pamela Reed as a small town reporter, digs deeper for the truth, she uncovers a better understanding of her own place in the community and of the powerful bonds connecting her to those around her. The Hollywood Reporter described it as “a sparkling glimpse into the resilience of the human spirit”. The screenplay was written by Judith Guest (“Ordinary People”) and features outstanding performances by Tacoma native Reed (“Kindergarten Cop”, “The Right Stuff”, and currently in “Parks and Recreation”) Vivica Lindfors, Zelkjo Ivanek (“24”) and Craig T. Nelson (“Parenthood”).

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MATURE Jury Award Best Feature Film 2011 Big Bear Lake International Film Festival. Gold Award Best Feature Film 2012 Lake Arrowhead Film Festival

Darrell Jacobs, a retired member of the maﬁa dying of lung cancer, unknowingly puts a college student, Alicia Foret’s life in jeopardy when they begin meeting in public.

A PLACE IN THE WORLD FRIDAY • 4 PM Q&A • FILMMAKER ATTENDING A FILM BY ADAM MAURER AND WILLIAM SILVA REDDINGTON 89 MIN.

FAMILY • FULL-LENGTH FEATURE

Right outside Atlanta, Georgia is a small charter school that brings together refugee children from war-torn countries all over the world and teaches them alongside local American children. A Place in the World follows three families with ties to the school, a ﬁrst year teacher, and the principal of the school over the course of two years as they adapt to and learn from this diverse and complex social environment. The ﬁlm asks the question of how we can learn to live together in this rapidly changing world.

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THREE OF A KIND SATURDAY • 8:30 PM Q&A • FILMMAKER ATTENDING DIRECTOR GREGORY GREEN

105 MIN.

BILLY THEATRE 10

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THREE OF A KIND, ﬁlmed almost entirely in Idaho, portrays a woman who tries to break free from her abusive marriage to a powerful, dangerous man. Victor (Tom Adams) is the man of Anna’s (Jodi Russell) dreams, but in reality Victor becomes the man of her nightmares. He must also confront his own nightmares– haunting childhood memories that he relives with his disabled sister (Margot Kidder).

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A young journalist arrives at a retirement home to interview Billy, 94 year old Black man. Billy tells him the story of his eventful life, dating back to his early recollections of a time when he left the United States to move to Swan River, Manitoba, Canada. He recalls his struggle as a homesteader, the racism he endured, his love of a woman, and his gift of photography. Billy is the story of one man’s search for acceptance.

Based on true events.

OUT ON A LIMB FRIDAY • 11:20 AM Q&A • FILMMAKER ATTENDING DIRECTOR KEVIN HEUTINK

HIGH GROUND FRIDAY • 7 PM

SATURDAY • 12:50 PM ERNESTO GRIFFITH

THEATRE 10

THEATRE 7

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Eleven veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan join an expedition to climb the 20,000 foot Himalayan giant Mount Lobuche. With blind adventurer Erik Weihenmayer and a team of Everest summiters as their guides, they set out on an emotional and gripping climb to reach the top in an attempt to heal the emotional and physical wounds of the longest war in U.S. history. Representing nearly every branch of the military, the veterans, and the Gold Star Mom who joins their trek, bring humor and deep emotion to this hero’s journey all captured with breathtaking, vertigo-inducing cinematography by three-time Emmy winner, director Michael Brown and produced by Don Hahn (The Lion King and Beauty and the Beast).

79 MIN.

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David ‘Squirrelman’ Csaky received international attention and became the face of homelessness when Seattle ofﬁcials evicted him from his elaborate tree house where he’d been squatting on city property for nearly two years. ‘Out On A Limb’ chronicles the construction and destruction of David’s make-shift home in the trees and follows his subsequent journey to ofﬁcially and permanently crawl out of homelessness once back on solid ground. Along the way we’re introduced to renowned tree house builder and author, Peter Nelson, and homeless newspaper vendor, James French. Together, the trios’ precarious paths weave a big picture perspective of these troubled economic times.

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CRIMES OF THE PAST SATURDAY • 5:40 PM Q&A • FILMMAKER ATTENDING DIRECTOR GARRETT BENNETT

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A GOOD DEATH FRDAY • 11:35 AM Q&A • FILMMAKER ATTENDING DIRECTOR PAUL VAN NESS 75 MIN.

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FESTIVALS Black Hills Film Festival (Hill City, SD)

Oceanside Film Festival (Oceanside, CA) Rome International Film Festival (Rome, GA) Costa Rica International Film Festival

When Howie Rich received a terminal diagnosis a few years ago, he and his family chose to take a creative response, focusing on hope instead of despair, and including a wide community in their journey. In the end, that choice made all the difference. It gave meaning and purpose to the journey, enriched strengthened the family’s relationships, and taught the community that despite all appearances, there is such a thing as a “good death.”

GOOD KARMA SATURDAY • 10:40 AM THEATRE 7 Q&A • FILMMAKER ATTENDING STEPHEN STUMPF - WRITER, PRODUCER, DIRECTOR 77 MIN.

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Local ﬁlmmaker Garrett Bennett directs Academy Award Nominee Eric Roberts (The Dark Knight, Heroes), David Rasche (Burn After Reading, Flags of Our Fathers), and Elisabeth Röhm (Law & Order, The Mentalist) in this unique thriller about the deep devotion and repressed love that reunites a father and daughter following two decades of separation. Scripted by local writer Steve Edmiston and produced by local shingle EKE Pictures. “... an engrossing, superbly acted movie that will please audiences.... some clever twists along the way.” -Stephen Farber, The Hollywood Reporter

FULL-LENGTH FEATURE

Have two small town insurance salesmen stumbled upon a 30 year old mystery? That just may be the case for Dan Daniel (Bill Chandler) and his best friend Darrel Platt (Timothy Bradbury) who take a simple trip to Seattle for a three day seminar only to find that it’s been cancelled. The two embark on what would become the greatest adventure of their lives. Watch how they find themselves stranded in the middle of Washington State’s CasCade Mountains with no clothes on their back; Encountering waterfall; battling Girl Scout troop; fighting a swarm of bees while dodging bullets from the notorious airline hijacker... DB Cooper (Ron McGuffin) DB Cooper is alive and well!

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THE REVOLUTIONARY FRIDAY • 6:45 PM THEATRE 10 Q&A • FILMMAKER ATTENDING IRV DRASNIN, LUCY OSTRANDER, DON SELLERS

SPECIAL PRESENTATION WITH FOX ISLAND RESIDENT SIDNEY RITTENBERG 92 MIN.

FAMILY, FEATURE-LENGTH FILM

During China’s Cultural Revolution, one of the most tragic and least understood political upheavals of the 20th century, Mao Zedong’s call to “make revolution” was answered by tens of millions of Chinese...and one American. THE REVOLUTIONARY is a featurelength documentary ﬁlm about the Maoist era and Sidney Rittenberg, an American who assumed an unprecedented role for a foreigner in Chinese politics. In those calamitous times, Mao’s last stand to hold on to power and to his political legacy, Rittenberg rose to prominence—the most important foreigner in China since Marco Polo.

DO YOU REALLY WANT TO KNOW FRIDAY • 1:55 PM Q&A • FILMMAKER ATTENDING DIRECTOR JOHN ZARITSKY

THEATRE 7

88 MIN.

(PG)

AWARDS:

The film won two Golden Sheaf Awards at this year’s Yorkton Film Festival (North America’s longest-running film festival): Best Documentary (Science/Medical category) and Best Director (Non-fiction).

‘Do You Really Want to Know?’ is a documentary about the complex emotional, ethical and psychological issues surrounding the new frontier of predictive genetic testing. The ﬁlm follows three families who have been confronted with the decision of whether or not to be tested for Huntington’s disease - a degenerative neurological illness that is akin to having ALS, Schizophrenia and Alzheimer’s - and one of the ﬁrst diseases people could be accurately and conclusively tested for, before the onset of any symptoms. As scientists discover more ways to identify diseases before we know we have them, ‘do you really want to know?’ will be a question more and more of us will face.

AFFLICTIONS CULTURE & MENTAL ILLNESS SUNDAY • 4:45 PM DIRECTOR ROBERT LEMELSON 109 MIN.

THEATRE 7

FAMILY

The “Afflictions” films shine a light on societal issues impacting the experiences—the suffering and the wellbeing--of the mentally ill, some specific to the Indonesian culture and others with global application. Balinese religious symbology, Dutch colonial occupation and Indonesian historical events play a role in the their stories. At the same time, universal concepts rise to the surface: home placement can be more beneficial than institutional care; urban living impacts disease onset and outcomes; and treatment modalities that integrate psychiatric and outpatient treatment can be the most effective. In the end, it is my hope that the findings clarified and made accessible in “Afflictions” help shape the care and treatment of the mentally ill in Indonesia, in other developing nations and around the world.

OLDER THAN AMERICA SATURDAY • 3 PM Q&A • FILMMAKER ATTENDING

102 MIN.

THEATRE 7

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A woman’s haunting visions reveal a Catholic priest’s sinister plot to silence her mother from speaking the truth about the atrocities that took place at her Native American boarding school. A contemporary drama of suspense, Older Than America delves into the lasting impact of the cultural genocide and loss of identity that occurred at these institutions across the United States and Canada.

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ALONE TOGETHER FRIDAY • 3:30 PM BEN KADIE, DIRECTOR

THEATRE 7

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FILMS THE NIGHTLIGHT ZONE SUNDAY • 11:25 AM Q&A • FILMMAKER ATTENDING DIRECTOR EMILY BJARKE

THEATRE 10

24 MIN.

(PG) SHORT FILM

A story of shipwrecks and love -- After a terrible ocean storm, Brendan finds himself on a Chilean island with Eloise, the girl of his secret dreams. Alone together for the first time, the two grow close, yet Brendan worries: if they leave the island will Eloise still need him? Director Ben Kadie (age 16) filmed throughout the beautiful Pacific Northwest including underwater in Lake Washington and on the 100-year-old tugboat Arthur Foss. The film stars Seattle-area actors Asher Jordan and Bria Lynn Massie. It features a licensed songs by Bright Eyes, Bronze Radio Return, and Carl Hauck.

AMOS FRIDAY • 2:10 PM Q&A • FILMMAKER ATTENDING DIRECTOR TAYLOR MAXWELL

3 MIN.

THEATRE 7

(PG)

A young boy loves his iphone. His obsession with the digital world and ensuing conﬂict with his older sister will take him to “The Nightlight Zone”. Director’s statement: Filmmaking is a family affair for me. With my cousins, Kaia and Truman acting, my younger brother Kristoffer composing, and me directing, we have completed several short ﬁlms that have shown at festivals around the country. It has been great fun creating and crafting comedic stories to share with others. We all love Rod Serling’s “The Twilight Zone” so our latest short pays tribute to telling a tale with a twist.

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29 MIN.

(PG) SHORT FILM

Set in the concrete jungles of South Central Los Angeles, Amos follows the story of a young 17 year old kid trying to live up to the expectations of his gangster community. After a robbery goes horribly wrong Amos is chased by rival gang members, seeking refuge on a well-to-do college campus. There he meets Lucy, a young vivacious theater student who opens his eyes to a world of new possibilities. Born into but not built for the gangster lifestyle Amos is confronted with either following the pack or leading a life of his own.

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AN ORDINARY LIFE

MARCH APRIL SATURDAY • 3:15 PM DIRECTOR COLLIN SOUTER

THEATRE 10

30 MIN.

FAMILY

AWARDS:

Best Narrative Short: American International Film Festival, October 2011 Honorable Mention: 2012 Green Bay Film Festival

SATURDAY • 11:30 AM Q&A • FILMMAKER ATTENDING DIRECTOR PATRICIA SOMERS 28 MIN.

THEATRE 10

FAMILY

Dot Fisher-Smith is a mystical masterful artist, a war resister, an environmental activist, a jailbird. As a great-grandmother, she chained her neck to a log truck to protest salvage logging of old growth forest. Dot’s life illuminates our shared American history: the segregated South, draft protests and LSD in late 60’s San Francisco, ﬁnding a spiritual path. “I’ve always thought that by the time she’s 80 she’s going to be completely enlightened,” says a friend. “She’s going to ﬂoat off the face of the earth. But no, she just keeps getting more real!”

A boy and a girl meet one morning at a school basketball court. They both learn they are products of divorce and instantly strike a friendship that could last a lifetime. The problem is the boy is new in town and the girl is moving out of town. Their one-day friendship reminds them that while nothing lasts forever, nothing is ever really ‘gone’ from their lives. With moving performances from the non-professional actors, ‘March April’ is like a tween version of ‘Before Sunrise’ and ‘Once.’

HAZZARD FRIDAY • 2 PM DIRECTOR RUTH GREGORY

THEATRE 7

THE THINGS MY FATHER NEVER TAUGHT ME SATURDAY • 8:05 PM DIRECTOR BURLEIGH SMITH 7 MIN.

7 MIN.

SHORT DOCUMENTARY

In the early 1900s Seattle, Washington Dr. Linda Hazzard was a prominent voice in the regain regarding public health issues. She also strongly believed that fasting was the only logical remedy for all maladies, and watched as 40 of her patients withered into death’s embrace.

THEATRE 7

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Melvin gives useless dating advice to his three-year-old son. He teaches him to dress well, act with conﬁdence and spend time in the right places. Everything goes horribly wrong, until Melvin meets Mary, an attractive single mother. After a clumsy romantic advance, Melvin is shot down and forced to reconsider his role as romance expert..

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SUNDAY • 11 AM THEATRE 10 EVAN ABRAMSON AND CARMEN ELSA LOPEZ FAMILY

In Kenya’s Western Province, most drinking water is contaminated. The wood many Kenyans use to boil this water to make it safe is increasingly valuable. Women and girls, who bear the responsibility for ﬁnding water and fuel, often miss school or work while seeking both fuel and water. Some even encounter sexual violence. Yet waterborne illness remains a daily—and life-threatening—reality for them and their families. Carbon For Water introduces audiences to the inspiring people who face these hardships, and explores one company’s innovative solution for improving the health of millions of Kenyans and the environment in which they live.

FILMS CATAPLEXY SATURDAY • 4 PM DIRECTOR JOHN SALCIDO

SHORT FILMS

CARBON FOR WATER 22 MIN.

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WATCH SUNDAY • 11 AM DIRECTOR DAVID GOLDEN

8 MIN.

MATURE

AWARDS:

Winner: AspenShortsfest –Audience Recognition Award National Film Challenge – Best Film and Best Screenplay Omaha Film Festival – Best Short Stony Brook Film Festival – Audience Award for Best Short Sedona International Film Festival – Award for Best Short Big Bear Lake International Film Festival – Audience Award for Best Short HD Fest – Best Short and Best Screenplay Cleveland International Film Festival – Best Live Action Short Film, honorable mention Lake Arrowhead Film Festival – Silver Award for Best Short DC Shorts – Audience Recognition Award TriMedia Film Festival – Audience Award for Best Narrative Short Seattle International Film Festival – Audience Award, fourth runner up

Sidney Sanders suffers from cataplexy, an unusual medical condition in which he is literally paralyzed when he feels love. Rather than take that chance, he relies on impersonal sexual encounters to meet his physical needs – until one night he is embarrassed to discover the call girl at his front door is an old friend.

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THEATRE 7

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“People get abducted all the time. It’s not that complicated.” Charlie takes a lot of pride in what he does. And even if he’s a little hazy on all the names and faces, he knows it’s the only thing he’s ever been good at. So the day that Mandy comes along, Charlie’s sure she’s the perfect choice to be his next target. Maybe it’s coincidence. Maybe it’s fate. Maybe it’s just the luck of the draw. Either way, Charlie soon discovers that you can’t always be sure about who’s watching whom—or what it means to be remembered by the ones you’ve already forgotten.

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CROCODILE NILE

FRIDAY • 1:10 PM THEATRE 10 Q&A • FILMMAKER ATTENDING ROB UNDERHILL,PRODUCER AND DIRECTOR

SATURDAY • 5:30 PM DIRECTOR JAVIER DAMPIERRE

12 MIN.

(PG-13) NARRATIVE, SHORT FICTION

AWARDS:

BEST FILM AWARDS (10): BEST SHORT FILM, 2012 Peachtree Village International Film Festival BEST OF THE FESTIVAL, 2012 Lancaster Area Film Fest BEST SHORT, JURY AWARD, 2012 Gasparilla Int’l Film Fest BEST FILM, 2012 Light Factory’s Filmmakers’ Showcase BEST OF THE FEST, 2012 Short. Sweet. Film Fest BEST SHORT FILM, 2012 Appalachian Film Festival BEST SHORT FILM, 2011 Hollywood Black Film Festival BEST FILM, 2011 Black International Cinema, Berlin (Germany) BEST SHORT SUBJECT, 2011 NC Black Film Festival BEST INT’L SHORT FILM 2nd Place, 2012 Clare Valley Film Fest

In WOLF CALL, Mike Wiley is William Bradford Huie of Look magazine... In September of 1955, in Money, Mississippi a jury found Roy Bryant Jr. and J.W. Milam both not guilty of murdering 14-year old Emmett Till from Chicago. Before the trial they had admitted to kidnapping Emmett, but held no blame in his disappearance and consequent murder. They weren’t even indicted for the abduction: off scot-free, clean as a whistle. Not a word had been uttered outside a courtroom by them or their kin, until now. Without this missing piece of the puzzle, hypocrisy and myth had ﬂourished. It is now January 24, 1956, nearly six months after the kidnapping, murder and subsequent trial. William Bradford Huie sits down with the accused killers, J.W. and Roy, two men who have been hoisted on the shoulders of white supremacy. Huie questions the men, not as a journalistic source and not as interrogator to witness, but as a southern white man to southern white men. He knows they did it, that answer is brutally obvious. What this reporter wants to understand, what Look magazine is paying $4000 dollars to print and what several million Americans just like you will pay to read and gossip over is, why? As Roy and J.W. open up to Huie, hypocrisy is exposed, myth dispelled...

THEATRE 7

19 MIN.

FAMILY • SHORT NARRATIVE

AWARDS:

Ofﬁcial selection internationally and domestic ﬁlm festivals

Javier and Laura arrive at a hotel after a tedious trip with their son Alvarito. In a big hall ﬁlled with inﬂatable play houses and children’s fun fairs, a bunch of child supervisors, promoting the ‘Nile route’, are taking care of the kids. Crocodile Nile, an innocent cuddly pet, is playing around with all the kids. They all love him. Javier has just one thing in his mind: leave his son with the children supervisors and go up to the bedroom with his wife. However, there’s just one little problem: Alvarito is afraid of Crocodile Nile. Javier will try everything possible to convince his son to stay at the hall with the crocodile and the rest of the children.

SILENT WAVE SATURDAY • 4:10 PM DIRECTOR SUDEEP KANWAL

THEATRE 10

14 MIN.

MATURE • SHORT NARRATIVE

AWARDS:

Winner - Best Editing: Northwest Ohio Independent Film Festival Winner - Best Cinematography: We Like ‘Em Short Film Festival Nominated - Christian Thom: Outstanding Actor (Short Film): Northwest Ohio Independent Film Festival Nominated - Jenna D’Angelo: Outstanding Actress (Short Film): Northwest Ohio Independent Film Festival Nominated - Birger Clausen: Outstanding Score: Northwest Ohio Independent Film Festival Nominated - Best Director - We Like ‘Em Short Film Festival Ofﬁcial Selection - LA Indie Film Festival (screening on September 9, 2012)

Several months after the tragic death of their son, Adam continues his downward spiral, losing his job and his coherence. As Rachel attempts to move forward, Adam can only look to the past. With his son’s fatal accident occurring on Adam’s watch, it only serves to drive the wedge between Adam and Rachel further apart. Their differing modes of grieving isolate the once happy couple. Adam continuously tries to win his wife and his former life back while struggling to come to terms with his new reality.

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TAKE 38 FRIDAY • 6:30 PM Q&A • FILMMAKER ATTENDING DIRECTOR DOUG STAPLETON

THEATRE 7

SHORT

FILMS SHOOT THE MOON FRIDAY • 4:05 PM DIRECTOR ALEXANDER GAETA

THEATRE 10

11 MIN.

(PG) SHORT FILM • SURPRISE ENDING

FESTIVALS Take 38 has been selected as one of 40 ﬁlms to compete for

4 weeks in November 2012 in the FirstGlance Philadelphia15 Online Short Film Contest. The winning short will be invited to FirstGlance Film Fest Hollywood 13 in April 2013.

Take 38 kicks off with Ira Murphy (Jason Marr) tied to chair and face-to-face with New Jersey mob boss, Vincent Rapone (Ces Lombardo) and his right-hand man, Toothpick Lenny. Vincent is certain that Ira has stolen three million dollars from him, and he and Lenny will do whatever it takes to uncover the truth. Take 38 is a tribute to the mafia films of Martin Scorsese and that of the independent filmmaker.w Official Movie Site: www.take38movie.com

27 MIN.

MATURE

AWARDS:

Hollywood Foreign Press Association Fellowship in Film Recipient 2011 Official Selection Bristol Encounters Short Film Festival 2011 Official Selection Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival 2012 Official Selection Krawkow Film Festival 2012

Marcy Meyers is down on her luck. Faced with piling bills, the remnants of a failed marriage, and now an imminent home foreclosure, she has nowhere to turn but to the hope of a miracle. That miracle she ﬁnd in Shoot the Moon, a national game show that promises an once-in-alifetime chance to win it all. But Marcy’s faith in the show comes with a price as her relationship with her daughter, Alice, is put to the test as the clock ticks towards a seemingly inescapable fate.

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UPON RELEASE SATURDAY • 4:25 PM Q&A • FILMMAKER ATTENDING DIRECTOR DEBORA LASCELLES 11 MIN.

THEATRE 10

SHORT NARRATIVE

After a life of selling drugs and prostituting women landed Jake in prison, he is ﬁnally out and driven straight back to his old habits. But when he witnesses an innocent child caught in the ugliness of his world, he struggles with his conscience. Does he look the other way and continue down his path of self-destruction, or will he take the ﬁrst step towards breaking the cycle of dysfunction in each of their lives?

GIG HARBOR FILM FESTIVAL

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HORSE SOLDIERS OF 9/11

FOUR DAUGHTERS

SATURDAY • 12:45 PM Q&A • FILMMAKER ATTENDING DIRECTOR ALEX QUADE

FRIDAY • 11:30 AM RAY NOMOTO ROBISON, DIRECTOR

THEATRE 10

THEATRE 7

FEATURE PRESENTATION 4 MIN. 19 MIN.

(PG-13)

Narrated by award-winning actor GARY SINISE, come along for the ride with the “HORSE SOLDIERS OF 9/11”. It was the news the world breathlessly waited for immediately after the 9/11 terror attacks: a report of the first American troops on the ground in Afghanistan. All at once, the world’s attention focused on an iconic photo of small teams of U.S. Special Operations Forces doing something no American military had done in nearly a century: ride horses into combat. That photo would go on to inspire an artist to sculpt an 18ft tall monument at Ground Zero, ten years later. The courage of the first into battle is what guarantees the courage of those that follow: “HORSE SOLDIERS OF 9/11”... a film by war reporter Alex Quade. About the filmmaker: War Reporter Alex Quade covers U.S. Special Operations Forces on combat missions downrange. She is the recipient of the national RTDNA Edward R. Murrow Award and the Congressional Medal Of Honor Society’s “Tex McCrary Award For Excellence In Journalism” for her war reportage. The Congressional Medal of Honor Society recognized Ms.Quade, “for her courageous reporting and honest news coverage”. Alex Quade has been embedded with every branch of the U.S. military, and serves on the Board of Military Reporters and Editors, the Association of Military Journalists.

PANEL DISCUSSION TO FOLLOW: Alex Quade: Moderator. Mary Forbes, Asst Director Veterans Administration, Col. Jason Wing, Commander of Transition Battalion for Wounded Warriors. Also, meet and hear from honored Military Warrior. Please attend this important panel discussion. Show appreciation for our military warriors.

(PG) SHORT FILM

Four Daughters is a new short ﬁlm starring Doug Warner and Jennifer Murphy. It premiered at the Ashland Independent Film Festival in April of 2012.Director/Writer: Ray Nomoto Robison Lead Actor: Doug Warner Lead Actress: Jennifer Murphy. The father-of-the-bride has escaped the wedding reception to ﬁnd solace in a bar where he expresses some of his regrets to one of his daughters.

LISTEN SATURDAY • 8 PM Q&A • FILMMAKER ATTENDING DIRECTOR TONYA YORKE 10 MIN.

THEATRE 10

SHORT NARRATIVE

Shortly after Allison is transferred to a new store she has a haunting dream about her co-worker, Paul. Knowing in her heart that it was more than just a dream, she watches him and begins to see that her gut feeling is right. Something is wrong. She attempts to get to know Paul and waits for the right moment to say something...but that moment doesn’t seem to come. Allison never imagined that her dream could be an invitation to in intervene in the life of a troubled man who was desperately crying for help or that it would affect her for the rest of her life. Everyone wants to be heard, but are we listening.....

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TACOMA ROCK & ROLL LEGENDS SUNDAY • 11:35 AM Q&A • FILMMAKER ATTENDING

THEATRE 7

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FEAR SATURDAY • 2:30 PM Q&A • FILMMAKER ATTENDING DIRECTOR SHAWN GEARY 13 MIN.

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GIG HARBOR FILM FESTIVAL

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In this short suspense horror/ thriller, a man struggles throughout the night to complete a paper by morning. Bumps in the night puts him on edge. His fear of the dark taunts him when the power goes out, surrounding him in total darkness. Will he be able to survive till morning, or will he be forever trapped by his fear? FEAR is the ﬁrst of many to come from the new born ﬁlmmaker, Shawn M. Geary.

A WONDERFUL DAY SATURDAY • 11 AM A SHORT FILM BY ARIEL WEISBROD AND YASSI MEIRI

DIRECTOR RANDY SPARKS 25 MIN. Tacoma’s Rock-n-Roll Legends is an entertaining and educational short ﬁlm, mixed with interesting stories, facts and music honoring Tacoma’s most notable garage rockers of the late ﬁfties and early sixties. The movies raw and gritty format centers on a series of interviews conducted by Buck Ormsby of The Fabulous Wailers with Little Bill Engelhart of the Bluenotes, Kent Morrill of The Fabulous Wailers, KJR DJ Pat O’ Day, Jerry Roslie of The Sonics, Jerry Miller of Moby Grape, and Don Wilson of The Ventures. Bonus!!! Ending credits features rare footage of Kent Morrill’s last performance of “Dirty Robber”.

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24 MIN.

FAMILY

AWARDS:

Hamburg Independent Film Festival (2011) Warsaw Jewish Film Festival (2011) Weisbaden “Exground” Film Festival (2011)

Before moving to Germany to become a scholar at a leading University, Shachar plans to propose marriage to his girlfriend, hoping that she will accompany him. His grandmother, a Holocaust survivor, will stop at nothing to prevent him from going to Germany. Conﬂict between the grandmother and her grandson is inevitable. “A Wonderful Day” is a cinematic exploration into two different Worlds, where two generations unleash their diffculties and judgments with the backdrop of post-World War II.

THEATRE 10

GIG HARBOR FILM FESTIVAL

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L.A. ABORIGINAL SATURDAY • 10:30 AM BAYOU BENNETT AND DANIEL LIR

8 MIN.

HARRISON THEATRE 7

FAMILY, SHORT DOCUMENTARY

SUNDAY • 11:20 AM DIRECTOR STEFFEN HAUGLUM

11 MIN.

A documentary about artist ‘Dave Tourje- L.A. Aboriginal’ is a film about the art, life and background of L.A. artist Dave Tourje. In 8 minutes the layered work takes the viewer through various aspects from his roots in Northeast L.A. and Mexico City to his surf/skate and music backgrounds, born of the Los Angeles of the 1970s. Culminating in his recent show in Beverly Hills, hear some of Dave’s famous friends comment on his life and work. The film was produced by award-winning filmmakers Bayou Bennett and Daniel Lir of Dolce Films.

THEATRE 7

(PG-13)

“A short comedy about man whose head has proven to be unnecessary suddenly becoming aware of his shortcomings. When confronted with the cost of change he must then reevaluate life in his unique world.”

A MAN BURIED SATURDAY • 8:45 PM Q&A • FILMMAKER ATTENDING DIRECTOR CHRIS TAYLOR

DEAR PLUTO SATURDAY • 12:45 PM DIRECTOR JOANNA PRIESTLEY

THEATRE 7

4 MIN.

FAMILY

AWARDS:

ASIFA-San Francisco Film Festival: First Place, Independent Animation (USA), ZEBRA Poetry Film Festival (Germany, European Premiere).

A tribute to everyone’s favorite planetoid, from the poem “Pizza” by Manhattan slam poet Taylor Mali, who narrates the ﬁlm. Dear Pluto blends 2D and 3D animation techniques to explore Pluto’s role in the Solar System.

17 MIN.

THEATRE 7

FAMILY • SHORT NARRATIVE

Kyle is a drunk. In a permanent state of disrepair, he sits in front of his trailer all day, drinking beer, and attempting to ignore his family. His wife and two kids have long since given up on him—only his teenage son continues to acknowledge his existence, but even that seems to come under threat when the family discovers a crude cofﬁn buried in the backyard. While Kyle is out on one of his binges, his family unearths, to their great surprise, a second version of Kyle! This ‘new Kyle’ reveals himself to be sober, dependable, and caring—in short, superior in every way—and he quickly wins over the family’s affections. The strange gets stranger when ‘original Kyle’ arrives home from his binge and comes face-to-face with his superior doppelganger. In the end, ‘A Man, Buried’, is a short ﬁlm about beer, the mysteries of the trailer park, and the human condition of being too lazy to give a damn.

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LITTLE MOM FRIDAY • 11 AM DIRECTOR MARIA FORTIZ-MORSE

THEATRE 10

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FILMS THE FLUID OF MEMORY SATURDAY • 8:15 PM Q&A • FILMMAKER ATTENDING DIRECTOR BILL HERLING 6 MIN.

THEATRE 7

16 MIN.

SHORT FILM

What happens when children become caregivers for disabled family members? With a hidden population of over 1.4 million kids caring for sick and disabled family members each day, the ﬁlm is a timely and deeply affecting look at two girls, Shayna and Kassandra, who help their families to care for disabled brothers. A tender portrait of sibling relationships, and the sacriﬁces that these grown-up girls have make each day to keep their family together.

FAMILY

After his mother is diagnosed with cancer, a young boy realizes how special his life truly is. The Fluid of Memory contains originally composed music and was shot, written, directed, edited, and produced entirely by high school students from Gig Harbor.

SHORT STACK KIDS FEST FILMS SUNDAY • 1 TO 3 PM

THEATRE 7

• MASHED • JAYEZEH (A REWARD) • TEST SUBJECT B • PLAY LUNCH • ONE SHOE BLUES

• SQUEAKY BUSINESS • PHILADELPHIA CHICKENS • THE LISTENER • ANIMATED PINK PANTHER FILMS

Pancake reservations must be made at time of ticket purchase

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HONORING OUR SOLDIERS The Warrior Transition Battalion is a unique military unit here at JBLM who takes care of our Wounded, Ill and Injured Soldiers in the Army. Our mission is to Heal and Transition each Soldier. First and foremost is to surround each Soldier with the medical assets necessary for their proper healing. Next is to transition each Soldier either back into their military units or into the civilian community.

PLEASE JOIN US FOR A FREE SCREENING OF THESE FILMS IN HONOR OF OUR MILITARY VETERANS...

HIGH GROUND

HORSE SOLDIERS OF 9/11

FRIDAY, 7 PM

SATURDAY, 12:45 PM

THEATRE 7

COMPLIMENTARY TICKETS AVAILABLE ON A FIRST-COME, FIRST-SERVED BASIS.

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FRIDAY 7 OCTOBER 19 • 2012

GALAXY

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FOUR DAUGHTERS A GOOD DEATH

PG PG

4 MIN. 75 MIN.

:00 :10

HAZZARD AMOS

PG PG

7 MIN. 29 MIN.

:00 :30

ALONE TOGETHER

24 MIN.

FAMILY

89 MIN.

TAKE 38

11 MIN.

HIGH GROUND

92 MIN.

:00 :50

:00 :30

A PLACE IN THE WORLD

:00 :30 :00 :30 :00 :30 :00 :30 :00 :30 RRED indicates Q&A with ﬁlmmaker attending

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FRIDAY 10 OCTOBER 19 • 2012

GALAXY

10 11 PM 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 AM

THEATRE

:00 :30 :00 :20

LITTLE MOM OUT ON A LIMB

PG PG

16 MIN. 79 MIN.

PG-13 PG

12 MIN. 88 MIN.

MATURE MATURE

27 MIN. 88 MIN.

FAMILY

92 MIN.

:00 :30 :10 :55

WOLF CALL DO YOU REALLY WANT TO KNOW

:00 :30 :00 :30 :05 :30

SHOOT THE MOON SUSPICION

:00 :30 :00 :45

THE REVOLUTIONARY

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SATURDAY 7 OCTOBER 20 • 2012

GALAXY

10 11 PM 12

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1 2 3 4 5

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L.A. ABORIGINAL

FAMILY

8 MIN.

GOOD KARMA

FAMILY

77 MIN.

:00 :45

DEAR PLUTO

FAMILY

4 MIN.

:50

BILLY

85 MIN.

OLDER THAN AMERICA

102 MIN.

FAMILY FAMILY

19 MIN. 85 MIN.

PG-13

7 MIN.

FAMILY FAMILY

6 MIN. 17 MIN.

:40 :30

:00 :30 :00 :30 :00 :45 :00 :30 :55

CROCODILE NILE RACHEL RIVER

:00 :30 :05

THE THINGS MY FATHER NEVER TAUGHT ME

:15 :45

THE FLUID OF MEMORY A MAN BURIED

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SATURDAY 10 OCTOBER 20 • 2012

GALAXY

10 11 PM 12 1 2 3 4

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5 6 7 8 9

THEATRE

:00 :30

A WONDERFUL DAY AN ORDINARY LIFE

:00 :45

FAMILY FAMILY

24 MIN. 28 MIN.

HORSE SOLDIERS OF 9/11

PG-13

19 MIN

FEAR

PG-13

13 MIN.

FAMILY

30 MIN.

:00 :45 :00 :30 :15 :30

MARCH APRIL

:00 :10 :25

CATAPLEXY SILENT WAVE UPON RELEASE

MATURE MATURE MATURE

8 MIN. 14 MIN. 11 MIN.

:00 :40

CRIMES OF THE PAST

MATURE

91 MIN.

LISTEN THREE OF A KIND

MATURE 10 MIN MATURE 105 MIN.

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SUNDAY 7 OCTOBER 2 1 • 2012

GALAXY

10 11

THEATRE

:00 :30 :00 :20 :35

WATCH HARRISON TACOMA ROCK & ROLL LEGENDS

:45

SHORT STACK PANCAKES FOR KIDS AT GREENHOUSE RESTAURANT

12 1 2 3 4

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5 6 7 8

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:00 :10

PG-13 PG-13 PG-13

15 MIN. 11 MIN. 25 MIN.

KIDS FEST

FAMILY

2 HRS.

AFFLICTIONS CULTURE & MENTAL ILLNESS

FAMILY

109 MIN.

:00 :30 :00 :45 :00 :30

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SUNDAY 10 OCTOBER 2 1 • 2012

GALAXY

10 11 PM 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 AM

THEATRE

:00 :30 :00 :25

CARBON FOR WATER THE NIGHTLIGHT ZONE

:00 :30

FREE PANEL DISCUSSION

:00 :30

22 MIN. 3 MIN. 1 HOUR

Moderator: Steve Edminston, Filmmaker and Producer Sandy Smolan, Filmmaker; Gregory Green, Director Tonya Yorke, Actress; Laureen Lund, City Marketing Director

:00 :10

INTERMISSION

:00 :30

AWARDS CEREMONY

:00 :30

FAMILY PG

90 MIN.

72-HOUR FILM COMPETITION

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O H FILM

COMPETITION

As any self-respecting film festival, Gig Harbor hosted its fifth annual 72 Film Competition, bringing in filmmakers from around the area, amateur and professional alike. Our aim: to bring light to the lesser-known filmmakers in the area and give them a chance to prove their creative ability in a relatively short amount of time. What is the 72 Hour Film Competition? Developed to challenge the creativity and technological skills of the filmmaker, competitors have 72 hours to create a movie of up to five minutes. All script writing, shooting, light design, sound recording and editing must take place during the allotted time. As if that isn’t challenging enough, each film must include several common elements, such as a prop, a line of dialogue and an action, which must be used within the script. Come and support our young and seasoned filmmakers....the first place winners within two age groups, Youth and Adult, will receive $250 cash. Come and support the youth and adult talented Gig Harbor Filmmakers....be part of the awards ceremony Sunday evening....October 21, 2012.