Idyllwild CinemaFest 2013 - Page 13 Heads Up Running time: 13 minutes Director: Alex Merkin An edgy, comedic story of two longtime friends, partners in crime, and somewhat surrogate siblings who love each other to death. When suspicions of trust and loyalty arise at the weekly poker game the situation erupts in an extreme way - because nobody fights like siblings do!
Souled Running time: 10 minutes Director: Daniel Richard Kovacs Jake has lost all his money, is stuck in a bar in the middle of nowhere, and doesn’t know how to get home. He meets a mysterious stranger, Kingston (Mauricio Mendoza), who offers him an extraordinary business to help him get home — buying Jake’s soul. But after the deal something strange happens.
There/Not There Running time: 14 minutes Director: Robert Fernandez Two brothers, both Iraq War Veterans, hatch a plot to get their hands on some quick cash, but when the plan goes wrong, they face off - and force each other to face the past that haunts them.
The Soliloquy Running time: 8 minutes Director: Josh Murray How To Kill Your Clone Spicy Nose Running time: 5 minutes Running time: 8 minutes A contemporary short film adaptation of Macbeth. Overlaying the Director: Jack McWilliams Director: David Zorn elevated prose of Shakespeare’s story of murder and betrayal onto Dick wants to kill his out-of-control clone, but due to their identical Monty and Simone are a nice-looking couple on a first date at a the protagonist’s vivid layers of stream-of-conscious thought, this physical and mental abilities, he must hire the third party Clone French restaurant—a very special establishment featuring the ‘best film creates an immersive experience. Impressionistic cinematography Killer Corporation to do his dirty work. wine list in the city.’ Monty turns out to be quite the wine enthusiast, explores the unfolding events in a highly personal and subjective way, all the while supported by a thrilling score. and Simone finds herself on a date she will never forget! Libby Girl To Live and Try in LA Running time: 4 minutes Status Director: Janet Mayson Running time: 15 minutes Running time: 14 minutes Director: Christianna Carmine Libby Girl is a sweet Jack Russell Terrier who loves to play and Director: Marc Hampson explore. She is always looking for something fun and new to do, Bud has been in a relationship for so long that he no longer knows A dry comical look at the wacky world of auditioning in Los especially when she can include her little neighborhood friends, how to date. After his girlfriend dumps him on his birthday, Bud’s Angeles through the eyes of an actress who is one audition away Bruno and Rico, both Chihuahuas. This time, Libby learns of a best friend signs him up on a dating website, but his love life from her big break ... down. new camera, and she invites Bruno and Rico over to try it out doesn’t get much easier. when her owner Janet is away. Success Driven Nothing Ventured Running time: 9 minutes Director: Yancey Arias Running time: 10 minutes A Handmade Life Director: Derek Ellingson Meddi Milan arrives in Hollywood, maneuvering his way through Running time: 34 minutes A shy young man attempts to muster up the courage to ask out the sticky web of show business and intrigue to become the most Director: William Stetz a beautiful stranger. Will he take a chance or be thwarted by his successful multi-platinum recording artist on the planet. The inspiring and wondrous story of a lack of confidence? man who in his simple search to “buy” his Surreal Estate freedom and find a place to make his life Oysters Rockefeller Running time: 12 minutes home tells a tale of adventure on a local Director: Lori Romero Running time: 12 minutes level. In a lesson for the global “us” all Director: Charles Rogers A dark comedy. When Mr. Smith attempts to rent a house, everyover the world in these times of financial Gibbon, raised by his overprotective mother and aunt, wants des- thing that can go wrong … does. This story is for anyone who has challenge, Rick Mecagni creates a grand perately to know what it means to be a man and see the world ever been to the DMV, changed checkout lines in a supermarket, world of found and recycled materials, outside. On the anniversary of his grandfather’s death, he meets or tried to navigate an automated telephone menu. It’s the absurd Lucy, and begins to wonder what lies on the other side of the chaos that develops in our minds as fantasy, but for Mr. Smith, teaching us lessons of fiscal responsibility and thrift. Mr Mecagni shows that beauty can be created from fundamental materials it’s all too real. front door. and literally formed from earth in this story of very common human trials that are overcome, producing extraordinary results. Sybling Rivalry Peer to Fear
DOCUMENTARY FEATURES
Running time: 7 minutes Director: Duke Jackson It’s a war of words. On a company’s peer-to-peer recognition board, a safe place to post a message has become a battleground. Two employees square off, erasable markers their weapons, as they jab back and forth until someone frightens them away. Pieces Running time: 15 minutes Director: Mateo Vengoechea Following horrifying news about his daughter’s health, Alan Morris decides to call an old friend to help ends meet. After the deal goes wrong and his daughter Jamie is taken hostage, Alan takes drastic measures to get her back.
Running time: 7 minutes Director: Tara-Nicole Azarian Twins Sybelle and Kobe are as dysfunctional as two can get. Mommy Dearest favors the do-nothing Kobe and ignores the responsible hard working Sybelle. Find out what happens when family relations move to an interesting and disturbing level. You’ll love this little film to pieces ... so to speak. Tears of Steel Running time: 12 minutes Director: Ian Hubert Country of Origin: Netherlands Set in the future when robots take over the world, one man holds the key to a woman’s heart.
The Cheater Safe Room Running time: 13 minutes Running time: 6 minutes Director: Matt Carmody Director: Will Wallace When a man decides to break into a jewelry store, things don’t go A tradition at the Idyllwild CinemaFest is the ever-popular interacas planned - and nothing is what it seems. tive short film “The Cheater” about a young man who just can’t seem to get out the big secret. If you’ve heard about the hysterical Shift short film where live actors in the theater interact with the actors on the screen ... this is that film. Running time: 15 minutes Director: Kasim Aslam and Joshua M. Lambeth A therapist helps a man cope with his wife’s suicide. The Luckiest Man Alive Running time: 14 minutes Sintel Director: Matthew Temple Running time: 15 minutes Everything that can go wrong for Jon, does go wrong. But for every Director: Colin Levy misfortune he encounters, a greater misfortune is averted. A young woman searches for a baby dragon.
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Bidder 70 Running time: 72 minutes Director: Beth Gage and George Gage Bidder 70 centers on an extraordinary, ingenious and effective act of civil disobedience demanding government and industry accountability. In 2008, University of Utah economics student Tim DeChristopher committed an act that would redefine patriotism in our time, igniting a spirit of civil disobedience in the name of climate justice. Book Club Running time: 70 minutes Director: Hope Hartman Eight women connected through war, love, birth and death, sharing life’s journey for over sixty years. Bound By Flesh Running time: 93 minutes Director: Leslie Zemeckis A documentary on Daisy and Violet Hilton, Siamese sisters joined at the hip who graduated from wax museums and the carnival sideshow circuit to become the biggest moneymaking act in vaudeville. See Synopses, next page
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