Nyack Film Festival Program Guide

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August 15th - 18th 890 broadway // brother’s keeper // building magic // choice war // chronoaxe titanium bloodlust // dead man working // death of a popstar // first lesson in love // frostbite / her children mourn // the hidden hand // hunting season // illness // john’s last call // lucas is paula deen // not like in the commercials // phone call in noir // replete // runaway circus // sail // short circuit // a silence // some kind of ladies man // soup du jour // splendor // super jane // tied up // unsolid ground // urban rascals // where shouldl birds fly // World CIrcus w ww. n y a c kvi llag e t he at re .com


friday NIGHT

THE NYACK

FILM FESTIVAL SCHEDULE THURSDAY NIGHT Doors // 7:00pm Movies // 7:30pm

Doors // 7:00pm Movies // 7:30pm

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ILLNESS Shor t Feature (14 min 41s)..........7:30pm NOT LIKE IN THE COMMERCIALS Shor t (9 min 24s)............................7:45pm

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REPLETE Shor t Shor t (1 min).......................7:30pm SPLENDOR Shor t Shor t (1 min 0s)..................7:32pm

FROSTBITE Feature (102 min)............................8:00pm THE HIDDEN HAND Feature (80 min).............................10:00pm

Saturday afternoon

HOPE’S PORTAL Shor t (8 min 39s)...........................7:35pm

Doors // 12:30pm Movies // 1:15pm

PHONE CALL IN NOIR Shor t Shor t (3 min).......................7:45pm

URBAN RASCALS Shor t Feature (16 min)...................1:15pm

TIED UP Shor t Feature (26 min)................7:50pm

SUPER JANE Shor t Feature (24 min)..................1:35pm

890 BROADWAY Shor t Shor t (4 min 30s)..............8:20pm

LUCAS IS PAUL A DEEN Shor t Shor t (3 min).........................2:00pm

LUCAS IS PAUL A DEEN Shor t Shor t (3 min).......................8:25pm

FIRST LESSON IN LOVE Shor t (8 min 4s)...............................2:05pm

DEATH OF A POPSTAR Shor t Feature (15 min).................8:30pm

SAIL Shor t Shor t (3 min)........................2:15pm

HUNTING SEASON Feature (90 min)............................9:00pm

SHORT CIRCUIT Shor t Shor t (4 min)........................2:20pm

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CHRONOAXE TITANIUM BLOODLUST Shor t (8 min).....................................2:25pm BUILDING MAGIC Shor t (10 min 34s)..........................2:30pm RUNAWAY CIRCUS Shor t Feature (39 min).................2:45pm A SILENCE Shor t (6 min).....................................3:15pm WORLD CIRCUS Feature (60 min)..............................3:30pm

Doors // 1:30pm Movies // 2:00pm

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UNSOLID GROUND Shor t Feature (12 min 9s)...........12:09pm WHERE SHOULD THE BIRDS FLY Feature (58 min)..............................2:15pm HER CHILDREN MOURN Shor t (10 min)...................................3:20pm 890 BROADWAY Shor t Shor t (4 min 30s)...............3:30pm CHOICE WAR Shor t Feature (13 min 30s).........3:40pm

Saturday night Doors // 7:00pm Movies // 7:30pm

sunday afternoon

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HOPE’S PORTAL Shor t (8 min 39s)...........................7:30pm DEAD MAN WORKING Feature (67 min).............................7:40pm HUNTING SEASON Feature (90 min).............................9:00pm JOHN’S L AST CALL Shor t (6 min)....................................10:50pm SOUP DU JOUR Shor t Feature (15 min)..................11:00pm SOME KIND OF L ADIES MAN Shor t Feature (12 min)..................11:15pm

BROTHER’S KEEPER Shor t (6 min 54s)...........................4:00pm THE HIDDEN HAND Feature (80 min).............................4:10pm






890 Broadway by marta renzi

Synopsis: Two women are dressed up to go out, who never do. Short Short // 4 min 30 sec

Brother’s keeper by marta renzi

Synopsis: A moody space of dark and light, where 3 young men explore their social, physical and animal natures in solos, duets and trios. Short Short // 4 min 30 sec

building magic a film by kal toth

Synopsis: In Building Magic, Kal brings us into the inventive and colorful world of performance artist Mario the Magician. Short // 10 min 34 sec // View Trailer


choice war

by marilyn kaskel Synopsis: A powerful documentary about the attack on women’s reproductive rights in each state starting in Mississippi and the last clinic standing. Short Feature // 13 min 30 sec

chronoaxe titanium bloodlust by kyle shaw

Synopsis: In the future, war between good and evil rages on. Only Maximum Fistgerald has the power of the Chronoaxe to defeat Lord Titanfist the Fortold. Short // 8 min

Dead man working by luis salas

Synopsis: Dead Man Working is an allegorical fiction about the dead rising from their graves and taking jobs away from the living during the current economic climate. Feature // 67 min // View Trailer


death of a popstar by greg loser

Synopsis: Inspired by the circumstances surrounding the death of Michael Jackson, Death of a Popstar imagines the final moments of a music superstar and is a brief portrait of those who encircle celebrity. Short Feature // 15 min // View Trailer

first lesson in love

by tomer werechson

Synopsis: A chance meeting of two worlds leads to a love story between 17 year old religious girl named Tom and a non observant street musician named Razi at a train station in Jerusalem. Short // 8 min 4 sec // View Trailer

frostbite

by bridget machete Synopsis: A schizophrenic teen must prove a killer yeti urban legend is a hoax after coming face to face with a costumed yeti. Feature // 102 min // View Trailer


her children mourn by marta renzi

Synopsis: A brother and sister, dressed in funeral black are silent, bottled up, alone. In the barn they work through their thoughts, finding their way outside - are at some kind of peace. Short // 10 min

the hidden hand by james carman

Synopsis: The Hidden Hand is an EBE Award winning documentary that explores the possibility of an extraterrestrial presence here on Earth. It examines topics diverse as alien abduction, positive ET contact and the military’s reverse-engineering of alien technology. How would contact change the religious and political institutions of our society? The Hidden Hand interviews: Whitley Strieber, Dr. Edgar Mitchell, the 6th astronaut on the moon, Paul Hellyer, a former Canadian Defence Minister, Richard Dolan, Jim Marrs, Linda Moulton Howe, Nassim Haramein, David Icke and Paola Harris, among others. The shadowy world of UFOs and ETs is suddenly brought to light. Short // 8 min 4 sec // View Trailer


hunting season by john bale

Synopsis: the tragic comic love story of George and Geraldine, two misfits. George never felt he was man enough because he always resisted shooting at deer on hunting trips with his dad, who then would call him a yellow-belly.Geraldine always wanted to get out of her factory town and away from the redneck veterans that migrated there.. One day they both left their situations, only to meet at a bus stop. George is dressed as his alias Madeline Larue. Geraldine is driving a stolen truck and drinking Jack Daniels. They get to talking then Madeline Larue gets into the truck.Twists and turns and secrets revealed they end up in a farm with a grandfather and grandson all set to have a new beginning, and then tragedy strikes... Feature // 90 min // View Trailer

illness

by jonathan d. bucari

Synopsis: Illness is the story of Timothy, a 13 year old boy suffering from mental illness and the fight of his family to protect their youngest son. Short Feature // 14 min 41 sec


john’s last call

by sheldon roberts

Synopsis: John struggles to let go of his relationship with his wife. Short // 6 min

lucas is paula deen by lucas ruderman

Synopsis: I swear we made this video before this whole situation. It’s a satirical mock cooking show and it’s really just three minutes of entertainment. It was poking fun at the butter issue. Short Short // 3 min

not like the commercials by gordon williams

Synopsis: Scott and Kara have an interesting and loving relationship that is a mixture of being “best friends” and “best enemies”. They are forced to examine themselves and their relationship when they face the possibilities of a major life changing event. They quickly realize life is Not Like the Commercials. Short // 9 min 24 sec


phone call in noir by jeremy newman

Synopsis: This is a three-minute re-edit of the B-movie “Shock” (Alfred Werker, 1946) that tells a fictional couple’s September 11th story. This video, built on a calendar square dated “Tuesday, September 11,” explores collective memory surrounding the terrorist attacks, and questions the veracity of authored film texts. Short Short // 3 min

replete

by jeremy newman Synopsis: This video is an abstract creation story. The aesthetic promise of abundance is countered by dissonance. Short Short // 1 min

runaway circus by angela snow

Synopsis: A short doc following 12 teenagers as they test the saying “run away to the circus” & discover their own voice. Short Short // 39 min


sail

by lucas ruderman

Synopsis: A music video of a mother who lost her child in the third largest mall in America Short Short // 3 min` // View Trailer

short circuit

by nova the artist

Synopsis: This entry is a music video I created for my song “Short Circuit�. The footage was shot in several locations in Rockland including Angel Blue Studios and on Green screens in my living room. The lyrics of the song equate love with electricity. I choose to elaborate on the electrical aspects. Short Short // 4 min

a silence

by lucas ruderman Synopsis: A short film of the inside perspectives of the Rosa Parks incident and the Little Rock Nine case. Short // 6 min // View Trailer


some kind of ladies man by anthony puglia

Synopsis: A beautiful young woman makes efforts to really “wow” the new man in her life as she tries to make sense of why she has so much trouble keeping a guy around... Short Feature // 12 min

soup du jour

by kevin byrnes

Synopsis: A sexual give and take between a couple that features the most memorable shower scene since “Psycho” Short Feature // 15 min // View Trailer

splendor

by jeremy newman

Synopsis: This video explores the interplay between artistic vision and the urban environment. Rachel Blythe Udell’s embroideries are central. Short Short // 1 min 20 sec


super jane

by lena shockley

Short Feature // 24 min

tied up

by brady kirchberg

Synopsis: Small time gambler and petty thief Johnny gets in over his head when he loses $67,000 in a poker game, and ropes his brother Seth into a major drug buy that will not only settle his own debt, but set them both up for life. Seth agrees, but only when Johnny’s dealer, Dutch, shows up wanting a cut and threatens both of their lives Short Feature // 26 min // View Trailer

unsolid ground

by matthew fleischman

Synopsis: Residents and small business owners in a small New York town fight an incoming commercial giant in order to preserve their way of life Short Feature // 12 min 9 sec // View Trailer

urban rascals by lena shockley

Short Feature // 16 min


where should birds fly by fida qishta

Synopsis: The first film about Gaza made by Palestinians living the reality of Israel’s siege and blockade Feature // 58 min // View Trailer

world circus by angela snow

Synopsis: World Circus takes viewers into the exciting world of the Academy Awards of circus acts, The Monte Carlo Circus Festival, where performers from all over the world compete to win the Golden Clown! Feature // 60 min // View Trailer



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