Program Guide 13TH ANNUAL NEW HOPE FILM FESTIVAL
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June 10, 2022 Dear Patron, The 13th Annual New Hope Film Festival proudly presents 66 films and 9 original scripts from 13 countries. Many of our filmmakers plan to travel long distances to attend their shows at the New Hope Arts Center, which means we expect lively Q&A sessions and lots of great energy. Our event brings together people from many backgrounds and perspectives. Every filmmaker is important and valued here, and our judges spend an incredible amount of time evaluating and discussing the works submitted for our consideration. For the second year in a row, we will screen our curated lineup via physical and online formats, so you don’t have to be in New Hope to join the celebration. Many thanks to our artists, our sponsors, the New Hope Arts Center and everyone who plans to experience our films. We hope to see you at the movies! Stay safe, Doug Whipple President New Hope Film Festival
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Contents Schedule.....5 Film Lineup…..11 Sponsors and Visitors Guide…..22 Script Lineup…..27
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Cover Photo: Frank Bey: All My Dues Are Paid Co-Directors: Tom Dwyer and Lisa Palattella
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2022 Schedule TIME
SHOW
VENUE
FILMS
Filmmaker Networking Event
Google Meet
Team Chat - By Invitation Only
12:00 - 1:45 PM
Student Film Matinee
New Hope Arts Center Re ections 2 Stockton Ave Flu ypunk CALL NOW Severance Bay The Call of Water To the Wood The Softest Blanket in All of Dingledorf
2:15 - 4:15 PM
Music and Dance
New Hope Arts Center Identity: The Andrew Nemr Story 2 Stockton Ave My Rembetika Blues
4:30 - 6:45 PM
Short Film Program
New Hope Arts Center Tasteless 2 Stockton Ave Saint of Lost Causes One Last Glance Aion Yo Andrea Andrea Biased Composure
7:15 - 9:15 PM
Disabilities in Childhood
New Hope Arts Center Hello to Julia 2 Stockton Ave Love and Communication
9:45 - 11:30 PM
Ferryman
New Hope Arts Center Ferryman 2 Stockton Ave
12:00 - 1:45 PM
The Human Brain
New Hope Arts Center Mountains We Climb 2 Stockton Ave Breaking the Silence
2:15 - 4:45 PM
Short Film Program II
New Hope Arts Center American Dream 2 Stockton Ave Something in the Clouds BOXED Click My Home The Little Drummer Boy Yuanyuan Jaded
Friday, July 22 4:00 - 5:30 PM Saturday, July 23
Sunday, July 24
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2022 Schedule (Continued) TIME
SHOW
VENUE
FILMS
Documentary Double Feature
New Hope Arts Center 2 Stockton Avenue
Local 1196: A Steelworkers Strike Raised Up West Side
Short Documentary Matinee
New Hope Arts Center 2 Stockton Avenue
The Shaker Legacy We Decided to Become Farmers The Fantastic
Filmmaker Networking Event
Google Meet
Team Chat - By Invitation Only
Sweet Disaster
New Hope Arts Center 2 Stockton Avenue
Tainan Fantage Sweet Disaster
Dark and Strange
New Hope Arts Center 2 Stockton Avenue
Gregory Aghast! The Inside Outside Walking Around Grafton Sid Penrose Make Up Your Mind Break Any Spell Wake Utopia Planitia S1 7 Minutes in Hell
12:15 - 2:30 PM
Music Showcase
New Hope Arts Center 2 Stockton Avenue
You Knew Me Money, Money, Money It Ain’t Me Gravity Black City Nights Signing O Frank Bey: All My Dues Are Paid
3:00 - 4:45 PM
GLBTQ Showcase
New Hope Arts Center 2 Stockton Avenue
Cocoon Love For I Am Dead Flirting (With Possibilities) From Darkness to Light: The Peter Krueger Clinic
Sunday, July 24 (Cont.) 5:15 - 8:00 PM Tuesday, July 26 6:00 - 7:15 PM
Wednesday, July 27 4:00 - 5:30 PM Thursday, July 28 7:00 - 8:45 PM
Friday, July 29 7:00 - 9:45 PM
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Saturday, July 30
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2022 Schedule (Continued) TIME
SHOW
VENUE
FILMS
Saturday, July 30 (Cont.) 5:15 - 7:45 PM
Emily or Oscar?
New Hope Arts Center 2 Stockton Avenue
I Mustache You Emily or Oscar?
8:15 - 11:15 PM
Toprak
New Hope Arts Center 2 Stockton Avenue
The Sculptor Paradisiac This Vast and Mysterious Ocean Therapy Toprak
Awards Ceremony
Google Meet
Awards and Team Chat Reception By Invitation Only
Sunday, July 31 4:00 - 6:00 PM
Virtual Screenings TIME
SHOW
VENUE
FILMS
Various Online Screenings
The New Hope Film Festival’s Hello to Julia Virtual Cineplex by CineSend. Raised Up West Side For vouchers, please visit the Toprak Tickets page on our website or nd event listings directly on the website of our ticket vendor GoElevent.com
July 22-28 24 Hours / 7 Days
Browse homes as diverse as the films showcased here.
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7 MINUTES IN HELL Co-Directed by Shane Spiegel and Justin Reager Short, USA
A game of seven minutes in heaven lands Olivia and her crush, James, in the closet of an abandoned house, but things go from awkward to terrifying when the light burns out and something else is with them in the closet.
14 Minutes
AGHAST! Directed by Andreas Quiroga Short, USA
Four bickering college students try to nd their way out of the forest only to nd a bloated dead body.
17 Minutes
AION Directed by Giulio Meliani Short, USA
A single father and his terminally ill son spend their remaining time together exploring the boy’s biggest wish.
15 Minutes
AMERICAN DREAM Directed by Angela Garcia Combs Short, USA
A recovering addict su ers the dangers and indignities of gig work in the wealthy homes of the privileged few.
21 Minutes
ANDREA Directed by Armando Valdes-Kennedy Short, USA
When the 10-year-old daughter of a single, immigrant housekeeper is forced to choose between her dream and the needs of her family, she learns that love and sacri ce are the foundation of family.
23 Minutes
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Film Lineup
BIASED Directed by Andrea Lwin Short, USA 9 Minutes
After the sudden death of a tenant, an inept L.A. property manager creates a competition by scheduling two couples to view the apartment at the same time.
BLACK CITY NIGHTS Directed by Nathan Castiel Music Video, USA
A vivid depiction of long, sleepless nights chasing the ghosts of one’s past and future, hoping the next big break is around the corner.
5 Minutes
BOXED Directed by Alyn Darnay Short, USA
A husband-and-wife dance team nds a unique way to cope with their traumatic journey to Auschwitz in 1941.
14 Minutes
BREAK ANY SPELL Directed by Anton Josef Short, Canada, USA
A teenage girl uses live action role-playing to escape from her mother, who su ers from early onset Alzheimer’s.
13 Minutes
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BREAKING THE SILENCE Directed by Dara Sanandaji and Freddie Bell Documentary, USA 58 Minutes
A fresh look at bipolar disorder and mild psychosis from the point of view of someone who has learned to cope with these issues.
CALL NOW Directed by Cody Hawley Student, USA 11 Minutes
A frustrated viewer struggles to obtain the phone number for an odd shopping channel program.
CLICK Directed by Guil Parreiras Short, USA 14 Minutes
A rock singer, escaping from her abusive boyfriend, forms an unlikely friendship with a struggling photographer who has scars of his own. 13
Festival Tip: In-Person Event Tickets Patron $16.00 Student/Senior (65+) $13.50 Matinee $12.00 All-Festival Standby Pass $45.00 Virtual Event Tickets Voucher $15.00 * Our ticket vendor, Elevent, adds a processing fee to all ticket purchases. * In order to manage attendee lists, speed up lines and stay within theater capacity, venue tickets are managed from the same online tool and therefore are the same price in advance and at the door. * Limited tickets at the door, please purchase in advance.
COCOON LOVE Directed by Xiaowen Wang Short, China, USA 15 Minutes
A teenager is sent back to stay with her grandparents in her ancestral village, where she begins a budding friendship with a classmate.
COMPOSURE Directed by Eric DePriester Short, USA
An imaginative short lm about living with yourself.
12 Minutes
EMILY OR OSCAR? Directed by Chris M. Allport Art House Feature, USA 120 Minutes
A throwback comedy featuring wildly imaginative screenwriter Sam Feldman, who nds himself forced to choose between an Academy Award and the woman of his dreams.
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FERRYMAN Directed by Darren Bender Art House Feature, UK
A secret club draws a young, haunted soldier into the close orbit of a beautiful but reckless woman.
90 Minutes
FLIRTING (WITH POSSIBILITIES) Directed by Garrett Zuercher Short, USA
Harley, a deaf man, is determined to gure out the most e ective way to irt with the cute hearing guy he sees in the co ee shop, which requires a bit of trial and error.
19 Minutes
FLUFFYPUNK Directed by Thomas Harman Student, UK
A documentary about the many con icts that plague real-life comedy performance poet Jonny Flu ypunk, aka Jon Seagrave.
11 Minutes
FOR I AM DEAD Directed by Patricia Delso Lucas Short, Belgium
The owner of a countryside mansion, Oscar, lives a barren life with the sole company of his unmarried maid and his loyal young Gardner. Now Oscar must confess a secret love as death approaches.
18 Minutes
Festival Insight: Audience Choice Awards are directly chosen by audience ballots. Have your voice heard and make a di erence in lm culture by coming to shows, voting, and leaving comments.
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FRANK BEY: ALL MY DUES ARE PAID Directed by Tom Dwyer and Lisa Palattelia Documentary, USA 88 Minutes
A biography about the life and career of American soul-blues singer Frank Bey, who quit singing after a deal with James Brown went terribly wrong.
FROM DARKNESS TO LIGHT: THE PETER KRUEGER CLINIC Directed by Joe Fox Short Documentary, USA 39 Minutes
A documentary lm that tells the story of the Peter Krueger Clinic (PKC), one of the rst HIV/AIDS clinics in the United States.
GRAFTON Directed by Bryan Santiago TV Pilot, USA 26 Minutes
In this mysterious thriller, a woman gets lost on the interstate, but the town she visits for help gives her another woman’s identity.
GRAVITY Directed by Danny S. Lynch Music Video, USA 4 Minutes
A lush ballad set in Philadelphia, the City of Brotherly Love, keeps the rhythm smooth in this uptown music video.
GREGORY Directed by Ben McHugh Short, USA 6 Minutes
An elderly man sits on a park bench watching his son and granddaughter, but only the girl can see him.
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HELLO TO JULIA Directed by Jenna A. Bush Short Documentary, USA
When Julia was born, doctors gave her only months to live. Refusing to accept this prognosis, her loving parents enrolled her in a unique hippotherapy program at the nonpro t Special Strides.
29 Minutes
I MUSTACHE YOU Directed by Shara Ashley Zeiger Short, USA
A whimsical comedy about Abby, a New York woman whose agoraphobic tendencies are challenged when she receives an anonymous love letter.
13 Minutes
IDENTITY: THE ANDREW NEMR STORY Directed by Jonathan Cipiti Short Documentary, USA
A journey with international tap dance artist Andrew Nemr as he searches for a place where he can just be.
23 Minutes
IT AIN’T ME Directed by Yuval Shrem Music Video, USA
The title song from Eddie Navarro’s new acoustic folk-rock album.
5 Minutes
JADED Directed by Marcia Carroll Short, USA
A week in the life of a family wrought by tragedy.
30 Minutes
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LOCAL 1196: A STEELWORKERS STRIKE Directed by Samuel George Documentary, USA 60 Minutes
This topical documentary examines the daily struggles of America’s bluecollar workers, a demographic that rarely gets the chance to share their world, in their own words.
LOVE AND COMMUNICATION Directed by James Christy Art House Feature, USA 78 Minutes
Based on true events, this dramatic feature tells the story of a young couple whose son has been diagnosed with autism.
MAKE UP YOUR MIND Directed by Hayley Anne Nash Short, USA 14 Minutes
A young woman struggling with her mental health must decide whether or not to buy a new brain.
MOUNTAINS WE CLIMB Directed by Ryan Canney Short Documentary, USA 27 Minutes
In 2019, Chris Baccash earned a personal best at the Bucks County Classic Pro Cycling Race, but four months later he received a devastating diagnosis. Now he must nd the key to climbing the mountain ahead.
MY REMBETIKA BLUES Directed by M. Zournazi Documentary, Australia 83 Minutes
Rembetika music, or the Greek blues, is a music born of exile and the streets. This documentary explores the genre’s lively history and culture.
Festival Tip: An archive of past issues of this Program Guide can be found in the About section of https://www.newhope lmfestival.com.
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MY HOME Directed by Bilal Mudassar Khan Short, UK
A Muslim woman and a homebound, prejudiced man face a wide cultural divide until Aryam, a caregiver, decides to err on the side of a ection.
13 Minutes
ONE LAST GLANCE Directed by Joe Ronca Short, USA
During the holiday season, Maura is looking to purchase an arrangement for her father’s grave, and somehow nds herself drawn to a Christmas tree lot attendant who looks oddly familiar.
18 Minutes
PARADISIAC Directed by Quentin Dujardin Short, Belgium
An elderly lady remembers the autumn mornings she once spent on a vast river in the company of her childhood friends.
4 Minutes
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MONEY, MONEY, MONEY (PERA, KWARTA, SALAPI) Directed by Marvin Tablang Dumlao Music Video, Philippines 5 Minutes
A new song by Philippines Prince of Bossanova Marvin Velasquez written by Erasmo “Rusty” Mallillin. The story is about workers in all walks of life who strives to make their lives successful.
RAISED UP WEST SIDE Directed by Brett A. Schwartz Documentary, USA 87 Minutes
This revealing documentary follows the harrowing, but frequently inspiring, lives of ex-o enders, social activists and entrepreneurs on the West Side of Chicago.
REFLECTIONS Directed by J.W. HIll Student, USA 12 Minutes
Irish-American Mike Donnelly speaks on a long and storied career in the roo ng trade, a profession his ancestors entered in the nineteenth century.
SAINT OF LOST CAUSES Directed by Alex Zauner TV Pilot, USA 21 Minutes
When laid-back dog walker Tony reveals to his roommate Conner that he can psychically locate lost objects, they decide to start a business for locating lost pets.
SEVERANCE BAY Directed by Caroline Dehn Student, Australia 23 Minutes
In the aftermath of their father’s death, two estranged sons are forced back to their childhood home, where they must confront the ruins of a past they no longer recognize.
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SID PENROSE Directed by Drew Dull Short, USA 10 Minutes
Charlie is presented with an escape from his deep depression when the mysterious man that he has been drawing suddenly knocks on his door.
SIGNING OFF Directed by Chandler Wild Short, USA 10 Minutes
It’s the last night at indie jazz station WJRA before its frequency is sold to a conglomerate, and in between tracks DJ Benedict and programmer Sam need to hash out their friendship.
SOMETHING IN THE CLOUDS Co-Directed by Josh Sikkema and Johnny Ray Short, USA 13 Minutes
When a 14-year-old boy witnesses his neighbor get abducted across the street, his brave decision to save her will test his mettle on the bike ride of a lifetime.
SWEET DISASTER Directed by Laura Lehmus Art House Feature, Germany 90 Minutes
A late-in-the-game pregnancy and the sudden ending of a relationship are not necessarily catastrophic by themselves. Combine the two, and it’s like throwing re accelerant on charcoal.
TAINAN FANTAGE Directed by Jason M. Tseng Short, Taiwan 3 Minutes
Using 3D and compositing technologies, Taiwanese creators combined religion, history and pop culture to create an animated journey through the streets of Tainan, the oldest city in Taiwan.
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Directed by Amnon Carmi TV Pilot, USA, Israel 19 Minutes
A chef recovers from COVID-19 without her sense of taste or smell and must run a critically-acclaimed restaurant in Tel-Aviv.
THE CALL OF WATER Directed by Kaya Tone Student, USA 19 Minutes
Flung into the astral plane, Nadia must face ancient forces in order to realize her responsibility to her homeland.
THE FANTASTIC Directed by Maija Bla eld Short Documentary, Finland 30 Minutes
In this unique documentary, exiled North Koreans describe what they imagined the outside world to be like when they watched smuggled western lms.
THE INSIDE OUTSIDE Co-Directed by Nazlah Black and Adrienne Mackey Short, USA
In this lm spin-o of an interactive trail app, Poor Trenton is having a very, very bad day as ancestral ghosts haunt her walk along a canal’s towpath.
7 Minutes
THE LITTLE DRUMMER BOY Directed by John Gray Short, USA 10 Minutes
All is not what it seems when father and son have a violent confrontation on Christmas Eve.
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THE SCULPTOR Directed by Catherine Deptuch Short, USA
In 1974 Poland, art student Hubert is mesmerized by the subject for the class, an exchange student from California, and now decades later his aesthetic longings for her beauty are put to the test when he’s diagnosed with glaucoma.
21 Minutes
THE SHAKER LEGACY Co-Directed by David Gibson and David J. Goodwin Short Documentary, USA
This short documentary explores the design, cultural and spiritual legacies of the utopian Shaker religious sect and its impact on New York State and American history.
10 Minutes
THE SOFTEST BLANKET IN ALL OF DINGLEDORF Directed by Xan Rayne Poulsen Student, USA
A childish but ruthless king needs a new blankie, and the rewards are great if a subject of the kingdom can bring him an acceptable one. The downside for a blanket that misses the mark is, of course, death.
7 Minutes
THERAPY Directed by John Haugh Short, Ireland
A man undergoes therapy in order to cope with a traumatic, seaside event.
14 Minutes
THIS VAST AND MYSTERIOUS OCEAN Directed by John Bergstrom Short, USA
Jason returns from distant places unknown to nd his home in ruins, his wife Leah disturbed, and his daughter Chloe missing.
20 Minutes
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TO THE WOOD Directed by Miho Kahn Student, USA 11 Minutes
Fine art, puppetry and salvaged collectibles intersect with beautiful live action lm to create a world that allows us to imagine and follow Adeline’s journey to her dream.
TOPRAK Directed by Sevgi Hirschhauser Art House Feature, Turkey 106 Minutes
In rural Turkey, a family struggles. While the religious Cemil is satis ed to live his life in poverty, Burak struggles to leave for the city and get an education. When their grandmother becomes ill, both Cemil and Burak have to make tough decisions that change their formerly simple lives forever.
UTOPIA PLANITIA S1 Directed by George Reese Webisode, USA 6 Minutes
In this tense web series, three colonists on the only Martian settlement, Utopia Planitia, investigate mysteries for a living. When a senior executive drops dead the morning after meeting investigator Cala Rodriguez in a refugee sector bar, the fallout may unravel utopia.
WAKE Directed by Brendan Kissane Short, USA 25 Minutes
Unfolding much like an allegory, Wake follows a man in two spiraling narratives as he descends into a maelstrom of strange and surreal events.
WALKING AROUND Directed by Gilles Bovon Short, USA 20 Minutes
At the end of a road, in northeast Florida’s rural countryside, a young man circles around a ramshackle trailer while mumbling to himself. Intrigued and sympathetic, a woman who lives in a neighboring Airstream tries to prod the man back to reality.
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WE DECIDED TO BECOME FARMERS Co-Directed by Rob Herring and Ryan Wirick Short Documentary, USA 17 Minutes
In an urban setting where farmer’s markets and fresh produce are a distant dream, the Urban Farming Institute helps residents transform unused lots into community solutions.
YO ANDREA Directed by Brian Russell Short, USA
A middle-aged man hatches a plan to win the woman of his dreams.
7 Minutes
YOU KNEW ME Directed by Rodgers Dameron Music Video, United States 6 Minutes
The penultimate track on musical artist Leah Shaw’s album “Play Beautifully,” dedicated to her mother’s memory.
YUANYUAN Directed by Shiyue Xu Short, China
A young girl named Yuanyuan once lived in a happy home, but tensions over her unborn brother and innuendo at school about her father’s alleged a air propel her into an ill-conceived action plan.
16 Minutes
Festival Tip: Unlike typical movie theater shows, New Hope Film Festival screenings are usually followed by lmmaker Q&A sessions, giving audience members an opportunity to ask questions and peek behind the scenes of a lm.
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Script Lineup TITLE
WRITER(S)
SYNOPSIS
A Package of Dreams
Bradley M. Look
A boy longs to become a television horror host when he grows up, but that dream gets derailed when adulthood responsibilities force him to work with his father at a parcel service.
Amy and Angel
Julia Verdin, Deedee Benkovich
Shy 16-year-old Amy wants to dance, but her deafness causes her dream to be shattered when she’s bullied out of dance class.
Family Embers
Carlo Celestino Colecchia
Two inseparable Italian brothers, Francesco and Marco, survive World War I and go their separate ways until buried treasure is discovered in the family hearth.
G.O.D. OS
David When a new quantum technology clones the consciousness of his Christopher Loya deceased wife, bringing her virtual spirit back to life, a grieving college professor now must stop at nothing to protect the planet from an arti cial intelligence that is anything but the woman he loves.
Kent
Sarah Granger
This true story of a Kansas teenager stricken by polio in 1953 follows his life from an iron lung to independence.
Preacher’s Daughter: Giant Slayer
Gregory Bonds
As the U.S. military tracks down a 14-foot, red-haired giant in the rugged mountains of Afghanistan, Delta Force soldier Amanda Franklin lends an otherworldly experience in her father’s church toward the search amidst great skepticism from her colleagues.
Soulbreak
Richard Levine, Marie Bailey
To save her child’s life, a prison psychologist must break a drug lord out of a supermax federal penitentiary.
Transformed
Shannon TL Kearns
In 2008, a group of men in New York City with nothing in common except a shared transgender experience try to gure out how to support each other.
Wake of the Quasimodo
Lorna Norrise
Despite a strained relationship with his father, William feels destined to lead a legendary colony of people who hide in the high mountains. But a conniving priest after a mine of gold has other plans.
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