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Welcome to Oxford!

In a world of mass-produced, Square Books, like Oxford, has always stood apart in pure quality and great popularity.

A surprise best-seller you might say. But then Oxford has always played mythic muse to success, first William Faulkner and then to a host of other greats in fiction and fine arts. Refreshingly novel attractions are our stock and trade and that includes terrific shopping, dining, history, recreation and more, all served up with legendary hospitality.

For more of the story, see us on the web, at visitoxfordms.com or give us a call 662.232.2477 or 800.758.9177

The 2014 Oxford Film Festival is presented by

Visit Oxford Thursday, February 6 • The Lyric Oxford • Free! No ticket required 6:00 Thacker Mountain Radio

Friday, February 7 Three Screens at Malco

Saturday, February 8 Three Screens at Malco

Sunday, February 9 Three Screens at Malco

7:15 Festival intro; premiere: KILLER KUDZU

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Landscape of the Heart ANIMATION BLOCK NARRATIVE SHORTS BLOCK Cupcake + Songs in the Key of Death + Being Awesome 6:15 pm PANEL: Splitting Time Between TV and Indie 8:00 pm TBD Narrative Feature

12:00 pm Dance Like No One’s Watching + Breaking Through 2:00 pm MISSISSIPPI MUSIC VIDEO BLOCK 3:15 pm Killer Kudzu + MISSISSIPPI DOC SHORTS 4:00 pm FOOD DOC BLOCK 5:30 pm Herd in Iceland + Web 8:00 pm Meanwhile in Memphis

11:30 am Killer Kudzu + Side Effects of Being Barry + The Sidekick + Teddy Bears 2:15 pm Phil Collins and the Wild Frontier + Bible Quiz 4:30 pm Die Like an Egyptian + Zipper: Coney Island’s Last Wild Ride 6:30 pm Picture Show + The Horrible Life of Dr. Ghoul + Bob Birdnow’s Remarkable Tale 8:30 pm SOUTHDOCS BLOCK

11:00 am 12:30 pm 2:00 pm 4:00 pm

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10:00 am ANIMATION BLOCK 11:30 am EXPERIMENTAL BLOCK 1:00 pm Killer Kudzu + MISSISSIPPI NARRATIVE BLOCK 4:15 pm Phil Collins and the Wild Frontier + Bible Quiz 6:15 pm A Man Without Words + Bending Steel

10:00 am Herd in Iceland + Web 12:30 pm Killer Kudzu + Die Like an Egyptian + Zipper: Coney Island’s Last Wild Ride 3:00 pm Diagnostic + Father-Like Son 5:15 pm Last Call + The Discontentment of Ed Telfair + 45 RPM

Screen 6 10:00 am Tryouts + Lighter 12:00 pm Picture Show + The Horrible Life of Dr. Ghoul + Bob Birdnow’s Remarkable Tale 2:00 pm Dance Like No One’s Watching + Breaking Through 4:15 pm NARRATIVE SHORTS BLOCK 6:00 pm Side Effects of Being Barry + The Sidekick + Teddy Bears

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12:00 pm Tryouts + Lighter 2:00 pm Last Call + The Discontentment of Ed Telfair + 45 RPM 4:30 pm Cupcake + Songs in the Key of Death + Being Awesome

12:00 pm SOUTHDOCS BLOCK 2:00 pm Killer Kudzu + FOOD DOC BLOCK + MISSISSIPPI MUSIC VIDEO BLOCK 4:15 pm Diagnostic + Father-Like Son

12:00 pm MISSISSIPPI DOCUMENTARY BLOCK + Landscape of the Heart 2:00 pm A Man Without Words + Bending Steel 4:15 pm Killer Kudzu + MISSISSIPPI NARRATIVE BLOCK

Oxford Conf. Center 10:00 am SOUTHDOCS BLOCK 11:30 am PANEL: Bringing Adventure Time to Life 1:00 pm PANEL: Breaking Down the Score 2:30 pm PANEL: Learn Your Craft! Making Short Films 4:30 pm PANEL: From Mississippi to the Big Screen

Oxford Conf. Center 2:00 pm EXPERIMENTAL BLOCK 4:00 pm Meanwhile in Memphis

AWARDS CEREMONY Sunday, February 9, 9:00 pm at the Lyric (doors open at 8:30 pm) **Not included with day passes, requires party upgrade

Tickets!

Tickets can be purchased for the 2014 Oxford Film Festival 1) in advance online at oxfordfilmfest.com and 2) in person at Festival venues from Thursday to Sunday, February 6-9, 2014.

Where to get them?

NOTE: * An individual film pass ALLOWS admission to a single film block, but does not GUARANTEE seating. Seats are first come, first serve. In the event that a screening room is at capacity, the film pass can be used for another film at the same time, or for the film at an alternate screening time, or can be refunded. ** Party Upgrade passes require purchase of day pass or higher.

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Thursday, Feb 6 = FREE, no ticket required!

Friday, Feb 7 / Saturday, Feb 8 / Sunday, Feb 9 3-day pass (FRI, SAT, AND SUN) = $30 regular / $25 student 1-day pass (FRI, SAT, OR SUN) = $15 regular / $12 student Individual film block pass * = $8 regular / $6.50 student 1-night Party Upgrade ** (FRI OR SAT) = $25 (no student discount) 2-night Party Upgrade ** (FRI AND SAT) = $50 (no student discount)

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ROLL Eleventh Annual Oxford Film Festival (2014) Executive Director: Molly Fergusson Operations Director: Michelle Emanuel Development Director: Melanie Addington

It’s hard to find something to say about the eleventh anniversary. Ten years was a big milestone, but eleven sounds like just another year. For wedding anniversaries, the traditional gift is steel. That seems appropriately representative to me. You’ve made it past ten, things should be pretty strong by now. And we are. We are a good team, and have been through many years that have strengthened us. But even though we have a routine, each year for us is something to celebrate, something new.

This year we are celebrating our official new home at the Oxford Commons cinema, a result of our long partnership with Malco Theatres. Close to the new Hampton Inn and the Oxford Conference Center, we are excited to bring programming that is even more encompassing, varied, and appealing.

We are also celebrating our continued partnership with the Mid-South Intellectual Property Institute (msipi.org). The popular panels and seminars on the legal aspects of filmmaking will again be a feature of our programming.

The new online-only submissions process we used for the first time this year was very successful resulting in more great entries than ever before. This bounty of great films made the selection process our hardest yet. We know you’ll find many films to enjoy in this year’s lineup, so start making your schedule.

Eleven years is a long time for an independent festival such as ours, and we are proud and happy to have reached this milestone. We thank you for your energetic support of the Oxford Film Festival! Welcome to Season 11, and we’ll see you at the movies!

Molly Fergusson, Executive Director

Mission Statement Founded in 2003 as a project of the Yoknapatawpha Arts Council, the Oxford Film Festival is an independent nonprofit 501(c)3 organization committed to celebrating the art of independent cinema. The Oxford Film Festival entertains and educates its participants, providing residents and visitors with the opportunity to watch independent films as well as to meet the filmmakers and learn from industry professionals. The variety of films and panels attracts filmgoers of all ages and backgrounds.

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Hospitality Director: Diala Chaney Assistant Operations Director: Kristin Rogers Assistant Hospitality Director: Joy Clark Operations Consultant: Chris Holland Production Services provided by the University of Mississippi’s Southern Documentary Project: Andy Harper, Matthew Graves, Joe York, Rex Jones, Mary Knight, Karen Tuttle Volunteer Managers: Dawn Bullion, Melanie Harris Panels Manager: Detra Payne Experimental Curator: Brooke White Jury Wrangler: Arik Sokol Staff Photographers: Bill Dabney, Danny Klimetz, Mike Stanton CINE 396 Festival Programming students (Fall 2013): Jana Eller, Norman French, Maddie House, Jonathan Jones, Desiree Kapler, Dexter Lee, Rachael Millette, Maggie Murphy, Debbie Nelson, Stewart Pirani, Madison Portie, Ellen Tichnell, Molly Von Doersten, Michael Woods Screening Volunteers: Wayne Andrews, Mary Margaret Andrews, Dawn Bullion, Stephanie Fitts, Marilyn Frey, Reba Greer, Courtney Hall, Shannon Johnson, Jerry Wexler Publications Manager: Tom Speed Poster and Ad Design: Amy Woodward Evans / Wide Eye Design Program and Ad Design: Susan Bauer Lee / Cool Dog Creative Special Thanks To: Aidan Addington, Harry Addington, Lynda Addington, Bill Beckwith, Bradley Bishop, Elliott Chaney, Michael Chaney, Phillip Chaney, John Clark, Hudson Clark, Dianne Fergusson, Selby LaBarre, Shannon Lovejoy, Nathan McDaniel, Kathryn McGaw, Johnny McPhail, Susan McPhail, Daniel Lee Perea, Stephen Rogers, Karen Scott, Barton Segal, Ethan Stuart, Kevin Stuart, Smith Stuart, and the people of Oxford.

The Oxford Film Festival is an independent non-profit organization with 501c3 status. Donations may be tax deductible.

Contact us! info@oxfordfilmfest.com or call 877.560.FILM

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February 6-9, 2014

The Mississippi Film Office welcomes you to the 11th annual Oxford Film Festival. As an original sponsor of the Festival, we are a true believer in the power of film in our state and in our lives. While our everyday mission is to attract film production, our long term vision is to create a supportive and creative environment for all filmmakers.

Through the efforts and programming of the Oxford Film Festival, we are able to embrace both.

Mississippi is a solid place to make a movie: beautiful locations, hospitable people, supportive communities, and elected officials who understand our mission and champion its progress. Our film incentive program includes a 25-30% cash rebate on your Mississippi spend, including resident and non-resident payroll, with a low $50,000 minimum spend to qualify…and we are always looking for ways to make it better and easier for all filmmakers to utilize.

Mississippi is an amazing place of inspiration and accomplishment.

Though blemished by unforgivable moments, Mississippi has yielded an unmatchable heritage. The challenge and responsibility of this office, and the obligation we feel to you, is to continue this great heritage. A Mississippian stands at every crossroads of American culture: with words and notes and paint and film; Mississippians are storytellers. Our commitment is to create, nurture, and support the storyteller – be they using words or film or video.

For us filmmaking is more than economics. Every film creates opportunity, and the greatest opportunity comes in the explanation of a life, of a place, of a people. In the telling of our stories, real or imagined, we create understanding, discourse, and illumination. There is nothing better than what we do, as there is no boundary to what we can achieve.

We will always encourage you, the filmmaker, with financial and educational opportunity. And we will continue to sustain you, the filmgoer, by supporting film festivals and filmmakers seeking the independent voice. We know that all lives are made richer by the stories we share.

We hope you enjoy your time in Oxford and in Mississippi.

Ward Emling Director, Mississippi Film Office

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Dear Visitors, On behalf of the Board of Aldermen and the citizens of Oxford, I wish to extend a warm welcome to you while you are here for the 2014 Oxford Film Festival. We are glad to have our own film festival as a place for exchanging knowledge, educating viewers and sharing artistic expression.

In addition to its charm and hospitality, Oxford offers an excellent venue for enjoying films. We are proud of past festivals in terms of attendance and content and we are happy to see this event continue to grow. While you will be occupied by the festival’s activities, we hope there will also be time for you to get acquainted with Oxford.

Please enjoy the natural beauty of the campus of the University of Mississippi, the friendly scale of our streets and neighborhoods, and the excellent restaurants and shops. The Oxford Film Festival is an asset to this already vibrant and beautiful community.

Enjoy your visit and please let us know if we can help you in any way while you are here.

With best wishes, Sincerely, George G. Patterson Mayor of Oxford

PHIL BRYANT GOVERNOR

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of the Hoka

How the Award Got Its Name, and Its Statue

By Tom Speed When the Oxford Film Festival was founded in 2003, the subject of awards inevitably came into the picture. When it came time to choose that award, the name Hoka seemed like the natural fit. After all, it was the Hoka Theater, founded by Ron Shapiro in Oxford in the 1970s, that first brought independent films to town. At the time, it was a rare and special treat for a small town in Mississippi. It helped to coalesce a community of film buffs too, a community that has blossomed under the care of the film festival over the past decade.

The Hoka was a unique hang-out—a free-form combination movie house and café that hosted live music events and served as a cultural nexus for townspeople and college students alike. Prior to the Hoka, the only movies shown in Oxford were what Shapiro calls “formula” Hollywood movies. With the advent of the Hoka, foreign films and independent features became the norm, with concert films geared towards students, midnight screenings of “Rocky Horror Picture Show” and X-rated fare after hours to help pay the bills.

The theater was named for Princess Hoka, the Chickasaw woman who, according to legend, first deeded much of Mississippi including the area now known as Oxford to white settlers back in 1832 with the Treaty of Pontotoc.

“I don’t know if it’s true,” says Shaprio, “But the story I heard is that the Chickasaws were notorious for a baseball-type came they played and they gambled on it.

They were notorious for losing everything.

So they’d put stuff in the women’s names so they wouldn’t lose everything. I hope it’s true.

I’ve heard that. She’s the one that signed the deed.”

The Hoka finally closed its doors in the 1990s, but the legacy it left helped provide inspiration for the advent of the film festival. In many ways, the Oxford Film Festival helps to keep that spirit alive today. Thus, the “Spirit of the Hoka” award was born.

“It’s just got that feel,” says Shapiro of the film festival. “There’s a filmmaking community that has built up around it. It’s

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wonderful. This festival has given me so much hope. We have a vibrant community, almost like the music and the art thing.

We’re so lucky that the creative types in Mississippi keep moving here.”

When it came time to design a statuette to represent the award, local noted sculptor Bill Beckwith seemed the obvious choice.

Beckwith had already done several heralded sculptures of famous figures. In Mississippi, he had created memorials to B.B. King, Elvis Presley and the sculpture of William Faulkner on the Oxford Square. He’s a well-renowned master of his craft.

But what prepared him most for his creation of the Hoka award was a previous sculpture he’d done for the Chickasaw nation, and the research he completed to prepare for it. After all, while there were photographs of other famous figures, there were none of the legendary princess. Beckwith had to rely on his research and his imagination to bring forth the visage. Beckwith’s research in preparing for his sculpture of Chickasaw Chief Piomingo in Tupelo, Miss. led him to conversations with tribal leaders, who counseled him and offered suggested reading. “[Piomingo] was a Chickasaw chief in the 1790s and very important to the tribe,” Beckwith says. “I did a lot of research and read a lot of books that the tribe recommended. I got a feel for pre-contact Chickasaw. I formed an image of them through all this reading and research and somehow was sort of adopted by one of the higher-ups in the tribe through email. Mr. Kirk Perry was his name. He guided me and answered all of my questions.”

When it came time to design the Spirit of the Hoka award, Beckwith drew on that research. “I don’t know how I could really say that that image of her formed. I had this image of a cool morning on the Yocona River coming out of your winter home—they had winter homes and summer homes—coming out in a nice warm blanket and the air was clean and crisp.

I don’t know. That was sort of my… maybe a fantasy of pre-contact before the Europeans arrived.”

Since then, the Spirit of the Hoka award has been presented to winners at each Oxford Film Festival.

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& Conversations

Splitting Time Between TV and Indie: a Conversation with Working Actors Friday, 6:15 p.m. (Screen 8) Many actors living in Los Angeles are recognizable from their television work while they still devote time to their love of independent film. From “Parenthood” to “Beverly Hills 90210” to “Supernatural,” these actors help bring their television fans to the world of independent cinema.

Jason Ritter has an extensive resume on television (NBC’s “Parenthood,” and “The Event,” and upcoming on Fox’s “Us & Them”), on stage in New York and London, and in independent film. He recently wrapped filming feature films Hits, directed by David Cross, About Alex, directed

by Jesse Zwick, Seven Minutes directed by Jay Martin and There’s Always Woodstock directed by Rita Merson. He will be seen next in You’re Not You opposite Hillary Swank and he was last seen in Five More for Lifetime. He has appeared in numerous films programmed for the Oxford Film Festival, including Good Dick at OFF 2009. This year, he is in two of our films: The Sidekick, a narrative short and the feature Teddy Bears with David Krumholz. At Saturday’s award ceremony, we will present him with a special Hoka Award for Achievement in Film, last presented to Ray McKinnon in 2010.

Richard Speight, Jr. starred in the award-winning HBO miniseries “Band of Brothers,” the CBS series “The Agency,” and the TNT mini-series “Into the West,” and has had recurring roles on “Justified,” “Supernatural,” “Lo ok for Showtime,” and the CBS cult hit “Jericho.” Behind the camera, he co-produced, codirected, and starred in the indie flick North Beach, and co-wrote and starred in Open Water 2 for Lions Gate Films. Richard›s first solo writing and directing effort, the award winning short film America 101, made its world premiere at last year’s OFF; it has since screened at 27 festivals across the US, UK, and Canada. At this year’s festival, he appears in the narrative short The Sidekick.

Moderator Don Lewis loves film.

Having written for Film Threat for over 10 years, he is also a documentary filmmaker in his own right.

His feature Worst in Show played OFF 2011, and he recently coproduced Holy Ghost People.Don holds a Masters Degree in Cinema Studies from San Francisco State

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and resides in Northern California with his wife, daughter and dog named Igby.

Plus other special guests to be announced on the panel.

Bringing Adventure Time to Life: Storyboarding for Animation with Kent Osborne Saturday, 11:30 a.m. (Conference Center) From “SpongeBob SquarePants” to “Phineas and Ferb” and now “Adventure Time,” Kent Osborne is a writer and storyboard artist that has captured the imagination of children and adults everywhere. Listen to him talk about writing for beloved animated characters.

Kent Osborne, a writer and storyboard artist from Los Angeles, has received multiple Emmy nominations for his work on shows like “SpongeBob Squarepants”, “Phineas and Ferb”, “The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack” and “Adventure Time”. He is also the creator of the web-series “Cat Agent”. He has also appeared in such indie fare as How to Cheat (OFF 2012), The Pipe (OFF 2008), and Hannah Takes the Stairs.

Moderator Coop Cooper, AKA “The Small Town Critic,” has the versatility of a Swiss Army knife when it comes to writing in the motion picture industry. After earning his BFA in Cinema at Southern Methodist University and an MFA in Screenwriting at the American Film Institute in Hollywood, he collaborated with Academy Awardwinning director Seth Winston on a Civil War-themed screenwriting project. Coop now lives in his native hometown of Clarksdale, Mississippi where he writes movie reviews for the Clarksdale Press Register, operates his movie-related website Smalltowncritic.com, aids/promotes film crews seeking to shoot feature films in the Mississippi Delta, teaches seminars, films live music events, works on about a dozen screenwriting/film projects at a time and still manages to watch an average of two movies per day.

Breaking Down the Score Saturday, 1:00 p.m. (Conference Center) Three composers take us through the anatomy of scoring a scene within a film. After showing a clip of a scene, the composers will discuss how music enhances the story.

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Moderator Ian Hierons is Co-Founder and CEO of Score Revolution, a technology-driven online platform connecting film music rights holders with licensing opportunities worldwide. The company represents film music catalogs from leading film music rights holder, composers and producers including Studiocanal, Lionsgate and Contantin Film.

Prior to Score Revolution, Ian was the Senior Vice President for Acquisitions of Milan Records, one of the premiere soundtrack record labels in the world. For more than ten years, he produced and distributed soundtrack albums for numerous commercially successful and critically acclaimed films including March of the Penguins, Pan’s Labyrinth, Mulholland Drive, The Queen, Bend It Like Beckham, Monsoon Wedding and City of God. Ted Speaker has composed the musical score on numerous feature films, most notably Dusty Bias’ Prairie Love (OFF 2011, Best Narrative Feature), Amber Sealey’s How To Cheat (OFF 2012), and recently Tomar Almagor’s 9 Full Moons and Dan Reisser’s Stomping Ground. A graduate of Berklee College of Music, he is a multi-instrumentalist with an eclectic musical background comprised of styles ranging from bluegrass to jazz to electronic/ambient and stops in between.

AVAILABLE NOW! Oxford American’s Music issue The Oxford American’s 15th Annual Southern Music issue & CD features the music of Tennessee!

A few highlights: Rosanne Cash on her three Tennessee lives; John Jeremiah Sullivan on Rosco Gordon and the birth of ska; Amanda Petrusich on the life and music of Bessie Smith; Joe Hagan on the Charlie Rich Fan Club; a posthumous memoir from Memphis blues guru Jim Dickinson—and more!

PLUS: Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Dolly Parton, Gus Cannon, Matraca Berg, Laura Cantrell, Big Star, and “Carl the Raping Goat Saves Christmas,” a story by Lucy Alibar.

This year’s issue comes with a 176-page magazine and a double CD. NO.

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THE SOUTHERN MAGAZINE OF GOOD WRITING

ROSANNE

J OH N JEREMIAH SULLIVAN GETS HIGH ON THE

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takes the long way home

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P R O U D LY P U B L I S H E D F R O M T H E U N I V E R S I T Y O F C E N T R A L A R K A N S A S

Two-time Emmy-award winning Canadian composer/ arranger Hummie Mann has collaborated with some of Hollywood’s most celebrated directors in both theatrical and television films. His motion pictures projects have ranged from Mel Brooks’ Robin Hood: Men in Tights to Peter Yates’ Year of the Comet, the children’s film Thomas and the Magic Railroad to Wooly Boys directed by Leszek Burzynski starring Peter Fonda, Kris Kristofferson, Keith Carradine and Joe Mazzello.

ELVIS PR ESLEY

JOHNNY

GUS CAN NON

MATRACA

TRELL LAURA CAN

BERG

BIG STAR CHARLIE R ICH

LUCY ALIBAR: THE GOAT THAT SAVED CHRISTMAS

BESSIE SMITH

THE MUSIC OF

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Scott Bomar is a Memphis musician, Emmy Award-winning film composer and Grammy-nominated music producer and recording engineer. Projects include the films Hustle & Flow, Black Snake Moan and Soul Men, and producing and engineering Cyndi Lauper’s Grammy-nominated album Memphis Blues at his Electraphonic Recording Studio. Bomar is also the leader of the BoKeys, a Memphis soul group whose most recent album, Got to Get Back!, was featured on NPR, BBC, the Wall Street Journal and USA Today. Bomar is a trustee of the Memphis chapter of the Recording Academy.

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CASH

TON D O L LY PA R

NEEDS A LITTLE SUGAR IN HER BOWL

Purchase the magazine from discerning bookstores and newsstands, the OA’s website, or subscribe.

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Learn Your Craft!

Making Short Films Saturday, 2:30 p.m. (Conference Center) In 1992 Kelley Baker had his first child so he decided to make a fun little film about it. The result, YOU’LL CHANGE (3 min), has been seen all over the world. Not bad for a little movie shot on short ends for less than $1,000. He followed this with Stolen Toyota, also made for under $1,000. He has made eight personal short films which have screened on PBS, The Learning Channel, Canadian and Australian television and has won numerous awards in film festivals like London, Sydney, Annecy, Edinburgh, Sundance, Chicago and others. In addition to his own films he was the sound designer on six of Gus Van Sant’s feature films including, My Own Private Idaho, Good Will Hunting, and Finding Forrester, and Todd Haynes’s film, Far From Heaven.

Kelley will discuss how he takes the little moments in his life and makes award winning films out of them for fun and profit. Believing in complete control of his own work from script to screen, he writes and directs all of his films and self-distributes them. He then travels the country showing his fiercely independent work at art house theaters, media art centers and at universities and colleges. Against all odds, Kelley is currently finishing up a feature length documentary, Dangerous: Kay Boyle, a personal project he has passionately pursued for over 25 years.

From Mississippi to the Big Screen Saturday, 4:30 p.m. (Conference Center) Moderator Kevin Broughton, a working Mississippi actor based in Madison, leads a discussion with other actors currently living

February 6 & 7

Lafayette County and Oxford Public Library present film adaptations of Mississippi novels.

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Friday, February 7 • FREE 1:00 p.m. My Dog Skip 3:00 p.m. Intruder in the Dust

Mississippi Films

Saturday, February 8 • FREE 10:00 a.m. My Dog Skip 12:00 p.m. The Help 3:00 p.m. Intruder in the Dust

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in Mississippi, but working in the film industry, whether in Los Angeles or New Orleans, or points in between.

Kenny Cook is an actor, writer and director from Baldwyn, Miss. He didn’t start acting until 2007, when he took a Sketch Comedy Class in Atlanta. He has been involved in both stage and film productions. Recently he has booked roles in As I Lay Dying and Homefront. He has also worked with local, award willing film makers, Glenn Payne and Johnson Thomasson.

Casey Dillard is an actor, writer, improviser and sometimes director living in Tupelo, Miss. and working wherever she can. An interest in acting on stage as a child continued to grow and branch out into different aspects of filmmaking and performing. When she is not making films she can be found performing with her award-winning improv team, West of Shake Rag anywhere from Tupelo to Chicago.

Arkansas native Jennifer Pierce Mathus is an accomplished actress, first performing in a self-directed, all-girl cast, elementary school sendup of The Odyssey. She later spent 13 years with Little Rock-based Red Octopus Theatre as an actor, sketch comedy writer and board member. In addition to national and regional commercial work for radio and TV, Jennifer’s film credits include various award-winning independent films and a supporting role in the forthcoming film Dark Places, starring Charlize Theron and Christina Hendricks.

Jessica Lemon Wilkinson has been a professional actor for the past 10 years, working out of Jackson, Miss.

She often acts at New Stage Theatre, Mississippi’s only professional theatre, having been in over a dozen productions, as well as teaching and directing there. She has also done many commercials and industrial films. She has recently worked in feature films in New Orleans and the Jackson area such as As I Lay Dying, 2 Bedroom 1 Bath, Starve, and Civil War: The Untold Stories which airs on PBS in April. Aside from acting, she is also a singer and performs with a bluegrass band.

Moderator Kevin Broughton is a lawyer, writer, actor and filmmaker in Madison, Miss. His first short film, Murderabilia, won Best Mississippi narrative at the 2011 Oxford Film Festival.

His second, Old Oak, won the same prize the following year. He is currently collaborating with Ryan Bohling on a documentary.

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Narrative Feature Claudia Puig has been a film critic at USA Today since 2001. She became the lead film critic in 2006 and since then has also served as a judge at film festivals around the world, moderator for Screen Actors Guild panels, presenter at the Los Angeles Film Critics Association’s annual awards ceremony and is a regular contributor for National Public Radio’s Film Week. She has discussed the socio-cultural impact of films on NBC News, CNN and MSNBC. In 2009 she won the Press Award from the Publicists Guild. Claudia began her journalism career in 1986 at the Los Angeles Times covering city government, crime and courts. She was part of the team that won a Pulitzer for its coverage of the 1991 L.A. Riots. In 1990 she began covering the entertainment industry, until her departure in 1997. She began her tenure at USA Today in October, 1997 covering the film industry as a reporter for the Life section. Claudia lives in Glendale, California, is fluent in Spanish and speaks Italian and French. She has a B.A. in Communications Studies from UCLA, studied English literature at Cambridge University, and earned an M.A. in Communications from University of Southern California’s Annenberg School.

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Adam Hohenberg is an independent film producer. After graduating Sarah Lawrence College, he worked for experimental filmmaker, Ernie Gehr. He was a producer of Gehr’s Side/Walk/Shuttle, which film critic J. Hoberman called one of the ten best films of the 1990’s. He was also a associate producer on Ira Sachs’ Forty Shades of Blue, which won the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance in 2005 and was executive producer of Ira Sachs’ Keep The Lights On, which was nominated for four Independent Spirit Awards in 2012.

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Our judges will determine winners in each of our categories. The winning films will be announced at the awards ceremony on Saturday at 9:00pm at the Lyric Oxford. Winners will receive The Spirit of the Hoka, a beautiful statuette created by renowned sculptor Bill Beckwith in the likeness of the Chickasaw Princess Hoka in 1835.

In addition to the Spirit of the Hoka, we will also present the Lisa Blount Memorial acting award to the strongest independent performance that shows an actor or an actress willing to take risks for their art. Lisa Blount, an award winning actress from Arkansas, was nominated for a Golden Globe in 1983 for her breakout role in An Officer and a Gentleman, and received the Best Actress prize at the 2004 Stockholm Film Festival for her lead role in the independent feature film Chrystal. Along with her husband Ray McKinnon and co-producer Walton Goggins, Lisa took home an Academy Award for their Live Action Short The Accountant. Lisa passed away in 2010, not long after agreeing to be a juror for our 2011 festival.

All films in the lineup – including those not in competition – are eligible for the coveted Ron Tibbett Audience Award, named for the founding director of the Magnolia Film Festival in Starkville, the first independent film festival in Mississippi.

Tibbett died in 2004 in a car accident just over a year after his shot film Buffalo Common debuted at the Sundance Film Festival. This award will be announced online during the week after the festival ends on Sunday, February 9.

Heidi Jo Markel moved to Los Angeles in the mid-90’s and was exposed to the world of filmmaking. After a few indie acting roles, she leapt at the opportunity to get behind the camera, discovering her true passion: production. After years of flying solo, she launched Eclectic Pictures with the mantra “to be diverse in slate while combining the commercial and artistic aspects of filmmaking.” Eclectic has produced such films as The Death and Life of Bobby Z, My Mom’s New Boyfriend, As Good As Dead, Solitary Man, Trust, Playing for Keeps, Lovelace: the True Story of Linda Boreman, and Olympus has Fallen. In 2013, she was executive producer for James Franco’s adaptation of William Faulkner’s As I Lay Dying.

Documentary Feature Don Lewis loves film. Having written for Film Threat for over 10 years, he is also a documentary filmmaker in his own right. His feature Worst in Show played OFF 2011, and he recently co-produced Holy Ghost People. Don holds a Masters Degree in Cinema Studies from San Francisco State and resides in Northern California with his wife, daughter and dog named Igby.

Lee Caplin produced the $125 million Sony Pictures release Ali, starring Will Smith. His company, Picture Entertainment, is the feature film production entity for the works of William Faulkner, including the 2013 release of As I Lay Dying, directed by James Franco. PMC, the media company he co-founded, owns the magazine Variety.

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Kim Voynar has been a film critic for Movie City News, “Hollywood’s Homepage,” for five years. Prior to that, she was Managing Editor and film critic for Cinematical/AOL. She is currently transitioning into filmmaking with her first short film, Bunker, which she wrote and directed. She and her husband, Mike Hodge, share their home with six kids, two dogs and two cats, and are partners in Catawampus! Productions, LLC, an independent film production company.

Shorts (Narrative and Documentary) Mark Rabinowitz is the currently Account Director at Platform Media Group, a full-service publicity and marketing firm in Los Angeles. He is the co-founder of indieWIRE.com and has been active in the film world as producer, journalist, festival staff, and consultant since 1995. He has attended over 150 film festivals around the world, including Sundance, Cannes, Toronto, Berlin, Rotterdam, Dubai, and finally, Oxford! He is also currently serving as co-producer on Darren Dean’s adaptation of Will Eisner’s landmark graphic novel A Contract with God and on the Jon Cryer and Richard Schenkman-penned Cosmodrome. He has written for CNN.com, Variety, Screen International, Alternative Press, Time Out New York, Filmmaker Magazine, among others. A political junkie at heart, Mark staffed Tom Harkin’s 1992 presidential campaign in New Hampshire, Maine, and Michigan, as well as the 1988 and 1992 Democratic National Conventions. He really likes cheese and worships at the Shrine of Swine. Praise the Lard.

Jon Gann is the Executive Director of CINE, a 56-year old organization that honors the best in film, TV and digital media with the prestigious CINE Golden Eagle Award. He is also the founder of DC Shorts, a non-profit organization championing short filmmaking, and the creator of the DC Shorts Film Festival, now planning its 11th year. Published in 2012, his book, Behind the Screens: Programmers Reveal How Film Festivals Really Work examines how 16 programmers and organizers curate, collect, watch and select films for their festivals. Through Reel Plan, Jon consults with filmmakers on the festival circuit. As a filmmaker, Jon’s notable past projects include: Cyberslut, the first gay-themed short film to screen at over 50 festivals and broadcasts worldwide; Signs, a national 48 Hour Film Project award winner, and Offline, a modern dating parable. Jon has presented at over 100 universities, film organizations and film

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festivals worldwide, and has spoken at the International Film Festival Summit and TEDxWDC. Roberta Munroe is an author, producer, writer/director, and head of her Los Angeles based film consulting company. After five years programming shorts at Sundance (2002-2006), Roberta wrote How Not To Make a Short Film: Secrets From a Sundance Programmer (Hyperion 2009). She has worked on over 50 short and feature films as the producer, story consultant or consulting producer.

Titles include: Suicide Canaries, The Procession, The High Level Bridge, Debutante Hunters, The Thing, and My Night with Andrew Cunanan. She is currently in pre-production on Irene & Marie. For three years, Roberta has partnered with the South Carolina Film Commission, annually producing six short films for them, including the indie feature Warrior Road in Charleston. You can find Roberta at www.robertamunroe.com, hanging in Echo Park Los Angeles with her two rescue dogs Marcello and Rita, or sitting at a local old school bar sipping single malt scotch.

Animation/Music Video/Experimental Kent Osborne, a writer and storyboard artist from Los Angeles, has received multiple Emmy nominations for his work on shows like “SpongeBob Squarepants”, “Phineas and Ferb”, “The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack” and “Adventure Time”. He is also the creator of the web-series “Cat Agent.” He has also appeared in such indie fare as How to Cheat (OFF 2012), The Pipe (OFF 2008), and Hannah Takes the Stairs.

Ian Hierons is Co-Founder and CEO of Score Revolution, a technology-driven online platform connecting film music rights holders with licensing opportunities worldwide. The company represents film music catalogs from leading film music rights holder, composers and producers including Studiocanal, Lionsgate and Contantin Film. Prior to Score Revolution, Ian was the Senior Vice President for Acquisitions of Milan Records, one of the premiere soundtrack record labels in the world. For more than ten years, he produced and distributed soundtrack albums for numerous commercially successful and critically acclaimed films including March of the Penguins, Pan’s Labyrinth, Mulholland Drive, The Queen, Bend It Like Beckham, Monsoon Wedding and City of God.

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Eric Snider is a freelance film critic and journalist whose work mostly appears on “the Internet” at such sites as Film. com, Twitch, Pajiba, Movies.com, and his own site, EricDSnider.com. He is also the co-host of the podcast Movie B.S. with Bayer and Snider. Eric has a B.A. in journalism and lives in beautiful Portland, Ore.

Kelley Baker has been making personal short films since the birth of his first child in 1992. In addition to his own films he was the sound designer on six of Gus Van Sant’s feature films, including My Own Private Idaho, Good Will Hunting, and Finding Forrester, and Todd Haynes’s film Far From Heaven.

Calling himself “the Angry Filmmaker,” he writes and directs all of his films and self-distributes them. He then travels the country showing his fiercely independent work at art house theaters, media art centers and at universities and colleges.

Against all odds, Kelley is currently finishing up a feature length documentary, Dangerous: Kay Boyle, a personal project he has passionately pursued for over 25 years, and maintaining his website, angryfilmmaker.com.

Mississippi Films Richard Speight, Jr. starred in the award-winning HBO mini-series “Band of Brothers,” the CBS series “The Agency,” and the TNT miniseries “Into the West,” and has had recurring roles on “ Justified,” “Su pernatural,” “L ook for Showtime,” and the CBS cult hit “Jericho.” Behind the camera, he co-produced, co-directed, and starred in the indie flick North Beach, and co-wrote and starred in Open Water 2 for Lions Gate Films. Richard’s first solo writing and directing effort, the award winning short film America 101, made its world premiere at last year’s OFF; it has since screened at 27 festivals across the US, UK, and Canada. At this year’s festival, he appears in the narrative short The Sidekick.

Jack Barbera is a Professor Emeritus of English at the University of Mississippi, where he taught film courses for over 30 years. The syllabus for his “Introduction to Film” course was published in Film Studies (N.Y., 1987).

His only attempt at filmmaking, the 9-minute The Janitor, was screened at the Silver Images Film Festival (Chicago, 1997). Barbera has lectured on film at several scholarly conferences and published in scholarly journals.

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Animation Block

Narrative Feature, 1 hour 37 min.

Screening: Friday 12:30 p.m. (Screen 8), Saturday 10:00 a.m. (Screen 8) • Snowdysseus • The Little Blond Boy with a White Sheep • Baby Chicken • Oasis • Transmission • Zweibettzimmer • Balloon Cat • The Missing Scarf • Alfred Jarry and Pataphysics • Sausage

Directed by: Juli Jackson

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Screening: Saturday 5:15 p.m. (Screen 7), Sunday 2:00 p.m. (Screen 8) Charlie, an artist seeking a connection between her work and her deceased father’s music, teams up with Louie, an obsessive record collector. Together they scour the South in search of the elusive 45 that hails from the heyday of ‘60s garage rock.

Alaska is a Drag Narrative Short, 15 min.

Directed by: Shaz Bennett Screening: Friday 2:00 p.m. (Screen 8), Saturday 4:15 p.m. (Screen 6) Leo stands out in a crowd.

That’s not always a good thing working in a fish cannery in Alaska. His dreams of leaving this small town are hard fought, until a new boy moves to town and sees him for who he really is: an international superstar.

Alfred Jarry & ‘Pataphysics Animation, 2 min.

Directed by: Skizz Cyzyk Screening: Friday 12:30 p.m. (Screen 8), Saturday 10:00 a.m. (Screen 8) This 2-minute animated oral report on French writer Alfred Jarry uses stop-motion with the help of talking t-shirts, flip book pages, and time-lapse lino-cut printing.

Jarry is best known for his play, Ubu Roi, and his pseudoscience, ‘Pataphysics. This short film is an excerpt from a feature length documentary, Icepick to the Moon.

Baby Chicken Animation, 8 min.

Directed by: Azod Abedikich Screening: Friday 12:30 p.m. (Screen 8), Saturday 10:00 a.m. (Screen 8) The story of a wooden man who befriends his breakfast and is then called upon to become a hero.

Balloon Cat Animation, 4 min.

Directed by: Michael Cermin Screening: Friday 12:30 p.m. (Screen 8), Saturday 10:00 a.m. (Screen 8) As his physical journey progresses, a cat floating through space reflects on his life, ultimately revealing how he got into his predicament in the first place.

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February 6-9, 2014

The Southern Documentary Project and The Center for the Study of Southern Culture Congratulate SouthDocs students, staff, and alumni with films in the 2014 Oxford Film Festival.

Camilla Ann Aikin and Tyler Keith – Jot 'Em Down and Nick's Jordan Berger – The Surface and The Crosby Arboretum Project Matthew Graves – The Toughest Job: William Winter’s Mississippi and The Embalming Rex Jones – Beautiful Jim Jordan Henry—Lifted Dane Moreton— Seasons

The Southern Documentary Project and the Center for the Study of Southern Culture offer courses in documentary and narrative filmmaking, photography, and oral history.

To learn more about SouthDocs visit southdocs.org and southernstudies.olemiss.edu.

Beautiful Jim

Bellringer

Documentary Short, non-competition, 54 min.

Directed by: Rex Jones

Mississippi Narrative, non-competition, 9 min.

Screening: Saturday 10:00 a.m. (Conference Center), Sunday 12:00 p.m. (Screen 7)

Screening: Saturday 1:00 p.m. (Screen 8), Sunday 4:15 p.m.

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Grammy-nominated Jimbeau Hinson, living in Nashville and considered the first openly bisexual singer/songwriter in country music, has been HIV-positive for over 30 years. After almost dying from AIDS twice, he is now HIV-undetectable, and recently released a new album at age 62.

One Helluva Drink.

Winner of the Audience Award for the 2013 Memphis 48-hour Film Project.

Being Awesome

Documentary Feature, 1 hour 33 min.

Narrative Feature, 1 hour 21 min.

Directed by: Allen C. Gardner Screening: Friday 4:00 p.m. (Screen 8), Sunday 4:30 p.m.

(Screen 8) Teddy and Lloyd, each hopelessly depressed, strike up a friendship at their 10-year high school reunion and decide to turn their lives around. They decide to break things down to basics and set a very clear and simple goal for themselves: to just be awesome.

The Fine print Unless otherwise indicated, films will occur at Malco’s new Oxford Commons (206 Commonwealth Blvd., Oxford) and panels will occur at the Oxford Conference Center (102 Ed Perry Blvd., Oxford).

All films contain adult content and are not recommended for children under 18 unless otherwise indicated.

Views expressed in the screened films are of the filmmakers, and not necessarily shared by the Oxford Film Festival. Presentation of films does not mean that the Oxford Film Festival promotes the behavior contained therein.

All times are tentative and subject to change. Refer to our website (oxfordfilmfest.com) for the latest info on guest scheduling, panel, and event info.

An individual film pass allows admission to a single film block but does not guarantee seating. Seats are first come, first serve. In the event that a screening room is at capacity, the film pass can be used for another film at the same time, or for the film at an alternate screening, or can be refunded.

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Directed by: James V. Bulian

Bending Steel Directed by: Dave Carroll Screening: Saturday 6:15 p.m. (Screen 8), Sunday 2:00 p.m.

(Screen 6) Chris Schoeck, an endearing yet unassuming man, trains to become a professional oldetime strongman. While preparing to perform amazing and unique feats of strength publicly, Chris also struggles to overcome crippling fears and inhibitions. For the first time in his life he is compelled to confront social awkwardness, unsupportive parents, and an overwhelming fear of failure. What unfolds is one man’s remarkable journey to find his place in the world.

Bible Quiz Documentary Feature, 1 hour, 20 min Directed by: Nicole Teeny Screening: Friday 2:15 p.m. (Screen 6), Saturday 4:15 p.m.

(Screen 8) Seventeen-year-old Mikayla memorizes books of the Bible on her quest to win the National Bible Quiz Championship and the heart of J.P., her quiz team captain. The film explores coming of age in the face of faith, doubt, fierce competition and teen love.

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The Biggest Tailgate Party in Mississippi Mississippi Documentary, non-competition, 22 min.

Directed by: Ellen Phillips Screening: Friday 4:00 p.m. (Screen 7), Sunday 2:00 p.m.

(Screen 7) Real Estate Developer Blake Tartt III, a graduate of the University of Mississippi, decides to throw a party to show his Texas business partners how tailgating is done at The Grove. The event becomes a recreation of his college days, with an escalating guest list, until it is the largest tailgate party in Mississippi.

Bob Birdnow’s Remarkable Tale of Human Survival and the Transcendence of Self

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Narrative Feature, 1 hour 15 min.

Directed by: Eric Steele Screening: Friday 6:30 p.m. (Screen 6), Saturday 12:00 p.m.

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When invited by an old friend to speak to a struggling sales team at a conference, Bob Birdnow reluctantly agrees. Bob’s attempt to say something motivational takes an unexpected turn when, forced off script and desperate, he begins the one story he’d hoped he’d never have to tell.

Breaking Down the Score Panel: Saturday 1:00 p.m. (Conference Center) Four composers – Ian Hierons, Ted Speaker, Hummie Mann and Scott Bomar – take us through the anatomy of scoring a scene within a film. After showing a clip of a scene, the composers will discuss how music enhances the story.

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Breaking Through

The Crosby Arboretum Project

Documentary Feature, 1 hour 24 min.

Mississippi Documentary, non-competition, 15 min.

Directed by: Cindy L. Abel

Directed by: Jordan Berger, Jennifer Mizenko & Alan Arrivée.

Screening: Friday 12:00 p.m. (Screen 7), Saturday 2:00 p.m.

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Screening: Friday 3:15 p.m. (Screen 7), Sunday 12:00 p.m.

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Openly LGBT elected officials at all levels – including the first gay US Senator, Tammy Baldwin – share their stories of self-doubt and triumph over multiple barriers ranging from race and poverty to gender and sexual orientation, revealing a deeply personal, rarely-seen side of both politicians and gay people.

Dancers explore movement within nature at the Crosby Arboretum in Starkville, Miss.

Bringing Adventure Time to Life: Storyboarding for Animation with Kent Osborne Panel: Saturday 11:30 a.m. (Conference Center) From SpongeBob SquarePants to Phineas and Ferb and now Adventure Time, Kent Osborne is a writer and storyboard artist who has captured the imagination of children and adults everywhere.

Listen to him talk about writing for beloved animated characters.

Cook School Documentary Short, 6 min.

Directed by: D.L. Anderson Screening: Friday 4:00 p.m. (Screen 7), Sunday 2:00 p.m.

(Screen 7) Nancy Gould’s food service course is one of the most popular within the North Carolina State Prison system, but will her class be able to pull off a fine dining experience for 60 volunteer patrons behind the gates of Orange Correctional Center? The five-month course is administered by Piedmont Community College and graduating inmates earn 16 credits toward a degree if they can stand the heat.

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Cupcake Narrative Short, 3 min.

Directed by: E. J. Carter Screening: Friday 4:00 p.m. (Screen 8), Sunday 4:30 p.m.

(Screen 8) There’s nothing sweet about it.

Dance Like No One’s Watching Documentary Short, 14 min.

Directed by: Jenn Garrison Screening: Friday 12:00 p.m. (Screen 7), Saturday 2:00 p.m.

(Screen 6) A short documentary that explores the world of competitive Country/Western dancing within the gay community.

Diagnostic Narrative Short, 8 min.

Directed by: Fabrice Bracq Screening: Saturday 3:00 p.m. (Screen 7), Sunday 4:15 p.m.

(Screen 7) Dr. Semyc is a specialist of a widespread disease for which there is no cure to date.

Announce the diagnosis is a difficult exercise, however, that mastery to perfection. In French with English subtitles.

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Die Like An Egyptian Documentary Short, 10 min.

Directed by: Matt Mamula Screening: Friday 4:30 p.m. (Screen 6), Saturday 12:30 p.m.

(Screen 6) After a lifelong infatuation with Egyptian culture, 90-year-old Fred Guentert tells the story of how he built his own Egyptian coffin, a dream he’s had since he was 8 years old.

The Discontentment of Ed Telfair

ited by an odd group with a simple request. It screens in the same block as Beautiful Jim and The Toughest Job.

Experimental Film Block Screening: Saturday 11:30 a.m. (Screen 8), Sunday 2:00 p.m. (Conference Center) • Walking Inland • Virtuos Virtuell • Tokyo=Fukushima • Rage Against Symphony • My Sweet • Ghost of Yesterday • The Travelers

Evergreen Mississippi Narrative, 20 min.

Narrative Short, 18 min.

Directed by: Jackson Segars

Directed by: Daniel Campbell

Screening: Saturday 1:00 p.m. (Screen 8), Sunday 4:15 p.m.

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Screening: Saturday 5:15 p.m. (Screen 7), Sunday 2:00 p.m.

(Screen 8) Ed Telfair is a mundane middle aged man quietly dealing with the insecurities in his life until one day he takes matters into his own hands.

Echoes Mississippi Narrative, 7 min.

Directed by: Greg Earnest Screening: Saturday 1:00 p.m. (Screen 8), Sunday 4:15 p.m.

(Screen 6) After a terrible fall in the woods, Joel climbs to safety only to be confronted by two old friends. When he realizes they intend to harm him, he must convince them to spare his life.

The Embalming Mississippi Narrative, non-competition, 15 min.

Directed by: Matthew Graves Screening: Saturday 10:00 a.m. (Conference Center), Sunday 12:00 p.m. (Screen 7) On a dark and stormy night, a disgruntled funeral home director is vis-

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On a Mississippi farm, two brothers clash over their responsibilities to the farm, their father, and each other.

Father-Like Son Narrative Feature, 1 hour 35 min.

Directed by: Mac Alsfeld Screening: Saturday 3:00 p.m. (Screen 7), Sunday 4:15 p.m.

(Screen 7) After the sudden death of Clark’s father, his mother quickly remarries a man of the same age as her 24-year-old son . . . who is hellbent on raising Clark as his own child.

Food Doc Block Documentary Shorts Screening: Friday 4:00 p.m. (Screen 7), Sunday 2:00 p.m.

(Screen 7) • The Ghost Pepper Eating Contest of Jefferson County 2 • (Pi Squared) • Jot ‘Em Down* • Nick’s* • Mile High Pie* • Cook School* • Pusharatas* * designates recipients of the Southern Foodways Alliance Greenhouse grant (see page 23)

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for Festival Programming

By Tom Speed Evidence of the budding film community in Oxford can be found on the Ole Miss campus, where the university now offers an interdisciplinary minor in cinema within the College of Liberal Arts. Part of this year’s course offering is a new course in Festival Programming, led by Dr. Michelle Emanuel, operations director for the Oxford Film Festival.

The cinema minor was established three years ago and, by the design of program director Alan Arrivée, is balanced between critical study and production experience, the idea being that students will have a better critical understanding of films if they learn how to make films themselves. Beyond two required intro courses—one in cinema studies, one in production—students chose one more in each, then 12 more elective hours that can come from a list of approved courses taught in the departments of English, History, Modern Languages, Philosophy and Religion, and Theatre Arts, among other departments. CINE 396 is one of the first to be offered with the CINE course designation.

With a decade of experience working with the Oxford Film Festival, Emanuel offers her students an inside-out look at what it takes to put on a film festival. The students also get hands-on experience by screening actual entries submitted to the festival.

The course is believed to be the first of its kind in the country. CINE 396 is open to students pursuing a cinema minor in the College of Liberal Arts, but also open to other undergraduate students as an elective.

One of those students, Dexter Lee, enrolled in the course out of a general interest in cinematography and filmmaking, but came out of it with a perhaps career-altering perspective.

A pre-med student majoring in biochemistry, Lee developed a love of filmmaking and cinematography while completing a project for the Honors College.

“We had a project where we traveled somewhere and we would interview some people,” he explains. “You could create any kind of presentation. My group decided to do a documentary. Once we did that, I was in control of editing the videos and I thought it was really fun. So it piqued my interest for film in general.”

Once in the class, Lee gained a new appreciation for the effort it takes to wade through hundreds of submissions. He also learned to appreciate what separated the best films from the rest of the pack.

“For every four bad ones you’d run into one okay, pretty good film,” he says. “Now I know what is good and what’s bad in case I ever decide to make anything myself.”

“Making something for himself” is now looking like more of a possibility, as the Oxford native is taking a one-year post graduation sabbatical to research grad schools and decide between furthering his education in medicine, or film.

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“There are some film schools that only accept sciencebased students,” he says. “It has to do with creating documentaries for the Discovery Channel and things like that.

Allowing students to view films in an objective context is part of the goal of the course, says Emanuel.

“You have these [cinema minor] students who have to take so many production hours and so many criticism hours,” she says. “I thought it would do them a world of good to see films in various stages of quality from around the world. Often their judgment of new films is clouded by their friendships, whereas if they are evaluating the work of strangers, they’re more likely to be critical.”

Another student who came to the class by happenstance is Debbie Nelson. Nelson recently returned to Ole Miss to finish her degree after taking a 20-year leave of absence to raise a family. Now a student studying integrated marketing communications, Nelson has returned to Ole Miss to find a new kind of school. Neither her major nor the cinema minor was offered when she was a student years ago.

“It always intrigued me how they put festivals together,” says Nelson, who counts herself as an armchair movie reviewer who also has years of experience in event planning. “It just seemed like a great fit for me. And since IMC is applicable to virtually any career, I’m also exploring paths I might want to take in applying my degree.”

She too learned a lot from the course: chiefly how much effort goes into planning a festival.

“One of the things you don’t think about is the mechanics of it,” she says. “How many films you have to view in order to pick out the gems. It was amazing how much work the people do who choose the lineup for any given film festival. That’s one of those details you just don’t necessarily think of when you see the lineup for a film festival.”

A primary part of the course work was evaluating submissions, and the students played a large part in assisting the festival staff in paring them down, in addition to fine-tuning the students’ critical eye.

“We had assignments where we had 20 shorts to watch over the weekend and we logged them in a journal,” says Lee. “Then in each class period we would just talk about them. Dr. Emanuel would say the first film we were going to talk about, then she would let one of us start off the conversation. It was very interesting and helped me a lot to understand what’s out there competitively.”

“The range of work,” adds Nelson, “is everything from ‘I can’t believe you actually filmed that.’ to ‘Wow, I hope this wins an Oscar!’ It’s an extraordinary process really.”

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From Mississippi to the Big Screen Panel: Saturday 4:30 p.m. (Conference Center) Moderator Kevin Broughton, a working Mississippi actor based in Madison, leads a discussion with other actors – Kenny Cook, Casey Dillard, Jennifer Pierce Mathus, and Jessica Lemon Wilkinson – currently living in Mississippi, but working in the film industry, whether in Los Angeles or New Orleans, or points in between.

From Cotton Fields to Movie Premieres Mississippi Documentary, 12 min.

Directed by: Geoffrey Brent Shrewsbury Screening: Friday 3:15 p.m. (Screen 7), Sunday 12:00 p.m.

(Screen 6) In the depression-era Mississippi delta, a young boy named Luster Bayless frequented the picture show to escape the hardships of poverty and isolation; his hero was John Wayne. Little did young Luster know, he would not only meet John Wayne one day, but would eventually become the Duke’s main costumer. This film follows Mr. Bayless’s unique journey from picking cotton to working with some of Hollywood’s biggest names.

Ghost of Yesterday Experimental, 6 min.

Directed by: Tony Gault Screening: Saturday 11:30 a.m. (Screen 8), Sunday 2:00 p.m.

(Conference Center) Ghost of Yesterday -- a collage of rotoscoped home movies -- is inspired by childhood memories of religion and altered consciousness. The film explores our collective abandonment of analog imagery and is a personal attempt to reconcile with digital imagery.

The Ghost Pepper Eating Contest of Jefferson County Documentary Short, 8 min.

Directed by: Sam Frazier, Jr. Screening: Friday 4:00 p.m. (Screen 7), Sunday 2:00 p.m.

(Screen 7) A documentary of an annual benefit in Birmingham, Ala. for the Sidewalk Film Festival where contestants eat increasingly spicy peppers up to and including the “ghost pepper”--the hottest pepper known to mankind.

Herd in Iceland Documentary Short, 29 min.

Directed by: Lindsay Blatt and Paul Taggart Screening: Friday 5:30 p.m. (Screen 7), Saturday 10:00 a.m.

(Screen 7) Herd in Iceland is a documentary about the annual roundup of the Icelandic horse, isolated for centuries by the country’s oceanic borders. During the summer months, the horses live a wild existence, grazing in the highlands and raising their young. Each fall, they are rounded up by local farmers and directed across the stunning landscape. The horse holds a precious place in Icelandic culture, art and tradition; for over 1,000 years Icelandic law has prohibited the importation of horses onto the island.

The Horrible Life of Dr. Ghoul Narrative Short, 8 min.

Directed by: Don Swaynos Screening: Friday 6:30 p.m. (Screen 6), Saturday 12:00 p.m.

(Screen 6) A local TV horror host is having a bad day.

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Jimbo Mathus: Finding Your Roots Mississippi Documentary, non-competition, 14 min.

Directed by: Geoffrey Brent Shrewsbury Screening: Friday 2:00 p.m. (Screen 7), Sunday 2:00 p.m.

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This film is a brief glimpse into the life of Mississippi musician, Jimbo Mathus.

Hang out with Jimbo as he takes the stage at the Hill Country Picnic and talks about his musical background: from picking guitar on camping trips with his family, through appearances on the Late Show with David Letterman with his former band, The Squirrel Nut Zippers.

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Jot ‘Em Down Documentary Short, 5 min.

Directed by: Tyler Keith and Camilla Ann Aikin Screening: Friday 4:00 p.m. (Screen 7), Sunday 2:00 p.m.

(Screen 7) A brief glimpse into the unique horseracing culture found at the Jot ‘Em Down Store in Lexington, Kentucky, on Derby Day 2013.

Killer Kudzu Mississippi Narrative, non-competition, 20 min.

Directed by: Meaghin Burke Screening: Thursday 7:15 p.m. (Lyric), Friday 11:30 a.m.

(Screen 6), Saturday 12:30 p.m. (Screen 7), Saturday 1:00 p.m. (Screen 8), Sunday 2:00 p.m. (Screen 7), Sunday 4:15 p.m. (Screen 6) When Oxford is attacked by a mysterious botanical menace, the townsfolk must work together to save the city from bumbling bureaucrats and botanical terror.

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Last Fall

Mississippi Narrative, 2 min.

Mississippi Narrative, 14 min.

Directed by: Greg Hanks

Directed by: Glenn Payne

Screening: Saturday 1:00 p.m. (Screen 8), Sunday 4:15 p.m.

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Screening: Saturday 1:00 p.m. (Screen 8), Sunday 4:15 p.m.

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A hunter and zombie struggle to gain the upper hand until they are both confronted by a new threat.

A story about living life while you have the chance.

Landscapes of the Heart: The Elizabeth Spencer Story

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Mississippi Documentary, 59 min.

Directed by: Rebecca Cerese Screening: Friday 11:00 a.m. (Screen 8), Sunday 12:00 p.m.

(Screen 6) Southern novelist Elizabeth Spencer, still writing in her 90s, recounts her life story and the many decades she lived abroad in Rome and Montreal, away from her home state of Mississippi, a life spent in exile from the discontent of family and a literary community indifferent to her non-traditional writings about the South. Her story is filled with memories and reflections about race, class, and the changing roles of women during a defining mid-century in American history.

Last Call Narrative Short, 15 min.

Directed by: Stephen Kinigopoulos Screening: Saturday 5:15 p.m. (Screen 7), Sunday 2:00 p.m.

(Screen 8) In the wake of the zombie apocalypse, a rag-tag documentary crew follows the lives of an elderly couple; the only two that did not abandon their homes, or each other. Is love really the key to survival when hope is not enough?

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Panel: Saturday 2:30 p.m. (Conference Center) Kelley Baker (angryfilmmaker.com) made his first film, You’ll Change, for $1,000 after the birth of his first child in 1992. Since that first effort, he has made 8 personal short films which have screened on PBS, The Learning Channel, Canadian and Australian television and have won numerous awards in film festivals like London, Sydney, Annecy, Edinburgh, Sundance, Chicago and others.

Kelley will discuss how he takes the little moments in his life and makes award winning films out of them for fun and profit.

Lifted Mississippi Narrative, 24 min.

Directed by: Jordan Henry Screening: Saturday 1:00 p.m. (Screen 8), Sunday 4:15 p.m.

(Screen 6) Rob struggles to reconcile his upbringing with the recent news that he was adopted. On Halloween night, he finds himself drawn into another town member’s trick-or-treating masquerade.

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this year’s filmmakers.

Read our online “Take Five” series at oxfordfilmfest.com

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Perspective: SFA’s Greenhouse Docs

By Tom Speed The burgeoning film community keeps growing stronger around Oxford and Ole Miss, and it’s being strengthened in various places—notably, by the Southern Foodways Alliance and their SFA Greenhouse series of documentaries. As part of the Center for the Study of Southern Culture, the SFA has become renowned for their documentary work that highlights important culinary cultural traditions throughout the south.

But last year, they sought to widen their net by calling on outside filmmakers to help them explore new areas. The goal was to find new stories to tell, and to keep those stories short with an intended audience of web viewers.

“We were looking for two to five minute films, something that was short and engaging that you can watch at your desk,” explains SFA Managing Editor Sara Camp Arnold.

The Greenhouse initiative already existed as an incubator for outside ideas that supported the mission of the SFA. It was specifically designed to provide small funding grants that would support oral history projects or other works that could benefit from their help. But more and more, the focus was shifting to film.

So last year, SFA set aside part of the Greenhouse budget to fund up to ten short films. They received 50 proposals.

The task of culling them down to the ten they could afford to fun was daunting, but encouraging.

“It was really exciting to know that there were so many people out there, most of whom we didn’t know about or didn’t know they were interested in collaborating with us,” Arnold says.

They sought to choose filmmakers with varying degrees of experience, though each had to have a basic knowledge of filmmaking, along with essential tools. Each chosen proposal was given the same amount of funding—$750, part of it payable at the outset with the remaining paid when the project was satisfactorily completed with the help of the SFA. “We knew they were going to have their own voice but we wanted to make sure that all of them had a clear narrative, that all of them told a story, and ideally were focused on a person or a group of people,” says Arnold. “The people behind the food kind of more than the food itself. Why are people making or growing or eating this food?”

Once completed, the films were published online, but Greenhouse encouraged the filmmakers to submit them to festivals too. The exposure was mutually beneficial. Getting the films in front of an audience helped to bolster the profile

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of the SFA. But having the SFA imprint helped filmmakers garner some credibility too.

Melanie Lynn Addington and Daniel Lee Perea’s film Mile High Pie was submitted and approved by several festivals.

“We got into the New York Food Film Festival and Chicago Food Film Festival because of the SFA name,” Addington says. “It helped tremendously. And we were happy to win best food documentary at DC Shorts because we got to get the SFA name out to a new audience.”

Not only did it help get a foot in the door, the program helped to nurture the idea to begin with.

“I read about the Greenhouse grant and began researching ideas to apply,” explains Addington. “I wasn’t really thinking about making documentaries when I applied but once I made it, I learned that documentary filmmaking, especially about southern topics, is my favorite thing to do. It helped me grow as a filmmaker and also helped guide my path a bit more.”

At this year’s festival, a block of Greenhouse films will be shown and it will be the first time a group of them have been shown to a live audience.

“We’re excited to be showing at the film festival and grateful that we’ll be able to share these,” says Arnold.

A number of SFA Greenhouse films, in addition to foodthemed documentary shorts Pi Squared and The Ghost Pepper Eating Contest, will be screened Friday, February 7 at 4:00 p.m. and Sunday, February 9 at 2:00 p.m. – both times on Screen 7.

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Lighter Narrative Feature, 1 hour 29 min.

Directed by: Ronnie Gunter Screening: Saturday 10:00 a.m. (Screen 6), Sunday 12:00 p.m. (Screen 8) In this dark comedy, redneck comedian Roman Clower decides to walk away from his successful stand-up career and return to his hometown in South Carolina to take on the part of Hamlet in a community theatre.

The Little Blond Boy with a White Sheep Animation, 9 min.

Meanwhile in Memphis: The Sound Of A Revolution Documentary Feature, 1 hour 58 min.

Directed by: Robert Allen Parker & Nan Hackman Screening: Friday 8:00 p.m. (Screen 7), Sunday 4:00 p.m.

(Conference Center) A Memphis music documentary featuring maverick Bluff City DIY musicians from 1978 to present day.

The film documents the fact that Memphis music never stopped; even after Stax Records closed, Elvis died, and the music industry left town.

Directed by: Eloi Henriod Screening: Friday 12:30 p.m. (Screen 8), Saturday 10:00 a.m. (Screen 8)

Mile High Pie Documentary Short, non-competition, 5 min.

It’s school time again.

During a writing test, Pierre escapes his grey school by recalling the happy memories of his holidays spent with his sheep. In French with English subtitles.

Long Black Limousine

Directed by: Melanie Lynn Addington and Daniel Lee Perea Screening: Friday 4:00 p.m. (Screen 7), Sunday 2:00 p.m.

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A short documentary film on the milehigh pies at Ed & Kay›s Restaurant in Benton, Arkansas.

Mississippi Narrative, non-competition, 25 min.

Directed by: James V. Bulian Screening: Saturday 1:00 p.m. (Screen 8), Sunday 4:15 p.m.

(Screen 6)

This is a film about what a limousine driver does in his spare time.

A Man without Words Documentary Short, 23 min.

Directed by: Zack Godshall Screening: Saturday 6:15 p.m. (Screen 8), Sunday 2:00 p.m.

(Screen 6) Made in collaboration with writer and teacher Susan Schaller, A Man without Words tells the shocking and inspiring story of how a deaf and languageless man came to discover language and connect with larger human community.

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The Missing Scarf Animation, 7 min.

Directed by Eoin Duffy Screening: Friday 12:30 p.m. (Screen 8), Saturday 10:00 a.m.

(Screen 8) A black comedy exploring some of life’s common fears: fear of the unknown, of failure, rejection and finally the fear of death. Narrated by George Takei.

Mississippi Documentary Shorts Block Screening: Friday 3:15 p.m. (Screen 7), Sunday 12:00 p.m.

(Screen 6) • The Crosby Arboretum Project • A Quiet Strength • West of Elvis • From Cotton Fields to Movie Premieres

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See THE LOVING STORY and discuss

Film Screening of The Loving Story, directed by Nancy Burski (2011, 77 min.)

Monday, Feb. 10, 6:00 p.m. Lafayette County & Oxford Public Library Free and open to the public Come watch the moving account of Richard and Mildred Loving who were arrested in 1958 for violating Virginia’s ban on interracial marriage. Their struggle culminated in a Surpreme Court decision, Loving v. Virginia (1967) which overturned Virginia’s anti-miscegenation law and similar laws throughout the United States. Popcorn provided.

Brown Bag Panel Discussion of The Loving Story Tuesday, Feb. 11, 12:00 p.m.

Faulkner Room, 3rd floor, J.D. Williams Library Race and Space: Responses to The Loving Story. A lively and engaging panel discussion on the implications of race and the legal and cultural issues surrounding public and private environments. Light refreshments served.

Encore Screening of The Loving Story Wednesday, Feb. 12, 6:00 p.m.

Classroom 106-D, J.D. Williams Library Free and open to the public The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Created Equal project uses the power of documentary films to encourage public conversations about the changing meanings of freedom and equality in America.

Sponsored by: Library Ambassadors, The Center for the Study of Southern Culture, University of Mississippi Libraries, Lafayette County Oxford Public Library, and the William Winter Institute for Racial Reconciliation. Created Equal: America’s Civil Rights Struggle is made possible through a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, as part of its Bridging Cultures initiative, in partnership with the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History.

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Inspiring Diversity and Exploration

Mississippi Music Video Block

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Screening: Friday 2:00 p.m. (Screen 7), Sunday 2:00 p.m.

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Documentary Short, 6 min.

• WhiteGold • Rattle My Faith • So Long (Seasons) • Twisted Ways of YOU • Poor Lost Souls • Tennessee Walker Mare • Jimbo Mathus: Finding Your Roots

Mississippi Narrative Block Screening: Saturday 1:00 p.m. (Screen 8), Sunday 4:15 p.m.

(Screen 6) • Kitties • Bellringer • Echoes • The Surface • Last Fall • Lifted • Evergreen • Long Black Limousine

My Sweet Experimental, 5 min.

Directed by: Kate McCabe Screening: Saturday 11:30 a.m. (Screen 8), Sunday 2:00 p.m.

(Conference Center) The second in McCabe’s love letter series. A woman’s missive to her lover archly attempts to patch up an argument.

Narrative Shorts Block Screening: Friday 2:00 p.m. (Screen 8), Saturday 4:15 p.m.

(Screen 6) • Alaska is a Drag • Pets • Safety • Six Letter Word

Directed by: Camilla Ann Aikin & Tyler Keith Screening: Friday 4:00 p.m. (Screen 7), Sunday 2:00 p.m.

(Screen 7) Nick’s is a beloved seafood institution on the Choctawhatchee Bay in Freeport, Florida, that has been run by the Nick family since 1963. At the heart of the Nick’s story is family (of which their longtime employees and regular customers are a part of), old Florida traditions, and the freshest, most expertly cooked fish around.

Oasis Animation, 5 min.

Directed by: Sacha Goedegeb Screening: Friday 12:30 p.m. (Screen 8), Saturday 10:00 a.m. (Screen 8) George is on his way home after a stint in the mines. In his possession is the reward for his hard work: a rare and precious blue diamond.

While seeking respite from the mid-day heat, he chances upon a strange creature which turns out to be much more than just a petty thief.

Pets Narrative Short, 25 min.

Directed by: Michael Harring Screening: Friday 2:00 p.m. (Screen 8), Saturday 4:15 p.m.

(Screen 6) It’s the future, and humans have been kicked out of the cities by a new perfect race of clones.

Now living on the outskirts, doing anything he can to survive, a man driven by desperation ventures into the city where he is abducted and adopted as a pet. He must decide whether the relatively posh life of a subservient pet is worth the cost of his freedom.

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Look behind the vines of Locations included the Oxford City Courthouse

This year marks the fourth year of the Oxford Film Festival’s annual community film project, and the first time that a contest was held to select the screenplay to be produced. We asked the winning writer, Oxford native Felicity Flesher, a few questions about the seeds of her idea.

1. Where did your initial inspiration for the Killer Kudzu script come from?

Growing up in Oxford, I always saw this green, leafy monster of a vine growing up around the city, covering buildings, signs, roads, everything. You’d have these beautiful vistas interrupted by a crawling, sprawling weed, and I loved that interruption in the scenery. My imagination went wild, thinking up how the kudzu plant could become a B-movie horror monster that tore apart a culture.

opportunity to be able to hand over an original idea to an awesome team and see their brand new incarnation.

2. Did you write this specifically for the Oxford Film Festival or was it an idea you would have pursued anyway?

Although I’ve nurtured the idea seedling for many years, the OFF screenwriting contest was the first time I actually put finger to keyboard for this script.

The festival coordinators were looking for a comedic short that captured the spirit of Oxford and I thought that this silly movie about kudzu was a perfect match.

I also liked the idea that this film would show our great town in total disaster relying on the efforts of great people to bring it back from the brink.

3. Did you write the script with specific Oxford people in mind for specific roles?

I didn’t have any specific Oxonians in mind for the roles, but I was inspired to create fictional characters that I thought held an interesting mirror to some real people and that could give some talented actors something to enjoy playing. Since I had the freedom to write for an unknown cast, I could give them plenty of moments that would be a blast to film and to watch.

4. How involved were you in the production after you turned in the script?

Unfortunately, I had to keep in

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KILLER KUDZU

5. Were you surprised to be chosen?

For sure! I know what creative people there are in this region and figured I was up against pretty lofty competition. I turned it in thinking I had only a slightly better chance than winning a peanut butter and banana sandwich eating contest against Elvis. I was on summer vacation with my family when I received word that my screenplay was chosen and the resulting feeling was better than any sunny day on the beach.

Actor Adam Brooks strikes a pose touch with the production remotely from Minnesota as I completed my last college semester [at Carleton College], but I worked with director Meaghin Burke to make new drafts of the script to better suit the production’s needs. After that, I turned everything over to the production team. As a filmmaker, it’s a refreshing

6. What is your favorite memory of the Oxford Film Festival in years past?

A couple of years ago, my first short film, Expiration Date, was honored in the Festival. That tiny freshman success pushed the little minions in my brain to realize that I wanted to pursue writing and filmmaking full-time. The experience also helped show me that there are different, fascinating sides to the South that ought to be on screens and that the Festival does such an excellent job programming. This year, I’d like to see what films from this year’s lineup push and examine cultural expectations we’re used to seeing portrayed.

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Burke slating a scene

Q&A with Meaghin Burke, Director of Killer Kudzu Meaghin Burke was selected by the festival staff to direct this year’s film on the strength of her short films made in the last two years, including last year’s 90-second Palindrome.

What attracted you to this script and made you want to direct it?

What I really liked about the script was that it was obviously written with a loving eye towards Oxford. Felicity is an Oxonion and you could really tell that she loves the town and that came through. Also, it’s sort of a slapstick, science horror film, sort of like Ghostbusters. So I thought it would appeal to everyone and we’d get to include a lot of Oxonions. It was pretty much the perfect setup for a community film where the object is to highlight the town and include as many people as possible.

Did working with so many people unfamiliar with the process present any special challenges to you?

Not at all. I think of that as part of the process—we encourage people who have never been in films to come out.

Of course, there are many excellent actors in this town so we did have some people with experience. But what we like to do is use the set as an opportunity to teach people what it’s like to work on a film, what they can expect. We just sort of work that in so everybody walks away knowing more than they did when they got there. In fact, the first film I ever participated in any way was two years ago with the community film, The Show Must Go On. I’d never been on a set before. The director of that film [Matthew Graves] made me feel really welcome and really helped me. So I was looking forward to the opportunity to do the same. Movies seem impossible until you get on the set and realize that if you work hard and take the time to learn, it’s do-able.

Was there anything that surprised you during the making of this movie?

I knew that Oxford was a generous place. I knew that the people here were very supportive of the arts. But I was completely blown away by how supportive people were. Anything I asked for—and I asked for some goofy things. I asked for locations. I asked for props and help and volunteers. People were so eager to help and it just meant the world to me, because it takes an army to make a film, even a short film. The people of Oxford just really stepped up to help me make it happen.

Killer Kudzu premieres at the Lyric Oxford on Thursday, February 6 as part of the festival’s opening night kickoff, and screens again several times throughout the weekend.

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Phil Collins and the Wild Frontier

Poor Lost Souls

Documentary Short, 18 min.

Mississippi Music Video, 4 min.

Directed by: Ben Powell

Directed by: Shannon Cohn and Pato Cohn

Screening: Friday 2:15 p.m. (Screen 6), Saturday 4:15 p.m.

(Screen 8)

Music by: Jimbo Mathus

On a 5-day book tour, pop music legend Phil Collins promotes a new book that catalogues his obscure collection of artifacts from the Battle of the Alamo.

As he answers questions about his collection and his retirement from music, we observe the impact his public persona has had on his life and the more painful realities of being a celebrity. What emerges is an examination of mankind’s obsession with artifacts.

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Documentary Short, non-competition, 9 min.

Directed by: Melanie Lynn Addington and Daniel Lee Perea Screening: Friday 4:00 p.m. (Screen 7), Sunday 2:00 p.m.

(Screen 7) Tate Moore, owner of Square Pizza in Oxford, Miss. accidentally stumbles onto a new marketing concept while thwarting store theft with security cameras and social media.

Picture Show

Screening: Friday 2:00 p.m. (Screen 7), Sunday 2:00 p.m.

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Pusharatas Mississippi Documentary, non-competition, 4 min.

Directed by: Meaghin Burke Screening: Friday 4:00 p.m. (Screen 7), Sunday 2:00pm (Screen 7)

Every year at Christmas, the women of the Slavonian Ladies› Auxiliary celebrate their culinary heritage by getting together to make pusharatas (a type of Croatian doughnut) for the people of Biloxi, Miss.

A Quiet Strength Mississippi Documentary, 19 min.

Directed by: Bobbie Baird, Hannah Caggiano, Deborah Hammond, Tommaso Spinelli Screening: Friday 3:15 p.m. (Screen 7), Sunday 12:00 p.m.

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Narrative Short, 15 min.

Directed by: J. Michael Hicks & Robyn Rebecca Young Screening: Friday 6:30 p.m. (Screen 6), Saturday 12:00 p.m.

(Screen 6) In a small, southern town, an elderly couple that has been confined to their home for years venture out for one last date at the soon-to-close movie theater. While recreating their first date, the couple faces the reality of their fading health and their impending mortality.

A single, working mother in the heart of the Mississippi Delta sees hard work, education and faith as the foundation for raising her three high school daughters. She is neither a hero nor a victim of society, but rather a simple, hardworking woman who puts one foot in front of the other each day with quiet strength.

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Rage Against Symphony Experimental, 4 min.

square is invaded by a slick fast-food vendor, set to steal all their customers. What new methods must these traditional providers invent to battle for their livelihoods?

Directed by: Elcid Asaei Screening: Saturday 10:00 a.m. (Screen 8), Sunday 2:00 p.m.

(Conference Center)

Side Effects of Barry Narrative Short, 5 min.

An experimental short film shot via the iPhone 8mm app, focusing on a mysterious woman who lays in a bath, surrounded by the symphony of candles, incense and classical music, as all is seemingly calm and peaceful around her, yet the serenity of the environment belies the tumultuous rage burning inside of her, as she tries to hold back the tears.

Rattle My Faith

Directed by: Amy French Screening: Friday 11:30 a.m. (Screen 6), Saturday 6:00 p.m.

(Screen 6) For many women, Barry can make a difference in just one week! Side effects of Barry include weakness in the knees, impaired judgment, lying, cheating, trips to Vegas, missing work, and missing money. . . .

Mississippi Music Video, 3 min.

The Sidekick

Directed by: Derek Pearson

Narrative Short, 28 min.

Music by: the Wineskins

Directed by: Michael J. Weithorn

Screening: Friday 2:00 p.m. (Screen 7), Sunday 2:00 p.m. (Screen 7)

Screening: Friday 11:30 a.m. (Screen 6), Saturday 6:00 p.m.

(Screen 6)

Safety Narrative Short, 13 min.

Directed by: Rory Uphold Screening: Friday 2:00 p.m. (Screen 8), Saturday 4:15 p.m.

(Screen 6) Andy tries to get over her ex by getting under Morgan. The results are awkward and unexpected.

Sausage Animation, 7 min.

Directed by: Robert Grieves Screening: Friday 12:30 p.m. (Screen 8), Saturday 10:00 a.m. (Screen 8)

As career “sidekick” Max McCabe pushes 40 and his job performance starts to lose its youthful zip, he is unceremoniously fired by his superhero boss and cast adrift in a world that seems to have no use for an aging professional buddy.

Six Letter Word Narrative Short, 17 min.

Directed by: Lisanne Sartor Screening: Friday 2:00 p.m. (Screen 8), Saturday 4:15 p.m.

(Screen 6) An unlikely mother is forced to confront her son’s autism after an unexpected encounter with one of her johns.

Topical issues of food ethics are played out in the simple but compelling tale of two artisan stallholders.

Their idyllic market

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Snowdysseus Animation, 7 min.

Directed by: Evan Curtis Screening: Friday 12:30 p.m. (Screen 8), Saturday 10:00 a.m. (Screen 8) Snowdysseus explores the vulnerability in nostalgia for one’s home.

So Long (Seasons) Mississippi Music Video, 4 min.

Directed by: Dane Moreton Music by: Damein Wash

Splitting time between TV and Indie: a Conversation with working actors Panel: Friday 6:15 pm (Screen 8) Many actors living in Los Angeles are recognizable from their television work while they still devote time to their love of independent film. From Parenthood to Beverly Hills 902190 to Supernatural, these actors help bring their television fans to the world of independent cinema. Scheduled to appear: • Jason Ritter (Parenthood, The Event, Teddy Bears) • Richard Speight (Supernatural, The Sidekick) Plus other special guests to be announced on the panel.

Screening: Friday 2:00 p.m. (Screen 7), Sunday 2:00 p.m.

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The Spy Who Fleeced Me Narrative short, non-competition, 8 min.

Songs in the Key of Death Narrative Short, 13 min.

Directed by: Ed Griffith & Rodney Rastall Screening: Friday 2:00 p.m. (Screen 8), Saturday 4:15 p.m.

(Screen 6)

Directed by: Edward Valibus Screening: Friday 4:00 p.m. (Screen 8), Sunday 4:30 p.m.

(Screen 8) FJ Ackerman is one of the most sought after professional piano tuners in the world. His unorthodox use of “Piano Tuning Zombies” is all the rage amongst the rich and famous.

Secret Agent Paco Suave saves puppetkind from destruction by the evil Madame Overee.

Winner of “Best Film” in the 2013 Memphis 48-hour film project.

The Surface Mississippi Narrative, 15 min.

SouthDocs Block Screening: Friday 8:30 p.m. (Screen 6), Saturday 10:00 a.m.

(Conference Center), Sunday 12:00 p.m. (Screen 7) A block featuring films produced by the University of Mississippi’s Southern Documentary Project, formerly known as Media and Documentary Projects: • The Embalming • Beautiful Jim • The Toughest Job: William Winter’s Mississippi

Directed by: Jordan Berger Screening: Saturday 1:00 p.m. (Screen 8), Sunday 4:15 p.m.

(Screen 6) Maintain consistency, that is key …

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A Tangled Tale

Tokyo = Fukushima

Animation, 6 min.

Experimental, 10 min.

Directed by: Corrie Francis

Directed by: Jordan Baseman

Screening: Friday 12:30 p.m. (Screen 8), Saturday 10:00 a.m. (Screen 8)

Screening: Saturday 11:30 a.m. (Screen 8), Sunday 2:00 p.m.

(Conference Center)

In this unusual romance, hand-tinted sand becomes a metaphor for two souls as they join and separate. A lonely fish, hooked by an angler’s line, encounters another in the same dire situation.

As the two struggle, the physical connection moves deeper. Is it love or merely a will to survive?

Tokyo = Fukushima is a time-lapse, stopframe animation film of the city of Tokyo, six months after the nuclear meltdown at Fukushima. The film depicts Tokyo as throbbing with life and (nuclear) electricity despite the crisis and constant radioactive threat. Recorded over a two-month period, using a Bolex Super 16mm wind-up camera on the streets of Tokyo, the film acts as a love letter to an anxious friend. The city is trying to return to normal, although paranoia and anxiety are found everywhere due to minor earthquakes, aftershocks and government untruths.

This beautiful and dark film is propelled by electronic music recorded by the filmmaker in Tokyo.

Teddy Bears Narrative Feature, 1 hour 30 min.

Directed by: Thomas Beatty and Rebecca Fishman Screening: Friday 11:30 a.m. (Screen 6), Saturday 6:00 p.m.

(Screen 6) Teddy Bears is a dark comedy about three couples who head to the desert to help their friend Andrew heal from the loss of his mother. The friends plan a week of laughter and rejuvenation. Andrew plans a therapeutic orgy.

Tennessee Walker Mare Mississippi Music Video, 6 min.

The Toughest Job: William Winter’s Mississippi Mississippi Documentary, non-competition, 52 min.

Directed by Matthew Graves Screening: Friday 8:30 p.m. (Screen 6), Saturday 10:00 a.m.

(Conference Center), Sunday 12:00 p.m. (Screen 7) The story of Mississippi’s 57th governor and his lifelong work to improve the state.

Directed by: Jennifer Pierce Mathus Music by: Jimbo Mathus Screening: Friday 2:00 p.m. (Screen 7), Sunday 2:00 p.m.

(Screen 7)

Transmission Animation, 6 min.

Directed by: Jared D. Weiss Screening: Saturday 12:30 p.m. (Screen 8), Saturday 10:00 a.m. (Screen 8) In a post-apocalyptic wasteland, a creature and his dog find a radio with a signal that may lead them to the first sign of other life they’ve encountered in ages. But is the chance to find new life worth leaving the only home they have?

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The Travelers

Virtuos Virtuell

Experimental, 16 min.

Experimental, 8 min.

Directed by: Andres Gonzalez

Directed by: Thomas Stellmach & Maja Oschmann

Screening: Saturday 10:00 a.m. (Screen 8), Sunday 2:00 p.m.

(Conference Center)

Screening: Saturday 11:30 a.m. (Screen 8), Sunday 2:00 p.m.

(Conference Center)

Ships going out to sea.

Synchronizing to the music, abstract ink drawings grow in an interplay of curiosity, timid encounters, dynamic pursuits and confrontation, stimulating many emotions, which carry us off on a poetical journey to a musical world of pictures.

Tryouts Narrative Short, 14 min.

Directed by: Susana Casares Screening: Saturday 10:00 a.m. (Screen 6), Sunday 12:00 p.m. (Screen 8) After being rejected from cheerleading tryouts because of her headscarf, Nayla, a teenage Muslim American girl, will have to find her own way to follow her dream without compromising her beliefs.

Twisted Ways of YOU Mississippi Music Video, 5 min.

Directed by: Daniel Guaqueta

Walking Inland Experimental, 9 min.

Directed by: Chris Boniello Screening: Saturday 11:30 a.m. (Screen 8), Sunday 2:00 p.m.

(Conference Center) Memories are a common experience that humans share. Hand painted film mixes with VHS video and static recorded on magnetic VHS tape to expand these moments and provide a reflection on the past and the present.

How do these memories differ from the original, the recorded, and the recreated?

Music by: Daniel Guaqueta Screening: Friday 2:00 p.m. (Screen 7), Sunday 2:00 p.m.

(Screen 7)

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WhiteGold

Documentary Feature, 1 hour 23 min.

Mississippi Music Video, 4 min.

Directed by: Michael Kleiman

Directed by: Jason Thornton, Jason Evans

Screening: Friday 5:30 p.m. (Screen 7), Saturday 10:00 a.m.

(Screen 7)

Music by: Wolf Ruffin

Web mixes a deeply personal story about people in the most remote parts of the world using digital technologies for the first time and interviews with some of the leading figures in the tech world. For 10 months, the director lived with families in small villages in Peru’s Andes Mountains and Amazon Jungle as children there experienced laptops and the Internet for the first time via the One Laptop per Child program. In addition to documenting how the children and their families used the new technologies, he documented their lives and the deep bonds of friendship that formed between him and the people.

Screening: Friday 2:00 p.m.

(Screen 7), Sunday 2:00 p.m. (Screen 7)

Zipper: Coney Island’s Last Wild Ride Documentary Feature, 1 hour 17 min.

Directed by: Amy Nicholson Screening: Friday 4:30 p.m. (Screen 6), Saturday 12:30 p.m.

(Screen 7)

West of Elvis Mississippi Documentary, 8 min.

Directed by: Louis Bourgeois Screening: Friday 3:15 p.m. (Screen 7), Sunday 12:00 p.m.

(Screen 6) The film documents a few visits to Graceland Too in Holly Springs, Mississippi, capturing the essence of this unusual museum devoted to Elvis Presley memorabilia and its curator, Paul McLeod.

A small-time ride operator and his beloved carnival contraption are driven out of Coney Island when the City of New York and an opportunistic developer lock horns over the future of the world famous amusement park.

Zweibettzimmer Animation, 10 min.

Directed by: Fabian Giessle Screening: Friday 12:30 p.m. (Screen 8), Saturday 10:00 a.m. (Screen 8)

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Two elderly men share a hospital room, in which the window is the only connection to the outside world and thus becomes a highly demanded resource. In German with English subtitles.

February 6-9, 2014

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OxFilm Local Arts Council Preps Community for Film Work

By Tom Speed Ten years into the Oxford Film Festival, the annual confluence of creative talent has begun to seep into the creative consciousness of the community at large, as local residents seek to create and connect with the medium. Seizing upon this wellspring of talent, the Yoknapatapha Arts Council created a program specifically designed to cultivate and nurture that creative spirit.

Now more than a year old, the Oxford Film Society, aka OxFilm, has made significant strides in not only cultivating local talent but also promoting the area as a nexus for filmmakers far and wide.

The genesis for the program came from YAC director Wayne Andrews and Oxford Film Festival Development Director Melanie Addington. They had seen local artists become more interested in film through their participation in the festival and the annual community film.

But there weren’t many opportunities for them to cultivate their craft year round. Many of them also lacked the equipment they needed to learn and train.

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“We decided to house it under the Yoknapatawpha Arts Council to help its growth and have a stable location for the film equipment,” says Addington.

That equipment came in the form of a generous donation from former Oxonion W. Steven Bozeman, Jr. “It was a very generous donation,” Andrews adds, “that allowed us to buy film production equipment so that people did not have to go to Memphis or Little Rock or outside of Oxford to rent film equipment. It also meant that we could support local filmmakers by keeping the equipment that people needed to be learning on here in house, so they could be learning the latest tools in case someone wanted to hire them.”

The program has promoted a series of workshops designed to help locals use that equipment. One recent workshop featured local filmmaker Matthew Graves teaching editing techniques.

Others planned for the future include workshops on music and legal issues.

The end goal is not just to foster a

community of would-be filmmakers, but to also develop a crew base for behindthe-scenes work that would help draw productions to the area.

“It’s this cart before the horse,” says Andrews. “You can’t get a filmmaker to come here if the tools aren’t here, and you can’t have the tools unless you teach people how to make film.”

Therefore the workshops will also include training in sound, makeup, props and all the other production support roles that could eventually garner employment and attract outside productions.

“We’re looking at how to cultivate all of those skill sets so that you can attract through the film office or film festival,” Andrews says. “Because of our location or the content you can attract someone to the region so that they see that there’s equipment here, talented people here and we can get everything they need. That means things are being made locally here; people are employed. Work is being created here and shown here.”

Weaving film into the creative tapestry of Oxford only adds to a growing legacy as a story telling community.

“People already come here,” Andrews says. “We have the stories that people want to tell. We have the Faulkner stories. We have Larry Brown.

We have great stories tied to the region that people want to tell. That means there’s room now for other people to bring in original work, smaller works and shorter stories and it has a sense of legitimacy so people think ‘of course, it’s a very vibrant and rich storytelling region.’ Now we want to tell those stories in a different medium.”

February 6-9, 2014

MISSISSIPPI MUSIC VIDEO

Alfred Jarry and ‘Pataphysics Baby Chicken Balloon Cat The Little Blond Boy with a White Sheep The Missing Scarf Oasis Sausage Snowdysseus A Tangled Tale Transmission Zweibettzimmer

Poor Lost Souls / Jimbo Mathus Rattle My Faith / the Wineskins So Long (Seasons) / Damein Wash Tennessee Walker Mare / Jimbo Mathus Twisted Ways of YOU / Daniel Guaqueta

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE Bending Steel Bible Quiz Breaking Through Meanwhile in Memphis: the Sound of a Revolution Web Zipper: Coney Island’s Last Stand

DOCUMENTARY SHORT Cook School Dance Like No One’s Watching Die Like an Egyptian The Ghost Pepper Eating Contest of Jefferson County Herd in Iceland Jot ‘Em Down A Man without Words Mile High Pie (NC) Nick’s Phil Collins and the Wild Frontier

EXPERIMENTAL SHORT Ghost of Yesterday My Sweet Rage Against Symphony Tokyo = Fukushima The Travelers

MISSISSIPPI DOCUMENTARY The Crosby Arboretum Project From Cotton Fields to Movie Premieres Jimbo Mathus: Finding Your Roots Landscapes of the Heart 2 (Pi Squared) (NC) Pusharatas A Quiet Strength West of Elvis

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Films by

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MISSISSIPPI NARRATIVE Bellringer (NC) Echoes Evergreen Killer Kudzu (NC) Kitties: a Short Film Last Fall Lifted Long Black Limousine (NC) The Surface

NARRATIVE FEATURE 45 RPM Being Awesome Bob Birdnow’s Remarkable Tale of Human Survival and the Transcendence of Self Father-Like Son Lighter Teddy Bears

NARRATIVE SHORT Alaska is a Drag Cupcake Diagnostic The Discontentment of Ed Telfair The Horrible Life of Dr. Ghoul Last Call Pets Picture Show Safety Side Effects of Barry The Sidekick Six Letter Word Songs in the Key of Death The Spy who Fleeced Me Tryouts

PANELS Breaking Down the Score (Music for Film) Bringing Adventure Time to Life (Writing for Animation) From Mississippi to the Big Screen (Conversation with Mississippi actors) Learn Your Craft! Making Short Films Splitting Time between TV and Indie (Conversation with Working Actors)

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