2016 Underexposed Film Festival yc Program

NOV. 2 - 5, 2016 | ROCK HILL, SC

WELCOME TO THE 2016 UNDEREXPOSED F I L M F E S T I VA L y c !

CONTENTS

Letter from Director...................2 Festival Credits.............................3 Festival Schedule..........................4 Films (alphabetical order)..........8 Official After Parties.................46 Jurors............................................47 Awards Listing............................49 Map...............................................51 LEGEND

Cinema Carolina Director’s Choice Female Directed Film Official Selection Q&A Participant Student Film All ratings are suggested by the UFFyc. They do not reflect the opinion of the Motion Picture Association of America.

The year 5 is often synonymous with the word milestone. For children, the 5th year sees progress in overall development. In marriage the 5th year is symbolized by wood for strength and solidification. In business the most crucial year is considered the 5th year, this year symbolizes survival.

In 2012, I met the Arts Council and Terry Roueche for the first time when approached about a proposed film festival. Terry had long been a proponent of a film festival for York County and beyond. As a result of this collaboration, it was decided that we would create a festival highlighting short films. This festival would be an opportunity for independent filmmakers to have a platform where they could share their work. The festival would be an opportunity for our audience to view unique stories that would never come to the multiplex. Most importantly, the festival would showcase and help grow the local film industry. The mission became to seek out the “undiscovered gems,” and bring them to our community. Thus, Underexposed Film Festival yc was born.

2012 was very ambitious. The challenge was to put forth a call for entries as an unknown festival, a festival that was completely without reputation. Would anyone enter? The first year saw the screening of 9 films from the region in competition and a selection of non-competition films from around the country. It is those 9 filmmakers and our first audiences that reinforced the need for a film festival in York County, SC. By year 2, the Underexposed Film Festival yc had grown into an international short film festival screening films made from as close as Old Town Rock Hill to as far away as New Zealand. Over the past five years, UFFyc has screened 275 films from 46 countries made on 6 continents. Our audience has been exposed to films that entertained, challenged. shocked, baffled and enlightened them.

We wish to thank the # filmmakers who have attended the festival, our jurors, and audiences of 5 years. It is by your participation that Underexposed Film Festival yc developed, strengthened and survived. Five years in the making, we hope you enjoy our 2016 festival.

KAREN COLLINS Festival Director

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The Underexposed Film Festival yc 2016 is brought to you by the following: Producer Arts Council of York County Festival Director Karen Collins Executive Director Artistic Director Marketing and Communications Office Manager Volunteer Coordinator Graphics Gallery Manager Artistic Assistant

Debra Heintz Mary Lynn Norton Melanie Cooper Kim Brock Kim Brock Stephanie Castaldo Michael Gentry Erica Welzenbach

Festival Sponsors

Old Town Association | City of Rock Hill PRT Carolina Fresh Farms | Cinematiq | Dr. Susan Collins | Founders Federal Credit Union Wells Fargo | Winthrop University | York Technical College Courtroom at the Gettys | Barbara D’Alessandro | Dixie Exterminating The Newsstand | RiverSystems I.T. Consulting | Sharp Business Systems Anonymous | Gala Affairs | WRHI AM/FM • Interstate 107 • 104.1 The Bridge Arts Community Service Program of the Woman’s Club of Rock Hill, SC and an affiliate of GFWC RESTAURANT & HOTEL PARTNERS Flipside Restaurant | McHale’s Irish Pub | Millstone Pizza + Taphouse | The White Horse Country Inn & Suites | Hilton Garden Inn Support for this project is provided by the SC Arts Commission, National Endowment for the Arts, Arts Council of York County Small Grants Program, the John and Susan Bennett Memorial Arts Fund of the Coastal Community Foundation of SC, Rock Hill Accommodations Tax Grant Fund, York County Hospitality & Accommodations Tax & the ACYC Annual Campaign. For visitors information including lodging, contact the York County Visitors Center at 888-702-1320.

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B LO C K A 7 - 9 PM

W E D N E S D AY

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NOVEMBER 2,

TITLE Sisters On Time The Night Witch The Story of Edward Healing My Luchador HOME INTERMISSION HIM+HER* No Lighting* Unbecoming* *Q&A Session Participant

2016

DIRECTOR David Chontos Xavier Burgin Alison Klayman Manos Gerogiannis Shea Sizemore Daniel Mulloy

RUNTIME 0:03:50 0:08:16 0:04:07 0:14:22 0:12:51 0:20:00

RATING PG PG-13 PG PG PG-13 R

CATEGORY Animation Narrative Animation Narrative Narrative Narrative

PG 37 31 29 40 29 24

Mike Reda J. Michael Simpson Chris White

0:09:01 0:01:56 0:40:00

PG-13 G PG

Narrative Animation Narrative

23 30 41

LOCATION: Gettys Art Center | 201 East Main Street, Rock Hill, SC 29730

BLOCK B 7 - 9 PM

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NOVEMBER 3,

TITLE Pale Blue Leftover

Danny Boy You’re Breaking Up INTERMISSION Mia’

Another Love Leonardo The Final Adventure of John & Eleanor Greene* *Q&A Session Participant

2 0 1 6

DIRECTOR Alex Burunova Tibor Banoczky Sarolta Szabo Christian Vogeler Mandy Fabian

RUNTIME 0:17:43 0:14:22

RATING PG-13 R

CATEGORY Narrative Animation

PG 32 25

0:23:30 0:05:40

R PG-13

Narrative Narrative

15 45

Amanda Strong, Bracken Hanuse Corlett Victor Perez Tlir Hasanaj Matthew Mebane, Maria White

0:08:00

G

Animation

28

0:19:27 0:19:18 0:13:00

PG-13 PG-13 G

Narrative Narrative Narrative

10 25 18

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T H U R S D AY

B LO C K C 8 - 10 PM

LOCATION: Gettys Art Center | 201 East Main Street, Rock Hill, SC 29730 TITLE Pokey Pokey Awakening Flashlight* May I Die

Les Yuex* Chateau Sauvignon: terroir* The Werewolf ’s Greatest Hit The Session The Vamprentice* Sticks *Q&A Session Participant

DIRECTOR Junjie “Jake” Zhang Rolf Lindblom Anil Dhokai Elizabeta Vidovic, Kathryn Michelle Jacob Worden David E. Munz-Maire Jim Zounis, Nick Zounis Hilary Manning Jonathan Landau Mark Parker

RUNTIME 0:06:44 0:10:06 0:06:11 0:14:45

RATING PG-13 PG-13 PG PG-13

CATEGORY Animation Narrative Narrative Narrative

PG 33 10 18 28

0:07:01 0:13:10 0:01:27 0:17:35 0:13:00 0:17:15

PG R PG R R PG-13

Narrative Narrative Narrative Narrative Narrative Narrative

26 12 44 36 42 39

LOCATION: Dina’s Place at Winthrop University | 2020 Alumni Drive, Rock Hill, SC 29730 4

B LO C K D 3 - 5 PM

F R I D AY

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NOVEMBER 4,

TITLE Ogress of the Gravelbank Reinventing the Reel The Fox of Shichigorosawa Half of the World INTERMISSION The Perfect Selfie* Sam & Barb’s School for Scandal ESRUC Sebastian Otero Songs of the Underworld Franz *Q&A Session Participant

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DIRECTOR Neil Christopher Michael J. Gorlick Tune Sugihara Jérôme Furrer

RUNTIME 0:02:29 0:20:00 0:13:45 0:17:50

RATING PG PG-13 PG PG-13

CATEGORY PG Animation 30 Documentary 34 Animation 19 Narrative 23

Katherine Dudley Erin E. McGuff,

Adam Grannick Syu Pei-Hua Austen Deery Nicola Hepp Helena Bonastre

0:07:00 0:10:19

PG-13 PG-13

Documentary Experimental

33 35

0:02:14 0:12:06 0:05:56 0:11:35

PG-13 G G PG

Animation Documentary Experimental Narrative

17 36 38 20

BL O C K E 7 - 9 PM

LOCATION: Gettys Art Center | 201 East Main Street, Rock Hill, SC 29730 TITLE DIRECTOR The Duke Max Barbakow Animation Hotline, 2015 Dustin Grella [solitary] Derek J. Pastuszek She Stoops to Conquer Zack Russell INTERMISSION Frans Lanting: Steven Kochones The Evolution of Life Crass* Micah Troublefield Breathe Paul Kowalski *Q&A Session Participant

RUNTIME 0:21:00 0:07:05 0:16:39 0:15:32

RATING R PG R PG-13

CATEGORY Narrative Animation Narrative Narrative

PG 16 9 8 37

0:22:47

G

Documentary

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0:11:35 0:22:13

R PG-13

Narrative Narrative

LOCATION: Gettys Art Center | 201 East Main Street, Rock Hill, SC 29730

Proudly supporting the 2016 Underexposed Film Festival yc

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B LO C K F 10 A M - 12 PM

S AT U R D AY

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NOVEMBER 5,

TITLE Let’s Catch a Movie Friendship* Little Folk of the Arctic What Difference does “Difference” make?* Cold War Christmas One Day on Carver Street* The Sea of Stories* Georgian Dance INTERMISSION Pamoja 32 Light Years* Juvenile Justice: The Road to Reform Anacoustic Zones* Cotton Country *Q&A Session Participant

2016

DIRECTOR Emma Penaz Eisner Cameron Scout Bontrager Neil Christopher Emma Cilley

RUNTIME 0:01:20 0:03:30 0:03:10 0:03:00

RATING G G G G

CATEGORY Animation Narrative Animation Narrative

PG 26 21 27 44

Emma Penaz Eisner Azure Allen Azure Allen Salome Tkebuchava

0:05:05 0:03:38 0:02:00 0:29:52

G G G G

Experimental Documentary Animation Documentary

13 31 35 21

Danielle Statuto Christopher Neville Gandhi Brigade

0:08:00 0:06:42 0:08:08

PG G G

Documentary Narrative Documentary

32 8 24

Seth Rouser Emily Harrold

0:10:03 0:14:38

G G

Experimental Documentary

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LOCATION: Gettys Art Center | 201 East Main Street, Rock Hill, SC 29730

BL O CK G 2 - 4 PM

10:30 AM Q&A with Dale Pollock at The Newsstand, 154 E. Main St., Rock Hill, SC 29730 Author of Skywalking: The Life and Films of George Lucas, Producer of Set it Off, The Beast, House of Cards TITLE Cracked Back in Time* Florence Waterfowl(ed)* Sociopaths Twisted Minds: Boozers & Losers* INTERMISSION Don’t Be Afraid of Bears* Guidance* Ronnie Ward - Brewton, AL* Touching in Texas* Underbelly Up Every Time We Say Goodbye *Q&A Session Participants

DIRECTOR Adria Tennor J. Michael Simpson Caleb b. Kuntz Grace Combs A.T. Aaron Longstreth

RUNTIME 0:13:52 0:02:16 0:08:30 0:14:44 0:05:24 0:16:46

RATING PG-13 G PG-13 PG PG-13 R

CATEGORY Narrative Experimental Narrative Documentary Narrative Narrative

PG 14 11 19 43 38 41

Jill Johnston Josh Wolff Hamilton Young Ward Chris O’Neill Yates Kenji Qurata

0:03:16 0:17:08 0:02:52 0:09:36 0:03:49 0:16:10

PG R PG-13 PG-13 PG PG

Animation Narrative Experimental Narrative Experimental Narrative

16 22 34 40 42 17

LOCATION: Gettys Art Center | 201 East Main Street, Rock Hill, SC 29730

9 PM Official Wrap Party at Amélie’s The Left Bank, 157 East Main Street, Rock Hill, SC 29730 Q&A Session Participants Subject to Change/Cancellation 6

B LO C K H 7 - 9 PM

S AT U R D AY

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NOVEMBER 5,

2016

TITLE DIRECTOR The Song of the Matthew Lawes Wandering Aengus Greener Grass Paul J. Briganti A Walk in Winter Ryan Moody Cuddle Party Matthew Irving Epstein Black Swell Jake Honig Love is a Sting Vincent Gallagher

RUNTIME 0:04:00

RATING G

CATEGORY Animation

PG 39

0:15:00 0:14:00 0:14:00 0:08:44 0:18:00

PG PG-13 R R PG

Narrative Narrative Narrative Narrative Narrative

22 43 15 11 27

LOCATION: LOCATION: Gettys Gettys Art Art Center Center || 201 201 East East Main Main Street, Street, Rock Rock Hill, Hill, SC SC 29730 29730

2016 UFFyc AT A GLANCE WED. | NOV. 2 | 2016

THURS. | NOV. 3 | 2016

FRI. | NOV. 4 | 2016

SAT. | NOV. 5 | 2016

Gettys Art Center Block A | 7 - 9 PM

Gettys Art Center Block B | 7 - 9 PM Dina’s Place at Winthrop University Block C | 8 - 10 PM

Gettys Art Center Block D | 3 - 5 PM Block E | 7 - 9 PM

Gettys Art Center Block F | 10 AM - 12 PM Block G | 2 - 4 PM Block H + Awards | 7 - 9:30 PM Wrap Party Amélie’s Left Bank 9 - 11 PM

Rock Hill’s Neighborhood Deli 221 Cherry Road, Rock Hill, SC 29732 grouchos.com

(803) 328-2445

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32 LIGHT YEARS SATURDAY | BLOCK F | 10 AM - 12 PM Narrative | 2016 | 6 min. 42 sec. | G Country Director Writer Cast

USA Christopher Neville David Hensley Jessica Catherine Miller, Sean Breitkreutz

On a summer’s night, a young woman uses her favorite mixtape to help send a message of friendship and hope to a world light years away. Will she be heard?

[SOLITARY] FRIDAY | BLOCK E | 7 - 9 PM Narrative | 2015 | 16 min. 39 sec. | R Country USA Producers Halee Bernard, Fabrizio Musica, Cedric Gamelin Director Derek J. Pastuszek Writer Derek J. Pastuszek Editor Salvador Peréz Garcia Cast Kofi Bambo

Locked away in an American prison’s solitary confinement unit, an inmate fights to stay human while forced to endure the compounding psychological effects of long-term isolation.

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ANACOUSTIC ZONES SATURDAY | BLOCK F | 10 AM - 12 PM Experimental | 2014 | 10 min. 3 sec. | G Country Director Producer

USA Seth Rouser Seth Rouser

The Anacoustic Zone - a region of the earth’s atmosphere, above an altitude of about 160 kilometers, where the distance between the air molecules is greater than the wavelength of sound, and sound waves can no longer be propagated.

ANIMATION HOTLINE FRIDAY | BLOCK E | 7 - 9 PM Animation | 2015 | 7 min. 5 sec. | PG Country Director Writers

USA Dustin Grella Anonymous, Thatcher Keats, Sarah Rusnak

Animation Hotline is a series of over 150 crowd-sourced telephone answering machine message that have been being animated since 2011.

This documentary collection focuses on real life stories.

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ANOTHER LOVE THURSDAY | BLOCK B | 7 - 9 PM Narrative | 2015 | 19 min. 27 sec. | PG Country United Kingdom (England), Italy Producers Victor Perez, Maria Chiara Ranieri Director Victor Perez Writers Victor Perez, Carlo Liberature Editor Zimo Huang Cast Maria Ruiz, Nigel Barber, Maite Jauregui, Charlie Frost

A pregnant married woman struggles to tell a much older man that their affair is over.

AWAKENING THURSDAY | BLOCK C | 8 - 10 PM Narrative | 2016 | 10 min. 6 sec. | PG-13 Country Director Producer Writer Editor Cast

Finland Rolf Lindblom Rolf Lindblom Rolf Lindblom Rolf Lindblom Jarkko Reja-aho, Nina Heinonen, Paavo Heinonen, Marie Byskata

To provide a lifestyle his wife and son deserve, Jake takes on a lot of pressure at his job as a real estate agent. But can he handle it all? As things start to pile up he seeks guidance from a psychiatrist. Per his doctor’s orders Jake takes a few days at one of his listings, a remote summerhouse, to work on his self-actualization. All goes well until he senses something disturbing.

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BACK IN TIME SATURDAY | BLOCK G | 2 - 4 PM Experimental | 2015 | 2 min. 16 sec. | G Country Director Producer

USA J. Michael Simpson J. Michael Simpson

Current technologies have so dramatically reduced the time it takes to collect and transport information of past events that virtual facsimilies can be experienced almost simultaneously. Psychologically, that can make it seem as if past events have no experiential distance or lapse of time between “here” and “now,” a subtle alteration of experiencing “place” and “time.” Coupled with how virtual information is often viewed as simulacrum, the copy is more real than the “original.” It is easy to see how our perception of time and place, of history itself, has become altered.

BLACK SWELL SATURDAY | BLOCK H | 7 - 9 PM Narrative | 2016 | 8 min. 44 sec. | R Country Director Exec. Producer Producers

Co-Producers Writer Cast

USA Jake Honig Josh Senior Joseph J. DePasquale, David Rysdahl, Jake Honig Roxy Kurta, Jake Ladehoff, Matt Morgan David Rysdahl Richard Kind, David Rysdahl

One man’s (Richard Kind) suicide attempt is interrupted by an acquaintance from the past.

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BREATHE FRIDAY | BLOCK E | 7 - 9 PM Narrative | 2015 | 22 min. 13 sec. | PG-13 Country Director Producer Writers Cast

USA Paul Kowalski Christina Dow Paul Kowalski, Daniel Gentile Kristof Konrad, Alicja Bachleda

Dr. Filip Kardel is an ambitious Polish neurosurgeon working in America, struggling to cope with the loss of his wife, Ania. As the memories of her untimely death and his neglecting her in favor of his career continue to haunt him, will he be able to escape the prison of his grief and guilt, or will it destroy him?

CHATEAU SAUVIGNON: terroir THURSDAY | BLOCK C | 8 - 10 PM Narrative | 2015 | 13 min. 10 sec. | R Country Director Producers

Writer Cast

USA David E. Munz-Maire David E. Munz-Maire, Rob Eletto, Jayesh Hariharan, Carlos Valdivia David E. Munz-Maire Sean Weil , Anthony del Negro, Nancy Nagrant, Pooya Mohensi

Chateau Sauvignon: terroir follows the isolated adolescent son of a storied vintner family who finds himself torn between obeying his father’s callous restrictions and preventing his ailing mother from deteriorating further.

When a doting woman and her indifferent son arrive seeking a tasting and tour of the winery, Nicolas sees an opportunity to help care for his mother, as well as prove his worth to his choleric father. However, his wayward plan quickly takes a turn for the worse, and his missteps puts his family’s secretive murderous ways in peril of being unearthed.

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COLD WAR CHRISTMAS SATURDAY | BLOCK F | 10 AM - 12 PM Experimental | 2015 | 5 min. 5 sec. | G Country Director Producer Writer Cast

USA Emma Penaz Eisner Emma Penaz Eisner Emma Penaz Eisner Zdenek Penaz, Marie Penaz

In 1970’s America, an Eastern Bloc immigrant family lovingly celebrates a beautiful Christmas Eve...but is all calm and bright? Made using analogue and digital equipment with Super 8 film from 1971, this non-fiction experimental work is an immersive collage of image, sound, and silence that evokes the defector’s experience of displacement during the Cold War era.

COTTON COUNTRY SATURDAY | BLOCK F | 10 AM - 12 PM Documentary | 2015 | 14 min. 38 sec. | G Country Director Producer Writer Cast

USA Emily Harrold Emily Harrold Emily Harrold Lee Blackman

Explore the beauty and legacy behind a historically burdened plant through the experience of cotton farmer, Lee Blackman of Elloree, South Carolina.

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CRACKED SATURDAY | BLOCK G | 2 - 4 PM Narrative | 2014 | 13 min. 52 sec. | PG-13 Country Director Producer Writer Cast

USA Adria Tennor Adria Tennor Adria Tennor Marguerite Moreau, Talyan Wright, Kerrie Keane, Stanley Jack Miller

Nine-year-old Rosalie and ten-year-old Sam have an unusual relationship. Even though they are close in age, Rosalie is actually Sam’s niece. Sam lives a lonely, awkward life with his much older, widowed mother, Theresa. Rosalie’s sprightly mischief and insensibility to Sam’s situation only exacerbates his uneasiness during her frequent summertime visits, which she makes with her mother, Mary, to pick raspberries that grow in Theresa’s backyard. However, an unfortunate mishap turns into a chance for Rosalie to make a very small but sage gesture, winning her Sam’s trust and friendship forever.

CRASS FRIDAY | BLOCK E | 7 - 9 PM Narrative | 2016 | 11 min. 35 sec. | R Country Director Producers Writers Cast

USA Micah Troublefield Tim Alden Grant Micah Troublefield Nora Orton, Dayne Swerdling

A new couple awkwardly tries to have sex in a parked car. * Includes brief nudity

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CUDDLE PARTY SATURDAY | BLOCK H | 7 - 9 PM Narrative | 2015 | 14 min. | R Country Director Exec. Producer Producers Writer Cast

USA Matthew Irving Epstein Jill Solloway Matthew Irving Epstein, Tara Tomicevic Matthew Irving Epstein Michaela Watkins, Rob Huebel, Yvette Nicole Brown

Executive produced by Jill Soloway, the Golden Globe and Emmy-winning creator of TRANSPARENT, CUDDLE PARTY follows Jane and Drew, a couple on the brink of divorce who attend an intimacy workshop to heal their marital issues.

DANNY BOY THURSDAY | BLOCK B | 7 - 9 PM Narrative | 2015 | 23 min. 30 sec. | R Country Director Producer Writer Cast

USA Christian Vogeler Tim Beers Christian Vogeler Sterling Knight, Jim Turner

Our story captures the odyssey of Danny, a young man from Long Island whose troubled life has finally caught up to him, and must now face the consequences of his delinquent behavior. On the day of his sentencing, Danny’s hearing is abruptly interrupted by the terrorist attacks of September 11, forcing the court to move all of its trials over to the next day. Danny’s presented with an unexpected day of atonement. Due to the sudden events he ends up spending his stay of execution with his anguished lawyer, Steve.

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DON’T BE AFRAID OF BEARS SATURDAY | BLOCK G | 2 - 4 PM Animation | 2014 | 3 min. 16 sec. | PG Country Director Writer Cast

USA Jill Johnston Jill Johnston Anna Chico

Theriphobia is a fear of the beast. Naturalist Barry Lopez defines it as an irrational, violent, insatiable creature. Reflection on childhood memories and fears induce impressions of the beast within and reciprocity of species.

THE DUKE:

BASED ON THE MEMOIR, I’M THE DUKE BY J.P. DUKE FRIDAY | BLOCK E | 7 - 9 PM Narrative | 2015 | 21 min. | R Country Director Producer Writers

Cast

USA Max Barbakow Dan Leonard Derek J. Pastuszek, Andy Siara, Max Barbakow LaMonica Garrett

Mired in a concussed haze, an ex-NFLer struggles to adjust to life off the field during Super Bowl Sunday.

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ESRUC FRIDAY | BLOCK D | 3 - 5 PM Animation | 2015 | 2 min. 14 sec. | PG-13 Country Director

Taiwan Syu Pei-Hua

The idea is from psychology - drawn by the interpretation of dreams, the women’s nightmare alluding to the workplace, feeling pressure from family. The director hopes to arouse the audience for women’s rights in the reflection.

EVERY TIME WE SAY GOODBYE SATURDAY | BLOCK G | 2 - 4 PM Narrative | 2014 | 16 min. 10 sec. | PG Country Director

Japan Kenji Qurata

When a childless wife is diagnosed with terminal cancer, she and her husband embark on a journey to find Tsuchinoko, a legendary Japanese snake. As the seasons pass by, the loving couple cherishes their precious moments with a lot of laughter.

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THE FINAL ADVENTURE OF JOHN & ELEANOR GREENE THURSDAY | BLOCK B | 7 - 9 PM Narrative | 2015 | 13 min. | G Country USA Directors Matthew Mebane, Maria White Producers Brad Jayne, Maria White, Matthew Mebane Writer Matthew Aughtry Cast Ann Owens Pierce, Margaret Anne

Florence, Christopher Harvey, Jimmy

Hager

John and Eleanor Greene have been married for 50 years. When John dies before their golden anniversary trip to Charleston, Eleanor bravely decides to honor their half-century of life together and takes the trip alone.

FLASHLIGHT THURSDAY | BLOCK C | 8 - 10 PM Narrative | 2016 | 6 min. 11 sec. | PG Country Director Producer Writer Cast

USA Anil Dhokai Strawhouse Pictures Anil Dhokai Pierce Pope, Erica Chase

A young boy must overcome his fear of the dark during a power outage.

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FLORENCE SATURDAY | BLOCK G | 2 - 4 PM Narrative | 2016 | 8 min. 30 sec. | PG-13 Country Director Writers

Cast

USA Caleb b. Kuntz Caleb b. Kuntz, Yamel Thompson Perez, Kyle Seaquist Josephine McAdam, Daniel Hershberger, Hal Schneider, David Lee Hess, Ali Meier

Florence is a teenager enraptured by her unusual perception of the world. Socially unadapted, she is misdiagnosed and prescribed psychotropic medication.

THE FOX OF SHICHIGOROSAWA FRIDAY | BLOCK D | 3 - 5 PM Animation | 2014 | 13 min. 45 sec. | PG Country Director

Japan Tune Sugihara

The Fox of Halodate Higashiyama have been living by the Shichigoro swamp for generations, but humans have begun polluting these waters with medical waste. Through traditional Ainu storytelling, this story illustrates the tale of this Fox entirely in Ainu.

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FRANS LANTING: THE EVOLUTION OF LIFE FRIDAY | BLOCK E | 7 - 9 PM Documentary | 2015 | 22 min. 47 sec. | G Country USA Director Steven Kochones Producer Steven Kochones Cast Frans Lanting, Christine Eckstrom,

E. O. Wilson, Andrew Knoll, Russell

Mittermeier, Richard Zurek, Elizabeth Krist

Embark on a dazzling journey through time via National Geographic photographer Frans Lanting’s epic, LIFE project, a stunning interpretation of life on Earth from the Big Bang through the present.

FRANZ FRIDAY | BLOCK D | 3 - 5 PM Narrative | 2016 | 11 min. 35 sec. | PG Country Spain, England Director Helena Bonastre Producers Ricard Bonastre, Nínive Rodríguez,

Peter Verhallen, Sylvia Verhallen Writers Pedro Brum, Helena Bonastre Editor Ainara Torres Cast Sélène Millo, Walter Cots, Bianca Millo

Luana wakes up in the middle of the night and finds a repulsive insect-like creature next to her bed. The creature is called Franz, and he is not in Luana’s room by chance. Luana tries to escape from it, but the only door she finds will bring her on an unexpected journey to a place that she had long forgotten.

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FRIENDSHIP SATURDAY | BLOCK F | 10 AM - 12 PM Narrative | 2015 | 3 min. 30 sec. | G Country USA Director Cameron Scout Bontrager Producers Cameron Scout Bontrager, Dewayne Bontrager Writer Cameron Scout Bontrager Cast Cameron Scout Bontrager, Amelia

Thomas-Horowitz, Madison Dwyer,

Charlotte Lowery-North

Nine-year-old, first-time filmmaker, Cameron Scout Bontrager, along with her three best friends give advice to elementary students who struggle to make friends.

GEORGIAN DANCE:

THE NATION’S SOUL 4 CENTURY BC TO MODERN DAY

SATURDAY | BLOCK F | 10 AM - 12 PM Documentary | 2016 | 29 min. 52 sec. | G Country Director Asst. Directors Producer Writer Editor Cast

USA, Georgia Salome Tkebuchava YoElena Tkebuchava, Nikoloz Khomasuridze Salome Tkebuchava YoElena Tkebuchava Salome Tkebuchava Ensemble Erisioni, Ensemble Rustavi Vít Bednárik, Vlado Zboron, Zuzana Polonská

Georgian Dance describes the journey of discovering the choreography, cultural context, and music in Georgian dance. Teeming with epic stage fencing and interviews with scholars and archaeologists, “Georgian Dance” translates into film the passion and energy found in the dance.

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GREENER GRASS SATURDAY | BLOCK H | 7 - 9 PM Narrative | 2015 | 15 min. | PG Country Director Exec. Producers Producer Writers Editor Cast

USA Paul J. Briganti Jocelyn DeBoer, Dawn Lubbe Brianna Frapart Jocelyn DeBoer, Dawn Luebbe Tim Wilkerson Jocelyn DeBoer, Dawn Luebbe, Nick Kocher, Brian McElhaney, Mitch Magee, Paxton Booth, Levi Srebalus, Craig Smith, Clara Bennett, Samuel Park, Jr

In this dark comedy of manners set in a surreal world, meticulously coiffed soccer moms, Jill and Lisa vie for perfect children, perfect husbands, and most importantly, perfect teeth.

GUIDANCE SATURDAY | BLOCK G | 2 - 4 PM Narrative | 2015 | 17 min. 8 sec. | R Country Director Producer Co-Producers Assoc. Producer Writer Cast

USA Josh Wolff Angie Gaffney Ben Wolff, Lucy Behn Rebecca Sykes Josh Wolff Amy Frazzini, Ryan Kitley, Alex Moss, Brian Crawford, Bryn Packard, Danny Glenn, Deanna K. Reed, JJ Phillips, Mitchell Strickland

A Catholic high school psychologist with a secret struggle to keep his professional and personal lives separate and intact.

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HALF OF THE WORLD FRIDAY | BLOCK D | 3 - 5 PM Narrative | 2014 | 17 min. 50 sec. | PG-13 Country Director Producer

Writer Cast

Switzerland Jérôme Furrer ZHdK (Zürcher Hochschule der Künste) Jérôme Furrer Ramin YazdaniKey, Alireza Bayram

Nadir, father of an immigrant family, works as a cleaner.

Despite the tough job, he is trying to integrate in Switzerland, and offer his son Babek a better future.

One evening, he is confronted with the fact that his son is seeking refuge in religion he turned away from.

HIM+HER WEDNESDAY | BLOCK A | 7 - 9 PM Narrative | 2016 | 9 min. 1 sec. | PG-13 Country USA Director Mike Reda Producer Mike Reda Writers Jerome Greene, Mike Reda Cast Courtney Lynn Lakin, Christopher Robert Escobar

HIM+HER is a dramatic short film about the beginning and ending of a relationship, told from the perspective of both characters.

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HOME WEDNESDAY | BLOCK A | 7 - 9 PM Narrative | 2016 | 20 min. | R Country Director Producers

Writer Cast

Kosovo, United Kingdom Daniel Mulloy Chris Watling, Scott O’Donnell, Tim Nash, Shpat Deda, Afolabi Kuti Daniel Mulloy Jack O’Connell, Holliday Grainger

As thousands of men, women and children attempt to get into Europe, a comfortable English family sets out on what appears to be a holiday.

JUVENILE JUSTICE: THE ROAD TO REFORM SATURDAY | BLOCK F | 10 AM - 12 PM Documentary | 2015 | 8 min. 8 sec. | G Country Director Cast

USA Gandhi Brigade Youth Media Evan Glass

It was a turbulent spring of 2015 as protesters and rioters took to the streets of Baltimore expressing their frustration with the justice system.

Fifty miles away seven high school students watched the scene unfold and asked themselves why it happened. What were the factors that lead to this situation, and more importantly, what could be done to make our youth safer in the communities where they live?

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LEFTOVER THURSDAY | BLOCK B | 7 - 9 PM Animation | 2014 | 14 min. 22 sec. | R Country France Directors Tibor Banoczky, Sarolta Szabo Producers Laurent Baujard, Pierre-Emmanuel Fleurantin Writer Sarolta Szabo Cast Jovan Armand, Del Zamora,

Zdenek Penaz, Marie Penaz

Jordan, Niko Posey

A man sentenced to death, an old lady, a hunter, a window cleaner, a captive cooker and an anorexic young girl...The stories of these people are told through their relation to food. By sharing with them a moment from their meals, we can understand their relation to other people and their vision of the world.

For many reasons, from their own decision or from which they suffer, they all eat alone.

LEONARDO THURSDAY | BLOCK B | 7 - 9 PM Narrative | 2015 | 19 min. 18 sec. | PG-13 Country Director Producer Writers Editors Cast

Switzerland Ilir Hasanaj Zürcher Hochschule der Künste Ilir Hasanaj, Michael Kuratli Caroline Feder, Maria Brendle Tobias Bienz, Judith Cuénod

The old fashioned young inventor called Leonardo dreams of flying above the clouds with his own built flying machine, but is hindered from his obsession with his past love. LEONARDO is a film about love, dreams and nostalgia.

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LES YUEX THURSDAY | BLOCK C | 8 - 10 PM Narrative | 2015 | 7 min. 1 sec. | PG Country USA Director Jacob Worden Producer Neil Hunter Writers Tom Moody, John Rutherford, Jacob Worden Cast Casey Lynne, Kelly Melerine,

Lauren Spano, Natasha Ferrini

New house, new babysitter.

LET’S CATCH A MOVIE SATURDAY | BLOCK F | 10 - 12 PM Animation | 2015 | 1 min. 20 sec. | G Country Director Producer Writer Cast

USA Emma Penaz Eisner Emma Penaz Eisner Emma Penaz Eisner Emma Penaz Eisner, Jane Wolker, Mark Douglas

When everyone in town scrambles to catch a movie, she desperately reels away! Zippy and colorful, this animated comedy introduces a host of zany characters.

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LITTLE FOLK OF THE ARCTIC SATURDAY | BLOCK F | 10 AM - 12 PM Animation | 2015 | 3 min. 10 sec. | G Country Canada Director Neil Christopher Producers Neil Christopher, Louise Flaherty Writer Neil Christopher Cast Laakkuluk Williamson Bathory, Andrew Morrison

In the folklore of most cultures around the world there are stories of magical little folk. And the Arctic is no exception. Inuit traditional knowledge is filled with references to many different races and tribes of little folk. These beings always try to avoid human encounters, but over the years Inuit hunters and shaman have gathered stories and experiences to help us understand these small inhabitants.

LOVE IS A STING SATURDAY | BLOCK H | 7 - 9 PM Narrative | 2015 | 18 min. | PG Country Ireland Director Vincent Gallagher Producer Ian Hunt Duffy Writer Benjamin Cleary Cast Seán T. Ó Meallaigh, Ciarán Hinds, Barry Murphy

At his lowest point, struggling children’s book writer Harold Finch gains an unexpected house guest in the form of Anabel Shine: a 20 year old hyper-intelligent mosquito. Anabel has literally been the fly on the wall throughout history, but has never managed to communicate with a human. She will attempt to do so now, even if it kills her.

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MAY I DIE THURSDAY | BLOCK C | 8 - 10 PM Narrative | 2016 | 14 min. 45 sec. | PG-13 Country USA Director Elizabeta Vidovic, Kathryn Michelle Producer Elizabeta Vidovic, Kathryn Michelle Co-Producers Gilbert Yousefian, Ridge Conlan,

Vahe Tony Faredoni Writer Elizabeta Vidovic, Kathryn Michelle Cast Elizabeta Vidovic, Izabela Vidovic, Jearnest

Corchado, Kathryn Michelle, Liana

Ramirez, Mark Mancha,

Natalie Yousefian, Ray Tezanos

Three Romani sisters are torn apart when the two eldest betray the younger. As vengeance, she places upon them a forbidden curse and takes her own life.

The two sisters are left to suffer the effects. They must forever relive that horrific day over and over again... until finally one does the unthinkable to end it.

MIA’ THURSDAY | BLOCK B | 7 - 9 PM Animation | 2015 | 8 min. | G Country Directors Producers

Writers

Canada Amanda Strong, Bracken Hanuse Corlett Amanda Strong, Bracken Hanuse Corlett, Luke Sargent Amanda Strong, Bracken Hanuse Corlett

A young Indigenous female street artist named Mia’ walks through the city streets painting scenes rooted in the supernatural history of her people. Lacking cultural resources and familial connection within the city, she paints these images from intuition and blood memory. She has not heard the stories from her Elders lips, but has found her own methods to rediscover them. The alleyways become her sanctuary and secret gallery, and her art comes to life.

Mia’ is pulled into her own transformation via the vessel of a salmon. In the struggle to return home, she traverses through polluted waters and skies, witnessing various forms of industrial violence and imprint that have occurred upon the land.

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MY LUCHADOR WEDNESDAY | BLOCK A | 7 - 9 PM Narrative | 2015 | 12 min. 51 sec | PG-13 Country Director Producer Writer Cast

USA Shea Sizemore Chip White Shea Sizemore Rachel Jefferys, Aaron Chavis, H. Blake Edwars

An aging Luchador finds himself behind a computer working in a cube. His successful and loving wife helps him find his way.

THE NIGHT WITCH WEDNESDAY | BLOCK A | 7 - 9 PM Animation | 2013 | 4 min. 7 sec. | PG Country Director Director of Animation Producers Writer

USA Alison Klayman Dustin Grella Alison Klayman, Dustin Grella Daniel Kitrosser, Alison Klayman

This animated New York Times Op-Doc explores the life of Nadezhda Popova, known as Nadia, who became a World War II hero as part of a Soviet all-female bombing regiment.

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NO LIGHTING WEDNESDAY | BLOCK A | 7 - 9 PM Animation | 2015 | 1 min. 56 sec. | G Country Director

USA J. Michael Simpson

Using digital video recordings, events in nature are transformed into animated line drawings in negative.

The drawing quality of the video serves to create a present tense to the video, while the video itself documents a past event, thus creating a tension between time and place references - “then” and “here;” as the drawing like video is experienced “here” and “now.” In a way, it is the loss of history.

OGRESS OF THE GRAVELBANK FRIDAY | BLOCK D | 3 - 5 PM Animation | 2015 | 2 min. 29 sec. | PG Country Canada Director Neil Christopher Producers Louise Flaherty, Neil Christopher Writer Neil Christopher Cast Laakkuluk Williamson Bathory, Igimaq

Williamson Bathory, Akutaq Williamson Bathory

Inuit oral history is filled with strange beings and supernatural creatures. One of these feared land spirits is the Ogress of the Gravelbank.

This short vignette introduces viewers to this malevolent spirit who is unknown to all but the people of the far north.

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ON TIME WEDNESDAY | BLOCK A | 7 - 9 PM Narrative | 2016 | 8 min. 16 sec. | PG-13 Country USA Director Xavier Burgin Producers Tony Ducret, Tim Astor, Kendra Cole, Angelica Lopez Assoc. Producers Jenna Cavelle, Mario Rodriguez Writer Xavier Burgin Cast Inger Tudor, Araija DaCosta, Kevin Craig

West, Louis Baker, John Marrott, Kathy

Goral, Meredith Riley, Jordana Berliner,

Amani Starnes

Renee Johnson, a mother living in South Central LA, must make a decision when she’s late for her job interview.

ONE DAY ON CARVER STREET SATURDAY | BLOCK F | 10 AM - 12 PM Documentary | 2015 | 3 min. 38 sec. | G Country Director Producer Writer Cast

USA Azure Allen Azure Allen Azure Allen Azure Allen

Using hand drawn animation at 12 frames per second, One Day on Carver Street tells the story of Charlie’s Place and its owner, Charlie Fitzgerald. Charlie’s Place was a stop on the famous Chitlin’ Circuit, and hosted the hottest musicians of the day. In the post-war Jim Crow south, Charlie’s Place was a rare pocket of diversity in a world where the lines between black & white were firmly drawn. Charlie’s Place gave birth to the state dance of South Carolina, the Shag.

Charlie Fitzgerald and the music he brought to Carver Street inspired many people regardless of color to come together. This simple act of dissent angered some people who would be driven to violence to stop it.

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PALE BLUE THURSDAY | BLOCK B | 7 - 9 PM Narrative | 2016 | 17 min. 43 sec. | PG-13 Country USA Director Alex Burunova Producers A. J. Kellly, Courtney Thomas, Andrew McFarlane Writer Abigail McFarlane Cast Abigail McFarlane, Ian Harding, Will

Rothhaar, Jess Nurse, Katherine Alyse,

Peter McDonald, Theodore Jerome Allen Rosenbaum Pale Blue is an unsettling psychological drama taking us through Ally’s fragile mental state as she struggles to adjust to a difficult pregnancy. Peculiar interactions with friends and family begin to eviscerate her sense of reality and sanity. A routine ultrasound appointment reveals an even bigger discovery. Written by a trauma therapist, Pale Blue is a rough and unapologetic look at the ravages of mental illness, and the cross roads between stability and insanity.

PAMOJA SATURDAY | BLOCK F | 10 AM - 12 PM Documentary | 2016 | 8 min. | PG Country Director Producers

Editors

Kenya, USA Danielle Statuto Belinda Blair, Beth Gimbrone, Danielle Statuto Andy Crosby, Danielle Statuto

Joseph, an orphaned self-proclaimed Street Kid, battles for his rights from the corrupt Kenyan government.

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THE PERFECT SELFIE FRIDAY | BLOCK D | 3 - 5 PM Documentary | 2015 | 7 min. | PG-13 Country Director Producer Writer Editor

USA Katherine Dudley Katherine Dudley Katherine Dudley Anthony Narvarro

The Perfect Selfie explores safety concerns which includes emotional, physical and legal issues while going to extremes to get the perfect selfie. The purpose of this documentary is to educate people about being aware of their surroundings when taking and sharing selfies.

POKEY POKEY THURSDAY | BLOCK C | 8 - 10 PM Animation | 2015 | 6 min. 44 sec. | PG-13 Country Director Producer

China, USA Junjie “Jake” Zhang Zhen Zeng

Pokey Pokey is a black comedy and horror animated short film that depicts how a father tries to protect his son from seeing filthiness of this crime-ridden city.

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REINVENTING THE REEL FRIDAY | BLOCK D | 3 - 5 PM Documentary | 2015 | 20 min. | PG-13 Country Director

Canada, USA Michael J. Gorlick

Reinventing the Reel is a documentary short about contemporary independent filmmakers’ attempts to change the portrayal of LGBT characters in film. The film begins with a historical perspective of the bigstudio Hollywood treatment of LGBT characters, and then shows how that portrayal has changed, and why is important that it continues to change.

RONNIE WARD - BREWTON, AL SATURDAY | BLOCK G | 2 - 4 PM Experimental | 2015 | 2 min. 52 sec. | PG-13 Country Director Cast

USA Hamilton Young Ward Danny Ray Ward

Ronnie Ward - Brewton, AL is a narrated recollection about the loss of an infant brother to a tragic farming accident and the spiritual mark that accident left on the land and on the family. This film is an experimental exploration of Southern folklore using burnt found footage.

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SAM & BARB’S SCHOOL FOR SCANDAL FRIDAY | BLOCK D | 3 - 5 PM Experimental | 2016 | 10 min. 19 sec. | PG-13 Country USA Directors Erin E. McGuff, Adam Grannick Producers Adam Grannick, Robert Thompson, Joseph Giammalvo Writer Erin E. McGuff Cast Dylan Lamb, Kate Garfield, Adriana

Spencer, Alex Fast On the night of their “Five Year Roommate Anniversary,” Sam and Barb engage in constant one– upmanship in a game of wits, only to realize they might be in love with one another. But because they’re both terrified to admit it, they continue to make each other jealous and engage in a series of more and more harmful behavior, until someone gets hurt.

THE SEA OF STORIES SATURDAY | BLOCK F | 10 AM - 12 PM Animation | 2016 | 2 min. | G Country Director Producer Writers Cast

USA Azure Allen Azure Allen Azure Allen Azure Allen

Every place has a story. The sea has given us so many throughout mankind’s history. In this tale a greedy Carolina planter steals a beautiful mermaid from her ocean home. Through her own power she is able to save herself, while her captor is oblivious the terrible fate that awaits him because of his selfish actions.

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SEBASTIAN OTERO FRIDAY | BLOCK D | 3 - 5 PM Documentary | 2016 | 12 min. 6 sec. | G Country Director Producer

USA Austen Deery Austen Deery

As a glimpse into the life of an undergraduate student artist, this short documentary aims less to tell a story through a traditional documentarian lens than to capture a moment in time in an artist’s life.

THE SESSION THURSDAY | BLOCK C | 8 - 10 PM Narrative | 2015 | 17 min. 35 sec. | R Country England Director Hilary Manning Producers Maz Lewis, Hilary Manning Writer Hilary Manning Cast Kerry Bennett, Jim Mannering A Dominatrix is lured into the world of espionage and has to use her particular skill set to force a client to confess a dangerous secret.

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SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER FRIDAY | BLOCK E | 7 - 9 PM Narrative | 2015 | 15 min. 32 sec. | PG-13 Country Director Producers

Writers Cast

Canada Zack Russell Marianna Khoury, Hanna Puley, Eva Saphir, William Goldbloom, Ann Merriam Zack Russell, Kayla Lorette Kayla Lorette, Julian Richings

An aspiring performer struggles to breathe life into a new character she’s created. Suddenly, she sees him: the real-life version of the man she’s been playing.

Where’s the line between inspiration and theft? A gender-bending romantic comedy about a man and her double.

SISTERS WEDNESDAY | BLOCK A | 7 - 9 PM Animation | 2016 | 3 min. 50 sec. | PG Country Director Exec. Producer Producers Writer

USA David Chontos Amanda Miller Shannon Alexander, Sanaz Sattari Karin Driejer Andersson

Part exercise of passion, and part love letter, Sisters is a fragment of some lost, tragic opera. Trapped in the ruins of their former glory, a pair of performers bound together and abandoned by time rise up to sing once more. Conjured up by the song to which it’s set, the film represents a sincere vision of inspiration derived from the music of Karin Dreijer Andersson (Fever Ray). It is the confluence of a variety of abstract concepts, from the fragility of modern technology, to the cruelty of the passage of time. The movement of the characters references legendary contemporary choreographer, Martha Graham; transposing an exercise in human restraint and lamentation onto mechanical beings.

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SOCIOPATHS SATURDAY | BLOCK G | 2 - 4 PM Narrative | 2015 | 5 min. 24 sec. | PG-13 Country Director

Japan A.T.

A girl encounters an android on the street. She finds something strange about the experience and decides to follow the android to give it a “message.”

SONGS OF THE UNDERWORLD FRIDAY | BLOCK D | 3 - 5 PM Experimental | 2016 | 5 min. 56 sec. | G Country Director Cast

Netherlands Nicola Hepp Rolf Hepp, Martinette Janmaat, Reggy Deekman, Célinne Moza

Bittersweet, almost tangible remembrance is vividly portrayed by dancers Rolf Hepp (the director’s father), Martinette Janmaat (the director’s former teacher/mentor) and two young performers: Reggy Deekman and Célinne Moza.

As the images of the older and the younger couple become more intertwined, we begin to understand that this story is not only about youth being lost.

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THE SONG OF WANDERING AENGUS SATURDAY | BLOCK H | 7 - 9 PM Animation | 2016 | 4 min. | G Country Director Producers

Writer Cast

United Kingdom Matthew Lawes Ex-Animo Foundation & The Roundhouse, Other Brother Studios, Square Eyes Films W. B. Yeats Liam Cunningham

A short animated film by Matthew Lawes, based on W.B.Yeats’ poem ‘The Song of Wandering Aengus.

Narrated by BAFTA Award Winner Liam Cunningham with original music by IVOR NOVELLO Award Winner David Holmes and Keefus Ciancia.

STICKS THURSDAY | BLOCK C | 8 - 10 PM Narrative | 2016 | 17 min. 15 sec. | PG-13 Country Director Producers Writer Cast

USA Mark Parker Greg Clements, Mark Parker Mark Parker Etai Benson, Julie Balefsky, Tyler Johnstone, Heather Drew

Four college students reunite on a summer night at a house in the woods. As they tell scary stories around the campfire, the line between imagination and reality blurs, and they get the feeling they may not be alone on the property.

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THE STORY OF EDWARD HEALING WEDNESDAY | BLOCK A | 7 - 9 PM Narrative | 2015 | 14 min. 22 sec. | PG Country Director Producer Writer Editor Cast

United Kingdom (England) Manos Gerogiannis Elliot Ruby Manos Gerogiannis Camilla Szymkiewicz James Graham, Lydia Spyratou, Daniel Pomerance, Gabriele Fritz, Moly Holgate

Edward is a man in his mid 60’s who suffers from a disease which affects his perception of the world surrounding him. He uses his creativity to overcome the limitations of his decaying mind.

TOUCHING IN TEXAS SATURDAY | BLOCK G | 2 - 4 PM Narrative | 2016 | 9 min. 36 sec. | PG-13 Country Director Exec. Producer Assoc. Producers

Writer Editor Cast

USA Chris O’Neill Ronald Keith Parks Dustin M. Hoffman, Ronald Keith Parks, Jeff S. Williams Dustin M. Hoffman Hannah Strong Robert Brafford, Kelly Ogden

Adapted from a short story by Dustin M. Hoffman, Touching in Texas follows Air Force fireman Jerry as he buries his new glasses, then meets a tranger-woman against a backdrop of screeching bats.

Jerry struggles with physical blindness, obstructing masculinity and his need to be visible.

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TWISTED MINDS: BOOZERS & LOSERS SATURDAY | BLOCK G | 2 - 4 PM Narrative | 2016 | 16 min. 46 sec. | R Country USA Director Aaron Longstreth Producer Katherine Longstreth Writers Aaron Longstreth, Craig Herlong Editors Paul Streiner, Aaron Longstreth Cast Kathy Butler Sandvoss, Patrick G. Keenan,

JR Adduci, Robert Simmons, Charlie Jeff Witley

A woman struggles with her gambling addiction & goes to a Gambler’s Anonymous meeting for help. What she discovers there might trigger her for another gambling binge!

UNBECOMING WEDNESDAY | BLOCK A | 7 - 9 PM Narrative | 2016 | 40 min. | PG Country Director Producers

Writer Cast

USA Chris White Chris White, Emily Reach White, Geoffrey Gunn, Scott Lansing Chris White Patti D’Arbanville, Aaron Belz, Teri Parker Lewis, Bill Mazzella, Lilly Nelson

A retired U.S. senator with a dark secret, an in-school suspension teacher and his captive audience of one, two lost souls’ unlikely meeting at a roadside diner, the stomach-churning memory of True Love lost, a father’s last will and testament passed on via workshop mix tape.

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UNDERBELLY UP SATURDAY | BLOCK G | 2 - 4 PM Experimental | 2016 | 3 min. 49 sec. | PG Country Director Producers

Cast

USA Yates South Carolina Film Commission, Nickelodeon Theatre Metrah Pashaee

The state of South Carolina experienced historic rainfall in October of 2015 during Hurricane Joaquin.

Dam failures and swollen rivers led to a devastating flood event that claimed 19 lives. Stemming from personal experience involving a late-night cabin rescue during the flood, Underbelly Up occupies a reflexive space between nonfictional portraiture and ethnographic dreamscape.

THE VAMPRENTICE THURSDAY | BLOCK C | 8 - 10 PM Narrative | 2016 | 13 min. | R Country Director Producers

Cast

USA Jonathan Landau Jonathan Landau, Devin McGee, Bobby McGee, Marty Landau Cullen Moss, Tracy McMullen, Shane Callahan, Devin McGee, Meredith Jackson, Ethan McGee, Fiona Domenica, Don Hartman, Alexander Bryant, Karen Labbe

A family of vampires go into the board room to pitch a television show about their kooky family to Entertainment Executive, Mr. Ronald Dump.

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A WALK IN WINTER SATURDAY | BLOCK H | 7 - 9 PM Narrative | 2016 | 14 min. | PG-13 Country Director Exec. Producers Producer Editor Writers Cast

USA Ryan Moody James Franco, Vince Jolivette Nina Aujla Luke Slendebroek Robert Boswell, Jessica Nikkel James Franco, Abigail Spencer, Jack Kehler

When Conrad returns to his hometown to identify his mother’s body, he is forced to confront the painful memories of his childhood.

WATERFOWL(ED) SATURDAY | BLOCK G | 2 - 4 PM Documentary | 2016 | 14 min. 44 sec. | PG Country Director Producers Editor

USA Grace Combs Grace Combs, Druscilla Lam Luqi Zhao

Waterfowl(ed) addresses how current household habits within our communities harm local wildlife.

While investigating local carelessness within waterfowl environments in Wilmington, North Carolina, the film focuses on the selfless efforts of bird rehabilitation organizations. To prevent future wildlife casualties, Waterfowl(ed) aims to educate viewers on common issues such as the improper disposal of fishing equipment, lead poisoning, animal cruelty, pollution of retention ponds, and the disease, Angel Wing.

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THE WEREWOLF’S GREATEST HIT THURSDAY | BLOCK C | 8 - 10 PM Narrative | 2016 | 1 min. 27 sec. | PG Country Directors Producers Writers Cast

Australia Jim Zounis, Nick Zounis Jim Zounis, Nick Zounis Jim Zounis, Nick Zounis Nick Zounis

A brief tale of a werewolf and his strong obsession with the full moon.

WHAT DIFFERENCE DOES “DIFFERENCE” MAKE? SATURDAY | BLOCK F | 10 AM - 12 PM Narrative | 2016 | 3 min. | G Country USA Director Emma Cilley Producers Emma Cilley, Harper Cilley, Connie Cilley Cast Emma Cilley, Harper Cilley This film is a retelling of the Tale of the Good Samaritan by exploring the question of what difference do differences amongst humans really make.

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YOU’RE BREAKING UP THURSDAY | BLOCK B | 7 - 9 PM Narrative | 2015 | 5 min. 40 sec. | PG-13 Country Director Exec. Producers Producer Writer Editor Cast

USA Mandy Fabian Patrick Fabian, Mandy Fabian Kristin Holt Mandy Fabian Christopher E. Garcia Beth Lacke, Kate Duffy, Krista Lally, Will Collyer, Sean Donnellan

Kelsey overhears a disturbing conversation on her wedding day that makes her re-think her plans.

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2016 JURORS JOAQUIN BALDWIN, Director

I have an MFA from the UCLA Animation Workshop, where I created Sebastian’s Voodoo, The Windmill Farmer and Papiroflexia, animated shorts which won over 130 awards and honors at festivals and competitions like Cannes, Student Academy Awards, Student Emmys, Cinequest, USA Film Festival, Cinanima, Angelus, Sedona, Ashland, BendFilm, and many others.

I am currently employed by the Walt Disney Animation Studios as a layout artist for feature animation. I’ve worked in films such as Frozen, Wreck-It Ralph, Big Hero 6, Feast, Zootopia and Moana.

ELLEN BARNARD, Executive Producer

As Executive Producer, Ellen Barnard main role is to turn ideas into polished productions that deliver results for her clients. Part production guru, part strategic enthusiast, she enjoys thinking through the details that lead to great execution. Barnard has a marketing background & a few great industry awards. Four years in Chapel Hill taught her “Go Heels!” has nothing to do with shoes, and she holds a Master’s degree in cultural history from Emory University. She is a huge fan of liberal arts degrees, and adores clever marketing. And she is awed by the endless opportunity to be creative that the digital age brings us.

MICHAEL CUSACK, Director

Michael Cusack was born in Manchester, UK and moved to Adelaide, South Australia when he was eleven years old. He attended Salisbury Teachers College where he specialised in drama and screen studies and met his business partner Richard Chataway. Upon completion of their thesis, a 26 minute clay animated film, the South Australian Film Corporation recognising Richard and Michael’s talent employed them to start up their first animation department. While at the SAFC, they received their first AFI Award for the animated short “Waltzing Matilda.” In 1985, they started their own company, Anifex, which has steadily grown over the years to gain an international reputation for producing some of Australia’s finest animation. With numerous local and overseas awards to his credit, Michael Cusack now has over 30 years experience at directing animation.

JIM DE SÈVE, Director

Jim de Séve is an award-winning director and producer. His film Tying the Knot was released theatrically in 2004 by Roadside Attractions.

De Seve was DP for Seeds, a documentary about summer camp for warring kids. His other work includes 2001 Burying the Saints, Perkutut Men and Mad Dove. De Seve teaches film at Union College in Schenectady, NY and sits on the board of the New York State Media Alliance.

CAROL GREEN, Assistant Director, Directors Guild of America

Born and raised in Toledo, Ohio, Green was watching Annie Hall at a movie house in Pittsburgh, where she was majoring in theater at Carnegie Mellon, when she noticed the credit “DGA Trainee.” She called the Guild to find out more. Upon graduation, she boarded a plane for Los Angeles (the trip was a gift from her parents) to take the entrance exam for the DGA Training Program. She was chosen to be among a group of 10 trainees who rotated among shows at Universal Studios. The experience gave her a solid foundation in the basics—as well as a network of contacts that has helped her keep up a career for more than 30 years as a First Assistant Director. “I always had a plan,” she says of the road she’s traveled. “And I’ve been very, very fortunate.”Her credits include I’ll Fly Away, The Temptations, Ugly Betty, House, and American Horror Story. -Portions taken from Directors Guild of America

BERT HESSE, Studio South

Bert Hesse, has over 25 years experience running companies with multi-million dollar budgets, including Orbitron International (a holding company with four subsidiaries, sold in 1990) and MedCorp of America (a regional health care company, sold in 1996). Over the last twelve years Mr. Hesse has been in the film industry in the capacity of executive producer for numerous feature length films and documentaries. His expertise with investors has proven an invaluable pursuant to fund raising activities. As Executive Producer, his last two feature films (Night Feeders and Cold Storage) Mr. Hesse oversaw all aspects of the projects including financial, legal issues and negotiating sales and distribution con- tracts (both domestically & internationally).

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2016 JURORS RON MAXWELL, Director

Ron Maxwell attended New York University Graduate School of the Arts, Institute of Film and Television. In 1970, Ron completed his graduate film thesis, writing and directing an adaptation of Albert Camus’ “The Guest.” In 1978, he produced and directed Sissy Spacek, Bill Hurt, Sally Kellerman and Howard da Dilva in “Verna: USO Girl” for which Ron received a best director Emmy nomination. Ron was then “drafted” to Hollywood where his first theatrical film, “Little Darlings,” opened at #1 on Variety’s Top Hundred Grossing Films and has since become a classic of the genre. Subsequently, he directed “The Night the Lights Went out in Georgia,” “Kidco,” “Parent Trap II,” “In the Land of the Poets” -- a feature-length documentary on the Nicaraguan civil war -- and the landmark film “Gettysburg,” which has been hailed as one of the greatest war movies in the history of film. “Gettysburg” was released theatrically in the fall of 1993. Since then, Ron has produced, written an directed the film “Gods and Generals,” the pre-quel to “Gettysburg.” He is a member of the Writers Guild of America, the Directors Guild of America and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

DALE M. POLLOCK, Producer, Writer, Author, University of North Carolina Winston-Salem (Professor)

Dale M. Pollock received a BA in Anthropology from Brandeis University and MS in Communications from San Jose State University. In 1977, he became the chief film critic for Daily Variety, then the chief entertainment correspondent for the Los Angeles Times, where he won the Best Feature Writing award and was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize. He wrote Skywalking: The Life and Films of George Lucas in 1984. In 1985, Pollock joined David Geffen’s film company as a development executive. He joined A&M Films as vice president in charge of production in 1986 and was named president in 1990, producing such films as The Beast, A Midnight Clear and House of Cards. Pollock ran his own film company Peak Productions for 10 years, producing the hit film Set It Off. In 1999 he became Dean of the School of Filmmaking at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, stepping down in 2007 to become Associate Professor of Cinema Studies. Pollock was named a Distinguished Scholar and holder of the Dale M. Pollock Endowed Professorship in Film in 2012 and is the 2016 recipient of the prestigious University of North Carolina Board of Governors Award for Excellence in Teaching.

MICHAEL RIVERS, UFFyc Everyman

Michael Rivers served in the US Army and upon return sharpened his computer and technology skills that he learned in service. Rivers is a Field Service Technician at Carolinas Health Care Systems and is co-owner of RiverSystems I.T. Consulting. A life long film enthusiast, Rivers posses a keen insight into all film genres.

IGNACIO F. RODO, Director

since directing his first short film in 2007, he has experimented with all possible ways to tell a story, which led him to direct for all kinds of formats, screens, and even stages. the only thing he has never done in a shooting is acting, and in the world’s best interest he has promised to himself that he will never try. his work has been selected for more than 400 international film festivals (including several oscar qualifying) and has won dozens of awards, where his style has been called experimentally commercial. this statement confuses and excites him at the same time. he co-founded pio pio stories in 2012, a creative production company based in barcelona (spain). he is the producer and one of the brainstormers of the label. thank god, his hyperactivity allows him to work as a freelancer as well.

KAREN STOCK, Winthrop University (Professor)

Stock began teaching at Winthrop in 2004. Her specialty is modern and contemporary European art. She guest-curated an exhibition at Winthrop titled “Performing Gender” and investigates gender issues in her scholarship. Stock also received a Fulbright teaching scholarship and spent six months teaching art history in Beijing, China.

DAVID WOHL, Winthrop University (Dean, College of Visual and Performing Arts)

Before coming to Winthrop in 2010, Dr. Wohl served as Dean of the College of Arts and Humanities and Professor of Communications and Media Studies at West Virginia State University in Institute, WV for over 25 years. He was the Artistic Director and co-founder of the Charleston Stage Company in Charleston, WV and held the position of General Manager of the Porthouse Repertory Theatre in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio. He has published articles and reviews in such publications as Theatre Journal, Southern Theatre, and Journal of the Association for Communication Administration. He has directed over 100 theatre productions, including Jane Eyre, Romeo and Juliet, The Winter’s Tale, True West, On Golden Pond, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Much Ado about Nothing, Hamlet, A Raisin in the Sun, Proof, Art, The Royal Hunt of the Sun, To Be Young Gifted, and Black, and The Rocky Horror Show.

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AWARDS

PRESENTATION WILL BE AFTER BLOCK H SATURDAY NOVEMBER 5 TH COTTON ALLEY AWARD DALE M. POLLOCK Sponsored by Founders Federal Credit Union GRAND JURY AWARD BEST OF SHOW - $750

CINEMA CAROLINA $200 Sponsored by Dr. Susan Collins, DDS

BEST ANIMATED FILM $200 BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM $200 Sponsored by Dr. Susan Collins, DDS BEST EXPERIMENTAL FILM $200 BEST NARRATIVE FILM $200 Sponsored by Dixie Exterminating Company

WOMAN TO WATCH BEST FEMALE DIRECTOR - $200 BEST STUDENT FILM K - 12 $100 Sponsored by Arts Community Service Program of the Woman’s Club of Rock Hill, SC and an affiliate GFWC BEST STUDENT FILM COLLEGIATE $100

TERRY ROUECHE AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD $150 Sponsored by Anonymous 49

BY THE NUMBERS FILM ENTRIES

screened at 2016 UFFyc

3 Oscar-qualifying films: 2 Official Selections (Home, She Stoops to Conquer) 1 Director’s Choice (Love is a Sting)

OFFICIAL SELECTION

DIRECTOR’S CHOICE

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7

84 2013

1 BAFTA-qualifying film 1 Official Selection The Duke

200

2015

2016

100

2014

12 Jurors

COUNTRIES REPRESENTED AT UFFyc 2016

17

200

Sponsors + Community Partners

Films Directed by Women

Australia, Canada, China, England, Finland, France, Georgia, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Kosovo, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, Taiwan, United Kingdom, USA

21

28

20 20

Cinema Carolina Eligible

SPECIAL EXHIBIT Drink Specials at 3 Old Town Bars & Restaurants

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ACYC studio artists’ work on display at the Center for the Arts during UFFyc 50

Student Films

Returning Filmmakers

THANKS FOR 5 GREAT YEARS!

OLD TOWN ROCK HILL, SC

PLACES YOU NEED TO KNOW 1. Gettys Art Center - 201 East Main St.

Blocks A, B, D, E, F, G, H

viewing location 2. Amélie’s - 157 East Main St.

UFFyc VIP After-Party Location, Saturday Night 3. Millstone Pizza + Taphouse - 121 Caldwell St.

Offering UFFyc Drink Specials

4. The Flipside Restaurant - 129 Caldwell St.

Offering UFFyc Drink Specials 5. Center for the Arts - 121 East Main St.

Special ACYC Studio Artists Showcase 6. McHale’s Irish Pub - 122 East Main St. Offering UFFyc Drink Specials 7. The Newsstand - 154 East Main St.

Q&A with Dale M. Pollock

NOT SHOWN ON MAP Winthrop University’s Dina’s Place, at the DiGiorgio Campus Center - 2020 Alumni Dr. - Block C Legal Remedy - 129 Oakland Ave. The White Horse - 1022 Camden Ave. 51

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