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2002 Program - Shorts & Featurettes Easy Pickings - World Premiere Country of Origin:USA Running Time:22 minutes Director:Andre Sevigny Producer(s):Andre Sevigney Contact:Loaded Deck Productions Phone: 650/323-3012 Email: Andresevigny@hotmail.com Synopsis: A comedic tribute to the tough senior citizens of Louisiana. A petty thief from Texas, accustomed to stealing welfare checks and robbing housewives, looks for some "easy pickings" in a small Louisiana Cajun town. When the good-time, gambling, Cajun cuisine crew ban together, the stakes go up and the odds change. Epiphany - Digital Cinema Showcase Country of Origin:USA Running Time:12 minutes 4 seconds Director:Jim Hunter Producer(s):Jim Hunter, Nigel Rowe Contact:Framework Phone: 323/363-258 Email: jim@frameworkcaa.com Synopsis: A satire about the romantic fortunes of Jamie, an unwitting cupid who discovers her struggle between intellect and emotion. Espresso Con Panna Country of Origin:USA Running Time:19 minutes/38 seconds Director:Kevin Nash Producer(s):Kevin Nash Contact: Phone:214/526-4840 Fax:214-520-8703 Email:nashk@mindspring.com Synopsis: A little cup of espresso arouses passion in the reserved customers of a quiet cafe, exposes a dastardly scheme to defraud the IRS and induces two strangers to burst into song? Espresso Con Panna is a light roasted comedy sprinkled with a little touch of opera. Fermina Medina - Digital Cinema Showcase Country of Origin:USA Running Time:17 minutes 24 seconds Director:Curran Synpson Producer(s):Jarod Cooze/Ted Tinkle Contact:Cooze/Tinkle Productions Phone: 323/650-0310 Fax: 212/202-7792 Email: jpincher@earthlink.net Synopsis: All hell breaks loose when Fermina Medina, an oblivious housekeeper, rear-ends the brand new car of the wealthy Jackson Scott. The Fine Line Between Cute and Creepy - World Premiere Country of Origin:USA Running Time:12 minutes 30 seconds Director:Robert D. Slane Producer(s):Stephen M. Zacman, Robert D. Slane Contact:Slanekid Pictures Phone: 323-650-5945 Fax: Email:slanekid@aol.com Synopsis: Two very similar women, who have never met, meet two very similar men. Over the course of a week, the women are pursued in the exact manner - a note under the door, flowers at work, a serenade under the window. The only difference in the two women are their perceptions one thinks she's falling in love while the other thinks she's being stalked. Fork Lift Driver Klaus - The First Day on the Job (Staplerfahrer Klaus-Der Erste Arbeitstag) Country of Origin:Germany Running Time:9 minutes 30 seconds Director:sJorg Wagner and Stephen Prehn Producer(s): Michael Sombetzki Contact:Trigon Film Phone: 011 49-40-39 75 88 Fax: Email:trigonfilm@t-online.de Synopsis:  Klaus has just passed his driving test for forklifts but his first day on the job turns out to be a real challenge. Accidents happen! Only few survive in this comedic homage to industrial safety educational films. Winner of the Jury and Audience Awards for Best Short Film at San Sebastian Horror and Fantasy Film Festival
300 dpi image Get Out of Here - Florida Premiere | Digital Cinema Showcase Country of Origin:USA Running Time:19 minutes 15 seconds Director:Tony Shaff Producer(s): Alicia Collins Contact:Robert Hackney Phone:336/770-1356 Fax:336/770-1360 Email:hackneyr@ncarts.edu Synopsis: A newly married couple sees a popular game show as their ticket out of the Mother-in-law's house and on to a life of their own. Highway Men: Florida Landscape Artists - Digital Cinema Showcase Country of Origin:USA Running Time:46 minutes Director:Julia D'Amico Producer(s):Julia D' Amico Contact:D'Amico Productions Phone:212/614-9062 Fax: Email: Synopsis: A documentary about a group of self-taught, African-American landscape painters from South Florida who began their careers in the 1960's and 1970's by driving up and down the highways selling their work out of their cars.AwardsWorldfest Houston International Film Festival ñ Winner of the Silver Award Last Jewish Town - Digital Cinema Showcase Country of Origin:Israel Running Time:37 minutes Director:Gil Lesnik Producer(s):TBD Contact:TBD Synopsis: The "Mountain Jews" of Guba, in northern Azerbaijan, have maintained their Sephardic traditions and unique language (Juarit) since the early 1700's. Once a population of 18,000, their numbers have, through emigration, diminished to less than 5,000. Like many of her fellow townspeople, Tammy Schneider has settled in Israel. She guides us on a tour of the land of her birth, uncovering its distinctive rituals and flavors. |
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