Schlagwort-Archive: USA

Marooned?

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German Premiere

Screenings: Friday, June 19, 21:00 and Tuesday, June 23, 19:00 (SOUR)

marooned

Country of Origin: USA
Year of Production: 2008
Duration: 14′
Category: Fiction

Director: Ryan Nagata
Screenplay: Ryan Nagata
Cinematographer: Collin Brink
Editor: Justin Guerrieri
Producer: George Edelman, Veronica Shamo-Garcia
Cast: Mike McCafferty, Justin Roiland

Synopsis: A space hero is marching through the desert of an alien planet. Or at least he wants to be a hero…

Festivals & Awards: Beverly Hills Shorts Festival 2009 (Audience Award – Best Science Fiction Film), Florida Film Festival 2009, Vail Film Festival 2009, The Method Fest 2009, Sci-Fi London Film Festival 2009, Newport Beach Film Festival 2009, Durango Independent Film Festival 2009, San Francisco Indiefest Another Hole in the Head 2009, Tromadance Film Festival 2009

Weblink: www.maroonedmovie.com/

A Day’s Work

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European Premiere
Screenings: Friday, June 13, 19:00 and Monday, June 16, 21:00 (SALTY)

a-days-work

Country of Origin: USA
Year of Production: 2007
Duration: 14’33“
Category: Fiction

Director: Rajeev Dassani
Screenplay: Rajeev Dassani, Elan Dassani
Cinematographer: Nicola Marsh
Music: Toby Chu
Producer: Julie Sifuentes, Charles Uy, Micheal Tringe
Cast: Carter Jenkins, Eddie Martinez, Higo Garcia, Leigh Hill, Jack Brand

Synopsis: Alone in Los Angeles, Enrique doesn’t speak a word of English. Forced to work as a day laborer to earn money for loved ones back home, his loyalties are put to the test when a simple job escalates into a matter of life and death.

Festivals & Awards: Kodak Filmmaker Award, Fotokem Grant, Causus Foundation Grant, Film Grant from Clint Eastwood – Dreamworks, James Bridges Direction Award, Barbara Corday Award, Hollywood Foreign Press Association Award, Method Fest Independent Film Festival USA (Best Student Film), Gen Art New York Film Festival USA (Stargazer Award – Luis Chavez- for Best New Talent, Audience Award for Best Short Film), Byron Bay Film Festival Australia (Nominated for Best Short), AFI Dallas International Film Festival USA (Audience Award for Best Short Film), Florida Film Festival USA (Special Jury Prize for Best Ensemble Cast), Vail Film Festival USA (Best Student Film), Sacramento International Film Festival USA, Omaha Film Festival USA, Sedona International Film Festival USA, Beverly Hills Film Festival USA, Phoenix Film Festival USA, San Luis Obispo International Film Festival USA, FirstGlance Film Fest Hollywood USA, Carolina Film and Video USA, Santa Barbara Film Festival USA, Beverly Hills Shorts Film Festval, Gen Art Film Festival USA, Newport Beach Festival USA, WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival USA, Santa Cruz Film Festival USA, Short Shorts Film Festival Japan, Palm Beach International Film Festival USA, Indianapolis International Film Festival USA, Nashville Film Festival USA, Big Island Film Festival Hawaii USA, Fallbrook Film Festival USA, Jackson Hole Film Festival USA, Maryland Film Festival USA

Weblink: www.daysworkfilm.com

The Vulnerable Ones (Les Vulnerables)

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Bavarian Premiere

Screenings: Friday, June 13, 19:00 and Monday, June 16, 21:00 (SALTY)

the-vulnerable-ones

Country of Origin: Congo/USA
Year of Production: 2007
Duration: 14’00“
Category: Fiction

Director: Bent-Jorgen Perlmutt
Screenplay: Bent-Jorgen Perlmutt
Cinematographer: Ming Kai Leung
Editor: Bent-Jorgen Perlmutt, Paul Frank
Music: Paul Bercovitch
Producer: Bent-Jorgen Perlmutt, Valentina Canavesio, Nelson Walker
Cast: Stewart Lunanga, Freddy Makondo, Benjamin Maneno, Pascal Bashombana

Synopsis: Set in Congo, „The Vulnerable Ones“ is a coming-of-age story about a schoolboy who tries to proof his manhood to his once-famous, now-handicapped father by helping him smuggle goods over the border Congo and Rwanda. It follows the journey of Stewart, a puny teenager who must push his father in a wheelchair through the streets of a vibrant Congolese town in order to reach the border. Along the way, they encounter many of his father’s admirers and associates, each of whom teaches Stewart a lesson about respect.

Festivals & Awards: International Film Festival Berlin Germany 2008, Tiburon International Film Festival USA 2008, AFI Dallas International Film Festival USA 2008, Vail Film Festival USA 2008, Atlanta Film Festival USA 2008, Jackson Hole Film Festival USA 2008, New York Film Festival USA 2007

Weblink: www.imdb.com/name/nm1367752/

Black Cabinet

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Bavarian Premiere

Screenings: Saturday, June 14, 19:00 and Tuesday, June 17, 21:00 (UMAMI)

black-cabinet

Country of Origin: USA
Year of Production: 2007
Duration: 5’00“
Category: Animation

Directing and Animation: Christine Rebet
Screenplay: Christine Rebet
Cinematographer: Larry Quartararo
Editor: Jennifer Basnyat
Music: George Philip
Producer: Kamel Mennour

Synopsis: The Black Cabinet is inspired by the techniques of “Spirit Painting” performed at the end of XIX century. Introduced by mediums during the heydays of spiritualism, these works, usually painted in oil, were portraits of deceased from a distant past. However, unlike the “Spirit Paintings” process, the apparition in The Black Cabinet is a prediction of what is to come, a vision of the 1920s.

Festivals & Awards: 58th Berlin International Film Festival Germany 2008

Weblink: https://www.youtube.com/black-cabinet

No. 6

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Bavarian Premiere

Screenings: Friday, June 13, 21:00 and Tuesday, June 17, 19:00 (SOUR)

no-6

Country of Origin: USA
Year of Production: 2007
Duration: 17’00“
Category: Fiction

Director: Robin Larsen
Screenplay: Robin Larsen
Cinematographer: David Colclasure
Editor: David Colclasure, Rochelle Watson
Music: Steve Pacey
Producer: David Colclasure, Steven Klein
Cast: Ron Perlman, Charlotte Ayanna, Brian Baumgartner, Lorinne Vozoff, Francois Chau, Meredith Kaufman, Jade Wu, Vanessa Born, Marina Mouhibian

Synopsis: A mysterious man finds redemption for his dangerous past in a young Ukrainian sex slave.

Festivals & Awards: Method Fest Independent Film Festival USA, Rhode Island International Film Festival USA, Zinebi-Bilbao Film Festival Spain, Sonoma Valley Film Festival USA, Beverly Hills Film Festival USA, USA Film Festival, Lake County Film Festival USA, Sidewalk Motion Picture Festival USA, Short Cuts Cologne Germany

Weblink: www.fireflyinc.com

Sky

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International Premiere

Screenings: Friday, June 13, 21:00 and Tuesday, June 17, 19:00 (SOUR)

sky

Country of Origin: USA
Year of Production: 2007
Duration: 13′
Category: Fiction

Director: Marc Daniel
Screenplay: Marc Daniel
Cinematographer: Chad Michael Cohlmia
Editor: John Watson
Music: Waymon Boone
Producer: Debora Parks
Cast: Vanessa Born, Dwight Bacquie

Synopsis: A street-wise Latina comes home to find an intruder in her house. The confrontation that ensues proves that people are not always what they seem.

Festivals & Awards: Method Fest Film Festival USA 2008 (Best Actress – Vanessa Born), Accolade Competition USA 2008 (Honorable Mention), San Francisco Independent Film Festival USA 2008, 32nd Cleveland International Film Festival USA 2008, Newport Beach Film Festival USA 2008, Riverside International Film Festival USA 2008

Weblink: https://www.youtube.com/sky

Just

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German Premiere

Screenings: Thursday, June 12, 19:00 and Saturday, June 14, 21:00 (SWEET)

just

Country of Origin: USA
Year of Production: 2006
Duration: 14’00“
Category: Fiction

Director: Jesse Wheeler
Screenplay: Jesse Wheeler
Cinematographer: Pyongson Yim
Editor: Jessica Katzenstein, Merva Faddoul
Music: Eric Santiestevan
Producer: Chloe Aftel, Stephanie Kwong, Jesse Wheeler
Cast: Brendan Hines, Paul Dillon, William Windom, Diane Sellers, Patrick Rafferty, Robert Amico, Christian Reeve, Jeff Blagg

Synopsis: Idealistic attorney Eddie Winkle only wants to do what’s right. So much so that he convinces himself that his scumbag clients are actually innocent. But even Eddie can’t deceive himself about his newest client, Lou Tanner, an aging lowlife facing murder one for beating a crossing guard to death. When the truth finally catches up to him, Eddie must find a way to do what’s right – even if it means doing a lot of wrong along the way.

Festivals & Awards: Nominated for the 2006 Student Academy Award for Best Narrative Film, Savannah Film Festival USA 2006 (Runner-Up Student Competition), Tiburon Film Festival USA 2007, Washington, D.C. Independent Film Festival USA 2007, Buffalo Niagara Film Festival USA 2007, Vail Film Festival USA 2007, Longbaugh Film Festival USA 2007, Delray Beach Film Festival USA 2007, California Independent Film Festival 2007, Swansea Bay Film Festival UK 2007, Palm Beach International Film Festival USA 2007, Malibu International Film Festival USA 2007, Rainier Independent Film Festival USA 2007, NYC PictureStart USA 2007, Winnipeg International Film Festival Canada 2007, Montclair International Film Festival USA 2007, Dragon*Con Film Festival USA 2006, BendFilm Festival USA 2006

Weblink: www.whatsjust.com

Coons

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International Premiere

Screenings: Friday, June 13, 19:00 and Monday, June 16, 21:00 (SALTY)

coons

Country of Origin: USA
Year of Production: 2007
Duration: 14’55“
Category: Fiction

Director: Chris Cloyd
Screenplay: Chris Cloyd
Cinematographer: Rob Connolly
Editor: Edward Osei-Gyimah, Jay Visit
Music: Gad Zeitune
Producer: Sean-Michael Smith
Cast: Devin Leigh, Joseph Bisoglio, Clara Couturier, R.J. Jones, Jonny Irons

Synopsis: An innocent joyride is not all it seems when Rich discovers that his brother and a friend have kidnapped a black teen and thrown him in the back of their truck. Trapped with his brother’s girlfriend, it becomes clear that the humiliation and cruelty are but a prelude of the true purpose of the drive: a lynching.

Festivals & Awards: Honorable Mention – DGA Student Filmmaker Awards, Big Muddy Film Festival USA, The Method Fest USA 2008, First Look 2.0 USA 2008, Hollywood Black Film Festival Los Angeles USA 2008

Weblink: www.coonsmovie.com

Love Thy Neighbor

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German Premiere

Screenings: Friday, March 24, 2006, 18:00 and Saturday, March 25, 2006, 17:30 (SWEET)

lovethyneighbor

Country of Origin: USA
Year of Production: 2003
Duration: 25’47“
Category: Fiction

Director: Stacey Kattman
Screenplay: Stacey Kattman
Cinematographer: Jeff Dolen
Editor: Ryan Fenton-Strauss
Music: Mike Patti
Producer: Hillary Cook
Cast: Sunny Doench, Erick Holloway, Graham Sibley, Charlene Modeste

Synopsis: Shelley, a hopeless romantic, is devastated when her next-door neighbor, Byron, dumps her and then flaunts his new relationship in her face. Shelley retreats into her work but when Kevin, the boy in the next cubicle, shows interest in her, she must decide whether to risk her only sanctuary.

Festivals & Awards: DGA Student Film Award 2004, Los Angeles Int’l Short Film Festival 2004, Hollywood Int’l Student Festival 2005 (Best Comedy), Kodak Showcase in Cannes Film Market 2005, Houston Worldfest 2005 (Best Romantic Comedy), Sedona Film Festival 2005, Asheville Film Festival 2005, Newport Beach Film Festival 2005, San Diego Girl Film Festival 2005, DC Independent Film Festival 2006, Lake Arrowhead Film Festival 2006, Method Fest 2006

Weblink: www.staceyfilms.com

Hope’s Choice

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German Premiere

Screenings: Saturday, March 25, 2006, 22:30 and Sunday, March 26, 2006, 12:30 (SOUR)

hopeschoice

Country of Origin: USA
Year of Production: 2003
Duration: 19’18“
Category: Fiction

Director: Garrett Thompson
Screenplay: Jerry Whitfield
Cinematographer: John Savedra
Editor: M.R. Stiff
Music: Tony Morales
Producer: Jessica Funches
Cast: Jocko Sims, Ruel Samuels, Rochelle Lee, Stephanie Sanders-Smith, Koury Brown, Kim Estes, Baadja-Lyne Odums, Kevin L. Rushing, Karen Dolittle, Robert Heap

Synopsis: Dante made a choice. Now, all he has is Hope.

Festivals & Awards: Cannes International Film Festival 2005 (Kodak Emerging Filmmakers Showcase), Showtime Black Filmmaker Showcase 2005, Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Student Television Award 2005 (1st Place), Directors Guild of America Student Film Awards 2005 (Honorable Mention), San Francisco Black Film Festival 2004 (3rd Place Winner / Best Short / Melvin Van Peebles Award), Santa Barbara African Heritage Film Series 2005 (Favorite Pic), Christian Film & Television Market 2004 (Opening Night Selection), Hollywood Black Film Festival 2004, Indianapolis Film Festival 2004, Denver Pan-African Film Festival 2004, Baytowne Film Festival 2005, Temecula Valley International Film Music Festival 2005

Weblink: home.earthlink.net/~hopeschoice