Showcase
Long Island University, Spike Lee Screening Room
1 University Plaza, Brooklyn
At Flatbush Ave and DeKalb Ave
Independent Filmmakers – A Contemplation of Power
05/02/08
6:00PM - 11:00PM
Short Films - 6pm
Son
dir. Daniel Mulloy
(sisterfilms.info@googlemail.com)
United Kingdom
Narrative, 18mins, 2007
World Premiere
Trailer
Son tells the story of an underground theatre director and the possessive grip he holds over his female colleague and her young son James. James' unhappy world unfolds in the confines of the theatre's vaults where reality and fiction soon become indistinguishable.
dir. Daniel Mulloy
(sisterfilms.info@googlemail.com)
United Kingdom
Narrative, 18mins, 2007
World Premiere
Trailer
Son tells the story of an underground theatre director and the possessive grip he holds over his female colleague and her young son James. James' unhappy world unfolds in the confines of the theatre's vaults where reality and fiction soon become indistinguishable.
My Wooden Dog
dir. Natalia S. Babinski
(natique@mac.com)
Poland
Narrative, 18mins, 2007
World Premiere
My Wooden Dog is a story of an oddball hero who attempts to heal his mother’s depression and sister’s heartache with love alone.
dir. Natalia S. Babinski
(natique@mac.com)
Poland
Narrative, 18mins, 2007
World Premiere
My Wooden Dog is a story of an oddball hero who attempts to heal his mother’s depression and sister’s heartache with love alone.
Saint of the Zuiderzee
dir. Brian Higdon, ex. prod. Virginia Tormey Friedman
(friedmanv@cofc.edu)
Narrative, 30mins, 2006
World Premiere
Website
Trailer
An alienated nine year-old who has been abandoned by her mother, a troubled artist, spends her days reading about St. Francis of Assisi and roaming through the Fresh Kills Landfill. Inspired by St. Francis, she devises an elaborate plan to persuade her mother that she is worth reclaiming.
dir. Brian Higdon, ex. prod. Virginia Tormey Friedman
(friedmanv@cofc.edu)
Narrative, 30mins, 2006
World Premiere
Website
Trailer
An alienated nine year-old who has been abandoned by her mother, a troubled artist, spends her days reading about St. Francis of Assisi and roaming through the Fresh Kills Landfill. Inspired by St. Francis, she devises an elaborate plan to persuade her mother that she is worth reclaiming.
A Day’s Work
dir. Edward Feldman
(sparrowfall@mac.com)
Czech Republic
Narrative, 15mins, 2007
World Premiere
Recipient: Best Short Narrative
Anna lives on the outskirts of Prague with her son Sasha in a dismal housing project. When her neighbor says she can’t watch her son for the day, Anna takes him with her. Getting to work proves to be challenging and Anna arrives late to work, an audio dubbing session for an American film. What follows is something unforeseen, and gives us a unique glimpse into the depths of Anna’s inner world.
dir. Edward Feldman
(sparrowfall@mac.com)
Czech Republic
Narrative, 15mins, 2007
World Premiere
Recipient: Best Short Narrative
Anna lives on the outskirts of Prague with her son Sasha in a dismal housing project. When her neighbor says she can’t watch her son for the day, Anna takes him with her. Getting to work proves to be challenging and Anna arrives late to work, an audio dubbing session for an American film. What follows is something unforeseen, and gives us a unique glimpse into the depths of Anna’s inner world.
Narrative Features
La Crème (The Cream)
7:30pm
dir. Reynald Bertrand
(isabelle@whynotproductions.fr)
France
Narrative, 83mins, 2007
New York Premiere
Website
Trailer
François Mangin is out of work and vying for a new sales job. Unable to decide between François and another candidate, the boss-to-be demands they decide between themselves who will get the job. François is determined to get the upper hand, but a random Christmas gift of a jar of face cream is about to make the competition a whole lot easier... Inexplicably, whenever François rubs on some of the cream, other people instantly think he’s someone famous. At first, the novelty of his new “celebrity” is a kind of fun and flattering. But as the newfound fame quickly goes to his head, it begins to wreak havoc on his ego, his marriage and even his civil liberties. Factor into the equation an enterprising rival, a knowing wife, a corrupt businessman, a femme fatale, an honest cop and a whole lot of loose women and the results are both hilarious and disastrous.
7:30pm
dir. Reynald Bertrand
(isabelle@whynotproductions.fr)
France
Narrative, 83mins, 2007
New York Premiere
Website
Trailer
François Mangin is out of work and vying for a new sales job. Unable to decide between François and another candidate, the boss-to-be demands they decide between themselves who will get the job. François is determined to get the upper hand, but a random Christmas gift of a jar of face cream is about to make the competition a whole lot easier... Inexplicably, whenever François rubs on some of the cream, other people instantly think he’s someone famous. At first, the novelty of his new “celebrity” is a kind of fun and flattering. But as the newfound fame quickly goes to his head, it begins to wreak havoc on his ego, his marriage and even his civil liberties. Factor into the equation an enterprising rival, a knowing wife, a corrupt businessman, a femme fatale, an honest cop and a whole lot of loose women and the results are both hilarious and disastrous.
The Appearance of Things
9pm
dir. Jim Tassopulos
(jptass@earthlink.net)
Narrative, 135mins, 2007
World Premiere
The Appearance of Things is an intricate ensemble drama set in contemporary Los Angeles revolving around rehearsals for an avant-garde production of Oscar Wilde's Salome where the four central characters including King Herod and Jokanaan (John the Baptist) are being played by women. When the young, gorgeous actress playing Salome allows her long time boyfriend to discover that she has been unfaithful, her act triggers a series of events which mirror the themes and conflicts of the play -- specifically, the conflict between worldly desires and devotion to abstract ideals, and the power and submission inherent in traditional gender roles. In the process, the lives of all of those involved in the production are transformed.
9pm
dir. Jim Tassopulos
(jptass@earthlink.net)
Narrative, 135mins, 2007
World Premiere
The Appearance of Things is an intricate ensemble drama set in contemporary Los Angeles revolving around rehearsals for an avant-garde production of Oscar Wilde's Salome where the four central characters including King Herod and Jokanaan (John the Baptist) are being played by women. When the young, gorgeous actress playing Salome allows her long time boyfriend to discover that she has been unfaithful, her act triggers a series of events which mirror the themes and conflicts of the play -- specifically, the conflict between worldly desires and devotion to abstract ideals, and the power and submission inherent in traditional gender roles. In the process, the lives of all of those involved in the production are transformed.
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