BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//B-Side Presents: Indie Memphis 2008//iCal4j 1.0//EN VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T211315Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20081010T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20081010T153600 SUMMARY:The Fish Fall In Love DESCRIPTION:Atieh’s singular passion is food\, and her small but popular restaurant on the sleepy Caspian coast is her pride and joy. But when Az iz\, her former fiancé\, appears after a twenty-year absence\, the women believe he has intentions of closing the restaurant\, so Atieh prepares his favorite dishes\, one after the other\, in a desperate effort to co nvince him otherwise. Loosely based on the Persian fable of Shahrazad an d the Thousand Myths (A Thousand and One Nights)\, director Ali Raffi us es the language of food to paint a richly textured portrait of life and love on the northern coast of Iran. About the Director: Ali Raffi was born in Isfahan\, Iran in 1938. He holds B.A. and M.A. degrees in Sociol ogy\, and B.A.\, M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in Dramatic Arts from the Sorbon ne University. He also holds a Higher Diploma in Film and Stage Directio n from the International Theater University in France\, and a Diploma of Acting from Charles Dulain in France. He was the head of the City Theat er in Tehran from 1975 to 1978\, the dean of the Dramatic College from 1 977 to 1980\, and currently teaches at Tehran University. He has staged numerous theater productions\, and has experience as a performer in mult iple films and TV programs. The Fish Fall In Love is his first feature f ilm. \n Global Lens is sponsored by Dorothy Kirsch. CATEGORIES:Global Lens, Narrative Feature LOCATION:Studio on the Square URL:http://indiememphis.bside.com/2008/films/thefishfallinlove_indiememph is2008 UID:165154802-indiememphis.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T211315Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20081010T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20081010T175000 SUMMARY:The Kite DESCRIPTION:In director Randa Chahal Sabbag's ‘fairytale for troubled tim es\,’ sixteen-year old Lamia must cross a border checkpoint between Leba non and Israel to marry a man she has never met. Neither she nor her bet rothed are eager to consummate a marriage to a stranger—a matter further complicated by Lamia's surprising admission that she is in love with th e Israeli soldier guarding the border. Sabbag's enchanting drama about m arriage and tradition is underscored by delicate symbolism and artful re ferences to politics of Lebanon's territories that have been annexed.\n About the Director: Randa Chahal Sabbag was born in Tripoli\, Lebanon. She studied film at the University of Vincennes and the School of Louis Lumiére in France. She directed numerous documentaries\, short films\, and television programs before her first feature film\, Sand Screens (19 91). Her second feature film\, A Civilized People (1998)\, a black comed y about the Lebanese Civil War\, was censored in Lebanon. She refused to make edits to her film that the Ministry of Interior's military censors proposed\, which resulted in her being vilified in the press and her fa mily receiving death threats. In 2004\, she was awarded with the nation' s highest honor\, a Chevalier of the Order of the Cedar\, for her contri butions to Lebanon. The Kite is her third feature film. \n Global Lens i s sponsored by Dorothy Kirsch. CATEGORIES:Global Lens, Narrative Feature LOCATION:Studio on the Square URL:http://indiememphis.bside.com/2008/films/thekite_indiememphis2008 UID:165155047-indiememphis.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T211315Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20081010T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20081010T203600 SUMMARY:Adventures of Power DESCRIPTION: TENNESSEE PREMIERE Writer/director Ari Gold stars with Adr ian Grenier\, Jane Lynch and Michael McKean in ADVENTURES OF POWER\, a c omedy about a poor\, misfit mineworker named Power\, who sets out to cha nge the world through his love of drums. The only problem is\, he’s neve r learned to play – so has instead become an expert air-drummer\, a skil l which has yet to earn him the respect of his union-leader father or wo rking-class town. Power soon discovers an underground network of people who play air drums competitively and his life changes forever.\n \n Spon sored by CATEGORIES:Competition Feature, Music Film, Narrative Feature LOCATION:Studio on the Square URL:http://indiememphis.bside.com/2008/films/adventuresofpower_indiememph is2008 UID:165134235-indiememphis.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T211315Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20081010T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20081010T202800 SUMMARY:Luxury Car DESCRIPTION:In this emotionally taut narrative\, Li Qi Ming travels from his small village to the city of Wuhan\, determined to fulfill his wife' s last wish of seeing her son. But instead of finding his son\, he disco vers his daughter working as a karaoke bar escort\, forcing him to come to terms with their long-estranged relationship and the tenuous future o f his family. Director Wang Chao uses Li Qi Ming to represent the painfu l reality of thousands of parents who have lost contact with their child ren through rural exodus and political upheaval in China.\n About the D irector: \nWang Chao was born in Nanjing\, China in 1964. In 1994\, he received his university diploma from the Beijing Film Academy. After gra duating\, he worked for 5 years as a factory worker\, writing poems in h is spare time. From 1995 to 1998\, he was the assistant to Chen Kaige\, the director of Farewell My Concubine (1993) and The Emperor and the Ass assin (1998). He has also been a cinema critic\, specializing in foreign films. His previous feature films include The Orphan of Anyang (2001) a nd Night and Day (2004). Luxury Car is his third feature film. \n Global Lens is sponsored by Dorothy Kirsch. CATEGORIES:Global Lens, Narrative Feature LOCATION:Studio on the Square URL:http://indiememphis.bside.com/2008/films/luxurycar_indiememphis2008 UID:165155129-indiememphis.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T211315Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20081010T191500 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20081010T204800 SUMMARY:Full Moon Lightnin' DESCRIPTION: U.S. PREMIERE It has been over 60 years since New York Cit y bluesman\, Floyd Lee\, left the hill country of Mississippi and with h is exodus he turned his back on a troubled childhood and a harsh life in the cotton fields. Abandoned by a mother he never knew\, Floyd still wr estles with unanswered questions to his mysterious and painful past. Now at the age of 73\, Floyd and his band embark on a deeply personal journ ey back home to Mississippi to reconnect with the family he left behind and search for the family he never knew. Along the way they are forced t o deal with a tragedy that will change their lives forever. CATEGORIES:Competition Documentary, Documentary Feature, Music Film LOCATION:Studio on the Square URL:http://indiememphis.bside.com/2008/films/fullmoonlightnin_indiememphi s2008 UID:165136849-indiememphis.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T211315Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20081010T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20081010T210000 SUMMARY:The New Year Parade DESCRIPTION: REGIONAL PREMIERE THE NEW YEAR PARADE follows Jack and Kat McMonagle over the course of a year as their parents separate\, struggl e with their decisions\, and eventually divorce. As past indiscretions a re exposed\, Jack and Kat question their own identities while struggling to build meaningful relationships.\n \nThe family breakdown is set agai nst the backdrop of Philadelphia’s Mummery\, one of the oldest American folk traditions. Since pre-revolutionary times\, the working-class of So uth Philadelphia have paraded on New Year’s Day. In 1901\, the merriment was organized into a city-sponsored event: The first annual Mummer’s Pa rade. Today\, nearly 15\,000 members\, many third and fourth generation\ , work 364 days a year and spend up to 100\,000 dollars for a chance at bragging rights in the neighborhood and a continuing sense of tradition. CATEGORIES:Competition Feature, Narrative Feature LOCATION:Studio on the Square URL:http://indiememphis.bside.com/2008/films/thenewyearparade_indiememphi s2008 UID:165142722-indiememphis.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T211315Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20081010T211500 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20081010T224500 SUMMARY:Animation Celebration DESCRIPTION: The Secret Lives of Robots and Androids | Alfred AVX \nTHE SECRET LIVES OF ROBOTS AND ANDROIDS is about a group of robots and andr oids trying to re-establish the lives they once knew after a war has tak en place. We follow one android\, Mona\, as she searches to find KL4000\ , an android who she is deeply in love with.\n \n Dirty Girl | Jennife r Clary \nDIRTY GIRL chronicles cancer surgery from a female patient's p erspective. Frightened and anxious\, the woman's mind wanders as she ima gines the battle between her dirty\, cancerous tumors and the surgeon.\n Mammon | Robin Fuller \nSeduced by the promise of wealth\, a poet tur ns his back on his muse.\n The Cave | Michael Ramsey \nAn adaptation o f Plato's\, 'Allegory of the Cave' animated in clay.\n The Scritch-Scra tch of Busy Little Hands | Joy Vaccese\, Noelle Vaccese \nA young boy e scapes into his own world in an attempt to survive Catholic School.\n F antaisie in Bubblewrap | Arthur Metcalf \nA whimsical jaunt through the world of bubblewrap.\n Puppet | Patrick Smith \nA young man fabricate s a simple sock puppet\, not knowing the abuse the entity will soon infl ict upon it's creator. Through an escalating series of torture\, the pos sessed puppet takes on the embodiment of fear and willful self-destructi on.\n Prometheus' Garden | Bruce Bickford \nBest known for his collabo rations with rock iconoclast Frank Zappa in the 1970s (Dub Room Special\ , Baby Snakes\, The Amazing Mr. Bickford)\, legendary underground animat or Bruce Bickford has influenced generations of artists with his startli ngly original vision. PROMETHEUS' GARDEN is the only film over which Bic kford maintained complete creative control. \n Luck of a Foghorn | Bre tt Ingram \nLUCK OF A FOGHORN explores the creative processes behind the making of PROMETHEUS' GARDEN\, an original masterpiece of stop-motion a nimation. CATEGORIES:Shorts Program LOCATION:Studio on the Square URL:http://indiememphis.bside.com/2008/films/animationcelebration_indieme mphis2008 UID:165150367-indiememphis.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T211315Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20081010T213000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20081010T230500 SUMMARY:Bunny Chow DESCRIPTION:In director John Barker's debut feature\, up-and-coming comed ians Kags\, Joey and Dave make clear that life in the ‘new’ Johannesburg is not just about hardship and townships. It's also about finding humor in relationships\, hanging out with friends and celebrating life on a r aucous roadtrip to Oppi Koppi—South Africa's largest music festival. Sho t in a cinema vérité style and using the street food ‘bunny chow’ as a m etaphor for contemporary Johannesburg's mix of races\, cultures and atti tudes\, Barker's edgy\, urban comedy asks us to envision a nation throug h the eyes of its future\, rather than the tragedy of its past. About t he Director: John Barker was born in Durban\, South Africa. He studied graphic design at ML Sultan in Durban. After working as a graphic design er in Cape Town\, he made a change in career paths and began working in the film industry. He has directed various productions\, such as the ske tch comedy show\, The Pure Monate Show\, the South African Music Awards\ , and South Africa's first mockumentary\, Blu Cheez (2002). Bunny Chow i s his first feature film. \n Global Lens is sponsored by Dorothy Kirsch. CATEGORIES:Global Lens, Narrative Feature LOCATION:Studio on the Square URL:http://indiememphis.bside.com/2008/films/bunnychow_indiememphis2008 UID:165155229-indiememphis.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T211315Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20081010T214500 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20081010T233100 SUMMARY:The Human Trace DESCRIPTION: REGIONAL PREMIERE Shot in Nashville\, THE HUMAN TRACE is a mystery / thriller where the murder victims are found with no apparent cause of death. Because local law enforcement is under suspicion\, count y detective Kyle Fishburn is sent undercover to find the killer. \n \nKy le discovers a frightening twist to Solace’s secrets when he realizes th at the murders are not standard homicides. An evil is gripping the town\ , and soon it will come for him. CATEGORIES:Competition Feature, Narrative Feature LOCATION:Studio on the Square URL:http://indiememphis.bside.com/2008/films/thehumantrace_indiememphis20 08 UID:165139579-indiememphis.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T211315Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20081010T220000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20081010T233700 SUMMARY:South of Heaven DESCRIPTION: REGIONAL PREMIERE The Coop Brothers are in trouble. Roy Co op has just finished serving Uncle Sam and he’s come home to find his br other\, Dale Coop\, nowhere to be found – and he has left a lot of angry men looking for him. Meanwhile\, in the Wild West\, Dale Coop is findin g himself caught up in a crime spree under the manic tutelage of Mad Dog Mantee. \n \nAlong the way we will meet a vaudeville pair of thugs name d Teddy\, an eastern European fem fatale named Bebe\, a yellow bellied c rook named Rooster Union\, and we’ll enter the surreal world of the Pawn Daddy Pawn shop.\n \nSOUTH OF HEAVEN is a cinephile’s dream: A mix of f ilm noir\, Spaghetti Western\, and Pee Wee’s Playhouse. The characters a re unique\, the world obscure\, and the colors vivid. CATEGORIES:Competition Feature, Narrative Feature LOCATION:Studio on the Square URL:http://indiememphis.bside.com/2008/films/southofheaven_indiememphis20 08 UID:165144653-indiememphis.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T211315Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20081010T220000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20081010T233000 SUMMARY:Shorts Program #1 DESCRIPTION: The Key | Paul Street A love story set in a timeless societ y where water is a premium and people grow their own hydroponic food.\n September | Esther May Campbell In an in-between world of flyovers\, g rass verges and dead-ends\, where the motorway hum serves as a constant reminder of the speed of other lives\, Marvin is not going anywhere. Int o this forgotten corner of English countryside and motorway services arr ives an extraordinary adolescent\, changing his world forever.\n Valent ine Shredders | Jon W. Sparks All you need for a broken heart is a good friend\, an Amy LaVere song and a no-nonsense shredder. Winner of ArtsM emphis "Our vibe. Our city. On film."\n Suicide Jack | John Harvey A w ashed up comedian\, Jack\, is in deep debt to his bookie\, Remy. The onl y way to pay his debt is to kill a washed up gambler\, Walter\, who just happens to be sitting in the comedy club where Jack just finished bombi ng on stage.\n Our Attic | Donald Meyers An elderly couple\, Henry and Emily\, have been married a long time. When Emily goes on trips she lea ves Henry "honey do" lists. This time Emily leaves a list that includes cleaning the attic\, but the couple is not prepared for the consequences of this seemingly simple task.\n Casting Call of Cthulhu | Joseph Nan ni If dread Cthulhu wants a role in Joseph Nanni’s short\, he’ll have to line up and audition like everyone else. CASTING CALL OF CTHULHU takes us behind the scenes of a horror movie where an exasperated director aud itions would-be monsters for his next film.\n Sunken Prudence | Craig Anderson Three men set out on a weekend fishing trip with their hooks b aited for monster catfish. The remains of an old\, flooded town make the perfect cover. Oblivious to local warnings\, and armed with the latest fish-finder technology\, they hook much more than they bargained for. CATEGORIES:Shorts Program LOCATION:Studio on the Square URL:http://indiememphis.bside.com/2008/films/shortsprogram1_indiememphis2 008 UID:165150496-indiememphis.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T211315Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20081010T235900 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20081011T012900 SUMMARY:Dance of the Dead DESCRIPTION:On the night of the big high-school Prom\, the dead rise to e at the living\, and the only people who can stop them are the losers who couldn’t get dates to the dance. Directed by Indie Memphis alum Gregg B ishop (THE OTHER SIDE). CATEGORIES:Midnight Movie, Narrative Feature LOCATION:Studio on the Square URL:http://indiememphis.bside.com/2008/films/danceofthedead_indiememphis2 008 UID:165136547-indiememphis.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T211315Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20081011T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20081011T121500 SUMMARY:Indie Kids DESCRIPTION:Presented by Indiekid Films\, this 90-minute program features an eclectic mix of live action and animation created by both children a nd adults for a young audience\, including:\n \n CONCERT FOR A CARROT P IE (12 min.) \nFrom the master animators of Estonia. Music\, carrots\, and humor play a huge part in cultural identity of this nation which was under Soviet control until 1991.\n \n NO PROBLEM (5 min.)\nAnimator Jo hn Bergin presents his five year old daughter Emma a series of horrifyin g challenges which she optimistically draws her way out of. Emma’s sunn y attitude and fat sketches illustrate kids having the best answers.\n \ n THE BIRD'S HOLIDAY (5 min.) \nCreated by young student animators at t he Pirkanmaa Film Center in Finland. At the end of a long season the ch ildren wonder where the birds go. Can you say “ice cream kiosk”?\n \n A S I SEE IT (8 min.) \nWith the insight and thoughtful answers of any a dult\, these young artists in Portland describe their creative genius an d inspiration. Produced by PNCA - Pacific College of Northwest Art.\n \n CLOUD WARRIORS (8 min.)\nYoung Henry Bergin wrote\, directed and stars in this Sci-Fi masterpiece. With the animation help of his dad John\, Henry is able to save Gilderland from the evils of bad robot and make it home for snack time.\n \n MBOUTOUKOU (14 min.) \nVictor Viyouh bases t his film on his experiences growing up in Cameroon. In some villages te rmites are a delicacy. At festival times his mother would prepare large batches and his family lived off the income.\n \n THE RIDDLE IN A BOTTL E (30 min.)\, by award-winning wildlife filmmakers Laura Sams and Rober t Sams\, shows how life on earth is connected through moving water. “The Riddle Solvers” are two siblings who run a riddle-solving stand\, where they solve riddles for 5¢ each. We follow them as they try to solve a m ysterious riddle from the ocean that reaches them in a message in a magi c bottle. They receive clues from sea turtles\, tide pool creatures\, po nd animals and even a singing pirate\, who each share how moving water p lays an important role in their lives. CATEGORIES:Shorts Program LOCATION:Studio on the Square URL:http://indiememphis.bside.com/2008/films/indiekids_indiememphis2008 UID:165152256-indiememphis.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T211315Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20081011T113000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20081011T130800 SUMMARY:The Bet Collector DESCRIPTION:Amy\, the family matriarch\, makes ends meet by running a sma ll convenience store out of her home. But in a struggling economy custom ers are scarce\, and without the help of her husband or pregnant daughte r\, she is forced to supplement the family income by collecting bets for an illegal numbers game. In this starkly realistic narrative\, director Jeffrey Jeturian presents a captivating portrait of a once-proud woman\ , haunted by memories of a dead son and hounded by the police\, and her fragile and lonely life as a kubrador (bet collector) on the streets o f Manila.\n \n About the Director: Jeffrey Jeturian was born in Manila\ , Philippines in 1959. He studied Broadcast Communication at the Univers ity of the Philippines. After college\, he held various positions within the film industry for fifteen years before making his first feature fil m\, Enter Love (1998). His second feature film\, Fetch A Pail Of Water ( 1999)\, about slum dwellers and their struggle for survival\, won the NE TPAC Jury Award at the 1st CineManila International Film Festival (Phili ppines) and a Gold Award at the 2000 Worldfest International Film Festiv al (USA). His third feature film\, Larger Than Life (2000)\, a satirical take on the state of filmmaking in the Philippines\, was an official se lection for competition in the Cinema Of the Present program of the 2001 Venice International Film Festival (Italy) and won a Gold Award at the 2002 Worldfest International Film Festival (USA). Jeturian's other previ ous feature films include Bridal Shower (2004)\, One Moment More (2004)\ , and Bikini Open (2005). The Bet Collector is his seventh feature film. \n\n \n Global Lens is sponsored by Dorothy Kirsch. CATEGORIES:Global Lens, Narrative Feature LOCATION:Studio on the Square URL:http://indiememphis.bside.com/2008/films/thebetcollector_indiememphis 2008 UID:165155343-indiememphis.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T211315Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20081011T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20081011T131400 SUMMARY:OMG/HaHaHa DESCRIPTION: REGIONAL PREMIERE Cleverly reflective of today’s YouTube/M ySpace generation\, and shot in an improvisational\, documentary style\, OMG/HAHAHA opens a window to the lives of several young people in Memph is. A teenager’s video blog frames the various stories as he introduces his circle of friends and their troubles\, from unexpected pregnancy and homophobia to break-ups and dying parents. CATEGORIES:Competition Feature, Hometowner, Narrative Feature LOCATION:Studio on the Square URL:http://indiememphis.bside.com/2008/films/omhhahaha_indiememphis2008 UID:165143542-indiememphis.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T211315Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20081011T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20081011T125400 SUMMARY:The Arts Interviews: A Compilation DESCRIPTION: WORLD PREMIERE Created to celebrate the lives and creative work of older regional artists who have made a significant contribution to Memphis and the art world\, this compilation weaves together a beaut iful collective narrative from thirteen in-depth interviews with painter s\, photographers\, and sculptors. Subjects include: Billy Price Carroll \, Larry Edwards\, George Hunt\, Dick Knowles\, Marjorie Liebman\, Veda Reed\, Murray Riss\, Ted Rust\, Dolph Smith\, Agnes Stark\, Mahaffey Whi te\, Ernest Withers\, and Steve Yee. Preceded by SOUNDS OF A MIRACLE. CATEGORIES:Competition Documentary, Documentary Feature, Hometowner LOCATION:Studio on the Square URL:http://indiememphis.bside.com/2008/films/theartsinterviewsacompilatio n_indiememphis2008 UID:165148490-indiememphis.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T211315Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20081011T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20081011T130000 SUMMARY:Screen Actors Guild DESCRIPTION:Are you considering producing your own film? Don’t know where to start? Presented by Screen Actors Guild (SAG) and conducted by David Fazekas (SAG South Region Executive) this discussion will introduce and explain SAG’s various low-budget agreements\, including special agreeme nts for short and student films. David will walk you through the process of signing a SAG low-budget agreement from start to finish\, and answer any other questions you might have about SAG.\n\nJust because your film isn’t produced by a studio doesn’t mean you can’t use professional tale nt. In fact\, input from indie producers continues to help SAG revise an d improve its five low-budget agreements to make it even easier for film makers to use SAG actors\, regardless of their budget. If you’re going t o compete with the big boys you need all the help you can get. So go on\ , and take advantage of SAG’s vast pool of well-trained talent for your next project. They can always find their mark\, pick up cues and in the end save you time and money. CATEGORIES:Discussions LOCATION:Studio on the Square URL:http://indiememphis.bside.com/2008/films/screenactorsguild_indiememph is2008 UID:166067818-indiememphis.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T211315Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20081011T131500 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20081011T144500 SUMMARY:The Black List DESCRIPTION:The traditional definition of the phrase 'blacklist' has been rendered obsolete by the documentary THE BLACK LIST\, which seeks to bu ry the negative weight of the term by allowing African-Americans to prov ide an up-to-the-minute answer to the grim origins of 'blacklist.' In a film that works as series of living portraits\, twenty prominent African Americans of various professions\, disciplines and backgrounds offer th eir own stories and insights on the struggles\, triumphs and joys of bla ck life in this country and manage to re-define 'blacklist' for a new ce ntury in the process. The film is presented as a series of vignettes -- a kind of living portraiture -- in which the subjects address the camera directly as they tell their stories. The film was directed by the renow ned portrait photographer and filmmaker\, Timothy Greenfield-Sanders\, f rom a series of interviews conducted by Elvis Mitchell. Mitchell is neve r seen on camera or heard\, thus allowing the subjects' own voices to re main the focus. The actual title of the film itself\, THE BLACK LIST was conceived of by Mitchell as an answer to the constant taint applied to the word 'black' in Western culture. Those interviewed for the film come from a vast and different collection of disciplines that draw from the worlds of the arts\, sports\, politics\; the group assembled features lu minaries such as Toni Morrison\, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar\, Vernon Jordan\, C hris Rock\, Richard D. Parsons\, Zane and the Rev. Al Sharpton. Their ta les of their lives begin with the personal\, and move into an area of la rger social repercussion\, as the weight of their accomplishment on this country and world come into focus. THE BLACK LIST is more than an enume ration of obstacles overcome -- it's a singular view of America from a t ype of insight and perspective rarely seen on screen in a way that empha sizes the elegance and determination of the subjects.\n \n Director's Bi o: \nAs a photographer\, Timothy Greenfield-Sanders is highly regarded for his strikingly intimate portraits of world leaders and major cultura l figures. As a filmmaker\, he is best known for his documentary about t he legendary musician\, Lou Reed.Greenfield-Sanders' film career started in the mid-1970's when he attended the American Film Institute in Los A ngeles. It was at AFI that he fell in love with portraiture while taking photographs for the school of visiting dignitaries including Alfred Hit chcock\, Bette Davis and Ingmar Bergman. Greenfield-Sanders got lighting and posing tips from the masters and after receiving his MFA degree\, s witched to portraiture full time.Greenfield-Sanders moved back to NYC wh ere he started to photograph the art world (his undergraduate degree fro m Columbia University was in Art History). In 1999\, twenty years later\ , Greenfield-Sanders exhibited 700 portraits of artists\, dealers\, crit ics\, collectors and curators. Full sets of all 700 of these images are now in the collections of The Museum of Modern Art in New York and The M useum of Fine Arts\, Houston. In the mid-1990's Greenfield-Sanders retur ned to filmmaking with his first film\, "Lou Reed: Rock and Roll Heart". He produced and directed this feature for PBS' American Masters Series. The film premiered in the U.S. at Sundance and in Europe at The Berlin Film Festival. The film won a 1998 Grammy Award.In 2004\, Greenfield-San ders produced and directed "Thinking XXX" for HBO\, a documentary based on the making of his best-selling book\, 'XXX: 30 Porn-Star Portraits'.T o date\, fifteen books and catalogues have been published on Greenfield- Sanders' portraiture\, including a monograph in 2001 and most recently\, 'Movie Stars'\, a collection of portraits of actors and film directors. Timothy Greenfield-Sanders is a contributing photographer at Vanity Fair . In 2005\, he was profiled on the American television show "60 Minutes" . CATEGORIES:Documentary Feature, Showcase Screening LOCATION:Studio on the Square URL:http://indiememphis.bside.com/2008/films/theblacklist_indiememphis200 8 UID:166891863-indiememphis.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T211315Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20081011T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20081011T143000 SUMMARY:Kodak DESCRIPTION:Janet Tiller\, Kodak Account Manager for the Southeast\, will present information on Kodak’s new Vision 3 500T 5219 / 7219 motion pic ture film. The 5260 500T stock will also be introduced. Learn how these exciting new film stocks can help you work more efficiently and make you r Digital Intermediate and post-production workflow more cost effective! CATEGORIES:Discussions LOCATION:Studio on the Square URL:http://indiememphis.bside.com/2008/films/kodak_indiememphis2008 UID:167838912-indiememphis.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T211315Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20081011T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20081011T151200 SUMMARY:'Bama Girl DESCRIPTION: TENNESSEE PREMIERE ‘BAMA GIRL follows a charismatic black woman’s quest to become the 2005 Homecoming Queen at the University of A labama\, one of the great old Deep South institutions. Homecoming has a rich history at the University\, tied into centuries of privilege\, old money\, power and racial exclusivity. This is a film about black and wh ite\, about the Old South and the New South\, and about an unexpected mi crocosm of electoral politics that mirrors much of what is happening acr oss our country today. Preceded by VICTORIA. \n \n After the film\, ple ase make plans to join facilitators from Common Ground for "Reel Conve rsations About Race." CATEGORIES:Competition Documentary, Documentary Feature, Reel Conversatio ns about Race LOCATION:Studio on the Square URL:http://indiememphis.bside.com/2008/films/bamagirl_indiememphis2008 UID:165135042-indiememphis.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T211315Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20081011T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20081011T160000 SUMMARY:Shorts Program #2 DESCRIPTION: The Orphan | Dan Treharne An orphan boy transcends his lone ly existence through music and imagination.\n Suspended Animation | Jo se Casado Ellie and Otto are at a crossroads in their young married life . When Otto gets a great job offer in Tennessee\, will she leave New Yor k City and abandon her dreams of being an artist? How much are each of t hem willing to compromise for the other?\n A Bird In The Hand | Geoffr ey Brent Shrewsbury What would you do if your girlfriend sold everything and decided to move while you were in jail? Levi is about to find out w hat that's like -- the hard way.\n L'Hippopotame Vert FTW! | Edward Va libus Phillips On New Year's Eve\, a lone soul battles against against D eath to save his soul.\nWinner\, Li'l Film Fest 8!\n Draggers & Rip Spo ts | Katie Barkel DRAGGERS & RIP SPOTS shows moments in the distant\, y et interconnected lives of three protagonists in the bleak\, Midwestern post-industrial landscape.\n Virtues | David Condolora James spends hi s days observing people\, taking in the beauty of life that most take fo r granted: the human smile\, people enjoying nature\, young couples in l ove. He ponders these events\, treasures them\, until one night when he witnesses a man beating his wife. He must make a decision: to watch - or to act.\n Oedipus Rex | Joel Rose An affair with his stepmother leads Oedipus into a fatal confrontation with his father\; based on the play by Sophocles.\n The Bench | William Bearden\, David Tankersley In life \, the smallest spaces often afford a stage for life-changing drama. THE BENCH offers two distinct stories that occur on one bench in a small pa rk. "Extraction" takes a look at a young lady who mistakenly chooses the wrong person to help her re-gain control of her life. In "Sentry\," a v eteran allows us to see the outcome of attempting to maintain ultimate c ontrol.\n Frayed | Jessica Powers Brenda\, a suburban teenager and ol dest of three children\, struggles with a neglectful and abusive home en vironment. FRAYED highlights the secret nature of abuse and the ability of people to ignore the blatant signs of domestic violence in a suburban environment. Inspired by one woman’s trials and tribulations as a child in the foster system. CATEGORIES:Shorts Program LOCATION:Studio on the Square URL:http://indiememphis.bside.com/2008/films/shortsprogram2_indiememphis2 008 UID:165150843-indiememphis.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T211315Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20081011T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20081011T153200 SUMMARY:Not Your Typical Bigfoot Movie DESCRIPTION: REGIONAL PREMIERE NOT YOUR TYPICAL BIGFOOT MOVIE provides a look at the trials and triumphs of life in the Appalachian foot hills. Through the experiences of Dallas and Wayne\, two amateur Bigfoot resea rchers in southern Ohio\, we see how the power of a dream can bring two men together in friendship and provide hope and meaning that transcend t he harsh realities of life in a dying steel town. Preceded by SMOKEY. CATEGORIES:Competition Documentary, Documentary Feature LOCATION:Studio on the Square URL:http://indiememphis.bside.com/2008/films/notyourtypicalbigfootmovie_i ndiememphis2008 UID:165143107-indiememphis.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T211315Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20081011T151500 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20081011T161500 SUMMARY:Conversation with Craig Brewer DESCRIPTION: Indie Memphis juror and renown film critic and interviewer Elvis Mitchell hosts two intimate conversations at this year’s festival \, with Memphis filmmaker Craig Brewer and actor / director Giancarlo Esposito . At Indie Memphis\, Elvis is also screening his recent docume ntary\, THE BLACK LIST \, which presents twenty prominent African Ameri cans of various professions\, disciplines and backgrounds\, including To ni Morrison\, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar\, Vernon Jordan\, Chris Rock\, Richard D. Parsons\, Zane and the Rev. Al Sharpton.\n \nMemphis filmmaker Crai g Brewer is a distinctively regional screenwriter and director known fo r using music to complement his storytelling. His films capture the comp lexion and experience of the American South\, most famously in his Sunda nce Film Festival Audience Award Winner HUSTLE & FLOW\, as well as BLACK SNAKE. He has screened a many of his past projects at previous Indie Me mphis festivals\, including shorts\, music videos and works-in-progress\ , as well as his first feature\, THE POOR AND HUNGRY. Craig’s most recen t project is $5 COVER\, an online music drama dedicated to the Memphis m usic scene. The 15-episode web series was created for MTV New Media\, fe aturing an all-Memphis on- and off-screen team\, and is scheduled to deb ut online in early 2009. CATEGORIES:Discussions LOCATION:Studio on the Square URL:http://indiememphis.bside.com/2008/films/conversationwithcraigbrewer_ indiememphis2008 UID:168670614-indiememphis.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T211315Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20081011T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20081011T171900 SUMMARY:My Effortless Brilliance DESCRIPTION: TENNESSEE PREMIERE Successful\, self-involved novelist Eri c Lambert Jones has been dumped by his life long buddy Dylan. In an atte mpt to piece together the fractured friendship\, Eric takes a side trip from his latest book tour to drop in on Dylan\, newly settled in the pic turesque backwoods of Washington State. An awkward weekend ensues\, as t he two ex-buddies and Dylan’s enigmatic new friend Jim chop wood\, match wits and ultimately embark on an impromptu\, booze-soaked cougar hunt. Through deftly improvised performances\, MY EFFORTLESS BRILLIANCE create s a nuanced portrait of the unspoken intricacies of male friendship. Pr eceded by GINGER SAND. \n \n Sponsored by Alison England. CATEGORIES:Competition Feature, Narrative Feature LOCATION:Studio on the Square URL:http://indiememphis.bside.com/2008/films/myeffortlessbrilliance_indie memphis2008 UID:165141675-indiememphis.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T211315Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20081011T161500 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20081011T174400 SUMMARY:Heavy Load DESCRIPTION:Heavy Load are Lewes' answer to the Ramones\, a punk outfit s ubject to the combustible flux of ego\, ambition\, fantasy\, expectation and desire that fuels any emerging band. But they're also\, uniquely\, made up of musicians with and without learning disabilities\, which make s the bands' survival a precarious negotiation between two different wor lds: on the one hand the institutional timetable of day centers\, work p lacements and social workers\; on the other the chaotic slacker life of rehearsal rooms\, studios and gigs. Home life and band-life\; from invis ibility to stardom of a sort and back again.\n Director's Bio: \nAfter ten years as Producer-Director of broadcast documentaries with a focus on\narts\, mental health and education\, Jerry Rothwell co-directed (wit h Louise Osmond) the documentary feature\, DEEP WATER\, released theatri cally in the UK by Pathe in 2006 and by IFC in the US in 2007. DEEP WATE R won best feature documentary at the 2006 Rome Film Festival and a Grie rson Award for best cinema documentary 2007. Directing credits prior to this included "The Late George Shaw\," a half hour film for Channel 4's Art Show series\, two short films in the Modern Painters series for Chan nel 4 and "Fact Plus Fiction" for the Arts Council/Channel 4. Jerry is n ow in pre-production on THE GREAT ETHIOPIAN RUN and GREENPEACE - HOW TO SAVE THE WORLD. CATEGORIES:Documentary Feature, Music Film, Showcase Screening LOCATION:Studio on the Square URL:http://indiememphis.bside.com/2008/films/heavyload_indiememphis2008 UID:166884988-indiememphis.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T211315Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20081011T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20081011T182700 SUMMARY:Bunnyland DESCRIPTION: MEMPHIS PREMIERE In the mountain resort of Pigeon Forge\, Tennessee\, 73 rabbits are found slaughtered at a miniature golf course. Nearby\, a small rental cabin catches fire\, killing its only occupant. Connecting these two events is amateur archaeologist Johnny Tesar\, the self-proclaimed “last Indian on the Trail of Tears.” Johnny claims to h ave discovered an ancient civilization\, and has collected thousands of stone artifacts to support this assertion. His bizarre scientific theori es have generated controversy for decades\, and the relics themselves co ntinue to attract skeptical curiosity seekers. But in Johnny’s microcosm of friends and enemies\, it is even more difficult to discern all the f acts of legal battles\, spiritual alliances\, and unexplained deaths. CATEGORIES:Competition Documentary, Documentary Feature, Hometowner LOCATION:Studio on the Square URL:http://indiememphis.bside.com/2008/films/bunnyland_indiememphis2008 UID:165135776-indiememphis.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T211315Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20081011T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20081011T181500 SUMMARY:Where Film And The Internet Collide DESCRIPTION:David Gale will be featured on this panel discussing the futu re of the Internet as a platform for movies and video. As Executive Vice President of MTV New Media\, David is overseeing several original-conte nt initiatives for the web\, including Craig Brewer’s upcoming “$5 Cover .” Don’t miss your chance to learn about the unique creative and busines s challenges of producing and distributing online video from an industry expert. \n \nPreviously\, David oversaw the feature film division at MT V since its inception in 1995. During his tenure\, MTV Films established itself as a unique movie label with a slate of diverse and successful f ilms that have grossed more than 1 billion dollars and earned 5 Academy Award nominations. Under his creative leadership and in partnership with Paramount Pictures\, MTV Films released 24 movies including HUSTLE & FL OW\, NAPOLEON DYNAMITE\, ELECTION\, JACKASS: THE MOVIE and VARSITY BLUES . CATEGORIES:Discussions LOCATION:Studio on the Square URL:http://indiememphis.bside.com/2008/films/wherefilmandtheinternetcolli de_indiememphis2008 UID:168681058-indiememphis.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T211315Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20081011T171500 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20081011T181500 SUMMARY:Southern Teen Filmmaking Showcase DESCRIPTION:A showcase of documentary and narrative work created by teen filmmakers living in the Southern United States. \n Southern Fried Satur days | Rachel Braim\, Hannah McGough\, Whitney Hembrey SOUTHERN FRIED S ATURDAYS is a look at life in rural America as lived by three teenage gi rls... on Saturdays. The three filmmakers were all 16 at the time the fi lm was made and all come from very small towns ("some people might not e ven call it a town\," in the words of one of the filmmakers). Their adve ntures in and around Batesville\, the largest community in several count ies and with a population of 10\,000\, prove that life in rural Arkansas has plenty to offer -- from museums and art galleries to roadside produ ce stands to "catching snapping turtles with bologna." The film carries a special poignancy\, based both on its lyrical narration and on an unsp oken but perceivable uncertainty about the future.\n\nCreated as part of the T Tauri Film Festival & Movie Camp.\n The Power of a Small Communi ty | Matthew McMurry\, Robert Paul\, Sol Allard\, Andrew McMurry\, Dani el Brantley\, Ellae Paul THE POWER OF A SMALL COMMUNITY demonstrates an important truth of rural life -- a volunteer firs department does much m ore for a community than put out fires. The Bethesda\, Arkansas VFD is t he subject of this student documentary\, made in a five-day summer works hop. Interviews with community members and behind-the-scenes footage of the fire department's weekly meeting reveal the deep connection between the department and the community it serves. Interview subjects include l ife-long residents who remember the community before the VFD existed\, t he current fire chief\, the county judge\, and folks hanging out at the local grocery.\n\nCreated as part of the T Tauri Film Festival & Movie C amp.\n Return to Sender | Emma Bailin\, Sarah Bailin Imagine three tho usand boats sailing over a 90-mile patch of sea that might as well have spanned thousands of miles. On this sea\, 125\,000 refugees sailed betwe en two worlds. The outcome of those crossings not only had repercussions for the lives of the refugees\, but for Arkansas as well.\n Sweet Sedu ction | Gabrielle Lui Aaron has a problem\, an infatuation. Her name i s Amy. They have been friends for a long time -- but she has no idea how he stalks her every moment of her life...\n CATEGORIES:Hometowner, Shorts Program LOCATION:Studio on the Square URL:http://indiememphis.bside.com/2008/films/southernteenfilmmakingshowca se_indiememphis2008 UID:165152573-indiememphis.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T211315Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20081011T184500 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20081011T203300 SUMMARY:Make-Out with Violence DESCRIPTION: MEMPHIS PREMIERE Shot in Nashville\, MAKE-OUT WITH VIOLENC E is a genre-bending tale of a boy trying to fulfill his unrequited love for a girl who has risen from the dead. Set against the backdrop of a s ummer of cicadas and swimming pools\, the film blends elements of up-bea t teenage melodrama with the strange gravity of classic coming of age st ories.\n \nThe film tells the story of twin brothers Patrick and Carol D arling\, newly graduated from high school and struggling to come to term s with the mysterious disappearance of their friend\, the bright and bea utiful Wendy Hearst. When a drive through the countryside surrounding th eir suburban community leads to the discovery of Wendy’s mysteriously an imated corpse\, the boys secretly transport the undead Wendy to an empty house in hopes of somehow bringing her back to life.\n \nAs the swelter ing summer pushes on\, they must maintain the appearance of normalcy for their friends and family as they search for ways to revive the Wendy th ey once knew\, or\, failing that\, to satisfy their own quests for love amongst the living and the dead. CATEGORIES:Competition Feature, Narrative Feature LOCATION:Studio on the Square URL:http://indiememphis.bside.com/2008/films/makeoutwithviolence_indiemem phis2008 UID:165140404-indiememphis.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T211315Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20081011T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20081011T201500 SUMMARY:Pip & Zastrow: An American Friendship DESCRIPTION: TENNESSEE PREMIERE PIP & ZASTROW: AN AMERICAN FRIENDSHIP i s the true story of two men who cross racial boundaries during segregati on in the 1940s and form a life-long friendship that takes extraordinary turns against the backdrop of the civil rights movement and a country t hat has yet to overcome deep-seated racism and social inequity.\n Prece ded by MEMPHIS - THE PROMISED LAND. \n \n Sponsored by The Hohenberg Fou ndation. \n \n After the film\, please make plans to join facilitators f rom Common Ground for "Reel Conversations About Race." CATEGORIES:Competition Documentary, Documentary Feature, Reel Conversatio ns about Race LOCATION:Studio on the Square URL:http://indiememphis.bside.com/2008/films/pipzastrow_indiememphis2008 UID:165144314-indiememphis.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T211315Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20081011T191500 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20081011T204900 SUMMARY:All For Free DESCRIPTION:After his friends are killed in a bizarre\, bar room argument \, Goran devises an unusual plan to deal with the loss: he will sell his house\, buy a mobile tavern and travel from town to town\, giving away free drinks to everyone he meets. But for everyone except Goran\, the id ea is strangely suspicious\, and a bit absurd\, in director Antonio Nuić 's darkly humorous tale of loss and reconciliation\, told as a metaphor for Bosnia's gradual rediscovery of its shared humanity\, lost during th e war.\n \n About the Director: Antonio Nuić was born in Sarajevo\, Bos nia-Herzegovina in 1977. He graduated in Film and TV Directing from the Academy of Dramatic Arts in Zagreb\, Croatia and is a member of the Croa tian Film Directors Society. He has previously directed numerous short f ilms\, TV shows\, and music and promotional videos. ALL FOR FREE is his first feature film.\n \n Global Lens is sponsored by Dorothy Kirsch. CATEGORIES:Global Lens, Narrative Feature LOCATION:Studio on the Square URL:http://indiememphis.bside.com/2008/films/allforfree_indiememphis2008 UID:165155486-indiememphis.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T211315Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20081011T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20081011T210000 SUMMARY:Paper Covers Rock DESCRIPTION: REGIONAL PREMIERE PAPER COVERS ROCK tells the story of Sam \, a young woman who loses custody of her six year-old daughter in the w ake of an unsuccessful suicide attempt. After a brief stay at a psychiat ric facility\, Sam moves in with her older sister\, who graciously offer s to help Sam piece her life together. But the road to hell is paved wit h good intentions\, and it is not at all clear whether her sister is out to save or destroy her. CATEGORIES:Competition Feature, Narrative Feature LOCATION:Studio on the Square URL:http://indiememphis.bside.com/2008/films/papercoversrock_indiememphis 2008 UID:165143967-indiememphis.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T211315Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20081011T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20081011T205700 SUMMARY:Song Sung Blue DESCRIPTION: REGIONAL PREMIERE SONG SUNG BLUE tells the alternately ins piring and tragic love story of Lightning & Thunder\, a homegrown Milwau kee husband and wife singing duo who pay tribute to the music of Neil Di amond. The film goes backstage into the personal lives of this brave cou ple – from their humble beginnings more than 20 years ago through the mo st dramatic chapters in the lives of these authentic American dreamers.\ n \nSONG SUNG BLUE is about the uniquely American ability to invent one’ s self and strive for a seemingly impossible goal. It’s about fleeting c elebrity and love and about a couple who manages to maintain their passi on for one another amid the vicissitudes of life.\n \nSong Sung Blue... everybody knows one. CATEGORIES:Competition Documentary, Documentary Feature, Music Film LOCATION:Studio on the Square URL:http://indiememphis.bside.com/2008/films/songsungblue_indiememphis200 8 UID:165144408-indiememphis.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T211315Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20081011T213000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20081011T225700 SUMMARY:Bi the Way DESCRIPTION: TENNESSEE PREMIERE Recent studies are suggesting that bise xuality is drastically more widespread than is reported in census counts . The iron curtain between gay and straight is crumbling. The Bible belt is being unbuckled. And for young people\, dating a girl one week and a guy the next is no big deal. Journeying through the changing sexual lan dscape of America\, the directors of BI THE WAY investigate the latest s cientific reports and social opinions on bisexuality\, while following f ive members of the emerging “whatever generation” – teens and twenty-som ethings who seem to be ushering in whole new sexual revolution. CATEGORIES:Competition Documentary, Documentary Feature LOCATION:Studio on the Square URL:http://indiememphis.bside.com/2008/films/bitheway_indiememphis2008 UID:165135456-indiememphis.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T211315Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20081011T213000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20081011T230600 SUMMARY:The Custodian DESCRIPTION:As a bodyguard for a high profile politician\, Ruben is reduc ed to a mere shadow of a man: every action in his life is regulated by a series of mundane routines\, and everywhere his boss goes he must follo w\, watching but never speaking. Resigned to his invisibility\, his life is a series of days without meaning\, punctuated only by visits to a pr ostitute\, in this compelling chronicle by first-time director Rodrigo M oreno of a man without any true identity or connection to the world in w hich he lives. About the Director: Rodrigo Moreno was born in Buenos A ires\, Argentina in 1972. He graduated from the directing program at the Universidad del Cine\, where he has been teaching screenwriting and dir ecting since 1996. He collaborated as writer and director with Ulises Ro sell and Andrés Tambornino on the feature film Sweet Repose (2002)\, an offbeat comedy that won Best Film at Images du Monde Festival (Canada). He also wrote and directed Compañeros\, the last segment of the episodic feature Bad Times (1998). He has previously directed several short film s\, his first being Nosotros (1993)\, which screened at the Berlin Inter national Film Festival Forum (Germany) and won Best Film at the Bilbao F estival (Spain). The Custodian is his first feature film. \n Global Lens is sponsored by Dorothy Kirsch. CATEGORIES:Global Lens, Narrative Feature LOCATION:Studio on the Square URL:http://indiememphis.bside.com/2008/films/thecustodian_indiememphis200 8 UID:165155694-indiememphis.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T211315Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20081011T214500 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20081011T232000 SUMMARY:Chasing the White Dragon DESCRIPTION: REGIONAL PREMIERE Shot in Tupelo\, CHASING THE WHITE DRAGO N is a high-powered drama that portrays a group of six young crystal met hamphetamine addicts in small-town America. Trapped in a torrent of viol ence\, deceit\, paranoia\, and passion\, each must decide whether to lea p from the careening roller coaster or ride it to its nightmarish end. CATEGORIES:Competition Feature, Narrative Feature LOCATION:Studio on the Square URL:http://indiememphis.bside.com/2008/films/chasingthewhitedragon_indiem emphis2008 UID:165136171-indiememphis.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T211315Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20081011T220000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20081011T232400 SUMMARY:Ibid DESCRIPTION: REGIONAL PREMIERE Following in the footsteps of Laurel and Hardy\, Jake and Elwood\, and Raoul Duke and Dr. Gonzo\, IBID follows L ionel and Tin on an ill-fated\, but well-scripted journey into the depth s of the American psyche.\n \nRecently escaped from Trinity Psychiatric Center\, an “alternative” institution for the wayward\, the pair hits th e road on a mission from God. Appearing in the form of aged cowboy named Don\, the Almighty enlists Lionel and Tin to inscribe the Final Command ments in order to save the world from its ultimate destruction (rumored to be right around the corner).\n \nPlagued by their own madness they be gin to uncover their own dark past\, which might ultimately lead to thei r undoing – or at the very least\, a serious re-write. CATEGORIES:Competition Feature, Narrative Feature LOCATION:Studio on the Square URL:http://indiememphis.bside.com/2008/films/ibid_indiememphis2008 UID:165138852-indiememphis.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T211315Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20081011T220000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20081011T233000 SUMMARY:Shorts Program #3 DESCRIPTION: Done in One | Jay Zimmerman\, Pat Clark Jim is an average g uy who has his average life interrupted when he finds himself on the wro ng end of a good old-fashioned beat down. As he walks back through his m emories of the previous weeks\, he discovers the cause\, and asks the qu estion 'Was it worth it?'\n Good Riddance 2007 | Adam Remsen The chron ological look at how 2007 went for one filmmaker.\nWinner\, Li'l Film Fe st 8!\n Therapy | Darrell C. Hazelrig Spiraling from the breakup with the young beautiful woman he was madly in love with\, Daniel explores hi s current state of mind with a therapist who is deeply concerned... whil e on the clock.\n Address to Silas on the Occasion of the Retreat at Lo s Angeles County | David Harris The emotional landscape of recently bro ken-up couple plays out as a civil war battle that destroys both of thei r apartments.\n The Funeral Singer | Jenn Garrison Lisa's job at the f uneral home gets in the way of her dream of joining the Vegas lounge act The Llama Sisters. A Cinderella story of sorts.\n Cool Aunt | Ryan Pa rker After a fight with her mom\, a teenage girl takes refuge with her l onely Aunt Celia\, who is determined to prove how tolerant\, hip\, and " with it" she is to win her niece's affection.\n Grandmaster | Anupam L ahiri The mafia Don\, finds new ways to entertain himself and punish his victims. The roots of the game goes back to centuries but the improvisa tions are his own. The stakes are high and the game isn't always fair. A re you ready for the challenge?\n Hollywood Jerome | Frey Hoffman Tol d in a lyrical multi-textured fashion built on a narrative poem\, HOLLYW OOD JEROME is the story of a 14-year old who is enthralled and bamboozle d by pop-culture depictions of gang culture. When he finds himself the f ocus of a police standoff he must decide which are stronger\, his fantas ies or his dreams. CATEGORIES:Shorts Program LOCATION:Studio on the Square URL:http://indiememphis.bside.com/2008/films/shortsprogram3_indiememphis2 008 UID:165151297-indiememphis.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T211315Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20081011T235900 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20081012T012900 SUMMARY:Interplanetary DESCRIPTION:Nine employees of Interplanetary Corporation live and work on Mars. Their days aren’t particularly interesting\, much less exciting\, until they are assaulted by a murderous band of strangers and a seeming ly unstoppable alien creature. Do these attacks have anything to do with the Martian fossil recently uncovered by one of the employees? Will the rapidly increasing body count adversely affect the Interplanetary’s sto ck price? And can anyone survive long enough to fill out the inevitable paperwork? CATEGORIES:Midnight Movie, Narrative Feature LOCATION:Studio on the Square URL:http://indiememphis.bside.com/2008/films/interplanetary_indiememphis2 008 UID:165139974-indiememphis.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T211315Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20081012T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20081012T133300 SUMMARY:Let The Wind Blow DESCRIPTION:At the height of nuclear tensions between India and Pakistan\ , Arjun and his best friend\, Chabia\, weigh their options for the futur e against the reality of life on the streets of Mumbai. Enticed by the p romise of wealth and opportunity in the Persian Gulf\, Chabia is eager t o leave his job as a mechanic. But for Arjun\, who must finish college a nd care for his mother\, the decision is not so easy in director Partho Sen-Gupta's gritty\, apocalyptic interpretation of Krishna's counsel to Arjuna\, from the Bhagavad Gita.\n \n About the Director: \nPartho Sen- Gupta was born in Bombay\, India in 1965. He started his career as an ar t department apprentice in the studios of ‘Bollywood’ in 1982. He is an award-winning production designer and art director\, and has worked on n umerous Indian and foreign films\, television programs and theater produ ctions. In 1993\, he was awarded a scholarship to study film direction a t La FEMIS\, in Paris. He has directed several award-winning short films \, which have been official selections at film festivals throughout Euro pe. In 2005\, he was invited by the Cinefondation of the Cannes Film Fes tival to attend the festival as part of a group of promising young filmm akers. Later that year\, he directed the documentary\, Shakti Timeless\, about the Indo-Western fusion group\, Shakti\, tracing its history from the '70s to the present. Let the Wind Blow is his first feature film. \ n Global Lens is sponsored by Dorothy Kirsch. CATEGORIES:Global Lens, Narrative Feature LOCATION:Studio on the Square URL:http://indiememphis.bside.com/2008/films/letthewindblow_indiememphis2 008 UID:165155970-indiememphis.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T211315Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20081012T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20081012T140800 SUMMARY:At the Death House Door DESCRIPTION:AT THE DEATH HOUSE DOOR follows the remarkable career journey of Carroll Pickett\, who served 15 years as the death house chaplain to the infamous 'Walls' prison unit in Huntsville\, Texas. During that tim e he presided over 95 executions\, including the very first lethal injec tion done anywhere in the world. After each execution\, Pickett recorded an audiotape account of that fateful day. The film also tells the story of Carlos De Luna\, a convict whose execution bothered Pickett more tha n any other. Pickett firmly believed the man was innocent and two Chicag o Tribune reporters turn up evidence that strongly suggests he was right .\n \n Director's Bio: \nPETER GILBERT is one of the filmmakers who mad e Hoop Dreams\, serving as a Producer and DP. He produced and directed\, With All Deliberate Speed (2004)\, which was nominated for a Prime Time Emmy for Distinguished Work in Non- Fiction Film. Gilbert executive pro duced the Sundance Festival Grand Jury and Audience award winning film\, The Gods Tired of Us (2005) and the award winning\, Emmy nominated\, De adline (2004). Earlier work includes the Emmy Award winning documentary Vietnam: Long Time Coming (1998) for which he won the DGA Award for Best Directing\; Stevie (2002)\, as co-DP and co-producer\; Married in Ameri ca (2002)\, as DP\; and Barbara Kopple's Academy Award winning\, America n Dream (1991)\, as DP.\n \nSTEVE JAMES is best known as the director\, producer\, and co-editor of HOOP DREAMS (1994)\, which won every major d ocumentary award and a Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award and earned Jam es the DGA Directing Award. James also served as an executive producer\, a story director\, and series editor of THE NEW AMERICANS\, which won t he 2004 IDA Award for Best Limited Series. He also has directed and prod uced other award-winning films\, including STEVIE (2003)\, which won num erous festivals and was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award\; and REEL PARADISE(2005)\, which premiered at Sundance. He also produced and edited THE WAR TAPES (2006)\, which won the grand prizes at the Tribeca Film Festival and BritDoc. CATEGORIES:Documentary Feature, Showcase Screening LOCATION:Studio on the Square URL:http://indiememphis.bside.com/2008/films/atthedeathhousedoor_indiemem phis2008 UID:166879380-indiememphis.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T211315Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20081012T124500 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20081012T141000 SUMMARY:The Way I See Things DESCRIPTION: REGIONAL PREMIERE Depressed over the unexpected death of h is longtime companion\, Otto undertakes a cross-country road trip with h is interminably perky friend Rob in an effort to escape his own painful memories. Rob thinks the trip will help Otto pull himself together. Inst ead\, Otto falls further apart. At a rest stop\, he escapes with a carlo ad of strangers\, leaving behind his friend\, his past\, and even his na me.\n CATEGORIES:Competition Feature, Hometowner, Narrative Feature LOCATION:Studio on the Square URL:http://indiememphis.bside.com/2008/films/thewayiseethings_indiememphi s2008 UID:165145121-indiememphis.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T211315Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20081012T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20081012T143000 SUMMARY:Woodpecker DESCRIPTION: TENNESSEE PREMIERE Fanatical birdwatchers have descended u pon a small town in the Arkansas bayou in hopes of finding the celebrate d Ivory Billed Woodpecker. Declared extinct in the 1940’s\, the bird has apparently been spotted by numerous experts. Enter amateur birder and p oet Johnny Neander\, who has convinced his taciturn sidekick that he wil l be the one to find the elusive woodpecker.\n \nThe ensuing chaos divid es the small town between believers and non-believers\, rabid environmen talists and opportunistic entrepreneurs. Much like the bird itself\, WOO DPECKER explores the intersection of fact and fiction\, manipulating our notions of documentary and narrative techniques within a tragic comedy about hope\, perception\, and some very\, very strange birds.\n Precede d by CRUSTVASKA. CATEGORIES:Competition Feature, Narrative Feature LOCATION:Studio on the Square URL:http://indiememphis.bside.com/2008/films/woodpecker_indiememphis2008 UID:165145340-indiememphis.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T211315Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20081012T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20081012T133000 SUMMARY:A Whole New World... Film Music Today DESCRIPTION:Dramatic paradigm shifts in filmmaking and music production h ave created a new world of choices\, challenges\, and opportunities for both filmmakers and musicians.\n \nVeteran music supervisor Joe Mulherin leads this panel discussion and seminar designed for both sides of the film music process... filmmakers who need effective ways to deal with mu sic in their projects and musicians who want to expand their careers int o film.\n \nFilmmakers can learn some basics:\n \n• How film music wo rks today.\n• How music can help your film\, and how it can't.\n• Score or source: what do you need? Where do you find it?\n• Dollars a nd sense... the business realities.\n \nPlus\, with both filmmakers and musicians attending the session\, there should be some lively dialogue a nd good networking opportunities!\n \n Sponsored by CATEGORIES:Discussions LOCATION:Studio on the Square URL:http://indiememphis.bside.com/2008/films/awholenewworldfilmmusictoday _indiememphis2008 UID:168674301-indiememphis.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T211315Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20081012T141500 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20081012T154500 SUMMARY:Shorts Program #4 DESCRIPTION: Jackson Ward | Matthew Petock Aaron is a young cop walking a thin moral tightrope. Ali is a lonely teenager from a poor neighborhoo d who deals drugs to make money and pass the time. They meet and form an awkward relationship as they both know a secret of the other: Aaron kno ws Ali is dealing drugs\, and Ali knows Aaron isn't the 'good cop' he ap pears to be.\n\nWhen Aaron finds Ali in a compromising situation he real izes hes the only one that can help. Aaron finds himself in a place wher e his actions will decide the fate of his new friend. How will he act? W hat will he do? What will he not do?\n Small Avalanches | Gillian Munr o Adapted from a short story by Joyce Carol Oates\, SMALL AVALANCHES fol lows a singular event in the life of a thirteen year-old girl named Nanc y. Spending her afternoons at her Uncle's gas station in the hopes of se eing people and being seen\, Nancy encounters an older well-to-do man fr om the city who is stopping for gas. He drives a fabulous car\, wears a suit\, and looks important. Nancy sets her eyes upon him\, but soon find s herself in a situation that profoundly affects her childhood innocence forever.\n The Hunter | Benjamin Gray Each winter Tub hunts with chil dhood friends Frank and Kenny. Middle-aged and still the butt of every j oke\, Tub wants this year to be different. And it is: deep inside a snow -covered forest\, his long-buried aggression comes raging to the surface . Based on the Tobias Wolff short story "Hunters in the Snow."\n Blue H ole | Neel Scott Four teenagers on the verge of adulthood wander into t he woods on a summer afternoon and uncover a mystery that has been hidde n for many years. Along the way\, they are forced to examine their own l ives and what they intend to do with them\, as well as face the realitie s of death\, and the impressions that one leaves behind.\n Quick Feet\, Soft Hands | Paul Harrill Starring Greta Gerwig (BAGHEAD\, HANNAH TAK ES THE STAIRS) and Jason Von Stein\, QUICK FEET\, SOFT HANDS follows a m inor-league baseball player and his fiancee as they struggle to pursue t he American dream. CATEGORIES:Shorts Program LOCATION:Studio on the Square URL:http://indiememphis.bside.com/2008/films/shortsprogram4_indiememphis2 008 UID:165151479-indiememphis.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T211315Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20081012T151500 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20081012T164500 SUMMARY:Neshoba DESCRIPTION: REGIONAL PREMIERE NESHOBA tells the story of a Mississippi town still divided about the meaning of justice\, 40 years after the mu rders of three civil rights workers. Although Klansmen bragged openly\, no one was held accountable until 2005\, when the State indicted and con victed Preacher Edgar Ray Killen\, an 80-year-old notorious racist.\n \n Interweaving new and archival footage\, the feature-length documentary p aints a picture of Neshoba County\, using the murder case as a barometer of what has changed for blacks and whites since 1964. Through exclusive interviews with Killen\, the victims’ families\, and a diverse group of black and white Neshoba County citizens\, the film explores whether the prosecution of one unrepentant Klansman is justice sufficient to erase the stain of the past and promote racial healing.\n \n After the film\, please make plans to join facilitators from Common Ground for "Reel Co nversations About Race." CATEGORIES:Competition Documentary, Documentary Feature, Reel Conversatio ns about Race LOCATION:Studio on the Square URL:http://indiememphis.bside.com/2008/films/neshoba_indiememphis2008 UID:165141803-indiememphis.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T211315Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20081012T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20081012T170700 SUMMARY:Throw Down Your Heart DESCRIPTION: MEMPHIS PREMIERE THROW DOWN YOUR HEART follows American ba njo virtuoso Béla Fleck on his journey to Africa to explore the little k nown African roots of the banjo and record an album. Béla’s boundary-br eaking musical adventure takes him to Uganda\, Tanzania\, The Gambia\, a nd Mali\, and provides a glimpse of the beauty and complexity of Africa. Using his banjo\, Béla transcends barriers of language and culture\, f inding common ground and forging connections with musicians from very di fferent backgrounds. CATEGORIES:Competition Documentary, Documentary Feature, Music Film LOCATION:Studio on the Square URL:http://indiememphis.bside.com/2008/films/throwdownyourheart_indiememp his2008 UID:165324307-indiememphis.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T211315Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20081012T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20081012T170000 SUMMARY:Conversation with Giancarlo Esposito DESCRIPTION: Indie Memphis juror and renown film critic and interviewer Elvis Mitchell hosts two intimate conversations at this year’s festival \, with Memphis filmmaker Craig Brewer and actor / director Giancarlo Esposito . At Indie Memphis\, Elvis is also screening his recent docume ntary\, THE BLACK LIST \, which presents twenty prominent African Ameri cans of various professions\, disciplines and backgrounds\, including To ni Morrison\, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar\, Vernon Jordan\, Chris Rock\, Richard D. Parsons\, Zane and the Rev. Al Sharpton.\n \nHere to screen his feat ure film directorial debut at Indie Memphis\, GOSPEL HILL \, Giancarlo Esposito is best know for his work as an actor on stage and in such fi lms as THE USUAL SUSPECTS\, Wayne Wang's SMOKE and THE LAST HOLIDAY\, op posite Queen Latifah. His work in several of Spike Lee’s films are legen dary\, including performances in DO THE RIGHT THING\, MO’ BETTER BLUES a nd MALCOLM X. He has also starred opposite Clive Owen in DERAILED and th e late Paul Newman in TWILIGHT\, and received an Independent Spirit Awar d nomination for his performance in FRESH. His extensive career in telev ision includes most notably\, “Homicide: Life on The Streets\,” “Law and Order” and “Kidnapped.” CATEGORIES:Discussions LOCATION:Studio on the Square URL:http://indiememphis.bside.com/2008/films/conversationwithgiancarloesp osito_indiememphis2008 UID:168671641-indiememphis.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T211315Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20081012T171500 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20081012T184500 SUMMARY:Shorts Program #5: Short Docs DESCRIPTION: Nello | Kristen Lauth Shaeffer Over thirty years ago\, Nell o Pisoni was in a car accident. As a result\, he became blind. While man y people in his situation might be discouraged\, Nello was not. Instead\ , he told his wife Theresa that he was going to buy an old loom from a n eighbor\, string it\, and make rugs to keep busy and earn money for the family - and he did. In the spring of 2007\, Theresa spent the day remem bering a time when Nello could still weave rugs\, re-teaching herself an d her family how to use the antique loom\, and talking about Nello. NELL O is an account of that experience.\n The Tribe | Tiffany Shlain What can the most successful doll on the planet show us about being Jewish to day? Narrated by Peter Coyote\, THE TRIBE mixes old school narration wit h a new school visual style. The film weaves together archival footage\, graphics\, animation\, Barbie dioramas\, and slam poetry to take audien ces on an electric ride through the complex history of both the Barbie d oll and the Jewish people -- from Biblical times to present day. By trac ing Barbie's history\, the film sheds light on what it means to be an Am erican Jew in the 21st Century.\n The Frozen City | Alex Perez For eig ht consecutive years\, Winnipeg\, Manitoba\, the coldest city on earth w ith a population greater than 600\,000\, has been crowned "Slurpee Capit al of the World" by 7-Eleven for consuming more Slurpees than anywhere e lse on the globe. Welcome to the Frozen City!\n We Saw Such Things | J ames Ponsoldt\, Amy Seimetz A widow. A scrabble champion / stunt woman. A real estate broker. A grandmother of eleven. What do they have in comm on? They're all mermaids.\n The Year After | Elizabeth Daggett Cross P lains\, TX\, population 1000\, lost a fourth of their homes to a grass f ire but this small town teaches a big lesson about human determination.\ n I Know You | Bruce Parsons I KNOW YOU is a personal documentary rev ealing how the search for a new relationship can actually reveal the fou ndation of an old one. Filmmaker Bruce Parsons\, along with his father\, searches his hometown to try and meet his grandfather for the first tim e. CATEGORIES:Shorts Program LOCATION:Studio on the Square URL:http://indiememphis.bside.com/2008/films/shortsprogram5_indiememphis2 008 UID:165151598-indiememphis.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T211315Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20081012T174500 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20081012T185500 SUMMARY:This Is Not a Robbery DESCRIPTION: REGIONAL PREMIERE Filmed on location all across the Americ an south\, THIS IS NOT A ROBBERY tells the legend of Red Rountree—one of America’s last great folk heroes. Using material collected during Red’s last interview\, taken in prison months before his death\, as well as s tories from those who knew him before he turned outlaw (friends\, busine ss partners\, his second wife) and those who knew him as a notorious cri minal (cops\, lawyers\, judges\, bank tellers)\, the film chronicles bot h Red’s career as a bank robber and the long and strange life that led h im to it.\n \n Sponsored by James Patterson. CATEGORIES:Competition Documentary, Documentary Feature LOCATION:Studio on the Square URL:http://indiememphis.bside.com/2008/films/thisisnotarobbery_indiememph is2008 UID:165144948-indiememphis.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T211315Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20081012T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20081012T191800 SUMMARY:Hi My Name Is Ryan DESCRIPTION: REGIONAL PREMIERE Meet Ryan Avery – the milk and cookies c onnoisseur\, the photo booth artist\, the fake mustache aficionado\, and the punk rock performance artist. Faced with the battles of adolescence \, Ryan takes happiness into his own hands\, determined to make his life awesome. Discovering the therapeutic power of entertaining others\, he begins a constant involvement in a preposterous number of bands\, perfor mance groups\, and art projects\, steadily pushing the boundaries of dec ency\, absurdity and safety – forcing all in his path to consider the un iversal question: “What is art?”\n \nSome herald Ryan as a creative geni us. Others consider him a nuisance that poses a danger to himself and ot hers. One thing is certain – his antics and chosen path to find “Pure Aw esome” have left an indelible imprint on his city’s art scene. HI MY NAM E IS RYAN gives a glimpse into this cherubic lad’s life and his madcap q uest for happiness.\n \n Sponsored by Les Edwards & Emily Trenholm. CATEGORIES:Competition Documentary, Documentary Feature, Music Film LOCATION:Studio on the Square URL:http://indiememphis.bside.com/2008/films/himynameisryan_indiememphis2 008 UID:165137591-indiememphis.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T211315Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20081012T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20081012T193800 SUMMARY:Gospel Hill DESCRIPTION: REGIONAL PREMIERE The story of the residents of a black nei ghborhood in Julia\, South Carolina who are being forced out of their ho mes to make way for a multimillion-dollar golf course development. Race relations are strained just as they were thirty years before when a blac k civil rights activist was assassinated in the town. GOSPEL HILL’s char acters’ lives intertwine to create a gripping\, revealing and dramatic t ale touching on issues of race\, eminent domain\, and the power of the h uman spirit to overcome the pain and hatred of division. \n \n Director' s Bio: \nAs an actor\, Giancarlo Esposito has distinguished himself in such film’s as THE USUAL SUSPECTS\, Wayne Wang's SMOKE and THE LAST HOL IDAY\, opposite Queen Latifah. He has also starred opposite actors Paul Newman in TWILIGHT and Clive Owen in DERAILED. He received a nomination for an Independent Spirit Award for his performance in FRESH and his mem orable performances in several Spike Lee movies are legendary\, includin g: DO THE RIGHT THING\, MO’ BETTER BLUES and MALCOLM X. His extensive ca reer in television includes most notably\, “Homicide: Life on The Street s\,” “Law and Order” and “Kidnapped.” GOSPEL HILL is his feature film di rectorial debut. CATEGORIES:Narrative Feature, Showcase Screening LOCATION:Studio on the Square URL:http://indiememphis.bside.com/2008/films/gospelhill_indiememphis2008 UID:167274906-indiememphis.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T211315Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20081012T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20081012T200400 SUMMARY:Kept & Dreamless DESCRIPTION:During Argentina's economic crisis of the '90s\, nine year-ol d Eugenia and her mother\, Florencia\, live a seemingly colorful life su rrounded by eclectic neighbors and an offbeat collection of family. But for Eugenia\, who must deal with her mother's dysfunctional and drug-add led lifestyle\, life is anything but pleasant in this darkly inspiring s tory of expectation\, acceptance and nontraditional family\, led by stan dout performances from director Vera Fogwill and young actress Lucía Sni eg.\n \n About the Directors: Vera Fogwill was born in Buenos Aires\, A rgentina in 1972. She has worked in theater as an actress since the age of fourteen\, and won the Best Ibero-American Drama Actress award at the Autumn International Festival for her performance in The Toymaker\, whi ch resulted in the Secretary of Culture of the Government of the City of Buenos Aires distinguishing her with an Honorary Diploma and a Distinct ion to Talent and Effort. The Argentine Cinematographic Critic Associati on awarded her with a Silver Condor prize in the Feminine Revelation cat egory for her performance in Buenos Aires Vice Versa (1996). She has als o been a playwright since the age of fifteen and has written numerous pl ays\, including The Fierce Ones\, which won the First Prize and Best The ater Play by La Nacion\, an Argentine daily newspaper. In 2003\, she was selected from over 3\,000 young talents worldwide to attend the “First Global Meeting of Young Moviemaking” hosted by the Berlinale Talent Camp us of the Berlin International Film Festival. Kept & Dreamless is her fi rst feature film.\n \nMartín Desalvo was born in Buenos Aires\, Argentin a in 1973. He studied Image and Sound Design at the University of Buenos Aires\, and later studied Cinematography at the Universidad del Cine an d the Video and Cinema Investigation and Experimentation Center (CIEVYC) . While a student\, he produced several short films including\, Another One\, which was awarded Best Short Film and Best Photography by CIEVYC. From 1998 to 2003\, he worked for the production company Pol-ka Producci ones. He is the author of the cinematographic book\, El Yogui (2003)\, a nd the documentary script\, The Whore at the Cemetery (2001). Kept & Dre amless is his first feature film. \n Global Lens is sponsored by Dorothy Kirsch. CATEGORIES:Global Lens, Narrative Feature LOCATION:Studio on the Square URL:http://indiememphis.bside.com/2008/films/keptdreamless_indiememphis20 08 UID:165156095-indiememphis.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T211315Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20081012T201500 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20081012T221500 SUMMARY:Opera Jawa DESCRIPTION:Setyo and Siti live a peaceful life as husband and wife\, sel ling earthenware in their village. But when Setyo is called away on busi ness\, a flirtatious butcher\, Ludiro\, takes advantage of Siti's loneli ness to seduce her. Tempted by song and dance\, Siti initially refuses h is advances but acquiesces in a moment of weakness\, setting the stage f or an epic battle between the two men. Located in lush forests and on pr istine beaches of Java\, director Garin Nugroho bases his deeply imagist ic and dazzling visual narrative on the “The Abduction of Sita\,” from t he Hindu epic\, The Ramayana. \n About the Director: \nGarin Nugroho wa s born in Yogyakarta\, Indonesia\, in 1961. He studied filmmaking at the Institut Kesenian Jakarta\, where he later taught filmmaking and was th e Dean Assistant of Film Faculty & TV. He has directed numerous award-wi ning documentaries\, short films and music videos. He has also worked as a film critic for Indonesian newspapers\, as a Media Coalition Coordina tor at the 2004 election\, and is currently the director of SET Film Wor kshop. His feature film Of Love and Eggs (2004) was selected for Global Lens 2007. His other previous feature films include Birdman Tale (2002)\ , And the Moon Dances (1995)\, Leaf on a Pillow (1998)\, Letter for an A ngel (1994)\, and Love on a Slice of Bread (1991). Opera Jawa is his sev enth feature film. \n Global Lens is sponsored by Dorothy Kirsch. CATEGORIES:Global Lens, Narrative Feature LOCATION:Studio on the Square URL:http://indiememphis.bside.com/2008/films/operajawa_indiememphis2008 UID:165156610-indiememphis.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T211315Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20081012T203000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20081012T215000 SUMMARY:The Order of Myths DESCRIPTION:As winter turns to spring\, Mobile\, Alabama\, buzzes and flu tters with the floats\, parades\, masquerade balls\, and secret mystic s ocieties of Mardi Gras. The oldest Mardi Gras celebration in America\, t his time-honored ritual has always been racially segregated. Filmmaker M argaret Brown\, herself a daughter of Mobile\, escorts us into the paral lel hearts of the city's two carnivals to explore the complex contours o f this hallowed tradition and the elusive forces that keep it organized along color lines. Taking a wonderfully restrained\, observational appro ach that allows viewers to draw their own conclusions\, Brown unveils th e vibrant pageantry under way as ornate masks are donned\, luminous gown s fitted\, bejeweled trains painstakingly stitched\, and the king and qu een of each royal court trotted out at public appearances\, parties\, an d coronations--within their distinct black and white realms\, that is. P layfulness\, reverence\, and camaraderie suffuse the spectacles\, genera ting genuine mirth and dignity in each community. Yet stories of a lynch ing as recent as 1981\, and of the white Mardi Gras queen's slave-tradin g ancestors\, as well as subtle interracial social codes\, cast a shadow on the proud Mobile heritage the white residents invoke. Do the recent formation of a racially integrated secret society and the attendance by this past year's black Mardi Gras monarchs at the white folks' ball augu r cracks in a mysteriously enduring social order?\n \n Director's Bio: \nMargaret Brown made her directorial debut with BE HERE TO LOVE ME: A F ILM ABOUT TOWNES VAN ZANDT\, which was released theatrically worldwide. She produced SIX MILES OF EIGHT FEET\, which won a Student Academy Award in 2000\, and was the cinematographer for ICE FISHING\, which received an honorable mention for short filmmaking at the 2000 Sundance Film Fest ival and earned her the Nestor Almendros Award for cinematography from N YU's graduate film program\, where she received her MFA. She recently pr oduced a video for Catpower and directed a video for the Austin band Okk ervil River.\n\n \n After the Sunday screening\, please make plans to jo in facilitators from Common Ground for "Reel Conversations About Race. " CATEGORIES:Documentary Feature, Reel Conversations about Race, Showcase S creening LOCATION:Studio on the Square URL:http://indiememphis.bside.com/2008/films/theorderofmyths_indiememphis 2008 UID:166892428-indiememphis.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T211315Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20081012T204500 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20081012T220500 SUMMARY:The Kite DESCRIPTION:In director Randa Chahal Sabbag's ‘fairytale for troubled tim es\,’ sixteen-year old Lamia must cross a border checkpoint between Leba non and Israel to marry a man she has never met. Neither she nor her bet rothed are eager to consummate a marriage to a stranger—a matter further complicated by Lamia's surprising admission that she is in love with th e Israeli soldier guarding the border. Sabbag's enchanting drama about m arriage and tradition is underscored by delicate symbolism and artful re ferences to politics of Lebanon's territories that have been annexed.\n About the Director: Randa Chahal Sabbag was born in Tripoli\, Lebanon. She studied film at the University of Vincennes and the School of Louis Lumiére in France. She directed numerous documentaries\, short films\, and television programs before her first feature film\, Sand Screens (19 91). Her second feature film\, A Civilized People (1998)\, a black comed y about the Lebanese Civil War\, was censored in Lebanon. She refused to make edits to her film that the Ministry of Interior's military censors proposed\, which resulted in her being vilified in the press and her fa mily receiving death threats. In 2004\, she was awarded with the nation' s highest honor\, a Chevalier of the Order of the Cedar\, for her contri butions to Lebanon. The Kite is her third feature film. \n Global Lens i s sponsored by Dorothy Kirsch. CATEGORIES:Global Lens, Narrative Feature LOCATION:Studio on the Square URL:http://indiememphis.bside.com/2008/films/thekite_indiememphis2008 UID:165156780-indiememphis.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T211315Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20081012T204500 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20081012T221800 SUMMARY:Dear Zachary: A Letter To a Son About His Father DESCRIPTION:On the evening of Nov. 5\, 2001\, Dr. Andrew Bagby\, 28\, was murdered in a parking lot in western Pennsylvania. The prime suspect\, his ex-girlfriend Dr. Shirley Turner\, promptly fled the United States f or St. John's\, Newfoundland -- where she announced that she was pregnan t with Andrew's child. She named the little boy Zachary. Filmmaker Kurt Kuenne\, Andrew's childhood friend\, originally began this film as a way for little Zachary to learn about his father. But when Shirley Turner w as allowed to walk free on bail in Canada and given custody of Zachary w hile awaiting extradition to the United States\, the film's focus shifte d to Zachary's grandparents\, David & Kathleen Bagby\, and their despera te efforts to win custody of the boy.\n\n\n Director's Bio: \n Kurt Kuen ne is an award-winning filmmaker and composer of both fiction and docume ntary films. He is a winner of the Nicholl Fellowship in Screenwriting from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences for his screenplay "M ason Mule"\, which he is slated to direct soon\, and was named one of th e top 25 new faces of indie film by Filmmaker Magazine following the com pletion of his first feature. His work includes the teen drama SCRAPBOO K starring Eric Balfour\, the PBS Documentary DRIVE-IN MOVIE MEMORIES an d a series of popular award-winning short films. CATEGORIES:Documentary Feature, Showcase Screening LOCATION:Studio on the Square URL:http://indiememphis.bside.com/2008/films/dearzachary_indiememphis2008 UID:166881802-indiememphis.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T211315Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20081012T210000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20081012T223000 SUMMARY:Medicine for Melancholy DESCRIPTION:A love story of bikes and one-night stands told through two A frican-American twenty-somethings dealing with issues of class\, identit y\, and the evolving conundrum of being a minority living in a rapidly g entrifying San Francisco.\n \n Director's Bio: \nBarry Jenkins is a fil mmaker born and raised in the inner-city of Miami. After completing bach elor's degrees in film and creative writing\, he relocated to Los Angele s where he worked as a director's assistant and development associate fo r Harpo Films. Barry currently resides in San Francisco\, struggling to pay rent by day and writing\, writing and writing by night. He is the wr iter-director of the short films MY JOSEPHINE and LITTLE BROWN BOY. MEDI CINE FOR MELANCHOLY is his first feature film. CATEGORIES:Narrative Feature, Showcase Screening LOCATION:Studio on the Square URL:http://indiememphis.bside.com/2008/films/medicineformelancholy_indiem emphis2008 UID:166887496-indiememphis.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T211315Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20081013T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20081013T143800 SUMMARY:The Bet Collector DESCRIPTION:Amy\, the family matriarch\, makes ends meet by running a sma ll convenience store out of her home. But in a struggling economy custom ers are scarce\, and without the help of her husband or pregnant daughte r\, she is forced to supplement the family income by collecting bets for an illegal numbers game. In this starkly realistic narrative\, director Jeffrey Jeturian presents a captivating portrait of a once-proud woman\ , haunted by memories of a dead son and hounded by the police\, and her fragile and lonely life as a kubrador (bet collector) on the streets o f Manila.\n \n About the Director: Jeffrey Jeturian was born in Manila\ , Philippines in 1959. He studied Broadcast Communication at the Univers ity of the Philippines. After college\, he held various positions within the film industry for fifteen years before making his first feature fil m\, Enter Love (1998). His second feature film\, Fetch A Pail Of Water ( 1999)\, about slum dwellers and their struggle for survival\, won the NE TPAC Jury Award at the 1st CineManila International Film Festival (Phili ppines) and a Gold Award at the 2000 Worldfest International Film Festiv al (USA). His third feature film\, Larger Than Life (2000)\, a satirical take on the state of filmmaking in the Philippines\, was an official se lection for competition in the Cinema Of the Present program of the 2001 Venice International Film Festival (Italy) and won a Gold Award at the 2002 Worldfest International Film Festival (USA). Jeturian's other previ ous feature films include Bridal Shower (2004)\, One Moment More (2004)\ , and Bikini Open (2005). The Bet Collector is his seventh feature film. \n\n \n Global Lens is sponsored by Dorothy Kirsch. CATEGORIES:Global Lens, Narrative Feature LOCATION:Studio on the Square URL:http://indiememphis.bside.com/2008/films/thebetcollector_indiememphis 2008 UID:165427768-indiememphis.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T211315Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20081013T134500 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20081013T150500 SUMMARY:The Order of Myths DESCRIPTION:As winter turns to spring\, Mobile\, Alabama\, buzzes and flu tters with the floats\, parades\, masquerade balls\, and secret mystic s ocieties of Mardi Gras. The oldest Mardi Gras celebration in America\, t his time-honored ritual has always been racially segregated. Filmmaker M argaret Brown\, herself a daughter of Mobile\, escorts us into the paral lel hearts of the city's two carnivals to explore the complex contours o f this hallowed tradition and the elusive forces that keep it organized along color lines. Taking a wonderfully restrained\, observational appro ach that allows viewers to draw their own conclusions\, Brown unveils th e vibrant pageantry under way as ornate masks are donned\, luminous gown s fitted\, bejeweled trains painstakingly stitched\, and the king and qu een of each royal court trotted out at public appearances\, parties\, an d coronations--within their distinct black and white realms\, that is. P layfulness\, reverence\, and camaraderie suffuse the spectacles\, genera ting genuine mirth and dignity in each community. Yet stories of a lynch ing as recent as 1981\, and of the white Mardi Gras queen's slave-tradin g ancestors\, as well as subtle interracial social codes\, cast a shadow on the proud Mobile heritage the white residents invoke. Do the recent formation of a racially integrated secret society and the attendance by this past year's black Mardi Gras monarchs at the white folks' ball augu r cracks in a mysteriously enduring social order?\n \n Director's Bio: \nMargaret Brown made her directorial debut with BE HERE TO LOVE ME: A F ILM ABOUT TOWNES VAN ZANDT\, which was released theatrically worldwide. She produced SIX MILES OF EIGHT FEET\, which won a Student Academy Award in 2000\, and was the cinematographer for ICE FISHING\, which received an honorable mention for short filmmaking at the 2000 Sundance Film Fest ival and earned her the Nestor Almendros Award for cinematography from N YU's graduate film program\, where she received her MFA. She recently pr oduced a video for Catpower and directed a video for the Austin band Okk ervil River.\n\n \n After the Sunday screening\, please make plans to jo in facilitators from Common Ground for "Reel Conversations About Race. " CATEGORIES:Documentary Feature, Reel Conversations about Race, Showcase S creening LOCATION:Studio on the Square URL:http://indiememphis.bside.com/2008/films/theorderofmyths_indiememphis 2008 UID:166892457-indiememphis.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T211315Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20081013T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20081013T170600 SUMMARY:The Custodian DESCRIPTION:As a bodyguard for a high profile politician\, Ruben is reduc ed to a mere shadow of a man: every action in his life is regulated by a series of mundane routines\, and everywhere his boss goes he must follo w\, watching but never speaking. Resigned to his invisibility\, his life is a series of days without meaning\, punctuated only by visits to a pr ostitute\, in this compelling chronicle by first-time director Rodrigo M oreno of a man without any true identity or connection to the world in w hich he lives. About the Director: Rodrigo Moreno was born in Buenos A ires\, Argentina in 1972. He graduated from the directing program at the Universidad del Cine\, where he has been teaching screenwriting and dir ecting since 1996. He collaborated as writer and director with Ulises Ro sell and Andrés Tambornino on the feature film Sweet Repose (2002)\, an offbeat comedy that won Best Film at Images du Monde Festival (Canada). He also wrote and directed Compañeros\, the last segment of the episodic feature Bad Times (1998). He has previously directed several short film s\, his first being Nosotros (1993)\, which screened at the Berlin Inter national Film Festival Forum (Germany) and won Best Film at the Bilbao F estival (Spain). The Custodian is his first feature film. \n Global Lens is sponsored by Dorothy Kirsch. CATEGORIES:Global Lens, Narrative Feature LOCATION:Studio on the Square URL:http://indiememphis.bside.com/2008/films/thecustodian_indiememphis200 8 UID:166003609-indiememphis.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T211315Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20081013T161500 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20081013T174500 SUMMARY:Neshoba DESCRIPTION: REGIONAL PREMIERE NESHOBA tells the story of a Mississippi town still divided about the meaning of justice\, 40 years after the mu rders of three civil rights workers. Although Klansmen bragged openly\, no one was held accountable until 2005\, when the State indicted and con victed Preacher Edgar Ray Killen\, an 80-year-old notorious racist.\n \n Interweaving new and archival footage\, the feature-length documentary p aints a picture of Neshoba County\, using the murder case as a barometer of what has changed for blacks and whites since 1964. Through exclusive interviews with Killen\, the victims’ families\, and a diverse group of black and white Neshoba County citizens\, the film explores whether the prosecution of one unrepentant Klansman is justice sufficient to erase the stain of the past and promote racial healing.\n \n After the film\, please make plans to join facilitators from Common Ground for "Reel Co nversations About Race." CATEGORIES:Competition Documentary, Documentary Feature, Reel Conversatio ns about Race LOCATION:Studio on the Square URL:http://indiememphis.bside.com/2008/films/neshoba_indiememphis2008 UID:170840196-indiememphis.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T211315Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20081013T184500 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20081013T201000 SUMMARY:I.O.U.S.A. DESCRIPTION:With America on the brink of a financial meltdown\, families losing their homes to foreclosure\, and Washington crafting rescue plans for the country's leading financial institutions\, this film could not be timelier. I.O.U.S.A. boldly examines the rapidly growing national deb t and its consequences for the U.S. and its citizens. Burdened with an e ver-expanding government and military\, increased international competit ion\, overextended entitlement programs\, and debts to foreign countries that are becoming impossible to honor\, America must mend its spendthri ft ways or face an economic disaster of epic proportions. Sundance veter an Patrick Creadon (WORDPLAY) helps demystify the nation's financial pra ctices and policies by interweaving archival footage with economic data and candid interviews with Warren Buffett\, Alan Greenspan\, Paul O'Neil l\, Robert Rubin\, and others\, to paint a vivid and alarming profile of America's current economic situation. \n \nBut can a movie turn the ins and outs of debt and deficits into something dynamic\, fun and even ins pirational? I.O.U.S.A. does so by providing a humorous\, provocative and ultimately inspirational look - one that is also consummately non-parti san -- at a passionate two-man crusade to halt our impending financial m eltdown. This is the story of former U.S. Comptroller General Dave Walke r (a/k/a the nation's top accountant)\, and Concord Coalition executive director Bob Bixby\, who travel like town criers across America on what they call a "Fiscal Wake Up Tour." Town by town\, they've been arming ci tizens with information about how we got into a sticky financial mess\, why we must act right now to stop it\, and what we can each do to begin to free the nation from the stranglehold of this colossal debt.\n \n Dir ector's Bio: Patrick Creadon was born in Chicago and is a 1989 graduate of the University of Notre Dame. He began his career as one of the youn gest cameramen in the history of PBS\, shooting and producing cinema-ver ite style stories for the critically acclaimed series THE 90's. He earne d his Master's Degree in Cinematography at the American Film Institute\, where his thesis film (on which he served as Director of Photography) w as nominated for a student Academy Award. As a cameraman his work has ap peared on every major network\, and he has also done work for Paramount Pictures\, Warner Brothers\, Sony\, Universal Studios\, and Disney. Crea don made his feature film directorial debut with WORDPLAY\, an acclaimed documentary about Puzzle Master Will Shortz\, which was nominated for t he Grand Jury Prize at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival's Documentary Com petition. CATEGORIES:Documentary Feature, Showcase Screening LOCATION:Studio on the Square URL:http://indiememphis.bside.com/2008/films/iousa_indiememphis2008 UID:167607631-indiememphis.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T211315Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20081013T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20081013T202500 SUMMARY:The Way I See Things DESCRIPTION: REGIONAL PREMIERE Depressed over the unexpected death of h is longtime companion\, Otto undertakes a cross-country road trip with h is interminably perky friend Rob in an effort to escape his own painful memories. Rob thinks the trip will help Otto pull himself together. Inst ead\, Otto falls further apart. At a rest stop\, he escapes with a carlo ad of strangers\, leaving behind his friend\, his past\, and even his na me.\n CATEGORIES:Competition Feature, Hometowner, Narrative Feature LOCATION:Studio on the Square URL:http://indiememphis.bside.com/2008/films/thewayiseethings_indiememphi s2008 UID:165479519-indiememphis.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T211315Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20081013T211500 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20081013T224900 SUMMARY:All For Free DESCRIPTION:After his friends are killed in a bizarre\, bar room argument \, Goran devises an unusual plan to deal with the loss: he will sell his house\, buy a mobile tavern and travel from town to town\, giving away free drinks to everyone he meets. But for everyone except Goran\, the id ea is strangely suspicious\, and a bit absurd\, in director Antonio Nuić 's darkly humorous tale of loss and reconciliation\, told as a metaphor for Bosnia's gradual rediscovery of its shared humanity\, lost during th e war.\n \n About the Director: Antonio Nuić was born in Sarajevo\, Bos nia-Herzegovina in 1977. He graduated in Film and TV Directing from the Academy of Dramatic Arts in Zagreb\, Croatia and is a member of the Croa tian Film Directors Society. He has previously directed numerous short f ilms\, TV shows\, and music and promotional videos. ALL FOR FREE is his first feature film.\n \n Global Lens is sponsored by Dorothy Kirsch. CATEGORIES:Global Lens, Narrative Feature LOCATION:Studio on the Square URL:http://indiememphis.bside.com/2008/films/allforfree_indiememphis2008 UID:166003415-indiememphis.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T211315Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20081013T213000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20081013T225000 SUMMARY:Shorts Program #3 DESCRIPTION: Done in One | Jay Zimmerman\, Pat Clark Jim is an average g uy who has his average life interrupted when he finds himself on the wro ng end of a good old-fashioned beat down. As he walks back through his m emories of the previous weeks\, he discovers the cause\, and asks the qu estion 'Was it worth it?'\n Good Riddance 2007 | Adam Remsen The chron ological look at how 2007 went for one filmmaker.\nWinner\, Li'l Film Fe st 8!\n Therapy | Darrell C. Hazelrig Spiraling from the breakup with the young beautiful woman he was madly in love with\, Daniel explores hi s current state of mind with a therapist who is deeply concerned... whil e on the clock.\n Address to Silas on the Occasion of the Retreat at Lo s Angeles County | David Harris The emotional landscape of recently bro ken-up couple plays out as a civil war battle that destroys both of thei r apartments.\n The Funeral Singer | Jenn Garrison Lisa's job at the f uneral home gets in the way of her dream of joining the Vegas lounge act The Llama Sisters. A Cinderella story of sorts.\n Cool Aunt | Ryan Pa rker After a fight with her mom\, a teenage girl takes refuge with her l onely Aunt Celia\, who is determined to prove how tolerant\, hip\, and " with it" she is to win her niece's affection.\n Grandmaster | Anupam L ahiri The mafia Don\, finds new ways to entertain himself and punish his victims. The roots of the game goes back to centuries but the improvisa tions are his own. The stakes are high and the game isn't always fair. A re you ready for the challenge?\n Hollywood Jerome | Frey Hoffman Tol d in a lyrical multi-textured fashion built on a narrative poem\, HOLLYW OOD JEROME is the story of a 14-year old who is enthralled and bamboozle d by pop-culture depictions of gang culture. When he finds himself the f ocus of a police standoff he must decide which are stronger\, his fantas ies or his dreams. CATEGORIES:Shorts Program LOCATION:Studio on the Square URL:http://indiememphis.bside.com/2008/films/shortsprogram3_indiememphis2 008 UID:170840343-indiememphis.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T211315Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20081014T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20081014T143300 SUMMARY:Let The Wind Blow DESCRIPTION:At the height of nuclear tensions between India and Pakistan\ , Arjun and his best friend\, Chabia\, weigh their options for the futur e against the reality of life on the streets of Mumbai. Enticed by the p romise of wealth and opportunity in the Persian Gulf\, Chabia is eager t o leave his job as a mechanic. But for Arjun\, who must finish college a nd care for his mother\, the decision is not so easy in director Partho Sen-Gupta's gritty\, apocalyptic interpretation of Krishna's counsel to Arjuna\, from the Bhagavad Gita.\n \n About the Director: \nPartho Sen- Gupta was born in Bombay\, India in 1965. He started his career as an ar t department apprentice in the studios of ‘Bollywood’ in 1982. He is an award-winning production designer and art director\, and has worked on n umerous Indian and foreign films\, television programs and theater produ ctions. In 1993\, he was awarded a scholarship to study film direction a t La FEMIS\, in Paris. He has directed several award-winning short films \, which have been official selections at film festivals throughout Euro pe. In 2005\, he was invited by the Cinefondation of the Cannes Film Fes tival to attend the festival as part of a group of promising young filmm akers. Later that year\, he directed the documentary\, Shakti Timeless\, about the Indo-Western fusion group\, Shakti\, tracing its history from the '70s to the present. Let the Wind Blow is his first feature film. \ n Global Lens is sponsored by Dorothy Kirsch. CATEGORIES:Global Lens, Narrative Feature LOCATION:Studio on the Square URL:http://indiememphis.bside.com/2008/films/letthewindblow_indiememphis2 008 UID:165428028-indiememphis.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T211315Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20081014T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20081014T150300 SUMMARY:Dear Zachary: A Letter To a Son About His Father DESCRIPTION:On the evening of Nov. 5\, 2001\, Dr. Andrew Bagby\, 28\, was murdered in a parking lot in western Pennsylvania. The prime suspect\, his ex-girlfriend Dr. Shirley Turner\, promptly fled the United States f or St. John's\, Newfoundland -- where she announced that she was pregnan t with Andrew's child. She named the little boy Zachary. Filmmaker Kurt Kuenne\, Andrew's childhood friend\, originally began this film as a way for little Zachary to learn about his father. But when Shirley Turner w as allowed to walk free on bail in Canada and given custody of Zachary w hile awaiting extradition to the United States\, the film's focus shifte d to Zachary's grandparents\, David & Kathleen Bagby\, and their despera te efforts to win custody of the boy.\n\n\n Director's Bio: \n Kurt Kuen ne is an award-winning filmmaker and composer of both fiction and docume ntary films. He is a winner of the Nicholl Fellowship in Screenwriting from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences for his screenplay "M ason Mule"\, which he is slated to direct soon\, and was named one of th e top 25 new faces of indie film by Filmmaker Magazine following the com pletion of his first feature. His work includes the teen drama SCRAPBOO K starring Eric Balfour\, the PBS Documentary DRIVE-IN MOVIE MEMORIES an d a series of popular award-winning short films. CATEGORIES:Documentary Feature, Showcase Screening LOCATION:Studio on the Square URL:http://indiememphis.bside.com/2008/films/dearzachary_indiememphis2008 UID:166882092-indiememphis.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T211315Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20081014T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20081014T165800 SUMMARY:Luxury Car DESCRIPTION:In this emotionally taut narrative\, Li Qi Ming travels from his small village to the city of Wuhan\, determined to fulfill his wife' s last wish of seeing her son. But instead of finding his son\, he disco vers his daughter working as a karaoke bar escort\, forcing him to come to terms with their long-estranged relationship and the tenuous future o f his family. Director Wang Chao uses Li Qi Ming to represent the painfu l reality of thousands of parents who have lost contact with their child ren through rural exodus and political upheaval in China.\n About the D irector: \nWang Chao was born in Nanjing\, China in 1964. In 1994\, he received his university diploma from the Beijing Film Academy. After gra duating\, he worked for 5 years as a factory worker\, writing poems in h is spare time. From 1995 to 1998\, he was the assistant to Chen Kaige\, the director of Farewell My Concubine (1993) and The Emperor and the Ass assin (1998). He has also been a cinema critic\, specializing in foreign films. His previous feature films include The Orphan of Anyang (2001) a nd Night and Day (2004). Luxury Car is his third feature film. \n Global Lens is sponsored by Dorothy Kirsch. CATEGORIES:Global Lens, Narrative Feature LOCATION:Studio on the Square URL:http://indiememphis.bside.com/2008/films/luxurycar_indiememphis2008 UID:166003837-indiememphis.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T211315Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20081014T161500 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20081014T172500 SUMMARY:This Is Not a Robbery DESCRIPTION: REGIONAL PREMIERE Filmed on location all across the Americ an south\, THIS IS NOT A ROBBERY tells the legend of Red Rountree—one of America’s last great folk heroes. Using material collected during Red’s last interview\, taken in prison months before his death\, as well as s tories from those who knew him before he turned outlaw (friends\, busine ss partners\, his second wife) and those who knew him as a notorious cri minal (cops\, lawyers\, judges\, bank tellers)\, the film chronicles bot h Red’s career as a bank robber and the long and strange life that led h im to it.\n \n Sponsored by James Patterson. CATEGORIES:Competition Documentary, Documentary Feature LOCATION:Studio on the Square URL:http://indiememphis.bside.com/2008/films/thisisnotarobbery_indiememph is2008 UID:170840513-indiememphis.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T211315Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20081014T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20081014T193000 SUMMARY:The New Year Parade DESCRIPTION: REGIONAL PREMIERE THE NEW YEAR PARADE follows Jack and Kat McMonagle over the course of a year as their parents separate\, struggl e with their decisions\, and eventually divorce. As past indiscretions a re exposed\, Jack and Kat question their own identities while struggling to build meaningful relationships.\n \nThe family breakdown is set agai nst the backdrop of Philadelphia’s Mummery\, one of the oldest American folk traditions. Since pre-revolutionary times\, the working-class of So uth Philadelphia have paraded on New Year’s Day. In 1901\, the merriment was organized into a city-sponsored event: The first annual Mummer’s Pa rade. Today\, nearly 15\,000 members\, many third and fourth generation\ , work 364 days a year and spend up to 100\,000 dollars for a chance at bragging rights in the neighborhood and a continuing sense of tradition. CATEGORIES:Competition Feature, Narrative Feature LOCATION:Studio on the Square URL:http://indiememphis.bside.com/2008/films/thenewyearparade_indiememphi s2008 UID:170840616-indiememphis.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T211315Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20081014T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20081014T201400 SUMMARY:OMG/HaHaHa DESCRIPTION: REGIONAL PREMIERE Cleverly reflective of today’s YouTube/M ySpace generation\, and shot in an improvisational\, documentary style\, OMG/HAHAHA opens a window to the lives of several young people in Memph is. A teenager’s video blog frames the various stories as he introduces his circle of friends and their troubles\, from unexpected pregnancy and homophobia to break-ups and dying parents. CATEGORIES:Competition Feature, Hometowner, Narrative Feature LOCATION:Studio on the Square URL:http://indiememphis.bside.com/2008/films/omhhahaha_indiememphis2008 UID:165479734-indiememphis.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T211315Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20081014T204500 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20081014T222000 SUMMARY:Bunny Chow DESCRIPTION:In director John Barker's debut feature\, up-and-coming comed ians Kags\, Joey and Dave make clear that life in the ‘new’ Johannesburg is not just about hardship and townships. It's also about finding humor in relationships\, hanging out with friends and celebrating life on a r aucous roadtrip to Oppi Koppi—South Africa's largest music festival. Sho t in a cinema vérité style and using the street food ‘bunny chow’ as a m etaphor for contemporary Johannesburg's mix of races\, cultures and atti tudes\, Barker's edgy\, urban comedy asks us to envision a nation throug h the eyes of its future\, rather than the tragedy of its past. About t he Director: John Barker was born in Durban\, South Africa. He studied graphic design at ML Sultan in Durban. After working as a graphic design er in Cape Town\, he made a change in career paths and began working in the film industry. He has directed various productions\, such as the ske tch comedy show\, The Pure Monate Show\, the South African Music Awards\ , and South Africa's first mockumentary\, Blu Cheez (2002). Bunny Chow i s his first feature film. \n Global Lens is sponsored by Dorothy Kirsch. CATEGORIES:Global Lens, Narrative Feature LOCATION:Studio on the Square URL:http://indiememphis.bside.com/2008/films/bunnychow_indiememphis2008 UID:166003515-indiememphis.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T211315Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20081014T213000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20081014T225700 SUMMARY:Bunnyland DESCRIPTION: MEMPHIS PREMIERE In the mountain resort of Pigeon Forge\, Tennessee\, 73 rabbits are found slaughtered at a miniature golf course. Nearby\, a small rental cabin catches fire\, killing its only occupant. Connecting these two events is amateur archaeologist Johnny Tesar\, the self-proclaimed “last Indian on the Trail of Tears.” Johnny claims to h ave discovered an ancient civilization\, and has collected thousands of stone artifacts to support this assertion. His bizarre scientific theori es have generated controversy for decades\, and the relics themselves co ntinue to attract skeptical curiosity seekers. But in Johnny’s microcosm of friends and enemies\, it is even more difficult to discern all the f acts of legal battles\, spiritual alliances\, and unexplained deaths. CATEGORIES:Competition Documentary, Documentary Feature, Hometowner LOCATION:Studio on the Square URL:http://indiememphis.bside.com/2008/films/bunnyland_indiememphis2008 UID:170840700-indiememphis.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T211315Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20081015T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20081015T143600 SUMMARY:The Fish Fall In Love DESCRIPTION:Atieh’s singular passion is food\, and her small but popular restaurant on the sleepy Caspian coast is her pride and joy. But when Az iz\, her former fiancé\, appears after a twenty-year absence\, the women believe he has intentions of closing the restaurant\, so Atieh prepares his favorite dishes\, one after the other\, in a desperate effort to co nvince him otherwise. Loosely based on the Persian fable of Shahrazad an d the Thousand Myths (A Thousand and One Nights)\, director Ali Raffi us es the language of food to paint a richly textured portrait of life and love on the northern coast of Iran. About the Director: Ali Raffi was born in Isfahan\, Iran in 1938. He holds B.A. and M.A. degrees in Sociol ogy\, and B.A.\, M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in Dramatic Arts from the Sorbon ne University. He also holds a Higher Diploma in Film and Stage Directio n from the International Theater University in France\, and a Diploma of Acting from Charles Dulain in France. He was the head of the City Theat er in Tehran from 1975 to 1978\, the dean of the Dramatic College from 1 977 to 1980\, and currently teaches at Tehran University. He has staged numerous theater productions\, and has experience as a performer in mult iple films and TV programs. The Fish Fall In Love is his first feature f ilm. \n Global Lens is sponsored by Dorothy Kirsch. CATEGORIES:Global Lens, Narrative Feature LOCATION:Studio on the Square URL:http://indiememphis.bside.com/2008/films/thefishfallinlove_indiememph is2008 UID:165427849-indiememphis.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T211315Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20081015T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20081015T150000 SUMMARY:Medicine for Melancholy DESCRIPTION:A love story of bikes and one-night stands told through two A frican-American twenty-somethings dealing with issues of class\, identit y\, and the evolving conundrum of being a minority living in a rapidly g entrifying San Francisco.\n \n Director's Bio: \nBarry Jenkins is a fil mmaker born and raised in the inner-city of Miami. After completing bach elor's degrees in film and creative writing\, he relocated to Los Angele s where he worked as a director's assistant and development associate fo r Harpo Films. Barry currently resides in San Francisco\, struggling to pay rent by day and writing\, writing and writing by night. He is the wr iter-director of the short films MY JOSEPHINE and LITTLE BROWN BOY. MEDI CINE FOR MELANCHOLY is his first feature film. CATEGORIES:Narrative Feature, Showcase Screening LOCATION:Studio on the Square URL:http://indiememphis.bside.com/2008/films/medicineformelancholy_indiem emphis2008 UID:166887619-indiememphis.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T211315Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20081015T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20081015T173000 SUMMARY:Opera Jawa DESCRIPTION:Setyo and Siti live a peaceful life as husband and wife\, sel ling earthenware in their village. But when Setyo is called away on busi ness\, a flirtatious butcher\, Ludiro\, takes advantage of Siti's loneli ness to seduce her. Tempted by song and dance\, Siti initially refuses h is advances but acquiesces in a moment of weakness\, setting the stage f or an epic battle between the two men. Located in lush forests and on pr istine beaches of Java\, director Garin Nugroho bases his deeply imagist ic and dazzling visual narrative on the “The Abduction of Sita\,” from t he Hindu epic\, The Ramayana. \n About the Director: \nGarin Nugroho wa s born in Yogyakarta\, Indonesia\, in 1961. He studied filmmaking at the Institut Kesenian Jakarta\, where he later taught filmmaking and was th e Dean Assistant of Film Faculty & TV. He has directed numerous award-wi ning documentaries\, short films and music videos. He has also worked as a film critic for Indonesian newspapers\, as a Media Coalition Coordina tor at the 2004 election\, and is currently the director of SET Film Wor kshop. His feature film Of Love and Eggs (2004) was selected for Global Lens 2007. His other previous feature films include Birdman Tale (2002)\ , And the Moon Dances (1995)\, Leaf on a Pillow (1998)\, Letter for an A ngel (1994)\, and Love on a Slice of Bread (1991). Opera Jawa is his sev enth feature film. \n Global Lens is sponsored by Dorothy Kirsch. CATEGORIES:Global Lens, Narrative Feature LOCATION:Studio on the Square URL:http://indiememphis.bside.com/2008/films/operajawa_indiememphis2008 UID:166003918-indiememphis.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T211315Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20081015T161500 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20081015T174800 SUMMARY:Full Moon Lightnin' DESCRIPTION: U.S. PREMIERE It has been over 60 years since New York Cit y bluesman\, Floyd Lee\, left the hill country of Mississippi and with h is exodus he turned his back on a troubled childhood and a harsh life in the cotton fields. Abandoned by a mother he never knew\, Floyd still wr estles with unanswered questions to his mysterious and painful past. Now at the age of 73\, Floyd and his band embark on a deeply personal journ ey back home to Mississippi to reconnect with the family he left behind and search for the family he never knew. Along the way they are forced t o deal with a tragedy that will change their lives forever. CATEGORIES:Competition Documentary, Documentary Feature, Music Film LOCATION:Studio on the Square URL:http://indiememphis.bside.com/2008/films/fullmoonlightnin_indiememphi s2008 UID:170840787-indiememphis.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T211315Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20081015T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20081015T200800 SUMMARY:Gospel Hill DESCRIPTION: REGIONAL PREMIERE The story of the residents of a black nei ghborhood in Julia\, South Carolina who are being forced out of their ho mes to make way for a multimillion-dollar golf course development. Race relations are strained just as they were thirty years before when a blac k civil rights activist was assassinated in the town. GOSPEL HILL’s char acters’ lives intertwine to create a gripping\, revealing and dramatic t ale touching on issues of race\, eminent domain\, and the power of the h uman spirit to overcome the pain and hatred of division. \n \n Director' s Bio: \nAs an actor\, Giancarlo Esposito has distinguished himself in such film’s as THE USUAL SUSPECTS\, Wayne Wang's SMOKE and THE LAST HOL IDAY\, opposite Queen Latifah. He has also starred opposite actors Paul Newman in TWILIGHT and Clive Owen in DERAILED. He received a nomination for an Independent Spirit Award for his performance in FRESH and his mem orable performances in several Spike Lee movies are legendary\, includin g: DO THE RIGHT THING\, MO’ BETTER BLUES and MALCOLM X. His extensive ca reer in television includes most notably\, “Homicide: Life on The Street s\,” “Law and Order” and “Kidnapped.” GOSPEL HILL is his feature film di rectorial debut. CATEGORIES:Narrative Feature, Showcase Screening LOCATION:Studio on the Square URL:http://indiememphis.bside.com/2008/films/gospelhill_indiememphis2008 UID:170840833-indiememphis.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T211315Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20081015T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20081015T202800 SUMMARY:Johnny Cash's America DESCRIPTION: REGIONAL PREMIERE JOHNNY CASH’S AMERICA ties together Cash ’s politics\, beliefs\, influence and his unbowed patriotism. How did pe rsonal\, national and political events shape Cash and how did he reflect it back to the country? How can one man unify so many? Johnny Cash’s Am erica was not red\, white or blue\, but black. And he wore it proudly. H e navigated some of the most contentious issues of our time – war\, pris on reform\, youth discontent\, religion\, Native American rights – witho ut losing his audience. What lessons can be learned from his story? How can one speak his mind without losing his voice?\n \n Director's Bio: \ nDirectors Morgan Neville and Robert Gordon are the award-winning filmma kers behind such notable documentaries as RESPECT YOURSELF: THE STAX REC ORDS STORY\, MUDDY WATTERS CAN’T BE SATISFIED and SHAKESPEARE WAS A BIG GEORGE JONES FAN\, a cult documentary on legendary producer “Cowboy” Jac k Clement\, Cash’s longtime friend. Neville’s other films include docume ntaries on The Brill Building\, Sam Phillips and Sun Records\, and Brian Wilson. He directed the Emmy-winning HANK WILLIAMS: HONKY TONK BLUES as well as THE HIGHWAYMEN and THE WOMEN OF COUNTRY MUSIC. Gordon is the au thor of several books\, including IT CAME FROM MEMPHIS and CAN’T BE SATI SFIED: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF MUDDY WATERS. HE also wrote and produced “T he Road to Memphis\,” an episode of MARTIN SCORSESE PRESENTS THE BLUES\, and produced and directed WILLIAM EGGLESTON’S STRANDED IN CANTON. CATEGORIES:Documentary Feature, Showcase Screening LOCATION:Studio on the Square URL:http://indiememphis.bside.com/2008/films/johnnycashsamerica_indiememp his2008 UID:167276643-indiememphis.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T211315Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20081015T210000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20081015T222700 SUMMARY:Song Sung Blue DESCRIPTION: REGIONAL PREMIERE SONG SUNG BLUE tells the alternately ins piring and tragic love story of Lightning & Thunder\, a homegrown Milwau kee husband and wife singing duo who pay tribute to the music of Neil Di amond. The film goes backstage into the personal lives of this brave cou ple – from their humble beginnings more than 20 years ago through the mo st dramatic chapters in the lives of these authentic American dreamers.\ n \nSONG SUNG BLUE is about the uniquely American ability to invent one’ s self and strive for a seemingly impossible goal. It’s about fleeting c elebrity and love and about a couple who manages to maintain their passi on for one another amid the vicissitudes of life.\n \nSong Sung Blue... everybody knows one. CATEGORIES:Competition Documentary, Documentary Feature, Music Film LOCATION:Studio on the Square URL:http://indiememphis.bside.com/2008/films/songsungblue_indiememphis200 8 UID:170840888-indiememphis.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T211315Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20081016T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20081016T142000 SUMMARY:The Kite DESCRIPTION:In director Randa Chahal Sabbag's ‘fairytale for troubled tim es\,’ sixteen-year old Lamia must cross a border checkpoint between Leba non and Israel to marry a man she has never met. Neither she nor her bet rothed are eager to consummate a marriage to a stranger—a matter further complicated by Lamia's surprising admission that she is in love with th e Israeli soldier guarding the border. Sabbag's enchanting drama about m arriage and tradition is underscored by delicate symbolism and artful re ferences to politics of Lebanon's territories that have been annexed.\n About the Director: Randa Chahal Sabbag was born in Tripoli\, Lebanon. She studied film at the University of Vincennes and the School of Louis Lumiére in France. She directed numerous documentaries\, short films\, and television programs before her first feature film\, Sand Screens (19 91). Her second feature film\, A Civilized People (1998)\, a black comed y about the Lebanese Civil War\, was censored in Lebanon. She refused to make edits to her film that the Ministry of Interior's military censors proposed\, which resulted in her being vilified in the press and her fa mily receiving death threats. In 2004\, she was awarded with the nation' s highest honor\, a Chevalier of the Order of the Cedar\, for her contri butions to Lebanon. The Kite is her third feature film. \n Global Lens i s sponsored by Dorothy Kirsch. CATEGORIES:Global Lens, Narrative Feature LOCATION:Studio on the Square URL:http://indiememphis.bside.com/2008/films/thekite_indiememphis2008 UID:165427938-indiememphis.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T211315Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20081016T134500 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20081016T151400 SUMMARY:Heavy Load DESCRIPTION:Heavy Load are Lewes' answer to the Ramones\, a punk outfit s ubject to the combustible flux of ego\, ambition\, fantasy\, expectation and desire that fuels any emerging band. But they're also\, uniquely\, made up of musicians with and without learning disabilities\, which make s the bands' survival a precarious negotiation between two different wor lds: on the one hand the institutional timetable of day centers\, work p lacements and social workers\; on the other the chaotic slacker life of rehearsal rooms\, studios and gigs. Home life and band-life\; from invis ibility to stardom of a sort and back again.\n Director's Bio: \nAfter ten years as Producer-Director of broadcast documentaries with a focus on\narts\, mental health and education\, Jerry Rothwell co-directed (wit h Louise Osmond) the documentary feature\, DEEP WATER\, released theatri cally in the UK by Pathe in 2006 and by IFC in the US in 2007. DEEP WATE R won best feature documentary at the 2006 Rome Film Festival and a Grie rson Award for best cinema documentary 2007. Directing credits prior to this included "The Late George Shaw\," a half hour film for Channel 4's Art Show series\, two short films in the Modern Painters series for Chan nel 4 and "Fact Plus Fiction" for the Arts Council/Channel 4. Jerry is n ow in pre-production on THE GREAT ETHIOPIAN RUN and GREENPEACE - HOW TO SAVE THE WORLD. CATEGORIES:Documentary Feature, Music Film, Showcase Screening LOCATION:Studio on the Square URL:http://indiememphis.bside.com/2008/films/heavyload_indiememphis2008 UID:166885088-indiememphis.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T211315Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20081016T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20081016T170400 SUMMARY:Kept & Dreamless DESCRIPTION:During Argentina's economic crisis of the '90s\, nine year-ol d Eugenia and her mother\, Florencia\, live a seemingly colorful life su rrounded by eclectic neighbors and an offbeat collection of family. But for Eugenia\, who must deal with her mother's dysfunctional and drug-add led lifestyle\, life is anything but pleasant in this darkly inspiring s tory of expectation\, acceptance and nontraditional family\, led by stan dout performances from director Vera Fogwill and young actress Lucía Sni eg.\n \n About the Directors: Vera Fogwill was born in Buenos Aires\, A rgentina in 1972. She has worked in theater as an actress since the age of fourteen\, and won the Best Ibero-American Drama Actress award at the Autumn International Festival for her performance in The Toymaker\, whi ch resulted in the Secretary of Culture of the Government of the City of Buenos Aires distinguishing her with an Honorary Diploma and a Distinct ion to Talent and Effort. The Argentine Cinematographic Critic Associati on awarded her with a Silver Condor prize in the Feminine Revelation cat egory for her performance in Buenos Aires Vice Versa (1996). She has als o been a playwright since the age of fifteen and has written numerous pl ays\, including The Fierce Ones\, which won the First Prize and Best The ater Play by La Nacion\, an Argentine daily newspaper. In 2003\, she was selected from over 3\,000 young talents worldwide to attend the “First Global Meeting of Young Moviemaking” hosted by the Berlinale Talent Camp us of the Berlin International Film Festival. Kept & Dreamless is her fi rst feature film.\n \nMartín Desalvo was born in Buenos Aires\, Argentin a in 1973. He studied Image and Sound Design at the University of Buenos Aires\, and later studied Cinematography at the Universidad del Cine an d the Video and Cinema Investigation and Experimentation Center (CIEVYC) . While a student\, he produced several short films including\, Another One\, which was awarded Best Short Film and Best Photography by CIEVYC. From 1998 to 2003\, he worked for the production company Pol-ka Producci ones. He is the author of the cinematographic book\, El Yogui (2003)\, a nd the documentary script\, The Whore at the Cemetery (2001). Kept & Dre amless is his first feature film. \n Global Lens is sponsored by Dorothy Kirsch. CATEGORIES:Global Lens, Narrative Feature LOCATION:Studio on the Square URL:http://indiememphis.bside.com/2008/films/keptdreamless_indiememphis20 08 UID:166003670-indiememphis.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T211315Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20081016T161500 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20081016T173300 SUMMARY:Hi My Name Is Ryan DESCRIPTION: REGIONAL PREMIERE Meet Ryan Avery – the milk and cookies c onnoisseur\, the photo booth artist\, the fake mustache aficionado\, and the punk rock performance artist. Faced with the battles of adolescence \, Ryan takes happiness into his own hands\, determined to make his life awesome. Discovering the therapeutic power of entertaining others\, he begins a constant involvement in a preposterous number of bands\, perfor mance groups\, and art projects\, steadily pushing the boundaries of dec ency\, absurdity and safety – forcing all in his path to consider the un iversal question: “What is art?”\n \nSome herald Ryan as a creative geni us. Others consider him a nuisance that poses a danger to himself and ot hers. One thing is certain – his antics and chosen path to find “Pure Aw esome” have left an indelible imprint on his city’s art scene. HI MY NAM E IS RYAN gives a glimpse into this cherubic lad’s life and his madcap q uest for happiness.\n \n Sponsored by Les Edwards & Emily Trenholm. CATEGORIES:Competition Documentary, Documentary Feature, Music Film LOCATION:Studio on the Square URL:http://indiememphis.bside.com/2008/films/himynameisryan_indiememphis2 008 UID:170840946-indiememphis.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T211315Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20081016T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20081016T201500 SUMMARY:Music Video Showcase DESCRIPTION:Live from Memphis' MUSIC VIDEO SHOWCASE \, launched in 2005\ , gives Memphis filmmakers and musicians a chance to rock the big screen at the Indie Memphis Film Festival. See the jury winner for Best Music Video and cast your vote for the Audience Choice award!\n Click here to read up on the 2008 Music Video Showcase jury\, made up of out-of-m arket filmmakers\, in town to screen their work at the Indie Memphis Fil m Festival.\n Don't miss Live from Memphis' MUSIC VIDEO SHOWCASE After- Party\, 9:00 pm at The Warehouse (36 E. GE Patterson) with live performa nces by Organ Thief\, Streetside Symphony\, Pezz and Lord T. & Eloise! \ n MUSIC VIDEO SHOWCASE lineup:\n The Cute Lepers \, TERMINAL BOREDOM\, directed by John Michael McCarthy\n Pezz \, I LIKED YOUR ROUGH DRAFT BE TTER\, directed by Brad Phelan\n Daniel Novick \, CRAZY\, directed by J oel Diament\n Dysrhythmia \, BYPASS THE SOLENOID\, directed by S.L.A.P. Productions\n Al Kapone \, THE MUSIC\, directed by Nathan Black & Josh Swain\n Valencia Robinson \, GOOD THINGS ARE REAL\, directed by Christ opher Reyes **\n Dirt Brothers \, HOTTY TODDY\, directed by Justin Gull ett\n Amy LaVere \, POINTLESS DRINKING\, directed by Mike McCarthy\n D ani \, WAISTED RAIN\, directed by John Paul Clark\n New Intruders \, FI GHTING MACHINES\, directed by C. Scott McCoy\n Merchas \, DIS YO SONG\, directed by Willie Murray III\n Choir Boi \, TEXTING YOU\, directed by Catina Johnson\n Lord T. & Eloise \, CHEMICALS\, directed by Life From Memphis\n Dirt Brothers \, BARNYARD PIMP\, directed by Justin Gullett\ n Ross Johnson \, BARON OF LOVE\, PT. 2\, directed by Jon W. Sparks\n Organ Thief \, THE RUNNER\, directed by Christopher Reyes\n Clanky's Nu b \, WALK AWAY\, directed by GB Shannon\n The Cute Lepers \, SO SCREWED UP\, directed by John Michael McCarthy\n Streetside Symphony \, SUNDOW NER\, directed by Sarah Fleming\n \nSponsored by: \n Memphis Music Found ation \n Memphis Music Commission \n MTV New Media \n The Memphis Fl yer \n The Recording Academy \n Memphis and Shelby County Film & Tel evision Commission \n Memphis Brooks Museum of Art \n Ardent Music \n Billy Worley & The Candy Co. CATEGORIES:Hometowner, Music Film, Shorts Program LOCATION:Studio on the Square URL:http://indiememphis.bside.com/2008/films/musicvideoshowcase_indiememp his2008 UID:166064600-indiememphis.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T211315Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20081016T211500 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20081016T224200 SUMMARY:Bi the Way DESCRIPTION: TENNESSEE PREMIERE Recent studies are suggesting that bise xuality is drastically more widespread than is reported in census counts . The iron curtain between gay and straight is crumbling. The Bible belt is being unbuckled. And for young people\, dating a girl one week and a guy the next is no big deal. Journeying through the changing sexual lan dscape of America\, the directors of BI THE WAY investigate the latest s cientific reports and social opinions on bisexuality\, while following f ive members of the emerging “whatever generation” – teens and twenty-som ethings who seem to be ushering in whole new sexual revolution. CATEGORIES:Competition Documentary, Documentary Feature LOCATION:Studio on the Square URL:http://indiememphis.bside.com/2008/films/bitheway_indiememphis2008 UID:170841070-indiememphis.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091122T211315Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20081016T213000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20081016T231800 SUMMARY:Make-Out with Violence DESCRIPTION: MEMPHIS PREMIERE Shot in Nashville\, MAKE-OUT WITH VIOLENC E is a genre-bending tale of a boy trying to fulfill his unrequited love for a girl who has risen from the dead. Set against the backdrop of a s ummer of cicadas and swimming pools\, the film blends elements of up-bea t teenage melodrama with the strange gravity of classic coming of age st ories.\n \nThe film tells the story of twin brothers Patrick and Carol D arling\, newly graduated from high school and struggling to come to term s with the mysterious disappearance of their friend\, the bright and bea utiful Wendy Hearst. When a drive through the countryside surrounding th eir suburban community leads to the discovery of Wendy’s mysteriously an imated corpse\, the boys secretly transport the undead Wendy to an empty house in hopes of somehow bringing her back to life.\n \nAs the swelter ing summer pushes on\, they must maintain the appearance of normalcy for their friends and family as they search for ways to revive the Wendy th ey once knew\, or\, failing that\, to satisfy their own quests for love amongst the living and the dead. CATEGORIES:Competition Feature, Narrative Feature LOCATION:Studio on the Square URL:http://indiememphis.bside.com/2008/films/makeoutwithviolence_indiemem phis2008 UID:170841198-indiememphis.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR