Broken Sword
Friday, 4:30 – 6:30 p.m.
The Forum
15 minutes
A martial arts student seeks the power for revenge in the pieces of an ancient sword.
Filmed in North Carolina.
Director: Phil de Courcel Producer: Gilana Lobel Editor: Christopher Ferris
North Carolina School of the Arts, School of Filmmaking
Buddy: The Musical
Friday, 4:30 – 6:30 p.m.
The Forum
World premiere
17 minutes
Buddy Capps and his moped, Bessie, sing and save Papa Pete’s Pizza from brother Paulie and the Pernicious Pizza gang in this musical comedy.
Filmed in North Carolina.
Director: Dom Smith, Ryan Collins, Sam Laughlin, Andrew Young Producer: Dom Smith, Catherine Linebarger, Travis Van Sweden, Jeff Giordano Editor: Ryan Collins, Dom Smith
North Carolina School of the Arts, School of Filmmaking
Cleaver
Friday, 10:45 p.m. – 12:45 a.m.
Saturday, 11:15 p.m. – 1 a.m.
Fine Arts Theatre, upper
World premiere
10 minutes
Thirteen-year-old Nikki lives with her parents, Tom and Sylvia, who seem like the perfect all-American couple and treat her like a princess. But there’s one problem: Tom and Sylvia are serial killers. After they murder their most recent victim, a mysterious Bible salesman visits the home. He tries to save Nikki, but will he be too late?
Director/Producer/Editor: John Harvey
University of Memphis
Flowers of a Madman
Friday, noon – 1:30 p.m.
The Forum
North Carolina premiere
17 minutes
A portrayal of the insanities of a man who has conversations with a garden of obnoxious flowers that taunt him about his past.
Director: Jason Harrington Producer: Julie Custer Editor: Joseph Campanale
Chapman University
Look Away
Saturday, 10 a.m. – noon
The Forum
North Carolina premiere
22 minutes
A pregnant thief finds apparent sanctuary at the home of an elderly midwife.
Director: Zach Goode Producer: Stacey Kattman Editor: Zach Goode
Chapman University
Love Thy Neighbor
Saturday, 12:30 – 2:15 p.m.
The Forum
North Carolina premiere
25 minutes
A hopeless romantic is devastated when her next-door neighbor dumps her and then flaunts his new relationship. She retreats into her work, but when the boy in the next cubicle shows interest in her, she must decide whether to risk her only sanctuary.
Director: Stacey Kattman Producer: Hillary Cook Editor: Ryan Fenton-Strauss
Chapman University
Madison County Project
Friday, 4:30 – 6:30 p.m.
Friday, 8:45 – 10:15 p.m.
The Forum
25 minutes
An examination of the tradition of unaccompanied ballad singing in Madison County, N.C., and how the works of documentary filmmakers, photographers and academics have influenced that tradition. The story unfolds through the historical works of John Cohen, Rob Amberg and Harvey Wang, as well as the voices of today’s ballad singers, such as Sheila Kay Adams, Donna Ray Norton, Denise Norton O’Sullivan and DeeDee Norton Buckner.
Filmed in North Carolina.
Director/Producer/Editor: Martha King, Rob Roberts
University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill
Maniac du Jour
Friday, 4:30 – 6:30 p.m.
Saturday, 4:45-6:45 p.m.
The Forum
World premiere
20 minutes
Set in the near future when reality TV is at its zenith, an ordinary man is selected as the “Maniac du Jour” and granted 24-hour immunity from prosecution for crimes he may commit, including murder.
This film contains adult content. Filmed in North Carolina.
Director: Marc Freshman Producer: Mary Chapman Editor: Nathaniel Park
North Carolina School of the Arts, School of Filmmaking
The Message
Friday, noon – 1:30 p.m.
Saturday, 12:30 – 2:15 p.m.
The Forum
World premiere
5 minutes
A Thai student listens to his concerned aunt’s voice message in his apartment. At the same moment, he has a flashback of his past, which has departed him.
Director/Producer/Editor: Jamorn Theprungsirikul
Maryland Institute, College of Art
Seconds
Friday, 6:30 – 8:15 p.m.
The Forum
15 minutes
Seconds feel like an eternity during an awkward reunion in the middle of a bank robbery.
Filmed in North Carolina. This film contains adult content.
Director: Brett Haley Producer: Chyrea Murdough Editor: Nathaniel Park
North Carolina School of the Arts, School of Filmmaking
The Shabbos Goy
Friday, noon – 1:30 p.m.
Saturday, 2:45 – 4:15 p.m.
The Forum
North Carolina premiere
27 minutes
And God said to Onan, “Thall shalt not spill thy seed in vain.” When Lubavicher Chasid Avram Leibelson learns of his infertility, he may think his decision to become celibate pleases God, but it certainly doesn’t please his wife. Her suggestion to hire a “Shabbos Goy” to do the job for them teaches them both some things about sex, love and the power of persuasion.
Director/Editor: Rachel Pearl Producer Rachel Pearl, Samantha Davidson Green
UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television
Son Up
Friday, noon – 1:30 p.m.
The Forum
Friday, 7 – 9 p.m.
Fine Arts Theatre, lower
World premiere
23 minutes
Shadd Johnson just got released from the juvenile detention center only to return to a dead end, rural hometown. When a security guard from the detention center befriends him, he begins to face the challenges of growing-up as a teenage criminal. Can he break the cycle of incarceration he’s always known?
This film contains adult content.
Director: Andrew Shearer Producer: Anna Salim, Liska Ostojic Editor: Nicholas Sherman Production Company: Way of Dale Productions
Chapman University
The Transmission
Friday, 6:30 – 8:15 p.m.
The Forum
World premiere
29 minutes
After learning that UBERCORP plans to replace his space research program with an automated device, Louis makes contact with an alien being who warns that technology threatens humanity’s existence and that he’s been chosen to warn humanity.
Filmed in North Carolina.
Director/Producer/Editor: Daniel Judson
University of North Carolina – Asheville
The Tragedy of Glady
Friday, 8:45 – 10:15 p.m.
Saturday, 4:45 – 6:45 p.m.
The Forum
20 minutes
Glady is always prepared … for the worst. Misunderstood by teachers, parents and peers, she depends most on her relationship with best friend Claire, who begins to pull away after suffering the loss of her parents. In an attempt to reconnect with her friend, Glady seeks out a tragedy of her own and ultimately finds it.
Filmed in North Carolina.
Director: Karrie Crouse Producer: Sarah Crawford Editor: Toby Rogers
North Carolina School of the Arts, School of Filmmaking
Vocalize
Saturday, 10 – noon
The Forum
World premiere
17 minutes
Elliot Gerard has one dream in life: to become a rapper. Unfortunately, he doesn’t quite fit the mold of the typical hip-hop lyricist. For starters, he’s White and Jewish. But he won’t let that get in the way.
Director/Producer: Robert Bregman Editor: Michael Toth, Robert Bregman
The School of Visual Arts
Waking Isa
Friday, 6:30 – 8:15 p.m.
The Forum
20 minutes
A photographer studying beauty awakens artistically and to her own sexuality.
Filmed in North Carolina. This film contains adult content.
Director: Katharine Trask Producer: Mary Chapman, Tom Santay Editor: Ben Brockman
North Carolina School of the Arts, School of Filmmaking
Woodrow Wilson
Friday, 6:30 – 8:15 p.m.
Saturday, 4:45 – 6:45 p.m.
The Forum
World premiere
20 minutes
As a joke on their home-schooled freshman buddy Thaddeus, sophomores Brent and Chet create a harmless, fake drug they claim is known on the streets as “Woodrow Wilson.” To their dismay, Thaddeus quickly becomes a popular provider of “Woodrow” and the entire student body becomes addicted to their fake drug.
Filmed in North Carolina.
Director: Ryan Hunter Producer: Tom Santay Editor: Emily O’Brien
North Carolina School of the Arts, School of Filmmaking
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