PROGRAM #14
ARCLIGHT THEATER 13
WEDNESDAY - SEPTEMBER 6 - 9:45 PM

Bird of Pray

(Drama / United States / Digital Beta / 9 minutes)

A mother tries to help her teenage son get over a tragic accident. Her prayers are answered when a mysterious visitor prompts the son out of his self-protective shell.

Director / Producer / Writer: Douglas Fahleson

Contact: dfahleson@hotmail.com

The Curling Stones

(Experimental / United States / Digital Beta / 5 minutes)

Inspired by the Olympic sport of curling, Canadian artist Jason Young, creates a curling match installation out of highly polished aluminum curling-stone sculptures. The warm or cool color inlayed stones leak their colors as they glide down a rink of resin that mutates color as each team takes a turn.

Director / Producer / Writer: Pascal Franchot

Contact: pascal@fastbackpicture.com

Red Ink

(Drama / United States / Beta SP / 19 minutes)

Red Ink, a film from director Michael D. Witman, is an exciting adventure into the dark mind of a troubled writer. Stuck in the story of his first book, and faced with a world awaiting his next masterpiece, Phillip (Jeff Koziatek) starts to mold his world of fact into the fiction of his book.

Director: Michael D. Witman

Producers: Todd Nenninger and Michael D. Witman

Writer: Greg Kettinger

Contact: michaeldwitman@domitianfilms.com

The Bacchae

(Drama / United States / Digital Beta / 13 minutes)

An affluent housewife who suffers from domestic violence finds solace and refuge in the ancient rites of Dionysus, a cult of women who worship the Greek God of dance, fire, wine and liberation. Those who worshipped this ancient God chose divine liberation and ecstasy. Those who opposed him chose madness.

Director / Writer: Sasha Knezev

Producers: Sasha Knezev, Lawrence Milos, and James Brown

Contact: Sknezev@msn.com

That One Moment

(Drama / United States / 16mm / 7 minutes)

A semi-autobiographical monologue of a man recalling and explaining an answer given to a friend in regard to a question about life.

Director / Producer / Writer: Gerardo Betancourt

Contact: gee@geeworld.com

All In

(Comedy / United States / 35mm / 6 minutes)

A glimpse at the life of Henry Pavlick, a reluctant corporate climber who jumps at what might be his last chance at the “Big Time” when he lucks his way into the World's Biggest Poker Tournament."

Directors / Producers: T.J. Brady, Christian Davin, and Rasheed Newson

Writers: Rasheed Newson and T.J. Brady

Portrait of an Artist

(Documentary / United States / Digital Beta / 5 minutes)

How does an artist deal with the passion to create when it doesn’t earn them a living? Sam Lam graduated with a Master’s in Fine Art, but after twenty five years he never succeeded as an artist. Regardless, he continues to paint and invites us into his studio where he surrounds himself with his favorite classical music, artwork from admired masters, and plenty of color from his palette.

Director / Producer / Writer: Joe Lam

Contact: joe@joelam.biz

Color of Friend

(Drama / Iran / Digital Beta / 15 minutes)

Soudabeh reunites with her artistic essence and finds love again, by meeting and falling for an artist who unknowingly changes the direction of her paintings and her view on art and love.

Director / Producer / Writer: Bita Shafipour

Contact: bitashafipour@gmail.com

Painting a Picture./?

(Experimental / United States / Beta SP / 8 minutes)

Once upon a time in a world of information overload...

Director / Producer / Writer: Zak Kapela

Contact: zakapela@hotmail.com