Winter 2007

NY (see)

<p>What does it mean to be an artist-immigrant at a time when the world is on the verge of major change? NY (see) is made without a script, a storyboard, or an editing plan. Part home-movie, part city-symphony, NY (see) straddles the borders between autobiography and documentary movie-making. <br /></p>

Bitter End

<p> BITTER END is the story of growth and friendship in a small town.</p>

Waiting For

A man is reading Camus in an apartment. Four women are seated on a bench in Central Park, New York. They are waiting. What are they waiting for?

Argo

<p>The film tells the story of Becca (Jordana Spiro), a dispossessed soul, who is on the road to nowhere. A chance encounter with Cal (Marcus Chait) and these two strangers travel together to a roadside motel for reasons neither of them understands. On a fateful journey, this is a collision course that will change their lives, as they discover... hope can be found in the most unexpected places and in the most unexpected people.</p> <p class="style2"> Writer/Director's Jordan Bayne and Michael Knowles collaborate for the first time on a story that explores the struggles of being human, a story of hope and survival in a world bent on crushing the human spirit.</p>

Together

<p>Together takes a look inside the reality and fidelity of a single man, living in NYC and running a business from inside his cramped apartment. A marriage proposal. Friends in the mix. A slice of in a beautiful city.  Currently in the international festival circuit.</p>

Manhattan, Kansas

<p>Manhattan, Kansas is a personal documentary about a daughter coping with her mentally unstable mother. It delves into the complicated ways people care for one another, and offers insight into the mind of a parent struggling for physical and emotional survival, and the effects this has on those who love her. Plus: a surprise ending...</p>

Three Soldiers

<p>A lyrical and elegiac portrait of three American soldiers and the hometowns they forever left behind. The casualties of war come home...</p>

Jessie & Jill

<p>Jesse Tannen answers an ad that promises to pay him to have sex with a beautiful girl, and much to his surprise, it's not fake. When the girl, Jill, arrives at his apartment, she reveals her reasons for seeking the arrangement: she wants to get pregnant to escape an arranged marriage.</p>

The Perfect Gentleman

<p>The Perfect Gentleman is a biography of Aundrie Dalrymple</p>

El Canto Del Gallo

<p><font size="2" color="#000000" face="Arial"> What seems to be a universal story of artists in New York City becomes a personal tale of young Cubans that face a reality that no one talks about back in their native country. This documentary is a deep and honest look into the subject’s lives. Issues that they might not discuss with outsiders surface as they try to answer their own questions about their personal and professional frustrations, dreams, and strong determination to overcome the odds.</font></p>

Banged Up

<p>Set to the backdrop of the days leading up to the March Madness College Basketball Tournament.  Mike, a low end gambler who loves to bet on the hoops and an outsider living in Manhattan, gets involved with some Irish Gents who grew up together in the old Brooklyn neighborhood in a "Package" delivery deal that goes horribly south.  Mike now finds himself in their pocket and is forced to be in the game for one more play.  Unfortunately for Mike, it looks like his luck of the Irish may be running out.<br /></p>

Intelligence

In a dark, Abbu Ghraib-like prison, three Arab detainees - one a hardware store owner, one a maitre ‘d and one possibly a dangerous terrorist – are interrogated by a team of U.S. military officials - including a sadistic intelligence officer, a weak-willed colonel and a woefully incompetent translator. In this satirical thriller, one simple slip of the tongue leads to the next in an escalating series of misunderstandings that culminates in tragedy and injustice. In “Intelligence,” director Michael Gaylin creates a Kubrickian nightmare, a pitch-black comedy, that seems to pose the question, “With people like this in charge of the ‘war on terror,’ what fate lies in store for us all?” Written by Emmy-award winning writer David Smilow, “Intelligence” is a chilling and all-too-relevant look at some of the troubling issues facing us as a nation at war.

The Discipline of D.E.

<p>Based on an excerpt from "Exterminator" by William S. Burroughs.</p>

My Friends, THC & Me!

A group of friends spend a rainy evening getting wasted, only to find out that there debauchery could cost them their lives.

gus & alphie

<p>A café in New York joins two men. Gus, flown in from Chicago, awaits the order on the café payphone to kill Alphie or let him live. With nowhere to go and nothing to do, they are in a standoff that turns minutes to hours. As today becomes tomorrow, the two find themselves discussing life, society, food -- and a secret from their past that comes crashing down. <br /></p>

When Dad & Mom Fought

 

The Faithful

 

Springtime

 

Linear Progression

Strange creatures! Beautiful animation! Grass! What happens when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object? Such conundrums abound in this charming traditionally drawn and digitally painted short. Simple but rich in its design, and with a dialogue track of only grunts and sighs, animation proves itself once again to be the universal story-telling language. Now, with over 25 festival screenings and counting, Linear Progression has been warmly welcomed into the world of independent animation and is charming audiences of all ages nationwide.

Post No Bills

Political heavy-weights populate this urgent and humorous documentary on the detonative mix of art and politics as embodied in the work of infamous "guerilla" poster artist Robbie Conal, a professional painter who estimates that an approximate 70,000 of his caricatured paintings-as-posters have been splattered across the United States' urban streets, militantly affixed by himself and his cult following of urban guerilla volunteers to construction sites, traffic light switching boxes and any other surface area large enough to house one of these satirical images.

Death of a Gentleman

<p>DEATH OF A GENTLEMAN is a short film about me visiting myself as an old man preparing for death. But it's funny too. Hints of my past loom about in the form of me as a young boy. And a beautiful woman emanates a relinquished love - or love relinquished. Absurdity and daunting introspection meet in this deeply personal work by me (Matthew Lancit). </p>

Happy

<p>Ben wants nothing more than to settle into his Sunday routine of the newspaper and coffee. However, his girlfriend Sara insists on quizzing him on survey titled 'Are You Happy'. Starting out playful, their interaction becomes more contentious as the day wears on. <br /> <br />HAPPY takes us through the morning of a very ordinary 20-something couple, and shows us the way light banter can turn into something heavier in an instant. </p>

A Triplet Affair

<p>Lauryn Siegel created A TRIPLET AFFAIR as a humorous response to the thousands of people she has met throughout her life who continue to ask, "What it's like being a triplet?" Siegel, who acted as producer, director and writer on this short film, has been actively engaged in in creating media across platforms for the past 10 years. She is currently a student at NYU's Graduate School in Broadcast Journalism and is eager to make films about people other than herself.</p>

LovecraCked! The Movie

<p>With tongue planted firmly in cheek, our story follows the exploits of a bumbling investigative journalist as he struggles to discover the truth behind enigmatic horror author H.P. Lovecraft and his mysterious past. Along the way strange and macabre tales play out, pulling the reporter ever deeper into the writer's mystical world. Will the journalist finally prevail or will he end up without a clue as usual? One thing's for sure: the truth is out there... he's just not entirely sure where.</p>

The Pacific and Eddy

<p>Ryan Donowho and Dominique Swain star in this challenging and beautifully shot coming of age story.</p> <p> In the wake of a sudden loss, Eddy (Ryan Donowho) unexpectedly skips town, leaving his friends to mourn for him. A vagabond musician, Eddy runs until there is was nowhere left to run to but home. The Pacific and Eddy captures the uncertainty of a time when indenties begin to reveal themselves. Finding refuge in the swells of the Pacific, Eddy must look inward to deal with the loss he truly never mourned. Following in the tradition Blow Up and Code Unknown where story information is oblique and often challenging, The Pacific and Eddy keeps the audience enchanted by it's subtle mystique and visual beauty. In addition to these core elements, music is monumental in the film's effectiveness and emotional resonance.</p>

Portrait of a Mother

<p>Nine mothers talk on the phone telling to each other compelling stories happening to their grown up children. One of the stories is of a girl discovering that her fiancée has three girl friends besides her – it weaves around all the other stories and finds its resolution at the end. Altogether, the stories reflect the richness of life and the unwavering love and support the mothers provide to their children.</p>

Bleached

"Bleached" is the story of Mike Osis, a lonely and neurotic office worker, who finally snaps on the job when an annoying supervisor pushes the wrong buttons. However, it is deep in his mental rage and depression that Mike stumbles upon his salvation. Can true love be the answer? Or is this everyday nobody destined to remain in his self-inflicted solitude?