| OPENING NIGHT |
Largo
(Arizona Premiere)
Dir. Mark Flanagan & Andrew van Baal
USA/2008/112 min.
www.largofilm.com
A concert film comprised of intimate performances by the musicians and comedians who gave Los Angeles' Largo its storied reputation. Featuring performances by Aimee Mann, Grant-Lee Philips, Zach Galfianakis, Flight of the Conchords, Andrew Bird and many others.
Executive produced by Paul Thomas Anderson. |
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Friday, October 9th
7:00pm
The Loft Cinema
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| CLOSING NIGHT |
Rock Prophecies
(Arizona Premiere)
Dir. John Chester
RockDoc
USA/2009/79 min.
www.rockprophecies.com
Imagine seeing bands like Led Zeppelin or the Rolling Stones long before they became famous. Legendary rock photographer Robert Knight did just that, and has the photos to prove it. The documentary explores Robert’s amazing career and follows him on his quest to help the bands of today become the rock legends of tomorrow. |
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Sunday, October 11th
7:30pm
Rialto Theatre
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| CENTERPIECE FILMS |
The Sweet Lady With The Nasty Voice
(Regional Premiere)
Dir. Vincent Kralyevich & Joanne Fish
KPITV
USA/2007/72 min.
www.wandajackson.com
In the 1950s, Wanda Jackson kicked open the door for women in rock and roll, and empowered female rockers to be in control, to be sexy, and to write their own songs. Featuring never-before-seen footage of Jackson’s concerts with rock icons Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly, Johnny Cash, and Jerry Lee Lewis. |
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Saturday, October 10th
5:30pm
Crossroads Cinema
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| DOCUMENTARY FEATURES: |
A Detroit Thing
(West Coast Premiere)
Dir. Anthony Brancaleone
Cinema Americano
USA/2008/105 min.
adetroitthingmovie.com
This documentary is a real life rock and roll fairytale that chronicles the parallel lives of Kid Rock and Tino of the Howling Diablos as they gig their way to the top of the national rock scene. |
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Saturday, October 10th
7:30pm
Rialto Theater
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Berlin Playground (Hans Im Glück)
(North American Premiere)
Dir. Claudia Lehmann
GERMANY/2009/65 min.
www.myspace.com/hansimglueckberlin
Hans Narva is on probation. The East German bass player, a former member of the punk band Herbst in Peking, whose music came to define a generation of Berliners after the Wall fell, is reconnecting with his city, his family, his music and examining a life spent fighting the rules - whoever defines them. |
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Saturday, October 10th
7:30pm
Crossroads Cinema
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D Tour
(Arizona Premiere)
Dir. Jim Granato
Autonomy 16 Productions
USA/2009/99 min.
www.dtourmovie.com
Pat Spurgeon is a professional musician whose dreams of being in a successful working rock n roll band have come true. But just as his band, Rogue Wave, starts to take off, his kidney starts to fail. Pat's choice to keep touring is put to the test when the need to find a potential organ donor, perform dialysis daily, and to focus on his health become a top priority. Featuring live performances from Ben Gibbard (Death Cab for Cutie), Nada Surf, John Vanderslice, The Moore Brothers, and of course Rogue Wave. |
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Sunday, October 11th
5:00pm
Crossroads Cinema
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I Need That Record!
(Southwest Premiere)
Dir. Brendan Toller
USA/2008/77 min.
www.ineedthatrecord.com
More than 3000 independent record stores have closed across the U.S. in the past decade. Director Brendan Toller enlists a host of musicians and industry players including Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth, Ian Mackaye of Fugazi, Mike Watt of the Minutemen, and rock photographer Bob Gruen, to find out why. |
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Saturday, October 10th
11:30am
Crossroads Cinema
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Mellodrama
(Southwest Premiere)
Dir. Dianna Dilworth
USA/2009/80 min.
www.mellotronmovie.com
The story of how an ingenious contraption called the Mellotron changed the production and texture of popular music, from the Beatles' "Strawberry Fields Forever" to Radiohead's "OK Computer." |
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Saturday, October 10th
3:30pm
Crossroads Cinema
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One Man in the Band
(West Coast Premiere)
Dir. Adam Clitheroe
UK/2008/83 min.
www.onemanintheband.com
One-man bands. Are they showmen, eccentrics, or loners? This documentary follows a selection of contemporary musicians who play as one-person acts and discovers that, for them, music just sounds so much better when you make it all alone. |
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Monday, October 12th
7:30pm
The Hut
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Such Hawks Such Hounds
(Arizona Premiere)
Dir. John Srebalus & Jessica Hundley
Long Song Pictures
USA/2008/85 min.
www.suchhawkssuchhounds.com
A multi-sensory film experience surveying the nearly four decade history of America's hard rock underground. Featuring performance and interviews with Brant Bjork, Comets on Fire, Dead Meadow, Earthless, Fatso Jetson, High on Fire, Kyuss, Nebula, Om, Sleep and more! |
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Saturday, October 10th
9:30pm
Rialto Theater
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The Heart is a Drum Machine
(Tucson Premiere)
Dir. Christopher Pomerenke
ZU33
USA/2008/72 min.
www.zu33.com
What is music? Many of today's top artists and scholars grapple with the question in this cinematic look at a uniquely human obsession. Featuring an original score written and performed by Steven Drozd (The Flaming Lips) and a cast that includes Elijah Wood, John Frusciante (Red Hot Chili Peppers), Penelope Spheeris, Jason Schwartzman, Bijou Phillips, MGMT, Juliette Lewis, and John Doe, among many others. |
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Monday, October 12th
9:30pm
The Hut
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Till You're Told To Stop
(Southwest Premiere)
Dir. Ruth Somalo
a Horns and Tails Production
UK/2009/82 min.
www.tillyouretoldtostop.com
Till You’re Told To Stop documents one of the most amazing musical journeys in decades. Award winning singer-songwriter James Blunt began his musical career in 2004, right after resigning from the army. The film follows him in these nascent days, right through to his worldwide success with the 14 million-selling debut album, “Back To Bedlam.” Featuring never-before-scene live performances from James Blunt. |
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Thursday, October 8th
7:30pm
Cinema La Placita |
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| NARRATIVE FEATURES: |
Bicycle Lane
(World Premiere)
Dir. Jeffrey W. Ruggles
Birds Are Smart Pictures
USA/2009/69 min.
www.birdsaresmart.com
In a city where everyone drives, one man sets off on an unrelenting bicycle journey across Los Angeles for just one chance to see the girl of his dreams. |
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Sunday, October 11th
3:00pm
Crossroads Cinema
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Cruzando
(Arizona Premiere)
Dir. Mando Alvarado & Michael Ray Escamilla
Those Guys and That Girl Films
USA/2009/95 min.
www.cruzandothemovie.com
Many earnest films have been made recently about the struggles of Latin American migrants trying to cross into the U.S. for a better tomorrow this isn't one of them. Against his wife’s wishes, Manuel decides to cross the border into the US to visit his condemned father in a Texas prison, with his videocam toting pal Diego along for the ride. Mistaken identities, family drama, and dehydration complicate the quest, but Manuel finally learns a familiar lesson: There's no place like home…even if home is not all that great. |
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Sunday, October 11th
7:00pm
Crossroads Cinema
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Lost Dream
(Southwest Premiere)
Dir. Asif Ahmed
Reel Energy Entertainment
USA/2009/94 min.
www.lostdreamfilm.com
Two college students, Perry and Giovanni, develop a delicate friendship based on their mutually destructive behavior. Perry, the son of a corrupt Congressman, is tormented by his position in society. Giovanni, distraught by a troubled childhood, has lost his desire to live. Together, they challenge each other's existence in search of salvation. |
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Sunday, October 11th
9:30pm
Rialto Theater
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| DOCUMENTARY SHORTS: |
Back to the Basics: The Story of Luckenbach, TX
(Southwest Premiere)
Dir. David Elkins
USA/2008/20 min.
www.elkinseye.com
Take a trip to Luckenbach, Texas, the place “where everybody’s somebody.” This documentary film traces the history of Luckenbach, from a one-horse crossroads to its current iconic status as a cultural mecca with a distinct musical legacy. |
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Sunday, October 11th
12:00pm
Crossroads Cinema
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Dig Comics!
(Regional Premiere)
Dir. Miguel Cima
USA/2009/19 min.
www.digcomics.com
Is the American art form of comics dying? Comic creators, retailers, and historians weigh in on what why the popularity of comics has waned over the past five decades and whether it's too late to reverse the trend. The battle is on to get America to Dig Comics! |
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Saturday, October 10th
11:30am
Crossroads Cinema
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No Good Reason
(Southwest Premiere)
Dir. Michael Mierendorf
USA/2009/11 min.
www.giveusyourpoor.org
Working with several artists who have never set foot in a recording studio, Natalie Merchant (formerly of 10,000 Maniacs) records a new song with current and recently homeless musicians and singers. |
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Saturday, October 10th
7:30pm
Crossroads Cinema |
Pocket Full Of Soul
(Arizona Premiere)
Dir. Marc Lempert
Omni-Harmonic, LLC.
USA/2009/48 min.
www.pocketfullofsoulmovie.com
A documentary about the greatest musical instrument in the world, the harmonica! Narrated by Huey Lewis, featuring Clint Black, James Cotton, Delbert McClinton, Robert Klein, John Popper and more. |
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Sunday, October 11th
12:00pm
Crossroads Cinema
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ART IMITATES LIFE- SHORT FILMS: |
Arc of a Bird
(Arizona Premiere)
Dir. Hugh Schulze
USA/2008/11 min.
www.arcofabird.com
An artist disappears under mysterious circumstances after one of his paintings is connected to a series of miracles. A documentary film crew pieces together details of the story through interviews and archival footage. |
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Saturday, October 10th
1:30pm
Crossroads Cinema |
The Cello
(Arizona Premiere)
Dir. Erik Cimon
Canadian Film Centre
CANADA/2008/20 min.
website
William, a precocious thirteen year old, develops an obsessive infatuation for his beautiful music teacher and accidentally discovers a natural ability to play the instrument in the process. |
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Saturday, October 10th
1:30pm
Crossroads Cinema |
Junkyard
(Regional Premiere)
Dir. Michael Skvarla
Golem Pictures & Alliecine
USA/2009/6 min.
www.golempictures.com
A young boy must stand up to a tyrannical junkyard owner who abuses a young girl. |
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Saturday, October 10th
1:30pm
Crossroads Cinema |
Magellan
(Regional Premiere)
Dir. Sebastian Davis
USA/2009/18 min.
www.magellanmovie.com
Set against the backdrop of industrial Atlanta, our scrawny hero, Magellan, walks to and from school everyday with his popular latch-key classmate, Tiana. Their precarious friendship is jeopardized when Magellan works up the courage to ask her to the upcoming Spring dance. |
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Saturday, October 10th
1:30pm
Crossroads Cinema |
Nightingale
(World Premiere)
Dir. Josh Kasselman
USA/2009/5 min.
The distant relationship between a man and his wife comes to a surreal boiling point in this impressionistic portrait. |
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Saturday, October 10th
1:30pm
Crossroads Cinema |
Old Grace
(Southwest Premiere)
Dir. Nathan Chitayat
UCLA
USA/2008/10 min.
When Jeff Leland dies an untimely death, he leaves behind a father who, ashamed of the senseless loss, embarks on a road trip to get rid of a painful reminder. Unfortunately, he's stuck with another reminder; his grandson, Little Jack. Now the two must find a way to get along as each grieves in their own way. |
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Saturday, October 10th
1:30pm
Crossroads Cinema |
Pigeon: Impossible
(Arizona Premiere)
Dir. Lucas Martell
Martell Animation
USA/2009/6 min.
www.pigeonimpossible.com
This is the tale of Walter, a rookie secret agent faced with a problem seldom covered in basic training: what to do when a curious pigeon gets trapped inside your multi-million dollar government-issued briefcase. |
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Saturday, October 10th
1:30pm
Crossroads Cinema |
Worth
(Tucson Premiere)
Dir. Kathi Carey
Carey-it-Off Enterprises
USA/2009/7 min.
www.worththemovie.com
When a non-descript violin shows up at an upscale auction it seems to be out of place. But who decides what something or someone is really worth? |
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Saturday, October 10th
1:30pm
Crossroads Cinema |
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MUSIC VIDEO-RAMA: |
"Bipolar Bear Mania" by Holy Rolling Empire
(World Premiere)
Dir. Chelsea Coles
USA/2009/5 min.
www.chelseacoles.com
A toy society, awoken from slumber, starts a revolution against a world run by evil in this fantasy-inspired music video for local Tucson band Holy Rolling Empire. |
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Sunday, October 11th
1:30pm
Crossroads Cinema |
"City of Noise" by The Summerlad
(Southwest Premiere)
Dir. Mitch Barany
Barany Productions
CANADA/2008/4 min.
www.mitchbarany.com
Follow a man as he competes against different realities of himself for a magic treasure chest. The Summerlads 'City of Noise' music video takes you through a maze of rooms and crosses portals that bridge space and time. |
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Sunday, October 11th
1:30pm
Crossroads Cinema |
"Diamond Dave" by The Bird and The Bee
(Southwest Premiere)
Dir. Jake Kasdan
USA/2009/3 min.
www.thebirdandthebee.com
A tribute song to the one and only David Lee Roth. Starring Eric Wareheim, Simon Helberg and Ken Jeong. |
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Sunday, October 11th
1:30pm
Crossroads Cinema |
"Glean" by El Cantador
(Southwest Premiere)
Dir. Gideon C. Kennedy & Marcus Rosentrater
Climenole, LLC
USA/2009/6 min.
www.climenole.com
As the song title suggests, the video gathers useful remnants of the band’s performance by filming their shadows, a visual synonym for the ephemeral nature of song. |
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Sunday, October 11th
1:30pm
Crossroads Cinema |
"Her Morning Elegance" by Oren Lavie
(Arizona Premiere)
Dir. Oren Lavie & Yuval Nathan
Sonic Management
ISRAEL/2009/3 min.
www.orenlavie.com
Roughly 3225 still photos were used to create this video, using one camera. |
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Sunday, October 11th
1:30pm
Crossroads Cinema |
"Hurricane" by The Volcanics
(Arizona Premiere)
Dir. James Gerrity
UDFMV Films
USA/2009/3 min.
www.myspace.com/thevolcanics
The missing opening credit sequence for the 1964 film "Hurricane." |
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Sunday, October 11th
1:30pm
Crossroads Cinema |
"Locked and Loaded" by Miko Marks
(US Premiere)
Dir. Edward Rosenblum
EPI Productions
USA/2009/4 min.
www.epiproductions.com
One of Nashville's hottest new country stars, Miko Marks is back with her second video release, directed by San Francisco filmmaker Edward Rosenblum who is a proud native of Tucson Arizona. Locked & Loaded features a cameo by Grammy Award winner, DWayne Wiggins of Tony Toni Tone. |
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Sunday, October 11th
1:30pm
Crossroads Cinema |
Lonesome Dog Blues
(US Premiere)
Dir. Donna McRae
AUSTRALIA/2009/2 min.
A little dog dreams of becoming a musician. Featuring the song “Bumblebee Flat Blues” by James Shepard. |
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Sunday, October 11th
1:30pm
Crossroads Cinema |
"Mykonos" by Fleet Foxes
(Southwest Premiere)
Dir. Sean Pecknold
Grandchildren
USA/2009/4 min.
www.bygrandchildren.com
This is an animated music video for the Fleet Foxes song "Mykonos." |
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Sunday, October 11th
1:30pm
Crossroads Cinema |
"Nippon Ga Dai Suki (Japan We Love You!)" by The Orion Experience
(US Premiere)
Dir. Keith Ozar
OZAR Productions
USA/2009/3 min.
www.keithozar.com
In their secret underground laboratory, The Orion Experience is called to do battle with Panko the Pink Monster. They blast off in their Astro Van in order to save the city from destruction! From Director Keith Ozar, a University of Arizona alumni and Art Director Anney Fresh. |
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Sunday, October 11th
1:30pm
Crossroads Cinema |
"Red Line Season" by These Arms Are Snakes
(Arizona Premiere)
Dir. Artifical Army
Suicide Squeeze Records
USA/2008/3 min.
www.suicidesqueeze.net
From the album “Tail Swallower and Dove,” get behind the wheel with Seattle’s hard rockers These Arms Are Snakes. |
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Sunday, October 11th
1:30pm
Crossroads Cinema |
"Repeal Cataracts" by The Danger Board
(Southwest Premiere)
Dir. Gwen Heyn & Tyler Jenson
USA/2009/3 min.
the.dangerboard.com
A "single-shot" music video portraying The Danger Board's hectic morning routine. |
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Sunday, October 11th
1:30pm
Crossroads Cinema |
"Saint Conformity" by Giant Sand
(US Premiere)
Prod. Steve Valdez & Michael Toubassi
Upstairs Film / Litterbox Music
USA/2008/5 min.
www.giantsand.com
From the album “Confluence,” this is a live in-studio performance featuring Tucson’s own Howe Gelb. |
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Sunday, October 11th
1:30pm
Crossroads Cinema |
"Short Winded" by Mossmaja
(US Premiere)
Dir. Joshua M. Dragotta
USA/2008/3 min.
www.joshuadragotta.com
An homage to "old school" rap music videos set against the backdrop of San Bernadino. Mossmaja lights up the streets with phat beats and steady delivery. |
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Sunday, October 11th
1:30pm
Crossroads Cinema |
"Song Away" by Hockey
(Southwest Premiere)
Dir. Josh Forbes
Capitol Music Group
USA/2009/3 min.
hockeyband.com
Two geeks liberate a stuffy hipster party through some interesting dance moves and end up falling in love. Featuring actress Charlyne Yi (Paper Heart, Knocked Up). |
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Sunday, October 11th
1:30pm
Crossroads Cinema |
"Suzie" by A B & The Sea
(World Premiere)
Dir. Gairo Cuevas
Loser Status Productions
USA/2009/4 min.
www.abandthesea.com
Contestants compete for Suzie's heart on a reality television show. |
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Sunday, October 11th
1:30pm
Crossroads Cinema |
"Swan Song" by Brightwood
(US Premiere)
Dir. Dillon Novak
Montauk Media
USA/2009/4 min.
A story of lost love and acceptance. |
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Sunday, October 11th
1:30pm
Crossroads Cinema |
Thresheld
(Southwest Premiere)
Dir. Brook K. Gauthier
Chrysalis Film Productions
USA/2009/5 min.
www.chrysalisfilm.com
Thresheld is a contemporary dance film that blurs the line between pedestrian gesture and modern forms of movement. Featuring music by Andrew Bird. |
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Sunday, October 11th
1:30pm
Crossroads Cinema |
Westward Soldier!
(US Premiere)
Dir. David Neff
Awkward Silent Productions
USA/2009/4 min.
A music video for a song about maritime existentialism. Original music written and recorded by local filmmaker David Neff. |
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Sunday, October 11th
1:30pm
Crossroads Cinema |
"What's The Difference" by Mathematicians
(World Premiere)
Dir. Dr. Jonathan Phelps
Cinematic Weapons of Mass Creation
USA/2009/6 min.
www.cinematicweapons.com
Get in the Mathematicians band van to explore the universe and beyond in this rock-and-roll dance party music video featuring live shows and anime! |
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Sunday, October 11th
1:30pm
Crossroads Cinema |
