| OPENING NIGHT |
Throw Down Your Heart (Arizona Premiere)
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Dir. Sascha Paladino
The Old School Ltd.
USA/2008/97 min.
www.throwdownyourheart.com
"Throw Down Your Heart" follows American banjo virtuoso Bela Fleck on his journey to Africa to explore the little known African roots of the banjo and record an album. Bela’s boundary-breaking musical adventure takes him to Uganda, Tanzania, The Gambia, and Mali, and provides a glimpse of the beauty and complexity of Africa. Using his banjo, Bela transcends barriers of language and culture, finding common ground and forging connections with musicians from very different backgrounds. |
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Thursday, October 9th
7:30pm |
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| CLOSING NIGHT |
Nerdcore For Life (Southwest Premiere)
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Dir. Daniel Lamoureux
Crapbot Productions
USA/2008/84 min
www.nerdcoreforlife.com
Nerdcore For Life profiles the fascinating and tumultuous world of Nerdcore Hip-Hop. Born on the internet, 'geek rap' is breaking out into the real world at a lightning pace. Filmed over the course of two years, the documentary follows the top names in this new genre as they celebrate 'Geek Life' and their love of hip-hop, fight anti-nerd stereotypes and attempt to overcome the common obstacles that block musicians of all genres from fulfilling their dreams.
Featuring: MC Chris, MC Lars, ytcracker, Doc Popular and more. |
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Sunday, October 12th
7:30pm |
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| CENTERPIECE FILMS |
Nowhere Now - The Ballad Of Joshua Tree
(West Coast Premiere)
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Dir. Don DiNicola
Prod. Petina Cole
DP. John Pirozzi
DiNicola Films/Red Horse Productions
USA/2008/72 min
www.nowherenowthemovie.com
Featuring Eric Burdon, Gram Parsons, Victoria Williams, Gram Rabbit, The Sibleys, Ted Quinn and Emily Adams.
Joshua Tree, the high desert community outside Los Angeles, has become a mecca for exciting musical voices. This place—its history and traditions, its isolation from urban centers, and its unique atmosphere and community—have contributed to this phenomenon. Each writer-performer has his or her unique story, but all have had to face the conflict between maintaining their identity as performers and the struggle to survive in the music industry. The film paints a portrait of life in the desert, far from big music industry, while examining our notions of success and failure. Shot on the beautiful backdrop of high desert in springtime, featured artists include Eric Burdon, Gram Parsons, Victoria Williams, Gram Rabbit, The Sibleys, Ted Quinn, and Emily Adams, among others. |
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Saturday, October 11th
5:30pm |
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| SPECIAL FEATURE SCREENINGS: |
Slide Guitar Ride (US Premiere)
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Dir. Bernd Schoch
GERMANY/2006/81 min
slideguitarride.hardbeams.de
Bob Log III is a one-man band from Tucson, Arizona, “the only band in the world you can sit on.” Releasing records and touring as his own truly surreal one-man-band, Log appears on stage in a bubble mask motorcycle helmet with a phone receiver glued to the visor as a microphone. The film follows this manic Delta Blues slide guitar player on tour – as he wows crowds in backyards, laundry-mats and big concert halls around the globe. |
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Friday, October 10th
7:30pm |
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| FEATURE FILMS: |
A Deal Is A Deal (US Premiere)
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Dir. Jonathan Gershfield
Rovinge Motion Picture Company
UK/2008/95 min.
www.adealisadeal.com
London subway driver Paul (Mackenzie Crook, BBC’s The Office, Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy) has had two unfortunate accidents in as many weeks. Traumatized but completely blameless, his fellow drivers inform him of the 'Three Strike' rule; three fatal accidents within a month and you're out of a job ... but with a huge pay off! A chance meeting with suicidal Tommy (Colm Meaney. Star Trek) starts Paul thinking about rigging the system and cashing in. Paul and Tommy strike a bargain and the deal is set. But after a weekend spent tying up loose ends together, the men each find something that has eluded them both for years -- true friendship. But on Monday morning, they are back to the reality of the deal they struck. And a deal is a deal. |
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Sunday, October 12th
5:00pm |
Adventures of Power (AZ Premiere)
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Dir. Ari Gold
The Group Entertainment
USA/2007/85 min
www.adventuresofpower.com
• Q&A with filmmaker followed by special musical performance of the Gold Brothers on Saturday night.
ADVENTURES OF POWER is the story of a small-town mine-worker named Power who’s obsessed with drums. Only problem is, he’s never played them--so he has become an expert “air-drummer,” a skill which so far has not earned him respect from his union-leader father, or from the working-class town. He soon discovers an underground network of people who play “air drums” competitively and his life changes forever.
Gold Brothers on Saturday night “at PLUSH.” |
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Saturday, October 11th
6:00pm |
Teary Sockets (West Coast Premiere)
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Dir. Jackson Anderson
Cloud Chamber Productions
USA/2008/78 min.
www.tearysockets.com
The story of Bobby Tear, lead singer of the Teary Sockets, an emo band from LA, and founder of an animal rights organization, People for the Protection of Mammals, dedicated to the prevention of bovine abuse. But nothing about Bobby is what it seems. When the band runs out of funds, its forced to travel to Mississippi to try and get the money from Bobby's rich but eccentric father. The clash of cultures ends up having national consequences, when the band releases a group of genetically engineered cattle and find themselves labeled as domestic terrorists. |
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Sunday, October 12th
3:00pm |
Your Name Here (AZ Premiere)
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Dir. Tamar Halpern
Tamaroland Pictures
USA/2008/83 min.
www.tamarolandpictures.com
Your Name Here is the story of two teen boys who want to start a band and all the crazy adults who get involved. With all music written and performed by the teen leads, this improvised film is a 'Once' for teens and tweens. Remember when you thought anything was possible? |
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Sunday, October 12th
1:00pm |
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| FEATURE DOCUMENTARIES: |
Anvil! The Story Of Anvil (Arizona Premiere)
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Dir. Sacha Gervasi
Metal On Metal Productions
USA/2008/80 min
www.anvilthestoryofanvil.com
At 14 years old, best friends "Lips" and Robb Reiner made a pact to rock together forever. Their band Anvil influenced a musical generation but never made it. Lips and Robb, now in their fifties, set off in one last attempt to fulfill their boyhood dreams. |
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Saturday, October 11th
7:30pm |
Full Moon Lightnin' (West Coast Premiere)
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Dir. John Gardiner
Willow Tree Films
USA/2008/93 min.
www.fullmoonlightnin.com
It has been over 60 years since New York City bluesman, Floyd Lee, left the hill country of Mississippi and with his 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 wrestles with unanswered questions to his mysterious and painful past. Now at the age of 73, Floyd and his band embark on a deeply personal journey 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 to deal with a tragedy that will change their lives forever. From independent filmmaker, John Gardiner, comes the powerful and gripping story of Floyd Lee. |
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Saturday, October 11th
12:00pm |
Martino Unstrung (West Coast Premiere)
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Dir. Ian Knox
Sixteen Films
UK/2008/82 min.
www.sixteenfilms.co.uk
Director Ian Knox and Neuropsychologist Paul Broks travel America in search of the soul of the legendary jazz guitar great Pat Martino. Tracing his remarkable return from the depths of amnesia to the peak of artistic achievement, Broks explores the nature of memory, self, creativity and the mysterious brian mechanisms underlying the construction of personal identity. What is the self? How much change can it survive? Pat Martino is an unlikely American hero whose moving story holds meaning for us all. |
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Sunday, October 12th
5:30pm |
Song Sung Blue (Arizona Premiere)
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Dir. Greg Kohs
Corn Filmworks, Inc.
USA/2008/87 min.
www.songsungblue.com
SONG SUNG BLUE is a documentary feature film that tells the alternately inspiring and tragic love story of Lightning & Thunder, a homegrown Milwaukee husband and wife singing duo who pay tribute to the music of Neil Diamond. |
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Sunday, October 12th
12:00pm |
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| SHORT DOCUMENTARIES: |
Bola De Oro (World Premiere)
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Dir. Ari Palos
Dos Vatos Productions
USA/2006/9 min
www.dosvatos.com
An investigation of the unique musical heritage on the isthmus of Oaxaca. |
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Saturday, October 11th
2:00pm |
New Uke City (West Coast Premiere)
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Dir. Clyde Folley
Vassar College
USA/2007/20 min
'NEW UKE CITY is an exploration of New York's thriving ukulele community based around the monthly Ukulele Cabaret, a 'six-hour ukulele behemoth' where ukulele players of all backgrounds gather and let loose. Styles range from tin pan alley, metal, new wave, and showtunes. The film follows Jason, Gio, Jamie and Ziggy from the stage to their everyday lives to illustrate the relationship between their lives, the instrument, and the city. Distorted ukuleles? Check. Bucket of slime? Check. This ain't yo mama's ukulele music. |
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Sunday, October 12th
1:45pm |
Squirrel Nut Zippers "Musical Candy"
(Southwest Premiere)
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Dir. Clay Walker
Plan B Productions®
USA/completed 1996; re-mastered & restored 2008 /25 min
www.planbproductions.com
"Musical Candy" is the documentary by filmmaker Clay Walker on the North Carolina music group the 'Squirrel Nut Zippers.' The film was created during 1995-1996 prior to the Zipper's release of the 'Hot' album and their rise to worldwide popularity. The documentary features live performances from their first California tour including performances at KCRW and Cafe du Norde. |
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Sunday, October 12th
1:45pm |
Vinyl Scrapyard (West Coast Premiere)
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Dir. Billups Allen
USA/2008/30 min
www.billupsallen.com
Vinyl Scrapyard is a documentary about the death of the independent record store as told through the anecdotes and opinions of the clerks who run them. Shot in Washington D.C., Houston, Tucson and Memphis, the film presents the record store as a cultural phenomenon and explores the dangers of removing human contact from the music buying process. |
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Sunday, October 12th
1:45pm |
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| SHORT FILMS: |
A Song Without A Name (World Premiere)
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Dir. Chris Newberry
USA/2008/16 min.
www.chrisnewberry.com
In a bold move, an amateur musician chooses a camping trip as a second date with his new love interest. What starts as an awkward occasion gradually becomes a true getting-to-know-you opportunity. |
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Saturday, October 11th
4:00pm |
AL's BEEF (Arizona Premiere)
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Dir. Dennis Hauck
USA/2008/35 min.
www.myspace.com/alsbeefmovie
Bloodied, barefoot, and branded like cattle, a mysterious woman comes to town with an aim to kill the man that done her wrong. |
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Saturday, October 11th
2:00pm |
Beatgirl - A Piece of Action! (Arizona Premiere)
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Dir. Martin Leeper
USA/2006/3 min.
beatgirl.net
BeBop, DooWop and Pow! A hero who likes the dance as much as the fight, hitting the beats of the music and beating the hits of the bad guys! |
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Sunday, October 12th
3:30pm |
Birds (West Coast Premiere)
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Dir. Mark Betancourt
USA/2007/17 min.
www.birdsfilm.com
The surreal, funny and sometimes absurd relationship of an older couple, one of whom is afflicted with the onset of dementia. |
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Saturday, October 11th
4:00pm |
Cowboy: A Love Story (Arizona Premiere)
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Dir. Jenny McNabb
USA/2008/5:24 min.
jenny.mcnabb@gmail.com
COWBOY tells the sly tale of a delusional young ranch hand who travels to the city on foot to win back his one true love. While her disapproving family has warned him away, and she seems unresponsive, he remains obsessed. |
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Saturday, October 11th
2:00pm |
December Story (Arizona Premiere)
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Dir. Jacob Rosenberg
Formika Films
USA/2007/12 min.
www.formikafilms.com
With a faded polaroid and fragmented memories, Natalie revisits the last place she remembers being with her father in order to remember what he looked like and understand why he left her. |
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Saturday, October 11th
4:00pm |
Empty House (World Premiere)
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Dir. Sean Christensen
Square One Cinema, LLC
USA/2008/5 min.
schristensen17@hotmail.com
'Empty House' is an experimental documentary that focuses on the residue of memories trapped in physical objects and the rooms in which we live. Based on a true story, it depicts a family torn apart by divorce - told through the perspectives of the house and furniture that they used to own. Utilizing mixed media, home movies and doll house miniature models, the film creates a collage of mixed media to provoke the subconscious and stir the imaginations of the audience. |
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Saturday, October 11th
4:00pm |
Four Minutes 'til Noon (Arizona Premiere)
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Dir. Jonathan Taylor
Cine560
USA/2008/4 min
www.cine560.com/four_minutes
A veteran gunslinger prepares himself to take another life, but rookie gunslinger Dusty Rider is a force to be reckoned with. As the clock ticks down, tensions rise and the stand-off culminates in an unsuspected conclusion. |
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Saturday, October 11th
2:00pm |
Make My Day (West Coast Premiere)
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Dir. Pelle Møller
M&M Productions
Denmark/2008/9 min.
www.mmproductions.dk
Make My Day is a short about a man arriving to the emergency hall together with his son, who has sprained his ankle after being bullied in school. The father has always told his son not to let anybody bring him down. But when the attending doctor turns out to be one of the boys who bullied the father back in his school days, the father becomes very submissive. And suddenly it is the son who has to stand up for his father. |
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Saturday, October 11th
2:00pm |
Passion To The Max
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Dir. Felix Allen
IMMIX Motion Pictures
USA/2006/9 min.
www.passiontothemaxmovie.com
In the post-apocalyptic near future, the world as we knew it is no more. Roaming bands of men control the land, they are known as Missionaries. These Missionaries created a new religion known as the Church of the Post-Apocalyptic Saints. But one man remembers a different religion, an ancient religion, and he has returned to his action-hero roots to defend his faith. That man is Mel Gibson, and he has... Passion to the Max. |
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Saturday, October 11th
2:00pm |
The Skooks (US Premiere)
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Dir. Norwood Cheek
Flicker Los Angeles
USA/2008/6 min
www.flickerla.com/norwood
'Lill Skooks lives in her own world. A normal neighborhood, on a normal day, but everything is far from normal for the Skooks family. |
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Saturday, October 11th
4:00pm |
The Line
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Dir. Kent Bassett
Sleeper Productions
USA/2007/23 min.
www.linethemovie.com
Alvaro Nuñez has crossed the border many times, but this time is different: his son Omar is coming with him to live and work in the U.S. For Danny Jackson, the Arizona borderland is home, although since his mother left he has been struggling to adjust to life there with his father Luke. The Line follows these fathers and sons as they attempt to rebuild their relationships under new circumstances, an endeavor made even more important by the high stakes of life at the border. When their paths cross, each person, and each family, is changed forever. |
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Saturday, October 11th
2:00pm |
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MUSIC VIDEOS: |
"8 Lineas" by Violadores del Verso (US Premiere)
Dir. Alberto Blanco
Malgenio Films / Playtime Audiovisuales
SPAIN/2007/6 min.
www.playtimeaudiovisuales.com
Music video by the hip-hop artist - Violadores del Verso. |
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Sunday, October 12th
3:30pm |
"Bubblecraft" featuring Pilotdrift (Arizona Premiere)
Dir. Geoff Marslett
Swerve Pictures
USA/2006/6 min.
www.swervepictures.com
Bubblecraft is a story of everyday people. Workdays are okay. School is so-so. Life isn’t bad, but it isn’t that good either. What does it take to pull them out of their humdrum day-to-day worlds? A bubblecraft... |
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Sunday, October 12th
3:30pm |
"Care For Some Whiskey?" by Leerone (Arizona Premiere)
Dir. Hank Friedmann
USA/2008/3:17 min.
www.leerone.com
'Care For Some Whiskey?' - a stop-motion/live action music video which takes us through Leerone's fantasy world. |
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Sunday, October 12th
3:30pm |
"Clouds Cover Everything" by New Radiant Storm King (World Premiere)
Dir. Jay Hollinsworth
Pedestrian Productions
USA/2008/3 min.
www.furnacerock.com
Inhabitants of a seemingly vacant world sleepwalk through their daily activities, the eventual appearance of darkness and clouds not the traditional harbingers of doom, but of possibility and change. |
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Sunday, October 12th
3:30pm |
"Creepy" by The Mission Creeps (AZ Premiere)
Dir. Gene Torres
USA/2008/3 min.
www.missioncreeps.com
Rock out to the creepy horror-surf sound of Tucson's The Mission Creeps. |
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Sunday, October 12th
3:30pm |
"Falling From Mars" by Alyssa Suede (Southwest Premiere)
Dir. Tracie Laymon
Silent Fire
USA/2007/4:21 min.
www.myspace.com/alyssasuede
Alyssa Suede finds herself alone on Mars and recalls memories of her long lost love. |
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Sunday, October 12th
3:30pm |
"Final" by Jose Saavedra (World Premiere)
Dir. J.M. Aragón
Pan Left Productions
USA/2008/4:30 min.
www.myspace.com/josepeposaavedra
Music video featuring Jose Saavedra performing "Final" with the La Desgracia ensemble at PLUSH in Tucson. |
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Sunday, October 12th
3:30pm |
"Hold Your Breath and Brace For The Crash" by Man On Earth (West Coast Premiere)
Dir. Ian Fischer
Fischtick Productions
USA/2007/4 min.
www.manonearth.com
The band Man on Earth shoots guerrilla style all over New York City. No permits, no rules, no permission. What Rock and Roll is all about. |
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Sunday, October 12th
3:30pm |
"House Of Cards" by Radiohead
Dir. James Frost
Zoo Films / Blip Boutique
USA/2008/4:34 min.
www.zoofilms.net
The first live action music video shot entirely with lasers and scanners and without the use of any cameras. Followed by exclusive behind the scenes look at “making of” the music video. |
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Sunday, October 12th
3:30pm |
The Illogic Of A Dream Had Taken Over Completely (West Coast Premiere)
Dir. Ruby Quincunx
USA/2008/5 min.
www.rubyquincunx.org
An investigation of cinematic rhythms & harmonies (color, movement, image) in terms of the (il)logic of a dream of longing. |
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Sunday, October 12th
3:30pm |
"Kill Box" by German Hernandez (World Premiere)
Dir. Mischa Cantu
Slain Gecko Productions
USA/2008/4:40 min.
Powered by compelling electronic music from German Hernandez, this music video challenges viewers to realize what incredible danger our soldiers were exposed to during the testing of atomic bombs in New Mexico in the 1940s. |
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Sunday, October 12th
3:30pm |
"Mundo Caliente" (World Premiere)
Dir. Bob Barancik
Creative Ledge Studio
USA/2008/4 min.
'Mundo Caliente' explores the industrial world's seductive and frenzied dance with fossil fuels. It incorporates sizzling Latin music, passionate paintings and provocative documentary footage. |
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Sunday, October 12th
3:30pm |
"Night Lies" by Bang Camaro (US Premiere)
Dir. Michael Pope
Ralph Jaccodine Management
USA/2008/4 min
www.bangcamaro.com
Bang Camaro haunt The Longshadow Bar as an aging rock hipster attempts to seduce an experienced club-going temptress. "Night Lies" recounts the age-old story that love is not found at the bottom of the bottle. |
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Sunday, October 12th
3:30pm |
“Quiet As A Mouse” by Margot and The Nuclear So & So’s (US Premiere)
Dir. Mike Jenson
Epic Records
USA/2006/4 min.
This is the story of a peaceful mouse island invaded by pirate cats. The images are original Stacey Novak oil paintings animated by Café Noir. Original concept by Richard Edwards and Chris Fry. |
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Sunday, October 12th
3:30pm |
"Rest My Chemistry" by INTERPOL (AZ Premiere)
Dir. Blip Boutique
Capitol Music Group
USA/2008/5 min.
www.interpolnyc.com |
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Sunday, October 12th
3:30pm |
"Seeing Hands" by Dengue Fever (Arizona Premiere)
Dir. Lance Acord
M80 Music
USA/2008/3:16 min.
www.denguefevermusic.com
From the album Venus On Earth, the music video for "Seeing Hands" was directed by cinematographer Lance Acord (Lost In Translation, Marie Antoinette) in Los Angeles. |
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Sunday, October 12th
3:30pm |
“Still Waiting” by Greyboy Allstars (Arizona Premiere)
Dir. Matt Goldman & Josh Hassin
Akjak Moving Pictures
USA/2008/3:34 min.
www.akjak.com
“Still Waiting” takes place in a depression era juke box joint inspired by the infamous “Sugar Shack” painting from the credit sequence of the television show Good Times. Only in this joint, everyone including the band are Jim Henson-esque puppets. Slapstick chaos ensues while the band plays on. |
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Sunday, October 12th
3:30pm |
"Super Hero Mother-F@#*ker Superman" by Allhelluja (US Premiere)
Dir. Chad Michael Ward
EslingerJoyce Entertainment
USA/2007/4:28 min.
sbjoyce@gmail.com
A cowboy renegade meets his match when he drives along a desert highway and comes across three bikini bandits. They are armed with sex appeal and ready to steal his heart...and his stuff! |
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Sunday, October 12th
3:30pm |
