2005 Films

1918

Two Boston boys finally have a shot to go to the World Series with the Sox, but a series of mishaps take them on a wrong turn they won't soon forget.

Year: 2005, Length: 15 min., Format: HD, Origin: NY, U.S.A.
Filmmaker: Jay Burke


 

Automatic Drip

Garth is a struggling musician on the verge of his big break, but he nearly blows his chance because of his need for coffee.

Year: 2004, Length: 13 min., Format: super 16mm, Origin: Massachusetts, U.S.A.
Director: Charlie Burke


 

The Barista

Tim is passionate about working in a local coffee shop and serving the perfect cup of coffee. Everyday, twice a day, a beautiful woman enters the shop and orders a coffee and Tim imagines breaking down the wall of the counter between them. Will the other customers get in his way or will his vision of Kaldi, the discoverer of coffee inspire him to make the first move?

Year: 2005, Length: 15 min., Format: DV, Origin: New York, U.S.A.
Producer: Greg Tito, Director: Ian Savage, Writer: Joe Vena, Cinematographer: Marie Charlotte-Peze, Composer: Adam Silverman, Editor: Justin Adler, Ian Savage
Cast: Joe Beaudin, Hannah Bos, Chris Messina, Pamela Payton-Wright, Kevin A. King


 

Color Me Blind

A college special interest group attempts to bring in new students to enervate their cause, which is...?

Year: 2005, Length: 5 min., Format: , Origin: Massachusetts, U.S.A.
Filmmaker: Will Drinker


 

The Crib

Two unlikely roommates, an elderly man and a young hipster, get robbed of their rent money during the old man's 86th birthday party. Now they must raise money fast or face eviction.

New England Premiere, Year: 2004, Length: 9 min., Format: 16mm, Origin: California, U.S.A.
Producer: Zach Miller Director: Justin Dittrich, Writer: Justin Dittrich, Zach Miller, Cinematographer: Joe Hendrick, Composer: Kevin Lax, Editor: Julian Breece
Cast: John Riley, Karim Mahmud


 

Dabney Coleman Fever

Known for his landmark performances in such films as 'Wargames' and 'Hot to Trot,' 80's actor Dabney Coleman goes from obscurity to epidemic in 'Dabney Coleman Fever' - the film which redefined 'genre-bending.' Truly an epic of B-list proportions.

Year: 2005, Length: 9 min., Format: 16mm, Origin: Massachusetts, U.S.A.
Filmmaker: Jeb Heil


 

Final Sale

When two best friends get into a fight at a trendy clothing store sale a massive kung fu showdown ensues.

Year: 2004, Length: 12 min., Format: 35mm, Origin: California, U.S.A.  
Producer: Peter Winther , Director/Writer: Julie Hermelin, Cinematographer: Nicole Hirsch Whitaker
Cast: Felicia Day, Joan Scheckel, Cerina Vincent


 

Floyd

Richard is an aspiring taxidermist with a hidden attraction to his oddball teacher Sandra. But when Sandra decides to stuff a deceased friend for a job, he goes along for a morbidly hellish ride that leaves more than just his work up for grabs.

Year: 2004, Length: 29 min., Format: super 16mm, Origin: Massachusetts, U.S.A.
Producer: Lily Henderson, Victoria Bogdan, Vincent Tremblay; Director/Editor: Vincent Tremblay; Cinematographer: Taj J. Musco; Composer: Adam Kale
Cast: Maia Tamanakis, Tim Herold, Lucy Robinson, Frank Schiavone


 

Funny Things

The story of three silent film characters trapped in a speaking world. Bip, Rem and Klik are clowns, trying to live normal lives, which is difficult for them because they have red noses and they can't talk.

Year: 2004, Length: 20 min., Format: 35mm, Origin: New York, USA
Producer/Director: Theseus Roche, Cinematographer: Paul Echeverria, Composer: David Majzlin, Editor: Karl Dawson
Cast: Olga Merediz, Kovar McClure, Alan McCullough, Theseus Roche


 

I Rob Banks for the Money

A (true) tale of geriatric ambition. A short dramatic comedy based on the true story of Red Rountree, the world's oldest bank robber.

Year: 2005, Length: 8 min., Format: 16mm, Origin: Massachusetts, U.S.A.
Producer: Nick Tully, Director/Editor: Michael Humphrey, Writer: Michael Humphrey, Dave Burdick, Cinematographer: Larkin Seiple
Cast: Walter Covell, Hillary Gurtler, Chris Perkins, James Tully


 

Intermission

Set in a women's restroom, INTERMISSION is a comedic peek behind closed doors into the overly busy lives of women. Yearning to become pregnant, Vacationer takes a break in the Bahamas, but as she recounts the jam-packed days of her trip to her supportive friend, Love, it's evident she was too busy to even lay down. Talker spins a convoluted rant about being interrupted as Edgewise, her audience, tries to get a word in. Sleepwalker gets more done after midnight than most people do all day. Her friend, Relater, is sure she empathizes until Interjector throws in her two cents. Though all of the women are not aware of it, they are most busy during moments carved out for rest, all too busy living to have a life.

Year: 2004, Length: 12 min., Format: 35mm, Origin: California, U.S.A.
Producer: Nicholas M. Muccini, Director/Writer: Laura Cayouette, Cinematographer: Bradley Traver, Composer: Nik Sakellarides, Kian Amirkhizi, Editor: Sharmila Ariathurai
Cast: Joanna Cassidy, Julie Brown, Danica McKellar, Susan Leslie, Shirley Jordan, Jeanne Chinn, Kathy Christopherson


 

Land Art

Improvised comic film about environmental art.

Year: 2005, Length: 6 min., Format: DV, Origin: France
Filmmaker: Susan Shup


 

Life After Leukemia

Life after Leukemia is the story of 80's child actor J. Withers who partied too much and treated his t.v. family like crap. Fun Times was the show, and J. Withers was the star. Twenty Years later he's living on the streets, an alcoholic scavenger who'll do anything for another hit, and a dollar. Featuring an Interview with his former t.v. brother, Malcolm and words from the man himself, we get an in depth look at how far a person who had it all can fall. 

Year: 2005, Length: 10 min., Format: MiniDV, Origin: Massachusetts, U.S.A.
Producer: Benjamin Oliver, Louis Scheele, Director: Ben Oliver, Writer: [100% Improv], Cinematographer: Allison Morrissette , Composer: Nathan Leigh & The Abatements, Editor: Benjamin Oliver
Cast: Lawrence Sampson, Tom Morin
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Little Red Jiving Hood

In a deep, deep forest lives a little girl who wears a Little Red -- wait a minute. You know the story. But not quite like this.


Year: 2004, Length: 11 min., Format: DVcam, Origin: Massachusetts, USA
Producer/Writer/Director: Ben Hillman, Cinematographer: Richard Sands, Music: Donald Sosin
Cast: Maizy Hillman, Luke Ban, Amy Rudnick, Leah Fischer
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Live at Five

When downtrodden Bob meets Stacy, a local anchorwoman, he learns that a life worth living is a life worth reporting.

Year: 2005, Length: 17 min., Format: super 16mm, Origin: New York, U.S.A.  
Producer: Jennifer Grausman, Director/Writer: Averie Storck, Cinematographer: Jay Silver
Cast: Dylan Baker, Katie Finneran, Annie Golden


 

Misery Takes a Holiday

'Misery Takes a Holiday' charts a day in the life of an ordinary woman who takes extraordinary measures to carve out a little solitude in a small home with a distracted husband and three children under six years old.

Year: 2005, Length: 15 min., Format: DV, Origin: Connecticut, U.S.A.
Producer: Erin Anguish, Director/Writer: Brandon Kane, Composer: Josh Morrow, Editor: Brandon Kane, Don Gerron
Cast: Jennifer Engle, Brian Van Kay, Tyler Metivier, Makenzie Metivier, Conor Van Kay


 

#2 Pencil

Told in the tradition of The Twilight Zone and Creepshow, #2 Pencil blends animation with live action in a dark tale of revenge. Marty, an awkward teen, provides an easy target for the local bullies. A comic book fanatic, Marty discovers a way to reinvent himself through drawing. As his self-designed universe evolves, however, Marty ultimately has to face the flip side of his creativity.

Year: 2005, Length: 34 min., Format: MiniDV, Origin: Massachusetts, U.S.A.
Producer: Carey Zolper, Director/Writer: Joseph Gatto, Cinematographer/Editor: Ryan Kavanagh, Composer: Jeff Wragg
Cast: Rob Savage, Albert Chan, Peter Darrigo, Paul Shea, John Rinaldo, Matt Mead, Kevin Hayes


 

Pee Shy

A boy becomes so frightened by his scout leader's campfire stories that he humiliates himself one night, and becomes the object of the scout leader's vicious humor....until the troop encounters something truly terrifying in the woods.

Year: 2004, Length: 15 min., Format: HDcam, Origin: California, U.S.A.
Producer/Director: Deb Hagan, Writer: Kathy Hepinstall, Cinematographer: Roman Jakobi, Composer: Joong-han Chung, Editor: Bob Spector


 

Side Effects

'Side Effects' is a darkly humorous tale of a healthy young man, Zubi, who gets seduced by the pharmaceutical industry, and finds himself embroiled in a Catch 22 of side effects - popping one pill to get rid of the pernicious side effects of another. Ultimately, Zubi finds himself recycled by the system both professionally and personally.

Year: 2005, Length: 17 min., Format: 16mm, Origin: New York, U.S.A.
Producer: Csaba S. Lucas, Director: Leandro Sanchez, Writer: Megan Sanchez-Warner, Cinematographer: Bryan O'Carrol, Music: Arno Giroux, Editor: Namakula
Cast: Csaba S. Lucas, Katie O'Sullivan, Steve Borne


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Spaghetti and Matzo Balls

Something's not kosher in the Manischevitz house. Joshua Manischevitz' mother was a dutiful Orthodox housewife, his father a suave, philandering, mobsteresque Italian milkman. To say the least, his childhood was a challenge!

Year: 2005, Length: 22 min., Format: 35mm, Origin: Massachusetts, U.S.A.
Producer: Jean-Paul Ouellette, Director/Writer: David Lewis, Cinematographer: Will Barratt, Composer: Bob Fine, Editor: Garth Donovan
Cast: Justin Sorvillo, Paul Blumenfeld, Rachael Rossner, Robert C. Siegel, Victor Martins, Brian Quint, Jeff Vachon



 

Thug

A woman runs for her life from a menacing pursuer. Will anyone save her?

Year: 2005, Length: 3 min., Format: 35mm, Origin: Massachuetts, U.S.A.
Director/Writer: Geva Patz Cinematographer: Matthew Wagenknecht, Composer: Mark Petrie
Cast: Maria Alegre, Franco Trombino