2005 Films

Chapoquoit Island: A Perfect Little Piece of Cape Cod

Have you ever been on the beach past sunset, when the whole word turns from golden orange to midnight blue? And then stayed even longer, until the sky turns black and the ocean’s roar becomes deafening? Join us for a journey into the lives of the people who live in one of the most magical places on Cape Cod, Chapoquoit Island in West Falmouth, MA.

Year: 2004, Length: 10 min., Format: MiniDV, Origin: Massachusetts, U.S.A. 
Filmmakers: Jessica Grogins, Brendan McQuaid, Cinematographer: Brendan McQuaid


 

Cheerleader

Explores the quest to be a champion, the experience of being female, and the ins and outs of an All-American pastime, all through the eyes of some of the nation's youngest cheerleaders.

Year: 2003, Length: 24 min., Format: mini-dv, Origin: Texas, USA
Filmmaker: Kimberlee Bassford


 

Devil's Teeth

A short documentary film about the only sea urchin diver at the Farallon Islands off the coast of California, his dreams of and frequent encounters with Great White Sharks, his past shooting downers and getting Hepatitis C, finding transcendence in unlikely places.

Year: 2005, Length: 10 min., Format: 16 mm b/w, S8mm, Hi8 video, Origin: California, USA 
Filmmaker: Roger Teich, Cinematographer: Frazer Bradshaw, Ron Elliott, Music: Cary Berger, Editor: Anne Flatte


 

SHOWING: Wednesday, August 3, 8 PM
LOCATION: The Old Woods Hole Fire Station
Documentary Short (*) (Cape Cod Section)

Keepers of Darkness (KOD)

Keepers Of Darkness (KOD) is a short documentary about a 'gang' in Camden, Maine. We learn through the gang leader, Damien, that there have been a number of suicides in the past related to hazing incidents.  Damien believes himself to be almost a saviour for the entire group and for his generation.

Year: 2004, Length: 14 min., Format: mini-dv, Origin: Massachusetts, USA
Filmmakers: Evan Kondilas, Andy Ellis


 

Living with Slim: Kids Talk About HIV/AIDS

In Living With Slim, director and Boston University film professor Sam Kauffmann captures with startling honesty the lives of seven African children-boys and girls, ranging in age from six to seventeen-infected with the HIV virus. The reality of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Africa is stark; three of the children have lost both parents and three have lost one parent to AIDS. All seven discuss how old they were when they found out they were HIV positive; how they felt when they first learned they were infected; how they are treated at home and at school; and how the illness affects their daily lives. They also talk about their dreams for the future, and the career paths they hope to follow some day. The film's title references the fact that in many African countries, HIV/AIDS is called "Slim."

Year: 2004, Length: 29 min., Format: beta sp, Origin: Uganda and Massachusetts, U.S.A.
Filmmaker: Sam Kauffmann


 

Motel

A raw slice of life… Raw in every sense from production down to the brute honesty of these local Long Island Motel desk clerks. This motel prides on the fact that it has maintained the same staff for almost 25 years. It is almost impossible to believe how this AAA approved motel functions with the insanity that is its staff. From Jim “No Vacancy” Kelly, down to Tommy “The Can Man” Terrtetti, it is truly a world within a world.

Year: 2005, Length: 25 min., Format: MiniDV (24p) , Origin: New York, U.S.A.
Filmmakers/Music: Jay Alberts, Joe Creamer, Editor: Joe Creamer
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SHOWING: Monday, August 1, 7 PM
LOCATION: Redfield Auditorium
Documentary Short (*)

Packrat: A Documentary About Hoarding

Filmmaker Kris Britt Montag traces her family's struggle to deal with "packratting." Through family interviews, Kris chronicles her father's life and the development of the problem, which clinical professionals have addressed as a symptom of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. Part personal, and part informational, Packrat takes a look at what it's like to grow up in a family where hoarding is an issue.

Year: 2004, Length: 28 min., Format: DVD, Origin: Massachusetts, U.S.A.
Producers: Alyer J. Breau, Jessica Jennings, Kris Britt Montag, Ron Alford, Director: Kris Britt Montag, Writers: Alyer J. Breau, Kris Britt Montag, Cinematographer: Jessica Jennings, Composer: Bonnie Janofsky, Editor: Alyer J. Breau
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The Ramones & I

One filmmaker’s short, but sweet personal tribute to the Ramones as he details what the band was all about and what they meant to him. He does so in a monologue that runs over classic never before seen footage of the Ramones from 1976, as well as footage of the filmmaker, Rusty Nails, during his own early pinhead days. It’s a loving tribute and no matter how many times someone climbs on top of a mountain and screams their greatness, you still can’t believe that a band that amazing existed.

Year: 2004, Length: 7 min., Format: super 8, Origin: Illinois, U.S.A.
Filmmaker: Rusty Nails


 

Rosevelt's America

Rosevelt's America is a cinema verite profile of the struggles of a Liberian refugee to build a new life in America. After being tortured and narrowly escaping execution during Liberia’s civil war, Rosevelt Henderson makes his way to America with three of his children but is forced to leave his pregnant wife behind. He works as a janitor, airport van driver, and assembly line worker in order to support his family and help his wife flee their war-torn country. After two year of juggling low wage jobs, Rosevelt’s perseverance pays off and he is reunited with his wife, Frances, and his baby daughter. Once Frances is able to begin working as a nurse’s aid, their combined incomes are able to lift the family out of poverty. Ultimately Rosevelt's America becomes an inspiring story of quiet determination and dignity under duress.

Year: 2004, Length: 25 min., Format: HD, Origin: New York, U.S.A.
Producer/Director: Roger Weisberg, Tod Lending, Cinematographer: Sidney Lubitsch, Tod Lending, Composer: Richard Fiocca, Editor: Christopher White


 

Sing Until They Slaughter You

Jovan and Vladan are brothers. They are Serbs living in Belgrade. Fifteen years ago they formed a reggae band called Del Arno Band. Their Artistic destiny crossed the path of former Yugoslavia’s political destiny. When the federation began to collapse, the band began to rise. Ever since and despite of the wars and dictatorship, they carry on singing their battle for a better life. From Serbia to Slovenia their concerts are the living memory of their country’s fall. Years of war and misery anchored in their souls rise to the surface as a musical breath of wind whose lyrics in serbian carry the seed of a new vision of the Balkans.

Year: 2004, Length: 30 min., Format: beta sp, Origin: Serbia  
Producer/Director: Mathias Barbier, Camera: Jean-Marie Carrel, Editing: Marie Ouvrard


 

Stone Mountain

"Stone Mountain"explores Southern history with a trip to Georgia's most popular attraction: an 825-foot tall piece of granite famous for its Mount Rushmore-like carving of Confederate Civil War leaders. Less famous is the mountain's history as a symbol of racism and its transformation into an amusement park. Filmmaker Kevin McGowan traces the park’s physical metamorphosis with his own changing perception of what it means to be on the losing side of a war between states and ideologies.

Year: 2005, Length: 23 min., Format: 16mm, Origin: Massachusetts, USA
Filmmaker: Kevin McGowan