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Woods Hole Film Festival Pr Ogram 2013 Your crew needs more than just a paycheck. Joe Maiella VP Sales & Camera Crews Worldwide 508.481.2212 Payroll • Crews • Software www.Media-Services.com Sat. July 27 - Sat. August 3, 2013 The 22nd Annual Woods Hole Film Festival Pr OgraM 2013 It Takes a Village to Make a Film Festival Welcome to the 22nd Woods Hole Film Festival. CONTENTS For over two decades, the Woods Hole Film Director’s Notes. .............................................................................................................................................1 Festival has presented the best in emerging inde- Festival FAQ. ......................................................................................................................................................2 pendent film selected from submissions presented from around the world. Each year, we begin with Venue & Maps ...................................................................................................................................................3 a blank slate, not knowing what will form the Sponsors ..............................................................................................................................................................4 program that becomes the Festival. And, each year, Music at the Festival .....................................................................................................................................5 the result is a Festival that offers a unique array Jury 2013 ..............................................................................................................................................................6 of films created by hundreds of filmmakers who Panels and Workshops ...............................................................................................................................7 converge to present their work to the audiences on Cape Cod. Staff. ........................................................................................................................................................................8 Audience Awards ...........................................................................................................................................8 We are thrilled that you are able to join us as we present more than 100 independent films over the course of the Festival. In addition Filmmakers in Residence ..........................................................................................................................9 to the international scope of the film selections, the growing filmmaking community Special Guests ...............................................................................................................................................10 on Cape Cod is strongly represented at the Festival this year with a record number of Alphabetical Listing of Films ................................................................................................................11 films by Cape Cod filmmakers, many of which were filmed on Cape Cod. Film Descriptions ........................................................................................................................................ 12 Each year, the Festival takes on a life of its own and has a distinct flavor and personal- Schedule Matrix ................................................................................................................................14 & 15 ity. This year, the Festival centers around community - from community filmmaking Attending Filmmakers .............................................................................................................................22 to the community that unites to make the Festival happen, to the community that Notes from the Programmers .............................................................................................................24 emerges during the week of the Festival. In an era when options for consuming Screenwriting Competition Finalists .............................................................................................25 media and film have changed our viewing habits resulting in a more dispersed, less cohesive experience, film festivals play an important role in creating and maintaining Support the Festival ..................................................................................................................................27 the role of the shared community experience in the world of independent film. A film festival is about more than watching films in a dark theater. It is an opportunity to get behind the film by meeting the filmmaker, participating in the Q&A after the film, the panel discussions and workshops, attending the music, parties and pursu- ing the opportunities to meet people from around the world who come together for an eight-day immersion into independent film. In order to produce a festival as large as Woods Hole, we work year round to develop a program that is original in style and sensibility and that represents the essence of the Woods Hole Film Festival. This year, as is true each year, we continue many tradi- tions, such as KIDS’ DAY, QUICK STOPS, and daily screenings, and introduce several new programs. For example, we will host a Special Preview Event Concert on Friday, To our guests: July 26th with the world premiere of the John Jorgenson Bluegrass Band, preceded by the short film Atlantis/Earth, filmed on the WHOI vessel Atlantis. We will also host Woods Hole Film Festival volunteers are available two filmmakers-in-residence, Judith Helfand and James Mottern and several invited to answer your questions and help make your special guest filmmakers, Heidi Ewing, Rachel Grady, and Ernest Thompson. We will Festival experience interesting and rewarding. offer incredible opportunities to learn from these distinguished filmmakers through their master classes and panel discussions. We will have volunteers on either side of the In addition to the summer Festival, our year round offerings, including the winter film series Dinner & a Movie at the Captain Kidd, screenings at Cotuit Center for the bridge who will be happy to answer your questions Arts and long-form weekend workshops are an important part of our plan to expand about the Festival. If they don’t know the answer, our presence on Cape Cod. None of this could happen without the generous and they will find someone who does. enthusiastic support of the many people in the Village and the wider community, and for that we say, thank you. If the bridge is up and you happen to be on the wrong side, don’t worry. We have great films on Judy Laster either side of the bridge. Judy Laster Festival Director So, relax and enjoy the Festival. Copyright © 2013, Woods Hole Film Festival, Inc., P.O. Box 624, Woods Hole, Massachusetts, 02543. All right reserved. Copyrights of individual films, logos, and other images held by individual owners. Print Sources can be requested from the Woods Hole Film Festival - email [email protected]. 1 The 22nd Annual Woods Hole Film Festival F ESTIVal FaQ Tickets, Passes & Ticket Packages Member, $2 per ticket discount for individual screenings, parties or events by July 27th. Where to purchase tickets: screening ticket only Selections made after July 27th will be subject to availability. Online or Telephone: Children $5 for kids day events only. (Children Tickets for individual screenings, events or under 12 must be accompanied by an adult at To guarantee preferred screenings, package holders must make workshops are available online at all times. ) ticket selections by July 27th. Tickets are subject to availability. woodsholefilmfestival.org. Go to the schedule Special Event with John Jorgenson Bluegrass Ticketholders agree to abide by all Festival Rules. and tickets page, locate the screening, event or Band $25 workshop you would like to attend and click the Films Parties: $10. (Free with Full Festival Pass and 6 buy ticket link next to that event and purchase Schedule subject to change. Changes will be ticket or10 ticket screening package.) a ticket online through OvationTix. Additional posted at the Old Woods Hole Fire Station and fees apply. You may also call Ovationtix directly Screening Ticket Packages: online. Screenings may be added. to purchase a ticket at 1-866-811-4111. Online Six Ticket Package: $55 sales are not available for purchase for the day of Films are not rated unless noted in program. the show – advance sales only. A 6 ticket package entitles the purchaser to Family oriented programming available as select a ticket to any 6 screenings or events, described in program. In Person: except the Special Events and Workshops. Pack- Tickets can be purchased daily at the age holder must select tickets to screenings or Old Woods Hole Fire Station box office. Cash, Parking & Transportation events by July 27th. Selections made after July check or Credit Card. Parking available for ticket holders in WHOI 27th will be subject to availability. School Street Lot after 5 p.m. on weekdays and Box Office Location: Ten Ticket Package: $90 on weekends after 1 p.m. Please do not park Downstairs at the Old Woods Hole Fire Sta- A 10 ticket package entitles the purchaser to in lot otherwise. Festival goers are encouraged tion 72 Water Street, Woods Hole, MA 02543. select a ticket to any 10 screenings or events, to use public transportation or bicycle. Trolley Box Office Hours: except the Special Events and Workshops. schedule available online. Free weekend park-
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