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Join us in supporting these creative community. - Director - Downtown Main Street Association Main Street - Downtown - Director Debbie Brangenberg Downtown Tupelo. The City of Tupelo invites you to join us for a wonderful weekend filled with a wonderful join us for to weekend you invites Tupelo City of The Tupelo. Downtown S and more. events, special films, independent great activitieshectic art the of everyday and enjoy pace and the hospitality of of the filmmaker Tupelo. Welcome to our city to the 10th A and Welcome - City of Tupelo - City of Jr. Reed, Jack Mayor - Director - Tupelo Convention & Visitors Bureau Visitors & Convention Tupelo - - Director McCoy Neal O & of A celebration of great films and a gathering for film fans from across the globe. We invite you to you invite We the globe. from across for film fans films and a gathering of great celebration our eclectic enjoying attractions, visiting our many by here are while you Tupelo experience the helping us celebrate for you Thank shops. culinary our unique retail and shopping at scene, Festival. Film Tupelo 10th anniversary of the The L The Thursday the for the venue providing Festival Film Tupelo be a partner to happy with the are courthouseyear old kick-off partynight of our beautiful 108 as on the lawn with the screening special filmmakers, welcome to in the old courthouse. It is our pleasure as special events well in evening a relaxing creating event cultural this unique and and community to visitors guests, district enjoy. all to for downtown our historic - President - Lee County Board of Supervisors Board County - Lee - President Smith Bobby WELCOME - - nnual ver the ver mazing! We often often We mazing! 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O get here of time the festival course unday that offer something for everyone each something offer that unday nd…we thank all our volunteers, screeners, and judges screeners, thank all our volunteers, nd…we Check out the schedule and read about all the special out the schedule and read Check your for Thanks the week! through place taking events of 10 years! support the course over n conclusion, a special thanks goes to all who come out all who come a special thanks goes to In conclusion, and supportfestival. the film We salute the filmmakers and all that they contribute to contribute they and all that the filmmakers salute We work, challenges, for their creative We thank them film. thank all We their stories. as they develop and risks taken op partners provide the globe that our festival around A assisting hours of their time each year countless who give and goals. us with our responsibilities day. With around 50 films selected to screen this year, year, this to screen 50 films selected around With day. stories. of great a marathon for yourselves prepare venues bringing festival portunity through filmmakers to sponsors that thank all our We their work. to exposure help doing and stand behind us, are we in what believe their dreams. help others with ing us to - Wednes from of events a program bring you we year This S to day has opened the doors to opportunities helping to create opportunitieshas opened the doors to create helping to to further on their journey filmmakers their for an avenue friends made many We have in the film industry. talents for establish a space helped to and have along the way and art education, of entertainment, in our a new genre city. 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Co., B&B Concrete 2nd Place FEATURE 1st Place SCHEDULE OF EVENTS OF SCHEDULE 6 201320102012 Tupelo TUPELO Film FILMFILM Fes FESTIVAL FESTIVALtival TUPELO, MISSISSIPPI JUDGES Feature Judges Documentary Judges Documentary JUDGES Documentary Judges Documentary Feature Judges developing withsomeofthetop projects industry. namesintheentertainment Henson’sfamous Jim Creature Shop, adivisionof The Henson Jim Company, industry. He currently works Development asDirector ofBusiness for theworld- creative collaboration process forcareer hisflourishing intheentertainment film & T Jeremy Nocon, aseasonedproducer from L Los Angeles, CA JEREMY NOCON on several films to beproduced inM and Department’s M for HumanRights, FilmA ety, FXBInternational, The Ford Foundation, Nomads Global Group, RFKCenter the globeandhascollaboratedNusa, PBS, withPLA The A documentaries and taught educational programs countries across inover thirty maker, mediaeducator, andfounder ofBarefoot Workshops. He has produced Chandler Griffin (New York-based/native M New York,NY CHANDLER GRIFFIN P ence intheatrical including8years production, aspresident ofE Ray M urphy, Jr., ownerMurphy of E Los Angeles, CA RAY MURPHY, JR. robe,” “The P P “I A Motion Capture P Benton produced hisfirstfilm,“Rites ofS tainment in 2007. He isthefounder oftheS RedPlanetE Benton started Ridgeland, MS WES BENTON Child,” “Boomerang,” Nights,” “Harlem “Life,” “ComingTo Nutty P Nutty film ties withtheLA community. overseen filmsthat grossed more thanabilliondollarsandmaintains strong New York,NY CHANDLER GRIFFIN Company. Jim Henson’s Creature Shop, adivisionof The JimHenson as Director ofBusinessDevelopment for theworld-famous process for hisseven-year career He infillmmaking. works credits legaltraining andlove ofthecreative collaborative geles, develops andproduces film&TV projects. Jeremy Jeremy Nocon, anaward-winning producer from Los An- Los Angeles, CA ties withtheLAfilm community. grossed more thanabilliondollarsandmaintains strong and “Vampire Brooklyn”. In Hehasoverseen filmsthat “Metro,”Professor,” Nutty “The Doolittle,” “Dr. “Bowfinger,” “Boomerang,”Nights,” “Harlem America,” “Life,To ““Coming Eddie include “Eddie Murphy Raw,” Child,” Golden “The president ofEddie Murphy Productions. filmswith His experience including 8years intheatricalproduction, as MurphyRay Jr., ownerhas23years ofRKMEntertainment, Los Angeles, CA andproducedtion inMississippi ofSpring”.“Rites row.” Heiscurrently creating aslate ofmovies for produc Wardrobe,” Polar Express,”“The and Day After “The Tomor Chronicles ofNarnia: “The The Lion, The Witch and The “Mummy III,” Chronicles Prince ofNarnia: Caspian,”“The on in that capacity “I Am Legend,” IncredibleHulk,”“The set upcapture stagesfor “Avatar”. Additionally, heworked worked withGiant Entertainment, Studios toGhostRider Wes Benton, President and Planet ofRed Entertainment Ridgeland, MS JEREMY NOCON RAY MURPHY, JR. WES BENTON Savannah College of Art &Design.Savannah College of Art He holdsaBFA inPhotography and Video/Film from the the State Department’s EastPartnership Initiative. Middle Rights, FilmAid International, UNESCO, UNAIDS,UNDP, and Foundation, GlobalNomadsGroup, RFKCenter for Human The Cancer American Society, FXBInternational, The Ford across theglobeandhascollaborated withPLANusa,PBS, and taught educational programs countries inover thirty of Barefoot Workshops. Hehasproduced documentaries filmmaker,a documentary mediaeducator and founder (NewChandler Griffin York-based/native Mississippian),is roductions. HisfilmswithE rince Caspian,” “The Chronicles ofNarnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Ward - m L V ideo/Film from the S egend,” “The Incredible Hulk,” “ V projects. Jeremy credits hisformal legaltraining andhislove ofthe rofessor,” “Dr. Doolittle,” “Bowfinger,” and “ olar Express,” and “The Day A iddle E roducer orMotionCapture S ast P id International, UNESC avannah College ofA artnership Initiative.artnership He holdsaBF ntertainment, LL ddie include “E ntertainment S ntertainment ississippi. Mummy III,” “The Chronicles ofNarnia: pring” in2010.Benton worked as fter Tomorrow.” He iscurrently working os A ississippian), is a documentary film- ississippian), isadocumentary ddie Murphy Raw,” “The Golden un &S C in 1980 and GhostRider E C in1980andGhostRider upervisor onsuchfeatureupervisor filmsas ngeles, develops andproduces rt &Design. rt O , UNAIDSNDP V and Film &MusicFestival. ampire InBrooklyn”. He has tudios, has23years experi- A merican Cancermerican S merica,” “ A inPhotography ddie Murphy , andtheS Metro,” “The nter- oci- tate - - www.ttsi-precision.com The EatWith filmmakers Us Group 662-844-4606 welcome 20102013 TUPELOTupelo FilmFILM FesFESTIVALtival TUPELO, MISSISSIPPI 7 Johnson Emcee Special Thanks Sean Sponsors Elaine Dundy & Roy Turner Endowment Endowment Turner Elaine Dundy & Roy the Arts for Memorial Foundation Elvis Presley Janet Martin Harry Martin Select PLLC Properties, & Psychodrama for Mid-South Center Sociometry Office Mississippi Film Inc. Mitchell Distributing, North Mississippi Sports Medicine & Orthopedic PLLC Clinic, DBA KFC Inc. Systems, Ruff Business PA & Associates, Shelton Ugly Chair The Dental Clinic Thornton Service Trailer Transport Bank Association Tupelo Bottling Company Coca-Cola Tupelo Bureau Visitors & Convention Tupelo Music Consignment Tupelo High School Class of 1972 Tupelo Association Restaurant Tupelo Seating VIP Cinema WTVA WTVA/WLOV/ABC B&B Concrete Co., Inc. Co., B&B Concrete BancorpSouth Wings Wild Buffalo Inc. CREATE, Spotlight Comcast Proctor Tracy by Design Group Us With Eat Pepper’s, Sweet Grill, Park Fair (DBA, Harvey’s, and Bulldog Deli) Heights, Park - ward), ward), tory” tory” ward ‘96), ward udience A udience pirit A tlanta, oversees oversees tlanta, top Wonderland Wonderland top undance to identify identify to undance projects, he’s had he’s V projects, rts in A queeze (S queeze undance 2013, Best- undance Cin . He acquired the acquired , and PBS. He V outh A , (S undance ’99). undance rior to forming his own company, company, his own forming rior to tory (S - as collabora as well War,” nemies of osey, Jacksonville FF’11 A FF’11 Jacksonville osey, undance ’98);S undance en in Green Hills FF ’09.) Men in Green Beverly roducer lvis: Return to Tupelo,” which premiered premiered which Tupelo,” lvis: Return to ove S ove arker P arker THER OF GEORGE ndependent Filmmakers Filmmakers of Independent Tour outhern Circuit T, Hot Rod T Rod Hot ET, VS, KC pecializing in developing T pecializing in developing rograms, and provides support for international ex support and provides international for rograms, aradise (Julie Harris Toronto Italian FF). Delta Rising Toronto (Juliearadise Harris anders, Kareem, Jerry West.) Next S West.) Jerry Kareem, anders, gh atch S atch eymour Hoffman, S eymour Hoffman, assage to P assage to almer documentary, “E almer documentary, rts P and Film outhern Circuit. outhern Circuit. Rose ana mmy award-winning writer/director/producer, holds a masters holds a masters writer/director/producer, award-winning mmy undance ‘96), Death: A L ‘96), Death: undance rt hollingswo h v bernieri Bernieri a tars 2010, S k ll S ura ura a undance ‘00), P undance a ichael Rose, E ichael Rose, aura Bernieri’s films include: MO Bernieri’s aura L odine, Gina Gershon Tribeca ’06), Could Be Worse!. Worse!. Be ’06), Could Tribeca Gina Gershon Modine, Mathew ( of Fish Kettle (S Best Nelson; P Willie Freeman, (Morgan Boston/LA/Clarksdale L (NBA A ematography), SUNNY SIDE UP (P ematography), S Philip Davis, (Hope Darien Gap (S bill (2007 Tupelo Film Festival premiere) and “E and premiere) Festival Film Tupelo (2007 Bill Kavanagh is an independent producer/director based in New York. His work work His York. in New based producer/director is an independent Bill Kavanagh Rights Brick: S A Civil “Brick by documentary includes the award-winning in He has a special place films. and independent tions on other documentaries Festival. Film Tupelo of nature and the filmmaker-friendly Tupelo his heart for New York, NY New York, Teresa L filmmakers for S filmmakers lace Where Where A Place Caravanserai: for coordinator and also serves as film programming such as S festivals film annually attends Teresa Meet. Cultures change activities. Teresa directs S Teresa change activities. the Traditional A Traditional the Atlanta, GA Atlanta, S for director Hollingsworth, senior program Teresa New York, NY New York, Michael Roy Turner/Jim P Turner/Jim Roy P Channel. on the Biography and aired Tupelo in Corporation, Motors the General for as a director/writer/producer Rose worked awards. garnering numerous Los Angeles, CA Angeles, Los M UCLA and heads up his own in motion picture and film production from degree S boutique production company. WT films on the HistoryChannel,
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Aformer exec at Disney, Touchstone, I and marketing andanimated oflive action film, television, literary, and web Kathie Fong Yoneda consultant isanentertainment specializingindevelopment Fresno, CA Fong YonedaKathie WEBFEST.LA ontheboardserves ofdirectors for Imago(French company) production and The Chris S Los Angeles, CA CHRIS STROMPOLOS S three films, adaptingabook, touring withanewbiographyRaiders!called The industry, themusicindustry, andthefilm business.currently Chris is producing industries; thevideogame learned theinsand outsofmultipleentertainment P ed hisdegree intheater at andproduction The College of Wooster, Wooster, O he was involved withtheremaking ofthe oftheL “Raiders sippi, andnow resides withhisfamily. inLA While onthecoast during1982-1989 L and Memphis’ own L Nico Fits, for Muhlyandmusicvideoproduction Divine The National, S Delta “Zero Dark Thirty.” Recent directorial credits includeexperimental film work with John Hillcoat, andmostrecently Bigelow’s Kathryn L OsamaBin A Gwin,Banner anative Memphian,isadirector andfilmeditor basedinL Los Angeles, CA BANNER GWIN and Houston’s A Remifor Gold Best lian Cinematographers S Xavier S wrote andco-produced theaward-winning filmA E Gena Chicago, IL GENA ELLIS and IndiefilmJohnson. M pilot. recently Gena delved into acting, working on T ong I tory oftheGreatesttory Fan Film E ursuing hisdream ofbeing anentertainer, producer, andwriter hesuccessfully nimation, shehas taught workshops worldwide. Her clientele includesseveral ngeles. E T V ’s Underemployed. HerBollywood’s upcoming filmsincludethe Dhoom 3 hit sland, NY, heattended aboarding academy for sixyears andlater complet- trompolos was borninA llis isascreenwriter-producer andowner ofBrown P Dot amuel, story. andadapted from hershort The film Gold A won the ditorial credits includework withS ucero. ociety A ociety rlington Heights, Illinois, raised inBiloxi, M ver M ade, andworking onathird album. ward, Tupelo’s Ron Tibbett ofShow award, Best daptation, andwas adapted againfor a T ydney P sland P ngela’s co-starring Decision, V cript-S ollack, Davidollack, O ictures, andDisney T ’s ChicagoFire, Boss, and ost A elling Game. Kathie rk.” In1993,in roductions. She aden thriller . Russell, os ustra- issis- V pirit, V hio. TUPELO FILMFESTIVAL! Filmmakers! Welcomes Tupelo Chapter Proud Sponsor Tupelo of the 201020122013 TUPELOTupelo FilmFILM Fes FESTIVALtivalival TUPELO, MISSISSIPPI 9 tory mmy mmy eDoux’s criti- eDoux’s natchers” and natchers” wards, an E wards, AP A ichael Graham, bassist ichael Graham, merson) and some n 2010 Trey Trey In 2010 and Canada. ustralia ord” to the spirited fun in Big the spirited to ord” ver one thousand songs later, Trey Trey songs later, one thousand ver ance, Wild Bill E Wild ance, V nvasion of the Body S “Invasion oldiers,” helter Me L “Shelter iller’s ynn Howard’s “Forgive.” O “Forgive.” ynn Howard’s mericana,” recorded his first album “Hammer and Nail” in “Hammer and Nail” album his first recorded mericana,” ong of the Year nomination. Trey produced Chris L Chris produced Trey nomination. Year ong of the cclaimed by the Dove foundation and numerous festivals for “When “When for festivals and numerous foundation the Dove by cclaimed tudios. A tudios. ark Twain of A Twain Mark usic where he singed and developed new Chrysalis for he singed and developed Music where VP of A&R and Creative niversal and many others. Works in progress includes “The S “The includes in progress Works others. and many X, NBC and CBS, Universal ASC 13 received he Music where Tractor co-founded Big Trey A, , FO dkins albums and Rebecca L and Rebecca albums dkins cademy of Country Music S cademy reachers” debuted at #83 on the Billboard 200 chart. He did the art work for his latest 200 chart. did the art #83 on the Billboard He his latest for at debuted work reachers” iller, Ray Wylie Hubbard), some lesser-known (Foy (Foy some lesser-known Hubbard), Wylie Ray iller, add, she has also worked on films such as “Toy S “Toy on films such as she has also worked add, bscurity/Thirty Tigers), putting his own gritty rock stamp on some of his favorite songs. There There songs. stamp on some of his favorite gritty putting his own rock bscurity/ThirtyTigers), ittle Richard and for Little Richard Kelvin is lead guitarist husband Tonya’s films. feature and numerous even,” fter 3 years at MC at 3 years fter resident of Cypress Moon S of Cypress resident imps and P erkins. erkins. ublishing. erpetual O usic. A A Music. n?” (P n?” mericana fans (Buddy M ee Majors and Dianne L s Goin’ O s Goin’ tudio and Kylilaby P tudio and Kylilaby an” followed by four Trace A Trace four by followed ne Road Man” O uce dditionally, she has worked on projects for HBO on projects for she has worked dditionally, cean,” starring L cean,” thorn br helby by Shelby top 15 hit cut a country demo, music boom. His first during the 1990’s Nashville to moved Bruce, Trey winning songwriter, ward ul nderson’s “Jukin’.” Thorn’s touring band of fifteen years did the album with him - guitarist Bill Hinds, keyboard player M player keyboard years did the album with him - guitarist Bill Hinds, band of fifteen touring Thorn’s “Jukin’.” nderson’s a ward, five #1 singles, multiple top 5 & 10 hits and an A multiple #1 singles, five ward, eggy Young (Neil Young’s wife). Together, Kelvin and Tonya have produced soundtracks for Tonya’s movies. Tonya and Kelvin own Blue Room own and Kelvin Tonya movies. Tonya’s for soundtracks produced have Tonya and Kelvin Together, wife). Young’s (Neil Young eggy mmy A mmy ynn, garnered a contract with MC a contract ynn, garnered l A aul Thorn, the critically acclaimed singer/songwriter hailed as the “ hailed as the singer/songwriter the critically acclaimed Thorn, aul left Big Tractor to partner MacPherson and became to with Kenny Tractor left Big and #1 singles in A format rock well as cuts in the years as 800 songs in five artists. of roughly built a catalogue He as film and tv. country and as well rock, formats time has cuts in pop, that in NY/LA and since Network Royalty The partnered with P Blue Room S Records, leeping Giant: Union of S “Sleeping Giant: of Bonnie and Clyde,” cally acclaimed “ cally acclaimed ky.” A “Blue Sky.” A Find the O I Find . Holly, writer/producer/director, is P writer/producer/director, S. Holly, Tonya TONYA S. HOLLY TONYA AL Florence, E L p surprises. 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Music Video Music Video Judges JUDGES 10 20132010 TupeloTUPELO Film FILM Fes FESTIVALtival TUPELO, MISSISSIPPI SPECIAL AWARDS Elvin Whitesides who served asamentor to whoserved Elvin Whitesides Sponsored by theMississippi memory ofRonTibbett who memory helped launchtheTupelohelped The RonTibbett Award is Sponsored by hisfellow classmates of presented eachyear in Film Festival in2004. is presented this year in memory of is presented thisyear inmemory Tupelo Classof’72 HighSchool the festival aswell asajudge. The Award Elvin Whitesides Film Office. dreams infilm. We misshimdearly. love offilmwithallbutespecially young minds. Heencouraged many to follow their Festival,Mississippi. Heloved enthusiasmkind in hiscraft, and sharing thefirstofits Independent Magnolia no festivals the to screen inMississippi thefilm,hestarted Film est infilmandshothisfirst Off Feet” “Swept My in West Because Point. there were daughter moved Christine) to West Point, MS,in1994.Healways inter hadanactive Magnussen inMontreal in1978.Heandhisfamily(Charlotte andwas married and nois withadegree intheUSMarines. Hemethiswife Charlotte inEnglish.Heserved Ron Tibbett wasinChicago1941.Hegraduated born from- theUniversity ofIlli The will be inattendance willbe to present theaward. Charlotte Magnussen &ChristineTibbett R on Tibbett magic ofmovies. toward acommon creative goalthrough the countlessguiding andinspiring casts andcrews sides Director’s Award, atribute to histalent for Festival, theinaugural 2011marks Elvin White judgeat the May 2010.Atwo-time Tupelo Film producing, directing, until his untimely death in Throughout hiscareer, Elvincontinued to makefilms, writing, performing, Bing Theatre at for theLos over Angeles County ofArt Museum 20years. sional training inbothNew York andLos Angeles, andmanaging the to aBFA in Theatre profes from Mississippi, theUniversity ofSouthern - ing years offirst-run Hollywood features. That formative experience led ting besidehisfather boothoftheLyric intheprojection Theatre, screen- Elvin Whitesides, a native of Tupelo, cameto his love offilmasaboy, sit The present theaward. Samara inattendance willbe Whitesides to Elvin A ward Whitesides (Best of Director Show) ’ s A ward - - - 20102013 TUPELOTupelo FilmFILM FesFESTIVALtival TUPELO, MISSISSIPPI 11 - Sonny MarinelliSonny Malco Theatre • 7:00 p.m. p.m. • 7:00 Theatre Malco Featuring:
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ppearance A Obba Babatundé Paul’ music has become quite the topic with producers. the topic quite music has become Paul’ fallen of his music and Paul will be making a special guest appearance. will be making a special guest appearance. of his music and Paul Paul Thorn, from Tupelo, Mississippi, singer/ the critically acclaimed Tupelo, from Thorn, Paul songwriter is hailed as the “Mark Twain of Americana.” PJ is very fond PJ of Americana.” Twain “Mark is hailed as the songwriter The Producer - PJ Leonard; Director - Csaba Bereczky - Csaba Director Leonard; - PJ Producer 30 minutes 1 hour, journey the of Moran Douglas, follows Faithful Fallen The and meaning- a profound for man, searching a religious ful connection is also a man of violence, He God. with Riddled Moran tries to with inner turmoil, killer. a hired monger serving a power Asa, his life live masters, two gain the to He struggles the Lord. ing psychopath,and becoming of sin behind without his life leave to courage a victim himself. Tupelo Premiere of THE FALLEN FAITHFUL FALLEN THE of Premiere Tupelo J Leonard roducer - P roducer will be in attendance. P Questions & Answers following the film. following Questions & Answers WEDNESDAY, MAY 15th 15th MAY WEDNESDAY, 12 20132010 TupeloTUPELO Film FILM Fes FESTIVALtival TUPELO, MISSISSIPPI THURSDAY, MAY 16th choice andwhenit’s impossible... hard, butadecisionmakesyou aHuman.And itisareal nightmare whenyou can’t make a everybody’sIn life oneday comes amoment whenyou have to makeachoice. isvery It Director, Executive Producer Pletnev -Kirill Proishestvie this short documentary. this short whistling competition. to Hecalledupafriend help himout, andtheendeavor resulted in of2012,filmmakerIenChidecided April to ditchIn school to compete inaninternational Director &Producer -IenChi Ditching one man:anoutofwork accountant inNewJersey. Bored withtheirretirement, theGreek godsofancient lore decideto toy with thedestiny of Producer Marino; Director Machado -Mike -Raisa STUDENT BLOCK ries and rekindling apassion50years andrekindling inthemaking. ries around jazztunesofthe1940sinside ofapresent day Laundromat, revisiting pastmemo have aromantic encounter based andPeg Gilbert) (Joyce Greenleaf) era (John Bob WWII ProducersDirector -ZachMadden; Chen -Antoine &Henry Racine Life Titans in pink of
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mind of Effect out K HARVEST The A world-weary farmhand encounters a supernatural event that causes him to question his causes him to that event a supernatural A world-weary farmhand encounters outlook and destiny. Director, Producers - Reid Carrescia Producers Director, K SHORT BLOC FEATURE ies. Using the most significant events of the 20th century of the 20th who of all those events it is the odyssey the most significant Using ies. their dreams. by swollen and were dreaming dared This is the amazing story of Maxim - actor, instigator of the revolution, forger, Hollywood forger, of the revolution, instigator amazing story is the This of Maxim - actor, footage and personal home mov his amateur through - film editor and Stalin’s producer, Director, Producer - Valenti Figueres Jorge Figueres Valenti - Producer Director, ROSE, TIME & MARY ROSE, Real is Love - Is life governed by Kismet, or can we change our life path. change our life Kismet, or can we by governed - Is life Real is Love Director, Producer - Hardeep Giani; Executive Director - Michael Director Steel Giani; Executive - Hardeep Producer Director, Time Sarah is determined to handle her dying father’s end-of-life care on her own, but her on her own, end-of-life care handle her dying father’s to is determined Sarah deterioration and mental as his physical down break on reality and her grasp resilience disturbing new levels. reaches Director - Addie Manis; Producers - Addie Manis, Andrea Stilgenbauer, Daniel Midgley, Stilgenbauer, Andrea Manis, - Addie Manis; Producers - Addie Director Mike Dougherty Emily Fenster, THURSDAY, MAY 16th 16th MAY THURSDAY, 14 20132010 TupeloTUPELO Film FILM Fes FESTIVALtival TUPELO, MISSISSIPPI DOCUMENTARY THURSDAY, MAY 16th The information provided inthisguidewas correct to at ofourknowledge thebest thetimeofprinting. Q&A withFilmmakers inattendance. bizarre situation. town ofFarr appoints amakeshift ‘Monster Defense Team’ to investigate andremedy the Fearing anunseenthreat intheirwoods by andfacingridicule thelocalmedia,small Director &Producer -Frank Ladner hick Celebrating the10th Annual ory Welcome to Tupelo, Mississippi. Tupelo FilmFestival! never The Tupelo Film Festival strives for excellence andapologizes for any errors. bleeds 662.841.5866 •www.vipcinemaseating.com For more information, or visit call our website today. P.O. 3668•Tupelo, Box Mississippi 38803 Poplarville, MS Feature -1hour, 21minutes 5:09 pm-6:30 Premium Seating. Affordable Prices. Premium Seating.Affordable Historic Lyric Theatre Historic G 20102013 TUPELOTupelo FilmFILM FesFESTIVALtival TUPELO, MISSISSIPPI 15 OFF PARTY OFF K KIC Broadway Street • 6:30 p.m. p.m. • 6:30 Street Broadway - Film Band “PRIDE & JOY” featuring “TWO DRINK MINIMUM” Special guest, Geno Lee, GenoSpecial guest, Lee, Big Apple InnBig Apple of Jackson, Mississippi, is featured in film in Mississippi, is featured BBQ and Magnolia BBQ & Fish. - sausages alongside local restau his famous smoked pig ears and his famous smoked pig ears and “Pride and Joy.” Geno, will be at will be Geno, and Joy.” “Pride tending and cookingtending of up some rant team Bar-B-Q by Jim, Romie’s Bar-B-Q team Jim, Romie’s by rant KICK OFF PARTY KICK Music Video Audience Award Competition preceding “Pride & Joy.” “Pride preceding Competition Award Audience Video Music THURSDAY, MAY 12th • Kick Off Event Off• Kick 12th MAY THURSDAY, 16 20132010 TupeloTUPELO Film FILM Fes FESTIVALtival TUPELO, MISSISSIPPI Music ers and brings toers andbrings life this piece of Canadian history. of thesongcreate anengrossing experience that captivates view ofthevideocombined withthehaunting lyrics stunning imagery Hoyt. by Lizzy Canadian folkcomposed andperformed artist, The This videoaccompanies theaward winningballad ‘Vimy Ridge’, THURSDAY, MAY 12th•KickOff Event based in Tupelo, Lowery. footage MS.Live concert by Jerry Flood You Underisamusicvideo from theband The Robodrum, the rock &roll band GLASSEYE.WHISKEY musicvideofor the song Micro-budget Response’ IsMy ‘This by THURSDAY, MAY 16th videos Eye M 4 min M 5 min:21sec E Hoyt P V P S Director -L 3 min:17sec(PG) Tupelo, MS Director, P W V F dmonton, AB, Canada pecial P entura, C roducers Hoyt &S -Lizzy roducer, Jeffrey P ississippi P ississippi P lood Youlood Under imy Ridge hiskey Glass erson roducer -Russell Fox A ucho S remiere (G) remiere (G) oldevilla &A almer arah
- MUSIC VIDEO AUDIENCE AWARD COMPETITION laid-back homageto life Boat.’‘Off thebackof Nashville singer/songwriter Casey Derhak’s debut musicvideo, a waitress whoseface seen. hehasnever actually converge searching for hismuseina ofanartist to tell thestory ments ofgraphic novels, Chaplincomedy, Charlie andindierock thisunconventionallyIn romantic musicvideo, different ele Exorcist.” Watch itifyou dare! Brothers have thefilmas, described “A ofFreudian re-imaging The the In interviews as bothamusicvideoandhorror film. Perez er,’ thePerez Brothers have equally craftedafilmthat functions Complementing thegothic tone of Tremor Low’s single ‘Kingmak Courthouse LawnCourthouse •8:00p.m. World P 3 min:50sec Royal P Executive P P Director -Aaron Wells Boat Off Back ofThe The World P 4 min:57sec Chicago, IL P Director -UrsulaE Fallin’For You World P 3 min:53sec A Devon P P Directors -Hart “KingMaker” Tremor Low – roducer -Jared Kaufmann roducer- E lameda, C alm Beach, FL alm Beach, remiere (PG) remiere (PG) remiere (PG-13) erez roducer - Travis S A merson Nosek erez & llis - uit - 20102013 TUPELOTupelo FilmFILM FesFESTIVALtival TUPELO, MISSISSIPPI 17 G G PG PG Historic Theatre Lyric 1:31 pm - 1:40 pm Short - 9 minutes TXAustin, 12:30 pm - 1:07 pm Documentary - 37 minutes NY New York, 1:16 pm - 1:30 pm Short - 14 minutes MS Oxford, 1:08 pm - 1:15 pm Short - 7 minutes • Mississippi Premiere Australia WA, East Perth, samaritan Sally good THE THINGS MY FATHER NEVER TAUGHT ME TAUGHT NEVER FATHER MY THINGS THE TRUE DELTA TRUE Melvin gives dating advice to his three-year-old to advice dating son. Melvin gives Director, Producer - Burleigh Smith Producer Director, What happens to the roots of American music, the Blues, when it’s passed on from one passed on from when it’s the Blues, of American music, the roots happens to What the next? to generation Co-Directors - Lee Quinby & Daniel Cowen; Co-Producers - Erickson Blakney Quinby & Lee Co-Producers Cowen; & Daniel Quinby Co-Directors - Lee K SHORT BLOC the The Good Samaritan, is about Alice and how she puts ‘Good’ back into the Samaritan con, back into ‘Good’ she puts Good and how Samaritan,The is about Alice and surprising results. with sweet Director - Marian Yeager ; Producers - Elizabeth Yeager & Marian Yeager & Marian Yeager - Elizabeth ; Producers Yeager - MarianDirector S for S When her 10-year-old daughter Sally starts help her to daughter her 10-year-old Mona sets out When difficulties, having or the church. the schools, no supportdespite her husband Phil, from Director - Melanie Addington; Producer - Laura Warner - Laura Producer - MelanieDirector Addington; DOCUMENTARY FRIDAY, MAY 17th MAY FRIDAY, 18 20132010 TupeloTUPELO Film FILM Fes FESTIVALtival TUPELO, MISSISSIPPI FRIDAY, MAY 17th SHORT BLOC K the fold offamilyandsociety. Sister’s Call’ follows onewoman’s wrenching to herbrother journey bring backinto heart him alive, homeless, andsuffering from paranoid schizophrenia. Filmed over 20 years, ‘A wasCall missing andpresumed Richmond deadfor 20years until oneday hissister found Director &Producer &Kyle -Rebecca Schaper Tekiela Q&A withFilmmakers inattendance. A Sister what heseeks. Hewants alotmore thanthat. Franky hasbeenbetrayed closeto andeveryone himsoondiscovers that vengeance isnot Producer, Director -BillyHayes; Executive Producer -Robynn Newton consequences ofhisactions. A young to mantried save hisbrother from asupernatural force. Now, hemustface the Producer -Greg Burke Director -Meaghin Earnest; methodsto to findfunding unorthodox resorts for hisnewbusiness. Desperate to leavejobandbecome hisown boss, hisdead-end awould-be entrepreneur Executive Producers -Chris Wester, Collins Rick Producers Kerins; Director -Mark Kerins, Alexandra -Mark Williamson, David Croson; Q&A withFilmmakers inattendance. How k Fran The DOCUMENTARY Artifact not y & The ’ s
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your day job Atlanta, GA -1hour,Documentary 17minutes 2:40 pm-3:57 Redondo Beach, CA • Mississippi Premiere •Mississippi CA Beach, Redondo -9minutes Short 1:41 pm-1:50 Garland, Garland, Premiere •Mississippi TX -39minutes Short 1:51 pm-2:30 Oxford, MS• World Premiere -13 minutes Short 4:02 pm-4:15 Historic Lyric Theatre Historic PG PG PG R 20102013 TUPELOTupelo FilmFILM FesFESTIVALtival TUPELO, MISSISSIPPI 19 R R PG PG-13 Historic Theatre Lyric 5:01 pm - 5:31 pm Short - 30 minutes Premiere World CA • Angeles, Los 4:34 pm - 5:00 pm Short - 26 minutes Ormond Beach, FL • Mississippi Premiere 5:41 pm - 7:22 pm 42 minutes - 1 hour, Feature Premiere World CA • Hollywood, West 4:15 pm - 4:33 pm Short - 17 minutes FL • Mississippi Park, Premiere Winter - - brick
Adulthood Jew NOWS EVERYTHING EVERYTHING KNOWS GUY THE k the Mick ing responsibility for themselves, their own happiness, their own lives. their own happiness, their own themselves, for ing responsibility in attendance. Q&A with Filmmakers A group of friends reaching the end of the years during which mistakes can be explained the end of the years of friends reaching A group tak adulthood means that realize to outside of their control events by forced are youth by Director, Katherine Randolph; Producers - Alex Petrovitch & Katherine Randolph Petrovitch - Alex Katherine Randolph; Producers Director, Q&A with Filmmakers in attendance. Q&A with Filmmakers This film explores the difficult reality of hate crimes that people still face today. Jew is today. face hatethat people still reality crimes of difficult the explores film This young man’s and a Anti-Semitism on an Orthodox of Jewish family, about the infiltration main character digs deep within himself, The victory and oppression. struggle to hate over learn change starts that We and emotional strength. physical incredible and his faith, for choice. with one person’s Director - MichaelDirector and Michael Carnery; Johnson, Josh Berger Carney; - Brent Producers Iskin, Luisa Michael Pijanowski - Jesse Berger, Producers Executive Bar pals face off in a game of sports trivia, when a stranger, with a penchant for whiskey, for whiskey, with a penchant off in a game of sportsBar pals face trivia, when a stranger, knowledge sportsups the stakes with a seemingly unending beyond their personal into survive using their will the group deadline, a midnight the clock tickingWith towards lives. the money and time runs out. wits alone before Director - Joops Fragale; Executive Producers - Daniel Reed, Dawn Sealy, Nicole Long; Nicole Long; Sealy, Dawn Reed, - Daniel Producers Executive - Joops Fragale; Director Michael - Long Producer An Irish prize fighter immigrates to America to flee the underground boxing world, how world, boxing the underground to flee Americato Irish immigrates An fighter prize Director - David Zuckerman; Producer – Katie – Brandbo Producer Zuckerman; - David Director ever, you can only run for so long. And Mick is met with a question, what would you do to do to you Mick And would is met with a question, what so long. can only run for you ever, family?” your protect FEATURE FRIDAY, MAY 17th MAY FRIDAY, 20 20132010 TupeloTUPELO Film FILM Fes FESTIVALtival TUPELO, MISSISSIPPI by B Entertainment FRIDAY, MAY 17th music at the Essence MusicFestival andNewO R&BFestival;Newport jammingwith Fats at Domino New O backing an all-starlineupfeaturing Raitt, Ruth Brown,horn section; Bonnie S and E Heritage Festival. Hisachievements reveal aroad map ofA the world, ignitingcrowds to standingovations from theMontreux JazzFestival to theNew O the jazz,R&B, androck ‘n roll traditions ofhisnative New O Brian “Breeze” Cayolle (saxophonist/clarinet master/singer/songwriter) issoulful, strong, anddeeplyrooted in Brian “Breeze”Cayolle E MoseA played withjazzartists world ofrenowned withavariety S entertainers. Bob S Bob SundraBob What’s L mouth Brown andMarva Wright; touring withzydeco king C.J. Chenier; appearinginHBO and Beausolieu. recording credits include sessionsonnumerous albums:Gatemouth Brown, Junior Wells, andM lvin Bishop, andRuby Wilson; andNew O lvis Costello; openingfor S unda (piano, bass, andvocals) hasspent four touring, decades andrecording performing, allover the ove Got To Do With It;appearingonL ob Sundra andBrian “Breeze” Cayolle llison, E tevie Ray laine E
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PG-13 PG Historic Theatre Lyric 10:07 am - 10:21 am - 14 minutes Student CA • Mississippi Angeles, Premiere Los 9:10 am - 9:55 am 45 minutes Animation- CA • MS Premiere Estates, Verdes Palos 9:00 am - 9:09 am - 9 minutes Animation CA • Mississippi Premiere Sunnyvale, 9:56 am - 10:06 am - 10 minutes Animation • Mississippi Germany Premiere Weimar, Apart s ’ man of orld K SHORT BLOC Son Zweibettzimmer kusha Hiba W An Allied medic, rumored to be the second coming of Christ, gets captured by a Catholic- by of Christ, gets captured coming be the second to rumored medic, Allied An WW2 a philosophical debate and gets into during the twilight of in Croatia Nazi regime Grand ‘The Inquisi- Fyodor Dostoyevsky’s The film is based on officer. with a Catholic-Nazi ‘The Karamazov.’ Brothers his novel from a parable tor,’ Director, Producer - Janek Ambros - Janek Ambros Producer Director, K SHORT BLOC Two old men share a hospital room, in which the window is the only connection the in which the window to a hospital room, old men share Two is a ‘Double Occupancy’ resource. a highly demanded and thus becomes outside world about play intimate psychological, of man - an animated, about the greed dark parable and illusion. of imagination the power Director & Producer - Fabian Giessler - Fabian & Producer Director Kaz Suyeishi, a 57 year old woman, recalls her most vivid and horrific as a 17 experiences recalls old woman, Kaz year a 57 Suyeishi, during Japan. old Hiroshima student the 1945 bombing of Hiroshima, year Director & Producer - Steve Nguyen, Choz Belen Choz Nguyen, - Steve & Producer Director Set landed on Earth in the not-so-distant mission to aliens have when a peaceful in future still this sci-fi thriller is there asks the question, demise, the mystery of humanity’s unravel humanity? hope for Director - Bonnie Phelps; Executive Producers - Chester Haskell and Michael Haskell and - Chester Martin; Producers Executive - BonnieDirector Phelps; – Michael Zachary Producer Huber Director, K BLOC ANIMATION SATURDAY, MAY 18th MAY SATURDAY, 24 20132010 TupeloTUPELO Film FILM Fes FESTIVALtival TUPELO, MISSISSIPPI SATURDAY, MAY 18th When you’re young andinlove thefuture seems bright... butthenwhat?. Director - Venetia Taylor; Producer -DanielPrypchan protect hisfamily, even ifitmeanssaving themfrom himself. hopes offindingsafety. When theman thedisease,contracts hemustdowhat ittakes to woman, anddaughter fleefrom thespread ofa contagious disease andtravel together in onefamilyisfighting to stay aworld isfallingapart, together. whereIn everything Aman, Producer -Cameron Lockey Hugo;ExecutiveDirector -Chris Producers -Cameron Lockey, Hugo; Chris andthought-provoking.ties, thefilmisbothheartbreaking America. across North Told from thepoint ofview THE JANITOR, awoman inherseven- This film explores themany pleas for help found inquotes on women’s washroom stalls Director -ShannonKohli;Producers Gardiner -ShannonKohli,Meghan until girl whodiscovers hemeetsa16year-old City streets ofHoChiMinh whoheis. A washed upformer popstarlives taxi)aimlesslyinthe inexile pedalingaxichlo(bicycle Trinh Hoan;Producer Pi -Ko-Rely Director -Andy Nguyen; Executive Producers & -DanPhuongDo Nguyen, Minh Quang The STALLED Forever Safe Future Haven in hiatus Sydney, Australia Premiere •Mississippi -8 minutes Short 11:19 am-11:27 PremiereChapel Hill,NC•Mississippi -14minutes Short 11:04 am-11:18 Vancouver, BC, Canada -16minutes Short 10:47 am-11:03 Seffner,Mississippi FL• Premiere Student -24minutes 10:22 am-10:46 Historic Lyric Theatre Historic PG-13 PG PG R 20102013 TUPELOTupelo FilmFILM FesFESTIVALtival TUPELO, MISSISSIPPI 25 G R PG Historic Theatre Lyric 11:28 am -11:36 am Short - 8 minutes TX • Mississippi Premiere Austin,
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Student - 6 minutes, minutes, 6 - Student 11:59 am - 12:05 pm 12:05 - am 11:59 following screenings on Saturday at 8:00 p.m. at on Saturday screenings following Join us for the Awards Ceremony immediately immediately Ceremony the Awards Join us for x Kids x oodoo V Bo Happy Director - Jenny Goddard; Producers - Christopher Morse, Enrique Garcia, Jenny Goddard; Goddard; Enrique Jenny Garcia, Morse, - Christopher Producers Goddard; - Jenny Director - EnriqueGarcia Producer Executive of his the lives alter to dolls use voodoo to Damien as he attempts follows Voodoo Happy best friends. three TWO TRAVELERS Boom ‘Two Travelers’ is a film about young love, so strong that it inextricably entails the fear of it inextricably that the entails so strong young love, is a film about Travelers’ ‘Two the anxiety by of fi- is accompanied Light-hearted of youth playfulness losing one another. of their journey makes each moment precious. that it is this transience nal parting. yet And Director, Producer - Olga Klyachina Producer Director, A bro-mantic comedy set to the harmonious groove of the 90’s. Boy Band front-men Curtis Band front-men Boy of the 90’s. the harmonious groove set to A bro-mantic comedy the band apart. solo ambitions lest they tear aside their own must put Forever. and Jayke Director - Taylor Gledhill; Producer - Kate Lilly Gledhill; Producer Taylor - Director Q&A with Filmmakers in attendance. Q&A with Filmmakers SATURDAY, MAY 18th MAY SATURDAY, 26 20132010 TupeloTUPELO Film FILM Fes FESTIVALtival TUPELO, MISSISSIPPI television classes, filmgroups, orindividual filmmaking. studentsinvolvedSchool Mississippi High to offilmmaking infilmand promote theart 2nd intheBlackBox Theatre attheLinkCentre. This competition created hasbeen to FilmThe MSHighSchool Competition pre-screening was heldonSaturday, March SATURDAY, MAY Film School High 18thMississippi Competition JUDGES Huntsville, AL Filmmakers Co-Op Alabama Workshop Director, Don Tingle Bangladesh. Bangladesh. students are bringinglight to thelives ofthosein the slumsof M –Grenada, Kinder MS Katrina P 3rd discover what hadhappened. of how shegotthere. The girlproceeds to travel theschoolto A young girlwakes room upinanempty withnorecollection James Puckett -Mooreville, MS 2 5th graders. nations andtheirmostvenerated rulers to agroup ofbickering insightful people: highschoolers. We’ve reduced ourgreatest This isworld politicsseenthrough theeye ofplanetearth’s most &PaulStrack Azar Abide -Greenville, MS P 1st THE SOLAR BOTTLE BULB – BANGLADESH Winning Student Filmmakers inattendance. willbe nd illions live indaytime darkness. shows howThis documentary PLACE/AUDIENCE AWARD: : lace : lace United BRIGHTENING LIVES WITH BRIGHTENING Nations Hattiesburg, MS University ofSouthern Journalism Communication/ Studies inMass ofFilmInstructor Phillip Gentile
CAUTION Shaun Vaughn –NewAlbany, MS SHAUNZY: ITIN GET Fulton, MSandMantachie, MS Brody Taylor &Clay Rushing– FIELD REPORT – Sanchez Melodie Tupelo, MS JUSTSEENAFACEI’VE Murphy – Ryan Tupelo, MS FRIEND Rebecca Koehler–Cleveland, MS THE HUNGRY GAMES:OUTTAKES THOUGHTS ABOUT US –Grenada, Kinder MS Katrina TOUGH MSandFulton,Baldwyn, MS FairchildMarissa &Bethany Reed NOT MEIPROMISE Copeland MS –Kiln, Sky SENSELESS VIOLENCE HIGH SCHOOL TREASURES HIGH SCREENED: Lyric Theatre Tuscaloosa, AL Television &Radio Center for Public University ofAlabama Producer/Director, ShoresMax • Noon 20102013 TUPELOTupelo FilmFILM FesFESTIVALtival TUPELO, MISSISSIPPI 27 G G G PG Historic Theatre Lyric 2:34 pm - 3:07 pm Short - 33 minutes MS Blue Springs, 12:30 pm - 12:48 pm Documentary - 18 minutes Jackson, MS 1:04 pm - 2:23 pm 19 minutes Documentary - 1 hour, AZ • MississippiScottsdale, Premiere 12:49 pm - 1:03 pm - 14 minutes Student TX • Mississippi Premiere Denton, Delta Mississippi the
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usa city Shift hanging C 180: K BLOC DOCUMENTARY Music Q&A with Filmmakers in attendance. Q&A with Filmmakers Nashville, a city currently based on music, wasn’t always called Music City. Find out how out how Find called Music City. always wasn’t based on music, a city currently Nashville, the and see how of the world, became the music capital mecca this printing and insurance com- to this thriving music but thanks to get them down, of 2010 tried flood devastating of the artists, in the form Resilience a city entertainers, and musicians reborn. was munity, put the MUSIC in MUSIC CITY. that Director & Producer - Chris McDaniel & Producer Director HOSPICE NURSES HOSPICE Delta How do you measure success when all your patients die? For home hospice nurses, each nurses, home hospice die? For patients when all your success measure do you How a caring create it is their job to Yet, is in crisis is dying. because someone home they enter - with their families in com life of their last days share may in which patients environment and death, life between Often liminal space think of that choose not to we fort and dignity. bear unique knowledgeThey of every with their patients day. there nurses live but hospice resolution. final life’s Director - Jim Crawford Director Filmed on location in Greenville and Washington County, Mississippi,tells the this film County, Washington and in Greenville on location Filmed it impacts and mentors and how the youth story program after-school of the 180 Degrees large. community as the at as well Producer - Robbie Fisher; Executive Producers - Dean Renfrow & Jonas Hayes; Hayes; & Jonas - Dean Renfrow Producers Executive - Robbie Fisher; Producer Rayner - Anne Director K BLOC DOCUMENTARY Third Elaine and Melinda are holded up in a small town diner. They’ve been on the run and are They’ve been on the run and are diner. up in a small town holded Elaine and Melinda are whom they aren’t but by knowThey they’ve been followed, a corner. pinned into now is a suspect. Everyone late? its too identity before their assassin’s they uncover Can sure. Director, Producer - Glenn Payne Producer Director, K SHORT BLOC SATURDAY, MAY 18th MAY SATURDAY, K SHORT BLOC 28 20132010 TupeloTUPELO Film FILM Fes FESTIVALtival TUPELO, MISSISSIPPI SATURDAY, MAY 18th wife hasclonedtheirsonwithouthisconsent. Still recovering from therecent lossofachild, architect Preston discovers Sanders that his ProducersDirector -JustinMiller; -JustinMiller, Gowen Mike RESTITUTION Q&A with Filmmakers inattendance. ner to keepfate intact. A mysterious manfrom adifferent timeandplace, enters asmall townRoad Run- ina1972 Director -Peter Dobson ster lookslikecouldn’t from thetruth. befarther meet awoman whoholdsecrets to thefather’s past. Sometimes, ourideaofwhat amon- visitthesmalltownAs andhis10year Ray where oldson,Buck, thefather grew up, they Co-Director, Co-Producer Parker, -Ryan G.B. Shannon Wracked withguilt, aformer boxer strugglesto find redemption. Producer -Case Fitzsimmons Director -Reaves Avery Washburn; Producers -Case Fitzsimmons,Radue; Executive Jeff white monsters PRETTY Knocked mule down Atlanta, GA -14minutes Short 3:30 pm-3:44 Los Angeles, CA -26 minutes Short 3:57 pm-4:23 Los Premiere Angeles, •Mississippi CA -21minutes Short 3:08 pm-3:29 Memphis, PremiereTN •Mississippi -11minutes Short 3:45 pm-3:56 Historic Lyric Theatre Historic PG PG PG PG 20102013 TUPELOTupelo FilmFILM FesFESTIVALtival TUPELO, MISSISSIPPI 29 R PG PG PG-13 Historic Theatre Lyric 4:34 pm - 6:16 pm 42 minutes - 1 hour, Feature • Mississippi NY Premiere York, New 6:55 pm - 7:21 pm Short - 26 minutes CA • Mississippi Premiere Topanga, 7:22 pm - 7:42 pm Short - 20 minutes TX • Mississippi Premiere Garland, 6:26 pm - 6:54 pm Short - 28 minutes CA • Mississippi Angeles, Premiere Los - STARLET Sunset Revolutionary a the
delicious x of for it t bo ’ Q&A with Filmmakers in attendance. Q&A with Filmmakers Elegy Curse the Isn der, the relationship falls apart. With a country divided and loyalty strained, two men are men are two a country strained, divided and loyalty With apart. falls the relationship der, their fate. choose sides and suffer to forced Based on a true story. Encouraged by his friend, a young, idealistic journalist joins the a young, his friend, by Encouraged Based on a true story. their actsWhen mur of sabotage turn to apartheid. protest to Congress National African Director- Paul van Zyl; Producer - Stacy Ekstein Producer Zyl; van Paul Director- A struggling artist film actress horror her aging gets an unexpected and mother visit from ghost come or grifter, But is her mother a drifter, ago. mother who abandoned her years and a swarm of moths hold the ‘The of the Sunset Starlet’ Curse her family? destroy to secret. Director - Lori Precious; Executive Director - Mona May; Producers - Lori Precious, Randy Precious, - Lori - Mona Director May; Executive Producers Precious; - Lori Director Turrow At the height of the Civil War, two young lovers pledge their love and devotion as they and devotion love pledge their lovers young two War, Civil of the the height At as tragedy apart torn shattered are are lives and dreams Their together. plan their future the core. to shakes their world Director - Melanie Star Scot; Executive Producer - Duane A. Sikes Producer - MelanieDirector Scot; Executive Star Q&A with Filmmakers in attendance. Q&A with Filmmakers When Joan Weldon, the controlling matriarch of an upper-middle class New England fam- of an upper-middle matriarch the controlling Weldon, Joan When - her dysfunctional rela reconcile she sets out to of lung cancer, she is dying discovers ily, attempts by messy and often humorous offset are destructive ways family’s The tionships. she dies. before on the right course her children set Joan to by Producers - Suzanne Hayes & Michael Patrick Kelly; Kelly Michael & – Michael Director Patrick Hayes - Suzanne Patrick Producers FEATURE K SHORT BLOC FEATURE SATURDAY, MAY 18th MAY SATURDAY, AWARDS PRESENTATION • 8:00 p.m. PRESENTATION AWARDS 30 20132010 TupeloTUPELO Film FILM Fes FESTIVALtival TUPELO, MISSISSIPPI SUNDAY, MAY 19th Directed byDirected Greg Camalier (andrecently picked upby MagnoliaPictures forU.S.rights), the new documentary focuses on a small town in northwest Alabamathatproduced onasmalltown focuses innorthwest the newdocumentary Tickets purchased for “Muscle Shoals” screening willinclude Reception sponsored by Buffalo Wild Wings. an amazingamountofmemorable recordings. 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