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Year CATEGORY FORMAT TITLE SUBTITLE WRITER DIRECTOR AWARD #COPIE Run Time COUNTRY SYNOPSIS S A daring portrait of a disabled man yearning for intimacy in a world that would rather ignore 2015 Narrative Short DVD Hole Martin Edralin Best Narrative Shor 1 15 Canada him. The Fallen Phoenix is the story of an established composer who struggles to write a masterpiece that pleases both himself and his sponsor. Ultimately, he realizes he has to choose between staying true to his art and pleasing those around him. The fable of the Phoenix is used as a framework for the story. Though the Phoenix may fall in 2015 Animated Short DVD The Fallen Phoenix Gwen Barriac and Heather Larkin 2 5 USA flames, his music lives on triumphantly! A man leading a Sisyphean life suddenly has a euphoric vision and undergoes a dysphoric transformation. Director James Bascara will be in attendance at 2015 Animated Short DVD Upon The Rock James Bascara 2 9 USA 2015... Acts of courage come in all sizes. The Tugboat Captain's Ball is the story of a lonely, persistent young woman who flirts with the most handsome man at 2015 Narrative Short DVD The Tugboat Captain's Ball Rick Moore Rick Moore 2 13 USA the ball. Sasha’s idea of her father is shattered by reality when she goes to a picnic 2015 Narrative Short DVD Sasha Taisia Deeva 1 23 Germany, Russia with him and his new girlfriend. In his latest project, his most personal yet, Photographer Phil Toledano has become obsessed with his own demise. Over the course of three years, filmmaker Joshua Seftel follows him as he imagines all the dark paths that 2015 Narrative Short DVD The Many Sad Fates of Mr. Toledano Joshua Seftel Best Short Docume 1 26 USA his future could take. A boy and his imaginary friend 2015 Narrative Short DVD The Break Up Desta Reff 1 3 USA decide that it's time to part ways Consumed in a marathon of family chaos, texting and hormones, the outspoken Ju is running late for her pricey private tennis lessons, and running from 2015 Narrative Short DVD A Tenista Tennis Girl Daniel Barosa 2 15 Brazil a secret. NOWHERE expresses the filmmaker’s personal journey of 2015 Student Short DVD Nowhere I-Cheng Lee 1 3 Taiwan pursuing happiness. Two thirteen year-old boys at a conservative Christian school take a field trip to the landfill. A tattered magazine calls to them from the trash 2015 Student Short DVD Smut Tom Sveen 1 10 USA heap. Some images cannot be unseen. On what seems to be a routine day, a lonely security guard is surprised to discover a bouncing bright pink RV in the parking lot–the encounter leads to an 2015 Northwest Short DVD The Mobile Stripper Shirlyn Wong Shirlyn Wong 2 14 USA unforeseen adventure. A romantic dalliance without protection forces a young woman with Down Syndrome to come to terms with the realities of adulthood and her own place 2015 Narrative Short DVD Guest Room Joshua Tate 2 13 USA in the world. This short documentary looks at a unique program for young journalists at 2015 Documentary Short DVD Teen Press T.C. Johnstone 2 30 USA Santa Barbara Middle School. Year CATEGORY FORMAT TITLE SUBTITLE WRITER DIRECTOR AWARD #COPIE Run Time COUNTRY SYNOPSIS S THE BIG LONELY is a portrait of Michael, a homeless man who elects to live surreptitiously on public land in the Oregon woods rather than live on the streets. The footage, shot by Michael himself reveals a solitary existence in the hidden cabin he built and shares with his only companion, his dog Tic. He survives by hunting game and rationing an ever-dwindling food supply, but freedom has its costs, besides lack of food, there is the threat of bears and 2015 Documentary Feat DVD The Big Lonely David Manougian 2 82 USA the harsh and unforgiving winters. Can we contain some of the deadliest, most long-lasting substances ever produced? Left over from the Cold War are a hundred million gallons of radioactive waste. Governments around the world, desperate to protect future generations, have begun imagining society 10,000 years from now in order to create monuments that will speak across time. CONTAINMENT considers an uneasy present and imagines a troubled future, exploring the idea that over millennia, nothing 2015 Documentary Feat DVD Containment Peter Galison and Robb Moss 1 81 USA stays put. At The Lillian Booth Actors Home just outside NYC, a group of long-retired Broadway entertainers dive into a production of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream and find that nothing is what it seems to be. As they deal with the shifting mental and physical challenges of old age, they realize that creativity is a magical force 2015 Documentary Feat DVD Still Dreaming Hank Rogerson & Jilann Spitzmiller 2 93 USA of renewal. For many generations people in the Omo Valley (southwest Ethiopia) believed some children are cursed and that these children bring disease, drought and death to the tribe. The curse is called mingi; and mingi children are killed. Lale Labuko, a young educated man from the Kara was 15 years old when he saw a child in his village killed and also learned that he had 2 older sisters he never knew who had been killed. He decided one day he would stop this horrific practice. Filmed over a five year period we follow Lale's journey along with the people of his tribe as they attempt to 2015 Documentary Feat Blu-ray Omo Child John Rowe 1 90 USA/Ethiopia change an ancient practice. When a man tries to unsubscribe from an email list, he must click his way through a hysterical chain of messages that try to convince him 2015 Narrative Short DVD Opt Out Steve Utaski 1 3 USA to stay. CATEGORY TITLE SUBTITLE WRITER DIRECTOR AWARD #COPIES TRT COUNTRY SYNOPSIS A bartender tries to close for the evening while his last customer orders five shots and proceeds to tell him a 2014 USA series of unsettling stories that will forever change both men's lives. Narrative Short Last Shot Jeff Perreca and Jim Milli Greg Popp 4 While the world awaits the election of a new pope, an amnesiac man struggles to recall the events that have 2014 Justin Foster Justin Foster USA led him to abduct a local priest before the town sheriff tracks him down. Narrative Short Conclave 3

Exiled from the tropical paradise where there evolved, a handful of remarkable stick insects dodged extinction by hiding under a single windswept bush on the world's tallest sea stack for 80 years. Thanks to a dedicated Nicholas Carlile and Jilli team of scientists, they now live safely in captivity, but 2014 Jilli Rose Australia Rose when can they go home? Sticky tells a wonderfully positive conservation success story, celebrating the persistence of life, the adventure and passion embedded in science, and the little creatures underfoot.

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Albert and Marta, both in their late 70s, live across the street from one another in a bustling section of Berlin's Mitte. Every day, the neighbors meet-each in their respective windows-at 9 a.m. to watch the world unfold below them. One morning, the clock strikes 9, but there 2014 Tara Lynn Orr Benjamin Wolff USA/Germany is no sign of Albert. Set against the backdrop of a rapidly gentrifying city, Bis Gleich tells the story of two people who share a daily ritual, but have never actually met. Their connection deepens when, one day, they are forced to face the inevitable...together.

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In a near future, longer human life spans have dire consequences on two young lovers. When Iris learns her Swipe is coming, she promises to remember Max. 2014 Claudia Fucigna Claudia Fucigna USA Yet when she wakes up in the new identity of Irene, all trace of Max’s memory is gone…until their paths cross in a moment of chance. Narrative Short Swiped 3

In Oscar-winning writer Horton Foote's chilling drama, One Armed Man, a wealthy cotton gin executive is 2014 Horton Foote Tim Guinee USA confronted by a disgruntled former employee demanding the return of an arm lost in the gin's machinery. Narrative Short One Armed Man 4 One former city librarian's fifty-year-long quest to 2014 Catharine Axley Catharine Axley USA account for the names of those who died in the 1906 Documentary Short Counting the Dead 2 San Francisco Earthquake and Fire. In a dystopian future even a little thing can break the 2014 Joanne Postlewaite Joanne Postlewaite UK Animated Short Monotony 4 monotony of a working man's day. A getaway driver waiting outside a bank robbery has 2014 Olly Williams Olly Williams UK three nerve shredding minutes to get through before … Narrative Short The Fly 2 his crew returns. All he has to do is focus When a filmmaker suddenly finds himself a quadrilateral amputee, he adapts to a world he never 2014 NA USA could have imagined, and finds a new creative outlet in Documentary stand-up comedy. Short Stumped Robin Berghaus 3

A senior citizen, Gilbert, is recently widowed and 2014 Gavin Brown Gavin Brown USA decides to use a a modern online dating website to try and meet friends again. This presents him with results Animated Short Coffee & A Bagel 2 he was not expecting. CATEGORY TITLE SUBTITLE WRITER DIRECTOR AWARD #COPIES TRT COUNTRY SYNOPSIS

2014 Tom Teller Tom Teller USA A young man attempts to return the decrepit Goldfish he purchased earlier that day, following a lengthy dispute with an employee he learns what the Animated Short Harley 2 fish has been through and becomes sympathetic.

Three pink tutus. Three pink helmets. Three pink Benjamin Mullinkosson Benjamin Mullinkosson 2014 USA skateboards. Meet Bella, Sierra, and Rella: ages 6 1/2, and Kristelle Laroche and Kristelle Laroche 6 1/4, and almost 7. Take a look into these little girls' Documentary The Pink Helmet lives as they prove that skateboarding is not just for Short Posse 3 boys.

A man returns to the Midwestern farm of his Josh Tanner and Jade 2014 Van Der Lei Josh Tanner Australia childhood on a desperate mission to unearth the horrifying truth of what landed there in the summer Narrative Short The Landing 3 of 1960.

2014 USA In an isolated, high-plains community, a brilliant mathematics professor disappears from the local college without a trace. Three months later his body is discovered tied to a tree and burned beyond recognition in the remote hills south of campus. Love & Terror on the Iconoclastic author Poe Ballantine searches for clues Howling Plains of related to the case while reflecting on his life of Narrative Feature Nowhere Dave Jannetta Dave Jannetta 1 wanderlust.

Davina is an imaginative and strong-willed teenage girl who often escapes into a beautifully twisted fantasy life. Having grown up quickly as the sole 2014 Leah Meyerhoff Leah Meyerhoff USA caretaker of her disabled mother, she looks for salvation in a new relationship with an older boy. Davina is swept into a whirlwind of romance and adventure, but the enchantment of her new relationship quickly fades when Sterling's volatile side begins to emerge. I Believe in Unicorns takes us on a road trip through the stunning and complex Narrative Feature I believe in unicorns 1 landscape of troubled young love.

Hospital psychiatrist, Dr. Holcomb, is tasked with evaluating fellow physician, Dr. Durere, a surgeon 2014 Lindsey Kiken Eric Vecchi USA that has a history of losing patients on the operating room table. As he labors to evaluate Dr. Durere’s fitness for duty at the hospital, the interview takes an abrupt turn. Dr. Durere does not care for Dr. Holcomb's professional inquiry and turns the tables in which the psychiatrist now finds himself on the Narrative Short Cold Therapy 1 operating room table for an unscheduled procedure.

After the sudden passing of his wife, Stan (Richard Matthew Goldenberg 2014 Michael Slavens USA Kind) ignores his overwhelming grief only to be and Michael Slavens faced with the unavoidable What Cheer? Brigade, a 20-piece punk marching and that floods his world Narrative Short What Cheer? 3 with boisterous, interminable song. CATEGORY TITLE SUBTITLE WRITER DIRECTOR AWARD #COPIES TRT COUNTRY SYNOPSIS

A dog captures the world’s attention by performing a death-defying and heroic act. The incident, caught on 2014 Vanessa Schulz Vanessa Schulz USA surveillance camera in Santiago, uncovers the epidemic of stray dogs in Chile. When Oregon filmmaker, Vanessa Schulz, sees the video on YouTube, she sets out to honor the hero dog. A story of betrayal and redemption, failure and ultimate Documentary triumph, “Lost Dogs” proves that courage is Short Lost Dogs 1 contagious, and one dog can make a difference.

Children’s Healing Art Project (CHAP) is a place where kids can be themselves no matter what 2014 Mariah Dunn Mariah Dunn USA situation they are facing in their lives. At CHAP everyone is facing a challenge such as a disability, cancer, or other terminal diseases and it’s that special bond that brings the kids and their families together. This documentary takes you on a journey with three Documentary families as you discover the challenges they face and Short Healing Power of Art 3 how art has helped as they overcome them.

A young poet’s final evening with his girlfriend sparks 2014 Shane Book Shane Book USA memories of an afternoon spent with his ailing grandfather. Adapted from Shane Book’s National Magazine Award-winning poem of the same title, an exploration of the nature of grief becomes a poetic Narrative Short Dust 3 meditation of water, skin and dust.

Trout Unlimited has worked with the Deschutes National Forest to restore habitat along the iconic Metolius River, well known for its inspiring scenic 2014 Michelle Alvarado Michelle Alvarado USA beauty. We are improving access and streamside vegetation, while striving to create a community of stewards committed to preserving this special river for our future. Enjoy the sights, sounds and clear water of this unique spring fed river, and do your part Documentary in conserving our shared habitat for fish, wildlife and Short a better path 2 people.

Warhol is a poignant and disturbing look at the media, social and otherwise, and how external forces can impact lives. Shock-jock Dangerous Dave 2014 Adam Ethan Crow Adam Ethan Crow UK Dawson takes a call from a kid pretending to be a hardened thug; something he takes exception to. However, when someone breaks into the teen’s house, the shock-jock figures he can raise his ratings if he can encourage the, now hiding kid, to come out Narrative Short Warhol 3 and tackle the burglar live on air.

Lonely widower Horrie misses his wife (and dog) and decides it’s time to start dating again. He finds the perfect woman (complete with pooch) via a singles 2014 Don Percy Don Percy Australia magazine, but before they meet, he decides to upgrade to a more youthful appearance with an unconventional and elaborate home-style makeover. Can he keep up the façade, or will he be found out? A cartoon-stylised, slightly twisted, and rather Animated Short makeover 3 uncomfortable romantic-comedy. CATEGORY TITLE SUBTITLE WRITER DIRECTOR AWARD #COPIES TRT COUNTRY SYNOPSIS

With the father, Bashir (Javed Khan) getting older 2014 Khurum Khan Khurum Khan UK and his health deteriorating, he wants his only daughter, Shenaz (Sheetal Kapoor) to get married and start her own life, but she's reluctant to leave her father alone. As her wedding approaches, they go out for the day and Shenaz finds the strength to tell her International Short Rukhsati 1 father she doesn't want to leave the home they share.

2014 Jared Rasic Max Reisfar USA Two Theater clerks ruminate about influential movies Narrative Short closed 1 and their own pathetic lives

All told through texting, Subtext follows the story of Arnold Pander and 2014 Arnold Pander USA Claire who carries on her relationship via texting with Jacob Pander her boyfriend Scott while he is out of town on business. When Scott proposes the idea of introducing her to his friend Whitney for an intimate encounter, Claire soon discovers the truth about her Narrative Short Subtext 3 relationship and what lies between the texts.

Sparsely populated and geographically isolated, the Eastern Tibetan region of China is rich in cultural Spontaneous Spontaneous 2014 Hing Kong Combustion Films Combustion Films heritage and ethnic minorities. Because of the demanding terrain, with mountains topping at 20,000 feet, many of the villages dotting this region remain accessible only by foot. A multi-national group of ultra-runners explores the main trade route through Documentary the region established hundreds of years ago to trade Short Tracing the Tea 1 Chinese Tea for Tibetan war horses.

Adam and Candice have social anxiety disorder. In order to treat their anxiety, they each see Dr. Sam, a 2014 Todd Kruger Todd Kruger USA therapist who uses exposure cognitive behavior therapy. As an "exposure assignment", Dr. Sam sets up his two like minded patients to meet at a speed dating event. What happens when they face their fears and venture into speed dating could determine Narrative Short Exposure 3 the rest of their lives.

Two Army Casualty Notification Officers arrive at a Eric Fallen and Moon Best Narrative 2014 Moon Molson Harlem housing project to deliver some news to a Molson Short woman about her son serving in the war in the The Bravest, The Middle East. But whatever it is they have to say, she Narrative Short Boldest 2 ain't trying to hear it.

David Conrad is a college professor and sometimes 2014 Blake Robbins Blake Robbins USA philanderer raising three children in a small Kansas suburb with his wife, Kelly. When sudden tragedy strikes the family in the days before Christmas, David and Kelly’s marriage is brought to its breaking point Sublime and Beautiful and David’s desire for retribution leads him to Narrative Feature (1 bluray, 1 reg) 2 uncharted moral territory.

A struggling Seattle Rock band, Tennis Pro, take one 2014 John Jeffcoat John Jeffcoat USA/Japan last shot at making it big as they embark on a comical musical odyssey in Tokyo with hopes to prevent their Narrative Feature Big In Japan 2 day jobs from becoming their careers. CATEGORY TITLE SUBTITLE WRITER DIRECTOR AWARD #COPIES TRT COUNTRY SYNOPSIS

Meet Hal, 87; Charlie, 87 and Maurie, 87. Three of a group of friends who gather every day at one p.m. in 2014 Camille Thoman Camille Thoman USA the village of Dorset, Vermont to play a game called 'paddle tennis'. They have been playing together for years. As the film expands to incorporate the filmmaker's stories as well, The Longest Game takes on the 'game' of life, the tales we tell and the Documentary underlying forces that connect us all. A meditation on Feature the Longest Game 2 Time, Change, Love, Life & Paddle Tennis.

"Return of the River" tells the story the largest dam removal in history, currently unfolding on the Elwha River in Washington State. The film explores an John Gussman and 2014 Jessica Plumb USA Jessica Plumb extraordinary community effort to set the river free, and shows an unlikely victory for environmental justice. Told by an ensemble cast of characters, 'Return of the River' offers hope amid grim environmental news, chronicling a dramatic success Documentary story that has drawn international attention to the Feature Return of the River 2 Olympic Peninsula.

Bend photographer Richard Scott Nelson presents the story of the Riviere des Chutes, encompassing the history, science and beauty of a river born 5 million 2014 Richard Scott Nelson Richard Scott Nelson USA years ago when the volcanic peaks of the Cascade Mountains were born and the spring-fed Deschutes River began it's journey North to the Columbia River. The film explores competing irrigation, environmental and fishery interests and in particular Documentary explores a troubled 23 mile stretch of the upper Short Rivière des Chutes 2 Deschutes just below Wickiup Dam.

Nearly half of Oregon is high desert, vast and teeming with wildlife. Join Sage Clegg as she becomes Heidi Hagemeier and Heidi Hagemeier and 2014 USA the first person to traverse the entirety of a new, Michelle Alvarado Michelle Alvarado roughly 800-mile route across this expanse called the Oregon Desert Trail, created by the Oregon Natural Desert Association. From pelting hail to broad Documentary horizons, Sage experiences it all, and in the process Short Sage Steppes 2 falls in love with it.

A young child laborer in India sees a way to pursue 2014 Venkat Krishnan Venkat Krishnan India her dream to learn to read and write when an International Short butterfly dreams 3 educated man comes to her village.

A young man is suddenly held captive by his own 2014 James Everett James Everett UK family but it is unclear from whom he is trying to Narrative Short Ill Be Home Soon 3 escape.

Grand romantic gestures need not apply in this Katie Merrit comedic tale of star-crossed young love. Instead, 2014 Kerem Sanga Kerem Sanga Audience USA freshman Brian Kieslowski displays endless reserves Award of bumbling awkwardness as he goes home with a girl for the first time... and then learns that he got her pregnant... with twins... all while she's going through a rather inconvenient Christianity phase. Could it be that being the good guy and doing what's right are Narrative Feature The Young Kieslowski 1 two very different things? CATEGORY TITLE SUBTITLE WRITER DIRECTOR AWARD #COPIES TRT COUNTRY SYNOPSIS

Needing a sudden escape from the city, Robbie leaves Brooklyn for the Hudson Valley to stay with his aunt Chloe Domont and 2014 Nathan Silver USA who runs a home for pregnant teens. As the only Nathan Silver man in the house, Robbie captures the attention of many of the girls, and when he strikes up a friendship with Nina, who is dealing with her own relationship troubles, tensions run high in the house. In trying to stop Nina from making the biggest mistake of her life, Robbie finds himself caught in a love triangle Narrative Feature Uncertain terms 1 between Nina and her baby daddy, Chase.

Maurice Reedus Jr. was once a rising star, playing his sax on the big stage in the days of Motown. But now 2014 Joe Siebert Joe Siebert at 60 years of age, those dreams are gone as Maurice ekes out a living playing the cold streets of Cleveland. Things seem all but hopeless when a surprise invitation to reunite with his old band gives Cleveland's favorite Sax Man one last chance to take Documentary center stage and show the people of his city the true Feature The Sax Man 2 musician Maurice Reedus Jr. really is...

Alpsummer' provides deep insight into everyday life in the alps of Central Switzerland. It tells the story of four families of different generations, who administer 2014 Thomas Horat Thomas Horat Switzerlland these alps with their animals in conventional ways. Best of Show, The modest life they chose to live during the summer Best Director, also dictates the rest of the year's cycle. In a time in Best which society is more and more dependent on Documentary Documentary consumption, it's refreshing to see how a simple life feature Alpsummer Feature 3 can make us happy.

Since 2006 the LGBT community and human rights supporters have asked Idaho lawmakers to add the words sexual orientation and gender identity to the 2014 Michael Gough and Michael Gough and USA Idaho Human Rights Act. It is still lawful in this state Cammie Pavesic Cammie Pavesic to fire someone or refuse services or housing because of how they identify. For 8 years they were told, "we can't this year because of the political climate. Be patient, and we will get to it next year." The time for patience has now ended! With their left hands covering their mouths, they have begun an effective Documentary civil disobedience campaign. This documentary is Feature Add The Words 2 their story.

After an upstart winemaker’s untimely death, his sister steps in to try to save his fledgling winery for his eight-year-old son: American Wine Story blends 2014 David Baker David Baker USA this with other tales of risk and reinvention for those who are born again into the wine industry. Featuring winemakers from around the country, as well as noted Oregonians including Dick Erath, Janie Heuck Brooks and Drew Bledsoe, this film explores the risks Documentary and rewards for those who try to reinvent their lives Feature American Wine Story 3 in wine.

2014 John W. Lustig John W. Lustig USA A dentist's expertise is put to the test when an Animated Short Eye In Tuna Care 1 unusual patient seeks his help

Best Animated George Takei narrates this multi-award-winning fable 2014 Eoin Duffy Eoin Duffy Ireland Short about a wise squirrel on an increasingly existential Animated Short The Missing Scarf ecopies only 2 quest to find its scarf. CATEGORY TITLE SUBTITLE WRITER DIRECTOR AWARD #COPIES TRT COUNTRY SYNOPSIS

A Sammy Davis, Jr. impersonator, hired to visit with 2014 Todd Rohal Todd Rohal USA a loyal Rat Pack fan, finds himself delivering last rites Narrative Short Rat Pack Rat ecopies only 2 at the boy's bedside.

Combining live action and animation, Arora features a young girl in a struggle against her artistic passions 2014 Jennifer McCall Spencer McCall USA and the romantic pursuit of a dubious knight in shining armor. Taking a post-modern approach to the typical fairy tale, Arora's imagination helps guide her through the sinister and foggy woods into a dark portrait of the cyclical nature of 'fairy tale' Animated Short Arora ecopies only 2 relationships.

Shot with non-actors on the west side of Chicago, 2014 Kris Swanberg Kris Swanberg USA "Baby Mary" is the story of eight-year-old Kiara, who finds a neglected toddler and decides to take her Narrative Short baby mary ecopies only 2 home.

Tiga Norelia's village of Creve has a single water source: a bacteria filled cistern at the bottom of a 2014 Joshua Riehl Joshua Riehl USA/Haiti steep mountain. When a Texas based NGO tries to drill water wells for the community the drilling rig becomes stuck at 225 feet in the ground, threatening any hope of clean drinking water. In order for drilling Documentary to continue, the men of the village must dig it out by Short digging for water ecopies only 2 hand, a near impossible task.

The documentary follows a clothing brand from Bend, OR that created a brand around giving back to its community and was funded by the community to 2014 no credited writer Joseph Hite USA create this story. 'The Road to MAGIC' follows 541 Threads clothing on an up and down road trip of lessons, successes and failures from Bend to Los Angeles to eventually end up in Las Vegas where they attend the largest clothing trade show in the world known as M.A.G.I.C. This documentary explains the hard work, friendships, disappointments and power of community it takes to start a socially conscious Documentary movement through the passion of entrepreneurship Short The Road to Magic ecopies only 2 and power of charity. 2014 Woman Who Hates Morgan Miller Morgan Miller USA Animated Short Plants ecopies only 2 She likes cigarettes.

2014 Carl Burton Carl Burton USA A vast secret world is revealed within an attic during Animated Short Shelter ecopies only 2 a rainstorm. 2014 Animated Short Moons ecopies only Josh Ritter (music) Liesje Kraai 2 USA A song for that little dog lost in space. 2014 Hallgrimmer og Jeanette Bonds Jeanette Bonds USA Animated Short Jeremy ecopies only 2 Two boys discover violence. One discovers regret.

The 2nd Chief Executive Artist short of the triptych from A TOTAL DISRUPTION follows punk- cabaret icon, Amanda Palmer, as she hits the stage at 2014 Ondi Timoner Ondi Timoner USA Red Rocks Amphitheater, while delving into the journey that followed her record-breaking $1.2 million crowd-funded Kickstarter campaign, in which Palmer (formerly of the Dresden Dolls) masterfully uses technology to create direct and meaningful relationships with her fans, while redefining the role Documentary Amanda F*cking of the artist in our society and the rules of Short Palmer On The Rocks ecopies only 2 engagement between artist and audience. CATEGORY TITLE SUBTITLE WRITER DIRECTOR AWARD #COPIES TRT COUNTRY SYNOPSIS

In this bright and witty low-budget independent comedy, Alex (Alex Orr) is an inventor about to face his greatest challenge: Fatherhood. Stricken by Alex Orr, Katie Orr, Adam 2014 Alex Orr USA anxiety and struggling to keep his pregnant wife (a Pinney hilariously foul-mouthed Katie Orr) happy, Alex works to save the world and become a worthy father and husband. At the same time, Alex is Alex Orr, the filmmaker, working on the film we are watching, showing us the process behind the fiction he is creating. A IS FOR ALEX is a fine example of personal, comic filmmaking, a cinematic lesson in Narrative Feature A is for Alex ecopies only 2 turning life's lemonade back into lemons.

2014 Hannah Leshaw Hannah Leshaw USA A woman tries to intimately connect with her partner Narrative Short Bliss ecopies only 2 but ends up feeling more alone.

The film follows a 13 year old boy from Tijuana 2014 Josh Soskin Josh Soskin Mexico (Manny) as he embarks on his first drug smuggle across the "Devil's Highway," a notoriously fatal International Short La Carnada ecopies only 2 stretch of desert on the Arizona/Mexico border.

My Dear Americans is about a Sikh woman's defiant spirit. A recent immigrant to the U.S, Tejpreet is 2014 Arpita Kumar Arpita Kumar USA reluctant to embrace her new American identity. In contrast, her husband celebrates everything that mildly reeks of America. On America's most patriotic holiday, the fourth of July, they have a threatening racist encounter that crushes the Sikh man's enthusiastic spirit. Witnessing her husband's devastation, Tejpreet makes a choice against hate and Narrative Short My Dear Americans ecopies only 2 turns the situation around, if only momentarily.

Set during a summer of forest fires in a small Montana town, FIRE SEASON is a short 2014 Courtney Saunders Courtney Saunders USA dramatic film that details a young girl's first love with a charismatic boy who hides a dark Narrative Short Fire Season ecopies only 2 secret. CATEGORY TITLE SUBTITLE WRITER DIRECTOR AWARD #COPIES TRT COUNTRY SYNOPSIS 2013 Go here: http://prod5.agile ticketing.net/webs ales/pages/list.asp 2013 x?epguid=db9ed0 08-7bc6-4f8f- 8415- 9d55bd60e409& Two People He Never Saw is a conversation between two men at a bar in 1944. One of them shares that the only thing he'd care to do for Christmas is to take two people he's never 2013 Narrative Short 2 USA seen out to a fine dinner. A short story by John McNulty that first appeared in The New Yorker in 1944. The project is inspired by all of John McNulty's writings, his contemporaries Two People He Never Saw John McNulty Kevin Corrigan James Thurber, Joseph Mitchell and old NYC saloon culture. An unemployed single dad struggles to raise his kid right until 2013 Narrative Short Twenty Bucks Jesus Beltran Jesus Beltran 2 USA a confrontation with a neighbor goes wrong. When chance reunites two childhood friends and old contentions are drudged to the surface, one tries to convince the other to take a pill that would enable him to travel through time. The result is a warping of perception for the 2013 Narrative Short Time Travelers 2 USA characters and a deconstruction of film narrative for the audience. A lushly photographed work of micro-cinema that pays homage to a time-honored genre, while pushing its Joseph Christiana Joseph Christiana limits. Follow a young man named Henry Fleetwood who, after the death of his father, embarks on a whimsical journey to find the meaning of the life and conquer his fear of death. Along the way, he enlists the help of his scientifically-minded ex- 2013 Narrative Short 1 USA girlfriend and her new man-child lover, attempts to hastily find love in a dive-bar, becomes wrapped up in a cosmic coincidence, and comes face to face with his worst fear: There Is No God And We All Die Alone Harrison Givens Harrison Givens Ross Marian Death itself. The Trial of Ben Barry explores the reunion of an estranged father and son after twenty years. The son, in and out of Shea Butler/Aaron prison his whole life but now a changed man, returns home 2013 Narrative Short The Trial of Ben Barry Shea Butler 2 USA to help his elderly father face up to the mistakes of his past – Iverson including the killing of a voter’s rights organizer 35 years earlier – leading to both men’s reconciliation, redemption and salvation. An unlikely mom is forced to confront her young son's autism 2013 Narrative Short Six Letter Word Lisanne Sartor Lisanne Sartor 2 USA after an unexpected encounter with one of her johns. Oscar-nominee Shohreh Aghdashloo plays Rani whose family gives her away in marriage, to settle a debt, at the age of 11. Now a somber, middle-aged woman working in the garment 2013 Student Short Silk 1 USA industry, living with a husband she never loved, Rani encounters a group of brazen young women and seizes a Catherine Dent/Eyal Alony Catherine Dent unique opportunity to reclaim her life taken so long ago. A 13-year-old Nepali girl leaves her Himalayan village with her brother’s friend to find employment in the city. But Krishna, who promised her family he’d watch out for her, 2013 Student Short 1 Nepal takes Bhumika across the border to India, where he intends to use her as currency in a devil’s bargain. At a life-changing crossroads, Bhumika is forced to choose what she’s willing to Sahasi Chori (Brave Girl) Erin Galey/Antoinette Mulli Erin Galey sacrifice for the good of both her family, and his. Running Blind is the story of EJ Scott, who last year set out to run 12 marathons in 12 states for charity, all blindfolded! EJ suffers from a rare degenerative eye disease called Documentary Choroideremia, and several years ago, he was diagnosed as 2013 Running Blind 2 USA Short legally blind. EJ’s journey while running these marathons is an inspiring tale of strength overcoming adversity, and it’s ultimately a reminder that one person can indeed make a Ryan Suffern Ryan Suffern difference, no matter the cause. The passing of notes between school friends is fast becoming a thing of the past with today's technologies. However, the filmmakers find that many adults have kept stashes of notes Documentary from their school years. Pass(ed) Notes explores the gap 2013 Pass(ed) Notes 2 USA between reminiscence and reality as people react to what Short they wrote thirty or more years ago. The film is a fun romp down memory lane and shows the special bound of friendship and memories built through handwritten, passed Alison Hiatt/Kris Jones Alison Hiatt/Kris Jones notes. CATEGORY TITLE SUBTITLE WRITER DIRECTOR AWARD #COPIES TRT COUNTRY SYNOPSIS A “putzel” is a “little putz” and for Walter Himmelstein, being known by that nickname doesn’t bode well for an exciting life amongst the go-getters of New York City. But that’s okay with young Walter — he’s a homebody, content to remain within the familiar confines of his mundane life on 2013 Narrative Feature Putzel 2 USA Manhattan’s Upper West Side, seeing in his Uncle Sid’s smoked-fish emporium a comfortable future among the salmon. Until, that is, his married uncle takes up with the vivacious Sally, throwing Walter’s succession plans into Rick A. Moore Jason Chaet disarray… It was 1975 and skateboarding was hugely popular when Jim O'Mahoney, head of the U.S. Skateboard Assn., got a call from the producer of ABC's television show, "The Guinness Book of World Records." The producer wanted to shoot a skateboarding event for the show. As a child, O'Mahoney begged his parents to drive fast over the steepest section of Hill Street, an almost 30-degree incline in Signal Hill. Documentary O'Mahoney told the TV producer he could create a downhill 2013 2 USA skateboarding race on the steep Signal Hill incline. So for the Feature next four years Signal Hill was the site of some of skateboarding's hairiest races and most vicious wipeouts. The Signal Hill Speed Run, the world's first downhill skateboard race, also prompted several developments in the sport, including street luge racing, fully enclosed skate-cars and the introduction of women. The contestants in Signal Hill's downhill races remember them as wild, death-defying parties The Signal Hill Speed Run Mike Horelick/Jon Carnoy Mike Horelick/Jon Carnoy on wheels. Overpass Light Brigade tells the story behind Wisconsin's Holders of the Lights using innovative time-lapse Documentary Overpass Light photography and interviews with founding members and 2013 2 USA other activists. The film showcases OLB's simple, beautiful Short Brigade approach to performance art and action. It beckons any who want to creatively join public discourse and voice concerns Dusan Harminc/Matt Mulli Dusan Harminc/Matt Mullins an elitist political system clamors to quiet. At a new school Leandro and Jefferson form an instant attachment and soon realize that theirs is no ordinary friendship. But young Jeff has something to tell. If they want 2013 Narrative Short O Pacote The Package 2 Brazil to be together there's one irreversible thing Leandro must deal with. Something that, unfortunately, is a part of the Rafael Aidar Rafael Aidar package. As Liz writes an obituary she coaxes her father, Henry, to take part in the hopes it will help his memory loss. But the 2013 Narrative Short Obit 2 USA exercise further confuses Henry, producing feelings of guilt and shame as he reflects on his failures as a father. Unable to Brian Tolle Geetha Reddy cope with the future, he escapes from Liz's reality into ours. A world-renowned mime in his prime, Stanley Farkas has been reduced to competing for attention alongside noisy street performers. He's ready to give up and throw away the 2013 Student Short Fortissimo 2 USA only thing he's ever loved until he meets Daisy - a young girl with a magical ability to produce sound with her every touch Maxwell Nicoll/Matt Steph Noah Wagner - and his life is changed forever. A dark comedy about a 4th grade class that pull an innocent, April Fool's prank on the teacher...that accidentally kills her. 2013 Narrative Short Fools Day 2 USA Fearing jail time they try to cover up the crime before their Shane Snider/Cody Blue Sni Cody Blue Snider D.A.R.E. officer shows up for his weekly lesson. Explores the intersection of art and technology by examining the work of master artists who harness digital tools to alter reality. They push creative and technological boundaries to Documentary share their imaginations, redefining photography along the 2013 Digital Darkroom 2 USA Short way. The film includes interviews, imagery and behind-the- scenes footage of American and European fine art photographers discussing their craft, their objectives and Steven Kochones Steven Kochones image-making in the 21st century. Documentary 2013 Bug People 2 USA In this playful essay film, the filmmaker investigates our Short Paul Meyers Paul Meyers culture's discomfort with all things many-legged. A road-trip comedy centered on Farah Mahtab, a woman in her twenties who tries to lose her virginity while campaigning across America for presidential candidate John Kerry in 2004. 2013 Narrative Feature Farrah Goes Bang USA Farah and her friends K.J. and Roopa follow the campaign trail across historic Route 66 on their way to Ohio, the central battleground state of 2004, seizing control of this charged Meera Menon/Laura Good Meera Menon moment in their lives and the life of their country. Life of the Party follows Jared Randell through a whirlwind of emotional challenges. It's an examination of the human 2013 Short Life of the Party Gordon Asti Gordon Asti 2 USA condition and all of flawed glory. A very personal, gritty look at what it takes to forgive the one person that may be the hardest...yourself. CATEGORY TITLE SUBTITLE WRITER DIRECTOR AWARD #COPIES TRT COUNTRY SYNOPSIS Harry Clark is a family man fighting for equality. At least that's what his press kit says. We meet Harry during a seemingly futile campaign for State Senate. As the possibility that he may actually win increases, the discrepancies 2013 Narrative Feature I'm Harry Clark 2 USA between what Harry says and what Harry does start to take their toll. I’m Harry Clark satirizes what it means to be a politician, and what it means to be a human, in America Mickey Blaine Mickey Blaine today. A reckless night trying crystal meth leads Kyle into an addiction that loses him his job, lover, family, home, and self- esteem. Embracing denial, Kyle dives into his addiction. With his new family, Maia and Dusty, life seems like one long 2013 Narrative Feature Meth Head 2 USA party. Only the party is an illusion and the meth is slowly killing them, physically and psychologically. Only when he hits bottom does Kyle recognize he faces one choice - life or Jane Clark Jane Clark meth. Nestled in a remote mountain valley at the front door of Montana's Glacier National Park, the historic Polebridge Mercantile dutifully endures as one of the last outposts of its kind in the American West. The Mercantile steps into the 2013 Short The Mercantile Brian Bolster Brian Bolster 2 USA working lives of Flannery Coats and Stuart Reswig, the young couple whose search for the ideal marriage location yielded the most unforeseen challenges of their lives - proprietorship and preservation of a century old, unchanged business enterprise in a modern and ever-changing world. A weekend camping trip starts out happily for a group of New Mexico college kids. But a shadow falls across the idyllic setting in the form of two outsiders: a troubled kid brother and a reckless but dangerously charming older cousin. The 2013 Narrative Short Matanza Morse Bicknell Gregory Wagrowski 2 USA dynamics among the campers grow increasingly unstable, ultimately coalescing into an undertow of manipulation and cruelty that threatens to drag the weekend to nightmarish depths. For over 1,000 years, Icelandic law has made it illegal to import horses. During the summer, they live a remote and wild existence, grazing in the highlands and raising their Documentary young. Every September, they are rounded up by local 2013 Herd in Iceland 1 USA Short farmers and directed across the rugged terrain to reunite with their owners. It's a breathtaking tradition that unites the country. Herd In Iceland, a film by Lindsay Blatt and Paul Lindsay Blatt/Paul Taggart Lindsay Blatt Taggart, documents the annual horse round-up. Follows seven high school students from Oregon as they Documentary build and ultimately race the first, mostly carbon fiber, solar 2013 Helio Centric 2 USA Short car in the 2012 Winston Solar Challenge at Texas Motor Mark Lindow Mark Lindow Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas. Brothers Jonas and Kevin Kierkowzki struggle to navigate their grief over the death of their younger brother. The brothers process their grief in two distinctly opposite ways. 2013 Narrative Short Heart 2 USA Jonas is cold, reptilian and isolated, Kevin is wild, chaotic and self-destructive. Their shared boyfriend, Benjamin Walters, helps them through their journey as the Kierkowzki family Stephanie Hough/William T Stephanie Hough reunion looms. Trapped in their car for days after an unexpected snowstorm strands them on a remote mountain road during an 2013 Narrative Short The Boy Scout Patrick Brooks Patrick Brooks ` 1 USA impromptu trip, Grant and Leah confront a life-or-death choice: with another storm on the way, should they stay or should they go? 12-year-old Josh is a mixed race boy and a promising baseball player. He is abused by his mother’s boyfriend Byrd, and 2013 Narrative Feature Calloused Hands Jesse Quinones Jesse Quinones 2 UK neglected by his mother Debbie. He manages to forge his own path in life when his long-lost grandfather Solomon insists he study for his Bar Mitzvah. A married mother of two, unexpectedly pregnant with her third child, answers the phone to hear a voice from her distant past, reconnecting with the central, though 2013 Narrative Feature Bouy Steven Doughton Steven Doughton 1 USA neglected, emotional anchor in her life. Against the backdrop of various subjects - his narrow escape from a fishing vessel, drug use, parenting and poaching - their conversation tests the strength of a deep yet betrayed, love. Each year, thousands of Portlanders gather en masse, take off their clothes, and ride through the city streets. Since Documentary 2004, World Naked Bike Rides happen in more than 75 cities 2013 Bare as You Dare Ian McCluskey Ian McCluskey 2 USA around the globe--but Portland, Oregon, hosts (by far) the Short largest. Assembling a quirky cast of first-time riders and event organizers, this light-hearted documentary takes viewers along on the world's largest naked bike ride. CATEGORY TITLE SUBTITLE WRITER DIRECTOR AWARD #COPIES TRT COUNTRY SYNOPSIS Backyard is a documentary that tells the stories of five people in four states, all with very different backgrounds and perspectives, but all at odds with the natural gas extraction occurring around them. Despite their differences, unnerving 2013 Student Short Backyard Deia Schlosberg Deia Schlosberg 2 USA similarities emerge from their shared experiences of the massive unseen entity that is “the industry.” Brief, animated interludes remind us to ask the bigger picture questions as well. When ancient writings of Sanskrit and Tibetan texts vanish during the political turmoil of the 1950s and 1960s, the history of a whole society is in danger of disappearing. Digital Documentary Art Fishman/Dafna USA/Tibet/ Dharma chronicles the 50-year journey of E. Gene Smith, a 2013 Digital Dharma Dafna Yachin 2 India/Chin Mormon from Utah, the unlikely leader of an effort to Feature Yachin a rescue, preserve, and share 20,000 volumes of ancient Tibetan text; an epic of one man's mission that became the catalyst for an international movement to provide free access to the story of a people. Patriotism is in full bloom when Our Man starts to salute the land of the free, but his homespun homage quickly collapses into a biting, beer-fueled tour through his pitiful past, lame 2013 Narrative Short America 101 Richard Speight JR Richard Speight JR 2 USA present, and potentially dismal future, leaving his captive audience to decide -- Ridiculous exaggeration? Sober social warning? Either way, one thing’s for sure: strange things are definitely afoot in this American life. Examines the cost of so-called 'free' services and the continuing disappearance of online privacy. People may think Documentary Terms and Conditions they know what they give up when they click 'I Agree' on 2013 Cullen Hoback Cullen Hoback 2 USA Feature May Apply companies like Facebook and Google. When they see this documentary, they'll not only know they're wrong, but they'll be scared. And they should be. 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 CATEGORY TITLE SUBTITLE WRITER DIRECTOR AWARD #COPIES TRT COUNTRY SYNOPSIS

Guala-River of Silver & Gold is a fly-fishing film about the pursuit of the elusive salmon. Yet, it is much more than that. It is a documentary on one of the last wild Guala-River of Silver Daniel Goz & Anton Daniel Goz & Anton 2012 CONSERVATION & Gold Hamacher Hamacher 2 43 min Germany salomon rivers in Europe: River Guala in Norway. The main character of the film isn't the angler, it's the wild river and it's fish, where salmon migrate upstream to reproduce like they have for millenia.

The Next, Best West explores our changing relationship with the land that sustains us. It tells the story of how the conventional American concept of progress has Hunter Sykes and 2012 CONSERVATION The Next, Best West Hal Clifford 2 36 min USA steered our exploitation of the Westrn landscape, and Darren Campbell takes you to three diverse places; Colorado, Montana, and Washington, Where a vibrant new conception of progress presages a better future.

"Whisky is for drinkin'. Water is for fighten'," says Jeff Ehlert, a fly fishing guide in the Rocky Mountain National Park, recalling a well worn saying heard throughout the Colorado River Basin. As the most damned, dibbed, and diverted river in the world 2012 CONSERVATION Watershed Mark Decena Mark Decena 2 57 min USA struggles to support thirty million people across the western United States, can we find harmony amongst the competing interests of cities, agriculture, recreation, wildlife, and indigenous communities with rights to the water? Executive produced and narrated by Robert Redford.

Eleven veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan join an expedition to climb the 20,000-foot Himalayan giant Mount Lobuche. With blind adventurer Erik Weihenmayer and a team of Everest Summiteers as their guides, they set out on an emotioanl and gripping climb to reach the top, in an attempt to heal the 2012 DOCUMENTARY High Ground Brian Mockenhaupt Michael Brown 1 92 min USA emotional and physical wounds of the longest war in US History. Representing nearly every branch of the military, the veterans, and the Gold Star Mom who joins their trek, bring humor and deep emotion to this hero journey, all captured with breathtaking, vertigo- inducing cinematography by three-time Emy winner, director michael Brown.

Ugandan orphans targeted for abduction by Joseph Kony's militia are rescued by a pair of courageous former high school teachers fron Bend, OR. Fate Sandy Cummings, connects the orphans to an unlikely group of 2012 DOCUMENTARY Lost and Found Bruce Cummings 1 59 min USA Writer/director benefactors 9,000 miles away; inmate artists, someof whom will spend the rest of their lives in prison. Lost & Found is the inspiring true story of finding hope in the most unlikely places.

Plimpton! Starring George Plimpton as Himself is a Plimpton! Starring 2012 DOCUMENTARY George Plimpton as Tom Bean, Luke Poling Tom Bean, Luke Poling 2 89 min USA feature length documentary film about the exciting life and times of Paris Review co-founder, participatory Himself journalist, and friend to many, George Plimpton. CATEGORY TITLE SUBTITLE WRITER DIRECTOR AWARD #COPIES TRT COUNTRY SYNOPSIS

Stitched is a fun-filled documentary following three controversial, Competitive quilters racing to complete their entries for the largest quilt show in the nation. Quilting legend Carl Bryer Fallert was the first to win a Irv Drasnin, Lucy major prize for her quilt made with a sewing machine. 2012 DOCUMENTARY Stitched Ostrander & Don 2 72 min USA She mentored Hollis Chatelain, who caused a stir when Sellers, Producers she won as award for a painted quilt. And Hollis mentored Randall Cook, who sparked controversy with his quilt of a male nude. Behind every stitch, there is a story.

The Eyes of Thailand tells the true and inspirational story of one woman's quest to help two elephant landmine survivors walk on their own four legs. Treating their wounds was only part of the Windy Bowman, USA/Thaila 2012 DOCUMENTARY The Eyes of Thailand Tim O'brien 2 63 min journey;building elephant sized protheses was another. writer/director nd Narrated by Ashley Judd, the Eyes of Thailand is a story of sacrifice and perserverance that shows how far one woman will go to save an endangered species from threats above and below ground.

The Cultural Revolution was among the most catastrophic and least understood events of the 20th century. Mao Zedong's call to "make revolution" was answered by millions of Chinese and one American, Irv Drasnin, Lucy Sidney Rittenberg. An intimate of the Party's 2012 DOCUMENTARY The Revolutionary Ostrander, Don Sellers, 2 92 min USA leadership, Rittenberg gained unprecedented power in producers the government. But he was twiced betrayed, and served a total of 16 years in solitary confinement. This film is an uncompromising account of events all but removed from China's official history.

Two Teams. Two Eras. Two Chances. We Grew Wings is a story of camaraderie, strugles, triumphs, and the differences and similarities between two generations of athletes. While the well-known University of Oregon's men's track and field dominated the spotlight, the early Sarah Henderson & 2012 DOCUMENTARY We Grew Wings Erich Lyttle 2 81 Min USA women's track program strove to break new ground Erich Lyttle just as Title IX was presenting challenges and opportunites for the universities across the country. This is a story about yesterday's athletic legacy and today's triumphs. More than anything, it is about the common bond we all share through sports.

Sam is a former college football star whose chance to play in the NFL abruptly ends with a blown out knee. 2012 FEATURE A Big Love Story Dale Zawanda Ryan Sage 2 93 Min USA Seven years later, he finds himself alone, working a minimum wage job and weighing a deadly 413 lbs. The time has come for some change! The time has come for some weight loss! Enter Cassie, a personal trainer who not only helps him lose weight but find love. Steering clear of the standard transformation formula seen on many current television shows, Sam finds acceptance - and love - in unexpected places. CATEGORY TITLE SUBTITLE WRITER DIRECTOR AWARD #COPIES TRT COUNTRY SYNOPSIS

In the forgotten corners of rural Virginia, Sheryl struggles to balance her work as a housekeeper and raising her two sons, fifteen year-old Marc and eleven 2012 FEATURE A Little Closer Matthew Petock Matthew Petock 2 73 Min USA year-old Stephen. Hoping to meet the love of her life and bring home a father for her boys, she frequents a depressing, weekly mixer for the towns aging singles set. Meanwhile, Marc is desperate to lose his virginity, and spends his days working at a used car lot. And his brother Stephen, in the throes of sexual discovery, becomes infatuated with his schoolteacher while struggling to win the approval of a group of peers who adamantly detest her.

When their dad dies unexpectedly, estranged siblings Russell, Jane and their adopted brother, Alex, come Ken Adachi, 2012 FEATURE Dead Dad Kyle Arrington 2 82 Min USA home to tend to his remains. Though a stubborn and Writer/Director proud group, they are able to agree on one thing: nobody wants to keep the ashes. With little guidance and mounds of resentment among them, the three must work together to achieve a proper goodbye. The man who split them apart brings them closer together as the siblings learn what it means to be a family without their dad.

In the contentious wake of the Civil War, a divided country tries to reunite by forging a future in the 2012 FEATURE Dead Man's Burden Jared Moshe Jared Moshe 2 93 Min USA West. For one homesteader, that future is cut short by a bullet. Now his lawman son returns home to discover a sister that thinks him dead and an injustice waiting to be righted. A classic western, Dead Man's Burden explores post-civil war era allegiances in the western frontier, divisions created by modern progress, and family rifts that struggle to resolve themselves in an unforgiving landscape.

A feature-length dance music video and tale of urban exploration that follow three dancers across New 2012 FEATURE Girl Walk Jacob Krupick 2 75 min USA York City. They turn the city's sidewalks, parks, and stadiums into an evolving stage as a story of rebellion, love, and discovery unfolds. Shot entirely in public spaces, and funded entirely by crowd-sourcing, Girl Walk // All Day is a statement about the power of community and public space. Set to the album All Day by mashup musician Girl Talk, it's also an insanely fun love letter to New York. CATEGORY TITLE SUBTITLE WRITER DIRECTOR AWARD #COPIES TRT COUNTRY SYNOPSIS

Broke and emotionally blistered after the death of her 2012 FEATURE Rumblestrips John Adams/Toby Poser 2 84 Min husband, Toby has turned to a beloved pastime, growing marijuana, to provide for her family. When she is arrested and convicted, she packs up the RV and takes her two young daughters on a far-flung road trip while uneasily awaiting sentencing.

Broke and emotionally blistered after the death of her 2012 FEATURE The Kill Hole Mischa Webly Mischa Webly 2 92 Min husband, Toby has turned to a beloved pastime, growing marijuana, to provide for her family. When she is arrested and convicted, she packs up the RV and takes her two young daughters on a far-flung road trip while uneasily awaiting sentencing.

Jennifer is turning 30 and her best friend Stan is throwing her a party. But she’s in no mood to celebrate today. She has just left her job as well as her 2012 FEATURE The Kitchen Jim Beggarly Ishai Setton 2 78 Min cheating boyfriend, Paul. And her cynical sister Penny is overshadowing the whole affair by making a most inappropriate announcement at the most inopportune time. In this ensemble comedy set entirely inside a kitchen, what starts out as a well- intentioned celebration quickly spirals into an ill-fated day Jennifer wishes she could forget.

Musician Robert (John Shea) is a perpetual starving artist with low overhead and minimal commitments. When Robert's daughter announces that she's The Trouble with the 2012 FEATURE Jim Hemphill Jim Hemphill 2 96 Min USA engaged, he advises her against it - his own marriage Truth to Emily (Lea Thompson) didn't last, and he doesn't understand why anyone would want to give up their independence. Yet when Robert and Emily reunite and dredge up old memories and hurts, both discover they have a lot of unresolved issues and that love, marriage and divorce aren't quite as simple as they'd like. An elderly couple, isolated and alone at their desert 2012 SHORT A Good Thing Mark Tobey Mark Tobey 2 22 Min USA service station, are confronted by a man fitting the description of a wanted serial killer.

2012 SHORT A Short Film Rick Williamson Rick Williamson 1 3 Min USA The epitome of a short Western film with short actors, short horses and long credits.

Imagine learning that nearly everything that you had known about your identity was not actually true. What if your ethnicity, your siblings, your entire life 2012 SHORT Baby Boy Church Stacey Shaw 2 9 Min USA story were suddenly different from what you had been led to believe? This is the experience of late discovery adoptees. In the short film, Baby Boy Church, Ron Morgan tells the story of discovering, at age 36, that he was adopted as he went through his deceased mother's belongings. CATEGORY TITLE SUBTITLE WRITER DIRECTOR AWARD #COPIES TRT COUNTRY SYNOPSIS

Donny and T have been best friends for years. As 2012 SHORT Benchmark Vincent Lin Vincent Lin 2 11 Min USA their high school graduation approaches, the realization of their inevitable separation begins to settle in and the future may not be anything like the past.

A classic love story with a musical twist, Bench Seat is a brief moment in the lives of a young couple on the verge of either moving forward or breaking up. 2012 SHORT Bench Seat Neil La Bute Anne Mastro 2 19 Min USA While the girl envisions a bright and happy future with her boyfriend, he can only think of all the things he’s missing out on by being trapped in their relationship. But he reconsiders breaking up with her once she has relayed the story of the last boy who dared dump her.

Jack has been 'best friends forever' with Jill since she moved to Brooklyn. One afternoon, Jill arrives unexpectedly at Jack's apartment to discuss her 2012 SHORT BFF Neil La Bute Neil LaBute 2 8 Min USA growing anxiety due to her boyfriend's increasingly erratic behavior. She is sure that he is having an affair but is uncertain what to do about it. Jack, against his own best judgment, offers to shadow Jill's boyfriend to uncover the truth. The truth, however, does not always set you free. When a German engineer creates a tiny camera for 2012 SHORT Catcam Seth Keal 2 16 Min USA his newly adopted stray cat to wear, the photographs reveal more than ever expected.

Depois Da Queda A copywriter with a great opportunity. A reluctant 2012 SHORT Bruno Bini Bruno Bibi 2 18 Min Brazil (After the Fall) prostitute. A father with a daughter between life and death. After the fall, their lives collide.

Clark and Becca leave a bar after a night out with 2012 SHORT Double or Nothing Neil La Bute Nathaniel Krause 2 11 Min USA friends. When a homeless man approaches them on the street, Clark gets an idea. Adam Brody, Louisa Krause and Keith David star in this dark comedy by master playwright Neil LaBute.

What would life be like growing up without parents? Follow the journey of two sets of siblings in this documentary short that explores the importance of Family Without 2012 SHORT Desiree Robinson 2 26 Min USA the sibling bond for children who have been Parents separated from their brothers and sisters in the child welfare system. Through a week at Camp To Belong Northwest, the national camp organization's Oregon chapter, separated siblings reunite for six days. The campers create new memories and share special moments but must inevitably return to their separate homes. CATEGORY TITLE SUBTITLE WRITER DIRECTOR AWARD #COPIES TRT COUNTRY SYNOPSIS

It is Christmas Eve and Beth and the children are waiting for Daddy to come home. There is a war 2012 SHORT Far (Daddy) Peter Dreyer Peter Dreyer 2 35 Min Denmark outside and Far (Daddy) is 'keeping the family safe' in the cellar. When he arrives it is evident that he has his own expectations for what the day shall bring. As a prisoner in her own home, Beth transforms unimaginable cruelty into a strange fantasy of protective love for the sake of her children.

2012 SHORT First Kiss Michael Consiglo Charles Hood 2 4 Min USA A guy and a girl encounter all kinds of obstacles while trying for their first kiss.

For generations, turf cutters in County Kerry, Ireland, have gathered turf by hand to use as winter fuel. Unwilling to give up the farming tradition that 2012 SHORT Home Turf Ross Whitaker 2 15 Min Ireland has brought them together in friendship and camaraderie for years, a band of old turf cutters works alongside modern turf cutting machines that have displaced the old method. Home Turf is a nostalgic celebration of a tradition that will soon disappear.

Hot in the Zipper is a screwball comedy set in a 1947 2012 SHORT Hot in the Zipper James Westby James Westby 2 18 Min USA Manhattan apartment building, following 3 lovely ladies as they fight over the hunky piano player next door. Filmed entirely in one 18-minute take, this film is brimming with female hijinks, mischievous sexuality, and some amazingly bad singing.

It's A Ring Thing: The A Portland street artist creates unexpected, daily Alison Hiat & Chris 2012 SHORT Portland Horse Alison Hiat & Chris Jones 2 11 Min USA delights by using the city's historic sidewalk horse Jones Project rings in his creations. The project inspired community members to adopt rings and expand the art project citywide.

Every Christmas, Bruce Mertz lights up the neighborhood with 50,000 lights covering his house. 2012 SHORT Mr Christmas Nick Palmer 2 15 Min USA For decades he's obsessively added to his display, creating beautiful, towering fixtures that people travel across the country to see. In this offbeat, touching portrait, we learn what drives him, and discover how a kid who grew up on a farm with no electricity became Mr. Christmas.

Every morning, Ben is visited by a motley crew of imaginary playmates, products of his psychiatric 2012 SHORT Monster Slayer Caskey Ebeling Caskey Ebeling 2 13 Min USA disorder. Embodiments of the best and worst in Ben, these hallucinations both bring him comfort and create chaos. This forces Ben to make a difficult choice: continue to live in his fantasy world, or confront reality, by taking a pill that will destroy his imaginary world. CATEGORY TITLE SUBTITLE WRITER DIRECTOR AWARD #COPIES TRT COUNTRY SYNOPSIS

Dinner. A glass of wine. Stimulating conversation. 2012 SHORT Pass The Salt Jeffrey James Ircink Tatjana Najdanovic 2 13 Min USA What better way to wind down the day? A couple’s dinner repartee quickly morphs into a scene ripped straight from the script of an adult film. Who wins this battle of the sexes is anyone’s guess.

While walking home from school, a young boy discovers the body of a dead homeless man. This 2012 SHORT Someone Josh Lunden Josh Lunden 2 6 Min USA strange introduction to mortality inspires immediate fear in the boy, but these emotions evolve into a curious fascination. The film explores a sudden awareness of death and subsequent consideration of identity through the experience of one unburdened by the etiquette of adulthood.

On Nelson Mandela's birthday, photographer Scott McDermott captured famous faces – e.g. Clint Eastwood, Robert DeNiro, Morgan Freeman - raising 2012 SHORT Raise My Hands Elliot V Kotek Frank Kelly 2 8 Min USA their hands to pledge to improve their planet. In Kelly's film, Raise My Hands, writer Elliot Kotek ponders the experiences behind these simple gestures - war, peace, violence, freedom, fame, disease - and considers the impact of these hands on the world in which we live.

2012 SHORT Strange Date Jeff Grimm&Jeff Lorch Peter Castagnetti 2 6 Min USA Jarod is excited about his second date with Scarlett. Things are about to get a little strange. Strange Date is a short romantic comedy that seriously takes place under the auspices of an absurd proposition.

100-degree heat. 4-day shoot. 2-man crew. 1-man cast. Shot on location in a remote village in India, 2012 SHORT The Dancer Seth Stark Seth Stark 2 11 Min USA The Dancer is an inspiring true story of resilience and courage. A young orphan boy in India struggles through strife and circumstances to make a better life for himself.

Jen & Ian have been roommates for 1 year and 37 The Distance days. They've been secretly in love with each other SHORT Christopher Tillman Emily Ting 2 9 Min USA Between for 1 year 36 days and 23 hours. Every day they go through their morning routines while planning a 'spontaneous' encounter with each other. Today could be the day it finally works.

Bobby has done everything right. He fought off the zombie horde, rescued the hapless Maya and Tommy Smeltzer&Jon SHORT The Last Stand Brian Sack 2 3 Min USA barricaded the door, buying them a few precious Hill minutes. With only two bullets left, it's obvious there's only one thing left to do. Yet it may take all of his charm and knock down good looks to convince Maya that the best way to make a last stand is to take it lying down. CATEGORY TITLE SUBTITLE WRITER DIRECTOR AWARD #COPIES TRT COUNTRY SYNOPSIS

The term ‘fire lookout’ is used to describe both a person and a place - and both, even in our modern age, remain critical components in the detection and SHORT The Lookout Brian Bolster 2 16 Min USA prevention of wildfires that can destroy our national forests. The Lookout steps inside the day-to-day working life of Leif Haugen, a fire lookout tasked with spending a season manually scanning the landscape for untamed wildfires, while living a life of quiet solitude on top of a mountain in northwestern Montana.

The story of a man whose immobilizing sadness is only slightly overshadowed by his obsession with the news coverage of trapped underground miners. While SHORT The Miners Toddy Burton Toddy Burton 2 12 Min USA he sits glued to the radio broadcasts tracking the miners’ rescue – his reclusive 12-year-old daughter, Louise, confronts her own fixation and her first crush: a would-be car thief. When her estranged father’s fixation transforms his reality, Louise might have to trust this teenage hoodlum in order to rescue him.

Julie (Lucy Punch) tearfully asks her brother, Jason (Jesse Tyler Ferguson), and their Mom (Lily Tomlin) to attend the funeral of a friend. Mom and Jason SHORT The Procession Robert Festinger Robert Festinger 2 13 Min USA would rather not – they’ve never even met the deceased woman. But they can’t say no. They do manage to negotiate with Julie, agreeing to go to the service, but not the burial. After the service, Mom and Jason, both famished, try to drive past the cars exiting the church and get stuck in the funeral procession.

The Runner is about a little boy from a township in Cape Town. He needs to find money for his mother’s SHORT The Runner Parker Ellerman Parker Ellerman 2 9 Min USA vital surgery and pays a high price that changes his world. The lead role is played by 10-year-old Cwangco Mayekiso who actually lives in the Gugulethu township.

Black Irish is the story of a young man, Gabriel STUDENT SHORT Black Irish Leandro DiMoriva Anika Poitier 2 15 Min USA Martin, who can't afford to take care of his family. In order to get a much needed promotion he must hide his true identity.

Samantha STUDENT SHORT Even Handed Highsmith&Gabriella 2 6 Min USA Even Handed tells the story of a straight teenage girl who tries Huggins to answer the question posed about her Human Rights Commission sticker: “If you’re not gay, why should you care?” CATEGORY TITLE SUBTITLE WRITER DIRECTOR AWARD #COPIES TRT COUNTRY SYNOPSIS

Fourteen year-old Monique “Mo” Morris is the only girl on what has been the all-boys wrestling team. As she prepares for her first, co-ed high school match, STUDENT SHORT First Match Olivia Newman Olivia Newman 2 15 Min USA we learn that her desire to dominate the male opponent she will face on the mat is about more than proving to her skeptical teammates that she has earned her starting position. She is also wrestling to connect to her father, a former wrestler and struggling single dad.

STUDENT SHORT Kids With Guns Logan Rees Logan Rees 2 9 Min USA Trying to prove he's got what it takes, young Theo decides to tag along with his older brother for the day, unaware that Finn's new friend is a juvenile delinquent intent on pushing the boys past their limit.

Kid Vargas is forced to face up to a devastating truth STUDENT SHORT Kiss Me Jules Nurrish Jules Nurrish 2 12 Min USA after he kills his opponent, Jonny Vasquez, in the ring. Kiss Me is a gritty, contemporary, neo-noir drama set in the often clandestine world of Latino boxing in East Los Angeles.

A documentary short based on Kim Meeder's testimony of finding faith and healing through horses. She found hope when she had lost everything. This film is a reminder to all that there is STUDENT SHORT Meeder's Mosaic Elizabeth Tennant 2 8 Min USA always hope. Where we have fear and doubt we can replace it with joy and peace. We can turn our weaknesses into strengths, and melt our suffering and grief into something whole and beautiful. Meeder's Mosaic is a small glimpse of Kim Meeder's life, yet through her story, we see that we are capable of being the change we want to see in the world. Set in Bend, Oregon.

The Men's Room is an emotionally charged short film dealing with explicit themes of male sexuality, STUDENT SHORT The Men's Room Jane Pickett Jane Pickett 2 15 Min USA intimacy, and the concept of public decency. When Thomas ventures into a park for a sexual encounter with a stranger, he uncovers a striking complexity composed of desire, fear, and betrayal. The Men's Room explores the seemingly unwelcome yet enduring pastime of public sex, a world of secrecy and code lurking just below the surface of normalcy.

Drowning in debt, Evelyn’s quiet life is turned upside STUDENT SHORT Past Due Denise Plumb Denise Plumb 2 20 Min USA down by the relentless harassment of collection agent Scott Burgess. With nothing left to lose, Evelyn sets out to face the situation head on and stumbles across a payment plan she can afford.

In 1960 during the Space Race, a woman vying to She, Who Excels in STUDENT SHORT Mako Kamitsuna Mako Kamitsuna 2 20 Min USA Solitude become the first female astronaut meets a nurse ready to give up on a dream of her own. Inspired by a true event. CATEGORY TITLE SUBTITLE WRITER DIRECTOR AWARD #COPIES TRT COUNTRY SYNOPSIS

When Max discovers a magical pawnshop that sells Tick Tock Time STUDENT SHORT Morgan Faust Morgan Faust 2 17 Min USA time, she thinks all her problems are solved, until the Emporium cranky owner catches her stealing some expensive merchandise, and she learns that her problems have just begun.

Angela has been Matt's neighbor for all eleven years of his life, but he rarely dares to speak to her, afraid he'll be caught with the weirdo who thinks she's from STUDENT SHORT The Treehouse AJ Sheeran Sam Shapson 2 14 Min USA another planet. But one day, after his mom has passed away, he doesn't run when Angela approaches him. Instead, he listens to her claims of a spaceship hidden in her treehouse, a planet full of lost spirits, and the journey the two of them will have to make together. YEAR CATEGORY TITLE SUBTITLE WRITER DIRECTOR AWARD #COPIES TRT COUNTRY SYNOPSIS

Marion Soddart lived next to one of America's most polluted rivers and unexpectedly transforms herself from small-town housewife into an environmental leader honored by the United Nations. "The Work of MARION STODDART- Susan Edwards 1000" is a documentary film chronicling her life, 2011 CONSERVATION THE WORK OF 1000 & Dorie Clark 2 30 min achievements, setbacks, and her belief that with vision and commitment, an ordinary person can accomplish extraordinary things. Soddart's dramatic success in mobilizing a community shows people that positive change is possible, even when hope has been lost.

"Stepping Into the Stream" is not just about fly fishing. Intrinsically, it is about women connecting with nature STEPPING INTO THE poetry by and a deeper part of themselves. It's about being 2011 CONSERVATION STREAM Judith Brown Barbara Klutinis 2 30 min willing to take risks to learn something new that will allow us to commune with rivers and wildlife, it's about finding an adventure and relishing it.

In 1964, after a protracted legal battle, club co-owners Howard and Elly Solomon were granted a 'unique' cabaret license, and the Cafe Au Go Go opened its doors. With mounting legal bills, Howard and Elly, 2011 DOCUMENTARY 7 YEARS Jason M. 2 95 min desperate to keep the club open, reached out to UNDERGROUND Soloman comedian Lenny Bruce. Two days into Lenny's performance, he was arrested for obscenity, along with Howard and Elly. The historic arrest, and international press it garnered, would put the Cafe Au Go Go on the entertainment world map.

Charles Blair Macdonald was the Father of Golf Architecture in America. He built 12 private courses, based on the strategies of the best holes in Scotland. A 2011 DOCUMENTARY A JOURNEY TO Creating Old MacDonald Michael M. 1 73 min century later, three of the leading figures in golf GOLF'S PAST Robin architecture today set out to create a golf course in the spirit of Macdonald that the public golfer can play. Join Tom Doak, Jim Urbina and Mike Keiser as they take "A Journey to Golf's Past: Creating Old Macdonald."

When it comes to independent animators, Bill Plympton is the undisputed king. When Plympton began his animation career over 25 years ago, he was already an acclaimed syndicated illustrator and ADVENTURES IN Alexia cartoonist. Since then he has become a major name in 2011 DOCUMENTARY PLYMPTOONS Anastasio 2 85 m the animation and film world. Plympton has earned two Academy Award nominations, and brings hundreds of loyal fans to each convention and film festival which he attends all over the world. Without Plympton paving the way, there wouldn't be countless aspiring animators, filmmakers and artist. YEAR CATEGORY TITLE SUBTITLE WRITER DIRECTOR AWARD #COPIES TRT COUNTRY SYNOPSIS

Band Together strides along with the Kent County Community Marching Band to discover a journey of camaraderie, commitment, and community. Loud 2011 DOCUMENTARY BAND TOGETHER Kurt Kolaja 2 69 min music and soft voices reveal what is good about America. Don’t believe everything you hear from the shouters. America is doing just fine, thank you - just listen to those who live there.

Seth Swirsky, a huge fan of The Beatles, wanting to get closer to them than their music could take him, set out in 2005 to film people who had a story about 2011 DOCUMENTARY BEATLES STORIES Seth Swirsky 2 86 min themselves and the Fab Four. Armed with just a hand held video camera, he got never-before-heard stories and recollections from people who knew them or just had a brief encounter with them.

The buzz among wine connoisseurs and novices alike is one word - Malbec. Originally from France, Malbec found its perfect home, its perfect terrior, in the dry 2011 DOCUMENTARY BOOM VARIETAL: THE Tim Cash & Sky Sky Pinnick 2 72 m Argentine climate. Its booming popularity has swept RISE OF MALBEC Pinnick through the U.S. and the world, reviving a varietal that had nearly been lost. Boom Varietal will inspire not only your pallet but a love for the rich Argentine culture.

Victims and perpetrators of Sierra Leone’s brutal war come together for the first time in tradition-based truth-telling and forgiveness ceremonies. Through 2011 DOCUMENTARY FAMBUL TOK Sara Terry 1 82 min reviving their ancient practice of “fambul tok” (family talk), Sierra Leoneans are building sustainable peace at the grass-roots level -- succeeding where the international community's post-conflict efforts failed.

More To Live For is the story of three lives, all shaken by cancer and dependent upon the one vital bone marrow match that could save them. These individuals James are similar only in their fate and prolific 2011 DOCUMENTARY MORE TO LIVE FOR Chippendale, Noah Hutton 2 83 min accomplishments: Michael Brecker, 15-time Grammy Susan Brecker & Noah Hutton winning saxophonist; James Chippendale, founder of the Love Hope Strength Foundation; and Seun Adebiyi, a young Nigerian training to become the first-ever Nigerian winter Olympic athlete.

Charles Blair Macdonald was the Father of Golf Architecture in America. He built twelve private A JOURNEY TO courses, based on the strategies of the best holes in 2011 DOCUMENTARY GOLF'S PAST: Michael M. 1 73 min Scotland. A century later, three of the leading figures in CREATING OLD Robin golf architecture today set out to create a golf course in MCDONALD the spirit of Macdonald that the public golfer can play. Join Tom Doak, Jim Urbina and Mike Keiser as they take "A Journey to Golf's Past: Creating Old Macdonald. YEAR CATEGORY TITLE SUBTITLE WRITER DIRECTOR AWARD #COPIES TRT COUNTRY SYNOPSIS

Is it possible to live completely waste free? Partners Jen and Grant go head to head in a competition to swear off consumerism and produce the least amount of Jenny BEST garbage in an entire year. Their refreshingly comedic THE CLEAN BIN 2011 DOCUMENTARY PROJECT Rustemeyer & Grant Baldwin CONSERVATION 2 73 min battle is set against a sobering examination of our Grant Balwin FILM “throw-away” society and shocking images from Seattle artist Chris Jordan. This multi-award winning film tackles the serious issue of waste with optimism, humor and inspiration for individual action.

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35-year-old Morris Bliss (Michael C. Hall), is clamped in the jaws of New York City inertia. Jobless but with no Douglas Light& prospects, he still shares an apartment with his Michael widowed father. When he finds himself in an awkward 2011 FEATURE EAST FIFTHE BLISS Michael Knowles 2 97 min relationship with the sexually precocious, 18-year-old Knowles daughter of a former classmate, Morris’ static life unravels and opens up in ways that are long overdue. Also starring Lucy Liu, Peter Fonda and Chris Messina.

Fanny is a developmentally disabled 39-year-old living in a home for dependent adults. Her world implodes when the candy factory where she works goes bankrupt. Fanny has long been a source of family strain FANNY ANNIE & BEST and resentment. Her jittery sister Annie has spent her 2011 FEATURE DANNY Chris Brown Chris Brown SCREENPLAY 2 82 min life taking care of her, while their successful brother Danny has eluded responsibility. When the three siblings are forced by their powerful mother to reunite for a holiday dinner, everyone's worst fears are realized.

A man wakes up alone in the desert with a black hood on his head and his hands bound. He has no idea who he is or how he got there. The only clue to his identity-- 2011 FEATURE PIG Henry Barrial Henry Barrial 2 89 min a piece of paper in his pocket with the name "Manny Elder" written on it--sends him to Los Angeles where things are not what they seem and clues lead to something bigger than he could have ever imagined.

On a snowcapped Thanksgiving, while most families are comfortably settled around the dinner table, Pete and Bob, two brothers who haven't seen each other for years, are searching the town's bars for their estranged 2011 FEATURE SAWDUST CITY David David 2 97 min father. Over the course of the day and into the night, Nordstrom Nordstrom the two walk and talk their way through a succession of watering holes, VFW halls and their own complicated history, one that cuts far deeper than simple sibling rivalry. YEAR CATEGORY TITLE SUBTITLE WRITER DIRECTOR AWARD #COPIES TRT COUNTRY SYNOPSIS

Ken Boyd, a lonely man fresh out of the loony bin, returns to his small hometown to seek revenge on SOME GUY WHO those he deems responsible for his miserable life. 2011 FEATURE Ryan Levin Jack Perez 1 97 min However, Ken’s plans for retribution become KILLS PEOPLE complicated when his estranged daughter shows up, hoping to get to know her father, and the town sheriff, hot on Ken’s trail, begins sleeping with Ken’s mother.

JR is an increasingly transient aspiring news-anchor who forces her disappointing younger brother Colin to embark on a road trip to move her belongings out of Carlen Altman her professor-turned-lover’s apartment. Chaos and 2011 FEATURE THE COLOR WHEEL & Alex Ross Alex Ross Perry 2 83 min calamity are not far behind JR’s beat up Honda Accord. Perry It is only a matter of time before JR and Colin arrive at the strangest and most unsettling of resolutions and put to rest their decades of animosity, half-baked sibling rivalry and endless bickering.

Rose (Greta Gerwig) descends into an emotional tailspin after her husband admits to an affair. Determined to get revenge, she drives to a boarded-up Alison Bagnall Delaware beach town to hunt down the other woman. 2011 FEATURE THE DISH & THE & Andrew Alison Bagnall 2 92 min Once there, she meets up with a stranded British SPOON Lewis teenage boy (Olly Alexander)who soon becomes her constant companion and caretaker. This unlikely pair stumbles through a series of adventures, resulting in a rather unconventional romance.

38:50 follows Andrew and John, two co-workers who 2011 SHORT 38:50 Chris Capel Chris Capel 2 19 min hike out to the middle of nowhere to face a difficult decision.

2011 SHORT CATAPLEXY Stacia Black & John Salcido 2 8 min A man with an unusual medical problem is embarrassed Matt Ferrone to discover the call girl he hired is an old friend.

In 1950’s rural West Virginia, Frank Nuttel, a comic book loving postman, is enjoying a peaceful first day on his new route. This all changes when he attempts to 2011 SHORT CERTIFIED Luke Asa Luke Asa 2 9 min deliver a certified letter to one Ashley Sappleton. While Guidici Guidici waiting for Mrs. Sappleton, events take a terrifying turn when her niece Alice tells him the macabre tale of their family’s horrible tragedy. YEAR CATEGORY TITLE SUBTITLE WRITER DIRECTOR AWARD #COPIES TRT COUNTRY SYNOPSIS

Challenging Impossibility chronicles the weightlifting odyssey of an unlikely strength athlete, the Indian spiritual leader Sri Chinmoy. Challenging Impossibility is based on one particular night, a public exhibition of CHALLENGING Natabara strength during which Sri Chinmoy lifted a total of over 2011 SHORT IMPOSSIBILITY Rollosson & 2 30 min 200,000 pounds in various styles. The film features Sanjay Rawal bodybuilding legends Bill Pearl and Frank Zane, strongman Hugo Girard, and Olympian Carl Lewis. Appearances by luminaries Desmond Tutu, Susan Sarandon and Sting.

After kissing a stranger in a bar, Jenna wakes up the next day to discover a nasty lesion has appeared on her 2011 SHORT COLD SORE Matt Bird Matt Bird 2 18 min Australia lip. The doctor's initial diagnosis suggests a simple cold sore. But further tests reveal a much more sinister cause.

BEST An African-American twenty-something finds his 2011 SHORT CRAZY BEATS Moon Molson Moon Molson SCREENPLAY - 2 27 min Nigerian-immigrant stepfather passed out drunk in STRONG EVERY TIME their apartment building hallway and is manipulated by SHORT a friend into murdering him.

In "Deep Blue Breath" a boy travels deep inside his Clay Beabout Patricia body to an animated world where he battles his disease 2011 SHORT DEEP BLUE BREATH (wrote it when Cardoso 2 19 min which has morphed into a Monster. Meanwhile, in the he was 11) real world, doctors struggle to save his life.

Free World follows the “Journey of Repentance,” an 18- person interfaith delegation from Tacoma, Washington, which traveled to Hiroshima and Nagasaki with one 2011 SHORT FREE WORLD Ashley Michael 2 39 min mission: to create a nuclear weapon free world. Free Karitis World shows us that when we forget the past, we repeat it— but, that if we learn from our mistakes and unite in diversity, there is hope for a nuclear weapon free world.

God and Vodka is the story of a writer's final attempt to capture the words and memories, both touching and comedic, of a relationship that ended all too soon. 2011 SHORT GOD & VODKA Daniel Stine Daniel Stine 1 28 min Through the power of her written words, Evelyn pieces together the millions of moments they shared, while creating an entirely new scene - perhaps their last - that will bring them together for one more day.

Alice and Marcus are young and in love. They keep trying and failing to get over their heroin addiction until they find out Alice is pregnant. Now it's not just about Lee Thomas & 2011 SHORT HOLLOW Rob Sorrenti Rob Sorrenti 2 20 min getting clean, it's about staying clean. But can they do it? Only one thing is certain. If their love for each other and the baby is all they can rely on, it is never going to be enough. YEAR CATEGORY TITLE SUBTITLE WRITER DIRECTOR AWARD #COPIES TRT COUNTRY SYNOPSIS

Holocaust memories have rarely been portrayed in animation -- and never by a child animator. Ingrid Pitt: Beyond The Forest is a cross-generational collaboration between a world-class animation master, Bill Plympton, 2011 SHORT INGRID PITT: BEYOND Ingrid Pitt Kevin Sean 2 6 min and a first-time animator, eleven-year-old artist Perry THE FOREST Michaels Chen. Narrated by Ingrid Pitt, it depicts her escape from a concentration camp at age 8. Ms. Pitt, who passed away in 2010, grew up to become a movie star, appearing opposite Clint Eastwood in Where Eagles Dare.

Sometimes we all wake up on the wrong side of the 2011 SHORT LITTLE LARRY Elliot V. Kotek Jill Carter 2 6 min Canada bed.

Set in 1956, Old Oak tells the story of the last meal of a Death Row inmate. He asks for and is granted special permission to be escorted to his favorite diner for the 2011 SHORT OLD OAK Kevin M. Jones Kevin M. Jones 2 15 min occasion. Honey, the waitress’ 10-year old daughter, observes closely and narrates the story as the evening unfolds.

2011 SHORT PIONEER David Lowery David Lowery 2 16 min A father tells his son the most epic bedtime story ever.

In 2008, a wave of xenophobic attacks against foreign immigrants spread across South Africa, leading to the deaths of sixty-two people and the displacement of PROTECT THE BEST ACTING - Germany, over 40,000. “Protect the Nation” is a tender and 2011 SHORT C. R. Reisser C. R. Reisser 2 16 min South intimate look inside the struggles of a community and NATION SHORT Africa the consequences of greed, miscommunication and hate. When faced with the unexpected kindness of a stranger, a young boy begins to question himself. Does he have the courage to do what's right?

A husband and wife who are in a rut. A sexy next door neighbor, and a hired killer. These four characters find 2011 SHORT RELATIONSHIPS Jesse Locke Jesse Locke 2 20 min themselves forming a most unusual relationship. Nothing is what it seems and everything is not going to be ok.

Revolution is the coming-of-age story of Jack, a 16- year-old Iranian boy growing up in Los Angeles, 2011 SHORT REVOLUTION Abdi Nazemian Abdi Nazemian 2 16 min 1989. With the 1979 Iranian Revolution a distant memory, and the AIDS movement as a backdrop, Jack stages his own much smaller revolution within the confines of his traditional family.

Small Town Doc is a film about a small town doctor who goes bankrupt due to poor Medicare Virginia 2011 SHORT SMALL TOWN DOC 2 12 min reimbursements, and the effect on the aging Williams population when they're left without a doctor. Shot on location in beautifully rustic La Pine, Oregon, with a charming cast of townsfolk. YEAR CATEGORY TITLE SUBTITLE WRITER DIRECTOR AWARD #COPIES TRT COUNTRY SYNOPSIS

Sold is set against the backdrop of human trafficking and sex trade happening in America. The story is told through the eyes of a young 2011 SHORT SOLD John Irwin John Irwin 2 13 min journalist named Maya, who has inadvertently been captured by a trafficking ring while doing an investigative article on the treatment of illegal immigrants in America.

Sam has survived a pigeon-borne apocalypse, but his career is going nowhere. When he hears about Jacob Givens & 2011 SHORT THE INTERVIEW Jason Philip Michelle Steffes BEST SHORT 2 12 min an available executive position at his favorite radio Thompson station, he makes the trek across Los Angeles to show KPOW president and CEO Howard that he's the man for the job.

A heartbroken young woman (Alicia Witt) sets about scattering her husband's ashes on the pond in an apple orchard they had both loved. But the 2011 SHORT THE POND Dan Hannon Dan Hannon 2 22 min waters of the pond hold a secret, and when a stranger (David Morse) appears unexpectedly, the very fabric of reality is ripped apart and she must choose between sacrifice and oblivion.

How far would you go for a friend? A quiet, dark 2011 SHORT WILL Kevin Curry Devon Lyon 2 7 min comedy about friendship and the unexpected quirks in life.

June Eilers came to the Salton Sea when her father opened the Date Palm Beach resort in the Roaring Twenties. From simple summer swimming to a Mike Agnew, 2011 STUDENT SHORT A SALTON SOUL Greg Balkin, 2 13 min backdrop for meeting her future husband, the Tim Kressin Salton Sea has provided June with a lifetime of priceless memories. As the sea slowly begins to dry up, she reflects on the importance of nature and enjoying the outdoors in our lives.

In an alternate reality Nazi Germany has won World War II, leaving the planet in fascist control. Our story takes place in present day America, 2011 STUDENT SHORT ALLEGIANCE Ian Dalesky Patrick Dawn 2 25 min where school teacher Joseph Abbot decides to teach his students a more correct version of history. The curiosity of his son and the other students drive what becomes the beginnings of a classroom revolution.

Benny is an introverted, overweight teenager who decides to reconnect with an old crush from the 2011 STUDENT SHORT BENNY Evan Ho Huay-Bing Law 2 16 min past - now a personal trainer. When they see each other again for the first time in years, the two reminisce on old times, giving Benny the motivation to change himself. YEAR CATEGORY TITLE SUBTITLE WRITER DIRECTOR AWARD #COPIES TRT COUNTRY SYNOPSIS A spiraling compulsion threatens to alienate businessman, Ken, completely from his family and 2011 STUDENT SHORT COMMERCE Lisa Robertson Lisa Robertson 2 18 min leads to a chance meeting on an LA city bus with a young gambler, Pete, who could save or destroy him as he journeys to “Commerce.”

When a woman gets assaulted in a late night bar, Morris Munsey steps in. Morris is an average guy BEST 2011 STUDENT SHORT GIRLS NAMED PINKY Jonathan Jon Alex Lubliner SCREENPLAY - 2 17 min who wants nothing more than a beautiful woman STUDENT to share his life with, but the danger that surrounds him challenges his chances with this sexy foreigner.

On the eve of moving apart forever, two best 2011 STUDENT SHORT GOLDEN BOX Robin Phillips Matt 2 19 min MacDonald friends must break into a shipping facility and hope their friendship can survive the adventure.

Justin 2011 STUDENT SHORT KIDS FOR Zimmerman & Torrance 2 14 min Kids for Kidnapping is a young brother and sister's KIDNAPPING Torrance Maurer journey into a dark and seedy adult world. Maurer

Thousands of corroded copper urns containing the cremated remains of unclaimed psychiatric patients were discovered in the Oregon State Hospital in 2004. A tour involving the local press 2011 STUDENT SHORT LIBARAY OF DUST Ondi Timoner & 2 17 min and a state senator was conducted to uncover the Robert James deplorable conditions of the hospital. What they didn't expect to find was a storeroom full of human ashes dating back to the late 1800s. Photos and several histories of these forgotten souls are revealed in this unique tale.

Teddy is 11 years old and confused. His parents are getting divorced, his friends are discovering girls, 2011 STUDENT SHORT MY FIRST CLAIRE Lou Howe Lou Howe 2 18 min and he has nowhere to turn. But when his new babysitter, beautiful and carefree Claire, arrives, he sets out to learn a thing or two about the opposite sex.

Two brothers and their overbearing mother inhabit an old farmhouse in the Southern Plains in the 1930s. When Mother demands a new pillow, the Miles B. Miller Miles B. Miller boys take a trip to the local general store. 2011 STUDENT SHORT PILLOW & Joshua H. & Joshua H. 2 19 min Returning empty handed, they encounter an Miller Miller Angel. The eldest brother forms a plan involving the Angel to provide a new pillow for Mother. The plan is carried out successfully until the brothers soon learn the Angel may have a plan of her own. YEAR CATEGORY TITLE SUBTITLE WRITER DIRECTOR AWARD #COPIES TRT COUNTRY SYNOPSIS In an isolated Bolivian village, on the edge of the vast Uyuni salt flats, two lives collide: Marc, a 2011 STUDENT SHORT SALAR Nicholas Nicholas 2 21 min Greene Greene jaded American doctor looking to leave, and Carlos, a fiery Bolivian salt miner who's just been stabbed in the hand.

Len, a single father, loses his only daughter in a terrible accident and seeks revenge on the person 2011 STUDENT SHORT SEE RED Nick Snyder Nick Snyder 2 12 min he believes is responsible: her boyfriend. But Len will soon learn that people aren't always who you think they are, even those closest to you.

Set on the imperiled coast of Louisiana, Terrebonne is the meditative story of a brother 2011 STUDENT SHORT TERREBONNE Jeremy Craig Jeremy Craig 2 15 min and sister who encounter unexpected trouble when they venture deep into the swamp in search of the mythic ivory-billed woodpecker.

Marcus An underhanded company man is offered BEST STUDENT 2011 STUDENT SHORT THE CANDIDATE Dunstan & David Karlak SHORT 2 19 min assistance by a secret organization that immerses Patrick Melton him in forces beyond his control.

Iraq, December 2003. Struggling to survive in the dark days after the American invasion, Mehdi, a humble goatherd, lives a solitary life in the hills Matthew outside Tikrit. One morning, a grizzled stranger 2011 STUDENT SHORT THIEF Wieland & Julian Higgins 2 25 min arrives at Mehdi's isolated hut, armed with an AK- Julian Higgins 47 and looking for food. As the man sits down to eat, Mehdi realizes the two have met before, forty years earlier, when Iraq was a very different place... YEAR CATEGORY TITLE SUBTITLE WRITER DIRECTOR AWARD #COPIES TRT COUNTRY SYNOPSIS

One day, a butcher who really loves baseball accidentally releases a chicken who is swallowing his favorite autographed baseball. After a frantic chase, the 2010 ANIMATED SHORT GIFT Shaun Kim Shaun Kim 2 2 min butcher finally catches the chicken and he tries to kill the chicken to get back his favorite baseball. At that juncture, the chicken shows that he has an amazing ability.

"Prayers for Peace" is a narrative stop-motion animation confronting the memory of the artist's 2010 ANIMATED PRAYERS FOR PEACE Dustin Grella Dustin Grella BEST 1 8 min younger brother killed in the current conflict in Iraq. STUDENT SHORT ANIMATION Drawn entirely with pastels on a slate chlkboard, the materials used to create the animation become a metaphor for the impermanence of life.

"The Cow Who Wanted to be a Hamburger" is a THE COW WHO children's fable about the power of advertising, the 2010 ANIMATED SHORT WANTED TO BE A Bill Plimpton Bill Plimpton 2 6 min meaning of life and ultimately, the test of a mother's HAMBURGER love.

A movement is sweeping across America. Kentucky farmers, Hollywood stars, elementary school teachers, average American consumers, farsighted entrpreneurs and New York fashion mavens are all in it… together. It's based around hemp. Hemp's uses are far-reaching, Michael supplying more than 25,000 different products ad 2010 CONSERVATION HEMPSTERS Henning 2 90 min requiring no pesticides or herbicides to grow. Yet it has been banned by U.S. law since 1937. We will show you a conspiracy of silence, juxtaposed by a fight against ignorance and misinformation. The conspiracy's roots sink deep into old money and a misguided government that made it illegal to grow a crop boasting benefits which put cotton to shame.

Europe is a world filled with a rich history in cycling. Men, women, children, grandmas — they all ride bikes to work, to school, to the market … everywhere! "Bike Life" focuses in on three stories along Lake Geneva in a 2010 CONSERVATION BIKE LIFE Phillip Ebener Phillip Ebener 2 11 min Germany attempt to discover how innovtion and activism, cyclists are making the world a better place. What can America learn from Europe? Why is cycling suce an integral part of European society? Be a part of the movement. When all is said and done, cycling makes people happy. YEAR CATEGORY TITLE SUBTITLE WRITER DIRECTOR AWARD #COPIES TRT COUNTRY SYNOPSIS

Belize is exploding with new economic life as tourists flock to its coast. Yet as developers rush to keep up with demand they're destroying the very things that bring in tourists and their money: the sea and all its many creatures. Perhaps nobody is experiencing these 2010 CONSERVATION CURRENTS OF BELIZE Bradley Beesley 2 27 min changes more intimately than Abbie Marin and Lincoln Westby, fly fishing guides who spend their days out in the flats chasing the elusive permit. Filmmaker Bradley Beesley follows Abbie and Lincoln as they navigate the tension between the country's commitment to protecting its natural resources versus protecting human resources.

Dive! Follows Jeremy Seifert and his friends as they dumpster dive in the back alleys and gated garbage receptacles of L.A.'s supermarkets. They salvage thousands of dollars worth of good food and uncover a 2010 CONSERVATION DIVE! Jeremy Seifert BEST 1 40 min disturbing truth about waste in America. The goal CONSERVATION quickly becomes finding out why so much edible food is thrown away instead of being given to those who need it. The result is equal parts entertainment, guerrilla journalism and a call to action.

Michelle "Ripples of Change" chronicles the ongoing streams restoration effort on Whychus Creek at Camp Polk Haynes Michelle Meadow preserve in Central Oregon, a new wave of 2010 CONSERVATION RIPPLES OF CHANGE Alvarado, Haynes 2 15 min community based conservation that transforms areas Bruce Alvarado Cummings impacted by humans and creates healthy landscapes for fish, wildlife and our community.

"Daniel Dembele" wants to make his mark on the world. Returning to his homeland Mali, he starts a business building solar panels, a first of its kind in the sun-drenched nation. Daniel's goal is to electrify the Cambria household of rural communities, 99% of which live Matlow & 2010 DOC/FEATURE BURNING IN THE SUN Morgan 2 81 min without power. We follow Daniel's journey and the Robinson business' impact on Daniel's first customers in the tiny village of Banko. Taking controversial stances on climate change, poverty and African self-sufficiency, the film explores what it means to grow up as a man and what it takes to prosper as a nation.

After suffering a devastating stroke, and having reached the confines of the American health care system, 40 2010 DOCUMENTARY 9000 NEEDLES Doug Dearth 2 90 min Philippines year old Devin Dearth takes an unconventional journey to China in search of the care he needs and a fighting chance at recovery. YEAR CATEGORY TITLE SUBTITLE WRITER DIRECTOR AWARD #COPIES TRT COUNTRY SYNOPSIS

"A Life Ascending" chronicles the life of acclaimed ski mountaineer and mountain guide Ruedi Beglinger. Living with his wife and two young daughters on a remote glacier in the Selkirk Mountains of British HONORABLE Columbia, Beglinger has built a reputation as one of the 2010 DOCUMENTARY A LIFE ASCENDING Stephen MENTION - 1 60 min top mountaineering guides in the world. The film Grynberg CINEMATOGRA follows his family's unique life in the mountains and PHY their journey in the years following a massive avalanche that killed seven people. Documenting the sublime beauty and ever present risk of a life lived on the edge, the film ultimately explores the power of nature as both unforgiving and profound.

What social, economic and political environments create the mindset of a Jihadist, especially an American one? "American jihadist" takes a look at militant Islam through the eyes of an American who fought for it. Isa Abdullah Ali, aka Clevin Raphael Holt, is intriguing because he grew up in the ghettos of America's capitol, 2010 DOCUMENTARY AMERICAN JIHADIST Jody Jenkins Mark Claywell 2 68 min surrounded by physical and psychological violence from the beginning. "American Jihadist" looks at the roles violence and lack of hope for the future play in the development of radicalism. The film reaches beyond easy labels to grasp the nuances of one man's decision to fight for his religion. (May not be suitable for all audiences.)

"I couldn't hire enough staff to know where all of the skeletons are buried. We need whistleblowers," says U.S. Sen. Charles Grassley of Dr. John Bagnato and Charles Rehberg, who exposes shocking unethical 2010 DOCUMENTARY DO NO HARM Rebecca BEST 2 55 min practices toward uninsured patients at Phoebe Putney Schanberg DOCUMENTARY hospital, a nonprofit hospital in Georgia. "Do No Harm" tells the incredible and often outrageous story of two men in a small town who endured relentless attacks in order to draw national attention to hospital corruption and the plight of the uninsured.

The amazing life journey of California artist Don Ed Hardy (b. 1945), who decided at age 10 to be a tattoo artist, is chronicled. After receiving a classical art education with Asian influences, he went on to initiate unprecedented global popularity of tattooing. Hardy 2010 DOCUMENTARY ED HARDY-TATTOO Emiko Omori 2 73 min combined sophisticated work on skin with painting, THE WORLD printmaking, writing, publishing and curatorial work. The film puts this in context with the Ed Hardy lifestyle brand that has saturated the world. Hardy's California sensibility transcends categories and has transformed contemporary culture. YEAR CATEGORY TITLE SUBTITLE WRITER DIRECTOR AWARD #COPIES TRT COUNTRY SYNOPSIS

"The Legend of Pancho Barnes" chronicles the thrilling life and extraordinary times of aviation pioneer 2010 DOCUMENTARY LEGEND OF PANCHO Nick Spark Amanda Pope 2 66 min Florence Lowe "Pancho" Barnes, one of the most BARNES colorful and accomplished female pilots of the early 20th Century, and ill-behaved woman who made history.

Fira has adopted a small Israel born girl of Peruvian extraction - a child uprooted just a Fira was. The grandmother also sees her adoption of little Firita as a token of gratitude for her own rescue; she survived the 2010 DOCUMENTARY OY MAMA Noa Maiman 2 50 min Isreal Holocaust thanks to a Polish woman who hid her family form the Nazis. In this way, the portrait of an elderly lady becomes not only a journey through the 20th Century but also a parable about humanity that shines through in the most adverse of circumstances.

"Shooting for Democracy" brings together voices of students in the world's smallest emerging democracy with those in its most established, a vibrant portrayal of SHOOTING FOR Meghan Shea & two nations as seen through the eyes of youths in each 2010 DOCUMENTARY 1 56 min Singapore country. Inspired by the coincidence of Bhutan's first DEMOCRACY Michael Rogers democratic elections taking place during a U.S. presidential election year, "Shooting for Democracy" results in a unique juxtaposition that examines youth perspectives on democracy during the 2008 elections.

This film is a portrait of John Hunter, a teacher dedicated to teaching children how to work for a more peaceful world. While participating in an educational WORLD PEACE & exercise titled the World Peace Game, 9 and 10 year 2010 DOCUMENTARY OTHER 4TH GRADE Chris Farina 1 57 min old students are confronted with issues of war and peace, poverty and prosperity, with the goal of learning ACCOMPLISHMENTS to work together in the pursuit of world peace. The film follows this transformative process through which children are exposed to complexities of the global world.

Calvin Marshall is a young man pursuing his childhood dream to play professional baseball, yet struggling to make his Junior College team. Fanatical coach Doug Little can't help but admire Calvin's dedication and gives the talent-challenged player a shot. When the KATIE MERRITT school's volleyball star comes into both their lives, each 2010 FEATURE CALVIN MARSHALL Gary Lundgren Gary Lundgren AUDIENCE 2 93 min must face their own failures and shortcoming. A AWARD poignant comedy about overcoming disappointment, cultivating defeat and becoming the kind of person that dares to dream, Calvin Marshall features an all-star cast including Diedrich Bader, Cynthia Watros, Jane Adams, Andrew Wilson, Jeremy Sumpter and the brilliant Steve Zahn. YEAR CATEGORY TITLE SUBTITLE WRITER DIRECTOR AWARD #COPIES TRT COUNTRY SYNOPSIS

At 19, Nate Hitchens is sick of being the man of the house. He deals pot to sound engineers and college kids to take care of his 16 year old brother Sitter and pay the taxes on the dilapidated home they share with their DANCE WITH THE Smith father, Owen. Owen was once an Austin legend, a 2010 FEATURE ONE Henderson & Mike Dolan 2 83 min charming criminal with a mean streak, but since the Jon Marc Smith tragic death if his wife and the boys' mother, Owen has not worked. In an attempt to secure Sitter's future, and run away from a home shrouded in grief, Nate takes on a deal that will shatter his family forever.

With an enchanting mixture of laughter and longing, the worlds or six flawed yet endearing individuals are woven together as they explore age-old human desires: to love and to be loved. Gordon, a single urbanite, meets Debby online and finds their new relationship 2010 FEATURE HELLO LONESOME Adam Reid Adam Reid BEST ACTING 1 93 min put to the ultimate test. A suburban widow gets much more than she was looking for when she loses her license and leans on her neighbor for support. And in the country, successful voice-over artist Bill Soap starts to make amends for being such a lousy father.

When her car breaks down on a sightseeing tour of California, a Japanese student winds up stranded in a small desert town. Exhilarated by a sudden sense of HONORABLE freedom, she extends her stay and finds friendship, 2010 FEATURE LiTTLEROCK Mike Ott Mike Ott MENTION - 2 84 min romance, and what promises to be a new home. But as ACTING she pulls back the layers on this unlikely paradise, she discovers a different America than the one in her dreams.

With their father lost in anger and self-loathing, Truck Wheeler raised his younger brother Ted the best he Max Doty & could. In return, Ted idolizes his brother. Now, during 2010 FEATURE THE WHEELER BOYS Philip Flores Philip Flores 2 91 min their year of high school together, Ted will realize there are troubling aspects to Truck and his party-hardy gang , The Kings. Sometimes, acceptance comes with a price.

"True Adolescents" follows Sam (Mark Duplass), a washed-up rocker who, unbeknownst to him, is in the early stages of haggard. Jobless and apartment-less, he BEST OF SHOW, crashes with his aunt (Melissa Leo) as a last resort and 2010 FEATURE TRUE ADOLESCENTS Craig Johnson Craig Johnson BEST OF 1 88 min becomes a reluctant camping-trip chaperone for her NORTHWEST teenage son and pal. That the three males are on par maturity-wise makes for engaging ensemble juvenilia, but a surprising discovery turns dire - and the distance from boy to man must be covered overnight. YEAR CATEGORY TITLE SUBTITLE WRITER DIRECTOR AWARD #COPIES TRT COUNTRY SYNOPSIS

Cody Blue Snider tells a powerfully disturbing story of a WWII veteran with dementia, endlessly suffering in a confused world of the past, present and a lifetime of painful losses, with Death as his only companion. When Cody Blue Cody Blue salvation presents itself in the form of a compassionate 2010 SHORT ALL THAT REMAINS 2 18 min hospital nurse, a glimmer of hope is rekindled in the Sinder Sinder joyless old man's heart. It all comes crashing down when the old man becomes convinced that Death intends to take this joy away from him as well. To end his misery, he strikes deal with Death, only to find Death has no master.

It has been six months since his disappearance. AMERICA THE Nathan Harlan Government officials have declined to comment on his 2010 SHORT BEAUTIFUL Nathan Harlan & Nick Keene 2 7 min whereabouts. Terrified and angry citizens have taken to the streets in protest, and everyone is left asking the same question: "Where is Captain America?"

Hanna is left alone in a penthouse apartment with a box of dolls that her boyfriend has left for her to play AN AFFAIR WITH Hans with. She hesitates but tries it out, and she takes her 2010 SHORT DOLLS Montelius Hans Montelius 2 11 min Sweden frustrations out on the dolls. And when the boyfriend comes back, she's ready for him, and the game takes a serious turn.

An amusing and poignant documentary about the fate of the Irish phone box, which has gone from the centre of society to the verge of extinction. "Bye Bye Now!" is Aideen 2010 SHORT BYE BYE NOW O'Sullivan Ross Whitaker BEST SHORT 1 15 min Ireland a bittersweet tribute to the phone box, a historical document and a barometer of how much we've changed. It's a road trip around Ireland in honor of the phone box.

"Career Day" is the coming of age story of Marco Ivette García Ivette García Casanova, a tenacious 8-year-old who must write a 2010 SHORT CAREER DAY 2 14 min career day essay for school, but his mom won't let him Dávila Dávila come to work with her. Regardless, he decides to follow his mother to work and is in for the lesson of a lifetime.

Clara (Alex Dawson), a young woman who sees omens Robert in everything, suffers a spiritual meltdown. As she 2010 SHORT CLARA'S CARMA Alex Dawson 2 7 min consults her therapyist (Stephen Tobolowsky), the good Brinkmann doctor's frustration mounts, leaving her to wonder: is she beyond help?

DELMER BUILDS A Landon Landon "Delmer Builds a Machine" is an account of the most 2010 SHORT MACHINE Zakheim Zakheim 2 2 min imortant thing that has ever happened. YEAR CATEGORY TITLE SUBTITLE WRITER DIRECTOR AWARD #COPIES TRT COUNTRY SYNOPSIS

The United States Secretary of State (Michelle Forbes, True Blood, In Treatment) is ab out to meet Iran's Foreign Minister (Navid Negahban, Brothers, 24) for secret diplomatic talks. But as the diplomats dig in their 2010 SHORT DIPLOMACY Jon Goldman Jon Goldman 1 9 min heels, it soon falls to their interpreters (Omid Abtahi, Brothers, Ocean of Pearls; and Nazanin Boniadi, Charlie Wilson's War) to keep negotiations on track. Will their daring and unique approach bring about mutual understanding or nuclear disaster?

Alice lives on a ranch with her father, her favorite horse and confidante, Red, and the love of Reed's life, Molly. One day her romantic worldview is shattered when her dad hires a stud horse to impregnate Molly. At the 2010 SHORT EQUESTRIAN SEXUAL Courtney Zeke Hawkins 2 19 min same time, her schoolmates are developing a sexual RESPONSE Stephens awareness that Alice can't quite decipher. As her family like deteriorate, and Molly's pregnancy unfolds, Alice must reckon with this raw and sexual world in a way she has not yet encountered. May not be suitable for all audiences.

"Every War Has Two Losers" is based on the journals of William Stafford, a poet and conscientious objector in WWII. The film questions "facts" we have been told, such as "war is inevitable" or "war is necessary." Stafford disagreed and believed all wars were choices 2010 SHORT EVERY WAR HAS 2 Hayden Reiss Hayden Reiss 1 30 min — human choices — and open to other ways of seeking LOSERS reconciliation. The film uses poetry, music and the voices of America's finest poets, including W.S. Merwin, Alice Walker and Robert Bly, to present a hopeful tale of how each of us has the power to cultivate peace in our lives and in our country.

A new documentary brings to life the remarkable story of John C. Fremont's trek through Oregon, through Fremont's own journal entries and the living color of Loren Irving's stunning digital photography. Irving 2010 SHORT FINDING FREEMONT Bruce Sandy 2 31 min found and recorded every one of Fremont's 31 camps, IN OREGON Cummings Cummings strung out from The Dalles to the Nevada border. Join Loren as he hosts this amazing tale of Fremont, Kit Carson and Billy Chinook's 400-mile journey in the dead of winter. It's the 33rd state as you've never experienced it before. YEAR CATEGORY TITLE SUBTITLE WRITER DIRECTOR AWARD #COPIES TRT COUNTRY SYNOPSIS

Throughout the restrictive Communist period, the Polish poster was, ironically, a symbol of creative freedom. This documentary examines the circumstances that enabled artists to deveop individual 2010 SHORT FREEDOM ON THE Glen Holsten & 2 40 min artistic styles within a Communist culture. These FENCE Andrea Marks powerful posters announcing political, cultural and social events hung from the many construction fences erected in Warsaw and other cities in Poland following WWII.

The film offers a glimpse into one of the least known periads of Sigmund Freud's life. Years before he began studying psychoanalysis, the young doctor conducted extensive research on cocaine. In this short film, FREUD'S MAGIC director Edouard Getaz paints an unexpected portrait 2010 SHORT POWDER Jessica Sharzer Edouardo Getaz 2 15 min of Freud in his late 20's, a departure from the revered intellectual icon that he was to become. Thes quirky period drama takes us into the hopes and fantasies of the ambitious doctor, whose dark ruminations transformed the way we see ourselves.

HONORABLE A plus-sized Latina regains her lost confidence through 2010 SHORT GORDITA Debby Wolfe Debby Wolfe MENTION - 2 11 min the help of a cassette tape she recorded as a sassy teen SHORT back in 1994.

In a region devastated by war and deprived of normal schooling, young Azeem finds he has an extraordinary Minan Adnan Minan Adnan gift. His village's bare minimum setup for a school 2010 SHORT HEAL Ahmad Ahmad 2 24 min Pakistan provides relief for the children, but when its lone teacher is hit hard by the conflict, it is up to Azeem to do everything.

Into Darkness is a short adventure essay about the experience of exploring the secret underworld of caves. Journey along with a group of cavers who push impossibly small passages to access some of the final 2010 SHORT INTO DARKNESS John Waller John Waller 2 15 min frontiers on earth. The images and sounds of spectacular and remote wilderness caves will reveal a fantastic world unlike anything we experience on the surface

"It's not a pink slip. It's a blank page." What do people do who were once paid to be creative for a living do when they're laid off? They get creative with their own lives. "Lemonade" is an inspirational film about 16 2010 SHORT LEMONADE Erik Proulix Marc Colucci 1 36 min advertising professionals who lost their jobs and found their calling. With passions ranging from painting to coffee roasting to yoga, "Lemonade" inspires viewers to listen to the voices inside their heads that ask, "What if?" YEAR CATEGORY TITLE SUBTITLE WRITER DIRECTOR AWARD #COPIES TRT COUNTRY SYNOPSIS

Christmastime, 1961: a new wall separates Berlin; America has entered Vietnam; and throughout America, women are inviting cosmeticians into their homes for makeovers. Shelley is the very image of a happy suburban housewife. However, when an intrepid 2010 SHORT MAKE UP Scott Tuft Scott Tuft 2 14 min cosmetics saleswoman, Dorris, calls on her home, it becomes clear that Shelley is not as content as one might think. Throughout her makeover, Shelley discloses what she feels to be her impossible predicament. But for Dorris, nothing is impossible.

MISS SHADE IS Eddie Eddie A third-grade class in Brooklyn recounts its worst day in 2010 SHORT MISSING Rosenstein Rosenstein 1 13 min school. It was surprisingly bad. And surprisingly funny.

"Once Upon a Crime" is a Hitchcockian courtroom dramedy where Snow White is put to the witness 2010 SHORT ONCE UPON A CRIME Lilli Birdsell Lilli Birdsell 2 10 min stand, and she must defend and be held accountable for the story she's been telling for 150 years.

"Siren" is a story about a young Hungarian boy and his fateful acquaintance with a Russian soldier during the 2010 SHORT SIREN Andras Novak Andras Novak 2 11 min Hungary 1956 Revolution in Budapest, which leads to an unusual trip down memory lane.

Sissy's mother, Bernie, dumps her off with "Uncle" Charlie, a family friend and struggling magician headed for a small-time tour across rural parts of Nevada. 2010 SHORT SISSY Bonnie Root Bonnie Root 2 22 min Charlie's mood darkens when he just can't seem to catch a break. Sissy, with nowhere else to turn, bears the brunt as best she can. May not be suitable for all audiences

An homage to the great comics from the silent era of cinema, "Smoke Rings" follows the efforts of an affable yet hapless chap as he tries to impress the beautiful 2010 SHORT SMOKE RINGS Rex Carter Rex Carter 2 4 min lady that has caught his eye at the neighborhood speakeasy. Standing in his way, however, is a licentious rival and a bartender with really bad timing.

"Summer Snapshot" is a sun kissed slice of life, capturing the carefree, in-the-moment living between youth and adulthood. Shot in Super-8 film, "Summer Snapshot" experiments with the tropes of 1970s home 2010 SHORT SUMMER SNAPSHOT Ian McCluskey Ian McCluskey 2 10 min movies to explore the blurry line of memory and an actual event. The documentary essay depicts a carefree summer day spent with friends as a mountain river, evoking a warm, ephemeral mood and inviting viewers to reflect upon their own golden memories.

After one too many bad nights, a ring girl decides it's 2010 SHORT SUNDAY PUNCH Dennis Hauck Dennis Hauck 2 18 min high time to get out from under the thumb of a local gangster and burn every bridge she can on the way out. YEAR CATEGORY TITLE SUBTITLE WRITER DIRECTOR AWARD #COPIES TRT COUNTRY SYNOPSIS

11-year-old Aaron plays a game of hide and seek in which his friend Tony was never found. The mystery of their relationship - and of their queer attachment to the armoire in Aaron's bedroom - can only be revealed, 2010 SHORT THE ARMOIRE Jamie Travis Jamie Travis BEST DIRECTING 2 22 min Canada it turns out, through hypnosis. At once a comedy, a mystery and a melodrama, Jaime Travis' "The Armoire" is the resounding finale to his Saddest Children in the World trilogy.

THE ATTACK OF THE "Attack Of The Robots From Nebula" follows our 2010 SHORT ROBOTS FROM Garcia Ibarra Garcia Ibarra 2 6 min Spain faithful protagonist and his singular goal of convincing those around him of the inevitable upcoming invasion NEBULA of robots. Almost everybody is going to die very soon.

As legend has it, Babe Ruth, the New York Yankees' Jonathon Sultan of Swat, visited a desperately ill little boy in the 2010 SHORT THE BABE & THE KID Winters & Dan Benjamin Barak 2 7 min hospital and vowed to hit a home run just for him. Ruth delivered on his promise, and the little boy made Pasternack a miraculous recovery. In a parallel universe, this is how that story might have gone.

As he crosses the bridge on his way home, June mysteriously arrives where he left off and finds himself Phillip C. Phillip C. stuck in an ever-repeating world. In his struggle to 2010 SHORT THE BRIDGE Wolter Wolter 2 15 min return home, "The Bridge" tells the story of a man's inner journey to wake up and see the one thing he has shut himself out of: life.

"Land ain't for Pussies and neither is War." Is it greed or ignorance that makes a man lust for land? Set against the snow-capped mountains of Utah, this riveting drama draws parallels to the United States today by 2010 SHORT THE FARM Justin Scot Jon Hill 2 12 min taking a look at the trials of America's housing crisis through the eyes of four men caught in the web of progress, greed and humanity during the 1930's Great Depression. It then dares you to ask the question: who is really at fault?

Two unemployed slackers on the verge of eviction seek 2010 SHORT THE THIRD RULE Audre Johnson Aundre 2 14 min a solution for their financial problems through the help & Aaron Crowe Johnson of a guru.

A couple struggling with their finances stumble upon an 2010 SHORT TURNING JAPANESE Paul Bickel Paul Bickel 2 20 min unknowing roomate and exploit her nightly episodes.

Shar leaves home after a family tragedy in search of the father who abandoned her. Norman, her father, has Miles Orion Miles Orion built a successful business but largely lived alone since 2010 SHORT UNDER-TOW Feld Feld 2 24 min leaving his family. When the two are forced to live under one roof, they must confront the skeletons that have kept them apart for 25 years. YEAR CATEGORY TITLE SUBTITLE WRITER DIRECTOR AWARD #COPIES TRT COUNTRY SYNOPSIS

"Vascora" revolves around a day in the life of a small, rural Hungarian family during the riots of September 2006. The day starts when the adult son of the family slips and falls during the morning feeding and is laying VASCORA (THE unconscious in the pigpen. The town also wakes up and 2010 SHORT DINNER) Karchi Perlman Karchi Perlman 2 26 min Hungary goes about its business but without anyone noticing. The constant radio chatter brings the outside world in , echoing the cultural and political pulse of Hungary. As the day ends and the sun sets the story also unwinds - but not without the proverbial irony we know life to be.

The once full, fresh waters of Lake Denial are rapidly receding, leaving Bogan residents Jack, Kevin and Blandy with the uphill battle of keeping their charter WHEN THE WIND business afloat - literally. But when a supernatural 2010 SHORT CHANGES Richard Davies Alethea Jones 2 17 min Australia event alters Jack and Kevin's ability to function, just getting by becomes a whole new problem. "When The Wind Changes" is a comedy that sorts out the sinkers from the swimmers.

Kansas, a drug addicted homeless man with a military past, lives in the gutters of downtown L.A. After making the bad decisions of defending his pride against a group of drug pushers he is left badly beaten and in serious Ian Coad, debt. Kansas desperately needs to come up with cash 2010 STUDENT SHORT BETWEEN THE Joshua Krenz & Zac Petrillo 2 24 min any way he can. A chance event leads him to encounter SHADOWS Zac Petrillo Anna, a teenage runaway in a desperate situation of her own. Seeing an opportunity, Kansas offers to help the girl, and she ultimately decides to trust him. All the while, Kansas silently plans to pawn Anna off as a way to reconcile his debt.

Retired coal miner Carl Short lives with his developmentally disabled son Sammy. Carl suffers from black lung. When money from a class action lawsuit fails to materialize, he realizes his options are running out. Who will take care so Sammy after he's gone? Carl Kim spurlock & BEST STUDENT turns to Raymond, Sammy's childhood friend. But 2010 STUDENT SHORT DOWN IN NUMBER 5 Mai Spurlock Kim Spurlock SHORT 1 18 min Raymond is now a single, middle-aged father overwhelmed by his own problems. Rooted in the Southern Gothic storytelling tradition, "Down in number 5" is a tender portrait of a man pushed to his limits for the love of his sin, and a haunting rumination on family in the Appalachia.

A love struck, lounge-singing darts champion finds his prayers are answered - literally - when he receives a 2010 STUDENT SHORT GOD OF LOVE Luke Matheny Luke Matheny 2 19 min box of passion-inducing darts. The film won the top prize at the 2010 Student Academy Awards. YEAR CATEGORY TITLE SUBTITLE WRITER DIRECTOR AWARD #COPIES TRT COUNTRY SYNOPSIS

1899, the Marconi Company races to send the first wireless telegraph signal across the English Channel. Chief electrician William W. Bradfield pushes himself and the equipment to the limit, with no success. As his Chris 2010 STUDENT SHORT SIGNAL Farrington Chris Farrington 2 18 min frustration grows, a conflict with a local spiritualist explodes into violence. The ensuing chain of events leads to such a miraculous and inexplicable conclusion, the scientist is forced to question his most basic beliefs about the soul and its afterlife.

Ariel Hsing exudes a quiet confidence and intensity that rivals any young professional athlete working hard to become a promising Olympic champion. However, Ariel's story goes beyond her personal dedication, 2010 STUDENT SHORT TOPSPIN Sara Newens & 2 12 min revealing family sacrifices that foster her talent. From Mina T. Son her father, Michael, who strategizes with her before each tournament, to her mother, Xin, who helps scoop up balls during practice, theirs is as much story about a family coming together as it is about raising one of the best junior table tennis players in the world.

In 1986 Manila, the Philippine Revolution is raging and the citizens are forced to chose sides amidst the chaos. Nine-year-old Minnie is the daughter of servant parents Christina Christina who supported the revolution but work for a wealthy 2010 STUDENT SHORT UNREST Rubenstein Rubenstein 2 16 min loyalist of the tyrant regime. Tensions are rising in the city, and it has become too dangerous to remain in Manila. Minnie inadvertently sets off a chain of events that tests her mother's love, and transforms her into a victim of social unrest.

Marion Soddart lived next to one of America's most polluted rivers and unexpectedly transforms herself from small-town housewife into an environmental leader honored by the United Nations. "The Work of 2011 CONSERVATION MARION STODDART- Susan Edwards 2 30 min 1000" is a documentary film chronicling her life, THE WORK OF 1000 & Dorie Clark achievements, setbacks, and her belief that with vision and commitment, an ordinary person can accomplish extraordinary things. Soddart's dramatic success in mobilizing a community shows people that positive change is possible, even when hope has been lost.

"Stepping Into the Stream" is not just about fly fishing. Intrinsically, it is about women connecting with nature 2011 CONSERVATION STEPPING INTO THE poetry by Barbara Klutinis 2 30 min and a deeper part of themselves. It's about being STREAM Judith Brown willing to take risks to learn something new that will allow us to commune with rivers and wildlife, it's about finding an adventure and relishing it. YEAR CATEGORY TITLE SUBTITLE WRITER DIRECTOR AWARD #COPIES TRT COUNTRY SYNOPSIS

In 1964, after a protracted legal battle, club co-owners Howard and Elly Solomon were granted a 'unique' cabaret license, and the Cafe Au Go Go opened its doors. With mounting legal bills, Howard and Elly, 7 YEARS Jason M. desperate to keep the club open, reached out to 2011 DOCUMENTARY UNDERGROUND Soloman 2 95 min comedian Lenny Bruce. Two days into Lenny's performance, he was arrested for obscenity, along with Howard and Elly. The historic arrest, and international press it garnered, would put the Cafe Au Go Go on the entertainment world map.

Charles Blair Macdonald was the Father of Golf Architecture in America. He built 12 private courses, based on the strategies of the best holes in Scotland. A A JOURNEY TO Michael M. century later, three of the leading figures in golf 2011 DOCUMENTARY GOLF'S PAST Creating Old MacDonald Robin 1 73 min architecture today set out to create a golf course in the spirit of Macdonald that the public golfer can play. Join Tom Doak, Jim Urbina and Mike Keiser as they take "A Journey to Golf's Past: Creating Old Macdonald."

When it comes to independent animators, Bill Plympton is the undisputed king. When Plympton began his animation career over 25 years ago, he was already an acclaimed syndicated illustrator and cartoonist. Since then he has become a major name in 2011 DOCUMENTARY ADVENTURES IN Alexia 2 85 m the animation and film world. Plympton has earned two PLYMPTOONS Anastasio Academy Award nominations, and brings hundreds of loyal fans to each convention and film festival which he attends all over the world. Without Plympton paving the way, there wouldn't be countless aspiring animators, filmmakers and artist.

Band Together strides along with the Kent County Community Marching Band to discover a journey of camaraderie, commitment, and community. Loud 2011 DOCUMENTARY BAND TOGETHER Kurt Kolaja 2 69 min music and soft voices reveal what is good about America. Don’t believe everything you hear from the shouters. America is doing just fine, thank you - just listen to those who live there.

Seth Swirsky, a huge fan of The Beatles, wanting to get closer to them than their music could take him, set out in 2005 to film people who had a story about 2011 DOCUMENTARY BEATLES STORIES Seth Swirsky 2 86 min themselves and the Fab Four. Armed with just a hand held video camera, he got never-before-heard stories and recollections from people who knew them or just had a brief encounter with them. YEAR CATEGORY TITLE SUBTITLE WRITER DIRECTOR AWARD #COPIES TRT COUNTRY SYNOPSIS

The buzz among wine connoisseurs and novices alike is one word - Malbec. Originally from France, Malbec found its perfect home, its perfect terrior, in the dry BOOM VARIETAL: THE Tim Cash & Sky Argentine climate. Its booming popularity has swept 2011 DOCUMENTARY RISE OF MALBEC Pinnick Sky Pinnick 2 72 m through the U.S. and the world, reviving a varietal that had nearly been lost. Boom Varietal will inspire not only your pallet but a love for the rich Argentine culture.

Victims and perpetrators of Sierra Leone’s brutal war come together for the first time in tradition-based truth-telling and forgiveness ceremonies. Through 2011 DOCUMENTARY FAMBUL TOK Sara Terry 1 82 min reviving their ancient practice of “fambul tok” (family talk), Sierra Leoneans are building sustainable peace at the grass-roots level -- succeeding where the international community's post-conflict efforts failed.

More To Live For is the story of three lives, all shaken by cancer and dependent upon the one vital bone marrow match that could save them. These individuals James Chippendale, are similar only in their fate and prolific 2011 DOCUMENTARY MORE TO LIVE FOR Susan Brecker Noah Hutton 2 83 min accomplishments: Michael Brecker, 15-time Grammy winning saxophonist; James Chippendale, founder of & Noah Hutton the Love Hope Strength Foundation; and Seun Adebiyi, a young Nigerian training to become the first-ever Nigerian winter Olympic athlete.

Charles Blair Macdonald was the Father of Golf Architecture in America. He built twelve private A JOURNEY TO courses, based on the strategies of the best holes in GOLF'S PAST: Michael M. Scotland. A century later, three of the leading figures in 2011 DOCUMENTARY CREATING OLD Robin 1 73 min golf architecture today set out to create a golf course in MCDONALD the spirit of Macdonald that the public golfer can play. Join Tom Doak, Jim Urbina and Mike Keiser as they take "A Journey to Golf's Past: Creating Old Macdonald.

Is it possible to live completely waste free? Partners Jen and Grant go head to head in a competition to swear off consumerism and produce the least amount of THE CLEAN BIN Jenny BEST garbage in an entire year. Their refreshingly comedic 2011 DOCUMENTARY PROJECT Rustemeyer & Grant Baldwin CONSERVATION 2 73 min battle is set against a sobering examination of our Grant Balwin FILM “throw-away” society and shocking images from Seattle artist Chris Jordan. This multi-award winning film tackles the serious issue of waste with optimism, humor and inspiration for individual action.

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35-year-old Morris Bliss (Michael C. Hall), is clamped in the jaws of New York City inertia. Jobless but with no prospects, he still shares an apartment with his Douglas Light& 2011 FEATURE EAST FIFTHE BLISS Michael Michael 2 97 min widowed father. When he finds himself in an awkward Knowles Knowles relationship with the sexually precocious, 18-year-old daughter of a former classmate, Morris’ static life unravels and opens up in ways that are long overdue. Also starring Lucy Liu, Peter Fonda and Chris Messina.

Fanny is a developmentally disabled 39-year-old living in a home for dependent adults. Her world implodes when the candy factory where she works goes bankrupt. Fanny has long been a source of family strain 2011 FEATURE FANNY ANNIE & Chris Brown Chris Brown BEST 2 82 min and resentment. Her jittery sister Annie has spent her DANNY SCREENPLAY life taking care of her, while their successful brother Danny has eluded responsibility. When the three siblings are forced by their powerful mother to reunite for a holiday dinner, everyone's worst fears are realized.

A man wakes up alone in the desert with a black hood on his head and his hands bound. He has no idea who he is or how he got there. The only clue to his identity-- 2011 FEATURE PIG Henry Barrial Henry Barrial 2 89 min a piece of paper in his pocket with the name "Manny Elder" written on it--sends him to Los Angeles where things are not what they seem and clues lead to something bigger than he could have ever imagined.

On a snowcapped Thanksgiving, while most families are comfortably settled around the dinner table, Pete and Bob, two brothers who haven't seen each other for David David years, are searching the town's bars for their estranged 2011 FEATURE SAWDUST CITY Nordstrom Nordstrom 2 97 min father. Over the course of the day and into the night, the two walk and talk their way through a succession of watering holes, VFW halls and their own complicated history, one that cuts far deeper than simple sibling rivalry.

Ken Boyd, a lonely man fresh out of the loony bin, returns to his small hometown to seek revenge on those he deems responsible for his miserable life. 2011 FEATURE SOME GUY WHO Ryan Levin Jack Perez 1 97 min However, Ken’s plans for retribution become KILLS PEOPLE complicated when his estranged daughter shows up, hoping to get to know her father, and the town sheriff, hot on Ken’s trail, begins sleeping with Ken’s mother. YEAR CATEGORY TITLE SUBTITLE WRITER DIRECTOR AWARD #COPIES TRT COUNTRY SYNOPSIS

JR is an increasingly transient aspiring news-anchor who forces her disappointing younger brother Colin to embark on a road trip to move her belongings out of Carlen Altman her professor-turned-lover’s apartment. Chaos and 2011 FEATURE THE COLOR WHEEL & Alex Ross Alex Ross Perry 2 83 min calamity are not far behind JR’s beat up Honda Accord. Perry It is only a matter of time before JR and Colin arrive at the strangest and most unsettling of resolutions and put to rest their decades of animosity, half-baked sibling rivalry and endless bickering.

Rose (Greta Gerwig) descends into an emotional tailspin after her husband admits to an affair. Determined to get revenge, she drives to a boarded-up THE DISH & THE Alison Bagnall Delaware beach town to hunt down the other woman. 2011 FEATURE SPOON & Andrew Alison Bagnall 2 92 min Once there, she meets up with a stranded British Lewis teenage boy (Olly Alexander)who soon becomes her constant companion and caretaker. This unlikely pair stumbles through a series of adventures, resulting in a rather unconventional romance.

38:50 follows Andrew and John, two co-workers who 2011 SHORT 38:50 Chris Capel Chris Capel 2 19 min hike out to the middle of nowhere to face a difficult decision.

Stacia Black & A man with an unusual medical problem is embarrassed 2011 SHORT CATAPLEXY Matt Ferrone John Salcido 2 8 min to discover the call girl he hired is an old friend.

In 1950’s rural West Virginia, Frank Nuttel, a comic book loving postman, is enjoying a peaceful first day on Luke Asa Luke Asa his new route. This all changes when he attempts to 2011 SHORT CERTIFIED 2 9 min deliver a certified letter to one Ashley Sappleton. While Guidici Guidici waiting for Mrs. Sappleton, events take a terrifying turn when her niece Alice tells him the macabre tale of their family’s horrible tragedy.

Challenging Impossibility chronicles the weightlifting odyssey of an unlikely strength athlete, the Indian spiritual leader Sri Chinmoy. Challenging Impossibility is based on one particular night, a public exhibition of CHALLENGING Natabara strength during which Sri Chinmoy lifted a total of over 2011 SHORT Rollosson & 2 30 min IMPOSSIBILITY Sanjay Rawal 200,000 pounds in various styles. The film features bodybuilding legends Bill Pearl and Frank Zane, strongman Hugo Girard, and Olympian Carl Lewis. Appearances by luminaries Desmond Tutu, Susan Sarandon and Sting.

After kissing a stranger in a bar, Jenna wakes up the next day to discover a nasty lesion has appeared on her 2011 SHORT COLD SORE Matt Bird Matt Bird 2 18 min Australia lip. The doctor's initial diagnosis suggests a simple cold sore. But further tests reveal a much more sinister cause. YEAR CATEGORY TITLE SUBTITLE WRITER DIRECTOR AWARD #COPIES TRT COUNTRY SYNOPSIS An African-American twenty-something finds his CRAZY BEATS BEST Nigerian-immigrant stepfather passed out drunk in 2011 SHORT STRONG EVERY TIME Moon Molson Moon Molson SCREENPLAY - 2 27 min their apartment building hallway and is manipulated by SHORT a friend into murdering him.

Clay Beabout In "Deep Blue Breath" a boy travels deep inside his 2011 SHORT DEEP BLUE BREATH (wrote it when Patricia 2 19 min body to an animated world where he battles his disease Cardoso which has morphed into a Monster. Meanwhile, in the he was 11) real world, doctors struggle to save his life.

Free World follows the “Journey of Repentance,” an 18- person interfaith delegation from Tacoma, Washington, which traveled to Hiroshima and Nagasaki with one Ashley Michael mission: to create a nuclear weapon free world. Free 2011 SHORT FREE WORLD Karitis 2 39 min World shows us that when we forget the past, we repeat it— but, that if we learn from our mistakes and unite in diversity, there is hope for a nuclear weapon free world.

God and Vodka is the story of a writer's final attempt to capture the words and memories, both touching and comedic, of a relationship that ended all too soon. 2011 SHORT GOD & VODKA Daniel Stine Daniel Stine 1 28 min Through the power of her written words, Evelyn pieces together the millions of moments they shared, while creating an entirely new scene - perhaps their last - that will bring them together for one more day.

Alice and Marcus are young and in love. They keep trying and failing to get over their heroin addiction until they find out Alice is pregnant. Now it's not just about 2011 SHORT HOLLOW Lee Thomas & Rob Sorrenti 2 20 min getting clean, it's about staying clean. But can they do Rob Sorrenti it? Only one thing is certain. If their love for each other and the baby is all they can rely on, it is never going to be enough.

Holocaust memories have rarely been portrayed in animation -- and never by a child animator. Ingrid Pitt: Beyond The Forest is a cross-generational collaboration between a world-class animation master, Bill Plympton, INGRID PITT: BEYOND Kevin Sean and a first-time animator, eleven-year-old artist Perry 2011 SHORT THE FOREST Ingrid Pitt Michaels 2 6 min Chen. Narrated by Ingrid Pitt, it depicts her escape from a concentration camp at age 8. Ms. Pitt, who passed away in 2010, grew up to become a movie star, appearing opposite Clint Eastwood in Where Eagles Dare.

Sometimes we all wake up on the wrong side of the 2011 SHORT LITTLE LARRY Elliot V. Kotek Jill Carter 2 6 min Canada bed. YEAR CATEGORY TITLE SUBTITLE WRITER DIRECTOR AWARD #COPIES TRT COUNTRY SYNOPSIS

Set in 1956, Old Oak tells the story of the last meal of a Death Row inmate. He asks for and is granted special 2011 SHORT OLD OAK Kevin M. Jones Kevin M. Jones 2 15 min permission to be escorted to his favorite diner for the occasion. Honey, the waitress’ 10-year old daughter, observes closely and narrates the story as the evening unfolds.

2011 SHORT PIONEER David Lowery David Lowery 2 16 min A father tells his son the most epic bedtime story ever.

In 2008, a wave of xenophobic attacks against foreign immigrants spread across South Africa, leading to the deaths of sixty-two people and the displacement of PROTECT THE BEST ACTING - Germany, over 40,000. “Protect the Nation” is a tender and 2011 SHORT NATION C. R. Reisser C. R. Reisser SHORT 2 16 min South intimate look inside the struggles of a community and Africa the consequences of greed, miscommunication and hate. When faced with the unexpected kindness of a stranger, a young boy begins to question himself. Does he have the courage to do what's right?

A husband and wife who are in a rut. A sexy next door neighbor, and a hired killer. These four characters find 2011 SHORT RELATIONSHIPS Jesse Locke Jesse Locke 2 20 min themselves forming a most unusual relationship. Nothing is what it seems and everything is not going to be ok.

Revolution is the coming-of-age story of Jack, a 16- year-old Iranian boy growing up in Los Angeles, 2011 SHORT REVOLUTION Abdi Nazemian Abdi Nazemian 2 16 min 1989. With the 1979 Iranian Revolution a distant memory, and the AIDS movement as a backdrop, Jack stages his own much smaller revolution within the confines of his traditional family.

Small Town Doc is a film about a small town doctor who goes bankrupt due to poor Medicare Virginia 2011 SHORT SMALL TOWN DOC 2 12 min reimbursements, and the effect on the aging Williams population when they're left without a doctor. Shot on location in beautifully rustic La Pine, Oregon, with a charming cast of townsfolk.

Sold is set against the backdrop of human trafficking and sex trade happening in America. The story is told through the eyes of a young 2011 SHORT SOLD John Irwin John Irwin 2 13 min journalist named Maya, who has inadvertently been captured by a trafficking ring while doing an investigative article on the treatment of illegal immigrants in America.

Sam has survived a pigeon-borne apocalypse, but his career is going nowhere. When he hears about Jacob Givens & 2011 SHORT THE INTERVIEW Jason Philip Michelle Steffes BEST SHORT 2 12 min an available executive position at his favorite radio Thompson station, he makes the trek across Los Angeles to show KPOW president and CEO Howard that he's the man for the job. YEAR CATEGORY TITLE SUBTITLE WRITER DIRECTOR AWARD #COPIES TRT COUNTRY SYNOPSIS

A heartbroken young woman (Alicia Witt) sets about scattering her husband's ashes on the pond in an apple orchard they had both loved. But the 2011 SHORT THE POND Dan Hannon Dan Hannon 2 22 min waters of the pond hold a secret, and when a stranger (David Morse) appears unexpectedly, the very fabric of reality is ripped apart and she must choose between sacrifice and oblivion.

How far would you go for a friend? A quiet, dark 2011 SHORT WILL Kevin Curry Devon Lyon 2 7 min comedy about friendship and the unexpected quirks in life.

June Eilers came to the Salton Sea when her father opened the Date Palm Beach resort in the Roaring Twenties. From simple summer swimming to a Mike Agnew, 2011 STUDENT SHORT A SALTON SOUL Greg Balkin, 2 13 min backdrop for meeting her future husband, the Tim Kressin Salton Sea has provided June with a lifetime of priceless memories. As the sea slowly begins to dry up, she reflects on the importance of nature and enjoying the outdoors in our lives.

In an alternate reality Nazi Germany has won World War II, leaving the planet in fascist control. Our story takes place in present day America, 2011 STUDENT SHORT ALLEGIANCE Ian Dalesky Patrick Dawn 2 25 min where school teacher Joseph Abbot decides to teach his students a more correct version of history. The curiosity of his son and the other students drive what becomes the beginnings of a classroom revolution.

Benny is an introverted, overweight teenager who decides to reconnect with an old crush from the 2011 STUDENT SHORT BENNY Evan Ho Huay-Bing Law 2 16 min past - now a personal trainer. When they see each other again for the first time in years, the two reminisce on old times, giving Benny the motivation to change himself.

A spiraling compulsion threatens to alienate businessman, Ken, completely from his family and 2011 STUDENT SHORT COMMERCE Lisa Robertson Lisa Robertson 2 18 min leads to a chance meeting on an LA city bus with a young gambler, Pete, who could save or destroy him as he journeys to “Commerce.”

When a woman gets assaulted in a late night bar, Morris Munsey steps in. Morris is an average guy BEST 2011 STUDENT SHORT GIRLS NAMED PINKY Jonathan Jon Alex Lubliner SCREENPLAY - 2 17 min who wants nothing more than a beautiful woman STUDENT to share his life with, but the danger that surrounds him challenges his chances with this sexy foreigner.

On the eve of moving apart forever, two best Matt 2011 STUDENT SHORT GOLDEN BOX Robin Phillips MacDonald 2 19 min friends must break into a shipping facility and hope their friendship can survive the adventure. YEAR CATEGORY TITLE SUBTITLE WRITER DIRECTOR AWARD #COPIES TRT COUNTRY SYNOPSIS Justin KIDS FOR Zimmerman & Torrance 2011 STUDENT SHORT 2 14 min Kids for Kidnapping is a young brother and sister's KIDNAPPING Torrance Maurer journey into a dark and seedy adult world. Maurer

Thousands of corroded copper urns containing the cremated remains of unclaimed psychiatric patients were discovered in the Oregon State Hospital in 2004. A tour involving the local press 2011 STUDENT SHORT LIBARAY OF DUST Ondi Timoner & 2 17 min and a state senator was conducted to uncover the Robert James deplorable conditions of the hospital. What they didn't expect to find was a storeroom full of human ashes dating back to the late 1800s. Photos and several histories of these forgotten souls are revealed in this unique tale.

Teddy is 11 years old and confused. His parents are getting divorced, his friends are discovering girls, 2011 STUDENT SHORT MY FIRST CLAIRE Lou Howe Lou Howe 2 18 min and he has nowhere to turn. But when his new babysitter, beautiful and carefree Claire, arrives, he sets out to learn a thing or two about the opposite sex.

Two brothers and their overbearing mother inhabit an old farmhouse in the Southern Plains in the 1930s. When Mother demands a new pillow, the Miles B. Miller Miles B. Miller boys take a trip to the local general store. 2011 STUDENT SHORT PILLOW & Joshua H. & Joshua H. 2 19 min Returning empty handed, they encounter an Miller Miller Angel. The eldest brother forms a plan involving the Angel to provide a new pillow for Mother. The plan is carried out successfully until the brothers soon learn the Angel may have a plan of her own.

In an isolated Bolivian village, on the edge of the vast Uyuni salt flats, two lives collide: Marc, a Nicholas Nicholas 2011 STUDENT SHORT SALAR Greene Greene 2 21 min jaded American doctor looking to leave, and Carlos, a fiery Bolivian salt miner who's just been stabbed in the hand.

Len, a single father, loses his only daughter in a terrible accident and seeks revenge on the person 2011 STUDENT SHORT SEE RED Nick Snyder Nick Snyder 2 12 min he believes is responsible: her boyfriend. But Len will soon learn that people aren't always who you think they are, even those closest to you.

Set on the imperiled coast of Louisiana, Terrebonne is the meditative story of a brother 2011 STUDENT SHORT TERREBONNE Jeremy Craig Jeremy Craig 2 15 min and sister who encounter unexpected trouble when they venture deep into the swamp in search of the mythic ivory-billed woodpecker. YEAR CATEGORY TITLE SUBTITLE WRITER DIRECTOR AWARD #COPIES TRT COUNTRY SYNOPSIS

An underhanded company man is offered Marcus BEST STUDENT 2011 STUDENT SHORT THE CANDIDATE Dunstan & David Karlak SHORT 2 19 min assistance by a secret organization that immerses Patrick Melton him in forces beyond his control.

Iraq, December 2003. Struggling to survive in the dark days after the American invasion, Mehdi, a humble goatherd, lives a solitary life in the hills Matthew outside Tikrit. One morning, a grizzled stranger 2011 STUDENT SHORT THIEF Wieland & Julian Higgins 2 25 min arrives at Mehdi's isolated hut, armed with an AK- Julian Higgins 47 and looking for food. As the man sits down to eat, Mehdi realizes the two have met before, forty years earlier, when Iraq was a very different place... YEAR CATEGORY TITLE SUBTITLE WRITER DIRECTOR AWARD #COPIES TRT COUNTRY SYNOPSIS

Conclusions are left to the audience as the component characters speak and act for themselves, as themselves. This film is an inquiring look at everyday life in middle America. From the patrol car to the courtroom, the Bill Ross IV and playground, to the nursing home, the parade to the 2009 DOCUMENTARY 45465 Truner Ross 2 90 min prayer service, this film explores relationships and interactions between citizens of a small town. Father and son, boyfriend and girlfriend, cop and criminal, officials and the electorate, patrons and providers - it is a portrait of the city and its people.

In the late November 2006, a documentary crew accompanied 46 international volunteers from the Sea Shepard Conservation Society as they embarked on AT THE EDGE OF THE their third Antarctic campaign to stop Japanese 2009 DOCUMENTARY WORLD Dan Stone 2 90 min whaling. What emerged was At the Edge of the World; an intrepid record of modern-day piracy and the high stakes battle between commerce and ecological survival.

"Back to the Garden" presents a time-lapse view - 20 years in the lives of a group of back to the land hippies…idealist Baby Boomers who rejected and BACK TO THE FLOWER POWER COMES Kevin dropped out of the mainstream, who went to the 2009 DOCUMENTARY GARDEN FULL CIRCLE Tomlinson 2 70 min country and off-grid in pursuit of an alternative/environmental utopia. An intimate look a the price of living the dream...and the next generation's thoughts about their "hippie kid" upbringing.

In the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains, a young coal miner toils a mile underground, Lucas Chaffin is a fourth generation miner who takes fierce pride in carrying on the family tradition, symbolized by the old Michael hammer that he uses. It's the same hammer used for 2009 DOCUMENTARY BONE CRUSHER Fountain 2 69 min 26 years by the man he loves more than anything: his father, Luther "Bonecrusher" Chaffin. Luther was once a strong, handsome man. But now at 61, he's withered and sick - coal dust has ravaged his lungs. As life slips away, his greatest concern is for Lucas. YEAR CATEGORY TITLE SUBTITLE WRITER DIRECTOR AWARD #COPIES TRT COUNTRY SYNOPSIS

Brian is an inspirational story about a young man with no prescribed treatment for a rare form of cancer. A Bend, Oregon, local, Brain uses cycling as his treatment. He spent 16 years battling the disease that took a lung and his sacrum before ultimately leading to his death. The film follows Brian as he trained with a cycling coach KATIE MERRITT and rode in Cycle Oregon. he was a local celeb in the 2009 DOCUMENTARY BRIAN Tae Lee AUDIENCE 2 60 min cycling community of Portland - awards have been AWARDS named after him. Eventually on oxygen, he was able to complete the Reach the Beach ride from Portland to the beach, with the help of his friends. This inspiring film included interviews with medical professionals, friends and his own descriptions of his path and how he was able to overcome incredible odds.

Pat Spurgeon is a talented and professional musician who worked hard to be where he is today. As a multi- instrumentalist, Pat is an integral part of the indie pop band, Rougue Wave, They have performed all over the world, increasing their fan base with every tour. in addition to giving the band everything he's got, Pat has 2009 DOCUMENTARY D-TOUR Jim Granato BEST 2 99 min had to deal with kidney failure and parameters that DOCUMENTARY have been set for him by his situation. D-tour chronicles Pat's search for a living organ donor and the challenges associated with finding a viable match. it also addresses issues with the U.S. health care system, the lack of affordable insurance, the importance of organ donation, and much more.

Haze is a feature documentary, created with the intent of placing a focus on the issues of binge drinking, alcohol laden hazing rituals and rapid force drinking games - all so common in a campus environment. The Pete "soul" of the story is the tragic death of Gordie Bailey. 2009 DOCUMENTARY HAZE Schermann 2 82 min His case is singled out because of the senseless and infuriating manner in which he died, and also as a clear and undeniable testament to the fact that this can happen, and is happening to potentially any college student of any sex and age, any time any where. YEAR CATEGORY TITLE SUBTITLE WRITER DIRECTOR AWARD #COPIES TRT COUNTRY SYNOPSIS

An enthralling portrait of an American original and his fierce love of the land. It's the story of Kent Frost - Utah's homegrown John Muir - a kid who disappeared in the wild red rock country and came out a changed man. Now in his 90's, he's the last of the old-time river runners and a legendary backcounrty guide who knows MY CANYONLANDS: the canyons of southeastern Utah better than anyone 2009 DOCUMENTARY THE ADVENTUROUS Chris Simon 2 56 min alive. The drowning of legendary Glen Canyon by Lake LIFE OF KENT FROST Powell - to this day a controversial environmental loss - runs through the film as it echos in Kent's heart. Director Chris Simon interweaves stunning photography of the landscape, stories, music, archival footage and present day adventures to create an intimate and compelling portrait of Kent Frost and the canyons he loves.

The Providence Effect is the story of an individual man, the inner city Chicago school he founded, and the students' lives the school has changed and saved. The THE PROVIDENCE school, Providence St. Mel has a 30-year, 100 percent 2009 DOCUMENTARY EFFECT Rollin Binzer 2 92 min college placement record - with an old school approach to learning: "Do the work" - and a dedicated corps of teachers and administrators. Providence St. Mel can serve as a model for revamping American education.

This is a film about class warfare, sports and ambitious kids from opposite sides of the track. It's a film about injuries, victories and opportunities. It is about the pressure to measure up to the status quo. It just happens to be about high school football and it happens to be set in Maine. It is the tale of two 2009 DOCUMENTARY THE RIVALS Kirk Wolfinger 1 91 min communities, one white collar and one blue, united by a common dream: winning the state championship. The physical conflict takes place on the playing field, but the real story is how these two communities see themselves and what they teach their kids about the game of life, the pride of place, the passion of tradition and the careful balance between success and respect. YEAR CATEGORY TITLE SUBTITLE WRITER DIRECTOR AWARD #COPIES TRT COUNTRY SYNOPSIS

The Women and the Waves is a documentary surf film that explores the lives of female surfers, who through the decades, have chosen to paddle head first into the male dominated sport of surfing and found a place of Heather their own. Surfer girls, women who surf, women who 2009 DOCUMENTARY THE WOMEN & THE Hudson, 2 48 min don't, female athletes and the men who love them gain WAVES Producer insight into what it's like to "Surf like a Girl!" This inspiring film, featuring generations of women surfers, reveals what has transcended surfing's status as a sport, to become a passion so strong it is the dominant force in their lives.

Vincent P. Falk is Fashion Man. Clad in brightly colored suit, Vincent twirls on Chicago's many bridges, performing fashion shows for the passing tour boats. As he spins his way through the city, tourists and locals alike are left to wonder just who is this strange man. Over the course of one boat season, we follow Vincent 2009 DOCUMENTARY VINCENT:A LIFE IN Jennifer Burns 2 96 min and begin to unravel the mystery that surrounds him. COLOR Vincent started out in this world a blind orphan. He is always going to be different. It was a fact of life he couldn't escape, so he decided to embrace it. If people were going to notice Vincent, he would decide why, when and how they would notice him. And so, he spins on.

Whatever it takes chronicles the struggles and triumphs of the first year of Bronx Center for Science & Mathematics, an innovative public high school set in New York City's notorious South Bronx. This deeply Christopher emotional, verite-style documentary primarily 2009 DOCUMENTARY WHATEVER IT TAKES Wong 3 90 min examines the intertwined lives of Edward Tom, the school's visionary rookie principle. A dramatic, uplifting tale with uncommon personal access, Whatever It Takes offers a compelling portrait of a community born into hardship, but rising to excellence. YEAR CATEGORY TITLE SUBTITLE WRITER DIRECTOR AWARD #COPIES TRT COUNTRY SYNOPSIS

Sixty-eight-year-old August Dupree is certain he is on the down side of Act 3 of his life. One day he wakes from his nap to discover an old Volkswagen bus has been dropped off in his driveway. Inside, he finds a wooden box and letter from and old childhood friend telling him to take the bus and box on a road trip to 2009 FEATURE BLUE BUS Phillip Scarpaci 2 95 min New Orleans. Feeling bound by his dying friend's wish and without opening the box, "Auggie" convinces another close friend to take the trip from L.A. to New Orleans. What transpires is a coming of age story for two middle-aged men, one who's run from his past his entire life, and the other, a Peter Pan character who's never really grown up.

Drawing With Chalk tells the story of two factory workers, Jay and Matt who grew up together and played in a rock band years prior but missed their shot at "the big prize." As they hit 40, they decide to give it one more try. As they begin the process, Jay struggles between his artistic dreams and his responsibilities to DRAWING WITH his wife Jasmine and son Bryan. Matt has his own 2009 FEATURE CHALK Todd Giglio 2 118 min demons to contend with as he battles depression and a universal fear of simply being too old to make it in an industry that thrives on youth. Eventually, Jay's fierce commitment to his music begins to take a toll on his family. He is ultimately faced with having to say goodbye to one part of his life and begin a new journey with the other.

Fuel is the story of a young man's struggle to save his girl from an abusive environment. Emilio discovers that he has the ability to run incredibly fast. With the hope of a scholarship, he sees an opportunity to be able to 2009 FEATURE FUEL Oktay Ortabasi 2 94 min leave his hometown, along with all his troubles, and take Sandy with him. But a tragic flaw, a violent streak he possesses, induced by exposure to gasoline vapors, will all but destroy his best-laid plans. Emilio's hopes race through his heart, not like blood, but like fuel. YEAR CATEGORY TITLE SUBTITLE WRITER DIRECTOR AWARD #COPIES TRT COUNTRY SYNOPSIS

"Homeland" is a drama with interlocking storylines about our desperate attempts to connect with others and the world around us, to find a sense of belonging. Five peoples' fate become entwined when a soldier returns on furlough from Iraq. With no one to greet him at the airport, he sets out for the wild Northwest coast. Christopher his journey intersects with his distant father his un-met 2009 FEATURE HOMELAND Young 2 82 min step-mother, a bitter veteran, and a stewardess from his connection home. As each strays further from his everyday life and a body washes up on the beach, their fates become bound inextricably together. A newfound sense of belonging is forged, and finally, the soldier has something to come back to; now he must return to the war.

Modern Love Is Automatic is a film about an apathetic MODERN LOVE IS BEST nurse who moonlights as a dominatrix, her aspiring 2009 FEATURE AUTOMATIC Zack Clark SUPPORTING 2 92 min model roommate and the sad, strange world they live ACTRESS in. (This film is for mature audiences only.)

In this story of family conflict, Will Jr. escapes his family and his American upbringing and looks for a new life in Cambodia. Joining a religious community, he searches for a spiritual explanation of the world around him, finding instead only fractional and conflicting solutions. He begins to question the purpose of his time abroad THE DISTANCE and the relationships he has formed and broken since 2009 FEATURE BETWEEN THE APPLE Bajir Cannon 2 89 min leaving his family. Back home, Will Sr. and Linda are AND THE TREE struggling with their son's departure. Will Sr. fixates on the ingratitude his son has demonstrated - a fixation that exacerbates his heart condition and strains his marriage, Linda, while trying to understand her son's choice and comfort her husband, is forced into mediating the conflict between the two men in her life.

Once upon a time, a guardian was chosen to watch over all living things. She was called the Magistical. Hoping to preserve all precious life, the magistical created a spell. This spell granted immortality to the John Cernak last of every creature. However, to one very evil Draken 2009 FEATURE THE MAGISTICAL and Danny 2 99 min the spell would carry a very different meaning than Oakley intended. By killing all other Drakens she would become the last. Without fear of death such a beast would rule the world. Now only one baby cub stands between her and her evil ambitions. And between them stands a small but determined obstacle named Forbile. YEAR CATEGORY TITLE SUBTITLE WRITER DIRECTOR AWARD #COPIES TRT COUNTRY SYNOPSIS

In the Norwest of the 1970's, a down and almost out loner comes up with an escape plan from his life - to hijack an airplane ands demand a ransom. Cigarettes 2009 FEATURE THE SKYJACKER Jeff Pickett 1 71 min and bourbon fuel his resolve to pull off the dangerous gambit which he undertakes with steely-eyed determination. If he can resist the charms of the flight's lovely young stewardess, he just might get away with it.

Following up their Peabody winning documentary, the King Corn boys are back. For Big River, best friends Ian Cheney and Curt Ellis have returned to Iowa with a new SHORT FILM mission: to investigate the environmental impact their 2009 SHORT COMPILATION #1 BIG RIVER Curt Ellis 1 27 min acre of corn made on people downstream. In a journey that spans from the heartland to the Gulf of Mexico, Ian and Curt trade their combine for a canoe and set out to see the big world their little acre of corn has touched.

Gone Fishing is a touching story of a boy and an old SHORT FILM man coming to terms with bereavement through their 2009 SHORT COMPILATION #1 GONE FISHING Chris Jones 1 13 min shared love of fishing and the legend of Goliath, the biggest pike ever caught! Think 'jaws' but for kids…

An explosive comet crashes to the surface of a candle planet igniting a rhythmic flame. The ground gives birth 2009 SHORT SHORT FILM LIGHT HEADED Mike Dacko 1 5 min to emerging wax creatures that instinctively begin a COMPILATION #1 tribal dance . They circle the flame until a second comet draws them, leading them on a sacrificial journey.

ANIMATIO This is a high flying animated film about a famous flying N, BEST OF circus mouse. At the height of his fame, the mouse 2009 SHORT SHORT FILM THE MOUSE THAT SOARED Kyle Bell 1 6 min THE takes time out to reflect on his humble beginnings. COMPILATION #1 NORTHWE Follow his reflections in the high-altitude adventure in ST aerodynamics.

The world has progressed at lighting speed over the past 100 years, often to a fault. It's both oddly funny and fascinating to consider that Post Original Shredded Wheat, which has used the same single ingredient for 2009 SHORT SHORT FILM THE PALACE OF LIGHT Tim Piper 1 12 min 100 years, ends up being one of the healthiest foods on COMPILATION #1 the grocery shelf. In this short film, we take a peek in to the "Palace of Light" - the original Shredded Wheat factory - and see how the boss, Frank Duffel, puts the "no" in "innovation" any way he can. YEAR CATEGORY TITLE SUBTITLE WRITER DIRECTOR AWARD #COPIES TRT COUNTRY SYNOPSIS

This film investigates the controversy over the mixed use of National Parks amongst winter recreationists. In a setting that pits motorized and non-motorized SHORT FILM DRAWING A LINE IN THE backcountry enthusiasts against one another, the 2009 SHORT COMPILATION #2 SNOW Peter Monahan 1 8 min central theme is "division vs. coexistence." Although set in the Cascade Mountain Range in Central, Oregon, the film is pertinent to conflicts over land use rights the world over.

The Klootchy Creek Sitka Spruce Tree on the Oregon Coast was the largest of its kind. In December of 2007, it toppled during a fierce windstorm, leaving its designation as Largest Sitka Spruce in Oregon up for grabs. With just a handful of contenders for the title, Brian French and Will Koomjian spent several months SHORT FILM measuring the candidates. Join them as they travel to 2009 SHORT COMPILATION #2 ASCENDING THE GIANTS John Waller 1 12 min four massive Sitkas, each with its own unique personality and growing conditions. This short documentary features stunning cinematography from both ground and canopy. Ultimately a new champion is crowned, but the greater celebration is getting to know these breath taking trees through the eyes of Brian and Will.

As newspapers across the country struggle to stay viable both culturally and fiscally, Seattle's own post SHORT FILM Bradley Intelligencer is slated for closure. "It's in the P-I" tries to 2009 SHORT COMPILATION #2 IT'S IN THE P-I Hutchinson 1 7 min capture the confusion and disappointment of the people who worked the last few days of this 142 year old Seattle institution.

In the style of 300 and Sin City, this dark tale of a killer's SHORT FILM perfect crime is painted with stunning visuals and the 2009 SHORT COMPILATION #2 ROCKWELL Joseph Duerst 1 7 min murderous poet's haunting rhyme in the spirit of Edgar Allen Poe's "The Raven."

This film exposes the growing epidemic of violence in SHORT FILM Marshall youth sports. Every year sports officials and children are 2009 SHORT COMPILATION #2 IT'S JUST A GAME Burgtorf 1 27 min verbally and physically attacked by fans and parents. Hosted by NFL great, Uwe Von Schamann. YEAR CATEGORY TITLE SUBTITLE WRITER DIRECTOR AWARD #COPIES TRT COUNTRY SYNOPSIS

A story of regret, reconciliation and hope, And What Remains explores the complexities of a father's relationship with his son while unfolding the essential desire of wanting to leave behind something great. Utilizing a visual style that pushes the edge of traditional movie making, it captures the beauty and 2009 SHORT SHORT FILM AND WHAT REMAINS Marc Havener 2 10 min simplicity of Eastern Kansas through a panoramic and COMPILATION #3 picture-in-picture editing technique not common in non-fiction story telling. The story unfolds as Rick Cree takes his son to the small town where his father grew up to share the sights and sounds of his father's past and search for the legacy he himself will someday leave.

Two shady undercover cops have put together what could be the biggest score of their lives, but when 2009 SHORT SHORT FILM WHITEBREAD & GOATMAN Steve Hosford 2 7 min things don't exactly go according to schedule, the COMPILATION #3 partnership inches toward the breaking point, and dark secrets begin to emerge...or do they?

James is a teenager just learning about women. Having just received a long-awaited pornographic magazine, his every attempt at finding some solitude is interrupted by his deceased grandmother. The only 2009 SHORT SHORT FILM MASTER OF HIS DOMAIN Eric Elofson 2 9 min way he figures he can be rid of her involves "digging COMPILATION #3 up" the past. But is he man enough? On his journey to find just a few minutes of privacy, James discovers the lengths to which he will go. (Film contains adult content.)

Sean is a hopeless romantic who talks too much when he doesn't know what else to do. Kelly is a pretty girl who sits next to him in one of his college classes. After SHORT FILM Alexander Sean fumbles his way through an introduction, Kelly 2009 SHORT COMPILATION #3 STEALING SECOND Richanbach 2 12 min begins to enjoy his charm and they flirt their way through a modern courtship. Along the way, Kelly gets to know his friends, who make Sean seem like a Casanova, and a relationship begins to form.

War is cyclical, voilence breeds violence, and revenge SHORT FILM never ends. This visually aggressive animated short film 2009 SHORT COMPILATION #3 WAR IS MY DESTINY Adam Calfee 2 3 min is portrayed in graphic style, driven by a heavy hip hop soundtrack. YEAR CATEGORY TITLE SUBTITLE WRITER DIRECTOR AWARD #COPIES TRT COUNTRY SYNOPSIS

Life is getting a little too boring for those active Rubbuds, who live inside everyone's night stand drawer. They are action seekers and love to have a good time. On the night portrayed in this film, the siren SHORT FILM blares and off they go down a slide that will lead them 2009 SHORT COMPILATION #3 RUBBUDS Jan Chen 2 3 min from their quarters to the drawer. Time is running out. The collective goal is for one of these guys to get "used." If one guys gets used everybody is happy. however, who is going to enjoy the ride the most?! (Film contains adult content.)

In an unnamed conflict in an unnamed country, two women, Dreena ('Munich's' Lynn Cohen), and Anna, SHORT FILM (Agata Domanska) struggle to maintain some form of 2009 SHORT COMPILATION #3 OPEN AIR Shira-lee Shalit 2 12 min normality in their lives, all the while trapped from fleeing their homes due to an unforeseen sniper, who keeps the two women forever on guard.

Emilia and Tom are two very special people. When SHORT FILM Alyssa Emilia and Tom go out on their first date one lovely 2009 SHORT COMPILATION #4 EMELIA ECKLE McClelland 1 7 min spring day, the evening seems perfect. It seems as if fate shines favorably on these two souls…or does it?

This animated Sci-Fi Fantasy follows the journey of a little girl with a special pet friend, a huge toad. Follow the girl on a strange, yet compelling journey through 2009 SHORT SHORT FILM HEY Guy Ben-Shetrit 1 4 min streets, kitchens and bathtubs as she loses and chases COMPILATION #4 her pet, which drifts in the sky in a form of a balloon. Think animated music video set to the amazing song 'Hey' by Eatliz band.

Walking by the side of the road on a rainy day, Justin a recently returned Marine veteran, is offered a ride by a kind older man named Paul. Paul develops a compassion for the young man who is obviously 2009 SHORT SHORT FILM POUR Geoff Ryan 1 8 min struggling with the psychological battle lingering in his COMPILATION #4 mind from the war and the emotional isolation of being homeless in the land he fought to defend. The film is a meditation on pride, honor and dignity for a soldier trying to find his place in a nation on hard times.

SHORT FILM Lin Oeding & BEST A romantic couple's brief encounter with several 2009 SHORT COMPILATION #4 INTERPRETATION Matt Olmstead Lin Oeding 1 8 min EDITING philosophical thugs unfolds in an unusual way. YEAR CATEGORY TITLE SUBTITLE WRITER DIRECTOR AWARD #COPIES TRT COUNTRY SYNOPSIS

Charlie waits for his girlfriend, Caroline, in their Manhattan apartment. He suspects that she is about to leave him and has slipped a vindictive letter into her SHORT FILM bag hoping she will discover it and realize his distrust 2009 SHORT COMPILATION #4 HOUSETAURANT Dan Moyer Dustin Schell 1 15 min and pain. Caroline returns home just as Charlie changes his mind. He makes a desperate attempt to retrieve the letter without her knowing. It backfires; sending the couple deep into territory neither is prepared for.

Last night Rhett Somers, so far scraping by on good luck or just plain old ignorance, met the love of his life. He's SHORT FILM sure of it. The object of Rhett's passion is unaware of 2009 SHORT COMPILATION #4 TRUE BEAUTY THIS NIGHT Peter Besson Peter Besson 1 10 min his feelings. Now, the only thing left for Rhett to do is convince her that she's the one. Not an easy feat considering how they met.

Struggling to come to terms with her life and marriage after breast cancer, Julia gets more than she bargained for when she attends a bridal shower and finds herself 2009 SHORT SHORT FILM OPEN YOUR EYES Susan Cohen Susan Cohen 1 14 min locked in a bathroom with a stranger. Open Your Eyes is COMPILATION #4 a poignant and humorous look at our complex relationship with breasts, each other and what it really means to be whole.

A teen runaway's search for her biological mother is Lindsay derailed when she meets a group of crust punk street Golwert, Eric kids on their way to the Mesa, a mysterious place 2009 SHORT SHORT FILM NOWHERE KIDS Juhola & Eric Juhola 1 18 min where 'rules don't exist.' After they commit a series of COMPILATION #4 Jeremy crimes, she becomes an unwitting accomplice and Stulberg ultimately must choose between her fragile family bonds and an escape to the unknown.

Following up on their Peabody winning documentary, the King Corn boys are back. For Big River, best friends Ian Cheney and Curt Ellis have returned to Iowa with a new mission: to investigate the environmental impact 2009 SHORT SHORT FILM BIG RIVER Curti Ellis 2 27 min their acre of corn made on the people and places COMPILATION #5 downstream. In a journey that spans from the heartland to the Gulf of Mexico, Ian and Curt trade their combine for a canoe and set out to see the big world their little acre has touched.

I Do' is a story of luck and love - although sometimes it is bad luck and lost love. Two separate couples experience tragedy on they wedding day, and by 2009 SHORT SHORT FILM I DO Adam Smalley 2 15 min chance, one member of each couple meet one another. COMPILATION #5 Overcoming great odds, even by Vegas standards, Sara and Will help each other make things right and change their orbits. YEAR CATEGORY TITLE SUBTITLE WRITER DIRECTOR AWARD #COPIES TRT COUNTRY SYNOPSIS

A lifestyle rock climber, Greg Garretson, picks up where he previously left off, attempting one of the more challenging climbs in Oregon's Smith Rock State Park. Depression and torn ligaments are common among enthusiasts of this highest end of "sport climbing." In SHORT FILM Greg Ouellette, March of 2009, Greg makes several attmepts in many 2009 SHORT COMPILATION #5 I PROJECT Producer 2 22 min days at "Smooth Boy," a route rated 3.13b. insightful and honest interveiw footage with Greg and other "projectors" is integrated into stunning scenery and edge-of-the-seat climbing footage. The audience is taken up on the wall with Greg, to rise and fall with him - literally.

What are you willing to sacrifice to accomplish your dreams? This is the question James Samson must ask SHORT FILM himself when confronting a life-altering decision - 2009 SHORT COMPILATION #5 SAVEHAVEN Nico Raineau 2 21 min accept his promotion as chief resident of Boston medical hospital, or father the child he never knew he had.

We follow one penguin's mundane, Antarctic day until it unexpectedly explodes upon passing through a ray of sunlight. Could it be a hole in the ozone that caused 2009 SHORT SHORT FILM SKYLIGHT David Baas David Baas 2 5 min this? The fund for "Inconsequential Wildlife" needs COMPILATION #5 donations. A closing montage reveals the fate of other "inconsequential" animals worldwide if environmental trends continue.

Kay Grey is a young girl growing up in an entirely grey house in a totally grey world with very grey parents. But then her house gets infested with elephants. They STUDENT SHORT can't be seen against the grey walls, and crash around 2009 STUDENT SHORT FILM COMPILATION ELEPHANTS Sally Pearce 1 13 min in the middle of the night, leaving massive piles of dung #1 in the loo. Kay's unloving parents make her paint the house with brilliant colors, so they can see these pests. But when Kay corners the Elephants, they become friends and she decides to help them.

A tiny robot is given life with only one limitation - the STUDENT SHORT length of his power cable. When a curious bird appears 2009 STUDENT SHORT FILM COMPILATION REACH Luke Randall 1 4 min at the workshop window, the tiny robot's lust to live #1 outside of his reach may be his demise. YEAR CATEGORY TITLE SUBTITLE WRITER DIRECTOR AWARD #COPIES TRT COUNTRY SYNOPSIS

In a country town, there are small creatures living in the base of the tree. They watch the trains pass by their village every day. Every time they hear sounds of something (the train) coming, they go out and try to STUDENT SHORT Mei Yu Chen; match it with a postcard. However, the picture of the 2009 STUDENT SHORT FILM COMPILATION WISH Director, 1 5 min postcard is a boat. These cute creatures dream about #1 Producer taking boat from the rail to the beautiful ocean, so they wait and wait. Because they wait for a long time and the boat never comes, they decide one day to make a wish upon the sky.

It's 1987 and sixth grader, Cameron, wants desperately STUDENT SHORT Cameron to make Talia his girlfriend. Three things stand in his 2009 STUDENT SHORT FILM COMPILATION SHE'S A FOX Sawyer 1 18 min way: his former best friend, the jock who already owns #1 Talia's heart and a mullet.

Inspired by Busby Berkeley, mass gymnastics and experimental cinema from the 20's and 30's, "Divers" is STUDENT SHORT a short animation that explores large scale 2009 STUDENT SHORT FILM COMPILATION DIVERS Paris Mavroidis 1 3 min choreography, the abstraction of the human body into #1 shape and the absorption of the individual into the mass.

Max & Helena is the sweet and heartwarming tale of STUDENT SHORT how Max falls in love with Helena, falls out of love with 2009 STUDENT SHORT FILM COMPILATION MAX AND HELENA Prashant Nair 1 10 min French food, and discovers every corner and bistro in #1 New York City in the process.

The U.S. imprisons more people per capita than any country in the world. Beyond our 2.4 million prisoners lies an infinite ripple effect of incarceration on their STUDENT SHORT Jason Sussberg families and our community. A Sentence Apart weaves 2009 STUDENT SHORT FILM COMPILATION A SENTENCE APART and Theo Rigby, 2 12 min three intimate stories exploring the challenges facing #2 co-director and families with loved ones in prison. Told with striking producer images, these moving stories begin to scratch the surface of the complex toll incarceration takes on the world ouside prison walls.

Brian Marquez was murdered on a San Francisco street corner in 2005. Since that day, his father Luis has been on a quest to find the killers that took his Through his passionate advocacy to find the murderers, Luis has lost STUDENT SHORT sight of his family, and his family now suffers the 2009 STUDENT SHORT FILM COMPILATION CLOSER TO HOME Theo Rigby 2 6 min absence of a father, along with the loss of Brian. Luis' #2 daughter, Norma, expounds on the fragile mind-state of her father, and their tenuous relationship as she sets up an altar welcoming Brian's spirit back into the house on the traditional Mexican holiday of the Day of the Dead. YEAR CATEGORY TITLE SUBTITLE WRITER DIRECTOR AWARD #COPIES TRT COUNTRY SYNOPSIS

"A Place to Land" follows the journeys of homeless parrots across the nation. Caged parrots are prone to neurotic behaviors. Worse, these long-lived exotic animals can outlive their owners, often leaving them STUDENT SHORT Lauren without a home. Fly with us into a world where non- 2009 STUDENT SHORT FILM COMPILATION A PLACE TO LAND DeAngelis 2 30 min profits and dedicated parrot lovers work to protect and #2 rehabilitate these intelligent, beautiful creatures. This film enlightens and educates audiences on the melancholy plight of these exotic birds and shows that they deserve the best care we can give them.

The issues facing undocumented college students are explored in the doxumentary short. The film focuses on Andrea, a junior at Loyola Marymount University, her STUDENT SHORT struggles to achieve a higher education and her efforts 2009 STUDENT SHORT FILM COMPILATION LIVING TO DREAM Eva Kosmos 2 15 min to fit in amoungst the college crowd. Immigration #2 expers, family and friends discuss Andrea and the difficulties facing undocumented youths today in America.

The life of the old married couple Herbert and Martha, is illuminated through a series of brief episodic scenes which portray Martha's gradual retreat into the world STUDENT SHORT of dementia, where reality and imagination seem to 2009 STUDENT SHORT FILM COMPILATION FADING AWAY Fabien Giessler 2 14 min overlap, and Herbert's desperation about their future #2 together. "Fading Away" is a simple, quiet and subtle film about two elderly people, their love and their fear of losing each other.

When Anna, a struggling Brazilian immigrant, appeals to her only son's estranged father for monetary STUDENT SHORT BEST support, she encounters three Russion thugs 2009 STUDENT SHORT FILM COMPILATION BEHOLDEN David Jibladze SUPPORTING 2 26 min demanding stolen money, leaving her the sole #3 ACTOR interpreter and ultimately the determining factor between her son's future and the life of the man she loves. YEAR CATEGORY TITLE SUBTITLE WRITER DIRECTOR AWARD #COPIES TRT COUNTRY SYNOPSIS

Don't tell Mom the babysitter is Death… When violent media, handguns and nihilism are ubiquitous, who fears the Reaper? This cautionary tale examines life through the eyes of Death, who gets derailed when an impatient single Mom carelessly mistakes the scythe- STUDENT SHORT carrying cloaked one for her tardy babysitter and leaves 2009 STUDENT SHORT FILM COMPILATION DEATH IN CHARGE Devi Snively 2 15 min Death to care for her precocious 9-year-old daughter #3 for the evening. Whitney teaches Death about life's many marvels through violent video games, macaroni and c heese and the magic of Sea Munkees. But when Whitney reveals some dark tendencies of her own, it's up to Death to lighten things up before returning to the grim duties that lie in wait.

Jozefat Faranski, a Russian immigrant struggling with STUDENT SHORT Parkinson's disease, grapples with the sudden 2009 STUDENT SHORT FILM COMPILATION KLAUDIA Josef Wladyka 2 10 min disappearance of his 18-year-old daughter. When the #3 police are slow to help, Jozefat takes matters into his own hands.

Did you know slavery still exists? Kavi is a young boy STUDENT SHORT who is forced to make bricks with his family in 2009 STUDENT SHORT FILM COMPILATION KAVI Greg Helvey 2 18 min Maharastra, India. While his family has accepted their #3 fate, Kavi won't settle for it and wants to escape. This movie film follows Kavi's efforts to achieve freedom.

"On the Road to Tel Aviv" is a dramatic story (with comedic elements) that shows how, under the tense reality of war and terror, enemies can sometimes find themselves in the same boat — or on the same bus. It is STUDENT SHORT a story of a young Israeli who finds himself in a tricky 2009 STUDENT SHORT FILM COMPILATION ON THE ROAD TO TEL AVIV Khen Shalem 2 15 min situation when an Arab woman enters the same bus as #3 his fiancée. As he tries to get his fiancée off of the bus without creating a scene, panic ensues and he must right the situation, as the realities of war, terror and enemies are exposed.

STUDENT SHORT 2009 STUDENT SHORT FILM COMPILATION BAR FLIES David Broyles 2 10 min A man discovers more than he expected when he seeks #4 shelter in an isolated bar.

A dysfunctional family gets together for the fist tiem in STUDENT SHORT a long time to visit the deathbed of the eldest member 2009 STUDENT SHORT FILM COMPILATION ME VOY 2 of the family (Don Alfonso). But that won't stop the #4 other members from being sarcastic and hurtful to each other. YEAR CATEGORY TITLE SUBTITLE WRITER DIRECTOR AWARD #COPIES TRT COUNTRY SYNOPSIS

This tongue-in-cheek film chronicles the tale of veteran STUDENT SHORT miracle investigator Father Dominic and his rookie 2009 STUDENT SHORT FILM COMPILATION MIRACLE INVESTIGATORS Jeremy Dehn 2 13 min partner, Father Justin. The partners judge the #4 authenticity of miracles and bust the spiritual criminals who dare disagree.

On the boardwalk of Venice Beach, Charlie, a 12-year- old street performer with nothing but the shirt on his back, thrives off of bringing smiles to the faces of STUDENT SHORT Michael everyone who stops to watch him. When Kate, the 2009 STUDENT SHORT FILM COMPILATION ROYALTY FREE Berstein 2 10 min most miserable girl in Venice, sees his performance and #4 refuses to grant Charlie even the slightest smile, he sets out to win her over. Every entertainer has an ego, even a 12-year-old whose stage is the street.

STUDENT SHORT Casual acquaintances, Robert and Mariam, travel to 2009 STUDENT SHORT FILM COMPILATION SLEET/SNOW Daniel Laabs 2 14 min Odessa, Texas to pick up a painting. This film follows #4 the two on the road as they forge a unique relationship. YEAR CATEGORY TITLE SUBTITLE WRITER DIRECTOR AWARD #COPIES TRT COUNTRY SYNOPSIS

Filmed on location in Nepal, Tibet, Israel, Palestine, Jordan, U.A.E. and the USA, the film chronicles the spectacular journey of 9 'peace climbers' from different faiths and cultures as they climb to the summit of Mt. Everest. The focus is on Palestinian Ali Bushnaq and Israeli's Dudu Yifrah and Micha Yaniv. They come EVEREST: A CLIMB together and set aside their differences to forge a path 2008 CONSERVATION FOR PEACE Lance Trumbull 3 90 min of teamwork and cooperation to attempt to summit the world's highest peak. This however, is easier said than done. Their nations have been embroiled in a brutal war for years; each believes they are on the right side of that war and each knows that on Everest the cooperation of your teammate is a matter of life and death.

A thousand-mile bike ride from Portland, Oregon to Salt Lake City, Utah to draw attention to endangered wild lands in the Western United States. Along the way, 2008 CONSERVATION HYBRID PEDAL Dan Austin 2 27 min riders rode through seven threatened areas and discussed the issues of each place with representatives from grassroots groups seeking to keep them wild.

KAREARA: THE PINE FALCON tells the story of a remarkable wild population of New Zealand falcons that have adapted to live in commercial pine plantations, Set against the constant threat of forestry logging, the film also threads in the photography and life of wildlife photographer George Chance, who 2008 CONSERVATION KAREAREA THE PINE FALCON Sandy Crichton CONSERVATION 2 48 min followed and studied the birds for ten years during the AWARD 1970's. Now some thirty years on, George's health is failing and he is going blind. Featuring completely new falcon behavior, and filmed over three breading seasons, filmmaker Sandy Crichton gets ever closer to the falcons as he attempts to add movement to George's photographs. YEAR CATEGORY TITLE SUBTITLE WRITER DIRECTOR AWARD #COPIES TRT COUNTRY SYNOPSIS

One of the most unlikely American icons, Fred Lebow fled his Orthodox home in war-torn Europe and found his calling when he brought together a ragtag group of runners for the first NYC Marathon in Central Park. In 1976, Lebow took the race through all five boroughs, uniting a divided city and sparking a worldwide running 2008 CONSERVATION RUN FOR YOUR LIFE Judd Ehrlich 2 96 min boom. Lebow lived for the marathon he created; yet he only ran it once, as the world looked on, in an unforgettable race against the odds. The rise of the bearded Roman Jewish immigrant, an average runner buy his own marathon is a story of how one man ran for his life and inspired millions to do the same.

The Brooks Range is one of the wildest places in North America, and stands in many people's eyes as the postcard image of wilderness. This film explores ideas of wilderness through the stunning landscapes of Gates of the Artic National Park, and the people who have witnessed them throughout history. The film intertwines stories from Nunamiut Eskimo culture, a THE GATES OF THE local substance hunter and trapper, and Bob Marshall 2008 CONSERVATION ARCTIC ALASKA'S BROOKS RANGE Rory Banyard 2 56 min and Mardy Murie, passionate conservationists who were inpsired by theseshills to start a national wilderness protection movement. Filmed in high definition and inspired by other-worldly music of john Luther Adams, the film is a visually breathtaking portrait of a remote land, its people, and its wildlife. The film is narrated by Oscar-nominated actress Glenn Close.

Perhaps the rarest creature on earth, the Ivory-Billed Woodpecker, long believed extinct, was reportedly rediscovered in Southern swamps in 2004. Its former habitat mostly destroyed, the bird is a casualty of man's disastrous relationship with the land, and for this reason it has become an icon of conservation. But does 2008 CONSERVATION THE LORD GOD BIRD George Butler 2 94 min the bird really exist - or is it rediscovery only mistaken identity and wishful thinking? What keeps the many searchers of the bird still believing - when they have never seen it? THE LORD GOD BIRD is a film about the natural history of belief and its consequences for future conservation. YEAR CATEGORY TITLE SUBTITLE WRITER DIRECTOR AWARD #COPIES TRT COUNTRY SYNOPSIS

ASK NOT is a rare and compelling exploration of the effects of the US military's "Don't ask Don't Tell" policy. A provocative portrait of bravery amidst exclusion, ASK NOT reveals the personal stories of Americans willing to risk their lives for a country that criminalizes the act of coming out. Current and veteran gay soldiers reveal 2008 DOCUMENTARY ASK NOT Johnny Symons 2 72 min how "Don't Ask Don't Tell" affects them during their tours of duty, as they struggle to maintain a double life. The film also follows gay veterans and young organizers turning to forms of personal activism to overturn the policy. ASK NOT provokes thoughtful dialogue about the merits of banning those who are honest about their identities from serving their country.

DOWN DAYS is a documentary that follows the lifestyle, thoughts, and emotions of the big mountain extreme skier. The journey takes us on a month long film shoot in Haines, Alaska. Learn what it takes to be a professional skier who battles increasing risks to satisfy sponsors and progress the sport, while conquering 2008 DOCUMENTARY DOWN DAYS Sky Pinnick 2 57 min Alaska's infamous weather conditions. Experience the roller coaster through the unique perspective of the people involved in making it happen, from the heli guides, to the film crew, to top athletes including: Daron Rhalves, Cody Townsend, Enak Gavaggio, Jamie Pierre, Reggie Crist, Lynsey Dyer, Richard permit, Elyse Saustad, Corey Felton, and Tom Wayes.

HATS OFF profiles, late in her life, the beauty and eccentricities of one extraordinary woman, Mimi Weddell. A cross between the grace of Katherine Hepburn and the smokey wisdom of Lou Reed, Mimi Weddell's own slogan to live by, "rise above it," captures the essence of this iconic American silhouette: a 92 year old woman whose daily routine mocks the 2008 DOCUMENTARY HATS OFF Jyll Johnstone 2 84 min traditional American image of old age and instead flaunts a 'can-do, will-do' attitude in the face of convention. From her daily trips to the auditions and cattle calls for small roles in television, movies and print campaigns, to her weekly gym and dance workouts, Mimi Weddell herself rises above the mundane confines of a daily life, to reach for the stars and fulfill her dreams. YEAR CATEGORY TITLE SUBTITLE WRITER DIRECTOR AWARD #COPIES TRT COUNTRY SYNOPSIS

In order to examine the excessive waste in our culture, we (David Brown and Greg Mann) decided to document an experiment in trash. We rented an unfurnished apartment, and brought only the clothes we were wearing and a flashlight. We decided not to buy any things for 3 months. Instead of buying food we would 2008 DOCUMENTARY I LOVE TRASH David Brown 2 76 min dumpster dive everything. All our food, clothes, furniture and everything else was found discarded and perfectly fine in trash. We found many other scavengers who ranged from students to doctors to artists. Dumpster diving turned out to be more common than we had thought.

In the vibrant, bohemian neighborhood of South Philadelphia, 50,000 square feet of concrete are covered with tile and mirrors - mosaics that were created by Isaiah Zagar, an eccentric, tormented artist. The murals chronicle his love for his wife, Julia, and subtly hint at darker corners of imagination. Where Isaiah is obsessive and narcissistic - a former Peace Corps volunteer who has become an icon in South 2008 DOCUMENTARY IN A DREAM Jeremiah Zagar 2 78 min Philly's art community - Julia is gracious and warm. For decades, their opposing natures complimented one another perfectly. But suddenly the family is torn apart at the seems: A few hours before picking up his oldest son from a rehabilitation center, Isaiah declares to the camera, 'As people get older they have less and less passion.' He then confesses to an affair with his assistant, is kicked out of the house, and spirals into a debilitating, suicidal depression. YEAR CATEGORY TITLE SUBTITLE WRITER DIRECTOR AWARD #COPIES TRT COUNTRY SYNOPSIS

LIFE. SUPPORT. MUSIC. Redefines the 'family film.' In August, 2004, Jason Crigler, one of New York City's most sought-after guitarists, suffered a brain hemorrhage during a concert in Manhattan. That night at the hospital, the doctors told Jason's family - if he makes it through the night there won't be much left of him. Jason's wife, Monica, pregnant at the time, froze. "Everything completely stopped. I forgot all about the LIFE. SUPPORT. Eric Daniel pregnancy. I think I left my body. I remember thinking 2008 DOCUMENTARY MUSIC. Metzgar 2 79 min 'This cannot be true. I cannot go on without Jason.'" Days passed, and Jason's family was forced to accept the dark new reality at hand. But they refused to accept the dark future described by doubtful doctors. So in the face of wrenching despair and horrifying odds, the Criglers made a resolution - Jason will make a full recovery. And thus began the long, grueling, implausible journey chronicled in LIFE. SUPPORT. MUSIC.

Using only word of mouth, two lifelong best friends and semi-famous web comedians, Rhett and Link, embark on search for the long-lost teacher of the first grade class where they met. Their journey leads them deep into the heart of an obscure tribe of Native Americans, the Lumbee of North Carolina. Serendipitously, Rhett 2008 DOCUMENTARY LOOKING FOR MS Rhett 2 57 min and Link arrive on the scene at the very climax of the LOCKLEAR McLaughlin tribe's century-long political struggle for identity. In the day of mobile devices that allow for a multitude of superficial connections with other 'users,' the unforgettable characters in Looking for Mrs. Locklear serve as a reminder that people have more to say than an email or text can communicate.

In 2001, filmmaker Bradley Beesley brought the strange subculture of bare-handed catfishing to the screen in 'Okie Noodling.' Now he returns to his home state of Oklahoma to see how the sport has evolved over the 2008 DOCUMENTARY OKIE NOODLING, Bradley Beesley 2 69 min last decade. Revisiting the colorful, original cast and PART 2 meeting some new and eccentric fishermen en route to the largest noodling tournament in the nation - this film explores the legalization issues and commercialization of this once backwoods practice. YEAR CATEGORY TITLE SUBTITLE WRITER DIRECTOR AWARD #COPIES TRT COUNTRY SYNOPSIS

Join 5 brothers in arms, board a private Gulf Stream jet and fly to Russia and watch them at the negotiating table as they close out the most remarkable business deal of the final frontier. Listen to key players of the management team struggle with issues of branding, financing, technology and engaging in the ultimate slug The Battle of the Mir & the fest with the most powerful governments in the world. 2008 DOCUMENTARY ORPHANS OF APOLLO New Space Revolution Michael Potter 2 52 min Can these dreamers replace the bureaucratic and government vision of space with a radically new vision of individuals and private enterprise developing space for all mankind? Have they found the final frontier? Yes, they venture into space in order to make billions, but they also go to space with the deep conviction, vision and idealism to save Earth itself.

Viagra, yes! This is the story of one simple invention, the vibrator, and its relationship to one complex human experience, the misunderstood female orgasm. Tracing the history of the vibrator reveals a secret sexual history of denial, doctors and deceit. Two sixties, 2008 DOCUMENTARY PASSION AND POWER THE TECHNOLOGY OF Emiko Omori & 2 74 min feminist, sexually liberated rock and rollers thought ORGASM Wendy Slick they knew a thing or two about sex. Imagine their surprise reading Rachel Maines book, "The Technology of the Orgasm," and discovering the checkered history of a simple household appliance, the vibrator, and a sordid secret history of female sexuality.

Tamara Johnson McMahon is devastated by the tragic death of her fiancé and makes a bargain with God to postpone suicide in exchange for a meaningful life. She quits her job a DreamWorks. Her twin sister Shelby quits her job teaching art history and they join forces with brother-in-law Steven to spend their days making soap for their start-up fair trade skin care company 2008 DOCUMENTARY THE FAIR TRADE Laualee Farrer 2 57 min Anti-Body. Now a successful fair trade entrepreneur, Tamara becomes and activist for human rights and social justice causes, but despair over her loss remains unabated for years. As she nears the deadline of her bargain, a trip to Africa allows her to visit the fair trade co-op from which Anti-Body buys its organic shea butter. There, she finds a surprising answer to what is required of her in exchange for a sustainable life.

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Mark Brecke's 'They Turned Our Desert Into Fire' tells the story of the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Darfur, Sudan, through the perspective of Amtrak passengers during a cross-country train trip. In dramatic contrast to the benign American landscape outside the train, Mark's photographic images of death and suffering in destroyed villages of Darfur and refugee camps of Chad THEY TURNED OUR confront the train passengers. Complementing the 2008 DOCUMENTARY DESERT INTO FIRE Mark Brecke 2 88 min photographs are moving accounts of Mark's experiences and comprehensive expert analysis, which illuminates the full dimensions of the crisis and raises serious questions about which world's apparently willful indifference to it. For the twelve passengers a cross-country train trip becomes an enlightening and emotional journey through an indifferent American media landscape into the heart of the Darfur tragedy.

Thirty years after he last saw her, Stanford English professor John Felstiner finds wonder and mystery in the life of a former student, and in her death. Much like Elizabeth Wiltsee's conviction that words fail to capture the essence of existence, so too are they in adequate at 2008 DOCUMENTARY THIS DUST OF Bill Rose 2 60 min understanding the mysteries of her life. This dust of WORDS Words, whose title is taken form her Stanford honors' thesis, is both a meditation on life's journey as well as the story of an uncommon compassion and kindness: An elegy for a life lived differently - tragic, beautiful, and haunting, right to the very end.

First-time filmmaker Katrina Browne makes a troubling discovery - her New England ancestors were the largest slave-trading family in U.S. history. She and nine fellow descendents set off to retrace the Triangle Trade: from their old hometown in Rhode Island to slave forts in TRACES OF THE A STORY FROM THE DEEP Ghana and sugar plantation ruins in Cuba. Step by step, 2008 DOCUMENTARY TRADE NORTH Katrina Browne 2 86 min they uncover the vast extent of Northern complicity in slavery while also stumbling through contemporary race relations. In this bicentennial year of the U.S. abolition of the slave trade, Traces of the Trade: A Story form the Deep North, offers powerful new perspective on the black/white divide. YEAR CATEGORY TITLE SUBTITLE WRITER DIRECTOR AWARD #COPIES TRT COUNTRY SYNOPSIS

AIDS violence and abuse have caused huge numbers of orphans to flee to the dangerous streets of Uganda and fight for their own survival. Set against this background, ABANUNULE (THE REDEEMED) tracks the lives of a collection of former street boys who live together in a safe home in Kampala. When Elijah, one of the smallest of the orphans, is struck by a car in a hit-and-run his friend Patrick races on foot to get help from Freddy, one of the older boys at the home. Together they carry unconscious Elijah back to Uncle Henry, their house father. Shot on the streets and the alleys of Kampala, 2008 NARRATIVE ABANUNULE Alex Fournier Alex Fournier 2 108 min the movie follows Freddy, one of the Boy's home's key FEATURE soccer players, as he leaves home and turns back to drugs and violence. While the rest of the boys learn to live without Freddy and struggle to guide their fragile soccer team to the finals. Patrick never gives up hope. He sells what he can for taxi money and sets out on his own, traveling into the roughest parts of the city to find Freddy and bring him back. The film uses a combination of first-person camera techniques and Patrick's reflective narration to provide rare insights into the daily struggles of African youth to hold onto their future.

Jason and Kyle, recent friends from different sides of the track, become embroiled in the adventure of their lives when they discover mysterious airplane at the local small-town airport. The boys sneak aboard the plane for a look, but are forced to hide in the luggage compartment when two strange men show up. Soon Jason and Kyle unexpectedly find themselves airborne NARRATIVE Jason DeVilliers KATIE MERRITT over the open Arizona desert. After hours in the air, the 2008 FEATURE FLY BOYS with Richard Rocco DeVilliers AUDIENCE 1 118 min buys unwittingly uncover a bomb in the luggage Dutcher AWARD compartment. When they burst into the cabin to report their discovery, they find that everyone on board has bailed out. the boys must take the controls and land the plane themselves. But their troubles are only the beginning as Jason and Kyle realize that they've foiled a heist to steal millions of dollars from the mob in this high-action, coming-of-age film. YEAR CATEGORY TITLE SUBTITLE WRITER DIRECTOR AWARD #COPIES TRT COUNTRY SYNOPSIS

Vincent Van Metcalf has an odd passion for cleaning rooms and a knack for making a mess of relationships. When a hostile developer threatens to knock down his beloved hotel in favor of a mixed-use-space. Vincent is forced to take action. If he can rally his friends and save his hotel, he might even salvage his crippled courtship with the hotel's charming manager. A heartfelt comedy, MAN MAID, tracks the misadventures of a second- generation cleaning man at a historic hotel in 2008 NARRATIVE MAN MAID Chris Lusvardi Chris Lusvardi 1 Redmond, Oregon. It is surprisingly dangerous work, as FEATURE our hero Vincent can testify. Not only is he ridiculed in public, but he occasionally gets propositioned by hotel guests and roughed up by local toughs who aren't partial to a man doing 'ladies work.' Fortunately his best friend is a pro bull rider who manages to keep Vincent's tormenters at bay, at least some of the time. While such manly pursuits as riding the rodeo aren't in the stars for young Vincent, he does have a dream and a secret admirer sitting behind the front desk.

Set in the canyons of the Blue mountains, MONKEY PUZZLE is the story of a journey. Dylan takes his best friend Carl and three others on a trip to find the world's BEST rarest tree. As they descend into the harsh ravines and 2008 NARRATIVE MONKEY PUZZLE Mark Mark CINEMATOGRA 1 90 min canyons, the wilderness closes in on them. They come FEATURE Forstmann Forstmann PHY face to face with haunted pasts, unrequited love and fear of intimacy. they learn hard truths of friendship, and find that letting go of the past can have devastating - and liberating - consequences.

Lucy gets gastric-bypass surgery and loses all her excess weight. She tricks her college friends into gathering together again, so she can finally 'feel like one of them.' Lucy has battled obesity her entire life and with the 'little time she has left,' she wants to spend a 'final weekend' together with her college friends. Lucy soon 2008 NARRATIVE PRETTY UGLY PEOPLE Tate Taylor Tate Taylor 2 88 min realizes her friends are now a far cry from whom she FEATURE remembers and that her 'final wish' wasn't the best idea after all. The group soon finds themselves on an arduous four day hike in the wilds of Montana, stripped of modern conveniences and with no place to hide. The winding uphill trail brings to the surface everyone's inner demons and fears. YEAR CATEGORY TITLE SUBTITLE WRITER DIRECTOR AWARD #COPIES TRT COUNTRY SYNOPSIS

Dylan Gray, a rising young star in the trendy 'green' architecture movement, is flying high from winning a BEST FEATURE, prized high-rise commision when he unwittingly plants BEST the seeds of his own destructionm during a chance NARRATIVE Arnold Pander SCREENPLAY, encounter with a deadly stranger. While waitin to 2008 FEATURE SELFLESS & Jacob Pander Jacob Pander BEST 1 92 min board his plane home to Portland, Dylan sketches an SUPPORTING unflattering caricature of a fellow passenger to impress ACTOR, BEST an attracitve flight attendant. As Dylan soon learns, the EDITING stranger he brazenly ridiculed is a master at stealing identities. And he just made Dylan Gray his next target!

Sita is a goddess separated from her beloved Lord and husband Rama. Nina is an animator whose husband moves to India, then dumps her by email. Three hilarious shadow puppets narrate both ancient tragedy 2008 NARRATIVE SITA SINGS THE Nina Paley Nina Paley 2 82 min and modern comedy in the beautifully animated FEATURE BLUES interpretation of the Indian epic Ramatana. Set to 1920's jazz vocals of Annette hanshaw, SITA SINGS THE BLUES, earns its tagline as "The Greatest Break-Up Story Ever Told."

For most people being 27 means that 30 is just around the corner. For a musician, the number takes on a more macabre significance. Jim Morrison, Jimi Hendrix, and Kurt Cobain left an incredible mark on the world, but checked out before 28. Born six days apart, Tom Wallace and Eliot Kerrigan grew up making music, eventually performing the popular duo Finn. At the height of their fame, 27-year-old Tom committs suicide, leaving his shattered partner to secure a convertible 2008 NARRATIVE THE 27 CLUB Erica Denton Erica Denton 1 94 min and hire a kindly check-out-clerk named Three Words FEATURE to serve as driver. Eloit's only directive is to head east, through his home state of Missouri, and on to New York, where Tom's funeral awaits. As flashbacks fill in Eliot's relationship with his best friend, he and his chauffer develope an intriguing partnership. The trip accelerates in interest when a young Irish hitchhiker, Stella, joins the unlikely entourage. By the end of the trip, all three find themselves in a better place than the one they left behind. YEAR CATEGORY TITLE SUBTITLE WRITER DIRECTOR AWARD #COPIES TRT COUNTRY SYNOPSIS

David is a Los Angeles magazine editor whose troubles begin when his TV writer friend, Sam, lets him read the script for Bluetooth Virgin, a "character-driven thriller." To David, Sam's attempt to "mate to psychological complexity of Klute with the pretzel logic of Twin Peaks" make no sense. So he does what most people in his situation would do - he lies. When his friend pushes him for specifics, David breaks down and tells the truth. NARRATIVE THE BLUE TOOTH Sam's wife, Rebecca, takes a similar track. Despite the 2008 FEATURE VIRGIN Russell Brown Russell Brown 2 80 min turbulence in his personal life, Sam remains convinced that his screenplay has promise, so he visits script consultant Zena, while David seeks advice from his plainspoken therapist. Brown introduces each scene with music from Scott Joplin (performed by Richard Zimmerman) and well-considered quotes, like W. Somerset Maugham's "It's very hard to be a gentleman and a writer." For David and Sam, the task might just prove to be impossible.

THE DARK HORSE is a dramatic story of struggle and redemption. Hearing the news that her father is suffering from dementia, Dana, a Seattle ballet teacher, reluctantly returns to her childhood home on Orcas NARRATIVE Cornelia Cornelia BEST OF THE Island to discover that it is threatened with foreclosure. 2008 FEATURE THE DARK HORSE Duyree Moore Duyree Moore NORTHWEST 2 110 min To save the farm and the family, she must tame her mother's dangerous Friesian horse and ride him to victory in the year's biggest dressage competition. She must also reconcile her warring brothers, and heal a broken heart.

Life long friends Lenny and Ruben are both in their 70's and dyed-in-the-wool New Yorkers. The new York they inhabit is fading away: the places they've frequented for years give them a refuge from the changes they see around them. At last they are confronted with the NARRATIVE THE LAST NEW reality that the last holdouts are a threatened species, 2008 FEATURE YORKER Danny Vinik Danny Vinik 2 90 min and they are too. When Lenny's luck finally runs out, his best friend, Ruben, hatches a plan to get them both out of town. But Lenny's not going anywhere. he's got two last rolls of the dice: one for the money and one for the love of a beautiful mystery woman that he's fallen head over heals for at the corner of 38th and Lexington.

BEST DIRECTION, 2008 NARRATIVE THE NEW YEAR Tom Quinn Tom Quinn BEST 2 83 min FEATURE PARADE SUPPORTING ACTRESS When Mike and Lisa separate, their children suffer quietly in the middle of the annual Mummer's Parade. YEAR CATEGORY TITLE SUBTITLE WRITER DIRECTOR AWARD #COPIES TRT COUNTRY SYNOPSIS

Sibling rivalry in spades. Against his better judgment, Jason and Shelly, his girlfriend of three years, drive Jason BEST OF SHOW, across Colorado for Christmas with his dad and 2008 NARRATIVE THE OVERBROOK Foxworth & John E. Bryant BEST ACTOR, 1 92 min brothers. A fight soon erupts between Jason and his FEATURE BROTHERS John E. Bryant BEST competitive, critical, and constantly-talking brother SCREENPLAY Todd. After Todd drops a bomb about Jason's parents, Jason drives off with Shelly toward Austin, Texas, to get to the bottom of things. Jason and Shelly object but Todd insinuates himself into the mix, and soon the brothers are competing in foolish games while Jason ignores Shelly. She bails, leaving the boys to sort things out with each other and with Overbrook, the place that might have the answers.

Enoch Cass has two gifts: the first is basketball, and the second is the innate goodness he possesses as he holds his family, members of his community, and most of all, his friendship with Samuel "Wheels" Macon. However, Enoch's Achilles heels is the fact that he has a debilitating stutter. Wheels is Enoch's best friend and NARRATIVE WAR EAGLE, has cerebral palsy. Wheels' spirit knows one bounds, 2008 FEATURE ARKANSAS Robert Milazzo BEST ACTOR 2 94 min and combined with Enoch's inability to articulate, the two have relied on one another to make themselves one completely functional human being...though without each other, they are nothing. WAR EAGLE ARKANSAS poses important questions that face all young people in rural America. The answers we find could touch us all.

Gabby is approaching 70 and lives alone. She works as SHORT FILM Ray Nomoto an artist's model posing nude for a classroom full of 2008 SHORT COMPILATION #1 MODEL RULES Marlyn Mason Robinson BEST ACTRESS 2 10 min men. During a session she begins to fantasize about on of the artists as he draws her nude form.

Rope is a lighthearted and whimsical story of a middle- aged woman suffering from 'Empty Nest' Syndrome. Who one day finds unexpected companionship from a large blonde rope she finds in the northeast corner of her neighbor's yard. We follow her as she spends a 2008 SHORT SHORT FILM ROPE Theodore 2 12 min series of exuberating and meaningful moments with COMPILATION #1 Gersten the rope, all the while forgetting about her husband who is busy clearing land mines from the Laos/Cambodia border. Things suddenly take a drastic turn when a young girls falls down a nearby ravine and Rope is forced to spring into action. YEAR CATEGORY TITLE SUBTITLE WRITER DIRECTOR AWARD #COPIES TRT COUNTRY SYNOPSIS

Joe is a waiter, walking to work when he sees a business man and a waitress running off into a cab in love. He can't believe his eyes when he sees Jane sitting at a table across the diner. Like a nervous school boy, SHORT FILM BEST he walks over and approaches her table, pours her 2008 SHORT COMPILATION #1 SUGAR Alex Beh Alex Beh 2 7 min SHORT coffee and awkwardly walks away. Before he can leave her, she asks one more question: 'can I have some sugar?' With that they are swept away into a cab, an engagement, dancers, marriage, life is amazing...or is it?

The Windfisherman lives in Gust Town, the windiest town in the world where he 'fishes' for things that have blown away and returns them to their rightful owners. His father, grand-father, great grand-father, and even BEST OF SHOW, great great grand-father before him were all SHORT FILM Anna Anna FAERIE Windfishermen, but even though it is in his blood, it is 2008 SHORT COMPILATION #1 WINDFISHERMAN McRoberts McRoberts GODMOTHER 2 12 min not in his heart. The Windfisherman leaves for (No AWARD Suggestions) in search of a vacation. In the town of complete calm he discovers pleasures he's never known before. however, he has a nagging feeling this isn't what he was born to do...at least not until he learns one of life's most valuable lessons.

Mirabai, an impassioned schoolteacher, has left her urban lifestyle to teach in Kutch, Gujurat. When Mira witnesses growing illness among the village children after a pre-paid water meter is installed, she is SHORT FILM Shalini Shalini compelled to take action. Nia, an ambitious young 2008 SHORT COMPILATION #2 A DROP OF LIFE Kantayya Kantayya 2 17 min African-American executive, represents the interests of Hydron, a Manhattan-based water corporation. Nia finds herself in need of drinking water without a pre- paid card, both women must confront the horror of this system.

Barefoot, exhausted, and covered from head to toe in blood, a mysterious woman wanders into a desolate SHORT FILM frontier town, causing a stir with a few remaining town 2008 SHORT COMPILATION #2 AL'S BEEF Dennis Hauck Dennis Hauck 2 35 min folk and provoking the ire of the local sheriff who is hell-bent on cleaning up the town and making it a respectable place to live.

ASI ES tells a tale of a young man determined to take a SHORT FILM Risa Mara Risa Mara chance on life. Leaving his love, he joins a couple others 2008 SHORT COMPILATION #2 ASI ES Machuca Machuca 2 15 min on a mysterious trip that will change their lives forever. They leave everything behind in search of a dream.

BENNET'S URN is a short fastmoving dark comedy. 2008 SHORT SHORT FILM BENNETT'S URN Michael Michael 3 7 min Bennet is an 8 year old boy with a terminal condition COMPILATION #3 Gordon Gordon and one request for his quirky parents before he dies. YEAR CATEGORY TITLE SUBTITLE WRITER DIRECTOR AWARD #COPIES TRT COUNTRY SYNOPSIS

A young man forms an ill-conceived scheme to redeem himself in the eyes of his ex-girlfriend. Ron lures Carol back to his apartment under the pretense that he is 2008 SHORT SHORT FILM I F**CKING HATE YOU John T. Woods Zak Forsman 3 9 min going to return her favorite mug. When it seems this COMPILATION #3 will be their last moment together, Ron desperately maneuvers to strike a chord with her in his own uniquely heartfelt way.

Noe Herbert is a Hurricane Katrina survivor from New Orleans who is relocated to Alberquerque, New SHORT FILM Shannon Mexico. He has lost everything - his mother, his home, 2008 SHORT COMPILATION #3 IN THE WAKE Richardson Craig Strong 3 17 min his culture, and his soul. Disconnected and isolated in a dry and rugged land, Noe struggles to reconnect to a world that no longer exists.

Born within a year of each other Michael and Seamus Sullivan have become very different men. On the eve of their father's funeral, Seamus drags Michael to the local SHORT FILM Rider Strong & pub in their small, logging community in northern 2008 SHORT COMPILATION #3 IRISH TWINS Shiloh Strong Rider Strong 3 19 min California. He attempts to convince his brother that they must take their father's ashes to Ireland in tribute. Of course, it isn't long before Seamus' true intentions are revealed.

The loss of his mother at a very early age has haunted Alex his entire life. As a young adult in midst of a SHORT FILM Sam Sam downward spiral, he discovers the gift that could set 2008 SHORT COMPILATION #3 THE JOURNAL Wasserman Wasserman 3 18 min him free. No longer able to run from his past, Alex must face the issue that has defined him: Getting to know his mother he never had.

SHORT FILM A love story set in a timeless society where water is 2008 SHORT COMPILATION #3 THE KEY Paul Street Paul Street 3 13 min premium and people grow their own hydroponic food.

After getting dumped for beign "too nice," Jade Williams has until the end of church service to convince 2008 SHORT SHORT FILM LOOKING UP DRESSES Jared Ingram Jared Ingram 1 12 min his girlfriend he's actually a 'wild' man. Jade is the COMPILATION #4 perfect boyfriend hell bent on showing the girl of his dreams he's more complex than she's ever realized.

John Flannery is his own boss. Yet, he is driven by the work he does for other's in his community. Can one live life in a way that brings joy not only to oneself, but to 2008 SHORT SHORT FILM MAN OF MOTION Teafly 1 9 min everyone around you? According to John, a bike cab COMPILATION #4 owner and shuttle pilot in Bend, Oregon, the answer is yes. A short portrait of a man who is driven to create the world in which he wants to live. YEAR CATEGORY TITLE SUBTITLE WRITER DIRECTOR AWARD #COPIES TRT COUNTRY SYNOPSIS

A woman stuck in traffic in Los Angeles gets a computerized collect call from the Huntsville, Texas 2008 SHORT SHORT FILM MEMPHIS CALLING Colin Mitchell Colin Mitchell 1 11 min department of corrections, somebody named COMPILATION #4 Memphis. She accepts the call. Now her life will never be the same. And neither will his.

Alexis is a drifter who finds comfort in her invisibility while living in her car on the streets of Portland, Oregon. When the routine of her solitary life is interrupted by an unexpected encounter Alexis must 2008 SHORT SHORT FILM PERSON, PLACE OR THING Elle Martini Elle Martini 1 17 min choose between preserving her anonymity or COMPILATION #4 reconnecting with the world around her. This intimate portrait of a young woman in transition creates a sense of normality in the place where few people could fathom finding it.

David Grant is an average ordinary family man. Every day he has breakfast, heads out his front door, and SHORT FILM THE SECRET ADVENTURES goes to work briefcase in hand. However, where he 2008 SHORT COMPILATION #4 OF MR. GRANT, CASE #118 Santiago Tapia Santiago tapia 1 3 min works a briefcase is the last thing he needs. He works for the government, for one of the oldest agencies around. Problem is no one knows about it.

Victoria is a documentary short about an old piano (Victoria) and the people who play her. Located in the St. Anthony Dining Room in San Francisco, Victoria is visited and played daily by many of San Francisco's 2008 SHORT SHORT FILM VICTORIA Charles Charles 1 11 min homeless and low-income population. Although being COMPILATION #4 Sommer Sommer out of tune, missing keys, and having broken pedals, Victoria, as one guest says, 'is like us, she may be all broken but she still plays, she still has melody.' Victoria, it could be argued, has never sounded so good.

The true story of the Nyange students attacked by rebels in the aftermath of the Rwandan genocide - whose refusal to betray each other cost some of them everything, gave hope to a nation. Three years have passed since eth genocide, and Rwanda is looking to the future. In Nyange school, students Helene, Valens, SHORT FILM Ayuub Kasasa Debs Gardner- Seraphine and Emmanuel are friends regardless of their 2008 SHORT COMPILATION #5 WE ARE ALL RWANDANS Mago Paterson 2 25 min Hutu and Tutsi backgrounds: they play sports, match- make and enjoy life like normal teenagers. On March 18th 1997, rebels attack the school, bent on massacre and destabilizing Rwanda's fragile peace. The friends find themselves alone and defenseless, and faced with the decision of their lives: separate and betray their Tutsi friends - or risk everything to stand together. YEAR CATEGORY TITLE SUBTITLE WRITER DIRECTOR AWARD #COPIES TRT COUNTRY SYNOPSIS

The only thing that is certain in The Winged Man is that Daysi, a beautiful Latina high school girl is pregnant. Is she just another teen statistic - or is this conception something quite different? Daysi's sharp-tongued 2008 SHORT SHORT FILM THE WINGED MAN Marya Mazor 2 15 min mother claims the child is the result of a one-night COMPILATION #5 stand, and her best friend Allysha, ridicules her story. Yet Daysi insists that hers is no ordinary baby, but the product of an encounter with an extraordinary mystical Winged Man that she discovered, wounded, in a cave.

YOU BETTER WATCH OUT is a wickedly dark comedy about two disgruntled brothers who kidnap a SHORT FILM department store Santa Claus because they want to 2008 SHORT COMPILATION #5 YOU BETTER WATCH OUT Steve Callen Steve Callen 2 22 min know why they never got the presents they wanted when they were kids. Now they want Santa to pay for all those disappointing Christmas mornings.

A fanciful family film of mystery and coming of age, LOON tells the tale of Carson Lind, a boy forced to move to Florida when his parents establish a wacky, stereotypical Mexican Restaurant in an old historic home: "The Casa Minnehaha!" When strange events 2008 STUDENT SHORT LOON Sabi Lofgren Sabi Lofgren 1 27 min begin to unravel in the creepy old manor, Carson befriends the intriguing daughter of their new chef and suddenly his eyes are opened to new cultures, new feelings, and to the mystery that has befallen the old Spanish casa!

Bob the Beatle stumbles upon his calling: "To Bring STUDENT SHORT Light to All" who is in need of it. Bob's friend Sid is not 2008 STUDENT SHORT FILM COMPILATION BEETLE BLASPHEMY Ferris Webby Ferris Webby 2 11 min very accepting of Bob's new role but Bob vows to #1 change Sid's perspective.

In preparation of his expected child, Joe must convert STUDENT SHORT W. Scott W. Scott his beloved model-train room into a nursery. As the 2008 STUDENT SHORT FILM COMPILATION DERAILED Calvert Calvert 2 18 min date approaches, Joe's anxiety begins to overwhelm #1 him and he is forced to face his fear of fatherhood.

Henry Troy is awoken one night to discover a letter on STUDENT SHORT his bed. On the label is the name "Heather." Speaking 2008 STUDENT SHORT FILM COMPILATION HEATHER: A FAIRY TALE Vincent J. Raisa Vincent J. Raisa 2 6 min the name aloud, little Henry hears a whimper from the #1 darkness of his room. He moves from his bed to discover a fearful angel huddles in the corner.

STUDENT SHORT A man must cope with the devastation of Alzheimer's 2008 STUDENT SHORT FILM COMPILATION HARVEST Ashley Michael Ashley Michael 2 8 min while moving his sick mother into an assisted living #1 Karitis Karitis facility. YEAR CATEGORY TITLE SUBTITLE WRITER DIRECTOR AWARD #COPIES TRT COUNTRY SYNOPSIS

Guitarist Tinh Mahoney first stepped inside Oregon State Penitentiary at the invitation of some inmates. His dream of building s school in his native Vietnam inspired them on a four year journey ending with the 2007 DOCUMENTARY 7,500 MILES TO 2 building of a school the inmates will never visit. 7,500 REDEMPTION Miles to Redemption is a compelling story of regained purpose, self-worth and humanity. It reminds us of the immense value in self-sacrifice and in giving a little piece of ourselves no matter what our circumstances.

Ten years ago, Richard Gazowsky, pastor of the Voice of Pentecost Church in San Francisco, received a "prophetic whisper" from God to make movies. Now Pastor Gazowsky and his congregation are gearing up to make GRAVITY: THE SHADOW OF JOSEPH, a $50 million 2007 DOCUMENTARY AUDIENCE OF ONE Michael Jacobs SPECIAL JURY 2 88 min Biblical sci-fi epic. AUDIENCE OF ONE presents a subject PRIZE who is not merely inspired but is inspiring in his refusal to give up. In the end, Pastor Gazowsky isn't much different from thousands of others who sacrifice everything to be in the movies. After all, doesn't filmmaking require leap of faith?

Ed Artis, James Laws and Walt Ratterman are three middle aged men whose idea of adventure is taking desperately needed food and medicine into the world's most dangerous places. A fusion of Indiana Jones and mother Teresa, the three men are self-styled Knights of KATIE MERRITT Malta. In 1995, they formed Knightsbridge 2007 DOCUMENTARY BEYOND THE CALL Adrian Belic AUDIENCE 2 82 min International, a unique humanitarian aid organization AWARD comprised of three individuals, whose motto is "High Adventure and Service to Humanity." Their specialty is going where death from landmines, bullets, or bombs is as frequent as death from hunger, disease, or the elements.

BILLY THE KID is a provocative coming-of-age story, an intimate odyssey into the soul of a teenage outsider who confronts obstacles with courage and awareness. Following Billy as he bicycles through the quiet streets Jennifer of a small town Maine, we watch him traverse the 2007 DOCUMENTARY BILLIE THE KID Venditti 2 84 min frustrating gap between imagination and reality, grappling with isolation and first love. By turns exhilarating and disturbing, BILLY THE KID challenges viewers to look beyond labels and to contemplate the undetermined future of a teen. YEAR CATEGORY TITLE SUBTITLE WRITER DIRECTOR AWARD #COPIES TRT COUNTRY SYNOPSIS

In the Sparta Township of Crawford County, Pennsylvania, where the roads are still made of dirt (or gravel, depending on who you ask), lies the intersection of Hatchtown Road and obvert Road, surrounded by farms that have been run by the same families for many generations. Filmmaker Kurt Kolaja revisits his hometown and takes particular interest in an old barn 2007 DOCUMENTARY CHARLIE OBERT'S Kurt Kolaja 2 65 min built by his late grandfather, Charlie Obert. The barns BARN seems destined for a wood pile, so Kurt decides to dismantle it, transport it to Kent County, Maryland, and reconstruct it as his new family home. Along with his wife and daughter, he learns about loans, building permits, and the Native American tribe who were forcefully removed from the same Maryland land on which they are undertaking the rebuilding.

She was beautiful, smart, and searching. He was a rising star in the world of Modern Photography. When they met, they fell instantly in love. Setting off across the West with camera and typewriter, Charis Wilson and ELOQUENT NUDE: Edward Weston transformed Photography, and each THE LOVE & LEGACY other. Now age 90 , Charis Wilson recounts her years 2007 DOCUMENTARY OF EDWARD WESTON Ian McCluskey 1 58 min with Weston with great humor, candor, and regret. AND CHARIS WILSON Combing insight form leading scholars, rare archival images, and convincingly authentic reenactments, ELOQUENT NUDE presents a remarkable true story of love and loss, travel and adventure, and an intimate look at the making of Modern Photography.

EVERYTHING'S COOL is a film about America finally "getting" global warming in the wake of the most dangerous chasm ever to emerge between scientific understanding and political action. While industry funded nay-sayers sing what just might be their swan Daniel B. Gold song of pseudo-scientific deception, a group of self- 2007 DOCUMENTARY EVERYTHING'S COOL & Judith 2 105 min appointed global warming messengers are on a high Helfand stakes quest to find the iconic image, the magic language, and the points of leverage that will finally create political will to move the United States from its reliance on fossil fuels to the new clean energy economy - AND FAST. Hold on...this is bigger than changing your light bulbs. YEAR CATEGORY TITLE SUBTITLE WRITER DIRECTOR AWARD #COPIES TRT COUNTRY SYNOPSIS

KING CORN follows two friends who move to Iowa on a mission to see where America's food comes from - by growing it. In the tinytown of Greene, Ian Cheney and Curt Ellis plant a single acre of the nation's most powerful crop. Over the course of the growing season, Ian and Curt lead us on an irreverent romp through the BEST backrooms and byways of a broken food system - 2007 DOCUMENTARY KING CORN Aaron Wolfe DOCUMENTARY 1 90 min always on the trail of where their grain might go. When they return to Greene to harvest their own acre of corn, Ian and Curt realize their experiment has gotten out of hand: their 10,000-pound crop is destined to make America sick. Now they must take matters into their own hands, and look for a way to live and eat outside a system they feel trapped in.

Through the experiences of Australian adventurer Mick O'Shea, viewers become part of an exciting, evocative and educational journey to and through the Mekong Basin - one of the world's most diverse natural and cultural environments. MEKONG: EXPLORING THE MEKONG: EXPLORING MOTHER OF WATERS uses the historic first full 2007 DOCUMENTARY THE MOTHER OF Brian Eustis & 2 50 min exploration of the river by O'Shea, from the source in WATER Mick O'Shea Tibet to South China, as a medium through which to expose the natural issues that threaten its future. From extreme life and death drama to experiences of friendship, fascination and compassion the film balances cutting edge adventure-exploration with a touching, awareness-building edge.

MY FIRST GUITAR explores what it means to hold a guitar in your hand and strum a chord for the first time. The power and passion of music is revealed through stories about first guitars, early beginnings and discovering oneself through music. Intimate interviews 2007 DOCUMENTARY MY FIRST GUITAR Nick Meade 2 80 min and performances are captured with guitarists from a wide selection of genres including Folk, Blues, Rock-n- Roll, Heay Metal and Jazz. Though the styles may be different, all of these artists have found their voice through the guitar. YEAR CATEGORY TITLE SUBTITLE WRITER DIRECTOR AWARD #COPIES TRT COUNTRY SYNOPSIS

Twenty-five miles from town, a million miles from mainstream society, a loose-knit community of radicals live in the desert. Struggling to survive with little food, less water and no electricity, they cling to their unique Jeremy vision of the American dream. They live on the fringe in 2007 DOCUMENTARY OFF THE GRID: LIFE Stulberg & 2 64 min "the last part of the America that is truly free." Anti- ON THE MESA Randy Stulberg establishment beliefs are tested when rebel runaways called "The Nowhere Kids" begin to steal from other residents. As a result, Mesa elders form a council. The self-imposed government is exactly what they have come to the Mesa to escape.

Sami Dulley is just like any other high school senior preparing for college and life. OR is she? Sami has cerebral palsy, but has aspirations far beyond her Peter Fellmer & disability. Taking place over the course of her last year 2007 DOCUMENTARY READY Chris Hanson 2 82 min in high school, READY follows Sami as she pursues her dreams, struggles with ongoing challenges caused by her disability , and deals with the emotional challenges of high school life.

Bill Jones and Andy Petrus are the two toughest 85- year-olds you've ever met. Together, these life-long friends fought 3,000 Japanese in a secret Alaskan invasion during World War II. Now, 60 years later, these two forgotten heroes embark on an intense and emotional journey back to the remote Aleutian island of Attu, where they relive the brutal 19-day battle that the American government kept secret. As Bill and Andy RED, WHITE, BLACK BEST MUSICAL retrace their steps over this desolate, untouched 2007 DOCUMENTARY AND BLUE Tom Putnam SCORE 1 86 min battlefield -- a living museum littered with crashed airplanes, collapsing buildings, and exploded bombs -- the line between past and present begins to blur and long-forgotten memories resurface with moving force. RED WHITE BLACK & BLUE is the first feature-length documentary to tell the story of the Battle of Attu, one of the bloodiest battles of the World War II and the only invasion of the United States since the War of 1812. YEAR CATEGORY TITLE SUBTITLE WRITER DIRECTOR AWARD #COPIES TRT COUNTRY SYNOPSIS

Starfish is a Maori man who earns his living washing car windows at traffic lights. He's a born hustler with an extreme personality, magnetic charisma, infectious humor, and a vicious temper. SQEEGEE BANDIT follows Starfish's struggles through nine months, three cars, two women, thirty residences, three weeks of 2007 DOCUMENTARY SQUEEGEE BANDIT Sandor Lau 2 75 min homelessness, a hundred run-ins with the cops, one court date, a kilo of marijuana, a closet full of skeletons, finding God and the Zen of window washing. This gritty story of life on the streets of South Auckland, New Zealand, is a universal story of sin and redemption and a grassroots look at the collateral damage of the colonization of the Maori people.

Take a journey into the unexplored world of competitive wiener dogs, home to capacity crowds, healthy daschunds and rapid owners. "Wiener" Shane unleashes the truth as it tracks America's fastest 2007 DOCUMENTARY WIENER TAKES ALL A DOGUMENTARY MacDougall 1 87 min weenies on a tour of the national daschund racing circuit. Crisscrossing the continent, we get the inside scoop on what makes these champion dogs and their colorful owners tick.

In the supermarket in the armpit of The Mountain West, an enormous grocery clerk scribbles poetry. Tracy Orbison is a dreamer. His outsized sense of wonder fuels a series of tragicomic adventures. First Tracy enrolls in acting class, falling under the spell of the arrogant instructor, a Z-list actor named Truman BEST OF SHOW, Hope. Next he befriends a young bagboy, Kendis NARRATIVE BEST ACTOR, Cooley, and begins a new project: mentoring Kendis 2007 FEATURE AMERICAN FORK Chris Bowman BEST 2 94 min and his skate-punk friends. he urges the teens to give SCREENPLAY up their surely ways and get high on life, but the gang's mean-eyed ringleader has entirely different plans. At home, Tracy fends off his God-fearing, self-loathing mother, while his sister Peggy, a perennial lonely heart, at long last finds somebody to love. Through it all, Tracy struggles to pass his driver's exam, lose "about ten pounds," and win fame beyond his working class job. YEAR CATEGORY TITLE SUBTITLE WRITER DIRECTOR AWARD #COPIES TRT COUNTRY SYNOPSIS

In the future world not far removed from our own, gas prices have rocketed to $40 a gallon, converting any guy who can afford to fill his tank into an automatic stud. Yet eco-minded elementary teacher Archie Andrews' has the purest intentions in his obsessive quest for an alternative fuel source -- a quest that has him making bulk wheatgrass purchases at a health food stand run by a bookishly cute Lorraine, who thinks 2007 NARRATIVE BLOOD CAR Alex Orr 2 74 min Archie is a dreamboat. An accident in Archie's FEATURE makeshift lab reveals that his experimental motors hunger not for wheatgrass, but for human blood -- a discovery that lands Archie in the sack with the vampishly attractive woman who runs the meat stand across form Lorraine. But sex and bloodlust are a volatile mix, and drive the once-vegan Archie to murderous lengths he never would've dreamed possible.

His darkly satirical update of the 14th century literary classic follows Dante as he awakes hung-over and lost, and seeks help from the first person he sees. That person is Virgil, and ancient roman poet now sporting a mullet wearing a bathrobe. Rather than help him find his way back to a familiar area of town, Virgil takes Dante on a voyage through the all-to-familiar-looking nine circles of modern day Hell. There they encounter a NARRATIVE wide assortment of well-known religious leaders, 2007 FEATURE DANTE'S INFERNO Sean Meredith 2 77 min dictators, mass murderers, pop-culture icons, and politicians -- some not yet dead, but having already lost their souls Culminating with a visit to Lucifer himself, Dante is determined to find his way home and never return to Hell. A challenging story to bring to the screen, this version of DANTE'S INFERNO is told entirely through the use of intricately hand-drawn puppets performing on miniature sets in the style of Victorian- era "toy theater." YEAR CATEGORY TITLE SUBTITLE WRITER DIRECTOR AWARD #COPIES TRT COUNTRY SYNOPSIS

PERILS IN NUDE MODELING headlines this collection of classic short films. The offbeat love story won top prize at HBO's U.S. Comedy Arts Festival and was nominated for a Student Oscar. In the same year, an unprecedented second nomination went to Rice's THE NARRATIVE ADVENTURES OF MAD MATT, an action packed and 2007 FEATURE FILMS BY SCOTT RICE 1 moving family portrait. Showtime premiered the international film festival sensation PILLOWFIGHT, a marital allegory about incompatible sleeping habits. And SCRIPT COPS, an irreverent parody about officers who arrest people for bad screenwriting, became a hit web series.

FIREFLY interweaves the stories of three people seeking the mysterious truth about what happened one fateful Halloween night. Del woke up in his truck, hung over and covered in dirt. Brandt was found floating in a river. Susan was rushed to the hospital , bloody and cold. Now week before Christmas, Del is having vague, fragmented nightmares and losing sight of his dream to quit his roofing job and become science fiction-film 2007 NARRATIVE FIREFLY Pete Marcy 2 105 min maker. Brandt, once confident in his relationship, FEATURE growing wake and skeptical. Susan's memory of her guy, assault is met with a mix of pity and doubt. There is also a little bald guy, whose unexplained clairvoyance leads him to those in need. The answers will come Christmas Eve. Cleverly commenting on the nature of filmmaking, relationships and revenge, FIREFLY starts off with a bang and then rebuilds to a conclusion well worth the wait. YEAR CATEGORY TITLE SUBTITLE WRITER DIRECTOR AWARD #COPIES TRT COUNTRY SYNOPSIS

Myra, a hardworking temp from Queens, who after years of self-imposed celibacy, has accepted a date with Reggie, a dashing young executive in the office where she currently works. Her brother, Ludlow, is not amused. Not prone to dating, as caring for Ludlow has been her only priority since the untimely death of her mother, Myra's loneliness has inspired her to take one last swing at romance, no matter what her brother says or does about it. When Reggie comes knocking we 2007 NARRATIVE LOVE, LUDLOW David Paterson Adrienne Weiss 2 86 min begin a 36-hour comedic tug of war that rages in Myra's FEATURE and Ludlow's cramped, one bedroom apartment. Ludlow, an aspiring finger painter confined to the apartment because of manic episodes, determined to destroy the budding relationship that threatens his exclusive hold on his sister's love, while Reggie finds he must fight for Myra's affection and prove his commitment. Ultimately Reggie takes the biggest risk of his life and Ludlow discovers that acceptance affords him a measure of dignity.

Turner Still, an uninspired young man trying to figure out what he wants to do with his life, arrives in hurricane-ravaged New Orleans to work as an insurance claims adjuster. Greeted by his Uncle Stull, a BEST FEATURE, seasonal claim adjuster, he is quickly immersed into the 2007 NARRATIVE LOW AND BEHOLD Zack Godshall BEST 1 86 min routine: move fast, don't get emotionally involved, and FEATURE SUPPORTING make a lot of money. But Turner, not prepared to deal ACTOR with people who have lost everything and uncertainty only makes things worse. In a moment of crises, Turner agrees to help a local man find his dog -- a journey that will change his life.

MILITARY INTELLIGENCE AND YOU is a biting satire in the guise of a WWII military training film. Patrick Muldoon (STARSHIP TROOPERS) stars as Major Nick Reed, a military analyst determined to locate a secret Nazi fighter base. Through his exploits, new recruits will learn why accurate intelligence is so important in times 2007 NARRATIVE MILITARY Dale Kutzera 2 78 min of war. Can Reed find the fighter base in time for the FEATURE INTELLIGENCE 4th Armored to attack. Will the Nazis learn our next target and send Ghost Squadron to attack our bombers? Why do some women fall for the bad boys, completely ignoring the good, responsible mine right in front of them? Learn the answers in MILITARY INTELLIGENCE AND YOU. YEAR CATEGORY TITLE SUBTITLE WRITER DIRECTOR AWARD #COPIES TRT COUNTRY SYNOPSIS

MONDAY is an unromantic comedy about one man's worst day ever. After his girlfriend leaves him, an agoraphobic loser with OCD gets locked out of his home with nothing but an MP3 player that only plays a handful of pop sing over and over again. His adventures outdoors find him trying to avoid an over friendly dog, NARRATIVE suffering guilt-by-association at the hands of some 2007 FEATURE MONDAY Heidi Van Lier 2 89 min mean skater girls who want revenge, and dodging the anger of the jealous husband of an affection-hungry woman. Frequent flashbacks involving his now-ex- girlfriend should make him realize he's better of without her, but he continues to seek reconciliations because he believes she hold the keys to both his sense of comfort and his apartment.

Part myth, part mystery, NOBODY is a film noir nightmare set in the 1950's on a cold winter night that never seems to end. A black-faced assassin is consigned to commit a murder at the behest of mob boss Rolo Toles. The assassin returns to Rolo claiming success, but the paranoid mobster needs more proof than the killer NARRATIVE can provide. The assassin escapes into the city with a 2007 FEATURE NOBODY Shawn Linden 2 88 min mysterious package under his arm, but before he can make it to safety he is attacked , pursues and wounded by an assailant who seems to anticipate his every move. From this moment, time unfolds in on itself, and as the two ends of the circle close in, the assassin's fate is revealed with the answer to an old crone's riddle: "To those who see, I cease to be. Who am I?"

ORPHANS tells the story of two estranged sisters who come together for a birthday celebration and are unexpectedly trapped in the world of loneliness. Only a few years out of college and five years since the death NARRATIVE of their parents, Rosie and Sonia spend a weekend 2007 FEATURE ORPHANS Ry Russo-Young 2 79 min together at the family farmhouse. Situated high on a snowy mountaintop, the house traps the sisters in a vortex of wind, snow, fatigue and fighting. As they confront the secrets of their past, Rosie must chose between family loyalty and self-preservation. YEAR CATEGORY TITLE SUBTITLE WRITER DIRECTOR AWARD #COPIES TRT COUNTRY SYNOPSIS

32-year old Todd Anderson manages a customer call center in Seattle until he gets the bad news from his boss: his job has been outsourced. Adding insult to injury, he must go to India to train his own replacement. The chaos of Bombay assaults his senses, KATIE MERRITT and his new office there is paralyzed by cultural 2007 NARRATIVE OUTSOURCED John Jeffcoat AUDIENCE 1 103 min misunderstandings,. As he gets to know his co-workers, FEATURE AWARD Todd finds them disarming and thoroughly likeable, including his friendly replacement, Puro, and the charming, opinionated Asha. He realizes that he has a lot to learn - about India, America and himself - and that being outsourced may be the best thing that ever happened to him.

Jamie is lost. She came to New York to visit her friend Samantha, but Samantha is nowhere to be found, and now Jamie is alone in the city. Charlie just quit his job, BEST DIRECTOR, and isn't sure where he's going next. Their paths cross 2007 NARRATIVE QUIET CITY Aaron Katz BEST 2 79 min late at night on an empty subway platform, and from FEATURE CINEMATOGRA this chance encounter an unlikely connection is formed. PHY Together they drift from late night diners, to city parks, to abandoned apartments, to a party and art gallery deep in the heart of industrial Brooklyn.

THE INSURGENTS uses the events of 9/11 as a springboard to talk about politics and society, security and freedom, patriotism and dissent. Led by a disillusioned former government operative turned radical left-wing academic, a group plans to detonate a NARRATIVE bomb in the United States as an act of protest against 2007 FEATURE THE INSURGENTS Scott Sacko 2 84 min what they feel are imperialistic actions. A fractured narrative structure adds to the suspense as love triangles and double crosses are gradually revealed. THE INSURGENTS is an unflinching self-examination of what it means to be American, the state in which we find ourselves, and the implications for our future. YEAR CATEGORY TITLE SUBTITLE WRITER DIRECTOR AWARD #COPIES TRT COUNTRY SYNOPSIS

WE GO WAY BACK is a funny, tender character study which explains the comedy and pain of finding the courage to face up to yourself. A hard-working young actress with a small theater company, Kate lands her first leading role on her 23rtd birthday. When she reads FAERIE a cheerfully inquisitive birthday letter from her 13-year- 2007 NARRATIVE WE GO WAY BACK Lynn Shelton GODMOTHER 2 80 min old self, it seems she might actually be fulfilling FEATURE AWARD childhood aspirations. But the letter triggers mounting confusion for Kate, and her former self won't seem to go away. As Kate bends to the whims of those around her with dwindling resistance, the protests of her adolescent self grown more intrusive until, in a surrealistic turn, 13-year-old Kate shows up in the flesh.

The California Gold Rush of 1849 occurred in the aftermath of the US-Mexican War, which annexed nearly half of Mexico to the United States. Amid the greed, suspicion, and fear of that era, many who lost land, family, and their futures fought back. Told from 2007 SHORT DEAD IN THE SIERRA Warren Hack 1 30 min the Mexican point of view, this is a story of two very different men, both named Joaquin, whose resistance fed the legend of outlaw and rebel Joaquin Murieta. Beautifully shot in 16mm over three decades, the film sports a superb sound design by Academy Award- winner Richard Beggs (Apocalypse Now).

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If you could meet one person in the world, who would it be and why? Idle dinner party fodder for some, filmmaker Rick Ray decided to pursue his answer. Determined to meet the Dalai Lama, we follow Ray's mission to engage the man who is thought to be the 2006 DOCUMENTARY 10 QUESTIONS FOR Rick Ray 2 85 min living reincarnation of Buddha. Part biography, part THE DALAI LAMA philosophy, part adventure and part politics, this definitive film about His Holiness may just be enjoyed for generations to come. As China solidifies it's hold on Tibet, and has been accused of hand picking an imposter to select the next Dalai Lama, this message is more important than ever.

Somewhere between a compelling passion for art and the compelling need to survive, hope emerges for Austin's castaways. ART FROME THE STREETS tells the story of an extrordinary, grassroots program in Austin, 2006 DOCUMENTARY ART FROM THE Layton Baylock BEST 2 73 min TX for the homeless. Somewhere between the STREETS DOCUMENTARY seemingly incongruous daily existence of life without conventional shelter and a steady diet of artistis practice, we witness five program participants who find passion and a renewed capacity to meet their life's goals.

ASPARAGUS! (A Anne De Mare TALE THAT HAUNTINGLY PORTRAYS THE CHALLENGES 2006 DOCUMENTARY STALKUMENTARY) *** FILM MISSING *** & Kirsten Kelly 0 OF MOM & POP INDUSTRY IN WORLD ECONOMY

ENCOUNTER POINT moves beyond sensational, dogmatic and canned images to tell the story of an Israeli settler, a Palestinian ex-prisoner , a bereaved Israeli mother and a wounded Palestinian brother who sacrifice their safety, public standing, communities and homes in order to press for a grassroots movement for nonviolence and peace. Their journeys lead them to the Ronit Avni & BEST MUSICAL 2006 DOCUMENTARY ENCOUNTER POINT Julia Bacha SCORE 2 85 min unlikeliest places to stem hatred among their peoples and confront fear within themselves. ENCOUNTER POINT explores what drives these and thousands of other like-minded civilians to overcome anger and grief to work for peace. Without dogma or righteousness, it implicitly asks why, with the world's cameras focused on this conflict, we have never heard about these courageous and vital efforts? YEAR CATEGORY TITLE SUBTITLE WRITER DIRECTOR AWARD #COPIES TRT COUNTRY SYNOPSIS

"He's a rather extrordinart historian. I guess you could call him a photographer, but he transcends that." Says Edward Albee longtime friend and subject of the legendary photographer. Jack Mitchell's work was first published in a national photography magazine when he was 15 years old and thus began four decades worth of JACK MITCHELL: MY 2006 DOCUMENTARY LIFE IS BLACK AND Craig 1 75 min photographic mastery covering the New York art scene WHITE Highberger for The New York Times and contributing work to the covers of virtually every domestic and international publication featuring photographs of art's personalities. JACK MITCHELL: MY LIFE IS BLACK AND WHITE reveals the man through interviews with greats of the stage, his life's love, Bob Pavlik and most profoundly through a series of Jack's famous work.

PIRATE RADIO USA is a look at the underground world of illegal radio stations, where people play and say what they want until the FCC catches them. "Him" and "Her" host a live, pirate radio show that is the narrative 2006 DOCUMENTARY PIRATE RADIO USA Jeff Pearson 2 84 min heart of Pirate Radio USA. Watch as they mocrocast their story, live -- taking you on a rock-n-roll journey across the nation. Go inside rogue radio stations and see why some Americans fight for freedom of the rodio airwaves. It's not illegal to listen... or watch.

Captured on 16mm film and peopled with quirky, lovable characters, SQUONKumentary tells the story of an unlikely Broadway transplant. After completing a successful 3-month run at New York's P.S. 122, a funky troupe of Pittsburgh musicians suddenly find themselves preparing their off-beat show for 2006 DOCUMENTARY SQUONKUMENTARY Peggy Sutton 2 70 min Broadway. But the Squonkers' uplifting musical score and lush, bizarre imagery collide, often humorously, with the realities of Broadway survival. Edited and shot with dashes of the shows playful surrealism, the film offers its own take on the Squonk aesthetic and attempts to answer a ticklish question: what the heck is squonk?

Made curious by a news piece, the filmmakers found him at home in his giant penthouse, surrounded by the lives he hoped to save. There is movement everywhere. BEST Spontaneously, the camera turned on and the story of a THE CHANCES OF THE Eric Daniel CONSERVATION fifty-year old writer's transition from simple pet owner 2006 DOCUMENTARY , BEST 2 99 min to protector of the 1,200 turtle guests that would WORLD CHANGING Metzgar CINEMATOGRA forever change his world begins. A brief look over two PHY years in the life of Richard Ogust, a man whose life curved off into strange territory. What began as a nature film metmorphosed into a psychological portrait of a hero's journey. YEAR CATEGORY TITLE SUBTITLE WRITER DIRECTOR AWARD #COPIES TRT COUNTRY SYNOPSIS

On April 18, 1906, a massive earthquake struck Northern California. In three terrible days, San Francisco, the wealthiest and wickedest city of the American West, was wiped from the face of the earth. THE DAMNEDEST, James Narrated by actor Peter Coyote, one of the most 2006 DOCUMENTARY 2 53 min acclaimed voices in documentary films, THE FINEST RUINS Dalessandro DAMNDEST, FINEST RUINS paints a riveting portait of the courage and chaos that followed. Using archival silent footage and rare photos in a high definition, wide screen production, a captivating story of human courage and political incompetence comes to life.

THE SLANTED THE POWER OF FILM AND TV TO CREATE, THEN SCREEN, ASIAN SUSTAIN STEROTYPES IS GLARING & INSIDUOUS. HERE, 2006 DOCUMENTARY AMERICAN MEN IN Jeff Adachi 1 60 min A CREW OF CELLULOID ON OUR CULTURE, FROM FILM & TELEVISION SILENT FILM TO HOLLYWOOD IN THE NEW MILLENNIA.

THE TRAILS OF Ricki Stern & BEST OF SHOW, STORY OF A WRONGFULLY CONVICTED BLACK MAN 2006 DOCUMENTARY AUDIENCE 2 106 min DARRYL HUNT Annie Sundberg AWARD SHOWING CLASS AND RACIAL BIAS IN THE SOUTH

David James THE STORY OF ONE OF NATURE'S ABUNDANT AND 2006 DOCUMENTARY TROUT GRASS Duncan Ed George 2 RENEWABLE NATURAL RESOURCES - BAMBOO. WALKING TO THE FILM A TESTAMENT TO HUMAN VULERNABILITY AS 2006 DOCUMENTARY WERNER Linas Phillips 2 93 min A CHRONICLE OF A 1200 MILE QUEST

A 'coming of age late' story about prolonged adolescence, two old friends flee New York City on a three-day trip to Montreal to escape their problems and meet the great Donald Sutherland. These two rival NARRATIVE Bruce Van 2006 FEATURE BACKSEAT Dusen 2 80 min the bumbling antics of the buddy team in "Sideways" as a seemingly innocent road trip takes turns both decadent and dangerous, yet can't quite deliver them from the always lingering problems of real life back at home.

Think "Arrested Development." Think "The Office." Chalk pulls you into the frenetic and awkwardly painful journey of three novice teachers. Here is a rare, realistic NARRATIVE Chris Mass & perspective of teaching in our absurd, provocative, and 2006 FEATURE CHALK Mike Akel Mike Akel 1 85 min occasionally volatile world of public education. In a country where 50% of teachers quit within the first three years, Chalk delivers and enormous dose of heart, hilarity, and hope for the insititution of institution designing our future.

Jessica and Gus, two aimless teenagers living in NARRATIVE Portland, meet at a 4th of July party. Gus shares a dark 2006 FEATURE DANCE PARTY, USA Aaron Katz Aaron Katz 1 65 min secret with Jessica before they go their own ways. Drifting and alienated, they each struggle to find meaning in a sea of seeming meaninglessness. YEAR CATEGORY TITLE SUBTITLE WRITER DIRECTOR AWARD #COPIES TRT COUNTRY SYNOPSIS

A hero returns from Iraq to his backwoods hometown, still in tact. Physically, anyway. Hoping to heal scars 2006 NARRATIVE DARK HEART Kevin Lewis Kevin Lewis 2 100 min beneath the surface, he finds things have changed. FEATURE People have forgotten what they once knew. In a night filled with violence, Taylor must fight to survive in the homeland he defended.

On the eve of his campaign for the US Senate, Peter Miles, a small town District Attorney, receives word that the governor has exonerated Ronald Bradler, a BEST LEADING death row inmate whom Miles prosecuted five years ACTOR, BEST earlier for the murder of a local police officer. In the NARRATIVE SUPPORTING wake of Bradlers Release and through the prism of the 2006 FEATURE FORGIVEN Paul Fitzgerald Paul Fitzgerald ACTOR FEMALE, 3 81 min media frenzy surrounding the high profile case, what BEST unfolds is a public vetting of Miles' record. When hard SCREENPLAY evidence of actual impropriety on Miles' part finds it's way into his possession, Bradler seeks out Miles for answers from the man who threw the book at him with questionable cause.

NARRATIVE A MODERNISTIC, EXPERIMENTAL, FILM BLURS THE LINE 2006 FEATURE IN HIS SHORT LIFE Britta Sjogren Britta Sjogren BEST FEATURE 4 96 min BETWEEN DOCUMENTARY AND FICTION AS IT EXAMINES OVERLAPPING LIVES.

Home is where you let your guard down, reveal your true self, allow your quirks some free rein. This pulse quickening account of Alex, an avid student of human nature and a voyeuristic opportunist reveals the 2006 NARRATIVE INSIDE Jeff Mahler Jeff Mahler 2 99 min naiveté of those who assume they enjoy privacy in their FEATURE everyday lives. In a thrilling plot twist, Alex realizes that his own naiveté and intrusive curiosity about the lives of those around him opens windows to danger much less benign than that of his 'Peeping Tom' antics.

Exactly how safe is a safe house between a drug den United and the pirate radio station of a Rasta DJ? Seeking NARRATIVE Mark Kingdom, 2006 FEATURE JOHNNY WAS Brendan Foley Hammond 3 93 min Ireland, refuge in London to excape his violent past in Ireland, Denmark Johnny is dragged into a war of a different nature, one that presents a new look at race, morality, and loyalty.

John, his wife Emily and their small son Edward leave the city for what they believe will be a brief foray to the countryside to claim John's inheritance - a small shack. 2006 NARRATIVE MODERN LOVE Nick Mathews Alex Frayne 1 110 min Austrailia They find themselves in a strange back-woods rural FEATURE setting…nothing is what it seems, and John's behavior becomes increasingly bizarre as he crosses paths with the unusual ingabitants of the area, some of whom he knows from a distant past. YEAR CATEGORY TITLE SUBTITLE WRITER DIRECTOR AWARD #COPIES TRT COUNTRY SYNOPSIS

What if your best home movie became your worst nightmare? This completely original indie film is shot entirely from the point of view of a twelve year old boy. Nicky Hanson gets a new camera for his 12th birthday NARRATIVE NICKY'S BIRTHDAY John Walcutt & ANDREW 2006 FEATURE CAMERA Kurt Larson TRAISTER 2 90 min and proceeds to spend the summer at his idyllic lake home shooting a home movie which inadvertently reveals the darkest secrets of this community, destroys his parents' marriage, sends his father to jail, and solves a murder mystery.

Fabulously offbeat and refreshingly upbeat, this lovable film gets friendly with the natives of the Salton Sea, an inland ocean of massive fish kills, rotting resorts, and 120 degree nights located just minutes from urban Southern California. This award-winning film from directors Chris Metzler and Jeff Springer details the rise and fall of the Salton Sea, from its heyday as the "California Riviera" where boaters and Beach Boys mingled in paradise to its present state as a decaying, forgotten ecological disaster. From wonderland to NARRATIVE PLAGUES AND Chris Metzler Chris Metzler & wasteland, PLAGUES & PLEASURES ON THE SALTON SEA 2006 PLEASURES ON THE 2 73 min captures a place far more interesting than the shopping FEATURE SALTON SEA & Jeff Springer Jeff Springer malls and parking lots of suburban America, a wacky world where a beer-swilling Hungarian Revolutionary, a geriatric nudist, and a religious zealot building a monument to God all find solace and community. Crisply and hilariously narrated by oddball auteur John Waters, and featuring music by desert lounge rockers Friends of Dean Martinez, PLAGUES & PLEASURES ON THE SALTON SEA melds high camp with stark realism, offering both a sobering message about the consequences of tampering with nature and a heart- warming tale of individualism.

L.A. journalist Karina Danes has come to Juarez, Mexico, a small town on the US border, to write about maquiladoras, foreign-owned factories whose mostly female workforce has been plaqued by nearly 400 NARRATIVE THE VIRGIN OF Kevin James BEST murders since 1993. When a young woman survives an 2006 Michael Fallon SUPPORTING 2 90 min attack only to recover with intensive visions of the FEATURE JUAREZ Dodson ACTOR, FEMALE Virgin Mary and signs of stigmata, the inexplicable appearance of wounds in her hands that mimic those Christ received when He was nailed to the cross, the story becomes deeper both for Karina and the audience.

A fairy tale gone wrong about a young woman A SEASON OF desperately attempting to escape the golden cage of 2006 SHORT MADNESS Katja Esson Katja Esson 1 her arranged marriage by feigning insanity - but her plan backfires. YEAR CATEGORY TITLE SUBTITLE WRITER DIRECTOR AWARD #COPIES TRT COUNTRY SYNOPSIS

A twisting tale of tragedy, self-hatred, repression, and survival. Jude Mulvey is a hopelessly troubled youth 2006 SHORT PROS AND CONS OF Bill Balas Seth 1 23 min cursed from birth with the degenerative lung disease, BREATHING Manheimer Cystic Fibrosis. After losing the one person Jude cared for most, the path of his life takes a dark turn.

A brief glimpse into the life of a boy living in an impoverished, rural setting. After witnessing a sexual SHORT FILM 2006 SHORT COMPILATION #1 3 Jim Oaks 1 encounter outside a shack, the boy acts out in a disturbing way that suggests a connection between his present predicament and his questionable future.

Who do you call when your company has to fire people? Derek Dean, of course, the best 'Axe Man' in SHORT FILM 2006 SHORT COMPILATION #1 THE AXE MAN Wade Balance Wade Balance 1 15 min the business. A smooth corporate 'hit man' who can create sympathy even as he is destroying lives, that is until, he finds himself in the line of fire.

Between 1943 and the end of World War II in 1945 Italy was occupied by troops of Nazi-Germany. It was a time of cruelty and inhumanity for the Italian people in their own country. The 18-year old Italian girl Anna is SHORT FILM Christian Christian haunted by visions of violence perpetrated against her 2006 SHORT COMPILATION #1 ANNA AND THE SOLDIER Prettin & Prettin & 1 10 min GERMANY family and friends by German soldiers. Suddenly one of Soeren Hueper Soeren Hueper the soldiers, seeking to face his crimes, returns to Anna's village. The moment of revenge has come. With and old pistol of her grandfathers Anna forces the stranger to dig his grave right in front of her families.

This twisted bit finds Davie (Alan Cumming) befriending 2006 SHORT SHORT FILM BAD BLOOD Kyle Leydier 1 CANADA the rapist responsible for his girlfriend's HIV related COMPILATION #1 death and his own infection. BAD BLOOD is based on a chapter from the novel Trainspotting by Irving Welsh.

On a family trip to Florida to visit his sick father, The Smoker leaves his napping pregnant wife and his iPod addicted step-son in the motel room for a walk on the SHORT FILM Stephen Keep Stephen Keep beach. As a storm approaches and the sea crashes 2006 SHORT A CIGAR AT THE BEACH 1 15 min around him, The Smoker becomes lost in an assortment COMPILATION #1 Mills Mills of steamy fantasies. With high-octane bikini clad babes skipping through his minds eye, The Smoker is oblivious to the imminent changes bearing down on his actual existence.

FILTER is a staunch look at how information, under 2006 SHORT SHORT FILM FILTER Omied Far Jason Mitchell 1 12 min journalistic license is presented through media. By COMPILATION #1 examining a crime captured on tape, we uncover the power of bias and spin.

Tired of wasting time on relationships that dissolve 2006 SHORT SHORT FILM FULL DISCLOSURE Douglas Horn Douglas Horn 1 16 min when the 'real you' emerges? FULL DISCLOSURE may COMPILATION #1 have the painful but effective solution. SHORT FILM 2006 SHORT COMPILATION #2 *** FILM MISSING *** 0 None available YEAR CATEGORY TITLE SUBTITLE WRITER DIRECTOR AWARD #COPIES TRT COUNTRY SYNOPSIS

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SHORT FILM Jeremy Jeremy Viewers are equally at odds as two strangers stranded 2006 SHORT PARADOX 1 19 min UK at the bottom of a well spar over their dubious reality COMPILATION #4 Haccoun Haccoun as they struggle to comprehend their circumstance.

A twisting tale of tragedy, self-hatred, repression, and survival. Jude Mulvey is a hopelessly troubled youth 2006 SHORT SHORT FILM THE PROS & CONS OF Bill Balas Seth 1 23 min cursed from birth with the degenerative lung disease, COMPILATION #4 BREATHING Manheimer Cystic Fibrosis. After losing the one person Jude cared for most, the path of his life take

The lives of three very different Europeans become SHORT FILM RUN AND LOOK (DAMMI IL Sarah Matteo interwoven when Pietro stops what he's been doing, 2006 SHORT COMPILATION #4 LA) Ledbetter Servente 1 19 min ITALY comes down off his stilts, breaks down, and has to be put back together by Marguerite.

In a playful twist on a familiar theme finds Mark, an SHORT FILM SEARCHING FOR MISE EN Christopher aspiring L.A. waiter, working tirelessly to succeed in his 2006 SHORT COMPILATION #4 PLACE Mark Daviau Daviau 1 19 min illusive career choice so that he might finally leave behind his days as a successful actor.

Based on the cult classic book of the same name, TALES OF A TIMES SQUARE is a reminder that there was life SHORT FILM Josh Alan before sterile, corporate strip malls. Original 2006 SHORT COMPILATION #4 TALES OF TIMES SQUARE Friedman Paul Stone 1 photographs and grainy footage reveal the honky-tonk atmosphere that first made Times Square famous for sex in the city.

Take a tour through the swiftly changing life of Uncle Mando as he losses a hard fought battle to stay in his SHORT FILM 2006 SHORT COMPILATION #4 UNCLE MANDO MOJO MAN Greg Lastrapes 1 7 min now condemned rental house. Politics and creative coping skills dance as Mando prepares his final departure.

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Audrey prefers to spend her time alone. Reluctantly, STUDENT SHORT BEST STUDENT she agrees to take care of a little boy's fish whose Julie Ann Julie Ann goggle eyes are annoying. Since fish have no feelings, 2006 STUDENT SHORT FILM COMPILATION AUDREY & EINSTEIN Meerschwam Meerschwam AWARD, BEST 1 17 min why not lock him in a cupboard where he can lock #1 DIRECTOR those creepy eyes on the dark. What's the big deal with that?

STUDENT SHORT THE BALLAD OF THE The legendary 'Great Purple Clam' defends his turf 2006 STUDENT SHORT FILM COMPILATION Adam Fisher 1 #1 PURPLE CLAM against a downeastern clammer intent on revenge.

Making a step from behind the projection of his computer screen to first the face-to-face encounter, STUDENT SHORT Donald believes he has finally met the woman of his 2006 STUDENT SHORT FILM COMPILATION CALL ME SUGARPLUM Boon Siang Lim Tyrone Huff 1 10 min dreams. Fascinated by the allure of Stephanie's beauty #1 and power plus a clear goal to exit the category of 'Virgin', Donald is blind to all signs of darkness as they set around him. YEAR CATEGORY TITLE SUBTITLE WRITER DIRECTOR AWARD #COPIES TRT COUNTRY SYNOPSIS A poignant struggle to embrace the coming of age finds STUDENT SHORT Julie Ann Julie Ann Nelly working to reconcile the values and loyalties of 2006 STUDENT SHORT FILM COMPILATION CELAMY Meerschwam Meerschwam 1 20 min her childhood with the interests of the awakening adult #1 within.

STUDENT SHORT Far into the distant future, THE DEALER is still king of 2006 STUDENT SHORT FILM COMPILATION THE DEALER Christof Munoz 1 the black market. Undercover cops still set up the bad #1 guys. But is this really Tomorrowland?

STUDENT SHORT 2006 STUDENT SHORT FILM COMPILATION A FAIRY TALE Robert 1 10 min The practical inner workings of the tooth fary 'business' #1 Warchecha are exposed with fantasy busting grit.

STUDENT SHORT Ethan is in love with the moments. The exact details of 2006 STUDENT SHORT FILM COMPILATION IN THE DETAILS Drew Lindo Drew Lindo 1 18 min each one. A poignant story of the power of intimacy #1 and acceptance and moments that cannot be captured.

STUDENT SHORT A missing pinky. A bloody nose. A dead body. Is is mere 2006 STUDENT SHORT FILM COMPILATION JOHN DOE & THE ANTI Jeremy Rush Jeremy Rush 1 19 min chance or predestination that takes John Doe and his pal Anit to the middle of Nowhere, Arizona not once #1 but twice?

This comedy noir asks "What's a conscience got to do STUDENT SHORT with it?" Defense attorney Eddie Winkle is a master at 2006 STUDENT SHORT FILM COMPILATION JUST Jesse Wheeler Jesse Wheeler 1 16 min self-delusion when it comes to his clients. Until the case #2 that threatens to crack his hard exterior…

STUDENT SHORT Jeff MOVING IN is a romantic comedy about the 2006 STUDENT SHORT FILM COMPILATION MOVING IN Stephenson & Jeff Stephenson 1 15 min unromantic reality of living with the person you love. #2 Dan Krier When Tina moves in with Brad, does love move out?

The time has come and today is inspection day in the STUDENT SHORT factory. Before packaging and shipping, every 2006 STUDENT SHORT FILM COMPILATION MERCURY INSPECTION Lesley Wisely 1 4 min thermometer must be tested to make sure that they #2 function properly. Tensions mount as the 'testing device' approaches.

What if you got the one thing you wanted most? Ted Minor does. A beautiful but lifeless art school statue STUDENT SHORT transforms into a flesh and blood temptress, the 2006 STUDENT SHORT FILM COMPILATION PERILS IN NUDE MODELING Scott Rice Scott Rice 1 10 min woman of his dreams. In a volatile studio environment #2 tolerant of zero deviation, Ted finds himself at a terrible crossroads between a lifelong ambition and a taboo kiss with the woman of his dreams.

STUDENT SHORT David Patton The twisted love story about two very different people 2006 STUDENT SHORT FILM COMPILATION RHAPSODY IN RED and Abby David Oatton 1 32 min who meet under the most unlikely of circumstances. Director David Patton creates a one-of-a-kind film #2 Bender bursting with irony and dark humor.

A fate affirming story of two people finding each other STUDENT SHORT at precisely the right moment to exorcise their personal 2006 STUDENT SHORT FILM COMPILATION TIL DEATH DO US PART Bryan Nest Bryan Nest 1 6 min demons. Well, "precisely right" may not ultimately be #2 the proper timing description…let's just say they meet very closely to nearly the right moment. YEAR CATEGORY TITLE SUBTITLE WRITER DIRECTOR AWARD #COPIES TRT COUNTRY SYNOPSIS STUDENT SHORT Sometimes, on the way out, we find what we lost. In 2006 STUDENT SHORT FILM COMPILATION UMBRELLAS Richard Martin Richard Martin 1 this instance, a man leaving a marriage, sees his life as #2 he's known it as he heads for the exit sign.

Reciprocity won the Audience Award this year at the Future Filmmakers Festival, a high school level festival Michelle Alvarado, film & video instructor at Bend High, puts on in collaboration with BendFilm. Reciprocity went on to win Best Short Fiction at one of the STUDENT SHORT country's biggest teen festivals, the Reel Teens 2006 STUDENT SHORT FILM COMPILATION RECIPROSITY Ian Delesky & 1 competition in San Diego. BendFilm screens the Future #2 Patrick Dawn Filmmakers Festival Audience Award winner at out festival each year. Yes, we're proud of our home grown contingent, but once you see this dramatic look at a drama set in a tightly karmic world, you'll understand that there is more than just small town nepotism at hand!

Guitarist Tinh Mahoney first stepped inside Oregon State Penitentiary at the invitation of some inmates. His dream of building s school in his native Vietnam inspired them on a four year journey ending with the 7,500 MILES TO 2007 DOCUMENTARY REDEMPTION 2 building of a school the inmates will never visit. 7,500 Miles to Redemption is a compelling story of regained purpose, self-worth and humanity. It reminds us of the immense value in self-sacrifice and in giving a little piece of ourselves no matter what our circumstances.

Ten years ago, Richard Gazowsky, pastor of the Voice of Pentecost Church in San Francisco, received a "prophetic whisper" from God to make movies. Now Pastor Gazowsky and his congregation are gearing up to make GRAVITY: THE SHADOW OF JOSEPH, a $50 million SPECIAL JURY 2007 DOCUMENTARY AUDIENCE OF ONE Michael Jacobs PRIZE 2 88 min Biblical sci-fi epic. AUDIENCE OF ONE presents a subject who is not merely inspired but is inspiring in his refusal to give up. In the end, Pastor Gazowsky isn't much different from thousands of others who sacrifice everything to be in the movies. After all, doesn't filmmaking require leap of faith?

Ed Artis, James Laws and Walt Ratterman are three middle aged men whose idea of adventure is taking desperately needed food and medicine into the world's most dangerous places. A fusion of Indiana Jones and mother Teresa, the three men are self-styled Knights of KATIE MERRITT Malta. In 1995, they formed Knightsbridge 2007 DOCUMENTARY BEYOND THE CALL Adrian Belic AUDIENCE 2 82 min AWARD International, a unique humanitarian aid organization comprised of three individuals, whose motto is "High Adventure and Service to Humanity." Their specialty is going where death from landmines, bullets, or bombs is as frequent as death from hunger, disease, or the elements. YEAR CATEGORY TITLE SUBTITLE WRITER DIRECTOR AWARD #COPIES TRT COUNTRY SYNOPSIS

BILLY THE KID is a provocative coming-of-age story, an intimate odyssey into the soul of a teenage outsider who confronts obstacles with courage and awareness. Following Billy as he bicycles through the quiet streets Jennifer of a small town Maine, we watch him traverse the 2007 DOCUMENTARY BILLIE THE KID Venditti 2 84 min frustrating gap between imagination and reality, grappling with isolation and first love. By turns exhilarating and disturbing, BILLY THE KID challenges viewers to look beyond labels and to contemplate the undetermined future of a teen.

In the Sparta Township of Crawford County, Pennsylvania, where the roads are still made of dirt (or gravel, depending on who you ask), lies the intersection of Hatchtown Road and obvert Road, surrounded by farms that have been run by the same families for many generations. Filmmaker Kurt Kolaja revisits his hometown and takes particular interest in an old barn 2007 DOCUMENTARY CHARLIE OBERT'S Kurt Kolaja 2 65 min built by his late grandfather, Charlie Obert. The barns BARN seems destined for a wood pile, so Kurt decides to dismantle it, transport it to Kent County, Maryland, and reconstruct it as his new family home. Along with his wife and daughter, he learns about loans, building permits, and the Native American tribe who were forcefully removed from the same Maryland land on which they are undertaking the rebuilding.

She was beautiful, smart, and searching. He was a rising star in the world of Modern Photography. When they met, they fell instantly in love. Setting off across the West with camera and typewriter, Charis Wilson and ELOQUENT NUDE: Edward Weston transformed Photography, and each 2007 DOCUMENTARY THE LOVE & LEGACY Ian McCluskey 1 58 min other. Now age 90 , Charis Wilson recounts her years OF EDWARD WESTON with Weston with great humor, candor, and regret. AND CHARIS WILSON Combing insight form leading scholars, rare archival images, and convincingly authentic reenactments, ELOQUENT NUDE presents a remarkable true story of love and loss, travel and adventure, and an intimate look at the making of Modern Photography. YEAR CATEGORY TITLE SUBTITLE WRITER DIRECTOR AWARD #COPIES TRT COUNTRY SYNOPSIS

EVERYTHING'S COOL is a film about America finally "getting" global warming in the wake of the most dangerous chasm ever to emerge between scientific understanding and political action. While industry funded nay-sayers sing what just might be their swan Daniel B. Gold song of pseudo-scientific deception, a group of self- 2007 DOCUMENTARY EVERYTHING'S COOL & Judith 2 105 min appointed global warming messengers are on a high Helfand stakes quest to find the iconic image, the magic language, and the points of leverage that will finally create political will to move the United States from its reliance on fossil fuels to the new clean energy economy - AND FAST. Hold on...this is bigger than changing your light bulbs.

KING CORN follows two friends who move to Iowa on a mission to see where America's food comes from - by growing it. In the tinytown of Greene, Ian Cheney and Curt Ellis plant a single acre of the nation's most powerful crop. Over the course of the growing season, Ian and Curt lead us on an irreverent romp through the 2007 DOCUMENTARY KING CORN Aaron Wolfe BEST 1 90 min backrooms and byways of a broken food system - DOCUMENTARY always on the trail of where their grain might go. When they return to Greene to harvest their own acre of corn, Ian and Curt realize their experiment has gotten out of hand: their 10,000-pound crop is destined to make America sick. Now they must take matters into their own hands, and look for a way to live and eat outside a system they feel trapped in.

Through the experiences of Australian adventurer Mick O'Shea, viewers become part of an exciting, evocative and educational journey to and through the Mekong Basin - one of the world's most diverse natural and cultural environments. MEKONG: EXPLORING THE MEKONG: EXPLORING MOTHER OF WATERS uses the historic first full 2007 DOCUMENTARY THE MOTHER OF Brian Eustis & 2 50 min exploration of the river by O'Shea, from the source in WATER Mick O'Shea Tibet to South China, as a medium through which to expose the natural issues that threaten its future. From extreme life and death drama to experiences of friendship, fascination and compassion the film balances cutting edge adventure-exploration with a touching, awareness-building edge. YEAR CATEGORY TITLE SUBTITLE WRITER DIRECTOR AWARD #COPIES TRT COUNTRY SYNOPSIS

MY FIRST GUITAR explores what it means to hold a guitar in your hand and strum a chord for the first time. The power and passion of music is revealed through stories about first guitars, early beginnings and discovering oneself through music. Intimate interviews 2007 DOCUMENTARY MY FIRST GUITAR Nick Meade 2 80 min and performances are captured with guitarists from a wide selection of genres including Folk, Blues, Rock-n- Roll, Heay Metal and Jazz. Though the styles may be different, all of these artists have found their voice through the guitar.

Twenty-five miles from town, a million miles from mainstream society, a loose-knit community of radicals live in the desert. Struggling to survive with little food, less water and no electricity, they cling to their unique Jeremy vision of the American dream. They live on the fringe in 2007 DOCUMENTARY OFF THE GRID: LIFE Stulberg & 2 64 min "the last part of the America that is truly free." Anti- ON THE MESA Randy Stulberg establishment beliefs are tested when rebel runaways called "The Nowhere Kids" begin to steal from other residents. As a result, Mesa elders form a council. The self-imposed government is exactly what they have come to the Mesa to escape.

Sami Dulley is just like any other high school senior preparing for college and life. OR is she? Sami has cerebral palsy, but has aspirations far beyond her Peter Fellmer & disability. Taking place over the course of her last year 2007 DOCUMENTARY READY Chris Hanson 2 82 min in high school, READY follows Sami as she pursues her dreams, struggles with ongoing challenges caused by her disability , and deals with the emotional challenges of high school life.

Bill Jones and Andy Petrus are the two toughest 85- year-olds you've ever met. Together, these life-long friends fought 3,000 Japanese in a secret Alaskan invasion during World War II. Now, 60 years later, these two forgotten heroes embark on an intense and emotional journey back to the remote Aleutian island of Attu, where they relive the brutal 19-day battle that the American government kept secret. As Bill and Andy RED, WHITE, BLACK BEST MUSICAL retrace their steps over this desolate, untouched 2007 DOCUMENTARY AND BLUE Tom Putnam SCORE 1 86 min battlefield -- a living museum littered with crashed airplanes, collapsing buildings, and exploded bombs -- the line between past and present begins to blur and long-forgotten memories resurface with moving force. RED WHITE BLACK & BLUE is the first feature-length documentary to tell the story of the Battle of Attu, one of the bloodiest battles of the World War II and the only invasion of the United States since the War of 1812. YEAR CATEGORY TITLE SUBTITLE WRITER DIRECTOR AWARD #COPIES TRT COUNTRY SYNOPSIS

Starfish is a Maori man who earns his living washing car windows at traffic lights. He's a born hustler with an extreme personality, magnetic charisma, infectious humor, and a vicious temper. SQEEGEE BANDIT follows Starfish's struggles through nine months, three cars, two women, thirty residences, three weeks of 2007 DOCUMENTARY SQUEEGEE BANDIT Sandor Lau 2 75 min homelessness, a hundred run-ins with the cops, one court date, a kilo of marijuana, a closet full of skeletons, finding God and the Zen of window washing. This gritty story of life on the streets of South Auckland, New Zealand, is a universal story of sin and redemption and a grassroots look at the collateral damage of the colonization of the Maori people.

Take a journey into the unexplored world of competitive wiener dogs, home to capacity crowds, healthy daschunds and rapid owners. "Wiener" 2007 DOCUMENTARY WIENER TAKES ALL A DOGUMENTARY Shane 1 87 min unleashes the truth as it tracks America's fastest MacDougall weenies on a tour of the national daschund racing circuit. Crisscrossing the continent, we get the inside scoop on what makes these champion dogs and their colorful owners tick.

In the supermarket in the armpit of The Mountain West, an enormous grocery clerk scribbles poetry. Tracy Orbison is a dreamer. His outsized sense of wonder fuels a series of tragicomic adventures. First Tracy enrolls in acting class, falling under the spell of the arrogant instructor, a Z-list actor named Truman BEST OF SHOW, Hope. Next he befriends a young bagboy, Kendis 2007 NARRATIVE AMERICAN FORK Chris Bowman BEST ACTOR, 2 94 min Cooley, and begins a new project: mentoring Kendis FEATURE BEST and his skate-punk friends. he urges the teens to give SCREENPLAY up their surely ways and get high on life, but the gang's mean-eyed ringleader has entirely different plans. At home, Tracy fends off his God-fearing, self-loathing mother, while his sister Peggy, a perennial lonely heart, at long last finds somebody to love. Through it all, Tracy struggles to pass his driver's exam, lose "about ten pounds," and win fame beyond his working class job. YEAR CATEGORY TITLE SUBTITLE WRITER DIRECTOR AWARD #COPIES TRT COUNTRY SYNOPSIS

In the future world not far removed from our own, gas prices have rocketed to $40 a gallon, converting any guy who can afford to fill his tank into an automatic stud. Yet eco-minded elementary teacher Archie Andrews' has the purest intentions in his obsessive quest for an alternative fuel source -- a quest that has him making bulk wheatgrass purchases at a health food stand run by a bookishly cute Lorraine, who thinks 2007 NARRATIVE BLOOD CAR Alex Orr 2 74 min Archie is a dreamboat. An accident in Archie's FEATURE makeshift lab reveals that his experimental motors hunger not for wheatgrass, but for human blood -- a discovery that lands Archie in the sack with the vampishly attractive woman who runs the meat stand across form Lorraine. But sex and bloodlust are a volatile mix, and drive the once-vegan Archie to murderous lengths he never would've dreamed possible.

His darkly satirical update of the 14th century literary classic follows Dante as he awakes hung-over and lost, and seeks help from the first person he sees. That person is Virgil, and ancient roman poet now sporting a mullet wearing a bathrobe. Rather than help him find his way back to a familiar area of town, Virgil takes Dante on a voyage through the all-to-familiar-looking nine circles of modern day Hell. There they encounter a 2007 NARRATIVE DANTE'S INFERNO Sean Meredith 2 77 min wide assortment of well-known religious leaders, FEATURE dictators, mass murderers, pop-culture icons, and politicians -- some not yet dead, but having already lost their souls Culminating with a visit to Lucifer himself, Dante is determined to find his way home and never return to Hell. A challenging story to bring to the screen, this version of DANTE'S INFERNO is told entirely through the use of intricately hand-drawn puppets performing on miniature sets in the style of Victorian- era "toy theater."

PERILS IN NUDE MODELING headlines this collection of classic short films. The offbeat love story won top prize at HBO's U.S. Comedy Arts Festival and was nominated for a Student Oscar. In the same year, an unprecedented second nomination went to Rice's THE NARRATIVE ADVENTURES OF MAD MATT, an action packed and 2007 FEATURE FILMS BY SCOTT RICE 1 moving family portrait. Showtime premiered the international film festival sensation PILLOWFIGHT, a marital allegory about incompatible sleeping habits. And SCRIPT COPS, an irreverent parody about officers who arrest people for bad screenwriting, became a hit web series. YEAR CATEGORY TITLE SUBTITLE WRITER DIRECTOR AWARD #COPIES TRT COUNTRY SYNOPSIS

FIREFLY interweaves the stories of three people seeking the mysterious truth about what happened one fateful Halloween night. Del woke up in his truck, hung over and covered in dirt. Brandt was found floating in a river. Susan was rushed to the hospital , bloody and cold. Now week before Christmas, Del is having vague, fragmented nightmares and losing sight of his dream to NARRATIVE quit his roofing job and become science fiction-film 2007 FIREFLY Pete Marcy 2 105 min maker. Brandt, once confident in his relationship, FEATURE growing wake and skeptical. Susan's memory of her guy, assault is met with a mix of pity and doubt. There is also a little bald guy, whose unexplained clairvoyance leads him to those in need. The answers will come Christmas Eve. Cleverly commenting on the nature of filmmaking, relationships and revenge, FIREFLY starts off with a bang and then rebuilds to a conclusion well worth the wait.

Myra, a hardworking temp from Queens, who after years of self-imposed celibacy, has accepted a date with Reggie, a dashing young executive in the office where she currently works. Her brother, Ludlow, is not amused. Not prone to dating, as caring for Ludlow has been her only priority since the untimely death of her mother, Myra's loneliness has inspired her to take one last swing at romance, no matter what her brother says or does about it. When Reggie comes knocking we 2007 NARRATIVE LOVE, LUDLOW David Paterson Adrienne Weiss 2 86 min begin a 36-hour comedic tug of war that rages in Myra's FEATURE and Ludlow's cramped, one bedroom apartment. Ludlow, an aspiring finger painter confined to the apartment because of manic episodes, determined to destroy the budding relationship that threatens his exclusive hold on his sister's love, while Reggie finds he must fight for Myra's affection and prove his commitment. Ultimately Reggie takes the biggest risk of his life and Ludlow discovers that acceptance affords him a measure of dignity.

Turner Still, an uninspired young man trying to figure out what he wants to do with his life, arrives in hurricane-ravaged New Orleans to work as an BEST FEATURE, insurance claims adjuster. Greeted by his Uncle Stull, a NARRATIVE BEST seasonal claim adjuster, he is quickly immersed into the 2007 LOW AND BEHOLD Zack Godshall 1 86 min routine: move fast, don't get emotionally involved, and FEATURE SUPPORTING make a lot of money. But Turner, not prepared to deal ACTOR with people who have lost everything and uncertainty only makes things worse. In a moment of crises, Turner agrees to help a local man find his dog -- a journey that will change his life. YEAR CATEGORY TITLE SUBTITLE WRITER DIRECTOR AWARD #COPIES TRT COUNTRY SYNOPSIS

MILITARY INTELLIGENCE AND YOU is a biting satire in the guise of a WWII military training film. Patrick Muldoon (STARSHIP TROOPERS) stars as Major Nick Reed, a military analyst determined to locate a secret Nazi fighter base. Through his exploits, new recruits will learn why accurate intelligence is so important in times NARRATIVE MILITARY 2007 FEATURE INTELLIGENCE Dale Kutzera 2 78 min of war. Can Reed find the fighter base in time for the 4th Armored to attack. Will the Nazis learn our next target and send Ghost Squadron to attack our bombers? Why do some women fall for the bad boys, completely ignoring the good, responsible mine right in front of them? Learn the answers in MILITARY INTELLIGENCE AND YOU.

MONDAY is an unromantic comedy about one man's worst day ever. After his girlfriend leaves him, an agoraphobic loser with OCD gets locked out of his home with nothing but an MP3 player that only plays a handful of pop sing over and over again. His adventures outdoors find him trying to avoid an over friendly dog, 2007 NARRATIVE MONDAY Heidi Van Lier 2 89 min suffering guilt-by-association at the hands of some FEATURE mean skater girls who want revenge, and dodging the anger of the jealous husband of an affection-hungry woman. Frequent flashbacks involving his now-ex- girlfriend should make him realize he's better of without her, but he continues to seek reconciliations because he believes she hold the keys to both his sense of comfort and his apartment.

Part myth, part mystery, NOBODY is a film noir nightmare set in the 1950's on a cold winter night that never seems to end. A black-faced assassin is consigned to commit a murder at the behest of mob boss Rolo Toles. The assassin returns to Rolo claiming success, but the paranoid mobster needs more proof than the killer 2007 NARRATIVE NOBODY Shawn Linden 2 88 min can provide. The assassin escapes into the city with a FEATURE mysterious package under his arm, but before he can make it to safety he is attacked , pursues and wounded by an assailant who seems to anticipate his every move. From this moment, time unfolds in on itself, and as the two ends of the circle close in, the assassin's fate is revealed with the answer to an old crone's riddle: "To those who see, I cease to be. Who am I?" YEAR CATEGORY TITLE SUBTITLE WRITER DIRECTOR AWARD #COPIES TRT COUNTRY SYNOPSIS

ORPHANS tells the story of two estranged sisters who come together for a birthday celebration and are unexpectedly trapped in the world of loneliness. Only a few years out of college and five years since the death NARRATIVE of their parents, Rosie and Sonia spend a weekend 2007 FEATURE ORPHANS Ry Russo-Young 2 79 min together at the family farmhouse. Situated high on a snowy mountaintop, the house traps the sisters in a vortex of wind, snow, fatigue and fighting. As they confront the secrets of their past, Rosie must chose between family loyalty and self-preservation.

32-year old Todd Anderson manages a customer call center in Seattle until he gets the bad news from his boss: his job has been outsourced. Adding insult to injury, he must go to India to train his own replacement. The chaos of Bombay assaults his senses, KATIE MERRITT and his new office there is paralyzed by cultural 2007 NARRATIVE OUTSOURCED John Jeffcoat AUDIENCE 1 103 min misunderstandings,. As he gets to know his co-workers, FEATURE AWARD Todd finds them disarming and thoroughly likeable, including his friendly replacement, Puro, and the charming, opinionated Asha. He realizes that he has a lot to learn - about India, America and himself - and that being outsourced may be the best thing that ever happened to him.

Jamie is lost. She came to New York to visit her friend Samantha, but Samantha is nowhere to be found, and BEST DIRECTOR, now Jamie is alone in the city. Charlie just quit his job, NARRATIVE BEST and isn't sure where he's going next. Their paths cross 2007 QUIET CITY Aaron Katz 2 79 min late at night on an empty subway platform, and from FEATURE CINEMATOGRA this chance encounter an unlikely connection is formed. PHY Together they drift from late night diners, to city parks, to abandoned apartments, to a party and art gallery deep in the heart of industrial Brooklyn.

THE INSURGENTS uses the events of 9/11 as a springboard to talk about politics and society, security and freedom, patriotism and dissent. Led by a disillusioned former government operative turned radical left-wing academic, a group plans to detonate a NARRATIVE bomb in the United States as an act of protest against 2007 FEATURE THE INSURGENTS Scott Sacko 2 84 min what they feel are imperialistic actions. A fractured narrative structure adds to the suspense as love triangles and double crosses are gradually revealed. THE INSURGENTS is an unflinching self-examination of what it means to be American, the state in which we find ourselves, and the implications for our future. YEAR CATEGORY TITLE SUBTITLE WRITER DIRECTOR AWARD #COPIES TRT COUNTRY SYNOPSIS

WE GO WAY BACK is a funny, tender character study which explains the comedy and pain of finding the courage to face up to yourself. A hard-working young actress with a small theater company, Kate lands her first leading role on her 23rtd birthday. When she reads FAERIE a cheerfully inquisitive birthday letter from her 13-year- NARRATIVE 2007 FEATURE WE GO WAY BACK Lynn Shelton GODMOTHER 2 80 min old self, it seems she might actually be fulfilling AWARD childhood aspirations. But the letter triggers mounting confusion for Kate, and her former self won't seem to go away. As Kate bends to the whims of those around her with dwindling resistance, the protests of her adolescent self grown more intrusive until, in a surrealistic turn, 13-year-old Kate shows up in the flesh.

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The California Gold Rush of 1849 occurred in the aftermath of the US-Mexican War, which annexed nearly half of Mexico to the United States. Amid the greed, suspicion, and fear of that era, many who lost land, family, and their futures fought back. Told from 2007 SHORT DEAD IN THE SIERRA Warren Hack 1 30 min the Mexican point of view, this is a story of two very different men, both named Joaquin, whose resistance fed the legend of outlaw and rebel Joaquin Murieta. Beautifully shot in 16mm over three decades, the film sports a superb sound design by Academy Award- winner Richard Beggs (Apocalypse Now).

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Filmed on location in Nepal, Tibet, Israel, Palestine, Jordan, U.A.E. and the USA, the film chronicles the spectacular journey of 9 'peace climbers' from different faiths and cultures as they climb to the summit of Mt. Everest. The focus is on Palestinian Ali Bushnaq and Israeli's Dudu Yifrah and Micha Yaniv. They come EVEREST: A CLIMB together and set aside their differences to forge a path 2008 CONSERVATION FOR PEACE Lance Trumbull 3 90 min of teamwork and cooperation to attempt to summit the world's highest peak. This however, is easier said than done. Their nations have been embroiled in a brutal war for years; each believes they are on the right side of that war and each knows that on Everest the cooperation of your teammate is a matter of life and death. YEAR CATEGORY TITLE SUBTITLE WRITER DIRECTOR AWARD #COPIES TRT COUNTRY SYNOPSIS

A thousand-mile bike ride from Portland, Oregon to Salt Lake City, Utah to draw attention to endangered wild lands in the Western United States. Along the way, 2008 CONSERVATION HYBRID PEDAL Dan Austin 2 27 min riders rode through seven threatened areas and discussed the issues of each place with representatives from grassroots groups seeking to keep them wild.

KAREARA: THE PINE FALCON tells the story of a remarkable wild population of New Zealand falcons that have adapted to live in commercial pine plantations, Set against the constant threat of forestry logging, the film also threads in the photography and life of wildlife photographer George Chance, who 2008 CONSERVATION KAREAREA THE PINE FALCON Sandy Crichton CONSERVATION 2 48 min followed and studied the birds for ten years during the AWARD 1970's. Now some thirty years on, George's health is failing and he is going blind. Featuring completely new falcon behavior, and filmed over three breading seasons, filmmaker Sandy Crichton gets ever closer to the falcons as he attempts to add movement to George's photographs.

One of the most unlikely American icons, Fred Lebow fled his Orthodox home in war-torn Europe and found his calling when he brought together a ragtag group of runners for the first NYC Marathon in Central Park. In 1976, Lebow took the race through all five boroughs, uniting a divided city and sparking a worldwide running 2008 CONSERVATION RUN FOR YOUR LIFE Judd Ehrlich 2 96 min boom. Lebow lived for the marathon he created; yet he only ran it once, as the world looked on, in an unforgettable race against the odds. The rise of the bearded Roman Jewish immigrant, an average runner buy his own marathon is a story of how one man ran for his life and inspired millions to do the same.

The Brooks Range is one of the wildest places in North America, and stands in many people's eyes as the postcard image of wilderness. This film explores ideas of wilderness through the stunning landscapes of Gates of the Artic National Park, and the people who have witnessed them throughout history. The film intertwines stories from Nunamiut Eskimo culture, a 2008 CONSERVATION THE GATES OF THE ALASKA'S BROOKS RANGE Rory Banyard 2 56 min local substance hunter and trapper, and Bob Marshall ARCTIC and Mardy Murie, passionate conservationists who were inpsired by theseshills to start a national wilderness protection movement. Filmed in high definition and inspired by other-worldly music of john Luther Adams, the film is a visually breathtaking portrait of a remote land, its people, and its wildlife. The film is narrated by Oscar-nominated actress Glenn Close. YEAR CATEGORY TITLE SUBTITLE WRITER DIRECTOR AWARD #COPIES TRT COUNTRY SYNOPSIS

Perhaps the rarest creature on earth, the Ivory-Billed Woodpecker, long believed extinct, was reportedly rediscovered in Southern swamps in 2004. Its former habitat mostly destroyed, the bird is a casualty of man's disastrous relationship with the land, and for this 2008 CONSERVATION THE LORD GOD BIRD George Butler 2 94 min reason it has become an icon of conservation. But does the bird really exist - or is it rediscovery only mistaken identity and wishful thinking? What keeps the many searchers of the bird still believing - when they have never seen it? THE LORD GOD BIRD is a film about the natural history of belief and its consequences for future conservation.

ASK NOT is a rare and compelling exploration of the effects of the US military's "Don't ask Don't Tell" policy. A provocative portrait of bravery amidst exclusion, ASK NOT reveals the personal stories of Americans willing to risk their lives for a country that criminalizes the act of coming out. Current and veteran gay soldiers reveal 2008 DOCUMENTARY ASK NOT Johnny Symons 2 72 min how "Don't Ask Don't Tell" affects them during their tours of duty, as they struggle to maintain a double life. The film also follows gay veterans and young organizers turning to forms of personal activism to overturn the policy. ASK NOT provokes thoughtful dialogue about the merits of banning those who are honest about their identities from serving their country.

DOWN DAYS is a documentary that follows the lifestyle, thoughts, and emotions of the big mountain extreme skier. The journey takes us on a month long film shoot in Haines, Alaska. Learn what it takes to be a professional skier who battles increasing risks to satisfy sponsors and progress the sport, while conquering 2008 DOCUMENTARY DOWN DAYS Sky Pinnick 2 57 min Alaska's infamous weather conditions. Experience the roller coaster through the unique perspective of the people involved in making it happen, from the heli guides, to the film crew, to top athletes including: Daron Rhalves, Cody Townsend, Enak Gavaggio, Jamie Pierre, Reggie Crist, Lynsey Dyer, Richard permit, Elyse Saustad, Corey Felton, and Tom Wayes. YEAR CATEGORY TITLE SUBTITLE WRITER DIRECTOR AWARD #COPIES TRT COUNTRY SYNOPSIS

HATS OFF profiles, late in her life, the beauty and eccentricities of one extraordinary woman, Mimi Weddell. A cross between the grace of Katherine Hepburn and the smokey wisdom of Lou Reed, Mimi Weddell's own slogan to live by, "rise above it," captures the essence of this iconic American silhouette: a 92 year old woman whose daily routine mocks the 2008 DOCUMENTARY HATS OFF Jyll Johnstone 2 84 min traditional American image of old age and instead flaunts a 'can-do, will-do' attitude in the face of convention. From her daily trips to the auditions and cattle calls for small roles in television, movies and print campaigns, to her weekly gym and dance workouts, Mimi Weddell herself rises above the mundane confines of a daily life, to reach for the stars and fulfill her dreams.

In order to examine the excessive waste in our culture, we (David Brown and Greg Mann) decided to document an experiment in trash. We rented an unfurnished apartment, and brought only the clothes we were wearing and a flashlight. We decided not to buy any 2008 DOCUMENTARY I LOVE TRASH David Brown 2 76 min things for 3 months. Instead of buying food we would dumpster dive everything. All our food, clothes, furniture and everything else was found discarded and perfectly fine in trash. We found many other scavengers who ranged from students to doctors to artists. Dumpster diving turned out to be more common than we had thought.

In the vibrant, bohemian neighborhood of South Philadelphia, 50,000 square feet of concrete are covered with tile and mirrors - mosaics that were created by Isaiah Zagar, an eccentric, tormented artist. The murals chronicle his love for his wife, Julia, and subtly hint at darker corners of imagination. Where Isaiah is obsessive and narcissistic - a former Peace Corps volunteer who has become an icon in South 2008 DOCUMENTARY IN A DREAM Jeremiah Zagar 2 78 min Philly's art community - Julia is gracious and warm. For decades, their opposing natures complimented one another perfectly. But suddenly the family is torn apart at the seems: A few hours before picking up his oldest son from a rehabilitation center, Isaiah declares to the camera, 'As people get older they have less and less passion.' He then confesses to an affair with his assistant, is kicked out of the house, and spirals into a debilitating, suicidal depression. YEAR CATEGORY TITLE SUBTITLE WRITER DIRECTOR AWARD #COPIES TRT COUNTRY SYNOPSIS

LIFE. SUPPORT. MUSIC. Redefines the 'family film.' In August, 2004, Jason Crigler, one of New York City's most sought-after guitarists, suffered a brain hemorrhage during a concert in Manhattan. That night at the hospital, the doctors told Jason's family - if he makes it through the night there won't be much left of him. Jason's wife, Monica, pregnant at the time, froze. "Everything completely stopped. I forgot all about the LIFE. SUPPORT. Eric Daniel pregnancy. I think I left my body. I remember thinking 2008 DOCUMENTARY MUSIC. Metzgar 2 79 min 'This cannot be true. I cannot go on without Jason.'" Days passed, and Jason's family was forced to accept the dark new reality at hand. But they refused to accept the dark future described by doubtful doctors. So in the face of wrenching despair and horrifying odds, the Criglers made a resolution - Jason will make a full recovery. And thus began the long, grueling, implausible journey chronicled in LIFE. SUPPORT. MUSIC.

Using only word of mouth, two lifelong best friends and semi-famous web comedians, Rhett and Link, embark on search for the long-lost teacher of the first grade class where they met. Their journey leads them deep into the heart of an obscure tribe of Native Americans, LOOKING FOR MS Rhett the Lumbee of North Carolina. Serendipitously, Rhett 2008 DOCUMENTARY LOCKLEAR McLaughlin 2 57 min and Link arrive on the scene at the very climax of the tribe's century-long political struggle for identity. In the day of mobile devices that allow for a multitude of superficial connections with other 'users,' the unforgettable characters in Looking for Mrs. Locklear serve as a reminder that people have more to say than an email or text can communicate.

In 2001, filmmaker Bradley Beesley brought the strange subculture of bare-handed catfishing to the screen in 'Okie Noodling.' Now he returns to his home state of Oklahoma to see how the sport has evolved over the 2008 DOCUMENTARY OKIE NOODLING, Bradley Beesley 2 69 min last decade. Revisiting the colorful, original cast and PART 2 meeting some new and eccentric fishermen en route to the largest noodling tournament in the nation - this film explores the legalization issues and commercialization of this once backwoods practice. YEAR CATEGORY TITLE SUBTITLE WRITER DIRECTOR AWARD #COPIES TRT COUNTRY SYNOPSIS

Join 5 brothers in arms, board a private Gulf Stream jet and fly to Russia and watch them at the negotiating table as they close out the most remarkable business deal of the final frontier. Listen to key players of the management team struggle with issues of branding, financing, technology and engaging in the ultimate slug 2008 DOCUMENTARY ORPHANS OF APOLLO The Battle of the Mir & the Michael Potter 2 52 min fest with the most powerful governments in the world. New Space Revolution Can these dreamers replace the bureaucratic and government vision of space with a radically new vision of individuals and private enterprise developing space for all mankind? Have they found the final frontier? Yes, they venture into space in order to make billions, but they also go to space with the deep conviction, vision and idealism to save Earth itself.

Viagra, yes! This is the story of one simple invention, the vibrator, and its relationship to one complex human experience, the misunderstood female orgasm. Tracing the history of the vibrator reveals a secret sexual history of denial, doctors and deceit. Two sixties, THE TECHNOLOGY OF Emiko Omori & 2008 DOCUMENTARY PASSION AND POWER ORGASM Wendy Slick 2 74 min feminist, sexually liberated rock and rollers thought they knew a thing or two about sex. Imagine their surprise reading Rachel Maines book, "The Technology of the Orgasm," and discovering the checkered history of a simple household appliance, the vibrator, and a sordid secret history of female sexuality.

Tamara Johnson McMahon is devastated by the tragic death of her fiancé and makes a bargain with God to postpone suicide in exchange for a meaningful life. She quits her job a DreamWorks. Her twin sister Shelby quits her job teaching art history and they join forces with brother-in-law Steven to spend their days making soap for their start-up fair trade skin care company 2008 DOCUMENTARY THE FAIR TRADE Laualee Farrer 2 57 min Anti-Body. Now a successful fair trade entrepreneur, Tamara becomes and activist for human rights and social justice causes, but despair over her loss remains unabated for years. As she nears the deadline of her bargain, a trip to Africa allows her to visit the fair trade co-op from which Anti-Body buys its organic shea butter. There, she finds a surprising answer to what is required of her in exchange for a sustainable life.

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Mark Brecke's 'They Turned Our Desert Into Fire' tells the story of the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Darfur, Sudan, through the perspective of Amtrak passengers during a cross-country train trip. In dramatic contrast to the benign American landscape outside the train, Mark's photographic images of death and suffering in destroyed villages of Darfur and refugee camps of Chad THEY TURNED OUR confront the train passengers. Complementing the 2008 DOCUMENTARY DESERT INTO FIRE Mark Brecke 2 88 min photographs are moving accounts of Mark's experiences and comprehensive expert analysis, which illuminates the full dimensions of the crisis and raises serious questions about which world's apparently willful indifference to it. For the twelve passengers a cross-country train trip becomes an enlightening and emotional journey through an indifferent American media landscape into the heart of the Darfur tragedy.

Thirty years after he last saw her, Stanford English professor John Felstiner finds wonder and mystery in the life of a former student, and in her death. Much like Elizabeth Wiltsee's conviction that words fail to capture THIS DUST OF the essence of existence, so too are they in adequate at 2008 DOCUMENTARY WORDS Bill Rose 2 60 min understanding the mysteries of her life. This dust of Words, whose title is taken form her Stanford honors' thesis, is both a meditation on life's journey as well as the story of an uncommon compassion and kindness: An elegy for a life lived differently - tragic, beautiful, and haunting, right to the very end.

First-time filmmaker Katrina Browne makes a troubling discovery - her New England ancestors were the largest slave-trading family in U.S. history. She and nine fellow descendents set off to retrace the Triangle Trade: from their old hometown in Rhode Island to slave forts in 2008 DOCUMENTARY TRACES OF THE A STORY FROM THE DEEP Katrina Browne 2 86 min Ghana and sugar plantation ruins in Cuba. Step by step, TRADE NORTH they uncover the vast extent of Northern complicity in slavery while also stumbling through contemporary race relations. In this bicentennial year of the U.S. abolition of the slave trade, Traces of the Trade: A Story form the Deep North, offers powerful new perspective on the black/white divide. YEAR CATEGORY TITLE SUBTITLE WRITER DIRECTOR AWARD #COPIES TRT COUNTRY SYNOPSIS

AIDS violence and abuse have caused huge numbers of orphans to flee to the dangerous streets of Uganda and fight for their own survival. Set against this background, ABANUNULE (THE REDEEMED) tracks the lives of a collection of former street boys who live together in a safe home in Kampala. When Elijah, one of the smallest of the orphans, is struck by a car in a hit-and-run his friend Patrick races on foot to get help from Freddy, one of the older boys at the home. Together they carry unconscious Elijah back to Uncle Henry, their house NARRATIVE father. Shot on the streets and the alleys of Kampala, 2008 FEATURE ABANUNULE Alex Fournier Alex Fournier 2 108 min the movie follows Freddy, one of the Boy's home's key soccer players, as he leaves home and turns back to drugs and violence. While the rest of the boys learn to live without Freddy and struggle to guide their fragile soccer team to the finals. Patrick never gives up hope. He sells what he can for taxi money and sets out on his own, traveling into the roughest parts of the city to find Freddy and bring him back. The film uses a combination of first-person camera techniques and Patrick's reflective narration to provide rare insights into the daily struggles of African youth to hold onto their future.

Jason and Kyle, recent friends from different sides of the track, become embroiled in the adventure of their lives when they discover mysterious airplane at the local small-town airport. The boys sneak aboard the plane for a look, but are forced to hide in the luggage compartment when two strange men show up. Soon Jason and Kyle unexpectedly find themselves airborne Jason DeVilliers KATIE MERRITT 2008 NARRATIVE FLY BOYS with Richard Rocco DeVilliers AUDIENCE 1 118 min over the open Arizona desert. After hours in the air, the FEATURE Dutcher AWARD buys unwittingly uncover a bomb in the luggage compartment. When they burst into the cabin to report their discovery, they find that everyone on board has bailed out. the boys must take the controls and land the plane themselves. But their troubles are only the beginning as Jason and Kyle realize that they've foiled a heist to steal millions of dollars from the mob in this high-action, coming-of-age film. YEAR CATEGORY TITLE SUBTITLE WRITER DIRECTOR AWARD #COPIES TRT COUNTRY SYNOPSIS

Vincent Van Metcalf has an odd passion for cleaning rooms and a knack for making a mess of relationships. When a hostile developer threatens to knock down his beloved hotel in favor of a mixed-use-space. Vincent is forced to take action. If he can rally his friends and save his hotel, he might even salvage his crippled courtship with the hotel's charming manager. A heartfelt comedy, MAN MAID, tracks the misadventures of a second- generation cleaning man at a historic hotel in 2008 NARRATIVE MAN MAID Chris Lusvardi Chris Lusvardi 1 Redmond, Oregon. It is surprisingly dangerous work, as FEATURE our hero Vincent can testify. Not only is he ridiculed in public, but he occasionally gets propositioned by hotel guests and roughed up by local toughs who aren't partial to a man doing 'ladies work.' Fortunately his best friend is a pro bull rider who manages to keep Vincent's tormenters at bay, at least some of the time. While such manly pursuits as riding the rodeo aren't in the stars for young Vincent, he does have a dream and a secret admirer sitting behind the front desk.

Set in the canyons of the Blue mountains, MONKEY PUZZLE is the story of a journey. Dylan takes his best friend Carl and three others on a trip to find the world's NARRATIVE Mark Mark BEST rarest tree. As they descend into the harsh ravines and 2008 FEATURE MONKEY PUZZLE Forstmann Forstmann CINEMATOGRA 1 90 min canyons, the wilderness closes in on them. They come PHY face to face with haunted pasts, unrequited love and fear of intimacy. they learn hard truths of friendship, and find that letting go of the past can have devastating - and liberating - consequences.

Lucy gets gastric-bypass surgery and loses all her excess weight. She tricks her college friends into gathering together again, so she can finally 'feel like one of them.' Lucy has battled obesity her entire life and with the 'little time she has left,' she wants to spend a 'final weekend' together with her college friends. Lucy soon 2008 NARRATIVE PRETTY UGLY PEOPLE Tate Taylor Tate Taylor 2 88 min realizes her friends are now a far cry from whom she FEATURE remembers and that her 'final wish' wasn't the best idea after all. The group soon finds themselves on an arduous four day hike in the wilds of Montana, stripped of modern conveniences and with no place to hide. The winding uphill trail brings to the surface everyone's inner demons and fears. YEAR CATEGORY TITLE SUBTITLE WRITER DIRECTOR AWARD #COPIES TRT COUNTRY SYNOPSIS

Dylan Gray, a rising young star in the trendy 'green' BEST FEATURE, architecture movement, is flying high from winning a BEST prized high-rise commision when he unwittingly plants the seeds of his own destructionm during a chance NARRATIVE Arnold Pander SCREENPLAY, encounter with a deadly stranger. While waitin to 2008 FEATURE SELFLESS & Jacob Pander Jacob Pander BEST 1 92 min board his plane home to Portland, Dylan sketches an SUPPORTING ACTOR, BEST unflattering caricature of a fellow passenger to impress EDITING an attracitve flight attendant. As Dylan soon learns, the stranger he brazenly ridiculed is a master at stealing identities. And he just made Dylan Gray his next target!

Sita is a goddess separated from her beloved Lord and husband Rama. Nina is an animator whose husband moves to India, then dumps her by email. Three hilarious shadow puppets narrate both ancient tragedy 2008 NARRATIVE SITA SINGS THE Nina Paley Nina Paley 2 82 min and modern comedy in the beautifully animated FEATURE BLUES interpretation of the Indian epic Ramatana. Set to 1920's jazz vocals of Annette hanshaw, SITA SINGS THE BLUES, earns its tagline as "The Greatest Break-Up Story Ever Told."

For most people being 27 means that 30 is just around the corner. For a musician, the number takes on a more macabre significance. Jim Morrison, Jimi Hendrix, and Kurt Cobain left an incredible mark on the world, but checked out before 28. Born six days apart, Tom Wallace and Eliot Kerrigan grew up making music, eventually performing the popular duo Finn. At the height of their fame, 27-year-old Tom committs suicide, NARRATIVE leaving his shattered partner to secure a convertible 2008 THE 27 CLUB Erica Denton Erica Denton 1 94 min and hire a kindly check-out-clerk named Three Words FEATURE to serve as driver. Eloit's only directive is to head east, through his home state of Missouri, and on to New York, where Tom's funeral awaits. As flashbacks fill in Eliot's relationship with his best friend, he and his chauffer develope an intriguing partnership. The trip accelerates in interest when a young Irish hitchhiker, Stella, joins the unlikely entourage. By the end of the trip, all three find themselves in a better place than the one they left behind. YEAR CATEGORY TITLE SUBTITLE WRITER DIRECTOR AWARD #COPIES TRT COUNTRY SYNOPSIS

David is a Los Angeles magazine editor whose troubles begin when his TV writer friend, Sam, lets him read the script for Bluetooth Virgin, a "character-driven thriller." To David, Sam's attempt to "mate to psychological complexity of Klute with the pretzel logic of Twin Peaks" make no sense. So he does what most people in his situation would do - he lies. When his friend pushes him for specifics, David breaks down and tells the truth. 2008 NARRATIVE THE BLUE TOOTH Russell Brown Russell Brown 2 80 min Sam's wife, Rebecca, takes a similar track. Despite the FEATURE VIRGIN turbulence in his personal life, Sam remains convinced that his screenplay has promise, so he visits script consultant Zena, while David seeks advice from his plainspoken therapist. Brown introduces each scene with music from Scott Joplin (performed by Richard Zimmerman) and well-considered quotes, like W. Somerset Maugham's "It's very hard to be a gentleman and a writer." For David and Sam, the task might just prove to be impossible.

THE DARK HORSE is a dramatic story of struggle and redemption. Hearing the news that her father is suffering from dementia, Dana, a Seattle ballet teacher, reluctantly returns to her childhood home on Orcas 2008 NARRATIVE THE DARK HORSE Cornelia Cornelia BEST OF THE 2 110 min Island to discover that it is threatened with foreclosure. FEATURE Duyree Moore Duyree Moore NORTHWEST To save the farm and the family, she must tame her mother's dangerous Friesian horse and ride him to victory in the year's biggest dressage competition. She must also reconcile her warring brothers, and heal a broken heart.

Life long friends Lenny and Ruben are both in their 70's and dyed-in-the-wool New Yorkers. The new York they inhabit is fading away: the places they've frequented for years give them a refuge from the changes they see around them. At last they are confronted with the 2008 NARRATIVE THE LAST NEW Danny Vinik Danny Vinik 2 90 min reality that the last holdouts are a threatened species, FEATURE YORKER and they are too. When Lenny's luck finally runs out, his best friend, Ruben, hatches a plan to get them both out of town. But Lenny's not going anywhere. he's got two last rolls of the dice: one for the money and one for the love of a beautiful mystery woman that he's fallen head over heals for at the corner of 38th and Lexington.

BEST DIRECTION, 2008 NARRATIVE THE NEW YEAR Tom Quinn Tom Quinn BEST 2 83 min FEATURE PARADE SUPPORTING ACTRESS When Mike and Lisa separate, their children suffer quietly in the middle of the annual Mummer's Parade. YEAR CATEGORY TITLE SUBTITLE WRITER DIRECTOR AWARD #COPIES TRT COUNTRY SYNOPSIS

Sibling rivalry in spades. Against his better judgment, Jason and Shelly, his girlfriend of three years, drive Jason BEST OF SHOW, across Colorado for Christmas with his dad and NARRATIVE THE OVERBROOK BEST ACTOR, brothers. A fight soon erupts between Jason and his 2008 FEATURE BROTHERS Foxworth & John E. Bryant BEST 1 92 min John E. Bryant competitive, critical, and constantly-talking brother SCREENPLAY Todd. After Todd drops a bomb about Jason's parents, Jason drives off with Shelly toward Austin, Texas, to get to the bottom of things. Jason and Shelly object but Todd insinuates himself into the mix, and soon the brothers are competing in foolish games while Jason ignores Shelly. She bails, leaving the boys to sort things out with each other and with Overbrook, the place that might have the answers.

Enoch Cass has two gifts: the first is basketball, and the second is the innate goodness he possesses as he holds his family, members of his community, and most of all, his friendship with Samuel "Wheels" Macon. However, Enoch's Achilles heels is the fact that he has a debilitating stutter. Wheels is Enoch's best friend and 2008 NARRATIVE WAR EAGLE, Robert Milazzo BEST ACTOR 2 94 min has cerebral palsy. Wheels' spirit knows one bounds, FEATURE ARKANSAS and combined with Enoch's inability to articulate, the two have relied on one another to make themselves one completely functional human being...though without each other, they are nothing. WAR EAGLE ARKANSAS poses important questions that face all young people in rural America. The answers we find could touch us all.

Gabby is approaching 70 and lives alone. She works as 2008 SHORT SHORT FILM MODEL RULES Marlyn Mason Ray Nomoto BEST ACTRESS 2 10 min an artist's model posing nude for a classroom full of COMPILATION #1 Robinson men. During a session she begins to fantasize about on of the artists as he draws her nude form.

Rope is a lighthearted and whimsical story of a middle- aged woman suffering from 'Empty Nest' Syndrome. Who one day finds unexpected companionship from a large blonde rope she finds in the northeast corner of SHORT FILM Theodore her neighbor's yard. We follow her as she spends a 2008 SHORT COMPILATION #1 ROPE Gersten 2 12 min series of exuberating and meaningful moments with the rope, all the while forgetting about her husband who is busy clearing land mines from the Laos/Cambodia border. Things suddenly take a drastic turn when a young girls falls down a nearby ravine and Rope is forced to spring into action. YEAR CATEGORY TITLE SUBTITLE WRITER DIRECTOR AWARD #COPIES TRT COUNTRY SYNOPSIS

Joe is a waiter, walking to work when he sees a business man and a waitress running off into a cab in love. He can't believe his eyes when he sees Jane sitting at a table across the diner. Like a nervous school boy, SHORT FILM BEST he walks over and approaches her table, pours her 2008 SHORT COMPILATION #1 SUGAR Alex Beh Alex Beh 2 7 min SHORT coffee and awkwardly walks away. Before he can leave her, she asks one more question: 'can I have some sugar?' With that they are swept away into a cab, an engagement, dancers, marriage, life is amazing...or is it?

The Windfisherman lives in Gust Town, the windiest town in the world where he 'fishes' for things that have blown away and returns them to their rightful owners. His father, grand-father, great grand-father, and even BEST OF SHOW, great great grand-father before him were all SHORT FILM Anna Anna FAERIE Windfishermen, but even though it is in his blood, it is 2008 SHORT COMPILATION #1 WINDFISHERMAN McRoberts McRoberts GODMOTHER 2 12 min not in his heart. The Windfisherman leaves for (No AWARD Suggestions) in search of a vacation. In the town of complete calm he discovers pleasures he's never known before. however, he has a nagging feeling this isn't what he was born to do...at least not until he learns one of life's most valuable lessons.

Mirabai, an impassioned schoolteacher, has left her urban lifestyle to teach in Kutch, Gujurat. When Mira witnesses growing illness among the village children after a pre-paid water meter is installed, she is SHORT FILM Shalini Shalini compelled to take action. Nia, an ambitious young 2008 SHORT COMPILATION #2 A DROP OF LIFE Kantayya Kantayya 2 17 min African-American executive, represents the interests of Hydron, a Manhattan-based water corporation. Nia finds herself in need of drinking water without a pre- paid card, both women must confront the horror of this system.

Barefoot, exhausted, and covered from head to toe in blood, a mysterious woman wanders into a desolate 2008 SHORT SHORT FILM AL'S BEEF Dennis Hauck Dennis Hauck 2 35 min frontier town, causing a stir with a few remaining town COMPILATION #2 folk and provoking the ire of the local sheriff who is hell-bent on cleaning up the town and making it a respectable place to live.

ASI ES tells a tale of a young man determined to take a SHORT FILM Risa Mara Risa Mara chance on life. Leaving his love, he joins a couple others 2008 SHORT COMPILATION #2 ASI ES Machuca Machuca 2 15 min on a mysterious trip that will change their lives forever. They leave everything behind in search of a dream.

BENNET'S URN is a short fastmoving dark comedy. 2008 SHORT SHORT FILM BENNETT'S URN Michael Michael 3 7 min Bennet is an 8 year old boy with a terminal condition COMPILATION #3 Gordon Gordon and one request for his quirky parents before he dies. YEAR CATEGORY TITLE SUBTITLE WRITER DIRECTOR AWARD #COPIES TRT COUNTRY SYNOPSIS

A young man forms an ill-conceived scheme to redeem himself in the eyes of his ex-girlfriend. Ron lures Carol SHORT FILM back to his apartment under the pretense that he is 2008 SHORT COMPILATION #3 I F**CKING HATE YOU John T. Woods Zak Forsman 3 9 min going to return her favorite mug. When it seems this will be their last moment together, Ron desperately maneuvers to strike a chord with her in his own uniquely heartfelt way.

Noe Herbert is a Hurricane Katrina survivor from New Orleans who is relocated to Alberquerque, New 2008 SHORT SHORT FILM IN THE WAKE Shannon Craig Strong 3 17 min Mexico. He has lost everything - his mother, his home, COMPILATION #3 Richardson his culture, and his soul. Disconnected and isolated in a dry and rugged land, Noe struggles to reconnect to a world that no longer exists.

Born within a year of each other Michael and Seamus Sullivan have become very different men. On the eve of their father's funeral, Seamus drags Michael to the local SHORT FILM Rider Strong & pub in their small, logging community in northern 2008 SHORT COMPILATION #3 IRISH TWINS Shiloh Strong Rider Strong 3 19 min California. He attempts to convince his brother that they must take their father's ashes to Ireland in tribute. Of course, it isn't long before Seamus' true intentions are revealed.

The loss of his mother at a very early age has haunted Alex his entire life. As a young adult in midst of a SHORT FILM Sam Sam downward spiral, he discovers the gift that could set 2008 SHORT COMPILATION #3 THE JOURNAL Wasserman Wasserman 3 18 min him free. No longer able to run from his past, Alex must face the issue that has defined him: Getting to know his mother he never had.

2008 SHORT SHORT FILM THE KEY Paul Street Paul Street 3 13 min A love story set in a timeless society where water is COMPILATION #3 premium and people grow their own hydroponic food.

After getting dumped for beign "too nice," Jade Williams has until the end of church service to convince SHORT FILM 2008 SHORT COMPILATION #4 LOOKING UP DRESSES Jared Ingram Jared Ingram 1 12 min his girlfriend he's actually a 'wild' man. Jade is the perfect boyfriend hell bent on showing the girl of his dreams he's more complex than she's ever realized.

John Flannery is his own boss. Yet, he is driven by the work he does for other's in his community. Can one live life in a way that brings joy not only to oneself, but to 2008 SHORT SHORT FILM MAN OF MOTION Teafly 1 9 min everyone around you? According to John, a bike cab COMPILATION #4 owner and shuttle pilot in Bend, Oregon, the answer is yes. A short portrait of a man who is driven to create the world in which he wants to live.

A woman stuck in traffic in Los Angeles gets a SHORT FILM computerized collect call from the Huntsville, Texas 2008 SHORT COMPILATION #4 MEMPHIS CALLING Colin Mitchell Colin Mitchell 1 11 min department of corrections, somebody named Memphis. She accepts the call. Now her life will never be the same. And neither will his. YEAR CATEGORY TITLE SUBTITLE WRITER DIRECTOR AWARD #COPIES TRT COUNTRY SYNOPSIS

Alexis is a drifter who finds comfort in her invisibility while living in her car on the streets of Portland, Oregon. When the routine of her solitary life is interrupted by an unexpected encounter Alexis must 2008 SHORT SHORT FILM PERSON, PLACE OR THING Elle Martini Elle Martini 1 17 min choose between preserving her anonymity or COMPILATION #4 reconnecting with the world around her. This intimate portrait of a young woman in transition creates a sense of normality in the place where few people could fathom finding it.

David Grant is an average ordinary family man. Every day he has breakfast, heads out his front door, and SHORT FILM THE SECRET ADVENTURES goes to work briefcase in hand. However, where he 2008 SHORT COMPILATION #4 OF MR. GRANT, CASE #118 Santiago Tapia Santiago tapia 1 3 min works a briefcase is the last thing he needs. He works for the government, for one of the oldest agencies around. Problem is no one knows about it.

Victoria is a documentary short about an old piano (Victoria) and the people who play her. Located in the St. Anthony Dining Room in San Francisco, Victoria is SHORT FILM Charles Charles visited and played daily by many of San Francisco's 2008 SHORT VICTORIA 1 11 min homeless and low-income population. Although being COMPILATION #4 Sommer Sommer out of tune, missing keys, and having broken pedals, Victoria, as one guest says, 'is like us, she may be all broken but she still plays, she still has melody.' Victoria, it could be argued, has never sounded so good.

The true story of the Nyange students attacked by rebels in the aftermath of the Rwandan genocide - whose refusal to betray each other cost some of them everything, gave hope to a nation. Three years have passed since eth genocide, and Rwanda is looking to the future. In Nyange school, students Helene, Valens, SHORT FILM Ayuub Kasasa Debs Gardner- Seraphine and Emmanuel are friends regardless of their 2008 SHORT COMPILATION #5 WE ARE ALL RWANDANS Mago Paterson 2 25 min Hutu and Tutsi backgrounds: they play sports, match- make and enjoy life like normal teenagers. On March 18th 1997, rebels attack the school, bent on massacre and destabilizing Rwanda's fragile peace. The friends find themselves alone and defenseless, and faced with the decision of their lives: separate and betray their Tutsi friends - or risk everything to stand together. YEAR CATEGORY TITLE SUBTITLE WRITER DIRECTOR AWARD #COPIES TRT COUNTRY SYNOPSIS

The only thing that is certain in The Winged Man is that Daysi, a beautiful Latina high school girl is pregnant. Is she just another teen statistic - or is this conception something quite different? Daysi's sharp-tongued SHORT FILM 2008 SHORT COMPILATION #5 THE WINGED MAN Marya Mazor 2 15 min mother claims the child is the result of a one-night stand, and her best friend Allysha, ridicules her story. Yet Daysi insists that hers is no ordinary baby, but the product of an encounter with an extraordinary mystical Winged Man that she discovered, wounded, in a cave.

YOU BETTER WATCH OUT is a wickedly dark comedy about two disgruntled brothers who kidnap a SHORT FILM department store Santa Claus because they want to 2008 SHORT COMPILATION #5 YOU BETTER WATCH OUT Steve Callen Steve Callen 2 22 min know why they never got the presents they wanted when they were kids. Now they want Santa to pay for all those disappointing Christmas mornings.

A fanciful family film of mystery and coming of age, LOON tells the tale of Carson Lind, a boy forced to move to Florida when his parents establish a wacky, stereotypical Mexican Restaurant in an old historic home: "The Casa Minnehaha!" When strange events 2008 STUDENT SHORT LOON Sabi Lofgren Sabi Lofgren 1 27 min begin to unravel in the creepy old manor, Carson befriends the intriguing daughter of their new chef and suddenly his eyes are opened to new cultures, new feelings, and to the mystery that has befallen the old Spanish casa!

Bob the Beatle stumbles upon his calling: "To Bring STUDENT SHORT Light to All" who is in need of it. Bob's friend Sid is not 2008 STUDENT SHORT FILM COMPILATION BEETLE BLASPHEMY Ferris Webby Ferris Webby 2 11 min very accepting of Bob's new role but Bob vows to #1 change Sid's perspective.

In preparation of his expected child, Joe must convert STUDENT SHORT 2008 STUDENT SHORT FILM COMPILATION DERAILED W. Scott W. Scott 2 18 min his beloved model-train room into a nursery. As the #1 Calvert Calvert date approaches, Joe's anxiety begins to overwhelm him and he is forced to face his fear of fatherhood.

Henry Troy is awoken one night to discover a letter on STUDENT SHORT his bed. On the label is the name "Heather." Speaking 2008 STUDENT SHORT FILM COMPILATION HEATHER: A FAIRY TALE Vincent J. Raisa Vincent J. Raisa 2 6 min the name aloud, little Henry hears a whimper from the #1 darkness of his room. He moves from his bed to discover a fearful angel huddles in the corner.

STUDENT SHORT A man must cope with the devastation of Alzheimer's Ashley Michael Ashley Michael 2008 STUDENT SHORT FILM COMPILATION HARVEST Karitis Karitis 2 8 min while moving his sick mother into an assisted living #1 facility. YEAR CATEGORY TITLE SUBTITLE WRITER DIRECTOR AWARD #COPIES TRT COUNTRY SYNOPSIS

Conclusions are left to the audience as the component characters speak and act for themselves, as themselves. This film is an inquiring look at everyday life in middle America. From the patrol car to the courtroom, the Bill Ross IV and playground, to the nursing home, the parade to the 2009 DOCUMENTARY 45465 Truner Ross 2 90 min prayer service, this film explores relationships and interactions between citizens of a small town. Father and son, boyfriend and girlfriend, cop and criminal, officials and the electorate, patrons and providers - it is a portrait of the city and its people.

In the late November 2006, a documentary crew accompanied 46 international volunteers from the Sea Shepard Conservation Society as they embarked on AT THE EDGE OF THE their third Antarctic campaign to stop Japanese 2009 DOCUMENTARY WORLD Dan Stone 2 90 min whaling. What emerged was At the Edge of the World; an intrepid record of modern-day piracy and the high stakes battle between commerce and ecological survival.

"Back to the Garden" presents a time-lapse view - 20 years in the lives of a group of back to the land hippies…idealist Baby Boomers who rejected and 2009 DOCUMENTARY BACK TO THE FLOWER POWER COMES Kevin 2 70 min dropped out of the mainstream, who went to the GARDEN FULL CIRCLE Tomlinson country and off-grid in pursuit of an alternative/environmental utopia. An intimate look a the price of living the dream...and the next generation's thoughts about their "hippie kid" upbringing.

In the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains, a young coal miner toils a mile underground, Lucas Chaffin is a fourth generation miner who takes fierce pride in carrying on the family tradition, symbolized by the old Michael hammer that he uses. It's the same hammer used for 2009 DOCUMENTARY BONE CRUSHER Fountain 2 69 min 26 years by the man he loves more than anything: his father, Luther "Bonecrusher" Chaffin. Luther was once a strong, handsome man. But now at 61, he's withered and sick - coal dust has ravaged his lungs. As life slips away, his greatest concern is for Lucas. YEAR CATEGORY TITLE SUBTITLE WRITER DIRECTOR AWARD #COPIES TRT COUNTRY SYNOPSIS

Brian is an inspirational story about a young man with no prescribed treatment for a rare form of cancer. A Bend, Oregon, local, Brain uses cycling as his treatment. He spent 16 years battling the disease that took a lung and his sacrum before ultimately leading to his death. The film follows Brian as he trained with a cycling coach KATIE MERRITT 2009 DOCUMENTARY BRIAN Tae Lee AUDIENCE 2 60 min and rode in Cycle Oregon. he was a local celeb in the AWARDS cycling community of Portland - awards have been named after him. Eventually on oxygen, he was able to complete the Reach the Beach ride from Portland to the beach, with the help of his friends. This inspiring film included interviews with medical professionals, friends and his own descriptions of his path and how he was able to overcome incredible odds.

Pat Spurgeon is a talented and professional musician who worked hard to be where he is today. As a multi- instrumentalist, Pat is an integral part of the indie pop band, Rougue Wave, They have performed all over the world, increasing their fan base with every tour. in addition to giving the band everything he's got, Pat has 2009 DOCUMENTARY D-TOUR Jim Granato BEST 2 99 min had to deal with kidney failure and parameters that DOCUMENTARY have been set for him by his situation. D-tour chronicles Pat's search for a living organ donor and the challenges associated with finding a viable match. it also addresses issues with the U.S. health care system, the lack of affordable insurance, the importance of organ donation, and much more.

Haze is a feature documentary, created with the intent of placing a focus on the issues of binge drinking, alcohol laden hazing rituals and rapid force drinking games - all so common in a campus environment. The Pete "soul" of the story is the tragic death of Gordie Bailey. 2009 DOCUMENTARY HAZE Schermann 2 82 min His case is singled out because of the senseless and infuriating manner in which he died, and also as a clear and undeniable testament to the fact that this can happen, and is happening to potentially any college student of any sex and age, any time any where. YEAR CATEGORY TITLE SUBTITLE WRITER DIRECTOR AWARD #COPIES TRT COUNTRY SYNOPSIS

An enthralling portrait of an American original and his fierce love of the land. It's the story of Kent Frost - Utah's homegrown John Muir - a kid who disappeared in the wild red rock country and came out a changed man. Now in his 90's, he's the last of the old-time river runners and a legendary backcounrty guide who knows MY CANYONLANDS: the canyons of southeastern Utah better than anyone 2009 DOCUMENTARY THE ADVENTUROUS Chris Simon 2 56 min alive. The drowning of legendary Glen Canyon by Lake LIFE OF KENT FROST Powell - to this day a controversial environmental loss - runs through the film as it echos in Kent's heart. Director Chris Simon interweaves stunning photography of the landscape, stories, music, archival footage and present day adventures to create an intimate and compelling portrait of Kent Frost and the canyons he loves.

The Providence Effect is the story of an individual man, the inner city Chicago school he founded, and the students' lives the school has changed and saved. The THE PROVIDENCE school, Providence St. Mel has a 30-year, 100 percent 2009 DOCUMENTARY EFFECT Rollin Binzer 2 92 min college placement record - with an old school approach to learning: "Do the work" - and a dedicated corps of teachers and administrators. Providence St. Mel can serve as a model for revamping American education.

This is a film about class warfare, sports and ambitious kids from opposite sides of the track. It's a film about injuries, victories and opportunities. It is about the pressure to measure up to the status quo. It just happens to be about high school football and it happens to be set in Maine. It is the tale of two 2009 DOCUMENTARY THE RIVALS Kirk Wolfinger 1 91 min communities, one white collar and one blue, united by a common dream: winning the state championship. The physical conflict takes place on the playing field, but the real story is how these two communities see themselves and what they teach their kids about the game of life, the pride of place, the passion of tradition and the careful balance between success and respect.

The Women and the Waves is a documentary surf film that explores the lives of female surfers, who through the decades, have chosen to paddle head first into the male dominated sport of surfing and found a place of THE WOMEN & THE Heather their own. Surfer girls, women who surf, women who 2009 DOCUMENTARY Hudson, 2 48 min don't, female athletes and the men who love them gain WAVES Producer insight into what it's like to "Surf like a Girl!" This inspiring film, featuring generations of women surfers, reveals what has transcended surfing's status as a sport, to become a passion so strong it is the dominant force in their lives. YEAR CATEGORY TITLE SUBTITLE WRITER DIRECTOR AWARD #COPIES TRT COUNTRY SYNOPSIS

Vincent P. Falk is Fashion Man. Clad in brightly colored suit, Vincent twirls on Chicago's many bridges, performing fashion shows for the passing tour boats. As he spins his way through the city, tourists and locals alike are left to wonder just who is this strange man. Over the course of one boat season, we follow Vincent 2009 DOCUMENTARY VINCENT:A LIFE IN Jennifer Burns 2 96 min and begin to unravel the mystery that surrounds him. COLOR Vincent started out in this world a blind orphan. He is always going to be different. It was a fact of life he couldn't escape, so he decided to embrace it. If people were going to notice Vincent, he would decide why, when and how they would notice him. And so, he spins on.

Whatever it takes chronicles the struggles and triumphs of the first year of Bronx Center for Science & Mathematics, an innovative public high school set in New York City's notorious South Bronx. This deeply Christopher emotional, verite-style documentary primarily 2009 DOCUMENTARY WHATEVER IT TAKES Wong 3 90 min examines the intertwined lives of Edward Tom, the school's visionary rookie principle. A dramatic, uplifting tale with uncommon personal access, Whatever It Takes offers a compelling portrait of a community born into hardship, but rising to excellence.

Sixty-eight-year-old August Dupree is certain he is on the down side of Act 3 of his life. One day he wakes from his nap to discover an old Volkswagen bus has been dropped off in his driveway. Inside, he finds a wooden box and letter from and old childhood friend telling him to take the bus and box on a road trip to 2009 FEATURE BLUE BUS Phillip Scarpaci 2 95 min New Orleans. Feeling bound by his dying friend's wish and without opening the box, "Auggie" convinces another close friend to take the trip from L.A. to New Orleans. What transpires is a coming of age story for two middle-aged men, one who's run from his past his entire life, and the other, a Peter Pan character who's never really grown up. YEAR CATEGORY TITLE SUBTITLE WRITER DIRECTOR AWARD #COPIES TRT COUNTRY SYNOPSIS

Drawing With Chalk tells the story of two factory workers, Jay and Matt who grew up together and played in a rock band years prior but missed their shot at "the big prize." As they hit 40, they decide to give it one more try. As they begin the process, Jay struggles between his artistic dreams and his responsibilities to DRAWING WITH his wife Jasmine and son Bryan. Matt has his own 2009 FEATURE CHALK Todd Giglio 2 118 min demons to contend with as he battles depression and a universal fear of simply being too old to make it in an industry that thrives on youth. Eventually, Jay's fierce commitment to his music begins to take a toll on his family. He is ultimately faced with having to say goodbye to one part of his life and begin a new journey with the other.

Fuel is the story of a young man's struggle to save his girl from an abusive environment. Emilio discovers that he has the ability to run incredibly fast. With the hope of a scholarship, he sees an opportunity to be able to 2009 FEATURE FUEL Oktay Ortabasi 2 94 min leave his hometown, along with all his troubles, and take Sandy with him. But a tragic flaw, a violent streak he possesses, induced by exposure to gasoline vapors, will all but destroy his best-laid plans. Emilio's hopes race through his heart, not like blood, but like fuel.

"Homeland" is a drama with interlocking storylines about our desperate attempts to connect with others and the world around us, to find a sense of belonging. Five peoples' fate become entwined when a soldier returns on furlough from Iraq. With no one to greet him at the airport, he sets out for the wild Northwest coast. 2009 FEATURE HOMELAND Christopher 2 82 min his journey intersects with his distant father his un-met Young step-mother, a bitter veteran, and a stewardess from his connection home. As each strays further from his everyday life and a body washes up on the beach, their fates become bound inextricably together. A newfound sense of belonging is forged, and finally, the soldier has something to come back to; now he must return to the war.

BEST Modern Love Is Automatic is a film about an apathetic MODERN LOVE IS nurse who moonlights as a dominatrix, her aspiring 2009 FEATURE AUTOMATIC Zack Clark SUPPORTING 2 92 min model roommate and the sad, strange world they live ACTRESS in. (This film is for mature audiences only.) YEAR CATEGORY TITLE SUBTITLE WRITER DIRECTOR AWARD #COPIES TRT COUNTRY SYNOPSIS

In this story of family conflict, Will Jr. escapes his family and his American upbringing and looks for a new life in Cambodia. Joining a religious community, he searches for a spiritual explanation of the world around him, finding instead only fractional and conflicting solutions. He begins to question the purpose of his time abroad THE DISTANCE 2009 FEATURE BETWEEN THE APPLE Bajir Cannon 2 89 min and the relationships he has formed and broken since AND THE TREE leaving his family. Back home, Will Sr. and Linda are struggling with their son's departure. Will Sr. fixates on the ingratitude his son has demonstrated - a fixation that exacerbates his heart condition and strains his marriage, Linda, while trying to understand her son's choice and comfort her husband, is forced into mediating the conflict between the two men in her life.

Once upon a time, a guardian was chosen to watch over all living things. She was called the Magistical. Hoping to preserve all precious life, the magistical created a spell. This spell granted immortality to the John Cernak last of every creature. However, to one very evil Draken 2009 FEATURE THE MAGISTICAL and Danny 2 99 min the spell would carry a very different meaning than Oakley intended. By killing all other Drakens she would become the last. Without fear of death such a beast would rule the world. Now only one baby cub stands between her and her evil ambitions. And between them stands a small but determined obstacle named Forbile.

In the Norwest of the 1970's, a down and almost out loner comes up with an escape plan from his life - to hijack an airplane ands demand a ransom. Cigarettes 2009 FEATURE THE SKYJACKER Jeff Pickett 1 71 min and bourbon fuel his resolve to pull off the dangerous gambit which he undertakes with steely-eyed determination. If he can resist the charms of the flight's lovely young stewardess, he just might get away with it.

Following up their Peabody winning documentary, the King Corn boys are back. For Big River, best friends Ian Cheney and Curt Ellis have returned to Iowa with a new SHORT FILM mission: to investigate the environmental impact their 2009 SHORT COMPILATION #1 BIG RIVER Curt Ellis 1 27 min acre of corn made on people downstream. In a journey that spans from the heartland to the Gulf of Mexico, Ian and Curt trade their combine for a canoe and set out to see the big world their little acre of corn has touched.

Gone Fishing is a touching story of a boy and an old 2009 SHORT SHORT FILM GONE FISHING Chris Jones 1 13 min man coming to terms with bereavement through their COMPILATION #1 shared love of fishing and the legend of Goliath, the biggest pike ever caught! Think 'jaws' but for kids… YEAR CATEGORY TITLE SUBTITLE WRITER DIRECTOR AWARD #COPIES TRT COUNTRY SYNOPSIS

An explosive comet crashes to the surface of a candle planet igniting a rhythmic flame. The ground gives birth 2009 SHORT SHORT FILM LIGHT HEADED Mike Dacko 1 5 min to emerging wax creatures that instinctively begin a COMPILATION #1 tribal dance . They circle the flame until a second comet draws them, leading them on a sacrificial journey.

ANIMATIO This is a high flying animated film about a famous flying N, BEST OF circus mouse. At the height of his fame, the mouse 2009 SHORT SHORT FILM THE MOUSE THAT SOARED Kyle Bell 1 6 min THE takes time out to reflect on his humble beginnings. COMPILATION #1 NORTHWE Follow his reflections in the high-altitude adventure in ST aerodynamics.

The world has progressed at lighting speed over the past 100 years, often to a fault. It's both oddly funny and fascinating to consider that Post Original Shredded Wheat, which has used the same single ingredient for 2009 SHORT SHORT FILM THE PALACE OF LIGHT Tim Piper 1 12 min 100 years, ends up being one of the healthiest foods on COMPILATION #1 the grocery shelf. In this short film, we take a peek in to the "Palace of Light" - the original Shredded Wheat factory - and see how the boss, Frank Duffel, puts the "no" in "innovation" any way he can.

This film investigates the controversy over the mixed use of National Parks amongst winter recreationists. In a setting that pits motorized and non-motorized 2009 SHORT SHORT FILM DRAWING A LINE IN THE Peter Monahan 1 8 min backcountry enthusiasts against one another, the COMPILATION #2 SNOW central theme is "division vs. coexistence." Although set in the Cascade Mountain Range in Central, Oregon, the film is pertinent to conflicts over land use rights the world over.

The Klootchy Creek Sitka Spruce Tree on the Oregon Coast was the largest of its kind. In December of 2007, it toppled during a fierce windstorm, leaving its designation as Largest Sitka Spruce in Oregon up for grabs. With just a handful of contenders for the title, Brian French and Will Koomjian spent several months 2009 SHORT SHORT FILM ASCENDING THE GIANTS John Waller 1 12 min measuring the candidates. Join them as they travel to COMPILATION #2 four massive Sitkas, each with its own unique personality and growing conditions. This short documentary features stunning cinematography from both ground and canopy. Ultimately a new champion is crowned, but the greater celebration is getting to know these breath taking trees through the eyes of Brian and Will.

As newspapers across the country struggle to stay viable both culturally and fiscally, Seattle's own post 2009 SHORT SHORT FILM IT'S IN THE P-I Bradley 1 7 min Intelligencer is slated for closure. "It's in the P-I" tries to COMPILATION #2 Hutchinson capture the confusion and disappointment of the people who worked the last few days of this 142 year old Seattle institution. YEAR CATEGORY TITLE SUBTITLE WRITER DIRECTOR AWARD #COPIES TRT COUNTRY SYNOPSIS In the style of 300 and Sin City, this dark tale of a killer's SHORT FILM perfect crime is painted with stunning visuals and the 2009 SHORT COMPILATION #2 ROCKWELL Joseph Duerst 1 7 min murderous poet's haunting rhyme in the spirit of Edgar Allen Poe's "The Raven."

This film exposes the growing epidemic of violence in 2009 SHORT SHORT FILM IT'S JUST A GAME Marshall 1 27 min youth sports. Every year sports officials and children are COMPILATION #2 Burgtorf verbally and physically attacked by fans and parents. Hosted by NFL great, Uwe Von Schamann.

A story of regret, reconciliation and hope, And What Remains explores the complexities of a father's relationship with his son while unfolding the essential desire of wanting to leave behind something great. Utilizing a visual style that pushes the edge of traditional movie making, it captures the beauty and 2009 SHORT SHORT FILM AND WHAT REMAINS Marc Havener 2 10 min simplicity of Eastern Kansas through a panoramic and COMPILATION #3 picture-in-picture editing technique not common in non-fiction story telling. The story unfolds as Rick Cree takes his son to the small town where his father grew up to share the sights and sounds of his father's past and search for the legacy he himself will someday leave.

Two shady undercover cops have put together what SHORT FILM could be the biggest score of their lives, but when 2009 SHORT WHITEBREAD & GOATMAN Steve Hosford 2 7 min things don't exactly go according to schedule, the COMPILATION #3 partnership inches toward the breaking point, and dark secrets begin to emerge...or do they?

James is a teenager just learning about women. Having just received a long-awaited pornographic magazine, his every attempt at finding some solitude is SHORT FILM interrupted by his deceased grandmother. The only 2009 SHORT COMPILATION #3 MASTER OF HIS DOMAIN Eric Elofson 2 9 min way he figures he can be rid of her involves "digging up" the past. But is he man enough? On his journey to find just a few minutes of privacy, James discovers the lengths to which he will go. (Film contains adult content.)

Sean is a hopeless romantic who talks too much when he doesn't know what else to do. Kelly is a pretty girl who sits next to him in one of his college classes. After SHORT FILM Alexander Sean fumbles his way through an introduction, Kelly 2009 SHORT COMPILATION #3 STEALING SECOND Richanbach 2 12 min begins to enjoy his charm and they flirt their way through a modern courtship. Along the way, Kelly gets to know his friends, who make Sean seem like a Casanova, and a relationship begins to form.

War is cyclical, voilence breeds violence, and revenge SHORT FILM never ends. This visually aggressive animated short film 2009 SHORT COMPILATION #3 WAR IS MY DESTINY Adam Calfee 2 3 min is portrayed in graphic style, driven by a heavy hip hop soundtrack. YEAR CATEGORY TITLE SUBTITLE WRITER DIRECTOR AWARD #COPIES TRT COUNTRY SYNOPSIS

Life is getting a little too boring for those active Rubbuds, who live inside everyone's night stand drawer. They are action seekers and love to have a good time. On the night portrayed in this film, the siren SHORT FILM blares and off they go down a slide that will lead them 2009 SHORT COMPILATION #3 RUBBUDS Jan Chen 2 3 min from their quarters to the drawer. Time is running out. The collective goal is for one of these guys to get "used." If one guys gets used everybody is happy. however, who is going to enjoy the ride the most?! (Film contains adult content.)

In an unnamed conflict in an unnamed country, two women, Dreena ('Munich's' Lynn Cohen), and Anna, SHORT FILM (Agata Domanska) struggle to maintain some form of 2009 SHORT COMPILATION #3 OPEN AIR Shira-lee Shalit 2 12 min normality in their lives, all the while trapped from fleeing their homes due to an unforeseen sniper, who keeps the two women forever on guard.

Emilia and Tom are two very special people. When 2009 SHORT SHORT FILM EMELIA ECKLE Alyssa 1 7 min Emilia and Tom go out on their first date one lovely COMPILATION #4 McClelland spring day, the evening seems perfect. It seems as if fate shines favorably on these two souls…or does it?

This animated Sci-Fi Fantasy follows the journey of a little girl with a special pet friend, a huge toad. Follow the girl on a strange, yet compelling journey through SHORT FILM 2009 SHORT COMPILATION #4 HEY Guy Ben-Shetrit 1 4 min streets, kitchens and bathtubs as she loses and chases her pet, which drifts in the sky in a form of a balloon. Think animated music video set to the amazing song 'Hey' by Eatliz band.

Walking by the side of the road on a rainy day, Justin a recently returned Marine veteran, is offered a ride by a kind older man named Paul. Paul develops a SHORT FILM compassion for the young man who is obviously 2009 SHORT POUR Geoff Ryan 1 8 min struggling with the psychological battle lingering in his COMPILATION #4 mind from the war and the emotional isolation of being homeless in the land he fought to defend. The film is a meditation on pride, honor and dignity for a soldier trying to find his place in a nation on hard times.

SHORT FILM Lin Oeding & BEST A romantic couple's brief encounter with several 2009 SHORT COMPILATION #4 INTERPRETATION Matt Olmstead Lin Oeding 1 8 min EDITING philosophical thugs unfolds in an unusual way.

Charlie waits for his girlfriend, Caroline, in their Manhattan apartment. He suspects that she is about to leave him and has slipped a vindictive letter into her SHORT FILM bag hoping she will discover it and realize his distrust 2009 SHORT COMPILATION #4 HOUSETAURANT Dan Moyer Dustin Schell 1 15 min and pain. Caroline returns home just as Charlie changes his mind. He makes a desperate attempt to retrieve the letter without her knowing. It backfires; sending the couple deep into territory neither is prepared for. YEAR CATEGORY TITLE SUBTITLE WRITER DIRECTOR AWARD #COPIES TRT COUNTRY SYNOPSIS

Last night Rhett Somers, so far scraping by on good luck or just plain old ignorance, met the love of his life. He's 2009 SHORT SHORT FILM TRUE BEAUTY THIS NIGHT Peter Besson Peter Besson 1 10 min sure of it. The object of Rhett's passion is unaware of COMPILATION #4 his feelings. Now, the only thing left for Rhett to do is convince her that she's the one. Not an easy feat considering how they met.

Struggling to come to terms with her life and marriage after breast cancer, Julia gets more than she bargained for when she attends a bridal shower and finds herself 2009 SHORT SHORT FILM OPEN YOUR EYES Susan Cohen Susan Cohen 1 14 min locked in a bathroom with a stranger. Open Your Eyes is COMPILATION #4 a poignant and humorous look at our complex relationship with breasts, each other and what it really means to be whole.

A teen runaway's search for her biological mother is Lindsay derailed when she meets a group of crust punk street Golwert, Eric kids on their way to the Mesa, a mysterious place 2009 SHORT SHORT FILM NOWHERE KIDS Juhola & Eric Juhola 1 18 min where 'rules don't exist.' After they commit a series of COMPILATION #4 Jeremy crimes, she becomes an unwitting accomplice and Stulberg ultimately must choose between her fragile family bonds and an escape to the unknown.

Following up on their Peabody winning documentary, the King Corn boys are back. For Big River, best friends Ian Cheney and Curt Ellis have returned to Iowa with a new mission: to investigate the environmental impact 2009 SHORT SHORT FILM BIG RIVER Curti Ellis 2 27 min their acre of corn made on the people and places COMPILATION #5 downstream. In a journey that spans from the heartland to the Gulf of Mexico, Ian and Curt trade their combine for a canoe and set out to see the big world their little acre has touched.

I Do' is a story of luck and love - although sometimes it is bad luck and lost love. Two separate couples SHORT FILM experience tragedy on they wedding day, and by 2009 SHORT COMPILATION #5 I DO Adam Smalley 2 15 min chance, one member of each couple meet one another. Overcoming great odds, even by Vegas standards, Sara and Will help each other make things right and change their orbits. YEAR CATEGORY TITLE SUBTITLE WRITER DIRECTOR AWARD #COPIES TRT COUNTRY SYNOPSIS

A lifestyle rock climber, Greg Garretson, picks up where he previously left off, attempting one of the more challenging climbs in Oregon's Smith Rock State Park. Depression and torn ligaments are common among enthusiasts of this highest end of "sport climbing." In 2009 SHORT SHORT FILM I PROJECT Greg Ouellette, 2 22 min March of 2009, Greg makes several attmepts in many COMPILATION #5 Producer days at "Smooth Boy," a route rated 3.13b. insightful and honest interveiw footage with Greg and other "projectors" is integrated into stunning scenery and edge-of-the-seat climbing footage. The audience is taken up on the wall with Greg, to rise and fall with him - literally.

What are you willing to sacrifice to accomplish your dreams? This is the question James Samson must ask 2009 SHORT SHORT FILM SAVEHAVEN Nico Raineau 2 21 min himself when confronting a life-altering decision - COMPILATION #5 accept his promotion as chief resident of Boston medical hospital, or father the child he never knew he had.

We follow one penguin's mundane, Antarctic day until it unexpectedly explodes upon passing through a ray of sunlight. Could it be a hole in the ozone that caused 2009 SHORT SHORT FILM SKYLIGHT David Baas David Baas 2 5 min this? The fund for "Inconsequential Wildlife" needs COMPILATION #5 donations. A closing montage reveals the fate of other "inconsequential" animals worldwide if environmental trends continue.

Kay Grey is a young girl growing up in an entirely grey house in a totally grey world with very grey parents. But then her house gets infested with elephants. They STUDENT SHORT can't be seen against the grey walls, and crash around 2009 STUDENT SHORT FILM COMPILATION ELEPHANTS Sally Pearce 1 13 min in the middle of the night, leaving massive piles of dung #1 in the loo. Kay's unloving parents make her paint the house with brilliant colors, so they can see these pests. But when Kay corners the Elephants, they become friends and she decides to help them.

A tiny robot is given life with only one limitation - the STUDENT SHORT length of his power cable. When a curious bird appears 2009 STUDENT SHORT FILM COMPILATION REACH Luke Randall 1 4 min at the workshop window, the tiny robot's lust to live #1 outside of his reach may be his demise.

In a country town, there are small creatures living in the base of the tree. They watch the trains pass by their village every day. Every time they hear sounds of STUDENT SHORT Mei Yu Chen; something (the train) coming, they go out and try to 2009 STUDENT SHORT FILM COMPILATION WISH Director, 1 5 min match it with a postcard. However, the picture of the postcard is a boat. These cute creatures dream about #1 Producer taking boat from the rail to the beautiful ocean, so they wait and wait. Because they wait for a long time and the boat never comes, they decide one day to make a wish upon the sky. YEAR CATEGORY TITLE SUBTITLE WRITER DIRECTOR AWARD #COPIES TRT COUNTRY SYNOPSIS It's 1987 and sixth grader, Cameron, wants desperately STUDENT SHORT Cameron to make Talia his girlfriend. Three things stand in his 2009 STUDENT SHORT FILM COMPILATION SHE'S A FOX Sawyer 1 18 min way: his former best friend, the jock who already owns #1 Talia's heart and a mullet.

Inspired by Busby Berkeley, mass gymnastics and STUDENT SHORT experimental cinema from the 20's and 30's, "Divers" is a short animation that explores large scale 2009 STUDENT SHORT FILM COMPILATION DIVERS Paris Mavroidis 1 3 min choreography, the abstraction of the human body into #1 shape and the absorption of the individual into the mass.

Max & Helena is the sweet and heartwarming tale of STUDENT SHORT 2009 STUDENT SHORT FILM COMPILATION MAX AND HELENA Prashant Nair 1 10 min how Max falls in love with Helena, falls out of love with #1 French food, and discovers every corner and bistro in New York City in the process.

The U.S. imprisons more people per capita than any country in the world. Beyond our 2.4 million prisoners Jason Sussberg lies an infinite ripple effect of incarceration on their STUDENT SHORT and Theo Rigby, families and our community. A Sentence Apart weaves 2009 STUDENT SHORT FILM COMPILATION A SENTENCE APART 2 12 min three intimate stories exploring the challenges facing #2 co-director and families with loved ones in prison. Told with striking producer images, these moving stories begin to scratch the surface of the complex toll incarceration takes on the world ouside prison walls.

Brian Marquez was murdered on a San Francisco street corner in 2005. Since that day, his father Luis has been on a quest to find the killers that took his Through his passionate advocacy to find the murderers, Luis has lost STUDENT SHORT sight of his family, and his family now suffers the 2009 STUDENT SHORT FILM COMPILATION CLOSER TO HOME Theo Rigby 2 6 min absence of a father, along with the loss of Brian. Luis' #2 daughter, Norma, expounds on the fragile mind-state of her father, and their tenuous relationship as she sets up an altar welcoming Brian's spirit back into the house on the traditional Mexican holiday of the Day of the Dead.

"A Place to Land" follows the journeys of homeless parrots across the nation. Caged parrots are prone to neurotic behaviors. Worse, these long-lived exotic animals can outlive their owners, often leaving them STUDENT SHORT Lauren without a home. Fly with us into a world where non- 2009 STUDENT SHORT FILM COMPILATION A PLACE TO LAND 2 30 min #2 DeAngelis profits and dedicated parrot lovers work to protect and rehabilitate these intelligent, beautiful creatures. This film enlightens and educates audiences on the melancholy plight of these exotic birds and shows that they deserve the best care we can give them. YEAR CATEGORY TITLE SUBTITLE WRITER DIRECTOR AWARD #COPIES TRT COUNTRY SYNOPSIS

The issues facing undocumented college students are explored in the doxumentary short. The film focuses on Andrea, a junior at Loyola Marymount University, her STUDENT SHORT struggles to achieve a higher education and her efforts 2009 STUDENT SHORT FILM COMPILATION LIVING TO DREAM Eva Kosmos 2 15 min #2 to fit in amoungst the college crowd. Immigration expers, family and friends discuss Andrea and the difficulties facing undocumented youths today in America.

The life of the old married couple Herbert and Martha, is illuminated through a series of brief episodic scenes STUDENT SHORT which portray Martha's gradual retreat into the world of dementia, where reality and imagination seem to 2009 STUDENT SHORT FILM COMPILATION FADING AWAY Fabien Giessler 2 14 min overlap, and Herbert's desperation about their future #2 together. "Fading Away" is a simple, quiet and subtle film about two elderly people, their love and their fear of losing each other.

When Anna, a struggling Brazilian immigrant, appeals to her only son's estranged father for monetary STUDENT SHORT BEST support, she encounters three Russion thugs 2009 STUDENT SHORT FILM COMPILATION BEHOLDEN David Jibladze SUPPORTING 2 26 min demanding stolen money, leaving her the sole #3 ACTOR interpreter and ultimately the determining factor between her son's future and the life of the man she loves.

Don't tell Mom the babysitter is Death… When violent media, handguns and nihilism are ubiquitous, who fears the Reaper? This cautionary tale examines life through the eyes of Death, who gets derailed when an impatient single Mom carelessly mistakes the scythe- STUDENT SHORT carrying cloaked one for her tardy babysitter and leaves 2009 STUDENT SHORT FILM COMPILATION DEATH IN CHARGE Devi Snively 2 15 min Death to care for her precocious 9-year-old daughter #3 for the evening. Whitney teaches Death about life's many marvels through violent video games, macaroni and c heese and the magic of Sea Munkees. But when Whitney reveals some dark tendencies of her own, it's up to Death to lighten things up before returning to the grim duties that lie in wait.

Jozefat Faranski, a Russian immigrant struggling with STUDENT SHORT Parkinson's disease, grapples with the sudden 2009 STUDENT SHORT FILM COMPILATION KLAUDIA Josef Wladyka 2 10 min disappearance of his 18-year-old daughter. When the #3 police are slow to help, Jozefat takes matters into his own hands.

Did you know slavery still exists? Kavi is a young boy STUDENT SHORT who is forced to make bricks with his family in 2009 STUDENT SHORT FILM COMPILATION KAVI Greg Helvey 2 18 min Maharastra, India. While his family has accepted their #3 fate, Kavi won't settle for it and wants to escape. This movie film follows Kavi's efforts to achieve freedom. YEAR CATEGORY TITLE SUBTITLE WRITER DIRECTOR AWARD #COPIES TRT COUNTRY SYNOPSIS

"On the Road to Tel Aviv" is a dramatic story (with comedic elements) that shows how, under the tense reality of war and terror, enemies can sometimes find themselves in the same boat — or on the same bus. It is STUDENT SHORT a story of a young Israeli who finds himself in a tricky 2009 STUDENT SHORT FILM COMPILATION ON THE ROAD TO TEL AVIV Khen Shalem 2 15 min situation when an Arab woman enters the same bus as #3 his fiancée. As he tries to get his fiancée off of the bus without creating a scene, panic ensues and he must right the situation, as the realities of war, terror and enemies are exposed.

STUDENT SHORT A man discovers more than he expected when he seeks 2009 STUDENT SHORT FILM COMPILATION BAR FLIES David Broyles 2 10 min shelter in an isolated bar. #4

A dysfunctional family gets together for the fist tiem in STUDENT SHORT a long time to visit the deathbed of the eldest member 2009 STUDENT SHORT FILM COMPILATION ME VOY 2 of the family (Don Alfonso). But that won't stop the #4 other members from being sarcastic and hurtful to each other.

This tongue-in-cheek film chronicles the tale of veteran STUDENT SHORT miracle investigator Father Dominic and his rookie 2009 STUDENT SHORT FILM COMPILATION MIRACLE INVESTIGATORS Jeremy Dehn 2 13 min partner, Father Justin. The partners judge the #4 authenticity of miracles and bust the spiritual criminals who dare disagree.

On the boardwalk of Venice Beach, Charlie, a 12-year- old street performer with nothing but the shirt on his back, thrives off of bringing smiles to the faces of STUDENT SHORT 2009 STUDENT SHORT FILM COMPILATION ROYALTY FREE Michael 2 10 min everyone who stops to watch him. When Kate, the #4 Berstein most miserable girl in Venice, sees his performance and refuses to grant Charlie even the slightest smile, he sets out to win her over. Every entertainer has an ego, even a 12-year-old whose stage is the street.

STUDENT SHORT Casual acquaintances, Robert and Mariam, travel to 2009 STUDENT SHORT FILM COMPILATION SLEET/SNOW Daniel Laabs 2 14 min Odessa, Texas to pick up a painting. This film follows #4 the two on the road as they forge a unique relationship.

One day, a butcher who really loves baseball accidentally releases a chicken who is swallowing his favorite autographed baseball. After a frantic chase, the 2010 ANIMATED SHORT GIFT Shaun Kim Shaun Kim 2 2 min butcher finally catches the chicken and he tries to kill the chicken to get back his favorite baseball. At that juncture, the chicken shows that he has an amazing ability.

"Prayers for Peace" is a narrative stop-motion animation confronting the memory of the artist's ANIMATED BEST younger brother killed in the current conflict in Iraq. 2010 STUDENT SHORT PRAYERS FOR PEACE Dustin Grella Dustin Grella ANIMATION 1 8 min Drawn entirely with pastels on a slate chlkboard, the materials used to create the animation become a metaphor for the impermanence of life. YEAR CATEGORY TITLE SUBTITLE WRITER DIRECTOR AWARD #COPIES TRT COUNTRY SYNOPSIS "The Cow Who Wanted to be a Hamburger" is a THE COW WHO children's fable about the power of advertising, the 2010 ANIMATED SHORT WANTED TO BE A Bill Plimpton Bill Plimpton 2 6 min meaning of life and ultimately, the test of a mother's HAMBURGER love.

A movement is sweeping across America. Kentucky farmers, Hollywood stars, elementary school teachers, average American consumers, farsighted entrpreneurs and New York fashion mavens are all in it… together. It's based around hemp. Hemp's uses are far-reaching, Michael supplying more than 25,000 different products ad 2010 CONSERVATION HEMPSTERS Henning 2 90 min requiring no pesticides or herbicides to grow. Yet it has been banned by U.S. law since 1937. We will show you a conspiracy of silence, juxtaposed by a fight against ignorance and misinformation. The conspiracy's roots sink deep into old money and a misguided government that made it illegal to grow a crop boasting benefits which put cotton to shame.

Europe is a world filled with a rich history in cycling. Men, women, children, grandmas — they all ride bikes to work, to school, to the market … everywhere! "Bike Life" focuses in on three stories along Lake Geneva in a 2010 CONSERVATION BIKE LIFE Phillip Ebener Phillip Ebener 2 11 min Germany attempt to discover how innovtion and activism, cyclists are making the world a better place. What can America learn from Europe? Why is cycling suce an integral part of European society? Be a part of the movement. When all is said and done, cycling makes people happy.

Belize is exploding with new economic life as tourists flock to its coast. Yet as developers rush to keep up with demand they're destroying the very things that bring in tourists and their money: the sea and all its many creatures. Perhaps nobody is experiencing these changes more intimately than Abbie Marin and Lincoln 2010 CONSERVATION CURRENTS OF BELIZE Bradley Beesley 2 27 min Westby, fly fishing guides who spend their days out in the flats chasing the elusive permit. Filmmaker Bradley Beesley follows Abbie and Lincoln as they navigate the tension between the country's commitment to protecting its natural resources versus protecting human resources. YEAR CATEGORY TITLE SUBTITLE WRITER DIRECTOR AWARD #COPIES TRT COUNTRY SYNOPSIS

Dive! Follows Jeremy Seifert and his friends as they dumpster dive in the back alleys and gated garbage receptacles of L.A.'s supermarkets. They salvage thousands of dollars worth of good food and uncover a BEST 2010 CONSERVATION DIVE! Jeremy Seifert CONSERVATION 1 40 min disturbing truth about waste in America. The goal quickly becomes finding out why so much edible food is thrown away instead of being given to those who need it. The result is equal parts entertainment, guerrilla journalism and a call to action.

Michelle "Ripples of Change" chronicles the ongoing streams restoration effort on Whychus Creek at Camp Polk Haynes Michelle Meadow preserve in Central Oregon, a new wave of 2010 CONSERVATION RIPPLES OF CHANGE Alvarado, Haynes 2 15 min community based conservation that transforms areas Bruce Alvarado Cummings impacted by humans and creates healthy landscapes for fish, wildlife and our community.

"Daniel Dembele" wants to make his mark on the world. Returning to his homeland Mali, he starts a business building solar panels, a first of its kind in the sun-drenched nation. Daniel's goal is to electrify the Cambria household of rural communities, 99% of which live Matlow & 2010 DOC/FEATURE BURNING IN THE SUN Morgan 2 81 min without power. We follow Daniel's journey and the Robinson business' impact on Daniel's first customers in the tiny village of Banko. Taking controversial stances on climate change, poverty and African self-sufficiency, the film explores what it means to grow up as a man and what it takes to prosper as a nation.

After suffering a devastating stroke, and having reached the confines of the American health care system, 40 2010 DOCUMENTARY 9000 NEEDLES Doug Dearth 2 90 min Philippines year old Devin Dearth takes an unconventional journey to China in search of the care he needs and a fighting chance at recovery.

"A Life Ascending" chronicles the life of acclaimed ski mountaineer and mountain guide Ruedi Beglinger. Living with his wife and two young daughters on a remote glacier in the Selkirk Mountains of British HONORABLE Columbia, Beglinger has built a reputation as one of the Stephen MENTION - top mountaineering guides in the world. The film 2010 DOCUMENTARY A LIFE ASCENDING Grynberg CINEMATOGRA 1 60 min follows his family's unique life in the mountains and PHY their journey in the years following a massive avalanche that killed seven people. Documenting the sublime beauty and ever present risk of a life lived on the edge, the film ultimately explores the power of nature as both unforgiving and profound. YEAR CATEGORY TITLE SUBTITLE WRITER DIRECTOR AWARD #COPIES TRT COUNTRY SYNOPSIS

What social, economic and political environments create the mindset of a Jihadist, especially an American one? "American jihadist" takes a look at militant Islam through the eyes of an American who fought for it. Isa Abdullah Ali, aka Clevin Raphael Holt, is intriguing because he grew up in the ghettos of America's capitol, 2010 DOCUMENTARY AMERICAN JIHADIST Jody Jenkins Mark Claywell 2 68 min surrounded by physical and psychological violence from the beginning. "American Jihadist" looks at the roles violence and lack of hope for the future play in the development of radicalism. The film reaches beyond easy labels to grasp the nuances of one man's decision to fight for his religion. (May not be suitable for all audiences.)

"I couldn't hire enough staff to know where all of the skeletons are buried. We need whistleblowers," says U.S. Sen. Charles Grassley of Dr. John Bagnato and Charles Rehberg, who exposes shocking unethical 2010 DOCUMENTARY DO NO HARM Rebecca BEST 2 55 min practices toward uninsured patients at Phoebe Putney Schanberg DOCUMENTARY hospital, a nonprofit hospital in Georgia. "Do No Harm" tells the incredible and often outrageous story of two men in a small town who endured relentless attacks in order to draw national attention to hospital corruption and the plight of the uninsured.

The amazing life journey of California artist Don Ed Hardy (b. 1945), who decided at age 10 to be a tattoo artist, is chronicled. After receiving a classical art education with Asian influences, he went on to initiate unprecedented global popularity of tattooing. Hardy 2010 DOCUMENTARY ED HARDY-TATTOO Emiko Omori 2 73 min combined sophisticated work on skin with painting, THE WORLD printmaking, writing, publishing and curatorial work. The film puts this in context with the Ed Hardy lifestyle brand that has saturated the world. Hardy's California sensibility transcends categories and has transformed contemporary culture.

"The Legend of Pancho Barnes" chronicles the thrilling life and extraordinary times of aviation pioneer 2010 DOCUMENTARY LEGEND OF PANCHO Nick Spark Amanda Pope 2 66 min Florence Lowe "Pancho" Barnes, one of the most BARNES colorful and accomplished female pilots of the early 20th Century, and ill-behaved woman who made history. YEAR CATEGORY TITLE SUBTITLE WRITER DIRECTOR AWARD #COPIES TRT COUNTRY SYNOPSIS

Fira has adopted a small Israel born girl of Peruvian extraction - a child uprooted just a Fira was. The grandmother also sees her adoption of little Firita as a token of gratitude for her own rescue; she survived the 2010 DOCUMENTARY OY MAMA Noa Maiman 2 50 min Isreal Holocaust thanks to a Polish woman who hid her family form the Nazis. In this way, the portrait of an elderly lady becomes not only a journey through the 20th Century but also a parable about humanity that shines through in the most adverse of circumstances.

"Shooting for Democracy" brings together voices of students in the world's smallest emerging democracy with those in its most established, a vibrant portrayal of SHOOTING FOR Meghan Shea & two nations as seen through the eyes of youths in each 2010 DOCUMENTARY DEMOCRACY Michael Rogers 1 56 min Singapore country. Inspired by the coincidence of Bhutan's first democratic elections taking place during a U.S. presidential election year, "Shooting for Democracy" results in a unique juxtaposition that examines youth perspectives on democracy during the 2008 elections.

This film is a portrait of John Hunter, a teacher dedicated to teaching children how to work for a more peaceful world. While participating in an educational exercise titled the World Peace Game, 9 and 10 year WORLD PEACE & 2010 DOCUMENTARY OTHER 4TH GRADE Chris Farina 1 57 min old students are confronted with issues of war and ACCOMPLISHMENTS peace, poverty and prosperity, with the goal of learning to work together in the pursuit of world peace. The film follows this transformative process through which children are exposed to complexities of the global world.

Calvin Marshall is a young man pursuing his childhood dream to play professional baseball, yet struggling to make his Junior College team. Fanatical coach Doug Little can't help but admire Calvin's dedication and gives the talent-challenged player a shot. When the KATIE MERRITT school's volleyball star comes into both their lives, each 2010 FEATURE CALVIN MARSHALL Gary Lundgren Gary Lundgren AUDIENCE 2 93 min must face their own failures and shortcoming. A AWARD poignant comedy about overcoming disappointment, cultivating defeat and becoming the kind of person that dares to dream, Calvin Marshall features an all-star cast including Diedrich Bader, Cynthia Watros, Jane Adams, Andrew Wilson, Jeremy Sumpter and the brilliant Steve Zahn. YEAR CATEGORY TITLE SUBTITLE WRITER DIRECTOR AWARD #COPIES TRT COUNTRY SYNOPSIS

At 19, Nate Hitchens is sick of being the man of the house. He deals pot to sound engineers and college kids to take care of his 16 year old brother Sitter and pay the taxes on the dilapidated home they share with their DANCE WITH THE Smith father, Owen. Owen was once an Austin legend, a 2010 FEATURE ONE Henderson & Mike Dolan 2 83 min charming criminal with a mean streak, but since the Jon Marc Smith tragic death if his wife and the boys' mother, Owen has not worked. In an attempt to secure Sitter's future, and run away from a home shrouded in grief, Nate takes on a deal that will shatter his family forever.

With an enchanting mixture of laughter and longing, the worlds or six flawed yet endearing individuals are woven together as they explore age-old human desires: to love and to be loved. Gordon, a single urbanite, meets Debby online and finds their new relationship 2010 FEATURE HELLO LONESOME Adam Reid Adam Reid BEST ACTING 1 93 min put to the ultimate test. A suburban widow gets much more than she was looking for when she loses her license and leans on her neighbor for support. And in the country, successful voice-over artist Bill Soap starts to make amends for being such a lousy father.

When her car breaks down on a sightseeing tour of California, a Japanese student winds up stranded in a small desert town. Exhilarated by a sudden sense of HONORABLE freedom, she extends her stay and finds friendship, 2010 FEATURE LiTTLEROCK Mike Ott Mike Ott MENTION - 2 84 min romance, and what promises to be a new home. But as ACTING she pulls back the layers on this unlikely paradise, she discovers a different America than the one in her dreams.

With their father lost in anger and self-loathing, Truck Wheeler raised his younger brother Ted the best he Max Doty & could. In return, Ted idolizes his brother. Now, during 2010 FEATURE THE WHEELER BOYS Philip Flores Philip Flores 2 91 min their year of high school together, Ted will realize there are troubling aspects to Truck and his party-hardy gang , The Kings. Sometimes, acceptance comes with a price.

"True Adolescents" follows Sam (Mark Duplass), a washed-up rocker who, unbeknownst to him, is in the early stages of haggard. Jobless and apartment-less, he BEST OF SHOW, crashes with his aunt (Melissa Leo) as a last resort and 2010 FEATURE TRUE ADOLESCENTS Craig Johnson Craig Johnson BEST OF 1 88 min becomes a reluctant camping-trip chaperone for her NORTHWEST teenage son and pal. That the three males are on par maturity-wise makes for engaging ensemble juvenilia, but a surprising discovery turns dire - and the distance from boy to man must be covered overnight. YEAR CATEGORY TITLE SUBTITLE WRITER DIRECTOR AWARD #COPIES TRT COUNTRY SYNOPSIS

Cody Blue Snider tells a powerfully disturbing story of a WWII veteran with dementia, endlessly suffering in a confused world of the past, present and a lifetime of painful losses, with Death as his only companion. When Cody Blue Cody Blue salvation presents itself in the form of a compassionate 2010 SHORT ALL THAT REMAINS 2 18 min hospital nurse, a glimmer of hope is rekindled in the Sinder Sinder joyless old man's heart. It all comes crashing down when the old man becomes convinced that Death intends to take this joy away from him as well. To end his misery, he strikes deal with Death, only to find Death has no master.

It has been six months since his disappearance. AMERICA THE Nathan Harlan Government officials have declined to comment on his 2010 SHORT BEAUTIFUL Nathan Harlan & Nick Keene 2 7 min whereabouts. Terrified and angry citizens have taken to the streets in protest, and everyone is left asking the same question: "Where is Captain America?"

Hanna is left alone in a penthouse apartment with a box of dolls that her boyfriend has left for her to play AN AFFAIR WITH Hans with. She hesitates but tries it out, and she takes her 2010 SHORT DOLLS Montelius Hans Montelius 2 11 min Sweden frustrations out on the dolls. And when the boyfriend comes back, she's ready for him, and the game takes a serious turn.

An amusing and poignant documentary about the fate of the Irish phone box, which has gone from the centre of society to the verge of extinction. "Bye Bye Now!" is Aideen 2010 SHORT BYE BYE NOW O'Sullivan Ross Whitaker BEST SHORT 1 15 min Ireland a bittersweet tribute to the phone box, a historical document and a barometer of how much we've changed. It's a road trip around Ireland in honor of the phone box.

"Career Day" is the coming of age story of Marco Ivette García Ivette García Casanova, a tenacious 8-year-old who must write a 2010 SHORT CAREER DAY 2 14 min career day essay for school, but his mom won't let him Dávila Dávila come to work with her. Regardless, he decides to follow his mother to work and is in for the lesson of a lifetime.

Clara (Alex Dawson), a young woman who sees omens Robert in everything, suffers a spiritual meltdown. As she 2010 SHORT CLARA'S CARMA Alex Dawson 2 7 min consults her therapyist (Stephen Tobolowsky), the good Brinkmann doctor's frustration mounts, leaving her to wonder: is she beyond help?

DELMER BUILDS A Landon Landon "Delmer Builds a Machine" is an account of the most 2010 SHORT MACHINE Zakheim Zakheim 2 2 min imortant thing that has ever happened. YEAR CATEGORY TITLE SUBTITLE WRITER DIRECTOR AWARD #COPIES TRT COUNTRY SYNOPSIS

The United States Secretary of State (Michelle Forbes, True Blood, In Treatment) is ab out to meet Iran's Foreign Minister (Navid Negahban, Brothers, 24) for secret diplomatic talks. But as the diplomats dig in their 2010 SHORT DIPLOMACY Jon Goldman Jon Goldman 1 9 min heels, it soon falls to their interpreters (Omid Abtahi, Brothers, Ocean of Pearls; and Nazanin Boniadi, Charlie Wilson's War) to keep negotiations on track. Will their daring and unique approach bring about mutual understanding or nuclear disaster?

Alice lives on a ranch with her father, her favorite horse and confidante, Red, and the love of Reed's life, Molly. One day her romantic worldview is shattered when her dad hires a stud horse to impregnate Molly. At the 2010 SHORT EQUESTRIAN SEXUAL Courtney Zeke Hawkins 2 19 min same time, her schoolmates are developing a sexual RESPONSE Stephens awareness that Alice can't quite decipher. As her family like deteriorate, and Molly's pregnancy unfolds, Alice must reckon with this raw and sexual world in a way she has not yet encountered. May not be suitable for all audiences.

"Every War Has Two Losers" is based on the journals of William Stafford, a poet and conscientious objector in WWII. The film questions "facts" we have been told, such as "war is inevitable" or "war is necessary." Stafford disagreed and believed all wars were choices 2010 SHORT EVERY WAR HAS 2 Hayden Reiss Hayden Reiss 1 30 min — human choices — and open to other ways of seeking LOSERS reconciliation. The film uses poetry, music and the voices of America's finest poets, including W.S. Merwin, Alice Walker and Robert Bly, to present a hopeful tale of how each of us has the power to cultivate peace in our lives and in our country.

A new documentary brings to life the remarkable story of John C. Fremont's trek through Oregon, through Fremont's own journal entries and the living color of Loren Irving's stunning digital photography. Irving 2010 SHORT FINDING FREEMONT Bruce Sandy 2 31 min found and recorded every one of Fremont's 31 camps, IN OREGON Cummings Cummings strung out from The Dalles to the Nevada border. Join Loren as he hosts this amazing tale of Fremont, Kit Carson and Billy Chinook's 400-mile journey in the dead of winter. It's the 33rd state as you've never experienced it before. YEAR CATEGORY TITLE SUBTITLE WRITER DIRECTOR AWARD #COPIES TRT COUNTRY SYNOPSIS

Throughout the restrictive Communist period, the Polish poster was, ironically, a symbol of creative freedom. This documentary examines the circumstances that enabled artists to deveop individual 2010 SHORT FREEDOM ON THE Glen Holsten & 2 40 min artistic styles within a Communist culture. These FENCE Andrea Marks powerful posters announcing political, cultural and social events hung from the many construction fences erected in Warsaw and other cities in Poland following WWII.

The film offers a glimpse into one of the least known periads of Sigmund Freud's life. Years before he began studying psychoanalysis, the young doctor conducted extensive research on cocaine. In this short film, FREUD'S MAGIC director Edouard Getaz paints an unexpected portrait 2010 SHORT POWDER Jessica Sharzer Edouardo Getaz 2 15 min of Freud in his late 20's, a departure from the revered intellectual icon that he was to become. Thes quirky period drama takes us into the hopes and fantasies of the ambitious doctor, whose dark ruminations transformed the way we see ourselves.

HONORABLE A plus-sized Latina regains her lost confidence through 2010 SHORT GORDITA Debby Wolfe Debby Wolfe MENTION - 2 11 min the help of a cassette tape she recorded as a sassy teen SHORT back in 1994.

In a region devastated by war and deprived of normal schooling, young Azeem finds he has an extraordinary Minan Adnan Minan Adnan gift. His village's bare minimum setup for a school 2010 SHORT HEAL Ahmad Ahmad 2 24 min Pakistan provides relief for the children, but when its lone teacher is hit hard by the conflict, it is up to Azeem to do everything.

Into Darkness is a short adventure essay about the experience of exploring the secret underworld of caves. Journey along with a group of cavers who push impossibly small passages to access some of the final 2010 SHORT INTO DARKNESS John Waller John Waller 2 15 min frontiers on earth. The images and sounds of spectacular and remote wilderness caves will reveal a fantastic world unlike anything we experience on the surface

"It's not a pink slip. It's a blank page." What do people do who were once paid to be creative for a living do when they're laid off? They get creative with their own lives. "Lemonade" is an inspirational film about 16 2010 SHORT LEMONADE Erik Proulix Marc Colucci 1 36 min advertising professionals who lost their jobs and found their calling. With passions ranging from painting to coffee roasting to yoga, "Lemonade" inspires viewers to listen to the voices inside their heads that ask, "What if?" YEAR CATEGORY TITLE SUBTITLE WRITER DIRECTOR AWARD #COPIES TRT COUNTRY SYNOPSIS

Christmastime, 1961: a new wall separates Berlin; America has entered Vietnam; and throughout America, women are inviting cosmeticians into their homes for makeovers. Shelley is the very image of a happy suburban housewife. However, when an intrepid 2010 SHORT MAKE UP Scott Tuft Scott Tuft 2 14 min cosmetics saleswoman, Dorris, calls on her home, it becomes clear that Shelley is not as content as one might think. Throughout her makeover, Shelley discloses what she feels to be her impossible predicament. But for Dorris, nothing is impossible.

MISS SHADE IS Eddie Eddie A third-grade class in Brooklyn recounts its worst day in 2010 SHORT MISSING Rosenstein Rosenstein 1 13 min school. It was surprisingly bad. And surprisingly funny.

"Once Upon a Crime" is a Hitchcockian courtroom dramedy where Snow White is put to the witness 2010 SHORT ONCE UPON A CRIME Lilli Birdsell Lilli Birdsell 2 10 min stand, and she must defend and be held accountable for the story she's been telling for 150 years.

"Siren" is a story about a young Hungarian boy and his fateful acquaintance with a Russian soldier during the 2010 SHORT SIREN Andras Novak Andras Novak 2 11 min Hungary 1956 Revolution in Budapest, which leads to an unusual trip down memory lane.

Sissy's mother, Bernie, dumps her off with "Uncle" Charlie, a family friend and struggling magician headed for a small-time tour across rural parts of Nevada. 2010 SHORT SISSY Bonnie Root Bonnie Root 2 22 min Charlie's mood darkens when he just can't seem to catch a break. Sissy, with nowhere else to turn, bears the brunt as best she can. May not be suitable for all audiences

An homage to the great comics from the silent era of cinema, "Smoke Rings" follows the efforts of an affable yet hapless chap as he tries to impress the beautiful 2010 SHORT SMOKE RINGS Rex Carter Rex Carter 2 4 min lady that has caught his eye at the neighborhood speakeasy. Standing in his way, however, is a licentious rival and a bartender with really bad timing.

"Summer Snapshot" is a sun kissed slice of life, capturing the carefree, in-the-moment living between youth and adulthood. Shot in Super-8 film, "Summer Snapshot" experiments with the tropes of 1970s home 2010 SHORT SUMMER SNAPSHOT Ian McCluskey Ian McCluskey 2 10 min movies to explore the blurry line of memory and an actual event. The documentary essay depicts a carefree summer day spent with friends as a mountain river, evoking a warm, ephemeral mood and inviting viewers to reflect upon their own golden memories.

After one too many bad nights, a ring girl decides it's 2010 SHORT SUNDAY PUNCH Dennis Hauck Dennis Hauck 2 18 min high time to get out from under the thumb of a local gangster and burn every bridge she can on the way out. YEAR CATEGORY TITLE SUBTITLE WRITER DIRECTOR AWARD #COPIES TRT COUNTRY SYNOPSIS

11-year-old Aaron plays a game of hide and seek in which his friend Tony was never found. The mystery of their relationship - and of their queer attachment to the armoire in Aaron's bedroom - can only be revealed, 2010 SHORT THE ARMOIRE Jamie Travis Jamie Travis BEST DIRECTING 2 22 min Canada it turns out, through hypnosis. At once a comedy, a mystery and a melodrama, Jaime Travis' "The Armoire" is the resounding finale to his Saddest Children in the World trilogy.

THE ATTACK OF THE "Attack Of The Robots From Nebula" follows our 2010 SHORT ROBOTS FROM Garcia Ibarra Garcia Ibarra 2 6 min Spain faithful protagonist and his singular goal of convincing those around him of the inevitable upcoming invasion NEBULA of robots. Almost everybody is going to die very soon.

As legend has it, Babe Ruth, the New York Yankees' Jonathon Sultan of Swat, visited a desperately ill little boy in the 2010 SHORT THE BABE & THE KID Winters & Dan Benjamin Barak 2 7 min hospital and vowed to hit a home run just for him. Ruth delivered on his promise, and the little boy made Pasternack a miraculous recovery. In a parallel universe, this is how that story might have gone.

As he crosses the bridge on his way home, June mysteriously arrives where he left off and finds himself Phillip C. Phillip C. stuck in an ever-repeating world. In his struggle to 2010 SHORT THE BRIDGE Wolter Wolter 2 15 min return home, "The Bridge" tells the story of a man's inner journey to wake up and see the one thing he has shut himself out of: life.

"Land ain't for Pussies and neither is War." Is it greed or ignorance that makes a man lust for land? Set against the snow-capped mountains of Utah, this riveting drama draws parallels to the United States today by 2010 SHORT THE FARM Justin Scot Jon Hill 2 12 min taking a look at the trials of America's housing crisis through the eyes of four men caught in the web of progress, greed and humanity during the 1930's Great Depression. It then dares you to ask the question: who is really at fault?

Two unemployed slackers on the verge of eviction seek 2010 SHORT THE THIRD RULE Audre Johnson Aundre 2 14 min a solution for their financial problems through the help & Aaron Crowe Johnson of a guru.

A couple struggling with their finances stumble upon an 2010 SHORT TURNING JAPANESE Paul Bickel Paul Bickel 2 20 min unknowing roomate and exploit her nightly episodes.

Shar leaves home after a family tragedy in search of the father who abandoned her. Norman, her father, has Miles Orion Miles Orion built a successful business but largely lived alone since 2010 SHORT UNDER-TOW Feld Feld 2 24 min leaving his family. When the two are forced to live under one roof, they must confront the skeletons that have kept them apart for 25 years. YEAR CATEGORY TITLE SUBTITLE WRITER DIRECTOR AWARD #COPIES TRT COUNTRY SYNOPSIS

"Vascora" revolves around a day in the life of a small, rural Hungarian family during the riots of September 2006. The day starts when the adult son of the family slips and falls during the morning feeding and is laying VASCORA (THE unconscious in the pigpen. The town also wakes up and 2010 SHORT DINNER) Karchi Perlman Karchi Perlman 2 26 min Hungary goes about its business but without anyone noticing. The constant radio chatter brings the outside world in , echoing the cultural and political pulse of Hungary. As the day ends and the sun sets the story also unwinds - but not without the proverbial irony we know life to be.

The once full, fresh waters of Lake Denial are rapidly receding, leaving Bogan residents Jack, Kevin and Blandy with the uphill battle of keeping their charter WHEN THE WIND business afloat - literally. But when a supernatural 2010 SHORT CHANGES Richard Davies Alethea Jones 2 17 min Australia event alters Jack and Kevin's ability to function, just getting by becomes a whole new problem. "When The Wind Changes" is a comedy that sorts out the sinkers from the swimmers.

Kansas, a drug addicted homeless man with a military past, lives in the gutters of downtown L.A. After making the bad decisions of defending his pride against a group of drug pushers he is left badly beaten and in serious Ian Coad, debt. Kansas desperately needs to come up with cash 2010 STUDENT SHORT BETWEEN THE Joshua Krenz & Zac Petrillo 2 24 min any way he can. A chance event leads him to encounter SHADOWS Zac Petrillo Anna, a teenage runaway in a desperate situation of her own. Seeing an opportunity, Kansas offers to help the girl, and she ultimately decides to trust him. All the while, Kansas silently plans to pawn Anna off as a way to reconcile his debt.

Retired coal miner Carl Short lives with his developmentally disabled son Sammy. Carl suffers from black lung. When money from a class action lawsuit fails to materialize, he realizes his options are running out. Who will take care so Sammy after he's gone? Carl Kim spurlock & BEST STUDENT turns to Raymond, Sammy's childhood friend. But 2010 STUDENT SHORT DOWN IN NUMBER 5 Mai Spurlock Kim Spurlock SHORT 1 18 min Raymond is now a single, middle-aged father overwhelmed by his own problems. Rooted in the Southern Gothic storytelling tradition, "Down in number 5" is a tender portrait of a man pushed to his limits for the love of his sin, and a haunting rumination on family in the Appalachia.

A love struck, lounge-singing darts champion finds his prayers are answered - literally - when he receives a 2010 STUDENT SHORT GOD OF LOVE Luke Matheny Luke Matheny 2 19 min box of passion-inducing darts. The film won the top prize at the 2010 Student Academy Awards. YEAR CATEGORY TITLE SUBTITLE WRITER DIRECTOR AWARD #COPIES TRT COUNTRY SYNOPSIS

1899, the Marconi Company races to send the first wireless telegraph signal across the English Channel. Chief electrician William W. Bradfield pushes himself and the equipment to the limit, with no success. As his Chris 2010 STUDENT SHORT SIGNAL Farrington Chris Farrington 2 18 min frustration grows, a conflict with a local spiritualist explodes into violence. The ensuing chain of events leads to such a miraculous and inexplicable conclusion, the scientist is forced to question his most basic beliefs about the soul and its afterlife.

Ariel Hsing exudes a quiet confidence and intensity that rivals any young professional athlete working hard to become a promising Olympic champion. However, Ariel's story goes beyond her personal dedication, 2010 STUDENT SHORT TOPSPIN Sara Newens & 2 12 min revealing family sacrifices that foster her talent. From Mina T. Son her father, Michael, who strategizes with her before each tournament, to her mother, Xin, who helps scoop up balls during practice, theirs is as much story about a family coming together as it is about raising one of the best junior table tennis players in the world.

In 1986 Manila, the Philippine Revolution is raging and the citizens are forced to chose sides amidst the chaos. Nine-year-old Minnie is the daughter of servant parents Christina Christina who supported the revolution but work for a wealthy 2010 STUDENT SHORT UNREST Rubenstein Rubenstein 2 16 min loyalist of the tyrant regime. Tensions are rising in the city, and it has become too dangerous to remain in Manila. Minnie inadvertently sets off a chain of events that tests her mother's love, and transforms her into a victim of social unrest.

Marion Soddart lived next to one of America's most polluted rivers and unexpectedly transforms herself from small-town housewife into an environmental leader honored by the United Nations. "The Work of 2011 CONSERVATION MARION STODDART- Susan Edwards 2 30 min 1000" is a documentary film chronicling her life, THE WORK OF 1000 & Dorie Clark achievements, setbacks, and her belief that with vision and commitment, an ordinary person can accomplish extraordinary things. Soddart's dramatic success in mobilizing a community shows people that positive change is possible, even when hope has been lost.

"Stepping Into the Stream" is not just about fly fishing. Intrinsically, it is about women connecting with nature 2011 CONSERVATION STEPPING INTO THE poetry by Barbara Klutinis 2 30 min and a deeper part of themselves. It's about being STREAM Judith Brown willing to take risks to learn something new that will allow us to commune with rivers and wildlife, it's about finding an adventure and relishing it. YEAR CATEGORY TITLE SUBTITLE WRITER DIRECTOR AWARD #COPIES TRT COUNTRY SYNOPSIS

In 1964, after a protracted legal battle, club co-owners Howard and Elly Solomon were granted a 'unique' cabaret license, and the Cafe Au Go Go opened its doors. With mounting legal bills, Howard and Elly, 7 YEARS Jason M. desperate to keep the club open, reached out to 2011 DOCUMENTARY UNDERGROUND Soloman 2 95 min comedian Lenny Bruce. Two days into Lenny's performance, he was arrested for obscenity, along with Howard and Elly. The historic arrest, and international press it garnered, would put the Cafe Au Go Go on the entertainment world map.

Charles Blair Macdonald was the Father of Golf Architecture in America. He built 12 private courses, based on the strategies of the best holes in Scotland. A A JOURNEY TO Michael M. century later, three of the leading figures in golf 2011 DOCUMENTARY GOLF'S PAST Creating Old MacDonald Robin 1 73 min architecture today set out to create a golf course in the spirit of Macdonald that the public golfer can play. Join Tom Doak, Jim Urbina and Mike Keiser as they take "A Journey to Golf's Past: Creating Old Macdonald."

When it comes to independent animators, Bill Plympton is the undisputed king. When Plympton began his animation career over 25 years ago, he was already an acclaimed syndicated illustrator and cartoonist. Since then he has become a major name in 2011 DOCUMENTARY ADVENTURES IN Alexia 2 85 m the animation and film world. Plympton has earned two PLYMPTOONS Anastasio Academy Award nominations, and brings hundreds of loyal fans to each convention and film festival which he attends all over the world. Without Plympton paving the way, there wouldn't be countless aspiring animators, filmmakers and artist.

Band Together strides along with the Kent County Community Marching Band to discover a journey of camaraderie, commitment, and community. Loud 2011 DOCUMENTARY BAND TOGETHER Kurt Kolaja 2 69 min music and soft voices reveal what is good about America. Don’t believe everything you hear from the shouters. America is doing just fine, thank you - just listen to those who live there.

Seth Swirsky, a huge fan of The Beatles, wanting to get closer to them than their music could take him, set out in 2005 to film people who had a story about 2011 DOCUMENTARY BEATLES STORIES Seth Swirsky 2 86 min themselves and the Fab Four. Armed with just a hand held video camera, he got never-before-heard stories and recollections from people who knew them or just had a brief encounter with them. YEAR CATEGORY TITLE SUBTITLE WRITER DIRECTOR AWARD #COPIES TRT COUNTRY SYNOPSIS

The buzz among wine connoisseurs and novices alike is one word - Malbec. Originally from France, Malbec found its perfect home, its perfect terrior, in the dry BOOM VARIETAL: THE Tim Cash & Sky Argentine climate. Its booming popularity has swept 2011 DOCUMENTARY RISE OF MALBEC Pinnick Sky Pinnick 2 72 m through the U.S. and the world, reviving a varietal that had nearly been lost. Boom Varietal will inspire not only your pallet but a love for the rich Argentine culture.

Victims and perpetrators of Sierra Leone’s brutal war come together for the first time in tradition-based truth-telling and forgiveness ceremonies. Through 2011 DOCUMENTARY FAMBUL TOK Sara Terry 1 82 min reviving their ancient practice of “fambul tok” (family talk), Sierra Leoneans are building sustainable peace at the grass-roots level -- succeeding where the international community's post-conflict efforts failed.

More To Live For is the story of three lives, all shaken by cancer and dependent upon the one vital bone marrow match that could save them. These individuals James Chippendale, are similar only in their fate and prolific 2011 DOCUMENTARY MORE TO LIVE FOR Susan Brecker Noah Hutton 2 83 min accomplishments: Michael Brecker, 15-time Grammy winning saxophonist; James Chippendale, founder of & Noah Hutton the Love Hope Strength Foundation; and Seun Adebiyi, a young Nigerian training to become the first-ever Nigerian winter Olympic athlete.

Charles Blair Macdonald was the Father of Golf Architecture in America. He built twelve private A JOURNEY TO courses, based on the strategies of the best holes in GOLF'S PAST: Michael M. Scotland. A century later, three of the leading figures in 2011 DOCUMENTARY CREATING OLD Robin 1 73 min golf architecture today set out to create a golf course in MCDONALD the spirit of Macdonald that the public golfer can play. Join Tom Doak, Jim Urbina and Mike Keiser as they take "A Journey to Golf's Past: Creating Old Macdonald.

Is it possible to live completely waste free? Partners Jen and Grant go head to head in a competition to swear off consumerism and produce the least amount of THE CLEAN BIN Jenny BEST garbage in an entire year. Their refreshingly comedic 2011 DOCUMENTARY PROJECT Rustemeyer & Grant Baldwin CONSERVATION 2 73 min battle is set against a sobering examination of our Grant Balwin FILM “throw-away” society and shocking images from Seattle artist Chris Jordan. This multi-award winning film tackles the serious issue of waste with optimism, humor and inspiration for individual action.

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35-year-old Morris Bliss (Michael C. Hall), is clamped in the jaws of New York City inertia. Jobless but with no prospects, he still shares an apartment with his Douglas Light& 2011 FEATURE EAST FIFTHE BLISS Michael Michael 2 97 min widowed father. When he finds himself in an awkward Knowles Knowles relationship with the sexually precocious, 18-year-old daughter of a former classmate, Morris’ static life unravels and opens up in ways that are long overdue. Also starring Lucy Liu, Peter Fonda and Chris Messina.

Fanny is a developmentally disabled 39-year-old living in a home for dependent adults. Her world implodes when the candy factory where she works goes bankrupt. Fanny has long been a source of family strain 2011 FEATURE FANNY ANNIE & Chris Brown Chris Brown BEST 2 82 min and resentment. Her jittery sister Annie has spent her DANNY SCREENPLAY life taking care of her, while their successful brother Danny has eluded responsibility. When the three siblings are forced by their powerful mother to reunite for a holiday dinner, everyone's worst fears are realized.

A man wakes up alone in the desert with a black hood on his head and his hands bound. He has no idea who he is or how he got there. The only clue to his identity-- 2011 FEATURE PIG Henry Barrial Henry Barrial 2 89 min a piece of paper in his pocket with the name "Manny Elder" written on it--sends him to Los Angeles where things are not what they seem and clues lead to something bigger than he could have ever imagined.

On a snowcapped Thanksgiving, while most families are comfortably settled around the dinner table, Pete and Bob, two brothers who haven't seen each other for David David years, are searching the town's bars for their estranged 2011 FEATURE SAWDUST CITY Nordstrom Nordstrom 2 97 min father. Over the course of the day and into the night, the two walk and talk their way through a succession of watering holes, VFW halls and their own complicated history, one that cuts far deeper than simple sibling rivalry.

Ken Boyd, a lonely man fresh out of the loony bin, returns to his small hometown to seek revenge on those he deems responsible for his miserable life. 2011 FEATURE SOME GUY WHO Ryan Levin Jack Perez 1 97 min However, Ken’s plans for retribution become KILLS PEOPLE complicated when his estranged daughter shows up, hoping to get to know her father, and the town sheriff, hot on Ken’s trail, begins sleeping with Ken’s mother. YEAR CATEGORY TITLE SUBTITLE WRITER DIRECTOR AWARD #COPIES TRT COUNTRY SYNOPSIS

JR is an increasingly transient aspiring news-anchor who forces her disappointing younger brother Colin to embark on a road trip to move her belongings out of Carlen Altman her professor-turned-lover’s apartment. Chaos and 2011 FEATURE THE COLOR WHEEL & Alex Ross Alex Ross Perry 2 83 min calamity are not far behind JR’s beat up Honda Accord. Perry It is only a matter of time before JR and Colin arrive at the strangest and most unsettling of resolutions and put to rest their decades of animosity, half-baked sibling rivalry and endless bickering.

Rose (Greta Gerwig) descends into an emotional tailspin after her husband admits to an affair. Determined to get revenge, she drives to a boarded-up THE DISH & THE Alison Bagnall Delaware beach town to hunt down the other woman. 2011 FEATURE SPOON & Andrew Alison Bagnall 2 92 min Once there, she meets up with a stranded British Lewis teenage boy (Olly Alexander)who soon becomes her constant companion and caretaker. This unlikely pair stumbles through a series of adventures, resulting in a rather unconventional romance.

38:50 follows Andrew and John, two co-workers who 2011 SHORT 38:50 Chris Capel Chris Capel 2 19 min hike out to the middle of nowhere to face a difficult decision.

Stacia Black & A man with an unusual medical problem is embarrassed 2011 SHORT CATAPLEXY Matt Ferrone John Salcido 2 8 min to discover the call girl he hired is an old friend.

In 1950’s rural West Virginia, Frank Nuttel, a comic book loving postman, is enjoying a peaceful first day on Luke Asa Luke Asa his new route. This all changes when he attempts to 2011 SHORT CERTIFIED 2 9 min deliver a certified letter to one Ashley Sappleton. While Guidici Guidici waiting for Mrs. Sappleton, events take a terrifying turn when her niece Alice tells him the macabre tale of their family’s horrible tragedy.

Challenging Impossibility chronicles the weightlifting odyssey of an unlikely strength athlete, the Indian spiritual leader Sri Chinmoy. Challenging Impossibility is based on one particular night, a public exhibition of CHALLENGING Natabara strength during which Sri Chinmoy lifted a total of over 2011 SHORT Rollosson & 2 30 min IMPOSSIBILITY Sanjay Rawal 200,000 pounds in various styles. The film features bodybuilding legends Bill Pearl and Frank Zane, strongman Hugo Girard, and Olympian Carl Lewis. Appearances by luminaries Desmond Tutu, Susan Sarandon and Sting.

After kissing a stranger in a bar, Jenna wakes up the next day to discover a nasty lesion has appeared on her 2011 SHORT COLD SORE Matt Bird Matt Bird 2 18 min Australia lip. The doctor's initial diagnosis suggests a simple cold sore. But further tests reveal a much more sinister cause. YEAR CATEGORY TITLE SUBTITLE WRITER DIRECTOR AWARD #COPIES TRT COUNTRY SYNOPSIS An African-American twenty-something finds his CRAZY BEATS BEST Nigerian-immigrant stepfather passed out drunk in 2011 SHORT STRONG EVERY TIME Moon Molson Moon Molson SCREENPLAY - 2 27 min their apartment building hallway and is manipulated by SHORT a friend into murdering him.

Clay Beabout In "Deep Blue Breath" a boy travels deep inside his 2011 SHORT DEEP BLUE BREATH (wrote it when Patricia 2 19 min body to an animated world where he battles his disease Cardoso which has morphed into a Monster. Meanwhile, in the he was 11) real world, doctors struggle to save his life.

Free World follows the “Journey of Repentance,” an 18- person interfaith delegation from Tacoma, Washington, which traveled to Hiroshima and Nagasaki with one Ashley Michael mission: to create a nuclear weapon free world. Free 2011 SHORT FREE WORLD Karitis 2 39 min World shows us that when we forget the past, we repeat it— but, that if we learn from our mistakes and unite in diversity, there is hope for a nuclear weapon free world.

God and Vodka is the story of a writer's final attempt to capture the words and memories, both touching and comedic, of a relationship that ended all too soon. 2011 SHORT GOD & VODKA Daniel Stine Daniel Stine 1 28 min Through the power of her written words, Evelyn pieces together the millions of moments they shared, while creating an entirely new scene - perhaps their last - that will bring them together for one more day.

Alice and Marcus are young and in love. They keep trying and failing to get over their heroin addiction until they find out Alice is pregnant. Now it's not just about 2011 SHORT HOLLOW Lee Thomas & Rob Sorrenti 2 20 min getting clean, it's about staying clean. But can they do Rob Sorrenti it? Only one thing is certain. If their love for each other and the baby is all they can rely on, it is never going to be enough.

Holocaust memories have rarely been portrayed in animation -- and never by a child animator. Ingrid Pitt: Beyond The Forest is a cross-generational collaboration between a world-class animation master, Bill Plympton, INGRID PITT: BEYOND Kevin Sean and a first-time animator, eleven-year-old artist Perry 2011 SHORT THE FOREST Ingrid Pitt Michaels 2 6 min Chen. Narrated by Ingrid Pitt, it depicts her escape from a concentration camp at age 8. Ms. Pitt, who passed away in 2010, grew up to become a movie star, appearing opposite Clint Eastwood in Where Eagles Dare.

Sometimes we all wake up on the wrong side of the 2011 SHORT LITTLE LARRY Elliot V. Kotek Jill Carter 2 6 min Canada bed. YEAR CATEGORY TITLE SUBTITLE WRITER DIRECTOR AWARD #COPIES TRT COUNTRY SYNOPSIS

Set in 1956, Old Oak tells the story of the last meal of a Death Row inmate. He asks for and is granted special 2011 SHORT OLD OAK Kevin M. Jones Kevin M. Jones 2 15 min permission to be escorted to his favorite diner for the occasion. Honey, the waitress’ 10-year old daughter, observes closely and narrates the story as the evening unfolds.

2011 SHORT PIONEER David Lowery David Lowery 2 16 min A father tells his son the most epic bedtime story ever.

In 2008, a wave of xenophobic attacks against foreign immigrants spread across South Africa, leading to the deaths of sixty-two people and the displacement of PROTECT THE BEST ACTING - Germany, over 40,000. “Protect the Nation” is a tender and 2011 SHORT NATION C. R. Reisser C. R. Reisser SHORT 2 16 min South intimate look inside the struggles of a community and Africa the consequences of greed, miscommunication and hate. When faced with the unexpected kindness of a stranger, a young boy begins to question himself. Does he have the courage to do what's right?

A husband and wife who are in a rut. A sexy next door neighbor, and a hired killer. These four characters find 2011 SHORT RELATIONSHIPS Jesse Locke Jesse Locke 2 20 min themselves forming a most unusual relationship. Nothing is what it seems and everything is not going to be ok.

Revolution is the coming-of-age story of Jack, a 16- year-old Iranian boy growing up in Los Angeles, 2011 SHORT REVOLUTION Abdi Nazemian Abdi Nazemian 2 16 min 1989. With the 1979 Iranian Revolution a distant memory, and the AIDS movement as a backdrop, Jack stages his own much smaller revolution within the confines of his traditional family.

Small Town Doc is a film about a small town doctor who goes bankrupt due to poor Medicare Virginia 2011 SHORT SMALL TOWN DOC 2 12 min reimbursements, and the effect on the aging Williams population when they're left without a doctor. Shot on location in beautifully rustic La Pine, Oregon, with a charming cast of townsfolk.

Sold is set against the backdrop of human trafficking and sex trade happening in America. The story is told through the eyes of a young 2011 SHORT SOLD John Irwin John Irwin 2 13 min journalist named Maya, who has inadvertently been captured by a trafficking ring while doing an investigative article on the treatment of illegal immigrants in America.

Sam has survived a pigeon-borne apocalypse, but his career is going nowhere. When he hears about Jacob Givens & 2011 SHORT THE INTERVIEW Jason Philip Michelle Steffes BEST SHORT 2 12 min an available executive position at his favorite radio Thompson station, he makes the trek across Los Angeles to show KPOW president and CEO Howard that he's the man for the job. YEAR CATEGORY TITLE SUBTITLE WRITER DIRECTOR AWARD #COPIES TRT COUNTRY SYNOPSIS

A heartbroken young woman (Alicia Witt) sets about scattering her husband's ashes on the pond in an apple orchard they had both loved. But the 2011 SHORT THE POND Dan Hannon Dan Hannon 2 22 min waters of the pond hold a secret, and when a stranger (David Morse) appears unexpectedly, the very fabric of reality is ripped apart and she must choose between sacrifice and oblivion.

How far would you go for a friend? A quiet, dark 2011 SHORT WILL Kevin Curry Devon Lyon 2 7 min comedy about friendship and the unexpected quirks in life.

June Eilers came to the Salton Sea when her father opened the Date Palm Beach resort in the Roaring Twenties. From simple summer swimming to a Mike Agnew, 2011 STUDENT SHORT A SALTON SOUL Greg Balkin, 2 13 min backdrop for meeting her future husband, the Tim Kressin Salton Sea has provided June with a lifetime of priceless memories. As the sea slowly begins to dry up, she reflects on the importance of nature and enjoying the outdoors in our lives.

In an alternate reality Nazi Germany has won World War II, leaving the planet in fascist control. Our story takes place in present day America, 2011 STUDENT SHORT ALLEGIANCE Ian Dalesky Patrick Dawn 2 25 min where school teacher Joseph Abbot decides to teach his students a more correct version of history. The curiosity of his son and the other students drive what becomes the beginnings of a classroom revolution.

Benny is an introverted, overweight teenager who decides to reconnect with an old crush from the 2011 STUDENT SHORT BENNY Evan Ho Huay-Bing Law 2 16 min past - now a personal trainer. When they see each other again for the first time in years, the two reminisce on old times, giving Benny the motivation to change himself.

A spiraling compulsion threatens to alienate businessman, Ken, completely from his family and 2011 STUDENT SHORT COMMERCE Lisa Robertson Lisa Robertson 2 18 min leads to a chance meeting on an LA city bus with a young gambler, Pete, who could save or destroy him as he journeys to “Commerce.”

When a woman gets assaulted in a late night bar, Morris Munsey steps in. Morris is an average guy BEST 2011 STUDENT SHORT GIRLS NAMED PINKY Jonathan Jon Alex Lubliner SCREENPLAY - 2 17 min who wants nothing more than a beautiful woman STUDENT to share his life with, but the danger that surrounds him challenges his chances with this sexy foreigner.

On the eve of moving apart forever, two best Matt 2011 STUDENT SHORT GOLDEN BOX Robin Phillips MacDonald 2 19 min friends must break into a shipping facility and hope their friendship can survive the adventure. YEAR CATEGORY TITLE SUBTITLE WRITER DIRECTOR AWARD #COPIES TRT COUNTRY SYNOPSIS Justin KIDS FOR Zimmerman & Torrance 2011 STUDENT SHORT 2 14 min Kids for Kidnapping is a young brother and sister's KIDNAPPING Torrance Maurer journey into a dark and seedy adult world. Maurer

Thousands of corroded copper urns containing the cremated remains of unclaimed psychiatric patients were discovered in the Oregon State Hospital in 2004. A tour involving the local press 2011 STUDENT SHORT LIBARAY OF DUST Ondi Timoner & 2 17 min and a state senator was conducted to uncover the Robert James deplorable conditions of the hospital. What they didn't expect to find was a storeroom full of human ashes dating back to the late 1800s. Photos and several histories of these forgotten souls are revealed in this unique tale.

Teddy is 11 years old and confused. His parents are getting divorced, his friends are discovering girls, 2011 STUDENT SHORT MY FIRST CLAIRE Lou Howe Lou Howe 2 18 min and he has nowhere to turn. But when his new babysitter, beautiful and carefree Claire, arrives, he sets out to learn a thing or two about the opposite sex.

Two brothers and their overbearing mother inhabit an old farmhouse in the Southern Plains in the 1930s. When Mother demands a new pillow, the Miles B. Miller Miles B. Miller boys take a trip to the local general store. 2011 STUDENT SHORT PILLOW & Joshua H. & Joshua H. 2 19 min Returning empty handed, they encounter an Miller Miller Angel. The eldest brother forms a plan involving the Angel to provide a new pillow for Mother. The plan is carried out successfully until the brothers soon learn the Angel may have a plan of her own.

In an isolated Bolivian village, on the edge of the vast Uyuni salt flats, two lives collide: Marc, a Nicholas Nicholas 2011 STUDENT SHORT SALAR Greene Greene 2 21 min jaded American doctor looking to leave, and Carlos, a fiery Bolivian salt miner who's just been stabbed in the hand.

Len, a single father, loses his only daughter in a terrible accident and seeks revenge on the person 2011 STUDENT SHORT SEE RED Nick Snyder Nick Snyder 2 12 min he believes is responsible: her boyfriend. But Len will soon learn that people aren't always who you think they are, even those closest to you.

Set on the imperiled coast of Louisiana, Terrebonne is the meditative story of a brother 2011 STUDENT SHORT TERREBONNE Jeremy Craig Jeremy Craig 2 15 min and sister who encounter unexpected trouble when they venture deep into the swamp in search of the mythic ivory-billed woodpecker. YEAR CATEGORY TITLE SUBTITLE WRITER DIRECTOR AWARD #COPIES TRT COUNTRY SYNOPSIS

An underhanded company man is offered Marcus BEST STUDENT 2011 STUDENT SHORT THE CANDIDATE Dunstan & David Karlak SHORT 2 19 min assistance by a secret organization that immerses Patrick Melton him in forces beyond his control.

Iraq, December 2003. Struggling to survive in the dark days after the American invasion, Mehdi, a humble goatherd, lives a solitary life in the hills Matthew outside Tikrit. One morning, a grizzled stranger 2011 STUDENT SHORT THIEF Wieland & Julian Higgins 2 25 min arrives at Mehdi's isolated hut, armed with an AK- Julian Higgins 47 and looking for food. As the man sits down to eat, Mehdi realizes the two have met before, forty years earlier, when Iraq was a very different place... YEAR CATEGORY TITLE SUBTITLE WRITER DIRECTOR AWARD #COPIES TRT COUNTRY SYNOPSIS

A GREAT WONDER traces the extraordinary journey of three young Sudanese orphans, a fraction of the 17,000 so-called "Lost Boys" of Sudan, who have spent the majority of their lives either in flight from war or in refugee camps in Ethiopia and Northern Kenya. Having navigated the hazards of warfare, disease and starvation, their arrival and resettlement in Seattle, WA, is not your average immigration story. Over the course of 18 months, these youths have recorded their 2004 DOCUMENTARY A GREAT WONDER Kim Shelton 1 61 min own experiences through their own eyes and in their own words using digital video cameras. The resulting "diaries" serve as a personal thread throughout the film, incorporating first-hand accounts of their experiences in war with their radically different lives as immigrants in America. A story of survival in its most elemental form, A GREAT WONDER explores the concepts of loss, faith, community and freedom as it bears witness to the spirit that drives these young people to rebuild their lives.

Zana Briski and Ross Kaufmann chronicle their time in the infamous brothel district in Sonagchi, Calcutta, and the relationships they developed with children of prostitutes. Giving each child a camera, the filmakers are inspired by the way the children see life and work BORN INTO Ross Kaufmann Ross Kaufmann AUDIENCE to help them stop the contiinuum of prostitution and 2004 DOCUMENTARY BROTHELS & Zana Briski & Zana Briski AWARD, BEST 1 83 min CALCUTTA illegal activity that is their way of life. A jewel of that MUSICAL SCORE film that works off the eternal vivacity and hope of children. Born into Brothels won the 2004 BendFilm Audience and Best Musical Score Awards, was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance and won the Oscar for Best Documentary.

Debra Granik's somber but moving Down to the Bone is a portrayal of a working class mother struggling to raise her kids while concealing a consuming drug habit. The film's deliberate and natural pace along with it's stellar 2004 NARRATIVE DOWN TO THE BONE Debra Granik BEST ACTRESS 1 101 min performances allows the audience to become fully FEATURE immersed in the main characters world, seeing it with empathy and understanding. Based on actual people and events the film skips the maudlin sentimentality to achieve a resonance few films can match. YEAR CATEGORY TITLE SUBTITLE WRITER DIRECTOR AWARD #COPIES TRT COUNTRY SYNOPSIS

Monarchy in the USA - a serious threat to national security? In the fall of 2000 the FBI apparently thought so, and launched an investigation into the rock group The Upper Crust, who they feared might be at the crux of such and insurgency. LET THEM EAT ROCK is Rodman Flender's documentary portait of this miss-matched ensemble of five guys from Boston who dress like 18th century European noblemen and play straight-up rock 2004 DOCUMENTARY LET THEM EAT ROCK Rodman Rodman SPECIAL JURY 2 87 min and roll about geing filthy rich. LET THEM EAT ROCK is a Flender Flender PRIZE snapshot of a wild and wildly popular local act that was right at the brink of mainstream success. Shot over two periods five ears apart, it also chronicles the strane and unexpected twists that occur in the lives of these five men, from craped, foul smelling East Village dressing rooms to the West Wing of the White House. A gritty and hilarious entry into the rockumentary genre. BendFilm Special Jury Prize Winner.

Four actors compete for the role of Jesus - a black revolutionary, a bisexual hippie, a Jew, and a woman. When all four are rejected, they hit the road on bad-ass motorcycles, bound for glory in New York City. But when a run-in with a gang of Elvises ends in murder, NARRATIVE GORY GORY AN APOCALYPTIC FAIRY they find themselves stranded in a little town called 2004 FEATURE HALLELUJAH TALE Angie Louise Sue Corcoran 2 100 min Jackville - where folk don't take kindly to blasphemers. Taken prisoner, the Jesuses fall prey to an evil conspiracy that can only lead to the Apocalypse. As the oppressed turn against each other and the undead rise, who wiill emerge as the true Jesus? Can zombies bring redemption, or just ear flesh?

When Dr. Sarah Chapel arrives in a small fishing village to bury her father, she quickly realizes something is not right. Her father's patients are panicking: sure that no one else will understand their problems and their need for large doses of stimulants. As she delves further into NARRATIVE the mystery she uncovers her father's interest in the 2004 FEATURE MESSENGERS Philip Farha 1 87 min paranormal and starts to piece together the frightning truth behind the voices that haunt the townspeople. Dirctor Philip Farha's well-paced suspense thriller spares the viewers common conventions while fully developing the characters and plot toward a haunting conclusion. YEAR CATEGORY TITLE SUBTITLE WRITER DIRECTOR AWARD #COPIES TRT COUNTRY SYNOPSIS

A slick film-noir starring Chaney Clay as John Young, a depressed recovering alcoholic that lives for the excitement his detective job brings. He is assigned to a murder case involving an amature pornographer, which Karen Karen leads him into a seedy sexual underworld. Blending 2004 NARRATIVE THE SKIN HORSE Goodman- Goodman- 2 100 min familiar crime drama conventions with complex FEATURE Hawk Hawk character studies, writer and director Karen Goodman- Hawk crates a brooding narrative of obsessions and illicit desires. Beautifully filmed and around Portland, the familiar backdrop lends a stark backgraound to this somber noir-ish murder mystery.

In the brief moments before a crime occurs, a young 2004 SHORT A WOMEN REPORTED Chris J. Russo 1 5 min woman imagines her escape.

Christopher K. Dillon's personal and poignant short tells the story of Aaron Coburn, a cancer researcher that 2004 SHORT ALL WE KNOW OF Christopher K. Christopher K. 2 29 min loses his wife to cancer. This is the concentrated piece HEAVEN Dillon Dillon of loss and mourning and the unlikely people we find to ease our pain.

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2004 SHORT CHANCE Paul Baker Paul Baker 2 23 min A short drama about a man with Parkinson's who is taken hostage in his own apartment by an injured thief on the run. The two men connect in a bizarre way and try and teach each other to give life a second chance. In a world of increasing change, a lone man leaves a 2004 SHORT FREEDOM FROM Phil Anderson Phil Anderson 2 11 min lonely hotel room and finds himself faced with his CHOICE subconcious desire-freedom from choice.

The life of a teenage boy is thrown into chaos when he 2004 SHORT GORILLA GRAM John Fitzgerald John Fitzgerald 1 13 min accidentally interrupts the suicide attempt of a beautiful young woman.

2004 SHORT NO DIRECTION HOME Ty Trullinger Ty Trullinger 2 12 min None available

2004 SHORT THE EFFECTS OF Melissa Gerr Melissa Gerr 1 7 min One tourist witnessed the coin tossing ritual at the SMALL CHANGE Trevi Fountain in Rome and finds change.

Stephen Paternot stars in this dramatic thriller - the epic debut short from Josh Finn. A man (Paternot) 2004 SHORT TIME ENOUGH AT Josh Finn Josh Finn 2 20 min trapped in an office building struggles to escape as a LAST series of strange, TWILIGHT ZONE-esque events force him to confront his past and, ultimately, his father. YEAR CATEGORY TITLE SUBTITLE WRITER DIRECTOR AWARD #COPIES TRT COUNTRY SYNOPSIS

Folk music fans, Americana buffs, 60's groupies, hippies - come one come all to see this portait of The Holy Modal Rounders. A rollicking account of friendship and collaboration follows the 40-year career of ths dysfunctional family of Ameriach roots musicians from 2005 DOCUMENTARY BOUND TO LOSE Sam Douglas 1 87 min their early beginnings in the Greewich Village 60's folk scene where they served-up insane arrangements of amphetamine-injected folk music. Somehow these bad boys of folk have barely survived on the fringes of the music industry while drawing a dediated following of luminaries and lunatics.

An Electrifying story of the AfroReggae movement and of the visionary who brought it from its grassroots beginnings as new musical genre to its dawn as a worldwide social phenomenon, until a tragic accedent threatened to silence the movement forever. In the 2005 DOCUMENTARY FAVELA RISING Jeff Zimbalist & 1 80 min BRAZIL squalid slums of Rio's squatter settlements (Favelas), Sa Matt Mochary and fellow resident Jos Junior combine hip-hop music, the rhythms of the street, and Afro-Brazilian themes to rally their oppressed community and war against the violence enforced by teenage drug armies and sustained by corrupt police.

Michael Franti's musically-ispired journey ito the personal side of war and occupation in Iraq, Israel, and Palestine. Armed with only an acoustic guitar and a video camera, roots hip-hop musician-turned-social activist Franti shares his music with families, doctors, I KNOW I'M NOT musicians, soldiers and everday people who in turn 2005 DOCUMENTARY ALONE Michael Franti 2 90 min reveal to him the often overlooked human cost of war. A touching glimpse into the hearls of those affected most by conflict, this musical montage features a soundtrack written during and after the experience and performed by Michael during and after the experience and performed by Michael Franti.

A dramatic look at fundamentalist Islam's continued strangle hold in the rugged and dangerous tribal zone on the border of Pakistan and Afghanistan. Struggling 2005 DOCUMENTARY IN THE SHADOW OF Marlin Darrah 1 34 min with tremendous pressures from Muslim extremists, BIN LADEN this warlike yet hospitable group of rural tribal people must continue to scratch out a life In the Shadow of Bin Laden. YEAR CATEGORY TITLE SUBTITLE WRITER DIRECTOR AWARD #COPIES TRT COUNTRY SYNOPSIS

Initially concepted as an educational film for kids, a high school teacher began filming himself as he tried to sell a screenplay in Hollywood. But what began as a how-to 2005 DOCUMENTARY REALITY CHECK Evan Stuart 2 74 min turned into a highly entertaining, how-NOT-to: partners quit, money gets lost, and the cameras turn on the filmmakers as they run from the Pacific Northwest, to LA, to the Sundance Film Festival and back.

A deeply moving testimony to the rdseience of the human spirit, Nelofer Pazira's heart-rending and suspenseful chronicle of her journey across and Afghanistan smashed by Russian wars and years of 2005 DOCUMENTARY RETURN TO Paul Jay & 1 65 min AFGHAN anarchy under the Northern Alliance, the Taliban and KANDAHAR Nelofer Pazira now by America's "War on Terror." Returning to her war-ravished as and adult to find her long lost friend Deyana, Nelofer rediscovers herself in the bittersweet and breathtaking shadows of memories.

In this riveting documentary we follow the yearlong journey of hard-bitten convicts as they delve deeply into themselves to produce a jailhouse production of "The Tempest." The prisoners' individual stories, including information about their heinous crimes, are 2005 DOCUMENTARY SHAKESPEARE Hank Rogerson BEST OF SHOW 2 92 min interwoven with the plot of The Tempest to create an BEHIND BARS extraordinary story about the creative process and the power of art to heal and redeem. Atop Shakespeare's underlying theme of forgiveness, can the inmates confront their personal demons to evolve from social rejects into better men?

A sobering and disturbingly relevant dissection of Peru's contemporary history as told through the social framework of a decades-long "War on Terror" that devolved into incredible governmental abuse and 2005 DOCUMENTARY STATE OF FEAR Pamela Yates 1 94 min PERU contributed to a demoralized culture of fear. How can an open society stay free without trading liberty for security? "State of Fear" describes a tactic for maintaining conrol used by both Peru's terrorists and those who purport to be protecting us from them. YEAR CATEGORY TITLE SUBTITLE WRITER DIRECTOR AWARD #COPIES TRT COUNTRY SYNOPSIS

A harrowing portrait of child laborer Basilio Vargas meting-out a meager existence in the sweltering darkness of claustrophobic Bolivian silver mine shafts. BEST While Basilio and his 12-year-old brother and co-worker 2005 DOCUMENTARY THE DEVIL'S MINER Kief Davidson CINEMATOGRA 1 82 min BOLIVIA are pious Catholics above ground, underground it is the PHY Devil himself whom they worship as their God and protector from certain death and disease. An impassioned piece of filmmaking, this study in courage is a savage indictment of unfettered capitalism.

Through the altering lens of a faux TV documentary we see our America turned upside-down after a CSA: THE confederate victory in the Cicvil War. Using a mixture of 2005 NARRATIVE CONFEDERATE Kevin Willmott 2 90 min real and fabricated historical documentation this FEATURE STATES OF AMERICA deadpan satire cuts close to the bone through its provocative and humorous look at a country that runs frighteningly dangerous parallels to our own.

A sensitive comedy about a well-meaning alcoholic struggling to pullout of his bad luck morass as a pit-boss BEST in an Atlantic City casino. Constantly a victim of his own 2005 NARRATIVE DUANE HOPWOOD Matt Mulhern SUPPORTING 2 86 min compassionat nature, Cuane's b ad decisions threaten FEATURE ACTOR to rupture his fragile truce with his ex-wife and expose his daughters to dangerously funny episodes until he finally starts to get a grip.

A gritty musical score is the backdrop for this dark romance about two substance-abusing lovers who drift through a dreamy malaise of alternating numbness and clariy. Inspired by their newfound passion yet plagued 2005 NARRATIVE EAST OF SUNSET Brian McNelis 1 89 min by addicition, denial and self-defense, the two struggle FEATURE to define their values and selves. The surreal backdrop fimmaker, Brian McNelis, crafts for EAST OF SUNSET deftly communicates the space in whic h our confused lovers dwell.

Young Sergio prefers keeping to himself and his daydreams. Tortured with jealousy at the impending 2005 NARRATIVE MY BROTHER'S Pietro Reggiani 1 82 min arrival of his new baby brother, Sergio's daydreams FEATURE SUMMER lead him to imagine himself burning his brother alive. Soon Sergio is forced to face his dreams forshadowed. YEAR CATEGORY TITLE SUBTITLE WRITER DIRECTOR AWARD #COPIES TRT COUNTRY SYNOPSIS

The crime fim follows the daily bear of bike cop "Z", whose obsession with his girlfriend's whereabouts offers him a dreamy escapism from this world of 2005 NARRATIVE POLICE BEAT Devor BEST FEATURE, 1 81 min seemingly rote violence. A West African Immigrant, Z's FEATURE Robinsons BEST DIRECTOR response to American Life is revealed as he ruminates in an internal monologue played atop the random chaos of hes police job.

A fairy tale thrill ride follows lovelorn intellectuals through a series of relationship-challenging dares and BEST ACTRESS, into a final tailspin. In the heat of their blooming love, 2005 NARRATIVE SATELLITE Jeff Winner BEST MUSICAL 2 100 min Kevin and Ro pledge to remain forever faithful in body FEATURE SCORE and to challenge each other in spirit. But as a deep secret seeps into their fantasy the realities of real-life survival take hold.

This road trip comedy is full of sparkling dialogue about relationships, neurosis, and furniture. In honor of his father's 50th, and everyman named Josh and his manic BEST ACTOR, girlfriend Emily fly off half-cocked across the country to 2005 NARRATIVE THE PUFFY CHAIR Jay Duplass BEST 2 85 min retrieve a symbolic birthday present - a vintage purple FEATURE SCREENPLAY lay-z-boy. In their tight quarters their relationship is on the ropes and their personal foibles are writ large, all made worse when they pick-up Josh's hippie brother and bizarre encounters ensue.

A mechanical beast attacks two rag doll creatures as they scavenge the ruins of their world. After witnessing the death of his mentor '5' by the hands of the SHORT FILM malevolent construct, the rag doll '9' must confront the 2005 SHORT COMPILATION #1 9 Shane Aker 2 11 min terror. Only through cunning and the use of his primitive technology can 9 hope to destroy the creature and steal the talisman of trapped souls it carries as a trophy.

Through the 20th century and now the 21st, wars have been waged all over the globe under the banner SHORT FILM proclamation that conflict ultimately leads to world 2005 SHORT COMPILATION #1 A LIFE OF DEATH Dawn Westlake 2 8 min peace. A LIFE OF DEATH presents the cost of this irony by poetically answering the question: What is the price of lasting peace?

A girl has been murdered. A coping brother, with his SHORT FILM FUTURE best friend, searches for answers. But is their friendship 2005 SHORT COMPILATION #1 ALONE Slater Dixon FILMMAKER 2 5 min as black and white as it seems? Or is everyone destined AWARD to be alone?

A fluid vibrant and kinetic riff on one of Al purdy's best- SHORT FILM known poems, Bruce Alcock's AT THE QUINTE HOTEL 2005 SHORT COMPILATION #1 AT THE QUINTE HOTEL Bruce Alcock 2 4 min recalls the experimental, interpretive work of Norman McLaren. YEAR CATEGORY TITLE SUBTITLE WRITER DIRECTOR AWARD #COPIES TRT COUNTRY SYNOPSIS

"Broadcast 23" is a comedy disguised as a horror film. Professor Russell Morgan thinks he's on to the scientific 2005 SHORT SHORT FILM BROADCAST 23 Tom Putnam 2 8 min break-through of the century. He couldn't be more COMPILATION #1 right…or more wrong. "May God have mercy on our souls", BROADCAST 23 wasn't a greeting at all...

Chamaco is a homeless child in one of the most chaotic cities in the worlds - Mexico City. Chamaco is elev years ols and has no family or friends to protect or support 2005 SHORT SHORT FILM CHAMACO (KID) Tim Parsa 2 12 min him. What he does possess is a clever mind that he puts COMPILATION #1 to work in order to differentiate from the multitude of beggars working the streets and so earn enough money to survive.

SHORT FILM 2005 SHORT COMPILATION #1 CLYDE FINDS TWO PICKLES Paul Arney 2 4 min A glimpse into a day-in-the-life of the socially inverted.

DISARMED follows a blind date between Jack and Emily. While Jack is painfully shy, Emily suffers from a more serious psychological condition known as Body Integrity 2005 SHORT SHORT FILM DISARMED Kia Simon 2 20 min Identity Disorder (BIID), the overwhelming desire to be COMPILATION #1 an amputee. A comedy about taking chances, and what happens when we dare to surrender to our heart's yearnings.

DOWN DOG charts the exploits of Guru Dave, a 2005 SHORT SHORT FILM DOWN DOG Richard Roll 1 22 min charismatic "yogi-to-the-stars" at the peak of his COMPILATION #2 notoriety. A legend in his own mind, Dave has a talent for espousing "spiritual truths" before a rapt following of beautiful women. Follow the dissent as he uses his ethereal charisma to philander his female tutelage and maximize his ego in the city of Lights.

Angela spots her brother's pregnant fiancée, Lily, SHORT FILM kissing another man in a New York alleyway. Appalled, 2005 SHORT COMPILATION #2 EXACTLY Lisa Leone 1 9 min she's determined to ruin her reputation. What she doesn't expect is getting a life lesson from Lily in return.

SHORT FILM Caught in the monotonous rituals of everyday life, a 2005 SHORT COMPILATION #2 FALLING IN RHYTHM Malcom Lam 1 18 min young couple discovers new-found passion in the rhythm of Latin dance. SHORT FILM 2005 SHORT COMPILATION #3 *** FILM MISSING *** 0 None available

Sam has recently moved to an isolated mining town 2005 SHORT SHORT FILM PLAINS EMPTY Beck Cole 1 30 min with her man. While he works in a far-off mining site, COMPILATION #4 Sam is forced to spend more time alone while the spirited history of the shack she now calls home begins to come alive. YEAR CATEGORY TITLE SUBTITLE WRITER DIRECTOR AWARD #COPIES TRT COUNTRY SYNOPSIS

A troubled teen from South Bronx living by the rules of the street takes a chance on changing his path. Andres faces the challenges of not only proving to himself he 2005 SHORT SHORT FILM SECOND POSITION Richard 1 20 min can be a ballet dancer but also earning the acceptance COMPILATION #4 Calvache of his choice by his friends and family. From the gang life to the ballet worlds, there's never just one position in life.

It is 1942, and to aid its intelligence gathering efforts, the United States War Office authorizes a surveillance case to capture the meeting of two strangers in a park in Brooklyn. One is a federal agent named Archie Frayn, SHORT FILM the other Japanese ex-patriot hiding out in the United 2005 SHORT COMPILATION #4 SURVEILLANCES Jay Weisman 1 23 min States under the Chinese name Shen Li. Li is one of many Japanese in the United States assuming Chinese or Korean identities to avoid persecution. Agent Frayn's proposition to Li is simple: Spy on his fellow Japanese ex-patriots, or end up in an internment camp.

The story of a 23 year old girl who makes a decision to leave her small town life in rural Kentucky for the big dream of a glamorous city life. The film opens as she is 2005 SHORT SHORT FILM STRAY Theresa 2 16 min meditatively opening and closing the box to an COMPILATION #5 Wingert engagement ring; one just received from her boyfriend the night before. She is searching for something more, and packs her bags and her hot rod car and heads out for New York. She quickly begins to discover that all of her grand imaginations may not come to reality as her car breaks down on the way out of town. Determined and bold, she decides to hitch a ride from a stranger, an extraordinary choice that propels her to a whole new destination.

SHORT FILM Susan Krake/Pi Backstage, standup comedian, Rosy Marconi, prays. 2005 SHORT COMPILATION #5 THE ACT Ware 2 9 min Onstage, she blasts her ex-husband with classic, "I hated the deadbeat flair." At home, we discover the true paradox of a complicated life.

SHORT FILM J. Lisa Chang & 2005 SHORT COMPILATION #5 THE BIG EMPTY Newton 2 20 min A bittersweet tale of Alice, her vagina and the infinite Thomas Sigel nature of the tundra.

SHORT FILM THE HARD FACTS OF A INspired by a series of poems, this 5 minute short is a 2005 SHORT COMPILATION #5 ROCK N ROLL CRUSH Jill Riley 2 5 min whimsical Survival Guide to rock and roll crushes and big city hangovers. It focuses on the little details, the harsh effects of a morning after and a firm reminder that joy may be fleeting but it always returns. YEAR CATEGORY TITLE SUBTITLE WRITER DIRECTOR AWARD #COPIES TRT COUNTRY SYNOPSIS

Sanford, a young, eager being is on a quest to find happiness… He believes happiness will be found upon 2005 SHORT SHORT FILM THE JOURNEY Chris Stover 2 8 min arriving at the much touted - Island of Destination. The COMPILATION #5 Journey is a beautiful rendition of the adage, "Wherever you , that's where you are."

SHORT FILM In what seems to be a simple game of chess, a code is 2005 SHORT COMPILATION #6 THE PACKAGE Carlos Dorsey 1 8 min given, and a young courier receives a package that will soon change his life.

TOM HITS HIS HEAD is a comedic short film about a not- SHORT FILM so-funny time in the director's own life. We follow Tom 2005 SHORT COMPILATION #6 TOM HITS HIS HEAD Tom Putnam 1 11 min Putnam after he hits his head and spends the next six months afraid to leave his house. This visceral look at one man's struggle to keep his sanity, avoid a Prozac solution, and survive the trials and tribulations of a post 9-11 world should ring true with anyone who has ever uttered those painful words: "What's wrong with me?"

When an experimental filmmaker decides to shoot a film in the fictional town of Uso Justo the residents SHORT FILM Scott Coleman unknowingly become tools to his whimsy. Miller's first 2005 SHORT COMPILATION #6 USO JUSTO Miller 1 22 min narrative creation is like nothing you have seen before. Uso Justo (roughly translated: 'Fair Use') is a complete restructuring of an obscure 1959 Mexican film. As the experimental filmmaker pulls the strings on the residents of this fictional town, the technique proves to be existential and hilarious, intelligent and stupid. All the while, the citizens try to keep up with the filmmaker's absurd sensibilities and crazy antics. Their actions all end in vain with hilarious consequences.

Dee-Dee the barber is a self-proclaimed "booty expert," 2005 SHORT SHORT FILM WET DREAMS AND FALSE Jesse Epstein 1 11 min who covers his wall with magazine cut-outs of women. COMPILATION #7 IMAGES But when Dee-Dee is introduced to the art of media manipulation he may never look at beauty the same way again.

2005 SHORT SHORT FILM WINTER SEA Erika Tasini 1 25 min A secretive woman's bizarre family ties are upset when COMPILATION #7 an unexpected guest comes to dinner.

SHORT FILM One word… five lives. It's 11 o'clock on Estes Avenue. A 2005 SHORT COMPLIATION #2 ESTES AVENUE Paul Cotter 1 3 min Sunday not unlike many Sundays that came before. A day of rest. A day of peace. A day given over to "god". "God's" day, if you like. Five residents greet this special day in their own particular way. A study of the everyday use of the word "god." YEAR CATEGORY TITLE SUBTITLE WRITER DIRECTOR AWARD #COPIES TRT COUNTRY SYNOPSIS

In an interview format, a septuagenarian millionainare discusses the controversial monuments he erected. It is WHAT IN GOD'S through this testimonial, that Dominic Gospodor 2005 SHORT NAME? Vance Malone 1 6 min reveals his passion and vision in creating the commemorative 135-foot monuments on the I-5 corridor between Portland and Seattle.

SHORT FILM NYU Geoffrey An angry boy from Memphis, TN, wants new rims for 2005 STUDENT SHORT STUDENT 17 INCH COBRAS Shrewwsbury 1 9 min his Pontiac Grand Prix. He tends to shirk and his COMPILATION mother's a jerk. What will happen? Watch and see.

La Dolce Carne: an ordinary high street Italian SHORT FILM NYU restaurant. John Samson: an average unsuccessful 2005 STUDENT SHORT STUDENT A HIGHER AGENCY Oliver 1 29 min screenwriter. But when the two of them come COMPILATION Cheetman together, something out of the ordinary is a bout to happen.

Set during the Depression of Weighty Consequences in the city of New Baltimore-where many poor workers SHORT FILM NYU live in their factories as tenants - LUTHOSKI FISHSTICKS 2005 STUDENT SHORT STUDENT LUTHOSKI FISHSTICKS Matt Lambert 1 17 min is the story of a hopeless laborer's misadventures in COMPILATION pursuit of the heart of his beautiful co-worker and neighbor.

SHORT FILM NYU 2005 STUDENT SHORT STUDENT THIS MORNING Lucy Mulloy 1 10 min COMPILATION Jay's toy is broken and he is not taking it well. In may 2003, a truck carrying more than 80 SHORT FILM NYU undocumented immigrants from the Mexican border 2005 STUDENT SHORT STUDENT VICTORIA PARA CHINO Cary Fukunaga 1 14 min drove into the heartland of Texas with horrifying COMPILATION results.

Is it possible to hold on to your dignity in the face of SHORT FILM NYU Levan ultimate human struggle? Cold hungry and humiliated, 2005 STUDENT SHORT STUDENT THE DEBT Koguashvili 1 15 min illegal Georgian immigrants fight for their survival in the COMPILATION streets of Brooklyn, New York.

SHORT FILM STUDENT CITY OF MERMAIDS is the story of preserving Florida 2005 STUDENT SHORT COMPILATION 2 CITY OF MERMAIDS Leah Wolchok 3 16 min kitsch, told through three generations of mermaids at STANFORD & UCF Weeki Wachee Springs.

Meet Toby, a pink panda bear available for download SHORT FILM on your desktop. He'll tell you jokes, he'll tell you 2005 STUDENT SHORT STUDENT LOSING TOBY Drew Lindo 3 11 min factoids, and he'll even prompt you to fall in love with COMPILATION 2 him. Poor, sensitive Steven falls hard for this on-line STANFORD & UCF manipulation.

NAKED tells the story of a young husband and wife two SHORT FILM years into their marriage and at crossroads. Draped STUDENT Andrew only in a towel and bathrobe, the couple sits at the 2005 STUDENT SHORT COMPILATION 2 NAKED Kenneth Gay 3 5 min breakfast table - a pile of bills and a bowl of soggy STANFORD & UCF cereal dividing them like a wall as one of them reaches a breaking point. YEAR CATEGORY TITLE SUBTITLE WRITER DIRECTOR AWARD #COPIES TRT COUNTRY SYNOPSIS SHORT FILM STUDENT Chased by boys, teased by girls, ignored by her dad, 2005 STUDENT SHORT COMPILATION 2 CAT'S BAD HAIR DAY Debby Wolfe 3 16 min thirteen year old Alicia is becoming a womand whether STANFORD & UCF she likes it or not.

SHORT FILM STUDENT Michael , a young boy, on the verge of leaving 2005 STUDENT SHORT COMPILATION 2 GOOD NIGHT CHARLIE Danny Daneau 3 7 min childhood fantasies behind forever, has a last STANFORD & UCF conversation with his teddy bear, Charlie.