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www.redrockFilmFestival.com • 435.705.5555. Welcome Welcome to the 2009 Red Rock Film Festival. The festival previewers have watched hundreds of films since last December to select the best for this year’s international competition – over 50 new films from a dozen countries will be shown over an extended weekend beginning a day after Veterans’ Day. Anyone who attended last year would have noticed that most of our competing features were documentaries - this year, we continue our tradition of powerful docs as well as commit to show more narrative features in the competition. After viewing these films several times, we have found there are themes for everyone to enjoy in independent work, and we were pleasantly DOGGY surprised by the number of imaginative films that were submitted from France. Indie film is film from the soul, and is a voice seldom heard in mainstream society. Mainstream cinema, however, seems to be DUDE about convenience and what we are familiar with. The stories in mainstream cinema are conveniently the same with enough fabricated subplots to prevent RANCH those with imagination to dive beneath the iceberg or think for themselves. The sound levels in mainstream ZION CANYON, UTAH cinema are conveniently adjusted so as to not upset anyone, and sensitive themes are seldom discussed with respect – instead they are either subdued "Where your pets are treated like stars!" or exploited. The mainstream soundtracks are Since 1990 conveniently heard on any corporate radio station. Stories are often timely, instead of timeless, and true science and physics is replaced by movie conventions, popular opinion or political agendas. Playcare Independent film, however, invites the viewers to take off their blinders to learn about another culture, and follow the story beneath the text. Film lovers Boarding should invite everyone - their families, their peers to take a peek at the independent films such as those at this year’s festival where anything can happen. Training Enjoy, Matt Marxteyn Festival Director 'If your dog could drive, they would choose Index the Doggy Dude Ranch to stay and play.’ How-To-Fest & Sponsors pg. 3 Alpha Guide – A mini guide on the side pg. 4 Festival schedule pg. 8 Maps pg. 9 DOGGY DUDE RANCH Opening night pg. 5 Special Events and Panels pg. 4-5 Filomena Diaz-Johnson Documentary features pg. 6-7 800 East Main, Hwy 9, Rockville, Utah Narrative features pg. 10-11 [email protected] Shorts with featureS pg. 12 3.7 miles from Zion National Park Young filmmakers pg. 12 Shorts Competition Programs pg. 13-15 Documentary shorts pg. 15 435-772-3105 Animation shorts pg. 15 www.DoggyDudeRanch.com How to F est Sponsors geTTIng To The FeSTIvAl preseNtiNG spoNsor The Red Rock Film Festival is just an hour and a half north of las Vegas with a 45 minute drive between the St. George and Springdale sections. produCiNG spoNsor where To STAy • pioneer lodge (Host – Springdale) located at 838 Zion park Blvd., Springdale, uT 84767, the pioneer lodge lobby is the festival site for tickets and registration. (1.888.772.3233) media partNers • la quinta inn and suites (Host – St. George) 91 E. 2680 S., St. George (435.674.2664) other hotel partNers In spriNGdale veNue partNers • Flanigan’s inn - 428 Zion park Blvd. (435.772.3244) • Zion park motel - 855 Zion park Blvd. (435.772.3251) • bumbleberry inn - 897 Zion park Blvd. (435.772.3611) • best western Zion park inn - 1215 Zion park Blvd. Your source for electronics in St. George (435.772.3200) • majestic view lodge - 2400 Zion park Blvd. (435.772.0665) hoST hoTelS

TIckeTS Tickets are available at: • www.RedRockFilmFestival.com host partNers • 435.705.5555 • Rush Line at the door FLANIGAN ’S INN • St. George Arts Museum – 47 E. 200 N., St. George (435) 627-4525 • Pioneer Lodge Welcome Center – 838 Zion Park Blvd., travel partNer Springdale (1.888.772.3233) Welcome center hours are from 9 am - 8 pm, tiCket priCes: opening Night pass: $30 (Includes admission to all open- providers ing night films, opening ceremony and dinner reception.) opening Night shorts: $20 (with late entry to reception.) opening Night Feature premiere: $15 regular screening: $10 Festival tribute to Graeme Clifford: $20 panel discussion or workshop: $20 Closing Night Film: $10 Closing party: $50 awards breakfast: $50 one-day pioneer pass: $30 (Good for Regular Screenings speCial thaNks to all the woNderFul voluNteers aNd red roCk Crew: only on one day at the 2009 Red Rock Film Festival.) Volunteer Director: Alan Snell all-access pass: $300 (Good for all public screenings, Volunteer coordinator - Z-Arts!: Donnette Atiyah events, VIp seating access, and special parties at the Volunteer liason: Shayne cullen 2009 Red Rock Film Festival. Does not include private Filmmaker liason: Matt cox industry events.) Adam Mast, April Gates, Ryan Walker, Heidi Gledhill, Tyler Worthington, Eric pickett, kurt industry pass: $350 (Good for all public screenings, Wright, Michael Fatali, Deborah Reeder, lynne Mcwilliams, Gary Sanders, St. George Arts events, VIp seating access, and special parties at the Museum, Filomena Diaz-Johnson, Therese Feinauer, Sundancer Books, lance Traveller, 2009 Red Rock Film Festival. Includes private industry katari Sporrong, lynn Harenberg-Miller, Sandra lee Jones, Ronald Jones, Tomiko yabumoto, events and access to the Filmmaker’s lounge.) Armando Solorzano, Monica Weed, Zach Smith, Diana Walcott, Edith yang, Alisa Simonds, lisa Higinbotham, nicklaus Hoffman, craig Austin, and all the other volunteers, without whom, Ticket and pass holders not seated 10 minutes prior to this festival would not be possible. show time risk forfeiture of their seat. Absolutely no we are also iN deep Gratitude to our GraNd Jury: refunds or exchanges. All events, prices and show times • Director Graeme Clifford • Professor/producer • Director/producer are subject to change without notice. • Actor Shaun Dooley Silvia kratzer ph.D., Gregg champion • Oscar-winning director • Actor Shaun Dingwall red rock Film Festival • Cinematographer Gordon lonsdale, ASc Steven okazaki • Actor Matthew McNulty po Box 910271, St. George, uT 84791 • Editor Mary Perica 435.705.5555 • www.RedRockFilmFestival.com www.redrockFilmFestival.com – 3 – Alpha Guide Festival Tribute and Panel Discussions

Adopt a Sailor DIR Charles Evered A film that brings audience, actors and characters together, and making us human to one another. pg. 10 Festival Tribute to Acting panel: Playing a Part in Graeme Clifford the Larger Picture Special Event – Hosted by Ophilia Electronica Panel Discussion – Hosted by Sol Foods Motion picture director Graeme Clifford will be spot- Actor Greg Kennedy (stage; Vincent, television & screen: lighted at the festival in a special tribute to his career. A Lucky Origins, Gabriel,) is the commentator in this panel Ascending the Giants rare opportunity in Southern Utah, this live interview is the with Deborah Geffner (stage: A Chorus Line, Pal Joey, DIR John Waller first filmmaker tribute for the Red Rock Film Festival. screen: All That Jazz, Star 80, Living Out Loud, Chasing Brian and Will set forth on a jour- Graeme Clifford made an impressive feature film di- Destiny, Infestation, Guitar Lessons) Jai Koutrae (television: ney to locate the new Oregon rectorial debut with Frances starring Jessica Lange, and Lucky Chance, screen: Dark Island, Point of View, Death’s State Sitka Spruce Tree Champion. directed Gleaming the Cube with Christian Slater, Ruby Requiem, The Last One,) and other surprise guests. The pg. 15 Cairo, with Andie McDowell, Liam Neeson, and Viggo panel will discuss the transformation of character no mat- Mortenson, and for television he directed The Last Don, ter how big or small and the differences from stage and and episodes of Twin Peaks, The Guardian, and Faerie Tale screen. What parts to take, as well as how to be humble Theatre. Graeme Clifford was also a leading film editor playing a character in a broader picture and how the actor for over ten years, and his diverse credits include Images helps to paint that picture. for Robert Altman, Don’t Look Now for Nicholas Roeg With the idea of giving a hand to the indies, we (nominated for a BAFTA award for editing,) Convoy for will look at why actors will do independent the- Sam Peckinpah, and the cult classic Rocky Horror Picture ater, a short film or an indie film when a Hollywood feature The Attic Door Show. seems like every actor’s dream. What is the criteria for ac- DIR Danny Daneau tors selecting independent work?, how to work with SAG A story of love, loss, loneliness, and the truth behind childhood actors?, and how to scout for actors for your project? fears. pg. 10 Fri., NOV. 13, 5:00 pm • Zion Giant Screen Theatre SAT., NOV. 14, 10:00 am • Sol Foods back patio

The Bake Shop Ghost DIR Lorette Bayle Based on a best-selling short story by Jacqueline Ogburn, this is a charming film for all ages. pg. 13

Directing Panel: Independent Cinematography panel: Creating Auteur Transparent Mood with Light, Panel Discussion – Hosted by Sol Foods Shadow and Movement Bicycle Dreams Director Graeme Clifford acts as commentator in this Panel Discussion – Hosted by Sol Foods DIR Stephen Auerbach panel with directors from the festival Sandy Cioffi, Danny Daneau and others. In this intimate discussion with Red Rock This special panel of festival cinematographers will in- They are seekers, madmen who clude special guest cinematographer Gordon Lonsdale ASC riding across America on a bicycle independent directors, the spirit of being your own auteur in less than ten days. will be explored. What it is like to direct your first film, find- (Northern Exposure, High School Musical and Bones.) Topics pg. 6 ing funding, calling the shots and seeing the realization on discussed are how the DP (Director of Photography) plays a the silver screen. Also discussed will be the studio system role as part of an ensemble without being overbearing. How and the completely different role the director has once un- cinematography creates the mood of the piece and remains der Hollywood filmmaking than independent filmmaking. a part in the subconscious. Where is lighting placed and how Sweet Crude director Sandy Cioffi is an award win- much? That point where the lighting, movement and camera ning Seattle-based film and video artist and is currently a angle come together and “Gestalts” and works together, yet tenured professor in the Film and Video Communications is transparent enough to allow the characters to fill in the Department at Seattle Central Community College. She scene. A panel discussion for anyone who always wanted Bloesem has produced and/or directed several films, including the to know how camera work can paint a picture on the silver DIR Tess Löwenhardt critically acclaimed Crocodile Tears, Terminal 187 and Just screen, and a slightly different one by changing the color Afanai is unable to speak. and Us. At only 26 years old, Danny Daneau is an independent and light. How shadows can change a mood or even charac- feels rejected by society, until she filmmaker who has directed works that have played in over ter, and how movement and camera angles can change the meet The new mailman, Sem. audience’s perspective of the scene and the characters. pg. 14 forty film festivals, including The Attic Door. SAT., NOV. 14, 12:30 pm • Sol Foods back patio SAT., NOV. 14, 2:30 pm • Sol Foods back patio – 4 – opeNiNG NiGht ClosiNG CeremoNies

Felina’s Arrow photo by Wayne Bund. Be there for opening night for the festival reception, opening night shorts and the opening night premiere of ClosiNG NiGht party Speed Dating. Mix in with actors and filmmakers of the with FeliNa’s arrow SUNDSUNDANCERANCER festival at this casual event that starts off the festival. Special Event – Hosted by The Fatali Gallery Its a wrap! The Fatali Gallery hosts this festive event opeNiNG NiGht, thursday, November 12, 2009 as the filmmakers celebrate the closing of the 3rd An- BOOKSS 6:00 pm – opeNiNG NiGht CeremoNies BOOKS nual Red Rock Film Festival. Enjoy music indoors, and hors Receive a festival’s welcome as the 3rd Annual 2009 Red d’oeuvres beneath the stars. Rock Film Festival officially begins its extended weekend. Felina’s Arrow is an experimental, acoustic, soul duo Hear from the filmmakers of the festival pitch their stories, from portland oregon that discovered the Red Rock Film and exchange ideas on independent film. Festival in an ad in a travel guide, and marked the festival Bestsellers 6:30 pm – opeNiNG NiGht diNNer reCeptioN as one of the places they would like to go. Their music Enjoy a casual, mix and mingle style buffet hosted by is a fusion of glam, pain and harmony with songs that set texas roadhouse – light accent beneath the stars before to break your heart open with songs that reflect people’s Bargain Books the films get the evening rolling. triumphs, failures, and struggles. 7:15 pm – ZioN FliX i: opeNiNG NiGht shorts The Fatali is the perfect backdrop as the collaborative Regional Books These are new short films that take their production all the artists schmooze and speak in that unusually delicious way to 35mm film. Admission includes late entry to the language of indie film. let the party begin with a new era Used Books opening night Dinner Reception. Films include: Inukshuk, of sparkling film-lovers, talented practitioners, and crazy A Film from My Parish - 6 Farms, Far Sighted, The Bake theoreticians! Shop Ghost, Blue Boy, and Free Lunch. Magazines 9:30 pm – opeNiNG NiGht Film: SPEED DATING See the utah premiere of the Irish comedy Speed Dating Greeting Cards in conjunction with Southern utah Speed Daters in search SAT., Nov. 14, 10:00 pm • Fatali Gallery of their perfect match. Music T-Shirts Fun Games Distinctive Gifts

speed datiNG awards breakFast aNd 975 Zion Park Blvd. Utah Premiere – Hosted by Ophilia Electronica P. O. Box 508 Feature Premiere – Narrative Fiction – SPECIAL SCREENING CeremoNy Springdale, UT 84767 Ireland (2007) 85 min. (1.85:1) In English Special Event – Hosted by Sol Foods tel: 435.772.3400 dIr Tony Herbert eXepro ned Dowd pro Tony Herbert, John After a busy weekend, relax and enjoy breakfast as the conroy Scr Tony Herbert cIn John conroy edIT kate Walshe festival crew announce the winners. Join the filmmakers, [email protected] cAST Hugh o’conor, Flora Montgomery, nora Jane noone, Don www.sundancerbooks.com Wycherly, Emma choy, David Hayman as they anticipate their name being called and congratu- late the winners. The festival closes its biggest year to James Van Der Bexton is approaching his 30th birthday. date as the judges have scored the officially selected After the break–up of the relationship with the love of his films on direction, screenplay, acting, pre-production and life two years previously he has taken up speed dating post-production. categories of awards include “Best Fea- without much success. Despondent he turns his attention ture narrative Fiction,” “Best Feature Documentary,” “Best towards a mysterious young woman who frequents his Short narrative Fiction,” “Best Documentary Short,” Spe- local pub. In trying to discover more about her, he plays cial Achievements plus new awards for the year for “Best at being a private detective with disastrous results lead- Animated Short,” and the Featurette Awards for films 30- ing to him being hospitalized, amnesiac, and the center of 59 minutes in length. With all the excitement, this is one an investigation of his involvement with the mysterious breakfast, you do not want to miss. woman. In this fast-paced comedy, James attempts to It is also the perfect picture-taking opportunity as sev- piece back his memories of that night, as he tries to put eral filmmakers come together and give their farewells. his broken heart to rest, deal with his eccentric family, It’s time for filmmakers to exchange cards and dream of attempts to clear his name, solve a crime, and discover their next project. who is James Van Der Bexton, anyway? SUNDANCER Thu., Nov. 12, 9:30 pm • red Cliffs Cinema Sun., Nov. 15, 10:00 am • sol Foods BOOK– 5 –S Alpha Guide Feature documentary competition

Blue Boy DIR Alex Jablonski One woman particular, has always caught Kenny’s eye. An act of her- oism brings them together. pg. 13 Bicycle Dreams Every Second Counts Utah Premiere Mountain West Premiere Feature Competition – Documentary Feature Competition – Documentary U S A (2008) 107 min. (1.78:1) In English U S A (2009) 87 min. (1.78:1) In English DIR Stephen Auerbach PRO Stephen Auerbach, Andy Firchau, DIR Sevan Matossian, Carey Peterson EXEPRO Greg Glassman, Lau- Brian C. Haynes, Perry Stone CIN Don Hauk EDIT Stephen Auer- ren Glassman PRO Sevan Matossian, Carey Peterson, Dave Castro Charlie Valentine bach CAST Patrick Autissier, Cat Berge, Bob Breedlove, Chris CIN Sevan Matossian, Carey Peterson EDIT Sevan Matossian, Carey DIR Jesse V. Johnson Hopkinson, Chris MacDonald, Jure Robic Peterson CAST Josh Everett, Dutch Lowy, James FitzGerald, John Welbourn, Matt Murski, Tony Budding, Dave Castro Charlie is an old gangster, a man They are seekers, madmen and angels hell bent on riding of great wisdom and even greater across America on a bicycle in less than ten days. What Meet the fittest people on the planet as they train for the class, but is also poor. 2009 CrossFit Games. The events are so challenging and pg. 11 begins as the adventure of a lifetime is transformed in an instant when one of their comrades is killed in a head-on so demanding that even the greatest Olympic Athletes collision. These voyagers thought it was their bodies that would struggle to complete the first day. Professional were being put to the test. But after the tragic accident, athletes shudder at the thought of such a grueling and all it is no longer their bodies that are at risk - it’s their minds. encompassing test of fitness. The drama unfolds as the The riders can only pray for deliverance as they pedal planets greatest athletes train and then come together toward the Eastern Seaboard. By journey’s end, some are for the greatest test of physical strength and stamina in saved, others are lost, but all learn that the fuel that takes modern times. Only one man can hold the title as “Fit- a soul toward its’ own true destiny is… desire. test Man on the Planet,” and the results may surprise you. The Crooked Eye Forget your notions of the “strongest, biggest or fastest” DIR D.C. Douglas – this film explores what we define as being “fit.” A troubled woman Sharon struggles with a recent divorce and a current perception problem. pg. 15 SAT., NOV. 14, 12:45 pm • Canyon Community Center SAT., NOV. 14, 3:00 pm • Canyon Community Center

The Death of Olivier Bécaille (La mort d’Olivier Bécaille) DIR Thibault Dentel, Laura Gitton Olivier is about to be buried… alive. pg. 13

Pride of Lions Rain Falls from Earth: (Pride of Lions) – Utah Premiere Surviving Cambodia’s Darkest Hour Feature Competition – Documentary Utah Premiere U S A (2009) 84 min. (1.78:1) In English Feature Competition – Documentary Debt DIR Louise Woehrle, John Woehrle EXEPRO John Woehrle PRO Louise Woehrle CIN Bill Carlson EDIT Ben Watne MUS Kent Militzer U S A (2008) 97 min. (1.33:1) In Cambodian and English with English subtitles DIR Mike Weiss DIR Steve McClure PRO Steve McClure, Kyle Kruger SCR Steve A boy collects pennies with di- Sierra Leone – the atrocities and destruction imposed McClure CIN Coy Melnick, Chris Wilson EDIT Tom Linkiewicz sastrous results. on this West African country during an 11-year civil war MUS Chris Piorkowski NARR Sam Waterston pg. 15 contrasts greatly with the rich beauty of the land and the peaceful nature of its people. A nation that was once “If the Khmer Rouge told you that rain falls from the earth, thriving, is torn apart by corruption and the brutalities of not from the sky, you agreed, or you’d be killed for be- war, but somehow finds hope for the future. This film ing an intellectual.” – On April 17, 1975, the face of Cambo- offers a rare glimpse into the lives of those who experi- dia would be forever changed. As Khmer Rouge soldiers enced the war, firsthand: an artisan diamond miner raising marched into the capital city of Phnom Penh, the unsus- his brother’s amputee son, who as a baby lost his leg to pecting people of Cambodia had little idea they would be the same bullet that killed his mother; a boy soldier forced forced into a living nightmare that would last nearly four to fight at the age of eight now repairs bicycles in Kono; years. This film shows the courage, survival and eventual The Dressmaker’s Daughter Lazarus, a gentle man with forgiveness in his heart shares triumph over the Communist regime that was responsible DIR Huni Melissa Bolliger his horrific story of the rebels cutting off both his arms, for the deaths of over 2 million people. The voices of A girl’s doll helps her journeys and to think this happened only a decade ago. The Sierra many Cambodians are heard as they convey their thoughts, through a magical forest. Leoneans choose forgiveness over contempt, peace in- ideas and emotions – the very things they were forced to pg. 15 stead of revenge, with hope for the future. abandon in the “killing fields“ of Cambodia. Plays with The Jogger SAT., NOV. 14, 10:15 am • Canyon Community Center SAT., NOV. 14, 10:30 am • Bumbleberry Playhouse – 6 – Feature documentary competition Alpha Guide

Eating Alaska DIR Ellen Frankenstein What happens to a vegetarian who moves to the last frontier? pg. 13

Heart of Stone Making Peace with VietNam Utah Premiere Western States Premiere Feature Competition – Documentary Feature Competition – Documentary U S A (2008) 84 min. (1.78:1) In English U S A, Viet Nam (2008) 87 min. (1.78:1) In English with subtitles DIR Beth Toni Kruvant EXEPRO Paul Bartick PRO Beth Toni Kru- DIR Steven Emmanuel PRO Steven Emmanuel SCR Steven Em- vant CIN David Harges, Scott Shelley EDIT Anand Kamalakar, manuel CIN Steven Emmanuel, Matt Ryan EDIT Steven Emmanuel, Allyson Johnson MUS Ben Decter CAST Ronald Stone Stu Minnis Every Second Counts Bloods, Crips, Guns, Jail... College? The film revolves This film explores the lingering consequences of the DIR Sevan Matossian, Carey Peterson around the resurgence of Weequahic High School (WHS) American war in Vietnam, as well as the ongoing challeng- Meet the fittest people on the in Newark, NJ, during the past six years under the guid- es of reconciliation. For vets, it can mean reconciling with planet as they train for the 2009 ance of ambitious Principal Ron Stone, through the hard the loss of friends, with the painful memories, or with a CrossFit Games. work of his committed faculty and staff, and from the government that sent them to fight an unpopular war. The pg. 6 generosity of the school’s Alumni Association to make a film also looks at the challenges of reconciliation between difference with the youth and with the gang members of nations, especially in the wake of the unprecedented vio- WHS. Until the 1960’s, WHS enrolled more students who lence of that war. The wounds of the Vietnam War are still went on to get PhDs than any other high school in the en- with us. They continue to affect veterans, their families, tire country. After the 1967 riots, academic performance and millions of Vietnamese people who are still plagued by flagged, gangs flooded the streets, and crime and shoot- chemical contamination. Though more than 30 years have ings on campus were common and students and faculty passed, we have not fully reconciled with ourselves or lived in fear. It was not until 2001 that WHS saw a glimmer with our former enemy. This film sheds light on the condi- FAR SIGHTED DIR Elyse Couvillion of hope with the arrival of a new principal, Ron Stone, who tions for making peace and avoiding future ‘Vietnams.’ The wonders of the universe are vowed to return the school to its former glory. Plays with Interpretation waiting to guide and sustain us through painful events of our lives. FRI., NOV. 13, 1:00 pm • Canyon Community Center SAT., NOV. 14, 1:00 pm • Bumbleberry Playhouse pg. 13

Fat-tastico DIR Yung-Jui Lee A grumpy magician and a naive assistant. pg. 15

Signs of the Time Sweet Crude Utah Premiere Utah Premiere – SPECIAL SCREENING Feature Competition – Documentary Feature Competition – Documentary U S A (2009) 60 min. (1.78:1) In English U S A (2009) 94 min. (1.78:1) In English DIR Don Casper EXEPRO Ray Manard, Caroline Manard PRO Don DIR Sandy Cioffi EXEPRO Menno van Wyk, Jody Hall, Elizabeth A Film from My Parish-6 Farms Casper, Jim Hughes SCR Jim Hughes CIN Eric McMaster, Ray Manard Rudolf PRO Sandy Cioffi, Kate Wolf, Leslye Wood, Tammi Sims DIR Tony Donoghue EDIT Ray Manard MUS Rob LaVaque NARR Richard Dreyfuss SCR Leslye Wood, Jill Freidberg, Sandy Cioffi CIN Sean Porter We can learn a lot from traditional The umpire’s defiant fist as the perfect pitch crosses EDIT Jill Freidberg MUS Julie Wolf farming if we are serious about a the plate – The cross hand sweep of the man in blue as In the summer of 2008, militants from the Movement sustainable earth. the runner slides into home‚ – The dramatic fist pump of for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) declared pg. 13 the umpire as the runner, ball and baseman converge at an “oil war” in Nigeria. This was one of the biggest spikes first. Imagine watching one of baseball’s earliest games, in yet on a radar screen dotted with conflict and tragedy. the presence of thousands of fans but without the ben- This is the Niger Delta – the human and environmental efit of the signals on the diamond that guide us through consequences of oil extraction, the history of non-violent the modern game. Who was responsible for these signs? protest, and the members of a new insurgency who, in How did they originate? The film explores the origins the three years since the filmmakers met them as college of this pivotal innovation and the baseball pioneers that students, became the young men of the Movement for shaped the course of the game and history. Everyone the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND). A journey of The Flowers of Madison will truly enjoy and learn from this film, not just baseball multi-layered revelation and ever-deepening questions, DIR Amelah Resnik the film is about survival, corruption, greed and armed From these passionate stories fans but anyone who likes a story about history, mystery of overcoming obstacles, this film and of human achievement. resistance, and raises broader issues of oil politics, mass emphasizes empowerment. Plays with Return to Little Hollywood media agendas and the role of independent journalists. pg. 14 FRI., NOV. 13, 3:00 pm • Bumbleberry Playhouse SAT., NOV. 14, 5:00 pm • Zion Giant Screen Theatre – 7 – Festival Schedule day 1.thUR. ScheduleSchedule November.12 Day 2.Friday.November.13 DAY 3.SATURDAY.November.14 Day 4.SUN.Nov.15 Red Cliffs Bumbleberry CANYON ZION Giant Bumbleberry CANYON Cinema Playhouse Community Center Screen theatre Playhouse Community Center SOL FOODS Sol Foods 9:00 am 1750 E. 897 Zion Park Blvd. 126 Lion Blvd. 145 Zion Park Blvd. 897 Zion Park Blvd. 126 Lion Blvd. 95 Zion Park Blvd. 95 Zion Park Blvd. 9:00 am Red Cliffs Dr. Springdale Springdale Springdale Springdale Springdale Springdale Springdale (Behind the 9:30 am Red Cliffs Mall) 9:30 am St. George 10:00 am 10:00 am 10:00 am 10:15 am 10:00 am AWARDS 10:30 am Zion Flix II: 10:15 am ACTING PANEL breakfast 10:30 am Dilemmas For 10:30 am Pride of lions (75 min.) (75 min.) 11:00 am Puzzled People* 10:30 am Rain falls (84 min.) 11:00 am (82 min.) Chaturanga from earth 11:30 am (125 min.) + The jogger 11:30 am (108 min.) 12:00 pm 12:00 pm 12:30 pm 12:30 pm 12:30 pm 1:00 pm 12:45 pm Directing Panel 1:00 pm Zion Flix III: 1:00 pm (75 min.) 1:00 pm making peace 12:45 pm 1:30 pm Awareness* Heart of Stone Bicycle dreams 1:30 pm (94 min.) with vietnam (84 min.) + interpretation (107 min.) 2:00 pm (95 min.) 2:00 pm 2:30 pm 2:30 pm 2:30 pm Cinematography 3:00 pm 3:00 pm 3:00 pm Panel 3:00 pm Signs of 3:15 pm (75 min.) 3:30 pm 3:15 pm Every Second 3:30 pm the time + Zion FLix Iv: Animation Return to Little Counts ZION Giant 4:00 pm International Festival* (87 min.) 4:00 pm Hollywood Shorts* (86 min.) Screen theatre (98 min.) 4:30 pm (100 min.) 145 Zion Park Blvd. 4:30 pm Springdale 5:00 pm 5:00 pm 5:00 pm Festival 5:00 pm 5:30 pm Tribute: 5:30 pm Graeme Sweet Crude (94 min.) 6:00 pm 6:00 pm Clifford 6:00 pm Ceremony 6:15 pm (75 min.) 6:30 pm 6:30 pm ZION FLIX V: 6:30 pm 6:30 pm Dinner DOCUMentary 6:30 pm How I Got Lost 7:00 pm 6:45 pm 7:00 pm REception Shorts* Adopt a Sailor The Attic Door + what is she (89 min.) (86 min.) to you? 7:30 pm + La Guerrera 7:30 pm 7 :15 pm (94 min.) (98 min.) Zion Flix I: 8:00 pm OPENING NIGHT 8:00 pm SHORTS* 8:30 pm (105 min.) 8:30 pm 8:30 pm 8:45 pm 8:30 pm Fatali YOUNG 8:45 pm El regalo de la 9:00 pm FILMMAKER The Full GAllery 9:00 pm Charlie Picture pachamama SHORTS* Valentine (104 min.) 145 Zion Park Blvd. 9:30 pm (97 min.) + Woke up ugly Springdale 9:30 pm 9 :30 pm (95 min.) (101 min.) 10:00 pm Opening Night 10:00 film: Speed 10:00 pm *Short film programs 10:30 pm Dating CLOSING pm (85 min.) SHORTS WITH FEATURES: Return to Little ZION FLIX III: Awareness Guitar Lessons, Party Hollywood, The Jogger, Interpretation, What Open Your Eyes, The Flowers of Madison. 11:00 pm Is She to You?, La Guerrera, Woke Up Ugly. ZION FLIX IV: International Shorts (120 min.) 10:30 pm YOUNG FILMMAKER SHORTS: Crossing Bloesem, Le Rescapé de l’Hipocampe, Magic 12:00 am Borders, Day By Day, The Kid, Moo Moo’s, Kisa, The Last One. 11:00 pm Squabble, The True Meaning of Girls. ZION FLIX V: Documentary Shorts Program Legend Regular Screening Panel DIscussion 12:30 am Zion Flix I: Opening Night Shorts A Ascending the Giants, New American Soldier, Film from My Parish, Inukshuk, Far Sighted, Ritmo do Morumbi, Unconquered: Allan Houser Special Screening Special Event 12:00 am The Bake Shop Ghost, Blue Boy, Free Lunch. ZION FLIX VI: Animation Festival A Film 1:00 am One-Day PIONEER Passes are good for Regular Screenings only for 12:30 am ZION FLIX II: Dilemmas for Puzzled from My Parish, Inukshuk, Debt, The Dressmaker’s one day at the 2009 Red Rock Film Festival. People Eating Alaska, Imaginary Friends, La Daughter, Fat-tastico, Gerald’s Last Day, Kensho, all-access passes are good for all public screenings, panels and Mort d’Olivier Bécaille. Lightheaded, Skylight, The Crooked Eye. events at the 2009 Red Rock Film Festival. Does not include industry events. – 8 – Festival Maps

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Four Chapters (Chaturanga) DIR Suman Mukhopadhyay A story of a love that is caught between conflicting worlds of ideas. pg. 11 Adopt a Sailor The Attic Door Mountain West Premiere Mountain West Premiere Feature Competition – Narrative Fiction Feature Competition – Narrative Fiction U S A (2008) 86 min. (16:9) In English U S A (2008) 78 min. (1.85:1) In English DIR Charles Evered EXEPRO Michael Marix, Kim Waltrip PRO Kim DIR Danny Daneau EXEPRO Erica Harrell PRO Danny Daneau, Waltrip, Mark Victor, Audrey Loggia, Sherry Halperin SCR Charles Natalie Sakai, Erica Harrell COPRO Eric Ernst SCR CIN Scott Free Lunch Evered CIN Ulf Soderqvist EDIT Marty James MUS Joshua Fardon Uhlfelder EDIT Danny Daneau, Sean Lagrange MUS Kristin Øhrn DIR Rick Curnutt CAST Bebe Neuwirth, Peter Coyote, Ethan Peck Dyrud CAST Madison Davenport, Jake Johnson Walter struggles with the realities Based on a play, Adopt a Sailor is the story about all the Two young siblings Caroline and Darrell, are left behind, of business and being a fish out of things we have in common. Philosophy and political affili- far from any civilization – in the vast and lonely landscape water. ation drop away when three people who are very differ- of the 19th century American West. Each day they dream pg. 13 ent become human beings to one another. A sailor is inad- of their parent’s return while they struggle to keep up vertently “adopted” by Patricia and Richard an extremely the family farm. Their parent’s have traveled far into town narcissistic couple during Fleet Week in New York City. to deliver their third child. At the farm, Caroline, a blos- The young sailor from Turkey Scratch, Arkansas tells how soming twelve year old girl, is left in charge of her little he fell out of a plane, and listens to the couple’s conver- brother Darrell, age nine. Their laborious chores equally sations and arguments without judgment. Throughout divided, the two siblings struggle to maintain their home the course of the evening they become human to one and sanctuary from the brutal harshness of the elements another through proximity as the sailor discovers more as well as an unseen terror that disrupts their lives. This The Full Picture about the couple than what he would expect, their se- film is a story of love, loss, loneliness, and the truth behind DIR Jon Bowden, Jon Bowden crets, habits and revealing idiosyncrasies. childhood fears. Mark is forced to make a decision; either come clean and confront his Plays with La Guerrera lies. pg. 10 FRI., NOV. 13, 6:30 pm • Canyon Community Center SAT., NOV. 14, 6:45 pm • Bumbleberry Playhouse

Gerald’s Last Day DIR Justin Rasch, Shel Rasch, Shel Rasch, Justin Rasch Gerald the dog risks termination by the pound. pg. 15

The Full Picture How I Got Lost Utah Premiere Utah Premiere Feature Competition – Narrative Fiction Feature Competition – Narrative Fiction U S A (2008) 80 min. (1.78:1) In English U S A (2009) 87 min. (1.85:1) In English Guitar Lessons DIR Jon Bowden PRO Jon Bowden SCR Jon Bowden CIN Clif- DIR Joe Leonard EXEPRO Danny Leiner, Matt Tauber PRO Mas- EDIT MUS COPRO DIR Deborah Geffner ford Traiman Jon Bowden, Peter Hathaway Mark Degli soumeh Emami, Jared Parsons, Sam Mestman Chris An indefinable need for intimacy Antoni CAST Joshua Hutchinson, Daron Jennings, Bettina Devin, DeAngelis SCR Joe Leonard CIN Christopher Chambers EDIT that propels Claire into a torrid af- Lizzie Ross, Heather Mathieson Sarah Broshar, Sam Mestman MUS Kaki King CAST Aaron Stan- fair. ford, Jacob Fishel, Rosemarie DeWitt, Nicole Vicius, Emily Wick- Mark Foster lives comfortably in San Francisco with his ersham, Lily Holleman, Jill Flint pg. 14 girlfriend, Erika. Everyone assumes that a marriage pro- posal is imminent – everyone, that is, but Mark. Fifteen During the immediate aftermath of 9/11, Jake and An- years ago, Mark’s parents’ seemingly perfect union ended drew, drink in their local bar – like everyone else they are in a scandalous divorce that affected his ability to commit. numb and lost, and hoping it’s all a bad dream. The next Fearful to disclose the whole story to Erika, Mark chose day, Jake meets Sarah in Central Park and they fall in love. instead to gloss over the details, a secret he’s forced to A year later, Jake is trying to pick up the pieces. Sarah has keep. Mark’s world is turned upside down when his moth- left, and the hangover of the last year still lingers. One day er, Gretchen, schedules an impromptu visit. Making mat- his friend Andrew comes up with an idea: it’s time to leave Heart of Stone ters worse, Mark’s abrasive brother, Hal, and his ‘perfect’ the city. Where to? He doesn’t know. This begins Andrew DIR Beth Toni Kruvant housewife, Beth, are joining them for the weekend. Mark is and Jakes road trip to a funeral, Kirkland, Ohio, and Little Three gang members struggle to forced to make a decision; either come clean and confront League baseball where they discover how moments are leave the comfort of gang life and his lies, or face a possible future without Erika. rare and fleeting, and how talent is a mystery and a gift. go to college. Plays with What Is She to You? pg. 7 Plays with Woke Up Ugly SAT., NOV. 14, 8:45 pm • Bumbleberry Playhouse SAT., NOV. 14, 6:30 pm • Canyon Community Center – 10 – Feature Narrative fiction competition Alpha Guide

How I Got Lost DIR Joe Leonard It’s a story about how moments are rare and fleeting, and how talent is a mystery and a gift. pg. 10 Charlie Valentine Chaturanga (Charlie Valentine) – Utah Premiere (Four Chapters) – Utah Premiere Feature Competition – Narrative Fiction Feature Competition – Narrative Fiction U S A (2008) 96 min. (2.35:1) In English India (2008) 125 min. (1.85:1) In Bengali with English subtitles DIR Jesse V. Johnson EXEPRO Ed Robin, Bill J. Gottlieb PRO Ray DIR Suman Mukhopadhyay EXEPRO Mallika Jalan PRO Avik Saha Cavaleri, Ted Warren COPRO SCR Jesse V. Johnson CIN Jonathan COPRO Vishal Jhajharia SCR Suman Mukhopadhyay based on Hall EDIT Julia Hansson, Cari Coughlin MUS Marcello De Francisci, a novel by Rabindranath Tagore CIN Indranil Mukherjee EDIT Wagner Fulco CAST Raymond J. Barry, Michael Weatherly, James Arghyakamal Mitra MUS Debojyoti Mishra CAST Dhritiman Imaginary Friends DIR Sasha Collington Russo, Maxine Bahn, Tom Berenger, Steven Bauer, Keith David Chaterji, Subrata Dutta, Rituparna Sengupta, Joy Sengupta, Kabir Imaginary friends and why an Charlie is an old gangster, a man of great wisdom and Suman, Trina Banerjee imaginary friend is a better friend even greater class. Unfortunately, he’s also quite poor – A story of a love that is caught between conflicting than a real one. he’s spent all his money on women, gambling and the rest worlds of ideas. The lead protagonist Sachish fleets from pg. 13 of those things commonly known as “the high life,” and radical positivism to religious mysticism in his quest for since he isn’t getting any younger he realizes he needs a life’s meaning. However, his search ultimately yields noth- load of money if he’s going to be able to retire. He aims ing but crushing disillusionment. This is because he cannot to get this money by heisting his own boss – the cut- square his abstract ideals with the powerful presences of throat mobster Rocco. There is also a catch – he wishes two women in his life. One of them is Damini, a young to deliver the heist with “no guns.” Charlie’s fate leads him Hindu widow, and the other is Nanibala, the abandoned to his son Danny, who desires to be taught all the criminal mistress of Sachish’s own brother. The music in this film wisdom Charlie knows. Soon the father and son are bond- creates a soundscape to accompany the drama of human Interpretation ing like crazy and decide to pull off a heist of their own to relations, and expresses longings and desires – the film DIR Lin Oeding cement their reunion. proposes an unending journey, timeless quest. A romantic couple’s brief encounter with several philisophical thugs unfolds in an unusual way. FRI., NOV. 13, 8:45 pm • Canyon Community Center FRI., NOV. 13, 10:30 am • Canyon Community Center pg. 12

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El Regalo de la Pachamama (The Gift of the Pachamama) – World Premiere Feature Competition – Narrative Fiction Bolivia, Japan (2008) 104 min. (1.85:1) In Quechua with English subtitles DIR Toshifumi Matsushita EXEPRO PRO Toshifumi Matsushita COPRO SCR Toshifumi Matsushita CIN Toshifumi Matsushita, Gustavo Soto EDIT MUS CAST Christian Huaygua At Bolivia’s Salar de Uyuni (Salt Lake), where many families work with salt, a 13-year-old boy named Kunturi lives a traditional Quecha life with his family. His life begins to change when his grandmother dies, a friend moves away and his father takes him on his first trip with the llama caravan. For three months he travels the Ruta de la Sal, ex- changing blocks of salt his father and other villagers have chipped from the lake, for other products of the Andes and the surrounding area. Kunturi learns from these experiences and encounters along the way. When the caravan arrives at the town of Macha where the “Tinku” Festival takes place, Kunturi’s life is changed even more deeply. There he finds Ulala, the most beautiful girl he could imagine, who shares the same dream with him: to run together across the immense white sea of the Salar de Uyuni. SAT., NOV. 14, 8:30 pm • Canyon Community Center www.RedRockFilmFestival.com – 11 – Alpha Guide Shorts with features Young FIlmmakers Shorts with features These short films are playing with select features at the festival. Return to Little Hollywood Plays with Signs of the Time Featurette Shorts Competition – Documentary U S A (2009) 38 min. (1.78:1) In English Inukshuk DIR Stephen B. Armstrong CAST Dick Nourse, Clint Walker, DIR Camillelvis Théry Johnny Western, Harry Carey, Jr. A little Inuk man and a mischievous bear see their white world Located a few miles north of the Arizona line, Kanab, Utah change. sits along the highway that links Zion National Park to the pg. 13 Grand Canyon. Since the 1920s, hundreds of productions have been shot there. It is the beauty of the landscape which first attracted Hollywood’s attention. Young filmmaker shorts Competition FRI., NOV. 13, 3:00 pm • Bumbleberry Playhouse Shorts come in many shapes and sizes and in this case, they come from young student filmmakers with an eye for comedy, sensitivity, social issues, and homages to classic fun. Grade school filmmakers from all around the world submitted entries to La Guerrera (The Warrior) compete in this mini-festival for kids. Mountain West Premiere – Plays with The Attic Door The Jogger DIR Michael Stern Shorts Competition – Narrative Fiction Abstraction+Perpective=Freedom U S A (2009) 16 min. (1.85:1) In Spanish with English subtitles Crossing Borders A man is locked inside his own DIR Erika Cohn CAST Cristal Guel Mountain West Premiere head. Lula is a curious and strong-willed 12 year-old girl living Young Filmmaker Shorts Competition – Documentary pg. 12 in a small suburban neighborhood in central Mexico. She Canada (2009) 20 min. (1.78:1) In English and Spanish with English Subtitles DIR Aquil Virani, Assal Nemati, Rachel Hilts, Mallory Hartt, Brylee dreams of playing soccer with the boys, but in her soci- Zanatta, Jenna Riffal, Alexander Taciuk, Matthew Low, Florian ety, women do not play sports. Jonker, Robin Kang, Chiraag Gupta, Graydon Botsford, Mitchell SAT., NOV., 14, 6:45 pm • Bumbleberry Playhouse Donald, Asheesh Saincher, Jacqueline Whitaker Through the Free The Children’s Directors of Change program, fifteen high school students traveled to the Interpretation border cities of the U.S. and Mexico, and explored a vari- Kensho Southern Utah Premiere – Plays with Making Peace with Vietnam ety of issues and documented their border stories. DIR Daniel Kang Shorts Competition – Narrative Fiction A sudden or brief enlightenment U S A (2008) 8 min. (2.35:1) In English Day By Day experiences in Zen Buddhism. DIR Lin Oeding CAST Ian Bohen, Cindy Chiu, Jay Giannone Utah Premiere pg. 15 A romantic couple’s brief encounter with several phili- Young Filmmaker Shorts Competition – Documentary sophical thugs unfolds in an unusual way. U S A (2008) 17 min. (1.33:1) In English DIR Emily Van Horn CAST Emily Van Horn, Demi Nicks, Jeremy SAT., NOV., 14, 1:00 pm • Bumbleberry Playhouse Hobbs, Maggie Nicks Three incredible young adults living with Muscular Dystro- phy. Even with intense challenges each moment, they find The Jogger strength through relationships, faith and the desire to live. World Premiere – Plays with Rain Falls from Earth: Surviving Cambodia’s Darkest Hour The Kid The Last One Shorts Competition – Experimental, Narrative Fiction Utah Premiere DIR Carlo Ledesma U S A (2009) 10 min. (1.78:1) In English Young Filmmaker Shorts Competition – Narrative Fiction A man races against time to pre- DIR Michael Stern CAST Doug Balch U S A (2009) 10 min. (1.78:1) In American Sign and English vent the unthinkable from happen- Abstraction+Perpective=Freedom A man is locked inside DIR Tori Dailey CAST Dylan Emerick, Rita Manyette, John Archer ing to the one he loves. his own head with thoughts of the past, present, and future. Lundgren pg. 14 SAT., NOV., 14, 10:30 am • Bumbleberry Playhouse Taking inspiration from Charlie Chaplin, a young boy gives his hospitalized grandfather a last gift. What Is She To You? Moo Moo’s Mountain West Premiere – Plays with How I Got Lost World Premiere Shorts Competition – Narrative Fiction Young Filmmaker Shorts Competition – Narrative Fiction,Short U S A (2008) 12 min. (1.78:1) In English U S A (2009) 10 min. (1.78:1) In English DIR Alden Burgess CAST Anthony Marks, Avery Pearson DIR Graeme Flegenheimer CAST Michael Liebhauser Lightheaded Eight years ago, Eddie Pascal ran out on Beth, the only A young teen is stuck working at a fast food restaurant. DIR Mike Dacko One night the boss leaves, leaving the teen with two fel- Four creatures emerge from wax woman who had ever loved him, and now he is ready and have the appearance of small to return home to win her back. Unfortunately for Eddie, low employees who have villainous plans. children with large faceless heads. standing in his way is his high-minded brother James. pg. 15 Squabble SAT., NOV. 14, 6:30 pm • Canyon Community Center Utah Premiere Young Filmmaker Shorts Competition – Animation U S A (2009) 4 min. (1.78:1) Woke Up Ugly DIR Evan Berger Utah Premiere – Plays with The Full Picture An angel and a devil express their ideals through a board game. Shorts Competition – Narrative Fiction U S A (2009) 21 min. (1.78:1) In English The True Meaning of Girls DIR Ryan Parker CAST G.B. Shannon, Annie Gaia World Premiere Magic Kisa Young Filmmaker Shorts Competition – Narrative Fiction DIR Herbert Thibadeaux is changing. One day he wakes up saliva mathieu malformed, the next he’s too handsome for society to ac- Canada (2009) 29 min. (2.35:1) In English Associated by long years of DIR David Kelso CAST Ben Wheelwright, Becky Sadowski swindle and chicaneries, a pair of cept, but his transformations raise suspicion in the girl of his twins’ destinies rock in one night. dreams who’s been through a transformation of her own. A mysterious teen from the East creates havoc in a small pg. 14 Now, Herbert must make a sacrifice to prove his love. high school when he asks three girls to the fall dance. SAT., NOV. 14,, 8:45 pm • Bumbleberry Playhouse FRI., Nov., 13, 8:30 pm • Bumbleberry Playhouse – 12 – Shorts with features Young FIlmmakers Shorts competition programs Alpha Guide

Making Peace with VietNam DIR Steven Emmanuel The lingering consequences of the American war in Vietnam, as well as the ongoing challenges of reconciliation. pg. 7 ZION Flix I: Opening night shorts ZION Flix II: Dilemmas for New short films that took their production all the way to 35mm film opens the festival this year that will delight both families puzzled people with young ones and those with teens. Social dilemmas provide new obstacles for people who must figure a way out and a new life. The puzzle remains to change their diet, grow out of their imaginary friends, or escape a grave. A Film from My Parish - 6 Farms Southern Utah Premiere New American Soldier Eating Alaska DIR Emma Cott, Anna Belle Peevey Shorts/Animation Competition – Animated Documentary Eating Alaska – Mountain West Premiere Three immigrant soldiers take Ireland (2008) 8 min. (1.66:1) In English steps towards achieving U.S. citi- DIR Tony Donoghue Featurette Shorts Competition – Documentary U S A (2008) 57 min. (1.33:1) In English zenship. 6 farmers in this film embody traditional attitudes of sus- pg. 15 tainability and of working with their land and community. DIR Ellen Frankenstein CAST Ellen Frankenstein In keeping with the theme, the film was shot with 2 cheap What happens to a vegetarian who moves to the last digital stills cameras, a tripod and a mini disc recorder. frontier? Connecting to where you live and eating locally means not just going to the farmer’s market, but living off Inukshuk the land and the sea. It’s a serious and humorous quest of Mountain West Premiere an ex-urban vegetarian who moves to Alaska, marries a Animation Shorts Competition – Animation fisherman and hunter and begins to wonder what the ‘right’ France (2008) 9 min. (1.85:1) thing to eat is… in a place surrounded by wilderness. The DIR Camillelvis Théry Open Your Eyes film talks about farmed salmon, toxins getting into wild DIR Susan Cohen On the last polar day, up on the howling ice, a little Inuk foods, and the colonization of the indigenous diet. From Julia struggles to come to terms man and a mischievous bear see their white world meta- Alaska Native teens talking about their favorite traditional with her life and marriage after be- morphosed into a huge whale ocean of darkness. foods as they make pretzels to women trying to teach ing diagnosed with breast cancer. the filmmaker to hunt, this wry look at what’s on your plate pg. 14 FAR SIGHTED explores ideas about eating healthy sustainable food from World Premiere one’s own backyard, either urban or wild, versus industrially Shorts Competition – Narrative Fiction produced food shipped thousands of miles. Brazil, United Kingdom (2009) 21 min. (1.85:1) In English DIR Elyse Couvillion CAST Mia Ford, Kevin McCorkle A lonely, insightful child is caught inside her parents’ bitter Imaginary Friends and chaotic divorce. As she struggles to understand, she Imaginary Friends – World Premiere finds comfort in a broken home telescope. Shorts Competition – Documentary PACHAMAMA United Kingdom (2008) 13 min. (1.33:1) In English DIR Toshifumi Matsushita The Bake Shop Ghost DIR Sasha Collington CAST Alexis de Vivenot, Antonia Whillans, At Bolivia’s Salar de Uyuni, a Utah Premiere Joshua Swinney 13-year-old boy lives a traditional Shorts Competition – Narrative Fiction Flying twin brothers who battled school bullies, a yellow Quecha life with his family. U S A (2009) 17 min. (1.85:1)In English zogo who knew that boys who liked boys were not weir- pg. 11 DIR Lorette Bayle CAST Kathryn Joosten, Marianne Jean-Baptiste dos, and American Cowboys who helped a girl with both Tucked away in a small neighborhood, Miss Cora Lee legs in plaster to walk. This is a film about a special kind of runs the best bake shop in town. When she passes on, friend; a friend who never grows up, who hangs on your others move in, and one by one, she drives out the new every word, who appears just at the very moment that owners and word gets around that the place is haunted. you need them, and who represents all the best aspects of you. This is a film about imaginary friends and why an Blue Boy imaginary friend is a better friend than a real one. Mountain West Premiere Pride of Lions DIR Louise Woehrle, John Woehrle Shorts Competition – Narrative Fiction The Sierra Leoneans choose for- U S A (2009) 16 min. (1.85:1) In English La mort d’Olivier Bécaille giveness over contempt, peace DIR Alex Jablonski CAST Jordan Thompson, Simone Kessell The Death of Olivier Bécaille – Mountain West Premiere instead of revenge. 17-year-old Kenny lives in a rundown track home with Shorts Competition – Narrative Fiction pg. 6 his father, and rides his bike into the wealthier part of France (2008) 22 min. (1.66:1) In French with English subtitles DIR Thibault Dentel, Laura Gitton CAST Christophe Sauvion, Syl- town for his lifeguarding job, fantasizing about women. vain Solustri, Isabelle Tesson, Marienne Péneau Free Lunch France, 1919. Olivier Bécaille is in full catalepsy crisis. His Utah Premiere body is paralysed, he suffers from hypotension and hy- pothermia. He cannot move at all but he can still see and Featurette Shorts Competition – Narrative Fiction U S A (2008) 35 min. (1.78:1) In English hear very well. Unfortunately, his entourage made of his DIR Rick Curnutt CAST Joe Hendrix, Charlie Pecoraro wife, his neighbor and his doctor believes he’s dead. De- cision is made to bury him... This whimsically dark film is Rain Falls from Earth… Walter Tanner Jr. is done with handouts, and his privi- based on a story written by Émile Zola. DIR Steve McClure leged past. Realizing the value of hard work, Walter sets A voice to Cambodians whose off on the road to the American dream… in a lunch truck. lives were senselessly lost. pg. 6

Thur., NOV. 12, 7:15 pm • Red Cliffs Cinema Fri., NOV. 13, 10:15 am • Bumbleberry Playhouse – 13 – alpha Guide shorts CompetitioN proGrams

reTurn To lITTle hollywood dIr Stephen B. Armstrong kanab’s transformation from a quiet cattle town into one of the busiest film production areas. pg. 12 ZioN FliX iii: awareNess ZioN FliX iv: iNterNatioNal shorts A sober look at five people who are not just concerned with so- A wild selection of international films where anything is pos- called “inner demons,” but of very real, concrete trials and obstacles sible and full of surprises. Take a journey through mystery, dark that have names such as ‘anxiety,’ ‘depression,’ ‘cancer,’ ‘poverty’ humor, vivid fantasy, romance and hard reality where the lessons and ‘abuse.’ These are women who wake up, open their eyes and of life occur at any unexpected turn. come to terms with the many challenges that face them. ritmo do morumbi bloesem dIr Zara Ahmed, Joshua kun, Tyson guITAr leSSonS (Blossom) – Mountain West Premiere Hauff, Gabrielle Bashist, Tyler Zelinsky, Utah Premiere Rhianon Gutierrez, collin Martin Shorts Competition – Narrative Fiction,Short A passion of music and rhythm. Featurette Shorts Competition – Narrative Fiction netherlands (2008) 26 min. (16:9) In Dutch with English subtitles pg. 15 u S A (2009) 35 min. (1.78:1) In English dIr Tess löwenhardt cAST loek Beernink, Stefan Rokebrand dIr Deborah Geffner cAST Deborah Geffner, Barbara keegan, Sa- vannah Holcomb, Stefan Marks, Art laFleur Afanai of 22 is unable to speak for she has aphasia caused by a car accident six years ago. Ever since she felt re- “It’s just this longing... this feeling... yearning could be a name jected by society. In response, Afanai chooses to retreat for it or anxiety or exaltation or hormones or emptiness. Just into her home. When her mailman Jan, who is kind enough this need,” says claire. She’s talking about the indefinable to take her packages to the post office, becomes ill, the need for intimacy that propels her into the torrid affair that new mailman, Sem finds it hard to understand their silent roils her happy marriage and leads to the distraction that agreement. Afanai tries to ask him to help her, but does siGNs oF the time endangers the life of her adored daughter, Melody. not succeed until she realizes something has to change. dIr Don casper A story about history, mystery opeN your eyes le resCapé de l’hippoCampe and of human achievement. Mountain West Premiere (The Survivor of the Hippocampus) – North America Premiere pg. 7 Shorts Competition – Narrative Fiction Shorts Competition – Narrative Fiction u S A (2008) 14 min. (1.78:1) In English France (2009) 13 min. (2.35:1) In French with English subtitles dIr Susan cohen cAST Traci Dinwiddie, Suzy nakamura, Eric dIr Julien lecat cAST Juliette noureddine, Jean-pierre Martins, lange, Teresa Huang Simon Buret life threw Julia a curve ball she never expected – she Diane, a hardened woman, manages a brothel in the struggles to come to terms with her life and marriage after 2030s. Franck Richard, a smuggler and old friend of Di- being diagnosed with breast cancer. It all comes to a head ane’s, drowns his sorrows in alcohol, trying to escape a when she attends a friend’s bridal shower and hides out memory. He convinces Diane to accompany him to Dream- in the bathroom – only to be intruded upon by a stranger on, a special kind of memory lab, and asks her to enter his SkylIghT named kat, the frank-talking, pot-smoking sister of the brain in order to erase the memory of his brother. While dIr david baas bride-to-be. Julia is taken by surprise when kat locks the in Franck’s cerebral labyrinth, Diane crosses paths with A lone penguin against a stark door and lights up. In this unlikely hiding place, Julia finds background. strange characters and makes astonishing discoveries. pg. 15 herself in a very frank and funny conversation. As she opens up to kat, Julia realizes that she can’t hide forever. maGiC kisa Mountain West Premiere the Flowers oF madisoN Featurette Shorts Competition – Narrative Fiction Mountain West Premiere France (2008) 30 min. (1.85:1) In French with English subtitles Featurette Competition – Documentary dIr Saliva Mathieu cAST laubion christophe, Bettenfeld Domi- u S A (2009) 56 min. (1.78:1) In English and Spanish with English Subtitles nique, Vernalde Marie dIr Amelah Resnik A psychological thriller that tells the reunion of two twin An empowering documentary film about three culturally brothers after years of separation. one leaves prison and speed datiNG diverse Midwestern women facing and overcoming the the other lined up and founded a family. Associated by dIr Tony Herbert greatest obstacles in their lives. Meet Aleyda, an immi- long years of swindle and chicaneries, their destinies rock in James Van Der Bexton’s amnesia grant from colombia, who came to America with her hus- one night... Stealing of identity, handling and threats of two allows him to put his broken heart band and two daughters seeking a better life for her fam- strange grave-diggers... In the tradition of a 50’s, 60’s French to rest. ily and education for her children. The move to the united whodunnit, this film is peppered with squeaking humor. pg. 5 States came with great sacrifice and challenges. Just when Aleyda and her family finally started to feel at home The lAST one in the Midwest, something tragic and life-altering changed Mountain West Premiere everything. Meet Monica, who by the age of thirteen had Featurette Shorts Competition – Narrative Fiction witnessed the near-death of a sister and the imprison- Australia (2009) 32 min. (2.35:1) In English ment of her beloved Mother. For several years Monica dIr carlo ledesma cAST Jai koutrae, Renee lim, Matt Foster engaged in whatever means necessary simply to survive. A man races against time to prevent the unthinkable Then something very unexpectedly altered the course of from happening to the one he loves. This film is one man’s the survivor oF the hip- her life forever. Finally, meet Suzanne, a happily married, journey home, where the consequences of the choices poCampus (le resCapé de college-educated Mexican-American woman, born and he’s made in life slowly begin to unravel in front of him. l’hippoCampe) raised in the Midwest. After Suzanne and her husband cel- As Alex recovers from a gunfight and regains his senses, dIr Julien lecat ebrated the birth of a daughter with great joy, Suzanne’s he realizes that he must reach his girlfriend Abbie before Diane gets inside someone’s head. motherhood came with some unexpected surprises. the people he’s crossed get to her first. pg. 14 FrI., Nov. 13, 12:45 pm • bumbleberry playhouse FrI., Nov. 13, 3:15 pm • Canyon Community Center – 14 – shorts CompetitioN proGrams alpha Guide

SweeT crude dIr Sandy cioffi Issues of oil politics, mass media agendas and the role of independent journalists. pg. 7 ZioN FliX v: doCumeNtary shorts ZioN FliX vi: aNimatioN Festival A selection of documentaries that celebrate the Americas A new festival competition in Southern utah, presenting a variety through art, nature, music and cultural diversity. The desires of of styles of animation from around the world, including anime, what can be accomplished are also met with challenges. clay, 3D, pen & ink, montage and composite animation. Take a trip through these animated worlds that is pure art for the senses. AScendIng The gIAnTS a Film From my parish - 6 Farms Utah Premiere uNCoNquered; allaN See Zion Flix I: Opening Night Shorts on page 13 houSer And The legAcy Shorts Competition – Documentary u S A (2009) 13 min. (1.78:1) In English InukShuk oF oNe apaChe Family dIr John Waller cAST Brian French, Will koomjian dIr Bryan Beasley See Zion Flix I: Opening Night Shorts on page 13 An Apache family’s legacy. Brian French and Will koomjian are portland, oregon based pg. 15 arborists by trade, who started an organization called As- debt cending the Giants in 2006. With the goal of aiding pres- Mountain West Premiere ervation efforts for champion trees, their mission is to Animation Shorts Competition – Animation, Narrative Fiction showcase these specimens to increase knowledge of their canada (2009) 15 min. (1.78:1) In English dIr Mike Weiss existence and ecological importance. With stunning big tree A boy discovers the significance of spare change. cinematography, the action and danger assumed by Brian and Will to measure these trees is captured, but with great- the dressmaker’s dauGhter er emphasis upon the emotional connection of the trees. Utah Premiere the warrior (la Guerrera) Animation Shorts Competition – Animation, Narrative Fiction dIr Erika cohn New ameriCaN soldier Australia (2008) 7 min. (1.78:1) In English dIr Huni Melissa Bolliger lula struggles to find support she Mountain West Premiere A mother’s hurtful comments flow to her daughter’s doll. needs for her soccer passion to Shorts Competition – Documentary succeed. u S A (2009) 24 min. (1.78:1) pg. 12 In Spanish, Cantonese, English, and Ghanian with English subtitles FAT-TASTIco dIr Emma cott, Anna Belle peevey Utah Premiere Animation Shorts Competition – Animation, Narrative Fiction Three immigrant soldiers are followed through the ups u S A (2009) 4 min. (1.85:1) dIr yung-Jui lee and downs of training and deployment, and as they take steps towards achieving u.S. citizenship by serving in the A grumpy magician and a naive assistant. u.S. military. By taking two of the hottest debates in our Gerald’s last day country – the post 9/11 war and immigration policy – out of Mountain West Premiere the bi-partisan political arena, and into the lives of real people, this short cuts straight to the heart of these issues. Animation Shorts Competition – Animation, Narrative Fiction whAT IS She To you? u S A (2008) 12 min. (1.85:1) In English dIr Justin Rasch, Shel Rasch dIr Alden Burgess ritmo do morumbi Today is Gerald’s last chance to seduce a potential adopter. The battle for the woman two Rhythm of Morumbi – Mountain West Premiere brothers love is on. pg. 12 Shorts Competition – Documentary kenSho Brazil, u S A (2009) 22 min. (1.78:1) In Portuguese with English subtitles Mountain West Premiere dIr Zara Ahmed, Joshua kun, Tyson Hauff, Gabrielle Bashist, Tyler Animation Shorts Competition – Animation, Experimental, Narrative Fiction Zelinsky, Rhianon Gutierrez, collin Martin cAST Flavio pimenta u S A (2009) 4 min. (1.78:1) dIr Daniel kang Meninos do Morumbi is a performing arts school in Sao A visual poem of a young woman with spiritual catharsis. paolo, Brazil that gives children from favelas (slums) hope for the future. The film depicts the various hardships lIghTheAded faced in everyday favela life: violence, poverty, drug Lightheaded – Mountain West Premiere abuse, etc. It also takes it back to the school and shows Animation Shorts Competition – Animation, Narrative Fiction u S A (2009) 5 min. (1.78:1) dIr Mike Dacko woke up uGly the positive influences students gain at the school. dIr Ryan parker uNCoNquered: AllAn houSer And Wax like creatures encircle a fire for a ritualistic dance. A man deals with the notion of being ugly one moment and pos- the leGaCy oF oNe apaChe Family SkylIghT sessing incredible beauty the next. Utah Premiere Southern Utah Premiere pg. 12 Featurette Shorts Competition – Documentary Animation Shorts Competition – Animation, Mocumentary u S A (2009) 33 min. (1.78:1) In English canada (2009) 5 min. (1.78:1) In English dIr David Baas dIr Bryan Beasley cAST phillip Haozous, Bob Haozous, Ann Marie Houser The ecological plight of penguins in the Antarctic. The Houser / Haozous story is a journey exploring the incarceration of a people, growth brought on by freedom, The crooked eye and a family’s personal expression of these experiences Mountain West Premiere through art. Released as prisoners of War, Sam and Blos- Animation Shorts Competition – Animation, Narrative Fiction som Haozous’ passed down oral traditions of the Apache u S A (2008) 20 min. (1.78:1) In English youNG Filmmakers shorts people to their son Allan Houser – shared memories that dIr D.c. Douglas cAST linda Hunt, Fay Masterson CompetitioN molded his artwork, and in turn helped him become one of An adaptation of Betty Malicoat’s short story that deli- young students compete with the 20th century’s most important artists. cately paints a psychological portrait of a troubled woman. films from across the world. pg. 12 FrI., Nov. 13, 6:15 pm • bumbleberry playhouse SAT., Nov. 14, 3:15 pm • bumbleberry playhouse – 15 – Fatali Gallery Zion National Park Entrance

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