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A FilmFest Program 2013.indd 1 3/31/2013 10:33:29 AM FilmFest Program 2013.indd 2 3/31/2013 10:33:34 AM kansas city filmfest1 contents After Parties . 22 Credits . 39 Feature Film Descriptions . 25 alamo drafthouse Festival Information . 3 1400 Main Street Kansas City, MO 64105 Film Index . 5 816-286-4777 Filmmaker Panels . 23 www.kcfilmfest.org Guest Artists . 6 Reel Spirit Showcase . 23 Schedule . 20 KCWIFT Screenplay Contest . 22 Short Film Programs . 11 Special Events . 22 Kansas City Filmmakers JUBILEE FilmFest Program 2013.indd 1 3/31/2013 10:33:41 AM FilmFest Program 2013.indd 2 3/31/2013 10:33:42 AM festival information 3 Kansas City FilmFest Competition Ticketing Info Of more than 100 films being shown at Kansas City • Available at the box office or online through www. FilmFest 2013, about two-thirds of them are partici- drafthouse.com/kansas_city/mainstreet. Tickets pating in competition. In addition to our competition for select events are available at kcfilmfest.org films, we’ve scoured the globe to find other great • General admission. There is no assigned seating. films that haven’t yet made it to Kansas City. We call • Non-refundable these “curated” films and they are not competing for awards at FilmFest. Prices The competition is the oldest part of the Kansas City $60 Festival Pass (Gold) Filmmakers Jubilee, the nonprofit organization that $25 Three Films for $25 (Silver) presents FilmFest each year. In 1996, Jubilee founder $10 Individual screenings Fred Andrews learned that Kansas City had an active $5 Individual seminars/panels/workshops (with out and growing filmmaking community but there were film screening) few venues for filmmakers to show their work. As a $10 Individual seminar w/ movie screening result, Andrews launched the Kansas City Filmmakers Jubilee which held its first festival in 1997. Seminars/Panels/Workshops Since then, the majority-volunteer run Kansas City Festival pass holders have free access to all seminars/ Filmmakers Jubilee has grown steadily, guided by the panels/workshops. Individual tickets to seminars/ continuing leadership of its founder, a large number panels/workshops are available on line at www. of filmmakers, and the Jubilee’s volunteer Board of drafthouse.com/kansas_city/mainstreet or at the Directors. The Jubilee received its 501(c)(3) designa- box office of Alamo Drafthouse Mainstreet. tion in June of 1998. More than $200,000 in cash and prizes have been awarded. More than 200 visiting Festival Passes film professionals have come to Kansas City to share Festival passes include: All screenings, seminars, their work and experiences. workshops, panels, parties. Restrictions apply. Festival The competition begun by the Jubilee remains intact passes are not good for VIP Guest Events or Special even though the festival was expanded and renamed Screening/Events requiring a separate ticket purchase. in 2009. Passes do not include the Bronies screenings with special guest, Brony VIP parties, The Central Park Five screening with Midwest Innocence Project on Award Categories April 12, and It’s A Disaster with brunch on April 14. Filmmakers can submit narrative, experimental, animation and documentary films in four competitive A festival pass does not guarantee seating. Festival divisions. Awards are presented in each category: pass holders must obtain tickets from the Will Call Table in advance of each screening they plan to attend. US/International: Short and feature-length films. Heartland: Short and feature-length films by Mis- Seating souri and Kansas residents, present and past. If you have been given or won a complimentary ticket Heartland Student: Short and feature-length films voucher, the complimentary ticket voucher does not by Missouri and Kansas students. guarantee you a seat. Complimentary ticket vouchers must be redeemed for an actual ticket at the Will Call CinemaJAZZ: Short and feature-length films relating Table. to jazz. Ticketed patrons, including festival pass holders, must be seated 10 minutes before the scheduled start of film. After that, remaining seats will be released for sale to those waiting in the rush line. More information Call 816-286-4777 or visit kcfilmfest.org FilmFest Program 2013.indd 3 3/31/2013 10:33:42 AM FilmFest Program 2013.indd 4 3/31/2013 10:33:43 AM Film Index 5 Feature Film Index Short Film Index 21st Century Farmer .......17 Me, The King and My Dad . 13 Battle: Change America 101 ..............19 Monster ..................19 from Within .........25 Anecdote ................11 Muladhara ...............15 Becloud (Vaho) ........25 Barbie Boy ...............15 My Forest (Ma Forêt) .......19 Bowling ..............25 A Beautiful Impurity ........19 My Kansas ...............17 Bread & Circuses Behind The Scenes ........13 Nature Spontaneously .....17 (Kruha in Iger) .......25 Beyond the Deadend No One Knows ...........17 (An Sooy e Bonbast) .....11 Nooner . 15 Bronies ..............27 Bird of Flames ............13 The One Who Builds .......17 The Central Park Five ...27 BlindSight ................15 OrdinaryMan .............15 Charles Lloyd: The Bolt Cutters ...........19 Papa Piñata ..............15 Arrows Into Infinity ...25 Boom Box Kids ............15 Paper People .............17 The Commitment .........17 Picture A Girl With Red Hair . 15 The Discoverers .......25 Death of a Shadow Plateau ..................13 Envisioning Home .....27 (Dood van een Schaduw) 11 Possum ..................15 Graceland ............27 Delilah ...................19 The Procession ............19 Disruption ...............11 Quinn’s New Video Game . 13 Heartland: A Portrait Don’t Lose Your Soul .......19 of Survival ..........27 Rail Poem ................13 Donald Cox ...............19 Ray Bradbury’s Kaleidoscope . 11 Hit and Stay ..........27 Driveaway ...............15 Rebel Rebel Rebel .........11 It’s a Disaster ..........31 The Earthquake ...........13 The Rest of Her ...........15 Electric Theatre Arcade .....17 The Jogger ...........31 Retrocognition ............13 Faisal Goes West ...........19 The Road Led Here ........13 Lost on Purpose .......31 From Dad To Son ..........19 Saving the Human Race My Father and Ghoul School .............13 (For Menneskeheten) ....15 the Man in Black .....31 Green Acres ..............13 Sea Pig ..................11 GUN ....................11 Searcy County ............17 My Best Holidays (Nos Half Good Killer ...........11 plus belles vacanes) . 33 The Sidelines .............13 The Hard Day Knights ......15 Sinsis . 13 Narmada .............33 The History of Chance .....17 Stalled ..................17 One Small Hitch .......33 Housebreaking ...........13 Talking Dog For Sale, 10 Euros 11 House of Monsters ........13 Rhino ................33 The Things My Father The House With Nobody In It . 13 Never Taught Me .......15 Summer Children ......35 Into Thick Air .............17 Thumb ..................15 A Teacher ............35 It’s Been A Pleasure ........15 Tokyo=Fukushima .........13 Jodi Orton: Fostering Change 17 Too Late Now ............17 The Trouble With Tooth ...................11 the Truth ...........35 The Joggers ..............19 A Kiss For Gabriela ........17 Transit ...................13 Twenty Feet from Lift ......................19 Twenty Bucks .............11 Stardom ...........35 Light Me Up ..............13 Two Seconds After Laughter 11 Uprising ..............37 A Little Something on the Side 19 Two Types of Sexism .......11 We Are Superman .....37 The Lynching of Bert Dudley 17 Viscosity .................11 Make A Wish .............13 What About Us? ..........11 Winter Nomads Making Waste ............17 Wrong Number ...........15 (Hiver Nomade) .....37 Me, My Wife and Our Cow . 13 X-Ray Man ...............17 FilmFest Program 2013.indd 5 3/31/2013 10:33:44 AM 6 Guest Artists michael brockhoff skizz cZsyk Michael Brockhoff is a non-fiction producer with Skizz Czyzk is a filmmaker, writer, musician, artist, hundreds of hours of programming to his credit. and film festival careerist. He has held positions at He has a unique talent for solving creative and MicroCineFest, Maryland Film Festival, Slamdance, logistical challenges while pushing the quality of the and Atlanta Film Festival. A filmmaker since 1983, his content and production values beyond the expected films include Hit & Stay, Freaks In Love, Little Cas- parameters. Michael has been instrumental in ex- tles, Managers Corner, and music videos for Beach panding the programming slate of many production House, Young Fresh Fellows, and many others. He companies and creating shows for networks like TLC writes for music and film magazines, is on the Board and National Geographic Wild. of Directors for Maryland Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts, and performs music with Go Pills, The Jennifers, Garage Sale, and Mink Stole & Her Wonderful Band. michelle davidson John de lancie Michelle Davidson is the president of Kansas City John de Lancie is an actor, producer, writer and Women in Film & TV and a board member of the musician. He is best known for his portrayal of the Film Commission of Greater KC and MOMMA. iconic, all-powerful Q, a recurring character on Michelle is an Emmy award winning writer, producer Star Trek: The Next Generation. Q is one of few and actor. She can be seen in the feature films characters appearing in multiple shows of the Star Nailbiter, Last Ounce of Courage and Lucky. On the Trek franchise. He has also become known for his small screen, Michelle hosts a daily entertainment voice work as the antagonist Discord on My Little show