Films of the 2012 Phenom Film Fest
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FILMS OF THE 2012 PHENOM FILM FEST 25 5 DAY FORECAST dir Chia-Chi Lee dir Joe Wielosinski TAIWAN, 2010, 9min, color USA, 2012, 18min, color 25 is a non-linear narrative that combines video 5 Day Forecast is an emotional tale that with 2D animation. We follow a quirky young examines self-consciousness in affiliation to the woman who is overcome by nostalgia for her end of a relationship. The film details the story past life. Alone, she explores an imaginary of a young woman, Nicole Wagner, who was world about a little prince who comforts her in just dumped by her boyfriend, CJ Ferrell. Feeling her attempts to find herself in a new place. rejected and hopeless, Nicole refuses to leave her bed for the remainder of the week. Chia-Chi is a designer based in New York City. She has many interests in photography, film, Joe Wielosinski is a multi-award winning illustration and animation. Director, Writer, and Producer. With a Bachelor's degree from Purdue University Short Film, Documentary Calumet, he is currently earning his Master of Screens with: BRIDGE UNDER THE WATER Fine Arts at Governors State University. Wielosinski enjoys telling stories about heartbreak, isolation, and the bumpy road to hope and satisfaction. Short Film, Drama Screens with: Student Shorts ALONE TOGETHER ANIMAL BAR dir Ben Kadie dir Cayce Brown USA, 2012, 24min, color USA, 2011, 15min, color A story of shipwrecks and love -- After a terrible Cynthia is finally given the opportunity to get a ocean storm, Brendan finds himself on a Chilean hold of an item she has been yearning to have island with Eloise, the girl of his secret dreams. in back in her possession. The only problem is it Alone together for the first time, the two grow has been in the hands of her sadistic ex lover close, yet Brendan worries: if they leave the Fran'k and he has a special night planned for island will Eloise still need him? Director Ben her which she must endure before getting a Kadie (then age 16) filmed throughout the hold of the priceless object. She is lead to a bar beautiful Pacific Northwest including where everything seems a bit off and the underwater in Lake Washington and on the people are memorable but best 100-year-old tugboat Arthur Foss. forgotten...however it is just a normal night with the normal faces at the Animal Bar. In sixth grade, Ben premiered at the Seattle International Film Festival via a newspaper TRAILER ANIMAL BAR contest. Since then, his nine films have screened in over 100 festivals in the US and Short Film, Comedy, Crime around the world and earned more than thirty Screens with: COMEDY SHORTS awards including top youth film at the Louisiana Film Festival Student Division. Ben lives in Bellevue, WA, where he is a senior in the International Baccalaureate program at Interlake High School. After high school, he plans to pursue a university film degree. Student Short Film, Drama Screens with: STUDENT SHORTS ARE WE LISTENING? AS GOES JANESVILLE dir Andrew Sensenig dir Brad Lichtenstein USA, 2012, 9min, color USA, 2012, 84min, color The perfect family living just down the street, AS GOES JANESVILLE comes straight out of we all know them, or at least dream of them. Wisconsin — ground zero in the recession- But underneath it all, can dad really handle the ridden heartland’s struggle to hold on to the stresses of his job, is mom trying to juggle more American Dream. Epic and intimate, the than she can handle? A quiet family dinner documentary follows three years in the lives of quickly deteriorates as distant memories test a laid off GM workers forced to leave home in father’s faith. search of decent jobs; business leaders aligned with Republican Governor Scott Walker’s Andrew Sensenig, Director, Writer, Composer, “divide and conquer” war on unions trying to is a highly sought after actor in the Film and woo companies with lower wages and tax Television industry. When not helping to bring breaks; and a state senator caught in the others stories to life, he loves to write and middle, trying to negotiate a peace to his state’s direct his own. civil war. AS GOES JANESVILLE, so goes America. Short Film, Drama, Family Brad Lichtenstein is an award-winning Screens with: SHORTS BLOCK 1 filmmaker and president of 371 Productions, the company he founded in 2003 to create media and technology projects that contribute to the common good. 371 will use AS GOES JANESVILLE to convene business and labor in a dialogue about how to overcome extreme political polarization and join in an effort to find common solutions to our economic problems. Building on the theme of corporate accountability animated in the film, 371 is also releasing "bizVizz", a mobile app that will give users the ability to scan a logo and instantly learn how much that company has paid in taxes and the amount it has received in tax subsidies Feature Film, Documentary AT STAKE: VAMPIRE SOLUTIONS AUDITIONING FANNY dir Jim Weter dir Mia'kate Russell USA, 2011, 90min, color AUSTRALIA, 2011. 15min, color For his thesis film and final grade in school, a Auditioning Fanny follows an eventful week in film student documents a small business the life of Fanny Love. A naive woman with stars struggling in the current, failing economy. To in her eyes for an old Hollywood world long further exploit his theme, he chooses a business gone, and a dream of a love story lost in that really shouldn’t be making cutbacks – a modern society. With the innocence of a child group of vampire exterminators in rural, North and a temper of a psychopath she is thrilled Mississippi. when auditions for a new musical film starring heart throb Jack Baron are announced. With a Jim Weter began film making in Oxford, MS in spring in her step Fanny knows everything will 2005 while enrolled at Ole Miss in the Theatre work out just dandy. Or will it. Arts Department. Jim worked from production assistant to assistant director on several short Auditioning Fanny is the debut film for 'Make and feature length films as well as recording live Trouble Films'. With original songs penned by performances by local musicians. In 2010 Jim the two lead actors, and all costumes designed introduced the first annual Cellardoor Cinema and handmade it was shot over four days in Screenplay Contest, held by his own company 2011. Funded by Director Mia'kate Russell, this Cellardoor Cinema to promote local films in the film was a labor of love from all involved. Make Memphis area and with a grand prize of the Trouble's next short film, a gay western winning script going into production. Duane P. werewolf tale titled SWALLOW is currently in Craig was selected as the first year’s grand prize post production. winner with his script "At Stake: Vampire Solutions" (AS:VS). Short Film, Foreign, Comedy, GLBT Screens with: COMEDY SHORTS TRAILER AS:VS Feature Film, Horror, Comedy, Mockumentary, Found Footage Screens with: BLUE SHEEP SUIT AWAKE BABY, BE MY SUPERSTAR dir Paul Birman dir Briana Frapart USA, 2012, 10min, color USA, 2011, 8min, color As work hours grow longer and energy Aimee, a spunky teenager obsessed with the supplements get stronger, our appreciation for Korean pop world, discovers the chance to sleep declines. Awake presents a hypothetical meet her favorite pop star by entering a special scenario where sleep is replaced with dance video contest. In hopes of making the medication and dreams become a thing of the best video, she enlists the help of her shy lab past. Robby is an office worker, who, like many, partner, Tae Goon, who has been praised for his is addicted to sleep-replacement medication as superb dancing skills. When Tae Goon agrees to a way to keep up with modern life. help her, Aimee comes to realize what she is looking for is a lot closer than she thinks. In 2008, Paul finally took a leap of faith and found himself in New York City pursuing Briana is a Florida State University Film School photography as a profession. Currently, he student from Baltimore, Maryland. freelances as a cinematographer in reality Homeschooled through eighth grade, she television, while crafting personal projects developed a passion for movies and film scores between jobs. when she taught herself how to play the piano by ear. In high school, she was heavily involved Short Film, Sci-fi, Thriller with the theatre program as a stage manager Screens with: SCI-FI/FANTASY SHORTS and playwright, and found she enjoyed working with performers. Student Short Film, Comedy, Youth/Teen Screens with: SHORTS BLOCK 3 BABY-SITTING BEYOND THE GRAVE dir Lucas Masson dir Davi de Oliveira Pinheiro FRANCE, 2012, 20min, color BRAZIL, 2011, 89min, color A young woman accepts a babysitting offer In a devastated post-apocalyptic world where from a couple she doesn't know. Puzzled by the the rules of reality are transformed by magic children's odd behavior, she invites some and madness, a vengeful police officer searches friends to keep her company. Little do they for a possessed serial killer in a battle of the know that it will be the worst night of their not-so-good versus absolute evil. lives... Born July 28, 1979, in Porto Alegre, Brazil, Davi Lucas Masson has always been passionate de Oliveira Pinheiro is a writer, producer and about cinema. He started directing films as a director. Produced the documentary feature teenager and made several amateur movies series "Boundaries of Thought" and the on-line that were screened in competitions.