WELCOME A LETTER FROM THE DIRECTOR Welcome to the 2014 Festival! I am truly As Charlie would also be the first to humbly and to whom I dedicate this edition of the honored to guide the 2014 Festival in mention, the festival could not have grown Festival. my first year as Executive Director. I and planted its roots here without the would first and foremost like to single community support that exists year-round, With over 75 films from across the globe out the dynamic vision and incredible that overwhelms the Island each June, that and right here in New Jersey, this year’s leadership of my predecessor and great brings filmmakers back year after year. It’s festival lineup offers a lineup spanning the friend, LIFF Founder Charlie Prince. The this sense of community, of resilience of best and brightest in film and filmmaking. monumental task of creating from scratch spirit, of joy to share the beauty and the From the intensely personal, gripping a community where filmmakers, cinephiles charms of LBI that shines through in LIFF journey chronicled in Darius Clarke and visitors to LBI can come to see the alumni Jeff Reichert and Farihah Zaman’s Monroe’s EVOLUTION OF A CRIMINAL, latest and greatest in the independent film THIS TIME NEXT YEAR, the LIFF 2014 to the tremendous feature-film debut of world cannot be understated. Charlie’s Opening Night Film. A stirring documentary LIFF alumnae Kat Candler’s HELLION, to dedication, commitment to excellence and that chronicles the Island in the year the breakout comedy of Charles Rogers sheer love of LBI and independent film has immediately following Hurricane Sandy, and Sarah-Violet Bliss’s award-winning created a truly special event here on LBI, it is an open letter to you, the people of FORT TILDEN, we feel that the program allowing film to flourish and making LIFF LBI, of this time in history and we could celebrates the voices of independent film, a permanent location in the festival world. not be happier to premiere the film right both right now and where it is headed. With It is not overstating in any way to say that here, directly to LBI. As the film shows, these films, these filmmakers, and most of Charlie’s contribution to the arts on LBI is the people of Long Beach Island are what all, the people who live here on LBI, I look immeasurable. makes this place so special and to whom I forward to celebrating this year’s Festival. promise that I will carry on Charlie’s vision – ERIC JOHNSON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR STAFF & SPECIAL THANKS FOUNDER & CREATIVE DIRECTOR LOGISTICS SENIOR SALES KERI OLDHAM FESTIVAL PRINT & WEB CHARLIE PRINCE FRED SCHRAGGER COORDINATORS MARYANN & TOM DESIGN SAL & ANNA SALIBELLO GUTCHIGIAN ORANGEYOUGLAD: EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR STUDENT OUTREACH VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR TAMMY DUNCAN ANNEMARIE ARESCO NIKOS TZAVARAS MARY DEMICHELE ERIC JOHNSON DIRECTOR PATRICIA DENGLER MICHELE SIMMONEAU, CONSTANCE LEONARD TOM BLAKE CAROLINE KIM MANAGING DIRECTOR KATIE PRINCE FESTIVAL ORGANIZERS WADE BOWAN CHRISTINE ROONEY CHARLIE PRINCE INTERACTIVE MEDIA CHARLOTTE PRINCE SURFING FILM ADVISOR CHERYL KIRBY SPECIAL EVENTS TEAM MORGAN BERK DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS DIRECTOR SUSANNAH GORA TERRY YUEN CHRISTINE ROONEY JOHN MILLER CHERIE SCHAIBLE CHERYL KIRBY LEGAL ADVISORS DAMIAN SCHAIBLE MAGGIE O’NEILL DAMIAN SCHAIBLE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL MEDIA TEAM ERIC JOHNSON CHRISTINE ROONEY CHERIE SCHAIBLE PROGRAMMING MATTHEW KIERNAN CHERIE SCHAIBLE BETH MANN FRED & ARLENE DAMIAN SCHIABLE ADAM SHPEEN ERIC JOHNSON SCHRAGGER JOSHUA RULAND ALEC PANGIA STEPHEN & SONDRA HOPE GARDINER JOANNA MORK SPONSORSHIP DIRECTOR BENINATI WEBSITE DIRECTOR LORI PEPENELLA CHARLOTTE PRINCE MAGGIE O’NEILL INTERN MARY DEMICHELE FILM SOCIETY TEAM ALEC PANGIA STEPHEN & SONDRA HOPE GARDINER TECHNICAL DIRECTOR BENINATI KARL MEHRER TRAVEL DIRECTORS CHRISTINE ROONEY COMMERCIALS CHARLOTTE PRINCE ERIC JOHNSON LBI TV 22 FRED SCHRAGGER SENIOR PROGRAMMERS CHARLIE PRINCE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MATTHEW KIERNAN JET BARRETT DAMIAN SCHAIBLE RADIO TREASURER DR. SHARON DAILEY WBNJ 91.9 FM JOHN MILLER BERNICE SCHOKET PROGRAMMERS PAT DENGLER CHARLIE PRINCE ARLENE & ERIC JOHNSON FRED SCHRAGGER PHOTOGRAPHY TECHNICAL COORDINATORS ONLINE SUBMISSIONS / SARA CARUSO TOM BLAKE BETH MANN WITHOUTABOX PUBLIC RELATIONS & CHRISTIAAN TAHYAR CHIP PARHAM YASMINE HANANI CREATIVELY YOURS, MARKETING CHRISTINE ROONEY DAYNA ARLENE SCHRAGGER HOSPITALITY/HOUSING DR. SHARON DAILEY LOGO DESIGN CHERYL FEDYNA COORDINATOR FUNNYA GLEASON ROBERT SCHUELLEIN MARJORIE AMON MAGGIE O’NEILL HOPE GARDINER ADMINISTRATIVE DIRECTOR JILL VOSHEL HOPE GARDINER KATHERINE LILLICRAPP 3 BREAKFAST WITH THE FILMMAKERS
MEET & EAT WITH GLENN KENNY! Start your festival day off right with renowned film critic Glenn Kenny moderating a special breakfast discussion with filmmakers in town for the Lighthouse International Film Festival. The event will take place at 9:00 AM on the mornings of Saturday, June 7th and Sunday, June 8th at Joe Pop’s Shore Bar, 2002 Long Beach Boulevard, Ship Bottom, NJ. Complimentary continental breakfast will be provided by A Little Bite of Italy.
Glenn Kenny was the senior editor and chief film critic for Premiere magazine from 1998 to 2007. He has written on film and music for The Village Voice, Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, The New GLENN KENNY York Daily News, TV Guide, Rolling Stone, and other publications. He is the editor of the book A Galaxy Not So Far Away: Writers and Artists on 25 Years of “Star Wars.” He currently contributes to MSN Movies, The Auteurs’ Notebook, and the DGA Quarterly and maintains the blog Some Came Running.
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4 HEADLINERS HEADLINERS DOCUMENTARY CENTERPIECE FILM NJ PREMIERE
OPENING NIGHT FILM NJ PREMIERE EVOLUTION OF A CRIMINAL (DIR. DARIUS CLARK MONROE) Grand Prize Winner at the prestigious Full Frame Documentary Film Festival, the film asks: How does a 16 year-old evolve into a bank robber? Director Darius Clark Monroe asks this very question—about himself. After seeing his mother and stepfather struggle to make ends meet while living outside of Houston, Texas, Monroe decided to help them by robbing a bank with two friends. Monroe interviews his family THIS TIME NEXT YEAR members, close friends and mentors who recount the (DIR. JEFF REICHERT, FARIHAH ZAMAN) stages of his transformation from a joyous childhood In 2012, Hurricane Sandy ravaged the East to the moment he realized the severity of his family’s Coast. THIS TIME NEXT YEAR is one NJ financial problems, and how their struggles changed community’s story of what it takes to rebuild. his outlook and his life as a whole. Returning to his LIFF alumni Jeff Reichert and co-director/ neighborhood several years after the crime, Monroe producer Farihah Zaman follow the residents creates an incredibly intimate and personal journey of Long Beach Island, New Jersey, during the of reflection and forgiveness while beautifully first full year after the storm. Featuring stories examining lower class struggles, the desperation of a of resilience, bravery, heartbreak and hope, the NJ PREMIERE teen under pressure, and the emotional impact that film spins a story both universal and extremely CLOSING NIGHT FILM rippled in the aftermath of that day. (USA, 2014) IN personal and local at the same time. The must- PERSON: Darius Clark Monroe see film for every NJ resident affected by HELLION Hurricane Sandy, LIFF is proud to kick off its (DIR. KAT CANDLER) 2014 Festival with this Special Presentation of NARRATIVE CENTERPIECE FILM the film. (USA, 2014) IN PERSON: Co-Directors Aaron Paul (Breaking Bad) gives a commanding Jeff Reichert, Farihah Zaman performance as a beleaguered single father, and FORT TILDEN Josh Wiggins explodes onto the acting scene (DIR. SARAH-VIOLET BLISS, CHARLES ROGERS) in Kat Candler’s terrific debut feature about a delinquent thirteen-year-old whose behavior Grand Prize Winner at the 2014 SXSW Film Festival, pushes his family to the brink. Featuring top- this epic day-trip-gone-wrong focuses on one simple notch supporting performances from Juliette fact: Getting to the beach shouldn’t be this hard. Lewis and Deke Garner, HELLION works on A wickedly funny, satirical (but with love) take on multiple levels through story and character and is twenty-something culture starts out like a modern truly one of the best films of the year. (USA 2014) day Ferris Bueller’s Day Off – two girls take the day IN PERSON: TBA off to go to the beach. But soon enough, we see the razor-sharp, turns the filmmakers make, leading us to evaluate and critique an entire generation. Simultaneously hilarious, cringe-inducing and fresh, the film serves as a warning shot. These girls are out there. And they have your bike. (USA, 2014) IN PERSON: co-director Sarah-Violet Bliss, SHARE FROM THE FESTIVAL actor Clare McNulty Hi guests of LIFF 2014! Remember to include the #LIFF2014 hashtag if you’re posting from the festival. 6 HEADLINERS #LIFF2014 @lighthousefilm You can also find us on Twitter @lighthousefilm. SPECIAL EVENTS Entry limited to film makers, All Access Pass Holders, Special Guests, & Volunteers on a space available basis. SPOTLIGHT FRIDAY & SATURDAY NIGHT PARTIES Come join the fun. Mingle with filmmakers, actors, sponsors FILMS and festival staff and volunteers over a drink at The Dutchman’s Brauhaus. The parties start early and go late, APPROPRIATE BEHAVIOR so come by on your way to a film or stop by after to tell (DIR. DESIREE AKHAVAN) everyone what you think and plan the rest of your festival. Note: Events limited to Festival Passholders & Filmmakers only. CLOSING PARTY & A winning comedy that signals a brave, exciting new voice in comedy, the film tells the story of Shirin who is struggling to become an ideal Persian daughter, politically correct bisexual and hip young Brooklynite but fails FRIDAY, JUNE 6TH, 9:00 – 12:30 A.M. AWARDS CEREMONY miserably in her attempt at all identities. Being without a cliché to hold onto DOOR PRIZES 10:00 – 11:30 You’ve seen the films you’ve met the filmmakers. You’ve can be a lonely experience. NJ Premiere. (USA, 90m) RON OLANDER JAZZ DUO voted on your favorites, now come out to the Dutchman’s LOCATION: THE UPSTAIRS, AT DUTCHMAN’S BRAUHAUS Brauhaus and see who will take home LIFF top honors. Entry limited on a space available basis ART AND CRAFT SUNDAY, JUNE 8TH, 6:00 – 9:00 P.M. (DIR. SAM CULLMAN, JENNIFER GRAUSMAN) SATURDAY, JUNE 7TH, 9:00 – 12:30 A.M. LOCATION: THE UPSTAIRS, AT DUTCHMAN’S BRAUHAUS JAMMIN JANICE, DJ Entry limited on a space available basis A documentary that plays like a cat-and-mouse detective tale, the film LOCATION: THE UPSTAIRS, AT DUTCHMAN’S BRAUHAUS follows Mark Landis, a soft-spoken middle-aged man who may be the Entry limited on a space available basis world’s most prolific art forger, and the museum registrar intent on bringing him down. As the tale unfolds, it becomes even more gripping, as it becomes evident that the motivations behind the two men are not all that they first seem. (USA, 90m)
ALSO PART OF DOCUMENTARY COMPETITION CHEATIN’ SURFING MOVIES (DIR. BILL PLYMPTON) Two-time Academy Award nominee Bill Plympton returns to triumphant A LIFE OUTSIDE form with his latest animated masterpiece, winner of a Special Jury (DIR. CATHERINE BRABEC*) Award at the 2014 Friars Club Comedy Film Festival. It tells the tale of a couple who meet in a fateful bumper car collision, and become the most Six legendary New Jersey surfers share their 50-year passion and loving couple in the long history of romance. But when a scheming “other” obsession with finding the perfect swell along the shore. A Life Outside woman drives a wedge of jealousy into their perfect courtship, insecurity weaves their stories with incredible footage to bring to life the world of and hatred spell out an untimely fate. With only the help of a disgraced surfing, of not giving up or giving in, and having the courage—in and out magician and his forbidden “soul machine”, Ella takes the form of Jake’s of the water—to live life deeply, simply, and close to nature. (USA, 90m) numerous lovers, desperately fighting through the malfunction and deceit as they try to reclaim their destiny. NJ Premiere. (USA, 76m) BOUND BY SEA (DIR. NATE DANIEL) CHU & BLOSSOM Four Oceans in one year is a huge task. Add to that a full time job, a family, (DIR. CHARLES CHU, GAVIN KELLY*) and a surf charity and you get Jack Viorel. A man whose life is equal parts A heartwarming comedy about a straight-laced exchange student and a demanding and inspiring. He and his daughter travel the world teaching performance artist who form an uncommon friendship through their shared children with disabilities that anything is possible with a little heart and artistic endeavors, the tremendous perfomances from Charles Chu, Ryan determination. At the center of it all are surfing and family, but Jack is O’Nan, Mercedes Ruehl, Richard Kind, Alan Cumming and Caitlin Stasey increasingly absent from his own home. Bound By Sea explores the demands bring energy, humor and compassion to a terrific script and elevate it on all and real life consequences of devoting a year of your life to charity. In the end levels. NJ Premiere. (USA, 90m) will Jack and Gabby succeed in their mission, and if they do, at what cost? (USA, 77m) 8 *filmmaker expected to attend SPOTLIGHT FILMS 9 COMRADE KIM GOES FLYING (DIR. NICHOLAS BONNER, ANJA DAELEMANS, GWANG HUN KIM) A special presentation for LIFF, this film – the first ‘entertaining’ film produced in N. Korea, tells the story of a female coal miner in communist JINGLE BELL ROCKS! Korea who aspires to be an acrobat in a circus. (DIR. MITCHELL KEZIN) (Belgium, UK, N. Korea, 81m) An exclusive backstage pass into a fascinating underground world of alternative Christmas music. Starring an eclectic cast of characters - The Flaming Lips, Run DMC, John Waters - plus two dozen amazing & original COHERENCE songs, JINGLE BELL ROCKS! is a cinematic sleigh ride into the strange and sublime universe of alternative Christmas music. NJ Premiere. (USA, 94m) (DIR. JAMES BYRKIT) On the night of an astrological anomaly, eight friends at a dinner party experience a troubling chain of reality bending events. Part cerebral sci-fi and part relationship drama, COHERENCE is a tightly focused, intimately LLYN FOULKES ONE MAN BAND shot film that quickly ratchets up with tension and mystery. (USA, 89m) (DIR. TAMAR HALPERN, CHRISTOPHER QUILTY) Llyn Foulkes is one of the most acclaimed artists of the past half-century. But he wasn’t always so. Forgotten after his initial fame, this film captures DANGEROUS ACTS STARRING THE UNSTABLE ELEMENTS OF BELARUS Llyn at a period when he was struggling for recognition, struggling with (DIR. MADELEINE SACKLER*) doubt about his work and gives an inside look at the creation of some of his most iconic masterworks, the creation of which must be seen to be A documentary that is an absolute must-see, featuring some of the most believed. NJ Premiere. (USA, 90m) stunning images seen on film in years. Persecuted in their own country and critically acclaimed abroad, the Belarus Free Theatre risks censorship, imprisonment, and worse. We follow these gutsy performers as they stage PREMATURE secret performances under Europe’s last remaining dictatorship in the (DIR. DAN BEERS) Republic of Belarus and cope with periods of exile in New York and London. With a story that offers a parallel glimpse of what may be happening in the An homage to classic films like Groundhog Day and light-hearted teen Ukraine and other countries right now, this is a film not to be missed. comedies, this hilarious hit that premiered at the SXSW Film Festival wins (USA, 75m) its laughs with a simple premise, expertly executed: A high school senior has to re-live losing his virginity over and over again until he gets it right. *filmmaker expected to attend NJ Premiere. (USA, 93m) THE FOXY MERKINS (DIR. MADELEINE OLNEK*) A terrific buddy comedy that debuted at the SUMMER OF BLOOD 2014 Sundance film Festival, it is both an homage to and a riff on male (DIR. ONUR TUKEL) hustler films as two newfound friends wind their way through bargain- hunting housewives, stodgy double-dealers and other potential customers, Lousy lover and egocentric Eric Sparrow is dumped by his girlfriend after all with hilarious results. Featuring a terrific, endearing lead performance rejecting her marital proposal. After a few failed dates his luck turns when a from Lisa Haas, the film plays fast, loose and truly independent in spirit. chance encounter with a vampire turns him into a sex god. A hit at this year’s (USA, 90m) Tribeca Film Festival, the film’s influences include the quick banter of Woody Allen, the style of classic horror flicks and the self-centered comedy of Larry David, bundling it all into an entertaining, original package. (USA, 86m)
WE GOTTA GET OUT OF THIS PLACE THE HAPPY SAD ROUTE (AND A COMEDIAN) (DIR. SIMON HAWKINS, ZEKE HAWKINS*) (DIR. LINDA HAKEBOOM) A tense action thriller about three Texans who hope to make a break for it Grand Jury Award Winner at the Friars Club Comedy Film Festival, this road and escape their dead-end existence in a cotton-mill town but get sucked documentary follows JJ van der Waal, the host of the Dutch version of the into the seedy underbelly of organized crime when one of them steals from Daily Show, as he travels through the Balkans, exploring the role of comedy the wrong man. Exquisitely crafted and tension-filled, the film is a terrific in the aftermath of war atrocities. NJ Premiere. (Amsterdam, 50m) addition to its genre. NJ Premiere. (USA, 92m)
10 SPOTLIGHT FILMS *filmmaker expected to attend SPOTLIGHT FILMS 11 DOCUMENTARY FILMS NARRATIVES I AM ROAD COMIC (DIR. JORDAN BRADY) After decades off the road, when stand-up comedian Jordan Brady is offered a headlining gig he gets the opportunity to find out if life on the road serves a career or, A SMALL SEPTEMBER AFFAIR as Marc Maron asks, “Do you become the road?” With intimate insights from today’s hottest stand-ups, including Alonzo Boden, Judah Friedlander, Nikki Glaser and (DIR. KEREM DEREN) Wayne Federman, the film hilariously reveals what makes the road warriors of comedy A beautiful romantic film with richly drawn characters, it tells the story of a tick. (65m, US) beautiful girl who has everything. A sudden accident changes everything and she is forced to retrace the last month of her life to reclaim lost memories, LANDFALL: THE EYES OF SANDY and in doing so comes across some startling discoveries. Escapism at its best (DIR. ANDREW PEARSON*) is detailed in this lush Mediterranean setting. (Turkey 106m) (Turkish w/ English subtitles) Landfall chronicles Super-storm Sandy as it approaches and devastates the communities of Stafford Township and Long Beach Island, New Jersey. The film focuses on the powerful community efforts to rebuild post-storm. Proudly supported by JETTY. (90m US) DON’T BE TIRED! (DIR. AFSHIN HASHEMI) A pair of Persian tourists from Canada book a trip with a couple of young ONE CHILD Iranian men posing as top tour guides to venture into the Iranian desert (DIR. ZIJIAN MU*) and in the process, discover truths about themselves. A touching, funny, Middle-Eastern spin on a relationship comedy/drama, set against starkly The 2008 Sichuan earthquake,China’s deadliest disaster in three decades, beautiful vistas of city and desert. (Iran 92m) (Persian w/English subtitles) killed 90,000 people, including thousands of children. For the majority of families in China, losing one child means losing their only child. One Child follows the journey of three families, all from the devastated city of Beichuan, as they struggle to move past their loss and long for normalcy. (40m US) NJ Premiere. FEROX (FALSKUR FUGL) (DIR. THOROMAR JONSSON) RIOT ON THE DANCE FLOOR (DIR. STEVE TOZZI*) A young man reacts violently to his suspicion that his brother’s suicide is not all it seems in this superbly acted Icelandic feature. Layers of intrigue Riot on the Dance Floor brings to life the gritty story of one of New Jersey’s and a command, intense lead performance propel the story forward most infamous clubs and its larger than life promoter. City Gardens was a skillfully. (Iceland, 74m) (Icelandic w/English subtitles) venue for underground music from Nine Inch Nails, New Order to Nirvana and many more. Featuring the stark and iconic photography of Thrasher Magazine’s Ken Salerno and told through an oral history format of in-depth interviews and archival footage, Riot on the Dance Floor is a journey of musical champions and underdogs and above all, the freedom and liberation of having complete creative control. (US 114m) NJ Premiere GONE DOGGY GONE THE WRITER WITH NO HANDS (DIR. KASI BROWN, BRANDON WALTER) (DIR. WILLIAM WESTAWAY*) A fascinating portrayal of the depths to which obsession can lead, as A couple stuck in a lack-luster marriage treat their dog like a baby. Working a British propaganda expert recruits an old school friend to make a the grind in LA they leave little time for each other, and what free time they documentary about his investigation into a murder mystery. In hopes of have they spend doting on the dog... until it gets kidnapped. A perfectly proving acclaimed Hollywood screenwriter was murdered because of the paced comedy with true heart at its center and superbly timed comedic script he was writing. But when the filmmaker is determined to make the moments will leave you smiling. (USA, 89m) expert’s personal life part of the story, the story twists inward and becomes even more complex, interesting and compelling. (UK 86m) NJ Premiere.
12 DOCUMENTARY FILMS *filmmaker expected to attend NARRATIVES 13 GRANTHAM & ROSE (DIR. KRISTIN HANGGI) SHORT FILMS Seventeen-year-old Grantham (Jake Austin, Wizards of Waverly Place) struggles to find his way as a man when a spontaneous road trip thrusts him into the care of a feisty eighty-one-year-old African-American woman AN AUTUMN DIARY named Rose (Marla Gibbs, The Jeffersons). The relationship – and the story – are anchored by truly standout performances, including stellar (DIR. PHILIP DAVIDSON) support from Tessa Thompson (Dear White People). (USA, 90m) An uplifting tale of how local residents spooked off a powerful fracking company. (UK 30m)
LIES I TOLD MY LITTLE SISTER (DIR. WILLIAM STRIBLING) BINGO NIGHT Winner of Best Film at the Gasparilla Film Festival, the film tells the tale of (DIR. JORDAN LIEBOWITZ*) a globe-trotting nature photographer who - after the death of her oldest sister - is guilted onto a family vacation to Cape Cod - along with the When a retired grandmother is threatened with eviction, she and her elderly younger sister she used to torment. Amid recriminations, revelations, a accomplices plan the ‘heist of the century’. (US 14m) very strange shopkeeper and an old romance, they square off against the patterns of childhood. (USA, 98m) BONNIE AND CLYDE LIFE INSIDE OUT (DIR. DOMINIQUE MIRANDA, LOUIS J. PARKER) (DIR. JILL D’AGNENICA) A British spin on the story of two of America’s best known bank robbers, Bonnie and Winner of the Jury Award at the Palm Beach Film Festival and the Audience Clyde, a pair who captured the imaginations of a nation disillusioned by financial crisis. Award at the Phoenix Film Festival, the film spins a terrific tale of a mother This is the story of a young couple embroiled in a life of burglary and murder until returning to her musical roots, in the process rediscovering the passion inevitably their dangerous lifestyle catches up with them. (UK 15m) of her youth, and finding a way to connect with her troubled teenage son. (USA, 103m) COYOTE (DIR. SHAWHEEN KEYANI) SNEAK PEEK! THE RECIPE A boy is given a treasure map, and a reclusive artist and a lonely blueberry girl living (DIR. DEKUNLE SOMADE) on a lost stretch of the California coastline have their lives entangled. (US 19m) Come see the latest work-in-progress from LIFF alum Dekunle Somade (LIFF 2013 director of NAPKINS) in this first-look screening of his new film, THE RECIPE. A charming, stylized look at relationships, their interworkings DOWN IN FLAMES and how navigating them can lead to success - and disaster. (USA, 103m) (DIR. WILLIAM STRIBLING*)
In 2013 a film crew followed Tony ‘Volcano’ Valenci for 90 days on his quest to set a world record. This is his story. (US 29m) SEMPER FIDEL WORLD PREMIERE (DIR. ROBERT PIETRI) FINAL FLIGHT Spinning a classic, multifaceted story against an uncommon backdrop, (DIR. DAVID JORGENSEN*) Semper Fidel tells the tale of a U.S. Marine who investigates the life of his father, a Cuban sports star. Stunning scenes against the Cuban landscapes After 65 years on the ground, a WWII pilot returns to the sky. (US 15m) propel this character-driven drama forward, highlighting the conflict of place and identity the protagonist feels, and allowing the viewer to take the journey alongside him. (USA, 90m)
14 NARRATIVES *filmmaker expected to attend *filmmaker expected to attend SHORT FILMS 15 FLOATING SUNFLOWERS (DIR. FRANCISCO SOLARZANO*) FLOATING SUNFLOWERS tells the story of June (Anna Chlumsky), a still-life painter, LIFF SCHEDULE and Henry (Francisco Solorzano), a fiction author, each caught in an emotional winter of their own. (US 11m) THURSDAY 6/5/14 FORTUNE HOUSE TIME SURF CITY VOLUNTEER FIRE HOUSE LBI HISTORIAL MUSEUM ISLAND BAPTIST CHURCH SURFLIGHT THEATRE (DIR. MATTHEW BONIFACIO*) Believing in fortune cookies brings new 7:00 meaning to the lives of a lonely man and waitress. (US 9m) 7 PM THIS TIME NEXT YEAR 8:00 (OPENING NIGHT FILM) FREE 2 BE ME (DIR. JEANNETTE GODOY) 9:00 A heartfelt documentary following the Free 2 Be Me Dance Company for one season. Extremely hard-working, dedicated performers, each happens to have Downs Syndrome. The film is a celebration of the joy of artistic self expression, and its effect FRIDAY 6/6/14 on the whole family. (US 32m) TIME SURF CITY VOLUNTEER FIRE HOUSE LBI HISTORIAL MUSEUM ISLAND BAPTIST CHURCH SURFLIGHT THEATRE GLI ZII (THE UNCLES) (DIR. GERARD MONACO) 6:00 Two dysfunctional Italian brothers have their lives transformed when their baby niece 6 PM SHORTS BLOCK I is abandoned on their doorstep. They’re given only one instruction by their disgraced 6 PM GLI ZII (21M) 6 PM 6 PM sister - to preserve the girl’s innocence. (UK 21m) BONNIE AND CLYDE (15M) 7:00 THE FOXY MERKINS NOVEMBERLICHTER (30M) BOUND BY SEA PREMATURE INTO THE SILENT SEA (25M) INTO THE SILENT SEA (DIR. ANDREJ LANDIN) 8:00 Under desperate circumstances, and 8 PM 8 PM across vast distances, an intense 8:15 PM FORT TILDEN connection is made. (Sweden, France 25m) 9:00 8:15 PM GONE DOGGY GONE JINGLE BELL ROCKS! I AM ROAD COMIC (NARRATIVE CENTERPIECE)
KEEP IT REAL: BANKSY NYC 10:00 (DIR. LIZABETH ZINDEL*)
Keep it Real: Banksy NYC focuses on the pop-up stand in Central Park 10:15 PM created by provocative street artist Banksy during his October 2013 11:00 ‘residency’ in New York City. (US 14m) 10:30 PM COMRADE KIM GOES FLYING SUMMER OF BLOOD LE GOUFFRE MIDNIGHT (DIR. CARL BEAUCHEMIN, THOMAS CHRETIEN, DAVID FOREST) Two travelers undertake the construction of a gigantic 1:00 bridge in order to cross a gulf blocking their way, inspiring with their courage and determination a rural community living nearby. (Canada 11m) FILM KEY HEADLINER SURFING FILMS SPOTLIGHT FILMS DOCUMENTARIES
NARRATIVES SHORT FILMS STUDENT FILMS 16 SHORT FILMS *filmmaker expected to attend SATURDAY 6/7/14
TIME SURF CITY VOLUNTEER FIRE HOUSE LBI HISTORICAL MUSEUM ISLAND BAPTIST CHURCH SURFLIGHT THEATRE SUNDAY 6/8/14
11:00 TIME SURF CITY VOLUNTEER FIRE HOUSE LBI HISTORICAL MUSEUM ISLAND BAPTIST CHURCH SURFLIGHT THEATRE 11 AM 11:15 AM SHORTS BLOCK II HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT SHORTS FORTUNE HOUSE (9M) 11:15 AM 11:15 AM NOON KEEP IT REAL: BANKSY NYC (14M) SEMPER FIDEL MONSURA IS WAITING (15M) LANDFALL 11:00 FINAL FLIGHT (15M) WITH SO YOU’VE GROWN ATTACHED (15M) 1:00 THE HEEBIE-JEEBIES (9M) 11:30 AM SHORTS BLOCK IV LETTERS ON A RECORD HOME LE GOUFFRE (11M) NOON MOLLY (12M) 11:30 AM 11:30 AM THE GRAVEDIGGER’S TALE (13M) THE WRITER WITH NO HANDS A SMALL SEPTEMBER AFFAIR 1:30 PM SHORTS BLOCK III COYOTE (19M) 2:00 FLOATING SUNFLOWERS (11M) WELCOME YANKEE (21M) 1:30 PM THEME SONG REBEL (20M) 1:30 PM 1:30 PM 1:00 DON’T BE TIRED! BINGO NIGHT (14M) LIES I TOLD MY LITTLE SISTER ART AND CRAFT TUPELO BOUND (16M) WATER DOGS (15M) 3:00 TRAUMA (12M) 2:00 1:45 PM 1:45 PM ONE CHILD WITH 1:45 PM 3:30 PM FEROX (FALSKUR FUGL) WE GOTTA GET OUT 4:00 3:45 PM OF THIS PLACE 3:45 PM DANGEROUS ACTS 3:30 PM 3:00 AN AUTUMN DIARY THE HAPPY SAD ROUTE STARRING THE UNSTABLE RIOT ON THE DANCE FLOOR WITH THE RECIPE (AND A COMEDIAN) ELEMENTS OF BELARUS WITH 5:00 FREE 2 BE ME 4:00 DOWN IN FLAMES
6:00 4:15 PM 5:45 PM 5:45 PM 5:45 PM 5:45 PM 5:00 HELLION LLYN FOULKES ONE MAN BAND COHERENCE GRANTHAM & ROSE CHU AND BLOSSOM (CLOSING NIGHT FILM) 7:00 6:00
8:00 7:00 8 PM 8 PM 8 PM 8 PM EVOLUTION OF A CRIMINAL 9:00 APPROPRIATE BEHAVIOR LIFE INSIDE OUT A LIFE OUTSIDE (DOCUMENTARY CENTERPIECE) 8:00
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NARRATIVES SHORT FILMS STUDENT FILMS SCHEDULE 19 LETTERS ON A RECORD HOME (DIR. JOHN KURASH*) Letters on a Record Home uncovers the story of the audio recordings created by soldiers at USO clubs, Gem Blades kiosks, Pepsi Centers and radio stations around the 2 country during WWII. Many soldiers ‘cut’ a record home with well wishes, instructions WELCOME to children, and reassurances that they would all come home. But not everyone returns from war and these records were, in some cases, the last time their voices were heard. TO LONG BEACH Until today. (US 6m) MOLLY (DIR. CRAIG ELROD) ISLAND Denial. Regret. Depression. Foam Party. (US 12m) MONSURA IS WAITING (DIR. KEVIN NEWBURY*) Inspired by Japan’s classic Toho films, MONSURA IS WAITING is a comedy of redemption and sequins, telling the story of two aging show-girls, one giant moth and a very long night in Bridgeport, CT. (US 15m)
NOVEMBERLICHTER (DIR. JUERGEN KARASAK) Manuel is nine years old. His parents are divorced and he mostly lives with his mother. But she prefers to take care of her new boyfriend and also his older sister takes every chance to jump on him. With his father all would be much better, but he is always out of time. One night Manuel misses the last bus and an older stranger offers him to give FILM FESTIVAL him a ride - the beginning of a dangerous friendship... (Austria 30m) 12 1 Lighthouse Visitor 8 Southern Ocean County Center /Barnegat Chamber of Commerce / Lighthouse State Park / 265 W. 9th Street / Barnegat, NJ Ship Bottom, NJ SO YOU’VE GROWN ATTACHED (DIR. KATE TSANG) 2 Miss Barnegat Light / 9 Festival Headquarters An off-beat comedy about Ex, an imaginary friend, who is forced to consider 1801 Bayview Ave / Platinum Design Build retirement when his creator, Izzy, starts to grow up. (US 15m) Barnegat Light, NJ Co. / 265 W. 9th Street / (next to Viking Village) Ship Bottom, NJ
3 Surflight Theatre / 10 Island Baptist Church Beach & Engleside 215 3rd St / THE GRAVEDIGGER’S TALE Avenues Beach Haven, NJ (DIR. MIN YOUNG OH*) / Beach Haven, NJ 11 The Dutchman’s The gravedigger leads a solitary existence, so far from the living, yet 4 Joe Pop’s Shore Bar / Brauhaus / so close to the dead. This is her story. A love story. (UK 13m) 2002 Long Beach Blvd / 2500 East Bay Ave / Ship Bottom, NJ Cedar Bonnet Island, NJ
5 The Gables / 12 Surf City Volunteer Fire SHORT FILMS 21 122 Centre Street / Department / Surf City, *filmmaker expected to attend Beach Haven, NJ NJ 08008-5254 / (609) 494-6127 6 Blue Water Cafe / 113th & the Blvd / STUDENT FILMS - SATURDAY 6/7 11AM | SURF CITY FIRE HOUSE Beach Haven, NJ HS Student Short Film Block - The Lighthouse International Film Festival is again proud to support and cultivate the budding 7 LBI Historical Museum / filmmakers of today and tomorrow with its annual High School Students Short Film Block. Featuring a selection of films both local 129 Engleside Ave / and international, these student films offer a glimpse of the next generation of filmmakers making their first forays into directing, Beach Haven, NJ producing and acting. Past films have delved into island escapes, outer-space battles and ever-popular relationship stories, so come 20 out and see what this year’s students have in store. SHORT FILM SCHEDULE THANK YOU FRIDAY 6/6 6PM | LBI HISTORIAL MUSEUM SHORTS BLOCK I & PLEASE CONSIDER JOINING THE GLI ZII (21M) WWW.LIGHTHOUSEFILMFESTIVAL.ORG THE HEEBIE-JEEBIES BONNIE AND CLYDE (15M) LIGHTHOUSE FILM SOCIETY (DIR. TODD SLAWSBY*) NOVEMBERLICHTER (30M) INTO THE SILENT SEA (25M) After hearing a scary bedtime story, a young boy and girl become convinced SATURDAY 6/7 DONORS they have monsters under their beds. 11:15 AM | LBI HISTORIAL MUSEUM They may be right... (US 9m) PLATINUM - $50,000 & ABOVE JETTY ROCK FOUNDATION BAY AVENUE PLANT COMPANY SHORTS BLOCK II DAVIS POLK & WARDWELL JOE POP’S BAR AND RESTAURANT COUNTRY CORNER MARKET FORTUNE HOUSE (9M) LBI DREAMMAKERS GREENHOUSE CAFÉ KEEP IT REAL: BANKSY NYC (14M) GOLD - $35,000 - $49,999 LBI FOUNDATION OF THE ARTS & SCIENCES G. ANDERSON MONSURA IS WAITING (15M) LBI HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION JAMMIN JANICE, DJ THEME SONG REBEL FINAL FLIGHT (15M) SILVER - $25,000 - $34,999 LBI CHAMBER OF COMMERCE LONG BEACH ISLAND ROTARY (DIR. LUKE PATTON) SO YOU’VE GROWN ATTACHED (15M) ORANGEYOUGLAD MARY ALLEN REALTY - MAGGIE O’NEILL MANAHAWKIN ROTARY THE HEEBIE-JEEBIES (9M) In a dystopia where a MISS BARNEGAT LIGHT CATAMARAN PERMUTTER FAMILY SHOPRITES person’s social class BRONZE -$15,000 - $24,999 MY LBI LIFE RON OLANDER JAZZ DUO 1:30 PM | LBI HISTORIAL MUSEUM THE PRINCE FAMILY PLATINUM DESIGN BUILD CO. SKIPPER DIPPER is determined by their SHORTS BLOCK III S & S SPORTS theme song, Louise FLOATING SUNFLOWERS (11M) STUDIO HEAD - $10,000 - $14,999 SEA SPRAY MOTEL FAN $100-$249 McCaffrey challenges THEME SONG REBEL (20M) NJ DEPARTMENT OF STATE - SURF CITY VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY ARIEN MUZACZ the status quo by BINGO NIGHT (14M) DIVISION OF TRAVEL & TOURISM SURF UNLIMITED ARLENE ADLER changing her tune. TUPELO BOUND (16M) SURFLIGHT THEATRE THINGS A DRIFT CHRISTA BALZERT & ULLI HAMMERLING (US 20m) WATER DOGS (15M) TRANSPORT AZUMAH DAVID & AMY BRAUNER TRAUMA (12M) EXECUTIVE PRODUCER BRIAN BURCHFIELD TRAUMA $5,000-$9,999 ACTOR - $500 - $999 DR. SHARON DAILEY SUNDAY 6/8 MARGARET WOLFF CHERYL FEDYNA PATRICIA DENGLER (DIR. ETHAN YOUNG) 11:30 AM | SURF CITY VOLUNTEER ECHOES OF LBI JAMES KATCHADURIAN LORETTA DEL MASTRO Proving that there’s FIRE HOUSE | SHORTS BLOCK IV JANOVER LLC CHRISTINE & KEVIN ROONEY SAM DIMON nothing menacing in the LE GOUFFRE (11M) SEA BREEZE REALTY ARLENE & FRED SCHRAGGER MK FLEMING MOLLY (12M) attic of her abandoned THE GABLES A. RICHARD AITKEN, JR. TIM GRAULICH THE GRAVEDIGGER’S TALE (13M) THE SCONSET GROUP BARLOW AUTO GROUP MICHAEL HARRIS childhood home is the COYOTE (19M) CREATIVELY YOURS, DAYNA MARK & ANGELA HUTCHINGS only thing standing WELCOME YANKEE (21M) PRODUCER - $2,500-$4,999 DRIFTING SANDS OCEANFRONT MOTEL ELIZABETH MADIGAN JOST between Isabelle and freedom. But even with her doctor’s DAMIAN & CHERIE SCHAIBLE GIBERSON ENVIRONMENTAL KAREN KING & PEIH TZUO insistence, something still seems amiss. (US 12m) CAVATAPPO GRILL & WINE BARS GIGLIO AWNING JEFFREY & MARGARET KLEIN LBI TV 22 HOT BUTTERED MEDIA PEG & KEN KLEIN OCEAN COUNTY CULTURAL & HERITAGE LBI DIRECT LISA KULL COMMISSION MARJORIE AMON PHOTOGRAPHY MYLA LERNER TUPELO BOUND SOUTHERN OCEAN COUNTY CHAMBER OF MINERVA’S BY THE SEA DR. ARTHUR LIEBESKIND COMMERCE OCEANFIRST FOUNDATION JOHN MILLER (DIR. 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