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13th ASHLAND INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL April 3-7, 2014 April 3-7, ASHLAND INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL 13th 13th Annual ASHLAND INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL April 3-7, 2014 ashlandfilm.org CONTENTS Box Office 3 PO Box 218 Venues 5 Ashland, Oregon 97520 541.488.3823 Support AIFF 7 [email protected] Welcome 8 ashlandfilm.org Sponsors & Grantors 11 Parties 14 Lifetime Achievement & Rogue Awards 16 Connect with #AIFF14 Filmmaker TalkBack Panels 21 twitter.com/ashlandfilm Locals Only & Launch Films 22 facebook.com/ashlandfilm Family Films 25 blog.ashlandfilm.org Awards & Jurors 26 instagram.com/ashlandfilm Films 29 Documentaries 30 Short Documentaries 49 SAVE THE DATE! Features 59 for the 14th Annual AIFF Shorts 69 April 9-13, 2015 The AIFF Team 84 Volunteers 86 Donors & Members 88 The 2014 Festival art was painted on Thanks 90 location by Gabriel Mark Lipper Schedule 91 Film Index 96 Graphic design by CarterWorks PAGE 1 o the t P R E O E P W L E O ! P YOU are the CO-OP! Ashland Food Cooperative 237 N. First, Ashland, OR•541-482-2237 PAGE 2 BOX OFFICE & MERCHANDISE The AIFF Box Office brought to you by MARCH 10 Tickets go on sale to Members MARCH 16 Tickets go on sale to the General Public PURCHASE TICKETS ONLINE at ashlandfilm.org No service fee thanks to Project A! TICKET PRICES PRE-SALE TICKETS/WILL CALL Films Information Kiosk, Downtown Ashland Plaza General: $12 Member Pre-sale Dates: March 10-15, 4-6pm Seniors (62+): $11 Online ordering begins at 10am PST Students (w/valid ID at door): $6 Benefactor, Executive Oregon Trail Card Holders: $5 (Box Office only) Producer & Producer Monday, March 10 Director Tuesday, March 11 Locals Only Film Programs Fan Wednesday, March 12 Free (ticket required) Cine Thursday, March 13 Indie Friday, March 14 Filmmaker TalkBack Panels Friend Saturday, March 15 Free (ticket required) General Public Pre-Sale Dates/Hours Parties Monday, March 16, 4-6pm Opening Night Bash: $30 Friday through Monday, March 21-24, 4-6pm Awards Celebration: $75 Friday through Wednesday, March 28-April 2, 4-6pm All venues wheelchair accessible except DURING FESTIVAL TICKETS/WILL CALL Varsity 2 (upstairs). Check with box office Varsity Theatre, 166 E. Main St., Ashland for ticket availability. Thursday through Monday, April 3-7, 9am-10pm TICKET & PASS POLICY • No refunds and no exchanges Get Your • Membership passes are non-transferable • All member and pass holders must select tickets in AIFF Gear! advance to guarantee seating Available at the Varsity Theatre During the Festival 15-MINUTE RULE • Ticket and pass holders must be at the theater • T-shirt: $25 15 minutes before the show • Baseball Hat • If you do not show up 15 minutes before showtime, you are not guaranteed a seat and your ticket will not (organic cotton): $20 be refunded • Aluminum Water Bottle (BPA-free): $10 RUSH TICKETS • Poster: $5 • Sold when advance tickets are no longer available • Sold at the door immediately before showtime • Button: $1 • Available on a first-come, first-served basis depending on how many seats are unclaimed after advance ticket-holders are admitted • Not discounted (see ticket prices) • Cash or Film Voucher only PAGE 3 PAGE 4 VENUES 1 Varsity Theatre To I-5 North N To I-5 North N 166 E. Main St. Films & Festival Box Office rk Pa 7 N 2 Historic Ashland Armory a To I-5 North hi Water St. it ark 7 208 Oak St. L 6 P ia Films & Awards Celebration th Water St. 5 Li 6 The 8 Oak St. Ashland Springs Hotel 2 ark 7 3 Plaza P 212 E. Main St. Pioneer ia 5 Water St. P ith 8 Oak St. Opening Night Bash & TalkBack Panels P L 6 The 2 G 1 Plaza Pioneer 4 Houston’s Custom Framing 3 5 P & Fine Art First 8 P The G 2 Oak St. 270 E. Main St. 4 Lithia 1 Hargadine St. Hargadine Plaza Sandra Boynton Gallery Show P Pioneer Second 3 First A St. A P P P 5 Information Kiosk G 1 4 Lithia Downtown Ashland Plaza Third St. Hargadine Pre-Sale Box Office MAIN ST MAIN B St. B P C St. C 3 First Second Black Sheep Pub & Restaurant Fourth P St. A 6 51 N. Main St. 4 Lithia Hargadine St. Hargadine Third AfterLounge E. MAIN ST Fifth P MAIN ST MAIN Second St. B Thai Pepper Satay Bar C St. C 7 P St. A 84 N. Main St. Fourth Industry Night AfterLounge Third Standing Stone Brewing Co. MAIN ST MAIN 8 B St. B Fifth C St. C E. MAIN ST 101 Oak St. Karaoke AfterLounge Fourth Ashland Street Cinema P 2-hour parking lots 9 SISKIYOU BLVD SISKIYOU 1644 Ashland St. P 4-hour parking lots Films E. MAIN ST Fifth 9 (approx. 1.5 G All-day parking garage miles from Downtown Ashland to Concessions Ashland St. Varsity Theatre & Ashland Street Cinema Cinemas) • Movie Theater Favorites Historic Ashland ArmoryP 2-hour parking lots • Water Street Café: wrapsP & 4-hourmore parking lots • Rogue Valley Roasting 9 Company: sweet treats G All-day parking garage • Noble Coffee Roasting: coffee WALKER AVE. • Rogue Creamery popcorn ASHLAND ST. P 2-hour parking lots Please help us decreaseP our4-hour environmental parking lots SISKIYOU BLVD SISKIYOU impact: bring your water bottle to fill at our 9 venues, and recycle wheneverG All-day possible. parking garage Need a reusable water bottle? AIFF aluminum To I-5 South water bottles are available for purchase at the Varsity Theatre. PAGE 5 PAGE 6 SUPPORT AIFF Your membership dollars make it possible for us to put on our annual festival as well as offer year-round programming and educational events that foster meaningful community dialogue about the issues facing our world. Please know that we are only able to present this unique programming in our region with your support. Membership Tax Deductible Donations Support For a full list of benefits and to become a member, visit the box office or ashlandfilm.org. Our Year-Round Programming Basic AIFF Member Benefits: The Board of Directors and Staff of the • Advance ticket ordering before general public (online and at the pre-sale box office). Date determined by membership level film festival are committed to: (see page 3) • Bringing a unique cultural • Early entry to films before general public experience and community dialogue to Southern Oregon FRIEND / $75 • Generating income to support our INDIE / $125 local economy • All Basic Membership Benefits plus ticket ordering before FRIEND • Developing educational programs • Pass to pre-select a film in six time slots that both nurture a new generation CINE / $250 of filmmakers and foster a deeper • All Basic Membership Benefits plus ticket ordering before INDIE understanding of issues facing our • Pass to pre-select a film in fourteen time slots world today FAN / $325 Ticket sales and membership each • All Basic Membership Benefits plus ticket ordering before CINE account for less than 25% of our • Pass to pre-select a film in every time slot revenue to support our year-round DIRECTOR / $500 programming activities. To ensure • All Basic Membership Benefits plus ticket ordering before FAN the long-term success of the festival, • Pass to pre-select a film in every time slot we increasingly rely on individual • Opening Night Bash & Awards Celebration ticket donations from supporters like you. • Invitation for you and a guest to a Filmmaker Reception We hope you will consider a • Two transferable film ticket vouchers tax deductible donation to support the PRODUCER / $1,000 non-profit Ashland Independent Film All DIRECTOR membership benefits plus: Festival. Visit ashlandfilm.org/donate • Exclusive ticket exchange privileges for more information. • On-screen recognition during the festival We appreciate your support! • Invitation for you and a guest to two Filmmaker Receptions EXECUTIVE PRODUCER / $2,500 Can You Help Us All PRODUCER membership benefits plus: • Ticketless entry to most festival films with exclusive reserved seat GiveFilm? • Complimentary festival parking at the Ashland Springs Hotel For every $12 donated through GiveFilm, • Access to private filmmaker Hospitality Suite the AIFF will issue one ticket voucher • Invitations for you and a guest to all three Filmmaker Receptions good for a festival film. Find out more at • Private consultations with AIFF programmer to assist in your film selection • Reserved seat at Awards Celebration ashlandfilm.org/givefilm. BENEFACTOR / $5,000 All EXECUTIVE PRODUCER membership benefits plus: • Sponsorship of an individual film block during the estival,f including exclusive recognition before each screening, in print, and online PAGE 7 WELCOME From the Governor From the Mayor of the State of Oregon of the City of Ashland elcome to the 13th elcome to the Wannual Ashland WCity of Ashland Independent Film and to the 13th Annual Festival. In Oregon we’re Ashland Independent Film proud to not only play Festival. It has been a great host to this world-class pleasure of mine over the film festival, but to last twelve years to watch increasingly be called the AIFF’s growth and home for this shining diversification into one of industry, and the creative the leading film festivals professionals it brings from all over the world. in the Pacific Northwest. If you’re a filmmaker, let me remind you of the I want to thank the AIFF and its wonderful, and opportunity to choose Oregon for your next project. wonderfully large, group of volunteers and business Here you will find world-class directors, animators and supporters for helping to make this a truly successful commercial producers. Oregon has a wide array of event. I hope you appreciate as much as I do the AIFF’s professional support services, state-of-the-art facilities mission to “inspire, educate and entertain audiences of and an extraordinarily diverse range of locations to choose all ages.” This year’s films expand this mission and invite from.