2010 TUPELO FILM FESTIVAL TUPELO, MISSISSIPPI 1 2 2010 TUPELO FILM FESTIVAL TUPELO, MISSISSIPPI 20102012 TUPELOTupelo FilmFILM FesFESTIVALtival TUPELO, MISSISSIPPI 3 onvention & Visitors Bureau Visitors & onvention ommunity Theatre ommunity ounty Board of Supervisorsounty Board ity of Tupelo ity of ited as one of America’s Top 10 Small Film 10 Small Film Top as one of America’s ited ommission, under the umbrella of the Tupelo Tupelo of the ommission, under the umbrella ommunity Theatre is very proud to host the 9th Annual host the 9th Annual is very to proud Theatre ommunity ounty Board of Supervisors of ounty Board supports proudly the 9th Annual onvention & Visitors Bureau, is pleased to present the 9th Annual the 9th Annual present to is pleased Bureau, Visitors & onvention The Tupelo C Tupelo The served as a Theatre Built in 1912, the Lyric Festival. Film Tupelo for venue an excellent and provides 50 years over house for movie guests offers In addition the theatre films. independent screening and unique films in a historic of seeing independent the experience come back and and atmosphere the enjoy the films, So enjoy facility. Tupelo! Downtown visit us soon in our lovely The Downtown Tupelo Main Street Association welcomes you to to you welcomes Association Main Street Tupelo Downtown The This Festival. Film Tupelo district and the 9th Annual our downtown us an opportunitywonderful and gives together come event to great all the you will enjoy We hope the artcelebrate of filmmaking. take some to you and encourage activities the weekend throughout Join us in supporting the heart explore time to of our community. filmmakers. these creative - Director - Tupelo C Tupelo Booth - - Director Tom - Director - Downtown Main Street Association Main Street - Downtown - Director Debbie Brangenberg Welcome to our city and the 9th Annual Tupelo Film Festival held at held at Festival Film Tupelo our cityto and the 9th Annual Welcome you invites Tupelo cityThe of Tupelo. in Downtown Theatre the Lyric independent a wonderful great filled with us for join to weekend down to slow So take a moment and more. special events films, the hectic activities of everyday the artfrom pace and enjoy of the Tupelo. hospitalityfilmmaker and the of - C Jr. Reed, Jack Mayor - Director - Tupelo C Tupelo - - Director McCoy Neal C Film Tupelo The C C Festival. Film Tupelo great offers the festival country in the Livability.com, by Festivals visit our one of a here kind you are While films and special events. and restaurants our many cuisine from the great taste attractions, shops. retail our unique at drop ‘til you shop The Lee C Lee The Tupelo be a partner to happy are the with We Festival. Film Tupelo kick-off night Thursday the for venue the and providing Festival Film party old 107 year of our beautiful on the lawn with the screening guests, special filmmakers, courthouse. It welcome to our pleasure is a creating event this unique and cultural and community to visitors enjoy. district all to for downtown in our historic evening relaxing - President - Lee C - Lee - President Phil Morgan ome c Wel - Pat RasberryPat Director Festival the to Welcome 9th Tupelo Annual We Festival! Film an exciting have up for lined event Wednesday you Saturday. through Great music, food, films and more! films and more! food, music, Great this and enjoy relax to Make it a day a film- are If you event. special cultural meet our incoming out and maker come for net this event filmmakers and utilize We received over 150 films this year and 150 films this over received We at the 50 films around will be screening include Features, genres The festival. - Ani Shorts,Documentaries, Students, of- Each day Videos. and Music mations and each event a unique experience fers everyoneis themed so that will enjoy opportunitiesthe diverse offered. On Wednesday night the festival will the festival night Wednesday On film- regional our local and spotlight continue we makers and their works, weekend and the with films throughout along planned each night special events morning. on Saturday with workshops come out critic a film If are working. you many are and critique the films as there fun and have to If just want you see. to food the films, out and enjoy come relax will bands that music from and great and blues rockabilly, of bring a flavor We the weekend. throughout bluegrass there! seeing you to look forward 4 20102012 TUPELOTupelo FilmFILM Fes FESTIVALtival TUPELO, MISSISSIPPI SCHEDULE OFEVENTS Sponsored by The UglyChair 3rd Place Relief, Inc. 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C C enter for Psychodrama & Psychodrama for enter Bureau Visitors & onvention Music onsignment oncrete, Inc. Inc. oncrete, inema Seating our festival volunteers. our festival Sponsors omcast Spotlight omcast Spotlight ommunity Bank A very all special to thanks B&B C BancorpSouth Inc. CREATE, C C Group Us With Eat Sweet Grill, Park Fair (DBA, Harvey’s, Bulldog and Heights, Park Pepper’s, Deli) Endowment Turner Elaine Dundy & Roy the Arts for Memorial Foundation Elvis Presley Inc. Henson Sleep Relief, Janet Martin Harry Martin Select PPL Properties, Mid-South C Sociometry Office Mississippi Film Inc. Mitchell Distributing, North Mississippi Sports Medicine & Orthopedic PLL Clinic, Ruff Business Systems, DBA KFC Inc. Systems, Ruff Business PA & Associates, Shelton Ugly Chair The Dental Clinic Thornton Service Trailer Transport Bank Association Tupelo C Tupelo C Tupelo High School Class of 1972 Tupelo VIP C WTVA/WLOV/WKDH - - - - ultures Meet. Teresa Teresa Meet. ultures ircuit Tour of Independent Tour ircuit th ivil Rights Story” (2007 Tupelo Tupelo (2007 ivil Rights Story” ircuit. ircuit. A aravanserai: A Place Where C Where A Place aravanserai: ontinued) aura Bernieri aura nagh kava bill Teresa hollingswor Teresa Atlanta, GA Atlanta, Bill Kavanagh is an independent producer/director based producer/director Bill Kavanagh is an independent docu- His includes the award-winning work York. in New Brick:“Brick by A C mentary as well as War”, “Enemies of and premiere) Festival Film and independent on other documentaries collaborations Tupelo and the in his heart He has a special place for films. Festival Film Tupelo of nature filmmaker-friendly New York, NY New York, L Teresa Hollingsworth, senior program director for South for director Hollingsworth, senior program Teresa Pro Arts and Film Traditional the Arts oversees in Atlanta, ClarksdaleBoston/LA/ is a partner in MS/ Bernieri,Laura writer/director/producer, winning award Her Films. Alligator Fried Paramount-based starring “Delta Rising: A Blues Documentary”, films include Wonderland” “Next Stop Nelson; Willie and Freeman Morgan a bidding Seymour Philip Hoffman) inspired (Hope Davis, Fish” “Kettle of “Squeeze”, ‘98; with Miramax Sundance war at (Parker Side Up” “Sunny Gina Gershon),(Matthew Modine, the Harvard Scriptwriters Square founded Laura Posey). collaborative. ac support exchange international and provides for grams, directs Southern C Teresa tivities. to identify such as Sundance festivals film annually attends for Southern C filmmakers - coordina and also serves as film programming Filmmakers C for tor Michael Rose Michael Michael Rose, Emmy award-winning writer/director/pro award-winning Michael Emmy Rose, have that nonfiction TV shows CLA, produces MFA/U ducer, PBS, Out Travel, on the Historyaired Discovery, Channel, With the world. around and outlets Wealth Living, Fine door, “Elvis: Return to he produced and Jim Palmer, Turner Roy and airingon the Bio Channel Tupelo in premiering Tupelo,” for producer writer, as a director, and PBS. Rose also worked awards. garnering numerous General Motors, Los Angeles, C Angeles, Los C

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Documentary Judges ( JUDGES 8 20102012 TUPELOTupelo FilmFILM Fes FESTIVALtival TUPELO, MISSISSIPPI JUDGES Student Judges Judges( Short C ontinued) Los Angeles, C Eric Zala and Memphis’ Lucero. music videowork for Muhly, Nico The National, Spirit, Delta thriller “Zero Dark Thirty.” Recent credits directorial include ”Lawless,” Bigelow’s andcurrently Kathryn OsamaBinLaden include work onDavid O. Russell’s “Nailed,” JohnHillcoat’s editor basedinLos Angeles, C Banner Gwin,anative isadirector andfilm Memphian, Los Angeles, C eventcultural preservation heldinLos Angeles. Picnic, oftheMississippi nia, andthechairman anannual C tor oftheMississippi Studios inLA.Heisthefounding Moss direc at Larry acting (Sculpture) andstudied from theUniversity ofMississippi holdsadegree Mississippi, inFinegrew upinNorth Art recent C explores Hill project Mississippi narrative, andmusic-related nonfiction Hismost projects. isanLAbasedfilmmakerwhose involvesScott Rorie work Los Angeles, C of theMoon.” was lastseenscreaming andrunningin “Transformers Dark C company andiswithExtraordinary Kind,” premiering inChicagoJune. owns Gena amedia daughter UrsulaonUrsula’s film, written-directed “War Is Festival in2007.Sheworked withherhusbandJohnand Decision” won The Ron Tibbett Award at the Tupelo Film Elliswrites,Gena produces, andteaches. Herfilm “Angela’s B Sco Chicago, IL rector of the Mary O’Keefe C rector oftheMary Zalaisanative andformerEric executive ofMississippi di- films under their production banner Rolling Boulder Rolling banner films under theirproduction Films. with hisfamily, and hasreunited to withChris produce new director for hisfilm “An Early Twilight”, henow resides inLA, the world Award-winning andspawned abook. writer- Strompolos whentheywere teenagers, hasshown around The Adaptation.” The Chris fanfilm,madewith hisfriend for isbestknown directing Eric oftheLost “Raiders Ark: Gena Ellis anner Gwin tt Rorie A A A ulture & Heritage Society ofC ulture Society &Heritage ultural C A. Recent editorial credits enter in Ocean Springs. asting inChicago. She ountry Blues. Scott ountry alifor - - Master ofCeremonies Mike Russell $5.00. St.Main –10a.m. Membership at theLink Centre, 1800 West the 4thSaturday ofeachmonth attend one ofourmeetingsheld find uson Facebookbetter or yet To learnmore the about TFA, to network. an opportunity be associated withthefilmindustry andthosethat would liketo dustry for thoseinthefilm- opportunity is anorganization that provides an to grow. The Tupelo Film Alliance own non-profit status and continue for thisorganization to develop its CREATE, Inc.providing anavenue Alliance establishapresence under C C originally underthe Tupelo Film founded inFebruary, 2011and The Tupelo Film Alliance was Awards show. Emmyof theeight-state Heartland 1996,hewas ExecutiveIn Producer television promos andcommercials. paigns andproduced thousandsof has alsoconsulted oncreative cam- andsyndication.production Mike C companyopened aproduction in news photojournalist. Later,TV he Diego, hebeganhiscareer asa of the Tupelo Film Alliance. 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New Albany-based blues musician Sam Mosley has logged over 40 years of perform Albany-based blues musician New until Johnson’s ing throughout the world, mostly with fellow blues great Bob Johnson The pair recorded three albums for Malaco Records including 1972′s death in 1998. in the 1980s releasing “Mississippi Mud”. Mosley and Johnson became widely known They continued writing songs for artists several albums of blues and southern soul. fame spread internationally The band’s Bobby “Blue” Bland, Little Milton and others. Taylor, such as Johnnie Their final CD is “Juke Joint”. In 2008 Mosley and in 1989 when they performed at the Montreux Jazz Festival. marker which was unveiled in Union County. Trail Johnson were honored with a Mississippi Blues Mosley & Johnson Band y Sam Mosle FRIDAY, MAY 18th MAY FRIDAY, 5 minutes Premier World LA • New Orleans, 8 minutes, 32 seconds 8 minutes, Premiere World Baldwyn, MS - 5 minutes Premiere World TN • Nashville, THURSDAY, MAY 12th • Kick Off Event Off• Kick 12th MAY THURSDAY, 14 20102012 TUPELOTupelo FilmFILM Fes FESTIVALtival TUPELO, MISSISSIPPI after theAwardsafter C SATURDAY, May 19th Possum Posse tention from theBluegrass andC (At First Sight)” and “Biodiesel” whilethebandcovers songsthat don’t getmuchat The band’s includestitlessuchas original songlibrary “A- favorites.and girlie-pop versions cult-classics ofurban originals aswell asmashed-up audiences by playing memorable band. They consistently win over sardonic honky-tonk/bluegrass The Possum Posse isanAustin, TX song’s hook(astheysay in therap game). sense, The Posse creates aninterpretation ofmultiplesongs into amedleyor ofthesong, mixingparts often “sampling” a Gaye, Bone KellyClarkson, Thugs NHarmony, R.Kelly andmany more. thancover Rather these songsinthetraditional Performing immediately The Silver Club Moon Downtown Tupelo eremony at filmmaker, Davidson Samantha Green Photo Left: Samara Whitesides(left)presents the2011Elvin Whiteside’s Award Directors to winning ountry/Western camps. These includesongsby Young MC, Beyonce, C Wrap -$5C Party at theSilver Club Moon 9:00p.m. -Midnight over Charge (withoutpass) Cheatin’,” “Substandard Love AWARD CEREMONY •Lyric Theatre - eline Dion, Marvin eline Dion,Marvin 20102012 TUPELOTupelo FilmFILM FesFESTIVALtival TUPELO, MISSISSIPPI 15 - - - ollege ctor! am Dalton The workshop is conducted workshop The actor/ Hollywood veteran by Sam Dalton writer/director Dal- Mr. & AEA). (SAG-AFTRA acting include credits ton’s Gurntz in the of Mr. the role mo Paramount original tion picture Footloose and tion picture Footloose on the NBC role a recurring series Bar Santa daytime bara. Otherbara. include credits co-starring parts in numer

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L yric Theatre o-Op entre. This competition hasbeencreated to Titles inREDwere thewinningentries andwillbescreened at thefestival. 1 sec what theyare doing. Fulton, MS-2min, going insideofschool. They have “no idea” to motivateare themselves trying into A filmaboutthree highschoolboys who Boys”. Nettleton, MS• the sequelto lastyear’s hit, Southern “Dem This It is rockumentary. filmisafictional yard. Mantachie, MS- love to spasticallyplay together inthe “Mocha” andsillypuppy “Beignet” who filmaboutLindsey’s catA short crazy • 12:30 p.m. 4 min,54sec Lindsey A.Dusza Playtime Mocha’s Jake Hughes Boys Unleashed Dem Southern 9 min,51sec Julisa Ewing No Idea chicken. Fulton, MS-2min,28sec One sideswiththeegg, theotherwith twofirst chickenoccurs between people. A smalldiscussionabouttheorigin ofthe son. Fulton, MS-1min,32sec theymeetamysteriousOn theirwalk, per Cleveland, MS-2min,32sec from it…or at leasthow theyshould. ety’s andhow oneweakness theymove on Expresses theirony ofour “backwards” soci- wake-up call!Foxworth, MS-3min,52sec wake-up when you whileyou text drive! Prepare for a driving, showing therealities ofwhat happens The while filmisonthedangersof texting the woods oneday. through girls walking two filmabout short “Twenty3” – This isa Heither Heair Twenty3 Lamont Wilson the Egg The Chicken or cause ofsuffering. identify oursociety’s attempting to A personalinsight Rebecca Koehler The Living Felicia Scott Driving Texting While - 20102012 TUPELOTupelo FilmFILM FesFESTIVALtival TUPELO, MISSISSIPPI 17

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loves of henry ook, ook, Writer –Alex Whitmer tupelo asey Dillard Showcasing Local andRegional Filmmakers - - Blue Springs, MS -22 minutes Short 7:28 -7:51p.m. Blue Springs, MS -32minutes Short 6:56 -7:28p.m. MS Baldwyn, -13minutes Short 6:42 -6:55p.m. Tupelo, MS• World Premier -11minutes Short 6:30 -6:41p.m. PG-13 PG PG G 20122010 TUPELOTupelo Film FILM Fes FESTIVALtival TUPELO, MISSISSIPPI 19 G PG PG PG 9:34 - 9:46 p.m. Short - 12 minutes Premier World MS • Saltillo, 9:47 - 10:09 p.m. Short - 22 minutes Blue Springs 9:11 - 9:33 p.m. Short - 22 minutes MS Point, West 8:00 - 9:10 p.m. - 60 minutes Features Premier World • MS Tupelo, - - asey Dillard ontinued ... heart then story And Producer, Director – Russell Fox; Writer – C Writer – Russell Fox; Director Producer, breakthrough. scientific made an astonishing have and her assistant Thatcher Professor with a personal faced When events. of human change the course to has the power She now decision? responsible make the the wisdom to will she have tragedy, Gypsy illumination Fish Producer, Writer – April Perea; Director – Daniel Lee Perea – Daniel Lee Director – April Perea; Writer Producer, re ever can you But what trip. a man on a road gets picked up by hitch-hiker A mysterious the beauty backroads of rural film captures microbudget This ally know about a stranger? but meet once people you about those mysterious a narrative in the Deep South frame to you profoundly. affect Alex, a flawed family man, is forced to endure a personal journey of enlightenment under a personal journey of enlightenment to endure forced family man, is a flawed Alex, extraordinary circumstances. Producer, Director, Writer – Michael Williams – Michael Writer Director, Producer, quently cursed himself and is transformed into a fish. a into and is transformed cursed himself quently Gilbert Hooke, a struggling musician, catches a cursed fish in a cursed pond and is conse Gilbertpond and is fish in a cursed a cursed musician, catches a struggling Hooke, Producer - vOz; Directors, Writers - Rex & Bric Harsin Repult Writers Directors, - vOz; Producer Shorts Block 2 C 16th MAY WEDNESDAY, 20 20102012 TUPELOTupelo FilmFILM Fes FESTIVALtival TUPELO, MISSISSIPPI Documentary Short Student Shorts Block1 Student Shorts quickly becomes violent whensheblamesherfather forquickly hermother’s suicide. Thanksgiving dinnerfor herfamily. Unableto suppress theurge to speakaboutthetaboo, it ofAshley usontheemotionaljourney MarstonasshepreparesJust LikeHerembarks a Producer -Avi Quijada outintheopenandto moveibility beyond division. young ofprimarily peopleandtheirprogressivepart allies to gay bring civilrightsandvis- relatively newfight inthestate over‘traditionalGod-fearing values’ andthepushon Mississippi: I characters,AM, examines the Through offive theeyes primary andactions Linton -Director,Katherine Producer and sociallyrelevant, thefilmasks: How far would you go to land your dream job? he isgiven anultimatumcomically thatagainsthisambition. Both absurd pitshismorality centric andintimidating Federal Judge. After theweirdest experiencing encounter ofhislife, A young, lawyer goes to Southern New York withthecountry’s for a jobinterview mostec GardnerCliff Producers Blair, –Belinda Gardner; Director –RussellGreene; Cliff Writers –RussellGreene, Mississippi easy JUST LIKE Her THURSDAY, MAY 17th In the heart of London ayoung theheart girl searchesIn for herself amidstamusicalfairytale. Producer -Becca Louisell; Director, Writer -Ali Scher the maiden street : I AM and

the princess Featuring Q&A’s screenings selected during - Brooklyn, NY • Mississippi Premier NYBrooklyn, •Mississippi -24 Short 12:35 -12:59p.m. Burbank, CA • Mississippi Premier •Mississippi CA Burbank, Student -18minutes 2:08 -2:26p.m. Los Premier Angeles, •Mississippi CA Student- 20minutes 1:47 -2:07p.m. Brooklyn, NYBrooklyn, • World Premier -46minutes Documentary 1:00 -1:46p.m. PG PG PG G 20122010 TUPELOTupelo Film FILM Fes FESTIVALtival TUPELO, MISSISSIPPI 21 G R G PG 2:45 - 4:00 p.m. Documentary - 63 minutes Premier World • NY Amagansett, 4:31 - 4:57 p.m. Short - 26 minutes Premier North CA •World Hollywood, 4:58 - 5:10 p.m. Short - 12 minutes Premier World Durham, NC • 4:00 - 4:30 p.m. Short - 30 minutes Miami, FL • Mississippi Premier - girl

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tronics he touches, lives alone with his mother in the tiny suburb of Quintino, north suburb of Rio Quintino, of with his mother in the tiny alone lives he touches, tronics with garage up one morning his at shows boy young a mysterious When Brazil. de Janeiro with his on faced head thrown is suddenly Ricardo toy, fish broken a strange will give that within the answers embark on the journey He must now for past. forgotten responsibility. ultimate a man’s face to him the strength Ricardo, a 30 year old mechanic nicknamed ‘the genius’ because he can fix any small elec small fix any because he can ‘the genius’ old mechanic nicknamed a 30 year Ricardo, Producer, Director, Writer– Johnny Ma Johnny Writer– Director, Producer, In remembrance of the Lumiere Brothers: Karin Brothers: in a metal factory works of the Lumiere she spends where In remembrance his job in begins a new worker When performing tasks. the same monotonous after day, day life. of this drab be the end it seems to , Producer, Director, Writer – Anna Linke – Anna Writer Director, Producer,

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outside game mind the Somewhere between life and death a thrilling chess match takes place. The stake is high - a The takes place. a thrilling and death chess match life between Somewhere is a figure tournament of this exciting the sole referee And of living. the world to gateway meet in their path. no one wish to Director, Writer– Marcin Janiec; Producer – Arkadiusz Paziewski Janiec; Producer Marcin Writer– Director, live The leading character Simon is a workaholic without any social contact. Gradually his world his world character leading contact. Gradually social Simon is a workaholicThe without any is nothing left but the very at there in his world smaller and even smaller and end, becomes to find the right impact Simon has him up and now wakes finally severe This only his work. everything late. is too back before bring his life to way Producer, Writer – Shu-Hsuan Lin Writer Producer, pennipotens corded by Edmund Dulac in 1916. Out of spite, a mother repeatedly tries to kill her ‘beauti- kill tries to her a mother repeatedly Dulac in 1916. Out Edmund of spite, by corded daugh- ‘ugly’ her beloved by foiled secretly always are although her attempts daughter, ful’ ter. ‘Pennipotens’ is based on the Flemish fairytale ‘White C fairytale is based on the Flemish ‘Pennipotens’ Heather Freeman – Director, Producer, Writer Producer, – Director, Freeman Heather my My Mind celebrates the power of imagination and mind. Beautifully mixing hand-drawn and mind. of imagination the power My Mind celebrates the journey of a butterfly the imagination. girl it follows born from animation, and digital the sun ‘places her as she watch we cities and through oceans, takes us across Her flight out which soulfully scratches player on the arm of a record and balances upon the horizon’ of the mun- confines the transcends she As guitar. of an acoustic the melancholic rhythm and the creativity our own of of the joy reminded are we upon the clouds, dane and dances of our minds. power Jason Herrington – Director, Producer, Writer Producer, Jason Herrington – Director, SATURDAY, MAY 19th MAY SATURDAY,

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to freedom of being ontinued Paradine Valley, Premier AZ•Mississippi Student -6minutes 1:37- 1:53p.m. Barcelona, Premier Spain•Mississippi -23 minutes Short 3:01 -3:30p.m. Syracuse, NY • World Premier -40minutes Documentary 1:54 -2:34p.m. Munich, Bavaria,Munich, Germany •USPremier Student -25minutes 2:35 -3:00p.m. PG-13

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