April 3-6, 2014 at Malco Grandview Cinema www.crossroadsfilmfestival.com www.crossroadsfilmfestival.com 3 Welcome The Mississippi Film Office who we are 4 The Mississippi Film Office welcomes you to the 2014 Crossroads Film Festival. Whether you are here to watch the society 5 the films or to watch your film, we’re glad you’re here and proud you put Crossroads on your film festival calendar. sponsors 8 As an original sponsor of the Festival, we are true believers in the power of film. While our everyday mission workshops 10 is to attract and support film production, our long term vision is to create and encourage all filmmakers. Through Crossroads, we venues 11 are able to embrace both. Mississippi is a solid place to make a movie: beautiful locations, film listings 12 hospitable people, supportive communities, a Legislature that understands our mission, and a Governor who champions its progress. Our film incentive program includes a 25-30% cash rebate on your Mississippi live music 30 spend, including resident and non-resident cast and crew payroll. schedule back Mississippi is an amazing place of inspiration and accomplishment. A Mississippian stands at every crossroads of American culture. Through words and notes and paint and film...Mississippians have always been storytellers. Blemished as it is by unforgivable moments, Mississippi has yielded an unmatchable heritage. The challenge and responsibility of this Society President’s Letter office, and the obligation we feel to you, is to continue this great heritage, Dear Friends: and to create, nurture, and support every storyteller. On behalf of the Board of the For us filmmaking is more than economics. Every film creates opportunity, and the greatest opportunity comes in the explanation of a life, of a place, Crossroads Film Society, I welcome of a people. In the telling of our stories, real or imagined, we create you to the 15th Annual Crossroads understanding, discourse, and illumination. There is nothing better than Film Festival! what we do, as there is no boundary to what we can achieve. Fifteen years ago a small group of We will always encourage you, the filmmaker, with financial and determined filmmakers and lovers educational opportunity. And we will continue to sustain you, the filmgoer, by supporting film festivals and filmmakers seeking the independent of film came together to form the voice. We know that all lives are made richer by the stories we share. We Crossroads Film Society with the goals hope you enjoy Crossroads. of broadening the experience of our Ward Emling viewers, and continuing the tradition The Mississippi Film Office of Mississippi’s storytellers by giving www.filmMississippi.org our filmmakers a home to showcase their talents. Why Film in Mississippi? Over the years Crossroads has screened over 1,000 films from all over Recently expanded and improved, the Mississippi Motion Picture Incentive Program is now among the best in the United States. the world, allowing our audiences the opportunity to see and experience It specifically includes feature film, television, documentary, stories, cultures, and perspectives to which many of us would not have commercial, video game, and new technology production; and it been exposed. In addition, we have hosted hundreds of filmmakers – and qualifies production distributed through every medium and on have shown many of them a Mississippi they did not expect! screens of every shape and size. Thanks to the support of our numerous volunteers and our generous The incentive is a simple and direct cash rebate program of 25% sponsors, Crossroads has grown throughout the years and now includes on local spend, 25% on non-resident cast and crew payroll, and 30% on Mississippi resident cast and crew payroll. And we have children’s programs, film industry panels and discussions, receptions, and added a 5% bonus rebate on the salaries of honorably discharged music. We have a great festival planned for this year and hope you will Veterans. We have a very low $50,000 minimum spend. There is a come join us in celebrating 15 years of film! $10 million rebate limit per project, with an individual salary cap of $5 million and a $20 million annual rebate cap. Greg Smith President, Board of Directors And we come from the production community, so we understand the challenges you face and know how to support you and your film from research to premiere. For information about the Mississippi Incentive Program, call the Mississippi Film Office at 601.359.3297, or visit us online at www.filmMississippi.org 4 The 15th Annual Crossroads Film Festival Who We Are Festival Committee Awards 2014 Festival Jury Michele Baker, festival coordinator Best Feature Narrative Wes Benton • Allen Blackwell • Clint Bowie • Chandler Griffin • Hudson Greg Smith, co-director Best Feature Documentary Best Short Narrative Hickman • Brian Hilburn • Robert Lesley • Lynda Lesley • Chris Strompolos Nina Parikh, co-director Best Short Documentary • Missy Tanner • Angela Tucker • Diego Velasco Robbie Fisher, sponsorships Best Student For juror bios, visit crossroadsfilmfestival.com Jerel Levanway, sponsorships Adam Ford Youth Award Rick Patt, board liaison Best Animation Best Experimental Programmers Nan Beaumont, board liaison Best Music Video Michele Baker • Fran Baker • Lucian Dixon • Amy & Monte Kraus • Nina Parikh Robert Traub, screenings The Ruma • John Stenmark • Greg Smith • Philip Scarborough • Robert Traub • Carolina John Stenmark, workshops Programmer’s Choice Award Whitfield-Smith • Louisa Whitfield-Smith Zach Prichard, art director Audience Choice Award Transformative Award Shawn Rossi, marketing/pr Herman’s Pick Frank Owen, social media Screening Committee Darren Schwindaman, program design Crossroads Film Society Graham Ahlrich • Cooper Anderton • Dr. Fran Baker • Michele Baker • Madeline Thabi Moyo, designer Producer’s Club Bates • Nan Beaumont • Dean Blackwell • Lauren Blalock • Daniel Briner • Kiera Sid and Kathy Davis Philip Scarborough, technical Bronson • Caitlin Brooking • Bo Brown • Emily Brown • Rodney Brown • Victoria Bill Simonett, technical Director’s Club Burnham • Shuntasia Coleman • Daemon Condie • Kayla Cook • Katie Corley • Adam Daniel, technical Ann and Dean Blackwell Tyler Cox • Lucian Dixon • Nick Dodd • Misti Dossett • Josh Evans • Phillis Farmer Lida Gibson, technical Jeanne Luckett and C.B. Carroll • Robbie Fisher • Lyndon Giordano • Katie Greer • Wendy C. • Greif • Ben Griffin • Greg Smith Lisa Papale, festival jury Olivia J. Hall • Deborah Hammond • Kinsley Heckart • Heather Hedrick • Frank Henn Carolina Whitfield-Smith, Star • Kimberly Henry • Jeffrey Hess • Laurel Isbister • Arminda Johnson • Michael Jolly audience awards Bo Brown • Randy Khalaf • Benjamin Kirkland • Amy Kraus • Monte Kraus • Nicholas Lalo • Andi Agnew, music videos Nina Parikh and Jerel Levanway Thomas Lalo • Cameron Lemon • Sierra Lewis • Dr. Kentrell Liddell • Alfred Luckett Arden Barnett, music Katie McClendon • Sheera Lum • Allison Martin • Amy Mayhue • Dr. Debbie McCollum • Kelsee Mark and Anita Modak-Truran Britini Breazeale, music McKim • Janet McLeran-Porter • Ray Mikell • Stephanie Miller • Asher Mitchell Greg and Lola Williamson • Joel Montoya • Roger Murphy • Liz Nosen • Lee Ogletree • Amanda Orgeron • Mary Elizabeth Fair, parties & events Craig Orgeron • Octavia Kieara Pendleton • Warren Porter • Julie Radico • Breana Shannon Warnock, volunteers Film Buff Dr. Fran Baker Ratliff • Eric Reisman • Jontay Reynolds • Shivon Rockward • Mario Rosales • Adam Kentrell Liddell, student volunteers Beth Batton and Carver Brown Rylander • MaKensey Sanders • Zia Saraiva • Philip Scarborough • Keritan Larrella Clyde Watkins, box office Nan Beaumont Shelby • Chip Sheppard • Greg Smith • Janice Stenmark • John Stenmark • Joe Fran Baker, merchandise Sally and Jeremy Birdsall Stephenson • India Tate • Jenny Taylor • Michael Tompkins • Dallas Townsend • Jimmy Taylor, transportation Vidal Blankenstein Robert Traub • Akua Twumasewaah • Caleb Upton • Jane Wasser • Mychaela Waters Alec Martin, intern Raju Andre and Ronica Branson • Steven Watkins • Jeannette Weaver • Anne Welch • Carolina Whitfield-Smith • Mad Genius, commercial & pre-roll Lee Anne and Chase Bryan Louisa Whitfield-Smith • Ann Willett • Johannah Williams • students from Hinds Lida and Gregg Caraway Pam Brooks, Malco Community College, Mississippi State University, and Tougaloo College Robbie Fisher Fred Fisher, Malco Dr. Sunny Fridge Seth Tadlock, Malco Lida Gibson Volunteers Dr. Nola Gibson Simeon Bingham • Laura Blaylock • Janis Boersma • Gavin Brannan • Kiera Board of Directors Picture Jams Bronson • Shuntasia Coleman • Ailene de la Torre • Lucian Dixon • Christain Greg Smith, President Holly Lange Ervin • Marc Ford • Ben Griffin • Lea Gunter • Anna Ingebretsen Hall • Warren Kevin Slark, Vice-President Robert and Lynda Lesley Helmer • Michele Husbands • Jasmine Jackson • Jerrick • Lakendria Jones • Rick Patt, Secretary Upa and Nora Parikh Kristie Lipford •Natalie Long • Alfred Luckett • Shondra Macklin • Susan Marquez Mark Knight, Treasurer Zach Prichard Nan Beaumont • Christina Mayo • Ray Mikell • Tim Murphy • Becky Olthof • • Kahil Peets • Shawn and Quinn Rossi Dean Blackwell Eric Reisman • Jontay Reynolds • Otilia Sebuktekin • Michael Shadie • Melinda Dale and Janet Shearer Simmons • Arundel Simpson • Howie Smith •Linda Todd • Vikram Udeshi • Bo Brown Robert Traub Brianna Williams • Hinds, Tougaloo, and Mississippi State University students Sid Davis Jim and Malinda Warren (list as of 3/21/14)