FREE VIRTUAL FESTIVAL Instructions inside on how to engage in this online experience MARCH 25 - 29, 2020 DENTON, TEXAS #thinlinefest WWW.THINLINE.US 1 table of contents BOARD FULL SCHEDULE AWARDS PAGE 10 PAGE 38 PAGE 48 Come Experience FILM DESCRIPTIONS FEATURES - PAGE 12 MOVIE TAVERN SHORTS - PAGE 22 DENTON PHOTOGRAPHY FESTIVAL PAGE 44 DINE-IN AUDITORIUMS • COMFY RECLINERS FULL BAR • STADIUM SEATING How to watch live streams in 3 How to experience the online easy steps: photo gallery in 3 steps: - Visit thinline.us and click STREAM in the main menu. - Visit thinline.us and click PHOTO in the main menu. - Register (RSVP) for every film you want to watch. - Browse through each photograph, you can filter This will send you a reminder before each screening by category. you select. - Login to the gallery via Facebook and vote for your - Make sure to login before the start time of each favorite photographs. screening! 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SHOP LOCAL. THIN LINE ENCOURAGES ALL GUESTS TO PLEASE CONSIDER SHOPPING LOCALLY, SUPPORTING OUR WONDERFUL SMALL BUSINESSES. GET YOUR 2020 THIN LINE FEST COMMUNITY PARTNERS SHIRT DENTON COUNTY COMMUNITY REMEMBRANCE PROJECT ONLINE THINLINE.US CLICK ON “STORE” 4 TODAY! 5 FAQ How do I access the film live streams? Go to the festival website thinline.us and click STREAM in the main menu to launch the new Festival Portal. What are the system requirements to watch the live streams? You will need a computer (laptop or desktop) with at least an Intel core i3 processor and 4GB of RAM. Most computers made within the last five years will meet these specifications. Or you can use a mobile device with iOS or Android. You will also need internet connectivity with at least 5Mbps bandwidth. Most connections will have at least this much. To check your speed visit speedtest.net. For the best experience, we recommend using a hard-line connection or ensure you are within a few feet from your wireless router. Is there a recommended browser? We recommend using the latest version of the Google Chrome browser. FireFox and Edge should work as well. Can I watch on a Roku, Amazon Fire Stick or Apple TV? No, this year's live streams are not compatible with these devices. Even though these systems offer a browser app, the video stream is not guaranteed to work. Can I chromecast the stream to my TV? If you are using a Windows PC then you can cast the browser to your Android TV or connected Chromecast. Click the menu within Chrome and select Cast, then select your device. However, this may not be the experience you were hoping for. What is the best way to watch on my TV? We recommend using a laptop connected to your TV via HDMI. Connect an HDMI cable from your laptop to your TV's HDMI port and then make sure you set the correct input on your TV. Then make sure to click the fullscreen button on the live stream. This will provide the highest quality streaming experience. If I have already registered for the festival through Eventbrite, do I need to register again? No, we have created an account for you in the new Festival Portal. Your username is your email address and your password is your Eventbrite order number. If you can't find your order number then you can click Forgot Password at the Festival Portal login screen and type in the email address you used when you registered through Eventbrite. You will receive an email with instructions for resetting your password. What if I registered multiple people at once? Only the primary registrant was transferred to the new Festival Portal. This is probably good enough for you since you only need one login per household. If one of your other registrants needs their own login they will need to re-register through the Festival Portal. Will I be able to watch a film later? No, films will stream live ONLY. These are live events so you will need to login and access a particular screening before the start time to watch the film. Can I join a stream late? Yes, but you won't be able to go back and watch what you missed. 6 7 wonderful staf f volunteers Diamond Rodrigue - PROGRAM DESIGNER Anita Sugimura Holsapple - FILM University & Community Engagement Charlie Hunter - DIGITAL MARKETING Bart Weiss - FILM Student Learning Lab Activites & Event Venue Kelsey Hawkins - PUBLIC RELATIONS Ellen Sackett- FILM Nikki Crouse - SOCIAL MEDIA Farhad Mohammadi - FILM Amber Tyler - TRANSPORTATION Garrett Graham - FILM Joe Aristeo Sillas - HOSPITALITY Gavin Shaw - FILM Join us for re-imagined events Radu Jitariu - HOSPITALITY Holly Wright - FILM and exhibits as we launch Petra Kelly - VOLUNTEERS Kim McGehee - FILM THE UNT CoLAB! Taylor Weidman - VOLUNTEERS Lea Hamilton - FILM Brandon Donner - PHOTOGRAPHY VOLUNTEERS Mary Salazar - FILM Andrew Gamba - VIDEOGRAPHER VOLUNTEERS Mellina Stucky - FILM Coming Soon to our NEW location Willie Cole - PHOTOGRAPHY Richard Sale - FILM 207 N. Elm St. Xochitl Gonzalez - PHOTOGRAPHY Ryne Clem - ASSISTANT, FILM PROGRAMMING Preston Pettit Isabel Deniz - MUSIC Sam Mott Scott Hawthorne - MUSIC 940.369.8257 Arnila Guha - FILM @untonthesquare Rania Elmalky - FILM DID YOU KNOW... Thin Line Fest is a 501(3)(c), not-for-profit organization. The board, committee leaders, and festival staff are all volunteers. The Thin Line Board of Directors and staff would like to sincerely thank all the volunteers who make this event possible. This year in particular required more people, more resources, and more effort. There are hundreds of individuals who have generously given their time, money, and energy to put on this one-of-a- kind event. Thank you! 8 -Thin Line Board & Staff 9 about the thin line board Joshua Butler Mindy Arendt Bryan Denny Daniel Michael Fraga Al Key President/Festival Director Vice President & Marketing Director Music Programming Director Director of Operations Director of Photography and Exhibitions Joshua moved to Denton from his hometown of Mindy graduated from Stephen F. Austin in Born and raised in Denton TX. Has been involved Rodrigue Michael Fraga is a native of Texas and has been Al Key has been a photographer since 1970. Key Houston in 2003 to pursue a degree in filmmaking. Nacogdoches then headed to Denton, where in the DFW music community for nearly 20 years. Director of Photography a resident of the Denton community since 1990. was born in Denton and has lived in Denton County In 2004, Joshua started a non-profit organization she’s stayed and has loved ever since. Mindy Owner of D.H.S. Entertainment. Former Head and Daytime Programming Since joining the community Michael has felt a his entire life. He was a daily news photographer at called Texas Filmmakers to provide filmmaking has been on the Thin Line board since 2015. Talent Buyer for Rubber Gloves Rehearsal Studios. Daniel Rodrigue is an award-winning professor of strong obligation to insure that our community the Denton Record-Chronicle for 30 years, shooting resources to the local student filmmaking scene. She is the Art Director for Vibra Healthcare, and 16 year Music Director for the Annual Denton journalism, multimedia storytelling, photojournalism keeps its identity & uniqueness and has strived to everything from football- to fires- to fashion- to Today, Texas Filmmakers focuses solely on spends the rest of her time working on events Charities Mudbug Boil which has helped raise over and analogue/darkroom photography at Brookhaven maintain that Denton vibe by serving on a number food. Key won many awards in three decades at the producing Thin Line Fest. In December, Joshua like Thin Line and Friends with Benefits. a quarter of a million dollars for local charities College, where he also advises the campus’s of outstanding events & community organizations DRC, including small-town news photographer of the quit his comfy corporate job and started a new and local families in need. award-winning student newspaper and literary such as: Thin Line Film Festival, Denton Arts year from the Texas Headliners Foundation in 1990 business, Falcon Events, a company focused magazine.