OFFICIAL PROGRAM FILM FESTIVAL COORDINATOR: Jon Mercurio Knight (aka The Merc or Mercurio the Wasteland Messenger) SPONSORED BY: Wasteland Weekend SPECIAL THANKS TO: Karol Bartoszynski & Jared Butler, whose boundless support has allowed me to put this program together each year. Apocalypse is Coming & War Fantasies of Death and Swordplay 7:30 - Apocalypse Cal (15:36) 10:34 - Death & the Iron Maiden (Animated) (5:00) 7:45 - Over The Top (Animated) (5:55) 10:39 - Swordsmen (1:30) 7:51 - Why?! (7:30) 10:42 GO! (The Revamp) (4:07) 7:58 - Odessa (13:40) 8:10 - Dirt (6:39) Post-Apocalyptic Memories 8:16 - The Town Where Nobody Lives (22:00) 10:46 - California Dreamin’ (3:22) 8:39 - The old ones called it CHAOS (16:21) 10:49 - Havva (7:40) 8:56 - Switch Man (Animated) (3:38) 10:57 - Stolen Light (12:34) 9:00 - i’ii (Animated) (9:46) 11:10 - Albert (23:43) 11:33 - Wander (14:45) Dystopian Realities 11:48 - The Ripper (4:46) 9:10 - iNTERFACE (2:28) 11:53 - RADIO (16:04) 9:12 - employee of the day (Animated) (15:00) 12:09 - DAYS END (10:46) 9:27 - FLEXIBILITY (10:00) 12:20 - Willow Creek (3:02) 9:37 - Thinker (8:19) 9:45 - Looking for (Animated) (3:45) ENCORE BLOCK: 40 MIN 9:50 - The Grid (12:47) Did you miss a film? Here is a chance to catch 9:53 - Growing Pains (Animated) (8:17) them! Audience votes on films to play (anything from the schedule except features Off-beat Realities with Humor and special presentations) 10:01 - Papa Leone’s Pizza Show (Animated) (2:13) 10:03 - The Alpacing Dead (8:31) ENDING TIME: 1 AM 10:11 - Somebody to Save (5:01) 10:16 - The Detectives of Noir Town (7:00) THURSDAY 10:23 - Rotten Love (11:11) OFFICIAL PROGRAM FILM FESTIVAL COORDINATOR: Jon Mercurio Knight (aka The Merc or Mercurio the Wasteland Messenger) SPONSORED BY: Wasteland Weekend SPECIAL THANKS TO: Karol Bartoszynski & Jared Butler, whose boundless support has allowed me to put this program together each year. The Coming Apocalypse Strange Tales 7:30 - BAM (5:06) 10:00 - Night of the Slasher (20:00) 7:35 - Dark Side of the Earth (5:30) (with Intro and q/a) 10:20 - The Stomach (15:00) Horror & Apocalyptic Faery Tales 7:40 - We All Go the Same (3:45) Animated Poetry 7:44 - Dead Hearts (16:41) 10:35 - Atheum’s Way (Animated) (4:24) 8:00 - Dustland (16:38) 10:39 - Little Match Girl (Animated) (9:13) 8:17 - Therion (14:48) 10:48 - Apology to a Television Set (Animated) (1:05) 8:32 - HORIZON (24:00) FEATURE PRESENTATION 9:00 SPECIAL PROGRAM 1: 10:50 - Battledream Chronicle (Animated) (1:48:20) Films of Pascal Chind (1 HR) Pascal Chind Intro 12:40 ENCORE BLOCK: 50 MIN 1. Shortcut (25:00) Did you miss a film? Here is a chance to catch 2. Extreme Pinnochio (30:00) them! Audience votes on films to play Pascal Chind Q & A (anything from the schedule except features and special presentations) ENDING TIME: 1:30 AM FRIDAY OFFICIAL PROGRAM FILM FESTIVAL COORDINATOR: Jon Mercurio Knight (aka The Merc or Mercurio the Wasteland Messenger) SPONSORED BY: Wasteland Weekend SPECIAL THANKS TO: Karol Bartoszynski & Jared Butler, whose boundless support has allowed me to put this program together each year. The Apocalypse Will Be Televised 7. BFD music video (2:56) 7:30 - Among the Innocent (6:30) 8. The M Machine - Glow (2:36) 7:36 - The Moon Cried (Animated) (2:24) 9. Far Cry 3 Blood Dragon: THE MOVIE (2:45) 7:39 - Skål (15:00) 9. Creepy Japanese Furby Commercial (0:53) 7:54 - Necrotic (3:53) 10. STREET FIGHTER (SFxTK) Vega VS Jun (1:55) 7:58 - EMPTY (6:16) 11. GRRL SCOUTS (14:56) 8:04 - Avant (13:15) 12. Kill The Noise - Kill the Noise Part 1 (3:40) 8:17 - Apocalypse Rock (24:20) Mike Diva Q & A Case Studies in Weird FEATURE PRESENTATION 8:42 - Double-Blind No.1 (1:40) 10:00 - E.N.D. the movie (1:21:19) 8:44 - Double-Blind Case Study (3:20) 8:47 - Red Point (Animated) (4:43) The Final Post Apocalypse Splurge 8:52 - Tibetan Night Terrors - To Be Trusted (3:25) 11:21 - XXX (5:25) 11:26 - AFYA - Away From You All (12:00) 9:00 SPECIAL PROGRAM 2: 11:38 - Fallen Angel (Animated) (3:30) Films of Mike Diva (1 HR) 11:41 - Land of None (11:58) Mike Diva Intro 11:53 - The Edge (16:34) 1. roadkill bbq (4:10) 12:09 - Echoes (3:20) 2. Watch Dogs - Cyborg Beatdown (2:07) 12:13 - Point Zero (17:55) 3. THRESHER (7:42) 12:31 - The Lotus Gun (25:00) 4. Scorpion VS Noob Saibot (1:56) 5. “Queens & Kings” Shopping Kart Stunt Race (4:01) 12:56 ENCORE BLOCK: 34 MIN 6. Savant- Kali 47 (2:59) ENDING TIME: 1:30 AM SATURDAY OFFICIAL PROGRAM FILM FESTIVAL COORDINATOR: Jon Mercurio Knight (aka The Merc or Mercurio the Wasteland Messenger) SPONSORED BY: Wasteland Weekend SPECIAL THANKS TO: Karol Bartoszynski & Jared Butler, whose boundless support has allowed me to put this program together each year. FEATURES SPECIAL PROGRAM 1 (qualify for limited edition Wasteland Film Festival Bottlecap, 25 handed out at end) Battledream Chronicle (1:48:20, Sci-Fi, Animated): In 2100, the empire of Mortemonde colonized almost all the nations of Shortcut: This dark comedy, set in a retro-futurist, dieselpunk the Earth and reduced their populations to slavery. Every slave is forced world, tells the story of Tom, a midget in love with Francoise, a tall, to collect 1000 XP every month in Battledream, a video game where they beautiful girl with auburn hair. When Françoise humiliates Tom at the can die for real. Only those who succeed are granted the right to live until village fair, she finds herself in a sticky situation. the following month. Syanna, a young martinican slave, refuses to keep living in this condition and decides to fight for her freedom... Extreme Pinnochio: A dwarf junkie dresses up as Pinocchio to steal money from a schizophrenic psychopath who thinks he’s Geppetto. E.N.D. the movie (1:21:19, Post-Apoc): Follows the rise and progress of a zombie epidemic over several years. With a couple SPECIAL PROGRAM 2 (qualify for limited edition interesting twists and turns, prepare for the End! Wasteland Film Festival Bottlecap, 25 handed out at end) Films of Mike Diva: A mix of high octane action with cult 80s sensibilities, steampunk, horror, and everything in between, Mike continually exhibits a strong, colorful visual style throughout with an eclectic mix of video game inspired fan made films to full on, uniquely crafted music videos. film desc. film OFFICIAL PROGRAM FILM FESTIVAL COORDINATOR: Jon Mercurio Knight (aka The Merc or Mercurio the Wasteland Messenger) SPONSORED BY: Wasteland Weekend SPECIAL THANKS TO: Karol Bartoszynski & Jared Butler, whose boundless support has allowed me to put this program together each year. ANIMATED FILMS Growing Pains (8:17, Dystopian): An Orwellian nightmare told from the perspective of its most worthless citizen. Set in a time lapsed dystopia littered in endless towerblocks , one of which Apology to a Television Set (1:05): This collaborative is where our insignificant protagonist resides. Her bizarre, prompted project utilizes three art forms—fine art, animation and poetry, for the existence sees her forced into the role of motherhood, imprisoned and purposes of investigating and applying a new technique in 3D software, unable to escape. resulting in a non-traditional 3D animated style. The project features myself as animator and director; MSU student artist Ria Martinez; and world-renowned poet Frank Messina. i’ii (9:46, Post Apoc): World War 3 devastates the planet. The conflict must come to an end. Europe comes up with a weapon capable of Atheum’s Way (4:24, Post Apoc): A father must confront blocking the chemical reaction necessary for fire to ignite. The “i” bomb. an eternal storm to reunite with his daughter and learn that man must The war would be over, but humanity would be saved on one condition: tame his past before he tames his future. preserving a flame by any possible means. Death & the Iron Maiden (5:00): Death visits a small Little Match Girl (9:13): A child struggles to survive in the medieval town to abduct and murder a young Maiden. However once concrete jungle, facing hunger and cold every day of her life. She finds Death arrives at the castle where the Maiden resides, he discovers that the solace wherever she can, in the games at the local arcade, or any access Maiden is so much more than Death imagined. to fire. employee of the day (15:00, Dystopian): In a world Looking for (3:45): A satire about a puppet chasing its life goal, of mass consumption, overstimulation and performance pressure but who is not driven by personal will. Instead, a mystery force guides three people follow their day by day routine. Two of them work on an the puppet, a representation of social norms. Is there any way to break assembly line. Two of them share a secret. Two of them are part of the through this world where everything, image and morality, is black or show. Only one can become EMPLOYEE OF THE DAY. white? Fallen Angel (3:30, Post Apoc): A young woman Moon Cried, The (2:24, Apoc): Tragic events retold in the style of a Disney cartoon circa the 1930’s, featuring a special guest- film desc.