April 3-6, 2014 at Malco Grandview Cinema

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April 3-6, 2014 at Malco Grandview Cinema
April 3-6, 2014 at Malco Grandview Cinema
www.crossroadsfilmfestival.com
www.crossroadsfilmfestival.com
Welcome
who we are
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the society
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The Mississippi Film Office
The Mississippi Film Office welcomes you to the 2014
Crossroads Film Festival. Whether you are here to watch
the films or to watch your film, we’re glad you’re here and
proud you put Crossroads on your film festival calendar.
sponsors8
workshops10
venues11
film listings
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live music
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Society President’s Letter
Dear Friends:
As an original sponsor of the Festival, we are true
believers in the power of film. While our everyday mission
is to attract and support film production, our long term
vision is to create and encourage all filmmakers. Through Crossroads, we
are able to embrace both.
Mississippi is a solid place to make a movie: beautiful locations,
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
spend, including resident and non-resident cast and crew payroll.
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
office, and the obligation we feel to you, is to continue this great heritage,
and to create, nurture, and support every storyteller.
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,
of a people. In the telling of our stories, real or imagined, we create
understanding, discourse, and illumination. There is nothing better than
what we do, as there is no boundary to what we can achieve.
On behalf of the Board of the
Crossroads Film Society, I welcome
you to the 15th Annual Crossroads
Film Festival!
We will always encourage you, the filmmaker, with financial and
educational opportunity. And we will continue to sustain you, the filmgoer,
by supporting film festivals and filmmakers seeking the independent
voice. We know that all lives are made richer by the stories we share. We
hope you enjoy Crossroads.
Fifteen years ago a small group of
determined filmmakers and lovers
of film came together to form the
Crossroads Film Society with the goals
of broadening the experience of our
Ward Emling
The Mississippi Film Office
www.filmMississippi.org
viewers, and continuing the tradition
of Mississippi’s storytellers by giving
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.
It specifically includes feature film, television, documentary,
commercial, video game, and new technology production; and it
qualifies production distributed through every medium and on
screens of every shape and size.
the world, allowing our audiences the opportunity to see and experience
stories, cultures, and perspectives to which many of us would not have
been exposed. In addition, we have hosted hundreds of filmmakers – and
have shown many of them a Mississippi they did not expect!
Thanks to the support of our numerous volunteers and our generous
sponsors, Crossroads has grown throughout the years and now includes
children’s programs, film industry panels and discussions, receptions, and
music. We have a great festival planned for this year and hope you will
come join us in celebrating 15 years of film!
Greg Smith
President, Board of Directors
The incentive is a simple and direct cash rebate program of 25%
on local spend, 25% on non-resident cast and crew payroll, and
30% on Mississippi resident cast and crew payroll. And we have
added a 5% bonus rebate on the salaries of honorably discharged
Veterans. We have a very low $50,000 minimum spend. There is a
$10 million rebate limit per project, with an individual
salary cap of $5 million and a $20 million annual rebate cap.
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
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The 15th Annual Crossroads Film Festival
Who We Are
Festival Committee
Awards
Michele Baker, festival coordinator
Greg Smith, co-director
Nina Parikh, co-director
Robbie Fisher, sponsorships
Jerel Levanway, sponsorships
Rick Patt, board liaison
Nan Beaumont, board liaison
Robert Traub, screenings
John Stenmark, workshops
Zach Prichard, art director
Shawn Rossi, marketing/pr
Frank Owen, social media
Darren Schwindaman, program design
Thabi Moyo, designer
Philip Scarborough, technical
Bill Simonett, technical
Adam Daniel, technical
Lida Gibson, technical
Lisa Papale, festival jury
Carolina Whitfield-Smith,
audience awards
Andi Agnew, music videos
Arden Barnett, music
Britini Breazeale, music
Mary Elizabeth Fair, parties & events
Shannon Warnock, volunteers
Kentrell Liddell, student volunteers
Clyde Watkins, box office
Fran Baker, merchandise
Jimmy Taylor, transportation
Alec Martin, intern
Mad Genius, commercial & pre-roll
Pam Brooks, Malco
Fred Fisher, Malco
Seth Tadlock, Malco
Best Feature Narrative
Best Feature Documentary
Best Short Narrative
Best Short Documentary
Best Student
Adam Ford Youth Award
Best Animation
Best Experimental
Best Music Video
The Ruma
Programmer’s Choice Award
Audience Choice Award
Transformative Award
Herman’s Pick
Board of Directors
Greg Smith, President
Kevin Slark, Vice-President
Rick Patt, Secretary
Mark Knight, Treasurer
Nan Beaumont
Dean Blackwell
Bo Brown
Sid Davis
Robbie Fisher
Brad Franklin
Monte Kraus
Jerel Levanway
Dr. Kentrell Liddell
Zach Prichard
Yvetta Kai Williams
Advisory Board
Ed Inman
Jeanne Luckett
Anita Modak-Truran
Joy Parikh
Nina Parikh
Philip Scarborough
Todd Stauffer
Ferrell Tadlock
Crossroads Film Society
Producer’s Club
Sid and Kathy Davis
Director’s Club
Ann and Dean Blackwell
Jeanne Luckett and C.B. Carroll
Greg Smith
Star
Bo Brown
Nina Parikh and Jerel Levanway
Katie McClendon
Mark and Anita Modak-Truran
Greg and Lola Williamson
Film Buff
Dr. Fran Baker
Beth Batton and Carver Brown
Nan Beaumont
Sally and Jeremy Birdsall
Vidal Blankenstein
Raju Andre and Ronica Branson
Lee Anne and Chase Bryan
Lida and Gregg Caraway
Robbie Fisher
Dr. Sunny Fridge
Lida Gibson
Dr. Nola Gibson
Picture Jams
Holly Lange
Robert and Lynda Lesley
Upa and Nora Parikh
Zach Prichard
Shawn and Quinn Rossi
Dale and Janet Shearer
Robert Traub
Jim and Malinda Warren
Clyde Watkins
2014 Festival Jury
Wes Benton • Allen Blackwell • Clint Bowie • Chandler Griffin • Hudson
Hickman • Brian Hilburn • Robert Lesley • Lynda Lesley • Chris Strompolos
• Missy Tanner • Angela Tucker • Diego Velasco
For juror bios, visit crossroadsfilmfestival.com
Programmers
Michele Baker • Fran Baker • Lucian Dixon • Amy & Monte Kraus • Nina Parikh
• John Stenmark • Greg Smith • Philip Scarborough • Robert Traub • Carolina
Whitfield-Smith • Louisa Whitfield-Smith
Screening Committee
Graham Ahlrich • Cooper Anderton • Dr. Fran Baker • Michele Baker • Madeline
Bates • Nan Beaumont • Dean Blackwell • Lauren Blalock • Daniel Briner • Kiera
Bronson • Caitlin Brooking • Bo Brown • Emily Brown • Rodney Brown • Victoria
Burnham • Shuntasia Coleman • Daemon Condie • Kayla Cook • Katie Corley •
Tyler Cox • Lucian Dixon • Nick Dodd • Misti Dossett • Josh Evans • Phillis Farmer
• Robbie Fisher • Lyndon Giordano • Katie Greer • Wendy C. • Greif • Ben Griffin •
Olivia J. Hall • Deborah Hammond • Kinsley Heckart • Heather Hedrick • Frank Henn
• Kimberly Henry • Jeffrey Hess • Laurel Isbister • Arminda Johnson • Michael Jolly
• Randy Khalaf • Benjamin Kirkland • Amy Kraus • Monte Kraus • Nicholas Lalo •
Thomas Lalo • Cameron Lemon • Sierra Lewis • Dr. Kentrell Liddell • Alfred Luckett
• Sheera Lum • Allison Martin • Amy Mayhue • Dr. Debbie McCollum • Kelsee
McKim • Janet McLeran-Porter • Ray Mikell • Stephanie Miller • Asher Mitchell
• Joel Montoya • Roger Murphy • Liz Nosen • Lee Ogletree • Amanda Orgeron •
Craig Orgeron • Octavia Kieara Pendleton • Warren Porter • Julie Radico • Breana
Ratliff • Eric Reisman • Jontay Reynolds • Shivon Rockward • Mario Rosales • Adam
Rylander • MaKensey Sanders • Zia Saraiva • Philip Scarborough • Keritan Larrella
Shelby • Chip Sheppard • Greg Smith • Janice Stenmark • John Stenmark • Joe
Stephenson • India Tate • Jenny Taylor • Michael Tompkins • Dallas Townsend •
Robert Traub • Akua Twumasewaah • Caleb Upton • Jane Wasser • Mychaela Waters
• Steven Watkins • Jeannette Weaver • Anne Welch • Carolina Whitfield-Smith •
Louisa Whitfield-Smith • Ann Willett • Johannah Williams • students from Hinds
Community College, Mississippi State University, and Tougaloo College
Volunteers
Simeon Bingham • Laura Blaylock • Janis Boersma • Gavin Brannan • Kiera
Bronson • Shuntasia Coleman • Ailene de la Torre • Lucian Dixon • Christain
Ervin • Marc Ford • Ben Griffin • Lea Gunter • Anna Ingebretsen Hall • Warren
Helmer • Michele Husbands • Jasmine Jackson • Jerrick • Lakendria Jones •
Kristie Lipford •Natalie Long • Alfred Luckett • Shondra Macklin • Susan Marquez
• Christina Mayo • Ray Mikell • Tim Murphy • Becky Olthof • • Kahil Peets •
Eric Reisman • Jontay Reynolds • Otilia Sebuktekin • Michael Shadie • Melinda
Simmons • Arundel Simpson • Howie Smith •Linda Todd • Vikram Udeshi •
Brianna Williams • Hinds, Tougaloo, and Mississippi State University students
(list as of 3/21/14)
Filmmakers and Guests in Attendance
Azod Abedikichi • Joy Abedikichi • Shelby Baldock • Jasmine Barclay • Chad Barton • Kira Britt • Juliet Buckholdt • James V.
Bulian • Meaghin Burke • Gregg Caraway • E. J. Carter • Khadija Charles • Melvin Cheng • Chris Clark • William F. Clopton •
Wilma Mosley Clopton • Andrew Corkin • Carson Culver • Jason Daniels • Casey Dillard • Greg Earnest • Josh Evans • Chase
Everett • Alison Fast • James Feeney • Chandler Ferriss • Ellen Ann Fentess • Brenda Fielder • George Ford • Lynn Forney
• Darryl Freedman • Mary Ann Freedman • Jacob Fuller • Taylor Gahm • Harrison Givens • Dustin Grella • Katie Green •
Chandler Griffin • Joelle Handy • Greg Hanks • Lola Mae McLain Hanks • Ian Hanson • Clay Hardwick • Christie Herring •
Jimbeau Hinson • Rex Jones • Nicholas Judt • Randy King • Venkat Krishnan • Linda Krogh • Daniel Lee Perea • Colin Lockey
• Jordan Luby • Virginia Manchado • Jennifer Mathus • Jimbo Mathus • David Matthews • Adam McAlpin • Packer McBride
• Aaron McElfish • Melody McLain • Shannon McLaughlin • Matthew McLaughlin • Bonnie Meadows • Diondra Meravi •
Erica Montgomery • Matthew Morgan • Terrance Mosley • Monique Mosley • Rob Ontell • Corrie Parks • Glenn Payne •
Robby Piantanida • Cindy Pitts • Patrik-Ian Polk • Joshua Powell • Zach Prichard • Aravind Ragupathi • Michael Randall
• Bryan Reisberg • Tom Rice •David Rogers • Carlye Rubin • Jeremy Sande • Geoffrey Shrewsbury • Steve Smith • Marc
Smolowitz • Alexis Spraic • Josh Starr • Dana Terry • Kerry Thomas • Maria Thomas • J.T. Trotter • Lori Tubbs • Jason Turner
• Rob Underhill • Chris Voss • Alex Warren • Joshua Watson • Ginger Williams-Cook • Michael Williams • Amile Wilson •
Christopher Windfield
www.crossroadsfilmfestival.com
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The Crossroads Film Society
Film Society
Our Mission
Become a Member
Crossroads Film Society is the
sponsoring organization of the
Crossroads Film Festival. We
are a multi-cultural, nonprofit
organization dedicated to providing
access to international, national,
and local film and video. We
also encourage discussion and
production of film and video,
particularly as related to the
cultural, educational and economic
vitality of the state and region.
Our society’s objectives are met
through year-round programming,
including special events, lectures,
workshops, and the annual
Crossroads Film Festival.
The mission of the Crossroads Film
Society is to celebrate the art of
filmmaking in all of its diversity
and depth by bringing international
and domestic films to the Deep
South; facilitating discussions for
film enthusiasts and filmmakers;
presenting and honoring films
highlighting Southern experiences
(especially those from Mississippi);
and providing educational
opportunities to empower aspiring
storytellers to share their vision
with the world.The Society strives
to be a cultural crossroads,
bringing the world to the Deep
South and sharing Southern
perspectives with the world.
Crossroads Film Society relies on
its membership and donations for
a large part of its organizational
budget. The extent and quality of
its programming is directly related
to membership and donations.
The Ruma Award
Crossroads bestows The Ruma
Award annually on the most
promising Mississippi filmmaker
competing at the Crossroads Film
Festival. The award honors a
former Crossroads Vice President,
the late Ruma Haque. The festival
commissions a notable local artist
to create a new work each year for the award.
Ian Hanson is an artist, designer and printmaker who lives and works in
Jackson, Mississippi. He is an alumnus of the University of WisconsinMadison where he studied art and design, before returning to Jackson, his
home town. Ian is currently a founding member of Midcity Print, a screen
printing collective based in Midtown and a co-founder of Priced to Move,
an annual Jackson art and music event created to showcase affordable art
from emerging local artists.
About the Piece:
“Dutch the Horse” is a painting
on canvas created as a whimsical,
lighthearted take on the very real
lengths those behind the lens
will go to get the perfect shot. It
is intended to speak to both the
humorous and rather uncomfortable
situations production crews find
themselves in so often when they
set out to tell a story with film.
Festival Glass Awards Artist
2014 Crossroads award winners are presented with a beautiful glass
sculpture created by Mississippi artist Jerri Sherer of Light+Glass Studio
in Jackson. Jerri is an exhibiting member of the Craftsmen’s Guild of
Mississippi, a member and officer of the Jackson Arts Collective, and
volunteers every summer for VSA ArtBuds, a program that pairs artists with
special needs children. Her work can be found at Light and Glass Studio, the
Craftsmen’s Guild Gallery and at Art Fairs throughout the Southeast.
Donate, join or extend your
membership online with PayPal
now at crossroadsfilmfestival.com.
Make it happen and join the
Crossroads Film Society!
Join online at
crossroadsfilmsociety.com
or visit our membership
table at the theatre
Adam Ford
Youth Filmmaking Award
Adam Christian Ford (1993-2008)
was the only child of artistfilmmaker Dick Ford and USM
journalism professor Barbara
Shoemake Ford (1961-1998).
As a regular participant in the
Crossroads Film Festival and other
film events, he looked forward
to a future in film and media.
In commemmoration of Adam’s
passion for filmmaking, Crossroads
has dedicated the Youth
Filmmaking Award in his honor.
Transformative Film Award
Envisioned by former board
member deborah Wright, this
award is given to a film that has
the ability to transform opinions,
lives, and ultimately, history.
Herman’s Pick
In honor of former festival director,
the late Herman Snell, we share a
film that would certainly have been
on his to-see list. Borrowed from
the name of Herman’s weekly music
column in the Jackson Free Press,
“Herman’s Pick” is chosen based
on elements he appreciated in
movies: time travel or altered time,
alternate realities, psychic powers,
double meanings or ambiguity, and/
or the ability for a film to be thoughtprovoking. In his words, “If a movie
contains any of these elements,
I’m going to like the movie on
concept alone.”
Individual: $35 / Student: $25
• Discount for screenings of
Festival films and special events
during the year
• Members-only film screenings
and parties
• Newsletters and special notice of
upcoming events
• 2 Tickets to non-festival films
• Invitation to planning meetings
Dual: $50
All regular membership benefits plus:
• 2 Membership cards
Film Buff: $100
All dual membership benefits plus:
• 1 Crossroads Film Festival poster
• 1 Crossroads Film Festival t-shirt
• Listing in Festival Program
• Invitation to all Festival receptions
Star: $250
All dual membership benefits plus:
• 1 Crossroads Film Festival poster
• 2 Crossroads Film Festival t-shirts
• Listing in Festival Program
• Invitation to all Festival receptions
Director’s Club: $500
All dual membership benefits plus:
• 2 Crossroads Film Festival posters
• 2 Crossroads Film Festival t-shirts
• 2 All-Access Festival Passes
• Listing in Festival Program
• Invitation to all Festival
receptions & exclusive events
Producer’s Club: $1,000
All dual membership benefits plus:
• 2 Crossroads Film Festival posters
• 4 Crossroads Film Festival t-shirts
• 4 All-Access Festival Passes
• Listing in Festival Program
• Invitation to all Festival
receptions and exclusive events
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The 15th Annual Crossroads Film Festival
Sponsors
Silver Screen
Lida Gibson
Barefoot Documentary Workshops
Josh Hailey Studio
Malco Grandview Theater
Hederman Brothers
Bruno’s Adobo
Duling Hall
Premiere Sponsor
Loft 54
Campbell’s Bakery
Ward Emling
Jackson Free Press
Millsaps College
Cathead Vodka
Fred Fisher
MadGenius
Parlor Market
Digital Indie Girl
Georgia Blue
Mississippi Film Office
Telos Foundation
Einstein Bros. Bagels
Hal & Mal’s
WJTV News Channel 12
WDBD
Hinds Community College
Iron Horse Grill
WLBT
Advertising Sponsors
Mississippi Film and Video Alliance
The Kraus Haus
Randy Kwan
Producing Sponsor
Canton Convention & Visitors Bureau
Mississippi Museum of Art
Greater Jackson Arts Council
and Film Office
Old House Depot
Roscoe Levanway
I.A.T.S.E. Local 478
Digital Brigade
PB Works
Dixon McDowell
Mississippi Arts Commission
Fisher Productions, LLC
Sneaky Beans
Juliana Rankin
Mississippi Humanities Council
Dr. Kentrell Liddell
Stranger Tickets
Darren Schwindaman
MDA / Mississippi Creative Economy
Tzedakah Charitable Fund
Philip Scarborough
Mangia Bene
Whole Foods
Karen Scott
Patt Law Firm, PLLC
Special Thanks
Todd Stauffer
Portico Magazine
Dr. Fran Baker
Jenny Tate
Jason Robinson
Betty Black
Derek Walker
USM School of Mass Communication
Lauren Blalock
& Journalism
Pam Brooks
Wise Carter Child & Caraway, P.A.
Marika Cackett
Friends of the Festival
Chris Campbell
Directing Sponsor
A2Z Printing
ardenland, LLC
Nancy Anne Branton / Wells Fargo
Advisors
Creative Distillery
Jimmy Creekmore
Sid Davis, Attorney & CPA
Entergy Mississippi, Inc.
MILLSAPS COLLEGE
Supporters of the Crossroads Film Festival
Sponsored by the Office of Communications and Marketing, Continuing
Education, the English Department, Communication Studies and Film Studies
MISSISSIPPI MUSEUM of ART
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on view through May 18, 2014
The Slave Series: Quilts by Gwendolyn A. Magee
on view through May 18, 2014
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The 15th Annual Crossroads Film Festival
Workshops
Saturday, April 5 @
10:00 – 11:15 a.m., Malco
Screen B
A Conversation with Tom
Rice and Patrik-Ian Polk
Sponsored by the Mississippi Film Office
Free and Open to the Public
Polk created the TV series Noah’s
Arc, for the Logo network and the
independent features The Skinny
and Blackbird. Patrik is a native of
Hattiesburg, and graduated from
the film program at the University
of Southern Mississippi before
attending Brandeis and USC.
making Bryan’s first feature, Big
Significant Things. Andrew has
worked with several first-time
directors from conception to
exhibition with all opening at major
film festivals.
Saturday, April 5 @
11:30 – 12:45 p.m.,
Malco Screen B
music videos and commercials. Big
Significant Things is Bryan’s first
feature film and it premiered at
the 2014 South by Southwest Film
Festival last month.
Saturday, April 5 @
2:30 p.m.,
Malco (Arcade Room)
Filmmaking & the Legal
World
Entertainment attorneys host an
Tom Rice
Some filmmakers have been with
Crossroads since the beginning. At
the first festival in 2000, Tom Rice
and Patrik-Ian Polk premiered their
first feature films. In the 14 years
since then, they’ve grown as writers,
directors, and producers. Crossroads
is excited to welcome back and
celebrate two of our homegrown
stars.
See Tom’s recent film The Way Way
Back on 4/4/14 at 7:10 and Patrik’s
film Blackbird (filmed in Hattiesburg)
on 4/5/14 at 7:10
Tom Rice, a Jackson, MS, native
debuted his first film The Rising
Place at the 1st Crossroads Film
Festival. He has since produced
the Sundance hit The Way, Way
Back (Sam Rockwell, Steve Carell),
and the upcoming films Begin
Again (Kierra Knightley, Mark
Ruffalo), Merry Friggin’ Christmas
(Robin Williams, Joel McHale), and
Mississippi Grind (Ryan Reynolds,
Ben Mendelsohn) which was
partially filmed in Mississippi.
Patrik-Ian Polk is a film director,
producer, screenwriter, singer, and
actor. He is noted for his films that
explore the African-American LGBT
experience and relationships. His
feature film directorial debut Punks,
premiered at
the Sundance
Film Festival
in 2000.
Patrik-Ian Polk
Andrew Corkin
Matthew Morgan
Matthew Morgan Casting
Mississippi
Casting Director Matthew of
Morgan Casting will share
auditioning tips and share his
experiences casting a diverse range
of films. He has been responsible
for all recent local casting for
features filmed in Mississippi
including As I Lay Dying, Blunt
Force, The Historian, Starve,
Blackbird, and Big Significant
Things.
Matthew Morgan comes to
casting with educational training in
business (degrees in International
Business and Foreign Languages).
Having lived and studied in the
United States, Canada, France
and Spain, Matthew has a diverse
eye for people and a broad
understanding of international
cultures, practices and trends in
marketing/advertising. He has
had over a decade of real-people
casting experience, along with
casting professional models and
actors. Morgan Casting has offices
in Toronto, Ontario; New Orleans,
Louisiana & Canton, Mississippi.
Saturday, April 5 @
11:45 – 1:00 p.m., Malco
Screen C
Making Your First Feature
Film
Bryan Reisberg (Director) and
Andrew Corkin (Producer)
will share their experiences
Andrew D. Corkin, of Uncorked
Productions, is a Gotham Award
winning New York-based Producer.
Within the past 6 years, Andrew has
had 5 films at Sundance, 4 at SxSW,
and 4 at Cannes. Andrew’s recent
credits include: Martha Marcy May
Marlene, An Oversimplification of
Her Beauty (Gotham Award winner),
King Kelly, Burma (SxSW 2013,
Special Jury Prize winner), We Are
What We Are, Wild Canaries, and
Big Significant Things. Andrew
recently executive produced Andrew
Renzi’s feature debut, Franny,
starring Richard Gere and Dakota
Fanning.
Bryan Reisberg
Bryan Reisberg’s first short film
Father/Son premiered at the 2012
BFI London Film Festival and he
recently directed The Walker,
a web series starring Carey
Mulligan, Zoe Kazan and Rightor
Doyle. Since forming Uncorked
Productions with Andrew Corkin
in 2008, Bryan has also directed
Ryanne Saucier
interactive session for filmmakers/
musicians/artists/creators
discussing case studies related to
filmmaking and the creative arts.
Bring your questions.
Ryanne Duffie Saucier is the
Deputy Executive Director for
Support Services and Contracts at
Mississippi Public Broadcasting
(MPB). Ryanne has worked in the
entertainment industry for over
15 years in the areas of artist
management, radio programming,
concert planning, artist promotion
and film production. Prior to
joining MPB, she practiced
entertainment law, working with
musicians, writers, filmmakers,
and broadcasters in the areas of
music licensing, music publishing
as well as copyright, trademark
and media law. A graduate of
Mississippi College School of Law
she has been published by the
American Bar Association on the
topics of film and music licensing.
www.crossroadsfilmfestival.com
Venues
LOFT 54
403 A Towne Center Blvd
Ridgeland, MS 39157
601.790.4160
www.loft54.com
[email protected]
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The 15th Annual Crossroads Film Festival
Films
Mustard Yellow Sweater
Music Video Showcase
Thursday, April 13, 7:00 p.m. @ Hal & Mal’s $7
sponsored by WJTV News Channel 12
Radio
Music Video Showcase
Monkey Rag (Mississippi premiere)
Animation (4 min.) / Dir. Joanna Davidovich / Georgia
Devil’s Rope (by Tim Lee 3)
Music video (4 min.) / Dir. Andy Feliu / USA
Born Too Late (by Dent May)
Music video (4 min.) / Dir. Carson Culver / Jackson, MS
Say Yeah (by Kerry Thomas) (Mississippi premiere)
Music video (5 min.) / Dir. Kerry Thomas / Jackson, MS
Say Yeah
You’re An Angel (by Jason Daniels)
Music video (4 min.) / Dir. Packer McBride / USA
Radio (by The Furrows) (Mississippi premiere)
Music video (4 min.) / Dir. Scott Allen / Jackson, MS
Tennessee Walker
I Build Houses (by The Furrows)
Music video (6 min.) / Dir. Zach Prichard / Jackson, MS
Boogie
Circles (by 5th Child) (World premiere)
Music video (5 min.) / Dir. Christpher Windfield / Byram, MS
Boogie (featuring the North Mississippi Allstars)
Music video (4 min.) / Dir. Shelby Baldock / Tennessee
Dog Beers (by the Growlers 7)
Music video (4 min.) / Dir. Clay Hardwick / Jackson, MS
Here on the Hill (by Cindy Pitts) (World premiere)
Music video (4 min.) / Dir. Dick Ford / Mize, MS
Here on the Hill
Dog Beers
Mustard Yellow Sweater (by Jason Turner)
Music video (5 min.) / Dir. Joshua Powell / Clinton, MS
Tennessee Walker Mare (by Jimbo Mathus)
Music video (5 min.) / Dir. Jennifer Mathus / Taylor, MS
Strange Emotion (by Jessy Lanza)
Music video (7 min.) / Dir. Alex Warren / Jackson, MS
Devil’s Rope
Monkey Rag
Every Day Will Be Like This (by Spirituals)
Music video (5 min.) / Dir. Robby Piantanida / Jackson, MS
Serious (by Sanders Bohlke)
Music video (5 min.) / Dir. Robby Piantanida / Jackson, MS
I Build Houses
You’re An Angel
Films
Big Significant Things Block
April 4, 2014 @ 7:00 p.m. – Malco, Screen A
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Tickets for each block are $8; $6 for film society
members/students/seniors 65+
Shorts 1: Dark comedy & Satire Block – April 4,
2014 @ 7:20 p.m. – Malco, Screen C
Why I Make Movies
Short narrative (4 min.) / Dir. &
Prod. Sam Frazier, Jr. / Alabama /
Comedy, Personal Narrative
Big Significant Things
Globe Trot (Mississippi premiere)
Experimental (5 min.) / Dir. & Prod. Mitchell Rose / Ohio / Drama, Music
An international, crowd-sourced dance-film project, created by 50
filmmakers on seven continents who each shoot one second of dance by
choreographer Bebe Miller.
Big Significant Things (Mississippi premiere)
Feature Narrative (85 min.) / Dir. Bryan Reisberg / Prod. Andrew Corkin /
New York / Dramedy, Satire
At 26, Craig (Harry Lloyd, Game of Thrones) has job stability, a supportive
family, and is about to start a new chapter with his girlfriend. With big life
changes on the horizon, what better time to lie to your girlfriend so you
can go on a solo road trip through the south? Filmed in Jackson, Gulfport,
and Oxford. Premiered at SXSW 2014. (Adult language, Adult situations,
Drug & alcohol use, Sexual situations)
The Way Way Back – April 4, 2014
@ 7:10 p.m. – Malco, Screen B
presented in celebration of Mississippi Creative Economy
The Way Way Back
A short explanation of one
filmmaker’s unsatisfying life at
work and home, but glamorous
lifestyle when he’s accepted into
film festivals. (Adult language,
Adult situations, Drug & alcohol
use, Sexual situations)
Democracy (Democracia)
(Mississippi premiere)
Short narrative (11 min.) / Dir. Borja
Cobeaga / Prod. Nahikari Ipina /
Spain / Comedy, Satire
The manager of a company
proposes a daring plan for keeping
the workers’ morale high.
A Day in the Life of a
Bathroom Mirror (Mississippi
premiere)
Short Narrative (8 min.) / Dir.
Phil Hawkins / Prod. Dominic
Rose / United Kingdom / Comedy,
Romance, Fantasy
The reflective life of a bathroom
mirror - love, lust, loathings and
longings - all in one day! Starring the
voice of Tim McInnerny (Blackadder,
Notting Hill). (Crude humor)
The Blue-Collared Copper
Caper (World premiere)
Short Narrative (19 min.) / Dir.
Chandler Ferriss / Brandon, MS /
Comedy, Drama, Crime, Satire
The Way Way Back
Feature Narrative (103 min.) / Dir. Nat Faxon, Jim Rash / Prod. Tom Rice /
USA / Dramedy
Shy 14-year-old Duncan goes on summer vacation with his mother, her
overbearing boyfriend, and the boyfriend’s daughter. Though he’s having
a rough time fitting in, Duncan finds an unexpected friend in Owen,
manager of the Water Wizz water park. Starring Steve Carell, Toni Collette,
& Allison Janney. Producer Tom Rice is a native of Jackson, MS. His first
feature “The Rising Place” screened at the 1st Annual Crossroads Film
Festival. Tom will be in attendance for discussion of the film. (Adult
situations, adult language)
After a crime novelist’s second book
fails to make the bestseller list, he
seeks inspiration by committing an
actual crime – robbing a recently
vacated television studio of its
precious metals. (Adult language,
Adult situations, Drug & alcohol use)
A Good Match (Mississippi
premiere)
Short Narrative (13 min.) / Dir. Lyn
Elliot / Missouri / Comedy, Drama
Ann and Alex have split up, but
does that mean it has to be over
Real Democracy
with Alex’s mom, too? Ann decides
to give the relationship another try.
#RealDemocracy
(#DemocraciaReal) (USA
premiere)
Short Narrative (6 min.) / Dir.
Chedey Reyes / Spain / Comedy
Is everybody ready to vote? The
five members of Social Movement
15M face an insurmountable
obstacle to democracy. (Adult
language, Adult situations)
There Is No God And We
All Die Alone (Mississippi
premiere)
Short narrative (21 min.) / Dir.
Harrison Givens / Prod. Diondra
Meravi / California / Comedy,
Coming of Age
After the death of his father, Henry
Fleetwood embarks on a whimsical
journey. He enlists an unlikely crew
of allies, becomes entangled in a
cosmic coincidence, and comes
face to face with Death itself.
(Adult language, Sexual situations)
Sheltered Love (Mississippi
premiere)
Short narrative (10 min.) / Dir.
Alex Italics / Arizona / Comedy,
Satire, Dramedy
In blissful 1950s suburbia, a
lovestruck bobbysoxer and her nogood boyfriend seek refuge from
her overprotective and hot-headed
father in an unorthodox locale for
a romantic rendezvous: her family’s
nuclear fallout shelter.
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Tickets for each block are $8; $6 for film society members/students/seniors 65+
Kid-Friendly incl. Summer 2013 Canton Young Filmmakers Projects (Junior)
April 5, 2014 @ 10:00 a.m. – Malco, Screen C
Sponsored by the Canton Convention and Visitors Bureau and Film Office
Ninjas Beware
Youth (7 min.) / Dir. Perry
Herrington, Brady Permenter, Edi
Craft, Elizabeth Hutson, Aidan Ray /
Canton, MS
Dream Game
Youth (8 min.) / Dir. Della Cox,
Daniel Martin, Aidan Albritton,
Nathan Slack, Juliet Buckholdt,
Preston Cobbins / Canton, MS
The Underdogs
Youth (9 min.) / Dir. Alijah Thomas,
Gracie Gray, Jeffrey Blackmon,
Morgan McCune, Sam Shearer /
Canton, MS
Who’s been robbing the local bank?
A normal game of kickball turns
into a super game of kickball.
Follow Channel 12 Action News
as the underdogs take on the
undefeated Mighty Thunder in a
round of dodge ball.
iControl (Mississippi
premiere)
Animation (5 min.) / Dir. & Prod.
Rhys Castro / Florida / Family,
Comedy, Sci-Fi
Two girls run into some problems
when they find a smartphone that
once belonged to “Steve.”
Finding Fred
Youth (6 min.) / Dir. Case Bogue,
Rohan Udesh, Tim McSwain, Garret
Lundy, Gavin McCune / Canton, MS
A group of kids break out of jail to
find a precious fruit.
breakfast and is called upon to
become a hero.
Black Rock Creek
Short narrative (5 min.) / Dir.
Malone Lumarda / California /
Drama, Nature
A young girl takes a mystical walk
along beautiful Black Rock Creek.
Baby Chicken
Animation (8 min.) / Dir. Azod
Abedikichi / Prod. Joshua N. Evans
/ Jackson, MS / Family, Comedy
A wooden man befriends his
Shorts 2: Teen-Friendly Block – April 5, 2014 @ 11:00 a.m. – Malco, Screen A
Why Not? (Mississippi
premiere)
Short narrative (5 min.) / Dir.
& Prod. Mariah Hall / Kansas /
Dramedy
When a young man finds a credit
card in the park, he dreams of all
the possibilities that could come
out of it, from Twinkies to kittens
and everything in between.
Memoirs of a Superwoman
Student (11 min.) / Dir. Khadija
Charles / New York / Biography
Adamant she will not become a
statistic, Khadija explores the fears
and obstacles associated with
her unplanned pregnancy and her
decision to keep the baby.
Bongo (Mississippi premiere)
Short Narrative (5 min.) / Dir. Evan
Sennett / Kentucky / Comedy,
Romance, Dance
A curious looking boy named
Bongo sits at a table and admires a
dancing couple.
Evolution
Youth (15 min.) / Dir. Kira Britt /
New York / Student, Youth/Teen,
Biography
Kira has always struggled with
her weight. But how has the
contemporary concept of beauty
worked itself into her identity as a
woman and an artist?
Kitties - A Short Film
Short narrative (2 min.) / Dir. Greg
Hanks / Prod. Melody McLain /
Meridian, MS / Comedy, Horror
up in New York City, tracing key
moments, and hoping to reconnect
with the past before progressing
towards a future identity.
A hunter and zombie struggle to
gain the upper hand until they are
both confronted by a new threat.
The Apple of My Eye (Mi Ojo
Derecho) (MS premiere)
Short narrative (14 min.) / Dir.
When Life Hands you Lemons
Youth (10 min.) / Dir. Jasmine
Barclay / New York / Biography
Josecho de Linares / Spain / Drama
Zurdo had a close relationship
with his grandmother until he went
away to school. Now, he decides
to visit her with the intuition that
he might not see her again.
Forev Block– April 5 @ 1:00 p.m. – Malco, Screen A
Jasmine and her mother are
estranged, her father is in prison,
and she was forced to grow up too
fast, but she has worked though
these challenges and is working
towards constructing a better
future for herself…
Progress/Run
Youth (3 min.) / Dir. Melvin Cheng /
New York / Student, News
Melvin feels the pressure of
responsibility as he realizes he
has technological tools within his
grasp to solve the problem of air
pollution. But rather than begin
working on a solution, Melvin puts
on his running shoes and bolts in
the opposite direction.
Impressions (Mississippi
premiere)
Experimental (7 min.) / Dir. & Prod.
Nicholas Judt / New York / Drama
An abstract tour through one
teenage boy’s memories of growing
Forev
Deserted (Mississippi premiere)
Short narrative (15 min.) / Dir. Virginia Crawford / Prod. Kim Beavers /
California / Dramedy, Adventure
Estranged best friends are coming back from a costume convention
when they find themselves stranded on the side of the road in the
middle of nowhere. (Adult language)
Forev (Mississippi premiere)
Feature narrative (88 min.) / Dir. Molly Green & James Leffler / Prod.
Janessa Ross / California / Comedy, Drama, Romance
On a last-minute road trip, disenchanted Sophie and her naïve neighbor
Pete take a joke about marriage to the next level. Before long, they’re
engaged and stranded in the desert with Pete’s sorority-girl sister who is
fresh off a break-up.
(Adult language, Adult situations, Drug & alcohol use)
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Life, Liberty & Resilience Block – April 5, 2014 @ 1:10 p.m. – Malco Screen B
Money 1955: The Emmett Till
Murder Trial
Short narrative (15 min.) / Dir. &
Prod. Rob Underhill / North Carolina
/ Drama, Crime, Social issues
International press descend on
a remote Mississippi courthouse
and draw the world’s attention to
the murder trial of two white men
accused of the horrific lynching
of a 14-year old black boy named
Emmett Till. Actor Mike Wiley
reenacts all 20 roles in this truecrime story crafted from the actual
court transcripts.
descendants of the residents of
this once-thriving community.
Life, Liberty & Resilience
(Mississippi premiere)
Feature documentary (45 min.)
/ Dir. Steffan Tubbs / Colorado /
Human Rights, Social issues
Money 1955: Emmett Till Murder Trial
They Called it Home (USA
premiere)
Short Documentary (12 min.) / Dir.
& Prod. Wilma Mosley-Clopton /
Jackson, MS / History, Black, Women
Reveals the story of Farish Street
Historic Neighborhood, founded by
slaves during the 1860s and 70s in
Jackson, MS, through the pictures,
remembrances and stories of the
An African-American WWII veteran
and grandson of a slave re-trace his
segregated roots and his U.S. Navy
service on Iwo Jima. From poverty
to war, pharmacy to interracial
marriage, Joe LaNier is able to
overcome life’s hurdles and lead an
amazing, loving, and forgiving life.
Shorts 3: Animation for Adults Block – April 5, 2014 @ 1:20 p.m. – Malco, Screen C
existing only in scattered pieces.
That is until a pillow’s needlepoint
rendering of three individuals –
known as the Clothespin Freaks –
finds the spark of life and surfaces
to fulfill their destinies.
The Missing Scarf
Animation (7 min.) / Dir. Eoin Duffy
/ Prod. Jamie Hogan / Ireland /
Comedy, Sci-Fi
Hanging By A Thread
Baby Chicken
Animation (8 min.) / Dir. Azod
Abedikichi / Prod. Joshua N. Evans
/ Jackson, MS / Family, Comedy,
Children
A wooden man befriends his
breakfast and is called upon to
become a hero.
Beerbug
Animation (8 min.) / Dir. & Prod.
Ander Mendia / Spain / Comedy,
Fantasy
Joe decides to take a break, but
his efforts at enjoying his beer fail
because someone is robbing him
right under his nose.
(Drug & alcohol use)
The Chaperone (Mississippi
premiere)
Animation (12 min.) / Dir. & Prod.
Fraser Munden / Canada / Comedy,
B-Movie
The previously-untold true story
of a lone teacher chaperoning a
school dance in 1970s Montreal,
when a menacing motorcycle gang
invades. Recreated using hand
drawn animation, miniatures,
puppets, Kung Fu and explosions.
(Cartoon violence and some mild
language)
Animation Hotline 2013
Animation (5 min.) / Dir. & Prod.
Dustin Grella / New York / Comedy,
Drama, Children, Environment
Anonymous messages left on
the artist’s voicemail provide
the content for these sometimes
insightful, sometimes bizarre,
micro-shorts.
Hanging By A Thread
(Mississippi premiere)
Animation (10 min.) / Dir. & Prod.
Catya Plate / New York / Sci-Fi,
Fantasy, Horror
It’s the future, and humanity
appears to be but a memory,
A black comedy exploring some
of life’s common fears: fear of the
unknown, of failure, rejection and
finally the fear of death. Narrated
by George Takei. (Mild violence)
Double Occupancy
(Zweibettzimmer)
Animation (9 min.) / Dir. Fabian
Giessler / Germany / Drama,
Thriller, Crime
Corrie Parks / Montana / Drama,
Romance, Nature
In this unusual romance, handtinted sand becomes a metaphor
for two souls as they join and
separate. Is it love or merely a will
to survive?
Mr Hublot
Animation (12 min.) / Dir. & Prod.
Laurent Witz / France, Luxembourg
/ Fantasy, Comedy
2014 Oscar Winner for Best
Animated Short. Mr Hublot is a
withdrawn, idiosyncratic character
with OCD, scared of change and
the outside world. His world is
turned upside down when Robot
Pet arrives...
Two old men share a hospital
room in which the window is the
only connection to the outside
world and thus a highly valuable
resource.
Monkey Rag (Mississippi
premiere)
Animation (4 min.) / Dir. Joanna
Davidovich / USA, United Kingdom
/ Family, Comedy
Mitzi and Spanko run amok in
paradise to the thumping sounds
of the Asylum Street Spankers.
A Tangled Tale
Animation (6 min.) / Dir. & Prod.
Baby Chicken
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Tickets for each block are $8; $6 for film society members/students/seniors 65+
Shorts 4: Political Dramas Block – April 5, 2014 @ 2:50 p.m. – Malco, Screen B
Is it moral to torture someone
who may be innocent in order to
prevent mass murder? Based on
true and little-known events, Red
Snow reveals the inner conflict of a
German Wehrmachtsofficer during
the occupation of Serbia in 1941.
(Adult situations, Violence)
Not Anymore: A Story of
Revolution (Mississippi
premiere)
Short documentary (14 min.) /
Dir. & Prod. Matthew VanDyke /
Maryland / War, Social issues
Deserted
Deserted (‫)םלוג טווינ‬
(Mississippi premiere)
Short narrative (25 min.) / Dir. Yoav
Hornung / Israel / Drama, Action
On the final assignment of their
officer candidates course in the
Israeli army, two women trek
through a harsh desert landscape
when one suddenly remembers
she’s forgotten something crucial…
Modou Modou (USA
premiere)
Short documentary (11 min.) / Dir.
Virginia Manchado / Spain
Modou Modou is the life of many
African people who live in Europe.
Missing their countries, they fight
(‫)םלוג טווינ‬
every day to improve their families’
and their own living conditions.
Red Snow (Roter Schnee)
(Mississippi premiere)
Short narrative (23 min.) / Dir. &
Prod. Luka Popadi / Switzerland,
Serbia/Montenegro / Thriller, War,
Social issues
The story of the Syrian revolution
as told through the experiences of
two young Syrians, a male rebel
fighter and a female journalist, as
they fight an oppressive regime for
the freedom of their people.
Cholera (Cólera) (Mississippi
premiere)
Short narrative (7 min.) / Dir. Aritz
Moreno / Spain / Thriller, Crime
When irate villagers rout an
infected man from his home, they
get more than they bargained for.
(Violence)
Red Snow
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Kid-Friendly incl. 2013 Summer Canton Young Filmmakers Projects (Senior)
April 5, 2014 @ 3:10 p.m. – Malco, Screen C
Sponsored by the Canton Convention and Visitors Bureau and Film Office
Strings (Mississippi premiere)
Short narrative (16 min.) / Dir. &
Prod. Crystal Us / USA / Sci-Fi,
Fantasy, Music
A musical journey about a mother
and daughter who end up in two
different dimensions after an ice
skating accident. Gravity, superstring theory, and the strings of the
heart entwine while exploring the
connectedness that exists between
all humans and the universe in
which we live.
Camp Happy Sunshine
Youth (6 min.) / Dir. Max Wooten,
Laya Wyatt, Lily Garretson, Mikhail
Love, David Rodgers / Canton, MS
Bored campers tell scary stories to
spice up their camp experience
Mr Hublot
Animation (12 min.) / Dir. & Prod.
Laurent Witz / France, Luxembourg
/ Fantasy, Comedy
2014 Oscar Winner for Best
Animated Short. Mr Hublot is a
withdrawn, idiosyncratic character
with OCD, scared of change and
the outside world. His world is
turned upside down when Robot
Pet arrives...
String Cheez & the
Burgernator
Youth (7 min.) / Dir. Gene Crunk,
Austin Starnes, Spencer Ladner,
Nicholas Mungan, Josh Farris /
Canton, MS
A local food-eating contest offers
an opportunity to win funds to
Mr. Hublot
replace a broken lamp.
Canton, MS
Pay Attention
Youth (7 min.) / Dir. Sarah Kate
Pollard, Marissa Landon, Alex
Bryant, Lane Mitchell, Caleb Hall /
Canton, MS
A misunderstood zombie named
Fred seeks a human friend.
When a boy wants attention from
his parents, he hires a kidnapper
to get it.
A Tangled Tale
Animation (6 min.) / Dir. & Prod.
Corrie Parks / Montana / Drama,
Romance, Nature
In this unusual romance, hand-tinted
sand becomes a metaphor for two
souls as they join and separate. Is
it love or merely a will to survive?
Thriller
Youth (6 min.) / Dir. Lucas Foley,
Meghan Brown, Madison Hardin,
Ryland Newby, and Shelby Jones /
String Cheese & The Burgernator
Under The Pillow (Bajo la
almohada) (Mississippi
premiere)
Animation (9 min.) / Dir. & Prod.
Isabel Herguera / Spain / Drama,
Sci-Fi, Fantasy
The guitar, dances, a trip out to
sea, and the Sisters who look after
them are just some of the treasures
and dreams the children keep
hidden “under the pillow” in this
animated documentary made with
voices and drawings from children
who live in a clinic in India.
Dr. Collins and Dr. Winstead share
their tips on surviving a zombie
attack.
Infamous
Youth (9 min.) / Dir. Alec Martin,
Anna Hill, Ceili Hale, Sarah Kate
Pollard, TJ Riley / Canton, MS
The day in the life of a small town
girl who is delusional about the
status of her fame.
Zombie Tactics 101
Youth (5 min.) / Dir. Riley Collins,
Nicholas Winstead, Taylor Gordon,
Sara Martin, Caroline Riley /
Canton, MS
A Tangled Tale
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Tickets for each block are $8; $6 for film society members/students/seniors 65+
Beautiful Jim Block – April 5, 2014 @ 3:15 p.m.
Malco, Screen A
Beautiful Jim
Sing Over Me – April 5, 2014 @ 4:50 p.m.
Malco, Screen A
Sing Over Me
Close (World premiere)
Experimental (5 min.) / Dir. & Prod. Steve Smith / Jackson, MS /
Experimental
Sing Over Me (Mississippi premiere)
Feature documentary (85 min.) / Dir. Jacob Kindberg / USA / Drama,
Religion
Visual stimulation on the membranes of home.
Since the early 1990s Christians have been singing the songs of modernday psalmist Dennis Jernigan. His music and ministry, sparked by his
lifelong struggle with homosexuality, have led him on a remarkable
journey of redemption and hope.
Unconditional (World premiere)
Short documentary (25 min.) / Dir. Hanna Teachey / North Carolina /
Family, Social issues
Two families navigate the legal system and struggle to obtain legal
parental-child bonds in this short documentary that aims to raise
awareness of ways that current North Carolina laws harm children and
parents in same-sex families.
Will to Change – April 5, 2014 @ 5:00 p.m.
Malco, Screen B
Beautiful Jim
Feature documentary (54 min.) / Dir. & Prod. Rex Jones / Oxford, MS /
Drama, Personal, Music, Social issue
Will to Change (World Premiere)
Feature documentary (44 min.) / Dir. Alison Fast / Prod. Chandler Griffin
/ Clarksdale, MS / Social issues
Mississippi native Jimbeau Hinson is a Grammy-nominated singer/
songwriter who has been HIV-positive for 30 years. He was also the first
openly bisexual singer/songwriter in country music, and has been married
to Brenda Fielder for 33 years. This is the story of his triumph over AIDS.
(Adult language)
William Kozielski, a 29-year-old parolee, is breaking the cycle of
violence in his community and helping youth out of gangs and
delinquent behavior. Created as a talking tool for youth and residents
of Clarksdale, Mississippi, the film will also be used by the Mississippi
Department of Corrections to support pre-release and re-entry programs
starting in 2014. Join Alison and panelists for a special Q&A after the
screening.
The Club Block – April 5, 2014 @ 7:00 p.m.
Malco, Screen A
Last Fall
Short narrative (12 min.) / Dir. & Prod. Glenn Payne / Blue Springs, MS /
Drama
One man’s story about living life while you have the chance.
The Club (World premiere)
Feature documentary (72 min.) / Dir. Katie Green / Prod. Tina Grapenthin /
USA / Family, Drama, Women
Reflecting on the complicated nature of the mother-daughter relationship,
The Club tells the stories of three ordinary women – an artist, a new
mother and a high school senior – who all who lost their mothers during
childhood. Also features Jane Fonda, Rosie O’Donnell and Molly Shannon.
Jackson, MS artist Ginger Williams-Cook is one of the subjects in the film.
The Club
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Blackbird
April 5, 2014 @ 7:10 p.m.
Malco, Screen B
Shorts 5: Tales from the Dark Side – April 5, 2014 @ 7:20 p.m.
Malco, Screen C
Sponsored by University of
Southern Mississippi School
of Mass Communication &
Journalism
Reveal
Blackbird
Blackbird (USM Alumni
Showcase)
Feature Narrative (102 min.) / Dir.
Patrik-Ian Polk / Hattiesburg, MS /
LGBT, Black, Drama
A young singer struggles with his
sexuality and the treatment of
others while coming of age in a
small Southern Baptist community.
Cast includes Oscar-winner
Mo’Nique (Precious) and veteran
actor Isaiah Washington (Blue
Caprice). Director Patrik-Ian Polk
is a Mississippi native; his first
feature “Punks” was screened at
the 1st Annual Crossroads Film
Festival. Blackbird was filmed in
Hattiesburg, MS and stars Jackson
native and USM student Julian
Walker. (Adult situations, adult
language)
Earthrise
Dir. Glenn Payne / Blue Springs, MS
Catch a first glimpse at the trailer
for the upcoming feature length
thriller.
Bellringer
Short Narrative (9 min.) / Dir. James
V. Bulian / Oxford, MS / Comedy
It’s one helluva’ drink. Don’t be
that guy or you will get what’s
coming to you!
The White Silk Dress
(Mississippi premiere)
Student (11 min.) / Dir. Adam
McAlpin / Mississippi / Horror,
Sci-Fi
A young girl recounts living with
her grandmother and her own
infatuation with her late mother’s
white silk dress. (Sci-fi horror)
Cupcake
Short narrative (3 min.) / Dir. &
Prod. E. J. Carter / Ridgeland, MS /
Comedy, Horror, Thriller
There’s nothing sweet about it.
Blackbird
Echoes
Short narrative (7 min.) / Dir. &
Prod. Greg Earnest / Oxford, MS /
Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Thriller
After a terrible fall in the woods,
Joel climbs to safety only to be
confronted by two old friends.
When he realizes they intend to
harm him, he must convince them
to spare his life. (Violence)
Killer Kart (Mississippi
premiere)
Short narrative (15 min.) / Dir.
James Feeney / Prod. Andrew
Fairbank / Florida / Comedy, Horror
The shopping cart: four wheels,
one basket, and tonight, for the
closing crew of a small-town
grocery store… a blood-splattered
aluminum nightmare. (Adult
language, Nudity, Violence)
Do You Hear What I Hear?
Short narrative (6 min.) / Dir. E.
J. Carter / Prod. Loretta Paul /
Ridgeland, MS / Drama, Horror,
Thriller
A young girl fears staying home
alone when her mother is called
in to work… are the noises in the
house nothing more than the
typical creaks or is something
actually in the house with her?
Into the Silent Sea
(Mississippi premiere)
Student (25 min.) / Dir. Andrej
Landin / Prod. Heather McBride /
Sweden, USA / Drama
Alexander, a lone cosmonaut
adrift in orbit around Earth with
dwindling life-support, makes a
desperate connection with a radio
operator in Sicily.
Reveal (USA premiere)
Short narrative (14 min.) / Dir.
Ignacio Estaregui / Spain / Drama,
Thriller, Crime
Photographer Adam Tramble
discovers an old camera with an
undeveloped roll of film inside.
Chosen as this year’s Herman’s Pick
(Adult situations)
The Charlatan (Mississippi
premiere)
Short Narrative (13 min.) / Dir.
Alexis Manya Spraic / Prod.
Nicholas Coles / Alabama /
Dramedy, Thriller, Mystery
Sleight of hand... Illusion... Smoke
and mirrors... Call it what you will,
it’s all magic just as long as you
can get away with it.
Echoes
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The 15th Annual Crossroads Film Festival
Films
Tickets for each block are $8; $6 for film society members/students/seniors 65+
Food for Thought for Life Block – April 6, 2014 @ 1:00 p.m. – Malco, Screen A
Enjoy free admission:
Sponsored by Mississippi Humanities Council
Soul Food Junkies
Baking Alaska
Mile High Pie
Short documentary (4 min.) / Dir.
Melanie Addington / Oxford, MS /
Biography
including the pusharata,
a fruit-filled doughnut or
fritter traditionally enjoyed at
Christmastime.
A short doc on the mile-high pies
at Ed & Kay’s Restaurant in Benton,
Arkansas.
Baking Alaska (Mississippi
premiere)
Short documentary (30 min.) / Dir.
& Prod. Kari Barber / Washington,
DC / Family, Drama, Comedy
Pusharatas: A Biloxi-Croatian
Tradition
Short Documentary (5 min.) /
Dir. Meaghin Burke / Prod. Greg
Earnest / Oxford, MS / Educational,
Food, Women
The women of the Slavonian
Ladies’ Auxiliary of Biloxi,
Mississippi shoulder the
responsibility of continuing
Croatian culinary food traditions
After the patriarch passes away,
two Oklahoma sisters and their
mother pursue a dream of opening
a bakery in Alaska, where they
face the challenges of an extreme
environment and working with
family.
Mississippi Milk (Mississippi
premiere)
Short Documentary (13 min.) / Dir.
Brittany Retherford, David Rogers
& Shanna James/ Prod. Chandler
Griffin & Lisa Biagiotti / USA /
Food, History
To many African Americans, soul
food is sacrament, ritual, and a
key expression of cultural identity.
But does this traditional cuisine
do more harm to health than it
soothes the soul?
This is the story of one farmer’s
struggle to get his local milk to the
surrounding community. Produced
during the Barefoot Workshops
three-week documentary
filmmaking workshop in Clarksdale,
Mississippi.
Soul Food Junkies
Feature Documentary (64 min.) /
Dir. & Prod. Byron Hurt / USA /
Food, Culture
Pusharatas:
The Campaign – April 6, 2014 @ 1:10 p.m.
Malco, Screen B
The Campaign
(Mississippi premiere)
Feature documentary (60 min.) / Dir. Christie Herring / Prod. Marc
Smolowitz / California / Human Rights, Social issues
What inspires everyday people to opt in for something bigger than
themselves? An inspiring look at California’s No-on-8 Campaign to
defend same-sex marriage and the surprising US history of relationship
recognition.
Director Christie Herring is a Canton, Mississippi native.
Join Christie and panelists for a special Q&A after the screening.
The Campaign
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Tickets for each block are $8; $6 for film society members/students/seniors 65+
Shorts 6: Family Dramedies Block – April 6, 2014 @ 1:20 p.m. – Malco, Screen C
(Adult language, Adult situations,
Sexual situations)
Rake’s Commitment
(El Rastrillo se quiere
comprometer) (Mississippi
premiere)
Short narrative (15 min.) / Dir. Santi
Veiga / Spain / Comedy, Satire,
Social issues
“The Rake,” an unusual and
memorable character, needs to find
something in life to commit to in
this lighthearted and humorous
parable about social commitment
and love.
Coming Out
OzLand
Dir. Michael Williams / West Point,
MS
Be among the first to see the
trailer for the upcoming feature
film OzLand.
Through Moscow
(Через Москву)
Short narrative (7 min.) / Dir.
Ruslan Lagutin / Prod. Dmitry
Kupovih / Russian Federation /
Family, Comedy
Many years ago Ivan Petrov, vice
president for a large company,
went to work and never came back.
Today, his son undertakes a trip
through Moscow to discover his
father’s fate.
Evergreen
Short Narrative (19 min.) / Dir. &
Prod. Jackson Segars / New York /
Comedy, Drama
On a Mississippi farm, two brothers
clash over their responsibilities
to the farm, their father, and each
other. Director Jackson Segars is a
native Mississippian.
The Beginning and the End
(Mississippi premiere)
Short Narrative (20 min.) / Dir. &
Prod. Kristin Wheeler / New York /
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Muina (USA premiere)
Short Narrative (8 min.) / Dir. Jo
Graell / Spain / Dance, Drama
How do we define ourselves in
the context of love? This puzzle
of a love story traces a series of
dates/glimpses into the evolving
relationship of Mark and Jane.
Two figures dance towards each
other through the complex
emotions of rage, fear, and
courage.
Mr. Bear (Mississippi
premiere)
Short Narrative (14 min.) / Dir.
Andres Rosende / USA / Comedy
While driving to Christmas Eve
dinner, his car breaks down and
Steve stumbles upon a crime
scene. Mistaken for the notorious
cleaner Mr. Bear, Steve faces a
difficult choice: get rid of some
bodies or become a corpse himself.
(Adult language, Violence)
Coming Out (World
premiere)
Short narrative (7 min.) / Dir.
& Prod. Taylor Gahm / Texas /
Comedy
Tanner’s coming out of the closet
takes an unexpected turn, testing
the limits of love and acceptance in
his family. (Adult language)
Rake’s Commitment
Through Moscow
Mr. Bear
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The 15th Annual Crossroads Film Festival
Films
Tickets for each block are $8; $6 for film society members/students/seniors 65+
Shorts 7: Feel-Good Fare Block – April 6, 2014 @ 2:50 p.m. – Malco, Screen B
Voice Over
Short narrative (10 min.) / Dir.
Martin Rosete / Prod. Kaldo Zuazua
/ Spain
Three extreme situations are
actually the same… Will you
survive?
Ravi & Jane (Mississippi
premiere)
Short narrative (14 min.) / Dir.
Stuart O’Rourke / Prod. Leah James
/ Australia / Drama, Social issues
Ravi, a shy 10 year old, has just
moved to Australia from his native
Sri Lanka. On his first day at the
new school he befriends Jane,
until events beyond their control
attempt to divide them.
Butterfly Dreams (Mississippi
premiere)
Short narrative (22 min.) / Dir. &
Prod. Venkat Krishnan / India, USA
/ Family, Drama
A 9-year-old girl in rural India,
exploited by child labor, must
find a way to pursue her dream of
learning to read and write. She has
one last chance when an educated
man comes to town.
Butterfly Dreams
A Tangled Tale
Animation (6 min.) / Dir. & Prod.
Corrie Parks / USA / Drama,
Romance, Nature
Strings (Cuerdas) (Mississippi
premiere)
Short narrative (11 min.) / Dir.
Pedro Solis / Spain /
In this unusual romance, handtinted sand becomes a metaphor
for two souls as they join and
separate. Is it love or merely a will
to survive?
Maria’s routine at school is altered
by the arrival of a very special
child; soon, they become close
friends.
Butterfly Dreams
Voice Over
Brodsky Books (World
premiere)
Short narrative (13 min.) / Dir.
Pratyusha Gupta / Prod. Deep
Gurung / United Kingdom / Family,
Drama
Anna returns to her father’s home
to close the bookstore that has
taken over the family apartment.
Despite warnings of eviction,
Joseph conducts business as usual.
Ana is frustrated by her father’s
stubbornness, but soon realizes
what the bookstore and home
mean to Joseph, its customers, and
particularly to her.
The Apple of My Eye (Mi
Ojo Derecho) (Mississippi
premiere)
Short narrative (14 min.) / Dir.
Josecho de Linares / Spain / Drama,
Family
Zurdo had a close relationship
with his grandmother until he went
away to school. Now, he decides
to visit her with the intuition that
he might not see her again.
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The 15th Annual Crossroads Film Festival
Films
Tickets for each block are $8; $6 for film society members/students/seniors 65+
Landscapes of the Heart Block – April 6, 2014
@ 3:30 p.m. – Malco, Screen A
Walk On – April 6, 2014 @ 3:20 p.m. – Malco,
Screen C
Creating Space
Creating Space (World premiere)
Short documentary (13 min.) / Dir. Mary & Darryl Freedman / Prod.
Chandler Griffin & Lisa Biagiotti / North Carolina / Family, Personal
Narrative, Health
Fifteen years after a tragic accident, a mother and son rebuild their lives
through art and an exotic animal farm.
Produced during the Barefoot Workshops three-week documentary
filmmaking workshop in Clarksdale, Mississippi.
Walk On
Walk On (Mississippi premiere)
Feature documentary (82 min.) / Dir. Mark Bashian / Prod. Joseph Kibler /
California / Drama, Sports, Medical
Despite medical forecasts, Joseph Kibler, a disabled HIV-positive man,
took his first steps with a cane at age 18. Now training for an AIDS walka-thon, he educates others about HIV and disabilities with the help of
a Quadriplegic, an Amputee, and a disabled Veteran. (Adult language,
Adult/sexual situations)
Starve
April 6, 2014 @ 5:10 p.m. – Malco, Screen A
Starve
Feature narrative (98 min.) / Dir. Griff Furst / Prod. Griff Furst, Sukhi Pabla,
Rufus Parker / USA / Thriller, horror
Landscapes of the Heart
Landscapes of the Heart – The Elizabeth Spencer Story
Feature documentary (59 min.) / Dir. Rebecca Cerese / Prod. Rebecca
Cerese & Sharon Swanson / North Carolina / Educational, Coming of Age,
Social issues
Before civil rights seized the nation’s conscience, Elizabeth Spencer began
writing about racial injustice. Now viewed as one of the most important
Southern writers of the last century, this documentary captures her
extraordinary life and the sweep of her six decades of work.
Elizabeth Spencer was born in Carrollton, MS, attended Belhaven College,
and taught at the University of Mississippi early in her career.
While researching an urban legend on feral children, three friends
find themselves trapped in an abandoned high school, where they are
confronted with an evil more sinister than the legend itself. Filmed in
Canton, MS. (Adult language and situations, violence)
All Access Pass
$59 / $49 for Film Society Members, Students, or Seniors 65+
Good for receptions, films, workshops & parties all weekend
Sat. or Sun. Day Pass
$20 / $15 Good for films
Individual Tickets
Only $8/$6 for film blocks
Workshops
All free & open to the public
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The 15th Annual Crossroads Film Festival
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the filmmakers
of the 15th annual
Crossroads Film
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Thanks to the
Crossroads Film Festival
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another great year of
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The 15th Annual Crossroads Film Festival
Films
Tickets for each block are $8; $6 for film society members/students/seniors 65+
Brasslands Block – April 6, 2014 @ 5:00 p.m. –
Malco, Screen B
Following the Ninth Block – April 6, 2014 @ 5:20
p.m. – Malco, Screen C
From Cotton Fields to Movie Premieres
Short Documentary (12 min.) / Dir. Geoffrey Brent Shrewsbury / Tennessee
/ Mississippi , History
Luster Bayless was a sharecropper’s son who grew up in the Mississippi
delta during the Depression. This film follows Mr. Bayless’s unique journey
from picking cotton as a child to working with some of Hollywood’s
biggest names.
Following the Ninth: In the Footsteps of Beethoven’s Final
Symphony
Feature Documentary (90 min.) / Dir. Kerry Candaele / Prod. Kerry
Candaele, Ali Eckert, Kirt Eftekhar, Oliver Herder / California / Drama,
History
Brasslands
Zela Trovke (Cutting Grass) (Zela Trovke (Belarra mozten))
(USA premiere)
Short documentary (13 min.) / Dir. Asier Altuna / Prod. Marian Fernández
Pascal / Spain / Crime, Surreal, Music
“Zela Trovke” is a moritat (an old folk song about crime from Central
Europe) from Slovakia which the Holland Baroque Society has recovered
to include in its Barbaric Beauty programme. Maite Larburu, the
orchestra’s violinist, unveils the song’s hidden secrets.
Lomax (Mississippi premiere)
Short documentary (12 min.) / Dir. & Prod. Jesse Kreitzer / Iowa / Drama
In 1941, folklorist Alan Lomax was sent from the Library of Congress in
Washington, D.C. to the Deep South to record an oral history of the blues.
Equipped with 500 pounds of audio equipment powered by his car battery,
he ventured across nameless roads to discover the most beautiful and
harrowing songs ever known.
Brasslands (Mississippi premiere)
Feature documentary (84 min.) / Dir. & Prod. Jay Arthur Sterrenberg,
Meerkat Media Collective / New York / Culture, Music
An eccentric New York brass band, a virtuosic group of struggling Roma
Gypsies, and the reigning Serbian champions converge with half a million
fans and transcend political and ethnic borders at the world’s largest
trumpet festival in Guča, Serbia.
Part road trip, part adventure, this is a story about the power of music
and human resilience in dark times. Filmed on 5 continents and in 12
countries, four people’s lives are transformed, repaired and healed by the
symphony’s message: “alle Menschen werden Bruder” (“all people are
connected”).
Following the Ninth: In the Footsteps of Beethoven’s Final Symphony
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FILM FESTIVAL
is proud to support the
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The 15th Annual Crossroads Film Festival
Live Music
Thursday 4/3
Friday 4/4
Music Video Showcase and
Party @ Hal & Mal’s, 7pm
(music at 8:30pm)
($7 for non-passholders)
After party with live music
@ Duling Hall, 9pm
($10 for non-passholders)
Sponsored by
Saturday 4/5
Filmmakers’ Reception
@ Georgia Blue in Madison,
4-6pm
(passholders only)
DJ Young Venom
DJ Young Venom & DJ
Sandpaper will spin some
movie-themed tunes and get you
on the dance floor following the
Music Video Showcase featuring
16 regional music videos beginning
at 7pm.
Friday 4/4
Opening Reception, @ MS
Museum of Art, 4:30-6:30pm
(passholders only)
The Hustlers
The Hustlers are Jackson’s own
Matthew Magee (fiddle), TB Ledford
(guitar) and Aven Whittington
(bottleneck) - a Mississippi good
time music band! They’re a little
juke joint, a little honkey tonk,
hill stomp, bluegrass, and some
rock and roll... howl at the moon
music - Get you some! Drive down
a highway in Mississippi... Pull
over into a truck stop. Not a Flying
J, but one of those Mom and Pop
numbers.... That rack with the
cassette tapes... That’s Hustler
style!
Jimbo Mathus
Jimbo Mathus’ musical DNA
has been in him since birth
from relatives who were skilled
musicians filling the house with
old folk, country and blues tunes.
By the age of eight, Mathus joined
them on mandolin, and by his
teenage years he had learned
guitar and piano. He played in
punk and new wave bands in high
school, and settled in Chapel Hill,
N.C. after college and travelling.
He was the drummer for the rock
band Metal Flake Mother before
starting the retro roots band
Squirrel Nut Zippers. After the
Zippers’ split, Mathus worked with
Buddy Guy, Elvis Costello, Luther
Dickinson and Alvin Youngblood
Hart in the South Memphis String
Band. He has recorded his own
albums with the most recent called
“Dark Night of the Soul” recorded
at Dial Back Sound Studio near
Taylor, Mississippi. Considered his
most personal and hardest rocking
album to date, it spans from
southern roots music to soulful
rock with fiery guitars, pounding
piano, and sha-la-las. “I could
stay in Mississippi, Alabama and
Louisiana and never have to leave,”
he admits, “but the point is I want
people to hear this album — to
bring a little gris-gris to the rest of
America.”
Daniel Guaqueta
DJ Daniel Guaqueta is a
Mississippi-born, Colombianraised composer/singer/musician.
He’s an original member of
Esperanza Plantation Records’
prog-instrumental band Questions
in Dialect and creator of (TR).
Guaqueta has toured with Discover
America (supporting Circa Survive,
MUTEMATH, & Mae), Storage 24,
Taylor Grocery Band, & Wooden
Finger.
Saturday 4/5
After party with live music
@ Duling Hall, 9pm
($10 for non-passholders)
St. Paul & The Broken
Bones deliver the promises of
a great soul band- grit, elemental
rhythm, tight-as-a-drumhead
playing, and a profound depth
of feeling. Front man Paul
Janeway’s stage name “St. Paul”
alludes to his upbringing in a
non-denominational, Pentecostal-
leaning Chelsea, Alabama church.
Janeway says, “The only secular
music that I heard at all was a ‘70s
group called the Stylistics, and
Sam Cooke. That was about it. The
rest of it was all gospel music.” In
his late teens, his world opened
up to Tom Waits, Nick Cave, Otis
Redding, James Carr, and O.V.
Wright. His first band endeavor was
in a Led Zeppelin cover band which
connected him with Bassist Jesse
Phillips. From there, they came
together with four other talented
Alabama musicians to form St.
Paul & The Broken Bones. Half The
City is the compelling full-length
Single Lock/Thirty Tigers debut
for this Birmingham, Alabamabased sextet, who have already
created a maelstrom of interest
with their roof-raising live shows
and self-released four-song 2012
EP. Produced by Ben Tanner of
Alabama Shakes, and recorded
and mixed in the storied R&B
mecca of Muscle Shoals, Alabama,
the album harkens back to the
region’s classic soul roots while
extending the form with electrifying
potency. “I’m going to be dancing,
getting in the aisles, climbing on
tables,” he says. “That’s just the
way we do it. It really takes me
back to church. There’s not a lot of
difference. When I get on stage, it’s,
‘All right, it’s time to pour it on.’”
Sunday 4/6
Filmmakers’ Awards Brunch
@ Iron Horse Grill, 10am noon
(passholders only)
Guests of the festival and
passholders celebrate the films of
the festival.
St. Paul & The Broken Bones
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They all have
stories...what's
your story?
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Schedule
films
Thursday, April 3
7:00pm
sponsored by WJTV News Channel 12
Music Video Showcase
– Hal & Mal’s
Music by DJ Young Venom & DJ Sandpaper
Friday, April 4
4:30pm
Opening Reception with live music by The
Hustlers @ MS Museum of Art
7:00pm
Big Significant Things Block – Screen A
Globe Trot / Big Significant Things
7:10pm
The Way Way Back – Screen B
Presented in celebration of Mississippi’s
Creative Economy
7:20pm
Shorts 1: Dark Comedy & Satire Block
– Screen C
Why I Make Movies / Democracy (Democracia)
/ A Day in the Life of a Bathroom Mirror / The
Blue-Collared Copper Caper / A Good Match /
#RealDemocracy (#DemocraciaReal) / There Is
No God And We All Die Alone / Sheltered Love
9:00pm
After party with live music by Jimbo Mathus @
Duling Hall
events & music
workshops
1:00pm
Forev Block – Screen A
Deserted / Forev
1:10pm
Life, Liberty & Resilience Block – Screen B
Money 1955: The Emmett Till Murder Trial / They
Called it Home / Life, Liberty & Resilience
1:20pm
Shorts 3: Animation for Adults Block
– Screen C
Baby Chicken / Beerbug / The Chaperone /
Animation Hotline 2013 / Hanging By A Thread
/ The Missing Scarf / Double Occupancy
(Zweibettzimmer) / Monkey Rag /
A Tangled Tale / Mr Hublot
2:30pm
Filmmaking & the Legal World - Arcade Room
2:50pm
Shorts 4: Political Dramas Block – Screen B
Deserted / Modou Modou / Red Snow (Roter
Schnee) / Not Anymore: A Story of Revolution /
Cholera (Cólera)
3:10pm
Kid-Friendly incl. Canton Young Filmmakers
Projects (Senior) – Screen C
Strings / Camp Happy Sunshine / Mr Hublot /
String Cheez & the Burgernator / Pay Attention /
A Tangled Tale / Thriller / Under The Pillow (Bajo
la almohada) / Zombie Tactics 101 / Infamous
9:00pm
After party with live music by St. Paul and the
Broken Bones @ Duling Hall
Sunday, April 6
10:00am
Filmmakers’ Awards Brunch @ Iron Horse Grill
1:00pm
Food for Thought for Life Block – Screen A
FREE: sponsored by Mississippi Humanities Council
Mile High Pie / Pusharatas: A Biloxi-Croatian
Tradition / Baking Alaska / Mississippi Milk /
Soul Food Junkies
1:10pm
The Campaign – Screen B
1:20pm
Shorts 6: Family Dramedies Block – Screen C
OzLand / Through Moscow / Evergreen / Muina
/ Coming Out / The Beginning and the End
/ Rake’s Commitment (El Rastrillo se quiere
comprometer) / Mr. Bear
2:50pm
Shorts 7: Feel-Good Fare Block – Screen B
Voice Over / Ravi & Jane / Butterfly Dreams / A
Tangled Tale / Strings (Cuerdas) / Brodsky Books
/ The Apple of My Eye (Mi Ojo Derecho)
3:20pm
Walk On – Screen C
Saturday, April 5
3:15pm
Beautiful Jim Block – Screen A
Close / Unconditional / Beautiful Jim
10:00am
A Conversation with Tom Rice and Patrik-Ian
Polk - Screen B
4:00pm
Filmmakers’ Reception with DJ Daniel
Guaqueta @ Georgia Blue in Madison
10:00am
Kid-Friendly incl. Canton Young Filmmakers
Projects (Junior) – Screen C
Sponsored by the Canton Convention & Visitors
Bureau and Film Office
Ninjas Beware / iControl / Dream Game / Finding
Fred / The Underdogs / Baby Chicken / Black
Rock Creek
4:50pm
Sing Over Me – Screen A
5:00pm
Brasslands Block – Screen B
Zela Trovke (Cutting Grass), Zela Trovke (Belarra
motzen) / Lomax / Brasslands
5:00pm
Will to Change – Screen B
5:10pm
Starve – Screen A
7:00pm
The Club Block – Screen A
Last Fall / The Club
5:20pm
Following the Ninth Block – Screen C
From Cotton Fields to Movie Premieres /
Following the Ninth: In the Footsteps of
Beethoven’s Final Symphony
11:00am
Shorts 2: Teen-Friendly Block – Screen A
Why Not? / Memoirs of a Superwoman / Bongo
/ Evolution / Kitties - A Short Film / When Life
Hands you Lemons / Progress/Run / Impressions
/ The Apple of My Eye (Mi Ojo Derecho)
11:30am
Matthew Morgan: Casting Mississippi
- Screen B
11:45am
Making Your First Feature Film - Screen C
7:10pm
Blackbird – Screen B
USM Alumni Showcase - Sponsored by
University of Southern Mississippi School of
Mass Communication & Journalism
7:20pm
Shorts 5: Tales from the Dark Side – Screen C
Earthrise / Bellringer / The White Silk Dress /
Cupcake / The Charlatan / Echoes / Killer Kart /
Do You Hear What I Hear? / Into the Silent Sea
/ Reveal
3:30pm
Landscapes of the Heart Block – Screen A
Creating Space / Landscapes of the Heart – The
Elizabeth Spencer Story
All Access Pass
$59 / $49 for Film Society Members,
Students, or Seniors 65+
Good for receptions, films, workshops &
parties all weekend
Sat. or Sun. Day Pass
$20 / $15 Good for films
Individual Tickets
Only $8/$6 for film blocks
Workshops
All free & open to the public