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Kansas City FilmFest is a festival of juried films,
seminars, panels, receptions and parties. It’s a
collaborative, multi-day, annual cultural event designed to celebrate the creativity and hard work of
independent filmmakers from around the world. A
mix of local, national and international award winning films are screened over a period of 7 days.
The 18th Annual Kansas City FilmFest is celebrating
a special emphasis on animation, Animation Inside
Out; with expanded animation programming,
competition and prizes, special guests, panels and
seminars.
is presented by the Kansas City Filmmakers Jubliee
www.kcfilmfest.org
Of more than 100 films being shown at Kansas
City FilmFest 2014, about two-thirds of them are
participating in competition. In addition to competition films, the KC FilmFest programming committee works year round to curate films that will have
meaning to Kansas City audiences or have not
made it to Kansas City yet. Curated films are not
competing for awards at KC FilmFest.
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contents
Ticket Information....................................................5
Guest Artists..............................................................7
Short Film Collections.......................................... 11
Reel Spirit Showcase............................................. 24
Short Screenplay Contest.................................... 25
Schedule.................................................................. 25
Special Events......................................................... 28
Feature Film Descriptions.................................... 31
Credits...................................................................... 50
Film Index................................................................ 51
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Kansas City FilmFest Competition
The competition is the oldest part of the Kansas
City Filmmakers Jubilee, the nonprofit organization that presents KC FilmFest each year. In 1996,
Jubilee founder Fred Andrews learned that Kansas
City had an active and growing filmmaking community but there were few venues for filmmakers
to show their work. As a result, Andrews launched
the Kansas City Filmmakers Jubilee which held its
first festival in 1997. Since then, the majority-volunteer Kansas City Filmmakers Jubilee has grown
steadily, guided by the continuing leadership of
its founder, a large number of filmmakers, and the
Jubilee’s volunteer Board of Directors. The Jubilee
received its 501(c)(3) designation in June of 1998.
More than $200,000 in cash and prizes have been
awarded. More than 200 visiting film professionals have come to Kansas City to share their work
and experiences. The competition begun by the
Jubilee remains intact even though the festival was
expanded and renamed in 2009.
Award Categories
Filmmakers can submit narrative, experimental, animation and documentary films in four competitive
divisions. Awards are presented in each category:
US/International: Short and feature-length films.
Heartland: Short and feature-length films by Missouri and Kansas residents, present and past.
Heartland Student: Short and feature-length films
by Missouri and Kansas students, present and
past.
This year saw the addition of a new category: Web Series - Heartland
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Ticket InfoRMATION
• Tickets available for $10 at KC FilmFest box offices located at Alamo Drafthouse Mainstreet, Cinemark Palace
at the Plaza, or online at kcfilmfest.org
• General admission. There is no assigned seating.
• Non-refundable
Festival Passes
VIP Pass $90: All-You-Can-Watch Movies, Panels,
Seminars, After-Parties, including Wednesday Heartland
Reception, Thursday Go Local! Missouri Wine Tasting, Friday VIP Reception, Saturday Awards Show & Reception.
Restrictions Apply.
Gold Pass $65 (on sale for $55 thru April 8): All-YouCan-See Movies, Panels, Seminars, After-Parties, and
Wednesday Heartland Reception. Restrictions Apply.
Silver Pass $25: Three Movies, Panels or Seminars, AfterParties, and Wednesday Heartland Reception. Restrictions Apply.
A festival pass does not guarantee seating. Festival pass
holders must obtain tickets from the KC FilmFest Box Office
in advance of each screening they plan to attend. Festival
Passes are not good for the Wadjda Benefit Screening.
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VIP and Gold Passes are non-transferable and good for
one individual. Passes are non-refundable. Passes do
not guarantee a ticket in the event a film or seminar sells
out and/or Pass Holder is not seated at least 10 minutes
before the film/event is scheduled to begin. VIP Festival
Pass Holders must be in their seat by 10 minutes before
show time: at that time any unoccupied seats will be
released for sale. Festival Pass Holders may pick up tickets
ahead of time for multiple shows when time allows, per
box office discretion. Festival Pass Holders must show I.D.
with their badge and ticket for admittance to all screenings
and events.
Seating
• If you have been given or won a complimentary ticket
voucher, the complimentary ticket voucher does not
guarantee you a seat. Complimentary ticket vouchers must be redeemed for an actual ticket at the KC
FilmFest Box Office.
• Ticketed patrons, including festival pass holders, must
be seated 10 minutes before the scheduled start of film.
After that, remaining seats will be released for sale to
those waiting in the rush line.
TICKET INFORMATION
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guest artists
The Kansas City FilmFest welcomes guest artists from all over the country. This years’ guests
include filmmakers, animators, actors, and professionals that work behind the scenes to promote,
distribute and exhibit motion pictures. Guest artists will attend specific film screenings and serve
on filmmaker panels to offer their experiences and expertise to local filmmakers and audiences.
eddie bakshi
After graduating from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, Eddie Bakshi
worked for Nickelodeon in Los Angeles as a digital scanner and painter on the
Wild Thornberrys and Rugrats Go Wild features. He was an Assistant Technical Director on The Spongebob Squarepants Movie and also worked as Head
Technical Director on Ralph Bakshi’s feature Last Days of Coney Island. In 2005,
Eddie co-founded The Bakshi School of Animation and Cartooning. He is an
Instructor and responsible for all areas of technology as well as consultation
and assembly work on all student projects. Eddie also served as Technical
Consultant for the 2008 Silver City Film Festival and provides content for www.
ralphbakshi.com while also teaching animation at New Mexico State University’s
Creative Media Institute.
rob benedict
Rob Benedict is an actor best known for his roles in TV and films including the
TV series Felicity, Alias and Supernatural and the films Waiting, Not Another
Teen Movie and A Little Help. Born and raised in Columbia, Missouri, Benedict
received a degree in Performance Studies from Northwestern University. After
graduating, he performed in regional theaters across the country, including the
critically acclaimed South Coast Repertory Theater. In addition to The Sidekick,
he recently wrote and starred in the independent short film Lifetripper, which
made its debut at the LA Short Film Festival. He also co-wrote and played Miles
Davis-Davidson in the Unauthorized Hangover 2 Documentary, featured on
the Hangover 2 DVD. His recent tv credits include The Mentalist, Franklin and
Bash, 1600 Penn, Touch, Shameless and the web series Susanna. When not
acting, Benedict is the front man of the LA based rock band Louden Swain.
skizz cyzyk
Skizz Cyzyk is a filmmaker, writer, musician, artist, and film festival careerist,
having held positions at MicroCineFest, Maryland Film Festival, Slamdance,
Atlanta Film Festival, and many others. His director credits include the awardwinning documentary Hit & Stay, plus Freaks in Love, Little Castles, Icepick to
the Moon, and music videos for Beach House, Meatjack, Young Fresh Fellows
and many more. He serves on the Board of Directors for Maryland Volunteer
Lawyers for the Arts, and performs music with Go Pills, The Jennifers, Garage
Sale, Half Japanese and Mink Stole & Her Wonderful Band.
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Stephan franck
Director, writer, animator and comic book creator Stephan Franck has worked on
over 25 feature films for Walt Disney Feature Animation, Dreamworks, Warner
Bros, Universal and Columbia Pictures. Most notably he was a supervising animator on Brad Bird’s The Iron Giant and story artist on such films as Illumination
Studios’ Despicable Me and Shane Ackner’s 9. Franck is the co-creator of the
cult TV show Corneil & Bernie (aka Watch My Chops) that ran in over 60 countries and just got picked up for a second season. Franck is currently directing the
mini-movie The Smurfs: The Legend of Smurfy Hollow for Sony Pictures Animation, which was selected for official competition at the Annecy International
Animated Film Festival and is set to debut around the world in Fall 2013. During
his spare time, Franck also writes comic books for Dark Planet Comics. His new
comic series Silver was released earlier this year at dark-planet-comics.com.
lisa ogdie
Lisa Ogdie is Membership & Events Manager for BAFTA Los Angeles and also
a Shorts Programmer for the Sundance Film Festival. She has been part of the
Sundance shorts programming team since 2009, selecting the Sundance short
film slate from over 8,000 submissions, and has moderated Q&A discussions
and panels for BAFTA Los Angeles, Sundance and the American Pavilion at
Cannes. With a keen eye for film, Ogdie has served on many festival juries
including the South Eastern European Film Festival, Rushes Soho Shorts Festival
and The Smalls Film Festival in London.
danny manus
Danny Manus is one of the most in-demand script consultants as CEO of No
BullScript Consulting (www.nobullscript.net) and author of No B.S. for Screenwriters: Advice from the Executive Perspective. He was ranked one of the Top
15 “Cream of the Crop” script consultants in CS Magazine. He was previously
the Director of Development for Clifford Werber Productions (A Cinderella Story, Sydney White), where he sold To Oz to United Artists. He was also Development Consultant for Eclectic Pictures (Lovelace) and the DOD and Production
Coordinator at Sandstorm Films (The Covenant, 8MM2), which had a first look
deal at Screen Gems. Danny is also a producer, a columnist for ScriptMag,
a judge four years running for the PAGE Awards, and teaches seminars and
workshops across the country. You can follow him on Twitter @DannyManus.
bill plympton
Bill Plympton is considered the King of Indie Animation and is the only person to
hand draw an entire animated feature film. Born and raised in Portland, Oregon,
he graduated from Portland State University in Graphic Design. Bill Plympton
moved to New York City in 1968. He began his career creating cartoons for publications such as New York Times, National Lampoon, Playboy and Screw. In
1987 he was nominated for an Oscar for his animated short Your Face. In 2005,
Bill received another Oscar nomination, this time for a short film Guard Dog.
Push Comes to Shove, another short film, won the prestigious Cannes 1991
Palme d’Or. After producing many shorts that appeared on MTV and Spike and
Mike’s, he turned his talent to feature films. Since 1991 he’s made nine feature
films, six of them, The Tune, Mondo Plympton, I Married A Strange Person,
Mutant Aliens, Hair High and Idiots and Angels are all animated features.
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cauleen smith
Cauleen Smith is an interdisciplinary filmmaker whose work reflects upon
the everyday possibilities of the black imagination. Smith’s films, objects and
installations have been featured in group exhibitions at the Studio Museum
of Harlem, Houston Contemporary Art Museum; the Blanton Museum of Art,
Austin, Sand Diego Museum of Contemporary Art, Yerba Buena Center for Art,
and the New Museum, New York. She has had solo shows at The Kitchen, MCA
Chicago, Threewalls Chicago, and Women & Their Work, Austin, TX. Smith is
the recipient of several grants and awards including the Rockefeller Media Arts
Award, Chicago 3Arts Grant 2013, and the Foundation for Contemporary Arts
2014. Smith earned an MFA from the University of California, Los Angeles. She
currently lives in Chicago while teaching at California Institute of the Arts and
the Vermont College of Fine Art low-residency MFA program.
andrea sporcic
Andrea Sporcic Klund, film office specialist for the Missouri Film Office, a part of
the Missouri Division of Tourism, has been in the film biz representing Missouri
for over 15 years. Since 2005 she has worked to market Missouri to the film
and television industry nation-wide. She has helped coordinate production
logistics for more than 25 feature films, and hundreds of television segments
and series all over the state. Before joining the film office she spent 8 years with
Cinema St. Louis, the producers of the St. Louis International Film Festival as
director of operations. She holds BA degrees in Theatre and Corporate Communications from Lindenwood University. She has also acted, written, directed
and produced for the stage and screen.
clémence tallander
Clémence Taillandier is the head of theatrical sales of the New York-based distribution company Zeitgeist Films. Founded by Nancy Gerstman and Emily Russo
in 1988, Zeitgeist acquires and distributes independent films and groundbreaking documentaries from the U.S. and around the world. Clémence Taillandier has worked in all aspects of film distribution since 2000.
chad troutwine
Chad Troutwine is a native of Kansas City, Missouri and has produced 14
independent feature films, including the international hit Freakonomics, 2014
SXSW award winner Print the Legend, and the locally filmed Jayhawkers.
In the 1990s, Chad was one of the pioneers of Kansas City’s urban renewal,
developing several properties in the Crossroads and City Market. Chad also
co-founded Spectrum Station, the largest early childhood education center in
Kansas City, and Veritas Prep, the world’s largest privately-held college test prep
and admissions consulting company, landing him on the cover of Entrepreneur magazine. Chad earned a law degree from the University of MissouriColumbia, an MBA from Yale University, and master’s degree from the Harvard
Kennedy School.
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Casey Twenter
K.C. native Casey Twenter is a screenwriter, producer, director and graphic
designer. After nearly two decades of writing, designing, teaching and directing award-winning creative within the advertising industry, Twenter connected
with William H. Macy on the spec script, Rudderless, which was penned in 2008
with writing partner Jeff Robison. Written with their hometown as a backdrop,
Rudderless was filmed in and around Oklahoma City in 2013. Rudderless garnered the coveted “Closing Night Film” slot at the prestigious 2014 Sundance
Film Festival. Twenter completed his first full-length feature film, The Jogger, in
2012. The indie thriller was also written and directed with Robison. The Jogger
made numerous appearances at film festivals around the United States in 2013
and picked up honors as Best Narrative Feature at its World Premiere in the LA
Indie Festival and received the Heartland Award at the Kansas City Film Festival.
Gabe VAn Amburgh
With over 15 years experience in film exhibition, Gabe Van Amburgh began
working at the age of 17 in a 12 screen cinema in his home town of Odessa,
TX. In 2004 he moved to Austin, TX accepting an offer to work at Alamo
Drafthouse Cinema as a projection A/V manager, and continued to work
for over 7 years in many different technical aspects at the Alamo, SXSW and
Fanatastic Film Fest. In 2011 Gabe was hired on as a full time staff member and
Technical Coordinator for the SXSW Film Festival, after having volunteered as
a Projectionist Crew Chief for a number of years. Since coming on as Technical
Coordinator he has overseen all aspects of print traffic, technical coordination
and exhibition as well as co-programming several shorts film categories.
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Afrofuturism
2:40pm April 12 Cinemark 6
followed by Q&A with Cauleen Smith
Afronauts
In 1964, still living the dream of their recently
gained independence, Zambia started a space
program that woultd put the first African on the
moon catching up the USA and the Soviet Union
in the space race. Only a few optimists supported the project by Edward Makuka, the school
teacher in charge of presenting the ambitious
program and getting its necessary funding. But
the financial aid never came, as the United Nations
declined their support, and one of the astronauts,
a 16-year-old girl, got pregnant and had to quit.
Directed by Cristina de Middel. 5m
The Changing Same
An Alien is sent to earth to investigate the “incubators.” She discovers that she is replacing a rogue
agent and starts to question her mission as relationships become intimate. Directed by Cauleen
Smith. 10m
Golden Chain
A Nigerian space station in a remote nook of the
solar system orbits a pinpoint of matter so dense it
cannot exist on Earth. It is a recreation of the birth
of the universe itself, contained for the purpose
of study, and overseen by Yetunde, chief science
engineer on the space station Eko. This animation is the story of an archetype come full circle.
Directed by Adebukola Bodunrin & Ezra Clayton
Daniels. 6m
The Green Dress
The syntax of cinema collides with string theory
and the unchanging sameness of movies,
romance, horror, and landscape. Directed by Cauleen Smith. 15m
Mae’s Journal
Mae’s Journal is a chronicle of the historic space mission of Mae Jemison in 1992.
Through six fictional journal entries Mae’s
journey is recreated through live action reenactments and actual footage of the STS47 voyage. Directed by Amir George. 13m
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The Name You Trust in Good Family Fun
Ivory Soap is the whitest, purest, airiest, most cleanest American product ever produced. And it floats.
It’s the perfect material for wishes, prayers, disavowals, and poems. Directed by Cauleen Smith. 4m
Quiescence Interrupted... Adumbrate
The piece is an introduction... part of a work in
progress. Buddah is a regular guy with very irregular dreams...or nightmares... The intent is to play
on the ideas of distraction, disruption, fear, and
premonition. The relativity of dream. The hope is
to generate interest through technique and mystery. Directed by Anansi Knowbody. 6m
Reifying Desire 3
Reifying Desire 3 is a surrealist creation myth that
stems from his ongoing collaboration with his
mother. Satterwhite writes: “Reifying Desire 1–6
will use 230 3-D modeled versions of my mother’s
drawings, my body, and animated figures.” The
intersection of the disparate disciplines including
dance performance, drawing, and digital media
acts as an exquisite corpse strategy for guiding the
storyline. Directed by Jacolby Satterwhite. 9m
Song of Earth and Folk
A video poem/paean to Planet Earth. Created
for the Chicago Film Archives Media Mixer 2013.
Visual: Chicago Film Archive. Sound: The Eternals
Directed by Cauleen Smith. 11m
Split Ends, I Feel Wonderful
Eccentric hairstyles reveal the roots of Afro hair
in which activist, Angela Davis becomes involved.
Manipulating and re-positioning found footage
as subject matter, Split Ends, I Feel Wonderful
observes the latest fad in hairstyles of the 1970s
among African Americans in NYC. The film takes
us to a time when Black is beautiful and a symbol of African pride Directed by Akosua Adoma
Owusu. 5m
T Minus Two
Counting down. Counting sideways. Counting future.
Counting past. Directed by Cauleen Smith. 3m
SHORT FILM COLLECTIONS
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After Hours
Bodies In Irreversible Detriment
Two sufferers of Body Integrity Identity Disorder,
where people amputate appendages to make
themselves whole, meet and attempt to make sense
of their disorder. Directed by Ben Lazarus. 25m
Coming Out
Tanner’s coming out of the closet takes an unexpected turn, testing the limits of love and acceptance in his family. Directed by Taylor Gahm. 7m
If We Were Adults
The last unmarried couple in a group of married friends spitefully–and with the help of a little
booze–decide to take the plunge. Directed by
Michael Fitzgerald. 21m
Only Solomon Lee
In the outskirts of a big city, an alienated loner
nurtures himself with the lives that he finds in stolen laptops. In his own delusional obsession, he’s
looking for a miracle: get along with someone, run
away, and love. Directed by Àlex Lora. 15m Spain
Spacegirl Battle 2121
On a distant and rocky planet, Kaya Star attempts
to live a peaceful life away from her home world
with her mate, Tero. They are discovered by the
evil General Arian who dispatches his Cyborgs to
capture her for his collection of galactic girls, who
are caged in his palace for his Captive Breeding
Program. Although Kaya escapes, Tero is captured, and she sets off to free him as well as her
space sisters in a series of dance battles while Ava,
Queen of the Cyborgs, looks on. Directed by Susan
Sebanc. 10m
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Animation 1
6:45pm April 10 Alamo 5
Bird and Fish
A dejected postal worker and an eccentric airplane
enthusiast cross paths and fall in love. Directed by
Ann Mendenhall and Stephanie Son. 13m
A Cautionary Tail
A girl born with a tail that expresses her emotions
faces pressure to fit in. Featuring Cate Blanchett.
Directed by Simon Rippingale. 14m Australia
Dogonauts: Enemy Line
In a galaxy far, far away, a Dogonaut and a
Space Flea shoot each other down only to awake
marooned on an alien desert planet. Directed by
Justin Rasch and Shel Rasch. 17m
Enraizado (Rooted)
What does a tree knows about love? Directed by
Steve Granados. 8m Mexico
Fallt
A farmer struggles to keep his farm when Mr. Fall’s
fault-finding goes too far. Directed by Chadwick
Whitehead. 2m
Fatal Vittles
A dark and whimsical alphabet piece about 26
things to never ever eat. Directed by Devin Bell. 6m
The Last 40 Miles
A condemned man takes his last journey from
death row to the execution chamber 40 miles away.
A true story. Directed by Alex Hannaford. 14m
Mia
In trying to liberate her overworked mother from
an overpopulated metropolis, a young girl unlocks
hidden secrets. Directed by Wouter Bongaerts. 9m
Netherlands
Miss Todd
In 1910 New York, a woman tries to understand the
principles of flight, but she has more than gravity
holding her down. Directed by Kristina Yee. 13m
United Kingdom
Une balade à la mer
The odyssey of a character who decides to face
the city and nature to free his goldfish. Directed by
Damien Stein. 3m France
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Animation 2
Bird Doggin’!
Music meets mayhem when a dog and a bird get
into a fight amongst a struggling songwriter’s
musical instruments. Directed by Bram Cayne. 2m
Canada
Blue
A fearful balloon must learn to put his fragile life in
the hands of an unlikely friend. Directed by Katelyn
Bianchini, Rena Cheng, and Asia Lancaster. 8m
Cuerdas (Strings)
María’s routine at school is altered by the arrival
of a very special child. Soon, they become close
friends. Directed by Pedro Solis. 10m Spain
Eideann
In the 14th Century, a courageous shepherd from
the Highlands of Scotland and a sheep become
the pioneers of one of the most popular entertainments of our day. Directed by Álavaro Granados.
5m Spain
High Tide
On a school trip to the seashore, a girl wanders
away from the group and finds something in a
tide pool that’s much more interesting than any
seashell. Directed by Kristin Kemper. 4m
Humanexus
A reflection on mankind’s long search for ways to
connect each other, from cave drawings to tweeting. Directed by Ying-Fang Shen. 13m
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The Missing Scarf
A black comedy exploring some of life’s common
fears. Narrated by George Takei. Directed by Eoin
Duffy. 7m Ireland
Monkey Rag
Inspired by the thumping, riotously fun music of
the Asylum Street Spankers, Mitzi pursues a disaster of her own making in this richly colored world
where reason is overrated. Directed by Joanna
Davidovich. 4m
Move Mountain
A girl journeys through a vibrant, macrocosmic
landscape, but a precipitous incident compels her
to venture up a mountain. Directed by Kirsten
Lepore. 11m
Requiem for Romance
A modern-day couple’s secret love affair comes
to an end during a phone call illustrated with an
epic re-imagining of their relationship set in feudal
China. Directed by Jon Ng. 8m Canada
Sebastian
An 8-year old boy lives with his grandmother in
an ordinary house in an ordinary world. But when
Sebastian gets on his bike to go for a ride, the
adventure begins. Directed by Vlad Marsavin. 18m
A Tangled Tale
A radical new approach to sand animation brings
vibrant color to the watery underworld in this philosophical tale. Directed by Corrie Francis Parks. 6m
Unplugged
The story of a boy breaking free from a meaningless and dreary life. Directed by James Zachary. 9m
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Comedy
followed by Q&A with Rob Benedict (Sidekick)
and Chad Matthews
Clowns & Robbers
A man hates his job as a birthday clown until a
group of incompetent robbers recruit him for their
next heist. Directed by Evan Falbaum. 15m
The Family Business
A young woman must decide whether to pursue
her own dreams and goals or to go into... The
Family Business. Directed by Donald Reynolds. 5m
Guinea Pigs
Can’t find a job? There’s always medical testing. Be
a human guinea pig for fun and profit! Directed by
Scott Sullivan. 4m
Gus and his Dirty Dead Dad
A bad luck, big heart comedy about facing up to
the things you can’t change. Directed by William
Andrews. 21m United Kingdom
Love Sick Lonnie
A heartbroken man suffers from an embarrassing affliction. He can only communicate through
the lyrics of boy band songs. Directed by Chad
Mathews. 8m
The Sidekick
A comedic take on the superhero genre, and an
allegory on the struggle to find your purpose in
life even as you’re being repurposed. Directed by
Michael J. Weithorn. 27m
What Cheer?
A grief stricken man can not escape the What
Cheer? Brigade, a 20-piece brass and percussion
band. Directed by Michael Slavens. 18m
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Conglomeration!
followed by Q&A with Tyler Doehring
The Choice
A man who recently experienced a miraculous
recovery from a terminal illness seeks the mysterious woman whose daily encouragement he credits
for saving his life. Directed by Evan Kaufmann. 21m
Golden
An act of bullying sets four children on a journey
they will never forget. Directed by Simon Ball. 8m
United Kingdom
Little Africa
During a race riot in 1921 Tulsa, a biracial cop passing as white fights to protect his black mother from
the massacre. Directed by Curtis Adair, Jr. 15m
Mouth Breather
A man is spreading his fathers ashes in the Rocky
Mountains when he is confronted by a sleepless and
paranoid gunman. Directed by Tyler Doehring. 12m
Mr. Chavan
A young dedicated home-care aide to an isolated
elder man is burdened with an unexpected and
lonely responsibility. Directed by Edward Shieh. 6m
Small Talk
When a playful text conversation with his crush is
about to turn into a face-to-face encounter, a young
man flees in a panic. Directed by Peter LeVake. 13m
Straight Down Low
In a neo-noir, set in the inner city, a shrewd high
school detective must solve a curious gangland
crime to protect the girl he loves. Directed by Zach
Wechter. 25m
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FAmily
As We Get Older
Jack, a typical teen-age boy, is left alone for a
weekend in his empty house with cash and a note
from his parents. A member of a lost generation
found in every neighborhood and high school
across America. Jack represents a generation trying
to escape the vacuous confused world through any
means necessary. Directed by Silas Connolly. 5m
CARE.
A young woman struggles to pursue the opportunities in her own life while caring for her father with
Alzheimer’s. Drected by Brett Wagner. 22m
Tears at Dawn
Force Recon Marine Corpsman Arthur Orange
finds himself adjusting to the domestic life with
his little sister Mya. When she sneaks out to get
ice cream and is subsequently kidnapped, Arthur
must venture out for a turbulent night of blood,
sweat and tears to return her to safety. Directed by
Jordan Kerfeld. 12m
What Kind of Man
A film about balance, contentment and loving
something and having to let it go. What Kind of
Man follows Nate Brinkley, a career football player
that gets the life knocked into him. Directed by
Kamau Bilal. 12m
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Experimental
followed by Q&A with Seth Myers
Alfred Jarry and ‘Pataphysics
An oral report on French writer Alfred Jarry is
given stop-motion treatment with the help of
talking t-shirts, flip book pages, and time-lapse
lino-cut printing. Jarry is best known for his play,
Ubu Roi, and his pseudo-science, ‘Pataphysics.
This short film is an excerpt from a feature length
documentary, Icepick To The Moon. Directed by
Skizz Cyzyk. 2m
French Words
An orange is mutilated through a struggle with tools
that do not work. Directed by Heather Brown. 3m
HOLD ON
Exploring the unique views of motion underwater,
in air, underground, and on the earth’s surface.
Directed by Ben Burghart. 2m
level
A famine-stricken and completely isolated individual, finds a table which contains a mysterious
root. Directed by Joshua Weigand-Suminski. 30m
Germany
Manifest
A young man, disoriented, bare-foot and wearing
an over-sized suit, sees an abandoned barn and
seems to be lured into it. Directed by S.D. Myers
and Ted Wittman. 6m
Mono No Aware (part 1)
Distorted video images, forming a box of existence. Directed by Julie Wolterstorff. 8m
Return to the World of Dance
The last in a series of videos made for the lovers of dance, the Jane Fonda workout video, and
the twister game. Directed by Dan Boord, Marilyn
Marloff, and Luis Valdovino. 7m
Virtuos Virtuell
Synchronising to the music, abstract ink drawings
‘grow’ in an interplay of curiosity, timid encounters, dynamic pursuits and confrontation. Directed
by Thomas Stellmach and Maja Oschmann. 7m
Germany
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Heartland Late Night
followed by Q&A with Jesse Pringle,
Tim De Paepe, and Andrew Ralston
All the World’s A Stage
A young door-to-door saleswoman attempts to
sell a bland product in a neighborhood that’s very
suspicious of each other. After striking out with
a cautious young woman & a strange man, she
encounters a retired actress who still thinks the
world is her stage. Down on her luck, she’s willing
to listen to the elderly woman’s advice, but there’s
more than meets the eye to one of these women.
Directed by Chris Bylsma. 7m
Blood of Me
R.M. Renfield, D.D.S. lives an opulent and luxurious life as a successful dentist by day, and ultimate
caretaker to Olivia under cover of night. After thirty
years of service, Renfield is ready for his reward,
the promise to leave human life through the ritual
transformation Blood of Me. Then with out warning Renfield’s perfect world crumbles, thrusting him
into a torrent of madness unimaginable. Directed
by Timothy De Paepe. 20m
High Stakes
A man enters a winner-takes-all contest when he
feels it’s his last chance to protect everything he
loves. Directed by Chris Bylsma & Turner Baietto. 7m
Kill Em All
When Carson’s brother Clinton is murdered, he
embarks on a mission to avenge his death. On his
journey, Carson finds out that those responsible for
his brother’s death also had a grand plan for him.
Directed by Shawn Wright. 35m
Mahi
Mahi is about a grief-stricken woman, abducted
by a strange and mysterious cult and forced to
become a catalyst to their new religion. It’s as if
HP Lovecraft met Rosemary’s baby and took acid
together. Directed by Kai Winikka. 11m
Road Head
A young girl contemplates leaving her small town
life to hit the road with a complete stranger. Sometimes dire situations can lead to a happy ending.
Directed by Jeremy Osbern. 6m
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Homegrown
followed by Q&A with Ben Burghart, Chris
Blunk, John Kellerman, and Sarah Magill
(also Lyn Elliot and Kara Espy on April 10)
The 5-Minute Goodbye
A boy on vacation has just 5 minutes to find his new
friend to say goodbye. Directed by Matt Gowen. 8m
Good Conduct
A man visits his father in prison the day before he
will be paroled. Directed by Patrick Rea. 7m
A Good Match
When a couple splits up, does that mean it’s over
with his mom, too? Directed by Lyn Elliot. 13m
High Bid
All is not as it seems when a teen convinces
her mom to help her with an online “problem.”
Directed by Meagan Flynn. 7m
The Hourglass Figure
An over-worked housewife magically gains an
extra hour each day. Directed by Patrick Rea. 11m
I Do
A little girl chooses one last wish to be fulfilled by
her loving parents. Directed by Patrick Rea. 6m
The Icarus 1
A boy engineers an escape as his world crumbles
around him. Directed by Anthony Ladesich. 6m
Nighty Night
A little boy’s search for his lost teddy bear leads to
terror. Directed by Todd Norris. 11m
One Man’s Trash
With Grandma gone, the grandkids have to take
care of themselves. Directed by Chris Blunk. 19m
Pop Tarts
A widower invites in a stranger for one last breakfast. Directed by Kendal Sinn. 11m
Quality of Life
An astronaut works with the ship’s computer to
save Earth. Directed by Sarah Magill. 7m
State of the Union
The President addresses the American public in this
feature film teaser. Directed by Bruce Branit. 5m
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Kansas City Stories
followed by Q&A with Anthony Ladesich,
Mickal Shapiro, and Reid Bangert.
Martini Lunch
It is 1949 at a prestigious downtown hotel
restaurant. Young busser Charlie overhears a
conversation that resonates through the rest of life.
Starring former Mayor of Kansas City, Dr. Charles B.
Wheeler. Directed by Nathan Kincaid. 17m
The New Life of Kansas City’s Lost Landmark
The loving restoration of Kansas City’s Livestock
Exchange building. Directed by Josh Fry. 4m
Scarlett Garnet
A Missouri-based jewelry brand that is passionate
about locally sourced materials and great design.
Directed by Josh Fry. 5m
The Secret Story of Toys
A group of Kansas City artists who have carved
out a living of sculpting toys for some of the biggest film and video game franchises in the world.
Directed by Anthony Ladesich. 6m
Still Jammin’
The history of black unions in Kansas City, which
facilitated the dynamic growth of a style of jazz
that would influence the evolution of music in
America. Directed by S McClendon. 34m
The Trumpet Player
A look into the philosophical and spiritual question
that deals with reality. Is reality the acceptance of
the illusion of reality? Directed by Bill Pryor. 30m
We Are Somebody
A collection of stories written by youth that live in
some of Kansas City’s toughest neighborhoods.
Different from you and I only in circumstances
and maybe a few blocks of geography. There is no
illusion that any single one of us will change the
world, but if we change the story for one of these
kids we begin to progress as a society. Directed by
Reid Bangert. 7m
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Lost?/Found?
Fucking Tøs (Damn Girl)
In a complex coming of age story, a 12-year old
tomboy fights the changes that are taking place
within and around her. Directed by Kira Richards
Hansen. 13m Denmark
HOME
A man has lost the grit to reengage life, until a
mysterious young woman with no recollection of
her past literally stumbles into his life. Directed by
Jason Pangilinan. 30m
Murder Trust
Three men embark on a nefarious scheme to kill
a homeless man after procuring a life insurance
policy on him. Their plan for easy money goes
awry after the homeless man proves to be a hard
kill, and they are forced to take drastic measures.
Directed by Dwight Fisher. 14m
No Matter How Far
A moody sci-fi drama set in an alternate present
day. The world is in conflict. Intercontinental travel
has been banned, separating millions of families
around the world. Most have given up hope of
returning home. A husband and wife, separated by
a hemisphere, work to reunite. Directed by Justin
Reese and Kenny Rigsby. 8m
The Pamplemousse
An introverted young woman encounters a suicidal
Quebecois man and must find the words to save
him. Directed by Jonathan Watton. 11m Canada
Social Learning Theory
Children repeat social behavior in their games.
Directed by Pouria Heidary Oureh. 6m Iran
There Is No God and We All Die Alone
After the death of his father, a man embarks on a
whimsical journey to find the meaning of life and
death. Directed by Harrison Givens. 21m
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our lives
followed by Q&A with Ed Shank and Sara
Convery
Individual screening of Ground Operations:
Battlefields to Farmfields at 6:30pm April 10
Cinemark 7 followed by Q&A with Dulanie Ellis, Tamara Marler, and Alicia Ellingsworth
Cowboys
Filmed entirely on location on the Dalebanks
Angus Ranch, in Greenwood County, Kansas, Cowboys features three generations of the Perrier family. The Perriers have been building the Dalebanks
Angus Ranch and brand since the late 1800s. In
addition to the Perrier family, other area ranchers and cowboys contribute meaning to the story
through interviews. Directed by Ed Shank. 40m
Ground Operations: Battlefields to Farmfields
America needs a million new farmers. Veterans
want the job! Directed by Dulanie Ellis. 41m
I Never Said I Wasn’t Happy
A filmmaker and artist obsessively examines her
parents’ conflicted relationship through the lens of
her own paintings, family photography, and revealing interviews. Directed by Sara Peak Convery. 38m
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What Matters
followed by Q&A with John Kitch and Michael
Rogers
Drive-ins Driven Out?
The struggles drive-in movie theaters are facing in
the digital age. Directed by John R. Kitch. 12m
A Goldfish Documentary
The story of two small goldfish from the Great
Plains of Nebraska and their transformative journey
to the small hamlet of Wassaic, New York. Directed
by Elizabeth Stehling and Steve Snell. 8m
Half Sour
A group of young skateboarders find direction in
their lives when they move to New York and start a
pickle business. Directed by Mary Anne Rothberg
and Sean McGing. 15m
The No Name Painting Association
Thirteen young artists defy Mao’s regime during
China’s Cultural Revolution. Directed by Joe Griffin.
23m
Photos in the Wind, A Joplin Tornado Story
The rescue and preservation of more than 38,000
photographs lost in the devastating EF5 tornado
that struck Joplin, Missouri. Directed by Abbey
Hoekzema. 17m
The Scenes
Confronted with the lack of an arts program, a 5th
grade comedy troupe creates their own opportunity. Directed by Laura VanZee Taylor. 10m
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Web Series
Cowpokes Livin’ on the Edge
Three cowpokes live on the edge in this Existentialist Musical Western. Directed by John Akre. 3m
Research
An idiot wins a genius grant and uses the money
to open a research and testing facility, which he
populates with mostly insane (but partially brilliant)
people. Directed by Adam Hall. 24m
The Series
Different Cultures, Different Problems, Same
Roof. Ever wonder what it would be like for a true
Southerner, a passionate New Yorker, and a ‘crazy’
foreigner, to co-exist under one roof? Directed by
Brian Merritt. 19m
Smoke Break
Smoke Break follows characters through the first
day of spring at the Pennidyne Corporation. Watch
them all as they come out to enjoy a smoke break,
a fresh air break, or they just come out for the fun
of getting away from their cubicle. Directed by
Kendal Sinn. 25m
THANK YOU TO KC FilmFest SPONSORS
kcfilmfest.org
SHORTS WITH FEATURES
Cosmic Flower Unfolding (with Persistence
of Vision)
A constant flow of emerging and dissolving oceanic, futuristic, and mandala forms. Directed by
Benjamin Ridgway. 2m
Full-Time (with For Serious)
An intern is close to achieving full-time status, but
first she must venture to the shady part of town.
Directed by Keion Jackson and Eric Disney. 6m
Genre Studies (with Doomsdays)
Six shorts by Drew Smith that skewer cinema. 4m
Grisly Hand: Country Singles (with 45RPM)
Music video for The Grisly Hand’s song ‘Country
Singles’. Directed by Todd Norris. 5m
The Immortalizer (with A Will for the Woods)
In 1870s Ottoman-ruled Cyprus, a man searches
for the man who can keep his daughter alive.
Directed by Marios Piperedes. 23m Cyprus
La Noria (The Waterwheel) (with O Apóstolo)
In a little town, time stops for a father who has lost
his child. Directed by Karla Castañeda. 6m Mexico
Phoebe’s Birthday Cheesburger (with Guilty Til
Proven Innocent)
Every year our dog Pheobe gets a cheesburger on
her birthday. Directed by Will Lennon. 4m
Selfie (with Wadjda and Screenplay Contest)
Documentary that debuted at Sundance which challenges us to redefine beauty through selfies – cell
phone self portraits. Directed by Cynthia Wade. 7m
The Sidekick (with Ping Pong Summer)
A comedic take on the superhero genre. Directed
by Michael J. Weithorn. 27m
Sizzled (with For Serious)
How do you tempt a man who won’t break?
Directed by John R. Kitch. 5m
Solar Flare (with Space is the Place)
The Rich South High School Marching Band
performing “Space is the Place.” in this Kickstarter
campaign video that incorporates footage from A March for Sun Ra. Directed by Cauleen Smith. 5m
Tiny Horse: Ride (with 45RPM)
Music video for Tiny Horse’s song ‘Ride’. Directed
by Todd Norris. 5m
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reel spirit young filmmaker showcase
Reel Spirit Showcase provides
an authentic competitive
opportunity for young filmmakers to create, write, act,
direct, film, edit and produce
video productions. Winning
nominees and their guests,
will attend a screening of their
films on the big screen.
Michelle Davidson
Michelle hosts a daily entertainment show, Kansas City Live,
on KSHB. She also co-hosts and
produces CinemaKC on KCPT.
She played a reporter on the
TV show Boss, opposite Kelsey
Grammer, and a supporting role
in the dark comedy Lucky, which
stars Colin Hanks, Ann-Margret
and Jeffrey Tambor.
Bret Iwan
Bret graduated in 2004 from
the Ringling College of Art and
Design with a BFA in Illustration, and he began a career with
Hallmark Cards that same year.
In 2009, Bret became the voice
of Mickey Mouse for the Walt
Disney Company.
John Mertz
John is a radio and television
personality best known for
hosting on-camera fundraising broadcasts on KCPT and
Michelle Davidson
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Bret Iwan
for radio commercials with KU
basketball coach Bill Self. He
also produces internet videos
for business websites and has a
series of Hawaii video features
on YouTube.
Joel Nichols
Joel graduated from UW-Madison with a degree in education.
He moved to KC in 1988 where
he is a weather and news professional and part of a children’s
show called Jellybeans. He
taught broadcasting at JCCC,
has a wonderful wife Jessica, and
four terrific kids.
Mary Taylor
Mary is an animator and illustrator who works out of her studio, Flipt Pictures, based in KC.
Her work has screened across
the country in film festivals,
movie theaters, sports stadiums,
television and interactive devices. Her children’s animation,
How To Put A Square Peg Into
A Round Hole, was featured
on Yahoo’s home page. www.
fliptpictures.com
Dan Viets
Dan is the co-author of the
book Walt Disney’s Missouri:
The Roots of a Creative Genius.
Dan is a member of the Missouri
Humanities Council Speakers
Bureau. He has lectured about
Walt Disney to Disney Co. Cast
members at Disneyland and at
Walt Disney World and throughout the state of Missouri. He is
also the President of Thank You
Walt Disney, Inc.
John Mertz
Joel Nichols
REEL SPIRIT
Saturday, April 5
Alamo Drafthouse 1400 Main Street
Registration begins at 8:15am
followed by a red carpet to the
showcase.
9:00am-10:15am Alamo 1
Showcase 1 with John Mertz
9:15am-10:30am Alamo 4
Showcase 2 with Joel Nichols
9:30am-10:15pm Alamo 2
Workshop 1: Dan Viets’ Walt
Disney’s Missouri: His Animated
Legacy Begins with Bret Iwan,
the voice of Mickey Mouse
10:15am-12:30pm
Meet and Greet with Bret Iwan,
the voice of Mickey Mouse
10:15am
Garage Band 411. Hands-on
mini demo presented by Michelle Humphrey and Pleasant Hill Filmmakers
10:30am-11:15am Mezzanine
Workshop 2: Animator Mary
Tayler, Flip Pictures, 2D Animation: Inside Out
10:45am-12:00pm Alamo 1
Showcase 3 with John Mertz
11:00am-12:15pm Alamo 4
Showcase 4 with Joel Nichols
11:30am-12:45pm Alamo 2
Showcase 5 (High School) with
Michelle Davidson
Mary Taylor
Dan Viets
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Alamo 3
6:00 The Smurfs: Legend
of Smurfy Hollow
with filmmaker Q&A
Alamo 4
THURSDAY, APRIL 10
6:30 Wizards
Alamo 5
6:45 Shorts: Animation 1
8:10 The Apostle (O Apóstolo) 8:40 The Congress
9:10 Persistence of Vision
FRIDAY, APRIL 11
6:00 Shorts: Web Series
7:00 Cheatin’
with filmmaker Q&A
8:20 T
he Suicide Shop (Le
Magasin de Suicides)
10:00 Heavy Traffic
9:30 The Apostle (O Apóstolo)
SATURDAY, APRIL 12
1:10 Persistence of Vision
12:15 Ernest and Celestine
12:45 N
Y International Kid’s
Film Festival
3:20 T
he Smurfs: Legend
of Smurfy Hollow
with filmmaker Q&A
2:45 N
Y International Kid’s
Film Festival
5:45 T
he Suicide Shop (Le
Magasin de Suicides)
5:00 Coonskin
with filmmaker Q&A
4:30 Cheatin’
8:00 KC FilmFest Awards
contest
STANDEES KCscreenplay
Women in Film and Television
3935 W 69th Terr
Prairie Village, KS
913-601-5250
standeeseatery.com
select SCREENINGS
Select films will play throughout the festival
at Standees in Prairie Village starting April 5.
Check standeeseatery.com for titles and
showtimes.
Festival passes are not valid at Standees.
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5:30pm April 9 Alamo
KCWIFT Happy Hour. Mix with actors, filmmakers
and screenwriters.
7:00pm April 9 Alamo
KCWIFT 2014 Short Screenplay Contest finalists in
a live staged reading with three short screenings.
Screenings
Dead in the Room, written by Marjory Kaptanoglu
and directed by Adam Petofsky
Something Special, written and directed by Kristi L.
Simkins
Selfie followed by Q&A with producer Sharon Liese
Readings
The Necromancer’s Maid by Sarah Micklem, New
York, NY
Escape by Dianna Zimmerman and Brad Jost, Ann
Arbor, MI
Lucky Devil by Marjory Kaptanoglu, Belmont, CA
Killing Fool by Marjory Kaptanoglu, Belmont, CA
Borealis by Elizabeth Tompkins, McHenry, IL
Gripe by Kristi L. Simpkins, Seattle, WA
SCHEDULE AND SPECIAL EVENTS
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Cinemark 3 Cinemark 6 Cinemark 7
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9
6:00 El Estudiante
6:45 T
he Sublime & Beautiful
with filmmaker Q&A
7:00 G
uilty Until Proven
8:00 Shorts: Lost?/Found?
Innocent (in Cinemark 5)
with filmmaker Q&A
THURSDAY, APRIL 10
3:15 T
he Galapagos Affair:
Satan Came to Eden
3:30 A Fragile Trust
6:15 SlingShot
with filmmaker Q&A
6:00 Shorts: Homegrown
with filmmaker Q&A
6:30 Ground Operations
with filmmaker Q&A
8:30 45RPM
with filmmaker Q&A
8:30 Shorts: Comedy
with filmmaker Q&A
9:15 Coherence
FRIDAY, APRIL 11
12:30 The Sublime & Beautiful
12:45 Big Significant Things
3:15 Know How
3:30 Shorts: Experimental
with filmmaker Q&A
6:15 Alive Inside
6:00 G
ore Vidal: The United
States of Amnesia
with filmmaker Q&A
6:30 Wadjda
Benefit Screening
8:15 Space Is the Place
9:00 Frequencies
(OXV: The Manual)
with filmmaker Q&A
9:30 Doomsdays
10:30 If Night Comes
SATURDAY, APRIL 12
6:15 Big Significant Things
12:30 45RPM
with filmmaker Q&A
12:30 A Fragile Trust
2:40 Shorts: Afrofuturism
with filmmaker Q&A
3:15 Shorts: Family
5:00 SlingShot
with filmmaker Q&A
5:15 For Serious
with filmmaker Q&A
8:30 Ping Pong Summer
7:15 Frequencies
with Q&A for The Sidekick
(OXV: The Manual)
with filmmaker Q&A
9:30 Coherence
7:15 E
nemies in Love
(Verliebte Feinde)
10:00 Doomsdays
SUNDAY, APRIL 13
12:30 Best US/Int Doc
12:30 Best Heartland Doc
12:45 Best Heartland Feature
3:00 Stripped
with panel Q&A
3:10 Best Shorts
3:20 Best of Reel Spirit
6:30 Volunteer Appreciation 5:15 Audience Choice
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SCHEDULE
5:30 Best US/Int Feature
kcfilmfest.org
Cinemark 8 Cinemark 9
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9
6:20 Love at a Certain Age
6:15 A Will for the Woods
EVENTS
5:00 Heartland Reception
@ Cinemark
8:55 Withered World
THURSDAY, APRIL 10
6:00 G
o Local! Missouri Wine
Tasting @ Cinemark
6:20 American Arab
6:15 Destination Planet
Negro
6:00 T
he Smurfs @ Cinemark
with filmmaker Q&A
8:00 S
horts: Kansas City
Stories
with filmmaker Q&A
9:15 S
horts: Heartland Late
Night
with filmmaker Q&A
9:30 Go Local! Party @ Haus
FRIDAY, APRIL 11
7:00 S
horts: What Matters
with filmmaker Q&A
6:30 P
ing Pong Summer
with filmmaker Q&A
5:00 VIP Reception
@ Cinemark
9:10 The Final Member
9:30 P
rojected Animation
Party @ Phosphor Studio
SATURDAY, APRIL 12
12:40 S
horts: Our Lives
with filmmaker Q&A
9:30a S
eries of Five Panels
@ Unity Temple
3:20 Shorts: Homegrown
with filmmaker Q&A
3:00 Rich Hill
6:00 T
he Galapagos Affair:
Satan Came to Eden
5:45 G
ore Vidal: United States 3:20 The Smurfs @ Alamo
of Amnesia
with filmmaker Q&A
8:40 The Final Member
8:30 Shorts: Conglomeration! 9:00 Awards Show and
with filmmaker Q&A
Reception @ Alamo
1:00 B
ill Plympton Animation
Master Class @ KCP&L
10:30 Shorts: After Hours
SUNDAY, APRIL 13
1:00 Know How
3:30 American Arab
6:00 Following the Ninth
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SCHEDULE
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All Receptions or After-Parties
require a VIP, Gold or Silver
Pass to attend. VIP Reception
requires a VIP Pass to attend.
Wednesday
5pm-7pm Cinemark
Heartland Reception sponsored
by Cooper’s Hawk Winery with
special guest actor, writer, director Blake Robbins. Requires VIP,
Gold or Silver Pass
7pm Cinemark
Guilty ‘Til Proven Innocent with
director Jeff Theman and
special guest Ledy Vankavage
Thursday
8:30pm Cinemark
Comedy Shorts Collection
featuring The Sidekick with actor
and writer Rob Benedict
6:30pm Cinemark
Movie: Ground Operations:
Battlefields to Farmfields with director Dulanie Elllis. Special guest
panel after with Tamara Marler,
Managing Editor of EdibleKC, and
Alicia Ellingsworth, a Farm Manager for Cultivate Kansas City
6pm-9pm Cinemark
Go Local! Missouri Wine Tasting
event provided by the Missouri
Wine and Grape Board. Local
food from Mohamed’s Hummus, Bethlehem Bakery, Farm
to Market Bread Co. and Green
Dirt Farm Cheeses provided by
Whole Foods. Movies: Ground
Operations: Battlegrounds to
Farmfields, Kansas City Stories
and Coherence
Presented by
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Special Events
6:00pm-7:30pm Alamo
Sony Animator Stephan Franck
The Structure and Aesthetic
of Story with screening of The
Smurfs: Legend of Smurfy Hollow
9:30pm Haus
Go Local! After-Party. Complimentary food provided by Haus
Live music with Lauren Krum,
David Regnier and Mike Stover
Requires VIP, Gold or Silver
Pass
Friday
5:00pm-7:00pm Cinemark
VIP Reception sponsored by
Cooper’s Hawk Winery. VIP Pass Only
Gore Vidal: United States of
Amnesia with producer Chad
Troutwine
Ping Pong Summer preceded
by The Sidekick with Rob Benedict in attendance.
7:00pm Alamo
Cheatin’ with guest animator Bill
Plympton
9:30pm Phosphor Studio
Projected Animation After-Party.
Complimentary food and beverages. Requires VIP, Gold or
Silver Pass
Saturday
9:30am Unity Temple
Panel: Women Making Movies
Brunch
11:15am Unity Temple
Panel: Writer’s Pitch
1:00pm Unity Temple
Panel: KCVLAA Contracts for
Filmmakers and Ask the Experts
Presented by
SPECIAL EVENTS
1:00-3:00pm KCP&L Energy
Center
Bill Plympton Master Class in
Animation
1:30pm Unity Temple
Panel: Different Paths to Distribution
2:45pm-3:45pm Unity Temple
Panel: Working with SAG-AFTRA
Actors on Your Low Budget
Short and Feature Films
3:20pm-4:30pm Alamo
Sony Animator Stephan Franck
The Structure and Aesthetic
of Story with screening of The
Smurfs: Legend of Smurfy Hollow
5:00pm-7:30pm Alamo
Coonskin screening with Eddie
Bakshi and skype with Ralph
Bakshi
9:00pm-10:00pm Alamo
Awards show and reception
Sunday
3:00pm Cinemark
Stripped with John Glynn and
Lee Salem, moderated by Gene
Willis.
SPECIAL Event Locations
Unity Temple on the Plaza
707 West 47th Street
(816) 994-8009
unitytemple.com
KCP&L’s Energy Center
1200 Main
Phosphor Studio
1730 Broadway Blvd
(816) 659-3391
phosphorstudio.com
Haus
3044 Gillham Rd
(816) 931-8500
hauskc.com
kcfilmfest.org
45RPM
with the shorts Grisly Hand: Country Singles
and Tiny Horse: Ride
US/International Feature Narrative
A struggling artist seeks to connect to her deceased
father’s music by tracking down a rare copy of his
only cut on a 45 record. Drawing on Arkansas’
unique musical history like bluesman CeDell Davis,
rockabilly pioneer Joyce Green, and early garage
rockers, The Coachmen and The Spyders.
Directed by Juli Jackson. 97m
both screenings followed by Q&A with Juli
Jackson and Leighanna Rickman
American Arab
US/International Feature Documentary
In American Arab, Iraqi-born Director Usama
Alshaibi takes a hard look at the contradictions of
Arab identity in post 9/11 America, weaving his
own life’s journey and “coming-of-Arab” experiences into the life stories of several unique subjects.
From Chicago to small towns in Illinois and Iowa,
Usama explores the values, passions, and hopes
of his fellow Arab-Americans as he struggles to
make peace with the contradictions of his chosen
homeland.
Directed by Usama Alshaibi. 62m
kcfilmfest.org
Alive Inside
Curated Documentary
Sponsored by Deborah Shouse and Ron Zoglin with The Creativity Connection and Cathy
Runyan-Svacina
When Dan Cohen, a social worker, decides to bring
iPods to a nursing home, he’s surprised to find
many residents suffering from memory loss seem
to “awaken” when they are able to listen to music
from their past. With the help of Dr. Oliver Sacks,
they investigate the mysterious way music functions inside our brains and our lives and the power
it has to awaken deeply locked memories.
Directed by Michael Rossato-Bennett. 73m
the apostle (O ApÓstolo)
with the short La Noria (The Waterwheel)
Animation Feature Narrative
O Apóstolo follows the journey of a convict, Ramon,
who has escaped from jail and comes to a remote
mountain village, searching for a treasure hidden
there years before. What at first appears to be a deserted town in which only a few elderly people live
turns out to be a village surviving under a curse that
has existed for over 600 years. Ramon must find the
treasure, understand the events that are occurring
and escape with his life.
Directed by Fernando Cortizo. 80m Spain
oapostolo.com/en
FEATURE FILMS
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Big Significant Things
Cheatin’
Directed by Bryan Reisberg. 85m
www.bigsignificantthings.com
Directed by Bill Plympton. 76m
At 26-years-old, Craig (Harry Lloyd from Game of
Thrones) seems to be doing pretty well for himself.
He has job stability, a supportive family, and is about
to start a wonderful 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
road trip by yourself to the south? Part road comedy, part character study, Big Significant Things is a
look at a man attempting to hold off life-changing
decisions for however long as possible.
Coherence
Curated Feature
A mindbending puzzle that twists logical thought
to the breaking point. A group of friends gather on
the night a strange celestial object passes overhead, causing reality and relationships to fracture.
Directed by Jim Byrkit. 89m
In a fateful bumper car collision, Jake and Ella meet
and become the most loving couple in the long
history of Romance. But when a scheming “other”
woman drives a wedge of jealousy into their
perfect courtship, insecurity and hatred spell out
an untimely fate. With only the help of a disgraced
magician and his forbidden “soul machine,” Ella
takes the form of Jake’s numerous lovers, desperately fighting through malfunction and deceit as
they try to reclaim their destiny.
The Congress
Robin Wright gets an offer to sell her cinematic
identity. Once scanned and sampled, the studio
will be able to use her image however they like for
twenty years in exchange for lots of money and
the promise to keep her digital character young.
Twenty years later, Robin arrives as the guest of
honor at “The Futurist Congress” where the studio
announces the next phase in a chemically controlled cinematic dream world. Inspired by the
Stanislaw Lem novel “The Futurological Congress”,
and featuring Robin Wright, Harvey Keitel, Jon
Hamm, Danny Huston and Paul Giamatti.
Directed by Ari Folman. 122m
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Coonskin
Sometime and Someplace in The South, Randy
and his cellmate, Pappy, manage to escape from
prison. While waiting for his friends Sampson and
Preacherman to help with the getaway, Randy is
forced to listen to Pappy spin tales about three
guys and their adventures in Harlem, where they
go up against drug kingpins, racist cops and the
Mafia. This social commentary on a slice of urban
inner city life in the early 70’s and burlesque of
the African-American Experience is a modern-day
Song of the South, . As Bakshi has stated, “Coonskin ain’t Pro-Black, or Anti-White – it’s Anti-Idiot!”
Destination Planet Negro
Feature Narrative
The creator of C.S.A.: The Confederate States of
America and Jayhawkers concocts a new parody of
1950’s science-fiction films and social commentary.
In the 1930s, Black leaders including W.E.B. DuBois
and George Washington Carver kick off a secret plot
to solve the “Negro Problem” by way of a rocket
ship to Mars. Carrying a crew of three, the spacecraft heads to Mars, but vaults into a time warp. Its
brave scientists land in present-day America where
they confront such things as Black youth with sagging pants, rap music, and a Black President!
Directed by Ralph Bakshi. 89m
Directed by Kevin Willmott. 98m
www.planetnegro.com
Doomsdays
enemies in love
Dirty Fred and Bruho, convinced that dwindling petroleum resources will soon bring the modern world
to a halt, have dropped out of productive society,
choosing instead a life of free-wheeling vagabondage. As they trek across the Catskills, they break
into a series of vacation homes, holing up until they
either run out of food or are chased off. When they
run across a teenage boy and an aimless woman,
the dynamic of the group rapidly changes.
Peter von Roten was the offspring of an aristocratic,
conservative family of politicians. He fell in love
with an attractive law student and she fell for him,
despite their contrary moral and political convictions. For their marriage, Iris von Roten insisted that
full individuality of each partner in economic, professional and sexual matters must exist. The arguments of the pair are documented in an exchange
of around 1300 letters between 1943 and 1950.
Directed by Eddie Mullins. 90m
Directed by Werner Schweizer and Katja Früh.
111m Switzerland
Verliebte Feinde
with the short Genre Studies
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Ernest and Celestine
Deep below snowy, cobblestone streets, tucked
away in networks of winding, subterranean tunnels,
lives a civilization of hardworking mice, terrified of
the bears who live above ground. Unlike her fellow
mice, Celestine is an artist and a dreamer who
nearly ends up as breakfast for ursine troubadour
Ernest, but they form an unlikely bond. Their
friendship is put on trial by their respective bearfearing and mice-eating communities. Based on
the classic Belgian book series by Gabrielle Vincent.
Directed by Benjamin Renner, Vincent Patar,
and Stephane Aubier. 80m France (dubbed)
El Estudiante
Curated Feature
Sponsored by the Consualdo de Mexico
en Kansas City
After retiring to the beautiful Mexican town of
Guanajuato, a 70 year old decides to follow his
dreams and enroll at the university where he
stumbles upon a new generation and they are
bound together by the novel Don Quixote de la
Mancha.
Directed by Robert Girault. 95mt
3:30pm April 6 Plaza Library
The Final Member
Curated Documentary
Husavik, Iceland, a diminutive village on the fringe
of the Arctic Circle, boasts the world’s only museum devoted exclusively to painstakingly preserved
male genitalia. Founded and curated by Sigurður
“Siggi” Hjartarson, the Icelandic Phallological Museum houses four decades worth of mammalian
members, from a petite field mouse to the colossal sperm whale, and every “thing” in between.
Lamentably, Siggi’s collection lacks the holy grail of
phallic phantasmagoria: a human specimen.
Following the Ninth
In the Footsteps of Beethoven’s Final
Symphony
Curated Documentary
Following the Ninth follows the impact of Ludwig
van Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony on people’s lives
around the world.
Directed by Kerry Candaele. 78m
Directed by Jonah Bekhor and Zach Math. 90m
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For Serious
A Fragile Trust
with the shorts Full Time and Sizzled
In this satirical romantic comedy, a recently unemployed lawyer falls for an indie movie actress and
begins production on his first movie in hopes that
she will be his leading lady. He may lack a basic
understanding of film-making, but he does have
a flaky best friend, a professional video-gaming
brother, and a few months severance pay. A playful
riff on rom-coms and no-budget films.
Directed by John Sheehan. 85m
Plagiarism, Power, and Jayson Blair
at the New York Times
Jayson Blair is the most infamous serial plagiarist of
our time. He unleashed the massive scandal that
rocked the New York Times and the entire world of
journalism.
Directed by Samantha Grant. 77m
followed by Q&A with John Sheehan and
Andrew Gajkowki
frequencies (OXV: The Manual)
In a world where “Frequency” has been discovered,
a young boy (Isaac-Newton) and girl (Marie-Curie)
meet. A high frequency like Marie, is born lucky.
A low frequency like Zak, has every natural law
conspiring against him. Nature should ensure that
they never cross paths; yet they do. What they
discover will change everything they know about
their world and their destinies, forever.
Directed by Darren Paul Fisher. 105m Australia/
United Kingdom
both screenings followed by Q&A with Darren
Paul Fisher
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THE Galapagos Affair
Satan Came to Eden
Curated Documentary
Fleeing conventional society, a Berlin doctor and his
mistress start a new life on uninhabited Floreana Island. But after the international press sensationalizes
the exploits of the Galapagos’ “Adam and Eve”, others flock there – including a self-styled Swiss Family
Robinson and a gun-toting Viennese Baroness. Darwin meets Hitchcock in this fascinating documentary
portrait of a 1930s murder mystery as strange and
alluring as the famous archipelago itself.
Directed by Daniel Geller and Dayna Goldfine.
120m
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Gore Vidal
Ground Operations
Curated Documentary
No 20th century figure has had a more profound
effect on the worlds of literature, film, politics,
historical debate, and the culture wars than Gore
Vidal. Commentary by those who knew him best
blends with footage from Vidal’s legendary on-air
career and interviews with the man himself to
remind us why he will forever stand as one of the
most brilliant and fearless critics of our time.
US/International Short Documentary
America needs a million new farmers. Veterans
want the job!
The United States of Amnesia
Battlefields to Farmfields
Directed by Nicholas D. Wrathall. 83m
Directed by Dulanie Ellis. 41m
followed by Q&A with Dulanie Ellis, Tamara
Marler, and Alicia Ellingsworth
with the shorts collection Our Lives
followed by Q&A with Chad Troutwine
Guilty Til Proven Innocent
with the short Phoebe’s Birthday Cheeseburger
In 1987, Ohio state legislators introduced amendments declaring “Pit Bull” dogs inherently vicious
at birth, and requiring owners of such dogs to
comply with strict requirements, making it the only
state in the nation to single out a breed of dog as
dangerous. This film exposes the truth about these
laws, answering the tough questions relating to
dangerous dogs.
Directed by Jeff Theman. 95m
followed by Q&A with Jeff Theman and Ledy
Vankavage
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Heavy Traffic
Bakshi’s second major feature film mixes animation
and live-action to tell the story of Michael Corleone, a 24 year old Jewish-Italian cartoonist who
still lives at home with his bickering parents. Living
in an atmosphere of a tough, violent New York,
surrounded by variety of freaks, dopers and greasers, Michael channels the sordidness of his environment into his work. Complications arise when
his parents react in irrational ways to his exploits.
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If Night Comes
Heartland Feature Narrative
When the President announces that the Earth’s final
day is near, a filmmaker makes plans to document
the lives around him, but no amount of planning
could prepare him for the journey he’s about to
take. Connecting with total strangers and capturing
their personal struggles in the last moments, he is
forced to confront the dark cloud that has been
hanging over him. Originally seen as segments of
the Withered World web series, If Night Comes is
presented in its feature-length version.
Directed by Chris Bylsma. 82m
www.witheredworld.tv/category/ifnightcomes
followed by Q&A with Chris Bylsma
Love at a Certain Age
Gilbert Delgado just broke up with his on-againoff-again girlfriend of seven years. He’s single, 72
and on the prowl. As eccentric as he is stubborn,
divorced three times but still undeterred, he’s
unabashedly driven to find the love of his life. Set
in sunny Florida, Love at a Certain Age allows us a
rare glimpse into senior homes, fraternities, bars and
community centers. The stories in this film will affirm
intimacy, sex, and true love are not exclusive to the
young, and that life really does begin after 65.
Directed by Logan Hendricks. 95m
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Know How
Five foster care youth create and act in this fictional
drama based on their own lives. Addie struggles to
graduate from high school. Marie loses her grandmother. Megan copes with being taken from her
abusive family, while Eva works to be a mother to
her sister. Finally, there’s Austin, living on the street
with his brother, barely able to feed himself. Each
must decide to survive or fall victim to a broken
system.
Directed by Juan Carlos Pineiro Escoriaza.
106m
Persistence of Vision
with the short Cosmic Flower Unfolding
Curated Documentary
Striving to make the best animated film of all time,
visionary animator Richard Williams (Oscar-winning
animation director of Who Framed Roger Rabbit)
toiled for more than three decades on his masterpiece The Thief and the Cobbler, only to have
it torn from his hands. Featuring mind-blowing animation, rare archival footage, and exclusive interviews with key animators and artists who worked
with Williams on his ill-fated magnum opus.
Directed by Kevin Schreck. 83m
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Ping Pong Summer
Rich Hill
with the short The Sidekick
The year is 1985. Rad Miracle is a shy 13-year-old
white kid who’s obsessed with two things: ping
pong and hip hop. During his family’s annual summer vacation to Ocean City, Maryland, Rad makes
a new best friend, experiences his first real crush,
becomes the target of rich, racist local bullies, and
finds an unexpected mentor in his outcast nextdoor neighbor. .
Directed by Michael Tully. 92m
followed by Q&A with Rob Benedict (Sidekick)
Heartland Feature Documentary
Rich Hill, Missouri. Seventy miles south of Kansas
City, fifteen miles east of the Kansas border. Once
a thriving mining town, shortly after World War II,
the coal was gone – mined out. The town began
to die. Amidst the elm trees, farms and city parks,
you can see the homes that are little more than
tattered shacks. Inside there are families who persevere with limited resources and overwhelming
obstacles, dreaming of times of plenty while their
town literally decays around them.
Directed by Andrew Droz Palermo and Tracy
Droz Tragos. 93m
SlingShot
The Smurfs
Directed by Paul Lazarus. 97m
Special Event
When Brainy Smurf is favored to win the annual
Smurfberry Hunt for the ninth year in a row, Gutsy
Smurf sets out to discover how Brainy wins every
year. Gutsy’s investigation takes him into spooky
Smurfy Hollow and right into Gargamel’s trap! Can
Brainy and Gutsy, with the help of Smurfette, put
aside their rivalry before Gargamel captures them?Or
worse, they come face-to-face with the legend...
Inventor Dean Kamen (Segway Human Transporter) and his 15-year quest to solve the world’s
safe water crisis. Kamen is a modern hero. His
inventions, mostly medical devices, help people in
need and ease suffering. SlingShot is a film about
an indomitable man who just might have enough
passion, will, and innovative thinking to create a
solution for the planet’s biggest challenge.
followed by Q&A with producer Barry Opper
followed by Q&A with Barry Opper and Paul
Lazarus
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Legend of Smurfy Hollow
Directed by Stephan Franck. 22m
followed by Q&A with Stephan Franck
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Space Is The Place
StRIPPED
with the short Solar Flare
Science fiction, blaxploitation, cosmic free-jazz and
radical race politics combine when Sun Ra returns to
earth in his music-powered space ship to battle for
the future of the black race and offer an “alter-destiny” to those who would join him. An homage to the
low-budget science fiction films of the 50s and 60s,
Space is the Place is a visual embodiment of Sun
Ra’s Afro-Egyptian myth of salvation in outer space,
climaxing in a live performance by one of the most
innovative and profound groups in jazz history.
Directed by John Coney. 85m
The Sublime and Beautiful
Heartland Feature Narrative
David Conrad seems to be living the American
dream – a nice house, good job and loving family – but something is not quite right. When a
stranger’s actions sideswipe his life, David’s grief,
guilt, and growing obsession send him into a hellish spiral, threatening him with the loss of everything he had but never truly valued.
Directed by Blake Robbins. 86m
followed by Q&A with Blake Robbins
Curated Documentary
This film sits down with over 60 of the world’s
best cartoonists to talk about comic strips, where
the art form’s going, and what happens to it as
newspapers die and digital takes off. Featuring the
first-ever recorded interview with Bill Watterson
of Calvin & Hobbes, along with the creators of
The Oatmeal, Garfield, Cathy, For Better or For
Worse, Luann, FoxTrot, and Kansas City’s own John
Glynn and Lee Salem of Universal Uclick/Andrews
McMeel Universal.
Directed by Dave Kellett & Frederick Schroeder
followed by Q&A with John Glynn & Lee Salem
The Suicide Shop
Le Magasin de Suicides
French Movie Night sponsored by the Alliance
Française
A shop that sells all the accoutrements for the
perfect suicide prospers in all its bleak misery, until
it encounters joie de vivre of the younger son,
Alan. What will become of the Suicide Shop in the
face of Alan’s relentless good cheer, optimism, and
determination to make the customers smile?
Directed by Patrice Leconte. 85m France,
Canada, Belgium (in French)
www.lemagasindessuicides.com
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The American Association of University Women-Kansas City, Kansas City Women in
Film and Television, and Kansas City FilmFest present a special benefit screening for
Dollars for Scholars and Girls Leading Our World, Inc.
Wadjda is a beautiful example
of the power of storytelling and
the universal desire of young
women to shape and contribute
to the world around them.
It has won 18 awards and
17 nominations, nationally
and internationally.
Special Guests
Special Benefit Screening
KCTV-5’s Carolyn Long
Producer Sharon Liese
Friday, April 11
Cinemark Palace
5:30pm reception with wine,
hors d’oeuvres and beverages
6:30pm screening
8:15pm panel discussion
Tickets $22
Preceded by the short film Selfie, produced by Sharon Liese of Kansas City
Wadjda Discussion Panel
Carolyn Long
KCTV-5
Tamara Falicov
Moderator
Sharon Liese
Producer of Selfie
Mahnez Shabbir
Shabbir Advisors
LaVeeda Simmons
GLOW
Annie Walsh
KCWIFT
Winnie Weinrich
AAUW-KC
Purchase tickets online at kcfilmfest.org
A special ‘Thank you” to the United Nations- Greater Kansas City for contributing to the Wadjda event!
Wadjda
a Will for the Woods
with the short Selfie
with the short The Immortalizer
Benefit Screening (Tickets $22)
In the conservative world of Saudi Arabia, Wadjda
is fun loving, entrepreneurial, and always pushing
the boundaries of what she can get away with.
After a fight with her friend Abdullah, a neighborhood boy she shouldn’t be playing with, Wadjda
sees a bicycle for sale. She wants the bicycle so that
she can beat Abdullah in a race, but her mother
won’t allow it, fearing repercussions from a society
that sees bicycles as dangerous to a girl’s virtue...
so Wadjda decides to raise the money herself.
What if our “last act” could be a gift to the planet?
A force for regeneration? Musician, folk dancer,
and psychiatrist Clark Wang prepares for his own
green burial, determined that his final resting place
will benefit the earth.
Directed by Amy Brown. 93m
Directed by Haifaa al-Mansour. 98m
followed by Q&A panel discussion
Withered World
Web Series
An anthology film told through different filmmakers set on the last day on Earth.
Directed by Bryce Young. 120m
www.witheredworld.tv
Presented by
Wizards
In a post apocalyptic future, a pint-size wizard
named Avatar must save the world from a band of
fascist mutants controlled by his evil twin brother,
Blackwolf. Aiding him are the beautiful Fairy princess Elinore, hot-blooded warrior elf Weehawk, and
Peace, a misunderstood robot rebelling against his
Blackwolf-controlled programming. A bizarre and
psychedelic meditation on magic vs. technology.
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CREDITS
Board of directors
Chair–David R. Barnard,Attorney, Lathrop
& Gage
Vice Chair–Rich Ambler, Filmmaker,
Ambler Films
Vice Chair–Matt Antrim, Filmmaker/
Producer T2
Treasurer–Patrick Amey, CFA, KHC Wealth
Management
Secretary–Nadine Mummaw, President,
CinemaKC
Val Anderson, Producer/Outpost
Dennis Fallon, Filmmaker
Katherine Hollar, Chief Marketing Officer,
Lathrop & Gage
Robert Hubbard, Filmmaker, Writer
Kevin Mullin, UMKC, Communication
Studies Dept
Barbara Noble, Reel Spirit Young
Filmmakers
Nita Norris, KCP&L
Cathy Runyan-Svacina, Women in Film
and TV - KC
Bobby Thompson, Photographer,
Filmmaker
Gene Willis, Director of Marketing,
Andrews McMeel Universal/Universal
Uclick
Advisory Board
Fred Andrews, Founder
Mitch Brian, Screenwriter
Patrick Clancy, Kansas City Art Institute,
Chair of Photography/New Media
Department
Walter Coppage, Actor
Michelle Davidson, Actor/Writer/Producer
Janet Fisher, Foriegn Language Educator
Abbe Feitelberg, Jackson County, County
Counselors Office
Jerry Harrington, Tivoli Cinemas, Owner
Peter Jasso, Director, Kansas Film
Commission
Ann McFerrin, Archivist
Jon McGraw, Sister Cities Association of
Kansas City; Buttonwood Financial
Group; Buttonwood Art Space
John Nierenberger, Director, Screenwriter,
Author
Dr. Tom Poe, Past Jubilee Board Chair;
UMKC, Communication Studies
Jerry Rapp, Filmmaker
Patrick Rea, Writer/Director
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Butch Rigby, Screenland Theaters
Teri Rogers Film Commission of Greater
Kansas City; T2 + Back Alley Films
John Shipp, Globe Cinemas
Halli Vrooman, Writer, Grant Writer
Geoffrey Westra, Screenland Theatres
Kevin Wilmott, Screenwriter/Director/
Actor/KU Professor
Maggie Wood, Writer, Community
Volunteer
Gregory K. Wu, Attorney, Shook, Hardy
& Bacon
International Board
Andy Anderson, Writer, Producer, Director,
Anderson Film
Tony Bifano, CineFilm Lab (Atlanta)
Meaghan Brander, Film Circuit, Toronto
International Film Festival (Toronto)
Skizz Cyzyk, Filmmaker, Writer, Musician,
(Baltimore)
Julie Corman, Producer (LA)
Lee Daniel, Cinematographer
Gordy Hoffman, Screenwriter, BlueCat
Screenplay Competition
James McKee, Earwax, Sound Design (SF)
Steve Montal, Festival Consultant; San
Diego State University
Rob Nilsson, Director, Screenwriter (SF)
Esther Robinson, Producer, Director (NY)
Mark Stolaroff, Director, No Budget Film
School (LA)
Tara Veneruso, Screenwriter, Director,
Editor; Flaming Angel Films
Lois Vossen, Producer. Independent Lens,
ITVS (SF)
Mike White, Projection Booth ( MI)
Donors & special thanks
Andrews-McMeel
Barbara Noble
Dave Barnard
BIAO Skin Care
Butch Rigby
Cathy Runyan-Svacina
Jim Lohr
CinemaKC, Inc.
Deborah Shouse and Ron Zoglin, The Creativity Connection
Geoffrey Westra
Hammerpress
John Shipp
CREDITS
Scott & Nadine Mummaw
Screenland Theaters - Amour
Screenland Theaters - Crown Center
Velvet Creme Popcorn
Geoffrey Westra
Greg Wu
key staff
Veronica Elliott Loncar, Executive Director
Morgan Elyse Christensen, Volunteer
Coordinator, Cinemark
Karen Igla, Volunteer Coordinator, Alamo
Jordan Williams, Assistant Volunteer
Coordinator, Alamo
Brittany Melugin, Assistant Volunteer
Robert Hubbard, Lead Programmer
Cathy Runyan-Svacina, Lead Programmer
Chris Swartz, Technical Coordinator
Wanda Hartter, Hospitality Coordinator
Bryan Colley, Program Book Graphic
Design
Nita Norris, Graphic Designer
Liz Fornango, Operations Coordinator
Callie Lockhart, Box Office Manager
Lona Moody, Programming Assistant
Cassidy Hatchette, Hospitality
Rose Shriver, Social Media Coordinator
Cara Winkley, Social Media Coordinator
Larry Levenson, Photographer
Drew Burbridge, Digital Media Team
Ben Riggin, Digital Media Team
Coordinator, Alamo
Evan Tedlock, Hospitality Animation
programming committee
Gary Baker
Stuart Bury
Bryan Colley
Walter Coppage
Andrea Ellis
Beth Folmer
Kristin Gritt
Sarah Haas
Nathan Halstead
Wanda Hartter
Robert Hubbard
Jim McCullough
Ann McFerrin
Lona Moody
Kevin Mullin
Nadine Mummaw
Patricia Nelson
Deborah Shouse
Eric Steck
Cathy RunyanSvacina
Mary Taylor
Bobby Thompson
Gene Willis
Mike White
Maggie Wood
Sandy Woodson
Ron Zoglin
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Short Film Index
The 5-Minute Goodbye.....................18
Afronauts...............................................11
Alfred Jarry and ‘Pataphysics............17
All the World’s a Stage.......................18
As We Get Older..................................17
Bird and Fish.........................................12
Bird Doggin’!.........................................13
Blood of Me..........................................18
Blue.........................................................13
Bodies In Irreversible Detriment.......12
CARE.......................................................17
A Cautionary Tail..................................12
The Changing Same...........................11
The Choice............................................15
Clowns & Robbers...............................15
Coming Out..........................................12
Cosmic Flower Unfolding............23, 43
Cowboys................................................21
Cowpokes Livin’ on the Edge...........23
Cuerdas (Strings)..................................13
Dogonauts: Enemy Line.....................12
Drive-ins Driven Out?.........................21
Eideann..................................................13
Enraizado (Rooted).............................12
Fallt..........................................................12
The Family Business.............................15
Fatal Vittles............................................12
French Words........................................17
Fucking Tøs (Damn Girl).....................19
Full-Time.........................................23, 39
Genre Studies................................23, 35
Golden....................................................15
Golden Chain........................................11
A Goldfish Documentary...................21
Good Conduct......................................18
A Good Match......................................18
The Green Dress..................................11
Grisly Hand: Country Singles.....23, 31
Ground Operations: Battlefields to Farmfields.....................21, 28, 41
Guinea Pigs...........................................15
Gus and his Dirty Dead Dad.............15
Half Sour................................................21
High Bid.................................................18
High Stakes............................................18
High Tide...............................................13
HOLD ON..............................................17
HOME.....................................................19
The Hourglass Figure..........................18
Humanexus...........................................13
I Do..........................................................18
I Never Said I Wasn’t Happy.............21
The Icarus 1...........................................18
If We Were Adults................................12
The Immortalizer..........................23, 49
Kill Em All...............................................18
The Last 40 Miles.................................12
level.........................................................17
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Little Africa.............................................15
Love Sick Lonnie..................................15
Mae’s Journal........................................11
Mahi........................................................18
Manifest..................................................17
Martini Lunch........................................19
Mia...........................................................12
Miss Todd...............................................12
The Missing Scarf.................................13
Monkey Rag..........................................13
Mono No Aware (part 1)...................17
Mouth Breather....................................15
Move Mountain....................................13
Mr. Chavan............................................15
Murder Trust..........................................19
The Name You Trust in Good
Family Fun.......................................11
The New Life of Kansas City’s
Lost Landmark...............................19
Nighty Night.........................................18
No Matter How Far..............................19
The No Name Painting Association......................................21
La Noria (The Waterwheel)........23, 31
One Man’s Trash...................................18
Only Solomon Lee...............................12
The Pamplemousse.............................19
Phoebe’s Birthday Cheesburger.......23
Photos in the Wind:
A Joplin Tornado Story................21
Pop Tarts................................................18
Quality of Life........................................18
Quiescence Interrupted...
Adumbrate.....................................11
Reifying Desire 3..................................11
Requiem for Romance........................13
Research.................................................23
Return to the World of Dance..........17
Road Head............................................18
Scarlett Garnet......................................19
The Scenes............................................21
Sebastian................................................13
The Secret Story of Toys.....................19
Selfie..........................................23, 25, 49
The Series..............................................23
The Sidekick..................... 15, 23, 28, 45
Sizzled.............................................23, 39
Small Talk................................................15
Smoke Break.........................................23
The Smurfs: Legend of Smurfy Hollow...................28, 45
Social Learning Theory.......................19
Solar Flare.......................................23, 47
Song of Earth and Folk.......................11
Spacegirl Battle 2121..........................12
Split Ends, I Feel Wonderful..............11
State of the Union................................18
Still Jammin’...........................................19
FILM INDEX
Straight Down Low..............................15
T Minus Two..........................................11
A Tangled Tale.......................................13
Tears at Dawn.......................................17
There Is No God and We All
Die Alone........................................19
Tiny Horse: Ride............................23, 31
The Trumpet Player.............................19
Une balade à la mer...........................12
Unplugged............................................13
Virtuos Virtuell......................................17
We Are Somebody..............................19
What Cheer?.........................................15
What Kind of Man................................17
Feature Film Index
45RPM....................................................31
Alive Inside............................................31
American Arab.....................................31
The Apostle (O Apóstolo)..................31
Big Significant Things..........................33
Cheatin’...........................................28, 33
Coherence.............................................33
The Congress........................................33
Coonskin.........................................28, 35
Destination Planet Negro..................35
Doomsdays...........................................35
Enemies in Love (Verliebte Feinde)..........................35
Ernest and Celestine...........................37
El Estudiante..........................................37
The Final Member...............................37
Following the Ninth.............................37
For Serious.............................................39
A Fragile Trust.......................................39
Frequencies (OXV: The Manual)......39
The Galapagos Affair..........................39
Gore Vidal: The United States of Amnesia...............................28, 41
Guilty Until Proven Innocent......28, 41
Heavy Traffic..........................................41
If Night Comes.....................................43
Know How.............................................43
Love at a Certain Age.........................43
Persistence of Vision...........................43
Ping Pong Summer......................28, 45
Rich Hill...................................................45
Slingshot................................................45
Space is the Place................................47
Stripped...........................................28, 47
The Sublime and Beautiful................47
The Suicide Shop (Le Magasin de Suicides)...........47
Wadjda...................................................49
A Will for the Woods..........................49
Withered World....................................49
Wizards...................................................49
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