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April 9-26, 2015
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FILM FANS & FILMMAKERS!
It is with great pleasure that I officially welcome you
to this extraordinary film festival, one of our city’s
most exciting signature events. This year’s Festival
features films from 22 different countries, filmmaker
meet and greets, panel discussions, workshops in
area schools, and live music. Come out and enjoy
ground breaking narrative features, dramatic and
comedy shorts, cutting edge documentaries, and
more along the downtown streetcar route through
our vibrant, renewed central city. Prepare to be
startled, delighted, and moved by some of the
best independent films out there. Wishing you all
a memorable Festival experience, and enjoy your
new streetcar!
You can purchase one of the following
passes or opt for single admission tickets
to any Festival screening or special event.
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screenings and special events. Present
your pass at the door for admission.
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$25 Attend any five screenings of your
choice. Present your pass at the door for
admission. Your Saver pass can only be
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Steve Farley
Honorary Chair
Single Tickets
$8 admission for one evening screening.
$6 admission for one matinee or late
night screening.
$6 admission for seniors, students
and military for one screening (except
Opening Night).
$10 single admission for Opening Night
Celebration and screening. Tickets
available at The Rialto Theatre box-office.
Senator Steve Farley, public artist and creator of the
Broadway Underpass Murals, is also a long time film lover.
He taught video production for the Williams College art
department after he graduated. He is currently working
on an independent film with Frederick Marx, director of
Hoop Dreams, a movie that was named best film of the
1990’s by Roger Ebert.
Advance single tickets can be purchased
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or at The Screening Room box office one
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MANY BONES,
What began as a small ritual of mourning has become a ceremony to honor the dead for an entire community
MANY BONES, ONE HEART
ONE HEART
“When I first observed the All Souls Procession, the jubilant, costumed participants, and the
cacophony of sounds were delightful. But it was the shrines and photographs created by folks to
honor their beloved dead that moved me to begin creating a documentary. Since 2010, I have
devoted most of my time to producing the film, in hopes of revealing the healing power of giving
creative voice to grief, aiming to portray the nourishing compassion cultivated when we share our
deepest sorrows—aSMALLWHEEL
regenerating
grace
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in the
profound
earth of
suffering
common to all who
FILMS PRESENTS
“MANY
BONES
ONE HEART”
A NEW DOCUMENTARY
BY LESLIE
ANN EPPERSON
have ever loved and lost.”DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY MARTIN RUBIO WITH COOPER JAMES AND JACOB SUTTON
ORIGINAL MUSIC BY THE MISSING PARTS
—Leslie Ann Epperson, director of. Many
Bones, One Heart
WWW.MANYBONESONEHEART.COM
With support from Access Tucson, The Southwestern Foundation for Education and Historical Preservation, Tucson Pima Arts Council, and Individual Donors.
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7pm
CRIME DRAMA
Big Muddy
Jefferson Moneo, Canada, 2014,
104 min.
In an outlaw tale played out
as a modern day murder
ballad, Martha Barlow must
come to terms with her dark
past after her teenage son
commits a horrible crime. On
the run to survive, she must
dodge her sociopathic former
flame and attempt to reconcile
with her son’s dangerous and
long forgotten father in order
to protect her estranged family.
$8 admission
Home of the Arizona
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Friday, April 10
9:30pm DRAMATIC SHORTS $6 admission
Artemis Falls
Eliza McNitt, USA, 2014, 7 min.
Commanding the most ambitious
space launch to date, Aiden
Collins has eight-and-a-half
minutes to maneuver Artemis
into orbit on man’s first solo
mission to the moon.
Harakiri
Adrian Heinrich, Germany, 2014,
17 min.
Awakening in a white room,
Henry is confronted by a
mysterious man in black about
a long forgotten secret.
Hollow Road Drew Pautz, United Kingdom,
2014, 17 min.
When a dangerous hitchhiker
disrupts a family’s drive to their
remote cottage, the young son is
confused by his parents’ conflicting
reactions. He sneaks back into the
woods to find the lone traveler.
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Lay In Wait
Jonathan Ade, USA, 2014, 25 min.
Maggie and her extramarital lover
Robert are driving home from
their secret camping trip when
Maggie realizes her wedding ring
is lost. The couple returns to the
forest in a desperate search for
the symbol of Maggie’s matrimony.
Patient 39
Dan Clifton, United Kingdom,
2014, 15 min.
When a soldier known only as
Patient 39 awakes from a coma
with no memory, the search
begins for his identity and past.
Saturday, April 11
The Screening Room
12pm
2pm
4pm
Many Bones,
One Heart
Hope For Steve
Leslie Epperson, USA, 2015, 80 min.
Matt Moore/Sarah Spicer, USA,
2014, 70 min.
Run Free - The True
Story of Caballo Blanco
Tucson, Arizona is home to the
All Souls Procession, a yearly
costumed parade honoring the
dead. Once small, the Procession
now hosts some 100,000
participants. The event brings
people together to share in their
sorrows by giving a creative voice
to grief. The film portrays the
regenerative power that results
from this collective cultural
tradition.
Recently diagnosed with ALS,
28 year-old Steve and his wife
Hope hit the road to see the
country, meeting musicians
Michael Franti, Garath Asher,
and Dave Matthews along the
way. As his disease progresses,
Steve struggles to find joy in an
ever-limited life. Through support
from each other, their Atlanta
community, and Facebook
followers, the couple endures.
Artist-organizers Nadia Hagen
and Paul Weir, along with
other participants, share their
experiences with planning and
participating in the Procession.
Because of the event’s popularity,
one struggle they face is
preserving the integrity of the
grassroots event by keeping it
free, peaceful, and imaginative.
preceded by
COMMUNITY
INSPIRATION
Perpetual Ed
Max Good, USA, 2014, 5 min.
An eccentric musician faces his
imminent death with cynicism,
humor, and defiance.
$6 admission
$6 admission
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CULTURE
Sterling Noren, USA, 2015, 92 min.
Micah True (Caballo Blanco, or
the White Horse) is an American
ultra runner who helped the
Tarahumara Indians of Mexico
preserve their traditional running
culture by creating a 50-mile
ultra marathon, which combines
aspects of traditional Tarahumara
running with the ideology of
modern ultra running.
$6 admission
The Screening Room
7pm
FAMILY DRAMA
Girl on the Edge
Jay Silverman, USA, 2014,
105 min.
Based on a true story, this
drama follows the life of a
young girl struggling with the
aftermath of a traumatic event.
Her behaviors turn destructive,
causing her family to suffer.
She is sent to find health and
empowerment at
The Maheo Academy,
a residential treatment
center that specializes in
unconventional techniques
such as equine therapy and
social horticultural therapy.
Screenplay by Joey Curtis
(who co-wrote Blue Valentine),
Girl on the Edge stars Taylor
Spreitler, Gil Bellows, Peter
Coyote, Mackenzie Phillips
and the late Elizabeth Peña.
$8 admission
Saturday, April 11
9:30pm COMEDY SHORTS $6 admission
A Teenage Drama
Phillip Davis, USA, 2014, 18 min.
After a humiliating breakup, a
depressed teenager decides to
kill himself. Unfortunately, the art
of death proves as difficult as the
art of love.
Gangland: Book Clubs
Joe Heslinga/Mike Wagstaffe,
USA, 2015, 8 min. With an insatiable craving
for literature and academic
discussion, the fierce mothers
and housewives of Lit Ladies will
stop at nothing to be the most
powerful book club in the country.
Hen Party
Keir Burrows, United Kingdom,
2014, 19 min.
Reluctant wife-to-be Ella is
celebrating her bachelorette
party. Jaz, Kat, and Chloe have
booked a Chipper Stripper (in
full NYPD uniform) to send her
off in style. What could possibly
go wrong?
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I’m Doyle Spitz!
Carr Cavender, USA, 2014, 3 min.
A professional killer sneaks into
a rich man’s house to do what
he does best. Interrupted as he
tries to clean up the evidence, he
realizes life might be a lot easier
if he actually is Doyle Spitz.
Misconception
Arthur Egeli, USA, 2014, 14 min.
A lesbian couple finds the perfect
sperm donor for their child.
Natural Insemination
Crosby Selander, USA, 2015, 17 min.
A romantic farce about a
happily married couple and the
increasingly desperate measures
they take to get pregnant.
Open 24 Hours Henry Chaisson, USA, 2015, 7 min.
A contract killer gets more than
he bargained for after a pit stop
at the convenience store.
Sunday, April 12
EDUCATION
At-Risk Summer e.E. Charlton-Trujillo, USA, 2014,
96 min.
In 2013, e.E. Charlton-Trujillo
embarked on a book tour for her
third novel, Fat Angie. Driving
cross-country to inspire youth on
the fringe, she held free workshops in libraries, alternative
education programs, and prisons.
Charlton-Trujillo showed kids and
teens how to use their words and
storytelling abilities to face their
fears, embrace their imagination,
and resist being counted out.
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4pm
2pm
12pm
$6 admission
The Screening Room
FARM LABOR
Food Chains
Sanjay Rawal, USA, 2014, 80 min.
An intrepid group of Florida
farmworkers battle to defeat the
$4 trillion global supermarket
industry through their ingenious
Fair Food program, which partners
with growers and retailers to
improve working conditions for
farm laborers in the United States.
Follow tomato-picking agricultural
workers in Immokalee, Florida
struggling to make a penny more
per pound and live in dignity.
$6 admission
ART POWER
Hear Me, See Me
Jonathan VanBallenberghe, USA,
2014, 52 min.
Blind and deaf students begin
to realize that their words and
ideas have meaning and power
beyond themselves. They seize
the opportunity to engage in a
collaborative process of bringing
their original stories to life through
a multi-sensory stage show.
Stories that Soar!, a children’s
theater company, will perform
before the screening.
$6 admission
FESTIVAL STOPS
The Screening Room
127 East Congress
Elliott’s on Congress
135 East Congress
On A Roll
63 East Congress Street
The Rialto Theatre
318 East Congress Street
Hotel Congress
311 East Congress
The Shanty
401 East 9th St.
Connect
33 South 5th Avenue
La Fashionista
45 South 6th Avenue
Unplugged
118 East Congress Street
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The Screening Room
6pm
MYSTERY
Sunny in the Dark
Courtney Ware, USA, 2015,
93 min.
A reclusive family therapist
craving solitude moves into
a new downtown loft and
discovers that he is not the
only person living in the space.
Sunny, a homeless person
living in the crawlspace above,
watches the therapist’s every
move in order to survive.
$6 admission
With Filmmakers
Join Jay Silverman (Girl on
the Edge) and Jefferson
Moneo (Big Muddy) in a
lively discussion at
Connect, 33 S. 5th Ave.
on Sunday, April 12, 11am.
Sunday, April 12
8pm GLOBAL SHORTS
Dario
Hannah Moon, Australia, 2014,
15 min.
Megan’s got what she thought
she wanted: a hot surfer
boyfriend and a chance to
reinvent herself over the
summer. But who’s the weird kid
who keeps crashing her party?
And how long can she get away
with ignoring him?
Route Canal
Joe Ferrera, United Kingdom,
2014, 27 min.
Dentist and single mother
Caroline attempts to persuade
her patient, a local deli owner,
to pretend to be her young
son’s father so that she can get
the toddler into a top London
nursery.
Hosted by Independent Film
Arizona.
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$6 admission
Scrabble Cristian Sulser, Switzerland,
2014, 12 min.
A weekly Scrabble game
presents unexpected
opportunities. Is it possible that
a few simple letters could bring
Theo’s dark fantasies to reality?
Could a word determine fate?
Is it possible to murder Barbara?
Viking
Sam Callis/Ben Callis, United
Kingdom, 2014, 23 min.
After twenty-five years, Cathy
returns home to confront her
abusive father, but it’s too late.
He’s dead. Seeking justice,
she commits to a darkly comic
revenge that fails to give her
closure but provides the sweet
childhood reunion she needs.
Monday, April 13
6pm
MUSIC
The Record Man
Mark Moormann, USA, 2015,
107 min.
Before there was a music
business there was Henry
Stone, “The Record Man.”He
started distributing records
out of his ‘48 Packard and
later established TK Records,
the largest independent
label of the 1970’s. His funky
chart-topping family of artists,
including KC and the Sunshine
Band, led to the original Miami
Sound and the birth of disco.
When his empire collapsed,
Henry didn’t miss a beat and
launched Miami Freestyle.
Through photographs and
footage capturing a forgotten
history, this film traces the
dramatic arc of the record
business from inception
through the digital age.
The Screening Room
8:15pm DRAMATIC SHORTS $6 admission
Falling To Pieces Chris Connolly, USA, 2015, 18 min.
When a young widow seeks out
the recipients of her husband’s
organs, each meeting proves
more disastrous than the last.
In The Blind
Davis Hall, USA, 2014, 17 min.
A duck blind is a place of
concealment, but for two
estranged brothers brought
together by their father’s suicide,
too much is revealed.
Mother & Brother
Dustin Cook, USA, 2014, 17 min.
A window into the lives of two
brothers burdened with the care
of their abusive mother. On his
wedding day, the younger brother
chooses to confront the guilt
haunting their lives and carry a
new burden alone.
$6 admission
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Moving Day
Samuel Z. P. Thomas, USA, 2014,
18 min.
Carrie’s illness has come back
strong, and now she and Pete
are separating. Her friends are
confused and blame Pete, but are
breakups ever that simple? On
moving day, everyone struggles
with this decision to part ways.
The Anniversary Henry Chaisson, USA, 2014, 8 min.
Two troubled parents struggle with
their distant teenage daughter.
The Screening Room
Tuesday, April 14
Pie anyone?
6pm SHORT DOCS $6 admission
Bread or Blood Jack Chapman, USA, 2014, 21 min.
A different kind of road movie
that carries the viewer on a
journey along rails and rivers,
following the route across the
United States taken by Kelly’s
Army in 1894.
I Thought I Told You
To Shut Up!!
Charlie Tyrell, Canada, 2015, 13 min.
In 1977, David Boswell created
comic book anti-hero Reid
Fleming, The World’s Toughest
Milkman. Thirty years later, the
big screen Hollywood adaptation
remains in limbo.
KERS
Alexia Salingaros, USA, 2014, 5 min.
A teenage graffiti artist
struggles being a woman in
a predominantly male art
community.
Mend and Make Do
Bexie Bush, United Kingdom,
2014, 8 min.
Would you like a cup of tea?
Come and take a seat in Lyn’s
cozy front room, hear her story
of wartime love, and watch as
her belongings come alive.
Pie Lady of Pie Town
Jane Rosemont, USA, 2014, 29 min.
Kathy Knapp left her charmed,
privileged life in Dallas to bake
pie and find her center in dusty
Pie Town, New Mexico. Through
her physical and emotional
journey, she finds peace and
brings a ghost town to life.
Let Them Eat Pie!
Join us on Tuesday, April 14, 8pm
(following Pie Lady of Pie Town) at
Hotel Congress for a fun-filled and
delicious Pie Party & Contest. Pies
from downtown restaurants will be
judged by the Pie Lady herself!
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8pm
CULTURE
Omo Child: The
River and the Bush
John Rowe, USA, 2014, 89 min.
(In Kara, Amharic, English with
English subtitles)
For generations, people in the
Ethiopian Omo Valley believed
some children brought
disease, drought, and death to
the tribe. These children were
killed. Lale Labukowas was 15
years old when he saw one
of these children killed. This
film follows Lale’s journey to
change this ancient practice.
preceded by
Power
Jeanny Gering, Germany, 2014,
20 min.
A survivor of rape, Debi Steven
is a martial arts champion
dedicated to teaching self
defense to girls around the
world.
$8 admission
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Wednesday, April 15
8pm ARIZONA SHORTS $6 admission
LIFE’S A BITCH
Diamond Tongues
Brian Robertson/PavanMoondi,
Canada, 2014, 98 min.
Edith Welland dreams of being
a successful actress but just
can’t seem to make it happen.
Things get worse when her
ex-boyfriend takes up acting on
a whim and immediately snags
a leading role. Edith can’t figure
out what she’s doing wrong.
preceded by
I Was a Teenage Girl,
Apparently
Lyn Elliot/Nina Frenkel, USA,
2015, 6 min.
In this animated film, a woman
finds the diary she kept as a
teenager. She travels back in
time to try to talk some sense
into her teenage self.
“Drift” - The Need
For Speed
Jorge Arredondo, USA, 2014, 11 min.
Raul Paramo is a young man
whose passion for cars and
driving at high speeds leads him
to the world of drifting. He must
overcome the dangers of this
intense sport.
Fish Hook Nickolas Duarte, USA, 2014, 12 min.
A young man struggles with a
cycle of abuse, internal conflict,
and a murky sense of morals.
Flight Fright
James Politano, USA, 2015, 6 min.
A nervous airline passenger
starts to see strange things after
taking medicine.
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Kitty
Stephanie Lucas/Josh Kasselman,
USA, 2015, 7 min.
Tensions rise on a young Japanese
couple’s trip as they discuss the
cat sitter at home.
The Ghosts of Light
Donald Milne, USA, 2014, 10 min.
A missing astronomer
mysteriously reappears a year
later at his observatory.
The Fair Victoria Rincon, USA, 2014, 12 min.
While his wife is out of town,
health inspector Clint has a brief
encounter with a mysterious girl.
Hiding his actions from his wife, he
spirals into adulterous territory.
Thrasherland
Joshua Provost, USA, 2015, 11 min.
When his sister falls ill and his
mom calls off the family vacation,
Carpenter must decide whether
to sit it out or go it alone.
Thursday, April 16
The Screening Room
7:30pm
6pm
POLITICAL
THRILLER
A BerniKövet 9:30pm
MUSIC
The Poet of Havana
Ron Chapman, Canada, 2014,
100 min.
(The Ambassador to Bern)
Attila Szász, Hungary, 2014, 76 min. Enter the world of internationally
(In Hungarian with English subtitles) renowned Cuban musician
Carlos Varela as he celebrates
his 30th anniversary of poignant
Based on a true story, this
performances. Discover his
political thriller chronicles the
cultural, political, and social
day of August 16, 1958 when two
significance. Follow his struggle
Hungarian immigrants break
for individual freedom and his
into the Swiss embassy and
efforts to build bridges between
take the ambassador hostage.
Cuba, the United States,
Outside, Swiss police surround
disenfranchised Cubans, and the
the building, and protesters
people of the world.
demonstrate in the streets.
$6 admission
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Filmed in Havana, with unique
access, exclusive interviews,
stunning concert footage, and
insider back-stage moments,
Varela is joined by his friends
and international stars: Jackson
Browne, Benicio del Toro, Ivan
Lins, Luis Enrique, Juan and
Samuel Formel, Diana Fuentes,
X Alfonso, Alexander Abreu, and
many more.
$8 admission
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COMMUNITY
Mousse
John Hellberg, Sweden, 2014,
40 min.
(In Swedish with English subtitles)
During the year’s biggest horse
race event, the betting center is
a small tobacco shop. Mousse is
a man of pride and principles but
is fed up with living as a secondclass citizen. This looks like his
opportunity to score some
fast cash.
preceded by
Bis Gleich
(Till Then)
Benjamin Wolf, Germany/USA,
2014, 21 min.
(In German with English subtitles)
Albert and Marta live across the
street from one another. Every
day at 9am, the two neighbors
watch the world from their
windows. One morning, the clock
strikes nine, but there is no sign
of Albert.
$6 admission
The Screening Room
6pm
MOVIE PALACE
Paradiso
Friday, April 17
7:30pm
SISTERHOOD
Birds of Neptune
Omar A. Razzak, Spain, 2014, 73 min. Steven Richter, USA, 2015, 97 min.
(In Spanish with English subtitles)
For Rachel, growing up requires
The Duque de Alba is the last
letting go of the haunting
adult movie theater remaining
memory of her deceased
in Madrid. The projectionist
parents, the influence of her
Rafael works hard every day in
older sister Mona, and the
order to keep the place tidy and
masking of long buried secrets
functional. Not much happens in and inherited spiritual practices.
this requiem for the last X-rated
While her sister finds selfcinema house, but the otherwise
expression through burlesque
banal activities and conversations
dancing, Rachel grounds
of its customers are often
herself in her music and in the
humorous and poignant.
possibility of true love.
HORROR
They Look Like People
Perry Blackshear, USA, 2015,
81 min.
Suspecting that those around him
are actually malevolent shapeshifters, a young man questions
whether to protect his only
friend from an impending war or
from himself. This genre-bending
story explores love, loyalty, and
living nightmares.
$6 admission
$8 admission
Photo by Donovan Durband
$6 admission
9:30pm
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Saturday, April 18
The Screening Room
1pm
3pm
7pm
20 Years of Madness The Syndrome
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TV COMMUNITY JUSTICE
Jeremy Royce, USA, 2014, 90 min.
The founder of a public access
TV show returns home to make
a new episode for the show’s
twenty-year anniversary. He
finds the majority of the cast
now suffering from mental
illness, drug addiction, and
homelessness. In order to make
a new episode, the crew must
overcome the challenges of
creative collaboration and years
of resentment.
$6 admission
Meryl Goldsmith, USA, 2014,
87 min.
Audrey Edmunds was wrongly
accused of shaking and killing a
baby. She spent 11 years in prison,
and there are many others like
her. This documentary follows
the crusade of a group of doctors, scientists, and legal scholars
trying to prove that “Shaken Baby
Syndrome” is not scientifically
valid. The filmmaker shines a light
on this controversial issue.
Panel will follow the screening.
ROAD TRIP
Frank Hall Green, USA, 2014, 98 min.
Mackenzie, a troubled teenage
girl, is sent to live with her uncle in
Alaska. Although the uncle seems
like a supportive caretaker, their
relationship turns, and Mackenzie
runs away. She finds herself lost
in the Alaskan interior where she
meets a loner backpacker, an
unlikely father figure with scars of
his own. Together, they cross the
wilderness and discover sanctuary.
$8 admission
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Saturday, April 18
9:30pm ANIMATION SHORTS
Bear Story
Gabriel Osorio Vargas, Chile,
2014, 10 min.
An old bear goes out every day
to a busy street corner. Through a
tin marionette theater of his own
making, the bear tells his life story.
Between Times
My Kingdom
re÷belief
Nowhere
The Guardian
Debra Solomon, USA, 2014,
4 min.
A not-so-meditative meditation
on the nature of personal
space.
Max Porter/Ru Kuwahata,
Netherlands, 2014, 14 min.
From the wall of a small town
bakery, a cuckoo clock recounts a
time when bread was sliced one
second thick, lovers fell in sync, and
time rarely flowed at an even rate.
I-Cheng Lee, Taiwan, 2014, 3 min.
This motion graphic project
expresses the filmmaker’s
personal journey of pursuing
happiness. People have the
choice to be happy or not. This
project shows how positive
thinking leads to better living.
Day 40
Periplanet
Sol Friedman, Canada, 2014, 5 min.
In this animated retelling of the
Noah’s Ark story, various unholy
activities fill the great ship, as the
animals discover the darker side
of their nature.
$6 admission
A.J. Schmitz, USA, 2015, 20 min.
A disillusioned man leaves his
city life behind and takes a
walking journey to the Arctic.
He awakens from a frozen sleep,
deep in a post-apocalyptic
future, and discovers he’s sharing
the world with Earth’s new giant
insect rulers.
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Raymond McCarthy Bergeron,
USA, 2014, 7 min.
This 3-D printed zoetropic film
asks if recalling memories can
break a cycle.
Alessandro Novelli, Spain, 2015,
5 min.
Inspired by Franz Kafka’s
book The Trial, a travelling
peasant arrives in front of a
gate controlled by a fearsome
guardian. The peasant tries to
pass through, but the guardian
denies him entrance.
Without a Doubt
Gerald Guthrie, USA, 2014, 6 min.
This digital animation illustrates
one variation of the 17th century
philosopher Rene Descartes’ view
of the world by drawing together
his understanding of geometry
and his most famous statement,
“I think, therefore I am.”
Sunday, April 19
1pm GLOBAL SHORTS
Bad Hunter
Sahim Omar Kalifa, Belgium/United
Arab Emirates, 2014, 14 min.
(In Kurdish with English subtitles) Bahoz goes hunting in rural
Kurdistan and stops the rape
of a young woman by an older
man. Later that evening, Bahoz
receives an unexpected visit.
Cholo
Munza Almusafer, France, 2014,
21 min.
(In Swahili with English and
French subtitles)
The dark-skinned Cholo meets
his fair-skinned brother Abdullah
for the first time. Although
strikingly different, the two boys
enjoy a crackling chemistry.
Growing Young
Hayley MacFarlane, Australia,
2015, 14 min.
16-year-old Minks is coming of
age, while her Nan is growing old.
One day their lives turn upside
down.
The Screening Room
$6 admission
Save
Emnet Mulugeta, Mexico, 2014,
6 min.
The blurred line between dreams
and reality is seen through the
eyes of a young girl with a passion
for football.
The Treehouse
Amy Coop, United Kingdom,
2014, 17 min.
Grieving after a family funeral,
a young boy retreats to the tree
house he built with his father in
hopes of shutting out the world.
Transit Game Anna Fahr, Lebanon/Canada,
2014, 18 min.
(In Arabic with English subtitles)
A Syrian man hopes to reunite
with family torn apart by war. He
encounters two Palestinian children whose own stories of exile
provide a glimpse into the uncertainties he must face as a refugee.
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3pm
SURVIVAL
Medicine of the Wolf
Julia Huffman, USA, 2015, 75 min.
Filmmaker Julia Huffman
travels into the wolf country of
Minnesota to understand the
powerful relationship between
wolves and humans. The film
features world-renowned
environmentalist and National
Geographic photographer, Jim
Brandenburg, who has studied
and lived with wolves for 45
years. The film also features
Chi Ma’iingan (Big Wolf) from
the Ojibwa tribe, Jane Goodall,
John Vucetich, and Saginaw
Grant.
Panel will follow the screening.
$6 admission
The Screening Room
6pm
ROAD TRIP
Love Is Now
Jim Lounsbury, Australia, 2014,
97 min.
Love is pain. Love is a mystery.
Love is dangerous. Propelled
by new love, Dean and
Audrey embark on a fruitpicking adventure following
the Australian Harvest Trail.
Audrey goes missing, and
Dean discovers significantly
more than he ever expected.
$6 admission
Sunday, April 19
8pm EDGY SHORTS $6 admission
Así de grandes
son las ideas
Mookkoori Enfilade The End Of Everything
As You Knew It:
A Guide
Myungsuk Kim, South Korea, 2014,
20 min.
(Ideas That Are Grand)
(In Korean with English subtitles) Quique Rivera Rivera, Puerto
Bullies torment a girl at school
Rico, 2014, 5 min.
because her mother is a shaman.
(In Spanish with no subtitles)
She changes her mind about
An old man, equipped with the
becoming a shaman herself but first
benefits of evolution, survives the
tries to foretell her future. What she
extinction of all other living beings.
As it turns out, the world is lonely sees instead is someone’s death.
for someone unable to die.
David Coyle, Australia, 2014, 10 min.
A man awakens in a white room
with two doors. Each door loops
into the other. The only objects
within the room are a red ball
and a revolver containing a single
bullet. Is escape possible?
Fear
Steve Kahn, USA, 2014, 14 min.
A woman struggles with little
things that build to mammoth
proportions.
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Christian Neuman, Luxembourg,
2015, 15 min.
Young, beautiful, and promising
Jade flees from her posh London
home to explore her darkest
fantasies and instincts.
Thorns vs. Roses
Edward Rankus, USA, 2014, 14 min.
In this collage of images representing
agony and ecstasy, Morticia trims yet
another rose stem, while Bugs Bunny
takes up Zen.
Monday, April 20
The Screening Room
6pm CINE ESPAÑOL $6 admission
I Love Madrid
Nadia Mata Portillo, Spain, 2014,
18 min.
(In Spanish with English subtitles)
Noe visits Madrid to have a
romantic weekend with Carlos.
However, the city has other plans
for her.
La Noche de las
Ponchongas
Roberto Bueso, Spain, 2014, 15 min.
(In Spanish with English subtitles)
Before moving to Barcelona,
Jorge spends his last night with
his three best friends in a forest.
Just when the excursion seems
like the worst idea, they find
three older girls sunbathing
half-naked on the other side of
the river.
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Nena
Alauda Ruiz de Azúa, Spain, 2014,
12 min.
(In Spanish with English subtitles)
Javier was the first lover to break
Ana’s heart. Sixteen years later,
he reappears. But what does Ana
now want?
Pase Privado
Natxo López, Spain, 2014, 17 min.
(In Spanish with English subtitles)
After the final show, a young
projectionist invites a girl to
a private screening with the
intention of seducing her.
Somos Amigos
Carlos Solano Perez, Spain, 2014,
13 min.
(In Spanish with English subtitles)
Julio, a young successful
businessman, must fire his good
friend and 24 other workers at his
firm. The limits of friendship are
tested in this workplace scenario.
8pm
LATINA VOICES
Now En Español
Andrea Meller, USA, 2015, 63 min.
Follow the trials of five Latina
actresses in Los Angeles
who dub over Desperate
Housewives for Spanish
speaking audiences. While
trying to balance making rent
and raising children, these
actresses also struggle to find
compelling roles. Their stories
reveal the persistent inequities
of Latino representation in
American media.
preceded by
Los Olvidados
(The Forgotten)
David Feldman, USA, 2014, 14 min.
In tribute to his immigrant
roots, a young Latino artist
advocates for domestic
laborers through an art
installation in the Arizona
Sonoran Desert.
$8 admission
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The Screening Room
Tuesday, April 21
6pm FROM THE ARCHIVES
The Silly Bastard Next The Duck Diaries:
to the Bed
A Cold War Quest for
Scott Calonico, United Kingdom,
Friendship Across the
2014, 11 min.
Americas
In 1963, President Kennedy
recorded one of the most foulmouthed telephone calls ever
made from the White House. This
is the story of that phone call and
the silly bastard who started it all.
Matt Twomey, USA, 2014, 90 min.
In 1961, at the height of the Cold
War, seven young men embark
on a goodwill mission through
Latin America aboard a surplus
military vessel they call El Pato
Valiente, or The Valiant Duck.
They launch on NBC’s Today
Show, and shoot 16mm film along
the way. The obstacles they face
are many, including a lack of
funds, skeptical border guards,
hostile students, mechanical
breakdowns, roadside bandits,
and a trip across the dangerous
water from Panama to Colombia.
$6 admission
8:15pm
SURVIVAL
The Challenger
Kent Moran, USA, 2014, 96 min.
A struggling Bronx auto
mechanic will do everything
in his power to avoid life on
the streets. With the help of
a legendary trainer (played
by the late Michael Clarke
Duncan), he soon finds that
boxing is his ticket to a better
life. Earning the nickname
Bronx Boy, Miller becomes a
local hero and earns a shot at
the Light-Heavyweight title.
preceded by
Impact, a Boxer’s
Story
Keith Rivers, USA, 2014, 6 min.
A tragic incident stalled
Malagamali’I D’hue’s career in
boxing. His story presents one
man’s fight to persevere through
finding strength in an idol.
$8 admission
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The Screening Room
Wednesday, April 22
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Festival Director
Giulio Scalinger
Director of Operations
Claudia Jespersen
Marketing & Development Director
Mia Schnaible
6pm
8pm
Technical Director
Bret Primack
REDEMPTION
DRUG TRIP
Art Direction & Graphic Design
Colleen Loomis
A Place to Stand
M Cream
Jimmy Santiago Baca was a petty
thief and a drug dealer when he
was sentenced to five years in
Arizona State Prison, one of the
deadliest prisons in America.
Baca began his incarceration
violent, angry, and illiterate.
While incarcerated, he taught
himself how to read and write,
discovering a passion for poetry
that ultimately saved his life.
Figs is the typical cynic one finds
lurking on the expansive lawns
of Delhi University. Entangled
in a web of drugs and delirium,
he is the quintessential rebel.
His world is thrown into disarray
when a sudden scarcity of hash
snatches away his favorite
pastime. Unable to cope with the
situation, Figs joins forces with
a motley crew of fellow students
on a quest to attain M Cream,
a mythical form of hash.
Program Guide Editor
Madelyn Tucker Pawlowski
Designers
Jennifer Foley, Christine Scheer
Website
Steve Godwin, Scott Burr
Administration
Pat Engle, Mike Heslinga,
Jordan Mandel, John Mason,
Vanessa Reynaga
Outreach
Rocelle Aragon, Caitlin Dean,
Alicia Foley, Barbara Joy,
Lourdes Medrano
Programming
Giulio Scalinger,
Patty Brueggeman, Ann Dalton,
Mary Gresham, Tina Huerta,
Claudia Jespersen, Jean Jessup,
Brendan Guy Murphy, Al Perry,
Melissa Pope, Ruben Reyes,
Randy Serraglio
Daniel Glick, USA, 2014, 85 min.
$6 admission
The Screening Room Team
Booth
Jeff Rodenkirch, Ed Nezelek,
Sean Romero
Concessions
Angie Edwards, Amber Lee
Harrington, Ashley Manygoats,
Joshua Finney, Alec Ronstadt,
Amelia Shipley
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Agneya Singh, India, 2014, 114 min.
$8 admission
Thursday, April 23
6pm
SURVIVAL
Queen Mimi
Yaniv Rokah, USA, 2014, 75 min.
When you feel like a queen,
even a laundromat can be a
palace. Marie “Mimi” Haist
defied her adulterous husband
and moved onto the streets,
finding her “home” one stormy
night between rows of washers
in a California laundromat.
Encouraged to stay by the
generous owner, Mimi makes
friends with regular clients,
including Hollywood A-listers
Zach Galifianakis and Renee
Zellweger.
$6 admission
The Screening Room
9:30pm
7:30pm
BRIDGING
CULTURES
East Side Sushi
Anthony Lucero, USA, 2014,
105 min.
(In English with Spanish &
Japanese subtitles) Single mom Juana can slice and
dice anything with speed and
precision. After working as a fruit
vendor for years, she decides
to take a job at a local Japanese
restaurant. Intrigued by the food,
she attempts to become a sushi
chef. Others try to hold her back,
claiming that she is the “wrong”
race and gender. Against all
odds, she pursues her dream to
become a sushi chef.
$8 admission
NEO-NOIR
Short Supply
Kevin Molony, United Kingdom/
Poland, 2015, 57 min.
A visit to a Glaswegian dentist
by a Polish ventriloquist leads
to a fatal extraction. Seizing the
moment, the dentist appropriates
the man’s identity and throws
himself into the unknown.
An absurdist neo-noir tale of
dummies, doubles, and dentists.
preceded by
A Stranger Kind
Ollie Murray, United Kingdom,
2014, 23 min.
In this unhinged contemporary
fairytale, Lily ekes out an
existence in a threadbare cabaret
club. One day, a stranger calls to
audition with a nerve-rattling new
act and Lily begins, for the first
time in her life, to believe
in magic.
$6 admission
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The Screening Room
6pm
COMMUNITY
Almost There
Dan Rybicky/Aaron Wickenden,
USA, 2014, 93 min.
Peter Anton is an elderly artist
living in poor conditions until
he befriends two filmmakers.
Shot over eight years, this
documentary captures Anton’s
first major art exhibition and
the controversy it generates. By
highlighting the people in Anton’s
community compelled to help
this hilarious and heartbreaking
character, this coming-of-(old)-age
story explores the intersections
of social norms, elder care, and
artistic expression.
$6 admission
Friday, April 24
8pm
10pm
Death on a Rock
A Ghost and the Boy
[with a Box on his Head]
LIFE JOURNEY
Scott Ballard, USA, 2015, 82 min.
Follow Lillian on her trip to
sea to reflect upon mortality.
A vibrantly shot tale that drifts
between memories and shifting
consciousness, this film portrays
one woman’s solitary reflection
on a year of happiness, pain,
and growth.
preceded by
IMAGINARY LOVE
Philip Blue, USA, 2014, 72 min.
Eighteen-year-old Theo has an
encounter with Sadie, his image
of a perfect girl who lives deep
within his subconscious. Unaware
that others cannot see her, Theo is
sent to a mental hospital where he
travels deep into his imagination
with Sadie.
preceded by
Perish
Leslie Langée, USA, 2014, 5 min.
Inspired by Greek Mythology
and the dead’s journey through
Hades, this experimental short
about a woman’s journey of loss
and letting go is also influenced
by 1950’s Texas.
$8 admission
Calendar Girls
Lisa Birke, Canada, 2014, 4 min.
Playing off the selfie and do-ityourself YouTube dance video,
the performer has been staged
within a culturally choreographed
and picturesque space. In
an ungraceful and chaotic
performance, the Calendar Girl
restores her sense of self.
$6 admission
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Saturday, April 25
The Screening Room
12pm INDIEYOUTH
A Boy Named Devon Alexander Zemaitis, USA, 2014,
5 min
A boy living on a farm is surprised
when his sister takes him on a
mysterious adventure.
as needed
Jonah Goldberg, USA, 2014, 5 min.
A boy takes medication for his
anger management problems, but
a being appears in his life that does
not want him to take these pills.
Below The Surface
Rona Ahdout/NeemaSadeghi,
USA, 2014, 4 min.
A girl reflects on the precious
moments she had with her sister,
as she slowly comes to terms with
her guilt.
$6 admission
Less
Take a Stand
Library/Home
The Emotional
Dimensions of the
James River
Benjamin Glassman, USA, 2014,
10 min.
A teen faced with anorexia
attempts to divert from the
harmful path that he has created
for himself.
Samantha Romero, USA, 2015,
5 min.
A young student, who feels most
at home in the school library, has
to find a new sanctuary.
Luminosity
Alexia Salingaros, USA, 2014, 5 min.
In a deteriorating world, a lonely
hero must join with an unlikely
crew of misfits to to save their
dying civilization.
Ellie
Joshua Seigel, USA, 2014, 5 min
An autistic teen walks down a road
alone and reflects on memories
with his best friend, a dog.
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Austin Fickman, USA, 2014, 5 min.
One of the biggest issues
affecting teens worldwide is
bullying, and it continues to grow
and spread through new media.
Michelle Marquez, USA, 2014, 3 min.
Through sound and images based
on a neuroscience research
project, viewers are invited to
ride an emotional roller coaster
while dreaming about a place
where science meets art.
The Verisimilitude
Effect
Maddie Maitland, Canada, 2015,
6 min.
Jessica’s whole life seems like
an illusion. After a life-changing
event, she finds out that this
may be the result of “The
Verisimilitude Effect.”
The Screening Room
Saturday, April 25
2pm
4pm
7pm
The Backward Class Sanctuary:
A Documentary Dropkick
CULTURE
Madeleine Grant, Canada, 2014,
91 min.
A class of Dalit (untouchable)
caste students prepares
for the national high school
graduation exams. As the first
group of Dalit to undertake this
endeavor, pressures are high.
The opportunity to graduate and
attend college could potentially
break these students and their
families out of a cycle of poverty
that has disadvantaged them for
generations.
$6 admission
AzMAC Board of Directors
IMMIGRATION
COMMUNITY
Robert Loomis, USA, 2015, 85 min.
Colton Shone, USA, 2015, 62 min.
When one of their teammates
An undocumented immigrant
is killed in an accident, a group
who has lived in the United
of female rugby players join
States for over ten years faces
together to fulfill the deceased’s
federal deportation proceedings. final wishes. The group steals
Southside Presbyterian, a Tucson- their teammate’s body to carry
area church with a history of
out her plan in defiance of her
providing sanctuary for illegal
family and the law.
immigrants, opens its doors for
preceded by
the man and his family. They will
stay on the church property until
the federal government reverses
its decision.
Matt Chesin, USA, 2014, 11 min.
Through a series of unfortunate
Panel will follow the screening.
events, a young girl stumbles
upon a camera lens that
$6 admission
possesses mysterious power.
Focus
Giulio Scalinger (President),
Caren Deming, Claudia Jespersen,
Bret Primack, Judd Ruggill
$8 admission
Come early!
Grab a beer and enjoy
music from Mariachi Milagro
from 6:30-7pm.
Not to be missed!
The Arizona International Film
Festival is a project of the
Arizona Media Arts Center
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Sunday, April 26
The Screening Room
1pm, 4pm & 7pm BEST OF THE FEST
$6 admission
An opportunity to see the award-winning films and audience favorites from the 2015 Arizona
International Film Festival. Three shows make up a must-see day of the very best of independent
films from around the world. You can buy a $10 pass and see all the Best of Fest shows.
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