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Welcome to the 4th Annual Durango Independent Film
Festival.
Attending this year’s festival gives you a front-row seat
to the biggest celebration of independent film this city
has ever experienced. We look forward to merging our
community with the worldwide filmmaking community. We
are committed to providing a platform for independent
filmmakers who inspire, enlighten, entertain and connect
our community. At times, we find ourselves taking an
emotional journey in the darkness of the theatre. At
others, engaging question-and-answer discussions with
the filmmakers enhance our film-viewing experience.
This year promises to be an exciting year, starting with the
return of Free Movie Night on opening night sponsored
by The Durango Herald. Filmmaker Panels will be key
events for those with a desire to learn the ins and outs
of the filmmaking process. Two free workshops will offer
tips on acting and short-story writing for those who want
to learn those trades. If nonstop morning-to-late-night film
action is not enough, festival parties promise to be the
rage this year. First-Tier pass holders are invited to the
Late Night VIP Party at Mutu’s Italian Kitchen on Saturday,
March 7. Gallery Night returns with a record 9 downtown
galleries participating. Many more parties will round out
festival week culminating with the invitation-only Awards
Ceremony on Sunday evening.
This signature event is not possible without the support
of our local community sponsors, donors and grantors,
who share our deep appreciation for the film arts. As a
nonprofit organization, the Durango Film Institute (doing
business as Durango Independent Film Festival) is only as
strong as our community of supporters. On behalf of the
board of directors, festival staff and volunteers, we humbly
thank you for your support. I
would like to thank the festival
staff, board of directors and the
volunteers for their unwavering
devotion, for without their
support this festival could not
take place.
Joanie Fraughton,
Festival Director
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WELCOME
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STAFF
Festival Parties & Events
Debbie Wright, Mary Jo Rakowski, Marty Palecki
Hospitality Management
Team Leader & Filmmaker Management: Greg Weiss
Filmmakers Lounge: Joanie Fraughton, Kaiya Dewey White
Food & Beverage: Joanie Fraughton, Kaiya Dewey White
Panels & Workshops Justin Hunt
Volunteer Coordinator Victoria Schmitt
Festival Director Joanie Fraughton
Administrative Coordinator Kaiya Dewey White
Sponsorships & Program Ad Sales Joanie Fraughton
Year-round Volunteer Staff Members Robb Brantley,
Brandon Donahue, Carla Finlay, Deahna Geehan, Barb Gysel,
Jonathan Hammel, Justin Hunt, Jane Julian, Vicki Love, Lisa
Mackey, Amy Maestas, Michele Malach, Gail Nadeau, Deb
Nielsen, Marty Palecki, Donna Pauline, Mary Jo Rakowski,
Peggy Russell, Victoria Schmitt, Chris Warren, Greg Weiss,
Debbie Wright
Programming
Features: Brandon Donahue
Shorts: Michele Malach
Documentaries: Jane Julian
School Program: Deb Nielsen assisted by Kim Heikens,
Claudia Foley
Juror Coordinator: Greg Weiss
Operations & Venues
Team Leader: Michele Malach
Ballots: Connie Robb
Wrangler: Robb Brantley
Merchandise Coordinators: Donna Pauline, Gail Nadeau
Pass Management: Chris Warren, Barb Gysel, Greg Weiss,
Peggy Russell, Robb Brantley
Will Call Booth: Barb Gysel, Chris Warren
Pass Production: Gwen Buchanan, Eran Schoellhorn
Tech
Tech Director: Curt Rousse
Tech Assistants: Barb Grassia, Gypsie Frank
Production Manager: Peggy Russell
Print Traffic: Peggy Russell, Karen Zenger
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Print Projects
Team Leader: Carla Finlay
Graphic Artist: Jonathan Hammel
Program Editor: Amy Maestas
Lead Proofreader: Deahna Geehan
Graphics Wrangler: Cindy Coleman
Projects Coordinator: Vicki Love
Web Site & Communications
Newsletter: Lisa Mackey
Web Site: Deahna Geehan
Internal Communications: Deahna Geehan, Kaiya Dewey White
Screening Committees
Features: Brandon Donahue, Derrick Casto, Lisa Bourey
Shorts: Michele Malach, Preston Benson, Robb Brantley, Deahna
Geehan, Gail Nadeau and Adam Toop
Documentaries: Jane Julian, Barb Gysel, Joe Booth, Stacey
Sotosky, Patrick McIntyre, Ron Borrego
Public School Program: Susy Raleigh, Nicki Massieon, Janet
Oliver, Jill Colburn-Bernard, Burt Baldwin, Tom Byrne, Barb Gysel,
Edna Gonzalez
PR & Marketing
Mary Jo Rakowski, Chris Warren, Debbie Wright, Carla Finlay,
Joanie Fraughton
Festival Trailers
Tyler Quintano, Ryan Osborne, Jeff Rondlestadt
Jurors
Chuck Disney, Ron Martin, Todd Elgin, Charlie Dierkop, Anita
Moffatt, Steve Walker, Fred Wildfang, Natalie McMenemy, David
Eckenrode
Juror Emeritus: Charlie Langdon
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WELCOME
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Chair Mary Jo Rakowski
Vice Chair Greg Weiss
Treasurer Julie Cooley
Secretary Barry Spear
Members Carla Finlay, John Cohen, Chris Warren,
Wally White, Debbie Wright
Greg Weiss and Julie Cooley were not available for photo
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A short message from the board:
As you peruse the program guide, mapping out a
strategy to see as many films in five days as possible,
to meet filmmakers on the street, in the theatres and at
the parties, and to chat with other festival participants,
please take a moment to acknowledge the volunteers
and staff, sponsors and advertisers for their support. The
Durango Independent Film Festival is truly fortunate for
their contribution and commitment!
The IRS has granted public charity
status to the Durango Independent
Film Festival under its literary and
educational definitions. Your donation
to DIFF is tax-deductible.
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A Deal is a Deal
Gaslight Theatre 1/Fri 6pm, Gaslight Theatre 2/Sat 3:15pm
Paul is fed up with driving trains and longs to write novels. Two people
fall under his train and he hears that three accidents qualify him for early
retirement with 10 years of salary…lump sum! All he has to do is find a
willing victim. He meets Tommy who is furious at being saved by Paul from
jumping off a bridge. Paul offers him £1500 cash to wait until Monday. Having
abandoned his family, Tommy decides to salve his conscience by paying
his wife, Rosemary, and his daughter Frankie a last visit. Relationships are
changed forever, but Paul and Tommy are confronted with the reality of the
deal they struck. After all, a deal is a deal.
United Kingdom, 2008, Jonathan Gershfield, Northway House
106 min • Mature content, sexual content, language
Chronic Town
Gaslight Theatre 1/Thu 9pm, Sun noon
Truman Korovin is a lonely cab driver in Fairbanks, Alaska. When a bad acid
trip lands Truman in the local “loony bin”, he finds that some of the “loonies’”
that he meets will have more of an impact on him than he ever could have
imagined. Already at a point in his life when he was ready to be a spectator,
Truman may just find himself caring enough to get back in the game.
USA, 2008, Tom Hines, Grey Jumper Productions
96 min • Mature content, language, violence, drug use
Showing with Happiending
Showing with The Drummer
A Lonely Place for Dying
Dropping In: The True Story of Don Wimmer
Abbey Theatre/Fri 6pm, Sun noon
Abbey Theatre/Thu 3pm, Fri noon
It’s the fall of 1972. CIA Agent Robert Harper fears he has much to answer
for. KGB defector Nikolai Dzerzhinsky suspects his secrets already are known.
And in an abandoned prison deep in the Mexican desert, both men will
learn this is … a lonely place for dying. It’s a tale of cat and mouse, betrayal
and hidden emotions. This film was shot entirely at the New Mexico State
Penitentiary.
USA, 2009, Justin Evans, Prodigi Pictures
94 min • Violence, mature content
In this bitter-sweet dark comedy and full-length mockumentary, a filmmaker
and crew follow former certified public accountant Don Wimmer, who at
the age of 42 gives up everything to pursue a long-abandoned dream of
becoming a professional skateboarder.
USA, 2008, Matthew Manus
80 min • Language
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Showing with Love and Roadkill
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FEATURES
How to Be
The Full Picture
Gaslight Theatre 2/Fri 3:15pm, Sat 9:15pm
Like many guys, Mark Foster struggles with commitment. But given his past,
he has good reason. Fifteen years ago, his parents’ scandalous divorce
grabbed the public’s attention and shattered Mark’s ideas about marriage.
Even worse, Mark and his charismatic brother, Hal, were forced to pick sides,
and to this day disagree over whom to fault. Unfortunately, Mark has never
shared any of this with his unsuspecting girlfriend, Erika, who is about to meet
Mark’s embittered, camera-happy mother, Gretchen, for the first time. As Mark
desperately struggles to keep his family’s sordid history under wraps during
a long, awkward weekend, past issues resurface that force Mark to confront
the thing he fears the most – his own lies.
USA, 2008, Jon Bowden, One Big Head Films
80 min • Mature content, sexual content, nudity, language
Abbey Theatre/Thu 9am, Sat 9pm
This is a wry comedy about Art, a frustrated musician undergoing what he
sees as a quarter-life crisis. This is not helped when his girlfriend dumps
him and he has to move back in with his middle-class parents, who are far
from thrilled with the idea. Art’s painfully funny journey to define his existence
brings to the fore the dysfunctional relationship he has with his parents and
the importance in his life of his oddball friends. Rich in detail and dark yet
affectionate humor, this film is a timely look at the increasingly common
phenomenon of grown-up children living at home, frustrated creativity and
self-help.
United Kingdom, 2008, Oliver Irving, Justin Kelly, How To Films
85 min • Mature content
Showing with Soulmates
Showing with Wild Like Ego
Gospel Hill
Gaslight Theatre 1/Wed 6pm, Gaslight Theatre 2/Sat 9:15am
In the town of Julia, the residents of the black neighborhood of Gospel Hill
are being forced out of their homes to make way for a multimillion dollar
golf course. Race relations are strained just as they were 30 years ago
when Peter Malcolm, a black civil-rights activist, was assassinated. Dr. Ron
Palmer, an influential black community leader who runs the emergency clinic
in Gospel Hill, is supporting the golf course development and helping to push
the people off their land. The son of the late civil-rights leader’s life begins to
intertwine with Dr. Palmer’s as the real estate deal pushes forward.
USA, 2008, Giancarlo Esposito, A Quiet Hand Production
98 min • Mature content, sexual content
Showing with Property
The Magistical
Gaslight Theatre 1/Sat noon, Gaslight Theatre 2/Sun 3:15pm
Once upon a time, a guardian was chosen to watch over all living things.
She was called the Magistical. Hoping to preserve all precious life, the
Magistical created a spell. This spell granted immortality to the last of every
type of creature. However, to one very evil Draken, the spell would carry a
very different meaning than intended. By killing all other Drakens, she would
become the last. Without fear of death, such a beast could rule the world.
Now only one baby cub stands between her and her evil ambitions. And
between them stands a small, but determined, obstacle named Foible.
USA, 2008, John Cernak, Danny Oakley, Out of Our Minds Animation
Studios
84 min • All ages
Showing with Aston’s Stones
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Selfless
Gaslight Theatre 1/Fri noon, Sat 6pm
Dylan Gray, a rising young star in the trendy green architecture movement, is
flying high from winning a prized high-rise commission when he unwittingly
plants the seeds of his own destruction during a chance encounter with a
deadly stranger. While waiting to board his plane home to Portland, Dylan
sketches an unflattering caricature of fellow passenger Wesley Stone to
impress an attractive flight attendant. As Dylan soon learns, the stranger he
brazenly ridiculed is a master at stealing identities. And he’s just made Dylan
Gray his next target.
USA, 2008, Jacob Pander, Arnold Pander, Radius Pictures
92 min • Mature content, sexual content, nudity, violence
Showing with Purge
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Trouble Sleeping
Abbey Theatre/Thu 9pm, Sat 3pm
This powerful drama is based on real experiences. A group of refugees in
Edinburgh do what they must to survive. Despite the watchful eye of the
security services, they have found a way to survive, but Ahmed’s arrival
changes everything forever. Ahmed believes in truth – a belief forged under
torture. He now seeks asylum, but the courts don’t believe him. His quest for
proof brings him to Halla. She shares his past and a secret that will destroy
the people they both love. When the truth has sustained you, can you ever
afford to let it go?
United Kingdom, 2008, Robert Rae, Makar Productions
103 min • Subtitles, mature content, sexual content, violence
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MEDICINE FOR MELANCHOLY’S
Wyatt Cenac, Tracey Heggins and Barry Jenkins
Greg Mottola’s ADVENTURELAND
Steve McQueen’s HUNGER
Ryan Fleck and Anna Boden’s SUGAR
James Toback’s TYSON
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Documentaries
1000 Journals
Abbey Theatre/Thu 6pm, Sun 9am
Showing with Ice Cream Man
A Flower for Lisa
Abbey Theatre/Fri 9pm, Sun 3pm
In a bright yellow room in an outpatient clinic for the mentally ill, Melissa
Johnson uses art to educate and empower her clients. But behind her
accomplished appearance the difficulties of her own life emerge.
USA, 2007, Tijana Petrovic
22 min • All ages
Showing with Without a Home
An Unlikely Weapon
Abbey Theatre/Wed 6pm, Sat noon
In 1968, in 1/500th of a second, Eddie Adams photographed a Saigon
police chief, General Nygoc Loan, shooting a Vietcong guerilla point blank.
Some say that photograph ended the Vietnam War. The photo brought
Adams fame and a Pulitzer Prize, but Eddie was haunted by the man he had
vilified. He would say, “Two lives were destroyed that day, the victim’s and the
general’s.” Others would say three lives were destroyed. Adams tried to get
away from it. He documented more wars, worked for magazines and shot
photos of celebrities. Still the photo haunted him. Eddie felt he had vilified the
general and it bothered him so much, he tracked the man down in Virginia.
This is Adams’ story, one of the most talented and iconic photographers of
our time.
USA, 2007, Susan Morgan Cooper, Morgan Cooper Productions
127 min • Language, mature content, nudity, violence
A Parkwork Orange
Gaslight Theatre 2/Fri 6:15pm, Gaslight Theatre 1/Sun 3pm
On February 12, 2005, in New York’s Central Park, 7,503 aesthetically placed
saffron fabric panels billowed in the wind. A Parkwork Orange artistically
documents Christo and Jean Claude’s extraordinary installation that astounded
visitors. See photos at Open Shutter Gallery.
USA, 2008, Joan Brooker-Marks, midtownfilms, inc.
6 min • All ages
Showing with Green and Red Gold
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DOCUMENTARIES
In the summer of 2000, a San Francisco-based artist who identified himself
as “Someguy,” released 1,000 traveling journals into the world. Some people
found a journal or got it from a friend or stranger. Some signed up on the Internet and received it in the mail. Some wrote in them, others doodled, pasted
in photographs, or added artwork. Some kept them. Others passed them on.
There were no rules, and no one really monitored these journals and their
movements. And yet, they are connecting people worldwide, provoking and
inspiring them. In September 2003, journal #526 returned to Someguy, filled.
What happened to the other 999?
USA, 2007, Andrea Kreuzhage, Andrea-K Productions
88 min • Language
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Documentaries
A Ripple of Hope
Gaslight Theatre 1/Thu noon, Fri 9pm
City of Cranes
Gaslight Theatre 1/Fri 3pm, Sun 9am
This documentary offers a mesmerizing view of London from high up in the
sky through the eyes and words of crane operators. Whether in the east or
west, you can really see that London is a city in constant transformation,
its skyline animated by “a ballet of cranes”. A unique insight into a world
unnoticed by most of us.
United Kingdom, 2007, Eva Weber, Odd Girl Out Productions
14 min • All ages
Showing with Growing Roots and
The Great Squeeze: Surviving the Human Project
Showing with Conviction: The True Story of Clarence Elkins
Body Job
Abbey Theatre/Fri 9am, Sun 6pm
This short film is a meditation on inspired physicality in the workplace. Three
individuals demonstrate unique approaches to integrating physical activity into
the daily tasks of their jobs.
USA, 2008, Joanne Nerenberg, Video Roasting Company
11 min • All ages
Showing with Under Our Skin
Conviction: The True Story of Clarence Elkins
Gaslight Theatre 1/Thu noon, Fri 9pm
One summer night, Melinda Elkins’ mother was raped and murdered, and her
husband, Clarence, was convicted of the murder and sent to prison for life.
Melinda knew her husband was a victim of mistaken identification. Proving it
would take years. A do-it-yourself detective, Melinda discovered a person she
believed killed her mother – a convicted sex offender overlooked by police. In
a twist of fate, the suspect was incarcerated in the same prison as Clarence.
In prison, Clarence picked up a cigarette discarded by the suspect. DNA
testing showed that the man was, in fact, the real killer. Because of his wife’s
tenacity and conviction, Clarence walked out of prison a free man.
USA, 2007, Mike West, Mike West Productions
55 min • Mature content, language and sexual content
Showing with A Ripple of Hope
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DOCUMENTARIES
Facing a potentially hostile crowd in Indianapolis on the eve of the
assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., the extemporaneous speech made by
Robert Kennedy quelled antagonism and brought a sense of peace to the
city. This film weaves together first-person accounts of that tumultuous day
in 1968. With digitally restored news footage and original music by Grammy
Award winner John Colby, the film dramatically narrates the events of that
tragic day 40 years ago through the eyes of those who were there.
USA, 2008, Donald Boggs, Covenant Productions
54 min • Language
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Documentaries
Courting Condi
Gaslight Theatre 1/Wed 9pm, Gaslight Theatre 2/Sat 12:15pm
Showing with Making the Man
The Day After Peace
Gaslight Theatre 1/Thu 6pm, Sat 9am
This film charts the 10-year journey filmmaker Jeremy Gilley took to establish
a Day of Peace on September 21st. Gilley persuades countries throughout
the world to recognize this as an official day of ceasefire and nonviolence until
his official motion is unanimously adopted in the United Nations. Celebrity and
corporate support enhance the momentum. Gilley’s persistence is rewarded
when he is joined by Jude Law, UNICEF and the World Health Organization
to use the Day of Peace to carry out a mass vaccination against polio in
Afghanistan, one of the toughest conflict areas in the world.
United Kingdom, Afghanistan, Argentina, Australia, Burundi, Israel, Palestinian
Territories, Somalia, Sudan, USA, Congo, 2008, Jeremy Gilley, Peace One
Day
81 min • Subtitles, all ages
Gates of the Arctic: Alaska’s Brooks Range
Gaslight Theatre 1/Thu 9am, Sun 6pm
The Brooks Range is one of the wildest places in North America and stands
in many people’s eyes as the postcard image of wilderness. This film explores
ideas of wilderness through the stunning landscapes of Gates of the Arctic
National Park, and the people who have witnessed them throughout history. It
intertwines stories from Nunamiut Eskimo culture, a local subsistence hunter
and trapper, and Bob Marshall and Mardy Murie, passionate conservationists
who were inspired by these hills to start a national wilderness-protection
movement. A visually breathtaking portrait of a remote land, its people and
its wildlife.
2008, USA, Rory Banyard, North Shore Productions
57 min • All ages
Showing with Shikashika and
Sacred Earth Network’s Indigenous Peoples Exchange
Go
Gaslight Theatre 1/Thu 6pm, Sat 9am
In 2007, Invisible Children posed a challenge to youth around the world:
raise $1 million in 100 days to rebuild schools in war-torn northern Uganda.
Thousands of students rallied, and 20 were rewarded with a trip of a lifetime.
A trip into Africa’s longest-running war would change everything they knew
about the world. It doesn’t matter where you come from. It’s where you go.
USA, 2008, Laren Poole, Invisible Children Inc.
35 min • All ages
Showing with The Day After Peace
Showing with Go
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DOCUMENTARIES
This film is a musical docu-tragi-comedy. It follows a love-struck soul’s
hilarious, emotionally engaging quest to woo Secretary of State Condoleezza
Rice. Devin Ratray is an American everyman – a 30-year-old New York-based
Web site designer, musician and besotted admirer of Condi, who is doing all
he can to meet her and penetrate her heart, soul and stretch limo. A spin on
the Rapunzel fairy tale, this film follows Devin as he travels across America to
win her heart. On his journey to meet and court her, he discovers stories that
he, and most viewers, never knew about Condi, including some shockingly
dark revelations about how she has changed all our lives. Can one man with
a dream win the heart of the world’s most powerful woman?
USA, 2008, Sebastian Doggart, American Princess LLC
107 min • Mature content, language, nudity
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Documentaries
The Great Squeeze: Surviving The Human Project
Gaslight Theatre 1/Fri 3pm, Sun 9am
Growing Roots
Gaslight Theatre 1/Fri 3pm, Sun 9am
This is the story of Durango’s own Turtle Lake Refuge, which promotes
personal health, and the value of wild foods and wild lands. We learn the
history from founder and Durango native Katrina Blair, refuge staff and many
community members. A Fort Lewis College Student Project
USA, 2008, Brian Barnes
10 min • All ages
Showing with The Great Squeeze: Surviving The Human Project
and City Of Cranes
Showing with Growing Roots and City of Cranes
Green
Gaslight Theatre 1/Fri 3pm, Sun 9am
Her name is Green; she is alone in a world that doesn’t belong to her. She
is a female orangutan, victim of deforestation and resource exploitation by
humans. This beautifully artistic and powerful film is an emotional journey
with Green’s final days and a visual ride presenting the devastating impact
on wildlife and indigenous peoples, logging and land clearing for palm oil
plantations, choking haze created by rainforest fires and the tragic end of
rainforest biodiversity. As her life slowly ends, we watch the effects of man’s
indifference to these beautiful animals and the loss of the world’s rainforest
treasure.
Indonesia, 2008, Moez Moez
48 min • Mature content
Ice Cream Man
Abbey Theatre/Thu 6pm, Sun 9am
Matt Allen is known to many as “Ice Cream Man.” Matt has given out 135,000
free ice creams to anyone that asks. The camera follows Matt across the
country (including a stop in Durango), while he talks of his life and we meet
his happy customers.
USA, 2008, Jean Gindreau, First Light Productions
11 min • Language
Showing with 1000 Journals
Showing with Red Gold and A Parkwork Orange
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Experts say we are living at the end of the period of the greatest material
abundance in human history. Cheap and abundant energy from fossil fuels
has driven technological invention, causing increases in total and per-capita
resource extraction and consumption, threatening our 200-year-old fossil-fuel
economy. We are adding 80 million people to the world population each
year, and optimistic U.N. projections suggest by 2050, humanity will demand
food, fresh water, timber, fiber and fuel at double the rate at which the earth
can generate them.
USA, 2008, China, Honduras, India, Uganda, Christophe Fauchere,
Tiroir A Films Productions
67 min • All ages
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Documentaries
Pirate for the Sea
Abbey Theatre/Thu noon, Sat 6pm
Red Gold
Sacred Earth Network’s Indigenous Peoples Exchange
Gaslight Theatre 1/Thu 9am, Sun 6pm
Sacred Earth Network began coordinating indigenous exchanges between
Native Siberians and Native Americans in 2001 where elders, shamans and
leaders from both continents share traditions and wisdom and find mutual
solidarity and support from their tribes and non-Natives.
Russian Federation, USA, 2008, Jonathan Skurnik, Skurnik Productions
13 min • All ages
Showing with Shikashika and
Gates Of The Arctic: Alaska’s Brooks Range
Shikashika
Gaslight Theatre 2/Fri 6:15pm, Gaslight Theatre 1/Sun 3pm
Gaslight Theatre 1/Thu 9am, Sun 6pm
At the headwaters of the Kvichak and Nushagak rivers in Bristol Bay, Alaska
– the two largest remaining sockeye salmon runs on the planet – mining
companies Northern Dynasty and Anglo American propose to extract what
may be the world’s richest deposit of gold and copper. Colorado filmmakers
Ben Knight and Travis Rummel (previously at DIFF with “Running Down
the Man” and “The Hatch”) spent more than two months in Bristol Bay,
documenting the tension between native fishermen who oppose the dam
and mine officials who say they will build a “clean” mine that will leave the
salmon’s habitat untouched. This film goes beyond the conflict.
USA, 2008, Ben Knight, Travis Rummel, feltsoulmedia
55 min • Language
Shikashika offers a rare glimpse into life in the Andes Mountains of Peru
and focuses on the unseen practices of extracting glacial ice for shikashika,
a shaved ice treat sold at the steps of a cathedral beneath the mountain,
Huscaran.
USA/Peru, 2007, Stephen Hyde, Steve Hyde Projects Inc
10 min • All ages
Showing with Sacred Earth Network’s Indigenous Peoples Exchange
and Gates of the Arctic: Alaska’s Brooks Range
Showing with Green and A Parkwork Orange
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DOCUMENTARIES
Paul Watson, the most controversial figure in the environmental movement,
takes the law into his own hands on the open seas, confronting by any
nonviolent means necessary the hunters who indiscriminately slaughter
whales, seals and sharks, along with complicit governments and soft-spined
envirornmental organizations. Ron Colby’s urgent, poignant and surprisingly
funny film spends years aboard Watson’s lo-fi ship, the Farley Mowat, as
the volunteer crew does its best to save the ocean from the accelerating
demands of a globalized marketplace. With its handheld camera and potent
story of a truly modern-day hero, the film has the immediacy of a battlefield
report and the grand vision of an epic poem.
USA, 2008, Ron Colby, Artists Confederacy
101 min • Mature content, language
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Under Our Skin
Sons of Lwala
Gaslight Theatre 2/Fri 12:15pm, Sat 6:15pm
Showing with Walk Your Own Path: Bill Barkeley on Kilimanjaro
Abbey Theatre/Fri 9am, Sun 6pm
Lyme disease is one of the most misunderstood and controversial illnesses
of our time. Difficult to test accurately, tens of thousands of people go undiagnosed – or misdiagnosed with such conditions as fibromyalgia, chronic
fatigue, autism, multiple sclerosis and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. The Centers for Disease Control says that more than 200,000 people may acquire
Lyme disease each year, a number greater than AIDS, West Nile Virus, and
Avian Flu combined. Yet, the medical establishment, with profound influence
from the insurance industry, says the disease is easily detectable and treatable, and that “chronic Lyme” is some other unrecognized syndrome or a
psychosomatic disorder.
USA, 2008, Andy Abrahams Wilson, Open Eye Pictures
103 min • Mature content
DOCUMENTARIES
Milton Ochieng is a medical student from Kenya who is studying at Vanderbilt
University. He is burdened not just by his studies, but by the recent loss of
his parents to AIDS. After their deaths, Milton and his brother Fred, also a
Vanderbilt student, vow to build the medical clinic their father envisioned back
in their village. After receiving a scholarship in the U.S., neighbors in Lwala
sold their chickens and cows to raise the $900 for his plane ticket. They bid
him farewell with one request: “Just don’t forget us.” But a year after their
father’s death, Milton and Fred are struggling to open the clinic. They appeal
to friends in America for help. What follows is an outpouring of support as
thousands of strangers across the country rally around them.
Kenya, USA, 2008, Barry Simmons, Stone Castle Productions
77 min • All ages
Showing with Body Job
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Walk Your Own Path: Bill Barkeley on Kilimanjaro
Gaslight Theatre 2/Fri 12:15pm, Sat 6:15pm
Climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro seemed impossible to Bill Barkeley, a man with
Usher Syndrome, a rare disease that severely affects both hearing and vision.
Assistive technology enables Bill to conquer the mountain and focus on his
abilities.
Tanzania, USA, 2008, Joshua Levine, 5 Up 2 Down LLC
17 min • Language
Showing with Sons of Lwala
Without a Home
Abbey Theatre/Fri 9pm, Sun 3pm
Armed with nothing but a camera, 24-year-old filmmaker Rachel Fleischer
sets out to understand the homeless epidemic that plagues her native city
of Los Angeles. Over a four-year period, Fleischer, with unflinching honesty,
documents the lives of six homeless individuals and families and the challenges they face as they try to find a home, get clean and survive. Intertwined
with each tale is the story of Fleischer herself, as she struggles to walk the
fine line between telling the stories of her subjects and helping those in need.
A work in progress.
USA, 2008, Rachel Fleischer
70 min • Mature content, language
Showing with A Flower for Lisa
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HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS
The following hotels are offering complimentary lodging for DIFF
guests and special promotional rates for festival attendees. All hotels
are located in downtown Durango and are within easy walking
distance of all venues and events.
Best Western Rio Grande Inn 400 East 2nd Ave.
“Superior Downtown Lodging convenient to all DIFF venues & events”
(800) 245-4466 • (970) 385-4980
www.bwriograndeinn.com
Leland House/Rochester Hotel 721 East 2nd Ave.
“The spirit of the old west is alive and well in downtown Durango”
(800) 664-1920 • (970) 385-1920
www.rochesterhotel.com
General Palmer Hotel 567 Main Ave.
“Victorian elegance in the heart of Durango”
(800) 523-3358 • (970) 247-4747
www.generalpalmerhotel.com
Strater Hotel 699 Main Ave.
“A Durango landmark since 1887”
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Adventure Sports
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These films will be shown as a group at the
Gaslight Theatre Screen 1/Sat 3pm, Sun 9pm
Continuum
Two guys cut a “deal” involving white powder and turn it into a pursuit using
Parkour techniques (bouldering, running and gymnastics in a city setting)... lots
of action in three minutes!
Canada, 2008, Matthieu Paré, Monolithe Multimédia
3 min • Mature content, drug use
This film is about two brothers, Logan and Ryan Jameson, and their bold
and daring pursuits of backcountry skiing and adventure filmmaking. Their
story is tragically cut short by a skiing accident at Durango Mountain Resort
in January 2008, in which Logan died. Ryan tells of his brother’s passionate
approach to life and explains how the event shaped his life.
USA, 2008, Ryan Jameson
25 min • All ages
Board to Death
Life as a Movie
A young man, distracted by daydreams of surfing, has a hard time getting
through his day.
USA, 2008, Blake Scripps, Iron Duke Productions
20 min • Mature content
Comedic host and pro surfer Benji Weatherley takes the world’s biggest
names in surf, skate and snow and one very famous musician around the
world to experience each other’s sports firsthand - from the exotic island of
Kandui in the Mentawaiis for world-class surfing to the concrete jungle of
Japan for indoor snowboarding, surfing a manmade wave pool and skating
the streets of Osaka, to the majestic white caps of Whistler for insane powder
moments. Traditionally, these pro athletes are presented solely within their
individual sport. However, there is a common thread among these professions
that unite them. Featuring Tony Hawk, Kelly Slater and Jack Johnson.
USA, 2008, Mai Miyama, Little Buddy Productions, Inc.
60 min • All ages
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ADVENTURE SPORTS
Chalk It Up
Shorts
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Aston’s Stones
Making the Man
Gaslight Theatre 1/Sat noon,
Gaslight Theatre 2/Sun 3:15pm
Gaslight Theatre 1/Wed 9pm,
Gaslight Theatre 2/Sat 12:15pm
Aston finds stones on his way home.
Lonely, bored and frozen, he picks them
up and takes care of them.
Sweden, 2007, Lotta Geffenblad, Uzi Geffenblad • 9 min • Subtitles
Showing with The Magistical
A crucial interview hangs on the brink of
disaster, as one man stumbles through
a minefield of questions with comic
consequences.
USA, 2007, John Susman • 11 min • all ages
Showing with Courting Condi
Happiending
Property
Gaslight Theatre 1/Thu 9pm,
Sun noon
Gaslight Theatre 1/Wed 6pm,
Gaslight Theatre 2/Sat 9:15am
What is a clown to do after forty
years of failure?
USA, 2008, Matias Masucci
27 min • Adult & sexual content, language
A man reflects on summers with
his grandmother.
USA, 2008, Piper Laurie
25 min • All ages
Showing with Chronic Town
Showing with Gospel Hill
Love and Roadkill
Purge
Abbey Theatre/Thu 3pm, Fri noon
Gaslight Theatre 1/Fri noon, Sat 6pm
An executive woman takes a ride
through the countryside that takes an
unexpected turn.
USA, 2008, John Allen
14 min • All ages
Joy has a secret addiction after
trying to mask pain from sexual abuse,
but her mother won’t believe the truth
about her father.
USA, 2008, Brad Kammlah • 16 min • Adult content, violence, drug use
Showing with Dropping In: The True Story of Don Wimmer
Showing with Selfless
Soulmates
Abbey Theatre/Thu 9am, Sat 9pm
Showing with How To Be
The Drummer
Gaslight Theatre 1/Fri 6pm,
Gaslight Theatre 2/Sat 3:15pm
In this “love letter to music,” a musician’s
opportunity to realize his dream takes
him beyond his comfort zone.
USA, 2008, Bill Block • 18 min • Language
Showing with A Deal is a Deal
Wild Like Ego
Gaslight Theatre 2/Fri 3:15pm,
Sat 9:15pm
Kelly, 17, is rebellious, confused
and horny. Ego is punk, older, loud and
ready to bounce out of town.
What about love?
USA, 2008, Karen Glienke • 18 min
Showing with The Full Picture
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SHORTS
A fledgling couples therapist must
rely upon his shoddy couples-therapy
skills in order to survive a blind date
with a crazy old witch.
USA, 2008, Tom Flynn • 18 min • Adult content, violence
Shorts -
Angst
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These shorts will be shown as a group at the
Gaslight Theatre Screen 1/Thu 3pm, Sat 9pm
coons
An innocent joyride is not all it seems
when Rich discovers that his brother and
a friend have kidnapped a black teen and
thrown him in the back of their truck.
USA, 2007, Chris Cloyd
15 min • Violence, language
Ses (See You)
Grief-stricken, Nete moves to a new
school. There she meets a boy. Shocked,
she realizes that he looks exactly like
the brother she lost in a car accident.
Denmark, 2008,
Jesper Waldvogel Rasmussen
33 min • Subtitles, language
Needle Hands
A man, his daughter, her hero,
and a bedtime story.
USA, 2008, Nebojsa Vukobradovic
11 min • Adult content
Adam
At night, Adam takes trips into the city
to hang out with the kids who have
no home, and tonight he plans to meet
with Roger, a man who liked his picture.
USA, 2008, Kyle Burns
14 min • Adult content, sexual content
Help
Follow Roman on the night that he
embarks on a desperate mission to
save his dying mother’s life.
USA, 2008, Val Lauren
40 min • Sexual content, violence, drug
use, language
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Shorts -
Foreign Influence
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These shorts will be shown as a group at the
Abbey Theatre/Fri 3pm, Sun 9pm
Fatherland
A neglectful father’s past catches
up to him when his Nazi son returns
home to discover he has been
harboring a family of Jews.
USA, 2007, Robert Warzecha
15 min • Subtitles, violence, language
The Other Way Round
Tomorrow morning, Lucia Grace
Buenaflor will be deported from the only
country she has ever known.
USA, 2008, Geoffrey Quan
14 min • Adult content, language
The Line
A migrant father and son run out of
water while crossing the desert border
and must seek help at the ranch house
of a Minuteman.
USA, 2007, Kent Bassett
23 min • Subtitles, violence, language
Hungry God
The film reflects on the irony of
idol worship.
USA/India, 2008,
Sukhada Gokhale-Bhonde
8 min • Subtitles, all ages
A Day’s Work
What was a simple job escalates into
a violent misunderstanding in this
heart-stopping drama involving an
American family and the three immigrant
laborers hired to help them move.
USA, 2008, Rajeev Dassani
17 min • Subtitles, violence, language
In the Dark
On the eve of Ayatollah Khomeini’s
return to Iran, a double agent, hunted by
the new revolutionary government,
agrees to exchange information with
the CIA in return for his safety.
USA, 2008, Alex Fazeli
17 min • Subtitles, adult content, violence, language
SHORTS
PURCHASE DIFF MERCHANDISE!!
DIFF’s limited edition short
and long sleeve t-shirts
feature the 2009 poster
artwork. Merchandise will
be available at the Gaslight
Theatre Thursday through Sunday at 3pm.
Short sleeve T-shirts $15 Bags $25
Long sleeve T-shirts $17 DIFF Beer Glasses $5
All merchandise is available at Magpie’s Newsstand Café.
You can make a special order of merchandise with DIFF
logos and artwork in the color or style you want at Half Price
Tees at 600 Main Ave.
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Shorts - Sex, Death, & God
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These shorts will be shown as a group at the
Abbey Theatre/Wed 9pm, Sat 9am
Marooned?
Winston: An Informal Guide to Etiquette
A middle-aged science fiction
nerd role-plays as his favorite space
hero out in the desert when he
hits his head and becomes convinced
he is a space hero for real.
USA, 2008, Ryan Nagata
14 min • Violence, language
thinking...
The Grim Reaper is mistaken for a
babysitter and learns a thing or
two about life.
USA, 2008, Devi Snively
15 min • Adult content, violence,
language
Winston performs dirty jobs, but he
likes to keep things clean.
USA, 2009, Reed Hall Clement
13 min • Violence
Death in Charge
A short, funny film on the “nature
of meditation” from the point of view of a
young woman utterly distracted by
thoughts of new love, her surroundings,
and her colorful imagination.
USA, 2008, Marci Adilman
11 min • Adult content
In All the Wrong Places
In the not so distant future, love is
rendered obsolete. With hilarious results.
USA, 2008, Arthur Love
4 min • Adult content, language
Denim
Based on true events, “Denim”
humorously explores the great indignities
people will go through to get laid.
USA, 2007, Jeff Lycett
7 min • Adult content, sexual content,
language
The Party
Suit Yourself
A man. A suit. The perfect job.
USA, 2008, Jordan Lindsay
7 min • All ages
Jewsus
A Jewish kid inherits the powers of
Jesus on prom night!
USA, 2008, Benjamin C. Bliss
17 min • Language
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SHORTS
A group of very diverse women, some
friends and some strangers, come
together for a sex toy party.
USA, 2009, Jonathan Browning
11 min • Adult content
Shorts - Experimental & Animation
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My Uncle Arnie
Dark family secrets cast a shadow
over Bill’s recovery, in this sequel to
don hertzfeldt’s “everything will be ok”
(shown at DIFF in 2007).
USA, 2008, don hertzfeldt
21 min • Adult content, animated violence
These shorts will be shown as a group at the
Gaslight Theatre Screen 2
Fri 9:15pm, Sun 12:15pm
Comedian Wild Bill Bauer narrates the
tale of his Uncle Arnie’s attempt to
become the No. 1 ranked Russian
Roulette player in the U.S.
USA, 2008, Jay Kanzler
5 min • Adult content, animated violence
Count Backwards from Five
A visual exploration of generosity
and addiction.
USA, 2008, Tony Gault
8 min • Adult content, drug use
i am so proud of you
The Cave: An Adaptation of Plato’s
Allegory in Clay
An excerpt from Plato’s Republic, the
“Allegory of the Cave” is a classic
commentary on the human condition.
USA, 2007, Michael Ramsey
3 min • All ages
Karaoke Show
The Moth and the Firefly
A moth goes on a journey for a new
light during a New York City blackout
and finds an unlikely friend.
USA, 2007, Daniel Stedman
5 min • All ages
A mixture between sauna and disco, as
a man imagines himself a rock star.
Germany, 2007, Karl Tebbe
4 min • Nudity
aprop (closer)
MFA
A young artist experiences the
harsh realities of graduate school.
USA, 2007, Elizabeth Pasieczny
4 min • Animated violence
Distraxion
“Distraxion” is a character-driven short
about the personification of an office
worker’s late night annoyance: his
boss’s cheesy jazz music.
USA, 2008, Michael Stern
2 min • Animated violence
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SHORTS
Sleep interrupted by a familiar touch.
The caress of a finger across your back.
Everyday gestures become an
extraordinary dance.
Spain, 2007, Aitor Echeverria
6 min • Sexual content, nudity
Public Schools Program
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DIFF, with our sponsors and grantors, promotes media
literacy by donating books, films and other educational
materials to the schools. Films with unique viewpoints that
lend themselves to engaging and intriguing discussions
have been carefully selected by the DIFF Teachers
Screening Committee. The programs will be seen by
Ignacio High School students, Durango High School
students and Durango elementary school students. These
films are shown only to students and faculty of the schools
listed.
DURANGO HIGH SCHOOL
Distraxion
See synopsis in Ignacio High School Program
Roseline
In Northern Uganda, wars are fought
beyond battlefield. Since the day she
was born, Roseline has been infected
with HIV/AIDS, which killed her parents
and threatens her.
USA, 2008, Jason Russell, Invisible Children Inc.
24 min
Wells Fargo Bank, La Plata Electric Association, the El
Pomar Foundation and the La Plata Electric Education
Fund provided funds for Public Schools Program.
Shikashika
IGNACIO HIGH SCHOOL
Distraxion
“Distraxion” is a character-driven short
film about the personification of an
office worker’s late-night annoyance:
his boss’s cheesy jazz music.
USA, 2008, Michael Stern,
Student project
2 min
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DIFF’s MISSION STATEMENT
We are committed to film literacy and
to being a welcoming, intimate, and
unique film organization that screens
global, innovative, and diverse films that
connect independent filmmakers, their
artistic process, and their vision to the
community.
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DURANGO ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS
Me, Masi and Mr. Clean
Seema has issues with her skin color.
Surrounded by the white kids of her
community and inundated by her masis’s
(aunt’s) opinion that fair skin is better,
Seema resorts to drastic measures
to bleach her skin.
Canada, 2007, Nina Sudra, butterflytyphoon pictures • 8 min
Once Upon a Tide
Told through the unique voice of
Academy Award-winner Linda Hunt,
“Once Upon a Tide” is a fictional
narrative that blends the moral and
visual elements of a mystical fairy tale to
inspire us to recognize the importance of ocean conservation.
USA, 2007, Drew Takahashi, Harvard Medical School • 9 min
Shikashika
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SCHOOL PROGRAM
In 2007, Invisible Children posed a
challenge to youth around the world:
raise $1 million in 100 days to rebuild
schools in war-torn northern Uganda.
Thousands of students rallied, and 20
were rewarded with a trip of a lifetime.
USA, 2008, Laren Poole, Invisible Children Inc.
43 min
Shikashika offers a rare glimpse into life
in the Andes Mountains of Peru and
focuses on the unseen practices of
extracting glacial ice for shikashika, a
shaved ice treat sold at the steps of a
cathedral beneath the mountain, Huscaran.
USA/Peru, 2007, Stephen Hyde, Steve Hyde Projects Inc.
10 min
Thanks -
Grantors & Donors
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The Durango Independent Film Festival is grateful for the
generous support of the following grantors and donors.
GRANTORS
Ballantine Family Fund
City Market Cares Electronic Fundraising Program
City of Durango, in partnership with the Durango Arts Center
Durango Business Improvement District in partnership with
the Durango Area Tourism Office
Durango Friends of the Arts
El Pomar Foundation
La Plata County
La Plata Electric Education Fund
Region 9 Economic Development District of Southwest Colorado
DONORS
Epic Donor
Richard and Mary Lyn
Ballantine
Bud and Jean Poe
Suddenly Slender
Tiptop Software Company
Red Carpet Donors
Julie Cooley
Ann Flatten
Peggy Russell
Sandy Siegrist
Donors
Catherine Adam
Sally and Gene Bradley
Community Foundation
Cyprus Café
Bobby and Lana Duthie
Essence Chiropractic Studio –
Stephanie Harris
Joanie Fraughton
Deahna Geehan
Anna Lefebvre
Ed Lehner and Julie Ward
Lehner
Lisa Mackey
Gail Nadeau
Peter Norton and Judy Hodges
Marty Palecki
Mary Jo Rakowski
Nancy Stoffer
Frank Viehmann and Barb Gysel
Bill and Chris Warren
Kaiya Dewey White
Margaret and Arthur Zemach
Premiere Donors
Shane Fraughton
Devin Newby
Barry Spear
Matinee Donors
Bank of the San Juans
Robb Brantley
Bob and Mimi Chaput
Lynn Gray
Cecily Klingman
Phyllis Max
Scott and Julie McCallister
Larry McCardle
Joe McLaughlin and Debbie
Wright
Jim Mohle and JM Jones
Jessie Morgan
Tom and Mary Orsini
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Thanks -
Sponsors
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The 2009 Durango Independent Film Festival would not have
been possible without the gracious and generous support of
our sponsors:
Abbey Theatre Sponsor
Film Industry Media Sponsors
Supporting Sponsors
Panels Sponsors
Jean-Pierre
Bakery & Wine Bar
Public School Program Sponsors
Party & Event Sponsors
Official Caterer
Filmmaker Lounge Sponsor
Official Beer
Festival Store & Pass Outlet
Free Movie Night Sponsor
Will Call/Information Kiosk provided by Sky Ute Casino
Transportation Sponsor:
New Country Auto Center
Hotel Sponsors
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THANKS
Hotel Sponsors
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Thanks -
Sponsors
DIFF Office Sponsors
Brainstorm Internet
The Framer and Gervais Families
Daily Venue Sponsors
Debra Parmenter & Terry Bacon
Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad
First National Bank of Durango
Maynes, Bradford, Shipps & Sheftel LLP
Open Shutter Gallery
Ska Brewing Company
The Law Firm of Anderson & Baker, LLC
The Payroll Department, Inc.
Film Program Sponsors
Abbey Theatre
Animas Trading Co.
Backcountry Experience
Coldwell Banker
Dawes, Harriss & Bloodsworth, P.C.
Durango Coffee Company
Elisabeth Peterson & Sandy Miller
Mail Room and Copy Center
Maria’s Bookshop
Nancy Bonnett
R. Michael Bell & Associates, Inc.
Rakita & Tomsic Physical Therapy Inc.
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Filmmaker Sponsors
Animas Media, LLC
College Drive Café
Community Banks of Colorado
Jane C. Pedersen L.C.S.W. – Clearview Counseling
Louisa’s Movie House & Electronics
Russell Engineering
The Durango Kid
The Pharmakon
Zuke’s Performance Pet Nutrition
Media Sponsors
99.7 and 99.3 The Point
Big Dog 96.9 & 106.7
Durango Community Access Television
KDUR Community Radio
KOOL 104.5
KSUT Four Corners Public Radio
TravelHost Magazine of Four Corners
durango.bside.c
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Thanks -
Sponsors
In-Kind Sponsors:
Animas Media LLC
Basin Printing & Imaging
Bradner Smith & Company
Canyon Construction Company
Clif Bar
David Halterman
Denton Signs
Durango Party Rental
E&D Web Inc.
FredrickZink & Associates P. C.
GoFilmFest.com
Half Price Tees
Michael Coble & Gigi Love
Nini’s Taqueria
Professional Computer Solutions
Rainbow Printing, Incorporated
Showbiz Software Store
The Durango Herald
Zircon Container
Party & Event Sponsors
Azul
Backcountry Experience
Durango Arts Center
Earthen Vessel
Ellis West Gallery
Harper/Roberts Gallery
Henry Strater Theatre
Karyn Gabaldon Fine Arts
Open Shutter Gallery
Peach Street Distillers
Ska Brewing Company
Sorrel Sky Gallery
Star Liquor
The Assortment
Toh-Atin Gallery
Wagon Wheel Liquors
Zia Taqueria
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Special Thanks
Jim Batchelder of Brainstorm Internet
Durango Arts Center
Program layout by Cindy Coleman, Duck Girl Art
Program printed by Basin Printing & Imaging
Photography by David Halterman
Web site hosted by Brainstorm
Marketing ad design by Jonathan Hammel
THANKS
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Volunteers
DIFF is grateful for our capable and friendly volunteers. Many
others committed their talents and time to the festival after the
program went to press.
Curtis Maberry
Kalida Maischoss
Dave Masse
Kent Matowitz
Phyllis Max
Megan McClenney
Lynn Miller
Larita Montoya
Diane Morazán
Karen Mortimer
Mary Ann Nelson
Joy Nickerson
Mary Nowotny
Edward Oak
Janet Oliver
Kiwi Ormond
Todd O’Toole
Susie Patalan
Becca Peterson
Anita Phillips
Rachel Piske
Steve Powell
Laura Prendergast
Jen Prosser
Lisa Prugh
Christine Rasmussen
Darlene Redmond
Bruce Ristow
Haz Said
Jan Sallinger
Cheryl Schlaback
Micah Schnellinger
Erin Schoellhorn
Dave Schranck
Jola Schraub
Kathleen Shadell
Marta Snow
Annie Sutherlin
Jennifer Taylor
Emmy Therrell
Bob Therrell
Jane Ulrich
Heather Walls
Chrystal Wampler
Bill Warren
John Welty
Susan Welty
Alex Wheeler
Nikki Wilband
Mark Williams
Virginia Wright
Lisa Zabka
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AWARDS
Juried Medals
Best Narrative Feature Film
Best Documentary – Feature
Best Documentary – Short
Best Animated Short
Best Live Action Short
Filmmaker’s Award (voted on by attending filmmakers)
Jury Commendations
Audience Medals
Best Narrative Feature Film
Best Documentary
Best Short
School Audience Award
Independent Spirit Award:
DIFF’s opportunity to recognize an outstanding
community supporter of the festival.
The Festival is made possible, in part, through a
grant from the Durango City Grant for the Arts, in
partnership with the Durango Arts Center.
This event is supported by a marketing grant from the
Durango Business Improvement District and Durango
Area Tourism Office.
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THANKS
Kathie Adkins
Pattie Adler
Jessica Allison
Burt Baldwin
Jerry Bevington
Joe Bishop
Tyler Blakely
Laura Boe
Lani Brenner
Pamela Briley
Alane Brown
Gwen Buchanan
Katherine Burgess
Polly Burke
Karen Caddis
Nancy Cardona
Chrystal Carroll
Dave Casey
Derrick Casto
Lisa Cate
Kelsey Cavanaugh
Pat Cheever
Beth Christie
Jill Colburn-Bernard
Julie Colby
John Condie
Richard Dilworth
Don Doane
Wanda Ellingson
Tobey Ellis
Heather Erb
Stephanie Eversole
Tracy Ford
Christian Galvez
Ruthanne Gartland
Trace Getz
Rebecca Ghear
Lynn Gray
Cindi Greer
Mary Holland-Plum
Betsy Janeczek
Joanna Jennings
Rachel Kapustka
Nick Kapustka
Maureen Keilty
Debbie Kurz
Marilyn Leftwich
Denise Leslie
Alex Lewis
Heather Liggett
Carly Lockhart
Pam Logan
Jane Looney
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Survey
AUDIENCE SURVEY
Fill out our attendee survey and enter to win passes! You could
win two DIFF Passes to the 5th Annual Durango Independent
Film Festival, to be held March 3-7, 2010!
Your survey responses help us to evaluate DIFF’s progress and
programs, and to obtain information that is not available from
any other source for grants and sponsorships that are critical to
the success of our film festival.
You can pick up the DIFF attendee survey at the Will Call kiosk, or
complete it online by visiting www.durangofilm.org. Alternatively,
go to www.gofilmfest.com and click “Complete Surveys” on the
left side of the screen, and then click on “Durango Independent
Film Festival.” Whether you fill out the survey on paper or online,
DIFF will enter your name in the drawing for next year’s passes.
Good luck, and thank you in advance for participating!
we’re
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Your official Film Fest
store offering 2009
Film Fest gear as well
as Punch Passes and
DIFF Passes.
• Newspapers
• Coffee
• Pies
• Pastries
8th St.
Magpies
Main Ave.
CALLING ATTENDING FILMMAKERS!
Gofilmfest.com is surveying DIFF’s 2009 filmmakers! When you
have a moment, please fill out our filmmaker survey online at
www.gofilmfest.com. Click on “Complete Surveys” on the left
side of the screen, and then click “Durango Independent Film
Festival.” Your feedback will allow us to evaluate how DIFF is
doing. Thank you for participating!
• Magazines
7th St.
• Internet Access
• Fax Service
• Phone Cards
• Maps
College Dr.
• Ice Cream
• Smoothies
Watch for DIFF’s announcement of the 2010 poster
contest. The winner’s poster will be used to promote the
2010 film festival, and elements will be used in art design
in 2010.
• Sidewalk Patio
2009 poster by Connie Mason-Bennett
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