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Lake Worth Playhouse
Stonzek Theatre
709 Lake Avenue, Lake Worth, FL
Movie Times: (561) 296-9382
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2011 FILM
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FRIDAY SEPT. 30
6:00 Shorts
A Good Day(9:14)
Loved By Someone Else (4:10)
Honeymoon (5:40)
Mr. Jenkins @ Moonfest (8)
Surgeon General Warning (5:31)
Robert Box:Perfect For The Kitchen (4:56)
Maltese Pomeranian (12:32)
7:00 Filmmakers Reception
8:00 Opening Night Film - EQUAL STRENGTH |
Saturday 2-3pm
-VFX/CGI Supervisor, Dean Lyon, is back by popular demand after a wildly successful seminar at the 1st L-DUB Film Festival. As a successful VFX Supervisor and Entrepreneur, Dean will be providing a detailed, introspective look at the relationship between VFX and the film making process. The session will be devoted to analyzing various films and video clips to determine how they were created, followed by discussing the potential of how to improve on the overall process, a review of past and present theories and techniques and a review of strategies for budgeting, planning and applying cutting edge technologies.
Saturday 3-4pm
-Film Critic, Dan Hudak, will be providing an insider’s view on film festivals from a judge’s perspective. Dan has worked extensively as a film critic in print, radio, television and online with ESPN, ABC News, Chicago Tribune, Christian Science Monitor, CNN, indieWire and Sun-Sentinel to name a few. The Q&A seminar will focus on showcasing films that were successfully executed with low budgets from the perspective on what a judge looks for.
Saturday 5-6pm
-The Palm Beach County Film Commission will have a seasoned representative to provide information and advice on filmmaking in Palm Beach County in a comprehensive Q & A session.
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Sunday 1-2pm
-Hollywood actor, Garrett M. Brown, will be conducting a Q&A seminar that is a must for up and coming actors, filmmakers and film enthusiasts alike. Entitled How Do We Get Here From There?, it is a seminar for those wondering how a guy who was going to be a doctor in college ended up on stage and on TV and in films – and still wishes he could be a doctor – only now as a juicy role!
Sunday 2-3pm
-Filmmaker, Frank Eberling will share his experiences and information on the steps it takes to get your film off the ground. He will motivate you and show you how you can make it happen for yourself in today's cut-throat industry in his seminar entitled Producing Your First Micro-Budget Film. Frank Eberling has been a filmmaker in South Florida for forty years, producing 3,000 film and television broadcast projects as producer, writer, director and cinematographer. His work has earned him an Emmy, a Cine Golden Eagle, six Telly’s and several other prestigious writing and producing awards.
Sunday 4-5pm
-Screenwriter, Michael Chasin, will be hosting a talk on screenwriting and dramatic structure. Michael is a local South Florida screenwriter and multiple award winning filmmaker (including Best Screenplay) with experience ranging from writing, directing, editing, producing, consulting and instructing. In addition, he has had past experience as a film festival screenplay judge. The Football Game as a Screenplay will be a seminar focusing on the dramatic structure in film to assist filmmakers in creating tight, focused and enticing screenplays. |
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SATURDAY, OCT. 1
Noon Shorts
A Mass Of Wine (24)
Faded Photographs (9:31)
For Water (7:10)
Book Deal (32)
2:00 Shorts
486642 (2:58)
The Seven Steps(15)
Sunshine (26:02)
Southend On Sea
England (40)
4:00 Shorts
The Psychic (12:45)
TheDeadbeats (21:39)
Dark Passenger (12:36)
They Say The Truth Hurts (6:16)
Screw It (5:30)
6:00 Shorts
Boyce Returns(28)
Slip Road (4:17)
Library Cop (7:34)
Changing Seasons (4:51)
Hard To Come By (30)
8:00 Guns Drugs and Dirty Money
10:15 Real People Real Shifts
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SUNDAY, OCT. 2
1:00 Turkles (105)
3:15 Shorts
Burial Island (9:48)
One Dark Evening (4:07)
Home Sweet Home (5:41)
Expect a Miracle(3:34)
Dragonfly(3:12)
Noblemen (2)
Trip To Africal (16)
Pants Off The Ground(3)
Balance (30:49)
5:00 Rats and Bullies
7:00 AWARDS CEREMONY
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2011 LDUB FILM FESTIVAL
September 30-October 2, 2011 |
| Friday, Sept. 30 - 6:00 pm Shorts |
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A GOOD DAY, 2011, Florida Premiere, Drama, 9:14 min.
Director/Writer: Gordon Craigo
Producer: Jim York
Cast: Michael Jacques, Robert Gordon Spencer, Rana Olk, Angela Cramer
Filmed in Lake Worth, A Good Day opens with Lenny hiring a hit man to kill him so only his children and not his soon to be ex-wife will inherit his estate. On the day of the hit, Lenny talks with his friend Fred when Mara, Lenny’s wife, barges in. Lenny orders Mara out reminding her of the restraining order. Lenny tells Fred he will drop by Hal’s Bar in a bit to see Sara, his new girlfriend. Lenny tells Sara he is making Mara wait for the final divorce papers. Lenny goes home and is met by a police officer. The officer tells Lenny that Mara was killed during an apparent robbery and the perp was killed during the arrest attempt.
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LOVED BY SOMEONE ELSE, 2010, Florida Premiere, Music Video, 4:10 min.
Director/Producer/Writer: Drew Perlmutter & Mercy Thomas
Cast: Ella Herrera, Sean Keegan, Kelly Randall
Music video to Ella Herrera's hit song, Loved By Someone Else.
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HONEYMOON, 2010, World Premiere, Drama, 5:40 min.
Production Studio: Miami Dade College/ Ellanvannin Multimedia
Director/Producer: Tamara Benavente
Writer: Anna Ortiz
Cast: Elena Sanchez, Stephen Brevig
A suspenseful drama about love, betrayal, and revenge.
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MR. JENKINS @ MOONFEST, 2011, 8 min.
Director/Producer: Steev Brown
Show host Jabberjaw Jenkins, of the "Mister Jenkins Show" makes a special trip to West Palm Beach to cover one of the cities most exciting events, "Moonfest." This man on the street segment is part of a new serise to be released on YouTube October 20th!
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SURGEON GENERAL'S WARNING, World Premiere, 2011, Dance Film, 5:31 min.
Director: Natalie Metzger & Robert Allaire
Cast: Erica Carpenter
Grit and Noise. Heels and ash. Inhale
www.metzart.org/metzartSurgeon_Generals_Warning.html
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ROBERT BOX-PERFECT FOR THE KITCHEN, Florida Premiere, 2010, Documentary, 4:56
Director/Producer: James Reford
An early morning trick of the light sends a painter’s career in a new direction.
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MALTESE POMERANIAN, 2011, Comedy, 12:32 min.
Production Studio or Company: Black Onyx Productions
Director: Talina Adamo
Producer: Vincent Chimato & Talina Adamo
Writer: Vincent Chimato & Dave Gregory
Cast: Vincent Chimato , Dave Gregory, Inessa Kud, Brian Plazas
In this comedic spoof of 1940’s Film Noir movies, two detectives, the Spade brothers, must solve a string of murders while tracking down an ancient Maltese artifact said to bring riches to it’s possessor…
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EQUAL STRENGTH, 2011, World Premiere, Action, Drama, 103 min.
Production Studio or Company: Hammond Films
Director/Writer: Ika Santamaria
Producer: Joseph Anthony Hammond
Cast: Ryan Tesavro, Noa Lindberg, Kira Stockwell, Brent Battles
Taylor Westrom will stop at nothing to ensure his animals are safe including risking his own life for his noble cause. But the deeper he digs, the more entangled web he weaves, bringing to the surface conspiracies that were best left alone. He finds himself balancing on the ethical line of what’s morally right vs. what will help his cause.
www.equalstrength.com
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| Saturday, Oct. 1 - Noon Shorts |
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A MASS OF WINE, 2011, Documentary, 24 min.
Awards: The Indie Gathering, Cleveland, OH - 4th place doc shorts
Production Studio or Company: Harris Marketing Communications, Inc.
Director/Producer/Writer: Joanne L. Harris
Assistant Director: Santi Pathak
Cast: John Cobb
Every village has a story. The story of Oberlinxweiler, Germany, lies in the hands of a local historian who hides two handwritten books throughout WWII to save its history. The books reveal 120 years of history, from 1750-1870, as recorded by the 36 farmers who lived there during this time.
www.amassofwinethemovie.com
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FADED PHOTOGRAPHS, 2010, Romance, 19:31 min.
Directors/Producers/Writers/Cast: Alan Stewart & Mary Alice Stewart
After being widowed for a number of years, a chance meeting offers Michael and Marsha a second opportunity for meaningful companionship, joy and love. But first, Michael must overcome his dependence on the memory of his first wife.
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FOR WATER, 2010, Florida Premiere, Dance Film, 7:10
Awards: American Dance Festival -Certificate of Distinction; Park City Film Music Festival-Bronze Medal for Musical Excellence
Production Studio or Company: Metzart
Director: Natalie Metzger
Cast: Lisa Long, Anne Moore, Dewi Nurnaeny, Cherise Richards
A collaboration between dancers from Indonesia and America, For Water is inspired by the importance of water to the islands of Indonesia and to water-starved California. The film follows a pilgramage of five spirits to a sacred place to perform their centennial ritual for water.
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BOOK DEAL, , 2011, World Premiere, Drama, 32 min.
Production Studio or Company: Palm Beach film Group, Inc.
Director/Producer/Writer: Frank Eberling
Cast: Peter Marzilli, Katrina Waters
Acclaimed literary scholar Beth Flannery winds up a year- long series of interviews she conducting with world-renowned novelist Robert Darville for an in-depth profile she’s writing.
At the last minute, he propositions her, and as their wrenching negotiations proceed, he reveals to her what could be the literary coup of the decade for her career. Will she submit or resist to get her story?
www.frankeberling.com
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Saturday, Oct. 1 - 2:00 pm Shorts |
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486642, 2010, Florida Premiere, Animated, 2:58 min.
Director/Producer/Writer: Nina Sarti
Cast: Sebastian Bellotti
Confined and numbed to the rituals of the 9 to 5 routine, little trace of a human being remains. The person, now only a number inside a corporate monster loses emotion and reason as the inner subconscious manifests.
www.ninasarti.com
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THE SEVEN STEPS, 2011,Florida Premiere, Mockumentary, 15 min.
Production Studio or Company: Fusion
Director/Writer: Cynthia Morrison
Producer: Cynthia Morrison & Scotty Fusion
Cast: Alex Penate, Rhonda Stearns, Scotty Fusion, Timothy Lawrence
A modern day mortician is caught by his wife as he embalms a cadaver in ancient Egyptian fashion.
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SUNSHINE, 2011, Music Video Short, 26 min.
Production Studio or Company: ProBam, LLC
Director/Producer/Writer/Cast: Ricardo Pro Rodriguez, Nelson Boodah Rodriguez
Cast: Gia Salazar, Tommy Tweedz Duarte
The music industry’s machine leader and dark lord Erebus, along with his evil queen Enyo, have devised an evil plan to keep Prophit and Boodah in the darkness for eternity. They are both holy & humble, but no nonsense individuals who fight the dark with special powers from the light.
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Southend On Sea, England, 2011, Shorts, 40 min.
Award winning shorts from Lake Worth's sister city in England, Southend On Sea.
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Saturday, Oct. 1 - 4:00 pm Shorts |
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THE PSYCHIC, 2011, Florida Premiere, Psycho Thriller, Horror, Sci-Fi, 12:45 min.
Production Studio or Company: Elsedeki Films
Director: Wael Elsedeki
Producer: Jim York
Writer: Wael Elsedeki, Jaqueline Elsedeki
Cast: Bob Carter, Tammy Smith, Bart Spiecca
Couple buys a house. Turns out to be haunted. They hire psychic to figure out what is going on in their house. The psychic turns out to be the ghost.
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THE DEADBEATS, 2011, Comedy, Horror, Adventure, 21:39 min.
South Florida Premiere
Director: Ross Howard
Producers/Writers: Jeremy Tidwell & Ross Howard
Cast: Jeremy Tidwell, Brian Trumble, Taylor Middleton, Juliane Leipuner
Four childhood friends grew up around an old movie theatre. Liz the owner and leader of the group is struggling with low numbers and in a bid to save the theatre, Liz obtains a “Mythically cursed film”. The group gets together to screen the cursed film and encounter it face on.
www.thedeadbeatsmovie.com
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DARK PASSENGER, 2011, World Premiere, Music Video-Horror, 12:36
Production Studio or Company: ProBam, LLC
Director/Writer: Steev J. Brown
Producer/Writer: Ricardo Pro Rodriguez
Cast: Ricardo Pro Rodriguez, Gia Salazar, Adrianna Scala, Inessa Kudd
A twisted horror story of a therapist desperately trying to understand the psyche of her clearly disturbed patient. As she gets deeper into his mind, she begins to realize that he is not what he seems.
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THEY SAY THE TRUTH HURTS, 2011, Florida Premiere, Drama, 6:16
G-Shorts – 1st Place, Best Screenplay, Best Sound Design, Best Actress, Best Actor.
Writer /Director/ Producer: Drew Perlmutter
Cast: Lauren Paley, Petra Burton, Allans Sancho, Rio Peterson
When Elizabeth’s boyfriend startsacting shady, she turns to her bestfriend, John, for help. Elizabeth suspects her boyfriend, Kyle, of cheating. When John tries to comfort Elizabeth and reach out to Kyle, things get dangerous.
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SCREW IT, 2011, World Premiere, Dark Comedy, 5:30
Director/Writer: Carlton Bruce
Producer: Aaron Shore
Cast: Eric White, Chris Inguanzo
Two old friends sit on a bench and talk about the one thing they want to do before they die.
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Saturday, Oct. 1 - 6:00 pm Shorts |
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BOYCE RETURNS, 2008, Comedy, 28 min.
Florida Premiere
Director/Writer: Greg Robbins
Producer(s): Greg Robbins, Ryan Robbins
Cast: Garrett M. Brown, Alec Lewis, Isabelle Gardo
After a five year odyssey, Boyce returns home to reconnect with the family that moved on without him.
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SLIP ROAD, 2010, Florida Premiere, Suburban Noir, 4:17 min.
Production Studio or Company: Subai
Director/Producer/Writer: Sebastian Bellotti
Cast: Andrew Musselman, Evan Toro, Melanie Campbell, Rhett Baron
A mystical antagonist that preys on the weaker aspects of modern society picks three targets in this loosely tied narrative.
www.wix.com/alotlesspersonal/alotlesspersonal |
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THE LIBRARY COP, 2010, U.S. Premiere, Comedy, 7:34 min.
Production Studio or Company: Palm Beach State College – Film Department
Director: Aaron Shore
Producer: Bobby Keegan
Writer: Aaron Shore & Zack Shore
Cast: Dave Gregory & Georgia Castens
Ashley is getting some last minute studying in for finals, until she breaks a library law, littering. Lance Frickaroni, Library Cop is on the job stopping at nothing from banishing Ashley from the premises.
www.doubleaaproductions.tumblr.com
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CHANGING SEASONS, 2011, World Premiere, Music Video, 4:51 min.
Production Studio or Company: Figtree Films
Director/Producer: Bruce Feigenbaum
Writer: Lucas Feigenbaum (nephew)
Images are one day in natural Palm Beach County. Sounds are all natural. Music performed on an acoustic guitar and sung by the player.
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HARD TO COME BY, Comedy, Drama, 34:50 min.
Awards: Manhattan Film Festival-Best Short, Palm Beach Film Festival-Best Short, ITN Film Festival-Best Actor: Garrett M. Brown, Best Director: Dale Peterson
Production Co: Magic TP Films
Director: Dale Peterson
Producer: Wendy Peterson
Cast: Garrett M. Brown, Annika Marks, Kitty Swink, Ray Xifo
Alex McCollister always thought he would go first. But a yaer after he took early retirement, Alex lost his wife of 32 years to cancer. The pain of his loss, and the pain of a new medical condition, were almost too much to bear. "Can't you just cut the damn thing out?" he asks his doctor. But the Doc and a young woman named Patricia had other things in store for him. And what seamed like a hopeless dead end, became, for Alex McCollister, the beginning of a new life.
www.hardtocomebymovie.com
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Saturday, Oct. 1 - 8:00 pm |
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GUNS DRUGS AND DIRTY MONEY, 2011, Florida Premiere, Action, 123 min.
Detroit Independent Film Festival – Official Selection
Detroit Windsor International Film Festival – Official Selection
Production Studio or Company: Smoke Screen Films
Director/Producer: John Anton
Writers: John Anton, Jason Waugh
Cast: Anthony Moscato, Eric Roberts, Jason Waugh, Alex Safi
Guns Drugs and Dirty Money tells the story of graphic novel author Michael Steele (Eric Roberts – The Expendables, The Dark Knight), who reads the first issue of his comic book series of the same name to his ten year-old nephew. As he reads, the viewer is instantly transported to the violent Detroit underworld.
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Saturday, Oct. 1 - 10:15 pm |
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REAL PEOPLE REAL SHIFTS, 2011, Documentary/Inspirational, 59:54
Awards: Downtown Boca Film Festival – Best Local Feature Documentary
Production Studio or Company: Healthy Soul Centers and Black Onyx Productions
Director: Tina Bueno
Producer: Talina Adamo
Writer: Tina Bueno
Cast: Tina Bueno, Cynthia Segal, Mark Patterson, Mary Lomando & more
What if life on this planet shifts beyond our wildest imagination through 2012 and beyond? What if you realized the power to adapt to predicted unprecedented changes exists within you now? What if activating innate abilities is a self empowering choice to ride the waves…
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TURKLES, 2011, Family, 104 min.
Awards: Downtown Boca Film Festival – Best Film by a Local filmmaker
Tree of Life Foundadtion – Best Screenplay
Treasure Coast Film Festival – “Florida Gem”
Production Studio or Company: Palm Beach Film Group, Inc
Director: Frank Eberling
Producer: Chel Tassey, Robert Tassey
Writer: Frank Eberling
Cast: Haley Jane Sicard, Noah Centineo, Burt Reynolds
A group of twelve year-old science geeks spend their summer vacation at Camp Loggerhead, filming a documentary about turtle nesting. When they discover a bunch of bad guys are stealing the eggs, they commit to catching them red-handed.
A family friendly, environmental, mystery-comedy for the entire family, filmed in Palm Beach County.
“Saving the planet, one TURKLE at a time.”
www.turkles.tv
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Sunday, Oct. 2 - 3:15 pm Shorts |
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BURIAL ISLAND, 2011, Adventure, 9:48 min.
Production Studio or Company: Golden West Films
Director/Producer: Ray and Migdalia Etheridge
Writer: Ray Etheridge
Cast: Adrian Ramos, Albert Campillo, Amedeo Falgiatore
In the everglades, two relic hunters accidentally uncover the grave of an Indian medicine man, unleashing the fury of an angry ghost.
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ONE DARK EVENING, 2008, Horror, 4:07 min.
Awards: Aurora Film Festival - Aurora Gold Award 2008
Production Studio or Company: A Day For Darkness Films
Director: Neil M. Fasekas
Producer: Neil M. Fasekas & Luis Jairala
Writer: Neil M. Fasekas
Cast: Barbara Barker, Ben Anklam, Mario De Jesus
When coming home from the library one evening, a girl is being followed by a menacing demon.
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HOME SWEET HOME, 2010, Florida Premiere, Drama, 5:41
Production Studio or Company: Wrapped Up Productions
Writer/Director: Drew Perlmutter, Kaylie Stokes
Producer: Kaylie Stokes
Cast: Petra Burton, Barbara Sandler, Jerome Perlmutter, Lauren Galin
A story about a young girl and her broken home. Upon having family troubles, she runs away to escape it all, but in the end, she comes to realize what truly makes her happy.
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EXPECT A MIRACLE, 2010, Florida Premiere, Experimental, Music Video, 3:35 min.
Production Studio or Company: Michael Corichi Productions
Writer/Director /Producer : Michael Corichi
Cast: Ronald Tiberio
EXPECT A MIRACLE is about a man, celebrating a year, clean, in the Narcotics Anonymous Program. It includes symbolism in every second of the video.
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DRAGONFLY, 2010, Florida Premiere, Music Video, 3:12 min.
Production Studio or Company: Michael Corichi Productions
Writer/Director /Producer : Michael Corichi
Cast: Ella Herrera
The film is a music video for the song, “Dragonfly,” by Martin Craft. It is about a girl, who is alone, with no friends and time is passing her by.
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THE NOBLEMEN, 2011, Comedy, 2 min.
Production Studio or Company: Toussaint High
Writer/Director /Producer : Justyn Brown
Cast: Luis C., Justyn Brown
THE NOBLEMEN is a comedy about two young men solving their problems the old way.
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TRIP TO AFRICA, 2010, Documentary, 16 min.
Production Studio or Company: Art of Filmmaking-YVPP-Boynton Beach
Writer/Director /Producer : Briana Sullivan
Cast: Crystal Valentine, Briana Sullivan
Two students take a trip to Africa
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PANTS OFF THE GROUND, 2010, Music Video, 3 min.
Production Studio or Company: Art of Filmmaking-YVPP-Boynton Beach
Writer/Director /Producer : Youth Violence Prevention Project – Boynton Beach Class
Cast: Youth Violence Prevention Project – Boynton Beach Class
PANTS OFF THE GROUND is a music video with the message of not having your pants hang off yourself!
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BALANCE, 2011, Florida Premiere, Comedy, 30:49 min.
Production Studio or Company: G-Star Studios
Director: Ally Abrams
Director of Photography: Drew Perlmutter
Producer: Chaunessy Clemmons, Wilson Plumb
Writer: Allans Sancho
Cast: Allans Sancho, Ilana Rothman, Vinny Cerreta
Michael is the epitome of a “nobody,” only having his two loveable, but equally unpopular friends at his side. When fate opens an opportunity for Michael to become known, he will do anything he can to make it happen. But will Michael choose true friendship or a chance at getting noticed?
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RATS AND BULLIES, 2011, Florida Premiere, Documentary, 85 min.
Awards: Women In Film (WIF) Film Foundation Award ( Los Angeles)
Production Hub Studios Competition – Best Use Of Technology
Production Studio or Company: McMillan Media Filmworks
Director: Cassidy R. McMillan & Ray Buffer
Producer: Cassidy R. McMillan & Ray Buffer
Writer: Cassidy R. McMillan
Cast: Cassidy R. McMillan, Cindy Wesley, Paula Settee, Rosalind Wiseman
The gripping true story of 14 year old Dawn Marie Wesley, who after being bullied and threatened with death by three girls at her school, hung herself with her dog’s leash. In the suicide note she left behind, she named the three girls. The incident outraged a nation, fueled a groundbreaking investigation by Canada’s Crown, which led to the precedent setting court case, where for the first time in North America, teens were made to stand trial for bullying.
www.ratsandbullies.com
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Sunday, Oct. 2 - 7:00 pm |
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Lake Worth Playhouse
713 Lake Ave
Lake Worth, FL 33460
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