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The
2005 SoCal
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The
Films & Awards of the 2005 SCIFF
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SHORT FILMS |
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AdCorp, Inc.
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Dir. Marshall Cook Cast: Andy Dick, Jamie
Brown, Marshall Cook, Tyler Sedustine, Michael Rivkin
Synopsis:
Spend a few minutes with an ad agency's think tank team
responsible for coming up with catchy names for stores. Think Tank
Team Leader, Pete Wells (Andy Dick) has his hands full as he and
his team of young professionals work under pressure to come up
with a title for a store of a very big client.
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A Can of Paint |
Dir. Robi Michael Cast: Aaron Robson, Jean Franzbalu
Synopsis:
Alone in deep space, an interstellar salvage man gets a dab of
alien paint on his skin... and it begins to spread. Unable to get
help and accompanied by only a dispassionate computer, he must
figure out how to stop the paint before he becomes a space relic
himself.
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Art
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Dir. David Lipson Cast: Gina Tognoni, Inger
Tudor
Synopsis:
Barbara is getting married tomorrow and is questioning whether the
“perfect” man is really perfect. How far will her best friend
Felicia go to keep Barbara from making a crucial mistake?
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Duck Hunted
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Dir. Brent McDonald Cast: Brent McDonald, Ryan Baxley
Synopsis:An
overzealous video gamer suddenly becomes warped into the TV, where
he encounters vicious 8-bit ducks bent on revenge.
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Elder
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Dir. Tyler Stockton
Cast: Darren Meekin, Derek Johnson, Chris Hill, Jeff J. Hall,
Michael Kirsch
Synopsis:
Two missionaries with clashing personalities attempt to unravel
their own sheltered lives as well as the lives of potential
converts.
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Kissing Katie Holmes |
Dir. Mark Bashian Cast:
Marisa Renee Odom, Nick Slatkin, Ben Toplin, Jimmy Zerda, Tom Wade
Synopsis:Three
Friends pursue a star actress for their student film.
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Learning to Fly
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Dir. Brian James Crewe
Cast: Natalie Plant, Marion Kerr
Synopsis:
L. Schnabel, a timid telephone sales rep, learns to follow her
desires when her girlfriend, Mabel Mayville, decides to make a
documentary about her.
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Love What You Do |
Dir. William Bland
Cast: Dennis Ure, Stephanie Hackett
Synopsis:
A bible salesman turns out to be a cold-blooded killer.
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Me, My Swami, and I
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Dir. Graham Higgins
Cast: Catherine Mobley, Lucien MacDougall, Benedicte Seierup,
Vimal Stephens
Synopsis:
A supermarket guru amazes Anita when he levitates in front of her.
But is he really a fakir, or just a fake?
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Rendezvous |
Dir. Charles Mitri
Cast: Michael Mizgalski, Charles Mitri
Synopsis:
Two men are abducted by aliens; one a lifelong abductee; the other
a Trekkie excited about the possibilities.
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Run |
Dir. Davis Rushing
Cast: Dvie Peck, Hal Rudnick, R.A. Buck, Cooper Thornton, Davis
Rushing
Synopsis:
An abtrusive comedy about a youn man whose mother dies and no one
cares.
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Send in the Clown |
Dir. David Beatty
Cast: David Beatty, Jenny Babb, Dean Edward, Scott Sinnott
Synopsis:
Witness the final journey of a clown where he has an appointment
with death in a lonely saloon.
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Smashing Stereotypes
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Dir. Kitania Kavey
Cast: Josiah D. Lee
Synopsis:
Semi-autobiographical tale of an asian actor who finds himself
repeatedly cast as a Chinese delivery boy, Kung-fu guy and other
demeaning characters.
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Something Sweet |
Dir. Sammy Smith
Cast: The After Midnight Project
Synopsis:
The After Midnight Project, a band discovered on MTV's "The
Osbourne Show" and winner of "The Battle of the Bands." A callous
study of Hollywood and the music industry.
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Taco!
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Dir. Kevin Ward
Cast: Charles Robinson, Matthew Stephen Young, Katie Ward, Bryan
Krasner
Synopsis:
Great Job! Great girl! Now, if only Ben's girlfriend didn't run a
hitman-for-hire crime syndicate …
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The Big Nap |
Dir. Rick Rosenberg
Cast: Henry the Cat
Synopsis:
In the tradition of film noir, a condemened cat examines the
choices that sent him to the animal shelter.
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The Vacation
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Dir. Jordan Blum
Cast: Jonathan Story, Alex Dittmer, Allison McLemore
Synopsis:
A sickly corporate drone pines for escape from his banal
existence.
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Moonshiner
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Dir. Nino Mancuso
Cast: Jen Nelson, Holly Rash, Phil Turner, Linda Reutner
Synopsis:
An eerie portrait of a different time and place.
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Poached
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Dir. Nicole Haeusser Cast: Peter Breitmayer
Synopsis:
While shaving, Pete lets off steam about his wife's shortcomings
and his disappointment with her behavior.
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The Empty Building
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Dir. Giovanni Sanseviero
Cast: Michael Maldonado, Giovanni Sanseviero, Tony Ryan
Synopsis:
When someone is need of reliving a disturbing event, hopefully,
they'll have the shelter of their own Empty Building.
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Firefighter |
Dir. Vanessa Ruane
Cast: Kenny Ruane, Joe Towne, Lauren Ruane
Synopsis:
After 9/11 Firefighter, Kenny Ruane finds his strong beliefs
challenged. When his worried Lieutenant confronts him he must
re-evaluate his life.
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FEATURE |
DIRECTOR / CAST |
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The Colt
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Dir. Yelena Lanskaya Cast: Ryan
Merriman, Steve Bacic, William MacDonald
Synopsis:
In 1864, during one of the bloodiest pitched battles of the
American Civil War, the men of the First Michigan Cavalry are
trapped, injured and outnumbered in a Virginia forest when one of
the soldier's mares unexpectedly gives birth to a beautiful,
chestnut colt. Defying a directive from his commander to destroy
the colt at once before it endangers their survival, the young
trooper is suddenly separated from his unit by a freak ambush. Now
the young trooper is at the heart of two battles - keeping himself
and his majestic colt alive.
The Colt is a breathless, heartfelt tribute to life that
emerges when mankind is most posited on the brink of destruction;
a splash of beauty in one of the ugliest periods of American
history.
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Come As You Are |
Dir. Chuck Rose
Cast: James,
Russo, James Marshall, Barbara Fixx, Michelle Harrison
Synopsis:
Craig Dowd was flying high in the 1990s. He went from class nerd
to dot.com millionaire in a few short years. And now with the
picture complete – he is about to marry the beautiful and sexy
Kelli – he has invited his old college friends for a celebratory
weekend-long reunion.
But things are not what they appear. Craig actually went bankrupt
when the dot.com bubble burst. Deep in debt, knowing nothing but
the Internet, he turned to the only profitable online business
left – porn. His fancy house in the hills is actually a rental –
used to shoot adult videos. And his fiancé is a former adult
actress who is also his business partner.
Craig tries desperately to keep his college friends from
discovering the truth. They are all so proud of his success,
especially since their own lives have not exactly lived up to
their youthful dreams. But as more and more strange couples arrive
to shoot their videos, it becomes increasing difficult for Craig
to keep his two worlds from colliding.
A mixture of humor and poignant drama, COME AS YOU ARE is an
honest and heartfelt look at the 1990’s generation and how they
went from idealism to cynicism
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Dark Heart |
Dir. Kevin Lewis Cast:
Greg Joelson, Darcy Halsey,
R. D. Call, Huntley Ritter
When Special Forces
Major Matt Taylor returns to his small backwoods hometown as a
hero of the war in Iraq, he has seen things no man should have
to see. Unlike some of his men, he still has arms and legs, but
the invisible scars are as deep as his need for home and a
chance to heal and find his future.
But the town where Taylor grew up is not as he remembers. His
beloved sister has aged and changed. Most of the people he knew
have forgotten him and feel forgotten themselves. Beneath the
serene surface lies a brutality that is forced upon Taylor. The
local mill employing half the town is soon to close, and the
frightened workers are as dangerous as cornered junkyard dogs.
The disillusioned Viet Nam vet feels betrayed by his country.
In a dark night that is fill with mental and physical violence,
Taylor must reach again into the darkest corners of his heart.
DARK HEART is the story of a returning hero and his fight to
survive in the homeland he fought to defend.
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Osampo
(Strolling Along)
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Dir. Akira Matsuda
Cast: Makiko
Murata, Shinichi Nabeshima
Synopsis:
A young couple in Tokyo strolls along through their neighborhood,
revealing the fears and difficulties young people have committing
to serious relationships in the modern world. This vivid
film reflects a contemporary Japanese reality -- within is a
fanciful love story told in a unique and original docudrama style.
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Guy in Row Five |
Dir. Jonathon E.
Stewart, Phil Thurman Cast: Bobby Field,
Clare Kramer, Jennifer Aspen, Colin Ferguson, Joel Michaely,
Rachel Miner, Thomas Ian Nicholas
Synopsis:
A comedy about an aspiring hopeful named Thess (Bobby
Field)
who moves to Hollywood to become a star. Ever optimistic, he
lands a gig as a "background performer" on the hit TV series
"Rodeo Nights". After pestering his way into an audition for the
show’s new series regular, he is so convinced that he's booked
the role that he decides to document his last day of being a
struggling actor. With his girlfriend Rose (Clare
Kramer)
as boom operator, and a soft-spoken friend Tony behind the
camera, Thess takes us on a journey of the relentless pursuit of
his dream. From Starbucks to the soundstage, Hollywood Boulevard
to the Hollywood sign, “Guy in Row Five” is a comedy about the
relentless determination of a Hollywood underdog who will
inspire the dreamer in all of us.
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DOCUMENTARY |
DIRECTOR / CAST |
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Why Shakespeare? |
Dir. Lawrence Bridges
Cast: Tom
Hanks, Michael York, Christina Applegate
Synopsis:
An inspirational documentary showing how live theatre is decisive
in changing people's lives. This documentary shows the importance
of theatre and Shakespeare through interviews with kids who live
in communities affluent with gangs and testimonials from many
successful actors such as Tom Hanks, William Shatner, Martin
Sheen, Michael York, Bill Pullman, and Christina Applegate among
others.
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The Narrow Path
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Dir. Dalanglin Dkhar Cast:
Miscellaneous
Synopsis:
The story of the late Silon Dkhar, matriarch of the Kharmawlong
clan and her spiritual journey.
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Nomad. |
Dir. Jason Brown
Cast: Les
Claypool and the Frog Brigade
Synopsis:
A look at the jam-band scene with Les Claypool. |
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