OPENING NIGHT
Thursday, April 7, 2011
Grand Lake Theater
3200 Grand Ave
6:00-8:15 p.m.
Mine- Story of Sacred Mountain
Tells the story of the Dongria Kondh tribe in the Nigamgir i Hills of Orissa, India. the British company Vedanta Resources is determined to mine the Kondh’s sacred mountain for bauxite. The Kondh are waging an ongoing battle to protect their mountain, forests and home from being turned into an industrial wasteland. If Ved anta succeeds,
their mine will destroy the livelihood of thousands of Kondh people.
Director: Toby/Nicholas
Narrator: Joanna Lumley
Running time: 10 min
Sick Wid It
Sick Wid It follows the daily life of Antoine Sawyer, a 19 year-old dancer for whom turfin is not only a competitive
dance sport, but a form of income and a life of philosophy. Through observational scenes, and visual displays of his dancing, we learn how the unique dance style is providing meaning and inspiration to growing community of youth in California.
Producer and Director: Briar March
Running time: 10 min
Emergence of New Urban Economy
Innovating Cities+ chronicles the story of a new emerging urban economy that is driven by leadership and innovation
Emergence (continued)
at the intersection of change. The film seeks to understand the dynamics of this economy by interviewing leaders across various sectors who are observers, designers and doers of it’s future.
Executive Producer: Ahmad Mansur
Producers: Ahmad Mansur/
Lathan Hodge
Director/Editor: Roy Miles
So Right So Smart
So Right So Smart profiles companies on the cutting edge of increasingly sustainable business practices who are proving that being environmentally friendly is both good for the earth and good for business. Their inspiring stories of leadership and innovative change provide hopeful models for the larger business community and other institutions.
Narrated: Darryl Hannah
Directed: Juson Maine
Produced: Guy Noerr
Running time: 56 min
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El Corejo
Capi is the oldest gravedigger in the cemetary. Used to working amidst the suffering of others and jokes of his colleagues, there is only one person capable of taking him out of his daily routine. Every month for the ast couple of years he has waited for Marta to tke flowers to the grace of her husband. She is his last hope.
Written / Directed: Marina Seresesky
Production: Meridional
Cinematography: Roberto Fernandez
Running time:14 min
Thursday, April 7th 9:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m.
Screening @ Grand Lake Theater
Daisycutter
Daisy Cutter tells the story of a ten years old girl, Zaira, who (like many others) experiences the injustice of war, with the perspective that her tender and naive eyes allow her. Zaira gathers daisies every day for a friend that she misses; so as not to forget him, so as not to lose him.
Directors
Enrique García, Rubén Salazar
Screenplay
Enrique García, Rubén Salazar
Cinematography
Jorge Sánchez
running time: 7 min
Le Jeu des Soldats
Antoine, a boy living in Northern France at the outbreak of World War II, takes on the challenge of defending the family home after his father is drafted and sent to the Maginot Line. With the aid of his accomplices, war veteran Grandpa and imaginary friend Napoleon, Antoine digs trenches and stands guard by an old cannon in the front yard. Tensions mount just as the Nazis break through the Maginot Line, and the invading troops pass in front of the family home.
Directed by Lorne Hiltser
Produced by Dawn Green
Cinematographer:Amy Belling
running time: 14:59
The Hush
After taking an innocent life, a vigilante hitman’s only chance for
survival rests in the ghosts of a troubled young woman and a sadistic
psychopath; “The Hush” must find his way through fear, violence and the
mysterious forces that are now playing with his life.
Directed by Vincent Cortez
Produced by Sofia Cortez running time: 90
un novio e mierdo
After four months without seeing each other, a girl receives a visit from her exboyfriend.
Directed by
Borja Cobeaga
Production:
Borja Cobeaga, Nahikari Ipina, Marta Galante Arsenico PC
Running time:
3:30
Friday, April 8th
5:00 p.m. – 8:15 p.m.
Screening @ Laney College
Fuss and Fight
Nobody knows where the bullet goes
Dia De Revancho
We the People
The Hush
Saturday, April 9, 2011
Location : Art Deco Auditorium
2700 Saratoga Street
Alameda, CA 94501
6:00-8:15 pm
El Premio
Pilar and Manuel prepare for what should be a night of celebration and glamour. It should be. But they’ve been sweeping their relationship under the red carpet for too long…
Directed: Leon Siminiani
Production: Koldo Zuazua, Daniel Sanchez Arevalo Kowalski Films, Common Films
Running time: 16 min
Oakland B-Mine
A weary traveler arrives in Oakland and see the woman of his dreams- a woman named “Oakland”, who then Oakland B-Mine (continued)
siren-like takes him and the viewer on a flirtatious cat and mouse game throughout the city, showing us all the highlights of the city’s diverse people, topography, architecture and culture along the way.
Writer/Director: Mateen Kemet
Director of Photography: Khamisi Norwood
Producer: Julie Rubio
Executive Producer: Tom Wardach
Associate Producers: Terry Hobson, Carla Tyson
Reconciliation-Mandela’s Miracle
Once considered a “terrorist,” Nelson Mandela saved his country from bloody civil war and dismantled the system of apartheid through the spirit of reconciliation. In this powerful 88 minute documentary, witnesses give dramatic testimonials along with potent archival footage. Clint Eastwood, one of the film’s interviewees, sums it up simply: “The world needs people like him.”
Director: Michael Henry Wilson
Producer: Carole J. Wilson
Running time: 88 min
9 – 11 pm
On the side
Producer/Director: Luke B. Homeres
Running time: 6 min
Fuss and Fight
Producer/Directed: Zondre Smith
Running time: 4 min
Runner Up
College dropout David Bradley hs forever been in the shadow of his childhood friend Michael Phelps. A fact his Phelps-loving father doesn’t let him forget, pushing David towards a quixotic attempt at achieving more swimming
records than his acclaimed peer. Along with the help of Elyse, an eccentric life guard in training, David has much to prove to both his family and his himself.
Director: Tory Stanton
Produce: Scott McCabe
Running time: 16:58
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The Amazing Mr. Excellent
After a series of personal misfortunes, Duncan Quinn (white suburban
husband, father of two, and comic-book fan) is shocked unconscious by his toaster. While unconscious, a TV commentator’s voice filters into Duncan’s ear, which Duncan mistakes for the voice of God, and he awakes believing that he has divine orders to be a super-hero. Undaunted by his lack of super-powers, Duncan dons a cape and a whistle, takes the name ‘Mr. Excellent’, and ventures out to fight crime in his suburban community. After a couple days with no luck finding crime in the suburbs, Duncan takes his best friend’s advice and sets out to fight crime in the ghetto.
Director: Steve Wilson Briggs
Co-Director: Tony Iwane
Producer: Steve Wilson Briggs
Co-producer: Tony Iwane
Running time: 89
ART DECO AUDITORIUM
Sunday, April 10th
9:00 p.m.- 11:00 p.m.
La Gran Carrera
The year 1914. The Lasarte racetrack announces a race with a never-before-seen prize for the winning horse. Eight of the best horses and mares in the world have registered. Fans and heavy betters from all the continents gather to participate in the great event: the Half Million Grand Prize.
Directed by Kote Camacho
Production: Marian Fernandez Pascal, Txintxua Filma
running time: 7 min
Le Jeu des Soldats
Antoine, a boy living in Northern France at the outbreak of World War II, takes on the challenge of defending the family home after his father is drafted and sent to the Maginot Line. With the aid of his accomplices, war veteran Grandpa and imaginary friend Napoleon,
Antoine digs trenches and stands guard by an old cannon in the front yard. Tensions mount just as the Nazis break through the Maginot Line, and the invading troops pass in front of the family home.
Directed by
Lorne Hiltser
Produced by
Dawn Green :running time: 14:59 min
El Premio
Pilar and Manuel prepare for what should be a night of celebration and glamour. It should be. But they’ve been sweeping their relationship under the red carpet for too long…
Directed by
Leon Siminiani
Production:
Koldo Zuazua, Daniel Sanchez Arevalo Kowalski Films, Common Films
running time
16 min
Khorosho (Todo Bien)
Khorosho is the story of the reunion between Andro and Beka, two old army comrades who share lots of bad memories, a very bad conscience and mountains and mountains of cigarettes.
Director : Miguel Ángel Jiménez, Running Time,:20 min.
Chronicles of the order -Bloodline
Set in 1999, members of a secret society of protectors known as The Order risk everything to save one of their own who is kidnapped for stealing a medallion that open doorways to other worlds Together, they must fight their way through minions, maniacal knowns and sorceresses only to face an enemy with the power of an army.
torridppictures.com running time: 52 min
April 11, 2011
Art Deco Auditorium 6:00 – 8:15 p.m
I Dreamed Last Night
Ma Rainey was dubbed Mother of the Blues during her heyday of the first two decades
in the 20th century. Traveling throughout the South and the Mississippi Delta with
vaudeville shows, she was a major figure in the popularization of the blues. The featured
song reintroduces a 1926 composition in which Ma Rainey finds herself defeated
by a surprising rival.
Singer /Composer: Ma Rainey
Producer: Robert Philipson
Director: Robert Philipson
running time: 3 min, 56 seconds
Buyer Beware
Love can be a twisted web. For friends Max and Charlie, we see how truly tangled it
can get. From Director Amie Morelli comes a story of friendship, betrayal and Wicked
tickets.
Directed by Amie Morelli
Produced by Kevin Tucker
running time: 4 min , 48 seconds
Anxiety
Violeta Lagartija is a great prima donna with social phobia. Violeta can neither speak
nor relate by anybody that knows her. With her lovesick character, she survives feeding
of tranquillizers. Berto is crazy in love with Violeta, but he knows her problem and has a plan to know
her.
Written and Directed by Eduardo Casanova
Caos and consequences- Baby Amy
The debate of Pro Choice and Pro life comes in between a young college woman and her
friends who do not realize the inner demons she is fighting within herself.
Produced & Directed by David Angel Harris
Crepe Covered Sidewalks
A heart-warming doc of actress Renee Wilson’s (Ray) return home to the devastation and
desolation of New Orleans after hurricane Katrina, and the aftermath has on her and her
family. It is a story of an insider, going home after the storm.
Directed By Renee Wilson
Produced by Tamika Miler and Renee Wilson
Cinematagraphy Nick Peate
Running time: 60 min
April 11, 2011
Art Deco Auditorium
9:00 p.m.- 11:00 p.m.
Moving Day
It’s moving day for two young men living in a gang-affiliated world. Having a few
hours to kill before their cousin is due to pick them up, both realize that they’re still
in need of a couple more boxes to completely finish packing-up. Journeying to a
nearby abandoned warehouse, the two young men end-up finding more than just
boxes. What will happen when their discovery forces them to leave their black-andwhite
worlds…and face a vibrant reality?
Directed and Produced by Jamin Lombre
Produced by Christi Klimisch
running time: 4 min, 58 seconds
Oakland Rebellion
Tells the story of JR Valrey, The Minister of Education of the POCC and Founder of the Block Report.
Produced and Directed by Ron Gilbert 18 min
IN MY GENES
Agnes, a woman with albinism, overcomes the odds of being born with no pigment in a
society that discrimninates against the condition. Seven other individuals share their compelling
experiences of being members of one of the most hyper-visible and yet invisible
groups of people in the predominately black society of Kenya.
Written, Produced & Directed by Lupita Nyong’o
With music by Nyota Ndogo, Harry Kimani & Iddi Achieng
running time:78 minutes
April 12
ARTALDE
A shepherd, lost in the city, searches for his flock. His call attracts the attention of some people,
who decide to follow him.
Director -Asier Altuna
Production Marian Fernández Pascal
running time: 8 min
Africa Rise
Africa Rise is a motion picture about what happens when a clandestine army of common citizens,
unrefined in military and diplomatic procedures, finds its source of relief by dedicating
themselves to the greater cause of justice.
Directed by Michael Lange
Produced by Dapo Agoro
running time: 32 min
Simply Raw- Reversing Diabetes in 30 Days
Chronicles six Americans with diabetes who switch to a whole, live foods diet to reverse diabetes
naturally. Our participants make exptraordinary improvements in their physical, mental, and
emotional health.
Directed by Aiyanna Eliot
Associate Producer: Michael Bedar
running time: 90
9:00 p.m.- 11 p.m.
un novio de mierdo
After four months without seeing each other, a girl receives a visit from her exboyfriend.
Directed by Borja Cobeaga
Production:
Borja Cobeaga, Nahikari Ipina, Marta Galante Arsenico PC
Running time:
3:30 min
ARTALD
A shepherd, lost in the city, searches for his flock. His call attracts the attention of some people,
who decide to follow him.
Director -Asier Altuna
Production Marian Fernández Pascal
running time: 8 min
Interface
A wondering computer programmer befriends college students Trent Turner and Rick Thorn, but
friendship soon turns to suspicion as they discover the bloody past that drives his lonely life of
endless searching.
April 13
Stepping into the Stream
Women fly fishers reflect on their connection to rivers, life’s experiences, and each other
through their favorite sport. An ode to fly fishing.
Produced and Directed by Barbara Klutinis
running time: 43min
GANG GIRL
“A Mother’s Journey To Save Her Daughter”
Not your typical gang movie, but a mother’s story, of discovery, that her youngest daughter
was in a notorious L.A. Gang.You will go with her on the journey to discover why her
daughter has made the choices she has made and her attempts to save her daughter.
Directed by : Valerie Goodloe
Produced by Lemonde Goodloe
running time: 86 min
Wednesday, April 13th 9-11:00 p.m.
Novio de mierdo
After four months without seeing each other, a girl receives a visit from her ex-boyfriend.
Directed by : Borja Cobeaga
Production: Borja Cobeaga, Nahikari Ipina, Marta Galante Arsenico PC
Running time: 3:30 min
El Premio (The Award)
Pilar and Manuel prepare for what should be a night of celebration and glamour. It should be.
But they’ve been sweeping their relationship under the red carpet for too long…
Director: León Siminiani
Production : Koldo Zuazua, Daniel Sánchez Arévalo, León Siminiani
Running Time:
16 min.
Rasberry Magic
“Raspberry Magic” is a coming-of-age story about 11-year-old Monica Shah, who thinks she
must win the science fair in order to bring her father back after he runs out on the family. She blames herself for
her parents’ problems, and takes charge when her mother falls into a deep depression. Set behind the backdrop
of a beautiful forest, Monica’s experiment uses touch therapy to help raspberries grow faster.
Leena Pendharkar
Stars: Lily Javaherpour, Meera Simhan and Ravi Kapoor
running time: 90 min
Nobody knows where the Bullet goes
music video
Produced and Directed by
Howard Egger-Bovet
running time: 5:09
Sick Wid it
follows the daily life of Antoine Sawyer, a 19 year-old dancer for whom turfin
is not only a competitive dance sport, but a form of income and a life of philosophy.
Through observational scenes, and visual displays of hsi dancing, we
learn how the unique dance style is providing meaning and inspiration to growing
community of youth in California.
Directed by Ryan Malloy and Briar March
running time: 10 min
Native Time
A traditional Inuit hunter from ages ago scours the barren landscape in search of food,
braving brutal weather, winds and famine. An expert of this harsh wilderness, he is
prepared for absolutely everything, except this: a crosswalk in modern day Anchorage,
Alaska.
Directed by Sean Morris
Produced by:
Cup’ Luaq (Jack Dalto, Greg Kern
running time: 9:30 min
Ni Wakati
re-introduces Africa’s rich diversity to the rest of the world, as M1 ( of Dead Prez) and
Umi (of POW) travel to East Africa to serve as unique cultural ambassadors helping
to bridge the gap between the distantly related African’s worldwide. The connect with
Ukoofulani Mau Mau a revolutionary youth movement of artist based in Nairobi. They
collectively travel to Tanzania where they unite with former Black Panther members
Pete O’ Neal and Mama Charlotte. The gap between the young and old is bridged as
they collectively shine a light on Africa’s resilience, possibility and potential.
Produced and Directed by Michael Wanguhu
Produced and Written by Russell Kenya
running time: 1:38
THE GRAND LAKE THEATER
Thursday, April 14th,
9:00 p.m.- 11:15 p.m.
un novio de mierdo
After four months without seeing each other, a girl receives a visit from her exboyfriend.
Directed by: Borja Cobeaga
Production:
Borja Cobeaga, Nahikari Ipina, Marta Galante Arsenico PC
Running time: 3:30 min
Artalde (Flock)
A shepherd, lost in the city, searches for his flock. His call attracts the attention of some people,
who decide to follow him.
Director -Asier Altuna
Running Time : 8 min.
Kilo
A female officer loses a kilo of cocaine during a foot chase. Determined to hide the mistake, she
and her partner set-off to find replacement Kilo
Directed by: Kiel Murray and Phil Lorin
Produced by Colin Ducey
running time: 38 min
David and Kamal
David and Kamal” is a story about two 9-year-old boys who grow up in different surroundings.
David, a Jewish American, comes over to Jerusalem to meet his father that he has not seen for
many years. His parents are divorced, and he lives with his mother in America. Kamal, an Arab
boy, lives in an Arab district in Jerusalem with his mother, sisters and very strict grandfather.
He and his grandfather have to support the family because they have no father.
CAST
Yoni Bosenzweig, David Abdalla, El Akal, Kamal
Tzachi Cohen aka Zach Cohen Joseph Natan Ravitch Etan Liron Levo Baum
STAFF
Director Kikuo Kawasaki
Executive Producer
Producer Fuminori Hayashid, Screenplay
April 15th 6:00 – 8:15 P.m.
So Right So Smart
So Right So Smart profiles companies on the cutting edge of increasingly sustainable
business practices who are proving that being environmentally friendly is both good
for the earth and good for business. Their inspiring stories of leadership and innovative
change provide hopeful models for the larger business community
and other institutions.
Directed by Juson Maine
Produced by Guy Noerr – videoproject.com
But For The Grace of God?
A first-time filmmaker sets out to make a movie about homelessness with a happy ending
by trying to help a homeless person get off the street. But he discovers that not all
homeless people are victims of circumstance, and it is very hard to help someone who
won’t help themselves.
http://graceofgodmovie.com
A film by Ron Garret
Friday, April 15th
9:00 p.m. – 11 p.m.
un novio de mierdo
After four months without seeing each other, a girl receives a visit from her exboyfriend.
Directed by Borja Cobeaga
Production: Borja Cobeaga, Nahikari Ipina, Marta Galante Arsenico PC
Running time: 3 min, 30 seconds
Innovating Cities Emergence of New Urban Economy
Chronicles the story of a new emerging urban economy that is driven by leadership and innovation
at the intersection of change. The film seeks to understand the dynamics of this
economy by interviewing leaders across various sectors who are observers, designers and
doers of it’s future.
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Ahmad Mansur
PRODUCERS Ahmad Mansur, Lathan Hodge
DIRECTOR/EDITOR: Roy Miles
Operation Small Axe
expresses the sentiments of the people towards governement-sanctioned terrorism and gives
an insider’s take on diversity in the resistance movement. The choice weapon of the operation
is citizen journalism. In the words of the internationally renowned artist Bob Marley, “if
you are a big tree, we are the small axe. sharpened to cut you down.”
Executive Produced by Adimu Madyun & JR Valrey
Directed and Produced by Adimu Madyun
