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WORKSHOPS & SPECIAL GUESTS
SAT. Sept
9, Noon, (FREE)
THE STORY
STRUCTURE OF THE WIZARD OF OZ
and
SAT.
Sept 9, 2:30PM (FREE)
STORY
DESIGN FOR CREATING POPULAR HOLLYWOOD MOVIES: with author Richard
Michaels Stefanik. Stefanik was a Screenwriting Fellow at the
American Film Institute and has worked at several studios including
Paramount and Disney. His book, The Megahit Movies, can be found
at
www.themegahitmovies.com .
SUN.
Sept 10, Noon, (FREE)
FINDING SUCCESS ON THE FESTIVAL CIRCUIT :
With filmmaker/actor Bobby Field. Last years Best-in-the-Fest
winner, Guy in Row Five, was written by and starred Bobby Field.
The movie has screened in multiple festivals and won three festival
awards. Most recently, Guy in Row Five has had three separate
offers for worldwide distribution.
EVENT
HOST
EVENT HOST, Klatánn Thomas
After departing from the military, Klatánn has performed in a
variety of roles in film and theater. Influenced early on by Lee
Marvin and James Coburn, Klatánn enjoys characters who are likeable,
yet rough and rebellious.
Music:
2007 SoCal Independent Film Festival
The 3rd Annual SoCal Independent Film Festival in Huntington Beach
"I can honestly say that this is the most fun and accommodating festival I have ever been involved with." - Dir. Brett Young
"Thank you for a wonderful festival. I really enjoyed myself and all the passion that went into the fest." -- Dir. Russ Emanuel
"What a great festival ... You are truly about the nicest festival-runners I've encountered." Dir. Stephen Keep Mills
"A giant thanks to everyone involved with the fest for the hospitality." Dir. Jensen Rufe
Movies:
Official Screening Selections of the 2006 SoCal
'30 Seconds'
A young male college student
is told by his sex education professor that a man will think
about sex every 30 seconds.
Website
A Cigar at the Beach
WINNER: BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY. A married man detours the
demands of domestic life through fantasy and stumbles upon
renewal. Website
A Fairy Tale
A toothless tooth fairy named
Charlie must overcome many unexpected obstacles in order to
capture his first tooth.
A Terrorist Ate My Brain
A deadly digital virus
transmitted through Ipods is quickly turning New York City
into brain eating zombies.
Alleyball
WINNER: BEST FEATURE & AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD. Stuart has a problem. His
girlfriend wants to get married, move to Portland and get on
with their lives. His buddies want him to hang around
Chicago, drink beer and play wiffleball. decide. This
is day one. Website
And Now a Word from Our Sponsors
...
A young man's quest for a
condom turns strangely surreal as he is bothered by an army
of supermarket sellers soliciting their products.
Arrest Assured
Arrest Assured is the comical
story of a sad, poor, and simple-minded man who can't get
any sleep.
Website
Bartholomew's Song
In a society strict with
repetition, stepping out of line holds great consequence for
preprogrammed Bartholomew 467.
Between Iraq and a Hard Place
WINNER: BEST DOCUMENTARY. See and hear from the front
lines, the War in Iraq. Marines in their private moments.
Learn who they are and what makes them tick. Website
Buffet: All You Can Eat Las Vegas
A camera journeys through Sin
City's all-you-can-eat buffets and finds a kaleidoscope of
characters behind the food. Website
Champion
Danny Trejo has developed a prolific
career in the movie business, yet his road to success has
been hard earned and everything but typical. Website
Dead Shift
A naive gas station clerk
receives a visit from a zombie in the dead of night. A
Romantic Zombie Comedy!
Dear Sweet Emma
Unbeknownst to all, Emma has
an uncontrollable dark side.
Website
GWG: Girl With Gun
Gwen Hunter's best friend and
on-and-off love thinks she is a normal 20-something working
woman, but in reality she is the Nightingale, an assassin
who helps the innocent who cannot help themselves. Website
Latent Sorrow
Moving Painting ..7 to reach
coexistent point where abstract and figure are equally
fused.
Lookin' For Some Posse
An existential Western about
a group of cowboys trying to put together a posse to go
after the trigger-happy wild man who shot holes in their
hats.
Looking For My Brother
Over 25 years ago,
Argentinean generals staged a coup d'etat leading to seven
years of terror, torture, murder and unsolved
disappearances.
Website
Lucid
A young man travels through
various planes of his own mind. A dark figure tortures him
at every turn. What is real and what is a dream?
Website
LUCKY
WINNER: BEST SHORT FILM. Lucky is a South African AIDS
orphan who learns about life through an unlikely bond with a
racist Indian woman.
Me Room Matey
A satirical look at someone "coming
out" to their roommate.
MaxiDoodles: Behind the Makeup
Wanna
go behind-the-scenes as America's Favorite Clown shoots a
commercial for everyone's favorite restaurant? Website
Mime Massacre
Could the innocent art of
mime become an ugly and violent reality?
Moongirl
One night, a boy and his
flying squirrel are caught by a fish and taken to meet the
Girl In The Moon.
MORPHIN(E)
Ex-con Jack Norris wakes up
in a hospital after a car accident.
My Backyard Was A Mountain
WINNER: BEST ACTOR. Told as the memory of an
aging gentleman, this is the story of Adan, a Puerto Rican
boy who has one day to find a home for his pet goat.
Website
Pebbles
Buddy and Jude are young and
in love. Frank is a distrusting and fearful father. Will
they find what strength there is in vulnerability.
Pirates of the Great Salt Lake
WINNER: BEST DIRECTOR. Two young companions who
believe themselves to be true pirates must battle a ruthless
rival as they search for cursed treasure on the waters of
the Great Salt Lake. Website
Plight of the Windie: Birds of
Mystery
Told in mockumentary style,
this three-minute piece tells the amazing tale of an
endangered species of birds and their owners. The catch--the
birds are plastic and rubber band powered but their owners
don't seem to notice or acknowledge this fact. Website
Pretty Kitty
A man gets revenge on his cat
for taunting him with silence. Website
Robots Are Blue
In the future, robots live
and work among humans. Tom is faced with a dilemma when one
of his 'workers' shows a fondness for poetry.
Website
ROSA
WINNER: BEST-IN-THE-FEST. In a city of millions, a
young girl is searching for a lost father...
Website
Rural Rock & Roll
While the rest of the music
world operates oblivious to their existence, the vibrant
Humboldt County. Website
Second Round
'A boxer is forced out of the
ring and thirty years later finds himself on the other side
of the ropes.
Spaceboy
WINNER: BEST STUDENT FILM. Max Phelps is the ultimate
outsider: a kid so alienated from his peers, his town and
his family that he figures he'd be more at home with
aliens. Website
The End
Death, mankind's greatest and
most feared mystery is revealed... To a 10ton machine on a
distant moon. Website
The Mamtsotsi Bird
An African mythological
creature, the Mamtsotsi Bird. Website
The Run
A story of mistaken identity
and mistaken intentions
The Trouble with Dee Dee
WINNER: BEST ACTRESS. An eccentric socialite with
an knack for pulling off hopelessly wild adventures
struggles when she finds herself disowned by her millionaire
father and abandoned by her teenage son.
TWENTY
'Twenty' is a story about a
soldier serving in the Iraq war.
Website
Unrest
When a first year medical
student is haunted by the spirit of her cadaver, she learns
the cost of medical school could be her life. Website
Why Don't You Dance?
An alcoholic haunted by the
en of his marriage has a profound effect on the lives of a
young couple.
