SHORT FILMS FOR MARCHE DU FILM

Title: REMEMBER US
Genre : Action / Drama
Production Year : 2015
Running Time : 28 min 40sec
Country : USA / RUSSIA
Director : Mikhail Saburov
Cast : Erich Rausch, James Kautz, Lynn-Marie Stetson, Benjamin Cole, Julia Falcao, Christian Stephen

D/Photography :Diego Cordero
Producer : Matt Hoff

Synopsis :
Richard Spector tries to persuade Winston Myers to open the door to his daughters room because he cannot get inside himself. Winston refuses.
As Richard Spector starts to eliminate all Winston's loved ones, it becomes apparent it is not only the physical body that gets destroyed but also the mental image.
Now Winston has to figure out what really is going on and how to stop this madness as he has fewer and fewer memories to hold onto.

Title: ONE DAY WITH Chaprow
PRODUCTION YEAR: 2016
Genre : Burlesque romantic comedy
Running Time : 14 min 18 sec
Country : FRANCE
Director : Liza-maria Winterhalter
Cast: Chaprow : Stéphane Müller - Lee : Sabrina Renaudeau - Léa : Liza-Maria Winterhalter
PRODUCER /S: Les Eclats de lettre Isabelle Erhart
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Frederic Philippe Beuve

Synopsis :
Chaprow, still an old bachelor living with his mother , starts his first day as a policeman ....A day full of surprises

Title: YELLOW
Genre : Thriller, Action, Sports, Suspense, Noir
Production Year : 2015
Running Time : 18 min 07 sec
Country : USA
Director : Alexander Hankoff / Alexander Maxwell
Cast: Jesse Hill, Paul Arthaud, Mike Faist, Jack Diamond, Chuck McMahon
Cinematography: Alexander Hankof
Producer/s : Alexander Hankoff / Alexander Maxwell

Synopsis :
A struggling small town race car driver wrestles with a dark proposition after a sponsor with an interest in the sport’s potential for carnage presents an offer that's too good to be true.

Title: “The Queen”
Genre : Fantasy, Thriller, Drama
Production Year : 2016
Running Time : 14 min 00 sec
Country : BELGIUM
Director : Hugo TEUGELS
Cast: Jessica Roth & Evi Stamatiou
Cinematography: Hugo Teugels, Sara El Batal & Daria El Samad
Producer/s :TVP services (H. Teugels & M. De Caluwe)

Synopsis :
Having a Mysterious Encounter in New York.
What if you would meet that one person who can make you realize something is not right..? Or very wrong? Would you believe it?

Title: Clyde’s Game
Genre : Silent Romantic Tragedy
Production Year : 2013-2015
Running Time : 17min 30 sec
Country : USA
Director : Will Howard
Cast: Mike Harris, Hannah Rose, Ed Maher and Christian Velasco Mills

Cinematography: Aaron Roman, Christian Velasco Mills, and Jesse Locassio
Producer/s : Jeremy Lerner and Calum Manus

Synopsis :
Clyde’s Games is a romantic tragedy about coping with loss. The story follows the relationship between Clyde, a talented yet hopelessly eccentric game designer, and Lara, an ambitious game producer who sports a cane to support a knee injury. Forced together by contractual obligation, they must find common ground between them to save their exciting new gaming project and it’s innovative new interface, the S.A.M. Controller.

Title: Promisiunea
Genre : Sci-Fi, Swashbuckler, Romance
Production Year : 2015
Running Time : 13 min
Country : Moldova
Director : : Alex Leu
Cast: Alex Kruz, Cristina Lippolis, Ramon Martinez
Cinematography: Niav ContyI
Producer/s : Wolf Circle Productions

Synopsis :
The Promise" - Short film was written and directed by Moldovian director Alex Leu during the training of the lead actor (Alex Kruz) to play Zorro for several live events on behalf of Zorro Productions (Owners of Zorro Character and Trademark). The film encompasses real swashbuckling action, romance, and drama similar to the current Zorro feature scripts in production at moment. Fans of the Zorro character, and films like Highlander, Conan and video game franchises such as Devil May Cry, and Assassins Creed will enjoy this sci-fi swashbuckler based on a real life martial art practiced in Spain by a secret society created after the fall of the Knights Templar. The film also stars Maestro Ramon Martinez (the fencing master responsible for resurrecting the deadly Catholic Martial Art of Destreza) in his acting debut. Playing the romantic female lead is Cristina Lippolis, an Italian actress whom can be seen on several Italian TV series as well as "Unforgettable" in the US. The film was shown at the M7 Convention and Charity Event for Zorro TV Series and Film Producers in conjunction with a live performance of sword fights from the films.

Title: SOTTOTERRA
Genre :
Production Year : 2016
Running Time : 14 min 23 sec
Country : ITALY
Director : FEDERICO OLIVETTI
Cast:
Cinematography: NICOLA CATTANI
Producer/s :

Synopsis :
A little girl, Lisa, finds a deep and frightening hole dug in a path among the trees. She is attracted by the hole, wants to go down it, but her mother stops her. Lisa, convinced that the hole hides a monstrous secret, obliges a friend, Michele, to go down it. Michele comes out of the hole with his face altered by terror. Lisa urges him to tell her what he saw, but he is shocked and cannot speak. Lisa goes back to the path to discover the truth.

Title: Black Wine of EROS
Genre :Erotic/ Drama
Production Year : 2014
Running Time : 5 min
Country : GREECE
Artist Creator: EVI PHOTOPOULOS
Director : THEO PAPADOULAKIS
MUSIC COMPOSER: Giannis Christodoulopoulos
Cast: Evi Photopoulos, Miltiadis Loupakis, Stavros Voltirakis, Stelios Voltirakis,Emmanouil Voltirakis, Eirini Loupaki

D/Photography :Dimitris Xenakis
Producer : Evi PHOTOPOULOS, Giannis Christodoulopoulos

Synopsis :
An erotic drama, about a hopeless Love during grape harvest secrets and passions

Title: Seek and Thou Shalt Find
Genre : Thriller/Horror
Production Year : 2015
Running Time : 8 min 35 sec
Country : U.K
Director : Michelle Hands
Cast: Michelle Hands, Mathew Butler, Jane Quarmby
Cinematography: Neil Horsman
Producer/s :Mathew Butler and Michelle Hands

Synopsis :
Based upon the true story of the butler who has haunted Leeds Beckett University. One unlucky student goes in search of the true only to be faced with her worst fear…..the butler himself.

Title: Natsanat (Freedom)
Genre : Documentary |Social Justice | Women’s Rights
Production Year : 2013
Running Time : 28 min 50 sec
Country : Ethiopia / USA
Director : Mitchell Stuart / Cheryl Halpern
Cast: H.E. Meles Zenawi / H.E. Azeb Mesfin / Hon. W/ro. Netsannet Asfaw / Hon. W/ro. Kidisan Nega Medhanie / Hon. W/ro. Tsiwahab Tadesse / Col. Brha Beyene / W/ro. Hirut Abebe-Jiri / W/ro. Assefach Gebresillasie / Bereket Kinfe

Cinematography: Mike Canzonierro
Producer/s : Cheryl Halpern/ MItchell Stuart

Synopsis :
'Natsanat' (Freedom) documents the heroic stories of young female freedom fighters in Ethiopia during the 20th century. These women left their families and homes to join the struggle to bring freedom, peace and democracy to their country. They serve as role models for leadership and courage for women.

Title: BY THE FOUNTAIN
Genre : DRAMA
Production Year : 2016
Running Time : 5 min 17 sec
Country : CANADA
Director : Camille J. Mitchell
Cast: Natalie Cueva, Rob Murat, Chris Roark

Cinematography: Andrew Fronczak
Producer/s : Camille J. Mitchell, Passage Island Productions

Synopsis :
Secrets revealed are never forgotten. Without dialog, but universally understood, 'By The Fountain' captures a perfect romance - they meet at a cafe, they catch each other's eye, they love the same books, espresso turns to wine, day turns to night... until an unexpected turn and a life-changing decision must be made.

Title: SALLY’S SHADOW
Genre : DRAMA
Production Year : 2015
Running Time : 15min 0 sec
Country : FRANCE
Director : Olivier Pierre DOUGOUD
Cast: Sally NEWMAN

Cinematography: Franck LAIROT, Olivier Pierre DOUGOUD
Producer/s : Olivier Pierre DOUGOUD

Synopsis :
On February 14th 1987, Saint Valentine’s day, Sally wakes up alone, and switches the radio on Radio 7, the mythical free radio of the 80s. From room to room she carries the radio that end a sort of rhythm to the 7 steps of her morning preparations and says things that are more and more surprising…

Title: DEMOCRACY IN THE DRIVER’S SEAT
Genre: DRAMA, THRILLER
Production Year : 2015
Running Time : 8 min 00 sec
Country : USA
Director : Gail Gilbert
Cast: Julie Greenberg, Law Davenport
Cinematography: Ryan Berena
Producer/s : Barbara Stieglitz, Jim Gilbert, Gaby Kuhn

Synopsis :
Strangers on a bus rally behind a fellow passenger as she urges the driver to catch up to a bus in front of them. After succeeding, the passengers are shocked by the horrific turn of events once the woman boards the other bus. Their disbelief is matched only by their guilt.
“There is nothing more frightful than ignorance in action.” -- Goethe

Title: SPEAKEASY TO ME
Genre : MUSICAL
Production Year : 2015
Running Time : 24 min 47 sec
Country : USA
Director : Alexa Polar
Music Composer:
Cast: Robert Michael Anderson, Tara Maureen Browne, Richard Lewis Warren, Julian Fernandez, Autumn Melody Thomas, Mir Waiss Najibi, Dylan McNamara, Aaron Coyle and Chance Guess

Cinematography: Robin Pabello
Producer/s : Alexa Polar and Robin Pabello

Synopsis :
Newbie federal agent Charlie Connor falls in love with speakeasy bar owner Elizabeth while Elizabeth's business partner is secretly working with Charlie's boss, federal agent Hutchins. Frank wants to flee with Elizabeth, as he has been in love with her for years but power sets into Hutchins' grip and now he can't get over it. Charlie puts Elizabeth's employees at risk, Marjorie and Bucky, when Hutchins' power-hungry anger gets the best of him. Charlie struggles between being an agent and being in love. Love prevails.

Original Title: I CHERISH MY HOME
PRODUCTION YEAR: 2014
Genre : DRAMA
Running Time : 27 min 40 sec
Country : IRAN
Director : Bahador Adab
CAST: Ghazal Saremi, Behzad Khodaveisi, Nazanin Mousaii, Kimia Kouchekali, Amirhossein Kaftari
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Shahryar Assadi 
PRODUCER : Geroge Hashemzadeh

Synopsis :
A woman, a wife, a mother who is trying to be there for her husband and her children as the family is experiencing some financial crises. The family seems well off at first but then we learn about their financial problems. A husband that always used to provide now feels like a failure and her efforts at motivating him are seen as pity by him. The story happens over three days. The day before her birthday, her birthday and the day after. She is the glue of the family, but in the middle of all this,she seems to have forgotten herself. 

Original Title: (تخليد الذكريات)
English Title: IMMORTALIZING MEMORIES
PRODUCTION YEAR: 2015
Genre : Documentary
Running Time : 17 min 30 sec
Country : QATAR
Director : Mostafa Sheshtawy
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Mohammed Al Haidus
PRODUCER : Doha Film Institute
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Doha Film Institute

Synopsis :
Doha is known for its soaring and sparkling skyline. In ‘Immortalizing Memories’, we are transported to another side of the metropolis – Ateya, a quaint low-rise apartment building. Filmmaker Mostafa Sheshtawy captures the memories of the community in the small complex, where he himself grew up, through interviews with his family and neighbours. As Doha continues to modernise rapidly, ‘Immortalizing Memories’ is as a reminder of the importance of community in any city.

Title: ROME WAS ! Ruins Eternal
PRODUCTION YEAR: 2015
Genre : Historical, Animation, Documentary
Running Time : 30 min
Country : ITALY
Director : Randolph Langenbach
Cast: : Documentary subject – thus no cast. (Recorded voices are in the sound track)
PRODUCER /S: Randolph Langenbach
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Film entirely created from still images digitally animated using Adobe After Effects and Premiere Pro. All photography, (including that of 18th and 19th century art works) is by Randolph Langenbach. Motion Graphics consultant: Pad McLaughlin

Synopsis :
Rome Was! Ruins Eternal:
What does the past really look like, and how do the creations of 18th century artists shape our image of the Roman past? How might digital technology intersect with the patterns of vision and ocular interpretations of the human brain? These are the questions raised by this 30 minute digital film inspired by the iconic art of Giovanni Battista Piranesi. “ROME WAS! Ruins Eternal” is a work that lies between still photography and film. This digital short film is entirely made from still photographs taken of the same views of Rome documented by Giambattista Piranesi in the 18th Century, as well as other artists, merged together with the historic images to form a single animated work.

TITLE: INSOMNIA
GENRE :Psychological Thriller / Drama
PRODUCTION YEAR : 2015
RUNNING TIME : 9 min 19 sec.
COUNTRY : COSTA RICA
DIRECTORS : Kenneth Sanabria Jiménez
CAST : Eric Calderón (“Caesar”, LEADING ACTOR) - Karina Bejarano (“Brenda”, ACTRESS IN SUPPORTING ROLE) - Kenneth Sanabria (“Doctor”, ACTOR IN SUPPORTING ROLE)
PRODUCERS :Kenneth Sanabria Jiménez

SYNOPSIS :
An ill man in the terminal phase spends his last night in a row of delirious and contradictory feelings, imagining himself next to his sleeping wife to whom he hasn’t told about his condition.

Title: LONGINUS
PRODUCTION YEAR: 2015
Genre :Drama
Running Time : 14 min, 53 Sec
Country : USA
Director : Grant Aymond & Matthew Merkl
Cast: Matthew Merkl, Erin Cecile, Peter O’Rourke, Claire Ryan, Michael Taylor, William Aymond, Emily Aymond, Judith K Moore, Janet Aymond, Sandy Taylor-Brownfield, Michael A. Cortez, Jr., Jacob Cortez, Cody Javonillo, Jean Adams, John Adam Ripperger, Jr., Jordan Truman, Michael A. Taylor, Casie Majewski, Giuseppina Leone, Ryan Ackley, Tracy Glaser, Blake Buckalew, Samuel Turner
PRODUCER /S: Grant Aymond, Matthew Merkl, Samuel Turner, Emily Aymond
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Brooks Cruzen

Synopsis :
Longinus is a story of a young man, who faces the collision between the sacred and profane, caught in the gradient between good and evil. Startled by a voice in the wilderness, he finds himself tugged between the chaos of the natural world and the order of sacred tradition

Original Title: FORGIVENESS
PRODUCTION YEAR: 2015
Genre : EXPERIMENTAL.HORROR.FANTASY
Running Time : 12 min 38 sec
Country : LEBANON
Director : RIMA IRANI
CAST: Rita Barakeh.Mona Abdul Rahim.Mirella Antoun.Salwa Salameh.Christina Karam.Elias Nabhan
CINEMATOGRAPHY:Fouad Aoun
PRODUCER : RIMA IRANI

Synopsis :
A patient is attending a session with his hypnotherapist. The purpose is to travel back to childhood through the milestones of the whole past life. We can feel the conflict and the complexity. The theme is waking hypnosis. The first step is the pre-talk while the therapist prepares the patient for the long journey. Then comes the induction which is the familiarization and training to carry on with the journey. Last comes the regression towards the past while the patient tries to forgive-by force & the hypnotherapist's simulation-perpetrated sins & harm that was done by others to him. And this is the only means to live in peace and harmony. Latest will be future pacing in the trip back from past to the present and ultimately deriving conclusion for a peaceful, harmonious future. N

B: All scenes are illustrated in SFX, VFX and surrealistic atmosphere

Title: THANK YOU MR. PRESIDENT
PRODUCTION YEAR: 2013
Genre : DRAMA
Running Time : 10 Minutes, 42 Sec
Country : GERMANY
Director :Lenn Kudrjawizki
Cast: Tim Williams, Tayfun Bademsoy, Martin Umbach, Francisca Tu, Nicole Heesters, Jurij Rosstalnyij, Susanne Wuest, Bhasker Patell
PRODUCER /S: Lenn Kudrjawizki, Felix Neumann
CINEMATOGRAPHY:

Synopsis :
Anytime, anywhere. In a fictional world security meeting seven heads of state and government consult about a violation against Resolution 4114. One of the allied republics is disregarding the order for disarmament. The atmosphere is tense, faces are solemn. It is at this round table that the decision for war or peace will be made. And yet: business as usual for the presidents present.
But suddenly the speaker (the head of state on the floor) flies off the handle. He threatens to bring to justice one of the presidents there and then. All of a sudden masks are dropped at the conference table. Each one is at the same time aggressor and victim. “Doom’s Day” is only a bat of an eyelid away.
Nothing short of a miracle will save the world from unavoidable bloodshed…..

Title: EMMETT IN PEOPLELAND
PRODUCTION YEAR: 2016
Genre :Crime Comedy
Running Time : 20 Minutes, 42 Sec
Country : USA
Director : Alan Shearman
Cast: Larry Hankin, Howard Hesseman, Fred Willard, Aaron Miller, Nina Brissey, Mark Beltzman, Brandon Morales
PRODUCER /S: Larry Hankin, Ben Solenberger
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Jason Pine

Synopsis :
A comedy. with Larry Hankin, Howard Hesseman, & Fred Willard. Hoping for a ransom of half-a million dollars, a distraught and debt-ridden Banker and his chauffeur kidnap the wrong couple.

Title: TRIGGER
Genre : Drama
Production Year : 2015
Running Time : 10 min 11sec
Country : USA
Director : Christopher Folkens
Cast : Nick Marini Travis Van Winkle JoAnn Willette and Chris Ellis

D/Photography : Maz Makhani
Producer : Christopher Folkens, Alex Levine, Enrico Natale

Synopsis :
KEVIN is a shy young man who, after being rejected by his family, battles the warring thoughts in his head while coming dangerously close to ending his own life. But when an unsuspecting friend shows up at his doorstep, he must face his past in order to change his life forever.

TITLE: DREAMLAND MURDERS
GENRE : Dark Comedy/Musical/Period Piece
PRODUCTION YEAR : 2014
RUNNING TIME : 8 min 10sec
COUNTRY : USA
DIRECTOR : Brandon Curless
CAST : Haley Hussey, Mike McDermott, Cara Cochran, Chad Thackson, Anita Darby, Evan King, Cindy Lou Parker, Eric C. Jones, Alyssa Weathersby & Sarah Berggren
PRODUCERS : Eric C Jones & Brandon Curless

SYNOPSIS :
Can a demented diva win back the man she loves & get away with murder? It's probably easier than it looks.
It's Chicago! The Dreamland Theater, 1924. A Dark Comedy about Vaudeville, Gangsters, Jazz, Dueling Divas, Murder and Mayhem! Maybe not all in that order!

Title: DROPPING THE S BOMB
Genre : Comedy
Production Year : 2015
Running Time : 13
Country : USA
Director : Christina July Kim
Cast : Shani Park, Joel Clark, Madeleine Gerhart, Christina July Kim, Sam Starke, Lauren Kane, Rebecca Kim, Jimmy Kim, Mark Gerhart, Eduard Cornew

Producer : Christina July Kim, Brandon Isobe

Synopsis :
After discovering that the guy of her dreams plans on attending Stanford, the not so book smart Cassie does whatever it takes to be accepted, even if it means doing things that may get her kicked out of school if she gets caught

Title: LETTING GO
Genre : Love /Drama
Production Year : 2015
Running Time : 10 min
Country : USA
Director/ Writer : Christina July Kim
Cast : Diogo Hause, Christina July Kim, Kelly Meyrath, Esther Oh, Alvin Yu
D/Photography : John Uribe
Producer : Brandon Isobe

Synopsis :
After discovering a secret that her boyfriend has been keeping from her, Melody has to decide whether to keep holding on to the relationship or if she has the strength to let go.

TITLE: "UNKNOWN" (INCONNU)
GENRE: Drama
PRODUCTION YEAR : 2015
RUNNING TIME : 23 min 59 sec
COUNTRY : CANADA
DIRECTOR : JEAN-MARC PICHE
CAST: MARC BELAND, KARINE GONTHIER-HYNDMAN,LUCCA BELLA STOTHERS,KAI STOTHERS, ARTHUR HOLDEN, REMY LOEB
PRODUCER/S: NICKY DESPRES, JEAN-MARC PICHE

SYNOPSIS:

Gérard Soler is an intellectual Jew and controversial atheist author, who write books on Israel; Gérard has garnered an international reputation. His life will take a sharp turn on a hot summer night, before leaving for a family reunion in New York city. He's lost everything he loved. Pain. Guilt. Rage. Resentment. Praying in solitude will be his only redemption.

TITLE: TITANIUM
GENRE: Drama
PRODUCTION YEAR : 2015
RUNNING TIME : 15 Min
COUNTRY : USA
DIRECTORS : Mike DeMille
CAST: Art Roberts, Tara Phillips, Patrick MJ Finerty, Dina Freberg, Rick Galiher, David Otto Simanek

PRODUCER/S: Wilfred Driscoll Transformers: Dark of the Moon, Green Lantern, Green Hornet, Clash of the Titans, Avatar & Bryan Hart

SYNOPSIS:

Sometimes the right man for the job isn't a man. Titanium is a short film about a woman making her way in a male dominated speed shop. The testosterone driven world of fast cars and heavy machinery just might need a woman's touch.

TITLE: A BEDTIME STORY adapted from AU BORD DU LIT by Guy de Maupassant
GENRE :Romantic Comedy
PRODUCTION YEAR : 2014
RUNNING TIME : 20 min 26 sec.
COUNTRY : USA
DIRECTOR : MONICA TIDWELL, made her directorial debut with the short adaptation of Guy de Maupassant's A BEDTIME STORY in 2014 followed by two more shorts: DH Lawrence’s RAWDON’S ROOF and EA Poe’s CASK OF AMONTILLADO. In 2008 she produced the New York City premiere of Anthony Horowitz’s play MINDGAME. which was directed by the iconic Ken Russell and starred Keith Carradine, Lee Godart and Kathleen McNenny. Her first producing credit was the music video, THE SEX OF IT, written by Prince for, and performed by, internationally renowned Kid Creole and the Coconuts. She began her career as an actress, in the films ROBIN ( in the title/lead role), as well as NOCTURNA and NEW YORK NIGHTS, etc.

Future projects include D.H. Lawrence's ST. MAWR, a long-standing film project she hopes to bring to the screen, as well as an original screenplay THE EXHIBIT

CAST : LEE GODART is best known for the roles of Kent Bogart in ALL MY CHILDREN and Eliot Dorn in THE EDGE OF NIGHT. His recent film credits include the role of Gauguin in THE EYES OF VAN GOGH as well as an appearance with Gerard Depardieu in Abel Ferrara's WELCOME TO NEW YORK. Most recently he has appeared as Bacardi executive, Don Maxime Ronis in "Boardwalk Empire" (2014). He also has an extensive theatre resume.

HELENE CARDONA is best known as Francoise “Fuffi” Drou in the film CHOCOLAT. Other film credits include MUMFORD, STEALING ROSES, and the voice of Adelie Penguin in HAPPY FEET. She is also an accomplished and published poet.

PRODUCER : MONICA TIDWELL
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: JOHN DAVENPOR, is a music producer and sound engineer who has worked with some of the world’s greatest talents including the Rolling Stones and Bruce Springsteen. He is currently involved with the Broadway bound musical DISASTER

and owns and operates a recording studio, Deep River Sound, in North Caroline where he continues to produce and record musical artists.
ANIELLO CALLARI, has over over 40 years of experience in advertising as an award winning writer, designer, director and producer of hundreds of print ads, radio and television commercials. He has recently turned his focus to the stage and screen.

SYNOPSIS :
A neglected wife finds a witty and seductive strategy to bring her straying husband back into the marriage.

Title: SOLDIER ADRIFT
Genre : DRAMA
Production Year : 2015
Running Time : 29min
Country : USA
Director : Justin Fisher
Cast : Christopher Davison, Bethany Wilson, John Eddings, Susan Magee

Synopsis :
After being deployed for several months, Billy returns home to find his wife, Sarah, eagerly awaiting his return. The sweet re-union is short lived as Billy quickly starts to withdraw, becoming irritable and suffering from post traumatic stress disorder. Pushed to her breaking point, Sarah confronts Billy, forcing him to face his demons, revealing the struggles that are tearing them apart.

TITLE: AWAKENING
GENRE : Thriller
PRODUCTION YEAR : 2016
RUNNING TIME : 10 min 6sec
COUNTRY : FINLAND
DIRECTOR : Rolf Lindblom
CAST : Jarkko Raja-aho
PRODUCERS : Rolf Lindblom

SYNOPSIS :
To provide a life-style his wife and son deserve, Jake takes on a lot of pressure at his job as a real-estate agent. But can he handle it all? As things start to pile up he seeks guidance from a psychiatrist. Per his doctors orders Jake takes a few days at one of his listings, a remote summerhouse, to work on his self-suggestion. All goes well until Jake senses something disturbing. Something within him or something else? He decides to ignore the piles of work staring at him from his make up desk and continues with the exercise. During his self-suggestion Jake has disturbing visions and is not sure what to do. The visions intrigue him and with his doctor encouraging him to take control over his thoughts Jake dives deeper. The only problem is that neither the doctor or Jake has any idea what is lurking in the depths of a well-intentioned mind.

TITLE: Vincent the Artist
GENRE: Animated Short
PRODUCTION YEAR : 2015
RUNNING TIME : 5 Min 30 Sec
COUNTRY : USA
DIRECTORS : Vincent J. Wiley & Deborah Romare

CAST: Mill Millsap, Kenney Wiley
PRODUCER/S: JD Lopez and John C. Wiley

SYNOPSIS:

Vincent Van Raatt lives with his family of rats in an upscale underground part of the world where his father is a professor at Harvard Ground School. The professor believes that Vincent should follow in his footsteps and become a teacher but Vincent has bigger dreams. To be an artist!
Against his family’s wishes and his father’s future plans for him, Vincent leaves home to follow his dreams.

TITLE: STRANGERS IN A BOOK
GENRE : Mystery/Thriller
PRODUCTION YEAR : 2015
RUNNING TIME : 17 min 17sec
COUNTRY : USA
DIRECTOR : Marc Rezvani
CAST : Vida Ghaffari; Jon Mack; Christy McGinity-Gibel; Carl Bressler; Kristin West; Pedram Navab; Candy Fuentes; Pooneh Navab; Marv Blauvelt; Marc Rezvani
CINEMATOGRAPHY: David S. Barron
PRODUCERS : Pedram Navab (Executive); Vida Ghaffari; Kristin West

SYNOPSIS :
A hip and melancholic Iranian-American woman, Sara, finds a misplaced book in a café. Intrigued by its contents, but unable to find the owner, she decides to interview the people in the notebook to decipher the identity of the mysterious man. The strangers whom she meets, considered the dregs of society, tell Sara stories about the enigmatic owner of the book, who is considered both diabolical and kind. In her relentless pursuit of the ultimate Stranger, Sara is thus plunged into the horrors of the unknown, where reality merges with art, and where existence itself is questioned.

TITLE: Le Dernier Cigare
GENRE : DRAMA
PRODUCTION YEAR : 2016
RUNNING TIME : 20 min 00 sec
COUNTRY : SWITZERLAND
DIRECTOR : Kevin Haefelin
CAST : Didier Flamand & Lilly Fleur Pointeaux

PRODUCER : Patrick Jeanneret

SYNOPSIS :
In a triangular family drama, a grand father and his son fight each other using the grand daughter, Julie, 18. Paul, the grand father, a man of power, dreams about a second life. He despises his son, an artist he wants to get rid of. Julie, the daughter, is trying to find her way between these two men. Everything is set up for a tragedy until a movie projector lights on and invites the grand father to watch a film noir from the 50's. This will shuffle reality and repressed fantasies...

TITLE: UMBRA
GENRE : Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
PRODUCTION YEAR : 2015
RUNNING TIME : 30 min
COUNTRY : POLAND
DIRECTOR : Urszula Nawrot
CAST : Urszula Nawrot ( Alice: Lead Actor) - Leszek Bzdyl, Mefisto (Lead Actor ), Choreographer ) - Michalina Wisniewska Alice (Child) (Supporting Actor)

PRODUCER : COPAFILM

SYNOPSIS :
An allegorical picture about discovering oneself on a conscious and subconscious level, about reaching out into the deepest, hidden secrets. Through symbols, music and dance it tells a story of a girl gone missing and later a woman seduced by the evil touch who cannot break free from it and fights her emotions towards her tormentor

TITLE: LONDON AND THE MUSE
GENRE : HORROR
PRODUCTION YEAR : 2015
RUNNING TIME : 19 min 01 sec
COUNTRY : USA / UK
DIRECTORS : Dorisa Day
CAST: Dorisa Day - Victoria Savage - Steve Izant - Calista Bess - Zander Faden - Jack Zullo - Joel Slabo - Aaron McNeil - Dyson Posey
CINEMATOGRAPHER: David Desio • John Hanrahan
WRITERS: Dario Fagnani - Dorisa Day
PRODUCERS : Victoria Savage - John Hanrahan - Dorisa Day

SYNOPSIS :
London Blander, a former child prodigy artist and painter, has not been able to paint for the past 15 years after her little brother Tim died in a car accident. She keeps on seeing images of Casati, an early century woman who used to call herself a "living work of art." Casati soon becomes London's muse, yet takes her to dark places. Meanwhile, Mr. Reese, an eccentric wealthy gallery owner who is not afraid of pushing artist to their limits is determined to have London produce a masterpiece at any cost.

TITLE: DEAD ROSES
GENRE : ACTION / ADVENTURE / DRAMA
PRODUCTION YEAR : 2015
RUNNING TIME : 12 min 0 sec
COUNTRY : USA
DIRECTOR / WRITER: JOHN FUENTES
CAST : Aygul Maksutova, Christine Vaughn Bauman, Kevin Kirtlan & Frederick Ponzlov
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Kevin Paul Lawrence
PRODUCERS : John Fuentes, Lorraine Rodriguez, Vincent Green
COMPOSER: Penka Kouneva

SYNOPSIS :
When an elite Russian assassin’s personal and professional life clash and an assignment go terribly wrong, Karina wants to escape the family business. The only way out is to betray her vicious uncle Niko, the Head of the Syndicate and lethal cousin, Yana, making her target #1.

DIRECTOR’S STATEMENT: Dead Roses is not just an action film; it is a story about family, love, freedom and death. My movie taps into the emotion of the person who sees their life in a different way but yet trapped by their current circumstances. The tough choices and sacrifices everyday people make and the inevitable consequences of the actions one takes. Dead Roses captures the courageous spirit of taking control and making the right choice and fighting for that right to live. I believe in this film, not because of the circumstances the characters are in, but because it speaks the language of the heart and inspires those who are challenged beyond their control to have hope and courage to face their fears and rise above them. Dead Roses is an important movie because it portrays female driven characters of conviction and strength. It taps into the family drama and offers unique insight of how someone can get caught up into a dark world of chaos.

TITLE: THE HERO THAT HERE LIES
GENRE: COMING OF AGE/DRAMA
PRODUCTION YEAR : 2015
RUNNING TIME :14 min 8sec.
COUNTRY : USA
DIRECTORS : Daniel Slowik
CAST : Camryn Handler, Kevin Siegelbaum, Deanna Quintero
PRODUCERS : Daniel Slowik

SYNOPSIS :
Alyssa ( Camryn Handler) is a Junior in high school. As she and her father (Kevin Siegelbaum) bond over their love of Shakespeare, a closely-guarded family secret lingers in his mind. Once revealed, he will be forced to watch his daughter suffer the same intimidation he once experienced. Alyssa's best friend (Deanna Quintero) will do what best friends always do.
Inspired by a true story.

DIRECTOR’S STATEMENT

This film pays tribute to the parents who do what they must to protect their children, even if it means hiding their gender identity. Based on an actual event.

TITLE:DOUBLE BARREL
GENRE : Documentary
PRODUCTION YEAR : 2015
RUNNING TIME : 30 min
COUNTRY : AUSTRALIA
DIRECTORS : Angie Takanami & Dustin Hollick
CINEMATOGRAPHER: Tim Wreyford - Alejandro Berger
PRODUCERS : Angie Takanami - Harold Koechlin

SYNOPSIS :
Double Barrel is a travel feature that follows Australian journalist Angie Takanami and Peruvian surf guide Harold Koechlin to northern Peru. Passionate about surfing and the environment, these like-minded friends share the story of the oil-dominated town Lobitos with a goal to unite local and international surfing communities to protect the coastline that fringes the region. A story about travel, friendship, the ocean, and change, Double Barrel inspires us all to travel with a conscience and follow our dreams.

TITLE: FIRST ANNIVERSARY
GENRE: Drama Fiction
PRODUCTION YEAR : 2015
RUNNING TIME : 10 min 14 sec
COUNTRY : USA
DIRECTOR : James Huang
CAST: Kate T. Billingsley, Keith Chandler
PRODUCER/S: James Huang, Chin Yu, Kathleen Ching
SYNOPSIS:

GA divorced couple meet for the first time after parting ways a year ago. They try to discuss their lives after the separation without
betraying their mutual lingering feelings toward each other. But there is another reason for this meeting which the two people are both trying to avoid.

TITLE: 2215
GENRE : Drama, Horror, Thriller, Experimental
PRODUCTION YEAR : 2015
RUNNING TIME : 10 min
COUNTRY : SWEDEN
DIRECTORS : Tobias Ohlsson
CAST : Josephine Becker as Mika - Emely Ohlsson as Kat - Marcus Skantz as Dog Face - Ricardo Sala as The Speaker - Linus Lindborg-Persson as Monkey - Mathias Ohlsson as Stripes - Christian Thom as the Speaker (Voice)
PRODUCERS :Tobias Ohlsson

SYNOPSIS :
In a post-apocalyptic world, a drifter, Mika, witnesses a gruesome murder where four men take the life of a lone woman. In the aftermath, Mika finds the dead woman’s backpack and photo album. The album contains photographs of a world long forgotten, a world of warmth, love and compassion - all emotions, that Mika has never experienced.
With her soul shaken, Mika sets out on a journey to seek this world but not far behind her someone, or something, has caught her sent.

LOG LINE: After finding an old family photo album, a lone female drifter walks across a desolated world in hopes of finding humanity. Close behind her a pack of animalistic men follow her scent, as they are desperate for a female – 2215

DIRECTORS STATEMENT:
For me, cinema has always been a gateway into another world. Whether it’s set in a galaxy far, far away; being lost in translation in Tokyo; or trapped on a boat, battling a giant shark, off the shores of Long Island; I am able to go on an adventure and always return in one piece.
In creating the world of “2215,” one of our main goals was to present the elastic concept between past and present through the eyes of the main character, Mika. During Mika’s journey for a lost world, she becomes so engrossed in the photographs of someone else’s past, that she eventually loses her own sense of awareness and animalistic nature needed to survive the harsh climate in which she was raised. In a sense, she becomes human again, and realizes that she is more than the outcome of fate, but a ruler of her own destiny.
Growing up, my father always told me to live my life looking towards the future - learn from the past but don’t dwell in it. Watching this film might lead you to think my view of the future is rather bleak. But I guess my point is, it doesn’t matter, because there is always the next dream.

TITLE: LA BESTIA MÁS FEROZ (Original in Spanish) THE FIERCEST BEAST (English)
GENRE : LEGEND / FANTASY
PRODUCTION YEAR : 2015
RUNNING TIME : 24 min 32 sec
COUNTRY : PERU
DIRECTOR : César Miranda
CAST : Muki Sabogal, Jorge Herrera, Miguel Chumpén
PRODUCERS : César Miranda

SYNOPSIS :
Rebecca knows than a legendary and obscure figure, The Greatest Enemy, will arrive soon into the island where she lives in, so she starts training with a bunch of hawks for help her in the battle against this Enemy.

TITLE: PUBLICOLOR
GENRE: Documentary - Interview
PRODUCTION YEAR : 2015
RUNNING TIME : 9 Minutes 58 Sec
COUNTRY : USA
DIRECTORS : Matt Blackburn, Ehsan Abbasi

CAST : (Interviewees)

Publicolor Founder and President: Ruth Lande Shuman
Suzanne Tick Inc. Founder: Suzanne Tick
Publicolor Director of Summer Design Studio: Melissa Rioux
Publicolor Students: Aaron Lewis, Shane Smith, Roberto Joseph, Kimmar Mightly, Acacis, Christina, Jenelle, Destiney, Octavio Alexpadilla, Jose Figureoa, Natasha Seng, Cara Spitzer
Hand Model: Teresa Evans

PRODUCERS : Sherry Merola
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: David Sussan
SET DESIGN TEAM: Cynthia Alberto, Matt Blackburn, David Sussan, Courtney Stewart, Carly Holtzman, Brandon Malcolm, Ehsan Abbasi, Bill Zeigler, Benjamin Stanfield

SYNOPSIS :
“Too many of our schools are environments of failure. They’re so hostile. In my research I discovered that if you effect public space, you effect more people more of the time.” - Ruth Shulman, Founder and President, Publicolor
Encouraging environments create successful students. For many of New York City’s at-risk teens, positivity falls to the wayside in overcrowded, underfunded schools where they are deemed another statistic.
Publicolor is transforming schools and students lives through the scaffold of design.
The students in the 7 week summer design program learn discipline, patience, and technique through introductions to design and hands on experience. In just a summer, they gain a respect for details and hard work, learn applicable life skills, and over 90% continue on to college after the program. It works because color truly matters.
This is the power of design. The power of art. The power of color.

TITLE: DIABLO
GENRE : Drama, thriller
PRODUCTION YEAR : 2015
RUNNING TIME : 21min
COUNTRY : USA
DIRECTOR : Paula Sozzi Saslow
CAST : Armando Rey .....Gabriel - Xavier Galindo ....Angel - Karl J. Arana ....Diablo - Brent Beebe......Foreman - Jordi Funtanet…..Pedro
PRODUCERS : Abhijeet Ghosh

SYNOPSIS :
Gabriel, a Mexican day laborer, gets picked up by a foreman to work in a construction site. Digging the soil there, he finds a large sum of money. He wants to keep the money but during lunchtime, he learns it’s “blood money” belonging to Diablo, a drug lord who committed unspeakable crimes and is looking for buried money there. This touches him personally and he decides to put the money back where he found it, inserting a live wire for Diablo. But his plans are thwarted when Gabriel’s friend Angel alerts Diablo that Gabriel found the money in order to ingratiate himself with Diablo and get a share of the money.

TITLE: FEAR AND OTHER THINGS moot
GENRE : Drama
PRODUCTION YEAR : 2015
RUNNING TIME : 15 min 42 sec
COUNTRY : USA / ITALY
DIRECTORS : Matthew Leone & Miles Hodges
CAST : Matthew Leone, Joe Bolan, Nina Luppino

PRODUCERS : Matthew Leone & Miles Hodges

SYNOPSIS :
Synopsis: Nick (Matthew Leone) went to Catholic school and played Little League just like most kids growing up in North Jersey do. He took trips down the shore, ate Rita’s Italian Ice on the boardwalk and fell in love with girls from a lonely church pew. Now he’s 20-something in therapy dealing with his shit.

TITLE: BLUE_SCREEN
GENRE : Science Fiction // Drama // Experimental
PRODUCTION YEAR : 2015
RUNNING TIME : 9 min 53sec
COUNTRY : USA
DIRECTOR : Dylan & Dakota PF
CAST : Joe George (Lead) // Ana Cook (Supporting)
PRODUCER : Dylan & Dakota PF

SYNOPSIS :
In the not so distant future society has developed completely immersive virtual experiences. Tyler is fatally ill and her death is inevitable. As a final parting gift she prepares a virtual reality headset and experience for her lover, Cam. In the wake of a fit Cam stumbles upon the gift. Cam unpacks her memento, and in mourning, departs from reality, dialing into the virtual world.

The further into the virtual world Cam travels the more the world begins to reject him. As Cam’s search grows more desperate the virtual world rejects him with more intensity. In his final attempt to reach out to his lost love once more, Tyler’s digital essence pulls the plug and blue lines Cam’s headset.

Additional Information:

blue_screen was directed and produced by two Pratt students / brothers

TITLE: THE SUPER
GENRE : Romance, Comedy, Experimental
PRODUCTION YEAR : 2014
RUNNING TIME : 8min 43 sec
COUNTRY : USA
DIRECTOR : Anthony Ruivivar, Choreographed by Daniel Ezralow
CAST : Steven Weber, Yvonne Jung, Sean Wing, David Heckel
PRODUCER : Six01 Studio, Kerry Brown, Yvonne Jung, Matti Lesham, Maura Tierney, Anthony Ruivivar

SYNOPSIS :
A building super struggles to watch a sporting event while simultaneously tending to his tenants, but work related calls and an attention-starved wife make this seemingly simple task impossible.

TITLE: A PICTURE & A GUN
GENRE : Drama, Psychological Thriller
PRODUCTION YEAR : 2015
RUNNING TIME : 13 min
COUNTRY : USA
DIRECTOR : Kyle J. Tran
CAST : Jackie Ball, Enrique Gonzalez, Tanisha Marshall, Anna-Marie Brown, JM Gonzalez
D/PHOTOGRAPHY : Dylan Ball
ORIGINAL MUSIC : Paul Benjamin Taylor
PRODUCER : Kyle J. Tran, Daniel R. Cooper, Darrell Cooper

SYNOPSIS :
Kiera awakes in a mysterious room and is given a picture and a gun. She must decide to kill the person in the picture by midnight or risk getting herself killed.

TITLE: I KNOW YOU
GENRE : Drama
PRODUCTION YEAR : 2014
RUNNING TIME : 8 min
COUNTRY : United kingdom
DIRECTOR/ WRITER : Colin Gerrard
CAST : Colin Gerrard, Alexandra Mogos
D/PHOTOGRAPHY : Simone Gallorini
PRODUCER : Colin Gerrard

SYNOPSIS :
Could you push the envelope of cult personality and distortion of media, or rather enfold it?
This is a game of confidence.
What if you couldn't tell the difference between what was real and what was not?
What if you could get away with something and everyone seemingly believed you?
Sometimes it doesn't matter who you are, it's who they think you are.

Title: CASH FLOW
Genre : Thriller / Drama
Production Year : 2015
Running Time : 21 min 47sec
Country : USA
Director : Tanya Chuturkova
Cast : Dritan Biba, Salvatore Rodriguez, Jené, Cici Coleman, Rachel Errington, Eliud Kauffman, Darryl D Moore

D/Photography :Romeo Nicoloso
Producer : Tanya Chuturkova, Max Lorenz
Production Designer: Maria Simeonova
Digital Effects: Kim E. Wang
Original Music: Garrett Cillo

Synopsis :

“Cash Flow” follows the journey of a 50-dollar bill that passes through the hands of several, seemingly random, people. The story starts with an attack and goes back in time to show the events that lead to it. A series of flashbacks traces through key moments of the life of each character, interconnecting them all. Each of them seeks some way out of their current situations. However, the path of liberation is not an easy one and each of them has to walk it at their own pace. At the end the connection doesn’t seem random at all, but follows a perfectly logical structure of cause and effect. “Cash Flow” is ultimately a film about the difficulty of living with the past and feeling free in the present.

Title: FROM UNDER THE BED
PRODUCTION YEAR: 2015
Genre : Thriller
Running Time : 15 min 20 sec
Country : USA
Director : Tanya Chuturkova
Cast: Mykayla Sohn, Kerry Garvin, Jonathan Hinman
CINEMATOGRAPHER: Jose Val Bal
PRODUCER /S: Tanya Chuturkova, Orlando Braun, Lanelle Scott, Álvaro Fernández
CINEMATOGRAPHER: Jose Val Bal
PRODUCTION DESIGNER: Ayaka Kuramoto
CREATURE CREATOR: Brian Wade FX
PUPPETEERS: Brian Wade, Sebastiano Olla
DIGITAL EFFECTS & COLOR: Kim E. Wang
ORIGINAL MUSIC: Chris Demkow

Synopsis :
Allie has been complaining about monsters in her room far too many times that her parents think she is just “crying wolf”, but is she?

DIRECTOR / PRODUCER’S BIO:
Tanya Chuturkova is a creative Producer and Director with experience in television, radio, theater and film. She produces and directs short and feature films, commercials, music videos, corporate videos, TV series and live events for television broadcast... basically all types of creative, high quality video content. She has written and directed eight short films and presently working on developing a TV series. As a Filmmaker, she has also specialized as First Assistant Director and Unit Production Manager on film sets. Tanya is also an Editor with credits on award-winning variety shows and commercials. In the past few years she has worked on diverse types of projects for the North American and Chinese markets. Originally from Sofia, Bulgaria, Tanya is currently based in New York City, USA.

TITLE: LUCY
GENRE :Drama
PRODUCTION YEAR : 2015
RUNNING TIME : 16 min 26 sec.
COUNTRY : GREECE
DIRECTORS : STAMATIS GIANNOULIS
CAST : RANIA EKONOMIDOU (MYRTO), NIKOS FLESSAS (KIMONAS), LENA DROSAKI (PET SHOP ASSISTANT), DESPOINA FOUNTA (VET ASSISTANT), GIANNIS MALOGIANNIS (VET), MARILIA KATOULA (LITTLE GIRL AT PET SHOP), MANOS KATOULAS (FATHER AT PET SHOP)

PRODUCERS : ALEX GIANNOULIS

SYNOPSIS :
A childless, elderly couple wakes up having to face the passing of their beloved pet dog Lucy. During this difficult day and after taking Lucy to her vet for the last time, Myrto and Kimonas must now face the harsh reality all alone. Flirting for a moment with the idea of replacing Lucy, they come to realize that it is time to face whatever it is they have been holding inside throughout their lives-Myrto, the emptiness of a woman that was never to become a mother, Kimonas his guilt for not being able to give his beloved wife what she wanted the most. Now having no obstacles or regrets between them, they slowly come to realize that it is now the time to put their love and relationship to the test, with no substitutes, for whatever they have left. Above all, they realize they have each other

Title: CHANGELINGS
Genre : Sci-fi/horror/thriller
Production Year : 2014
Running Time : 2O min 30 sec
Country : USA
Director : Vincent Veloso
Producer: Vincent Veloso
Cast : Jeff Jackter, Margot Steinberg, Ashley Brooke, Rene Ojeda, Reynaldo Rivera, Karin Hershkovitz, John Damroth, Julia Maggio, Ryan Dreyer, Jacob Berger, Vincent Veloso, Cat Yudain, Meridith Szalay, Lucy Zhou, Mikki May, Kana Sato, Curtis Watts, Karlee Perez, Edward Prostak, Jack Lidji, Anais Fifer, Alexandra Hellquist, Adrian Glasglow

Synopsis :
NYPD special spectral division officers confront dark forces as they continue their dangerous search for a deadly secret.
Something now hunts supernaturals & the investigating NYPD officers & detectives;something that does not understand pity, fear, or pain

TITLE: ASLAN
GENRE : Drama, Action, Thriller
PRODUCTION YEAR : 2015
RUNNING TIME : 40 min
COUNTRY : GERMANY
DIRECTORS : Florian Metzner
CAST : Erkan Acar, Alexander Schubert, Lilien Viegas, Birol Tarkan Yildiz, Maja Maneiro, Timo Molski
PRODUCERS : Erkan Acar, Florian Metzner, Ronny Wagner

SYNOPSIS :
In Istanbul, the young Turkish martial arts fighter Aslan gets an anonymous phone call originating in the German capital city Berlin. He is being informed that his brother, who has been vanished since childhood days, is in deep trouble. Aslan leaves his country immediately for searching his lost brother. Without knowing the German language or having any leads where to look, his search brings him more and more into the criminal underworld of Berlin.