All screenings are held at the Wayne Densch Performing Arts Center at 201 S. Magnolia Ave. in Sanford, Florida
Opening Night
Friday, February 8, 2019 at 7:00 p.m.
Tin Can
Pat Battistini, 20:00
J.C. came to America as an illegal immigrant when he was just a child. Now, as an adult, he’s still an illegal alien but has managed to persevere and prosper working as a rodeo clown. However, after a series of unfortunate events, J.C. finds himself down on his luck and in search for a new happiness. He eventually finds it near the Mexican border but the price he pays could get him kicked out of the only country he knows.
La Merde
Ben Adam-Harris, 8:00
You’ll not get a second chance at a first impression.
Rent A Friend
Brittany Chancey, 8:55
Rent A Friend is a short journey piece that follows Director, Cara Lehman, and her small crew as they explore social issues surrounding the website RentAFriend.com. How far is society really willing to go to cure loneliness?
He’s ISIS
Mansoor Noor, 7:00
Based on a true-ish story, it’s Omar’s first day playing a terrorist when an actual ISIS terrorist takes over the film set, leaving Omar to save the crew. If only they could tell him apart from the actual terrorist.
Rebooted
Karen Sullivan, 3:59
When Retro Owl Guy and his rebooted counterpart, Owl Guy, come face-to-face for the first time, they must learn to put their differences aside in order to defeat the Lumberjack.
The Shadow
Brandon Potter, 6:34
A serial killer enters the wrong house.
Skögafoss
Niels Bourgonje, 10:00
While on vacation with his girlfriend, Gijs receives a phone call from his mother, that reveals her troubled mental state and their complex relationship.
Guest of Honor
Lisa Belcher, 11:52
Struck by tragedy, a married couple goes ahead with their anniversary party, when an unusual guest arrives.
My Landline
Evan Barber, 7:57
In the wake of Hurricane Irma’s devastation, a little old landline telephone became a life-line for the island dwellers of the Florida Keys.
Project Gratitude
Erin Laine, 5:59
What happens when we practice gratitude? Nine people sit to be observed and discuss what they are grateful for.
“E” for Everyone
Saturday, February 9, 2019 at 10:30 a.m.
Magical Mom
Karen Sullivan, 3:23
Magical Mom is an animated action-packed comedy short about an 11 year old boy named Daiki who is embarrassed about his mom coming to Career Day at his school because she is a magical girl.
Flag Duty
Raymond Knudsen, 6:35
Tensions mount as two children reconcile their socioeconomic differences when they’re forced to work together on flag duty during elementary school.
Mrs Pamela
Benoit Pierre, 9:00
A great art collector, obsessive and affected, tries to get rid of a sweet pink spider in his home with a vacuum cleaner. A chase full of surprises.
Game Changer
Karen Sullivan, 2:40
A macho toy arcade prize is quick to judge a young girl who wants to win him, and goes on a life changing journey in attempt to stop her from winning enough tickets and taking him home.
The Lost Pendant
Melissa Slizewski, 7:18
A young woman, eager to follow in her mother’s footsteps, embarks on a solo adventure of skill and mental toughness to find a lost pendant.
7 Planets
Milda Baginskaite, 6:07
A tale of one girl’s dream to escape Planet Earth.
Night Light
Jonathan de la Uz, 7:52
A wide-eyed, newborn sea turtle named Fin finds himself on the illuminated beaches of Miami. It is a perilous time to be a hatchling, with hazards of artificial light and debris present at every turn. With the help of Abueluna, his caring, celestial guide, Fin will make the daring trek from his cluttered nest to the open seas.
RIDE
Dale Metz, 7:23
A young girl finds a way to pursue her dreams despite an overprotective custodial grandfather.
Leap of Faith
Katherine Morter, 1:34
A girl is afraid to jump off a diving board.
Lizard Quest
Karen Sullivan, 4:26
The monstrous Komodo dragon. Only three brave adventurers step up to put an end to it: Barbarian Turtle, Mage Chameleon, and Sticky… a gecko. Together the trio must cross the land and do battle. Small, clumsy, and attached to everything he touches, can Sticky prove his worth and save the day in the face of a horrible dragon?
Animation
Saturday, February 9, 2019 at 1:00 p.m.
Attack of the Potato Clock
Karen Sullivan, 2:45
The mutated potato clock rises from death and gets out from the science lab and sees Hilda, the lunch lady, chopping potatoes. The Potato monster starts to haunt the lady by taking potatoes away from her. The lunch lady feels suspicious, however it does not stop her from killing potatoes. The Potato monster will do anything to avoid the killing of his friends.
Expend
Bismark Fernandes, 3:50
A stop-motion film about a man’s endless hunt for elusive energy sources in a decaying world.
Floating an Inch Off the Ground
Ben Ruttenburg, 2:56
After an average morning routine, our hero has his life swept out from under his feet. Seeing the world through a wider lens puts things in perspective and helps to alleviate the pressures of his everyday responsibilities, but he still struggles to find balance.
Mind Games
Karen Sullivan, 2:13
All work and no play can make your mind wander. This fun film is about a wandering mind and its adventures as it seeks the meaning of life!
Reflection
Karen Sullivan, 2:30
Wanting to fit in with the more popular girls in school, tomboyish Kat decides to give up ice hockey in an attempt to be more girly. When she tries to take her skates to sell at the used sports store she leaves behind her reflection, which must chase after her in order to remind her of her true self.
A White Dog Over the Fog
Jung Seung-hee, 13:30
A girl moves to a foggy seaside village and encounters a white dog living alone tied to an anchor next door ground. The girl who is afraid of the outside world and the dog that has never got out of its world struggle to take a step toward the unknown world over the fog.
Log Boy
Karen Sullivan, 2:04
The woodsman loves to chop wood with his beloved axe “Ol’ Reliable”. All is good until one day he encounters an obnoxious boy made out of logs. Will the woodsman be able to catch the pestering LogBoy and live peacefully once more?
Introducing Skülly
Kirk Wallace, 4:30
A trailer to Skülly’s debut story: Meet our hero, Skülly on the tail end of one adventure, and crashing himself into the next.
Next Stop
Brad Gibson, 2:06
One overweight train passenger unintentionally disrupts everyone’s commute. All walks of life are joined together in a gag filled series of stops and starts on route to their destination.
iRony
Radheya Jegatheva, 7:53
A film that explores the relationship between man and technology…told from the perspective of a phone. Variously described as an Animation, an Experimental Film, a Narrative, a Documentary or a Film-Poem depending on who you speak to, this hand drawn animated film is based on the poem ‘Seven Billion’ written by the film director that won 2 National poetry awards: The Young Australian Writer’s National Award for Poetry, selected out of a field of 30,000 and the Karen W Treanor Poetry Award (Youth).
Multiplex 10
Gordon McAlpin, 11:49
MULTIPLEX 10 centers around the lives of the movie-loving and customer-weary staff of the Multiplex 10 Cinemas. Kurt is an usher, pining for that special someone to share his love of horror movies. The newest hire, Jason, is a film snob who just needs a freakin’ job, okay? Despite their differences, the pair will make fast friends — unless they kill each other first.
The Sky Underwater
Anita Vedaa, 10:20
It’s 2050. Six years old Mia lives in the city of Bergen, under a glass dome, 537 meters under the sea level. Every night, the Big Light wakes her up, clean and beautiful, unlike the rest of the world underwater, which is full of trash. Mia wants to travel out of the dome to see the Big Light, but the Adults hold her back and tell her everything is dangerous out there, because it’s full of sharks. Mia escapes anyway, and finds out that neither the sharks nor the world outside the dome are as dangerous as the fearful Adults want her to believe. Gathering the trash around her with the help of her friends, she will fly up to the surface to see the Moon for the first time.
The Rose Garden
Karen Sullivan, 2:52
The film follows Milo,a young boy who ventures into a mysterious rose garden in order to get his toy plane back. As he wanders around, he discovers that this seemingly wondrous place is not quite what it seems.
Saba
Karen Sullivan, 2:23
A kind young girl, Saba, lives on her own in the middle of a war zone. One day she finds an injured bird struggling for life in the streets, and she decides to help the flightless dove. They find in each other a kindred spirit, and give one another hope in a place devoid of all light.
Outside Hearing In
Savannah Winchester, 7:05
Previously content all on his own, Calvin, finds himself in a position to hear with extreme detail the soundtracks of lives far beyond his own doorstep. The cacophony of life’s sounds is at first unbearable but when Calvin finds a way to tune into them individually; he begins to find the noises, stories, conversations, and rambling comforting and familiar. Calvin sets out to build his own radio tower and transmit his gift – broadcasting the intangible with those that need reminders that they are not alone.
The Christmas Rabbit
Christophe Lopez-Huici, 10:45
On Christmas eve, an old lady finds her beloved cat dead. All day long, she’ll try to find him a fitting final resting place, but will remain unsuccessful until an option she hadn’t considered comes her way.
Grandma’s Pie
Karen Sullivan, 02:35
A hungry dragon chases after an oblivious grandma that is too focused on making her favorite apple pie to notice the death and destruction going on around her..
Documentary
Saturday, February 9, 2019 at 3:00 p.m.
The Flip Side
William Stead, 8:21
Journey to the largest record store in the world to discover whether the vinyl record can escape its seemingly inevitable extinction.
Red White and Navy
Royce Marnell, 6:50
Purple Heart recipient, David Feldman, reflects on his struggle to survive after his plane crashed overseas at the height of World War II. On the brink of death, he must find the will to overcome his injuries so that he can return home to be with his high school sweetheart.
The Boachabela String Orchestra
China Global Television Network production, directed by François Verster, 27:24
At the Musicona non-school musical training center in Bloemfontein South Africa which was established during Apartheid times, a radical project has been taking placein the recent years. Bochabela String Orchestra was founded by an American bassist Peter Guy. The project has been a passion for Peter for 15 years.”The classical music scene in Bloemfontein was really vibrant. There were concerts constantly, the halls were full. But it was quite artificial because it was just for part of the population. Just prior to the change of government a young black girl was brought to me by the Arts Council, I started teaching her and she did extremely well. I started thinking “Well, if she can do well there must be other kids who can also do well,” recalls Guy. “I didn’t grow up with classical music. I was not exposed to it,” tells Siyolise Nyondo, a bassist. “I’m originally from Bloemfontein. The violin is the instrument that I love. It’s my first instrument. I’ve never even played anything before that,” tells Bonolo Kgaile, a violinist. Each Saturday children from the black neighborhoods of Bloemfontein are brought by bus to the Musicon. Peter Guy himself picks them. In this way he’s able to know where they stay and connect with them. Bloemfontein’s old guard has at times been slow to fully embrace talented young black musicians and some of the children in Bochabela String experience resistance from their own communities. “People in my community see me as a snob because I play violin and it’s awestern musical instrument, “says Bonolo. During the weekdays younger children known as junior orchestras from across Bloemfontein come to the Musicon after school to learn to play classical instruments.They are taught by their senior orchestras like Siyolise whotransfer their skills to younger musicians. “As our younger kids who started 15 years ago have grown up they’ve become the absolute perfect teachers,” says Guy.
Harv
Stephen Tucker, 10:52
An Ad Man from the Golden Age of Advertising, now in his twilight years, completes one final project for the love of art.
For A Better Life
Yasmin Mistry, 9:32
Sold for $100 at the age of 5, Fekri suffers through years of abuse before his plight is discovered. After almost a year of hospitalization and therapy Fekri moves into a group home where he finds support, mentorship, and eventual forgiveness towards the family which sold him.
Luthier
Timothy and Thomas Stevenson, 9:11
Tom Hicks has one of the most unique and richly fulfilled lives of anyone that we have ever known. And we have known him our entire lives. For 40 plus years Tom worked as a ski patrolman in Aspen, Colorado. Now in his 70’s, he still puts in time on the slopes and sticking to his path of living the existence of the quintessential ski bum. But, do not be mistaken, Tom is one of the hardest working, independent and artistic people around. During his career, he would drive his van from his home over 100 miles away to Aspen where he would park at the base of the mountain and spend the winter living and working out of his home on wheels. Once Spring would break and the ski season would melt away, Tom would be home sowing and tending his food crops, maintaining his solar powered house and meditating by his spring fed stream. Tom realized that he needed a better source of off-season income. So he turned his attention to his other passion: Bluegrass music, and taught himself the venerable tradition of hand crafting mandolins and fiddles which he continues to this day.
Too-Tash
Dariusz Sipowski, 14:47
‘Too-Tash’ is a short documentary from the Pamir Mountains in Tajikistan. An old Kirghiz nomad tells a tale about past times, when people and ghosts used to live together. Adun Mergen was a famous hunter, who travelled alone and always shared his prize with those in need. Once, when sleeping in a cave, he was approached by a wild ghost. The next day, when following trails, he discovered imprisoned people and gave them freedom by killing ghosts and moving a large rock. Many years later, there is still a group of nomads staying in Pamir, surrounded by high mountains and animals. They know there is a different world somewhere far, but they want to stay with their land. Rare visitors too this land could find living so far from civilisation unbearable. For the nomads, each rock has a meaning, like the large one located close to their yurts called ‘Too-Tash’, which means ‘Camels Rock’. The ghosts are not so common to see now, but nomads know they are still living beside them.
A Fresh Perspective
Aaron Hose, 11:53
Craft beer is an annual multi-billion dollar boom for the United States economy. Yet, the overwhelming majority of this industry remains white-male-dominated, with women and minorities occupying a small fraction of its workforce and brewing culture. A FRESH PERSPECTIVE tells the story of three African-Americans in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, who create the nation’s first-ever black beer festival, a historic event aiming to diversify the industry while promoting a new narrative in craft beer.
Comedy
Saturday, February 9, 2019 at 8:00 p.m.
Bob and Edgar
Bill Redding, 11:54
Bob and his dog Edgar go fishing, go for walks, and hang out, until a pair of surprise visitors reveal more about their world and Bob’s identity.
Pauly
Sam Stephenson, 7:18
A man meets his girlfriend’s son for the first time, and gets tied up in a situation thats out of his control.
The Owl’s Nest
Blake Studwell, 22:00
The unprofessional and disgruntled staff clash with one another at THE OWL’S NEST, a trendy and overpriced gastropub restaurant in this mockumentary comedy series.
Swimming
Joshua Jarman,
15:00
A Welsh endurance swimmer trains for the challenge of a lifetime, but how far is too far?
Hapless Hans (Hans Im Pech)
Rena Dumont, 29:57
The grumpy factory employee Hans Himmelreich has to travel behind the Iron Curtain into a profoundly communist Czechoslovakia of the sixties to have his deceased grandmother buried. Despite prejudice he unexpectedly finds happiness in this Sudeten German province.
Uber Ex
Jonathan Marballi, 16:30
Kate and David are out on what feels like a rather significant date early in their relationship, but when their Uber driver turns out to be Kate’s old flame, the three passengers find themselves in the middle of a love triangle.
Sci-fi/Horror
Saturday, February 9, 2019 at 10:00 p.m.
Connect
Gabriel Souza, 08:02
After a rebellious young girl is left home alone, an eerie robot manages to break into her home. She immediately implements a plan to destroy the robot until realizing that it’s just looking for help. Now Mia must make up for her misjudgment and learn from her mistake.
Bucket of Conscience
Tiffany Washington
This film follows a young woman of color who is living in the near future with a mental illness. In this future, healthcare chips must be worn by citizens and government healthcare financial assistancce is on a strict point system. The main character, Dorothy, has ran out of healthcare points and must reach a black market pharmacy before she completely relapses. Dorothy needs and desires to have family around her in order to get through her difficult mental break down, despite whether or not her family is a figment of her imagination or not. I am the director, writer, editor, and VFX artist for this film. My team and Condor Entertainment worked incredibly hard to get this project completed. This film is inspired by my mother who has schizophrenia and lives with it like a true warrior. Exact moments and lines in the film were taken directly from my mother’s personal experiences with schizophrenic episodes, which she shared with me during an interview I did with her for this film. I completely dedicate this film to my mother who is my best friend, my family, my inspiration, my everything. Mental health is still a taboo topic to discuss and explore, especially in the minority communities. I hope to make someone discussing their mental health as comfortable as someone discussing their common cold. One the key components for the success of someone living with mental illness, in particular, is the assistance from family members. Family is so important for our mind healing and stability. Being depressed, having anxiety, hearing voices, seeing things not there, are all things we get through better when a family or friend tells us this truth: “You’re not alone.
Light Me Up
Miri Stone, 14:29
“Light Me Up” is about a couple struggling to start a family. After yet another heartbreaking miscarriage, Ivy follows a sprite into a fantasy world to escape her pain. When presented with the choice to stay or return, she must find the hope and courage she needs to grieve with her husband and start again.
Time Was
John VonMutius, 5:14
A young woman learns the perils of wasting too much time on her smartphone when she discovers an app that offers to buy her wasted time – an app that doesn’t work entirely as expected.
Genesis
Dale Metz, 9:48
Anticipating a nuclear holocaust on Earth, the mission Genesis was launched with four women and thousands of fertilized eggs – zygotes. All does not go as planned.
Bucketheads – A Star Wars Story
Marco Bossow and Andy Brown, 13:35
A squad of storm troopers are transporting a POW with valuable information from Yavin 4, but getting off planet will test their mettle.
Intermission
Katy
Ilkan Atalar, 5:45
While Jack is sending his homework paper’s pictures to his laptop by using AirDrop on his phone, he receives a mysterious message from a young woman called Katy through AirDrop. They begin flirting by using AirDrop. Jack wants to meet with Katy but things slightly change and flirting turns into horror by Katy’s messages.
Chateau Sauvignon: terroir
David Maire, 13:10
‘Chateau Sauvignon: terroir’ follows the isolated adolescent son of a storied vintner family who finds himself torn between obeying his father’s callous restrictions and preventing his ailing mother from deteriorating further. When a doting woman and her indifferent son arrive seeking a tasting and tour of the winery, Nicolas sees an opportunity to help care for his mother, as well as prove his worth to his choleric father. However, his wayward plan quickly takes a turn for the worse, and his missteps puts his family’s secretive murderous ways in peril of being unearthed.
Once Bitten…
Pete Tomkies, 9:59
Martha needs the toilet fixed in her hotel bathroom but there’s one problem: her plumber may be a vampire.
He Likes it Rough
Kat Threlkeld, 4:58
A traumatized woman takes her power back through unconventional means
Jax in Love
Rakefet Abergel, :20:00
Jax, a lonely wanderer, is searching for a human connection, when her car breaks down in the middle of nowhere. Will she make it out of the desert alive?
Drama
Sunday, February 10, 2019 at 1:00 p.m.
Marcus
J.R. Poli, 9:59
After spending the last decade in turmoil, Marcus resorts to one last option in attempt to end his disarray. He sits inside his vehicle across the street from a bank, hesitating and waiting. One by one his colleagues enter, some trying to change his mind others aiming to persuade him to go through with it. Which side will Marcus choose, and will he finally succeed or will it just be another failure?
Cows Can’t Swim (Kühe Können Nicht Schwimmen)
Jonas Möllmann, 22:47
Two lonely Souls meet at a hotel bar. Hotshot TV-Host Nick and blind musician Klara get into each other’s hair immediately. They prey on their counterpart’s weaknesses with precision and persistence, but seemingly just can’t get off each other’s backs.
Multifacial
Taz Skylar, 14:50
An ethnically ambiguous actor struggles to find his place in an unforgiving industry.
I Just Want You to be Happy
Erin Laine, 14:38
I Just Want You To be Happy, tells the story of Jacqueline Larsen a singer songwriter in NYC who risks her dreams for her husbands.
I Can Fly
Ruwan Heggelman, 8:00
22-year-old Lisa is approached on the street by 23-year-old Sven, after a flirt and a joke, Sven asks Lisa the question: Do you believe that I can fly?
The Burger
Amber Imageworks, 25:00
Ryan and Laura are dedicated to one another in their marriage, yet something is missing and it’s not quite clear what it is.
Florida Flavor
Sunday, February 10, 2019 at 3:00 p.m.
83 Days
Andrew Paul Howell, 29:19
In 1944, in the segregated southern town of Acolu, SC, a 14 year old negro boy George Stinney Jr. fights for his life after being wrongly accused of the murder of 2 young white girls. What happens when the moral compass of the law is tainted by political pressure and racism and when those in power struggle to challenge it? How long will it take for the truth to be told?
Dollhouse
Dale Frohman, 10:23
When a woman is held captive in the woods, she’s willing to do anything to escape — but she doesn’t know that’s all part of the sick game of her true captor.
Last Dance
Noah Camenker, 5:15
A young man’s strained relationship with his father drives him to take drastic measures on the night of his senior prom.
Jenny and Elle
Dale Metz, 05:48
Two girls with unique abilities find themselves in a situation which challenges their ability to continue.
If We Had Met
Malik Brice, 3:02
Two strangers take a glimpse of a world where their paths meet but life gets in the way.
The Edge of Madness
J L Howery, 13:40
As depression and addiction hunts him down, a young man is faced with the only option he thinks is the answer.
Breakfast Chicken
Thomas Kastrati, 1:00
Life from the point of view of an egg.
Woman of Steel
Chris Violette, 8:09
Born without her right arm below the elbow, a self-proclaimed human cyborg recounts her childhood with a missing limb, and how her outfitting with an advanced prosthetic lead to her becoming a bionic role model for children.
Sasha & Clark
Dina Najjar, 7:16
An introverted extrovert tries to replicate a chance encounter with his dream girl.
Fallout of the Reaper
Trent Duncan, 13:00
With the CIA hot on her tail, Agent Kay must join forces with the worlds most notorious spy to take down an international terrorist and save the city from nuclear holocaust.