Local Shorts 3 "Best of Fest"

Sunday, August 28th, 2005
Best of Fest
6:00-8:00 pm
Local Shorts “Best of Fest”
Replay of top Audience and Movie Maker picks.
    •    The African Ed-venture - Aaron Frick
    •    A Walk to the Park - Dominic D'Angelo
    •    Madame Duvet’s Dinner Party - Jean Pierre Larroque
    •    Quartet - Kurt Boucher
    •    CSI: Cop Show Imitation - Jason & Jona Kottler
    •    Twilight - Santiago Meyer
    •    Action Figures - Dan Vaitkus
    •    Ursa Dream - Kate Brown
    •    Avez-Vous Du Feu – Tamarind King: Winner - Movie Maker Pick
    •    Chili Fever – Amigo Productions: Winner - Audience Pick


2005 Program

Saturday, August 27th, 2005
Session One (for all audiences)
2:00-4:40ish pm
Action Figures – Dan Vaitkus (4:11 min)
A boy’s imagination can be his greatest weapon.
Project HRB – Jon Price (18 min)
When a scientist and his wife are kidnapped, it’s up to his kids and a little extra to come to the rescue.
The Truth by Walden Matussey – Tim Boughn (3 min)
A simple guy protests against the military industrial complex to disclose their knowledge of UFOs.
Return of Rex O’Reilly – Rudy J. Miera (14 min)
“Shorty” was the primary suspect in the robbery of the precious, rare Purple Carbuncle, but who was behind “Shorty”? Rex O’Reilly, Private Investigator, is assisted in the pursuit of this case by his ever-loyal secretary, Miss Holloway.
Madame Duvet’s Dinner Party – Jean-Pierre Larroque (6 min)
This is a classic Whodunnit murder mystery, making a good use of college students from the College of Santa Fe and cats.
Havoc in the Hotel – Infinity Discovery Center (9:54 min)
Forgetful inventor, Ben Starzynski, misplaces a very important item for his presentation. During the search, misfortune becomes dumb luck and there is Havoc in the Hotel. Written and Acted by a cool group of 10 year old kids!
We Art The People – Rudy J. Miera (13:03 min)
This mini-documentary combines descriptions of the “Off-Centered Community Arts Program” with footage of the “Folk Art Festival” that took place last August in downtown Albuquerque.
A Walk to the Park – Dominic D’Angelo (8:30 min)
An Experimental Short: jump cuts and original artwork on film leader created by artists with developmental disabilities.
Something Beautiful – Jeff Tuttle (18 min)
Something beautiful has been happening at the Fishback Dance Studio, and this documentary is a tribute to the people there.
Texas Tunes – Brigette Hubert (4:35 min)
A fictional documentary about a small Texan town that only knows how to communicate through music.
Chili Fever – Amigo Productions (19 min)
The story of one man’s battle with chili addiction. The story leads to a restaurant that claims to have the World’s Hottest Chili.
Avez-Vous Du Feu – Tamarind King (2:50 min)
A grumpy old gentleman spends a day at the park and finds something he didn’t expect.
The African Ed-venture – Aaron Frick (13:50 min)
A film following an educational expedition through Africa. This is a brief intro showing only 14 minutes of the 40 hours filmed.



Saturday, August 27th, 2005
Session Two (some material not appropriate for children)
6:00-8:40ish pm
Twilight—Santiago Meyer (9 min)
An abduction from other worlds is subtle, quiet, and usually noticeable by only the victim at hand...and it’s never more than 9 minutes, never.
Tea House—Happy Goats Productions (14:37 min)
3 couples separately plan to meet at the same location. 2 people don’t make it there. Hilarity ensues.
The Whisky Incident—James E. Blackburn (3:55 min)
A short western about two men who cross each others’ paths and have an incident.
Games of Inua—Maya Salganek (18 min)
An inside view of the World Eskimo Indian Olympics, guided by esteemed Alaska native athlete, Carol Pickett. Played since time immemorial, we witness the challenge of these traditional sports, and the effort being made to pass the embedded knowledge of the games down to future generations.
Zsolt—Jean-Pierre Larroque (8 min)
Zsolt is a terminally ill poet. This is a documentary about him. All of the poetry and music in the film is by Zsolt.
You-- Kurt Boucher (15:18 min)
Thirteen stories in fifteen minutes
CSI: Cop Show Imitation—Kottler & Kottler (14:04 min)
An Action-packed and thrilling spoof of high-tech cop TV.
Ursa Dream—Kate Brown (6 min)
The animated and narrated film of a dream had 27 years ago. It tells the story of a young girl’s first experience of uninhibited self-expression. She pays a high price for this expression but also is granted great insight.
Quartet—Kurt Boucher (19:23 min)
“Love is not love which alters when it alteration finds…”
Tattered Gods Part II—Kerry Elder (11 min)
A scene from a movie where Mary and Joseph and Merlin the Magician battle evil aliens on the astral plane.
Sound and Light—Marianne (11:20 min)
A monologue film about communication.
Ascendo Tuum—David Quintana (3 min)
Writing, directing, and editing your own short film has its own rewards, and sometimes awards. Sometimes.




Associated Articles:

Local Shorts 2005 results - at a glance
  
Tuesday, September 06 2005
by Dan


    Local Shorts is pleased to announce that we've donated 50% of our profits from the 2005 festival to the Albuquerque Public Schools Homeless Project, which helps almost 3000 homeless children in the APS system get food and shelter, and get to school regularly, with the goal of ending generational homelessness.
This year, they're also assisting survivors of the Katrina disaster that have been displaced to the Albuquerque area. We're honored to help in their efforts.
For an overview of the 2005 festival profit and our donation to the APS Homeless Project, see the 2005 Local Shorts summary charts (require Adobe Acrobat - get it here.)


Local Shorts and Katrina
  
Tuesday, September 06 2005

    Yep, its funny how the world spins. Our little festival which raised $229.58 for the homeless project, (see story posted here soon about $ breakdown...) will help some of the new homeless in Albuquerque, the refugees from our national disaster. It will go fast, of course, but its more than I or probably many of you could donate individually. And as we all will make our individual contributions to the Red Cross, etc., this small additional amount is significant because of what went along with it. Last Friday there were three families that were entering APS, one with eight kids. I'm sure you know by now the numbers have gone up geometrically. I like the Shorts for bringing the community together, spreading awareness about these issues, and listening to each others' voices. Thanks, folks. We've done a good thing.

Local Shorts 3.5

November 30, 2005

    This Thursday at 6pm we've been asked by the City on a Hill folks to revive the a.m. session at The Lobo for the Nob Hill Stroll. They usually show "Its a Wonderful Life", but, of course, nobody stays for the whole thing. It will be some good exposure for us Shorties, as there are many people at the stroll. Please let me know if you are okay having your short re-visited! Admission will be free. Maybe we'll see you out there! Thanks,  -Jeff