And the Winners of the 2006 Local
Shorts 4 Movie Fest...
Monday, August 28 2006
In the Movie Maker category, the movie chosen was:
The Unfinished Films of Toby Beyron by Stephen Ausherman
and the Audience Pick was:
Final Exam by Cary Brooks
Congratulations! Thanks again to everyone who supported the event
whether by attendance, submission, or sponsorship! I'll post when Story
magazine is circulated.
Local Shorts 4 Finalists
Saturday, August 26 2006
What a great Shorts so far! Thanks, everyone, for your entry and
attendance. The finalists are listed in alphabetical order by title.
The order in which they will be viewed will be random, with the last
two shown being the Movie-Maker Pick, and the Audience Pick. Thank you
all, again. The "Best of Fest" begins at 6, and is not recommended for
young audiences.
And, the Local Shorts 2006 Finalists are...
At Home----- by Will Klundt
Cell with McGreggor and Montey---- by Tamarind King
Final Exam-----by Cary Brooks
Final Return of Rex O' Reilly, The -----by Rudy J. Miera
Minotaur's Garden----- by Jeremy Orr
New Mexico Bank Robbers -----by James Blackburn
Reflex -----by Micahael Bovee and Eric Michalski
Somewhere in Between-----by Monica Winter Vigil
Terminator Complex, The ----- by John and Brigette Hubert
Unfinished Films of Toby Beyron, The----- by Stephen Ausherman
Variations on the Death of Gerald -----by M.M. Rempen
Local Shorts 4 Program
Sunday, August 06 2006
Please proofread the program and send any changes to:
jeff@localshorts.com The t-shirts will have the same title and
"by-line", as well, so please send any corrections by August 11.
Saturday, August 26th, 2006
Session One (for all audiences)
2:00-3:40ish pm
Cells with McGreggor and Montey – Tamarind King (1:09 min)
Hey kids, it's time for science! Your hosts tonight: Mcgreggor and
Montey!.
Rear Window – Derek Bensonhaver (6:14 min)
An homage with the kids at the JCC camp.
Guns and Horses – James E. Blackburn (3:07 min)
A trailer for a western about greed over some stolen gold.
Seen Her Somewhere –Floorshow Pictures (12:04 min)
A student made film noir in black and white, created and starring kids
in the JCC summer day camp.
The Yellow Singer – Pirate Ethan Studios (2:38 min)
Ethan's premiere animated short.
Shape Note Singing – Rudy J. Miera (15 min)
Interviews are inter-cut with footage of the singers at the Albuquerque
Folk Music Festival and at the Harwood Art Center.
Reflex – Blue Dog Studios (2:35 min)
Random material edited over music.
Kirk's Film – Astronomical Digital Images (4:42 min)
Rain comes to the desert.
New Mexico Bank Robbery – James E. Blackburn (18:05 min)
Short comedy western about a mean banker, disliked by a town, but
things begin to change when four outlaws come to town.
Cloud Watchers – Astronomical Digital Images (7:18 min)
Watching cloud formations at Chaco Canyon.
Ninjax – Klay Master (:24 seconds)
Claymation 850 pictures, 20 fps.
Crystal Bowl – Astronomical Digital Images (5 min)
Naneki Elliott, sound healer and spiritual channel, is chanting and
playing a crystal singing bowl beneath a rock art panel at Chaco Canyon.
Tribe By Choice – Katya Miller (9:22 min)
The concept of intentional communities originated in Sweden and has
taken hold in cities throughout the United States. Katya's documentary
highlights a Santa Fe co-housing community of 28 households.
Wizards and Warlox – Klay Master (:54 seconds)
Claymation 1050 pictures 20 fps.
An Oasis In A Concrete Jungle – Duane D. Jauch (2:56 min)
A filmmaker simply shares the pleasant side of his world.
Interplanetary Recital – Lisa Polisar and Tobias Katz (5 min)
Three phases of piano playing in unkown atmospheres.
Being Shea Fallick – Derek Bensonhaver (6:48 min)
A take of "Being John Malkovich" done with kids of the JCC Camp Chai.
Saturday, August 26th, 2005
Session Two (some material not
appropriate for children)
6:00-8:00ish pm
The Terminator Complex—Moobert Productions (7:12 min)
What happens when two losers develop a cult-like obsession with the
terminator movies? This humorous movie takes geeky fanaticism to a
whole new level.
Beauty's Only Crime—Lisa Polisar and Tobias Katz (4:50 min)
Interviews with punk rock girls.
Don't You Be Looking At My Women— Jeffrey Hudson (7 min)
A shadow of a man catches one of his workers looking at his women and
tells him not to.
Variations on the Death of Gerald—M.M. Rempen (7 min)
An ordinary man is caught in a surreal pistol duel with an 18th century
expert. Every time Gerald is killed, he must start again, forever fated
to lose the fight. Can Gerald discover a way to beat the twisted cycle?
The Final Return of Rex O'Reilly—Make Mona Smile Productions (14:03 min)
"What was Miss Holloway's deep dark secret?" In the final episode of
the Rex O'Reilly trilogy, our humble detective finds a formidable foe
in the form of "Tuffy" McPherson, recent parolee. But who is behind
"Tuffy"....
At Home-- Mad Horse Productions (15 min)
Naturalisitic Drama - Toby just moved to NM from Boston and is dealing
with leaving his friends behind. He meets Julie and liker her, but does
she like him? He tries to deal with what he feels are enormous problems
while coping with his parents.
Red Meat—David Quintana/2 Five Films (5:05 min)
A short horror movie that we triple dog dare you to watch.
Minotaur's Garden—Storymark Productions (10:30 min)
A reclusive inventor has created a new kind of drug that transports its
users to a magical world - one that they may never escape.
Paramnesia—UYL Productions (7:43 min)
Can you tell the difference between reality and dream?
At The Seams—Spork Films (8:30 min)
Two fashion designers let us into their shop as they prepare to release
their new fall line. Fabulous is the new black in this award-winning
"documentary".
Somewhere In Between—Monica Winter Vigil (10:36 min)
A puzzled stranger finds herself in an even stranger place when
discovering where diaries go after their owners die.
The Unfinished Films of Toby Beyron—restlesstribes.com (15 min)
The global journey of a grief-stricken photographer revealed through an
anthology of his short films.
When Mary Was Young—Tobias Katz (2:48 min)
Filmed originally in 1969 at Zuma Beach California - a young woman
greets the natural world with naked unabashed exuberance.
Final Exam—Wishful Thinking Pictures(7:05 min)
A student of a continuing-ed cooking class is given the assignment for
his final exam: bake a loaf of bread using live yeast. He gets the
recipe a bit wrong, and ends up with more than just dough on his hands.
Associated
Articles:
Zinc Menu
Sunday, August 06 2006
Don't forget about the reception at Zinc before the first session! It
is a great place for introductions, and a nice Shorts tradition. Check
the menu here...
Saturday, August 26th, 2006
Noon to two
Grilled White Pesto Pita Pizza
Crudités Plate with Buttermilk Herb Dipping Sauce
Fresh Potato Chips & Sour Cream Onion dip
Cheese steak Sandwich Bites
Fried Jalapenos Stuffed with Cheese
Ahi Tuna Salad Bruschetta
"Buffalo" Chicken Quesadilla
Assorted Baked Cookies
Pitchers of Iced Tea and Soft Drinks
Local Shorts 4 and Story Magazine
Wednesday, February 01 2006
Local Shorts 4 is scheduled to screen August 26 and 27, 2006 at the
Lobo Theater! The City Of Albuquerque has signed back on, and we are
helping the Homeless Project again.
This year 100% of the profits will go to producing a bilingual picture
book magazine, "Story" which is intended to promote literacy, and
encourage authorship. Read all about it!
In keeping with promoting voice via the Local Shorts festival, Story
Magazine will provide the opportunity for free, easy, reading material,
and an outlet for aspiring young authors to get their stories
published, and win $100.00.
Helen Fox at APS's Homeless Project will distribute the magazine to the
students served through her project. The first Story Magazine will be
published with the profits from this year's Local Shorts festival, in
September 2006. The next Story Magazine will be published with next
year's Local Shorts, or sooner, depending on profits and sponsorship
with this year's event.
There are 3,000 homeless students served via this project, so the money
will go to that scale of distribution. If there is enough sponsorship
to distribute to 6,000, that will go to a second issue of Story before
next Local Shorts. More sponsorship would lead to more issues. If there
are major sustained contributions, Story Magazine will be distributed
freely around the city as a quarterly.
A free, easy to read, nice looking bilingual picture book magazine
whose sole purpose is to promote literacy and encourage authorship.
That's this year's Shorts mission, folks. Tell me what you think!
Drop Your Shorts!
Sunday, May 21 2006
Local Shorts Call for Submissions Press Release 4/06
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
CONTACT:
Jeff Tuttle
262-0263
Local Shorts
jeff@localshorts.com
www.localshorts.com
Fourth Annual Local Shorts Film Festival Seeks Submissions
Albuquerque, NM
Albuquerque's friendliest film festival is seeking submissions for its
fourth year. The mission of Local Shorts, a festival instituted in 2003
by Albuquerque natives Dan Vaitkus and Jeff Tuttle, is to bring the
Albuquerque community together and celebrate the accomplishments of
local filmmakers. The festival accepts submissions in all genres of
films up to fifteen minutes long. Held in Albuquerque's historic Lobo
Theatre, the festival is a positive community experience and one of the
city's most encouraging events for filmmakers and audiences.
Local Shorts is a film festival with heart. In past years the festival
has included several short films by children as well as horror, comedy
and drama (all split into segments which are age-appropriate for the
audience); the festival has served as a benefit for the APS Homeless
Project and the Monte Vista Elementary School food and clothing bank.
This year 100% of the profits will go to producing a bilingual picture
book magazine, "Story" which is intended to promote literacy, and
encourage authorship. In keeping with promoting voice via the Local
Shorts festival, Story Magazine will provide an outlet for aspiring
young authors to get their stories published, and compete for $100.00
prize.
To see your film on the big screen and help out this worthy cause,
check out the Local Shorts website: www.localshorts.com for submission
information. Or call Jeff at 262-0236. Submission deadline is August 1
Story
Magazine Distributed
Friday, December 01 2006
Two days ago, I dropped off 425 color copies of
Story Magazine to Helen Fox at the Homeless Project, where she said she
would use and re-use the publicatons for tutoring purposes. The total
cost was $900.00 to print the 8 page full color booklets, most of which
came from Local Shorts 4- Kristin and I chipped in a bit, too.
Story Magazine is a free, unique, bilingual
(Spanish/English) picture book magazine, with the feature content
written by someone 18 years old or younger. The first issue was
written by a fifth grader at Monte Vista more than ten years ago, to
whom I paid $100.00 for the publishing rights. I am now
soliciting stories for the next edition, and will pay the author!
Ultimately, I would like to distribute "Story" for
free at the grocery stores etcetera on a quarterly basis. By
making a clutter free, graphically inviting magazine, we encourage
literacy and multilingualism for children and adults! Its a great
idea! C'mon, you know it is!
The next edition will be published as soon as
sponsorship allows. A
sponsorship for Local Shorts ultimately helps in the production of
"Story", but direct, earmarked contributions can be made soley to
Story, too!
On a personal note...
Wednesday, January 03 2007
Spotless, the original
star of
Local Shorts, has moved on. I kind of knew it was coming,
which is part of why he was on this year's t-shirts, that and he was a
quadruped, a fine symbol for our fourth year. I'll miss him.