Monday, March 31st

Opening Night

7:00     Opening Ceremonies and Program of Film Screenings
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The Cheese Snatchers – Alec Pollard – 3 min
A small band of toy soldiers discover that crime does not pay when dealing with “Drat” the rat.

The Noble Lie – Mitch Lusas – 17 min
Some people have qualifications for the person they choose to fall in love with; but what happens when the impossible happens? Karen has her life figured out. The man she falls in love with must meet her criteria. But when Will meets those qualifications, Karen becomes confused and scared.

Spider Cookies – Kevin Nikkel – 2 min
Two kids learn to bake with their father – with comic results.

The Woodsman and the Woods of Death – Matt Bilen – 23 min
A selfish warrior finds the value of friendship and compassion when he is hired by the forest wiseman to save furry little creatures from certain destruction at the hands of an evil wizard and his tree minions.

Dependence – Tamara Shaya – 12 min
The story of two brothers – one is a male nurse who desperately wants to help his brother; the other is a drug addict who will only accept help in the form of pills.

The Gift – Katherine & Peter Maly – 8 min
A young girl expresses concern for a friend by giving up a precious gift in this adaptation of a children’s book.

The Glory Generation – Rayne Warne – 23 min
A Christian television program designed to bring the reality of the kingdom of Power and Glory into people’s houses

Holding – Thomas Brandon – 8 min
Are some people more attuned to spiritual occurrences than others? What would life for a police detective be if he could commune with the victim to learn how the victim was killed?

The Freshman – Matt Sommerfield – 13 min
When a new student arrives on campus for a visit, an all out war breaks out between the dorms who are recruiting him.  Hilarity ensues.

Total Run Time – 109 min

Tuesday, April 1st

Keynote Speaker (Creation and Production)

7:00     A Night with Stephen Vidano (click for bio)
8:30     Program of Film Screenings
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Illuminarium – Aaron B. Smith – 14 min
One man struggles with image, authenticity, and faith. 

Kitchen Hockey – Kevin Nikkel – 2 min
Two youngsters play some old time shuny (?) on the kitchen hardwoods.

Finding Oz – Derek Scott – 21 min
The story of three women, each of whom has come to New York in search of the thing missing in her life. This modern-day “Wizard of Oz” reveals its narrative without a word of spoken dialogue, instead using a soundtrack of six songs woven together to tell its story.

Abigail – Lauran Holton – 7 min
In the eyes of a child, her spirit still dances.

The cross – Majdi Ammari – 9 min
A very poor guy fails to save someone’s life because of money.

Twilight Rain – Mitch Lusas – 11 min
Two people are running from the law, but are they running for the same reason? One person believes he is running because of fraudulent taxation status; the other… she believes she is defective.

Total Run Time - 63 min

Wednesday, April 2nd

Reel Conversations

7:00     Pan’s Labyrinth—Film screening with discussion following

Thursday, April 3rd

Workshop Session

7:00     Making Finger of God—Darren Wilson (click for bio)

Friday, April 4th

Keynote Speech (Critical Review) and Awards Ceremony

7:00     A Night with David Dark (click for bio)
8:30     Award Ceremony and Screenings of Award Winners