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TABLE OF CONTENTS
2 WELCOME 4 HOW-TO GUIDE 6 FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS 10 FEATURE FILMS
25 SHORT FILMS
35 SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE 39 SHORTS PROGRAMS 43 PANELS AND CONVERSATIONS 46 ADVERTISERS 60 DONORS AND PATRONS 62 AFF BOARD AND COMMITTEES MISSION STATEMENT | The Mission of the Annapolis Film Festival is to encourage the
development of all aspects of the creative arts in and around Annapolis through the cinema
experience. We seek independent films, features, documentaries and shorts from around the
globe that will inspire, enlighten and entertain all audiences on a variety of topics, promoting
Annapolis as a cultural arts center.
Annapolis Film Festival, Inc. is a 501c3 non-profit organization.
WELCOME
WELCOME TO THE FESTIVAL 2015
LETTER FROM MAYOR MICHAEL PANTELIDES
Dear Annapolitans and Visitors,
We’re thrilled to celebrate the Annapolis Film Festival returning for the third time this year,
four incredible days that fill our city’s Historic District with an exciting lineup of independent
features, shorts, and documentary films. The wide range of voices and experiences depicted in
this year’s programming reflects the diversity of our city and speaks to the sense of community
cultivated through experiencing the arts.
Moviegoers can stroll from one side of the city to the other, seeing some of the world’s best
independent films before they are widely released. The city is proud to provide Circulator trolleys,
free of charge, to see the films. We also hope you enjoy the many panels and workshops available
during the festival.
For the first time the festival will include several World and Mid-Atlantic premieres that should
not be missed. Whatever type of film you like, you can find it here.
Enjoy Annapolis, and most of all enjoy yourself during the festival!
Michael Pantelides, Mayor
City of Annapolis
WELCOME TO THE THIRD ANNUAL ANNAPOLIS FILM FESTIVAL!
We look forward to seeing you during four exciting days of independent films, showcases, shorts,
panels, speeches, filmmaker interviews and — please don’t forget about our parties!!
Our community has really come together to make the AFF a major cultural event. Special thanks
to Mayor Pantelides and the Annapolis city government, along with many local businesses and
individuals who have been our biggest supporters. To the wonderful volunteers who have worked
long and hard to put together this fabulous Festival — our biggest thanks.
On behalf of the AFF Board of Directors, please enjoy everything our Festival and our city have
to offer. Many thanks for your attendance and most of all — Talk Movie to ME!!
Lucy Spiegel
President, Annapolis Film Festival 2015
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WELCOME
LETTER FROM THE FESTIVAL DIRECTORS AND CO-FOUNDERS
Hello Film Lovers,
As we enter the third year of the Annapolis Film Festival, we have much to celebrate. Besides the
slate of excellent films, we have cutting edge industry panels and guest filmmakers who will share
their artistic visions with us. We are thrilled that our community has graciously welcomed our
visiting artists making Annapolis a networking destination in today’s festival world.
Thank you to all of the festival goers, community partners, donors, and sponsors who believe,
as we do, that this festival is relevant to and important for our town. Together, we built this festival.
We are inspired by the commitment and high level of talent behind this endeavor and by the hardest
working Board of Directors, production team, staff, committees, and volunteers imaginable.
With Deep Gratitude,
Lee Anderson and Patti White
Festival Directors & Co-Founders, Annapolis Film Festival
arts COUNCIL The Arts Council of Anne Arundel County is pleased to welcome
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the Annapolis Film Festival to the Annapolis Arts & Entertainment
District. Thank you for bringing a quality film event to our community.
The Annapolis & Anne Arundel County Conference and Visitors
Bureau welcomes the Annapolis Film Festival. We are delighted
that residents and visitors will be able to reap the benefits of the
months of hard work that have gone into making this four-day film
extravaganza a reality. Thank you for choosing Annapolis and the
Chesapeake Bay!
The City of Annapolis is a proud sponsor of the film festival
for the third year.
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HOW-TO GUIDE
HOW-TO GUIDE 2015
FESTIVAL CENTRAL AT LOEWS
Visit Festival Central at Loews Annapolis Hotel (126 West Street) for all of our VIP and
Industry Guests’ Festival needs. The public is also invited to stop in and learn more about
the Festival, meet Festival staff, and get the latest film and event news.
FILM GUIDANCE SYSTEM
Please note that any adult content is listed under each synopsis. Most of our films have not been
rated by the Motion Picture Association of America. Please note that some of our films may include
adult situations, strong violence and/or explicit sexual references.
AUDIENCE AWARDS
Festival attendees, the fate of filmmakers is in your hands! Please vote on each film you see that is
in competition (not all films will be), by marking the ballot you will receive at each eligible screening.
Awards for Best Narrative Feature, Best Narrative Short, Best Documentary Feature, Best Documentary
Short, and Best Student Short will be announced at our Best of the Fest presentation on Sunday,
March 29, beginning at 5:00 PM at Maryland Hall. These winning films will be replayed at
Maryland Hall after the award announcements.
PARKING
You may park in one of the many city parking garages (please note that the maximum for meter and
residential on-street parking is two hours; re-feeding the meters is not permitted). Maryland Hall has
ample parking that is free of charge. Gott’s Court, Hillman, Knighton, West Garrett and Park Place
garages offer a combined 2035 parking spaces in the heart of Annapolis. The 720-space state-owned
garage at 19 St. John’s Street offers free parking after 6:00 PM on weekdays and all day Saturday and
Sunday. Parking is also available at Annapolis Elementary School, located at 180 Green Street.
Please see the Map on the back cover of this program for parking garage locations.
TROLLEY/CIRCULATOR
The Annapolis Circulator is a free trolley that quickly and efficiently moves individuals from the
City’s four parking garages (Hillman, Gott’s, Knighton and Park Place) to all Festival venues.
Three circulators will be available from 9:00 AM – midnight on Thursday and 9:00 AM – 11:30 PM
on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.
THEATER ETIQUETTE
Please allow for ample time between screenings (at least 20 minutes) to travel from one venue to
another. We suggest that you arrive at least 20 minutes before each screening begins. Each venue will
offer priority seating for VIPs. At each venue, “Day of” ticket sales are available by standing in the
RUSH line (space permitting). No food or drink will be permitted in the theaters. Kindly turn off your
cell phones while in the theater or within hearing range of the theater during an event.
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TICKETING Available at All Venues
ALL FESTIVAL AND DAY PASSES ARE AVAILABLE AT WILL CALL AT TICKET CENTRAL,
ASBURY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH (87 WEST ST.).
PRICES
FESTIVAL PASS (includes access to Opening Night film and after-party, Best of the Fest,
all films and panels; excludes Saturday Night Party) — $105 for general audience
($40 for students ages 25 and under with Student ID).
ONE-DAY PASS (Friday, Saturday or Sunday) — $40 per person. Students $20.
INDIVIDUAL TICKET (to Film or Panel) — $12 ($8 for seniors ages 65 and older and
students ages 25 and under, with Student ID).
OPENING NIGHT (ticket includes screening and after-party) — $25 (or included in the purchase
of a festival pass.)
COFFEE TALKS WITH — $20 per ticket. Available through RUSH line only for day-of ticket purchase.
SATURDAY BASH 9:30 PM at The Power House, located at Loews Hotel — $25 (Includes heavy
hors d’oeuvres and participation in a tasting compliments of LYON Distilling Co. This party is not
included in the cost of a general festival pass.)
Tickets purchased before midnight the night before a screening are non-refundable.
PURCHASING Online at www.annapolisfilmfestival.com
1. Online ticket sales close at midnight the night before the next day’s screening.
Paper tickets may be available via the RUSH line.
2. WILL CALL is available at each screening venue for tickets pre-purchased by midnight
the night before. PLEASE BRING PHOTO ID to obtain your tickets.
3. Pre-printed paper tickets must be presented by the ticket holder at the door.
ON SITE: Paper tickets can be purchased at Ticket Central at Asbury United Methodist Church
(cash or credit cards) OR at venues (day of). Arrive early for same-day purchases if available.
VENUES
All films, panels and events take place at one of the following venues in Annapolis:
ANNAPOLIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 180 Green Street
ASBURY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 87 West Street
CRUSH KITCHEN AND WINEHOUSE 114 West Street
LOEWS ANNAPOLIS HOTEL 126 West Street
MARYLAND HALL FOR THE CREATIVE ARTS 801 Chase Street
O’CALLAGHAN ANNAPOLIS HOTEL 174 West Street
RAMS HEAD ON STAGE 33 West Street
ST. JOHN’S COLLEGE, FRANCIS SCOTT KEY AUDITORIUM 60 College Avenue
ST. ANNE’S PARISH HOUSE 199 Duke of Gloucester Street
Please see map on back cover of this program for venue locations.
IN CONSIDERATION OF OUR ENVIRONMENT, WE ASK THAT YOU PLEASE KEEP
YOUR PROGRAMS FOR THE DURATION OF THE FESTIVAL. THANK YOU.
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FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS
FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS 2015
THURSDAY
Opening Night Film | The Rewrite
ST. JOHN’S COLLEGE KEY AUDITORIUM | 7:00 PM
Once upon a time, Keith Michaels (Hugh Grant — About a Boy, Love Actually) was an award-winning
Hollywood screenwriter, but divorce and a string of unsuccessful films have left him with nothing but
bad debts and blank pages. So when his agent arranges a job as guest screenwriting professor at a
remote university in upstate New York, a desperate Keith can’t say no. Initially hoping to give minimal
effort to actual teaching so he can focus on his next script, Keith unexpectedly finds himself becoming
invested in his student’s lives, including Holly (Marisa Tomei, The Wrestler), a single mom looking to
start her own new chapter. THE REWRITE features an all-star cast, including J.K. Simmons (Whiplash),
Allison Janney (American Beauty), Chris Elliott (Groundhog Day) and Bella Heathcote (Pride and
Prejudice and Zombies). Director Marc Lawrence’s other achievements include Two Weeks Notice and
Music & Lyrics as well as writing Miss Congeniality 1 & 2.
SPECIAL GUEST INVITED.
FRIDAY, SATURDAY AND SUNDAY
Coffee Talks With…
CRUSH KITCHEN & WINEHOUSE | 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM
NOTE: SPECIAL ACCESS PASS REQUIRED (IF SPACE PERMITS—$20 TICKETS SOLD AT THE DOOR)
If you have a VIP GOLD, Industry or Filmmaker pass, join us at Crush Kitchen & Winehouse each
morning from 9 AM – 10 AM for Coffee Talks With…, an informal Q & A with some of AFF’s top guests.
Come in for coffee and a muffin and pick the brains of the most in-demand attendees. Hear the inside
scoop on how films are made, what makes it to screen — and the true stories behind the things that
get left behind on set! This signature event is frequently filled to capacity; if our cozy venue is not full,
a few tickets will be available on a last minute basis.
MODERATED BY EMIL GALLINA, EXECUTIVE PRODUCER AND AFF BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
EXCLUSIVE COFFEE PROVIDER: BALTIMORE COFFEE & TEA COMPANY
SATURDAY
SPOTLIGHT ON INDUSTRY PANELS
Panel | Film Fatales Present: Female Vision
ST. JOHN’S COLLEGE, CONVERSATION ROOM | SATURDAY, 3/28 | 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
When a filmmaker shows up to a table read, a lit set, or an edit suite, they bring with them their own
life experiences and distinct perspective. How does gender influence this approach to storytelling?
From camera angles to business collaboration, is there really such a thing as distinct “female vision”?
And what could be gained culturally by bringing more of it to today’s cinematic landscape?
Panel | Movie Critics: What Were They Thinking?
ST. JOHN’S COLLEGE, CONVERSATION ROOM | SATURDAY, 3/28 | NOON – 1:00 PM
Movie critics have long been loved or hated for what they say about films. By what rubric do they judge
art and how much is personal taste? These well-known film critics take us through their process and
then face off with the audience. Here’s a chance to play hardball with a few of the top dogs in the
industry. Hear from film critic and producer David D’Arcy, New York Daily News Chief Film Critic Joe
Neumaier, and Ann Hornaday, Chief Film Critic for The Washington Post.
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FRIDAY FILM EVENTS
The Homestretch
ST. JOHN’S COLLEGE KEY AUDITORIUM | 10:00 AM – NOON
Our annual “education day” field trip, sponsored by BAUM JACKSON INVESTMENT FUND, will screen
THE HOMESTRETCH for 500 Anne Arundel County Public School students. Directed by Anne de Mare
& Kirsten Kelly, this riveting documentary follows three Chicago high school students as they confront
the struggles of high school, the pressures of unknown futures, and the demands of relationships—
all while homeless. The film will rerun on Sunday for general audiences. Check the schedule for time
and venue. Friday only: Associate Producer Will Thwaites and film subject Kasey in attendance.
Two Raging Grannies
MARYLAND HALL GYM | 10:00 AM
ASBURY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH | SATURDAY, 3/28 | NOON
Meet Hilda and Shirley, two determined seniors who set out to answer the question, “How do
we fix the economy?” In this hilarious and touching look at friendship, senior shenanigans,
and aging in America.
Runoff
ASBURY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH | NOON
ANNAPOLIS ELEMENTARY | SUNDAY, 3/29 | 1:45 PM
This tense thriller with superb acting follows one family as they make tough choices to save the farm
and not sell out to survive. Director Kimberly Levin and Producer Kurt Pitzer will be on hand for Q & A.
In An Ideal World | Mid-Atlantic Premiere!
MARYLAND HALL GYM | NOON
Shot over seven years at the infamous Soledad State Prison in California, where prisoners are racially
segregated by cell. When a 2005 Supreme Court ruling decrees that this practice must stop, the
prisoners and administrators are left grasping for stability and a newfound understanding of the
universalities of prison life. Producer Annette Porter will be on hand for Q & A.
African-American Experience Showcase
ASBURY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH | 7:00 PM
Join us for an exciting evening celebrating 50 years of Civil Rights through film. A special preview
screening of the film, JFK & LBJ A TIME FOR GREATNESS, will be the highlight of the evening!
This compelling film features graduates of Bates High School in Annapolis who played a role in
helping LBJ pass the Voting Rights Act. The screening will be followed by a panel moderated by the
Honorable Kurt Schmoke, former Mayor of Baltimore, with panelists Ambassador Shabazz, Diplomat
and Speaker; Chris Haley, Director for the Study of the Legacy of Slavery, Maryland State Archives;
Suzanne Kay, Producer, Writer, and Journalist; and Maryland Congressman Elijah Cummings (invited).
Five Star
ASBURY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH | 9:45 PM
In the code of the streets, gang leader Primo, a member of the Bloods since the age of twelve-both
in the film and in reality initiates John, a fatherless teen. The streets of Brooklyn are all Primo
has ever known. Young John grapples with entering into this life while Primo must decide whether
to leave it all behind. Distinctions between fiction and real life are intentionally ambiguous,
as director Keith Miller plunges into gang culture with searing intensity and unflinching focus.
Director Keith Miller will lead a Q & A.
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SATURDAY FILM EVENTS
Spotlight Film | 5 To 7
ST. JOHN’S COLLEGE KEY AUDITORIUM | 7:15 PM
A chance encounter on the streets of Manhattan draws 20-something aspiring writer Brian into a
passionate love affair with a glamorous French woman. The catch? She’s married and can only meet
him btween 5 and 7. As Brian yearns for more than just two hours a day with the woman of his dreams,
he learns hard won lessons about life and love. Directed by Victor Levin.
Environmental Showcase
MARYLAND HALL GYM | 10:00 AM
Come and see two films, first the short, ISLE DE JEAN CHARLES, followed by the feature
documentary, SHORED UP. A panel discussing shoreline erosion problems will follow, hosted by
the Alliance for the Chesapeake.
Back on Board: Greg Louganis
ST. JOHN’S COLLEGE KEY AUDITORIUM | 12:15 PM
Directed by Cheryl Furjanic, this documentary is one of the hottest films on the festival circuit.
A wildly acclaimed four-time Olympic champion, diver Greg Louganis seems unstoppable — yet his
professional career is interrupted by the prejudice of the sports world when he reveals his HIV-positive
status in 1988. This film follows Louganis over three years as he returns to his beloved sport, now a
trailblazing motivational speaker and an openly gay man. Q & A with Producer Will Sweeney to follow.
Gabriel
ST. JOHN’S COLLEGE KEY AUDITORIUM | 5:00 PM
ASBURY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH | SUNDAY, 3/29 | 3:45 PM
Rory Culkin delivers a wrenching performance as the eponymous Gabriel in director Lou Howe’s drama.
Convinced that reuniting with his first love will be salvation from his increasingly alarming mental
decline, Gabriel risks everything to find and win her back. Q & A moderated by Kathy Miller, MA with
Director Lou Howe and Actor Rory Culkin expected. Presented by Oasis: The Center for Mental Health.
In Country
MARYLAND HALL GYM | 12:45 PM
Join us to see the highly praised documentary film, IN COUNTRY, and learn about the struggles and
triumphs of Vietnam Veterans through the eyes of a “platoon” of hardcore Vietnam reenactors.
Director, Megan O’Hara will be on hand for a Q & A following the film. Senator John Astle, former Marine
and Vietnam Veteran, will also be in attendance with some other veterans to answer questions.
All American High Revisited
ST. ANNE’S PARISH HOUSE | NOON
Framed through the experiences of a Finnish exchange student, the glam, glittery, neon-colored highs
and lows of Torrance High School’s class of 1984 are brought to life. Irony and nostalgia go hand in
hand as Rikki dryly observes the rituals of the American high school student. Director Keva Rosenfeld
will be present for a Q & A.
Little Accidents
ST. JOHN’S COLLEGE KEY AUDITORIUM | 2:30 PM
ST. ANNE’S PARISH HOUSE | FRIDAY, 3/27 | 3:00 PM
The lone survivor of a mining accident and the wounded, fiercely cynical mother of a missing boy forge
a dangerous bond that jeopardizes the already unstable Appalachian community grieving the loss of
their men. An all-star cast including Elizabeth Banks, Boyd Holbrook, Josh Lucas, and Chloe Sevigny
brings this wrenching drama to life. Directed by Sarah Colangelo.
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Meet The Patels
ASBURY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH | 4:15 PM
ASBURY METHODIST CHURCH | FRIDAY, 3/27 | 2:15 PM
A family vacation film quickly captures a love triangle between nearly-30 Ravi, the potential woman
of his dreams…and his parents. Blood’s thicker than water as romance becomes a family affair.
Directed by Geeta V. Patel and Ravi V. Patel.
The Saturday Bash
LOEWS POWER HOUSE | 9:30 PM – 1:00 AM
Let your hair down at the final blow-out party of the 2015 festival. Enjoy light fare, drink and great
dancing music from Mixing Maryland. Mingle with industry guests, festival staff and supporters.
Limited space available.
SUNDAY EVENTS
Red Dot on the Ocean: The Matt Rutherford Story
MARYLAND HALL AUDITORIUM | 10:00 AM
Declaring it “an audacious attempt,” Matt Rutherford sets out in June 2011 in a 27-foot sailboat,
determined to circumnavigate the continents of North and South America. For a harrowing 309 days,
Matt is alone on his boat, as supporters and detractors alike follow his journey online. Film subject
Matt Rutherford will be on hand with Producers Tory Salvia and Stefanie Slweka for a Q & A.
Midnight Sun | US Premiere!
MARYLAND HALL AUDITORIUM | 12:15 PM
An enchanting film to be enjoyed by the whole family, MIDNIGHT SUN takes place in the remote ice floes
of Arctic Canada. A young boy is determined to unite a lost polar bear cub with his mother at all costs,
finding his way through a treacherous landscape and the perils and wonders of nature. Director of
High Arctic Scenes, Brando Quilici will be on hand for a Q & A.
Help Us Find Sunil Tripathi | Mid-Atlantic Premiere!
MARYLAND HALL AUDITORIUM | 3:00 PM | MARYLAND HALL GYM | FRIDAY, 3/27 | 2:30 PM
Neal Broffman’s film explores the aftermath of the Boston Marathon bombing. A single tweet turns the
search for a missing college student into a public accusation of guilt as he is considered one of the
prime suspects in the bombings. Within hours, social media controls the news and, without any other
proof, turns a country against the vulnerable family trying to find their son. Director Neal Broffman and
Producer Heather O’Neill will be on hand for a Q & A.
Comedy Workshop
RAMS HEAD ON STAGE | 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM
Come split your sides and join NYC stand-up comic Tom McCaffrey at the Comedy Workshop at the
Rams Head On Stage. Tom will do stand up and also be interviewed. Local comedians will get to
mix it up with him on stage.
Adventures in Comedy
ANNAPOLIS ELEMENTARY | 4:00 PM
This mockumentary follows the struggles of one comic as he gives his dream one last shot, dodging
the blows of the cutthroat world of stand-up comedy. Featuring hilarious cameos by comedy legends
Janeane Garofalo, Jim Gaffigan, Margaret Cho, Michael Che, Hannibal Buress and Aisha Tyler.
Best of the Fest
MARYLAND HALL AUDITORIUM | 5:00 PM
See the top films that Annapolis has chosen as their 2015 favorites of the festival. We will replay
the Audience Award Winners for best narrative feature, documentary feature, narrative short and
documentary short. Don’t miss the festivities as presenting sponsor, Mavenspire, hands out awards
to our filmmakers. Passholders free, otherwise tickets will be sold for $20.
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FEATURE FILMS
FEATURE FILMS
SPOTLIGHT FILM
5 TO 7
Victor Levin
SATURDAY, 3/28 | 7:15 PM
ST. JOHN’S
A chance encounter on the streets of Manhattan draws
20-something aspiring writer Brian (Anton Yelchin)
into a passionate love affair with a glamorous French
woman (Bérénice Marlohe). The catch? She’s married
and can only meet him for hotel room trysts between
the hours of 5 and 7. As Brian yearns for more than
just two hours a day with the woman of his dreams,
he learns hard won lessons about life and love.
Co-starring Frank Langella, Glenn Close, and Olivia
Thirlby, this sexy romance captures the giddy thrill,
the pain and the comedy of being young and falling
in love. (USA, 2015, 95 min., Narrative Feature)
ABOVE AND BEYOND
Roberta Grossman
SUNDAY, 3/29 | 12:30 PM
MARYLAND HALL | GYM
Post-Screening Discussion
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DOC
In 1948, just three years after the liberation of Nazi
death camps, a group of Jewish American pilots
answered a call for help. In secret and at great
personal risk, they smuggled planes out of the
U.S., trained behind the Iron Curtain and flew for
Israel during its War of Independence. This ragtag
band of brothers not only turned the tide of the war,
but they also embarked on personal journeys of
discovery and renewed Jewish pride. (USA/UK/Israel,
2014, 87 min., Documentary Feature)
PRESENTED BY | LUCY SPIEGEL &
TEMPLE BETH SHALOM
2015 Annapolis Film Festival
FEATURE FILMS
ADVENTURES IN COMEDY
Tom McCaffrey
FRIDAY, 3/27 | 7:00 PM
ANNAPOLIS ELEMENTARY
Tom McCaffrey’s mockumentary on the cutthroat
world of stand-up comedy follows the struggles of
one comic as he gives his dream one last shot.
The film features hilarious cameos by comedy legends
Janeane Garofalo, Jim Gaffigan, Margaret Cho,
Michael Che, Hannibal Buress and Aisha Tyler.
(USA, 2015, 79 min., Narrative Feature)
EXPECTED | DIRECTOR TOM MCCAFFREY
SUNDAY, 3/29 | 4:00 PM
ANNAPOLIS ELEMENTARY
SATURDAY, 3/28 | NOON
ST. ANNE’S
SATURDAY, 3/28 | 10:00 AM
ST. ANNE’S
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ALL AMERICAN HIGH REVISITED
Keva Rosenfeld
DOC
ANGKOR’S CHILDREN
Lauren Shaw
DOC
1984 — a time of neon legwarmers and Aqua Net.
A young filmmaker sets out to document the life of a
typical high school student. The result is All American
High, an honest and humorous look at teen life in
the ‘80s, told through the eyes of a visiting exchange
student. Thirty years later, the film’s original subjects
return in ALL AMERICAN HIGH REVISITED to reflect on
one of the most memorable times of their lives.
(USA/Finland, 2014, 83 min., Documentary Feature)
EXPECTED | DIRECTOR KEVA ROSENFELD
Rising from the depths of poverty and genocide,
three young Cambodian women are turning the 30-year
killing fields legacy of Cambodia on its head. Breaking
from their traditional roles, a singer, a contortionist
and a leader of a grassroots protest band embrace
the struggle to overcome hardship through artistic
expression. With their unique artistic abilities, they
uncover a fresh and exciting culture from among the
ashes. (Cambodia/France/USA, 2014,
66 min., Documentary Feature)
2014 NEW HAMPSHIRE FILM FESTIVAL
EXPECTED | DIRECTOR LAUREN SHAW |
PRODUCER MIMI EDMUNDS
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ANNIHILATION: THE DESTRUCTION
OF EUROPE’S JEWS EPISODE 3:
THE NAZI MACHINE
William Karel & Blanche Finger
FRIDAY, 3/27 | 10:30 AM
ASBURY
DOC
Seventy years after the liberation of Auschwitz,
directors William Karel and Blanche Finger bring
a fresh perspective to the darkest chapter in this
ambitious chronological exploration of the Holocaust.
The film focuses on the question of how (instead of
why) the mass murder of Europe’s Jews was possible.
Thirty countries contributed archival footage, including
extremely rare color film of the Warsaw Ghetto in
1939 and scenes of the deportation of German Jews
to France in 1940. This is Episode 3 of an eight-part
series, The Nazi Machine. (France, 2015, 55 min.,
Documentary Feature)
APPROPRIATE BEHAVIOR
Desiree Akhavan
SATURDAY, 3/28 | 7:00 PM
ANNAPOLIS ELEMENTARY
Shirin is struggling to become a hip, young Brooklynite,
a politically correct bisexual woman and an ideal
Persian daughter. But she’s not quite Persian enough,
not quite gay enough, not quite anything enough.
After being dumped by her girlfriend, Shirin faces an
unimaginable task — trading the idyllic lesbian haven
of Park Slope for a seedy shared loft. Unable to release
the memories of the excruciating highs and lows,
the endearingly superficial narcissist finds herself
plotting to win back her ex. (USA, 2014, 86 min.,
Narrative Feature)
2014 SUNDANCE | 2014 FRAMELINE
BACK ON BOARD: GREG LOUGANIS
Cheryl Furjanic
SATURDAY, 3/28 | 12:15 PM
ST. JOHN’S
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DOC
A glimpse into the life of four-time Olympic champion
Greg Louganis, this film chronicles his rise from a
difficult upbringing to his pioneering role as an
openly gay athlete with HIV. After gaining universal
acclaim as the greatest diver in the world, Louganis
struggles with a desire to reunite with the sport he
once dominated. He is undeterred in his mission to
overcome prejudice and promote tolerance to the next
generation of Olympic divers. (USA, 2014, 86 min.,
Documentary Feature)
2014 AFI DOCS | 2015 PALM SPRINGS
INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
PRECEDED BY SHORT FILM | THE DIVE
PRESENTED AS A PART OF THE LINCOLN FINANCIAL
GROUP DIVERSITY SERIES
EXPECTED | PRODUCER WILL SWEENEY
2015 Annapolis Film Festival
FEATURE FILMS
BEHIND CLOSED DOORS
Audrey Estrougo
SATURDAY, 3/28 | 9:15 PM
ANNAPOLIS ELEMENTARY
SATURDAY, 3/28 | 10:15 AM
ASBURY
SATURDAY, 3/28 | 5:45 PM
ST. ANNE’S
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Nathalie is a 30-something Parisian woman with a
simple and joyous life. She likes her job, adores
hanging out with her colleagues and is about to move
in with the man she loves. One night, however, a lift
home from a co-worker ends in a terrifying event that
changes everything in a matter of minutes. A realistic
and intensely sensitive portrayal of the complexities
that plague the aftermath of rape. (France, 2014,
83 min., Narrative Feature)
BURDEN OF PEACE
Joey Boink
DOC
THE CIRCLE
Stefan Haupt
DOC
In a country haunted by its past, and in the wake of
the systematic massacre of nearly 200,000 Mayan
Indians during its decades-long civil war, Guatemala’s
first female attorney general battles a system that
allows criminals to live above the law. Filmmakers
follow Claudia Paz y Paz throughout her time in office,
gaining an intimate look into the life of a woman
willing to sacrifice everything to bring justice to those
who deserve it and to free Guatemala from tyranny.
(Netherlands/Guatemala, 2015, 76 min.,
Documentary Feature)
PRESENTED AS A PART OF THE LINCOLN FINANCIAL
GROUP DIVERSITY SERIES
Revolving around THE CIRCLE, an underground gay
publication in Zurich in the ‘40s and ‘50s, this
docudrama tells the story of Ernst Ostertag, a
schoolteacher, and Röbi Rapp, a drag entertainer,
who meet as fellow writers and activists and enter
a lifelong romantic relationship. Interspersing a
dramatic depiction of their story with real-life
interviews, THE CIRCLE tells of two young, very
different men and their fight for love and the rights
of all gays. (Switzerland, 2014, 102 min.,
Documentary Feature)
2014 BERLIN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
PRESENTED BY | DOUG POTASH & KEITH WALMSLEY |
LEGACY FINANCIAL GROUP
13
FEATURE FILMS
FELIX AND MEIRA
Maxime Giroux
SUNDAY, 3/29 | 2:45 PM
MARYLAND HALL | GYM
Felix is an eccentric French Canadian who has devoted
his life to rebellion against his wealthy family. Meira is
a young Hasidic mother burdened with the feeling that
something essential is missing from life. Two separate
beings from distinct communities, they were not meant
to meet, let alone fall in love. This film, set against the
rich backdrop of Jewish Montreal, tells a quirky and
miraculous love story in English, French and Yiddish.
(Canada, 2014, 105 min., Narrative Feature)
PRESENTED AS A PART OF THE LINCOLN FINANCIAL
GROUP DIVERSITY SERIES
FIVE STAR
Keith Miller
FRIDAY, 3/27 | 9:45 PM
ASBURY
In the code of the streets, gang leader Primo, a member
of the Bloods since the age of 12 — both in the film
and in reality — initiates John, a fatherless teen.
The streets of Brooklyn are all Primo has ever known.
Young John grapples with entering into this life, while
Primo must decide whether to leave it all behind.
Distinctions between fiction and real life are
intentionally ambiguous, as director Keith Miller
plunges into gang culture with searing intensity
and unflinching focus. (USA, 2014, 83 min.,
Narrative Feature)
2014 TRIBECA PREMIERE |
2014 VENICE FILM FESTIVAL
EXPECTED | DIRECTOR KEITH MILLER
GABRIEL
Lou Howe
SATURDAY, 3/28 | 5:00 PM
ST. JOHN’S
SUNDAY, 3/29 | 3:45 PM
ASBURY
14
Rory Culkin delivers an electrifying performance as
Gabriel, a troubled young man convinced that reuniting
with his first love will bring him the stability and
happiness he craves. Against his family’s better
judgment, he sets out to find her. As he faces mounting
obstacles on his search, his grip on reality begins to
slip and his behavior becomes more erratic. In the
end, he risks everything in an increasingly obsessive
and desperate pursuit. (USA, 2014, 85 min.,
Narrative Feature)
PRESENTED BY | OASIS: THE CENTER
FOR MENTAL HEALTH
EXPECTED | DIRECTOR LOU HOWE |
ACTOR RORY CULKIN
2015 Annapolis Film Festival
FEATURE FILMS
FRIDAY, 3/27 | 2:30 PM
MARYLAND HALL | GYM
SUNDAY, 3/29 | 3:00 PM
MARYLAND HALL | AUDITORIUM
FRIDAY, 3/27 | 10:00 AM
ST. JOHN’S
Private AA Co. Public School event.
Not open to the public.
SUNDAY, 3/29 | 6:00 PM
HELP US FIND SUNIL TRIPATHI
Neal Broffman
DOC
THE HOMESTRETCH
Anne De Mare & Kirsten Kelly
DOC
In the aftermath of the Boston Marathon bombing,
a single tweet turns the search for a missing college
student into a public accusation of guilt as he is
considered one of the prime suspects. Within hours,
social media controls the news and, without any other
proof, turns a country against the vulnerable family
trying to find their son. (USA, 2015, 75 min.,
Documentary Feature)
PRESENTED BY | LEO & CHERYL STAURULAKIS,
“THE NIGHT WATCHMEN: THE MOVIE”
EXPECTED | DIRECTOR NEAL BROFFMAN |
PRODUCER HEATHER O’NEILL
FRIDAY ONLY | SPECIAL GUEST LINDA ROTH |
FORMER CNN EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
Three homeless teenagers brave Chicago winters, the
pressure of high school and life alone on the streets to
build a brighter future. Against all odds, these kids defy
stereotypes as they create new, surprising definitions
of home. Can they recover from the traumas of
abandonment and homelessness to build the
futures they dream of? (USA, 2014, 90 min.,
Documentary Feature)
PRESENTED BY | THE BAUM JACKSON
INVESTMENT GROUP
EXPECTED FRIDAY ONLY | ASSOCIATE PRODUCER
WILL THWAITES | FILM SUBJECT KASEY
ASBURY
I BELIEVE IN UNICORNS
Leah Meyerhoff
SATURDAY, 3/28 | 8:30 PM
ASBURY
www.annapolisfilmfestival.com
Davina is a strong-willed teenage girl who often
escapes into a beautifully twisted fantasy life. As the
sole caretaker of her disabled mother, she looks for
salvation in a new relationship with an older boy.
Davina is swept into a whirlwind of romance and
adventure, but the enchantment of her new relationship
quickly fades when Sterling’s volatile side begins to
emerge. Stop motion animation is seamlessly woven
into live action in a perfect combination of whimsy and
heartbreak. (USA, 2015, 80 min., Narrative Feature)
2014 SXSW FILM FESTIVAL
15
FEATURE FILMS
FRIDAY, 3/27 | NOON
MARYLAND HALL | GYM
SATURDAY, 3/28 | 12:45 PM
MARYLAND HALL | GYM
IN AN IDEAL WORLD
Noel Schwerin
DOC
IN COUNTRY
Mike Attie & Meghan O’Hara
DOC
Director Noel Schwerin follows a warden, a white
separatist and a black gangbanger for seven years
as they struggle to move beyond the stark reality of
America’s locked down racial order. A U.S. Supreme
Court ruling on prison segregation and a novel mixedrace program set the stage for these men to share their
stories and reveal the institutional nature of racial
hierarchies and the hidden risks of transformative
change. (USA, 2014, 88 min., Documentary Feature)
PRESENTED BY | LINCOLN FINANCIAL GROUP
EXPECTED | PRODUCER ANNETTE PORTER
Deep in the Oregon woods, a battle wages as a
“platoon” of hardcore Vietnam War re-enactors relive
a war so many have tried to forget. Weaving together
verité footage of the reenactments, flashbacks to
the characters’ real lives and archival footage from
the Vietnam War, IN COUNTRY blurs the boundaries
between reality and fantasy, past and present, to tell
a story that sheds light on America’s relationship with
war and its veterans. (USA, 2015, 80 min.,
Documentary Feature)
PRESENTED BY | SENATOR JOHN ASTLE
EXPECTED | DIRECTOR MEGHAN O’HARA
JFK & LBJ
A TIME FOR GREATNESS
Alastair Layzell
FRIDAY, 3/27 | 7:00 PM
ASBURY
Panel Discussion follows | THE AFRICAN
AMERICAN EXPERIENCE IN FILM
16
DOC
At first glance, Lyndon Johnson was a Texan who
shared all the bigotry and hatred of his fellow southern
senators. But his actions in the White House told a
different story when he dared to champion two laws
that changed America and the world — the Civil
Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
Now, 50 years later, a new film sheds light on the
fascinating story of a president who knew how to
harness the nation’s revulsion at JFK’s brutal
assassination, twist arms and get his way.
Including personal testimony, rarely seen footage
and never before heard secret White House recordings.
(UK/USA, 2015, 93 min., Documentary Feature)
PRESENTED BY | DR. ALYSON HALL |
THE GLAUCOMA CENTER
2015 Annapolis Film Festival
FEATURE FILMS
LITTLE ACCIDENTS
Sarah Colangelo
FRIDAY, 3/27 | 3:00 PM
ST. ANNE’S
SATURDAY, 3/28 | 2:30 PM
In a small town devastated by a recent mining
accident, a teenage boy goes missing, and three
strangers find themselves drawn together in a tangle
of secrets, lies and collective grief. Reeling from the
disappearance of her son, Diane (Elizabeth Banks)
forms a dangerous bond with the sole survivor of the
disaster (Boyd Holbrook), and truths are uncovered that
threaten to sever the few remaining threads holding
the town together. Also starring Josh Lucas and Chloë
Sevigny. (USA, 2015, 105 min., Narrative Feature)
ST. JOHN’S
SATURDAY, 3/28 | 1:45 PM
ASBURY
FRIDAY, 3/27 | 2:15 PM
ASBURY
LITTLE WHITE LIE
Lacey Schwartz
DOC
MEET THE PATELS
Geeta V. Patel & Ravi V. Patel
DOC
Growing up in a typical upper-middle-class Jewish
household in Woodstock, New York, Lacey Schwartz
always believed her family’s explanation that she
inherited her dark skin from her swarthy Sicilian
grandfather. But when her parents abruptly split,
she confronts her mother and learns the truth — her
biological father was not the man who raised her,
but was a black man with whom her mother had an
affair. While chronicling the cost of one family’s denial,
Schwartz gently and honestly confronts the most
fundamental questions of race, religion and identity.
(USA, 2014, 66 min., Documentary Feature)
EXPECTED | DIRECTOR LACEY SCHWARTZ VIA SKYPE
MEET THE PATELS is a laugh-out-loud real-life
romantic comedy about Ravi Patel, an almost
30-year-old Indian American who enters a love triangle
with the woman of his dreams...and his parents.
Filmed by Ravi’s sister in what started as a family
vacation video, this hilarious and heartbreaking film
reveals how love is a family affair. (USA/India, 2014,
88 min., Documentary Feature)
2014 DUBAI INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
SATURDAY, 3/28 | 4:15 PM
ASBURY
www.annapolisfilmfestival.com
17
FEATURE FILMS
MIDNIGHT SUN
Directed by Roger Spottiswoode,
Director of High Arctic Scenes: Brando Quilici
SUNDAY, 3/29 | 12:15 PM
MARYLAND HALL | AUDITORIUM
After 14-year-old Luke discovers a young polar bear
cub separated from its mother, he sets out to find a
way to reunite the two. Luke, aided by an Inuit who
knows the hostile terrain where the polar bears live,
navigates the ice fields of Northern Canada. When a
floating iceberg divides Luke and his guide, it is up to
Luke to protect himself and the cub from the dangers
of the wild. Stunning cinematography captures the
boundless Canadian Arctic in this family-friendly
adventure film. (Italy/Canada, 2014, 98 min.,
Narrative Feature)
PRESENTED BY | ELIZABETH LIECHTY &
CHARTER FINANCIAL GROUP
EXPECTED | DIRECTOR OF HIGH ARCTIC SCENES |
BRANDO QUILICI
MUDBLOODS
Farzad Sangari
DOC
MURDER OF A MOVIE
David Ewing
DOC
Follow the resilient underdogs of the UCLA Quidditch
team as they transform Harry Potter’s fictional sport
into a real-life phenomenon and make their way to
the Fifth Annual Quidditch World Cup in New York City.
(USA, 2014, 85 min., Documentary Feature)
SATURDAY, 3/28 | 10:00 AM
ST. JOHN’S
SATURDAY, 3/28 | 4:00 PM
ST. ANNE’S
18
A behind-the-scenes look at the making of the
controversial 1967 political satire, The President’s
Analyst. The film begins with a delightful look at
director Ted Flicker’s early career in comedy and
experimental theater with Chicago’s nascent Second
City. Weeks after the release of The President’s
Analyst, it was abruptly removed from theaters, not
to be seen again for years. See what happens when the
conflicting agendas of Hollywood and the FBI are played
out during the turbulent ‘60s. (USA, 2015, 59 min.,
Documentary Feature)
EXPECTED | DIRECTOR DAVID EWING |
MARYLAND NATIVE
2015 Annapolis Film Festival
FEATURE FILMS
THE MYSTERY OF HAPPINESS
Daniel Burman
FRIDAY, 3/27 | 4:30 PM
ASBURY
Santiago and Eugenio are inseparable friends and
business partners who enjoy everything life has to
offer. When Eugenio suddenly disappears, Santiago
reluctantly engages Eugenio’s neurotic wife in the
search, only to discover that true happiness can
sometimes mean losing everything. A delightful
romantic comedy from acclaimed Argentinian
director Daniel Burman. (Argentina/Brazil, 2014,
92 min., Narrative Feature)
NIGHT HAS SETTLED
Steve Clark
FRIDAY, 3/27 | 9:00 PM
ANNAPOLIS ELEMENTARY
SUNDAY, 3/29 | 7:15 PM
MARYLAND HALL | GYM
In 1983, 13-year-old Oliver Nicholas is poised to enter
the precocious teenage world of first-time sex, vodka
and love in New York City. When an unexpected trauma
occurs, what was supposed to be the advent of an
exhilarating rite of passage becomes skewed by an
incomprehensible depression, and a house of interior
horrors ensues. With his best friends, Valerio and
Nick, Oliver struggles through attacks of mania,
drunkenness, first love and betrayal, hoping to survive
this uniquely New York baptism by fire. (USA, 2014,
90 min., Narrative Feature)
PRESENTED BY | JAMES EDMUND DATRI
EXPECTED | ACTOR COURTNEY BAXTER |
ACTOR MARLEE ROBERTS
THE OUTRAGEOUS SOPHIE TUCKER
William Gazecki
SUNDAY, 3/29 | 10:00 AM
MARYLAND HALL | GYM
www.annapolisfilmfestival.com
DOC
The Last of the Red Hot Mamas, Sophie Tucker,
captivated audiences with her bold, bawdy style,
influencing many top performers of future
generations, such as Mae West, Joan Rivers, Ethel
Merman and Bette Midler. A classic rags-to-riches
story, THE OUTRAGEOUS SOPHIE TUCKER takes
audiences through the career of one of the 20th
Century’s most iconic performers, from her vaudeville
roots to Hollywood stardom. (USA, 2014, 96 min.,
Documentary Feature)
PRESENTED BY | LAURIE & LOU BERMAN,
HEIDI & DAVID HANDELSMAN
EXPECTED | PRODUCERS SUE & LLOYD ECKER
19
FEATURE FILMS
THE PRESIDENT’S ANALYST
Theodore J. Flicker
SATURDAY, 3/28 | 2:00 PM
ST. ANNE’S
Psychiatrist Sidney Schaefer (James Coburn) is
recruited to serve as the new analyst for the loneliest
man alive — the President of the United States.
The madness that ensues in this new position (as well
as his dangerous habit of talking in his sleep) provokes
Schaefer to run for his life with the powers-that-be in
hot pursuit. In 1968, Roger Ebert declared this “one of
the funniest movies of the year.” (USA, 1967, 103 min.,
Narrative Feature)
RED DOT ON THE OCEAN:
THE MATT RUTHERFORD STORY
Amy Flannery
SUNDAY, 3/29 | 10:00 AM
MARYLAND HALL | AUDITORIUM
20
DOC
No one thought a solo sailor on a scrappy
27-ft. sailboat could ever survive a non-stop
circumnavigation of the Americas. It had never
been done. But in June 2011, Matt Rutherford
departed from a dock in Annapolis on an incredible
death-defying voyage. He spent the next 309 days
alone at sea as a loyal group of fans tracked his
progress via his blog. Professional sailors declared
his 27,000-mile journey “a suicide mission,” but
Rutherford was out to prove them wrong. (USA, 2015,
77 min., Documentary Feature)
PRECEDED BY SHORT FILM | TWENTY EIGHT FEET:
LIFE ON A LITTLE WOODEN BOAT
PRESENTED BY | BACON SAILS & MARINE SUPPLIES,
HEAVY SEAS BREWERY | GREG & SUSAN WALKER
EXPECTED | FILM SUBJECT MATT RUTHERFORD |
PRODUCERS TORY SALVIA & STEFANIE SLEWKA
2015 Annapolis Film Festival
FEATURE FILMS
OPENING NIGHT
THURSDAY, 3/26 | 7:00 PM
ST. JOHN’S COLLEGE KEY AUDITORIUM
THE REWRITE
Marc Lawrence
Once upon a time, Keith Michaels (Hugh Grant —
About a Boy, Love Actually) was an
Award-winning Hollywood screenwriter, but divorce
and a string of unsuccessful films have left him
with nothing but bad debts and blank pages.
So when his agent arranges a job as guest
screenwriting professor at a remote university
in upstate New York, a desperate Keith can’t
say no. Initially hoping to give minimal effort to
actual teaching so he can focus on his next script,
Keith unexpectedly finds himself becoming
invested in his student’s lives, including Holly
(Marisa Tomei, The Wrestler), a single mom
looking to start her own new chapter. The Rewrite
features an all-star cast, including J.K. Simmons
(Whiplash), Allison Janney (American Beauty)
Chris Elliott (Groundhog Day) and Bella Heathcote
(Pride and Prejudice and Zombies).
Director Marc Lawrence’s other achievements
include Two Weeks Notice and Music & Lyrics
as well as writing Miss Congeniality 1 & 2.
(USA, 2014, 107 min., Narrative Feature)
PRESENTED BY | SYNERGICS FILMS
SPECIAL GUEST INVITED
RUNOFF
Kimberly Levin
FRIDAY, 3/27 | 12:00 PM
ASBURY
SUNDAY, 3/29 | 1:45 PM
ANNAPOLIS ELEMENTARY
www.annapolisfilmfestival.com
The beauty of the land cannot mask the brutality of
a farm town. As harvest draws near, determined
matriarch Betty (Joanne Kelly of TV’s HOSTAGES),
confronts a few harsh realities — a failing business,
her husband’s deteriorating health and a family home
on the brink of foreclosure. When presented with an
illegal, but well-compensated, job offer, Betty meets
the challenge head-on. First-time writer/director
Kimberly Levin illuminates Betty’s perseverance with
astonishing narrative economy and bristling tension.
Credit to HIFF (USA, 2014, 90 min., Narrative Feature)
2014 HAMPTONS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
EXPECTED | DIRECTOR KIMBERLY LEVIN |
PRODUCER KURT PITZER
21
FEATURE FILMS
SECRETS OF WAR
Dennis Bots
SATURDAY, 3/28 | 6:30 PM
ASBURY
Young boys Tuur and Lambert, best friends in a
Nazi-occupied Dutch village, pass their days playing
soldiers and mimicking a war that seems far removed
from their everyday lives. When Maartje joins their
class, the young girl immediately stands out from her
classmates, and the three form a unique bond based
on adventures, mischief and shared confidences.
Ultimately, the realities of war reveal secrets that
threaten to tear the friends apart, with devastating
consequences. (Netherlands, 2014, 95 min.,
Narrative Feature)
SET FIRE TO THE STARS
Andy Goddard
SATURDAY, 3/28 | 3:00 PM
MARYLAND HALL | GYM
Elijah Wood stars as the neurotic and artistic college
professor John Brinnin, who in 1950 brings Dylan
Thomas (Ceylin Jones) to New York for a now-famous
tour, praying to successfully keep his hell-raising hero
out of trouble long enough to make it to the stage.
Brinnin’s inability to reign in the poet, renowned for his
unbridled alcoholism and philandering, fades against
Dylan’s fragile, yet piercing, perceptions of what it is
to be human. (UK, 2014, 97 min., Narrative Feature)
SHORED UP
Ben Kalina
SATURDAY, 3/28 | 10:00 AM
MARYLAND HALL | GYM
Environmental Panel sponsored by
Alliance for the Chesapeake
22
DOC
Our beaches and coastlines are national treasures
and shared resources, and now they’re disappearing.
Superstorm Sandy, which wreaked havoc along the East
Coast, was a wakeup call for a better solution to keep
our shores intact. As the oceans rise and storms flood
our communities, SHORED UP takes us to the heart
of this climate change controversy where politics,
economics and science collide in the quest for
next steps. (USA, 2013, 84 min., Documentary Feature)
PRECEDED BY SHORT FILM | ISLE DE JEAN CHARLES
SPONSORED BY | DAVID WATT & LAURA RICCIARDELLI
2015 Annapolis Film Festival
FEATURE FILMS
SATURDAY, 3/28 | NOON
ANNAPOLIS ELEMENTARY
SATURDAY, 3/28 | 10:00 AM
ANNAPOLIS ELEMENTARY
FRIDAY, 3/27 | 10:00 AM
MARYLAND HALL | GYM
SATURDAY, 3/28 | NOON
SONG FROM THE FOREST
Michael Obert
DOC
THE SPECIAL NEED
Carlo Zoratti
DOC
TWO RAGING GRANNIES
Håvard Bustnes
DOC
Twenty-five years ago, Louis Sarno hears a song on the
radio and follows its melody into the Central African
jungle. After recording over 1,000 hours of BaAka
music and becoming a part of the community, Louis
fulfills a lifelong promise to bring his pygmy son,
Samedi, back to America. As his journey unfolds, he
realizes this globalized world is making its way into
the jungle and threatening the songs that brought him
there. (Germany, 2014, 96 min., Documentary Feature)
2013 IDFA WORLD PREMIERE |
2014 SXSW U.S. PREMIERE
Enea is 29 and looking for love — physical love,
that is. For an autistic man living in Italy, it’s not easy.
With his two best friends, Carlo and Alex, Enea sets out
on a journey to have sex. The venture quickly becomes
an opportunity for the three friends to explore their own
conceptions of love, friendship and freedom. (Germany/
Italy/Austria, 2014, 84 min., Documentary Feature)
2014 AFI DOCS
PRESENTED AS A PART OF THE LINCOLN FINANCIAL
GROUP DIVERSITY SERIES
Armed with courage, humor and a zest for life, seniors
Shirley and Hinda take to cities across the U.S. to
engage everyone, from the recently homeless to growth
economists and Wall Street tycoons, questioning the
sustainability of continued economic growth. These
ladies demonstrate that it is never — ever — too late
to make a difference. (Denmark/Norway/Italy), 2013,
78 min., Documentary Feature)
2014 CAMDEN FILM FESTIVAL
ASBURY
www.annapolisfilmfestival.com
23
FEATURE FILMS
WAITING FOR AUGUST
Teodora Ana Mihai
SUNDAY, 3/29 | 1:30 PM
ASBURY
DOC
Fifteen-year-old Georgiana Halmac is suddenly
made “head of household” after her mother is forced
to work abroad to support the struggling family.
Caught between adolescence and responsibility,
Georgiana has to look after her six brothers and sisters,
improvising as she goes, in order to keep everyone
afloat. (Belgium, 2014, 88 min., Documentary Feature)
EXPECTED | DIRECTOR TEODORA ANA MIHAI VIA SKYPE
WILDLIKE
Frank Hall Green
SATURDAY, 3/28 | 8:00 PM
ST. ANNE’S
SUNDAY, 3/29 | 4:45 PM
MARYLAND HALL | GYM
At 14, Mackenzie is sent to live with her uncle in
Juneau, Alaska. When the safety and trust of family is
suddenly ripped away from her, she flees to the Alaskan
wilderness, helpless and alone. A chance connection
with a lone backpacker offers the key to her survival.
Against the backdrop of a spectacular Alaskan
landscape, they discover the redemptive power of
friendship. (USA, 2014, 104 min., Narrative Feature)
EXPECTED | DIRECTOR FRANK HALL GREEN
THE ZERO THEOREM
Terry Gilliam
FRIDAY, 3/27 | 9:00 PM
ST. ANNE’S
24
Two-time Academy Award winner Christoph Waltz
(Django Unchained, Inglorious Bastards) stars in the
latest movie from legendary director Terry Gilliam
(Brazil). Oohen Leth (Waltz), an eccentric and reclusive
computer genius, is plagued with existential angst.
Living in isolation, Oohen obsesses on a mysterious
work assignment, aimed at discovering the meaning
of life once and for all. It is only when he discovers the
power of love and desire that he is able to understand
his own reason for being. (UK/Romania, 2014,
106 min., Narrative Feature)
2015 Annapolis Film Festival
SHORT FILMS
SHORT FILMS
BALLKONI (BALCONY)
Lendita Zeqiraj
An entire village reacts to a boy dangling from a
balcony in this one-shot. (Kosovo, 2013, 20 min.,
Narrative Short)
2013 VENICE FILM FESTIVAL |
2014 TELLURIDE FILM FESTIVAL
SHORTS PROGRAM III
FRIDAY, 3/27 | 6:30 PM
ST. ANNE’S
SUNDAY, 3/29 | 6:30 PM
ST. ANNE’S
BAR
Jon Hartman, Savannah College of Art and Design
Forest animals smoke cigarettes.
(USA, 2014, 2 min., Animated Narrative Short)
LOS ANGELES INTERNATIONAL
UNDERGROUND FILM FESTIVAL
STUDENT SHORTS SHOWCASE
SUNDAY, 3/29 | 11:00 AM
ANNAPOLIS ELEMENTARY
BLUE
Katelyn Bianchini, Rena Cheng &
Asia Lancaster, Chapman University
A fearful balloon must learn to put its fragile life in
the hands of an unlikely friend. (USA, 2013, 9 min.,
Animated Narrative Short)
2013 CUCALORUS FILM FESTIVAL
STUDENT SHORTS SHOWCASE
SUNDAY, 3/29 | 11:00 AM
ANNAPOLIS ELEMENTARY
www.annapolisfilmfestival.com
25
SHORT FILMS
CATCHING FIREFLIES
Lee Whittaker
FRIDAY, 3/27 | 12:15 PM
On the streets of Los Angeles’ Skid Row, a little girl
attempts to escape the rigors and misfortunes of life
with an addicted mother through the power of her
mystical imagination. (USA, 2015, 20 min.,
Narrative Short)
SHORTS PROGRAM II
PRESENTED BY | ANNAPOLIS PEDIATRICS
ST. ANNE’S
SATURDAY, 3/28 | 4:30 PM
ANNAPOLIS ELEMENTARY
CHOP MY MONEY
Theo Anthony
FRIDAY, 3/27 | 10:00 AM
ST. ANNE’S
DOC
A day in the life of three street kids in Goma,
Congo. Written in conjunction with the actors, the film
provides an outlet to stories rarely told through voices
seldom heard. (Democratic Republic of Congo, 2014,
13 min., Documentary Short)
2014 TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
SHORTS PROGRAM I
THEO ANTHONY | MARYLAND NATIVE
SATURDAY, 3/28 | 2:00 PM
ANNAPOLIS ELEMENTARY
THE DIVE
Delphine Lecortois
Thirteen and on the edge of adulthood, a boy on a
diving board faces the unknown. (France, 2014,
10 min., Narrative Short)
SHORTS PROGRAM I
ALSO PRECEDES | BACK ON BOARD: GREG LOUGANIS
SATURDAY, 3/28 | 12:15 PM
ST. JOHN’S
FRIDAY, 3/27 | 10:00 AM
ST. ANNE’S
SATURDAY, 3/28 | 2:00 PM
ANNAPOLIS ELEMENTARY
26
2015 Annapolis Film Festival
SHORT FILMS
GNARLY IN PINK
Kristelle Laroche & Benjamin Mullinkosson,
Chapman University
SUNDAY, 3/29 | 11:00 AM
Three pink tutus. Three pink helmets. Three pink
skateboards. Bella, Sierra and Rella prove that
skateboarding is not just for boys. (USA, 2013,
9 min., Narrative Short)
2014 PALM SPRINGS INTERNATIONAL SHORTFEST
STUDENT SHORTS SHOWCASE
ANNAPOLIS ELEMENTARY
THE HAIRCUT
Alexis O. Korycinski
FRIDAY, 3/27 | 12:15 PM
In 1976, Amy defies expectations and joins the first
class of female cadets accepted for military service.
She’ll have to prove to all that she has what it takes.
(USA, 2014, 14 min., Narrative Short)
2014 AFI FEST
SHORTS PROGRAM II
EXPECTED | EXECUTIVE PRODUCER JENIFER MADSON
ST. ANNE’S
SATURDAY, 3/28 | 4:30 PM
ANNAPOLIS ELEMENTARY
I’M NOT DONE
Ronnie Dorfler
An uninsured woman uses the only means available to
save her own life. (USA, 2014, 10 min., Narrative Short)
SHORTS PROGRAM III
PRESENTED BY | PAUL KJOLSETH &
MARY KAY ROBERTSON
FRIDAY, 3/27 | 6:30 PM
ST. ANNE’S
SUNDAY, 3/29 | 6:30 PM
ANNAPOLIS ELEMENTARY
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SHORT FILMS
INGRESS
Tyler Davis
FRIDAY, 3/27 | 12:15 PM
In the shadows of winter, a vagrant answers a
mysterious pay phone and finds an unusual
invitation resting in the coin slot. (USA, 2014,
18 min., Narrative Short)
SHORTS PROGRAM II
EXPECTED | DIRECTOR & MARYLAND
NATIVE TYLER DAVIS
ST. ANNE’S
SATURDAY, 3/28 | 4:30 PM
ANNAPOLIS ELEMENTARY
ISLE DE JEAN CHARLES
Emmanuel Vaughan-Lee
SATURDAY, 3/28 | 10:00 AM
MARYLAND HALL | GYM
DOC
Two remaining residents of a tiny island deep in the
bayous of Southern Louisiana face a future where
rising seas, coastal erosion and storms threaten to
wash their homes away. (USA, 2014, 9 min.,
Documentary Short)
PRECEDES | SHORED UP
PRESENTED BY | DICK & DOROTHY D’AMATO
KISS OF DEATH
Jason Bobbitt
SUNDAY, 3/29 | 11:00 AM
ANNAPOLIS ELEMENTARY
28
Ray, the local high school lothario, is obsessed
with kissing as many girls as he can. After his kiss
with Emily Lockhart, however, nothing is the same.
(USA, 2014, 20 min., Narrative Short)
STUDENT SHORTS SHOWCASE
PRESENTED BY | THE SPECIALE FAMILY
EXPECTED | DIRECTOR & MARYLAND
NATIVE JASON BOBBITT
2015 Annapolis Film Festival
SHORT FILMS
MYRNA THE MONSTER
Ian Samuels
An insecure alien turns to self-help groups as she
struggles with beauty, dating, youthful angst and life
on the planet Earth. (USA, 2015, 14 min., Animated
Narrative Short)
SHORTS PROGRAM II
PRESENTED BY | TREE BRANCH DESIGN
FRIDAY, 3/27 | 12:15 PM
ST. ANNE’S
SATURDAY, 3/28 | 4:30 PM
ANNAPOLIS ELEMENTARY
A NOODLE IN THE RAIN
Minki Hong, School of Visual Arts NYC
DOC
A meditation on ramen. (USA, 2013, 8 min.,
Documentary Short)
STUDENT SHORTS SHOWCASE
SUNDAY, 3/29 | 11:00 AM
ANNAPOLIS ELEMENTARY
THE PAST IS IN THE PRESENT:
At Home with Gunther Schuller
Mary Trunk & Paul Sanchez
DOC
Gunther Schuller, a MacArthur Genius and Pulitzer
Prize-winning composer, recounts his classical
upbringing, his excursion into jazz, and his invention
of the fusion of jazz and classical music. (USA, 2014,
11 min., Documentary Short)
SHORTS PROGRAM III
FRIDAY, 3/27 | 6:30 PM
ST. ANNE’S
SUNDAY, 3/29 | 6:30 PM
ANNAPOLIS ELEMENTARY
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SHORT FILMS
PIGS
Laura Mohai, NYU Tisch School of the Arts, Asia
A young farm boy attempts to care for a dying piglet as
his anguished mother grieves a lost child. (Malaysia/
USA, 2014, 8 min., Narrative Short)
STUDENT SHORTS SHOWCASE
SUNDAY, 3/29 | 11:00 AM
ANNAPOLIS ELEMENTARY
QUEDATE (STAY)
Bradley Bixler
FRIDAY, 3/27 | 6:30 PM
A trafficker of illegal immigrants discovers two
refugees, a mother and her young son, hiding inside his
truck. He hides them in his apartment, until his secret
is discovered. (USA, 2014, 23 min.,
Narrative Short)
SHORTS PROGRAM III
EXPECTED | DIRECTOR BRADLEY BIXLER
ST. ANNE’S
SUNDAY, 3/29 | 6:30 PM
ANNAPOLIS ELEMENTARY
re÷belief
Raymond McCarthy Bergeron,
Rochester Institute of Technology
SUNDAY, 3/29 | 11:00 AM
ANNAPOLIS ELEMENTARY
30
This experimental short uses innovative 3D techniques
to create a hypnotizing and splendid visual experience.
The film recalls nine distinct and resonating moments
in the filmmaker’s life. (USA, 2014, 7 min.,
Animated Narrative Short)
2014 CROQ’ANIME FESTIVAL DU FILM
D’ANIMATION DE PARIS
STUDENT SHORTS SHOWCASE
EXPECTED | DIRECTOR RAYMOND
MCCARTHY BERGERON
2015 Annapolis Film Festival
SHORT FILMS
SNOW BOAT
Mirror Su, Savannah College of Art and Design
A man lives a lonely life in a cold, harsh world of
ice until the sun comes out and threatens to melt
everything he holds dear. (USA, 2014, 7 min.,
Animated Narrative Short)
2014 NANTUCKET FILM FESTIVAL | NANTUCKET, MA
STUDENT SHORTS SHOWCASE
SUNDAY, 3/29 | 11:00 AM
ANNAPOLIS ELEMENTARY
STARLIGHT
Marisa Tontaveetong, Shir Wen Sun,
Tamarind King & Yu Ueda,
Savannah College of Art and Design
SUNDAY, 3/29 | 11:00 AM
ANNAPOLIS ELEMENTARY
A summer evening at The Starlight, the last remaining
drive-in theater in Atlanta, is presented through the
perspective of the theater’s resident stray cat.
(USA, 2014, 4 min., Animated Narrative Short)
2014 ROME INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
STUDENT SHORTS SHOWCASE
STOP
Reinaldo Marcus Green,
NYU Tisch School of the Arts
SUNDAY, 3/29 | 11:00 AM
ANNAPOLIS ELEMENTARY
A young man’s livelihood is put to the test when
he gets profiled and stopped by the police on his
way home from practice. (USA, 2015, 9 min.,
Narrative Short)
STUDENT SHORTS SHOWCASE
PRESENTED BY | DICK & DOROTHY D’AMATO
EXPECTED | DIRECTOR REINALDO
MARCUS GREEN
SUGAR COATED
Chris Parsons
DOC
Four followers of Lolita, a Victorian-inspired fashion
movement imported from Tokyo, explain their
motivations for taking on this extreme style.
(USA, 2014, 12 min., Documentary Short)
SHORTS PROGRAM II
FRIDAY, 3/27 | 12:15 PM
ST. ANNE’S
SATURDAY, 3/28 | 4:30 PM
ANNAPOLIS ELEMENTARY
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SHORT FILMS
SURE THING
Deborah Reinisch
FRIDAY, 3/27 | 12:15 PM
ST. ANNE’S
Bill takes the only available seat in a café —
at Betty’s table. Could she be the one? Could he?
Are there any guarantees when we open our hearts?
(USA, 2014, 13 min., Narrative Short)
2015 FESTIVAL DE CANNES
SHORTS PROGRAM II
PRESENTED BY | PHEBE MCPHERSON |
GIVIN’ IT UP — A BROADWAY JAZZ MUSICAL
EXPECTED | DIRECTOR DEBORAH REINISCH
SATURDAY, 3/28 | 4:30 PM
ANNAPOLIS ELEMENTARY
TANGENTS OF MY MIND
Katerina Korbelak, Annapolis High School
SUNDAY, 3/29 | 11:00 AM
ANNAPOLIS ELEMENTARY
DOC
A stream of consciousness gives unfiltered access
into one teenager’s view of who she is and what she
believes. (USA, 2014, 3 min., Documentary Short)
STUDENT SHORTS SHOWCASE
PRESENTED BY | ANNAPOLIS CHAPTER OF THE
LINKS, INCORPORATED
EXPECTED | DIRECTOR & MARYLAND
NATIVE KATERINA KORBELAK
TOBACCO BURN
Justin Liberman
Decades before the Civil War, the actions of a brutal
overseer spark the fire of revolution on a Southern
tobacco farm. Based on an oral history from the W.P.A.
writers. (USA, 2013, 18 min., Narrative Short)
SHORTS PROGRAM III
FRIDAY, 3/27 | 6:30 PM
ST. ANNE’S
SUNDAY, 3/29 | 6:30 PM
ANNAPOLIS ELEMENTARY
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SHORT FILMS
TOM IN AMERICA
Flavio Alves
FRIDAY, 3/27 | 10:00 AM
ST. ANNE’S
For 50 years, Michael and Betty have been united by
one guiding principle: no secrets. While rummaging
through trash, Michael finds something that triggers a
long-ignored impulse and rocks the foundation of his
marriage. (USA, 2014, 16 min., Narrative Short)
SHORTS PROGRAM I
EXPECTED | DIRECTOR FLAVIO ALVES,
PRODUCER ROY WOL
SATURDAY, 3/28 | 2:00 PM
ANNAPOLIS ELEMENTARY
TWAAGA
Cédric Ido
Burkina Faso in 1987 is a country in the throes of
revolution. Eight-year-old Manu loves comics and
dreams of becoming a superhero — a driving force
for change — just like President Thomas Sankara.
(France, 2013, 30 min., Narrative Short)
SHORTS PROGRAM I
FRIDAY, 3/27 | 10:00 AM
ST. ANNE’S
SATURDAY, 3/28 | 2:00 PM
ANNAPOLIS ELEMENTARY
TWENTY EIGHT FEET:
LIFE ON A LITTLE WOODEN BOAT
Kevin A. Fraser
SUNDAY, 3/29 | 10:00 AM
MARYLAND HALL | AUDITORIUM
www.annapolisfilmfestival.com
DOC
David Welsford gives up the luxuries of land in
search of happiness and adventure on a 50-year-old
wooden boat he restored from a scrap heap.
(Martinique/Saint Lucia/Saint Vincent/Canada, 2014,
9 min., Documentary Short)
2014 CAMDEN FILM FESTIVAL | CAMDEN, MAINE
PRECEDES | RED DOT ON THE OCEAN:
THE MATT RUTHERFORD STORY
PRESENTED BY | ANNAPOLIS YACHT SALES
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SHORT FILMS
TYESHA
Ora DeKornfeld, Chapel Hill University
DOC
A struggling teen learns to overcome her violent past
as she reclaims her voice through poetry. (USA, 2014,
9 min., Documentary Short)
STUDENT SHORTS SHOWCASE
EXPECTED | DIRECTOR & MARYLAND
NATIVE ORA DEKORNFELD | FILM SUBJECT TYESHA
SUNDAY, 3/29 | 11:00 AM
ANNAPOLIS ELEMENTARY
UN ROVESCIO (A STORM)
Damiano Giacomelli
Every sunset Franco scans the sky, wondering,
waiting and always correctly predicting the weather.
He never fails until one day when a puff of smoke
darkens the horizon and clouds his only certainty.
(Italy, 2014, 29 min., Narrative Short)
SHORTS PROGRAM I
FRIDAY, 3/27 | 10:00 AM
ST. ANNE’S
SATURDAY, 3/28 | 2:00 PM
ANNAPOLIS ELEMENTARY
WAKING MARSHALL WALKER
Gabriel Baron & Bjorn Thorstad
FRIDAY, 3/27 | 6:30 PM
ST. ANNE’S
SUNDAY, 3/29 | 6:30 PM
An encounter with a mysterious stranger sends
Marshall Walker on a desperate race through
memory and time to undo a fateful mistake or risk
being trapped between worlds forever. (USA, 2014,
15 min., Narrative Short)
2014 SONOMA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
SHORTS PROGRAM III
PRESENTED BY | HOSPICE OF THE CHESAPEAKE
EXPECTED | CO-WRITERS & CO-EXECUTIVE
PRODUCERS THOM & JENNY CANALICHIO
ANNAPOLIS ELEMENTARY
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SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE
SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE
THURSDAY, 3/26
TIME
SLOT
THURSDAY: 3/26
ST. JOHN’S
KEY AUD
THURSDAY: 3/26
CALVERT HOUSE
& PHILLIPS’
5 - 5:30 pm
OPENING NIGHT
VIP PRE-PARTY
5:30 - 6
Calvert House
5:00-6:30pm
6 - 6:30
Invite Only
6:30 - 7
7 - 7:30
7:30 - 8
8 - 8:30
OPENING NIGHT
FILM:
THE REWRITE
107 min.
7:00pm
END 9pm
8:30 - 9
Eat at
9 - 9:30
9:30 - 10
10 - 10:30
OPENING NIGHT
AFTERPARTY
Phillips’
9:00
END 2am
10:30 - 11
11 - 11:30
CHART
LEGEND
FEATURE FEATURE PANELS BEST OF SHORTS PARTIES
FILM
DOC & TALKS FEST PROGRAM
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FRIDAY, 3/27
TIME
SLOT
9 - 9:45 am
10 - 10:30
FRIDAY: 3/27
CRUSH
FRIDAY: 3/27
ST. JOHN’S
KEY AUD
FRIDAY: 3/27
ST. JOHN’S
CONV. ROOM
MD HALL
GYM
FRIDAY: 3/27
ASBURY UM
CHURCH
FRIDAY: 3/27
ST. ANNE’S
FRIDAY: 3/27
FRIDAY: 3/27
FRIDAY: 3/27
ANNAP. ELEM. O’CALLAGHAN’S O’BRIENS
@ GREEN ST.
COFFEE TALKS
WITH…
THE
HOMESTRETCH
90 min.
10:30 - 11
Q&A to Follow
11 - 11:30
10:00am
END 11:50am
11:30 - 12
FRIDAY: 3/27
TWO RAGING
GRANNIES
78 min.
10:00am
END 11:18am
Panel:
THE ART OF
THE PITCH
SHORTS 1
98 min.
ANNIHILATION
Q&A to Follow
END 11:25am
10:00am
END 11:45am
55 min.
10:30am
10:00am
Private AACPS
Screening
Panel:
TRUE STORY
TO SCREEN
IN AN
IDEAL WORLD
12 - 12:30
88 min.
12:30 - 1
Q&A to Follow
12:00pm
END 1:48pm
1 - 1:30
RUNOFF
90 min.
Q&A to Follow
12:00pm
END 1:45pm
11:30am
SHORTS 2
92 min.
Q&A to Follow
12:15pm
END 2:15pm
1:30 - 2
Panel:
AS THE
WEB TURNS
2 - 2:30
HELP US FIND
SUNIL TRIPATHI
2:30 - 3
75 min.
3 - 3:30
Q&A to Follow
2:30pm
END 4:05pm
3:30 - 4
MEET THE
PATELS
2:00pm
88 min.
2:15pm
END 3:43pm
LITTLE
ACCIDENTS
105 min.
3:00pm
END 4:45pm
4 - 4:30
Panel:
TECH TALK
4:00pm
4:30 - 5
THE MYSTERY
OF HAPPINESS
92 min.
5 - 5:30
4:30pm
END 6:02pm
5:30 - 6
VIP
RECEPTION
O’Brien’s
6 - 6:30
5:30-6:45pm
SHORTS 3
97 min.
6:30 - 7
JFK & LBJ
A TIME FOR
GREATNESS
7 - 7:30
7:30 - 8
8 - 8:30
CHART LEGEND
8:30 - 9
9 - 9:30
FEATURE FEATURE PANELS BEST OF SHORTS PARTIES
FILM
DOC & TALKS FEST PROGRAM
7:00pm
END 9:30
79min.
7:00pm
END 8:45pm
ZERO
THEOREM
106 min.
PRESENTING SPONSOR
FIVE STAR
83 min.
Q&A to Follow
9:45pm
END 11:28pm
ADVENTURES
IN COMEDY
Q&A to Follow
Panel after:
The
AfricanAmerican
Experience
in Film
10:30 - 11
11 - 11:30
6:30pm
END 8:27pm
93 min.
9:30 - 10
10 - 10:30
Invite Only
Q&A to Follow
9:00pm
END 10:46pm
NIGHT HAS
SETTLED
90 min.
Q&A to Follow
9:00pm
END 10:50pm
SATURDAY, 3/28
SATURDAY: 3/28
CRUSH
SATURDAY: 3/28
ST. JOHN’S
KEY AUD
SATURDAY: 3/28
ST. JOHN’S
CONV. ROOM
SATURDAY: 3/28
MD HALL
GYM
SATURDAY: 3/28
MD HALL
AUD
SATURDAY: 3/28
ASBURY UM
CHURCH
SATURDAY: 3/28
ST. ANNE’S
SATURDAY: 3/28
SATURDAY: 3/28
SATURDAY: 3/28
ANNAP. ELEM. O’CALLAGHAN’S LOEWS
@ GREEN ST.
POWERHOUSE
COFFEE TALKS
WITH…
TIME
SLOT
9 - 9:45 am
MUDBLOODS
85 min.
10:00am
END 11:25am
Panel:
SHORED UP
FILM FATALES w/ ISLE DE JEAN
PRESENT:
CHARLES
FEMALE VISION
93 min.
10:00am
Panel Discussion
45 min.
BURDEN OF
PEACE
76 min.
10:15am
END 11:31am
ANGKOR'S
CHILDREN
THE SPECIAL
NEED
Q&A to Follow
10:00am
END 11:24am
66 min.
10 - 10:30
84 min.
10:30 - 11
10:00am
END 11:26am
11 - 11:30
10:00am
END 12:18pm
BACK ON
BOARD:
GREG LOUGANIS
w/ THE DIVE
96 min.
Q&A to Follow
12:15pm
END 2:11pm
Panel:
MOVIE
CRITICS
11:30 - 12
TWO RAGING
GRANNIES
78 min.
12:00pm
IN COUNTRY
12:00pm
END 1:18pm
80 min.
LITTLE WHITE
LIE
66 min.
Q&A to Follow
LITTLE
ACCIDENTS
1:45pm
3:11pm
105 min.
2:30pm
END 4:15pm
SET FIRE TO
THE STARS
Q&A to Follow
12:00pm
END 1:38pm
12 - 12:30
12:30 - 1
1 - 1:30
1:30 - 2
THE
PRESIDENT'S
ANALYST
103 min.
2:00pm
END 3:43pm
SHORTS 1
2 - 2:30
Q&A to Follow
2:30 - 3
2:00pm
END 3:53pm
3 - 3:30
98 min.
3:30 - 4
MURDER OF
A MOVIE
MEET THE
PATELS
88 min.
85 min.
96 min.
97 min.
3:00pm
END 4:37pm
GABRIEL
83 min.
12:00pm
END 1:43pm
Q&A to Follow
12:45pm
END 2:35pm
ALL AMERICAN SONG FROM
HIGH REVISITED THE FOREST
59 min.
Q&A to Follow
4:00pm
END 5:19pm
4:15pm
END 5:45pm
Q&A to Follow
4 - 4:30
4:30 - 5
SHORTS 2
92 min.
Q&A to Follow
5 - 5:30
4:30pm
END 6:32pm
5:30 - 6
THE CIRCLE
5:00pm
END 6:45pm
102 min.
SECRETS
OF WAR
6 - 6:30
5:45pm
END 7:27pm
6:30 - 7
95 min.
5 to 7
95 min.
7 - 7:30
APPROPRIATE
BEHAVIOR
6:30pm
END 8:00pm
7:15pm
END 10:00pm
WILDLIKE
86 min.
7:30 - 8
7:00pm
END 8:26pm
8 - 8:30
104 min.
I BELIEVE
IN UNICORNS
80 min.
8:30pm
END 9:50pm
Q&A to Follow
8:30 - 9
8:00pm
END 10:04pm
9 - 9:30
BEHIND
CLOSED DOORS
SATURDAY
NIGHT BASH
9:30 - 10
9:15pm
END 10:45pm
Loews
PowerHouse
10 - 10:30
83 min.
9:30pm
END 1:00am
10:30 - 11
11 - 11:30
SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE
SUNDAY, 3/29
TIME
SLOT
9 - 9:45 am
10 - 10:30
10:30 - 11
SUNDAY: 3/29
CRUSH
COFFEE TALKS
WITH…
SUNDAY: 3/29
MD HALL
GYM
MD HALL
AUD
SUNDAY: 3/29
ASBURY UM
CHURCH
SUNDAY: 3/29
GREEN ST.
SUNDAY: 3/29
RAMS HEAD
BAGEL BREAKFAST
9:00am
RED DOT ON
THE
THE OCEAN
OUTRAGEOUS
SOPHIE TUCKER w/ TWENTY
EIGHT FEET
96 min.
Q&A to Follow
11 - 11:30
SUNDAY: 3/29
10:00am
END 12:00pm
86 min.
STUDENT
SHORTS
SHOWCASE
Q&A to Follow
10:00am
END 11:46am
11:30 - 12
125 min.
Q&A to Follow
12 - 12:30
12:30 - 1
MIDNIGHT SUN
11:00am
END 1:05pm
85 min.
ABOVE
AND BEYOND
Q&A to Follow
Discussion
to Follow
12:15pm
END 2:00pm
87 min.
1 - 1:30
1:30 - 2
12:30pm
END 2:17pm
Q&A to Follow
1:30pm
3:18pm
2:30 - 3
3:30 - 4
WAITING FOR
AUGUST
88 min.
2 - 2:30
3 - 3:30
COMEDY
WORKSHOP
FELIX AND
MEIRA
105 min.
2:45pm
END 4:30pm
GABRIEL
85 min.
Q&A to Follow
3:45pm
END 5:30pm
WILDLIKE
104 min.
Q&A to Follow
5:30 - 6
4:45pm
END 6:43pm
CLOSING
REMARKS
6:30 - 7
Followed by
7 - 7:30
7:30 - 8
8 - 8:30
8:30 - 9
NIGHT HAS
SETTLED
90 min.
Q&A to Follow
7:15pm
END 9:05pm
ADVENTURES
IN COMEDY
79 min.
Q&A to Follow
4:00pm
END 5:39pm
&
AUDIENCE
AWARDS
6 - 6:30
1:45pm
END 3:35pm
75 min.
Q&A to Follow
4:30 - 5
5 - 5:30
90 min.
Q&A to Follow
HELP US FIND
SUNIL TRIPATHI
3:00pm
END 4:35pm
4 - 4:30
1:00pm
END 2:30pm
RUNOFF
THE
HOMESTRETCH
90 min.
6:00pm
END 7:30pm
SHORTS 3
97 min.
Q&A to Follow
6:30pm
END 8:27
BEST
OF
FEST
9 - 9:30
9:30 - 10
10 - 10:30
10:30 - 11
CHART
LEGEND
FEATURE FEATURE PANELS BEST OF SHORTS PARTIES
FILM
DOC & TALKS FEST PROGRAM
11 - 11:30
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SHORTS PROGRAMS
SHORTS PROGRAMS
Spotlight on Shorts
For alphabetical listing of all shorts see pages 24 through 34.
SHORTS PROGRAM I
FRIDAY, 3/27 | 10:00 AM | ST. ANNE’S | Q & A
SATURDAY, 3/28 | 2:00 PM | ANNAPOLIS ELEMENTARY | Q & A
Un Rovescio (A Storm) | Damiano Giacomelli
Every sunset Franco scans the sky, wondering, waiting and always correctly predicting the weather.
He never fails until one day when a puff of smoke darkens the horizon and clouds his only certainty.
(Italy, 2014, 29 min., Narrative Short)
The Dive | Delphine Lecortois
Thirteen and on the edge of adulthood, a boy on a diving board faces the unknown. (France, 2014,
10 min., Narrative Short)
Tom in America | Flavio Alves
For 50 years, Michael and Betty have been united by one guiding principle: no secrets.
While rummaging through trash, Michael finds something that triggers a long-ignored
impulse and rocks the foundation of his marriage. (USA, 2014, 16 min., Narrative Short)
Chop My Money | Theo Anthony
A day in the life of three street kids in Goma, Congo. Written in conjunction with the actors, the
film provides an outlet to stories rarely told through voices seldom heard. (Democratic Republic
of Congo, 2014, 13 min., Documentary Short)
Twaaga | Cédric Ido
Burkina Faso in 1987 is a country in the throes of revolution. Eight-year-old Manu loves comics
and dreams of becoming a superhero — a driving force for change — just like President
Thomas Sankara. (France, 2013, 30 min., Narrative Short)
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SHORTS PROGRAMS
SHORTS PROGRAM II
FRIDAY, 3/27 | 12:15 PM | ST ANNE’S | Q & A
SATURDAY, 3/28, 4:30 PM | ANNAPOLIS ELEMENTARY | Q & A
Sure Thing | Deborah Reinisch
Bill takes the only available seat in a café — at Betty’s table. Could she be the one? Could he?
Are there any guarantees when we open our hearts? (USA, 2014, 13 min., Narrative Short)
The Haircut | Alexis O. Korycinski
In 1976, Amy defies expectations and joins the first class of female cadets accepted for military
service. She’ll have to prove to all that she has what it takes. (USA, 2014, 14 min., Narrative Short)
Myrna the Monster | Ian Samuels
An insecure alien turns to self-help groups as she struggles with beauty, dating, youthful angst
and life on the planet Earth. (USA, 2015, 14 min., Animated Narrative Short)
Sugar Coated | Chris Parsons
Four followers of Lolita, a Victorian-inspired fashion movement imported from Tokyo, explain
their motivations for taking on this extreme style. (USA, 2014, 12 min., Documentary Short)
Ingress | Tyler Davis
In the shadows of winter, a vagrant answers a mysterious pay phone and finds an unusual
invitation resting in the coin slot. (USA, 2014, 18 min., Narrative Short)
Catching Fireflies | Lee Whittaker
On the streets of Los Angeles’s Skid Row, a little girl attempts to escape the rigors and
misfortunes of life with an addicted mother through the power of her mystical imagination.
(USA, 2015, 20 min., Narrative Short)
SHORTS PROGRAM III
FRIDAY, 3/27 | 6:30 PM | ST ANNE’S | Q & A
SUNDAY, 3/29 | 6:30 PM | ANNAPOLIS ELEMENTARY | Q & A
The Past is in the Present: At Home with Gunther Schuller | Mary Trunk & Paul Sanchez
Gunther Schuller, a MacArthur Genius and Pulitzer Prize-winning composer, recounts his classical
upbringing, his excursion into jazz, and his invention of the fusion of jazz and classical music.
(USA, 2014, 11 min., Documentary Short)
I’m Not Done | Ronnie Dorfler
An uninsured woman uses the only means available to save her own life. (USA, 2014, 10 min.,
Narrative Short)
Ballkoni (Balcony) | Lendita Zeqiraj
An entire village reacts to a boy dangling from a balcony in this one-shot. (Kosovo, 2013, 20 min.,
Narrative Short)
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Quedate (Stay) | Bradley Bixler
A trafficker of illegal immigrants discovers two refugees, a mother and her young son, hiding inside
his truck. He hides them in his apartment, until his secret is discovered. (USA, 2014, 23 min.,
Narrative Short)
Waking Marshall Walker | Gabriel Baron & Bjorn Thorstad
An encounter with a mysterious stranger sends Marshall Walker on a desperate race through
memory and time to undo a fateful mistake or risk being trapped between worlds forever.
(USA, 2014, 15 min., Narrative Short)
Tobacco Burn | Justin Liberman
Decades before the Civil War, the actions of a brutal overseer spark the fire of revolution on a
Southern tobacco farm. Based on an oral history from the W.P.A. writers. (USA, 2013, 18 min.,
Narrative Short)
STUDENT SHORT SHOWCASE
SUNDAY, 3/29 | 11:00 PM | ANNAPOLIS ELEMENTARY | Q & A
Part I | Gnarly in Pink | Kristelle Laroche & Benjamin Mullinkosson, Chapman University
Three pink tutus. Three pink helmets. Three pink skateboards. Bella, Sierra and Rella prove that
skateboarding is not just for boys. (USA, 2013, 9 min., Narrative Short)
re÷belief | Raymond McCarthy Bergeron, Rochester Institute of Technology
This experimental short uses innovative 3D techniques to create a hypnotizing and splendid visual
experience. The film recalls nine distinct and resonating moments in the filmmaker’s life.
(USA, 2014, 7 min., Animated Narrative Short)
Pigs | Laura Mohai, NYU Tisch School of the Arts, Asia
A young farm boy attempts to care for a dying piglet as his anguished mother grieves a lost child.
(Malaysia/ USA, 2014, 8 min., Narrative Short)
Snow Boat | Mirror Su, Savannah College of Art and Design
A man lives a lonely life in a cold, harsh world of ice until the sun comes out and threatens
to melt everything he holds dear. (USA, 2014, 7 min., Animated Narrative Short)
A Noodle in the Rain | Minki Hong, School of Visual Arts NYC
A meditation on ramen. (USA, 2013, 8 min., Documentary Short)
Bar | Jon Hartman, Savannah College of Art and Design
Forest animals smoke cigarettes. (USA, 2014, 2 min., Animated Narrative Short)
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Starlight | Marisa Tontaveetong, Shir Wen Sun, Tamarind King & Yu Ueda,
Savannah College of Art and Design
A summer evening at The Starlight, the last remaining drive-in theater in Atlanta, is presented
through the perspective of the theater’s resident stray cat. (USA, 2014, 4 min.,
Animated Narrative Short)
Part II | Stop | Reinaldo Marcus Green, NYU Tisch School of the Arts
A young man’s livelihood is put to the test when he gets profiled and stopped by the police on
his way home from practice. (USA, 2015, 9 min., Narrative Short)
Tangents of My Mind | Katerina Korbelak, Annapolis High School
A stream of consciousness gives unfiltered access into one teenager’s view of who she is and
what she believes. (USA, 2014, 3 min., Narrative Short)
Tyesha | Ora DeKornfeld, Chapel Hill University
A struggling teen learns to overcome her violent past as she reclaims her voice through poetry.
(USA, 2014, 9 min., Documentary Short)
Blue | Katelyn Bianchini, Rena Cheng & Asia Lancaster, Chapman University
A fearful balloon must learn to put its fragile life in the hands of an unlikely friend. (USA, 2013,
9 min., Animated Narrative Short)
Kiss of Death | Jason Bobbitt
Ray, the local high school lothario, is obsessed with kissing as many girls as he can. After his kiss
with Emily Lockhart, however, nothing is the same. (USA, 2014, 20 min., Narrative Short)
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PANELS AND CONVERSATIONS
THE ART OF THE PITCH | O’CALLAGHAN | FRIDAY, 3/27 | 10:00 AM–11:00 AM
“The Pitch” is one of the most and anxiety-inducing aspects of filmmaking. Hear inside tips on how to
sell an idea to the right people in a short period of time and how to put together elements that deliver
a green light for your project. Understand the two-minute elevator pitch and perhaps be one of those
who gets a chance to pitch the panel and receive a constructive critique of your effort.
Moderator STEVE BURNS Producer, Commissioning Editor
Panel MEGHAN O’HARA Director, In Country
SYLVIA BUGG Vice President, Diversity and Innovation,
Corporation for Public Broadcasting
JAY PARIKH Vice President, Content Enterprises, Maryland Public Television
MIMI EDMUNDS Producer and Professor of Broadcast Journalism, Emerson College
TRUE STORY TO SCREEN | O’CALLAGHAN | FRIDAY, 3/27 | 11:30 PM–12:30 PM
Come behind the scenes of one of today’s most popular themes in film: the true story. Take a
hard look at the realities of turning a true story into a narrative or documentary feature. For the
narrative, what are the challenges of mixing fact and fiction? For the documentary, how hard is
it to stay factual yet compelling; cinematic, but real? How do you manage the emotions and
expectations of a film’s subject?
Moderator DAVID D’ARCY Producer, Writer, and Film Critic
Panel KURT PITZER Producer, Runoff
NEAL BROFFMAN Director, Help Us Find Sunil Tripathi
AMBASSADOR SHABAZZ Producer, Diplomat
JAMES BURNS Film Subject and Co-Producer, Jamesy Boy
TIM WHITE Film Producer, Star Thrower Ent.
AS THE WEB TURNS | O’CALLAGHAN | FRIDAY, 3/27 | 2:00 PM–3:00 PM
MOVIES AND SERIES THAT WERE CREATED OR DISTRIBUTED FROM THE INTERNET
How do you successfully distribute your film on the web today and can you make money on it?
Filmmakers and hobbyists alike discover working models championed by those who have done it.
Explore and discuss new distribution platforms that defy the conventional distribution model of
festival-to-theatrical-to-broadcast-to-VOD/website release. Learn how building your audience along
the way and engaging them in the process can be your key to success. If you release your film on the
web does it inhibit your chances for press and reviews, theatrical release, or festival inclusion?
Let the experts put you ahead of the game.
Moderator MALAIKA MOSE IBM Software Developer/ Beyond the Boxoffice
Panel JESSICA TANENHAUS Director of Consulting Services, Mavenspire
STEPHEN JANSON Janson Media
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TECH TALK | O’CALLAGHAN | FRIDAY, 3/27 | 4:00 PM–5:00 PM
THE FUTURE OF DIGITAL ACQUISITION & POST PRODUCTION IN FILM
As the digital world of filmmaking evolves into high resolution and data capture at the 2K, 4K and
even 8K levels, learn about the latest practices for technical planning, camera selections, prime lenses
and storage needs, workflow planning, and budgets. Explore field storage solutions, how to capture
best quality footage per your budget and how to choose between camera systems and lenses for
documentary vs. cinematic films. Learn how to get over the finish line with your deliverables.
Moderator EMIL GALLINA Producer and Director
Panel ROB HENNINGER Henninger Media Services
MEGAN RODNEY LensProToGo
BERT COLLINS Director of Technology and Standards, Discovery Communications
MICHAEL TANENHAUS CEO Mavenspire
THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN EXPERIENCE SHOWCASE | ASBURY UNITED
METHODIST CHURCH | FRIDAY, 3/27 | 7:00 PM
50 YEARS OF CIVIL RIGHTS IN FILM
It has been fifty years since Martin Luther King, Jr.’s groundbreaking Selma-to-Montgomery march.
This year the Annapolis Film Festival is hosting a Civil Rights panel to celebrate and commemorate
the progress of the Civil Rights movement and how film has both affected it and been affected by it.
There will be a special preview screening of a yet-to-be-released PBS documentary JFK & LBJ A Time for
Greatness. The screening will be followed by an interactive conversation.
Moderator KURT SCHMOKE Former Mayor of Baltimore
Panel AMBASSADOR SHABAZZ Diplomat and Speaker, the eldest daughter of
Malcolm X Shabazz and Dr. Betty Shabazz
CHRIS HALEY Director for the Study of the Legacy of Slavery, Md. State Archives
SUZANNE KAY Producer, Writer, and Journalist, daughter of actress Diahann Carroll
CONGRESSMAN ELIJAH CUMMINGS (invited)
WOMEN FILMMAKERS OF THE 2015 ANNAPOLIS FILM FESTIVAL |
ST. JOHN’S COLLEGE CONVERSATION ROOM | SATURDAY, 3/28 | 10:00 AM–11:30 AM
FILM FATALES PRESENT | FEMALE VISION
Filmmakers always bring their own life experiences and perspective to a story, their own approach
to working on set and in the edit suite. From camera angles to business collaboration, is there
really such a thing as distinct “female vision?” And what could we gain by bringing more of it
to today’s cinematic landscape?
Moderator DEBORAH REINISCH Director, Sure Thing
Panel KIMBERLY LEVIN Director, Runoff
MEGHAN O’HARA Director, In Country
ANNETTE PORTER Producer, In An Ideal World
LAUREN SHAW Director, Angkor’s Children
HEATHER O’NEILL Producer, Help Us Find Sunil Tripathi
COURTNEY BAXTER Actor, Night Has Settled
MARLEE ROBERTS Actor, Night Has Settled
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MOVIE CRITICS | SATURDAY, 3/28 | NOON–1:00 PM
WHAT WERE THEY THINKING?
Movie critics have long been loved or hated for what they say about films. How do they judge art and
how much is personal taste? These well-known film critics take us through their process and then face
off with the audience. Here’s a chance to play hardball with a few of the top dogs in the industry.
Moderator TBA
Panel JOE NEUMAIER Chief Film Critic/Film Editor, New York Daily News,
The Movie Minute on WOR 710-AM
DAVID D’ARCY Film Critic, Producer, Writer
ANN HORNADAY Chief Film Critic, Washington Post
ENVIRONMENTAL SHOWCASE | MARYLAND HALL |
SATURDAY, 3/28 | 10:00 AM
801 CHASE ST.
This year’s Environmental Showcase spotlights America’s coasts, where life on the edge of the rising
sea has placed towns and cities on the front lines of climate change. Shored Up, directed by Ben
Kalina, takes us to the heart of the climate change controversy where politics, economics, and science
collide amid human efforts to literally beat back the sea. This feature documentary will be preceded by
the short film Isle de Jean Charles and followed by a post-screening panel discussion in which leading
environmental and scientific experts will address the critical issues of climate change and shoreline
erosion. The panel will be moderated by the Alliance for the Chesapeake Executive Director, Al Todd.
Moderator AL TODD Alliance for the Chesapeake Executive Director
Panel PEYTON ROBERTSON Director, Chesapeake Bay Office,
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency (NOAA)
DR. WILLIAM SWEET Oceanographer, National Ocean Service
MATT FLEMING Director, Maryland DNR, Chesapeake and Coastal Service (invited)
FRANK BIBA Chief of Environmental Programs, City of Annapolis
KARLA RAETTIG Director, Maryland League of Conservation Voters
COMEDY WORKSHOP | SUNDAY, 3/29 | 1:00 PM–2:30 PM
SUNDAY PANEL AT RAMS HEAD ON STAGE | 33 WEST STREET
UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL WITH TOM MCCAFFREY
Comedian/Filmmaker Tom McCaffrey will perform stand-up, answer questions about his “amazingly
interesting” life and discuss his experience and the challenge of trying to bring funny to the screen.
He will also discuss performing on the Oscars telecast at age ten. Finally, Tom will share the stage
with a few local improv actors. Look out Rams Head, AFF’s comedy workshop is in the house.
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DONORS & PATRONS
DONORS AND PATRONS 2015
The Annapolis Film Festival is only made
possible with the generous help and support
of our community. From our individual donors
and volunteers to our Presenting Sponsor, we
thank you for your commitment to our mission
to present the work of artists in film, to explore
social issues, and to promote the love of art,
life and culture.
PRESENTING SPONSOR
MAVENSPIRE
DIAMOND LEVEL SPONSOR
SHEEHY LEXUS OF ANNAPOLIS
GOLD LEVEL SPONSORS
MARYLAND FILM OFFICE
SYNERGICS FILMS
SILVER LEVEL SPONSORS
ARTS COUNCIL OF ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY
JAMES EDMUND DATRI*
DR. ALYSON HALL | The Glaucoma Center*
GOODFAITH PROMOTIONS
LINCOLN FINANCIAL GROUP*
THE LAW OFFICES OF THOMAS MARONICK, JR.
BRONZE LEVEL SPONSORS
BRENDA & TOM ANDERSON
BARBARA & GEORGE BARLOW
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ELIZABETH LIECHTY | Charter Financial Group*
MARTHA BLAXALL & JOE DICKEY
CHESAPEAKE MEDICAL IMAGING
RUTH ANDERSON COGGESHALL
DEBRA & DWIGHT FORTIER
LYNN MCREYNOLDS & BERT CARP
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Branding | Technology
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KITTY & TOM STONER
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FRIENDS OF THE FESTIVAL
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THE SPECIALE FAMILY*
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IN KIND SPONSORS
Diamond Level Sponsors
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ANNAPOLIS AND ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY
CONFERENCE & VISITORS BUREAU
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ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
ASBURY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
EYE ON ANNAPOLIS
JANE DAVIS, LLC
TOAL, GRIFFITH + RAGULA, LLC
ST. ANNE’S CHURCH
WHALE WORKS DESIGN & ILLUSTRATION
Gold Level Sponsors
Sponsors/Patrons
CHESAPEAKE FAMILY & CHESAPEAKE INSPIRED
DOUBLETREE HOTEL
FILMSTERS
GOVERNOR CALVERT HOUSE
LANDMARKS MARKETING
MARYLAND FILM OFFICE
O’CALLAGHAN ANNAPOLIS HOTEL
PHILLIPS ANNAPOLIS CRAB DECK
PR PEOPLE
QUINTAIN MARKETING
TREE BRANCH DESIGN
Silver Level Sponsors
ADORA CREATIVE
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BALTIMORE COFFEE & TEA CO
CENTURION PROTECTION & INVESTIGATIONS
CITIZENPRIDE.COM
CITY OF ANNAPOLIS
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DRIVEN
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Friends Of The Festival
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BOARD & COMMITTEES
BOARDS, STAFF AND
COMMITTEES 2015
FESTIVAL DIRECTORS
PATTI WHITE
LEE ANDERSON
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
LUCY SPIEGEL President
STEVE BURNS Vice President, Operations
DEBRA FORTIER Co- Founder, Vice President,
Resource Development
BRENDA ANDERSON Treasurer
MANDISA HENRY Secretary
LEE ANDERSON Festival Co-Founder
RUTH ANDERSON COGGESHALL Member-at-Large
JOHN BOOTH
EMIL GALLINA
FAITH GOLDSTEIN
LYNN MCREYNOLDS
DOUGLAS POTASH
PATTI WHITE Festival Co-Founder
ADVISORY BOARD
JAMES EDMUND DATRI
JANET DAVIDSON
MARIANNA “MIMI” EDMUNDS
CARLESA FINNEY
JACK GERBES
CHRIS HALEY
JANICE HAYES-WILLIAMS
MICHAEL E. KASSAN
COLBY REED MILLER
MICHAEL I. MILLER
APRIL NYMAN
MIKE PANTELIDES Mayor of Annapolis
WAYNE L. ROGERS
AMBASSADOR SHABAZZ
HELEN STRONG
DAVID S. WARD
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PRODUCTION STAFF
TAI BURKHOLDER Festival Producer
MONICA SCHORN Festival Coordinator
MIKE REFT Print Traffic Coordinator
ASHLEY DECKMAN Production Coordinator
CAITLIN BELT Festival Administrator
SEAN DOUGLAS, ELLEN REED HEUER,
BEN KITZMILLER, GABRIEL PEREZ
Production Assistants
DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMMING
JULIET BURCH
ART DIRECTOR
JOE BARSIN
COMMITTEES
A/V Tech
TODD STEVENS Chair,
EMIL GALLINA Board Liaison,
WINSHIP WHEATLEY, MICHAEL ALLEN,
TRISTAN ALLEN, JOEL BAYS
Community Outreach
CARLESA FINNEY
Design
JOE BARSIN Chair,
FAITH GOLDSTEIN Board Liaison,
SUZANNE MARSHALL, JANE DAVIS,
GRACA MCKENNEY, BEN KITZMILLER
Special Programs
KATHERINE SCHMOKE Chair,
EMIL GALLINA Board Liaison, NAN HENRY,
DAN KAVANAUGH, DICK D’AMATO
Hospitality
OLIVIA DUCKWORTH Chair,
MANDISA HENRY Board Liaison,
MARY KAY ROBERTSON,
KAY HUNTER, LINDSEY GOEBEL,
RONI GOUGENHOUR
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Marketing
Opening Night VIP & After Party
Merchandise Manager
Friday Night VIP Reception
Operations
Saturday BASH
JOHN BOOTH, RYAN DEAL,
FAITH GOLDSTEIN Board Liaison
AURELIA LARRIMORE Chair, LACEY WHEATLEY
DOUG WIRTH Chair, EVAN KOSLOW Co-Chair,
STEVE BURNS Board Liaison,
MACKENZIE PENDRY & COREY RYAN
Operations Assistants,
QUENTIN SMITH Supervising Venue Manager
MARGE FOWLER, GINA PENDRY,
JOHN CHRISTENSEN, ANDY WAHTERA,
JACKIE MAE, CODY COLE, HEIDI BOWIE,
DELANEY PENDRY Venue Managers
Screening Committee
JULIET BURCH & JULIEN JACQUES Co-Chairs,
ERIC LUND, JOHN JENSON, MANDISA HENRY,
MARY RATHLEV, MATTHEW GREEN, ROBERT
REEDY, SHARON CRISSINGER, KELLY PRICE,
KIM TUVIN, STEVE MUCCHETTI, STEVE BURNS
Content Editor
TRACI DAWN CARNEAL
Copy Proofing
JANET FAVERO & KELLY PRICE
KATHY MILLER & DIANE SANCILIO Chairs,
JACKIE TYLER, JANE HRUSKA, LYN SONGY
JULIE BAYS & LISA CULVER Chairs
JULIE BLAMPHIN & SONIA FELDMAN Chairs,
TRACI DAWN CARNEAL, ANNELI HURT
Still Photographers
DONNA COLE, AMY RAAB, GLEN MILLER,
KENNY ALPEMA
Ticketing
LORI GILLIKIN Chair, LYNN YOUNG Co-Chair,
JOHN BOOTH Board Liaison
Video
RYAN DEAL, SEBASTIAN RAMOS, KYLE SMITH,
TODD STEVENS, MICHAEL ALLEN, JT TORRES
Intern
PARKER ROUSE
DIT
DAVID KIRCHNER, DANNY WALSH,
ELLA BURROUGHS, ELLEN HEUER
VIP & Sponsorship Manager
MARY KAY ROBERTSON
PR
CAROLYN SULLIVAN Chair,
KATE PERRIE Co-Chair,
LYNN MCREYNOLDS Board Liaison,
REBECCA ADLER GREENWELL
Bloggers
BETH RUBIN, CHARLIE GREEN, PAT O’CONNELL,
VICKI MEADE, NADJA MARIL,
STEPHANIE AMARILLO VERNIE,
ANDREA BLACKSTONE
Resource Development
Volunteer Coordinator
SUSAN WHEATLEY Chair
Website/IT
JOHN BOOTH Chair, JESSIE-LEE NICHOLS,
MICHAEL REFT
Web Content Manager
REBECCA ADLER GREENWELL
A big thank you to the countless people and
volunteers who have helped make this happen!
DEBRA FORTIER Co-Chair,
RUTH ANDERSON COGGESHALL Co-Chair,
MARGO SPECIALE, NATASHA WROBEL
Social Media
JANET ROESSLER Co-Chair,
JENN TRIPLETT Co-Chair, JULIE BLAMPHIN
Special Events
LISA CULVER Chair, JULIE BLAMPHIN Co-Chair,
SONIA FELDMAN Co-Chair
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CHART LEGEND
FEATURE FEATURE PANELS BEST OF SHORTS PARTIES
FILM
DOC & TALKS FEST PROGRAM
PRESENTING SPONSOR
2015
Annapolis Film Festival adult tickets are $12; senior and student tickets are $8.
The four-day Festival Passes are $105 which include the Opening Night film, After Party,
and Best of the Fest on Sunday, March 29th. Four-day student passes are $40.
All four-day passes include the Opening Night film, the After Party and unlimited films
and panel discussions. One-day festival passes are available for $40.
Festival Passes can be purchased at www.annapolisfilmfestival.com. There are a limited number
of passes available, once sold out they are gone. Tickets and the full schedule are now online
at www.annapolisfilmfestival.com. Check the website for times and locations of all events.
Up-to-the-minute changes in schedule can be followed on the AFF Facebook Fanpage and Twitter.
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PRESS CONTACTS
FESTIVAL DIRECTORS
Patti White, [email protected] and
Lee Anderson, [email protected];
PR/SOCIAL MEDIA
Lynn McReynolds, [email protected] and
Carolyn Sullivan, [email protected] or
call the Festival office at 410-263-3444.
Thank you to our 2015 Sponsors!
PRESENTING SPONSOR:
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