2009 Official Selections

Skylight
Saturday, November 21st – 7:15PM
An animated mock documentary about the ecological plight of penguins in the 
Antarctic, possibly foretelling cataclysmic results for the rest of the world.






Tales from the Catholic Church of Elvis
Saturday, November 21st – 11:30AM
Outrageous film adaptation brings to life writer/actor/singer Mercy Malick's award-winning play about growing up as a Catholic school-girl in Las Vegas with a cast of eclectic characters including God, Jesus, Elvis, a voyeuristic nun, a lecherous octogenarian amputee, mobsters, and showgirls. Against the odds, young Mercy survives and learns that even in the craziness that is Las Vegas, humanity survives and triumphs.

StarTrip Chattabago
Saturday, November 21st – 3:50PM
StarTrip Chattabago is a unique reality entertainment chat show , produced on the road, with a comedy double act for presenters and members of the public as guests. 
It puts the spotlight on the real stars. Normal people who have an incredible life story to tell. They join the presenters in the Winnebago to give them an insight in daily lives through interviews and stopovers at certain locations selected by the interviewees.  Guests this time are two ladies who went from multi-millionaires to homeless. Before, their days were filled with drugs and parties. Now, they live on 5 pounds a week. What’s that all about? Watch.

Deadland
Saturday, November 21st – 1:55PM
Intertwined within its sci-fi action-thriller roots, Deadland is a story of hope set in a post-apocalyptic world. After five years of searching, survivor Sean Kalos stumbles upon proof that his missing wife may still be alive in the new United Provinces. World War III's nuclear strikes on the U.S. set the nation back 200 years, and hope is all but lost when every survivor of the war is infected by a fatal nuclear plague.  Sean finds himself in the middle of a personal war, and his quest for his wife inspires hope in a land that had forgotten what that word meant.

Enigma
Saturday, November 21st – 7:15PM
Floating dead in space, transport ship Genesis becomes an unsolvable mystery. All hands on board have been killed. But how, and why? What began as a simple transport mission for the crew of the Genesis ends with not only their bloodshed, but the loss of an important military prisoner. Follow as we look back to the mission and see if you can discover the enigma.


La Derniere Lecon du Parrain
Saturday, November 21st – 3:50PM
Fabio and his wife are sleeping peacefully, thinking their daughter Catalina safe in her bedroom. Suddenly, a scream bursts the hot summer night… a gun shot resounds and the young mafioso finds himself confronted with what he always tried to avoid: hatred and violence.  Fabio will pay a high price to make his way to his destiny and he will progressively acquire the killer instinct he was lacking. His gun loaded, his fists clenched, he is ready to take revenge for the affront. He will discover at his own expense that freedom has a price…

True Beauty This Night
Saturday, November 21st – 7:15PM
Last night Rhett Somers, so far scraping by on good luck or just plain old ignorance, met the love of his life. He's sure of it. She doesn't know. Now the only thing left to do is convince her that she's the one. Not an easy feat considering how they met.




Elle(s)
Saturday, November 21st – 7:15PM
In Beijing, during a college English language class, A-Dong plays the fool. The pretty Mia, a female classmate, notices him. Immediately mesmerized by her ravishing smile, he decides to go after her and becomes more acquainted with the girl as he walks her home. But the following days, as he falls more and more deeply in love with her, Mia seems on the contrary to ignore him more and more.

Liminal
Saturday, November 21st – 7:15PM
INA and JOY are naked and locked in a battle of elimination-all over a sweater which INA thinks makes her look good and JOY thinks makes her look too good. INA must reverse the power to survive. Are they lovers or is JOY the "killer within"?




I Can Speak Swedish
Saturday, November 21st – 3:50PM
Jane, an awkward young woman, buys a second hand car.  Over the coming days, one by one she discovers items left in the car. There seems to be a theme developing in her discoveries: a Swedish landscapes book, then a Swedish language speaking CD and all in her new Saab. For introverted Jane, these seemingly coincidental discoveries provide an opportunity to create a fantasy world less hostile to the one she lives in.

3 For Anna
Saturday, November 21st – 7:15PM
At the end of the home funeral viewing for Anna Connolly, her husband Tom and his siblings Jessica Kelsey and black sheep of the family Jacob Connolly spend an evening sharing drinks, stories, and learning a secret that connects them all.




My Brother's Treasure
Saturday, November 21st – 3:50PM
When Andy Floyd's brother leaves for Iraq, Andy sneaks into his room to find all the contraband his brother had been hiding from him. He thought he'd find liquor, fireworks and cigarettes, instead he found something a lot more fun, his brother's gun.




Phone Sex Grandma: The Short
Saturday, November 21st – 7:15PM
A 60 something Grandma working a phone sex line in a Southern ghost town.







Crime Sweepers
Saturday, November 21st – 11:30AM
Detective Dusty Floors and Tony Danza are investigators on the trail of the murdering mob boss, Christopher Mopin. During their investigation, they discover their boss, Sheriff Long Handle may be in cahoots with the gangster.  Determined to find the truth, they set out to prove who is responsible for the latest 'string' of murders.



Growing Up Vegas
Saturday, November 21st – 11:30AM
Taylor, an isolated, withdrawn tomboy hangs out at the casino where her single mom, Lizzy, works as a cocktail waitress. There Taylor meets Tony, a lovable, washed-up Elvis Impersonator who takes her under his wing, offering to tutor Taylor in math - a subject she's failing miserably. As their relationship progresses, Taylor develops an unhealthy infatuation with Tony. But what are Tony's true intentions? Is he using Taylor to get to her mom, whom he is secretly smitten with?

Vitruvius' Toybox
Saturday, November 21st – 7:15PM
The style of the film combines both traditional card stock animation with animation done exclusively in the computer using commercially available software packages such as After Effects, Photoshop, Premiere, Illustrator, the Flaming Pear Plug-in and Painter. The music was initially composed in Finale and then re-orchestrated in Pro Tools to create the final soundtrack. 
Most importantly, the animation is intended to be fun.

Inself Sea
Saturday, November 21st – 7:15PM
Elderly fishermen use their affective memories to tell their stories of adventure and love. Against a background in which time seems to have stood still to hear them, they remember the time when they lived on and from the sea. Mixed with their day-to-day lives the testimony of the characters blends into a single discourse throughout the film. It's as if the stories could create a single thread of memory, as strong and deeply felt as the sea itself in the lives of each one.

Catching on: The Day the World Turned Gay
Saturday, November 21st – 3:50PM
The day gay marriage is nationally legalized young Brian McCabe wakes up to a nation divided. Now that gays are allowed to marry, people fear that homosexuality will spread across the world... and it does. Now Brian must protect himself and his loved ones as the zombie-like gays and lesbians pass on their condition.  He'll have to overcome his adolescent awkwardness, save the girl of his dreams, and try to straighten everything out before it's too late.

Tantric Tourists
Saturday, November 21st – 5:50PM
Cult comedy combining the rich tapestry of India with an hysterical comedy of errors. Often resembling a mockumentary, this very cinematic documentary is however, touching and informative.  A feel-good film about a 60 year old New Yorker who takes a group of people to India thinking that she can understand and explain the 'Indian culture' (as if there is only one) after only one visit herself.