Tuesday, January 24, 2006

VIDEOCAST #2 - Shorts III Captured At The 2006 Sundance Film Festival Videocast on Tuesday, January 24, 2006 Recorded on Friday, January 20, 2006 at the Prospector Produced by Cyndi Greening Videography by Michael Montesa Posted from Park City, Utah SHORTS III - LARGE Direct download link SHORTS III - SMALL Direct download link Podcast feed Cinema Minima Weblog Personal Weblog Email Show Details Introductions to the Shorts Program III Questions and Answers following the screening Desejo Anne Pinheiro Guimaraes Brazil , 2005 , 13 Minutes, color A journey into the psyche of Atanasio, a doorman at the Copacabana. Ha Ha Ha America Jon Daniel Ligon U.S.A. , 2005 , 17 Minutes, color A translated harangue from China to the U.S.A. that laughs at our missteps. Max and Josh Kathryn Ann Busby U.S.A. , 2005 , 7 Minutes, color Best friends Max and Josh have inane, insane, and hilarious arguments...until fate intervenes. Robin's Big Date James Duffy U.S.A. , 2005 , 7 Minutes, color Can the Boy Wonder tell the girl of his dreams how he feels about her? Not if The Bat-man has anything to say about it. Transaction Jacques Thelemaque U.S.A. , 2005 , 14 Minutes, color A cinema vérité-style exploration of the shifting dynamic between a seasoned call girl and her first-time client. The Tribe Tiffany Shlain U.S.A. , 2005 , 18 Minutes, color An unorthodox, unauthorized history of the Jewish people and the Barbie doll. Yesterday, I Think Becalelis Brodskis United Kingdom , 2005 , 6 Minutes, color Once there was a baby who made those around him hate... Your Dark Hair Ihsan Tala Hadid U.S.A./Morocco , 2005 , 13 Minutes, color A man returns from Europe to his native city in northern Africa, where he remembers his childhood and the mother he lost as a boy. 3:53:51 PM  comment []

VIDEOCAST #3 - Guide To Recognizing Your Saints Captured At The 2006 Sundance Film Festival Videocast on Tuesday, January 24, 2006 Recorded on Saturday, January 21, 2006 at the Eccles Produced by Cyndi Greening Videography by Gina Puma Posted from Park City, Utah GUIDE TO RECOGNIZING YOUR SAINTS GUIDES - LARGE Direct download link GUIDES - SMALL Direct download link Podcast feed Cinema Minima Weblog Personal Weblog Email Question & Answer Session following the film. A GUIDE TO RECOGNIZING YOUR SAINTS is based on director Dito Montiel's youth during the mideighties in the tough neighborhood of Astoria, Queens. All his old friends have ended up dead, as junkies, or in prison; Dito is the proverbial man who got out. For him, the "saints" are the folks he remembers, the ones he left behind. For better or worse, they made him who he is today. Just the way memories can flood consciousness, Montiel uses the same motif to flood the screen with his stories. The past gets layered upon the present, and the film comes to life. The performances are real because the characters' words are real; they've been said before. The strength of the film isn't looking back through a nostalgic, Vaselined lens; instead, Montiel infuses the memories with both the exhilaration and pain of youth. The outstanding cast members are dedicated to finding every nuance and truth. They capture the frenetic quality of the time, not only in the streets and on the rooftops but also in the bustling family kitchen. Montiel's New York is steamy with humidity, cooking, and adolescent sexuality. A GUIDE TO RECOGNIZING YOUR SAINTS is an honest account of a bittersweet return to a neighborhood that isn't the same and never will be again. -- Summary by Sundance Senior Programmer John Cooper 3:53:35 PM  comment []

VIDEOCAST #4 - Come Early Morning Captured At The 2006 Sundance Film Festival Videocast on Tuesday, January 24, 2006 Recorded on Sunday, January 22, 2006 at the Eccles Produced by Cyndi Greening Videography by Michael Montesa Posted from Park City, Utah COME EARLY MORNING LARGE Direct download link SMALL Direct download link Podcast feed Cinema Minima Weblog Personal Weblog Email Question & Answer Session following the film. From the Sundance Program Guide) COME EARLY MORNING is a beautifully rendered film about a southern woman in a small-town, rural community, a subject director Joey Lauren Adams obviously knows intimately. Delicately told, and rather efficiently related, it is the story of Lucy, a 30-something woman who keeps waking up with a stiff hangover and a guy she doesn't even want to look at. If coming to grips with why she keeps repeating this pattern isn't enough, Lucy also begins to realize that she needs to get in touch with her familial past and, more importantly, with the person she has become. Fueled by a perfectly nuanced performance from the gifted Ashley Judd, COME EARLY MORNING is about life transitions, the search for love, and the burdens we carry with us. A portrait of simple truths that isn't archetypal melodrama, it steadfastly avoids wallowing in the depths of sentimentality or self-destruction. You can't help but appreciate this kind of storytelling for its directness, honesty, and qualities of toughness and heart that leave you wanting to know more as it plays itself out, following you into that part of your filmic memory reserved for distinction. -- Summary by Sundance Film Festival Director Geoffrey Gilmore 3:53:18 PM  comment []

VIDEOCAST #5 - Animation Spotlight Captured At The 2006 Sundance Film Festival Videocast on Tuesday, January 24, 2006 Recorded on Saturday, January 21, 2006 at the Eccles Produced by Cyndi Greening Videography by Michael Montesa Posted from Park City, Utah ANIMATION SPOTLIGHT LARGE Direct download link SMALL Direct download link Podcast feed Cinema Minima Weblog Personal Weblog Email Question & Answer Session following the films. ABCs: ¡Que Vivan los Muertos! John Jota Leaños U.S.A. , 2005 , 5 Minutes, color Do you remember your ABCs? No? Well, you're in luck. Sing along with this group of animated mariachi social documentarians. At the Quinte Hotel Bruce Alcock Canada , 2005 , 4 Minutes, color In this incredible animated version of the Al Purdy poem, a man waxes on about beer and flowers in a small-town basement tavern. Clara Van Sowerwine Australia , 2004 , 7 Minutes, color A 12-year-old girl's world has just changed forever. Fable Daniel Sousa U.S.A. , 2005 , 7 Minutes, color A woman's and man's passions are overshadowed by their predatory instincts. Fumi and the Bad Luck Foot David Chai U.S.A. , 2005 , 7 Minutes, color The story of Fumi and her extremely unlucky foot, which instigates a shotgun barrage, a wild moose attack, and infant electrocution. Gopher Broke Tim Miller, Jeff Fowler U.S.A. , 2004 , 4 Minutes, color No matter how hungry a gopher may be, there is no free lunch. Hadacol Christmas Brent Green U.S.A. , 2005 , 13 Minutes, color Santa Claus invents Christmas with a bellyful of cough syrup and a head full of dying crows. A Half Man Firas Momani Canada , 2005 , 5 Minutes, color A half man has trouble living in society without his organs falling out. The Mysterious Geographic Explorations of Jasper Morello Anthony Lucas Australia , 2005 , 27 Minutes, color In a fantasy future, a navigator goes on a journey to find a cure for the plague killing his fiancée. The Wraith of Cobble Hill *** Jury Award Winner *** Adam Parrish King U.S.A. , 2005 , 15 Minutes, b/w It's up to Felix either to reciprocate the benevolence shown him, or perpetuate the neglect handed down as a family legacy. 3:53:02 PM  comment []

VIDEOCAST #6 - Somebodies Captured At The 2006 Sundance Film Festival Videocast on Tuesday, January 24, 2006 Recorded on Saturday, January 21, 2006 at the Eccles Produced by Cyndi Greening Videography by Michael Montesa Posted from Park City, Utah SOMEBODIES LARGE Direct download link SMALL Direct download link Podcast feed Cinema Minima Weblog Personal Weblog Email Question & Answer Session following the films. (From the Sundance Program Guide) SOMEBODIES takes a lighthearted jab at what it is to be young, carefree, and reckless in America from a distinctly fresh perspective. Scottie, a 22-year-old African American college student, is just living life as it comes; he and his roommates are more than happy to live up to the standards of typical college students[^]partying, women, and flat-out fun. But eventually, Scottie's nonchalant approach toward life, combined with his love of a good time and appreciation of a "cold one," lands him in some hot water. Encircled by a wild group of friends, an eccentric love interest, off-the-wall family members, convicts, and a fire-and-brimstone preacher, Scottie's road to recovery ultimately becomes a hilarious journey of self-discovery. --Reviewed by Sundance Programmer Trevor Groth 3:52:44 PM  comment []

VIDEOCAST #7 - Sony XDCAM Captured At The 2006 Sundance Film Festival Videocast on Tuesday, January 24, 2006 Recorded on Monday, January 23, 2006 at the Digital Center Produced by Michael Montesa and Lindsey Black Videography by Michael Montesa Posted from Park City, Utah SONY XDCAM LARGE Direct download link SMALL Direct download link Podcast feed Cinema Minima Weblog Personal Weblog Email A detailed explanation of the new Sony camera recorded at The Digital Center. As HD continues to evolve into a premier format for independent filmmakers, the landscape of production and postproduction technology is becoming ever more complicated and demanding. Decisions about which formats, frame rates, editing applications, and blowup processes to use can make or break a film, and yet the information available is largely confusing and driven by marketing. With studios and technology companies vying for supremacy in their formats, the input and opinion of the filmmaker have never been so important. 3:52:21 PM  comment []

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