Posted by editor@vimooz.com on September 29, 2008 under Derby City Film Festival | 
The Inaugural Derby City Film Festival will open Wednesday, October 8, at 7:00 p.m. at the Louisville Memorial Auditorium, 970 South Fourth Street. 50 films from around the world were selected to be screened, of which 19 are from Louisville filmmakers, and more than 10 will be world premieres. To mark the birthday and opening of the festival, Derby City Film Festival will host a Guinness Book of World Records attempt for the “largest gathering of people dressed as Abraham Lincoln.” This will take place at 6:00 p.m., prior to the showing of the documentary film, “Being Lincoln - Men with Hats”. The second film of the evening will be the World Premiere of Nicholas Gray’s feature film “If You Could Say it in Words”, followed by a selection
of short films to close the day’s screenings.
“We are very excited about the films we selected for this year’s festival,” says organizer Ashley Rommel, “We have several world premieres, foreign films, national films, and above all, we have 19 films from right here in Louisville. It is going to be a great festival!”
Feature films that were selected are as follows:
29 Reasons to Run
5:00 PM Saturday October 11th
99 min. - California
Director: Damon O’Steen Writer: Gary Weeks
Starring: Gary Weeks & Branden Waits
Murphy’s Law takes over when a slacker (Jack Paradise) runs out of couches to sleep on and decides to take a road trip to find his lost love, but only aftertricking his novel-challenged writer and best friend (Peter Jonson) into believing that this trip could be the story he’s been searching to write all of his life.
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Before I Say Goodbye
12:15 PM Sunday October 12th
96 min. - Louisville
Director: The Brothers Flores Writer: Kevin Flores
Starring: Adam King & Kiera Duffy
Jim is going blind. Returning home to Kentucky after a tour of duty in the Middle East, Jim Kalien is having trouble adjusting to his new world. Chance reunites him withtwo friends from his youth: Evan, a perfectionist not living up to his father’s standards and Sara, recently separated from her boyfriend due to an abortion.
After a medical check up, Jim is confronted with the news that he is losing his vision due to chemical contact overseas. Evan, on his therapist’s suggestion, invites Jim to accompany him on a road trip so that he might get way from his overbearing parents. Sara’s strict father learns of her abortionand after an emotionally charged fight, she also needs to escape town.
Together the trio travels across the American landscape. Off in the southwest, Evan falls in love with a prostitute named Mary, while Sara helpsJim ward off his past demons. Facing his low-self esteem, Evan attempts to take Mary away and confronts Eduardo, her pimp, leading to a shocking assault. In the end, with his vision failing and the promise of one last chance at redemption, Jim faces Eduardo in the hopes of starting a new beginning in all of their lives.
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How To Be
7:00 PM Saturday October 11th
Grand Jury’s Honorable Mention - Slamdance 2008
90 min - England
Director: Oliver Irving Writer: Oliver Irving
Starring: Robert Pattinson & Rebecca Pidgeon
Awry comedy about twenty something ART, who moves back in with his parents, hits a quarter-life crisis andenlists the help of a self-help guru. A timely look at the increasingly common phenomena of grown-up children living at home, frustrated creativity and self-help.
If You Could Say It In Words
9:00 PM Wednesday October 8th
“World Premiere!”
95 min. - Pennsylvania
Director: Nicholas Gray Writer: Nicholas Gray
Starring: Marin Ireland & Alvin Keith
A painter with undiagnosed Asperger’s Syndrome challenges a young woman’s conventional idea of romance and his own understanding of love.
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Road Signs The Movie: Director’s Cut
9:00 PM Thursday October 9th
“East Coast Premiere”
84 min. - Louisville
Director: Kristofer Allen Rommel Writer: Merit Alexander
Starring: Christopher Alan Weixler & David Fleming
Two guys, two days, one hell of an adventure!
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Someday I Suppose
9:00 PM Saturday October 9th
“World Premiere!”
78 min. - Louisville
Director: Kristofer Allen Rommel Writer: Merit Alexander
Starring: Luke Holladay & Stacy Boldrick
Kevin, an up and coming advertising executive, thinks he has his life in good order; A job he likes, a fiancé he loves, and an overall sense of well being. But Kevin soon discovers the old saying that life is what happens when you are making other plans, has never been truer. He receives a call from his estranged mother who tells him that her lesbian lover has just died of a heart attack. Upon returning to his childhood home for the funeral Kevin’s once simple life spirals in to the unknown as he reunites with the lesbian lover’s daughter who he grew up with, but hasn’t seen in 5 years. After they smoke a joint together the night of Jessie’s return one thing leads to another and they kiss, er, make out. Things get further out of hand
the next day at the funeral when they have sex…on a gravestone. Kevin soon decides he’s not in love with Sarah, his fiancé of four years, and flies tosee Jessie and profess his love, which she is not interested in hearing. Rejected Kevin returns home and finds Sarah in bed with his best friend Ted, who encouraged him to profess his love to Jessie in the first place. With his once simple life now completely thrown out of whack Kevin has some important decisions to make; does he kill Ted?,does he get rid of his fiancee?, does he try to go after Jessie?… Although it seems the more Kevin sorts things out the more confusing they get, he is hopeful it will all work out…someday, I suppose.
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The Box
10:45 PM Friday October 10th
68 min. - Louisville
Director: Zach Schuyler Writer: Zach Schuyler
Starring: Chris Albro & Ember Marr
After an antique dealer acquires a mysterious wooden box at an estate sale, he realizes just how dangerous antiques dealing can be. It seems thatall who open the box, witness something so horrible that they are left in a catatonic state. Chris attempts to sell the box repeatedly, but it keeps finding its way back to him. Chris and his sister, Dayna, realize something sinister is at work after noticing strange smells, inexplicable noisesand shadows moving throughout the house. Chris begins to question his sanity as his nightmares begin to trickle into his waking life. With his sister’s help, Chris must find out the box’s dark secret before falling prey to the evil it has released.
The Grey
12:15 PM Saturday October 11th
90 min. - Louisville
Director: Shane Dax Taylor Writers:Mark Boone Junior & Shane Dax Taylor
Starring: Mark Boone Junior & Catherine Kellner
A dark Southern tale of a twelve-year-old boy who is introduced into the world of cockfighting by his overbearing father against the wishes of his caring mother.
The Importance of Being Russell
7:00 PM Thursday October 9th
99 min - Tennessee
Director: Sean Plemmons Writer: Jeff Hassen & John Pickle
Starring: Russell Hawker
What has thrills, chills, and rednecks saving the world? THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING RUSSELL! Where can you find a comedy, a love story, and a science-fiction/time traveling/fantasy? THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING RUSSELL! Watch as Russell Hawker and his wife Sissy battle Patricia Van de Meer and her ‘citified’ minions over the fate of the world….and their ten year marriage! Can Russell, Harlan, and Jamon withstand the perils of Big City….and a really stinky thumb? Or will they succumb to the dark forces behind Cranium Concepts Global Corporation and it’s scheme to ‘citify’ the world? To answer these questions and discover for yourself the importance of being Russell….you must watch THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING RUSSELL!
Trail of Crumbs
9:00 Friday October 10th
86 min - Louisville
Starring : Robert McAtee & Molly Leland
You know when you’re driving and all of a sudden you realize that you don’t remember driving for the last fifteen minutes . . . and you don’t know how you got there? Calvin Miller drifts through a deepening maze of questionable decisions, following a trail of crumbs in search
of a place to call home.
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DOCUMENTARIES
Being Lincoln - Men With Hats
7:00 Wednesday October 8th
“East Coast Premiere”
82 min. - Tennessee
Director: Elvis Wilson
Being Lincoln—Men With Hatsis an upbeat, up close look at the lives and motivations of a few of the over 160 men across the United States who are dedicated to bringing Abraham Lincoln to life.
By the Wayside
11:00 Sunday October 12th
57 min. - Louisville
Directors: Soozie Eastman & Justin Thomas Ostensen
Every night in America, 600,000 men, women and children go to sleep homeless. Every one of them is unique in how they got there. “By the Wayside” explores the journey of homelessness, a person’s ability and willingness to escape it.
I Zombie
Best Documentary- 2006 Back Row Film Series
8:00 PM Friday October 10th
57 min - New Jersey
Director: Jeremy Newman
On the surface, I. Zombi was a cable access television horror host who entertained fans in Lexington, KY. Behind the makeup, he was a survivor. As a child in Appalachia, Hayden Milligan was severely burned in a fire and he persevered for 28 years. Along with his UNdead brothersof the Horror Host Underground, he strove to “resurrect a dying genre.” This video is a celebration of Hayden and his alter ego after the inaugural season of “The Witching Hour.”
Lasting Images: Alternatives to Traditional Burial
7:00 PM Friday October 10th
52 min. - Texas
Directors: Joan & Hammond Hendrix
Refuseniks
11:00 AM Saturday October 11th
59 min . - Louisville
Director: Sonja de Vries
A moving portrait of Israeli men and women who have been willing to risk imprisonment in defense of their stands against the occupation of the West Bank and Gaza by refusing to serve in those regions or refusing to serve in the military at all. A high school student,a career military officer, an army medic, and others tell a conflicted and passionate story of how they have come to believe they must take a stand. They differ in their spiritual and political beliefs, some are ardent Zionists, and some question and challenge the concept of Zionism, but all of them believe that taking a stand is crucial to their own humanity and to the future of their country.
Saved By Deportation: An Unknown Odyssey of Polish Jews
3:45 PM Saturday October 11th
89 min. - New Jersey
Director: Slawomir Grunberg
In 1940, a year before the Nazis started deporting Jews to death camps, Joseph Stalin ordered the deportation of approximately 200,000 Polish Jews from Russian-occupied Eastern Poland to forced labor settlements in the Soviet interior. As cruel as Stalin’s deportations were, ultimately they largely saved Jewish lives, for the deportees constituted the overwhelming majority of Polish Jews who escaped the Nazi Holocaust. “Saved by Deportation” not only tells this story, but it re-traces the path Asher and Shyfra Scharf traveled more than 60 years ago from Poland to Siberia to the former Soviet states of Tajikistan and Uzbekistan in Central Asia. It is in those largely Muslim societies, in the cities of Kuhjand, Jeezax and Samarkand, that the film demonstrates a remarkable spirit as the Scharfs are welcomed by the locals who recall fondly the sojourn of Polish refugees in their midst. This little-known story of survival is both a harrowing adventure and an affirmation of human goodness during a time of great darkness.
The Road to Emmaus, PA
3:45 PM Sunday October 12th
77 min. - Ohio
Director: Mark Denney
Three somewhat skeptical friends take a road trip in a haggard RV reenacting an ancient Biblical pilgrimage. In the gospel of Luke, the resurrected Jesus is said to appear to two travelers walking form Jerusalem to Emmaus in ancient Israel. This is the modern story of three travelers looking for Jesus between Jerusalem, Ohio and Emmaus, PA. What starts as an investigative experiment ends as a poignant story of post-modern pilgrimage and communal awakening.
Thunder and Reins
7:00 PM Sunday October 12th
“East Coast Premiere”
46 min. - Louisville
Director: Bruce Skinner
Experience through the eyes of the jockeys this first-ever glimpse into what it takes to prepare for, and win the Kentucky Derby. Feel the glory of the winner’s circle and the thrills of overcoming the challenges — both physical and mental — of the world’s greatest horse race.
SHORT FILMS
400 Colts
5:30 PM Sunday October 12th
15 min. - Louisville
Director: Eric Sharp Writer: Eric Sharp
Starring: Eric Sharp
A Father’s Sin
10:45 PM Wednesday October 8th
13 min. - Louisville
Director: Tony Curry
Starring: Rodney Cox
A Prayer
2:00 PM Saturday October 11th
1 min. - California
Director: Simone Bailey Writer: Simone Bailey
Starring: Simone Bailey
Despite being an atheist for over 15 years, I decided to pray to God.
AT3 (Air to the Throne)
10:30 PM Thursday October 9th
27 min. - Georgia
Director: Brian H. Teague Writer: Brian H. Teague
Starring: Justin Geer, James Sutton & Glenn Allen
Air…try to live without it! This mockumentary tells the story of the experimental air band, AT3: Air to the Throne, and how they brought new meaning to the term ‘alternative music’ in the late 1990’s. The film tells the story of this outrageous band from it’s conception, through it’s disastrous demise, and into the present day through a series of insightful interviews, rare archival footage, and colorful photographs.
Available Men
10:30 PM Thursday October 9th
Winner of 17 “Best Short Film” Awards
15 min. - Louisville
Director: David Dean Bottrell Writer: David Dean Bottrell
Starring: Brian Gattas, Jack Plotnick, Richard Ruccolo, & Kostas Sommer
A Hollywood agent (dispatched to sign a “hot” new writer) and a sensitive gay man (waiting for a blind date), mistake each other for the person they were expecting to meet. Hilarity ensues.
Black
10:45 PM Wednesday October 8th
“East Coast Premiere”
39 min. - California
Directors: Seth & Nathan Anderson Writers: Seth & Nathan Anderson
Starring: Robert Mcatee & Seriina Covarrubias
In this supernatural thriller, a psychologist must face his own fear of death after his psychic wife invites a frightening presence into their lives. As they are both drawn into a situation where dreams easily fuse with reality, the distanced couple must find a common understanding or risk being cut off from each other forever. Set against a misty coastal backdrop, this fast-paced examination of existential dread and the threads that bind us beyond death is a sophisticated update in the grand tradition of the Twilight Zone and The Outer Limits.
Blood Soaked Sky
2:00 PM Saturday October 11th
8 min. - New York
Director: Wally Chung Writer: Wally Chung
Animation
A monster wreaks havoc in modern society.
Copasetic
10:45 PM Wednesday October 8th
8 min. - Illinois
Director: Josh Hope Writer: Josh Hope
Starring: Mikki Raphael Rosenberg & Katie Enright
Two Strangers accidentally meet and end up saving each other’s life.
Emulsion
10:30 PM Saturday October 11th
16 min. - Cincinnati
2008 Cincinnati Fringe Festival AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD
Best Short Film of the 2008 Colony Film Festival
Director: Ryan Lewis Writer: Ryan Lewis
Starring: Nick Rose, Jennifer Crilley
Dane Allen (Nick Rose) is faced with a life that is far from the exhilaration and fulfillment he had once envisioned. Disillusioned with the world as he knows it, Dane begins to question his function in life and as a result, neglects both his job and his marriage. While returning from a business trip, a mistake at the airport leaves Dane in possession of unfamiliar baggage. Its only contents are a handful of empty film canisters, a photograph of a sports car, a ring of keys and a single roll of undeveloped film. Attempting to locate the bag’s owner, Dane takes the roll to be developed. As he returns for the photographs, Dane is met by a detective (Robert Pavlovich), curious about his connection to a missing girl featured on the film. Convinced he is wrongly accused, a private investigator (Jennifer Crilley) offers to prove his innocence under one condition: Dane must assume a false identity for a few days, allowing her associates time to build a case in his defense. As time passes, Dane is forced to traverse the increasingly narrowing line between truth and fiction. Is Dane the only one using a façade? Only time will tell. Emulsion is the first chapter of a feature length film which will follow Dane as he evolves from an utterly forgettable cog to a potent activist who brings the forces that control his life to their knees.
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Eugene and the Worm
2:00 PM Sunday October 12th
13 min. - Illinois
Director: Josh Hope Writer: Josh Hope
Starring: Anthony Williams & Eric-Lee Olsen
Two awkward teenagers challenge street bullies to a game of basketball in order to win enough money to finish their robot.
Flourtown
2:00 PM Saturday October 11th
9 min. - Minnesota
Director: William Slichter Writers: William Slichter & Barbara Kingsly
Starring: Sally Wingert, Steve Yoakam & Kevin Kling
In an alternate reality, Flourtown is a city owned and run by a group of rich and powerful industrialists. In this one-factory town, tornadoes are manufactured and sold as weapons of war. Strewn on the outskirts of town are open ore mines where slave labor digs up the needed ore used to manufacture the tornadoes. Two boys suffocate in a landslide at one of the abandoned pit mines. The parents of the boys come to grips with their tragic loss.
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Halloweenhead
2:00 PM Sunday October 12th
19 min - California
Director: Tommy Rennier Writer: Tommy Rennier
Starring: Charles Schomber & Trey Thomure
Tom Collins (Trey Thomure) is a socially incompetent young man who is in love with a girl from his work. He recruits his older brother, William (Charles Schomber), and soon they are off for an adventure that neither of them expected. After a bum destroys their car they must start walking to make it to the party. Along the way they must deal with kidnappers, farmers, and drained egos. Realistic older brother William wants to go home but Tom pushes forward with vigor. Wounded and alone, will Tom finally make a move on the girl of his dreams?
Immer Sommer (Always Summer)
2:00 PM Saturday October 11th
22 min. - Germany
Director: Michael Ruf Writer: Michael Ruf
Starring: Aline Staskowiak & Ulina am Ende
An improvisation theatre piece inspires the eloquently spoken Elisabeth to divulge a poignant story about Paul, a man from her past, to her granddaughter Simone. The story deeply moves Simone and she is certain - Elisabeth must see Paul again. Simone’s attempt to bring the both of them together wrests an uncharacteristic lightness from the perishability of her own life and makes her a dreamer who is no longer able to take compromises for truths and who could not make a greater effort to embrace her own existence.
Latch Key
5:30 PM Sunday October 12th
43 min. - Louisville
Director: Georgette Kleier Writer: Georgette Kleier
Starring: Greylyn Gregory, Adam Raque, Sara King, & Claire Longest
A mysterious stranger lurks in the woods as three children walk home from school… This thought provoking suspense-thriller reveals something from the past which creates unsuspecting and frightful events to occur.
Lettuce Break Bread
2:00 PM Sunday October 12th
6 min. - Louisville
Director: Tim Miller Writer: Tommy Huelsman
Starring: Tommy Huelsman & Heather Hill
Norman Baylor is back. This time his friend, Rusty Manslick, and his girlfriend Marie have arranged a blind date for Norman with Marie’s friend and coworker, Justine. Plans have been made for a romantic double date dinner. Norman wants nothing more than for this evening to be perfect, yet it’s his own “slip of the tongue” that sends the night spiraling into hilarious awkwardness. Before long, Rusty, Marie and Justine are all wondering if Norman has completely lost it or if he’s in fact quite the catch. Lettuce Break Bread is a delicious comedy worth sinking your teeth into.
Mae (Mother)
2:00 Saturday October 11th
World Premiere!
15 min. - Brazil
Director: Luis Pereira Writer: Louis Pereira
“Mother” is a dark humor comedy by Luis Antonio Pereira. Mother is a boss of the organized crime in Rio de Janeiro. She commands her actions from inside her fancy restaurant. The story starts, when her sister Silvia appears showing marks of violence in her face, done by her cop husband. They decide to take vengeance against him. Silvia goes with the Mother’s two bodyguards to the apartment of her husband’s lover. Besides the plot, the film has no violent scenes, and the methods applied by the bodyguards are curious and funny.
Race War: The Musical
2:00 PM Saturday October 11th
2008 48 Hour Film Festival “Audience Award Winner”
9 min. - Louisville
Director: James Cronin Writer: The Indicators
Starring: The Indicators
Red Autumn
10:00 PM Saturday October 11th
Winner of the 2008 Reynolda Film Festival Short Narrative category
2007 ASC John Alonzo Heritage Award Winnerfor Cinematography
15 min. - Louisville
Director: Mohammad “Mike” Elsherif Writer: Mohammad “Mike” Elsherif
Starring: Nicole Farmer & Mark Jeffrey Miller
Rick, a guy who has seen it all, finds himself in a drug deal that ends in murder. He’s killed Brenda and feels that his problems are over. Things change when a little girl comes to his doorstep looking for help.
Revenge of Lie
2:00 PM Saturday October 11th
12 min. - South Korea
Director: Kim Sang-Jun Writer: Kim Sang-Jun
Animation
This place is a closed city that have only small size trains those can run only on designated Rail as transportation. There are two snack bars those located in each side of railroad of street, having the struggle for existence. Both snack bars are run in the way or Drive_in for drivers who pass the railroad. The proprietress of the diner which is located in right side of the railroad succeed in having so many customers with her own beauty and sensual service of waitresses. So the proprietor who owns the snack bar in left side of the railroad lost all of his customers, so almost lose his common sense because he feels crisis extremely. After some thoughts, in very late night when it is deserted, he try to put poison into their foods after sneaking into the women’s snack bar. But there is no food or ingredient in the kitchen those he can put poison into. He founds out enormous secret of the women in the steal door which is at another side of the kitchen. That was a secret that the advertisement which say they cook with fresh ingredients with their own hands, actually the foods have been cooked by unsanitary facility and automatic machine. The beautiful women were actually ugly women who were covered their face with masks. However, he doesn’t tell it after much thought. He decides to deceive the proprietress and take the property with his fake muscle cloths and mask of handsome man. He chose to do it because he has to do the hard work at the snack bar even if he kick the women out from the town.
Shh!! It’s Alive
2:00 PM Sunday October 12th
Best Comedy - 2008 Fright Night Film Fest
15 min. - Louisville
Director: Ryan Cadima Writer: Ryan Cadima
Starring: Chuck Stephens, Gloria Marshall, Stephanie Wolz & Donald Thomas
A casual dinner party takes a dark turn as a rare side effect of eating beef wreaks havoc upon a group of friends.
Swimming to the Moon
10:45 PM Wednesday October 8th
Rome International Film Festival ‘07 Audience Choice Winner
13 min. - California
Director: Greg Thompson Writer: Greg Thompson
Starring: Becca Ashley & Eric McGraw
When burned-out rock star Orion Gold puts the moves on successful journalist, Dana Long, neither of them knows how to brace for the impact. Could Orion’s unique approach to like bring clarity to Dana’s career-driven existence? Could show be his missing muse? Someone’s going to fall…hard.
The BBC Challenge I & II “Fat” & “Bald”
2:00 PM Sunday October 12th
8 min. - Louisville
Director: Stu Pollard Writers: Matt Saunders, Brandon Moynihan & Stu Pollard
Starring: Matt Saunders & Brandon Moynihan
Matt Johnson was overweight and unhappy.
Then a friend suggested he take the BBC Challenge: 30 days of drinking nothing but Bluegrass Brewing Company beer. Brandon Johnson was bald, miserable, and alone. Then a friend suggested he take the BBC Challenge: 30 days of drinking nothing but Bluegrass Brewing Company beer.
The Passing
5:30 PM Sunday October 12th
17 min. - Louisville
Director: Saqib Siddik Writer: Saqib Saddik
Starring: Keegan Michael & Joher Coleman
‘The Passing’ is a coming-of-age story about a young boy who is suddenly faced with the terminal illness of his belovedgrandfather, the man he considers his hero. As he struggles with the idea of Grandpa’s mortality,he discovers that he has the power to keep Grandpa alive.
The Predator’s Return
10:30 PM Saturday October 11th
14 min. - Florida
Director: Jerald Fine Writer: Jerald Fine
Starring: Warren Stevens & Harry Lupu
A former concentration survivor living in a nursing facility discovers that it’s newest resident was the same Nazi officer that murdered his entire family 60 years earlier. This revelation sets up a nightmare confrontation that results in an unexpected ending.
The Syndicate
10:30 PM Thursday October 9th
38 min. - California
Director: Allan Steele Writer: Allan Steele
Starring: Sonny Marinelli, Rick Pasqualone & Allan Steel
Three Car wash employees quit their job for careers as international crime figures.
The Wind Fisherman
10:45 PM Wednesday October 8th
12 min. - California
Director: Anna McRoberts Writer: Anna McRoberts
Starring: Will McCormack & Maurice Godin
The Wind Fisherman lives in the windiest town in the world where he ‘fishes’ for things that have blown away and returns them to their rightful owners. His father, grand-father, great grand-father, and even great great grand-father before him were all Wind Fishermen but even though it is in his blood, it is not in his heart, at least not until he learns one of life’s most valuable lessons.
Twilight of Youth
10:30 PM Saturday October 11th
32 min. - Florida
Director: Jerald Fine Writer: Jerald Fine
A young, brash stockbroker who despises the elderly is transformed into an old man by a mysterious virus.
He than must deal with the consequences of the transformation.
Tyttonen (The Young Girl)
2:00 PM Saturday October 11th
Worldfest Houston International Film Festival - Platinum Award
Media That Matters Festival ‘07 - Tolerance Award
5 min. - Germany
Director: Fabian Giessler Writer: Fabian Giessler
Starring: Juha-Matti Koskela & Saara Välli
A dream that you dream alone is still only a dream, A dream that you dream together can be reality.
Understanding the Blues
10:30 PM Thursday October 9th
“World Premiere!”
16 min. - Georgia
Director: Nick L. Bach Writer: Nick L. Bach
Starring: West Cummings & Brian Boozer
Just when you think things can’t get any worse…they usually do. This film follows a day in the life of Guy, a normal average dude just trying to cope with the abandonment of his girlfriend when his friend Davis persuades him to hang out with him and have a good time. After a few hours of hanging out with Davis, Guy would gladly trade his day for one of Alexander Solzhenitsyn’s Russian Gulag imprisonment.
Voor een parr knikkers meer (For A Few Marbles More)
2:00 PM Saturday October 11th
Official Selection of over 150 Film Festivals World Wide
Most Selected Dutch (Short Film) Ever!
11 min - Netherlands
Director: Jelmar Hufen
Four ten–year-olds are kicked out of their favorite playground by two aggressive drunkards. When they realize their parents arenot going to help them, there’s only one solution. They have to find a way to get the toughest boy in the neighborhood to help them.
Waiting
10:30 Saturday October 11th
10 min. - California
Director: Anthony Scalafari Writer: Anthony Scalafari
Yeti Vengeance
2:00 Sunday October 12th
17 min. - Versailles
Director: George Maranville Writer: George Maranville
Starring: Suzanne Wallace Whayne & Dr. Frank Bettag
Casey Reynolds is just looking for that one audition that might get her back on Hollywood’s A-list. But she finds herself trapped in the world of Yeti Vengeance, another no-budget film produced by her fast-talking but lovable husband, Artie. But on Yeti Vengeance, Artie commits the gravest of cinematic offenses via a deceptive bit of second unit photography. So Casey quits, leaving the productionwithout her climactic death scene. Now Artie is scrambling for a way finish the picture as he juggles keeping the crew motivated and pleading with Casey to return to the set for her final scene. A movie within a movie, Yeti Vengeance is a romantic horror-comedy and a genre-blending send-up of and homage to the good old days of drive-in schlock.
Eight documentaries and 31 short films have also been selected. More information on all selected films can be found on the festival website. Each filmmaker will be allowed a table in the lobby of the auditorium with which they can meet with audience members before and after their film screening as well as signs autographs, sell merchandise, give away promotion materials, or what ever else they choose. Please keep in mind not all filmmakers will be able to attend the festival.
While the festival will not be juried, there will be an Awards Competition. Winners will be determined by audience vote. Categories will include: Best Documentary, Best Short Film, Best Feature Film and Best of Fest. Each winner will receive a statuette with their name and film name engraved on it.
After parties will be held following the days screenings at 4th Street Live!
The schedule is as follows:
Wednesday: Tengo sed Cantina
Thursday: Angels Rock Bar
Friday: Hotel Night Club
Saturday: Angels Rock Bar
Admission will be free with a day or festival pass. Each evening location will offer drink specials to festival attendees.
The Inaugural Derby City Film Festival opens October 8 and runs through October 12, from 7 – 11 PM Wednesday thru Friday evenings, Saturday 11 a.m. - 11 PM. and Sunday 11a.m. through 7 PM. All screenings will be held at the Louisville Memorial Auditorium.
