2013 Shorts / Commercials/ Music Videos

LA Femme International Film Festival

SHORTS/ COMMERCIALS/ MUSIC VIDEOS 2013

A COOL DARK PLACE

OCT 17, 10-12 NOON

VENUE 2

DIRECTOR

TIFFANY FRANCES

PRODUCERS

GIUSEPPE ARDIZZONE, JAMES HOWELL, STEPHANIE DOMINI

RT: 15 MIN

CAST: Martin Harvey, Stephanie Domini

SYNOPSIS: With the success of Walter’s club, Metropolis, his ego and appetite for power is growing to the mob’s chagrin. His wife enters the nightclub to find some things have changed.

 

 

A SLOW DAY IN COMEDY (Animation)

OCT 18, 6-8 PM

VENUE 1

DIRECTOR/PRODUCER

LIBBY WARD

RT: 3 MIN

SYNOPSIS:  When the writers’ well has run dry, a silly news story saves the day and the jokes practically write themselves!

 

AL OTRO LADO

OCT 17, 4-6 PM

VENUE 1

DIRECTOR/PRODUCER

ALICIA ALBARES

RT: 19 MIN

CAST: Ramon Barea, William Miller, Xenia Sevillano

SYNOPSIS: Writer Sara Sanabria, and her lover, Adolfo Santolaya, lived their lives absorbed by just one obsession: a gate that ended in an unknown dimension in an abandoned mansion.

 

ANCHOR

OCT 18, 4-6 PM

VENUE 2

DIRECTORS

ELIYA REIS, MEG WECHTER

PRODUCER

ALEX R. MA

RT: 16 MIN

SYNOPSIS: Katherine, a German immigrant in Israel, is trying to get off the sedative her Israeli husband is bringing her from his work as a psychiatrist.

A SUBSEQUENT LIFE

0CTOBER 19, 12-2PM

VENUE 2

DIRECTORS

KATIE BOLAND, REBEKA MISKIN

PRODUCERS

REBEKA MISKIN, Erika Lobko

RT: 8MIN

CAST:  Katie Boland, Rebeka Miskin, Kit Weyman

SYNOPSIS: A life recounts select excerpts of a young woman’s life which has been forever changed in the wake of her only brother’s death.

 

BAILEY

OCT 20, 12-2 PM

VENUE 2

DIRECTOR

MINA BABAN

PRODUCER

PAULO TESTOLINI, MINA BABAN, ARMAN BABAN, RYAN LIMB

RT: 7 MIN

CAST: Azad Saadegh-vaziri, Scott Friend

SYNOPSIS: Kyle is sent out to put down his dog, under the watchful eye of his older brother, he discovers that men don’t make choices: choices make men.

 

BIG IN L.A.

OCT 19, 2-4 PM

VENUE 1

DIRECTOR

NORMAN CAMBRIDGE

PRODUCERS

LUCIAN LEVY, MICHELE BROURMAN, STEPHAN OBERHOFF

RT: 7 MIN

CAST: Joelle Amery, Emry Daley, Kelli Wegoda, Nevi Kanel

SYNOPSIS: A young British schoolgirl suffering from extreme alopecia escapes her inevitable bullying in dreary London for sunny L.A., daring to live out her wildest dreams.

 

BLITZ (Animation)

OCT 19, 4-6 PM

VENUE 1

DIRECTOR/PRODUCER

NANCY CHUNG

RT: 5 MIN

SYNOPSIS:  A girl goes through puberty… in about 0.38 seconds

 

BUSINESS OR PLEASURE

OCT 17, 6-7 PM

VENUE 1

DIRECTOR

SARA ZOFKO

PRODUCER

MONTANA MANN

RT: 18 MIN

CAST: Lindsay Frame, Michelle Pascarella

SYNOPSIS: After looking for love in all the wrong places, art student Rebekah falls in love with the manager of the world’s most glamour lingerie store after a single bra-fitting.

 

CONFESSIONS

OCT 18, 2-4 PM

VENUE 2

DIRECTOR/PRODUCER

MIJEE KIM

RT: 17 MIN

CAST: Geunseop Han

SYNOPSIS: A strange woman reminds a man of his sister he has tried to not think about for a decade. He’s forced to recall a horrific event.

 

CRAZY TOWN

OCT 18, 12-2 PM

VENUE 2

DIRECTOR

JULES DAMERON

PRODUCER

CARSON TURELL

RT: 20 MIN

CAST: Sean Young, Kyla E. Druckman, Michael Monks

SYNOPSIS:  After a life time of country living Eve has decided to run away to the most magical place on earth: Hollywood! She soon finds that every thing’s not as it seems.

 

CRUSHED

OCT 18, 6-8 PM

VENUE 1

DIRECTOR

PAOLA ANDREA ARIZA

PRODUCER

FABIAN DAVIS

RT: 7 MIN

CAST: Chris Harden, Gavanne Johnson

SYNOPSIS: Following her promiscuous older sister’s example, a persistent seven-year-old devises misguided plans to attract her teacher, failing miserably each time.

 

DANGER OVERHEAD POWERLINES

OCT 18, 10-12 NOON

VENUE 2

DIRECTOR

MIA MULLARKEY

PRODUCER

SINEAD O’BRIEN

RT: 24 MIN

SYNOPSIS: 65 year old Teresa Treacy as she battles against Ireland’s largest international semi-state corporation, the Electricity Supply Board.

 

DOG BOY

OCT 19, 10-12 NOON

VENUE 1

DIRECTOR

JESSICA TOWNSEND

PRODUCERS

JACK TENNANT, MARGARET GLOVER

RT: 15 MIN

CAST: Joel Fry, Melanie Gutteridge, Chris Hatherall

SYNOPSIS: An odd but gentle man, Trevor, with a gift for calming agitated animals works as a dog warden in a neighborhood under attack by a feral dog.

 

FADE

OCT 18, 6-8 PM

VENUE 2

DIRECTOR

TARA MOINI

PRODUCER

BILLY SMITH

RT: 13 MIN

CAST: Tara, Tui HoChee, Parish Rahbar

SYNOPSIS:  Seated at a wake, Shay is grieving her loss when suddenly confronted by Angel, a man with a piercing stare.

 

FEMINIST RAPPER

OCT 20, 10 AM-12 NOON

VENUE 2

DIRECTOR/PRODUCER

KILEY VORNDRAN

RT: 19 MIN

CAST: Brittany Williams, Leland White, Noel Santiago

SYNOPSIS:  A feminist blogger is unexpectedly thrown into the rap industry with the promise of a career, but how far is she willing to go to express her ideas?

 

FINO ALL’ULTIMO MINUTO

OCT 17, 6-7 PM

VENUE 1

DIRECTOR

SIMO MANFREDI

PRODUCER

JEREMY CHILVERS

RT: 19 MIN

CAST: Flavia Watson, Matias Masucci

SYNOPSIS:  Anna and Luca have had a long distance relationship for many years, but is presented with a special opportunity to follow her dream and career abroad.

 

FOR YOUR SAFETY

OCT 19, 4-6 PM

VENUE 1

DIRECTOR

JJ VAZQUEZ

PRODUCERS

JENNIFER GWEN HART, KAY POIRO

RT: 3 MIN

CAST: Alissa Christensen, Gabriel DeVine

SYNOPSIS:  Cocky frat boy tries to seduce a flight attendant who takes her job way to seriously.

 

GOLDTOOTH

OCT 19, 2-4 PM

VENUE 1

DIRECTOR

LAUREN BRINKMAN

PRODUCER

ADAM RUCKERSFELDT

RT: 8 MIN

CAST: Dayton Sinkia, Kennedy Brice

SYNOPSIS:  Eight-year-old Debbie hates cleaning for her Nana. What she needs is a fairy godmother, but what she gets is a pimp.

 

GOOD NIGHT

OCT 20, 12-2 PM

VENUE 1

DIRECTOR

MUIERIEL D’ANSEMBOURG

PRODUCER

EVA SIGURDARDOTTIR

RT: 27 MIN

CAST: Anna Hogarth, Rosie Day, Jay Taylor

SYNOPSIS:  Rachel and Chloe are done with being innocent 14-year-olds. They head into town on a secret night out, dressed way beyond their years and oozing a sexuality they barely own.

GRANNY BABY

OCT 18, 2-4 PM

VENUE 1

DIRECTOR/PRODUCER

EVA COLMERS

RT: 9 MIN

CAST: Aidan Hamilton, Joyce Doolittle, Kris Loranger, Nicole Wassill

SYNOPSIS:  Young Jack is excited to pick up his new baby sister and Mom from the hospital. When he and his Dad enter the busy waiting room, Jack bumps into an old, confused Granny.

 

GRANTED

OCT 18, 10 AM-12 NOON

VENUE 1

DIRECTOR

CAIT SHULL

PRODUCER

DEIRDRE MORALES

RT: 13 MIN

CAST: Amanda Pajer, Amaya Ramos, Mike Kalinowski

SYNOPSIS:  Veronica’s determined to cheer up her distant husband, but he won’t tell her how! Then she’s granted the power to see his wish, but wishes are harder than they look.

 

HARLEQUIN

OCT 19, 2-4 PM

VENUE 2

DIRECTOR

TARA ALEXIS

PRODUCERS

TARA ALEXIS, ARI ROBBINS, CHRISTOPHER ROPER

RT: 16 MIN

CAST: Dane Haines, Jose Rosete, Lea Vonn

SYNOPSIS:  Feeling entitled to more than she truly deserves, Claudia Davis decides to take on a new persona and begin robbing convenience stores.

 

I DO

OCT 19, 4-6 PM

VENUE 1

DIRECTOR/PRODUCER

PATRICK REA

RT: 6 MIN

CAST: Cinnamon Schultz, Robert P. Campbell, Vanessa Rapp

SYNOPSIS:  A little girl robbed of her future chooses one last wish to be fulfilled by her loving parents. The family embraces one pure moment of innocence before time runs out.

 

IF I WERE A BELL

OCT 17, 4-6 PM

VENUE 2

DIRECTOR

SHERESE ROBINSON LEE

PRODUCERS

MARY LOU LEE, ROXANA PETZOLD

RT: 20 MIN

CAST: Famecia Ward, Hasaan Gilmer, Sol Goode

SYNOPSIS: A romantic story of two brothers unexpectedly caught in a passionate love triangle with a rising sexy female rapper. This sensual story of love and betrayal is told through vivid provocative rhyme.

 

IL CIELO D’INVERNO / THE WINTER SKY

OCT 20, 10 AM-12 NOON

VENUE 2

DIRECTOR/ PRODUCER

EGLE DE NUZZO

RT: 14 MIN

SYNOPSIS:  Ludovica, a 13 year old girl, dreams of being an astronomer. She goes to the planetarium and meets a mysterious woman who seems to know her secret dreams.

 

ILLNESS

OCT 19, 10 AM-12 NOON

VENUE 2

DIRECTOR

JONATHAN BUCARI

PRODUCER

CARINA RUSH

RT: 15 MIN

CAST: Cheryl Allison, Julian Murdoch, Noah David Silverman

SYNOPSIS:  Illness is a story about the tragic fate of Timothy, a thirteen-year-old boy with a terrible mental illness, and the ever-growing fear of his parents.

 

I’M NOT HERE

OCT 17, 10 AM-12 NOON

VENUE 1

DIRECTOR

MEG WEIDNER, BEN MANER

PRODUCER

MEG WEIDNER

RT: 4 MIN

CAST: Meg Weidner, Courtney Jarrell, Lexie Weidner

SYNOPSIS:  Grace recognizes she was no more present in her life and her living relationships than someone who is already dead in the grave.

 

JILL AND JENNY

OCT 18, 10 AM-12 NOON

VENUE 2

DIRECTOR

VIVIENNE AU YEUNG

PRODUCER

JESSICA LAFRANCE

RT: 4 MIN

CAST: Jessica Lafrance, Jessica Kennedy

SYNOPSIS:  In a new web series, Jill and Jenny meet under odd circumstances. After setting up an interview to see if they would be good roommates, Jill breaks social norms.

 

KILLING VIVIAN

OCT 18, 6-8PM

VENUE 1

DIRECTOR

MANDY FABIAN

PRODUCERS

MICHELLE GERSHON, JACE HALL, KRISTIN HOLT, ASHLEY KELLY

RT: 12 MIN

CAST: Missi Pyle, Paul Witten, Jason George

SYNOPSIS:  Megan is right there to help her best friend David cope with the news that his beloved companion is dying. But Megan’s good intentions turn into a jealous obsession.

 

LA GALLINA DEGOLLADA

OCT 17, 4-6PM

VENUE 2

DIRECTOR

JENNIFER WINTERBOTHAM

PRODUCER

DANIEL TANTALEAN

RT: 18 MIN

CAST: Cisco Saavedra, Diego Martinez, Felipa Lerma, Issac Garcia

SYNOPSIS:  In this re-imagining of Quiroga’s classic, a professor must decide whether to salvage his marriage or amend his negligence towards their three mentally handicapped sons.

 

LOVE MUFFIN

OCT 20, 2-4 PM

VENUE 2

DIRECTORS

ANJALIKA LOBO, GUSTAVO ROSA

PRODUCER

JESS KEAN

RT: 10 MIN

CAST: Sasha Kida, Katelyn Coffey, Miles Cuppy

SYNOPSIS:  Jean is in 4th grade and is in love with a boy in her class. In order for him to fall in love with her, she craftily creates a love potion, adds it to a muffin and gives it to him.

 

MAQUETTE 1:1000

OCT 20, 2-4 PM

VENUE 2

DIRECTOR

DORIS CHIA-CHING LIN

PRODUCERS

DORIS CHIA-CHING LIN, J. MAKARY, NAOMI LEVINE

RT: 30 MIN

CAST: Ming Yang, Ray Yeh, Robert Carlton

SYNOPSIS:  Lan is pursuing her education in architecture in Philadelphia, PA, a city that has little cultural similarity to where she grew up in Taiwan.

 

MEI (Animation)

OCT 17, 12-2 PM

VENUE 2

DIRECTOR/PRODUCER

MARGARET TO

RT: 5 MIN

SYNOPSIS:  A mixed-media animated short that takes the viewer through the director’s journey with her caretaker, Mei, while capturing little moments that she reminisces about in Hong Kong.

 

MOVING ON

OCT 17, 10 AM-12PM

Venue 1

DIRECTOR

STEPHANIE T. KEEFER

PRODUCERS

DARREN T. MANGLER, MARIETTA PUTIGNANO

RT: 12 MIN

CAST: Stephanie T. Keefer, Darren T. Mangler, Marietta Putignano

SYNOPSIS: When Gwen loses both her boyfriend and then her house, she has no choice but to move in with her little brother. What do you do when you find yourself back at square one?

 

NOAH’S WORLD

OCT 17, 2-4 PM

VENUE 2

DIRECTOR

YUN LIANG

PRODUCER

APOLLINE BETTY

RT: 10 MIN

CAST: Dina Vovsi, Holden Droege

SYNOPSIS:  Despite living in a dull basement cellar of an old New York apartment building, life is never colorless for Noah and Ma with their big imagination.

 

OBIT

OCT 19, 2-4 PM

VENUE 2

DIRECTOR

BRIAN TOLLE

PRODUCERS

GEETHA REDDY, BRIAN TOLLE

RT: 10 MIN

CAST: George Maguire, Sandra Fish, Tom Swift

SYNOPSIS:  As his daughter writes an obituary, a man struggling with dementia is overwhelmed by memories and escapes from his world into ours.

 

PRIVATE WAR

OCT 17, 6-7 PM

VENUE 1

DIRECTOR

RICHARD GASPARIAN

PRODUCER

STACY EKSTEIN

RT: 13 MIN

CAST: Jessica Andres, David Nathie Barnes

SYNOPSIS: As a woman in the Marine Corps, Olive finds she must constantly prove herself, but she also discovers bonds of sisterhood and of friendship.

 

SHIFTING GEARS

OCT 19, 12-2 PM

VENUE 1

DIRECTOR

KRISTEN DUNN

PRODUCER

ARIEL THOMAS

RT: 18 MIN

CAST: Chelsea Kurtz, Alberto Jorrin, Asa Walker

SYNOPSIS:  A female race car driver is given a once in a lifetime opportunity to make it big in the racing industry,she must decide where her passions and loyalty really lie.

 

SIX LETTER WORD

OCT 19, 4-6 PM

VENUE 2

 DIRECTOR

LISANNE SARTOR

PRODUCER

LISANNE SARTOR, ANTHONY SARTOR, DERRICK

RT: 17 MIN

CAST: Rumer Willis , August Sunseri, Josh Braaten, Rio Mangini,

SYNOPSIS:  An unlikely mom (Rumer Willis) is forced to confront her son’s autism after an unexpected encounter with one of her johns.

 

SOBER

OCT 18, 10 AM-12 NOON

VENUE 2

DIRECTOR

MARTA MCGONAGLE

PRODUCERS

CAITY ENGLER, JEREMY SCRIPTER, JEFF KALLIGHERI, RYAN CROSS, STEPHEN BOWEN

RT: 9 MIN

CAST: Alicia Lagano, Dina Leiva, Francesca Fauci

SYNOPSIS:  After a mother drinks with her teenage daughter and friends, she is forced to face the consequences of her alcoholism when an almost fatal car wreck paralyzes a 15 year old girl.

 

SUITE FOR TWO BAND GEEKS

OCT 19, 12-2 PM

VENUE 2

DIRECTOR

ELIZABETH IVERSON

PRODUCER

AUBREY DAVIS

RT: 18 MIN

CAST: Chris O’Brien, Heather Pasternak, Catherine Kim

SYNOPSIS:  When Lynn, a shy flute player, sees an opportunity to get to play a duet at the next concert with the dreamy oboist, she challenges the top flute for the part.

THE CUTLASS

OCT 17, 4-6 PM

VENUE 2

DIRECTOR

DARISHA BERESFORD

PRODUCER

DREW UMLAND

RT: 12 MIN

CAST: Arnold Goindhan, Lisa Hirschmann

SYNOPSIS:  Based on true events, this is the story of a young woman who falls into the grasp of a dangerous sociopath set in the jungles of Trinidad.

 

THE FIFTH STAGE OF LABOR

OCT 18, 6-8 PM

VENUE 2

DIRECTOR/PRODUCER

CYNTHIA LUBOW

RT: 8 MIN

CAST: EMILIE TALBOT, MARC MAYNON

SYNOPSIS: When a single lesbian mom’s only son is about to leave for college, his telling her he’s selling marijuana to ease her financial pressure.

 

THE GIFT

OCT 20, 10 AM-12 NOON

VENUE 1

DIRECTOR

VIVIANNE JUNDI

PRODUCERS

VIVIANNE JUNDI, ALEXANDRE AVANCINI

RT: 17 MIN

CAST: Branca Messina

SYNOPSIS: A young woman opens her door and finds a gift containing a seed. The seed grow quite fast and by the end of the seventh day, the small tree cannot fit inside anymore.

 

THE LAND BETWEEN

OCT 17, 2-4 PM

VENUE 1

DIRECTOR/PRODUCER

MELISSA RUE

RT: 13 MIN

CAST: Phoebe Jacobs, Kyle Wise

SYNOPSIS:  A lyrical film about a young girl who tries to help an Iraq Veteran emerge from the nightmare of war.

 

THE LAST FLOWER (Animation)

OCT 19, 12-2 PM

VENUE 1

DIRECTOR/ PRODUCER

SIMA BAGHERY

RT: 5 MIN

SYNOPSIS:  A world war had been destroyed the entire civilization. Everybody is wondering around lost and neglecting each other, until one day a young girl finds the last flower on earth.

 

THE LAST TIME (Animation)

OCT 18, 4-6 PM

VENUE 2

 DIRECTOR

CANDY KUGEL

PRODUCER

MARILYN KRAEMER

RT: 5 MIN

SYNOPSIS:  Vincent Cafarelli and Candy Kugel worked together for 38 years making animated films. Vincent went to bed and never woke up. ‘The Last Time’ is a tribute to their collaboration.

THE WINTER

OCT 18, 12-2 PM

VENUE 1

DIRECTOR

TERESA SUTHERLAND

PRODUCER

KELLY POOR

RT: 14 MIN

CAST: Allison Horack, Mark Booker, Rick Tamblyn

SYNOPSIS:  When her husband is dragged into the darkness, a woman must survive the elements of frontier Kansas. However, something evil is waiting outside her door.

TOWING

OCT 18, 2-4 PM

VENUE 2

DIRECTOR

WENHWA TS’AO

PRODUCER

KAREN LOOP

RT: 14 MIN

CAST: Camille Guaty, Casey Wilson, Adam Pilver

SYNOPSIS:  A female veteran has a fateful night in which her experiences in the war come back to challenge her as she’s yet again forced to face meaningless death.

 

WANNABE

OCT 20, 2-4 PM

VENUE 1

DIRECTOR

CHRISTINA CAMPAGNOIA

PRODUCER

DUSTIN WALDMAN

RT: 8 MIN

CAST: Dharbi Jens, Keaton Coates

SYNOPSIS: Brooke, a tomboy in her preteens, has just joined The Spice Girls, the popular clique in her neighborhood, hoping to attract the attention of her crush Tommy.

 

WONDER (Animation)

OCT 17, 4-6 PM

VENUE 1

DIRECTOR/PRODUCER

NIKKI LEMON

RT: 4 MIN

SYNOPSIS: An urban cityscape comes to life as Sage finds wonder through her imagination, transforming her world into one just a little bit stranger.

 

YAMASHITA (Animation)

OCT 19, 12-2 PM

VENUE 2

 DIRECTOR

HAYLEY FOSTER

RT: 10 MIN

SYNOPSIS: A young Japanese-American girl struggles with discovering her identity, heritage, and the loss of her connection to her past.

 

YEARNING

OCT 18, 10 AM-12 NOON

VENUE 2

DIRECTOR/PRODUCER

EVA DAOUD

RT: 12 MIN

CAST: Lama Ibrahim, Ali Al Ibrahim, Fadi Sbeih

SYNOPSIS: Rose, affected by a brain tumor and emotional crisis, has started to confuse between those who are dead in her life from those still living. Rose escapes the hospital.

 MUSIC VIDEOS

 

ILLUSIONS

OCT 19, 12-2 PM

VENUE 2

DIRECTOR

MICHAEL PESCASIO

PRODUCERS

IRINA MALEEVA, MICHELE BROURMAN, STEPHAN OBERHOFF

RT: 6 MIN

SYNOPSIS:  The ‘Illusions’ video combines two powerfully emotional songs, ‘Illusions’ and ‘I Don’t Want To Know,’ to muse about how the reality of life is sometimes harsh.

 

JET

OCT 20, 2-4 PM

VENUE 1

DIRECTOR

DEVEREUX MILLBURN

PRODUCER

ANNIE MINOGUE

RT: 4 MIN

SYNOPSIS:  A remake of Paul McCartney’s song ‘Jet’ performed by the Annie Minogue Band featuring reggae artist Mystic Bowie. The music video captures the fun and playfulness of summer.

 

SANDY HOOK

OCT 17, 12-2 PM

VENUE 1

DIRECTOR/PRODUCER

LISA ARNOLD

RT: 6 MIN

SYNOPSIS:  A tribute song for the Sandy Hook families and community by Country Artist Jimmy Eugene.

 COMMERCIALS

 

OBSESSION

OCT 18, 8-10 PM

VENUE 1

DIRECTOR

MONTANA MANN

PRODUCER

NATALIA LAX

RT: 1 MIN

SYNOPSIS: Obsession is about a young woman who becomes intoxicated by the scent of her lost lover.

 

THE PHOTOSHOOT

OCT 18, 8-10PM

VENUE 1

DIRECTOR/PRODUCER

ANGIE CORNER

RT: 1 MIN

SYNOPSIS: When an overweight crew member jacks a photo-shoot from two unsuspecting, yet bored models, an eccentric photographer finds his Doritos muse.