OFF 2011 Printed Program

This project partially funded by agrant from the Oxford Convention

and Visitors Bureau

Feb. 10-13’11

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Festival Schedule 20��• Unlessotherwiseindicated,allfilmswillscreenatMalco’sOxfordStudioCinema(s1=screen1,s2=screen2,s3=screen3)• Allfilmscontainadultcontentandarenotrecommendedforchildrenunder18unlessotherwiseindicated.• Alltimesaretentativeandsubjecttochange.Refertoourwebsite(oxfordfilmfest.com)forthelatestinfoonguestscheduling,panel,andeventinfo.

Screen 1 Screen 2 Screen 3

FRIDAYFebruary 11Three Screens

11:00am WhentheHurlyburly’sDone+FirstSunrise11:40am TWOGATESOFSLEEP 1:15pm FilmsofLesBlank:THEBLUESACCORDINGTO

LIGHTNIN’HOPKINS+DRYWOOD 3:00pm Queen’sDay+WHEREIBEGIN 5:30pm MISSISSIPPIINNOCENCE 7:40pm Sexting+Pillow 8:30pm BROTHERHOOD10:10pm LATENIGHTBLOCK:Shock+MonsterHunt

withJamesandKevin+BloodTherapy+HappyFace+NightofthePunks+Murderabilia+RiverCityDead

11:00am SHORTSBLOCK:Conlang+April+Seeing+Untitled+Antiquities

1:00pm OurTimeTogether+PASSENGERPIGEONS

3:45pm BEIJINGTAXI 5:15pm RobertBox:Perfectforthe

Kitchen+SOUTHERNBELLE 7:00pm MISSISSIPPIINNOCENCE 8:30pm Mozambique+God’sSquare

Mile10:15pm EVERYDAYSUNSHINE:THE

STORYOFFISHBONE

11:00am RobynHitchcockinMemphis11:45am THEGIRLSINTHEBAND 1:30pm SPEEDPITCHPANEL 3:30pm SkimmingtheSurface+The

MudandtheBlood 4:00pm THEPRUITT-IGOEMYTH:AN

URBANHISTORY 6:00pm TheWorldofFilmFestivals+

GodofLove+S&MLAWNCARE 8:00pm SkipTown+WORSTINSHOW 9:30pm THESECRETTOAHAPPYENDING

SATURDAYFebruary 12ThreeScreens

10:00am ANIMATIONBLOCK:PrayersforPeace+TheThomasBealeCipher+TheBirdsUpstairs+TheSasquatchandtheGirl+Amazonia+AllinYourHead+Ninjasvs.Guilt+Irasshai+StationaryGuardRobot+ForaFistfulofSnow+TheLifeandTimesofaDustBunny

11:10am MISSISSIPPIMUSICVIDEOBLOCK12:15pm PANEL:CONVERSATIONWITHMICHAELADAMS 1:30pm TheHangingofBigToddWade 2:00pm MISSISSIPPIDOCUMENTARYBLOCK:When

CottonBlossoms+TheSadWaltz+TheSouthWillRiseAgain+BrownFamilyDairy+SmokesandEars+Valentease

4:45pm MISSISSIPPINARRATIVEBLOCK:BloodFeud+TheMistake+Lukos+TreatorEat

6:00pm ArkansasTraveler 6:25pm 25K 8:30pm AWARDSCEREMONY(includedwithSaturday

pass,multi-daypasses,andVIPpasses) 9:45pm PARTYatthePowerhouseCommunityArts

Center(separateticketrequiredfordayandmulti-daypasses;admissionincludedwithVIPpass)

10:00am TheWorldofFilmFestivals+GodofLove+S&MLAWNCARE

12:15pm SkimmingtheSurface+TheMudandtheBlood

12:45pm THEPRUITT-IGOEMYTH:ANURBANHISTORY

2:30pm RobynHitchcockinMemphis 3:15pm TheGirlsintheBand 5:00pm SkipTown+TheHappyPoet 7:00pm BEIJINGTAXI

10:00am MASTERCLASS:Howtomakeatrailertopromoteyourfilm

11:20am OurTimeTogether+PASSENGERPIGEONS

2:00pm EXPERIMENTALBLOCK:Roundabout+YellowMoon+InsideOut/SideOut+TheConjureWoman+VoiceontheLine+Flutter+Self-portraitSleepParalysis+Aliki+AMoviebyJenProctor+WrestlingwithmyFather+DanceofPrincessHiroshibelle

3:30pm WORSTINSHOW 4:45pm Sand+GroundedbyReality 5:20pm WHATIFCANNABISCURED

CANCER? 6:20pm SHORTSBLOCK:Conlang+April

+Seeing+Untitled+Antiquities

SUNDAYFebruary 13Three Screens

11:00am TBA,Checkoxfordfilmfest.comfordetails12:30pm ANIMATIONBLOCK 2:00pm GroundedbyReality+MISSISSIPPI

INNOCENCE 4:00pm Queen’sDay+WHEREIBEGIN

11:00am WhentheHurlyburly’sDone+FirstSunrise

11:40am TWOGATESOFSLEEP 1:10pm Sexting+Pillow 1:45pm BROTHERHOOD 4:00pm THEHAPPYPOET 4:20pm WORSTINSHOW 5:30pm ALLWORK

11:00am RobertBox:PerfectfortheKitchen+Sand

11:25am EVERYDAYSUNSHINE:THESTORYOFFISHBONE

1:45pm Mozambique+God’sSquareMile

2:50pm SOUTHERNBELLE 4:20pm WHATIFCANNABISCURED

CANCER? 5:20pm BILLLILLYBUILDSA

GREENHOUSE

THURSDAYFebRUARY 10LYRIC THeATeR

6:00pmThackerMountainRadio 7:30pmFestivalIntro 7:45pmWernerHerzogEatsHisShoe

8:15pmSpanolaPepperSauceCompany 8:45pmBrother’sJustice

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THURSDAY,FEB.10,9:30amMEEKHALLAUDITORIUM(UMCampus)PANEL:ConversationwithCastingAgentTracyKilpatrick

FRIDAY,FEB.11,9:00amFULTONCHAPEL(UMCampus)PANEL:ConversationwithFilmandMusicProducerAndrewMeyer

SATURDAY,FEB.12,10:00am-2:00pmFamily-FriendlyFilmsLAFAYETTECOUNTY-OXFORDPUBLICLIBRARY(401BramlettBlvd.)10:00amTheNorthStar+SafetySmart:AboutFire+ThisWayUp+TheTrampoline10:45amOppositeDay•12:00pmSecondChances•12:30pmMyDogSkip

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Roll CReditS...eighth Annual Oxford Film Festival

(2011)executive director:

MollyFergusson

Co-directors:MicahGinn,MichelleEmanuel,MelanieAddington

Hospitality coordinator:DialaChaney

Volunteers Coordinator:KristinRogers

Transportation Tsar:DannyWatson

Special events CoordinatorJoeYork

Interns:AmandaMalloy,JillianPecoraro,JamesRobertson

Technical Staff:MatthewGraves,GregGray,AndyHarper,

SarahKellum,“Cookie”ChrisWilliams,JoeYork

experimental Curator:BrookeWhite

Screening Tsar:LauraSheppardson

Jury Wrangler:ArikSokol

Staff Photographer:DannyKlimetz

Screening Committee:WayneAndrews,ValenaBeety,KatherineRhodesFields,LanceHerrington,TracyCaseKoslowski,JoshuaFirst,

MinjooOh,EmmyParkes,AntonioReyes,AnnieThomas,JimmyThomas,DurantThompson,AnnetteTrefzer,

TamaraWarhol,AlyssaWilson

Poster and Ad Design:AmyWoodwardEvans/WideEyeDesign

Program Design:SusanBauerLee/CoolDogCreative

Special Thanks To: AidanAddington,HarryAddington,LyndaAddington,BillBeckwith,BradleyBishop,ElliottChaney,PhillipChaney,DaisyCheng,John

Currence,DianneFergusson,JoyceFreeland,CourtneyHall,MetaPooleGinn,JoJoGinn,ErikJambor,NathanMcDaniel,KathrynMcGaw,Johnny

McPhail,SusanMcPhail,CarolMockbee,KarenScott,BartonSegal,KevinStuart,SmithStuart,EthanStuart,andthecitizensofOxford.

Advisory board JoeyLaurenAdams,JohnCurrence,SamHaskell,RayMcKinnon,DonnaRuthRoberts,NeilWhite

The Oxford Film Festival is an independent non-profit organization with 501c3 status. All donations are tax-deductible.

Contact us! [email protected] or call 877.560.FILM

oxfordfilmfest.com

Find us on Facebook and Twitter….

WelcometotheeighthannualOxfordFilmFestival.Wearepleasedtopresentaslateoffilmsappealingtoavarietyofinterests,butwithonethingincommon:theyreflectthespiritofindependentfilmmaking.Fromnarrativefeaturesandshortstodocumentaryfeaturesandshortstoanimationandexperimentalshorts,therereallyissomethingforeveryone.

Whatmakesafilmfestivaldifferentfromyouraverageweekendatthemovies?There’stheopportunitytoseefilmsthatnormallydon’tmakeittoourneckofthewoods,butafilmfestivalalsooffersachancetointeractwiththefilmmak-ersthemselves.AskyourburningquestionsduringtheQ&Asessions,orapproachafilmmakerintheMalcolobby.That’swhythey’rehere:togetfeedbackfromtheiraudiencesinawaythatisn’tpossiblewithaDVDsale.Createaloginwithouronlinecatalog,FestivalGenius,andleavecommentsforthefilmmakers,especiallyfortheoneswhocouldn’tjoinus.BuyatickettoSaturdaynight’safter-awardspartyatthePowerhouse,andminglewiththefilmmakersbeforetheyleaveonSunday.

Manyofourfilmmakersarejuststartingtheircareers,whileothersareveteransofthefestivalcircuit.SomearereturningtoOxfordafterhavingtheirfilmsinpreviousyearsofourfestival.Theyareashappytobehereaswearetohavethem.

Wewelcomeyourfeedback!Pleasesendyourcommentstoinfo@oxfordfilmfest.com,orwriteanoteonyouraudienceballot.Itisbecauseofyourfeedbackthatwetrytoprogrammanyofourblockstwice,and–thisyear–havebroughtbackpassestoindividualfilms.

Weareproudtogiveyouareasontoleaveyourhouseonacold(possiblywet)Februaryweekend.Wehopeyoulovethefilmswehaveprogrammedasmuchaswedo.

Enjoytheshow!

Molly,Micah,Michelle,Melanie

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Double Feature! thacker Mountain radio + opening Night Films @ the lyric theaterThursday, Feb. 10 starting at 6:00pm Tickets = $20, general admission to benefit both Thacker Mountain Radio and the Oxford Film Festival and support the arts in MississippiTheOxfordFilmFestivalandThackerMountainRadio--alive,un-rehearsedbroadcastoutofOxfordthatfeaturesliteraryreadingsandaneclecticmixofmusicalperformancesto“cheering,foot-stomping,applaudingspectators”--haveteameduptocelebrateaweekendofmovieswithanopeningnightextravaganza.

6:00pm Thacker Mountain Radio Specialguests:documentaryfilmmakerLesBlank,authorMichaelAdams(Showgirls, Teen Wolves and Astro Zombies: A Film Critic’s Year-long Quest to Find the Worst Movie Ever Made)andmusicalguestsRobertBelfour,KennyBrown,andmorespecialguests.

7:30pm Festival introduction with previews

7:45pm Werner Herzog eats His Shoe (1980). Directed by Les blank. Filmmaker scheduled to appear.GermanfilmdirectorWernerHerzoghadmadeabetwithonce-fledglingdirectorErrolMorristhat,ifMorrismadeafilm,Herzogwouldeathisshoe.MorriswentontofilmGates of Heaven,soHerzogkepthispromise.

8:15pm Spanola Pepper Sauce Company. Directed by Ray McKinnon. Filmmaker scheduled to appear.ThisheartwarmingstoryexploresthelifeofTookieSpanola,thefounderandowneroftheSpanolaPepperSauceCompany,andsomeofthechangesthathavetakeneffectduringhistenure.

8:45pm brother’s Justice. Directed by Dax Shepard and David Palmer. Filmmaker scheduled to attend.Withthehelpofhisbuddy,producerNateTuck,andmotivatedbyBoxOfficestatistics,actorDaxShepard(Parenthood,BabyMama)hasmadeadecisiontoleavecomedytopursuehisdreamofbecominganinternationalMartialArtsactionstar.Lackinganyformaltraining,withnofundingforhisblockbuster

scriptandfacingrejectionateveryturn,Shepardshowsthatthereisnoobstacletoogreatforanironwill.PullingHollywoodbuddiesintothemix,Sheparddoesnottake‘no’forananswer,andgetsbannedfromtelevisedawardsshowsintheprocess.

10:00pm After-party at the Lyric (Cash bar)TuneintothelivebroadcastonRebelRadio92.1FM,orthere-broadcastonSaturdaysonMississippiPublicRadioat7:00pm.

TicketscanbepurchasedinadvanceonlineattheFilmFestival’swebsite(oxfordfilmfest.com),theLyric’swebsite(thelyricoxford.com),oratthedooronopeningnight.

Michael Adams Les blank

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Thursday, Feb. 10 Friday, Feb. 11 Saturday, Feb. 12 Sunday, Feb. 13

$20all(nostudentrate)

3-DAY PASS:Friday,Saturday,ANDSunday=$30regular/$25studentDAY PASS:Friday,Saturday,ORSunday=$15regular/$12student

INDIVIDUAL PASS**:$8regular/$6.50student

OpeningnightgalafundraiserforOFF+Thacker

MountainRadio

SaturdayafterpartyatthePowerhouse(9:45pmto12:00am)=$15all

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** NOTe: an individual film pass ALLOWS admission to a single film block, but does not GUARANTee seating. Seatsarefirstcome,firstserve.Intheeventthatascreeningroomisatcapacity,thefilmpasscanbeusedforanotherfilmatthesametime,orforthefilmatanalternatescreeningtime.

WHeRe TO GeT THeM?Ticketsforthe2011OxfordFilmFestivalcanbepurchased1)inad-vanceonlineatbothoxfordfilmfest.comandthelyricoxford.comand2)atTheLyricTheaterduringitsregularoperatinghours,and3)inpersonatFestivalvenuesbetweenThursdaythroughSunday,February10-13,2011.TICKETS!

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DearVisitors,

OnbehalfoftheBoardofAldermenandthecitizensofOxford,Iwishtoextendawarmwelcometoyouwhileyouarehereforthe2011OxfordFilmFestival.Wearegladtohaveourownfilmfestivalasaplaceforsharingknowledge,educatingviewersandartisticexpression.

Inadditiontoitscharmandhospitality,Oxfordof-fersexcellentvenuesforfilmobservation.Weareproudofpastfestivalsintermsofattendanceandcontentandwearegladtoseetheeventcontinuetogrow.Whileyouwillbeoccupiedbythefestival’sactivities,wehopetherewillalsobetimeforyoutogetacquaintedwithOxford.

PleaseenjoythenaturalbeautyofthecampusoftheUniversityofMissis-sippi,thefriendlyscaleofourstreetsandneighborhoods,andtheexcellentrestaurantsandshops.Thankyouforcontributingtoitsgrowinglistofthingstodoandsee.

Enjoyyourvisitandpleaseletusknowifwecanhelpyouinanywaywhileyouarehere.

Withbestwishes,Sincerely,GeorgeG.Patterson

DearFilmmakersandall,

WelcometoMississippiandtheEighthAnnualOxfordFilmFestival.TheMississippiFilmOfficehasbeenaproudsup-porterofthefestivalsinceitsinceptionandishappytobeapartofthisgreatandgrowingfestival.

InadditiontoprovidingagreatvenueforMississippifilmmakersandpresentingfarranginginde-pendentfilmtoanaudiencefromthroughouttheSouth,wearehappytoshowoffMississippitoallofthevisitingfilmmakers.Oxfordandlocationsthroughoutthestatehavesupportedlocationfilmproductionforalmost100years,andwelookforwardtosupportingtheindustrylongintothefuture,whereverandhoweverfilmmakingmayadvance.

OurMississippiMotionPictureIncentiveProgramwillbeapartofthatfuture.Acashrebateprogram,wereturntoyou20%ofyourlocalspendandnon-residentpayrolland25%ofyourresidentpayrollwithin45daysofcomple-tionofyourproductioninMissis-sippi.Ourlow$20,000minimumspendmakesitpossibleforshorts,experimental,andultra-lowbudgetprojectstoparticipate.Andthereareadditionaltaxexemptionsandreductionsdedicatedtothedevel-opmentandsupportofthefilmin-dustry.Ifyouhaveanyquestions,pleasedon’thesitatetocontactusat601-359-3297.

HaveagreattimeinOxfordandinMississippi…andforyoufilmmakers,welookforwardtoworkingwithyouonyournextfilm.

ThanksforcomingtotheOx-fordFilmFestival;we’regladyou’rehere.

TheMississippiFilmOfficeWardEmlingNinaParikhBettyBlack

Dearfriends,

WelcometotheeighthannualOxfordFilmFestival.Thiseventisawonderfulopportunitytoshowcaseourtalentedfilmmakers,writersandproducersinMississippi.Ihopeyouwillenjoyyourvisittooneofmyfavoritetowns.

TheOxfordFilmFestivalisachancetotellthestoriesofMississippi,boththoseaboutthepastandthepresent.Afterall,ourcitizensareknownfortheirabilitytotellacolorfultale.Wehopeyouwilllearnabitmoreaboutourstatethroughthefilmsshownherethisweekend.

ThisfestivalalsoisagreatwaytoshowtoNorthMississippitotheworld.Filmloversfromallcornerscomeheretosampleouroutstandingfood,visitourrollinghillsandseetrueSouthernhospitality.MarshaandIappreciateyourparticipationtomaketheOxfordFilmFestivalagreatevent.Enjoytheshow.

Sincerely,

HaleyBarbour

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Conversation with Casting agent tracy KilpatrickThursday, Feb. 10, 9:30am, Meek Hall Auditorium (UM Campus)

FRee to students and the general public

Workingprimarilyasacastingagent,TracyKilpatrickhasworkedwiththeCoenBrothers,RobertZemeckis,AdrianLyne,TonyScott,andDenzelWashington,andwonanEmmyawardin2008forthemini-seriesJohnAdams.Shehasassociateproducedonesmallfilmandhasothersindevelopment.

Conversation with Film and Music Producer andrew MeyerBestknownforhisworkonFried Green Tomatoes,Better off Dead,The Breakfast Club,andhisworkwithA&MRecords.Hisrecentfilm,Losers Take All,wasshotinMemphis.Friday, Feb. 11, 9:00 a.m., Fulton Hall (UM Campus)

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AndrewMeyerhasover30yearsexperienceasafilmproducerandexecutiveintherecordbusiness.HeservedasPresidentofHerbAlpertandJerryMoss’A&MFilms,RobertRedford’sWildwoodProductions,andNormanLear’sActIIIProductions.Notableamongthemanyfilmshehasproduced,Fried Green TomatoeswasnominatedforanAcademyAwardforBestAdaptedScreenplayandThe Breakfast ClubwasnamedbyEntertainment Weeklyasthe“BestHighSchoolMovieofalltime.”Hisproductioncompany,A&MFilms,producedAlanParker’sBirdy,whichwasselectedastherecipientoftheGrandPrixSpecialJuryPrizeatthe1985CannesFilmFestival.HerecentlycompletedfilmingLosers Take AllinMemphis,“arockn’rollfilmfromtheDIYera,”starringKyleGallner(NightmareonElmStreet).MeyeriscurrentlyexecutiveproducingSmokestackLightning,aboutthelegendaryHowlin’Wolf.AfterteachingscreenwritingtotheGraduateMasterofProfessionalWritingProgram(MPW)attheUniversityofSouthernCalifornia,heiscurrentlyaProfessorintheSchoolofFilmandDigitalMediaandPerformingArtsattheSavannahCollegeofArtandDesign.

Speed Pitch Panel SpeedPitchisagreatwaytomeetlotsofdistributorsandproducersinaquick,no-pressureenvironment.The‘speedpitching’willtakeplaceinfastturnaround,one-to-one,roundtablesessionswithrepresentativesfromproductioncom-paniesandindependentdistributioncompanies.Youhave2minutestopitchyourfilmoridea.Whendone,wewillhaveapaneldiscussionaboutwhatdistributorssawthatwasgoodandideasonhowtoimproveyourfirstimpressionwithadistributor.Youwillhavetheopportunitytoaskquestions

afterwards.NOTe:Filmmakersmustsignupinadvanceforthespeedpitchsession.Anyoneiswelcometositinandobservethepanelwithoutparticipatinginthespeeddistribution.

Friday, Feb. 11, 1:30pm, Screen 3

Included with an individual film block pass, a Friday day pass, a multi-day pass, or any VIP pass

Todd Gilchrist, Moderator

ToddGilchristisafilmcriticanden-tertainmentreporterforMoviefone/Cinematical,TheWallStreetJournal,BoxOfficeMagazine,andHollywoodNewsamongseveralotheroutlets.HeistheformerEditor-in-ChiefofIGNDVDandSeniorEditoratIGNMovies,andhasbeenamemberoftheLosAngelesFilmCriticsAssociationsince2005.Youcanfollowhiscoverageoftheentertain-mentindustrybysubscribingtohisTwitterfeed(@mtgilchrist).

Tracy Kilpatrick, Producer

Workingprimarilyasacastingagent,TracyKilpatrickhasworkedwiththeCoenBrothers,RobertZemeckis,AdrianLyne,TonyScott,andDenzelWashington,andwonanEmmyawardin2008forthemini-seriesJohnAdams.Shehasassociateproducedonesmallfilmandhasothersindevelopment.

Debra Zimmerman, Women Make Movies

Since1983,DebraZimmermanhasbeentheexecutivedirectorofWomenMakeMovies,anon-profitNYbasedfilmorganizationwhichsupportswomenfilmmakers,andhasbecomethelargestdistributoroffilmsbyandaboutwomenintheworld.Shehasmoderatedpanelsandgiven

masterclassesattheSundanceFilmFestival,MIPDOCandReelScreenaswellasfilmfestivalsinEurope,Africa,AsiaandSouthAmerica.ShehasbeencloselyaffiliatedwiththeInternationalDocumentaryFilmFestival(IDFA)astheco-hostoftheTalkoftheDayandasatutorfortheirSummerFilmAcademy.

Paola Freccoro, Crowdstarter.com

PaolaFrecceroisaNewYork-basedfilmindustryexecutivewho,incol-laborationwithLizOgilvie,hasjustlaunchedCrowdStarter,acompanydedicatedtostrategicmarketinganddistributionforindependentfilms.Mostrecently,Freccerowasthepresidentofdistributionforthenow-shutteredB-SideEntertainment,afterservingasco-executivedirectoroftheTribecaFilmFestivalandSVP,spearheadingTribeca’sdigitaldistributionandwebdevelop-mentefforts.

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Steven beckman, Cinetic Rights Management

StevenBeckmanfocusesondo-mesticfilmacquisitionsatCineticRightsManagement,sistercompanyofCineticMedia.HeidentifiesandacquiresrelevantfilmcontentforCRM,andstrategizestheprojects’distributionandreleaseintothemarketplace.HispreviousindustryexperienceincludesTheWeinsteinCompany,DreamWorks,20thCenturyFox,MarcPlattProductionsandHockFilms.Hehasalsoproducedanumberofindependentdocumentariesandconcertfilms.BeckmangraduatedfromNewYorkUniversitywithaB.A.inhistoryandminorconcentrationsineconomicsandcinemastudies.

Ryan Watt, Paper Moon Films

RyanWattco-foundedPaperMoonFilmsLLCin2009withNickCasetodevelopfilmsinthesouthernregionandguidethemthroughallstagesofproductionanddistribution.TheinauguralPaperMoonfilmOpen FivebyKentuckerAudleypremieredonthe

festivalcircuitin2010andtheThe Romance of Loneliness bySarahLedbetterandMatteoServenteispreparingfora2011shoot.WattistheexecutiveproducerofDaylight Fades,thelatestfeaturefilmbyOldSchoolPictures,andservesastheDirectorofMarketingatNewSchoolMediaGroup,specializinginmarketingsolutionsthatutilizevideoandaudioproduction.SecurasConsultingGroupacquiredhistechnologyfirmMetroBackupin2006,whereheservedasDirectorofMarketinguntillate2008.WattgraduatedfromtheUniversityofTennessee-KnoxvillewithadegreeinMarketing.

Nick Case, Paper Moon Films

NickCaseproducedCamArcher’sWild Tigers I Have Known,executiveproducedbyGusVanSant,whichpremieredatthe2006SundanceFilmFestivalandwasnominatedforanIndependentSpiritAward.ThefilmwasdistributedthroughIFCFilms.CasealsoproducedArcher’ssecondfeatureShit Year starringEllenBarkin,whichpremieredatthe2010CannesFilmFestival.HisotherpreviousworkincludesLeonardoDiCaprio’senvironmentaldocumentary11th Hour,whichpremieredatthe2007CannesFilmFestival.CasebeganhiscareerasaproductionassistantontheOscar-nominated21 Grams,aftergraduatingfromOleMisswithadegreeinMarketing.

Andrew Meyer, Producer

FilmandmusicproducerAndrewMeyerisbestknownforhis

workonFriedGreenTomatoes,BetterOffDead,TheBreakfastClub,andhisworkatA&MRecords.Hisrecentfilm,LosersTakeAll,wasshotinMemphis,andheiscurrentlyaprofessorattheSavannahCollegeofArtandDesign.(FormoreaboutAndrewMeyer,seepage5.)

Jeff Scheftel, Producer

JeffScheftelisaprolificdocu-mentaryfilmproducer,withhisworkscreeningonbothscreenandtelevision.InpartnershipwithXenonPictures,hemadeMahalia Jackson: The Power and theGlory,andtheaward-winningWelcome to Death Row.ScheftelservedasthedirectorofproductionfortheNationalAcademyofRecordingArtsandSciences(NARAS),hasbeenanassociateproduceronthelasteightGRAMMYbroadcasts,andhasdirectedtheGRAMMYpersonoftheyearevent,whichhashonoredlegendaryart-ists.SeveralofhisprojectshavemadelastingimpactamongOxfordFilmFestivalaudiences,includingDarius Goes West: The Roll of His Life,TV Junkie(OFF2007),andlastyear’swinnerofBestDocumentaryFeature,The LastSurvivor(OFF2010).Screeningatthisyear’sfestivalisThe Girls in the Band,onwhichhewasaconsultingproducer.HehasalsoservedasalectureratUCLA,andisaregularjudgeandpanel-istatinternationalfilmfestivals.

Master Class: How to Cut a Great trailer and Promote Your Film on the Festival Circuit Filmmakersandfilmfansareinvitedtolearnmoreabouthowtoputyourbestfootforwardwiththeperfecttrailertopromoteyourfilm.DannyRetz,veteraneditor,willsharetricksofthetradeasaprofessionalandteacherinthefilmworldtohelpyoucreatetherightproducttopromoteyourfilm.

Saturday, Feb. 12, 10:00am, Screen 3

Included with a Saturday day pass, a multi-day pass, or any VIP pass

Danny Retz

Florent“Danny”Retzhasmorethan30yearsexperienceasaneditor/assistanteditorinfeaturefilmsinHollywood.Hehasworkedforeveryma-jorstudioandnumerousindependents.HiscreditsincludeRoboCop,Robocop III,Cutthroat Island,Rambo (First Blood Part II),andTheSubstitute 3.Danny,ashepreferstobeknown,isanativeofNewOrleansandearnedaBAinCommunicationsfromLoyolaUniversityin1974.Asidefromhismoviecareer,Mr.Retzhashadavariedprofessionallife,includinghavingbeenasoldier(withatourofdutyinVietNam),abartender,aneventcoordinatorattheSuperdome,

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662.832.9895anunemploymentcounselorandasewerinspector.Since2008hehasheldthepositionofArtist-in-Residence,PostProduction,attheUniversityofNewOrleans.Thisnewven-tureintoeducationallowsDannytosharehismoviemakingknowledgeandexperience,rangingfromhisearlydaysofcuttingfilmonaMoviolatotoday’selectroniceditingworkflow,withtheyoungfilmmakersoftodayandtomorrow.

Conversation with Film Critic and author Michael adams and film critic James rocchiSaturday, Feb. 12, 12:00pm, Screen 1

Included with an individual film block pass, a Saturday day pass, a multi-day pass, or any VIP pass

Michael Adams, Author

MichaelAdamsisaSydney-basedfilmwriterandbroadcaster.HeistheauthorofShowgirls, Teen Wolves, and Astro Zombies: A Film Critic’s Year-Long Quest To Find The Worst Movie Ever Made (HarperCollins,2010)andhostofThe Movie ClubonShowtime(Australia).From2002to2010,hewastheReviewsEditorfortheAustralianeditionofEmpire magazine.HiswritingonfilmhasappearedonMovielineandTheWrapandinFHM,RollingStoneandInterview.In2009,hewroteShining Lights,abookbasedaroundinterviews

withAustralianOscarwinnersRussellCrowe,NicoleKidman,CateBlanchettandGeoffreyRush,andin2008hemadeabriefbutforgettableappearanceasazombieinGeorgeA.Romero’szombiefilmSurvival Of The Dead.Hehasalsowrit-tenascriptforthethrillerTVseriesToo TwistedandlaunchedWordyMofo,adigitalpopculturemagazine.HepresentlyresidesinAustralia’sfirst“smarthouse”wherehe,hispart-nerClareandtheirdaughterAvaareguineapigstestingnewenergy-efficientappliancesaspartofayear-longprojectforEnergyAustralia.

James Rocchi, Moderator

JamesRocchiisafilmcriticandentertainmentjournalistwhohascoveredtheworldofmov-iesforoutletsincludingMSNMovies(wherehecurrentlywritesasastaffcriticandcolum-nist),Redbox’sredblog,AOL’sCinematical.com,AMCtv.com,E!Online,MotherJonesMagazine,Netflixandmore.AmemberoftheL.A.FilmCriticsAssociation,theBroadcastFilmCriticsofAmericaandtheOnlineFilmCriticsSociety,hehascoveredtheCannes,Sundance,Toronto,Tribeca,Oxford,PalmBeach,andSouthbySouthwestFilmFestivals,andhasappearedasacriticandcommentatoronCBS-5SanFrancisco,CNN,theIndependentFilmChannelandA&E’sBiography.BorninHamilton,Ontario,helivesandworksinLosAngeles.

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Family-Friendly Films: For children of all agesSaturday, 10:00am to 2:00pm

Free Films at the Lafayette County/Oxford Public Library

401 bramlett blvd.

WorkingwithKidsFirst.org,aswellassomeselectedfilmmakers,wehaveselectedaslateoffamily-friendlyprogrammingtoscreenatthePublicLibrary.Noticketisrequired.Comeandgo….

10:00 am to 12:00pm, appropriate for ages 4-12 10:00am The North Star, 15 minutes

Inthisclassicstorybookaboutlifelonglearning,TheNorthStarinspireslearnersofallagestonavigatetheirfullpotentialandfollowtheirdreams.NarratedbyTimCurry.

10:15am Safety Smart: About Fire, 12 minutes

“Getdown,getoutandstayout!”That’sjustoneoftheles-sonsTimonandPumbaasharetohelpstudentsunderstandwhattodoinafireemergency.

10:30am This Way Up, 4 minutes

9-year-oldJimmyApollouseshisimaginationandacardboardboxtostrengthhisrelationshipwithhisgadget-obsessedfather.ThecatalystthatignitesJimmy’simaginationandlaterhisfather’sisthroughacardboardboxfromanewTV.

10:35am The Trampoline, 6 minutes

WhenBriantakeshisdaughter,Lucy,tothemeadowheplayedinasaboy,theydiscoveranunexpectedsurprisewaitingforthem.

10:45am Opposite Day, 1 hour and 21 minutes

Everwonderwhatitwouldbelikeifeverybodyswitchedplacesandkidsrantheworld?ArielWinter,FrenchStewart,RenéeTaylor,PaulyShoreandDickVanPattenstarinthiswildfamilycomedyaboutascience-experiment-gonewrongthatmakeseveryoneinasmalltownsuddenlyswapidentities:parentsactlikekids!Theirkidsbehavelikeadults!Abickeringyoungbrotherandsistermustfindawaytosavetheirupside-downtownbeforethisreversespelltakesovertheglobe.

12:00pm to 2:00pm, appropriate for ages 5+

12:00pm Second Chances (Filmed at the Oxford boys and Girls Club ), 8 minutes followed Q&A session

It’sabigworldandit’seasytomakebigmistakes.Butsome-times,allyouneedisasecondchance.

12:30pm My Dog Skip 1 hour 35 minutes

Whosaysabestfriendhastobehuman?NotWillieMorris,whoreceivesatalentedterriernamedSkipforhisbirthday.WithSkip’sremarkableandunconventionalhelp,theyturnbul-liesintofriends,tanglewithhaplessmoonshinersandevenwintheaffectionoftheprettiestgirlinschool.Shiningwithwarmthandhumor,My Dog Skipunleashesastorythatwillhavetheentirefamilysittingupandbeggingformore.StarringFrankieMuniz,KevinBacon.BasedonthebookbylongtimeOxfordresidentWillieMorris.

Coming Summer 2011: Character animation WorkshopJune 7 – June 9, 2011 (9:00am-12:00pm) for ages 14 through 18

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Participantswilllearnthehistoryofanimation,thebasicprin-ciplesofanimation,thebasicelementsofcharacterdesign,theelementsofastoryboard,andthebasicsofmovementwhencreatingtheillusionoflifeinatwo-dimensionalcharac-terdrawing.Inaddition,participantswillcreateacharacteroftheirowndesign,amodelsheetoftheircharacterinvariousposes,andaseriesofdrawingsonanimationbondpaperthatwhenflippedshowtheircharacterinaction.

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Ourjudgeswilldeterminewinnersineachofourcategories.The winning films will be announced at the awards ceremony at 8:30pm at Malco Studio Cinema (Screen 1). WinnerswillreceivetheSpiritoftheHoka,abeautifulstatuettecreatedbyrenownedsculptorBillBeckwithinthelikenessoftheChickasawPrincessHokain1835.

Thisyear,theinauguralLisaBlountMemorialActingAwardwillbepresentedtothestrongestindependentperfor-mancethatshowsanactororactresswillingtotakerisksfortheirart.LisaBlount,anawardwinningactressfromArkan-sas,wasnominatedforaGoldenGlobein1983forherbreak-outroleinAnOfficerandaGentleman,andreceivedtheBestActressprizeatthe2004StockholmFilmFestivalforherleadroleintheindependentfeaturefilm“Chrystal.”AlongwithherhusbandRayMcKinnonandco-producerWaltonGoggins,LisaalsotookhomeanAcademyAwardfortheirLiveActionShort“TheAccountant.”Lisapassedawayin2010shortlyafterac-ceptingtheroleofjurorforthisyear’sOxfordFilmFestival.

Allfilmsonthelineup–includingthosenotincompetition–areeligibleforthecovetedRonTibbett Audience Award,namedforthefoundingdirectoroftheMagnoliaFilmFestivalinStarkville,thefirstindependentfilmfestivalinMississippi.ThisawardwillbeannouncedonlineaftertheFestivalendsonSunday,February13.

Documentary Feature Michael Rose

MichaelRoseheadsuphisownboutiqueproductioncom-panythatspecializesinfactu-alprogrammingfortelevision.Hehasdirected,written,producedandorexecutiveproducedovertwohundredprogramsonavarietyoftopicsthathaveairedaroundtheworld.Rosediscoveredthepowerofmediatomakesocialchangeanddecidedtofindawaytochannelhisinterestsintofilmmaking.HisfirstfilmattheUCLAfilmschoolpromptedanongoingresearchandadvocacyeffortthathasshutdownanuclearreactor,haltedtheoceandisposalofnuclearwaste,andstoppedaCaliforniavalleyfrombecominganucleardump.HisbiographyoflaborleaderWalterReutherwonalocalEmmy.

Kim Voynar

FilmcriticKimVoynarisfea-tureseditorforMovieCityNews,“Hollywood’shomepage,”whereshereviewsfilmsandwritestworegularcolumns.PriortojoiningMovieCityNews,shewasmanag-ingeditorforCinematical.Whenshe’snotwatchingamovie,travel-ingtoafilmfestivalsorwriting,shestaysbusyhomeschooling,gaming,andgoingtoanimeconswithherfouryoungestkids,two

stepsonsandhusbandMike.

Skizz Cyzyk

SkizzCyzykhasspentmostofthepast17yearsservingasFounder/FestivalDirectorforMicroCineFest;ProgrammingManagerfortheMarylandFilmFestival;AdvisoryBoardmember/juror/technicalcrewfortheSlamdanceFilmFestival;technicalsupervisor/projectionistfortheAtlantaFilmFestival;andajurymemberatSidewalk,IndieMemphis,andmanyotherfestivals.Hehasbeen

makingfilmssince1983,havingrecentlycompletedFreaks In Love,afeaturedocumentarychroniclingAliceDonut’sfirstquartercenturyinundergroundrock.

Hiscurrentproject,Hit & Stay,isafeaturedocumentaryabouthowmuchtheantiwarmovementhasbeeninfluencedbyactivistsliketheCatonsvilleNine.

Narrative Feature Steve Montal

SteveMontalistheCo-FounderandCEOofCauchoTechnology,agloballeaderinwebserversoft-ware.Montalhascollaboratedwithover100filmfestivalsservingasboardmember,programmer,jury,organizerandpanelist.WorkingwiththeAmericanFilmInstitute,helaunchedtheSilverdocsFilmFestivalandservedasDirectorofEducationalandSpecialProgramDevelopment.Hisproducingcreditsinclude“VivaTerraViva,”atelevisionconcerteventforUNICEFthatwasbroadcasttoover100countriesandseenby500millionpeopleforthebenefitoftheAmazon.Montalwasthefoundingassoci-atedeanoftheNorthCarolinaSchooloftheArtsSchoolofFilmmakingandiscurrentlyonthefacultyofSanDiegoStateUniversity.

James Rocchi

JamesRocchiisafilmcriticandentertainmentjournalistwho’scov-eredtheworldofmoviesforout-letsincludingMSNMovies(wherehecurrentlywritesasastaffcriticandcolumnist),Redbox’sredblog,AOL’sCinematical.comAMCtv.com,E!Online,MotherJonesMagazine,Netflixandmore.AmemberoftheL.A.FilmCriticsAssociation,theBroadcastFilmCriticsofAmerica

andtheOnlineFilmCriticsSociety,he’scoveredtheCannes,Sundance,Toronto,Tribeca,Oxford,PalmBeach,andSouthbySouthwestFilmFestivals,andhasappearedasacriticandcommentatoronCBS-5SanFrancisco,CNN,theIndependentFilmChannelandA&E’sBiography.BorninHamilton,Ontario,helivesandworksinLosAngeles.

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HeidiVanLierisanindiefilm-makerlivinginLosAngeles.Shehasmade3featurefilms,Chi Girl, whichwontheGrandJuryPrizeattheSlamdanceFilmFestival;Monday,whichscreenedasaspe-cialscreeningattheSlamdanceFilmFestivalandAmerican Decaf,whichwillmakethefestivalroundssoon.Sheiscurrentlyshootingher4thfeature,Ice Cream Cake.HeidinowprogramsfortheSlamdanceFilmFestival,andcontinuestocounsel20-30filmmakersaboutfestivalstrategyeveryyearwhilespeakingatfilmfesti-valsandschoolsacrossthecountry.Hernewbook,The Indie Film Rule Book,isatextbookatfilmschoolsandisavailableatlulu.com.Itisastrategicguideforindiefilmmakers.

Documentary Short/Narrative Short Mark bell

Aveteranofthefilmfestivalcircuit,MarkwasanassociateproduceroftheSlamdanceFilmFestivalandhasalsoactedasavideographer/re-porterforbothSlamdanceandtheSeattleInternationalFilmFestival.In2003,Markbe-cameSeniorAccountExecutiveofFilmThreatDVDbeforebecomingEditor-in-ChiefofFilmThreat.comfrom2005-2009.In2010,MarkbecameownerandpublisherofFilmThreatafterpurchasingFilmThreatfromfounderChrisGoreduringtheSundanceFilmFestival.Markhasappearedasafilmpun-ditonG4TV’sAttack of the Show,andhasbeenajurorandfeaturedpanelspeakeratnumerousfilmfestivals.

Kelly Williams

KellyWilliamshasbeeninvolvedwiththeAustinFilmFestivalsince2001.In2004,hebecametheFilmProgramDirector.WhileatAFF,hehelpedtoestablishAnimatedShort,DocumentaryFeatureandDocumentaryShortcompetitions.Healsobegan

theFunniestFilmmakerinAustincontestforlocalcomedyfilm-makersin2006.Heisaco-founderandformerprogrammeroftheSalvageVanguardMicroCinemainAustin.Inaddi-tion,hehasproducednumerousaward-winningshortfilms,includingtheStudentAcademyAwardnomineePerils in Nude Modeling(whichscreenedatover100festivals),andalsowroteanddirectedtheawardwinningshortfilmRichardandthedocumentaryshortSid Smith for Congress.

Jen Yamato

JenYamatoisthenewWestCoastEditorforMovieline.Previously,shewasaneditorforthemoviereviewwebsite

RottenTomatoes,andfree-lancedforseveralmoviewebsitesincludingCinematical,FEARnet,CNN,Movies.comandFilm.com,whereshewroteaboutfilmandDVDnews,interviewedcelebrities,andcoveredfilmfestivalssuchasSundance,Cannes,andTorontoaswellastheannualComic-ConInternational.

experimental/animationApril Grayson

BornandraisedintheMississippiDelta,Aprilleftthesouthfor10yearstostudyracialreconciliationthroughouttheworld.In2001,AprilandherhusbandmovedtoMississippi,wheresheworkedonseveralfilmsandtelevisiondocumentaries,includingthePBSseriesThe BluesandThe Murder of Emmett Till.In2009sheearnedaMasterofFineArt(MFA)inFilmfromtheSanFranciscoArtInstitute,wherehergraduateprojectwasafilm-basedinstalla-tiononthelegacyofthecottonindustryintheUnitedStates.SinceAugust2008,AprilandherfamilyhavebeenbasedinVancouver,BC,wheresheworksinfilm,video,andphotogra-phyandteachesalternativefilmmakingatanartscentre.

Robin Salant

RobinSalantisanartistcur-rentlyresidinginMemphis,Tennessee.HavingworkedforIndieMemphisasfesti-valphotographerforseveralyears,SalanttookontheroleofFestivalCoordinator

in2010,expandingthefestivaltoincludeafineartfilmandvideoinstallationspaceshowcasingtheworkexceptionalregionalartists.Salantdesignedanddirectedthe2010IndieMemphisFreedom Series,programmingtwentysixshortandfeaturelengthfilmsandmorethanadozenspecialguestsincludingfilmmakersandrelevantlocalspecialists.In2010,Salant’sexperimentalshortfilm,tempo begantour-ingthefestivalcircuit,officiallyselectedatIndieGritsFilmFestival,SENEArts:FilmFestival,awardedacashprizeatAthensInternationalFilm&VideoFestival,andmostrecentlyscreenedtheIndieMemphis13thAnnualFilmFestival.SalantholdsaBAinDrama/PerformanceArts,andanMFAinPhotography/Installation.

Michael Chaney

MichaelJacksonChaneyisaprofessorofFilmandTelevisionandSoundDesignattheSavannahCollegeofArtandDesigninSavannah,Georgia.

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PriortoteachingheworkedasatelevisionproducerinNewYorkCityforclientssuchasHearstPublications,theSeagramCompany,andtheNew York Times.HehasbeenaconsultantandspecialeventsprogrammerfortheSavannahFilmFestivalsinceitsinceptionin1998.Hisfilmandtimebasedmediaworkaddresstheinterplayofspiritualityandsocialconstructs.Heusesmultiplechannelvideo,filmandsoundaswellasperformance.Histimebasedmediaworkhasbeenexhibitedinternationally.Hisshortfilmshavebeenincludedinnumer-ousinternationalfilmfestivals.BorninGreenwoodandraisedinVicksburg,Mississippi,heholdsaB.F.A.fromArtCenterCollegeofDesigninPasadena,CaliforniaandanM.F.A.fromTuftsUniversity/TheSchooloftheMuseumofFineArts,Boston.Hehascompletedpost-graduatestudiesintheologyattheUniversityoftheSouth,Sewanee,TN.

Mississippi Films (Narrative and Documentary)Jack barbera

JackBarberareceivedaPh.D.fromtheUniversityofChicagoin1976,andbeganteachingthesameyearatTheUniversityofMississippiwhereheisnowaProfessorofEnglish.Inadditiontoliteraturecourses,heteachesseveraldiffer-entfilmcoursesattheUniversityofMississippi,andlastyeardirectedthefirstfilmthesisintheHonorsCollege.Hisonlyattemptatfilmmaking,thenine-minuteThe Janitor,wasacceptedforscreeningandshownattheSilverImagesFilmFestival(Chicago)in1997.Barberahaslecturedonfilmatseveralscholarlyconferences,andhaspublishedessaysonthefilm,Tomorrow,andontheusesoftheVertigoShot.InadditiontojudgingfortheOxfordFilmFestival,healsoservesasajudgefortheMagnoliaFilmFestivalinStarkville.

Alan Arrivée

AlanArrivéeisafilmmakerandwriterwhojoinedthefacultyoftheUniversityofMississippiin2010asAssistantProfessorofCinemaintheDepartmentofTheatreArts.HisshortfilmSilent Radio,whichhewroteanddirected,wasaward-edBestForeignFilmandBestCinematographyatTheEuropeanIndependentFilmFestival2007inParis,andadditionalawardsat

severalAmericanfilmfestivals,havingbeenanofficialselec-tionatovertwentyfestivals.HereceivedstorycreditonthefeaturefilmThe Road to Empire,directedbyMichaelSibay,whichreceivedthePlatinum‘Remi’AwardforBestWork-In-Progressatthe2007HoustonWorldFest.HisplayshavebeenperformedinChicago,LosAngelesandatvariousuniversi-ties,andhisshortplayThe Original I.Q. Testerwasafinalistforthe2007HeidemanAward.ArrivéeisalsoaprofessionalactorandisamemberoftheScreenActorsGuildandActorsEquityaswellastheUniversityFilm&VideoAssociation

andtheAustinFilmSociety.HereceivedbothhisB.S.inCommunication/TheatreandhisM.F.A.inWritingfortheScreenandStageatNorthwesternUniversity.HeservesyearlyonthejuryoftheEuropeanIndependentFilmFestivalinPariswherehealsoteachesworkshopsonwritingandfilmmaking.

elizabeth Dollarhide

ElizabethDollarhidehasworkedinfilmandvideofornearlytwentyyears,beginningwithHuck FinninNatchez.AfterworkingonseveralprojectsinMississippi,ChicagoandBaltimorewithLlewellynWells,shemovedtoLosAngeleswheresherantheproductioncompanyofLawrenceKasdanandwasaproduceronhislastfilmDreamcatcher.Shealsoworkedasawriter/producerofDVDdocu-mentariesforseveralmovies,includingCinderella Man,Flags of Our Fathers,Letters from Iwo Jima,The Weather Manandre-releasesofBackdraft,The Accidental Tourist,Wyatt Earp,Parenthood,aswellasaHBOFirstLookshowonCinderella ManandpromotionalvideoforSilverado.Sherecentlyrelo-catedfromCaliforniatoOxford/Taylorandhasseveralprojectsindevelopment,includingtwooriginalfeatureanimationfilmsandtwoadaptationsofnovels.

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25K Mississippi Narrative / Non-Competition, 1 hour 25 minutes

Directed by: billy Chase Goforth

Screening: Saturday, 6:25pm (S1), after Arkansas Traveler

Twobailrecoveryagentsen-counterdrugrunners,corruptcops,andothertroublewhentheyfindatreasuremapprom-ising$25,000.World Premiere; Cameo from UM Football Coach Houston Nutt.

aliki experimental, 5 minutes

Directed by: Richard Wiebe

Screening: Saturday, 2:00pm (S3) in the experimental block

AnencounterwithaflamingoatanancientsaltlakeinCyprus.

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all in Your Head Animation, 4 minutes

Directed by: John Spottswood Moore

Screening: Saturday, 10:00am (S1), Sunday, 11:30am (S1) in Animation block

Screening: Sunday, 5:30pm (S2)

AyoungmanwithObsessiveCompulsiveDisorderfindsanickelontheground.

all Work Mississippi Narrative, 1 hour, 7 minutes

Directed by: Robert Davis


Steven,anallaroundgoodkid,startstofailbothemotionallyandphysicallyinareaswherehehadoncebeensuccessful.Hisbrother,jealousofSteven’saccomplish-ments,helpshimtodecline.Onlyhisfriend,Luke,alongwithamentalcounselor,seemtowanttohelp.Cast and crew were students at Oxford High School when filmed. Filmed on location in Oxford, Miss.

amazonia Animation, 5 minutes

Directed by: Sam Chen


InthedangerousworldoftheAmazonRainforest,findingamealprovestobeanimpossibletaskforalittletreefrognamedBounce.Hisluckchang-eswhenhemeetsBiggy,ablue-belliedtreefrogwhotakeshimunderhisguidanceandshowshimthewaysofthejungleinthisanimatedjourneysettoBeethoven’sSymphonyNo.8.

aNiMatioN bloCKSaturday, 10:00am (S1), Sunday, 11:30am (S1)Thisblockofprogrammingisnotintendedforchildrenunder15.Pleasereferto“Children’sFilms”inthisA-Zlistingformorefamily-friendlyfare.--PrayersforPeace--TheThomasBealeCipher--TheBirdsUpstairs--TheSasquatchandtheGirl--Amazonia--AllinYourHead--Ninjasv.Guilt--Irasshai--StationaryGuardRobot--ForaFistfulofSnow--TheLifeandTimesofaDustBunny

antiquities Narrative Short, 20 minutes

Directed by: Daniel Campbell

Screening: Friday, 11:00am (S2), Saturday, 6:25pm (S3) in Shorts block

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april Narrative Short, 22 minutes

Directed by: Mike Piccirillo


Startingatanewhighschoolcanfeellikethegreatestchallengetoateenagegirl.Popularityissocialcurrencyandnotfittingincanfeelliketheendoftheworld.Thisrevealingyear-in-the-lifedocumentaryfollowsthefirstknowninstanceofanundeadcitizenattendingapublichighschool.FollowAprilPoplewski’shighschoolexperiencethroughhereyes.Lumberinhershoesassheexperiencesallofthepeerpressures,“in-crowd”influencesandstrugglestobeacceptedinahighschoolthatinitiallyfearsanddeniesher.Producer Barry Barclay is from Jackson, Miss.

arkansas traveler Narrative Short / Teaser Screening / Non-competition, 10 minutes

Directed by: Sean bridgers and Ffish

Screening: Saturday, 6:00pm (S1), screens with 25K

WaylanMcGlawhornisaConfederatesoldierwho,uponlearningofGen.RobertE.Lee’ssurrenderatAppomattox,embarksonajourneyhometoArkansas.WhileonhisodysseyhecomesacrossMyrtle,adamagedwomanwhoisdeterminedtosurvive.

aWarD CereMoNYSaturday, 8:30pm (S1)TheOxfordFilmFestivalpresentstheSpiritoftheHokaaward,designedbyOxfordsculptorBillBeckwith,tothewinnersinseveralcategories.In2011,ourwinnerswillreceiveacashprizeandindustryreviewinadditiontotheirstatuette.

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beijing taxi Documentary Feature, 1 hour 18 minutes

Directed by: Miao Wang

Screening: Friday, 3:45pm (S2), Saturday, 7:00pm (S2)

ThreetaxidriversconnectamorphingcityscapeandalyricaljourneythroughBeijingasthecityundergoesaprofoundtransforma-tionalarchtohostthe2008OlympicGames.

bill lilly builds a Greenhouse Mississippi Documentary, 1 hour

Directed by: Thad Lee


TheClarkshirebuilderBillLillytore-buildtheirguesthouseafterafire.Billplansandbuildsanenergy-ef-ficientthree-bedroomhomeoutofthreeshippingcontainers,andpowersitwithsolarandgeo-thermalenergy.TocompeteintheMississippiHomeCorporation’sGrowingaGreenerMississippicontest,Lillyhasjustfourmonthstostartandcompletethebuildingprocess.Filmed in Oxford, Miss.

the birds upstairs Animation, 9 minutes

Directed by: Christopher Jarvis


Frustratedattemptstobearchildrenover-whelmthelivesofanaristocratic,aviancoupleintheearlynine-teenthcentury.

blood Feud Mississippi Narrative, 17 minutes

Directed by: Johnson Thomasson

Screening: Saturday, 4:45pm (S1) in Mississippi Narrative block

WesJames,ayoungmanfromElPaso,isthesonofaDEAagentinvestigatingthepowerfulNavarroCartel.WhenWes’sfatheriskilledbyoneoftheNavarrodrugprinces,WestakesjusticeintohisownhandsandgoesontheoffensiveagainsttheCartel.Hequicklygetsinoverhisheadandmustfightforsurvival.Crew was from Mississippi, and some portions of the film were shot on location in state.

blood therapy Late Night/Mississippi Narrative, 8 minutes

Directed by: Valarie O. Morris

Screening: Friday, 10:25pm (S1) in Late Night block

Amanmustlearntoembracechangebeforehecandiscoverhistrueself.Duane P. Craig (actor, makeup f/x artist) lives in Horn Lake, Miss.

the blues according to lightnin’ Hopkins Documentary Short / Non-Competition, 31 minutes

Directed by: Les blank

Screening: Friday, 1:15pm (S1), screens with Dry Wood

AportraitofthegreatTexasbluesman,‘Lightnin’Hopkins.ThefilmincludesinterviewsandaperformancebyHopkins.Filmedin1970.FilmmakerLesBlankisscheduledtoattendandwillbeaguestonThursday’sThackerMountainRadio.


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brotherhood Narrative Feature, 1 hour 30 minutes

Directed by: Will Canon

Screening: Friday, 8:30pm (S1), Sunday, 1:45pm (S2), after Sexting and Pillow

CollegefreshmanAdamBuckley(TrevorMorgan)findshimselfblindfoldedinthebackofavan,dealingwiththefactthathehastorobaconveniencestoreasthefinalstepofhisinitia-tionintotheSigmaZetaChifraternity.Minuteslaterhefindshimselfdealingwiththefactthatafellow-pledgejustgotshotwhiledoingit.

brother’s Justice Narrative Feature / Non-competition, 1 hour 25 minutes

Directed by: David Palmer and Dax Shepard

Thursday (at the Lyric Theater), 8:45pm after Spanola Pepper Sauce Company

Withthehelpofhisbuddy,producerNateTuck,andmotivatedbyBoxOfficestatistics,actorDaxShepardhasmadeadecisiontoleavecomedytopursuehisdreamofbecominganinternationalMartialArtsactionstar.Lackinganyformaltraining,withnofundingforhisblockbusterscriptandfacingrejectionateveryturn,Shepardshowsthatthereisnoob-stacletoogreatforanironwill.PullingHollywoodbuddiesintothemix,Sheparddoesnottake‘no’forananswer,andgetsbannedfromtelevisedawardsshowsintheprocess.

brown Family Dairy Mississippi Documentary, 15 minutes

Directed by: eric Griffis, Tyler Keith, and Meghan Leonard

Screening: Saturday, 2:50pm (S1) in Mississippi Documentary block

FollowsBillyRayBrown,sonoflateauthorLarryBrown,andhisfamily’sstart-upofadairyfarminYocona,Mississippiastheyproduceandpreparemilkformarket.Subject and crew are from Oxford, Miss.

CHilDreN’S ProGraMMiNGlafayette County-oxford Public librarySaturday, 10:00am to 2:00pm, (401 bramlett blvd.)10:00am-12:00pm,(Shorts)TheNorthStar,SafetySmart,ThisWayUp,TheTrampoline;(Feature)OppositeDay12:00pm-2:00pm(Short)SecondChances;(Feature)MyDogSkip

the Conjure Woman experimental/Non-competition, 5 minutes Screening: Saturday, 2:00pm (S3) in the experimental block Video by: Christen Goguen; music by: John Latartara

Avisualresponsetothesong“TheConjureWoman”bythebandCornstarconsistingoffoundfootageof8mmfilmsfromthe40’sand50’s.Thenostal-gicmelancholiaofthemusicalcompositioncombinedwiththerepurposedimagescreateamysteriousbackdropoflongingfortimesandplacesthatnolongerexist.John Latartara, a member of the band Cornstar, is an associ-ate professor of music theory and music technology at the University of Mississippi, Oxford

Conlang Narrative Short, 15 minutes

Directed by: Marta Masferrer


Conlang,shortforconstructedlanguage,isauniquecomedyaboutsecretcrushes,extremelinguisticsandthelanguageoflove.

CoNverSatioN with Michael adams, moderated by James rocchiSaturday, 12:15pm (S1)MichaelAdams,AustralianfilmcriticandauthorofthebookShowgirls, Teen Wolves, and Astro-Zombies: A Film Critic’s Year-long Quest to Find the Worst Movie Ever Made,talkstoMSNMoviescriticJamesRocchi.

CoNverSatioN with casting agent tracy Kilpatrick on Film CastingThursday, 9:30am, Meek Hall Auditorium (UM campus)

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CoNverSatioN with andrew Meyer, Film and music producerFriday, 9:00am, Fulton Chapel (UM Campus)

Free to students and general publicLegendaryfilmandmusicproducerAndrewMeyer,bestknownforhisworkwithFriedGreenTomatoes,BetterOffDead,andTheBreakfastClubdiscusseshisrecentfilmshotinMemphis,LosersTakeAll,andhisworkwithA&MRecords.Forafullbio,pleaserefertopage5.

the Dance of Princess Hiroshibelle (Der tanz von Prinzessin Hiroshibelle) experimental, 9 minutes

Directed by: Volker Schütz


Anexperimentalfilmaboutaprincess,danc-ing,theviewthroughapinholecamera,theethersoundofatheremin,aboutghosts,aboutwarandaboutbeingdead.Onlyair.Andeventhatisnotstrictlynecessary.National Premiere

Dry Wood Documentary Short / Non-Competition, 37 minutes


Screening: Friday, 1:45pm (S1), after The blues According to Lightnin’ Hopkins

AportraitofblackCreolelifeintheLouisianaDelta,accompaniedbythehotsoundsofZydecomu-sic.Filmedin1973.FilmmakerLesBlankisscheduledtoattendandwillbeaguestonThursday’sThackerMountainRadio.

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everyday Sunshine: the Story of Fishbone Documentary Feature, 1 hour 43 minutes

Directed by: Lev Anderson and Chris Metzler

Screening: Friday, 10:15pm (S2), Sunday, 11:25am (S3)

FromtheshiftingfaultlinesofHollywoodfantasiesandtheeconomicandracialtensionsofReagan’sAmerica,Fishbonerosetobecomeoneofthemostoriginalbandsofthelast25years.Withablisteringcombinationofpunkandfunktheydemolishedthewallsofgenreandchallengedtheracialstereotypesandpoliticalorderofthemusicindustryandthenation.Tellingitlikeitis,theiconicLaurenceFishburnenarratesastoryaboutmusic,history,fear,courageandfunkingontheone.

exPeriMeNtal bloCKScreening: Saturday, 2:00pm (S3)--Roundabout--YellowMoon--InsideOut/SideOut--TheConjureWoman--VoiceontheLine--Flutter--Self-portrait–SleepParalysis--Aliki--AMoviebyJenProctor--WrestlingWithMyFather--DerTanzvonPrinzessinHiroshibelle--Devolution

First Sunrise Narrative Short, 11 minutes

Directed by: Kenneth Price

Screening: Friday 11:00am (S1), Sunday, 11:00am (S2) screening with When the Hurlyburly’s Done

AnAmericanteachinginJapanfindsacceptancethroughajourneytowit-nessthefirstsunriseofyear.(InJapanesewithEnglishsubtitles.)

Flutter experimental, 5 minutes

Directed by: Jaime Johnson

Screening: Saturday, 2:00pm (S3) in experimental block

Flutterisanexplorationofmothsinmid-flightduringabriefmomentofcaptivity.Takingonadream-likequality,themothsbecomeametaphoroftransienceandtime,described

byslowingdownandspeedingupelementstoemphasizetheephemeralnatureoftheirfleetingexistence.

For a Fistful of Snow Animation, 6 minutes

Directed by: Julien ezri


Alongtimeago,terror,loathingandpowerreignedovertheWildWildNorth.Thefoolish-nessoftheinhabitantsledthemtobattleforanything,evensnow.

the Girls in the band Documentary Feature, 1 hour 21 minutes

Directed by: Judy Chaikin

Screening: Friday, 11:45am (S3), Saturday, 3:15pm (S2), after Robyn Hitchcock in Memphis

Intheworldofjazz,womenhavelongbeenmarginalizedassingersorpianoplayers.Littlehaseverbeendocumentedabouttheenormouslytal-entedfemaletrumpetplayers,saxophonistanddrummerswhostruggledforrecognitionbutwerecutofffromanymeaning-fulemploymentbymenwhodidn’twantwomenontheirbandstands.Thisfilmtracesthehistoryoftheall-girlbandsandthestrugglesofthehandfulwhobrokethroughthemalebastions,andbringsusintothepresentday,wherebrilliantlygiftedyoungwomenaregoingtoe-to-toewiththefinestjazzmusiciansoftheirday.World Premiere; subject is from Piney Woods, Miss.

God of love Narrative Short, 18 minutes

Directed by: Luke Matheny

Screening: Friday, 6:05pm (S3), Saturday, 10:05am (S2), screens with The World of Film Festivals and S&M Lawn Care

Alovestruck,lounge-singingdartschampionfindshisprayersareanswered--literally--whenhemysteriouslyreceivesaboxoflove-inducingdarts.

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God’s Square Mile Documentary Short, 35 minutes

Directed by: Rachel Julkowski

Screening: Friday, 8:45pm (S2), Sunday, 2:00pm (S3), screens with Mozambique and Southern belle

God’s Square Miletellsthecandidstoryofatownunwillingtocompromiseitsbeliefsinlove,faith,orcom-munity.Fromtheunde-velopedsanddunes,scruboak,andseaofthe1869JerseyShoretopresentdayOceanGrove,NewJersey’sbillowingAmericanflagsandprohibitionagainstthesaleofalcohol,God’s Square MileexaminesOceanGrove’sworkincultivatingaprecariousbalancebetweenpreservingitsChristianheritageandembracingdiversity.

Grounded by reality Documentary Short, 8 minutes

Directed by: Phoebe brown and elizabeth Strickler

Screening: Saturday, 4:45pm (S3), screens with Sand and What if Cannabis Cured Cancer; Sunday, 2:00pm (S1) with Mississippi Innocence

DiagnosedwithSpinalMuscularAtrophyatage19months,JessicaBlinkhorntookherlaststepsatthreeyearsold,butthatdidn’tkeepherfromdrawingonthewallsofherhome.Recognizinghertalentearlyon,herfamilyencour-agedherartistry.Today,evenasshelosesherabilitytodraw,Jessicakeepsfindingwaystocreate.

the Hanging of big todd Wade Mississippi Narrative / Non-Competition, 10 minutes

Directed by: Micah Ginn

Screening: Saturday, 1:30pm (S1)

Oxford,1893.BigToddWadefacesthegallowsforacrimehedidnotcommit.Willhisalibiberevealedbeforeitistoolate?Film created by Oxford Film Festival as a community film project with the participation of Kodak, Panavision, and Magnolia Hill Entertainment.

Happy Face Late Night/Narrative Short, 15 minutes

Directed by: Franklin P. Laviola


AHollywoodstarlethidesoutinarehabfacilityonLongIsland,butwhenheragenttracksherdownandattemptstowhiskherbacktoLA,thingsgetugly.

the Happy Poet Narrative Feature, 1 hour 25 minutes

Directed by: Paul Gordon

Screening: Saturday, 5:20pm (S2), screens with Skip Town, Sunday, 4:20pm (S2)

Bill,anout-of-workpoet,putshisheart,soul,andlastfewdollarsintostartinganall-organicmostly-vegetarianfoodstand,butcomplicationswiththebusinessjeopardizehisdreamsforahotdog-freefuture.

MaSter ClaSS: How to Cut a Great trailer and Promote Your Film on the Festival CircuitSaturday, 10:00am (S3)

Included with ticket or pass.VeteraneditorDannyRetzusesprofessionaltricksofthetradetohelpyoucreatetherightproducttopromoteyourfilm.ForafullbioofRetz,pleaserefertopage7.

inside out/Side one experimental, 5 minutes

Directed by: Matt Meindl

Screening: Saturday, 2:00pm (S3) in the experimental blockAshortfilmexploringthetextureandtangled-upnatureofmemory.Thepastcomesalivecollage-stylethroughashiftinglandscapeoftrees,shadowsandtatteredstripsofwallpaper.

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aaairasshai Animation, 3 minutes

Directed by: Annie Tu


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late NiGHt bloCKFriday, 10:10pm (S1)Ifyou’relookingforsomethingdifferent,maybeabittwisted,thenlooknofurtherthantheselatenightofferings.--Shock--MonsterHuntwithJamesandKevin--BloodTherapy--HappyFace--NightofthePunks--Murderabilia--RiverCityDead

the life and times of a Dust bunny Animation, 1 minute

Directed by: emily Hamel


Ananimatedshortonthetrialsandtribula-tionsthatDustBunniesmustovercome.

lukos Mississippi Narrative, 11 minutes

Directed by: Michael Williams


Lukos,overwhelmedwithguiltandanxiety,triestocopewithwhatisinevitablyabouttohappen,however,Laura,thesolepersonwhoknowshissecret,iswillingtotaketherisktodowhatshecantohelp.Cast and crew from Mississippi and filmed in state.

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MiSSiSSiPPi DoCuMeNtarY bloCKSaturday, 1:30pm (S1)--WhenCottonBlossoms--TheSadWaltz--TheSouthWillRiseAgain--BrownFamilyDairy--SmokesandEars--Valentease--BillLillyBuildsaGreenhouse

Mississippi innocence Mississippi Documentary / Sneak Preview / Non-competition, 1 hour

Directed by: Joe York

Screening: Friday, 5:30pm (S1), Friday, 7:00pm (S2), Sunday 2:00pm (S1)

MississippiInnocencetellsthestoryofLevonBrooksandKennedyBrewer,twoMississippimenwhocombinedspentover30yearsinprisonforcrimestheydidn’tcommit.In2008,duetonewinvestiga-tionsconductedbyTheInnocenceProject,agroupthathelpsfreethewrongfullyincarceratedthroughDNAtesting,bothBrooksandBrewerwereexoneratedandreleasedfromprison.Thisdocumentarychroniclesthesystemicflawsinthecriminaljusticesystemthatledtotheirwrongfulconvictionsandtracesthestoryofthosewhoworkedtirelesslytosecuretheireventualreleasefromprison.FeaturesinterviewswithJohnGrisham,BarryScheck,andPeterNeufeld.Brooks and Brewer are scheduled to attend.

MiSSiSSiPPi MuSiC viDeo bloCK Music Video, 1 hour

Screening: Saturday, 11:10am (S1)WestCoast/JunkCulture(Oxford)IfSnakesWereOnYourPlane,I’dBeTheFirstInLineToAdministerTheAnti-Venom/CoryTaylorCox(Oxford)ActingOutforLove/StacyRobinson(Southaven)ComaBoy/TTOCSRekarp(Jackson)LineUp/GoodPaper(Oxford)IntenttoDistribute/Stork&NickB.(Oxford)CarpetbaggersLiveinMississippi/TheCooters(Oxford)HoldOn/AvenueHearts(Oxford)ColdRedClay/T.B.Ledford(Jackson)976-EVIL/Astrocasket(Tupelo)ThereGoesSantaClaus/JeffAllen(Oxford)MississippiQueen/NashStreet(Starkville)ShadowofaCross/TylerKeithandtheApostles

MiSSiSSiPPi Narrative bloCKSaturday, 4:45pm (S1)BloodFeud--TheMistake--Lukos--TreatorEat

the Mistake Mississippi Narrative, 11 minutes

Directed by: Michael Williams and April Wren


Nataliewakesupinastranger’sbedwithnorecollectionofhowshegotthere.Cast and crew from Mississippi and filmed in state.

Monster Hunt with James and Kevin Late Night/Narrative Short, 8 minutes

Directed by: Stacey Shirley


Thetitleprettymuchsaysitall.JamesandKevinhuntmonsters.Whenthey’reaskedtoevictavampirefromavacanthouse,thingsdon’tgoexactlyasplanned.

a Movie by Jen Proctor experimental, 12 minutes

Directed by: Jennifer Proctor


AlovingremakeofBruceConner’sseminal1958foundfootagefilmA Movie usingappropri-atedmaterialfromvideosharingsitesYouTubeandLiveLeak.

Mozambique Documentary Short, 14 minutes

Produced by: Neal baer

Screening: Friday, 8:30pm (S2), Sunday, 1:45pm (S3), screens with God’s Square Mile and Southern belle

AlcidesSoaresisasixteen-year-oldAIDSorphan,oneofhalfamillionlivinginMozambiquetoday.AnAmericantelevisionwriter(NealBaer)and

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moviedirector(ChrisZalla)gaveAlcidesamoviecameraandtaughthimhowtoshoot.TheresultisamovingchronicledirectedbyAlcideshimself.HisjourneytofindafamilyandmakeanewlifeinacountrythathasbeenravagedbyAIDSisastoryrepeatedmillionsoftimeseverydaythroughoutAfrica.

the Mud and the blood: oystering in the low Country Documentary Short, 12 minutes

Directed by: George Motz

Screening: Friday, 3:35pm (S3), Saturday, 12:20pm (S2), screens with Skimming the Surface and The Pruitt-Igoe Myth: An Urban History

CollectingandroastingoystersisaspecialtyoftheSouthandoneofthebestplacestoenjoythisSoutherntreatisthelowcountryofSouthCarolina.

Murderabilia Late Night/Narrative Short, 30 minutes

Directed by: David Matthews


Murderabiliaisagrim,atmosphericfilmthatplungesintotheseedyunderbellyofaprofoundlymacabremarket--thebuyingandsellingofmurder-relatedcollectibles.Thefilmfollowsacompulsivecollectorashetracksdownaspecificartifactthatwasinvolvedinthebrutalmurderofayoungwoman.Thejourneyleadshimtoareclusiveonlinevendor--amanwhoseunexpectedofferforcesthecollectortoconfrontthenatureofhisobsession.Filmed in Jackson, Miss. with a lo-cal cast and crew.

My Dog Skip Children’s film, 1 hour 35 minutes

Directed by Jay Russell

Saturday, 12:30pm (Public Library)

Whosaysabestfriendhastobehuman?NotWillieMorris,whoreceivesatalentedterriernamedSkipforhisbirthday.WithSkip’sremarkableandunconventionalhelp,

theyturnbulliesintofriends,tanglewithhaplessmoonshin-ersandevenwintheaffectionoftheprettiestgirlinschool.Shiningwithwarmthandhumor,My Dog Skipunleashesastorythatwillhavetheentirefamilysittingupandbeggingformore.StarringFrankieMuniz,KevinBacon.BasedonthebookbylongtimeOxfordresidentWillieMorris.

Night of the Punks Late Night/Narrative Short, 19 minutes

Directed by: Dan Riesser


TheBrainDeads,asmalltownpunkband,headtotheirfirstoutoftowngig,onlytodiscoverthattheonlyfansattheshowarebloodthirsty,punkrockdemonsfromhell,readyforaritualisticsacrifice.

Ninjas vs. Guilt Animation, 4 minutes

Directed by: David Chai


NobutheNinjabreathesasaiofreliefafterbeingconsoledbyhispalPierre,overacupofcoffeeandsomepenetratingadvice.

the North Star Children’s film, 15 minutes

Saturday, 10:00am (Public Library)

Inthisclassicstory-bookaboutlifelonglearning,TheNorthStarinspireslearnersofallagestonavigatetheirfullpotentialandfollowtheirdreams.NarratedbyTimCurry.


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aaaopposite Day Children’s film, 1 hour 21 minutes

Directed by: R. Michael Givens


Everwonderwhatitwouldbelikeifevery-bodyswitchedplacesandkidsrantheworld?ArielWinter,FrenchStewart,RenéeTaylor,PaulyShoreandDickVanPattenstarinthiswildfamilycomedyaboutascience-experiment-gonewrongthatmakeseveryoneinasmalltownsuddenlyswapidentities:parentsactlikekids!Theirkidsbehavelikeadults!Canabickeringyoungbrotherandsisterfindawaytosavetheirupside-downtownbeforethisreversespelltakesovertheglobe?Anythingcan,andwill,happenwhenkidsruleonOPPOSITEDAY!

our time together Narrative Short, 14 minutes

Directed by: David R. Lipson

Screening: Friday, 1:00pm (S2), Saturday, 11:20am (S3), screens with Passenger Pigeons

AsMarkspendscount-lessdaysandnightsalone,hissecretin-fatuationwithagirlataSeattlerecordstorehasbecometheonlyescapefromhissuffocatingrou-tine.Butashislonginggrows,Mark’sdesperateattempttoreconnecttotheoutsideworldforceshimtoconfrontsome-thingelseentirely.

Passenger Pigeons Narrative Feature, 1 hour 47 minutes

Written and Directed by: Martha Stephens

Screening: Friday, 1:30pm (S2), Saturday, 11:50am (S3), after Our Time Together

Setamongthecoal-fieldsofEasternKentucky,PassengerPigeonsisastoryaboutfindinghopeandbeautyinthedarkhillsofAppalachia.Thefilmquietlyinterweavesfourseparatestorylinesoverthecourseofaweekendasthetowncopeswiththedeathofalocalminer.

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Pillow Narrative Short, 19 minutes

Directed by: Miles b. Miller and Joshua H. Miller

Screening: Friday, 7:50pm (S1), Sunday, 1:10pm (S2) after Sexting

ASouthernGothictaleoftwobrotherswhogotodesperatemeasurestopleasetheiroverbearingmother.World Premiere

Prayers for Peace Animation, 8 minutes

Directed by: Dustin Grella


Pastelsonaslatechalkboardunderscorelife’simpermanenceastheartistconfrontsthememoryofhisyoungerbrotherkilledinIraq.Subject’s mother is from Pontotoc, Miss.

the Pruitt-igoe Myth: an urban History Documentary Feature, 1 hour 19 minutes

Directed by: Chad Freidrichs

Screening: Friday, 4:00pm (S3), Saturday, 12:45pm (S2), after Skimming the Surface and The Mud and the blood

Destroyedinadramaticandhighly-publicizedimplosion,thePruitt-Igoepublichousingcomplexhasbecomeawidespreadsymboloffailureamongstarchitects,politiciansandpolicymakers.ThePruitt-IgoeMythexploresthesocial,economicandlegislativeissuesthatledtothedeclineofconventionalpublichousinginAmerica,andthecitycentersinwhichtheyresided,whiletracingthepersonalandpoignantnarrativesofseveraloftheproject’sresidents.Inthepost-Waryears,theAmericancitychangedinwaysthatmadeitunrecognizablefromagenera-tionearlier,privilegingsomeandleavingothersinitswake.Simultaneous World Premiere with the Big Sky Film Festival (Missoula, Montana)

Queen’s Day Narrative Short, 8 minutes

Directed by: Jeffrey W. Ruggles

Screening: Friday, 3:25pm (S1), Sunday, 3:00pm (S1), screens with Where I begin

Anordinarymorningtakesaninterestingturnwhenanewcouplefindsthemselvescross-ingintounchartedter-ritory.Queen’sDayisastoryoflove,toast,andthesmall,seeminglymundanediscoveriesthatcanchangeeverything.

river City Dead Late Night /Mississippi Narrative, 19 minutes

Directed by: Daniel Lee

Screening: Friday, 11:40pm (S1), in Late Night block

Oxford’sownJohnnyMcPhailstarsashard-boileddetectiveDodgeDakota.DodgefightscrimeinRiverCity.ButwhenthenotoriousFourthReichcrimegangledbyPatriciaHitlerhatchanewplot,canDodgestopthem?VictoriaValanceisamysteriouswomanfromhispastwhore-emergesafterbeingthoughtdeadfor25years.CanDodgesolvethecase?Willthedeadwalktheearthagaintofeedontheliv-ing?RiverCityDeadtakesonepartnoirfilm,onepartcomicbook,andonepartexploitationhorrormovie,andmixesthemtogetherinadelightfulcocktailoffun!Filmed in Blue Springs and Tupelo, Miss. with a local cast and crew.

robert box-Perfect for the Kitchen Documentary Short, 5 minutes

Directed by: James Reford

Screening: Friday, 5:15pm (S2), Sunday, 11:00am (S3)

Anearlymorningtrickofthelightsentanartcareerinanewdirec-tion.ThenostalgiaoffoodisthenichethatartistRobertBoxhasfoundforhimself.AfteryearsoftryingtosellhisworkonthestreetsofNewYorkthelineheoftenhearsabouthispaintingsisthattheyare‘per-fectforthekitchen’.


aaarobyn Hitchcock in Memphis Documentary Short / Non-competition, 30 minutes

Directed by: Peter Gilbert

Screening: Friday, 11:00am (S3), Saturday, 2:30pm (S2), screens with The Girls in the band

Thefilmgivesafly-on-the-wallperspectiveofsinger-songwriterRobynHitchcock’screativepro-cessasherecordsnewsongsatArdentStudioswithJodyStephens(BigStar),andculminateswithhisliveacousticperformance,whichclosedthe2009IndieMemphisFilmFestival.Photo by Robin Salant courtesy of Indie Memphis

roundabout experimental, 8 minutes

Directed by: Peter byrne and Carole Woodlock


Roundaboutisaninquiryintolandscapeandmemory.Weusegesture,layering,ran-domness,patternandcolortoevokeasenseofbecoming.Weweaveliveactionfootage,withhand-drawnandcomputergeneratedcompositeanimationsequencesinordertoestablishashiftinglayeredsenseoftimeandplace.Afragmentedsenseofplaceevokesashiftingcenterandviewpointinwhichweseektounearththeinterac-tionandcollapsingofvirtualandrealspaces.

S&M lawn Care Narrative Feature, 1 hour 19 minutes

Directed by: Mark Potts

Screening: Friday, 6:35pm (S3), Saturday, 10:40am (S2), after The World of Film Festivals and God of Love

SalandMelarethebestlawnmowersintown.Thatis,untilDrakemovesin.Withhissexyassistants,Drakebeginstodis-mantleSalandMel’scompanyanddreams.


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the Sad Waltz Mississippi Documentary , 10 minutes

Directed by: Richard Ward


Between1969and2010,PassChristian,Mississippi,wasvirtuallydestroyedbytwohurricanesandseriouslyimpactedbytheBPoilspill.Drawingonhomemoviesandotherarchivalmateri-alsspanningmorethan50years,thisfilmchroniclesthejoysandsorrowsofthiscoastaltownfromthe1950sthroughthesummerof2010.

Safety Smart: about Fire Children’s film, 12 minutes


“Getdown,getoutandstayout!”That’sjustoneofthelessonsTimonandPumbaasharetohelpstudentsunderstandwhattodoinafireemergency.Fromsmokealarms,fireescapeplansandpreventativemeasuressuchasnotplayingwithmatches,TimonandPumbaareviewtheirSafetySmartChecklistfullofvaluableandlife-savingfiresafetyinformation.

Sand Documentary Short, 10 minutes

Directed by: Cari Ann Shim Sham

Screening: Saturday, 4:45pm (S3), screens with Grounded by Reality; Sunday, 11:05am (S3), screens with Robert box: Perfect for the Kitchen

Arhythmicandvisualcollage,thefilm‘Sand’tellsthestoryofthepersonalhistoryandevolutionofsanddanceasitispasseddownfromfathertoson.StarringtheemergingtapartistKenjiIgusandhisfatherDarrowIgus.

the Sasquatch and the Girl Animation, 3 minutes

Directed by: Trevor Knapp Jones


ThisshadowplaybyamysteriousstorytellertellsthestoryofwhytheSasquatchmusthidefromhumanstoday.

Second Chances Children’s film / Mississippi Narrative, 8 minutes

Screening: Saturday, 12:00pm (Public Library)

Written and directed by Deepak and Nitin Mantena

It’sabigworldandit’seasytomakebigmistakes.Butsome-times,allyouneedisasecondchance.FilmedattheBoysandGirlsClubofOxford.

the Secret to a Happy ending Documentary Feature / Non-Competition, 1 hour 41 minutes

Directed by: barr Weissman

Screening: Friday, 9:30pm (S3)

Thisisafilmabouttheredemptivepowerofrock-and-roll,toldthroughthemusicandbawdyhistoryofThe Drive-by Truckers.It’safilmabouttheAmericanSouth,whererockwasborn,andaboutoneband’sdailystruggletomakeart,makelove,andmakealiving.Withunparalleledaccess,thefilmdocumentsthreecriticalyearsoftouringandrecordingastheTruckersstruggletoovercomethetraumaofdivorceandsurviveanearbreakupintheirpersistentquestfor“TheSecrettoaHappyEnding”.

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Seeing Narrative Short, 8 minutes

Directed by: Tony bloodworth


Aphotographerinvitesacallgirlintohishomebutashequestionshisdecisionhefindsthathemaygetmorethanhebargainedfor.Producer Barry Barclay is from Jackson, Miss.

Self-Portraitexperimental, 3 minutes

Directed by: So Hyung Choi


Utilizingold,black-and-whitefamilyphotosofseveralgenerations,imagesarere-framedtheimages,creatinganevolving,multiplelayeredimagethatisambiguous,etherealandattimes,grue-some.

Sexting Narrative Short, 8 minutes

Directed by: Neil Labute

Screening: Friday, 7:40pm (S1), Sunday, 1:00pm (S2), screening with Pillow

Peoplearenotwhotheyseemwhenamis-directedtextmessageleadsayoungwoman(JuliaStiles)tomeetwiththewifeofherboyfriendandaskwhatisreallygoingonintheirrelationship.

Shock Late Night / Mississippi Narrative, 4 minutes

Directed by: Chris Spear


Adark,creepyhouse.Ayoungcouple.Andthethingsthatgobumpinthenight.Filmed in Jackson, Miss., where the cast and crew also stayed.

SHortS bloCKNarrative Short

Screening: Friday, 11:00am (S2) and Saturday, 6:20pm (S3)Conlang--April--Seeing--Untitled--Antiquities

Skimming the Surface Documentary Short, 7 minutes

Directed by: Tim Arnold and Landon Lott

Screening: Friday, 3:30pm (S3), Saturday, 12:15pm (S2), screens with The Mud and the blood and The Pruitt-Igoe Myth: An Urban History

AbrieflookintotheearlyeffectsoftheGulfcoastoilspill,focusedonPlaqueminsParish,Louisiana.

Skip town Narrative Short, 4 minutes

Directed by: banner Gwin

Screening: Friday, 8:00pm (S3), screens with The Secret to a Happy ending, Saturday, 5:00pm (S2), screens with The Happy Poet

AcontemporarysilentfilmbasedontheexperimentalpianocompositionbyNicoMuhly,withanarrativestructurederivedfromtheworkofshortformauthorsRaymondCarver,LarryBrown,andVladimirNabokov,usingonlybasicsilentfilmeraaesthet-icsandtechniques.Actor Jimmy Hall is a University of Mississippi alumnus and former football player for the Ole Miss Rebels.

Sleep Paralysisexperimental, 4 minutes

Directed by: Kory Drahos


Thisselfportraitprojectdepictstheartist’ssleepparalysissleepdisorder.Drahos is a stu-dent in the University of Mississippi’s Department of Art


aaaSmokes and ears Mississippi Documentary / Non-Competition, 20 minutes


Smokes&EarstellsthestoryoftheBigAppleInninJackson,Mississippi.Knownas“BigJohn’s”byitsfaith-fulcustomers,theBigAppleInn’sdefiningduoofpigearsandwichesandhotsmokedsausagesandwiches(knownas“smokes”)haskeptfolkscomingbackagainandagainforover70years,andcounting.FeaturesperformancesbyBobbyRushandJesseRobinson.Produced by Joe York and Scott Barretta for the University of Mississippi Media & Documentary Projects Center and the Southern Foodways Alliance

the South Will rise again Mississippi Documentary, 16 minutes

Directed by: ben Guest


Ashortdocumentaryaboutrace,andthesymbolsofracismattheUniversityofMississippi.

Southern belle Documentary Feature, 1 hour 15 minutes

Directed by: Kathy Conkwright and Mary Makley

Screening: Friday, 5:15pm (S2), Sunday, 2:50pm (S3), after Mozambique and God’s Square Mile

TheCivilWarmaybelongoverbutthespiritofrebellionishardtoextinguishintheSouth,eveninsome-thingasinnocentasagirls’summercamp.SouthernBelleisauniqueinsider’slookatthe1861AthenaeumGirlsSchoolwhereyoungwomenfromaroundtheworldeagerlysignuptobecomethaticonicandromanticimageofsouthernidentity:thesouthernbelle,repletewithhoopskirt,hatandgloves,singingtheregion’santhem,Dixie.

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Spanola Pepper Sauce Company Narrative Short / Non-Competition, 7 minutes

Directed by: Ray McKinnon

Screening: Thursday (at the Lyric Theater), 8:30pm with brother’s Justice

ThisheartwarmingstoryexploresthelifeofTookieSpanola,thefounderandowneroftheSpanolaPepperSauceCompany,andsomeofthechangesthathavetakeneffectduringhistenure.

SPeeD PitCH PaNelFriday, 1:30pm (S3)SpeedPitchisagreatwaytomeetlotsofdistributorsandproducersinaquick,no-pressureenvironment.The‘speedpitching’willtakeplaceinfastturnaround,one-to-one,roundtablesessionswithrepresentativesfromproductioncom-paniesandindependentdistributioncompanies.Youhave2minutestopitchyourfilmoridea.Whendone,wewillhaveapaneldiscussionaboutwhatdistributorssawthatwasgoodandideasonhowtoimproveyourfirstimpressionwithadistributor.Youwillhavetheopportunitytoaskquestionsafterwards.NOTE:Filmmakersmustsignupinadvanceforthespeedpitchsession.Anyonewithaticketorpassiswelcometositinandobservethepanelwithoutparticipatinginthespeeddistribution.Moderator: Todd Gilchrist (Cinematical); Panelists: Tracy Kilpatrick (producer), Debra Zimmerman (Women Make Movies), Paola Freccero (Crowdstarter.com), Steven Beckman (Cinetic Rights Management), Ryan Watt and Nick Case (Paper Moon Films), Andrew Meyer (producer), Jeff Scheftel (produc-er). For full bios, please refer to page 5.

Stationary Guard robot Animation, 2 minutes

Directed by: Randall Hopkins


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this Way up Children’s film, 4 minutes


9-year-oldJimmyApollouseshisimaginationandacardboardboxtostrengthhisrelation-shipwithhisgadget-obsessedfather.ThecatalystthatignitesJimmy’simaginationandlaterhisfather’sisthroughacardboardboxfromanewTV.

the thomas beale Cipher Animation, 10 minutes

Directed by: Andrew S. Allen


ProfessorWhite,cryp-tographerextraordinaire,isonthetrailofthenotoriouslyuncrackableThomasBealecipher,acentury-oldriddlehidingthelocationofafortuneingoldthathastormenteditspursuerssinceinception.ButWhiteisnotalone:ashadowyforcesaretightonhistail.

the trampoline Children’s film, 6 minutes


WhenBriantakeshisdaughter,Lucy,tothemeadowheplayedinasaboy,theydiscoveranunexpectedsurprisewaitingforthem.

treat or eat Mississippi Narrative, 11 minutes

Directed by: April Wren


AfterbeingtoldastoryaboutachildeaterwhoeatskidsonHalloween,Katyisafraidthatherfirsttimetrick-or-treatingmightalsobeherlast.Cast and crew from Mississippi and filmed in state.

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aaatwo Gates of Sleep Narrative Feature, 1 hour 18 minutes

Directed by: Alistair banks-Griffin

Screening: Friday, 11:40am (S1), Sunday, 11:30am (S2) after First Sunrise and When the Hurlyburly’s Done

Afterpreparingfortheirmother’sim-minentdeath,twobrothersgoonanarduousupriverjourneytohonorherfinalrequest.Portions of the film were completed in Poplarville, Miss.

untitled Narrative Short, 9 minutes

Directed by: Chad Hartigan


DonandDixieconfronttheirrelationshipis-suesatthebeach.

valentease Mississippi Documentary, 17 minutes

Directed by: Tobie baker


Valentease,ashortdocumentary,providesapeakintoOxford’sfirstvaudevillebur-lesquerevue.

voice on the line experimental, 5 minutes

Directed by: Kelly Sears


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Werner Herzog eats His Shoe Documentary Short / Non-Competition, 20 minutes


Screening: Thursday (at the Lyric Theater) 8:00pm, after Festival intro

GermanfilmdirectorWernerHerzoghadmadeabetwithonce-fledglingdirectorErrolMorristhat,ifMorrismadeafilm,Herzogwouldeathisshoe.MorriswentontofilmGates of Heaven,soHerzogkepthisprom-ise.Filmedin1980.FilmmakerLesBlankisscheduledtoattendandwillbeaguestonThursday’sThackerMountainRadio.

What if Cannabis Cured Cancer? Documentary Feature, 1 hour

Directed by: Len Richmond

Screening: Saturday, 5:20pm (S3), Sunday, 4:20pm (S3)

Couldthechemicalsfoundinmarijuanapreventandevenhealseveraldeadlycancers?Discoverthetruthaboutthisancientmedicineasworldre-nownedscientistsinthefieldofcannabinoidresearchex-plainandillustratetheirtrulymind-blowingdiscoveries.Usingoriginalandarchivalfootage,thefilmpresentscontroversialbuthighlyconvincingevidencethatthisforbiddenherbhashealingpropertiesbeyondanyotherplantontheplanet.Apowerfulandeye-openingfilmaboutthefutureofcannabis,andperhapseventhefutureofmedicine.

When Cotton blossoms Mississippi Documentary, 30 minutes

Directed by: Scott A. Magie


In1909,ayoungmannamedLaurenceJonessteppedoffthetraininBraxtonandwalkedintothepineywoodsofruralMississippi.Withonlyadreamandasimplefaithindivineguidance,heovercametremendousoddstocreateaschoolforthesons&daughtersofformerslaves:ThePineyWoodsCountryLifeSchool.Exactly100yearslater,Dr.Jones’inspiringtruestoryiscelebratedonfilmusinganartisticblendofarchival&reenactedimagery.Subject is Piney Woods School in Mississippi.

When the Hurlyburly’s DoneNarrative Short, 15 minutes

Directed by: Hanna Maria Heidrich and Alex eslam

Screening: Friday, 11:10am (S1), Sunday, 11:10am, (S2) after First Sunrise

Shewillbleedtodeath.JacobisholdingGwynninhisarms.Alovestrongerthandeath,that’swhattheypromisedtoeachother.Shouldhetakehertohospital,whereherhusbandandhismenarewaiting,orratherescape?

Where i begin Narrative Feature / Sneak Preview, Non-Competition, 1 hour 30 minutes

Directed by: Thomas L. Phillips

Screening: Friday, 3:25pm (S1), Saturday, 3:20pm (S1) after Queen’s Day

Adecadeafteratragicevent,Jacobdecidestoreturnhometohissmallsouthernroots,onlytofindthatthepastisnotreallythepastandthatpeoplemaychangebuttheyneverforget.Hisunexpectedhomecomingonceagainintertwineshimwiththefamily,friendsandthetownheleftinhiswake.Jacobsearch-esforhiswaybackhome,butcanyoueverreallygohome?Co-producer and co-writer Melanie L. Addington is from Oxford, Miss., and the film was shot on location in Oxford, Scobie and Sardis, Miss.

the World of Film Festivals Narrative Short, 5 minutes

Directed by: Jim Jacob

Screening: Friday, 6:00pm (S3), and Saturday, 10:00am (S2), screens with God of Love and S&M Lawn Care

Thisfilmisasummaryofthevarietyoflocalesandactivitieswhichonemayencounterintherealmoffilmfestivals.


aaaWorst in Show Documentary Feature, 58 minutes

Directed by: Don R. Lewis and John beck

Screening: Friday, 8:00pm (S3), Saturday, 3:30pm (S3)

Thecameraiscastonthecompetitorsintheannual“WorldsUgliestDogContest”whichtakesplaceeachsum-merinPetaluma,CA.Simultaneous world premiere with San Francisco Indiefest.

Wrestling with my Father experimental, 5 minutes

Directed by: Charles Fairbanks


Myfatherwasawrestlerbeforeme.Youneverstopbeingawrestler.

Yellow Moon experimental, 3 minutes

Directed by: Dan Inglis


Anexperimentalpre-sentationofavoyagetoastrangemoonandanencounterwithitsunexpectedinhabitants.National Premiere

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BeijingTaxiEverydaySunshine:TheStoryofFishboneTheGirlsintheBandThePruitt-IgoeMyth:AnUrbanHistoryTheSecrettoaHappyEnding*SouthernBelleWhatIfCannabisCuredCancerWorstinShow

DOCUMeNTARY SHORT

TheBluesAccordingtoLightningHopkins*DryWood*God’sSquareMileGroundedbyRealityMozambiqueTheMudandtheBloodRobertBox-PerfectfortheKitchenRobynHitchcockinMemphis*SkimmingtheSurfaceWernerHerzogEatsHisShoe*

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AlikiTheConjureWoman*TheDanceofPrincessHiroshibelleFlutterInsideOut/SideOneAMoviebyJenProctorRoundaboutSandSelf-PortraitSleepParalysisVoiceontheLineWrestlingwithmyFatherYellowMoon

FAMILY-FRIeNDLY *ThiscategoryisscreeningforfreeattheLafayette-OxfordPublicLibraryonSaturday,Feb.12andisnotincompetition.MyDogSkipTheNorthStarOppositeDaySafetySmart:AboutFireSecondChancesThisWayUpTheTrampoline

LATe NIGHT

BloodTherapyHappyFaceMonsterHuntwithJamesandKevinMurderabiliaNightofthePunksRiverCityDeadShock

MISSISSIPPI DOCUMeNTARY

BillLillyBuildsaGreenHouseBrownFamilyDairyMississippiInnocence*TheSadWaltzSmokesandEars*TheSouthWillRiseAgainValenteaseWhenCottonBlossoms

MISSISSIPPI MUSIC VIDeO

(listedbyband)AllwillscreenSaturday,11:10am(S1)JeffAllen(Oxford)/ThereGoesSantaClausAstrocasket(Tupelo)/976-EVILAvenueHearts(Oxford)/HoldOnTheCooters(Oxford)/CarpetbaggersLiveinMississippiCoryTaylorCox(Oxford)/IfSnakesWereOnYourPlane,I’dBeTheFirstInLineToAdministerTheAnti-VenomGoodPaper(Oxford)/LineUpJunkCulture(Oxford)/WestCoastTylerKeithandtheApostles(Oxford)/ShadowofaCrossT.B.Ledford(Jackson)/ColdRedClayNashStreet(Starkville)/MississippiQueenStacyRobinson(Southaven)/ActingOutforLoveStork&NickB.(Oxford)/IntenttoDistributeTTOCSRekarp(Jackson)/ComaBoy

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BrotherhoodBrother’sJustice*TheHappyPoetPassengerPigeonsS&MLawnCareTwoGatesofSleep

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AntiquitiesAprilArkansasTraveler*ConlangFirstSunriseGodofLoveHappyFaceMonsterHuntwithJamesandKevinNightofthePunksOurTimeTogetherPillowQueen’sDaySeeingSextingSkipTownSpanolaPepperSauceCompany*UntitledWhenTheHurlyburly’sDoneTheWorldofFilmFestivals

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