2013 Big MINI Media Festival: Storytelling in the Age of the Internet
Friday, November 15th
6:00 pm
The Ballad of Cat Dean
Genaro Dominguez (USA)
8 minutes
(Short Narrative)
An ad executive moves to Brooklyn and clashes with his hipster neighbors.
The Ballad of Cat Dean
Genaro Dominguez (USA)
8 minutes
(Short Narrative)
An ad executive moves to Brooklyn and clashes with his hipster neighbors.
6:10 pm
Adaptation
Dawn George (Canada)
11 minutes
(Experimental)
"Adaptation" examines and emphasizes how we are corporeally failing to adapt to our environment, despite and due to the rapid progression of technological advances.
Adaptation
Dawn George (Canada)
11 minutes
(Experimental)
"Adaptation" examines and emphasizes how we are corporeally failing to adapt to our environment, despite and due to the rapid progression of technological advances.
6:22 pm
You're It
Ken Cohen (USA)
8 minutes
(Experimental)
In Brooklyn, the neighborhood "killer tag" game enters its last day. Bob tries to get to work - even as all his neighbors want to kill him to win the local prize.
You're It
Ken Cohen (USA)
8 minutes
(Experimental)
In Brooklyn, the neighborhood "killer tag" game enters its last day. Bob tries to get to work - even as all his neighbors want to kill him to win the local prize.
6:30 pm - 2013 Award Ceremony
6:45 pm Panel Discussion: Storytelling in the Age of the Internet
Stories that have a vision on now, look to our future.
7:50 pm
Bad Day
Kirill Vostrikov (USA)
5 minutes
(Short Narrative)
It started as a simple day of a simple girl in Brooklyn but things went wrong…
Bad Day
Kirill Vostrikov (USA)
5 minutes
(Short Narrative)
It started as a simple day of a simple girl in Brooklyn but things went wrong…
8:05 pm
Tooth Fairy
Rachael Sonnenberg (USA)
4 minutes
(Short Narrative/Honorable Mention)
8-year-old Luke believes in the Tooth Fairy… Do you?
Tooth Fairy
Rachael Sonnenberg (USA)
4 minutes
(Short Narrative/Honorable Mention)
8-year-old Luke believes in the Tooth Fairy… Do you?
8:10 pm
Luz Mob-Huerfano
Jeff Bernier (USA)
6 minutes
(Best Experimental)
A lone man's search for the perfect sound leads him on an unexpected journey.
Luz Mob-Huerfano
Jeff Bernier (USA)
6 minutes
(Best Experimental)
A lone man's search for the perfect sound leads him on an unexpected journey.
8:20 pm
The Words I Love
Thanachart Siripatrachai (USA)
17 minutes
(Best Documentary)
I come from Thailand. I am a bookish person and always carry a book with me. When I found a word I did not know, I would ask a stranger sitting next to me to explain the meaning. Later I started to record their voices and put together into this documentary to explore the issue of language.
The Words I Love
Thanachart Siripatrachai (USA)
17 minutes
(Best Documentary)
I come from Thailand. I am a bookish person and always carry a book with me. When I found a word I did not know, I would ask a stranger sitting next to me to explain the meaning. Later I started to record their voices and put together into this documentary to explore the issue of language.
8:40 pm
Silent Threat: Prelude
Aldo Romero (USA)
29 minutes
(Best Short Narrative)
A former news reporter named Pete Winston tracks the stories of different characters who use a social media website for UFO abductees.
Silent Threat: Prelude
Aldo Romero (USA)
29 minutes
(Best Short Narrative)
A former news reporter named Pete Winston tracks the stories of different characters who use a social media website for UFO abductees.
9:15 pm
Mama Needs a Ride
Matt Florio (USA)
19 minutes
(Short Narrative)
Two mobsters are given an important job: pick up the Don's mother.
Mama Needs a Ride
Matt Florio (USA)
19 minutes
(Short Narrative)
Two mobsters are given an important job: pick up the Don's mother.
9:40 pm
Tits
Opal Dockery (USA)
7 minutes
(Documentary)
A documentary short film about a woman's right to be topless in public.
Tits
Opal Dockery (USA)
7 minutes
(Documentary)
A documentary short film about a woman's right to be topless in public.
2013 BMM Festival (cont'd)
Saturday, November 16th
1:00 pm
Who's Afraid of the Cape Cod Bear?
Maryanne Galvin (USA)
52 minutes
(Documentary)
In May 2012, a Massachusetts black bear altered the course of history. Who's Afraid of the Cape Cod Bear? chronicles this bear's journey, in the context of debates about human coexistence with wildlife across much of North America. The film asks if bears are people with fur, who should adapt to whom and how?
Who's Afraid of the Cape Cod Bear?
Maryanne Galvin (USA)
52 minutes
(Documentary)
In May 2012, a Massachusetts black bear altered the course of history. Who's Afraid of the Cape Cod Bear? chronicles this bear's journey, in the context of debates about human coexistence with wildlife across much of North America. The film asks if bears are people with fur, who should adapt to whom and how?
1:55 pm
Clownin' Around
Alberto De Leon (USA)
8 minutes
(Short Narrative)
Jerry, a lonely clown, struggles to be taken seriously in a world where people can only see him as a performer.
Clownin' Around
Alberto De Leon (USA)
8 minutes
(Short Narrative)
Jerry, a lonely clown, struggles to be taken seriously in a world where people can only see him as a performer.
2:05 pm
Fox Hill Road
Paul Rapalee (USA)
6 minutes
(Experimental)
A young adult is showing us how she got through a difficult childhood.
Fox Hill Road
Paul Rapalee (USA)
6 minutes
(Experimental)
A young adult is showing us how she got through a difficult childhood.
2:15 pm
BE
Kelli Bruno (USA)
19 minutes
(Experimental)
I wanted to combine my passion for film and my love of music, so I decided to make a film and compose the music score for it. As an undergraduate at Bucknell University, I wrote, shot (with the help of a friend) , edited, and premiered 'BE' during my final semester (Spring 2013).
BE
Kelli Bruno (USA)
19 minutes
(Experimental)
I wanted to combine my passion for film and my love of music, so I decided to make a film and compose the music score for it. As an undergraduate at Bucknell University, I wrote, shot (with the help of a friend) , edited, and premiered 'BE' during my final semester (Spring 2013).
2:35 pm
A Close Call
Nathan Wagoner (USA)
6 minutes
(Experimental)
A 21st Century story of love at first sight.
A Close Call
Nathan Wagoner (USA)
6 minutes
(Experimental)
A 21st Century story of love at first sight.
2:45 pm
Unplugged
Maria Palacio (USA)
19 minutes
(Short Narrative)
John is a hacker whose life turns for the worst after hacking an important secret file.
Unplugged
Maria Palacio (USA)
19 minutes
(Short Narrative)
John is a hacker whose life turns for the worst after hacking an important secret file.
3:05 pm Industry Workshop: Creating a Webisode - Jorge Rivera
4:05 pm
9:22 From Academic Watch to Academic Wow!
Kimberly Calkins (USA)
88 minutes
(Documentary)
No one expected that a backwoods, rural school district in Northeastern Ohio's Appalachia region would achieve the academic success that it has. After all, these are the "922ers," the kids from Claymont. Many people call it "Dirtmont" or "Scagville."
9:22 From Academic Watch to Academic Wow!
Kimberly Calkins (USA)
88 minutes
(Documentary)
No one expected that a backwoods, rural school district in Northeastern Ohio's Appalachia region would achieve the academic success that it has. After all, these are the "922ers," the kids from Claymont. Many people call it "Dirtmont" or "Scagville."
5:35 pm
SNA: The Supernatural Association
Maria Palacio (USA)
5 minutes
(Experimental)
SNA is a government organization that handles all the illegal crimes that the Supernatural commit in their world and the human world.
SNA: The Supernatural Association
Maria Palacio (USA)
5 minutes
(Experimental)
SNA is a government organization that handles all the illegal crimes that the Supernatural commit in their world and the human world.
5:40 pm
The Sacred Heart
Andrew Serban (USA)
22 minutes
(Short Narrative)
When an unemployed young woman from Hell's Kitchen and her equally unemployed immigrant boyfriend are threatened with eviction, the couple resort to desperate measures and find themselves in the middle of a real estate war.
The Sacred Heart
Andrew Serban (USA)
22 minutes
(Short Narrative)
When an unemployed young woman from Hell's Kitchen and her equally unemployed immigrant boyfriend are threatened with eviction, the couple resort to desperate measures and find themselves in the middle of a real estate war.
6:30 pm
Risky Business
David Mech (USA)
105 minutes
(Documentary)
Risky Business: A Look Inside America's Adult Film Industry examines the social, psychological and economic impacts of performing in adult films.
Risky Business
David Mech (USA)
105 minutes
(Documentary)
Risky Business: A Look Inside America's Adult Film Industry examines the social, psychological and economic impacts of performing in adult films.
8:30 pm
Tiffany's Audition
Francisco Lafontaine (USA)
7 minutes
(Short Narrative)
A young female dancer struggles with an audition.
Tiffany's Audition
Francisco Lafontaine (USA)
7 minutes
(Short Narrative)
A young female dancer struggles with an audition.
8:40 pm
#3C
Mischa Auzins
16 minutes
(Short Narrative/Honorable Mention/Best Cinematography)
Trapped in a lifeless body with no way to communicate with the outside world, no way to let your loved ones know you're still alive. This is one man's journey to find forgiveness and acceptance in a world he doesn't want to leave and survival in another where reality is all too final.
#3C
Mischa Auzins
16 minutes
(Short Narrative/Honorable Mention/Best Cinematography)
Trapped in a lifeless body with no way to communicate with the outside world, no way to let your loved ones know you're still alive. This is one man's journey to find forgiveness and acceptance in a world he doesn't want to leave and survival in another where reality is all too final.
9:00 pm
Independent Filmmaker
Andreas Goldfuss (Canada)
1 minute
(Super Short)
The truth about independent filmmaking.
Independent Filmmaker
Andreas Goldfuss (Canada)
1 minute
(Super Short)
The truth about independent filmmaking.
9:05 pm
Don't Take This The Wrong Way
Ryan A. Markle (USA)
22 minutes
(Short Narrative/Honorable Mention/Best Comedy)
Three guys heading into their 30s realize that adulthood is something that has to be earned… whether they like it or not.
Don't Take This The Wrong Way
Ryan A. Markle (USA)
22 minutes
(Short Narrative/Honorable Mention/Best Comedy)
Three guys heading into their 30s realize that adulthood is something that has to be earned… whether they like it or not.