International Short Film Festival - Phoenix, Arizona - Feb. 13-14, 2008
A3F 2008 Jury Award Winners
Sympathetic Details!, USA (57min). An exploration of the moral nature of man as told through a collection of morally ambiguous people in the profession of killing. It is a discussion about the indifference of nature and the impossibility of protecting the ones we love.
Directed by Benjamin Busch. World Premier!
Code 7, USA (30min). Danny, a New Orleans paramedic, is working his last graveyard shift for the city's ambulance service. It has been several months since he has saved a life. Danny starts to believe his touch is the reason his patients are dying. In the Paramedic field, this is known as The Grim Reaper Phase. Based on the real-life experiences of the film's director as an EMT in New Orleans.
Directed by Andrew Hutchings. Southwest USA Premier!
Voor Een Paar Knikkers Meer (For a Few Marbles More), Netherlands (11min). Award winning short that has swept the international festival scene, but making only its second USA screening. Four 10-year olds are kicked out of their favorite playground by two aggressive drunkards. When they realize their parents are not going to help them, there's only one solution. They have to find a way to get the toughest boy in the neighborhood to help them.
Southwest USA Premier!
A3F 2008 Official Shorts
Nonsense, USA (27min). A young girl finds herself trapped inside her own home by supernatural forces. Strange and terrifying events unfold before her as she desperately tries to find a way out.
Directed by Rustin Odom. World Premier!
Threats & Confessions, USA (16min). Steve was an ideal mobster until he met the girl of his dreams. Now he will stop at nothing to rid his life of organized crime. However, his boss and his old partner will not let Steve leave alive.
Directed by Jared Moench. World Premier!
The Blacksmith and the Carpenter, USA (12min). Ishmael, a clueless, womanizing blacksmith has no idea who his neighbor, Jesus, really is. When Ishmael realizes he has agreed to make the nails for Jesus' cross, he must find a way out of his predicament. Starring Robert Picardo (Star Trek Voyager) and the voice of Tony Curtis.
Produced by Scottsdale Community College.
Hypocrites, Italy (20min). Survivors of a holocaust live in a future with no lies, no stories and no imagination. One day they meet an old man on the beach who tells them tall tales of love, mystery, giants and adventure — and introduces them to a subversive new world.
Vrooom!, USA (5min). A beautiful blonde. Killer vacuum cleaners. What else can you ask for? Get ready to be sucked up by Vrooom!
Directed by Jason Francois. World Theatrical Premier.
The Johns, USA (33min). While researching an overdue term paper, Teresa stumbles upon a boy band website, and can't help but order a CD. When the disc is hand-delivered by the band's lead singer, Teresa realizes she's gotten a little more than she paid for. From the award winning writer/director,
Lis Anna, of
Rutherford Country and
The Joy Cafe.
Vigilantes, USA (15min). The most politically incorrect film to come along in some time, this movie will surely offend just about everyone -- If they are not laughing too hard to notice, that is! Watch as Sgt. Slaughter, Eagle Eyes and Pee-Wee and the gang take on illegal immigration on their ranch in Southern California.
Mature Audience Only!
Wildlifeless, USA (7min). Haunted by the end of the big game era, Winston Skinner sets out for one final hunt, in search of the elusive Bengal tiger.
Directed by Brock H. Brown.
End of the Road, USA (15min). A trip into the southwestern desert leads to life-changing events for a young couple shrouded in secrets and in the company of an estranged father.
Directed by Andy Parker.
A3F 2008 Official Documentaries
Moustache, Canada (15min). A light-hearted documentary that looks into the connections that men have to their moustaches. Three men discover their own perceptions and those around them as a result of their life-long facial hair. A hilarious conclusion ensues when the filmmakers ask the men to shave off their moustaches!
Directed by Brandon Dziatkewich. USA Premier!
eDump, USA (20min). This startling documentary chronicles the journey of US electronic waste such as home computers to China where our outdated PC's are literally killing the local men, women and children. Director Michael Zhao has created a film describing the health and environmental effects of e-waste recycling in Guiyu, China.
Produced by Michael Zhao. World Theatrical Premier!
Ed & Vern's Rock Store, USA (42min). "...The Rock Store draws all kinds of riders from the greater Los Angeles area. Racing-leather-clad sportbikers mingle with vintage restoration artists. Doctor and lawyer Harley guys rub elbows with old-school bee-in-the-teeth Harley guys. They come to talk bikes, to ogle the latest and greatest machines, swap tales of speed and excess, and suck down cold drinks between forays into the canyons..." -- Motorworld.
Directed by Christopher Leps. Arizona Premier!
This African Life, USA (50min). A story told through the eyes of Sokona Keita, who reveals harsh realities of life in a West African village, even as she expresses optimism for her future. Nana Kenieba has a school and a clean well, and that makes it better off than most villages in Mali. Sokona takes the viewer on an inside tour of the town and the lives of the women and children who struggle with daily survival.
Directed by Lisa Thompson. World Premier!
A3F 2008 Official Arizona Shorts
Portal (10min). Official Entry. Michael Bostick & Collins College.
Aliehans (5min). Official Entry. Adolpho Navarro.
Wake (10min). Official Entry. Victory Angel Films.
48 Hours To Go (10min). Audience Favorite, 2005. Big Brain Pictures.
First Date (5min). Winning film, 2005. DIB Pictures.
Prosthetic Medic (7min). Top 20 film, 2006. Black Sheep Productions.
So Good (7min). Audience Top 3, 2006. HBD Productions
Laberinto Infernal (7min). Winning film, 2007. Rock Soup.
frank (7min). Audience Top 3, 2007. Big Shot Studios.
All in a Day’s Work (5min). Top 3, 2007. Catbrain Film Factory.
Blood Capture 2 (5min). Winning film, 2007. Head on a Post Prod.
