Wednesday, September 25th
Clemency
Years of carrying out death row executions have taken a toll on prison warden Bernadine Williams. As she prepares to execute another inmate, Bernadine must confront the psychological and emotional demons her job creates, ultimately connecting her to the man she is sanctioned to kill.
Chinonye Chukwu
Directed by:
Drama/USA/2019/113 min
Screening
Special Presentation
Date
9/25/2019
Time
7:30 PM
Martin Hill: Camera Man
Martin Hill: Camera Man is the story of an unlikely curator of iconic Hollywood film cameras. For over 40 years, Martin collected cast-off film equipment from the big motion picture studios. He was a savvy broker/dealer/hoarder of Hollywood's antiquated film production gear and discarded scrap. Martin trucked his "treasures" back east from Hollywood and stored everything in a leaking, dilapidated, former bowling alley in his back yard in Midland, North Carolina.There are no collections in the world that rivals Martin's cinematic treasures. Cameras that lensed iconic movies such as, The Ten Commandments, The Grapes of Wrath, Gone With the Wind, Rocky, Lawrence of Arabia, Star Wars, 2001: A Space Odyssey and countless other Academy Award winning features are crammed into Martin's leaking, building.His most prized possession is Charlie Chaplin's personal camera, purchased by Chaplin in 1917. It's a 35mm Bolex that framed Hollywood's earliest films, including The Gold Rush and The Kid.Director / Producer, Joanne Hock and Editor/cinematographer John Disher embarked on a ten-year journey with Martin, documenting and telling this story of passion and preservation, obsession and compulsion, unmet expectations, sacrifice and disappointment as Martin Hill took on the task of being the sole guardian of this magnificent Hollywood Camera collection.
Joanne Hock
Directed by:
Documentary/USA/2019/30 min
Screening
Documentary Shorts Block 1
Date
9/25/2019
Time
7:45 PM
Our Ingredients: Corn
Food is a unifying force across our communities. In this short film, we share the stories of three Latinos - each from a different country but now living in the same American city - who come together to shareflavors of their homeland, all of which include one central ingredient.
Cesar Rodriguez
Directed by:
Documentary/USA/2019/8 min
Screening
Documentary Shorts Block 1
Date
9/25/2019
Time
7:45 PM
Still Plays with Trains
Still Plays With Trains captures one man's passion to share the joy of childhood. By recreating his 10th birthday with a 3000 square foot replica of the old Lackawanna Railroad in his basement, he gives us a nostalgic glimpse of what it was like growing up in the 1950's.
Ross Kauffman
Directed by:
Documentary/USA/2018/17 min
Screening
Documentary Shorts Block 1
Date
9/25/2019
Time
7:45 PM
The Rider
An 81 year old man stays active by riding his bicycle
Ryan Stevenson
Directed by:
Documentary/USA/2019/3 min
Screening
Documentary Shorts Block 1
Date
9/25/2019
Time
7:45 PM
The Tides That Bind
People have been sending messages in bottles for hundreds of years, in search of everything from romance to scientific data. Once found, a message in a bottle can capture the imagination and ignite a feeling of adventure. No one understands that more than Clint Buffington, who has found over 90 messages in bottles. Even more impressive, Clint has been able to track down many of the senders, which usually takes some detective work. Clint never knows where each message might take him, and he's made some unlikely friends along the way.
Nick Natalicchio
Directed by:
Documentary/USA/2019/22 min
Screening
Documentary Shorts Block 1
Date
9/25/2019
Time
7:45 PM
Woke Up Breathing
An animal rescuer in small town Arizona shares his horses and his way of life with tourists on Route 66.
Josh Johnson, Grayson Tyler Johnson
Directed by:
Documentary/USA/2019/19 min
Screening
Documentary Shorts Block 1
Date
9/25/2019
Time
7:45 PM