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Film schedule is subject to change.
 
An Abstraction on the Chronology of Will
abstraction of the chronology of will USA, 2006, 23 min., Beta SP
Directors: Ben Collins and Kevin Phillips
Writer: Ben Collins
Producer: Josh Lind
Cast: Michael Porten
School: Savannah College of Art and Design

William Porten is nothing short of apathetic and despondent after a breakup with his girlfriend. He joins the military, becomes a Special Op and lives with a sustained note of danger until being faced with a firing squad in the middle of the desert. Through an act of divine intervention his life is saved and his will to live is revitalized.


Monday, Oct. 30, 11:30 a.m., Lucas Theatre
Friday, Nov. 3, 9:30 a.m., Trustees Theater 

At the Beach
at the beachUSA, 2005, 17:20 min., Beta SP
Director: Andrew Lloyd
Writer: Andrew Lloyd
Producers: Vicky Ferraro and Andrew Lloyd
Cast: Raum-Aron, Ethan Baum, Joel Nagle and Marlene O’Haire
School: Columbia University

A young boy struggles with terrors, both real and imagined, after a gruesome roadside accident on the way to a family vacation.


Monday, Oct. 30, 9:30 a.m., Lucas Theatre
Friday, Nov. 3, 11:30 a.m., Trustees Theater 

Bottleneck
bottleneckUSA, 2006, 11:30 min., Beta SP
Director: Andrew Shipsides
Writer: Pearl Guilian
Producer: Adrian Mojica
School: Savannah College of Art and Design

“Bottleneck” is a short experimental film about desire and obsession. Lost in a dream world a man must identify his true goals and overcome an inner demon that stops him at every turn. 


Monday, Oct. 30, 9:30 a.m., Lucas Theatre
Friday, Nov. 3, 11:30 a.m., Trustees Theater 

Cooking for Richard
cooking for richardUSA, 2006, 15 min., student, Beta SP
Director: Ido Fluk
Writer: Ido Fluk
Producer: Ronny Merdinger
Cast: Dustin Charles, Michael Meranno, Caitlin O’Connell, Mary Remington and Ed Rollin
School: New York University, Tisch School of the Arts

When Victoria’s husband dies (too much liver pâté) she buries him in a special casket equipped with a closed-circuit camera that transmits his dead image into a small monitor. Shutting herself from the world, she places the monitor next to her bed, denying her husband’s death and forming an intimate relationship with the television screen. 

Monday, Oct. 30, 11:30 a.m., Lucas Theatre
Friday, Nov. 3, 9:30 a.m., Trustees Theater 

Just
JustUSA, 2006, 16 min., 35 mm
Director: Jesse Wheeler
Writer: Jesse Wheeler
Producers: Chloe Aftel, Stephanie Kwong and Jesse Wheeler
Cast: Robert Amico, Jeff Blagg, Paul Dillon, Brendan Hines, Patrick Rafferty, Christian Reeve, Diane Sellers and William Windom
School: University of Southern California

Idealistic attorney Eddie Winkie only wants to do the what’s right — even if it means doing a lot of wrong along the way.

Monday, Oct. 30, 9:30 a.m., Lucas Theatre
Friday, Nov. 3, 11:30 a.m., Trustees Theater 

Reflection of Self
reflection of selfUSA, 2006, 3:53 min., BetaSP
Director: Becki Halloway
Writer: Becki Halloway
Producer: Becki Halloway
School: Savannah College of Art and Design

“Reflection of Self” is an experimental film exploring the process of portraiture.

Monday, Oct. 30, 11:30 a.m., Lucas Theatre
Friday, Nov. 3, 9:30 a.m., Trustees Theater 

Solomon Grundy
solomon grundyUSA, 2006, 1:16 min., student, BetaSP
Directors: Natalie Moore, Chris Myers and Ken Seward
Writer: Chris Myers
Producer: Natalie Moore
School: Savannah College of Art and Design

Solomon Grundy’s life is a series of whirlwind ceremonies and rituals over which he has no control.

Monday, Oct. 30, 11:30 a.m., Lucas Theatre
Friday, Nov. 3, 9:30 a.m., Trustees Theater 

The Floor
the floorUSA, 2006, 12:40 min., Beta SP
Director: Steven Sole
Writer: Steven Sole
Producers: Christine Bailey and Andrew Sole
Cast: Philip Asta, Nick Freni, Katie Honaker, Bob Marlowe and Matt Servitto
School: Columbia University

On one of the most powerful trading floors in the world, the New York Mercantile Exchange, a man must come to terms with a friendship and his limited sense of self in a world defined by ability.

Monday, Oct. 30, 11:30 a.m., Lucas Theatre
Friday, Nov. 3, 9:30 a.m., Trustees Theater 

You're on in 5
You're on in 5USA, 2006, 13:22 min., Beta SP
Director: Steven Piet
Writer: Steven Piet
Producer: Steven Piet
Cast: Silas Anthony, William Mahoney
School: Savannah College of Art and Design

There is a change happening at WJPL News and a respected new anchor must overcome the dogged resistance of a new spineless upper manager to air a news story that could alter the face of his community.

Monday, Oct. 30, 9:30 a.m., Lucas Theatre
Friday, Nov. 3, 11:30 a.m., Trustees Theater