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A GAROTA (The Kid)
Directed by Fernando Pinheiro; 5 minutes; Brazil
The story of a child in black and white and a watercolor
doll in painting on canvas.
SAT 10:30AM
ABILITIES UNLIMITED
Directed by Robert Hess; 35 minutes; USA
Abilities Unlimited is a humanistic documentary that
forces people to question the line of how truly close
we all are from becoming severly disabled and poses
the question, “how would we want society to react
on our behalf?”
SAT 5:00PM
AGEING IN AMERICA
Directed by Rouzbeh Rakhsha; 14 minutes; USA
Aging In America depicts the very personal fears of
a new immigrant to the US. The film depicts one day
in the life of an old man, Mr.Adam, living in the
United States. Mr. Adam lives in solitude passing
time with painfully slow and repetitive daily routines.
SUN 10AM
AND THEN SHE WAS WAS GONE
Directed by Jacqueline Pennewill; 7 minutes; USA
A girl sits on a park bench to relive a moment in
time and all of her fears are taken away through a
chance meeting with a stranger.
SUN 10AM
AUTUMN'S HARVEST
Directed by David Marshall; 26 minutes; USA
Douglas Thompson is a farm worker living with AIDS.
This is his story. It is a story of AIDS in America
and why we don't talk about it any more.
SUN 1:45PM
BEYOND THE CALL
Directed by Adrian Belic; 82 minutes; USA
In a Mother Teresa meets Indiana Jones adventure,
three middle-aged men, former soldiers and modern
day knights, travel the world delivering life-saving
humanitarian aid directly into the hands of civilians
in some of the most dangerous, yet beautiful, places
on Earth, the front lines of war.
SUN 3:45PM
CALCUTTA HILTON
Directed by John Sinclair; 23 minutes; New Zealand
A New Zealand family gives up everything to work with
sex workers in Calcutta, India, starting a business
that brings hope and freedom.
SAT 7:15PM
CARPE NOCTEM
Directed by Leslie Chung; 5 minutes; USA
A young girl struggles to reclaim her past and that
of her dying father. Using the city as an urban playground,
she sets upon a journal to steal a magical crystal
ball to acheive this feat.
SUN 1PM
CHARLIE OBERT'S BARN
Directed by Kurt Kolaja; 65 minutes; USA
Urban professional reclaims his grandfather's old
barn -- and saves a lost piece of Americana from the
trash heap.
SAT 8:00PM
COME WALK IN MY SHOES
Directed by Robin Smith; 57 minutes; USA
Civil rights pioneer John Lewis revisits the churches,
parks and bridges where he played a pivotal role in
the struggle for equality and voting rights in the
segregated south.
SUN 2:30PM
CRICKETS
Directed by Kari Nevil; 5 minutes; USA
When a man finds himself in an unpredictable location,
he questions the woman who greets him to determine
how he arrived at this place.
SUN 10AM
DIVISION PROBLEMS
Directed by Wide Angle Media; 7 minutes; USA
Wide Angle Youth Media is a 501c3 non-profit that
provides Baltimore youth with opportunities to tell
their stories using video technology, public speaking,
community events, and a youth-run television show
airing on cable access. Wide Angle's programming and
technical training empowers youth to use media to
address the social issues affecting them and the City
of Baltimore.
SUN 1PM
THE DOUBLE
Directed by Rani DeMuth; 25 minutes; USA
A man begins a journey beyond the imagination to discover
what is truly important in his life.
SUN 10AM
THE FAMILY MEAL
Directed by Mickey Freeman; 19 minutes; USA
Pressured by fast-paced jobs and the need for two-wage
earners to raise a family, parents spend less and
less time with their children, who may in turn feel
isolated and depressed and come to depend on food
to make up for it. One of the first casualties of
our economy's pressures on families is the nurturing
connection provided by the traditional family meal.
SAT 10:30AM
GLIMPSE
Directed by Dustin Grella; 9 minutes; USA
Glimpse, an experimental nine minute animated short
using stop motion photography, is a study of the life
of painter Willem de Kooning and a stream of consciousness
narrative concerning the impermanence of life.
SAT 5:00PM
GLUE BOYS
Directed by Philip Hamer; 65 minutes; USA
Glue Boys tells the story of homeless children from
Kitale Kenya who find comfort from their hunger pains
by sniffing glue. Unfortunately, they also find death
in these bottles of glue manufactured and distributed
by multinational corporations who reap profits from
these accidental consumers.
SUN 11:50AM
HEART & SOIL
Directed by Mara LeGrand; 45 minutes;USA
Heart & Soil is a family documentary that clips
along with the pace of barefoot children and froliking
livestock. The film takes us on a journey into the
rich landscape and lives of farmers in the southwest
and into the bustling energy of farmer's markets and
farm to school programs. The film acknowledges the
importance of small scale farming as a means toward
better personal and planetary health.
SAT 3:15PM
KUNA NI NANANG (My Mother Said)
Directed by Jessica Sison; 5 minutes; USA
In this day and age, when everything is documented
and even cell phones have cameras, one woman has no
souvenirs or photos of her beloved mother. Meet Elena
Bautista, 99 years young, reflecting on the way she
has lived her life.
SUN 10AM
LETTING GO
Directed by Dan Masucci; 4 minutes; USA
When a nine-year old decides that he's ready to put
his 'blanky' away, it's his father who has a hard
time letting go.
SAT 10:30AM
LOOKING GLASS WORLD
Directed by Jesse Wiley; 7 minutes; USA
Jesse Wiley explores his bi-polar disorder in this
lyrical and honest short documentary.
SUN 1PM
MEMBER OF THE CLUB
Directed by Phoebe Ferguson; 72 minutes; USA
Member of the Club is a documentary about New Orleans
black aristocracy today, as seen through the eyes
of an African American teenage debutante and her matriarchal
family.
SAT 1:45PM
NAME, AGE, SEX
Directed by Peter Chung; 10 minutes; USA
A young journalist explores the dark world of sex
trafficking, and discovers himself.
SAT 7:15PM
THE ORDINARY HEROES OF AFGHANISTAN
Directed by Ellen Fish ; 21 minutes; India
Barefoot solar engineers bring light to remote, poor
villages all over the world. This short film documents
the remarkable story of 10 Afghan men and women who
travel to the Barefoot College of Tilonia in India
to become “Barefoot” Solar Engineers.
SUN 11:50AM
P IS FOR PAPAYA
Directed by Aube Giroux; 8 minutes; Canada
Told as a love story gone bad, this animated documentary
reveals some of the sour secrets beneath the skin
of a popular tropical fruit.
SAT 3:15PM
PAUL'S OPA
Directed by Ove Sander; 20 minutes; Germany
Eight-year-old inventor Paul yearns to make his all-time
dream come true. He wants to have a grandpa, just
like all the other children. So he builds himself
one, and sets about doing things with him he would
never dare do alone. Just as Paul begins to realise
that his grandpa could never take the place of a real
one, a small miracle happens
SAT 10:30AM
PEOPLE MATTERS
Directed by Beth Nelsen; 10 minutes; Australia,United
Kingdom
People Matters raises thoughtful questions about difference,
families, and the unique qualities with which individuals
enrich the world.
SAT 5:00PM
PILGRIMAGE
Directed by Tadashi Nakamura; 22 minutes; USA
With a hip music track and never-before-seen footage,
Pilgrimage, tells the inspiring story of how an abandoned
WWII concentration camp for Japanese Americans has
been transformed into a symbol of retrospection and
solidarity for people of all ages, races and nationalities
in our post- 9/11 world.
SUN 2:30PM
RABIA
Directed by Muhammad Ali Hasan; 24 minutes; USA
A story about a woman who must blow herself up, in
order to exist.
SUN 3:45PM
RUBY WHO?
Directed by Hailey Bartholomew; 6 minutes; Australia
Ruby Who? is the sweet and innocent story of a little
girl’s adventure in re-discovering her identity.
Ruby Who? is about wishing for things, wishing you
were someone else. Ruby wishes for so many things
and dreams of being like others. Will she end up forgetting
how to just be herself?
SAT 10:30AM
A SECOND LOOK
Directed by Tina Truong; 6 minutes; USA
A Second Look is a short documentary which attempts
to abolish the stereotype that all homeless people
are lazy and their lifestyle a result of alcoholism
and drug abuse.
SUN 1PM
SLUDGE
Directed by Robert Salyer; 40 minutes; USA
Sludge is a documentary that investigates a recent
Kentucky coal waste disaster and examines the role
of federal regulatory agencies in the coalfields.
The Martin County disaster was 30 times larger than
the Exxon Valdez and one of the worst environmental
disasters ever in the southeastern United States,
according to the EPA.Filmed over four years, the documentary
chronicles the aftermath of the spill, the whistleblower
case of Jack Spadaro, and the looming threat of coal
sludge ponds throughout the region.
SAT 3:15PM
SMALL TALK
Directed by Karen Lindholm-Rinkiewicz; 14 minutes;
USA
A comedy about a teenage girl with a lot of responsibility,
finding friendship in unlikely places.
SAT 10:30AM
TESTING THE UNDERTOW
Directed by Jennifer Proctor; 13 minutes; USA
Testing the Undertow is a personal examination of
class, pride, and identity as it has played out on
the landscape of Marin County, California, from the
1980s to the present.
SAT 8:00PM
THANK YOU TANZANIA
Directed by Sarina Condello; 91 minutes; Canada
Thank You Tanzania follows the intrepid journey of
a mother and her three teens, accompanied by the brilliant
and spirited talents of Kihumbe, a Tanzanian dance
and circus troupe, who together facilitate a performing
arts and Tae Kwando Camp for over one thousand children
in the rural regions of Tanzania. The cultural exchange
of Canadian and Tanzanian childhood games, dances,
music and arts provides a rich experience for all
involved with the camp. Thank You Tanzania is a testament
to how the circus, martial, visual and performing
arts can inspire our innate creativity regardless
of color, wealth or geography and create friendships
that last a lifetime.
SAT 11:45AM
THROUGH DOGS' EYES
Directed by Wide Angle Media ; 3 minutes; USA
Youth-produced animations about how youth see the
city of Baltimore (through a canine's perspective).
Produced through the Baltimore Speaks Out! program,
a partnership of Wide Angle Youth Media and the Enoch
Pratt Free Library.
SAT 10:30AM
TIFFIN
Directed by Ai Lene Chor; 14 minutes; Malaysia,USA
You can't choose your family. A Malaysian story about
a young girl who is born to the life of a maid, yet
develops a kindred bond with the lonely grandmother
who employs her.
SUN 11:50AM
