Film Screenings

Enjoy the following wide range of Student, Short and Feature Film submissions that have the honor of having been selected to be shown at this year's festival.

STUDENTS
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Candyland
A student gets more than he bargains for when he agrees to play a few simple board games with his friends.





Submitted by: John Fenton (from CO)
(7 mins.)

Fast Girls, Slow Bikes: The Story of Denver's Mods 'n Knockers
A short documentary that tells the story of a tight knit girls gang brought together by a mutual love of classic Vespa and Lambretta scooters. Focusing on the lives of ‘Suzi Homewreker’, ‘Ra Ra Rass’, ‘Lolisa’, ‘Spam’, and ‘Vega’, “Fast Girls, Slow Bikes” navigates Denver’s Mile High streets, the wilds of friendship, and the challenge of unexpected tragedy, all from a two-wheeled perspective. Featuring fast paced ride scenes that put the viewer on the scoot, personal interviews about the camaraderie of the club, and original music by Suzi Homwreker.
Submitted by: Joseph Brown (from CO)
(13.5 mins.)

The Meatman
A meat man turned scientist feeds diseased meat to his sore covered assistant. The meat eats into the assistant's brain and unlocks dormant telekinesis, and the assistant turns the tables on the evil meat man.




Submitted by: Mark Roeder (from CO)
(5.25 mins.)

Shell Shock
A teenage boy enters into another reality created by his obsession of battles and war.





Submitted by: Harrison Bevins (from UT)
(6.75 mins.)

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SHORTS
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Alone
College student Alex is spending Friday evening at home, watching a campy horror film with her best friend over the phone. She’s not one to spook easy, but she just can’t shake the feeling that there’s something not quite right about her apartment this evening. Even her cat seems to feel it...



Submitted by: Eileen Agosta (from CO)
(10.75 mins.)

Bucovina Card Game
Wages, women and whisky! Bucovina Card Game is about 4 quirky characters that engage in highly stylized game of poker. The Hood. The Pusher. The Pirate. The Italian. With the beautiful Baroness as a hostess, things can only become more heated as the game progresses.




Submitted by: Zack Block (from MT)
(4.5 mins)

The Burden
Single mother Gail does the best she can, working sixty hours a week to pay the rent and provide for her sixteen-year-old daughter Jordan. When Jordan tells her that her best friend is pregnant and about to get kicked out of her home, Gail must make a difficult choice. Should she take the pregnant teen in and support her, even though she struggles to keep her own child fed? How much responsibility can she be expected to take for a troubled teen that isn't her own?
Submitted by: Eileen Agosta (from CO)
(19.5 mins)

Dissident
In the near future, a widow and her gifted young son are spending their last night together before he leaves to attend the Ministry Academy, the training ground for officers in the Ministry of Defense, a massive military corporation charged with keeping order at any cost. But their night is interrupted by the arrival of a dangerous political fugitive.


Submitted by: Jeremy Orr (from NM)
(28 mins.)

Hey Kiddo
Two recovering alcoholics from opposite ends of the social spectrum provide mutual help.





Submitted by: Ned Cordery (from UT)
(21 mins.)

Quillions
A darkly comedic operetta exploring the human condition, and how the prospect of fabulous wealth can erode all relationships. Made in 48 hours for the national Panasonic HD Filmmaker Showdown. Winner: Best Film.




Submitted by: Alan Dague-Greene (from CO)
(6 mins)

The Shaman's Apprentice
Elijah, a skeptical anthropologist who specializes in the study of shamanism, conducts field research with a powerful shaman healer, Santero. One day Elijah arrives at Fernando's hut and discovers the old man in disarray. Santero says he was injured by an evil sorceress, Akilina, and explains that without Elijah's help, he will succumb to her next attack. At first, Elijah is hesitant to believe Santero, but when Elijah accidentally attracts Akilina's attention, he finds himself cursed and on the brink of death. Will Elijah reevaluate his beliefs in order to save his life?

Submitted by: Maria Teresa Garcia (from CO)
(17 mins)

Tangles
A short film about memory and memory loss. Shot while I was still in school at CU Boulder during the Fall of 2008. Black and white 16mm.





Submitted by: Tyler Graim (from CO)
(6 mins)

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FEATURES
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The Heart of Texas   (Documentary)
When tragedy pierces the heart of a small community on the quiet Texas plains, its townspeople witness what can happen when grace and forgiveness triumph over anguish and outrage. Against the clamorous traffic of our crowded lives, a story of such tender mercy can seem more of a work of fiction or a wishful tale...yet every moment of this unbelievable story is true.





Submitted by: Blake Pilgreen (from CO)
(60 mins.)

The Mountain Spring   (Narrative)
When Sara moves to a small town in Colorado being the new kid at the local High School is not the only thing she has to worry about!






Submitted by: Bonnie Nugent (from CO)
(43 mins.)

MY LIFE "As a Baby Boomer"   (Documentary)
A baby boomer lets all the baby boomers in the audience relive their childhood and the events that make them all "Baby Boomers".








Submitted by: Michael Gage (from UT)
(version showing: 89 mins.)

Text   (Narrative)
Shot primarily in Parker and Castle Rock areas, Text follows four students trying to unravel the mysterious deaths at their high school associated with a series of text messages.




Submitted by: Ken Maskrey (from CO)
(90 mins.)

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Screenplay Reading

Only one lucky script submission will have a "professional" performance reading of their screenplay at this year's festival. A talented group of actors and actresses from the Castle Rock Players community theater group will provide the unique experience of allowing a screenwriter's work to be "heard" for the first time.

The Bit
A young up and coming comedian accidentally invokes an ancient curse. Pedro is a funny, young, Native American comedian who gets invited to the world renowned Funny Factory in Hollywood by Kenny Templeton, a famous comic. Kenny has discovered that the comic bit that Pedro performs, invokes an ancient Indian curse that kills both figuratively and literally. Kenny's plan is to use Pedro and his "bit" to kill off Karen, another comedian who's in direct competition for a late night network hosting job. What happens to Kenny's plan when Pedro and Karen fall in love?

Submitted by: Fred Charles (from NM)
(approx. 102 mins.)

Wrong Place, Wrong Time
The government is testing nuclear weapons outside of Las Vegas and the public is paying a terrible price. History is about to repeat itself as the government begins to transport nuclear waste.

Submitted by: Michael Gage (from UT)
(approx. 107 mins.)