Red Hook Film Festival

RED HOOK INTERNATIONAL FILM AND VIDEO FESTIVAL

SCREENING SCHEDULE

The 2008, Red Hook International Film And Video Festival screenings
will take place on October 11 & 12th at
The Brooklyn Waterfront Artist's Coalition's Screening Room,
499 Van Brunt Street, Red Hook, Brooklyn, New York

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Saturday	October 11th:
At 1:00 p.m.	Youth Film Block
	A Day at the Red Hook Community Farm Directed by Kristin B. Eno Documentary, color, 2008, 5 minute excerpt The young students of PS 27 narrate this poetic short film about their day at the Red Hook Community Farm.
	Adventures in Coffey Park Directed by Kristin B. Eno Documentary, color, 2008, 5 minute excerpt An imaginative day of spontaneous adventure at Coffey Park with the students of PS 27.
	The New Orleans Project Documentary, 2008, color, 12 minute work-in-progrss In April, 2008, 13 students and 3 video cameras travel from Brooklyn to New Orleans to assist residents in the continued relief effort and to document their experience.
	Nicaragua (Working Title) Directed by Ian Perlman Documentary, 2008, color, 10 minutes In the pacific low-land region of Nicaragua, villages struggle to provide themselves and their families with the basic necessities of life.
	Hooked: Philly's Urban Anglers Directed by Mike Attie, Shannon Kane-Meddock, Andrew Schwalm Documentary, 2008, color, 14 minutes In the unlikely setting of the city of Philadelphia, a colorful assortment of characters have one thing in common: they have been lured to the water
	Balmy Directed by Kathy Kensinger Documentary, 2008, color, 1 minute Balmy Alley, a one-block street in San Francisco, is the birthplace of the vibrant mural culture that has covered the businesses of the Mission District.
At 2:30 p.m.	Documentary Block - Art, Color, Dye, Life
	Bob's Knee Directed by Mike Attie Documentary, 2008, b&w, 4 minutes Frustrated by the fallibility of his joints, an inventor employs unconventional methods to understand the mechanics of the human knee.
	A Different Color Blue Directed by Melanie Levy Documentary, 2008, b&w, 4 minutes Working in a studio in San Francisco's gritty Tenderloin district, Charles Curtis Blackwell - a semi-blind artist - pores over works of beauty and remarkable spirit. Explores the courage of an artist who refuses to turn away from the thing he loves most.
	Color Film Directed by Meghan O'Hara Documentary, 2008, color, 7 minutes A beautiful 16mm film exploring the relationship between colors and the words we use to describe them.
	Egg Fight Directed by Daniel Perry Documentary, 2008, color, 16 minutes New York Filmmaker Daniel Perry asks the all-important question: can a Red Hook egg smash a Tennessee egg? His documentary is a charming visit to one of America's oldest family feuds and sporting events... the 185 year old "Peters Hollow Egg Fight."
	Imitating Life Directed by Kelcey Edwards Documentary, 2008, color, 15 minutes "Imitating Life" burrows a wormhole through the seemingly unconnected realms of fashion, nature, military, and art. It is a playful, essayistic look at camouflage in its many guises, from urban camo-wear to zebra-striped paintings.
At 4:00 p.m.	Documentary Block - Cities and Water
	Berlin/NYC: A Dialogue Directed by Amy Leonard Experimental Documentary, 2008, color, 5 minutes A conversation is created between two cities using visuals from their streets with a freestyle narration by dueling saxophones.
	Traveller Looking Over a Sea of Fog Directed by Lizbeth Marano Experimental, 2008, color, 6 minutes A dual-channel video installation piece contemplating Iceland's endangered icebergs. Inspired by the paintings of Caspar David Friedrich.
	City Of Cranes Directed by Eva Weber Documentary, 2007, color, 14 minutes An excellent, award-winning portrait of the secret world of London crane operators, who tell stories of their work and their unique point of view while they reshape the urban skyline.
	North Brother Directed by Dan Gingold Documentary, 2008, color, 8 minutes Five explorers launch their flimsy inflatable raft into the East River, intent on exploring the forbidden history of North Brother Island. A raw adventure film set on the waterways of New York.
	City of Water Directed by Jasper Goldman and Loren Talbot Documentary, 2007, color, 30 minutes Produced by the Municipal Arts Society, "City of Water" is an important examination of the future of New York's waterways. Exploring the transformation of waterfront areas like Red Hook, this film looks at how we can become more involved in our watery home.
Sunday	October 12th:
At 1:00 p.m.	Fiction Block: Drama
	Slava Directed by Aleksandar Marinovich Fiction, 2008, color, 7 minutes Haunted by the scars of war, an immigrant boy must face his first day in an American school. "Slava" explores the challenges that children face in assimilating to a new culture.
	Gowanus, Brooklyn Directed by Ryan Fleck Fiction, 2004, color, 19 minutes In this short film - which was the inspiration for the director's critically acclaimed feature "Half Nelson" - a young girl forms an unlikely friendship with her teacher after discovering his crack habit.
	Parade of Horribles Directed by Jacob Kader Fiction, 2008, color, 17 minutes Can the Williams family resolve the simple problems of daily life in order to deal with the most complex?
At 2:30 p.m.	Fiction Block: Love (and Sex) in the Streets
	Las Historias Mas Sexy Del Mundo No.2 Directed by Eric Cheevers Experimental Fiction, 2007, color, 15 minutes Hallucinatory recreations of 1970's existential European soft-core films dubbed into Spanish and scored with a soundtrack found in a dumpster! Need we say more?
	Bicychlamydia Directed by Andrew Miller Horror, 2008, color, 10 minutes A possessed bike cruises the lonely streets of Brooklyn. During one long night, it picks up several women, arriving with the promise of escape, granting them liberation and quenching their unrequited desires. But at what price? You'll never steal a bike again after watching this film!
	New Business Directed by Julie Kots Fiction, 2008, color, 13 minutes Red Hook stands in as post-soviet Russia in this deadpan story about a teenage boy in Moscow who tries his hand at entrepreneurialism by attempting to prostitute two teenage girls.
	The 100 Lovers of Jesus Reynolds Directed by Ilya Chaiken Fiction, 2004, b&w, 7 minutes Brooklyn filmmaker Ilya Chaiken's funny, haunting short film about sex, love, and the difficulty of getting a costume together in time for the Coney Island Mermaid Parade.
	Cave Flower Directed by Sam Fleischner Fiction, 2007, color, 19 minutes A story of colliding worlds, as a squatter living in an abandoned powerhouse on the Gowanus Canal becomes infatuated with a woman on the F Train. Includes great vistas from inside the Red Hook container port.
At 4:00 p.m.	The Small Business Block
	Counter/Culture Directed by James and Karla Murray Documentary, 2008, color, 8 minute excerpt Proud Brooklyn store owners show the craft of making pizza, sausage and canoli in this excerpt drawn from James and Karla's exhibit at the Brooklyn Historical Society, which documents New York's vanishing storefronts.
	Rooftop Bees Directed by Melissa Lohman Wild Documentary, 2007, color, 15 minutes An engaging documentary about a thriving bee colony raised on a Fort Greene rooftop.
	The Backstretch Directed by Melanie Levy and Meghan O'Hara Documentary 2008, color, 10 minutes After nearly eighty years of horse racing history, San Mateo's legendary Bay Meadows Racecourse is facing its final season. At this pivotal moment in California racing history, this film takes a look at life on the other side of the tracks.
	Twilight Becomes Night Directed by Virginie-Alvine Perrette Documentary, 2007, color, 36 minutes This vital documentary captures the lively culture of New York's mom & pop stores... and, in some cases, their painful last days, as they are forced to close by a ruthless economy which is changing the fabric of New York City.
After the screening...	The Awards Presentation!!