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7 th Annual<br />

<strong>Prescott</strong><br />

<strong>Film</strong> <strong>Festival</strong><br />

July 17-24, <strong>2016</strong><br />

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Contents<br />

7th Annual<br />

<strong>Prescott</strong> <strong>Film</strong> <strong>Festival</strong><br />

July 17-24, <strong>2016</strong><br />

“…supporting independent and critically acclaimed films and filmmakers….”<br />

We are celebrating our 7th annual festival this year and are THRILLED with the lineup<br />

of fantastic films and workshops! Each year we have grown and changed a bit, all the<br />

while keeping our mission at the forefront of what we do. We continue to present<br />

amazing “movies that move you” and “entertain, inspire and inform.”<br />

Our films are unique, fun, fascinating, inspiring and many bring us a true sense of<br />

gratitude for living in (or having a chance to visit) the Central Arizona Highlands we call<br />

home.<br />

This year, thanks to the Yavapai College <strong>Film</strong> and Media Arts Program, an impressive<br />

slate of workshops will be held during PFF. These are fantastic offerings for new and<br />

experienced filmmakers, movie geeks and lovers of the art form! This is a chance to<br />

meet professionals in the industry, hear about their experiences and perhaps, through<br />

these workshops, take craft and/or enjoyment and appreciation of film to the next level.<br />

There will be a representative from RED Cinema camera giving a demo, a professional<br />

animation editor, an award winning sound designer and editor, a film preservationist, a<br />

film financer, (yeah; a “money guy!”) two screenwriting workshops and several successful<br />

indie filmmakers. These will all be “don’t miss” FREE workshops!<br />

This year’s fest kicks off with a special “<strong>Film</strong> Noir and Pinot Noir” wine tasting. The<br />

noir film is The Lady from Shanghai starring Orson Welles and Rita Hayworth. Our special<br />

guest? Beatrice Welles, daughter of Orson Welles. We will have a special screening on<br />

the National Day of the Cowboy, July 23rd. Additionally we will have quirky unique films,<br />

and a fantastic slate of shorts for your enjoyment!<br />

The <strong>Prescott</strong> <strong>Film</strong> <strong>Festival</strong> would not be possible without the help of our generous<br />

sponsors, grantors and volunteers. Please thank a volunteer when you have a chance.<br />

And take note of the sponsors and grantors in this program guide and on the “big<br />

screen” in our theatres. When you see them or frequent their businesses, please tell<br />

them you appreciate their support of the <strong>Prescott</strong> <strong>Film</strong> <strong>Festival</strong>.<br />

Have a wonderful festival experience and thank YOU for your support!<br />

Helen Stephenson<br />

Executive Director<br />

Ticket Information ...........2<br />

Map. .......................2<br />

VIP Director’s Loft. ...........2<br />

Schedule ...................3<br />

Workshops. .................4<br />

Special Events. ..............7<br />

Sneak Peeks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8<br />

<strong>Film</strong> Guide Sunday. ..........9<br />

<strong>Film</strong> Guide Monday ..........9<br />

<strong>Film</strong> Guide Tuesday. .........9<br />

<strong>Film</strong> Guide Wednesday . ......10<br />

<strong>Film</strong> Guide Thursday .........10<br />

<strong>Film</strong> Guide Friday. ...........11<br />

<strong>Film</strong> Guide Saturday . ........12<br />

Student Short <strong>Film</strong> Program .. 16<br />

Notes ......................18<br />

<strong>Festival</strong> Leadership. ..........20<br />

Volunteers. .................21<br />

Sponsors ...................22<br />

<strong>Film</strong> Index ..................24<br />

<strong>Prescott</strong> <strong>Film</strong> <strong>Festival</strong> <strong>2016</strong> • 1


Tickets<br />

General Admission: $12.00<br />

Student: $6.00<br />

10 Pack General Admission: $100<br />

Wine Tasting and <strong>Film</strong>: $35<br />

All <strong>Film</strong> Pass: $120<br />

Platinum Pass: $195<br />

All-Access Pass to the festival including all<br />

films (throughout <strong>2016</strong>), parties, wine tasting,<br />

workshops, and VIP Director’s Loft.<br />

Tickets & passes may be purchased<br />

online at <strong>Prescott</strong><strong>Film</strong><strong>Festival</strong>.com.<br />

Tickets may also be purchased at the<br />

<strong>Festival</strong> box office, July 12-16 from<br />

Noon- 6 pm at the <strong>Film</strong> & Media Arts<br />

program office on the Yavapai College<br />

campus (bldg. 28).<br />

During the <strong>Festival</strong> the box office will be<br />

inside the lobby of the YC Performing<br />

Arts Center (July 17-23) and will open<br />

1 hour prior to the first show of the<br />

day and close 30 minutes after the last<br />

show of the day begins.<br />

Will Call: Tickets purchased online or by<br />

phone will be available at the <strong>Festival</strong><br />

Box Office when it is open.<br />

Yavapai College Campus Map<br />

Community Room<br />

Movies<br />

Tickets<br />

Free Parking<br />

Performing<br />

Arts Center<br />

Movies<br />

Tickets<br />

Food<br />

WineTasting<br />

Room 3-119<br />

Workshops<br />

Food<br />

VIP Director’s Loft<br />

sponsored by El Gato Azul<br />

<strong>Prescott</strong> <strong>Film</strong> <strong>Festival</strong> is proud to host our<br />

visiting filmmakers and Platinum Pass holders<br />

in the V.I.P. Director’s Loft, located on the<br />

upper mezzanine level of the Yavapai<br />

College Performing Arts Center (YCPAC).<br />

Enter using the stairs to the left of the lobby<br />

and enjoy wonderful food and refreshments.<br />

Our thanks to Starbucks (coffee) and<br />

Wildflower Bread Company (breakfast breads).<br />

Special thanks to El Gato Azul for sponsoring<br />

the VIP Director’s Loft and providing lunches!<br />

2<br />

Sheldon Street<br />

FMA/PFF Office<br />

Free Parking<br />

To Routes 89/69<br />

Lunch will begin serving at 11:30 am<br />

Loft hours:<br />

Thursday-Saturday 9:00am – 5:00pm


YC Performing Arts Center Room 3-119<br />

SUN<br />

July 17<br />

3:00 Pinot Noir & <strong>Film</strong> Noir<br />

Wine Tasting p.7<br />

4:30 The Lady from Shanghai p.9<br />

The Bloody Olive p.9<br />

Documentary<br />

Short <strong>Film</strong><br />

W Workshop<br />

Arizona Premiere<br />

R MPAA Rated R<br />

16+ Ages 16yrs+<br />

MON<br />

July 18<br />

TUES<br />

July 19<br />

7:00 Last Cab to Darwin p.9<br />

Last Days p.9<br />

(Spanish with subtitles)<br />

7:00 La belle et la Bête<br />

(Beauty and the Beast) p.9<br />

(French with subtitles)<br />

Todo lo demás (Everything Else) p.9<br />

(Spanish with subtitles)<br />

5:00 <strong>Film</strong> Preservation W p.4<br />

3:30 Planting the Seed of your <strong>Film</strong>:<br />

Writing an Effective Log Line W p.4<br />

5:00 Micro & Macro <strong>Film</strong> Financing W p.4<br />

WED<br />

July 20<br />

THURS<br />

July 21<br />

FRI<br />

July 22<br />

SAT<br />

July 23<br />

4:00 Being George Clooney p.10<br />

Starring Austin Pendleton p.10<br />

7:00 A Light Beneath Their Feet R p.10<br />

Locas p.10<br />

4:00 House of Time 16+ p.10<br />

(French with subtitles)<br />

Back to the Start p.10<br />

7:00 Big Voice p.11<br />

Wright’s Law p.11<br />

1:00 Surgery Ship p.11<br />

Kickass Katie Lee p.11<br />

4:00 Jeff Lowe’s Metanoia p.11<br />

Falling into Place p.11<br />

7:00 The Man Who Knew Infinity p.12<br />

Hum p.12<br />

10:00 am Lives Well Lived p.12<br />

In the Blink p.12<br />

1:00 Short <strong>Film</strong> Program p.13<br />

4:00 Cowboy Christmas p.14<br />

His Name is Midnight p.14<br />

7:00 Growing Up Smith (AKA Good ‘Ol Boy) p.14<br />

A King’s Betrayal p.14<br />

Cabaret After Party p.7<br />

(included with film)<br />

1:00 The Sound of Fear W p.5<br />

2:30 Radio Silence: DIY Independent<br />

<strong>Film</strong>making and Marketing W p.5<br />

1:00 Working in the Real World W p.5<br />

2:30 Invisible Art/Invisible Artist W p.6<br />

10:00 am I’ve Written a Script, Now What? W p.6<br />

11:30 RED Camera Demo W p.6<br />

Community Room<br />

1:00 Fanarchy p.13<br />

The Dogist p.13<br />

4:00 Liza the Fox Fairy 16+ p.14<br />

(Hungarian with subtitles)<br />

Mildred & the Dying Parlor p.14<br />

SUN<br />

July 24<br />

1:00 Storytelling, the Humanities and<br />

<strong>Film</strong>making W p.6<br />

2:00 Student Short <strong>Film</strong> Program p.16<br />

<strong>Prescott</strong> <strong>Film</strong> <strong>Festival</strong> <strong>2016</strong> • 3


Workshops<br />

Presented by the Yavapai College <strong>Film</strong> & Media Arts Program<br />

All workshops are free and will be held in building 3, room 119<br />

<strong>Film</strong> Preservation<br />

Monday, July 18, 5:00 – 6:00 pm<br />

Presenter: Bob O’Neil<br />

In the history of motion picture cinema and television there have been many challenges<br />

in preserving and restoring titles from the past (film) as well as the future<br />

(digital). Technical issues like obsolete formats and deteriorating media are part of<br />

the obstacles in working with an old library. Bob O’Neil takes us on a journey through<br />

the film vaults and the fascinating process that results in the preservation of our film<br />

heritage.<br />

Bob O’Neil worked at Universal Studios for nearly 40 years, retired, and recently<br />

moved to <strong>Prescott</strong>. He spent the final 25 years of his career doing analogue film<br />

preservation, restoration, and asset management on such titles as Dracula, Bride of<br />

Frankenstein, All Quiet On the Western Front, To Kill A Mockingbird, Double Indemnity, Psycho,<br />

and Rear Window.<br />

Planting the Seed of your <strong>Film</strong>:<br />

Writing an Effective Log Line<br />

Tuesday, July 19, 3:30 – 4:30 pm<br />

Presenter: Jeff Wood<br />

A clear, concise, and compelling log line is to<br />

your completed story what the seed is to a<br />

mighty tree: It contains the potential and the<br />

necessary information to grow straight, tall, and<br />

tower above the rest. In this hands-on workshop,<br />

we will discuss what a log line is (and isn’t),<br />

what the essential elements<br />

are, and how to craft one of<br />

your own. No experience is<br />

required. Participants will leave<br />

the seminar with one log line<br />

with a story begging to be<br />

written from it! Jeff Wood is<br />

the Screenwriting Instructor<br />

for the <strong>Film</strong> and Media Arts<br />

program at Yavapai College.<br />

Micro and Macro <strong>Film</strong> Financing<br />

Tuesday, July 19, 5:00 – 6:00 pm<br />

Presenter: Larry Sakin<br />

Larry will explore the<br />

sublime outlets and dirty<br />

secrets for funding your<br />

project. Larry believes,<br />

“Financing is among the<br />

greatest challenges facing<br />

filmmakers today. In an<br />

uncertain economy that<br />

stymies masters of the<br />

craft, how do innovative<br />

filmmakers find the money to complete their<br />

vision?” Larry Sakin has been in the entertainment<br />

industry for thirty-six years. Most recently,<br />

he was the Executive Producer for the internationally<br />

acclaimed documentary Being George<br />

Clooney, and is serving as Executive Producer for<br />

a documentary on global climate change.<br />

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The Sound of Fear<br />

Wednesday, July 20, 1:00 – 2:00 pm<br />

Presenter: Noah Blough<br />

Ever turned off the sound and watched a horror movie? Not so scary anymore<br />

is it? Noah Blough, Emmy nominated sound editor, is the person<br />

who made you jump during The Exorcist, fear for the survival of the planet<br />

in Independence Day, and hold your breath during Mission Impossible II. (Mr.<br />

Blough was also the Assistant Sound Editor for Purple Rain.) Join us as we<br />

take a filmatic tour through sound editing, design and Foley and find out how<br />

audio takes us on an emotional ride at the movies.<br />

Noah Blough has over 30 years experience in the film industry. His feature<br />

sound work includes Field of Dreams, Stargate, Independence Day, Black Hawk<br />

Down, MI2 and many more.<br />

Working in the Real World<br />

Thursday, July 21, 1:00 – 2:00 pm<br />

Presenters: Kim Kapin & Bryan Matsukey<br />

Radio Silence — DIY Independent <strong>Film</strong>making &<br />

Marketing<br />

Wednesday, July 20, 2:30 – 3:30 pm<br />

Presenters: Tyler Gillett and Chad Villella<br />

Finding gainful employment in Hollywood has<br />

long been the ultimate goal for many aspiring<br />

filmmakers and television producers. In this<br />

workshop, veteran producers Bryan Matuskey<br />

and Kim Kapin will share their experiences working<br />

in the mainstream as well as offering tips on<br />

how aspiring content-makers can carve out a<br />

creative and profitable niche for themselves in<br />

exciting new areas.<br />

Kapin is currently the marketing and communications<br />

director at Yavapai College, but is also<br />

a veteran writer, director and producer. Bryan<br />

Matuskey is an Arizona filmmaker, photographer,<br />

and music composer.<br />

Radio Silence will answer your questions about<br />

DIY and Independent filmmaking and marketing.<br />

The directors of V/H/S, Devil’s Due and Southbound<br />

will talk about their unique approach to filmmaking,<br />

getting a project financed a hopefully viral<br />

way.<br />

RADIO SILENCE is a team of three filmmakers:<br />

Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett and Chad Villella.<br />

Radio Silence has made two independent feature<br />

films (V/H/S and Southbound) that have screened<br />

at numerous film festivals, including Sundance,<br />

TIFF, SXSW, AFI, Sitges, Fantastic Fest, and NY’s<br />

Lincoln Center.<br />

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Workshops<br />

Invisible Art/Invisible Artist<br />

Thursday, July 21, 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm<br />

Presenter: Tom Finan<br />

The editor is often the unsung hero of the film world. Editors get to tell the story<br />

of a film and their contribution is essential to the final product of a theatrical,<br />

television and animated feature film. Tom will discuss the physical workflow<br />

necessary to create what we finally watch at home on our television or in the<br />

theater. Learn more about how editors contribute to the art, craft and technology<br />

of filmmaking.<br />

Tom Finan has worked for over 4 decades as an editor in television and film. His<br />

credits include The Lion King, Platoon, Hercules and Stuart Little, among many others.<br />

Screenwriting: I’ve Written a Script, Now What?<br />

Friday, July 22, 10:00 – 11:00 am<br />

Presenter: Philip Sedgwick<br />

Without being a Hollywood insider, what can you do to get your script in circulation and consideration?<br />

You will learn about screenwriting from a veteran and also have the opportunity to register<br />

to win a copy of "Movie Magic Screenwrier". Philip Sedgwick started out his writing career at a<br />

reality TV show, Everything Entrepreneur, which aired on a non network Arizona station. His second<br />

screenplay effort, Neon Cactus, was a quarter-finalist in the 1990 Nicholl Fellowship and a finalist in<br />

the 2011 Amsterdam <strong>Film</strong> <strong>Festival</strong>. Philip’s latest film, Mirage, at Zabul Province won Best Short <strong>Film</strong><br />

at the 2013 <strong>Prescott</strong> <strong>Film</strong> <strong>Festival</strong>.<br />

RED Camera Demo<br />

Friday, July 22, 11:30 am – 12:30 pm<br />

Presenter: Colin Glenn<br />

RED Digital Cinema was founded in 2005 by Jim<br />

Jannard, who had previously founded Oakley. The<br />

company started with a small group of entrepreneurs<br />

in a warehouse who wanted to build affordable,<br />

high-end digital video cameras and believed<br />

that 4K video was the future of digital image capture. The RED One<br />

was arguably the first affordable camera that provided filmmakers<br />

customizable features and out-of-the-box functionality with<br />

the “feature film quality” known to much more expensive 35mm<br />

film. <strong>Film</strong>s shot on RED include The Martian, Straight Outta Compton,<br />

Jurastic World, Avatar 2, Transformers: The Last Knight, Pirates of the<br />

Caribbean. TV programs include<br />

House of Cards, Better Call Saul, The<br />

Man in the High Castle and Game of<br />

Thrones. Need we say more? Yes we<br />

do! The Yavapai College <strong>Film</strong> and<br />

Media Arts Program will be accepting<br />

delivery of two RED cameras in<br />

the fall.<br />

Come see a demo of this amazing<br />

camera by Colin Glenn, Road<br />

Warrior, RED Digital Cinema.<br />

Storytelling, the Humanities and<br />

<strong>Film</strong>making<br />

Sunday, July 24, 1:00 – 2:00 pm<br />

COMMUNITY ROOM<br />

Presenter: Dr. Suzanne Waldenberger<br />

Martin Scorsese says, "Young people<br />

need to understand that not all images<br />

are out there to be consumed like,<br />

you know, fast food and then forgotten.<br />

We need to educate them to<br />

understand the difference between<br />

moving images that engage their<br />

humanity and their intelligence, and<br />

moving images that are just selling<br />

them something.”<br />

Join Dr. Suzanne Waldenberger as<br />

she discusses the importance of storytelling<br />

and how storytelling engages<br />

the humanities in strong screenplays.<br />

The workshop is presented in part by<br />

AZ Humanities.<br />

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For complete bios of presenters visit http://prescottfilmfestival.com/workshops-<strong>2016</strong>/


Special Events<br />

<strong>Film</strong> Noir & Pinot Noir<br />

Sunday, July 17 at 3pm (YCPAC)<br />

$35 wine tasting (includes the film: The Lady from Shanghai)<br />

Join us for a fabulous evening of wine, light hors d'oeuvre and a classic<br />

film. One of the most enduring film genres is the <strong>Film</strong> Noir and one<br />

of the most popular wines is Pinot Noir. We've paired these two for<br />

an evening of dark adventure you won't want to miss. Our film will be<br />

the classic The Lady from Shanghai, written, directed and starring Orson<br />

Welles, and also starring the fabulous Rita Hayworth. Also we are excited<br />

to have Beatrice Welles (daughter of Orson Welles) as our special<br />

guest for a Q & A following the screening.<br />

A special thanks to Hensley Beverages, Del<br />

Rio Springs and <strong>Prescott</strong> Winery for providing<br />

the wine for this event. Also, thanks<br />

to Soldi Creative Cuisine for providing the<br />

appetizers.<br />

The wine tasting will<br />

begin at 3 pm<br />

<strong>Film</strong> screening will<br />

begin at 4:30 pm.<br />

Screens with the short film<br />

The Bloody Olive.<br />

Growing Up Smith and Cabaret Party<br />

Saturday, July 23 at 7 pm<br />

(with Cabaret Party immediately following)(YCPAC)<br />

$12 includes movie and Cabaret Party<br />

Growing Up Smith (aka Good Ol’ Boy) is an award winning film that touches on some very timely messages. It is a hilarious<br />

coming of age movie that also gives a compelling look at immigration and the American dream. It has drawn<br />

praise for its multidimensional characters and has been called “a funny, heartwarming coming of age story that lives<br />

at the intersection of culture, class, and longing.” (CAAMFest) Stars Jason Lee as the neighbor dad who befriends<br />

young Smith (Roni Akurati). Jason is best<br />

known as the star of My Name Is Earl, Almost<br />

Famous, and the Alvin and the Chipmunks<br />

films. Special Guest: Anjul Nigam, writer,<br />

actor and producer of Growing Up Smith,<br />

will join us for a live Q & A following the<br />

screening.<br />

Also screening will be the short film A King’s<br />

Betrayal.<br />

Immediately following the screening, you<br />

are invited back stage for a Cabaret Party,<br />

where you can enjoy music, light appetizers<br />

(provided by the Taj Mahal restaurant), and<br />

a cash bar. Don’t miss this special evening<br />

to put the perfect cap on a great day of<br />

films!<br />

<strong>Prescott</strong> <strong>Film</strong> <strong>Festival</strong> <strong>2016</strong> • 7


Special Sneak Peek Screenings<br />

La Belle et la Bête (Beauty and the Beast)<br />

Tuesday, July 19, 7 pm (YCPAC)<br />

We are proud to present one of the most<br />

beautiful films we have had the opportunity to<br />

screen in La Belle et la Bête (Beauty and the Beast).<br />

This French production is visually stunning. The<br />

costumes and sets alone are enough to make<br />

this film worth seeing. But they are backed<br />

up with outstanding performances by Vincent<br />

Cassel (The Beast) and Léa Seydoux (Belle).<br />

They breathe new life into one of the most enduring<br />

love stories in this can’t miss film! Also<br />

screening will be the short film Todo lo demás<br />

(Everything Else). Both are foreign language<br />

films featuring English subtitles.<br />

Big Voice<br />

Thursday, July 21, 7 pm (YCPAC)<br />

An inspiring feature documentary about a year in the life of a<br />

demanding high school choir director who pushes his students to<br />

become “one big voice”. This film celebrates the importance of the<br />

fine arts to the educational process and the difference one teacher<br />

can make in the lives of students. Big Voice has won awards<br />

for Best Documentary Feature at the New <strong>Film</strong>makers of Los<br />

Angeles Best of 2015 Awards, Best US Premiere Documentary at<br />

the Heartland <strong>Film</strong> <strong>Festival</strong>, and Best Family Feature at the South<br />

Dakota <strong>Film</strong> <strong>Festival</strong>.<br />

Director Varda Bar-Kar will be in attendance and will answer your<br />

questions following the film.<br />

Lives Well Lived (Work in Progress)<br />

Saturday, July 23, 10 am (YCPAC)<br />

This outstanding documentary asks the<br />

question “What is a Life Well Lived?” This<br />

film uses interviews with people between 75<br />

and 100 and asks them this crucial question.<br />

While they all have lived well, the filmmakers<br />

discover that the road to that elusive goal<br />

is not always the same. A film filled with<br />

wisdom and wit you won’t want to miss. This<br />

film is screening as a work in progress.<br />

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<strong>Film</strong> Guide<br />

Sunday, July 17 @ 4:30pm<br />

YC Performing Arts Center<br />

The Lady from Shanghai<br />

USA • 1947 • 87min • Narrative Feature<br />

Fascinated by gorgeous Mrs.<br />

Bannister, seaman Michael O'Hara<br />

joins a bizarre yachting cruise,<br />

and ends up mired in a complex<br />

murder plot. Orson Welles directed<br />

and starred in this classic film-noir.<br />

His daughter, Beatrice Welles will<br />

be our special guest for a Q & A<br />

following the film.<br />

13+ • Crime, Drama, <strong>Film</strong>-Noir<br />

Director: Orson Welles<br />

Cast: Rita Hayworth, Orson Welles,<br />

Everett Sloane<br />

The Bloody Olive<br />

USA • 1997 • 12min • Narrative Short<br />

Christmas decorating and a friendly<br />

visit turns into murder and intrigue<br />

in this great film-noir short.<br />

13+ • Crime, Comedy<br />

Director: Vinent Bal<br />

Cast: Veerle van Overloop,<br />

Frank Focketyn, Gene Bervoets<br />

The Lady from Shanghai<br />

Monday, July 18 @ 7:00pm<br />

YC Performing Arts Center<br />

Last Cab to Darwin<br />

Australia • <strong>2016</strong> • 123min • Narrative Feature<br />

Rex is a loner, and when he's told<br />

he doesn't have long to live, he<br />

embarks on an epic drive through<br />

the Australian outback from Broken<br />

Hill to Darwin to die on his own<br />

terms; but his journey reveals to<br />

him that before you can end your<br />

life, you have to live it, and to live it,<br />

you've got to share it.<br />

16+ • Comedy, Drama, Romance<br />

Director: Jeremy Sims<br />

Cast: Michael Caton, Ningali Lawford,<br />

Mark Coles Smith<br />

Last Days<br />

Peru • <strong>2016</strong> • 14min • Narrative Short<br />

(Spanish with subtitles)<br />

Ramón is a veteran tailor that has<br />

been elaborating gentlemen's<br />

clothing for decades, but in recent<br />

years his tailor shop has become<br />

anachronistic and his profits<br />

scarcer. This is the directorial debut<br />

for Arturo León Llerena and was an<br />

official selection at Cannes in the<br />

short film corner.<br />

FF • Drama<br />

Director: Arturo León Llerena<br />

Cast: Antonio Chamorro<br />

Tuesday, July 19 @ 7:00pm<br />

YC Performing Arts Center<br />

La Belle et la Bête<br />

(Beauty and the Beast)<br />

* Sneak Peek *<br />

France • <strong>2016</strong> • 112min • Narrative Feature<br />

(French with subtitles)<br />

An unexpected romance blooms<br />

after the youngest daughter of<br />

a merchant who has fallen on<br />

hard times offers herself to the<br />

mysterious beast to which her<br />

father has become indebted. This is<br />

a beautiful production and retelling<br />

of the traditional story of Beauty<br />

and the Beast. Vincent Cassel (Black<br />

Swan, Oceans Twelve) is outstanding<br />

as the brooding beast, but it is Léa<br />

Seydoux' performance that stands<br />

out in this French production with<br />

English subtitles.<br />

PG13 • Fantasy, Romance<br />

Director: Christophe Gans<br />

Cast: Vincent Cassel, Léa Seydoux,<br />

André Dussollier<br />

Todo lo demás<br />

(Everything Else)<br />

Spain • 2015 • 8min • Narrative Short<br />

(Spanish with subtitles)<br />

Laura and Miguel discover the<br />

limits of their love.<br />

13+ • Drama<br />

Last Cab to Darwin<br />

Director: Federico Untermann<br />

Cast: Noelia Castaño,<br />

Patricia García Méndez, Javier Rey<br />

PFF Ratings • FF {Family Friendly} 13+ {not suitable for children under 13yrs}<br />

16+ {Admittance restricted to 16yrs+} R {MPAA Rated R} Arizona Premiere<br />

<strong>Prescott</strong> <strong>Film</strong> <strong>Festival</strong> <strong>2016</strong> • 9


<strong>Film</strong> Guide<br />

Wednesday, July 20 @ 4:00pm<br />

YC Performing Arts Center<br />

Being George Clooney<br />

USA, Brazil, France Germany • <strong>2016</strong> • 88min<br />

Documentary Feature<br />

Francesco Pannofino. Martin<br />

Umbach. Tamer Karadagli. Marco<br />

Antonio Costa. What do these<br />

men have in common? They are<br />

the international voices of George<br />

Clooney. Being George Clooney is<br />

a feature length documentary<br />

that delves into the creative, often<br />

humorous world of audio dubbing<br />

a Hollywood motion picture. The<br />

film explores the personal lives<br />

of these voice artists and their<br />

lives as Clooney's "alter egos". The<br />

film shows us the problems, the<br />

processes and the personalities<br />

that translate an American hit into<br />

an international blockbuster.<br />

FF • Biography<br />

Director: Paul Mariano<br />

Cast: Gustavo Andriewiski, Arzu Balkan,<br />

Chiara Barzini<br />

Starring Austin Pendleton<br />

USA • <strong>2016</strong> • 20min • Documentary Short<br />

A quirky and inspirational documentary<br />

film on the philosophical<br />

approach to the life and work of<br />

character actor Austin Pendleton.<br />

13+ • Biography<br />

Director: Gene Gallerano, David H. Holmes<br />

Cast: Natalie Portman, Meryl Streep,<br />

Ethan Hawke<br />

Wednesday, July 20 @ 7:00pm<br />

YC Performing Arts Center<br />

A Light Beneath Their Feet<br />

USA • 2015 • 90min • Narrative Feature<br />

A high school senior must choose<br />

between enrolling at the college<br />

of her dreams and remaining at<br />

home to take care of her bipolar<br />

mother. This film won the Audience<br />

Choice award at the Mill Valley and<br />

San Luis Obispo <strong>Film</strong> <strong>Festival</strong>s.<br />

It also received the "Stubbornly<br />

Independent <strong>Film</strong>" award at the<br />

Tallgrass Independent <strong>Film</strong> <strong>Festival</strong><br />

and "Best Woman Directed <strong>Film</strong>" at<br />

the Whistler <strong>Film</strong> <strong>Festival</strong>.<br />

R • Drama<br />

Director: Valerie Weiss<br />

Cast: Taryn Manning, Madison Davenport,<br />

Kali Hawk<br />

Locas<br />

Spain • <strong>2016</strong> • 15min • Narrative Short<br />

(Spanish with subtitles)<br />

Two middle aged women meet in the<br />

waiting room of a mental institution.<br />

One of them is a very busy businesswoman.<br />

The other is a very lonely<br />

housewife. ...or are they?<br />

13+ • Drama<br />

Director: Gabriel Beita<br />

Cast: Rocío Calvo, Rocio Marin<br />

Thursday, July 21 @ 4:00pm<br />

YC Performing Arts Center<br />

House of Time<br />

France • 2015 • 86min • Narrative Feature<br />

(French with subtitles)<br />

Robert d'Eglantine invites five of<br />

his friends to spend a weekend in<br />

his castle, lost in the woods. He<br />

explains to them that he studied<br />

secret documents on Nazi scientific<br />

research during World War II.<br />

These researchers were on time<br />

traveling and he's able now to<br />

take his guests into an amazing<br />

trip seventy years back in time, in<br />

1944, during the Occupation and<br />

only few weeks before the landing<br />

in Normandy. The demonstration<br />

seems to be a big joke but once<br />

in the past our characters will<br />

be facing troubling events. Real<br />

time travel or devilish game<br />

meticulously crafted?<br />

16+ • Sci-Fi, Drama, Mystery<br />

Director: Jonathan Helpert<br />

Cast: David Atrakchi, Laura Boujenah,<br />

Esther Comar<br />

Back to the Start<br />

USA • 2015 • 4min • Narrative Short<br />

The simple act of a girl and boy<br />

sitting next to each other on a park<br />

bench is the start of a tumultuous<br />

relationship. Fate allows two<br />

strangers to take a chance on<br />

becoming a couple. This urban love<br />

affair is presented sans dialogue and<br />

relies on the beauty of downtown<br />

Manhattan to tell its story.<br />

FF • Drama, Romance<br />

Director: Davis Burton<br />

Cast: Rossi McKee, Nick Kelley<br />

A Light Beneath Their Feet<br />

10 PFF Ratings • FF {Family Friendly} 13+ {not suitable for children under 13yrs}<br />

16+ {Admittance restricted to 16yrs+} R {MPAA Rated R} Arizona Premiere


Thursday, July 21 @ 7:00pm<br />

YC Performing Arts Center<br />

Big Voice<br />

* Sneak Peek *<br />

USA • 2015 • 83min • Documentary Feature<br />

Big Voice follows the tumultuous<br />

yearlong journey of choir director<br />

Jeffe Huls and his ensemble "The<br />

Madrigals" as they strive to create<br />

extraordinary music within the<br />

context of a public school. This film<br />

demonstrates why the arts in K-12<br />

are important. They are more than<br />

acting, painting or singing. Arts can<br />

be used to impart life skills and life<br />

lessons. Moreover, this film shows<br />

how good teachers of any subject<br />

can make a difference in young<br />

people's lives-- we all wish our<br />

children had a teacher like Mr Hull.<br />

<strong>Film</strong>makers in attendance:<br />

Director Varda Bar-Kar<br />

FF • Biography, Inspirational<br />

Director: Varda Bar-Kar<br />

Cast: Amy Abuerla, Raven Bennett,<br />

Henry Boyd<br />

Wright's Law<br />

USA • 2012 • 12min • Documentary Short<br />

As a physics teacher, Jeffrey Wright<br />

explains the laws of physics and the<br />

universe to his teenage students<br />

using intriguing experiments. But<br />

it's his own personal story that<br />

teaches them the true meaning<br />

of life.<br />

FF • Biography, Inspirational<br />

Director: Zack Conkle<br />

Cast: Jeffrey Wright<br />

Big Voice<br />

Friday, July 22 @ 1:00pm<br />

YC Performing Arts Center<br />

Surgery Ship<br />

Australia • 2015 • 78min • Documentary Feature<br />

A team of volunteer doctors and<br />

nurses are on board a unique ship.<br />

Crammed with medical supplies<br />

and volunteer medics, this floating<br />

hospital sails to the poorest nations<br />

on earth. This year they sail for<br />

Guinea on the West African Coast.<br />

On arrival they will face the most<br />

severe of medical issues, not seen<br />

in other parts of the world. But the<br />

medical challenges are only half of<br />

the story. They will confront ethical<br />

decisions as they decide who will<br />

be helped and who will not. This<br />

is a searing, complex journey for<br />

the volunteer medics, as they<br />

deal with life and death cases -<br />

and balance the fates of these<br />

patients in their hands.<br />

13+ • Adventure, History, Inspirational<br />

Director: Madeleine Hetherton:<br />

Kickass Katie Lee<br />

USA • <strong>2016</strong> • 8min • Documentary Short<br />

Activist, author and singer Katie<br />

Lee has been a mainstay at<br />

Mountainfilm for years, celebrated<br />

for her fierce environmentalism.<br />

Her hallmark issue was fighting<br />

Glen Canyon Dam, a battle she<br />

hasn’t given up decades after the<br />

dam was built and even after she<br />

passed the 90-year mark. The<br />

inimitable Lee has been in many<br />

films at the festival, but the short<br />

doc Kickass Katie Lee takes a<br />

different, more personal look at<br />

this indomitable spirit.<br />

<strong>Film</strong>makers in attendance:<br />

Directors George and Beth Gage,<br />

Katie Lee<br />

FF • Biography, Nature<br />

Director: George Gage, Beth Gage<br />

Friday, July 22 @ 4:00pm<br />

YC Performing Arts Center<br />

Jeff Lowe's Metanoia<br />

USA • 2014 84min • Documentary Feature<br />

From the top of the world to the<br />

end of the line, this film follows the<br />

life and climbs of legendary alpinist<br />

Jeff Lowe, through his visionary<br />

ascents around the world up to<br />

his current dance with a terminal<br />

disease. Metanoia: A fundamental<br />

change of thinking; a new route,<br />

up the North Face of the Eiger<br />

in Switzerland, changed his life<br />

forever and prepared him for the<br />

greatest adventure, as he slowly<br />

faces his own mortality. It is a<br />

mind-bending adventure through<br />

time and space that gives physical<br />

form to Jeff's unique philosophies<br />

and inspiring creative genius.<br />

13+ • Biography<br />

Director: Jim Aikman<br />

Cast: Conrad Anker, James Bartos Balog,<br />

Catherine Destivelle<br />

Falling into Place<br />

USA • 2015 • 16min • Documentary Short<br />

Adventurous, hard-charging<br />

Danielle Lancelot Watson makes<br />

a carefree decision to go rock<br />

climbing in Colorado. Nearly<br />

three hundred feet up a cliff<br />

face, the worst happens, as she<br />

is sent free-falling to the ground.<br />

Miraculously Danielle lives, the only<br />

person to survive a fall from such<br />

a height. Although her body was<br />

broken, her spirit has soared to even<br />

greater heights. Before long, she<br />

fulfills a lifelong dream to ride again.<br />

FF • Biography, Inspirational<br />

Director: Craig Stein<br />

PFF Ratings • FF {Family Friendly} 13+ {not suitable for children under 13yrs}<br />

16+ {Admittance restricted to 16yrs+} R {MPAA Rated R} Arizona Premiere<br />

<strong>Prescott</strong> <strong>Film</strong> <strong>Festival</strong> <strong>2016</strong> • 11


<strong>Film</strong> Guide<br />

Friday, July 22 @ 7:00pm<br />

YC Performing Arts Center<br />

The Man Who Knew Infinity<br />

UK • 2015 • 108min • Narrative Feature<br />

Based on the untold story of<br />

one of the greatest minds of his<br />

generation, The Man Who Knew<br />

Infinity charts the incredible life of<br />

Srinivasa Ramanujan, whose genius<br />

for mathematics takes him from<br />

the slums of India to Trinity College,<br />

Cambridge University in the early<br />

20th-century. Spurred on by his<br />

mentor G. H. Hardy, Ramanujan<br />

overcomes racism and the rigidity<br />

of academia to revolutionize the<br />

field with his startlingly original<br />

theorems, which he attributes to<br />

divine inspiration. A fascinating look<br />

at how an unlikely, cross-cultural<br />

friendship changed the world.<br />

PG13 • Biography, Drama<br />

Director: Matt Brown<br />

Cast: Dev Patel, Jeremy Irons,<br />

Malcolm Sinclair<br />

Hum<br />

USA • 2015 • 9min • Narrative Short<br />

A solitary dish washing robot<br />

living out his life in the back room<br />

of a restaurant is enlightened<br />

to the world that exists beyond<br />

his four walls. With the help of<br />

a small friend he breaks free of<br />

confinement to pursue his dream<br />

of exploration.<br />

13+ • Drama, Comedy, Romance<br />

Director: Tom Teller<br />

Cast: Adam Della Maggiora, Brodin Plett,<br />

Jackie Zhou<br />

Lives Well Lived<br />

Saturday, July 23 @ 10:00am<br />

YC Performing Arts Center<br />

Lives Well Lived<br />

* Sneak Peek * Work in Progress *<br />

USA • <strong>2016</strong> • 76min • Documentary Feature<br />

What is the definition of a Life<br />

Well Lived? We asked forty people<br />

aged 75-100 with a collective life<br />

experience of 3000 years who<br />

shared with us their secrets, wit,<br />

and wisdom. Forty voices, one<br />

shared history of lives well lived.<br />

The Lives Well Lived project captures<br />

the images, ideas and ideals of<br />

those who are proving that aging<br />

is something to cherish, not dread.<br />

That retirement doesn't mean you<br />

retire from life. And that growing<br />

older doesn't mean growing silent.<br />

Skype Q&A with:<br />

Director Sky Bergman<br />

and Gayle Force<br />

13+ • Biography, Inspirational<br />

Director: Sky Bergman<br />

Cast: Jessie Stone, Irene Devin, Edward Okun<br />

In the Blink<br />

USA • 2015 • 5min • Narrative Short<br />

Time flies...faster than you can<br />

ever imagine.<br />

<strong>Film</strong>makers in attendance:<br />

Director Damien Patrick<br />

FF • Drama, Family<br />

Director: Damien Patrik<br />

Cast: Stuart Goldstein<br />

The Man Who Knew Infinity<br />

12 PFF Ratings • FF {Family Friendly} 13+ {not suitable for children under 13yrs}<br />

16+ {Admittance restricted to 16yrs+} R {MPAA Rated R} Arizona Premiere


Saturday, July 23 @ 1:00pm<br />

YC Performing Arts Center<br />

Short <strong>Film</strong> Program<br />

Stela<br />

Spain • 2015 • 20min • Narrative Short<br />

(Spanish with subtitles)<br />

Claudia has a very special<br />

relationship with his daughter Elia.<br />

They share a fantasy world that<br />

appears when Claudia tells a story<br />

to her daughter. In that world,<br />

they are Stela and Zina, a queen<br />

and a princess expelled from their<br />

kingdom.<br />

16+ • Animation, Adventure, Fantasy<br />

Director: Ainhoa Menéndez Goyoaga<br />

Cast: Ana Fernández, Javier Almeda,<br />

María Ballesteros<br />

Vanilla<br />

Spain • 2015 • 10min • Narrative Short<br />

(Spanish with subtitles)<br />

Life is talking nonsense to people<br />

you want.<br />

13+ • Drama<br />

Director: Juan Beiro<br />

Cast: Irene Anula, Borja García, Pilar Gómez<br />

The Homecoming<br />

USA • <strong>2016</strong> • 19min • Narrative Short<br />

Andy heads home to Milwaukee<br />

to plan a homecoming party for<br />

her estranged brother who is<br />

getting out of prison. As the day of<br />

his release arrives, she struggles<br />

to bring the family together to<br />

welcome him home and repair<br />

what was broken when he was sent<br />

away.<br />

16+ • Drama, Family<br />

Director: Paulina Bugembe<br />

Cast: Kira Powell, Susan Harmon, John<br />

Menchion, Tracey Sayed, John Pist<br />

Tug Boat Captain's Ball<br />

USA • <strong>2016</strong> • 13min • Narrative Short<br />

Courage comes in all sizes: A<br />

lonely, enigmatic young woman<br />

persistently flirts with the most<br />

handsome man at the Ball. She<br />

shows us that, in the search for<br />

love, the obstacles can seem as<br />

mysterious as outer space.<br />

13+ • Drama, Thriller, History<br />

Director: Rick A Moore<br />

Cast: Allyn Rachel, Tom Lipinski<br />

JFK's Last Interview<br />

USA • 2015 • 13min • Narrative Short<br />

On 11/21/63 Mary Hart, 13, from<br />

St. Joan of Arc grade school in<br />

Dallas interviews John Fitzgerald<br />

Kennedy in such a way as to<br />

win him over. No cameras or<br />

tape-recorders are present and<br />

Mary's sincere questions force<br />

JFK to answer as honestly as his<br />

internal filters will allow, prognosticating<br />

a future of servitude for the<br />

American people.<br />

<strong>Film</strong>makers in attendance:<br />

Director Bob Reynolds<br />

13+ • Drama<br />

Director: Bob Reynolds<br />

Cast: Nick Rabe, Grace Otto, Virginia Brown,<br />

Linda Sutera<br />

Munich 72 and Beyond<br />

USA • <strong>2016</strong> • 29min • Narrative Short<br />

A searing account of the kidnapping<br />

and murder of 11 Israeli<br />

athletes by Palestinian terrorists<br />

at the Munich Summer Olympics,<br />

MUNICH ’72 AND BEYOND exposes<br />

shocking new information about<br />

the tragic events, their devastating<br />

aftermath and their continued<br />

relevance today.<br />

16+ • History, Drama<br />

Director: Stephen Crisman<br />

Saturday, July 23 @ 1:00pm<br />

Community Room<br />

Fanarchy<br />

USA • 2015 • 88min • Documentary Feature<br />

Fanarchy uncovers a subculture of<br />

die-hard fans who risk life, limb and<br />

financial bankruptcy in their quest<br />

to pay homage to the films and<br />

stories they love.<br />

16+ • Biography<br />

Director: Donna Davies<br />

Cast: Chris Bouchard, Denise Crosby,<br />

Brett Culp<br />

The Dogist<br />

USA • <strong>2016</strong> • 6min • Documentary Short<br />

A short documentary exploring<br />

the life of dogs in New York city<br />

through the lens of Instagram<br />

canine photographer and author<br />

Elias Weiss Friedman aka The<br />

Dogist (@thedogist).<br />

FF • Animals<br />

Director: E.J. McLeavey-Fisher<br />

Stela<br />

<strong>Prescott</strong> <strong>Film</strong> <strong>Festival</strong> <strong>2016</strong> • 13


<strong>Film</strong> Guide<br />

Saturday, July 23 @ 4:00pm<br />

YC Performing Arts Center<br />

Cowboy Christmas<br />

USA • 2014 • 75min • Documentary Feature<br />

Cowboy Christmas follows four<br />

professional rodeo cowboys - steer<br />

wrestlers - as they travel the rodeo<br />

circuit in the two weeks leading<br />

up to the Fourth of July, looking<br />

for rodeo fame and fortune. The<br />

two weeks before the Fourth of<br />

July are unofficially called Cowboy<br />

Christmas, because there are 65<br />

rodeos across 25 states and that<br />

many chances for the cowboys<br />

to win money. Includes footage<br />

from The World's Oldest Rodeo in<br />

<strong>Prescott</strong>.<br />

FF • Biography, Western, Sport<br />

Director: H.D. Motyl<br />

Cast: Matt Reeves, Sam Koenig,<br />

Darrell Petry, Jule Hazen, Britt Walte<br />

His Name is Midnight<br />

USA • 2015 • 29min • Documentary Short<br />

The true story of a horse, a prince<br />

of Big Sky Country, who was bred<br />

for rodeo glory but discarded to<br />

auction and, ultimately, human<br />

cruelty. His royal pedigree and<br />

upbringing in the Badlands of<br />

Montana gave him the tenacity to<br />

survive. And then his name and<br />

heritage were rediscovered.<br />

<strong>Film</strong>makers in attendance:<br />

Director Kelly Colbert and<br />

Producer Virginia Moore.<br />

FF • Biography, Western, Inspirational<br />

Director: Kelly Colbert<br />

14<br />

Saturday, July 23 @ 4:00pm<br />

Community Room<br />

Liza the Fox Fairy<br />

Hungary • 2015 • 98min • Narrative Feature<br />

(Hungarian with subtitles)<br />

Liza's a nurse, seeking love. Her<br />

only company is a long-dead<br />

Japanese pop star, who turns her<br />

into a fox-fairy out of jealousy.<br />

Now, every men who desires<br />

Liza shall die horribly. Can she<br />

overcome the curse?<br />

16+ • Comedy, Fantasy, Romance<br />

Director: Károly Ujj Mészáros<br />

Cast: Mónika Balsai,<br />

Szabolcs Bede Fazekas, David Sakurai<br />

Mildred & the Dying Parlor<br />

USA • <strong>2016</strong> • 12min • Narrative Short<br />

Mildred's parents run a dying<br />

parlor out of their home. Today's<br />

client is not who she expects.<br />

13+ • Comedy, Fantasy<br />

Director: Alexander H. Gayner<br />

Cast: Autumn Kristy Anderson,<br />

Steve Buscemi, Evan Jonigkeit<br />

Liza the Fox Fairy<br />

Saturday, July 23 @ 7:00pm<br />

YC Performing Arts Center<br />

Growing Up Smith<br />

(aka Good 'Ol Boy)<br />

* Sneak Peek *<br />

USA • 2015 • 92min • Narrative Feature<br />

In 1979, an Indian family moves<br />

to America with hopes of living<br />

the American Dream. While their<br />

10-year-old boy Smith falls headover-heels<br />

for the girl next door, his<br />

desire to become a "good old boy"<br />

propels him further away from his<br />

family's ideals than ever before.<br />

<strong>Film</strong>makers in attendance:<br />

Actor/writer/producer<br />

Anjul Nigam<br />

PG13 • Comedy, Drama, Family<br />

Director: Frank Lotito<br />

Cast: Jason Lee, Anjul Nigam,<br />

Brighton Sharbino<br />

A King's Betrayal<br />

Spain • 2015 • 8min • Narrative Short<br />

A lonely Pinata longs to leave the<br />

confines of his shelf to discover<br />

what his true purpose is in life. One<br />

day his dream comes true when<br />

an eager young boy enters the<br />

Pinata's life and takes him away<br />

from his desolate shelf. The naive<br />

Pinata is ecstatic to have a meaningful<br />

life of servitude, unaware of<br />

the sinister truth that will befall this<br />

new found relationship.<br />

FF • Biography, Family<br />

Director: David Bornstein<br />

Cast: Bryson Robinson, Tiffany Peterson<br />

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the screening.<br />

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Student Short <strong>Film</strong> Program<br />

Sunday, July 24 @ 2:00pm in the Community Room<br />

Come see budding filmmakers from around Arizona and California! The<br />

Student <strong>Film</strong> Showcase features films from students in middle school through<br />

college. Co-sponsored by the Yavapai College <strong>Film</strong> and Media Arts Program<br />

and the <strong>Prescott</strong> <strong>Film</strong> <strong>Festival</strong>, these films range from comedy to drama,<br />

documentary and animation.<br />

On Your Shoulder<br />

USA • <strong>2016</strong> • 6min • Narrative Short<br />

Claire is an average middle school<br />

student, but when she falls asleep<br />

in class she awakens her teacher’s<br />

ire. The teacher is now set on<br />

revenge! And that revenge comes<br />

from the teacher piling on the<br />

homework. Pushed to the limit,<br />

Claire must make a decision: To<br />

cheat or not to cheat.<br />

Wigwam Creek Middle School,<br />

Litchfield Park, AZ<br />

FF • Drama<br />

Director: Bethany Novotny<br />

A Taste for Murder<br />

USA • <strong>2016</strong> • 3min • Narrative Short<br />

When a high school student<br />

stumbles onto a pool of “blood”<br />

he decides to find the murderer<br />

himself.<br />

<strong>Prescott</strong> High School Drama Dept.,<br />

<strong>Prescott</strong>, AZ<br />

FF • Crime, Drama<br />

Director: Raina Duncan<br />

Cast: Alex Aguirre, Sydney Seeley, Mikayle<br />

Thompson, April Holland<br />

Tortillas<br />

USA • <strong>2016</strong> • 5min • Narrative Short<br />

Stephanie’s boyfriend cheated on<br />

her with Brittany, one of the “popular<br />

girls.” In an attempt at “payback”<br />

Stephanie and her band of misfits<br />

decide to “Tortilla” Brittany’s house.<br />

(Because TP-ing someone’s house<br />

is against the law.)<br />

<strong>Prescott</strong> High School Drama Dept.,<br />

<strong>Prescott</strong>, AZ<br />

FF • Drama, Comedy<br />

Director: Kaydee Elliott<br />

Cast: Arie Boelts, Chloe Dunnigan, Tara<br />

Murphy, Stephon Nevarez, Aubrey<br />

Clarke, Gracie Roberts<br />

Who Ate Who?<br />

USA • <strong>2016</strong> • 2min • Narrative Short<br />

It’s the time of the caveman and<br />

it’s a constant battle of man versus<br />

dinosaur.<br />

<strong>Prescott</strong> High School Art Dept.,<br />

<strong>Prescott</strong>, AZ<br />

FF • Comedy, Animation<br />

Director: Mattie Durrance, Gabriel Proctor,<br />

Alex Shumaker<br />

The Hiker<br />

USA • <strong>2016</strong> • 2min • Narrative Short<br />

A hiker sets out to enjoy nature,<br />

only to encounter a bear!<br />

<strong>Prescott</strong> High School Art Dept.,<br />

<strong>Prescott</strong> AZ<br />

FF • Comedy, Animation<br />

Director: Shelby Steen, Hannah Walsh, Trevor<br />

Cargill, Jacob Chase<br />

Evil Target<br />

USA • <strong>2016</strong> • 2min • Narrative Short<br />

Animated film about a very strange<br />

experience at target practice.<br />

Mingus Union High School,<br />

Cottonwood, AZ<br />

FF • Comedy, Animation<br />

Director: Alex Walker<br />

Birthday Static<br />

USA • <strong>2016</strong> • 6min • Narrative Short<br />

A girl finds strange gifts as she<br />

anxiously awaits her 18th birthday.<br />

Her obsession with television has<br />

prevented her from having many<br />

friends so no one shows up for her<br />

party. Soon afterwards, however,<br />

her true path is revealed to her.<br />

Arizona Virtual Academy, Phoenix, AZ<br />

FF • Drama, Inspirational<br />

Director: Holly Milosevich<br />

Difficulty<br />

USA • <strong>2016</strong> • 2min • Narrative Short<br />

A college-bound student is distracted<br />

by a gnawing question – will<br />

she be accepted into her dream<br />

college or not?<br />

Home School, Sedona, AZ<br />

FF • Drama<br />

Director: Celeste Crowley<br />

Cast: Bailee Petrovsky<br />

Tortillas<br />

A Taste for Murder<br />

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A Fire in All of Us<br />

USA • <strong>2016</strong> • 3min • Documentary Short<br />

A short documentary showing the<br />

passion and dedication students<br />

of Chino Valley High School have<br />

for agriculture; highlighting the<br />

core values of the National Future<br />

Farmers of America organization.<br />

Chino Valley High School,<br />

Chino Valley, AZ<br />

FF • Biography, Drama<br />

Director: David Smith<br />

The Art of the Circus<br />

USA • <strong>2016</strong> • 78min • Documentary Short<br />

A behind-the-scenes look at the<br />

work of two circus performers.<br />

Yavapai College <strong>Film</strong> & Media Arts,<br />

Cottonwood, AZ<br />

FF • Biography<br />

Director: Julia Cammack<br />

Burger Town<br />

USA • <strong>2016</strong> • 5min • Narrative Short<br />

Fast food becomes the setting for<br />

murder and intrigue as Chicken Bob<br />

seeks to steal secrets and run his<br />

competition out of Burger Town.<br />

Yavapai College <strong>Film</strong> & Media Arts,<br />

Cottonwood, AZ<br />

FF • Comedy, Crime<br />

Director: Robby Erwin<br />

Cast: Kevin Walitalo, Ron Hammer,<br />

Jimmy Weissberg<br />

Save the Date<br />

USA • <strong>2016</strong> • 5min • Narrative Short<br />

A young man attempts to remember<br />

the name of his date.<br />

13+ • Drama<br />

Director: Quinlan Donovan-Schager<br />

Cast: Jacob Duell, Tess Galbiati,<br />

Chuck Sterling<br />

Veil<br />

USA • 2013 • 9min • Narrative Short<br />

The year is 2035. Time is becoming<br />

irrelevant as space time can<br />

collapse on itself.<br />

13+ • Sci-Fi<br />

Director: Chuck Sterling<br />

Cast: Anthony Maniscalco, Miloh England,<br />

Michael Scott, Jaime Gaeta<br />

Radio Silence<br />

USA • 2015 • 5min • Narrative Short<br />

After a traveling salesman checks<br />

into a roadside motel for a quiet<br />

night of relaxation, he soon realizes<br />

that the mysterious voice on his<br />

room's FM radio has other plans...<br />

SINISTER plans!<br />

FF • Sci-Fi, Drama<br />

Director: Alex Italics<br />

Cast: Sean Randolph,Thom Wilkins<br />

Rabbit Blood<br />

A Taylor Story<br />

USA • <strong>2016</strong> • 21min • Narrative Short<br />

A teenage girl battling cancer<br />

sneaks out on Halloween with<br />

her two best friends for a night to<br />

remember. A Taylor Story is about<br />

a compassionate fifteen-year-old<br />

girl who is battling cancer and<br />

learns that her chemo has stopped<br />

working.<br />

13+ • Drama<br />

Director: Alex Yonks<br />

Cast: Emma Fuhrmann, Cozi Zuehlsdorff,<br />

Gavin Casalegno, Marin Hinkle<br />

Rabbit Blood<br />

USA • 2015 • 5min • Narrative Short<br />

Just an ordinary day at an old<br />

mysterious Turkish country house<br />

where its residents have an<br />

extraordinary way of brewing tea.<br />

(Yavapai College <strong>Film</strong> & Media Arts,<br />

Cottonwood, AZ)<br />

13+ • Drama, Animated<br />

Director: Yagmur Altan<br />

Still Life<br />

USA • <strong>2016</strong> • 15min • Narrative Short<br />

A young woman is determined to<br />

get into her dream art school, but<br />

her alcoholic, suicidal neighbor,<br />

who once was a famous painter,<br />

is just as determined to teach her<br />

everything that she can't learn in<br />

art school.<br />

13+ • Drama<br />

Director: Tushar More<br />

Cast: Dakota Gorman, Al Bernstein<br />

A Taylor Story<br />

PFF Ratings • FF {Family Friendly} 13+ {not suitable for children under 13yrs}<br />

16+ {Admittance restricted to 16yrs+} R {MPAA Rated R} Arizona Premiere<br />

<strong>Prescott</strong> <strong>Film</strong> <strong>Festival</strong> <strong>2016</strong> • 17


Notes<br />

18


<strong>Festival</strong> Leadership<br />

The <strong>Prescott</strong> <strong>Film</strong> <strong>Festival</strong> is a volunteer led and run organization. We are<br />

thankful to all of those who work to make the festival and our year round<br />

events possible. To all those who work in many ways throughout the year,<br />

thank you for your support.<br />

Board of Directors<br />

Chairman: Ron Hammer<br />

Clint Ewell<br />

Jared Haxton<br />

Dave Shoemaker<br />

Don Stephenson<br />

Advisory Board: Tony Weber<br />

Executive Director<br />

Helen Stephenson<br />

Leadership Team<br />

John Bigelow<br />

Suzy Campbell<br />

Joyce Haas<br />

Bill Haas<br />

Debbie Hammer<br />

Pam Kramer<br />

Audrey Mae<br />

Jan Martin<br />

Barbara Rye<br />

Nicole Sorenson<br />

Clare Wittlig<br />

Program and Poster<br />

Beth Hammer<br />

bethhammer.com<br />

Jury<br />

Jacob Bricca<br />

(Award Winning Documentary Editor,<br />

Director and Teacher)<br />

Lesley Cessna-Kontowicz<br />

(Award Winning Screenwriter)<br />

C. A. Griffith<br />

(Award Winning Writer and<br />

Independent <strong>Film</strong>maker)<br />

Dr. Kurt Lancaster<br />

(Author and Professor of Digital<br />

<strong>Film</strong>making, Northern Arizona Univ.)<br />

Michael Mulcahy<br />

(Asst. Professor, School of Theater,<br />

<strong>Film</strong> & Television, University of<br />

Arizona)<br />

Bob O’Neil<br />

(Award Winning <strong>Film</strong> Restoration<br />

Expert)<br />

Dr. Bradley Schauer<br />

(Asst. Professor, School of Theater,<br />

<strong>Film</strong> & Television, University of<br />

Arizona)<br />

Philip Sedgwick<br />

(Award Winning<br />

Screenwriter)<br />

Helen Stephenson<br />

(Director, Yavapai College <strong>Film</strong> and<br />

Media Arts program)<br />

Dr. Suzanne Waldenberger<br />

(Yavapai College Professor, AZ<br />

Humanities Scholar)<br />

Complete bios available at<br />

<strong>Prescott</strong><strong>Film</strong><strong>Festival</strong>.com/About<br />

<strong>Film</strong> Review Team<br />

Director: Shawn Van Hecke<br />

Carol Arthurs<br />

Jay Arthurs<br />

Shelley Bartolomeo<br />

Lou Blazquez<br />

Jean Brugger<br />

Megan Campos<br />

Joya Comeaux<br />

Andy Davis<br />

Clint Ewell<br />

Clint Ewell Jr.<br />

Lori Frey<br />

Sherry Gagnon<br />

Bob Harner<br />

Leigh Hay-Martin<br />

Cathy Huntress<br />

Suzanne Johnson<br />

Rochelle Kessler<br />

Audrey Mae<br />

Susan Malanga<br />

Karyl Moore<br />

Kitty Newell<br />

Deb Pastor<br />

Nancy Raimondo<br />

Cathy Severson<br />

Dave Shoemaker<br />

Denise Shoemaker<br />

Mike Simonyi<br />

Mariah Sinclair<br />

Andrea Small<br />

Cynthia Sobo<br />

Don Stephenson<br />

Helen Stephenson<br />

Mark Timpany<br />

Rita Toikka<br />

Marty Trembly<br />

Mary Timpany<br />

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Volunteers<br />

We want to take this opportunity to thank all of the volunteers that have made<br />

the <strong>Prescott</strong> <strong>Film</strong> <strong>Festival</strong> possible for the past seven years. Would you like to<br />

be a part of the team? The <strong>Prescott</strong> <strong>Film</strong> <strong>Festival</strong> is run by volunteers, from the<br />

imagineering of the fest each year, to running the numbers, writing grants,<br />

choosing films and event planning! Left brain? Right brain? The <strong>Prescott</strong> <strong>Film</strong><br />

<strong>Festival</strong> has a spot for you!<br />

As we head into planning the 2017 fest, (8th annual!) here are many opportunities<br />

- especially for leadership positions. The fest will be moving a bit earlier<br />

in the Summer next year - June 11 - 17, 2017. That means a tighter schedule for<br />

festival prep. Some of the positions we are looking to fill:<br />

Volunteer Coordinator<br />

Grant Coordinator<br />

Tech Team<br />

Marketing Coordinator<br />

and more!<br />

If you would like to join us email info@<strong>Prescott</strong><strong>Film</strong><strong>Festival</strong>.com or go to<br />

prescottfilmfestival.com/volunteer-news/ for more information.<br />

Hope to see you on Team PFF!<br />

<strong>Prescott</strong> <strong>Film</strong> <strong>Festival</strong> <strong>2016</strong> • 21


Sponsors<br />

The <strong>Prescott</strong> <strong>Film</strong> <strong>Festival</strong> thanks each of the Grantors and Businesses that<br />

support our efforts to bring quality independent films to <strong>Prescott</strong>.<br />

Grants<br />

Arizona Commission<br />

on the Arts<br />

Arizona Humanities<br />

James Family Trust<br />

J.W. Kieckhefer Foundation<br />

Margaret T. Morris Foundation<br />

Yavapai-<strong>Prescott</strong> Indian Tribe<br />

City of <strong>Prescott</strong><br />

Anonymous<br />

Partner Hotels<br />

Services<br />

Quality Inn<br />

The Sheldon Street Lodge<br />

1105 East Sheldon Street<br />

(928) 776-1282<br />

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hotel/az371<br />

SpringHill Suites Marriott<br />

115 E Sheldon St<br />

928-445-5554<br />

sheldonstlodge.vpweb.<br />

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Comfort Inn<br />

200 East Sheldon Street<br />

(928) 776-0998<br />

www.marriott.com/PRCSH<br />

Residence Inn by Marriott<br />

1105 E Sheldon St<br />

928-778-5770<br />

Pine View Motel<br />

3599 Lee Circle<br />

928-775-2232<br />

www.marriott.com/PRCRI<br />

The Motor Lodge<br />

500 Copper Basin Rd<br />

928-445-4660<br />

Best Western <strong>Prescott</strong>onian<br />

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<strong>Film</strong> Index<br />

A King's Betrayal, 14<br />

A Light Beneath Their Feet, 10<br />

A Taste for Murder, 16<br />

A Taylor Story , 16<br />

The Art of the Circus, 16<br />

Back to the Start, 10<br />

Being George Clooney, 10<br />

Big Voice, 11<br />

Birthday Static, 16<br />

The Bloody Olive, 9<br />

Burger Town, 16<br />

Cowboy Christmas, 14<br />

Difficulty, 16<br />

The Dogist, 13<br />

Evil Target, 16<br />

Falling into Place, 11<br />

Fanarchy, 13<br />

Growing Up Smith<br />

(aka Good 'Ol Boy), 14<br />

The Hiker, 16<br />

His Name is Midnight, 14<br />

The Homecoming, 13<br />

House of Time, 10<br />

Hum, 12<br />

In the Blink, 12<br />

Jeff Lowe's Metanoia, 11<br />

JFK's Last Interview, 13<br />

Kick Ass Katie Lee, 11<br />

La Belle et la Bête<br />

(Beauty and the Beast), 9<br />

The Lady from Shanghai, 9<br />

Last Cab to Darwin, 9<br />

Last Days, 9<br />

Lives Well Lived, 12<br />

Liza the Fox Fairy, 14<br />

Locas, 10<br />

The Man Who Knew Infinity, 12<br />

Mildred & the Dying Parlor, 14<br />

Munich 72 and Beyond, 13<br />

On Your Shoulder, 16<br />

Rabbit Blood, 16<br />

Radio Silence, 16<br />

Save the Date, 16<br />

Starring Austin Pendleton, 10<br />

Stela, 13<br />

Still Life, 16<br />

Surgery Ship, 11<br />

Todo lo demás<br />

(Everything Else), 9<br />

Tortillas, 16<br />

Tug Boat Captain's Ball, 13<br />

Vanilla, 13<br />

Veil, 16<br />

Who Ate Who?, 16<br />

Wright's Law, 11<br />

Save The Date - June 11-18, 2017<br />

Save the - Date 8th Annual -<br />

PFF <strong>2016</strong><br />

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