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Welcome to the 8th Annual Prescott Film Festival!
I truly think you are in for a treat this year! According to the PFF Movie Reviewer volunteers, you are
about to enjoy the strongest line-up of films in PFF history! As always, we are presenting a blend of
documentaries and narratives, a mixture of films designed to entertain, inspire, and inform.
In addition to our usual line-up of fabulous films, we have a Swing Dance with Live Music, 4 Sneak
Peek films, Free Workshops, a Gourmet Dinner from Senses Pop-up Dinners, 2 Art House Cinema
releases, Filmmaker Interviews, the Que Syrah Syrah Wine Tasting, 1 work-in-progress film with Special
Guest Daniel Roebuck (Lost, Man in the High Castle), and a Cabaret Party on closing night.
Based on your feedback, we have redesigned our schedule so that you don’t have to choose between
two or more good films-- and all of the films will be screened in the comfort and beauty of the Performing
Arts Center at Yavapai College.
With your continued patronage, we are well on our way to becoming Arizona’s favorite staycation!
Enjoy!
Helen Stephenson
Executive Director
Contents
Ticket Information. ............. 2
Map. ........................ 2
VIP Director’s Loft. ............. 2
Schedule. .................... 3
Workshops. ................... 4
Special Events. ................ 5
Film Guide Friday 6/9 ........... 6
Film Guide Saturday 6/10 ........ 6
Film Guide Sunday 6/11 ......... 7
Film Guide Monday 6/12. ........ 8
Film Guide Tuesday 6/13......... 8
Film Guide Wednesday 6/14...... 9
Film Guide Thursday 6/15........ 9
Film Guide Friday 6/16 .......... 9
Film Guide Saturday 6/17 ........ 10
Student Short Film Program ...... 12
Festival Leadership............. 13
Sponsors..................... 14
Film Index .................... 16
Prescott Film Festival 2017 • 1

Tickets
General Admission: $12.00
Student: $6.00
10 Pack General Admission: $100
Gourmet Dinner and Film: $75
Wine Tasting and Film: $35
All Film Pass: $160
Platinum Pass: $275
All-Access Pass to the festival including
reserved seats for all 18 film programs,
Cabaret party, wine tasting, gourmet dinner,
workshops, and VIP Director’s Loft.
Tickets & passes may be purchased online at
PrescottFilmFestival.com. Click Tickets on the
top menu to go to the ticket sales site.
During the Festival the box office will be inside
the lobby of the YC Performing Arts Center
(June 9-17) and will open 45 minutes prior to
the first show of the day and close 30 minutes
after the last show of the day begins.
Will Call: Tickets purchased online or by phone
will be available at the Festival Box Office
when it is open.
Yavapai College Campus Map
Free Parking
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Tickets
Food
WineTasting
Room 3-119
Workshops
Food
VIP Director’s Loft
sponsored by El Gato Azul
Prescott Film Festival is proud to host our visiting
filmmakers and Platinum Pass holders in the V.I.P.
Director’s Loft, located on the upper mezzanine
level of the Yavapai College Performing Arts Center
(YCPAC).
Enter using the stairs to the left of the lobby and
enjoy wonderful food and refreshments.
Our thanks to Starbucks (coffee) and Wildflower
Bread Company (breakfast breads).
Special thanks to El Gato Azul for sponsoring the
VIP Director’s Loft and providing lunches!
Sheldon Street
Free Parking
To Routes 89/69
Lunch will begin serving at 11:30 am
Loft hours:
Saturday 6/10 • 9:00a-3:00p
Sunday 6/11 • 2:00p-6:00p
Friday 6/16 • 11:00a-3:00p
Saturday 6/17 • 9:00a-3:00p

Fri
June 9
Sat
June 10
Sun
June 11
Mon
June 12
Tue
June 13
Wed
June 14
YC Performing Arts Center
6:30p Alive and Kicking p.6
Swing Dance with live music provided by the
YC Jazz Bands following film. p.5
10a Jerry Lewis: The Man Behind the Clown p.6
To Duck or Not to Duck p.6
12:15p Slipaway p.6
The Visit p.6
3:00p Floating Horses: The Life of Casey Tibbs p.7
Wild Horses, Wild Men p.7
5:00p Gourmet Meal prepared by Senses
“Pop-Up” Dinners p.5
6:30p That Day We Sang p.7
The Fake p.7
Building 3, Room 119
3:00p Score: A Film Music Documentary p.7
The Cellist p.7
6:30p Getting Grace p.8
Penny from Heaven 16+ p.8
6:30p Burn Your Maps p.8
Alike p.8
6:30p Land Grab p.8
Good Business p.8
6:30p Paris pieds nus (Lost in Paris) p.9
Caramel Mou (Unleavened Bread) 16+ p.9
12:15p Student Shorts Program (free) p.12
3:00p Working with SAG Actors W p.4
4:00p Using Video to Win! W p.4
Schedule
Documentary Arizona Premiere
Short Film
Southwest Premiere
W Workshop
Filmmakers in attendance
16+ Ages 16yrs+ Filmmakers via Skype
4:00p The Reality of Reality TV with Cody Lundin W p.4
No recording permitted during this event
1:00p Funding your Next Film: Seed and Spark W p.4
2:00p The Movie Rating System – “That’s Rated What!?!” W p.4
3:00p Gumby: from Student Film to Icon W p.4
4:00p Hands-on Stop Motion Animation Workshop:
It’s not all about Gumby W p.4
Thurs
June 15
Fri
June 16
Sat
June 17
6:30p Big Sonia p.9
12:15p Prison Dogs 16+ p.9
Ace and the Desert Dog p.9
3:00p Tyrus p.10
Simon Beck- Snow Artist p.10
5:00p Que Syrah, Syrah Wine Tasting p.5
6:30p This Beautiful Fantastic p.10
Entre les lignes (Between the Lines) p.10
10:00a High School 9-1-1 p.10
Zain’s Summer p.10
12:15p Ha'khata'im (Past Life) 16+ p.11
The Night Witch p.11
3:00p Dyna Does Dressage p.11
Sonic Sea p.11
6:30 The Tiger Hunter p.11
Bernie and Rebecca 16+ p.11
Cabaret Party sponsored by El Gato Azul following
the feature p.5
Noon She Said, He Said: Making Your Characters Speak Your
Mind W p.4
1:00p Pitch, Package, Produce W p.4
2:00p Restoring Motion Picture Sound for Classic Movies:
Technologies and Techniques W p.4
3:00p Behind the Screen at the Academy of Motion Pictures
Arts and Sciences W p.4
4:00p Adapt or Die: The Alchemy of Adaptation for
Film and TV W p.4
Filmmaker appearances subject to change
Prescott Film Festival 2017 • 3

Workshops
Sponsored by the Yavapai College Film & Media Arts Program
All workshops are free and will be held in building 3, room 119
Monday, June 12th
3:00pm
Working with SAG Actors
Join Cynthia Williams, the Regional
Education and Outreach Liaison for
SAG-AFTRA in LA, who will talk about the
benefits of using low budget contracts and
the on-line signatory process.
4:00pm
Using Video to Win!
Go behind the scenes with U of A’s Director
of Football Video Operations, Tim Cummins
and see how he brings an added level of
excitement to game day.
Tuesday, June 13th
4:00
The Reality of Reality TV
Hear the reality TV experiences of worldrenowned
survivalist Cody Lundin.
Wednesday, June 14th
1:00pm
Funding your Next Film: Seed
and Spark
Join Crowdfunding Specialist Christina
Raia as she discusses Seed & Spark,
the filmmaker-focused fundraising and
distribution site.
2:00pm
The Movie Rating System –
“That’s Rated What!?!”
Movie rating consultant, Barry Freeman,
will describe the process filmmakers use to
have their films rated G, PG, PG-13, or R
3:00pm
Gumby: from Student Film to
Icon
Director, Producer, Screenwriter Arnold
Leibovit (The Time Machine) speaks to
one of the most famous of all stop-motion
animation characters, Gumby.
4:00pm
Hands-on Stop Motion
Animation Workshop: It’s not all
about Gumby
Producer/YC Animation Instructor Lindsay
Bane brings stop-motion animation to
PFF with this hands-on workshop. Come
prepared to get some clay on your hands!
Thursday, June 15
Noon
She Said, He Said: Making Your
Characters Speak Your Mind
PFF alumni Philip Sedgwick brings an
insightful look at how to create impactful,
juicy dialogue for your screenplay.
1:00pm
Pitch, Package Produce
Get a behind-the-scenes look at getting
movies made from Tiffany Boyle of
Ramo Law who helps connect clients to
production and distribution opportunities.
2:00pm
Restoring Motion Picture Sound
for Classic Movies
This talk by Bob Heiber, (Vice President of
Audio Preservation and Restoration, Chace
Productions) will illustrate the importance
of good sound and the challenges that
audio restoration engineers face.
3:00pm
Behind the Screen at the
Academy of Motion Pictures
Arts and Sciences
Follow the process of how a movie
becomes an Oscar® winner with Academy
of Motion Pictures, Arts and Sciences
members Bob O’Neil and Bob Heiber.
4:00
Adapt or Die: The Alchemy of
Adaptation for Film and TV
Join writers/producers Bryce and Jackie
Zabel who are experts in bringing true life
stories to the silver screen.
4

Special Events
June 9, 6:30p $12
Opening Night Film and Swing Dance
Experience the resurgence of Lindy Hop and Swing by getting
a Sneak Peek of the high-energy documentary, Alive and
Kicking. Followed immediately by a Swing Dance with Live
Music provided by the Yavapai College Music Department
featuring Director, Chris Tenney and the YC Jazz Bands.
Demonstrations will be given
by the NAU Swing-Jacks and
Flying Nest Studio
Everyone is encouraged to
get up and swing!
June 10, 5 p.m. $75
Senses Pop-Up Gourmet Dinner
Senses "Pop-up" Dinners are known as one of the best dining
experiences in Prescott. If you have not heard of SENSES yet,
you will! Check out their Facebook page to see pictures and
read comments from recent Pop-up Dinners!
Each 3-course meal comes with a glass of wine and a
movie ticket.
Seating is VERY limited
so buy early!
Chef John Panza has created a special menu to pair with your films:
Salad
Local Pea Shoot Salad with Applewood Smoked Bacon,
Oven Dried Tomatoes, Pickled Carrots, Cucumber
Carpaccio, Caramelized Shallot Dressing
Entrée
Port Braised Short Rib, Summer Corn Polenta, Basil,
Pickled Celery, Wilted Baby Kale, Roasted Tomato Coulis,
Balsamic Reduction
Dessert
Opera Cake Almond Joconde Cake, Heavenly Scented
Coffee Butter Cream, Chocolate Ganache, Gold Leaf
June 16, 5 p.m. $35
Que Syrah, Syrah Wine Tasting Event
Enjoy wines from around the country and compare them to
local vintages from Arizona.
"Que Sera, Sera" debuted with Doris Day and Jimmy Stewart
in The Man Who Knew Too Much.
Come hear YC Winemaker,
Michael Pierce, describe the
origins of Syrah. After a few
delicious tastings, you too
will agree: whatever will be,
will be!
Includes lite hors d'oeuvres
and a movie ticket.
Tickets are limited so early
purchase is recommended.
June 17, 6:30 p.m.
Closing Film and Cabaret
Party
Our closing film, The Tiger Hunter,
features a young Indian man who
relocates to 1970s Chicago to become
an engineer. When his job falls through,
he resorts to an elaborate charade
with misfit friends in order to woo his
childhood sweetheart. Actors Karen
David and Pavesh Cheena, along with
producer Megha Kadakia are scheduled
to attend.
Starring Danny Pudi, (Community), John Heder (Blades of Glory), and
Karen David (Galavant).
Followed immediately by the Closing Night Cabaret Party on stage
sponsored by El Gato Azul. There is no extra charge for the Cabaret Party
Prescott Film Festival 2017 • 5

Film Guide
Friday, June 9 @ 6:30pm
YC Performing Arts Center
Alive and Kicking
Sweden, USA • 2016 • 88min
Documentary Feature
Alive and Kicking is a feature-length
documentary that takes an inside look
into the culture of swing dancing and
the characters who make it special. It
explores the culture surrounding Swing
dance from the emergence of the Lindy
Hop to the modern day international
phenomenon. The film follows the
growth of Swing dance from its purely
American roots as an art form to
countries all over the world. Alive and
Kicking looks at the lives of the Swing
dancers themselves to find their personal
stories and why this dance fills them with
joy..
13+ • Music, Sports, History
Director: Susan Glatzer
Cast: Hilary Alexander, Evita
Arce, Kimberly Clever
Saturday, June 10 @ 10am
YC Performing Arts Center
Jerry Lewis: The Man
Behind the Clown
France, USA • 2016 • 61min
Documentary Feature
Jerry Lewis could always make people
laugh but Lewis was more than just
a clown. He was a groundbreaking
filmmaker who wrote, produced and
directed many of his best films. Lewis
surpassed expectations as a comic
performer and emerged as a driving
force in Hollywood. However, American
critics and the cultural elite tended to
reject his abrasive art seeing Lewis as
little more than a clown, but others like
the French recognized him as a true
auteur. What is this inexplicable aversion
Americans have towards him? Who is the
man behind the clown?
13+ • Biography, Comedy
Director: Gregory Monro
Cast: Jerry Lewis
To Duck or Not to Duck
Alive and Kicking
USA • 1943 • 6 min • Animated short
Classic Warner Brothers cartoon
featuring Elmer Fudd and Daffy Duck.
FF • Comedy
Director: Charles M. Jones
Cast: Mel Blanc, Arthur Q. Bryan
Saturday, June 10 @ 12:15pm
YC Performing Arts Center
Slipaway
USA • 2016 • 89min • Narrative Feat.
When a homeless young musician moves
into a sailboat with a feisty elderly widow,
the two must overcome their differences
and haunting pasts to unlock each
other's dreams. Slipaway is a journey of
self-discovery, courage and unconditional
friendship between two solitary souls at
opposite ends of life. Despite the odds,
they rescue each other from tormented
lives and set free their ultimate calling.
13+ • Drama
Director: Julia Butler, Daniel Mentz
Cast: Elaine Partnow, Jesse Pepe
The Visit
USA • 2016 • 14min • Doc. Feature
During an encounter with his aging
mother, a man must face the unimagined
consequences of his past actions. The
film stars Sean Maher (Firefly) and
Academy Award Nominee June Squibb
(Nebraska).
13+ • Drama, Mental Health
Director: Romina Schwedler
Cast: Sean Maher, June Squibb,
Sadie Katz
Jerry Lewis: The Man Behind the Clown
6 PFF Ratings • FF {Family Friendly} 13+ {not suitable for children under 13yrs}
16+ {Admittance restricted to 16yrs+} R {MPAA Rated R}
Filmmakers in attendance
Filmmakers via Skype

That Day We Sang
Saturday, June 10 @ 3:00pm
YC Performing Arts Center
Floating Horses:
The Life of Casey Tibbs
USA • 2017 • 94min • Doc. Feature
Casey Tibbs is celebrated as the cowboy
who elevated rodeo from its corrupt
contests of the early 1900s into the
multimillion-dollar sport it is today.
Floating Horses: The Life of Casey Tibbs
will reveal why Casey’s legend lives
larger now than it did when he danced
with saddle-broncs and graced the silver
screens.
FF • Horses, Biography
Director: Justin Koehler
Cast: Casey Tibbs
Wild Horses and Wild Men
USA • 2016 • 14min • Doc. Short
Horse whisperer, Randy Helm, teaches
inmates at Arizona's oldest prison how
to train wild horses. While the program
isn't a rehabilitation program by design,
inmates learn a lot about trust, love and
hard work. No inmate who has been part
of the program has returned to prison.
13+ • Horses, Drama
Director: Pat Shannahan
Cast: Randy Helm
Saturday, June 10 @ 6:30pm
YC Performing Arts Center
That Day We Sang
UK • 2014 • 90min • Narrative Feature
This is a musical set in 1969 Manchester
with flashbacks to 1929. A middle-aged
couple find love after meeting on a TV
program about a choir they both sang
in as children. The cast features Imelda
Staunton (Dolores Umbridge in the Harry
Potter films) and Conleth Hill (Lord Varas
in Game of Thrones).
13+ • Musical, Romance
Director: Victoria Wood
Cast: Michael Ball, Imelda Staunton,
Conleth Hill
The Fake
USA • 2015 • 8min • Narrative Short
A tight-fisted empty-nester sets out to
get himself a fake ID in order to snag the
senior discount.
FF • Comedy
Director: Matthew Helfgott & Jared Hillm
Cast: Gil Christner, Kim Delgado,
Frank Gerrish
Sunday, June 11 @ 3:00pm
YC Performing Arts Center
Score: A Film Music
Documentary
*Sneak Peek*
USA • 2016 • 94min • Doc. Feature
This documentary brings Hollywood's
premier composers together to give
viewers a look behind the scenes into the
creative processes used to create iconic
musical masterpieces: the world's most
widely known music genre, called the
film score.
FF • Music, History
Director: Matt Schrader
Cast: Hans Zimmer, Danny Elfman,
John Williams
The Cellist
Norway • 2016 • 8min • Doc. Feature
This film follows Benedicte as she is
walking around in the small town of
Stryn, Norway looking for motivation
and inspiration. It ends up as a beautiful
masterpiece!
FF • Music
Director: Sindre Kinnerød
Cast: Benedicte Alstveit Årsland
Score: A Film Music Documentary
PFF Ratings • FF {Family Friendly} 13+ {not suitable for children under 13yrs}
16+ {Admittance restricted to 16yrs+} R {MPAA Rated R}
Filmmakers in attendance
Filmmakers via Skype
Prescott Film Festival 2017 • 7

Film Guide
Sunday, June 11 @ 6:30pm
YC Performing Arts Center
Getting Grace
*Work-in-Progress*
USA • 2017 • 114min • Narrative Feature
Grace, a teenage girl dying of cancer,
crashes a funeral home to find out what
will happen to her after she dies, but
ends up teaching the awkward funeral
director how to celebrate life.
13+ • Drama
Director: Daniel Roebuck
Cast: Daniel Roebuck, Madelyn Dundon
Penny From Heaven
UK • 2016 • 8min • Narrative Short
Penny is dead. She can not really
remember how it happened. All she
knows is she has to save the souls of
1000 people before she can get her
wings and become a fully-fledged angel.
16+ • Comedy, Drama
Director: Marlek Al-Habib
Cast: Mark Letheren,
Niamh McGrady, Sunetra Sarker
Monday, June 12 @ 6:30pm
YC Performing Arts Center
Burn Your Maps
*Sneak Peek*
USA • 2016 • 103min • Narrative Feature
A family in emotional turmoil is taken by
surprise in this quirky adventure where
an eccentric 8-year-old American boy,
Wes, has an existential epiphany--he
believes that he is, in fact, a Mongolian
goat herder.
PG-13 • Drama, Adventure
Director: Jordan Roberts
Cast: Vera Farmiga (Up in the Air),
Marton Csokas (Lord of the Rings),
Jacob Tremblay
Alike
Spain • 2016 • 8min • Narrative Short
A touching story about the love between
a father and a son.
FF • Family, Animation
Director: Rafa Cano Méndez, Daniel Martí
Tuesday, June 13 @ 6:30pm
YC Performing Arts Center
Land Grab
USA • 2016 • 76min • Doc. Feature
Land Grab is the story of an eccentric
finance mogul's dream to create
the world's largest urban farm in his
hometown of Detroit, and the political
firestorm he unintentionally ignites by
announcing that he would spend $30
million of his own fortune to build this
farm in one of the most economically
devastated neighborhoods of the
bankrupt Motor City.
13+ • Drama, Mystery, History
Director: Sean King O'Grady
Cast: John Hantz
Good Business
Burn Your Maps
South Africa • 2015 • 25min
Documentary Short
A man's fight to build an ethical company
in an unethical country. It is the true story
of Raymond Ackerman's commitment to
growing Pick n Pay retail chain—birthed
during South Africa's apartheid regime.
13+ • Biography, History
Director: Rob Schermbrucker
Cast: Raymond Ackerman
Getting Grace
8 PFF Ratings • FF {Family Friendly} 13+ {not suitable for children under 13yrs}
16+ {Admittance restricted to 16yrs+} R {MPAA Rated R}
Filmmakers in attendance
Filmmakers via Skype

Wednesday, June 14 @ 6:30pm
YC Performing Arts Center
Paris Pieds Nus
Lost in Paris
France, Belgium • 2016 • 83min
Narrative Feature
Fiona visits Paris for the first time
to assist her myopic Aunt Martha.
Catastrophes ensue, mainly involving
Dom, a homeless man, who has yet
to have an emotion or thought he was
afraid of expressing.
French with English subtitles
13+ • Comedy
Director: Dominique Abel, Fiona Gordon
Cast: Dominique Abel, Fiona Gordon,
Emmanuelle Riva
Caramel Mou
Unleavened Bread
France • 2017 • 8min • Narrative Short
Vanessa is in love with Rémi. Rémi is in
love with Vanessa. Only one damper: his
bread won't rise...
French with English subtitles
16+ • Comedy
Director: Stephen Meance
Cast: Luc-Antoine Diquéro,
Laure Hennequart, Édith Le Merdy
Thursday, June 15 @ 6:30pm
YC Performing Arts Center
Big Sonia
Prison Dogs
USA • 2016 • 94min • Doc. Feature
Sonia Warshawski is a hardworking
immigrant, still running a tailor shop at
the age of 90 in the suburbs of Kansas
City. A Holocaust survivor, only recently
has Sonia begun sharing her tale of
overcoming adversity, inspiring not only
family and friends but a new generation
of school children as well.​
13+ • Biography, History
Director: Leah Warshawski, Todd Soliday
Cast: Sonia Warshawski
Friday, June 16 @ 12:15pm
YC Performing Arts Center
Prison Dogs
USA • 2016 • 72min • Doc. Feature
A story of love, loss and redemption,
Prison Dogs focuses on the impact
of a unique dog training program that
gives two of the most marginalized
populations in our society — prison
inmates and veterans — a second
chance.
16+ • Drama
Director: Peri Peltz and Geeta Gandbhir
Cast: Tracy Pennycuick, Mark Beam,
Luis Diaz
Ace and the Desert Dog
USA • 2016 • 9min • Documentary Short
Ace Kvale turned 60 last fall and to
celebrate he plans a 60-day off-trail
backpacking trip around Utah's Canyon
Country. One friend joins him for the
whole trip: his blue heeler, 10-year-old
Genghis Khan aka "Desert Dog."
FF • Animals, Adventure
Director: Brendan Woodward
Cast: Ace Kvale
Big Sonia
PFF Ratings • FF {Family Friendly} 13+ {not suitable for children under 13yrs}
16+ {Admittance restricted to 16yrs+} R {MPAA Rated R}
Filmmakers in attendance
Filmmakers via Skype
Prescott Film Festival 2017 • 9

Film Guide
Friday, June 16 @ 3:00pm
YC Performing Arts Center
Tyrus
USA • 2015 • 77min • Doc. Feature
Tyrus is a feature-length documentary
film that tells the unlikely story of 104
year old Chinese-American artist, Tyrus
Wong. It shows how he overcomes
poverty and racism to become a
celebrated modernist painter, Hollywood
sketch artist and "Disney Legend" for
his groundbreaking work on the classic
animated film, Bambi.
13+ • Biography
Director: Pamela Tom
Cast: Tyrus Wong
Simon Beck: Snow Artist
Norway • 2016 • 6min • Doc. Short
A British artist creates mesmerizing
designs in the snow.
FF • Biography
Director: Sindre Kinnerød, Audun Fjeldhe
Cast: Simon Beck
Friday, June 16 @ 6:30pm
YC Performing Arts Center
This Beautiful Fantastic
*Sneak Peek*
UK, USA • 2016 • 92min
Narrative Feature
This whimsical modern fairytale spins
a sweet, brightly-hued yarn about Bella
Brown, an OCD librarian with a dreadful
fear of flora. She almost accidentally
cultivates a support group of amiable
eccentrics (and one cantankerous
neighbor) while she discovers her own
true voice.
16+ • Drama, Romance, Comedy
Director: Simon Aboud
Cast: Jessica Brown Findlay (Downton
Abbey), Andrew Scott (Sherlock), Jeremy
Irvine
Entre Les Lignes
Between the Lines
France • 2015 • 5min • Narrative Short
In a futuristic society, a man falls in love
during his morning commute-- can he win
her heart?
FF • Romance
Director: Emmanuelle Remy
Cast: Louise Luck
Saturday, June 17 @ 10:00am
YC Performing Arts Center
High School 911
Entre Les Linges
USA • 2016 • 86min • Doc. Feature
High School 911 takes you on an epic
journey with unlikely heroes: teenagers.
This inspirational documentary feature
film follows Darien EMS-Post 53, the
only ambulance service for the town of
Darien, CT. This organization covers one
of the deadliest stretches of highway off
of I-95. The film begs the question: What
are teenagers actually capable of when
given the opportunity by the adults in
their lives?
13+ • Biography, Drama
Director: Tim Warren
Cast: Christopher Calahan,
Ines Castro, Robert Clark
Zain's Summer: From Refugee
to American Boy
USA • 2016 • 13min • Doc. Short
Pakistani 13-year-old Zain fled homeland
violence and danger and has six weeks
to adapt to New York City and become an
"American Boy" before school starts.
FF • Biography
Director: Joshua Seftel
Cast: The Naz Family
Tyrus
10 PFF Ratings • FF {Family Friendly} 13+ {not suitable for children under 13yrs}
16+ {Admittance restricted to 16yrs+} R {MPAA Rated R}
Filmmakers in attendance
Filmmakers via Skype

Saturday, June 17 @ 12:15pm
YC Performing Arts Center
Ha'khata'im
Past Life
*Sneak Peek*
Israel, Poland • 2016 • 109min
Narrative Feature
Inspired by true events, Past Life, tracks
the daring late 1970's odyssey of two
sisters: one an introverted classical
musician and another a rambunctious
scandal sheet journalist as they unravel a
shocking wartime mystery that has cast
a dark shadow on their entire lives. This
film contains multiple languages
English, German, Polish, and Hebrew,
with English subtitles.
16+ • Drama, Thriller, Mystery
Director: Avi Nesher
Cast: Nelly Tagar, Joy Rieger,
Doron Tavory, Rafael Stachowiak
The Night Witch
USA • 2015 • 4min • Documentary Short
This short film, animated by the
talented Dustin Grella and written
with Dan Kitrosser, explores the life of
Nadezhda Popova, known as Nadia, who
became a World War II hero as part of
a Soviet all-female bombing regiment.
Nadia died in 2013 and this film was
commissioned as part of The Times
Magazine, "The Lives They Lived" issue.
13+ • Biography, War, Animation
Director: Alison Klayman
Saturday, June 17 @ 3pm
YC Performing Arts Center
Dyna Does Dressage
USA • 2017 • 59min • Doc. Feature
A documentary about the first mule
ever to compete at the national level
in the competitive equestrian sport of
Dressage. Defined by the International
Equestrian Federation as “the highest
expression of horse training,” the idea of
mules competing at this level has never
been considered. This underdog story
follows Dyna and her owner/rider, Laura,
as they defy the odds to find their place
among this elite world of horse riding.
FF • Horse, Biography
Director: Sarah Crowe and Amy Enser
Cast: Laura Hermanson
Sonic Sea
USA • 2016 • 63min • Doc. Feature
Sonic Sea shows the impact of industrial
and military ocean noise on whales
and other marine life. The film explores
the critical role of sound in the sea and
the sudden, dramatic changes human
activity is inflicting on the ocean's
delicate acoustic habitat — changes that
threaten the ability of whales and other
marine animals to prosper, to function
and ultimately to survive.
13+ • Animals, Environment
Director: Michelle Dougherty, Daniel Hin
Cast: Kenneth C. Balcomb III,
Christopher Clark,
Jean-Michel Cousteau
Alive and Kicking
Saturday, June 17 @ 6:30pm
YC Performing Arts Center
The Tiger Hunter
*Sneak Peek*
USA • 2016 • 94min • Narrative Feature
A young Indian man relocates to 1970's
Chicago to become an engineer, but
when his job falls through, he resorts to
an elaborate charade with misfit friends
in order to woo his childhood sweetheart.
13+ • Drama, Comedy
Director: Lena Khan
Cast: Danny Pudi (Community),
Jon Heder (Blades of Glory),
Karen David (Galavant)
Bernie and Rebecca
Dyna Does Dressage
USA • 2016 • 15min • Narrative Short
A blind date turns into the experience of
a lifetime.
16+ • Romance, Drama, Comedy
Director: Melissa Kent
Cast: Brianna Barnes, Kyle Davis,
Jessica Hickam
PFF Ratings • FF {Family Friendly} 13+ {not suitable for children under 13yrs}
16+ {Admittance restricted to 16yrs+} R {MPAA Rated R}
Filmmakers in attendance
Filmmakers via Skype
Prescott Film Festival 2017 • 11

Student Short Film Program
Sunday, June 11 @ 12:15pm in Room 3-119
Come see budding filmmakers from around Arizona and California! The Student Film Showcase features films from students in middle
school through college. Co-sponsored by the Yavapai College Film and Media Arts Program and the Prescott Film Festival, these films
range from comedy to drama, documentary and animation.
Animated
Prescott High School
Instructor: Debbie Hammer
Line of Sight
A hunter in the woods sees the world
through his gunsight. What does he
miss? What is he really looking for?
(2min)
Filmmakers: Sam Giordan, Jon Boger
Ninja Cat
Ninja Cat takes something that doesn’t
belong to her. When the other animals
capture her, she discovers the power of
forgiveness. (1min)
Filmmakers: Carley Davis, Emily Reaber
Michael’s New Day
Michael’s depression is manifest in how
he views the world in simple black and
white. One day he meets a “light person”
and learns to overcome the darkness he
feels. (2 min)
Filmmakers: Abigail Stoecker, Jay Weigel
The Beauty of Death
A joyful lifespan viewed as a journey up a
hill. (1min)
Filmmakers: Alexa Harris,
Saige Hammond
A Western Short
It’s a quiet day in the West until someone
steals a horse. The horse decides to foil
the thief’s plans so he can get back to his
peaceful life. (1min)
Filmmakers: Aedin Hinshaw Krenn,
Zane Simmons
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Live Action
High School
Goodbye Turn
A quirky adventure involving a mysterious
man with a rose. (6min)
Writer/Director: Hayden Milisen and
Shawnee Jackson
Instructor: Robyn Bryce,
Prescott High School
That KNIFE was a Bad
Investment
Death helps a wronged wife get her
revenge. (4min)
Director:Lauren Canul
Instructor: Sarah Lehleitner,
Prescott High School
The Midnight Game
Three friends at summer camp get a
rude awakening when “The Midnight
Man” arrives. (4min)
Writer: Gypsy Jackson
Directors: Braiden Madsen and
Gypsy Jackson
Instructor: Sarah Lehleitner,
Prescott High School
Into the Unknown
Into the Unknown involves a school
break-in that results in a science
experiment. (4min)
Writer/Director: Colton Gunning
Instructor: Sarah Lehleitner,
Prescott High School
Friendly Fire
Friendly Fire is the story of the most epic
Battle Ship game of all time. (5min)
Directors: Brianna Brusich and Gr
acie Roberts
DP: Alex Aguirre
Art Dept: Cienna Madrigal
Instructor: Sarah Lehleitner,
Prescott High School
Thorn in My Side
A posse of mean girls stand in the way
of a “nerdy girl” who wants to date a jock.
(5min)
Writer/Director: Alexa Reid
Instructor: Sarah Lehleitner,
Prescott High School
Day 2556: The Last Jelly
Donut
Facing the zombie apocalypse, Mika has
come to kick butt and eat jelly donuts...
and she's almost out of jelly donuts.
(3min)
Writer: Cassidy Blake
Arizona Agribusiness and Equine Center
Cohop (Documentary)
A local band has a passion for their
music, and drive to be successful. (6min)
Writer/Directors: Sam Dunehew and
Corbin Ross
Instructor: Robin Bryce,
Prescott High School
College
Nightmare on Film Street
A timid librarian is harassed by
supernatural film students in this quirky
mock horror. (5min)
Writer/Director: Sushila Kandola
Yavapai College Film and Media Arts
Villainous
Stephen wants to be a famous supervillain,
but he’s not quite sure how. To get
the process started, he ropes his friends
into filming his origin story. (8min)
Writer/Director: Austin Sowinski
Yavapai College Film and Media Arts
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Pitch Black
A young man reflects on his life after
committing suicide, during his last
moments before fading away. (4min)
Writer/Director: Chris Hanna
Santa Fe University of Art and Design
Refocus
After a terrible accident, Daniel learns to
see life through a new lens. (6min)
Writer/Actress: Annabelle Veatch
Yavapai College
Marvin’s Purse
Marvin, feeling out of place in his
confined world, leaves the Sunday
Sermon early to ask his childhood friend,
Emma, to run away with him. (6min)
Director: Kendra Goff
San Francisco School of Digital
Filmmaking
With Eyes Closed
A romantic poetry film follows a man
who finds his true love, a mermaid,
while wearing a blind fold. ‘With Eyes
Closed’ conveys the experience of the
irrationality of love through dream-like
visuals and spoken word. (3min)
Writer/Director: Miles Levin
Santa Rosa Junior College
Finding Yeti
(Documentary)
The story of a barefoot man and his
journey to happiness. (7min)
Writer/Director : Kendra Goff
San Francisco School of Digital
Filmmaking
Bad Milk
A young woman is suspected of
murdering her friend. She tries to
convince the police that it was actually
the milk carton. Is she crazy? Or has the
milk “gone bad.” (4min)
Writer/Director: Gabriel Masters
Yavapai College Film and Media Arts
Festival Leadership
The Prescott Film Festival is a volunteer led and run organization. We are thankful to all of those who work to make the festival
and our year round events possible. To all those who work in many ways throughout the year, thank you for your support.
Board of
Directors
Chairman: Ron Hammer
Clint Ewell
Jared Haxton
Dave Shoemaker
Don Stephenson
Shawn Van Hecke
Advisory Board: Tony Weber
Executive
Director
Helen Stephenson
Leadership Team
John Bigelow
Suzy Campbell
Debbie Hammer
Pam Kramer
Audrey Mae
Barbara Rye
Nicole Sorenson
Program and
Poster
Beth Hammer
bethhammer.com
Jury
Lesley Cessna-Kontowicz
(Award Winning
Screenwriter)
Joe Fortunato
(Professor, Arizona State
University)
Dr. Janna Jones
(Professor, Northern Arizona
University; Screenwriter.)
Bob O’Neil
(Award Winning Film
Restoration Expert)
Philip Sedgwick
(Award Winning
Screenwriter)
Helen Stephenson
(Director, Yavapai College
Film and
Media Arts program)
Dr. Suzanne Waldenberger
(Professor, Yavapai College;
AZ Humanities Scholar)
Complete bios available at
PrescottFilmFestival.com/About
Film Review Team
Director: Shawn Van Hecke
Andy Davis
Audrey Mae
Austin Morrison
Bob Harner
Bob ONeil
Carol Arthurs
Cathy Huntress
Clint Ewell
Dave Shoemaker
Deb Pastor
Denise Shoemaker
Gail Martin
Jay Arthurs
John Larsen
Joya Comeaux
Karly Schauwecker
Karyl Moore
Kay Krizek
Kitty Newell
LaRae Lawson
Larry Stangl
Leigh Hay-Martin
Lori Catron
Lori Frey
Lou Blazquez
Mark Timpany
Marty Trembly
Mary Jo Dhein
Mary Timpany
Megan Campos
Melinda Carr
Michael Davis
Mike Simonyi
Nancy Raimondo
Rita Toikka
Shaine Schnurman
Shelley Bartolomeo
Sherry Gagnon
Stu Schnurman
Susan Malanga
Sushila Kandola
Suzanne Johnson
Suzanne Justice
Tobey Levine
Vivien Winneke
Prescott Film Festival 2017 • 13

Sponsors
The Prescott Film Festival thanks each of the Grantors and Businesses that support our
efforts to bring quality independent films to Prescott.
Grants
Prescott Area Arts &
Humanities Council
James Family Trust
Margaret T. Morris Foundation
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Film Index
Ace and the Desert Dog, 9
Alike, 8
Alive and Kicking, 6
Bernie and Rebecca, 11
Big Sonia, 9
Burn Your Maps, 8
Dyna Does Dressage, 11
Entre Les Lignes (Between the
Lines), 10
Floating Horses: The Life of
Casey Tibbs, 7
Getting Grace, 8
Good Business, 8
Ha'khata'im (Past Life), 11
High School 911, 10
Jerry Lewis: The Man Behind the
Clown, 6
Land Grab, 8
Paris Pieds Nus (Lost in Paris), 9
Penny From Heaven, 8
Prison Dogs, 9
Score: A Film Music
Documentary, 7
Simon Beck: Snow Artist, 10
Slipaway, 6
Sonic Sea, 11
That Day We Sang, 7
The Cellist, 7
The Fake, 7
The Night Witch, 11
The Tiger Hunter, 11
The Visit, 6
This Beautiful Fantastic, 10
To Duck or Not To Duck, 6
Tyrus, 10
Unleavened Bread (Caramel
Mou), 9
Wild Horses and Wild Men, 7
Zain's Summer: From Refugee to
American Boy, 10
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