- Sunday Films
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2018
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12:00PM
Streamside Yoga Studio
Local Filmmaker Showcase: Start Your Engines!
Race of Gentlemen
6 minutes
Documentary
USA
Directed by Mark Foster
The bikes, cars, beach, culture, fashion and images of The Greatest Race on Earth.
Ground Support
26 minutes
Documentary
USA
Directed by Mark Foster
Pilot episode for a community-positive road trip film project featuring real people making a difference in their communities throughout the USA and all over the world.
Building the B1
11 minutes
Documentary
USA
Directed by Mark Foster
A process video following the journey of the Bollinger team for 16 months designing and building the very first fully electric sport utility truck prototype.
4-Cylinder 400
23 minutes
Documentary
USA
Directed by Harlo Bray, John B. Finn, Garret Savage
An inside look at an out-of-control backyard NASCAR-style race in rural upstate New York.
4-Cylinder 400 Filmmaker Q&A
1:00PM
Wayside Cider
Little Ghost Girl
4 minutes
Experimental
USA
Directed By: Adriane Little
Inspired by Karen McCadden’s poem 'Little Ghost Girl' as read by McCadden, the film translates the brief and lyrical exchanges between loss and that which haunts us.
Scarecrow
9 minutes
Dark Comedy
United Kingdom
Directed by Lee Charlish
A bickering couple, Thomas and Natalie, are stranded on a deserted, country lane, in a car that has run out of fuel. Lost and disorientated, they happen upon a creepy looking scarecrow.
A Season To Come
10 minutes
Science Fiction
USA
Directed by Christopher A. Hoffman
Franklin Messer, a clinical hypnotist, struggles with a life-changing event and its future ramifications. Inspired by H.G. Well's "Things To Come.”
Monsieur James
18 minutes
Thriller
France
Directed by Colin Van der Straeten
A hitman on the wane who refused to honor a contract, is forced to go into exile in the countryside.
The Girl
7 minutes
Thriller
USA
Directed By: Austin Rappold
A man who seems to have found a dead girl along the side of the road. With a troubled past he must figure out what to do with her.
An Exquisite Task
5 minutes
Animation
USA
Directed by Beck Underwood
A vintage doll, a mysterious barn spirit and some mischievous farm critters come together in this stop motion short about motherhood, creativity and letting go.
Slapface
8 minutes
Thriller / Horror
USA
Directed by Jeremiah Kipp
A boy deals with the loss of his mother by creating a relationship with a dangerous monster.
Zombied
15 minutes
Comedy / Horror
USA
Directed By: Matthew Van Vorst
A normal night shift at Priced Less Supermarket--restocking, fighting social injustice, and transitioning into a zombie.
The Girl, An Exquisite Task, Slapface & Zombied Filmmakers Q&A
2:00PM
The Andes Hotel
DOUBLE FEATURE: A Soldier’s Dream & Pieced Together
A Soldier's Dream: The Milt Feldman Story
50 minutes
Documentary
USA
Directed By: Eduardo Montes-Bradley
An intimate portrait of POW captured at The Battle of The Bulge who stood proud as an American Jew in the face of his Nazi captors.
Pieced Together
52 minutes
Documentary
USA
Directed by Julianne Donofrio
How quilt square trails changed the American landscape and saved Donna Sue Groves’s life after job loss and breast cancer.
Pieced Together Filmmaker Q&A
2:30 PM
Streamside Yoga Studio
SHORTS: Local Interest Documentaries
Save the Hemlocks!
6 minutes
Documentary
USA
Directed by Kate Hagerman
Informative short film on the Hemlock Wooly Adelgid and how volunteers can help save the old growth hemlock trees in the Catskills.
There's a Long Long Trail: A Short, Short Story
12 minutes
Documentary
USA
Directed by Samantha Misa
The story of widower Robert T. Cooper and his quest for heroism in the Great War.
The Coulter Code
49 minutes
Documentary
USA
Directed by Samantha Misa
A documentary of a secret coded diary from 1868 and how the code was broken.
The Town That Shot The Sheriff (trailer)
8 Minutes
Documentary trailer
USA
Directed by Victoria Kupchinetsky
Presentation of a work-in-progress feature documentary about a 19 century flamboyantly theatrical farmer uprising in the Catskills that inspired modern citizen activists to fight a corporate giant off their land.There's a Long Long Trail: A Short, Short Story, The Coulter Code and The Town That Shot The Sheriff Filmmakers Q&A
3:00PM
Wayside Cider
Western Sol
14 minutes
Western
USA
Directed By: Benjamin Strickland
Darkness and light collide when a meek rancher, being bullied by outlaws, uses the cover of a solar eclipse to regain his freedom.
Charlieville
16 minutes
Fantasy
USA
Directed By: Jonathan Durham
A selfish act sends an artist's perfect little world into a tailspin.
the Watch
20 minutes
Science Fiction
France
Directed By: Paul Prache
In a close future, the planet is at war and many want to flee except Anouar the Old, who wants to save Knowledge.
Don't
2 minutes
Thriller / Science Fiction
United Kingdom
Directed By: Matthew Gilpin
Having just watched his future self die, a young man's paranoia traps him in an endless cycle of death.
The Shadow Scarf
20 minutes
Thriller / Horror
USA
Directed by Clay von Carlowitz
On a cold and foggy night, bartender Jeffrey has a date with fate. Her name is Aurora, and she brings a storm no forecast could have predicted.
The Shadow Scarf Filmmakers Q&A
4:30PM
Streamside Yoga Studio
Burning Grief
4 minutes
Drama
United Kingdom
Directed By: Mike Donaghy
Three sisters reconcile their different approaches to handling grief on a journey to a heritage railway station.
The Busker Kid
27 minutes
Drama / Comedy
USA
Directed by Kevin Durr & Kristy Walsh
Arlo Abernathy attempts to follow in his late grandfather’s footsteps by becoming a marionette performer on the Ocean City Maryland Boardwalk where he meets an eclectic community of veteran street performers who challenge him to pursue higher standards of performance and authenticity.
So Long, Marianne
9 minutes
Drama
USA
Directed by Samuel LaPointe
A recent widower desperately tries to cling to the life he once had, but a chance encounter with a thoughtful stoner changes the way he looks at coping with grief.
Elysium
9 minutes
Drama
Lebanon
Directed By: Layal Jomaa
Two prostitutes find themselves needing a change.
Time Heals All Wounds
23 minutes
Drama
USA
Directed by Tom Bailey
Jack finds out that Emma from school is interested in him. Just when things are going really well between Emma and Jack, he makes a mistake that threatens his relationship with Emma and his best friend Andrew.
Keep Walking
7 minutes
Drama / Comedy
USA
Directed By: Eden Hadad
Freshly sober, Hugo goes home to his young brothers wedding, only to discover he will always be surrounded by a family of enablers.
Time Heals All Wounds and Keep Walking Filmmakers Q&A
5:00PM
Wayside Cider
Icons
5 minutes
Animation
USA
Directed by Ronnie Cramer
Five hundred years of world art in five minutes, featuring three dozen iconic works rendered with nylon-tip pen and animated old school style.
Joni and the Banker with Nice Eyes
4 minutes
Comedy
USA
Directed by Carly Blane
The endearing and hopeful Joni has always dated brooding tormented artists until she meets a sweet investment banker with nice eyes.
Wild Woman
4 minutes
Animation
USA
Directed by Vanessa Sweet
An animated poem to mankind which invokes current world issues such as drone-strikes and religious persecution in a plea for empathy.
Samsa
6 minutes
Animation
USA
Directed By: Brian O'Malley
A young man mysteriously transforms into a strange cyclops-like creature, alienating him from his normal life. He eventually completes a cathartic journey on foot to Lake Placid, NY to make an attempt on the K120 ski jump to find nirvana.
DEADEYE
15 minutes
Drama
USA
Directed by Sam Avery
The story of aging female boxer, Kay Casey, and her desire to fight in the ring one last time. While her body might be falling apart, her spirit continues to rage.
Chee Ko Pek
15 minutes
Drama
USA
Directed By: Brett Rogstad
An isolated young man seeks companionship in a quirky, older neighbor. What he gets, however, is the courage to change his solitary life forever.
The Pond
20 minutes
Thriller
USA
Directed by Dane Elcar
A man escapes to a nearby nature preserve to feed his bad habit and finds that getting back home may be harder than he thinks.
Chee Ko Pek & The Pond Filmmakers Q&A
5:00PM
The Andes Hotel
1 hour 11 minutes
Documentary
USA
Directed By: Caroline Ledgin
Exclusive access allows us to give you an inside, intimate look at the real fanatics surrounding Michael Jackson during his 2005 trial.
Filmmaker Q&A
7:00PM
Wayside Cider
Metasequoia: Lightly Shoot the Horizon!
2 hours 3 minutes
Drama
Japan
Directed By: Shingo Seto
Filmed with no script and improvised performances, this is the story of a young woman who decides to shoot a super 8mm film to honor her deceased brother and the impressive treehouse he once lived in.
7:00PM
The Andes Hotel
1 hour 51 minutes 5 seconds
Psychological Thriller
United Kingdom
Directed by Stephen Frost
A grief-stricken woman, Rose Montefiore, revisits the seaside town where she first met her late husband. However, instead of finding the peace and quiet she seeks, she finds herself caught up in the lives of those around her, past and present.
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