2010 Line-Up

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Thursday, May 13, 2010
Kick Off Party Thursday, May 14 - 6:30 - 10 p.m. Special Outside Screening Screener's Choice Award - God's Architects Music by Jimbo Mathus - Cuisine by Romie's Grocery Join us for an opening night with a performance by Jimbo Mathus and the Tri-State Coalition, a fish fry and a screening of Zack Godshall's inspiring, award-winning documentary, "God's Architects" Zack Godshall will be in attendance at the screening afterwards to talk about his film. Special opening night gathering at the Fairpark Grill after the Q & A - View Trailer.
Friday, May 14, 2010
Feature Film 1:00. - 2:30 LILY'S THORN \| Friday, May 14 at 1:00 p.m. \| Lyric Theatre Directed by Will Bain Writer, Executive Producer - Rocky Yost Quick paced Capra-esque tale where the little guy, Lilly Nash fights back a hostile takeover by real estate mogul Hillary Thorn while visited by her long absent father. Only problem, Dad died 12 years ago. Filmmaker Attending. -View Trailer
Student Film Block 2:31 - 3:40 p.m. PARADIGM SHIFT \| Friday, May 14 at 2:31 p.m. \| Lyric Theatre Written by John Barr and Sam Holdren Produced by William Barr and Sam Holdren The repercussions are immediate when activist/history professor Arthur Collins assigns his class to plan an assassination of the President. Life becomes particularly tough for the professor's teaching assistant T.K., whose reluctance to choose a side plants him right in the middle. -View Trailer
DOWN IN NUMBER 5 \| Friday, May 14 at 2:57 p.m. \| Lyric Theatre Written and Directed by Kim Spurlock Produced by David Chan Rooted in the Southern Gothic storytelling tradition, 'Down in Number 5' follows a terminally ill coal miner as he struggles to find refuge for his developmentally disabled son. Based on a true story.
THE TRAGIC SELF IMPROVEMENT OF ROSS LAWSON \| Friday, May 14 at 3:15 p.m. \| Lyric Theatre Directed by Jolie Hales; Written by Chris Wiltz Produced by Gretl Kruse For social reject Ross Lawson, the good life is the one he doesn't have. This gradually begins to change when one night he discovers that anything he types into his online i-Space profile actually becomes reality. Willing to exchange his good friends for this new popular lifestyle, Ross' life is looking up... or so it would seem. But little by little, his choices begin to backfire, finally risking not only the new identity he thought he always wanted, but the original identity he always had.
THE FIRING SQUAD \| Friday, May 14 at 3:34 p.m. \| Lyric Theatre David Rice A hapless employee is about to find out that the economic recession hits some harder than others.
Feature Film 3:45 - 5:15 JACKRABBIT SKY \| Friday, May 14 at 3:45 p.m. \| Lyric Theatre Director, Writer and Producer - Andrew Bergman Max Boden, an resourceful desert naturalist, is trying to stop the construction of a copper mine on the outskirts of 1939 Tucson, Arizona with the help of an early motion picture camera. Jackrabbit Sky is an original feature 35mm dramatic comedy that celebrates the innovative 1930's home filmmakers who were essential in pioneering the art of independent cinema. Filmmaker Attending.
Short Documentary 5:20 - 5:46 ART MATTERS \| Friday, May 14 at 5:20 p.m. \| Lyric Theatre Directed, written and produced by Clare Casademont Art Matters: The Art and Photography of Homeless Children is a 26 minute documentary film which chronicles the work of AtBridge. ArtBridge is a non-profit organization in Houston, Texas, whose mission is to bring the visual arts, music, dance and photography into the lives of homeless children. Founded by a former art therapist, Jo Ann Williams, Art Bridge believes in the healing power of art and its ability to transform lives. As Jo Ann says, "I can't fix everything, but I can deliver art." Filmmaker Attending.
Mississippi Shorts Block 7:00 - 8:00 PURDIE'S TROUBLE WITH PEPPER \| Friday, May 14 at 7:00 p.m. \| Lyric Theatre Rex Harsin In this 21st Century silent film, Purdie experience trouble with his younger sister, Pepper. After stealing her CDs, cell phone, and turtle, he experiences the fullness of her wrath as she plots to destroy any chance he had with the girl of his dreams. Filmmaker Attending.
THE BIG HANG UP \| Friday, May 14 at 7:12p.m. \| Lyric Theatre Written, Directed and Produced by Richard Ward When she sees a young man speaking on his cell phone and ignoring his girlfriend, Mary reflects on her own life -- and the solution she found with her cell phone-obsessed spouse.
ZEITBOMBE \| Friday, May 14 at 7:17p.m. \| Lyric Theatre Director, Writer - Edward St. Pe' Producer - Amile Wilson Zeitbombe! follows a German U Boat being ordered to carry weapons grade uranium to the Japanese near the war's end for the SS. The U Boat Kaptain is a crack submariner and also hates the SS ...he does not want the SS to have the world's first atomic bomb. The bomb's target is the west coast of America. Filmmaker Attending.
Feature 8:00 - 9:45 EARTHWORK \| Friday, May 14 at 8:00 p.m. \| Lyric Theatre Written and Directed by Chris Ordal Executive Producers - Brendon Glad, Chris Ordal, Brad Roszell 'earthwork' is the story of real-life crop artist Stan Herd. In 1994, Stan travelled from Kansas to New York City to create a massive environmental artwork on land owned by Donald Trump. The multi-acre piece was made from soil, rock, plants and vegetation near an underground railway tunnel. Over the months it took to complete the earthwork, Stan dealt with the difficulties of bringing his unique, rural art form to an urban canvas and the many costs exacted upon his life. -View Trailer Filmmaker Attending.
*Music Video Competition & After Party 10 p.m. - Midnight. Click here for more info.*
International Shorts Block 9:55 - 10:30 GAINING GROUND \| Friday, May 14 at 9:55 p.m. \| Lyric Theatre Marc Brummund - Director Fabian Wiemker - Writer Andrej and his family have been living in Germany illegally for years. When his son reaches school age, he can't hide any longer. Mischa's future is at stake.
THE MAN WITH ALL THE MARBLES \| Friday, May 14 at 10:15p.m. \| Lyric Theatre (Mannen Med Kulorna) Director, Executive Producer and Writer - Hans Montelius Producer - Jonas Moberg Two thirty-something brothers play marbles for their inheritance. -View Trailer
BLIND DATE \| Friday, May 14 at 10:30p.m. \| Lyric Theatre Director, Writer - Chris Ramos Executive Producer - Alexander Manu A love-damaged acrtress, who won't admit she still yearns for the real thing, must eliminate the opposition to make love work on her terms. -View Trailer
SATURDAY, MAY 15, 2010
Noon - 12:30 Mississippi High School Film Competition Winner Screenings
Animation Block 12:30 - 1:30 THE OFFERING \| Saturday, May 15 at 12:30 p.m. \| Lyric Theatre Director, Writer, Producer - Michael Zachary Huber Exec. Producers - Reid Winfrey, Michael Martin, and Chester Haskell The modern era of computer animation meets an ancient tale of seduction. Is there anything that is not immune to a woman's powers, even golden statues? -View Trailer
SKYLIGHT \| Saturday, May 15 at 12:42 p.m. \| Lyric Theatre Written and Directed by David Bass An animated mock documentary about the ecological plight of penguins in the Antarctic, possibly foretelling cataclysmic results for the rest of the world. -View Trailer
THE EMPRESS \| Saturday, May 15 at 12:47 p.m. \| Lyric Theatre Produced and Directed by Lyle Pisio Loneliness, Desire, Love, Hesitation, Miscommunication, Fear, and Loss with a touch of alcoholism for comic relief. Trevor and Martha see each other across a dingy bar and fall in love. The couples shyness is only overcome in a mutual dream where their shadows dance together. This film is about the first hesitant motions of meeting and the fragility of falling in love. -View Trailer
FATHER AND SISTER \| Saturday, May 15 at 12:55 p.m. \| Lyric Theatre Soyeon Kim A series of coincidental happenings at the church results in an unspeakable act of sin... Or not!
THE ENVIRONMETER \| Saturday, May 15 at 1:00 p.m. \| Lyric Theatre Director and Producer - Danny Robashkin When the forces of conservation and industrialization within a common society compete head to head, the only entity that can regulate the fight is the fantastic measuring contraption known as the Envirometer. As the conflict escalates and the situations become increasingly more destructive and selfish, the vengeful and godlike Envirometer may be the only hope to unite the opposing viewpoints and create a progressive world where everyone can live in harmony.
PAINTER OF THE SKIES \| Saturday, May 15 at 1:05 p.m. \| Lyric Theatre Written and Directed by Jorge Moralis Valle From the darkness of the lost cliffs, a crazy painter marked by his past and his faithful assistant try to find a solution against perpetual storms. The sea is destroying their home. A magic boiler and some tormented ghosts will help them to find the light. -View Trailer
SEBASTIAN'S VOODOO \| Saturday, May 15 at 1:25 p.m. \| Lyric Theatre Director and Producer - Joaquin Baldwin A voodoo doll must find the courage to save his friends from being pinned to death. -View Trailer
Mississippi Documentary Block 1:30 - 3:23 SMOKES & EARS \| Saturday, May 15 at 1:30 p.m. \| Lyric Theatre Director and Producer - Joe York Executive Producer - Andy Harper For over 70 years, Jackson, Mississippi's, Big Apple Inn has served up smoked sausage and pig ear sandwiches known simply as 'smokes & ears'. These sandwiches are small in size, but they're big on flavor and they've kept this neighborhood fixture open and thriving while most of the other businesses on Jackson's historic Farish Street have disappeared. -View Trailer
WHEN COTTON BLOSSOMS \| Saturday, May 15 at 1:50 p.m. \| Lyric Theatre Writer, Director - Scott Magie Producers - Brad Walker, Heather Mathews, James Mathews In the autumn of 1909, a young man named Laurence Jones stepped off the train in Braxton and walked into the piney woods of rural Mississippi. Carrying only a few clean shirts, a Bible, a few textbooks, his diploma, and $1.65, he had little more than a dream and a simple faith in following God's call. Against all odds, he succeeded in creating a school to educate the sons and daughters of impoverished sharecroppers: The Piney Woods Country Life School. Now, exactly 100 years later, Dr. Jones' inspiring story and enduring legacy are finally celebrated in film. * Bello Lubin will be in attendance. -View Trailer
MISSISSIPPI QUEEN \| Saturday, May 15 at 2:20 p.m. \| Lyric Theatre Written, Directed and Produced by Paige Williams Mississippi Queen follows Paige, a southerner returning home, who digs past the mask of hospitality examining gay values and the ex-gay ministry, interviewing southerners on both sides of the issues, including her parents who help convert homosexuals. -View Trailer
Student Film Block 3:30 - 4:22 DET. MARK WATERS \| Saturday, May 15 at 3:30 p.m. \| Lyric Theatre Written and Directed by Michael Laicini Mark Waters is new to the police force and has had a hard time fitting in. When he isn't getting pushed around by his coworkers or getting chewed out by his immediate superior, he tends to drift off into a fantasy world in which he is an ever calm, always in control detective straight out of a film noir movie. In reality Mark Waters' actual persona is nothing like his suave alter ego.
AS EVER, STAN \| Saturday, May 15 at 3:45 p.m. \| Lyric Theatre Written & Directed by Alexander Schwarm Produced by Matthew Litwiller In the summer of 1945, Edith, a Midwestern woman wakes to begin the most important day of her life. She dresses her newly born daughter, Patsy, in her 'Sunday best' in preparation for a trip to the local, rural train station. At the train station, Edith waits to pick up her husband, Stan, a recently liberated Prisoner of War. When the train finally reaches the depot the ultimately unexpected occurs, thus changing everything. A film about the seemingly disregarded emotions of those awaiting soldiers' return, 'As Ever, Stan' takes a look at war from the eyes of those left behind to wait. -View Trailer
BREADWINNER \| Saturday, May 15 at 3:58 p.m. \| Lyric Theatre Directed and Written by Cornelius Murphy Douglas is a hard working independent man who has made a great life for himself. By contrast, Douglas' father, Leonard, was an often out of work writer who could not provide for his family. Reflecting on his disdain Douglas initially feels justified about his anger. In the end he questions whether he really knew his father at all, and if the man he often looked down upon wasn't really all that he seemed to be.
FADING AWAY \| Saturday, May 15 at 4:08 p.m. \| Lyric Theatre Directed and Produced by Fabian Giessler The life of the old married couple Herbert and Martha is portrayed in a series of brief episodic scenes. These scenes show Martha's gradual retreat into the world of dementia where reality and imagination overlap. 'Fading Away' is a simple, quiet and subtle film. It is about two elderly people, their love and their fear of losing each other. -View Trailer
American Short Block 4:30 - 5:23 LETTUCE BREAK BREAD \| Saturday, May 15 at 4:30p.m. \| Lyric Theatre Produced and Directed by Tim Miller Written by Huelsman Norman's friend, Rusty, and Rusty's girlfriend Marie have arranged a blind date for him with Marie's friend and coworker, Justine. Plans have been made for a romantic double date dinner. Norman wants nothing more than for this evening to be perfect, yet it's his own 'slip of the tongue' that sends the night spiraling into hilarious awkwardness. Before long, Rusty, Marie and Justine are all wondering if Norman has completely lost it or if he's in fact quite the catch.
TOPEKA \| Saturday, May 15 at 4:36p.m. \| Lyric Theatre Written, Directed and Produced by Eric Steele A young businessman from New York (Layne Edelman) visits a diner in Topeka while on a business trip through the Midwest. Layne quickly notices something 'unusual' about this diner as he eavesdrops on the townsfolk conversations. When he returns to his table to find his belongings stolen, Layne's 'small town experience' spins mercilessly out of control... -View Trailer
BEYOND THE FOREST \| Saturday, May 15 at 4: 52 p.m. \| Lyric Theatre Written and Directed by James Mathews Produced by James Mathews and Heather Mathews It's 1863, and the civil war is raging in the forests of the river delta. Henry and Ruth, a brother and sister enslaved on a plantation, just found out that their father has passed away. Their plantation owner is planning to trade Ruth for a male replacement. Henry and Ruth forge a plan to escape into the wilderness in hopes of finding their mother. On their way to finding freedom, they are bombarded by war and harsh conditions in the forest. Their quest to find their mother leads them to discover much more than they bargained for, that freedom is found within. -View Trailer Filmmaker Attending.
CROSSING THE LINE \| Saturday, May 15 at 5:18 p.m. \| Lyric Theatre Produced and Directed by Tim Miller Written by Joe Ireland What goes around comes around. A taste of your own medicine. Two wrongs don't make a right. Junk in the trunk. All of these can be applied to Crossing the Line, in which our main character, perturbed by the rudeness and sloppy parking job of another, sets out to teach a lesson, only to have it backfire with disastrously hilarious results. Armed with few resources, he struggles to free himself from the bed that he made. Keep this film in mind the next time you think about crossing the line.
Mississippi Short Block 5:30 - 6:30 FLIGHT OF CALVIN WATERS \| Saturday, May 15 at 5:30 p.m. \| Lyric Theatre Directed by Andrew Colum Produced by Arjun Kau Calvin Waters is the Mississippi Basketball Player of the Year. The Flight of Calvin Waters chronicles the last 24 hours of his life. Calvin's struggle to decide whether to go to college locally or far away coincides with revelations that change his understanding of his home and himself. Calvin's last 24 hours reveal his aspirations, dreams and fears, and how all of these things are deeply intertwined with his community. Filmmaker Attending.
ROOM 327 \| Saturday, May 15 at 5:56 p.m. \| Lyric Theatre Written, Directed and Produced by Glenn Payne The tension builds as the hostage situation goes bad. You wait for their demands in a sleazy hotel room. As the phone rings your heart pounds. Pick up, it's for you. Filmmaker Attending.
THE MISTAKE \| Saturday, May 15 at 6:15 p.m. \| Lyric Theatre Michael Williams and April Wren Natalie wakes up in a stranger's bed with no recollection of how she got there. Filmmaker Attending.
Feature Film 6:30 - 7:54 I HEART DOOMSDAY \| Saturday, May 15 at 6:30 p.m. \| Lyric Theatre Written and Directed by Patrick Downing Produced by Eric Amber In a tale of love lost, found, lost, and found again, scientist and his lover are in a doomsday device accident, disfiguring him and giving her amnesia. Years later, he builds an android in his former image to reconnect with her and re-ignite the memories of their former life together. Unfortunately for him, the robot and the girl fall for each other. -View Trailer Filmmaker Attending.
American Short Block 8:00 - 9:00 4 PICTURES \| Saturday, May 15 at 8:00 p.m. \| Lyric Theatre Writer, Director - Michael Madigan Producers - Matthew Peach and Rob Gulley �4 Pictures� is a personal narrative comedy that focuses on Kaitlin, living and documenting a simple day-to-day routine. Trying to avoid 'change' whenever possible, an unexpected revelation causes her to rethink her closest relationships. Filmmaker Attending.
UNDER GOD \| Saturday, May 15 at 8:16 p.m. \| Lyric Theatre Writer , Director, Executive Producer - Richard Farmer Producer - Wade Hapootalin Combining questions of Faith, Technology and Politics, UNDER GOD is a Cold War-era parable about the day President Eisenhower met with the world's first super computer, UNIVAC. -View Trailer
YARDBYRDS \| Saturday, May 15 at 8:26 p.m. \| Lyric Theatre Writers & Executive Producers - Jason Hawkins, Michael Palma Director - Jason Hawkins Undercover Detective John Hudson attempts to rip off his mark, Tommy 'Brooklyn' Brochinski, in order to pay the ransom for his wife's safe return. The situation quickly goes from bad to worse as Hudson pursues Brooklyn in an attempt to save his wife. -View Trailer Filmmaker Attending.
TRUE BEAUTY THIS NIGHT \| Saturday, May 15 at 8:41 p.m. \| Lyric Theatre Writer, Director - Peter Besson Producers - Stephen Sweeney, Tom Sweeney Last night Rhett Somers, so far scraping by on good luck or just plain old ignorance, met the love of his life. The only thing left to do is convince her that she's the one. Not an easy feat considering how they met. -View Trailer
Awards Ceremony/After Party 9:00 - Midnight FOR MORE INFORMATION, CLICK HERE.

Thursday, May 13, 2010
Kick Off Party Thursday, May 14 - 6:30 - 10 p.m. Special Outside Screening Screener's Choice Award - God's Architects Music by Jimbo Mathus - Cuisine by Romie's Grocery Join us for an opening night with a performance by Jimbo Mathus and the Tri-State Coalition, a fish fry and a screening of Zack Godshall's inspiring, award-winning documentary, "God's Architects" Zack Godshall will be in attendance at the screening afterwards to talk about his film. Special opening night gathering at the Fairpark Grill after the Q & A - View Trailer.
Friday, May 14, 2010
Feature Film 1:00. - 2:30 LILY'S THORN \| Friday, May 14 at 1:00 p.m. \| Lyric Theatre Directed by Will Bain Writer, Executive Producer - Rocky Yost Quick paced Capra-esque tale where the little guy, Lilly Nash fights back a hostile takeover by real estate mogul Hillary Thorn while visited by her long absent father. Only problem, Dad died 12 years ago. Filmmaker Attending. -View Trailer
Student Film Block 2:31 - 3:40 p.m. PARADIGM SHIFT \| Friday, May 14 at 2:31 p.m. \| Lyric Theatre Written by John Barr and Sam Holdren Produced by William Barr and Sam Holdren The repercussions are immediate when activist/history professor Arthur Collins assigns his class to plan an assassination of the President. Life becomes particularly tough for the professor's teaching assistant T.K., whose reluctance to choose a side plants him right in the middle. -View Trailer
DOWN IN NUMBER 5 \| Friday, May 14 at 2:57 p.m. \| Lyric Theatre Written and Directed by Kim Spurlock Produced by David Chan Rooted in the Southern Gothic storytelling tradition, 'Down in Number 5' follows a terminally ill coal miner as he struggles to find refuge for his developmentally disabled son. Based on a true story.
THE TRAGIC SELF IMPROVEMENT OF ROSS LAWSON \| Friday, May 14 at 3:15 p.m. \| Lyric Theatre Directed by Jolie Hales; Written by Chris Wiltz Produced by Gretl Kruse For social reject Ross Lawson, the good life is the one he doesn't have. This gradually begins to change when one night he discovers that anything he types into his online i-Space profile actually becomes reality. Willing to exchange his good friends for this new popular lifestyle, Ross' life is looking up... or so it would seem. But little by little, his choices begin to backfire, finally risking not only the new identity he thought he always wanted, but the original identity he always had.
THE FIRING SQUAD \| Friday, May 14 at 3:34 p.m. \| Lyric Theatre David Rice A hapless employee is about to find out that the economic recession hits some harder than others.
Feature Film 3:45 - 5:15 JACKRABBIT SKY \| Friday, May 14 at 3:45 p.m. \| Lyric Theatre Director, Writer and Producer - Andrew Bergman Max Boden, an resourceful desert naturalist, is trying to stop the construction of a copper mine on the outskirts of 1939 Tucson, Arizona with the help of an early motion picture camera. Jackrabbit Sky is an original feature 35mm dramatic comedy that celebrates the innovative 1930's home filmmakers who were essential in pioneering the art of independent cinema. Filmmaker Attending.
Short Documentary 5:20 - 5:46 ART MATTERS \| Friday, May 14 at 5:20 p.m. \| Lyric Theatre Directed, written and produced by Clare Casademont Art Matters: The Art and Photography of Homeless Children is a 26 minute documentary film which chronicles the work of AtBridge. ArtBridge is a non-profit organization in Houston, Texas, whose mission is to bring the visual arts, music, dance and photography into the lives of homeless children. Founded by a former art therapist, Jo Ann Williams, Art Bridge believes in the healing power of art and its ability to transform lives. As Jo Ann says, "I can't fix everything, but I can deliver art." Filmmaker Attending.
Mississippi Shorts Block 7:00 - 8:00 PURDIE'S TROUBLE WITH PEPPER \| Friday, May 14 at 7:00 p.m. \| Lyric Theatre Rex Harsin In this 21st Century silent film, Purdie experience trouble with his younger sister, Pepper. After stealing her CDs, cell phone, and turtle, he experiences the fullness of her wrath as she plots to destroy any chance he had with the girl of his dreams. Filmmaker Attending.
THE BIG HANG UP \| Friday, May 14 at 7:12p.m. \| Lyric Theatre Written, Directed and Produced by Richard Ward When she sees a young man speaking on his cell phone and ignoring his girlfriend, Mary reflects on her own life -- and the solution she found with her cell phone-obsessed spouse.
ZEITBOMBE \| Friday, May 14 at 7:17p.m. \| Lyric Theatre Director, Writer - Edward St. Pe' Producer - Amile Wilson Zeitbombe! follows a German U Boat being ordered to carry weapons grade uranium to the Japanese near the war's end for the SS. The U Boat Kaptain is a crack submariner and also hates the SS ...he does not want the SS to have the world's first atomic bomb. The bomb's target is the west coast of America. Filmmaker Attending.
Feature 8:00 - 9:45 EARTHWORK \| Friday, May 14 at 8:00 p.m. \| Lyric Theatre Written and Directed by Chris Ordal Executive Producers - Brendon Glad, Chris Ordal, Brad Roszell 'earthwork' is the story of real-life crop artist Stan Herd. In 1994, Stan travelled from Kansas to New York City to create a massive environmental artwork on land owned by Donald Trump. The multi-acre piece was made from soil, rock, plants and vegetation near an underground railway tunnel. Over the months it took to complete the earthwork, Stan dealt with the difficulties of bringing his unique, rural art form to an urban canvas and the many costs exacted upon his life. -View Trailer Filmmaker Attending.
*Music Video Competition & After Party 10 p.m. - Midnight. Click here for more info.*
International Shorts Block 9:55 - 10:30 GAINING GROUND \| Friday, May 14 at 9:55 p.m. \| Lyric Theatre Marc Brummund - Director Fabian Wiemker - Writer Andrej and his family have been living in Germany illegally for years. When his son reaches school age, he can't hide any longer. Mischa's future is at stake.
THE MAN WITH ALL THE MARBLES \| Friday, May 14 at 10:15p.m. \| Lyric Theatre (Mannen Med Kulorna) Director, Executive Producer and Writer - Hans Montelius Producer - Jonas Moberg Two thirty-something brothers play marbles for their inheritance. -View Trailer
BLIND DATE \| Friday, May 14 at 10:30p.m. \| Lyric Theatre Director, Writer - Chris Ramos Executive Producer - Alexander Manu A love-damaged acrtress, who won't admit she still yearns for the real thing, must eliminate the opposition to make love work on her terms. -View Trailer
SATURDAY, MAY 15, 2010
Noon - 12:30 Mississippi High School Film Competition Winner Screenings
Animation Block 12:30 - 1:30 THE OFFERING \| Saturday, May 15 at 12:30 p.m. \| Lyric Theatre Director, Writer, Producer - Michael Zachary Huber Exec. Producers - Reid Winfrey, Michael Martin, and Chester Haskell The modern era of computer animation meets an ancient tale of seduction. Is there anything that is not immune to a woman's powers, even golden statues? -View Trailer
SKYLIGHT \| Saturday, May 15 at 12:42 p.m. \| Lyric Theatre Written and Directed by David Bass An animated mock documentary about the ecological plight of penguins in the Antarctic, possibly foretelling cataclysmic results for the rest of the world. -View Trailer
THE EMPRESS \| Saturday, May 15 at 12:47 p.m. \| Lyric Theatre Produced and Directed by Lyle Pisio Loneliness, Desire, Love, Hesitation, Miscommunication, Fear, and Loss with a touch of alcoholism for comic relief. Trevor and Martha see each other across a dingy bar and fall in love. The couples shyness is only overcome in a mutual dream where their shadows dance together. This film is about the first hesitant motions of meeting and the fragility of falling in love. -View Trailer
FATHER AND SISTER \| Saturday, May 15 at 12:55 p.m. \| Lyric Theatre Soyeon Kim A series of coincidental happenings at the church results in an unspeakable act of sin... Or not!
THE ENVIRONMETER \| Saturday, May 15 at 1:00 p.m. \| Lyric Theatre Director and Producer - Danny Robashkin When the forces of conservation and industrialization within a common society compete head to head, the only entity that can regulate the fight is the fantastic measuring contraption known as the Envirometer. As the conflict escalates and the situations become increasingly more destructive and selfish, the vengeful and godlike Envirometer may be the only hope to unite the opposing viewpoints and create a progressive world where everyone can live in harmony.
PAINTER OF THE SKIES \| Saturday, May 15 at 1:05 p.m. \| Lyric Theatre Written and Directed by Jorge Moralis Valle From the darkness of the lost cliffs, a crazy painter marked by his past and his faithful assistant try to find a solution against perpetual storms. The sea is destroying their home. A magic boiler and some tormented ghosts will help them to find the light. -View Trailer
SEBASTIAN'S VOODOO \| Saturday, May 15 at 1:25 p.m. \| Lyric Theatre Director and Producer - Joaquin Baldwin A voodoo doll must find the courage to save his friends from being pinned to death. -View Trailer
Mississippi Documentary Block 1:30 - 3:23 SMOKES & EARS \| Saturday, May 15 at 1:30 p.m. \| Lyric Theatre Director and Producer - Joe York Executive Producer - Andy Harper For over 70 years, Jackson, Mississippi's, Big Apple Inn has served up smoked sausage and pig ear sandwiches known simply as 'smokes & ears'. These sandwiches are small in size, but they're big on flavor and they've kept this neighborhood fixture open and thriving while most of the other businesses on Jackson's historic Farish Street have disappeared. -View Trailer
WHEN COTTON BLOSSOMS \| Saturday, May 15 at 1:50 p.m. \| Lyric Theatre Writer, Director - Scott Magie Producers - Brad Walker, Heather Mathews, James Mathews In the autumn of 1909, a young man named Laurence Jones stepped off the train in Braxton and walked into the piney woods of rural Mississippi. Carrying only a few clean shirts, a Bible, a few textbooks, his diploma, and $1.65, he had little more than a dream and a simple faith in following God's call. Against all odds, he succeeded in creating a school to educate the sons and daughters of impoverished sharecroppers: The Piney Woods Country Life School. Now, exactly 100 years later, Dr. Jones' inspiring story and enduring legacy are finally celebrated in film. * Bello Lubin will be in attendance. -View Trailer
MISSISSIPPI QUEEN \| Saturday, May 15 at 2:20 p.m. \| Lyric Theatre Written, Directed and Produced by Paige Williams Mississippi Queen follows Paige, a southerner returning home, who digs past the mask of hospitality examining gay values and the ex-gay ministry, interviewing southerners on both sides of the issues, including her parents who help convert homosexuals. -View Trailer
Student Film Block 3:30 - 4:22 DET. MARK WATERS \| Saturday, May 15 at 3:30 p.m. \| Lyric Theatre Written and Directed by Michael Laicini Mark Waters is new to the police force and has had a hard time fitting in. When he isn't getting pushed around by his coworkers or getting chewed out by his immediate superior, he tends to drift off into a fantasy world in which he is an ever calm, always in control detective straight out of a film noir movie. In reality Mark Waters' actual persona is nothing like his suave alter ego.
AS EVER, STAN \| Saturday, May 15 at 3:45 p.m. \| Lyric Theatre Written & Directed by Alexander Schwarm Produced by Matthew Litwiller In the summer of 1945, Edith, a Midwestern woman wakes to begin the most important day of her life. She dresses her newly born daughter, Patsy, in her 'Sunday best' in preparation for a trip to the local, rural train station. At the train station, Edith waits to pick up her husband, Stan, a recently liberated Prisoner of War. When the train finally reaches the depot the ultimately unexpected occurs, thus changing everything. A film about the seemingly disregarded emotions of those awaiting soldiers' return, 'As Ever, Stan' takes a look at war from the eyes of those left behind to wait. -View Trailer
BREADWINNER \| Saturday, May 15 at 3:58 p.m. \| Lyric Theatre Directed and Written by Cornelius Murphy Douglas is a hard working independent man who has made a great life for himself. By contrast, Douglas' father, Leonard, was an often out of work writer who could not provide for his family. Reflecting on his disdain Douglas initially feels justified about his anger. In the end he questions whether he really knew his father at all, and if the man he often looked down upon wasn't really all that he seemed to be.
FADING AWAY \| Saturday, May 15 at 4:08 p.m. \| Lyric Theatre Directed and Produced by Fabian Giessler The life of the old married couple Herbert and Martha is portrayed in a series of brief episodic scenes. These scenes show Martha's gradual retreat into the world of dementia where reality and imagination overlap. 'Fading Away' is a simple, quiet and subtle film. It is about two elderly people, their love and their fear of losing each other. -View Trailer
American Short Block 4:30 - 5:23 LETTUCE BREAK BREAD \| Saturday, May 15 at 4:30p.m. \| Lyric Theatre Produced and Directed by Tim Miller Written by Huelsman Norman's friend, Rusty, and Rusty's girlfriend Marie have arranged a blind date for him with Marie's friend and coworker, Justine. Plans have been made for a romantic double date dinner. Norman wants nothing more than for this evening to be perfect, yet it's his own 'slip of the tongue' that sends the night spiraling into hilarious awkwardness. Before long, Rusty, Marie and Justine are all wondering if Norman has completely lost it or if he's in fact quite the catch.
TOPEKA \| Saturday, May 15 at 4:36p.m. \| Lyric Theatre Written, Directed and Produced by Eric Steele A young businessman from New York (Layne Edelman) visits a diner in Topeka while on a business trip through the Midwest. Layne quickly notices something 'unusual' about this diner as he eavesdrops on the townsfolk conversations. When he returns to his table to find his belongings stolen, Layne's 'small town experience' spins mercilessly out of control... -View Trailer
BEYOND THE FOREST \| Saturday, May 15 at 4: 52 p.m. \| Lyric Theatre Written and Directed by James Mathews Produced by James Mathews and Heather Mathews It's 1863, and the civil war is raging in the forests of the river delta. Henry and Ruth, a brother and sister enslaved on a plantation, just found out that their father has passed away. Their plantation owner is planning to trade Ruth for a male replacement. Henry and Ruth forge a plan to escape into the wilderness in hopes of finding their mother. On their way to finding freedom, they are bombarded by war and harsh conditions in the forest. Their quest to find their mother leads them to discover much more than they bargained for, that freedom is found within. -View Trailer Filmmaker Attending.
CROSSING THE LINE \| Saturday, May 15 at 5:18 p.m. \| Lyric Theatre Produced and Directed by Tim Miller Written by Joe Ireland What goes around comes around. A taste of your own medicine. Two wrongs don't make a right. Junk in the trunk. All of these can be applied to Crossing the Line, in which our main character, perturbed by the rudeness and sloppy parking job of another, sets out to teach a lesson, only to have it backfire with disastrously hilarious results. Armed with few resources, he struggles to free himself from the bed that he made. Keep this film in mind the next time you think about crossing the line.
Mississippi Short Block 5:30 - 6:30 FLIGHT OF CALVIN WATERS \| Saturday, May 15 at 5:30 p.m. \| Lyric Theatre Directed by Andrew Colum Produced by Arjun Kau Calvin Waters is the Mississippi Basketball Player of the Year. The Flight of Calvin Waters chronicles the last 24 hours of his life. Calvin's struggle to decide whether to go to college locally or far away coincides with revelations that change his understanding of his home and himself. Calvin's last 24 hours reveal his aspirations, dreams and fears, and how all of these things are deeply intertwined with his community. Filmmaker Attending.
ROOM 327 \| Saturday, May 15 at 5:56 p.m. \| Lyric Theatre Written, Directed and Produced by Glenn Payne The tension builds as the hostage situation goes bad. You wait for their demands in a sleazy hotel room. As the phone rings your heart pounds. Pick up, it's for you. Filmmaker Attending.
THE MISTAKE \| Saturday, May 15 at 6:15 p.m. \| Lyric Theatre Michael Williams and April Wren Natalie wakes up in a stranger's bed with no recollection of how she got there. Filmmaker Attending.
Feature Film 6:30 - 7:54 I HEART DOOMSDAY \| Saturday, May 15 at 6:30 p.m. \| Lyric Theatre Written and Directed by Patrick Downing Produced by Eric Amber In a tale of love lost, found, lost, and found again, scientist and his lover are in a doomsday device accident, disfiguring him and giving her amnesia. Years later, he builds an android in his former image to reconnect with her and re-ignite the memories of their former life together. Unfortunately for him, the robot and the girl fall for each other. -View Trailer Filmmaker Attending.
American Short Block 8:00 - 9:00 4 PICTURES \| Saturday, May 15 at 8:00 p.m. \| Lyric Theatre Writer, Director - Michael Madigan Producers - Matthew Peach and Rob Gulley �4 Pictures� is a personal narrative comedy that focuses on Kaitlin, living and documenting a simple day-to-day routine. Trying to avoid 'change' whenever possible, an unexpected revelation causes her to rethink her closest relationships. Filmmaker Attending.
UNDER GOD \| Saturday, May 15 at 8:16 p.m. \| Lyric Theatre Writer , Director, Executive Producer - Richard Farmer Producer - Wade Hapootalin Combining questions of Faith, Technology and Politics, UNDER GOD is a Cold War-era parable about the day President Eisenhower met with the world's first super computer, UNIVAC. -View Trailer
YARDBYRDS \| Saturday, May 15 at 8:26 p.m. \| Lyric Theatre Writers & Executive Producers - Jason Hawkins, Michael Palma Director - Jason Hawkins Undercover Detective John Hudson attempts to rip off his mark, Tommy 'Brooklyn' Brochinski, in order to pay the ransom for his wife's safe return. The situation quickly goes from bad to worse as Hudson pursues Brooklyn in an attempt to save his wife. -View Trailer Filmmaker Attending.
TRUE BEAUTY THIS NIGHT \| Saturday, May 15 at 8:41 p.m. \| Lyric Theatre Writer, Director - Peter Besson Producers - Stephen Sweeney, Tom Sweeney Last night Rhett Somers, so far scraping by on good luck or just plain old ignorance, met the love of his life. The only thing left to do is convince her that she's the one. Not an easy feat considering how they met. -View Trailer
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