The MeDiA Co-op
2nd Annual Digital Film Festival
DIGITAL DEMOCRACY 2003
September 3-7, 2003
Friday Schedule
Congo 1
4:45pmGeneral Session (93:00)
Director: Larry Moore, Memphis, TN
The movie covers 24 hours in the life of a rookie lawyer and burnt out trial lawyer's first day in the Public Defenders office. A comedy-documentary that takes a different look at the legal system, with an award winning score covering every form of Memphis music.
6:45pm Up Against a Star
9pm Shorts Program
"The F.E.D.S." (6:20)
Director: Jennifer Drummond, Athens GA
An animated documentary that uncovers the odd occupation of the F.E.D.S. (Food Education Demo Specialists); the colorful, yet somewhat bitter, group that rations grocery store samples daily.
I Swallow Here (14:00)
Director: Ben Siler, Memphis, TN
A young man wakes up with the word "racist" written on his face.
Time Streams (5:30)
Director: Stephanie Maxwell and Allen Schindler
The spiral-like structure and unbroken momentum of this work are somewhat suggestive to its creators of intersecting ribbons of time -- a nexus in which backwards time (eg-, dreams and recollections), parallel temporalities and non-contiguous "time splices" are prominent.
Proposition 13 (14:30)
Director: Bill Gilman, LA, San Fransisco, CA
Thomas & Julie have hit a rut in their relationship - will Thomas' new idea get them out of an unlucky proposition?
What Killed The Cat? (3:00)
Director: Alex Eastwood, Orlando, FL
An unsuspecting buisnessman comes across a button and a sign that reads "do not press".
True Love Waits (4:59)
Director: Scott Pawley, Seattle, WA
The hope of love battles fear of rejection during a pivotal moment of choice.
Parley (7:37)
Director: Luke Zarzecki, Gainsville, FL
Deals directly with representation and human conflict. This piece facilitates discussion between groups of individuals.
12 - Midnight Abra se los Ojos en el Cielo (Open your eyes to the sky) (58:00)
Director: Kevin Pease and Jason Babin, Memphis, TN
This emotionally driven "silent" film is put to the soundtrack of the band Dredg's 2003 release "El Cielo." Powerul and moving, black and white images follow a boy, his girlfriend, and their priest in search of finding themselves lost in a dismal place.
Congo 2
6pm Shorts
Jumper (21:00)
Director: Anthony Flessas, Memphis, TN
When a young man finds himself standing on a ledge, he must decide whether finding happiness and love is a hopeless search or a breeze blowing into his life when he least expects it.
Meat (25:00)
Director: Jason Stephens & Andy Wackerfuss, Washington, D.C.
A Washington, DC youth suffers from the boredom of his temping job... and
feels his sanity slipping away.
The "Bathroom" Agreement (17:00)
Director: Jenny Andrews, Los Angeles, CA
Civil rights movement of extras on a movie set.
7:30pm Dog Me: Potluck (90:00)
Director: M. David Lee III, Memphis, TN
The story of a couple having marital problems who decide to try to spice up their life by inviting some of their wild and funny friends to a potluck dinner.
10pm Horns and Halos ()
Drum Shop
5:15pm Our House (83:00)
Director: Sevan Matossian, Santa Barbara, CA
"Our House" is a documentary dealing with the humor and struggle of three disabled adults with severe behaviors".
7:15pm Aftershock (64:00)
Director: Rakesh Sharma, India
Aftershocks is about the transformation of the welfare state into an instrument of corporate governance. It examines the acquisition/displacement of two quake-affected villages for lignite mining and power generation. It probes the microcosm in the nature of a study "from below" of globalisation of the economy and corporatisation of democracy.
9:15pm The Once and Future Queen
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