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MISSION STATEMENT: The Mission of the Annapolis Film Festival is to encourage the development of all aspects of the creative arts in and around Annapolis through the cinema experience. We seek independent films, features, documentaries and shorts from around the globe that will inspire, enlighten and entertain all audiences on a variety of topics, promoting Annapolis as a cultural arts center.
Annapolis Film Festival, Inc. is a 501c3 non-profit organization.
WELCOME
LETTER FROM MAYOR MIKE PANTELIDES
The City of Annapolis is very excited to host the 2014 Annapolis Film Festival. Welcome! Our historic town is the perfect place to host a wonderful film experience showcasing some of the worlds best films and creators. From short films to full-length features and documentaries, theres a wealth of entertainment available to local residents and visitors enjoying the 2nd year of this terrific event. While we are a center for history and government, we share the long-term goal of the events founders who see this Film Festival as a way to enhance growth, both culturally and economically, for our City and the region. And we appreciate the hard work of all the great local volunteers. As you travel between the four venues in Annapolis, please enjoy our delightful restaurants, fascinating cultural institutions, unique boutiques, and visits to both our historic State Capitol and the United States Naval Academy. I am so proud that our City is hosting such a fantastic event. We are all looking forward to a great weekend of enjoyable films. See you at the Festival, film lovers!
films to an appreciative audience. Please join us on this journey, share our passion for all things film, and help make the Annapolis Film Festival an ongoing reality. See you at the movies!
Rick Foster President, Board of Directors
Debra Fortier Executive Director
LETTER FROM THE CREATIVE DIRECTORS

It is with great excitement and anticipation that we bring you a powerful lineup of first-rate films for the second annual Annapolis Film Festival. After last years great success, we are proud to claim Annapolis as an up and coming cultural destination, ready to embrace all a film festival has to offer this community. This years Festival promises to provoke conversation, provide entertainment, and push the limits of what you see on the screen. With a wide array of narratives and documentaries, both feature length and shorts, from across the nation and around the globe, this years films will give you something to talk about. We are pleased to introduce enlightening and instructive panels encompassing information that industry enthusiasts, filmgoers, and film lovers will all appreciate. As Creative Directors, we are consciously elevating and integrating film viewing opportunities for all who attend the Festival. So bring your passes or tickets, your program, a comfortable pair of shoes, and an open mind. You will go home with so much more. Enjoy!!!!
Michael Pantelides, Mayor City of Annapolis
LETTER FROM THE BOARD

Welcome to the 2014 Annapolis Film Festival. We hope you enjoy the work of many of todays best filmmakers who express our concerns and celebrate our humanity through the art of creative story telling. The gratifying generosity of supporters and sponsors has helped transform our vision into reality. Many have come together to support the Annapolis Film Festival and improve the cultural life of our community. Our sincere thanks go to all who have made this festival possible. Our greatest debt of gratitude is to our hundreds of talented volunteers whose generosity and enthusiasm exceeded our expectations in every way. Their tireless work, dedication and sense of purpose is an inspiration to us all. We hope the Annapolis Film Festival will become a cornerstone cultural event in Annapolis. With your help and support, we believe we can turn this dream into a reality to bring wonderful
Patti White Creative Director
Lee Anderson Creative Director
WELCOME TO THE ANNAPOLIS FILM FESTIVAL

The Arts Council of Anne Arundel County is pleased to welcome the Annapolis Film Festival to the Annapolis Arts & Entertainment District. Thank you for bringing a quality film event to our community. The Annapolis & Anne Arundel County Conference and Visitors Bureau welcomes the Annapolis Film Festival. We are delighted that residents and visitors will be able to reap the benefits of the months of hard work that have gone into making this four-day film extravaganza a reality. Thank you for choosing Annapolis and the Chesapeake Bay!
www.annapolisfilmfestival.net Welcome
Welcome
2014 Annapolis Film Festival
HOW-TO GUIDE
Festival Central at Loews
Visit Festival Central at Loews Annapolis Hotel (126 West Street) for all of our VIP and Industry Guests Festival needs. The public is also invited to stop in and learn more about the Festival; Festival staff; get latest film and event news; enjoy refreshments.
Theater EtiQuette
Please allow for ample time between screenings (at least 20 minutes) to travel from one venue to another. We suggest that you arrive at least 20 minutes before each screening begins. Each venue will offer priority seating for VIPs. At each venue, Day of ticket sales are available by standing in the RUSH line (space permitting). No food or drink will be permitted in the theaters. Kindly turn off your cell phones while in the theater or within hearing range of the theater during an event.
Ticketing
PRICES
FESTIVAL PASS (includes access to Opening Night film and after-party, all films and panels; excludes Saturday Night Party) $95 for general audience ($40 for students ages 25 and under). ONE-DAY PASS (Friday, Saturday or Sunday) $40 per person.Students $20. INdIVIdUAL TICKET (to Film or Panel) $12 ($8 for students ages 25 and under, with Student ID) OpENING NIGHT (ticket includes screening and after-party) $30 (or included in the purchase of a festival pass.) CoffEE TALKS WITH ... $20 per ticket. Available through RUSH line only for day-of ticket purchase. SATURdAY NIGHT BASH AT LoEwS 9:30 p.m. at The Power House (Loews Hotel) $30 includes one drink, heavy hors doeuvres, and DJ. (This party is not included in the cost of a general festival pass.) Tickets purchased before midnight the night before a screening are non refundable.
Film Guidance System

Please note that any adult content is listed under each synopsis. Most of our films have not been rated by the Motion Picture Association of America. Please note that some of our films may include adult situations, strong violence and/or explicit sexual references.
AUDIENCE AWARDS
Festival attendees, the fate of filmmakers is in your hands! Please vote on each film you see that is in competition (not all films will be), by completing the ballot/survey you will receive at each screening. Complete the survey to enter to win a free festival t-shirt! Awards for Best Narrative Feature, Best Narrative Short, Best Documentary Feature, and Best Documentary Short will be announced at our Best of the Fest presentation on Sunday, March 30, beginning at 5:00PM at Maryland Hall. These winning films will be replayed at Maryland Hall after the award announcements.
PURCHASING
Online at www.annapolisfilmfestival.net. 1. Online ticket sales close at midnight the night before the next days screening. Paper tickets may be available via the RUSH line. 2. Will call is available at each screening venue for tickets pre-purchased by midnight the night
before. PLEASE BRING PHOTO ID to obtain your tickets.
Parking
You may park in one of the many city parking garages (please note that the maximum for meter and residential on-street parking is two hours; re-feeding the meters is not permitted). Maryland Hall has ample parking that is free of charge. Gotts Court, Hillman, Knighton, West Garrett and Park Place garages offer a combined 2035 parking spaces in the heart of Annapolis. The 720-space state-owned garage at 19 St. Johns Street offers free parking after 6:00PM on weekdays and all day Saturday and Sunday. Please see the Map on the back cover of this program for parking garage locations.
3. Pre-printed paper tickets must be presented by the ticket holder at the door.
On site: Paper tickets can be purchased at Maryland Hall (cash or credit cards) OR at venues (day of, credit cards ONLY). Arrive early for same-day purchases.
VENUES
All films, panels and events take place at one of the following venues in Annapolis:
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Trolley/Circulator
The Annapolis Circulator is a free trolley that quickly and efficiently moves individuals from the Citys four parking garages (Hillman, Gotts, Knighton and Park Place) to all Festival venues. Two circulators will be available from 6:30 am midnight on Thursday and 6:30 am - 2:30 am on Friday and Saturday.
CoMpASS RoSE THEATER 49 Spa Road CRUSH KITCHEN ANd wINEHoUSE 114 West Street LoEwS ANNApoLIS HoTEL 126 West Street MARYLANd HALL foR THE CREATIVE ARTS 801 Chase Street OCALLAGHAN ANNApoLIS HoTEL 174 West Street ST. JoHNS CoLLEGE FRANCIS SCoTT KEY AUdIToRIUM 60 College Avenue ST. ANNES PARISH HoUSE 199 Duke of Gloucester Street
Please see map on back cover of this program for venue locations.
IN CONSIDERATION OF OUR ENVIRONMENT, WE ASK THAT YOU PLEASE KEEP YOUR PROGRAMS FOR THE DURATION OF THE FESTIVAL. THANK YOU.
How-To Guide
www.annapolisfilmfestival.net
How-To Guide
FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS
FRIDAY, SATURDAY, SUNDAY
l COFFEE TALK WITH ...
CRUSH KITCHEN AND WINEBAR, 9:00AM TO 10:00AM Visiting filmmakers drop in for impromptu conversation about the film business, and their current work. VIPs, industry guests and filmmakers have access with their passes. All others can buy $20 tickets at the door, space permitting. Includes coffee and muffins. Thank you to Baltimore Coffee & Tea Co. and My Favorite Muffin
l THE SPOOK WHO SAT BY THE DOOR

MARYLAND HALL, AUDITORIUM, 3:15PM Special retrospective screening of the controversial 70s film: After five dutiful years in a demeaning role at the CIA, Dan Freeman (Lawrence Cook) turns militant. This film, produced in 1973 with a Herbie Hancock score, was suppressed for almost 20 years because of its incendiary look at one federal agencys token efforts at racial integration. See page 52 for more information. EXpECTEd: Actor J.A. Preston (A Few Good Men, Body Heat)
l SHOWCASE: AfRICAN-AMERICAN SToRYTELLING ON SCREEN

MARYLAND HALL, AUDITORIUM, 6:30PM Storytelling, the oldest tradition in African-American culture, is the subject for a distinguished panel of guests, as they discuss its application to writing, acting and directing. Ambassador Shabazz, daughter of Malcolm X Shabazz and Dr. Betty Shabazz and Goddaughter of Alex Haley, groundbreaking storyteller whose own history is intertwined with the history of Annapolis, moderates. Joining her are Chris Haley, Scotti Preston, Rain Pryor and Charles S. Dutton invited. See page 53 for more information. Presented by: The Glaucoma Center, PC Alyson L. Hall, MD
THURSDAY
l OPENING NIGHT
MARYLAND HALL, AUDITORIUM, 7:00PM Opening Nights feature film, JAMESY BOY, is a film made by Annapolis brothers Tim and Trevor White and Producer Wayne Rogers. It was shot in South Baltimore and at Jessup Prison. A young gang member, raised by a single mother (Mary Louise Parker), turns his life around in prison despite his problems with the warden (James Woods), thanks to the friendship he forms with a convicted murderer (Ving Rhames). The film stars Spencer Lofranco as James and Michael Trotter as Roc, the bad guy. Both stars will be on the red carpet, along with the real James Burns, whose life events inspired this true story. This is a special festival screening of this film. Adult content. EXpECTEd: Director Trevor White, Producers Tim White and Wayne Rogers, Screenwriter, Lane Shadgett, Actors Spencer Lofranco and Michael Trotter, Film Subject James Burns Presented by: Chesapeake Medical Imaging Opening Night guests are invited to attend the Opening Night After-Party at Maryland Hall following the screening of Jamesy Boy.
l GOD LOVES UGANDA
MARYLAND HALL, AUDITORIUM, 9:00PM Academy Award winning filmmaker Roger Ross Williams explores the role that the American Evangelical movement and some of its largest mega-churches play in generously funding Ugandas terrifying turn toward repression of its LGBT citizens. See page 13 for full synopsIs. Presented by: Dwight and Debra Fortier
SATURDAY
l SPECIAL PRESENTATION: A CONVERSATION WITH FILM EDITOR, GABRIELA CRISTIANI
MARYLAND HALL, AUDITORIUM, 10:00-11:00AM An hour-long in-depth conversation with Oscar winner Gabriella Cristiani, an Italian film editor with more than 27 feature film credits, including her collaboration with famed director Bernardo Bertolucci. See page 53 for more information.
FRIDAY
l WILLIAM AND THE WINDMILL
MARYLAND HALL, AUDITORIUM, 10:30AM Amazing creativity and inventiveness in rural Malawi bring enormous success coupled with stress and isolation to an industrious 14 year old. Student Field Trip sponsored by Anne Arundel County Public Schools. Open to the public. See page 23 for full synopsis. EXpECTEd: : Director Ben Nabors Presented by: The Speciale Family
l ENVIRONMENTAL FILMS
ST. JoHNS KEY AUDITORIUM, 10:00AM Featuring short films YOUNG ICE, SPAT! Bringing Oysters Back to the Chesapeake Bay, and documentary feature, AMAZON GOLD for those who want to learn about environmental issues affecting our waters and the worlds rainforests. EXpECTEd: Derek Hallquist, Director Young Ice; Sandy Cannon-Brown, Director SPAT! Bringing Oysters Back to the Chesapeake Bay. See alphabetical film listings beginning on page 10 for full synopses. Presented by: cleos Fine Oils and Vinegars
www.annapolisfilmfestival.net Festival Highlights
l SHORTS PROGRAM: TRUE STORIES. Free to the public
MARYLAND HALL, ROOM 308, 11:30AM True stories: The new look of documentary. See page 49 for more information.
Festival Highlights
l RUNNING FROM CRAZY
MARYLAND HALL, AUDITORIUM, 11:30AM Mariel Hemingway, granddaughter of author Ernest Hemingway, examines the mental illness and suicides that color her familys history as she tries to avert that fate for herself and her daughters. Two-time Academy Award winner Barbara Kopple includes archival footage in her exploration of this famous familys deeply embedded truths. Tribeca Film Festival. See page 19 for full synopsis. Presented by: OASIS: The Center for Mental Health
SUNDAY
l PUTZEL and THE REAL INGLORIOUS BASTARDS
A slice of Jewish life: MARYLAND HALL, GYM, 9:00AM
BAGELS: Enjoy bagels, lox, and coffee at 9:00AM for a unique celebration of Jewish life. Thank you to Baltimore Coffee & Tea Co. and Naval Bagels PUTZEL at 10:00AM, depicts one mans small world, centered on his familys smoked fish emporium and circumscribed by a two-block radius of Manhattan, until the day a new girl, searching nova lox, walks into the family shop. See page 18 for full synopsis. Presented by: Temple Beth Shalom At 12:30PM see thE REAL INGLORIOUS BASTARDS. This film depicts the thrilling story of two Jewish-American refugees who team up with an Austrian deserter and risk their lives to gather intelligence for the Allies during World War II. See page 19 for full synopsis. Presented by: Lou and Laurie Berman and David and Heidi Handelsman
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MARYLAND HALL, AUDITORIUM, 2:30PM In a country where killers are celebrated as heroes, the filmmakers challenge unrepentant death squad leaders to dramatize their role in genocide. Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. See page 10 for full synopsis.
l LGBT SHOWCASE
COMPASS ROSE THEATER, 3:00pM To MIdNIGHT This series of narrative and documentary films celebrates diversity and addresses different points of view about LGBT lifestyles. Featuring I AM DIVINE, OUT OF ANNAPOLIS, THE NEW BLACK and WILL YOU STILL LOVE ME TOMORROW. Please see alphabetical film listings beginning on page 10 for full synopses. Presented by: Lincoln Financial Network
MARYLAND HALL, AUDITORIUM, 10:30AM Frostbiters with director Thurston Smith, is a short film about extreme sailing in the cold, even in Annapoliss frozen harbor. The feature documentary, Wood, Sails, Dreams with director John Stanton will follow. This film explores the resurgence of wooden boats, the restoration of American maritime history, and the ancient craft of traditional boat building. See pages 23 and 28 for full synopses. Frostbiters, Presented by: Annapolis Yacht Sales
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l SPECIAL PRESENTATION: A CONVERSATION WITH WRITER/ DIRECTOR DAVID S. WARD

MARYLAND HALL, AUDITORIUM, 5:00pM Renowned Director and screenwriter David S. Ward joins us for an hour of conversation and stories, as he reflects on an extraordinary career in the heart of Hollywood. As a young screenwriter, Ward won the Academy Award for best original screenplay of The Sting. Later projects include Cannery Row, Flyboys, Major League, The Milagro Beanfield War, and Sleepless in Seattle (the last in collaboration with Nora Ephron). See page 20 for more information. Presented by: Synergics Films
l WHO CARES? Free to the public.

MARYLAND HALL, AUDITORIUM, 1:00pM Brilliant people with innovative ideas are creating thousands of social organizations around the world. WHO CARES? examines this rapidly growing movement in seven countries, and profiles inspirational people who are endeavoring to eliminate the major problems of humanity through creative enterprise. See page 22 for full synopsis. EXpECTEd: Andrew Serwer, Managing Editor, Fortune magazine, moderator with special guests. Presented by: Fortune Magazine
l THE STING
MARYLAND HALL, AUDITORIUM, 6:30pM Special 40-Year Anniversary Retrospective Screening Director George Roy Hills 1973 classic about the ultimate swindle in the era of flappers and speakeasies. Paul Newman and Robert Redford are seasoned con artists. Together they conceive the Big Con, a plan of epic proportions to take a ruthless racketeer for all hes worth. See page 20 for full synopsis. EXpECTEd: Screenwriter David S. Ward Presented by: Synergics Films
l STUDENT SHOWCASE. Free to the public.
MARYLAND HALL, GYM, 2:30pM Eleven short films of excellent caliber made by students from around the world. See pages 47 and 48 for more information.
l BEST OF THE FEST
MARYLAND HALL, AUDITORIUM, 5:00pM Come to see the four memorable, top rated films selected by Annapolis audience vote: best narrative feature; best documentary feature; best narrative short; and best documentary short. (Some films are not in competition)
l SATURDAY NIGHT BASH

LoEwS HoTEL, 9:30PM Put on your dancing shoes for a casual bash featuring DJ, light fare and drink. Come out to meet our Industry Guests, Staff and Supporters. Limited space available.
Festival Highlights
Festival Highlights
AMAZON GOLD
Reuben Aaronson
DOC
SATURDAY, 3/29 | 10:00AM St. Johns | Key Auditorium
FEATURE FILMS
THE ACT OF KILLING
Joshua Oppenheimer
DOC
With SPAT! and YOUNG ICE ENVIRONMENTAL FILM PROGRAM
Narrated by Academy Award winners Sissy Spacek and Herbie Hancock, Amazon Gold is the disturbing account of a clandestine journey. Two journalists, Ron Haviv and Donovan Webster, travel along Perus Madre de Dios River to reveal the apocalyptic destruction of the rainforest in the pursuit of illegally mined gold. Once a place of extraordinary beauty, surreal images of a hellish wasteland drift by in the wake of devastation. Will this priceless repository of biodiversity be lost forever as a result humankinds toxic greed? (USA, 2012, 53 min.)
AMERICAN COMMUNE
Rena Mundo Croshere & Nadine Mundo
DOC
SATURDAY, 3/29 | 2:30pM MD Hall | Auditorium Adult content
In a country where killers are celebrated as heroes, the filmmakers challenge unrepentant death squad leaders to dramatize their role in genocide. The hallucinatory result is a cinematic fever dream, an unsettling journey deep into the imaginations of mass-murderers and the shockingly banal regime of corruption and impunity they inhabit. (Denmark, 2012 122 min.)
l Nominated for an Academy Award for Best
SATURDAY, 3/29 | 2:00PM St. Johns | Key Auditorium
Documentary Feature.
In 1970, 1,500 hippies and their guru, Stephen Gaskin, founded a commune in rural Tennessee. Members forked over their savings, grew their own food, delivered their babies at home, and built a self-sufficient society. Born and raised in this alternative community, sisters Rena and Nadine return for the first time since leaving in 1985. Finally ready to face the past after years of hiding their upbringing, they chart the rise and fall of Americas largest utopian socialist experiment in their own family tree. (USA, 2013, 90 min.).
l PRESENTEd bY: HOBO THE ORIGINAL
ADVERSE EFFECTS
David Michan Despite his use of anti-depressants, Daniel suffers from low self-esteem and finds himself less and less capable of defending himself against societys abuse. As he sinks deep into himself, reality blends seamlessly with the darkest realms of his imagination in this slow-burning thriller from Mexico. A cavernous film that turns Fight Club, Memento, and Taxi Driver upside down and inside out. (Mexico, 2011, 74 min.)
BLOOD BROTHER
Steve Hoover
DOC
FRIdAY, 3/28 | 9:00pM Compass Rose Theater
FRIDAY, 3/28 | 5:15PM MD Hall | Gym
Disenchanted and at loose ends, American Rocky Braat travels through India without a plan. There he has a chance meeting with a group of HIV positive children living in an orphanage in Chennai, a meeting that will change everything. Rocky leaves his home, friends, and career in Pittsburgh to devote his life to those Indian kids. Blood Brother tells the story of a life stripped down to its essence, of love and friendship, and of endurance in the face of death. (USA, 2013, 92 min.)
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CHERRY COTTAGE: The Story of an American House

Dave Simonds
DOC
FOR A WOMAN
Diane Kurys In her mid-thirties, Anne still knows practically nothing of her own familys past. After her mothers death, she discovers old photos and letters that lead her to take a closer look at the lives of her parents, concentration camp survivors, who started a new life together as quiet shop owners in France after World War II. Soon, Annes research reveals ties to the Communist Party, the Resistance, assassination plots, spies, and a mysterious uncle whom everyone seems intent on forgetting entirely. (France, 2013, 110 min.)
l PRESENTEd bY: CAFE NORMANDIE
FRIDAY, 3/28 | 4:30PM St. Annes Parish House | Q&A SATURdAY, 3/29 | 2:45pM MD Hall | Room 308 | Q&A -EXpECTEdDirector Dave Simonds
This is the story of Cherry Cottage, built in 1782 in Stockbridge, Massachusetts. In 2009, the owner, Hans Morris, took on a painstaking historical restoration of the dilapidated structure, and the house began to tell its tales. From the Native American inhabitants of New England to the 1960s counterculture, anecdotes, letters, diaries, photographs, paintings, and artifacts tell how the history of Cherry Cottage is intertwined with the history of the Berkshire Mountains and the country as a whole. (USA, 2013, 75 min.)
l Mid-Atlantic Premiere l PRESENTEd bY: ALT BREEdING SCHwARz ARCHITECTS
SATURdAY, 3/28 | 6:30PM St. Johns | Key Auditorium
FRIENDED TO DEATH
Sarah Smick Ever wonder: if I died tomorrow, who would come to my funeral? Facebook addict Michael Harris has, and hes dying to know the answer. So, after having the worst day of his life, he does what any social media-obsessed loner would do he fakes his death on Facebook. Why? To see which of his 417 friends show up at his funeral, of course! Ryan Hansen (Veronica Mars) and Zach McGowan (Black Sails) star in this hilarious commentary on todays hyper-connected world of social media. (USA, 2013, 94 min.)
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DRUID PEAK
Marni Zelnick Sixteen year-old Owen is a bully, lashing out against life in rural West Virginia. When his actions lead to the death of a friend, he is sent to live with his estranged father, a biologist on Yellowstones wolf reintroduction program. Owen wants no part of this new life until the day he comes face to face with a Canadian grey wolf. The creatures penetrating gaze stirs something long dead within him in this coming of age story with a conservation twist. (USA, 2013, 111 min.)
SATURdAY, 3/29 | 9:30PM | Q&A Compass Rose Theater -EXpECTEdDirector and Annapolis native Sarah Smick
FRIDAY, 3/28 | 7:00PM St. Annes Parish House | Q&A SATURdAY, 3/29 | 10:00AM MD Hall | Gym | Q&A -EXpECTEdDirector Marni Zelnick, Executive Producer Maureen Mayer and Actor Spencer Treat Clark
GOD LOVES UGANDA

Roger Ross Williams
DOC
ELENA
Petra Costa
DOC
FRIDAY, 3/28 | 3:45PM Compass Rose Theater Preceded by PERFECT DAY
Elena moves to New York to become an actress. She leaves behind Petra, her seven-year old sister. Two decades later, Petra also becomes an actress and goes to New York in search of Elena and her elusive past. Petra only has a few clues about her sister: home movies; newspaper clippings; a diary; and letters. At any moment Petra hopes to find Elena, wearing a silk blouse and walking in the city. When Petra finds Elena in an unexpected place, she has to learn to let her go. (Brazil, 2013, 82 min.)
FRIDAY, 3/28 | 9:00PM MD Hall | Auditorium SUNdAY, 3/30 | 5:00pM MD Hall | Gym
Academy Award winning filmmaker Roger Ross Williams explores the role of the American Evangelical movement in fueling Ugandas terrifying turn towards the proposed death penalty for homosexuality. Thanks to charismatic religious leaders and a well-financed campaign, draconian new laws are winning over the Ugandan public. But the source is not Africa: these dangerous policies, and the money to back them, are being imported from some of Americas largest mega-churches at the front lines in a battle for billions of souls. A 2013 Sundance Film Festival favorite. (USA, 2013, 83 min.)
l Sundance Film Festival l PRESENTEd bY: DEBRA AND DWIGHT FORTIER www.annapolisfilmfestival.net Feature Films
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I AM DIVINE
Jeffrey Schwarz
DOC
JAMESY BOY
Trevor White Jamesy Boy is the true story of teenager James Burns (Spencer Lofranco) who goes from running the streets in a suburban gang to the confines of a maximum-security prison cell, surrounded by hardened criminals. In prison, he forms a friendship with a convicted murderer (Ving Rhames) who helps him turn his life around. In this unlikely setting, a street thug becomes a thinker, and a kid without hope envisions a brighter future. Filmed on location in Baltimore. (USA, 2014, 109 min.)
l Opening Night Film l PRESENTEd bY: CHEASApEAKE MEdICAL IMAGING
SATURdAY, 3/29 | 7:30PM Compass Rose Theater SUNdAY, 3/30 | 12:30PM Compass Rose Theater
The story of Divine, aka Harris Glenn Milstead, from his humble beginnings as an overweight, teased Baltimore youth to his ultimate metamorphosis as the internationally recognized drag superstar he became through his collaboration with filmmaker John Waters. Spitting in the face of traditional views on body image, gender identity, sexuality, and preconceived notions of beauty, Divine was the ultimate outsider turned underground royalty. I Am Divine is a definitive biographical portrait that charts the legendary icons rise to infamy. (USA, 2013, 86 min.)
l PRESENTEd bY: LINCOLN FINANCIAL NETwoRK
THURSdAY, 3/27 | 7:00PM MD Hall | Auditorium | Q&A Adult content -EXpECTEdDirector and Annapolis native Trevor White; Producers Tim White and Wayne Rogers; Actors Spencer Lofranco and Michael Trotter; Writer Lane Shadgett; James Burns, whose story inspired the film
IF I COULD
Patti White
DOC
SATURdAY, 3/29 | 10:00AM MD Hall | Room 308 | Q&A -EXpECTEdFilm subjects James Burns, Tracy Marasco and Bob Burton; Director and Annapolitan Patti White; Producer and Annapolitan K. Lee Anderson and Michael I. Miller
This true story follows the life of Tracy, a young woman facing the ghosts of her troubled past, in a fight to keep her son, James, from the same demons that almost destroyed her. Covering a 20 year period, archival footage of Tracys own difficult youth is juxtaposed with Jamess unfolding drama. The film creates a rare look at societal issues through the eyes of two generations in one family. Tracys son, James, now 27 years old, is the subject of the AFF 2014 Opening Night feature film, Jamesy Boy. If I Could documents his back-story. (USA, 2001, 99 min.)
l Special Retrospective Screening l PRESENTEd bY: SUSAN AND GREG WALKER
LAWRENCE AND HOLLOMAN

Matthew Kowalchuk A hysterically dark and twisted story of a cynical and suicidal accounting clerk, taken under the wing of a happy-go-lucky suit salesman. Lawrence, an eternal optimist, attempts to teach Holloman, a confirmed pessimist, how to live happily and remain positive, even as his own good luck starts to turn. This brilliant modern homage to Candide is based on the highly successful stage play by two-time Governor General Award-winning writer Morris Panych. (Canada, 2013, 88 min.)
SATURdAY, 3/29 | 8:45PM St. Johns | Key Auditorium Preceded by LUNCHTIME
IN THE NAME OF
Malgoska Szumowska Adam, a Catholic priest, runs a home for delinquent teenage boys in a remote Polish village. The arrival of Lukasz, a troubled and vulnerable young man, touches something deep within Adam, and he takes the boy under his wing. After an unexpected tragedy, rumors of homosexual misconduct threaten to destroy both the home and the priest, and Adam faces the ultimate crisis of his life. (Poland, 2012, 102 min.)
LOST FOR LIFE

Joshua Rof
DOC
FRIDAY, 3/28 | 6:00PM Compass Rose Theater Adult content
SATURdAY, 3/29 | 2:30PM MD Hall | Gym | Q&A Preceded by REVOLVING DOORS -EXpECTEdExecutive Producer Ari Silber
In the United States today, more than 2,500 individuals are serving life-without-parole for crimes they committed when they were 17 years old or younger. Children as young as 13 are among the thousands serving sentences. Lost for Life tells the stories of these individuals, of their families, and of the families of their victims. The film examines what we mean by justice, punishment, mercy, redemption, and forgiveness. (USA, 2013, 75 min.)
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MAGICAL UNIVERSE
Jeremy Workman
DOC
THE NEW BLACK

Yoruba Richen
DOC
SATURdAY, 3/29 | 7:00PM MD Hall | Room 308 | Q&A Preceded by A HISTORY OF AMAZEMENT -EXpECTEdDirector Jeremy Workman and Composer Karen Altman
Al Carbee is an octogenarian outsider artist who spends every day completely alone in his labyrinthine house in Maine, creating collage art of hundreds of Barbie Dolls in elaborate dioramas. Carbees relentlessly creative lifestyle is seen through the prism of his friendship with the young filmmaker who becomes Carbees closest friend and his only link to the outside world. At its core, Magical Universe is about wonder, friendship, and the transcendent, sometimes bizarre power of creativity. (USA, 2013, 77 min.)
SATURdAY, 3/29 | 5:15PM Compass Rose Theater | Q&A -EXpECTEdFilm Subject, Samantha Masters
A frank document on the evolution of division in the African-American community as it grapples with the gay rights issue in light of the recent gay marriage movement. Activists, families, and clergy on both sides of the campaign to legalize gay marriage candidly examine homophobia in the black communitys institutional pillarthe black church. The New Black takes viewers from the kitchen table to the pews to the streets in this historic fight to win marriage equality in Maryland. (USA, 2012, 80 min.)
l PRESENTEd bY: LINCOLN FINANCIAL NETwoRK
MAIDENTRIP
Jillian Schlesinger
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OUT OF ANNAPOLIS
Steve Clark Hall
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SATURdAY, 3/29 | 12:30PM MD Hall | Gym
14-year-old Laura Dekker sets out on a two-year voyage in pursuit of her dream to be the youngest person ever to sail around the world alone. In the wake of a year long battle with Dutch authorities that sparked global media scrutiny, Laura now finds herself far from land, family, and unwanted attention, in search of freedom and adventure. Stunning footage, including the Galapagos Islands, French Polynesia, Australia, and South Africa. A must for sailing and travel enthusiasts. (USA, 2013, 82 min.)
SATURdAY, 3/29 | 3:00PM Compass Rose Theater | Q&A -EXpECTEdDirector, Steve Clark Hall
Of more than 380 known gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender U.S. Naval Academy Alumni, more than 200 have come Out of Annapolis as the LGBT alumni of the Academy. Many other LGBT alumni remain in the closet, serving in silence while on active duty in the service of their country. Alumni share how the U.S. Naval Academy shaped their characters and discuss their experiences, serving in both the pre and post Dont Ask, Dont Tell military eras. (USA, 2010, 72 min.)
l PRESENTEd bY: FERN HILL, SUE BUYASKAS, SHAdES of THE BAY, MIKE CoRNELL, DEE ANd HEATHER PodoSEK
MONDAYS AT RACINE
Cynthia Wade
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PARTICLE FEVER
Mark Levinson
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Every third Monday of the month, two bold, brassy sisters open the doors of their Long Island hair salon to women diagnosed with cancer. As locks of hair fall to the floor, women gossip, giggle, weep, face their fears, and discover unexpected beauty. (USA, 2013, 39 min.) SUNDAY, 3/30 | 3:30PM MD Hall | Auditorium | Q&A -EXpECTEdPost-film discussion moderated by Susan Barocas, independent filmmaker and former director of WIFTI International Film Festival l Presented by: Hudson & Fouquet SALON
FRIDAY, 3/28 | 12:45PM MD Hall | Gym SUNDAY, 3/30 | 5:00PM MD Hall | Gym
Particle Fever follows six brilliant scientists during the launch of the Large Hadron Collider. In 2008, 10,000 scientists from more than 100 countries joined forces in pursuit of a single goal: to recreate conditions that existed just moments after the Big Bang and find the Higgs boson, potentially explaining the origin of all matter. But our heroes confront an even bigger challenge: have we reached our limit to understanding why we exist? Particle Fever is a celebration of discovery, revealing the very human stories behind this epic machine. (USA, 2013, 97 min.)
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THE PLEASURES OF BEING OUT OF STEP

David L. Lewis
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THE REAL INGLORIOUS BASTARDS

Min Sook Lee
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FRIdAY, 3/28 | 7:00 pM MD Hall | Room 308
An in-depth profile of legendary jazz writer and civil libertarian Nat Hentoff, whose career tracks the greatest cultural and political movements of the last 65 years. Narrated by actor Andre Braugher, the film is about an idea as well as a man the idea of free expression as the defining characteristic of the individual. Interviews include luminaries such as Amiri Baraka, Stanley Crouch, and Floyd Abrams. The sublime music of Duke Ellington, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, and many others is woven throughout. (USA, 2014, 86 min.)
SUNdAY, 3/30 | 12:30pM MD Hall | Gym | Q&A -EXpECTEdPost-film discussion moderated by Lucy Spiegel, CNN Executive Director, Contributors and Audiences. Special guest, Susan Barocas, former Director, Washington Jewish Film Festival.
The thrilling story of Operation Greenup, the most successful intelligence-gathering OSS operation of World War II. Two young Jewish-American refugeesone from Germany, the other from Holland team up with a conscientious deserter from the Austrian Wehrmacht, parachuting one perilous night into the Austrian Alps. Despite incredible dangers and the eventual capture of daring mission leader Fred Mayer, their efforts bring about the surrender of Nazi-controlled Innsbruck, Austria to Allied Forces. (Canada, 2012, 52 min.)
l Winner Canada Screen Award l PRESENTEd bY: LoU ANd LAURIE BERMAN ANd DAVId ANd HEIdI HANdELSMAN
THE PRIESTS CHILDREN

Vinko Bresan When Father Fabijan arrives at his new post on a tiny Dalmatian island, he discovers a dwindling community where funerals notably exceed christenings. Willing to take subversive action to enforce the churchs stance on birth control, he conspires with the town pharmacist to compromise the condom stock with a deft series of pin-pricks. One unexpected result: suddenly the island has become a world-renowned fertility spa. Adapted from the wildly popular stage play, this was a Karlovy Vary favorite. (Croatia, 2013, 93 min.)
l Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
RUNNING FROM CRAZY

Barbara Kopple
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SATURdAY, 3/29 | 5:45PM MD Hall | Gym
SATURdAY, 3/29 | 11:30AM MD Hall | Auditorium | Q&A -EXpECTEdDocumentarian Kristi Jacobson moderates a discussion on the film, mental illness and suicide prevention with Kathy Miller, President and Founder of Oasis The Center for Mental Health
Actress Mariel Hemingway, granddaughter of legendary author Ernest Hemingway, examines the mental illness and suicides that color her familys history and tries to avert that fate for herself and her daughters. By mixing in remarkable archival footage of the three Hemingway sisters, two-time Academy Award winner Barbara Kopple expands one famous familys deeply embedded truths into a broad picture of the courage it takes to face the past and change the future. (USA, 2013, 100 min.)
l Tribeca Film Festival l PRESENTEd bY: OASIS: THE CENTER FOR MENTAL HEALTH
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Jason Chaet Walters world is circumscribed by 59th Street to the south and 116th to the north. All his needs are met within a two-block radius of his Manhattan apartment a lucky thing indeed since life beyond the Upper West Side fills him with a phobic dread. His plan to inherit the family smoked fish emporium stands to keep the outer world conveniently at bay, until the day a new girl, with a hankering for nova lox, walks into the shop. (USA, 2012, 88 min.)
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THE SPOOK WHO SAT BY THE DOOR

Ivan Dixon In this 1973 Black Militancy classic, Dan Freeman (Lawrence Cook) is enlisted by the CIA and trained as a spy as a token illustration of the organizations commitment to integration. Upon completion of the rigorous espionage training, he is given the position of Top Secret Reproduction Center Sections Chief (copy boy). After five dutiful years, Freeman returns home and establishes a militant guerrilla cell. Suppressed for being too controversial, the film (and its Herbie Hancock score) remained widely unavailable until its re-release in 2004. Based on the landmark Sam Greenlee novel. (USA, 1973, 102 min.)
l Special Retrospective Screening! www.annapolisfilmfestival.net Feature Films
SUNdAY, 3/30 | 10:00AM MD Hall | Gym | Q&A -EXpECTEdDirector Jason Chaet (invited), Writer Rick Moore
FRIdAY, 3/28 | 3:15pM MD Hall | Auditorium | Q&A -EXpECTEdActor J.A. Preston
for bagels, lox and coffee from our good friends at Naval Bagels and Baltimore Coffee and Tea.
l PRESENTEd bY: TEMpLE bETH SHALoM
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STAND CLEAR OF THE CLOSING DOORS

Sam Fleischner Mariana, an undocumented Mexican mother, searches the outskirts of New York City for her autistic son when he does not return from school. Meanwhile, 13-year-old Ricky embarks on an eleven-day odyssey in the citys subway system, where he confronts a bizarre and indifferent world. An eye-opening view of life on the autism spectrum and a frank exploration of the strains of the immigrant experience, with a breakout performance for young Jesus Sachez-Velez. (USA, 2014, 102 min.)
SUITCASE OF LOVE AND SHAME

Jane Gillooly
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SATURdAY 3/29 | 12:30pM MD Hall | Room 308
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This 1960s Midwestern love story is reconstructed from 60 hours of audiotape discovered in a suitcase purchased on eBay. The recordings, equally tender, erotic, and pathetic, chronicle the details of an adulterous affair. Part historical documentary and part experimental narrative, the film uses this unusual audio artifact to examine a time in the United States when it was rare to listen to the contradictory words of those who secretly and exuberantly lived a lie while publicly constraining their passion. (USA, 2013, 70 min.)
Saturday, March 29, 5:00PM Maryland Hall, Auditorium Academy Award winning writer/director
SWAMPCANDY- Midnight Creep

Joseph Karr & Alison Harbaugh
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A CONVERSATION WITH DAVID S. WARD,
Special guest director and screenwriter David S. Ward joins us for an hour of conversation, stories, and reflections on an extraordinary career in the heart of Hollywood. As a young screenwriter, Ward won the Academy Award for his screen play, The Sting. Later projects included Cannery Row, Flyboys, The Milagro Beanfield War, Major League, and Sleepless in Seattle (the last in collaboration with Nora Ephron).
l PRESENTEd bY: SYNERGICS FILMS
FRIDAY, 3/28 | 9:30pM MD Hall | Gym | Q&A Preceded by HEARTBEATS OF FIJI -EXpECTEdDirector and Annapolitan Alison Harbaugh, Director Joseph Karr, Editor Rebecca Saunders
Ruben Dobbs and Joey Mitchell are Swampcandy, an old school stomp and boogie band in our own Annapolis. They recorded their latest album, Midnight Creep, at two unique locations and brought along a few friends to create and document the process. This film follows them through the recording of the album and gives you a glimpse into their unique world. Gorgeous photography turns each moment into a timeless saunter through a universe located somewhere between The Big Easy and Alice Through the Looking Glass. (USA, 2013, 39 min.)
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THE STING Special Retrospective Screening!

George Roy Hill Director George Roy Hills 1973 classic about the ultimate swindle in the era of flappers and speakeasies. Paul Newman and Robert Redford are seasoned con artists, Henry Gondoroff and his protg, Johnny Hooker. Together they conceive the Big Con, a plan of epic proportions to take the ruthless racketeer, Doyle Lonnegan, for all hes worth. The score made Marvin Hamlisch a household name, and the script launched the career of young screenwriter David S. Ward. (USA, 1973, 129 min.)
l PRESENTEd bY: SYNERGICS FILMS
SWIM LITTLE FISH SWIM

Lola Bessis & Ruben Amar Maggie? Rainbow? Mary and Leeward cannot even agree on their three year old daughters name anymore. Mary is a hardworking nurse who resents her husband for being an overgrown adolescent incapable of holding down a job. Leeward is an idealistic musician who fancies himself a misunderstood artist with solid beatnik-hippie-anarchist leanings. When 19-year-old Lilas enters their lives, the bubbly French artist upsets their fragile balance even further, in this quirky and adorable comedy-drama. (USA/France, 2013, 95 min.)
SATURdAY, 3/29 | 6:30pM MD Hall | Auditorium | Q&A -EXpECTEdScreenwriter David S. Ward
SATURdAY, 3/29 | 4:00PM St. Johns | Key Auditorium
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TEENAGE
Matt Wolf
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WILLIAM AND THE WINDMILL

Ben Nabors
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SATURdAY, 3/29 | 12:00PM St. Johns | Key Auditorium Preceded by JUMP
Before the term teenager was invented, there was no transitional stage of life. You were either a child, or you went to work as an adult. At the turn of the century, as child labor was ending, adolescence emerged, and an entirely new struggle erupted between adults and youth. Would the young be controlled and regimented, or could they be free? Inspired by punk author Jon Savages book, Teenage gives voice to young peoplefrom party-crazed flappers to zealous Nazi youthas the prelude to todays youth culture unfolds. (USA/Germany, 2014, 80 min.)
l PRESENTEd bY: ANNAPOLIS PEDIATRICS
FRIdAY, 3/28 | 10:30AM MD Hall | Auditorium | Q&A SUNdAY, 3/30 | 1:30pM MD Hall | Room 308 | Q&A -EXpECTEdDirector Ben Nabors
Fourteen-year-old Malawian William Kamkwamba teaches himself to build a power-generating windmill from junk parts, successfully rescuing his family from poverty and famine. He becomes an energy icon for the developing world and meets American entrepreneur and mentor Tom Rielly, who helps him imagine a new future. Fame, opportunity, stress, and isolation follow in this story of a young man straddling two cultures and carrying the burdens of his past achievements while boldly pursuing a bright future. (Malawi/ USA, 2013, 93 min.) Student Field Trip sponsored by Anne Arundel County Public Schools.
l PRESENTEd bY: THE SpECIALE FAMILY
WHO CARES?
Mara Mouro
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SUNdAY, 3/30 | 1:00 pM MD Hall | Auditorium | Q&A FREE PRoGRAM Preceded by THE SILKIES OF MADAGASCAR and followed by Q&A -EXpECTEdDirector David Evans, The Silkies of Madagascar; Editor of Fortune magazine, Andrew Serwer; Beverly Schwartz, Vice President of Ashoka; Publicist Colleen Waterston, Who Cares?
Brilliant people with innovative ideas are creating thousands of social organizations around the world. Who Cares? examines the rapidly growing movement of Social Entrepreneurship. Shot in seven different countries (Brazil, Peru, Tanzania, USA, Canada, Germany, and Switzerland), the film profiles inspirational people who have taken it upon themselves to address the major problems of humanity through creative enterprise. Among those profiled: Bill Drayton, founder of Ashoka, and Muhammad Yunus, Nobel Peace Prize winner. (Brazil, 2012, 93 min.)
l PRESENTEd bY: FORTUNE MAGAZINE
WOOD SAILS DREAMS

John Stanton
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FRIDAY, 3/28 | 1:30PM Compass Rose Theater | Q&A SUNdAY, 3/30 | 10:30AM MD Hall | Auditorium | Q&A Preceded by FROSTBITERS -EXpECTEdFRIdAY,: Director, Wood Sails Dreams, John Stanton SUNdAY: Director, Wood Sails Dreams, John Stanton and Director, Frostbiters, Thurston Smith
The act of building and sailing boats made out of trees and powered by the wind is a small moment of grace in the face of a digitally enhanced world and throwaway culture. But forty years ago the rise of fiberglass boats nearly pushed wooden sailboats, and the trade of building them, to the brink of extinction. Wood Sails Dreams explores the resurgence of wooden boats, the restoration of American maritime history, and the ancient craft of traditional boat building. (USA, 2013, 60 min.)
WILL YOU STILL LOVE ME TOMORROW

Arvin Chen Introverted optometrist Weichung begins to question his marriage with Feng, when he learns of her desire to have another baby. At his sisters engagement party, Weichung bumps into an old friend, Stephen, a wedding photographer who, though also married, is living the high life of a younger, single gay man. When Stephen teases Weichung about his newly straight-laced lifestyle, dormant emotions are awakened in Weichung, setting him on a quest for true romance. (Taiwan, 2013, 106 min.)
l PRESENTEd bY: LINCOLN FINANCIAL NETWORK
SUNdAY, 3/30 | 2:30PM Compass Rose Theater
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ANIMATION HOTLINE 2013

Dustin Grella
FRI, 3/28 | 11:30AM | MD Hall | Room 308 FREE pRoGRAM! SAT, 3/29 | 9:30PM | MD Hall | Auditorium
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TRUE STORIES SHORTS PROGRAM
3 PICTURES
Michael Wang
FRI, 3/28 | 4:00pM | MD Hall | Room 308 | Q&A SUN, 3/30 | 4:00pM | MD Hall | Room 308 | Q&A Memory breathes life into three photographs as an artist contemplates her work amidst an indifferent public. (Singapore, 2014, 12 min.)
Anonymous phone messages on the artists voice mail provide the content for these sometimes insightful, sometimes bizarre micro-shorts. (USA, 2013, 6 min.)
BAXTER
Ty Coyle
SUN, 3/30 | 2:30pM | MD Hall | Gym | Q&A FREE pRoGRAM! Baxter, an obsessive-compulsive raccoon, happens upon the chance of a lifetime: an unattended sweet shop. The skys the limit! But first a little cleaning, color coordinating, and reorganizing. (USA, 2013, 3 min.)
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Puk Grasten
FRI, 3/28 | 1:30pM | MD Hall | Room 308 | Q&A SUN, 3/30 | 10:00AM | Compass Rose Theater | Q&A From the safety of their apartment window, an elderly man and woman witness an assault and debate what to do as the violence below escalates. Based on a 1964 New York Times headline, 37 Who Saw Murder Didnt Call The Police. (USA/Denmark, 2013, 8 min.)
BONESHAKER
France Bodomo
FRI, 3/28 | 4:00pM | MD Hall | Room 308 | Q&A SUN, 3/30 | 4:00PM | MD Hall | Room 308 | Q&A A Ghanaian immigrant family searches the back roads of rural Louisiana for the Pentecostal church that they believe can cure their problem child. Starring Quvenzhan Wallis of Beasts of the Southern Wild. (USA, 2013, 12 min.)
SERIOUSLY SERIOUS SHORTS PROGRAM

ALONE TOGETHER
Ora DeKornfeld
SUN, 3/30 | 2:30pM | MD Hall | Gym | Q&A FREE pRoGRAM! Thomas DeKornfeld is not your average runnerhes an ultra-runner, running more than 50 kilometers in one go. Follow Tom on his first 24-hour race; his goal: to run 115 miles. (USA, 2013, 4 min.)
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BUTTERFLY DREAMS
Venkat Krishnan
FRI, 3/28 | 4:00pM | MD Hall | Room 308 | Q&A SUN, 3/30 | 4:00PM | MD Hall | Room 308 | Q&A A nine-year old girl in rural India, exploited by child labor, must find a way to pursue her dream to learn how to read and write. She has one last chance when an educated man comes to town. (USA/India, 2013, 23 min.)
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CATERWAUL
Ian Samuels
FRI, 3/28 | 9:30pM | St. Annes Parish House | Q&A SAT, 3/29 | 4:45PM | MD Hall | Room 308 | Q&A An aging fisherman develops an intimate relationship with a lobster, as the man struggles to find closure with his lost wife. (USA, 2013, 14 min.)
l PRESENTEd bY: MIKES CRAbHoUSE
DOING IT FOR ME
Precious Lambert & Leah Edwards
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FRI, 3/28 | 2:00pM | St. Annes Parish House | Q&A SUN, 3/30 | 11:00AM | MD Hall | Room 308 | Q&A When two teens in the District of Columbia lose their way through the traditional school system, can their best friend help them get back on their feet again? Doing It For Me explores the dropout crisis in Washington from a young persons point of view. (USA, 2013, 25 min.)
REEL LOVE SHORTS PROGRAM
YOUNG HEARTS AND MINDS SHORTS PROGRAM

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A CHRISTMAS MOOSE
Rebecca Wilson
SUN, 3/30 | 2:30pM | MD Hall | Gym | Q&A FREE pRoGRAM! A moose named Moose wants nothing more than to be a part of Santas sleigh team on Christmas Eve and will do anything to achieve his dream. (USA, 2013, 6 min.)
THE DREAMER
Laurence Fortin Gagnon

SUN, 3/30 | 2:30pM | MD Hall | Gym | Q&A FREE pRoGRAM! A six-minute animated history of man and his wondrous fascination with the moon. (Canada, 2013, 6 min.)
DAMN GIRL
Kira Richards Hansen

FRI, 3/28 | 1:30pM | MD Hall | Room 308 | Q&A SUN, 3/30 | 10:00AM | Compass Rose Theater | Q&A Alex is a 12-year old tomboy who drinks, hangs out only with boys, and paints graffiti at night. Confronted with an incipient sexuality, she fights the changes that are taking place within and around her. (Denmark, 2012, 14 min.)
FATE OF A SALESMAN
Ben Crosbie & Tessa Moran

SAT, 3/29 | 8:00PM | MD Hall | Gym | Q&A
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DAUGHTER OF FORTUNE
Dawn Kamoche
FRI, 3/28 | 1:30pM | MD Hall | Room 308 | Q&A SUN, 3/30 | 10:00AM | Compass Rose Theater | Q&A In the late summer of 1955, Hollywood star Cynthia Beckley basks in fame and fortune. But when her estranged sister unexpectedly dies, Cynthias long buried secret threatens to destroy her perfect world. (USA, 2013, 22 min.)
I AM AMERICA SHORTS PROGRAM

-EXpECTEdWashington D.C. filmmakers Ben Crosbie & Tessa Moran; film subects Willie Carswell, Steve Davidson and Jerry Goldkind
In its 60th year of business, Mens Fashion Center in Washington, D.C. has become legendary for its dapper pinstriped suits and feathered hats. But as an era of fine haberdashery recedes, salesmen Willie and Steve and owner Jerry struggle to redefine themselves in a vanishing landscape. (USA, 2012, 27 min.)
l PRESENTEd bY: IMAGE PowER/ CARRoLL H HYNSoN, JR.
FIREWORKS
Victor Hugo Duran

FRI, 3/28 | 4:00pM | MD Hall | Room 308 | Q&A SUN, 3/30 | 4:00pM | MD Hall | Room 308 | Q&A Two brothers search for the one thing thatll impress the girls and make this the best 4th of July ever: fireworks! A sparkling coming of age story in South Los Angeles. (USA, 2012, 11 min.)
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Riley Hooper
FRI, 3/28 | 11:30AM | MD Hall | Room 308 FREE PROGRAM!
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GRANDPA AND ME AND A HELICOPTER TO HEAVEN

Johan Palmgren & sa Blanck
FRI, 3/28 | 11:30AM | MD Hall | Room 308 FREE PROGRAM! SAT, 3/29 | 9:30PM | MD Hall | Auditorium
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SAT, 3/29 | 9:30PM | MD Hall | Auditorium | Q&A Being born blind in one eye is perfect for a photographer; you dont have to worry about closing one eye. So begins the musings of pithy and unstoppable New York photographer Flo Fox. (USA, 2012, 10 min.)

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David and his grandfather are best friends. David reads the daily news to his grandfather and listens to his grandfathers stories, and the bed-ridden Bosse hears Davids reports from school. They share humor, love, and secrets. Today, they escape to the woods on a final adventure. (Sweden, 2013, 14 min.)
l PRESENTEd bY: HoSpICE of THE CHESApEAKE
FROSTBITERS
Thurston Smith
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HAPPILY EVER AFTER
SUN, 3/30 | 10:30AM | MD Hall | Auditorium Followed by WOOD SAILS DREAMS and Q&A Blizzards, ice storms, wind, and freezing waters: perfect weather for sailing, eh? Explore the extreme winter sailing sport of Frostbiting, and see exclusive interviews with some of Americas top sailors from all over the Northeastern United States, including our own Annapolis. Rare footage of sailing, racing, capsizing and swimming in some of the harshest winter weather conditions Mother Nature has to offer! (USA, 2013, 34 min.)
l PRESENTEd bY: ANNAPOLIS YACHT SALES
Ben Genislaw & Yonni Aroussi

SUN, 3/30 | 2:30PM | MD Hall | Gym | Q&A FREE pRoGRAM! Journey to the future with Rani and Keren, two puppets, young and in love. They are moving in together! Will life always feel so exciting and new, or will they give in to the predefined path of marriage, kids, career, retirement, male pattern baldness, and dinner in front of the TV? (Israel, 2012, 7min.)
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GODKA CIRKA A HoLE IN THE SKY

Antonio Tibaldi & Alex Lora Cercos
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THE HEARING
Geoffrey Nauffts
FRI, 3/28 | 1:30pM | MD Hall | Room 308 | Q&A SUN, 3/30 | 10:00AM | Compass Rose Theater | Q&A 15 years ago Cassies life was changed in an instant when a stranger murdered her mother in a botched robbery. Now hes up for parole. (USA, 2013, 12 min.)
FRI, 3/28 | 1:30pM | MD Hall | Room 308 | Q&A SUN, 3/30 | 10:00AM | Compass Rose Theater | Q&A Young Alifa looks up at the Somali sky and thinks about her daily life as a shepherdess. She knows that the day that will change her life forever is about to come. (Spain/France/USA, 2013, 11 min.)

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-EXpECTEdActress and Maryland native Danielle Eden, Writer Donald Rothschild
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HEARTBEATS OF FIJI
Jon Kasbe
FRI, 3/28 | 9:30pM | MD Hall | Gym | Q&A Followed by SWAMPCANDY
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JOSEPHINE AND THE ROACH

Jonathan Langager
FRI, 3/28 | 9:30pM | St. Annes Parish House | Q&A SAT, 3/29 | 4:45PM | MD Hall | Room 308 | Q&A A cockroach falls in love with a woman whose apartment he infests. Surely their shared appreciation of classical music will bridge their differences. Winner: Silver Student Academy Award. (USA, 2012, 15 min.)
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Two aspiring Fijian hip hop artists connect through music at The Fiji Beat Making Lab, which brings music-making technology to youth communities throughout the world. (Fiji, 2013, 10 min.)
A HISTORY OF AMAZEMENT
Aleksander Szeser
SAT, 3/29 | 7:00PM | MD Hall | Room 308 Followed by MAGICAL UNIVERSE with Q&A Two young adults contemplate a mysterious painting they chance upon in an art gallery. (Ireland, 2013, 4 min.)
JUMP
Aime-Lee X. Curran
SAT, 3/29 | 12:00pM | St. Johns | Auditorium Followed by TEENAGE 12 year-old Edwin, a circus clown like his father, defies tradition by embarking on a daring quest to become a trapeze artist. (Australia, 2013, 15 min.)
INTO THE LIME LITE
Deanne Canieso & John Dillon

SAT, 3/29 | 8:00PM | MD Hall | Gym | Q&A
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KANYEKANYE
Miklas Simeon Manneke

FRI, 3/28 | 4:00pM | MD Hall | Room 308 | Q&A SUN, 3/30 | 4:00pM | MD Hall | Room 308 | Q&A In a divided South African township, two starcrossed lovers connect through an unusual connection that eventually connects the whole town. Nominated for a Student Academy Award. (South Africa, 2014, 26 min.)
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17 year-old Malik Jackson has trained since age nine at the Lime Lite, a gym in the basement of a low rent apartment building in a rapidly gentrifying Washington, D.C. neighborhood. His dedication may land him a spot in the 2016 Olympics. (USA, 2012, 17 min.)
IRISH FOLK FURNITURE

Tony Donoghue
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THE LANGUAGE OF LOVE

Laura Scrivano
FRI, 3/28 | 9:30pM | St. Annes Parish House | Q&A SAT, 3/29 | 4:45pM | MD Hall | Room 308 | Q&A In the middle of a French exam, Charlie struggles to find the words to be true to his best friendand himself. A moving account of a young man coming to terms with his sexuality and facing a life-changing decision. Written and performed by Kim Ho (Australia, 2013, 10 min.)
FRIdAY, 3/28 | 11:30AM | MD Hall | Room 308 FREE PROGRAM! SAT, 3/29 | 9:30PM | MD Hall | Auditorium Self-propelled heirlooms get a makeover from an initially reluctant carpenter in this fetching, animated short documentary. Winner: Best Animation for a Short Film, 2014 Sundance Film Festival. (Ireland, 2012, 9 min.)

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LE TRAIN BLEU
Stephanie Assimacopoulo
FRI, 3/28 | 9:30pM | St. Annes Parish House | Q&A SAT, 3/29 | 4:45pM | MD Hall | Room 308 | Q&A Paris, Gare de Lyon: Helie and Selena, in the midst of a break-up, stop for one last drink at the station bar, when fate intervenes in the form of an unusual waiter. (France, 2012, 18min.)
MENTIROSO
Will Shipley
FRI, 3/28 | 9:00pM | St. Annes Parish House | Q&A SAT, 3/29 | 4:45pM | MD Hall | Room 308 | Q&A A young boy gets in over his head when he brags to his friends that he can get a nude photograph of Maricela, the most beautiful girl in town. (USA, 2013, 9 min.)
LEAVING SHARPE
2013 GW Institute for Documentary Filmmaking

SUN, 3/30 | 2:30pM | MD Hall | Gym | Q&A FREE PROGRAM!
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MONT BLANC
Gilles Coulier
FRI, 3/28 | 1:30pM | MD Hall | Room 308| Q&A SUN, 3/30 | 10:00AM| Compass Rose Theater | Q&A A son tries to fulfill his fathers dying wish to see Mont Blanc for the last time. But it is clear that the relationship between father and son is not ideal. As they look for their destination, the mountain between them emerges. (Belgium, 2012, 15 min.)

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In January 2013, Washington, D.C. Public Schools announced it would close Sharpe Health, a school for students with special needs, and move its program to a vacant Anacostia school building with limited access for those with disabilities. This film follows two mothers who take on the school system. (USA, 2013, 13 min.)
LIGHT PLATE
Josh Gibson
FRI, 3/28 | 11:30pM | MD Hall | Room 308 FREE PROGRAM! SAT 3/29 | 9:30pM | MD Hall | Auditorium
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Ali Asgari
FRI, 3/28 | 1:30pM | MD Hall | Room 308 | Q&A SUN, 3/30 | 10:00AM | Compass Rose Theater | Q&A The clock is ticking as a young Iranian couple seeks illegal medical help. (Iran, 2013, 15 min.)
A meditation on light from dawn to dusk in the Tuscan landscape: a dog barks; sunlight casts shadows over a field; a woman makes pasta by hand. (USA/Italy, 2012, 10 min.)

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LUNCHTIME
Andrew Barry
FRI, 3/29 | 8:45pM | St. Johns | Auditorium Followed by LAWRENCE AND HOLLOMAN Its a jungle out there, fit for neither man nor beast well, beasts maybe. (Ireland, 2012, 4 min.)
NIGHT
Austin Black
FRI, 3/28 | 9:30pM | St. Annes Parish House | Q&A SAT, 3/29 | 4:45pM | MD Hall | Room 308 | Q&A
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Andrew spends his days helping people find each other in the employ of Real Love, an online dating site. At night, in his loneliness, he wanders down dark paths to fill the void. (USA, 2014, 12 min.)
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ONE PARTY ULTIMATE NIGHTCLUB

John Rash
SUN, 3/30 | 2:30pM | MD Hall | Gym | Q&A FREE PROGRAM!
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THE POTTERS FIELD
Edward Heavrin & Nick Weis
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FRI, 3/28 | 2:00pM | St. Annes Parish House | Q&A SUN, 3/30 | 11:00AM | MD Hall | Room 308 | Q&A What happens to the homeless when they die? A group of high school students in Louisville, Kentucky take on a transformative experience and volunteer to give burial services for the homeless, unknown, and otherwise indigent members of their community. The story of the students is juxtaposed with the harsh realities of how two of the nations largest cities, Chicago and New York, dispose of their less fortunate. (USA, 2013, 42 min.)
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-EXpECTEdFilmmaker John Rash
Filmed in black and white, this non-fiction depiction of a Chinese nightclub looks beyond the spectacle to follow the routine as it plays over one night, at one club, in a small city in Jiangsu. Completely silent, the absence of music forces a more acute attention to the black and white forms. (USA/China, 2014, 9min.)
THE ONES WE LOVE

Ellen Heuer
SUN, 3/30 | 2:30pM | MD Hall | Gym | Q&A FREE PROGRAM! While chatting with a friend on the phone, a teenager hears an intruder. Home alone, she cautiously investigates. (USA, 2013, 9 min.)
RED
Channing Godfrey Peoples

SAT, 3/29 | 8:00pM | MD Hall | Gym | Q&A Red, an African-American woman in Texas, is known for her flaming red hair and her fiery ways. Her greatest champion is her grandmother, Mother Mabel. When Mother Mabel passes suddenly, Red will stop at nothing to fulfill her dying grandmothers wish. (USA, 2012, 21 min.)

-EXpECTEdFilmmaker and Annapolitan, Ellen Heuer, Cinematographers Antonio Marasco and Dave Kirchner, Producer Brendan Scott

-EXpECTEdDirector Channing Godfrey Peoples and Producer Neil Creque Williams
PERFECT DAY
Derrick L. Sanders
FRI, 3/28 | 3:45pM | Compass Rose Theater Followed by ELENA Desmond, an intellectual loner, faces two challenges today: how to steer clear of chaos at his volatile high school and how to get the attention of Aasha, the class beauty. At the end of the school day, Desmond overcomes one of these obstacles but not the other. (USA, 2013, 17 min.)
REEL LIFE
Laurence Relton
FRI, 3/28 | 9:30pM | St. Annes Parish House | Q&A SAT, 3/29 | 4:45pM | MD Hall | Room 308 | Q&A What if your blind date turned out to be just like a romantic comedy? Thats what Maggie encounters out when her date turns out to be in film - literally - fully edited and censored to a PG13 rating. (UK, 2013, 13 min.)
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Nialla LeBouef
sUN, 3/30 | 2:30PM | MD Hall | Gym | Q&A FREE PROGRAM! The quiet world of a lonely village mortician is shattered when the body of a young woman named Olwyn is placed in his care. (USA, 2012, 11 min.)
sLOMO SLOMO
Josh Josh Izenberg Izenberg

FRI, FRI, 3/28 3/28 || 11:30AM 11:30AM || MD MD Hall Hall || Room Room 308 308 FREE FREE PROGRAM! PROGRAM! sAT, SAT, 3/29 3/29 || 9:30PM 9:30PM || MD MD Hall Hall || Auditorium Auditorium
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-EXPECTEDFilmmaker Nialla LeBouef
TRUE TRUE STORIES STORIES SHORTS SHORTS PROGRAM PROGRAM
Depressed Depressed and and frustrated frustrated with with his his life, life, Dr. Dr. John John Kitchin Kitchin abandons his career as a neurologist and abandons his career as a neurologist and moves moves to to Pacific Pacific Beach, Beach, trading trading his his lab lab coat coat for for a a pair pair of of rollerrollerblades blades and and his his IRA IRA for for a a taste taste of of divinity. divinity. Nominated Nominated for for an an Academy Academy Award Award (USA, (USA, 2013, 2013, 16 16 min.) min.)
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James Burns
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sAT, 3/29 | 2:30PM | MD Hall | Auditorium | Q&A Followed by LOST FOR LIFE For someone trying to lead an ordinary life with a felony on his record, daily life can be overwhelming. Follow the lives of three Baltimore residents, Jason, Keith, and Tard, as they struggle to shake off the shackles placed on them after leaving prison. Filmmaker, James Burns is also the subject of Opening Night film, Jamesy Boy. (USA, 2013, 20 min.) PREvIEW SCREENING.
FRI, FRI, 3/28 3/28 || 11:30AM 11:30AM || MD MD Hall Hall || Gym Gym || Q&A Q&A sAT, SAT, 3/29 3/29 || 9:30PM 9:30PM || MD MD Hall Hall || Room Room 308 308 An An old old piano piano is is abandoned abandoned curbside curbside on on the the streets streets of of New New York. York. A A hidden hidden camera camera catches catches its its allure allure as as passersby passersby stop stop to to wonder wonder why why it it is is there there and and are are drawn drawn to to interact interact with with it it as as it it awaits awaits its its fate. fate. (USA, (USA, 2012, 2012, 5 5 min.) min.)
l PRESENTED BY: RICK AND MARY ANNE RATHMANN
-EXPECTEDFilmmaker James Burns, Cinematographer Andrew Baris, Producer Robbie Mirels
TRUE TRUE STORIES STORIES SHORTS SHORTS PROGRAM PROGRAM
sHELTERED LOVE
Alex Italics
sUN, 3/30 | 2:30PM | MD Hall | Gym | Q&A FREE PROGRAM! In blissful 1950s suburbia, a love-struck bobbysoxer and her no-goodnik boyfriend seek refuge from her overprotective and hotheaded Old Man. A radioactive Cold War satire. (USA, 2014, 10 min.)
sPAT! SPAT! BRINGING BRINGING OYsTERs OYSTERS BACK BACK TO TO THE CHEsAPEAKE BAY THE CHESAPEAKE BAY
Sandy Sandy Cannon-Brown Cannon-Brown
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sAT, t. Johns SAT, 3/29 3/29 || 10:00AM 10:00AM || s St. Johns Auditorium Auditorium || Q&A Q&A W ith YOUNG With YOUNG ICE ICE and and AMAZON AMAZON GOLD GOLD What What will will it it take take to to bring bring back back one one of of the the Bays Bays most most ecologically ecologically important important organisms? organisms? Can Can we we manage manage the the wild wild fishery fishery sustainably? sustainably? Should Should watermen watermen bebecome come farmers farmers of of the the Bay? Bay? Culture Culture and and ecology ecology clash clash in in this this captivating captivating story story about about one one of of the the Bays Bays most most important important critters. critters. (USA, (USA, 2014, 2014, 30 30 min.) min.)
ENVIRONMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL FILM FILM PROGRAM PROGRAM

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THE sILKIEs OF MADAGAsCAR

David Evans
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sPRING SPRING TIDEs TIDES

Mathias Mathias Pardo Pardo
FRI, FRI, 3/28 3/28 || 1:30PM 1:30PM || MD MD Hall Hall || Room Room 308 308 || Q&A Q&A sUN, SUN, 3/30 3/30 || 10:00AM 10:00AM || Compass Compass Rose Rose Theater Theater || Q&A Q&A Lucas Lucas and and his his father father are are fishermen. fishermen. Their Their tenuous tenuous peace peace revolves revolves around around time time spent spent together together at at sea sea and and at at the the local local watering watering hole. hole. When When Lucass Lucass girlfriend girlfriend joins joins them them for for a a visit, visit, the the fragile fragile relationship relationship is is put put to to the the test. test. (France, (France, 2012, 2012, 16 16 min.) min.)
l l PREsENTED PRESENTED BY: BY: MIKEs MIKES CRAB CRAB HOUsE HOUSE www.annapolisfilmfestival.net www.annapolisfilmfestival.net Short Short Films Films
sUN, 3/30 | 1:00PM | MD Hall | Auditorium Followed by WHO CARES. FREE PROGRAM! In the remote highlands of Madagascar, a 25 year-old Peace Corp volunteer teams with local silk weaving women to bring, for the first time, traditional artisan products to the Santa Fe, New Mexico art market. Access to the global fair-trade market transforms the lives of these women and their families, turning artists into community leaders. (USA/Madagascar, 2013, 25 min.)
-EXPECTEDDirector, David Evans
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Kunlaken Mamber
FRI, 3/28 | 4:00pM | MD Hall | Room 308 | Q&A SUN, 3/30 | 4:00pM | MD Hall | Room 308 | Q&A In rural Thailand, nine-year-old Prae doesnt like to sleep by herself, claiming the ghost under her bed keeps her awake, but she resolves to overcome her fears when she learns the startling truth about the grandfather she never knew. (USA/Thailand, 2013, 17 min.)
WE WILL LIVE AGAIN

Josh Koury
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SATURdAY, 3/29 | 9:30pM | MD Hall | Auditorium Is there life after death? A look inside the unusual and extraordinary operations of the Cryonics Institute. Ben Best and Andy Zawacki are the caretakers of 99 deceased human bodies stored at below freezing temperatures in cryopreservation. (USA, 2013, 12 min.)

-EXpECTEdFilmmaker Kunlaken Mamber
WOODY BEFORE ALLEN

Masha Vasyukova
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TEACH ME TO SEA
Mara Bresnahan
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SATURdAY, 3/29 | 9:30pM | MD Hall | Auditorium A tale of two Konigsbergs: a young Russian filmmaker determines to have the Russian city of Kaliningrad (formerly Konigsberg) honor Woody Allen (born Konigsberg) with a statue. (France / Russia / USA / Germany, 2011, 14 min.)
FRI, 3/28 | 2:00pM | St. Annes Parish House | Q&A SUN, 3/30 | 11:00AM | MD Hall | Room 308 | Q&A For their senior class trip, students at the Perkins School for the Blind set their sights high: a cruise to Mexico! They pulled together, made it happen, and became the darlings of the ship, shattering pre-conceived notions that individuals with such sensory deficits somehow experience the pleasures of life any less. Teach Me to Sea captures their hopes, fears, and dreams for the future as they prepare to head out into the world beyond Perkins. (USA, 2013, 39 min.)

-EXpECTEdDirector Mara Bresnahan, film subject Mimi Edmunds, Producer Abbie Maravelli
YOUNG ICE
Derek Hallquist
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SAT, 3/29 | 10:00AM | St. Johns | Auditorium | Q&A Followed by AMAZON GOLD and SPAT! Leading scientists join forces with the local Inuit community in Barrow, Alaska to bear witness to shrinking sea ice in the Arctic Circle. Stunning footage captures the effects of climate change in the planets coldest region. (USA, 2014, 15 min.)
ENVIRONMENTAL FILM PROGRAM

ULTRAMARINE
Matthew Earl
SUN, 3/30 | 2:30pM | MD Hall | Gym | Q&A FREE PROGRAM! Jacob, suffering at boarding school, spends his time staring plaintively at the wall and feeling too deeply about popular songs until he meets the unconventional and street-smart Nathalie, whose perspective on life is dramatically different. (Australia, 2013, 11 min.) -EXpECTEdDirector, Derek Hallquist
ZZZZZZZ
Tarik Karam
FRI, 3/28 | 9:30pM | St. Annes Parish House | Q&A SAT, 3/29 | 4:45pM | MD Hall | Room 308 | Q&A As Henry and Lucy sleepwalk through New York at night, they explore and embrace a hidden side of the city and experience a momentary pause in the inevitable isolation inherent in living in a place so vast. (USA, 2013, 5 min.)
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DIAMOND LEVEL
SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE
THURSDAY, MARCH 27 OPENING NIGHT TIME SLOT
TIME SLOT 5 - 5:30
Thursday 3/27 MD Hall AUD
Thursday 3/27 MD HALL GYM
5:00-6:30 PM
GOLD LEVEL
5:30 - 6 6 - 6:30 6:30 - 7 7 - 7:30 7:30 - 8 8 - 8:30 8:30 - 9 9 - 9:30 9:30 - 10 Festival Welcome
VIP Party [invitation only]
The Annapolis Film Festival kicks off its 9:00AM 9 - 9:30 second year with the opening night screening of the Bagels for feature film, Jamesy Boy, directed and produced Breakfast! by hometowners. 9:30 - 10
10 - 10:30 Experience a celebratory red carpet, an electric 10:00AM after-party and a chance to meet 10:30 AMand network with Putzel 10:30 - 11 Frostbiters industry professionals. 88 min 11 - 11:30 11:30 - 12 12 - 12:30 12:30 - 1 1 - 1:30 1:30 - 2 1:00 PM The Silkies of Madagascar Who Cares? 118 min FREE Screening 2:30 - 3 3 - 3:30 2:30 PM Q & A 30 min Student Shorts Showcase 86 min 3:30 - 4 3:30 PM Mondays At Racine 39 min Q & A 30 min FREE Screening Wood Sails Dreams 92 min Q & A 20 min
Sunday 3/30 MD Hall AUD
Sunday 3/30 MD Hall GYM
Sunday 3/30 MD Hall 308
Sunday 3/30 Compass Ros
10:00 AM Seriously Serious Shorts Program 111 min
11:00 AM Young Hearts and Minds 103 min 12:30 PM The Real Inglorious Bastards 52 min Q & A 20 min 1:30 PM William and the Windmill 93 min
7:00PM Jamesy Boy 109 min Q & A 20 min
Q & A 20 min
Q & A 20 min
Q & A 20 min
12:30 PM I Am Divine 90 min
9:30PM
SILVER LEVEL
SUSAN AND GREG WALKER
10 - 10:30 10:30 - 11
After Party
2 - 2:30
Q & A 20 min
2:30 PM
Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow? 106 min
4 - 4:30 4:30 - 5 Shorts Programs 5 - 5:30 5:30 - 6
Q & A 30 min
4:00PM Global Eye Shorts Program
Feature Films
Feature Docs
Q&As
Panels
Parties
5:00 PM 5:00PM
FOR A COMPLETE LISTING OF OUR SPONSORS, PLEASE SEE PAGE 83
101 min
41 5:00PM Best Schedule at a Glance Particle Fever God Loves Q & A 30 min of the Uganda 97 min Fest
FRIDAY, MARCH 28
FRI., SAT., SUN., 9:00AM - 10:00AM Crush Kitchen and Winebar
Friday 3/28 MD HALL 308 10:00 AM A Conversation with Gabriella Cristiani 10:00 AM Druid Peak 111 min 99 min If I Could 10:00 AM 10:00 AM Young Ice Spat! Bringing Oysters Back to the Chesapeake Amazon Gold 98 min Q & A 20 min 11:30 AM True Stories Shorts Program 100 min Teenage 12:30 PM Maidentrip Q & A 30 min 1:30 PM 1:30 PM 60 min 2:00 PM Q & A 20 min Young Hearts and Minds 103 min 3:30 PM Panel: New Directions in Distribution Elena 98 min 2:00 PM Panel: Screenwriting Wood Sails Dreams 82 min 12:30 PM Stand Clear of the Closing Doors 102 min 2 - 2:30 2:00 PM 2:30 PM Revolving Doors 2:45 PM 2:30 PM The Act of Killing 122 min Lost For Life 95 min Cherry Cottage 77 min Q & A 20 min Q & A 30 min Q & A 20 min 4:00 PM Swim Little Fish Swim 4:30 PM Cherry Cottage 77 min 5:30 - 6 Blood Brother 6 - 6:30 6:30 - 7 6:30 PM 7 - 7:30 7:30 - 8 8 - 8:30 8:30 - 9 70 min 9 - 9:30 9:00 PM 9:30 - 10 10 - 10:30 10:30 - 11 11 - 11:30 God Loves Uganda 83 min Q & A 15 min Q & A 20 min 9:00 PM 9:30 PM Heartbeats of Fiji Swamp Candy 47 min Q & A 20 min Adverse Effects 77 min 9:30PM 9:30 PM Reel Love Shorts Program 99 min True Stories Shorts Program 96 min 9:30 PM Friended To Death 94 min Q & A 20 min Lawrence & Holloman 92 min 10 - 10:30 10:30 - 11 11 - 11:30 Q & A 10 min Q & A 20 min 92 min 6:00 PM In The Name Of 102 min 7:00 PM Pleasures of Being Out of Step 7:45 PM Suitcase of Love and Shame Q & A 20 min 86 min 7:00 PM Druid Peak 111 min 6:30 PM The Sting 129 min 8:00 PM I Am America 58 min 5:15 PM Q & A 10 min Q & A 20 min 4:45PM 5:15 PM The New Black 5:45 PM The Priests Children 93 min 99 min Q & A 10 min 7:00 PM The History of Amazement Magical Universe 81 min Q & A 20 min 7:30 PM I Am Divine 90 min 8:30 - 9 8:45 PM Lunchtime 9 - 9:30 9:30 - 10 8 - 8:30 80 min Q & A 20 min Reel Love Shorts Program 95 min 4:30 - 5 5 - 5:30 5:30 - 6 6 - 6:30 6:30 - 7 6:30 PM For A Woman 110 min 7:30 - 8 7 - 7:30 5:00 PM A Conversation 5:00 PM With 6:30 PM David S. Ward VIP Party (invitation only) 101 min 3:00 PM Out of Annapolis 72 min 4 - 4:30 3:30 - 4 American Commune 90 min 3 - 3:30 2:30 - 3 95 min 1 - 1:30 1:30 - 2 96 min FREE Screening 12:45 PM Particle Fever 97 min 2 - 2:30 2:30 - 3 3 - 3:30 Q & A 15 min Q & A 20 min 4:00 PM Perfect Day 111 min Seriously Serious Shorts Program 12:30 PM Panel: Crowd Funding and Indie Film Financing 11:30 AM Running From Crazy Q & A 20 min Q & A 20 min 12:00 PM Jump Friday 3/28 St. Annes Parish House Friday 3/28 Compass Rose Friday 3/28 MD Hall Gallery Saturday 3/29 MD Hall 1 AUD Saturday 3/29 MD Hall 2 GYM Saturday 3/29 MD HALL 308 Saturday 3/29 Compass Rose Saturday 3/29 St. Johns Friday 3/28 OCallaghan Hotel Saturday 3/29 OCallaghan Hotel
Coffee Talk With ....
SATURDAY, MARCH 29
TIME SLOT
Friday 3/28 MD Hall AUD
Friday 3/28 MD HALL GYM
TIME SLOT
10 - 10:30 10:30 - 11 10:30 AM 11 - 11:30 William and the Windmill 11:30 - 12 12 - 12:30 12:30 - 1 1 - 1:30 1:30 - 2 Q &A 25 min 93 min
10 - 10:30 10:30 - 11 11 - 11:30 11:30 - 12 12:00 PM 12 - 12:30 Panel: Everything Documentary 12:30 - 1
10:30 AM Panel: Making Your Movie In Maryland
3:30 - 4 The Spook Who Sat By The Door 102 min 4:00 PM Global Eye Shorts Program Q & A 20 min 4:30 - 5 5 - 5:30
3:15PM
4 - 4:30
African American Storytellers On Screen Showcase
SAT. 9:30PM, Loews Hotel

Feature Films Feature Docs Q&As Panels Shorts Programs Parties
SATURDAY Night Bash
SUNDAY, MARCH 30
TIME SLOT Sunday 3/30 MD Hall AUD Sunday 3/30 MD Hall GYM 9:00AM Bagels for Breakfast! Sunday 3/30 MD Hall 308 Sunday 3/30 Compass Rose
SHORTS PROGRAMS
BEST OF FEST
Closing nights Best of the Fest promises to inspire the very audiences who voted for the festival favorites....YOU!!!!!
9 - 9:30 9:30 - 10 10 - 10:30 10:30 - 11 11 - 11:30 11:30 - 12 12 - 12:30 12:30 - 1 1 - 1:30 1:30 - 2 2 - 2:30 2:30 - 3 3 - 3:30 1:00 PM The Silkies of Madagascar Who Cares? 118 min FREE Screening 10:30 AM Frostbiters Wood Sails Dreams 92 min
Global Eye: SiX beautiful stories from Thailand, India, Singapore, South Africa and the U.S
FRI, 3/28, 4:00PM | MD Hall | Room 308 | Q&A SUN, 3/30, 4:00PM | MD Hall | Room 308 | Q&A For full synopses of these films, please see alphabetical listing, pages 24 to 39.
10:00AM Putzel 88 min 11:00 AM Q & A 20 min Young Hearts and Minds 103 min 12:30 PM The Real Inglorious Bastards 52 min Q & A 20 min 1:30 PM William and the Windmill 93 min
10:00 AM Seriously Serious Shorts Program 111 min Q & A 20 min
BONESHAKER
Frances Bodomo An immigrant family searches rural Louisiana for the Pentecostal church that they believe can cure their problem child. (USA, 2013, 12 min., Narrative Short)
BUTTERFLY DREAMS
Q & A 20 min
Q & A 20 min
12:30 PM I Am Divine 90 min
Venkat Krishnan A young child laborer in India sees a way to pursue her dream to learn to read and write when an educated man comes to her village. (USA/India, 2013, 23 min., Narrative Short)
l PRESENTEd bY: ALICE BLAYNE-ALLARD
Film is the literature of this generation.

Marianna Mimi Edmunds, professor of journalism at Emerson College, former Director of the Maine Media Workshops, former Producer for CBS News/60 Minutes and member of the AFF Advisory Board.
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Kunlaken Mamber Nine-year-old Prae overcomes her fear of ghosts when she learns the startling truth about the grandfather she never knew. (USA/ Thailand, 2013, 17 min., Narrative Short)
3 PICTURES
Michael Wang Memory breathes life into three photographs as an artist contemplates her work amidst an indifferent public. (Singapore, 2014, 12 min., Narrative Short)
FIREWORKS
2:30 PM Q & A 30 min Student Shorts Showcase 86 min 3:30 PM Mondays At Racine 39 min Q & A 30 min FREE Screening
Q & A 20 min
2:30 PM Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow? 106 min
3:30 - 4
Victor Hugo Duran Two brothers go in search of fireworks on the 4th of July in a Latino neighborhood in South L.A. (USA, 2012, 11 min., Narrative Short)
KANYEKANYE
4 - 4:30 4:30 - 5 5 - 5:30 5:30 - 6 6 - 6:30 6:30 - 7
Miklas Simeon Manneke In a divided South African township, two star-crossed lovers connect through a very unusual connection that eventually connects the whole town. (South Africa, 2014, 26 min., Narrative Short)
l Presented by: Dan & Kim Kavanaugh
Q & A 30 min
4:00PM Global Eye Shorts Program
5:00 PM
5:00PM Particle Fever 97 min
101 min 5:00PM Q & A 30 min God Loves Uganda 83 min
Best of the Fest

Narr. Short Narr. Feature Doc. Short Doc. Feature
I AM AMERICA: THREE FILMS CELEBRATING THE AFRICAN AMERICAN EXPERIENCE

SAT, 3/29, 8:00PM | MD Hall | Gym | Q&A For full synopses of these films, please see alphabetical listing, pages 24 to 39.
Feature Films Feature Docs Q&As Panels Shorts Programs Parties FATE OF A SALESMAN
Ben Crosbie & Tessa Moran In its 60th year of business, the Mens Fashion Center in Washington D.C., known for its dapper pinstriped suites, struggles to redefine itself in a vanishing landscape. (USA, 2012, 27 min., Documentary Short)
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RED
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8:30 - 9
Feature Docs
Q&As
Best of Fest
Shorts Programs
Parties
Channing Godfrey Peoples Red, known for her flaming red hair and her fiery ways, will stop at nothing to fulfill her grandmothers dying wish. (USA, 2012, 21 min., Narrative Short)
CARRoLL H. HYNSoN, JR.
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SAT, 3/29, 8:00PM | MD Hall | Gym | Q&A For full synopses of these films, please see alphabetical listing, pages 24 to 39.
SERIOUSLY SERIOUS: DRAMATIC SHORTS

FRI, 3/28, 1:30PM | MD Hall | Room 308 | Q&A SUN, 3/30, 10:00AM | Compass Rose Theater | Q&A For full synopses of these films, please see alphabetical listing, pages 24 to 39.
INTO THE LIME LITE
Deanne Canieso & John Dillon 17 year-old Malik Jackson trains for the Belfast Beltway Classic at the Lime Lite, an
old style boxing gym in a rapidly gentrifying Washington D.C. neighborhood. (USA, 2012, 17 min., Documentary Short)
MONT BLANC
REEL LOVE: SHORTS ON LOVE AND ROMANCE. A GREAT DATE NIGHT!

FRI, 3/28, 9:30PM | St. Annes Parish House | Q&A SAT, 3/29, 4:45PM | MD Hall | Room 308 | Q&A For full synopses of these films, please see alphabetical listing, pages 24 to 39.
Gilles Coulier A son tries to fulfill his fathers dying wish to see Mont Blanc for the last time. As they search for their destination, the mountain between them emerges. (Belgium, 2012, 15 min., Narrative Short)
THE HEARING
Geoffrey Nauffts 15 years ago Cassies life was changed in an instant when a stranger murdered her mother. Now hes up for parole. (USA, 2013, 12 min., Narrative Short)
DAMN GIRL
GODKA CIRKA A Hole in the Sky
Kira Richards Hansen Confronted with an incipient sexuality, 12-year-old tomboy, Alex fights the changes that are taking place within and around her. (Denmark, 2012, 14 min., Narrative Short)
Antonio Tibaldi & Alex Lora Cercos Young shepherdess, Alifa, looks up at the Somali sky, knowing that a coming of age ritual will soon change her life forever. (Spain/ France/USA, 2013, 11 min., Documentary Short Disturbing content)
REEL LIFE
Laurence Relton What if your blind date was just like a romantic comedy? Maggies date turns out to be in film - literally - fully edited and censored to a PG13 rating. (UK, 2013, 13 min., Narrative Short)
l PRESENTEd bY: CLEAVE THE BOUTIQUE
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Austin Black Andrew spends his days in the employ of Real Love, an online dating site. At night, in his loneliness, he wanders down a dark path. (USA, 2014, 12 min., Narrative Short)
SPRING TIDES
Mathias Pardo Lucas and his father forge a tenuous peace that is put to the test when Lucass girlfriend joins them for a visit. (France, 2012, 16 min., Narrative Short)
l PRESENTEd bY: MIKES CRAB HOUSE
MORE THAN TWO HOURS
Ali Asgari The clock is ticking as a young Iranian couple seeks illegal medical help. (Iran, 2013, 15 min., Narrative Short)
CATERWAUL
DAUGHTER OF FORTUNE
AND VALERIE HALL YANCEY EVENTS
THE LANGUAGE OF LOVE

Laura Scrivano In the middle of a French exam, Charlie struggles to find the words to be true to his best friend and himself. (Australia, 2013, 10 min., Narrative Short)
Ian Samuels An aging fisherman develops an unusual relationship with a lobster. (USA, 2013, 14 min., Narrative Short)
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JOSEPHINE AND THE ROACH
Puk Grasten From the safety of their apartment window, an elderly man and woman witness an assault and debate what to do as the violence below escalates. (USA/Denmark, 2013, 8 min., Narrative Short)
Dawn Kamoche In the late summer of 1955, Hollywood star Cynthia Beckleys long buried secret threatens to destroy her perfect world. (USA, 2013, 29 min., Narrative Short)
LE TRAIN BLEU
Stephanie Assimacopoulo Helie and Selena, in the midst of a breakup, stop for a drink at Le Train Bleu, when fate intervenes in the form of an unusual waiter. (France, 2012, 18min., Narrative Short)
Jonathan Langager A cockroach falls in love with a woman convinced their shared appreciation of early 20th century music will bridge their differences. (USA, 2012, 15 min., Narrative Short)
STUDENT SHORTS: NARRATIVE, DOCUMENTARY, ANIMATION AND EXPERIMENTAL FILM FROM ELEVEN NEW FILMMAKERS FREE PROGRAM!
SUN, 3/30, 2:30PM | MD Hall | Gym | Q&A For full synopses of these films, please see alphabetical listing, pages 24 to 39.
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MENTIROSO
Will Shipley A young boy gets in over his head when he brags to his friends that he can get a nude photograph of the most beautiful girl in town. (USA, 2013, 9 min., Narrative Short)
Tarik Karam As Henry and Lucy sleepwalk through New York at night, they experience a momentary pause in the inevitable isolation inherent in living in a place so vast. (USA, 5 min., 2013, Narrative Short)
BAXTER
Ty Coyle, Savannah College of Art and Design (Undergraduate) Baxter, an obsessive-compulsive raccoon, does a little cleaning, color coordinating, and reorganizing in an unattended candy shop. (USA, 2013, 3 min., Narrative Short)
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John Rash, Duke University (Graduate) This experimental depiction of a Chinese nightclub follows partiers through one night in a small city in Jiangsu. (USA/China, 2014, 9 min., Documentary Short) Continued
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STUDENT SHORTS:
TRUE STORIES: THE NEW LOOK OF DOCUMENTARY

FRI, 3/28, 11:30AM | MD Hall | Room 308 | FREE PROGRAM! SAT, 3/29, 9:30PM | MD Hall | Auditorium For full synopses of these films, please see alphabetical listing, pages 24 to 39.
ALONE TOGETHER
Ora DeKornfeld, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Undergraduate) Thomas DeKornfeld is an ultra-runner. Follow him on his first 24-hour race. His goal: to run 115 miles. (USA, 2013, 4 min., Documentary Short)
SHELTERED LOVE
Alex Italics, University of Arizona (Undergraduate) In blissful 1950s suburbia, a love-struck bobbysoxer and her no-goodnik boyfriend seek refuge from her over-protective Old Man. (USA, 2014, 10 min., Narrative Short)
IRISH FOLK FURNITURE
Tony Donoghue Self-propelled Irish heirlooms get a makeover from an initially reluctant carpenter in this animated short documentary. (Ireland, 2012, 9 min., Documentary Short)
WE WILL LIVE AGAIN
LEAVING SHARPE
Directed by the 2013 GW Institute for Documentary Filmmaking, George Washington University (Graduate Program) Two mothers take on the school system after Washington D.C. Public Schools announces it will close a school for students with special needs. (USA, 2013, 13 min., Documentary Short)
HAPPILY EVER AFTER
SOLO, PIANONYC
Ben Genislaw & Yonni Aroussi, Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design Jerusalem (Graduate Program) Rani and Keren are young and in love. Will life always feel so exciting and new, or will they give in to the predefined path of marriage, kids, and dinner in front of the TV? (Israel, 2012, 7min., Narrative Short)
Anthony Sherin A piano is abandoned curbside on the streets of New York. Passersby are drawn to interact with it. (USA, 2012, 5 min., Documentary Short)
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Josh Koury A look inside operations of the Cryonics Institute and the lives of the caretakers charged with overseeing the 99 deceased human bodies stored there in cryopreservation. (USA, 2013, 12 min., Documentary Short)
WOODY BEFORE ALLEN
THE DREAMER
Laurence Fortin Gagnon, Laval University A six-minute animated history of man and his wondrous fascination with the moon. (Canada, 2013, 6 min., Narrative Short)
A CHRISTMAS MOOSE
FLO
Masha Vasyukova A young Russian filmmaker determines to have the Russian city of Konigsberg honor Woody Allen with a statue. (France / Russia / USA / Germany, 2011, 14 min., Documentary Short)
THE RESTLESS
Nialla LeBouef, Savannah College of Art and Design (Undergraduate) The quiet world of a lonely village mortician is shattered when the body of a young woman is placed in his care. (USA, 2012, 11 min., Narrative Short)
Rebecca Wilson, Ithaca College (Undergraduate Senior) A moose named Moose wants nothing more than to be a part of Santas sleigh team on Christmas Eve and will do anything to achieve his dream. (USA, 2013, 6 min., Narrative Short)
Riley Hooper Being born blind in one eye is perfect for a photographer; you dont have to worry about closing one eye. So begins the musings of pithy and unstoppable New York photographer Flo Fox. (USA, 2012, 10 min., Documentary Short)
GRANDPA AND ME AND A HELICOPTER TO HEAVEN
Johan Palmgren & sa Blanck David and his ailing grandfather are best friends. Today, they escape to the woods on a final adventure. (Sweden, 2013, 14 min., Documentary Short)
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Ellen Heuer, Filmsters Academy - Advanced Film (College Undergraduate) While chatting with a friend on the phone, a teenager hears an intruder. Home alone, she cautiously investigates. (USA, 2013, 9 min., Narrative Short)
Matthew Earl, Bond University (Undergraduate) Jacob, suffering at boarding school, spends his time staring plaintively at the wall until he meets the unconventional and street-smart Nathalie. (Australia, 2013, 11 min, Narrative Short
Dustin Grella Anonymous phone messages on the artists voice mail provide the content for these sometimes insightful, sometimes bizarre micro-shorts. (USA, 2013, 6 min., Documentary Short)
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LIGHT PLATE
Josh Izenberg Depressed and frustrated with his life, Dr. John Kitchin abandons his career as a neurologist, trading his IRA for a taste of divinity. (USA, 2013, 16 min., Documentary Short)
Josh Gibson A meditation on light from dawn to dusk in the Tuscan landscape. (USA/Italy, 2012, 10 min., Documentary Short)
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YOUNG HEARTS AND MINDS: THREE SHORT FILMS ON EXTRAORDINARY STUDENTS

FRI, 3/28, 2:00PM | St. Annes Parish House | Q&A SUN, 3/30, 11:00AM | MD Hall | Room 308 | Q&A For full synopses of these films, please see alphabetical listing, pages 24 to 39.
PANELS AND CONVERSATIONS

Making Your Movie in Maryland
FRI, 3/28, 10:30-11:30AM | OCallaghan Hotel
What do HBOs VEEP, Game Change and The Wire have in common with Netflixs House of Cards and feature films Jamesy Boy and Better Living Through Chemistry? All were filmed in Maryland! This region boasts being the third largest production community, right behind LA and New York City. With tax credits, and more than 650 IATSE members, 3000 SAG members, and hundreds of producers and skilled craftspeople in residence, all make Maryland an ideal place to shoot. Discover the various elements that go into making ones movie here with our panel of local experts. PANELISTS: Ken Arnold, Actor: film & television Jack Gerbes, Director, Maryland Film Office Kimberly Skyrme, House of Cards, Kimberly Skyrme Casting Tim White, Producer, Jamesy Boy, Star Thrower Entertainment Trevor White, Director, Jamesy Boy, Star Thrower Entertainment
THE POTTERS FIELD
Edward Heavrin & Nick Weis A group of high school students in Louisville, Kentucky volunteer to give burial services for the homeless and indigent members of their community. (USA, 2012, 42 min., Documentary Short)
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ceived notions that individuals with sensory deficits experience the pleasures of life any less. (USA, 2013, 39 min., Documentary Short)
DOING IT FOR ME
TEACH ME TO SEA
Mara Bresnahan Students at the Perkins School for the Blind take a cruise to Mexico and shatter pre-con-
Precious Lambert & Leah Edwards A look at the dropout crisis in Washington D.C. through the eyes of three young women working together to try to turn their lives around and finish school. (USA, 2013, 25 min., Documentary Short)
MODERATOR: Robert Neal Marshall, SAG-AFTRA Actor: film & television
ENVIRONMENTAL FILM PROGRAM

SAT, 3/29, 10:00AM | St. Johns Key Auditorium | Q&A Moderated by: Al Todd, Executive Director, Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay For full synopses of these films, please see alphabetical listing, pages 24 to 39.
INTRODUCTION: Dan Kavanaugh, Education Co-Chair
YOUNG ICE
Derek Hallquist Leading scientists join forces with the local Inuit community in Barrow, Alaska to bear witness to shrinking sea ice in the Arctic Circle. (USA, 2014, 15 min., Documentary Short)
story about one of the Bays most important critters: the oyster. (USA, 2014, 30 min., Documentary Short)
Crowdfunding and Indie Film Financing

FRI, 3/28, 12:30-1:30PM | OCallaghan Hotel
Creative funding sources and online portals have made the dreams come true of many filmmakers, who just a few short years ago had little means to get their projects funded. This session focuses on the crowdfunding resources available such as Indiegogo, Kickstarter, Seed and Spark, and local producers who have successfully pulled together funding for films. PANELISTS: Scott Glosserman, CEO, Gathr.US Kristi Jacobson, Producer/Director, A Place at the Table, ElectionDay, P.O.V., Toots Hilary Linder, Director, Indivisible, Kudzu Films Tim White, Producer, Jamesy Boy, Star Thrower Entertainment
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Sandy Cannon-Brown Culture and ecology clash in this captivating
Reuben Aaronson Two journalists travel along Perus Madre de Dios River to reveal the apocalyptic destruction of the rainforest in the pursuit of illegally mined gold. (USA, 2011, 53 min., Documentary Feature)
MODERATOR: Kiley Kraskouskas, President, Thinking Forward Media & Board of Directors, Docs in Progress INTRODUCTION: Felicia Barlow Clar, Education Co-Chair
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Screenwriting isnt something learned in grammar school. It feels more like a mysterious dark art, but the truth is that screenwriting is within the grasp of all who are interested. If you have ever told a story in your life, you already have the basic knowledge needed to write a movie. Our acclaimed panel explores the difference between the literary and visual mediums with guidance on how to find your unique voice and work within a creative team. PANELISTS: Lane Shadgett, Screenwriter, Jamesy Boy & Perkins 14 Jeanne Veillette Bowerman, Editor & Online Community Manager, Script Magazine David S. Ward, Oscar winning Screenwriter, The Sting & Sleepless in Seatle MODERATOR: Michael I. Miller, Writer, Producer; Writers Guild of America & Advisory Board, Annapolis Film Festival INTRODUCTION: David Joyner, Education Committee
Screenwriting
African-American Storytelling On Screen

FRI, 3/28, 6:30-8:15PM | MD Hall Auditorium
Perhaps the oldest tradition in acting is that of the black storyteller. For centuries, African-Americans have shared stories of hearth, home and community using the rich heritage of the African oral tradition to share and preserve history. Todays black actor, writer and director continues to approach a role as that of black storyteller a means of giving a voice to explore the expressive power of the creative verbal arts and oral traditions that shape American culture and communication. This discussion will be led by the esteemed Ambassador Shabazz, the eldest daughter born to Dr. Betty Shabazz and Malcolm X Shabazz. She is a sought after speaker, producer, writer, and diplomat. Ambassador Shabazzs hope is to motivate and inspire one to have a better understanding of his or her history, the surrounding world, and ones constructive place in it, thus encouraging positive self-concept. PANELISTS: Charles S. Dutton, Actor & Director: stage, film, television (invited) Chris Haley, Actor & Research Director for the History of Slavery in Maryland, Maryland State Archives Scotti Preston, Actor, Living History consultant Rain Pryor, Producer, Writer & Actor: film & television
THE SPOOK WHO SAT BY THE DOOR

FRI, 3/28, 3:15-5:15PM | MD Hall Auditorium
SPECIAL RETROSPECTIVE SCREENING! After five dutiful years in a demeaning role at the CIA, Dan Freeman (Lawrence Cook) turns militant. This film, produced in 1973 with a Herbie Hancock score, was suppressed for almost 20 years because of its incendiary look at one federal agencys token efforts at racial integration. Directed by Ivan Dixon and also starring J. A. Preston. See page 19 for full synopsIs. IN PERSON: J.A. Preson. Preston is best known for his roles including A Few Good Men, Body Heat, Air Force One, Martin, Hill Street Blues, Good Times, and others. One of his earliest roles was in The Spook Who Sat By The Door. MODERATORS: Chris Haley, former Director of the Utopia Film Festival and current Director of Study of the Legacy of Slavery in Maryland Carlesa R. Finney, Career Educator and Executive Director of Equity and Human Relations, AACPS INTRODUCTION: Scotti Preston, Director of Full Range Productions; Producer, Director, Actor, Living History Specialist
MODERATOR: Ambassador Shabazz, Diplomat, Producer/Writer, Advisory Board, Annapolis Film Festival INTRODUCTION: Dr. Alyson L. Hall, The Glaucoma Center (Sponsor)
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A Conversation with Gabriella Cristiani

SAT, 3/29, 10:00-11:00AM | MD Hall Auditorium
An hour long conversation with Oscar winning film editor Gabriella Cristiani, an Italian film editor with more than 27 feature film credits. She is most often lauded for her collaboration with the famed director, Bernardo Bertolucci. Cristiani won the Academy Award for Best Film Editing in 1987 for The Last Emperor, which won a total of nine Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Director for Bertolucci. MODERATOR: Fred Nelson, Editor & Actor, King Henry VIII, Maryland Renaissance Festival INTRODUCTION: Nan Henry, Education Committee
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Used to be filmmakers were at the mercy of large studios and film distributorsthose who formally marketed movies, set theatrical release dates for viewing, and typically reaped all the rewards, as well as the rights. Not anymore! With an emerging internet-era approach to releasing movies and self distribution, filmmakers can now control their work, their rights, and their fan base. PANELISTS: Jill Burkhart, Director of Documentary Programming, EPIX Wendy Cohen, Partner/Principal, Picture Motion & former Senior Director Film Campaigns, Participant Media Scott Glosserman, CEO, Gathr.US MODERATOR: Peter Broderick, Film Strategist/Consultant, Paradigm Consulting (via Skype) INTRODUCTION: Karen Whalen, Education Committee
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SAT, 3/29, 12:00-1:00PM | OCallaghan Hotel

Documentary films have enjoyed a huge resurgence during the last decade. The digital revolution has made documentaries even more accessible to the general filmmaker, as has online funding and distribution methods. With the availability of inexpensive equipment and smaller cameras, coupled with the sharing of information and festivals catering to the genre, this is the perfect time for new filmmakers to emerge. PANELISTS: Poull Brien, Director, Charles Bradley: Soul of America Steve Burns, Producer, Rollercoaster Road Productions & former Senior Executive, Discovery Channel & National Geographic Channels Wendy Cohen, Partner/Principal, Picture Motion Kristi Jacobson, Producer/Director, A Place at the Table, Election Day, P.O.V., Toots Winona Meringolo, Senior Director of Development, Investigation Discovery, Military Channel John Stanton, Director, Wood Sails Dreams, Shouldered Oar Films MODERATOR: Marianna Mimi Edmunds, Professor of Journalism, Emerson College & Advisory Board, Annapolis Film Festival INTRODUCTION: Patti White, Creative Director
Everything Documentary
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An in depth conversation with the Academy Award winning writer of The Sting (Best Original Screenplay); Sleepless in Seattle (Oscar Nominee for Best Original Screenplay); The Milagro Beanfield War; and the Major League franchise. Ward will share behind the scenes film clips and stories True Hollywood Stories not to be missed! Currently, Ward brings his distinguished filmography to leading the screenwriting program in the Dodge College of Film and Media Arts at Chapman University. The Sting will be viewed in its entirety with a Q&A to follow after the Conversation with David Ward. Please see synopsis on page 20. HOST/INTERVIEWER: Ann Oldenburg, Entertainment Reporter, Film Critic & Blogger, USA Today INTRODUCTION: Patti White, Creative Director
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Rick Foster, President Mandisa Henry, Secretary Tom Barnhill, Treasurer Lee Anderson Steve Burns Ruth Anderson Coggeshall Sonia Feldman Mike Pace Doug Potash Lucy Spiegel Patti White Margaret Winters EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Debra Fortier CREATIVE DIRECTORS K. Lee Anderson, Patti White PROGRAMMING DIRECTOR Juliet Burch ART DIRECTOR Sonia Feldman MARKETING DIRECTOR Margo Precht Speciale
ADVISORY BOARD
James Edmund Datri Janet Davidson Mimi Edmunds Carlesa Finney Emil Gallina Jack Gerbes Janice Hayes-Williams Michael Miller April Nyman Wayne L. Rogers Ambassador Shabazz Helen Strong David S. Ward MARKETING Margo Precht Speciale (Chair), Alice Blayne-Allard, Fern Hill, Teresa Huckaby, Kay Hunter, Mary Kay Robertson, Arlene Walsh, Natasha Wrobel MERCHANDISE MANAGERS Maria Baker, Donna Philips
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PROGRAMMING TRAFFIC COORDINATOR Michael Reft PRODUCTION COORDINATOR Sarah Stusek
PROGRAMMING Juliet Burch (Co-Chair), Julien Jacques (Co-Chair), Susan Barocas, McKay Blue, PRODUCTION ASSISTANT Mandisa Henry Crissinger, Jane Davis, Edmunds, Staying behind the scenes to help Sharon you shine is what we do Mimi best. Matthew Green, Mandisa Henry, John Jensen, COMMITTEES: Nicolemarketing Lentini, Eric Lund, Matt Makowski, Kate Whether its ink to paper, an integrated campaign or A/V TECH Todd Stevens, (Chair), Christian Allan, McMillan, Doug Potash, Scotti Preston, Kelly Price, Liz Allan, Gracie Allan, Michael Allen, Andy Kille, Mary Rathlev, Robert Reedy, Sarah Schenck, professional brand development, we make BIG happen for clients Krista LaRotonda, Michael Reft, Winship Wheatley Annie Schwartz ofJuliet every shape and size. Call us to PR/SOCIAL meet your project coordinator. COPYWRITERS Burch, Felicia Barlow Clar, MEDIA MARKETING Carolyn Sullivan (CoKelly Price, Mary Rathlev, Eric Lund, John Jensen Chair), Kate Perrie (Co-Chair), Janet Roessler (CoCOPY PROOFING/EDITING Felicia Barlow Clar, Janet Favero, Kelly Price DISTRIBUTION Maxine Stearns EDUCATION Felicia Barlow Clar (Co-Chair), Dan Kavanaugh (Co-Chair),Nan Henry, David Joyner, Scotti Preston, Gloria Song, Lucy Spiegel, Karen Whalen GRAPHICS AND WEBSITE Joe Barsin, Jane Davis, Galley Creative, Sonia Feldman, Will Small, Lacey Wheatley
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2 WELCOME 4 HOW-TO GUIDE 6 FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS 10 FEATURE FILMS

24 SHORT FILMS 41 SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE

Rick Foster President, Board of Directors

Debra Fortier Executive Director

LETTER FROM THE CREATIVE DIRECTORS

Michael Pantelides, Mayor City of Annapolis

LETTER FROM THE BOARD

Patti White Creative Director

Lee Anderson Creative Director

WELCOME TO THE ANNAPOLIS FILM FESTIVAL

2014 Annapolis Film Festival

Film Guidance System

2014 Annapolis Film Festival

l THE SPOOK WHO SAT BY THE DOOR

l SHOWCASE: AfRICAN-AMERICAN SToRYTELLING ON SCREEN

l GOD LOVES UGANDA

l SHORTS PROGRAM: TRUE STORIES. Free to the public

2014 Annapolis Film Festival

l RUNNING FROM CRAZY

l SPECIAL PRESENTATION: A CONVERSATION WITH WRITER/ DIRECTOR DAVID S. WARD

l WHO CARES? Free to the public.

l STUDENT SHOWCASE. Free to the public.

l BEST OF THE FEST

l SATURDAY NIGHT BASH

2014 Annapolis Film Festival

SATURDAY, 3/29 | 10:00AM St. Johns | Key Auditorium

With SPAT! and YOUNG ICE ENVIRONMENTAL FILM PROGRAM

Rena Mundo Croshere & Nadine Mundo

SATURDAY, 3/29 | 2:30pM MD Hall | Auditorium Adult content

SATURDAY, 3/29 | 2:00PM St. Johns | Key Auditorium

FRIdAY, 3/28 | 9:00pM Compass Rose Theater

FRIDAY, 3/28 | 5:15PM MD Hall | Gym

2014 Annapolis Film Festival

CHERRY COTTAGE: The Story of an American House

SATURdAY, 3/28 | 6:30PM St. Johns | Key Auditorium

GOD LOVES UGANDA

FRIDAY, 3/28 | 3:45PM Compass Rose Theater Preceded by PERFECT DAY

2014 Annapolis Film Festival

LAWRENCE AND HOLLOMAN

SATURdAY, 3/29 | 8:45PM St. Johns | Key Auditorium Preceded by LUNCHTIME

LOST FOR LIFE

FRIDAY, 3/28 | 6:00PM Compass Rose Theater Adult content

2014 Annapolis Film Festival

THE NEW BLACK

SATURdAY, 3/29 | 12:30PM MD Hall | Gym

2014 Annapolis Film Festival

THE PLEASURES OF BEING OUT OF STEP

THE REAL INGLORIOUS BASTARDS

FRIdAY, 3/28 | 7:00 pM MD Hall | Room 308

THE PRIESTS CHILDREN

RUNNING FROM CRAZY

SATURdAY, 3/29 | 5:45PM MD Hall | Gym

THE SPOOK WHO SAT BY THE DOOR

FRIdAY, 3/28 | 3:15pM MD Hall | Auditorium | Q&A -EXpECTEdActor J.A. Preston

l PRESENTEd bY: TEMpLE bETH SHALoM

2014 Annapolis Film Festival

STAND CLEAR OF THE CLOSING DOORS

SUITCASE OF LOVE AND SHAME

SATURdAY 3/29 | 12:30pM MD Hall | Room 308

FRIdAY, 3/28 | 7:45pM MD Hall | Gym Adult content

SWAMPCANDY- Midnight Creep

A CONVERSATION WITH DAVID S. WARD,

entertainment news, with a focus on celebrities, films and television.