Venue, Wednesday 8:00 PM
LOCATION
UPSTAIRS - Southern Accent Restaurant, 595 Markham Street, 1 block west of Honest Ed’s
Stem Cell Boutique
Director, Leza Lidow, USA
The excitement at the opening of the Stem Cell Boutique on Rodeo Drive last Saturday night was memorable and historical the crowds were jubilant. The boundless energy with which the audience grabbed and snatched the precious items was swift and speedy. This only proves that historically stem cell has been proven a life savior for the worlds sick and wounded.
Website http://www.lezalidow.com
A Portrait Of Envy
Director, Enrique Garcia, USA
The subtly disturbing short movie about Gillian, a young, artistic woman who becomes obsessed with her co-worker Jerry and his girlfriend Samantha. Starring Riley Rose, Kris Kjornes, and Jennifer Popagain.
Website http://revver.com/video/399284/a-portrait-of-envy/
Convertible Woman
Director, Leslea Mair, USA
Convertible Woman is a short experimental film that explores the changeable nature of motherhood, from the physical shift a woman’s body must make in pregnancy to the mental, emotional and spiritual shifts that take place along with it. Shot on black and white 16mm film and hand-processed by the filmmaker, it was shot over 6 months of pregnancy. The audio component of the film was gleaned from conversations with other women about life, children and each one’s take on the amazing, frightening, frustrating and joyful journey into ‘the undiscovered country’ - motherhood.
I Heard the Mermaids Singing
Director, Victoria Charters, USA
A loner (Kenneth Johnson, The Sheild, Saving Grace ) meets a woman (Victoria Charters) outside a party, forming a connection in an instant. A classic & lyrical love-tale with a bitter-sweet twist. A short-film adaptation of a play written by legendary acting coach and casting director Michael Shurtleff who passed away January 28, 2007.
two julias
Director, Tom McIntire, USA
Counter-terrorism Agent Frank Armstrong has a problem - his girlfriend Lillian is obsessed with spying on single women. Thanks to the Patriot Act, what pleases Lil, pleases Frank. Watched by suspicious agents from around the world, Frank and Lillian kick their spying up a notch with Julia Carter. Julia’s first meeting with Dave, supposedly single Seattle salesman, will be a little coffee and conversation. Frank and Lillian turn the awkward first date upside down, but the clock is ticking.
Ismeria
Director, Karen A. Thompson, CAN
Susan For Now
Director, Robin Franzi, USA
A first person account of a woman who responds to ten-year celibacy by reclaiming her sexual freedom, Susan for Now follows an educational journey into the underground world of alternative lifestyles in Seattle, Washington. The film is equally notable for its insights into the minds and hearts of articulate and sincere individuals from every walk of life who practice BDSM (Bondage, Discipline, Sadism and Masochism) in a consensual and responsible manner.
Website http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1039641/
Elvis, How Great Thou Art, A Portrait of the Artist
Director, Linda Ann McConnell, Scotland, UK
This UK documentary portrait commemorates Elvis Aaron Presley and his musical significance, cultural impact and artistic achievements from 1954 to 2005, demonstrating how the power of an individual CAN make a difference. Elvis wasn’t just huge in North America, but as this documentary illustrates, around the world…
Website http://www.thememphislullaby.com/
Trailer http://www.thememphislullaby.com/the_film.html
Living The Hip Life
Director, Jesse Weaver Shipley, GHANA
In 1994 rap musician Reggie Rockstone Ossei returned to his native Ghana sparking a musical revolution. Rockstone left a successful English-language rap career in London to record and perform Akan-language Hip Hop in the clubs and studios of Accra. This film follows Rockstone, known as the “Godfather of Hiplife,” as he tries to build hip hop culture in Ghana. Hiplife consists of African American rap lyricism and beat-making creatively mixed through electronic technology with older proverbial speech and urban highlife rhythms and vocals. With humor and personality the film follows Rockstone through the corners of urban living as he navigates the tenuous life of a hip hop superstar in a postcolonial metropolis. His story is intercut with the trials of the Mobile Boys, a young group of aspiring rappers, as they work to make it in the music industry.
Website http://www.livingthehiplife.com/index.html
Trailer http://www.livingthehiplife.com/page5/page5.html
