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Congratulation to Urban Suburban Film Festival
2nd Annual Film Festival
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“It’s all about the film”. Urban Suburban Film Festival
welcomes you back and thanks for your support.
Change is evitable. How appropriate that 2009 symbolized
significant historical change. Within every moment in time,
change will occur regardless of location. It was our goal to
change the landscape in which film festivals are viewed in
the City of Philadelphia. Our primary goal was to focus on
the artist and secondarily create a third major option within
the existing film festival arena. I think we accomplished
both of these lofty goals with the help of every filmmaker
and producer who graciously submitted their work to our
inaugural film festival. I cannot say enough to thank the
100 plus filmmakers that submitted their work to be
displayed at the Urban Suburban Film Festival. I love the
City of Philadelphia
From the onset, it was our mission, despite the economy to
focus our event, your festival and the artist. So as we’ve said all
along “it’s all about the film”. While our primary focus has been about ensuring that filmmakers
regardless of race, creed, color, gender or sexual preference have a venue to display their work
collectively not separately, it would not have been possible without the support of willing sponsors. We
have been rewarded by our willingness to focus on “City Avenue” and the businesses that line this
historically rich residential neighborhoods along City Avenue.
Our wonderful existing partners such as Saks 5th Avenue, Citibank, Franklin Institute, Sande Webster
Gallery, MindTV, , Hilton Hotel, AUDIOFILMS Recording and Employee Benefits Consulting Services
Incorporated. We welcome our new partners Ciroc and MoMac Lifestyles Media
It goes without saying that without a talented team nothing can be done successfully. I want to
personally thank each team members for their time effort and energy because without them we could not
have made this event a success. While the festival is all about the film, the festival is about the diversity of
the city, the suburbs and common thread that we all share regardless of our of country of organ, it is
about accepting and tolerating each person creative uniqueness and allowing it to be expressed. So I’ll
see you on the “Avenue”.
Sincerely,
George Clifford Blackmon, Co- Founder, Chief Marketing Executive & Strategic Partnership
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Welcome to the 2010 Urban Suburban Film Festival
Good evening, and welcome to the 2nd annual Urban Suburban Film
Festival. We want to thank everyone for attending last year event and
showing their support to the various artists who have a passion for
filmmaking. As mentioned, Philadelphia is the 5th largest media market in
the country, and while it has numerous film festivals, it doesn’t have any
specific to the minority community. Part of the mission for our festival is
not only to make it “all about the film”, but to also provide an opportunity
for entrepreneurs and businesses associated with the event, to
collaborate with talented individuals and increase their awareness in the
community.
We not only wanted to answer question of “why another film festival”?
We were committed to providing access to information for aspiring filmmakers, by way of
marketing, financing, distribution, and more. Last year’s event proved to a success and I look
forward to seeing each and everyone of you at this incredible event. We were also committed to
providing opportunities to meet leaders in the film industry, via actors, actresses, casting
directors, and more.
Throughout the process we were grateful to get some many good film submissions, which
highlighted the diversity of our event. So as we kick off the 2010 festival with some
extraordinary films, and rewarding workshops, please enjoy yourselves, and once again, thank
you for coming out.
On behalf of the Urban Suburban Film Festival, we would like to thank you for your continued
support, participation, and submission of your film. It was our honor to continue to showcase
your work, and give true recognition to all gifted and talented artist. As we move forward to
future events, we welcome the opportunity to collaborate with you over the next few years as
we continue to grow. We wish you continued success in your future endeavors and thank you
for your support.
Sincerely,
Andrew Harmon, Co- Founder, Creative Director
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Urban Suburban Film Festival Team Members
Angelique Marshall
Creative Director
A native of Philadelphia, Angelique Marshall's passion for the arts began while attending Philadelphia's
Creative and Performing Arts High School, where she majored in Drama & Film/Video. She continued her
education at Penn State University, where she obtained her BA in Communications and sharpened her skills as
an editor, producer and director. During this time, she served as a Production Assistant intern with Rel
Dowdell's critically acclaimed feature length film Train Ride. She also interned with a major market news
station, WPVI Channel 6 in Philadelphia. These opportunities lead her to obtain a Production Assistant /
Assistant Assignment Editor position with another major market news station, F0X Philadelphia for the Good
Day Morning Show. Before leaving FOX, Angelique showed her creativity and skills by producing and editing 5
volunteer segments, a ponds & garden segment, and a music segment.
As a freelance agent, Angelique has worked on a slew of independent projects as a Treatment Writer,
Executive Producer, Assistant Director, Production Manager, Producer, Casting Director and Editor. Her credits
include A Diamond in the Sky, Lost Money, The Strip, Getting My Way, A Sweet Sensation, and Happy Holidays.
Angelique has also worked as a personnel director for music videos, Marketing Manager and Event Planner for
the International Black Film Conference in Philadelphia,( Executive Producer for a televised talent competition,
The Talent Throw Down and Promoter for the Seagrams Gin Tour with Mary J. Blige, Jagged Edge and Carl
Thomas. She is currently serving as Assistant Director for Secret Society the Stage Play. Outside of Angelique's
production experience, she has obtained a Master of Science Degree in Mental Health Counseling from
Springfield College. She uses this degree to provided mental health counseling for her community.
Nancy Gilliam
Program Director
Nancy Gilliam’s literary and media career spans over thirty-five years beginning with her first television
appearance on WONDERAMA, Metromedia Television’s (now FOX TV) most successful children’s television
show hosted by Philadelphia’s own Bob McAllister. She made her professional stage debut in Joseph Papp’s
New York Shakespeare Festival production of THE WEDDING BAND with Ruby Dee, Robert Loggia & Polly
Holliday. She appeared in the MGM motion picture FAME and sang on the motion picture soundtrack of THE
WIZ. She co-authored the hit records TAKE A CHANCE and STOP PLAYING ON ME, which was later picked up by
NBC TV as the theme song for an episode of ALFRED HITCHCOCK PRESENTS entitled THE GLOATING PLACE.
Her literary credits include CHICKEN SOUP FOR THE AFRICAN AMERICAN SOUL, CHICKEN SOUP FOR THE
AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMAN’S SOUL, CHICKEN SOUP FOR THE SOUT: TEENS TALK MIDDLE SCHOOL, THE
HUSTLER’S TEN COMMANDMENTS by multi-media mogul Hotep, and the #1 ranked companion study guide to
BJ Robinson’s biography, LEBRON JAMES: KING OF THE COURT. She is a partner and Head Writer for Unchained
Entertainment, located in Philadelphia, PA. She most recently served as script consultant & production
manager on VI DEGREES: The Movie, in which she also made her official return to the big screen in the role of
Sharon. Other recent credits include Assistant Director for the television pilot, FLAGRANT FOULS, script
consultant on Unchained Entertainment's THE PLOT (in which she also played the role of Margie Palmer), and
Associate Producer on Headliner Entertainment's HAPPY HOLIDAZE. She is currently directing the Gospel
musical, GATE CALLED STRAIGHT premiering in September at The Academy of Music.
She has shared her wealth of experience as both a speaker and a planner at conferences and festivals across
the country including The African American Literary & Media Conference in Reno, Nevada, The SOL Film
Festival in Norfolk, Virginia, The South Florida Youth in Film Festival, and the Brother 2 Brother Literary
Symposium.
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USFF Transitions 2
“Our Talented Sister’s”
Check out this dynamic panel on
Thursday, June 17th, 2010
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Mainline Conversations “One on One” featuring
Nashawn Kearse was born and raised in Brooklyn New York; he has over 15 years of
experience in the business. Nashawn got his first start with the Manhattan base theatre
group called City Kids. This is where he got his acting, dancing, and singing training. He
performed on the New York City streets, Broadway, and Carnegie Hall with City Kids,
alongside other actors like Donald Faison, Malik Yoba, and Isiah Washington. Nashawn
then moved on to television his first big roll came on" New York Undercover"", he then
moved on to be on such shows as Law and Order Criminal Intent", "Matt Waters", "The
Shield", and, "Sopranos". Nashawn had a reoccurring role on the HBO hit show
"Entourage" and was a series regular on the hit ABC show "Desperate Housewives"
were he played the mentally challenged character "Caleb" alongside Alfre Woodard who
played his mother on the show.
Nashawn also has film roles to his credit which include the Lead role in the movie My
Brother alongside Vanessa Williams and Tatum O’Neil. He also had the lead role in
"Cross Bronx", and "Your nobody until somebody kills you" Nashawn had a supporting
role in "Taxi" and "Marci X" alongside Damon Wayans and Lisa Kudrow.
Nashawn loves to perform and loves to give back to his community and to his peers. He
feels his greatest work is still to come and that’s what drives him.
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Shannon Newby
Owner-Out the House Motion Pictures/ Executive Producer-Heavy Sedation television
series
After leaving the Community College of Philadelphia, Shannon Newby started the film
and television production company ‘Out the House Motion Pictures in 1995 Two years later
under his company he wrote, produced, and directed the feature film ‘Dirty Laundry (Air it Out).
‘Dirty Laundry’ won a best director award at the Atlantic City film festival and a best feature
film award at the Philadelphia International film festival. (Philafilm) After receiving inequitable
offers for distribution, Newby spent a year learning the business of video distribution and self
distributed the film nationally making pioneering deals with Tower Records and Blockbuster
Video while maintaining all publishing right to the film.
In 2006, Newby a Pennsylvania Pew Fellowship of the Arts finalist created the quirky,
repertory theater, short film television series ‘Heavy Sedation.’ The series started on WYBE public
television and within weeks the show became a Nielsen rated top ten hit on the station. Only 5
months later, the local success of the show brought about national distribution as ‘Heavy
Sedation’ was acquired by the National Education Television Association. ‘Heavy Sedation’ is now
a national and internationally syndicated public television series that has aired on 44 stations
across the United States, in Canada and the United Kingdom.
Newby is also theater arts graduate from the Philadelphia high school for the Creative
and Performing Arts, a published editorialist, and an award winning orator who has received
many recognitions and honors throughout his career. In 1987 he won the citywide middle
school division for the Black History Oratorical contest and was honored by Walter Cronkite on
CBS prime time national television at the Constitution 200 year celebration with Supreme Court
Justice Warren Burger. More recently Newby received the distinction of Spotlight filmmaker of
the month by the Philadelphia Film office as well as Entrepreneur of the month by Innovation
Philadelphia.
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Urban Suburban Film Festival - Actor’s Workshop
Featuring Tyson Hall
Tyson Hall's dynamic creative ability in multiple disciplines of the Arts drew him to the stage as an actor, model and
dancer. He began an intensive training regimen that included scene study classes with Tony Greco, sense memory
classes with Susan Batson, and acting with James Pringle of the Harlem Theater Company. Intent on putting this
training in action, Tyson gained experience at The Nuyerican Café and Theater 22 where he worked with outstanding
writers Amiri Baraka and Ishmeel Reed. He booked his first television credit as a guest star on New York Undercover,
soon after booked roles on Moesha and in the Larry Miller film King Con in 1998. He also worked alongside Delroy
Lindel and Tommy Davis. Tyson was offered an opportunity to write and develop his own film entitled A CALLING. He
also ran an acting troop called "Endangered Reindeers".
Tyson then booked a recurring role on the HBO series OZ. Since then, his professionalism has elevated his worth
and given him work with respected producers, directors, and actors. In 2002, he worked with Charles Stone III and
Susan Smith on the film Paid in Full and made his comedic debut with his critically acclaimed role of Malik in Jessie
Terrero’s The Clinic, which was featured at the Sundance Film Festival in 2003. His most challenging lead role also
came in 2002 as Tony Dayton, a tragic clown faced with overwhelming fear in the short film The Kite that screened at
The Urban World Film Festival and The Roxbury Film Festival. In 2005, he was directed by Lance Rivera and
produced by Queen Latifah in The Cookout, and in 2006, he played the rapist opposite industry icon Olympia Dukakis
in 3 Needles, which also featured Sandra O and Lucy Lui.2007 was a busy year for Mr. Hall. He returned to HBO for
an appearance in The Wire, a performance that was so well received that his character was brought back. The role of
Marvin has been featured in seasons four and five. Another major television appearance came opposite Oliver Platt
and Robert Loggia on Queens Supreme, and on the big screen he was featured in the Academy Award nominated
American Gangster, directed by Ridley Scott. He recently wrapped production on A Kiss of Chaos starring Michael
Williams from The Wire and Adam Rodriquez of CSI Miami.
The Actor's Studio Workshop- will give budding actors and actresses a chance to study, get insight and develop their
craft with an established actor name Tyson Hall. Tyson will discussed the importance of a good headshot and
resume, provide an opportunity for guest to have their head-shots and resume critiqued, while discussing basic tools
an actor must have. The workshop will also outline how to get work in the entertainment business, the importance of
an agent and the difference between managers. Attendees will explore chosen monologues and the crucial aspects
of a good monologue, while displaying their talent during a mocked audition. Actors and Actresses will also exam the
study of Sense Memory- this exercise will allow participants to seek and connect their own personal experiences and
encounters with scenes and characters.
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Urban Suburban Film Festival - Film Producing 101
Featuring Garrett Thompson
Garrett Thompson will discuss taking an idea from the creative mind to the silver screen. This session will focus on
"the journey" of producing a film, discussing the process and necessary steps to making a vision a reality.
Raised in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Director/Producer Garrett T. Thompson received a Bachelor’s Degree in
Broadcast Communication from Susquehanna University in 2000. After graduating, Thompson set his sights on the
west coast attending film school at the University of Southern California Cinematic Arts Production Program. While in
the program he directed a twenty-minute 35 mm short film entitled Hope’s Choice, starring Jocko Sims (Dreamgirls,
CRASH “the series”). The film garnished several awards including a student EMMY from the Academy of Television
Arts & Sciences, honorable mention from the Director’s Guild of America, and a Melvin Van Peebles award from the
San Francisco Black Film Festival. Hope’s Choice was also included in the Kodak Emerging Filmmakers Showcase
at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival and aired for over a year as a part of the Black Filmmakers’ Showcase on the
Showtime network.
Thompson was a recipient of the 2002-2003 Film Independent Project: Involve fellowship, where he was mentored by
writer/director Reggie Rock Bythewood (Notorious, Biker Boyz). In 2005, Thompson received his MFA in Film
Production and was awarded a full fellowship to the USC Cinematic Arts Critical Studies Ph.D. program. He is
currently working on his dissertation, which focuses on Hip Hop studies, under the tutelage of Dr. Todd Boyd (author
of “Am I Black Enough for You”, co-writer/producer of The Wood).
Thompson continues to straddle production and critical studies directing a pilot television show entitled Around the
World with Kelly, hosted by Kelly Rowland of Destiny's Child and in the summer of 2006, joined forces with fellow
USC cinema student Jarrett Lee Conaway, creating a production company called BFAM STUDIOS. BFAM produced
Anthem, a sci-fi fable about two explorers who discover a time-capsule buried during a nuclear war. The Thompson
produced short propelled Conaway to nation-wide exposure when he was chosen by Steven Spielberg, from a pool of
12,000 filmmakers, to participate in the FOX reality competition On the Lot.
In 2010 BFAM would deliver its latest film TURBO (an FX heavy futuristic short film) starring Justin Chon (Twilight,
Crossing Over), Jocko Sims (Crash "the series", Dreamgirls) and internet superstar David Lehre (Myspace: the
Movie, Epic Movie). TURBO would win a student EMMY from the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (for Youth
Programming), a first place Gold Circle Award for Outstanding Student Film from the Caucus Foundation, Official
Selection at the Comic-Can Film Festival, and Best Student Film at the Hollyshorts Film Fest. Thompson and
Conaway are currently trying to sell TURBO and are developing an independent feature film.
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Urban Suburban Film Festival - Film Editing Workshop
featuring Kenyatta Henderson
HD Filming/ Avid and Final Cut Pro Editing Workshop •HD- Filming Formats-Cameras, and streaming methods •AVID Editing
Basics of Non-Linear Avid Editing- So what exactly is non-linear editing? How have computerized editing systems
changed the editing profession? What are all the different aspects of an Avid editing system, and what are the latest
tools that are shaping the future of film and TV editing?
Final Cut Pro- Learn the basics of the revolutionary video editing program, Apple’s Final Cut Pro, an exciting nonlinear editing program that combines professional capability with consumer-level accessibility. This course shall
explore how the program works and how editors can import and manipulate footage with ease. The instructor will
demonstrate Final Cut’s capabilities to handle SD and HD footage and will highlight Final Cut Pro’s sister programs
under Final Cut Studio. Apple computer knowledge is recommended.
Fox 29 Photojournalist Kenyata Henderson started his career here in Philadelphia PA. He attended the Art Institute of
Philadelphia where he received the Special Achievement Award in 1999 for his outstanding accomplishments in
Video and Film Productions. Kenyatta produced a number of music videos and documentaries at AIPH and most
noted for the nat sound documentary A R.A.P. Story. A documentary about a local rap group (Ram Squad) that
pursued a dream to rise from the woes of the projects to become one of Hip Hop dominate Rap Groups. Ram Squad
later landed a deal with Universal Records and releasing a hit sing;e Ballers. The documentary consist of 4 music
videos and a story about Richard Allen Projects history of being one of Philadelphia notoriously violent housing
projects and what it took to get threw the chaos. After graduating AIPH a local start up news station (Phily Tv News)
seek out Kenyatta for his creative camera skills and his knowledge of non-linear editing. This is where 1515 was
born, an entertainment show showcasing the arts in Philadelphia. Kenyatta then move on to more challenging,
competitive station, Fox 29. Now as a photojournalist at Fox his ENG (Electronic News Gathering) knowledge has
strengthen, dealing with the latest equipment in the broadcast industry. Kenyatta is proficient in non-linear editing (
Avid Xpress, Avid Composer, Avid News Cutter, Final Cut Studio, Pro Tools, Photoshop, Adobe After Effects) and
that is to name some of the software he excelled.
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Urban Suburban Film Festival - Playwright Discussion
featuring
Rick Watson, Founder and creative and Inspirational force
behind World Renowned Entertainment:
Hailing from the rough streets of South Philadelphia, Rick Watson found trouble at an
early age that landed him behind bars.
Not letting that experience define him, Rick Watson has since returned to his South
Philly neighborhood to start his successful endeavor, “World Renowned
Entertainment.”
Rick Watson graduated from South Philadelphia High School and quickly joined the
R&B/rap group, RPM. It was then that Rick Watson fell in with the wrong crowd,
which directly lead to his seven-plus years of incarceration.
Rick Watson didn’t allow himself to become the stereotypical inmate. While in
prison, Rick Watson graduated from the prison’s Pennsylvania Business Institutesponsored class. Rick Watson has also written numerous plays and scripts while
behind bars, never wasting an opportunity to improve on his writing skills.
Once released, Rick Watson parlayed his PBI-learned skills and previous
entertainment experience into the creation of World Renowned Entertainment, the
organization that stands as a testament to hard work, perseverance and
philanthropy. Rick also organized an organization (C.U.P) “Caring for Underprivileged
People”, which allows him to focus on always finding a way to help those in need
through each blessing God graciously grants him with.
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Urban Suburban Film Festival - Playwright Discussion
Featuring Kash Goins
(Writer / Director) Kash Goins is a Delaware resident who was born and raised in South Philly as the
youngest of five boys. He has always had a penchant for acting and producing plays, evident by the
improv skits and impromptu plays he would "produce" on the streets of Point Breeze and Moore with
family and friends as a grade school attendant. He didn't pursue his first formal acting experience until he
was a Junior at Lincoln University, and shortly after graduation he was fortunate to gain work as a
member of the Freedom Theatre Rep, where he was directed by mentor Walter Dallas in “Sparkle,” The
Musical,” “Lazarus,” “Unstoned,” and “The Bluest Eye.”
In 2008 Kash founded GoKash Productions and has mounted two original self-written plays, the 2009
NYC Downtown Urban Theatre Festival Best Play winner “VI Degrees” and the hilarious comedy “Man, I
Shoulda Put A Ring On It!”. Goins has just completed his adaptation of "VI Degrees" to a short film and
the product is sure to gain national exposure for the GoKash Productions movement.
Not one to take a break, early 2010 has been an active time for Kash, starting with the Director / Actor /
Co- Producer role in Aliya Tene's hilarious Tryna Get to Heaven on 15 Cents. In addition, he had his
debut in March at Wilmington Drama League in the role of Gabriel in August Wilson's "Fences". The
remainder of the Spring will include a re-visit to the Downtown Urban Theatre Festival with his just
completed sequel to VI Degrees titled "VII Deadly Sins", followed by the Philadelphia premiere of "Man, I
Shoulda Put A Ring On It!" and another honored directorial endeavor with Cheril Clarke and her critically
acclaimed stage play "Intimate Chaos". In the late summer, Kash will mount a stage adaptation of Author
April Walker's newly released novel "More than one Way to Skin a Dog". The stage play will be titled
"Catch a Dog, Skin a dog... How Men Cheat!"
There is so much more to come, and as is apparent in his well known battle cry "Let's Get It!", it doesn't
appear that that halting of this powerful entertainment movement is in the immediate future.”
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Urban Suburban Film Festival – June 2010 – It’s all about the Film
Mad Believer
Directed by: Ruby Taylor
Ice Grill, USA
Directed by: Greg Santarsiero and Mark
Bernardi
World Premiere
Categories: Short
Running Time: 23 Minutes
Daniel Tyrone Taylor was 16 when he was murdered in the
Bronx, New York. His younger sister, 14-year-old Ruby
Taylor, was a believer. When she lost her brother, she
became a mad believer. Eighteen years later Ruby Taylor
embarked on a voyage of self-discovery to answer the
question: Can a believer be mad at God? As she examined
her family’s reaction to the murder of her brother, as well as
her own deep-seated anger towards Jesus, Ms. Taylor
gained life-changing insights into the nature of grief and
healing. Travel with her to Hospice Pathway Center, grief
workshops, and family gatherings, where she reflects on
family archives and rediscovers eternal truths.
Who is Chelsey Hood?
Directed by: Kevin Sampson
Categories: Feature
Running Time: 1 Hour 42 Minutes
'Ice Grill, USA' is a vivid yet stark examination of the pursuit
of the American Dream. Set in the multicultural landscape of
Atlantic City, NJ, 'Ice Grill, USA' examines class struggle and
the acquisition of status in a morally indifferent community.
Auggie Logan, the film's noble protagonist, fights to remain
virtuosity in a city whose principle industry is vice. Seeking to
gain the favor of the neighborhood beauty, Auggie is forced
to navigate the treacherous paths of the only two career
options available: the black market pharmaceutical drug
trade and casino hospitality services. Auggie is torn between
the sales pitches and life philosophies of his drug dealer best
friend and his corporate sellout brother at the behest of their
cutthroat bosses.
Kill Jill
Directed by: Lunden De'Leon
North American Premiere
Categories: Short
Running Time: 12 Minutes
After an intense day of questioning in a police station about
a girl named Chelsey Hood, Robert sets off to find out who
she is. He goes home to confront and question his
roommate, John, on the situation after hearing his name
mentioned in the police station. Following an emotionally
charged discussion, the roommates go their separate ways.
The next morning brings opportunity for the roommates to
reconcile, but a morning newscast about Chelsey Hood
threatens to break these roommates up for good.
World Premiere
Categories: Short
Running Time: 5 Minutes
Starring Emmy nominee Lunden De'Leon, Kill Jill is an action
thriller about a black female assassin.
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Lilly's Thorn
Directed by: Will Bain
Trapped Haitian Nights
Directed by: Jean-Claude Lamarre
World Premiere
Categories: Feature
Running Time: 1 Hour 31 Minutes
Lilly’s flower shop is about to be taken over by ruthless real
estate mogul HILLARY THORN (40’s), who plans to flatten
two blocks of Olde Towne and replace it with a grand
galleria, The Thorn Center, a tribute to Hillary’s grandness.
The last holdout is Lilly. Additionally, Lilly’s two-timing
husband WILFORD (30’s, attorney) is suddenly fighting their
divorce. (Wilford is also conniving with Hillary and the
MAYOR.) To further complicate matters, Lilly’s underage
shop helper, VICTOR (16), passionately, but unsuccessfully,
jumps Lilly in a fit of infatuation. (Heretofore he’d thought he
was gay.) What else? Into our young Lilly’s life returns the
man who’d once been the secure centerpiece but then left
suddenly, her DAD. Just one hitch – Dad’s been dead for 12
years. (Lilly is the only person who can see Dad.)
How to Cheat On Your Girlfriend
Directed by: Selton Shaw
North American Premiere
Categories: Short
Running Time: 33 Minutes
Marcus Williams, the ultimate ladies man, is a
smooth talking casanova. He is dating three women,
but has one big problem, he has a girlfriend. Follow
Marcus as he explains and demonstrates how to
cheat on your girlfriend and actually get away with
it.
North American Premiere
Categories: Short
Running Time: 1 Hour 30 Minutes
"Trapped: Haitian Nights" is the last Hollywood production in
Haiti before the devastating earthquake of January 12, 2010.
Shot primarily in Haiti, Miami and Los Angeles, this exciting
psychological thriller delves into the world of Voodoo and the
fragility of the mind.
Justine
Directed by: Eric Dickens
World Premiere
Categories: Short
Running Time: 14 Minutes
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Trapped in a world where her courage is tested, Justine
is confronted with traumatic news. With regret and
reluctance, Justine is forced to make life changing
decisions that will ultimately detour her relationship and
dreams. As she battles the hands of time---will hope be
enough or will her world come crashing down?
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Urban Suburban Film Festival – June 2010 – It’s all about the Film
Represent! The Film
Submitted by: Koli Tengella
Prayers for Peace
Directed by: Dustin Grella
Categories: Short
Running Time: 8 Minutes
North American Premiere
Categories: Short
Running Time: 33 Minutes
The film displays these students’ struggles to overcome
the misconception that their school and community
cannot produce intellectual and scholarly young people.
With the support of their school, neighborhood, and each
other, the students dispel this myth as they realize that all
they need to be successful is hard work and a belief in
themselves.
Death Row Diet
Submitted by: Mike Salva
Prayers for Peace is a narrative stop-motion animation
confronting the memory of the artist's younger brother
killed in the current conflict in Iraq. Four years have
passed since his brother was killed when an IED was
detonated beneath his diesel tanker while on a convoy to
the active combat area of Fallujah. In this animation the
writer/animator stops to think about who his brother was,
how he identified him, as well as work through issues of
guilt for not thinking about him as often as he feels that
maybe he should. The piece reflects back on the days of
the funeral and tries to recall what those days were like
for him and his family.
You Better Run
Directed by: David Beier
North American Premiere
Categories: Short
Running Time: 33 Minutes
North American Premiere
Categories: Animation
Running Time: 4 Minutes
http://www.projectmeatball.com
Animated comedy short starring Jonathan Katz ('Dr.
Katz, Professional Therapist') and Tom Leopold, about a
man who is on death row and Weight Watchers.
Josh is not having a good day. He's late for a job
interview; he can't find his tie; and he just missed the
bus. Things get a lot worse when Josh crosses paths
with Doc, a small time drug dealer, and unwittingly
causes him a major inconvenience. Soon, Josh finds
himself in a whole world of trouble and the one thing he
can't do is run. You Better Run, a modern-retelling of a
tale from The Arabian Nights, is a fast-paced coming of
age fable set on the wrong side of the tracks.
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Urban Suburban Film Festival – June 2010 – It’s all about the Film
Grown in Detroit/Teen Moms become
Urban Farmers
Directed by: Mascha Poppenk
Categories: Documentary
Running Time: 1 Hour
http://www.grownindetroitmovie.com
Just imagine... Teen moms becoming urban farmers.
Utopia? Not in Detroit. The home town of mass production is
turning green again. The disappearance of the auto industry
was mainly the cause of Detroit’s problems. In the last fifty
years, one of the wealthiest cities in America has
transformed into a villa ghetto, where liquor stores and fast
food restaurants, behind bullet-proof glass, are rampant.
Amidst all this misery, the city and its residents have
surprisingly emerged with their own solution. Nature has
taken over and the city is ‘greening’ from within. This new
landscape is creating opportunities and hope for the city and
its residents.
Rinky Dink
Directed by: John Dilworth
Not My Son
Directed by: Dwight Cammeron and Ginger
Jolly
North America PREMIERE
Categories: Documentary
Running Time: 1 Hour
'Not My Son' follows Birmingham's Carolyn JohnsonTurner and her Parents Against Violence members over
the course of several months. According to JohnsonTurner, she will never recover from her son's death.
Parents Against Violence Foundation was founded on
March 1, 2004 by Johnson-Turner as a result of the
anguish she experienced when her 20-year-old son,
Rodreckus DeAndrew Johnson, was shot and killed while
attending a birthday party. In order to cope, she and the
other members, women who have also lost loved ones to
gun violence, are on a personal mission to prevent other
deaths. At the same time, their anti-violence activities
serve as therapy to deal with their overwhelming grief.
Cuts
Directed by Rashaad Ernesto Green
World Premiere.
Categories: Animation
Running Time: 3 Minutes
http://www.cartoonbrew.com/shorts/rinky-dink-by-johndilworth.html
A loveless Princess calls upon her 'magic mirror', (her cell
phone), to tell her a love story about 'true love,' to distract
her from not having a Prince Charming. After she is told her
Michael Taylor, Jr. strikes out in a baseball game,
and must now prove his manhood to his father by
pursuing a girl from school
story, she asks how she can find her 'true love.' The cell
phone delivers.
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Urban Suburban Film Festival – June 2010 – It’s all about the Film
Asbury Park
Directed by: Robert Andersen
Categories: Short
Running Time: 20 Minutes
http://asburyparkthemovie.com/Site/HOME.html
A young man, Colin, returns to his hometown of Asbury
Park, New Jersey much like the town itself, at rock
bottom. He is seeking redemption and forgiveness from
his mother and brother, while also trying to reconnect
with the town he has called home for his entire life.
Colin’s mother greets his return happily and ready to
forgive, as any mother would. Colin’s brother Darryl,
however, is not as forgiving. As Colin strives to reach out
to Darryl, Darryl himself struggles with his own demons
brought about by Colin’s return.
Boner Buddies
Directed by: Sam Sero
Categories: Short
Running Time: 9 Minutes
Two hipsters become best friends when they get boners
over the same things.
Lifestyle for Men
Directed by: Boris Kozlov
Prisoner
Directed by Floyd Marshall Jr.
World Premiere.
Categories: Short
Running Time: 5 Minutes
Categories: Short
Running Time: 11 Minutes
A man is wrongfully accused and sentenced to life in
prison for a crime he didn't commit. Abandandoned by
his friends, ridiculed by his wife,we follow him on his
journey as he's taken to prison where he meets a
mysterious inmate who forces the man to take a look
at himself in a new light. Forced to confront his own
demons the man begins to take a hard look at what
lead him to the cell he now inhabits. Prisoner is a film
about a man struggling to be free at any cost.
Tired of life? Obsolete ideals? Bored?
Wake up, you only live once! The world belongs to the
brave and the courage lives in your heart: just desire it
strongly. Listen to you inner voice, open your eyes to
Change and expand your boundaries. Do you imagine?
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Urban Suburban Film Festival – June 2010 – It’s all about the Film
Eye Candy
Directed by: Robert F. Kauffmann
North American Premiere.
Categories: Short
Running Time: 9 Minutes
This film is a psychedelic mélange of animated
Escheresque tilings and fractal figure--both animal and
vegetable--which are blended together seamlessly. If any
message may be derived from this film, it is that
'chemicals are unnecessary.
Dig Deep
Directed by Mark Birnbaum's and Manny
Mendoza's
Jr. Posse
Directed by: Michele Ervin
World Premiere.
Categories: Documentary
Running Time: 11 Minutes
Jr. Posse is about Mayisha Akbar owner and operator of
the Jr. Posse Equestrian Training Program located in
Compton California. It chronicles Ms. Akbar’s
determination to change the direction of children
influenced by gangs by providing an alternative to gang
membership. It archives the passion and personal
triumph of Ms. Akbar along with the youth living in
Compton as they learn and train in a sport that has been
traditionally unavailable to inner-city youth. Ms. Akbar’s
goal is to obtain a high school accreditation which will
enable students who enroll in her program to obtain high
school credits so that the students will qualify for
Equestrian Scholarships for admission into college and
compete in the Olympics if they so desire.
THE MAN CAVE
Directed by: Sam Sero
Categories: Documentary
Running Time: 8 Minutes
Artist and impresario Frank Campagna laments
the destruction of an artistic landmark in Dallas'
historic Deep Ellum neighborhood.
World Premiere.
Categories: Short
Running Time: 5 Minutes
Shirley invites Chris over to check out his new bachelor
pad, the Man Cave
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Urban Suburban Film Festival – June 2010 – It’s all about the Film
Crying Streets
Submitted by: Almond Butler
Deep Sleep
Directed by: Alejandro Alvarez
World Premiere.
Categories: Documentary
Running Time: 49 Minutes
http://www.cryingstreets.com/
In the city of brotherly love many are left holding on to
dreams. Others are left hoping tomorrow will be a better
day. Donna, Carla and Larry take you on a journey
towards addiction, living on the streets of Philadelphia
and their everyday struggles on the road to recovery.
Crying streets speaks with many who are fighting
addictions, who are currently in the shelter system, and
finds the hope in all of them. To see a man with nothing
thanking God for everything is to listen and understand
our Crying Streets.
Followed Home
Directed by: Joaquin F. Palma
World Premiere
Categories: Feature
Running Time: 1 Hour 14 Minutes
http://thinkdreamer.com/projects/
A group of friends head out for a mountain retreat only to
become witnesses to a gruesome murder at a nearby
cabin. This horrifying event leads them to cut the
weekend short... but they are followed home by more
than a memory of the murder.
Categories: Short
Running Time: 16Minutes
With the help of a psychiatrist, Cameron and his sister
Fiona struggle to bridge the chasm left by the suicide of
Eleanor, his wife and Fiona's best friend. Slipping deeper
and deeper into depression, Fiona spends her days
sleeping, dreaming, and trying to escape the reality of
what happened while Cameron is left alone to deal with
his own anger and loss.
Jesus’ Secretary
Directed by: Norris Young
Categories: Short
Running Time: 11 Minutes
This hilarious comedy short tells the story of La
Nocca Hill, the Personal Assistant of Jesus Christ.
She has the prestigious job of registering souls for
Heaven. La Nocca is a quick-witted, sarcastic bible
scholar who loves being in control. The atmosphere is
not so heavenly, when La Nocca decides to take
matters into her own hands and bring judgment upon
man.
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Urban Suburban Film Festival – June 2010 – It’s all about the Film
Infection
Directed by: Moonsik Chung
World Premiere.
Categories: Short
Running Time: 21 Minutes
Nathaniel is a US Army veteran who worked in Iraq, 2003.
He was infected by Iraqi desert storm. Then, he lost his
specific memories about what he did in Iraq. After he
returned to the US, Nathaniel watches Operation Iraqi
Freedom TV documentary. His illness resurrects with the
unknown secret between his parents. The secret is the birth
of Nathaniel. His father was a different person than he has
known. When the secret opens before him, Nathaniel's
Oedipus complex quickly changes to a revengeful thought
toward himself.
Arithmetic Lesson
Directed by: Wenhwa Ts'ao
Categories: Short
Running Time: 15 Minutes
This film illustrates the story of Gracie, a seven-year-old
Chinese American girl, who finds the courage to defy and
survive the traumatic abuse of her au pair while her
mother lies comatose.
Stop the Presses
Directed by Manny Mendoza
Performance
Directed by: Mel Donalson
Categories: Documentary
Running Time: 80 Minutes
Categories: Short
Running Time: 21Minutes
Alex Feinstein, a young New York journalist, is an African
American woman who writes about hip hop. When her editor
forces her to interview a retired black actor named Sam
Montgomery for an article on 'Blacks in Hollywood,' she
reluctantly travels to Los Angeles to meet the man who
became famous portraying a character called 'Nappy
Coonfoot.' During the two-day interview, Alex discovers the
man behind the stereotyped images and in the process is
forced to confront her notions about hip hop images and her
own professional image.
The American newspaper’s vital role as public watchdog is
in danger. Circulation and revenue have plunged as
readers and advertisers flee to the Internet, thousands of
journalists have been laid off or bought out, and
stockholders have forced top news organizations out of
business. Stop the Presses takes viewers inside
disheartened newsrooms to document the devastation
and into the community to learn what readers think of
journalism’s fate. Critics have called the film “an absorbing
account that should appeal to anyone concerned about
the future of democracy” and “surprisingly inspiring, as it
points to the inevitable reinvention of an industry in need
of new life.”
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Urban Suburban Film Festival – June 2010 – It’s all about the Film
VI Degrees
Director by Kash Goins and Angelique Marshall
Nick of Time
Directed by: Eric Haywood
World Premiere.
Categories: Short
Running Time: 12 Minutes
Categories: Short
Running Time 35mins
http://www.gokashproductions.com/index_si
x-degrees.html
A young man stumbles upon a unique way to avoid
getting dumped by his girlfriend.
MoDOM
Directed by Mark Savage
Solomon Randall is engaged to be married in a few
days. At the insistence of his sister, he goes to the
local medical center to take a pre-martial HIV test. On
this day, he unexpectedly encounters his past,
present, and future as this "human web" of six
individuals comes to a halting and startling "Crash"!
Path of Death or Live...The Genesis
Directed by: David Santiago
Categories: Short
Running Time: 20 Minutes
World Premiere
Categories: Feature
Running Time: 1 Hour 14 Minutes
www.caminodemuerte.com
We seek through this ethnographic documentary to
understand the psychology behind a child assassin, what
motivates him to enter a life of crime, which role does
family play in this decision. Get to know the culture of the
area; display an intimate knowledge about the social
context, with emphasis on the person; on the drama of
the everyday life of each child.
MoDoM is a science-fiction drama that embarks on the life of two
well-respected scientists, BARRY and ROCHELLE, and how they
cope with being traded on by their own company. Barry lived his
most of his life at the INDEPENDENT SPACE COMPANY (ISC),
where he met Rochelle and where they began their careers as a
world-renowned engineer and chemist. ISC provides all of their
employees with room and board in exchange for their scientific
knowledge. Everything is great with Barry and Rochelle until they
get pregnant. They instantly see a change of attitude from their
colleagues, which they do not understand. AALIYAH, the head
doctor, is ordered to deliver Rochelle’s baby then kill both of them
at once.
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Urban Suburban Film Festival – June 2010 – It’s all about the Film
HIV: Hey, It's Viral!
Directed by: Salome Chasnoff
Who Ever Told You It Was Okay To Dream
Anyway...?
Directed by: Tisha Robinson-Daly
http://www.beyondmedia.org/
This innovative youth-produced video uses a sex-positive
and LGBTQ-inclusive educational approach as a
practical alternative to abstinence-only education. The
voices of HIV positive urban youth encourage their peers
to combat the spread of HIV/AIDS through safer-sex
practices and activism.
Axis of Evil
Directed by: Anouar Hadj-Smaine
World Premiere.
Categories: Short
Running Time: 22 Minutes
Anthony Russo is an actor that is struggling to pursue his
dream amidst the pressures of life. This film forces us to
answer the question, what do you do when the one thing
you dream will make your life complete is the one thing
that's tearing your life apart.
Two Men, Two Cows, Two Guns
Directed by: Pardis Parker
US Premiere
Category: Short
Running Time: 18 Minutes
Hossam and Djamel are two illegal immigrants. Hossam, a
convenience store clerk, is always harassed by a friendly
"Enlightened Bum" for free food. The two are friends, but
one of them depends on the other for survival. The bum
sees LA where he's lived all his life as a Living Hell, whereas
Hossam sees it as a magic place where opportunities are
everywhere you look. On the other hand, Hossam's
roommate Djamel has been unemployed for quite
sometime and also depends on him for survival. Things get
complicated when Hossam loses his job, putting him and
Djamel three months behind on rent. Threatened by Ron,
their landlord, Hossam and Djamel become desperate to
find work. But as times runs out, hope is defeated by
despair, and the two illegals resort to desperate measures
to raise cash.
World Premiere
Categories: Short
Running Time: 7 Minutes
An unexpected visitor with odd news and an odder story
interrupts a family’s quiet day at the farmhouse. Things
spiral into chaos when his insistent manner tests the
family’s patience and produces a series of
misunderstandings. Two Men is an unpredictable
comedy with sharp dialogue and hilarious action that
unfolds at a breakneck pace.
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Urban Suburban Film Festival – June 2010 – It’s all about the Film
Afghan
Directed by: Pardis Parker
Categories: Short
Running Time: 7 Minutes
Two young filmmakers debate about how to deal with
racist graffiti, then act out their suggestions with enough
dry wit and deadpan style to evoke the ghosts of Buster
Keaton and Samuel Beckett.
TURBO
Directed by Jarrett Lee Conaway
MILLIONAIRE
Directed by Trevor Parham
Directed by Trevor Parham
World Premiere
Categories: Short
Running Time: 26 Minutes
Based on a true story novel 'MR. MALIK'. Two men who
rise to the top of the Philadelphia underworld in the early
1970's are assassinated by the Black Mafia in Atlantic
City.
ZOMBIE BEACH
Directed by: MUKESH ASOPA
World Premiere
Categories: Short
Running Time: 23 Minutes
In the near future teenagers turn to one outlet for their
angst, a photo-realistic arcade fighting game called
Super Turbo Arena 2, where they battle as virtual
gladiators.
Categories: Short
Running Time: 71 Minutes
'Centuries ago...rather than have a full out war of the
revelation, a deal was struck between the heroes of the
good and the evil...the land you visited was sanctioned to
the evil. There.. the undeadcould walk like living beings
among us..YES...most people refer to
them as ZOMBIES!!'
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Urban Suburban Film Festival – June 2010 – It’s all about the Film
Backyard
Directed by: Alex Megaro
Categories: Short
Running Time: 7 Minutes
While a young child is playing with his toys in his
backyard, he witnesses his neighbor having an affair with
a meter man. To keep the child quiet when found out, the
neighbor attempts to bribe him into silence with a new
toy.
Sharks Under Siege
Directed by: mike wham
Categories: Short
Running Time: 9 Minutes
Butcher Boys
Directed by: T.J. Zale
Categories: Short
Running Time: 22 Minutes
'Butcher Boys' shows the fall and rise of Roscoe 'Fatty'
Arbuckle, America's biggest motion picture star at the
beginning of the Silent Era, the horrific crime of which he
was accused, and the unwavering support of his friends
Mabel Normand and Buster Keaton. It's a comedy of
loyalty and friendship with pie fights and pratfalls made
the way only Fatty would have made it--as a silent, black
and white, two-reeler.
Satyr
Sharks are under attack from overfishing, bycatch,
pollution and climate change. Shark experts discuss the
the threats facing sharks and what can be done to save
them.
Computer Love
Director by Mike Pender
Directed by: Patrick Flanigan
Categories: Short
Running Time: 22 Minutes
Categories: Comedy
Running Time: 1 Hour 56 Minutes
COMPUTER LOVE is the story of motivational speaker/inspiring
writer, Kwe Reid, as he attempts to get back into the dating scene
after his long time engagement falls through. Kwe has trouble
meeting women in person until he is turned onto internet dating
by one of his close friends. Once Kwe logs onto the digital
courting world he becomes addicted to the new rules of dating
while meeting many different types of women in this hilarious
adventure.
Taught to Hate
Directed by: James Garcia Sotomayor
Categories: Short
Running Time: 27 Minutes
Mike has everything, good looks, a new job, and he has
a beautiful fiance’. Alison, Mike’s fiance’, is the sweet girl
next door. She adores Mike and is anxious to be his wife.
Little does she know Mike has deep secret of being a sex
addict, who also loves big beautiful women. After Mike’s
bachelor party and seeing the Satyr, Mike begins to go
back to his old ways as his addictions tears his world
apart. Alison becomes disturbed by Mike’s behavior, and
when confronting him, he losses it. On top of all Mikes
problems, Valerie a fatal attraction, is stalking him.
In Memoriam
Directed by: Paul Taylor
World Premiere.
Categories: Short
Running Time: 8 Minutes
Through a brief personal experience, a man develops a
moral conscience.
Taught to hate: The story of an Hispanic immigrant trying
to find a job in America and an American family who's
uncle's racial intolerance has a strong effect on his
Nephew.
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