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26TH ANNUAL FLORIDA FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES
PROGRAM LINEUP AND CELEBRITY GUESTS
Orlando, FL – (March 29, 2017) – Today the Florida Film Festival announced the program lineup for the
26th Annual Festival, April 21-30, 2017, in Maitland and Winter Park, Florida, with Primary Sponsor Full
Sail University and Primary Public Partners Orange County Government and the Florida Division of
Cultural Affairs. The Festival will screen 182 films representing 40 countries, along with celebrity guest
appearances, forums, and parties. Of the films selected, 139 have premiere status, including 17 world
premieres. Full lineup listed below. Film descriptions, trailers, stills, and schedule available at:
http://www.floridafilmfestival.com/
“This year’s lineup just blows me away,” commented Matthew Curtis, Florida Film Festival Programming
Director. “With records being set in just about every aspect of the programming and selection process—
including number of submissions, countries represented, female filmmakers (76!) and returning FFF
alumni (40)—the diversity of new and returning voices combined with bold and uncompromising
filmmaking talent promise to make 2017 a glorious, binge-worthy festival year.”
The 19 features and 65 short films in the American Independent Competition will be eligible for up to
three awards each: a Grand Jury Award for best film in that category, a Special Jury Award given at the
jury’s discretion for exceptional achievements, and an Audience Award determined by audience votes
for Narrative Feature, Documentary Feature, and Best Short Film. International films are also eligible for
Audience Awards for Best International Feature and Best International Short, and an Audience Award
will be given for the Best Midnight Short as well.
2017 OFFICIAL SELECTION:
OPENING NIGHT FILM:
The Hero – Directed by Brett Haley, USA, 2016, 96 minutes
Preceded by:
5 Films About Technology – Directed by Peter Huang, Canada, 2016, 5 minutes, Florida Premiere
SPOTLIGHT FILMS:
Bitch – Directed by Marianna Palka, USA, 2017, 93 minutes, Florida Premiere
Buster’s Mal Heart – Directed by Sarah Adina Smith, USA, 2016, 98 minutes, In English and
Spanish with English Subtitles, Southeast Premiere
Colossal – Directed by Nacho Vigalondo, Canada/Spain, 2016, 110 minutes
The Commune – Directed by Thomas Vinterberg, Denmark/Sweden/Netherlands, 2016, 111
minutes, In Danish with English Subtitles, Southeast Premiere Dean – Directed by Demetri
Martin, USA, 2016, 87 minutes, Rated PG-13
The Exception – Directed by David Leveaux, UK, 2016, 107 minutes, Southeast Premiere/2nd US
Showing
Manifesto – Directed by Julian Rosefeldt, Germany, 2017, 95 minutes, Southeast Premiere
Menashe – Directed by Joshua Z. Weinstein, USA, 2017, 81 minutes, In Yiddish with English
Subtitles
Paris Can Wait – Directed by Eleanor Coppola, USA, 2016, 92 minutes, In English and French
with English Subtitles, Rated PG
Patti Cake$ – Directed by Geremy Jasper, USA, 2017, 108 minutes
Soul on a String – Directed by Zhang Yang, China/Tibet, 2016, 142 minutes, In Tibetan with
English Subtitles, East Coast Premiere
Step – Directed by Amanda Lipitz, USA, 2017, 83 minutes, Rated PG
NARRATIVE FEATURES COMPETITION:
The Archer – Directed by Valerie Weiss, USA, 2017, 86 minutes, East Coast Premiere/2nd US
Showing
Camera Obscura – Directed by Aaron B. Koontz, USA, 2017, 95 minutes, World Premiere
Dave Made a Maze – Directed by Bill Watterson, USA, 2017, 81 minutes, Southeast Premiere
Girl Flu. – Directed by Dorie Barton, USA, 2016, 94 minutes
Katie Says Goodbye – Directed by Wayne Roberts, USA, 2016, 88 minutes
My Entire High School Sinking into the Sea – Directed by Dash Shaw, USA, 2016, 75 min,
Southeast Premiere
Pushing Dead – Directed by Tom E. Brown, USA, 2016, 111 minutes
Some Freaks – Directed by Ian MacAllister-McDonald, USA, 2016, 97 minutes, Florida Premiere
The Strange Ones – Directed by Lauren Wolkstein and Christopher Radcliff, USA, 2017, 80
minutes
A Stray – Directed by Musa Syeed, USA, 2016, 82 minutes, In English and Somali with English
Subtitles, Southeast Premiere
DOCUMENTARY FEATURES COMPETITION:
8 Borders, 8 Days – Directed by Amanda Bailly, USA/Lebanon, 2017, 60 minutes, In Arabic with
English Subtitles, World Premiere
Cassette: A Documentary Mixtape – Directed by Zack Taylor, USA/Germany/Netherlands/UK,
2016, 92 minutes, East Coast Premiere/2nd US Showing
Circus Kid – Directed by Lorenzo Pisoni, USA, 2016, 71 minutes, Southeast Premiere
For Ahkeem – Directed by: Jeremy S. Levine and Landon Van Soest, USA, 2017, 90 minutes,
Southeast Premiere/2nd US Showing
The Peacemaker – Directed by James Demo, USA, 2016, 90 minutes, Southeast Premiere/2nd US
Showing
Rat Film – Directed by Theo Anthony, USA, 2016, 82 minutes
Strad Style – Directed by Stefan Avalos, USA, 2017, 104 minutes, Southeast Premiere
This Cold Life – Directed by Darren Mann, USA, 2017, 88 minutes, US Premiere
Woman on Fire – Directed by Julie Sokolow, USA, 2016, 84 minutes, Southeast Premiere
DOCUMENTARY SHORTS COMPETITION:
116 Cameras – Directed by Davina Pardo, USA, 2017, 16 minutes, Southeast Premiere/2nd US
Showing
All Good Things – Directed by Chloe Domont, USA, 2017, 26 minutes, Florida Premiere
Bayard & Me – Directed by Matt Wolf, USA, 2017, 16 minutes, Florida Premiere
Brillo Box (3¢ Off) – Directed by Lisanne Sklyer, USA, 2016, 40 minutes, Florida Premiere
The Carousel – Directed by Jonathan Napolitano, USA, 2016, 12 minutes, Southeast Premiere
The Christmas Light Killer – Directed by James P. Gannon, USA, 2016, 7 minutes, Southeast
Premiere/2nd US Showing
Clean Hands – Directed by Lauren DeFilippo, USA, 2017, 9 minutes, East Coast Premiere
The Collection – Directed by Adam Roffman, USA, 2017, 11 minutes
Commodity City – Directed by Jessica Kingdon, USA, 2017, 11 minutes, In Mandarin with English
Subtitles
The Hama Hama Way – Directed by Treva Wurmfeld, USA, 2017, 12 minutes, Southeast
Premiere
Heaven is a Traffic Jam on the 405 – Directed by Frank Stiefel, USA, 2016, 40 minutes, East
Coast Premiere
High Chaparral – Directed by David Freid, USA/Sweden, 2016, 9 minutes, Florida Premiere
The John Show – Directed by Julie Sokolow, USA, 2017, 13 minutes, East Coast Premiere
Long Term Parking – Directed by Lance Oppenheim, USA, 2017, 8 minutes, Florida Premiere
Oddball – Directed by Joshua Moore, USA, 2016, 5 minutes, East Coast
The Rabbit Hunt – Directed by Patrick Bresnan, USA, 2017, 12 minutes
Refugee – Directed by Joyce Chen and Emily Moore, USA/Senegal, 2016, 28 minutes, In English,
Wolof, and French with English Subtitles, Florida Premiere
Richard Twice – Directed by Matthew Salton, USA, 2017, 10 minutes, East Coast Premiere
NARRATIVE SHORTS COMPETITION:
August – Directed by Caitlyn Greene, USA, 2017, 8 minutes, Florida Premiere
The Candidate – Directed by Michael Hilf, USA, 2016, 6 minutes
Cat Killer – Directed by Wes Jones, USA, 2017, 11 minutes, World Premiere
Cul-de-Sac – Directed by Damon Russell, USA, 2016, 15 minutes, Florida Premiere
Cycle – Directed by Caleb Wild, USA, 2017, 10 minutes, World Premiere
Get the Life – Directed by Ozzy Villazòn, USA, 2016, 12 minutes
Good Crazy – Directed by Rosa Salazar, USA, 2017, 14 minutes, East Coast Premiere
Hijo Por Hijo – Directed by Juan Avella, USA/Venezuela, 2016, 11 minutes, In Spanish with
English Subtitles, East Coast Premiere
Horseshoe Theory – Directed by Jonathan Daniel Brown, USA, 2017, 12 minutes, East Coast
Premiere/2nd US Showing
Hot Seat – Directed by Anna Kerrigan, USA, 2017, 13 minutes, Southeast Premiere
I’m in Here – Directed by Willy Berliner, USA, 2017, 12 minutes, Southeast Premiere
It’s Been Like a Year – Directed by Cameron Fay, USA, 2017, 9 minutes, East Coast Premiere/2nd
US Showing
Judy – Directed by Ariel Gardner and Alex Kavutskiy, USA, 2016, 10 minutes, Southeast Premiere
La Ramona – Directed by Antonio De Jesus Sanchez, USA, 2017, 27 minutes, In Spanish with
English subtitles, World Premiere
Laurels – Directed by David Brundige, USA, 2017, 7 minutes, North American Premiere
The Lemon Tree – Directed by Amanda Yam, USA, 2016, 11 minutes, Florida Premiere
Mrs. Nebile’s Wormhole – Directed by Pinar Yorgancioğlu, USA/Germany/Turkey, 2016, 14
minutes, In Turkish and German with English Subtitles, Southeast Premiere
New Neighbors – Directed by E.G. Bailey, USA, 2017, 9 minutes, East Coast Premiere
Night Shift – Directed by Marshall Tyler, USA, 2017, 16 minutes, East Coast Premiere/2nd US
Showing
No Other Way to Say It – Directed by Tim Mason, USA, 2016, 7 minutes, East Coast Premiere
Red Apples – Directed by George Sikharulidze, USA/Georgia/Armenia, 2016, 15 minutes, In
Armenian with English Subtitles, East Coast Premiere
Rosie, Oh – Directed by Andy Koeger and Apple Xenos, USA, 2016, 9 minutes, East Coast
Premiere
Scooter Joe – Directed by Steve Collins, USA, 2017, 7 minutes, World Premiere
Shift – Directed by Kristen Hester, USA, 2016, 9 minutes, Southeast Premiere
Surrogate – Directed by Olivia Hamilton, USA, 2016, 16 minutes, East Coast Premiere, 2nd US
Showing
Tiny Mammals – Directed by Dagny Looper, USA, 2017, 8 minutes, World Premiere
The Visitor – Directed by Ferran Mendoza Soler, USA, 2016, 16 minutes, North American
Premiere
Vitamins for Life – Directed by Grier Dill, USA, 2016, 2 minutes, Southeast Premiere
You Can Go – Directed by Christine Turner, USA, 2016, 10 minutes, Florida Premiere
Your Day – Directed by Ginger Gonzaga, USA, 2017, 32 minutes, Florida Premiere
Zaar – Directed by Ibrahim Nada, USA, 2016, 11 minutes, Southeast Premiere
Zero-Zero – Directed by Randall Whittinghill, USA, 2017, 15 minutes, World Premiere
ANIMATED SHORTS COMPETITION:
149th and Grand Concourse – Directed by Andy & Carolyn London, USA, 2016, 3 minutes, 2nd
US Screening
The Biggest Wad is Mine – Directed by: Sam Gurry, USA, 2016, 3 minutes, East Coast Premiere
Chella Drive – Directed by Adele Han Li, USA, 2016, 3 minutes, Southeast Premiere
Cop Dog – Directed by Bill Plympton, USA, 2017, 6 minutes, World Premiere
Fabricated – Directed by Brett Foxwell, USA, 2016, 19 minutes, East Coast Premiere/2nd US
Showing
Have Sex with Us – Directed by: Rob Frese, USA, 2016, 6 minutes, East Coast Premiere/2nd US
Showing
The History of Magic: Ensueño – Directed by Josè Luis González, USA, 2016, 5 minutes, In
English and Spanish with English Subtitles, Southeast Premiere
Hot Dog Hands – Directed by Matt Reynolds, USA, 2017, 7 minutes, East Coast Premiere
Insect Bite – Directed by Grace Nayoon Rhee, USA/South Korea, 2016, 2 minutes, Southeast
Premiere
It’s a Date – Directed by Zachary Zezima, USA, 2016, 7 minutes, Southeast Premiere
Legal Smuggling with Christine Choy – Directed by Lewie Kloster, USA, 2016, 4 minutes
Slow Wave – Directed by Andy Kennedy, USA, 2016, 4 minutes, Florida Premiere
Summer Camp Island – Directed by Julia Pott, USA, 2016, 9 minutes
Trouble Brewing – Directed by Timothy Heath, USA, 2017, 8 minutes, East Coast Premiere/2nd
US Showing
Vocabulary 1 – Directed by Becky James, USA, 2016, 4 minutes, Southeast Premiere
INTERNATIONAL SHOWCASE FEATURES:
I Dream in Another Language (Sueño en Otro Idioma) – Directed by Ernesto Contreras,
Mexico/Netherlands, 2017, 101 minutes, In Spanish with English Subtitles, Southeast Premiere
Pop Aye – Directed by Kirsten Tan, Thailand/Singapore, 2017, 101 minutes, In Thai with English
Subtitles, Southeast Premiere
Sami Blood – Directed by Amanda Kernell, Sweden/Norway/Denmark, 2016, 107 minutes, In
Swedish and South Sami with English Subtitles, East Coast Premiere
White Sun – Directed by Deepak Rauniyar, Nepal/USA/Qatar/Netherlands, 2016, 89 minutes, In
Nepali with English Subtitles
INTERNATIONAL SHORTS:
5 Films About Technology – Directed by Peter Huang, Canada, 2016, 5 minutes, Florida Premiere
Add Contact – Directed by David Oeo, Spain, 2016, 3 minutes, In Spanish with English Subtitles,
Southeast Premiere
Fish Story – Directed by Charlie Lyne, UK, 2017, 14 minutes, East Coast Premiere
Gryla – Directed by Tomas Heidar Johannesson, Iceland, 2016, 6 minutes, In Icelandic with
English Subtitles, Florida Premiere
Home – Directed by More Raça, Kosovo, 2016, 23 minutes, In Albanian with English Subtitles,
East Coast Premiere
Irregulars – Directed by Fabio Palmieri, Italy, 2015, 9 minutes, Florida Premiere
Jonah the Wet Nurse – Directed by Shalom Hager, Israel, 2015, 30 minutes, In Hebrew with
English Subtitles, North American Premiere
The Other Side – Directed by Griselda San Martin, Spain, 2017, 6 minutes, In Spanish with
English Subtitles, East Coast Premiere
Overtime – Directed by Craig D. Foster, Australia, 2016, 9 minutes, Florida Premiere
Pria – Directed by Yudho Aditya, Indonesia, 2017, 22 minutes, In Bahasa with English Subtitles,
Southeast Premiere
Saigo – Directed by TOCHKA (Takeshi Nagata, Kazue Monno), Japan, 2015, 2 minutes, Florida
Premiere/2nd US Showing
Searching for Wives – Directed by Zuki Juno Tobgye, Singapore, 2016, 12 minutes, In English and
Tamil with English Subtitles, Southeast Premiere
Slapper – Directed by Luci Schroder, Australia, 2016, 15 minutes, East Coast Premiere/2nd US
Showing
Stallion (Hingsten) – Directed by Ninja Thyberg, Sweden, 2016, 15 minutes, In Swedish with
English Subtitles, World Premiere
Supot – Directed by Phil Giordano, Philippines/USA, 2015, 13 minutes, In Tagalog with English
Subtitles, North American Premiere
White – Directed by Paul Cioran, Romania, 2016, 20 minutes, In Romanian with English
Subtitles, North American Premiere
INTERNATIONAL ANIMATED SHORTS:
The Absence of Eddy Table – Directed by Rune Spaans, Norway, 2016, 12 minutes, Florida
Premiere
Arts + Crafts Spectacular #3 – Directed by Sébastien Wolf and Ian Ritterskamp, Germany, 2015,
4 minutes, Southeast Premiere
Curse of the Flesh – Directed by Yannick Lecoeur and Leslie Lavielle, France, 2016, 16 minutes,
No Dialogue, North American Premiere
Decorado – Directed by Alberto Vázquez, Spain/France, 2016, 11 minutes, In Spanish with
English Subtitles, Florida Premiere
Fears – Directed by Nata Metlukh, Canada, 2015, 2 minutes, No Dialogue, Florida Premiere
How Long, Not Long – Directed by Michelle and Uri Kranot, Denmark, 2016, 6 minutes,
Southeast Premiere
Jonas and the Sea – Directed by Marlies van der Wel, Netherlands, 2015, 12 minutes, No
Dialogue, Southeast Premiere
Journal Animé – Directed by Donato Sansone, France, 2016, 4 minutes, No Dialogue, East Coast
Premiere/2nd US Showing
Nou Nen Feat.Utae – Directed by Sawako Kabuki, Japan, 2016, 3 minutes, No Dialogue, East
Coast Premiere/2nd US Showing
Pussy – Directed by Renata Gąsiorowska, Poland, 2016, 8 minutes, No Dialogue, Southeast
Premiere
SimSim (The Realm of Deepest Knowing) – Directed by Seunghee Kim, South Korea, 2017, 4
minutes, No Dialogue, World Premiere
This is Not an Animation – Directed by Federico Kempke, Canada/Mexico, 2016, 5 minutes,
Florida Premiere
MIDNIGHT FEATURES:
68 Kill – Directed by Trent Haaga, USA, 2017, 93 minutes, Southeast Premiere
Bad Black – Directed by Nabwana IGG, Uganda, 2016, 70 minutes, East Coast Premiere/2nd US
Showing
Bad Day For The Cut – Directed by Chris Baugh, UK/Northern Ireland, 2017, 99 minutes, East
Coast Premiere
Birdboy: The Forgotten Children (Psiconautas) – Directed by Alberto Vázquez and Pedro Rivero,
Spain, 2015, 76 minutes, In Spanish with English Subtitles, US Premiere
MIDNIGHT SHORTS:
Bad Dog – Directed by Tom Putnam, USA, 2017, 4 minutes, World Premiere
Death Metal – Directed by Chris McInroy, USA, 2016, 5 minutes
Do No Harm – Directed by Roseanne Liang, New Zealand, 2017, 12 minutes, East Coast Premiere
Feeding Time – Directed by Matt Mercer, USA, 2016, 13 minutes, East Coast Premiere
Girl #2 – Directed by David Jeffery, USA, 2016, 9 minutes
Hold Me (Ca Caw Ca Caw) – Directed by Renee Zhan, USA, 2016, 11 minutes, Southeast
Premiere
Horses – Directed by Leah Shore, USA, 2016, 1 minutes, World Premiere
The Investment – Directed by Steve Collins, USA, 2017, 4 minutes, East Coast Premiere
It is My Fault – Directed by Liu Sha, China, 2016, 5 minutes, East Coast Premiere
Ivan’s Need – Directed by Manuela Leuenberger, Veronica L. Montaño, and Lukas Suter,
Switzerland, 2015, 6 minutes, Florida Premiere
Pigskin – Directed by Jake Hammond, USA, 2016, 13 minutes
Pinky Toe – Directed by Lina July, USA, 2016, 1 minutes, Florida Premiere
Showing it All – Directed by Lasse Persson and Lisa Tulin, Sweden, 2017, 2 minutes, World
Premiere
Sisyphus – Directed by Grace Nayoon Rhee, USA, 2016, 3 minutes, East Coast Premiere/2nd US
Showing
Summer’s Puke is Winter’s Delight – Directed by Sawako Kabuki, Japan, 2016, 3 minutes,
Florida Premiere
We Together – Directed by Henry Kaplan, USA, 2016, 7 minutes, Southeast Premiere
SPECIAL SCREENINGS:
FAMILY FILMS:
Albion: The Enchanted Stallion – Directed by Castille Landon, USA/Bulgaria, 2016, 103
minutes, Florida Premiere
Big Booom – Directed by Marat Narimanov, Russian Federation, 2016, 4 minutes,
Southeast Premiere
Supergirl – Directed by Jessie Auritt, USA, 2016, 80 minutes
FOOD FILMS:
Bugs – Directed by Andreas Johnsen, Denmark/Netherlands/France/Germany, 2016, 73
minutes
New Chefs on the Block – Directed by Dustin Harrison-Atlas, USA, 2017, 96 minutes,
Florida Premiere
One Hundred Thousand Beating Hearts – Directed by Peter Byck, USA, 2016, 15
minutes, Florida Premiere
MUSIC FILMS:
Honky Tonk Heaven: The Legend of the Broken Spoke – Directed by Sam Wainwright
Douglas and Brenda Mitchell, USA, 2016, 75 minutes, Southeast Premiere
Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked The World – Directed by Catherine Bainbridge and
Alfonso Maiorana, Canada, 2017, 103 minutes, Florida Premiere
Vinyl Revival – Directed by Shasta Ford, USA, 2016, 10 minutes, World Premiere
FLORIDA FILMS:
FLORIDA SHORTS: THE BEST OF BROUHAHA:
Amerigo – Directed by Todd Thompson, 2016, 19 minutes, In Italian with English
Subtitles
Bad Town – Directed by Daniel Smith, 2016, 13 minutes, Southeast Premiere
Blackface – Directed by Malcolm Baity, 2016, 7 minutes
Burp – Directed by Benjamin L. Gill, 2016, 6 minutes
Cartoon Characters – Directed by Carey Kight, 2016, 9 minutes
The D in David – Directed by: Michelle Yi and Yaron Farkash, 2016, 2 minutes
Dorothy’s Video Application – Directed by Sara Ambra, 2017, 4 minutes
Dust Buddies – Directed by Beth Tomashek and Sam Wade, 2016, 4 minutes
Flora – Directed by Alexandrina Andre, 2016, 11 minutes, East Coast Premiere
For Will – Directed by Grayson Goga and Grace Stalley, 2016, 13 minutes
The Goat on the Roof – Directed by Erin Smyth, 2016, 7 minutes
Rupee Run – Directed by Tarun Lak, 2016, 2 minutes
The Wooden Mannequin – Directed by Stephanie Hunton, 2016, 1 minutes,
World Premiere
FLORIDA DOCUMENTARIES:
Ain’t Nothing Like Being Free – Directed by John Meyer, USA, 2017, 48 minutes,
World Premiere
I Am Another You – Directed by Nanfu Wang, USA, 2017, 80 minutes, East Coast
Premiere
The Original Richard McMahan – Directed by Olympia Stone, USA, 2017, 21
minutes
RETRO FILMS:
Popcorn Flick in the Park: Barefoot in the Park – Directed by Gene Saks, USA, 1967, 106
minutes
Closing Night Retro: Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! – Directed by Russ Meyer, USA, 1965, 83
minutes
SPECIAL SCREENING:
Unrest – Directed by Jennifer Brea, USA, 2017, 97 minutes, In English and Danish with
English Subtitles, Southeast Premiere
CELEBRITY EVENTS:
An Evening with Billy Crudup, featuring Jesus’ Son
Friday, April 28, 7:30-11:00PM at Enzian
Equally memorable on the stage and screen, Billy Crudup has earned critical accolades for his
performances. He will next be seen in Alien: Covenant, directed by Ridley Scott, and 1 Mile to
You, based on Jeremy Jackson’s novel Life at These Speeds. Crudup will make his television
debut later this year in Netflix’s psychological thriller Gypsy alongside Naomi Watts.
Crudup most recently appeared in Jackie and 20th Century Women. He previously starred in
Spotlight, for which he won the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a
Cast in a Motion Picture; the film also won the 2016 Academy Award® for Best Picture. He also
appeared in Youth in Oregon, which debuted at the 2016 Tribeca Film Festival, and IFC Films’
The Stanford Prison Experiment, which is based on the landmark experiment conducted at
Stanford University in the summer of 1971.
Crudup made his motion picture debut in Barry Levinson’s Sleepers, followed by Woody Allen’s
Everyone Says I Love You, and Pat O’Connor’s Inventing the Abbotts. Crudup played the leading
role in critically acclaimed Without Limits, the story of legendary long distance runner Steven
Prefontaine, for which he won the National Board of Review Award for Breakthrough
Performance of the Year. He then starred in the critically acclaimed Jesus’ Son, which earned
him an Independent Spirit Award nomination, and in the acclaimed Waking the Dead. Crudup
also starred in Cameron Crowe’s Academy Award®-winning Almost Famous. His other film
credits include Noah Buschel’s Glass Chin, William H. Macy’s directorial debut
Rudderless, Guillaume Canet’s Blood Ties, the box office hit Eat Pray Love, Michael Mann’s
Public Enemies, Zack Synder’s Watchmen, Charlotte Gray, Tim Burton’s fantasy tale Big Fish,
Stage Beauty, Trust the Man, J.J. Abrams’ Mission Impossible 3, and Robert De Niro’s The Good
Shepherd.
On stage, Crudup most recently starred in the repertory productions of No Man’s
Land and Waiting for Godot on Broadway, opposite Ian McKellen, Patrick Stewart and Shuler
Hensley. In 2007, Crudup won a “Best Performance by a Featured Actor” Tony for his role in the
Broadway production of The Coast of Utopia. He also received Tony nominations for his roles in
The Elephant Man, The Pillowman, and Arcadia. He made his Broadway debut as Septimus
Hodge in Tom Stoppard’s Arcadia, directed by Trevor Nunn, which won him several awards,
including the Outer Critics Circle Award for “Outstanding Debut of an Actor” and a Theater
World Award. He was also honored with the Clarence Derwent Award from Actor’s Equity for
“Outstanding Broadway Debut.” His other stage credits include William Inge’s Bus Stop and in
the Roundabout Theater’s production of Three Sisters, which earned him a Drama Desk
nomination. He has appeared in Oedipus with Frances McDormand, starred in the New York
Shakespeare Festival production of Measure for Measure at the Delacorte Theater in Central
Park, and starred in the off-Broadway run of The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui opposite Al Pacino
and Steve Buscemi.
Crudup received his Masters of Fine Arts from New York University and also attended the
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He resides in New York City.
JESUS’ SON
USA/CANADA, 1999, 107 MIN, RATED R
DIRECTED BY ALISON MACLEAN
His name is FH, but that’s just short for “F**khead.” As one of the most sympathetic screw-ups
in years, FH (Billy Crudup in one of his greatest roles) careens through the drug subculture of the
1970s and tries to make sense of the mutually destructive passion he shares with the dazzling
Michelle (Samantha Morton). He is also an angel wannabe, who believes he can save people
from fate, or at least themselves. His failure at this endeavor has earned FH his colorful
nickname and propels him through a series of strange encounters that will help point him
towards a righteous life. Adapted from a collection of short stories from cult author Denis
Johnson, JESUS’ SON is an intense, edgy, and often hilarious chronicle of a lost man who finds
redemption and compassion in the uncertain hands of fate. A driving soundtrack, uniquely
segmented narrative structure, and fine supporting cast—including Jack Black, Denis Leary, Holly
Hunter, and Dennis Hopper—help make this stunningly original work and double award-winner
at the 1999 Venice Film Festival truly “one of the best films of the year” (Roger Ebert).
An Afternoon with David Zucker and Robert Hays, featuring Airplane!
Saturday, April 29, 1:30-4PM at Enzian
David Zucker was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He studied filmmaking at the University of
Wisconsin before forming the improv group Kentucky Fried Theater with his brother Jerry and
their friend Jim Abrahams. The result, The Kentucky Fried Movie, was a collection of sketches
that launched their careers. After their early success, Zucker, Abrahams, and Zucker—“ZAZ,” as
they came to be known— wrote and directed Airplane, the comedic box office smash that
introduced the world to Leslie Nielsen as a brilliant comic actor. Zucker and Nielsen would
collaborate multiple times over the course of their careers, including the TV series Police
Squad and The Naked Gun franchise. In addition to his work with Abrahams and Zucker, David
Zucker has directed three entries in the successful Scary Movie franchise, BASEketball, Top
Secret!, and the political satire An American Carol.
Robert Hays is best known for his role as pilot Ted Striker in the film Airplane! and as Robert
Seaver in Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey. He was born in Bethesda, Maryland. Before
relocating to Hollywood, where he found quick success, Hays lived in the Pacific Beach area
of San Diego, and picked up acting roles in San Diego's local theater scene. He worked in several
productions at the famous Old Globe Theatre, including the role of Petruchio in a touring
production of William Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew. Hays’s television work includes
Wonder Woman; The Young Pioneers; Angie; the science fiction series Starman, in which he
played the title character; and FM. He played the role of Bud, the man thought to be Hyde's dad,
in several episodes of That '70s Show. Hays has also directed and produced for films and
television. He has performed in many television movies and has done voice work such as
the title character on the Marvel Comics adaptation of Iron Man. In 2013, Hays appeared in
a slapstick-laden TV spot promoting tourism in Wisconsin, which also reunited him
with Airplane! co-director David Zucker.
Airplane!
USA, 1980, 88 minutes, Rated PG
Directed by David Zucker, Jim Abrahams, and Jerry Zucker
In 2012 the readers of Britain’s Empire Magazine dubbed AIRPLANE! the greatest comedy of all
time—an accolade echoed by its appearances on lists from Bravo, the American Film Institute,
ABC and People Magazine. Nominated for the Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture: Comedy,
AIRPLANE! set the standard for the spoofy cinematic confections that Mel Brooks started just six
years earlier. Directing triumvirate “ZAZ”—Zucher, Abrahams, and Zucker—had already dipped
their collective toes into the waters of absurdity with 1977’s The Kentucky Fried Movie, before
tackling the strange tale of a PTSD-stricken fighter-pilot Ted Striker (a brilliant Robert Hays) who
along with stewardess/ex-girlfriend Elaine (Julie Hagerty) and a “surely serious” doctor (Leslie
Nielsen—playing against his tough-guy type) have to land a rogue Boeing 707 when the crew is
felled by food poisoning. With uproarious supporting turns from Robert Stack, Peter Graves,
Kareem-Abdul Jabbar, and (“I guess I picked the wrong week to stop sniffing glue”) Lloyd
Bridges, AIRPLANE! crash landed into the cultural zeitgeist and even today, 37 years after its
premiere, remains the pinnacle example of its genre.
FESTIVAL FORUMS:
RED DSMC2 Workshop
Sponsored by RED Digital Cinema
Thursday, April 27th
9:30AM–12:30PM at Full Sail University
Open only to Full Sail Students
RED Digital Cinema is the leading manufacturer of professional digital
cinema cameras. Combining cinema-grade image quality and incredible dynamic range, RED
equipment delivers the best images possible to cinematographers around the world. The “Shot
on RED” Workshop is an invitation to Full Sail students to get an exclusive lesson from RED
educators in hands-on, industry-specific skills crucial to making the “binge-worthy” films you
crave. Named after a RED photography exhibit in Miami’s Wynwood Arts District, the RED
workshop creates an immersive training environment tailored for Full Sail students on their way
to becoming working professionals. Want to learn the magic of films “Shot on RED”? This is your
chance!
Indie Women: Grab ‘em by the Movies
Sponsored by Full Sail University
Wednesday, April 26
11AM–12:30PM at Enzian
A recent article in The Wrap noted that of the 149 movies currently slated for a wide release
from the six major Hollywood studios over the next three years, only 12 have female
directors. And two of those studios, Paramount and 20th Century Fox, actually have zero women
at the helm for major releases coming out through 2018. So while the 1,000 lb. behemoth that is
Hollywood continues to drag its heels, film schools are turning out female filmmakers by the
hundreds and festivals are touting record-breaking programming numbers. The 2017 FFF has
programmed over 70 films directed by women across virtually every category in the festival. Life
on the festival circuit seems to paint a rosy picture of the future—but is that reality or a rosetinted world? This forum gathers women filmmakers to talk about forgoing the studio system
and forging their own path to tell original stories in the face of what seems like insurmountable
statistics. Panel includes Dorie Barton (Girl Flu.), Julie Sokolow (Woman on Fire), and Valerie
Weiss (The Archer). Moderated by Anne Russell, Program Director—Film Production MFA at Full
Sail University.
Reel Activism: Changing the World Through Film
Sponsored by Hilton Grand Vacations
Thursday, April 27
11AM–12:30PM at Enzian
According to Nielsen, the average American spends 33 hours a week watching television. On the
weekends we pack the multiplexes to see this Saturday’s superhero deliver justice to yet
another megalomaniacal monster. Film and television entertain us, but they can also enrich our
lives. They can introduce us to new worlds and new ideas. Cinema has the power to change
hearts and minds. Movies like Philadelphia, Moonlight, Do the Right Thing, Blackfish, An
Inconvenient Truth, and The Thin Blue Line have broken boundaries and opened eyes. In this
special panel, we sit down with Amanda Bailly (8 Borders, 8 Days), James Demo (The
Peacemaker), as well as Joyce Chen and Emily Moore (“Refugee”) to discuss how films can
combat political extremism, expose prejudice, and champion human rights for everyone
regardless of race, gender, or sexual orientation. Moderated by Orlando City Commissioner
Patty Sheehan.
Filmmaker Forum
Sponsored by IMDBPro
Friday, April 28
11AM–12:30PM at Enzian
The Florida Film Festival hosts some of the most talented new independent filmmakers every
year and always sets aside one day just to pick their brains. This lively and dynamic exchange of
ideas and know-how inevitably defines a high point in the festival—peppered with tales of
triumph, challenge, and creative methods. Don’t miss this once-in-a-lifetime airing of artistic
laundry by the filmmakers who get the job done. FFF selections committee member and Rollins
College Professor Denise Cummings, Chair of the Department of Critical Media and Cultural
Studies, will moderate, and the panel which will include Aaron B. Koontz (Camera Obscura) and
Castille Landon (Albion: The Enchanted Stallion).
FESTIVAL EVENTS AND PARTIES:
Opening Night Party and Film at Enzian
Friday, April 21
6PM–1AM
Film & Party ticket price $140
Party ONLY ticket price $125
Enzian & Eden Bar
1300 South Orlando Ave
Maitland, FL 32751
6PM: Champagne & appetizers served
6:30PM: Theater doors open
6:55PM: Welcome and introductions
7:10PM: Begin film: The Hero preceded by “5 Films About Technology”
8:30PM: Party starts for “Party Only” ticket holders
8:30PM-Midnight: Dinner & drink stations open outside
9:30PM: Film lets out
10:30PM-1AM: Dessert served inside Enzian
1AM: Event ends
Celebrate opening night of the 2017 Florida Film Festival with a thrilling new film, THE HERO.
Sample food and cocktails from your favorite local spots—a moveable feast where you can
mingle and celebrate with all the folks who will be your new best friends for the next 10 days.
Eat, drink, be merry, and discuss all the films you cannot wait to see at the festival ahead. This
legendary party launches a non-stop, fun-filled, 10-day celebration of Film, Food, and Friends.
Participating restaurants, bars, and select vendors include Arthur's Catering, Bubbalou's
Bodacious BBQ, The Copper Rocket Pub, Cuisiniers, Enzian Theater & Eden Bar, Hourglass
Brewing, Pizza Bruno, Rogue Pub, Rosen Shingle Creek, Ten10 Brewing Co., Terrapin Beer Co.,
and Tito's Vodka.
Festival Block Party
Sponsored by Winter Park Village
Saturday, April 22, 3-5PM
At Regal Winter Park Village
510 North Orlando Avenue
Winter Park, FL 32789
Free for all Festival ticket and pass holders
Look for the Winter Park Village fountain—located across from the Regal Cinema—for a Block
Party celebration of the Florida Film Festival. Festival ticket and pass holders will receive free
drinks and appetizers from select Winter Park Village restaurants and also enjoy live
entertainment. Space is limited so plan to arrive early.
Locally Fresh! Scrumptious Cinema
Sponsored by Orlando Weekly
Sunday, April 23, 11AM-12:30PM
At Enzian
1300 South Orlando Ave
Maitland, FL 32751
$12
Feed all your senses! Central Florida farmers and food purveyors partner-up with local
filmmakers at this utterly unique (and mouth-watering) event—a festival favorite! Filmmakers
Matthew Tullo, Miguel Gomez, Julia Spada, Brett Downey, Loretta Troutman, Alex Reynoso,
Donald Tynes, Sheri Kebbel, and Veronica Jaramillo
dig into the stock and trade of what makes Central Florida delicious. Watch their documentaries
highlighting The Dinner Party Project, Ten10 Brewing Co., and The Fresh Stop Bus, accompanied
by cooking demonstrations and sumptuous samples. A feast for the eyes… and the taste buds.
Locally Fresh! Farmers Market
Sponsored by Orlando Weekly
Sunday, April 23, Noon-2:30PM
On the lawn at Eden Bar
1300 South Orlando Ave
Maitland, FL 32751
FREE
After Locally Fresh! Scrumptious Cinema, the lawn at Eden Bar transforms into a Farmers
Market, filled with local products fresh from the field. Get to know Central Florida’s finest
famers and vendors… and don’t miss this delicious opportunity to take some local goodies home
for your own feast.
Sunday Brunch Buffet
Sunday, April 23, 11AM-2PM
At Enzian & Eden Bar
1300 South Orlando Ave
Maitland, FL 32751
$13.99
Enjoy a yummy pre-movie brunch with friends and compare notes on all things Florida Film
Festival! This mouth-watering brunch prepared by our own chef is sure to leave a good taste in
your mouth. No ticket necessary.
Whole Foods Market Tasting Reception
Sponsored by Whole Foods Market
Tuesday, April 25th, 8PM
At Eden Bar
1300 S. Orlando Ave
Maitland, FL 32751
Free and open to the public
Whole Foods Market brings you complimentary tastes of their fantastic fare in a delightful
evening spread of organic appetizers. The best part about this binge? It’s guilt-free!
Sip and Savor: Cocktail Tasting
Sponsored by Diageo
Wednesday, April 26, 6-8PM
At Eden Bar
1300 South Orlando Avenue
Maitland, FL 32751
Free and open to the public
Join festival friends to sample a fun selection of craft cocktails. A sip or two of something new—
flavors and concoctions all provided by our friends at Diageo!
Filmmaker Welcome Party
Sponsored by Full Sail University
Thursday, April 27, 8–11PM
At The Copper Rocket
106 Lake Avenue
Maitland, FL 32751
By Invitation Only
Full Sail University invites filmmakers, festival fans, and industry movers-and-shakers to spend
the evening hanging out in casual, dive-bar style. This cool event will bring pure dopeness to
your Thursday night and get you ready for the final weekend of the Festival.
Industry Party
Co-sponsored by Ten10 Brewing Co. and IMDbPro
Friday, April 28, 8–11PM
Ten10 Brewing Co.
1010 Virginia Drive
Orlando, FL 32803
By Invitation Only
Filmmakers and film lovers gather for a casual evening of fun. New friends and future projects
are celebrated in a casual atmosphere…with plenty of beer.
Awards Bash
Saturday, April 29
4:30PM: Dinner buffet
5:30PM: Awards ceremony at Enzian
6PM: After party at Eden Bar
At Enzian & Eden Bar
1300 South Orlando Ave
Maitland, FL 32751
$45 in advance or $50 day-of
Have you picked your favorite films of the Festival? At the annual Awards Ceremony, you’ll be
among the first to find out if they’ve won prestigious Jury and Audience Awards. Dinner is
included in the ticket price and will be served before the Awards Ceremony… and after the last
award is given, roll out to Eden Bar to raise a glass and kick up your heels at the Awards Bash
After Party with the funky sounds of Thrift House.
Sunday Brunch Buffet
Sponsored by Key West Film Festival
Sunday, April 30, 11AM-2PM
Enzian & Eden Bar
1300 South Orlando Ave
Maitland, FL 32751
$13.99
Enjoy a yummy pre-movie brunch with friends and compare notes on all things Florida Film
Festival! This mouth-watering brunch prepared by our own chef is sure to leave a good taste in
your mouth. No ticket necessary.
2017 FLORIDA FILM FESTIVAL
Now in its 26th year, the Florida Film Festival is an Oscar®-qualifying festival, premiering the best
in current, independent, and international cinema. Through ten days of 180+ films and first-class
events, film lovers mingle with filmmakers and celebrities over hand-crafted cocktails and a
locally-sourced menu.
“[We] had a great time at the festival. We've been to a few festivals with the film, and Florida
is one of our favorites!” – Academy Award® winner Ron Judkins, FINDING NEIGHBORS
“Congrats on a fantastic festival. I loved being there. Have never seen a finer venue than
Enzian.” – Andrew Goldman, THE DESK
“We had such a phenomenal time at the festival and it really exceeded our expectations in
every way. The staff, the screening experience, the A/V, the audiences – everything was
exceptional.” – Dan Berk & Robert Olsen, BODY
“Besides the amazing hospitality, I must say, the films were strong – steady, uncompromising
programming. Way to go! Orlando is a power house.” – Udy Epstein, 7th Art Releasing, FFF
2015 Juror
Festival tickets are available for purchase online or at the Enzian box office:
www.FloridaFilmFestival.com/tickets
The Festival is a program of the non-profit Enzian Theater. 2017 Festival sponsors to date
include:
Primary Sponsor: Full Sail University
Primary Public Partners: Orange County Government – Florida, and the Florida Division of
Cultural Affairs
Public Partner: United Arts of Central Florida, and the National Endowment of the Arts
Premiere Sponsors: Hilton Grand Vacations, IMDbPro, Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor &
Reed, P.A., Lure Design, Regal Entertainment Group,
Major Sponsors: DoubleTree by Hilton Orlando Downtown, Movebooth, Park Plaza Hotel, RED
Digital Cinema, SilzerLaw Chartered, Sprint Corporation, Ten 10 Brewing Co., Terrapin Beer,
Winter Park Village
Supporting Sponsors: Antonio’s Ristorante Maitland, Coterie Coffee Co., Deeb, Dorman
Financial Management, Downtown Arts District Orlando , Brian O. Coleman, D.M.D., P.A. Omega
Dental Group, Enterprise Holdings Foundation, Foundation Presents, HJ High, Key West Film
Festival, Maitland Vision Center, Tito’s Handmade Vodka, and Whole Foods Market
Media Partners: Central Florida Lifestyle Magazine, Florida Travel + Life, I Love CFL,
iHeartMedia, Orlando Arts, Orlando Live, Orlando Magazine, Orlando Sentinel, Orlando Weekly,
Variety 411, Visit Orlando, Watermark, WMFE, WPRK, and Yelp
Our Sponsor community enriches the Festival experience and helps sustain the year-round
programs of the not-for-profit Enzian.
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Enzian
Since 1992, Enzian has been the proud host of the Florida Film Festival. As part of its mission to
entertain, inspire, educate, and connect the community through film, Enzian presents
innovative and original cinematic programming not just during the Festival, but all year long. As
a 501(c)(3) non-profit, community-supported arts organization for which ticket revenue
accounts for only 25% of its operating budget, Enzian owes its existence to the generosity of
fans of film, food, and fun--like you. Enzian.org
Full Sail University:
Full Sail University is an award-winning educational leader for those pursuing careers in the
entertainment and media industry. Founded in 1979, Full Sail has been recognized as one of the
2016 “Top 25 Graduate & Undergraduate Schools to Study Game Design” by The Princeton
Review, one of the Best Music Programs by Rolling Stone Magazine, and one of the Best Film
Programs by UNleashed Magazine. Full Sail was named the 2014 “School/College of the Year” by
the Florida Association of Postsecondary Schools and Colleges, received the “21st Century Best
Practices in Distance Learning Award” from the United States Distance Learning Association, and
was recognized as one of the Top 100 Social Media Colleges by Studentadvisor.com.
Full Sail University is a Graduate and Undergraduate degree-granting institution offering oncampus and online degree programs in areas related to Art & Design, Business, Film &
Television, Games, Media & Communications, Music & Recording, Sports, and Web &
Technology. Full Sail graduate credits include work on OSCAR®, Emmy®, GRAMMY®, ADDY®,
MTV Video Music Award, and Video Game Award nominated and winning projects.
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