2005 FILMS
Listed below are the 2005 film expo selections. To download and view the screening schedule, please click here.

Alibi Phone Network (Short Drama, 14 Minutes, Nashua, NH)
When a naive romantic is convinced by his smooth-talking office mate to try an alibi phone service to keep his pre-proposal shopping excursion a secret from his soon to be fiancé, he gets a lesson in deception that he's not quite prepared for... Website: http://alibiphonenetwork.com

Art Forms (Documentary, 30 Minutes, Londonderry, NH)
Art Forms is an educational film about the stories behind an artist’s inspiration for a painting. An artist’s vision is a strong motivator for an artist to create a piece of work. Whether it is a young beginner or world-renowned artist, their visions are unique to each artist. Many of the artists in this film represent the Southern New Hampshire area but some are stories told of world-renowned artists.

Behind the Hypothetical Scenes (Short Comedy, 11 Minutes, Dover, NH)
The idea behind this short is extremely simple. It is the passion of a filmmaker to make something, anything, no matter what it is, as long as it's something. Have camera, will shoot. Website: http://www.aftongrant.com

Blood & Scones (Animation, 3 Minutes, Bethlehem, NH)
In a surreal sitting room, a very old woman makes creatures by knitting.

Burgaw Blues (Short Documentary, 8 Minutes, Burgan, NC)
The short and sweet career of the baddest blues guitarist in Burgaw, NC, George Herbert Moore.

Carl’s First Day (Short Comedy, 11 Minutes, Newburyport, MA)
A dorky engineer finds himself the victim of "fowl" play when a new guy arrives and steals the attention of everyone in the office. Website: http://www.novablarge.com

Chapoquoit Island: A perfect little piece of Cape Cod (Short Documentary, 11 Minutes, Brookline, MA & Manchester, NH)
Have you stayed on the beach past sunset, when the whole word turns from golden orange to midnight blue? And then stayed even longer, until the sky turns black and the ocean's roar becomes deafening? Come with us on a journey to one of the most magical places on Cape Cod, Chapoquoit Island in West Falmouth, MA.

Crosswalk (Short Comedy, 10 Minutes, Shillington, PA)
A romantic comedy about Tony, a cagey Casanova, who discovers the power of scorned women when his prey turn predatory with a vengeance. Website: http://www.proverbialstudios.com

Day Shift (Short Comedy, 14 Minutes, Hollywood, CA)
In this biting short comedy, modern day Los Angeles gets a radical make-over when the roles between Gringos and Latinos are reversed. And with the Latinos in charge, police look like gang members, illegal Canadians sell fruit by the street corners, and getting to work has become a huge pain in the ass. Website: http://www.dayshift.tv

Discovery (Documentary, 55 Minutes, Arlington, VA)
Discovery is a movie about communication. It is a journey into how kids and young adults speaking three different languages, representing 20 different countries come together to share a single purpose hemmed by excellence driven by art and bound by the common love of music. It is a story about the rewards of commitment, dedication and humility as told through the prodigious young musicians of The Youth Orchestra of the Americas while touring 18 cities in 8 countries throughout Latin America.

El Juego (Short Comedy, 13 Minutes, Manchester, NH)
Two roommates clash after they acquire the latest video game, Immortal Fight Face III. Dave, the responsible one has to endure the obsessive behavior of his roommate Steve as they battle for video game supremacy. Despite Dave’s continual winning streak, Steve continues to play, losing battle after battle, and perhaps some of his sanity as well.

Flying Down Hill (Documentary, 105 Minutes, Portsmouth, NH)
How do we measure greatness? Ski champion Bide Miller wants it to be on the mountain. From his eccentric home in Franconia, NH to the European Alps and the Olympics in Salt Lake City, Bode skis for the love of it all. Through the awards and spills that come and go, Bode pursues his dream, Flying Downhill. Website: http://www.flyingdownhill.com

Half Dead (Thriller, 40 Minutes, Holderness, NH)
A 40 minute horror film with lots of action and campy humor. A man is injected with a deadly serum and goes on a violent rampage through the woods of New Hampshire. Website: http://www.halfdead.net

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Handshake (Animation, 5 Minutes, New York, NY)
An innocent greeting between two people is quickly transformed into a sticky, tangled struggle for survival. Website: http://www.blendfilms.com/handshake.html

Heart of the Beholder (Feature, 106 Minutes, Toluka Lake, CA)
Based on the true story of how a young couple lost their multi-million dollar chain of videos store, their family, and almost their lives fighting a corrupt Prosecutor and a group of religious zealots over Martin Scorsese's controversial movie, The Last Temptation of Christ. But the couple get something the powerless seldom do. They got REVENGE!! Website: http://www.Beholder.com

Innocence (Short Drama, 20 Minutes, Manchester, NH)
A teenage with a vivid imagination attempts to confess to witnessing a murder. With no one to trust him he seeks his own way to find the truth…or run from it. Website: http://www.killerkatfilms.tk

Joyride (Animation, 5 Minutes, Winston-Salem, NC)
What THE MAN wants, THE MAN gets…and if you don’t pay attention it will all go by in the blink of a sound bite! Website: http://www.outofourmindsstudios.com

Jump (Documentary, 76 Minutes, Santa Monica, CA)
Inspired by a Mark Twain short story, JUMP follows several dedicated frog jockeys in their annual quest to be Calaveras County's top jumper. Website: http://www.frogumentary.com

King of Punk (Documentary, 74 Minutes, New York, NY)
'King of Punk' gives an interesting perspective between the old (Jayne County, Cheetah Chrome, Marky Ramone, among others) and new (OBGYN, FNS' Pat Clement) generation Punk artists. It shows the differences and similarities between the two groups in a humorous and entertaining manner. Website: http://www.kingofpunkmovie.com

Loose Change: The Making of The Toll (Short Documentary, Portsmouth, NH)
Hatchling Studios shares their progress thus far on their animated mockumentary, The Toll. The staff and crew of the short, scheduled for release in 2006, discuss some of the processes, challenges, and highlights of working with high-end CGI animation. Website: http://www.hatchlingstudios.com

Melvin’s Kitchen (Short Comedy, 8 Minutes, Boston, MA)
A whodoneit mystery thriller that delves deep into the human soul and a tub of mayonnaise. Website: http://www.hoorayforfunn.com

Messenger (Short Documentary, 18 Minutes, Brooklyn, NY)
A day in the life of New York City messenger. "Messenger" follows Alfred Bobe through the moving city as he deftly navigates through traffic, pedestrians and potholes. Not only a stunning portrait of the courier workday, "Messenger" is a tribute to New York's energy and its do-or-die
attitude.Website: http://www.cinecycle.com

Milk & Honey (Short Comedy, 12 Minutes, Boston, MA)
Fletcher is awkward and in love. The object of his desire is Honey, a young security guard who rounds the library stacks oblivious to Fletcher's every breath. Oblivious, that is, until Fletcher devises a means to bring her into his world - Fletcher likes milk with his Honey.

Mimetic #7 (Experimental, 10 Minutes, York, ME)
Mimetic #7 is an alternative film that explores the connection between language, image and the perception of the real. Website: http://www.welephants.com

Monolith (Animation, 4 Minutes, UK)
"Monolith" is an abstract Journey based on the themes of freedom, religion and media manipulation.

Murals: Romanticizing the Violence – Chapter One (Documentary, 17 Minutes, Concord & Portsmouth, NH)
In the city of Belfast the murals painted on neighborhood gable walls romanticize violence and define the conflict.

My Big Fat Independent Movie (Feature)
Everyone Dies…The story is confusing…There’s no Hollywood ending…Only this time you’re laughing. The comedy that exposes independent film for the first time. Website: http://www.mybigfatindependentmovie.com

Parasomnia (Short Drama, 7 Minutes, Hampton, NH)
Parasomnia is a sleep disorder defined as a disruptive physical act that occurs while sleeping and can manifest itself in many haunting and terrifying ways. A person suffering from parasomnia will become physically involved in their dreams. No longer able to differentiate between their dream world and the physical world while sleeping, they become entranced by their dreams and physically involved in their nightmares which can sometimes result in tragic consequences

Patient of Dr. Rice (Short Comedy, 10 Minutes, Bridgeport, VT)
A young psychotherapist's session with a patient turns into the strangest experience of her life.

Plushy (Short Drama, 24 Minutes, Bloomfield, NJ)
A lonely man with a stuffed animal fetish finally gets to bring the real life woman of his dreams out to dinner. Website: http://www.poecat.com

Second Sight (Animation, 6 Minutes, Fairport, NY)
This work presents a passage through a mist in which perception is ultimately clarified and sharpened rather than obscured. Website: http://www.rit.edu/~sampph

Shift (Animation, 5 Minutes, Kearsarge, NH)
Shift is an animated short film structured like an experiential journey without characters. The central theme is a different take on cycles through time. Website: http://www.joshmarvel.com

S. Katz, V.P. (Short Comedy, 16 Minutes, Rochester, NH)
Sam Katz is a business man. With a popular underground casino night to his credit, he thinks that the world is his oyster. But when a girl named Susan starts a charity casino night, Sam finds out that oysters aren't kosher and that holding on to his on-campus gambling monopoly might be harder than he thought.

Speak Your Mind (Documentary, 35 Minutes, New York, NY)
Speak Your Mind explores the First Amendment as it applies to the right to dissent and assemble and the crackdown on dissent since September 11, 2001.

Special Agent Hudson Marr (Feature, 90 Minutes, Hooksett, NH)
With the world in chaos after the evil Dr. Lucretia Pheromone destroys the coffee supply, the President of the US sends out his last secret agent to save the world from permanent caffeine withdrawal. Website: http://www.specialagenthudsonmarr.com

Spreading the Word (Short Comedy, 16 Minutes, Chapel Hill, NC)
Two artificial evangelists. One backpack. One Bible. An unsuspecting Southern town... Someone's about to get religion. Website: http://tinkhamtown.org

Swampcat (S. Berwick, 6 Minutes, S. Berwick, ME)
A young couple visiting the South ignore the warnings of the locals and venture into a swamp inhabited by a fabled creature.

The Calling (Documentary, 27 Minutes, Gunnison, CO)
In 1852 intercollegiate competition began between two novice rowing teams at New Hampshire’s Lake Winnipesauke. This race, corporately sponsored by a railroad company brought together Harvard and Yale for a spirited competition. Website: http://www.brickerdown.com

The Gay Marriage Thing (Documentary, 47 Minutes, Belmont, MA)
THE GAY MARRIAGE THING presents the politics, the piety, and the people embroiled in and affected by the heated debate over same-sex marriage in history-making Massachusetts. Amidst the chaos of legislators, church leaders, and protesters, one couple's quiet story puts a human face on the social struggle of our time. Website: http://sassy-media.com

The Listeners (Short Drama, 16 Minutes, Rollinsford, NH)
'The Listeners' is a story about two people who do not listen, at least to each other, until a brief encounter reminds them that their petty complaints and chronic unhappiness may be self-indulgent, at best. Website: http://www.bulkheadpictures.com

The Look (Short Drama, 10 Minutes, MA)
Eddie, a local photographer, has been hiding a disturbing secret while being interrogated about the recent disappearance of a young woman who modeled for him. Will he be able to hide the truth, or will he break under pressure?

The Moor (Short Drama, 19 Minutes, Hollywood, CA)
A middle-aged man and an 80-year-old woman revisit unspoken secrets and lies from their past and take a bittersweet journey through time, place and memory. Website: http://www.themoormovie.com

The Present (Feature, 96 Minutes, Meredith, NH)
It was all just a matter of bad timing. Being in the wrong place at the wrong times and the rest of that paradox crap. Website: http://www.thepresent2004.com

The Sacred Institution (Short Comedy, 7 Minutes, Westfield, MA)
When a sexually deviant straight couple moves in across the street, local heterophobe Ray must rally the block to save The Sacred Institution.

The Sound of the Wind (Short Drama, 18 Minutes, Rochester, NY)
Mun-Su lives with his mother and works in his mother’s restaurant in the waster land. Nearby the restaurant, there is a small airport. Since he was a boy, Mun-Su has a dream to become a pilot. One day a woman visits to Mun-Su’s restaurant. She waits for something in the seashore. Website: http://www.damulfilms.com

The Wayfarers (Feature, 81 Minutes, Amherst, NH)
An eccentric family of lobstermen are reunited where the dying, compulsive lying matriarch of the family wants to stage a “Remembrance Ceremony” while she’s still alive. Website: http://www.wayfarersfilm.com

Title to Murder (Feature, 100 Minutes)
Maureen McCormick ("The Brady Bunch") and Christopher Atkins ("The Blue Lagoon") star in a romantic murder mystery about a Boston title examiner who, when she stumbles upon clues to an elderly woman's murder, becomes the next target for her killer. Directed by Stephen Furst ("Animal House") and written by Cynthia Tocci ("The Road to Kiva", "Why Kill an Angel?") and Laurence Carnes Tocci. Filmed entirely on location in New England. Website: http://www.titletomurder.com

Trash (Short Drama, 14 Minutes, Rosemont, PA)
A garbage collector creates his own past in the trash he finds. And then, just like that, he throws it away.

Tunde (Documentary, 29 Minutes, Portsmouth, NH)
Tunde Jegede is an extraordinary musician and composer of exciting and vibrant music, who combines African rhythms and themes with classical and jazz themes. This film follows Tunde through his creative process of composing, rehearsals and performance, from London to Paris to West Africa.

U-Lock (Short Comedy, 31 Minutes, Somerville, MA)
All that separates Griff from the date of his life is a simple bike lock mysteriously locked around his neck. Will he get it off in time?

Vendetta (Short Comedy, 8 Minutes, Brookline, MA & Manchester, NH)
"One man, one vending machine. Who will have the last laugh?"

Vocalize (Short Documentary, 17 Minutes, New York, NY)
Elliot Gerard has one dream in life: to become a rapper. Unfortunately, he doesn’t quite fit the criteria of the typical hip hop lyricist as we have come to understand it today. For starters, he’s white and he’s Jewish. But he won’t let that get in his way…