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L.E.S.
THE
13TH ANNUAL LOWER EAST SIDE FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS
FILM AND
VIDEO FESTIVAL
SCHEDULE OF FILMS
SATURDAY, MAY 24th
CABARET THEATER
Please
note - Schedule Subject to change.
12:00-1pm
- Filmmakers Luncheon
1:00-2:00pm - TNC FAMILY
1:00-1:12pm - ForGodness Sake -10min 43sc
Starring Dan Drogynous and Adrian Gallard. Written &Directed by
Shawn Oded
1:13-1:16pm - Eddie Paris -2min 32s
Author Carl Watson takes on the persona Eddie Paris and discusses his
constant companion; our constant companion; death. Satirical and philosophical
content. Written & Directed by Richard Reta
1:18-1:23pm - Music BS-5min
Trumpeter Roy Hargrove with his big band featuring Hip Hop lyricist
Qtip. They play with elements of Bebop and Hip Hop in this musical performance.
Produced by Francesse M Maingrette
1:25-1:40pm - Choices -12min
Choices exlplore teenage pregnacy and single motherhood. Written by
Lisa V. Stokes. Director: Iris Goodwin
1:40-2:20pm - Making Pizza -40 min
A documentary about three best friends who put on a play. Produced &
Starring: Lyndsey Anderson, Micha Lazare & Kyle Wood
2:30pm L.E.S DOC
2:30 - Hats by Bunn - 30 min
A documentary of Bunn, a hatmaker. A rare peek at a milliner’s
artform and most importantly the aura of his hats. Each one is custom
made. Director: Charles Martin
3:00 - A Snowmobile for George - 97min
A rambunctious road trip that collects the stories of fishermen, cowboy,
and firemen who have to face the consequences of environmental de-regulation
by the Bush Administration. Director: Todd Darling
* Q&A with Producer Joel R. Kupferman,esq.
4:45 - The Bentfootes - 75min
A mockumentary melange of Spinal tap and Ken Burns which explores the
American dancer’s artistic aesthtetic from post-revolutionary times
to the present. Written by Todd Alcott & Choreography by Kriota
Willberg
6:00pm LOWER EAST SIDERS
6:00 - Mary's Novel Adventure – 5min
In the style of a 1908 silent movie which were produced at the Biograph
Studio on 14th St. The film was created for the stage production of
the Ghosts of 14th Street. Scenario and Direction by Barbara Kahn.
6:05 - Lanlord Blues - 90min
A modest bike shop owner tries to get a new lease despite the efforts
of his slum landlord to evict him. Directed by Jacob Burkhardt
7:30pm L.E.S WORLD
7:30 - Ingabire / Gift - 10 min
A film version of a play created by RAPSIDA, a non-profit Rwandan program
based in Kigali , Rwanda, to educate and prevent the spread of STDs
and to stop discrimination against those living with HIV/AIDS. Directed
by Jesse Hawkes
7:42 - The Bakery - 5min
An American born Chinese, is forced to question her own pre-conceived
notions regarding race and appearance when a Cantonese speaking Caucasian
man comes to her aid in a Chinatown bakery. Written and Directed by
Rosanne Ma and Rio Puertollano
7:50 - Family Reunion - 21min
New York lesbian Katrín returns to her native Iceland for her
grandfather's 70th birthday. At the reunion, her family in Reykjavik
unwittingly engages her in discussions about sexuality, secrets, love
and family. Director by Isold Uggadottir
8:15pm L.E.S MADE
8:15 - Excavating Taylor Mead - 89min
The story of one man's journey and struggle for survival in America's
independent film and art community. Directed by William A. Kirkley
*Q&A with Director William A. Kirkley and Author Taylor Mead.
9:45 - East of the Tar Pits - 75min
A displaced New York City housewife and her lifeslong ambition which
is to visit Barbara Streisand’s mansion. Starring Holly Woodlawn,
Frank Messina, and Robert Sherman. Directed by Gary LeGault.
*Q&A with Producer Gary LeGault.
11:00pm L.E.S SPIRITS
11:15 - Lower Eastside Stories – 30min
A series of four short films. Portraits of four women of varying ages
and ethnicities struggelling for validation and self-fulfillment. Written
& Directed by Liselle Mei
11:30 - Chicago 10 - 103min
The build-up to and the unraveling of the Chicago Conspiracy Trial in
which 8 activists are set up as scapegoats by the Government of the
1968 Democratic Convention demonstration against the Vietnam War. Written
& Directed by Brett Morgen. Mixing animation with archival footage,
features the voice of Hank Azaria, Dylan Baker, Nick Nolte, Mar Ruffalo,
Roy Scheider, Liev Schreiber, and Jeffrey Wright.
*Q&A with producer Bob Fass.
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