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Selections
Features:
Motherland Afghanistan-
An Afghan-American documentary filmmaker follows her father, who specializes in women’s medicine, to Afghanistan, where one in seven women dies during childbirth.
12:08 East Bucharest-
An old retiree searches for an answer to the question, did a revolution really take place in his city.
Callback-
The time has come for actor Jake Bannon to prepare for his final call. He must turn his journey inward and let his character lead the way. It is a last desperate attempt for success when all else has failed.
Memorias del subdesarrollo, Memories of Underdevelopment.
Sergio, a wealthy bourgeois aspiring writer, decides to stay in Cuba even though his wife and friends flee to Miami. Sergio reviews the changes in Cuba under Castro.
An Inconvenient Truth - in partnership with The Climate Project-
A live presentation of the information delivered by the Al Gore documentary.
An American Opera-
Animals of Katrina. When EVERYONE believes they are doing RIGHT, how can so much go WRONG?
Maroa-
Venezuelan Oscar submission. Maroa, who sells pornography and small images of saints, is an eleven-year-old survivor in a large Latin American city.
Say I Do-
A gussied-up soon to be married couple and their wedding party end up lost and stranded in a tumbleweed of disaster.
Dark Corners-
Terror breeds in the shadow of the soul.
Barrio Cuba -
Cuban Film Production. Strips away the sheen of a country often glamorized by touristy stereotypes.
638 Ways to Kill Castro-
Former head of Cuban intelligence asserts there were many attempts (638) on Castro’s life.
Tell Me Cuba-
A Miami-based terrorist, a Mafia chauffeur, members of Congress and a secret negotiator unravel the complexities behind a 45-year-old embargo.
Cuban Hip Hop: Desde el Principio-
The development of HipHop culture in Cuba and how rap has become the primary art form by which Cuban youth express their frustrations.
Monster of Phantom Lake-
Faithful “re-imagining” of 1950’s , B-grade, drive-in horror movie.
Third Monday in October-
Documentary follows 2004 elections - those of 12 year olds vying to lead their middle school student councils. A true slice of American politics - raw and uncensored - through the eyes of 12 -year olds.
Purgatory House-
Written and starring 14-year-old Celeste Davis, this feature offers an inside glimpse of how if feels to be
a teen in today’s disconnected world.
The Host-
A mutant emerges from Seoul’s Han River and focuses its attention on attacking people.
Orozco: Man of Fire-
Visual and whimsical documentary of portrait Mexican muralist, Jose Clemente.
Next: A Primer on Urban Painting-
An exploration of graffiti as a worldwide cultural phenomenon.
Purvis of Overtown Cinema, Aspirins & Vultures
Brazilian Oscar submission. A road movie about a German man who went to the North East of Brazil in 1942 to sell Aspirin.
The Immaculate Misconception
Mary Flannigan, a good Catholic girl, becomes pregnant after she claims to have been visited by Saint Bernadette and the holy Virgin Mary. It must be the second coming...right in Jersey City! ...or is it really?
How Much Further (Que Tan Lejos)
Esperanza and Tristeza both have to get to Cuenca. By an unlucky turn of events, the bus they get on gets delayed due to a worker strike.
Shorts:
Florida Shorts-
Draw 3!-
The story of 3 championship UNO players who come from different walks of life with one goal...be the BEST...at UNO. It's more than a kid's card game...it's life!
Ringside Stories-
Tampa boxing: past, present and future.
Twillight of Youth-
A brash, young stockbroker who despises the elderly contracts a strange virus that rapidly ages him.
Latin Shorts-
El Bolero-
Amid the bustle of Mexico City, a lonely widower encounters a kind Bolero (shoe-shiner) whose unique powers are able to restore more than worn leather.
Hay Cosas que no se dicen Mexico: Chasing the American Dream -
Documentary focuses on Mexican immigrants and the arid Mexican landscape, the impressionistic scenes invite the viewer to raise the fundamental issues at the heart of immigration.
Mind Over Music-Boogie Stomp-
Boogie Woogie - origins, subsequent history and ongoing development, as seen through the observations of Bob Seeley & Bob Baldori, the last links to the origins of the genre.
A.W.O.L. -
Vietnam: 1972. An American soldier (David Morse) is captured; mercilessly tortured by the enemy.
Collision -
15-year-old Malia has just been kicked out of her boyfriend's apartment. By the end of the day, the paths of the 3 are forever altered by their chance encounters.
CHASE the Music -
Interview with musician and Tampa singer CHASE. This video spotlights her songs and how she writes and performs.
Jacob's Room-
Every child fears the monster in their closet. Jacob's is real!
Riverside-
What does it mean to have your life flash before your eyes? On a warm summer day -beside a lazy river - one young woman finds out.
Terminal Conversation-
In life’s unexpected twists what choice would you make?
The Colonial Bottom Feeder -
A day in the life of a stressed out Bookie/Loan Shark.
Priere de toucher -
Music Video. Music and lyrics by Nadasound featuring Rose Murphy.
Young Filmmaker Series -
Feet Golden Anniversary of the Green & Gold 50 Years of the University of South Florida -
Documentary produced by students at the University of South Florida celebrating the schools’
50th anniversary.
Gone -
Bill Madden brings the worlds of film and music together with a metaphorical environmental warning alert.
Never Bet the Devil Your Head -
An adaptation of Edgar Allen Poe’s 1841 satire, which Poe subtitled “A Moral Tale.”
Tampa Jai Alai -
Tampa Jai Alai charts the fall of Jai Alai, a once popular Basque sport, in America during the late-seventies and early-eighties.
The Valkyrie-
The people of a future commonwealth of Britain are stripped of their expressive forms of art.
Toy Attack -
In this children's comedy toys come to life and wreak havoc in the playroom.
Campus Movie Fest-
The world's largest student film festival, is proud o present the top sixteen films from its 2005-2006 Tour starring tens of thousands of students from The University of Tampa, Rollins College, and colleges around the US and UK.
