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		Films Screening at RIIFF 2002 Short Films A-C Friday August 9th Columbus Cinemateque 9:45PM Abendmahl (Last Supper) US Premiere Company: acmpictures Director: Angela C. Popp Runtime: 17 min Country: Germany. Format: BETA SP During a dinner, a gay man takes revenge on his unfaithful lover in a perfidious and clever way. Yearning for company, comfort, freedom: Relationships are more difficult than they ever were. And too often, lovers are just not compatible. During this 18-minute short movie, typically male behavior leads to drastic measures. German with English subtitles Sunday August 11th URI 2:10PM World Premiere The A Capellas Company: Still Moving Pictures Director: Brad Kettlety Country: USA Format: BETA SP Inspired by an episode of The Sopranos, two slackers decide mob life is more exciting than holding down day jobs. Oliver and Deniz's only exposure to the mob is from television, and they have high expectations for a new life. Friday August 9th URI 4:30PM World Premiere Alchemy Company: Greengrass Pictures Director: Anna Condo Runtime: 18min Country: USA / France Format: BETA SP What goes around, comes around: Secretly enamored with a young doctor, Saskia brings him a gift: a bronze candlestick comprised of three lascivious nymphs wrapped around a column. Embarrassed, confused and strangely affected by the beautiful figurines, the doctor decides to give it to his friend, a garish young lawyer. The lawyer teases him but gladly accepts the exciting object. Upon returning to his office, the doctor begins to regret his hasty decision. Meanwhile, as he holds the candlestick, the lawyer is informed that his domineering mother is on her way. Thursday August 8th Columbus Cinemateque 7:40PM New England Premiere Battleship Contempkin Company: CB Films Director: Chris Brown Running Time: 4 min. Country of Prod: USA Format: Beta SP Parisian lovers, trapped in their Left Bank apartment on a rainy afternoon, play a humorously perverse version of the popular American board game. As the consequences of losing escalate, Battleship becomes not just a game of strategy and fun, but an instrument of love and death. French with English subtitles Thursday August 9th Columbus Cinemateque 5:30PM Bayou Shower World Premiere Director: Scott Popjes Producers: Francine Russell, Amanda Nugent Runtime: 21 min Country: USA Format: Beta SP Amelia and her planning committee have hosted many a Southern soiree. Today's bridal shower should be a piece-of-Red-Velvet-cake. Except for the fact that the guest of honor, Gail, is a Yankee. And that she is engaged to Amelia's brother, thereby entitling her to a treasured family heirloom. Then there's Amelia's mom, Miz Lucy, who's easily bored at such shindigs and tends to seek out her own entertainment. Will Amelia do her duty, and follow family tradition? Or will the planning committee keep the heirloom out of enemy hands, finally achieving a Southern victory against this latest Northern invader? Saturday August 10th IMAX 9:30AM Bientot Novembre Company: Spirafilm Director: Francis Leclerc Runtime: 29min Country: Canada Format: 16MM On an autumn night, six characters seem to be the only people in the world not sleeping: a young concert violinist, an old man, a taxi driver, a janitor, a blind man and a late night talk show host. Some of them meet, others talk to each other without even realizing it. How the night will end is left up to chance. Thursday August 8th Castle Cinema 7:00PM Blue Haven Director: Julian Cautherley Runtime: 17min Country: USA Format: 35MM Two friends journey to find the perfect swimming pool to skate. But $40, 000 and a sex change later, they find true love instead. Sunday August 11th Columbus Theatre 12:30PM The Book and the Rose Company: Chartercrest Films Director: Jeff Bemiss Runtime: 29min Country: USA Format: 35MM Set in 1942. When John Barnes acquires an old book filled with intriguing handwritten notes, he begins a correspondence with its previous owner---and it promises to be more than just an exchange of letters. Based on the popular short story by Max Lucado. Thursday August 8th Columbus Cinemateque 1:00PM Boris Director: Francesca Galesi Runtime: 28 min County: USA Format: 16mm A falling star, a final farewell; a devastating, poetic tale of loneliness and lose in the Los Angeles night. As the Russian space station MIR makes its final fiery journey from space to earth, Boris says goodbye to his past, his wife and his Russia. Thursday August 8th Castle Cinema 9:30PM La Casa del Nono Company: Spirafilm Director: Lisa Sfriso Runtime: 15min Country: Canada Format: 16MM Story of a dying house that goes up in smoke. A film about death, memory and life that carries on. Saturday August 10th Columbus Cinemateque 5:30PM Chromatic Fantasy Director: Patrick Smith Runtime: 13min Country: USA Format: BETA SP World-class violist Rozanna, enters an empty stage and plays the 'Chromatic Fantasy.' She grows more and more intimate with the music, her environment slowly leaves her, as she slips deep into her mind: In her fantasy, Rozanna, clutching her silent white viola, pursues her musical Red self from a courtyard and to a garden. Finally, in the forest, Rozanna in White finds her Red self and approaches to the final, passionate measures. White creeps closer and closer to her Red self, and, summoning up the courage, plays the final, conclusive note. Monday August 12th Columbus Cinemateque 7:00PM Cinema / Verite Director: Scott E. Anderson Runtime: 27min Country: USA Format: 35MM Cinema / Verite is a love story in a twilight zone of cinematic memories. Kane's loss and desire inspire an emotional visit by an unknown force. A force, which recreates memories of a love lost, leading Kane into another reality, one he crosses blurring the lines of voyeur/participant and reality itself. Friday August 9th Columbus Theatre 7:15PM Cliché Director: Karl Horstmann Company: Triple Horse Entertainment Runtime: 4 min Country: USA Format: 35mm Two armed robbers erupt into a small convenience store. After assaulting the owners and cleaning out the cash register, the two masked assailants decide not to leave any witnesses behind. What happens next is anything but cliché! Saturday August 10th Columbus Theatre 2:45PM Closer Director: Tina Gharavi Runtime: 24min Country: UK Format: 35MM An experimental documentary which has at its heart a poignant character study of a 17 year-old lesbian living in Newcastle, England, Closer innovatively explores the process of documentary filmmaking and boldly challenges traditional forms of storytelling. Thursday August 8th Columbus Theatre 7:15PM Saturday August 10th Columbus Theatre 2:45PM New England Premiere The Cricket Player Company: Organic Pictures Director: Adam Rubin Runtime: 18min Country: USA Format: 35MM Cricket and baseball take on new significance as Mick, a young boy from Apartheid-era South Africa, struggles to fit into his new home in the Midwest, USA. Friday August 9th URI 6:45PM Cyberslut Director / Screenplay / Editor: Jonathan Gann Runtime: 8min Country: USA Format: Beta SP "A computer lets you make more mistakes faster than any other invention in human history, with the possible exception of handguns and tequila." Cyberslut is the infinitely detailed and completely riveting confession of one gay man's obsession and fascination with finding sex on the internet. Description and Mission Statement The History of Film in Rhode Island The Providence Film Festival RIIFF 2002 Team RIIFF 2000-2001 Photo Gallery