FEATURES.

 

*****GRAND FESTIVAL AWARD - FEATURES

Temptation - Kim Caviness & Lyn Vaus - 86:21

A feature comedy/drama about two longtime married, politically correct pornographers who are going broke in LA's San Fernando Valley. When they discover 20-year-old footage of the current top sitcom star, the couple embarks on a humorous journey into their own spiraling greed, distrust, and ambition, while still striving to hold onto their outdated New Age values and marriage. Starring: Annette O'Toole, Lyn Vaus, Elisabeth Moss, Annette Murphy, Lyle Kanouse, and H. Jon Benjamin.

Sat, Nov 1, 9:07pm

 

****BEST OF FESTIVAL AWARD - FEATURES

Titillating Steven - Jacqueline & Kerry Donelli - 83:00

A comedy, partially based on a true story, of twin sisters who struggle to get their screenplay produced in Hollywood and directed by the legendary Steven Spiel"stein". Bad jobs, depressing auditions and even worse connections occur as they stumble along their journey, until finally they meet this man...

Sun, Nov 2, 8:51pm

 

 

SHORT FEATURES.

 

*****GRAND FESTIVAL AWARD - SHORT FEATURES

Venus - Cassio Tolpolar - 21:00

Together with her friend, Jo is making a last attempt to recover happiness and destroy the ambiguity of her emotions.

Sat, Nov 1, 10:42pm

 

*****GRAND FESTIVAL AWARD - SHORT FEATURES

Inspiring Charles Dickens - Harvest Bellante - 18:30

Set in 1868 in Ohio, two friends must compete against one another to go to one of Charles Dickens' oral readings and decide what is most important to them.

Sun, Nov 2, 1:17pm

 

*****GRAND FESTIVAL AWARD - SHORT FEATURES

Sea Monkeys - John Szabo - 20:00

A romantic comedy set in San Francisco.

Sun, Nov 2, 10:14pm

 

*****GRAND FESTIVAL AWARD - SHORT FEATURES

Smoke the Pipe Dream - Marjorie Sturm - 33:17

Amanda and Denise pick up Norman and travel through real estate, beaches, bacchanal orgies, highways, and homeless forests in an adventure of sex, drugs, music, and marginalization.

Sun, Nov 2, 10:34pm

 

*****GRAND FESTIVAL AWARD - SHORT FEATURES

Silence - Mateen O. Kemet - 22:41

Gritty yet surreal drama that looks into the cycles of abuse of one Bronx family seen through the eyes of 16 year old Margarita Holloway.

Sat, Nov 1, 5:38pm

 

*****GRAND FESTIVAL AWARD - SHORT FEATURES

Ride - Ryan Parrot - 15:20

When a young man goes on a ridealong, he is trapped in the car with a killer at the wheel.

Sun, Nov 2, 11:27pm

 

****BEST OF FESTIVAL AWARD - SHORT FEATURES

Crossing - Andre Hereford & Riccardo Costa - 8:40

We live our lives having perceptions that we don't understand. Reality offers different shapes of itself and toys with us. Further proof that man doesn't control his life even if he tries.

Sat, Nov 1, 6:48pm

 

****BEST OF FESTIVAL AWARD - SHORT FEATURES

Hardwood Floors - Carly Lyn - 4:00

Two awkward strangers attempt to make a connection while waiting for Traffic School.

Sat, Nov 1, 11:20pm

 

****BEST OF FESTIVAL AWARD - SHORT FEATURES

Nor. Cal Chronicals - Jeffery Durkin - 8:00

The Bay Area is non safe from the cultural counterfitters of the world.

Sun, Nov 2, 11:54pm

 

****BEST OF FESTIVAL AWARD - SHORT FEATURES

The "Bathroom" Agreement - Jenny Andrews - 17:00

Civil rights movement of movie extras.

Sat, Nov 1, 11:03pm

 

****BEST OF FESTIVAL AWARD - SHORT FEATURES

Translucent Lightbeam - Mitchum N. Ray - 12:16

At a surreal "dance of the dead" party, the protagonist finds truth on the silver screen.

Sun, Nov 2, 11:15pm

 

****BEST OF FESTIVAL AWARD - SHORT FEATURES

Murder Act One - Steven Warrington - 10:44

A desperate young man hatches a dark plan to alleviate his and others' suffering. Loosely based on Fyodor Dostoevsky's "Crime and Punishment".

Sun, Nov 2, 11:43pm

 

****BEST OF FESTIVAL AWARD - SHORT FEATURES

Maggots - Waylon Bacon - 12:40

A Vietnam vet tells us his story, concerning a little known cure for gangrene.

Sun, Nov 2, 4:20pm

 

 

DOCUMENTARIES.

 

*****GRAND FESTIVAL AWARD - DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

Los Zafiros - Music from the Edge of Time - Lorenzo DeStefano - 84:27

Music, history, and emotion fuel this dynamic tribute to the "Beatles of 1960s' Cuba". A masterpiece of archival and contemporary footage of Cuba and the famous doo wop and R&B minstrels, The Sapphires and their reunion in Havana, forty years later.

Sat, Nov 1, 7:15pm

 

*****GRAND FESTIVAL AWARD - DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

More Than Famous - Graham Rich - 70:00

The inspiring story of Salvadorian/American boxer Carlos "Famoso" Hernandez as he fought for two championship titles in 2001 that displays his passion for his sport and exceptional life.

Sun, Nov 2, 7:35pm

 

*****GRAND FESTIVAL SPECIAL RECOGNITION AWARD - DOCUMENTARY

Brothers... On Holy Ground - Mike Lennon - 52:42

A documentary about the Firemen of Sept 11th that intimately reveals the hidden agony and unbridled pride that lies behind the doors of each city firehouse.

Sun, Nov 2, 5:04pm

 

****BEST OF FESTIVAL AWARD - DOCUMENTARY

Bounce: The Don Barksdale Story - Doug Harris - 75:00

An insightful historical account of Berkeley's own NBA star and broadcaster, Don Barksdale.

Sat, Nov 1, 3:53pm

 

****BEST OF FESTIVAL AWARD - DOCUMENTARY

AfterMath: Unanswered Questions from 9/11 - Stephen Marshall, Ian Inaba, Guerrilla News Network - 32:40

Produced by Berkeley's GNN, a Sundance Award winning media group, featuring George Soros, Nafeez Ahmed, Peter Dale Scott and numerous critics of the post 9/11 political arena.

Sun, Nov 2, 6:24pm

 

****BEST OF FESTIVAL AWARD - DOCUMENTARY

To Dream Tomorrow - John Fuegi & Jo Francis / Flare Productions - 52:30

The little-known story of Ada Byron Lovelace and her work with Charles Babbage in early computing.

Sat, Nov 1, 3:00pm

 

****BEST OF FESTIVAL AWARD - DOCUMENTARY

Incarnating for an Afternoon: The 9th Annual Nude & Breast Freedom Parade - Marty Kent - 40:00

This parade gathers for rituals in People's Park, then dances through the streets of Berkeley. It's unlike any parade you've ever seen.

Sun, Nov 2, 3:40pm

 

****BEST OF FESTIVAL AWARD - DOCUMENTARY

Next Question: The May Day 1970 Oral History Project - Elihu Rubin & Elena Oxman - 46:52

Twelve High School students investigate the 1970 Black Panther murder trial in New Haven, Connecticut, and reflect on the legacy of a revolutionary movement.

Sat, Nov 1, 6:01pm

 

****BEST OF FESTIVAL AWARD - DOCUMENTARY

Cull Of The Wild: The Truth Behind Trapping - Camilla Fox / Animal Protection Institute - 10:27

An important thought and heart provoking information to a world that must act now. Animals and the future are relying upon our passion, compassion, and commitment to end this senseless, destructive history.

Sun, Nov 2, 12:35pm

 

 

 

 

 

 

****BEST OF FESTIVAL AWARD - DOCUMENTARY

The Fact of Asian Women - Celine Parrenas Shimizu - 26:38

Experimental documentary recasts three generations of Asian American

femme fetales in Hollywood: Anna May Wong, Nancy Kwan, and Lucy Liu.

Sun, Nov 2, 2:30pm

 

****BEST OF FESTIVAL AWARD - DOCUMENTARY

Let My Country Awake - Deb Huston and Janet Fuchs/Mindgarden Media - 50:00

A chronicle of millions of patriotic Americans who protested against the

immoral, unjustified U.S.-led war on Iraq in 2003.

Sat, Nov 1, 12:56pm

 

****BEST OF FESTIVAL AWARD - DOCUMENTARY

Being Human - Lisa Seidenberg - 29:20

A documentary portrait of British activists Vincent Bethell

and Russell Shaw Higgs in their campaign to be naked in public.

Sun, Nov 2, 3:10pm

 

****BEST OF FESTIVAL AWARD - DOCUMENTARY

So They May Speak - Lynn Adler & John Rogers / Ideas In Motion - 29:46

Focuses on three exceptional educational programs in Louisiana, Texas and California

which strive to produce bi-literacy and reclaim and sustain cultures and heritage languages

for the children of their communities.

Sun, Nov 2, 12:47pm

 

****BEST OF FESTIVAL AWARD - DOCUMENTARY

For Every Person There Is A Name - John Reynolds & Virginia Friedman - 27:35

A documentary of three Holocaust survivors who have made their homes in South Carolina.

Sat, Nov 1, 12:28pm

 

 

MOCUMENTARY.

 

*****GRAND FESTIVAL AWARD - MOCUMENTARY

The Untitled STAR WARS Mocumentary - Damon Packard - 30:00

The desecration of the making of George Lucas' STAR WARS

by Hollywood's mad genius/actor/filmmaker. Nothing is sacred.

Sat, Nov 1, 11:24pm

 

 

ANIMATION.

 

*****GRAND FESTIVAL AWARD - ANIMATION

Famous Crimes of Passion - Chris Spears - 5:00

A dark comedy about three eccentric characters, each involved in a crime of passion.

Sun, Nov 2, 11:10pm

 

*****GRAND FESTIVAL AWARD - ANIMATION

25 Ways to Die - David Chai - 7:45

Crazed, college cartoonists collaborated cross-continentally to confer this catastrophic collection of casualties.

Sat, Nov 1, 10:34pm

 

****BEST OF FESTIVAL AWARD - ANIMATION

Ravishing Raspberry - Shawnelle Gibbs - 10:30

An ordinary tube of lipstick and a night on the town teaches a materialistic young

woman a lesson she may never forget.

Sun, Nov 2, 12:24pm

 

 

MUSIC VIDEOS.

 

*****GRAND FESTIVAL AWARD - MUSIC VIDEO

White America - Music / Lyrics by Eminem, - Guerrilla News Network - 6:05

Produced by Stephen Marshall, directed by Ian Inaba. Featuring lyrics and

original music by Eminem, America's top selling rap artist.

Sat, Nov 1, 8:41pm

 

*****GRAND FESTIVAL AWARD - MUSIC VIDEO

The Dive - Kia Simon - 4:45

Shot entirely underwater then hand-painted frame-by-frame,

this visually arresting exploration of love, loss and transcendence

animates San Francisco band Momu's haunting music.

Sat, Nov 1, 9:02pm

 

*****LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD - MUSIC VIDEO

The Telegraph Avenue Follies - Claire Burch / Art & Education Media - 17:26

A lighthearted romp along the streets of Berkeley.

The filmmaker probes the souls of people on the street. All original music.

Sat, Nov 1, 1:46pm

 

 

 

 

COMMERCIALS / PSA's.

 

*****GRAND FESTIVAL AWARD - COMMERCIALS / PSAs

Prelude - Hoku Uchiyama - 1:00

A 2003 Cannes Film Festival Golden Lion Award winning film spot warning against the dangers of driving while intoxicated.

Sat, Nov 1, 9:01pm

 

****BEST OF FESTIVAL AWARD - COMMERCIALS / PSAs

Mission Cultural Center - Adrian Arias - Two Spots - :30

Energetic and masterful PSAs for the San Francisco's Gallery and Youth Programs at Mission Cultural Center.

Sat, Nov 1, 8:40pm & Sun, Nov 2, 5:57

 

 

EDUCATIONAL.

 

*****GRAND FESTIVAL AWARD - EDUCATIONAL

Survival Pending Revolution - David Hilliard & Anita Bakshi - 30:00

This video reveals the legacy and history of Black Panther Party programs.

Sat, Nov 1, 5:08pm

 

 

YOUNG PRODUCERS.

 

*****GRAND FESTIVAL AWARD - YOUNG PRODUCERS

Blair Minimum - Judith Kahan Kampmann - 14:00

A collection of PSAs. The subject matter includes safe sex, drinking and driving, smoking, chewing tobacco, child abuse, and on lighter note, a tongue-in-cheek homage to Blairstown.

Sun, Nov 2, 12:10pm

 

*****GRAND FESTIVAL AWARD - YOUNG PRODUCERS

What's Going On? - Laura Vivian Yost - 9:06

Haunted by her inner self, a girl is confused by the silent, assimilated, and black-and-white world around her.

Sat, Nov 1, 12:19pm

 

*****GRAND FESTIVAL AWARD - YOUNG PRODUCERS

Techno Penguin - Vivian Nikolich - 3:00

This was Vivian's middle school "recital" project.

Sun, Nov 2, 12:05pm

 

****BEST OF FESTIVAL AWARD - YOUNG PRODUCERS

Egyptian Rat War - Jeff Barone / Maybeck High School - 3:45

The precious contents of a backpack are well guarded within the walk of an ancient Egyptian temple and the brave young thief must use her martial arts, speed and cunning to acquire them.

Sat, Nov 1, 12:10pm

 

****BEST OF FESTIVAL AWARD - YOUNG PRODUCERS

The Dance of the Flea - Jesse Elias / Maybeck High School - 1:35

An insect's response to high culture.

Sun, Nov 2, 12:08pm

 

****BEST OF FESTIVAL AWARD - YOUNG PRODUCERS

Eclipse - Max Strebel - 10:00

An inventive education on eclipses, this animated film stars Dracula, the Wolfman and an insightful alien.

Sat, Nov 1, 12:00pm

 

****BEST OF FESTIVAL AWARD - YOUNG PRODUCERS

The Tunnel - Simon Hunger & Chole Halpern / Maybeck High School - 4:13

Two young people wake up on a train they didn't board only to find out it is their final journey.

Sat, Nov 1, 12:14pm

 

*****NONJURIED

California Stars - East Bay Media Center Summer Media Camp - 4:30

EBMC's Summer Media Camp's all digital music video of Wilco's smash hit California Stars.

Sun, Nov 2, 12:00pm

 

 

COMEDY.

 

*****GRAND FESTIVAL AWARD - COMEDY

Smithee's Lecture - David Liban - 23:30

Five students are in a mad rush to attend a lecture given by famous Hollywood director, Alan Smithee.

Sat, Nov 1, 2:15pm

 

 

 

 

*****GRAND FESTIVAL AWARD - COMEDY

Clothes Ringer - Gabriel Foley - 2:00

A romance that goes through the wringer.

Sun, Nov 2, 11:08pm

 

*****GRAND FESTIVAL AWARD - COMEDY

Lost and Found - Kelleth Chinn - 13:30

A found-object sculptor has a rude interruption at his opening when a

homeless man claims that the teeth in a metal cat belong to him.

Sat, Nov 1, 8:47pm

 

*****GRAND FESTIVAL AWARD - COMEDY

How to Meet Women - Kelleth Chinn - 5:30

31-year-old Jeffrey is dumped by his long-time girlfriend and is forced

to enter the world of dating for the first time in his life.

Sun, Nov 2, 8:45pm

 

*****GRAND FESTIVAL AWARD - COMEDY

How to Order a Decaf Soy Latte - Richard Levien - 3:30

The hero struggles with the trials of ordering the World's Wussiest Drink.

Sun, Nov 2, 7:25pm

 

****BEST OF FESTIVAL AWARD - COMEDY

We Dey Kampe! (We're OK!) - Alex Kopel - 25:20

The wildest Nigerian comedy of the summer!

Sun, Nov 2, 5:58pm

 

****BEST OF FESTIVAL AWARD - COMEDY

Jon Carroll - Father of the Year - Bob Klein & Charlie Haas - 7:00

Heartfelt penetrating portrait of one of San Francisco's most important journalists.

Sat, Nov 1, 2:04pm

 

****BEST OF FESTIVAL AWARD - COMEDY

The Personals - John Westernoff & Sage Drake - 11:30

A young man responds to ads through a website. His soulmate turns out to

be a Jack Russel Terrier.

Sun, Nov 2, 2:57pm

 

 

ARTS.

 

*****GRAND FESTIVAL AWARD - ARTS

****BEST OF FESTIVAL AWARD - ARTS

Strap 'em Down! The World of Drag Kings - Ann P. Meredith - 3:53

A wacky, wild and outrageous trip down San Francisco's exotic subculture.

Sun, Nov 2, 7:29pm

 

****BEST OF FESTIVAL AWARD - ARTS

The Saga of Dumbeast & Golem vs. Dumbeast - Bruce Bortin - 1:30

Dumbeast meets the Golem. Things do not go well at all.

Entropy Jones racks up another victory.

Sun, Nov 2, 7:33pm

 

****BEST OF FESTIVAL AWARD - ARTS

Dreaming - Eve A. Ma - 3:04

A foot portrait evolving into a Flamenco exercise.

Sat, Nov 1, 2:11pm

 

****BEST OF FESTIVAL AWARD - ARTS

Again - Kia Simon & Chris Black - 5:30

Inspired by the imagined behaviors of pets when we're not around,

it celebrates the peculiar joy in being able to take devotion for granted.

Sun, Nov 2, 7:07pm

 

*****LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD - ARTS

Nudges - Roberts Blossom 3:00

Two outstanding cine-poems by the renowned Berkeley poet & Hollywood actor.

Sat, Nov 1, 6:57pm 

 

 

EXPERIMENTAL.

 

*****GRAND FESTIVAL AWARD - EXPERIMENTAL

Random Vigilance - John Harrigan - 30:17

A collection of short cine-poems and culture jamming commercial parodies.

Sun, Nov 2, 4:33pm

 

****BEST OF FESTIVAL AWARD - EXPERIMENTAL

My Brother Todd - Carol Saft - 10:00

An insightful sibling portrait of Berkeley's own Todd Godwin and future candidate for president of the National Rifle Association.

Sun, Nov 2, 6:57pm 

 

****BEST OF FESTIVAL AWARD - EXPERIMENTAL

Radiant Emanators - David Finkelstein - 19:00

A meditation on the effects of written language on our collective consciousness, presented in the form of an illuminated manuscript.

Sat, Nov 1, 2:38pm

 

 

 

 AWARDS

The following Award Entries will be screened at future BV&FF.

 

ETHNOGRAPHIC

BEST OF FESTIVAL AWARD 50 Ways To Set The Table - Judy Fiskin

 

HONOURABLE MENTION Roots & Branches - Eve A. Ma

 

 

 

MUSIC VIDEOS

 

HONOURABLE MENTION The Mr. Lexicon Overture - John Borges

 

 

 

EDUCATIONAL

 

AWARD OF EXCELLENCE Dramatic Impressions - Heidi Neipris Wexler

 

HONOURABLE MENTION Opening The Bible - David James Randolph

 

 

 

YOUNG PRODUCERS

 

BEST OF FESTIVAL AWARD Absolutely Nothing - Alexis Hedrick & Becca Nash - Tempkin (Maybeck High School)

 

BEST OF FESTIVAL AWARD The Poker Extravaganza - Alistair Wilson & David Boore (Maybeck High School)

 

BEST OF FESTIVAL AWARD Raisin Hell - Jesse Elias (Maybeck High School)

 

BEST OF FESTIVAL AWARD Truth or Blair - Drinking - Judith Kahan Kampmann COMEDY

 

AWARD OF EXCELLENCE Rock Off - Kevin Staniec

 

AWARD OF EXCELLENCE The Icelandic Candidate - Lisa Kohn

 

HONOURABLE MENTION No Chance - Joshua & Daniel Walden

 

HONOURABLE MENTION Eat Your Fruit - Natalie Mai-Ly Newman

 

 

 

EXPERIMENTAL

AWARD OF EXCELLENCE No Day No Night - David Baeumler

 

AWARD OF EXCELLENCE Completing The Thought - Jai Jai Noire

 

AWARD OF EXCELLENCE Pipe Dreams - Jeff Matakovich

 

AWARD OF EXCELLENCE Have You Seen the Parrots? - Kent MacEluee

 

AWARD OF EXCELLENCE

Dirt On Leaves - Michael LaPoint

 

AWARD OF EXCELLENCE

Wedding Nigun for Boruch & Menucha - Neil Ira Needleman

 

AWARD OF EXCELLENCE

Unfocused - Neil Ira Needleman

 

HONOURABLE MENTION

Gone - Natalie Mai-Ly Newman

 

HONOURABLE MENTION

Latest Memories - Neil Ira Needleman

 

 

 

 

FEATURES

 

BEST OF FESTIVAL AWARD

Something Better - Laurel Hunter

 

AWARD OF EXCELLENCE

Spook - Barry Levy

 

AWARD OF EXCELLENCE

A Little Crazy - Jordan Ellis

 

AWARD OF EXCELLENCE

Spin 6 - Matt Ryan

 

HONOURABLE MENTION

H.O.L.E. - The Disillusionment of Mike & Eva - Brian O'Neill & Victor Verhaeghe

 

HONOURABLE MENTION

Blue Collar Blues - Douglas & Donna Westfall

 

HONOURABLE MENTION

Humans Being - Ken Shelf

 

HONOURABLE MENTION

Ultrachrist! - Kerry Dye

 

HONOURABLE MENTION

Killer Drag Queens on Dope! - Larar Saric

 

HONOURABLE MENTION

Blue Citrus Hearts - Morgan Jon Fox

 

 

 

 

SHORT FEATURES

 

BEST OF FESTIVAL AWARD

You Can't Drop Me Just Because I'm A Loser - John Szabo

 

BEST OF FESTIVAL AWARD

John Doe in the City - Waylon Bacon

 

AWARD OF EXCELLENCE

Truck Girl - Deanne Yorita

 

AWARD OF EXCELLENCE

Teaching Teo - Diane Dodge & Karen Hester, Dist.

 

AWARD OF EXCELLENCE

Last Call - Hunter Chase

 

AWARD OF EXCELLENCE

The Woman's Tonic or Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription - Shane Atkinson

 

AWARD OF EXCELLENCE

R2 - Susan D. Scannon

 

HONOURABLE MENTION

Discovery - Andy Rovins / Cinematicks

 

HONOURABLE MENTION

Dragon Fruit - Corinne Innis

 

HONOURABLE MENTION

Law Of The Fist - John Trujillo

 

HONOURABLE MENTION

Impulsive - Mariangela Vincenzi & Debora Grant/Beyond The Cubicle Productions

 

HONOURABLE MENTION Felix's June - Melinda Busch & Jean-Pierre Duboucheron

 

 

 

 

 

DOCUMENTARIES

 

BEST OF FESTIVAL AWARD

Sailors First - Alison Victor

 

BEST OF FESTIVAL AWARD

Burying The Past-"Legacy of the Mountain Meadows Massacre" - Brian Patrick

 

BEST OF FESTIVAL AWARD

Pote Mak Sonje: The Raboteau Trial - Christine Cynn

 

BEST OF FESTIVAL AWARD

Pinned - Dan McKinney

 

BEST OF FESTIVAL AWARD

We Speak America - David Sweet-Cordero

 

BEST OF FESTIVAL AWARD

Bad Reception: The Wireless Revolution In San Francisco - Doug Loranger

 

BEST OF FESTIVAL AWARD

Picardy Drive - M. T. Silvia

 

BEST OF FESTIVAL AWARD

Orphans of Mathare - Randy Bell & Pacho Velez

 

BEST OF FESTIVAL AWARD

A Lot in Common - Rick Bacigalupi

 

AWARD OF EXCELLENCE

Street Survivors, More Street Survivors, & History Of A Street Survivor - Claire Burch / Art & Education Media

 

AWARD OF EXCELLENCE

The Bard Space Program - Jean Pesce

 

AWARD OF EXCELLENCE

In Their Own Words… Advocacy Works! - Joseph A. Daccurso, Prof.

 

AWARD OF EXCELLENCE

Bragging Rights - Mark Marchesi

 

AWARD OF EXCELLENCE

Behind The Checkpoint - Suzanne La

 

HONOURABLE MENTION

Heavy In The Game - Goldie the Poet

 

HONOURABLE MENTION

Music For Adults - Jack Christian Anthony

 

HONOURABLE MENTION

Two Survivors - Neil Ira Needleman

 

HONOURABLE MENTION

In the Name of Love - Shannon O'Rourke