Cinerama Results [...finally]

The Florida Undergraduate Film Society is proud to announce the winners of the 2009 Cinerama Film Festival, as selected by audience voters

1st Place The Van Pelt Family directed by Adam Bricker

2nd Place Hawaii Girl: Science directed by Ryan Moulton

3rd Place A Natural Death directed by Jon Bayher and Roman Safiullin

Thank you to all the artists and guests who participated in the event. Your contributions and interests helped to make this year’s Cinerama a great success. We look forward to seeing you all again next year!

Cinerama Schedule of Movies

Saturday, April 11^th

1              7:00 pm                CINERAMA COMMERCIAL (01:00)

2              7:01 pm                FLORIDA WINTER (02:36)

3              7:03 pm                SIX TRAIN (07:12)

4              7:10 pm                BABY LOVE(5:06)

5              7:15 pm                HAWAII GIRL: WAKE-UP TIME01:02)

6              7:16 pm                A NATURAL DEATH (03:26)

7              7:19 pm                PHYLLIS (09:00)

8              7:28 pm                FROM THE BEGINNING (09:19)

9              7:37 pm                HAWAII GIRL: TRAPPED (1:02)

10             7:38 pm               THE EYES OF LAURA BUSH (3:08)

11             7:41 pm                Untitled (6:10)

12             7:47pm                TIME, AND PEOPLE (06:59)

Intermission: 10:00 Minutes

13            8:10pm                 HAWAII GIRL: SCIENCE (3:02)

14            8:13pm                 AESTHETE (01:00)

15            8:14pm                 EXPERIMENTAL VIDEO COMPILATION (08:50)

16            8:22pm                 MUSIC VIDEO (2:35)

17            8:24pm                 THE VAN PELT FAMILY (13:17)

Intermission: 10:00 Minutes

18            8:47pm                HE’S DEAD (88:00:00)

End Time: 10:15pm

Schedule (finally!)

Saturday, April 11th

7:00 pm

CINERAMA COMMERCIAL by Jim Colee and Brandon Neslund (01:00)

7:01 pm

FLORIDA WINTER by Ryan Moulton

Weather can have some very peculiar effects on people, sometimes good, sometimes not. (02:36)

7:03 pm

SIX TRAIN by Brendan and Jeremy Smyth

A man narrates his somewhat morose daily life in NYC. (07:12)

7:10 pm

BABY LOVE by Jim Colee and Brandon Neslund

A story about the lengths one girl will go to love her baby (5:06)

7:15 pm

HAWAII GIRL: WAKE-UP TIME by Ryan Moulton

A young girl prepares for her day. (01:02)

7:16 pm

A NATURAL DEATH by Jon Bayher and Roman Safiullin

“Americans have been trained to ignore death,” says John Wilkerson, owner of the only green bound cemetery in the state of Florida. This film follows John over the course of his day, learning about the excesses of the death care industry and John’s attempt to foster a more personal, environmentally friendly approach to death. (03:26)

7:19pm

PHYLLIS by Kent Hill

A man runs into trouble after he is manipulated by his lover. (09:00)

7:28pm

FROM THE BEGINNING by Mitzi Mize

A three part reincarnation of Eve and Adam and the choice between technology and knowledge. (09:19)

7:37pm

HAWAII GIRL: TRAPPED by Ryan Moulton

Study time gets interrupted when technology turns on Hawaii. (1:02)

7:38pm

THE EYES OF LAURA BUSH by Erik Maza

Meet Laura Bush, 62. She gardens, she reads, she smokes, she admires. But, unbeknownst to America, her life is a constant nightmare, a combination of Valley of the Dolls and Apocalypse Now. This is her story. (3:08)

7:41pm

UNTITLED by Jim Colee and Brandon Neslund

Everyone should make the choice to vote because some time the consequences can be nightmarish. (6:10)

7:47pm

TIME, AND PEOPLE by Jeremy Smyth

Two young men struggle with the concepts of time and existence. (06:59)

7:58pm

*** 10 MINUTE INTERMISSION ***

8:10pm

HAWAII GIRL: SCIENCE by Ryan Moulton

A young girl defends her science fair project at the State Science Fair Showdown. Will our hero be victorious? (3:02)

8:13pm

AESTHETE by Kent Hill

A humorous look at the modern beauty. (01:00)

8:14pm

EXPERIMENTAL VIDEO COMPILATION by Brendan and Jeremy Smyth

A compilation of experimental shorts including A MOVEMENT IN RED:  An experimental look on fire and the colors it creates; SCENE ONE TAKE TWO: An exercise in duration where a young lady walks placidly across an unknown street. It has a distinct commentary on the procedure of Hollywood film-making; A IS FOR APPLE: This represents Jeremy Smyth’s first attempt at an abstract

video, slowly learning the “language” of experimental cinema (having its own abc’s). Still life suddenly seems sporadic and more haphazard than previously recognized; and RED, GREEN: Another experimental exercise in duration. (08:50)

8:22pm

MUSIC VIDEO by Brandon Neslund

“Why is it W?” by The Baby Grands  (2:35)

8:24pm

THE VAN PELT FAMILY by Adam Bricker

Freeman Jenkins, a black man, hopes to marry his white girlfriend Starla Van Pelt. Before doing so, the always well-mannered Freeman is intent on meeting Starla’s family and obtaining her father’s permission. Freeman prepares himself for the worst, or so he believes, anticipating a “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner” scenario. However, just the opposite is in store. Starla’s father has adopted a black persona and moved the Van Pelt family into an urban ghetto to “get down with the cause.” Will Freeman be able to convince this white family-consisting of a tie-dye wearing Rastafarian, a shamelessly racist and sex-crazed grandma, and an 11-year-old Huey Newton-wannabe-that he is “black enough” for Starla? (13:17)

8:37pm

*** 10 MINUTE INTERMISSION ***

8:47pm

HE’S DEAD by Ray and Migdalia Etheridge

Brian Parker, a wealthy businessman, is vacationing in the Bahamas when his boat is torched by an arsonist. He survives. but is faced with the realization that someone is trying to murder him. Parker teams up with the police to find whoever is responsible for the attempt on his life. A meeting is quickly called at the Parker estate for the reading of Brian’s will. In attendance are his four business partners, his lawyer, and the family butler, who plays a videotaped message recorded by Brian Parker shortly before his “death”. The recording reveals that Brian made the tape because he suspected that someone was trying to kill him, and that someone in their group is systematically stealing millions of dollars from his company. The videotape drops the ‘bombshell’ that if the thief is not caught, and the stolen money returned to the Parker estate, NOBODY would inherit a dime. Matters are further complicated when a mysterious woman shows up to claim the entire estate, saying that she is Brian Parker’s daughter. She becomes a target for murder, and is rescued at the last moment by police, who had been recording the meeting with hidden cameras. (88:00:00)

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

We are now accepting submissions for the Florida Undergraduate Film (FUF) Society’s 11^th Annual CINERAMA Film Festival, to be held at the University of Florida’s Reitz Union Cinema on April 11th and 12th, 2009. This year, FUF is teaming up with Upstart Films and the Reitz Union Board to produce the biggest and best CINERAMA yet!

FUF is an official student organization at the University of Florida that strives to promote awareness and appreciation for the art of film. In support of this ideal, CINERAMA welcomes ALL entries, from short films to full-length features, and from animation to avant-garde; CINERAMA is a true celebration of film in every sense of the word.

There are no entry fees and audience-determined winners will be eligible to receive various prizes, in addition to a weeklong screening of their movie in the Reitz Union Cinema, where it will be promoted to the entire student body and local community.

The deadline to submit an entry is April 3^rd. Make sure to include your contact information and a short description of your film to be read before it is shown. We can support most formats but encourage playable (NOT data) DVD’s. If you are interested in submitting a different format (16mm, 35mm, etc.), please don’t hesitate to contact FUF’s President, Ying Lo, at yinglo@ufl.edu so proper arrangements can be made.

Submissions should be mailed to:

Ying Lo

505 SW 2^nd AVE

APT 2112

Gainesville FL 32601

Cinerama

Cinerama will be taking place on April 11-12! Tune in for more details on how to get involved in this film festival held on the University of Florida’s campus.