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8th Annual Hollywood
Film Festival® & Hollywood Awards®
October 12-18, 2004
2004 Hollywood Film Festival Program
Feature Films - Documentaries - Short Subjects
DOCUMENTARIES
THE CUTTING EDGE: THE MAGIC OF MOVIE EDITING
USA - Gala World Premiere
By Invitation Only
98 mins. The Cutting Edge takes the viewer on an entertaining journey inside the editing room and examines the editor's vital role in the filmmaking process. It explores how the editor/director relationship has changed over the years from silents to the present day, where collaboration between editors and directors can span twenty years or more. Directors such as Martin Scorsese, Ridley Scott, Steven Spielberg, Quentin Tarantino, and many others, reveal the close collaboration with their editors, and show how, by reshaping scenes and intensifying emotional nuances, the editor has reinvented and honed in the editing room what was originally shot on the set. Editors such as Walter Murch (The Godfather, Apocalypse Now), Dede Allen (Bonnie and Clyde), Carol Littleton (ET), Donn Cambern (Easy Rider), Tom Rolf (Taxi Driver), Sally Menke (Kill Bill, Pulp Fiction), Chris Lebenzon (XXX, Gone in Sixty Seconds), Alan Heim (All That Jazz), and others, demonstrate how editing has always been at the heart of 100 years of cinema -- with the editor its unsung hero.
Director: Wendy Apple Writer: Mark Jonathan Harris Producers: Wendy Apple, Alan Heim Cast: narrated by Kathy Bates
EVERYTHING HAS A REASON (ALLES KOMT ERGENS VAN)
The Netherlands - U.S. Premiere
79 mins. Gerard Thoolen dreamt of a "home theatre" where friends were always welcome to sit, eat, talk, drink, sing, play. However, his painful and obnoxious characteristics mar the dream: his futile search for true love, his desire for a family life, his reckless behavior, his ecstatic and depressive periods, his wandering, seeking life. In the end, the "theatre" plays a tragedy of a man with great talents, who tried to avoid his fate in vain.
Director: Pieter Verhoeff Writer: Pieter Verhoeff Producer: Janneke Doolaard Cast: Gerard Thoolen
PRAVILO VERI (THE RULE OF VERA)
Russian Federation - World Premiere
43 mins. Vera Ribatchek was very famous all over the Soviet Union in the 1950s as a dairymaid honored for her work and mother of many children. Nowadays she has had to exchange her Labor Hero Golden Star Medal for a sack of sugar. And her family is desperately trying to make ends meet.
Director: Peter Stepin Writer: Peter Stepin Producers: Terry Dougas, Peter Stepin Cast: Vera Ribatchek, narrated by Yuri Kolokolnikov
PRISON BALL
USA - U.S. Premiere
90 mins. Prison Ball revolves around the first basketball tournament between four state prisons, and the lives of the players involved. It reveals how basketball, once a dream of escape from the ghetto, becomes a temporary escape from the hardships of incarceration.
Director: Jason Moriarty Writers: Jason Moriarty, Michael Butler Producers: Michael Butler, Jason Moriarty, Theo Rozsa Cast: narrated by Ice T
WHAT REMAINS OF US
WINNER - BEST DOCUMENTARY
Canada - U.S. Premiere
76 mins. Kalsang Dolma, a young Tibetan refugee in Quebec, crosses the Himalayas. Into the largest prison in the world, she carries a video message recorded by the Dalai Lama. Since 1950, Tibetans inside the country have been hoping that China will allow him to return. Families gather around the tiny screen, transfixed, and for one of the first times, the voices of this fragile people under the yoke of suffering reach us from across the distance.
Directors: Francois Prevost, Hugo Latulippe Producers: Francois Prevost, Yves Bisaillon
2004 Hollywood Film Festival Program
Feature Films - Documentaries - Short Subjects
SHORT SUBJECTS
AUTOMATION
WINNER - BEST SHORT SUBJECT
USA - World Premiere
26 mins. A lonely parking garage attendant tries to contact someone after a power outage but is frustrated by an automated, impersonal world.
Director: Todd Albright Writer: Todd Albright Producers: Jonathan David Boyce, Todd Albright Cast: Sean Everett
BERT PRENTICE, CEO
USA - West Coast Premiere
7 mins. A day in the life of a corporate brown-noser.
Director: Kevin Nibley Writer: Kevin Nibley Producer: Kate Barry Cast: Derrick Begin
DYSMORPHO
Sweden - U.S. Premiere
5 mins. Every morning millions of battles are being fought in front of the bathroom mirrors across the planet. Smooth skin, white teeth, perfect proportions. We are all trying to beat nature's forces and look better. For our hero it's usually an easy conquest, but one day something is different and he encounters unexpected problems with a stubborn hair.
Directors: Martin Kjellberg, Magnus Soderstedt Writers: Martin Kjellberg, Magnus Soderstedt Producers: Thomas Allercrantz, Adel Kjellstrom Cast: Hans-Christian Tulin
FLYPAPER
USA - World Premiere
9 mins. A short comedy about a struggling writer who tries to kill a housefly with inspiring results.
Director: Raygan Henley Writer: Heath A. Henley Producer: Raygan Henley Cast: Heath A. Henley
GIRL POWER (KWINNOKRAFT)
Sweden - L.A. Premiere
4 mins. To bring the bike should be easy, but a small transport problem can suddenly grow. Girl Power proves that a little cunning can help, especially if you are a woman of a certain age.
Director: Per Carleson Writer: Per Carleson Producer: Per Carleson Cast: Asa Siika, Mikael Rahm, Johanna Printz
JOHN AND MIA
Denmark - West Coast Premiere
26 mins. John, 52, is a long-distance driver and widower who lives alone. His 21-year-old daughter, Mia, has moved out, and they haven't really spoken in several years. On his way home after a long-distance drive, he stops to buy supplies and rents a porno movie. When John gets home and puts on the video, he discovers to his shock that Mia is the porn star in the movie. John's discovery is the start of his kindhearted but clumsy attempt to revive the contact with his daughter.
Director: Christian Bjarke Dyekjaer Writers: Christian Bjarke Dyekjaer, Soren Frellesen Producer: Sigrid Helene Dyekjaer Cast: Dick Kayso, Mira Wanting, Niels Skousen
THE KINDNESS OF STRANGERS
USA - World Premiere
19 mins. Two strangers in the back roads of America make a life and death pact.
Director: Claudia Myers Writer: Claudia Myers Producer: Blythe Frank Cast: Logan Marshall-Green, Marc Forget
KYLE
USA - World Premiere
21 mins. A young boy learns the painful lesson of mortality when his beloved goldfish dies.
Directors: James Franco, Merriwether Williams Writers: James Franco, Merriwether Williams Producer: Ken Jacobson Cast: Thomas Jane, Tatum O'Neal, Dylan McLaughlin
THE LITTLE MATCH GIRL
UK - West Coast Premiere
11 mins. Based on the story by Hans Christian Anderson, this nineteenth century tale tells of a poor peasant girl who is thrown into the winter streets and forced to sell matches for her drunken, abusive father. As night comes she lights a match to stay warm and soon realizes that the small flame has more in store than just its warmth.
Director: James Ricker Writer: James Ricker Producers: James Ricker, Paul McNeill, Gina Anderson Cast: Nikki Barnett, Jeremy Webb, Nicole Close
LUCKY
South Africa - U.S. Premiere
15 mins. In the poverty-stricken slums of post-apartheid South Africa, two boys from different backgrounds and cultures form an unlikely friendship. As the harsh realities of life in South Africa take their toll, one of the boys will soon face an unimaginable tragedy ... while the other's life will be changed forever.
Director: Bobby Heaney Writer: Stephen Francis Producer: Monique Garden Cast: Marko Smit, Gift Kubeka
MAYRA
Belgium - U.S. Premiere
18 mins. Mayra, Jop's daughter and the only woman in this unknown place, attracts the attention of many curious men. Jop lets the men admire Mayra. In exchange they must offer him a gift. One day a traveler arrives with an interesting present ...
Director: Julie Declercq Writer: Julie Declercq Producer: Griet Vandevelde Cast: Magdalena Przybylek, Paul Wuyts, Diederik Peeters
MR. RIVET
Denmark - U.S. Premiere
6 mins. A robot is relaxing in his metal garden, drinking an oil cocktail, when his peace is disturbed by a ravishing flower.
Director: Luc Chamberland Writer: Luc Chamberland Producers: Morten Thorning, Soren Fleng
NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH (GRANNSAMVERKAN)
Sweden - U.S. Premiere
13 mins. A Labrador's love of underwear sets us on a road of an odd and hilarious domestic triangle with unexpected twists and turns and a killer ending.
Director: Peter Berlach Writer: Peter Berlach Producer: Karl Fredrik Ulfung Cast: Frida Hallgren, Magnus Krepper, Tanja Svedjestrom
RENDEZ-VOUS
Belgium - U.S. Premiere
14 mins. A tale of pride in the mud. An exploration of a man's feelings as he faces an inevitable and ridiculous death at the hands of his own pride.
Director: Damien Chemin Writer: Damien Chemin Producers: Nicolas Bertrand, Michel De Kempeneer Cast: Carlo Ferrante, Pierre Pivin, Philippe Martin, Alexandre von Sivers
REPLACED
USA - World Premiere
20 mins. Chris thinks he's found the girl of his dreams -- a sweet, good-natured florist who promises to be his ticket to a better life. But trying to separate from his current lover proves to have dire consequences.
Director: Sean Carter Writer: Sean Carter Producer: Sean Carter Cast: Dana White, Chris Knoblock, Rossitza Titcher
SABINE AND THE TWO-HEADED BABY
USA - World Premiere
40 mins. A homeless woman lives alone in the desert, and a young social worker seeks her out, asking questions that lead to unexpected revelations. A sometimes funny, sometimes frightening, examination of illusion and reality, and the gray scale in between.
Director: David Seltzer Writer: David Seltzer Producer: David Seltzer Cast: Grace Zabriskie, Emily West
SCRAMBLED EGGS
USA - World Premiere
34 mins. Julia Green has been obsessed with Tom Waide for over three years. Unfortunately, Tom doesn't have a clue Julia even exists. With graduation rapidly approaching and college close on the horizon, Julia finally musters the courage to ask Tom out. What she discovers, she never would have expected.
Director: Lorenzo Manetti Writer: Lorenzo Manetti Producers: Lorenzo Manetti, Dirk Gustafson, Zack Fox, Cedric Mazzara Cast: Heather Lindell, Dylan Purcell, Molly Brenner, Jason Alan Smith, Michael Rapaport, Larry Manetti, Dennis Farina
SOMEWHERE NEAR KOKODA
Australia - World Premiere
12 mins. Somewhere near Kokoda, three men are in a war. But beyond the battle, three actions and three choices determine their fate.
Director: Brad Haynes Writer: Brad Haynes Producers: Brad Haynes, Sasha Huckstepp Cast: Jai Koutrae, Sam O'Dell, Shingo Usami
TIMED CALL
Australia - West Coast Premiere
15 mins. What was the biggest mistake of your life? Ever done something you regret? Who hasn't wanted to have their time over? Well with Timed Call you can and it's as simple as picking up the phone. With a simple phone call Karl Wells has the opportunity to erase the past and this time save the lives of his dead wife and son. The only problem is that he needs to convince himself, in the past, that he is for real.
Director: Matthew Macknamara Writer: Matthew Macknamara Producer: Katrina Fleming Cast: Phillip McKechnie, Tracey Mathers, Ric McKinnon, Reg Gorman
THE TRICKSTER'S TOYS
USA - World Premiere
7 mins. There once lived a Trickster in a wonderful and wicked castle. He had a loyal servant and all the toys a trickster could wish for. Delighted to play tricks on his pets he was ...
Director: Benjamin Nimmerson Writer: Benjamin Nimmerson Producer: Benjamin Nimmerson
THE TWO
Russia - U.S. Premiere
14 mins. A lonely man and his ordinary, routine life change when he meets a homeless dog.
Director: Katya Grokhovskaya Writer: Katya Grokhovskaya Producer: Igor Zadorin Cast: Yuriy Nazarov, Aleksandr Kirgisskin, Alrksey Koshkin, Maxim Anastasov, Aleksey Pashenko
WERNER
France - U.S. Premiere
19 mins. Pierre Goldstein, a member of the French Resistance, is a hero troubled by a deep secret. Fifty years after the Second World War, he talks to a journalist ... This story is based on fact.
Director: Remi Benichou Writer: Remi Benichou Producer: Frederic Izard Cast: Michel Bertay, Nathalie Nerval, Renaud Le Bas
WHISTLIN' DIXIE
USA - World Premiere
21 mins. Envy. Betrayal. Murder. While supplies last. Murder and debauchery go down at Shopping from Home Networks when legendary home shopping diva Dixie Dawson must defend her empire against a fatally determined aspiring hostess.
Director: Morgan Schechter Writer: Morgan Schechter Producers: Emma Ludbrook, Tara Duncan, Morgan Schechter Cast: Susan Anton, Stacie Rippy, Paul Gutrecht, Arden Myrin, John Combs, Rachelle Carson
2004 Hollywood Film Festival Program
Feature Films - Documentaries - Short Subjects
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