18th Annual
Gulf Coast Film & Video Festival September 23 - 24, 2016
www.GulfCoastFilmFest.com
Welcome
to the 18th Annual Gulf Coast Film & Video Festival On behalf of myself and the Gulf Coast Film & Video Festival group, I would like to welcome everyone to the 2016 Festival. My hope is that everyone leaves saying “I had a great time!” and that you will be back again next year. So...sit back, enjoy the films, the food, the fun and the friendships!
Thank you again for coming! Hal Wixon Founding Director
Program
Film Screenings:
Friday, September 23, 2016 • 6:00 P.M. - 11:30 P.M. Saturday, September 24, 2015 • 8:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M.
Hilton Houston Nasa Clear Lake
3000 NASA Road 1, Houston, TX 77058
Awards Ceremony:
Saturday, September 24, 2016 • 6:00 P.M. - 11:00 P.M.
Lakewood Yacht Club
2425 E NASA Pkwy, Seabrook, TX 77586
A Special Thank You
To all our committee members and volunteers Liz Chapman Van Shotwell Peggy “Domino” Taylor
Hector Luna Karen Wixon Hal Wixon
Rebecca Collins J.Kargue
www.gulfcoastfilmfest.com Disclaimer: The Gulf Coast Film & Video Festival presents independent films without editing or censorship. While the Gulf Coast Film & Video Festival hopes you enjoy your participation, the Gulf Coast Film & Video Festival is not responsible for any views, scenes or language within the films presented. As such, the Gulf Coast Film & Videos Festival cannot assume responsibility for any offense or expressions you might experience by viewing these films. Please take notice that all scenes, opinions and statements are offered by the director and actors in each film, and are not the views or expressions of the Gulf Coast Film & Video Festival. Some films may have violence, adult language or content that may not be suitable for children under 17.
Scheduled to Appear
June Griffin Garcia June Griffin Garcia
is a constantly-working multilingual actress who hit the ground running five years ago, and has embraced a fascinating variety of strong female roles, from West Texas “Highspanic” to Mexican drug cartel boss. Her postgraduate degrees and continuing studies in literature, studio art, languages and history dovetail with her ongoing actors’ training in both English and Spanish. June has lived in several US states and Canadian provinces, as well as Italy, London, and Mexico City, is fluent in Spanish and proficient in French and Italian. Due to her varied international background, she has often been called a chameleon and has enjoyed much success booking roles in a variety of ages and ethnicities. On her recent costarring role in Dani the Ranch Hand, a reviewer was unabashed in his praise: “June Griffin Garcia is perfectly cast as Aunt Kay Garza, the personification of sexy, tough love. Starring in dozens of Texas films including Illusions of Cyn, The Sauce, Benders, Dani the Ranch Hand, Tales from Los Muertos, Street Stories and Brotherly Love, June’s roles run the gamut from bumbling CEO to postapocalyptic warrior, murderous socialite to vengeful nun, oxycontin addict to undercover vigilante, bag lady to bombshell. JOHN FRANKLIN - PHOTOGRAPHER
June costarred in Her Unlikely Kin, which won a Remi award at this year’s WorldFest Houston (also starring Nick Stevenson of Orange Is the New Black). She has also appeared in Richard Linklater’s Bernie, Terence Malick’s Weightless in addition to TV shows such as The Lying Game, American Crime and From Dusk till Dawn.
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Upcoming projects include The Curse of El Brujo, a bilingual feature film set in San Antonio, a third season of the urban drama, Street Stories, and the first season of Dream$ville, where she plays a ruthless Columbian drug lord.
Master of Ceremonies & Host
Van Shotwell
Van Shotwell is an enterprising businesswoman who has only been on the film and TV scene full-time for 6 years. Van made a career change after 28 years as a successful hairstylist and makeup artist. Also with her sales and product education knowledge for hair care product manufacturer, Sebastian International, Van found out she had a knack for public speaking. Her attention to client detail and genuine love to help others achieve their dreams, gave her the push to go back to school and attain a degree in Communication and made her switch from hair stylist to talent business manager an easy transition. Van’s talents are not confined to operating behind-the-scenes. This talented woman created “Aluzions - A Performance Company” in 1986 where she was both principal choreographer and on-stage performer. Her performance company won the 1989 Sammy Awards for ‘Best Dance Group’ and was one of the opening acts for the comedian ‘Sinbad’. The group also performed for various charity organization events such as SPCA and Special Olympics. Seeking to provide a much needed source of inspiration for youth performers, Van created “Kidz Crew 2000”; a kid’s dance group that performed at local malls and events. Her love for dancing and performing started when she was a professional cheerleader for the Houston Gamblers and the Houston Oilers. Van’s extensive network within the entertainment industry over the past 30 years has earned her the trust of local, regional, national and international entertainment industry professionals. She is currently a partner at Duke and Sterling where she oversees talent and casting, TV show projects and manages select client brands for the firm. Van Shotwell holds a BA in Communication from the University of Houston-Clear Lake. Van is also bi-lingual, she fluently speaks Vietnamese.
Film Screenings Friday, September 23rd The Shadow on the Wall Clay Ayers, Director
Screen Time: 7:00 p.m.
Running time: 12mins-5secs Genre: Horror Adored by his sister and envied by his brother, Edward Glynn has died under mysterious circumstances. Upon arrival at the family estate for Edward’s funeral, a grief-stricken Emma finds Rebecca, Caroline and Henry behaving oddly. Compounding the family’s devastation, a presence occupies a room in the mansion. Cast: June Griffin Garcia, Antoinette Anders, Jenni Mabrey and Dwayne D. Smith Production Company: Magic Smoke Media
I Am Princess X Mark Baird, Director
Screen Time: 7:15 p.m.
Running time: 01 min. 57 sec. Genre: Trailer A girl discovers her friend’s death may not have happened the way she was told. Once upon a time, two best friends created a princess together. Libby drew the pictures, May wrote the tales, and their heroine, Princess X, slayed all the dragons and scaled all the mountains their imaginations could conjure. Once upon a few years later, Libby was in the car with her mom, driving across the Ballard Bridge on a rainy night. When the car went over the side, Libby passed away, and Princess X died with her. Once upon a now: May is sixteen and lonely, wandering the streets of Seattle, when she sees a sticker slapped in a corner window. Princess X?
When May looks around, she sees the Princess everywhere: Stickers. Patches. Graffiti. There’s an entire underground culture, focused around a webcomic at IAmPrincessX.com. The more May explores the webcomic, the more she sees disturbing similarities between Libby’s story and Princess X online. And that means that only one person could have started this phenomenon---her best friend, Libby, who lives.
The Legend of Pine Gully Woods T. Brett Folmar, Director
Screen Time: 7:20 p.m.
Running time: 1hr-12mins-26secs Genre: Horror Warrior. Strong, Proud. He is feeling good, his hunt went very well, The Deer carcass slung over his shoulder. The young ones will feast tonight… the loud gun shots are coming from his village. The carcass dropped… He runs toward the sounds of carnage, his hunting dogs were off… to his tribe… his family… he breaks the clearing to witness the last of his tribe being murdered… children tied together and drug behind running horses… wigwams on fire… family being shot… dogs lie dead… Tribe eradicated… they see him… the call goes out… the chase is on… he makes it to the woods… but then… some thing very strange happens…When the Moon is Full… on the deer trails of the local woods… one can sometimes… every once in a while… witness the Spirit of the Running Native… Running to warn his tribe of the coming destruction of their Nation. At 7 foot tall on average… They were Rulers of this Land… They did not own it… they were part of it… and they are still… Here…and They are Pissed. Do Not go in the woods at night, when the Moon is Full. Written by: William Scott Smith Cast: Hal Bushnell, Austin Parker, Taylor Stupp, Lauren Galley, Stephen Holland, Taylor Holster,
Allison Bellingham, Michael Carver, Jacob Jaetzoid, Tina Miller, Michele Haas, Klurtis Guerrero, T. Brett Folmar Production Company: Buck Creek Productions Company / Pig Productions LLC Producer: T. Brett Folmar
Love For All Seasons
The Example
When model Mira Cruz wants her longterm boyfriend to propose, she can’t just tell him. Naturally, the two are locked in a lovers’ quarrel, when both of them get the same modeling job! Will an eccentric photographer, a mad designer, and a seasonally themed shoot be weird enough to get the two back together?
Gordon S. Williams, Director
Screen Time: 8:45 p.m.
Running time: 23 min. 46 sec. Genre: Drama During a race riot in Beaumont, Texas in June 1943, Officer Miller Harvey, a white police officer is determined to protect and serve his city and his family. Black business owner Carver Jefferson is hell bent on taking his family far away from the city as racial hostility has led to the destruction of his home and business. After curfew while Beaumont is under martial law, Harvey, another white officer and Jefferson’s worlds collide at a road block. Tensions explode on that hot summer’s night, forcing them to make decisions that will question their morals, loyalty and manhood. Cast: Kate Robards, Kedrick Brown, Daniel Stallings, Marc Isaacs, Evan Horsley, Emma Van Lare and Jeremy Allen Production Company: G Sharp Productions / CGL Studios Writer: Gordon S. Williams Producers: Gordon S. Williams and Kenneth Dupuis Website: www.examplemovie.com
Carded
Mark Baird, Director
Screen Time: 9:10 p.m.
Running time: 05 min. 00 sec. Genre: Faith A strange set of cards causes Billy and Joe to confront their mis-deeds. Billy and his brother are anxious to get the latest trading cards. However, the card shop owner says the new set hasn’t come in. Instead he offers them two free packs of ‘saints and sinners’ cards. When they get home and open the cards, they discover they are all trading cards featuring people they know. Further the ‘stats’ on the back of the cards tell them how bad each of the people have behaved. This is all fun until they discover their own cards.
Shawn Welling, Director
Screen Time: 9:20 p.m.
Running time: 30 min. 00 sec. Genre: Comedy/Romance
Written by: Miriam Esther Goldman and Nathan Goldman Cast: Chachi Gonzales, Josh Leyva, Dalia Ellliot, Michelle Simmons, John Sotolongo, Shawn Welling, Jen Barbeito, Lizzette Lazaneo, Jena Willard and Dutch Lindeburg Music by: Jessica Ferguson Production Company: Welling Films/AXI Pictures Producer: Shawn Welling Website: www.WellingFilms.com
Summer Park
Michael Benko, Director
Screen Time: 10:00 p.m.
Running time: 15 min. 00 sec. Genre: Foreign Language Drama After the death of her parents, 17-year-old Summer (Jiang Namen)takes to stealing as an outlet for her harsh life. She finds solace in the company of Park (Wang Ying Jian), a good-hearted teenager who obsessively records conversations on a tape-recorder, and the pair go on a wild adventure through the outskirts of Beijing. Cast: Jiang Namen, Wang Ying Jian Production Company: Alice Films Global Pictures Producers: Tommie Curran, Jim Cummings and Jonny Lehan Website: www.alicefilmsglobal.com
Saturday, September 24th Diving the Lembeh Strait
Randy
Screen Time: 8:00 a.m.
Screen Time: 8:40 a.m
P.J. Campagna, Director
Shawn Ryan, Director
Running time: 30 min. 00 sec Genre: Documentary
Running time: 09 min. 28sec. Genre: Comedy
This adventure documentary film takes place off the coast of Sulawesi, Indonesia on and under the Lembeh Strait. Exploring the underwater world in this bio-diverse ecosystem with animals who can camouflage themselves in clear view, scuba divers can observe hundreds of species with literally thousands of creatures that call the sand and reef their home.
Life can be tough, but it has finally met its match. From Writer/Director Shawn Ryan and Producer John Ainsworth comes a heart-warming day in the life of a fabulous young man.
Producers: PJ Campagna and Shon Corrier Production Company: Get Innovative Images
How We Get From There To Here Margo Stutts Toombs, Director
Screen Time: 8:35 a.m.
Running time: 03 min. 35 sec. Genre: Music Video Song Created and Performed by: Jaunetta Cooper Website: www.MargoStuttsToombs.com
Randy McClintock is having the best day of his life and everyone around him knows it. Changing a life starts with the choice to be happy‌and fabulous. This is an inspiring story of a young gay man fighting the odds to win his dream job with a big dose of fabulousness. Starring Missi Pyle (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory), John Ainsworth (Glee), Amir Malaklou (Secret In Their Eyes), Shawn Ryan (Bones), and introducing Paul DeVincenzo as Randy. Production Company: Shawn & John Productions Screenwriter: Shawn Ryan Website: www.Shawn-Ryan.com
Greed
Robby Martinez, Director
Screen Time: 8:55 a.m.
Running time: 27 min. 49 sec. Genre: Drama John and Crystal (Toby Bornhauser and Sheri Oster) are a married couple who are both divorce lawyers. Currently, they represent Paul and Claire (John Enick and Kristin Cochell), a Russian couple in the midst of getting a divorce. John comes up with a plan to rip off Paul and Claire for revenge. As John is putting his plan into motion, a surprise meeting is called by Paul and Claire at their home. John and Crystal soon realize they are in over their heads when Paul and Claire decide to forego the American justice system for their divorce, they decide to play a game of Russian roulette for all or nothing. Production Company: DJRR Productions Website: www.greedshortfilm.com
Organizatsiya
Clay Ayers, Director
Screen Time: 9:25 a.m.
Running time: 1 hr. 39 min.00 sec Genre: Drama A suburban couple unexpectedly find a briefcase
full of money, hidden in their struggling restaurant, and against their better judgment, decide to use the money to save their business and improve their lives. When the Russian Mafia discovers that the couple has their money, the couple must fight for their lives against these sociopathic brutes. Cast: David Maldonado, Jennifer Rogers, Neal Kodinsky, Elsa Marquez, Eric Reinholt, Heather Williams, Chad Thackston, James Tucker, Troy Parker, Tim Anderson and Susan Ly Production Company: Magic Smoke Media Produced by : Carrie Fitch, Chris Spisak and Trae Stanley Website: www.OrganizatsiyaMovie.com
Illusions of Cyn Clay Ayers, Director
Screen Time: 11:10 a.m.
Running time: 01 min. 15 sec. Genre: Trailer Cast: June Griffin Garcia, Matthew Carter, Bobby Haworth, Jeff Takacs, Catherine Lawrence Kinslow, Michelle Ellen Jones, Lesley Crawford Costner, Michelle DeBelen, Naheaan Islam and Jonathan Tomasetti. Writer: Robert W. Hazel Production Company: Magic Smoke Media Producers: Carrie Fitch and Chris Spisak
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Screen Time: 11:15 a.m.
Running time: 02 min. 10 sec Genre: Animation
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Veda
Matt Jenkins, Director
Screen Time: 11:20 a.m.
Running time: 1 hr. 03 min. 00 sec. Genre: Drama Former computer programmer Howie Ramirez (Ziggy Cristopher) and his crippled sister, Marla (Dreah Marie), are in dire straits. As the possibility of returning to prison hangs over him, Howie desperately searches for work but keeps coming up empty-handed. With no prospect of gainful employment in sight, Howie is forced to accept work as a house boy for inventor and entrepreneur Adam Rickhaven (Adam Garcia) Discovering there’s more to his responsibilities than cleaning out boxes and straightening up the house, Howie’s computer skills and allegiance become indispensable as Rickhaven nears the completion of his controversial com puter program called Chaos. As Rickhaven and Howie prepare for the final presentation of the program, Rickhaven’s girlfriend Veda (Phoenix Sloane) begins to show more than a friendly interest in Howie. Concerned for Howie’s well-being, Marla puts pressure on him to quit the job. The combination of Rickhaven’s maniacal personality and the amorous Veda who wants more than affection start Howie on a slow downward spiral. If things don’t change someone is going to end up dead. Cast: Ziggy Cristopher, Adam Garcia, Gilbert Garcia, Dreah Marie, Ashley Nix and Phoenix Sloane Writer: Matt Jenkins Production Company: 3AM Films / Misfits of Film Producers: Matt Jenkins and Christopher Alex Mendez Website: www.misfitsoffilm.com/veda.html .
Hope In My Veins
Margo Stutts Toomb, Director
Screen Time: 12:25 p.m
Running time: 03 min. 21 sec. Genre: Music Video Song Created and Performed by: Jaunetta Cooper and Warren Hanson Website: www.MargoStuttsToombs.com
Clean Your Room Mark Baird, Director
Screen Time: 12:30 p.m. Running time: 05 min. 00 sec. Genre: Faith A little girl learns that there is more to life than learning how to do things. Occasionally you have to put what you have learned into action. Kelly’s mom asks here to clean her room. Instead of taking action, Kelly first spends time learning about various ways to organize her room on the internet. After a warning from mom, Kelly again fails to take action, instead opting to study the history of ‘room
cleaning’ on the internet. She even writes a report on all she has learned. Somehow, unsatisfied, her mom gives her an even sterner warning to ‘get it done’. However, Kelly instead organizes a ‘room cleaning study’ with her friends. They make photo collages of clean rooms. Needless to say, mom is not pleased.
Sudden Reality
Matthan Harris, Director
Screen Time: 12:40 p.m. Running time: 17 min. 07 sec. Genre: Trailer A college student named Josh is obsessed with Sandra, the girl of his dreams. Josh’s dreams twist his reality into a nightmare, and his personal demons take control of him. Writers: Sarah Kate Allsup and Matthen Harris Cast: Matthan Harris, Jacob McGregor, Sarah Kate Allsup, Shaun Platt, Matthew Thornton, Andrew MacDonald, Gilbert Hiracheta and Glenn Bert Coe, Jr. Production Company: Incisive Pictures Website: www.matthanharris.com
The Blimp Trap
Shawn Welling, Director
Screen Time: 1:00 p.m. Running time: 50 min.00 sec. Genre: Drama Nine-year-old Harwood isn’t like other boys in 1977 Texas. After losing his brother in a tragic car crash, his mother takes up drinking, and Harwood finds comfort in his best friend — fellow-nine-year-old Billy, the mentally-handicapped girl from down the street. Together, they watch the famous blimp fly overhead, and craft a “blimp trap” to catch it for their very own. They’re teased for their special game, and their friendship, until one day, something miraculous happens. Production Company: Welling Films / Redfan Films Website: www.WellingFilms.com
Living Dinosaurs -
Saving the Environment One Volunteer At A Time P.J. Campagna, Director
Screen Time: 2:00 p.m.
Running time: 21 min. 07 sec Genre: Documentary
Many Underwater Creatures are under threat of extinction, none more than the Leatherback Sea Turtle, the world’s largest turtle and 2nd largest reptile. This modern day dinosaur’s ancestors were in the oceans over 130 million years ago during the Cretaceous Period, tens of millions of years before other sea turtles. Leatherbacks are open-ocean pelagics, migrating north to Canada and Norway and south to New Zealand and South America – the only oceans they don’t swim in are the Arctic and Antarctic Oceans. Human beings can and should be better stewards of the earth, and individuals CAN turn the tide on extinction ! This film exemplifies what a few individuals can accomplish to save a species. Producers: PJ Campagna and Shon Corrier Production Company: Get Innovative Images
An Ordinary Couple
Jay Gianukos & Susan Barnes, Directors
Screen Time: 2:30 p.m. Running time: 1 hr. 37min. Genre: Documentary
Ten years in the making, An Ordinary Couple is the story of Bernardo Puccio and Orin Kennedy, on an unexpected journey from their funeral to their wedding. Intertwining themes of love, marriage and politics, the film delivers humor, drama, and a deep-
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Unable to legally marry in 2006, Orin and Bernardo celebrate their longtime relationship by inviting family and friends to their ‘living funeral’ at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery.
Screen Time: 4:30 p.m.
An impressive marble monument is unveiled, inscribed with their achievement; ‘Two Hearts, Two Souls. Together in Life. Forever in Eternity.’ Producers: Jay Gianukos and Susan Barnes Website: www.anordinarycouple.com
Putting the Dog to Sleep Robert Ravenscroft, Director
Screen Time: 4:15 p.m.
Running time: 11 min.59 sec. Genre: Drama A bereaved man copes with a burdensome past and realizes he is inextricably linked to it. Writer: Taylor Washington Cast: Austin Amelio, Jason Newman, Johnny Walter and Kelly Cameron Production Company: Pan Up Productions Producer: Robert Ravenscroft Website: panup.tv
Sam Stengler, Director
Running time: 26 min. 37sec. Genre: Documentary The movie documents a series of three full-length Classical Indian Dances Choreographed and performed by Latha Subramanian, of Devika Dance Creations and Studio. Between each Dance, Ms. Subramanian is featured in a short interview segment and each dance is introduced by a short description of the story behind the dance. Written and Choreographed by: Latha Subramanian Production Company: LenScape Media LLC/ Devika Dance Creations Produced by: Latha Subramanian, Sam Stengler and Tim Healy
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