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Trinity Film Coalition (TFC) Film Festival; co-founded by Detroit based filmmakers in 2007, has been renamed the: Trinity International Film Festival
Our Vision: To provide a festival experience that connects artists to audiences through screening culturally diverse movies to engage the community in dialogue with independent filmmakers. Our Mission: To provide a platform that showcases diverse and international films that supports the work of established and emerging filmmakers. We’ve acknowledged over 100 local and national filmmakers and have awarded sponsored prizes provided by Sony. In previous years, winners of our “Best Short Film” category have aired nationally on the BET-Centric and locally on MY TV20 (recently acquired E.W. Scripps Company). The TI Film Festival has hosted industry professionals locally and nationally to share their knowledge and expertise in various workshops and industry discussions. Special guests have included famed Actress and Producer, Tangi Miller, Syndicated Radio Host and Film Producer, Russ Parr, and Former BET Executive Producer, Ralph Scott, currently with the Aspire Network (Owned by Magic Johnson), Producer Tim Greene, Film Segment Producer/Head of Production for more than 100 episodes of SNL, Tanya Ryno and Writer, Director, Qasim Basir. The highlight of this event over the years has been all of the innovative work we've showcased by indie filmmakers and our audience that supports us. Thank you for joining us at this year's TI Film Festival.
Sincerely, Trinity International Film Festival Team
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Friday, August 21, 2015 Filmmakers Luncheon 12:00 noon - 2:30 p.m. Location: The Carr Center 315 E. Grand River, Detroit, MI 4826
Screening Room 2 12:00 noon - 12:20 p.m. 12:20 p.m. - 12:30 p.m. 12:30 p.m. - 12:45 p.m. 12:45 p.m. - 1:15 p.m. 1:15 p.m. - 1:45 p.m. 1:45 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. - 2:20 p.m. 2:20 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
FILM TITLE Greetings & Introductions Cupcake Bob Asphyxia Thom & Gerry Filmmaker Q&A Discussion The Schoolboy Crushed Closing Remarks
DIRECTOR
LENGTH
COUNTRY
Olivia Accardo Alex Gasparetto Nate Hapke
11m 14m 30m
USA USA USA
Paloma Lommel Jane Sanger
19m 18m
United Kingdom United Kingdom
FILM TITLE The Water
DIRECTOR Padmakumar M
LENGTH 105m
COUNTRY India
Space Town Dukha in Summer Family Meal Harmony I am Nowhere
Mike Diliberto Cameo Wood Carlos Prias Enrique Diaz Evan Kimball
5m 6m 9m 18m 29m
NOIA - A DAY AT THE LIMIT When Mom Visits Malibu Living
Elder Fraga Chiung-wen Chang Dan Jonathan
15m 18m 12m
Brazil Taiwan USA
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Chriss Br端gge
88m
Germany
Mid-Day Movies 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Location: The Carr Center 315 E. Grand River, Detroit, MI 4826
Screening Room 1 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Screening Room 2 3:00 p.m. - 4:10 p.m.
4:15 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
USA Uruguay China
Screening Room 3 3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Mid-Day Fun 4:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Location: Campus Martius Beach Bar & Grille
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800 Woodward Avenue, Detroit, MI 48226
Opening Night Reception 6:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. Location: The Carr Center 315 E. Grand River, Detroit, MI 4826
Screening Room 2 6:00 p.m. - 6:20 p.m. 6:20 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Reception Begins Match
6:30 p.m. - 6:50 p.m. 7:00 p.m. - 7:25 p.m. 7:30 p.m. - 7:50 p.m. 7:55 p.m. - 8:15 p.m.
In Trayvon's Footsteps Doug's Chistmas Welcome Filmmakers Q&A
8:15 p.m.- 9:55 p.m. 9:55 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Beyond the Mask Closing Remarks
Anthony Green Brenda Perryman, Royal Jackson Calvin Steinken Serena Dykman
10m
USA
17m 25m 17m
USA USA USA
Chad Burns
103m
USA
FILM TITLE Butterfly Hunter Najmia The First Cinnamon
DIRECTOR Min-Yu Chen Cristhian Andrews Bianca Mihailov Shahid Kamal
LENGTH 19m 14m 14m 10m
COUNTRY Taiwan United Kingdom USA United Kingdom
Through the Trees Luiseno Lucky Innocence Lost: Stories from Children of the Holocaust
Adedapo Akisanya Tanner Morrison Sami Malmberg
15m 19m 10m
USA USA Finland
Andrew Sherwood
11m
USA
Mettetal Airport: the Jewel of Canton and Plymouth
Dylan Wilson, Randy Holloway, Raymond Rolak
9m
USA
Rooftop Party 10:00 p.m. - 2:00 a.m. Location: 3Fifty Terrace 350 Madison St, Detroit, MI 48226
Saturday, August 22, 2015 Screening Room 1 10:00 a.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Straight Films, No Chaser!
Location: The Carr Center 315 E. Grand River, Detroit, MI 4826 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
11:05 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
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Crosscurrent Ashes Grasshopper The Poor Fighter 1:40 p.m. - 2:40 p.m.
Gabrielle GamacheNettles Temi Tokosi Isaiah Williams Jeongtae Kim, Jungmi Mun
7m 5m 28m
USA France USA
30m
Korea
TICK TOCK Last Sunday Acabo de tener un sueño I've just had a dream
Zeynep Kocak Cindy St. Vil
30m 16m
Turkey USA
Javi Navarro
7m
Spain
2:30 p.m. - 3:05 p.m.
Polycarp
Joe Henline
94m
USA
3:15 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.
Tadareru/ Becomes Sore
17m
Japan
New Dawn Fades Fishbone (en(vie)
Keishi Suenaga Jack Williams, Dominic Imundi, Hannah Simpson Sandra Tan MAUD FORGET
18m 9m 13m
United Kingdom USA France
4:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
59 seconds
Benedict Dorsey
109m
USA
6:40 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. - 8:15 p.m.
Beyond the Door True Law the movie
Jeremy Olstyn Dennis Reed
20m 72m
USA USA
FILM TITLE Freedom Lost I Am Good Free Party
DIRECTOR Mischa Auzins Noora Albright Fred Gélard
LENGTH 11m 10m 36m
COUNTRY USA USA France
Gringo Honeymoon
19m
France/USA
Cocoon
Alexandra Debricon Jimmy Hsu, Shu-Ting Liang
40m
Taiwan
12:30 p.m. - 2:05 p.m.
Kandiyohl
Nicholas Engan
93m
USA
2:15 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.
Lovers Lost
Alexander Kasstan
98m
Canada
4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Prego Unwelcomed
Usher Morgan Ty Staples
13m 5m
USA USA
Saturday, August 22, 2015 Screening Room 2 10:00 a.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Straight Films, No Chaser!
Location: The Carr Center 315 E. Grand River, Detroit, MI 4826
10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
11:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
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Conversation How One out of Ten Detroit Rising Bed Bugs & Company The Paillard of the Community
Ty Staples Hayward Crawford Ozzie Wells Serena Dykman
8m 17m 7m 16m
USA USA USA USA
Hamoody Jaafar
18m
USA
5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
To Sasha With Love
John Whaley
58m
USA
6:40 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Nick
Jose Pozo
107m
Spain
Saturday, August 22, 2015 8:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. Awards Ceremony Location: The Carr Center 315 E. Grand River, Detroit, MI 4826
After Glow 10:00 p.m. - 2:00 a.m. Location: Punch Bowl Social 1331 Broadway St. Detroit, MI 48226
FILM DESCRIPTIONS Acabo de tener un sue単o
Ashes
Asphyxia
I've just had a dream
France
USA
Spain
Directed by: Temi Tokosi
Directed by: Alex Gasparetto
Directed by: Javi Navarro
5mins
14mins
7m
6
Irene is eight and she just woke up from a horrible dream.
An aspiring photographer travels to France in search of her grandfather's favorite beach in order to fulfill his dying wish.
ASPHYXIA is a psychological thriller about a young woman who must confront the water that haunts her or remain in the asylum that traps her.
Bed Bugs & Company
Beyond the Door
Butterfly Hunter
USA
USA
Taiwan
Directed by: Serena Dykman
Directed by: Jeremy Olstyn
Directed by: Min-Yu Chen
16mins
20mins
19mins
A man's gift to his wife comes with an unexpected side effect.
A New York-based bed bug inspector infests people's apartments instead of inspecting them.
It's a tradition for the family, the butterfly hunters, to finish their own pictures of butterflies. However, as time goes by, the environment changes a lot and the forests began to disappear rapidly, which make butterflies diminish. How can these butterfly hunters accomplish their own works? The concept comes from some key words from Taiwan a
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kingdom of butterflies, a country of exporting butterflies, and Euploeas. Cinnamon
Cocoon
Crosscurrent
United Kingdom
Taiwan
USA
Directed by: Shahid Kamal
Directed by: Jimmy Hus, Shu-Ting Liang
Directed by: Gabrielle GamacheNettles
40mins
7mins
The Girl moved in with her mother and The Man after her father’s death. In the night she ran away from home, the girl kissed The Man after drinking; which provoked his desire. The unknown part of The Girl was revealed to herself.
A detective works to unravel a series of murders in a futuristic 1940's world.
10mins
Struggle of a child to cope up with abuse of his mom by his violent dad who is also mayor of the town.
A girl feeling lost, the mother who betrayed the family for love, and a silent man—a cocoon of loneliness and desires is spun under the roof....
Crushed
Cupcake Bob
Detroit Rising
UK
USA
USA
Directed by: Jane Sanger
Directed by: Olivia Accardo
Directed by: Ozzie Wells
8
18mins
11mins
Crushed tells the story of a respectable middle class family who seem to have everything, good looks, nice family life, money and status. However behind the facade are dark secrets that remain hidden from the outside world.
Nora wants to take the boat out, but everything seems to stand in her way, from death to dads to cupcakes.
Doug’s Chistmas
Dukha in Summer
(en(vie)
USA
USA
France
Directed by: Calvin Steinken
Directed by: Cameo Wood
Directed by: MAUD FORGET
25mins
6mins
13mins
Christmas Day 1951: Doug survives a battle where his friend, Kim, was killed. The Korean War, Kim's dying 9
7mins
A shell shocked war veteran returns from Iraq to Detroit and finds the American Dream in ruins. Jim van Bebber is coming home - to war.
A short visit to the reindeer herders of the east taiga in Mongolia.
Nathalie, twenty six years old,
words mixed with his passing on Christmas Day, still haunt Doug. Searching for answers, Doug meets a struggling, young mother and her two daughters. The love and hardship of this young family inspire Doug to find meaning in his life. Of all times ... at Christmas.
lives with her mother with whom she maintains conflicting relationships. her everyday life sinks and melancolique is lighted by her meetings between friends and her secret passion for her neighbor, Guillaume.
Family Meal
Fishbone
Free Party
Uruguay
USA
France
Directed by: Carlos Prias
Directed by: Sandra Tan
Directed by: Fred Gélard
9m
9mins
36mins
A ten year old child who, excited about his father coming back after years of absence, gets everything ready for dinner with the help of his mother, only to realize that his father isn’t returning
When seven-year-old Jade catches her divorced father with another woman, she is forced to choose between telling the truth and staying in her father's good graces.
Freedom Lost
Grasshopper
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Julien (18) arrives unannounced at his half-brother Max’s place. Max (26) lives in a truck in a traveler’s camp in the middle of the Forêt Cévenole. Julien falls in love with Lise, a casual lover of Max, what is going to damage their reunion.
Gringo Honeymoon
USA
USA
France/USA
Directed by: Mischa Auzins
Directed by: Isaiah Williams
Directed by:
11mins
28mins
Alexandra Debricon 19mins
Needing to save his drug addicted sister from her demons, a idealistic boy finds himself saving the only person who can save him.
Two project managers, an overlyconfident young fellow and a middle-aged wise-cracker, must adjust when one of them gets a coveted promotion.
James Wallace is a young American. To him Mexico was just another adventure in a life lived without any grand plans. A place to go where nobody knew who you were and nobody cared. A chance to drop out and get by within Mexico's flourishing underground economy.
Harmony
How
I Am Good
USA
USA
USA
Directed by: Enrique Diaz
Directed by: Ty Staples
Directed by: Noora Albright
18mins
8mins
10mins
11
Harmony is a young woman afflicted with bipolar disorder. In addition to ups and downs in her personality associated the mental condition, Harmony also suffers from hallucinations when she fails to take her medication. The primary hallucination is conversations with her deceased father.
If you could choose between when you were going to die, or how you were going to die, which would you pick?
I am Nowhere
In Trayvon’s Footsteps
China
USA
Directed by: Evan Kimball
Directed by: Brenda Perryman and Royal Jackson
29mins
This student film takes place in Daxing, a poor suburb of southern Beijing. It deals with issues of class, and the effects of social pressure on recently graduated College students. 12
Never underestimate the power of a simple human interaction.
Innocence Lost: Stories from Children of the Holocaust USA Directed by: Andrew Sherwood
17mins
11mins
Cynical Detroit television news anchorman Michael Peters crosses an ill-fated path with destiny after voicing his views on the Trayvon Martin story.
Four Survivors describe their stories as young children who survived the Holocaust in Eastern Europe.
It's premise is common in Western culture, but by placing the story in the hectic, changing social landscape of China, the characters take unexpected paths.
Kandiyohi
Last Sunday
Lovers Lost
USA
USA
Canada
Directed by: Nicholas Engan
Directed by: Cindy ST. Vil
Directed by: Alexander Kasstan
93mins
16mins
98mins
Three down-on-their-luck friends drifting through life in their late20s. After reconnecting during a visit to their hometown, a rapid spiral of drugs, shame, and betrayal will leave them with only one unbelievable option -- to rob the town's corrupt sheriff.
'Tomorrow is not promised to you.' Ignoring the call to change his life for the better, he leaves the church and ends up in a fatal accident leaving him moments away from his death. He begs for a second chance and wakes up reliving the same day.
While two estranged friends are reunited for a night in Montreal, their friendship and past relationships are rediscovered, as dreams start to blend into reality.
Lucky
Luiseno
Malibu Living
Finland
USA
USA
Directed by: Sami Malmberg
Directed by: Tanner Morrison
Directed by: Dan Jonathan
13
10mins
19mins
A man called Lucky (fin. Onni) lives alone. But soon one postcard changes everything... After the Temecula Valley Massacre of 1847, two American brothers cross paths with two LuiseĂąo Native Americans as they flee for safety from the Mexican Army. Match USA Directed by: Anthony Green 10mins
Mettetal Airport: The Jewel of Canton and Plymouth USA Directed by: Dylan Wilson
12mins
Hayley is a college graduate, excelling in broadcast journalism and working as a teacher’s assistant. When she becomes addicted to Adderall while trying to maintain her workload; she is sent to sober living.
Najmia United Kingdom Directed by: Cristhian Andrews 14mins
9mins
The title role is re-visioned as a homeless trans woman in this contemporary adaptation of 'The Little Match Girl' by Hans Christian Andersen.
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A short docu-drama to celebrate the rich aeronautic history at the Canton-Plymouth Mettetal Airport
As labor nears, a pregnant 12-year old Yemeni child bride must endure the challenges of her everyday life. Inspired by the true story of Fawziya
in Michigan. The film showcases opportunities for local S.T.E.M. students in both commercial and general aviation in Western Wayne County.
Abdullah Youssef.
New Dawn Fades
Nick
NOIA-A DAY AT THE LIMIT
United Kingdom
Spain
Brazil
Directed by: Jack Williams, Dominic Imundi, Hannah Simpson
Directed by: Jose Pozo
Directed by: Elder Fraga
107mins
15mins
A teenager with boundless imagination tries to solve a murder he witnessed.
Based on true events, Noia - A day at the limit shows the desperation of a drug user to get a little more than she believes is his only way to survive in a world increasingly indifferent to the pain of human existence.
18mins
Atmospheric thriller. When their youngest brother disappears during a murder investigation out in the wild, the two brothers he left behind must deal with his absence in there own ways. When one takes it upon himself to locate his lost sibling, it unearths family secrets which will tear their family apart. 15
One out of Ten
Polycarp
Prego
USA
USA
USA
Directed by: Hayward Crawford
Directed by: Joe Henline
Directed by: Usher Morgan
17mins
94mins
13mins
A young black door-to-door salesman working in white suburbia on a quest to locate a customer who apparently stood him up, with the help from a spunky neighborhood kid.
A young slave girl, Anna, is rescued and adopted by Christians in the 2nd century Smyrna and befriended by their aged bishop, Polycarp. As Anna is taught by Polycarp and her new family, she struggles to reconcile her beliefs with those of the Christians.
Prego is a short comedy film by Usher Morgan that tells the story of Emily (Katie Vincent), a young woman confronting a one-night stand (Taso Mikroulis) with the revelation that she's pregnant. Things go from bad to worse when Emily discovers that Mark is not an ideal father figure.
Space Town
Tadarere/Becomes Sore
The First
USA
Japan
USA
Directed by: Mike Diliberto
Directed by: Keishi Suenaga
Directed by: Bianca Mihailov
5mins
17mins
14mins
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Jimm and Caroll get their daughter, Jenn, a new car for her 16th birthday but it turns out to be an old clunker that Jenn is embarrassed to be seen in. It’s made worse by the fact that Vannie just got a new hover car for her birthday. Jenn doesn’t want her new car but Jimm isn’t going to let her be so ungrateful.
Kazuya and Miyuki Matsuhashi's May-December marriage has lost its spark. It's already been four days since Miyuki's younger sister, Chiharu, showed up on their doorstep. Living each day in frustration, Miyuki can't bear Chiharu's reckless abandon, nor her husband's favourable treatment of Chiharu any longer. One day on her way home, Miyuki spots Kazuya and Chiharu holding hands, and her suspicion grows...
A dramatic coming of age story of a young woman's experience of her first love. Inspired by true events.
The Pallard of the Community
The Poor Fighter
The School Boy
USA
Korea
United Kingdom
Directed by: Jaafar Hamoody
Directed by: Jeongtae Kim & Jungmi Mun
Directed by: Paloma Lommel
18mins
19mins
30mins
A slice of life comedy set in modern day Detroit takes us on a journey with Joe Martin, a mid to 17
A story of Food Fighter challenge by a jobless youth who doesn’t have anything to offer to the world – not in educational background, nor in looks, nor in professional skills or qualifications – except for
How can the bird that is born for joy
late 20's writer. Finally fed up with his current creative and social state, he decides to go out to a neighborhood bar with his best friend, Moody.
one thing: “eating well.�
sit in a cage and sing?
The Water
Thom & Gerry
Through the Trees
India
USA
USA
Directed by: Padmakkumar M
Directed by: Nate Hapke
Directed by: Adedapo Akisanya
105mins
30mins
15mins
Jalam (Water) is the story of a young couple who dreams to own a piece of land. But their dream shatters when they come to know that the documents that had been handed over to them by the minister were bogus and the land belongs to a private party.
A story about two men dealing with loss who find solace in the game of chess.
Through the Trees, a dramatic short film is the story of a suicidal man who is grieving after the death of his wife, and the counselor that tries to help him heal.
TICK TOCK
To Sasha With Love
True Law the movie
Turkey
USA
USA
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Directed by: Zeynep Kocak
Directed by: John Whaley
Directed by: Dennis Reed II
30mins
58mins
72mins
The beautiful thing is not the goal you achieve. it is the road that takes you there with hope!
When a bet between friends, turns into the romance of a lifetime, is it too good to be true?
Mike, Sean and James are college friends who decide to open up the law firm known around the world as 3W. When star football player Johnathan Woodley is accused of killing his girlfriend 3W is called to the defense, but will family secrets, infidelity & lies cause the lawyer trio to lose the case or will somebody else lose their life?
Unwelcomed Conversations
Welcome
When Mom Visits
USA
USA
Taiwan
Directed by: Ty Staples
Directed by: Serena Dykman
Directed by: Chiung-wen Chang
5mins
17mins
18mins
Has anyone every welcomed 19
themselves into one of your conversations without knowing the context?
The day her boyfriend plans to propose to her, Anna, a young New York-based Czech doctor is held at U.S. immigration after a humanitarian trip to Uganda. 37
59 Seconds
Germany
USA
Directed by: Chriss Br端gge
Directed by: Benedict Dorsey
88mins
109mins
A USA based Taiwanese lesbian reconnects to her conservative mother, who pays an abrupt visit from Taiwan.
SPECIAL SCREENING Beyond the Mask USA Directed by: Chad Burns 103mins
37 is a sensual intense journey into the life of a young man. After many strokes of fate he dreams of turning back time... And he is searching for a new beginning. Set in a global context of the changing environment and climate 37 will be an open journey from loss to loving life.
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ZayVian, a teenager, guilty over the death of his twin brother, commits negative acts in order to gain the attention of his parents. He seeks absolution for the murder. His ultimate, decision an impact on eight other troubled teens that changes their lives forever. An haunting story of a boy trying to reclaim a lost hope with no assistance from anyone. A British East India Trading Company assassin seeks to redeem his past by
thwarting a plot against a young nation's hope for freedom.
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SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS
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Photographer Glenn Kujansuu
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