South Texas Underground Film Festival 2014 November 13 - 16 • Corpus Christi, Texas
House of Rock • Art Center of Corpus Christi • Twisted Murphy’s • 1321
Welcome South Texas Underground Film Festival (STUFF) is organized by South Texas Underground Film (STUF), the Art Center of Corpus Christi and Film ExChange. It’s presented by City of Corpus Christi Parks & Recreation Department: Arts & Cultural Commission, Texas Film Commission, Texas Archive of the Moving Image, Texas Commission on the Arts, Coastal Bend Community Foundation and American Bank.
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artists and musicians while providing educational opportunities during the conference. It’s a vast collection of moving images from all over the world brought right to your doorstep. Show up and hang out with influential directors, actors, film personalities and more during the four day festival and release your inner movie geek.
STUFF 2014 will take place November 13th – 16th, 2014 in Corpus Christi, We provide a festival that showcases Texas. STUFF is a four-day International all kinds of work from filmmakers, visual Film Festival that will take place at the
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THIRD ANNUAL
South Texas Underground NOVEMBER 13-16, 2014 Film Festival CORPUS CHRISTI'S ONLY FESTIVAL FOR FILM LOVERS
AT A GLANCE
Thursday, Nov. 13
6:00 p.m. Film Festival Opens
House of Rock
511 Starr St.
7:00 p.m. Tasmanian Tiger
TEXAS
with filmmaker Edward Tyndall
House of Rock
511 Starr St.
PREMIERE
8:45 p.m. The Interrogation of
TEXAS PREMIERE
Cheryl Cooper
511 Starr St.
House of Rock
10:15 p.m. Heidi
TEXAS PREMIERE
House of Rock 511 Starr St.
Friday, Nov. 14
9:30 a.m. Film Festival Opens
Art Center of Corpus Christi
100 N. Shoreline Blvd.
10:00 a.m. Festival de Cine Tarapacá
(Chile) Short Film Showcase
Art Center of Corpus Christi
100 N. Shoreline Blvd.
The Curse and the Symphony
12 noon
with Nathan Felix
Art Center of Corpus Christi
100 N. Shoreline Blvd.
12:30 p.m. South Texas Shorts Showcase
Art Center of Corpus Christi
100 N. Shoreline Blvd.
1:30 p.m. Pyro (Finland)
NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE
Art Center of Corpus Christi 100 N. Shoreline Blvd.
3:00 p.m. Texas Filmmaker Showcase
Art Center of Corpus Christi
100 N. Shoreline Blvd.
5:00 p.m. STUFF Mixer
House of Rock
511 Starr St.
7:00 p.m. The Night Before...
FESTIVAL
with filmmaker Chris Ambriz
Twisted Murphy’s
218 N. Chaparral St.
PREMIERE
8:00 p.m. 3 References
with filmmaker James
Christopher
Twisted Murphy’s
218 N. Chaparral St.
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9:30 p.m. Fantastic Films Short Film
8:30 p.m. I Am Mad (Argentina)
NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE
1321 Community Art Space
1321 Ayers St.
Showcase
Twisted Murphy’s
218 N. Chaparral St.
10:30 p.m. Shadow Zombie
TEXAS PREMIERE
11:00 p.m. Finland Exploitation
NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE
Short Film Showcase 1321 Community Art Space 1321 Ayers St.
Midnight Midnight STUFF Screening
Twisted Murphy’s
218 N. Chaparral St.
1321 Community Art Space
Midnight Chocolate, Strawberry, Vanilla
1321 Ayers St.
TEXAS PREMIERE
(Denmark)
Twisted Murphy’s
218 N. Chaparral St.
Saturday, Nov. 15
1321 Ayers St.
10:00 p.m. Dias Como Navajas (Chile)
1321 Community Art Space
9:30 p.m. Film Festival Opens
12:30 a.m. Rebel Scum
TEXAS PREMIERE
1321 Community Art Space 1321 Ayers St.
Sunday, Nov. 16
9:30 a.m. Film Festival Opens Sunday
Art Center of Corpus Christi
Art Center of Corpus Christi
100 N. Shoreline Blvd.
100 N. Shoreline Blvd.
10:00 a.m. SCUM
with filmmaker Paul Gonzales
Art Center of Corpus Christi
100 N. Shoreline Blvd.
12 noon
The Curse and the Symphony
with Nathan Felix
Art Center of Corpus Christi
100 N. Shoreline Blvd.
12:30 p.m. Dig
with filmmaker Stephen Belyeu
Art Center of Corpus Christi
100 N. Shoreline Blvd.
3:00 p.m. Dreadtime Stories
WORLD PREMIERE
with filmmaker Jacob Grim
100 N. Shoreline Blvd.
Art Center of Corpus Christi
5:00 p.m. STUFF Mixer
House of Rock
511 Starr St.
7:00 p.m. El Coyote (New York)
1321 Community Art Space
1321 Ayers St.
10:00 a.m. Brunch and Filmmaker Panel
Art Center of Corpus Christi
100 N. Shoreline Blvd.
12:00 p.m. TAMU-CC Short Film Showcase
FESTIVAL
Art Center of Corpus Christi
100 N. Shoreline Blvd.
PREMIERES
1:00 p.m. Reconvergence
with filmmaker Edward Tyndall
Art Center of Corpus Christi
100 N. Shoreline Blvd.
3:00 p.m. Bad Turn Worse
Art Center of Corpus Christi
100 N. Shoreline Blvd.
5:00 p.m. STUFF Mixer
House of Rock
511 Starr St.
7:00 p.m. After Party TBA
House of Rock
511 Starr St.
Special Events Feature Film Cast & Crew Call Nov. 14 th & 15 th at the Art Center of Corpus Christi
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OFFICIAL STUFF 2014 MIXER HEADQUARTERS Thursday - Sunday • 5pm - 7pm
featuring Half Price Appetizers and more
511 Starr St. • Corpus Christi STUFF Film Panel at the Art Center of Corpus Christi • 10:00 a.m. Topic: It Starts With A Script
Moderator: Paul Gonzales (Filmmaker/Journalist) Panelists: Cedric Thomas Smith (Writer/Director), Michael James Canales (Screenwriting/Film Acquisitions), Edward Tyndall (Filmmaker/Professor), Brett Mauser (Writer/Director)
Food Specials Director Paul Gonzales (SCUM) will be looking for actors and crew for his upcoming feature film project ‘A Funny Girl’ Friday, Nov. 14 from 3 p.m. 5 p.m. and Saturday, Nov. 15 from noon - 5 p.m. at the Art Center of Corpus Christi. For more details visit Facebook.com/AFunnyGirlfilm.
Friday, Dec. 12 at 7 p.m.
South Texas Cinémathèque presents
“Inner Demons” with director Seth Grossman
“Inner Demons” follows an ‘Intervention’-style reality show crew that films an episode about a sixteenyear old girl, a former A-student, who is fighting addiction but may in fact be suffering from something even more destructive: demonic possession. The movie is an inquiry into the truth about her - with symptoms that straddle the disturbing and scary intersection between insanity, addiction and true possession. Art Museum of South Texas, 1902 N. Shoreline Blvd. in Corpus Christi. Admission is FREE.
Nov. 14 - 16: Café y Pan Dulce compliments of Güero Tacos and Burgers (Cuban Coffee) and La Michoacana Bakery #1 (Sweet Bread) in the morning at the Art Center of Corpus Christi. Friday, Nov. 14: Citrus Bistro will have a FilmFestival Combo for a special price for Lunch at the Art Center of Corpus Christi. Saturday, Nov. 15: Huerta’s Tamale Taco Truck will set up at the Art Center of Corpus Christi for lunch. Sunday, Nov. 16: Citrus Bistro will have a FilmFestival Combo for a special price for Brunch at the Art Center of Corpus Christi.
Thursday, Nov. 13
Opening Night 7:00 pm
House of Rock
511 Starr St. H Corpus Christi
8:45 pm
Tasmanian Tiger
Dir. Michael Paulucci. Chicago. Dark Comedy. 82 min. TEXAS PREMIERE Chris, a career-obsessed orphan whose attempts to forge a dependable and tranquil future for himself spin out of control after news reports of a deadly hurricane trigger a flood of mysterious dreams from his childhood. Unable to stop the chaotic onslaught from his subconscious, Wally loses everything and is plunged into a world of con-men, hustlers and dreamers, where he is forced to confront his own mixed up notions of life, love, and career. ‘Tasmanian Tiger’ is an absurdest comedy that takes a bawdy look at one man’s struggle to master the fundamentals of life.
The Interrogation of Cheryl Cooper Dir. Albert Pyun. Nevada. Experimental/ Thriller. 71 min. TEXAS PREMIERE The one shot, no edits film starts with Cheryl Cooper (Tommie Vegas) awakening in a room, alone. She discovers she is hand cuffed and has blood on her face and arms and no recollection of being brought to the room. A man (Shane Ryan) walks in he says he’s a police detective and that Cheryl is safe in a police station, He questions her in an odd creepy way and Cheryl begins to suspect the detective may be the killer, torturing her by forcing her to relive the murders of her friends. Nothing is what it seems.
OFFICIAL STUFF 2014 MIXER HEADQUARTERS H Half Price Appetizers H Thursday - Sunday • 5pm - 7pm 511 Starr St. • Corpus Christi
10:15 pm
Did You Know: As part of German tradition, Heidi Klum yodeled at her wedding to first husband Ric Pipino.
Heidi
Dir. Daniel Ray. Nevada. Horror/FoundFootage. 97 min. TEXAS PREMIERE After discovering a mysterious doll in an attic, two high school friends are increasingly plagued by a series of disturbing and unexplained events.
Daniel Ray is a writer, director and editor from Las Vegas, NV where he took film studies at CSN (College of Southern Nevada) in 2006. He began crafting his skill as a freelance filmmaker, shooting and editing documentaries, trailers, commercials, music videos and eventually feature films. After working for several years as an editor and line producer, Daniel had enough understanding and resources to make his own feature film. He brought on his trusted attorney and legal adviser, Joseph Gutierrez, to form a collaborative director-producer team known as the Gutierrez Brothers in association with their new film production company, Neon Mirage. Heidi is Daniel’s feature film directing debut.
Friday, Nov. 14
Short Films
Art Center of Corpus Christi
100 N. Shoreline Blvd. • Corpus Christi
12:30 pm
10:00 am
FESTIVAL de Cine de Tarapacá(Chile)
Cabezas de VHS Dir. Manuel Lacunza. Bolivia. Docufiction. 20 mins. Kowalski technician who fixes broken televisions and VCRs Cooper with one of their clients and McFly a college student, or Videotape Cassette create the movement, a political and cultural movement which claims the format audiovisual distribution and consumption .they VHS along with four other moviegoers lovers movies vhs, show us their day, their tastes, their problems and their struggles within and outside the movement.
Come Foglie Dir. Theo Putzu. Italy. Live Stop Motion. 7 mins. A girl, after many years, comes back to her old childhood house. Fragments of the past will leave space to new memories still to be written.
Chien de Rue Lección para Principiantes Dir. Magdalena Vallejos. Chile. Drama. 16 mins. Diego, a withdrawn teenager who spends his time practicing swimming, lives with his mother, Paula. Both maintain the routine of a relationship marked by isolation, in which Diego is responsible for maintaining some family stability, while looking for something interesting to take you to awaken from the lethargy that is living.
Cielo para Ratas Emilia Rothen. Chile. Experimental. 21 mins.
Mal País Samuel M. Delgado. Spain. Drama. 12 mins. A man tries to start life in the stone by the volcano spit. An everyday marked by hostility of a beautiful and terrible environment.
Al Final de la Noche Dir. Cristián Gómez Aguilar. Argentina. Drama. 18 min. How many things can happen during one night? For the first time Louis and Sarah are having dinner in their new apartment. They might think their happiness is complete. Nevertheless, Louis leaves the house to find something that is lacking him. At the end of the night he might be able to find it.
Dir. Pablo Schmitt. Family. 8 min. You do not choose your family.
Backfire FESTIVAL PREMIERE
Dir. Pablo Schmitt, Michael Cory. WWII/Espionage. 6 min. The hunt for the V2 rocket and it’s design is underway. Joan Hamilton makes her way onto an abandoned airfield patrolled by the SS to obtain secret documentation from the Nazis. What she finds will surprise her.
The Golden Skull FESTIVAL PREMIERE
Dir. Michael Cory. Period Action/Drama. 13 min. 3 Pirates search for the Captains Treasure. Will greed take them over?
FESTIVAL PREMIERE Maniac with the Golden Gun Dir. Brett William Mauser. Comedy Action. 13 min 50 sec. For the last three years, Mauser has created video contest pieces for the Maxsell Video Contest. Each of these films has had the “Maniac” theme. In 2014, Mauser created a fun homage to the Bond films in this shoot ‘em up designed to showcase the blank firearms purchased from Maxsell. All of the Bond films are represented in some way in this short film.
Martín Tchira. Argentina. Drama. 14 mins. A man digs with his camera into his past, his dreams and his relationships, searching in the language and dream gaze of fiction, a return to his own nature.
Chien de Rue Dir. Pablo Rivas. France. Drama. 5 mins. A painter meets a mysterious woman who seems to have a lot of things to say about his work...
dir. Michael Cory:
energy on composing the classical way. It has been a long and arduous journey, but Felix understands the potential to grow by learning from the past and the present. In 2013, Felix looked to establish himself as a composer and released his 1st symphony, The Curse the Cross & the Lion, to critical acclaim including being featured by the BBC. A subse-
quent documentary by director David Schulte titled, The Curse & The Symphony, captured a contradictorial story of a young, ambitious, and perhaps rebellious musician searching for identity and truth within classical structures of culture and society. The documentary is currently on the film festival circuit throughout 2014.
The Curse & the Symphony Dir. David Schulte. Doc Short. 19 mins. 24 sec. The documentary is about former punk musician Nathan Felix’s eight-year effort to break into the elite world of classical music, in spite of having no formal musical training.
Disenchanted with the world of punk and indie rock, self-trained composer Nathan Felix found solace in the structure and arrangements of classical music
This Functional Family FESTIVAL PREMIERE
Madison
12:00 pm
on Nathan Felix:
SOUTH TEXAS SHORTS
somewhat by chance. Fueled by the crazy idea of writing a full symphony, he chose to bypass the rock n roll lifestyle after 3 albums and constant world touring, and focus all of his
Michael Cory has 9 years experience in the film industry. He
has worked on feature films including The ALamo (2004) Friday Night Lights (2004) and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008). Eventually opening his own production company “Western Meadow Productions” producing short films in the Texas area and in development on his first feature film.
Nathan Felix
Friday Nov. 14 1:30 pm
Friday, Nov. 14
NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE Pyro
Dir. Niko Kostet. Finland.Action. 72 min. When recession has closed the doors on the Fire and Rescue Dept.’s in Turku, Finland, a dangerous Pyromaniac strikes the subsystem underneath the streets. Now the only hope is a group of volunteers, whom have to overcome their personal disputes to save Turku.
Did You Know: John Hughes wrote the screenplay for ‘The Breakfast Club’ in just two days.
7:00 pm 8:00 pm
3:00 pm
TEXAS FILMMAKER
SHOWCASE Anything Made Of Paper
Dir. Brandon Ray & Pat Kondelis. Sugar Land. 4 min 22 sec. This animated music video is a fictional re-telling of the “West Memphis Three” story that inspired Bill Carter to write the song and echoes the hope we all must cling to in the face of injustice.
The Astronaut’s Secret
Dir. Zach Jankovic. Houston. 29 min. 14 sec. ‘The Astronaut’s Secret’ explores Rich Clifford’s career as an astronaut and how he and NASA kept the fact that he had Parkinson’s disease a secret for more than fifteen years. The film also follows Rich as he begins to speak publicly about Parkinson’s disease and becomes a source of inspiration for others suffering from the neurodegenerative disease. His story shows that with passion, dedication, and determination, one can overcome seemingly insurmountable obstacles and reach for the stars.
The Night Before
FESTIVAL PREMIERE
Dir. Christopher Ambriz. Comedy. 57 min. ‘The Night Before’ follows the misadventures of several evil people in a bar one Friday night. Each of these diabolical characters are planning each other’s demise....while getting drunk. As the night progresses alcohol will be consumed, drugs taken and murder. The Night Before takes characters from La Arana, Elle and Krista Night Out, Geocatche and The Last Weekend. We follow their adventures the night before each of their stories start.
Black Metal
Dir. Kat Candler. Austin. 8 min. 56 sec After a career spent mining his music from the shadows, the actions of one fan creates a chain reaction for the lead singer of a black metal band. Rat Pack Rat Dir. Todd Rohal. Austin. 18 min. 38 sec. A Sammy Davis, Jr. impersonator, hired to visit with a loyal Rat Pack fan, finds himself delivering last rites at the boy’s bedside.
Skunk
Dir. Annie Silverstein. Austin. 16 min. 15 sec. Raised by a single mother on an isolated subdivision in rural Texas, fourteen-year-old Leilaís deepest connection is with her pack of rescued dogs. When her beloved pit bull is stolen by an aspiring dog fighter, Leila is forced to stand up for herself, at the cost of her own innocence.
The Trouble With Ray
Dir. Travis Johns. Houston. 22 min. 41 sec. A short documentary following over four decades of queer activism from the original “citizen provocateur”, Ray Hill.
director
James Christopher
3 REFERENCES Dir. James Christopher. Austin. Comedy. 90 min. A classic boy meets girls, girls get even story. Nick was always kind of a dirt-bag with women. Women like sleeping with him. He likes sleeping with them. He lives in the moment, enjoying each woman when he is with her, only to forget her by the time he leaves her door frame. Then he falls in love with Michelle. But before he can have a chance with her, he must get her three letters of recommendation and face the full fury of his chauvinistic past.
Since starting Twitchy Dolphin Flix, James has directed twelve independent features. ‘Littlefield’ deals with two people growing apart as they go separate ways in life. ‘Funny Books’ is the hilarious look at the comic books industry while ‘Look At Me Again’ tells the story of changing expectations in relationships as life moves on. ‘Snatch ‘N’ Grab’ follows four women who take desperate measures to gain control of their lives while ‘Abram’s Hand’ takes a look a horrific look at the collision between politics and religion. ‘Goin’ Guerrilla’ follows a micro-budget film team as they try to get their movie made and ‘3 References’, a romantic comedy about a man facing his romantic past, premiered at the exclusive Austin Film Festival and has gone on to play festivals all over the country. James has also directed several shorts, including the award winning ‘Scorned’. The ‘Were Bitches’ Saga takes a different twist on the classic legend of the lycanthrop while ‘Lilith’s Daughters’ follows two women cast away from mainstream society. Several different movies from one prolific director. Currently, James resides in Austin, Texas with his wife Jessica, daughter Jourdan and their two German shepherds, Colt and Lord Vader. James spends his time writing and working on new projects. He’s always looking for the new challenge to take and a new story to tell.
Friday, Nov. 14
Saturday Nov. 15 Art Center of Corpus Christi
100 N. Shoreline Blvd. • Corpus Christi
9:30 pm
FANTASTIC FILMS
MIDNIGHT
SOUTH TEXAS MADE
FEATURE FILMS 10:00 am SCUM Dir. Paul Gonzales. Horror. 84 min. A young man’s return home becomes more than he bargained for as he discovers that an evil substance is quickly turning his sleepy Texas town in to a zombified nightmare.
Welcome to Dignity Pastures Aberinkula FESTIVAL PREMIERE
Dir. Pedro F Lopez Jr. Horror. 21 min. Aberinkula, or a dream in which a girl creates her own reality in black and white, haunted by colors.
Director Paul Gonzales will be holding a Cast & Crew call for his next feature from 12 noon until 5pm at the Art Center of CC Nov. 15.
She Bites FESTIVAL PREMIERE
Dir. Derek Euler. Horror. 16 min. Threatened by a mob boss, an antique shop owner makes a pact with a vampire to kill for him while he provides her shelter. Meanwhile, an investigator from Scotland Yard is on the vampire’s trail.
12:00 pm The Curse & the Symphony
Delirium FESTIVAL PREMIERE
Dir. David Schulte. Doc Short. 19 mins. 24 sec. The documentary is about former punk musician Nathan Felix’s eight-year effort to break into the elite world of classical music, in spite of having no formal musical training.
TEXAS PREMIERE Welcome to Dignity Pastures
12:30 pm
Dir. Isaac Rodriguez. Horror. 10 min. 46 sec. While investigating a mysterious murder, Detective David Freeman uncovers a long-buried secret that traps him into a world of terror. Dir. Brian Lonano. Atlanta. Horror/Comedy. 3 min. Dignity Pastures Funeral Home takes great pride in assisting families to grieve their lost and will give you a respectable and dignified service...no matter what happens.
10:30 pm
Chocolate Strawberry Vanilla Dir. Stuart Simpson. Australia. Dark comedy/suspense. 78 min. Warren is a lonely icecream van driver working in a rough neighbourhood. Bullied and beaten by a local drug dealing pimp, Warren is forced to escape into an obsessive world of fantasy.
TEXAS PREMIERE
Shadow Zombie TEXAS PREMIERE
Dir. Jorge Torres-Torres. New York. Docu-horror. 79 min Kim lives with his dad, sells weed to skaters, writes poetry, and snorts painkillers to get through the day. One evening, while strolling through the subdivision painted up as his alter ego Shadow Zombie, Kim catches the eye of a registered nurse and part-time clown Brandi. What follows is a brief romance marked by destruction by the very real phantoms emanating from Kim’s dead-end present and Brandi’s traumatic past.
Dig Did You Know: The most popular flavor of ice cream is Vanilla.
Dir. Stephen Belyeu. Drama/Mystery. 80 min
‘Young Mike is snatched from his new life in Austin and returns to his grandparents’ house and his rural roots after the mysterious death of his father. As he slowly tries to piece together the events that led to his father’s death, a resentful and confused Mike begins to uncover a set of closely held family secrets that resonate with a past he thought he had buried years earlier. Dig is a slow burn that effectively combines the languid pace of South Texas with haunting whispers of the supernatural in this unique family tale of love, loss, forgiveness and regret.’-Matthew Odam, Austin American-Statesman
Saturday, Nov. 15
Art Center of Corpus Christi
SOUTH TEXAS MADE
FEATURE FILMS 3:00 pm
100 N. Shoreline Blvd. • Corpus Christi
WORLD PREMIERE
Dreadtime Stories
Dir. Jacob Grim. Horror. 95 min. A party turns bizarre when a malevolent book make its way into the hands of the attendees who reveal its tales of monsters, madmen and the supernatural. STUFF: Can you explain the origins of ‘Dreadtime Stories’ and how the project came to be?
T
he feature film “Dreadtime Stories” was executive produced by Sal Hernandez and directed by Jacob Grim; both of STX Media Studios. STUFF had a chance to talk with the two filmmakers who’s first feature is making it’s World Premiere at STUFF 2014.
Sal Hernandez: Jacob and I were just hanging out, reminiscing about our recent success with our short called “The Roommate,” which somehow teetered off into a discussion on how we both love horror anthology films and how there should be more of them. When we began to entertain the idea of doing our own, and what the vignettes might be, we realized we each already had written several
scripts and treatments that could be utilized. We also realized that this would be a great opportunity to work with some of the best talent in the coastal bend, so as far as we were concerned that night, we decided to do our first feature film. STUFF: What was the most difficult part of making the film? Jacob Grim: Probably the hours we kept, with a full-time job and family, it was a challenge to juggle and balance responsibility, but we did it. Shooting exclusively on weekends also took its toll, but the advantage there was that, most times, we didn’t have to
go to work the next morning. It’s hard to label any part of the production as “difficult”; we welcomed every challenge; we overcame them and are better film makers for it. Sal: I would have to say it was definitely difficult doing this film with no money. We paid for everything out of our own pockets. But it was for sure our discipline, innovation, business sense and the passion of all involved that made this film look like we had budget. STUFF: Why did you decide to make a horror film? Jacob: We love horror films and never considered making anything else. It’s the one genre that you can combine any other elements, like comedy, drama or action. It’s also the only type of film that has been scientifical-
ly proven to burn calories while you watch it. STUFF: Do you have any interesting/funny production stories? Jacob: I would have to say the most remarkable part of the production would have to be when we filmed the vignette called “Punishment.” The entire short was completed in one 18-hour day, which included extensive makeup and a full body suit. SAL: For me, the funniest time was when we were on our 16th hour of filming the installment “Distention.” It was like 40 degrees, and it was technically Monday morning. By this time, it didn’t matter what anybody said; we just could not stop laughing. It’s hard to remember what exactly set it off, but I vaguely recall something about Chiclets and chicken tenders.
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STUFF: What’s next for STX Media Studios? Jacob: We are currently in pre-production with the horror-clowns Shivers & Quivers on a full feature film. The original plan has changed with our recent connections to the horror industry, which has created a whole new avenue to making this production bigger and better. You can keep tabs on all things STX Media by heading over to Facebook. com/STXMedia and liking their page.
STUFF Mixer at House of Rock
5 pm
1/2 price appetizers from 5 pm - 7 pm House of Rock 511 Starr St. Corpus Christi
Saturday Nov. 15
1321 Ayers St. • Corpus Christi
7:00 pm
El Coyote: the last movie Dir. Sergio Coyote & Damian Rodriguez. 2012. Tamali Western. 72 min. EL COYOTE-the last movie,(2012) is a classic good verses evil story, a traditional western, set in present day Mexico. Here corruption and violence are the norm. And the only person who could help now has to be worse than the bad guys. A wandering devil worshiping serial killer named El Coyote comes to the terrorized village of La Cruz. And so many people need killing, he becomes the hero.
In the process of shooting a movie about the violence that has engulfed Mexico, that very violence came right into the film. A small band of cartel gangsters, ‘narcos’ got word of an American film crew making a movie in the area. They assumed we had lots of money so they paid a visit to the set. They murdered most of the crew and cast.
8:30 pm
NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE I AM MAD Dir. Baltazar Tokman. Argentina. Documentary. 72 min. When Miguel was a child, a tragic event marked him forever. From then on his reality changed totally, and a new mysterious and hide world came up.
Did You Know: Anger is considered to be a healthy emotion as long as it remains under control.
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Saturday, Nov. 15
1321 Ayers St. • Corpus Christi
10:00 pm
11:00 pm
Did You Know: Finland holds world championships for wife carrying, mobile phone throwing, swamp soccer, boot throwing and air guitar.
NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE Trans
Dir. Artturi Rosten & Esa Jussila. Finland. Cyperpunk. 22 min. A cyberpunk body horror story of a man, who, in a desperate bid to survive, ends up trading his own body for an experiment far more sinister than he could have ever imagined!
NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE
Bitter Sweat (Väkevä Hiki)
Días Como Navajas (Days Like Razors) Dir. pitu.the.kid. Chile. Experimental Doc. 2013. 62 min. A visual collage that tells in a raw and honest way the story of five teenagers within the marginal line of Valparaiso, Chile, mixing with a series of protest by a group of skateboarders that demand spaces free from repression.
MIDNIGHT Midnight STUFF Challenge Screening
12:30 am
Short films and trailers created for the STUFF ‘Make a Midnight Movie’ challenge. No one under 18 will be admitted.
Dir. Artturi Rosten. Finland. Comedy/Drama. 33 min. A film of brothers, fallen by the wayside in the turning point of history. Of a family, shattered by a world on fire. And of a small country in the darkness of past that grew them. BITTER SWEAT is the last Finnish film. It brings us to the land of our fathers, to smoky cottages and mossy forests, to a time before highways and cell towers. And brought up by this land are two brothers, living on their own terms, absent of civilization. Without destination they push their way deeper into their own personal hell, into a world where superstition, male desires and painful memories combine into a reality of their own.
Rebel Scum Dir. Video Rahim. Documentary. 96 min. God and Man square off in the American south in the most controversial documentary of the year. Rebel Scum chronicles two years in the lives of the Dirty Works -- a psycho, white trash punk band from Knoxville, Tennessee. Centered on lead singer Christopher Scum, this startling motion picture digs deep into the struggle for artistic expression in the heart of America’s Bible Belt. Scandanavian curator
Niko Kostet Did You Know: For the film ‘Midnight Cowboy’ Dustin Hoffman kept pebbles in his shoe to ensure his limp would be consistent from shot to shot.
Niko Kostet, born 1978 in Turku, Finland, got into filmmaking in 1994. Kostet directed, produced and wrote his first full-lenght feature in 2008 within the EU-comissions Youth in Action - programme. In 2011, Kostet directed, produced and wrote his second feature called CHRISTIAN DREADFUL, which he was awarded as “The Best International Up and Coming Filmmaker” in the South Texas Underground Film Festival 2012. CHRISTIAN DREADFUL was screened in multiple film festivals abroad, and is currently distributed by CONTINUUM MOTION PICTURES. Kostet is currently working on his third feature PYRO. Kostet has been acting in many major motion pictures and tv-series in Finland. He also served as the the executive producer in a German scifi webseries MISSION BACKUP EARTH. His fourth feature is a full-lenght documentary called UNEMPLOYMENT IS NOT A CURSE WORD set to premiere in 2015.
Sunday, Nov. 16
FINAL DAY 10:00 am
Art Center of Corpus Christi
100 N. Shoreline Blvd. • Corpus Christi
12:00 pm
STUFF Sunday Brunch TAMU-CC Student Film Block and Film Panel The Gift FESTIVAL PREMIERE
Dir. Ryan Ewart. Documentary. 6 min. 7 sec. A son recounts memories of his father and the passion they shared for baseball.
Topic: It Starts With A Script
FESTIVAL PREMIERE
Roads Beyond (Work in Progress)
Moderator: Paul Gonzales (Filmmaker/Journalist)
Dir. Erick Cantu. Narrative. 13 min. 7 sec. A drifter is forced to reconcile with his choices, but is it too late?
Panelists: Cedric Thomas Smith (Writer/Director)
Michael J. Canales (Screenwriter/Film Acquisitions)
Edward Tyndall (Filmmaker/Professor)
Brett Mauser (Writer/Director) Citrus Bistro will have a FilmFestival Combo for a special price for Brunch at the Art Center of Corpus Christi.
1:00 pm 1:00 pm
Reconvergence
Vespertine FESTIVAL PREMIERE
Hard Reset FESTIVAL PREMIERE
Dir. Taylor Carmona. Narrative. 8 min. 51 sec. Frank Wilson is a man disheveled by the mistakes he’s made in his marriage. As he sits in his hotel room, he looks back on the deterioration of his life.
Anniversary FESTIVAL PREMIERE
Dir. Carlos Israel. Music Video. 3 min. 8 sec. Synopsis: A music video featuring Americano Music’s Master Blaster Sound System.
Arrikitan Dir. Alfonso Castillo. Narrative. 3 min. 10 sec. The consequences of a gift have trapped a young woman, with no way out.
Arrikitan FESTIVAL PREMIERE
Dir. Carlos Israel. Narrative. 7 min. 36 sec. Charles faces a heart-wrenching task when his mother Beatrice gives him a distressed phone call.
Vespertine Remix FESTIVAL PREMIERE
London Blues FESTIVAL PREMIERE
Living Behind the Glass PREMIERE
Dir. Albert Mendez. Experimental. 1 min. 26 sec. A found footage exploration of madness.
Dir. Edward Tyndall. Documentary. 83 Min. ‘Reconvergence’ offers an intriguing exploration of mortality, consciousness and identity in the modern age from the perspectives of four distinct characters: a naturalist, a neuroscientist, a poet and a historian. The combination of their separate journeys creates a rich tapestry that weaves together several complex facets of the existential dilemma. Edward Tyndall received his BA in history and classical civilization and his MFA in film production from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. His award-winning films have screened in top international film festivals, on television, and have been distributed in the US and Canada. Edward manages the South Texas Cinémathèque screening series and is a founding member of the production company Mobius Films. He teaches editing and advanced production courses in the Media Production Track of the Department of Communication and Media.
Dir. Taylor Romaguera. Narrative. 3 min. 3 sec. A new interpretation of the short film Vespertine.
FESTIVAL
Dir. Carlos Flores. Documentary. 4 min. 59 sec. Reflections on the evolution of social media.
3:00 pm Bad Turn Worse Dir. Simon Hawkins & Zeke Hawkins. Thriller. 92 min. With only a few weeks left until his two best friends leave for college, Billy Joe robs his cotton farmer boss, Giff, in order to pay for one last blow out weekend in Corpus Christi, Texas. Upon returning, the teens are confronted by the unfortunate and brutal consequences of stealing from his boss. Now Billy Joe, Sue and Bobby must embark on a dangerous journey that will test their trust and friendship and take them across the line from carefree adolescence into the harsh reality of adulthood.