2012 Underexposed Film Festival Program

COMMUNITY PERFORMANCE CENTER 249 EAST MAIN STREET | ROCK HILL, SC 29730

FRIDAY | NOVEMBER 9 7 - 9 PM BLOCK A Sebastian’s Voodoo Director: Joaqu­in Baldwin Animation | USA | 2008 | 4:00 minutes

Silver Medal Winner - Festival de Cannes A voodoo doll must find the courage to save his friends from being pinned to death.

Les Conquerants (The Conquerors) Director: Tibor Banoczki & Sarolta Szabo Experimental | Canada/France | 2011 | 10:00 minutes Sundance Film Festival & Festival de Cannes An allegory of the very origins of civilization, with passing references to prehistory and the Bible, the animated film The Conquerors tells the story of human beings and the societies they create. This film was made thanks to Folimage’s Artists-in-Residence program.

My Hometown Director: Jerry Levitan & Terry Tompkins Animation | Canada | 2011 | 7:00 minutes Written & Narrated by Yoko Ono

Bringing Yoko Ono’s “My Hometown” poem to life with captivating animated illustrations of children around the world by sending thoughts of healing, love and compassion, the film reimagines the poem’s timeless message of hope, home, peace and love for a new generation.

The Butterfly Circus Director: Joshua Weigel Narrative | USA | 2009 | 20:00 minutes Clint Eastwood Award in Excellence – Carmel Film Festival At the height of the Great Depression, the showman of a renowned circus leads his troupe through the devastated American landscape, lifting the spirits of audiences along the way. During their travels they discover Will, a man without limbs at a carnival sideshow.

After an intriguing encounter with the showman, he becomes driven to hope against everything he has ever believed.

Once It Started It Could Not End Otherwise Director: Kelly Sears Experimental | USA | 2011 | 8:00 minutes Sundance Film Festival A mysterious force invades a 1970s high school.

10-MINUTE INTERMISSION Dar He: The Lynching of Emmett Till Director: Rob Underhill Drama | USA | 2012 | 1:10:00 minutes Starring: Mike Wiley Best Film - 27th Black International Cinema Berlin Best Feature - Charlotte Black Film Festival It is 1955. The body of 14-year-old Emmett Till, from Chicago, is discovered in a Money, MS river.

Two men are acquitted for the murder. LOOK magazine interviews the residents of Money to get at the root of what happened. One actor (Mike Wiley) plays all 36 roles.

SATURDAY | NOVEMBER 10 11 AM - 1 PM | BLOCK B COMPETITION FILMS Viewers of this block are encouraged to vote for their favorite film.

Drawing Water I, Drain Director: J. Michael Simpson Experimental | USA | 2010 | 3:16 minutes Significant Moments in the Life of My Mother?

Director: Kristi Ryba Animation | USA | 2012 | 6:19 minutes

Stop-motion animation scenes from my paintings depicting significant moments in my mother’s life as I imagine them happening.

City of Canvas: The Story of Camp Greene Director: Jack Dillard Narrative | USA | 2011 | 29:17 minutes

This is the story of Camp Greene, the World War I training camp in Charlotte, NC.

Sword of the Spirit Director: David Hensley Narrative | USA | 2012 | 12:56 minutes

A solitary man in post-rapture America finds he isn’t the only one left behind.

The Amendments of a Trash Man Director: Shea Sizemore Narrative | USA | 2012 | 9:36 minutes

A down and out trash man finds himself while mending the hearts of others.

The Endless Director: Rusty Sheridan Narrative | USA | 2012 | 7:43 minutes

A jaded voyeur traverses a cold city at night, contemplating existence and the recurring randomness of everything.

10-MINUTE INTERMISSION Midnight Snack Director: Anil Dhokai Narrative | USA | 2012 | 10:00 minutes

After a late night at a bar, a man and a woman retreat to a parking garage where something vicious awaits them.

Piano Director: David Hensley Narrative | USA | 2009 | 22:00 minutes

A man returns to his childhood home for his mother’s funeral and encounters his estranged brother.

Twenty-One Questions Director: Micah Troublefield Narrative | USA | 2012 | 21:00 minutes

A scientist’s attempt at time travel lands him an inter-dimensional legal snafu.

3 - 5 PM | BLOCK C *COLORED CONFEDERATES: Myth or Matter of Fact?

Director: Ken Wyatt Documentary | USA | 2012 | 40:00 minutes Best Film/Video - Black International Cinema Berlin Did blacks actively fight for the Old South during America’s Civil War; and if so, why? Experts and historians hash out this 150-year-old debate.

*Confederate Zombie: Trail of Blood Director: Stephen Gilliam Horror, Narrative | USA | 2011 | 5:30 minutes

Xander, a Lincoln Long Coat, must hunt down and destroy a pack of zombies in a small Georgia town in 1864.

*There will be a question & answer session following these films.

10-MINUTE INTERMISSION

when you find me Director: Bryce Dallas Howard Drama | USA | 2011 | 29:00 minutes Sundance Film Festival This film tells the story of two sisters whose childhood bond is tested by a tragedy they were too young to understand.

Land of the Pure: A Journey into the Heart of Baltistan Director: Peter Mallamo Documentary | 2010 | 35:00 minutes

In the Northern Areas of Pakistan, amid the rugged Karakoram Mountains, lies a relatively isolated region called Baltistan. This film is a journey into the lives of the Balti people and illustrates how events that occur in one place can have a drastic impact on those living a world away. It is through their resilience and tenacity that the people of Baltistan endure and inspire.

7 - 9 PM | BLOCK D

Bottom of a Glass Director: Xavier Burgin Drama | USA | 2011 | 5:00 minutes

In the blink of an eye, our protagonist loses everything he’s loved.

With nothing to live for, he fills his life with a collection of self-deprecation to fill the empty void.

His life seems lost until someone comes along to remind him that life is worth living even after tragedy.

UNA HORA POR FAVORA Director: Jill Soloway Comedy | USA | 2011 | 13:00 minutes Starring: Michaela Watkins, Wilmer Valderrama Sundance Film Festival A woman hires a day laborer for an hour and gets more than she bargained for.

I Met the Walrus Director: Josh Raskin Animation | USA | 2007 | 5:00 minutes Oscar Nominee - Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences The animated illustration of a 14-year-old’s interview with John Lennon in 1969.

Baseball in the Time of Cholera Director: David Darg & Bryn Mooser Documentary | USA | 2011 | 28:00 minutes Best Documentary Short Jury Winner - Tribeca Film Festival As the cholera epidemic rages in Haiti, the lives of a young baseball player and an attorney intersect.

10-MINUTE INTERMISSION L TRAIN Director: Anna Musso Drama | USA | 2011 | 10:00 minutes Women in Film Grant Winner - Sundance Film Festival Producer: Academy Award winning writer/director Alexander Payne Sunny is a self-regarding teenager fighting her way through an inner-city blizzard, again. Suddenly, she encounters someone who forces her to consider an altruistic, though perhaps absurd, action.

Night Hunter Director: Stacey Steers Experimental | USA | 2011 | 16:00 minutes Sundance Film Festival In this handmade film, composed of more than four thousand collages and shot in 35mm color, actress Lillian Gish is seamlessly appropriated from silent-era cinema and plunged into a new and haunting role.

The Debutante Hunters Director: Maria White | Winthrop University Alumna Documentary | USA | 2011 | 13:00 minutes Audience Award - Sundance Film Festival In the Low country of South Carolina, a group of true Southern belles reveal their more rugged side, providing a glimpse into what drives them to hunt in the wild.

Fishing Without Nets Director: Cutter Hodierne Drama | USA | 2012 | 17:00 minute Grand Prize Shorts Winner - Sundance Film Festival A story of pirates in Somalia told from the perspective of the Somalis.

Please be courteous and silence your cell phones.

9 - 10 PM | AWARDS

Exposed | 1st Place In the Limelight | 2nd Place Out of the Shadows | 3rd Place Everyone Loved It | Audience Choice

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS FRIDAY | NOVEMBER 9

7 - 9 PM 9 -10 PM

BLOCK A VIP RECEPTION

SATURDAY | NOVEMBER 10

11 AM - 1 PM 3 PM - 5 PM 7 PM - 9 PM 9 PM - 10 PM

BLOCK B BLOCK C BLOCK D AWARDS

The Arts Council would like to extend a very special thanks to Karen Collins, Terry Roueche and all of our screeners.

Support for this project is provided by the SC Arts Commission (which receives funding from the NEA), Rock Hill Accomodations Tax Grant Fund,York County Hospitality & Accomodations Tax & the ACYC Annual Campaign. For visitors information including lodging, contact the York County Visitors Center at 888-702-1320.