Flagstaff Mountain Film Festival http://www.flagstaffmountainfilms.org Sat, 04 Sep 2010 21:30:29 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Blood Into Wine http://www.flagstaffmountainfilms.org/blood-into-wine/ http://www.flagstaffmountainfilms.org/blood-into-wine/#comments Tue, 31 Aug 2010 04:59:51 +0000 kylerose http://www.flagstaffmountainfilms.org/?p=1445 **FREE SHOW @ THE GREEN ROOM, Friday, Oct. 8th, 5-7pm**

Blood Into Wine

USA, 2010, 100 min.

Co-Directors: Ryan Page and Christopher Pomerenke

Producers: Chris “Topper” McDaniel, Ryan Page, Jason Stall and Christopher Pomerenke

Music fans know Maynard James Keenan as the front man of such bands as Tool, A Perfect Circle, and Puscifer, but in this documentary filmmakers Christopher Pomerenke and Ryan Page offer a closer look at one of the prolific rocker’s more unexpected hobbies — winemaking. Along with his business partner Eric Glomski, Keenan has managed to transform an arid stretch of Arizona desert into a lush vineyard that yields some particularly tasty grapes. Through unguarded conversations with Keenan and Glomski, Pomerenke and Page discover just what got the pair interested in winemaking, and why they chose such a hostile natural environment to serve as the site of their winery.

IN PERSON:  Chris McDaniel

Website/Trailer: www.bloodintowine.com

Links suggested by filmmaker:  www.caduceus.org

www.azstronghold.com

www.pagespringscellars.com

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Skylight - Session 2:  Environmental Focus (Thursday, October 7th, 7-10:30pm)

Canada, 2009, 5 min

Director/Producer:  David Baas

A mock documentary about the ecological plight of penguins in the Antarctic, possibly foretelling cataclysmic results for the rest of the world.

Website:  http://www.skylight-short.com/

Awards and Festivals:

The animated short “Skylight” has played at several Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences accredited festivals including the Austin and Atlanta Film festivals. It has won almost fifty awards on the International festival circuit, including more than 20 “Best Animation” awards. Several scientific and and environmental organizations have also requested screening copies of the film.

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* Student Film Submission *

Pakistan, 2009, 23 min.

Director/Producer: Khawaja Yasir Rashid Lone

This story is about the earthquake survivors of 8 Oct, 2005 and the post earthquake scenario in Independent Kashmir.

After 4 years, the story highlights the changes which occurred by the Earthquake disaster through the narrative of Ishaq and Hafeez.  Ishaq  lost his entire family in the disaster that claimed 250 people of Lodiabad Village. They are all still buried underneath the hill that fell down on Lodiabad Village. The quake caused a natural Lake called Earthquake Lake, which has turned into a tourist resort. Hafeez, a 15 year old boy,  who also lost his family, earns his money by taking tourists on boat tours.

The film investigates two very different lives and their relationship with the land that reminds them of the disaster.

Link suggested by filmmaker: http://www.pakistanaparis.com/documentaires.html

Festival Screenings & Awards:

National College of Arts Thesis Film Festival

FILUMS Film Festival- Won Best documentary award

La Pakistan Art, Paris, France

Cinemadamare, Italy

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USA, 2010, 23 min
Directors/Producers:  James Q Martin and Chris Kassar
Patagonia’s rivers are under attack! A consortium of European and Chilean megacompanies plans to dam Chile’s longest and highest flowing river to power expanded mining operations.  The result will be the destruction of one of the world most magnificent watersheds, the Rio Baker, as well as the clear cutting of old growth forest to create the longest power line in the world.  Having developed a profound connection to the region through his extensive travel there, Flagstaff based photographer James Q Martin felt compelled to act.  He enlists the help of professional athlete, comedian Timmy O’Neill, and noted author Craig Childs for a source to sea documentation of the Baker, and forms Team Rios Libres, an organization dedicated to giving a voice to the river and keeping Patagonia wild.

IN PERSON: James Q Martin, Chris Kassar, Craig Childs, and Timmy O’Neill

Website:  http://rioslibres.com/

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Our old email ron@flagstaffmountainfilms.com is currently not functional (as of 8/30/10)

Sorry for the inconvenience…

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]]> http://www.flagstaffmountainfilms.org/1390/feed/ 0 The Wonder Hospital http://www.flagstaffmountainfilms.org/the-wonder-hospital-2/ http://www.flagstaffmountainfilms.org/the-wonder-hospital-2/#comments Fri, 27 Aug 2010 23:35:20 +0000 kylerose http://www.flagstaffmountainfilms.org/?p=1385 The Wonder Hospital – Session 10:  Women In Sports Focus (Sunday, Oct. 10th, 2-5pm)

South Korea, 2010, 12min
Director/Producer:  Beomsik Shimbe Shim
The Wonder Hospital, a 3D animated film, is a surreal journey of oddity and empty illusion. In a mysterious hospital, modification of physical beauty is not what you would expect. A girl’s desire for superficial beauty leads her to chase after the luring ‘After’ images on a path of advertisements throughout the hospital. But in the end she finds something unimaginable and irreversible.

Website:  www.shimbe.com

Trailer:  http://www.shimbe.com/TheWonderHospital_MovieTrailer.html

Awards and Festivals:

  • Los Angeles Film Festival – The best animated short
  • Seattle International Film Festival – The best animated short
  • Athens Film and Video Festival – The best animated short
  • SIGGRAPH Electronic Theater 2010 – The best student project
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Flagstaff, USA, 2010, 5 min.

Director/Producer:  Ed George

Take a visual and musical journey through the stunning Grand Canyon.

IN PERSON:  Ed George

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Vive La Crise! – Session 11 (Sunday, October 10th, 7-10:30)

Romania, 2009, 3 min.

Director/Producer: Alexei Gubenco

Deforestation, property development, pollution, money, and a lot of food – all this is

going to change.  This intelligent animated short brings the viewer through this challenging transition… on a bicycle.  The economic crisis is coming!

Website:  http://www.gubenco.com/movie/

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