International Poetic Short Film Festival 2009
IPSFF Program 8PM (A) October 5, 2009
04:29 HIP HOP 4Ever by Janelle Ryan (USA) www. thejanelleshow.com/
Final Outlaw’s "Hip Hop 4ever" is a powerful music video tells a story of struggle, maturity and the path towards freeing oneself from the mental prisons of society, addiction and past pain
Based on an award-winning poem, an allegorical meditation on the inspiration of limitations, self-reliance and the emotional strains, trade-offs, and headaches that come with executing a vision
04:50 Shadow and Space by Jacob Burckhardt,
Audio Video Teletransportion
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A writer’s takes action and his conviction intensifies stopping movement and merging himself into the whole image and sound.
Urban anthropologists Andy & Carolyn London interview
some of New York City's more overlooked citizens
10:05 Left by Alexandre O. Philippe (USA) A lyrical short film devoid of dialogue about the grief resulting from the loss of a loved one -- inspired by Bergman, Tarkovsky
03:21 The Prayer Tree by Arthur Vincie (USA) Combines footage from various media in a mélangeof sound and image
05:33 Buongiorno by Melo Prino with: Domenico Lannutti (Italy) There is something many people wonder about while looking into the mirror
03:40 Tercer Edad by Cristina Kotz Cornejo (Argentina) A visual ode to Seniors filmed in Buenos Aires, Argentina www.wildwimminfilms.comfilmed in Buenos Aires, Argentina
09:17 Last Letter by Ted Ciesielski (Poland) love letter never arrives to a soldier fighting in Iraq www.medianoche.us
05:40 Round by Kirk Hendry and performance by Mago Serpico (England) The exclusive use of hand shadows tell a tale of death and rebirth that rages in a jungle
IPSFF Program 8PM (B) October 12, 2009
60:00 The Latino American Poetic Short Film Program Curated by José Goicuria courtesy SUNY Graduates Program in Spanish
• Poema XX (Poem 20) 2007 USA-by Dikran Janus Kadagian, A montage of 1920s filmic material based on Pablo Neruda’s famous poem from 20 Love Poems
and a Song of Despair, "Tonight I can write the saddest lines…. I no longer love her, that's certain, but maybe I love her." (4 min)
• Companía (Company) 2006 Granada, by Alex Hernández, SpainA recluse lurks in the shadows of society, sizing up the characteristics and complexities of human relationships. (5 min)
• El Gran Zambini 2005 by Igor Legarreta & Emilio-Perez-Gipukoa, Basque Sometimes you don’t need to look beyond your own backyard and your dreams just might be staring you in the face while you gaze up to the heavens. (11 min)
• La Cecilia (Cecilia) 2005 by Ari Carrillo, Mexico/ A Mexican flower vendor serenades an unusual tourist on her last day of vacation in a stunning gem of animation short film/opera buffa! Disney, eat your heart out.
(5 min)
• Papiroflexia 2007 by Joaquin Baldwin, Paraguay/ With his craft and skill an artist changes the world. (4 min)
• Nos Rodean (They Surround Us) 2008 by José Goicuria, USA/ Features 3 Poems by Aristóteles España, youngest prisoner sent to the concentration camp during Chile’s
military coup of 9/11/1973. (11 min)
• Padre (Father) 2007 by José A. Sanchez Yauco, Puerto Rico/ A haunting and candid portrait of the father.
(9 min)
• Levedad (Lightness) 2007 by Pablo Delfini, Argentina/ A Dadistic still life transforms in to a Surrealistic un-still life. (10 min)
Filmmaker Judith Escalona will be present for Q&A
A Puerto Rican psychoanalyst with a long-suppressed identity problem, the mysterious Dr. Guzman (Jaime Sanchez) erupts with some dire consequences
IPSFF Program 8PM (C) October 19, 2009
06:48 Yellow Mashene: EDGE by Natalia Bobinski & Janene Knox (USA) www.nataliababinski.com Heartbroken Nick can't stop his tears of sorrow
10:00 The Healing Power of Violence by Joey Huertas AKA Joey A legitimate "confession" by a man who has had his heart broken http://www.janepublic.com
02:21 Lone by Leandro Goicuria A precious, candid and intimate view of child. A part of his Father www.ipsff.com
11:18 Western by Lili White (USA) An American morality tale told by a confirmed
15:00 Los Triviños de Huasco by Jessye and Megan McDowell (USA) A poetic window into the lives of an artistic family living among fishermen and
farmers
03:00 The Cock and Bull Story by Ari Carillo A thief will do anything to escape his relentless persecutors www.adelitastudios.com
Memor/Mournin by Arthur Vincie
Grief, time and memory
05:00 Buonanotte Melo Prino with: Domenico Lannutti (Italy) The single night watchman wanders alone from sunset to sunrise watching over showrooms, warehouses can sure use some shut eye
07:00 Sherwood’s Forest a poetic short documentary film by Sara Stanley & Lucia Santiago Dantes (USA)
An experimental short film featuring Wanda Phipps’ poem The Glowing Woman
03:07 Faces in the Flowers by Jennifer MacMillan, Sound Spectre Folk (USA) Charlotte and Jason, sister and brother, look for their presence inside the poem www.invisiblecinema.typepad.com
07:30 The Recidivist by James Joseph (USA) A glimpse at the daily life of street performer Ghsts n Guitars as he goes around riding the rails of Brooklyn www.myspace.com/ghstnguitars
IPSFF Program 8PM (D) Poetic Horror Short Film Night October 26, 2009
Filmmaker, Photographer Pepper Negron & Film Editor Jasmine Colon will be present this evening for Q&A
05:00 Blood Drips by Pepper Negron (USA) http://peppernegron.blogspot.com/ The story rhythmically unfolds while a voice renders the depth of loneliness and depression and backdrop for poetic blood!
12:00 Planeta Bosna by Samir Devedźić (Belgium) www.vsmcinema.com A sniper corners a pregnant Bosnian woman. Does he kill her or not?
10:05 The Ten Steps by Brendan Muldowney (Ireland) www.spfilms.ie All the poetic elements and techniques employed in a horror film THE TEN STEPS has won twelve awards throughout the world including Best Short
A ticking watch, a curse and atonement
05:00 Buonasera by Melo Prino with: Domenico Lannutti (Italy) www.bekafilms.itIn a hotel room, a waitress and a customer change roles and fantasies. The saga of the most awarded short film in the Italian cinema
04:21 El Cuco (The Boogeyman) by Jasmine Colon (USA) Jamie Cantor experiences nightmares. Inspired by German Expressionism, and the stylistic expressions of avant-garde, film noir
09:00 God Bless You All by Luis Alejandro Berdejo (Basque) www.kimuak.com/es Dust, dirty hair, horses. Guns, sweat, dry blood, a bad guy and all while a young Woman looks for a map to put things right
27:00 Cassandra by Mauricio Chernovetzky (USA) www.likefireproductions.com On the edge of a desolate Mexican border town lies a makeshift brothel. A General from across the border has sent for the uncorrupted Cassandra. Inspired by Euripides Greek Tragedy, The Trojan Woman
10:00 The Good Wife by Jose AntonioGoicuria and Leandro Goicuria (USA) www.ipsff.com A victim of domestic violence contemplates doing something about changing her situation
05:00 Lovefield by Mathieu Ratthe (Canada) www.mattrattproductions.com Combines elements of horror, suspense and drama to create a story that takes the audience on a roller coaster ride of emotions
04:07 Sebastian’s Voodoo film animation by Joaquin Baldwin (Paraguay) http://www.pixelnitrate.com A Shaman’s device is his own adversity
06:00 In Stillness I Lie by Pepper Negron
A Woman’s journey through the suffering and desperation of her mind
