ArivacaFilmFestival.com
Saturday March 7, 2015
Begins 6:30pm
Director: Josh Tanner & Producer: Jade van der Lei
(Australia)
Evening Program
Independent Short Films
A man returns to the midwestern farm of his childhood on a desperate mission
to unearth the horrifying truth of what landed there in the summer of 1960
At The Checkpoint
Have Your Papers
Ready...
Food shortages during
a year-long pandemic
force recently
widowed George to
stray far from home
to survive. A simple
purchase of rations
derails when George
stumbles upon a
Shopkeeper's secret,
placing all of them in
mortal jeopardy.
FROM AUSTRALIA
A newly married couple, Kris and Jake, wake up to find a door has appeared in their living room.
As the temptation to open the door lingers the couple discusses how to handle this bizarre
phenomenon as they discover more about the person they each married.
‘Strange Thing’ is a
Science Fiction
Thriller made in the
tradition of 1980’s
Science Fiction films.
"It’s mysterious and leaves you wanting more"
- Madeline Johnston (Scifibloggers.com)
Ricardo Bracamonte's documentary
'Bombing Arizona' (2012) follows a
handful of graffiti artists who break-away
at the stereotype of underground artists.
The film's inspiration was a combination
of adolescent artist friends and a 2010
summer stay in New York City, the mecca
of street art.
Ricardo works full-time as a broadcast Master Control Operator. He independently
produces his own films & holds the position of resident videographer for Tucson's online
style magazine
GRAND WEST
(an experimental film) Directed & Produced by Keith Wagner
A time-elapse film offering a glimpse into a single day on the frontier
of the American Southwest. Shot over the course of 2 years, this film
features never before seen images of how time has shaped our
modern landscape.
Work-In-Progress
Film #2
As part of this 'Work-in-Progress' film presentation for
Blood Widow, Director Brendan Guy Murphy will discuss the
ongoing process of putting the film together, going from
script to screen, securing locations, assembling a local team
and the importance of having a diverse cast.
"Blood Widow is a detective thriller/horror film with a
supernatural twist. A serial killer is terrorizing the city,
and Detectives 'Valentine' and 'Stokes' are in hot pursuit.
What they don’t know is that someone with a mysterious
agenda is also pursuing the killer, and could unleash an evil
unlike any the detectives have ever seen."
The Taxman
WORK-IN-PROGRESS FILM #3
a film by Adam Ray (Tucson)
"The Taxman" is a short
feature that follows the life
of a young homeless man
who happens to strike
fortune. Instead of
repeating his usual
behavior, he devises an
unorthodox plan that puts
him in a position of power.
PROTOTYPE
a Bart Santello - Historical Film Release
How does a canister of old 16mm film found in an abandoned filing
cabinet marked for disposal, tie engine development in WWII Germany
with military hardware so advanced, it’s still being researched and
productionized today?
Digital filmmaker Bart Santello will discuss how this discovered film is
leading him to explore this topic in film. Along with events from the
space race and the cold war, PROTOTYPE is a long-forgotten marker of
technological development that has shaped his life and that of several generations.
WORK-IN-PROGRESS FILM #1
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