OFFICIAL FILM SCHEDULE AND GENERAL INFORMATION

 

October 5th

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location:
Golden Bough TheatRE, monte verde street, carmel-by-the sea

• Tickets can be picked up at will call.

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9:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Best Historical Legacy Film Competition

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• 9 AM: “Big Sur - The Way It Was” by Robert Keith Blaisdell (53 minutes)

A documentary about the Big Sur scene in the 1960's with artist interviews.

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• 10:30 AM: “Silver Harvest” by Steve Rosen (26 minutes with short Q&A to follow) 

The history of Monterey's Sardine Fishing told entirely in the words of the fishermen and their families, using acquired 8mm and 16mm, without resorting to a single still photo. Made in 1978, the film is as much a part of Monterey's history as the fishing industry was then... The film has never been seen outside of The Monterey Peninsula.

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11:00 AM - 12:00 PM 

Best Documentary Competition(award to be given out October 6th)

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• 11 AM: “Condor Canyon” by Michael Buffo (53 minutes with short Q&A to follow)

"Traveler", tagged as Red 71, has struggled to lay normal eggs throughout her life due to the past use of the pesticide DDT found in the food she eats. Finally, successful, she and her mate, "Shadow", tagged as Yellow 9, were raising a chick together when she ingested lead from a carcass tainted with lead ammunition. Miraculously, both Traveler and the chick survive giving hope for the recovery of the species in the wild. A true story.

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11:30 PM - 12:00 PM 

Intermission

 

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12:00 PM - 12:30 PM

Best Student Film Competition

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• 12 PM: “The Abel Tasman” by Nick Lien (8 minutes)

The Abel Tasman, named after an acclaimed expedition yacht, is a short documentary following brothers Isak & Alex, a duo living aboard a sailboat within a hospitable pocket of the Arctic Circle. Offering a glimpse into their unconventional lifestyle, this piece unveils the raw & simple beauty of the harmony they seem to have struck between themselves & nature, their relationship with each other, & passage into the unknown as they navigate such extreme circumstances.

 

• 12:15 PM: “Stevenson Confidential” by Alexander Caleb Peyton, Owen Green (10 minutes with short Q&A to follow)

Stevenson Confidential is a comedy mini-series that follows the adventures of the incompetent Detective Owen Green (played by Owen Green), a student who has started his own Private Investigation club. Of course, he's the only one who joins. While bumbling through a trivial case, Detective Green accidentally uncovers an actual conspiracy hidden by the faculty of his high school. In a dramatically moody opening to this show, Detective Green is on a search for a missing pencil case when he finds a rather peculiar piece of paper that leads him to believe there may be bigger fish to fry.

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1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Best Short Film Competition

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• 1 PM: “Eben“ by Josh Green and Jack Lattin (14 minutes)

Eben, a traveling french bulldog who has climbed mountains his whole life, sets out to summit one last peak while battling cancer at 12 years old.

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• 1:15 PM: “Loner” by Gilbert Ferris Wright (3 minutes)

An experimental short film about a teenager struggling with loneliness.

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• 1:20 PM: “Waiter for Life” by Dan Goldes (11 minutes)

An intimate look at a group of long-time waiters at San Francisco’s Scoma’s Restaurant, Waiter For Life pays homage to the American dream: immigrant stories, connections between people, and, of course, food.

 

• 1:35 PM: “My Light Come Shining” by Anthony Lucio (19 minutes)

Tommy returns home to inherit his estranged mother's house after her recent passing.

 

• 2 PM: “Erection and Destruction” by Eddie Mullins (11 minutes)

Chip (Joshua Burge) is depressed. His girlfriend insists he get treatment, but when a therapist prescribes a wonder drug that leaves him impotent, she breaks up with him. Now even more depressed, Chip joins a support group where he meets others suffering the effects of the drug. Among them are Vollmann (Matthew Jarzyna), an awkward virgin who's struggling to concoct a home remedy, and Loretta (Chloë Levine), who has a more aggressive scheme in mind.

 

• 2:15 PM: “Filming Under Fire: John Ford's OSS Field Photo Branch” by Dan Gagliasso (22 minutes)

World War II was fought on many fronts. One of them was film. Filming Under Fire: John Ford’s OSS Field Photo Branch tells the story of how six-time Academy Award-winning director John Ford and many of its leading filmmakers - including cinematographers Harold Rosson, Gregg Toland, and Joe August; screenwriter Budd Schulberg and actor Sterling Hayden - contributed to America’s victory in World War II through their service in the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) Field Photographic Branch.

 

• 2:35 PM: “A Work of Art“ by Kristoffer Polaha (18 minutes)

While her uncle works on his greatest masterpiece, a young girl battles depression - both unaware their unlikely family of two is running out of time.

 

• 2:55 PM: “The Space Inside“ by Heather Falenski (11 minutes with short Q&A to follow)

Internationally accomplished highliner Faith Dickey is known for the gaps she crosses while balancing thousands of feet in the air above valleys and canyon floors. The Space Inside by director Heather Falenski explores a different void -- the one she must cross in her rich, inner landscape to reach her full human potential and for which highlining is simply a tool. As we enter the depths of Faith's mind, we are afforded a glimpse into the vulnerabilities and raw humanness that we all share, regardless of our backgrounds. She reminds us that it was never about eliminating our fears, but rather continuing to step through them.

 

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3:15 PM - 4:00 PM

Best International Short Film Competition

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• 3:15 PM: “Limite” by George Nicholas, Executive Produced by John Cappetta (30 minutes with short Q&A to follow)

Manuel is a 16-year-old living in Tijuana, Mexico with his grandfather while his mom works in the United States. When he meets a girl, he sees an opportunity to assert his independence, but what he doesn't know about her will push him to the limit. Inspired by real events.

 

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4:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Best Editing in a Feature Competition

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• 4 PM: “Black Tar Road” edited by Bob Franco (1 hour, 30 minutes with short Q&A to follow)

Black Tar Road is a gritty junkie love story between two women, a truck-stop prostitute and a truck-driver, who battle their addictions and ties to a dangerous drug dealer in the hopes of finding love and faith in the middle of nowhere.

 

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6:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Judge’s Selection

location: the forge in the forest, 5th ave & Junipero, carmel-by-the-sea

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• 6 PM: “Raven Drum Foundation,” a film by Lauren Monroe and Rick Allen from Def Leppard

Join us for a short film and an in-depth audience Q&A with Lauren Monroe and her Husband Rick Allen and their work as the founders of The Raven Drum Foundation. The Raven Drum Foundation serves, educates, and empowers trauma survivors and communities in crisis, with a focus on Veterans and First Responders. By integrating advocacy, storytelling, music and arts programs and events, we bring the tools and experiences of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) to support and inspire mental health, resiliency, and unity.

 

• 7 - 10 PM - Silent Auction at Forge In The Forest with Rick Allen from Def Leppard

Silent Auction of Rick Allen’s Artwork/After Party to benefit The Raven Drum Foundation.

 

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7:00 PM - 9:30 PM

Best Documentary Competition (continued)

location: Golden Bough Theater, monte verde street, carmel-by-the sea

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• 7 PM: “The Wonder and the Worry” by David Alexander Baker (1 hour, 38 minutes)

Following the careers of former National Geographic Magazine Editor in Chief, Chris Johns, and his daughter Louise, a young freelance photographer, it's an examination of the soul of journalism and its role in preserving a planet balanced on the edge of devastation.

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• 8:45 PM: “My name is Belle” by Terri DeBono (25 minutes)

The poignant immigrant story of Carmel artist/author Belle Yang and her family.

 

 

 

 

October 6th

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location:
Golden Bough Theater, monte verde street, carmel-by-the sea

• Tickets can be picked up at will call.

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9:00 AM -12:00 PM

Best Documentary Competition

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• 9 AM: “Between the Mountain and the Sky” by Jeremy Power Regimbal, Executive Produced by the DuPlass Brothers (1 hour, 34 minutes)

In 2005 after graduating high school, Maggie Doyne embarked on a gap year, where she met Tope, a now grown Nepalese orphan, caring for orphaned children. United in purpose, Maggie and Tope pooled resources to establish a children’s home, women's empowerment program, and school in Nepal. Years later, their relentless efforts led to being honored as the 2015 CNN HERO OF THE YEAR. But days after the award ceremony, Maggie, by then guardian to over fifty Nepalese children, faced the unthinkable when her youngest child was suddenly taken from her, plunging the family into disbelief and despair. After a chance encounter amidst her grief, Maggie allows a filmmaker into her life to document herself, her family, and soon enough, their falling in love. "Between the Mountain and the Sky" explores resilience, love's impact in loss, and a family's enduring strength to find hope in the darkest times.

 

• 11 AM: “The House: 6 Points of Departure“ by Greg Goggin (50 minutes with short Q&A to follow)

After 30 years, extraordinary architects Thom Mayne and Robin Donaldson return to a pivotal site in their careers. 2.5 years to design, 2.5 years to build, the Crawford House in Montecito, California emerged as a house of ideas and one of the world’s most widely studied pieces of residential architecture. The House takes us on an exploration of the creative process, art's impact on architecture, and reveals insights into these renowned architects' pursuit of the singular Idea.

 

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12:00 - 12:30 PM

Best Short Experimental Film Competition

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• 12 PM: “Torii“ by Martin Gerigk (13 minutes)

Torii 鳥居 is a short film in the form of an audiovisual composition about the traditional Shinto gates of the same name in Japan. The film uses these gates which symbolically mark the transition from the mundane to the sacred as representatives of a personal synaesthetic and spiritual journey through five levels of consciousness, traveling from existentialism to metaphysics, abstraction, and the Shinto deities called Kami, culminating in a final transition that weaves together these diverse philosophical threads.

 

• 12:15 PM: “Man Burn in Motion” by George Krieger (11 minutes)

Burning Man's central celebration called the "Man Burn" filmed from a moving vehicle and augmented with special effects to help the viewer "experience" the Burn like some people remember it.

 

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12:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Best On The Monterey Peninsula Competition

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• 12:30 PM: “Enduring Democracy: The Monterey Petition” by David C. Schendel (1 hour, 4 minutes with short Q&A to follow)

A group of women activists combat Asian hate crimes and resist racism in war-torn 1940s California. Recently in a dusty filing cabinet in Monterey, California a local historian made the amazing discovery of a 16mm film from 1938 showing the local Japanese American community having fun at the wharf and playing baseball. Along with this remarkable never-before-seen film of a community about to be destroyed was a trove of signed petitions demanding the restoration of civil rights to those same Americans. As historian Tim Thomas dug deeper into the origins of both the film and the petition drive he discovered a story that stands as a lesson for all Americans interested in preserving our democracy. 

 

• 1:40 PM: “Colors in Harmony” by Clemencia Macias, Monterey Peninsula Filmmaker (8 minutes)

Colors in Harmony explores the relationship Cubans in Cuba have in regard to how they feel and think about their flag, which represents ideals beyond a simple flag. It unites these people under concepts of social well-being and a shared sense of humanity.

 

• 1:50 PM : “We’re All in This Together” by Daniel Troia, Monterey Peninsula Filmmaker (1 hour, 14 minutes)

During divisive times in America, a man sets off on a cross-country bicycle journey, with no food, no money, and the hope of gaining a better understanding of the human connection.

 

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2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

SAG-AFTRA panel discussion, followed by a Q&A

location: the forge in the forest, 5th ave & Junipero, carmel-by-the-sea

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• 2:00 PM: SAG-AFTRA SAN FRANCISCO-NORTHERN CALIFORNIA LOCAL - PANEL DISCUSSION FOLLOWED BY A Q&A

Join us for a candid discussion with union representatives from our SAG-AFTRA local. Actors, please join us to learn about recent changes in the industry and the steps you can take towards SAG-AFTRA eligibility. Filmmakers please come discover how becoming a SAG-AFTRA signatory can benefit your film production.

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3:15 PM - 3:30 PM

Awards for Best Feature Screenplay and Best Short Screenplay
location: the forge in the forest, 5th ave & Junipero, carmel-by-the-sea

Please join us as we celebrate the writers who put the words on the page for the actors to perform. Featuring a bevy of local and international competitors, come see who takes top honors in this category.

 

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3:30 PM - 9:30 PM

Best Feature Film Competition

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• 3:30 PM: “The Long Road to Tao“ by Alex Carig (1 hour, 45 minutes)

Inspired by a true story and published book (Tao of Surfing; Finding Depth at Low Tide) of best friends (Dayne & Lance) who mysteriously lose touch, then reunite when Dayne discovers that Lance is dying of AIDS. A journey ensues as spiritual enlightenment unfolds through sea, sand and nature, embracing acceptance of the inevitable death of his best friend and the rising of consciousness. A Long Road to Tao will encourage audiences to reach a depth of becoming water, facing fears and accepting the flow of love as love.

 

• 5:30 PM: To Be Announced

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• 8 PM: “Mother Father Sister Brother Frank” by Caden Douglas (1 hour, 25 minutes with short Q&A to follow)

The Jennings family couldn’t be more painfully suburban, but when asshole Uncle Frank crashes their weekly Sunday dinner with a nasty surprise, murder turns up on the menu. Can the Jennings' overcome secrets and dysfunction to learn that, the family that slays together, stays together?

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9:30 PM - 10:00 PM

award for Best Feature Film & CLOSING REMARKS