Films to be Screened at the 2010 Festival
First Place Winner
Measured Sacrifice
John Whitney and Phil Garrett, Arbor Ave Films, Grove City, OH
This dramatic low-tech science fiction film follows the story of a young woman who faces a desperate situation and inpossible decision in a dystopian future America embroiled in an unending "war on terror."
Second Place Winner
Accidental Tryst
Kristine Jadyk and Theresa Danko, Richeyville, PA
A romantic musical story, "Accidental Tryst" is the story of two people who feel they don't belong in their surroundings. After a full day of passing each other by, it is the love of music that finally brings them face to face in the end.
Third Place Winner
Rooftop
PJ Gaynard, Goat Milk Fudge Productions, Glendale, CA (Southwestern, PA Native)
A young couple gets locked on a rooftop with a dangerous man. What could happen?
Other films to be screened at the festival
Alex/October
Josh Hope, Olive Entertainment, Chicago, IL
Two awkward strangers spend the day together after meeting online.
The Golden Egg
Rick Castaneda, Los Angeles, CA
A modern-day fable about a perfectly normal guy who lays golden eggs.
Love Sick Love
PJ Gaynard, Goat Milk Fudge Productions, Glendale, CA (Southwestern PA native)
A young couple decides to go on a date on Halloween night, but as the evening progresses, they find they are hiding behind more than just their costumes.
Somewhere Never Traveled
Ben Garchar, Brooklyn, NY (Youngstown, OH native)
Only one love. Only one take. And then what?
Darkness There
Jacob Dodd, Richmond VA (Kitanning, PA native)
This film explores Edgar Allen Poe's dark romanticism through the fictional blending of his life and stories with authentic historical artifacts.
The Advantage of the Hitman
Luis Moreno Bernardo, Consuelo Films, Madrid, Spain
Melvin, a Salvadoran immigrant living in Madrid, is going to kill a man. It is not something strange to him as it was part of daily life in his gang in El Salvador. But he is not a murderer and never would be if it wasn't for the 3,000 Euros that will be the passport that brings his Mary to him. Now he knows the cost of a man's life. Perhaps Spain is no different than El Salvador.
Tilt
Rodrigo Bergel, Brazil
Alfred Hitchcock Presents: The Birds (animated short)
Michael Kadrie, Zoetifex Studios, Pittsburgh, PA
Balzers World Domination Theatre
Davison Entertainment, Pittsburgh, PA