2012 Films

NYLA International Film Festival

2012 Films

Selections

(Following films will screen in LA)

“Abstraction” Dir. by Daniel Gomes

A tormented fashion photographer's last chance to recapture his career, his muse and his mind.

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“Ai” Dir. by Kevin Huang

A samurai avenges his wife against a powerful gun-wielding western soldier, to restore his balance and peace within.

“Anita Ho” Dir. by Steve Myung

A Korean American man meets his Chinese American girlfriend's parents for the first time. Drama, cultural struggles, and laughter ensue. Will she be Anita Ho?

“Bedcrumbs” Dir. by Jennifer Levy

Bedcrumbs tells the story of a woman whose subconscious shows her a truth about her relationship that she cannot see in her waking hours. Through the use of the song that inspired the story, we follow a woman who finds the truth about her relationship in a dream. Or does she?

“Buzzkill” Dir. by Charlie Sporns

Every year, Mia and her two best friends go on a trip to Las Vegas for thanksgiving. This year however, things take a turn for the worse as the three friends accidentally run over a hitchhiker on the way there. The trio must now find a way to deal with the hitchhiker's corpse despite their limited amount of expertise on the matter.

“Franky and The Ant” Dir. by Billy Hayes

Franky has been betrayed and everyone close to him soon discovers that vengeance is not what he seeks. He wants a lot more than that.

“Genre” Dir. by Mark Hampton

A woman daydreams about a blind date while trying to convince her roommate of all the exciting possibilities.

“Goodbye” Dir. by Oleg Poddymnikov

Soldier returning from the army, to his girlfriend. In the courtyard he meets her. But she is with another man.

“Grab Hold Tight” Dir. by Andrey Kochkin

A music video on a song by and alternative band from California - Fall of November.

“Harvest” Dir. by Reid Carrescia

A world-weary farmhand encounters a supernatural event that causes him to question his outlook and destiny.

“I (See) New York” Dir. by Denny Silverthorne

In this animated short based on Bruce McCall's New Yorker cover, two mummies visit classic New York hotspots and have the date of their eternal lives.

“Jesus Ain’t Coming Back” Dir. by Nathan Bayne

Jesus Ain’t Coming Back is a satirical take on our current obsession in pop culture, mass media, and radical cult followings with the impending apocalypse, preachings of Judgment Day, and End of the World doomsday scenarios. In the midst of this, we reveal that Jesus has in fact returned. Yet inevitably our world is even too much for Jesus to handle, as he becomes seduced by the modern world and all its pleasures, before narrowly escaping yet another crucifixion.

“L.A. Aboriginal” Dir. by Bayou Bennett & Daniel Lir

L.A. Aboriginal' is a short documentary about the art, life and background of L.A. artist Dave Tourje.

“Medicine Men” Dir. by Guy Malim

A story of showmanship and sacrifice told through rival doctors in the Old West. As a plague hits a God-fearing frontier town, William, a brave but flawed man of science, endeavors to introduce his increasingly maligned vaccination. Ozwald, a charismatic showman, appears in town offering a fresh hope, and the whole community including William's only son, Colt, are captivated. They lose faith in their doctor when they need him the most.
A timeless struggle ensues between a seductive profiteer, who spins any truth to suit his need, and an outcast pioneer with a damaged humanity we can all relate to.

“Modern Mad Men” Dir. by Jessica Aquila Cymerman

This is a comedic take on the AMC show Mad Men - Newly appointed Creative Director, Ron, finds himself out of his element at his marketing agency. Impeccably dressed and a bit inebriated, Ron attempts to expose his co-workers to the hardships of the world and motivate them to be a little less pathetic.

“Night Island” Dir. by Salvador Maldonado

A Young Girl is Washed Overboard by a ship caught in a storm.
She Wakes up on a mysterious Island where She encounters strange creatures that tempt her to stay. In order to find her way back she must liberate the music trapped in the undertow of the Night Island

“Nostalgia” Dir. by Johnnie Hobbs

Nostalgia is not about dreams deferred, but about dreams derailed. A tap dance short film about an aging entertainer that can't let go of his successful past and wife and how this effects his present day life and his relationship with his son. What happens to a living legend as he struggles to hold on to his music and muse despite the fervent opposition of his loving but resentful son.

“Poetica” Dir. by Anthony Furlong

When we think of poetry - sonnets, haiku's and nursery rhymes naturally come to mind. However, when taken out of it’s literary context poetry becomes so much more. We can find it everywhere, surrounding us every day. It’s the beauty of a sunrise; the laughter of a child, and the stars in the sky. It’s in our passions and in our struggles.

“Pushing Eternity” Dir. by Michael Rossi

Blake is a young man who copes with his immortality through self-inflicting and harmful ways in an effort to 'feel' something.

“Retribution” Dir. by Robert Matthews

ROBERT WARNER GOES ON A MISSION TO GET RETRIBUTION AFTER HE AND HIS FIANCE ARE MUGGED ON THE NIGHT OF THEIR ENGAGEMENT.

“Retrocognition” Dir. by Eric Patrick

An animated collage of photographs and audio fragments from WWII era radio dramas combine to critique the classic American televisual nuclear family.

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“Split Time” Dir. by Fabrice Bracq

A man and a woman in their mid-thirties. Attractive, single and day-dreamer, they cross each other a million times without ever meeting.
Yet, they are meant to be together.

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“The Condition” Dir. by Stephen Graziano

Martin struggles dealing with people until he bonds with an inanimate object and finds his soul mate.

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“The Last Decision of President Duo” Dir. by Rufus Walters

The President of Liberia, Simpson K. Duo is forced by U.S. authorities to make a decision whether to flee his country or stay after rebel forces have take over half his capital city.

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“The Last Page” Dir. by Marc Roumi

Macha, a little girl, asks her mother to read her the story of 'The Steadfast Tin Soldier'. As the last page was missing, Macha enters the world of dreams to imagine the end.

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“The Portrait” Dir. by David Goddard

A portrait painter struggles to represent himself in classical portraiture. He paints until his frustration causes him to shatter his glass palette. The mangled mess of paint and glass inspire him to look at himself differently and he finds himself painting a self portrait in abstraction.

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“The Red Valentine” Dir. by Glenn Stewart

The Red Valentine is a Film Noir set in WWII Australia and follows a determined Detective as he hopes to uncover the truth behind a seemingly open and shut case. Despite the Coroner and his colleagues assuming the obvious, a lovers suicide pact is called into question when it’s discovered the Australian soldier and his Ukrainian lover each suffered a different cause of death. A sunset dance, a stolen kiss; the fragments of their former lives are pieced together and the Detective uncovers a truth that was as unexpected to him as it was to the victims.

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“Twero: The Road To Health” Dir. by Michael Otremba

What happens when a government promises free medical services to all of its citizens, publicizing health care as a basic human right? The documentary, Twero: The Road to Health, follows a Ugandan journalist who investigates how patients often must seek care outside of an underfunded and overburdened public system. Desperate for help, patients are turning to an unregulated private health sector, where services are accessible, but at a significant cost. When patients cannot pay their medical bills, doctors are resorting to imprisoning them.

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