UCLA Festival 2009: New Creative Work

Sunday Screenings (1st Screening)

James Bridges Theater at 12:00 PM on Sunday, June 7, 2009

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Festival continues with a program of films and videos showcasing the diverse talents of our student filmmakers.

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Christmas Thieves
Directed by Hanjin Park
hanjinfilm@yahoo.co.kr ((310) 738-6429)
Narrative DVD
Running Time, 8 min, 30 secs

Two recently fired pizzeria employees who each independently decide to take revenge against their former employer. Their plan? Burglarizing his home on Christmas Eve.

Revealing the Rorschach
Directed by Alethea Avramis
aletheaavramis@yahoo.com ((310) 622-5407)
Narrative DigitalBETACAM
Running Time, 2 min, 43 secs

A rebel 1950s teen decides to have some fun with a psychological test, to the demise of his doctor's next patient...

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The Monroe Manor
Directed by Marie Grace Alban
TV MiniDV
Running Time, 11 min, 30 secs

A dysfunctional family needs to find a solution to their house foreclosure.

Guilty as Sin
Directed by Curtis Casella
curtis.casella@gmail.com ((925) 285-0328)
Narrative DVD
Running Time, 10 min, 30 secs

One confession will change everything for a prisoner and the detective responsible for his conviction.

The Groundskeeper
Directed by Roberto Gudino
roberto.gudino@gmail.com
Narrative DVD
Running Time, 8 min, 30 secs

A Latino University groundskeeper connects with a University professor, but social norms and attitudes threaten to pull them apart.

Au
Directed by Marshall Knight
maknight@ucla.edu ((707) 287-3851)
Narrative DVCProHD
Running Time, 11 min, 59 secs

A young physics prodigy's masterpiece starts to consume his life.

2 Scoops of Justice
Directed by Zachary Lind
zlind@cox.net
Narrative DVD
Running Time, 2 min, 38 secs

Two boys whose overactive imaginations have run amok as they play superheroes.

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Black Friday
Directed by Omolara Abode
omoabode@ucla.edu ((559) 916-5753)
Narrative DVCAM
Running Time, 7 min, 45 secs

A frat boy attends a blackface party, only to wake up the next morning as an African American.

Wicket
Directed by Jenn Gittings
Narrative DigitalBETACAM
Running Time, 9 min, 0 secs

Alice goes on a journey with Celia to discover what's been on her mind.

The Box
Directed by Ismael, Corpas Moreno
ismaelcorpas@hotmail.com ((310) 570-6424)
Narrative DigitalBETACAM
Running Time, 12 min, 0 secs

Daniel Estel, a commercial pilot haunted by nightmares, wakes up every morning wondering why. Why do we live? Why do we die? Depressed, weary of psychotherapy and about to lose his job, Daniel is ready to give up. But when a chance encounter with his neighbor makes his worst fears come true, he gets a chance to act and understand what makes life worth living.