UCLA Festival 2009: New Creative Work

Tuesday Screenings (2nd Screening)

James Bridges Theater at 6:30 PM on Tuesday, June 9, 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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Animato
Directed by Doug Archibald
darchibald@ucla.edu
Narrative DVD
Running Time, 3 min, 0 secs

A concert pianist encounters a problem during a performance caused by an entire city of small creatures who live inside the piano .

Love on the Tundra
Directed by Dana Turken
danaturken@gmail.com
Narrative DigitalBETACAM
Running Time, 10 min, 30 secs

A classic love story unfolds in a highly artificial Arctic setting. William travels north by hot air balloon to win back the woman of his dreams. But both soon realize how haunted they are by the memory of their friend and lover Anna.

Her Mother's Daughter
Directed by Michael Rohrbaugh
putnam7676@aol.com ((310) 490-8596)
Narrative HDCAM
Running Time, 10 min, 0 secs

The soccer moms of Wellbridge have crowned their new queen - suburban socialite, Robin Hardwick. To kick off her reign Robin commissions a family portrait to run in the society pages of their local newspaper. Now she must rally the troops, but there's just one probelm - Robin's eldest daughter Samantha.

Level 7
Directed by Michael Bodie
mcbodie@gmail.com ((626) 429-5229)
Narrative DVD
Running Time, 35 min, 0 secs

In the depths of an L.A. parking garage one night, twelve souls find their way out.

Eldorado
Directed by Will Kim
will1005@hotmail.com ((213) 509-9249)
Animation DVD
Running Time, 2 min, 28 secs

Eldorado is a short animated film about loss of hope, created mainly with watercolor paint on paper. A man's journey to discover his dreamland fails when he realizes that the dream is not reachable.

The Making of Beautiful Tears
Directed by Layla Bozek
laylabozek@gmail.com
Documentary MiniDV
Running Time, 22 min, 0 secs

In the world of student filmmaking anything can go wrong. This is the behind the scenes look at the making of a senior thesis film.

Grown Folks' Business
Directed by Robyn Charles
charles.robyn@gmail.com ((310) 751-6538)
Narrative DVCProHD
Running Time, 8 min, 0 secs

Growing up isn’t child’s play. Corrine observes her cousin’s, Kim’s, immature approach to parenting and the negative impact on her daughter’s innocence so Corrine draws upon her own upbringing to navigate the fragile circumstances.

The Recruit
Directed by David Kelly
davek114@yahoo.com ((408) 726-1274)
Narrative DVCProHD
Running Time, 14 min, 55 secs

Jim was having a weird day when he was arrested. He had no idea how much stranger it would get.

Legacy
Directed by Michael Rohrbaugh
putnam7676@aol.com ((310) 490-8596)
Narrative HDCAM
Running Time, 13 min, 0 secs

Widowed mother, Nancy, has built a life that revolves her son, Ben, his achievements, and her ambitious hopes for his future. Not wanting to disappoint, Ben struggles to uphold his father's legacy and to satisfy his mother's lofty expectations. However, both mother and son harbor shameful secrets, secrets that lurk just beneath the surface, secrets that will threaten everything.

Symphony
Directed by Erick Oh
contact@erickoh.com
Animation MiniDV
Running Time, 5 min, 18 secs

'Symphony' is an animated narrative short, abstractly visualized from Vivaldi's "Summer", a concerto from The Four Seasons.

Upside Down Pocket
Directed by Jenn Gittings
Experimental DVD
Running Time, 3 min, 0 secs

Dating in Los Angeles can be very empty entertainment.