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Monday, February 20, 2012
The festival Bulletin Boards at Withoutabox.com have been "archived" in favor of Facebook
Posted: Please take note that the festival Bulletin Boards at Withoutabox.com have been "archived" in favor of Facebook. #piff #Pi5 #uff ~ ed
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
A Witch is amongst us ... Bruja (Short) Directed by: Andres Peyrot. #UFF #PIFF2010
Underground Film Forum / Philadelphia Independent Film festival
Blogger:
Sean Hamilton
Benjamin Barnett
freeRADlab
Screening -
Title: Bruja (Short)
Director: Andres Peyrot
Movie (IMDB) Site: BRUJA on IMDB
Andres Peyrot's stunning short film Bruja begins with a plane arriving in Panama City carrying Lorraine(Saundra Santiago), a broken, Americanized, woman, going through an emotional and tough divorce who is returning to Panama to be with her father. The story is told through sound as the camera jumps between vibrant images constructing a portrait of a bustling third world city and its people.
Easily distracted with her troubles, Lorraine is driving when she nearly hits a young woman crossing a busy intersection. She then pulls over and feeling shocked and perhaps a little bit nurturing, tells the girl to get in her car so she take her home. When they arrive where the girl lives, she does not speak other than saying she thinks it is the right place. An eerie feeling comes over Lorraine and then her nose suddenly starts to bleed. The girl, staring, takes out a cloth to wipe the running blood, slowly. "Agricia can help you" she says, and tells Lorraine to come back to pick her up the next day. The last thing she says is "You could be dead."
When Lorraine returns the next day the mysterious (despite being upbeat and currently dressed) girl takes her to a village outside of the city to a woman who tells her that someone has cast a spell on her and that it will eat her from the inside out and turn to cancer if she doesn't get it out. The woman tells her they will do it in two days.
Lorraine must then decide whether or not to go through with the shamanistic treatment she has been spontaneously offered, which would go against her self proclaimed profile as a "pragmatic woman." The inner struggle is It becomes apparent that there could be danger involved, and she finds herself traveling on a boat deep into the jungle (one of the film's most visually defining moments) to a world almost completely removed from her own where her survival is in the hands of strange native people she can only trust are trying to help her through practices she can not understand.
Although Bruja is a worth a look just for its unique and exotic setting alone, both technically and visually the film is a standout; and every department from cast to camera to art direction to location scouting to wardrobe and everything in between deserves a great deal of the credit for this impressive accomplishment.
The story (inspired by true events) can appear thin to the needy film goer, but it certainly has clarity of story; brilliantly paced and constantly changing speeds, and is clearly driven by deliberate soundscape including an cool original score of stripped down Latin music.
This is a film about an approach to healing, and the journey a woman embarks upon to receive it, albeit an unexpected one. It humors the comforting notion that there is a place out there that if we can just get to will absolve us of our problems, though perhaps in some cases the greater part of the healing takes place along the way.
TRT: 19 minutes
Language: Spanish w/ English subtitles
Blogger:
Sean Hamilton
Benjamin Barnett
freeRADlab
Screening -
Title: Bruja (Short)
Director: Andres Peyrot
Movie (IMDB) Site: BRUJA on IMDB
Andres Peyrot's stunning short film Bruja begins with a plane arriving in Panama City carrying Lorraine(Saundra Santiago), a broken, Americanized, woman, going through an emotional and tough divorce who is returning to Panama to be with her father. The story is told through sound as the camera jumps between vibrant images constructing a portrait of a bustling third world city and its people.
Easily distracted with her troubles, Lorraine is driving when she nearly hits a young woman crossing a busy intersection. She then pulls over and feeling shocked and perhaps a little bit nurturing, tells the girl to get in her car so she take her home. When they arrive where the girl lives, she does not speak other than saying she thinks it is the right place. An eerie feeling comes over Lorraine and then her nose suddenly starts to bleed. The girl, staring, takes out a cloth to wipe the running blood, slowly. "Agricia can help you" she says, and tells Lorraine to come back to pick her up the next day. The last thing she says is "You could be dead."
When Lorraine returns the next day the mysterious (despite being upbeat and currently dressed) girl takes her to a village outside of the city to a woman who tells her that someone has cast a spell on her and that it will eat her from the inside out and turn to cancer if she doesn't get it out. The woman tells her they will do it in two days.
Lorraine must then decide whether or not to go through with the shamanistic treatment she has been spontaneously offered, which would go against her self proclaimed profile as a "pragmatic woman." The inner struggle is It becomes apparent that there could be danger involved, and she finds herself traveling on a boat deep into the jungle (one of the film's most visually defining moments) to a world almost completely removed from her own where her survival is in the hands of strange native people she can only trust are trying to help her through practices she can not understand.
Although Bruja is a worth a look just for its unique and exotic setting alone, both technically and visually the film is a standout; and every department from cast to camera to art direction to location scouting to wardrobe and everything in between deserves a great deal of the credit for this impressive accomplishment.
The story (inspired by true events) can appear thin to the needy film goer, but it certainly has clarity of story; brilliantly paced and constantly changing speeds, and is clearly driven by deliberate soundscape including an cool original score of stripped down Latin music.
This is a film about an approach to healing, and the journey a woman embarks upon to receive it, albeit an unexpected one. It humors the comforting notion that there is a place out there that if we can just get to will absolve us of our problems, though perhaps in some cases the greater part of the healing takes place along the way.
TRT: 19 minutes
Language: Spanish w/ English subtitles
Sunday, July 4, 2010
Saturday, July 3, 2010
Monday, June 28, 2010
OFFICIAL WINNERS: Philadelphia Independent Film Festival 2010
Hello everybody,
Last night was a fitting closing night ceremony - loose, exciting, and heartfelt. Thank you to: PSAV, G Rich & team, HDSDmedia.com, MediaBureau.com, BuyBoards.com, MBPS.cc, NLNA, GPTMC, RUBA, Abbaye, Red Cup, Random Tea Room, Doll Face Studio, Cafe Treece, Honey's Sit & Eat, Cafe Lau Maude, Pura Vida, Lafayette Bistro, 700 club, North Bowl, Chuck Treece, Little Brown Chair(!), The Rezarekt, Jason Walker, Surgeon, Keith Atkinson, Greenable, Almanac Market, CLEAR, Sphere Communications, & http://phila.org.
Below are the Official Winners of the 3rd Annual Philadelphia Independent Film festival 2010.
Thanks to everybody who made this happen. After a long ride, we are solidly on track to provide a unique and aggressive programming experience for the Philadelphia Independent Film festival and the City of Philadelphia.
If you attended, please let us know. We saw many camera's and sketch artists and we would love to hear your thoughts and see your pictures. You can upload them to the Festival Facebook and website account if you desire or link to our website what you have posted.
We applaud everybody who submitted to us. We look forward to see you at our weekly screenings.
With great thanks,
Benjamin Barnett
Festival Director
Philadelphia Independent Film Festival
June 23 - 27, 2010
++++++++++++++++++
OFFICIAL WINNERS
++++++++++++++++++
3rd Annual Philadelphia Independent Film Festival 2010
--------------------------------------
Best Feature:
Kandahar Break (David Whitney ~ Director)
Honorable Mention - Feature
The Beginner (Benjamin Coccio)
Honorable Mention - Feature
Putt Putt Syndrome (Alan Cognata– Director)
Best – Short:
Qing Lou Nu ( Bryan Hopkins ~ Director)
Honorable Mention - Short
Furs ( Jill Knox-Gosse)
Best – Political
Who killed Chea Vichea? (Rich Garella ~ Producer / Bradley Cox ~ Director)
Honorable Mention - Political
Auf Wiedersehen: Till We Meet Again (Linda G. Mills ~ Director / Producer)
Best - Special Feature
Letters from the Desert: Eulogy to Slowness (Michela Occhipinti – Director / Producer)
Honorable Mention - Special Feature
Blue Wonder ( John Shenk / Akemi)
Best - Feature Length Music Documentary
Average Community (Fred Zara ~ Director and Christopher Zara ~ Writer /CoProducer)
Honorable Mention - Feature Length Music Documentary
Riot Acts – Flaunting Gender (Madsen Minax ~ Director)
Best Film - Foreign
Stockholm (United Arab Emirates) (Tiffany Yoon Director/Producer)
Honorable Mention - Foreign
Bruja (PANAMA) (Jason Yamas ~Producer)
Best - Animation
The Lift (Robert Kohr)
Honorable Mention - Animation
The Cow Who Wanted To Be A Hamburger (Bill Plympton)
Best - Music Video:
Nicolas Maranda – “646” (Nicolas Maranda ~Director)
Honorable Mention: Music Video
Ruse of Fools – “The Flood” (Mark Gonzalas – Composer)
Honorable Mention - Music Video
DJ Ease Back / Prince Lord - The Light (DJ Ease Back - ~Director)
Post: 6 26 2010
UPDATED: 6 27 2010
END
Last night was a fitting closing night ceremony - loose, exciting, and heartfelt. Thank you to: PSAV, G Rich & team, HDSDmedia.com, MediaBureau.com, BuyBoards.com, MBPS.cc, NLNA, GPTMC, RUBA, Abbaye, Red Cup, Random Tea Room, Doll Face Studio, Cafe Treece, Honey's Sit & Eat, Cafe Lau Maude, Pura Vida, Lafayette Bistro, 700 club, North Bowl, Chuck Treece, Little Brown Chair(!), The Rezarekt, Jason Walker, Surgeon, Keith Atkinson, Greenable, Almanac Market, CLEAR, Sphere Communications, & http://phila.org.
Below are the Official Winners of the 3rd Annual Philadelphia Independent Film festival 2010.
Thanks to everybody who made this happen. After a long ride, we are solidly on track to provide a unique and aggressive programming experience for the Philadelphia Independent Film festival and the City of Philadelphia.
If you attended, please let us know. We saw many camera's and sketch artists and we would love to hear your thoughts and see your pictures. You can upload them to the Festival Facebook and website account if you desire or link to our website what you have posted.
We applaud everybody who submitted to us. We look forward to see you at our weekly screenings.
With great thanks,
Benjamin Barnett
Festival Director
Philadelphia Independent Film Festival
June 23 - 27, 2010
++++++++++++++++++
OFFICIAL WINNERS
++++++++++++++++++
3rd Annual Philadelphia Independent Film Festival 2010
--------------------------------------
Best Feature:
Kandahar Break (David Whitney ~ Director)
Honorable Mention - Feature
The Beginner (Benjamin Coccio)
Honorable Mention - Feature
Putt Putt Syndrome (Alan Cognata– Director)
Best – Short:
Qing Lou Nu ( Bryan Hopkins ~ Director)
Honorable Mention - Short
Furs ( Jill Knox-Gosse)
Best – Political
Who killed Chea Vichea? (Rich Garella ~ Producer / Bradley Cox ~ Director)
Honorable Mention - Political
Auf Wiedersehen: Till We Meet Again (Linda G. Mills ~ Director / Producer)
Best - Special Feature
Letters from the Desert: Eulogy to Slowness (Michela Occhipinti – Director / Producer)
Honorable Mention - Special Feature
Blue Wonder ( John Shenk / Akemi)
Best - Feature Length Music Documentary
Average Community (Fred Zara ~ Director and Christopher Zara ~ Writer /CoProducer)
Honorable Mention - Feature Length Music Documentary
Riot Acts – Flaunting Gender (Madsen Minax ~ Director)
Best Film - Foreign
Stockholm (United Arab Emirates) (Tiffany Yoon Director/Producer)
Honorable Mention - Foreign
Bruja (PANAMA) (Jason Yamas ~Producer)
Best - Animation
The Lift (Robert Kohr)
Honorable Mention - Animation
The Cow Who Wanted To Be A Hamburger (Bill Plympton)
Best - Music Video:
Nicolas Maranda – “646” (Nicolas Maranda ~Director)
Honorable Mention: Music Video
Ruse of Fools – “The Flood” (Mark Gonzalas – Composer)
Honorable Mention - Music Video
DJ Ease Back / Prince Lord - The Light (DJ Ease Back - ~Director)
Post: 6 26 2010
UPDATED: 6 27 2010
END
Thursday, May 6, 2010
Philadelphia Independent Film Festival - making the rounds.
Posting:
http://PhiladelphiaIndependentFilmFestival.com
http://Twitter.com/PhilaIndie
Contact: 215 592 - 1242 (USA)
http://PhiladelphiaIndependentFilmFestival.com
http://Twitter.com/PhilaIndie
Contact: 215 592 - 1242 (USA)
Friday, October 31, 2008
Philadelphia Independent Film Festival / June 25 - 28, 2009 ... roger that ,,,
Hello everybody,
Thank you to all that have been stopping by the Studio, calling, emailing, etc. to talk about the Festival. It has been a great experience hearing from everybody and we look forward to continuing the discussions on Monday evenings at the freeRADlab cafe. We are working on getting the discussion groups together now. Screenings began in September! Stop by and support fellow Film Makers and the Philadelphia Independent Film festival if you are in Philadelphia. Free Coffee/Tea ... Mondays, 8pm-12am EST. $5.
We have been hard at work putting the next Festival together and have begun to officially screen movies for June 2009. This is by far the best part of the festival. We plan to vBlog this as we go ... We hope to screen over 800 movies this year! PLEASE try and send them in early! We are working on the New Festival website now. We'll have updates and a launch by Nov 13th. Nov 26 is the official opening of submissions. BUT, if you feel it is ready and want to send it over now, please do. Check out http://PhiladelphiaIndependentFilmFestival.com for more information.
The Festival Blog is churning and we welcome your input. We will also Blog again on Withoutabox.com and are looking for Pre and Post Festival Bloggers. If you want to Blog for the festival or provide reviews of movies, get in touch and ask for myself or Richard Weissman...
Sign up for our RSS feed for Festival updates as they happen ... The studios are open 7 days a week.
See you soon,
Benjamin Barnett
Festival Director
Thank you to all that have been stopping by the Studio, calling, emailing, etc. to talk about the Festival. It has been a great experience hearing from everybody and we look forward to continuing the discussions on Monday evenings at the freeRADlab cafe. We are working on getting the discussion groups together now. Screenings began in September! Stop by and support fellow Film Makers and the Philadelphia Independent Film festival if you are in Philadelphia. Free Coffee/Tea ... Mondays, 8pm-12am EST. $5.
We have been hard at work putting the next Festival together and have begun to officially screen movies for June 2009. This is by far the best part of the festival. We plan to vBlog this as we go ... We hope to screen over 800 movies this year! PLEASE try and send them in early! We are working on the New Festival website now. We'll have updates and a launch by Nov 13th. Nov 26 is the official opening of submissions. BUT, if you feel it is ready and want to send it over now, please do. Check out http://PhiladelphiaIndependentFilmFestival.com for more information.
The Festival Blog is churning and we welcome your input. We will also Blog again on Withoutabox.com and are looking for Pre and Post Festival Bloggers. If you want to Blog for the festival or provide reviews of movies, get in touch and ask for myself or Richard Weissman...
Sign up for our RSS feed for Festival updates as they happen ... The studios are open 7 days a week.
See you soon,
Benjamin Barnett
Festival Director
Monday, June 9, 2008
Festival Screener Format - The Facts!
Hello again,
We would prefer to screen movies in DVD (NTSC). You all asked.
Please note that we are screening in 6 different venues in the same neighborhood. :)
With that said, we are capable of screening using the following formats: DVD, miniDV and SONY HDCAM. If you must have the movie screened in HDCAM format, please contact us now. We will only discuss this option until the 19th.
The deadline for Festival Screener's is June 21st! Please get them in ASAP.
Any questions, contact us and check the website / Blog for ongoing Fest info..
Talk to you soon ... Ben
We would prefer to screen movies in DVD (NTSC). You all asked.
Please note that we are screening in 6 different venues in the same neighborhood. :)
With that said, we are capable of screening using the following formats: DVD, miniDV and SONY HDCAM. If you must have the movie screened in HDCAM format, please contact us now. We will only discuss this option until the 19th.
The deadline for Festival Screener's is June 21st! Please get them in ASAP.
Any questions, contact us and check the website / Blog for ongoing Fest info..
Talk to you soon ... Ben
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