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Putnam County Film
& Video Festival 2004
The Book of What Remains
Narrative
98 minutes
Paul Pillitteri - Producer/Director, Writer
Martha Chapman - Producer
Ray Fitzgerald - Lead Actor
La Luna Della Sicila Productions
New York, NY
September 11th, 2001, New York City. Where were you? Who was the
first person you called? How do we live now? A doctor and his patients struggle
to make sense of a world forever changed when all that remains is you and I.
UNIVERSE: The Cosmology Quest
Documentary
110 minutes
Randall Meyers
Director, Producer, Composer
Floating World Films
Oslo Norway
A unique mixture of human interest and science documentary film, exhibiting
the struggles in astronomy and cosmology in past decade. This controversial film
indicates why many astronomers claim that the theoretical basis of the Big Bang
is founded on a series of ad-hoc assumptions.
Containment: Life After Three Mile Island
Documentary
60 minutes
Chris Boebel and Nick Poppy
Co-producer/directors
Brooklyn, NY
Containment
explores the legacy of the 1979 accident at the Three Mile Island nuclear plant
from the perspective of the nearby community of Middletown, Pennsylvania, and
asks, what is the half-life of memory?
Shoot the Moon
Documentary
45 minutes
E.S. Wochensky
Director/Producer
Highway End Films
Springville, NY
Shoot the Moon documents a traditional livestock and junk auction in rural
Western New York.
The Party Heads
Documentary
72 minutes
Heather Winters
Executive Producer/Producer
Studio-On-Hudson
Nyack, NY
“Pot? Politics? Propaganda? Producer Heather Winters and Studio-On-Hudson
take politics to a new high and explore the grassroots movement to legalize
marijuana in Dara Price’s intriguing documentary about a political party whose
symbol on the ballot is a pot leaf.”
Rose
Student short narrative
20 minutes
Sam Salem
Director, Producer, Writer
University of Miami (not on award)
Coconut Grove, FL
When a young, mature girl's parents die in a tragic car accident, an
accident-prone cab driver offers his help, however, he hides a dark secret from
her. Rose is a dark, comedic, bittersweet story of loneliness and family.
The Offering
Narrative
10 minutes
Paul Lee
Director, Writer, Producer, Art Director
Ganymedia Inc.
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
The Offering is an elegiac meditation about the passing of life, told through
the story of love and friendship between a Japanese monk and the novice who came
into his life, from their initial encounter to their final parting.
Bill Diamond's Monster TV
Horror/Comedy
25 minutes
Bill Diamond
Director/Producer/Creator
Bill Diamond Productions
New Windsor, NY
The homage to classic creature features, with host puppet created in the
likeness of the late Boris Karloff. Created by Bill Diamond, known for his work
on Jim Henson's Muppets and the movie 'The Dark Crystal.'
Bannerman Castle: Discover the Mystery,
Explore the History
Documentary
20 minutes
Bill Diamond
Producer/Director
New Windsor, NY
The complete history of Bannerman Island, hosted by Jane Alexander.
Featuring drawings, photographs, fascinating oral histories and new aerial
footage, this documentary is now used as part of the Bannerman Island site
tours. It also shows some of the castle's interiors which are too dangerous for
the tours to explore.
No Trespassing 2: No Exit
Horror Short
8 minutes
Glen Baisley
Director/Producer
Light & Dark Productions
A young couple break into a closed haunted house attraction seeking thrills
but they get more than they bargained for. This short will be featured on
the forthcoming horror movie DVD "Fairview Falls."
Your TV News Episode 3: Martin Luther King Jr. Day in
White Plains
Cable News Show
30 minutes
Michelle Boccia
Producer, Director, Camera, Post-Production, Graphics, Distribution
Purdys, NY
Your TV News trained its cameras on visitors at the annual Martin Luther King
Day Festival at the Westchester County Center for opinions on racial issues
facing America today.
Earth and Moon in Love
Experimental
21 minutes
David Finkelstein
Composer, Director, Editor, Visual Effects, Performer
Lake Ivan Performance Group Inc
Brooklyn, NY
Shelley's interplanetary romance, in a musical setting for two countertenors,
with animated illustrations.
The Tartan Apple: The Scots in New York City
Documentary
56 minutes
Harlan D. Whatley
Director, Producer, Writer
Skye Films
New York, NY
The Tartan Apple tells the under-examines story of the people who emigrated
from Scotland to New York City from the 17th Century to the
presents. Thousands of Scots put their lives on the line to leave their
precious homeland for a better life.
Big Day
Work in Progress
3 minutes
Bob Andren
Media Visions
New Rochelle, NY
The story of a wedding gone wrong, directed by wedding videographer turned
filmmaker, Bob Andren. The sympathetic 'video guy' character wins the day, and
the bride.
Wild of the Valley
Youth Entry
15 minutes
Kevin Newman
Producer Director Editor
Putnam Valley, NY
At a time when the local rich Putnam Valley biodiversity is being examined by
the environmentalists, a young Putnam Valley filmmaker does a "Jeff Corwin"
style experience, handling wildlife, frogs even and snakes very close up!
Watch out there, Kevin!
One Easy Job
Narrative/Comedy
40 minutes
Damian DeMolina
Director, Producer
Tudor Productions
Ozone Park, NY
A story about 3 guys and a simple score, or so it seems.
Portrait Of A Genius
Narrative
8:50 minutes
Bob Hauver & Patti DeMar Hauver
Bob- Director/Composer - Patti ,Editor
Big Fun Productions
Carmel, NY
This bio-pic spoof depicts the many triumphs of the world's most accomplished
goat, a 4-legged genius
named Einstein, with appearances by DaVinci, Rafael, Dali, and the evil mayor
from 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer'.
From the Ashes
Narrative
30 minutes
Stephen Wise
Director, Co-Writer
The Imagination Foundry (not on award)
Goldenrod, FL
The end of the world as seen through the eyes of a child--when a world-wide
phenomenon renders 90 percent of the population blind, twelve-year-old Josh
Griffin must search for his parents through the remains of our society.
SuperHuman
Music Video
4:20 minutes
Riccardo Costa
Director
Blitz Entertainment Inc
NY, NY
SuperHuman, a search for love in the dimension of a lost metropolis like New
York. Only a voice out of the crowd, full of love can reach the heart of another
lonely victim.
Cat vs. Boombot (Robot)
Animation
2 minutes
Matthew Somma
Animator, DP, Set Design & Construction
Exit 9 Studios
Mahopac, NY
A stop motion animated short, seen in Dreamworks interactive game, Boombots.
An Oral History
Documentary
23:30 minutes
The Putnam County Historical Society & Foundry School Museum, Producer &
Mike & Sonja Gilligan - Director, Editor
Hudson River Film & Video
Cold Spring, NY
An Oral History represents a sampling of the rich oral histories of
Philipstown through the eyes and words of six longtime residents.
Robot Killer: The Lost Diaries of Terry Silver
Sci-Fi/Comedy
81 minutes
A. Walter Robinson
Producer. Co-Writer, Director
Shine and Rise Films
Yorktown Heights, NY
A man and his neighbor face unspeakable terror in contemporary Sleepy Hollow.
"LISA: "Growing Orchids"
Cable show
30 minutes
Lisa Catucci
Producer
LISA
Larchmont, NY
In "Growing Orchids", orchid enthusiast Susan Keppler provides a beautiful
set as well as helpful hints on how to grow orchids.
Fish Out of Water
Narrative
6:10 minutes
Mike Healey
Director, Writer, Producer, Editor, Cinematographer
Corruption Productions/HipChop Films
Ossining, NY
The story of a Mime and his missing goldfish.
Full Snowy Jacket
Student Comedy
4:15 minutes
Robert Arrucci & Mike Healey
Co Director, Co Writer, Co-Editor, Co-Producer
DP & Actor respectively
A snowball battle of epic proportions!
Idioms
Narrative/Comedy
12:50 minutes
Mike Healey & Robert Arrucci
Co Director, Co Writer, Co-Editor, Co-Producer
DP Mike Healy
$50 budget
A series of short films which share one common theme...
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