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4TH ANNUAL BOOMTOWN FILM & MUSIC FESTIVALFebruary 25-26, 2011WWW.BOOMTOWNFESTIVAL.COM

WELCOME!Welcome to the fourth annual Boomtown Film and Music Festival! We’re in a different month and some new venues this year, but still offering a great lineup of movies and music that’ll knock your socks off. You can use the information in this program to see everything that’s happening over our two-day event, such as the Friday night reception at the Dishman Art Gallery or the panel discussions on filmmaking at the Art Museum of Southeast Texas on Saturday. I would also like to take this opportunity to express my personal thanks to the volunteers who devoted their time to helping organize this festival because they felt Southeast Texas needing an event like the Boomtown Film and Music Festival. People like Bryan Lee, Christina Jones, Travis Leatherwood, Kyle Bauer, Patrick Owens, and others. Without their generosity and enthusiasm this fest would not have happened. If you’d like to be a part the team that will plan next year’s festival, or if you just have some suggestions for it, send us a message at boomtownfest@gmail.com Have a great time at BoomFest 2011! Christopher DombroskyFilm Programmer

Festival Organizers and VolunteersBryan Lee - Webmaster, Program layoutChristina Jones - Volunteers CoordinationChristopher Dombrosky - Film ProgrammingKyle Bauer - Music CoordinationPatrick Owen - General VolunteerTravis Leatherwood - Music Coordination

Lee Benoit of 337studios.com - Poster Design/Front Cover

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Special thanks to our Sponsors:

Don’t forget to buy your BoomFest t-shirt. Just $15 for this year’s design and $10 for all previous years. Cheap!

Many thanks to:The Lamar Filmmakers AssociationO’Brien StanleyDonna MeeksJessica DandonaDanny MolinaThe Art Museum of Southeast TexasShannon HarrisEliot HallKyle BauerJon-Michael WallaceBart Weiss andAll of the filmmakers, musicians, panelists and attendees that make this even possible.

Aereon Productions Smittythegnome.com

Kickstarter Donors: Travis Leatherwood Scott Osborn Beth Miller Bryan Lee Brad Bishop

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VENUES

[2] ART MUSEUM OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS (AMSET)500 Main Street(Films/Panels)

[1] LAMAR UNIVERSITYDISHMAN ART MUSEUM4400 South MLK Jr Parkway(Reception/Films)

LAMAR ART BUILDING(Music Stage)

[3] TEQUILA ROK [4] TEN LOUNGE260 Crockett Street 290 Crockett Street (Music)

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BANDS

EMINENT HERO Saturday, 02/26 8:00PM at Tequila Rok | Members: Scott - guitar/vo-cals, Ryan - drums, Connor - guitar/vocals | Genre: Rock | Hometown: Houston, Texas

HELLO CHIEF Saturday, 02/25 8:00PM at Dishman Art Museum | Members: Jake, Jon, Virgil | Genre: Indie / Rock | Hometown: Beaumont, Texas

NOYOLA Saturday, 02/26 9:00PM at Tequila Rok | Members: Paul Noyola - Vocals, Gray Reed - Guitar, Roger Newman - Drums, Charles Evans - Bass, Josh Zerangue - Guitar Genre: Alternative / Rock | Hometown: Lake Charles, Louisiana

TO BE ANNOUNCED Friday, 02/25 7:00PM | Dishman Art Museum

PURPLE Friday, 02/25 9:00PM at Dishman Art Museum | Members: Taylor Busby - lead guitar/vocals, Hanna Brewer - Drums/vocals, Tyler Smith - bass guitar Genre: Jazz / Rock Hometown: Beaumont & Vidor, Texas

PLUS MORE Friday, 02/25 10:00PM at Dishman Art Museum | Members: Greg Bus-ceme Jr, Ben Jennings, Kurt Scoggins | Genre: Blues / Rock / Southern Rock | Hometown: Beaumont, Texas

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BANDS

THE SHAMMIES Saturday, 02/26 10:00PM at Ten Lounge | Genre: Punk / Reggae / Rock | Hometown: Beaumont, Texas

SOURMASH Saturday, 02/26 10:00PM at Tequila Rok | Members: George Leonard - Drums, Trevor Batson - Guitar/Vocals, Ryan Gist - Guitar/Vocals, Joey Lynn - Bass | Genre: Blues / Funk / Rock | Hometown: Beaumont, Texas

TAX THE WOLF Saturday, 02/26 11:00PM at Ten Lounge | Members: Alan Garza, Adrian Graniel, Johnathan Presas, Mario Alberto Rodriquez | Genre: Ambient / Fusion / Post Punk | Hometown: Houston, Texas

ALLIGATOR ASSASSINS Saturday, 02/26 11:00PM at Tequila Rok | Members: Navin “The Jerk” - Guitar, Froggy Wallstreet - Bass/Vocals, Johnny Dgotti - Vocals/DrumsGenre: Blues / Rock / Southern Rock | Hometown: Richmond, Texas

DYLAN JAMES Saturday, 02/26 8:00PM at Ten Lounge | Members: Dylan James - Vo-cals/Guitar | Genre: Pop / Soul / Surf | Hometown: Nederland, Texas

ASHLYNN IVY Saturday, 02/26 9:00PM at Ten Lounge | Members: Ashlynn Ivy - Vo-cals, Dave Macha - Guitar | Genre: Blues / Folk / Roots Music | Hometown: Port Arthur, Texas

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Synopsis:In September 2010 the Pope came to London, he was met by Catholic well wishers and protestors alike - who would want to protest the pope and why?

FILMS - FEATURES

Synopsis: When Ryan hears of a newly manufactured drug being sold in a dark corner of Texas, he wrangles four of his closest friends together to make a pick up. When the friends arrive to make the deal, it becomes very clear that they have entered a twisted and disturbed world they never could have anticipated.

Synopsis: After suffering the death of her mother, Cillian Cormac goes to live with her grandfather, Frank. She quickly finds herself lost in a lonely and mundane world, until Avery, gives her the gift of traveling through mirrors. Tempted by adventure and curiosity, Cillian begins to travel to new and very different worlds, setting off a chain of events that will forever change her life.

A Savior RedDirected By: Brian Scott / Texas / 2010 / 87 mins. Friday, 02/25 at 9PM - Dishman Art Museum

It Was Further EnactedDirected By: Elizabeth Obisanya / UK / 2010 / 45 mins, Friday, 02/25 5PM - Dishman Art Museum

Mirror, MirrorDirected By: Raven Thibodeaux / Texas / 2010 / 80 mins. Friday, 02/25 at 10:30PM - Dishman Art Museum

PleadingsDirected By: Alistair Isaac / Texas / 2010 / 90 mins. Saturday, 02/26 at 1:30PM - AMSET

Synopsis:Pleadings traces the conflict between one’s past and present, one’s professional life and personal life, and one’s friends and lovers. The story follows a series of closely connected characters over 36 hours. It is a cross-examination and a hearing on Wyatt and his relationships with women and friends.

Por El FlamencoDirected By: Shem Shemy / Israel / 2009 / 52 mins. Saturday, 02/26 at 9:00AM - AMSET

Synopsis:The journey of a loving Israeli couple into the depths of the flamenco scene in Granada, Spain, becomes the personal journey of one man to the roots of his own sadness.

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FILMS - SHORTS

“OUT OF THE BOX” SHORTSFriday, 02/25 6:00-7:00PMDishman Art Museum

La Seule SortieBy Paula Renee Matney/Michigan/2010/3 mins.From monotony comes creativity An Unlikely LoveBy James McMahen/Texas/2010/8 mins.This short film is about a man and a woman from two different countries find-ing love via the Internet. The Frosted SideBy Kevin Foux/Texas/2010/7 mins.While suffering from writers block, a young novelist slips into a nightmare and confronts his own inner turmoil.

The Scriptorum Trilogy #1By Lemeh42/Italy/2010/3 mins.

MHS Lib Dub: FireworkBy Chism Cornelison and WatchDogNews Staff / Texas/2010/6 mins.A new student is welcomed to MHS.

ElementalBy Emily D. Edwards/North Carolina/20106 minsIn this experimental film, the classical Greek elements, Air, Fire, Water and Earth, become dancers, blown into being by the fifth element Idea or Aether.

LuminescenceBy Catalina Santamaría/USA and Colum-bia2010/24 mins.Luminescence is a 24 minute intensely focused study of light – as mirror, as met-aphor, as shadow and as self-reflection.

INTERNATIONAL SHOWCASEFriday, 02/25 7:00-8:00PMDishman Art Museum

Where is Your HeadBy Nenko Genov/Bulgaria/2010/6 mins.A tale about our mechanical way of life where you act without having any time to use your head.

SupermorphoseBy Johnny Amore & Thomas KohlerGermany/2007/4 mins.There are many ways to become something uncommon. This is the story of Johnny Amore and how his life changes.

LE Greenboy and the Dirty GirlBy Jerome Genevray/France/2011/3 mins.Stand aside Kick-ass, Batman, Spider-Man and Captain America. Greenboy, Will abol-ish your dirty dream, rubbish, and smoke, and steam.

La Settimana Prossima (Next Week)By Andrea Monzani/Italy/2009/11 mins.“Next Week” puts you right into the situa-tion of a man, Andrea, who stares into the drawn lines of his pencil to relive a reality he lost on a ordinary family day.

IncitementBy Erik Kammerland/Sweden/2010/14 minsThe story is based on the true story of the “Stureby Murder”. When a 16-year-old boy was convicted for murder, while his accom-plice, a 16-year-old girl, was convicted for instigation of murder.

Conditions ApplyBy Lijin Jose/India/2010/12 mins.The film retrospects two days in a young woman’s life during hard economic times and is possibly one of the world’s shortest love stories.ConsequencesBy Luis Ismael/Portugal/2009/10 mins.Mário and Alice are driving to the airport for one more vacation. Mario has to make one last drop at a client’s before heading out. Alice questions him. She wants to know who is this man by her side?

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FILMS - SHORTS

HIGH SCHOOL BLOCKFriday, 02/25 8:00-9:00PMDishman Art Museum

SHORTS BLOCK ASaturday, 02/26 10:00-11:00AMArt Museum of Southeast Texas

Truth Be ToldBy Marco Bottiglieri/Texas/2010/32 mins.

Shannon Carter is your average senior highschool girl. She has her 2 best friends, a great family and a promising future ahead of her. But when a decision she makes ends up killing one of her class mates; Shannon now must live with the guilt that the accident was partially her fault. Even if nobody knows it.

BrokenBy Nick Patton & Scott RichardsonTexas/2010/23 mins.

A friendship broken by choices made.

I Hate JoshBy Tyler Cochran & Brock GriffithTexas/2010/17 mins.

Consumed by his own ego, an over-the-top thespian on the community theater scene, Tyler, becomes obsessed with a rivalry between himself and a seemingly harmless rising star, Josh. Will he prevail at the next audition or finally admit that he is actually jealous? This satirical look at the theatrical world looks at the charac-ters and scenarios that local actors know all too well.

The Tell-Tale HeartBy Jeff Yanik/Ohio/2010/22 mins.A re-imagining of Edgar Allan Poe’s classic tale of terror set in the 1940s. Jonathan Parker is trying to conceal a terrible secret during a game of poker with a group of prominent members of a small Midwestern town.

The BreakBy Manny Rey/Texas/2010/20 mins.What if all your dreams came true, only to have them fall apart? Would you try again? An actor gets his big break, suffers a mas-sive stroke and tries to make a comeback.

Thank you to the Museum of the Gulf Coast for being one of our sponsors this year.

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FILMS - SHORTS

SHORTS BLOCK BSaturday, 02/26 12:30-1:30PMArt Museum of Southeast Texas

SHORTS BLOCK CSaturday, 02/26 3-4PMArt Museum of Southeast Texas

CryBy Cullen Stevens/Texas/2010/7 mins.After a biological weapon has wiped out the population of a city, one soldier is left behind. Now he faces a greater threat than biological weapons, his mind. What does being alone do to a man?

The SingerBy Josh Hope/Illinois/2011/10 mins.A man sings to escape the dreary reality of his life.

ToothlessBy Stephen DorringtonUnited Kingdom/2010/11 mins.A mockumentary following the Toothfairy’s transformation as she resorts to inventive but unethical methods of tooth collection in her heinous quest for a better life.

The Cat HunterBy Nils Myers/California/2009/7 mins.Skittles was the ideal pet, but then things began to slip. When the family could not control the situation, the neighborhood association brought in a specialist. Bad news for Skittles.

LoadedBy Clinton Rawls/Texas/2010/9 mins.In a seedy Texas diner a fateful encounter occurs between a seemingly wealthy man and an out-of-work party clown.

Down in Number 5By Kim Spurlock/New York/2010/15 mins.Down in Number 5 is the story Carl Short,a terminally ill coal miner, who seeks ref-uge for his developmentally disabled son Sammy.

FantoonsBy Alberto Hadyar/UK & Venezuela/20104 mins.The year is 1984, L.A. Michael Jackson is filming a soft-drink commercial, and a crazy fan will do anything to get his idol’s signature

The Root and the OffspringBy Zachary Honea/Texas/2010/13 mins.Though he hasn’t seen a customer all season, destitute farmer Eli still shows up each day at the street-side market, hop-ing for a miracle. But when a pair of cus-tomers finally stop by, it may not be so miraculous after all.

From Pearl, For PaulBy Bryan Gay/Texas/2010/25 mins.Pearl is a desperate man with a secret that he will only reveal to Paul. Paul is a father just getting ready for another days work when he gets a phone call from his wife. As Paul speaks to his wife Pearl quickly approaches the doorstep with a loaded gun. “From Pearl, For Paul” is Bry-an Gay’s most recent short film. Prepare yourself for a dark tale of woe and misery. Listen carefully and don’t be fooled by ev-erything you hear.

AbandonBy Andy Westra/Michigan/2010/17 mins.A mysterious woman travels a desolate highway, on the run from her violent past. When a benevolent stranger offers her a ride, the woman finds a companion to join her in her lonely journey. But each mile that brings them closer together, also brings them closer to the dark secret waiting at their next exit.

Down in Number 5 Abandon

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SHOE STRING CINEMA11AM - 12 PM

Can you make your own feature-length film with almost no budget? Learn from those who have done it. Panelists include film makers Brian Scott Hunt from “A Savior Red,” Alistair Isaac from “Pleadings,” and Raven Thibodeaux from “Mirror, Mirror.”

PANELSAll panels take place in the cafe area of the Art Museum of Southeast Texas on Saturday, 02/26.

A SAVIOR RED: FROM CONCEPT TO CREATION1-2 PM

A script-to-screen case study on the mak-ing of the low budget indie horror film, A Savior Red.The panelists are JP Gregoriew, Beth Hunt, Brian Scott Hunt, and Corey Cleary Stoner.

MOBILE MOVIE MAKING3-4 PM

Bart Weiss, the founder of the Dallas Video Fest will discuss new filmmaking tech, from DSLR cameras to mobile phones.

FILM SPECIALS

DVF - BEST OF THE FEST Saturday, 2/26 11AM at the Art Mu-seum of Southeast Texas. 80 mins.

A selection of the best films from the Dallas Video Festival ranging from dra-mas, comedies, documentaries and experimental work. The founder of the Dallas Video Festival, Bart Weiss, will be on hand to present these films.

VIDEO RACE ENTRIES & BOOMFEST AWARD CEREMONY

Saturday, 2/26 4PM at the Art Mu-seum of Southeast Texas.

Earlier this month we had a 48 hour video race in conjunction with the La-mar Film Program. We had six teams and their goal was to complete a film in 48 hours with each team having a different topic and a prop. We will screen those entries here. Afterwards, we will present the win-ners of the Boomtown Festival film contest. The winners will be an-nounced in the categories of experi-mental, documentary, short, feature, high school and the best in show.

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