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The Boudoir (by Apex Martin)Music Video | Dir. David Latreille

Bummer (by The Grifters)Music Video | Dir Edward Valibus

Devil Again (by Bronwynne Brent)Music Video | Dir. Ultralite Films

Dollar Store (by Pell)Music Video | Dir. Clay Hardwick, Pell

The Fly (by Young Valley)Music Video | Dir. Drew Mckercher

Jigsaw Heart (by Eden Brent)Music Video | Dir. Aaron Phillips

Laughter (by Jaxx City)Music Video | Dir. Drew Mckercher

A Long JourneyMusic Video | Dir. Shannon Cohn

Mother DearMusic Video | Dir. Bruce Beard

My Name is Otis (by Rev. Robert Mortimer)Music Video | Dir. Strack Azar, Robert Mortimer

On the Other Side (Mississippi premiere)Music Video | Dir. Jake Sager

PBR Song (by Faith Evans Ruch)Music Video | Dir. Edward Valibus

Walk AgainMusic Video

I’ll Kill You Dear (by Far Far Future)Music Video

Y I Am (by Daniel Guaqueta)Music Video | Ed. Clay Hardwick

A MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENTWelcome to the 16th Annual Crossroads Film Festival!

This is a banner year for Crossroads as we welcome filmmakers, film buffs, our sponsors, volunteers, and everyone who makes Crossroads the great festival of films, music and fun that it is.We hope you enjoy the festival, Mississippi and metro-area hospitality and, of course, the great lineup of entertainment we have for you.

Thank you for being a part of the 2015 Crossroads Film Festival.

Robbie FisherCrossroads Film Society President

THURSDAY, APRIL 9, 2015 • 7:00PM @ HAL & MAL’S,FEATURING LIVE MUSIC BY THE CYNICAL TWINS

GREAT SOUTHERN MUSIC VIDEO SHOWCASE SPONSORED BY WJTV NEWS CHANNEL 12$5 COVER (SHOWCASE & MUSIC)

LIVE MUSIC BY CYNICAL TWINSA Jackson based band featuring Jeff Lewis, Sherry Cothren & Joey Partridge.

Filmmakers and Guests in Attendance Azod Abedikichi • Joy Abedikichi • Melanie Addington • Lynda Addington • Jaclyn Bethany • John Bethany • Krista Bower • Carson Braymer • Eden Brent • Bronwynne Brent • Juliet Buckholdt • Kelly Buckholdt • Meaghin Burke Alex Burunova • Richard Campbell • Sarah Campbell • Antoaneta Chetrafilova • Pato Cohn • Shannon Cohn • Rick deShazo • Casey Dillard • Will Dukes • Greg Ear-nest • Robbie Fisher • Susan Gallagher • Will Goss • Matthew Graves • Melissa Graves • Anna Hill • Connie Hoy • Sarah Kate Pollard • Vesela Kazakova • Sophia Kiapos • Sam Lane • Garrad Lee • Cindi Quong Lofton • Dylan Lovett • Zach Lovett • Alec Martin • Drew McKercher • Sara McKercher • Nicholas McQueen • Mina Mileva • David Morgan • David Rae Morris • Evelyn Mor-timer • Lindsey Mortimer • Robert Mortimer • Eddie Outlaw • Justin Outlaw • Jerrod Partridge • Kevin Partridge • Brad Pattullo • Glenn Payne • Daniel Lee Perea • Grace Prewitt • Bernie Rao • Owen Rockwell • Erin Scheiwe Rockwell • Kathryn Rodenmeyer • Kirsten Russell • Nancy Sager • Warren Sager • Philip Scarborough • Ben Skelton • Steve Smith • Xiaoxiao Tang • Ulogy Taylor • Spencer Thomas Jeffrey Tonos • Alexander Ugrinski • Clare van der Boom • Caryn Waechter • Alex Warren • Laeitta Wade • Don Warren • Kennedy Webb • Henry Wiener • Angel Kristi Williams

2015 Festival Jury

Tom Acito • Caroline Aragon • Allen Blackwell • Lauren Cioffi • Brunson GreenBrenda Judin • Hudson Hickman • Natalie Irby • Kevin Maraza • Maureen Meulen • Amy Wynn Pastor • Alem Sapp

ProgrammersFran Baker • Michele Baker • Lucian DixonJosh Evans • Philip ScarboroughRobert Traub • Carolina Whitfield-Smith

Festival Glass Awards Artist2015 Crossroads award winners are presented with a beautiful glass sculpture created by Mis-sissippi artist Jerri Sherer of Light+Glass Stu-dio in Jackson. Jerri is an exhibiting member of the Craftsmen’s Guild of Mississippi, a member and officer of the Jackson Arts Collective, and volunteers every summer for VSA ArtBuds, a program that pairs artists with special needs children. Her work can be found at Light and Glass Studio, the Craftsmen’s Guild Gallery and at Art Fairs throughout the Southeast.

AwardsBest Feature Narrative Sponsored by I.A.T.S.E. 478 • Best Feature Documentary • Best Short Narra-tive • Best Short Documentary • Best Student • Adam Ford Youth Award • Best Animation •Best Experimental • Best Music Video • The Ruma • Programmer’s Choice Award • Audi-ence Choice Award • Transformative Award

2015 Festival CommitteeMichele Baker, festival coordinatorRobbie Fisher, director & sponsorshipsJosh Evans, programming Jerel Levanway, sponsorshipsRick Patt, board liaisonRobert Traub, screeningsThabi Moyo, workshopsZach Prichard, art directorJayne Buttross, marketing/PRFrank Owen, social mediaBethany Williams, social media Derek Walker, program design

Lida Gibson, technicalAdam Daniel, technicalLisa Papale, festival juryCarolina Whitfield-Smith, audience awards Andi Agnew, music video showcaseMary Elizabeth Fair, parties & eventsAlfred Luckett, transportationJanis Boersma, box officeFran Baker, merchandiseJimmy Taylor, transportationGabe Starr, internPam Brooks, MalcoSeth Tadlock, Malco

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SCHEDULE AT A GLANCETHURSDAY, APRIL 9, 2015 7:00 PM * Hal & Mal’s (Red Room) * $5 cover (Showcase + music)Great Southern Music Video Showcase, sponsored by WJTV News Channel 12With live performance by Cynical Twins

FRIDAY, APRIL 10, 20156:00 PM * Malco Grandview Theater - $10Clown Service / Battlecreek

SATURDAY, APRIL 11, 20159:15 – 10:30 AM * Malco Grandview Theater – Screen AWORKSHOP: Shooting Stars

9:30 – 10:45 AM * Malco Grandview Theater – Screen BWORKSHOP: Work It MS!

10:00 AM * Malco Grandview Theater – Screen B

Shorts 1: Canton Young Filmmakers’ Workshop, sponsored by Canton Conven-tion & Visitor’s Bureau and Film OfficePink Elephant / Home Cooking / Remember / Hot Diggity Dog / Lights Out / Snack Attack / Luna / Escape by Portal / Brain Game / Sen-sei’s Surprise / When Zombies Attack

11:00 AM * Malco Grandview Theater – Screen AShorts 2: Mississippi DocumentariesRudy’s Olde Hat (Herman’s Pick) / Portrait of a Painting / A Blues Redemption / Lil Kitchen, Big Sauce / The New Roxy / Kim’s Way

11:10 AM * Malco Grandview Theater – Screen BShorts 3: Foreign GemsThief and Windchime / february 28 / I Love Madrid / Taxistop / Mousse

11:20 AM * Malco Grandview Theater – Screen CShorts 4: Kid-Friendly AnimationThe Sower of Planets / Indian Ate the Woodchuck / Because of Mum / Gea / Into the Grove / The Stressful Adventures of Boxhead & Roundhead

1:00 PM * Malco Grandview Theater – Screen BThe Newport Effect

1:10 PM * Malco Grandview Theater – Screen ASequence / Hunting Block

1:15 – 2:45 PM * Malco Grandview Theater – ArcadeWORKSHOP: In the Web with Angela Tucker

1:20 PM * Malco Grandview Theater – Screen CHidden Heart / The Sisterhood of Night

3:00 PM * Malco Grandview Theater – Screen AShorts 5: Visually Striking & Experi-mental BlockThe Tale of the Day / Alienation / Am I Awake? / Gaia / Backward Run / The Bigger Picture / Roderick / Rock Is Not an Attitude / Too Bad. / Paths of Light / PeloMono - Short Circuit in the Jungle / Orbits

3:10 PM * Malco Grandview Theater – Screen BShorts 6: Mississippi Culture BlockWandering Rabbi / Leadway / Barge

3:15 – 4:45 PM * Malco Grandview Theater – ArcadeWORKSHOP: Short Circuit: Taking Your Project from Global to Local

3:20 PM * Malco Grandview Theater – Screen CBad Day at the Office / The Baldlands

5:00 PM * Malco Grandview Theater – Screen AShorts 7: Mississippi ShowcaseKey Notes / Garage Sale / This Is Your Brain on the 80s / Many More Questions / A Horror Movie / The Skin You’re in / Olivia Martha Ilse / Adultish / Living with HIV

5:10 PM * Malco Grandview Theater – Screen BYazoo Revisited sponsored by Mississippi Humanities CouncilFollowed by panel discussion

5:20PM * Malco Grandview Theater – Screen CSmog / Wildlike

7:00 PM * Malco Grandview Theater – Screen ABig Bad

7:10 PM * Malco Grandview Theater – Screen BShorts 8: LGBTQ Block, sponsored by Nancy Anne Branton - Wells Fargo Advisors Waiting / A Mississippi Love Story / Charlotte / Boy Meets Girl

7:20 PM * Malco Grandview Theater – Screen CShorts 9: Romantic Comedies from Around the WorldCoffee / He and She / Widow / Lonely Planet / Flowers / Girl (Nena) /Mr Illich / Universal Language

9:00 PM * Duling Hall * $10 coverSouthern Komfort Brass Band, sponsored by ardenland

WORKSHOPS & PANELSShooting Stars | Saturday, April 11 @ 9:15 – 10:30 (Malco Screen A) Industry kids & parents talk the reality of be-ing on set. Does your child have what it takes to be an actor? How about you – Mom/Dad? Brady Permenter (As I Lay Dying), Camden & Carsen Flowers (Free State of Jones), Alvin Edney (Get On Up), and Ava Clarke (model/actress) along with their parents will talk auditions, call backs, and what to expect as you build an acting career with your child. They will share tips on how they manage the work and play of it all while keeping up with school and home life.

Work It MS! | Saturday, April 11 @ 9:30 - 10:45 (Malco Screen B) Connie Hoy (Battlecreek), Missy Tanner (The Livingston Gardner), and Robbie Fisher (A Mississippi Love Story/ Sequence/ Leadway) break down the nitty-gritty of producing films in MS. Why is Mississippi attractive as a filming location? What are the challenges of financing independent films? What do producers consider when hiring local crew? Get industry insight from a diverse panel of women who have produced films in Mississippi.

In the Web with Angela Tucker Saturday, April 11 @ 1:15 - 2:45 (Malco Arcade) Angela Tucker is a writer, director and producer. Her directorial work includes B L A C K F O L K D O N ’ T - a satirical, documentary web series in its third season featured in Time Magazine’s “10 Ideas That Are Changing Your Life.” Angela will share her experience in short form media and the ins and outs of producing a web-based series. Presented in partnership with Indepen-dent Black Film Collective.

Short Circuit: Taking Your Project from Local to Global | Saturday, April 11 @ 3:15 - 4:45 (Malco Arcade)Melanie Addington (Oxford Film Festival) and Lauren Cioffi (Sundance Film Festival) have a unique perspective on festivals as they are both festival programmers AND filmmakers. They’ll share tips on how to best take advantage of being on the festival circuit, preparing for a festival, and what programmers are seeking.

FRIDAY, APRIL 10 • 6:00PMMALCO GRANDVIEW THEATRE

RUMA AWARDAbout the Artist The Ruma Award is given annually to the most promising Mississippi Filmmaker. Clay Hardwick is an artist, filmmaker, and editor who lives and works in Jackson, Mississippi. He is an alumni of Mill-saps College where he studied Digital Art. Clay - aka “echomech Creative” - is currently freelancing as a videographer and video editor out of TurnUp Studios in Midtown Jackson. He spends the rest of the time as an abstract painter and travels the country on his art bus.

About the Piece:The Ruma Award painting is from acrylic, aerosol, and pen on stretched canvas. While an abstract work, the piece suggests a composition of two colorful, winding roads crossing at the middle and going off into the distant horizon. Dark, textured tones suggest the dark soil of the Delta. *Clay won the Crossroads Ruma Award in 2005 and 2009. His web site is www.echomech.com

Screening Committee Andrew Adams • Steven Anderson • Fran Baker • Michele Baker • MaryKelli Bethea • Angila Bradfield • Brianna Brown • Kaleel Brown • Talgat Brown • Sydney Bufkin • April Dixon • Lena Dixon • Lucian Dixon • Lafeyette Dunn • Josh Evans • Elli Ferracci • Brise Gilbert • Shanice Gray • Brian Hamilton • Clay Hardwic • De’lexus Harris • Mary Harvey • Arcilnet Henderson • Tashyla Hill • Brian Howard • Justin Humphreys • Tara F Hunter • Hannah Jackson • Ayo Jerkins • Harriett Johnson • Suzanne Jordan • Samantha King • Amy Kraus • Monte Kraus • Nicholas Lalo • Amber E. Lee • Cameron Lemon • Kentrell Liddell • David Mallery • Rachel Manning • Allison Martin • Reagan McIlwain • Ray Mikell • Anthony Miller • LaTonya Miller • Mark Millet • Asher Mitchell • Brittney Mitchell • Robert Nichols • Kenechukwu Okoye • Christian Osborne • Jeremie Pamplin • Michael Pham • Julie Radico • Eric Reisman • Jontay Reynolds • Elizabeth Riles • MaKensey Sanders• Ryan Saxton • Philip Scarborough • Jimmy Scott • Melinda Simmons • Chris Smith • Gabriel Starr • Tyneisha Strong • Jonathan Sutton • Nicole Thomas • Robert Traub • Akua Twumasewaah • Alec Valentine • Brett Wallace • Jillian Ware • Bri Welch • Carolina Whitfield-Smith • Bethany Williams • Edward Williams • Vincent Williams • Ryan Williamson

Happy 16th Birthday Crossroads Film Festival!

CLOWN SERVICE + BATTLECREEK April 10, 2015 • 6:00 PM @ Malco Grandview Theater • $10

Clown Service (Local premiere)Short Narrative (14 min.) / Written & Dir. Tig Notaro / USA / DramaA heartbroken woman desperate for a brighter mood enlists the services of a traveling party clown. Written and Directed by Tig Notaro, a Mississippi-born, Grammy Award-nominated, stand-up comic, writer, and radio contributor.

Battlecreek (Local premiere, not in competition )Feature Narrative (105 min.) / Dir. Alison Eastwood / Prod. Constance L. Hoy / USA / DramaA gifted young painter with a rare skin disorder must live his life at night. When a young woman chased by her own demons stumbles into town, their blossoming romance compels him to challenge his provocative, overbearing mother and break free of the lies that have bound them together for years. Filmed in central Mississippi in 2014. Starring Paula Malcolmson, Claire VanderBoom and Bill Skarsgard. Claire van der Boom, producer, and local cast and crew will be in attendance.

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Pink Elephant Youth (3 min.) / Written & Dir. Hunter Hopewell / Nevada / Comedy, Silent Film With a little help, an enthusiastic photog-rapher experiences love at first sight and ultimately finds happiness.

Home Cooking (Mississippi Premiere)Youth (1 min.) / Dir. & Prod. Elizabeth Herrick / Florida / ComedyA young girl discovers that her college roommate’s cooking is very different from her mother’s.

Remember (Mississippi premiere)Youth (6 min.) / Dir. Alex Antoniou & Tom Quigley / Massachusetts / Youth, Teen, SupernaturalA recently-passed ghost must deal with her demise as she watches her younger brother move through the stages of grief.

Hot Diggity Dog (not in competition)Youth (7 min.) / CREW: Riley Collins, Charlie Davis, William Lindsay / MississippiA detective and community in search of a mysterious bandit must find him before it’s too late. Created as part of Canton Young Filmmakers’ Workshop.

Lights Out (not in competition)Youth (5 min.) / CREW: Caroline Lewis, Laura Cosby, Gratton, TJ Riley / MississippiTwo orphaned outcasts gather with new friends to share disturbing recounts of why their house lights went out and will never return. Created as part of Canton Young Filmmakers’ Workshop.

Snack Attack (not in competiton) Youth (6 min.) / CREW: Uma Morris, Amari Moyo, Sam Shearer, Max Wooten / Mississippi Weird things start to happen to a Chipper Salty after he places an order for the popular new energy drink LifeAde! Created as part of Canton Young Filmmakers’ Workshop.

Luna (not in competition) Youth (7 min.) / CREW: Laya Wyatt, Sarah Kate Pol-lard, Nick Winstead, Austin Starnes / Mississippi A fairytale about a little witch named Luna who lost her way. Created as part of Canton Young Filmmakers’ Workshop.

Escape by Portal (not in competition)Youth (4 min.) / CREW: Aidan Ray, Anna Hutchison, Ethan Avery, Gavin McCune, Nathan McNabb / MississippiThree friends, arrested for having too much swag, try to escape after getting sucked into a galactic portal and get dropped in the middle of planet Canton. Created as part of Canton Young Filmmakers’ Workshop.

Brain Game (not in competition)Youth (7 min.) / CREW: Anastasia Rene’, Edi Craft, Lillian Boggan, Kyndal Patton / MississippiElizabeth and her friends must find a way to help Elizabeth pass the next test. They decide to call on the Game-maker for help. Created as part of Canton Young Filmmakers’ Workshop.

Sensei’s Surprise (not in competition)Youth (5 min.) / CREW: John Ross Ainsworth, Aislinn Boggan, Perry Herrington, Brady Permenter, Joy Wang / MississippiMark is challenged by his teacher to prove himself a skilled martial artist and is met with a surprise at the end of his journey. Created as part of Canton Young Filmmakers’ Workshop.

When Zombies Attack (not in competition)Youth (5 min.) / CREW: Camden Patton, Rebecca Lu, Preston Cobbins, Randy Davidson, Morgan McCune / MississippiSomething seems awry when two friends leave the barbershop headed out for a day on the town. Created as part of Canton Young Filmmakers’ Workshop.

Rudy’s Olde Hat (World premiere) Short Documentary (15 min.) / Dir. Herman Snell / Prod. & Ed. Philip Scarborough / Mississippi / Biography Rudolph ‘Rudy’ Boutwell spent his life res-cuing abandoned treasures. His shop, Rudy’s Olde Hat, was his home for the things he found, sold, and loved, but most importantly, it was Rudy’s spiritual home.

Portrait of a Painting (World premiere)Short Documentary (8 min.) / Dir. & Prod. Richard Campbell / Mississippi / Culture, Art, BiographyA local Mississippi painter documents his creative process, from making the paper to presenting the finished painting to the person who commissioned the work.

A Blues RedemptionShort Documentary (16 min.) / Dir. Scott Lancaster, Carolyn Rose and Hunter Hart / Prod. Chandler Griffin and Christine Turner / Mississippi / MusicA young blues musician tries to find his way in this world while facing his troubled past. Barefoot Documentary Workshops.

Kim’s Way Short Documentary (15 min.) / Dir. Heather Gholson and Anne Graner / Prod. Chandler Griffin and Alison Fast / Mississippi / Food, Business A Chinese immigrant perseveres to become a respected pork rind entrepreneur and vibrant model of health and longevity. Barefoot Documentary Workshops.

Lil Kitchen, Big Sauce Short Documentary (15 min.) / Dir. Eitta Wade and Connie Souto Learman / Prod. Chandler Griffin and Alison Fast / Mississippi / Food WOP’S is not only the birthplace of the famous Rotel Burger, but also family values and perseverance in Clarksdale. Barefoot Documentary Workshops. The New Roxy Short Documentary (17 min.) / Dir. Aaron Phillips, Hanna Miller and Lara Petinal / / Supervising Prod. Chandler Griffin and Christine Turner / Mississippi / Art Seattle-native Robin Colonas gives new life to The New Roxy, an abandoned movie theater in a historically African-American neighborhood.Barefoot Documentary Workshops.

Thief and WindchimeShort Narrative (12 min.) / Dir. Biju Viswanath / Prod. Sol Cinema / India / Drama A thief looking around for something to steal discovers an unexpected treasure.

february 28 (Mississippi premiere)Short Narrative (12 min.) / Dir. Diana Galimzyanova / Prod. Olga Pivavarova / Russian Federation / DramaA cancer survivor trying to return to normal life finds a new job, but is stuck inside her own world filled with despair and flashbacks.

I Love MadridShort Narrative (18 min.) / Dir. & Prod. Nadia Mata Portrillo / Spain / Romance, Drama Noe visits Madrid for a romantic weekend with Carlos. However, the City has other plans...

Taxistop (Mississippi premiere)Short Narrative (21 min.) / Dir. Marie Enthoven / Prod. Emmanuel Jespers / Belgium / ComedyFive strangers share a carpool to Geneva. This will be the perfect opportunity to test Antoine’s theories on teambuilding!

Mousse (Mississippi premiere)Short Narrative (41 min.) / Dir. John Hellberg / Prod. Fredrik Bjelke / Sweden / ComedyMousse, a man of principle, is fed up with living as a second-class citizen. What could be easier than robbing a small tobacco shop on the outskirts of town?

CROSSROADS FILMS | SATURDAY, APRIL 11 @ MALCO GRANDVIEW THEATRE

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The Sower of Planets (World premiere)Animation (13 min.) / Dir. & Prod. Marcelo Tannure / Brazil / ComedyWhere did we come from? Was the Universe created by God? A Big Bang? The truth is even simpler…Indian Ate The Woodchuck (Mississippi premiere)Animation (4 min.) / Dir. Brad Pattullo / Pennsylvania / ComedyStop-motion animated bluegrass music video.

Because of Mum (Mississippi premiere)Animation (12 min.) / Dir. Antoaneta Chetrafilova / Prod. Mina Mileva & Vesela Kazakova / Bulgaria / DramaA girl’s poetic animated message to her Mother about her memories, childhood, and upbringing.Into the GroveStudent (7 min.) / Dir. Jonathan Peartree / Prod. Kel Bracken / New York / Fantasy A sister and brother venture beyond their back-yard and discover everything is not as it appears.

Gea (World premiere)Animation (9 min.) / Dir. Jaime Maestro / Spain / Fantasy For millions of years Gea has lived inside her masterpiece in an isolated dimension. Time means nothing until a voracious technological being appears.

The Stressful Adventures of Boxhead & Roundhead (Mississippi premiere) Animation (71 min.) / Dir. Elliot Cowan / Prod. Richard O’Connor / New York / Drama, Social commentary When their home is destroyed, Boxhead and Roundhead must venture to the big city and battle red tape, rent, rats, and the rat race to get it all back in this, the most stressful adventure of all.

SHORTS 1: CANTON YOUNG FILMMAKERS’ WORKSHOP BLOCK April 11, 2015 • 10:00 AM @ Malco Grandview Theater • Screen B Sponsored by Canton Convention & Visitors Bureau and Film Office

SHORTS 2: MISSISSIPPI DOCUMENTARIES April 11, 2015 • 11:00 AM @ Malco Grandview Theater • Screen A

SHORTS 3: FOREIGN GEMS April 11, 2015 • 11:10 AM @ Malco Grandview Theater • Screen B

SHORTS 4: KID FRIENDLY ANIMATIONApril 11, 2015 • 11:20 AM @ Malco Grandview Theater • Screen C

Pink Elephant

Portrait of a Painting

Home Cooking

Rudy’s Olde Hat

Sequence (Local screening, not in competition) Feature Narrative (60 min.) / Dir. Alex Warren / Prod. Robbie Fisher / Mississippi / Drama, Comedy Four short films about lonely junkyard workers, middle-aged women who’ve had too much to drink, jealous lovers, an emotional priest and amateur artists! Sometimes comedic, sometimes sad, always soulful – explore those small pieces of life that usually go unnoticed but make all the difference. (adult language)

HuntingFeature Narrative (66 min.) / Dir. & Prod. Will Goss / Mississippi / DramaThe life and times of two good-ole-boy hunters.

CROSSROADS FILMS | SATURDAY, APRIL 11 @ MALCO GRANDVIEW THEATRE

Gaia

RoderickAm I Awake

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The Newport Effect Feature Documentary (114 min.) / Dir. & Prod. Alyson M. Young & Beverly L. Penninger / North Carolina / MusicIn 1959, Pete Seeger, George Wein and Theo Bikel created a musical phenomenon known as The Newport Folk Festival, the blueprint and “grandfather” of contemporary music festivals. This film celebrates 50 years of musical excellence, explores the rich social activism of the times, and honors the deep and lasting impact of the Festival.

Hidden Heart (Mississippi premiere)Short Narrative (6 min.) / Dir. & Prod. Susan Gallagher / Florida / Drama, Women’s Issues

If life gets muddy, put on your big girl boots! When Jodie’s dysfunctional life falls apart, she finds relief in the strength and humor of her boot-stomping Aunt Viva Lea.

The Sisterhood of Night (Mississippi premiere)Feature Narrative (103 min.) / Dir. Caryn Waechter / Prod. Lydia Dean Pilcher / New York / Drama, Mystery

From the story by Pulitzer Prize-winner Ste-ven Millhauser, “The Sisterhood of Night” chronicles a provocative alternative to adolescent loneliness, revealing the tragedy and humor of teenage years changed forever by the Internet age. Georgie Henley (The Chronicles of Narnia Series ) Kara Hayward (Moonrise Kindgom) Kal Penn (Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle) Laura Fraser (A Knight’s Tale). (Adult situations)

The Tale of The Day (Mississippi premiere) Animation (14 min.) / Dir. & Prod. Ying-Fang Shen / Virginia / Drama Two snakes, disguised as a beautiful lady in white and her maidservant in green, seduce a man who chooses to enjoy the seduction, until a pang of sudden fear strikes him one day...

AlienationAnimation (4 min.) / Dir. Silvia Carpizo / Prod. Chelo Loureiro / Spain / Drama Hand drawn characters live out their lives “against the wall.”

Am I Awake? (Mississippi premiere)Experimental (3 min.) / Dir. & Prod. Alex Italics / Arizona / Music, Satire Narcoleptic existentialism meets the assassi-nation of an American president, all set to the toe-tappin’ rock stylings of Grammy-Award-win-ning duo They Might Be Giants.

Gaia (Mississippi premiere)Experimental (15 min.) / Dir. & Prod. Nick Graalman & Erin Fowler / Australia / Dance, EnvironmentMother Earth is struggling for survival in an increasingly degraded and urbanised planet. Through the language of dance, “Gaia” tells a universal story relevant to everyone that inhabits the earth.

Backward Run (Mississippi premiere)Animation (3 min.) / Dir. Ayce Kartal / Prod. Les Valseurs / Turkey / Drama, PoliticsJune 2013: demonstrators occupy Istanbul’s Taksim Gezi Park. While the tension and police brutality rise in the streets, Turkish TV censors instead broadcast documentaries about penguins.

The Bigger PictureAnimation (8 min.) / Dir. Daisy Jacobs / Prod. Chris Hees / United Kingdom / Drama, Family IssuesMother won’t go to a home, and her sons’ lives quickly unravel as she clings to life. The stark and darkly humorous tale of caring for an elderly relative.

Roderick (US Premiere)Student (6 min.) / Dir. Diego Alonso Moral / Prod. Máster en Animación UPV / Spain / DramaRoderick has a broken heart drowned in an ocean of madness, lost in the middle of the sea.

Rock is Not an Attitude (Mississippi premiere)Student (5 min.) / Dir. Xiaoxiao Tang / Prod. HUGG / New York / ComedyStop-motion / mixed media animation of four puppets who form a happy rock band. But life is short, and the band needs to destroy their past before they can really build something new. (Adult situations)

Too Bad.Animation (18 min.) / Dir. Lorenzo Berghella / Prod. Ales-sandro Di Felice & Cristiano Di Felice / Italy / DramaOn the eve of the presidential elections – which could mean the end of the current government – the lives of a few inhabitants of the dystopian city Bangland cross each other. (Adult situations, Violence)

Paths of LightExperimental (4 min.) / Dir. & Prod. Nelson Fernandes / Prod. Nelson Fernandes / Portugal An abstract poetic journey that appeals to the pure imagination of the observer.

PeloMono - Short Circuit in the Jungle (US Premiere)Animation (4 min.) / Dir. Esteban Perles & Pedro Perles / Prod. Esteban Perles / Spain / DramaA group of monkeys with very human mannerisms hold up a train crossing their jungle. The booty they discover will change their destiny forever…

Orbits (Orbitas)Animation (9 min.) / Dir. Jaime Maestro / Prod. Carlos Escutia / Spain / DramaAn impossible love revolves around a planet at war.

SHORTS 6: MISSISSIPPI CULTURE BLOCK April 11, 2015 • 3:10 PM @ Malco Grandview Theater • Screen B

Wandering Rabbi (World premiere)Short Documentary (14 min.) / Dir. & Prod. Henry Wiener / Mississippi / Religion, BiographyA young, traveling rabbi makes his way through the American South, struggling to breathe life back into dwindling rural Jewish congregations.

Leadway (not in competition) Short Documentary (10 min.) / Dir. Robbie Fisher, Dudley Percy Olsson / Prod. Chandler Griffin, Alison Fast / Mississippi / Drama The emotional journey of Cindi Quong Lofton, a Chinese-American woman, as she deals with the violent death of her father, an iconic figure in the community known simply by the name of his store – Leadway.

Barge (Mississippi premiere)Feature Documentary (66 min.) / Dir. & Prod. Ben Powell / Texas / Environment, AdventureDry land’s misfits find purpose and direction 28 days at a time on the rocking deck of a towboat bound for the port of New Orleans. As long as the boat’s moving, the money’s flowing. Ben Powell is a Greenville native.

THE NEWPORT EFFECT BLOCK April 11, 2015 • 1:00 PM @ Malco Grandview Theater • Screen B

THE SISTERHOOD OF NIGHT BLOCK April 11, 2015 • 1:20 PM @ Malco Grandview Theater Screen C

SHORTS 5: VISUALLY STRIKING & EXPERIMENTAL April 11, 2015 • 3:00 PM @ Malco Grandview Theater • Screen A

The Tale of the Day

SEQUENCE + HUNTING BLOCK April 11, 2015 • 1:10 PM @ Malco Grandview Theater • Screen A

Hidden Heart

Rock is Not an Attitude

Orbits

CROSSROADS FILMS | SATURDAY, APRIL 11 @ MALCO GRANDVIEW THEATRE

The Baldlands

Key Notes

WildLike Charlotte

Universal Language

A Mississippi Love Story

SHORTS 7: MISSISSIPPI SHOWCASE April 11, 2015 • 5:00 PM @ Malco Grandview Theater • Screen A

Key Notes (Mississippi premiere)Experimental (9 min.) / Dir. & Prod. Erin Scheiwe Rockwell / Mississippi / Music, Dance A concert pianist and a dancer each interpret the anxiety and passion of a dazzling composition.

Garage SaleShort Narrative (12 min.) / Dir. Meaghin Burke / Prod. Greg Earnest / Mississippi / DramaPacking and selling cherished childhood objects conjures a host of memories for Lydia. As she tries to accept her complicated rela-tionship with her father, she also celebrates the opportunity to make amends across the generations.

This is Your Brain on the 80s (World premiere)Student (7 min.) / Dir. & Prod. E.J. Carter / Mississippi / ComedyA totally tubular film that might have a message!

Many More Questions Arise (World premiere)Experimental (3 min.) / Dir. & Prod. Steve Smith / Mississippi / Nature, MusicCypress stumps in a Mississippi slough are reimagined as fabulous volcanic islands and set to questing piano chords.

A Horror MovieShort Narrative (11 min.) / Dir. & Prod. Glenn Payne / Mississippi / Comedy, Drama, SatireSix “teens” are expecting a night of fun, but their cabin party quickly turns into a night of terror, danger, and cliches.

The Skin You’re InShort Narrative (4 min.) / Dir. Melanie Addington / Prod. Laura Warner / Mississippi / Drama Sometimes there are monsters under the bed. (Violence)

Olivia Martha Ilse (Mississippi premiere)Short Narrative (14 min.) / Dir. Sophia Kiapos / Prod. John Kiapos / Mississippi / Drama, Women’s IssuesSet in Depression era Mississippi, the film follows three sisters - Olivia, Martha and Ilse. Throughout the years, people come and go, but the sisters hope they will escape from their small society. When Nora, a foreigner from outside the South enters the household, the sisters begin to lose everything. (Adult situations)

Adult-ishYouth (5 min.) / Dir. Alec Martin / Mississippi / DramedyIt’s a long road to independence.

Living With HIVShort Documentary (28 min.) / Dir. & Prod. Kathryn Rodenmeyer / Mississippi The South is steeped in religious values and in HIV infection. Meet some of the people living with HIV in Mississippi.

YAZOO REVISITED FREE ADMISSION COURTESY OF MISSISSIPPI HUMANITIES COUNCIL April 11, 2015 • 5:10 PM @ Malco Grandview Theater • Screen B Yazoo Revisited Feature Documentary (84 min.) / Dir. & Prod. David Rae Morris / Mississippi / Social Justice Examine the history of race relations and the 1970s integration of the public schools in Yazoo City, hometown of the filmmaker’s father, the legendary writer Willie Morris.Q&A and panel discussion to follow. Panelists: Stuart Rockoff, Executive Director Mississippi Human-ities Council • David Rae Morris, Filmmaker • Chalmers Mayers, Chairman of the JSU Art Department who is featured in the film • Derrick Johnson, President of the Mississippi NAACP

WILDLIKE BLOCK April 11, 2015 • 5:20 PM @ Malco Grandview Theater • Screen C

Smog (Mississippi premiere)Student (16 min.) / Dir. Jad Sleiman / Prod. Toni Mat-tar & Rawane Sleiman / Lebanon, New Jersey / Sci-fiIn a dystopian future where smog covers the skies and hides the sun, Lithops and her older sister Miasma yearn to feel the sunlight on their skin and breathe clean air.

WildLike (Mississippi premiere)Feature Narrative (98 min.) / Dir. Frank Hall Green / Prod. Schuyler Weiss / New York / Drama, ThrillerMackenzie is sent by her struggling mother to live with her uncle in Alaska. When the relationship turns and Mackenzie is forced to run, she meets Bartlett, an unlikely father figure with scars of his own. Together, they cross the wilderness and discover sanctuary in the last frontier. Starring Bruce Greenwood (Star Trek, Star Trek: Into to Darkness). (Adult situtions)

Big Bad Block • April 11, 2015 • 7:00 PM @ Malco Grandview Theater • Screen A

Big BadFeature Narrative (100 min.) / Dir. Opie Cooper / Prod. Rick Moore / Mississippi / Comedy, Adventure Charmingly snarky kids strive for respect, romance, and to avoid being eaten by a bloodthirsty monster in this respectful nod to 80’s comedy horror/adventures. Starring Ainsley Bailey (Drop Dead Diva), Cameron Dean Stewart (Pitch Perfect, Geography Club, Dirty Teacher). Filmed in Jackson/Canton.

SHORTS 8: L G B T Q BLOCK April 11, 2015 • 7:10 PM @ Malco Grandview Theater • Screen B Sponsored by Nancy Anne Branton

WaitingShort Narrative (4 min.) / Dir. Rhoda N. Wainwright / Spain / Drama, LGBTQ The protagonist waits in desperation, her thoughts tormenting her as the minutes tick by and her partner fails to return.

A Mississippi Love Story (not in competition)Short Documentary (13 min.) / Prod. Robbie Fisher / Mississippi / LGBTQAgainst the backdrop of legal battles about same-sex marriage, Eddie and Justin share their personal take on what love really means.

Charlotte (Mississippi premiere)Short Narrative (11 min.) / Dir. Angel Kristi Williams / Prod. Mel Jones / Maryland / Teen, LGBTQAlex, excited to have befriended the popular girl, will do anything to stay in her good graces. But when Charlotte wants to play house, Alex innocently plays along, develop-ing feelings she doesn’t understand.

Boy Meets Girl (not in competition)Feature Narrative (95 min.) / Dir. Eric Schaeffer / Prod. Eric Schaeffer, Edward Aitken & Elisa Pugliese / USA / Romantic, Drama, Comedy, LGBTQA modern fable crossing gender and sexual orientation lines, this poignant romantic dramedy features Ricky, a young trans wom-an, and her love interests in rural Kentucky.

SHORTS 9: ROMANTIC COMEDIES FROM AROUND THE WORLD April 11, 2015 • 7:20 PM @ Malco Grandview Theater • Screen C

Coffee (Mississippi premiere)Student (12 min.) / Written & Dir. Pouya Eshtehardi / Iran / DramaInstead of painting, he drinks coffee and stares at a blank canvas... Until one day, when he gets back from buying coffee, she is there. Naked. (Adult situations)

He and She (US premiere)Student (7 min.) / Written & Dir. Gaziza Malayeva / Kazakhstan / Romance They met. He and she. He looked at her, she looked at him. After three seconds, his heart will belong to this stranger. One, two, three...

WidowStudent (4 min.) / Dir. Jessica Dotson / Prod. Jessica Dotson & Matt Sadofsky / United States A dinner date goes horribly wrong.

Lonely Planet (US premiere)Short Narrative (25 min.) / Dir. Alex Burunova / Prod. Ig-nacio F. Rodo & Alex Burunova / United States / DramaWhile on a temporary assignment in Barcelo-na, a restless travel guide writer meets a tall dark stranger who challenges her to live in the moment... with him. (Adult situations)

FlowersShort Narrative (8 min.) / Dir. & Prod. Sabina Sattar / United Kingdom / Romantic ComedyA boy who falls in love with a deaf and mute girl has to find a way to communicate his feelings to her.

Girl (Nena)Short Narrative (12 min.) / Dir. Alauda Ruiz de Azua / Prod. Manuel Calvo, Roberto Butragueno / Spain An adult woman is contacted by man who jilted her as a kid. Her younger self objects....

Mr IllichAnimation (4 min.) / Dir. & Prod. Gabriela Martinez, Jon Ferlop / Mexico / RomanceAn old puppet master nostalgically recalls the past and the woman he loved, his memories accompanied by the places of his youth: the fields and the sea.

Universal Language (Mississippi premiere)Short Narrative (36 min.) / Dir. Kirsten Russell / Prod. Megan Rubens / New York / Dramedy, RomanceWhen Dan wakes up from a blackout one-night-stand with Sophie on his first night in Paris, he finds that the only thing that could keep them together is what he doesn’t remember. (Adult language, situations)

Bad Day at the OfficeShort Narrative (10 min.) / Dir. Nick Scott / Prod. Harriet Macdonald / United Kingdom / ComedyWallace D. Popple is having a bad day – painful mishaps befall him as he goes about his workday. Yet within this off-kilter tale about happiness lies a twist for the twisted! (Adult language & situations, Violence)

The Baldlands (World premiere)Feature Narrative (90 min.) / Dir. Bernie Rao / Prod. Bernie Rao & Helena Halley / New Zealand / Comedy, Sci-Fi, SatireA group of bald men look for hope in a soci-ety where baldness has been deemed illegal by an oppressive government.

THE BALDLANDS BLOCK April 11, 2015 • 3:20 PM @ Malco Grandview Theater • Screen C

Silver ScreenMalco Grandview Theatre

Premiere Sponsor Mad GeniusMississippi Film OfficeWJTV News Channel 12

Producing SponsorGreater Jackson Arts CouncilHederman BrothersI.A.T.S.E. Local 478Peoples Bank / Sid DavisJackson Free Press

Directing Sponsor Azod AbedikichiJimmy CreekmoreFisher Productions, LLC Lida GibsonMillsaps CollegeMississippi Arts CommissionMississippi Humanities Council Wells Fargo Advisors / Nancy Anne Branton

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THE CROSSROADS FILM SOCIETYFilm SocietyCrossroads Film Society is thesponsoring organization of the Cross-roads Film Festival. We are a multi-cul-tural, nonprofit organization dedicated to providing access to international, na-tional, and local film and video. We also encourage discussion and production of film and video, particularly as related to the cultural, educational and economic vitality of the state and region.Our so-ciety’s objectives are met through year-round programming, including special events, lectures, workshops, and the annual Crossroads Film Festival.

Our MissionThe mission of the Crossroads FilmSociety is to celebrate the art offilmmaking in all of its diversity and depth by bringing international and domestic films to the Deep South; facilitating discussions for film enthu-siasts and filmmakers; presenting and honoring films highlighting Southern experiences(especially those from Mississippi);and providing educational opportunities to empower aspiring

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