FRIDAY, MAY 2

TERRACE THEATER
1956 Maybank Highway
Charleston, SC 29412

BLOCK 1 - 4:00PM
JITTERBUG (U.S. PREMIERE)

Genre: Comedy (19 mins.) USA
Director/Writer: Dustin Guy Defa                                
Producers: Dustin Guy Defa, Patrick Waldrop and David Fetzer
Cast: David Fetzer, John Kuehne, Shantel Bennett and Lindsay Pulsipher
Synopsis: One half of a pickpocket team – two petty thieves who seduce young women and loot their purses – finds himself romantically drawn toward his next intended victim.

CRAZY

Genre: Drama (104 mins.) USA                    
Director: Rick Bieber
Writers: Rick Bieber, Jason Ehlers and Brent Boyd
Producers: Rick Bieber (prod), Ray Scherr (exec), Steve Vai (exec), Alan Cohen (co-prod), Joel McDonell (assoc. prod), Straw Weisman (assoc. prod) and Richard Mann (line producer)
Cast: Waylon Payne, Ali Larter, Scott Michael Campbell and David Conrad
Synopsis: Crazy is inspired by the life of the legendary guitar player, Hank Garland. As a result of his often-conflictive experience with the Nashville Mob of the 50's, and his tempestuous relationship with his wife, Hank barely survived a near-fatal car crash only to be subjected to electro-shock treatments, which tragically ended his playing career at the age of 31.

BLOCK 2 - 7:00PM

NOSEBLEED

Genre: Short (10 mins.) USA 
Director/Writer: Jeff Vespa
Producers: Jeff Vespa, Bobby Bauer and Rachel North
Cast: David Arquette
Synopsis A man tries to get rid of a nosebleed with disastrous consequences.

LEFT/RIGHT (EAST COAST PREMIERE)

Genre: Comedy / Drama  (96 mins.) USA      
Directors: Todd H. Wolfe and Matthew Wolfe    
Writer/Producer: Matthew Wolfe          
Cast: Matthew Wolfe, Charlie Yoder, Sabra Berger, Stephen David Calhoun, Sean MacKenna, Agnes Cummings, Dustin Crouse, Balaji Srinvasan, John Bisordi, Joe Rogers, Jerry Allen, Krista Storm, Van Wagner, Caitlin Mulhern and Todd Wolfe
Synopsis: Left/Right is a coming-of-age comedy that follows D. Ray Morton; a small-town have-not who has grown up to be a conspicuous, big-city socialite. But after a human resource audit reveals an overstated educational background, Ray loses his job, his gaudy paycheck, and in turn, his identity. In an attempt to salvage his career and self-worth, Ray returns home to feebly check the boxes on this embellished resume. While there, Ray comes to find out that his obituary, not his resume, will be the true measure of his worth.

BLOCK 3 - 9:00PM

MUNDAKA

Genre: Documentary (46 mins.) Basque Country, Spain
Director Jarrod Tallman
Writers: David Malcolm and Jarrod Tallman
Producers: Jarrod Tallman (prod.), David Malcolm (co-prod.), David Stanfield (co-prod.) and Guillermo Lecumberri (co-prod.)
Synopsis: A thousand year old Basque fishing village reflects on the changes brought about by the introduction of surfing in the early 70’s. Now, 30 years since the first surfers arrived, the village of Mundaka plays host to one of surfing’s biggest events on the World Championship Tour. How the town people cope with the transformation of a slow-paced village into an over-crowded, hustling destination for surfers, spectators, media, and travelers exposes the fragile relationship between the town and the event.

D.O.P.E.

Genre: Documentary (60 mins.) USA           
Director/Writer: Chris Ahrens
Producers: Brian Stewart  and Michael Clifford
Cast: Danny Trejo
Synopsis: DOPE is a look at four legendary world champion skateboarders, Jay Adams from Dogtown's Z Boys, Christian Hosoi, Dennis Martinez, Bruce Logan it examines their rise to the top and their descent into the drug and crime culture and slow climb back to life. Narration is by legend Danny Trejo music title song by P.O.D. Archival period footage along with current interviews makes this a must see project.

BLOCK 4 - 11:00PM
Dark Animation

PUPPET

Genre: Animation (7 mins.) USA                   
Director/Writer/
Producer: Patrick Smith
Synopsis: A young man fabricates a simple sock puppet, not knowing the abuse the entity will soon inflict. Through an escalating series of torture, the possessed puppet  takes on the embodiment of fear, chaos, and willful self-destruction.

SHUTEYE HOTEL

Genre: Animation (7 mins.) USA
Director/Writer: Bill Plympton
Producer: Biljana Labovic
Synopsis: Shuteye Hotel is a film noir murder mystery that takes place in a sleazy hotel. As cops investigate the gruesome murders they become victims of this evil force. What "Jaws" did to swimming, "Shuteye Hotel" will do for sleeping.

THE SCRITH-SCRATCH OF BUSY LITTLE HANDS

Genre: Animation (3 mins.) USA                   
Directors/Writers/Producers: Joy and Noelle Vaccese
Synopsis: This film is what happens when you bake a demented little cake of anarchy in a punk rock easy bake oven and sprinkle with Pink Floyd rainbow sprinkles. 

RED PRINCESS BLUES

Genre: Animation (7 mins.) USA       
Director: Dan Cregan
Writer: Alex Ferrari
Producers: Alex Ferrari and Dan Cregan
Cast: Paula Garces and Larry Robinson
Synopsis: In this tale we meet her as a 12-year-old little girl who finds herself in a strange country looking for her father. She is then taken in by a “unique” looking man who goes by Nino. The short film is completely from the perspective of Princess and what she is going through. She soon discovers the “Book of Violence” and slowly begins her journey that one day will lead to vengeance.

EVERYTHING WILL BE OK

Genre: Animation (17 mins.) USA        
Director/Writer/Producer: Don Hertzfeldt
Synopsis: A series of dark and troubling events force Bill to reckon with the meaning of his life – or lack thereof. 

8:00 PM AFTER PARTY

AFTER PARTY AT BRIDGESIDE AT THE MOTLEY RICE BUILDING
28 Bridgeside Blvd., Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464

  • Open Bar and Entertainment.
  • Guest List or Wristband Required.
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