Last night, Rhett Somers met the love of his life. Now all he has to do is convince her she's the one. Not an easy feat considering how they met.
Title:
The 5th Quarter
Genre:
Family / Sports / Drama (90 mins.) USA
Director:
Rick Bieber
Writers:
Rick Bieber
Producers:
Rick Bieber (Producer), Bob McCreary (Exec. Producer), Al Cohen (Exec Producer), Joel McDonell (Associate Producer), Doug Ames (Co-Producer), Ryan Johnston (Co-Producer), Abby Palanker (Associate Producer).
Synopsis:
Driven by the tragic and fatal car crash that took the life of his fifteen year old brother Luke, and wearing Luke's number 5 jersey, Jon Abbate helps to lead the Wake Forest Demon Deacons to the most successful season in school history.
Based on a true story. Rick Bieber will be at this premiere for Q&A.
BLOCK 2 - 9:30 PM Dark Shorts
Title:
Hold Your Fire
Genre:
Horror (8 mins.) USA
Director:
Wes Benscoter
Writer:
Wes Benscoter
Producers:
Wes Benscoter
Cast:
Rie Kato, Neon Grey and Steve Musti
Synopsis:
A ghostly soldier wandering through a fog-covered battlefield targets a Japanese girl, who proves to be more dangerous than originally anticipated. Years later in a tomb-like foreign hospital he comes face to face with his war-torn existence in this life… and the beyond.
Notes:
Won “Best Short Film” Jury Prize at 2009 Fantasia Film
Festival (Montreal).
Title:
As If You're Dead (World Premiere)
Genre:
Drama (12 mins.) USA
Director:
Bryan Lewis
Writer:
Michael Cummings
Producers:
Bryan Lewis and Michael Cummings
Cast:
Heather Hegeman, Michael Cummings, David Colley and
Erin Ticktin
Synopsis:
As the Civil War rages, a wounded soldier, desperate to reconnect with his wife and daughter, takes a metaphysical journey to gain their support and belief.
Notes:
This is a family drama. It does not take sides in the war nor does it take a position on the morality of war. It does strive for authenticity and historical accurancy.
Title:
Haunted Charleston (World Premiere)
Genre:
Documentary (38 mins.) USA
Director:
Kevin Harrison
Writer:
Ed Macy
Producers:
Jeff Nickles, Tim McManus and Victoria Mele
Voice:
Narrated by Ed Macy
Synopsis:
By rambling through the often forgotten enclaves of the Holy City, author Ed Macy brings the viewer face to face with a group of orphans who haunt a College of Charleston dorm, a shoe salesman who haunts the 10th floor of the Francis Marion Hotel and many other stories. Macy leaves embellishment by the wayside to let these stories -- in ghastly and dreadful detail -- tell themselves. Based on historical events and specific details that are often lost in our general notion of ghosts, each haunting encounter will send chills through the viewer.
Title:
Bridge
Genre:
Drama / Mystery (13 mins.) USA
Directors:
Chase Pletts and Nick Garrison
Writers:
Chase Pletts and Nick Garrison
Producers:
Ben Sharony and Samantha Garrison
Cast:
Pauline Boyd
Synopsis:
On a surprise visit to her mother's home, Val finds a 'for-sale' sign on the lawn -- and her mother missing. Searching for clues, Val discovers that her mother is drowning in debt. This disquieting revelations lead to another – one immeasurably more devastating.
Title:
Man. Woman. Blackbird
Genre:
Drama (14 mins.) USA
Director:
Scott Floyd Lochmus
Writer:
Janice Kennedy
Producers:
R.J. Comer
Cast:
Jodi Nelson and Julian Stone
Synopsis:
During a blackout on a hot summer night, a woman’s long-suppressed rage materializes from the shadows as she confronts her philandering husband in a candlelit death-dance of seduction, suspicion, and murder.
Title:
Rations
Genre:
Horror (6 mins.) USA
Director:
Craig Ouellette
Writer:
Craig Ouellette
Producers:
Craig Ouellette
Cast:
Carmen Elena Mitchell and Todd Buteaux
Synopsis:
A couple is lost in the desert with only one bottle of water, and a long way to go. Do you Ration?
