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OPENING NIGHT CEREMONY & SCREENINGS
*No Charge - Please contact Festival for tickets*

When: May 30, 2008 at 8:30 pm
Where: A Park, First Street and Sinatra Drive, Hoboken, NJ

This Opening Night Cermony includes numerous Celebrity Guests and:

GALA AWARD CEREMONY TICKETS - $100
When: June 5, 2008 at 7:00 pm
Where: Pier A Park, First Street and Sinatra Drive, Hoboken, NJ

One of the Nation’s Hottest Awards Ceremonies, this event features numerous Celebrity Guests and: 

CLOSING NIGHT FEATURE FILM – iMURDERS
*No charge – please contact Festival for tickets*

When: June 4, 2008 at 8:30 pm
Where: Pier A Park, First Street and Sinatra Drive, Hoboken, NJ

This Closing Night Event includes:

PRIVATE STAR-STUDDED PARTY & SCREENINGS- $35
When: June 1, 2008 at 3:00 pm
Where: The Melting Pot, 100 Sinatra Drive, Hoboken, NJ

• This blow out event presented by The Melting Pot, features:
  Private Cocktail Hour with Charles Durning (2-time Academy Award/4-time Golden Globe/8-time Emmy winner & nominee), Costas Mandylor (Lead – Saw 4; Beowulf ), Louis Mandylor (My Big Fat Greek Wedding) Eileen Fulton (Emmy Lifetime Achievement Award winner; As the World Turns),
  Richard Barclay (Academy Award winner) and other stars and filmmakers from their new movie The Drum Beats Twice - with all the beer, wine, and cocktails and array of Melting Pot hors d’oeuvres that you can drink and eat for one hour
• Special Screening of The Drum Beats Twice (non-competition)
• Screening of Role Play

PRIVATE STAR-STUDDED PARTY & SCREENINGS- $35
When: June 2, 2008 at 7:00 pm
Where: The Melting Pot, 100 Sinatra Drive, Hoboken, NJ

• This blow out event presented by The Melting Pot, features:
  Private Cocktail Hour with Emmy winning and nominated actors Kassie DePaiva (One Life to Live), James DePaiva (One Life to Live), Heather Tom (The Bold and the Beautiful), Robert Clohessy (The Interpreter; Angels in the Outfield); Roy Thinnes (Broken English, Falcon Crest), and other stars and filmmakers from their movie Undone, as well as other special guests - with all the beer, wine, and cocktails and array of Melting Pot hors d’oeuvres that you can drink and eat for one hour
• Screening of Undone
• Screening of Fifty Cents

ALL-ACCESS PASSES - $195
When: May 30, 2008 to June 5, 2008
Where: All Festival Venues; Hoboken, NJ

This Package includes:

SPECIAL ALL-ACCESS PASS & GALA AWARDS CEREMONY PACKAGE - $250

• All Access Pass
• Ticket to Gala Awards Ceremony
• THIS PACKAGE SAVES YOU $45!
  
  
  

12:00 p.m. – Hoboken Multi-Service Center – $9

CLEAR HORIZON – Short Film
Directed by Bill Flanagan – California

Jay Picket

Haunted by dreams of his dead father, Seattle’s top criminal defense lawyer Bobby Waterson finds himself deeply entangled in a web of lies, corruption and murder.  When the hitman that is hired to kill him cannot carry out the job, he sets sail on the open sea, getting knocked overboard and washing up on a Mexican penal colony.

ROW HARD, NO EXCUSES – Documentary Feature
Directed by Luke Wolbach – California

Two middle-aged men set out to win the world’s toughest race -- three thousand miles across the Atlantic Ocean in a rowboat. Is it a noble quest or an ill-fated nightmare?

ROGUE 379 – TV Pilot
Directed by Douglas Choi – California

When a CIA assassin is sold-out by his commander, and then manipulated into committing a wrongful murder, he must overcome the psychological paranoia and moral challenges of this life-or-death ordeal.

THE NOOGIES – Documentary Feature
Directed by Rocco Nisivoccia, Jr. – New Jersey

In East Hanover, NJ there is a men’s softball team that has never had a winning season. A spark is needed within this organization to have the courage to defy the odds, to become heroes. Therefore, a female coach agreed to teach the Noogies how to truly play the game.

3:00 p.m. – The Melting Pot (100 Sinatra Drive) – $35

*PRIVATE PARTY AND SCREENINGS THAT INCLUDE A NUMBER OF THE FILMS’ STARS AND FILMMAKERS!*

Private Cocktail Hour with Charles Durning (2-time Academy Award/4-time Golden Globe/8-time Emmy winner & nominee), Costas Mandylor (Lead – Saw 4; Beowulf ), Louis Mandylor (My Big Fat Greek Wedding) Eileen Fulton (Emmy Lifetime Achievement Award winner; As the World Turns), Richard Barclay (Academy Award winner) and other stars and filmmakers from their new movie The Drum Beats Twice - with all the beer, wine, and cocktails and array of Melting Pot hors d’oeuvres that you can drink and eat for one hour

THE DRUM BEATS TWICE – Feature Film (non-competition)
Directed by Kenneth Del Vecchio – New Jersey

Charles Durning, Costas Mandylor, Amy Redford, Eileen Fulton, Susan Misner, Louis Mandylor, Justin Deas, Laura Bell Bundy, Robert Clohessey

John Carreck, a Vietnam war hero and police officer, was brutally attacked by two brothers in an effort to avenge their father’s death. Carreck, left without sight, speech, and hands, has no means to communicate with the world. As the mystery of the true reasons of his attack unfolds, Carreck is brought back into the world of human communication by a determined young nun whose guidance also marks the growth of this former war hero as a man and a musician. A shocking, unlikely ending, though, may change everything…then again, it may not.

ROLE PLAY – Short Film
Directed by Frank Gigante – New Jersey

Role Play is a poignant story with a powerful message - a snapshot of the evolution and corruption of man. The movie is designed to cause a person to think, and to consider his soul's future. It provides a glimpse into the lives of young children through adult as they go through what for them is an ordinary day.

REDEMPTION MADDIE – Short Film
Directed by Aaron King – California

In the wake of tragedy, fourteen year old Maddie Clifford employs sex, insulin syringes, and an ill-fated rabbit in a startling quest for redemption.

THE BOTTOM – Short Film
Directed by Winn Coslick – Florida

Seth is a teenaged boy working at a remote gas station in the decaying, rural landscape of the southern United States. Isolated and restless, his ambition turns to mischief, and the story Seth creates to escape his situation leads him to a place where he will feel more trapped than ever before.

THE RIVER ON RANDOLPH STREET – Short Film
Directed by Zahik Rizvi – California

Jude and Rebecca's weekend trip to Vegas leads down a dark road of desperation, where a chance encounter with a stranger leads to one last game... a game where the stakes are eternal.

FRATELLI BREAKS – Short Film
Directed by The Scigliano Brothers – New Jersey

Carmine Bianco is a bookie in Jersey. His little brother, Guy Bianco, still runs the family bakery in the North End of Boston. Their relationship is almost at an end.
However, on this day, Easter, one day a year, Carmine returns home to his little brother to celebrate the memory of the man who taught them life lessons outside the Church and inside the bar...and to play some pool.

SWEETIE – Short Film
Directed by Andrew Sayre – Massachussetts

A young woman named Lilly comes across a little girl playing in her front yard, who appears to be completely alone. Concerned for the child's safety, Lilly decides to get involved…and it will be the last mistake she ever makes.

6:00 p.m. – Hoboken Multi-Service Center – $9

DOUGHBOYS – Feature Film

Directed by Louis Lombardi

Louis Lombardi, Vincent Pastore, Andrew Keegan

Doughboys is a slice of life drama that serves up the story of Lou and Frank Conti, two Bronx brothers running the family bakery. Passed down to them from their father, the brothers have the responsibility of preserving the pride of Conti's famous reputation. When situations in their personal lives threaten to destroy what generations of Conti's have developed, the boys must learn to appreciate the shops legacy and the true value of family.

A WALK IN THE PARK – Short Film
Directed by Christian Remde – New York

Justin didn't get the job.  Down and out in Central Park, he meets Aquanetta, a prostitute on her last day on the job. Justin and Aquanetta form an unlikely bond and learn that although life isn't always 'a walk in the park', there's always something to laugh at.

LES PAUL: CHASING SOUND! – Documentary Feature
Directed by James Arntz – Virginia

A verité performance-documentary depicting the eventful life and important cultural contributions of 90-year-old jazz guitarist Les Paul, 1950s pop hit-maker, inventor of overdubbing and multi-track recording, father of the solid-body electric guitar, architect of rock 'n' roll.

ACADEMANIA! – Short Film
Directed by Gina Guerrieri – New Jersey

After trudging through day after day of his dull, lonely life, a stodgy old professor receives an unexpected gift that takes his life in a different direction. “Academania!” is about regaining the passion for life that makes it worth living.

SWINGERS CLUB SACHI – Short Film
Directed by Hiroo Takaoka – Japan

Yumiko is a bored Japanese housewife who decides to visit a swingers’ club for some excitement. At Swingers’ Club Sachi, she meets Bobby, who calls himself the owner. Bobby reveals the club’s secrets to her. Yumiko ends up finding excitement, but not the kind she had expected.

UNSPOOLED – Documentary Feature
Directed by Keir Moreano – Washington

It became the most talked-about film in the history of New York University’s prestigious film school. NY Times acclaimed filmmaker Keir Moreano artfully subverts the ‘making of’ documentary genre for both epic and ironic purpose. In recounting the fate of Maurice Singer and his big budget, student film production of “Bemoana,” Unspooled invokes a hero’s journey, sure to arouse in audiences a catharsis of fear and pity, and more than a few stunned laughs.

DOG RUN – Short Film
Directed by Caleb Johnson – New Jersey

Laura gets cold feet when she discovers her fiance, Steve, has been encouraging his dog to sleep around at the dog park. Both retreat to their best friends for guidance…Instead they find themselves led even more astray.

MADE IN BROOKLYN – Feature Film
Produced by Luca Palanca – New York

Made in Brooklyn" is a seamless story compilation comprised of four short stories. The picture captures the essence of Brooklyn, its people, hangouts, smells, life, irony and the comedy of a bunch of "Brooklynites"." The four stories making up "Made in Brooklyn" are entitled "Happy Birthday, Joe," "Wood," "Let it Go!," and "Choose Life." All written by Luca Palanca.

SO LONG – Short Film
Directed by Brandon Bley – Washington

What would you do with an empty apartment, an ocean of alcohol, and one night of freedom left before shipping off to the most dangerous place on earth?

BEYOND THE CALL – Documentary Feature
Directed by Adrian Belic – California

In a Mother Teresa meets Indiana Jones adventure three middle-aged men, former soldiers and modern day knights travel the world delivering life saving humanitarian aid directly into the hands of civilians in some of the most dangerous yet beautiful places on Earth, the front lines of war.

SE VOIR – Short Film
Directed by Jeff Speed – California

A discarded 8mm camera helps to unlock a boy's wonderful imagination, allowing him to see his once mundane world through new eyes.

DIE FLUGBEGLEITERIN – Short Film
Directed by Marcin Glowacki – Germany

Where desire ends and addiction begins…A film about the amount of food in a society which has lost its proportions, about the work of people, who don't know anymore, what their calling is.

THE BEVERAGES – Feature Film
Directed by Adam Garcia - New York

The Beverages tells the comedic, sometimes ridiculous story of a band and a filmmaker, both of whom are trying to be legitimate in their chosen fields. Filled with cerebral discourse and slapstick comedy, The Beverages is a uniquely stylistic tale that should not be missed.

*PRIVATE PARTY AND SCREENINGS THAT INCLUDE A NUMBER OF THE FILMS’ STARS AND FILMMAKERS!*

This blow out event presented by The Melting Pot, features:

• Private Cocktail Hour with Emmy winning and nominated actors Kassie DePaiva (One Life to Live), James DePaiva (One Life to Live), Heather Tom (The Bold and the Beautiful), Roy Thinnes (Broken English, Falcon Crest), Robert Clohessy (The Interpreter; Angels in the Outfield); and other stars and filmmakers from their movie Undone, as well as other special guests - with all the beer, wine, and cocktails and array of Melting Pot hors d’oeuvres that you can drink and eat for one hour
• Screening of Undone
• Screening of Fifty Cents

UNDONE – Feature Film
Directed by James De Paiva – New York

Kassie De Paiva, Heather Tom, Robert Clohessey, Roy Thinnes

After a horrifying experience a woman retreats to her missing husband's rural ancestral home in New England to encounter a strangely male dominated society that seems intent on putting her in her place, burned at the stake.

FIFTY CENTS -- Short Film
Directed by Phil Botti – New Jersey

Just because you're senile, doesn't mean you forget...A Brooklyn tale between a tenant and his absent-minded landlord.

DON'T SHOOT THE PHARMACIST - Feature Film
Directed by Dave Broitman - New Jersey

Ben Bailey, Godfrey

Zack Wright, a Brooklyn Pharmacist stuck on the graveyard shift, braves another zany night as he muses about life as a Vegas roulette dealer.

HARDWOOD – Short Film
Directed by Christopher Frasciano – New Jersey

When an escaped prisoner seeks refuge in a nearby forest, he unknowingly becomes host to a strange and eerie metamorphosis...

FLYBOYS – Feature Film
Directed by Rocco De Villiers – Utah

Two boys from a small town find their courage tested when they accidentally stow away aboard an airplane owned by the mob.

CUP OF JOE – Short Film
Directed by Joe Paul – New Jersey

A man scopes a hottie while trying to keep his coffee from spilling.

ALIBI, INC. – TV Pilot
Directed by Gregoire Bedard – Canada

A man who sells alibis for a living needs one himself.

SPINE TINGLER: THE WILLIAM CASTLE STORY – Documentary Feature
Directed by Jeffrey Schwarz – California

William Castle was the last great American showman, a movie director and master of ballyhoo who became a brand name with his outrageous audience participation gimmicks –buzzing seats, flying skeletons, luminescent ghosts and life insurance policies. But behind the bravado was a man driven by fear of failure and a longing to be respected among his peers.

4:00 p.m. – Hoboken Multi-Service Center - $9

COUPLES – Short Film
Directed by Roberto Rizzo – New York

When two people love each other, there are no social barriers, no gender issues and no racial or religious differences.

STRONGEST EVER – Documentary Feature
Produced by Jacqueline Willemsen – New York

Strongest Ever is a multifaceted documentary feature about Becca Swanson, the most physically powerful woman in the world. The film details the passion, pain, and endless dedication necessary to become the strongest ever.

SAM AND BEN:  A LOVE STORY – Short Film
Directed by Greg Stees – New York

After a night of drinking, love sick Ben deals with the possibility of abandonment and takes drastic measures to ensure his girlfriend Samantha won't leave for an LA modeling gig.

GARRISON – Feature Film
Directed by Kerry Valderrama – Texas

A military mystery, Garrison revolves around an A.W.O.L soldier who is being searched for by his fellow troops. Garrison was inspired by the Fort Bragg killings of 2002.

HARD DAY’S WORK – TV Pilot
Directed by Jeff McLaughlin – California

Chibrowski and his crew at Versa Corp are tired of work and will stop at nothing to do nothing. They will fight to get Monday off of work utilizing all of their resources, and they will take the battle to the bitter end? of the day. And one man won?t make it back.

TRAIL OF CRUMBS – Feature Film
Directed by Robert McAtee – California

You know when you're driving and all of a sudden you realize that you don't remember driving for the last fifteen minutes . . . and you don't know how you got there? Calvin Miller follows a trail of crumbs in search of a place to call home.

THE PROMISE OF NEW YORK – Documentary Feature
Directed by Raul Barcelona – New York

In post 9-11 New York, three unlikely candidates are running for mayor: a long-time political gadfly, a high school math teacher, and an avant-garde blogger. Dissatisfied with Mayor Michael Bloomberg's job at City Hall, they are putting their faith in American democracy in order to bring social and political change to their beloved city.

THE LUCKY ONE – Short Film
Directed by Brett Levner – New Jersey

A daughter takes care of difficult father during the last year of his life.

CRAZY – Feature Film
Directed by Rick Bieber – California

Ali Larter, Waylon Payne

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.

DECONSTRUCT – Short Film
Directed by Ian Wester – New Mexico

Witness the visions of good and evil become blurred and unclear. Take part in an relentless, restless journey of sexuality and violence that glitters and seems to merge into one and the same with disturbing ease.

HANK & MIKE – Feature Film
Directed by Matthiew Klinck – Canada

Chris Klein, Joe Montegna

When two Easter Bunnies are fired from their jobs, they try their hand at several other occupations, failing at each. Their lives quickly spiral into chaos until they realize that their only hope is to get their old jobs back, which they attempt to do with hilarious results.

SUPER SLICE – TV Pilot
Directed by Stephen Franciosa – New York

There’s a new superhero in town…Pizza Man…

A MAN AMONG GIANTS – Documentary Feature
Directed by Rod Webber – Massachussetts

“A Man Amongst Giants” is the story of the 2006 mayoral race in Pawtucket, RI. Republican candidate Dougie Tunstall Jr. is going to have an uphill fight to beat the Democrat incumbent. Especially since Dougie is African-American, an ex-wrestler, on public assistance, and only four foot seven inches tall.

SEEKERS – Short Film
SEEKERS is a psychological thriller about a young boy with a telepathic connection to a detective that is trying to save his life from a serial killing Vampire. SEEKERS uniquely uses live action with animation to unfold a world of horrific murder and blood lust.

IMPRINT – Feature Film
Directed by Michael Linn – South Dakota

When Shayla Stonefeather, a Native American attorney, returns to her reservation to say goodbye to her dying father, she hears ghostly voices and sees strange visions that cause her to re-examine beliefs she thought she left behind.

NEUF – Short Film
Directed by Martin Talbot – France

Henri quickly resumes his work as an accountant after having been found in a dark street without a ring finger. Thus starts the absurd story of a man who will need to let go out of a limb in order to move on and live his life anew.

SHINER – Short Film
Directed by Eli Hershko – New York

An innocent one night stand gone bad derails the lives of two strangers.

HURENKARUSSELL (THE BROKEN CIRCLE) – Feature Film
Directed by Cajetan Jacob – Austria

A prostitute Marie turns into a hero and saves little Anna from defilement by her wicked father.

FOET – Short Film
Directed by Ian Fischer – New York

Pro-life house wife falls in love with the latest trend to hit New York City: handbags made out of fetal skin.

STRANGE GIRLS – Feature Film
Directed by Rona Mark – New York

Some girls are sugar and spice and everything nice…and some girls are not.

iMURDERS – Closing Night Feature Film
Produced by Kenneth Del Vecchio; Directed by Robbie Bryan – New Jersey (non competition)

William Forsythe, Charles Durning, Gabrielle Anwar, Billy Dee Williams, Margaret Colin, Tony Todd, Wilson Jermaine Heredia, Terri Colombino, Frank Grillo, Brooke Lewis, Justin Deas, Dan Grimaldi

When the participants of an internet chat room are brutally murdered in succession, one person's past holds the key to the gruesome mystery.

PREDATOR’S RETURN – Short Film
Directed by Jerald Fine – Alabama

Abe, a former concentration camp survivor, is a resident of a nursing home. The newest resident of the facility is the same Nazi officer that murdered his entire family 60 years earlier. A nightmare confrontation is about to take place.

7:00 p.m. – Pier A – $100

GALA AWARDS CEREMONY TICKETS - $100

• One of the Nation’s Hottest Awards Ceremonies, this event features:
  Mingle with the Stars at a Closed, Elegant, Extravaganza Cocktail Hour, with an array of complementary hors d ’oeuvres provided by The Melting Pot of Hoboken and complementary Stella Artois beer provided by Anheuser-Busch;
• Celebrity Award Presenters including Academy Award and Emmy winners and nominees;
• Lifetime Achievement Award Personally Accepted by legendary film star Billy Dee Williams (Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi, Batman, etc);
• New Jersey Professional Leadership Award Personally Accepted by Hoboken Mayor David Roberts

2008 OFFICIAL SCREENPLAY SELECTIONS:

"Kate & Co." - Co-Written by: Chad Gilkison & Scott Parrish
"The Book of Water" - Bradford Tatum
"Giants" - Christopher Baily
"Jerzey Tranzit" - Christopher Debiec
"The Road To Atonement" - John J. Maffucci