Bearded Child Film Festival

Myles Reif Performing Arts Center
Grand Rapids, Minnesota

Screening Schedule
Saturday, September 8, 2001
4:30 PM - Midnight

Festival Director, Dan Anderson

4:30 Welcome

 

1. 4:50East 183rd Street (27:00)

by Mark Gasper, Hoboken, NJ

"An episode from a TV series about growing up in the Bronx."

 

2. 5:20The Chromium Hook (37:00)

by Ace Algood & James Stanger, Minneapolis, MN

"A 'mockudramedy' seeking to expose the truth behind an urban legend in Nimrod, MN."

 

DRAMA

 

3. 6:00Aegri Somnia (16:00)

by Mark Ryan, Minneapolis, MN

"The lone survivor of a shipwreck slowly goes insane aboard his drifting raft."

 

4. 6:16Landing Lights (4:00)

by Mark Ryan, Minneapolis, MN

"An avant-garde look at air travel."

 

5. 6:21Flat Tire (23:00)

by Steven Anthony Smith, Shakopee, MN

"When an ordinary situation turns deadly, Jim Red Dawn must walk a line between his rage and his faith."

 

6. 6:50Leaving the Vortex (16mm film)(8:20)

by Michael Lindquist, Minneapolis, MN

"What's better: money that grows on trees, or a billfold full of magic leaves?"

7:00Meet the drama directors (10 minute break)

 

COMEDY

 

7. 7:10Suburban Cowboys (4:30)

by Eric Dela Cruz & Luke Taylor, Minneapolis, MN

"A pool ace and two misfits create havoc during a billiards game."

 

8. 7:15Free (10:00)

by Eric Dela Cruz & Luke Taylor, Minneapolis, MN

"A man observes his neighbor and gets an idea..."

 

9. 7:26The Ketchup Conspiracy (11:00)

by Ron Johnson, Minneapolis, MN

"An investigative look into a potential plot to hook America on ketchup."

 

10. 7:3820/20 Vision *(20:00)

by Chris Newberry, Wayzata, MN

"A young couple tries to save their crumbling marriage as they reluctantly endeavor to solve the riddle, 'Why to they call you Dr. Four Eyes?'"

 

8:00 Meet the comedy directors (10 minutes)

 

8:10Break(20 minutes)

 

 

LOCAL

 

11. 8:30Unspoken Love (12:30)

by John Schroeder, Deer River, MN

"An old man finds his long lost love, but gets rejected"

 

12. 8:45Moody Nelson (17:00)

by Lindsey Nelson, Remer, MN

"Mockumentary about a 17-year-old girl who has locked herself in a bedroom for 4 years because of her multi-personality disorder."

13. 9:05Victorias's Secret, And Our Love is Too (20:00)

By Jim BujoldGrand Rapids, MN

"If it feels right, do it."

 

14. 9:25The Ball(9:00)

by Max Page, Cohasset, MN

"One of the most pleasant things in the world is going on a journey"

 

9:35 Meet the local directors (10 minutes)

EXPERIMENTAL

 

15. 9:45Pennies for Beer(3.50)

by Matthew T.Cleveland, OH

"A film following the time honored tradition of turning useless copper into sweet, sweet beer."

 

16. 9:50What Boys Want (2:30)

by Roger Beebe, Gainesville, FL

"A simple comic portrait of a boy paralyzed by his own idiotic desire."

 

17. 9:54Nothing Can Stop Torg (5:00)

by Ross Payton, Springfield, MO

"Experimental computer animation based on classic pulp science fiction and modern digital imagery."

 

18. 10:00UFO * RIA (5:00)

by Jeffrey Ragan, San Francisco, CA

"Two confused microscopic aliens travel to spread bliss."

 

19. 10:06FrankenChrist(2:30)

by Shannon KellyBrighton, CO

"Chronicles the parallel themes of resurrection between myth and biblical accounts of Jesus."

 

20. 10:10Nazis to the Moon!(3:00)

by Shannon KellyBrighton, CO

"Witness Hitler as he plots to take on outer space and conquer the moon!"

 

21. 10:14Thanksgiving (10:20)

by Jack Shynk, Santa Barbara, CA

"There is happiness in the delivery room."

 

22. 10:25Dirt (4:00)

by Chel White, Portland, OR

"A man's strange obsession with dirt starts as a childhood game, but eventually manifests itself on a most surreal level."

 

23. 10:33Mind @ Large(hi-8)(12:00)

by William CusickRichmond Hill, NY

"Three secret agents double cross each other while operating undercover in an attempt to infiltrate American Culture."

 

24. 10:46Dream *(8:00)

By Hayashi KoichiroTokyo, Japan

"A Japanese shock film"

25. 10:55Hori Room(5:00)

By Hayashi KoichiroTokyo, Japan

"Murder inside the mysterious 'Hori Room'"

 

26. 11:00A Study of Human Movement & the Aging Process

by Wade Ardery & Jesse Holcomb(21:00) Minneapolis, MN

"People wander around, chat and do stuff."

11:25Meet the experimental directors (10 minutes)

 

 

DOCUMENTARY

 

27. 11:35The Musician (7:00)

by Hayashi Koichiro, Tokyo, Japan

"A documentary about a Japanese electronic musician."

 

28. 11:43The Minneapolis Wrestling Club (17:00)

by John Lightfoot, Berkeley, CA

"A documentary about four old-school, Midwestern, professional wrestlers."

 

12:00Closing Awards

 

 

*Festival patrons are advised that some films include strong language or powerful graphic images that some viewers may find offensive.



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