NewFilmmakers Los Angeles invites you to join us for the July 20th 2011 film screening series and after-party event at Sunset Gower Studios in Hollywood with a filmmaker lounge throughout the evening.
When: WEDNESDAY, JULY 20, 2011
Where: SUNSET GOWER STUDIOS- 1438 N. Gower St. Hollywood CA 90028
What: Film screening series. You will have the opportunity to meet the directors of each film, the actors and other crew + participate in a live audience Q&A. There are pre-receptions and after-parties for each program.
Why: To discover, promote and encourage new talents. And have fun!
How much: Admissions to the programs are only $6 which includes the screening ticket and access to the filmmaker lounge or $16 for the all night event. Visit the NewFilmmakers L.A Official Website at www.NFMLA.org for more information and to purchase your ticket nWho: NewFilmmakers LA at Sunset Gower Studios is a non-profit organization designed to showcase innovative works by emerging filmmakers from around the world, providing the Los Angeles community of entertainment professionals and film goers with a constant surge of monthly screening events.
PROGRAM
6:00PM Documentary Film Program Reception (purchase tickets online)
6:30PM Documentary Film Program Screening:
* SMUT CAPITAL OF AMERICA (Dir. Michael Stabile)
In 1970, San Francisco became the first city in the United States to legalize pornography, launching a sexual gold rush in the city's gritty Tenderloin district. - 16 Min. USA
* Animation: A PALLETTE OF POSSIBILITIES (Dir. Angela Hinton)
A fascinating collection of stories, anecdotes and insight from some of the best animators in the world today. - 16 Min. USA
* HOT TUBS (Dir. Gabe Rosenn)
Come steam a while... dream a while - with the group that revolutionized the way we relax and gave birth to the modern day spa. This is the story of... Hot Tubs. - 24 Min. USA
* FIRELINE (Dir. Sara Newens)
A look into the physical and emotional intensity of those who fight wild fires. - 7 Min. USA
7:15PM Short Film Program #1 Reception (purchase tickets online)
7:30PM Documentary Film Program After-Party
7:45PM Short Film Program #1 Screening:
* SECOND BEST (Dir. Jason Wong)
At their community's annual cultural retreat, two teenage Indian American sisters compete in a Hindi speaking scholarship competition. But when their sibling rivalry erupts on stage, both must reevaluate what it means to be a 'winner.' - 19 Min. USA
* TUB (Dir. Bobby Miller)
It's just your typical short film about a guy who can't commit to his girlfriend...who then jerks off in the shower. And accidentally impregnates his tub. - 13 Min. USA
* INFERNO (Dir. Jarid Boyce)
Never open the Case. No matter what happens... - 21 Min. USA
* 8 MINUTES (Dir. Kirsten Nelson)
A short comedy about the romantic complications of two spies and their recently captured counterparts. - 7 Min. USA
8:45PM Short Film Program #2 Reception (purchase tickets online)
9:00PM Short Film Program #1 After-Party
9:15PM Short Film Program #2 Screening:
* THE EXTRAORDINARY FIGHT OF ATTICUS WALKER AND THE MONSTER IN HIS MIND (Dir. Michael Karman)
You know that voice? The one that reminds you of your every insecurity? For Atticus Walker, his voice is 6 feet tall, obese, furry, and green. To get his dream job as a writer, Atticus must finally defeat the Monster in his mind. - 14 Min. USA
* MARIGOLDS (Dir. Stephanie Zari)
The dark secrets of a suburban housewife's dusty existence are surfaced when an unexpected visit from her son threatens her fragile state. - 16 Min. U.K.
* CAGE SHIFT (Dir. Philip Bache)
One of the world's greatest magicians is kidnapped. He is asked to reveal the secrets to his well-known 'Cage Shift' illusion or suffer the nine-millimeter consequences. - 12 Min. USA
* SPECTRUM OF THE SKY (Dir. Tami Tamar Sasson)
New York based group Break of Reality performs their intense song Spectrum of the Sky in their first produced Music Video. - 6 Min. USA
* HAPPY BIRTHDAY MICHAEL PECK (Dir. James Breen)
An unemployed auto worker is interviewed by a local reporter before he commits a desperate act of protest against the industry that used to employ him. - 23 Min. USA
* THE STRANGE THING ABOUT THE JOHNSONS (Dir. Ari Aster)
A dark domestic melodrama/satire about the ties that bind and the ties that really bind. 28 Min. USA
10:45PM Short Film Program #2 After-Party
Contact info: Email: info@nfmla.org Website: www.nfmla.org
Follow us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000519412033
EXCLUSIVE PROGRAM JULY 19th
The Producer Guild of America: PGA Green, in partnership with NewFilmmakers Los Angeles and Sunset Gower Studios Present:
CARBON NATION
Dir. Peter Byck
84 Min. USA
This screening is open to Producers Guild of America Members and NewFilmmakers Los Angeles Yearly Pass-holders only. If you are not currently a yearly pass-holder, CLICK HERE to become one now!
7pm Check-in
7:30pm Screening
8:55pm Q&A
9:15pm After-Party
Carbon Nation is an optimistic, solutions-based, non-preachy, non-partisan, big tent film that shows tackling climate change boosts the economy, increases national & energy security and promotes health & a clean environment.
Carbon Nation is a documentary movie about climate change SOLUTIONS. Even if you doubt the severity of the impact of climate change or just don't buy it at all, this is still a compelling and relevant film that illustrates how SOLUTIONS to climate change also address other social, economic and national security issues. You'll meet a host of entertaining and endearing characters along the way.
Carbon Nation's optimism and pragmatism are appealing across the political spectrum. While other good films have been about problems, blame and guilt, carbon nation is a film that celebrates solutions, inspiration and action.
Watch the Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FEZZDwgxNsA
When: WEDNESDAY, JULY 20, 2011
Where: SUNSET GOWER STUDIOS- 1438 N. Gower St. Hollywood CA 90028
What: Film screening series. You will have the opportunity to meet the directors of each film, the actors and other crew + participate in a live audience Q&A. There are pre-receptions and after-parties for each program.
Why: To discover, promote and encourage new talents. And have fun!
How much: Admissions to the programs are only $6 which includes the screening ticket and access to the filmmaker lounge or $16 for the all night event. Visit the NewFilmmakers L.A Official Website at www.NFMLA.org for more information and to purchase your ticket nWho: NewFilmmakers LA at Sunset Gower Studios is a non-profit organization designed to showcase innovative works by emerging filmmakers from around the world, providing the Los Angeles community of entertainment professionals and film goers with a constant surge of monthly screening events.
PROGRAM
6:00PM Documentary Film Program Reception (purchase tickets online)
6:30PM Documentary Film Program Screening:
* SMUT CAPITAL OF AMERICA (Dir. Michael Stabile)
In 1970, San Francisco became the first city in the United States to legalize pornography, launching a sexual gold rush in the city's gritty Tenderloin district. - 16 Min. USA
* Animation: A PALLETTE OF POSSIBILITIES (Dir. Angela Hinton)
A fascinating collection of stories, anecdotes and insight from some of the best animators in the world today. - 16 Min. USA
* HOT TUBS (Dir. Gabe Rosenn)
Come steam a while... dream a while - with the group that revolutionized the way we relax and gave birth to the modern day spa. This is the story of... Hot Tubs. - 24 Min. USA
* FIRELINE (Dir. Sara Newens)
A look into the physical and emotional intensity of those who fight wild fires. - 7 Min. USA
7:15PM Short Film Program #1 Reception (purchase tickets online)
7:30PM Documentary Film Program After-Party
7:45PM Short Film Program #1 Screening:
* SECOND BEST (Dir. Jason Wong)
At their community's annual cultural retreat, two teenage Indian American sisters compete in a Hindi speaking scholarship competition. But when their sibling rivalry erupts on stage, both must reevaluate what it means to be a 'winner.' - 19 Min. USA
* TUB (Dir. Bobby Miller)
It's just your typical short film about a guy who can't commit to his girlfriend...who then jerks off in the shower. And accidentally impregnates his tub. - 13 Min. USA
* INFERNO (Dir. Jarid Boyce)
Never open the Case. No matter what happens... - 21 Min. USA
* 8 MINUTES (Dir. Kirsten Nelson)
A short comedy about the romantic complications of two spies and their recently captured counterparts. - 7 Min. USA
8:45PM Short Film Program #2 Reception (purchase tickets online)
9:00PM Short Film Program #1 After-Party
9:15PM Short Film Program #2 Screening:
* THE EXTRAORDINARY FIGHT OF ATTICUS WALKER AND THE MONSTER IN HIS MIND (Dir. Michael Karman)
You know that voice? The one that reminds you of your every insecurity? For Atticus Walker, his voice is 6 feet tall, obese, furry, and green. To get his dream job as a writer, Atticus must finally defeat the Monster in his mind. - 14 Min. USA
* MARIGOLDS (Dir. Stephanie Zari)
The dark secrets of a suburban housewife's dusty existence are surfaced when an unexpected visit from her son threatens her fragile state. - 16 Min. U.K.
* CAGE SHIFT (Dir. Philip Bache)
One of the world's greatest magicians is kidnapped. He is asked to reveal the secrets to his well-known 'Cage Shift' illusion or suffer the nine-millimeter consequences. - 12 Min. USA
* SPECTRUM OF THE SKY (Dir. Tami Tamar Sasson)
New York based group Break of Reality performs their intense song Spectrum of the Sky in their first produced Music Video. - 6 Min. USA
* HAPPY BIRTHDAY MICHAEL PECK (Dir. James Breen)
An unemployed auto worker is interviewed by a local reporter before he commits a desperate act of protest against the industry that used to employ him. - 23 Min. USA
* THE STRANGE THING ABOUT THE JOHNSONS (Dir. Ari Aster)
A dark domestic melodrama/satire about the ties that bind and the ties that really bind. 28 Min. USA
10:45PM Short Film Program #2 After-Party
Contact info: Email: info@nfmla.org Website: www.nfmla.org
Follow us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000519412033
EXCLUSIVE PROGRAM JULY 19th
The Producer Guild of America: PGA Green, in partnership with NewFilmmakers Los Angeles and Sunset Gower Studios Present:
CARBON NATION
Dir. Peter Byck
84 Min. USA
This screening is open to Producers Guild of America Members and NewFilmmakers Los Angeles Yearly Pass-holders only. If you are not currently a yearly pass-holder, CLICK HERE to become one now!
7pm Check-in
7:30pm Screening
8:55pm Q&A
9:15pm After-Party
Carbon Nation is an optimistic, solutions-based, non-preachy, non-partisan, big tent film that shows tackling climate change boosts the economy, increases national & energy security and promotes health & a clean environment.
Carbon Nation is a documentary movie about climate change SOLUTIONS. Even if you doubt the severity of the impact of climate change or just don't buy it at all, this is still a compelling and relevant film that illustrates how SOLUTIONS to climate change also address other social, economic and national security issues. You'll meet a host of entertaining and endearing characters along the way.
Carbon Nation's optimism and pragmatism are appealing across the political spectrum. While other good films have been about problems, blame and guilt, carbon nation is a film that celebrates solutions, inspiration and action.
Watch the Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FEZZDwgxNsA