Friday | March 10th
3:00-5:00 PM
"Fresh Take" Town Hall: Exploring Race and Recidivism
(FREE Admission - Priority seating given to festival ticket holders)
"Fresh Take" Town Hall: Exploring Race and Recidivism
(FREE Admission - Priority seating given to festival ticket holders)
DETAILS
This unique community event inspired by the feature film "Halfway" (starring Quinton Aaron - "The Blindside"), screening at 8 p.m. that evening, will give attendees the opportunity to explore race and recidivism from multiple points of view. There will be a variety of panelists, interviews and discussions during the two hour session.
Speakers:
More to be announced....
Moderated by: Josh Dukelow
Josh hosts "Fresh Take" weekdays 8:30-11AM on WHBY. This locally-focused news talk show curates an inclusive conversation focused on creative solutions to community challenges. Josh also chairs Creative Downtown Appleton, the creative place making division of Appleton Downtown Inc.
Speakers:
- Mark Ferrell, award-winning photographer, chose to live/work here, sharing his perspective on Being Black in the Fox Cities
- Rayon Brown, head of Multicultural Center at FVTC, and Paris Brown, admissions counselor at Lawrence (no relation to each other) on education as help/hurdle to avoiding jail
- Bill Van Lopik, Member of the ESTHER Prison Reform Task Force, to speak to faith-based approaches to avoid jail
- An exhibit about local Black history from the 1700s to the present. Exhibit on loan from History Museum at the Castle.
More to be announced....
Moderated by: Josh Dukelow
Josh hosts "Fresh Take" weekdays 8:30-11AM on WHBY. This locally-focused news talk show curates an inclusive conversation focused on creative solutions to community challenges. Josh also chairs Creative Downtown Appleton, the creative place making division of Appleton Downtown Inc.
"Thank you" to our program sponsors:
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FILM Lineup
HALFWAY
Genre: Drama | Time: 1:43:00
Director: Ben Caird
Producers: Quinton Aaron, Nnamdi Asomugha, Jonathan Baker, Alexandra Carey, Bonnie Greenberg, Nicholas Owen Langholff, Ryan Lepeska, Tommy Oliver, Jonny Paterson, Victor Zorba
Writer: Ben Caird
Stars: Quinton Aaron, Amy Pietz, Jeffrey DeMunn | See full cast & crew »
Synopsis: A recently released convict finds himself trapped between his urban criminal past and his new life on probation as the only black man in a conservative white Wisconsin farming town.
Wisconsin Connection: Filmed in Montfort, Mineral Point, Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin.
Director: Ben Caird
Producers: Quinton Aaron, Nnamdi Asomugha, Jonathan Baker, Alexandra Carey, Bonnie Greenberg, Nicholas Owen Langholff, Ryan Lepeska, Tommy Oliver, Jonny Paterson, Victor Zorba
Writer: Ben Caird
Stars: Quinton Aaron, Amy Pietz, Jeffrey DeMunn | See full cast & crew »
Synopsis: A recently released convict finds himself trapped between his urban criminal past and his new life on probation as the only black man in a conservative white Wisconsin farming town.
Wisconsin Connection: Filmed in Montfort, Mineral Point, Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin.
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Saturday | March 11th
(Redwood Room at the Radisson Paper Valley Hotel)
DETAILS
Participants in the workshop can expect to learn about the many aspects of film making including:
- "Visual story telling"
- The importance of story and your script
- Pre-production
- Casting - finding your actors
- Location scouting - where to shoot your film
- Camera work - creating your shot
- Post-production
- Editing
- Marketing (what to do with your finished film..) And more!
- Wyatt Kuether, (CEO/Founder/Artistic Director of The Production Farm) Actor, Producer, Fight Choreographer, Director, Writer, Musician and proud member of Equity. Wyatt is a skilled carpenter, technical director, production manager, editor and composer. Recent feature films include THE COTTAGE, ETERNAL DAMN NATION, WHISPER ME A LULLABY (Best Feature Big Apple Film Festival). He can most frequently be seen on MTV2’s GUY CODE. Wyatt has been teaching for over 15 years through workshops, classes, and seminars. Wyatt and his wife run The Production Farm, an organization that teaches independent film making to youth primarily in foster care as well as housing foster youth and community engagement. www.theproductionfarm.org
- Carolyn Kuether, (CFO/VP/Treasurer/Managing Director of The Production Farm) Worked for four time Tony Award Winning Producers, Martian Entertainment. She is a native of Wisconsin growing up as the granddaughter of John and Jan Gillespie, founders of Rawhide Boys Ranch. She has performed with numerous improv groups around the country and taught with several educational improv groups. She has New York experience with Company Management, General Management and accounting for theatre and Directing, Editing and Production Management for film. Carolyn has taught performance for over 15 years all over. Carolyn and her husbanc run The Production Farm, an organization that teaches independent film making to youth primarily in foster care as well as housing foster youth and community engagement. www.theproductionfarm.org
- Craig Knitt, Story teller, and one of the founders of the Wildwood Film Festival. He is also an Art educator and filmmaker with more than 20 years of experience. Throughout that time he has taught every aspect of filmmaking to countless students. Currently he is teaching graphic design and visual arts (including filmmaking when it applies) for the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Green Bay. He is one of twelve artists with the Youth Arts Initiative made possible through a grant from the Wallace Foundation. His films have earned many recognitions. "Drip" was selected as the Best Wisconsin Short film at the Milwaukee Short Film Festival.
1:00 PM
"Youth and Family Friendly" session
"Youth and Family Friendly" session
FILM LINEUP
Ten Spotting
Genre: Drama | Time: 18:30
Director / Producer: Eric Goska
Cast: Nicole Goska, Rebecca Goska, Evelyn Parma
Synopsis: Four friends stock their local Little Free Libraries with more than books and discover the lives they affect most are their own.
Wisconsin Connections: Filmmaker Eric Goska was born in Appleton and lives in Green Bay.
Director / Producer: Eric Goska
Cast: Nicole Goska, Rebecca Goska, Evelyn Parma
Synopsis: Four friends stock their local Little Free Libraries with more than books and discover the lives they affect most are their own.
Wisconsin Connections: Filmmaker Eric Goska was born in Appleton and lives in Green Bay.
Revenge
Genre: Action | Time: 02:00
Directors / Producers / Writers: James Gavins and his young artists
Synopsis: After someone's mother is kidnapped, a kung-fu war breaks out between two groups of young warriors.
Wisconsin Connection: This film was created by the young artists within the Youth Arts Initiative at the Milwaukee Boys & Girls Club under the instruction of James Gavins.
Directors / Producers / Writers: James Gavins and his young artists
Synopsis: After someone's mother is kidnapped, a kung-fu war breaks out between two groups of young warriors.
Wisconsin Connection: This film was created by the young artists within the Youth Arts Initiative at the Milwaukee Boys & Girls Club under the instruction of James Gavins.
No DAPL
Genre: Documentary | Time: 03:00
Director / Producer: Morgan Wray, Yessenia NinHam, Alex Zacarias
Synopsis: Two young girls report on the Dakota Access Pipe Line while their instructor visits the location.
Wisconsin Connection: This film was created by the young artists within the Youth Arts Initiative at the Green Bay Boys & Girls Club under the instruction of Alex Zacarias.
Director / Producer: Morgan Wray, Yessenia NinHam, Alex Zacarias
Synopsis: Two young girls report on the Dakota Access Pipe Line while their instructor visits the location.
Wisconsin Connection: This film was created by the young artists within the Youth Arts Initiative at the Green Bay Boys & Girls Club under the instruction of Alex Zacarias.
Food Shack Episode One - No More Taytoes
Genre: Comedy | Time: 19:00
Directors / Producers / Writers: Craig Knitt and his young artists
Cast: Craig Knitt, John Benberg and many kids and adults from the Club!
Synopsis: A Restaurant FOR kids, by kids
Wisconsin Connection: This film was created by the young artists within the Youth Arts Initiative at the Green Bay Boys & Girls Club under the instruction of Craig Knitt.
Directors / Producers / Writers: Craig Knitt and his young artists
Cast: Craig Knitt, John Benberg and many kids and adults from the Club!
Synopsis: A Restaurant FOR kids, by kids
Wisconsin Connection: This film was created by the young artists within the Youth Arts Initiative at the Green Bay Boys & Girls Club under the instruction of Craig Knitt.
Heroes Rising
Genre: Sci-Fi | Time: 24:00
Director: Ian Teal
Producers: Ian Teal, Kathy Fehl, Jesse Heffernan
Writer: Kathy Fehl
Cast: Nick Jungers, Amanda Loehrke, Alex Lederer, Alexus Williams, Chance Buchholz, Natasha Timm
Synopsis: The difficult world of heroin addiction is closer than you may think. A group of young people are offered a choice that will change their lives forever.
Wisconsin Connection: This project was created through a summer filmmaking program offered by Wega Arts. It was shot in Weyauwega.
Director: Ian Teal
Producers: Ian Teal, Kathy Fehl, Jesse Heffernan
Writer: Kathy Fehl
Cast: Nick Jungers, Amanda Loehrke, Alex Lederer, Alexus Williams, Chance Buchholz, Natasha Timm
Synopsis: The difficult world of heroin addiction is closer than you may think. A group of young people are offered a choice that will change their lives forever.
Wisconsin Connection: This project was created through a summer filmmaking program offered by Wega Arts. It was shot in Weyauwega.
3:00 PM
General Presentation
General Presentation
FILM LINEUP
Tranquility and the Revolution -- Moondog
Genre: Experimental | Time: 03:35
Director: Len Borruso
Writer: Joanna Kosowsky
Cast: Joanna Kosowsky Dane, John Fleckner, Luke Jacobs, Therese Joanis
Synopsis: Tranquility encounters Moondog.
Wisconsin connection: Director Len Borruso lives in Appleton, and teaches filmmaking at the Renaissance School in Appleton.
Director: Len Borruso
Writer: Joanna Kosowsky
Cast: Joanna Kosowsky Dane, John Fleckner, Luke Jacobs, Therese Joanis
Synopsis: Tranquility encounters Moondog.
Wisconsin connection: Director Len Borruso lives in Appleton, and teaches filmmaking at the Renaissance School in Appleton.
THE NUCLEAR MAN
Genre: Drama | Time: 11:33
Director / Producer: Al Vento
Cast: Al Vento, Brett Kihlmire
Writers: Al Vento, Brett Kihlmire
Synopsis: You weren't meant to be, but here you are.
Wisconsin Connection: Filmmaker Al Vento is a Milwaukee native and a UW-Oshkosh alumni.
Director / Producer: Al Vento
Cast: Al Vento, Brett Kihlmire
Writers: Al Vento, Brett Kihlmire
Synopsis: You weren't meant to be, but here you are.
Wisconsin Connection: Filmmaker Al Vento is a Milwaukee native and a UW-Oshkosh alumni.
Oshkosh in Music
Genre: Documentary | Time: 11:03
Director: Anthony Montalvo
Synopsis: A short documentary about the music scene in Oshkosh Wisconsin.
Wisconsin Connection: 'Oshkosh in Music' is a short documentary which showcases the music scene in the small Wisconsin city. Following musicians, venues operators, and fans this film shows what music can do to a community. Filmmaker Anthony Montalvo lives in Oshkosh.
Director: Anthony Montalvo
Synopsis: A short documentary about the music scene in Oshkosh Wisconsin.
Wisconsin Connection: 'Oshkosh in Music' is a short documentary which showcases the music scene in the small Wisconsin city. Following musicians, venues operators, and fans this film shows what music can do to a community. Filmmaker Anthony Montalvo lives in Oshkosh.
Silent Melody
Genre: Drama | Time: 13:00
Director / Producer: Arabella DeLucco
Writer: Muse Seymour
Synopsis: A young woman silently lives her life in San Francisco until one day she meets a musician that prompts her to face the fear and anxiety that have caused her to hide her voice after all of these years.
Wisconsin Connection: Writer Muse Seymour was born in Green Bay and attended both Marquette University and St. Norbert College.
Director / Producer: Arabella DeLucco
Writer: Muse Seymour
Synopsis: A young woman silently lives her life in San Francisco until one day she meets a musician that prompts her to face the fear and anxiety that have caused her to hide her voice after all of these years.
Wisconsin Connection: Writer Muse Seymour was born in Green Bay and attended both Marquette University and St. Norbert College.
INCOMING
Genre: Horror | Time: 09:25
Director / Writer: Sam Klein
Producer: Eric Zaragoza
Cast: Ryan Leli, Tyler Messner, Kira Halling
Synopsis: A transmission... sent from the depths of space. It repeats, each | Time closer. An amateur researcher picks it up, calls SETI. They send someone out to investigate, a gaunt figure follows...
Wisconsin Connection: Filmmaker Sam Klein is from Appleton.
Director / Writer: Sam Klein
Producer: Eric Zaragoza
Cast: Ryan Leli, Tyler Messner, Kira Halling
Synopsis: A transmission... sent from the depths of space. It repeats, each | Time closer. An amateur researcher picks it up, calls SETI. They send someone out to investigate, a gaunt figure follows...
Wisconsin Connection: Filmmaker Sam Klein is from Appleton.
The Devil's Sonata
Genre: Drama | Time: 11:59
Director: Michael Kuznar
Producer: David James Peterjohn
Writer: Nathan Dooley
Cast: Michael Schwengel, William Studer, Cassia Harder
Synopsis: A homeless young violinist auditions for entry to the mansion and the tutelage of a mysterious old violin master. But he soon learns that he may be signing his life away not to the old man, but the spirits that control the house.
Wisconsin Connection: Filmmaker Michael Kuznar grew up in Eau Claire and went to school at UW-Milwaukee.
Director: Michael Kuznar
Producer: David James Peterjohn
Writer: Nathan Dooley
Cast: Michael Schwengel, William Studer, Cassia Harder
Synopsis: A homeless young violinist auditions for entry to the mansion and the tutelage of a mysterious old violin master. But he soon learns that he may be signing his life away not to the old man, but the spirits that control the house.
Wisconsin Connection: Filmmaker Michael Kuznar grew up in Eau Claire and went to school at UW-Milwaukee.
Cured
Genre: Drama | Time: 13:51
Director / Producer: Adam Zuehlke
Cast: Emily Fradenburgh, Stephanie Saji, Charles Hubbell, Nancy Marvy
Production Company: Zenoscope Productions
Synopsis: Can the once infected ever return to the life they've led before?
Wisconsin Connection: Filmmaker Adam Zuehlke is from Weyauwega.
Director / Producer: Adam Zuehlke
Cast: Emily Fradenburgh, Stephanie Saji, Charles Hubbell, Nancy Marvy
Production Company: Zenoscope Productions
Synopsis: Can the once infected ever return to the life they've led before?
Wisconsin Connection: Filmmaker Adam Zuehlke is from Weyauwega.
FRAMED - THE ADVENTURES OF ZION MAN
Genre: Drama | Time: 15:50
Director / Writer: Brenda Lee Lau
Cast: Jaeden Lieberher, Christa Beth Campbell, Gabe White, Steve Cell, Marianne Muellerleile, Alicia Ziegler, Cole Jensen
Synopsis: Jaeden Lieberher delivers a stand up and cheer performance in Framed - The Adventures of Zion Man. Inspired by the true story of Walter, a 12 old Jewish boy, surviving the bullies who abuse him during school in 1933 Germany by creating a Fantastical Superhero Universe.
Wisconsin Connection: Filmmaker Brenda Lee Lau was born and raised in Wisconsin and went to school at UW-Oshkosh.
Director / Writer: Brenda Lee Lau
Cast: Jaeden Lieberher, Christa Beth Campbell, Gabe White, Steve Cell, Marianne Muellerleile, Alicia Ziegler, Cole Jensen
Synopsis: Jaeden Lieberher delivers a stand up and cheer performance in Framed - The Adventures of Zion Man. Inspired by the true story of Walter, a 12 old Jewish boy, surviving the bullies who abuse him during school in 1933 Germany by creating a Fantastical Superhero Universe.
Wisconsin Connection: Filmmaker Brenda Lee Lau was born and raised in Wisconsin and went to school at UW-Oshkosh.
6:00 PM
General Presentation
General Presentation
FILM LINEUP
Audition
Genre: Drama | Time: 13:25
Director: Michael Kuznar
Producer: David James Peterjohn
Cast: Michael Schwengel, Noah Gillett, Cynthia Uhrich
Synopsis: John is a washed up middle-age actor waiting nervously in a dingy hall for an audition that could salvage his career. When a younger actor with a eerie resemblance suddenly appears, John's confidence and sanity will be tested. Things are not as normal as they appear.
Wisconsin Connection: Filmmaker Michael Kuznar grew up in Eau Claire and went to school at UW-Milwaukee.
Director: Michael Kuznar
Producer: David James Peterjohn
Cast: Michael Schwengel, Noah Gillett, Cynthia Uhrich
Synopsis: John is a washed up middle-age actor waiting nervously in a dingy hall for an audition that could salvage his career. When a younger actor with a eerie resemblance suddenly appears, John's confidence and sanity will be tested. Things are not as normal as they appear.
Wisconsin Connection: Filmmaker Michael Kuznar grew up in Eau Claire and went to school at UW-Milwaukee.
A Change of Heart
Genre: Drama | Time: 07:30
Director: Rex Steven Sikes
Producer: Darren Eliot Fulsher, Rex Steven Sikes
Writer: Darren Fulsher
Cast: Darren Eliot Fulsher, Julie Schmidt, Zarai Perez, Rex Steven Sikes.
Synopsis: A father comes to terms with his relationships in life and his spiritually.
Wisconsin Connection: Filmmaker Darren Fulsher resides in Milwaukee, and is the father of actress Jessica Szohr.
Director: Rex Steven Sikes
Producer: Darren Eliot Fulsher, Rex Steven Sikes
Writer: Darren Fulsher
Cast: Darren Eliot Fulsher, Julie Schmidt, Zarai Perez, Rex Steven Sikes.
Synopsis: A father comes to terms with his relationships in life and his spiritually.
Wisconsin Connection: Filmmaker Darren Fulsher resides in Milwaukee, and is the father of actress Jessica Szohr.
Where the Great Spirits Live
Genre: Horror | Time: 25:22
Director / Writer: Melonie Gartner
Cinematographer: Nate Haban
Editor: Tina Prigge
Cast: Melonie Gartner, Mark Borchardt
Synopsis: Dirke, a struggling war veteran, is from a small town where he's shunned and misunderstood by everyone. One day, he meets Emma, the girl of his dreams. This film is the prequel to 'Two Rivers'.
Wisconsin Connection: Filmmaker Melonie Gartner lives in Manitowoc.
Director / Writer: Melonie Gartner
Cinematographer: Nate Haban
Editor: Tina Prigge
Cast: Melonie Gartner, Mark Borchardt
Synopsis: Dirke, a struggling war veteran, is from a small town where he's shunned and misunderstood by everyone. One day, he meets Emma, the girl of his dreams. This film is the prequel to 'Two Rivers'.
Wisconsin Connection: Filmmaker Melonie Gartner lives in Manitowoc.
Forties Shorties - Love
Genre: Comedy | Time: 04:12
Director / Producer / Writer: Devin Dugan
Cast: Kelsey Redmond, Adrian Gomez, Nick Breslin
Synopsis: A series of comedy shorts that perfectly mix vaudeville with modern day humor.
Wisconsin Tie: Filmmaker Devin Dugan lived in Green Bay for 26 years until he made the big shift west. He is a professional comedian, actor, director and author.
Director / Producer / Writer: Devin Dugan
Cast: Kelsey Redmond, Adrian Gomez, Nick Breslin
Synopsis: A series of comedy shorts that perfectly mix vaudeville with modern day humor.
Wisconsin Tie: Filmmaker Devin Dugan lived in Green Bay for 26 years until he made the big shift west. He is a professional comedian, actor, director and author.
The Raven James Chronicles: The Waiting Room
Genre: Horror | Time: 10:00
Director: Ben Wydeven
Synopsis: Some Times they think I'm an ANGEL... This film is one of several films in The Raven James Chronicles film series, about alcoholic spiritual medium Raven James.
Wisconsin Connection: Filmmaker Ben Wydeven is from Madison.
Director: Ben Wydeven
Synopsis: Some Times they think I'm an ANGEL... This film is one of several films in The Raven James Chronicles film series, about alcoholic spiritual medium Raven James.
Wisconsin Connection: Filmmaker Ben Wydeven is from Madison.
MotivateD
Genre: Sci-Fi | Time: 05:30
Director / Producer / Writer: Craig Knitt
Cast: Craig Knitt, Craig Knitt, Craig Knitt
Production Company: Out of Whack Productions
Synopsis: Encouragement at the right | Time goes a long way!
Wisconsin Connection: Filmmaker Craig Knitt is currently residing in Waupaca and grew up in the Marion area.
Director / Producer / Writer: Craig Knitt
Cast: Craig Knitt, Craig Knitt, Craig Knitt
Production Company: Out of Whack Productions
Synopsis: Encouragement at the right | Time goes a long way!
Wisconsin Connection: Filmmaker Craig Knitt is currently residing in Waupaca and grew up in the Marion area.
EAA Old Glory Honor Flight
Genre: Documentary | Time: 11:15
Director / Producer: Nate Lehner
Narration: Neal Letteney
Production Company: ClearView Productions LLC
Synopsis: Every Honor Flight is special. But the Old Glory Honor Flight during the worlds largest airshow, EAA Airventure, makes this one extra memorable. Through out this day you'll see the laughter and tears of Vietnam vets as they experience the 'welcome home' they never received.
Wisconsin Connection: Filmmaker Nate Lehner resides in Oshkosh.
World Premiere
Director / Producer: Nate Lehner
Narration: Neal Letteney
Production Company: ClearView Productions LLC
Synopsis: Every Honor Flight is special. But the Old Glory Honor Flight during the worlds largest airshow, EAA Airventure, makes this one extra memorable. Through out this day you'll see the laughter and tears of Vietnam vets as they experience the 'welcome home' they never received.
Wisconsin Connection: Filmmaker Nate Lehner resides in Oshkosh.
World Premiere
Don't Go In The Woods
Genre: Horror | Time: 02:05
Director / Writer: Will Keizer
Synopsis: A curious young woman and the thing that beckons her.
Wisconsin Connection: Filmmaker Will Keizer lives in Appleton.
Director / Writer: Will Keizer
Synopsis: A curious young woman and the thing that beckons her.
Wisconsin Connection: Filmmaker Will Keizer lives in Appleton.
8:00 PM
NOT "Youth and Family Friendly" session
NOT "Youth and Family Friendly" session
FILM LINEUP
Taste
Genre: Comedy | Time: 13:24
Director: Adrian Selkowitz
Producer / Writer: Lauren Kincheloe
Cast: Jessica James, Lauren Kincheloe, Sam Littlefield, Sadie Alexandru, Charles Halford, Jo-Ann Pantoja Synopsis: An ambitious young woman's impressive dinner party gets derailed by an uninvited and otherworldly guest whose presence leads to a freakish, final course.
Wisconsin Connection: Executive Producer / Lead Actress, Jessica James was raised in Wausau, WI with family still in the area. Wisconsin Premier
Director: Adrian Selkowitz
Producer / Writer: Lauren Kincheloe
Cast: Jessica James, Lauren Kincheloe, Sam Littlefield, Sadie Alexandru, Charles Halford, Jo-Ann Pantoja Synopsis: An ambitious young woman's impressive dinner party gets derailed by an uninvited and otherworldly guest whose presence leads to a freakish, final course.
Wisconsin Connection: Executive Producer / Lead Actress, Jessica James was raised in Wausau, WI with family still in the area. Wisconsin Premier
The Duke: Based on the Memoir 'I'm The Duke' by J.P. Duke
Genre: Comedy | Time: 21:00
Director: Max Barbakow
Producer: Dan Leonard
Synopsis: Mired in a concussed haze, an ex-NFLer struggles to adjust to life off the field during Super Bowl Sunday.
Wisconsin Connection: Filmmaker / Co-star Catherine Urbanek lived in Hartland, and is a die-hard fan of the Green Bay Packers! And a Wisconsin premier.
Director: Max Barbakow
Producer: Dan Leonard
Synopsis: Mired in a concussed haze, an ex-NFLer struggles to adjust to life off the field during Super Bowl Sunday.
Wisconsin Connection: Filmmaker / Co-star Catherine Urbanek lived in Hartland, and is a die-hard fan of the Green Bay Packers! And a Wisconsin premier.
Field of Screams
Genre: Horror | Time: 13:07
Director / Producer: Natalie Pohorski
Cast: Simone LaPierre, Francisco Torres
Writer: Alex Jacobs
Synopsis: A woman tries to sell the baseball field she inherited from her parents, but the team isn't ready to let it, or her, go...
Wisconsin Connections: Filmmaker Natalie Pohorski lives in Madison.
Director / Producer: Natalie Pohorski
Cast: Simone LaPierre, Francisco Torres
Writer: Alex Jacobs
Synopsis: A woman tries to sell the baseball field she inherited from her parents, but the team isn't ready to let it, or her, go...
Wisconsin Connections: Filmmaker Natalie Pohorski lives in Madison.
Prone
Genre: Drama | Time: 18:00
Director / Writer: Christopher Carson Emmons
Producer: Sam Kozel
Cast: Mark Metcalf, Kristin Anderson, Sean Foran, Anna Kordysh, Tabb Patz, Rex Sikes, Bria Cloyd, Lisa Senour, Ericka Perea, Christopher Gilbert, Chris Siegel, Nick Catura, Dan Bell, Sean Robert Lay, Sam Kozel, Tarik Moody
Synopsis: Prone' tells two parallel stories, one about an artist named Michelle who is offered a huge opportunity for her career but at a questionable cost, the other about a man named Ryan who is madly in love with a girl in his prescription pill support group that doesn't feel the same.
Wisconsin Connection: Filmmaker Christopher Carson Emmons grew up in Milwaukee, where this film was shot with local actors and crew.
Director / Writer: Christopher Carson Emmons
Producer: Sam Kozel
Cast: Mark Metcalf, Kristin Anderson, Sean Foran, Anna Kordysh, Tabb Patz, Rex Sikes, Bria Cloyd, Lisa Senour, Ericka Perea, Christopher Gilbert, Chris Siegel, Nick Catura, Dan Bell, Sean Robert Lay, Sam Kozel, Tarik Moody
Synopsis: Prone' tells two parallel stories, one about an artist named Michelle who is offered a huge opportunity for her career but at a questionable cost, the other about a man named Ryan who is madly in love with a girl in his prescription pill support group that doesn't feel the same.
Wisconsin Connection: Filmmaker Christopher Carson Emmons grew up in Milwaukee, where this film was shot with local actors and crew.
Gags
Genre: Horror | Time: 16:47
Director / Producer / Writer: Adam Krause
Director of Photography / Sound: DJ Kast
Cast: Cory Estreen, Taylor Huff, Ashley Magnin, Heather Koehler, Eric Heuvelman
Synopsis: The gag's on us. In what has become a common headline across the globe, an unidentified individual has been dressing up like a clown and roaming the streets of Green Bay at night, capturing the attention of the entire city. Many write it off as a harmless prank, others aren't so sure.
Wisconsin Ties: Filmmaker Adam Krause lives in Green Bay.
Awards: Winner of Best Short Film at the Madtown Horror Film Festival (Madison, WI), Winner of Audience Award at the Night Terrors Film Festival (Copenhagen, Denmark)
Director / Producer / Writer: Adam Krause
Director of Photography / Sound: DJ Kast
Cast: Cory Estreen, Taylor Huff, Ashley Magnin, Heather Koehler, Eric Heuvelman
Synopsis: The gag's on us. In what has become a common headline across the globe, an unidentified individual has been dressing up like a clown and roaming the streets of Green Bay at night, capturing the attention of the entire city. Many write it off as a harmless prank, others aren't so sure.
Wisconsin Ties: Filmmaker Adam Krause lives in Green Bay.
Awards: Winner of Best Short Film at the Madtown Horror Film Festival (Madison, WI), Winner of Audience Award at the Night Terrors Film Festival (Copenhagen, Denmark)
Meatball Assassino
Genre: Comedy | Time: 07:51
Director: Chad Halvorsen
Producer: Julia Smith
Cast: Jeff Bell, Chad Halvorsen, Julia Smith, Ryan Freng, Johnathan Shoemaker, Dale Ihde, Aaron Williams, Maximillian Olmsted, Jessica Swenson
Production Company: Backflip Films
Writers: Maximillian Olmsted, Jeff Bell, Kris Schulz
Synopsis: Luca, a made man, brings his new girl to his family's dinner. What follows is a standard crime family meal, shouting, guns, and all.
Wisconsin Connection: This film made the Madison, Wisconsin 48 Hour Film Project Contest where it won Best Cinematography, Best Writing, Best Graphics and Best Picture.
Director: Chad Halvorsen
Producer: Julia Smith
Cast: Jeff Bell, Chad Halvorsen, Julia Smith, Ryan Freng, Johnathan Shoemaker, Dale Ihde, Aaron Williams, Maximillian Olmsted, Jessica Swenson
Production Company: Backflip Films
Writers: Maximillian Olmsted, Jeff Bell, Kris Schulz
Synopsis: Luca, a made man, brings his new girl to his family's dinner. What follows is a standard crime family meal, shouting, guns, and all.
Wisconsin Connection: This film made the Madison, Wisconsin 48 Hour Film Project Contest where it won Best Cinematography, Best Writing, Best Graphics and Best Picture.
10:00 PM-MIDNIGHT
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OFFICIAL Stella Artois “Wrap Party”, for the first time, in the lobby of the venue. Ticket holders will be welcomed into a truly red carpet event. There will be beer from Stella Artois, catering from Zuppas, and entertainment from Kyle Megna & Ross Catteron from Kyle Megna & The Monsoons. This will be an event that you do not want to miss!
