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November 5th, 2007
The CELLULOID SOCIAL CLUB
10 YEAR ANNIVERSARY
SCREENING & PARTY
& FTXWest MEET & GREET
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14th, 2007
Doors - 7:30pm Show - 8:00pm
The ANZA Club, #3 West 8th Ave. at Ontario St., Vancouver, BC
http://www.celluloidsocialclub.com Info: 604 734-8339
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Admission/Membership – minimum $5.00 cash at the door
Hosted by BRENDAN BEISER
Produced by PAUL ARMSTRONG
Co-Produced by AARON HOUSTON
Technical Direction by MICHAEL BROOKS
Presented in Association with FTXWest
Vancouver, B.C…The CELLULOID SOCIAL CLUB, monthly screenings featuring the best in independent provocative short and feature films & videos followed by a Q&A. No Minors. Prizes galore.
This month we celebrate the 10 year anniversary of the Celluloid Social Club which has been presenting short and feature independent films monthly since November 13, 1997. The Club was founded by Paul Armstrong, Jeanne Harco & Cathi Black.
We will be showing several films screened on opening night 1997 as well as favourites over the years plus new films. Special guest speakers Chris Jones & Genevieve Jolliffe (‘Guerrilla Film Makers Handbook’) and Andrew Zines (‘Documentary Film Makers Handbook’) from FTXWest will also be on hand for a meet and greet. http://www.ftxwest.com
Music after the screening featuring DJ P with fresh live violin n’ vocals from Suzka. http://www.suzkamusic.com/
FILMS SCREENED OPENING NIGHT November 13, 1997:
THE SECOND COMING written & directed by Kellie Benz, produced by Kellie Benz, Ron Chartier & James Wallace, DOP James Wallace, music by Ari Wise, starring Lori Triolo (Cold Reading Series) as Marcie and Jonathan Walker as Jesus. 13:16 min., comedy, 1997 – A woman wakes up to discover that she's had a one night stand with Jesus Christ, the son of God. Premiered at the Toronto Worldwide Short Film Festival, went on to screenings at the London Film Festival and festivals in Austria, Cleveland and others. Picked up by the Comedy Network in its first year of broadcasting. Upon airing, the network received a threat on Kellie, at which time the network put the short into regular rotation for about a year.
THE OPERATION directed by Jacob Pander, written by Pander & Marne Lucas, starring Gina Velou & Otto Wrek, 13 min, 1995, infrared video In a cold tile operating room, a surgeon clad in a protective Ty-Vek suit, goggles and tight rubber gloves demonstrates her skills before a group of observers. Shot with a thermal imaging (infrared) camera, The Operation pushes the boundaries of how we see the human body.
‘Best Experimental Film - New York Underground Film Festival’.
“One of the best experimental videos of the last decade”
Jack Sargent, Fringecore Magazine
OTHER FILMS
CSC BIRTHDAY GREETING from KEN HEGAN, the original host of the CSC for 9 years
MON AMOUR MON PARAPLUIE directed by Giada Dobrzenska (The Making of ‘Bollywood Queen’), written by Tara Hungerford (Break a Leg, Rosie), original music by Nick Lloyd Webber, photographed by Gregory Middleton (Kissed, Moving Malcolm), produced by Paul Armstrong (Moving Malcolm, See Grace Fly, Ill Fated), starring Tara Hungerford with Douglas Coupland (‘Generation X’, jPOD, Everything’s Gone Green), William Gibson (‘Neuromancer’, ‘Spook Country’), Derek de Lint (Unbearable Lightness of Being), Mary Black (Fido) & Jeff Seymour (Jeff Ltd.), 10 min., 35 mm., B & W, 2001 – A young woman loses her umbrella in a café, altering her perception of the world forever. Mon Amour Mon Parapluie is a timeless visual poem about loss and acceptance of change. Grand Prix winner and Best Narrative film in CBC Radio 3’s 120seconds.com 2002 Digital Film Festival
CLIP from THE BAR written & co-produced by Peter New, directed by Mike Jackson (Dial 'A' for Alphaman, Hooped!, Hell's Habit), produced by Dan Schlanger of Dilemma Productions (The Life & Times of Evelyn Hart), executive produced by Susin Nielsen & Gary Harvey (Robson Arms), filmed by Kamal Derkaoui, production designed by Andrew Li, production managed by Julienne Park. Casting by Melissa Perry and Larkin MacKenzie-Ast. The composer is Chris Gestrin, staring Peter Deluise (Stargate, 21 Jump Street), Simone Bailly (The ‘L’ Word, DaVinci City Hall), Nicholas Elia (Masters of Horror, White Noise), Berit Beattie & Peter New (Black Christmas, The Delicate Art of Parking), HD, 10 min. 2007 – ‘The Bar’ is a typical boy-meets-girl story involving chicken breasts, pool sharks, and a xylophone. Film noir meets Airplane! This Bar is the place where nobody knows your name. Montreal World Film Festival, Los Angeles Shorts Fest & Edmonton International Film Festival
The Bar was selected among 96 script entries in the first annual Hot Shot Shorts Film Contest submitted at The Celluloid Social Club. Executive producers from the Contest on the film include Paul Armstrong, Aaron Houston & Ed Brando.
TRAILER for feature film SMILE OF APRIL written, directed and produced by Jessica Brajoux & Sabrina Karine, DOP Kimm Michallik, Nandini Singh, edited by Sabrina Karine, starring Torri Higginson, Anne Marie Deluise, Kristine Cofksy, Mackenzie Mowat, Dan Payne, Lori Triolo, Ryan Rrobbins, Aaron Hutchinston - four stories, fives women, four destinies linked by a car accident.
OTHER FILMS TBA
August 13th, 2007
THE CELLULOID SOCIAL CLUB
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 22nd, 2007
Vancouver, B.C
The CELLULOID SOCIAL CLUB, monthly screenings featuring the best in independent provocative short and feature films & videos followed by a Q&A. No Minors. Prizes galore.
SPECIAL GUEST APPEARANCE:
ZACH LIPOVSKY
from the TV Series ‘ON THE LOT’
Zach will be presenting several of his films (TBA) as well as doing a Q&A
ZACH was one four finalists on the television series ‘On the Lot’.
SECOND HALF OF EVENING:
THE B.Y.O.DVD
(Bring Your Own DVD Short Film (under 22 min)
GONG SHOW
July 4th, 2007
THE CELLULOID SOCIAL CLUB
WEDNESDAY, JULY 11th, 2007
Vancouver, B.C
The CELLULOID SOCIAL CLUB, monthly screenings featuring the best in independent provocative short and feature films & videos followed by a Q&A. No Minors. Prizes galore.
DANNY SVEINSEN, THE ROCK & ROLL KID directed and photographed by Bob Fugger, written and produced by Marsha Newbery, executive produced by Rob Bromley & John Ritchie, narrated by BIF NAKED, edited by Tony Hrkac, Tim Wanlin & Trevor Mirosh, original score by Paul Airey. Force Four Productions, Mars Entertainment, CBC. 52 min., 2006. BEST DOCUMENTARY Arts/Performing Arts 2007 LEO AWARDS
They say he's the next Eric Clapton, or Jimmy Hendrix. They say he'll be the next guitar god. His parents say he has to be in bed by 10.
11 year old Danny Sveinson is from Surrey, BC but his resume already includes countless TV appearances, jamming with guitar legend Les Paul, and international performances at the famous Apollo Theatre in Harlem, New York and for NBC in Colorado. Danny is on his way to becoming a star, but for his parents, raising a rock & roll prodigy is risky business.
The film follows Danny and his parents, Darwin and Jean, for two years as they struggle to balance a normal family life with Danny's rock & roll career. When Danny's father Darwin becomes Danny's manager, the pressure threatens to bring the whole dream tumbling down.
While everyone around him wrestles with band politics and marketing strategies, Danny grows up. Even though he's still just a kid - he finds a way to have his voice heard - and becomes a lesson for us all in being true to yourself.
ALSO:
SPECIAL GUEST: KARL FERRIS, 1960s Rock Album Photographer (Hendrix ‘Are You Experienced’, ‘Electric Ladyland’, ‘Axis: Bold of Love’; Donovan; The Hollies) – Clip from a rare 1968 early music ‘video’: ‘Donovan: Wear Your Love Like Heaven’ featuring Donovan, Graham Nash and Jenny Boyd. Full film to be screened at the Summer of Love 40th Anniversary Film Festival at Pacific Cinematheque August 3 & 4. www.cinematheque.bc.ca
June 19th, 2007
THE CELLULOID SOCIAL CLUB
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27th, 2007
Vancouver, B.C
The CELLULOID SOCIAL CLUB, monthly screenings featuring the best in independent provocative short and feature films & videos followed by a Q&A. No Minors. Prizes galore.
SCREENING by Anthony Green, produced by Philip Svoboda & Anthony Green, DOP Mitchell T. Ness, starring Martha Burns & Mehdi Nur, 15 min., 2006 - On the first anniversary of the London bombings, Helen travels to a memorial service in England. At 41,000 feet, she is tortured by her fears. And, at the delicate point where prudence meets paranoia, she is forced to ask, does she fear what she sees, or see what she fears? 2007 WorldFest Houston: Best Film; 2007 Yorkton Short & Film Video Festival Winner: Best Drama, Direction - Fiction, Editing – Fiction, Overall Sound – Fiction, Best Female Performance, Best Photography – Fiction. Distributed by Ouat Media
CROCODILE ROCK directed and edited by John Bolton, written by Emily Visser, produced by Nicholas Humphries, executive produced by Marie Jacquemetton, DOP Dean Williams, starring Daniel Boileau (Postal), Raphael Kepinksi (Fido) and Meighan Visser. 5 min., horror / romantic comedy, 2007. A lonely young man is tormented by a terrifying toy. Based on a true story. Produced for Vancouver Film School's "Portfolio Shorts" program.
PASSWORD by Carl Knutson, produced by Jennifer Chen, DOP D. Gregory Hagey, edited by Tom McMurtry, music by Jim McGrath, starring James Allodi (Men with Brooms, ReGenesis), Tara Spencer-Nairn (Corner Gas, New Waterford Girl), Dwayne Hill (Mean Girls), 15 min. 2006 – After a trial separation, Dave wants Daisy back – even if Daisy’s fallen in love with her new home security system. Distributed by Ouat Media.
PERSONAL GROWTH directed by Geoff Smythe & Brian Danin, written by Brian Danin & Naben Ruthnum, produced by Brian Danin & Geoff Smythe, DOP Brian Danin, music by Martin Reisle, starring Kurtis Maguire (Bob) & Ashley Whillans (Diane), 10 min, dark comedy, 2007- The classic 'janitor stalks the school-girl' film. In this dark comedy, Bob the janitor aspires to be a writer. Diane, an award winning writer is about to graduate high-school. Bob needs to become a man. He's writing a novel to teach himself to "be assertive" in order to win the girl of his affections. However, Bob has an emotional breakdown in the girl's washroom after he unveils his love to Diane. Winner: Best Lead Actor - UBC POV Festival
FIRE directed and produced by Gillian Greenfeld, music by Leos Janacek, Galeothic mass; Carl Orff, Carmina Burana; starring Madredeus, O Pastor; Ivanna Hannichova, modern dancer; Lenka Glassernova, Flamenco dancer. 5 min., 2006 - A woman’s reflection into the Paleolithic age of the mammoth hunters. She remembers the change from the revered goddess cultures to the monotheistic religions. Shot in Dolni Vistonice in the Czech Republic where the oldest Venus figure was found.
COLD FEET written, directed and shot by Matt Johnson, music by Brendan Johnson, starring Alexz Johnson (Instant Star, CTV) and Matti McWilliams, 5:00 min., DV Cam, Toronto, - A fun, little story revealing the extreme lengths a man will go to avoid telling his girlfriend the truth.
GREAT MINDS featuring DJ Murge, music video, directed by Matt Schilling, produced by Gabriel Napora & Matt Schilling, Triton Films. Winner: 2007 LEO Award Best Music Video
April 21st, 2007
THE CELLULOID SOCIAL CLUB
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25th, 2007
Vancouver, B.C
The CELLULOID SOCIAL CLUB, monthly screenings featuring the best in independent provocative short and feature films & videos followed by a Q&A. No Minors. Prizes galore.
REGARDING SARAH written and directed by Michelle Porter (Big Shoes To Fill), produced by Amy Belling (Saddest Boy in the World), DOP Shannon Kohli (Break a Leg, Rosie), production designed by Peter Ochotta , edited by Lauren Mainland , costume designed by Heather Osborne , starring Gina Stockdale as Sarah, Joy Coghill , Stephen E. Miller , Tom McBeath & Nicole Porter – 2006, miniDV, 13:50 min. - Sarah is losing her memory. In a last desperate attempt to maintain control of her life, she begins to videotape everything: from momentous events to the tiniest details of daily living. Crooked lawyers and friends over for tea are all captured on her little digital cameras. Rapidly, this accumulation of footage becomes too much for her to handle. She becomes obsessed with watching herself. Finally, Sarah must confront the question of whether her life still has meaning if she can’t remember it . Best Film & People’s Choice Award – Women in Film Festival, Vancouver, BC
BIRTHDAYS AND OTHER TRAUMAS written, produced and directed by Katie Yu (Just Smile and Nod), produced by Geoffrey Way , executive produced by Raymond Massey , line produced by Katie Weekley , DOP Mahlon Todd Williams , production designed by Laurel Berman , music composed by Neil Burnett , edited by Cheryl Buckman , starring Brett Kelly , Beverley Elliott & Peter Anderson – 2006, 12:43 min., short comedy, DGC BC 2005 Kick Start Winner - The perpetually bewildered Oscar Pitt imagines Mother’s homemade Pinata is her Evil Twin that he must destroy or be destroyed.
March 14th, 2007
THE CELLULOID SOCIAL CLUB
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 21 st, 2007
FEATURING the WORLD PREMIERE of BIF NAKED ’s New Music Video ‘MY GREATEST MASTERPIECE’ in support of the THEATRICAL RELEASE of ‘CROSSING’
ALSO FEATURING SEVERAL FILMS ON A ZOMBIE THEME in support of the THEATRICAL RELEASE of ‘ FIDO with a Q&A with the director ANDREW CURRIE
ALSO FEATURING THE POPULAR YouTube WEBISERIES ‘DONOVAN LIFE’
directed by Roger Larry
starring SEBASTIAN SPENCE and CRYSTAL BUBLE
PARTY FOLLOWING SCREENING:
BON VOYAGE PARTY for our HOST of 9 YEARS KEN HEGAN
and THE COLD READING SERIES PRODUCER SARAH NIXEY
as THEY JOURNEY to TORONTO for 1 YEAR
Hosted by KEN HEGAN
Produced by PAUL ARMSTRONG
Co-Produced by AARON HOUSTON
Technical Direction by MICHAEL BROOKS
Vancouver, B.C…The CELLULOID SOCIAL CLUB, monthly screenings featuring the best in independent provocative short and feature films & videos followed by a Q&A. No Minors. Prizes galore.
TRAILER for CROSSING directed and produced by Roger Evan Larry, written and produced by Sandy Tomc, starring Sebastian Spence (Dawson's Creek, First Wave), Crystal Bublé (Cold Squad), Fred Ewanuick (Corner Gas) and rock star Bif Naked - a gangster who discovers the thrills and perils of cross-dressing. This romantic thriller won silver at Cinequest (‘05) for the Best First Feature Prize / Emerging Maverick. In a pre-release review, Rob Salem of The Toronto Star says “CROSSING... surprises and delights in strange and unexpected ways. Expertly and evocatively shot, wonderfully cast and vastly entertaining.” Gary Morris, editor of the Bright Lights Film Journal calls CROSSING “a striking entry into the neo-noir canon.” “Crossing” is Larry’s feature directorial debut.
OPENING FRIDAY MARCH 30 at FIFTH AVENUE CINEMAS
‘MY GREATEST MASTERPIECE’ music video featuring BIF NAKED, Sebastian Spence & Crystal Bublé ,directed by Roger Larry, produced by Paul Armstrong.Acclaimed Canadian pop punk princess Bif Naked had a key role in Roger Evan Larry’s feature thriller “Crossing” as drag king thug and also contributed the original song “My Greatest Masterpiece.” The song is the lead single on The Warner released ‘Crossing’ soundtrack that features, among others, Swollen Members, Nelly Furtado, Champion, Michael Buble, Buck 65 and Sara Slean.
DONOVAN LIFE directed by Roger Larry, written by Roger Larry and Sandy Tomc, starring Crystal Bublé, Sebastian Spence and Matty Finochio, sponsored by Cressey - a new comedy up on YouTube with a I Love Lucy meets Sex in the City vibe. 3 episodes X 4 min.
TRAILER for ‘FIDO’ directed by Andrew Currie (Mile Zero), written by Robert Chumack, Andrew Currie & Dennis Heaton, produced by Blake Corbett & Mary Anne Waterhouse, co-produced by Trent Carlson & Kevin Eastwood, starring Billy Connolly, Carrie Anne-Moss (The Matrix, Memento), Henry Czerny, Tim Blake, Sonja Bennett & Mary Black. FIDO is certainly not your average zombie movie. After all, how many zombie flicks do you know that star a Scottish comedian (Billy Connolly) as the title character? Far from being a typical gore fest, FIDO is a clever satire that has everyone in stitches. From film critics to film festival goers at Sundance and the Toronto International Film Festival, everyone is laughing their heads off. This often strange and delightful tale follows Timmy Robinson (K'Sun Ray), a lonely boy whose family is the only one on the block without a zombie. One day, in a desperate attempt to 'keep up with the Joneses', his mother (Carrie-Anne Moss) surprises the family with a six-foot rotting zombie soon-to-be-dubbed, Fido. A perfect addition to the family portrait. Trouble ensues, however, when Fido eats the next-door neighbor...
A boy-and-his-dog movie for grown ups, FIDO will rip your heart out. Distributed by TVA.
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HEAD SHOT written & directed by Dennis Heaton (FIDO), starring Michael Lewis, Ian Butcher, and the voice of Peter New (The Bar), 6 min. 2006 - an actor finds out his audition is actually a snuff film.
Then he finds out he's not getting the part.
THE JANITORS , written and directed by Daniel Arnold and Matthew Kowalchuk, produced by Clinton Carew and Jason Margolis, DOP Shannon Kohli, music by Krystian Dell, starring WILLIAM B. DAVIS (The X-Files, Robson Arms, Sisters) and MEDINA HAHN (The Collector, The 4400). 12 min, Super-35mm, Romantic Comedy/Drama, 2006 - When a video conference connection is left on in the boardroom, a reclusive old night janitor meets a talkative young cleaning lady ... and he's forced to question his choice of an isolated life. Winner of the 2005 NSI Drama Prize. Screened at Vancouver International Film Festival, Calgary International Film Festival, Edmonton International Film Festival, Whistler Film Festival, interfilm Berlin, and the Hollywood Film Festival, CBC's Canadian Reflections 2007
MASUMI by Murielle Freoa, starring Masumi Kobari and Alex De La Cruz, 4 min. - a writer looking for his muse, between dream and reality. Made in 24 hours for a Festival of Literature in Montreal.
THE VEIL directed by Mike Jackson (Hooped, Hell's Habit, The Bar), written by Sam Dulmage and Mike Jackson, starring Corina Akeson (Hell's Habit), MacKenzie Gray (The Collector, The Net), Charles Zuckermann, Toren Atkinson (singer / songwriter of the Darkest of the Hillside Thickets, the world's premier Lovecraft-themed rock band) and Robin Forsyth, Cinematography by Sam Dulmage, edited by Jean-Denis Rouette, music by Jeff Tymoschuk, 11 min., 2005 Bloodshots Horror Competition, 2006 - A young married woman is haunted by dark visions. Is it her medication, or something more sinister? A lovecraftian period piece. H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival, Totonto After Dark Festival, Chicago Horror Film Festival. Vancouver Premiere.
ZOMBIEWALK , written, directed and produced by Kryshan Randel, co-written by David Lewis, music by Goblin, starring David Lewis (Lake Placid, The Bully Solution) and hundreds of zombies. 5 min., documentary / news segment, 2006. Produced for Novus TV's news program "City Lights" - On August 19 2006, hundreds of zombies marched the streets and beaches of downtown Vancouver; stopping traffic, climbing into moving vehicles, terrorizing beachgoers, and eating a whole lot of brains. And all of this was caught on tape, as exclusive media coverage of Vancouver's second annual ZombieWalk. WARNING: What you are about to see is 100% real, and is not for the faint of heart.
