International Film Festival Manhattan
2012 OFFICIAL SELECTIONS AND SCHEDULE
Nov. 9-15, 2012, QUAD CINEMAS, 34 W13 th St. NYC
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Friday, November 9, 2012 (Click here for info and trailer):
1) Feature FIlm: “INORI: Prayer - Conversation with Something Great” Fri. Nov. 9 at 1:00 PM (CLICK HERE FOR FILM INFO AND TICKETS)
(Documentary, Spritual, Science: Japan) Directed by: Tetsu Shiratori (90 Mins)
"Counting Happiness" Dir: Venetia Evripiotou (Short: Greece/India 12 Mins)
2) Feature FIlm: “Paramnesia” (Narrative,Fantasy, Action, Mystery: Cyprus) Fro. Nov. 9 at 2:50 PM
Directed by: Eleutherios Kakathimis (84 Mins) (CLICK FOR FILM INFO AND TICKETS)
Short: “Crumble” (Short: Australia) Directed by: Renata Bialkowski (23 Mins)
Short: “1-800-MOB-DIRECT” (Short: USA) Directed by: Ben Van Bergen (6 Mins)
3) Feature Film: “Ganap Na Babae” (Garden of Eve) Fri. Nov. 9, 2012 at 5:10 PM
(Narrative, Drama, Women Empowerment) Philippines,Directed by: Rica Arevalo, Ellen Ramos, Sarah Roxas (91Mins)
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4) CINEMA NIGHTS (Shorts Program Co-Curated with Frances Lozada) Fri. Nov. 9 at 7:20 PM (CLICK FOR FILM INFO AND TICKETS)
“Bump” (Short: USA) Directed by: Rodney Lee (18 mins)
“Chainsaw and Plastic Bags” (Short: USA) Directed by: Noemi De La Puente (8 mins)
“Double Happy” (Short: New Zealand) Directed by: Shahir Daud (15 mins)
“Harriet Returns” (Short: USA) Directed by: Marquis Smalls (10 mins)
“I'll Be There” (Short: USA) Directed by :Justen Blaize (15 mins)
Concrete Jungle (Short / USA Dir: Steven Cartoccio) and runtime 6 Mins
Total Running Time: 72 Mins
“A Hero’s Return” (Short: USA) Directed by: Daryl Denner (37 Mins)
“First Round” (Short: USA) Directed by: Steven del Castro / Rob Santana (27 Mins)
“Stealth” (Short: United Kingdom) Directed by: Hayley Easton Street (7Mins)
“Tilting at Windmills” (Short: USA) Directed by: Josh Barbour (28 Mins)
Total Runnig Time: 99 Mins
Saturday, November 10, 2012 (Click here for info & trailer)
(Philippines) Directed by: Auraeus Solito (90 Mins)
Short: “The Open City” (Short: USA) Directed by: Nathan Maulorico (5 Mins)
Directed by: Paul Soriano (90 Mins)
Short: “Moving Day” (Short: USA) Directed by: Roy McDonald (7 Mins)
(Philippines/Japan) Directed by: Adolfo Alix Jr. (90 Mins)
Short: Moymoy Palaboy (Music Video: Philippines) Dir: James Ronald
Obeso / Rodfil Obeso (10 Mins)
(Philippines) Directed by: Will Fredo (99 Mins)
Short: “Silenziosa-Mente” (Silent Mind) (Short: Italy) Directed by:
Alessia Travaglini (5 Min)
10) Feature: "Aswang” (Vampire) (Narrative, Horror: Philippines) Sat. Nov. 10, 2012 at 9:30PM (CLICK HERE FOR INFO AND TICKETS)
Directed by: Jerrold Tarog (111 Mins)
Short: “Rotting Hill” (Short: New Zealand) Directed by: James
Cunningham (5 Mins)
Sunday, November 11, 2012 (Click here for info & trailer)
11) Feature: “Money & Honey” Sunday, November 11, 2012 at 1 PM(Documentary, Human Rights, Health/Medical:
Taiwan) Directed by: Ching-Hui LEE (105 Mins)
12) Feature: “The Foreigner” (Narrative, Romantic Comedy, Adventure) Sun, Nov. 11, 2012 at 3:00 PM (CLICK HERE FOR INFO AND TRAILER)
(Bulgaria) Directed by: Nikolay Iliev (99 Mins)
13) Sunday, November 11, 2012 at 5:10 PM Feature: “Theresa is a Mother” (Narrative, Family Dramedy: USA)
Director Darren Press/C. Fraser Press (102 Mins)
Short: “Playground Museum Music Video” (Music Video: USA) Directed
by: Darren Press/C. Fraser Press (6 Mins)
14) Sunday, November 11, 2012 at 7:20 PM Feature: “Ruby Booby” (Narrative: Dramedy: USA/Canada) Directed by: Jon Rannells (85 Mins)
Short: “Marchen II” (Short: France) Directed by: Kondo Reiko (14 Mins)
Short: “My Angel” (Short: USA) Directed by: George A. Carillo (7 Mins)
15) Sunday, November 11, 2012 at 9:30 PM Feature: “Stag” (Narrative, Comedy: Canada) Directed by: Brett Heard (83 Mins)
Short: "Battery Acid” (Short: USA) Directed by: Alain Le (15 Mins)
Monday, November 12, 2012 (Click here for info & trailer)
16) Monday, November 12, 2012 at 1PM
Feature: “ABC NUNCA MAS” (ABC Never Again), Directed by Pedro Ultreras
"Alibi" Dir: Perry Escano (Short: Philippines 15 Mins)
(Documentary, Youth, Human Rights, Social Issues: Ecuador, Mexico, USA (90 Mins)
17) Monday, November 12, 2012 at 3PM
1) Feature FIlm: “INORI: Prayer - Conversation with Something Great” Fri. Nov. 9 at 1:00 PM (CLICK HERE FOR FILM INFO AND TICKETS)
(Documentary, Spritual, Science: Japan) Directed by: Tetsu Shiratori (90 Mins)
"Counting Happiness" Dir: Venetia Evripiotou (Short: Greece/India 12 Mins)
Wriiten by Christopher Marlowe, Directed by: Douglas Morse (105 Mins)
19) Monday, November 12, 2012 at 7:40 PM
Feature: “Teach” (Documentary, Educational, Teacher’s Social Issue: USA) Directed by: Robert Lamothe (56 min)
Short: “Just a Joke” (Anti Bullying Campaign) (Short: Italy) Directed by: Max Croci (11 Mins)
20) Monday, November 12, 2012 at 9:40 PM
Feature: “Misterioso Asesinato en Las Aulas” (Classroom Murder
Mystery) (Narrative, Comedy: Spain) Directed by: Javier Figuero (60
Mins)
Short: "The Brothers of Kappa Pi” (Short: USA) Directed by: Roberto
Reyes Ang (20 Mins)
"Layla's Millston" Dir: Lisa Kiesel (Short: USA 12 Mins)
Tuesday, November 13, 2012 (Click here for info & trailer)
21) Tuesday, November 13, 2012 at 1PM
“Oxygen For the Ears” (Jazz Documentary: USA) Directed by: Stefan Immler (94 Mins)
22) Tuesday November 13, 2012 at 3PM Feature: “Confine” (Narrative, Youth, Drama, Thriller: United Kingdom)
Directed by: Tobias Tobbell (91 Mins)
Short:“RE:LEASE” (Short: USA)
Directed by: Michael Wiehart (4 Mins)
23) Tuesday November 13, 2012 at 5:10 PM
LOVE AND RELATIONSHIPS (Shorts Program)
“Aunt Louisa” (Short: USA) Directed by: Thomas Woodrow (16 Mins)
“How War Ends” (Short: USA) Directed by: Rock Chang, Scott Eriksson (11 Mins)
“Memories” (Short: USA) Directed by: Emilio Frenk (12 Mins) “
"Take it Off” (Short: USA) Directed by: Paige Jennifer Barr (10 Mins)
“The Last Farewell” (Short: USA) Directed by: Girard Tecson (12 Mins)
“The Swim Trunks” (Short: USA) Directed by: Gerald Gutschmidt (11 Mins)
“Two Brothers” (Short: So.Korea) Directed by: Lim Boyoung (10 Mins)
“Saving Julian” (Short: USA) Directed by: Sekiya Dorsett (15 Mins)
Total Running Time: 97 Mins
24) Tuesday, November 13, 2012 at 7:20 PM
“The Filipino Community Health Project” (Health Documentary: USA)
Directed by: Steven De Castro (30 Mins) Presented by: Kalusugan (Health) Coalition
25) Tuesday, November 13, 2012 at 9:30 PM
GLOBAL STYLE!!! (Music Video Program)
“From One Island To Another” (Music Video: Sweden) Directed by: Paul
Jerndal (6 Mins)
“Gimme Something” (Music Video: USA) Directed by: Conor Kelly (6 Mins)
“ Gramatik – ‘Solidified’ “ (Music Video: USA) Directed by: Bradonio H
(4 Mins)
“Heartbeat” (Music Video: USA) Directed by: Derek Pueblo (4 Mins)
“Hustisya” (Music Video: Philippines) Directed by: Emir Khan Bautista
(6 Mins)
“I’ve Just Begun” (Music Video: Finland) Directed by: Elias Koskimies
(6 Mins)
“Living by Arrested Development” (Music Video: USA) Directed by: Tony
Reames / Jason Berry (5 Mins)
“My Dad vs Yours Happy Wanderer /Carry the Weight” (Music Video :
Canada) Directed by: Luca Fiore (5 Mins)
“Pakiusap” (Request) (Music Video: USA) Directed by: Sheldon Magbanua
(5 mins)
“The Magic Rabbit 2” (Music Video: Japan) Directed by: Tatsuhiro Kimijima (5 Mins)
Total Running Time: 52 Mins
Wednesday, November 14, 2012 (Click here for info & trailer)
(Documentary: Philippines) Directed by: Jay Ignacio 90 Mins
SHORT: "Espionage (Prologue)" Dir: Jake Ramos (Short: USA: 9 Mins)
27) Wednesday, November 14, 2012 at 3PM
Feature: “Dicke Mädchen” (Heavy Girls) (Narrative, Romantic Comedy,
LGBT: Germany) Directed by: Axel Ranisch (77 Mins)
Short: "Nethermead” (Short: USA) Directed: Soren Bailey (9 Mins)
"A Second" Dir: Aaron Payabyab (Short: Philippines: 5 Mins)
28) Wednesday, November 14, 2012 at 5:10 PM
Feature: “Sundance Skippy” (Documentary, Sundance Experience: USA)
Directed by : Mark Hedengren 90 Mins
Short: “Fantoons - Chasing Lady Gaga” (Short: United Kingdom)
Directed by: Alberto Hadyar (3Mins)
29) Wednesday, November 14, 2012 at 7:20PM
Feature: "YES Movie” (Documentary, Empowerment: USA) Directed by:
Louis Lautman (90 Mins)
Short: “Kindness Boomerang” ( Music Video : USA) Directed by: Orly
Wahba (6 Mins)
30) Wednesday, November 14, 2012 at 9:30 PM
Feature: “Dreams Awake” (Narrative, Family Drama, Magical Realism,
Spiritual: USA) Directed by: Jerry Alden Deal (105 Mins)
Short: “Shear Pratique” (Short: USA) Directed by: Elena Shpak (5 Mins)
Thursday, November 15, 2012 CLOSING NIGHT- (Click here for info & trailer)
31) Thursday, November 15, 2012 at 12:50, 5:05, 7:10 PM
Closing Night Feature: “21 & A Wake-Up” (Narrative, Drama, Vietnam
Story: USA) Directed by: Chris McIntyre RT: (120 Mins)
32) Thursday, November 15, 2012 at 3:30PM
INTRIGUE (Closing Night Shorts Program)
“Cold” (Short: USA) Directed by: Colin Theys (13 Mins)
“Ivan Kupala” (Shorts: Russian Federation / USA) Directed by: Maria
Shurupova (18 Mins)
“The Sweatshop” (Shorts – USA) Directed by: Chin Tangsakulsathaporn
(12 Mins)
“Carrière” (Shorts: Belgium ) Directed by: Guido de Craene (14 Mins)
“TheRapist” (Shorts: Philippines) Directed by: Maria Diane Ventura
(16 Mins)
"The Things My Father Never Taught Me" (Shorts: Australia) Directed by: Burleigh Smith (7 Mins)
Total Running Time: 94 Mins
CLOSING NIGHT RED CARPET INTERVIEWS at 5:40PM – 6:20P
33) Thursday, November 15, 2012 at 12:50, 5:05, 7:10 PM
Closing Night Feature: “21 & A Wake-Up” (Narrative, Drama, Vietnam
Story: USA) Directed by: Chris McIntyre RT: (120 Mins)
34) Thursday, November 15, 2012 at 9PM
Closing Night Feature: “Musical Chairs” (Narrative, Musical, Comedy,
Disability: USA) Directed by: Susan Seidelman (100 Mins)
Short: “Born to Dance This Way” (Short: USA) Directed by: Jerell
Rosales (12 Mins)
The International Film Festival Manhattan (IFFM) offers a quality selection of world-class films with programming that encompasses all different genres. Narrative features, documentaries, shorts and music videos from all over the world. The festival also has a focus on social relevance and advocacies as part of its mission, programming and goals.