Six paper fish
made merry on my day
email, phone it, fax it
I'm throwing it in the can.
So it's five days before Cucalorus 14.
Are you ready?
Here are a few suggestions from our staff about ways to prepare yourself for Cucalorus 14:
1. Polish your glasses - reading, shot and slipper
2. Turn off your TeeVee, purify eyeballs
3. Fiber
4. Prepare will in case brain explodes from awesomeness
5. Get plenty of sleep
6. Quit job
7. Eat lightning salad, dressing on side
8. Reserve tophat from local haberdashery
9. Practice looking cool in mirror
10. Call Mayor Saffo to see which films he likes
11. Order blue pills, enhancement patch
12. Wash underwear (or turn inside out)
13. Smoke @#*^
14. Begin alcohol training
15. Pour some out for your homies
16. Do not eat parsley, no one eats parsley
17. Procure ingredients
18. Get keys to the van
19. Buy tickets to Deadgirl
20. Rent Galaxy Quest
21. Buy 400 festival passes
Nine days and counting
OPENING NIGHT.
Don't miss Dance-a-lorus. No really, if you only attend one cultural event this year, attend Dance-a-lorus. This creative explosion merges dance and film for an unforgettable stage performance at Thalian Hall on Wednesday, November 12 at 7:15pm. It's also the debut of a collaboration that I've been working on with Suzanne Palmer, Stephen Sellers and Rob Hill called "We're so busy thinking we know too much." We decided last year to make Dance-a-lorus the marquee event that opens the festival and we couldn't be happier. Dance-a-lorus is a great example of how Cucalorus is different from other film festivals and it's all about collaboration and experimentation. Get a ticket now!
MOSAIC MADNESS.
One of the hidden gems at this year's festival is a film called In A Dream by Jeremiah Zagar and Jeremy Yaches. We screened Jeremy's first film Delhi House at Cucalorus back in 2003 while he was still a student in Boston. This film follows Jeremiah's father Isaiah, whose spent most of his life covering buildings in Philadelphia with mosaics. And I mean covering - outside walls, floors, ceilings, any spare surface at all is covered with mosaics. The result is totally out of this world. I was simply mesmerized as the camera carried me through room after room of stunning mosaic overload. The film follows Isaiah as he goes through a rough spell with his wife and his oldest son. This is a great, personal film that will leave you in awe of this man's artistic persistence.
SPECIAL THANKS.
While most of you are glued to your TeeVees watching election stuff, the staff at Cucalorus are busy tying up loose ends as the festival approaches. I have to give a big thanks to two people today. The first is Beth Steelman, the development director who changed everything. When Beth came on board a few years ago, we just had a little festival with a little budget. Her impact on Cucalorus has been truly monumental. Simply put, Beth Rocks. The other big thanks goes to Joel R. Wells, whose impact has been equally large. Joel R has so many jobs that we can't fit them all on a business card. If you see either one of these people at the fest, give them a big thanks.
Don't miss Dance-a-lorus. No really, if you only attend one cultural event this year, attend Dance-a-lorus. This creative explosion merges dance and film for an unforgettable stage performance at Thalian Hall on Wednesday, November 12 at 7:15pm. It's also the debut of a collaboration that I've been working on with Suzanne Palmer, Stephen Sellers and Rob Hill called "We're so busy thinking we know too much." We decided last year to make Dance-a-lorus the marquee event that opens the festival and we couldn't be happier. Dance-a-lorus is a great example of how Cucalorus is different from other film festivals and it's all about collaboration and experimentation. Get a ticket now!
MOSAIC MADNESS.
One of the hidden gems at this year's festival is a film called In A Dream by Jeremiah Zagar and Jeremy Yaches. We screened Jeremy's first film Delhi House at Cucalorus back in 2003 while he was still a student in Boston. This film follows Jeremiah's father Isaiah, whose spent most of his life covering buildings in Philadelphia with mosaics. And I mean covering - outside walls, floors, ceilings, any spare surface at all is covered with mosaics. The result is totally out of this world. I was simply mesmerized as the camera carried me through room after room of stunning mosaic overload. The film follows Isaiah as he goes through a rough spell with his wife and his oldest son. This is a great, personal film that will leave you in awe of this man's artistic persistence.
SPECIAL THANKS.
While most of you are glued to your TeeVees watching election stuff, the staff at Cucalorus are busy tying up loose ends as the festival approaches. I have to give a big thanks to two people today. The first is Beth Steelman, the development director who changed everything. When Beth came on board a few years ago, we just had a little festival with a little budget. Her impact on Cucalorus has been truly monumental. Simply put, Beth Rocks. The other big thanks goes to Joel R. Wells, whose impact has been equally large. Joel R has so many jobs that we can't fit them all on a business card. If you see either one of these people at the fest, give them a big thanks.
Fest films in the news
Cook County by David Pomes and Kassim the Dream by Kief Davidson, two of the 157 films selected for Cucalorus 14, are making news. Cook County just won best feature film at the 12th annual Hollywood Film Festival and Kassim the Dream has been nominated for a 2008 IDA Documentary Award. Check these films out at Cucalorus, taking place November 12-15 in Wilmington, NC.
Adopt-a-Filmmaker hosts needed.
Have an extra room? Want to house an award-winning filmmaker? Contact the travel coordinator (travel@cucalorus.org) for this year's festival to find out how you can provide housing for a visiting filmmaker. It's very easy! Most filmmakers will be attending screenings and events all day and night. The festival provides lots of free food and offers transportation to the airport and to distant venues. We just need a warm bed and a friendly face. This program has become a tradition at Cucalorus and many filmmaker hosts become lifelong friends with the visiting artists. This is a great way to help the cultural community and you'll get a couple of free passes to the festival. Contact our office for more info: 910-343-5995.
Adopt-a-Filmmaker hosts needed.
Have an extra room? Want to house an award-winning filmmaker? Contact the travel coordinator (travel@cucalorus.org) for this year's festival to find out how you can provide housing for a visiting filmmaker. It's very easy! Most filmmakers will be attending screenings and events all day and night. The festival provides lots of free food and offers transportation to the airport and to distant venues. We just need a warm bed and a friendly face. This program has become a tradition at Cucalorus and many filmmaker hosts become lifelong friends with the visiting artists. This is a great way to help the cultural community and you'll get a couple of free passes to the festival. Contact our office for more info: 910-343-5995.
Unexpected Cinema
157 films selected from 1080 entries for Cucalorus 14!
Check out the full film list on our website.
Buy passes now!
Today's top 3 fest films:
Absurdistan
Good Dick
Leroy
Stay tuned for more updates about:
Adopting a filmmaker
Funny films at Cucalorus
Scary films at Cucalorus
Sexy films at Cucalorus
Check out the full film list on our website.
Buy passes now!
Today's top 3 fest films:
Absurdistan
Good Dick
Leroy
Stay tuned for more updates about:
Adopting a filmmaker
Funny films at Cucalorus
Scary films at Cucalorus
Sexy films at Cucalorus
54 Exquisite Earlies
Cucalorus proclaims 54 films as early selections for it's 14th annual creative convergence on film. Stay tuned for the complete list.
The 27 Club - Erica Dunton - 89:00
Ano Una (The Year of the Nail) - Jonas Cuaron - 82:00
Aquarium - Rob Meyer - 17:00
Bars + Tones Experiment - Nicole Triche - 16:25
Bending Space - Kenny Dalsheimer - 56:26
Cook County - David Pomes - 93:40
Crawford - David Modigliani - 74:00
Crossbow - David Michod - 14:00
cutecutecute - Clemons Kogler - 1:50
A Day's Work - Rajeev Dassani - 16:45
Devil's Canyon - Kelly Sears - 6:10
Don't See Listen - Khang Mai - 16:00
Explicit Ills - Mark Webber - 88:00
Felix - Andreas Utta - 20:00
Fix - Tao Ruspoli - 95:00
For The Love of God - Joe Tucker - 11:11
Good Dick - Marianna Palka - 86:16
Guest of Cindy Sherman - Paul H-O and Tom Donahue - 88:00
Hot Dog - Bill Plympton - 6:00
Ichthyopolis - Andre Silva - 9:22
In a Dream - Jeremiah Zagar - 78:00
The Inquisitive Snail - Howard Ng - 1:00
Intimidad - David Redmon & Ashley Sabin - 72:00
Kassin the Dream - Kief Davidson - 86:00
Leroy - Armin Voelckers - 89:00
Lovely Andrea - Hito Steyerl - 30:00
Man - Myna Joseph - 15:30
Mugs - Ronnie Cramer - 4:24
My Father Taught Me - Taylor Grill - 2:06
The New Year Parade - Tom Quinn - 85:00
Pickin' & Trimmin' - Matt Morris - 22:33
Pickup and Return - Alex R Johnson - 22:20
Prometheus' Garden - Bruce Bickford - 28:00
Sea Dog's Devotion - Anne Kalus - 11:00
Search - Brad Jayne - 19:20
Sebastian's Voodoo - Joaquin Baldwin - 4:07
Secrecy - Peter Galison and Robb Moss - 87:00
Shelf Life - Don Bernier - 29:30
The Siamese Connection - Joshua Gibson - 74:20
The Skooks - Norwood Cheek - 5:37
Steifheit I & II - Albert Sackl - 6:00
Struck - Taron Lexton - 7:00
Train Town - Ericka Frederick - 15:00
Troll Story - Terry Linehan - 9:54
The Toe Tactic - Emily Hubley - 84:00
Tulia, Texas - Cassandra Herman & Kelly Whalen - 56:00
TV on the Radio "Me & I" - Mixtape Club & Daniel Garcia - 3:16
Under the Sun - Cyrus Sutton - 64:00
Up the Ridge - Nick Szuberla & Amelia Kirby - 60:00
We Are Wizards - Josh Koury - 79:00
Wesley Willis's Joyrides - Chris Bagley & Kim Shively - 78:00
What Goes Up - Bjorn Henriksson - 3:10
When The Light's Red - Keith Wilson - 10:30
Zap Girl Makes Toast - Chris J. Melnychuk - 1:36
Seeking Works-in-Progress
The Cucalorus Film Festival announces they are accepting submissions for a new program in the annual film festival. The Works-in-Progress Category offers filmmakers who are in the final stages of editing an opportunity to showcase their films in a workshop-style setting. The festival fosters dialogue between filmmaker and audience, thereby providing critical feedback for final editing decisions. This will be an invaluable opportunity for those hoping to eventually screen their finished film in notable festivals, such as Sundance and South By Southwest, to discuss their film with a captive audience.
This new program fulfills the Festival’s mission by encouraging the production of new work and creating a broader film community. Through this new category, Cucalorus plays on the double meaning of progress - as forward-thinking and politically/socially aware films are strongly encouraged. The Works-in-Progress program is open to shorts, features, docs and experimental films. To submit your film for this program, send us a dvd with clips, a trailer or a rough cut of your film. Fill out the entry form on our website as well and send it all to:
Works-in-Progress
Cucalorus Film Festival
815 Princess Street
Wilmington, NC 28401
USA
We'll be accepting entries for the Works-in-Progress program until August 14, 2008. Contact Dan Brawley - dan@cucalorus.org - for more information about this program. The 14th annual Cucalorus Film Festival will take place November 12-15, 2008 in Wilmington, North Carolina. Join us for four days of screenings, parties and collaborations.
This new program fulfills the Festival’s mission by encouraging the production of new work and creating a broader film community. Through this new category, Cucalorus plays on the double meaning of progress - as forward-thinking and politically/socially aware films are strongly encouraged. The Works-in-Progress program is open to shorts, features, docs and experimental films. To submit your film for this program, send us a dvd with clips, a trailer or a rough cut of your film. Fill out the entry form on our website as well and send it all to:
Works-in-Progress
Cucalorus Film Festival
815 Princess Street
Wilmington, NC 28401
USA
We'll be accepting entries for the Works-in-Progress program until August 14, 2008. Contact Dan Brawley - dan@cucalorus.org - for more information about this program. The 14th annual Cucalorus Film Festival will take place November 12-15, 2008 in Wilmington, North Carolina. Join us for four days of screenings, parties and collaborations.
The Content + Intent Documentary Institute
Working Films Residency at MASS MoCA
(Wilmington, NC. December 18, 2007) – It’s that time of year again! Working Films is accepting applications for its five-day residency for documentary filmmakers at MASS MoCA. The residency, which is called the Content + Intent Documentary Institute, will take place March 12-16, 2008 in North Adams, MA. Applications for admission to the Institute may be found online at www.workingfilms.org (or you can contact Anna Lee at alee@workingfilms.org). The application deadline is January 25, 2008.
Ensuring that a film’s release has an impact is as important as its production. The Content + Intent Documentary Institute will guide approximately ten filmmakers and advanced film students through the development of outreach plans for their film projects. Linking the documentaries-in-progress to organizations committed to progressive social change will be a key component of the Institute. Participants will create an audience engagement plan for their films, identify community partners, and develop support materials, including effective timelines, budgets, and implementation strategies. Working Films will offer insight on the development of web sites, fundraising tactics and press strategies.
Filmmakers accepted to participate in the Institute must submit a $500 enrollment fee to attend. (Some scholarships are available.) The enrollment fee covers housing costs and some meals. Attendees will reside in MASS MoCA’s artist housing which is within walking distance of the training site.
Working Films will announce accepted applicants on February 7, 2008.
About Working Films
Based in Wilmington, NC, Working Films is a national nonprofit that connects documentaries to social change through a variety of ways. Their services range from coordinating rough-cut community feedback screenings, to developing strategies for a documentary’s outreach, to constructing collaborative campaigns between filmmakers and organizers. Working Films is also the only national media outreach organization offering free consultations on using films for social justice to independent filmmakers, with over 400 to date. For more information on Working Films, please visit www.workingfilms.org.
About MASS MoCA
Housed on a restored 19th century factory campus in North Adams, Massachusetts, MASS MoCA is the largest center for contemporary visual and performing arts in the country.
Working Films Residency at MASS MoCA
(Wilmington, NC. December 18, 2007) – It’s that time of year again! Working Films is accepting applications for its five-day residency for documentary filmmakers at MASS MoCA. The residency, which is called the Content + Intent Documentary Institute, will take place March 12-16, 2008 in North Adams, MA. Applications for admission to the Institute may be found online at www.workingfilms.org (or you can contact Anna Lee at alee@workingfilms.org). The application deadline is January 25, 2008.
Ensuring that a film’s release has an impact is as important as its production. The Content + Intent Documentary Institute will guide approximately ten filmmakers and advanced film students through the development of outreach plans for their film projects. Linking the documentaries-in-progress to organizations committed to progressive social change will be a key component of the Institute. Participants will create an audience engagement plan for their films, identify community partners, and develop support materials, including effective timelines, budgets, and implementation strategies. Working Films will offer insight on the development of web sites, fundraising tactics and press strategies.
Filmmakers accepted to participate in the Institute must submit a $500 enrollment fee to attend. (Some scholarships are available.) The enrollment fee covers housing costs and some meals. Attendees will reside in MASS MoCA’s artist housing which is within walking distance of the training site.
Working Films will announce accepted applicants on February 7, 2008.
About Working Films
Based in Wilmington, NC, Working Films is a national nonprofit that connects documentaries to social change through a variety of ways. Their services range from coordinating rough-cut community feedback screenings, to developing strategies for a documentary’s outreach, to constructing collaborative campaigns between filmmakers and organizers. Working Films is also the only national media outreach organization offering free consultations on using films for social justice to independent filmmakers, with over 400 to date. For more information on Working Films, please visit www.workingfilms.org.
About MASS MoCA
Housed on a restored 19th century factory campus in North Adams, Massachusetts, MASS MoCA is the largest center for contemporary visual and performing arts in the country.
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