2003 STUDENT FILMWORKS

TOTAL RUNNING TIME: 141 MIN
Tuesday, March 11, 3:00 PM at Enzian
Free and open to the public
Catch a glimpse of tomorrow's great filmmakers today as we feature unique works from Florida's best film students.

MIAMI INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF ART AND DESIGN
Ernest Goodley, Film & Video Department Head

ROSIE'S GARDEN
16 min, directed by Isabel Palacios
The annual "Queen of the Garden Contest" suddenly goes from flowery garden to battleground when usual runner up Rosie Rosenduff decides she'll use a secret weapon this year to take the crown.

UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI
Dr. Paul N. Lazarus III, Motion Picture Arts Dept. Head

CINEPHILE
14 min, directed by Seth Dalton
He's a man with a camera and something to say, but no one's there to listen.

MIAMI-DADE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Ajece Karayalcin, Film & Video Department Head

EDISON'S PARASITE
18 min, directed by Xavier Vazquez
An insomniac employee who never leaves the office becomes suspicious of a new member of the staff.

DAYTONA BEACH COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Eric Breitenbach, Professor of Visual Arts

THE SHIVA SHOW
15 min, directed by Brent LaChapelle
It's the world's largest gathering of human beings -The Maha Kumbh Mela, where amongst 30 million devout Hindu pilgrims, the filmmaker is befriended and invited to enter the strange and exotic world of India's itinerant holy men-the naga (naked) sadhus.

UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA - FILM SCHOOL
Sterling Van Wagenen, Department Chair

CHECK POINT
2:15 min, directed by Adam Showen
Everyday life can dull a relationship. Be careful, or you might just miss something.

NICE GUY MR. "D"
4:30 min, directed by Julio Wissar
A womanizer leaps eight stories to his eternal destiny.

PROGRESSION
5:15 min, directed by Mark David Stelljes
A washed-up rock star gets a call from his past.

SECOND DATE
2:30 min, directed by John Rutland, Aaron King,
Adam Showen, Brad Baranzano
Security gets restless and mayhem ensues when a visitor arrives unexpectedly.

IN MARJORIE'S WAKE
5:00 Tracy Powell
The writings of Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings guide this lyrical
documentary of the St. John's River.

FULL SAIL REAL WORLD EDUCATION
Dave Franco, Film & Video Program Director

COURSE OF ACTION (35mm Film)
15 min, directed by Joseph Cupicha
A United States destroyer captain struggles with decisions during wartime between the lives of his men and the correct actions to take.

THE PLAN (Animation)
2:10 Nathaniel Howe and Blake Newton
An animated short where two characters stuck in an apartment bathroom seek paradise.

FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY
Dr. Raymond Fielding, Film School Dean

VOYAGE OF THE KITTY KUKU
7:45 min, directed by Shane Sauer
A neurotic businessman chases his runaway briefcase as it drifts out to sea. The only thing between him and his case is a little old sailboat with a mind of it's own.

A WORK IN PROGRESS
8 min, directed by Wes Ball
A lonely girl gathers an audience from her imagination.

UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA - DOCUMENTARY INSTITUTE
Dr. Sandra Dickson & Dr. Churchill Roberts, Co-Directors

NO ROOM TO MOVE
25 min, directed by Christopher O' Brien and Tom Tripp
Winner of the Kodak 2002 Student competition, No Room to Move explores the effect of urban sprawl on sensitive wildlife in Florida. Rapid and poorly planned development has devastated two important Florida species--the gopher tortoise and the black bear.

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