AMERICAN INDEPENDENT COMPETITION
TOTAL RUNNING TIME 95 MIN

Saturday, April 9, 2005 at 1:45pm at Enzian Theater
Followed by wine tastings from STERLING VINEYARDS at 3:45pm

Thursday, April 14, 2005 at 7:00pm at Regal Winter Park Village
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THE RAFTMAN'S RAZOR
USA, 2004, 7 MIN
DIRECTED BY KEITH BEARDEN
SOUTHEAST PREMIERE
The Raftman—oddball hero of two teens’ favorite comic book—sits adrift in his raft, bearing nothing but his straight razor and time. What is his secret?



BODIES
USA, 2004, 19 MIN
DIRECTED BY AMY WENDEL
Annie has endured months of chemo, unwanted support-group invitations, and a tense living situation about to explode. Have you ever been surrounded by people and felt completely alone? From the director of Weightless (FFF 2002).



THE ACT
USA, 2004, 9 MIN
DIRECTED BY SUSAN KRAKER & PI WARE
EAST COAST PREMIERE
Rosy Marconi’s (Debra Jo Rupp, That 70’s Show) stand-up act depicts a miserable life with and divorce from her lazy, moronic ex-husband. But reality on the home front may be a different story.



PEE SHY
USA, 2004, 15 MIN
DIRECTED BY DEB HAGAN
EAST COAST PREMIERE
A cruel scout leader and an uncooperative bladder seem a boy’s worst nightmare, until a night in the woods takes a truly macabre turn of its own.



SUMMER OF THE SERPENT
USA, 2004, 27 MIN
DIRECTED BY KIMI TAKESUE
SOUTHEAST PREMIERE
The arrival of a mysterious Asian man adds intrigue to an 8-year-old girl’s poolside summer. A lovely, hypnotic tale of an unlikely bond by the director of Rosewater (FFF 2000).



NEWS FOR THE CHURCH
USA/IRELAND/CANADA, 2004, 18 MIN
DIRECTED BY ANDREW MCCARTHY
Andrew McCarthy (St. Elmo’s Fire, Pretty in Pink) makes his directorial debut with a haunting story of two young Irish villagers (including Nora-Jane Noone, The Magdalene Sisters) who struggle for dignity, only to encounter shocking results. From a short story by Frank O’Connor.