Florida Shorts: Best of Brouhaha
Florida Shorts: The Best of Brouhaha
TOTAL RUNNING TIME: 95 MIN
Selected by an industry jury in November as the cream of the crop of the 21st Annual Brouhaha Film & Video Showcase, this formidable collection of Florida student films and indie productions represents some of the finest, most entertaining work to come out of Florida State University, University of Central Florida, Ringling College of Art and Design, and the local film scene.
You Have This Long
DIRECTED BY BRIAN QUAIN
2012, 4 MIN
WORLD PREMIERE
A father is desperate to send his “newly recruited” daughter into her first day of school, and uses her least favorite food as a stopwatch.
The Committee
DIRECTED BY LISA MILLS AND ROBERT CASSANELLO
2012, 24 MIN
Florida’s “Johns Committee” existed from 1956 – 1964, and their aim was to root out homosexuals from state universities. It was successful in firing or expelling more than 200 suspected gay and lesbian teachers and students. This probing doc on yet another black mark on the state’s history features two victims and one investigator speaking publicly for the first time.
Badass Brock
DIRECTED BY ERIC DAVIS
2012, 14.5 MIN
SOUTHEAST PREMIERE
Badass Brock is so badass he’s the best damn agent there is. After he’s paralyzed in a fiery explosion, Brock grabs a chair and starts wheeling to the rescue…because that’s just how he rolls.
The Ballad of Poisonberry Pete
DIRECTED BY ADAM CAMPBELL, ELIZABETH MCMAHILL, AND URI LOTAN
2012, 5.5 MIN
WORLD PREMIERE
Poisonberry Pete, the baddest pie in the yeast, is in town, and he’s looking for trouble. With the citizens stricken by fear and the gun-toting sheriff itching for a fight, can one little tart save the town?
KLSTRDC
DIRECTED BY ERIC JAFFE
2012, 13.5 MIN
WORLD PREMIERE
Due to unfortunate circumstances, what originates as a story about two student filmmakers making a documentary about the illegal moonshine trade quickly morphs into a documentary about documentary filmmaking itself.
The Winter
DIRECTED BY TERESA SUTHERLAND
2012, 14.5 MIN
WORLD PREMIERE
When her husband is dragged off into the darkness, a woman must survive the elements of frontier Kansas. However, something evil is waiting outside her door.
The Colors of Evil
DIRECTED BY ALYSE MILLER AND PHILLIP SIMON
2012, 4 MIN
WORLD PREMIERE
After being tormented on a daily basis by her schoolmate Nancy, Vivian uses her knowledge of the dark arts to summon a demon servant who will do her bidding.
Killer Kart
DIRECTED BY JAMES FEENEY
2012, 14.5 MIN
EAST COAST PREMIERE
The shopping cart. Four wheels, one basket, and tonight, for the closing crew of a small-town grocery store, a blood-drenched aluminum nightmare. Winner of the Audience Award at the 21st Annual Brouhaha Film & Video Showcase and Best Horror-Comedy Short at Screamfest in Los Angeles.
