Oxford Film Festival Lineup 2013
The Oxford Film Festival has announced their lineup for their Feb. 2013 festival.
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- DirectorJustin SchwarzStarsGriffin DunneMadeleine MartinCara BuonoA road movie about a dysfunctional family who embark on a Lewis and Clark re-enactment trek and discover themselves and each other in the process.
- DirectorAfarin EghbalStarsAlexia JamesJoy McBrinnGeraldine McEwanIn a small apartment in Buenos Aires, an old woman eagerly awaits the birth of her grandchild and all the joys of becoming a grandmother. However, horrific circumstances mean that she will be forced to wait for over 30 years. Using real-life testimonials this animated documentary raises issues of memory, repression and loss.
- DirectorYaz RabadiStarsPhilippe BucklandJason MercurySam MosesAn elderly Sikh who has been victimized as a result of his racial appearance struggles to deal with his given circumstances in the aftermath of the violent attack.
- DirectorDon SwaynosStarsKerri LendoShannon McCormickJohn MerrimanMarie, after being dumped and fired on the same day, takes a job cleaning up after an overworked businessman and the aggressively messy roommate he's forgotten about. A quirky and off-kilter comedy about candy, insult comics, and pretend marriages.
- DirectorRebecca PughJen WestStarsCallie MauldinOne woman's quest to find the perfect chair.
- DirectorDano JohnsonJeffrey TravisStarsMartin SheenKristen BellMichael YorkBased on Edwin Abott's book "Flatland", this is an animated film about geometric characters living in a two-dimensional world. When a young girl named "Hex" decides to "think outside the box" (in a world where such thought is forbidden), her life becomes in danger and it is up to her grandfather to save her life.
- DirectorMark JonesRyan Earl ParkerStarsChristian WalkerBillie WorleyJim EiknerReligion, politics and gay pride clash in a small Tennessee town when out, proud and living in New York Jason Potts returns home to make life better for the LGBT teenagers.
- DirectorMatthew GravesStarsJames MeredithOn October 1, 1962 James Meredith became the first black student enrolled at the University of Mississippi. His journey to Ole Miss began with the state of Mississippi's denial and open defiance of the federal court's mandate of his admission. It ended on the night of September 30th as thousands of armed protesters rioted against the U.S. Marshals, Mississippi National Guard, and U.S. troops sent by President Kennedy. This is the incredible true story of one man's mission for equality and a state that would do everything in its power to stop him.
- DirectorEwan BaileyStarsMaxine PeakeJames YoungJames Allen'Ever had that feeling you're being watched?' A Deaf Blind woman has a man living in her house. She doesn't know he's there. What does he want?
- DirectorRyan HarperStarsLawrence Hilton-JacobsRusty GrayKen ArquelioAn act of kindness leads to the destruction of two lives in just thirty miles, when a hitchiker and his ride let down their guards and reveal intimate, dark secrets about their pasts.
- DirectorMatthias ZuckerStarsAlexander RitterTimur IsikDietrich AdamAfter a string of unsuccessful job interviews, out-of-work David realizes that someone is conspiring to keep him from finding employment. Based on a short story by Salman Rushdie.
- DirectorJuan CardarelliEric M. LevyStarsBrian DietzenAbby MillerDebra Jo RuppWhen Jim proposes to his girlfriend Bridget things go bad fast.
- DirectorRichard Speight Jr.StarsRick GomezJenifer WymoreJayden LundOne man's life becomes the lesson of the day when he takes a frenetic ride through his own twisted version of the American experience.
- DirectorJess Scott-HunterStarsTim SteedRobina StewartTim thinks he might just have found the girl of his dreams - again.
- DirectorDarrell C. HazelrigStarsBeau BrownJason GrahamLynn TalleyHoward (a puppet) has an existential crisis and nervous breakdown when he, and only he, can see his puppeteer... a featureless, humanoid shape that always looms over him, that he calls his 'Dark Companion'. His relationship with his wife and friends quickly breakdown, when no one believes him, forcing Howard to take drastic measures.
- DirectorJosh CrockettDaniel SinclairStarsBob TurtonKristin SlaysmanBridget MoloneyA young couple has a big plan to spice up their love life when their friend, Holly, comes over for dinner.
- DirectorNathaniel KrauseStarsAdam BrodyLouisa KrauseKeith DavidClark and Becca leave a bar after a night out with friends. They pass a homeless man on the street, and Clark gets an idea. Adam Brody, Louisa Krause and Keith David star in this dark comedy by master playwright Neil LaBute.
- DirectorJeffrey RugglesStarsDonald Ian BlackKristin SlaysmanThings get dicey when a woman reveals to her live-in boyfriend that she's listed him as her emergency contact.
- DirectorMatt SmuklerStarsDennis HowardCarol MansellEric NormingtonTwo friends desperately trying to skip town find that an overheated radiator is the least of their problems.
- DirectorDerek NguyenStarsGeorge TakeiEd LinTina ChenNorman Mao is an overweight, and socially-awkward junior businessman from Hong Kong, who at the age of 33 is still a virgin and unwed. Desperate to get him married, his parents take him on an international junket across the globe to find him a worthy Chinese wife. The Maos arrive to a New York City hotel, which is their final stop on their trip and their last hope to find Norman a bride. Having hired a professional matchmaking service, the Maos meet with three matches for Norman. Will one of these women be a potential wife for Norman or is he destined to lead a terribly lonely life?
- DirectorBernabé RicoStarsPetra MartínezRamón BareaJosé Antonio de la TorreHaving turned 60, Adela is living a life she never wanted. She has no children, a husband who walks all over her and, worst of all, nothing to look forward to. Then one day she has the chance to win 300,000 euros and leave her old life behind. All she has to do to get it is kick a ball into an open goal from the halfway line at half-time in a Spanish league match. Accepting the challenge, Adela starts training for the big day.
- DirectorRyan Earl ParkerG.B. ShannonStarsBillie WorleyLindsey RobertsJohn Paul PennPretty Monsters is a dramatic short film that focuses on Ray and his 10 year old son, Buck, as they visit the small town where the father grew up. When the father and son spend the night at a local motel, they are visited by a woman who reveals that the father still has a stronger connection to the town than just his fading memories. Sometimes, our idea of what a monster looks like couldn't be farther from the truth.
- DirectorChris TomkinsStarsGeoff PaineJosh CameronLliam AmorA smash and grab robbery takes an unexpected twist when two thieves find themselves confronted with a haul they can't possibly carry.
- DirectorFabrice BracqStarsJérémie LoiseauLucile LeberCharlotte JanotA man and a woman in their mid-thirties. Attractive, single and day-dreamer, they cross each other a million times without ever meeting. Yet, they are meant to be together.
- DirectorPaul GrellongStarsHeath CullensMary Elizabeth EllisKatie LeavittA little mistake turns into a living nightmare when Abby apologizes for a drunken kiss by giving the right gift to the wrong man.
- DirectorSam Frazier Jr.A short explanation of one filmmaker's unsatisfying life at work and home but glamorous lifestyle when he's accepted into film festivals.
- DirectorC. Scott McCoyStarsJames BarkerJ.D. ReagerChristian WalkerA history of the Antenna, Memphis' first punk rock club, and the musical explosion it inspired.
- DirectorAndrew GraceStarsAndrew GraceRashmi GraceIn search of a simpler life, a young couple returns home to Alabama where they set out to eat the way their grandparents did - locally and seasonally. But as their new diet forces them to navigate the agricultural industrial complex, they soon realize that nearly everything about the food system has changed since farmers once populated their family histories. A thoughtful and often funny essay on community, the South and sustainability, "Eating Alabama" is a story about why food matters.
- DirectorKelly AndersonDirector Kelly Anderson's personal journey as a Brooklyn 'gentrifier' to understand the forces reshaping her neighborhood along lines of race and class. The film reframes the gentrification debate to expose the corporate actors and government policies driving displacement and neighborhood change.
- DirectorLoki MulhollandStarsLuvaughn BrownDion DiamondEric EtheridgeThe amazing true story of one white Southern woman's courage to choose her convictions and join the Civil Rights Movement. By the time she was 19, Joan Trumpauer was shot at, attacked, and put on death row but that's just the beginning of her remarkable journey to help change the world. Heralded as an unsung hero but disowned by her family, Joan takes us on an incredible journey of her life in the Civil Rights Movement and the power of the human spirit to persevere against the world. Shot over the course of a year in six states, 'An Ordinary Hero' is the only complete story of Joan Trumpauer and includes interviews with scholars, authors, journalists and those who fought along side this courageous woman.
- DirectorTom BeanLuke PolingStarsKen BurnsRic BurnsGraydon CarterHe pitched to Willie Mays, suited up for the Celtics, stepped into the ring with Archie Moore and even took a few snaps as quarterback for the Detroit Lions. But George Plimpton was no athlete. With wit, charm and a skillful pen, this participatory journalist created a life that many athletes could only dream of. His sensational career is captured here in heartwarming footage and intimate personal interviews.
- DirectorFredrik StantonStarsRasha AbdullaLisa AndersonShaima El-ElaimyThe inside story of the Egyptian revolution from the perspective of its principal leaders and organizers, including four Nobel Peace Prize nominees. Their success in forcing the downfall of a brutal dictatorship has changed the face of the Middle East and provided hope for millions of oppressed people across the world. Above all, it is a story of profound hope, of courage rewarded, of a people who beat back a police state and threw off the shackles of decades of degradation and oppression.
- DirectorTorben BernhardTravis LowIn 1875, the Horn Silver Mine was discovered in the red rock cliffs of southwestern Utah. The town of Frisco was born and quickly became one of the most economically productive and notoriously violent towns in the wild West. 'Boomtown' blends serendipitously found audio interviews of the town sheriff and other remaining inhabitants, recorded just before their deaths, with images of the decaying ghost town in 2011. We get to know Sy Perkins, who 'drifted in with a circus,' or we hear of Sheriff Pearson, whose 'quick-triggered fingers' laid down the law 'with the simple philosophy that dead men give no trouble.' Letting the community speak for itself, this film rediscovers the nigh forgotten characters, stories, rumors and legends of Frisco, Utah.
- DirectorMatthew NothelferAlicia WszelakiStarsAlicia WszelakiThe short documentary 'Camino' is a film about a pilgrim's hike across Spain on the popular Camino de Santiago. It's an impressionistic film that creates a casual narrative about the ancient journey and what it is like during its modern revival. Dialog is at a minimum as the images and sounds of the adventure gradually unfold, revealing the pilgrim's entire experience.
- DirectorGideon C. KennedyIsabel MachadoStarsEugene WalterGRAND FUGUE ON THE ART OF GUMBO studies 'the baroque complexity of the South' through the musings of Mobile, AL native Eugene Walter, author, actor, artist, creator and chef. Using Walter's own radio broadcasts as narration, the film takes a peek at the simple ingredients that make up the Gulf Coast and its signature cuisine, gumbo, and shows how their staggered repetition builds something wholly unique and intricately beautiful.
- DirectorYael BridgeHelen Hood ScheerA documentary short film about an artist who creates incredibly life-like dolls.
- DirectorSonja AlsofiThe story of how a small herd of goats in an inner city vacant lot brings joy and unity to a diverse community, and also leads to questions about the role of nature in the urban experience.
- DirectorIria LopezStarsRayyah McCaulClara PerezPatricia VillaJose is a teenage pig living in a Spanish town, and he is the only pig in his family. One day a new neighbour moves in next door, and Jose starts to come to terms with who he really is.
- DirectorIan WoodStarsJohn GaringerPatrick SheehanThe Loop is an allegorical tale of a man lost in an endless loop of orchard roads. The 28-minute short was shot in black & white, on 16mm film, and includes an original, classical score. The film blends a rich visual language and surrealist aesthetics with the more conventional genres of mystery, comedy, drama, and suspense. The resulting dynamic is a film that feels in one sense like an homage to The Twilight Zone, and in the same breath like a genuine work of cinematic art, with an existential depth and timeless lure akin to films like Mirror, Ugetsu, Dead Man, and Spirit of the Beehive. In short, The Loop is cinema at its most ambitious: poignant, meaningful, and new.
- DirectorTrevor Knapp JonesStarsStuart HughesWhen an emergency crash landing leaves a young girl alone in the woods, she must defend herself against herself?
- StarsLionel PopkinFeaturing a man in an elephant costume, 'Dance Elephant Dance' uses images of multiple elephants in outer space to portray a pachyderm's awkward desire to get his groove on.
- DirectorMatt MeindlStarsMadison GibbsThis film is total garbage.
- DirectorKyoungju KimA visual metaphor of the filmmaker's journey to understand her roots after experience of cultural dislocation.
- DirectorAaron RossAesthetic machine Virtual architecture Unfrozen music Inevitably Celestial music box Folds inside itself Recursive sculpture Fractal ego-boundary Chaos in motion.
- DirectorDan InglisStarsReese CaldenEddie PetersenAn experimental digital short film examining ideas of perception and subjectivity as two workers toil in a surreal factory.
- DirectorBrooke WhiteSlices of Clarity, is a short experimental movie comprised of photographs, videos, and archival super 8mm film footage, that investigates the relationship between memory, landscape, and place through the lens of Alzheimer's Disease.
- DirectorCandace HarralsonApril defies the odds by living. But when she outgrows the school system and no adult day programming is available, her family must find a way for her to continue to thrive with meaningful work and relationships.
- DirectorCasey DillardGlenn PayneStarsTodd BarnettMonte BrasfieldLouise CampbellMovie romance isn't all it's cracked up to be, as a couple discovers when they scramble to find the right genre for them.
- DirectorTom BeckPhilip ScarboroughHigh School students from all types of racial & socioeconomic backgrounds from all over Mississippi attend a 9 day seminar on race, civil justice, and community. Learning the dark history of civil rights of their state, - which is not taught in Mississippi schools. Watch as they learn, change & evolve into community leaders with help from mentors such as Mississippi Governor William Winter and Former NAACP Chairperson Myrlie Evers-Williams (widow of slain civil rights activist Medgar Evers).
- DirectorNathan WillisMickle's Pickle tells the story of a small town pickle shop, its eccentric owner, and the theft of the store's beloved icon, a giant pickle. Mickey Fluitt is a former high school teacher in Picayune, Mississippi who now makes a living making and selling pickles. His storefront is adorned by a large plastic pickle, which serves as a symbol of the shop's signature product as well as a picture of Mickey's flair for the whimsical. So when the jumbo-sized pickle goes missing it puts the town of Picayune into the media spotlight and leaves Mickey Fluitt asking, 'Have you seen my pickle?'
- DirectorBen GuestA master pizzaiola, working in rural Mississippi, discusses his craft.
- DirectorGlenn PayneStarsDavid CollinsJennifer Hamilton CollinsKenny CookElaine and Melinda are holed up in a small town diner. They've been on the run and are now pinned into a corner. They know they've been followed, but by whom they aren't sure. The one comfort they have is that they are certain their pursuers don't know their faces either. Can they uncover their assassin's identity before its too late? Everyone is a suspect.
- DirectorRyan RoyMichael UsryStarsKevin BroughtonDaniel DauphinChristine EliseAn average suburban housewife tries to stop her neighbor from going on a rampage after he witnesses a gruesome attack.
- DirectorRyan BohlingChris BufkinStarsKevin BroughtonDavid DallasJessica Lemon WilkinsonThe Retirement Party tells the story of retiring superhero 'Power Dude' and some of his allies as they gather to celebrate his retirement. The Retirement Party was an entry into The 48 Hour Film Challenge - Jackson, MS.
- DirectorJordan BergerStarsRebecca JerniganHouston SettleMelanie Moore has forgotten life without television.
- DirectorTom LawsonMichael KoepenickStarsJohn BellStanley BoothPeter BuckWhy is it that Billy Bob Thornton, Dave Matthews, Peter Buck, Derek Trucks, Phish, Widespread Panic, and Blues Traveler are all huge fans of Colonel Bruce Hampton, but you've never heard of him? Bruce began his career with an unprecedented six figure record deal in 1970. The Hampton Grease Band's first album went on to be the worst selling album in the history of Columbia Records. He made a brave decision and continued his musical career, devoting himself to creating pure art rather than attempt any commercial success. The result has been an amazing, influential 50 year catalog of music and philosophy. Dubbed the father of the Jam Band music scene, he is a guru to many a celeb. Why is he still a secret?
- DirectorJohn Michael McCarthyStarsD.J. FontanaAmy LavereCorey ParkerA businessman is led around Tupelo, Mississippi by a '50s tour guide showing him its connection to Elvis Presley.
- DirectorDerrick SimsStarsMichael Ray DavisThor WahlestedtElise RovinskySet in rural Arkansas in 1973, Come Morning is the tragic story of Frank and his 10-year-old grandson and the hunting accident that forever changes their lives.