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2023 FILM SCHEDULE
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ALTERNATIVE PROGRAMMING
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Filmmaker Panels
Downstairs in the Panel Room or Main Theater
Live Script Read
Downstairs in the
Panel Room
Steadicam-ops Workshop
Presented in the Main Theater
SCHEDULE
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DAY 1
*SCHEDULE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 21ST
2 PM - 4 PM-- BADGE & PASS PICKUP
Guests may pickup their badges and passes in the lobby of the Electric Theater.
WORKSHOP
3 PM-- STEADICAM® MASTERCLASS W/REY REYES
Camera Movement Lecture.
Join us each day to learn from Rey Reyes
and other industry special guests!
Sponsored by
PANEL
4 PM-- INDUSTRY PANEL
A Guide to Producing and Marketing Your Film.
Panelists;
Adam & Donovan Montierth (Purdie Distribution) and Michelle & Marshall Moore (Zion Indie Film Fest)
5 PM-- OPENING RED CARPET
FILM
Red carpet, light refreshments, & live music
6:00 PM-- OPENING NIGHT FEATURE BLOCK
Opening remarks, a lyrical short film, and a gut-wrenching but thoughtful feature-length drama that displays the best of humanity.
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“About Memory and Loss” (8 min)
Directed By Amélie Hardy
"Revoir Paris" (1 hr 45 min)
Directed By Alice Winocour
9 PM-- OPENING NIGHT AFTER PARTY
Sponsored in part by Station II Bar
Festivities continue up the street at the Station II Bar
*Badge Holders Only* Food, drinks (first one free), and good company!
DAY 2
THURSDAY, JUNE 22ND
*SCHEDULE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE
8 AM-- SCENIC HIKE
More details to come
*Free to the public* Meet in front of The Electric Theater by 8 AM
WORKSHOP
1 1 AM-- STEADICAM® MASTERCLASS W/REY REYES
The Language of Camera Direction.
An Operator'sOn-Set Perspective.
Special Guests
Michael Craven & Lisa Sene SOC
Sponsored by
12 PM-- TACO BAR LUNCHEON
More details to come
*Badge Holders Only* Served downstairs in the VIP Lounge area
FILM
1 PM-- SHORTS BLOCK #1
A diverse range of compelling titles that will entertain and enlighten viewers in equal measure. Click the film titles to learn more
“Anatomic Bomb” (5 min)
Directed By Gaëlle Azzam
"Unbreakable" (16 min) *Q&A (W/Filmmaker)
Directed By Alex Astrella
"Service Me" (4 min)
Directed By Tom Cavanaugh
"What I Knew He Could Be" (17 min)
Directed By Preston Taylor
“Garrano” (14 min)
Directed By Vasco Sá & David Doutel
"I Have No Tears, and I Must Cry" (13 min) *Q&A (W/Filmmaker)
Directed By Luis Fernando Puente
“Neighbour Abdi” (29 min)
Directed By Douwe Dijkstra
FILM
4 PM-- FEATURE FILM BLOCK #2
A mini-doc that delves into the lives of minority auto garage workers and a poignant feature-length doc that explores the lives of Navajo youth.
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“The Repair Shop” (12 min)
Directed By Namai Kham Po
“Scenes From the Glittering World” (1 hr 16 min) *Q&A (W/Filmmakers)
Directed By Jared Jakins
6:00 PM-- BREAK
*SUPPORT LOCAL BUSINESSES*
We invite you to go out and explore dinner options in St. George, Utah
FILM
8 PM-- FEATURE BLOCK #3
A comedic short about the corporate office experience followed by a deep dive into a dark humor-tinged feature that takes aim at an obsessive man’s drive to persevere in the world of academia. Click the film titles to learn more.
“Work Life” (13 min) *Q&A (W/Filmmaker)
Directed By Kevin Ung
“Publish Or Perish” (1 hr 40 min) *Q&A (W/Filmmakers)
Directed By David Liban
DAY 3
*SCHEDULE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE
FRIDAY, JUNE 23RD
8:30 AM-- MORNING YOGA
Heather Atkin of Elements 437
*Free to the public* Meet behind The Electric Theater at 8:30 AM
WORKSHOP
1 1 AM-- STEADICAM® WORKSHOP W/REY REYES
Directing For Camera Movement.
Practical application of block, rehearsing,
and shooting a scene
Special Guests
Rey Reyes, Michael Craven & Lisa Sene SOC
Sponsored by
12 PM-- SANDWICHES + CHIPS LUNCHEON
More details to come
*Badge Holders Only* Served downstairs in the VIP Lounge area
FILM
1 PM-- SHORTS BLOCK #2
Another diverse range of compelling titles that are sure to entertain and enlighten viewers in equal measure. Click the film titles to learn more.
“Hidari” (6 min)
Directed By Masashi Kawamura
“Triggered” (16 min) *Q&A (W/Filmmaker)
Directed By Hisonni Mustafa Johnson
“Working From Home” (9 min) *Q&A (W/Filmmakers)
Directed By Monica Matute
“Eulogy” (13 min) *Q&A (W/Filmmaker)
Directed By Garrett Martin
“The Voice in Isabel Fleiss’s Office” (7 min)
Directed By Jim Haverkamp
“Take Me Home” (16 min)
Directed By Liz Sargent
“Letting Loose the Hounds” (26 min) *Q&A (W/Filmmakers)
Directed By Asher McMurren, Paige Harwood, Logan Leavett
SCRIPT READ
3:30 PM-- LIVE SCRIPT READ
Enjoy live reads of the 1st place winning entries of our
5th annual Desertscape screenplay competition. *Free to the public
Feature Screenplay
"The Land of Nadine"
by
Michael Blomquist
(First 10 pages)
Short Screenplay
"Bingo"
by
Darren Haskins
(Read in its entirety)
Curated by Josh Hafen of "Big Screen 16"
*Free to the public* Downstairs in the Panel Room
5 PM-- 16MM SECRET CINEMA SCREENING
5-7 PM-- BREAK --
*SUPPORT LOCAL BUSINESSES*
We invite you to go out and explore dinner options in St. George, Utah
FILM
7 PM-- FEATURE FILM BLOCK #4 --
A short about a down-on-his-luck graduate in a dead end job followed by a high energy feature-length time-travel-centric comedy. Click the film titles to learn more.
FILM
9 PM-- DESERTSCAPE AFTER DARK--
Desertscape presents an edgier fair for the more adventurous viewer by way of two creative shorts that explore relationships, sex, and human connection followed by an innovative feature that fuses noir with the surreal by way of lifelike puppets. You won’t want to miss this! Click the film titles to learn more.
“Nude” (14 min)
Directed By Olivier Labonté LeMoyne
“A Folded Ocean” (12 min)
Directed By Ben Brewer
“Abruptio” (1 hr 34 min)
Directed By Evan Marlowe
*SCHEDULE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE
DAY 4
SATURDAY, JUNE 24TH
8:30 AM-- YOGA --
Heather Atkin of Elements 437
*Free to the public* Meet behind The Electric Theater by 8:30 AM
FILM
10 AM-- MADE IN UTAH SHORTS BLOCK
A collection of creative short films made right here in the Bee Hive state. Click the film titles to learn more.
"The Sprout" (5 min) *Q&A (W/Filmmakers)
Directed By Austin Schadewald
“Neighborly” (7 min) *Q&A (W/Filmmakers)
Directed By Jake Albrecht
“The Princess and the Formaldehyde Specimen” (5 min) *Q&A (W/Filmmakers)
Directed By Adam Peterson
“Dead End” (14 min) *Q&A (W/Filmmakers)
Directed By Hannah Grace Kenrick
“Intercept” (5 min) *Q&A (W/Filmmaker)
Directed By Michael Richard Wiest
“The Wind” (3 min) *Q&A (W/Filmmaker)
Directed By Caleb Hatton, Beau Stucki
“All I Want” (6 min) *Q&A (W/Filmmaker)
Directed By Laura Schmitt
“New American Dream” (6 min)
Directed By Seth Rice, Seth Haley
“Water Babies” (14 min) *Q&A (W/Filmmaker)
Directed By Josh Garretson
“Icarian” (29 min) *Q&A (W/Filmmaker)
Directed By Paul Amstone
12 PM-- WOODFIRED PIZZA LUNCHEON
Sponsored by Riggatti's Pizza
*Badge Holders Only* Served downstairs in the VIP Lounge area
PANEL
12:30 PM-- STEADICAM® PANEL W/SPECIAL GUESTS
Panel discussion of the current state of the industry and the
future of filmmaking.
Panelists;
Rey Reyes, Michael Craven, Lisa Sene SOC
FILM
2 PM-- SHORTS BLOCK #3
Our final shorts block will take viewers on an unforgettable journey by way of a character drama, informative and moving mini-docs, stunning animation, the offbeat, and a dramedy with something to say. Click the film titles to learn more.
"A Little Utah" (5 min) *Q&A (W/Filmmaker)
Directed By Dave Lindsay
“Heptapus” (12 min)
Directed By Cooper Troxell
“Lockjaw” (10 min)
Directed By Alexandre Lefebvre
“The Temple” (18 min)
Directed By Alain Fournier
“Help Me Understand” (15 min)
Directed By Aemilia Scott
“When the Swallows Fly Away” (19 min)
Directed By Sébastien Pins
“Ninety-five Senses” (14 min)
Directed By Jerusha Hess, Jared Hess
4 PM-- CLOSING NIGHT RED CARPET
FILM
5 PM-- CLOSING NIGHT FEATURE BLOCK
Our independent cinematic adventure comes to an amazing close with a youth-centric short about a most unlikely hero and the World Premiere of a feature-length comedy about a trio of unlikely supervillains. Click the film titles to learn more.
“Scorpiation” (19 min) *Q&A (W/Filmmakers)
Directed By Colin Cunningham
“Villains Inc” (1 hr 42 min) *Q&A (W/Filmmakers)
Directed By Jeremy Warner
8 PM-- AWARDS SHOW
Find out the winners of the festival.
FREE TO THE PUBLIC
9 PM-- CLOSING NIGHT DESERT LUAU PARTY --
Close out the festival this year with a desert luau!
*BADGE HOLDERS ONLY*
Music, Food, & Drink!
FIND YOUR LODGING TODAY
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