[hidetitle]Spoke the Hub presents:
New Monthly Film Series
November feature: Shorts
Tuesday Nov. 19, 2013 7-9pm
Spoke the Hub Re:Creation Center, 748 Union St
$10 suggested donation
In our first installment of our monthly film series, we will showcase a variety of short films that represent a wide spectrum of the film world.
These days, shorts are so often watched online and at home. We hope to provide a home for filmmakers and audiences to share and enjoy short films together, in person.
Beer, wine, and snacks will be available for purchase. Hang out and mingle with the filmmakers after the screening!
Films:
[col layout=2L]The Romantic Idiot
by Zachary Lennon-Simon
Run time: 18:52
A comedy about a self-described romantic who tries to win back his ex-girlfriend by using what he’s learned from the books and movies that he loves.[/col]
[col layout=2L]My Happy Family
by Nina Schwanse
Run time: 13:08
First comes love, then comes marriage… An unlikely candidate is cast by Mattel to promote a certain set of values preparing young girls for a life of romantic pizza dinners and childrearing. Merin McDonald co-stars with future teen semi-star Amanda Bynes in footage procured from the basement beta vault of a former company executive. My Happy Family refers both to name of the product and the relationship of the aspiring young actress to the commercial’s director, her father.[/col]
[col layout=2L]Sincerely, P.V. Reese
by Philip Swift
Run time: 25:00
Philip Swift and his friends made over 100 movies while growing up in Akron, OH. One of those films, Dear Mothman, an hour long epic filmed during their senior year of high school in 1998, is the focus of this documentary. Sincerely, PV Reese is a film about death, movies, and that VHS-C camera.[/col]
Use Your Head
by Gabriel Gomez & Julien Melendez (Crooked Letter Films)
Run time: 3:04
A struggling writer, who finds himself going toe-to-toe with the infamously-dreaded “writer’s block”, resorts to new techniques. Official selection of the 2013 LES Film Festival on Mind F*ck Night.
Lost
by Sarah Dahnke
Run time: 2:42
The rehearsal of a one-woman girl group.
Series Curators:
Philip B. Swift is a Filmmaker living and working in New York City. As Digital Filmmaking Artist-in-Residence with Young Audiences New York and a member of the Tribeca Film Institute’s Professional Development Team, he integrates the art of Filmmaking into public school classrooms throughout New York City. His short documentary “Sincerely, PV Reese” was shortlisted for the 2010 Vimeo Awards and was the opening night selection at the 2010 Akron Film Festival. Also in 2010, his marriage to Katie Robbins was deemed interesting enough to be in the Vows section of The New York Times. More info: dearmothman.com
Sarah Dahnke is a choreographer, multimedia artist and arts educator. She creates video dances for traditional screens, installations and web, which have been screened at at venues such as CPR-Center for Performance Research, The Gowanus Ballroom, The Wild Project, The Hyde Park Arts Center, the Ruth Page Center for the Arts and through the Dance Films Association and Dances Made to Order. Sarah teaches throughout New York City with organizations such as Spoke the Hub and The Tribeca Film Institute, and her work with elementary school students at The Neighborhood School in Manhattan was recently featured in The New York Times. She is a 2013 awardee of a grant from The Puffin Foundation. More info: sarahdahnke.com
Filmmakers interested in showing work in a future showcase should email Sarah (sarah@sarahdahnke.com) or Philip (swift.b.philip@gmail.com) for more information.