Fair Trade in Media, PA (5:00)
Director: Richard Power Hoffmann
Writer: Richard Power Hoffmann
Producer: Richard Power Hoffmann
Music: Tom Mullian
By using their buying power to support Fair Trade products, Media's businesses and consumers are saying that our sense of community extends beyond the boundaries of our small town. If buying a Fair Trade chocolate bar here means that somewhere children are going to school instead of working in the fields, we're taking a small step towards a better world with every bite. In a nutshell, that's what it means to be a Fair Trade town!
Jump Start (23:03)
Director: Laura Thies
Writer: Mara Lesemann
Producer: Mara Lesemann
Acotrs: Paige Lussier, Lori Kee, Carlo Fiorletta, Ian Dunn, Laura Thies, Roberto Bisogno, and Art Lesemann
Music: Erica Lieberman
"Jump Start" is the story of a young mother's attempt to jump start both her life and her car after her husband's service in Iraq. Dead heroes make lousy lovers.
Ikebukuro Station (3:00)
Director: Kevin Corcoran
Music: Krill-Whale-Human (Brian Smith and Lee Mansfield")
This film is an experimental travelogue/music video showing life in and around Ikebukuro Station, Tokyo, Japan.
Waiting for the Sky to Fall (8:30)
Director: Marc Wiskemann
Writer: Marc Wiskemann
Producers: Marc Wiskemann and Austin Murray
Actors: Misti Stewart, Jon Osbeck, Aaron Sinclair
Music: Narva9, King Benny and Ralph Cardall with Catherine Mehta
Carla meets Dan when he stops in at the only bar in town. He's just passing through, but they are two lonely people in an even lonelier world. Unfortunately, sometimes when two ships don't pass in the night, the impact can be deadly.
Everyone but Otto (26:15)
Directors: Danny Corey, Joe Acchione, Brendan McHugh
Writers: Danny Corey, Joe Acchione, Brendan McHugh
Producers: Danny Corey, Joe Acchione, Brendan McHugh
Actors: Brendan McHugh, Brianne O'neill, Tom Comitta, Robert Heath
Music: Everyone Everywhere, Like Birds
Chad Hammer is the man. He throws great parties and dates the prettiest girl in school. Everyone loves him. Except Otto. Otto does, however, love Hammer's girlfriend, Allison. After a life-changing mistake, Otto must set out on a mission to accomplish the things he was always too afraid to do. And that includes telling Allison how he feels.
Words of the Heart: the Dorothy James/Thomas Garrett Story (18:12)
Director: George Rothacker/Penelope Reed
Writer: George Rothaker
Producer: Meida Fellowship House/George Rothaker
Actors: Hedgerow Theater actors/ players
Music: George Rothaker
This is the story of Upper Darby native Thomas Garrett and Wallingford native Dorothy Biddle James and their three-generation struggle for human rights.
The Rocket Avenger Club's First Launch (9:30)
Director: Danny Corey
Producer: Brendan McHugh
Writer: Danny Corey
Actors: Michael Angelos, Jason Douglas, Evan Koch, and Kelly Shetron
Music: What Happened? and Chris O'Brien
Three friends avenge their misfortunes by launching a rocket into the sky.
Shanghai Neon (3:00)
Director: Kevin Corcoran
Music: Brian Smith
This film shows images of neon signs and other eye candy around Shanghai, China.
The Seduction of Eve (19:57)
Director: Jeff Bellantine
Writer: Mara Lesemann
Producer: Jeff Bellantine
Actors: Nikiya Palombi, Benjamin Kanes, David Sykes Jr., Constance Mietus, Scott Yannick, Rhonda Lynn Jones, Michelle Gibbs, Catherine Corcoran
Music: David Wilsoni, Danielle Tripodis
The Seduction of Eve is the story of a young woman trapped in an oppressive relationship. Dramatic events begin to change her world and Eve starts to reevaluate her situation. A complex story of abuse, inner strength and self empowerment.
I Cannot Be Silent: Testimonies of Peacemaking (48:25)
Director: Vic Compher
Writer: Vic Compher
Producer: Vic Compher and Carol Murrey
Principals Interviewed: Mariline Wilkins, George and Lilian Willoughby, Dorothy Johnson-Speight, Dr. Henri Parens
This intergenerational film documents elder peacemakers sharing their experiences and wisdom with young people. Their stores address many forms of historical and current violence: escape from slavery; opposition to war; childhood escape from a Nazi concentration camp; struggle against local gun violence. The youth, ages 12 to 22, engage in conversations with these remarkable adults, share at times their own contemporary traumas as victims of gun assaults, and raise poignant questions about coping and healing.
SATURDAY
Fair Trade Live (6:00)
Director: Richard Power Hoffmann
Writer: Richard Power Hoffmann
Producer: Richard Power Hoffmann
Music: Various Artits
Fair Trade Live took place on September 14, 2008, and drew more than 500 people to America's First Fair Trade Town of Media, Pennsylvania.
Breath of Twilight (9:06)
Director: Mark Kochanowicz
Writer: Mark Kochanowicz
Producer: Mark Kochanowicz
Actors: Heather Dyas Fried, Mark Kochanowicz
Music: Matt Scott Baker
Director of Photography: Christian Janss
Nowhere to turn, Angela commits the unthinkable. However, her near-death experience triggers a memory that could solve her worldly problems.
Philadelphia Hopes and Fears (7:51)
Director: Phillip Bradshaw, Sean Maher, Wayne Fonchic
Producer: Phillip Bradshaw, Sean Maher, Wayne Fonchic
Music: Veinmelter
This documentary expresses the heartfelt feelings of Philadelphia residents from different neighborhoods and backgrounds. The film expresses the need for improvement on the city of Philadelphia as a whole, but also praises its positive aspects.
The Eye of Menw (27:25)
Director: Charles A. Christman III
Writer: Charles A. Christman III
Producer: Charles A. Christman III
Actors: Giovanna Galdi
Music: Kevin McLeod
When a mysterious box arrives at her house, Victoria's curiosity gets the best of her, and she unleashes the power of Menw. With three stones and an all-powerful and all-knowing skull, she becomes the prey of a dark and unholy creature that will stop at nothing to kill her.
My Father's Photos (20:00)
Director: Richard Power Hoffmann
Writer: Richard Power Hoffmann
Producer: Richard Power Hoffmann
Muisc: Peter Tramo
Charles Burnett, Jr. struggled with Parkinson's disease for over 40 years, one of the longest cases on record. Confined to a wheelchair and with no speech communication, he was kept in good health far beyond doctor's expectations by the dedicated nursing care of his wife, Miriam. Charles' son provides a poignant narration that recalls' his father's struggle with Parkinson's, and how the extraordinary bond his parents shared managed to transcend the paralysis and depression of "God's Prison."
The Institute of Séance (9:09)
Director: Kevin Corcoran
Writer: Kevin Corcoran and Susie Anderson
Producer: Kevin Corcoran
Actors: Susie Anderson, Jim Haigney, Janet Benton, Sam Caggiula, Andrea Crawaley, Cate Cooney, Larry Culkin, Eriko Takahashi, David Updike
Murder! The director of the County Institute of Science is found dead in her office, clutching a handful of feathers. A pool of blood, a locked door, no witnesses--the local constabulary is confounded. The Institute's eccentric sponsor convenes a séance in hope of discovering the truth. Can the victim return from beyond the grave to offer a clue to her own demise? And if she does, will she come alone?
3 AM (3:00)
Director: Micheal Toolan Roche
Writer: John Terrence Roche
Producer: Michael Toolan Roche
Actors: (voiced by) Tom Kim, James Florile, Antonio Calvo, and Elizabeth Pago-Taylor
Music: Michael toolan Roche
"His wife thought he was drunk again, she should have hoped..." So begins the powerful animation set to the beautiful spoken word. Prepare yourself for three minutes you won't forget.
The Wages of Spin (90:00)
Director: Shawn Swords
Writer: Conrad Zimmer
Producer: Shawn Swords, Conrad Zimmer, Paul Russo, Blake Wilcox, John Jackson
Principals Interviewed: Chubby Checker, Connie Francis, Fabian, Frankie Avalon, Charlie Gracie, and Mike Love
The Wages of Spin chronicles the Philadelphia music scene from 1952 through 1963 focusing on: Bob Horn, Dick Clark, Bandstand, American Bandstand, payola, and the congressional hearings on payola circa 1960.
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