TROPFEST UPDATE @ Tribeca
September 17th 2007 04:14
The Sixteen short films have been selected for this years Tribeca film Festival. The free outdoor event created in the same spirit as the highly successful TROPFEST FILM FESTIVAL held late February every year in Australia will take place this coming Sunday September 23 at the World Financial Center Plaza in New York City. The finalist films were selected from 161 entries from all around the world. Tropfest which started with only a single film put o by Founder John Polson for a group of friends at the Tropicana café in Victoria Street Sydney has grown to be the world’s largest short film festivals in the world screening in one night to every capital city in Australia and now even reaching to regional centres throughout the country.
Tropfest@Tribeca will kick off at 5pm with a preshow of live musical performances from Haunt, Second Dan and DJ Shorty. At 8pm the World Financial Center Plaza turns into a movie theater under the stars with the films premiering on a 48'x26' inflatable air screen and a large area for public seating
The signature item for the first tropfest@tribeca is SLICE. The signature item must be incorporated in some way into the film.
The finalist films are:
2007 Tropfest@Tribeca Finalists
AugustA Film by Matthew Kehoe (New York, New York)
After his mother’s suicide and his father gets remarried Max moves to New York to become a photographer
Autumn MeadowA film by Adam Schram (New York, New York)
About the Film: Harold can't seem to do anything right, even when it comes to killing his wife.
Bird Strikes
A Film by Chris Cassidy (Brooklyn, New York)
About the Film: When technology and nature collide Bob Leporati uses the ancient art of falconry to clear the runways of JFK.
Black Tears
A Film by James Wright III (Richmond, Va.)
About the Film: The story of an African American trying to find employment. Although he dreams of being a famous animator, he is forced to take a job at a pizza joint dressed up as a "SLICE.”
The Closet
A Film by Bob Sentipal (Montebello, New York)
About the Film: A dog day afternoon turns into a lonely night when a man and his best friends are forced to part ways.
Homecoming
A Film by Josiah Signor (Brooklyn, New York)
About the Film: A young soldier returns home from war only to find his father unresponsive to him. His father soon learns that it’s not all as it once was
I Graduated, But …A film by Alexander Poe (New York, New York)
About the Film: There's nothing like the last slice of pizza to bring up conflict between old friends.
I Remain the Same
A Film by Joanna Chejade-Bloom and Kiki Allgeier (Brooklyn, New York)
About the Film: Under the auspices of the Achilles Track Club, an organization that encourages people with disabilities to become involved in sports, a young Chechen comes to NYC to run in the 5K Hope and Possibility Race. While here, he receives a new prosthetic leg.
Lemon and Lime
A Film by Ben Thompson (London, England)
About the Film: A wealthy housewife plans to murder her husband with a poison gin and tonic.
Morning
A film by Kathleen Johnsen (Bergen, Norway)
About the Film: Two personalities, one person. The one side of ourselves that is difficult to accept, but if we manage we might feel complete.
The Picnic
A Film by Belinda King (Marrickville, Australia)
About the Film: The desperate acts of a crazed woman turn a friendly picnic into a day to remember.
Slices Only
A Film by Mike Tenaglia (New York, New York)
About the Film: A Queens pizzeria implements a no slices policy and chaos ensues.
Snookered
Daniel Knight (Sydney, Australia)
About the Film: A men’s locker room is a mine field of unspoken protocol passed down through the generations. Now, a moment of confusion will break those and leave two men well and truly snookered.
Super Slice
A Film by Stephen Franciosa, Jr. (Bronx, New York)
About the Film: Pizza man, who is a pizza maker by day, is an extraordinary superhero that brings villains to justice using everyone’s favorite food…PIZZA!
The Switch
A Film by Jonathan Emmerling (New York, New York) About the Film: Tom had no luck with women. Not a single one is interested. Then Tom meets Wes, a perfect 10 who totally gets him; the only problem is Tom’s pesky heterosexuality.
Take Me
A Film by Dana Bower (New York, New York)
About the Film: Harry comes full circle in his attempts to say goodbye to an old, faithful friend.
www.tribecafilmfestival.org
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