SEPTEMBER 15, 2024 SCHEDULE
See below for the film schedule and to purchase tickets for single day passes or an all-access pass. Single screening tickets are under each film description.
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All Access Pass: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/art-is-alive-film-festival-all-access-pass-tickets-922220996827
Day Pass: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/art-is-alive-film-festival-day-pass-tickets-922221688897​​
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Youth/Senior All Access Pass: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/art-is-alive-film-festival-youth-or-senior-all-access-pass-tickets-998680128147
Youth/Senior Day Pass: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/art-is-alive-film-festival-youth-or-senior-day-pass-tickets-998674029907
Screenings Schedule:
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11:00am - Drama Shorts Block #4
1:15pm – Entertainment Lawyer Panel
​2:15pm – Focus on Family Shorts Block
4:45pm - Special Screening of Abandoned
6:15pm – Comedy Shorts Block #2
8:15pm – Awards Ceremony
B.E.A.T - The 29th Connecticut"
Director: Will Weinstein
Runtime: 14:15
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Synopsis: The 29th Connecticut is a short documentary film about the eleven African-American soldiers who enlisted from Berlin, Connecticut, during the American Civil War. The 29th Regiment of United States Colored Troops, fought in critical battles near the end of the war and helped to secure freedom from enslavement for all United States citizens.
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The 29th Connecticut Trailer (youtube.com)
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Ticket Link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/art-is-alive-ff-drama-shorts-block-4-tickets-949484081447
"The Last Vigil"
Writer/Director: Andrew Imai
Runtime: 7:03
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Synopsis: When a college student wakes up one morning, he finds a mysterious letter on the floor of his room.
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Ticket Link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/art-is-alive-ff-drama-shorts-block-4-tickets-949484081447
Uncaged"
Runtime: 11 Minutes
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Synopsis: Inspired by true life events of human trafficking. They thought that a hit man could cover up their crime, but they underestimated the victim.
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UNCAGED Sizzle Real Trailer on Vimeo
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Ticket Link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/art-is-alive-ff-drama-shorts-block-4-tickets-949484081447
Festival Panel - Learning the Legalities Involved with Filmmaking
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This is a workshop that is designed to help filmmakers learn more about the legalities required as part of filmmaking. The host for this panel is Natalie LeVeck, who previously worked at Sony and Legendary Entertainment, where she handled production and marketing legal matters for box office hits. At present, she acts as an attorney for Google, who has negotiated the company’s largest celebrity engagements for its marketing campaigns and commercials.
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"Yuh Filthy Animal"
Writer/Director: Jeff Clark, Jr.
Runtime: 27:48
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Synopsis: A troubled young man's existence is awakened by a mysterious entity after losing his only brother to a fentanyl overdose.
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YUH FILTHY ANIMAL | Trailer (2024) (youtube.com)
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Ticket Link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/art-is-alive-film-festival-focus-on-family-shorts-block-tickets-922245409847
"The Echo of Her Voice"
Writer/Director: Rodrigo Guzmán Espíndola
Runtime: 13:45
Synopsis: Through photographs, dreams and unanswered questions, Paulina's presence lives on in the daily life of Margarita, her mother. In an immeasurable search for justice for her daughter's death, Margarita discovers that her voice can form part of a larger struggle that has emerged in the face of the current wave of femicides in Mexico. '
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Ticket Link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/art-is-alive-film-festival-focus-on-family-shorts-block-tickets-922245409847
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"Unchained"
Writer: Sohailla Mahjour
Director: Josh Treadaway
Runtime: 9:09
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Synopsis: Elizabeth meets her estranged stepfather for the first time in twelve years.
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https://www.sohaillamahjour.com/
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Ticket Link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/art-is-alive-film-festival-focus-on-family-shorts-block-tickets-922245409847
Special Screening of Michael Gentile's Work
""Abandoned" - Dramatic TV Movie
Writer/Director: Kent Sutton
Runtime: 42:00
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Synopsis: The story of a social worker's first day on the job, which could prove to be her toughest.
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Abandoned (TV Movie 2014) - IMDb
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Ticket Link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/art-is-alive-ff-special-screening-abandoned-tickets-922224286667
"Dad's New Roommate"
Writer/Director: Patrick F Devaney
Runtime: 22:30
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Synopsis: In this new Sci-Fi Dramedy, we meet Joe Kowalski, a retired mechanic, Vietnam veteran, and widower. Without his wife for so long, he decides it's time to not live alone anymore so he tells his family he's planning on finding a roommate online.
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https://www.pdevaney.com/director/
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Ticket Link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/art-is-alive-film-festival-comedy-shorts-block-tickets-922244477057
"Pickleball is Life: Dill With It!
Writer/Director: Carol Ann DeMarco
Runtime: 40 Minutes
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Synopsis: Three "besties" are compelled to participate in a high-stakes pickleball competition after they find themselves in a pickle. Their friendship and tenacity are consequently put to the ultimate test on the court.
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"Pickleball Is Life: Dill With It!" (Official Teaser) (youtube.com)
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Ticket Link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/art-is-alive-film-festival-comedy-shorts-block-tickets-922244477057
This is the time where all cast and crew come together to see who has earned awards for the 2024 Art is Alive Film Festival.
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Ticket Link:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/art-is-alive-film-festival-award-ceremony-tickets-922243604447