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Mayor Jason L. Shelton - City of Tupelo

Welcome to our city and the 11th Annual Tupelo Film Festival held at the Malco Theatre at Tupelo Commons. The City of Tupelo invites you to join us for a wonderful weekend �lled withgreat independent �lms, special events, and more. Please take a moment to slow down from the hectic pace of everyday activities and enjoy the art of the �lmmaker and the hospitality ofTupelo.

Neal McCoy - Director - Tupelo Convention & Visitors Bureau

On behalf of the Tupelo Film Commission, under the umbrella of the Tupelo Convention & Visitors Bureau, we welcome you to the 11th Annual Tupelo Film Festival. Cited as one of America’s Top 10 Small Film Festivals in the country by Livability.com, the festival is a celebration of great �lms and a gathering for �lm fans from across the globe. We invite you to experience Tupelo while you are here by visiting our many attractions, enjoying our eclectic culinary scene, and shopping at our unique retail shops. Thank you for being here and we hope to see you back real soon shooting your next project.

Ward Emling - Mississipi State Film O�ce

The Mississippi Film O�ce welcomes you to the 11th Annual Tupelo Film Festival. We are proud each year to enjoy their �lms and meet the �lmmakers. For you the audience we hope you enjoy the �lms. For you the �lmmakers we thank you for your commitment to the power and wonder of the cinema. Mississippi is equally committed to the import and reach of �lm and to supporting and nurturing the �lmmaker. We have created a strong and competitive incentive program: a 25% -35% cash rebate on your Mississippi spend and all of your payroll with a low $50,000 minimum that applies to features, shorts, documentaries and more. And that’s not all we have to o�er: you will �nd communities that serve our mission to build and support the industry, hospitable people that embrace and understand the challenges of �lmmaking, and diverse locations from the sandy beaches of the Gulf Coast to the �at evocative Delta to the rich foothills of Appalachia. Enjoy your stay in Tupelo and our great state of Mississippi. We’re glad you’re here and always look forward to seeing you again!

Darrell Rankin - President - Lee County Board of Supervisors

The Lee County Board of Supervisors proudly supports the 11th Annual Tupelo Film Festival. We are happy to assist in any logistics that opens a door for �lm projects in our area and invite all who are looking at producing �lm to take a look at all we have to o�er. On behalf of the Lee County Board of Supervisors we welcome �lmmakers, special guests, visitors, and community to a relaxing evening of great �lm and special events taking place this year at the festival’s new location – the Malco Theatre - Tupelo Commons.

About the cover:A special thanks to our festival committee mem-ber Louis Armour, who served as a screener and designed the art for this year’s festival which is on the cover. Louis brings to the festival his ar-tistic touch and talents, coordinating and assist-ing with many elements of the festival.

Carolyn Parson is an acting instructor and coach with several years of acting experience on stage and �lm in Phoenix, Arizona. Carolyn also worked extensively on The Arizona Black Film Festival and Director of Film Submissions. She also volunteered with Phoenix Film Festival as a screener and other positions. Since moving pack to Mississippi, Caro-lyn has worked with the Tupelo Film Festival as a �lm screener. Ms. Parson teaches acting at the Elkin Theatre in Aberdeen, Mississippi where she is also a board member. Carolyn is a native of Monroe County and a graduate of Aberdeen High School. She spent over twenty years in Phoenix, Arizona Acting, Directing and working in the theatre. She is an acting instructor with a focus on helping children grow con�dently by studying the craft of acting by being comfortable being themselves.

Carolyn ParsonsFestival Director

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Greg PirkleRichard McGeheeRock River FoundationRomie’s BarbequeSouth ArtsRepresentative Steve HollandSnelling Personnel ServicesTupelo Convention & Visitors Bureau Board & Sta�Tupelo Innkeepers Assn.Tupelo Restaurant Assn.VM ClevelandWarehouse 605Waste Management, Inc.WTVA

Bar-B-Que by JimBest Western Inn & SuitesBill LuckettCity of TupeloCommunity Development FoundationDr. David ColeFred PageICC - Mike EatonKenlan DevelopmentLee County Board of SupervisorsMalco TheatreMississippi Film O�ceNE MS Daily Journal

WELCOME TO THE 11TH ANNUAL TUPELO FILM FESTIVAL!

ENJOY YOUR TIME IN TUPELO, MISSISSIPPI.

Thank YouTupelo High School Class of ’72

B&B Concrete Co., Inc.130 North Industrial Road

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Friends of the Film Festival

Thank YouWhittington Used O�ce Furniture

Thank YouNorth MS Sports Medicine & Orthopedic Clinic, PLLC

Thank YouBenjamin Moore Paints

Thank YouTodd’s Big Star

Thank YouMont’s Paper Company

Thank YouJanet Martin Harry Martin Select Properties , PLLC

Thank YouTupelo Consignment Music

Thank YouThornton Dental Clinic

Thank YouMid-South Center for Psychodrama & Sociometry

Thank YouSnelling Personnel Services

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FEATURE1st PlaceSponsored byB&B Concrete Co., Inc.2nd PlaceSponsored byBenjamiin Moore Paints3rd PlaceSponsored by Mid-South Center for Psychodrama & SociometryDOCUMENTARY1st PlaceSponsored by BancorpSouth2nd PlaceSponsored byThornton Dental Clinic3rd PlaceSponsored by Snelling Personnel Services

SHORT1st PlaceSponsored by VIP Cinema Seating2nd PlaceSponsored by Mont’s Paper Company3rd PlaceSponsored byTodd’s Big Star

MUSIC VIDEO1st PlaceSponsored by Elvis Presley Birthplace Foundation

STUDENT1st PlaceSponsored byCREATE Foundation, Inc.2nd PlaceNorth Mississippi Sports Medicine & Orthopedic Clinic, PLLC3rd PlaceWhittington Used O�ce Furniture

THE RON TIBBETT AWARD (Best of Show)Sponsored by Mississippi Film O�ceThe Ron Tibbett Award is presented each year in memory of Ron Tibbett who helped launch the Tupelo Film Festival in 2004

THE ELVIN WHITESIDES DIRECTOR’S AWARDSponsored by his fellow class-mates of Tupelo High School Class of ‘72

ADMISSION

Screen Three:Thursday, Friday, and SaturdayApril 17th - 19th Day Pass - $15.00Student - $7.50 (with ID)Senior - $7.50 (with ID)

Screening Pass - $35.00 Includes all three days of �lms

Awards Party - $10.00In the Pod behind the Malco.

Screen Four: Friday and SaturdayApril 18th - 19thAll Events Free

Day of Event - Tickets available at Malco

For details visit:www.tupelo�lmfestival.net

Tickets

Screen 312:16 pm STUDENT BLOCK 2:04 pm Q & A 2:14 pm FEATURE BLOCK 3:46 pm Q & A 3:51 pm SHORT BLOCK 4:48 pm DOCUMENTARY 5:44 pm Q & A 5:54 pm STUDENT BLOCK 8:23 pm Q & A 8:33 pm FEATURE BLOCK10:04 pm Q & A

Screen 312:00 pm DOCUMENTARY 1:28 pm Q & A 1:35 pm SHORT BLOCK 2:58 pm Q & A 3:10 pm DOCUMENTARY 3:30 pm SHORT BLOCK 4:50 pm Q & A 5:00 pm MUSIC VIDEO BLOCK 5:11 pm Q & A 5:15 pm DOCUMENTARY 6:01 pm Q & A 6:10 pm Break 7:30 pm CAPOTE 9:26 pm Q & A

Screen 3 12:00 pm STUDENT BLOCK 12:45 pm Q & A 12:55 pm SHORT BLOCK 1:19 pm STUDENT BLOCK 1:46 pm Q & A 1:52 pm DOCUMENTARY 2:47 pm FEATURE BLOCK 4:18 pm Q & A 4:30 PM GOOD ROCKIN’ TONIGHT 6:31 pm Q & A

Thursday, April 17th Friday, April 18th Saturday, April 19th


Screen 4

10:30 am FREE Children’s Presentation 1:00 pm FREE Japananese �lms

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10:00 am Student WORKSHOPS 12:30 pm Break 1:30 pm MS HIGH SCHOOL FILM COMPETITION 4:00 pm Raiders of the Lost Ark:

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Awards Party

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West of Shakerag Improv

The Paul Tate Trio Band

Heavy hors d’oeuvres

Cash Bar

Awards Presentation

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JEREMY NOCONLos Angeles, CA

Jeremy Nocon, an award-winning producer from Los An-geles, develops and produces �lm & TV projects. Jeremy credits legal training and love of the creative collaborative process for his seven-year career in �llmmaking. He works as Director of Business Development for the world-famous Jim Henson’s Creature Shop, a division of The Jim Henson Company.

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WES BENTONRidgeland, MSWes Benton, President of Red Planet Entertainment and GhostRider Entertainment, worked with Giant Studios to set up capture stages for “Avatar”. Additionally, he worked in that capacity on “I Am Legend,” “The Incredible Hulk,” “Mummy III,” “The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian,” “The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe,” “The Polar Express,” and “The Day After Tomor-row.” He is currently creating a slate of movies for produc-tion in Mississippi and produced “Rites of Spring”.

Chandler Gri�n (New York-based/native Mississippian), is a documentary �lmmaker, media educator and founder of Barefoot Workshops. He has produced documentaries and taught educational programs in over thirty countries across the globe and has collaborated with PLANusa, PBS, The American Cancer Society, FXB International, The Ford Foundation, Global Nomads Group, RFK Center for Human Rights, FilmAid International, UNESCO, UNAIDS, UNDP, and the State Department’s Middle East Partnership Initiative. He holds a BFA in Photography and Video/Film from the Savannah College of Art & Design.

Documentary Judges

CHANDLER GRIFFINNew York, NY

RAY MURPHY, JR.Los Angeles, CARay Murphy Jr., owner of RKM Entertainment, has 23 years experience in theatrical production, including 8 years as president of Eddie Murphy Productions. His �lms with Eddie include “Eddie Murphy Raw,” “The Golden Child,” “Boomerang,” “Harlem Nights,” “Life, “ “Coming To America,” “Metro,” “The Nutty Professor,” “Dr. Doolittle,” “Bow�nger,” and “Vampire In Brooklyn”. He has overseen �lms that grossed more than a billion dollars and maintains strong ties with the LA �lm community.

RAY MURPHY, JR.Los Angeles, CARay Murphy Jr., owner of Muphy Entertainment Studios (�lm distribution), has 23 years experience in theatrical production, including 8 years as president of Eddie Murphy Productions. His �lms with Eddie include “Eddie Murphy Raw,” “The Golden Child ,” “Boomerang,” “Harlem Nights,” “Life, “ “Coming To Amer-ica,” “Metro,” “The Nutty Professor,” “Dr. Doolittle,” “Bow�nger,” and “Vampire In Brooklyn”. He has overseen �lms that grossed more than a billion dollars.

JEREMY NOCONLos Angeles, CAJeremy Nocon, a seasoned producer from Los Angeles, develops and produces �lm & TV projects. Jeremy credits his formal legal training and his love of the creative collaboration process for his �ourishing career in the entertainment industry. He currently works as Director of Business Development for the world-famous Jim Henson’s Creature Shop, a division of The Jim Henson Company, developing projects with some of the top names in the entertainment industry.

SAM WATSONJackson, MSSam Watson has spent over �fteen years doing location sound recording, compos-ing and custom sound design for �lm and television in more than a dozen countries on �ve continents. He has worked on projects for the U.S. Navy, Martin Scorsese’s “The Blues Project”, The B.B. King Museum, Habitat for Humanity, to Sundance Award winning �lm Ballast and programs for Discovery Channel, VH1, CMT, TLC, HGTV, TV Food Network, etc. His award winning music has been used in hundreds of commercials airing around the U.S. and in a number of independent �lms.

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JUDGESFeature Judges

WES BENTONRidgeland, MSBenton started Red Planet Entertainment, LLC in 1980 and GhostRider En-tertainment in 2007. His is the founder of the Sun & Sand Film & Music Festival. Benton produced his �rst �lm, “Rites of Spring” in 2010. Benton worked as Motion Capture Producer or Motion Capture Supervisor on such feature �lms as “I Am Legend”, “The Incredible Hulk”, “Mummy III”, “The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian”, “The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe”, “The Polar Express”, and “The Day After Tomor-row.” He is currently working on several �lms to be produced in Mississippi.

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SPONSORSB&B Concrete Co., Inc. BancorpSouthBenjamin Moore PaintsBu�alo Wild WingsCelebrity Coaches/Celebrity FastwrapzCREATE, Inc.Eat With Us Group (DBA, Harvey’s, Fairpark Grill, Sweet Pepper’s,

Park Heights, and Bulldog Deli)

Elaine Dundy & Roy Turner Endowment for the Arts Elvis Presley Memorial Foundation Janet Martin Harry Martin Select Properties , PLLCKenlan DevelopmentMalco TheatreMid-South Center for Psychodrama & SociometryMississippi Film O�ceMitchell Distributing, Inc.Mont’s Paper CompanyNorth Mississippi Sports Medicine & Orthopedic Clinic, PLLC Snelling Personnel ServicesThe Ugly ChairThornton Dental Clinic Todd’s Big Star Tupelo Coca-Cola Bottling CompanyTupelo Convention & Visitors Bureau Tupelo Consignment MusicTupelo Flea MarketTupelo High School Class of 1972Tupelo Restaurant AssociationVIP Cinema SeatingWatkins CollegeWhittington Used O�ce Furniture

Special ThanksOur award - Mr. Reely

Sculptured by local artist Richard McGeehee

Bill Kavanagh is an independent producer/director based in New York. His most recent documentary �lm, “A Matter of Place,” highlights three stories of people who faced housing discrimination in present-day New York City. They poignantly describe these incidents, as well as their resolve to �ght for justice. The �lm shines a bright light on housing discrimination, one of the most shrouded civil rights is-sues in America. His other work includes the award-winning documentary “Brick by Brick: A Civil Rights Story” (2007 Tupelo Film Festival premiere) and “Enemies of War”, as well as collaborations on other documentaries and independent �lms.He has a special place in his heart for Tupelo and the �lmmaker-friendly nature of Tupelo Film Festival.

MICHAEL ROSELos Angeles, CAMichael Rose, Emmy award-winning writer/director/producer, holds a mas-ters degree in motion picture and television production from UCLA and heads up his own boutique production company. Specializing in producing TV proj-ects, he’s had his work shown on the History Channel, Discovery, National Geographic, Travel, SkyTV, CCTV, Fine Living, Public Television and numerous other outlets around the world. Working with Roy Turner and Jim Palmer, he produced “Elvis: Return to Tupelo,” which premiered in Tupelo and aired on the Biography Channel and Public Television. His most recent production, “Find-ing Your Element with Sir Ken Robinson,” is currently airing on Public Television.

Documentary Judges (Continued)BILL KAVANAGHNew York, NY

LAURA BERNIERINew York, NYLaura Bernieri’s �lms include: “Mother Of George,” (Sundance 2013, Best DP); “Sunny Side Up” (Jacksonville FF’11 Audience Award); “Kettle Of Fish” (Modine, Gershon Tribeca ’06); “Could Be Worse!” (Sundance ‘00); “Passage To Paradise” (Julie Harris); “Delta Rising” (Morgan Freeman, Willie Nelson; Best Producer Beverly Hills FF ’09); “Men In Green” (NBA All Stars 2010); “Next Stop Wonder-land” (Hope Davis, Philip Seymour Ho�man, Sundance ’98); “Death: A Love Sto-ry” (Sundance ’99); “Squeeze” (Spirit Award ‘96); “Darien Gap” (Sundance ‘96).

Short Judges

LAURA BERNIERIBoston/LA/Clarksdale

JUDGES

Teresa Hollingsworth, senior program director for South Arts in Atlanta, oversees the Traditional Arts and Film Programs, and provides support for international ex-change activities. Teresa directs Southern Circuit Tour of Independent Filmmakers and also serves as �lm programming coordinator for Caravanserai: A Place Where Cultures Meet. Teresa annually attends �lm festivals such as Sundance to identify �lmmakers for Southern Circuit.

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Student JudgesGENA ELLISChicago, ILGena Ellis wrote and co-produced “Angela’s Decision”, starring Xavier Samuel, which won Tupelo’s Ron Tibbett Best of Show award and top Australian cinematography honors. Gena’s also been on TV shows ”Chicago Fire” and “Betrayal”, and in �lms “Dhoom 3”, Bollywood’s 2013 hit, “Transformers 3” and a 2014 Indie �lm. She cur-rently has a script in development. More info at www.BrownDotProductions.com.

LORETTA MILESSalem, OREven as a child, Loretta Miles was drawn, like a moth toward light, to the only screen in her hometown. As a 30-year veteran �lm exhibitor, in 2009 she real-ized her dream of the expansion of Salem Cinema (Salem, Oregon) from a single screen to a beautiful art deco three screen venue where she continues to show exceptional art, foreign and independent �lm. She meticulously hand selects everything that lights her screens and is known for selecting quality over po-tential box o�ce draw. Loretta is one of the original founders of Salem Film Festival and remains Director and Lead Programmer of the annual event. Her all-time favorite toy is a 1948 35mm Motiograph projector and she mourns the loss of 35mm �lm and projection as the industry moves into the digital age.

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BANNER GWINLos Angeles, CABanner Gwin, a native Memphian, is a director and feature �lm editor currently based in Los Angeles. As director, his work has been been acquired by the perma-nent collection of The Museum Of Modern Art in NY, and the LACMA has honored him as one of seven Best Young Directors in Los Angeles. As editor, he recently completed the Boston-based crime drama “God Only Knows” staring Harvey Keitel, and has functioned as assistant editor on many �lms such as “Zero Dark Thirty”, “Lawless”, and the soon to be released “Child 44” produced by Ridley Scott.

KATHILYNN PHILLIPSAtlanta, GAKathilynn Phillips, born in Mississippi and now residing in Atlanta, Georgia, is a �lmmaker whose works have screened to many thousands in the U.S., Europe and Asian Paci�c. Her latest completed feature �lm, “Chasing the White Dragon”, has won several awards and received international distribution. Ms. Phillips has also been the recipient of multiple awards for writing, producing and directing �lm, including those from Academy Award qualifying �lm festivals, and was a Semi-�nalist for the Nicholl Fellowship in Screenwriting, administered by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (the Oscars). Her next �lm, “Feral”, is a PG-13 modern take on the iconic “creature feature” to be �lmed in Mississippi. As hu-mourous as it is scary, the Producers are currently attaching top domestic and in-ternational acting and directiong talent with an anticipated early 2015 release date.

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PAUL THORNTupelo, MS

Paul Thorn, the critically acclaimed singer/songwriter hailed as the “Mark Twain of Americana,” recorded his �rst album “Hammer and Nail” in 1997, followed by eight more. His album, “Pimps and Preachers” debuted at #83 on the Bilboard 200 chart. He did the art work for his lastest o�ering, “What The Hell Is Goin’ On?” (Perpetual Obscurity/Thirty Tigers), putting his own gritty rock stamp on some of his favorite songs. There are some names familiar to Americana fans (Buddy Miller, Ray Wylie Hubbard), some lesser-known (Foy Vance, Wild Bill Emerson) and some surprises. The set covers subjects that are familiar territory to Thorn, from the spiritual pull of Miller’s Shelter Me Lord to the spirited fun in Big Al Anderson’s Jukin’. Thorn’s touring band of �fteen years did the album with him – guitarist Bill Hinds, keyboard player Michael Graham, bassist Ralph Friedrichsen and drummer Je�rey Perkins.

JERRY PHILLIPSIuka, MA

Jerry Phillips, son of legendary Sun Records founder Sam Phillips and VP of Sam Phillips Recording studios in Memphis, is a record pro-ducer, recording engineer, songwriter and musician. He is president and co-owner of Big River Broadcasting in Florence/Muscle Shoals, AL, and president and co-owner of Gold Coast Broadcasting in Clifton, TN, as well as vice president of numerous music publishing companies. Jerry has worked with such notable talents as Bob Dylan, Jerry Lee Lewis, John Prine, Billy Lee Riley and many more. Jerry is also Executive Producer of the world wide radio and internet program ” Muscle Shoals To Music Row Live” heard on WXFL 96.1 and watched at MS2MR.Com.

Tonya S. Holly, writer/producer/director, is President of Cypress Moon Studios. Acclaimed by the Dove Foundation and numerous festivals for “When I Find the Ocean,” starring Lee Majors and Dianne Ladd, which is being domestically distributed by Monterey Media and distributed by Ytinifni in the foreign market under the title “Journey to the Sea.” She has also worked on �lms such as “Toy Soldiers,” “Invasion of the Body Snatchers,” and “Blue Sky.” Additionally, she has worked on projects for HBO, FOX, NBC, and CBS, Universal and numerous others. Works in progress includes “The Story of Bonnie & Clyde,” “Sleeping Giant: Union of Seven,” and additional feature �lms. She is currently in development on “Christmas Memories” the �rst in the �lm series about The Bee Club Ladies. Tonya’s husband Kelvin is lead guitarist for little Richard and Peggy Young (Neil Young’s wife.) Together Kelvin and Tonya have produced soundtracks for Tonya’s movies. Tonya and Kelvin own Blue Room Records, Blue Room Studio and Kylilaby Publishing.

TONYA S. HOLLYFlorence, AL

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SPECIAL AWARDSTHE RON TIBBETT AWARD (BEST OF SHOW)

Ron Tibbett was born in Chicago in 1941. He graduated from the University of Illi-nois with a degree in English. He served in the US Marines. He met his wife Charlotte Magnussen in Montreal and was married in 1978. He and his family (Charlotte and daughter Christine) moved to West Point, MS, in 1994. He always had an active inter-est in �lm and shot his �rst �lm “Swept O� My Feet” in West Point. Because there were no festivals in Mississippi to screen the �lm, he started the Magnolia Independent Film Festival, the �rst of its kind in Mississippi. He loved sharing his craft, enthusiasm and love of �lm with all but especially young minds. He encouraged many to follow their dreams in �lm. We miss him dearly.

THE ELVIN WHITESIDES DIRECTOR’S AWARD

Elvin Whitesides, a native of Tupelo, came to his love of �lm as a boy, sit-ting beside his father in the projection booth of the Lyric Theatre, screen-ing years of �rst-run Hollywood features. That formative experience led to a BFA in Theatre from the University of Southern Mississippi, professional training in both New York and Los Angeles, and managing the Bing The-atre at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art for over 20 years. Through-out his career, Elvin continued to make �lms, writ-ing, performing, producing, directing, until his untimely death in May 2010. A two-time judge at the Tupelo Film Festival, 2011 marks the inaugu-ral Elvin Whitesides Director’s Award, a tribute to his talent for guiding and inspiring countless casts and crews toward a common creative goal through the magic of movies.

The Elvin Whitesides Award is presented this year in memory of

Elvin Whitesides who served as a mentor to the festival as well as a judge.

Sponsored by his fellow classmates of Tupelo High School Class of ’72

Samara Whitesides will be in attendance to present the award.

The Ron Tibbett Award is presented each year in

memory of Ron Tibbett who helped launch the Tupelo

Film Festival in 2004 . Sponsored by the Mississippi

Film O�ce.

Charlotte Magnussen & Christine Tibbett will be in attendance to present the award.

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THURSDAY, April 17th - SCREEN 3

CIGARETTES BURN FASTER IN THE SUNWriter/Director: Arbi Lawang

Patrick, Lea and Max are a gang of young mis�ts with a taste for trouble. On a dull au-tumn’s day, they have nothing to entertain them but their imaginations. They set out into the streets to �nd some fun but instead, �nd a corpse. ‘Cigarettes Burn Faster In The Sun’ is the grad �lm written and directed by Arbi Lawang from Melbourne, Australia.

12:16 pm - 12:31 pmStudent 14:13 minutesMelbourne, Australia - World Premiere

UNCONDITIONALWriter(s)/Directe(s)/Produce(s): Rhonda Chan Soo, Hanna Teachey, and Kelly McKenna

Unconditional explores how the lack of second-parent adoption laws harm children and parents in same-sex families. A second-parent adoption, for an unmarried couple, allows a ‘second parent’ to adopt their partner’s biological or adoptive child without the legal parent losing their parental rights. The �lm follows two North Carolina fami-lies as they navigate the legal system and �ght to obtain legal parental-child bonds. Watch them rise up and persevere against a legal system that fails to protect them.

12:32 pm - 12:57 pmStudent 25:03 minutesWinston-Salem, NC

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ICE QUEEN Writer/Director: Rohan KhublallExecutive Producer(s): Chris Robles, Karen James Iocopi, Victoria Peirce, Wesley Pakrer, David Khublall,, Joshua Menke

Ice Queen is a story about a faded ice skater who works a dead-beat job at a local ice skat-ing rink. With a past that haunts her, Natalie struggles to �nd a life after fame.

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ADELANTEDirector: Noam OsbandExecutive Producer: Stanton Wortham

‘Adelante’ shows the heart of Mexico beating strongly inside an Irish-Catholic church just outside of Philadelphia.

Q & A with �lmmaker(s)

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THE LONG DRIVE HOMEWriter/Director: William TylerExecutive Producer(s): Glen KemerlingProducer(s) : William Tyler, Kendall Combes, Wendy Parker, Sha’ree Green

The Long Drive Home is a feature length dramedy portraying the dynamics of one southern family’s relationships from love and resentment to forgiveness and acceptance.

Q & A with �lmmaker(s)2:14 pm - 3:45 pmFeature - 1 hour 30 minutesOklahoma City, OK - World Premiere

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NO MATTER HOW FAR Writer(s)/Director(s)/Producer(s): Kenny Rigsby and Justin Reese

In an alternate present day, the world is in con�ict. Intercontinental travel has been banned, separating millions of families around the world. Most have given up hope of returning home. A husband and wife, separated by a hemisphere, work to reunite.

3:51 pm - 3:59 pmShort 7:46 minutesTyler, TX - MS Premiere

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BERXEN KULEK Writer/Director: Yunus Yildirim2nd Director: Sefa KaratekinProducer: Ramazan Yildirim

Journey of a Kurdish nomad who had to make a di�cult decision about his deceased brother’s wife and kid in order to provide for his horde in the tough Kurdish geography in the east of Turkey.

4:00 pm - 4:20 pmShort 19:30 minutesLos Angeles, CA - US Premiere

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4:21 pm - 4:37 pmShort 12:36 minutes Los Angeles, CA - MS Premiere

VALEDICTIONWriter(s): Hollis Sherman-Pepe & Damien Nemire-PepeDirector: Damien Sean Nemire-PepeProducer:: Hollis Sherman-PepeExecutive Producer(s): Carol J. Sherman & Joyce A. Sherman

This �lm is dark drama where the protagonist struggles to keep her relationship alive with the corpse of her recently deceased boyfriend.

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SUBSIPPIDirector(s)/Producer(s): Vincent Jude Chaney, Lauren Cio�, Greg GandyExecutive Producer(s): Adam Evans and Jason LeViere

subSIPPI is an honest portrayal of current day Mississippi; it is a search for diversity within a state that has otherwise gone unnoticed. With an emphasis on the moving im-age, subSIPPI conveys the stark realities as well as the vibrant optimism within a place that once prided itself as the Closed Society. 4:48 pm -5:43 pm

Documentary - 55:55 minutesHattiesburg, MS


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STUDENT BLOCKIT WON’T FIT IN A KILLING JAR Writer: Felicity FlesherDirector(s): Felicity Flesher and Hannah WhiteProducer(s):/Executive Producer(s): Felicity Flesher and Hannah White

A woman is haunted by her insect-loving husband’s death.5:54 pm - 6:02 pmStudent 7:48 minutesOxford, MS - World Premiere

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THE VIOLINIST Writer/Director: Nicolas RaganatoProducer: Talia PejovesExecutive Producer: Josh Ellis

A ten-year-old boy wants to be a violinist like his grandfather, but his father forbids it be-cause he does not want to pursue the same life that his grandfather did; the life of an artist following his dreams.

6:05 pm - 6:29 pmStudent 23:47 minutesBuenos Aires, Argentina - MS Premiere

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SEEKERSWriter/Producer: Shane MillerExecutive Producer(s): Shane Miller, Susan Fanciulli, Ruggero Fanciulli, William Miller

A spirit lost in limbo is approached by the universe and given the task of �nding the key to happiness. He is granted the title The Seeker, and granted the power to walk the earth once again. With only hours left until his allotted time runs out, he tricks a vulnerable eighteen year old boy into helping him �nd the answer. The two end up partaking in a haphazard pursuit of happiness. 6:30 pm - 8:12 pm

Student 1 hour 31 minutesLos Angeles, CA - World Premiere

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LIGHT ME UP Writer(s): Ryan Walton and Becky WangbergDirector(s)/Producer(s): Derek Dolechek and Ryan Walton

Meet the Wattsons. They’re spending some quality time together. In this short �lm, anima-tion and live-action are combined to tell a story about a family of light bulbs.

8:13 pm - 8:22 pmStudent 9 minutesLos Angeles, CA

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CONFESSIONS OF A WOMANIZERWriter/Director: Miguel AliProducer(s): Tim Schaaf, Julia Haye, Rosalinda Morales, Pauline O’ConEx-Producer(s): Miguel Ali, Gary Quick, Matt Pena, Erick Crespo

What happens when a compulsive womanizer becomes best friends with a transgen-dered prostitute? Confessions of a Womanizer, a hybrid-improv �lm starring Gary Busey, C Thomas Howell, Andrew Lawrence, Jillian Rose Reed, Kelly Mantle and The Bella Twins.

8:33 pm - 10:03 pmFeature 1 hour 30 minutesSunset Beach, CA - MS Premiere

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Welcome Filmmakers,Special Guests, & Visitors


Special �anks

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JAKE’S SAFARI - CHILDREN’S PRESENTATION - PRESENTED BY GEORGE SNIDER

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Special Guest George Snider presents his Children’s Film“Jake’s Safari”

“Blues Clues” revolutionized children’s televi-sion in the late 1990’s and capitalized on chil-dren’s love of mystery. “Dora the Explorer” and its spin-off, “Diego” expanded our universe to the Spanish speaking population and focused on adventure and animal wildlife. “Jake’s Sa-fari” combines the successful elements of “Blues Clues,” “Dora …” and “Diego and then elevates the packaging to a higher plane. Cultivating live action with 3-D animation, “Jake’s Safari” utilizes a multi-ethnic cast, loveable animated characters, global travel, and futuristic technology – all designed to create a truly unique television experience. It’s mystery, adventure, the magic of wildlife – all on “Jake’s Safari inviting its young viewers to go on an adventure that no other TV show has prior undertaken. We want to be the so-cial educational partner of our youth to spur cu-riosity, discovery and lots of fun. Our mission is to be the measuring stick against which all future children’s television programs will be evaluated in this new millennium. For ages 4-8 years old!

10:30 – 11:30 p.m.

Children’s Presentation is FREE and begins at 10:30

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Malco TheatreFRIDAY, April 18th - SCREEN 4Free Japanese Film Screenings beginning at 1:00 pm

Brave Story Adapted from Miyuki Miyabe’s popular novel and manga, Brave Story received critical recognition the very next year at the Japanese Academy Awards, and tells the fantastic story of a young boy’s desperate e�orts to reunite his parents through powers he could never have imagined.

The Japan-America Society of Mississippi and The Tupelo Film Festival would like to announce a trio of Japanese �lms being screened during this year's Tupelo Film Festival. The series is presented in partnership with the Consulate-Gen-eral of Japan in Nashville and the Japan Foundation. These three �lms will be presented to the public free of charge.

The screenings begin with the masterful Japanese animation �lm Brave Story. Adapted from Miyuki Miyabe’s popular novel and manga, Brave Story received critical recognition the very next year at the Japanese Academy Awards, and tells the fantastic story of a young boy’s desperate e�orts to reunite his parents through powers he could never have imagined.

Robo-G is the latest creation of the acclaimed comedic director and writer Shi-nobu Yaguchi, whose story of the Kimura Electrical Company’s human(oid) en-try into the world-renowned Japanese robot industry will have you in stitches.

Always: Sunset on Third Street 3 is set in 1964 Tokyo as Japan, having emerged from the shadow of World War 2 and experienced a period of rapid economic growth, pre-pares to host the 1964 Olympics in Tokyo. The inhabitants of Third Street live amidst all the change in their usual optimistic ways, but a turning point for the familes is looming.


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1:00 - 3:00 P.M. Brave Story (2006)3:30 - 5:30 P.M. ROBO-G (2012)6:00 - 8:00 P.M. Always: Sunset On Third Street 3 (2012)

The �lms will be presented with Japanese language audio and English subtitles.

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TUPELO BOUND Writer(s): Nick Stevenson, David PisaniDirector: Nick StevensonProducer: David Pisani

A short re�ective documentary which follows Nick Stevenson, an actor on the cusp of break-ing through, as he rides his motorcycle more than 1,100 miles from New York to Tupelo, Mississippi to attend a festival which is screening a �lm in which he stars.

2:23 pm - 2:40 pmShort 16:44 minutesNew York, NY - World Premier

THE SILENT EPIDEMIC - THE UNTOLD STORY OF VACCINES Director/Executive Producer: Gary NullProducer(s): Richard Gale, Melissa Goldman

This �lm “Silent Epidemic” explores the actual medical record and historic evidence to prove that the wide spread use of vaccines is based on shoddy and suspect science.

Q & A with �lmmaker(s) 12:00 pm - 1:27 pmDocumentary 1 hour 25 minutesNew York, NY - World Premiere

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THESE FOOLISH THINGSWriter: Ken LemmDirector: Austin HaleyProducer: Bobby CurnuttExecutive Producer(s): Bobby Curnutt, Austin Haley

A surprise visitor brings a young widow a reason to smile and softens her loss.

1:35 pm - 1:50 pmShort 14:17 minutesBirmingham, AL

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ALICE AGONISTESWriter/Director: Jennifer Hulum (Original Short Story “Castaic 77” by MingLu Zeng)Producer: Howard Lumm

When a stranger enters Alice’s house, she cannot imagine how his story could change her (and his) life forever. Memory, fear and horri�c self-discovery take everyone by the throat.

1:51 pm - 2:22 pmShort 29:53 minutesLos Angeles, CA - MS Premiere

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FRIDAY, April 19th A Touch of “JAZZ”FRIDAY, April 19th - SCREEN 3

MILE HIGH PIE Director(s)/Producer(s): Melanie Addington, Daniel Perea

Mile High Pie takes a look at the famous mile high meringue at Ed & Kaye’s in Benton, Arkansas.

2:53 pm - 2:57 pmShort 4:03 minutesOxford, MS

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UNWARRANTED INFLUENCEWriter/Director/Producer: Janek Amabros

A look at what President Eisenhower described as the military industrial complex.

3:10 pm - 3:23 pmDocumentary 13 minutesLos Angeles, CA - MS Premiere

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3:30 pm - 3:37 pmShort 7 minutesBlue Springs, MS

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AMERICAN MONTAGE Writer/Director/Producer: Janek Ambros

An immigrant arrives in America and witnesses class warfare during the Great Recession.

2:41 pm - 2:52 pmShort 11 minutesLos Angeles, CA - MS Premiere

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A MUTUAL FRIEND Writer: Casey DillardDirector/Producer: Glenn Payne

A man’s jealousy takes a dangerous turn.


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FRIDAY, April 19th SILENT AUCTION

3:46 pm - 4:12 pmShort 26 minutesWest Point, MS

3:38 pm - 3:45 pmShort 7 minutesOxford, MS

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4:13 pm - 4:49 pmShort 36:06 minutesMedford, OR - MS Premiere

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ECHOESWriter/Diredtor: Greg ErnestProducer(s): Meaghin Burke, Greg Earnest

After a terrible accident in the woods, Joel is confronted by two old friends whose mission threatens his life.

KANE Writer/Director: Michael WilliamsProducer(s): Michael Williams, Josh Whites

After losing what meant most to him, the man behind the masked hero KANE decides to let the people he protects fend for themselves.

THE RIGHT REGRETS Writer: Marlyn MasonDirector: Ralph SenenskyProducer(s): Dan Brosamle, Erin Brender, Mijahid Rizvi, Dr. Paul WarshawExecutive Producer(s): John Mason, Mary Mason

The Right Regrets depicts a bittersweet and poignant long distance romance between twice-divorced American woman, Lily McHenry and charismatic and never-before-married Englishman, Charles Wickham.

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DESTINED TO BEWriter: Sold OutDirector/Producer: Ashley Madison

The song, “Destined to Be,” and it’s music video are about losing the one person you hold closest to your heart. The song was written and performed by the group Sould Out, who originates out of Birmingham, AL.

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5:00 pm - 5:05 pmMusic Video 4:22 minutesBirmingham, AL

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FRIDAY, April 18th - SCREEN 3 Malco TheatreLIFE ON EARTHWriter: Olivier BabineDirector: Marine Dorfmann

Aulnay-sous-Bois. One of the harshest Parisian suburbs. In the middle of the ghetto, locked up behind the gates of a school, teenagers, their teachers, canteen sta�, su-pervisors, a cleaning lady... Everyone seems to be daydreaming, inhabited by se-cret desires. The time of the song, played by the music teacher and his class, the school, a closed world, prison-like, seems to be �oating on air, as if by magic.Life becomes wonderful, cheerful, like the coming of spring

5:06 pm - 5:10 pmMusic Video 4 minutesParis, France - MS Premiere

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LIFE LIBERTY & RESILIENCE Writer: Pat WoodlandDirector/Producer: Ste�an Tubbs

An African-American WWII veteran and grandson of a slave re-traces his segregated roots and his U.S. Navy service on Iwo Jima. From poverty to war, pharmacy to interracial mar-riage, ‘Life, Liberty & Resilience’ takes a look at how Joe LaNier, in his own words, is able to overcome life’s hurdles and lead an amazing, loving and forgiving life.


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Special screening “Tribute to Phillip Seymour Ho�man” with special guest and friend, Frank Vitolo. Begins at 7:30 pm (See page 22 for more information.)


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“Capote” (2005). Ho�man won an Oscar for his portrayal of Truman Capote during the writing of “In Cold Blood” in this �lm by Bennett Miller. It’s a great example of the actor’s ability to mimic (Ho�-man even appears to control the cartiledge in his nose) but also �nd the subtler depths in a role.

Frank Vitolo, friend of Phillip Seymour Ho�man, will be present for Q&A after �lm to share personal sto-ries about his friendship with Ho�man. ABOUT FRANK – Beginning with his �rst audition at �ve on Broadway, F.X. Vitolo is no stranger to the business of �lm and theatre. The �rst movie he was in was “The Wanderers” followed by “Fame.” In addition he has been in over 30 TV shows – “Law and Order,” “LA Law,” “Mad About You” to name a few. Over the last ten years he has produced 14 movies. A friend for over 20+ years Frank and Phillip Seymour Ho�man worked together at the Labyrinth Theatre in New York.

Frank Vitolo and Phillip Seymour Ho�man

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This workshop will teach basics of cinematography for the beginner, hobbyist or penny pinching �lmmaker. The quality of your movie depends less on what camera you use than how you use it. The cinematographer decides how to shoot the �lm – what shots to get, where to put and how to move the camera, how much light is needed, what picture composition (framing) to use, what camera settings to use or what �lters to add. Whether you are shooting with a cell phone, “point and shoot” camera, consumer video camera, or DSLR, this workshop will show you some skills, techniques and tools that will make you a better cinematographer. ABOUT THE PRESENTER: Mr. Don Tingle is the Workshop Director for the Alabama Filmmakers Co-op, a Huntsville based community organization that was founded in 1977. Don has presented over 100 workshops on various aspects of low budget and amateur moviemaking. He leads multiple workshops for the North Alabama community includDon_Tingle_Photoing a monthly Filmmakers Workshop focused on technical aspects of amateur �lmmaking, a screenwriting and production workshop for creating short �lms and a summer day-camp “MovieMakers: A Filmmaking Workshop for Kids”. Don has presented seminars and workshops at Roger Ebert’s Film Festival, the Tupelo Film Festival, The Mississippi International Film Festival, the George Lindsey UNA Film Festival, the Gadsden Public Library, the Southern Shorts Film Festival, and for various community programs. Don has served as host and moderator for panel discussions at �lm festivals and interviewed actors, screenwriters and �lmmakers He organizes and produces the Huntsville based “Rocket City Short Film Festival,” a showcase for local and regionally produced short �lms, held in October of each year.

SAM DALTONBoth sides of a camera: educating & preparing

yourself for the business of the “biz”

A workshop designed for �lmmakers and performers who plan upon pursuing a higher education track that will lead them to potential professional careers in the entertainment industry, on “both sides of a camera.” Achieving any level of success in the entertainment business requires hard work, dedication, detailed study and perseverance regardless of one’s particular concentration–acting, cinematography, editing, directing, screenwriting or producing. The biggest mistake most unproven actors and �lmmakers make in going pro is moving to Hollywood completely unprepared. They lack su�cient education and training in order to compete for jobs with long-time industry professionals who already are working in the “Biz”. They have little or no credentials (union memberships) or credits (IMDB) much less any visual means to display skills (demo reels). This powerful workshop is packed with tips and tools that are vital for up-and-coming actors and �lmmakers who plan upon continuing their education at a collegiate level.

• Why MUST you have credits, a demo reel, and agency representation before you hit Hollywood?• What are the four most important questions you should ask when considering colleges that o�er degree programs in �lmmaking and/or drama?• What colleges in the Southeast offer degree programs in film production and/or drama?• How do you decide what concentration of filmmaking to pursue?• Why should you attend a summer pre-college filmmaking or acting program?• What is “Right-to-Work” and why is it so important to your going pro?

Sam Dalton is an accomplished two-time Regional Emmy, a two-time Telly, and a Parents Choice Award winning motion picture and television actor, writer, director and producer with over 35 years of experience on both sides of a camera. He is a distinguished educator and serves as a Visiting Professor of Film at Watkins College of Art, Design & Film in Nashville, TN. He is Director of a series of consecutive pre-college �lmmaking programs each summer, �rst for the Tennessee Governor’s School for the Arts, followed by the Watkins Summer Pre-College Film Track, and the Presser Performing Arts Center Film Track Program in Mexico, MO. Sam’s on-camera acting credits encompass a wide variety of motion picture and television roles including Coach Gurntz in the original motion picture “Footloose”, a two-year stint on the NBC Daytime Series “Santa Barbara”, and numerous co-starring roles in network television movies of the week, prime-time dramas, and situation comedies.

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Don TingleWorkshop Director, Alabama Filmmakers Co-Op

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Phillip GentileInstructor of Film Studies in Mass Communication/JournalismUniversity of Southern

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Max ShoresProducer/Director, University of Alabama Center for Public Television & Radio

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SATURDAY, April 19th Mississippi High School Film Competition

MISSISSIPPI HIGH SCHOOL FILM COMPETITION JUDGES

The MS High School Film Competition, sponsored by the Tupelo Film Festival Society, is a competition that has been created to promote the art of �lmmaking to Mississippi High School students involved in �lm and television classes, �lm groups or individual �lmmaking. In addition to the cash prizes and awards provided by the festival, the MS High School Film Competition has been selected by Watkins College of Art, Design and Film of Nashville, TN to receive scholarships. (Please see information un-der Awards below) Please click on the link to see link to this prestigious school in Nashville, TN. This is a great honor for the festival and we are so thrilled to have been selected. A very special thanks to Watkins College for selecting the MS High School Film Competition to receive these scholarships.

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RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK: The ADAPTATION In addition to the workshops a special screening will take place on stu-dent workshop day competition day – our friends Chris Strompolos and Eric Jambor have been on a journey.

In 1982, in Ocean Springs, Mississippi, Chris Strompolos, eleven, asked Eric Zala, twelve, a question: “Would you like to help me do a remake Raiders of the Lost Ark? I’m playing Indiana Jones.”

And they did it!

Every shot, every line of dialogue, every stunt. They borrowed and col-lected costumes, convinced neighborhood kids to wear grass skirts and play natives, cast a �fteen-year-old as Indys love interest, rounded up seven thousand snakes (sort of ), built the Ark, the Idol, the huge boulder, found a desert in Mississippi, and melted the bad guys faces o�.

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THE PATRICK SMITH STORY

Presented by the Filmmaker Team – Adams County Christian School – Pat-rick Smith was born with learning and speaking challenges. However, he con-tinues to inspire many people and athletes by his amazing smile and personal-ity, especially at Adams County Christian School. – Natchez, MS – 7 minutes 58 seconds

PRESERVATIVE DISUNION

Presented by Strack Azar – St. Joseph High School – An excessively p.c. social studies teacher lectures to a group of students about the dangers of “disenfranchising terminology.” Unbeknownst to him, the ethical regression of his classroom structure. – Greenville, MS – 4 minutes, 17 seonds

SIMPLE PLEASURES

Presented by Maggie Bushway - Bushway Home School – Emily, a girl who is being bullied at school, writes back and forth to her grandpa. When her grandpa’s letter of encourage-ment accidentally gets put in the bully’s mailbox, it turns out she also needed the encour-agement. – Belden, MS – 7 minutes, 22 seconds

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THE MIKE RAY STORY – A LEGACY OF LOVE

Presented by the Filmmaker Team – Adams County Christian School- Mike Ray was a beloved coach, husband, and father. His wife an ACCS coach and teacher and his daughter, an ACCS student and athlete, recount stories of love, humor and faith about Mike, who lost his battle with cancer. Natchez, MS – 9 minutes, 40 seconds

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PICKIN’ AT THE LAKE

Presented by – Katrina Kinder – Homeschool – Banjo players get busier than a bullfrog on a freeway with a busted hopper at Grenada Lake’s annual bluegrass/country/gospel event. – Grenada, MS – 6 minutes, 39 seconds.

FRIEND

Presented by Rebecca Koehler – MS School for Mathematics & Science - A girl discovers that her strength lies in letting go. – Cleveland, MS – 5 minutes, 38 seconds

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TRUMAN

Presented by Laura Lee - S.A.L.T. Homeschool – An animated children’s short about a small worm named Truman. After a storm destroys his home, Truman must learn to overcome his fear. – Steens, MS – 4 minutes, 22 seconds

Courtesy Screenings to Massachusetts’s High School Filmmakers

The Tupelo Film Festival is happy to include four high school �lmmaker’s works (Raw Artworks) from Lynn, Mass. These will not be competing �lms as this is the MS High School Film Competition, but it is our pleasure to give these student’s an op-portunity for their �lms to be showcased at the �lm festival on student day. Film titles, synopsis and students �lmmakers are:

Unshakeable: The Agueda Jiminez Story by Alexis Villar, Ava Ludwig, Sara Tesh (A documentary about a woman who works to-wards – and achieves – her goals, even after obstacles get in her way. 4 minutes, 9 seconds

Life on Wheels – by Justin McMahon and Jake Whitlock – This documentary talks about the impact skating has on these two skat-ers lives and about the struggles they encounter. 3 minutes, 22 seconds

Dear Ashling - by Ashling Quinn – The �lmmaker writes a letter to herself experiencing who she is as a person, and how she de-�nes herself. 3 minutes, 23 seconds

Silver Lining - by Emily Webster – Most people believe that foster care is a terrible thing to be involved with. In this �lm, a teen-age girl explains her experiences with foster care and how it a�ected her life. 4 minutes, 37 seconds

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IF WE WERE ADULTS Writer: Michael FitzgeraldDirector: Michael FitzgeraldProducer: Christian Parent

Mitch and Izzy are the last unmarried couple to take the plunge and what they �nd is downright freighting. 12:00 pm - 12:21 pm

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THE ORGANIZERWriter/Producer: Susan HippenDirector: Lindsay Bane

Shirleen lives in a van, but convinces her brother she lives in the apartment she cleans. When he insists on staying overnight, she must force him out before the owner returns.

12:22 pm - 12:33 pmStudent 10:38 minutesNew York, NY

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SHELTERED LOVEWriter/Director: Alex ItalicsProducer(s): Stephen Purcell, Alex Italics

In blissful 1950s suburbia, a lovestruck bobbysoxer and her no-good-nik boyfriend seek refuge from her overprotective and hot-headed father.

Q & A with �lmmaker(s)12:34 pm - 12:44 pmStudent 9:27 minutesTucson, AZ

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LONG BLACK LIMOUSINEWriter/Director/Producer: James Bulian

Les, a serial killer slacker limo driver who is under the control of his tyrannical older brother, Leo, has had enough of murdering and eating his victims in order to satiate his brother’s murderous appetite. Les wants a chance at love. Or at least he thought so until he met his latest ‘victim’.

12:55 pm - 1:18 pmShort 22 minutesOxford, MS

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BUTTERFLY DREAMSWriter/Director/Producer: Venkat KrishnanExecutive Producer: Alamu Venkat

A nine-year-old girl in rural India, exploited by child labor, must �nd a way to pursue her dream - how to read and write. She has one last chance when an educated man comes to town.

1:19 pm - 1:42 pmStudent 22:18 minutesLos Angels, CA

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ROAD TRIP ACROSS AMERICADirector: Janie TurnerProducer: Cathy Gillespie

Constituting America Foundation documents the California contest winners 2010 Road Trip Across America.

Q & A with �lmmaker(s)1:52 pm - 2:41 pmDocumentary 48:41 minutesLos Angeles, CA

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SYMPATHY PAINSWriter/Director: Joe DullProducer: Kat Dull

When amateur comedian Danny �nds out his wife is pregnant (surprise), he can’t stop throwing up. Fighting a battle between his impending family and his rising comedy career, he chooses both and succeeds at neither.

2:47 pm - 4:17 pmFeature 1 hour 30 minutesConway, AR - World Premiere

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Special screening of “Good Rockin’ Tonight - The Legend of Sun Records” with special guest, Jerry Phillips begins at 4:30 pm (See page 27 for more information.)


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Saturday, April 19th – Begins at 4:30 pm

GOOD ROCKIN’ TONIGHT – THE LEGEND OF SUN RECORDSHistorians may never agree about where and when rock ‘n roll was born, but all do agree that Sam Phillips began a revolution and spawned a legacy that has become one of America’s true cultural touchstones. Fifty years later, that sound from Memphis has an in�uence that will continue as long as music does. Original Sun artists Elvis Presley, Carl Perkins and Johnny Cash are reprised by such performers as Paul Mc-Cartney, Jimmy Page and Robert Plant, Live and Third Eye Blind. The genera-tions are spanned in a moving rendition of “Lonely Weekends” with Jerry Lee Lewis and Match-box Twenty. A reunion of old Mississippi Delta musicians is the compelling spine and authenticity of this �lm. (Film 120 minutes)

JERRY PHILLIPS (Q&A with Sam’s son Jerry after the �lm)

Jerry Phillips, son of legendary Sun Records founder Sam Phil-lips and VP of Sam Phillips Recording studios in Memphis, is a record producer, recording engineer, songwriter and musi-cian. He is president and co-owner of Big River Broadcasting in Florence/Muscle Shoals, AL, and president and co-own-er of Gold Coast Broadcasting in Clifton,TN, as well as vice president of numerous music publishing companies. Jerry has worked with such notable talents as Bob Dylan, Jerry Lee Lewis, John Prine, Billy Lee Riley and many more. Jerry is also Executive Producer of the world wide radio and internet pro-gram ” Muscle Shoals To Music Row Live” heard on WXFL 96.1 and watched at MS2MR.Com. Jerry Phillips will be pres-ent for a Q&A after the screening of Good Rockin’ Tonight – a �lm about his father Sam Phillips and Sun Records Studio.

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SATURDAY, April 19th PARTY ON THE POD - Behind the Malco Theatre

Entertainment, Improv, Food, Awards and Fun! On the Pod!

7:30 p.m. – “A Taste of our Local Flavor”

West of Shake Rag is a Tupelo-based improvisational team founded in 2009. They have been performing regularly in Tupelo for several years, but have put together shows and classes in a variety of places in-cluding Chicago, IL where they received training and were recognized as one of the top �ve rising improv teams in the world. Though still a young team, West of Shake Rag has made a name for themselves with their energetic performances and innovation with games and formats. None of their material is scripted so the team o�ers viewers a complete-ly unique show based on audience suggestion at every performance.

MUSIC: (A Little Jazz) BY THE PAUL TATE TRIO BAND(Paul – Chad – Monte)

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HEAVY HORS D’OEUVRES & CASH BAR BY

CLARION INN AND SUMMIT CENTER

PRESENTATION OF AWARDS AFTER ENTERTAINMENT

TICKETS $10

(Seating Limited)

Join us for the Awards Ceremony on the pod at 7:30 p.m.

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SPECIAL THANKS

Louis ArmourChris BeachumKen CallowayChris CockrellMelanie DeasThom Eason

Celia FleischackerJimmy GrishamWilliam Heard

James HullSonya Keith

Mieko KikuchiJohn McCustion Katie McCustion

Jim PalmerCarolyn Parsons

Allen PeguesSteven PolleyTim Prewitt

Pat RasberryRobert Reed

Meredith TollisonJe� Tomlinson

Roy TurnerCarlton Wall

Teri WardJohn Wee

PROUD SPONSOR

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2014 Tupelo Film Festival!

Screeners

The Japan-America Society of MississippiMichael D. McCown, Jr.

Wanda HeagyCynthia Colburn

Helen CookDaphene & Mike Hendricks

Debbie TurnerStephanie BrowningRoslynn Copeland

Romanda FearsMaury Hill

John RasberryJeanette KirkVicki Hester

Tammy RodgersSherill Pearson

Peggy WebbEmily HopkinsMaggie Palmer

Bill and Annie MartinEmily KnightChris Rohling

Mike HendricksCarol Hovland

Lawrence & May Stanley

SPECIAL THANKS

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KenlanDevelopment

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Welcome to Tupelo, Mississippi

Proud Supporters of the

2014 Tupelo Film Festival.


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