2007
All films are screening at the DGA Theatre at 7:30 p.m. with an additional showing at the USC School of Cinematic Arts Norris Theatre Complex on Saturday April 14, 2007, beginning at 10:30 a.m. (except Animation).
Schedule of Films
Monday, April 9
(Norris Presentation 10:30 a.m. Saturday, April 14)
Lonely Caller
When Sara and her daughter move to a small town following a divorce, she encounters a mysterious 911 caller who will change the course of her life.
Written and Directed by Rajeev Dassani
Assistant Directed by Alex Kempton
Produced by Philip Flores and Robyn Marshall
Cinematography by Chase B. Kenney and Molly Mahar
Sound by Chris Hall and Mo Twine
Edited by Jordan Innes and Kiran Pallegadda
Production Design by Diana Daugherty and Brooke Hanson
Assistant Directed by Alex Kempton
Produced by Philip Flores and Robyn Marshall
Cinematography by Chase B. Kenney and Molly Mahar
Sound by Chris Hall and Mo Twine
Edited by Jordan Innes and Kiran Pallegadda
Production Design by Diana Daugherty and Brooke Hanson
Hot Java
The chaos of the coffee world launches a lovesick barista into the unknown.
Directed by Adam Stein
Produced by Aminta Goyel and Emily Lodge
Assistant Directed by Jeffrey Allen
Cinematography by Matthew Bell and Charles Haine
Sound by Cheng-yuan Huang and Christopher Mendez
Edited by Kori Bundi and Michael Rochford
Produced by Aminta Goyel and Emily Lodge
Assistant Directed by Jeffrey Allen
Cinematography by Matthew Bell and Charles Haine
Sound by Cheng-yuan Huang and Christopher Mendez
Edited by Kori Bundi and Michael Rochford
Entity Nine
When a brilliant robotics engineer refuses to continue working under his corrupt superior, he finds himself stalked by an android bearing his exact likeness.
When a brilliant robotics engineer refuses to continue working under his corrupt superior, he finds himself stalked by an android bearing his exact likeness.
Written and Directed by Brad Kean
Produced by Jennie Chamberlain, Gabriel Lichstein and Eric Wostenberg
Cinematography by Nelson Cragg
Sound by Wes Kobernick
Edited by Luke Hutton
Production Design by John Collins
Produced by Jennie Chamberlain, Gabriel Lichstein and Eric Wostenberg
Cinematography by Nelson Cragg
Sound by Wes Kobernick
Edited by Luke Hutton
Production Design by John Collins
Definite Maybe
Jonas Evans left his Harvard Business School sweetheart Elsa for a once-in-a-lifetime career opportunity at a major company—now, thanks to a corporate merger, the two are up for the exact same job—his!
Written, Directed, Produced, Sound and Edited by Nesh Vulovich
Produced by Stephanie L. Jones
Co-Produced by Erick C. Garcia
Cinematography by Nick Saglimbeni
Edited by Avi Youabian and Cole Russing
Produced by Stephanie L. Jones
Co-Produced by Erick C. Garcia
Cinematography by Nick Saglimbeni
Edited by Avi Youabian and Cole Russing
Deer Season
A character-driven dark comedy of errors, prejudices, taxes and mounted heads.
Written by Derek Stricker
Directed by Arvin Bautista
Produced by Ryann Lauckner and Bryan McKown
Assistant Directed by Matthew Lathrop
Cinematography by David Carstens and Carl Miller
Edited by Lauren Connelly and Bryan Warden
Production Design by John Cleland and Mahrya Saunders
Sound by Manmeet Kuckreja and David Server
Directed by Arvin Bautista
Produced by Ryann Lauckner and Bryan McKown
Assistant Directed by Matthew Lathrop
Cinematography by David Carstens and Carl Miller
Edited by Lauren Connelly and Bryan Warden
Production Design by John Cleland and Mahrya Saunders
Sound by Manmeet Kuckreja and David Server
Pokdong
One Korean-American family confronts their haunted memories of the LA riots and shares their American dreams and nightmares.
Written and Directed by Alex Dongwan Ko
Produced by Jarrett Lee Conway and Joseph Suh
Cinematography by Mathew Scott Rickels
Sound by James Cheeks III and Tom Xia
Edited by Sarah Takahashi and Laris M. Rodriguez-Cintron
Produced by Jarrett Lee Conway and Joseph Suh
Cinematography by Mathew Scott Rickels
Sound by James Cheeks III and Tom Xia
Edited by Sarah Takahashi and Laris M. Rodriguez-Cintron
Oblivion, Nebraska
When 10-year-old Freddy's German-American mother dies, he retreats into a fantasy land based on an old family joke in order to cope with the pain.
Written and Directed by Charles Haine
Based on a short story by Peter Moore Smith
Produced by Sue Hugh, Terry Dunlop and Jeff Allen
Cinemtography by Matthew Bell
Sound by Kevin Thompson
Edited by Nels Bangerter
Based on a short story by Peter Moore Smith
Produced by Sue Hugh, Terry Dunlop and Jeff Allen
Cinemtography by Matthew Bell
Sound by Kevin Thompson
Edited by Nels Bangerter
Unspoken
Sometimes there are no words ...
Written and Directed by Fei-Fei Wang
Produced by Caitlin Millay Taylor and Amber
Cinematography by Michael Dwyer and Maura
Sound by Alejandro Heiber and Dan Martin
Edited by BJ Schwartz and Bethany Sparks
Produced by Caitlin Millay Taylor and Amber
Cinematography by Michael Dwyer and Maura
Sound by Alejandro Heiber and Dan Martin
Edited by BJ Schwartz and Bethany Sparks
Tuesday, April 10
(Norris Presentation 1:30 p.m. Saturday, April 14)Edgy Swing Set
With his family falling apart, Cameron must seek solace in his new friend, Jen.
Written, Directed, Produced and Edited by Richard Codding
Produced by Lori Mason
Cinematography by Nelson Cragg
Sound by Wes Kobernik
Edited by Luke Pebler
Produced by Lori Mason
Cinematography by Nelson Cragg
Sound by Wes Kobernik
Edited by Luke Pebler
The Love Within
Trusting your heart is life's most dangerous challenge.
Written, Directed and Produced by Corey Ziemniak
Produced by Nic de Armendi
Cinematography by Perry Freeze
Sound by Josh Eckberg
Edited by Borga Dorter
Produced by Nic de Armendi
Cinematography by Perry Freeze
Sound by Josh Eckberg
Edited by Borga Dorter
Fast Money
A young, Chinatown drug dealer enlists the help of a violent gang buddy to commit his first home-invasion robbery, but his pursuit of "fast money" yields unintended consequences that will forever change his life.
Written, Directed, Produced and Edited by Jerry Chan
Produced by Dino Hainline, Elijah Craig, Archie Kao
Cinematography by Maximilian Gutierrez
Sound by Adam Hawk and Monika Klein
Edited by Peter Samet
Produced by Dino Hainline, Elijah Craig, Archie Kao
Cinematography by Maximilian Gutierrez
Sound by Adam Hawk and Monika Klein
Edited by Peter Samet
Rocketboy
A depressed accountant meets a strange young visitor from outer space.
Written and Directed by Justin Guerrieri
Produced by Veronica Shamo-Garcia and Arvin Chen
Cinematography by Joseph White
Sound by Michael McKone
Edited by Michael Rochford
Produced by Veronica Shamo-Garcia and Arvin Chen
Cinematography by Joseph White
Sound by Michael McKone
Edited by Michael Rochford
Lucid
When Case starts to experiment in his dreams, he soon learns the consequences may be real.
Written and Directed by Sam Friedlander
Produced by Sam Friedlander, Adam Stein and Richard Codding
Sound by Joe Dzuban
Edited by Adam Stein
Produced by Sam Friedlander, Adam Stein and Richard Codding
Sound by Joe Dzuban
Edited by Adam Stein
Blindsight
What if suddenly everyone you knew were a stranger?
Written, Directed, Produced and Edited by Bryon Cunningham
Produced by Caty Borum
Cinematography by Adam Stein
Sound by Joe Dzuban
Produced by Caty Borum
Cinematography by Adam Stein
Sound by Joe Dzuban
Love Letter
Based on As You Like It, Love Letter is the tail of Henry, a boy who loses a love letter written to the girl of his dreams and must survive the perils of the 7th grade to win her back.
Written by Cynthia Jones
Directed by Trent Jones
Produced by Borga Dorter and Samantha Reynolds
Cinematography by Peter Mishara
Sound by Josh Eckberg
Edited by Franklin Peterson, Joshua Rous and Naveen Singh
Directed by Trent Jones
Produced by Borga Dorter and Samantha Reynolds
Cinematography by Peter Mishara
Sound by Josh Eckberg
Edited by Franklin Peterson, Joshua Rous and Naveen Singh
All You Can Be
All You Can Be, a documentary, takes you into the rarely seen world of a Southern California high school Junior ROTC program to explore the social, economic and racial forces at work luring young kids into the program and into the U.S. military.
Directed by Heather Parkinson Dermott
Produced by Rebecca I. Flores
Cinematography by Kai Barry
Sound by Josh Gladstone and Samantha Niemoeller
Edited by Michael Flores and Edward Osei-Gyimah
Produced by Rebecca I. Flores
Cinematography by Kai Barry
Sound by Josh Gladstone and Samantha Niemoeller
Edited by Michael Flores and Edward Osei-Gyimah
Wednesday, April 11
(Norris Presentation 4:00 p.m. Saturday, April 14)Spaceboy
After years of searching the skies, a UFO-obsessed boy finally finds what he's been looking for.
Written and Directed by Ransom Riggs
Produced by Shyam Balsè and Adam Lipsius
Cinematography by Pyongson Yim
Sound by Phillip Rosenberg-Watt
Edited by Jurri Schenck
Production Design by Richard Lewis
Produced by Shyam Balsè and Adam Lipsius
Cinematography by Pyongson Yim
Sound by Phillip Rosenberg-Watt
Edited by Jurri Schenck
Production Design by Richard Lewis
Janie
Every family has a secret.
Written, Directed and Produced by Christine Shin
Produced by Judith Fernando
Assistant Directed by Linus Lau
Cinematography by Pyongson Yim
Edited by Peter Samet
Sound by Gentry Smith
Production Design by Carla Quinn
Produced by Judith Fernando
Assistant Directed by Linus Lau
Cinematography by Pyongson Yim
Edited by Peter Samet
Sound by Gentry Smith
Production Design by Carla Quinn
Chicxulub
A domestic drama that intertwines the catastrophe of a meteor impact with parents receiving a phone call that their daughter has been hit by a car.
Written, Directed and Produced by Malona P. Voigt
Produced by Myles Price
Cinematography by Mátyás Erdély
Sound by David A. Whittaker and Cliff Latimer
Edited by Martin Roe
Produced by Myles Price
Cinematography by Mátyás Erdély
Sound by David A. Whittaker and Cliff Latimer
Edited by Martin Roe
4o (Four Degrees)
Are you guilty? It's a question of degrees.
Written, Directed and Produced by Adam Lipsius
Produced by Ransom Riggs
Associate Produced by Paula Bird
Assistant Directed by Alex Marquez
Cinematography by John DeFazio
Sound by Fred Rosenberg and George Lara
Edited by Paolo S. de Boca
Production Design by Richard Lewis
Produced by Ransom Riggs
Associate Produced by Paula Bird
Assistant Directed by Alex Marquez
Cinematography by John DeFazio
Sound by Fred Rosenberg and George Lara
Edited by Paolo S. de Boca
Production Design by Richard Lewis
Mei
A young man learns about love in the nightmarkets of Taipei.
Written and Directed by Arvin Chen
Produced by Ling Yin Tso, Cai Xing Hong and Veronica Shamo-Garcia
Cinematography by Nelson Cragg
Production Design by Eli Hsieh
Edited by Justin Guerrieri
Produced by Ling Yin Tso, Cai Xing Hong and Veronica Shamo-Garcia
Cinematography by Nelson Cragg
Production Design by Eli Hsieh
Edited by Justin Guerrieri
Bootyful World
From Sir Mix-A-Lot to Brazilian butt lift surgeries, Bootyful World explores mainstream culture's growing fixation on the butt and the potential shift to a new beauty standard.
Directed by Avital Levy
Produced by Zak Mechanic and Grace K. Lee
Cinematography by Aner Moss
Sound by Roozbeh Dadvand and Amanda Weiss
Edited by Bradley Richie and Tiffany Shih
Produced by Zak Mechanic and Grace K. Lee
Cinematography by Aner Moss
Sound by Roozbeh Dadvand and Amanda Weiss
Edited by Bradley Richie and Tiffany Shih
Yasin
3,000 miles from the towers, another father was lost. A film about 9/11.
Written by Chris Cloyd
Directed by Betty Lee Kim
Produced by Diedre Couey and Charles R. Uy
Assistant Directed by Nir Studnitski
Cinematography by Raj Patil & Paul Seradarian
Production Design by Morgan Ho and Susannah Robb Kondrath
Edited by Jeff Chen and Mat Greenleaf
Sound by Reuel Kim and Manny Martinez
Directed by Betty Lee Kim
Produced by Diedre Couey and Charles R. Uy
Assistant Directed by Nir Studnitski
Cinematography by Raj Patil & Paul Seradarian
Production Design by Morgan Ho and Susannah Robb Kondrath
Edited by Jeff Chen and Mat Greenleaf
Sound by Reuel Kim and Manny Martinez
Thursday, April 12
(Norris Presentation 6:45 p.m. Saturday, April 14)My Silent Sadness
A Polish Jewish artist in America struggles to remember painful memories of the Holocaust in order to find a connection with a young woman who has recently intruded upon his life.
Written and Directed by Stephan Szpak-Fleet
Produced by Patrick Knipe and JR Burningham
Cinematography by Roozbeh Dadvand and Sean-Michael Smith
Sound by Brittney Melton and Paul André Fonarev
Edited by Sebastian Davis and Annie Lukowski
Produced by Patrick Knipe and JR Burningham
Cinematography by Roozbeh Dadvand and Sean-Michael Smith
Sound by Brittney Melton and Paul André Fonarev
Edited by Sebastian Davis and Annie Lukowski
Secret Agent
Pre-wedding jitters really do mean the end of the world!
Written by Susan Metzger
Directed by Rain Breaw
Produced by Dina Gachman and R.L. Hooker
Cinematography by Chuck DeRosa and Cindy Fang
Sound by Bethany Sparks and Manuel Brandozzi
Edited by Paolo Borraccetti and Dion Watkins
Production Design by Linda Y. Trottier
Directed by Rain Breaw
Produced by Dina Gachman and R.L. Hooker
Cinematography by Chuck DeRosa and Cindy Fang
Sound by Bethany Sparks and Manuel Brandozzi
Edited by Paolo Borraccetti and Dion Watkins
Production Design by Linda Y. Trottier
Last Exit
The real reason girls go to the bathroom in pairs.
Written and Directed by Nicola Marsh
Produced by Sho Thyme and Michael Johnson
Cinematography by Caitlin Taylor and Aner Moss
Sound by David Lankton and Sarah Akhteh
Edited by Samuel Frank and Jules DiBiase
Production Design by Nancy Chen and Cesare Wright
Produced by Sho Thyme and Michael Johnson
Cinematography by Caitlin Taylor and Aner Moss
Sound by David Lankton and Sarah Akhteh
Edited by Samuel Frank and Jules DiBiase
Production Design by Nancy Chen and Cesare Wright
Wentworth
How do you choose between the girl of your dreams and the girl in your dreams?
Written and Directed by R. Stephen Suettinger
Produced by Trent Jones
Co-Produced by Yolie Cortez, Anna Culp and Elan Glasser
Cinematography by Gavin Kelly
Sound by Gabriel J. Serrano
Edited by Tim DeLone
Produced by Trent Jones
Co-Produced by Yolie Cortez, Anna Culp and Elan Glasser
Cinematography by Gavin Kelly
Sound by Gabriel J. Serrano
Edited by Tim DeLone
Clear Cut, Simple
Two friends. Two sides. One war.
Written by Jason Delmarty
Directed by Vineet Dewan
Produced by John Blair and Jason Stone
Cinematography by Rob Connolly and John Harrison
Sound by Tim Carr and Elizabeth Johnson
Edited by Michael Swingler and Jay Visit
Production Design by Rachel Robb Kondrath and Michael Kurz
Directed by Vineet Dewan
Produced by John Blair and Jason Stone
Cinematography by Rob Connolly and John Harrison
Sound by Tim Carr and Elizabeth Johnson
Edited by Michael Swingler and Jay Visit
Production Design by Rachel Robb Kondrath and Michael Kurz
How Henri Came To Stay
In post-World War II London, a 10-year-old girl uses her crossed senses of sight and sound to help a failing detective solve a murder in this noir-like film.
Written by Jason Delmarty
Directed by Elia Petridis
Produced by John Blair and Jason Stone
Cinematography by Rob Connolly and John Harrison
Sound by Tim Carr and Elizabeth Johnson
Edited by Michael Swingler and Jay Visit
Production Design by Rachel Robb Kondrath and Michael Kurz
Directed by Elia Petridis
Produced by John Blair and Jason Stone
Cinematography by Rob Connolly and John Harrison
Sound by Tim Carr and Elizabeth Johnson
Edited by Michael Swingler and Jay Visit
Production Design by Rachel Robb Kondrath and Michael Kurz
Movie Date
Which film should Mark watch for his movie date?
Written and Directed by Christine Shin
Produced by Judith Fernando
Cinematography by Pyongson Yim
Sound by Alexandra Apostolakis and François Dompierre
Edited by Peter Samet
Produced by Judith Fernando
Cinematography by Pyongson Yim
Sound by Alexandra Apostolakis and François Dompierre
Edited by Peter Samet
Bending Promises
A frenetic British rock star gets sentenced to rehab in Wyoming.
Executive Produced by Derek Rethwisch and Jules DiBiase
Written by Derek Rethwisch, Hugh Hunter, Sarah Holterman, Elizabeth Gendler and Jules DiBiase
Directed by Jules DiBiase, William Weber and Derek Boonstra
Produced by Rachel Mohr and Serena Shen
Cinematography by Michael Welles Schock, Davon Ramos and Christopher Hemingway
Sound by Paul Rodriquez
Edited by Yale Kozinski, Rachel Mohr and William Weber
Written by Derek Rethwisch, Hugh Hunter, Sarah Holterman, Elizabeth Gendler and Jules DiBiase
Directed by Jules DiBiase, William Weber and Derek Boonstra
Produced by Rachel Mohr and Serena Shen
Cinematography by Michael Welles Schock, Davon Ramos and Christopher Hemingway
Sound by Paul Rodriquez
Edited by Yale Kozinski, Rachel Mohr and William Weber
Dog
A girl spends one morning with her dog and a pile of pillows.
Written, Directed, Animated and Produced by Sophie Ohara
The Tragic Love Story of Dr. Faust
Dr. Faust makes a deal with the evil Mephistopanda for his love.
Written, Directed, Animated and Produced by Jinwha Lee
Joshua Histree
An animated depiction of the exotic Joshua Tree National Park landscape evolving over millions of years.
Written, Directed, Animated and Produced by Michael Robinson
Radha
Radha: a small-town girl's road to liberation.
Written, Directed, Animated and Produced by Pragya Tomar
Potatoes
I had two potatoes; my sister only had one ...
Written, Directed, Animated and Produced by Joanna H. Griebel
Panoesthesia
Panoesthesia (pan-o-es-these-ia): the overwhelming sensations brought by fully immersible visual environments.
Directed, Animated and Produced by Brad Schaider
Arjuna
A young prince discovers his destiny.
Written, Directed, Animated and Produced by Arjun Rihan
Oblique Memoir
An internal monologue painted with hues of absence.
Animated by Rupa Shah
Afterbirth
Science and mysticism intertwine in the aftermath of a tragic orphanage fire in Manila.
Written and Directed by Reginald Vinluan
Animated by Reginald Vinluan, Colin Elliott, Joshua Harrell and Ricky Orellana
Produced by Reginald Vinluan and Charles Uy
Animated by Reginald Vinluan, Colin Elliott, Joshua Harrell and Ricky Orellana
Produced by Reginald Vinluan and Charles Uy
Bare
In a world of Big Business Bears, one little bear dares to be bare.
Directed and Animated by Andy Lyon
Circle
A tour inside the strange and endless universe of a fractal circle.
Written, Directed, Animated and Produced by Isaac Katz
One Day
A little family enjoys their usual afternoon walk in the fall.
Written, Directed, Animated and Produced by “Anna” Hyun Joo Cho
Sinking Moon
Sinking Moon explores the relationship between the moon and the female body.
Directed, Animated and Produced by Nahomi Maki
The Intruder
A woman, alone in her house, has been receiving a series of mysterious phone calls. When she attempts to calm her nerves with a mixture of medication and alcohol, her fears take a new form.
Written, Directed, Animated and Produced by Alessandro Ceglia
Mind Wiggles
Mind Wiggles is a symbolic, autobiographical journey through the wacky and neurotic world of the animator's imagination.
Written, Directed, Animated and Produced by Joe Micallef
Conversing With Aotearoa/New Zealand
In an age of technological integration and urban life, New Zealanders attempt to fathom their deep, personal connection with their land.
Directed, Animated and Produced by Corrie Francis
