BROUHAHA FILM & VIDEO SHOWCASE
Brouhaha has finally reached adolescence! Now 14, we have high hopes for this kid! This year, Brouhaha will take on a whole new perspective as it becomes a vetting source for the Florida Film Festival. From its humble beginnings, Brouhaha has quietly grown to become one of the premier outlets for locally produced films and videos, the best work from film schools statewide, and a fun-filled gathering for lovers of independent film. Audiences are made up of filmmakers, film educators, local production representatives, industry organization members, and the general public, all fascinated by the scope and creativity of films screened each year representing the entire spectrum of Florida's immense talent pool. The 2005 Brouhaha Film & Video Showcase will take place on OCTOBER 29, 2005. Tickets are just $5.00. Purchase tickets online now!
Program #1, 12 noon, Saturday, October 29
Program #2, 2:30 PM, Saturday, October 29
2004 Brouhaha Film & Video Showcase Archive
The 2005 Brouhaha is sponsored by:
Program 1, 12:00 noon, Saturday, October 29
Total Running Time: 94 min
Charm
Written/Directed by Melissa Rossi, Produced by Ulvrik Kraft and JP Perry, FSU, 10 min
A beautiful angelic voice touches our hearts. It's the voice of Lacey, singing to her beloved Mark. When her daydream is rudely interrupted, Lacey is back to her shy, gawky self, an office worker watching the man of her dreams from a distance. Perhaps fantasies can come true...
November Guest
Written/Directed by Danny Daneau, Produced by Migel Lima, UCF, 11 min 15 sec
An old man in the Fall of his life. A young boy in the Spring of his. And the river that unites them into their next season together.
Delivering Louverture
Written/Directed/Co-produced by Mickelson Civil, Co-produced by Nick Santa Croce, FSU, 8 min 21 sec
Could you pay the ultimate price for freedom? Molerne, mother of a little boy named Louverture, must find a way to escape Haiti and make a new life for her and her son. Along the way, they encounter selfish shipmates, rough waters, and an angered US Coast Guard.
Work Farm
Written/Produced/Directed by Jason Kupfer, Valencia Community College, 5 min 30 sec
Told through a progression of shots assembled from an assortment of vintage educational films, this experimental work details the inevitable and unfortunate transition from innocent childhood simplicity into the dreary and competitive industrial workforce. Music by Sigur Ros.
New Smyrna Beach
Co-written/Co-produced /Directed by Chris Field, Co-written/Co-produced by Stephen Frazier, Co-produced by Caitlin Dejong and Jeff Lybarger, Winter Park High School, 2 min 50 sec
Featuring narration by a local surfer that gives the viewer an insider's perspective, this short documentary details a lifestyle that surfers enjoy and throws the spotlight on a Florida landmark-New Smyrna Beach.
Sirah
Written/Directed by Cristine Spindler, Produced by Kyley T. Robinson, FSU, 17 min 23 sec
Sirah, a young Muslim girl born in the United States, desperately wants to connect with others in her class at school. Though her traditional dress and religious differences make her an outcast, she would love to have friends just like any other child. To do that, she must choose between the culture that surrounds her and the one that she grew up in.
Football Toys
Concept/Animation by Pericles Michielin, Produced by Ringling School of Art & Design, 1 min 52 sec
The Pericles Toy Corporation is regarded as one of the world's premier toy manufacturing facilities for football action figures. Today, however, just as the toys are in the final stages of assembly, something has gone terribly wrong…
Food for Thought
Concept/Animation by Ian Yonika, Produced by Ringling School of Art & Design, 1 min 58 sec
With the only food in sight way up in a tree, Mugtor and Nishu must work together to reach it. How will the good-natured oaf respond to the mean little jerk when things take a turn toward the greedy?
Rue du Tordu
Concept/Animation by Nikki Tomaino, Produced by Ringling School of Art & Design, 1 min 32 sec
What happens when a loyal boy scout tries to help a senile old woman cross a very busy street?
Losing Toby
Written/Directed by Drew Lindo, Produced by Cristina Allica, UCF, 9 min 50 sec
Meet Toby, a pink panda bear available for download on your desktop. He'll tell you jokes, factoids, and even make you fall in love. But for shy, sensitive Steven, Toby will instigate a journey from the edge of sanity to the brink of reality. A twisted comedy of love and software.
The Resurrectionist
Written/Directed by Susan Bell, Produced by Ben Kim, FSU, 15 min
In 1847 in the Deep South, a lowly gravedigger struggles to provide for his family. At the urging of his wife, he steals a recently buried corpse to sell to the local medical college for anatomy study. Setting off in his horse-drawn wagon through the dark woods, he soon discovers that the dead man has other plans.
On Being Your Average Joe
Written/Directed by Ryan Pomeranz, Produced by Andrew Kenneth Gay, UCF, 8 min 25 sec
A story about individualism and a person's fight to be accepted, this is the tell-all of a man and his struggle to define what makes someone normal. Set against the simple backdrop of his morning routine, we soon learn that what we see doesn't necessarily tell the whole story…and what we don't could actually be more important.
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Program 2, 2:30 pm, Saturday, October 29
Total Running Time: 86 min 30 sec
America Below the Belt
Written/Produced/Directed by Kale Bittner and Kate Ryan, FSU, 14 min 15 sec
In recent years the quality of sex education in the United States has taken leaps and bounds…backwards! This documentary explores what is being done to ensure that our youth protect themselves (unfortunately not much). Virginity pledges and scare tactics are being substituted for scientific information, and the government is fueling the problem. If ignorance is bliss, our young people are in ecstasy.
Biograph
Written/Co-directed by Benedict X. Kasulis, Co-directed by Steven Tyler Slovacek, Produced by Allison Rose Carter, FSU, 8 min 20 sec
Set during a forty year time span between the 1870's and 1913, this is the true story of W.K. Laurie Dickson, a mechanic from England who worked for Thomas Edison. Dickson's invention of the film camera and his desire for an independent studio set off a series of events that history books found easier to ignore than justify.
Lobstar (a work in progress)
Co-written/Directed by Matthew Richards, Co-written by Matthew Messenger, Produced by Chris Vetter, Valencia Community College, 7 min 25 sec
A mad scientist attempts to solve world hunger but bites off more than he can chew. Half man, half lobster, Lobstar is unleashed on the unsuspecting populace of a Central Florida community college. Can Dick Steel, crustacean expert, stop this menace in time?
Life To Go
Written/Directed/Co-produced by Erin Kitzinger, Co-produced by Andrew Kenneth Gay, UCF, 15 min
In a society where lives are issued by a corporation and children are sold in stores, one woman struggles to make her own decisions.
Abigail
Concept/Animation by Melissa Webster, Produced by Ringling School of Art & Design, 1 min 42 sec
Abigail is tired of always being sent to her room, and she's not going to take it anymore. Summoning her council of advisors, and with her armies poised to attack, now all she needs is a plan...
Bella Musica
Concept/Animation by Lacey Bannister, Produced by Ringling School of Art & Design, 1 min 36 sec
When a beautiful and vivacious female cello is interrupted by an arrogant male bass, their performance is unlike any you have seen before.
Things That Go Bump in the Night
Concept/Animation by Joshua Beveridge, Produced by Ringling School of Art & Design, 2 min 1 sec
A dark comedy about a boy in the midst of a nightmare who discovers what truly goes bump in the night.
The Things We Do
Written/Produced/Directed by Eric Walker, Miami Lakes Education Center, 5 min 35 sec
A tribute to our great African-American heroes set to the music of gospel star Yolanda Adams.
A Wind to Shake the Stars
Co-written/Produced/Directed by James and Robert Dastoli, Co-written by Diego and Alejandro Kontarovsky, UCF, 5 min
Mud on the floor. Botched dinner for a boss. A total spaz for a prom date. The burdens of the universe can be particularly trying on the traditional family nucleus. Watch as the winds of time and strained voice boxes take us through the epic confrontations of the human condition.
Love is Deaf
Written/Directed/Co-produced by Andrew Kenneth Gay, Co-produced by Ryan Pomeranz, UCF, 6 min 30 sec
An impossible love story about two broken hearts separated by language but brought together by their circumstances. When a castaway washes ashore in a tux, the water-logged man discovers a bride in a lifeguard tower-only she's deaf and dumb and he doesn't speak sign language.
The Problem with Fiber Optics
Written/Directed by Greg Jardin, Produced by Shannon Gregory, FSU, 19 min 59 sec
With its echoes of The Twilight Zone and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, this offbeat comedy focuses on the day-to-day-reality of one Sheldon Bemis, a 29-year-old fountain boy who has never even experienced a first kiss. In his desperation to win the heart of the object of his desire, his mother's caretaker Josephine, he enlists the help of a technological advancement known as Neureplacement. Can you say living nightmare?
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