2006 BROUHAHA FILM & VIDEO SHOWCASE

December 2 & 3, 2006
at 12:30 PM

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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 2006 Brouhaha Film & Video Showcase will take place on December 2 & 3, 2006.

Program #1, 12:30 PM, Saturday, December 2
Program #2, 12:30 PM, Sunday, December 3

The 2006 Brouhaha is sponsored by:

Program 1, 12:30 PM, Saturday, December 2
Total Running Time: 94 min 30 sec

KISS
Co-written/Co-produced/Directed by Jason Neff, Co-written/Co-produced by Bob Orshak, 12 min 42 sec

Bob and Carlos meet at a café to finalize the details of their next big project, only to discover that their artistic vision is farther apart than they expected—or is it? Winner of the Silver Remi Award at the Houston International Film Festival and Audience Awards at Filmstock (UK) and the Dusk Till Dawn Film Festivals.

SEX MACHINE 2025
Written /Directed by Chris Shields, Produced by Peter Card, University of Central Florida, 10 min 38 sec

In the not-so-distant future, a young man makes his living seducing women and selling the memories of their sexual encounters to others. Complications arise when one of these women comes to mean more than just another memory for sale.

STAY WITH ME
Written/Produced/Directed by Latharius Godwin, Valencia Community College, 3 min

A local hi-hop artist is showcased in this music video.

ELEMENT ART CARS
Written/Co-directed by Carl Knickerbocker, Co-directed by Mark Murley, Produced by Bob Lataille, 5 min 30 sec

A short documentary that focuses on part of the Honda Element art car event created by artist Carl Knickerbocker, who devised a method of fabricating temporary art on automobiles by painting on vinyl magnetic sheeting.

SUGAR RUSH
Concept/Animation by Guillermo Careaga, Produced by Ringling School of Art & Design, 2 min 14 sec

At the gym, Plute must face his sweetest temptation.

A CLEAN SWEEP
Concept/Animation by Violette Carmen Sacre, Produced by Ringling School of Art & Design, 3 min

An unusual discovery leads a mouse and a garbageman to overcome their barriers of communication.

WOLF
Written/Directed by Alex Durham, Produced by Doug Interrante, Florida State University, 8 min 21 sec

Violence breeds violence in this stark, b&w historical-drama-with-a-twist about a brother and sister living with their grandparents.

AMATEUR
Written by Greg Peters, Produced by Robert Tuscani, Co-directed by Gail Grate, Kevin Hirsch, Sandy Mehlman & Nicholas Roselius, Full Sail Real World Education, 7 min 24 sec

This mockumentary takes a comic look into the life of a frustrated basketball coach.

BLINK
Written/Produced/Directed by Maia Monasterios, 5 min

SUMMARYWhat’s a TV junkie to do when the power goes out?

6:50 AT THE USED BOOKSTORE
Written/Directed by Matt Acevedo, Produced by Amanda Mohammed, University of Central Florida, 7 min 14 sec

Ten minutes until closing is usually a quiet time. It’s a good chance to catch up on some reading or count out the register. Not today.

PARACHUTES
Written/Directed by Kate Ryan, Produced by April Lamb, Florida State University, 7 min

In 1991 Yugoslavia, a young boy and his older sister struggle to survive the harsh confines of their brutal, war-torn reality.

CORNER OF LOVE AND HEARTBREAK
Concept/Animation by Kevin Andrus, Produced by Ringling School of Art & Design, 2 min 28 sec

Nothing is impossible to a willing heart.

OUR SPECIAL DAY!
Concept/Animation by Fernanda Santiago, Produced by Ringling School of Art & Design, 2 min 17 sec

A film about a five-year-old girl’s unconditional love and faith in her daddy.

THE DANCING THIEF
Concept/Animation by Meng Vue, Produced by Ringling School of Art & Design, 2 min 34 sec

A thief loves to dance as he goes to work in a museum.

AMERICAN DELUXE
Written/Directed by Aaron Brownlee, Produced by Matthew Chai, University of Central Florida, 15 min

William Geronimo was born to market products. Life is grand until one weekend he decides to market his own life instead. It turns out he isn’t getting what he bought into. This is the story of how an advertising executive escapes his empty, All- American, product-obsessed world.

Program 2, 12:30 PM, Sunday, December 3
Total Running Time: 95 min 30 sec

THINGS NOT TO DO IN A STUDENT FILM
Written/Produced/Directed by Web Phillips, Valencia Community College, 2 min 33 sec

This is Lesson # 1 for student filmmakers worried about common pitfalls.

THE WORLD, NAKED AS A JAYBIRD
Written/Produced/Directed by Tiina Treasure, University of Central Florida, 7 min 35 sec

In the face of nuclear holocaust, a young girl searches for home.

PLAY DEAD
Written/Directed by Johnny Sawyer, Produced by Joe Dietrich & Kevin Dietrich, University of Central Florida, 3 min

Hoping to have a nice, leisurely day, a mother takes her fearful young son to the park. But something’s not quite right here, and the boy’s playground paranoia soon proves prophetic.

CURTIS
Written/Produced/Directed by Sean Owens, Valencia Community College, 4 min 1 sec

This politically charged send-up of a popular Suzanne Vega song skewers rednecks, Republicans, and little duckies.

THE FLY
Concept/Animation by HanJin Song, Produced by Ringling School of Art & Design, 2 min 47 sec

A fly stands between a warrior and his inner peace.

THE AERONAUT
Concept/Animation by Nicholas Lombardo, Produced by Ringling School of Art & Design, 2 min 6 sec

Flying is more than just being in the air…as Arnie soon discovers.

MR. HOT STUFF
Concept/Animation by Scott Wiseman, Produced by Ringling School of Art & Design, 2 min 29 sec

On a late summer afternoon in Santa Fe, New Mexico, an arrogant cowboy and an elegant flamenco dancer compete in a chile pepper-eating contest.

MY SOCCER JERSEY
Written/Directed by Juan Sebastian Jacome, Produced by Kale Bittner, Florida State University, 8 min 21 sec

A rough and apathetic Panamanian struggles to resist any connection with a 12-year old Salvadorian youth soccer player who has run away from his team with the hope of staying in America.

DISOBEDIENT VOICES
Written/Directed by Jeni Jeffrey, Produced by Chrystal Wentling, Daytona Beach Community College, 5 min 17 sec

Filmmaker Jeni Jeffrey went to Washington D.C. in late September, 2005, to document three days of protests against the war in Iraq. This short film, a valentine to the anti-war movement, features the inspiring words of the Raging Grannies, Cindy Sheehan, the Rev. Jessie Jackson, Cynthia McKinney, Dr. Cornell West and others.

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WORLD OF THIEVERY
Written/Produced/Directed by Richard D’Souza, Valencia Community College, 8 min 27 sec

The best workforce development tool you will ever own.

LES VWA
Written/Produced/Directed by Kirsten Strom, University of Miami, 7 min 30 sec

Who are you when your life is taken away? A Haitian refugee questions his identity after fleeing the violence surrounding the 2004 coup of Haitian President Jean Bertrand Aristide.

THE INNER THOUGHTS OFJAMES PARKER
Written/Produced/Directed by Chris Grieder, Winter Park High School, 12 min

James Parker is a confused teenager heading into his senior year in high school. He has trouble expressing his emotions, and when his heart is broken by the only girl he has ever loved, things take a turn for the worse.

HARD
Produced/Directed by Wayne Leman, Full Sail Real World Education, 4 min 22 sec

Inquiring minds want to know: why do Germans have such a difficult time saying a certain word?

SOCIAL EXPERIMENTS
Written/Co-produced by Drew Lindo, Co-produced/Directed by Maria Pennington, University of Central Florida, 5 min 57 sec

Host Simon Snow seeks the key to the socially perfect human through scientific experiments, while a much too enthusiastic Australian embraces chaos.

OF MY GOD
Written/Directed by Demetrius Wren & Wilson G. Tang, Produced by Daly Parker, Florida State University, 13 min

Loosely based on the childhood of writer Wilson G. Tang, this drama chronicles events in a young family after the sudden death of the father. The young son is forced to grow up quicker than he wants, even as he learns the true meaning of love and responsibility through the actions of his widowed mother.

THE FRIDGE
Concept/Animation by George Saavedra, Produced by Ringling School of Art & Design, 2 min 9 sec

Life is already pretty heavy for a weary furniture mover, but throw in a cantankerous old granny and a narrow staircase and watch the battle ensue.

MA CHERIE!
Concept/Animation by Nara Youn, Produced by Ringling School of Art & Design, 2 min 41 sec

A little girl and a crazy French pastry chef—is customer satisfaction on the menu?

MOE AND LES
Concept/Animation by Lindsay VanderGalien, produced by Ringling School of Art & Design, 2 min 20 sec

Guess who’s coming to the party?

2005 Brouhaha Film & Video Showcase Archive
2004 Brouhaha Film & Video Showcase Archive