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SATURDAY-OK MUSIC HALL

401 S. 3RD ST. AT ELGIN
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ABOUT 3 BLOCKS SOUTH OF ROXY

NARRATIVE MICROS-SHORTS-MINIS-FEATURES

12:00 NOON-2:00 PM

90 SECONDS
10:00
EXPERIMENTAL DRAMA
CALIFORNIA
 
ELAN GALE
Writer-Producer-Director
 
Three possibilities, each taking place simultanously.  The results of a pregnancy test will change the life of this young couple forever.  The result will alter their relationship regardless of the outscome  And when the outcom is so life-changing, the moments leading up to it can he more painful than the outcome itself.
 
CAST
Chad Doreck
Liron Geli

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THE MORNING AFTER
5:00
ALTERNATIVE DRAMA
CALIFORNIA
 
JEREMY POINDEXTER
Writer-Producer-Director
DP/Cinematographer
 
The morning after a night of hard partying, a young woman must clean up the mess.

MASCULINE TIMING
18:00
ROMANTIC COMEDY
CALIFORNIA
 
ISTVAN TOTH
Story by-Producer-Director-Editor
 
ERIC JACOBSON
Writer
 
DAMON CHANG
Producer
 
Take a girl very determied to have sex with her boyfriend.  the situation should be a simple success for both of them right?  Wrong.  Just when Claudia is ready to pounce on Peter, he opens his mouth.
 
CAST
Jason Frost
Patrici Martinez
Brandon Dean
Christina Barbour
Collette Kilroy
Michael Willet
Rebecca Vigel

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CRUNCH TIME
16:00
COMEDY
CALIFORNIA
 
E. JOSHUA DRAGGE
Producer-Director-DP/Cinematographer-Editor
 
SAM UPTON
Writer-Producer-Actor
 
A comedic short film about an aspiring actor and his tumultuous journey through his 'day job' as a fitness trainer, who navigates his way to an audition for Saturday Night Live.  Along the way he encounters many characters all played hilariously by one actor, himself.
 
CAST
Sam Upton
 
 

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GENESIS ANTIPODE
16:00
SCI-FI
NEW ZEALAND/IOWA
 
JOHN ROBINSON
Producer-Director-Editor
 
ALEX BISHOP
Camera
 
The fallout from a disastrous blind date forces two polar opposites to find common ground as the rest of the world falls apart around them.
 
CAST
Rodney Bane
Sian Higgins

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DEMETER
10:00
EXPERIMENTAL SCI-FI FANTASY
MICHIGAN
 
MIKE MADIGAN
Writer-Director-Producer
DP/Cinematographer-Editor
 
Set in the same post-apocolyptic broken future as the sci-fi series 'In Zero', this short allows the audience to peek into the life of Demeter__a character described on the show as tough, brilliant and completely psychotic.
 
CAST
Rio Scafone
Yanni Kuznia
Mike Petersen

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ME AND MY GHOST
7:00
SCI-FI/COMEDY
CALIFORNIA
 
CASSIE RAMOSKA
Director-DP/Cinematographer
 
RICKY FAUST
Writer-Producer
 
A young man's life is turned upside down by a mischievous spirit.  Filmed in freeze-a-mation.
 
CAST
Ricky Faust
Mike Griffin
Cassie Ramoska
Marty Faust

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SAUL GOODMAN
28:00
SCI-FI THRILLER ANIMATION
MASSACHUSETTS
 
JIM CONNELL
Writer-DP/Cinematographer
 
Three shot stories between two total strangers reveal one deadly lie.
 
CAST
Eric Scheier
John Cammarata
Angell Connell
Saul Connell

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2:00-4:00 PM

10 MINUTES
15:00
ACTION ADVENTURE
AUSTRALIA
 
 
JONATHAN ADAMS
Writer-Producer-Director
CP/Cinematographer
 
A desperate man stands before an ancient gateway, begging permission to enter.  His son has died and the only hope of getting him back lies in the dark secrets of the world he is about to enter.
 
CAST
Lawrence Carmichael

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JOSEPH HENRY
16:00
THRILLER
NEW YORK
 
PHIL ALLOCCO
Writer-Producer-Director
 
A psychological drama of loss and unfulfilled potential.  The narrative explores innocence and wisdom, hope and regret through what seems to be, an ordinary exchange between two strangers, a man and a boy who meet at a bus stop.  The story unfolds through a fragmented narrative and distorted timeline blurring the lines between dreams, reality and memory.
 
CAST
Andrew Ramaglia
Gabe Fazio
P.J. Connaire
Paul Vincent Black
Paula Tursi

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OVER THE LINE
18:00
COMING OF AGE THRILLER
CALIFORNIA
 
SAM FRENCH
Writer-Director
 
DAVE O'BRIAN
Producer
 
JOHN DE FAZIO
DP/Cinematographer
 
GENTRY SMITH
Sound Editor
 
TOM GOULD
Picture Editor
 
ANDREW KAISER
Original Music Composer
 
Jack tries to help his sister from sliding further into addiction by going after her suppliers, but as his actions put her in danger, he is forced to confront his own complicity in her addiction.
 
CAST
Carlee Avers
Seth Adams
Esteban Powell
Michael Shepperd
Randy Evans
 

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THE COMPANY MAN
8:00
SCI-FI ACTION
OKLAHOMA
 
ADAM OXSEN
Producer-Director-DP/Cinematographer-Editor-Original Music Composer
 
GREG TATUM
Writer-Producer
 
Ridge Riley is a one of a kind hitman__or is he?  Ridge Riley is a simple man who loves his dog and just happens to be a hitman.  The perfect hitman.  Irreplacable Ridge works as an independent agent for a private corporation.
 
CAST
Chris Glenn
Greg Boyd
John McHughes
Patrick Hampton
Sean Reim
Will Schmidt

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FBI GUYS
46:00
COMEDY
CALIFORNIA
 
PAUL DARRIGO
Writer-Producer
 
TY DONALDSON
Producer
 
WES LLEWELLYN
Director
 
RON BALDWIN
DP/Cinematographer
 
Two over-worked, under-appreciated civilian workers for the FBI scheme to get a short at becoming agents.
 
CAST
Joel Spence
Lance J. Holt
Paul Darrigo
Barbara Beneville
JD Wilcox
Jeff Rector
Richard Wihle
Troy Winbush
Vicki Edwards
 
 

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4:00-6:00 PM

THE FORTUNE TELLER
21:00
WESTERN DRAMA
OKLAHOMA
 
JUSTIN MINOR
Writer-Producer-Director
 
DP/Cinematographer
 
We watch as a young man seeks answers from a fortune teller, and then lives out the prophesy she foresaw.
 
CAST
Lyndon Nobles
Calvin Clark
Joe White
Jordan Hughes
Justin Minor
Sunshine Blassingame
Travis Minor
Victoria Maestri
 

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FORFEIT
85:00
THRILLER
TEXAS
 
ANDREW SHEA
Producer-Director
 
JOHN RAFTERLEE
Writer-Producer
 
CAROL SHINE
SHERRI JAMES
Producers
 
ROBERTO BLASINI
DP/Cinematographer
 
An armored car guard's elaborate plan for revenge is threatened by his relationship with an old friend__a brilliant and unpredictable television preacher.
 
CAST
Billy Burke
Sherry Stringfield
Gregory Itzin
Wayne Knight
 
 

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6:00-9:00 PM

THE REPORT
11:00
SCI-FI THRILLER
INDIANA
 
DON BONER
Writer-Producer-Director
 
A semi-abstract narrative science fiction story about a government cover-up of evidence of an advance civilization that sent a monitoring device to earth over 2 million years ago.
 
CAST
Micah Shane Ballinge
Autumme Sorgius
Steven Galovic

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ALIVE AND WELL
10:00
COMEDY THRILLER
CALIFORNIA
 
CHRIS PECKOVER
Producer-Director
 
GIL RIEF
Writer
 
MATT GULLEY
DP/Cinematographer
 
MIKE KROHN
Editor
 
After an emergency landing in a field, a hungry pilot tries to convince his on board badminton team that they need to resort to cannibalism.
 
 
CAST
Anthony Mastantuon
Neil Flynn

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INHERITANCE
10:00
THRILLER/HORROR
CALIFORNIA
 
CHRIS WINSOR, et al
Directors
 
COLLABORATORS
Writers-Producers-Directors
Aaron Cisneros
Alex Jarvey
Andy Petrson
Chris Winsor
David Gibson
Dave Lyons
Eric Medina
Rion Wolf
 
A man investigates strange sounds in the house where he rents a room from another man.
 
CAST
David Gibson
Rion Wolf
Amy Denny
Diana Preciado
Stacey Bell

PRANK
27:00
THRILLER
OKLAHOMA
 
DIANA HASLETT
Writer-Producer-Director-Editor
 
KIM HASLETT
Producer
 
MARC HALL
DP/Cinematographer
 
TWO MINUTES LATE
Music
 
Four teenagers make a wrong call and pay a great price.
 
CAST
Diana Haslett
Zane Berlin
Don Rush, Jr.
Jamie Lee
Zach Rider

LUCKY DAY
120:00
DRAMA
OKLAHOMA/WISCONSIN
 
DOUG PHILLIPS
Writer-Producer-Director
 
HEIDI PRIDDY
JOSH JONES
DP/Cinematographers
 
JENNY POLZIN
Editor-Music
 
In 1982, a young couple with conservative values had a tough decision to make. But what was their decision?  In 2006, the husband seems to live in 2 worlds, depending on the outcome in 1981.  Is he a successful Doctor, spending July 4th with his happy, bright-eyed and bushy tailed family?  Or is he a loser, holed up in a motel room with a hooker all day?  Are there two of him?  Are these scenarios parralel universes?  Is one real and the other a fantasy?  If so, which?
 
CAST
Jessica Dixon
Liliana Gullo
Carol Klages
Shrae Johnson
Adam Ropp
Allison Kirkpatrick

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9:15-10:45 PM

EVERY HIDDEN THING
4:00  TRAILER
FRITZ GREEN-Writer/Producer/Director
MELISSA GREEN-Executive Producer
OKLAHOMA
 
Story of Jeremy Saunders, a man with a great life-corporate success, a nice hom in the burbs, a beautiful wife, good friends, and fun tims. But he is forced to question everything he knows - even himself- when a bizarre set of circumstances tempt him to explore the depths of his own humanity in a surreal adventure that ultimately leads to the biggest decision he'll ever have to face.
 
CAST
Rob Boyd
Victoria Esher
Emily Sims
Susan Burris
Michael Bush
Nicki Walsh
Megan Isenburg
Andy Dossett
Mike Sauter
Warren Mayer
 

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INTO THE ARMS OF STRANGERS
93:00
HORROR/THRILLER
COLORADO
 
CHRIS HARRIS
Writer-Producer-Director
 
Two years after suffering brain damage in an accident, a man returns home to discover his entire life may be a lie.  As two lives at odds with one another begin to merge, he must determine, find the truth and more importantly decide which life he belongs in.
 
CAST
April Wade
Juliana Dever
Alison Halslip
Justin Lawrence
Robert T. Bruce
Mark Shadey
Lee Perkins
Ron Carey
 
 

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ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL PROMO
2:00
COMMERCIAL
MARK GOLDSTROM
CALIFORNIA
 
 

WEIRD OKLAHOMA HISTORY
10:00
ANIMATION
OKLAHOMA
 
BRIAN WAIBEL
Writer-Producer-Director-Animator
DP/Cinematographr-Editor-Original Music Composer
 
Bizarre scenes from Oklahoma's history are brought to life with animation