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THURSDAY, OCT. 4th
CIRCLE CINEMA VENUE
12 N. LEWIS (AT ADMIRAL)
5:30pm-VIP RECEPTION
7:00 pm-Movie Screenings

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HOW TO MAKE COLORED EGGS 
2:00   Comedy
Cougar Cannon with co-host Juliet teaches how to color eggs.
Writer-Director: Cougar Cannon
Cinematographer: Stacie Cannon
KEY ACTORS
Cougar Cannon
Juliet Cannon

THE DOOR
10:00  Suspense
A roomful of students disappear after entering a door that their teacher told them never to open.
TCC Young Filmmakers Group
with Oscar Ray

THE BREAKDOWN 
10:00  Drama
A group of students are stranded after their bus breaks down.
Junior Filmmakers: On the set with Oscar Ray

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BACKFIRE 
10:00  
Yuen, a bodyguard of a company president takes his young son to work to toughen him up.
Writer-Director: Nathan McLeod
Cinematographer-Editor: Nathan McLeod
Original Music By David John
KEY ACTORS
John Cox
Doug Scott
Shrae Johnson

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PAPER PEOPLE 
19:00  DOC
As we travel deeper into the future ruled by constantly improving technology, the neighborhood newspaper carrier is becoming less of a necessity.
Writer-Director: Jay Sheldon
Cinematographer-Editor: Jay Sheldon
Licensed music by: The Postal Service, Hardcore Productions

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JOSH FREEMAN: THE COMEBACK 
11:00   DOC
Documentary Filmmaker follows Josh Freeman as he prepares to make a return to stand-up comedy, after months away from the local scene.
Writer-Director: Jay Sheldon
Cinematographer/Editor: Jay Sheldon
Licensed music by Wavtracks

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WHISPER ISLAND 
100:00  Adventure
In pursuit of lost Civil War gold to save their family ranch, two kids help an old woman solve the mystery of her past.
Writer-Director: Mark Goodman
 

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PREVIEWS OF FESTIVAL MOVIE SCREENINGS

ONLINE TICKETING NOW OPEN
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FRIDAY, OCT. 5th
TCC-PHILIPS THEATRE VENUE
9th & CINCINNATI

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7:00 PM

ROSWELL 
45:00  Sci-Fi Mystery
Two brothers, Hank and Keith, believe they are being targeted and studied by extra-terrestrials.
Writer-Director: Nick Sanford
Cinematographer-Editor: Nick Sanford
Original Musci by Nick Sanford
KEY ACTORS
Jared Bailey
Mike Gasper

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STORM 
15:00
A storm separates a man and his wife.
Writer-Editor: Sean Johnston
Director/Cinematographer: Heidi Priddy
Original Music By-Lydia Ashton
KEY ACTORS
Sean Johnston
Jessica Dixon

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8:15 PM

A GUY NAMED MURPHY 
5:00
Murphy's Law in action.
Writer-Director: Alex Ranarivelo
Co-Writer: Branden Waits
Music by Greg Hosharian
KEY ACTORS
Gary Weeks
Paul J. Alessi
Brandon Olive

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VEINS
6:00
This is a film aboaut a dead heroin addict.  He tells his story.
Writer-Director: Claylavl
Cinematographer-Editor: Claylavl
Music by Claylavl
KEY ACTOR
Claylavl

PRANK
8:00  Thriller
Four teenagers discover you never know who is on the other side of the phone.
Writer-Director-Diana Haslett
Cinematographer-Marc Hall
Editor: Diana Haslett
Music by Two Minutes Late
KEY ACTORS
Jamie Lee
Zane Berlin
Zack Rider
Don Rush, Jr.

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ABUSIVE RELATIONSHIP
5:00 DRAMA
A Father and daughter disagree about her choice of living arrangements.
Writers: Doug Phillips, Marta Lehman
Director-DP/Cinematographer-Editor: Damon Blalack
Music by Roland Barrett
KEY ACTORS
Stacie Cannon
Doug Phillips
 

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THE INTERVIEW 
24:00  Drama
A Senator and possible presidential candidate gets a big surprise during a media interview.
Writer Director: Doug Phillips
Co-Writer: Victoria Esher
Cinematographer: Oscar Ray
Editor: Jenny Polzin
KEY ACTORS
Sammy Rae
Doug Phillips
Maria Gore

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9:30 PM

FORFEIT 
84:00
One Holy Roller bent on revenge.  One armored car.  One heist.
Writer-Director: Andrew Shea
KEY ACTORS
Billy Burke
Sherry Stringfield
Gregory Itzin
Wayne Knight

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11:00 PM

MUSIC VIDEOS  30:00
 
She's the Messiah in Me-Billy Franks
I Built the Cross-The Homesteaders
Get Rich-Che Broadway
Matthew's Lament-This Is Sleep
The Healing-David Ashmore
Kay Sha Me She Bu-John Handley

 MOVIE TRAILERS
 
TRIBUTE THIS!-Mick McCleery
SACRED BLOODS-Oscar Ray
EVERY HIDDEN THING-Fritz Green
COMMUTE-Marc Wasserman

SAT. OCT. 6th
TCC-PHILIPS THEATRE
9th & CINCINNATI

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7:00 PM

THE COMPANY MAN
8:00  Sci-Fi Action
Ridge Riley is one of a kind hitman__or is he?
Writer: Greg Tatum
Director-Cinematographer-Editor: Adam Oxsen
KEY ACTORS
Chris Glenn
Greg Boyd
John McHughes
 

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THE FORTUNE TELLER 
21:00  Western
A young man awakes from short term amnesia to find he is being chased by Judge Isacc C. Parker's U.S. Marshals for a crime he knows not of committing.
Writer-Director-Editor: Justin A. Minor
Cinematographers: Jordan Hughes, Keith Foster
Original Music by: Travis & Justin Minor
KEY ACTORS
Sunshine Blassingame
"Irish" Joe White
Victoria Maestri

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ROUGHING IT UP
24:00 Comedy
A female stand-up comic who only does "clean material" deals with pressure on the job and with personal problems.
Writer-Director: Doug Phillips
Co-Writer-Michele VanDusen
Cinematographer: Oscar Ray
Editor: Jenny Polzin
Licensed Music by Darken, The Afterglow, Adrina Thorpe
KEY ACTORS
Michele VanDusen
Sean Johnston
James Giliani
Jessica Dixon
 

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8:00 PM

BALLS 
6:00  SILENT COMEDY
What if the world was the other way around__where women use men for sex.
Writer-Director: Maya Schwartz
Cinematographer: Mikko Timonen
Editor: Maya Schwartz
KEY ACTOR
Nick Radu

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DEJAVU 
10:00  THRILLER
If you had a chance to change your future, would you do it?  Even if it went against what you believe in?
Writer-Director: David Ashmore
Cinematographer: Darla Enlow
Editor: David Ashmore
KEY ACTORS
David Ashmore
Melea Cherry
Dana Pike

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CONTACTEE 
38:00  Sci-Fi
Phillip is awoken by a bright light outside his window in the middle of the night.
Writer-Director-Editor: Jeff Leyerle
Cinematographer: Hartley Powell
Licensed Music by The Beat Titans
KEY ACTORS
Brad Allen

9:00 PM

HOOKERS 
26:00  COMEDY
A young housewife seeks the aid of street hookers to help her out of a jam.
Writer-Dale Whisman
Director/Cinematographer-Oscar Ray
Editors: David Ashmore, Tre Knight
Original Music by David Ashmore
KEY ACTORS
Gina L. Loyd
Xandra Lee
Zane Berlin

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SNEAK PREVIEW CLIP OF FEATURE FILM
"JESUS FISH"

BROTHER MINE 
50:00  Crime Drama
Three brothers fight to reclaim their lives and family back from the mob.
Writer-Director-Editor:  Nathan McLeod
Cinematographer-Josh McQuaid
Original Music by Gary Armstutz
KEY ACTORS
Michael Remington
Ahmad Dugas
Dale Whisman
Stephen Remington
Brian Ross
Brant Dorman
 

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10:30 PM

RUSSIAN REDNECK EPISODIC TV SERIES  51:00
 
Episode I- Welcome to the Farm  17:00
John, the Russian Redneck introduces his friends to the audience.

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Episode II-From  Russia with Lust  17:00
John, the Russian Redneck together with his sweethear Bobbie remember their trip to Russia.

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Episode III-Red Color Comedy 17:00
John, the Russian Redneck and his southern sweethear Bobbie welcome J.R. Zee Oilman who just came back to America from Russia with a surprise.
Writer-Director: Peter Zhmutski
Co-Writer: Brett Flynn
Cinematographer: Operator 11 Studios
Heather Nichols
Editor: Peter Zhmutski
Original Music by Peter Z
KEY ACTORS
Peter Zhmutski
Brett Flynn

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CLOSING MOVIE-SNEAK PREVIEW
 
AUTEUR
26:00  COMEDY
A character study that follows an ambitious video pirate from delusions of grandeur to well-deserved fall from grace.
Director: Kevin Abrams
Writer: Alex Simon
KEY ACTORS
Beau Clark
Victoria Profeta
Granville VanDusen
Lee Schall
 
 

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FRIDAY, OCT. 5th
TCC-CINEMA THEATRE
9th & CINCINNATI
Across from the FIREPLACE LOUNGE

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7:30 PM

PENDULUM: A PORTRAIT OF MATERNAL DEPRESSION 
5:00  TRAGEDY
A mother's imagery vs reality. What can look so right can be so wrong.
Writer-Director: Stacie Cannon
Cinematographer-Editor: Stacie Cannon
Original Music Writer/Composer: Claylavl
KEY ACTOR
Stacie Cannon

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CONFESSIONS
8:00  DARK COMEDY
A French woman confesses to murder or does she?
Writer-Director: Sarah M. Hall
Cinematographer-Editor: Rick Luellen
Original Music by Sarah M. Hall
KEY ACTOR
Sarah M. Hall

MAESTRO 
7:00
One young wannabee takes the saying "make your dreams come true" a little too seriously.
Writer-Director: Michael Gavino
Cinematographer-Editor: Michael Gavino
Public Music
KEY ACTOR
David Berardi

THE ENCOUNTER
2:00   DRAMA
A young man sees the love of his life at a public park.  Imaging the future, the man decides to approach the lady, only to be brought back to reality.
Writer-Director: Michael Gavino
Cinematographer: Maher Mahamud, Tesia Barone
Editor: Michael Gavino, Co-Editor: David Berardi
Music by Right Hand Stan
KEY ACTORS
Tesia Berone
Maher Mahamud
Michael Gavino
 

XOANON 
59:00  Alternative Horror
Outcasts of society unite.
Writer-Director: Cari Breske
Cinematographer-Editor: Cari Breske
Narration by Katie Breske
Music By John Dempsey

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SAT. OCT. 6th
TCC-CINEMA THEATRE
9th & CINCINNATI
ACROSS FROM THE FIREPLACE LOUNGE

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7:00 PM

HELL ON WHEELS 
13:00  DOC
A satirical docudrama based on the many experiences of a person with a disability.
Writer-Director: Adam Blasucci
KEY ACTOR
Adam Blasucci

OKLAHOMA NATURE GIRL 
12:00  DOC
A documentary exploring the many attractions in Oklahoma.
Director-Cinematographer-Editor: Cari Breske
Narration: Katie Breske
Music  by Jack Dempsey

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CAST  
30:00  DOC
Documentary of the sport of professional fishing, shot entirely in Arkansas during the $1.5 million Wal-Mart Forrest L. Wood tour on Beaver Lake.
Writer-Director: Cheston Contaoi
Cinematographer-Editor: Cheston Contaoi
Original Music by: Casey Arrillaga
KEY ACTOR
Fred Contaoi

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8:00 PM

CALVADOS & THE LADY 
6:00
A girl tries to get a boyfriend for her lesbian sister through the use of magick.
Director-Cinematographer-Editor: Rick Luellen
Writer: Ennis Anderson
Original Music
KEY ACTORS
Angella Forbis
Dannielle Carter
Ennis Anderson

HOT FLASH HANNAH 
29:00  Comedy
Hot Flash Hannah shares her coping strategies as she battles hot flashes.
Writer/Director-Vivian Adams
Cinematographer/Editor-Carl Adams
Music by the Adams Family
KEY ACTOR
Earline Johnson

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OBJECT
9:00  DRAMA TRAGEDY
A lazy evening for two campus police officers has a tragic end.
Director-Cinematographer: Josef Lucas
Original Music
KEY ACTORS
Rion Wolf
David Gibson

MINDLESS ZOMBIE KILLERS 
16:00
An evil being is entering people's dreams and turning them into mindless zombies in an attempt to take control of the world.
Writer-Cinematographer-Editor: Joshua C. Jones
Co-Cinematographers:  Joel Brown, Chris Jones, Leonard Jones, Judy Jones, Ryan Bryant
KEY ACTORS
Josh Jones
Chris Jones
 

9:15 PM

WEIRD OKLAHOMA HISTORY 
13:00  Animation
The history of Oklahoma unveils some weird facts not generally known.
Writer-Director-Animator: Brian Waibel

TRAIL OF THE SCREAMING FOREHEAD 
88:00  Comedy Horror
Terror strikes Longhead Bay!  Creeping alien foreheads begin attaching themselves to local townspeople and seizing their very soul__launching a vast invasion from outer space.
Writer-Director: Larry Blamire
Cinematographer: Kevin Jones
Editor: Bill Bryn Russell
Title song by the Manhattan Transfer
KEY ACTORS
Daniel Roebuck
Susan McConnell
Fay Masterson
 

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MUSIC VIDEOS  30:00
 
The Healing-David Ashmore
Matthew's Lament-This Is Sleep
She's the Messiah in Me-Billy Franks
I Built the Cross-The Homesteaders
Get Rich-Che Broadway
Kay Sha Me She Bu-John Handley
 
 

MOVIE TRAILERS
 
TRIBUTE THIS!-Mick McCleery
SACRED BLOODS-Oscar Ray
EVERY HIDDEN THING-Fritz Green
COMMUTE-Marc Wasserman

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