THIS MONTH'S EDITION FEATURES
A SPECIAL PERFORMANCE
BY
TOMMY HOMONYM 
FROM NEW JERSEY
THE STAR OF A MUSIC VIDEO APPEARING IN A PROGRAM.
TOMMY WILL PERFORM AT 7:15
​IN THE MTH THEATER SCREENING ROOM!

APRIL 6th 2018
SEASON TWO, SESSION SIX FILMS:
​
FREE TO THE PUBLIC
SPONSORED BY
MTH THEATER @ CROWN CENTER
&
ELK'S PRIDE PICTURES
MTH THEATER BAR OPENS AT
6:30PM
THE SCREENING BEGINS AT 
7:30PM
SCREENING SUGGESTED FOR MATURE AUDIENCES

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THE NOISE OF LICKING
NADJA ANdrasev - budapest
animated SHORT
9 MIN - fantasy
A woman is being watched every day by the neighbor's cat, as she takes care of her exotic plants. Their perverted ritual comes to an end when the cat disappears. Next spring a peculiar man
pays her a visit.

tea as tea
miriam modares – iran
NARRATIVE SHORT
1 MIN - DRAMA 
She's done her best to capture a cup of tea and save it for ever. 
She doesn’t know the real joy can’t be captured
in a material frame ... 

GOLDEN TIME
ATEFEH RAHMANI - IRAN
NARRATIVE SHORT
23 MIN - DRAMA 
A OPPORTUNISTIC DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKING COUPLE, TRIES TO MAKE A FAKE DOCUMENTARY FOR THE GOVERNMENT TV, 
​WITH UNSETTLING RESULTS.
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Irony
radheya jegatheva - australia
animated short
8 MIN - sci-fi/drama
A film that explores the relationship between man and technology...told from the perspective of a phone.

Variously described as an Animation, an Experimental Film, a Narrative, a Documentary or a Film-Poem depending on who you speak to, this hand drawn animated film is based on the poem 'Seven Billion' written by the film director that won 2 National poetry awards: The Young Australian Writer’s National Award for Poetry, selected out of a field of 30,000 and the Karen W Treanor Poetry Award (Youth).

jim's a pineapple
blake fraser - ausralia
NARRATIVE SHORT
7 MIN - comedy
Jim's a Pineapple follows a young woman's devotion to a pineapple that she claims is her lover Jim. While the everyone else claims she's crazy, she remains unwavered in her efforts to conviction to protecting the pineapple.

a dream of dolls dancing
christiane cegavske - KC
animated SHORT
4 MIN - experimental
A Dream of Dolls Dancing is a new short film by Christiane Cegavske, the creator of Blood Tea and Red String. 

In the dead forest, The One dreams. In his dream he hears the siren call of the dolls dancing on a far away island and must answer their call no matter the risk. In a paper boat on a night black sea he sails for the island where they dance. Will he find salvation or despair? 

This short stop motion animated film is a narrative created using a collection of dream sequences that will be included in Christiane Cegavske's feature film in progress, Seed in the Sand. To learn more about the creation of this short work and Seed in the Sand, please visit: christianecegavske.wordpress.com/.
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14 MINUTE INTERVENTION
PLEASE VISIT THE BAR
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tiger toilet
laurence unger - USA
animated short
1 MIN - experimental
'Tiger Toilet' reveals a minute in the life of a deeply conflicted and dangerous toilet. The toilet comically personifies the self-destructive agony of casual rejection. It was inspired by the 100th anniversary of Marcel Duchamp's 'Fountain,' which made an everyday object extraordinary. 'Tiger Toilet' similarly seeks to emphasize the fantastic potential of the mundane.

MOST DANGEROUS GAME
DUSTIN HAWKINS - COLUMBIA, MO
NARRATIVE SHORT
20 MIN - ADVENTURE
THE STORY FEATURES A BIG-GAME HUNTER FROM NEW YORK CITY NAMED SANGER RAINSFORD WHO FALLS OFF A YACHT AND SWIMS TO AN ISOLATED ISLAND, WHERE HE IS HUNTED BY A RUSSIAN ARISTOCRAT 
THAT GOES BY THE NAME GENERAL ZAROFF.
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Martini bombini o'feeney moonay
gerard mooney - tulsa, OK
animate SHORT
6 MIN - fantasy
A hand drawn animation about an eight-year-old boy who builds his own hydrogen powered racecar to enter in the Big Race. When they find out he’s only eight, they don’t want to let him enter. He doesn’t like that and decides to enter anyway!

ride a wave
george wada - arlington, tx
music video
4 MIN - experimental
Tommy Homonym invades a subplot from The Little Shop of Horrors in George Wada's eccentric black-and-white
musical adventure.

it grows dark
benjamin capps - chicago
NARRATIVE SHORT
10 MIN - experimental
Deke Lape considers the demented, cyclopean teddy bear drawn on the scrap of paper clutched in his hand. He looks up to scan the faded, peeling pornographic adverts and thoughtless graffiti lining the Tele-C booth. The same drawing is there, adhered to the panel in front of him with a phone number. He blindly dials. He waits. Click. There is an awful voice on the other end.
​It repeats. It repeats.

He will heed what it tells him and wield its horrid power. Deke Lape does not like to lose. He will stop at nothing, for he knows that Hell is but a word away.


MARCH 2ND 2018
SEASON TWO, SESSION FIVE FILMS:
​
FREE TO THE PUBLIC
SPONSORED BY
MTH THEATER @ CROWN CENTER
&
ELK'S PRIDE PICTURES
MTH THEATER BAR OPENS AT
6:30PM
THE SCREENING BEGINS AT 
7:30PM
SCREENING SUGGESTED FOR MATURE AUDIENCES

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THE OUTING
CIAN LLEWELLYN - UK
NARRATIVE SHORT
17 MIN - COMEDY
Based upon Dylan Thomas' short story this new short film is portrayed through the eyes of a young nephew as he stays with his trumpeting Uncle and his silent Aunt and is left with no choice but to accompany a rabble of thirsty men as they embark on their annual outing by charabanc.

LITTLE ELIZABETH
ELIZABETH AYIKU – LOS ANGELES
NARRATIVE SHORT
5 MIN - DRAMA 
A woman with childhood trauma takes a compassionate journey in order to heal herself.

SPAVENTO
MELANIE GRANCOURT - FRANCE
NARRATIVE SHORT
24 MIN - DRAMA/FANTASY
Mysterious invisible frontier which separates beings and dictates their behaviours: do you know about the game of the puppets milling around and joking about anything behind your thick red velvet curtains? Jules,the theater caretaker, passes through to the other side of the curtain and discovers another world... 
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IDENTIFICATION
JULIA DEAK - BUDAPEST, HUNGARY
NARRATIVE SHORT
19 MIN - DRAMA
Meggie and her greatgrandmother are trying to deal with a piece of dislocated time. They want to turn it around and put it back in its right place, but this task is too difficult. The greatgrandmother is unable to forget the shame she felt long ago, while her greatgranddaughter lacks the maturity and experience to be able to look such an enormity in the face. But despite this, something does happen to both of them on this day - on the day when Meggie, fulfilling her promise to her greatgrandmother, travels to Budapest.

BLESSED DAYS
VALENTINA CASADEI - FRANCE
NARRATIVE SHORT
13 MIN - DRAMA
Adèle, an 85 years old lady, confronts very hardly the loss of her husband, after 63 years of shared life. An unexpected dream, will bring Adele to relive the last moments of their life together, at the museum. She will be able to overcome the pain.

SURROUNDED BY LOVE
TANNER SMITH - KC
NARRATIVE SHORT
9 MIN - Comedy/romance
Ben (a.k.a. Cupid) has trouble with love, despite his ability to make other people fall in love with each other. When he accidentally sets up a girl he likes with his best friend, he goes through unsuccessful attempts to break them up, and ultimately learns a life lesson in the process.

GRIDLOCK
IAN HUNT DUFFY - IRELAND
NARRATIVE SHORT
19 MIN - DRAMA/MYSTERY
Gridlock is a thriller set during a traffic jam on a country road. When a little girl goes missing from one of the cars, her father forms a desperate search party to find her, and soon
everyone is a suspect.

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14 MINUTE INTERVENTION
PLEASE VISIT THE BAR
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ORDER
HALEY SCHWARZ - USA
NARRATIVE SHORT
​24 MIN - MUSICAL
“Order” is a short film that depicts the journey of Mara, a young woman who embarks on a musical quest to overcome her anxiety, find love, and order a sandwich. With the help of her therapist Tracy, her pushy classmate Natalie, Ned the sandwich guy
and an unconventional house,
Mara slowly overcomes her fears.
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MORBUS OPUS
BEN SCHATZEL - KC
NARRATIVE SHORT
7 MIN - DRAMA/FANTASY
Set in an ambiguous time setting reminiscent of the early industrial revolution in America, two characters find themselves faced with supernatural forces which test their faith with each other, themselves, and God.

THE BEAST
ERIC WILLIS - KC
NARRATIVE SHORT
5 MIN - DRAMA
A man has searched his entire life for the beast
that has eluded him. 

AIMLESS
ISHAN PARIKH - KC
NARRATIVE SHORT
20 MIN - DRAMA
Aimless follows the story of Dylan, Jen, and Riley as they experience the highs and lows of love, what it means to us, and how it sometimes ends up being one-sided. From the writers and producers of Deranged comes a new tale of love,
friendship, and relationships. 

THE GIRL IN THE BLUE BRA
AYESHA ABOUELAZM - CHICAGO/EGYPT
NARRATIVE SHORT
12 MIN - DRAMA
In the midst of the 2011 Egyptian protests, a sheltered young woman is forced out of her comfort zone and into the increasingly hostile streets of revolutionary Cairo.

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february 2nd 2018
SEASON TWO, SESSION four FILMS:
​
FREE TO THE PUBLIC
SPONSORED BY
MTH THEATER @ CROWN CENTER
&
ELK'S PRIDE PICTURES
MTH THEATER BAR OPENS AT
6:30PM
THE SCREENING BEGINS AT 
7:30PM
screening SUGGESTED FOR MATURE AUDIENCES

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a dollar short
adam wirtz - nyc
NARRATIVE SHORT
4 MIN - comedy
A Dollar Short’ is Directed by Adam Wirtz, written by and starring Mike Recine.  Mike plays wise guy “Richie” who is has a problem when it comes to numbers, which makes it tough to do his job.
And he has a temper. 

the deep end
augarten elise – paris, france
ANIMATED SHORT
7 MIN - DRAMA/drawing/youth
A little girl waits in the locker room of a public swimming pool. She looks at the bodies surrounding her. Tired of waiting, Tomate goes alone towards the pool. She doesn't know all the aventures that await.

five o'clock shadow
sangeeta agrawal - Washington, d.c.
NARRATIVE SHORT
7 MIN - drama/racism
My first film, Five O'Clock Shadow, comes from a very personal place as an Indian-American mother. The story came to me the morning after the Kansas shooting of two South Asian men. It shocked the community and made headlines all over the world. As a mother of a young man who has a beard, my first thought went to him and his safety. Never in the thirty years of my life in the U.S. did I feel threatened in this way. I simply had to say something about it. And so the story was born. 
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the split
josh boyer - kcmo
narrative SHORT
7 MIN - comedy
A look at the type of negotiations that really go on
when two people split up.

will be
catherine danae - usa
NARRATIVE SHORT
3 MIN - performance
Catherine Danae is a mover and a maker. She graduated from Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania, where she was able to indulge in both passions of art and dance, resulting in a BFA in art and a BA in dance. With a passion for both expressive outlets, she found they intersect well by creating dance for the camera, choreography and performance installations.

so it goes
andy bosnak - chicago
NARRATIVE SHORT
13 MIN - DRAMA/mystery
Something isn't right at the Dallin farm where sickly teenage Oren has been in foster care for 4 years. 
Book smart, but a social pariah, Oren is mourning his boyfriend, Tomaj, who died from kidney failure 6 months ago. Oren keeps to himself when Benji arrives to fill Tomaj's empty bunk. When Oren sees what foster mother Ma Dallin has been up to, he must decide what to do next.

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12 MINUTE INTERVENTION
PLEASE VISIT THE BAR
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twice a refugee
vinit parmar - germany
documentary SHORT
10 MIN - politics/sociology
Khaled Bakr and his family were born in a refugee camp. Berlin is their seventh “home”, and they want to stay. Unable to live in Palestine, Mr. Bakr lived as a political refugee in Syria, but forced to flee, he escaped with his family through five countries to a shelter in Berlin. He searches for a safe and permanent home for his family while a neighboring refugee shelter is burned down by Neo-Nazis protesting Germany’s increased immigration.
Will Germany welcome him?
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constance, a symphony of kisses
Pierre GAFFIÉ - paris, france
NARRATIVE SHORT
14 MIN - DRAMA/fantasy
Constance is a beautiful woman and a lonely painter both at the same time. One morning she receives she receives a birth announcement from a good friend and realizes how lonely she really is. She decides to make her mind up about men in an unexpected way ...

tattooed
brandon green - usa
DOCUMENTARY SHORT
11 MIN - art/sociology
A look into the tattooing world through the eyes of tattooers who were practicing the art form before it was mainstream.
 
panic attack!
eilen o'meara - usa
animated SHORT
3 MIN - psychedelic
You know the nagging thoughts that start with "did I leave the coffee on?" and turn in to "am I pregnant with a devil-baby?” This hand-drawn animation explores anxiety, obsession, and one woman’s slippery hold on reality. 

you're not funny
daniel stewart - STL/KC
NARRATIVE SHORT
10 MIN - comedy/DRAMA
Dan Stewart (b. 1995, St. Louis, MO) is a student filmmaker and video artist. He attends the Film and Media Studies program at
the University of Kansas.

hero
andrew & nate garcia - USA
NARRATIVE SHORT
14 MIN - adventure/drama
Two quarreling brothers set out on an adventure in their neighborhood and discover what it means to be a hero.

fresh laundry song
joshua weinstock - kc
NARRATIVE SHORT
2 MIN - comedy/music
Freshly cleaned laundry is the most satisfying aroma in the world. When that whiff smacks you in your nose holes,
​you just gotta DANCE.

THANK YOU FOR COMING TO 4FKC JAN '18
See you next on FRIDAY February 2nd...

JANUARY 5TH 2018
SEASON TWO, SESSION THREE FILMS:
​
FREE TO THE PUBLIC
sponsored by
mth theater @ crown center
&
elk's pride pictures
MTH THEATER BAR OPENS AT
6:30PM
THE SCREENING BEGINS AT 
7:30PM
* suggested for mature audiences

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VANILLA SUNDAY
NICOLE WESTPFEL - UK
NARRATIVE SHORT
13 MIN - DRAMA
Set in 1994, two 8 year old boys, Ronan and Michael, have a budding friendship. Michael suddenly disappears with his single mother, and Ronan is forced to survive the struggles of
primary school life on his own.

ANOTHER DAY COLDER
BETH CHRISTINE – WICHITA, KS
ANIMATED SHORT
4 MIN - DRAMA/SURREALISM
A SEEMINGLY IMPASSIVE YOUNG WOMAN STRUGGLES TO FIND HER PURPOSE IN A DYSFUNCTIONAL WORLD WHERE ALL THAT SEEMS TO GO ON FOR HER IS WORK AND SLEEP. DESPITE ALL OF THIS, SHE CAN'T SEEM TO GIVE UP 
AT THE END OF THE DAY.​

SPARKLEVILLE
FRITZ ROBINSON - WICHITA, KS
NARRATIVE SHORT
17 MIN - MYSTERY
A stranger wanders into Sparkleville. It seems to be a quiet, friendly small Western town. But the people who live there are just a little bit different.

seen again
peter murphey - ny
animated SHORT
 10 MIN - DRAMA/surrealism
A troubled man, trying to make sense of his life while driving through the Arizona desert, encounters difficult memories from his past that appear as a storm of personal objects falling from the sky.  This experimental, hand-drawn and collage, 2-D animation explores the power of memory as manifested
through objects from our past.

scent of the stars
franesco felli - rome, italy
NARRATIVE SHORT
12 MIN - DRAMA
Nino, out of the madhouse after thirty years, finds himself incapable of living otherwise. Just as Adriano, a hospital doctor, shot home from his wife and also unable to find the courage to face life. They all will find the meaning of small things again


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12 MINUTE INTERVENTION
PLEASE VISIT THE BAR
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POTBOILER
NATE JONES - BELLE PLAINE, KS
NARRATIVE SHORT
6 MIN - MYSTERY/ACTION/COMEDY
A MOTLEY GROUP OF BODYGUARDS PROTECT A VALUABLE ASSET FROM A MYSTERIOUS FIGURE IN HELSINKI CIRCA 1967.​
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a father's day
mat johns - uk
NARRATIVE SHORT
10 MIN - drama/horror
Today is special. Apocalypse or not.  Unexpectedly reunited with his daughter amongst the ruins of the world as they knew it, a father is determined to make this day special,
even if they are already dead.

KCKPL's stories on the bus: matt de la pena reads last stop on market street
eric j smith - kansas city
documentary SHORT
11 MIN - education/literature
Watch as Matt de la Peña's award winning book comes alive! This energetic ride through a bustling city highlights the wonderful perspective only grandparent and grandchild can share, and comes to life through Matt de la Peña’s vibrant text and Christian Robinson’s radiant illustrations.

"Last Stop on Market Street" is the winner of the 2016 Newbery Medal; a 2016 Caldecott Honor Book; a 2016 Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Book; and was a #1 New York Times Bestseller.
 
computer man
brett smith - lexington, ky
narrative short
6 MIN - comedy
Computer Man gives a glimpse into the distant future of 2012, where one man's tragedy is also his redemption...as a computer.

something in the darkness
fran casanova - madrid, spain
NARRATIVE SHORT
14 MIN - horror/drama
Veronica is a 6 year old girl who is trying to overcome
her fear of the dark. 
Every night, her mum gets her to sleep with the reading of her favorite story. However, this time something is different…this time there is something in the darkness.

december 1st 2017
SEASON TWO, SESSION TWO FILMS:
​
FREE TO THE PUBLIC - FOR THE december 1st SESSION
THE EVENING BEGINS AT 
7:30PM

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satan claus
savannah rogers - kansas city
NARRATIVE SHORT
1 min - comedy
A group of protesters picket Santa Claus
for a surprising reason.

the interview
marc gurung - france
narrative short
17 MIN - drama/ethnic bigotry/romance
Christophe, in his thirties, black, passes a job interview in the company where his girlfriend, Emma, works. The same night, convinced he got the job, the couple celebrates the event. But in the heat of the moment, Christophe asks himself if he will be chosen for his skills or if he received special treatment. The evening has only just begun...
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drifting
j. zach hollo - china
NARRATIVE SHORT
11 MIN - DRAMA/family/economy
A young woman in China must drop out of college to earn money for her dying grandmother's medical expenses.


oakland in blue
robbin rae – oakland, ca
NARRATIVE SHORT
24 min - drama/music/ethics 
Kennedy, a recent college graduate, returns home to Oakland, CA to be manager for local rap artist Marcus. Their struggle to launch a successful independent record label without compromising their integrity is conflicted by the temptation of 'Legit versus Street', threatening their lifelong friendship.

kubler ross
xavier pijuan - spain
narrative short
 8 MIN - drama/sci-fi/horror
In a quarantine period, a couple has been confined in their house for many days without knowing anything of the exterior world. This false stability will break down when a child, who could be infected, knocks on their door asking for help.

socius rex
daniel hynes - kansas city
NARRATIVE SHORT
11 MIN - DRAMA/psychological terror
A night of palliative drinking sours when Franz asks Gene about the worst thing he's ever done.


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12 MINUTE INTERVENTION
PLEASE VISIT THE BAR
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THE neighbour
alex turda - romania
NARRATIVE SHORT
3 MIN - surreal/experimental
A young man is startled by his neighbour.

breaking points
Chuck cranston - topeka
11 MIN – DRAMA/relationships/abuse
A young woman in an unhappy relationship keeps a diary of her boyfriend's abusive behavior. Eventually she confronts him with the diary, but she seems trapped by his cunning personality. Her struggle with the decision to leave or stay is compounded with an obsession to document her feelings.
 
journey
radheya jegatheva - australia
animated SHORT
7 min - sci-fi/space/cosmos
Alone in space, an astronaut drifts through the empty void. After finding another astronaut in the same predicament, she gives him a polaroid image of the Earth.
They then team up to go on an epic journey across the universe to return to their planet. Will these star-crossed lovers
find home?

chen gao
antonio rotunno - mexico
narrative SHORT
11 MIN - comedy/romance
Chen Gao is a chinese boy who comes to Mexico to work in the restaurant of his uncles. Life in a place with a different language and culture can be tedious or difficult, but to meet someone you like can change things.

yesterday or the day before
Hugo Sanz - spain
NARRATIVE SHORT
10 MIN – DRAMA/family
Ana and Silvia are two sisters that are not able to show their love to each other. Now, during this journey they will try to break the wall that separates them.

season two - 2017
please Help keep 4fkc
free
by purchasing a drink or snack
from the lobby bar

november 3rd 2017
SEASON TWO, SESSION one FILMS:
​
FREE TO THE PUBLIC - FOR THE november 3rd SESSION
THE evening BEGINS AT
7pm
WITH a panel discussion entitled:
FILM FESTIVALS: Whowhatwhenwherewhy&how?"
As part of the Kansas international film festival's 2017 edition
This panel is geared towards festival-goers and filmmakers alike and will look to answer every question you've ever had about how film festivals function, what they're looking to program and how to get the most out of your festival-going experience.  Film festivals are truly unique in their ability to offer attendees an exciting collection of works not yet available to the public at-large.  Our panel of directors and programmers from area film festivals and filmmakers who are regularly have their work screened and attend different festivals across the country, will look at ways in which festivals can grow to become forces of inspiration and change in the community, and how you can learn to love your favorite festivals even harder!  

featuring representatives from:
Kansas city film festival
&
citizen jane film festival
& 
Tallgrass film festval

MTH THEATER, 3RD FLOOR, CROWN CENTER
_______________________________________

4fkc november 2017's screening
will begin at 8pm
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lucid
andrew greco - dallas, tx
narrative short
11 min - thriller
A young man arrives at a friend's cabin late at night with the intent of finishing a a research paper on lucid dreaming, but things quickly escalate as he is terrorized by an unseen force. Presented in first person as one continuous, unbroken take.

ironhead
thomas c. johnson - decorah, CA
documentary SHORT
9 MIN - fine art
Ironhead documents the creative work of ironmonger Kelly Ludeking and the happenings at his Down on the Farm Iron Pour, a yearly communal gathering of local and national artists collaborating to make cast iron art at the Ludeking family farm in Decorah, Iowa.
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THE perfect woman
megan belflower - USA
NARRATIVE SHORT
11 MIN - DRAMA/fantasy
Richard works in a vintage clothing store and has met his 1950s dream girl. Could she be the perfect woman? A whimsical way
to talk about body image...

ZERO
MERT AMASYALI - TURKEY
NARRATIVE SHORT
4 MIN - DRAMA
A 45 YEARS OLD SCHOOL JANITOR ENTERS AN EMPTY CLASROOM AND IS STRUCK BY AN ADDITION LEFT UNANSWERED ON THE BOARD. 
THE ADDITION IS THE SAME ADDITION HE COULDN'T ANSWER 
BACK WHEN HE WAS A 10-YEAR-OLD STUDENT.

THat your body is for receiving
happiness and good stuff
anna blum – nyc
NARRATIVE SHORT
13 MIN - DRAMA/comedy/romance 
A young man nervously awaits the arrival of his prom date that he found on Tinder, but when she continues to be missing in action, he finds himself connecting with her mysterious
and lonely mother.

de-generate
miranda johnson – kansas city
animated SHORT
 3 MIN - music/drama
Theo is a young and talented pianist recently diagnosed with Macular Degeneration, which is slowly rendering him blind. Watch from his point of view as he comes to terms with the struggles of lose. Each day brings new struggles for him and Dee,
​his long-term girlfriend.

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12 MINUTE INTERVENTION
PLEASE VISIT THE BAR
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the warehouse
chandler bado – kansas city
narrative short
3 MIN - thriller
two men wander an abandoned warehouse for fun,
until someone or something seems to be with them, and angry..

pet
christos liakouris - greece
11 MIN – drama/thriller
Dimitris (a 10 years old boy) is the only child of a rich family. The only person that took care of him, his grandma, is dead. Now his only companion is his pet guinea pig. When Dimitris parents decide a cruel future for him, Dimitris in order to survive he “cripples” the most pure side of himself.
 
annie waits*
marnie paxton-harris - london
NARRATIVE SHORT
9 MIN - comedy/relationships
*Brief nudity and sexual situations
Based on, you know - life. We’ve all waited for ‘the one’. The one who catches our eye, the one who keeps our interest, the one who won’t expect us to trudge down that conventional path. Annie Waits tells the story of lust and disappointment, as a twenty-something waits for her adult life to begin.

laughing crying blues
benjamin meade - kansas city
animated short
4 MIN - experimental
This is a short film handpainted on 16mm motion picture film representing and documenting what the mind might experience in motion picture viewing rather than viewing film using a camera. Acrylic on 16mm Film

through the wide gate
patrick clement - KCMO/nyc
narrative short
15 MIN – drama/surreal/young love
A sensitive young woman stalks a romantic rival in this
​1970's-revival psychological drama.

just another john*
simon williams - Kansas city
NARRATIVE SHORT
15 MIN – DRAMA
*SEXUAL SITUATIONS
An exploration of sexuality seen through the prism of an inexperienced john and a lady of the evening.

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​WELCOME BACK TO THE
FIRST FRIDAY FILM FESTIVAL
We've been dark for three months but the series continues with a bang!

OCTOBER 6th 2017
SEASON one, SESSION twelve FILMS:
​
FREE TO THE PUBLIC - FOR THE October 6th SESSION
THE SCREENING BEGINS AT 7:30
WITH KC FILMMAKER WILLY EVANS' A BUS STOP
MTH THEATER, 3RD FLOOR, CROWN CENTER
_______________________________________

SPECIAL EARLY SCREENING @ 7:30
A BUS STOP
WILLY EVANS - KANSAS CITY
Drama/romance
51 MIN
Russel is all alone in a new city, until he decides to go on a date with another man, and has his world changed completely.

THEN STARTING AT 8:30...

ROPE TRICK
KIRk ryde - los angeles, ca
NARRATIVE SHORT
12 MIN - mystery/thriller
“Rope Trick” follows a magician who performs sleight-of-hand magic e ects, as he attempts to discover the identity of a beautiful and mysterious woman. But she has a few tricks of her own. Pia Lamberg won the Best Actress award at West Coast Film Festival for her multi-faceted portrayal of Shye, the female lead in the movie.​
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THE SUMMER OF '59
Andrew paul davis - upland, indiana
NARRATIVE SHORT
20 MIN - drama
Somewhere near New York City, a group of beatniks navigate art, relationships, and illness.

swan lake
ali nikfar - iran
animated short
9 MIN
the story of two swans which fall in love in a place called
(swan lake)

the graduation speech
eric porelluzzi – rome, italy
narrative short
surrealist drama - 16 MIN
A young man has just graduated, and is preparing to celebrate the moment with his family and friends. During lunch, he gets up and begins to give a speech. But the guests would never have expected to hear what he's about to say.​

red maze
thomas c. gaunt – chicago, il
NARRATIVE SHORT
COMEDY - 6:30 MIN
Joe is down on his luck and unable to make ends meet.  After receiving a voicemail from his wife stating that she is fed up and taking their son, he is desperate for a quick fix.  He sets out to rob an apartment complex to score quick cash, but quickly learns that the price for his choice
is higher than he ever expected.

fish
richard corso – denver, CO
NARRATIVE SHORT
action/DRAMA/neo noir - 16 MIN
Tom wants out of the business. Donny wants in. It's hard to be a company man when the job involves drugs, violence and the existential dread of a normal life, possibly around the corner. A cynical, neo-noir about two gangsters and one night on the job.

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12 MINUTE INTERVENTION
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coco bee art
madrid noel – montreal, quebec
documentary
4 MIN - fine art
Queenie Wong, a self taught Canadian artist better known as Coco Bee, draws upon her studies in Psychology and her passion for watercolours to create thought-provoking abstract paintings and short films​ 

automated irritation
bo liebman - los angeles, CA
6 MIN – comedy
A man struggles to make breakfast in a kitchen filled with appliances with a mind of their own.
 
tyler
andy koeger - new orleans, LA
narrative short
7 MIN - drama/fantasy
“Tyler,” set in present-day New Orleans, tells the story of a young girl who is turning into gold. The transformation triggers a mental conflict and strained self-reflection as the world around her responds to her physical changes. 

STAMPS
yuki ogura - japan
documentary
5 MIN - stamp collecting
This short documentary film introduces
Mr. William van der Bijl, a well-known stamp collector. 
He tells about his life, from by we can be encouraged
to follow our own passion.

FLOW ANY WAY
CORY FERREIRA - KCMO
DOCUMENTARY
11 MIN – musical/biopic/adventure
The work explores the impacts of queer identities within the social realm, tracing the flow of information and images through dimensional realities. It contains a heavy emphasis on mixing political standing with science and psychology exploring the relationships between the physical world and our conscious minds. By filling the spaces of the virtual screen with the simulation of an individual experience the boundaries determining perception between our notions of the future and the past becomes blurred. Through this experience we become aware of our ability to expand and rethink the traditional dualities of existence​
​

june 2nd 2017
SEASON one, SESSION eleven FILMS:
​
FREE TO THE PUBLIC - For the june 2nd session
The SCREENING BEGINS at 7:30
with jermaine Thomas' Black tie white tie
MTH THEATER, 3RD FLOOR, CROWN CENTER
_______________________________________

SPECIAL EARLY SCREENING @ 7:30
black tie, white tie
jermaine thomas - kansas city
documentary
55 MIN
Black Tie White Tie (extrapolated themes taken from the book with the same title) focuses on three significant historical methodologies: oral history, public documents, and material culture. Oral histories, substantiated by primary sources such as public documents, placed the Elijah Reed (central character) story into historical context. Interwoven with oral history and material culture, this monograph dispels the myth of the discontinuity of the African American family during slavery. This story examines the evolution of a black family, through tragedies and triumphs, during and after slavery. Analyzed with other studies on the black family, this story provides a fresh insight into the history of the black family.

then starting at 8:30...

close your eyes...well
ali albayati - bagdhad, iraq
NARRATIVE SHORT
12 MIN - DRAMA, surrealist
Hamoody is a teenager plays the violin, but he lives in a garbage dumpster with a dream that someday he will play in a concert, so his little sister seeks with the kids of the dumpster to make his dream come true.
​
player two press start
aaron seaney - colorado
narrative short
10 MIN - comedy
Best friends Jareth and Mark head into their favorite video game store to discover their normal cashier has been replaced by a girl, Jessica. Will Jareth survive the levels of love or is it "game over" before it even starts?

vigor 
philip besamusca - netherlands
NARRATIVE SHORT
15 MIN- DRAMA
Bram (10 years) steals a small boat, puts wheels under it and travels towards the sea. The man that helps him reach an old shipwreck turns out to be more than a casual passerby and saying farewell proves difficult for both.

say what
Aaron Weinstein – los angeles
animation, comedy - 6 MIN
At a post-concert reception, a young jazz musician tries to survive aggressive grannies and other terrifying beasts.

cradle
sara xanir – iran
narrative short - comedy - 5 MIN
Technically the little girl simply just wants to do her homework. But when grandpa’s snores keep her little sibling from sleeping and it cries, things get a bit more complicated.
But she has a good idea

bitter thing
christopher dorsey – kansas
NARRATIVE SHORT - drama - 18 MIN
Levi is a talented guitarist for a band in a mid western town.
He has dreams of making it big. 
A popular Rock band comes back to town to play a concert but their guitar player’s drug addiction issues are jeopardizing their future. The manager hears Levi playing his guitar and makes a snap decision that could change the course of Levi's life. 

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talk radio
jay kanzler – saint louis
NARRATIVE SHORT
14 MIN - DRAMA
Lou Hanson has spent the last 20 years locked away inside his apartment listening to talk radio. He is left wondering whether he's actually stopped living, or whether there is any reason
left to live.
 
the night explorer
ilonamarja laine - finland
3 MIN – ANIMATION
A big, mystery house that was demolished in the 1970's decides to make a comeback forty decades later. The house travels in different places through the night. Everything looks so strange; staircases, elevators and trains.
 
behind the scenes look: live television production and technical directing
paul overacker - los angeles
documentary
2 MIN 
Mr. Overacker directed and shot this documentary as part of a series of real-time documentaries that showcase to the outside world an insider's view of the challenges and the lightning fast speed that live television professionals face in the news industry; in this case Technical Directors.

caravan
suzannah mirghani – qatar
7 MIN - NARRATIVE SHORT
drama
Caravan comes from the ancient Persian to describe a procession of travelers on camel back. This is an idea that has evolved into the present day with long lines of modern vehicles stranded in traffic jams. In the suspended time and space of a Doha traffic jam on reclaimed land flows a stream of consciousness of a cross section of Qatari society.

waterside
benteng ma - china
NARRATIVE SHORT
18 MIN - DRAMA
A Jie, A Shui and A Jiao are three lads living in a small town. They grew up together in a small town and dropped out of school very early. They take drugs, smoke, gamble, steal and defraud. Everything remained the same until that day
A Shui read a newspaper.

how to fly
jim spena - joplin, MO
NARRATIVE SHORT
6 MIN – family, DRAMA
A young girl learns to fly with imagination, some help from a fairy, and her father's love.
​

MAY 5TH 2017
SEASON one SESSION ten FILMS:
​
FREE TO THE PUBLIC - DOORS 7:30 SCREENING BEGINS 8:30
MTH THEATER, 3RD FLOOR, CROWN CENTER
_______________________________________


ALL THE world's a stage
hannes rall - singapore
animation
2 MIN
An animated adaptation of the famous Shakespeare poem 'All The World's A Stage' narrated by the renowned Shakespeare actor and director Samuel West (Royal Shakespeare Company).

What's the point
thierry faber– Luxembourg 
NARRATIVE SHORT
19 MIN - COMEDY, drama
Since his family has left him, Benoît lives in sad seclusion, when one day the new village postwoman knocks on his door. Will the exhilaration of the inquisitive Agathe help Benoît to break with his monotonous life, punctuated by a boring job and sending mysterious letters?
​
perpetual twilight
anders gustafson - chicago
documentary
9 MIN - DRAMA
Chicago has some one of the worst light pollution problems in all of America. It affects our health and the health of urban animals, but it's an issue that very few people know about.

i don't like her  
javad daraei - iran
narrative short
20min- drama
eli has been involved in a personality dualism and regardless of her constant disagreemets with her fathEr'she stilL seeks her true nature

beauty and bounty
doug armknecht – kansas
documentary - 3 MIN
Drones give us unique perspectives on the world, and this is especially striking over the sweeping landscapes of farm country. Jhan LaRosh describes how drones are used on his family farm to capture stunning views and share them with the world. This film shows the beauty of the Kansas plains and the bounty of wheat harvest.

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12 MINUTE INTERVENTION
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Choice 
baron redman – kansas city
NARRATIVE SHORT
7 MIN - drama
Two men, with opposing opinions, discuss the question of morality and when do you cross that line in you're life.
 
me and my dog 
soyeon woo - south korea
3 MIN – animation
A boy Who has to sing in front of people
overcomes his trauma.
 
Relics
benoit masocco - france
NARRATIVE SHORT
8 MIN – LGBTQ, Drama, Romance
While preparing for his move, Johann finds objects that remind him of an old love story with Boris... and he decides to get in touch with him one last time.

Quarters
David Tauchen – denver
14 min - narrative short
comedy, romance
Feeling overwhelmed with the intense monotony of every day life, Anna decides to move on a whim, leaving her destination and future home up to chance by randomly selecting state quarters out of a jar. In the middle of her journey her plans are derailed by a handsome waiter facing similar boredom with the every day. Again she turns to the quarters to determine whether their relationship is just a chance encounter or something more.

techno western
jordan downey – los angeles
NARRATIVE SHORT
14 MIN - drama, sci-fi
A young boy embarks on a journey to hunt down a mysterious man while imitating a bounty hunter character he admires on his favorite cartoon show.

anyU -- or how stalin
lost his nose
linda walde - germany
NARRATIVE SHORT
7 MIN – DRAMA
A long time ago in eastern europe the turmoil following a revolt against soviet occupation leads to the separation of a small child and her mother. While the mother is forced to flee the country, her daughter is raised by a bunch of precocious geese. 
After 5 years of separation the child gets
on its way to meet the mother in the exile. 
​
Anyu, which means mother in hungarian, is a story about the inner life of a refugee child. Anyu is also an experimental approach how to visualize memories in its different layers and shapes and finding their counterpart in animation-technics and materials. 
Anyu is also a story based on interviews with real-exisiting persons. 
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april 7th 2017
SEASON one SESSION nine FILMS:
​
FREE TO THE PUBLIC - DOORS 7:30 SCREENING BEGINS 8:30
MTH THEATER, 3RD FLOOR, CROWN CENTER
_______________________________________


we the people 
ROLLENCE PATUGAN – los angeles
documentary - RESCUE DOG FILMS
2 min
We The People explores the American Spirit through the diversity of its people.

schmotts
kyle kenyon – los angeles 
NARRATIVE SHORT
8 min - comedy
After a long day of job hunting, an oblivious stepfather tries to enjoy a meal with his family.  Unfortunnately there’s one thing he loves even more.
​
best before end 
nicolas fogliarini - france 
NARRATIVE SHORT 
15 min - DRAMA
François, 65 years old, lives alone in his humble flat. He has no one to talk to since his mother died. Only a pigeon landing on his window from time to time, seems to visit him. This film is based on true events.

showing it all 
lasse persson - sweden
animated SHORT
2 MIN – COMEDY
SHOWING IT ALL is a burlesque hand drawn animated musical show consisting of 806 drawings, 2,5 minutes long. About Identity. About putting up a performance – like a short film.

night game
simon tessmer – michigan, usa 
NARRATIVE SHORT
4 MIN - DRAMA
A young man privately deals with the inner turmoil of asking a girl out on a date, in this dialogue-free short.
 
20 meters of love in montmarte 
pierre gaffie - france
narrative short
5 MIN – experimental
4 lonely women in Paris find a secret connection between them, through their hearts and through their arts...
 
marc chung protects his address 
michael chan – los angeles, ca
narrative short
10 MIN – COMEDY
Marc Chung recounts a story to his friends Stan and Kyle about the events that led up to purchasing a pellet gun to protect his address. He suspects a man name Robert is committing fraud under his address. Robert shows up at Marc’s door and flees after being caught that he’s been lying. Marc shows up at the police station to file a report but is denied due to insufficient evidence.


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12 MINUTE INTERVENTION
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and there was light 
lea konczal – columbia, mo 
documentary
5 MIN
A short documentary about a man with one of the most dangerous jobs in America.

color of fear 
rahul chakrabarti – minneapolis
NARRATIVE SHORT
6 MIN - DRAMA
A man coming out of a downtown restaurant at night is followed by a man of color, raising fear and tension in the mind of the man being followed, who however, is pleasantly surprised at the end to find out the reality!

the breakdown
anthony james faure - nyc
narrative short
15 MIN – drama/mystery
A young author who can talk to his characters has to reveal to his hero his coming death...
​
croissant 
marius conrotto – barcelona
NARRATIVE SHORT
7 MIN - comedy
Two strangers in the same bed The best way to start a new relationship begins with the breakfast.



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MARCH 3RD 2017
SEASON one SESSION eight FILMS:
​
FREE TO THE PUBLIC - DOORS 7:30 SCREENING BEGINS 8:30
MTH THEATER, 3RD FLOOR, CROWN CENTER


FREEDOM, USA
Katy-May Hudson – USA 
NARRATIVE SHORT
5 MIN - EXPERIMENTAL/STUDENT
A woman is left by her partner midway through their holiday.
This is her journey through Utah, Montana, Idaho and Wyoming alone,
along with the voicemail/s she leaves for her ex along the way.
​
THE ACTOR AND THE MODEL 
Tomori Tsubasa – Tokyo,  Japan 
NARRATIVE SHORT 
18MIN - GAY INTEREST/DRAMA
An American male model (Christopher McCombs) working in Tokyo meets a Japanese actor (Mitsuru Ono) at a photo shoot and the two fall in love. For six months they carry on in secret until one night a text message unravels their relationship and exposes a string of lies.
Tokyo Cowboys presents a true story about the roles society forces us to play in a short film that explores modern homosexual culture in Japan. Directed by Tomori Tsubasa with Executive Producer Jeff Cisneros and Director of Photography Watanabe Yasuhiro. Screenplay by Christopher McCombs. 


THE COST OF LIVING 
Yona Azoulay – Israel
NARRATIVE SHORT
10MIN - COMEDY
A well known politician borrows a friend's yacht for his fishing vacation. He just finished working on the state budget and after all he does for the people, he deserves a moment for himself. Suddenly a prostitute that fainted at the party last night emerges from the bottom of the boat. He doesn't know her or even got invited to the party last night. When they return to shore, He ask her to hide but she recognize him as the 'tax rising Dick from TV' and know she now has the power and she will negotiated the terms,
until he will learn his lesson.


AT DAWN
Phil Stubbs – Gloucestershire, UK 
NARRATIVE SHORT
13 MIN - DRAMA/WWII
During World War One, a British Army Corporal tries to save his young friend from a terrible injustice.

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12 MINUTE INTERVENTION
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BAHER, Her Mind 
Hassan Akhondpour - IRAN 
NARRATIVE SHORT
25MIN - DRAMA/GENDER EQUALITY
A young woman thinks her husband has an affair with another woman. To find out the truth, she does some things that make her suspicious and doubtful. Due to mysterious events in the past and now, her mind becomes delusional and suspicious and she loses the line between happiness and unhappiness. To find the truth, she looks for signs everywhere and when she sees her fate in the coffee fortune telling, her mental world is destroyed and she suspects the people around her more

6X4 THE SPACE 
Wilson Louis - Mumbai, INDIA
NARRATIVE SHORT
9MIN - DRAMA/EXPERIMENTAL
Trapped within a universe of 6x4 feet.
Reality mingles with imagination & characters from a pulp novel to create a fantastic surreal world.
​This short film plays with cliches of Horror and Bollywood films.


STRONG HEARTED 
Kyle Kelley - KCMO
NARRATIVE SHORT
4 MIN - DRAMA
Surviving a heart transplant, a young girl realizes the true spirit of life and gratitude.

A BOY AND HIS BEAST
Calley Macdonald - USA
Animated Short
9 MIN - FANTASY/STUDENT
A young boy must stop a creature that is terrorizing the countryside in 18th century France. But is it possible
that he may be to blame for the beast?


ISTORIA LUMINA 
Francois Barbier - FRANCE
NARRATIVE SHORT
9 MIN - DRAMA
Muntenia, Romania. 
Mirela, a young dancer, fragile and nervous, tries to confess a secret to the village priest.
But he is preparing a ceremony in memory of a death person.
A new girl in town, Lucia, comes around.
(The two teenage girls don’t know it yet, but) Their meeting will change Mirela’s life. 


BEACON
Duane Brown - GEORGIA, USA
NARRATIVE SHORT
PRODUCER/STAR DUANE BROWN IN ATTENDANCE!!!
12MIN - Thriller/SCI-FI/HORROR
While packing up his deceased grandfather's house, a man stumbles upon a mysterious artifact that awakens the hearts of evil men.

​
february 3rd 2017
season one SESSION seven FILMS:
​
FREE TO THE PUBLIC - DOORS 7:30 SCREENING BEGINS 8:30
MTH THEATER, 3RD FLOOR, CROWN CENTER

8pm SPECIAL EVENT
CINEMA KC Live Premiere Screening of season 6
at 4fkc

Episode 1 features:

New thriller short from award winning Director Patrick Rea - 'I V League', 

Jim Kane - Off the Table: Chicha & Curanto. Host Jim Kane travels to Chile's Chiloé archipelago to make chicha from apples and tastes curanto, a potluck of seafood and tubers cooked in an earthen oven.

Christopher Garibaldi's latest music video for the Suneaters, Bodrum. Suneaters' third music video to promote "Suneaters II: Loving Relationship" is a cover of the M.F.O. Turkish love song, "Bodrum Bodrum".

And new comer Haley Chaffin's unique stop animation project Proteus. Proteus tracks a young woman as she begins to speculate whether or not there is something greater than what is evident. Her uncertainties manifest in the form of an anthropomorphic bird. Unaware that the bird is another side of herself.
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​THEN AT 8:30...

THE BACKROOM
BY ALBERT FRY, JR - NEW MEXICO
NARRATIVE SHORT
8 MIN - COMEDY/STUDENT
​
LIFE
BY PAul Decu - ROMANIA
NARRATIVE SHORT 
12min - Drama/tragedy/Supernatural

THE ENDLESS RIVER
BY MOHAMMAD MOHAMMEDAN - IRAN
NARRATIVE SHORT
3MIN - DRAMA/SURREAL

once upon a dream
BY anthony nion - BELGIUM
narrative short
13 min - comedy/surreal

my adoption
BY chuang-chieh liao - chicago
documentary
4 min - heritage/family/student

ELIMINADORA
BY PJ GAYNARD - PITTSBURGH, PA
NARRATIVE SHORT
19MIN - FAMILY COMEDY

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12 MINUTE INTERVENTION
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acceptance
BY cameron cox - KANSAS CITY
NARRATIVE SHORT
2 MIN - experimental/commentary

voice in the dark
BY erin brown - kansas city
NARRATIVE SHORT - director erin brown in attendance
18 MIN - drama/sci-fi

a witness of mercy
BY michael coy - KANSAS CITY
documentary - DIRECTOR michael coy IN ATTENDANCE
7 MIN - social justice/homeless community

kill 'em all los angeles*
BY jesse pringle - kansas city
NARRATIVE SHORT - director/star jesse pringle in attendance
7 MIN - action/thriller/drama
*viewer discretion: contains graphic violence and language

keep coming back
BY maya sharpe - new york city
NARRATIVE SHORT - producer/star sarah hunt in attendance
14 MIN - drama


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FREE TO THE PUBLIC - DOORS 7:30 SCREENING BEGINS 8:30
MTH THEATER, 3RD FLOOR, CROWN CENTER

JANUARY 6TH 2017
season one SESSION six FILMS:

0-0
BY ANTONIO ROTUNNO - Mexico
NARRATIVE SHORT 

the loss
BY didem avkan gultekin - turkey
NARRATIVE SHORT

i.v. league
BY patrick rea - lawrence, KS
NARRATIVE SHORT

energy healing in action
BY shihyun wang - los angeles
documentary

THe knicker thief 
BY ravin vythelimgum - uk
NARRATIVE SHORT

NASSARA ("WHITE MAN")
BY CHARLOTTE CAYEUX - BURKINA FASO, WEST AFRICA
NARRATIVE SHORT

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12 MINUTE INTERVENTION
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reconciliation
BY michael coy - kansas city
NARRATIVE silent SHORT

insanity
BY walter mirkiss - latvia
NARRATIVE SHORT 

date, interrupted
BY savannah rodgers - lawrence, ks
NARRATIVE SHORT 

naturally
BY lucie clayssen - paris, france
NARRATIVE SHORT

THE OCCASIONAL PUNCH
BY MILO CHAFFIN - KANSAS CITY
NARRATIVE SHORT

FREE TO THE PUBLIC - DOORS 7:30 SCREENING BEGINS 8:30
MTH THEATER, 3RD FLOOR, CROWN CENTER

DECEMBER 2nd 2016 SESSION 6 FILMS
THE SHORT FILMS OF ELK'S PRIDE PICTURES
with Musical Guests
Funeral djs
and
ashley raines and the new west revue

​
FREE TO THE PUBLIC - DOORS 7:30 SCREENING BEGINS 8:30
MTH THEATER, 3RD FLOOR, CROWN CENTER

november 4TH 2016
season one SESSION five FILMS:

strangers in amsterdam
BY yuki ogura - tokyo, japan
NARRATIVE SHORT 

LOVE THY NEIGHBOR
BY ROBERT BROGDEN - DENVER, CO
NARRATIVE SHORT

experiment
BY lili gu - seattle, wa
NARRATIVE SHORT

driver's ed
BY chase norman - st. louis, MO
narrative SHORT

BEST FRIENDS
BY KAREEM MCMICHAEL - SAVANNAH, GA
​NARRATIVE SHORT

THAT IS THE QUESTION
BY ROLLYN STAFFORD - PORTLAND, OR
NARRATIVE SHORT
​
SID AND MARGE HAVE A PROBLEM
BY CATHRINE HATCHER - DALLAS, TX
NARRATIVE SHORT​

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12 MINUTE INTERVENTION
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pheromone
BY Murad Aliyev - houston, tx
NARRATIVE SHORT

BLURRY
BY JAKE HONER - KCMO
NARRATIVE SHORT

liberty
by rosanne limoncelli - brooklyn, ny
narrative short 

RETURN
BY LONITA COOK - KCMO
NARRATIVE SHORT 

Birthday bluff
by scott hipp - kc/la
narrative short

babyman
by tom lienhardt - kcmo
narrative short

THE LAST GLIMMER
BY EMILY CALHOUN - NYC
narrative short
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FREE TO THE PUBLIC - DOORS 7:30 SCREENING BEGINS 8:30
MTH THEATER, 3RD FLOOR, CROWN CENTER

OCTOBER 7th 2016
​season one SESSION four FILMS:

MORNING COFFEE
BY Tracy Miller Robbins - WESTERVILLE, OH
ANIMATED SHORT 
​
SAVE
BY Iván Sáinz-Pardo - NEURIED, GERMANY
NARRATIVE SHORT 

THE PICK
BY Adrian Brown - LOS ANGELES, CA
NARRATIVE SHORT 

I'VE JUST HAD A DREAM
BY Javi Navarro - VALENCIA, SPAIN
NARRATIVE SHORT

WASTE OF A FALL
BY Marina Bruno - LOS ANGELES, CA
NARRATIVE SHORT

MOSTLY USELESS
BY Connor O'Rourke - GLASTONBURY, CT
ANIMATED SHORT

CHAPEL PERILOUS
BY Matthew Lessner - LOS ANGELES, CA
(AN AWARD WINNER AT SUNDANCE 2014)


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12 MINUTE INTERVENTION
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PONY
BY Kyle Kelley - KC
NARRATIVE SHORT

AUTOIMMUNE
BY Amanda McKeehan - KC
NARRATIVE SHORT

PILLOW FRIGHT
BY Patrick Rea - LFK
NARRATIVE SHORT
 
CREATIVE OBSERVER
BY John Collins - KC
DOCUMENTARY

THE LUCID ENGINE
BY Bruce Branit - KC
NARRATIVE SHORT
 
BLACK LULLABY
BY Joshua Hoffine - KC
NARRATIVE SHORT

THE LAST NEW YEAR
BY NK Gutiérrez -
CHICAGO via KC (and appearing IN PERSON for the screening!)
NARRATIVE SHORT


FREE TO THE PUBLIC - DOORS 7:30 SCREENING BEGINS 8:30
MTH THEATER, 3RD FLOOR, CROWN CENTER

SEPTEMBER 2ND 2016
season one SESSION three FILMS:

THE BOY WHO STAYED
BY DANIEL HERNANDEZ – PLATTE CITY, MO
NARRATIVE SHORT
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AUTUMN LEAVES
BY SAMAN HOSSEINPUOR- 
IRAN
NARRATIVE SHORT

BALLOON
BY VIS VITALIS-
MOSCOW, RUSSIA
NARRATIVE SHORT

BREWING
BY A.D. SCHMIDT – TUSCALOOSE, AL
NARRATIVE SHORT

SUBMERGENCE
BY YOHAHAN KO
 SAN FRANCISCO, CA 
NARRATIVE SHORT

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10 MINUTE INTERMISSION
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OFF BOOK
BY JOSIAH CRANDALL - SHAWNEE, KS 
NARRATIVE SHORT

THE DEADLY ASSASSIN
BY BRANDON CLASEN- GODDARD, KS 
NARRATIVE SHORT

HIGH BID

BY MEAGAN FLYNN - KCMO
NARRATIVE SHORT
 

A SINGULARITY 
BY JACKSON RIDD - NYC
NARRATIVE SHORT

MONSTERS
BY Jacob Barrett – INDEPENDENCE, MO
NARRATIVE SHORT


FREE TO THE PUBLIC - DOORS 8:30 SCREENING BEGINS 9:00
MTH THEATER, 3RD FLOOR, CROWN CENTER

AUGUST 5th 2016
​seaons one SESSION TWO FILMS

In Saint-Sauveur Neighborhood

by Helgi Piccinin - Montreal, Quebec 
Documentary
Adrift
by Meagan Flynn - KCMO
Narrative Short
Monsters Dot Com

by Bruno Pieroni - Chicago 
in Animation
SILENCE
by Eric Willis - KCMO
Narrative Short
Mr. Dentonn
by Ivan Villamel - Barcelona, Spain 
Narrative Short
Fill Up. Pour Out.
by Marc Havener - Lawrence, KS 
Documentary

10 MINUTE INTERMISSION

Politically Correct
by Savannah Rodgers - Lawrence, KS 
Narrative Short
Native Immigration
by Eric Romero - Edinburgh, Scotland 
Narrative Short
War Or Peace 
by Kayvan Sarvari - Iran
Narrative Short
Discerning Days
by Emily Herold - Atlanta, GA
Narrative Short
Mind Over Chatter
by Shelby Weimer - KCMO
Narrative Short

​FREE TO THE PUBLIC - DOORS 8:30 SCREENING BEGINS 9:30
MTH THEATER, 3RD FLOOR, CROWN CENTER

​JULY 1ST 2016
​SEason one SESSION ONE​ FILMS

The Painful Side of the Pillow
By Darva Campbell
7:01/San Francisco/Comedy
* Pillow Girl meets up with an old
friend . . . who has become her arch
enemy.

The Hindu Thread
By Jennifer Higgins
3:00/Milwaukee, WI/animation,
drama
* One of the things that makes us
human, is our ability to tell stories.
Eugene Burger narrates the Hindu
creation myth. Brahma creates, Vishnu
sustains, and Shiva destroys, but that is
not the end.
Substratae
By Margie Kelk
4:37/Toronto, ON./animation, drama
* Substratae provides the audience a
glimpse of mythical lives glowing,
under the eternal flux, with energies
hidden deep within the earth. There is
mystery here, and a sense of the
otherworldly tempered with a dash of
humour.
Kathryne: Uncensored
By Daniel Banks
10:00/Kansas City/documentary
* Kathryne Husk is an artist in Kansas
City. In the film she discusses her art
and how it relates to her activism for
the handicapped, feminism and
censorship.
Mousse
By John Helberg
30:00/Stockholm, Sweden/drama,
comedy
* What could be easier than robbing a
small bookie place on the outskirts of
town? It’s during the year’s biggest
horse race event and the betting center
Washington’s Tobacco looks like the
ultimate hit for some fast cash. Mousse
is a man of pride and principles and is
fed up with living as a second-class
citizen. But what happens when he
faces principles different to his own?
Sketches
By Savannah Rodgers
6:26/Lawrence/Drama
* After falling deeply in love, two
women struggle with domesticity and
their opposite personalities.
The Whole Person
By Darren Mangler
12:30/Los Angeles/Comedy
* Powers (Darren Mangler) loses 55
pounds to win the love of his life.
Happy Birthday Kevin
By John Psathas
1:11/Highland Park, Illinois/Comedy
* At 15, Kevin risks it all for a shot at
greatness.
MasterPiece
By Meagan Flynn
3:30/Kansas City/comedy
* A parent-teacher conference with an
art instructor raises an
interesting…point.
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Other Parts of Self
By Robert Brogden
15:44/Kansas City/comedy, drama
* A man suffering from a rare disorder
is obsessed with cutting off his own
arm. Things take a turn for the strange
when a new woman enters his life--
who happens to be a right leg amputee.
Fish
By Saman Hosseinpuor
3:50/Iran/comedy
* An ailing man and his attentive wife
break from their regimen of care, to
tend to a fish in peril.
1-0
By Saman Hosseinpuor
1:00/Iran/comedy
* A young boy’s visit to the barber on
game day produces unexpected results.