Friday, April 22, 2022
AT THE SAFFORD THEATRE
Documentary Short Films
2PM
COLLECTION RATED PG
DAJLA: CINEMA AND OBLIVION
Life is going on in Dakhla, one of the Sahrawi refugee camps in southern Algeria, forgotten for 45 years. The celebration of a film festival, the Fisahara, breaks the monotony. The event ends, life (and oblivion) continues.
Directed by Arturo Duena Herrero (Website)
Spain
DAJLA: CINEMA AND OBLIVION
WINNER: BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILM
WINNER: BEST DIRECTION IN A DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILM FOR ARTURO DUENA HERRERO
DIRECTED BY ARTURO DUENAS HERRERO
SPAIN
TONY’S TALE
WINNER: AUDIENCE AWARD FOR BEST SHORT FILM
DIRECTED BY JOSH MITCHELL
REPRESENTATIVES WILL BE IN ATTENDANCE
UNITED STATES
NOT TO FREAK YOU OUT AGAIN
DIRECTED BY HALLIE AYRES
UNITED STATES
Narrative Short Films
3PM
COLLECTION RATED PG
ORION
A young girl’s father encourages her to follow her dream of being an astronaut no matter the sacrifice.
Directed by Sterling Smith
United States
BACKYARD BLACKBIRD
WINNER: BEST NARRATIVE SHORT FILM
DIRECTED BY ANDREW HUGGINS
UNITED STATES
FATHER’S DAY
WINNER: BEST ACTING IN A NARRATIVE SHORT FILM FOR CHRISTOPHER STUDENKA
DIRECTED BY JUSTIN ROSE
REPRESENTATIVES WILL BE IN ATTENDANCE
UNITED STATES
HARRIET AND ELLIE
DIRECTED BY WENHWA TSAO
UNITED STATES
HEAVEN ON EARTH?
DIRECTED BY STEPHEN BURHOE
REPRESENTATIVES WILL BE IN ATTENDANCE
UNITED STATES
ORION
DIRECTED BY STERLING SMITH
REPRESENTATIVES WILL BE IN ATTENDANCE
UNITED STATES
WE KNOW YOU’RE THERE
DIRECTED BY JENNIFER EAST
UNITED STATES
YESTERYEAR
WINNER: BEST DIRECTION IN A NARRATIVE SHORT FILM FOR JOSHUA M THOMAS
DIRECTED BY JOSHUA M THOMAS
UNITED STATES
Documentary Feature: One Last Drop
5PM
RATED PG13
ONE LAST DROP
WINNER: BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE FILM
One Last Drop is a documentary feature film that dives deeply and intimately into Ryan Stock’s relationship, and imbalance, with alcohol, athletics, and love—or, more accurately, the revelation they have been an imbalance for him throughout his life.
Directed by Ryan Stock and Betty Chung (Website)
United States
Narrative Feature: 8000 FT UP
7PM
FILMMAKER IN ATTENDANCE
RATED MA FOR LANGUAGE, VIOLENCE, AND HORROR
8000 FT UP
Three strangers meet while camping on a mountain. One of them is a psychopath.
Directed by Alan Williams (Website)
United States
Narrative Feature: You and Him and Me
9PM
"WORLDWIDE PREMIERE"
RATED MA FOR LANGUAGE, DRUG USE, AND MATURE THEMES
YOU AND HIM AND ME
WINNER: BEST NARRATIVE FEATURE FILM
WINNER: BEST ACTING IN A NARRATIVE FEATURE FILM FOR SARA ROAN
When Sara learns about a neglected family storage unit that’s going to be trashed, she makes weekend trek back home to Martha’s Vineyard with two other island ex-pats, Jeffrey and Alex. A weekend to clean out turns into a weekend reckoning with the past, struggling in the present, and daunted by the future.
Directed by John Randal Reaves and Eric Albert Gilkey
United States
Saturday, April 23, 2022
All Screenings Will Be at the Historic Safford Theater on Main Street in Safford, Arizona
Student Documentary Short Films
10AM
COLLECTION RATED PG
ALI
Ali is a patient with autistic spectrum disorder, a neurological disease. From the first years of life, social contact with peers and adults is limited or absent. He is a hyperactive child who does not stand still in his childhood, constantly fluttering. As a result of the psychologist’s determinations, he was sent to swim. Thanks to the water, he began to calm down. He felt at peace. He has no friends his own age. But his family and swimming instructor are his best friends. Ali is a national athlete. He participated in the World Championship.
Directed by Nida Mazlum
Turkey
ALI
DIRECTED BY NIDA MAZLUM
TURKEY
PACING THE POOL
WINNER: BEST DIRECTION IN A STUDENT DOCUMENTARY FILM FOR RADHEYA JEGATHEVA
DIRECTED BY RADHEYA JEGATHEVA
AUSTRALIA
PAINT AND PAIN
DIRECTED BY MOHAMMAD SAJAD AGHAJANI
IRAN
SGT PUSHUP: HELPING CHILDREN ONE PUSHUP AT A TIME
DIRECTED BY BRANDON HILL AND MAVERICK FARRAH
UNITED STATES
TRIAL BY FIRE
DIRECTED BY ALEX ASTRELLA
UNITED STATES
WINNER: BEST STUDENT DOCUMENTARY FILM
Student Narrative Short Films
11AM
COLLECTION RATED MA FOR LANGUAGE AND VIOLENCE
MACCHIATO
WINNER: AUDIENCE AWARD FOR BEST STUDENT FILM
WINNER: BEST ACTING IN A STUDENT NARRATIVE FILM FOR GIANFRANCO BARILI
Piero is a long time cafè owner in Milan. One day he wakes up to a new opening next to his shop. Is a Chinese owned cafè. Pushed by his own fear and his customer’s bad influence, he gets paranoid and jealous about his rival’s success. His own business starts losing customers and his Piero’s mental condition touches the bottom when he’s the victim of an attempted robbery. After a sabotage attempt by threat, Piero makes his last move to scare the rival out of business: he’s about to walk in the Chinese cafe face covered and armed with a bar, when he’s almost knocked over by a car. He finally walks in, shattered, and faces his convictions.
Directed by Prospero Pensa
Italy
10 SECONDS
DIRECTED BY EVGENIA TANEVA
BULGAIRA
A TRIVIAL THING!
WINNER: BEST DIRECTION IN A STUDENT NARRATIVE FILM FOR SEYED MORTEZA SABZEGHABA
DIRECTED BY SEYED MORTEZA SABZEGHABA
IRAN
COO COO
DIRECTED BY SVETLANA BELORUSSOVA
RUSSIA
DANDEDOG
DIRECTED BY ELMANO DIOGO
PORTUGAL
JANKO ZONTA
DIRECTED BY ALEKSANDER KOGOJ JR.
SLOVENIA
MACCHIATO
WINNER: AUDIENCE AWARD FOR BEST STUDENT FILM
WINNER: BEST ACTING IN A STUDENT NARRATIVE FILM FOR GIANFRANCO BARILI
DIRECTED BY PROSPERO PENSA
ITALY
NEW EYES
DIRECTED BY VALERIA DEGLI AGOSTINI
ITALY
NO PLACE FOR REST
DIRECTED BY CRISTOBAL LOPEZ
CHILE
OBLIVION
DIRECTED BY TOMMY PASCALE
UNITED STATES
ONVOLTOOID VERLEDEN TIJD
DIRECTED BY ARON QUADU
BELGIUM
ST GEORGE AND THE DRAGON
DIRECTED BY GUD KEARNS
UNITED KINGDOM
THE STATUE
DIRECTED BY MOHSEN SALEHI FARD
IRAN
TO TURN OFF THE STARS
DIRECTED BY MARGOT CAVRET
FRANCE
TRIANGLE
DIRECTED BY PETER ENGELMANN
UNITED KINGDOM
TWINS
DIRECTED BY QIQI DENG
UNITED STATES
VOICE ON
WINNER: BEST STUDENT NARRATIVE FILM
DIRECTED BY HUAN-JUI LUNG
TAIWAN
Documentary Feature: Mango House
2PM
RATED PG
MANGO HOUSE
WINNER: BEST DIRECTION IN A DOCUMENTARY FEATURE FILM FOR ROSS TAYLOR
Mango House is a film about the largest shared space for refugees in the greater West and the risk-taker behind it all. The film lends insight into the refugee experience through a heightened level of intimacy and access, and exposes levels of racism, and injustice, in areas ranging from access to medical care to how we police underserved areas.
Directed by Ross Taylor (Website)
United States
Documentary Feature: Horse Heroes
3PM
FILMMAKER IN ATTENDANCE
RATED G
HORSE HEROES
Just like every human, every horse has a story. There is a unique bond with all the history behind humans and horses, an unspoken connection between the two species. We will take a closer look into the day to day of two Arizona non-profit horse farms. The women who run the day-to-day operations of each farm have dedicated their life’s work to helping horses and humans live better lives. Each has a very different purpose; one preservation, another therapy.
Directed by John Badalamenti (Website)
United States
Narrative Feature: Remember to Forget
4PM
FILMMAKER IN ATTENDANCE
WINNER: BEST OF FESTIVAL
WINNER: BEST DIRECTION IN A NARRATIVE FEATURE FILM FOR STEFAN GILL
WINNER: AUDIENCE AWARD FOR BEST FEATURE FILM
RATED MA FOR LANGUAGE, VIOLENCE, AND MATURE THEMES
REMEMBER TO FORGET
A bohemian painter named Artist and a guitarist named James meet at a concert and have an instant connection. They start a philosophical discussion at her apartment, but they are interrupted by strange occurrences which reveal they are no longer in reality but an ominous dream world. Both Artist and James are confronted by characters and situations from their past, and they must work together to put the memory pieces together and escape to reality, if they can.
Directed by Stefan Gil (Website)
United States
Gila Valley Film Festival Awards
6PM
