2012 Winter Film Festival
The 2012 Winter Film Festival was held in the Marblehead Little Theatre.
Co-chairpersons: Mike Evers, Laurie Stolarz
Committee: Carol McLaughlin, Phil Osborn, Sandy Rhoads, Bill Smalley, Caryle Anne Wildfield
Stalker
Damien Patrik
2:00 minutes
A man is stalked in downtown Denver … by himself. Damien Patrik is an actor, writer, editor and film producer. His film Cheese! concluded last year’s Film Festival, and so he begins this year’s Festival.
The Impossible Journey
Scene from The Impossible Journey
John Bonner
7:11 minutes
This personal documentary about one Marbleheader’s bike ride from Marblehead to Boston shows how, by persistence, courage and very observant drivers, it can be done!
Houna and Manny
Scene from Houna & Manny
Jared Katsiane
10:00 minutes
Two young women encounter each other outside the JFK Building while waiting for their parents to settle their immigration issues. Katsiane is a prolific maker of short films, one of which won an award as one of the year’s best New England short works.
Just About Famous
Just About Famous, a film by Matt Mamula
Matt Mamula
14:00 minutes
This is a hilarious documentary about a convention of celebrity lookalikes: Oprah, Kenny Rogers, Sarah Palin, Bill Clinton, George Bush—you’ll meet them all!
Beneath the Same Sky
Scene from Beneath the Same Sky
Dan Masucci
13:00 minutes
A regular participant in the Film Festival, Masucci returns with an emotional story about the relationship between a father and his son. The boy is troubled by the absence of his mother, a soldier in the Middle East.
Fernando’s First Snow
Scene from Fernando's First Snow
Jared Katsiane
4:00 minutes
This film is the Boston filmmaker’s affecting and poetic story in which a man recalls his first snow, when an elderly man helps him retrieve a scarf from a tree.
God and Dog
Scene from God and Dog
Wendy Francisco
2:00 minutes
The filmmaker offers a short animated music video about being loved by both the characters in the title. Francisco, a Boston-born musician who lives in Colorado, also animated the film.
Pie Heist
Scene from Pie Heist
Steve Baldwin and Brad Kelly
7:16 minutes
Steve Baldwin, aformer Beverly resident, is a prolific filmmaker with many awards to his credit. His comedy deals with the lengths one man will go to evade his self-appointed dietician and appropriate his favorite sugary treat.
Trampoline
Scene from The Trampoline
Dan Masucci
6 minutes
This is a story of a father-daughter excursion that turns into an interior excursion for the father.
Twist of Fate
Twist of Fate, a film by Karen Aqua
Karen Aqua
8:40 minutes
This award-winning Boston area animator and past Film Festival contributor has created an animated film about her bout with a serious illness.
Zen and the Art of Landscaping
David Kartch
17:00 minutes
A young landscaper encounters more trouble on the inside of a
suburban household than the exterior. This is a Film Festival
Legacy showing, first screened in 2001!.
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