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Synopsis of Films
Saturday, November 8th, 2003
The Nisei
Farmer– Memories of his time in a Japanese– American interment camp
resurface for a Nisei Farmer in Northern California.
Morning Nancy– An elderly man tests the limits of his love when he
takes care of his Alzheimer– stricken wife.
Shapes of Movement– An animated history of gymnastics around the
world.
Heartbeat– A tale of grief so deep that it can warp a woman’s mind or
steal a man’s soul.
Papercut– A claymation comedy that examines the question: Which is
mightier, the sword or the pen? Or maybe something else?
You Can’t Get a Second Chance– A short film that examines the problems
most people have when looking for employment.
True Friends– A young man’s best friend tries to help him get his life
turned around, but his past comes back to haunt him.
Ascendancy– If you knew the true nature of humanity, would you ascend?
The Shith End– A woman’s life spins out of control after a chance
meeting with a local plumber.
The War Effort– A mocumentary about the efforts of people to prove
that they are the “most patriotic” after the events of 9/11.
Old Night– Animated story of a man who wades between recollection and
reality to retrieve his love from the memories of an abandoned
mansion.
Stairway to the Crescent– A little boy goes to the moon to play with
his friends.
Yo Soy– A visual Valentine to a place nobody admits visiting.
La Primavera– The story of a young boy’s first love, his teacher.
Removal of Innocence– A story of two opposing soldiers during the
Civil War.
Sunday Paper p. 2B– A tale of a young boy’s fascination with and
attempts to travel into the future.
Crazy Checks– Story of young boy whose life has been full of bad
choices who meets a girl that tries to help him.
The Bathroom Agreement– A civil rights rebellion of movie extras.
Sunday, November 9th, 2003
Triangle Square– A
young man returns home for his father’s funeral and falls in love with
his best friend’s sister.
The Path– A religion– based story of Jesus Christ’s love for all
children.
Caged– A story about freedom, and the illusion of freedom.
The Anniversary– Story of a Buddhist monk who reflects on the death of
his brother during Vietnam.
Meth: A dark world and deadly epidemic– Documentary that focuses on
the social, criminal, psychological, and environmental and physical
aspects of addiction.
Bowling Around: A short film depicting the virtues of coming to
Manteca.
Exhibition Screening:
Academy Award Winner
Visas and Virtue– The Academy Award
winning short film about Chiune Sugihara, the Japanese consul to
Sweden during the 1930’s and 40’s. Against orders from his own
government and at great personal risk, he granted over 2,000 Visas to
Jewish families attempting to flee the Nazi onslaught. An amazing
story based on a play by Tim Toyama, our guest speaker at the
Screenwriting Symposium.
Sneak Preview:
Cactuses
– The story of Simon, a 20-year old with a troubled past and an even
worse future ahead of him. After ruining relationships with his
friends and family he meets Mary Beth. She encourages him and tries to
help him turn his life around as he continues to make bad choices.
Watching Simon’s cycle of mistakes prompts you to ask the question:
How many chances should you give a person before you give up on them?
This film was produced through a partnership project between the
mentor/tutoring program, Give Every Child A Chance, and the local
digital cinema production company, Pocket Change Productions.
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