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January 2015 Lineup: EFPalooza Film Festival!

The 2015 EFPalooza is a three-day film festival celebrating local independent film as The Emerging Filmmakers Project draws close to screening it’s 100BEST-OF-EFP (1)0th film since it began in 2002. The event will showcase the work of more than 40 local filmmakers, featuring favorites from the last 12 years as well as several EFP premieres.

Filmmakers will be in attendance to take part in a spirited ‘talkback’ with the audience. Hosted by The Emerging Filmmaker’s Project and The Bug Theatre, all proceeds from the event will go towards a great cause – improving the Bug Theatre, an incredible venue and a staple of the Denver independent film community.

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The line up for the 2015 EFPalooza Film Festival includes the following movies:

Thursday – 8:00pm – January 2015 Emerging Filmmakers Project

Trailers for EFPalooza 2015 (04:00)
Being Evel (preview) – Daniel Junge (04:00)
Beyond the Brick: A LEGO Brickumentary (trailer) – Daniel Junge (01:20)
She Dances Free Volume 1 – Jeremiah Zentz (03:41)
A Union Station Symphony – Johnny Morehouse (03:21)
A Game of Numbers – Michael T. Scott (03:24)
Blood – Peter Wigand (11:00)

[intermission]

Monkey – Richard Corso (29:44)

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Friday – 7:00pm – Friday Night Shorts!

The Denver Actor Project – Brad Stabio (23:49)
Square – Lauryn Guerrieri and Ian Kellett (03:26)
Metamorphosis – Alan Wartes (03:21)
Man Gurgles Mouthwash (and Then Dies) – Leon Welling (1:52)

[intermission]

Faith – Lewis Leslie (02:52)
Cannot Be Defied – John McSween (07:59)
Dink – Jamey Hastings (25:09)

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Friday – 9:00pm – Comedy Block!

Jean Claude Van Damme’s Damn Van (trailer) – Bradley Haag (01:29)
Campus Cops – Alex Brisson (08:16)
Middle Age Women Gone Wild – Nancy Fingerhood (5:45)
Don’t Help Me, Help the Bear – Noah Mittman (05:02)
Social Assassin – Michael T. Scott (04:31)
Guns, Drugs, and Synergy – Matty O’Connor (13:00)
Pitch Perfect 237 – Cook St. Productions (06:47)

[intermission]

A Special Presentation by The Nix Bros

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Saturday – 3:00pm – EFP Premieres!

Endless Taiga – Jose-Luis Fernando Rodriguez (22:38)
Interrogation Room 4 – Bree Katz (03:00)
Family Valued – Nathan Westlake (09:44)
Unredeemable – Luke Ostermiller (12:04)
The Silver Moonlight – Evgueni Mlodik (44:21)

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Saturday 5:00pm – Blast from the EFP Past!

Clark’s Edible Cupcake Liners – Wendy Duncan (02:00)
The Low Road, Baby – Mark Roeder (04:00)
SwannLove – Condom Style Denver – Swann Christopher (04:33)
Motorcycles & Mayhem – Sean J.S. Jourdan (09:47)
The Other Raul – Raoul Vehill (10:22)
The Man Who Could – Drai Lloyd (03:24)
String Theory – Sophia Rose, Adrianna Veal and David Quakenbush (03:30)

[intermission]

Web of Lies – Kathryn Gould and Nelson Goforth (10:12)
Memphis Psychosis – Kris Hipps (11:00)
Mom Says – Christine McQuillen (09:00)
Breach – Eileen Agosta (04:59)
Aquaphobia – David Quakenbush (03:12)
Served – Patrick Sheridan (04:09)

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Saturday – 7:00pm – Saturday Evening Shorts!

So Dark the Sky – Kendra Fleischman (03:04)
Eggshells – Eileen Agosta (11:37)
Owen – Jon Berndt and Fanci Berndt (06:21)
The Wolves – Kate Lowell (12:30)

[intermission]

Cockroach – Brian McCulley and John Crockett (00:47)
Paper
– Rich Weimer (01:33)
The Character – Michael Bilker (05:05)
Traveler – Ron Hurley (32:57)

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Saturday – 9:00pm – Closing Night Shorts!

Read Between the Signs – Clayton Garthe (04:36)
Angels of Anbar – Elvis Leon (05:59)
Juice – “Monster” Midian Crosby (04:36)
Mirror, Mirror – Patrick Sheridan (04:35)
Automaton – David Quakenbush (23:00)

[intermission]

Jean Claude Van Damme’s Damn Van – Bradley Haag (40:00)

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Lineup subject to change!

EFPalooza 2015 takes place January 15th, 16th, and 17th at The Bug Theatre (3654 Navajo Street, Denver, CO 80232), with screenings at 8:00 p.m. on January 15th, at 7:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. on January 16th, and at 3:00 p.m., 5:00 p.m., 7:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. on January 17th.  Tickets are $5 a block or $10 a day, or a full festival pass can be purchased for $15, and are available online or at the door. To learn more visit the EFP website at www.efpdenver.com and The Bug Theatre’s website at www.bugtheatre.org.

The Bug Theatre and EFPalooza 2015 are supported by the Scientific & Cultural Facilities District, The Scen3, Patsy’s Inn Italian Restaurant, Pretty Monkeys Media, FreshFilmNews.com, Plan 9 Studios, Twelve Monkeys Dancing Films, Nebulus Visions Multimedia, Monster Makeup FX, Rocket House, LLC Film Acting Academy of Denver, and cool cats everywhere.

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Meet the Filmmaker: Karen Morris, “Sham Cooke”

Sham Cooke – Karen Morris

Karen MorrisEA: Why did you become a filmmaker?

KM: First, because I am a movie buff. Second, in order to make movies that I wanted to watch but weren’t being made. Motion Pictures could represent so many more experiences than we’ve been conditioned to expect of them.

 

EA: What are we going to see at the EFP? Has it screened elsewhere and what are your plans for it?

KM: “Sham Cooke” has not screened anywhere else. It is part of a larger project of four non-sequitur shorts that are all interviews, the first was a dinner date called “Dinner at Hate”, and “Sham Cooke” is the second piece, an interview between a barkeep and a customer. They are both heavily processed in their look.

 

EA: What else are you working on?

KM: I just finished a short story called “The Summer of Love”.

 

EA: Tell us one weird thing about you and/or your movies?

KM: Well, the movies themselves are a bit weird. I was going for a Glamor Shots Saloon from outer space sort of look with “Sham Cooke”. I felt “Sham Cooke” and “Dinner at Hate” should look like melted VHS postcards recovered from the trunk of someone’s brain.

 

EA: Where can people go to find out more about you and your work?

KM: Vimeo, Youtube, Facebook and Linked In.

 

EA: Is there anything you’d like to say about The Emerging Filmmakers Project?

KM: I’m very grateful that you’ve included me! I hope to see more people get involved with local film production and events like The Emerging Filmmakers Project are a big step forward in achieving that. I’d like to see local movies achieve parity with the local music scene in terms of levels of involvement and awareness.

 

Sham Cooke will be screening at the July Emerging Filmmakers Project!

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Meet the Filmmaker: Tom Khazoyan, “The Enemy God” Trailer

The Enemy God – www.10XProductions.org

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EA: Why did you become a filmmaker?

TK: I was always interested in the arts in general and was a musician, training to be a recording engineer, when I started college. But I had also made a few Super8 movies with my dad when I was a kid. I decided I didn’t want to spend my life recording punk bands in a garage, so I stayed in school and got a degree in tv/film production. I love to be able to tell stories through multiple mediums and I liked the connection of art and technology that filmmaking offered. What gets me excited these days is working cross-culturally to create visual stories and mentoring young filmmakers in other cultures. Been doing it 30+ years now (“emerging”!)
 

EA: What are we going to see at the EFP? Has it screened elsewhere and what are your plans for it?

TK: My film is the trailer for a dramatic feature I produced a few years ago. It’s the true story of a Yanomamo shaman in the rainforest of Venezuela and the spiritual battle for the survival of his people. We did screen it in a number of festivals, the Denver Film Society gave it a weekend at the StarzFilmCenter, and it has had some kind of release in 12 foreign territories, but little in the US. Our distribution deal recently expired so we’ve decided to put some effort into a very soft re-launch on our own. Coming soon to VOD. Just sent deliverables to Spain for a broadcast release in Spanish. (AND, you can buy the DVD on our web site: www.TheEnemyGod.com)
 

EA: What else are you working on?

TK: I’m currently polishing two feature screenplays. My team is working on eight short films for internet release in other languages. And I teach filmmaking and screenwriting online to high school students.
 

EA: Tell us one weird thing about you and/or your movies?

TK: Most of the films I’ve made in the last 15 years have been in languages I don’t speak.
 

EA: Where can people go to find out more about you and your work?

TK: This film’s web site is www.TheEnemyGod.com and we have a Facebook page you can easily find. My team’s site is www.10XProductions.org. We’re a non-profit film production team.
 

EA: Is there anything you’d like to say about The Emerging Filmmakers Project?

TK: I love EFP because it is a time for people to show their work to the public that’s just about encouraging the work. It’s about the journey of filmmaking, not about the hype. I think that’s an incredibly valuable contribution to the filmmaking community here in Denver.

 

The Enemy God Trailer will be screening at the July Emerging Filmmakers Project!

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March 20th, 2014 Lineup

March 20th at 8:00p.m. $5

Equinox Theatre Company’s Frozen (trailer) – Deb Flomberg (02:00)

Colorado entries for the Dorito’s Crash the Super Bowl Contest
Those Are Nacho Lips – Peter Lively/Nathan “Westlake” Burgun (00:30)
It Runs in the Family – Richard Fleming (00:30)
Let’s Get Cheesy – Kate Lowell (00:30)
Doritos Master – Chuck Fiorella/Jason Coviello (00:30)
Goosey Goosey – Jeff Nicholson (00:30)
Welcome to Heaven – Chuck Fiorella (00:30)
Doritos Dream Ad – Neal Babcock (00:30)
Submit to the Crunch – G. Chris Wiegand (00:30)
What a Dummy – Robert Berg (00:30)

WHO’S BRUCE FLYNN? – Richard Corso (22:00)
Hitcher – Patrick Jones (07:00)
Serene Valley – Justin Lewis/Daniel Ford (13:00)

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February 20th, 2014 Lineup

February 20th at 8:00p.m. $5

Text-a-Saurus Promo – Eileen Agosta (03:37)
Killing Time
 – Jane Mora (01:00)
Love Letters – David Quakenbush (03:00)
I Do – Patrick Friedauer (06:30)
Anastasia & Eugene´s Lovestory – Guillermo Roques (11:50)
Read Between the Signs – Clayton Garthe (05:00)
Love to Hate – The Nix Bros (5:47)

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January 16th, 2014 Lineup

January 16th at 8:00 p.m. $5

The CharacterMichael Bilker (5:00)
ThunderBolt – Ryan Carroll and Bradley Haag (07:50)
The Devil and The Vagabond – Terrell Lamont and Alicia Cole (11:00)
Occupy – Jim Sea (5:00)

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Ten Past Two Jamey Hastings (05:00)
heer-ohJustin Lewis (12:00)

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December 19th, 2013 Lineup

December 19th at 8:00 p.m. $5

Digital Stories produced by UC Denver Anthropology grad students – Marty Otañez, Phd
Futuro – Cori Mari (3:00)
The Body – Tonie Vita (3:00)
(Pre)Paring Reality – Tyler Lundy (3:00)
No Pesces, No Paga – Kristin Paterakis (3:00)
The Archivist – Kristie Hollon (3:00)

Lenny C (trailer) – Kris Hipps (4:00)
Roses in December – Lauryn Guerrieri (12:00)

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Desperation Thursday – Drai Lloyd (3:00)
Anything Helps – Rob Shearer (18:00)

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November 21st, 2013 Lineup

November 21st at 8:00 p.m. $5

Block 1:

Carrie: The Musical (trailer) Equinox Theatre Company (0:38)
The Unearthly Trailer
Mark Fukae (0:49)
Apple Seeds – Kevin Mohatt (3:59)
The Low Road, Baby – Mark Roeder (4:00)

Block 2:

The Old Tin CanEvan Wiley (6:00)
Reel Nerds Podshow Ep. 3: Rival Podcast – Bradley Haag (10:00)

Block 3:

Lenny C. (trailer) – Kris Hipps (2:00)
Bad Pink – Leon Welling (4:00)
The EdgeAlan Wartes (25:00)

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October 17th, 2013 Lineup

October 17th, 2013 at 8:00 p.m. $5

In celebration of the Halloween season, The Emerging Filmmakers Project (EFP) presents a night of scary short movies and trailers!

Parody Rises (trailer) – Alexander Rhodes-Wilmere (2:02)
Divine Intervention (trailer) – Colin Floom (2:26)
Mythica Teaser – Ed Vorhees (1:50)
The Locals – AEC (5:38)

Petrified – John Hartman (11:00)
Reel Nerds Podshow S:1 Ep. 2 “Extra-terror-estrial” Bradley Haag (8:48)
Mirror, Mirror – Patrick Sheridan (4:35)

Don’t Help Me, Help the Bear – Noah Mittman (05:02)
A private screening by John McSween

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September 19th, 2013 Lineup

September 19th at 8:00 p.m. $5

Night of the Living Dead (promo) – Kris Hipps (3:00)
The Aviation Cocktail (trailer) – David Higgins (2:00)
Carry SafePeter Lively (4:00)

Reel Nerds Podshow Episode 1: Gay for RDJBradley Haag (10:45)
A Private Screening – John Hartman (6:00)
City O’CityDenver Open Media (4:15)
Kerouac’s DenverPeter Simon (8:15)
You Don’t Know Me by Lost CaravanDavid Quakenbush (3:15)
South Platte – Gaston Yvorra (14:00)

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