SAN FERNANDO VALLEY INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
2008 OFFICIAL FESTIVAL SELECTIONS
(In alphabetical order by category)
(Synopses and other details coming soon)

 

NARRATIVE FEATURES

Atom Nine Adventures (Produced and directed by Christopher Farley)
The Art of Travel (Directed by Thomas Whelan; Produced by Brian LaBelle)
Boiler Maker (Produced and Directed by Paul Murray)
For Pete's Wake (Directed by James Alario; Produced by Jeffrey Willerth)
Homeland (Produced and Directed by Michael Eldridge)
Sky in December (Jyunigatu no Sora) (Produced and directed by Hiroshi Toda)

DOCUMENTARY FEATURES

Armed for the Challenge (Produced and directed by Patricia Thio)
Change (Produced and directed by Tyler Macey)
Flunked (Produced and directed by Correy Burres)
A Nashville State of Mind (Produced and directed by John-Martin Vogel)
The Outhouse (Produced and Directed by Jack Truman)
Tibet's Cry for Freedom (Produced and directed by Lara Damiani)
The Toy Collector of Torrance, California (Produced and Directed by Gary Conrad)

SHORT FILMS

Agnieszka 2039 (Produced and directed by Martin Gauvreau)
Alex's Halloween (Directed by Daniel Persitz, Produced by Jonathan Green, Will Sherrod and Daniel Persitz)
The Attendant's Tip (Directed by NIck Scown; Produced by Eric Wing)
Blindness (Directed by Helio San Miguel ; Produced by Malona Voigt)
Chosen Family (Produced and directed by Nick Rogers)
Expendable (Directed by David Malki; Produced by Todd Croak-Falen)
Flea Market (Produced and directed by William Holmes)
Gator Armstrong Plays With Dolls (Directed by Krisy Gosney; Produced by Angela Sostre)
Jakob and the Angels (Produced and directed by Ron Lehmann)
Knocked Down (Produced and directed by Ted Collins)
A Man's World (Directed by Dave Bergeson; Produced by Sean Delgado)
The Miracle (Directed by Jeffrey Jon Smith; Produced by Jerry Prochazka)
Narenjak (Directed by Mark-Alexander Hartwin; Produced by Maria Ingra Fry)
A Nice Cup of Tea (Produced and directed by Bob Fugger)
Orion Slave Girls Must Die!!! (Produced and directed by Eric Kallevig)
Partially True Tales of High Adventure! (Directed by Murphy Gilson; Produced by Hilary Glaholt)
Pic Six (Directed by David Breckman; Produced by Douglas Nabors)
A Pig's Ear (Directed by Grant Barbeito; Produced by Connie Siu)
Popo (Directed by Richard Raaphorst; Produced by Herman Slagter)
Race (Directed by Peter Coyote; Produced by Hira Ambrosino)
The Red Dress (Produced and directed by Barney Cheng)
Reflections (Directed and directed by Barry Caldwell)
The River on Randolph Street (Produced and directed by Zahik Rizvi)
SICK (Directed by Mike Rymer; Produced by Christine Hartland)
Superglue (Produced and directed by Billy Duberstein)

ANIMATION

Murder In 3 Axe (Produced and directed by William Thinnes)
'Till Death Do Us Part (Produced and Directed by Rick May)
The Cave: An adaptation of Plato's Allegory in Clay (Directed by Michael Ramsey; Produced by Timothy Schultz)
Distraxion (Produced and directed by Michael Stern)
Beatgirl - A Piece of Action! (Produced and Directed by Martin Leeper)

SCREENPLAYS

The Ace of Aces (Written by Geoffrey Breuder)
Body Work (Written by Haik Hakobian )
The Eulogist (Written by David Baker )
The Golden Palm (Written by Justin Owensby )
Suicide Girl (Written by Olivia Briggs)

TELEVISION COMMERCIALS

The Future Is Calling (iPhone) (Directed by Ryan Landels; Produced by Christina Ferguson)
Blak Coffee (Coca Cola Blak) (Directed by Ryan Landels; Produced by Christina Ferguson)
Heinz: Diner (Heinz Ketchup) (Produced and directed by Randy Kent)
Star 98.7 FM (Radio Station Star 98) (Produced and directed by Candace Infuso)
IFC Presents: Behind the Scenes with Dick Chatterly (Independent Film Channel) (Produced and directed by Eric Kallevig)
One Hit (Anti drug campaign) (Produced and directed by Gary Ravenscroft)
TerrorTest Commercial (TerrorTest) (Produced and directed by Jason Swarr)

MUSIC VIDEOS

Moby (Produced and directed by Antonio Galloro)
Bird Island (Produced and directed by Will Blank)
Terry Carleton 'Guitars' (Directed by Bohagey Bowes; Produced by Terry Carleton)
Smack Dem Christians Down (Produced and directed by Mark Herrier)
Mutemath'chaos' Live Music Video (Produced and directed by Levi Hawkinson)

JUNIOR FILMMAKERS (18 & Under)

Chope (Directed by Mike Fishbein; Produced by Rick Brown)
The Honest Shepard (Statocny Valach) (Produced and directed by Lubomir Mihailo Kocka)
A Murder of Crows (Directed by S.V. Broadbent; Produced by Blade Healey)
Prelude (Directed by Michael Morone; Produced by Caitlin Leach)
Speaking Truth to Power: The Story of the Farm Labor Organizing Committee (Produced and directed by Melissa Mergner)
Timeout (Produced and directed by Chris Hewitt)

STUDENT FILMS

88 Years in the Closet (Produced and directed by Peter Shafron)
Final Journey (Produced and directed by Lars Zimmermann
The Lost Journal Of Vice Marceaux (Directed by JR Burningham; Produced by Tess Ortbals)
Psycho Hillbilly Cabin Massacre! (Directed by Robert Cosnahan; Produced by Doug Howell)
Sebastian's Voodoo (Produced and directed by Joaquin Baldwin