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The Indie
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Indie Winners: January 2009
_______________ Best of Show _______________
Bad Blood
Zandorsky Tapes
Another Day
Chris Groban, Another Day, short film is reminiscent of Twilight Zone productions. This carefully-crafted little film excels at character development and is a joy to watch. The protagonist enjoys an extra hidden day each week until a beautiful woman makes her appearance. Together they try to understand what’s happening and whether it’s just a dream.
ConMar Productions, Bad Blood ... The Hunger, feature film & creativity/originality (color timing: Maria Janis), is a crowd-pleasing, tingles-in-the-spine horror film with an outstanding plot and unusually vivid images. Colors have been enhanced frame-by-frame which adds to the beauty of the film and intensifies the action. The film has outstanding performances by Conrad Janis and Piper Laurie, as well as by several attractive young actors.
Ether Films, The Zandorsky Tapes, feature film, is a raw psychological thriller shot in a hauntingly realistic style. Set in modern-day California, the film follows the exploits of three young men who record their sexual conquests on video. It includes a vehement performance by actor Matt Prater who creates one of the most unforgettable characters in recent memory. The final moments are utterly terrifying.
_______________ Award of Excellence _______________
C C of E, LLC, Tales from the Catholic Church of Elvis!, feature film
ConMar Productions, Bad Blood ... The Hunger, viewer impact: entertainment; leading actor (Conrad Janis); & leading actor (Piper Laurie)
Elemental Productions, 40 Years of Silence: An Indonesian Tragedy, feature documentary
Grassroots Films, The Human Experience, feature documentary
GreenBox Films, The Music Lesson, feature documentary
Jakes Ladder Productions, A Necessary Journey, feature documentary
New Dominion Pictures, Chasing Warbirds, feature documentary
Skwatta Camp Productions, Guerrilla Midwife, feature documentary
Studio August, Streets of New York, feature documentary
Surin Gnanalingam, The DVD, feature film
Warner Sisters, The Brothers Warner, feature documentary
Wenhwa Ts'ao, Arithmetic Lesson, short film
_______________ Award of Merit _______________
Admanium, 20 Wheels to Memphis, feature documentary
Arun Vaidyanathan, Achchamundu! Achchamundu!, feature film: foreign language
A Stream In The Desert, La Mesa, feature film
Aquagem Productions (United Kingdom), Gin & it ..., feature film
Binary Studio Productions, American Collectors, feature television documentary
Bottle Rocket World Entertainment (Canada), The Long Wooden Tobogganist, short film
Brillig Productions, The Legend of Stuart Mossman, feature documentary
Carolyn Bevacqua, Nine Fourteen, short film
Cary Sontag, Release, short film
Christopher Werner, Homesick, short film
Cipher Productions, Asylum Seekers, feature film
ConMar Productions, Bad Blood ... The Hunger, direction (Conrad Janis)
Cyprian Films New York, Shutterbug, feature film
Dean Rank, Head, short film
Detrick Lawrence Productions, ZEB: Schooner Life, feature documentary
Dick Fisher, Where Dad Keeps His Gun, short film
Ekip Film (Turkey), Devrim Arabalari, feature film
Elizabeth Page, The Pilgrim, short film
Endlight Entertainment, Ninjas Vs Zombies, feature film
Ether Films, Mile High: How to Win ... And Lose ... The White House, feature documentary
Fahn Field, LLC, Old Dogs, short film
Fata Morgana, Inc. (Canada), Love Is ..., feature film
Firesite Films, LLC, The Curse of Micah Rood, short film
Girls are Bigger than Boys, Saint Simon, short film
Glass Productions, Nothing to Declare, feature film
Geoffrey Plitt, Rock Obama: The Barack Obama Musical, short film
I Am Enough Productions, Award Winning, short film
I Am Productions, I-ology, feature documentary
Ilse Rumes, Kalaripayat: When The Body Becomes All Eyes, short documentary
Jakes Ladder Productions, A Necessary Journey, viewer impact: motivational/inspirational
Jana, Inc., A Change Is Gonna Come, music video
Javier Figuero (Spain), Tablas, short film
Jeremy Paterson (Australia), Kely, feature film
John Dezsi, Blood Siblings, feature film
Jonathan Pokay, The Uninvited, feature film & leading actor (Allison Pettyjohn: Nicole Wiesner)
Joaquin Baldwin, Sebastian's Voodoo, animation
Last Call Productions (Canada), Reel Zombies, feature film
Lauren DeAngelis, A Place to Land, feature documentary
Light On A Hill Entertainment (Australia), Ubuntu: The Street Child Story, feature documentary
Living Spirit Pictures (United Kingdom), Gone Fishing, short film
Liquid Media, Where the Ocean Meets the Sky, short documentary
Mercy For Animals, Fowl Play, short documentary
Miguel Mas, Love Equation, feature film
New Masters Film, Ballet Russe De Monte Carlo, short film
Ocular Nutrition (Canada), Nightclub Story, short film
Oh Seunghyun (South Korea), 3 Sec., short film: foreign language
Paulo Biscaia Filho (Brazil), Morgue Story - Sangue, Baiacu & Quadrinhos, feature film
Peace Point Entertainment (Canada), Real Fight Club: The Path of the Warrior Spirit, feature documentary
postHysteria Productions, Commit to the Line, feature documentary
Red Palette Pictures, happy to be so ..., feature documentary
Rich Patricia Films, Strive for Happiness, feature documentary
Robin Christian, Act Your Age, feature film; and Disconnect, original screenplay
ROC Productions, Words Unspoken, short film
Saint Benedict Center, Pearl of York, feature film
Satori! Films, Hollywoodn't, television
Seth Martin, Die-ner, feature film
Severe Enterprises, Toy Room, sound: overall impact
Sidehand Productions (Australia), Zyco Rock, feature film
Silver Eight Entertainment, Eminent Domain, short film
Sir Rebel Films, CORPORATE ingredients, feature documentary
Sligh Pictures, The Four Children of Tander Welch, feature film
Skwatta Camp Productions, Guerrilla Midwife, viewer impact: content/message delivery
Soundwalk, Kill the Ego, experimental
Stephen Cognetti, Caravia Nights, short film
Studio Pat (Martinique), The Churches of Martinique, research
Theatre Workshop (United Kingdom), Trouble Sleeping, feature film
Suzy Maier, Opinion Poem, creativity/originality
The Creation Lab, Turlock: A Historical Documentary, feature documentary
The Mattamuskeet Foundation, A Winter Day: Pungo Lake, cinematography
Trillium Films, Fury, feature film
Uptone Pictures, Mar This Is An Experiment, feature documentary
Winds of Fire Entertainment, Changing A Mind, feature documentary
