SHORTLIST EVENING #4
THURSDAY, APRIL 10TH, 2008
7:30 P.M. SCREENING - AFTER PARTY IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING
ArcLight Hollywood
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EVENING #2 - APRIL 8
EVENING #3 - APRIL 9
THE LIFE AND DEATH EXPERIENCES OF YOUNG BETH BYRD
Nine-year-old Beth struggles for connection in three brief moments that become collisions between life and death.
Producer: Ryan Cannon
Director: Maarit Nissila
Screenwriters: Maarit Nissila and Emily Shuttleworth
Cinematographer: Gevorg Sarkisian
Editor: Elizabeth Cook
MULTIPLE CHOICE
While studying for the SAT, a high school bookworm gets distracted by his rebellious sister and her beautiful best friend.
Producer: Doug Howell
Director/Screenwriter: Robert Cosnahan
Cinematographer: Seth Johnson
Editor: Robert Buttermilch Jr.
Production Designer: Allison Krumm
SONG OF DAVID
Look to the sky for a little inspiration.
Producer: Nic Emiliani
Director: Oded Turgeman
Screenwriters: Daniel Klein and Oded Turgeman
Cinematographer: Kimby Caplan
Editor: Jason Schwab
THREE VERSES
And the children shall lead the way!
Producer/Screenwriter: Shanna Byrd
Director: Todd Sullivan
Cinematographer: Brigman Foster-Owens
Editor: Lynarion Hubbard
COUNTING THE DAYS
Thanks to an unexpected connection with a fellow terminally ill patient, a hospital-bound man comes to discover that even in the twilight of life, each new day deserves to be lived to its fullest.
Producer: Tamanna Shah
Director/Screenwriter: James Notari
Cinematographer: Robert Vroom
Editor: Scott Jacobs
IN ANOTHER LIFE
When a Palestinian-American and an Israeli are introduced under false pretenses, they discover that the seeds of hate can grow into the roots of love.
Producer: Dwjuan Fox
Director/ Screenwriter: Karine Nissim
Cinematographer: Stephanie Schmidt
Editor: Noah Rothstein
BUTCHER'S DAUGHTER
1933, rural Indiana. When two Chicago Irish rumrunners arrive at her doorstep demanding protection from her father, a young woman's life is forever changed by the violence that descends upon her home.
Producer: Jonah Bekhor
Director: Daniel Casey
Screenwriter: Brian Kistler
Cinematographer: Sean Stiegemeier
Editor: Terry Walters
Production Designer: John Lord Booth III
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