2008 Rincon International Film Festival Schedule

As we mentioned a couple of weeks ago, the Rincon International Film Festival will be taking place this month, between April 22 - 26, 2008. Thanks to Steve Lantz who is the Festival Director, we can update you on the festival schedule of films.

If you are in the Rincon area, this sounds like it should be an action packed festival, with films from various genres, dinner events and parties throughout the week.

You can get more details about the times and venues here

Tuesday Night, April 22nd

COMEDY NIGHT @ the Lazy Parrot
5:00 pm – Opening Ceremony / Dinner, 6:00 pm – Films

LIFE AND DEATH OF WRIGGLY CHEW (CANADA – 2 min, Animation)
Unsure of the slavering world that he is thrown into, a piece of bubble gum feels a beat emerge from the rhythmic chomping of his pearly white captors. His apprehension melts away as he breaks out his very best bubble-goo moves on the dance floor.

MONSTERS IN AUTUMN (USA – 27 min, Mockudrama)
This is an alternatively lighthearted and melancholy portrait of the lives and friendships of Frankenstein, The Wolfman, and Dracula, consisting of a montage of improvised reminiscences of the aging ‘monsters’.

RACCOON AND THE CRAWFISH (USA - 8 min, Animation)
A hungry raccoon searches for food and finds a crawfish on a quest for glory. Their battle will decide the fate between an ego full of pride or a belly full of food.

HOLD PLEASE (AUSTRALIA – 11 min, Dark Dramedy)
A woman calls a suicide hotline after a breakup and meets an unexpected turn of events.

ONCE UPON A CHRISTMAS VILLAGE (USA – 14 min, Animation)
What happens when Santa’s magical pocket watch is accidentally lost and lands in a Christmas tree? The power of this enchanted watch brings to life a colorful Christmas village that was set up under the tree. It is a timeless tale of love, a leap of faith and transformation, featuring various village characters that embody the archetypes of good and evil battling over what force will control their village and save the magic of Christmas.

DIE FLUGBEGLEITERIN (GERMANY – 11 min, Dark Dramedy)
A morbidly obese flight attendant who works on a small commuter jet faces a life crisis and takes action. Her actions are the culmination of a life’s battle with love, work and food, and there are societal repercussions.

MY HAMMER MY FRIEND THE MUSICAL (USA - 10 min, Musical Comedy)
Joe Everybody loses his construction job because he doesn’t have the right tools. During his long journey Joe finds a talking hammer. As their friendship grows he is torn between using the hammer to gain his job back, or standing up for what he believes in & sparing his friend from physical pain.

INCIDENT AT A TRUCK STOP DINER (CANADA – 6 min, Action Dramedy)
Father and daughter stop to eat at a diner, but end up turning the tables and unexpectedly change someone’s day.

GOURMET (PUERTO RICO / USA – 4 min, Dark Dramedy Horror)
A couple at home resort to drastic measures to prepare the evening dinner.

SHARK SUIT – THE MUSICAL (USA - 10 min, Animation Musical Comedy)
Ethan loves his shark costume. He can’t stop singing about it. But Ethan’s girlfriend is fed up. How long must she wait for him to outgrow his obsession? A modern musical opera.

VALIDATION (USA – 16 min, Romantic Comedy)
A quirky and cheerful delight, Validation is a fable about a parking attendant who gives his customers TRUE validations, dispensing both free parking and free compliments.

Wednesday, April 23rd

DAYTIME SCREENINGS @ the Villa Cofresi Resort, by the Beach

WORLD CINEMA BLOCK, followed by FILMS FOR THE LADIES – aka “Chick Flicks”

10:00 am
A GAROTA (BRAZIL – 4 min, Animation)
KIVUMVU (BASKET) (BURUNDI, AFRICA – 12 min, Narrative)
FAST AS YOU CAN (USA – Thriller Short)
UNDOCUMENTED (USA – 12 min, Drama Short)
DANCING CHICKENS OF VENTURA FABIAN (USA – 10 min)
BRINGEBAER (Raspberries) (NORWAY – 7 min, Short Drama)
THE WRITE STUFF (USA – 8 min, Short Dramedy)
MANON EN EL ASFALTO (FRANCE – 15 min)
LAST DAY OF DECEMBER (USA – 15 min, Student Drama)
ESCAPE FROM THE FIRE (USA – 14 min, Short Drama)

11:40 am
FIRST MEMORIES (USA – 4 min, Animation Short)
UNDER THE SNOW (SPAIN – 95 min, Drama Feature)
Following the unusual connection made between four workers at different stages of their lives, this film captures factory life in a way rarely seen: personal, flirtatious, and introspective.

1:20 pm
BRING ME JOY (UK – 10 min, Comedy)
Sophie White sees a beautiful white sofa in a shop window, which promises to bring her all happiness she craves. If I sit on you, will you make all my dreams come true? But has she learned her lesson?

WHEN CLOUDS CLEAR (DESPUES DE LA NEBLINA) (SPAIN – 75 min, Feature Documentary)
An intimate and inspiring documentary portrait of an Ecuadorian community that fights radically against the intrusion of a foreign mining company.

2:45 pm
DAVE ROGERS’ BIG BUGS (USA - 10 min, Documentary - Art)
LAST DAY OF DECEMBER (USA – 15 min, Student Drama)
EL PERCANCE PERFECTO (USA – 30 min, Comedy)
ANONYMOUS (SPAIN – 20 min, Experimental Drama)
Take Jean-Pierre Jaunet’s visionary directorial characteristics, add a touch of Jack Nicholson’s famous typewriter scene in ‘The Shining,’ and toss in a coy romance between two strangers to get the quirky concoction that is Anonymous.

4:00 pm
SIMULACRA (USA – 4 min, Animation Short)
KNOWLEDGE IS THE BEGINNING (GERMANY – 75 min, Documentary)
For many years, conductor and pianist Daniel Barenboim has worked towards reconciling Arabs and Israelis. Based on the notion that ‘music is the language of peace,’ Barenboim and the literature Professor Edward Said brought together Arab and Israeli musicians to perform. An exciting documentary about the amazing story of the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, founded in 1999 by Edward Said and Daniel Barenboim. Also part of this experiment is Yo-Yo Ma.

Wednesday Evening, April 23rd

FRIGHT NIGHT @ the Shipwreck Bar & Grill

Dinner – 6:00 pm, Films 7:00 pm

CRITICIZED (USA – Horror Film Short)
A prominent film critic writes a scathing review of a new horror film, and is abducted by the film’s mentally-unstable director, who subjects him to an eye-opening experience.

LONG PIGS (CANADA – Documentary Horror)
Two desperate filmmakers began a documentary about a cannibalistic serial killer…what follows is their actual footage. (Long Pig is the culinary term for the human corpse).
It will challenge your stomach as well as your mind.

Wednesday Night After Hours @ Casa Verde, 9pm

Music videos – the following music videos will be shown at nighttime events like this during the week:

Ode to Peace and Love (USA)
Lead Me To Your Light (USA)
Vitruvius’ Toy Box (USA)
Gone (USA)
Revolution (USA)
Animal Life (SPAIN)
Siguiendo la Gota (PUERTO RICO / USA)
Winter in Peru (PERU)

Thursday, April 24th

DAYTIME SCREENINGS @ the Villa Cofresi

ACTION PACKED / aka “Films for Guys” - “Ladies Welcome too…”

10:00 am
JOY RIDE (USA – 8 min, Boogie Boarding Documentary)
FAVELA SURF DREAMS (BRAZIL –6 min, Surfing Short)
ANY GIVEN MORNING (USA – 31 min, Surfing Short)

10:45 am
24 FRAMES (USA – 19 min, Student Claymation)
LA CASITA (USA – 10 min, Short Drama)

11:15 am
THE MOTIVATOR (PUERTO RICO / USA – 75 min, Documentary)
Motivational Speaker and Engineer of Puerto Rican descent speaks to student groups across the USA about his secrets to success.

12:30 pm
FIGHTER (USA – 60 min, Ultimate Fighting Documentary)
Ultimate fighting – like Spike TV, only better.

1:30 pm
FEAST OF THE ASSUMPTION: The Otero Family Murders (USA – 85 min)
A living victim’s personal journey through the most unique serial killer case in U.S. history - the BTK murders, as told through the eyes of Charlie Otero, of Puerto Rican descent, and the oldest, surviving member of the first family BTK murdered in 1974

3:15 pm
BLOOD TIES (USA/Thailand – 80 min, Action-Martial Arts Feature Film)
Independent, Guerilla filmmaking to the extreme, a stylish action movie, complete with exotic locations, hard hitting martial arts, an intelligent script, and a dedication to a high level of acting.

4:40 pm
FORGED (AUSTRALIA – 38 min, Action)
Directorial Debut of Martial Arts Actor from ‘Matrix Reloaded.’

OBSEXIONADO (PUERTO RICO / USA – Short Drama)
20Q (USA – 30 min, Comedy)

Thursday Evening, April 24th

WORLD DOC NIGHT @ Casa Islena

Dinner – 6:00 pm, Films 7:00 pm

BEAUTIFUL SCENERY IN GUANGXI (CHINA – Cinemagraphic Journey in China)

INQUIRING NUNS (USA)
Re-release of 1967 Documentary Short Film where nuns ask ordinary people if they are happy; the answers explore many difficult global topics including the ongoing war at the time

THE LISTENING PROJECT (USA – New Documentary)
Explores how people in different areas of the world currently view the USA. Ordinary citizens around the world make for diverse, surprising, and thought-provoking characters in this inspiring examination of human fellowship and the meaning of citizenship in a globalized world.

FRIDAY, April 25th

DAYTIME SCREENINGS @ Villa Cofresi

Puerto Rico Films, Student Films, and Special Surfing Feature

10:00 am
UP ON THE ROOF (PUERTO RICO / USA – 58 min, Documentary)
See Brooklyn from a birds’ eye view – literally – and follow the surprising story of people and pigeons and their coexistence in New York.

11:00 am
ONE CALIFORNIA DAY (USA – 96 min, Surfing Documentary)
Visual journey through six distinct coastal regions, capturing the California surfing experience through the surfers who live it.

12:40 pm
MI VERANO CON AMANDA (PUERTO RICO / USA – 90 min, Comedy)
Be among the first to see this fun romantic comedy, which is soon to be released in theaters in Puerto Rico

2:15 pm
LIGHT YEARS (USA – 15 min, Short Drama)
DE PURA CEPA (PUERTO RICO / USA – 27 min, Action Short)

3:00 pm
SECUESTRO (PUERTO RICO / USA – 10 min, Action Short)
AU-TO (PUERTO RICO / USA – 10 min, Short Drama)
CHICKEN MAN (PUERTO RICO / USA – 20 min, High School Student Short)
Growing up is never easy, especially when you’re in an environment where you
think nobody cares. This is a creative young student short about change, life and lessons that will not only make you think, but also explore your imagination.

4:00 pm
BORINQUENEERS (PUERTO RICO / USA – 78 mi, Documentary)
Compelling chronicle of the untold story of the Puerto Rican 65th Infantry Regiment, the only all-Hispanic unit in U.S. Army history

Friday Evening, Apr 25th

FAMILY ADVENTURE NIGHT @ the Rincon Beach Resort

6:00 pm Dinner / Film to follow

THE FLYBOYS (USA)
Recent friends from different sides of the track become embroiled in the adventure of their lives when they discover a mysterious airplane at the local small-town airport. The boys sneak aboard the plane for a look, but are forced to hide in the luggage compartment when two strange men show up. Soon they find themselves airborne over the Arizona desert, on an unexpected high action thrill ride. Features Stephen Baldwin and Tom Sizemore.

Saturday, April 26th

AWARDS NIGHT @ the Lazy Parrot

5:00 pm Dinner / Films / Awards to Follow

APPASSIONATA (Germany – Short Action Drama)
Based on a WW II legend: A German soldier awaiting his doom in the pocket of Stalingrad spots an undamaged piano in the no-man’s land between the lines. The urge to play one last time becomes irresistible…

STRICTLY BACKGROUND (USA – Fun Documentary)
Find out what life is like for the dedicated aspiring actors who toil daily in background roles in some of our favorite movies and shows. Come take an up close look at those who are rarely seen in this charming and heartfelt documentary that opens the door to a world that usually goes unnoticed

Note: schedules may be subject to change

---

Did you enjoy this post? Why not leave a comment below and continue the conversation, or subscribe to my feed and get articles like this delivered automatically each day to your feed reader. If you don't have a feed reader, you can always have these articles delivered to your email inbox every day. Click here to sign up.

Visit The Coqui | Powered by WordPress | ElegantBlue is a custom theme by Nathan Rice