5TH ANNIVERSARY SEPTEMBER 16-18, 2016 TUSTEN THEATRE 210 BRIDGE STREET NARROWSBURG, NEW YORK Visit us on the web at: bigeddyfilmfest.com /bigeddyfilmfestival PRESENTED BY
YOU ARE INVITED: MEET THE FILMMAKERS COCKTAIL PARTY Join us on Saturday, September 17 from 5:30-7 PM to celebrate the Big Eddy Fest Filmmakers, with cocktails, wine, beer, plus great food and music. This special event is hosted by Narrowsburg Fine Wines & Spirits, Narrowsburg, NY. Complimentary admission for those with All-Access Passes. All others: $25. Delaware Arts Center 37 Main Street Narrowsburg, NY For reservations, call 845-252-7576. FREE PANEL DISCUSSION THE ART OF EDITING INDEPENDENT FILM Learn more about the editing process behind some of this year s Big Eddy films. Saturday, September 17 at 4:30 pm free panel discussion with several editors Zac Stuart Pontier (BLEED FOR THIS) Marc Vives (LITTLE BOXES) Lucas Gelwarg (THE RENOVATION) Amira Dughri & Andrew Saunderson (JOE S VIOLIN) Tusten Theatre 210 Bridge St Narrowsburg, NY
OPENING NIGHT FILM LITTLE BOXES Friday, September 16 8 pm SCREENING SPONSOR The Kubenik Family Little Boxes Little Boxes LITTLE BOXES editor Marc Vives will participate in a free panel discussion The Art of Editing Independent Film, Saturday, September 17 at 4:30 pm. BIRTHDAY BOY director Andrew Saunderson will introduce this screening. At home in her vibrant urban neighborhood, but frustrated with a lack of career opportunities, photographer Gina (Melanie Lynskey) accepts a tenure-track college job in Washington State. Her husband Mack (Nelsan Ellis) is a writer struggling to get traction on his new book. Together they move across the country with their pre-teen son Clark (Armani Jackson), rallying together to embark on a future promising fresh air, financial stability, and the joys of homeownership. What they don't expect is to grapple with issues of race and identity. 2016, 90 min. Director: Rob Meyer Screenwriter: Annie J. Howell Editor: Marc Vives Principal Cast: Melanie Lynskey, Nelsan Ellis, Armani Jackson, Janeane Garofalo, Christine Taylor, Oona Laurence. Screens with BIRTHDAY BOY A young man steals a car but is unprepared for what he finds in the backseat. 2015, 11 min. Birthday Boy Director: Andrew Saunderson 3
SCREENING SPONSOR The Kubenik Family haveababy haveababy DOCUMENTARY HAVEABABY Saturday, September 17 1 pm This provocative documentary follows several aspiring parents who desperately want to have a baby, but are struggling with infertility and the high cost of treatments. They place themselves in the hands of a Las Vegas fertility clinic that sponsors an annual contest offering a prize of a free round of invitro fertilization. Contestants post video entries online telling their stories, counting on the votes of strangers to make their dreams of becoming parents come true. 2016, 77 min. Director: Amanda Micheli Producer: Serin Marshall Editor: Greg O Toole VISIT 57 director Kate Phelan will introduce this screening. Visit 57 Screens with VISIT 57 VISIT 57 is the story a woman in the midst of fertility treatments. On a loop of hope & disappointment every 28 days, Kat s been at fertility for three years. Today will be different. She s sure. 2016, 10 min. Director: Kate Phelan
SHORT FILM PROGRAM Curmudgeons Joe s Violin OLD TIMERS Saturday, September 17 3 pm Several short documentaries and narratives featuring wellknown actors and directors including Ed Asner, Danny DeVito, Kevin Nealon, Matthew Modine exploring the humor, freedom, and perspective we gain as we get older. 75 min. JOE S VIOLIN editors Amira Dughri & Andrew Saunderson will participate in a free panel discussion The Art of Editing Independent Film, Saturday, September 17 at 4:30 pm. Small Talk Eighty years old and in assisted living, Ralph Pajovic (the late David Margulies) is involved in a relationship that makes his family anxious in CURMUDGEONS (Danny DeVito, 16 min.). A young woman returns to her hometown neighborhood to make a film about their daily activities, but finds the outdoor bustle is less active during winter season in SMALL TALK (Hilary Campbell, 7 min.). Little Italy transforms from a working class neighborhood of tenement buildings to the third most expensive zip code in the United States in MULBERRY (Paul Stone, 19 min.). A 91-year-old Holocaust survivor donates his violin of 70 years to a local instrument drive, changing the life of a 12-year-old school girl in the Bronx in JOE S VIOLIN (Kahane Cooperman, 24 min.). What kind of birthday present to you give the dad (Ed Asner) who has everything? His kids (Kevin Nealon and Elizabeth Perkins) decide on a gift they never before imagined in SUPER SEX (Matthew Modine, 7 min.). 5
RETROSPECTIVE SPOTLIGHT PAPER MOON Saturday, September 17 7 pm Set in America s heartland during the Great Depression, the story follows a traveling con man Moses Pray (Ryan O Neal) who finds himself saddled with a young girl, Addie (7-year-old Tatum O Neal), who may or may not be his daughter. The two forge an unlikely partnership swindling widows, shopkeeps, and bootleggers, trying to stay one step ahead of the law in their broken down model T. Paper Moon Paper Moon SCREENING SPONSOR: Nancy Stevenson & Ken Sable Expertly balancing tone (and avoiding too much sentimentality), PAPER MOON is a deft blend of film nostalgia and finely tuned performances, especially from Tatum O Neal, who won an Oscar for her debut. It was shot in stunning monochrome by renowned cinematographer Laszlo Kovacs. 1973, 102 min. Director: Peter Bogdanovich Screenwriter: Alvin Sargent Cinematographer: Laszlo Kovacs Editor: Verna Fields Principal Cast: Ryan O Neal, Tatum O Neal, Madeline Kahn, PJ Johnson
SPECIAL SCREENING BLEED FOR THIS Saturday, September 17 9 pm This is the incredible true story of one of the most inspiring and unlikely comebacks in sports history. Miles Teller (who made a name for himself in WHIPLASH) stars as Vinny The Pazmanian Devil Pazienza, a Rhode Island boxer who shot to stardom after winning two world title fights. After a near-fatal car accident left Vinny with a broken neck, he was told he may never walk again. Against all odds and doctor s orders, renowned trainer Kevin Rooney (Aaron Eckhart) helps Vinny return to the ring, just a year after the accident, for what could be the last fight of his life. 2016, 116 min. Bleed for This BLEED FOR THIS editor Zac Stuart- Pontier will introduce this screening. Pontier will also participate in a free panel discussion The Art of Editing Independent Film, Saturday, September 17 at 4:30 pm. BLEED FOR THIS will be distributed by Open Road Films in November, 2016. Director: Ben Younger Screenwriter: Ben Younger Executive Producer: Martin Scorsese Editor: Zac Stuart-Pontier Principal Cast: Miles Teller, Aaron Eckhart, Katey Sagal, Ciarán Hinds 7
SHORT FILM PROGRAM The Renovation Barnburner LOCATION: SULLIVAN Sunday, September 18 11 am Premiere screenings of four diverse narrative films shot in 2015 in Sullivan County, NY from Callicoon to Monticello, Kenoza Lake to Narrowsburg. 62 min. Children Will Listen THE RENOVATION editor Lucas Gelwarg will participate in a free panel discussion The Art of Editing Independent Film, Saturday, September 17 at 4:30 pm. Join us for a Q&A with filmmakers Brian O Neill (THE RENOVATION) and Dustin Scully (CHILDREN WILL LISTEN) after this screening. Dear Director Shot primarily in Narrowsburg, NY in the fall of 2015, THE RENOVATION follows a restaurant owner in a small town as she faces foreclosure, and a young writer returning to his home when tragedy strikes his family (Brian O Neill, 24 min.). BARNBURNER focuses on the struggles of Andy, a young woman in a small Catskills town (shot in Kenoza Lake, NY) aspiring to be a boxer against all odds (Chloe Aktas, 14 min.). Filmed in Callicoon, NY, CHILDREN WILL LISTEN is the intense story of the cycle of abuse as a child who witnesses his parents troubled relationship imagines his future (Dustin Scully, 10 min.). DEAR DIRECTOR is a hybrid documentary based on a real fan letter written by Callicoon resident and jazz pianist Kazzrie Jaxen in 1980 to filmmaker Ingmar Bergman (Marcus Lindeen, 14 min.).
DOCUMENTARY EVA HESSE Sunday, September 18 2 pm SCREENING SPONSOR Hester & Peter Greene Eva Hesse Eva Hesse Join us for a Q&A with filmmaker Marcie Begleiter following the screening of EVA HESSE. In the late 1960s, Eva Hesse, a 34 year-old German-born American artist was cresting the wave of a swiftly rising career. One of the few women recognized as central to the New York art scene, she had over 20 group shows scheduled for 1970 in addition to being chosen for a cover article in ArtForum Magazine. Her work was finally receiving both the critical and commercial attention it deserved. When she died in May, 1970 from a brain tumor, the life of one of that decades most passionate and brilliant artists was tragically cut short. Her work is now held by many important museum collections including the Whitney, MoMA, and London s Tate Modern. 2016, 108 min. Director: Marcie Begleiter Editor: Azin Samari Narration: Selma Blair, Bob Balaban Screens with UNTIL WHEN In 2015, Shira Banki, a vibrant 15 year-old girl, was killed while marching in Jerusalem s gay pride parade. 2016, 10 min. Until When Director: Rachael Fried 9
SHORT FILM PROGRAM ICEHOUSE ARTS KID FLIX Sunday, September 18 4 pm Looking ahead to the next generation of filmmakers, these videos were created this summer by local youth in workshops led by Ron Littke. Free for kids. $5 for adults. No advance tickets. THE BIG EDDY CHALLENGE River Reporter columnist and film/tv actor Jonathan Charles Fox is attempting our first-ever Big Eddy Challenge watching 9 films in 12 hours on Saturday, September 17. If you see him inside the Tusten Theatre, stop by, say hi, and offer your encouragement. Follow the fun on Twitter @JonathanFoxIMHO and @DVArtsAlliance FESTIVAL STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS Program Director Tina Spangler Organizing Committee Jeffrey Allison Elaine Giguere Hester Greene Elizabeth Kubenik Robin McClernon Maureen Neville Nancy Stevenson Programming Committee RJ Baker David Driver John Reggero Talkback & Panel Moderator Katie Halper Social Media Bizzy Coy Tech Manager Charlie Kalinowski Projectionists Gregory Castro Nancy Stevenson Official Accommodations Catskill Mountains Resort Volunteer Coordinator April Bidwell Catering Gerard s River Grill Party Sponsor Narrowsburg Fine Wines & Spirits Film Sponsors Hester & Peter Greene Elizabeth & Henry Kubenik Nancy Stevenson & Ken Sable Big Eddy Challenge Johnathan Charles Fox The River Reporter Poster Design Darryl Brasseale, ArtMode Advisory Board Tibor Feldman Actor, Producer Basil Tsiokos Nantucket Film Festival
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT PRODUCER LEVEL SPONSORS Catskill Mountains Resort Kohler Lumber & Building Materials Nancy J. Stevenson & Ken Sable DIRECTOR LEVEL SPONSORS Frontier Communications Highland Yoga & Dance Jeffrey Allison & James Lomax Gail & Tom McDonnell FEATURED ACTOR LEVEL SPONSORS Beaverbrook Cottage Karen Flood Bethel Woods Center Floyd and Bobo s Bakery for the Arts Hennings Local Boregaard Jeweler The Heron Restaurant By Delaine Homestead School Dog Mountain Lodge The Inn at Lake Joseph DVEight Mikee Rappoport / Eagle Valley Realty McKean Real Estate Melissa Easton & Schmidt s Wholesale Chris Peacock The Velvet Maple THANK YOU Honesdale National Bank for the popcorn machine Michael Andrews Audio Visual Services for the screen Charlie Kalinowski for technical assistance Rocky Pinciotti for general assistance And a special thank you to all Big Eddy Film Festival Volunteers The Big Eddy Film Festival s mission is to present feature films, documentaries, and shorts that advance the traditional art of storytelling and take audiences to unexpected places. Produced by Delaware Valley Arts Alliance, the Arts Council for Sullivan County. Visit DelawareValleyArtsAlliance.org. This presentation is made possible in part with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts Electronic Media and Film Presentation Funds grant program, administered by The ARTS Council of the Southern Finger Lakes.