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TABLE OF CONTENTS
2 Narratives
9 Documentaries
16 Shorts
20 Music Videos Online
20 Panels
EAST COAST PREMIERE EAST COAST PREMIERE EAST COAST PREMIERE
24 Performances
24 Awards A REAL VERMEER THE BACHELORS THE BALLAD
Directed by Rudolf van den Berg Directed by Kurt Voelker OF LEFTY BROWN
25 Tickets The Netherlands / 2016 / USA / 2016 / 108 minutes Directed by Jared Mosh
105 minutes WOODSTOCK Playhouse USA / 2017 / 111 minutes
26 Schedule at a Glance In Dutch with subtitles Thur Oct 12 9:00pm
WOODSTOCK Playhouse
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Orpheum SAUGERTIES
27 Sponsors Fri Oct 13 8:30pm Grieving over the death of his wife, ROSENDALE Theatre
Sun Oct 15 2:45pm
Upstate Films WOODSTOCK Bill Palet (in a subtly charismatic
Sun Oct 15 2:00pm performance by J.K. Simmons) makes BUY TICKETS
BUY TICKETS a bold move, packing up his life and In what is a uniquely American
Han van Meegeren is considered one adolescent son to start anew in LA. genre, director Jared Mosh takes
of the most talented artists of the With a striking performance by up- us back to the world of cowboys and
1920s Dutch art scene. But when and-coming actor Josh Wiggins as cattle barons. However, this time
he falls in love with the beautiful Wes, the father-son relationship its not the hero, but his sidekick in
actress Jolanka Lakatos, wife of permeates the story as they each the spotlight. After Eddie Johnson
Hollands most important art critic, contend with their grief, assisted by (Peter Fonda) is elected Montana
van Meegeren makes a powerful the relationships they build. senator, he appoints his bumbling
enemy, intent on destroying him. Wes finds solace in new pal Lefty (Bill Pullman) to take
Then, pouring salt on the wound, his friends and pursuits, but this sense over his ranch. Everyone, including
wife and son leave him. Distraught, of normal is upended as Bill falls Eddies wife (Kathy Baker) thinks
van Meegeren escapes to the south of into a debilitating depression. this is a bad decision. When things
France to work on one thing: revenge. Struggling to keep a grip on their take an unexpected turn, and Eddie
He dedicates himself to forging a lives, their story is intertwined is gunned down, Mosh spins a
perfect Vermeer that will fool the with two women a discerning stirring and compassionate yarn, as
art world and humiliate his nemesis. French professor (Julie Delphy) who Lefty, thrown into an unaccustomed
When it comes time to unveil the cares deeply for her students, and position, proves his loyalty, turning
painting, however, Han must choose a troubled girl (impeccably played from clumsy sidekick into relentless
between revealing the truth and by Odeya Rush) whose kindness is avenger. Pullmans Lefty Brown
getting his revenge, or keeping quiet obscured by a dark reputation. is an inspiring character, simple,
and winning Jolankas heart. In this Witty, heartening and full of stubborn, with an invincible
period piece of high tension drama, honest sentiment and fresh dialog, courage that carries the film by
madness and romance, A Real Vermeer The Bachelors explores how grief can his masterful performance. An old-
is a fictionalized story of a man who, sabotage our ability for compassion, fashioned Western accentuated with
in real life, rose to infamy as one of while love has the power to drive a cinematic eye and attention to
the most ingenious art forgers of all healing. Colton Cox details, this is a story that never
time. Q&A PARTICIPANT:
becomes old: that of undying loyalty
Kurt Voelker of one man for another.
Q&A PARTICIPANT: Ben F Fischer
Rudolf van den Berg
COURTESY OF A24
Q&A PARTICIPANTS:
Bill Pullman, Jared Mosh
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EAST COAST PREMIERE NORTH AMERICAN NEW YORK PREMIERE NEW YORK PREMIERE
PREMIERE
DONT COME BACK HOLDEN ON INFINITY BABY
FROM THE MOON GIRL IN FLIGHT Directed by Tamlin Hall Directed by Bob Byington
Directed by Sandra Vannucchi USA / 2017 / 102 minutes USA / 2017 / 70 minutes
Directed by Bruce Thierry Cheung
Italy, Switzerland / 2017 / Upstate Films WOODSTOCK
USA / 2017 / 84 minutes WOODSTOCK Playhouse
78 minutes Sat Oct 14 5:30pm Thur Oct 12 1:00pm
Upstate Films WOODSTOCK Italian with subtitles Orpheum Theatre SAUGERTIES
Thur Oct 12 6:00pm ROSENDALE Theatre
Upstate Films WOODSTOCK Sun Oct 15 5:00pm Sat Oct 14 8:00pm
Upstate Films II RHINEBECK Thur Oct 12 3:30pm
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Orpheum Theatre SAUGERTIES
BUY TICKETS Fri Oct 13 6:00pm Holden On is the true story of In this absurdist comedy set in the
BUY TICKETS a teen from the small town of near-future, Ben, a perpetual dater
In a rundown desert town, the men
LaGrange, Georgia, struggling with who is incapable of committing to
begin to vanish one by one, leaving
Almost 11-year-old Silvias home mental illness and addiction in any relationship, portrayed in a
their families to wonder where they
life is dominated by her mothers the mid 90s. Holden Layfield was wonderfully wacky performance by
have gone and will they return. Is
depression. Hoping for a break, cheerful, popular, a star athlete, Kieran Culkin, works for a company
this some sci-fi abduction? After one
Silvia pleads for a family trip to kind, and compassionate and he tasked with finding a forever home
fathers cryptic note, the kids start
Rome. But when her father backs had a dark secret: he suffered from for genetically modified babies who
referring to the disappearances as
down yet again, she takes off on schizophrenia. As his condition dont age, cry, eat or soil diapers. So-
going to the moon.
her own from their home out- deteriorated and his attempt to called Infinity Babies are a stylistic
The supernatural atmosphere side Florence to fulfill her dream. self-medicate turned into addiction, choice for parents who dont want
persists, enhanced by soft grainy Fearless and open to everything, he disconnected from family and the responsibilities of raising a child.
camera work and a discordant she falls in with 13-year-old Emina, friends. On November 16, 1995, But somewhere along the way, one
soundtrack, the town starting to a Gypsy girl who reluctantly takes 19-year-old Holden committed of these care-free babies almost dies
look post-apocalyptic, with barren Silvia under her wing. And so the suicide with a shotgun. of neglect and one of our characters
land, tumble-down buildings, and adventure begins. In a story that Tamilin Hall was one of Hold- discovers a need and knack for
kids lolling about with no options confronts such universal themes as ens schoolmates and in his phenom- parenting. Featuring such supporting
or hope. The real reason for the the struggles of family life disrupted
enal first film he shows that Holdens comedic veterans as Nick Offerman,
absentee fathers, however, is more by mental illness, as well as a childs
life matters by exposing the stig- Megan Mullally (both from Parks and
mundane. Lacking job opportunities, innocence in relation to an outcast
ethnic group, Girl in Flight is a film ma surrounding mental illness and Recreation) and Martin Starr (Freaks
they seek greener pastures. At the
encouraging those who are suffer-
center of it all is fifteen-year-old of compassion and beauty. Shot in a and Geeks, Silicon Valley), whose
Roma camp with resident non-actors ing to talk about it and seek help. hilarious performances are essential
Mickey, juggling teenage tomfoolery,
by an award-winning cinematogra- His cinema verite style, iconic 90s to the whole, and assuredly directed
his love for another forsaken kid, and
pher, this tender, captivating and soundtrack, finely chosen cast, and by Bob Byington with beautiful
acting the grown-up, providing for
emotional indie gem is based on obvious respect and empathy for his black and white imagery, Infinity
his younger brother and now single
events in first-time director Sandra subject create a passionate testimo- Baby is about trying to find our
mom. In this beautifully executed
Vannucchis real life. nial to someone whose life was shat- place in a world that is becoming
story, what choice will Mickey make:
Barbara Pokras, ACE tered before it even started. increasingly artificial and the human
remain to rebuild his world, or leave
Ben F. Fischer relationships and connections that
to find his own future?
Q&A PARTICIPANTS: Q&A PARTICIPANT: we hone along the way.
Ben F. Fischer Sandra Vannucchi, Michael King Tamlin Hall Evan Thomas
Q&A PARTICIPANT: Q&A PARTICIPANT:
Dean Bakopoulos Bob Byington
COURTESY OF
THE FILM COLLABORATIVE
Q&A PARTICIPANTS:
Jessica Thompson, Michael Cuomo,
Carlo Velayo
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EAST COAST PREMIERE EAST COAST EAST COAST PREMIERE NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE
PREMIERE
SUBMISSION LGBTQ
FOC US TIME TRAP THE TRAVELLER
Directed by Richard Levine THEY Directed by Mark Dennis Directed by Hadi Ghandour
USA / 2017 / 106 minutes Directed by and Ben Foster Lebanon-France / 2016 /
Anahita Ghazvinizadeh USA / 2017 / 87 minutes
ROSENDALE Theatre 100 minutes
Fri Oct 13 12:30pm USA, Qatar / 2017 / 80 minutess Lebanese-French with subtitles
WOODSTOCK Playhouse
WOODSTOCK Playhouse ROSENDALE Theatre Sun Oct 1511:45am Upstate Films WOODSTOCK
Sat Oct 14 6:45m Sat Oct 14 12:30pm Fri Oct 13 9:00pm
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Sun Oct 15 4:45pm Sat Oct 14 4:00pm
The Premise: A group of archeology
Ted Swenson is a published author BUY TICKETS students, searching for their miss- BUY TICKETS
working as a creative writing pro- ing teacher, become trapped inside a
fessor, with a loving marriage and a In this succinct, enchanting look at mysterious cave where time passes at Adnan is a dreamer at odds with him-
passion for his work. But as his rela- modern-day identity issues, writer- a different pace than in the outside self: a Lebanese travel agent who can
tionship with a gifted student turns director Anahita Ghazvinizadehs They world. The Realization: A time-bend- describe the romances of the world
from guidance to obsession, Submis- tenderly follows fourteen-year-old J, ing science fiction adventure that is to his clients, but has never left his
sion, based on the best-selling novel who goes by the pronoun they,during smart, entertaining and grips you own country. So when the opportuni-
Blue Angel, by former Hudson Valley a crucial three-day time span. J lives from start to finish. Using a simple ty arises for him to attend a business
resident Francine Prose, delves into a with their parents in the suburbs of notion of time passing faster outside conference in Paris, he packs his suit-
deeper story, examining such issues Chicago and is exploring their gender than inside the cave, what initially case and flies out, only to find him-
as envy and personal expectations identity, all the while taking hormone starts out as a straightforward rescue self tempted by a culture that chal-
and the slippery slope from teacher blockers to postpone puberty. After expedition soon becomes a spooky lenges his sense of loyalty both
to guru, admirer to manipulator. two years of medication and therapy, sci-fi mystery fraught with alarming to family and nation. Wide-eyed in
Carefully treading through J has to make a decision whether or threats and unforeseen twists and the City of Love, Adnan is seduced by
disturbing issues like sexual not to transition. Over a long weekend turns around every corner, making it Paris one moment, then drawn back
harassment and political correctness, while their parents are away, Js sister impossible to guess whats coming to Lebanon the next, with worried
director Richard Levine delivers a Lauren and her Iranian friend/partner next. Danger imperils the lives of the phone calls from his wife counterbal-
suspenseful human drama injected Araz arrive to take care of they. With a characters and threatens their ability ancing his European enticements. As
with comedy to make the film both haunting central performance by Rhys to return home. Will they be saved Adnan wonders where his heart truly
entertaining and compelling. Honest Fehrenbacher, the film is refreshingly despite their ineptness? With an ani- lies, we are charmed by his emotional
and authentic, with gifted leading non-judgmental in a way rarely seen mated cast portraying the somewhat tug-of-war, stuck between a lifetime
actors Stanley Tucci and Addison in real life, much less on screen. dysfunctional rescue team, Time Trap of caution and his latent yearnings.
Timlin carrying the film, supported Monique Ray is a clever, fast-paced ride packed The Traveller is thoughtful and sweet,
by Kyra Sedgwick and Janeane with imagination and fun. Suitable and Adnan, played with buoyancy by
Garofalo who deliver critical roles, Q&A PARTICIPANTS: Rodrigue Sleiman, brings levity as his
for children who arent easily scared
Submission is both a commentary on Anahitz Gazvinizadeh, Zoe Sua Cho,
and adults who long to still be kids. character stumbles into an unfamiliar
academic life and the witnessing of Simone Ling
Ben F. Fischer world. Colton Cox
a decent man spiraling towards self- COURTESY OF LUXBOX FILMS
Q&A PARTICIPANTS: Q&A PARTICIPANTS:
destruction. Monique Ray Hadi Ghandour, Stevan Lee Mraovitch
Mark Dennis, Ben Foster, Zachary Matz
Q&A PARTICIPANT: Richard Levine
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ABOUT WFF
Programming at the
WOODSTOCK FILM
FESTIVAL
encourages those who use film as a
way to explore social, environmental
and political themes, while
challenging their inherent
boundaries.
EAST COAST PREMIERE NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE EAST COAST PREMIERE FOCUS ON MUSIC
showcases films
US AND THEM WATERBOYS WHAT CHILDREN DO about music and
Directed by Joe Martin Directed by Robert Jan Westdijk Directed by Dean Peterson musicians, while at the same time
exploring the role that music plays
United Kingdom / 2017 / The Netherlands / 2016 / USA / 2017 / 86 minutes
in film.
83 minutes 93 minutes Orpheum Theatre SAUGERTIES
In Dutch and English with subtitles Sat Oct 14 5:45pm THE HUDSON VALLEY
Upstate Films WOODSTOCK
Thur Oct 12 8:30pm Upstate Films I RHINEBECK WOODSTOCK Playhouse AND CATSKILLS have
Upstate Films I RHINEBECK Fri Oct 13 12:30pm Sun Oct 15 5:00pm
been a hotbed of
Fri Oct 13 8:15pm Upstate Films WOODSTOCK BUY TICKETS creative energy and
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artistic vibrancy for over a century.
BUY TICKETS Estranged sisters Amy and Shannon In addition to attracting production
Three rough and tumble British lads, return to their hometown in upstate
talent from all over the world, many
intent on making a grand and brut- Not your typical father/son bonding New York to care for their dying
established and emerging filmmakers
ish public statement on economic experience, a middle-aged crime grandmother. After not speaking for
have now made the Hudson Valley
inequality in the UK, use one upper novelist with a soft spot for the three years, and knowing little about
their home.
crust family as their sacrificial lamb. ladies and his awkward 20 year old each others current lives, they come
When disenfranchised Danny (Jack son, both dumped by their partners face-to-face with lingering childhood The Woodstock Film
Roth) confronts wealthy banker, Con- at the same time, embark on a trip resentments, all the while trying to Festival is proud to
rad (Tim Bentinck), he plans to teach from Amsterdam to Edinburgh on put aside the past to come togeth- present the World
him a lesson hell never forget. the pretext of a publicity tour. Their er for Nana. With the kind of comedy Cinema program to further our
When daughter Philippa strained relationship and personal that only sibling rivalry can generate, commitment to sharing experiences
comes home with her supposed demons begin to heal with the aid the failed actress and bored librar- across continents.
boyfriend, her parents are shocked of two local women, while the music ian sisters come across old flames,
of the renowned (Dutch) band The
LGBTQ
to see he is from the wrong social over-zealous pastors and overdue Since its inception,
class. They soon learn he is an im- Waterboys serves as the catalyst DVDs, as they work to heal their re- the Woodstock Film
for the individual turning points FOCU S
poster and thus begins this wild ride lationship with each other and the Festival has explored
of a home invasion thriller. Tensions of the two men. A double coming- town they grew up in (Woodstock, and celebrated
escalate as the intruders hold the of-age film, Waterboys is a warm that is!). Monique Ray LGBTQ voices
family hostage and force the father and amusing story of an estranged
to choose between wife and daugh- father who needed to be shaken up Q&A PARTICIPANT: Dean Peterson The Woodstock Film
ter in a game of Russian roulette. from his revelry and endless playboy Festivals SPOTLIGHT
Dannys seething anger is palpable adventures and do some growing up, ON WOMEN IN FILM
and only countered by Conrads at- and a son who had to learn to take & MEDIA initiative highlights exciting
titude toward privilege and entitle- life less seriously. Despite the levity, new works by some of todays most
ment. Briskly paced with wonderful this charming and easy-going comedy talented, established and up-and-
acting, this well-crafted film is on is a movie of surprising depth. coming female directors.
the pulse of sociopolitical strife in Svetlana Krotek
the UK and reflects the current polit- Q&A PARTICIPANTS: FOCUS ON DUTCH
ical unrest worldwide. Gene Fischer Robert Jan Westdijk CINEMA Netherlands
Consulate and the
Q&A PARTICIPANT: Joe Martin
Department of Dutch
Culture USA.
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NAT BATES FOR MAYOR THE ORGANIZER RAM DASS, GOING HOME THE RAPE OF
Directed by Bradley Berman Directed by Nick Taylor Directed by Derek Peck RECY TAYLOR
Upstate Films WOODSTOCK
and Eric Weiss USA Canada / 2017 / 96 minutes USA / 2016 / 32 minutes Sat Oct 14 10:00am
USA / 2017 / 76 minutes Upstate Films WOODSTOCK Woodstock Playhouse
Sun Oct 15 7:00pm Sun Oct 15 10:15am Directed by Nancy Buirski
Bearsville Theater WOODSTOCK
Thur Oct 12 6:00pm BUY TICKETS BUY TICKETS USA / 2017 / 91 minutes
ROSENDALE Theatre Woodstock Playhouse
Fri Oct 13 6:00pm Documenting the work of the brilliant Ram Dass, Going Home is a profound Sun Oct 15 10:15am
BUY TICKETS community organizer Wade Rathke, and poetic encounter with cultural and BUY TICKETS
The Organizer takes us through his spiritual icon Ram Dass at his home
Nat Bates For Mayor documents the process of founding ACORN (Asso- on Maui. In the final chapter of his The numbers of women raped in Jim
outrageous 2014 mayors race in ciation of Community Organizations life, the intimacy of the film imparts Crow South were staggering. In danger
Richmond, CA, home to the second for Reform Now), the first of its kind a sense that you are right there with for their lives, they didnt report the
largest California refinery. In a brazen community-based organization. Start- him. Together with the beautiful crimes and their stories went hidden.
move, Chevron spent over $3 million ing with a few driven welfare moms in music of remarkable composer Paul Not Recy Taylor, a 24-year-old moth-
to back 83-year-old African-American Arkansas, ACORN quickly mushroomed Cantelon, this is a rare opportunity er who was gang raped by six white
stalwart Nat Bates. Bates makes a into a highly energized and mobilized to be in the presence of one of the boys in 1944 Alabama. Unbroken,
Faustian bargain with the corporate half-million strong constituency that most inspiring people to grace the she spoke up, and with the help of
behemoth to preserve the waning power influenced government and corporate planet. A meditation on life that adds Rosa Parks and legins of women, they
of Richmonds African-American working policy on the local, state and feder- meaning to our everyday experience. worked to get Recy Taylor justice.
class community, whose rich history al levels. Through Wades leadership,
Set against a backdrop of
dates back to World War Two. Its black ACORN created unprecedented voter Q&A PARTICIPANTS:
Derek Peck, Michelle Esrick
soulful music, documentarian Nancy
against white; pro-development against registration drives and brought eco-
Buirski masterfully crafts the mood
eco-friendly; David versus Goliath. Is nomic gains for countless low income
as we witnes a terrified black wom-
Bates the savior or stooge? A wacky families, changing the socio econom-
an running for her life. This powerful
ride with some entertaining and offbeat ic and political map of the regions
emotional charge persists throughout
political personalities, the guerilla-style it operated in. But controversy and
the film as we move back and forth
documentary follows the candidates as scandal resulted in the organizations
in time. Weaving vintage clips of
they lock horns in a battle for mayor ultimate collapse and demise, taking
early race films black stories told
and the future of the Bay Area oil town. down Rathke with it. The Organizer
by black filmakers for black audienc-
With cameos by Vermont Senator Bernie is a story of particular relevance in
es with mood-setting visuals from
Sanders and legendary civil rights these highly charged political times
the actual locations and current in-
leader Andrew Young, the film is a and one with a lot to teach us.
terviews with her siblings more than
potent mix of corporate influence, race, Svetlana Krotek
70 years after the event, the hurt,
gentrification, homophobia, political Q&A PARTICIPANTS: indignations and ultimate vindica-
self-determination, and humor all Nick Taylor, Wade Rathke, Joey Carey tion go far beyond one womans story
told through the stories of bigger-than- to expand on the history of race in
life small-town characters. America.
Q&A PARTICIPANT: Bradley Berman
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S H O RT S
Rosendale Theatre
ANIMATION WITH JOY + NOELLE Thur Oct 12 7:30pm
Runtime: 65 minutes + Q&A Bearsville Theater WOODSTOCK
Sun Oct 15 11:30am
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An Exquisite Hi Stranger The Realm
Task Directed by Kirsten of Deepest
Directed by Lepore Knowing
Beck Underwood USA / 2017 / Directed by
USA / 2017 / 2:45 minutes Seung Hee Kim
4:45 minutes This short breaks South Korea / 2017 /
Some of the most difficult tasks in life can also the fourth wall in 3:30 minutes
be the most exquisite. an uncomfortable, During a struggle.
How to have yet hilarious way. one digs beneath the surface of the other to reach
a Romantic the deepest place of his heart.
In Winter
Date Directed by Joy
Cartoon Buran and Noelle The Talk:
Box #4 Melody True Stories
Directed by USA / 2017 / About
Joost Lieuwma 2:50 minutes the Birds and
The Netherlands / 2017 / 0:22 minutes School of Visual Arts the Bees
A woman and a man are having a date. This will An animated music Directed by
be a night that they remember for a very long video based on the Norse mythology of Skadi and Alain Delannoy
time. Njord. Canada / 2016 /
8:50 minutes
Cee Cee and KCLOC
the Ex- There are things in life you never forget. One of
Directed by Ninaad them, like it or not, is The Talk.
Calibahhh Kulkarni
Directed by School of Visual Arts
Joy Buran and USA / 2017 / Wednesday with
Noelle Melody 2:50 minutes Goddard
USA / 2017 / A 3D animated Directed by
1:26 minutes documentary on peoples perceptions of time. Nicolas Mnard
That time Cee Cee bought a sex toy called The UK / 2016 /
Ex-Calibahhh. Based on a true story. Outside Hearing 4:30 minutes
In A personal quest
Cop Dog Directed by Dylan for spiritual enlightenment leads to romance and
Directed by Reitz, Savannah despair.
Bill Plympton Winchester
USA / 2017 / USA / 2016 /
5:37 minutes 7:05 minutes
Our plucky hero Calvin discovers his
has a new occu- ability to hear the soundtracks of lives far beyond his
pation: patrolling our airports sniffing for illegal own doorstep.
drugs.
Pittari
Delicatessen Directed by
Directed by Patrick Smith
Fenglin Chens USA / 2017 /
USA / 2017 / 4 minutes
4:40 minutes Satans boulder
The School of the busting destruction is
Art Institute of Chicago halted by a stubborn
A romantic relationship blossoms between a foe, who is testing his shape shifting abilities.
man and a woman when they first meet in a
delicatessen. Portlandia:
Squirrels
First Bloom Directed by
Directed by Rob Shaw
Tingting Liu USA / 2016 /
China/ USA / 3:43 minutes
2017 / The Portlandia Rats
4:38 minutes are back! Once more
First Bloom tells the story of the budding love featuring the voices of Fred Armisen and Carrie
between a eunuch servant and a princess in Brownstein.
ancient China.
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CONFLICT Community Center WOODSTOCK
Sat Oct 14 8:00pm
Runtime: 60 minutes + Q&A Sun Oct 15 1:45pm
NEW YORK PREMIERE EAST COAST PREMIERE US PREMIERE EAST COAST PREMIERE
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DETERMINATION Community Center WOODSTOCK
Sat Oct 14 10:00pm
Runtime: 55 minutes + Q&A
FOR MATURE AUDIENCES Sun Oct 15 3:45pm
EAST COAST PREMIERE EAST COAST PREMIERE
Crick in the Holler
WORLD PREMIERE
(le) Rebound Modern Houses
Directed by Laura Directed by
Directed by Ursula Ellis
Beckner Matthew Dixon
USA / 2017 /
USA, France, Germany / USA / 2016 /
17:45 minutes
2017 / 19 minutes 17:53 minutes
Columbia University
In English, and French, A star architect hears
The crisis that divides the whisper that every
with subtitles
can bring us closer artists fear.
A semi-French film, where the pursuit of pleasure
together.
is full of left turns.
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GROWING UP Community Center WOODSTOCK
Sat Oct 14 5:45pm
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All Against the Sea The Foster Portfolio New Years Eve at Sunnys Resolutions
Directed by Michael Sldek Directed by Danielle Katvan Directed by Bob Giraldi Directed by Tamara Fisch
USA / 2017 / 14:12 minutes USA / 2016 / 19 minutes USA / 2016 / 16:45 minutes USA / 2017 / 14:45 minutes
A desperate couple navigates Based on the short story by A young man returning from the As the clock counts down to mid-
more than rough waters on a Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. Vietnam War finds salvation in a night on New Years Eve, Frankie
doomed kayaking trip. woman he meets on New Years learns something that changes
Eve. everything.
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MUSIC VIDEOS
ONLINE
140 Characters GLOBES
Directed by Dean Winkler,
Shirley House
Maureen Nappi and Directed by
Donald S. Butler Tina Romero
USA / 2017 / 5:35 minutes USA / 2016 / 3:58 minutes
A non-narrative music video https://youtu.be/b147QakJjQ8
What happened to the future we www.vimeo.com/216741804
were promised? for shot in Brooklyn, NYC.
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PA N E L S
THROUGH THEIR LENS Kleinert/James Center Sat Oct 14 2:00pm
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THE AMERICAN CONDITION
Do the arts have a responsibility to society? In the current climate, as arts funding undergoes greater scrutiny, the
purpose and function (if any) of art becomes ever more significant. Documentary films provide a lens through which
audiences come face-to-face with all kinds of people in a variety of circumstances; films illuminating such issues as
racial discrimination, inequality in education, voter rights, clean energy, same sex marriage, medical marijuana, gender
equality, community organizing all subjects of concern in America today. In this panel, top-notch documentarians
come together to discuss their role in making films that help define the American Condition: the values, hopes,
struggles, and victories of citizens all across the country.
Richard Rowley
PANELISTS
Richard Rowley is an Jamie Redford writes, Bob Herbert is the director Sam Pollard is an
Academy Award-nominated produces and directs for film and executive editor of award-winning filmmaker
director and Sundance Film and television. Prior to com- Against All Odds: The Fight for whose work spans almost
Festival winning cinematog- pleting Happening: A Clean a Black Middle Class. 30 years. He received
rapher, with 19 years experi- Energy Revolution for HBO, He is the author an Emmy in 1989 for an
ence producing and directing Jamies other HBO films of Losing Our Way: An episode of Eyes On The Prize
and 23 years shooting for included Toxic Hot Seat, The Intimate Portrait of II: America at the Racial
screen and television. His Big Picture: Rethinking Dys- a Troubled America, Crossroads. Eight years later,
documentary feature Dirty lexia, Mann v. Ford, and The his documentary series, Ill
Wars pioneered a fusion of Kindness of Strangers. While published by Doubleday, Make Me A World: Stories
nonfiction reportage and completing Happening, and the moderator of of African-American Artists
dramatic narrative storytell- Jamie traveled the world as Bob Herberts OP-ED.TV, a and Community, received a Jamie Redford
ing, winning him dozens of an American Film Showcase weekly interview program Peabody. Between 1990 and
festival awards and an Acad- ambassador with his two on CUNY-TV. For nearly 20 2010, Pollard edited Spike
emy Award nomination. His award-winning documentary years, Herbert was an op- Lees Mo Better Blues, Jungle
other theatrically released films, Resilience: the Biology ed columnist for The New Fever, Girl 6, Clockers, and
documentary features have of Stress and the Science York Times, writing about Bamboozled. Pollard and Lee
been honored at scores of of Hope and Paper Tigers. politics, urban affairs and also co-produced a number of
festivals around the world, Jamie, along with his father documentary productions for
from Berlin to Sundance. Robert Redford, co-founded social trends. Previously, he both small and big screen,
Rowley has directed, and currently chairs The worked at The Daily News as including Spike Lee Presents
produced and filmed dozens Redford Center, a nonprofit general assignment reporter, Mike Tyson, which earned
of television documentaries media entity that engages national correspondent, Pollard an Emmy. Other
for Channel 4, BBC, Canal +, people through inspiring consumer affairs editor, city prestigious films include
ZDF, ARD, CBC, PBS, CNN In- stories that galvanize envi- hall bureau chief, and city Four Little Girls, about the
ternational, Al Jazeera, and ronmental action. editor before he became a 1963 Birmingham church Bob Herbert
others. Recently, he was lead columnist and a member bombings, When The Levees
cinematographer for Show- of the Editorial Board. In Broke, a series that won a
times climate change series, Peabody and three Emmys,
Years of Living Dangerously, addition to newspaper work, Slavery By Another Name,
Herbert was a national
EPIXs America Divided. correspondent for NBC News. On Which I Stand, Two Trains
PANELISTS
Christopher Lennertz: Lucas Richman: Grammy Brian Weidling: While a Christopher Scott Chris
Star Wars, Van Halen, and Award-winning conductor/com- student at Emerson College, Brooks: Music producer, edi-
Bye Bye Birdie may be poser Lucas Richman has served Brian Weidling created an tor, author, and film educator,
responsible for his love for as Music Director for the Bangor award-winning documentary Brooks is best known for his
movies, music and musical Symphony Orchestra since on the 1970 Kent State work with composer Michael
theater, but a chance meet- 2010, and held the position as Shootings. His professional
Kamen. Beginning with the
ing with Henry Mancini in Music Director for the Knoxville career began at Mutual Film
iconic Lethal Weapon, he forged
college changed Christopher Symphony Orchestra from Company on such critically
Lennertzs life forever. Im- 2003-2015. He has appeared as acclaimed films as Hard Rain, a 25-year relationship with Christopher Lennertz
pressed by Mancinis ability guest conductor with numerous The Jackal, Saving Private Kamen, editing and producing
to compose and produce for orchestras, including the New Ryan, and The Truman Show, the scores for such Hollywood
any genre, Lennertz modeled York Philharmonic, Philadel- and Direct Cinema Limited, blockbusters as Die Hard (and
his career to be similarly phia Orchestra, Los Angeles which distributed numerous sequels), Robin Hood: Prince
diverse. This eclectic ability Philharmonic, Oslo Philharmon- Oscar and Emmy award of Thieves, Don Juan DeMarco,
has become his signature. ic, and the Iceland Symphony winning documentaries. The Three Musketeers, and Mr.
Lennertz has written Orchestra. As a composer, Weidling produced Hollands Opus, for which he
music for some of the Richmans music has been and directed The Goal- won the MPSE Golden Reel
greatest storytellers: performed by over two hundred Claudio Reyna, following Award for music editing.
futuristic dystopian orchestras across the United the captain of the US mens Brooks early work
States, including the New York includes many critically
Americana for J.J. Abrams Philharmonic and Boston Pops. soccer teams 2002 ascent Lucas Richman
acclaimed films, with Scorceses
Revolution; the lush He has fulfilled commissions to the World Cup All Star
Goodfellas at the top.
orchestral melodies of for numerous organizations, Team that Sports Illustrated Relationships with directors
Steven Spielbergs Medal of including the symphonies of called a soccer nuts dream. Francis Ford Coppola, Michael
Honor series; stark, out-of- Pittsburgh, San Diego and His company Tumbleweed Mann, Richard Donner, and
tune gospel piano for Thanks Knoxville. 2015 saw the Albany Entertainment has generated John Waters, and composers
for Sharing; the powerful Records' release of a critical- over 700 animatics for Randy Newman, Elliot
urban hip hop defining Ice ly-acclaimed CD featuring the major companies. In 2007, Goldenthal and Thomas Dolby,
Cubes tough-as-nails cop Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra he co-created Go Green fill his resume. He continues
performing three compositions,
in Ride Along; even soaring for Discovery Channels to work with some of the
including his Concerto for Piano
heroics for a hot dog saving eco-channel, and a similar finest talents in the business,
and Orchestra: In Truth.
including Rob Reiner, Werner
the world in Seth Rogens series for the Sierra Club in Brian Weidling
Sausage Party. Working with 2008. Most recently, Weidling Herzog, Alan Menken, and Marc
writer/producer Eric Kripke directed A Symphony of Shaiman. His latest projects
Hope, and is currently in include Rebecca Millers HBO
led to an Emmy nomination
documentary Arthur Miller:
for the cult hit Supernatural, production on Cashel: 21
Writer and the Netflix feature
and he earned a Grammy and Counting, about a boy Our Souls at Night,starring
for his arrangements on who has lived his entire life Robert Redford and Jane Fonda.
Ozomatlis Street Signs. in bed because of a genetic
Lennertz is one of the most disorder
important composers in
Hollywood today.
Christopher Scott
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PA N E L S
CHAT WITH
ACTORS DIALOGUE Kleinert/James Center
Sun Oct 15 10:00am CLOSING NIGHT FILM DIRECTOR
Kleinert/James Center
Sun Oct 15 12:00pm
Join this years Woodstock BUY TICKETS REBECCA MILLER BUY TICKETS
Film Festivals Excellence in
Acting honoree as he chats PANELIST:
Join Rebecca Miller, director of this years
about his work in some of Bill Pullman,
2017 Woodstock Closing Night Film Arthur Miller: Writer, as she
Americas most diverse and
Film Festival talks about making a film about her father and
and interesting films. Excellence in her own life as a filmmaker.
Acting honoree,
stars in the The
Ballad of Lefty
Rebecca
Brown, screening Miller has
at the festival, written and
and can also be directed
seen in festival six feature
alumni Alex and films: Angela,
Andrew Smiths winner of the
Walking Out, Sundance
Foxs Battle of Film Festival
the Sexes, and Filmmakers
Electric Enter- Hosted by Trophy
tainments LBJ. Additionally, he can currently be and Cinematography Award, and the
Moderator seen on the hit USA television show The Sinner,
Logan Hill writes frequently Gotham Award; Personal Velocity,
about arts and culture for winner of the Sundance Grand Jury Prize
Martha Frankel is the this summers highest rated program.
many of the worlds best and Cinematography Award, and the
Executive Director of Wood- Pullman is most known for his role as media outlets, including The
stock Bookfest, the host of President Thomas J. Whitmore in Independence Independent Spirit John Cassavetes Award;
New York Times, New York The Ballad of Jack and Rose, starring
Woodstock Booktalk, celebri- Day, as well as his role as Lone Starr in Magazine, Wired, Rolling Stone,
ty interviewer, and published Daniel Day-Lewis and Catherine Keener;
Spaceballs. Additional movie credits include Cosmopolitan, GQ, Esquire, The Private Lives of Pippa Lee, starring
novelist. Trouble, Independence Day: Resurgence, The Businessweek, and This American Robin Wright, Alan Arkin and Keanu
Equalizer, Surveillance, The Cove, Bottle Shock, Life. When hes not writing, he Reeves; Maggies Plan, starring Greta
Scary Movie 4, The Grudge, While You Were reviews films on the TV show Gerwig, Ethan Hawke and Julianne Moore,
Sleeping, The Last Seduction, Mr. Jones, Malice, Talking Pictures on Demand. and Arthur Miller: Writer, a documentary.
He is also the host of the new Her books Personal Velocity, The Private
Sleepless In Seattle, A League Of Their Own,
TimesTalks monthly screening Lives of Pippa Lee and Jacobs Folly have
Newsies, Ruthless People, and Lost Highway. series Screen Times.
Additional television credits include 1600 Penn, been published in over thirty countries.
Torchwood and Revelations.
J O I N T H E W O O D S T O C K F I L M F E S T I VA L I N C E L E B R AT I N G
THE 18 TH ANNUAL MAVERICK AWARDS CEREMONY BUY TICKETS
Productions AWARD
sponsored by Films We Like
IN KINGSTON
WFF ULTRA INDIE AWARD
7:00pm: Cocktail party in Gallery sponsored by Gray Krauss
8:15pm: Seating for awards begins Sandler Des Rochers and
Blackmagic
9:00pm: Award Ceremony with MAVERKICK TRAILBLAZER EXCELLENCE IN WORLD CINEMA AWARD
presentations to our AWARD AWARD ACTING AWARD Gigantic Pictures
honorary recipients and
winning filmmakers in the
SUSAN SHEP BILL BEST NARRATIVE SHORT
AWARD
following categories SARANDAN GORDON PULLMAN Gigantic Pictures
Susan Sarandon, known
Shep Gordon, named one
Bill Pullman stars in the
BEST STUDENT SHORT AWARD
MUSIC COURTESY of the 100 most influential
for her award-winning
people in Rolling Stone
Ballad of Lefty Brown, SHORT DOCUMENTARY AWARD
OF performances in such screening at the festival, sponsored by Films We Like
The Paul iconic films as Atlantic
magazine and the subject
of Mike Myers 2013 hit
and can also be seen in
BEST ANIMATED SHORT
Green Rock City, Thelma & Louise, Lo-
documentary Supermensch:
festival alumni Alex and
Academy will renzos Oil, and The Client,
brings a unique presence
The Legend of Shep
Andrew Smiths Walking
Out, Foxs Battle of the
Haskell Wexler Award for BEST
be playing music Gordon, launched one of CINEMATOGRAPHY
to every role. From her Sexes, and Electric Enter- sponsored by Panavision
from the greatest movies ever the first independent film
fearless portrayal of Annie tainments LBJ. Addi-
companies and film dis- The James Lyons Editing Award
made (and some mediocre ones, Savoy in Bull Durham
tributors, Alive Pictures/
tionally, he can currently
too.) For more about Paul Green, to her Academy Award be seen on the hit USA for NARRATIVE FEATURE
Island Alive, managed
and SAG Award-winning television show The Sin- sponsored by Technicolor
visit www.rockacademy.com role as Sister Helen in
such musicians as Alice
ner, this summers highest
Cooper, Teddy Pendergrass Postworks NY
Dead Man Walking, the rated program.
hard-working veterans
and Luther Vandross, and The James Lyons Editing Award
All trophies are sparked the celebrity chef (see page 24 for full bio) for
film work as actor and
handcrafted by Steve phenomenon, represent- DOC FEATURE
producer echoes through
Heller, a self-taught ing the likes of Emeril sponsored by Technicolor
the industry. Bombshell:
Lagasse, Wolfgang Puck,
artist who works in The Hedy Lamarr Story, Postworks NY
Nobu, and Daniel Boulud.
wood, found metal executive produced by
(see page 21 for full bio) THE CARPE DIEM ANDRETTA
and Cadillacs from the Sarandon, is screening at
the 2017 festival. AWARD
1950s. Visit Fabulous for living life to its fullest
Furniture in Boiceville or online at (see page 21 for full bio) honors Vincent Jay
www.fabulousfurnitureon28 Andretta III
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