2006

The 2006 Planet Ant Film & Video Festival Award Winners

Best of Festival
Plagues & Pleasures on the Salton Sea
Dir: Chris Metzer & Jeff Springer

Best Drama
Firefighter
Dir: Vanessa Ruane

Best Comedy
Hooch & Daddy-O
Dir: Donna Northcott

Best Documentary
Plagues & Pleasures on the Salton Sea
Dir: Chris Metzer & Jeff Springer

Best Music Video
Triboro Sound "Last Train Ride"
Dir: Gokhan Okur

Best Animation
Billy Collins "The Country"
Dir: Brady Baltezore

Audience Award
The Passenger
Dir: Jamie Sonderman

Audience Award (Honorable Mention)
I'm A Big Brother
Dir: Marty Shea

Audience Award (Honorable Mention)
Caught
Dir: Michael Madigan

Wednesday, June 14th

Planet Ant Theatre
2357 Caniff Ave.
Hamtramck, MI 48212
www.planetant.com
www.myspace.com/planetantfilm

Tickets $6 per program. Programs are approximately two hours long.

7:00pm Doors Open/Reception

8:00pm Program

Twitch
Dir: Leah Meyerhoff
New York 10 min
Twitch portrays a young girl's irrational fear that her mother's disability is contagious. Her boyfriend, oblivious to her increasing hypochondria, only seems interested in her physically. Ultimately, she must learn to confront her fears and take care of herself. Twitch is inspired by and starring the director's mother, who has Multiple Sclerosis.
www.twitchthemovie.com

Firefighter
Dir: Vanessa Ruane
California 20:33 min
After 9/11 Kenny Ruane finds his strong beliefs challenged until a fire rescue frees him of his survivor’s guilt and he’s able to return home to his family.

Broken
Dir: Alex Ferrari
Florida 19:30 min
Bonnie Clayton has it all, a great relationship, a challenging career, and the burden of a dream that grows more vivid and disturbing with each passing night. But when Bonnie is abducted by a sadistic stranger and his colorful entourage, she discovers that the key to her survival lies within the familiar realms of her recurring dream.
www.whatisbroken.com

Misfortunes (Contratiempos)
Dir: Antonio Gomez-Olea
Spain 14 min
Be careful, Javier is about to explode.

Eve
Dir: Paul Leeming
Australia 15 min
"Eve" examines the nature of love and obsolescence in a world where last year’s model is easily discarded in favour of the latest technology.

Billy Collins "The Country"
Dir: Brady Baltezore
California 1:27 min
Adaptation of Billy Collins poem, using hand drawn cel animation photographs, and 2D/3D digital animation.

Hang in There!
Dir: Jeff Hadick
Illinois 9 min
A satirical comedy about three hillbillies trying to get a cat out of a tree. Quirky and touching, with a fair amount of f-bombs.

Detroit: Not For Wimps
Dir: Leigh Richert
Port Huron, Michigan 17:45 min
Wedgies, bullies, spitballs, and monsters. It’s tough being a pair of kid brothers in Detroit during the late 70’s, especially when you hate each other.

Opening Night Party - Come Join us after our 8:00pm screenings for our music video program and Rock and Roll Karaoke at The Belmont. No cover!

The Belmont
10215 Joseph Campau
Hamtramck, MI 48212
Phone: (313) 871-1966
www.thebelmontbar.com

10:30pm Music Video Program

The Dwarves "FEFU" (Featuring The Suicide Girls)
Dir: Robert Sexton
www.thedwarves.com

The Nice Device "Innocent"
Dir: Nicolas Hill
Detroit
http://www.thenicedevice.com
http://www.luckyairlines.com

Deadstring Brothers "Sacred Heart"
Dir: Nicolas Hill
Detroit
http://www.deadstringbrothers.com
http://www.luckyairlines.com

Triple Creme "Team Queen"
Dir: Leah Meyerhoff
New York
A gender-bending, fire-breathing, tassel-twirling, post-punk rock 'n roll prom.
http://www.teamqueen.com

"Amelita Destruction"
Dir: Potter-Belmar Labs
Texas
http://potterbelmar.org

Viola "Strange & Sane"
Dir: Anthony Samangy
Ohio
www.autumnhazepictures.com/films/viola

Rhythm Tribe "Wishing U Were Here"
Dir: Thomas Guzman-Sanchez
California
http://www.rhythm-tribe.com

The Bannisters "Our Lady of The Neon Sign"
Dir: Mikey Brown
Detroit
http://www.myspace.com/thebannisters

Triboro Sound "Last Train Ride"
Dir: Gokhan Okur
New York City
http://www.triborosound.com

"Charlie Don’t Surf"
Dir: Joseph A. Ventimiglia
Michigan

The Yo-Yo Contingency "Ninety Years"
Dir: The Yo-Yo Contingency
Washington
http://www.yoyocontingency.com

Outgrabe "Almost Home"
Dir: Christopher St. John
California
http://www.outgrabe.com

"Mixed Emotions"
Dir: Joseph A. Ventimiglia
Michigan

The Blowtops "Insected Mind"
Dir: David Pike
Arizona
http://www.istifilms.com
http://www.myspace.com/istifilms
http://www.myspace.com/theblowtops

Zelda and the Unibrows "City Kids"
Dir: Joseph C. Krause, Paul Szewczyk
Michigan

Sassy Kraimspri "Toy Boy"
Dir: Daniel Collett
Norway
http://www.myspace.com/sassykraimspri

The Proper Authorities "Devastate"
Dir: Keith
Adams Ohio
http://www.theproperauthorities.com

CC Sound Factory "So Shiok"
Dir: Eric Ceret
Singapore
http://www.sonicbids.com/ccsoundfactory

EHA "Touch Me"
Dir: Miguel Delgado
Estonia
http://www.ehamusic.com

Sonic Adventure Project "Forty-two"
Dir: Fred Ilger
Austria
http://www.starmill.at

Brandon Wiard and The Saviors "Miss Michigan"
Dir: Brandon Wiard
Michigan
http://www.brandonwiard.com

Madlife "I Want War"
Dir: Jeff Jingle
California
http://www.madlifemusic.com

Diafanes "Love In"
Dir: Lorena Hollander
Brazil
http://www.diafanes.com

Stone Poetry "The Great Unknown"
Dir: Daniel Smith
Montana
http://www.stonepoetry.com

more videos TBA

Thursday, June 15th

Planet Ant Theatre
2357 Caniff Ave.
Hamtramck, MI 48212
www.planetant.com
www.myspace.com/planetantfilm

6:00pm Program

Small Beautiful Hands
Dir: Elizabeth Ladd Lee
Texas/Michigan 21:48 min
Newlyweds Susan and Daniel seem to have a perfect life until Susan is triggered by a series of childhood reminders. The images flood and overwhelm her until she loses the distinction between past and present.

A Cigar at the Beach
Dir: Stephen Keep Mills
California 15 min
A man withdraws to a beach. His fantasies propel him to the very edge of himself and to a surprise yearning greater than flesh.
http://www.triskelionent.com

The Stop
Dir: Nicole Sylvester
Detroit, Michigan 15 min
Two strangers get to know each other while waiting for the train.

Came Here Whole
Dir: Mercedes Yolanda Cooper
Illinois 13 min
An intimate drama that follows Lana as she decides whether to "cross over" or save herself from her depression after being raped.

Love, 9pm
Dir: Lydia Ghobrial, Steve Oliver, Jason McCaffrey
Ferndale, Michigan 7min
An engaging story of love lost captivates an audience at a cocktail party

Big Girl Lost
Dir: Alisa R. Lomax
Detroit, Michigan 22:00 min
The story of one woman’s journey to make peace with her past.

California
Dir: Irene M. Borrego
Cuba 12 min
Alicia, an elderly woman, decides to retire to an isolated environment to start a new life with her contemporaries. But soon Alicia feels disturbed; and perceives that maybe there is something wrong with this new place.

I See Spots
Dir: Natasha Beste
Oxford, Michigan 6 min
Two children encounter a near death experience after falling off a horse. Upon waking, they undergo a real tragedy.

Repress Life
Dir: Mike Lukacovic
Alabama 2min
Lines are blurred between dream and reality when a girl wakes up to a projection or manifestation of repressed emotion.

8:00pm Program

Trap
Dir: James Bonner
Royal Oak, Michigan 83 min
Husbands and wives, killing each other.
http://www.trapmovie.com

Caught
Dir: Michael Madigan
Troy, Michigan 19 min
Claire, a young art gallery manager, spies her boyfriend Doug cheating on her. How far will she go once she learns the truth about what’s going on behind her back.
http://www.fivecloverfilms.com

Defeated (Vencidos)
Dir: Ana Prieto
Spain 9 min
Obsessed with the novel of Don Quixote, Don Filipe is capable of doing anything to defend the just cause.

10:00pm Program

The Passenger
Dir: Jamie Sonderman
Detroit, Michigan 115 min
The story of a young artist in Detroit resolving whether to merely survive or follow his dream, through a series of adventures in Detroit’s underground art and music scene.
http://www.thoughtcollide.com

Friday, June 16th

Planet Ant Theatre
2357 Caniff Ave.
Hamtramck, MI 48212
www.planetant.com
www.myspace.com/planetantfilm

6:00pm Program

Infidel
Dir: Peter O’Keefe
Indiana 56 min
A street preacher encounters a man in a diner and – not realizing he is a hitman – decides to bring him to Jesus.

The Police Report
Dir: Gary Bosek
Shelby Township, Michigan 6:34 min
A small town police officer gets more than he bargains for when a strange man comes into the station to make a Police Report.

Legion: The word made flesh
Dir: Robert Sexton
24 min
Dark days lie ahead. Faith will falter. Hope will crumble. Innocence will end….But evil will never die.

My Skin
Dir: Cristopher Alan Broadstone
California 13min
Death flies in to take revenge on a young woman’s killer.

Checking In
Dir: Steve Gelder
California 10:45
A hotel thief poses as the manager and fools a cop who’s interrupted his robbery – until a guest joins them and asks about checking in.

How beer is really made
Dir: Ben Zurawski, David Brown, Steve Wojcik, Jan Janiczek
Dearborn, Michigan 3 min
A man remembers the first time he was told the truth about where beer really comes from.

8:00pm Program

Plagues & Pleasures on the Salton Sea
Dir: Chris Metzer & Jeff Springer
Narrated by John Waters
California 71 min
Once "California’s Riviera", the Salton Sea is now called one of America’s worst ecological disasters. Yet a few hardy eccentrics hang on to hope, including a roadside nudist and a man building a religious mountain out of mud and paint. Hair-raising and hilarious, this is the American Dream stinky as dead carp. With an original soundtrack by Friends of Dean Martinez.
http://www.saltonseadoc.com

Shortstop
Dir: Risa Machura & Fanny Veliz
California 17:18 min
Two women find out they’re not so different after all when they discover they are both in love with the same man.
http://shortstopmovie.com

I’m A Big Brother
Dir: Marty Shea
Illinois 12 min
Thirteen-year-old Chrissie visits her older brother Jim in college. He plans to teach her about being a teenager but she knows more than he thinks.

Eggs
Dir: Dane Boedigheimer
California 1:52 min
A peaceful day is turned upside down for a carton of eggs after a girl takes them out of the fridge.

10:00pm Program

Wasted Orient
Dir: Kevin Fritz
Pennsylvania 90 min
A film about Beijing China’s premier rock n’ rollers, Joyside, who drink all day and rock all night on their tour around China. "Rock n’ Roll in China is a nightmare."
http://www.wastedorient.com

The Adventure Golf Guy
Dir: Keith Jeffries
Ann Arbor, Michigan 8 min
This is the story of someone for whom your fun is very serious business. Peter is the counter person at the local adventure golf course.

Marko Potatovic
Dir: Aaron Oldenburg
Maryland 5:41 min
A 3D animation of a conversation between former president of Serbia Slobodan Milosevic and his son, Marko, about plastic surgery. Based on a telephone conversation recorded by Croatian intelligence agents.

Friday, June 16th

Screenings on Friday will also be held at The Detroit Film Center

The Detroit Film Center
1227 Washington Blvd.
Detroit, MI 48226
2 blocks west of Woodward, 1 block south of Grand River
http://www.detroitfilm.org/

6:00pm Program

As Smart as They Are
Dir: Joe Pacheco
New York 63 min
As Smart as They Are documents the collaboration between One Ring Zero – the quirky house band for McSweeney’s Publishing – and an ensemble cast of award-winning authors.
http://pbnoj.com

Tales from the Storm
Dir: Kevin Leeser
Ann Arbor, Michigan 32 min
This documentary takes an intimate look at the personal loss created in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.

Mammals in Peril
Dir: Ted Kennedy
Ann Arbor, Michigan 6 min
A visual study, restricted to mammals, on the negative externalities of automotive transportation in Southeastern Michigan.

8:00pm Program

You Are Alone
Dir: Gorman Bechard
Connecticut 84 min
A dark and sexually-charged exploration of just how far a jaded middle-aged man and a depressed 18-year-old girl will go to escape loneliness for an hour.
http://www.youarealone.com

Echoes (Ecos)
Dir: Estefania Muniz Villa
Spain 25 min
Liv will have to go through a terrible sense of guilt and learn how to live without judging, not even herself.

Saturday, June 17th

Planet Ant Theatre
2357 Caniff Ave.
Hamtramck, MI 48212
www.planetant.com
www.myspace.com/planetantfilm

2:00pm Program

Checking In: The Story of the Book-Cadillac Hotel
Dir: Frank Nemecek
Detroit, Michigan 52 min
When the Book-Cadillac Hotel opened in the 1920s, it was the place to be seen. This documentary chronicles its history and efforts to redevelop it.

An Origin of Harmony
Dir: Sam Kanj
Australia 15:48 min
A narrative documentary that primarily focuses on how Muslims live in harmony in a western country like Australia and a way of adapting with society.

In Charge
Dir: Andrzej Milosz
Sterling Heights, Michigan 21:43 min
Story of two friends in office environment based in today’s reality, loneliness, power of position and dreams.

A Complicated Cartoon
Dir: Christopher Alexander
Detroit, Michigan 13 min
Sadist tortures family for fun, fame and profit.

No More
Dir: Julie Guy & Gary Lynch
Georgia 10 min
Shannon is a struggling actress being taken advantage of by her talent agent. After another crappy talent job, Shannon is out for vengeance.

Pachelbel Kanon
Dir: Walter Santucci
California 3:31 min
A small orchestra of strange creatures performs the Pachelbel Kanon in Downtown Detroit.

4:00pm Program

The Delmonic Interviews
Dir: Cesar Jaime & Jeff Pacocha
Illinois 60 min
By inspiring and influencing the minds and work of legendary and current performers such as John Belushi, Bill murray, Harold Ramis, Gilda Radner, Betty Thomas, John Candy, Chris Farley, Mike Myers, Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Stephanie Weir, Time Meadows and countless other comedians and actors, Del Close has left – and continues to leave – his signature on today’s comedic world of entertainment.

In "The Delmonic Interviews", the Directors have chosen to initiate a project that will attempt to document and show some of those influences, while at the same time providing a glimpse at the poet behind the actor, behind the person, that was Del Close.

Lazy Comedian
Dir: Bob Marquis
Royal Oak, Michigan 5:20 min
A short film based off of an audience suggestion about making a short film off of an audience suggestion.

The Legend of Farmer Jenkins
Dir: Mark DeRidder & Mike Tonder
Royal Oak, Michigan 7:03 min
A 3D animated short film about childhood legends and ghost stories and how they live in the minds of kids.

The Good Wife’s Guide
Dir: Kristine Trever
Detroit, Michigan 6:58 min
The joys of being a 1950’s housewife just don’t stop.

Podcast #6
Dir: Sergi Bosch
Illinois 6 min
It’s prison digital-video-graphical radio. ooh yeah.

Demonology
Dir: Chad Schaffer & Brooks Tomlinson
Northville, Michigan 9 min
A man tries to summon a demon to pay his rent.

6:00pm Program

Night & Day Losers
Dir: John Kerfoot
Detroit, Michigan 16:18
A short about a friendship that develops between a truck driver and a hi-lo driver.

Hooch & Daddy-O
Dir: Donna Northcott
Missouri 74 min
A documentary crew explores the pop culture impact of the 80’s cop show ‘Hooch & Daddy-O’ and what happens when the cast reunites to film a made-for-tv movie. The tv show you can’t remember, the documentary you’ll never forget.
hhttp://www.hoochanddaddyo.com

8:00pm Program

Awards Ceremony
There is no admission charge for the awards ceremony. Seating is first come first served.

Afterglow featuring Infinite Number of Sounds

"Though all music is a form of art, Cleveland's Infinite Number of Sounds takes that idea and runs with it, mixing noise sampling, digital video imagery and experimental rock to the ultimate visual/musical experience." ~ Pittsburgh Pulp
www.infinitenumber.com