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Not Quite Legal Film Festival

Movies made by New Jersey young people ages 15-21 will be presented on:
Saturday, June 13 & Sunday, June 14, 2009
Mill Hill Playhouse
Front & Montgomery Streets
Trenton, NJ

Tickets: Parking:
General Admission - $7
Children under 12 are free!
Purchase tickets at the door or in advance online.
Liberty Commons Garage
16 E. Front Street
Hours:
Saturday 9am – 12am
Sunday 10am - 3pm
Rates:
FREE Saturdays
0 to 1hr $3.00
1 to 2hrs $4.00
2 to 4hrs $6.00
4 to 12hrs $8.00
Trenton Marriott Garage
Corner of S. Warren St and W. Lafayette St.
24 Hours
Rates:
0 to 1hr $3.00
1 to 2hrs $4.00
2 to 4hrs $6.00
4 to 12hrs $8.00

Saturday, June 13, 12:00 pm — Documentaries
Trenton Flooding by Mary Conlon. A short documentary that covers the damage caused by the flooding of Trenton and speaks with the residents of the area about the effects. (3:05 mins.)

New Jersey Diners by Amy Edson. A concise documentary showing the variety and importance of diners to the New Jersey culture and why they are so special to the people of this state. (15:00 mins.)

Kirsten Kristensen: Tea Coach by Gianna Zoppi. Kirsten Kristensen is brought up in Denmark and becomes a world traveler as a tea coach. Through her words a story is told of tea and a loving family. (6:11 mins.)

Barasso by Graham Bessellieu. A short look at what happens in a family after divorce by following the director’s younger brother as well as a good friend, John Barasso. (4:00 mins.)

Tracking to Nowhere by Josh Miller. An in depth documentary that takes apart the education system in one town and shows the flaws causing racial tensions. (24:38 mins.)

Saturday, June 13, 2:00 pm — Action Movies
Cash Run by Michael Goldin. A young man goes to the store with his mother and never expects the kind of trouble he runs into or the hero to save him in the end. (3:05 mins.)

T Minus 10 and Counting by Francis Capilitan. An epic war film shows the battle between greed and what is best for mankind as two of the worlds top forces come up against one another. (15:00 mins.)

The James Cameron Chronicles by Frederick Feller. When one fan knows the best destiny for the terminator franchise and he must take it into his own hands to convince James Cameron of his true destiny. (18:23 mins.)

Wounded by Olivia Cabrera. This is the story of boy meets girl, boy takes advantage of girl, girl gets revenge. See how Tess reacts to a man who doesn’t accept the word no. (7:26 mins.)

Saturday, June 13, 4:00-5:30 pm - Party Time!
* Filmmaker Party *Join us at Gallery 125, 125 South Warren Street, Trenton, NJ for the Young Filmmakers Celebration Party. The party is free for filmmakers and passholders. All others, $15 cover at the door.

Saturday, June 13, 6:15 pm — Comedies
Celebrity by Mary Conlon. This is the story of that first car everyone had and had the best times in with good friends. This 1989 Chevy Celebrity brings three kids together one last time to remember. (6:25 mins.)

Caesar’s Palace by Francis Capilitan. A comedic commercial about a theme park based on the life of the Roman Emporer Caesar. (9:14 mins.)

Gameplay by Cameron Davison. When a boys X-box is no longer working he must face the return to regular life and activities such as friends and reading rather than gaming, but how will he take this change? (11:55 mins.)

In the Name of Love? by Jared Blashinsky. Follow Max and Vince, two brothers, as they go to run some simple errands see the chaotic journey it becomes. (20:44 mins.)

Saturday, June 13, 8:15 pm
A Day in Our Life... This 12-minute compilation film was shot by young teens participating in AAU Basketball at the YMCA of Trenton. The students were given Flip Cameras and instructions to film whatever was important to them.

Chain Camera In 1999, ten students at John Marshall High School in Los Angeles were given video cameras to film their lives. There were no limitations on what they could shoot. After one week, the cameras were given to ten new students, who filmed their lives for a week, then handed the cameras on. Like chain letters, these cameras were passed from student to student for an entire year. The film is the profound vision of young America told through the stories captured by these cameras. Chain Camera is the acclaimed feature documentary from Kirby Dick, director of the award-winning This Film is Not Yet Rated." Chain Camera premiered in the documentary competition at the 2001 Sundance Film Festival, enjoying six sold out screenings and generating many great reviews. (84 mins.)

Sunday, June 14, 1:30 PM — Thrillers
Divineless Intervention by Brad Starr. What seems like a plain lousy night quickly becomes a night from Hell for one boy as he spends the night in a hotel. (8:10 mins.)

On Bree Drive by Brad Shutack. When one’s most prized collectible and his girlfriend goes missing it becomes a question of betrayal or kidnapping for this simple man. (8:39 mins.)

I Killed Ava Red by Travis Maiuro. See the mystery unfold as one man must figure out what has gone on in the last 24 hours of his life and why his chest bears the marking, “I killed Ava Red”. Who is Ava Red? And why is she now dead? (17:00 mins.)

Reflections of a Dead Man by Meighan Holgate. As one young college student dies in his dorm room he must face his past and reflect upon his life and the people he has known. (37:00 mins.)

Sunday, June 14, 3:30 PM — Outside the Box
All the Roses by Brad Shutack. A soft mostly acoustic music video following the troubles of a young couple who seem to be falling apart from one another. (4:16 mins.)

Welcome Destiny by Melinda Morgan. A quiet film about one writer’s life that escalades into darker and darker territory the more he drinks and reflects upon the past. (5:00 mins.)

The Maid and the Bucket by Graham Bessellieu. An artistic film using purely still photographs to jump from scene to scene shows a maid and her work in the house with her bucket. (3:00 mins.)

Willie by Pete Hilker. Here is the story of a young man who inherits a clock store from his uncle only to discover behind one small door there is much more to this shop. (26:00 mins.)

Nighttime and Infinite Memory by Joshua Spooner. What begins as two strangers embarking on a journey together becomes one of mind body and soul, forever changing these two. (14:00 mins.)

Sunday, June 14, 5:15 PM — Festival Sampler
The Living Statue by Jacob Marko. Morality is questions for a living statue as he must decide, what is more important, helping yourself or helping others? This statue must choose whether to break character to help someone in need to or remain as cold as stone. (5:00 mins.)

Photograph by Colin Garland. This is a the story of a man broken by the loss of his daughter and how he seeks refuge with his camera and the help from an unexpected source. (6:05 mins.)

Whiteboard Jungle or How I Lost My Sanity in One Month by Andrew Bates. This film stands as a satirical look at the first days of High School for a new freshman and types of trouble that he can find himself in. (15:00 mins.)

Skull Shriek Yell by Tim O’Connor & Eric Schuman. This is a film focused on the emotions of the characters over the tradition flow of storyline. Follow these two characters as they become lost in a surrealist journey. (15:00 mins.)

Cornucopia of Disaster: A Documentary of Student Film by Meighan Hogate. A comical look at what can happen when student film director is given a bit too much “artistic” freedom and how his crew will handle it. (32:00 mins.)