Chris Mehl
U S A
For Right or Wrong Honorable Mention
An action sports documentary chronicling the lives of the world's greatest snowboarders as they trek the globe doing what they love, for right or wrong.
2006 Awards
Schedule of Award Winning Film, Video and Audio Screenings, 2006
Script Writing Award Announced on 17th September, 2006
Fri. April 28 Feature Film Self Medicated, 8PM Courtyard Gallery
Review of Self Medicated
4th Place, Feature Film: Self Medicated by Monty Lapica, Las Vegas, NV
A desperate mother hires a private company to kidnap her troubled son and take him to a locked down and corrupt psychiatric hospital where he is subjected to the secret physical and emotional abuses of the institution. 1:47:53
Sat. April 29, (Rain Date, May 6) Grand Opening 9 Walnut St.
Audio Performances in the Courtyard 11am 8:30pm
Film Screenings (TBA) in the Courtyard Gallery 12 noon 8pm
Film Screening featuring Double Edge Productions and other films (TBA) 9pm 12mid.
Tuesday May 2, Pack Library, Lord Auditorium
Film Screenings (TBA) 5pm 7:45pm
Thursday, May 4, Fine Arts Theatre, Biltmore Ave.
Feature Films (TBA) and Award Announcements 9:30pm finish
Courtyard Gallery and Agency, 9 Walnut St. Downtown Asheville, NC
11am 8:30pm Audio and Perfomance Art in the Courtyard by Devine Productions
Award Winners 12th Annual Twin Rivers Media Festival
Feature
1st Place Feature and Best of the Fest: Ellektra? by Rudolf Mestdagh, Brussels, Belgium.
Review
Following a tragic accident, a number of people lose their principal gift. Hiding behind the mysterious name, eLLektra? a young girl brings those people together and offers them solace for their loss. (Runtime: 01:43:00)
2nd Place Feature: The Garage by Carl Thibault, Burbank, CA.
A mechanic at his father's garage, Matt dreams about leaving his small town existence and pursuing grander ambitions. But strong feelings about a new girlfriend and a deep bond with his parents and brother prevent Matt’ÄöˆÑˆ's escape, despite pressure from best friend Schultz to take off with him immediately. It's about the choices we make...and the roads we take.
3rd< Place Feature, Journeyman by Daniel Lee? LA, CA.JOURNEYMAN follows the adventures of a 21 year old girl traveling across the country looking for her father, who left when she was very young.?
4th Place, Feature Film: Self Medicated by Monty Lapica, Las Vegas, NV
A desperate mother hires a private company to kidnap her troubled son and take him to a locked down and corrupt psychiatric hospital where he is subjected to the secret physical and emotional abuses of the institution. 1:47:53
HM Feature: Reality Trap, Michael Bergmann? New York, New York
This satirical caper comedy starts when a repentant ex adulteress/sociology professor goes on a talk show to promote her book on adultery and is surprised by the host, who confronts her with the wives of her ex lovers. Humiliated, she hatches a brilliant plot that will culminate in the hostâ??Ã?ö's humiliation. He realizes she is after him and starts his own counter plotâ??Ã?öraising the stakes in this cat and mouse game and leaving the winner very much in question.
HM feature: (HONEYMOON) by Sejin Hur, South Korea.
This is a story about one man's journey to find the truth about his beloved wife's death and the meaning of eternal love. (Runtime: 01:57:00)
Short Drama
1st Place Drama: Fields of Mudan? by Stevo, , Florida State University.
A young Asian girl forced into modern day slavery , befriends another young girl in the brothel and dreams of a better life in the US. (23:00)
2nd Place Drama: Lamia? by Katerina Slantcheva
The only thing worse than losing your memory is finding it again. (19:45)
3rd< Place Drama ?Umbrellas? by by: Richard Martin, Laguna Niguel, CA.
A husband trapped in a loveless marriage must try and escape from the prison of suburbia. But there's only one thing holding him back...his daughter. (Runtime: 00:05:59)
4th Place Drama: Moving? by Paul Gill, Los Gatos, CA.
Perplexed individuals discover their homes have been totally emptied by unseen forces and must undertake personal journeys, collaborating with neighbors they have never before met, to unearth the mystery behind Moving. (Runtime: 00:10:30)
5th Place Drama: A Piece of Mind? City College, NYC
Student film about how the mind can play tricks on you. An assassin, attempting to leave his profession, finds that leaving can be a dangerous and confusing idea.
6th Place Drama: The Cacophone? by Kristen Maxwell, Austin, TX.
An introverted young girl must confront her family’ÄöˆÑˆ's destiny when she inherits an ancient musical instrument with a sinister history. (Runtime: 00:25:00)
7th Place Drama: Dolores Van Peaches? by Dara Silverman, New York, NY.
Dolores and Browne live tumultuously in their own little world until one strange night Browne is drafted in a most curious and musical way and Dolores ultimately must decide whether to wait patiently for him to return or to rescue him from the perils of the outside world. A cabbage, a lot of yarn, a lot of women. A feminist, musical, anti war farce in the style of magic realism. (Runtime: 00:11:52)
8th Place Drama: Dark Decisions? by Scott Lawson, Banff, AB, Canada.
While camping with his girlfriend and best mate, James awakens to them in an intimate embrace. He could stay or confront them, or leave and start a new journey. (Runtime: 00:16:00)
HM Root Doctor? by Emily Edwards, University of North Carolina at Greensboro.
Four women search rural North Carolina for the legendary root doctor, Onzi Jack, and a cure for all their sorrows. (Runtime: 01:00:00)
HM Short Drama: Arrowhead by Christopher Holmes, Greensboro, NC
Two rural eccentrics jostle for ownership of a coveted arrowhead, forcing the issue to the frontier of better logic. The result is an allegorical crash course in manifest destiny and American imperialism.
24:46
HM Short Drama: Eddies Winning Date by Julia Radochia, LA, CA
Eddie loses a Super Bowl bet and must call back and apologize to every woman he's ever dated and ditched. 15:30
HM Let Go? by Brian McQuery, Lake Bluff, IL.A single guy finds something wrong with every woman he dates, but his best friend thinks that he is the one with the problem. (Runtime: 00:18:00)
HM Crazy Mary by Ralph Neilson, Asheville, NCTrue story about a crazy women that inhabited the hills in Appalachia Tenn.
HM Hunted by Moe Charif, Miami Beach, FL.Emily wakes up to find herself in the middle of nowhere. Chased by a group of complete lunatics; and for reasons beyond her comprehension, instincts kick in as she tries to make sense of the mess she has stumbled into whilst surviving at the same time. (Runtime: 00:20:49)
HM The Resurrectionist, Susan Ball, FSU 14:45
Fredrick, a 19th century gravedigger, steals a corpse to sell to the local medical college at the urging of his wife. He discovers that sometimes the past is best left buried.
Short Drama Fantasy
1st Place Fantasy: Moondance? by Will Bigham, Florida State University.Who’ÄöˆÑˆ's afraid of the Big Bad Wolf? In a world where we fell we must protect smaller countries, have we become the Big Bad Wolf? (14:30)
2nd The Showdown by Fulvio Sestito, Hollywood, CAA confrontation between a batter and a pitcher in a high stakes baseball game, juxtaposed against a deadly duel between two gunslingers in the old west. (Runtime: 00:17:15)
3rd Place Fantasy: Rusty Forkblade? by Evan Daugherty, Dallas, TX.
After a freak boating/drinking/grilling accident, a Texas redneck is mistakenly transported to Valhalla, the legendary afterlife meant for slain Viking heroes. (Runtime: 00:24:44)
4th Place Zoom Suit by Donna Taddeo, Lighthouse Point, FLWhen 12 year old Myles Mason Mistakes a top secret alien battle suit for a Halloween costume the worlds newest and youngest hero is born! Clothes make the man, or in this case, the boy in this superhero Cinderella story. (Runtime: 00:09:00)
Short Drama Comedy
1st Place Drama/Comedy: Round it Goes?by Joe Stillman, creator of Beevis and Butthead, King of the Hill Episodes and Beevis and Butthead do America.Next time you’ÄöˆÑˆ're stuck in traffic, take a look at the stories going round and round in your own head. (Runtime: 00:05:59)
2nd Place Short Drama (1st Student)/Comedy: The Sky is Falling’ÄöˆÑˆ’àöˆë’àö’àÇ’ÄöˆÝˆ’àöˆ´’ÄöˆÝˆ‰ìˆÑ by Adam J. KrepsJay, a bellboy must prevent a patron from jumping to his death, in this comedy set in the depression era. (19:45)
3rd Place Short Drama(2nd Student)/Comedy: The Problem with Fiber Optics’ÄöˆÑˆ’àöˆë’àö’àÇ’ÄöˆÝˆ’àöˆ´’ÄöˆÝˆ‰ìˆÑ by Greg JordenA shy nerd’ÄöˆÑˆ's life becomes suddenly nightmarish after purchasing a memory implant to give him sexual confidence.
4th Place Short Drama/Comedy: And Now a Word from Our Sponsors ...? by Wojciech Lorenc, Evanston, IL.A young man’ÄöˆÑˆ's quest for a condom turns strangely surreal as he is bothered by an army of supermarket sellers soliciting their products. If he doesn’ÄöˆÑˆ't outsmart them on time he will lose his chance with a beautiful girl waiting in his apartment. Will he make it on time? And what surprise will he find once he arrives? (Runtime: 00:09:10)
5th Place Short Drama/Comedy: Perils in Nude Modeling? by Scott Rice, Austin, TX.A student on the verge of expulsion must choose between life long ambition and love when a nude model makes a dangerous demand in the middle of a prestigious art school drawing class. (Runtime: 00:09:55)
6th Place, All Bookies Wear Speedos by Jack Bank, NYC, NY
The Borscht Belt meets Goodfellas in a comedic look at the dark life of a Gambler, his son, his crony and fun characters we meet along the way. (Runtime: 00:16:57)
HM Fairy Tale Follies by Sarah Happel, Los Angeles, CALooking for her 'fairy tale ending,' fashion model Isabel becomes trapped in a series of hilarious and disastrous dates inside the dating world of Hollywood, California. (Runtime: 00:20:00)
HM In Case of Emergency by Matt Chapman, Hayward, CAIn Case of Emergency is the tale of Joe. A recovering ex smoker who is faced with the addiction that he so badly want's to overcome. He soon finds nothing is really as it seems when his urges come to manifest. (Runtime: 00:07:24)
HM South of Spain by Ms. Glo, Asheville, NC.A melodramatic look back to the 1920s, when laughing at tragedy was acceptable. (Runtime: 00:03:00)
Animation
1st Place Animation: Farren of the Sea, by Heather Hawkins, FSU Film School
Farren, who dreams of the ocean, spends his time building sea creatures out of junk. One day while gathering junk, he finds magic and is lead to a secret submarine and the adventure begins. (Runtime: 07:52)
2nd Place Animation: Stars, by Dawn Mac Allister, Dublin, Ireland. ’ÄöˆÑˆ’àöˆë’àö’àÇ’ÄöˆÝˆ’àöˆ´’ÄöˆÝˆ’Äöˆ¢¬ßStars’ÄöˆÑˆ' tells a tragic story of a young woman descent into illness due to a fatal neuron disease. Using animation the film constructs a dual reality between our perception and the woman’ÄöˆÑˆ's altered perception of reality through her hallucinations. (Runtime: 00:10:27)
3rd Animation: Nostalgia for the Present, by Anya Belkina, Duke University. This black and white short visualizes the urge to unpeel or to crack open the illusory layers of nostalgia in order to reveal a deeper longing for the full apprehension of living.
4th Place Animation: Dear Sweet Emma, by Loraine Cernak, Winston Salem, NC. Unbeknownst to all, Emma has an uncontrollable dark side. (Runtime: 00:05:17)
5th Place Animation: Flyaway by Loraine Cernak, Winston Salem, NCA little wooden plane, despite the price it must pay, does the impossible and joins a world it could only dream of. (Runtime: 00:10:55)
HM Vitruvius Toybox by Dennis Iannuzzi, Philadelphia, PA
Experimental animation that explores the relationship between motion graphic techniques, electronic music and the use of traditional graphic design ideas as a way of visually organizing an animated film. (Runtime: 00:06:03)
Documentary
1st Place Documentary: Plagues and Pleasures on the Salton Sea’ÄöˆÑˆ’àöˆë’àö’àÇ’ÄöˆÝˆ’àöˆ´’ÄöˆÝˆ‰ìˆÑ by Christopher Metzler, San Francisco, CA.
Meet the friendly residents on the shores of California’ÄöˆÑˆ's newest ecological timebomb. Hungarian Revolutionaries, Christian Nudists, and other zany charactors. (Runtime: 01:10:34)
2nd Place Documentary: Secret: The Josephine Baker FBI Files, by Kathy Corley, St. Louis, MO.
Drawn from thousands of pages of FBI files and archival footage, SECRET tells the story of St. Louis born artist Josephine Baker and two men who pursued her: Walter Winchell and J. Edgar Hoover. (Runtime: 00:18:03)
3rd Place Documentary: DEADLY PASSION The Tragedy in Katmai, by David Kaplan, Kodiak, AK.
The Timothy Treadwell Tragedy is an Alaskan film that delivers a powerful message. Alaskan Brown Bears are ’ÄöˆÑˆ’àöˆë’àö’àÇ’ÄöˆÝˆ’àöˆ´’ÄöˆÝˆ’Äöˆ¢¬ßPredictably Unpredictable.’ÄöˆÑˆ' . (Runtime: 00:35:17
4th Place Documentary: Of My God, by Demetrius Wren, Wilson Tang, Florida State University.
Synopsis: Chemg is forced to grow up quicker than he wants after witnessing the death of his father. He struggles between the joys of childhood and the responsibility that he now holds in a broken household. Chemg learns the true meaning of love and responsibility.
5th Place Documentary: Gathering Remnants, by Kendall Nelson, Sun Valley, ID.Directed and produced by Kendall Nelson, ’ÄöˆÑˆ’àöˆë’àö’àÇ’ÄöˆÝˆ’àöˆ´’ÄöˆÝˆ’Äöˆ¢¬ßGathering Remnants’ÄöˆÑˆ' might very well be a portrait of the last American cowboys¬¨¬®¬¨¬Æ’ÄöˆÑˆ’àöˆ´¬¨¬¢:(50:00)
6th Place Documentary: Keep Drinking, Men! The Story of Beer Drinkers in Space, by Frank Delle, Longwood, FL.Frank Delle has interviewed every person involved with the production of the movie to make Keep Drinking, Men! The Story of Beer Drinkers in Space, an affectionate look back at this quirky, ambitious project. (Run time: 00:57:17)
7th ...MORE THAN 1000 WORDS by Solo Avital, Tel Aviv, IsraelZiv Koren's photographs have become instantly recognizable icons that have helped shape our perception of the conflict in the Middle East. In 'â??Ã?öâ??Ã?â??â??â??à öâ??묨â??à Ã?More Than 1000 Words' director Solo Avital followed Ziv over a two year period, shooting in the heart of riots, terror attack scenes, secret meetings with wanted militants, all the way to Israel's pullout from Gaza. (Runtime: 01:17:48)
HM Promenades by Patricia Ferrando Luquin, Barcelona, Spain
Promenades takes us on a stroll through Singapore. With the help of a radio contest we accompany the inhabitants on their present journey which gradually leads us to their past. (Runtime: 00:21:00)
HM Un azard habanero Voci da un'isola by Francesco Scura, Rome, Italy
Born out of a journey that brought us to discover the new Cuban approaches to art, this documentary explores and unravels Cubaâ??Ã?ö's new artistic languages the wishes and the experience of an island which is contradictory but growing and constantly on the move. (Runtime: 00:49:03)
HM Pupas Garden, Italy
Touching documentary about the filmmakers grandmother in Italy
HM Katrina Diary by Justin Pearce, Gautier, MS
Through the lens of J. Justin Pearce's video equipment, you see yourself through him and his friends as they ride along the coastline of Biloxi making jokes of the approaching Hurricane Katrina, filming historical homes and landmarks and having no idea that their predictions would soon become a reality that would destroy their homes and send them on a journey of relief efforts and spiritual growth. (Runtime: 00:38:00)
HM Harnessing Speed by Todd Grossman, Redondo Beach, CA
Journey across 3 continents with Oscar winning filmmakers and actors as they confront a 200 ton Gimbal, an explosive re creation of the DMZ, and high speed shoots aboard a Nimitz class US Aircraft Carrier to achieve the highly visual summer action film, Stealth. (Runtime: 01:16:00)
Narrative
1st Place Narrative: A Cigar at the Beach, by Stephen Keep Mills, Malibu, CA.
A married man detours the demands of domestic life through fantasy and stumbles upon renewal. (Runtime: 00:15:00)
2nd Place Narrative: Sirah, by Cristine Spindler
Sirah, a young Muslim girl going to school in the US, must choose between the world she wants to be a part of, and the one she grew up in. (17:23)
3rd Place Narrative: Past Imperfect, by Birgit Martina Rudel, Los Angeles, CA.
An old man in Siberia, Anatoly Polyakov faces reality through his memories as he cleans exhibits in a laboratory. (Runtime: 00:09:53)
4th Place Narrative: Ed I Hide, by Pierre Rouger, Malibu, CA.Eddie has had a fight with his girl. He heads to the woods to escape the conflict. But can he get away when the conflict is within? (Runtime: 00:28:30)
5th Making a Living by Mark Mann, New York, NY
A darkly intimate short film about the getting ready rituals of two damaged girls trying to make the best of the abusive patterns that rule their lives, and the guy whoâ??Ã?ö's trying to make sense of them through the lens of his video camera as they all deal with the inevitability of doing what they have to do to survive. (Runtime: 00:25:32)
HM The Final Curtain, by Jakob de Laval, Stockholm, Sweden
The world lays in ruins. There is silence in every corner. One young man remains. He is walking the scored lands, looking for survivors. We follow him one night and take part of his thoughts and his fears.(Runtime: 00:04:40)
HM 51st State, by Vicente Gonzalez, Greensboro, NC
Antonio grew up between two cultures; the Hispanic ethnicity of his parents, and the American culture in which he was raised. When his identity comes in to question, Antonio struggles to reclaim what was lost while also attempting to win over the beautiful and mysterious Paloma. (Runtime: 00:26:37)
Experimental
1st Place Experimental: Rumble, by Devora Rogers, Los Angeles, CA
One moment at a local train crossing could change the way they experience the world forever. (Runtime: 00:07:00)
2nd Place Experimental: Memory Collector, by Soo Jin Hwang
A girl gives away a painful memory only to find that she wants it back as an adult.(8:21)
3rd Place Experimental: Dissolution, by Matt Costanza, Livonia, NY.
Dissolution attempts to dissolve the notions of personal boundaries through elemental transformations. It portrays life and human action as fluid, elegant, and ever changing. (Runtime: 00:05:03)
4th Place Experimental: Wait For Me, by Noel Paul, University of Washington
Seattle, WAA poem, a dance, a speeding motorcycle. Wait For Me is a cinematic haiku whose three movements tell a simple love story. (Runtime: 00:11:50)
5th Place Experimental:Iris, by Ben KimA family’ÄöˆÑˆ's love endures life and death (8:21).
HM Experimental: 10 Bulls, Kim Bour, London, England
Kim Bour presents the famous 12th century Zen fable as a modern epic
of mankind's quest to find purpose and understanding. You'll soon find your mind gently unzipped by the groundbreaking fusion of sounds and images.
HM Experimental: Monster House by Kotaro Shinagawa, Daly City, CA
5 roommates are sharing a toilet and a bathtub in the house. One day, one of them thinks that he wants to take a pee.... (Runtime: 00:03:45)
HM Experimental: Sister Rose by Paul Gill, Los Gatos, CAA young nun struggles with a moral dilemma and the consequences of her actions. (Runtime: 00:09:00)
HM Experimental: The Timekeeper by Pat Pecorella, Wilmette, ILBoy meets Girl, but what happens when time runs out? 'The Timekeeper' is a tale of kindness and cruelty, terror and acceptance, love and loss. Noir drama with a Hitchcockian twist. (Runtime: 00:10:12)
The festival will be hosted and shown at the Courtyard Gallery Other venues include the Pack Memorial Library and The Fine Arts Theatre in Downtown Asheville, North Carolina!
The festival is hosted and shown at the Courtyard Gallery in Asheville, North Carolina!
Screenings of previous winners will take place at the Courtyard Gallery and Agency, Phil Mechanic Studios, 109 Roberts Street, River Arts District, Asheville, NC
Other resources: For Writers: Scriptfly For Media Artists:film festival listings
Our multimedia festival offers submission to the following Divisions:
- Film and Video
- CD Multimedia
- Made on Mac
- Internet Media
- Audio
- Script Writing
- Outdoor Writing
We accept media in the Animation/Graphic, Feature, Narrative, Drama/Short, Experimental/Visual, Documentary,Commerial/Promotional, Outdoor and Soundtrack categories.
