FESTIVAL OPENING AND PRESS SCREENING
PRATT INSTITUTE HIGGINS HALL CENTER AUDITORIUM
HOSTED BY THE PRATT FILM SOCIETY

Memory Alteration 1 dir. David Pierce
Experimental, 10mins, 2005
An exploration of the idea of an individual haunted by an unspecified force and an attempt to create an interpretation of the unidentified force as both a beautiful dance and frightening nightmare. Is it an addiction, a memory, an outside pressure, or a being?

Untitled-1 dir. Masha Godovanna
Experimental, 4mins, 2005
While walking along Nevskiy Prospect in St. Petersburg, Russia, a young girl danced a harsh, passionate, and seductive dance.

Piece of Cake, dir. Cynthia Boorujy
Narrative, 10mins, 2005
Piece of Cake follows a day in the life of a young immigrant woman as she tries to balance the mundane and the momentous in her new life in New York City.

Alone at Last dir. David Shuff
Narrative, 10mins, 2005
Alone at Last is a playful drama that follows a young couple from the bustle of their wedding send-off to the stillest hours of the night. It is an intimate portrait of a less than perfect relationship that ultimately works told with warmth and candor.

Pregnant dir. Jonathan Skurnik
Narrative, 10mins, 2005
Pregnant tells the story of a young couple trying to navigate their first day after discovering an accidental pregnancy.

Candy Viola/Viola Fondente dir. Fabio Simonelli
Narrative, 13mins, 2004
Viola is a beautiful overweight woman in her mid-30s. Her frustrating life is pivoted on a monotonous job and a hateful husband. But she will take her revenge soon thanks to the candies and chocolate she likes so much and everyone will be conquered by her newly-found art.

Grand Luncheonette dir. Peter Sillen
Documentary, 4mins, 2005
Grand Luncheonette documents the last days of one of 42nd Streetís unforgettable hot dog lunch counters. Its closing marks the final stage of the much-publicized gentrification of Times Square.

Ed's Trip dir. Timothy Greenberg
Narrative, 6mins, 2005
In this charming short film about life, women, and memory, an old man named Ed meets a young black man named Andre while waiting at a bus station. As time goes by they continue a superficial, but revealing conversation about Ed's life and build rapport. As soon as the friendship is made, the bus arrives, whisking Andre away to life while Ed remains to gather his strength.

Round it Goes dir. Joe Stillman
Experimental, 6mins, 2005
For four people starting their day in Los Angeles, what goes on in their heads is exciting, heroic, dangerous, and furious; a whole adventure lived out in their minds. Next time youíre stuck in traffic, take a look at the stories going round and round in your own head.

Binta and the Great Idea/ Binta Y La Gran Idea dir. Javier Fesser
Narrative, 30mins, 2004
Binta is a 7 year-old girl who lives in a small charming village on the Casamance River in southern Senegal. While she goes to school, her cousin Soda does not have the same good fortune. Binta admires her father, a humble fisherman who, concerned about the development of mankind, is determined to carry out an idea that occurred to him.