POST ALLEY FILM FESTIVAL - Celebrating Women in Film!!!

ABOUT US

Post Alley Film Festival (originally The Market Cinema Fest)is presented by Women in Film Seattle and was the brainchild of former Pike Place Market marketing director, Andrew Krueger. With the aid of filmmaker Virginia Bogert (www.laughingdogpictures.com), president, Women in Film/Seattle and Pike Market Childcare and Preschool, Krueger launched the one-day festival in 2003 at the Market Theater to raise funds for the childcare center. In 2005, Bogert, then Vice President of Women in Film/Seattle, proposed that WIF/Seattle become an on-going partner of the event. It seemed a perfect match. The festival quickly became a showcase for creative, emerging filmmakers in Seattle and focused on a wide variety of homegrown short films in its first year. Films range from drama to documentary, experimental and animation. In its second year, the festival showcased women filmmakers. Post Alley Film Festival is not restricted to screening only women’s work, but it is a venue for female perspectives, and it encourages submissions focusing on female subject matter. The festival now also welcomes submissions from beyond the Evergreen state as well as US boarders. Post Alley Film Festival is small, but growing; therefore, judging is very selective. Some films are solicited by the curator; other submissions are judged by a review panel of Seattle film industry professionals. The festival screens about two dozen hand-picked short films ranging from 3 to 18 minutes in length. What we provide is excellent and thought-provoking film to entertain and challenge. These films may be brand new or been around for many years but need a movie venue and an audience to appreciate and enjoy them. Post Alley Film Festival seeks the intriguing, the wacky, the bold, and we stand up for classic, elegant filmmaking. The PAFF program includes award winners and a smattering of “first” films. This is an Indy town and movies are our passion. Women in Film /Seattle is a professional organization serving Pacific NW women since 1990 and is one of the 40 chapters of Women in Film and Television (WIFTI). WIFTI is a global network of over 10,000 members dedicated to advancing professional development and achievement for women working in the entertainment industries. WIF exists to promote, support and mentor members through valuable programs, contacts and events. WIF presents screenings, workshops and seminars all focused on the film and entertainment industry and related media. WIF/Seattle is a co-presenter of Post Alley Film Festival.

FILMS 2010

A partial line-up for Post Alley Film Festival 2010 at Central Cinema - uniquely stimulating short films hand-picked from local talent as well as emerging and established filmmakers from beyond the Evergreen state, i.e. the world. The films will be presented in several sections; MUMS the WORD, CYCLE of LIFE, TOUGH BABES,
ENDURANCE & DISCOVERY, and AH, ROMANCE
And expect a few TBAs. 

 

MUMS the WORD

Attached to You
Claymation Sweden 2006 9:00
Carin Brack, Mia Hulterstam, Cecilia Actis, directors Doris Films, a female film cooperative*
From conception to the grave; always a mother.
USA Premiere
www.dorisfilm.se

The Kinda Sutra
Documentary USA 2009 8:00
Jessica Yu, director – producers Patrick Degan, Anne Clements
How are babies made? Misconceptions about conception.
Jessica is a regular at Sundance.
Sundance, Port Townsend Film Festival
http://www.thekindasutra.com

Peek-A-Boo
Experimental USA 2006 3:30
Annat Pollack, director
Baby's innocent, fun activity is dissected through repetition and takes on quite a different tone. Mommy's POV?
Anat is Professor of Art at School of Art, University of South Florida. She plays with interactivity through real-time digital processing, combining old technologies with new, she engages memory/nostalgia with the present. This is her second experimental film.
USA Premiere
 
9-1-MUM
Narrative BC, Canada & USA 2009 3:00
Allison Beda, director – co-producer Marya Delver
On Mother's Day Dana calls her Mom with a spork related emergency. Mom thinks Dana is a hypochondriac.
Starring Marya Delver
Alison Beda is a Legacy award winner Women in Film Festival Vancouver BC 2010
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1470552/combined
 
Mormor (Grandma)
Narrative Norway 11:22
Marthe Emile Mandai Igesund, director – producer/editor Espen Hobbesland
Stressed-out parents or a crazy grandmother? Pia, prefers the latter who takes her on a journey to the moon and back. Thank goodness for spirited Grandmas.
Subtitled
Women in Film Festival Vancouver BC 2010
USA Premiere
 

CYCLE OF LIFE

Birthday ( Original title: Födelsedag )
Narrative Poland & Sweden 2010 18:00
Jenifer Malmqvist, director - producer
Sara prepares a surprise for her wife Katarina's birthday but Katarina has some unexpected news.
Subtitled
Sundance 2009, Seattle International Film Festival 2010
www.birthdaytheshortfilm.com
 
Arithmetic: Annie's Life in Numbers
Narrative Alberta, Canada 13:36
Michal Lavi, director – producers Michale Lavi, Kathleen Yee, Jenifer Bysterveld
From the pet fish that met an untimely death, issues with yoga, standoffs with dictators, to New Years resolutions, overbearing mom and a methodical dental hygienist, Annie lies with an orderliness and rigour that is virtually moral. 
Women in Film Festival Vancouver BC 2010
www.lazysusanproductions.com

Leah and the Horse
Animated puppets USA 4:50
Enid Chasnoff, director
On the morning of her 83 rd birthday, Leah meets a black stallion who invites her on a journey.
This is 84 yr-old Enid's first film.
Women in Film Festival Vancouver BC 2010
USA Premiere

TOUGH BABES

Susanne Goes Single
Narrative Sweden 2006 14:30
Lena Hanno-Clyne, director – producers The Doris Cooperative
A mishap on a camping trip with her husband leads Susanne to a new perspective on her life.
Subtitled
USA Premiere
www.dorisfilm.se
 
Remember Me
Narrative USA 2009 6:30
Ian Stone, director - featuring Meredith Binder (co-writer), music by Nan Avant
A woman goes beyond the law to find closure. What do you do when you can't get a face out of your mind?
Women in Film Festival Vancouver, Gig Harbor Film Festival
 
Certainly Not a Fairy Tale
Narrative USA 2003 18:00
Vivi Friedman, director – producers Steven T Puri, Wu Hong Wei
Sick of dating Ken Dolls, Adele vows only to date ugly men because certainly a man without looks would have to have a good soul. An office romance takes an unexpected turn. Starring Linda Cardellini and Jason Segel of "Freaks and Geeks"
Vivi Friedman premiered her first feature at SIFF 2010, The Family Tree, hosted by Women in Film Seattle.
Fox Searchlabs
http://www.vivifriedman.com/film.html

ENDURANCE AND DISCOVERY

The Shoemaker
Narrative Saudi Arabia, Egypt, USA 2009 16:00
Ahd Kamel, director
After being wrongfully detained by occupation forces, an Iraqi shoemaker returns to his family.
Arabic dialogue with English subtitles
World Premiere Dubai Film Festival, Women in Film Festival Vancouver
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=55083138245

Shi-shi-etko
Narrative BC, Canada 14:00
Kate Kroll, director– producer Marilyn Thomas
a young aboriginal girl's last four days before entering residential school.
English, Aboriginal
Women in Film Festival Vancouver
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1367110/

Ana's Playground
Narrative USA 2009 18:00
Eric D. Howell, director – producers Marsha Trainer, Jillian Nodland
A childrens' soccer game becomes unexpectedly dangerous as the ball flies out of reach.
Seattle International Film Festival, Port Townsend Film Festival
Grand Prize winner USA Film Festival – an Academy Award qualifier
Winner Best Short at 4 academy award qualifying festival – Winner best short film at 7 more international festivals.
www.anasplayground.com

 

AH, ROMANCE!

I Saw U
Documentary USA 2010 9:00
Maile Martinez, Lane Stroud, directors – producers Ruth Gregory, Stacia Beer
The real life stories behind classifieds in The Stranger.
Local gals make fun doc!
Seattle International Film Festival

Public Relations
Narrative USA 2009 17:00
Gianna Sobol, director – producer Rachel Chapam
Sometimes the worst people bring the best people together.
Seattle International Film Festival

Night Stand
Narrative USA 2010 11:00
Nathan Williams, director
A young woman finds herself in a war of nerves with the other woman sleeping in her boyfriend's bed.
Seattle International Film Festival
http://www.nwcinema.com/film.html

The Delivery
Narrative USA 2006 10:00
Virginia Bogert, director; Elayne Wylie producer
Never underestimate the power of the written word, nor a little bit of chocolate. Some notes, a mouse, and a box of chocolates work their magic.
SIFF, Port Townsend International Film Festival Best Short 2008
www.deliverymovie.com

 

CLOSING FILM

 
Credits
Narrative USA 2010 10:00
Hugh Schulze, director; Stacey Evenson and Leigh Jones producers
A man, a woman, a movie theater – a tale of love and grace.
Port Townsend International Film Festival
 

 The Doris Manifesto
A Film Project Debating Equality between Gender in the Film Industry and on the Wide Screen.
ALL SCRIPTS will be written by WOMEN.
All films will have at least one female leading part.
All primary functions concerning artistry and decision making will be occupied by WOMEN.
ALL ORIGINAL music will be composed by WOMEN!
The Doris Manifesto aim to explore how the film narratives develop in films made by women. The last ten years 79% of our full length film production has been directed by men. We want to change that! 

  

 

And a big Thank you to…
Women in Film/Seattle
Laughing Dog Pictures LLC
Central Cinema
Seattle Office of Film and Music
Washington Filmworks
Port Townsend Film Festival
WIF Vancouver
Dustin Kaspar
Seattle International Film Festival

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