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Closing Night: Washington Scene
NFFTY brings this year's festival to an end with raw, passion-infused Northwest talent. Come support our local young filmmakers by watching this collection of short films. NFFTY 2010 Awards Ceremony follows immediately after.
Sunday, May 2, 2010 - 6:30pm |
The Films
 | 6:18PM Seth Wessel-Estes, 21, Washington Synopsis: A man sits in a hotel room drunk and alone, trying to commit suicide. A film about chance, choice, and redemption. Runtime: 13 min |
 | BETSY LEARNS ABOUT JUDGEMENTS Sahar Shakeri, Gwyn Martin-Morris, Caitlin Gaylord, 18, Washington Synopsis: A story about a girl named Betsy who is from the pre-historic era and gets transported into modern day society. She learns what it is like to be judged by others and searches for someone to accept her for who she is. Runtime: 4 min |
 | DEMON Ian Van der Werff, 21, Washington Synopsis: While running from the horrors of his past, a young man finally meets up with what has been haunting him for so long. But will he sacrifice the girl he loves to finally have peace? Runtime: 6 min |
 | GOURMANDIZING Levi Friedman, Matthew Law-Phipps, 17, Washington Synopsis: When a young man thinks that he has finally gotten his life all figured out, former temptations return and force him to face his past demons once more. Runtime: 5 min |
 | LEGACIES Sam Bender, Theo Kaplan, Ben Mogzec, Jonny Papageorge, 17, Washington Synopsis: A documentary about a Live Action Role Playing (LARPing) group in Washington State. Runtime: 9 min |
 | THE TRUMP CARD Todd Kaumans, 16, Washington Synopsis: Desperation controls the scene as two men vie for dominance in a high stakes card game, playing for an ultimate prize of cold hard cash. Only one will walk away in triumph, but it may take a little more than nerves of steel and simple card tricks to weave the threads of victory. Runtime: 8 min |
 | TRUE COLORS Baylee Sinner, 16, Washington Synopsis: A music video of the band Trace, performing their song, "True Colors". This video was produced to promote the band at local venues and to be put on their website. Runtime: 5 min |
 | WHY NOT? Naomi Nelson, 18, New York Synopsis: A personal story about one young woman's experience in foster care and how she beat the odds to end up at a four year university. Includes statistics about the number of foster kids graduating and going to college, and conversations with the foster parent who believed in her. Runtime: 10 min |
 | WHAT THE HECK? 2009 Lyudmila Zotova, Hannah Holtgeerts, 18, Washington Synopsis: This documentary features the background of What the Heck? Music Festival in Anacortes, Washington and its impact on the community. Interviews with the creators along with footage of shows serve as an accurate summary of what this festival means. Runtime: 11 min |
 | BEHIND A PHOTO Nick Thompson, 17, Washington Synopsis: A boy finds a photo in a field and ponders the story behind it in this ethereal film that uses both black and white and color, powerful music and stark ambience to tell a tale of romance that may or may not have happened. Runtime: 5 min |
