100 FILMS RETREAT #1 SCREENINGS & SELECTIONS 5/17-??/23
DAY #1 - TUESDAY MAY 17, 2023 - out of competition
7:00 pm PST OPENING EVENT
USA's~Sweetest Vacation Producer John Michael Elfers 15th Memorial Screening (10:00}
Non-Competing productions playing in a loop along with Competing COMMERCIALS
CALIFORNIA WINE TASTING RECEPTIONS START EACH FESTIVALING BLOCK OF SHORT FILMS
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DAYS #2 & #3 - WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY DECEMBER 13 & 14, 2023 IN-COMPETITION FILMS (appearance order)
DAY #2 - WEDNESDAY May 18th
MIDDLE EASTERN Block - - - - - - - - -
Film 7. If I Were Prime Minister satirical music video Yoram Marcus ~ Israel [4:10] NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE
Film 8. ~ Egypt
Film 9. ~ Syrian
Film 10. ~ Belgium, France, Lebanon & Palestine
FOREIGN Block - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE 1st Half_____
Film 11. ~ Tunisia
Film 13. ~ Tanzania
Film 14.~ South Africa
Film 15. ~ Peru
Film 12. The Light Bulb joy by decreed Annadella Pugliesse ~ Venezuela
EUROPE 2nd Half ___________________
Film 16. ~ Spain
Film 17. ~ Ukraine
Film 18. Petunia animated mysterious garden Ekaterina Ulyanova ~ Russia [3:47]
Film 19. ~ Portugal
Film 20. ~ Italy
Film 21. ~ TURKEY
FIVE CONTINENTS Block - - - - - - - - - -
Film 22. ~ Australia
Film 23. ~ Little Bird wants to fly free Victor Mayer ~ Brazil [1:40] WORLD PREMIERE
Film 24. ~ Taiwan
Film 25. Just A Show experimental micro short Mustapha Benghe ~ Algeria [2:00] WORLD PREMIERE
Film 26. The Psychologist situation comedy Henrik Toepfer ~ Germany [23:40] NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE
DAY #3 - THURSDAY May 19th
COMEDY - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Film 27. Lew's Up First digital generational divide Andre Campbell ~ Hollywood & Rancho Cucamonga, CA USA [4:58]
Film 28. ~
Film 29. OOPS! ~ Hollywood, CA USA []
Film 30. God's Gift To Comedians ~ LA
MUSICAL DANCE VIDEOS - - - - - - - - -
PhilE Professional Videos Out of Competition
Video 31. ~ LA
Video 32. ~ LA
Video 33. Rakuten's The Cash Back Shimmy with Steph Curry commercial spot & out-takes ~ Oakland, CA USA
IN COMPETITION
Video 34. Spirit Light & Love serene Hollywood Hills dance J. D. Mata ~ Hollywood, CA USA [5:19] WORLD PREMIERE
Video 35. ~
COMMERCIALS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
PhilE Professional Videos Screening Outside of Competition
Video 36. Amtrak's Capitol Corridor dancing on the train ~ Northern California USA
Video 37. Edwards Health lively elders ~ Santa Monica, CA USA
Video 38. Grasshole ~ valley, CA USA
Video 39. ~
Video 40 Dead Island 2 ~ Venice Beach, CA USA
SILENT - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Film 41. The Dream of Being Free Cat pondering about philosophy of life and freedom Sasan Golfar ~ Iran [5:10] WORLD PREMIERE
Film 42. When the Tea Gets Cold to all the women who have no choice Arian Nowbahari ~ Norway [3:45] NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE
Film 43. God's Gift To Comedians ~
PHILE SHORT FILMS - - - - - - - - - - - -
Film 44. Strange Drug ~
Film 45. Eli ~
Film 46. ~
Film 47. ~ Darkroom dysfunctional display ~ Long Beach, CA []
Film 48. Sweetest Vacation dark comedy mind trip Ryan Stevens Harris ~ Rancho Cucamonga, CA USA [5:51]
MUSIC VIDEOS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Video 49. One of PhilE's 98 Professional Official Music Videos Screening Out of Competition
Video 50. Second of PhilE's 98 Professional Official Music Videos Screening Out of Competition
Video 51. Living Legend Treatment - Blue Moon Gypsies Song women's musical homage ~ San Francisco, CA USA [4:07] WORLD PREMIERE
Video 52 ~ india
PHILE DEMO REELS - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Professional Videos Screening Out of Competition
Film 53. Dance Solicit Agent
Film 54. Homeless Man Reel
Video 55. modeling reel
Video 56. ~ Hollywood Actor Jobs Full-Time Talent Employment WORKSHP Promo Video
DOCUMENTARIES - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Film 57. 2022 Black History Month - a Phillip E. Walker Video Memoir Phillip E. Walker-MFA ~ Rancho Cucamonga, CA USA [10:38]
Film 58. ~ GettingPaid.us Hollywood employee support expose PhilE ~ Rancho Cucamonga, CA USA [11:58]
Film 59. ~ Yorba Linda, CA USA [46:37] WORLD PREMIERE
MIDDLE EAST
Video 60. ~ rancho cucamonga, ca usa
Video 61. MDJ Family Reunion youth interview elders Ava & Sabreen ~ Fremont, Northern California, USA [7:10] WORLD PREMIERE
Video 62. heritage ~ rc
Film 63. ~ Indonesia
Video 64 Mother's Day ~ Alexandria, IN USA [:45] WORLD PREMIERE
REFUGEES - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Film 65. ~ switzerland
Film 66. ~ czech republic & slovenia
Film 67. ~ iceland
Film 68. ~ China
FIVE CONTINENTS - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Video 69. ~
Video 70. ~
Video 71. ~
Video 72. ~
Video 73. ~
Video 74. ~
Video 75. ~
Video 76. ~
Video 77. ~
Video 78. ~
NO DIALOGUE - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Film 78. Nalubale Nickson Kamau Lake Victoria ecology ~ Uganda [1:00] WORLD PREMIERE
Film 79. ~ new zealand
Film 80. Sea Temptation tragic fishing accident Zoe Szymon ~ Greece [5:00] NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE
Film 81. Valdemar an by Edgar Allan Poe re-telling Pablo Icaza ~ Chile [13:28] WORLD PREMIERE
Film 82. ~ Armenia
Film 83. Dark Offerings Commercial book promo Katherine M. Phillips ~ Highland, CA USA WORLD PREMIERE
DAY #4 - FRIDAY May 20th
DRAMATIC - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Film 85. ~ Traces on the Wall a ray of hope Asel Abakirova ~ Kyrgyzstan [15:00] WORLD PREMIERE
Film 86. ~ san jose, ca usa
Film 87. Eternally Child haunted father Lorena Sopi ~ Kosovo [10:09] NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE
Film 88. ~ CORONA, CA USA [12:25]
Film 89. ~ You In Or You Out hood couple revenge debate Tyreece Powell-Dunbar ~ New Jersey, USA [8:01]
LIGHT FARE - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Film 90. ~ nashville, tn usa
Film 91. ~ uk
Film 92. ~ Seattle, WA USA
Film 93. Bali Frodo strong obsession with rings Artyom Novokshonov ~ Indonesia [4:42] WORLD PREMIERE
NORTH AMERICA - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Film 94. Postcards ~ mexico
Film 95. Mr. Vaxt's Venture peaceful little life interrupted Nina Berionni ~ Canada [1:19] WORLD PREMIERE
Film 96. ~ florida, usa
Film 97 ~
DAY #5 - FRIDAY May 21st
HORROR BLOCK - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Film 98. Minnesota, USA [13:26] WORLD PREMIERE
Film 99. Ghost haunted your very existence Jay Jay Jegathesan ~ Australia [2:29] WORLD PREMIERE
Film 100. Stray mysterious girls in a mysterious place Derick Lorenzo Taguiped ~ Philippines [6:14] WORLD PREMIERE
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OUTSIDE OF COMPETITION OFFICIAL SELECTIONS
COUNTRY ALPHABETICAL ORDER
56. Australia’s “Veena - The Strings Of Resilience” by Danan Thilakanathan
57. Bangladesh’s “Time” by Shopno Samudra
58. Belgium’s “1813” by Mateo Fromont
59. Canada & Brazil’s “Dores” by Gabriela Antonini Escovedo
60. Finland’s “Heatwave” by Carla Pekander
61. Iran’s “The Good and Evil” by Shayan Poushesh
62. Italy’s “Uneasiness” by Antonio Maria Cortese
63. Morocco’s “Scenes from Salé” by Imrane Rahani
64. Nigeria + Trinidad & Tobago’s “When the Monsters Come Out” by James Amuta
65. Peru’s “Tacneñas Women and the Flag Procession” by Rosi Helé Castellanos del Portal
66. Philippines’s “Please Remember” by Direk Bee
67. Slovakia’s “Recall” by Erik Jasaň
68. Sweden’s “Waking Up In Paradise” by Harald Neslein Sandø
69. USA’s “Chef’s Kiss” by Jason Burke Nicholls
70. USA’s “CTPR 508” by Ben Guest
71. USA’s “Space Rider” Produced by Addy Ghani
72. USA’s “The Perfect Shot: Antarctica” Produced by Artem Shestakov
STAFF PRODUCTIONS Screening Outside of Competition
include the 11th ever Phillip E Walker Acting Retrospective Series
73. “Living Ledge” Produced by Phillip Eugene Walker {4:07} before EXPERIMENTAL
74 “Darkroom” by David Schell {8:44} before DRAMA
75. “Dark Offerings Commercial” by Katherine Phillips {0:24} before DARK
76. “Celebrating Me” commercial by Johnnie Mae Green & PhilE {0:30} before ELDERS
77. “On The Rocks” Trailer Produced by Phillip Eugene Walker {0:48} CLOSING VIDEO
PAST QUARTERS RE-SELECTIONS
78. Afghanistan’s “News” by Sayed mohsen Hossaini
79. Algeria’s “Just A Show” by Mustapha Benghernaout ^
80. Armenia”s “Better Love” by David Sexta
81. Bahran’s “In My Shoes” by Loay Tattan
82. Columbia’s “Earth Man” by Manuel Jose Martinez Arcos ^
83. Egypt’s “The Happy Farm” by Ghadir Fahim Eid
84. Georgia’s “SML (10 minute version)” by Eleni Morchadze
85. Greece’s “Sea Temptations” by Zoe Szymon ^
86. Hong Kong’s “As You Are” by Victoria Elen Drave ^
87. Indonesia’s “Loma” by Della Ayu Kartika
88. Israel’s “Unconsensual” by Ido Fruchter ^
89. Kazakstan’s “Knowledge” by Шерхан Жиенкул
90. Kenya’s “Mercy” Written by Georgia Fernandes
91. Kosovo’s “Eternally Child” by Lorena Sopi
92. Kyrgystan’s “Traces on the Wall” Produced by Films of Central Asia ^
93. Lithuania’s “Rescue” by Ivan Shalaev
94. New Zealand’s “The Choices We Make” by Joachim E.H. Lang ^
95. Norway’s “When the Tea Gets Cold” by Arian Nowbahari ^
96. Portugal’s “Coimbra’s Sights” by Bruno Teixeira
97. Syria’s “Fish” by Rama Abdi
98. Tanzania & Germany’s “Ukungu” by Johannes Horak
99. Tunisia’s “Aquarium by Nüman Noomén
100. Uganda’s “Nalubale” by Nickson Kamau.
^ = Award Nominated
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