FESTIVAL SHORT FILM PROGRAMS

We have placed most of the shorts into programs, each of which will play twice during the festival. Feature-length and some longer entries play once. The schedule should permit attendees the opportunity to see most of the films and videos shown at Landlocked 2010.

Kid-Friendly Under 10
These are enjoyable for all ages, and also appropriate for kids under 10
45 min
Kidnap
The Lift
Damsel Distressed
Skylight
God’s Critters
The Scientist’s Apprentice
Mashed

Kid-Friendly Over 10
These are enjoyable for all ages, but may be too long or detailed for kids under 10
1 hr 15 min
Huset Overfor (The Other Side)
I’m a Madman
Abidjan

Music Videos
Our newest category brings out the music!
50 min
The Long Goodbye
Inside
Let Me In
On Our Own
Take Me to Heart
Switch Hit Resistor
Pain Killer

Shorts Program #1
1 hr 40 min
Snippets
Transparent Movement
Kapsis
Look through the Clown’s Eye
Lydia and Otto
Arena
Johnny Saw Johnny
Aliki
Sapsucker

Shorts Program #2 – Drama
1 hr 40 min
Survivors
One Bullet
Trophy Wife
Clemency
2-45
Stewart Little 3000
Empty

Shorts Program #3 – Drama
2 hrs 40 min (will include a break)
El Forjador de Historias (The Storymaker)
Listen (The List)
Sway
The Desperate
Sacrifice on the Ante
Sombras en el Viento (Shadows in the Wind)
Split Hit
A Prayer for the Umpire

Shorts Program #4 – Comedy
2 hrs 45 min (will include a break)
Action World
Martes por la Manana (Tuesday Morning)
Deathstu
Cabbie
Tarzan Jr. and the Cuban Mercenaries
Outer Space
Summon Lovin’
Den Frygtlose Ivan (Fearful Ivan)
Doodie Egg

Shorts Program #5 – Comedy
2 hrs 30 min (will include a break)
Sunscreen Serenade
Who Is Candy Bernardino?
Tales of a Traveler
Father and Sister
Squared
With Anchovies… Without Mamma
4 Pictures
Time for a Hero
Tengo Algo Que Decirte (I've Got Something to Tell You)
El Cortejo (The Cortege)

Documentary Short Films
2 hrs 10 min (will include a break)
The Next Act
$100 Dollars a Day
Boat Dreams
The Bay Swimmers
Perfectly Abled
Period Piece
What Else Would I Do

Student Program at the Bijou
2 hrs 15 min
Clemency
Snippets
What Else Would I Do
The Bay Swimmers
Empty
Johnny Saw Johnny
Survivors
Who Is Candy Bernardino?
The Scientist's Apprentice
Tales of a Traveler
Perfectly Abled

FILM DESCRIPTIONS & DETAILS

Descriptions of films are found here, separated into categories and then alphabetically: Selections

FILM SCHEDULE

Schedule subject to change but we will endeavor to avoid that. Venues are Englert Theatre, Iowa City Public Library (ICPL Room A), Carver Room - Sheraton, Plaza Room - Vetro, and Bijou Theater. More detail on venues here.

Tickets are needed ONLY for the films marked with $5. (Advance tickets may be purchased - click here.) All other screenings are free. Everyone is welcome to attend the Awards Ceremony on Sunday night - come and find out which films won!

THURSDAY, AUGUST 26, 2010

Englert
7:00 pm Frygtelig Lykkelig
9:00 pm Something Blue ($5)

ICPL
7:00 pm Burning in the Sun

Carver Room - Sheraton
7:00 pm World's Largest
9:00 pm Shorts Program #2 Drama

FRIDAY, AUGUST 27, 2010

Englert
1:15 pm Love & Valor: The Intimate Civil War Letters
3:15 pm Can't Go Native
5:00 pm From the Badlands to Alcatraz
7:30 pm Is It Just Me? ($5)
9:45 pm earthwork ($5)

ICPL
3:00 pm Not Evil Just Wrong
5:00 pm Shorts Program #1
7:00 pm Ballhawks

Carver Room - Sheraton
3:00 pm Shorts Program #5 Comedy
6:30 pm Documentary Short Films
8:45 pm Shorts Program #4 Comedy

Bijou
6:00 pm Voices Unveiled
7:30 pm Shorts Program #3 Drama

SATURDAY, AUGUST 28, 2010

Englert
12:00 pm (noon) World's Largest
1:30 pm Fat, Sick & Nearly Dead
4:00 pm Play On ($5)
7:00 pm Ashley's Ashes ($5)
9:30 pm Splatter: Love, Honor and Paintball ($5)

ICPL
11:00 am Kid-Friendly Under 10
12:00 pm (noon) Kid-Friendly Over 10
1:15 pm Music Videos
2:45 pm Shorts Program #5 Comedy

Carver Room - Sheraton
5:15 pm From the Badlands to Alcatraz
7:00 pm Roll Out, Cowboy
9:00 pm Scrappers

Plaza Room - Vetro
11:00 am Can't Go Native?
12:00 pm (noon) Voices Unveiled
1:45 pm Dumb Dumb
3:15 pm Shorts Program #1
5:15 pm Documentary Short Films

Bijou
2:00 pm Student Program at the Bijou
11:30 pm Endure

SUNDAY, AUGUST 29, 2010

Englert
12:00 pm (Noon) Ballhawks
1:45 pm First Stop, Iowa
4:00 pm Shorts Program #2 Drama
6:00 pm Huset Overfor
7:00 pm Broken Dreams ($5)
9:00 pm Landlocked Awards Ceremony

ICPL
12:00 pm (Noon) Kid-Friendly Under 10
1:00 pm Kid-Friendly Over 10
2:15 pm Shorts Program #3 Drama

Carver Room - Sheraton
2:30 pm Music Videos
4:00 pm Vivir de Pie
6:30 pm Shorts Program #4 Comedy

Plaza Room - Vetro
6:00 pm Home/Land*


*Home/Land is a 30-minute documentary, directed by Lebanese filmmaker Nigol Bezjian with cinematography by Cyprus-based filmmaker Stephen Nugent. It will be shown immediately preceding a panel of writers from the University of Iowa's International Writing Program, who will discuss the concept of "home" and open a dialogue with the audience.

Disclaimer The views and opinions expressed in the films and videos shown at the festival are not necessarily the views and opinions of Landlocked Film Festival or any person associated with Landlocked Film Festival. Independent filmmakers share diverse and sometimes controversial subject matter and viewpoints with audiences. Independent films are also generally not rated by the MPAA. It is the responsibility of the parents of children to make decisions about what their children may view.