Media Film Festival

Media Film Festival
Saturday, Mar 30, 2024
The Towne House
117 Veterans Square

The 2024 Media Film Festival will take place across two weeks
March 29th and 30th at the Media Towne House
and April 4th-6th at the Media Theatre

Brunch:  10:30 AM- 12:00 PM

Type - After learning that his girlfriend recently broke his typing test record for a friendly competition, Danny attempts to gain the record back in the middle of a work meeting.
4:06 United States
Director: Anthony Thorn
Producer: Anthony Thorn
Writer: Anthony Thorn
Key Cast: Sabhee Rehman, Jeff Matthews, Thomas Augusto
Composer: Blake Thomas Morton
Sound Recordist: Mankaran Randhawa
Boom Operator: Esso Adigwe

Millie's Care Free Day - Weighed down and despondent from crushing depression, Millie tries to escape the daily grind by deciding today will be different. However, she must first confront her trauma before it consumes her.
9:10 United States
Director: Michael Licisyn
Producer: Michael Licisyn, Sarah Braun
Writer: Michael Licisyn
Key Cast: Kathryn Miller, Rachel Keefe
Score Composer and Music Producer: Kevin Stahl
"This Time" Songwriter and Performer: Spencer Camacho
Editing: Michael Licisyn
Cinematography: Michael Licisyn
Sound: Chris Potako
Assistant Director: Sarah Braun
Production Company: Mixed Nuts Productions

Where's Our Waiter - While on a double date, Sam's friends suspect his new girlfriend might be a cannibal.
11:28 United States
Director: Emily Kane
Producer: Jaron Lamer, Anna Strauser, Kristopher Chandler
Writer: Emily Kane
Key Cast: Christian Benton, Alex Brandel, Kate McCarty, Anna Strauser
Director of Photography: Tucker P. Dutton
My Augustinian Journey: Father Jeremy - A newly ordained Catholic priest, Fr. Jeremy, shares his call to prison ministry through the personal struggles of his younger brother with addiction and prison. We learn of the tragedy that had Fr. Jeremy question his faith in God. He takes us behind the prison walls where he works as a chaplain at the State Correctional Institution in Chester, Pennsylvania.
10:59 United States
Director-Writer-Producer: Richard Slinkard
DP-Camera Operator-Editor: Chase Murphy
Co-Writer-Lead: Fr. Jeremy Hiers

Night Voices - A jaded talk radio host in a cycle of hopeless and demoralizing monotony makes a life-altering decision while on-air.
23:59 United States
Director: Bradley Hawkins
Producer: Peter Fenton
Writer: Bradley Hawkins, Peter Fenton
Key Cast: Gorman Ruggiero, Jack Packer, Alex Joseph Pires

Dinner:  5:30 - 8:00 PM
Meats and Cheeses - One of three friends vastly underestimates his knowledge of protein and dairy consumables.
6:18 United States
Director: Brian Kesek
Producer: Brian Kesek
Writer: Brian Kesek
Key Cast: Parker Fairchild, Ian Ross, Robert Haydt
Director of Photography: Alexander Deola

The Breakdown -A Republican passenger and a progressive Democrat Uber car driver hate each other but are forced to stay together because the car broke down and they have to fix it together.
14:49 France
Director: Gabriel Tibi
Producer: Gabriel Tibi
Writer: Morgan Cini, Gabriel Tibi
Key Cast: Michael Paone, Hannah Coffman

You Think Although You Are Not - Navid and Forough are a happy couple who, despite the events that caused them to separate, experience an unusual way to stay together.
11:47 Iran
Director: Salaheddin Noori
Producer: Salaheddin Noori, Hamidreza Malekzadeh
Writer: Navid Farrokhi
Key Cast: Shahryar Rabbani, Pegah Saeedi, Hamid Pishghadam

Enter the Room - A young adult (Brian) is visited by his brother, Jeremy, who needs a place to stay as he settles into his new city. The two polar opposite personalities begin to clash as Jeremy's presence poses a threat to Brian's way of life.
15:00 United States
Director: Harry Waldman
Producer: Lance Eliot Adams, Harry Waldman
Writer: Harry Waldman
Key Cast: Peter Mastne, Rich Holton
Cinematography: Lance Eliot Adams
Assistant Director: Mohamed Nazar
Graphic Designer: Erik Perez
Storyboard Artist: Bruce Waldman
Boom Operator/Sound Mixer: Cody Adams, Chris Colabella
Film Editor: Harry Waldman
Gaffer: Harry Waldman
Colorist: Tom Rovak
Production Assistant: William Ray

Lights - Maria and Mariela have been in a relationship for ten years, and together they share a passion for running. One day Mariela plans to stop running and end her relationship with Maria.
6:55 Spain
Director: Luis Alberto Suarez Bracho
Producer: Luis Suarez Bracho
Writer: Luis Alberto Suarez Bracho
Key Cast: María Araújo, Mariela Martinez
Sound: Lino Ocando
Sound mix: Lino Ocando
Color: Santiago Rivero
Editor: Luis Alberto Suarez Bracho

Golden Flower - During the 1500's, the Taino Kingdoms of the Caribbean peacefully coexist with nature. One of their Kasiké (Chief), Anacaona maintains peaceful trade with the Spaniards. One fateful day, the greed of their leader Nicolás de Ovando pushes those relationships to the brink.
20:00 United States
Director: David Massey
Producer: Isadora Ortega, David Massey, Xavier Santiago
Writer: Isadora Ortega, Ilunga Adell
Key Cast: Isadora Ortega, Victor, Danny

Seating for these special events is limited. We recommend purchasing your tickets in advance. Discounts available when buying 3 or more tickets (across either/both weekends!)

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