7th Milwaukee Short Film Festival Announces Schedule

May 25, 2005 (Press Release) -- Milwaukee, WI -- The seventh Milwaukee Short Film Festival, a short film and video festival, is happy to announce its schedule. MSFF screens Sunday June 5, 2005 at The Times Cinema in Milwaukee, Wis. Over 15 international, American, and Milwaukee films and videos set to screen.

For the first time this year, the festival will screen national and international works alongside the work of local filmmakers. Both narrative and experimental works are featured in the program. Join us to view the best films and videos competing for the $1000 grand prize. And weigh in about who you think is the best with our audience award.

Some highlights of the program are:
* "Skin Tone" – 6th MSFF winning local director Eric Gerber (Milwaukee, WI) returns to bring us an introspective look at a filmmaker’s personal injury. (Director to attend festival)
* "Quitters" - a narrative about drinking buddies competing to go the longest without a cigarette. (Henry Miller from New York City; representative to attend festival)
* "A Better Life” – a fashion-centric film by director Tate Bunker (Milwaukee, WI), who received the Milwaukee Filmmaker Award at last fall’s Milwaukee International Film Festival.
* "Cushion" - an impressive project featuring cyber-dating’s eventual dilemma that premiered at Slamdance Film Festival. (Alexander Rojas, Chicago, IL; director to attend festival)
* Opportunity for audience members to vote for the audience choice award.

Tickets are $10 and will be available at the door.

Please note that the screening order to the program may change, and there may still be schedule additions.

Saturday June 4, 2005

6:30pm
VIP Reception    Invitation Only – TBA

9:00pm-Close
Festival Pre-Party - Kick-off Party featuring Fat Pig at The Art Bar

Sunday June 5, 2005

7:00pm    MSFF program

El Siguiente - Lluis Quilez (Spain, 16:00)
Skin Tone - Eric Gerber (Wisconsin, 08:00)
Barnyard Waltz - Julie Wolterstorff (Wisconsin, 03:00)
Snapshot - Michael T. Vollmann (Wisconsin, 07:00)
Small Study #1 - Sarah Detweiler (Wisconsin, 01:00)
Quitters - Henry Miller (New York, 12:00)
Spacer - Guy Roland (Canada, 03:00)
The Offering - Paul Lee (Canada, 10:00)
Two Will Fly - Andrew Rosas (Wisconsin, 05:00)
A Better Life - Tate Bunker (Wisconsin, 08:00)
Dirty Deeds - Kathy Fischer (Wisconsin, 02:00)
Panacea - Diego Costa (Wisconsin, 13:00)
It Could Happen To You - Elizabeth Henry (Colorado, 09:00)
Race - Adam Presti (Wisconsin, 04:00)
Cushion - Alexander Rojas (Illinois, 15:00)
Smart Card - James Oxford (California, 15:00)
Awards Presentations - Jury & Audience awards

For further information, please contact:
Laura Belliveau
(414) 477-0572
msff@dirtyjobfilms.com

The Milwaukee Short Film Festival is organized by local filmmakers to provide greater exposure to emerging independent and student filmmakers. MSFF is a project of Old Skool Productions and Dirty Job Films. Contact: Ross Bigley, festival director, t: (414)807-4008, ross@dirtyjobfilms.com
http://www.dirtyjobfilms.com/

The Times Cinema is Milwaukee's alternative cinema which shows independent and foreign releases, American classics, local films, as well as year-round midnight shows and special film events. 5906 W. Vliet St., Milwaukee, WI, 53208, t:(414)453-2436, http://www.timescinema.com/

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