2010 Films
The 2010 Tallahassee Film Festival offered a multitude of diverse and exciting filmmaking! In case you missed it, here's the schedule of films that played:
Comedy (44) |
Animated Shorts Program Running Time: 67 minutes (01:07)
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Synopsis:Drama and hilarity encapsulate this fun program of animated shorts from around the world. Enjoy! |
Show Times:FAMU School of Journalism
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AT LAST, OKEMAH! Rated: Parental Advisory Suggested Running Time: 17 minutes (00:17)
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Synopsis:A comedic retelling of Don Quxiote featuring Jeff-nominated actor Kevin Viol as Winston Thomas, a former hipster who becomes the self-styled greatest, most authentic folk singer of all time. Af... |
Show Times:All Saints Cinema
FSU Student Life Cinema
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BIRD BRAIN Rated: Parental Advisory Suggested Running Time: 8 minutes (00:08)
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Synopsis:Brain feels invisible to the world. He still lives with his mum, and he's resigned himself to a life of petty crime. His only escape is his artwork. Until one day he steals from the right person. |
Show Times:FAMU School of Journalism
Regal Miracle 5 Theater
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BLIND DATE Rated: Parental Advisory Suggested Running Time: 10 minutes (00:10)
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Synopsis:A love-damaged actress, who won’t admit she still yearns for the real thing, must eliminate the opposition to make love work on her terms. |
Show Times:All Saints Cinema
FAMU School of Journalism
FSU Student Life Cinema
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CAREER DAY Rated: Parental Advisory Suggested Running Time: 13 minutes (00:13)
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Synopsis:When tenacious 8-year-old Marco Casanova secretly follows his mother to work to complete his Career Day essay, he is shocked to discover that she is not actually a nurse, but a stripper. |
Show Times:All Saints Cinema
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Children's Collection Rated: All ages Running Time: 75 minutes (01:15)
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Synopsis:This year, the Tallahassee Film Festival brings together three hilarious and enchanting films especially for children! Join us for the Oscar nominated animated feature The Secret of Kells prece... |
Show Times:Regal Miracle 5 Theater
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Comedy Shorts Program Running Time: 117 minutes (01:57)
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Synopsis:Everybody loves comedy. And what could be funnier than mafioso mothers, neurotic New Yorkers, blind dating, spirits of Woody Guthrie, gigolos, strippers, tubas and robbers looking for love? |
Show Times:All Saints Cinema
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Dark Shorts Program Running Time: 103 minutes (01:43)
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Synopsis:Not your average drama, these luminously dark shorts will keep you at the edge of your seat. An adaptation of Franz Kafka's short story A Country Doctor, an intriguing and mysterious blend of w... |
Show Times:All Saints Cinema
Regal Miracle 5 Theater
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EILEEN'S WILD RIDE Rated: All Ages Running Time: 1 minutes (00:01)
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Synopsis:Made as an honors thesis project while at FSU, Morgan Filteau's short stop-motion, claymation film is about a perky teenage alien who learns that text messaging and driving a space car do not mix. |
Show Times:FAMU School of Journalism
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EVOLUTION Rated: Parental Advisory Suggested Running Time: 14 minutes (00:14)
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Synopsis:Approaching 50, Andy finds himself changing as he enters this new phase in his life; but Tim, his partner, isn't ready to get old, a disagreement about whether to stay in or go out becomes a cause of ... |
Show Times:FAMU School of Journalism
FSU Student Life Cinema
Regal Miracle 5 Theater
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Explorations: Music Running Time: 116 minutes (01:56)
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Synopsis:Explore the comical and dramatic perseverance it takes to be a rock musician in two diverse films about music. At Last, Okemah! is the comic retelling of Don Quixote where a former hipst... |
Show Times:FSU Student Life Cinema
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Explorations: Relationships Running Time: 84 minutes (01:24)
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Synopsis:Explore the comedy, drama, equalities and inequalities of love and same-sex relationships in these three insightful films. |
Show Times:FAMU School of Journalism
FSU Student Life Cinema
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FATHER AND SISTER Running Time: 5 minutes (00:05)
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Synopsis:A series of coincidental happenings at the church results in an unspeakable act of sin… Or not! |
Show Times:FAMU School of Journalism
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Florida Shorts Program Running Time: 95 minutes (01:35)
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Synopsis:What do young love, the occult, parental responsibilities and fortune cookies all have in common? Why all these films were either shot in Florida or have some connection to Florida. |
Show Times:FSU Student Life Cinema
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FREE PARKING Rated: Parental Advisory Suggested Running Time: 18 minutes (00:18)
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Synopsis:Meet Len: He has a budding writing career and he is engaged to Sophie, the girl of his dreams. Together they share an apartment in the heart of New York City. But, like every other New Yorker, he is o... |
Show Times:All Saints Cinema
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GALAXY QUEST Rated: PG Running Time: 102 minutes (01:42)
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Synopsis:A team of intrepid adventurers travels through the outer reaches of the galaxy, each week finding excitement and adventure on Galaxy Quest! Or at least that's the way it was in the mid-1970s, when bra... |
Show Times:Outdoors at Kleman Plaza
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HERPES BOY Rated: Parental Advisory Suggested Running Time: 85 minutes (01:25)
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Synopsis:Rudolph Murray hates his life. He has a large purple birthmark on his upper lip and everyday he finds someone staring, pointing, or calling him names-like Herpes Boy. He makes videos for the Internet ... |
Show Times:Regal Miracle 5 Theater
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LIMINAL INTROSPECT Rated: Parental Advisory Suggested Running Time: 4 minutes (00:04)
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Synopsis:An interlude between indeterminate lapses of nothing. |
Show Times:FAMU School of Journalism
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LOVE BUG Rated: All Ages Running Time: 6 minutes (00:06)
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Synopsis:Nine-year old Turtle Thompson thinks his bug-loving best friend Maddy is the coolest girl in the whole wide world. If only he had the guts to ask her to the Spring Fling Dance. |
Show Times:FSU Student Life Cinema
Regal Miracle 5 Theater
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LUCKY BREAK Rated: Parental Advisory Suggested Running Time: 20 minutes (00:20)
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Synopsis:Travis begins seeing unique messages inside fortune cookies. The fortunes help Travis at first, but all is not what it seems. The fortunes soon turn menacing. Now, Travis must do as the fortunes ask, ... |
Show Times:FSU Student Life Cinema
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MEDICINE FOR MELANCHOLY Rated: Parental Advisory Suggested Running Time: 88 minutes (01:28)
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Synopsis:Barry Jenkins’ award-winning feature film debut was acquired for distribution and released in theaters by IFC Films. The film garnered three Spirit Award Nominations (including a cinematography nod... |
Show Times:Regal Miracle 5 Theater
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MILDRED RICHARDS Rated: Parental Advisory Suggested Running Time: 18 minutes (00:18)
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Synopsis:Mildred Richards, an egomaniacal, nearly bankrupt actress, enlists the assistance of her reluctant brother, Gerald, to wrest away the fortune of their elderly, ailing aunt. Mildred has nothing short o... |
Show Times:All Saints Cinema
Regal Miracle 5 Theater
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NEW LOW Rated: Parental Advisory Suggested Running Time: 82 minutes (01:22)
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Synopsis:The worst thing about Wendell isn't his slightly balding head, skinny frame, or thin lips; it's that he's a bit of an idiot. He just started dating Vicky, an angry drunk, who conveniently shares his l... |
Show Times:FSU Student Life Cinema
Regal Miracle 5 Theater
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OF MONTREAL: FAMILY NOUVEAU Running Time: 45 minutes (00:45)
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Synopsis:It's a bizarre celebration when the band oF MONTREAL tours eleven European cities at the dawn of Obama's presidency. Fans and newcomers won't want to miss this look at a memorable tour. |
Show Times:FSU Student Life Cinema
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OMIE WISE Rated: Parental Advisory Suggested Running Time: 16 minutes (00:16)
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Synopsis:A cinematic folktale about a strange girl dealing with misfortune and loneliness in unusual ways. |
Show Times:FAMU School of Journalism
Regal Miracle 5 Theater
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PADDLE TO SEATTLE: JOURNEY THROUGH THE INSIDE PASSAGE Running Time: 85 minutes (01:25)
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Synopsis:In homemade wooden boats, J.J. Kelley and Josh Thomas traveled the 1,300-mile Inside Passage. 2008 was the rainiest summer in 15-years in our continent’s only rainforest. For three months Kelley and... |
Show Times:Regal Miracle 5 Theater
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PICTURE DAY Rated: Parental Advisory Suggested Running Time: 17 minutes (00:17)
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Synopsis:High school is tough. Freshman Miles Dufort will risk everything to take a perfect school picture for a chance to survive the next four years. |
Show Times:FSU Student Life Cinema
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PIGEON: IMPOSSIBLE Rated: All Ages Running Time: 6 minutes (00:06)
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Synopsis:Pigeon: Impossible is the tale of Walter, a rookie secret agent faced with a problem seldom covered in basic training: what to do when a curious pigeon gets trapped inside your multi-million do... |
Show Times:FAMU School of Journalism
Regal Miracle 5 Theater
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POI DOGS Rated: All Ages Running Time: 12 minutes (00:12)
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Synopsis:Poi Dogs is the story of two local Hawaii teenagers who take a small step towards love by moving beyond their desires to act cool. |
Show Times:All Saints Cinema
FAMU School of Journalism
Regal Miracle 5 Theater
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PRE, the first aftermath comedy Rated: Parental Advisory Suggested Running Time: 85 minutes (01:25)
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Synopsis:On September 1st, 2001, the ensemble, Another Urban Riff, had been performing their critically acclaimed play, MONO, on the Lower East Side of New York City for one year. Three days after the a... |
Show Times:All Saints Cinema
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SANTA ANA WINDS Rated: Parental Advisory Suggested Running Time: 16 minutes (00:16)
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Synopsis:Jason and Claire have been together in Los Angeles for a few years, but a new job is taking Claire to New York. They've sorted out the particulars of their breakup, but she allows Jason to take her to... |
Show Times:FAMU School of Journalism
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SKYLIGHT Rated: All Ages Running Time: 5 minutes (00:05)
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Synopsis:An animated mock documentary about the ecological plight of penguins in the Antarctic, possibly foretelling cataclysmic results for the rest of the world. |
Show Times:FAMU School of Journalism
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SNEAKERS & SOUL Rated: Parental Advisory Suggested Running Time: 100 minutes (01:40)
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Synopsis:“You should always have a perfect bed and comfortable shoes, because when you’re not in one, you’re in the other.” This is the credo of Johnny-boy Bailey’s late father, Murray, a man whose p... |
Show Times:All Saints Cinema
Regal Miracle 5 Theater
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SPECIAL WHEN LIT Running Time: 92 minutes (01:32)
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Synopsis:Special When Lit rediscovers the lure of a lost pop icon - pinball. The American invention made more money than Hollywood through the 50s and 60s. Its success swept the world making it the epit... |
Show Times:All Saints Cinema
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SPIT Rated: Parental Advisory Suggested Running Time: 20 minutes (00:20)
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Synopsis:In the small town of Calvin Alley, everybody plays the card game Spit at the annual Spit tournament. On the day of this year's tournament, Sherry, the champion for the last three Spit tournaments is f... |
Show Times:FAMU School of Journalism
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Student Shorts Program Rated: Parental Advisory Suggested Running Time: 97 minutes (01:37)
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Synopsis:While one man explores space in search of a loved one, another tries to avoid being a mob hit for his wife. While one man finds inspiration for his next book in a strange discovery in his backyard, a ... |
Show Times:FAMU School of Journalism
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TAKE MY WIFE Rated: Parental Advisory Suggested Running Time: 22 minutes (00:22)
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Synopsis:A married couple intending to hire a gigolo to save their stale sex life mistakenly hires a hitman in this dangerous comedy of errors. |
Show Times:All Saints Cinema
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THE GODMOTHER Rated: Parental Advisory Suggested Running Time: 15 minutes (00:15)
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Synopsis:In this quick paced romantic-action-comedy, Rosella Wu is convinced by her mother to kill her mobster husband Danny. But when Danny quits the mob and cleans up his act, she tries to cancel the hit. Ex... |
Show Times:All Saints Cinema
FAMU School of Journalism
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THE MAGNITUDE OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDES Rated: All Ages Running Time: 6 minutes (00:06)
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Synopsis:The Magnitude of the Continental Divides is an animation exploring the ways we define ourselves and our nations. It is a journey between many locations in various states of withdrawal and aggre... |
Show Times:FAMU School of Journalism
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THE SECRET OF KELLS Rated: All Ages Running Time: 75 minutes (01:15)
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Synopsis:Young Brendan lives in a remote medieval outpost under siege from barbarian raids. But a new life of adventure beckons when a celebrated master illuminator arrives from foreign lands carrying an ancie... |
Show Times:Regal Miracle 5 Theater
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THE TAQWACORES Rated: Parental Advisory Suggested Running Time: 84 minutes (01:24)
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Synopsis:Yusef, a first-generation Pakistani engineering student, moves off-campus with a group of Muslim punks in Buffalo, New York. His new “un-orthodox” housemates soon introduce him to Taqwacore-- a ha... |
Show Times:Regal Miracle 5 Theater
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THESPIANS Rated: All Ages Running Time: 88 minutes (01:28)
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Synopsis:Thespians captures the story of four Florida theatre troupes as they embark on the incredible journey of preparing for the largest high school theatre festival in the world. This is every perfo... |
Show Times:FSU Student Life Cinema
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THOR AT THE BUS STOP Rated: Parental Advisory Suggested Running Time: 101 minutes (01:41)
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Synopsis:Thor at the Bus Stop, the feature film directorial debut of Jerry and Mike Thompson, is a comedy about the mythical Thor, the Norse God of Lightning, making his final journey through a suburban... |
Show Times:All Saints Cinema
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TRUE BEAUTY THIS NIGHT Rated: Parental Advisory Suggested Running Time: 10 minutes (00:10)
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Synopsis:Last night, Rhett Somers met the love of his life. Now all he has to do is convince her she's the one. Not an easy feat considering how they met... |
Show Times:All Saints Cinema
Regal Miracle 5 Theater
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