The Third Hamptons International Film Festival

Short Film Presentations

* HINEKARO GOES ON A PICNIC AND BLOWS UP ANOTHER OBELISK
dir. Christin Parker, New Zealand, 14.5 min.
Rena Owen (Once Were Warriors) narrates this fantastical tale about a woman who gains empowerment through Maori myths.

* OINK
dir. Rand Ravich, USA, 18 min.
The ultimate male chauvinist pig gets his just desserts in this stunningly shot story of a man who could use a little heart.

* WICKED BEAUTIES
dir. Robert Armstrong, USA, 27 min.
Dedicated to the "Little Miss Cotton Ball Beauty Pageant", this very strange story of a young man, a missing party dress and a woman with a serious cotton fetish has the texture of a bizarre and vivid dream.

* THE LIVIN' END BAR AND GRILL
dir. James Lima, USA, 41.5 min.
This outrageous comedic nightmare about mob hit-girl Dot and her three equally tacky cohorts sitting around a bar table swapping stories about their "greatest hits" is guaranteed to have something to offend everyone.

WHERE THE BOYS ARE
Five very different takes on contemporary gay life form the basis of this surprising series of short films from young gay filmmakers.
THURS. 10/19, UA4, 3:45 p.m.

* CHEAP FLIGHT
dir. Kevin Duffy, USA, 5 min.
This rude awakening after a night of hard partying finds our friends discussing the merits of men, bagels, and a cheap flight to L.A.

* THE DADSHUTTLE
dir. Tom Donaghy, USA, 18 min.
A young man tries to broach the subject of his "roommate" with his father on a car trip to the train station after a family holiday visit.

* PAIXAO NACIONAL: IRREVERSIBLE METABOLIC SHOCK
dir Karim Ainouz, USA/Canada/Brazil, 10 min.
A haunting meditation on life and death as remembered by a young South American hustler.

* ALKALI, IOWA
dir. Mark Christopher, USA, 17 min.
An attractive young farm worker deals with homophobia both in his rural community and in his home.

* MIGUEL, MA BELLE
dir. George Camarda, USA, 29 min.
After being dumped by his self-centered, successful lover, Miguel finds that he's held himself back from a world of possibilities waiting just outside his door.

SHOOTING STARS
Three gifted actors prove they're equally adept at handling the reins on the other end of the camera in this stimulating collection of short stories from surprising sources.
SAT. 10/21, UA5, 3:30 p.m.

* BEYOND BELIEF
dir. Adrian Pasdar, USA, 20 min.
A dazzling, surreal tone poem which follows a fateful day in the life of a young homeless man, this haunting film is as original and accomplished as short filmmaking gets.

* DUKE OF GROOVE
dir. Griffin Dunne, USA, 30 min.
Kate Capshaw, Elliot Gould, Keifer Sutherland and Uma Thurman star in this dark tale of a young man's very strange night accompanying his mother to a party thrown for rock star Janis Joplin at the height of the swinging sixties in LA.

* LIEBERMAN IN LOVE
dir. Christine Lahti, USA, 39 min.
This bittersweet story of late blooming love, based on a W. P. Kinsella short story adapted by Polly Platt, introduces us to a recent widower (Danny Aiello) who falls into an unexpectedly involving relationship with the cynical hooker he meets in a restaurant one night (Christine Lahti). Things get much more complicated when he encounters an attractive real estate broker whose Southern charm is exceeded only by her cunning wiles.

L.A. STORIES
For those of you who think that all those outrageous tales of life on the other coast are highly exaggerated, this random sampling of scenes from the life may put things in perspective...
SAT. 10/21, UA4, 12:00 p.m.

* NO DOGS ALLOWED
dir. Linda Rockstroh, USA, 16.5 min.
Real life takes a breather while two screenwriters obsess about an endless assortment of plot possibilities for an upcoming project they hope to land. Featuring Kate Capshaw and Rita Wilson.

* CALL OF THE WYLIE
dir. Fisher Stevens, USA, 13 min.
Wylie's best days as a foil for the Roadrunner may be behind him, but he's still got a way with the babes in this antic live-action cartoon.

* BOY CRAZY GIRL CRAZIER
dir. llleana Douglas, USA, 15 min.
A pair of desperate strivers will do - and do do - anything to get their big chance in Hollywood in this hilarious send up by director (The Perfect Woman, HIFF '93) and actress (To Die For, Grief), Illeana Douglas.

* I KILLED MY LESBIAN WIFE, HUNG HER ON A MEATHOOK AND NOW I HAVE A THREE-PICTURE DEAL WITH DISNEY
dir. Ben Affleck, USA, 15 min.
The word twisted doesn't begin to describe this spiky vignette about a psychotic, misogynist director and the scheming, manipulative actress who wants the big role in his first film.