Pittsburgh Independent Film Festival
2016 Schedule
Congratulations to the Selected Films and Filmmakers !
2016
Pittsburgh Independent Film Festival is proud to announce that this year we have 69 films and 2 Scripts from around the world.
Congratulations to our Screenplay winners
Short Film Script
“Rewind”
Ian Wilson
Feature Film Script
“A Life Off Center The Mike Webster Story”
Warren Hull
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2016 Festival Winners
Best Feature Narrative
Lost Creek (91m, U S A)
Director Collin Adams-Toomey
Best Feature Documentary
Andrew Carnegie: Rags to Riches, Power to Peace (60m, United Kingdom)
Director Vicky Matthews
Best Short Narrative
Always a Bridesmaid(25:00m, U S A)
Written and Produced by Wendy Grube
Best Short Documentary
The Marquee on Main Street (36min USA)
Director Chester Lampman
Best Music Video
Sami Grisafe “Brand New Fairy Tale” (4m USA)
Director Kathy Kuras
Best Animation
Rabbit Blood (5 m, U S A)
Director Yagmur Altan
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Friday 6:30pm
Opening Ceremonies
Presentation of “Official Selection” Plaques, And All winning awards will be presented at this time. It is suggested that you attend.
Friday 7:30pm
Acoustic Set
Wyatt Gunst and Adam Quigley
Friday 8:pm
The Following two films are from local filmmakers.
Agustun- Gun Down (2min 56 sec USA)
by Sean Quinlan
Music Video
Always a Bridesmaid(25:00m, U S A)
Written and Produced by Wendy Grube
Narrative Short
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Reception Filmmakers Mix and Mingle
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Saturday July 16,,2016
Saturday 10:00am
End& Eternity (3m, U S A)
dir. by Yoomi Kim
Animation
The Wolf of Enfield (13m, United Kingdom)
dir. by Reter Findlay
Narrative Short
A Single Step (28m, India,Fiji,Liberia,China,Japan,U S A)
dir. by Beth Mendelson
Doucmentary Short
For Her (17m, USA)
dir. by Robert Cammisa
Narrative Short
Bryn (in HD) (9m, U S A)
Dir. by M.C. Menish
Documentary Short
Poor George (21m, USA)
Dir. by Jim Harris
Narrative Short
Saturday 11:35am
Frendos (13m, U S A)
dir. by Justin Clare
Documentary Short
A Worthy Fight (9m, U S A)
dir. by Katie Hoffman
Documentary Short“
Dysgenesis (12m, U S A)
dir. by David Flint
Narrative Short
EZ Out (18m, U S A)
dir. by Jacob Toarmina
Narrative Short
A Way of Life (24m, U S A)
dir. by Viaj Nayar
Narrative Short
The Bartender (13m, Poland)
dir. by Piotr Budzowski
Webisodes
Saturday 1:10pm
Come Back to Me (4 min.USA)
by Michael Addison
Music Video
Rabbit Blood (5 m, U S A)
dir. by Yagmur Altan
Animation
Harper Finch (14m, U S A)
dir. by Jonathan Baker & Matt Toronto
Narrrative Short
The Bus Stop (14m, U S A)
dir. by Justin Malone
Narrative Short
The Pitch (23m, U S A)
dir. by Collin Sprigg
Narrative Short
Mail.Man (20m, U S A)
dir. by William Aydelott
Narrative Short
Saturday 2:45pm
Die Trying (4m, U S A)
dir. by Adam Rohrmann
Music Video
Harsh Weather Sweepstakes (15min, USA)
by Jay Drose
Narrative Short
The Gift (15min USA)
by Mardig Sheridan
Narrative Short
Thump (4m, U S A)
dir. by Whit Spurgeon
Narrative Short
A Novel Idea (17m, U S A)
dir. by Kevin Harris
Narrative Short
Hide The Sausage (23m, U S A)
dir. by Joe Benedetto
Narrative Short
Muscle Memory (4m, U S A)
dir. by Ruoyy Wang
Animation
Saturday 4:20pm
Sami Grisafe “Brand New Fairy Tale” (4m USA)
by Kathy Kuras
Music Video
The Paper Store (97m, U S A)
dir. by Nicholas Gray
Feature Narrative
Saturday 6:00pm
The Invisible World (13m, U S A)
dir. by Jen Fineran
Documentary Short
Andrew Carnegie: Rags to Riches, Power to Peace (60m, United Kingdom)
dir. by Vicky Matthews
Feature Documentary
Nepal Rises (20m, U S A)
dir. by Casey Allred
Documentary Short
Saturday 7:35pm
We Interrupt This Broadcast (7m, U S A)
dir. by Kurt Raether
Narrative Short
Swallowed Whole (4m, U S A)
dir. by Heidi Kumao
Experimental
Nut Cracker (19m, U S A)
dir. by David Pinkston
Narrative Short
Leftovers (9m, U S A)
dir. by Andrew Hiss
Narrative Short
Saturday 8:15pm
Driving While Black (95m, U S A)
dir. by Paul Sapiano
Feature Narrative
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Sunday July 17,2016
Sunday 10:00Am
“Electric Man” By Reval Sons (4m, U S A)
dir. Markus Rutledge
Music Video
The Autumn of Zao (18m, France)
dir. by Nikolaus Roche-Kresse
Narrative Short
Good Clean F--- (14m, U S A)
dir. by Jessi Highet
Webisodes
The Skull (13m, U S A)
dir. by Graceann Dorse
Narrative Short
This Modern Man Is Beat (17m, U S A)
dir. by Alex Merkin
Narrative Short
Wifey Redux (22m, Ireland,U S A)
dir. by Robert McKeon
Narrative Short
Sunday 11:30Am
The Closer (95m, U S A)
dir. by Eli Hershko
Feature Narritive
Sunday 1:00pm
Lost Creek (91m, U S A)
dir. by Colin Adams-Toomey
Feature Narritive
Made in Pennslyvania
The following films were made in PA or by PA filmmakers, some right here in Pittsburgh
Sunday 2:30pm
Zombieville; An Undead Rights Story (70min USA)
by Brandon Lengyel
Feature Narrative
Sunday 3:45pm
I Had Fun (97m, U S A)
dir. by Scott Cunningham
Feature Narrative
Sunday 5:20pm
Josie (11m, U S A)
dir. by Travis Culley
Narrative Short
The Cobbler and the Diamond (20m, U S A)
dir. by Jacob Hoyson
Narrative Short
Guardian (6m, U S A)
dir. by Rodman Walker
Narrative Short
One if by Land (14m, U S A)
dir. by Nandini Sikand
Documentary Short
Monday (4m, U S A)
dir. by Jeff Balmert
Narrative Short
Sunday 6:30pm
The Marquee on Main Street (36min USA)
by Chester Lampman
Documentary Short
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Sunday 7:10pm
Crash Testing (4m, Taiwan)
dir. by Yuting Hsuch
Experimental, Animation
Hit & Run (7mi, USA)
by Jordan Liebowitz
Narrative Short
Sticks (6 min USA)
by Gregory Kasunich
Narrative Short
Exceptance (15 min, USA)
by Sam Holdren
Narrative Short
Sleeping Dogs (17min United Kingdom)
by Felipe Gon
Narrative Short
The Fear Inside (16min, USA)
by Rick Hamilton
Narrative Short
Sunday 8;15pm
The Present (5m, Germany)
by Anna Matacz
Animation
Muck (37m. USA)
by Rob Rafferty
Narrative Short
Best Friends Forever (8min USA)
by Tina Ezenma
in Narrative Short
The Unforgiven (9m, USA)
by Alex Kohnstamm
Narrative Short
Vincent the Artist Short (4m, India)
by Jon Bacon
Narrative Short
Your Ring No Longer Fit My Hand (7 min, Hong Kong )
by Laurence Tong
Narrative Short
Birthday (13m, USA)
dir. by Chris King
Narrative Short
The Passing of Time (8m, U S A)
dir. by Jennifer Metcalf
Experimental
