OPENING NIGHT! The Annapolis Pretentious Film Society Showcase featuring The Flyway Film Festival

The Annapolis Pretentious Film Society is proud to present the opening night program for

The Flyway Film Festival showcase.
The showcase will run three days from February 17th to the 19th.

The programs for Saturday and Sunday will be announced shortly.

Opening Night!

Metropolitan Kitchen and Lounge

169 West Street Annapolis, MD
(410) 280-5160

Friday, February 17th "Dinner Block"

Doors Open: 6 p.m., Screening begins 7:45 p.m.

Admission: $10 

 Food and Drink Extra

Seating is limited and will be on a first-come, first-served basis.

For information on making a reservation for the screening, please email pretentiousfilm@gmail.com. For dinner reservations, please contact the Metropolitan directly.

Light fare and drinks will be available at the bar during the screening.

All films screened in this Showcase are shown courtesy of the Flyway Film Festival and the Filmmakers


Opening Night Program:

Movies:

Screened at Flyway 2011

"ENTER THE CIRCUS" (Animated Short, United Kingdom)

The charming animated tale of a little rabbit visiting a very unique circus.

Director: Izabela Barszcz



Screened at Flyway 2009

 

"USO JUSTO" (Experimental Comedy, Short, United States)

Award winning artist, Coleman Miller’s first narrative creation is like nothing you have seen before. Or since. Or will again. USO JUSTO (roughly translated: “Fair Use”) is restructured completely from an obscure 1959 Mexican hospital drama. Existential hilarity!

Director: Coleman Miller

Screened at Flyway 2011

"BEAUTY DAY"

(Documentary, Feature, Canada)

Before Jackass... Before Tom Green... There was Ralph Zavadil. His cable access television show, The Cap'n Video Show, ran from 1990 to 1995, spawning a small but loyal cult following. Each week Ralph performed a series of idiotic and occasionally dangerous stunts, challenging the sensibilities of his small Southern Ontario audience. With the advent of the internet and reality television still years away, his unique brand of stunt comedy was truly ahead of its time. All it took was a broken neck for him to get noticed.                   
                                                                                    Director: Jay Cheel


Beauty Day Trailer from Jay Cheel on Vimeo.

Metropolitan Food Specials:
Dinner before the show
Light Fare menu available at the bar during screening
Farm to Table Fresh

   

Opening Night Specials: FESTIVAL FLATBREADS

Wild Boar Flatbead $13

housemade Wild Boar sausage, sauteed onion, fresh mozzarella

Gourmet Vegetable Flatbread $8.95

seasonal vegetable, fresh onion, roasted red pepper, basil olive oil (Vegan)

The Annapolis Pretentious Film Society Showcase 2012

February 17, 18, 19

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3 Days! 4 Screenings! 12 New Movies!

Expect a three day party with great films, outstanding food and lot's of fun! We will be showcasing at least 12 films from the Flyway Film Festival in Wisconsin, the fastest growing fiercely indpendent film festival for fiercely independent filmmakers!

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WE'RE BACK!

Where were we?  Well, instead of a long boring post about "this" and "that," lets just say we were forced to take a hiatus by the mundane realities of life that everyone experiences at one time or another.  It was just one of those years...

But this year we're looking forward to presenting new and interesting independent films and filmmakers, as well as rekindling our friendships with our "alumni."  Today in our first post of 2012, we are going to take a look back some of our past screening events and the filmmakers who made them special.

Where are they now? What are they doing, and where can you find them? Read on.

Gary King -- Filmmaker
Website: http://grking.com/
Twitter -- @grking
Films screened at the APFS:
NEW YORK LATELY
WHAT'S UP LOVELY


Gary King is one of the most amazing independent filmmakers I have ever met.  Not only is he a talented Producer/Writer/Director,  he is a tireless promoter and friend of indie filmmaking who can often be found on Facebook at 3AM complaining about insomnia and enagaging other filmmakers online in discussions that read like film lover forums. 

Gary's latest project is a highly anticipated independent musical,  HOW DO YOU WRITE A JOE SCHERMANN SONG which we hope will make a stop this year in Annapolis.

Lucas McNelly -- Filmmaker/Adventurer
Website: http://www.lucasmcnelly.com/
Twitter -- @lmcnelly
Films screened at the APFS:
BLANC DE BLANC

Lucas McNelly wrapped up principal phtography on his micro-budget, Kickstarter crowd-funded indie feature UP COUNTRY and then raised money to embark on a one-year indpendent odyssey called A YEAR WITHOUT RENT, where he spent 2011 criss-crossing the country helping independent productions with an extra set of hands.  He blogged about his experiences -- warts and all -- on his website, 100 FILMS, FILMMAKER MAGAZINE and FILM THREAT.

He wrote to us in an email:

"Well, AYWR is winding down. UP COUNTRY is in the late editing stages... Oh, and I'm prepping my third feature for this summer. It's called PAID." 

I really like Lucas.  I hope to see him in back in Annapolis this year.

Ryan White -- Filmmaker
Website: www.pelada-movie.com
Twitter -- @PeladaMovie
Film screened at the APFS:
PELADA


PELADA, a documentary about pick-up soccer games played in sandlots, fields, and even prison yards was one of our most popular screenings -- one of several packed houses.  Ryan appeared in person and we had to end his Q&A after an hour.  We just got an email from Ryan and his next project sounds fascinating.

Here's what he wrote:

Hi Peri and Lisa,
Great to hear from you guys! I am working on a new film about Beatles secretary Freda Kelly, who is coming out of the shadows for the first time in 50 years. Kathy McCabe from Baltimore is producing the film. You can read more about it here: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1215635909/good-ol-freda
Hopefully we can screen it with APFS in 2013 when it's complete!
cheers,
Ryan

We can't wait either Ryan!  Please click the Kickstarter link in his email excerpt above to see the trailer for his new film. WOW!

Gregory Bayne -- Filmmaker
Website: http://www.gregorybayne.com
Twitter -- @gregorybayne
Film screened at the APFS:
PERSON OF INTEREST



Gregory Bayne stunned APFS audiences with PERSON OF INTEREST. Since then he has completed the highly regarded mixed martial arts documentary, DRIVEN about MMA fighter Jens Pulver and is currently working on the Maryland connected feature documentary, "BLOODSWORTH."

We hope to see Gregory in Annapolis again.

Nathan Cole -- Filmmaker
Website: http://www.thewaterholemovie.com/
Twitter -- @waterholemovie
Film screened at the APFS:
THE WATERHOLE


When we screened THE WATERHOLE, we were packed.  Producer Nathan Cole gave a one-hour (or so) Q&A to our audience that was honest and inspiring.  I am constantly asked about THE WATERHOLE and here is what I have learned from Nathan who recently emailed me and said that THE WATERHOLE lead actor, Patrick J. Adams was nominated for a SAG award for his role in the USA Network series SUITS.  THE WATERHOLE (which was picked up by a distributor) is now available for rental on Amazon Instant for $1.99 (The DVD is also available.) Currently Nathan is polishing the script for his next project which he will direct. Nathan has often mentioned on Twitter that he is fan of Annapolis.

 

Todd Berger -- Writer-Director
Website: http://www.todd-berger.com
Twitter -- @thetoddberger
Film screened at the APFS:
THE SCENESTERS






The first thing that happened to Todd when he drove into Annapolis was that he got a speeding ticket. It was uphill from there.  His hilarious film, THE SCENESTERS is available just about everywhere and he is currently working on two buzzworthy releases for 2012, the Julia Stiles/David Cross end of the world comedy, IT'S A DISASTER, as well as the highly anticipated, HOLIDAY ROAD. We want Todd back in Annapolis -- BAD!


Well that's it for now. If you haven't already done so, make sure to subscribe to this blog, or check back often to hear about our screenings for 2012. 

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!

Pericles