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ERI Jams News
Bulletin
Great Lakes
International
Film Festival
September 23 -
24
Showcasing the
best films of
the 2011 season,
the Great Lakes
International
Film Festival
will be held
LIVE in the
great city of
Erie
Pennsylvania on
September 23rd
thru September
24th 2011, with
our online
festival taking
place September
22nd thru
October 1st,
2011.
Our LIVE film
festival will be
held as a
benefit
fundraiser for
the Second
Harvest Food
Bank of Erie
Pennsylvania.
There will be
absolutely NO
admission fee or
ticket price
charged to
attendees of the
LIVE film
festival event,
and the event
will completely
be FREE OF
CHARGE to
attend. All we
ask is that each
attendee makes a
small donation
of a
non-perishable
food product or
cash. Moreover,
100% of all food
and cash
donations
collected at the
LIVE event will
go to those of
our local
community who
are in desperate
need.
Check out the
films that will
be at the live
festival this
weekend below.
For more
information on
the Great Lakes
Film Fest,
please visit
www.greatlakesfilmfest.com
Live Festival
Screening
Schedule
A Beautiful
Belly
Directed by:
Andrew Kenneth
Gay
In category:
Narrative
Feature
Exact Runtime
01 hr : 34 min :
00 sec
When aspiring
children’s
entertainer
Jason Ackart
gets his
long-time crush
Danny pregnant
on their first
date, the two
choose to make a
life together as
husband and
wife. With the
support of
church friends
and family,
Danny and Jason
do their best to
start out on the
right foot, but
as the prospect
of fatherhood
looms, Jason
begins to
realize the toll
it may take on
his career
aspirations. He
begins to focus
all his
attention toward
one last push to
accomplish his
dream of
becoming an
established
children’s
entertainer
before the baby
is born. As a
result, Danny
feels insecure
and ignored by
Jason and begins
to question
whether their
fledgling
marriage can
survive.
Alienated from
one another,
Jason and Danny
find themselves
attracted to the
attentions of
other people.
Jason meets
Allison James,
an intern at a
local cable
station who
wants to develop
a children’s
show utilizing
his talents, and
Danny meets
Nathan Long, a
fine art
photographer who
goes out of his
way to encourage
Danny and build
up her
confidence. As
these new
friendships
begin to hint at
the possibility
of romance,
Jason and Danny
must decide
whether they are
willing to risk
the future of
their family for
the indulgence
of a moment’s
pleasure.
A Letter From
Home
Directed by:
Mark Kirkland
In category:
Narrative Short
Exact Runtime
00 hr : 09 min :
57 sec
A short film by
three-time Emmy
Award-winning
Director Mark
Kirkland, A
Letter From Home
is an intimate
story that takes
place during
WWII. As the
Battle of the
Bulge rages
around him, a
weary GI risks
everything for a
moment at ease.
Animal
Control
Directed by:
Kire Paputts
In category:
Narrative Short
Exact Runtime
00 hr : 16 min :
37 sec
Larry works for
Animal Services.
His job is
picking up road
kill along the
highway; his
hobby is
taxidermy.
Socially
isolated, his
home is his
sanctuary and
his only
companions are
the animals he’s
stuffed.
One night at
work, Larry
spots a dog,
seemingly dead,
just off the
shoulder of the
road. Lacking a
dog in his
menagerie, he is
about to
complete his
collection when
he discovers
that the animal,
'Sammy', is
still alive.
Sammy’s arrival
marks not only
the beginning of
a new
relationship for
Larry, but also
the realization
that animals
should be
preserved before
they are dead,
rather than
after.
Barber Chop
Directed by:
Benoît Boyer
In category:
Horror Short
Exact Runtime
00 hr : 15 min :
44 sec
An absolute
visual and
bloody
terrifying trip
into the
perdition of a
creepy basement.
Clear Lake
Directed by:
Mick Paulusma
In category:
Narrative
Feature
Exact Runtime
01 hr : 24 min :
50 sec
A young man,
trapped in a
dead-end life
caring for his
over-protective
father, is
offered a second
chance to
fulfill his
boyhood dream
and alter the
course of his
destiny.
Cult
Directed by:
Edwin Street
In category:
Horror Short
Exact Runtime
00 hr : 30 min :
55 sec
With only her
video camera as
company, a young
journalism
student leaves
the suburbs and
arrives at what
the locals have
referred to as
nothing more
than a cult. Its
leader, the self
proclaimed
'Mother',
welcomes her and
encourages her
to paint a
positive picture
of the group. We
find that
religion is not
the reason why
the people have
come here, but
as individuals
they have
suffered
emotional
distress in
their lives and
they seek solace
in the company
of others in the
same situation.
What starts as a
pleasant project
for the young
journalism
student soon
becomes
something more
sinister as she
realises why the
people are at
Harmony Temple
and ultimately,
why she was
chosen.
Endless
Directed by:
Matt Bloom
Exact Runtime
00 hr : 08 min :
18 sec
In category:
Horror Short
Endless is a
supernatural
horror short
film telling the
story of a
30-second siege
in a bathroom.
A woman takes a
shower, alone in
her apartment
bathroom.
Suddenly she
finds herself
confronted by a
strange intruder
who holds her
and her family
hostage. Soon a
siege and battle
of wits is
locked into
place which will
have devastating
consequences for
everyone
involved.
The film can be
seen as a look
at the endless
cycle of
terrorism and
counter attack
in the Middle
East, or as a
classic
twist-and-turn
horror thriller.
Enter The
Dark
Directed by:
Todd Miro
Exact Runtime
00 hr : 17 min :
40 sec
In category:
Horror Short
Charles has a
problem. There's
something in his
house scaring
his family and
it just won't
leave them
alone. They've
all heard
voices, seen
dark shapes
moving in the
shadows, felt
that uneasy
sensation of
being watched.
Finally Charles
captures
something on his
audio recorder
that proves
they're not all
going crazy. He
decides to make
a stand,
enlisting the
help of his
long-time buddy,
Rob Tupper, to
delve into the
mystery of his
unwanted guest
and hopefully
send it on its
way. If they can
somehow figure
out what the
entity is and
what it wants,
maybe they can
all finally have
some peace.
Rob's worried
about his buddy.
He's been acting
really strange
lately ... well,
even stranger
than usual. Rob
knows that
things have been
rough for
Charles -
struggling to
make ends meet
in a down
economy, dealing
with the
unexplained
disappearance of
his
brother-in-law,
and now these
claims of some
ghost harassing
his family. Rob
is skeptical
that there's
anything
paranormal going
on, but he
agrees to help
his friend out
if only to find
out the real
nature of the
problem.
With the lights
out, they are
led on an
adventure of
paranormal
encounters: cold
spots, an eerie
talking
children's book,
unexplained
apparitions and
a final mystery
that leads to an
unforgettably
disturbing
ending.
Half Way
Directed by:
Kevin Foster
Exact Runtime
02 hr : 07 min :
29 sec
In category:
Narrative
Feature
18 years of
growing up in a
house where
violence was a
daily routine
finally became
too much for
Marshall Dunn,
and his rage
took over. Now
at age 24, after
spending his
entire adult
life in prison,
Marshall is
granted a
three-month test
release. To earn
his freedom, he
must convince
Miss
Vanderheyden,
the
administrator of
a small half-way
house, that he
is no longer a
danger to
society.
Trudging along
the road to
recovery,
Marshall’s life
intertwines with
Jesse, a 17 year
old car thief,
Amber, a 22 year
old “prom queen”
who cuts
herself, Miriam,
an
alcoholic/agoraphobic
single mother,
and Simon,
Marshall’s 27
year old bunk
mate with the
mind of a 7 year
old. Guided by
Miss
Vanderheyden,
their mother
figure and
warden, this
house full of
misfits help
each other
through the
hardest
challenges they
have ever faced.
While Marshall
is pushed into
situations
designed to
provoke his
anger and force
him to control
his violent
eruptions, he
falls for a
self-destructive
poetess with an
abusive
boyfriend,
making
self-control
almost
impossible.
Finally, forced
to confront his
demons instead
of hiding from
them, Marshall
must make peace
with his
past...or
continue his
life behind
bars.
I Am
Directed by:
Sonali Gulati
Exact Runtime
01 hr : 11 min :
23 sec
In category:
Gay/Lesbian
Having lost the
opportunity to
tell her mother
that she is a
lesbian, a young
Indian filmmaker
in search of
answers, travels
across India to
meet with
parents of other
gay and lesbian
South Asians. I
Am is a personal
and revealing
film that
journeys to a
landscape where
being gay was
until recently a
criminal and
punishable
offense. With
courage,
determination,
and humor,
families share
untold stories
that have thus
far remained in
the realm of
secrecy and
silence. It is a
unique and
groundbreaking
film that defies
the very genre
of documentary
filmmaking.
Marianne
Directed by:
Filip Tegstedt
Exact Runtime
01 hr : 40 min :
00 sec
In category:
Horror Feature
MARIANNE is a
psychological
horror drama
about a broken
family in a
small isolated
town in the
Swedish
northlands.
Among the pine
woods, the
lakes, the snowy
mountains and
the midnight
summer sun, the
story takes
place on the
fuzzy border
where fantasy
and reality
meet.
45 year old
Krister's wife
Eva has just
passed away in a
car accident,
leaving him
alone with the
18 year old
daughter Sandra
who hates him,
and a 6 months
old daughter who
he doesn't
really know how
to take care of.
At night he's
haunted by bad
nightmares about
what happened
the night Eva
died, and guilt
for the pain
he's caused
Sandra over the
years as an
absent father.
He experiences
visits in his
sleep from a
woman dressed in
green, looking
for revenge.
Someone he knows
already is dead.
Sandra's
boyfriend, who's
interested in
old Swedish
folklore, soon
realizes Krister
is haunted by a
Mare – a female
creature of the
night or a woman
possessed. He
tries to guide
Krister by
helping him get
rid of her,
while Krister
tries to regain
his family and
reestablish
order in his
life. But having
a bad reputation
in a small town
makes it hard to
regain the trust
of someone
you've let down
so many times
before.
Krister finds
himself in a
jungle of guilt
and anxiety,
superstition and
nightmares,
mental and
physical
illness, and has
to find the best
way out.
Is the Mare
real, or only in
his mind?
The Big Bad
Directed by:
Bryan Enk
Exact Runtime
01 hr : 18 min :
00 sec
In category:
Horror Feature
A loner named
Frankie enters a
bar in a nowhere
town, looking
for a man no one
seems to know...
until a chance
meeting in the
ladies' room
with an
ill-tempered
local lets
Frankie know
she's in the
right place.
Frankie
befriends this
disturbed barfly
and discovers
they were both
screwed over by
the same man:
Fenton Bailey.
Their bonding is
cut short,
however, when
Frankie shares a
secret that
pushes her new
friend over the
edge, throwing
Frankie
face-first into
a world where
she doesn't
belong.
Frankie knows
too much about
Fenton for her
own good, and
there are those
who plan on
keeping her from
ever finding
him. Her journey
turns into a
non-stop
grotesque battle
for revenge...
and somebody
ain't getting
out alive.
The Frequency
of Perception
Directed by:
Michael
Schreifels
Exact Runtime
00 hr : 04 min :
05 sec
In category:
Experimental
A young woman
struggles to
regain control
over her
perceptions.
The Triangle
of Death
Directed By:
Folleh S. Tamba
Exact Runtime
00 hr : 88 min :
00 sec
In category:
Documentary
Feature
The Triangle of
Death takes
place during the
2004-2005 time
frame during
Iraq's
transition from
a dictatorship
to a democracy.
In order to tell
the story of 2nd
Battallion 24th
Marines director
Folleh S. Tamba
had to enlist in
the United
States Marine
Corps. He
enlisted as a
reservist and
upon completing
his basic
training and MOS
he was assigned
to the unit and
sent to Iraq.
Upon returning
to the U.S.
Folleh called a
long time friend
and fellow
filmmaker Juan
Montelongo with
whom he began
shooting his
documentary
with. They both
went on a month
and a half long
road trip
tracking down
his fellow
Marines and
getting their
story on tape.
It was with an
exciting and
interesting
story that
Folleh and Juan
felt they could
find funding to
make their film,
but alas and to
no avail none
could be found.
Folleh, using
funds from his
deployment,
decided to
purchase the
equipment
necessary to
tell this story
and in doing so
enlisted the
additional help
of Eugene Gordon
editor, Tom
Balazs sound
designer, and
Thomas Hartmann
Composer and
Producer. It has
taken over four
years to tell
this story and
the journey will
continues...
The Marines of
2nd Battalion
24th Marines
tell the story
of a foreign
land engulfed in
daily combat.
Living
day-by-day and
seeing a country
that wants to
change, existing
in a world that
doesn't. Every
step towards
democracy is an
invitation for
destruction,
every
accomplishment
is never enough,
and everybody
has already
decided what he
or she thinks
about Iraq. In
short this is a
story of people
helping people
regardless of
politics,
presidents, or
public opinion.
This is the
story of the
triangle of
death and how
its people chose
to participate
in Iraq’s first
democratic
national
elections.
Founder's Choice
Award GI Film
Festival 2009
Winner 3rd Place
Macon Georgia
Film Festival
2009
Official
Selection GI
Film Festival
2009
Official
Selection Macon
Georgia Film
Festival 2009
Official
Selection Dead
Center Film
Festival 2009
Triboluminescence
Directed by:
Benjamin Ridgway
Exact Runtime
00 hr : 02 min :
00 sec
In category:
Animation
The film 'Triboluminescence'
gives the
impression of
constant
movement and a
seamless
unfolding of
glowing abstract
forms. It is
intended as a
digital muse and
an opportunity
to engage in a
world of
abstraction that
has it's own
intrinsic
meaning and
message. The
movie is a
syntactical
arrangement that
does not rely on
words. Rather,
it stimulates
archetypal
associations and
invites the
viewer to make
personal
connections to
the visual and
auditory
experience
without any
reliance on
narrative.
We Met Online
Directed by:
Yingqian Wang
Exact Runtime
00 hr : 12 min :
01 sec
In category:
Narrative Short
Matt, a
computer-geek
who spends most
of his leisure
time playing
online-games,
follows his
friend's advice
to try
online-dating.
After a series
of bad dates, he
doesn't find
anyone
interesting, but
the process
opens himself to
the idea of lov
Opening Night at
the Phil
Opening Night at
the Phil has
become a
signature Erie
event. This year
will be no
exception as we
open with
Richard Strauss'
daring tone poem
about the
infamous lover,
Don Juan.
 From
the virile
fanfares of our
"hero" off on
another
conquest, to the
seductive music
of Dulcinea, Don
Juan impresses
from the first
flurry of notes
to Don's final
palpitations. We
then offer a
unique pairing
of two
outstanding
guest artists:
one is our own
Concertmaster
Ken Johnston,
and the other is
newly-appointed
Principal Cello
of the Cleveland
Orchestra, Mark
Kosower. They
will share the
stage in
Saint-Saëns'
charming duet
about the poetic
spark. To close
our Opening
Night, Mark will
return to
perform Dvořák's
beloved Cello
Concerto. A work
of symphonic
proportions,
this music has
tested the
mettle of great
cellists
throughout
history, and
Mark is sure to
bring his innate
musicianship and
stunning talent
to this amazing
work.
Classics in the
Evening with
WQLN's Wally
Faas, a
pre-concert
discussion, will
be presented in
the First
Niagara
Community Room
adjacent to the
Warner Theatre
beginning at
7:15 pm. It is
free to ticket
holders.
Tickets prices
for the show
range from $20 -
$50. Discounts
are available
for students and
groups of 20 or
more; please
call our box
office for
information.
Doors open at 7
p.m.
The 2011-2012
season is
presented by
Scott
Enterprises. The
Symphonic Series
is sponsored by
Lincoln Metal,
WQLN and JET1400
Radio. This
Saturday's
performance is
presented by the
Bel-Aire and is
in memory of
Pauline Scott.
Ken Johnston is
sponsored by
Christie and
Robert Ferrier,
and Mark Kosower
is sponsored by
Edward Jones.
Tickets can be
purchase by
calling our Box
Office at
814-455-1375
ext. 10
Earlier that
same day,
September 24,
join us for the
second annual
Beat Beethoven
5K. This unique
race begins with
the downbeat of
Conductor Daniel
Meyer's baton in
front of the
Warner Theatre,
811 State
Street. Racers
follow a scenic
downtown course
(USATF
certified) to
the sounds of
Beethoven's
Fifth Symphony.
Volunteers will
line the course
with their
stereos and car
radios tuned to
Jet Radio 1400
so racers can
hear the
Symphony from
start to finish.
Cross the finish
line before the
final note
(approx 30
minutes, 17
seconds) and you
will receive a
voucher for a
ticket to an
Erie Phil
concert! The
race begins at 9
am.
Advance
registration is
$15 without a
t-shirt and $20
with a t-shirt
(you must
register by
Friday,
September 16th
to be guaranteed
a shirt).
Race day
registration is
$20 and begins
at 7:45 am
(t-shirt is not
guaranteed). All
racers will
receive a
commemorative
water bottle.
All proceeds
benefit the
education and
community
outreach efforts
of the Erie
Philharmonic.\
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Piano * Guitar * Bass
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You deserve to explore the musical skill you've always wanted to learn or share with your children. Our trained and professional instructors want to share their skills and techniques with you!
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Dance with Lake Erie Belly Dance~
Bellydance is an amazing way to stay fit & express your creative side. Learn this ancient art form with certified instructor & Lake Erie Belly Dance founder, Carla Fleming.
Styles influenced by Flamenco and American Tribal, or Ballet, Jazz,
and Hip Hop fusions...there is a bellydance style for everyone!
Wednesday 6-7 Pm (Long's)
Thursday 6-7 Pm (Fleming School)
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Find out more
about Norm Fleming's new children's CD, available for purchase on Amazon and itunes!
Makes a unique and laughter-filled Christmas Gift! |
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Your
first
lesson/class
with
The
Fleming
School
or
Lake
Erie
Belly
Dance
is
FREE!
Enroll now
and
join
us
for
our
upcoming
Fall
events!
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Food Drive Held
as Part of
Hunger Action
Month
As part of
Hunger Action
Month during
September, I
participated in
a legislative
food drive held
at the Capitol
on Tuesday, with
Crawford County
resident and
Secretary of
Agriculture
George Grieg.
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View
my video
comments
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today’s
event |
More than a
million
Pennsylvania
residents are in
need of the
support of
regional food
banks, and that
number has
continued to
grow as a result
of the recent
economic
downturn. This
food drive is
one way that we
can raise
awareness of
this serious
issue.
Pennsylvania has
reported a 43.9
percent increase
in the need for
food assistance
since 2008, and
a federal
government study
recently
indicated that
more Americans
were in poverty
in 2010 than at
any other time
since poverty
levels were
first published
in 1952; the
2010 poverty
rate stood at
15.1 percent.
As a member of
the Pennsylvania
Legislative
Hunger Caucus, I
am teaming up
with the Second
Harvest Food
Bank of
Northwestern
Pennsylvania for
a collection in
the northwestern
Pennsylvania
area. I am
encouraging
local residents
to take part in
the collection.
Anyone who would
like to
participate in
the food drive
can drop the
items off at the
Second Harvest
Food Bank
headquarters at
1507 Grimm
Drive, Erie.
Hours there are
8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
and the office
can be reached
at (814)
459-3663.
Non-perishable
items will be
collected and
can include:
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Cereal
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Tuna or canned
salmon
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Fruit or
vegetable juice
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Canned beans
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Canned
vegetables
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Peanut butter
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Canned fruit
For more
information,
visit the Second
Harvest Food
Bank online at www.eriefoodbank.org
or call Samantha
at (814)
459-3663, ext.
108.
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After Hours Autumn expERIEnce
Saturday, September 23rd 5pm-8pm
Welcome back Fall with a special night at the museum!
Join us for some fun art projects, including apple printing and leaf rubbings. Listen to some comforting themed stories, and party with some pizza!
This Special Event is included with general admission ($6 per person) and is Free to Members and children 1yr. and under.
Passes and coupons are not valid on special event days.
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expERIEnce WELLSVILLE:Get Fit & Have Fun!
Saturday, October 8th 10am-2pm
Celebrate National Child Heath Week when Wellsville returns to the Museum! Meet the team from the Wellsville TV Show on Fox 66! Come play and learn ways to feel healthy, be active and eat well. The Wellsville team will lead family activities, face painting and games.
Wellsville is a team of educators, physicians, psychologists, fitness professionals, media, dietitians, health professionals, writers, all with one goal, one mission in mind: To empower kids and families to live healthier and more productive lives through "edu-tainment" experiences!
Wellsville provides children and families with the knowledge to lead healthy and active lives by learning the value of healthy eating, the importance of regular physical activity and how to develop healthy lifestyle choices.
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Grown Ups Just Wanna Have Fun!
Saturday, October 22nd
9pm -1am
An expERIEnce Children's Museum fundraiser with partial proceeds benefiting the Erie Philharmonic.
This is the after-party for the Erie Philharmonic's Don't Stop Believin' 80's Tribute with Jeans 'n Classics.
Join Daniel Meyer and Jeans 'n Classics for the party post this exciting concert event!
** Adults Only! Must be at least 21 to attend. **
Beer, wine, hors d'oeuvres, flashback games, pinball, 80's music (of course....), arcade games, costume and other contests, prizes, and more!
Tickets are ONLY $15 with the purchase of concert tickets and INCLUDE all your food and alcohol at the post party.
Tickets for the fundraiser alone are $20.
You can purchase concert and event tickets by calling 814-455-1375 ext. 10. Tickets for just the party are also available at the expERIEnce Children's Museum, 420 French Street, or by phone 814-453-3743
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