Idaho Short Film Series

Nexstage Theatre

Sunday March 19, 2017 - 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm


IDAHO SHORT FILM SERIES
*Filmmakers in Attendance for Q&A

BUTTERCUP (12 min.) (WORLD PREMIERE)
Writer/Director: Megan Brotherton
Producers: Elizabeth Bates, Megan Brotherton
Associate Producer: Max Montel
Director of Photography: Kevin Schlanser
Assistant Director: James Miller
Production Designer: Stephanie Pieper
Editor: Sarah DeWitt
Composer: Brandon Roberts

On days you just can’t handle, it helps to have a friend around. Maggie hasn't seen Janie in forever, but with a hearty brownie breakfast and a boozy run, they make up for lost time. Still, at the end of the day, they both have to face some hard realities.



MISSED CONNECTIONS (10 min.) (WORLD PREMIERE)
Director: Zach Voss
Writer: Nicholas Paul Garcia
Producers: Zach Voss, Ron Torres
Director of Photography: Cody Gittings
Editors: Zach Voss, Ron Torres
Gaffer: Chaz Gentry
Sound Design: Eric Bower
Production Designer: Willow Socia

Face to face and miles apart. The story of an online romance, awkward youth, and a departing flight.



NEON IDAHO (29 min.) (WORLD PREMIERE)
Director: Will von Tagen
Writers: Drake Shannon, Chris Pinkalla
Producers: Drake Shannon, Chris Pinkalla
Executive Producer: Parker Pinkalla
Cast: Drake Shannon, Chris Pinkalla, Holland Olmsted, Jake Koeppl, David Lee Hess, Stitch Marker

To pay off a debt hanging over their heads, two would-be crooks make their way to the local horse racetrack to secretly nick some high-dollar thoroughbred semen but their dreams of a fast pony getaway take a turn for the worst when they stop for gas before the heist.



OFF GRID (6 min.) (SVFF i48 AWARD WINNER)
Directors: Andrew Garcia, Nathan Garcia
Writers: Andrew Garcia, Nathan Garcia, Nicholas Paul Garcia
Director of Photography: Andrea Garcia
Key Grip: Garrett McFarland
Cast: Nicholas Paul Garcia

The lone survivor of an apocalypse must find batteries to save the life of his flashlight.



RITA (5 min.)
Director: Ron Torres
Producer: Jason Caldwell
Cinematographer: Tucker Debevec
2nd Unit: Jason Caldwell
Associate Producer: Gabbi Jewell
Editor: Ron Torres
Cast: Rita Thara Yenga

Rita tells the story of hope and triumph of one local Idaho refugee in Boise, Idaho. She is striving to achieve her own American dream.



*SVFFREEBIE