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SPONSORS
MONARCH FILM FESTIVAL
PO BOX 51803
PACIFIC GROVE, CA 93950
A VERY SPECIAL THANK YOU TO KAREN & JEFF OTTINGER,
FRED & BRENDA DIPIETRO, JEFF & JACKIE KILPATRICK, JO &
MONTE KERR, ROBIN & CLAIRE LOVELL, MATT & BARBARA
WOODRUFF, SAM KELLEY, KAREN NORDSTRAND, JAYNE
GASPERSON, MARCOS CABRERA, MATT & KELSEY DIPIETRO,
DON JAYNE, JACOB SHAFER, ADAM KASPAREK, HANNA
BRADSHAW LOZIER, DEBBIE YOUNG, MARGE ANN JAMESON,
MIKE DEGIVE, WALTER RYCE, MOE AMMAR, DON MARTINE,
ENID BLADER, CHRIS CARPENTER, LUIS CAMARA,
NATHAN WHEELER AND ALEXANDER LVOVSKY.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
HISTORY .................................................................................................... 1
MASTER OF CEREMONIES ..................................................................... 2
FEATURE NARRATIVE COMPETITION ................................................ 3
DOCUMENTARY COMPETITION ........................................................... 4
SHORT NARRATIVE COMETITION ................................................ 5-10
STUDENT NARRATIVE COMPETITION ..................................... 11-14
MONARCH AWARD COMPETITION ........................................... 15-16
CSUMB CAPSTONE PRESENTATION ......................................... 17-21
LOCAL’S CORNER.......................................................................... 23-24
JUDGES AND AWARDS ................................................................. 25-26
SUPPORT THE FILM FESTIVAL ................................................... 27-28
SPONSORS ...............................................................................................29
MISSION
As Pacific Grove's only festival dedicated solely to Cinema art, The
Monarch Film Festival's mission is to be a catalyst for greater appreciation of
Cinema as art, build the local filmmaking community and work with
Hollywood and independent film makers alike to showcase Northern
California as a dynamic place to shoot and screen movies.
FRIDAY, 12/1/17
SATURDAY, 12/2/17
HISTORY
The Monarch film festival was founded in 2012 by Cristiana DiPietro
and Matthew Kalamane. As independent filmmakers who grew up in
Pacific Grove, DiPietro and Kalamane’s main objective was to bring
independent films to their beloved hometown. After successfully
crowd-sourcing their start-up fees, the Monarch Film Festival was
born. DiPietro and Kalamane put out a call for entries and so began a
now six-year venture into celebrating independent cinema. As both
festival founders are from Pacific Grove, it was very important to
them that they be able to support local filmmakers as well as
showcasing the best in films from all over the world. That’s why, in
their premiere year, they introduced the “Local’s Corner.” This
highlight of the festival allows locally produced films a place to shine
and be celebrated. In 2016 they introduced a segment that showcases
CSUMB Capstones, giving student filmmakers an opportunity to be a
part of a film festival before they venture out into their own
filmmaking careers. Both DiPietro and Kalamane believe that the arts
are an important reflection of who we are as a culture, and if they are
able to give back by creating a venue specifically featuring this art
form, then the film festival will always be a success.
About OUR
MASTER OF
CEREMONIES
CHRISTINE WINGE
1 2
Winge, a long-time Monterey
Peninsula resident, comes to
AMP Media from the USS
Hornet Sea, Air & Space
Museum in Alameda, CA, where
she served as the Senior Director
of Operations. Her background
includes broadcast news, fund
development, consulting, and
operations. She holds a Master’s
degree in Counseling Psychology
from the University of Santa
Clara and Bachelor’s degree in
Social Science from
UC Berkeley.
FEAR, LOVE,
AND, AGORAPHOBIA
by Alex D'Lerma
12/1/17: 8:15PM Q&A TO FOLLOW
An agoraphobic man and a female Marine become
emotionally entangled as they struggle to escape from
their personal prisons. USA/90 Min.
THE MOUNTAIN II
by Alper Caglar
12/1/17: 6:30PM
In a desolate war zone
where screams of the
innocent echo, on the very line between disaster and
valor, 7 Maroon Berets will dance with death as they
take on ISIS in occupied Iraq. TURKEY/95 Min.
VAMAN
by Manish Vaidya
12/1/17: 5:00PM
Vaman, a typical
middle-class boy, fights
against his circumstances and achieves the difficult
task of taking care of his grandpa and also ensures
that he takes him to his favorite place every day.
INDIA/127 Min.
10/10THS
by Marco
Solorio
12/1/17: 8:10PM Q&A TO FOLLOW
“10/10ths” is a true story
of dreams, struggles, and unwavering perseverance in
grassroots motorsports., editor, colorist, and music
composer, Marco Solorio. USA/112 Min.
GAVIOTA:
THE END OF
SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA
by Shaw Leonard
12/1/17: 7:15PM
Facing the reality of mass extinction, California’s
Gaviota coast is a startling reminder of what we have
lost and what remains to be saved. USA/42 Min.
THE LURE
by Tomas Leach
12/1/17: 5:00PM
Forrest Fenn sits in
his museum-like home
plotting another clue in
his $3 million treasure hunt. The search for the gold
he hid in 2010 is spiraling out of control.
USA/77 Min.
DOCUMENTARIES FEATURE NARRATIVES
3 4
DON’T BE AFRAID
by Unnikrishnan
Parameswaran
Don’t Be Afraid is about
an Indian girl who is smart and
yet devoid of opinions as ' having an opinion' was never
an option. The movie depicts her strength portrayed by
simple thoughts. INDIA/20 Min.
EARWORM
by Tara Price
Oh, the things that get
stuck in our heads.
When a reclusive man is
repeatedly woken up over the course of a night by
severe headaches, accompanied by musical repetition
from an unknown source, his sanity begins to swiftly
unravel. USA/6 Min.
EGGS
AND SOLDIERS
by Imelda O'Reilly
A single Irish Dad forgets to
buy the tree on Christmas eve.
Ned the older son's humanity
is challenged when he risks everything to give his
younger brother Marco a real Irish Christmas.
USA/20 Min.
FOR A
GOOD TIME...
by Jonathan Browning
A man calls a phone
number scrawled on the
wall of a public restroom
and ends up having a really good time. USA/2 Min.
SHORT NARRATIVES
Saturday, December 2nd, 2017: 12:00PM
Q&A TO FOLLOW
DON'T BE AFRAID
by Unnikrishnan
Parameswaran
EARWORM
by Tara Price
EGGS AND SOLDIERS
by Imelda O'Reilly
FOR A GOOD TIME...
by Jonathan Browning
IN MY ROOM
by Dylan Avnet
JONAH
by Michael Maschina
MISAPPROPRIATION
by Ana Maria Ferri
NATIVITY UNSCENE
by Mark Datuin
PENITENT
by Ryan Rozar
THE CHOICE
by Robert Florio
THE GIFT OF
MAGPIE
by Anita George
THE HIT AT 1700
by Shelly Russell
UNDETECTABLE
by Cody Duvall
WATER
by Jim Wilmer
5 6
IN MY ROOM
by Dylan Avnet
An artist quietly
draws at his desk
while his imagination runs
wild in the same room.
USA/4 Min.
JONAH
by Michael
Maschina
Jonah was inspired by the
events of August 27th 2015,
when the Austrian police found the corpses of seventy-
one refugees abandoned in a lorry parked on the side of
the street in Burgenland State. AUSTRIA/13 Min.
by Ana
Maria Ferri
Misappropriation is a dark
tale about how everything
that makes you happy can disappear in the blink of an
eye. One moment of distraction is enough for our life
to end up in the hands of a destiny that was not ours ...
or maybe yes. SPAIN/9 Min.
PENITENT
by Ryan Rozar
A broken-down former
priest hits a new low,
waking up hungover in a
jail cell. His new cellmate talks to himself and
trembles in his sleep. As the nightmares intensify, the
priest reluctantly comes to the dark conclusion that his
cellmate is possessed by an evil spirit. USA/17 Min.
THE CHOICE
by Robert Florio
“The Choice” starring
Lou Ferrigno Jr. and
Flavia Costa, is a Short Film
with an important social and moral message. Once a
newlywed couple discover the reason that they can’t
get pregnant “The Choice” they make will change
their lives and the way they live forever.
USA/28 Min.
NATIVITY
UNSCENE
by Mark Datuin
A couple of the verge
of a breakup decides to
attend one final eye-opening Christmas getaway.
CANADA/12 Min.
MISAPPROPRIATION
7 8
THE GIFT OF
THE MAGPIE
by Anita George
It's carpe diem for a couple
of small time grifters on
Christmas Eve 1934.
Starring Helen Slayton-Hughes
Milton Severe, Adam Osterhaus and Pamela Forrest.
USA/11 Min.
UNDECTABLE
by Cody Duvall
A young
gay couple,
are faced with a life-
changing decision when
one of them is diagnosed with HIV. USA/17 Min.
WATER
by Jim Wilmer
Window Channel
Network
takes you on
a four-minute
journey to some of the
planet's most spectacular glaciers, waterfalls,
beaches, rivers and waterways. Music score
Wieland Reisssmann by Peter Simmer.
USA/4 Min.
THE HIT
AT 1700
by Shelly
Russell
Alpha, an agent with a past,
prepares and executes
a critical mission. USA/9 Min.
9 10
JUST WORDS
by Ilia Antonenko
A quiet, domesticated
policeman and his
happy-go-lucky colleague
are investigating a routine suicide. The policeman
breaks the law and his own moral principles after he
has heard a familiar voice from a victim’s cellphone.
RUSSIA/24 Min.
REC TRAIL
by Eric Daniel O'Hagan
A short film about being
from Pacific Grove and
riding along the Monterey
Rec Trail.
USA/4 Min.
ADVENTURES OF LUCY
by Teddy Valentovich
In order to defeat the dark
manifestation of her cancer,
a young girl must use the
power of imagination to
overcome her fears.
USA/15 Min.
RELEVÉ
by Desirée
V. Castro
RELEVÉ tells the story of
Sophia, a talented dancer
reaching the end of her prime,
who is both physically and emotionally injured. She
must use her passion for dance to empower herself
and rise to the occasion. USA/15 Min.
11 12
STUDENT NARRATIVES
Saturday, December 2nd, 2017: 2:15PM
Q&A TO FOLLOW
ADVENTURES
OF LUCY
by Teddy Valentovich
JUST WORDS
by Ilia Antonenko
REC TRAIL
by Eric Daniel O'Hagan
RELEVÉ
by Desirée V. Castro
SUNSETS
by Kristina Kalchev
THE LOCKET
by Spencer Williams
THE WOMAN IN
THE MIRROR
by Ryan Huang
TIME IS THE
LONGEST
DISTANCE
by Bryan Powers
WHO SANK
YOUR SHIPS?
by Ella Kohn
SUNSETS
by Kristina
Kalchev
In search of bigger
opportunities, Derreck
leaves his small, coastal
hometown only to return years later for an
unexpected funeral where a gift from his first love
awaits him. USA/10 Min.
THE LOCKET
by Spencer
Williams
After escaping a life in
captivity, a young girl
begins an epic journey
in search of her mother, from whom she was taken
long ago. CANADA/9 Min.
TIME IS THE
LONGEST
DISTANCE
by Bryan Powers
Time is the Longest
Distance conveys the
importance of family love and acceptance through the
story of three generations of men. USA/15 Min.
WHO SANK
YOUR SHIPS?
by Ella Kohn
Yuli, a petite military
photographer, is in love with
Michael, a mysterious
Ukrainian-Israeli soldier from her base. Michael has a
girlfriend. One night, Yuli witnesses a harsh fight
between them and decides to follow Michael.
ISRAEL/24 Min.
THE WOMAN
IN THE
MIRROR
by Ryan Huang
The first biographical
film ever made on
Vivian Maier, an eccentric nanny who led a double
life as a street photographer and whose work took
the art world by storm after her death. USA/14 Min.
13 14
ABALONE:
SAGA OF A
MONTEREY BAY
MOLLUSK
by Eric
Palmer
"Abalone: Saga of a Monterey Bay Mollusk" tells the
story of this tenacious sea snail, from native
Californians to commercial fishing to
Sustainable aquaculture.
USA/13 Min.
MY NAME IS BELLE
by Terri DeBono
& Steve Rosen
Belle Yang uses herself
as a model for her paintings
and stories to explain the
difficulties of coming to a new country.
USA/26 Min.
REWRITING LOVE
by Marrok Sedgwick
Rewriting Love features
the amazing true stories
of families who have
redefined themselves to
include transgender, asexual, bisexual and other
members of the LGBT+ community.
USA/61 Min.
THEY PLOT BY NIGHT
by Andrew Enriquez
When ex-GI Sam runs into his
former wartime flame, the torch
singer Solange, he finds this
femme fatale too hot to handle. USA/9 Min.
MONARCH AWARD BLOCK
Saturday, December 2nd, 2017: 4:25PM
Q&A TO FOLLOW
ABALONE: SAGA OF A
MONTEREY BAY MOLLUSK
by Eric Palmer
MY NAME IS BELLE
by Terri DeBono & Steve Rosen
REWRITING LOVE
by Marrok Sedgwick
THEY PLOT BY NIGHT
by Andrew Enriquez
15 16
IN MY ROOM
by Dylan Avnet
An artist quietly
draws at his desk
while his imagination
runs wild in the same room.
USA/4 Min.
THE SOLOIST
by Zane Adamo
A young violinist
battles stage-fright
as he journeys to the stage.
USA/6 Min.
MARINE
BEFORE ME
by Haley Ryals
This emotional
documentary explores
one Marine’s journey as they undergo gender
transformation while serving in the armed forces.
USA/5 Min.
A FISHING
TRIP
by Kyle Brennan
An animated tale of a
fisherman's trials and
tribulations during
a day at sea...
USA/4 Min.
17 18
MARTINE INN
CSUMB CAPSTONE PRESENTATION
Saturday, December 2nd, 2017: 12:00PM
Q&A TO FOLLOW
IN MY ROOM
by Dylan Avnet
THE SOLOIST
by Zane Adamo
MARINE
BEFORE ME
by Haley Ryals
A FISHING TRIP
by Kyle Brennan
CLEARLY
by Sarah Horn
AMY
by Alicia Robbins
THE GREAT
EMU WAR
by Aimee Scholz
I’LL BE
by Briana Gonzalez
THE MAN WITH
THE HAT
by Jeanne Nicolas Sutter
& Lucie Baudin
HIGH FLY
by Callen Lowery
STUPEFIED
by Alba Roland Mejia
HONEY, I’M HOME
by Annie Taylor
SCHLIMAZEL
by Miles Guynn
& Justin Sariñana
CLEARLY
by Sarah
Horn
An experimental
film about a seemingly
unremarkable moment
that results in unexpected clarity and opportunity.
USA/3 Min.
19 20
THE GREAT
EMU WAR
by Aimee
Scholz
This heroic animation
explores the untold story
of the Great Emu War of 1932.
USA/4 Min.
THE MAN WITH
THE HAT
by Jeanne
Nicolas Sutter
& Lucie Baudin
The Man with the Hat is
a fantasy/drama about
Eddy, a drunken 40-year-old pickpocket.
Eddy decides to retire, putting Jo, a 25-year-old
woman he just met, in a delicate position.
USA/9 Min.
I’LL BE
by Briana
Gonzalez
An experimental
Claymation about
the power of
written communication.
USA/5 Min.
AMY
by Alicia
Robbins
While reviewing old
photos, a young
photographer suddenly
realizes something is amiss.
USA/5 Min.
HIGH FLY
by Callen
Lowery
‘Practice makes Perfect’
in this exploration of
one baseball player’s
drive to succeed.
USA/6 Min.
STUPEFIED
by Alba
Roland Mejia
A supernatural
abstract-thriller
about one woman’s
paralyzing nightmare.
USA/5 Min.
HONEY, I’M HOME
by Annie Taylor
Conrad comes home
upset after a rough
day at school.
Perhaps his puppet wife,
Honey can help him sort things out.
USA/5 Min.
SCHLIMAZEL
by Miles
Guynn
& Justin
Sariñana
After finding his
recently deceased
brother’s ‘joke book,’
Martin decides to read from it at open-mic-night,
something his brother never had the nerve to do.
USA/10 Min.
21 22
CANNERY ROW
REVISITED
by Jeff Sax
Following in the
footsteps of John Steinbeck's
"Cannery Row," the new
Mack and the Boys,
(Alan, John, Mike, Dan, Jimbo, Karl, Kenne, Buddy,
and Glen, (a.k.a. Johnny Coin) continue the legacy!
USA/43 Min.
CUBA: PEOPLE
TO PEOPLE
by Clemencia Macias
Cuba: People to People
explores what people think
of their society, their past revolution, the current
changes and their future opening to the world.
USA/20 Min.
FACE OF A DREAMER
by Robert Pacelli
50 years of art &
life with artist
Ray Magsalay.
USA/30 Min.
NO ES BASURA
(THIS IS NOT TRASH)
by Wolf Bukowski
For ninety days in 2012,
environmentalist and
educator Peter Kreitler walked
the same one quarter mile stretch of Santa Monica
Beach collecting flotsam and debris that floated in
from the ocean or was left on the beach.
USA/26 Min.
TAXI MAN
by Silvia Turchin
& Robert Pacelli
Released from prison and
have beaten heroin
addiction, San Francisco
taxi driver, Dennis Breit introduces us to his
regular fares whose stories are all parts of Dennis'
story, and indeed parts of all of our stories.
USA/49 Min.
23 24
LOCAL’S CORNER
Saturday, December 2nd, 2017: 2:50PM
Q&A TO FOLLOW
CANNERY ROW
REVISITED
by Jeff Sax
NO ES BASURA
(THIS IS NOT TRASH)
by Wolf Bukowski
CUBA: PEOPLE TO
PEOPLE
by Clemencia Macias
TAXI MAN
by Silvia Turchin
& Robert Pacelli
FACE OF A DREAMER
by Robert Pacelli
JUDGES/MONARCH BOARD
Co-Festival Director Cristiana DiPietro has been
actively involved in the entertainment industry
since she was a child, performing on stages across
California. Currently, she is a feature film Producer,
film festival Director and Author.
Co-Festival Director Matthew Kalamane got his
start on stage in Monterey County. After training
with the San Francisco Ballet, Kalamane turned his
sights to feature film writing and directing for his
own production company, Emberlight Productions.
Marketing Director Karen Ottinger has an
extensive history in event management and line
producing in Monterey County and Los Angeles.
Ottinger has been a Production Manager for
independent feature films since 2008.
Sponsorship Director Sam Kelley has spent the
past eight years working for non-profits that
provide services to seniors and visually impaired
adults. She is also a Dive Master, certified massage
therapist and book editor.
AWARDS
12/2/17: 6:30PM
Presented by Christine Winge,
Executive Director of Amp Media
BEST FEATURE NARRATIVE
BEST DOCUMENTARY
BEST SHORT NARRATIVE
BEST STUDENT NARRATIVE
MONARCH AWARD
JUDGES CHOICE
25 26
Technical Director Matt DiPietro is a Pacific
Grove native and CSUMB Graduate. DiPietro has
worked in all aspects of filmmaking over the last
eight years, spanning from independent films and
advertising, to educational multimedia.
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