THENTY- FOURTH ANN ARBOR FILM FESTIVAL MARCH 11 - 16, 1986

To encour age the wor k of t he i ndependent filmmaker and t o pr omot e the concept of the f i l m as art: The Ann Ar bor Film Festival , wi th the support of t he Cinema Gui l d of the Univer s ity of Mi chi gan and t he Dramatic Arts Cent er of Ann Ar bor , i s pl eased t o pr esent the THENTY- FOURTH ANN ARBOR FILM FESTIVAL .

The 24 t h Ann Ar bor Film Fest i val i s dedi cat ed to anybody who di strus t s i f not downright opposes all t he uncontrol l ed building- gr owt h nonsens e (i.e . "deve l opment tl

) whi ch is about to t urn our home into a yuppie- haven of t he 1990s: we want l ow- cos t housing, not offic e space for s t ar wars .

He also support Fest i val Founder Geor ge Manupell i and his efforts on behal f of Ni car aguan artis t s .

And : we dedi ca t e the 24th Fest i val t o t he party we 'll throw at the 25th .

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The secret to meeting life's most frightening THE SELECTION COMMITTEE challenges lies in the . ..

Each f ilm submitted to t he Fes t ival was s creened i n its entirety by a Select ion Committee composed of f ilmmaker s and per sons knowl edgabl e in t he i ndependent film. Their f unction was to pr ogr am as many fi l ms as possibl e into the time allott ed. Unfortunat el y , t he number of entries exceeded the time available and prefer ences had t o be made. The Awards Jury, however , may cons i der any f ilm submi t t ed t o t he Fes t i val for ",r.. ,war d . Members of t he Selection Committee were :

~ ~ Rut hie Br adl ey, Chr is Coakl ey, Phi l Hallman, Jeff Knor ek,

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I The funct ion of t he Awar ds Jur y i s t o 1) see all the Festival fi l ms , that have been pr ogr ammed for public screening, and other s i f they

wi sh, and 2) distribute the awar ds money in Ann Arbor, and 3) make up di ffer ent progr ams of award- winning films and highl ights that are shown on Sunday, and 4) sel ec t fi l ms t o tour other ins t i tut ions.

The Awards Jury is :

Mi chael Naimark, San Franc i sco

Rock Ross, San Francisco

Andrea Weiss, New York

SCREENING INFORMATION

Screenings ar e he l d at t he Mi chigan Theatre: 7:00, 9:00 and 11:00 pm Tuesday t hr ough Fri day. Sat ur day screenings are at 1:00, 7:00 and 9:00 pm. All pr ogr ams ar e di fferen t and of substantially equal quality. Award winner s and highl ights are scr eened on Sunday March 16th at 7:00, 9 :00 and 11:00 pm .

Singl e admi ssion is $3.00; dai l y series $7.00 (not avai l able Sunday); advanced sales bee in at 6:00 pm for that day only, in the Box Office of t he Michigan Theatr e.

<1-' A $25.00 ser ies pass, good for the entire Festival, is on sale the '10\<,°",,\" open~ng day of the Festival at 5:30 pm. All tickets sold at the , \~VO~U~~ M1ch1gan Theatre. 1o\.,--c,~~o,

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7:00

GOING UP/GOING DOHN Susan Hinter 5. 5 minutes CALCULATED MOVENENTS Larry Cuba 6 CALIOPE'S ODYSSEY Elisabeth Ross 22 SLEEPERS AHAKE Daniel Eichl er 9. 5 NAOMI Helen Caswell 12 BESSIE AND ERNA Robert Anthony Doucette 5 THE MONSTER FRANKENSTEIN Cor ey Kaplan 16 HHIRLIGIG Peter Melaragno 18

TUESDAY 9:00

THE TOHER Emily & Georgia Hubl ey 10.5 minutes REQUIEM Silas Shabel ewski 6 BLACK AND HHITE COLORED PI CTURES Ann Alter 13 THE VISCERA Hi lly Har tland 8 ECLIPSED Robert Rayher 8 ENZYKLOP Dore 0 37 (from Ger many) PROTEST Bruce Stewart 9 s i lent RETURNING THE SHADOH Kar en Holmes 23

TUESDAY 11:00

A GARAGE DOOR (COMING HOME TO SUBURBI A) A. R. Garf i eld 6 minutes sil ent A BERLIN LOST Richard Kostel anet z/Martin Koerber 21 THE ORGANIZATION Paul Ri chmond 85

................................. IVEDNESDAY FREE SHOHING 1 :00

Jur or Michael Naimar k will di scuss his work and show examples i n Room 229 of Angell Hall , on the Michigan campus .

HEDNESDAY 7:00

TROUBLED I,ATERS Dean Hether e11 14 minutes BUFFALO ONE, BUFFALO TWO . . . Colleen Sullivan 14 THREE BY THREE Cal ogero Sal vo 82

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WEDNESDAY \O~e'o'OUC 9:00

LITTLE BROTHER HATCHES BACK Tom Thibault 5. 5 mi nut es VIEWPOINT Davi d Bussan 5.75 FOREST OF BLISS Robert Gar dner 90

HEDNESDAY 11· 00 l~' GREEN DOOR Maggie MacIntosh 3 minut~s •• ~,. CHUMP CHANGE Gregor y Ni ckson 9 \J .... ~.~~~ ZERO Michae l Yudowi tz 3 :10 s ilent '~Ie 11l"""~ ULIISSES Wer ner Nekes 94 (from Germany) .1(11

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LIVE PERFORMANCE: "Experiments in the Color Orange" - Men IVorkinp, and Jack Strubbe BUMMER- HORKDAY Tom Nielsen 2 minutes VIA RIO Dana Plays 7 LIFE ON THE HAMSTER ImEEL G. H. Packer 32 UP & BACK Michael Manner 2:35 CAGE OF PROMISE Ramzy Telley 15 LAND fl . K. Shelton 33

THURSDAY 9 : 00

"WAY, WHICH" A. R. Garfield mi nutes HOME Mark Richard Keane 1 JUNGLE GIRL Richard Myers 100

THURDAY 11: 00

DREAM/FLAP Deb Ellis 4.5 minut es SNILE THIEF Robert Palumbo/Dougl as Rooney HUNGRY FOR PROFIT Robert Richter 85

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FRI DAY FREE SHOHING 2:00

Juror Rock Ross wil l be present for a screening of his f ilms.

FRIDAY 7:00 LIVE PERFORMANCE: Ann Arbor Saxophone Choir

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TOAST Thomas Vandermillen 8 minutes SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES Jim Blashfield A & B IN ONTARIO Joyce IVieland 15 TORPOR IS LETHAL Lisa Andreini 3.5 REACTION Eric Sayet t a 3 silent SOCIAL STUDIES Adam Zucker 41

FRIDAY 9:00

VOICES Joanna Priestley 4 minutes BLACK HEAT Chuck Hudina 4 . 5 silent ELDON MOSS Kabir Mohanty 5 BLOOD TEST Jay Rosenblatt 27 HILLBROOK Gordon Ball 9 SPENT MOMENTS Jean Sousa 10 silent ELVIS: I LOVE YOU BECAUSE Robin Lawless

FRIDAY 11:00

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UTTERANCES Joan Strommer 12 mi nutes LIFE IS A BITCH AND THEN YOU DIE Nina HANDMADE Phi l Cummins 3 . 5 s ilent STRIKE/LINE Rod Smith & Maura Wil l iams PAULINE Sharon Couzi n 22

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POOL Bastian Cleve 10 ECLIPSE Mick Hurbis- Cher rier 5 BORN TO FILM Danny Lyon 33

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DELIBERATI NG f~N Emil y Hubl ey 5.5 mi nutes TATTOO Christopher McNamar a 10 fITSTERY OF LIFE (AS DISCOVERED IN LOS ANGELES) Dominic Anger ame 4 ON SUNDAY Jeanne ' Badman 4.5 si l ent

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CULTURAL ARTIFACT John Michael s 6 FILM PRETENSI ONS 101 John Remi ngton 6. 5 NEXUS Rose Bond 6. 5 TROUPERS Gl enn Si l ber & Cl audia Vianel lo 84

SATURDAY 7:00 PERFORMANCE: GKH

ONE NATION UNDER TV Rut h Peyser 2. 5 minut es MY NAME IS EDHINA CARERRA Cliff Br yant 10 IWRKING CLASS CHRONICLE Jack Wal sh 32 MY NEI, FRIEND Gus Van Sant 3 LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL Jer ome Carol fi A BRIEF AFFAIR Carol D. Blum 1:15 AQUA CARMINA OPUS 70 Et i enne Saur et CLOUDS Scott Haynes & Fumi ko Kiyooka 26

SATURDAY 9:00 LIVE PERFORNANCE: J. Parker Dance Company in "Ricochet"

PIGMENT FOREST Skip Battagl ia 3 minutes P'DIDDLE Kevin Ker slake 15 . 5 OBJECT CONVERSATION Paul Glabicki 10 VIOLENT Sal Giammona 9 LIGHT-PLAY Dir k De Bruyn 7

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THESE ARE THE DIRECTIONS I GIVE TO A STRANGER J. Leighton Pierce 13 . 5 OPTIC NERVE Barbara Hammer 16 STUDY FOR DESIRE Rafael Hang 2.5 silent EVERYWHERE AT ONCE Alan Berliner 10 COMPILATION FILM The Screaming Doves 3

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ADDRESS UNKNOlfN Cindy Kleine, John Gianvito, Karine Hrechdakian, Jim Campbell, Lue Courchesne 90 minutes

ALTER BOY Tom Flanagan 21 THE MlISH: NOT TO BE HODERN Victoria Larimore 57 ARHAGEDDON FABULOSA Thomas C. Reinone 23 AT THE EDGE OF THE SIDEHALK Chris Launois 14 . 5 ATONIC ARTIST Glenn Silber & Claudia Vianello 29 BEAUTIES WITHOUT A CAUSE David Weissman/Hary LeVesque BERG Chuck Berg & Ed Small 6 BETlvEEN JOBS John Collier Bennett 13 BLUES )(HAS (TO HHOH IT HAY CONCERN) Chris Iv. Johnson 2:40 BONE WHITE Alexander Lugones 56 BROKEN PATTERNS David Emerson 3.5 CEREBRAL ACCIDENT Charles Derry 28 CHUTZPA Randall Hiller/Hilliam Hiller 27 CIRCLES OF CONFUSION Steve Hesterlund 23 CITYSHAPE Carol D. Blum 3 CYCLE: FR0l1 THE \VULAHBA Robert Ascher DANGER HOUSE Hillie Pollard 8 DAYS ARE Nut1BERED Christine Vachon 15 DEL AND ALEX Steven Ascher 18 DESCENT Joseph Chappelle 50 DREAl-1 NO. 19 Eugene Hart in 5 ELYSIUH HEIGHTS Paul P. Soucek 8 THE END Valerie Lettera 4 EVERYTHING ~ruST CHANGE Hichael A. Hajoros 40 FACES IN A FANINE Robert Lieberman 51 FINAL ROUND Hark Kamps 4 FOR YOUR LIFE David Khachatorian 16 FUSING Dan Bail ey 11

Yeeck In 1978.

FUTUROPOLIS Steve Segal & Phil Trumbo 38 GAZA GHETTO : PORTRAIT OF A PALESTINIAN FAHILY Pea Holmquist Joan ~

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IS YOUR CAT DEDUCTIBLE?

A HUSICIAN'S DAY Patti Hhite 6 THE NEH FRIEND Ted Salins 10:30 NOT A FILH Jonathan Hednick 18 NURTURE Kevin Hanson 9.5 THE OFFICE DAY Jason Brandenberg 5

ODDLY ENOUGH. THE ANSWER IS MAYBE

ON SONE CONSEQUENCES OF A PASSAGE IVRITTEN BY GUY DEBORD ONE STATE Bruce D. Cooke 32

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ONLY FRIEND Robert Beebe 30 THE PERFECT COHPANION Eliot Brenner 10 PHOTO -SYNTHESIS Theresa Smythe 4 P.I.S.T . Jeff Berry 6 POPPY Robert Frey 15 PRETTY FACE Nelya Kaplan 16.5 PROBLEHS Horten Sandtroen 3 . 5 PROLOGUE TO ECHO HE Abbott Header 20 PROHENADE Philip Denslow 8 A PSALH FOR NOSHE Robert Jacobson 20 RANCH Steven DeNure 28 RAH TUNES Gary Levy - Dan Lewk 58 RETURN TO PROVIDENCE Hichael Dal Cerro RETURN TO RAPIDAN Harc A. Kagan RIVER LETHE Amy Kravitz 7.5

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THE ROON IN THE TOUER Laurie Kennard 17 SAHPLING TIHE David Bussan 6. 75 SEGUE David Gaudio 24 A SHORT TALE Aaron Carr THE SHOT Julian Stone 23 SINGING BIRDS Kimberly Conely/Sparkle Films SIPPlE Hichelle Paymar/Roberta Grossman 22 SOFT THE DROP DRIPS Zigmund Gron 6.5 SOLACE Valerie Swanson 2.5 STRANGLEHOLD Greg O'Brien THE SUB OF THEH Christine Panushka 4.5 TECHNO-DUNCE LVL Productions 5:23 THREE mNUTES Norman Hagden 3 3 NOCTURNES Steven Subotnick 2.5 TICKETS Gene H. Gamache 4 THIES-SQUARE Jules Engel 5 TRANSYLVANIA 1917 Peter Dudar 29 TRIANGLE BELO\V CANAL Harry J. Killas 9 THE 25~ PERSPECTIVE Shirley Smith 3 ULTHIATE Northrup Davis 10 UNSPOKEN HORDS Emily Liu UNTIL DAYBREAK Jim HcDermott 61 THE \VATER OF LIFE Phil E. Brown 6.5 HESTERN HOVEHENTS Jeff Stookey 45 HHERE Richard H. Brett 5 . 5 THE IVONAN InTH ROSEHATER TATTOO Adam Flax YOUR FAVORITE Linda J. Brown 20

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How would you rate yourself on the folluwing? How would your family rate you? ()[hers?

C:ounesy Dispoloition Enthusiasm Forgi\'eness Generosity (;raciousness Honesty Imagination Optimism Self·conlidence Sincerity Sweclnc.,s Trustfulness l ' ndt:rstanJin~

YOURSElF FAMILY OTHERS

FILHS NOT RECEIVED AS OF SATURDAY, ~IA~CH 8, 1986

CHAHELEON VV Dachin Hau 7:30 minutes DOIfNF ALL Roman Zack 29 HONETIIOON Gail Hayrow and Larry Shapiro 10 HONDAY Donna Lennard 20 NIGHTSOUNDS David Cecil and Patricia Romeu 13 9 YEARS BEHIND THE \vHEEL Edward Jones 45 POLAROID COLORS David Bussan 8.5 SEER OF SEERS Rhonda Richards 15 STRIPEX Ye Sook Rhee 2

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ANN ARBOR FILH FESTIVAL TOUR:

Following the Festival in Ann Arbor, four hours of films, selected by the jurors in Ann Arbor, will tour the following institutions. Each film on tour will receive approximately $1.00 per minute per screening.

Harch 25 - 26 --- Daytona Beach .Community College 1200 Volusia Ave.

April 4 - 5

April 10

Hay 11 - 12

June 11 - 12

Daytona Beach, Florida 32014 Contact: Amelia Hoerle, Asst . Cultural Coordinator

Virginia Commonweal th University Communication Arts and Design Dept. 325 N. Harrison ST. Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, Virginia 23284 Contacts: Philip B. Heggs and Joan Strommer

Filmwor ks/School of Art Kent State University Kent, Ohio 44244 Contact: Richard Hyers

University of Hisconsin Contact : Steve Hesterlund 411 S. Ingersoll Hadison, Wisconsin 53703

Neighborhood Film/Video Project International Hous e 3701 Chestnut St. Philadelphia, PA 19104 Contact: Linda Blackaby

As additional Tour dates are added, filmmakers participating on the Tour will be notified. The Tour ends June 12, 1986; prints will be sent post-paid and insured to filmmakers immediately following this final Tour date .

FESTIVAL STAFF

Board of Directors: Ruth Bradley, Linda Pantry, Angie Pozo, Claywood Sempliner, Robert Ziebel l

Festival Director: Ruth Bradley House Hanager: Chris Coakley Promotion/Publicity : Joe Tiboni, Ann Hanikas Brochure Design: Robert Ziebell Ticket Design : Dan Bruell

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-Theatre Decoration : John Baird, Dan Bruell, Jack Strubbe, Double Dan, Mark Murrell Catering : J .. Dove Dorito

Projection Staff: Scott Clarke, Dan Horay, Dan Bruell, Frank Uhle VI Slides: Dan Gunning t ".

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Here's your chance to be a filmmaker: go to the special table in the lobby and place your mark on the clear leader. The finished film will be projected Saturday night .

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SPECIAL THANKS TO THE FOLLOHING PEOPLE AND GROUPS: Barbara Kessler Goethe Institute and Eva Dannecker Hiddicombe & Hartha Schmidt University Cellar Community Access Television Say Cheese David Hunsberger Curry L. S.A. Hedia Center Performance Network Jim Horan and Susan Pollay Liberty Street Post Office Streetlight Theatre Harry Beanball Schoolkids Records for the use of their windows Dan Horay Dan Bruell Pauline and Katz

Printing by Partner's Press; T-Shirts by Zeke Hallory

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AlVARDS 24th ANN ARBOR FILH FESTIVAL

The Tom Berman AyJ~rd

To The Host Promising Filmmaker in the Festival $ 1000

Tom Berman was one of the cloest friends of the Ann Arbor Film Festival . His brilliant early films won awards and he was much loved here. His early death is commemorated by this award .

The Harvin Felheim Award $ 100

Marvin was one of the founders of the Ann Arbor Film Festival. His wisdom, strength and humor guided the Festival for seventeen years. He was both benefactor and critic but most of all our friend.

OTHER A\vARDS

Cinema Guild $650 Cinema II $500 Ann Arbor Film Cooperative $300 Film Projection Service $150 630 Club $101 Uni Despair $100.73 B. T. Investments $100

John Nelson and Deborah Gaydos $75 Eyemediae $50 Flat Film Award $50 Joe's Star Lounge $50 Liberty Films $50 Sports Guides, Inc. $50 Susan'S Brunch Bunch $50 Thespian Philanthropic Fund, Inc. $40 Del Rio Bar $25 Forrest Alter $25 Jacob Bernstein $25 John Sloss $25 Hatthew C. Hoffman Jewelry Design $25 Pizza Bob's $25 Hazoo Records $25 Rebop $15

Michigan Council for the Arts

1200 Sixth Avenue Detroit, MI 48226