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TBUFF 2014 MAIN SCHEDULE
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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2014

HOUSE #1
7:00P-8:30P

Opening Night Short Film Block
Flavors of Florida
Films not just shot in Florida but actually about one of the many wonderful aspects of TBUFF's eclectic home state. Yes, there will be gators and pythons.

includes:
The Birdman of St. Pete, A Bottle's Odyssey, Cherry Pop: The Story of the World's Fanciest Cat, Park Bench, Posthumous, Small Town Surf, The Sunny Side
and an extended trailer of the upcoming festival movies!
(8:30P) Opening Night Party at Seabreeze Island Grill


FRIDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2014

HOUSE #1
3:30P-5:10P

Drama Short Film Block 1
Hard Times and Bad Crimes
Award-winning dramas featuring good people involved in bad things, with some beatdowns and gunfire plus a famous name or two.

includes:
127, The Championship Rounds, The Food Truck Deal, Home Invasion, The One Armed Man
5:10P-6:50P

Feature Film
Bipolar
A young woman's obsession with obtaining a father figure leads to her purposefully getting pregnant and a lot worse.

7:00P-9:15P

Short Film Block
Hard Boiled Action Shorts
These action flicks will make your day with some swordplay, laser blasts, face palms and some good old-fashioned bullet-riddled bodies.

includes:
Affliction, Nana, Phaeton, Resurgence, Skyship Chronicles preview, SOL 3 Solstice, Soulless, Vigilante
9:15P-10:30P

Feature Film
The Plants are Listening
A colorful narrative juxtaposing the breezy tranquility of Southwest Florida with lively ruminations on experimental art and Arthur Schopenhauer.

lead-in short film:
February 28
10:40P-12:30A

Feature Film
Blood Riders: The Devil Rides With Us
Teen friends steal the wrong car and have the brutal misadventure of their lives in this comedic horrific journey.

lead-in short films:
Girl, You Don't Live Here Anymore
HOUSE #2
3:25P-5:25P

Feature Film
Wendell & the Lemon
An ordinary lemon becomes the center of a man's world in this absurd and intelligent New York comedy.

lead-in short film:
Delusions of Grand Jury
5:25P-7:20P

Feature Film
Bluebird
A taut thriller in which Kate reivents herself after returning from the missing with no memory of her ordeal and little memory of her life before.

lead-in short film:
Acaso
7:20P-9P

Feature Film
Tasmanian Tiger
Life seems pretty good for Chicagoan Chris but quirky acquaintances and foggy childhood memories compell him to seek Louisiana treasure in this absurdist comedy.

lead-in short film:
Max's Floor Waxes
9P-10:35P

Feature Film
Error in the Menage
This dark comedy explores the tale of a couple's sexual experiment gone exceptionally and horrifically wrong.

lead-in short film:
Salvation Jane
10:35P-12:40A

Short Film Block
Vida Perra Shorts
Sometimes, life is just a bitch and you just have to make the best of it. Or not.

includes:
Balloon Animals, Basted, Bemuse, Check Out, Dispossessed, Excess Baggage, He Called Her Mom, Welcome to Parkdale, Witness Monitor


SATURDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2014

HOUSE #1
12:00P-12:45P

Special Bay Pines VA Hospital Screening
Rudy + Neal Go Fishing
Tournament angler and hair dresser Neal has dedicated himself to helping veterans with PTSD such as Rudy through "fishing therapy" in this heart-warming documentary.
Special showing for veterans and their families and friends (plays for everyone else in the Short Documentary Block at 2:05P same day).

12:45P-2:05P

Feature Film
3 Summits
A father and son struggle not only to scale three mountains, but also to mend the broken bond between them in this breathtaking documentary.

lead-in short film:
Alive: Surfing in Cocoa Beach
2:05P-3:40P

Short Film Block
Short Documentaries
The titles of these award-winning short documentaries are pretty self-explanatory!

includes:
The Birdman of St. Pete, Cherry Pop: The Story of the World's Fanciest Cat, Miami's Pit Fall, Music City Memoirs, Rudy + Neal Go Fishing, Small Town Surf
3:40P-5:30P

Drama Short Film Block 2
All is Fleeting
These gorgeous short films explore love and life in poetic ways.

includes:
Brush, Greetings from Florida!, Hidden Heart, Hypothermia, Job, Pauline, Posthumous
5:30P-7:15P

Feature Film
LA Slasher
The reality stars had it coming. Potential victims include former Seminole 8 regular Brooke Hogan and Guardians of the Galaxy's Dave Bautista, among many other notables. Well, it's underground in heart, anyway.

lead-in short film:
Playback
7:30P-9:00P

Special Presentation
2014 TBUFF Awards Show
We're resurrecting Joan Rivers because we can't have our first red carpet event without her.

9:00P-whenever

Special Event
Awards After Party at Spoto's Grill 131
There are really good movies at noon the next day, people -- try not to still be stumbling around on the beach when the sun rises.

11:00P-1:00A

Special Presentation
Rocky Horror Picture Show with Live Cast
The only way to experience this movie is with a live cast as talented as Pinellas County's own Interchangeable Parts.
Doors open at 10:45, pre-show starts at 11, movie starts at 11:30.

HOUSE #2
12:00P-1:40P

Short Film Block
Student Short Films
The future of filmmaking is in great hands.
(Note: Other student shorts are scattered throughout the program.)

includes:
Boy Wonder, By My Hand, The Columbia Steps, Conformity Will Set You Free, Dreams that Transcend All Boundaries, Sleepwalker Romance, Three's A Crowd, Violets are Blue
1:40P-3:50P

Short Film Block
Bad Dreams and Other Mindbending Shorts
You won't know what hit you. This block explores what's real and what isn't. After watching, you'll wonder, is this festival even real?

includes:
Another Day, Fin, Infinite Nightmare, Mirror, Mr. Empty, The Shepherdess, Tanner, Withdrawl
3:50P-5:35P

Feature Film
Die Die Delta Pi
It was only supposed to be a prank.. a prank that went HORRIFICALLY wrong... with dire consequences.

lead-in short film:
Dar la Cara
5:35P-7:15P

Feature Film
You Belong To Me
A documentary about the remarkable secrets and truths revealed during the 1950s trial and incarceration of Live Oak, Florida's Ruby McCollum.

7:30P-9P

Feature Film
The Global Warming War
The climate change debate hits a blistering zenith in this thought-provoking documentary.

9:15P-10:45P

Feature Film
The Sunderland Experiment
After an alien entity calling itself 'The Angel' saves his life, a rebellious teenager tries to become a part of the strange society that killed his mother in this creepy sci-fi horror flick.



SUNDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2014

HOUSE #1
12:00P-1:00P

Feature Film
In His Own Home
An indepth documentary about an unarmed University of Florida doctoral student who was shot in the face by a campus police officer.


1:00P-2:30P

Short Film Block
Sweet! Comedy Shorts
This festival would be great if it wasn't for the customers.

includes:
Cakewalk, Christmas Crackers, Gave Up the Ghost, No Laughing Matter, Park Bench, Stop Leak, The Sunny Side, Trash
2:30P-5:15P

Feature Film
The Haunting of Paige Pritchard
After visiting a supposedly haunted forest, a teen girl comes to believe that a violent poltergeist followed her home and is stalking her. 10-time-festival selection makes it final big screen appearance before heading off to distribution land.

short film lead-in:
Nova Road
5:15P-6:55P

Feature Film
Bert Kreischer: I Am the Machine
In this closing night documentary, we learn that life on the road for Tampa comedian and Travel Channel host Bert Kreischer isn't quite as funny as his onstage act but still plenty entertaining.

7:00P-10:00P

Special Event
Closing Night Party at DoubleTree Beach Resort
Hope you asked for Monday off.

HOUSE #2
12:00P-1:45P

Short Film Block
Film is Art Shorts
Some of the most brilliant, innovative, dazzling, original films you've ever seen. Two words: rusty puppets.

includes:
Birthday Boy, Don't Be Afraid of Bears, Kismet '91, Luce di Vita, Morceaux d'ennui, Now Was Once the Future, Only Iron Rusts, Perfect Imperfections
1:45P-3:45P

Feature Film
Assumption of Risk
Wes discovers the life insurance firm he works for somehow knows the exact date when people will die in this sci-fi thriller.

lead-in short film:
For Dad