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DERBY CITY FILM FESTIVAL 2008

FILM REVIEWS

THUNDER AND REINS

" I felt the piece was much too long for the point that the filmmakers were trying to make and seemed to focus more on specific jockeys (over and over) as opposed to their role as a whole. There was also no mention of female jockeys and their accomplishments – talk about unrecognized. One line would ..."

THE PASSING

" Young Adnaan and his father are making a visit to see his grandfather. Adnaan worships his grandfather, but what no one tells him that the old man is deathly ill and this will likely be their last visit. Adnaan gets to know..."

LATCH KEY

" Latch Key is the all too real story of three kids left alone after school. The two siblings’ grandparents have moved to Florida and left them without an afternoon caretaker. Wanting to prove to their parents ..."

400 COLTS

" Jake and Hob have planned a heist – a heist of over 400 Colts (guns that is). The film takes places not long after the Civil War and the guys have a map illustrating where a railcar full of guns was abandoned. The trouble..."

HOW TO BE

"The acting is brilliant in this film. Robert Pattinson has achieved a character deeply flawed and lovable. Rebecca Pidgeon (Mother) and Powell Jones (Dr. Ellington) are perfect as the opposite ends of the self help sprectrum. Art’s existential crisis is..."

REFUSENIKS

"What an amazing and important film. Sonja de Vries has captured a people and country in crisis. The stories of the refuseniks are inspirational and the imprisonment of them a sad state of humanity. This film educated me on a part of..."

THE GREY

" I truly did not want to like this film. Its about Cock Fighting. Watching roosters fight to the death is not my idea of a good time. I like a good story. Great characters, plot, depth……. Wait. This film has all of that. I couldn’t believe how much I... "

TRAIL OF CRUMBS

" This is not a perfect film and that is what makes it so good. Robert and Molly wrote an interesting script that defies convention. It doesn’t fit into any normal mold. Thank goodness! The film is a true look at character, and the discovery of finding our own character, through a series of adventures. In this case trying to solve the mystery..."

THE YOUNG GIRL

"Wow! This movie really touched me. It pulled heart strings without ever getting preachy or saccharine. The story is a simple slice of life that most people fear they will one day have to live."

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MAE

"This was an enjoyable short film. At times it felt like I was watching a tele-novella from South America. It was extremely soap opera-ish and that is its strength and its weakness. The film was very quirky and fun."

I. ZOMBIE

" What an interesting film this was. The story of Hayden is amazing by itself. His ability to inspire and keep such a positive outlook on life after going through so much pain and suffering is inspirational. When you bring in the cable access horror host, I am in awe. This is such an interesting look ..."

FLOURTOWN

"This was truly a rich vibrant sci-fi world that exploded with imagination. At times it felt like you were watching a Salvadore Dali painting come to life. The world is the star of this short film. The animation is fantastic and the idea is full of pointed references."

FOR A FEW MARBLES MORE

" This is a marvelous film. It’s a perfect short and could easily be made into a very good feature film. The story is something that everyone can relate to, bully’s. In the case of these kids, the bullies are grown men who are getting drunk ..."

ALWAYS SUMMER

" This was an incredibly sweet and poignant film. The acting is top notch and Michael Ruf has captured a beautiful film that can speak to everyone. The choices the characters made in this film didn’t destroy them. Neither did they complete them ."

BLOOD SOAKED SKY

"This was an animation done with pen drawings. Honestly, it was like watching a comic book being shown on TV. Or better yet, seeing the storyboards for a film, and knowing this is as good as it is ever going ..."

3 SHORT FILMS

A PRAYER

RACE WAR: THE MUSICAL

REVENGE OF LIE

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