Columbia University Film Festival 2011

Monday, April 25 - Thursday, April 28, 2011

Singular storytelling. Emerging talent. Unique voices. Join us for the 24th Annual Columbia University Film Festival, and experience some of today’s most important new filmmaking. Don’t miss this annual showcase of thesis work from the school’s advanced MFA students. To read more about the individual films, go to cufilmfest.com. To purchase tickets to a show, simply click on the program name.

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Monday, April 25 at 5:30pm

Film Program A

Rolling on the Floor Laughing, 20 min

Written and Directed by Russell Harbaugh

Produced by Michael Prall

The Strange Ones, 15 min

Written and Directed by Christopher Radcliff and Lauren Wolkstein

Produced by Joonhan Lee

Try A Little Harder, 14 min

Written and Directed by Antonia Grilikhes-Lasky

Produced by Rammy Lee Park

Tymbals, 8 min

Directed by Filippo Conz

Written by Jon Haller

Produced by Geoff Quan

Jumping Jack, 10 min

Written and Directed by Baldvin Kári

Produced by Mira El Koussa

A Viagem (The Trip), 18 min

Written and Directed by Simão Cayatte

Produced by Elisa Lleras

Monday, April 25 at 8:00pm

Film Program B

Off-Ramp, 14 min

Written and Directed by Natasha Johns-Messenger

Produced by Chanelle Elaine

I Am John Wayne, 17 min

Written and Directed by Christina Choe

Produced by Esra Saydam

Green Plastic Sandals, 11 min

Written and Directed by Stephanie Wu

Produced by Gerry Kim

Counterfeit, 17 min

Written and Directed by Geoff Bailey

Produced by Jason Wood

Nain Rouge, 22 min

Written and Directed by Jasmine Rivera

Produced by James J. Yi

Motherland, 15 min

Directed by Shariq Siddiqui

Written by Shariq Siddiqui and Graham Mason

Produced by Sarita Khurana

Tuesday, April 26 at 5:30pm

Film Program C

Be Still, 18 min

Written and Directed by Karrie Crouse

Produced by Gilana Lobel

Youkali, 14 min

Directed by Sandra Beltrao

Written by Sandra Beltrao, Rhiannon Haseltine

Produced by Sandra Beltrao and Esha Gupta

Exposure, 14 min

Written and Directed by Larin Sullivan

Produced by Nicole Havre

Tidy Up, 15 min

Written and Directed by Satsuki Okawa

Produced by Young Chun

Snowball, 13 min

Written and Directed by Mary Gillen

Produced by Ed Blythe and Kristie Lutz

Crossing, 18 min

Written and Directed by Gina Atwater

Produced by Veronica Nickel

Tuesday, April 26 at 8:00pm

Film Program D

Lucky Duck, 16 min

Written and Directed by Colin Elliott

Produced by Andrew J.D. Hauser

Spooky Warms the Heart, 26 min

Directed by Jaime Iglehart

Written by Jaime Iglehart and William Gerard

Produced by Gregg Conde and Bryan Parker

Silent Night, 4 min

Directed by Bryan Parker

Written by Matthew Tyler

Produced by Julie Buck

Prima Donna, 12 min

Directed by Laurie Thomas

Written by Laurie Thomas and Levi Casey Schroen

Produced by Carmen Jimenez

This is Poetry, 14 min

Written and Directed by Brian Quist

Produced by Connor Kirsch

Revolution Reykjavik, 19 min

Written and Directed by Isold Uggadottir

Produced by Snorri Thórisson, Isold Uggadottir

Wednesday, April 27 at 5:30pm

Film Program E

First Match, 15 min

Written and Directed by Olivia Newman

Produced by Ken Murphy

Cabby, 19 min

Written and Directed by Xiaocao Liu

Produced by Yige Sun

Fat Girls Can’t Dance, 13 min

Written and Directed by Beth Cannon

Produced by Elisa Lleras and Maura Malloy

Alger, Alger, 17 min

Written and Directed by Aaron Walker

Produced by Julie Buck

Tick Tock Time Emporium, 17 min

Written and Directed by Morgan Faust

Produced by Kristie Lutz

The Runner, 15 min

Written and Directed by Ana Lazarevic

Produced by Luka Popadic

Wednesday, April 27 at 8:00pm

Film Program F

Under, 20 min

Directed by Mark Raso

Written by Jake Crane and Mark Raso

Produced by Jean-Marceau Secheret

In the Dark, 8 min

Written, Directed, and Produced by Biljana Ilic

Meet Lenny, Meet Caroline, 15 min

Written and Directed by Rammy Lee Park

Produced by Katie Brinn

Faith, 12 min

Written and Directed by Erik Pagan

Produced by Erik Pagan and Laura Scherling

Flappy Hands, 13 min

Written and Directed by Robert L. Poole

Produced by Christina Kim

Salar, 19 min

Written and Directed by Nicholas Greene

Produced by Julie Buck

Thursday, April 28 at 7:00pm

Film Program G

The Recorder Exam, 27 min

Written and Directed by Bora Kim

Produced by Zoe Sua Cho

High Maintenance, 17 min

Written and Directed by Shawn Wines

Produced by Brigitte Liebowitz

Mum’s Not In, 6 min

Written and Directed by Claire Fowler

Produced by Andrew J.D. Hauser

Hatch, 19 min

Directed by Christoph Kuschnig

Written by Christoph Kuschnig and Karl Goldblat

Produced by Martin Maier

The Basement, 11 min

Written and Directed by Eric Scherbarth

Produced by Vadin Lum You

Jiboia (Boa), 18 min

Written and Directed by Rafael Lessa

Produced by Colin Elliott

IFC Center does not generally provide advisories about subject matter or potentially triggering content in films, as sensitivities vary from person to person. In addition to the synopses, trailers and other links on our website, further information about content and age-appropriateness for specific films can be found on Common Sense Media, IMDb and DoesTheDogDie.com as well as through general internet searches.