A multitude of cutting-edge award-winning independent films have been selected for presentation at this year’s Melbourne Independent Filmmakers Festival (#MIFF2015) Oct. 23-24. Each year the MIFF showcases fantastic independent films in numerous genres. This year’s theme is “Dynamic Duos” to celebrate the incredible contribution music has made to cinema and our partnership with the Space Coast Symphony Orchestra. We have teamed six film directors and music composers (The Dynamic Duos!) to score six specially produced and selected silent films for this year’s festival. These projects will be shown featuring a live performance of these new film scores by the Space Coast Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Aaron Collins.
The MIFF is proud to locally premiere the hit family film “The Martial Arts Kid” (pictured above). This film, directed in Brevard County by award-winning director and frequent MIFF alumnus Michael Baumgarten. features Florida’s beautiful Space Coast and martial arts legends Cynthia Rothrock, “The Lady Dragon,” and Cocoa Beach’s own Don “The Dragon” Wilson! The film features rising star Jansen Panettiere and promotes a strong anti-bullying message.
Not Quite Right improv troupe
The festival includes special celebrity guests, a comedy film program with the Not Quite Right Improv Comedy Troupe, a Saturday night red carpet welcome, culinary tastings, live music with recording artists Robin & Eddy, and several panel discussions on filmmaking – all at the beautiful Premiere Theaters Oaks 10. But what sets the MIFF apart is that all the funds it raises go to charity. This year’s event helps support The No Limits Academy.
Here are the official selections for 2015.
Features:
“Bubba the Redneck Werewolf” directed by Brendan Rogers
“Deli Man” directed by Erik Greenberg Anjou
“The Martial Arts Kid” directed by Michael Baumgarten
Special engagement:
“Real Food Real Kitchens” produced by Craig Chapman
Short films:
“Amerigo” directed by Todd Thompson
“Batman’s Interrogation” directed by Joey Harrison
“The Bloody Jug Band: Beautiful Corpse” directed by Steven Shea
“Breakfast in Bed” directed by Russell Sanders
“Casitas” directed by Javier Marco
“Chemistry” directed by Zach Hibbard
“Chronicles of a Writer” directed by Gus Williams
“Dark Vortex” directed by Ian Bertel
“The Deepest Cut” directed by Dale Metz
“Exposed!” directed by Darren Houle
“Fur Real” directed by Nicole Machon
“Horse Sense” directed by Kim Wheeler
“Jaden’s Journey” directed by Sue Dontell
“Kevin” directed by Ashay Javadekar
“La Propina” directed by Esteban Crespo
“Lean” directed by Kevin James O’Neill
“Lift” directed by Christina L’Hereaux
“Losers” directed by Carlos del Rosario
“M Theory” directed by TL Westgate
“Max” directed by Rajesh Naroth
“Monday’s Mona Lisa: Katy Perry” directed by Gerald Line
“Nick Lazer-Freelance” directed by Carol Anne Delapaz
“Nocturne Boy” directed by Mikhail Howell
“Papa Don’t Dance” directed by Luis Jordan Lorenzo
“Party Foul” directed by Virginia Anzengruber
“Presumed Dead” directed by Ray & Migdalia Etheridge
“Second Hand” directed by JoAnn Johnson
“Shooters & Looters” directed by Paul Ramsdell
“Story Musgrave” trailer directed by Sue Dontell
“Tech Squad” directed by TL Westgate
“The Anniversary” directed by Phil Lister
“The Babysitter” directed by Harrison Carr
“The Letter” directed by Arwen Patterson
“The Yeshua Answer” directed by Eric Emerick
“Turkey” directed by Rob Silcox
“Until Tomorrow” directed by Michelle Brown
“Working Vacation” directed by Soreyrith Um
Aaron Collins
The Dynamic Duos:
Filmmaker – Composer – Title of film
JoAnn Johnson – John Ryther – “Lest We Forget”
Paulette King – Ferne Tudor Franz – “Moving On”
Phil Lister – Josh Hobbs – “Sunrise on Another World”
Dale Metz – Adam Lydon – “Dragon Child”
Robby Sparks – Matthew Nunes – “Writer’s Block”
Daphne Stacey – R. Michael Daugherty – “In A Moment”
“This is a unique opportunity to meet, network, and discuss independent filmmaking with the filmmakers themselves,” says MIFF program chairman Terry Cronin. Advance tickets will be available at the Premiere Theaters Oaks 10. The MIFF program will be featured in Brevard Live Magazine.