TFMF 2022 Documentary + Animation Short Mix Film Program

127 East Congress Street,Tucson AZ 85701

08 October, 2022

Description

TFMF 2022 Documentary + Animation Short Mix Film Program! Various premieres! Q&A with filmmakers to follow!Art of Grind (Arizona Premiere)Directed by Dominic Gill Encompass Films USA/2022/Documentary/7 min www.encompassfilms.com A bike shop in SoCal showcases the art of custom bikes and the ever-changing world of cycling. Demi-Gods (Arizona Premiere)Directed by Martin GerigkProduced by Nikola GocićGERMANY/2022/Animated/5 min martin-gerigk.de A captivating sonic and visual essay that looks at the mechanics of the dark demi-gods of our time: war, narcissism and ecological destruction. Prayer Run for the Santa Ritas (World Premiere)Directed by Leslie Ann Epperson Small Wheel Films USA/2022/Documentary/5 min www.instagram.com/leslieepperson Tohono O'odham runner Marlinda Francisco runs to protest the threat of an open-pit copper mine in the Santa Rita Mountains. The Aftermath (Arizona Premiere)Directed by LaChelle Joy Hunt La Lumiere Films USA/2022/Drama/7 min www.instagram.com/lalumierefilms/ In the early 1900s a woman arrives in California after traveling alone across America. The American Frontier (Tucson Premiere)Directed by Edward Frumkin Method M Films / Frump Pictures USA/2021/Documentary/16 min www.instagram.com/eddy_frumkin Examining the influence of Westerns and how they impact society through portrayals of Indigenous people, gun culture, and the idolization of cowboys. The Merry Widow (Arizona Premiere)Directed by Jason Jakaitis Saint Mary’s College of California USA/2022/Documentary/10 min www.jasonjakaitis.com There is a radioactive "health spa" located in the heart of an abandoned mine in Montana called The Merry Widow. Discover why thousands of people go there to self-medicate through prolonged exposure to the radioactive gas and water. The Oubliette (Arizona Premiere) Directed by Max Hendrickson Mount Temple Comprehensive School IRELAND/2022/Animation/10 min moviesbymax.com After moving into a small apartment in a big city, a man notices strange and mysterious occurrences.  Titration: Radioactive Waste, Princeton, and the Navajo Nation (North American Premiere)Directed by Michael Q. Ceballos Nuclear Princeton / Twiddle Productions USA/2022/Documentary/10 min www.Twiddleproductions.com Investigating how Princeton University directly and indirectly contributed to the destructive consequences of nuclear research on Navajo communities. Yo Soy Thor (Southwest US Premiere)Directed by Brion McCarthy / Pixatorium Produced by Quinn McCarthy / The Creamery Studio USA/2021/Animation/4 min/ thecreamerystudio.com “¡Yo Soy Thor!” is a fast paced, colorful, and pleasingly twisted visualization about the thin lines between life & death, love & lust, and power & honor.