Monday, May 31st, 2004
Screenings at the UNDERGROUND AT STAGE TWO (WHITAKER CENTER)

10:00 AM - Secrets, Lies, and Sexuality: Truth Can Only Be Contained for So Long

Steam Cloud Rising

By Eric Spaar, Harrisburg, PA
Narrative, 100 min., Digital Video
Popular and athletic, Hugh struggles with containing his true sexual identity while attending high school in the 1970's. At the same time, he fights to get the town's nuclear power plant to disclose the truth's of it's releases. Ultimately, both have a meltdown.

12:00 Noon – Moviate Film Camp: 14 Short Films by Middle School Students

See the culmination of 14 middle-school students’ efforts to make their first films. Moviate’s film camp helps children find a creative outlet in the art of filmmaking.

1:00 PM – War is Hell

Last Full Measure

By Cliff Cramp, Buena Park, CA
Animation, 6 min., Digital Video
An illustrated film based on the WWII event of D-DAY. Film follows an individual soldier of the 1st division. The entire film is comprised of 47 illustrated paintings by the filmmaker.

The Forgotten

By Vincente Stasolla, Pittsburgh, PA
Narrative, 91 min., Digital Video
During the Korean War, a decimated U.S. Army Tank Platoon flees in retreat and two tanks find themselves lost and isolated from the company. Fighting against unseen enemies and waning spirits, the tanks crisscross the unfamiliar landscape in search of hope and allies. Shot in the style of vintage war films.

3:00 PM – Central America in Crisis

Children in a Jar

By Andrea Campbell, Lancaster, PA
Documentary, 50 min., Digital Video
This unflinching and powerful documentary was shot in five Central American cities, and is often uncompromisingly honest. But as the director states, “even in this desperation, the uncertain future of these young addicts holds promise beyond their glue jars.”

4:00 PM – What Lurks Within…

Atlanta

By Brian J. Martin, Mechanicsburg, PA
Narrative, 120 min., Digital Videos
A psychological character study of a rebellious teen, a parent, and a drug addict dealing with shattered pasts.