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Show Wed/murs/Fri, May 11-13,2005 C-5 The Park Record Sundance announcesfilmmakerlabs Month-long program helps aspiring directors learn tricks of trade The Sundance Institute has announced the selection of J3 projects for the annual June Filmmakers and Screenwriters Labs, which take place at the Sundance Village in Utah from May 31 - June 30. As the heart of the Sundance Institute Feature Film program, the Labs offer emerging independent directors and screenwriters the opportunity to develop new work under the guidance of experienced filmmakers in an environment that encourages innovation, eol la boralion, and risk-taking. Over the course of the Filmmakers Lab, the1 s^fe'e'fed eight filmmakers collaborate with professional actors and digital production crews, shooting and editing key scenes from their scripts. Through this hands-on process, the directors can do a "dress rehearsal" of their material in an atmosphere where experimentation is encouraged. Filmmakers Lab participants also take part in the week-long Screenwriters Lab, when writers involved with five additional projects join the group to participate in one-on-one story sessions with established screenwriters. "We're excited to be supporting such a unique group of emerging filmmakers who bring their authentic voices to stories that are bold in content and aesthetic," said Michelle Satter, Director of the Feature Film Program. "We look forward to joining them on their creative journeys and see the June Lab as a centerpiece of our yearround program. Our commitment to including international work at the Labs continues with filmmakers from places as diverse as South Africa, New Zealand, the Middle East and Pakistan." During the Labs, participants work with a group of accomplished creative advisors as part of a monthlong mentoring process. Gyula Gazdag returns for his 9th year as Artistic Director for the Filmmakers Lab. "As always, we are grateful to this inspired group of advisors who are willing to lend their time and expertise. Its the combination of their experience and the creative energy of the Lab Fellows that makes the Labs so rewarding and inspiring for all who participate," said Satter. Dancer": In Spanish Harlem, a talented high-school girl struggles to find the right balance between her overpowering family, her need for love, and her passion for contemporary dance. Stew (co-wriler/director) and Heidi Rodewald (co-writer), "We Can See Today": The vibrant and authentic story of the deeply intimate and complex relationship between two The participants and projects families - one black, one Jewish selected for the 2005 June living in the Fairfax district of Los Filmmakers Lab, Max? 3J - June 30, Angeles circa 1973. Ryan Eslinger (writer/director), Talk a Waitili (writer/director), "A "When a Man Falls in the Fores!": Little Like Love," New Zealand; The lives of three lonely men interFor two awkward misfits, life is the sect as they struggle to overcome their deepening isolation and search question, and love is the answer. for connection. Cruz Angeles (co-writer/director) and Maria Topete (co-writer), These filmmakers will he joined at "Don't Let Me Drown": In a post- the 2005 June Screenwriters Lab by September llth world overflowing the following participants and projwith fear and hate, two Latino teens ects: discover that sometimes the only thing that can keep them from Martin Moran (writer), "Celestial drowning is love. Navitagtion": "Celestial Navigation" is the story of a Roman Dante Harper (writer/director), Cathplic boy's sexual relationship "Dreamland": An unflinching por- with an older man and its effect on trayal of the origins of domestic ter- the man he becomes. rorism, "Dreamland" is the tragic story of Tim McVeigh, from his Jake Mahaffy (writer/director), boyhood dreams of being a soldier "Free in Deed": Three years after to his life as a man at war with his attempting to perform a miracle in own country. Oil City, a religious man returns to confront the town's few remaining Andrew Dosunmu (co-writer/direc- residents with the reasons for his lor) and Darci Picoult (co-writer), criminal act. "Mother of George": Torn between her African culture and new life in Sabiha Sumar (writer/director), America, a woman struggles to "Rafina," Pakistan: "Rafina" is the please hei husband and give him the story of a young woman struggling son that will carry on his family's to define herself in a new, emerging legacy. Pakistan - a Pakistan that is steeped in a timeless way of life and, at the Catherine Stewart (writer/director), same time, is in the throes of cata"Transit Cafe," South Africa: Set in clysmic change. post-apartheid South Africa amid a volatile landscape of fear, hybrid Annemarie Jacir (writer/director), cultures, and shifting identities, "Salt of This Seal". three unusual love stories intertwine U.S.A./Palestinian: A Palestinianwith startling results on the streets American girl, intent on asserting of Johannesburg. her right of return, travels to the West Bank and meets a dynamic Eva Husson (writer/director), "Tiny young man who joins her on an Hull Service S>c\ov\ our new Kai^sylist adventure journeying across borders. Donna Eskelson Salvatore Stabile (writer/director). "Where God Left His Shoes": A struggling ex-boxer and his family, desperate to leave the shelter they've been living in, get a Christmas Eve gift of an apartment to call their own - but only if Dad can find a job by the end of the day. S k e brings *15y»*s of eTcperieiice \n colors Kai»*s+yle consultation, perms & cuts (2*a\\ Donna foi* an appo\ntnen+ The June Filmmakers and Screenwriters Labs are part of the Sundance Institute Feature Film Program, a year-round program dedicated to supporting artist development and the advancement of distinctive, singular independent projects. Each year 20-25 emerging filmmakers from the U.S. and abroad participate in the program which includes the Screenwriters and Filmmakers Labs, ongoing creative and practical advice, the post-production initiative, and financial support through fellowship opportunities. The Feature Film Program also presents the Screenplay Reading Series, in Los Angeles and New York, which provides a valuable opportunity for writers to hear their scripts read aloud by professional actors. In the past several years, the Feature Film Program has supported the work of numerous emerging independent filmmakers, including Miranda July's "Me and You and Everyone We Know," winner of a Special Jury Prize at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival and scheduled for release by IFC Films this June; Ira Sachs' "Forty Shades of Blue," winner of the Grand Jury Prize at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival. A number of projects supported by the Feature Film Program are currently in post-production: "Shall Not Want," Laurie Col Iyer's narrative directorial debut starring Maggie Gyllenhaal; "Down in the Valley," David Jacobson's sophomore directorial effort starring Edward Norton and Evan Rachel Wood, which is premiering at the Cannes Film Festival. 6 womem & dviLiivn WL-LOHIL1 SMART REAL ESTATE What's Hot in Local Real Estate on Park City Television Channel I 7 (Wasntch finch) Saturdays & Sundays 9:00 - 9:30 AM :30 - 2:00 PM 6:00- 6:30 PM Tuesdays Thursdays 5:30 - 6:00 AM 10:00 - 10:30 PM and Channel 3 (Wnsatch front) Saturdays & Sundays 1:30 - 2:00 PM LewisWolcottcrDombush ^-•* R E A L Eagle Scout Service Project I2B3 P w i Volk-y Prlvv. WO. Hnx 2.170. I'ark CHy. LIT HlOftO Nick Naro will be removing fencing around the Willow Creek Park for his Eagle Scout Service Project on Sunday, May 15 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Any volunteers would be appreciated. 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