South High St.) at 7 p.m. and moves on
to Summit Artspace (140 East Market St.) at 8:15 p.m., where free
refreshments will be served.
“Our multi-day international film
festival returns next year, but this year, we didn't want to miss the
chance to showcase the cream-of-the-crop work we're seeing locally,”
said Executive Director Steve Felix. “And we couldn't resist
showing off two extremely fun and not-yet-released new games.”
Films and Filmmakers
Akron Art Museum beginning at 7:00 p.m.
• In “Countdown To An Early Lunch,”
a stylish film noir directed by Akronite Brandon Baker, tension
builds between two private detectives
in a small office.
• “Generations” by Akron folk duo
Shivering Timbers and “Ice Cold Water” by Cleveland alternative
hip-hop group Smoke Screen each had
music videos produced by NE Ohio production company
Turnstyle Films.
• “60 BPM,” directed by Jordan
Blazak, won him and his team the top prize at Akron Film+Pixel's
“Just Another Day” student video contest in May. It follows a
young musician whose day moves to a steady rhythm as she prepares for
an audition.
• In “Mouthful,” by Clevelander
Robert Putka and his C-Town Film Factory team, a sensitive question
creates escalating disharmony between a
couple in the bedroom. It premiered at the prestigious South by
Southwest festival in Austin, Texas and is now in development as a
series for HBO GO under the name “Bobby and Bliss in a Tree.”
• Cory Sheldon's Kickstarter-funded
“Laos Free” is an animated story of the world's most heavily
bombed country. It will make its
premiere at Akron Film+Pixel Night. Summit Artspace beginning at 8:20
p.m.
• A man toils at building a high tech
synthesizer with puppet friends in his basement in the surreal
fantasy “T82: Supersonic Tonemaker,” the latest from Akron
natives Luke and Andy Campbell, who are now based in Austin, Texas.
Filmmakers will be in attendance and
offer Q&A for all films except “T82: Supersonic Tonemaker.”
Games
• Johann Sebastian Joust - This
music-based festival sensation gives 2-8 people motion-sensing
PlayStation Move controllers and asks them to move the controller
slowly when the music slows down. The goal is to knock other players
out of the game by jostling their controllers through [practically]
any means necessary. More information is available at
http://gutefabrik.com/joust.html.
• BaraBariBall - Noah Sasso is a
Brooklyn-based, up-and-coming indie game designer whose new
retro-styled sports game is currently touring festivals and events
like Fantastic Fest, XOXO Festival, and No Quarter. In keeping with
the game's retro theme, it will be playable with original Nintendo
Entertainment System controllers. A trailer is viewable at
http://bbb.strangeflavor.net/.
The program is free with a $5 donation
suggested. The films begin at 7 p.m. in the Charles and Jane Lehner
Auditorium in the Akron Art Museum and continue at 8:15 p.m. on the
2nd floor of Summit Artspace, where free refreshments will be served
and the games will be set up. Parking is free after 6 p.m. in the
High St. parking deck across from the museum.
For more information please contact Rob
Lucas at (330) 618-4405, Steve Felix at (330) 603-1520 or email
info@akronfilm.com.
www.akronfilm.com
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