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Toofy Film Fest 2007
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Thursday, Sept. 6th at 7 PM "Toofy + JoyEngine Art Opening"
JoyEngine
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 Scot Lefavor - Artist Profile Video
Live street art session. Watch Toofy inspired art happen at JoyEngine. Soak up Turntablist Symmetry's beats, cuddle with Alex "JR" Henry, have Scot Lefavor autograph your baby,
and lots, lots more!
Artists involved:
Scot Lefavor, Todd Berger, Alex Henry, Lucian Foehr, Rob Angermuller, Markham Maes, John Fellows
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Bands: STORYTYME
Uproot
Ona
Cost - $10.00
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Friday, Sept. 7th at 8 PM "Toofy Music Showcase"
Trilogy
Wine Bar and Lounge
 
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Jam out to the finest independent bands on the scene. Featuring music by Ona,
Uproot, and
STORYTYME.
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Saturday, Sept. 8th & Sunday, Sept. 9th
International Independent Cinema
Boulder
Theater
2032 14th Street, Boulder, CO 80302
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Watch movies, drink beer.
Grab an ice-cold Pabst Blue Ribbon, sit back, and enjoy some of
the finest independent cinema from around the world at the historic Boulder Theater. View movie programs and showtimes below.
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Saturday, Sept. 8th at 5 PM "Short Film Program 1"
Boulder
Theater
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Gotye - Heart's A Mess
Directed by Brendan Cook
Animated Music Video
A central character walks the Earth, calling on its strange inhabitants to leave the wasted planet and follow him to a new world. |
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Winner Take Steve
Directed by Jared Hess (Director of Napoleon Dynamite)
Narrative Short
A high school gym coach forces two teens with the same name to race one another for the privilege of keeping his first name.
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Choque (Crash)
Directed by Nacho Vigalondo
Narrative Short
A group of teenage boys ruin a grown man's attempt to impress his smokin' hot girlfriend during a visit to the bumper car arcade. Strong temperaments — and cars — collide in this chic film from Oscar-nominated director Nacho Vigalondo. |
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Mystic Knights of the Loom Band Rehearsal
Directed by Michael Paraskevas
Narrative Short
Duncan Biscotti runs the monthly meeting of the Mystic Knights of the Loom. He wants to win the national band competition. |
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Stomping Grounds
Directed by Inform-Ventures
Documentary Short
'Stomping Grounds' follows Biz Markie (the human beatbox) as he tours various New York boroughs, stopping at his favorite spots, including a barber shop, food joints, nightclubs, sneaker shops, arcades, and general hangouts. |
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The Scritch-Scratch of Busy Little Hands
Directed by Joy Vaccese, Noelle Vaccese
Animated Short
In this strange little film, a young boy escapes into his own world in an attempt to survive Catholic School. |
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Tanghi Argentini
Directed by Guido Thys
Narrative Short
Despite the faceless and cold atmosphere at his work place, an office clerk tries to make his colleagues happy. Instead of the classical cliché Christmas gifts, he wants to give his colleagues something real and precious. Tanghi Argentini is a modern fairy tale.
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Tru Lav
Directed by Lorcan Finnegan
Animated Short
Plenty of dirty toilet action goes on behind closed doors, you could say it's a sign of the times… |
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Full Disclosure
*GOLDEN TOOF AWARD WINNER - BEST SHORT COMEDY*
Directed by Douglas Horn
Narrative Short
Everett decides to reveal every terrible habit, attitude, and hang-up on the FIRST DATE. Shockingly, women don't respond as he'd hoped...until he meets Brinn, who's willing to play his game and try for Full Disclosure.
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Saturday, Sept. 8th at 7 PM "Netherbeast Incorporated"
*GOLDEN TOOF AWARD WINNER - BEST FEATURE*
Boulder Theater
Directed by Dean Ronalds
Narrative Feature
Ronalds Bros. Preview Video
(Filmmakers Dean & Brian Ronalds in attendance)
Employees of Berm-Tech Industries, Inc. have kept the family secret for a long time. For years it has been business as usual, until the top vampire in charge contracts a dreaded disease and invites the first humans to work in the office in more than a century. |
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Saturday, Sept. 8th at 9 PM "Last Stop for Paul"
*GOLDEN TOOF AWARD WINNER - AUDIENCE CHOICE*
Boulder
Theater
Directed by Neil Mandt
Narrative Feature
View Movie Clips
Video - Chapter 1 of "Last Stop for Paul" - Moscow
Trailer - Last Stop for Paul
(Filmmaker Neil Mandt in attendance)
Charlie and Cliff decide they want to go to the Full Moon party in Thailand. Along the way they travel around the world sprinkling the ashes of their dead friend Paul. As they go from country to country they meet a wide variety of crazy people and have insane adventures. |
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Cost -FREE
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Saturday, Sept. 8th at 9 PM "Toofy Un-Tied Fashion Showcase"
Seven on Pearl
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Toofy Un-Tied Fashion Showcase Preview Video
Seven on Pearl Overview Video
Treat your eyes to a live fashion showcase. Toofy UN-TIED features an eclectic collection of independent fashion from local and national designers. Featuring live music by Meniskus. DJ set by Bryan Matthew from Twenty40 Denver . |
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Saturday, Sept. 8th at 11 PM "Too-Freaky Shorts"
This program contains adult content.
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Taking Back Sunday '12 Days of Christmas'
Directed by Darren Pasemko
Animated Music Video
Taking Back Sunday’s revamp of “The 12 Days of Christmas” is a mash of Christmas animated episodic absurdity. |
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Tell-Tale
Directed by Jason Roberts
Narrative Short
A serial killer attempts to end her reign of terror by confessing her savage crime but soon learns that a clear conscience has no memory. |
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Teddybears - Cobra Style
Directed by Ace Norton
Music Video
Drugs, Sex, and Large Plastic Teddy Bear Heads |
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Ms. Goldman
Directed by John Ross
Narrative Short
A mother discovers that her young daughter's new imaginary friend, Holly Goldman, may not be imaginary at all. |
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The Fifth
*GOLDEN TOOF AWARD WINNER - BEST HORROR SHORT*
Directed by Ryan Levin
Narrative Short
"Scrubs"' Sam Lloyd plays the fifth member of a poker game who just happens to be a serial killer. |
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Máquina
Directed by Gabe Ibáñez
Narrative Short
A girl discovers her new nature through pain and confusion and she finds the way to achieve the lost harmony.
 Download the printable PDF schedule here.
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Sunday, Sept. 9th at 3 PM "Short Film Program 2"
Boulder
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Stephen Malkmus - Baby C'mon
Directed by Andy Bruntel and Lana Kim
Animated Music Video
From one picture to the next, this video, directed by Lana Kim and Andy Bruntel, is one of Stephen Malkmus's best. |
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Glitch
Directed by Peter Ricq
Animated Short
A man is chased by some mysterious beings after being transported to a parallel world. |
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Lines
Directed by Sonja Jasansky
Narrative Short
A rebellious teen is held after class and told to write lines as punishment for misbehaviour. When her dorky teacher tries to connect with her and lectures her on the benefits of 'fitting in', the teen decides that enough is enough. |
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The Blood Brothers - Laser Life
Directed by Patrick Daughters
Animated Music Video
Patrick Daughters attacks this Seattle experimental post-punk art band with computers. Strangled and suffocated, they manage to kick and scream their way through the song but by the end they're entirely consumed. |
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The Luminary
Directed by Nicholas Kallincos
Animated Short
A reclusive, light bulb-headed entomologist passes his days reading self-help books and desperately searching for the luna moth, the one specimen missing from his precious collection. |
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Defaced
Directed by Lorcan Finnegan
Animated Music Video
A man, trapped in the confines of a corporate poster, tries to escape and become part of the street art on the opposite wall. Although the street art is free, it is condemned and usually destroyed to make way for advertising, a risk he is willing to take to be with the stenciled girl on the other side. |
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Plastic
Directed by Mark Davis
Narrative Short
A pumped-up, overblown thriller of a teen flick which gets rudely invaded by sci-fi as the class reject stalks the prom queen and gets more than was advertised on the packaging. |
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The Shins - Phantom Limb
Directed by Patrick Daughters
Music Video
Director Patrick Daughters stages a play for The Shins first single off of 'Wincing The Night Away'. The children in the play re-enact significant historical moments. |
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Common Practice
Directed by Marcos Efron
Narrative Short
A young boy’s unique gift brings his working-class, Latino neighborhood together in unexpected ways. |
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Sunday, Sept. 9th at 5 PM "A Lawyer Walks Into a Bar..."
*GOLDEN TOOF AWARD WINNER - BEST NARRATIVE FEATURE*
Boulder Theater
Directed by Eric Chaikin
Narrative Feature
A lighthearted look at America's love/hate relationship with lawyers and fascination with suing each other, seen through the eyes of six people hoping to enter the fray by passing the notoriously difficult California Bar Exam. |
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Sunday, Sept. 9th at 7 PM "Short Film Program 3"
Boulder
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Fission
Directed by Kun-I Chang
Animated Music Video
'Fission' uses captivating graphics to tell a simple story about a man who sees himself as graffiti on the wall. |
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The Frank Anderson
*GOLDEN TOOF AWARD WINNER - BEST NARRATIVE SHORT*
Directed by Dave Perkal
Written by Orit Schwartz
Narrative Short
Frank Anderson has man-boobs. Insurance agent John Simon denies Frank’s reduction while approving Bobbie Lynn's enlargements. Dr. Brice explains to John why he should approve the procedure, while strongly admiring his man-boobs. |
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Bump, Tick, Scratch
Directed by Micah Perta & Rob Grobengieser
Documentary Short
John Pugh takes old records and with razor blades and scissors he cuts them, scratches them, and with mathematical precision, creates textures on the vinyl. |
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Gimme Green
*GOLDEN TOOF AWARD WINNER - BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT*
Directed by Isaac Brown
Documentary Short
A humorous look at America’s obsession with the residential lawn and the effect is has on the environment, the pocketbook, and the American way of life. |
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Beck - Cellphone's Dead
*GOLDEN TOOF AWARD WINNER - BEST MUSIC VIDEO*
Directed by Michel Gondry
Animated Music Video
Michel Gondry's latest Metropolis-loving, reality-juggling music video for "Cell Phone's Dead." |
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One Rat Short
*GOLDEN TOOF AWARD WINNER - BEST ANIMATED SHORT*
Directed by Alex Weil
Animated Short
The mesmerizing ballet of a discarded food wrapper leads a New York subway rat into adventure of love and loss. |
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Speedy Piñata
Directed by Wexley School for Girls
Narrative Short
'Speedy Pinata' follows a pinata delivery driver who suffers from a depth perception problem. |
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The Planning Lady
Directed by Marty Shea
Narrative Short
The Elementary school guidance counselor wants seven-year-old candace to plan out her career. Is it ever too early to start planning? |
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Kidney Thieves
*GOLDEN TOOF AWARD WINNER - BEST SHORT*
Directed by Toby Wilkins
Narrative Short
You wake up in a hotel room in Mexico, in a bathtub full of ice. A dull ache in your head gives way to a dim recollection of the night before. You discover a row of immaculate stitches where one of your kidneys used to be. But somehow this all feels eerily familiar. |
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Sunday, Sept. 9th at 9 PM "Short Film Program 4"
Boulder
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The Whitest Boy Alive - Golden Cage
Geoff McFetridge
Animated Music Video
Few people better exemplify the boundarylessness of today's design world than Geoff McFetridge. Here he he utilizes some very imaginative pencil/paper animation for the Whitest Boys Alive. |
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Boletos Por Favor
Directed by Lucas M. Figueroa
Narrative Short
A train, a pursuit, only one way to escape. |
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Curiosity
Directed by Lorcan Finnegan
Animated Short
A ridiculously cute short, about the curious power of buttons! |
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Equal Opportunity
Directed by Howard Duy Vu
Narrative Short
Diverse co-workers share their true feelings about one another in the break room in this award-winning short film. |
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The Intruder
Directed by Alessandro Ceglia
Animated Short
A woman, alone in her house, has been receiving a series of mysterious phone calls. When she attempts to calm her nerves with a mixture of medication and alcohol, her fears take on a new form. |
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Alive and Well
Directed by Chris Peckover
Narrative Short
After an emergency landing in a field, a hungry pilot tries to convince his onboard badminton team that they need to resort to cannibalism. |
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Loom
Directed by Scott Kravitz
Animated Short
A street musician risks his life to save a child and meets his fate at the hands of an old woman who is more than she seems. |
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Closing Time
Directed by Chris Brandt
Narrative Short
It's nearly closing time at a greasy burger joint. But then a guy dressed as a big cat busts in with a gun. What does he want? And can we take him seriously? |
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Shuteye Hotel
Directed by Bill Plympton
Animated Short
'Shut-eye Hotel' is a film noir murder mystery that takes place in a sleazy hotel. As cops investigate the gruesome murders they become victims of this evil force. What 'Jaws' did to swimming, 'Shut-eye Hotel' will do for sleeping. |
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Adjustment
Directed by Ian Mackinnon
Narrative Short
A diarist searches for flickers of hope during an emotional drama. |
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Hiro
Directed by Matthew Swanson
Narrative Short
‘Hiro’ is a beautiful, unique short film about a Japanese insect collector and the journey that the quest for a rare beetle takes him on. |
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