2022 Monologues & Poetry Intl Film Fest - Saturday, Dec. 17 - Screening 3 - 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM (PST)

The Plot

Saturday. December 17th - SCREENING 3 - 4:00 - 5:30 PM (PST)

Home to the Hangers, A. D. Cooper, Director: The Blue A traumatized soldier runs away from the trenches and finds healing in his old familiar haunts.. SW/P: Runtime: 5:40

Lineage is Not Linear, Natachi Mez, Director: SW/P: Runtime 6:32

Woven Words, Jeffrey Morin, Director: A crossing of words universal and my own from mood and emotional discourse. All woven together as day and night and years that have now gone. Music by: David Beard “Undress” SW/P: Runtime 3:37

Sedition, Seduction, Militia, Production, Michael Franco, Director: This is a short film made for zero dollars, with the narrative a group poem written by 34 people, each contributing one line devoted to the agreed upon title; "Sedition, Seduction, Militia, Production" M/S: Runtime 4:04

Blue jay, Anthony Matos, Director: The stories of Ryan, Pat, and Natalie; three strangers looking for varying escapes from their mundane lives. Their journeys bring them together at an old motel, where they learn from each other how to confront their own demons. LVM: Runtime: 12:27

Just Ask, Kimberly DeWitt, Director: Kimberly DeWitt is an independent filmmaker and writer from Atlanta, Georgia. Her works include the hit Youtube series “Never Stop” which follows a couple who fights their way through infidelity with God's help. Other works include her personal documentary OPEL - “Ordinary People, Extraordinary Leaps” and a spoken word about seeking God for wisdom entitled “Just Ask.” SW/P: Runtime: 2:16

Reverie, Brian Bowers, Director: The past can be an unreliable narrator, and the future is simply a shifting reflection of where we are right now. Driven by choreographed movement, original music, and sound, REVERIE is an experimental visual narrative that seeks to question and explore. An ensemble dance cast guides us through the delicately narrated introspective, inner dialogue that an emerging artist is having with time itself. Is it true, what they say, that life is but a dream? M/S: Runtime 8:56

My Foot Hurts, Bjorn Johnson, Director: This is a short film made for zero dollars, with the narrative of a group poem written by 17 people, each contributing one line devoted to the agreed upon title; "My Foot Hurts". SW/P: Runtime 2:44

Movie Horses, Chandel White, Director: IA couple of moviegoers sit in the Theater of Life. One by one, scenes attach themselves to their minds. They believe it’s all real. Theater gods do their best to convince them otherwise. They want to take the plot home with them. They think they can become cowgirls. It’s their dream. They were born to do this. Ummm… no they weren’t. SW/P: Runtime 4:37

One Old, One Young, Jeffrey N. Johnson, Director: The old did not speak of the war. The young did not understand it. SW/P: Runtime 3:52 

Old T-Shirts, Michelle O'Shea, Director: This short film was created based upon a group poem written by 25 people, each contributing, one devoted to the agreed upon theme or title, in this case; "Old T-Shirts". This short was helmed by Michelle O'Shea and animated by her as well, all done for exactly zero dollars. SW/P: Runtime: 4:02

Portrait of the Family as a Definition, Adriane Little, Director: This video was inspired by Kerrin McCadden’s poem "Portrait of the Family as a Definition" as read by McCadden for the video. The video translates the brief and lyrical exchanges between loss, family, addiction, trauma, and that which otherwise haunts. SW/P: Runtime 2:57

I See You, Luke Jacobse, Director:  See You is the film version of Mark Attwood's poem dedicated to starseeds, lightworkers, and spiritual warriors during the time of The Great Awakening. SW/P: Runtime 4:44

Just in Case, Rani Deighe Crowe, Director: In the wake of George Floyd's murder, a Covid nurse isolated from her family, records a video message for her two young sons. M/S: Runtime 5:30

Where Madness Is, Corinne Hughes, Director: Increasingly polyphonic four-part poem performed as a combination of spoken word and acapella singing, representing a mind at odds with itself. As one part suffers, another tries to soothe and find peace, and yet another rebel. SW/P: Runtime 4:40

The Sound, Jose Garcia Rivadulla-Rey, Director: The love of music and how it affects us. SW/P: Runtime 3:37

CC Junkie, Nick Swannell, Director: After receiving a devastating cancer diagnosis, a motivated young woman raises thousands for worthy causes through a new addiction to charity challenges. But when the police arrest her for fraud, we discover that she’s not as altruistic as she’d have everyone believe. M/S: Runtime 8:59

Weary Blues, Matthew Winters, Director: Weary Blues is a short film adaptation of Langston Hughes' 1925 poem, 'The Weary Blues.' "The Weary Blues" was first published in the Urban League magazine, Opportunity. It was awarded the magazine's prize for best poem of the year. The poem was included in Hughes's first book, a collection of poems, also entitled The Weary Blues. The central theme of “The Weary Blues” concerns the resilience of the archetypal “common” person who has times of despair or despondency. Music serves as a means of relieving pain or anxiety. SW/P: Runtime 5:04

• Age Rating Teen(13+ years old)
• Running time 01:31:46 mins
• Hosted By: Monologues and Poetry International Film Fest

The Experience For You

Saturday. December 17th - SCREENING 3 - 4:00 - 5:30 PM (PST)

Home to the Hangers, A. D. Cooper, Director: The Blue A traumatized soldier runs away from the trenches and finds healing in his old familiar haunts.. SW/P: Runtime: 5:40

Lineage is Not Linear, Natachi Mez, Director: SW/P: Runtime 6:32

Woven Words, Jeffrey Morin, Director: A crossing of words universal and my own from mood and emotional discourse. All woven together as day and night and years that have now gone. Music by: David Beard “Undress” SW/P: Runtime 3:37

Sedition, Seduction, Militia, Production, Michael Franco, Director: This is a short film made for zero dollars, with the narrative a group poem written by 34 people, each contributing one line devoted to the agreed upon title; "Sedition, Seduction, Militia, Production" M/S: Runtime 4:04

Blue jay, Anthony Matos, Director: The stories of Ryan, Pat, and Natalie; three strangers looking for varying escapes from their mundane lives. Their journeys bring them together at an old motel, where they learn from each other how to confront their own demons. LVM: Runtime: 12:27

Just Ask, Kimberly DeWitt, Director: Kimberly DeWitt is an independent filmmaker and writer from Atlanta, Georgia. Her works include the hit Youtube series “Never Stop” which follows a couple who fights their way through infidelity with God's help. Other works include her personal documentary OPEL - “Ordinary People, Extraordinary Leaps” and a spoken word about seeking God for wisdom entitled “Just Ask.” SW/P: Runtime: 2:16

Reverie, Brian Bowers, Director: The past can be an unreliable narrator, and the future is simply a shifting reflection of where we are right now. Driven by choreographed movement, original music, and sound, REVERIE is an experimental visual narrative that seeks to question and explore. An ensemble dance cast guides us through the delicately narrated introspective, inner dialogue that an emerging artist is having with time itself. Is it true, what they say, that life is but a dream? M/S: Runtime 8:56

My Foot Hurts, Bjorn Johnson, Director: This is a short film made for zero dollars, with the narrative of a group poem written by 17 people, each contributing one line devoted to the agreed upon title; "My Foot Hurts". SW/P: Runtime 2:44

Movie Horses, Chandel White, Director: IA couple of moviegoers sit in the Theater of Life. One by one, scenes attach themselves to their minds. They believe it’s all real. Theater gods do their best to convince them otherwise. They want to take the plot home with them. They think they can become cowgirls. It’s their dream. They were born to do this. Ummm… no they weren’t. SW/P: Runtime 4:37

One Old, One Young, Jeffrey N. Johnson, Director: The old did not speak of the war. The young did not understand it. SW/P: Runtime 3:52 

Old T-Shirts, Michelle O'Shea, Director: This short film was created based upon a group poem written by 25 people, each contributing, one devoted to the agreed upon theme or title, in this case; "Old T-Shirts". This short was helmed by Michelle O'Shea and animated by her as well, all done for exactly zero dollars. SW/P: Runtime: 4:02

Portrait of the Family as a Definition, Adriane Little, Director: This video was inspired by Kerrin McCadden’s poem "Portrait of the Family as a Definition" as read by McCadden for the video. The video translates the brief and lyrical exchanges between loss, family, addiction, trauma, and that which otherwise haunts. SW/P: Runtime 2:57

I See You, Luke Jacobse, Director:  See You is the film version of Mark Attwood's poem dedicated to starseeds, lightworkers, and spiritual warriors during the time of The Great Awakening. SW/P: Runtime 4:44

Just in Case, Rani Deighe Crowe, Director: In the wake of George Floyd's murder, a Covid nurse isolated from her family, records a video message for her two young sons. M/S: Runtime 5:30

Where Madness Is, Corinne Hughes, Director: Increasingly polyphonic four-part poem performed as a combination of spoken word and acapella singing, representing a mind at odds with itself. As one part suffers, another tries to soothe and find peace, and yet another rebel. SW/P: Runtime 4:40

The Sound, Jose Garcia Rivadulla-Rey, Director: The love of music and how it affects us. SW/P: Runtime 3:37

CC Junkie, Nick Swannell, Director: After receiving a devastating cancer diagnosis, a motivated young woman raises thousands for worthy causes through a new addiction to charity challenges. But when the police arrest her for fraud, we discover that she’s not as altruistic as she’d have everyone believe. M/S: Runtime 8:59

Weary Blues, Matthew Winters, Director: Weary Blues is a short film adaptation of Langston Hughes' 1925 poem, 'The Weary Blues.' "The Weary Blues" was first published in the Urban League magazine, Opportunity. It was awarded the magazine's prize for best poem of the year. The poem was included in Hughes's first book, a collection of poems, also entitled The Weary Blues. The central theme of “The Weary Blues” concerns the resilience of the archetypal “common” person who has times of despair or despondency. Music serves as a means of relieving pain or anxiety. SW/P: Runtime 5:04

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