Pittsburgh Independent Film Festival
2019 Schedule
Congratulations to the Selected Films and Filmmakers !
2019
Pittsburgh Independent Film Festival is proud to announce that this
year we have 67 films and two scripts from around the world.
Congratulations to our Screenplay winners
Short Film Script
A Single Line 19 Pages (Ireland)
by Martin Curran
Feature Film Script
The Steagles 120 Pages (USA)*
by Jeanie Clark
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2019 Festival Winners
Best Feature Film Manifest Destiny Down: Spacetime
Best Short Film Tuesday Crowd
Best Documentary From Liberty to Captivity
Best Music Video Lover's Leap
Best Experimental These 3 Waters
Best Animation The Spirit Seam
Best Performance VINCENT D'ONOFRIO (IT'S A MESS )
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Friday June 21, 2019
Friday 6:30pm
Opening Ceremonies
Presentation of “Official Selection” Plaques, And All winning awards
will be presented at this time. It is suggested that you attend.
Friday 7:30 pm
From Liberty to Captivity (02:12 USA)
by Debbie Wright
Feature Documentary
Reception Filmmakers Mix and Mingle
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Saturday June 22. 2019
Saturday 10:00 am
American Tragedy (1:20:00 USA)
Dir. Josh Sabey
Feature Documentary
Saturday 11:25
Line in the Street - (51:54 USA)
Dir. Robert Millman
Feature Documentary
Bunkheads (11 min USA)
Dir. Lauren Klixbull
Webisodes
Saturday 12:30
Lover's Leap (7:13 USA)
Dir. Jonathan Zuck
Music Video
Mania (18 min USA)
Dir. Justin Cirulli
Narrative Short
Seventeen (6 min USA)
Dir. Eliza Kuhn
Narrative Short
First Disco (18:00 Ireland)
Dir. Helen O’Reilly
Narrative Short
Dads! (31:00 USA)
Dir. Larry Thomas and David Castro
Narrative Short
Saturday 2 pm
Background Music (5:00 USA)*
Dir. Gregory Kasunich
Music Video
The Cookie Table (11:00 USA)*
Dir. Melissa Martin
Narrative Short
SEVEN (10:42 United Kingdom)
Dir. James Morgan
Narrative Short
Five Stars (25 min USA)
Dir. Marvin Zana
Narrative Short
Cierra, No! (14:11 USA)*
Dir. Willie Neiswanger
Narrative Short
Missed (9 min 23 sec USA)
Dir. Fokke Baarssen
Narrative Short
RAGE ROOM (6 min USA)
Dir. Charles Herman-Wurmfeld
Webisodes
Saturday 3:30 pm
IT'S A MESS (29:40 USA)
Dir.Frank Prinziin
Narrative Short
Push (9:53 USA)*
Dir. Jason Boyer
Narrative Short
Songbird (17:00 USA)
Dir. Helen Baldwin
Narrative Short
My Son Thomas (7:15 Italy)
Dir. Alberto Santandrea
Experimental
Tuesday Crowd (19:35 USA)
Dir. William Kioultzopoulos
Narrative Short
Geek Lounge_Going Solo (5:41 USA)
Dir. Larry Ziegelman
Webasodes
Saturday 5 pm
Shut Up, I´m on a Roll! (4:11 Netherlands)
Dir. Oscar Martin
Music Video
Short Calf Muscle (13:00 Amsterdam Netherlands
Dir.Victoria Warmerdam
Narrative Short
By Blood (19:57 France)
Dir. Guillaume Enard and Jonathan Delerue
Narrative Short
OK Grey (8:57 USA) *
Dir. Benjamin Wilson and Garrett J. Langer
Narrative Short
HOUSE OF REDEMPTION (13:13 USA)
Dir.Tammy Klembith
New Media Short
DΦSED (14:24 USA)
Dir. Zachary Leipert
Narrative Short
Sidewalk Angels (12:50 Brazil)
Dir. Paulo Miranda
Narrative Short
Saturday 6:20 pm
Right Before Your Eyes (1:16 USA)
Dir. David Vincent Bobb
Feature Narritive
Saturday 7:45 pm
okaasan (mom) (17:53 USA)*
Dir. Kana Hatakeyama
Narrative Short
Elevator Music (8:21 USA)*
Dir. Joshua Cagan
Narrative Short
The Final Mission (18 min USA)
Dir. Winston James
Narrative Short
A Fresh Perspective (11:38 USA)
Dir. Aaron Hose
Documentary Short
First They Came (3 min USA)
Dir. Odessa Shlain Goldberg
Doucmentary Short
Saturday 8:35 pm
Manifest Destiny Down: Spacetime (1 hr 41 min USA)
Dir. Jonathan Baker (AKA Bo D)
Feature Narrative
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Sunday June 23,2019
Sunday 10 :30 am
Don't Fear The Healer(5:37 USA)
Dir. Sarah Hanner
Music Video
Shattered (2:31 USA)
Dir. Suyoung Jang
Animation
Lily (26:00 USA)
Dir. Adrienne Gruben
Documentary Short
Connected: The Joe Polish Story (1:05:55 USA)
Dir. Nick Nanton
Feature Documentary
Sunday 1:10pm
Anacronte (14:58 Argentina)
Dir. Raúl Koler and Emiliano Sette
Animation
D.A.D. - Die Another Day (2:38 Italy)
Dir.Andrea Marcovicchio
Narrative Short
Living An Active Life Without Pain Medication - (4:33 USA)*
Dir. David Dobson
Documentary Short
Vietnam Aftermath (30:00 USA)
Dir. Tom Phillips
Documentary Short
Big Lies (38:58USA)
Dir. Igor Runov
Documentary Short
Sunday 2:45 pm
Sneak Preview
Wally Got Wasted
Feature Narrative
Sunday 4:15 pm
Mama Bear (13:19 USA)
Dir. Matt Cohen
Narrative Short
The Spirit Seam ( 14:52 USA)
Dir. Ashley Gerst
Animation
The Truth Seeker (7 min 43 sec USA)
Dir. Stephen Mastrocola
Narrative Short
A Mad Girl's Love Potion (3:08 USA)*
Dir. Katie Smith
Animation
Red Omen - Ed Roman (4:00 USA)*
Dir.Ed Roman and Nelson Diaz
Music Video
Lover's Leap (7:13 USA)
Dir. Jonathan Zuck
Music Video
Smack Edd (6:59 United Kingdom)
Dir. Greg Hall
Narrative Short
Out of the Pills (14:24 USA)*
Dir. Casey McCracken
Documentary Short
NIB24 (4:50 Austria)
Dir. Jakob Kaiser
Documentary Short
LAE. - Plastic Hands (4:11 USA)
Dir. C J Baker
Music Video
Sunday 5:45 pm
Odyssey (3:18 USA)
Dir. Serge Delpierre
Narrative Short
These 3 Waters (4:15 USA)
Dir. Amhalise Morgan
Experimental
Enlightenment (5:45 USA)
Dir. Tommy Hallal
Narrative Short
Breathe (4:50 USA)
Dir. Darren Fitch
Narrative Short
The Unforgettable Augustus Post (33:20 USA)
Dir. Jason Cohn and Camile Servan-Schreiber
Documentary Short
MOTEL (27min USA)
Dir. Eric Ogdenin
Narrative Short
Sunday 8:pm
Meant to be Broken (1:30:00USA)
Dir. Jonathan Zuck
Feature Narritive
* Denotes Pittsburgh Filmmaker either from Pittsburgh or currently living in Pittsburgh.
