Schedule: Reel Michigan Film Festival

Interested in catching independent films Saturday? Check out the Reel Michigan Film Festival? Here's the schedule, according to a press release:

Noon: DOCUMENTARIES AND MUSIC VIDEOS

Tickets for noon lineup are $5 through ticketleap.com or at the door.

IWO JIMA DIARY – Documentary/Drama (19:30 mins.)
At Age 77, Michigan native Mort Denell began illustrating his combat experience on Iwo Jima. Seven years and 300 drawings later, his story was complete. Award Winner at Milwaukee Int’l Film Fest, 2003, and East Lansing Film Fest, 2003.

EDUCATION THROUGH FOLK – Documentary-Student (5:06 mins.)
Director/Producers: Kelly O’Sullivan, Mitchell Haba, Scott Oberlander, TJ Martinez, Andy Mackie. The importance of music education is taught to people of all ages using traditional folk instruments.

SOUL MATES II – Foreign Language/Documentary-Student (30:04 mins.)
Director: Marija Makeska. Producers: Trajche Ilievski, Juanita Anderson.
Soul Mates is a documentary of the friendship between two teenage in the midst of WWII. Michigan Film and Game Festival Best Documentary.

SHIFTING GEARS – Documentary-Student (4:49 mins.)
Director/Producers: Kale Davidoff, Danny Gianino, Allie Hock, Michael Steinfield. A short documentary about the rising “green” community in the city of Detroit, highlighting the city’s Recycle Here program and Green Safe Products.

THE MYTHICS – Music Video-Student (6:15 mins.)
Director/Producer: Jessica VanAssche

SWITCH HIT RESISTOR – Narrative/Comedy/Music Video (4:48 mins)
Director: Adam Sztykiel Producer: Jason George (United Productions) and Digitelio. When Detroit rockers WOODWARD show up unexpectedly, in the backyard of one high school outsider, his house party goes from lame to legendary. First place (The Indie Gathering); Featured Spotlight (Fuse TV); Best Cinematography (WMIFF) Best Editing (First Glace Films); #1 Best Pop Videos (ourstage.com)

3 p.m.: CHILLERS

Tickets for 3 p.m. lineup: $5 through ticketleap.com or at the door.

NO ESCAPE – Animation/Horror (2:30 mins.)
Director/Producer: John (J.J) Verbovsky. When a nightmare becomes a reality, sometimes there is no escape.

MISSING – Narrative/Drama/Mystery-Student (4:15 mins.)

Director: Erin Hughes. Producer: Erin Hughes, Candice Eloby, Laurel Perez. Missing is a new take on the film noir genre about a young man, Carl, who receives a call that his father is missing. Carl has not spoken to his father in seven years. He must face his past.

CHAT ROOM KILLER – Narrative/Horror-Student (15:00 mins.)
Director/Producer: Alicia L. Jurva. In suburban Michigan A killer prowls the internet in suburban Michigan, searching for his next victim.

MARISON – Narrative/Drama/Horror-Student (64 mins.)
Director: Marija Makeska. Producers: Marija Makeska, Juanita Anderson.
Andrey, a ten year old boy visits Grandpa Lazar in the forest village and discovers a new, unusual friend in the forest the fairy that he names “Marison”. Best Academic Film-DIFF, 2011

6 p.m. FOR MATURE AUDIENCES ONLY (17 AND UP)

Tickets for 6 p.m. lineup: $10.00 through ticketleap.com or at the door. Includes after-glow award party with food, d.j. and cash bar.

THE TANK – Narrative/Drama (25:30 mins.)
Directors: Scott A. Galeski and Joseph Johnston. Producer: Scott A.Galeski.
The Wayne County Detroit Jail is brought to life as five prisoners' lives collide while awaiting arraignment. These five men fight the system and each other for redemption. Multiple award-winning film.

5 SECONDS – Narrative/Comedy/Horror (3:01 mins.)
Director/Producer: Taryn Shick. One guy…one girl…a mysterious passenger trapped in the trunk…fries. Honorable Mention Short-DIFF, 2011.

THE INTERNET STYLE GUIDE FOR BLOGS – Narrative/Comedy (7:01 mins.)
Director: Andy Yeomans. Producer : Runn AMC Productions, LLC. A recent journalism school grad has just submitted his first article, but his boss has a couple of pointers.

THE SPIRIT OF ISABEL – Narrative/Drama (21:25 mins.)
Director: Robert Joseph Butler. In a story of survival in an economically collapsed Detroit, a young woman named Isabel struggles to get by. All alone, desperately seeking work, and on the verge of eviction from her apartment, she becomes a prostitute. Ashamed and tormented, she refuses to give up, having faith that hope and redemption are just around the corner. In a world growing smaller, and exponentially more dangerous, can Isabel find the strength to carry on? Multiple award-winning film.

PROTANGELINE – Narrative/Drama (26:57 mins.)
Directors:Scott A. Galeski and Joseph Johnston. Producer: Scott A. Galeski.
(pro-tan-juh-leen), n. a state of being where one exists without purpose, living day-to-day, satisfied with the basic needs of life. A day in the life of a bar owner, his employees and patrons. This is a story of judgment, hope and promise. Set in Downriver, Detroit, Michigan. Multiple award-winning film.

AFTER-GLOW PARTY

Meet the filmmakers while enjoying hors'doeuvres, a d.j. and a cash
bar at Genitti's. Watch the award presentation for best film in each genre.