Film List

All things are possible - 12 min - Emeka mecca Mbadiwe
There is a couple engaged to be married. The woman is a Christian, her boyfriend isn't. She tries to convince him to have an open mind about Christianity, but has no hope. He makes a huge mistake and almost loses her.

Amy's Faith - 34 min - Amy Casey
A look at one woman's struggle to keep the faith and believe that dreams can still come true.

Barstool Cowboy - 90 min - Mark Thimijan (Feature)
An unemployed cowboy who can't find love vows to stay on a barstool for three months. He meets a young female art student and soon they are spending time drinking, dancing and examining the mysteries of life. Will the cowboy find love or should he have stayed on his barstool?

Behind Those Eyes - 15 min - Eric N. Mathis (Silent horror/suspense)
This is a black and white silent film. The story follows a young man who is infatuated with a waitress at a local diner. His drive to be this young woman's love put him in a situation that he never seen coming.

Birth Control: Breakfast with the wifey - 2min 12 sec - Jonathan Dane (Short)
A loving couple and their morning antics. Aint love grand.

Birth Control: Drive through - 3 min 45 sec - Jonathan Dane (Short)
I'ts 3am and you're extremely pregnannt wife craves fast food. What you do and what you want to do are completely different.

Birth Control: Toast - 9min 18 sec - Jonathan Dane (Short)
A lovely dinner party goes awry when your guests trump your pregnant wife.

China White - 64 min - The Robinson Brothers
Drawn into a web of drugs, misunderstanding, lies and double cross, a group of young women in Baltimore try to leverage a drug stash for the release of their drug dealer/ friend held captive in NYC. They seek help from a man named Sammy, who secretly involves them in his own personal revenge to kill another man.

Chinese Toast - 4 min - Cesar Gracia
Man has a close encounter of the "furry" kind. Created, shot and edited for the 24 hour NYC film race, Chinese toast took 2nd place in the NYCFR. Story takes place in a staten island apartment.

Crossing Boundaries:An Experiment in Vision & Sound - 8min 15 sec- Nicholas Quin Serenati
This is an experimental self portrait of film artist, Nicholes Quin Serenati and his internal struggle with the blood devouring disease Leukemia. Poised from a surrealist position, Serenati offers visual and aural translations of his journey from death to enlightenment.

Cruel - 81 min - Duane P. Craig (Feature)
One by one, a killer dispatches the people responsible for wrongs done to a yound, mute-stricken girl. Each murder is done in front of the girl as a twisted form of shock therapy for her condition at the same time, the girl's father races to find her.

Dead in Love - 90 min - Gerard Marzilli (Feature)
Two friends who happen to be ghosts, go in search of a girl they liked in high school. When one of them gets a chance to be with her, he has to do it in the body of an awkward nerd.

ETG Book Cafe- 15 min - Amy Greenfield (Documentary)

Genetics - 30 min - Pamela Sutch (Comedic Sci Fi)
An inspirational comedic Sci-Fi drama where two completely different types of females end up in each others bodies. They discover more about their inner selves.

Guerra - Antonello Novellino - 12 min
A young journalist tells the story of war, while a 13 year old boy escapes a sniper attack.

Happy Holidays - 74 min - Sarah Mohen (Feature)
Talented painter Clarissa, has dreamed of becoming a successful artist her whole life. Encouraged by her two friends Margaret and John, she plans upon graduating high school to move across country to pursue her dream. Close to departure she falls in love with Thomas an aspiring musician who becomes her muse. During her confusion at college of how to reconcile her passion for art and love for Thomas, she meets Charles. Happy Holidays chronicles the tomultous and confusing relationships these five characters are faced with.

Heart to Heart - 3min 43 sec - Jonathan Dane (Short)
As a man struggles with addiction we take an honest and guilty look at a couples effort in making their relationship work.

Hip Hop Hope - 90 min - Vernon Dyverse
The effects of September 11th on the messages in Hip Hop culture

Hot Churros- Ed Varuolo (Documentary)
About NYC's only dedicated Churros shop located in Port Richmond, Staten Island

House of Dolls + Angles - 9 min 43 sec - Amy Greenfield (Documentary)
A story of a woman who's art has survived since the 1960's who started with one doll.

La Culpa del Otro - 20 min
Through the eyes of a young boy.

Margie and Robert Boldeagle - 38 min - Mira Manickam (Documentary)
This film follows the lives of Margie and Robert Boldeagle, two ordinary Staten Islanders who have chosen to make their Native American culture central in their lives and identities by forming a drum and dance group. Their story is set against the words of Touching Leaves Womean, one of the last elders raised in the traditional ways of the Lenape, the tribe that originally lived in Staten Island and to which Margie has ancestral ties.

Outer Roads - 5min - Phil Curcura
A tribute to Staten Island

Rockabilly 514 - 86 min - Patricia Chica (Documentary)
Ethno musical Documentary about a group of young people who have a lifestyle influenced by the music of the 1950s.

Savaged - 86 min - Jason Liquori (Feature)
Maria (Debbie Rochon) takes a job as a house sitter in order to hide out from an abusive ex-boyfriend. It soon becomes clear that the home owners left out important information about the family dog and people start dying in the small town.

Scared!: Philadelphia State Hospital - 43 min 23 sec - Brian J. Cano & Chris Mancuso
Philadelphia State Hosptial, Better know as "Byberry", had been a mysterious place from the day its doors opened but became even more so after they closed for good. Sightings of spirits and reports of cult activity attracted many thrillseekers over the years. Explore Byberry with the Scared! crew as they are challenged by flooded tunnels and pipes as well as other explorers. Not all those who walk the halls of the abandoned hospital are friendly or alive. What other perils await them? Get ready to be scared!

Schism - 96 min - John C. Lyons (Feature)
After a hip injury as a result of a fall, Neil enteres a nursing facility unhappy with the changes in his life. Initially uncooperative, he deals with the reality of no longer being a priority in his family's life but discovers comfort and friendship at the home.

Sotto il mio giardino - 20 min - Andrea Lodovichetti
Marco, a 10-year old boy who has a passion for insects, is covinced that his neighbor has killed his wife and has buried her under his garden, the evidence being a large ant nest he has been carefully examining for a while. He decides to carry out some investigations himself.

Staten Island Ferry - 5 min - Stephen Barnett (Documentary)
A VISUAL documentary of the Staten Island Ferry as an homage to silent film in that it USES atmosphere for soundtrack as opposed to a music score to complete its cinematic experience.

Street of the Dead - 51 min - Joe Pontillo (Zombie spoof)
An expired yet tasty sandwhich leads to a zombie outbreak that consumes all of Clifton Street. Alan Mancuso and his friends must band together to prevent the outbreak from spreading. You'll laugh, cry, sneeze and sue me.

Summertime - 5 min (Music video) Joli

The Adventures of Ty & Duff - 3 min 22 sec - Jonathan Dane (Short)
A slice of life look at two loveable guys as they contemplate the one important question in life.

The Art Project - 29 min - Russell Phillips
A look into the life and dreams of an artist.

The Antihero - 25 min - Eric N. Mathis (Stop motion animation)
The antihero is a story that starts out centered around what seems to be three average men who have been friends throughout life. Once they feel that the streets aren't safe anymore, they decide to suit up and become vigilantes. They soon find out that being a vigilante isn't all it's cracked up to be.

The Day before Yesterday - 11 min - Violaine LeMaitre
Directed by award winning filmmaker Patricia Chica.

The Doctor -13 min -Antonio Maycole (Dark comedy)
The Doctor is a dark comedy narrative-experimental short about a psychopathic medical doctor turned assasin. This time the doctor is contracted by his employer to exterminate a kung-fu fighting wife.

The Drunkard's Eye Patch -7min - Eric N. Mathis (Comedy)
This is a lighthearted comedy that plays off a lot of the drunk stereotypes that wev'e heard about or experienced ourselves. The short is set up like an infomercial.

The Haunted Truth: - 17min - Rob Ferreri
The Garden State Ghosts Hunter Society explains the historic Bolten Mansion in response to reports of paranormal activity.

The Moment I Shifted Gears - 16 min 39 sec - Pauline Noel
A young college student relives past and present experiences that enables her to face her fears and ultimately herself.

The Monastery of St. Paul - 18 min 45 sec - Ark Productions (Documentary)
This documentary is the first in a series depicting the "Hidden Treasures of Egypt". The film takes us to the 4th Century monastery of the hermit St. Paul.

The Ninja Way - 76 min - Rob Ferreri
A group of kids who happen to be trained ninjas, stumble onto a stolen car ring.

Unscripted - 5 min - The Robinson Brothers
Samantha finds out her boyfriend is ceating on her by an email sent from the other girl.

Women do it better - Derrick Simmons (Feature)
Be careful what you ask for, you just might get it. The art of cheating is a mans game. These Players are good liars and masters at deception in relationships. But when it comes to moves, 'Women Do it Better'.
It is a comedy romance movie about women cheating and playing men. If you like the film "Jump Offs", you'll love the movie "Women Do It Better".

WU Tang Documentary
This documentary charts the career of the successful hip-hop act The Wu-Tang Clan. The filmmakers utilize archival footage to show how this large group of people came together thanks to a mutual love of music and martial-arts to form a creative unit that sold millions of albums