The Apohdian Theater Portland Maine
Friday, April 19th
Maine Elements of Film is a rotating genre series dedicated to showcasing short films from Maine and around the world. There are as many subgenres of film as there are elements in the periodic table. We’re exploring them like chemists. Our inaugural presentation THAW offers a collection of comedic short films designed to melt away the winter blues. Think of it as an unholy marriage of the underground and the accessible. These indie shorts are guaranteed to make you laugh…or drain all the moisture from your eyeballs… maybe both. Either way, it should be a good time.
THAW consists of 12 shorts with a total running time of 108 minutes.
FILMS
Sac de Merde
U.S.A., 13 minutes. Directed by Greg Chwerchak
Based on a true story, “Sac de Merde” tells the tale of Mazel
Buff Dude
Maine, 3 minutes. Directed by Paul Sandberg and Andreas Aronsson
Music video for the song “Buff Dude,” co-written by Paul Sandberg and Andreas Aronsson. In the video, Paul explains how he will become a buff dude by eating better and staying away from Irving Gas Station on Commercial St.
Seafood Diet
U.S.A., 10 minutes. Directed by Max Levine
A movie about a bad joke.
The Now, Is The Now
U.S.A., 4 minutes. Directed by Sam Osborn
Radio hosts Stew and Bud discuss how things change over time and whether or not that’s a good or bad thing.
Shakespeare House
Maine, 16 Minutes. Directed by Alex Sutula and Noah Bragg
An average guy tries to live his life in a house overrun with Shakespearean actors.
Careful
Portugal, 1 minute. Directed by André Almeida Rodrigues
A karmic comedy.
The Little Things
Maine, 7 minutes. Directed by Daniel Sinclair, Naomi Williams, and Avery Ring
A car salesman quits his job in search of something greater.
Thwack!
Maine, 12 minutes. Directed by Andrea Nilosek and Stewart Engesser
Story time at a kids therapy camp gets weird.
Phlegethon
Finland, 13 minutes. Directed by Silva Kuusniemi
Armed with her book “The ABC of Seduction”, a bored and romantic teenage girl disrupts her lazy summer by befriending a mysterious new boy who moves next door – leading to romance and potential damnation.
New Dab
U.S.A., 4 minutes. Directed by Stanley Sievers
Will shows Stanley his new, and highly personal, take on the popular “dab” dance move.
RINGO ROCKET STAR and his song for Yuri Gagarin
Netherlands, 10 minutes. Directed by Rene Nuijens
‘RINGO ROCKET STAR and his song for Yuri Gagarin’ is a dry tragic musical comedy (short) film about a gipsy guy who does think he can be famous by writing a song for the first man in the space ‘YURI GAGARIN’
For the Love of Kyle
Maine, 16 mins. Directed by The Campbell brothers.
What if you found out you were just a character in a movie? And what if you didn’t like the movie? “For the Love of Kyle” is a satire of b-grade, romance/crime, made-for-tv movies with an element of sci-fi.
Warm up with a live stand up comedy pre-show and post-show awards.
Doors at 7:00
Show at 7:30