We’re pleased that Crooked Lane is an official submission in the 2011 Trail Dance Film Festival Line Up.

Chicago International Film Festival marked the World Premiere of Drunkboat, a film starring John Malkovich, John Goodman, Dana Delany, Jim Ortlieb, and Jacob Zachar.

At NH Film Festival Drunkboat is up for a GRand Jury award against YellowBrickRoad and Brotherhood.

Follow Drunkboat on Twitter, Facebook and the web.

Crooked Lane will be screening with a great selection of short films:

Alice Jacobs is Dead

Bottles

Crooked Lane

Miracle Fish

Witch & the Woodsman, The

Clemency

Devil’s Creek

Off Season

Cabine of the Dead

Frank Dancoolo: Paranormal…

Avatarphosis

Containment

Curse of Micha Rood

Day In/Day Out

Diego’s Crossing

Eric

Familiar, The

Findher

H.P. Lovecraft’s The Silver Key

Kagamiko

Necronomicon, The

One Track Mind

Vision

Written By

Devil’s Toy, The
Tombstone Brides

United Monster Talent Agency

Attackazoids, Deploy!!

Cosas Feas

Tinglewood

DemiUrge Emesis

Doll-Boy

Patient

Hatter’s Apprentice, The

Once More

Coneboy

Tub

Arthur

Blindsided

Body of Work

Brutalizer, The

Desperate Pursuit

We hope to see some of our California based actors and crew in attendance – we’ll keep you posted on who as soon as we confirm.

To watch Crooked Lane visit this link

Congratulations to Crooked Lane alums Marc Dole, Mark Constance and others for Killing Dinner and Mito Kids also being in the festival!

We’re always happy to be a part of the North East film scene, and KahBang is no exception.

We’ll be creating a Facebook Event detailing the screening times for those planning to attend, so stay tuned to our Facebook page for details.

For more on the festival, please visit the KahBang website.

“Six fantastic short films from talented filmmakers.”
– Chase Bailey, guest curator

Post film Q+A with the directors! Official Social Media Hashtag: #shortport

Portsmouth, New Hampshire – The Music Hall’s Wildcard Movie for March is Shorts in Ports, scheduled for Thursday March 18 at 7pm. The night includes six award winning short films that will be shown on the big screen: Crooked Lane, The Continuing and Lamentable Saga of The Suicide Brothers, The Toll, Sniffer, Ana’s Playground, and West Bank Story. Actors such as Keira Knightley, Rupert Friend, Ann Cusack, and Brett Cullen star in the films. According to Chris Curtis, Film and Outreach Coordinator for The Music Hall, “Our description of our Wildcard Movie series is: ‘Once each month. One night only. Rare, random, relevant. Expect Surprises.’ For the month of March, we decided to lean towards ‘Expect Surprises’ and we’ve brought in a guest curator – local filmmaker Chase Bailey of Left Bank Films. Come get a taste of local filmmaking and culture at its best with this exclusive opportunity to view all these remarkable films the same evening.”

Of the March Wildcard, Chase said, “I am pleased to present six fantastic short films from some talented filmmakers, all of which have won awards, including an Oscar and a Palme D’Or. We are excited to bring to you this opportunity to see all of these amazing films, together, that you might otherwise not get to see.”

In addition to the Oscar and a Palme D’Or, these films have received accolades at festivals around the country. At the end of the evening, the audience will have the rare opportunity to speak with many of the films’ directors and producers during the Q&A, providing the chance to get a more in-depth analysis of the films, and a real feel for the local talent that surrounds the Seacoast. In attendance will be film directors: The Toll – J. Zachary Pike and Marc Dole; Crooked Lane – Chase Bailey; Ana’s Playground – Eric Howell; and film producers: Sniffer – Glen Gardner (and Chase Bailey).

About the directors and producers

Chase Bailey, Guest Curator, and Crooked Lane
Chase Bailey is both a filmmaker and an artist with a passion for storytelling. The owner of Left Bank Films, based in Portsmouth, NH and Paris, France, he wrote and directed the paranormal short drama Crooked Lane, and has produced such films as The Libertine and The Life Before Her Eyes. As a painter, he currently has work being showcased in a traveling exhibit focused on artistic interpretations of the Dalai Lama.

Marc Dole, The Toll
Founder, CEO, Hatchling Studios, a multi award-winning New England based Animation and Interactive studio serving corporate and entertainment clients since 1999. Since starting in the industry, he has consistently pushed the merger of computers, video, film, and interactivity. Hatchling is a convergence of these skills and of talented artists and technicians that bring the projects to life.
Producer – “The Toll” – CGI Animated short mockumentary interview with a bridge troll. Winner of 9 Animation awards and 1 Comedy Award
Producer – “Endurance Challenge” – Webisode series starring voice actor Billy West

Zachary Pike, The Toll
Producer currently working on contract gigs while pursuing a new short, and possibly higher education. Former Creative Director, Animation, Writer, VP of Animation Services, Hatchling Studios. Worked on developing the majority of Hatchling’s properties for film and TV. Wrote and directed spots for Reebok, Liberty Mutual, NBC, Charmin, Signiant, and Duracell. Specialties include:
3D Animation, Directing, Screenwriting, and Creative.
Wrote and Directed “The Toll,” a mockumentary short that has attended over 60 festivals worldwide and won 10 awards.
Wrote and Directed Signiant: Media Rush, a trade show animation that won a 2007 Silver Create Award.
Co-Created, Wrote, and Co-Directed Hatchling’s Endurance Challenge: Mordred’s Isle, starring Billy West.

Eric Howell, Ana’s Playground
Immersed in film since the age of 10, Eric was a pioneer in the industry when his film The Interview became the first to be shot on film and debuted online. With Ana’s Playground he has taken a fresh look at the effects of war on children, bringing that awareness to the screen.

Trailer
Crooked Lane: http://www.viddler.com/explore/crookedlane/videos/40/

About Wildcard Movies
Once each month. One night only. Rare, random, relevant. Expect Surprises.

Tickets for Shorts in Ports
Shorts in Ports will be shown Thursday March 18 at 7pm. Tickets are $8.50 and can be purchased now at the box office (28 Chestnut St., Portsmouth, New Hampshire), by phone at 603.436.2400, or online at www.themusichall.org

Wildcard Movie Sponsors
BayRing Communications; Cocked Hat Ventures, LLC; Homewood Suites by Hilton in Portsmouth, NH; New Hampshire Public Radio; Hawthorn Publications

About Extraordinary Cinema
Great films. Enormous screen. Unrivaled ambiance. Knowledgeable Curator. Post-film discussions. An experience unlike anything else on the Seacoast. Featuring a new title every week between September and May; SummerFilm; the monthly Wildcard Movies, Screen Classics and KidsRULE! Movies; and the celebrated Telluride by the Sea each fall.

Writer/Director Chase Bailey will be in attendance for Q&A, as will representatives from Film POP!, Crooked Lane’s marketing team. We hope to see you there!

Nevermore Schedule (pdf)

Festival Website