None of the films shown at the Boomtown Film and Music Festival are rated. Audiences are asked to keep this unrated status in mind when deciding to attend the festival.
All screening times listed are on Saturday, May 16. Screening times may be subject to change.
FEATURE FILMS
An unemployed Cowboy who can't find love vows to stay on a barstool for three months hoping to find some answers at the bottom of a beer bottle. Shortly thereafter, he meets a young female art student and learns to forget his misery. The pair begin to transform each other's worlds while spending time drinking, dancing and examining the mysteries of life. Visit the website by clicking here
Lincoln, NE
90 minutes
Disowning Claire is a comedy romance about Claire, a white girl with a preference for black men. Her friends and family tolerate her "lifestyle choice" until the stakes are raised when she meets a handsome black poet named Jonah, who just might be the one. Disowning Claire is a movie about knowing who you are, and doing your thing. The 2009 Boomtown Film and Music Festival will mark the world premiere screening of this film, and director A.C. Abbott will be present. Visit the website by clicking here
Dallas, TX
82 minutes
Graduate foreign exchange student Nora sets out to photograph the rural American South before bulldozers turn its rustic beauty into strip malls and condos. But her adventure goes astray as she gets further into the backwoods and her car breaks down. Nora does not realize that the magic she sought to capture will instead capture her. Visit the website by clicking here
Greensboro, NC
120 minutes
Over the years there has been a legend in Southeast Texas of a road that holds the secret to a terrible past. The legend speaks of a hidden baby and a mother murdered on the dark street. Of mysterious lights, auto accidents and unexplained phenomena. This Halloween the film crew for a television show called The Garage will take you to Sara Jane Road to document the mystery themselves, or to become a mystery themselves. Director Derek Womack will be present to also screen footage from his upcoming zombie feature: Fractured. Visit the website by clicking here
Port Neches, TX
100 minutes
Tayanna Riley is an aspiring singer/songwriter who gets kicked out of her band, works a dead end job at a carwash, and has a pathetic relationship with her negligent boyfriend. But when Tayanna is hired to become caregiver to Gracie, a spunky faith-filled elderly woman who is discouraged by her own health issues, Tayanna is challenged to confront her fears, conquer her dreams, and put her faith in God. Director Tiana Hailey will be present at the festival. Visit the website by clicking here
Beaumont, TX
115 minutes
3 PM @ The Art Museum of Southeast Texas
A documentary that aims to entertain by speaking about entertainmnet, Hobby started as an innocent quest to witness the release of the Nintendo Wii in Japan. What it became, however, is a journey to an exotic land where people take their varied hobbies more seriously than anywhere else in the world.
Foreign
50 minutes
THE LAST MAN 1 PM @ The Art Museum of Southeast Texas
Premiere. Description coming soon. Director Paul Bloyd will be present at the festival.
Beaumont, TX
??? minutes
A fisherman on the Bolivar Peninsula and his surly comrades decide to meet and be interviewed by an amateur film crew over a 360 day period. When the film crew realizes the significance of the oasis they have stumbled upon and the people who inhabit this place they delve deeper and deeper into the mystery... until the 360th day when the remote Peninsula disappears. Director Shawn Welling will be present at the festival. Visit the website by clicking here
Bolivar Peninsula, Texas
??? Minutes
SPECIAL SCREENINGS
DVF: BEST OF THE FEST 11 AM @ The Art Museum of Southeast Texas
A.C. Abbott, director of the Dallas Video Festival, will host a special screening of the best shorts from DVF. The selection will include films of every category: narrative, documentary, experimental and music video. Visit the Dallas Video Festival web site by clicking here
MIDNIGHT MOVIE: CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON (in 3D) 12 AM @ The Barking Dog
In honor of this year's headlining musical act, the Winter Dance Party, BoomFest has selected the 1950s horror classic "Creature From the Black Lagoon" to be our special midnight feature. We're very proud to be presenting the film in its original anaglyph (red and blue) 3D format that it was released in. Glasses will come free with any purchase at The Barking Dog Coffee Lounge after 11 PM.
SHORTS
(To see a list of films playing in each block of shorts, see bottom of page)
1 PM @ The Barking Dog (Selected Shorts 2)
A comedy about trying to find love in our electronic age.
New York City, New York
30 minutes
BELL MANOR 3 PM @ The Barking Dog (Student Shorts 2)
A Victorian gothic horror film by students of the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh.
Sussex, WI
11 minutes
4 PM @ The Art Museum of Southeast Texas
(International Shorts)
Based on a true story, A Better Life is the account of 3 Mexican children who got lost in the Sonoran desert while trying to cross the U.S. border.
Foreign
13 minutes
BOOM 3 PM @ The Barking Dog (Student Shorts 2)
An insult leads to gunplay in this action short.
Beaumont, TX
6 minutes
BOY MEETS GIRL 10 AM @ The Jefferson Theatre
Winner of the Lamar University Reel Time 24 Hour Video Race.
Beaumont, TX
3 minutes
BREAKING AND ENTERING 9 AM @ The Art Museum of Southeast Texas (Student Shorts 1)
12 PM @ The Barking Dog (Student Shorts 1)
Master criminal duo the Crown brothers pull off their biggest job yet in this highly stylized heist flick.
Beaumont, TX
18 minutes
12 PM @ The Art Museum of Southeast Texas (Selected Shorts 1)
A music video featuring artist Chris Falson.
Pasadena, CA
4 minutes
Paula Teague and Frank Bradshaw only have one thing in common; they want their children to end their current relationship. The Bradshaw’s, a Southern white family are surprised to meet their daughter Kesha’s boyfriend, Cameron Teague, who is black. Surprise changes to outrage when Cameron introduces Kesha to his outspoken mother, Paula. When Kesha and Cameron decide to get married the feelings and stereotypes of their over protective parents are made clear, forcing Kesha and Cameron to attempt drastic measures to maintain their love.
Beaumont, TX
39 minutes
DR. YANG 9 AM @ The Art Museum of Southeast Texas (Student Shorts 1)
12 PM @ The Barking Dog (Student Shorts 1)
A young man falls into the clutches of an evil rodent dentist. From the Lamar University film program.
Beaumont, TX
4 minutes
Shorts 2)
1 PM @ The Barking Dog (Selected Shorts 2)
Every year in Beaumont, Texas, drag queens perform a show to raise money for charity. That show is known as The Garden Party.
Beaumont, TX
22 minutes
THE GARGOYLE 3 PM @ The Barking Dog (Student Shorts 2)
The chase for an ancient artifact. From the Lamar University film program.
Beaumont, TX
6 minutes
GENIE JEOPARDY 9 AM @ The Art Museum of Southeast Texas (Student Shorts 1)
12 PM @ The Barking Dog (Student Shorts 1)
A girl runs from the genie who insists on granting her wishes. From the Lamar University film program.
Beaumont, TX
4 minutes
THE GIFT 3 PM @ The Barking Dog (Student Shorts 2)
The quest for a perfect gift leads to murder. From the Lamar University film program.
Beaumont, TX
5 minutes
4 PM @ The Art Museum of Southeast Texas
(International Shorts)
There are mystifying bonds that connect people, bonds that overcome distance, uncertainty and death. Sometimes these bonds become what we need to survive.
Foreign
19 minutes
4 PM @ The Art Museum of Southeast Texas (International
Shorts)
Pablo and Sara visit an apartment up for rent. When Paula the real estate agent arrives the situation becomes uncomfortable. Strangely enough, Pablo and her seem to be hiding something.
Foreign
12 minutes
PICK OF DEATH 3 PM @ The Barking Dog (Student Shorts 2)
People keep turning up dead, and at each murder they find a strange calling card. From the Lamar University film program.
Beaumont, TX
9 minutes
12 PM @ The Art Museum of Southeast Texas (Selected Shorts 1)
Plates is the story of the inspirational bond formed between a third grade teacher and his "quietest" student. Forced together by a mother with more professional skills than parenting abilities, Mr. McCloskey and Izzy embark together on a journey of self discovery. Izzy finds the nurturing and compassionate adult that she has always needed while Mr. McCloskey finally learns the importance and power of being a teacher.
Pasadena, CA
22 minutes
REALITY AFTER ALL 3 PM @ The Barking Dog (Student Shorts 2)
A comedic look at insecurity over self image.
Beaumont, TX
7 minutes
REDEEMING THE TOIL 9 AM @ The Art Museum of Southeast Texas (Student Shorts 1)
12 PM @ The Barking Dog (Student Shorts 1)
Description coming soon.
Beaumont, TX
27 minutes
1 PM @ The Barking Dog (Selected Shorts 2)
This experimental film from Stephen F. Austin University explores a dark dream inhabited by Edgar Allen Poe, Jean Lafitte and Vlad the Impaler.
Nacagdoches, TX
10 minutes
SID SMITH FOR CONGRESS 10 AM @ The Barking Dog (Selected Shorts 1)
12 PM @ The Art Museum of Southeast Texas (Selected Shorts 1)
A short doc about the 95 year old man who felt it is never too late to run for public office. His slogan: "At 95, who needs term limits?" Director Kelly Williams will be present at the festival.
Austin, TX
10 minutes
SPIN CYCLE 10 AM @ The Barking Dog (Selected Shorts 1)
12 PM @ The Art Museum of Southeast Texas (Selected Shorts 1)
A new experimental short from LU alumni and UT Arlington grad student Clinton Rawls. The director will be present at the festival.
Arlington, TX
3 minutes
SPRINKLES 10 AM @ The Barking Dog (Selected Shorts 1)
12 PM @ The Art Museum of Southeast Texas (Selected Shorts 1)
This dark comedy is the true tale of a dead dog.
Chicago, IL
9 minutes
The story of John, a young white insurance hotshot who's got it all and knows it every time he looks in the mirror. What he doesn't know is that his reflection has had enough! John wakes up one day to find that he now has a "substitute reflection": a black guy named Chris! Needless to say, John's in for a wild ride!
Pasadena, CA
20 minutes
TEARS OF SORROW 3 PM @ The Barking Dog (Student Shorts 2)
A stylish romance from Lamar University's film program.
Beaumont, TX
9 minutes
TELEVISION 9 AM @ The Art Museum of Southeast Texas (Student Shorts 1)
12 PM @ The Barking Dog (Student Shorts 1)
TV land spills over into the real world in this short horror comedy.
Beaumont, TX
3 minutes
4 PM @ The Art Museum of Southeast Texas (International Shorts)
1950 Napoles, Italy. Four boys are playing soccer on the street when suddenly their ball falls into the yard of an evil old woman. Now they'll never play with their ball again, but for that their revenge will be terrible.
Foreign
13 minutes
TIME TO PRETEND 3 PM @ The Barking Dog (Student Shorts 2)
A music video set to the song Time To Pretend by MGMT.
Beaumont, TX
4 minutes
THE UNEXPECTED JOB 9 AM @ The Art Museum of Southeast Texas (Student Shorts 1)
12 PM @ The Barking Dog (Student Shorts 1)
A replica film noir detective story from the students of Orange County High School of the Arts in California.
Santa Ana, CA
6 minutes
2 PM @ The Barking Dog (International Shorts)
4 PM @ The Art Museum of Southeast Texas (International Shorts)
Despite being 27 years old, Fernando Hinojosa still keeps his childhood imaginary friend: a superhero named Captain Kiloton. But when Fernando starts to get serious with his platonic sweetheart, Captain Kiloton finds his relationship in jeopardy.
Foreign
19 minutes
10 AM @ The Barking Dog (Selected Shorts 1)
12 PM @ The Art Museum of Southeast Texas (Selected Shorts 1)
A music video by Kennedy Noel.
Pasadena, CA
2 minutes
SELECTED SHORTS 1
10 AM @ The Barking Dog
12 PM @ The Art Museum of Southeast Texas
SPIN CYCLE
SID SMITH FOR CONGRESS
SPRINKLES
PLATES
WALKING ON TOP OF THE WORLD
CHANGE THE WORLD
SELECTED SHORTS 2
10 AM @ The Art Museum of Southeast Texas
1 PM @ The Barking Dog
THE GARDEN PARTY
SEPTEM NEFAS
AVATARS
STUDENT SHORTS 1
9 AM @ The Art Museum of Southeast Texas
12 PM @ The Barking Dog
DR. YANG
TELEVISION
GENIE JEOPARDY
THE UNEXPECTED JOB
BREAKING AND ENTERING
REDEEMING THE TOIL
STUDENT SHORTS 2
3 PM @ The Barking Dog (Student Shorts 2)
THE GIFT
THE GARGOYLE
PICK OF DEATH
BOOM
REALITY AFTER ALL
TIME TO PRETEND
TEARS OF SORROW
BELL MANOR
INTERNATIONAL SHORTS
2 PM @ The Barking Dog
4 PM @ The Art Museum of Southeast Texas
A BETTER LIFE
IN THE APARTMENT
THERE ARE SOME THINGS YOU NEVER FORGET
A USERS GUIDE FOR THE IMAGINARY FRIEND (ABRIDGED)
THE GOLDEN THREAD
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