1993 Best of Show

Turtle Boat Head
8 Mins.
Matt Dibble and Y. David Chung, Arlington, VA

A barrage of images contrasts the experience of a Korean man who lived through the Japanese occupation, WWII and the Korean War, with his present life - locked behind bullet-proof glass in a convenience store.

1993 Rosebud Winners

Mutzmag, An Appalachian Folktale
53 Mins.
Tom and Mimi Davenport, DeLaplane, VA

'Cinderella meets Hansel and Gretel' in this Grimm tale by a 1991 ROSEBUD nominated producing team, a girl named Mutzmag outwits a couple of cannibal ogres to save her sisters and two foolish neighbors..

I Run and Feel Rain:
17 Mins.
David Petersen and Jennifer Beman, Washington, DC

From an Academy Award nominee comes a beautifully crafted story of a young man with a mental disability and the complex and intense world that surges around him.

Ghana Folktale Jamm
16 Mins.
Willie C. Moore, Annandale, VA

Ghanaian drumming introduces this animated version of a folktale about how a man named Ananse was punished for his bad manners.

Lisa's Room
9 Mins.
Alan Price, Oella, MD

Using innovative computer animation and time-lapse special effects, this work takes you on an inward spiralling exploration of the parallels between our own social system and that of the microscopic world.

Honorable Mentions

Just Another Love Story
2 Mins.
Brian McCall, Alexandria, VA. Percussionist Cyro Baptista

A droll tale celebrating the absurdity of urban life told in clay and paper by a 1992 ROSEBUD Award winning animator.

Vendor Zoo
4 Mins.
David P. Moore, Glenndale, MD

Screams of "peanutpeanutpeanut" echo from the trees in this black-and-white 'pseudo-doc' about endangered ballpark food vendors in the wild.

Apple Crumb Panic!
22 Mins.
Eric McClain, Washington, DC

Messenger courier Max Rider is plunged into a world of violence and mayhem in his attempt to deliver a package. Great chases! Shattering suspense!

International Art Thief
7 Mins.
Jonathan Spottiswoode, Washington DC

Freud, Dali and Michelangelo come together in this music video featuring the Zimmermans, live and in Claymation.

Rice, Beans and Salsa
23 Mins.
Nelson J. Ginebra, Silver Spring, MD

A slice-of-life drama employing actual news footage from the aftermath of the 1991 Mount Pleasant protests as a narrative catalyst.

1993 Rosebud Nominees

NOTE: In 1993 there were 21 nominees.

Turtle Boat Head
8 Mins.
Matt Dibble and Y. David Chung, Arlington, VA

A barrage of images contrasts the experience of a Korean man who lived through the Japanese occupation, WWII and the Korean War, with his present life - locked behind bullet-proof glass in a convenience store.

Mutzmag, An Appalachian Folktale
53 Mins.
Tom and Mimi Davenport, DeLaplane, VA

Cinderella meets Hansel and Gretel' in this Grimm tale by a 1991 ROSEBUD nominated producing team, a girl named Mutzmag outwits a couple of cannibal ogres to save her sisters and two foolish neighbors..

I Run and Feel Rain:
17 Mins.
David Petersen and Jennifer Beman, Washington, DC

From an Academy Award nominee comes a beautifully crafted story of a young man with a mental disability and the complex and intense world that surges around him.

Ghana Folktale Jamm
15 Mins.
Willie C. Moore, Annandale, VA

Ghanaian drumming introduces this animated version of a folktale about how a man named Ananse was punished for his bad manners.

Lisa's Room
9 Mins.
Alan Price, Oella, MD

Using innovative computer animation and time-lapse special effects, this work takes you on an inward spiralling exploration of the parallels between our own social system and that of the microscopic world.

Just Another Love Story
2 Mins.
Brian McCall, Alexandria, VA. Percussionist Cyro Baptista

A droll tale celebrating the absurdity of urban life told in clay and paper by a 1992 ROSEBUD Award winning animator.

Vendor Zoo
4 Mins.
David P. Moore, Glenndale, MD

Screams of "peanutpeanutpeanut" echo from the trees in this black-and-white 'pseudo-doc' about endangered ballpark food vendors in the wild.

Apple Crumb Panic!
22 Mins.
Eric McClain, Washington, DC

Messenger courier Max Rider is plunged into a world of violence and mayhem in his attempt to deliver a package. Great chases! Shattering suspense!

International Art Thief
7 Mins.
Jonathan Spottiswoode, Washington DC

Freud, Dali and Michelangelo come together in this music video featuring the Zimmermans, live and in Claymation.

Rice, Beans and Salsa
23 Mins.
Nelson J. Ginebra, Silver Spring, MD

A slice-of-life drama employing actual news footage from the aftermath of the 1991 Mount Pleasant protests as a narrative catalyst.

4 Films in 5 Minutes
7 Mins.
Skizz Cyzyk, Baltimore, MD
Synopsis: Art comedy band Blister Freak Circus illustrates such classics as "Cheese Tweezer" and "My Little Pickle Love Song" in a series of animated shorts.

Who's Gonna Sing Our Song?
28 Mins.
Betsy Cox and Robin Smith, Washington, DC

Rhythms, voices, rap and jamming come together to tell the tale of pride and experience revealed by the year-long Anacostia Oral History Project.

Earth Summit Pledge
5 Mins.
Hal and Marilyn Weiner , Washington, DC

Images, lush, stark, gorgeous, frightening, crowd this narration-free mood piece by a 1991 ROSEBUD-nominated team that has produced national features. Shown at the opening of the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio de Janiero.

Sugar, Just Say "No"
4 Mins.
Lisa Cathey, Arlington, VA

She thought sugar was her best friend - then she found out it was the devil's food. Now she is at a party where chocolate chip cookies are being served...

The Last Laugh
6 Mins.
Paul Miller and Sarah Evelyn, Arlington, VA

In this macabre 'mini-com' a crotchety old comic is dying to get his son, not some strange nurse, to take care of him.

TV Party: First Episode
28 Mins.
Leon Perry Rosenman, Eric Perry Glick, John Perry Weaver, Washington, DC

Fast, deconstructive sendup of infomercials, talk shows, music videos, talking heads - introducing the Slackers' News Network. Funny enough to give cable access a good name.

The Stories Behind the Red Ribbon
9 Mins.
Todd Clark, Washington DC

Four people affected by the AIDS epidemic speak movingly about the awareness and caring communicated by a simple loop of red ribbon.

Crazy Man Crazy
8 Mins.
Paul and Ellen Wagner, Charlottesville, VA

In a story set in the south of the early '50s, a former Academy Award-winning filmmaker and his co-producer wife ask, "Can a 'white trash' deliveryman get a date with Muffy Jo Hunnicut, the most popular girl in school?"

Psychedelic Glue Sniffn' Hillbillies
34 Mins.
Craig Smith, Baltimore, MD

Experimental and documentary styles combine with plenty of nudity to create a hallucinogenic stew depicting the aging of America's hippie culture.

Ragnarok
75 Mins.
Erik Paesel, Washington, DC

A 'docu-com' about a group of questing 20-somethings living on the cusp of poverty and political correctness in a Mount Pleasant group house during the 1991 protests.