Rosebud Film & Video Festival - 2002 Nominees & Winners

2002 Best of Show

Dead Kitty
4 Mins. Animation
Rachel Max, Washington DC

An animated homage to the filmmakers cat, who died at the hands of a groomer.

2002 Rosebud Winners

Burn Baby Burn
91 Mins. Rockumentary
Joshua Kletzkin, Washington DC

This real life road film follows four best friends, just after high school, as their newly signed band embarks on an east-coast tour of cheap motels, greasy food and loud music.

The Free Agents Video; DC Graffiti 101
24 Mins. Documentary
Robert Parrish, Arlington, VA

This innovative documentary provides a basic introduction into the world of graffiti and explores ways of looking at and appreciating this infamous art form. Local graffiti artists Cycle, Ever and the incomparable Cool Disco Dan are profiled.

One Man’s House is a Castle
14 Mins. Documentary
Matt Spangler, Alexandria, VA

In this time of heightened awareness of national security, this documentary looks at one northern Virginian who has taken personal security to new levels, isolating himself in a brick and concrete castle protected by an arsenal of guns.

Cyberslut
9 Mins. Narrative
Jonathan Gann, Bethesda, MD

This film, a fictional account of the confession of one gay man’s obsession and fascination with finding sex via the internet, explores the psychology of a character who lives and breathes on-line, avoiding more traditional methods of socialization.

2002 Rosebud Nominees

The Big Tomato Show
7 Mins. Animation
Renee Shaw, Washington DC

An imaginative tale, created by first graders, about an evil witch who sends her flying fish and a big tomato to capture some happy dancers. Will they be able to twirl their way out of her reach?

Join Me In Shambhala
30 Mins. Documentary
Anna Bernstein, Arlington, VA

Once brutally persecuted under the Soviet regime, Buddhism has been allowed to return to southern Siberia. In this powerful documentary we meet a Tibetan lama, scholar and meditation master on his quest to re-awaken the ancient traditions.

Money Matters
6 Mins. Narrative
Ryan Richmond, Washington DC

When a young girl reveals a horrific family secret, the anger, confusion and frustration causes her to question her spirituality.

Beatin’ Down The House
3 Mins. Experimental
Richand Ellis, Potomac Falls, VA

Conceived from an appreciation for the infinite sounds produced by a household, this short film pulls together images and sounds from a variety of ordinary things and combines them into an extraordinary chorus.

It’s Just Me…The Integration of the Arlington Public Schools
60 Mins. Documentary
John Stuhldreher, Arlington VA

This gripping documentary recounts the story of the battle waged by black parents, community leaders and school board members to end segregated public schools in Virginia the 1950’s.

Aurora/2001
6 Mins. Danceumentary
Linda Lewett, Fairfax, VA

This behind the scenes documentary was created from footage captured during the rehearsals and performance of “Aurora/2001: Fire in the Sky, Dance of the Auroras”, a two hour stage piece conceived and choreographed by Maida Withers, Professor of Dance at George Washington University.

Otherwise Engaged
20 Mins. Narrative
Ned Barbee, Annandale, VA

Morgan Cook, a twenty something yuppie, is stuck between a rock, another rock and a hard place. Between his evil boss and his social climbing fiancé, Morgan is finding it hard to do the right thing and save an endangered tree frog.

Broken Column
5 Mins. Expressionist
Matt Spangler, Alexandria, VA

This homage to artist and filmmaker Maya Deren, this short film combines modern dance, classical music and architecture to trace a woman’s last moments on earth.

City of Secrets
6 Mins. Action
Jeffery Benyo, Silver Spring, MD
Sharza Lozier, Fairfax Station, VA

A cold war assassin is pulled back into harms way when her identity is accidentally revealed by cyber terrorists. Follow our heroin as she prevents the blackmailing of a US Senator, finds her ex-partner’s killers, escapes kidnappers, stops nuclear terrorists and helps her kids with their homework.

Dead Kitty
4 Mins. Animation
Rachel Max, Washington DC

An animated homage to the filmmakers cat, who died at the hands of a groomer.

Student Transplanted
25 Mins. Documentary
Hubert Dobson, Arlington, VA

Elom, Mengjin and Misa are foreign students living in Munich, Germany, each forging a future through higher education. This documentary is a glimpse into the lives of the individuals as they look for answers to issues, which are meaningful to us all.

Byromania
30 Mins. Narrative
Jamils Said, Washington DC

The story of a troubled young man who has big dreams of building a serial killer theme park with the aid of a seductive drag queen, two guitar-toting Mormon missionaries and his (ooh, pesky problem) still-living wife’s life insurance policy

Miss Bee’s Big Night
4 Mins. Toymation
Andrea Dagmar Brown, Chevy Chase, MD

A tightly wound office worker, looks forward to her big night out in this new twist to an old story.

Nineta’s Story
6 Mins. Documentary
Travis Fox, Washington DC

This heart felt documentary tells the story of Nineta Leonora Daie, a child in the Romanian town of Giurgiu. As her immune system combats the HIV virus, Nineta and her caretaker battle a medical bureaucracy that fails to consistently provide life-saving anti-retroviral drugs.

One Last Cigarette
18 Mins. Narrative
David Liban, Washington DC

The story of three cooks in a three star restaurant who are looking to make big changes in their lives. They are trying to improve the bane of their existence, but it will require drastic measures to be taken and bad habits broken.

Wedding Advice
80 Mins. Documentary
Karen Sosnoski & Fred Zeytoonjian Jr., Alexandria, VA

The question of marriage is explored through in-depth interviews with a variety of local personalities and experts on the subject. This documentary illuminates a conflicting desire for and fear of marriage traditions in contemporary American culture.