Melbourne film festival starts tonight
By Pam Harbaugh
FLORIDA TODAY
The Melbourne Independent Filmmakers Festival begins with a kickoff
party at 8 tonight at DaKine Diego's Insane Burritos in Satellite
Beach. The official festival runs Friday at the Metro Cinema in
West Melbourne and Saturday at the Henegar Center for the Arts
in Melbourne.
DaKine owner Scott Brasington offered his casual venue to festival
organizer Terry Cronin Jr. last month. DaKine shows surfing and
old films free in its outdoor "Bamboo Theater" on Sunday
and Wednesday nights.
"When Terry came over here to see what we have, he said,
'This is awesome,' " Brasington said. "He was stoked."
Cronin said the Bamboo Theatre has that "cool little surfer
vibe. . . . It's not standard for a film festival, but it's uniquely
Brevard."
Tonight's kickoff includes 11 short films. DaKine's is at 1360
SR A1A, Satellite Beach. Bring a lawn chair and bug repellent.
The small neighborhood eatery will sell items from its casual
menu of sandwiches, rice and beans, tacos, salads and "Insane
Burritos" -- from $2.95 to $5.45.
Admission is free, but donations will be accepted. Proceeds from
the festival benefit Unconditional Love, a local charity for HIV
and AIDS patients. Florida Today will run an in-depth preview
on the festival in Friday's People section.
The films on tonight's schedule are: "Thrust Into Space:
How the Space Program Changed Brevard County," a documentary;
"Moving," about a man forced out of his simple life;
"Winter Break," an odd tale about two boys, a girl and
a frog; "Christian Soldiers," a story about a mafia
hit man discovering morality; "The 5th Chamber," a tragic
man tries to save his ex-girlfriend; "Bored of the Rings,"
a witty sendup of Olympic fever; "Moon Palace," a Canadian
film about a writer playing with fate; "Café Nova,"
a German animation experiment; "Call of the Wild," telemarketers
for animals; "Famed," from Australia, a three-minute
film about "Humanimation"; and"Squint," winner
of the Best Short Film at the 2002 Malibu International Film Festival,
about a meek obituary writer finding his mettle.
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