FirstNight Screening – Thursday (October 14, 2010)

Doors Open 7:30 PM Screening begins 8:00 PM

Next Episode (Joshua Coyne, 4 min, PA) Music video for the brand new pop duo 'Johnny Popcorn', Starring Hezekiah Davis and a slew of unruly puppet characters. WORLD PREMIERE

Special Delivery (David Hawk, 6 min, UK) Completely out of his comfort zone Nick is forced to fight for his life. A high-octane film about mistaken identity. Lock Stock meets Bourne. Starring Richard Cambridge, Dean Williams, James Thompson, Gabrial Castillio.

TRUMPED (Michael Whitton, 10 Minutes, CA) An accident blurs the line between game and reality for a costumed gang who makes art featuring terrified strangers.  Starring James James, Matt Kawczynski, and David Whitton. PHILADELPHIA PREMIERE

Freaky Saturday Night Fever (Etienne Goldet , 20 min, FR)  An arrogant French yuppie from Paris is punished by fate for his reckless behavior. Rushing to the hippest party in Paris, Gregoire gets teleported through time and space into the year 1977 to a place in the middle of nowhere in the Texas desert. Can he find his way out of this hell? We watch Gregoire struggle with life's lessons trying to find his way back to Paris.  Starring Guillaume Faure, Gary Busey, James  Smuthwaite, Amelia Rose, Tomas Boykin. PHILADELPHIA PREMIERE

Charlie Valentine  (Jesse V Johnson, 96 min, CA) A professional criminal, on the run, tries to reconcile with his estranged son after 30 years. Starring Raymond J. Barry, Michael Weatherly, James Russo, Maxine Bahn, Tom Berenger, Steven Bauer, Keith David. PHILADELPHIA PREMIERE