Passion for the Arts
Shorts Package
Chihuly: Roll the Dice
2022, NR, US, Short, 27 minutes
East Coast Premiere
Filmmakers in Attendance
Director: Peter West
Producers: Peter West, Mark McDonnell
Writer: Peter West
Cast: Dale Chihuly, James Mongrain
American artist Dale Chihuly tests his own resolve and challenges his team to push the glass medium to its physical limits in the pursuit of a new creative concept. Chihuly: Roll the Dice documents the master artist’s exhaustive five-year process to realize Rotolo — a series of large-scale pedestal sculptures — and his working relationship with trusted longtime gaffer, the artist James Mongrain.
Identity: The Andrew Nemr Story
2022, NR, US, Short, 23 minutes
Florida Premiere
Director: Jon Cipiti
Producers: Makoto Fujimura, Kevin Chan, Ed Priddy
Writers: John Priddy, Jonathan Cipiti
Cast: Andrew Nemr, Makoto Fujimura, Adam Koplan, Robert Harari, Renee Freedman, Joseph Nemr, Marlene Nemr
Andrew Nemr, an international tap dance artist, has always been asking the question: “Who am I?” Follow him on this inward journey as he navigates what it means to be the son of Lebanese Christian immigrants, born in Canada, bullied as a child and grafted into the African American tradition of tap dance. With additional stories from Andrew's parents and colleagues, Identity: The Andrew Nemr Story unpacks the complexities of how we see ourselves while riding the rhythm of Andrew’s tap dancing.
Conducting Life
2022, NR, US, Short, 31 minutes
Director: Diane Moore
Producers: Diane Moore, Kimberly Pellnat
Writer: Sarah Kass
Filmed over seven years, Conducting Life follows the improbable journey of conductor Roderick Cox and captures the highs and lows of his quest to succeed in the highly competitive field of orchestral conducting, a profession that has traditionally overlooked musicians of color.