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Sunday, May 9, 2010 - 12:01pm

You don’t have to travel far to find fresh, original filmmaking. Join us for this program of shorts by Santa Cruz’s own film arts community.

Includes the films:

All Points South

Director: 
Sachi Cunningham
Duration: 
7 min.
Country: 
USA/Chile

Surfers and fishermen activists in Chile struggle against forestry industry pollution of coastal waters and waves.

La Huelga: The Struggle of the UFW

Director: 
Alex Ivany
Duration: 
18 min.
Country: 
USA

Santa Cruz HS student Alex Ivany tells the story of Cesar Chavez and the UFW.  Featuring archival footage and interviews with current UFW activists.

Eye of the Flycatcher

Director: 
Fred & Roberta McPherson
Duration: 
22 min.
Country: 
USA

Up in the Santa Cruz mountains, meet a unique little bird and her family.

Finding D-Qu: The Lonely Struggle of California's Only Tribal College

Director: 
Chris Newman
Duration: 
27 min.
Country: 
USA

The history of Davis, California’s D-Q University.  Founded in 1971, it is the only indigenous-controlled institution of higher learning located outside a reservation in the US.

God’s Radar - Live in Philadelphia

Director: 
Denise Gallant & Jeff Scheftel
Duration: 
8 min.
Country: 
USA

God's Radar is a song by the legendary Dixie Hummingbirds, whose members extend back into the 1920s, and are one of the most noted groups in American History and Gospel music.  This video was shot in multiple locations over two years, including their home town - Philadelphia.

The Triangle

Director: 
Deva Blaisdell-Anderson
Duration: 
16 min.
Country: 
USA

The loss that tore Katie and Ian apart may be the very thing pieces them back together.

Deal

Director: 
Jay Kensinger
Duration: 
20 min.
Country: 
USA

After a devastating break-up, a man starts having visions of an ethereal woman who seems to be following him.  Will their meeting, and her incredible secret, help him overcome his grief and move on?

Don't Feed The Yuppies

Director: 
Grant Lyon
Duration: 
4 min.
Country: 
USA

One day in the park, two kids try their luck at feeding the Yuppies.