A three-night event featuring original films by new artists, storytellers, and actors. The festival was a rare opportunity for filmmakers with limited resources to present their work to a large audience.

The films that were shown are listed below:

THURSDAY NOVEMBER 16, 2000

KIDS IN FLUX
by Josh Worth and Maureen Weiss (15 min)
A documentary about a children’s festival in Croatia and how it was affected by the war in the Balkans. The first Trade City production.

OPIYUMMY 2.1: FUCK VIDEO: A DIGITAL TRIBUTE TO FILM
by Reza Safai (6 min)
Why you should shoot your movies on film.

THE HAPPY ENDING
by Justin Stauber (7 min)
A protest against a protest.

PARADE
by Brett Woods (10 min)
A man on the edge and his friend.

A THOUSAND MILES
by Sharon Ferranti (23 min)
A woman and her brother confront the beliefs of their aging mother. Featuring Mike Fitzgerald.

OPIYUMMY 2: CASTING DIRECTOR MONDIAL
by Reza Safai and Delbert Highlands (12 min)
Three actors battle for their souls against a sinister casting director.

FRIDAY NOVEMBER 17, 2000

15 SPICY
by Delbert Highlands (20 min)
Smell the curry.

PIKU / BURN IT
by Cody Rosenberg (4 min)
Piku: An experiment in psychedelia.
Burn it: A pet and its owner are given a sign by a TV man.

THANK YOU GOODNITE! PICTURE SHOW
by Brett Woods (33 min)
The journey of a painting from New York to Los Angeles.

GO APE!
by MXF (4 min)
Why apes rule man.

CULTURE OF CONVENIENCE
by Bill Pratt (15 min)
A documentary exploring the uses of convenient technological devices and our ideas regarding the concept of convenience.

BASTARD
by Kopatz/O’Brien (12 min)
A surreal mind trip inside the head of a hit man.

MOONWALKING / 4 EGGS
by Brian Oakes (3 min)
Moonwalking: The kinetic beauty of elecric boogie.
4 Eggs: The origins of the great emancipator.

THE MAKING OF A SUPERHERO
by Dianne Suzuki (2 min)
An animated visualization of one’s untapped potential.

MY HONY PONY
by Aaron Smith and Colin Elliott (2 min)
An animated exploration of psychosexual identity.

SATURDAY NOVEMBER 18. 2000

THE ZOMBIE VIDEO PROJECT
by Ben Baxter (10 min)
Three heroes battle an evil wizard and his zombie minions.

SHUT THAT FUCKING THING OFF
by Reza Safai (15 min)
A portrait of Terry, man on the street.

INVESTIGATIVE REPORTS
by Pat Mcmanamee and Scott Feeley (30 min)
A young man’s touching journey as he recovers from puberty.

QUITTERS
by Ralph Herscu (15 min)
A tobacco spokeswoman is kidnapped by a non-smoking cult.

SLEEPWALKER
by Eric Kopatz (4 min)
Life is just a dream. A tripped out music video.

OPIYUMMY 1: THE YIN CROWD GETS FUCKED IN THE EAR
by Reza Safai and Delbert Highlands (46 min)
The madness begins.

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