Terrebonne, Jeremy Craig
Terrebonne is the story of siblings who encounter trouble when they venture into the Louisiana swamp in search of the mythic ivory-billed woodpecker.

Jeremy Craig is a writer and filmmaker who received his MFA with Honors from Columbia University ('11) where he was a department research fellow, teaching assistant, and merit scholar. He is the recipient of the Robert Davi Award and multiple honors from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. The Straits, his debut novel for young adults, was published in 2009. Currently, he is revising his second novel and making his first feature documentary, which is in post-production. More at jeremy-craig.com.

Bagel With A Schmear, Bruce Smolanoff
Only in New York can a bagel make your day.

Bruce Smolanoff - raised in Flushing, likes to make films, eat Bagels and doesn't stop talking about his Beanie baby collection. Otherwise, he can be seen around town and regularly at The Bowery Poetry Club performing as Burt Napkins. Other roles include Thomas Putnam in The Crucible (Off Broadway), Greg Spector (Law & Order SVU) and Emil Kolar (The Sopranos).

We Will Read Each Other's Mind, Matthew Newton A narrating voice projects herself into a video recording of two friends walking about the city and talking with one another. She speaks on their behalf, reports on their thoughts, and even dictates their actions in a series of vignetted refrains.

Matthew Newton is an artist whose work includes painting, performance, and video. He completed an MFA at Hunter College in May 2011 and recently his work was shown at the Leubsdorf Gallery in New York, Parlour in New York, and at Crane Arts in Philadelphia. Matthew's writing appears periodically on the Art:21 Blog.

Other People’s Houses, Emilie McDonald
When a lonely, struggling single mom searches for connection with a clique of upwardly mobile moms, she finds that the greatest connection is the one with her daughter.

Emilie McDonald is a New York-based filmmaker and Vassar grad. She worked at Milk & Honey Films in L.A. as Director of Feature Film Development and at Filmmakers Alliance as Creative Director. She has written and directed several short films, and her most recent is "Other People's Houses" (2010) which screened at the Bowery Poetry Club, the Big Apple Film Festival at Tribeca Cinemas, Big Sky Film Festival and NewFilmmakers at Anthology Film Archives. She has penned several feature scripts and is currently developing a feature based on a true story in South Carolina in the 1970's.

The Neon Boys and Girls of Coventry (trailer), Robert Kennedy, Tamar Kennedy & Josh Rolens A documentary about the Coventry, the rock club in Sunnyside that was the site of shows in the 1970's by seminal glam and punk artists including the New York Dolls, Television, The Dictators, and KISS.

Robert Kennedy has contributed soundtrack music and sound design to a number of film and theatrical productions and is a lapsed professional rock musician. The Neon Boys and Girls of Coventry marks his first effort behind the camera. During the daytime he works for the New York City Department of Small Business Services.

Tamar Kennedy has worked in a number of fields including immigrants rights policy and advocacy, higher education administration, museum and media education, and public television. She has directed and produced several short documentaries and fiction films that have screened at film festivals across the U.S.

Broken and Wonderful, Josh Rolens
Bob Reuter's story-telling ability, through words, photographs, songs and his radio show are infamous. Bob is a St. Louis local legend, and underneath this creative force is a man who describes his life as both 'broken and wonderful'. This documentary's confessional style offers a unique glimpse into the life of a man who continues to struggle with his past in seeking reconciliation.

Josh Rolens was born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri, and grew up just outside the city. He received a BA in film production from Webster University in 2010. He lives in New York City with his wife, a historian of science, who also assisted in the writing for Broken and Wonderful. Broken and Wonderful won the award for Best Documentary at the Webster University Film Festival and was selected as one of twenty-five shorts to be shown in the St. Louis International Film Festival in 2010.