2011 Indie Grits Film Festival Schedule

FESTIVAL PASSES ON SALE NOW

FESTIVAL PASS - $125

The Festival Pass gets you in to everything.  That means you'll not only get to see all of the films you could ever desire, but you also get into all of the music events (including Toro y Moi) and you get a special VIP pass to the opening night Slow Food event.  That VIP pass gets you in 30 minutes before everyone else, making sure you have enough time to sample all of the sustainable goodies before the riffraff come flooding in.  What a deal!

FILM PASS - $75

The Film Pass gets you into any festival screening.  We've got a full lineup of 16 different programs and this pass lets you claim a seat in as many of them as you wish.

Program 1: Student Films - 6pm - Nickelodeon Theatre

1. Stop 2. Jump 3. Go (7 mins)

Hershel's Chocolate (4 mins) 

It Comes Naturally (3 mins)

Pink Triangle (19 mins)

Mashed (10 mins)

Threadbare (5 mins)

In the Moment (3 mins)

Gatherers (18 mins)

Western Brothers' Adventure Story (7 mins)

Slow Food at Indie Grits - 6:30pm - 711 Whaley

Program 2 - 8pm - 701 Whaley

Visions of Black Elk (85 mins)

Program 3: Shorts - 8:15pm - Nickelodeon Theatre

Only In Dreams (3 mins) 

Junk Palace (15 mins)

Dias de los Muertos (2 mins)

Fleeting (13 mins)

Daphne 2.0 (3 mins)

Bubble (4 mins)

Unsubscribe #1: Special Offer Inside (4.5 mins)

Place for Landing (6 mins) 

Cookie Crooks (7.5 mins)

Mono.nucle.osis (4 mins) 

Opening Night After Party - 10pm - Hunter Gatherer

Finish off opening night at Hunter Gatherer with live music from Sarah Bandy (Charleston), The Shaniqua Brown (Charleston) and Ye Mighty! (Columbia).

FESTIVAL PASSES ON SALE NOW

FESTIVAL PASS - $125

The Festival Pass gets you in to everything.  That means you'll not only get to see all of the films you could ever desire, but you also get into all of the music events (including Toro y Moi) and you get a special VIP pass to the opening night Slow Food event.  That VIP pass gets you in 30 minutes before everyone else, making sure you have enough time to sample all of the sustainable goodies before the riffraff come flooding in.  What a deal!

FILM PASS - $75

The Film Pass gets you into any festival screening.  We've got a full lineup of 16 different programs and this pass lets you claim a seat in as many of them as you wish.

Program 4 - 6pm - Nickelodeon Theatre

Shaft or Sidney Poitier (56 mins)

SC Film Commission Screening - 6pm - Town Theatre

Get a sneak peek at work being produced by recipients of the SC Film Commission's grant program. These 6 short films will each be presented by their director and will be followed by a Q and A.

The Debutante Hunters (Dir. Maria White). Documentary. In the Lowcountry of South Carolina a group of Southern belles reveal their more rugged side, providing a glimpse into what drives them to hunt in the wild.

TOOGOODOO (Dir. Lee Waldrep). After a despondent man has lost his way, he's coerced by old friends to partake in a weekend fishing trip. There he finds himself on an unexpected journey.

Catawba: River at Risk (Dir. Nic Samuelson). Documentary. While Carolinians enjoy the Catawba River, its future is uncertain at best. Known as one of the most endangered waterways in America, a group of river-keepers struggle to fight polluters and educate the population.

The Movie Critic (Dir. Gary Davis). A humorous look at serious filmmaking—a tongue-in-cheek dramedy that combines laughter and learning.

Down Turn (Dir. Rodney Lee Rogers). A modern family deals with parenting role-reversal when they are hit hard by the economic downturn.

Dirty Silverware (Dir. Steve Daniels). In this dark, whimsical fantasy, a man travels deep into the forest to stop a creature from creating cursed silverware that brings unhappiness to the world.

Program 5 - 8pm - Nickelodeon Theatre

Nothing Yet (78 mins)

Unsubscribe #4: The Saddest Song in the World (3 mins)

Old Dreams (3 mins) 

Program 6 - 8:30pm - Town Theatre

The Redemption of General Butt Naked (83 mins)

Fork and Spoon Records Showcase - 9pm - Immaculate Consumption

9pm - Immaculate Consumption 

Check out local record label Fork and Spoon great roster of bands tonight at Immaculate Consumption. 

The lineup includes:

COMA CINEMA

SAY BROTHER

THOSE LAVENDER WHALES

SWEET VANS 

FESTIVAL PASSES ON SALE NOW

FESTIVAL PASS - $125

The Festival Pass gets you in to everything.  That means you'll not only get to see all of the films you could ever desire, but you also get into all of the music events (including Toro y Moi) and you get a special VIP pass to the opening night Slow Food event.  That VIP pass gets you in 30 minutes before everyone else, making sure you have enough time to sample all of the sustainable goodies before the riffraff come flooding in.  What a deal!

FILM PASS - $75

The Film Pass gets you into any festival screening.  We've got a full lineup of 16 different programs and this pass lets you claim a seat in as many of them as you wish.

Program 7 - 6pm - Nickelodeon Theatre

A Highway Called 301 (60 mins)

Satan Since 2003 (20 mins)

Training Wheels (5.5 mins) 

Program 8: Student Films - 6pm - Town Theatre

1. Stop 2. Jump 3. Go (7 mins)

Hershel's Chocolate (4 mins)

It Comes Naturally (3 mins)

Pink Triangle (19 mins)

Mashed (10 mins)

Threadbare (5 mins)

In the Moment (3 mins)

Gatherers (18 mins)

Western Brothers' Adventure Story (7 mins) 

Program 10 - 8pm - Town Theatre

Lord Byron (91 mins)

Pioneer (16 mins) 

Program 9 - 8:15pm - Nickelodeon Theatre

Cure for the Crash (93 mins)

Program 11 - 10pm - Nickelodeon Theatre

Square Grouper (99 mins)

Organism: Bickel avec Vishniac - 10pm - Town Theatre

Join us in celebrating life at the cellular level. Moving Image Research Collections at the University of South Carolina has teamed up with Anakrid (Chris Bickel) to overpower your senses and expand your consciousness. In a compilation of never-before-exhibited film clips from pioneering micro-cinematographer Roman Vishniac, tiny creatures engulf the screen, pulsing, undulating, and even cavorting to the hypnotic musical improvisations of DJ-Anakrid.

After Party - 11pm - The Whig

Cap off Friday night with us at the Whig with performances by:

CHEMICAL PEEL

CASSANGLES 

FESTIVAL PASSES ON SALE NOW

FESTIVAL PASS - $125

The Festival Pass gets you in to everything.  That means you'll not only get to see all of the films you could ever desire, but you also get into all of the music events (including Toro y Moi) and you get a special VIP pass to the opening night Slow Food event.  That VIP pass gets you in 30 minutes before everyone else, making sure you have enough time to sample all of the sustainable goodies before the riffraff come flooding in.  What a deal!

FILM PASS - $75

The Film Pass gets you into any festival screening.  We've got a full lineup of 16 different programs and this pass lets you claim a seat in as many of them as you wish.

Kiddie Grits: Film Workshop - 10am - Nickelodeon Theatre

This free event, designed for kids aged 6-12, will give aspiring cartoonists and filmmakers the chance to gain hands-on experience with the craft of animation. The morning kicks off with a short lesson led by professional filmmakers at the Nick and then moves outside to a craft tent where participants can make their own cartoon by drawing directly on film.  After the workshop winds down at 11:30am, be sure to stick around for a family-friendly concert by John English, a local children's performer. And head back to the Nick at 1:00pm for the world premiere of the workshop films on the big screen! 

Crafty Feast - 11am-6pm - Main and College Streets

Over the past three years Crafty Feast has become a free all day indie festival focused on handmade crafts. And now they will be joining Indie Grits!

From 11am - 6pm Crafty Feast will be an outdoor festival on two downtown city blocks (Intersection of Main Street and College Street) with indie crafts, music, hands on experiences, and local food.

Crafty Feast 

Program 12: Documentary Shorts - 3pm - Nickelodeon Theatre

Culinary Browns (33 mins)

Frank Fairfield (13 mins)

White House (8 mins)

Immokalee, My Home (17 mins)

Puker (28 mins) 

PROGRAM 13: Shorts - 3pm - Town Theatre

Only in Dreams (3 mins)

Junk Palace (15 mins)

Dias de los Muertos (2 mins)

Fleeting (13 mins)

Daphne 2.0 (3 mins)

Bubble (4 mins)

Unsubscribe #1: Special Offer Inside (5 mins)

Place for Landing (6 mins)

Cookie Crooks (8 mins)

mono.nucle.osis (4 mins)

Program 14 - 6pm - Nickelodeon Theatre

No Matter What (95 mins)

Program 15: Florestine Collection - 6pm - Town Theatre

Florestine Collection (Helen Hill)

Program 17 - 8:00pm - Nickelodeon Theatre

Half Garage (34 mins)

Ceibas: Well of Representation (7.5 mins)

Dirty Silverware (17 mins) 

Mo Money No Problems (7.5 mins)

Workout Video (Part 1) (5 mins)

Program 16 - 8:15pm - Town Theatre

Wrestling for Jesus: The Tale of T-Money (70 mins)

Ride that Pig to Glory (12 mins) 

Toro y Moi w/ Mermaids and Valley Maker - 9pm - Parkland Plaza

Live performance by Toro y Moi, Mermaids and Valley Maker at the former Gamecock Theatre in Parkland Plaza in Cayce.  

Also during there will be some great installation pieces to check out while at Parkland Plaza:

Chai: An Articulation of the Materiality of Memory  [Brian Harmon]

Doxology [Patrick Nugent, Sara Schneckloth, and Nathan Halverson]

Award Winners' Encore Screening - 2PM - Nickelodeon Theatre

See some of this year's winners in an encore screening at the Nickelodeon Theatre. Line-up will be announced after the Award Ceremony. 

Award Winners' Encore Screening - 4PM - Nickelodeon Theatre

See some of this year's winners in an encore screening at the Nickelodeon Theatre. Line-up will be announced after the Award Ceremony. 

Award Winners' Encore Screening - 6PM - Nickelodeon Theatre

See some of this year's winners in an encore screening at the Nickelodeon Theatre. Line-up will be announced after the Award Ceremony. 

Award Winners' Encore Screening - 8PM - Nickelodeon Theatre

See some of this year's winners in an encore screening at the Nickelodeon Theatre. Line-up will be announced after the Award Ceremony. 

Indie Grits Award Ceremony and Jury Panel - Noon - Nickelodeon Theatre

Our three jurors lead a conversation on their thoughts on the festival and the state independent film.  The panel will be immediately followed by the awards ceremony.