David Pawsey - Traces of Nuts/M.A.F.I.A Films "Automate"
Mike Baker - Fade to Grey Films "Perceptions"
JC Schroeder - Star Com Productions/M.A.F.I.A Films "Freedomland"
Kendall Bruns & Josh Flowers - Pizza Infinity "Robot Love from Another World"
Rob Grossman & Constance Cynkar - "Why Ya Sleepin' on Yaself?"
Rob Grossman & Constance Cynkar - "Scritchity, Scratchity"
Underneath Cincinnati Film Festival held a collaborative effort between SOFA and the Know Theatre with our first official event on March 1, 2008 featuring the award-winning films from 7 great years of locally produced independent film.
Not only did we show 2 hours of great short films, but we also honored Sara Mahle for bringing 7 years of Underneath Cincinnati to the filmmaking community. Putting on a film fest takes a lot of work and proves her dedication to the local film scene. Sara did it not once but 5 times a year, a feat no mere mortal can accomplish! Thank you Sara for all you do for the local film and media scene!
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The audience and judges have spoken. Here were the official films to be honored in the 2006 Best of Underneath!! Congratulations to all the filmmakers. Winners for Best Cinematography, Editing, Sound Design, Ensemble Acting, Originality, and Writing, as well as the coveted "Best of Underneath" award, were awarded that evening.
"A 1,000 Tears Too Late" by Christian Appleby
"Cheese Knives" by Pizza Infinity
"Chin Music" by Mark Hood
"Cycle 365" by David Otting
"Disconnected" by Winston Tanner
"Enjoy Your Worries, You May Never Have Them Again" by Eric Girgash
"Everybody Likes Ice Cream by Sandykamp
"Hereafter" by Dog Day Productions
"Justice In Bloom" by Dog Day Productions
"Mustache of Lies" by Pizza Infinity
"SpySpace.com" by Media Bridges
"The Inconvenient Egg" by Bad Kitty Productions
"The Tao of Tom" by Dog Day Productions
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We had a great turn out at the Southgate House on Sunday, January 14th at 8pm. Thanks for everyone who came out and our awesome filmmakers! It was a bit impromptu, but we still had a great line up from tri-state area filmmakers including:
Yusef Quotah
Brawny Lads
DirtyRoad Studios
Prarie Dog Productions
Pizza Infinity
Eclection Media
Full Sail Film Production
Dance for Film
We are now accepting submissions for our summer screening to be held in July at the historic 20th Century Theatre in Oakley. Submission is free for SOFA Premiere members, but if you are not a SOFA Premiere Member, submission fee is only $10. Visit the submission page for more info or to learn more about SOFA or join Premiere, go to www.southernohiofilm.com.
Underneath Cincinnati Film Festival held a collaborative effort between SOFA and the Know Theatre with our first official event on March 1, 2008 featuring the award-winning films from 7 great years of locally produced independent film.
Not only did we show 2 hours of great short films, but we also honored Sara Mahle for bringing 7 years of Underneath Cincinnati to the filmmaking community. Putting on a film fest takes a lot of work and proves her dedication to the local film scene. Sara did it not once but 5 times a year, a feat no mere mortal can accomplish! Thank you Sara for all you do for the local film and media scene!
The audience and judges have spoken. Here were the official films to be honored in the 2006 Best of Underneath!! Congratulations to all the filmmakers. Winners for Best Cinematography, Editing, Sound Design, Ensemble Acting, Originality, and Writing, as well as the coveted "Best of Underneath" award, were awarded that evening.
"A 1,000 Tears Too Late" by Christian Appleby "Cheese Knives" by Pizza Infinity "Chin Music" by Mark Hood "Cycle 365" by David Otting "Disconnected" by Winston Tanner "Enjoy Your Worries, You May Never Have Them Again" by Eric Girgash "Everybody Likes Ice Cream by Sandykamp "Hereafter" by Dog Day Productions "Justice In Bloom" by Dog Day Productions "Mustache of Lies" by Pizza Infinity "SpySpace.com" by Media Bridges "The Inconvenient Egg" by Bad Kitty Productions "The Tao of Tom" by Dog Day Productions
We had a great turn out at the Southgate House on Sunday, January 14th at 8pm. Thanks for everyone who came out and our awesome filmmakers! It was a bit impromptu, but we still had a great line up from tri-state area filmmakers including:
Fall 2006 UnderneathWe had another great turn out for the fall Underneath Cincinnati at the Southgate House in Newport, KY. Part of the 20/20 arts festival, thanks for everyone who made it out on October 15. Congratulations to: "Mustache of Lies" by Pizza Infinity. "Mustache of Lies" won the Audience Choice award for the Fall event, and will be screened at the 2006 Best of Underneath in early 2007.
We had another great turn out for the summer Underneath Cincinnati. To recap for all who missed this one, it was held @ the Southgate House on Sunday, July 16 @ 8pm. Congratulations to: "Chin Music" by Mark Hood. "Chin Music" won the Audience Choice award for the Summer event, and will be screened at the 2006 Best of Underneath in early 2007.
We also screened a sneak peek trailer for the Pizza Infinity feature film, "The
Haircut", debuting at The Southgate House during the Lite Brite Indie Film and Music Fest Friday, July 28, 2006.
Underneath Cincinnati 2006 Spring fest was held on April 16 at the Southgate House. The audience choice was a tie and the winners were:
"Everybody Likes Ice Cream" by SandyKamp Productions and "Justice in Bloom" by Dog Day Productions. They will be shown at the Best of 2006 Underneath Cincinnati film fest, held early 2007.
"Happiness is no Fun." by Brandon Harris - Best of Show 2005
"Infamous: The Pelagrino Brothers" by Dog Day Productions - Best Cinematography
"the HPD Stories" by T-Minus Productions - Best Editing and Audience Choice
"Stories of a Half-Breed" by Yusef Quotah - Best Sound Design
"The Lollipop Tree" by Mike Mayfield - Most Original Concept
"Exploded" by Pizza Infinity
"The 10th Round" by SylviaMusic Pictures
"Reflections+Expressions+Delusions" by Ryan Michael Hisey
"Attack of the Killer Cicadas" by Jeff Barklage
"Saint Maria" by John Parker
"Flying Outloud" by David Wischer
"The Line of Masculinity" by SonnyBoo Productions
"Audiovision #7: Still, Life" by BigBang Productions
Thank you for all of you who joined us on February 24th to celebrate local film! The very best of the 2005 Underneath Cincinnati season was chosen by audience members and our esteemed panel of judges.
We're back! After many problems and issues, the website is up and
running again. This time, it's for good! A GIANT thanks goes out to Katharine Steele for being the hostest with the mostest, and of course to James Billiter, the graphics guru himself. We couldn't do it without you!!!
winter '06 Underneath season: January 15th, 2006 A BIG thank you to the HUGE crowd that came for the first Underneath Cincinnati at the Southgate House! There were many great films, and all were well received, but alas...only one can be crowned the audience favorite. And the winner is......"Cheese Knives" by Pizza Infinity. Congratulations! Cheese Knives will automatically be included in the 2006 Best of Underneath.
A note to all who attended or tried to attend the show... we realized we
were a bit crowded in the parlor area. Thanks for sticking with us and standing, leaning and general fighting to see the screen for the whole show. We've heard your pleas, and we have listened. That is why the next Underneath Cincinnati at the Southgate House in April will be held in the Ballroom. On a 25ft high screen. How's that for supersizing it! We'll see you all there....
"Glorious" by Dog Day Productions - Best of Show 2004
"Seeing Red" by Brawny Lads - Best Cinematography
"The Pigeon Video" by Jon Svendsen - Most Original Concept
"Summer" by James Billiter - Best Editing
"The All-Knowing Snowball" by John G. Hendricks - Best Sound Design
Thanks to all who came out to the Contemporary Arts Center last year to see the show. The crowd was great! Special Thanks to our sponsors: CityBeat, The Mockbee, Media Bridges, BugHouse Video, Kun Ying Thai Restaurant, Kaldi's Restaurant. And a BIG thank you to local band Wil-o-ee for the amazing entertainment before and after the show!
History of Underneath Cincinnati
Once upon a time, there was a beautiful city that lay upon the banks of a mighty river. Just kidding, but to give the true history of Underneath, we have to start before it ever exhisted. In 1999, Phil Morehart, David Enright, and
Dave Waddell began the Happy, Catchy, Flashy Named Motion Picture Festival. This annual event featured local films that were all under 10 minutes in length. The screening was first held at Sudsy Malones, and then moved on to the Southgate House for the next two years. The evening always drew quite a crowd of filmmakers, film lovers, and the just plain curious. When Wendell moved Seattle , the Happy Catchy crew disbanded. Morehart decided that in some shape or form, the Queen City needed a local film festival. That's when he teamed up with the Cincinnati Film Society. After seeing the success of Happy Catchy, they knew that Cincinnatians did indeed make and support local film, even though it might not always seem that way on the surface. They just needed a new name.
Underneath Cincinnati was
born. The first show in August of 2001 was
held in a then brand new space, the SSNOVA
Gallery. The show was a compilation of the
Best of Happy Catchy, and the response was
solid. After that, Sara Mahle came on board
and the quarterly screenings began. The
problems with doing something four times
a year instead of just once became apparent.
Finding new work was difficult. Attendance
at first was strong, but not overwhelming.
But Underneath pressed on, and the word
got out. New film and video makers started
submitting work, and audience numbers took
an upswing. People were surfacing to prove
that independent film was alive and well.
In the end of 2002, Phil said a farwell
to Underneath and to Cincinnati as a whole.
He moved on to his dream job in Chicago,
writing about films for Facets Multimedia.
John Hendricks joined Underneath as the
Creative Director and partnered with Mahle
to continue the festival. In 2003, they
moved Underneath onto it's next phase. Judges
were assembled, voting was held, and the
numbers were counted. The first annual Best
of Underneath Festival was held February
20th at the Cincinnati Art Museum. The 2004
year brought a few changes to Undereath.
Hendricks left the group and James Billiter
joined us as the new design guru. We dropped
our affiliation with the Cincinnati Film
Society and partnered with Media Bridges
to continue bringing you the festival. New
filmmakers and audience members have joined,
and Underneath has remained strong. To become
a member of the Underneath Cincinnati family,
send an email to sara@underneathcincinnati.com..
"Cheese Knives" by Pizza Infinity
