Two Lights Cinema
Lots and lots of my directing and acting students have made or appeared in short films. We started in January 2004, showing shorts (and sometimes features) that have directors or actors (or both!) from our Studio. We call it The Two Lights Cinema Randomly Scheduled, More-or-Less Ongoing Festival of Shorts. We've had high quality films and full houses for every screening, it's been quite glorious!
If you have taken class with Judith, and want to show your short film at one of our screenings, write to John at john@judithweston.com. We do not pre-screen the films – anyone who has taken class with me, either as an actor or a director, can have their short film shown. The only limitations are the logistics of scheduling. We set it up in groupings of four or five short films, with each whole evening lasting about an hour or 75 minutes. We have projection equipment for DVD, PAL, HDTV and an 8 x 6 feet screen.
Here's a list of the films we've shown so far - and those that are scheduled for upcoming screenings. (Full cast and crew credits are not included here - the only personnel listed are those that have been participants in Judith's classes.)
3/19/13
A program of short films, including:
"Broken" directed by Alexa-Sascha Lewin, and featuring Dominic Rains, Rey Goyos and Christine McGraw
"They're With Me" directed by Rachel Fleischer, featuring Susan Morgenstern
"Piano For Three Hands" directed by Valerie Edwards, featuring Camille Natta
"First Halloween" directed by Andrew Patrick Ralston, featuring Jay Lewis and Brian Konowal
"Penny" directed by Benj Thall
"Rations" directed by Craig Ouellette
"David Sedaris's The Learning Curve" directed by Phil McCarty, featuring Jay Lewis
12/4/12
A program of short films, including:
"Ray Bradbury's Kaleidoscop" directed by Eric Tozzi
"Take a Mulligan" directed by Vince Duque
"Intelligence" directed by Phil Kaufmann
"Making Friends" featuring Christine DiTillio
"Closer Apart" directed by Jacquelyn Frohlich and featuring Lia Chapman and Susan Ateh
"Sea Meadow" directed by Lily Baldwin
"We're Having Sex" directed by Michael Callahan and featuring Brandon Bales
"Time and Love" directed by Bo Price
3/13/12
A program of short films, including:
"Onion" directed by Juha Hippi
"Erika & Sally" directed by Hanna Andersson
"Lucky Boy" directed by Thor Gold
"Diversion" directed by Chris Folkens
"Deadbeat" directed by Brenda Lee Lau
"The Romantic" directed by Steven Nevius
"The Light Dances Across The Sky" directed by Kajsa Ribbing and written by Kenny Hargrove
"Moving Takahashi" directed by Josh Soskin
5/3/11
A program of short films, including:
"Kiddo" directed by Michael Callahan
"The Big Deal" directed by Lucy Rodriguez-Hanley
"Supermarket Superhero" directed by Jake Viramontez and featuring Jenna Macari
"The Farm" directed by Jon Hill
"Death In Charge" directed by Devi Snively
"Eye Lift" directed by Roy Cohen
2/10/11
A program of short films, including:
"Casual Fridays" directed by Danny Kastner and featuring Christine and Robert DiTillio. Co-created by David Jackson Willis
"Rain" directed by Eric Watson and featuring James Oliver
"Dog/People" directed by Karen Aschenbach
"7 O'Clock" directed by Kinan Kotrash
"Niche" directed by Paul Emami
"Refresh" directed by David Orr
"Bluff Island Rescue Service" written by Stephanie Hubbard
11/12/10
"Like Dandelion Dust", directed by Jon Gunn
7/15/10
A program of short films, including:
“Licking Our Wounds” directed by Wendy Dallas
“Lonely_Saturday_31” directed by Craig Ouellette and featuring Jessica Lancaster
“Q” featuring Steven Lee Allen
“The Honeysting” directed by Alexa-Sascha Lewin
“Kubler-Ross directed by Michael Carberry
“Casualties” featuring Jeff Elam
“The Worst Magician in the World” directed by David Jackson Willis
4/28/10
A program of short films, including:
“Love Stinks” directed by Josh Soskin with Donal Thoms-Capello
“Third Shift” directed by Bruce Guido
“The Last Supper” directed by Tarique Qayumi
“God Damn King Kong” co-written and featuring Brendan O’Malley
“30-Love” directed by Allison Beda
3/4/10
A program of short films, including:
"The Sirens" directed by Sarah Adina Smith with Christine McGraw and Liz Laird
"Kate Wakes" directed by Jasmine Kosovic
"Side Effects" directed by Liz Adams
"The Moment" directed by Insung Hwang
"Life Death Etc." directed by Deja Prem
"Il Destino" directed by Fanny Veliz
"The Staircase" directed by Hanna Andersson
"Swan Lake In America" directed by David Jackson Willis
1/18/10
A program of short films, including:
"In The Middle" directed by Robert Rippberger
"Deadline" directed by Craig Ouellette, with Alexandra Nowak and Jeff Elam
"Dish" directed by Brian Harris Krinsky, with Gabriel Romero
"The Artist" directed by Donna Wheeler
"Followed" directed Cole Barager
"No Kids No Cry" directed by Jeremiah Ocañas, with Fanny Veliz
9/21/09
A program of short films, including:
“Gandhi at the Bat” directed by Stephanie Argy and Alec Boehm, with Donal Thoms-Cappello. Including an additional teaser, with Courtney Graff Lamb and Allan Rabinowitz
“Teaparty” directed by Allison Beda
“The Gift Wrapper” directed by Daniela De Carlo, with Kelly Doherty
“Sacrament” directed by Craig Ouellette
“Best Laid Plans” directed by Catherine Oyster, with Johanna Watts, Jordan Engle, and Stephen Spiegel.
“Why Don’t You Dance?” directed by Glenn Ripps.
6/13/07
A program of short films, including:
“Controlling Interest” directed by Wayne Rawley with Alyssa Bostwick
“The Night Girl” directed by Noah Harpster
“Grace” directed by Camille Cellucci
“The Box” directed by Joel Sadilek
“Losing Lusk” directed by Vance Malone
6/1/07
A program of short films, including:
“Muertas” directed by Ryan Piers Williams
“Scene” directed by Stephanie Argy
“A Death In The Woods” with Kathryn Hansen
“Bullets & Butterflies” directed by Robin Acutt
12/1/06
A program of short films, including:
"The Enfolding" directed by Miklos Phillips
"Louder Than Words" directed by Glenn Ripps
"Dead Ronnie" directed by Greg Swartz, with Courtney Lamb (also the writer of the film), Chip Sickler, Adam Noble, Robert DiTillio, Christine DiTillio
"Mothers Be Good" directed by Lynne Moses
"Something True" directed by Thor Gold
4/28/06
A program of short films, including:
"Ties That Bind" directed by Angela E. Gibbs, with Starletta DuPois
"In Order Of Appearance" directed by Michael Ruscio
“Wear Something Nice” directed by Camille Cellucci
"Stealing Innocence" directed by Nancy Stein
12/16/05
“Anne B. Real,” written by and co-starring Antonio Macia
7/22/05
A program of short films, including:
"Incontinent Wildness" with Robert DiTillio
"Greenwald’s Amazing Garden Tonic" with Robert DiTillio
“Betsy” directed by Greg Swartz
"Help Me, Oprah" directed by David Jackson Willis, with Chip Sickler
“The Meeting” directed by Michaela von Schweinitz, with Melissa Timme and Joel King
"The 3 Body Problem" directed by Tamara Maloney
“Waiting” directed by M.F. McDowell, with Kathryn Avery-Hansen
“False Promises” with Eric Peter-Kaiser
3/11/05
A program of short films, including:
"Down Dog" directed by Richard Roll
"Uncivil War" with Joel King
"Room Service" with Joel King and Carolyn Bielskis
"soap and roses" directed by Rae Shaw
2/5/05
"My Date with Drew," co-director Jon Gunn
9/24/04
A program of short films, including:
"Living in Walter's World" directed by Phil Kaufman with Ethan "Johnnie" Phillips
"Renaissance Girl" directed by David Willis www.inthedarkproductions.com
"Caruthers" directed by Bruce Muller
"The Mistress" with Mikael Forsberg
"What Happened During the Cuban Missile Crisis" directed by Charlie McNamara
6/25/04
A program of short films, including:
"Potosi Rd." directed by Deepika Daggubati
"From All Of Us" directed by Jennifer Pulver
"Max" directed by Jim O'Keeffe
"Kilgore Canyon" with Joel King
6/11/04
"Adrift" directed by Tom Curran www.adrift-movie.com
5/28/04
"Judy Berlin" cinematographer Jeff Seckendorf
5/21/04
"Benjamin Splits" directed by Seth Jaret (cast includes Ruthie Frank,
Bernard Van Bilderbeek, Margo Hara, Augi Caimi and Christopher Backus)
"Aerobic Dreams" directed by Juan Carlos Saizan (cast includes Max Bretos and Bernard Van Bilderbeek)
5/7/04
A program of short films, including:
"The Handkerchief" directed by Amanda Mears www.crazypup.tv
"Boomerang" directed by Jennifer Farmer
"Ice Cream Man" directed by Jennifer Pulver
"A Single Rose" directed by Hanelle Culpepper (cast includes Sonya Maddox)www.hillview798.com
"Touched by an Atheist" directed by David Willis www.inthedarkproductions.com
4/16/04
"Death: A Love Story" directed by Michelle Le Brun www.harkenprods.com
4/9/04
A program of short films, including:
"Parallel Passage" directed by Mandi Riggi
"Double Trouble" directed by Thor Gold (with Mary Pringle)
"Bad Assassin" directed by Dono Knowlton
"The Crux" directed by Jeff Seckendorf www.thecruxmovie.com
3/5/04
A program of short films, including:
"Love/Hate" directed by Gary Abramson (with Todd Malta, Heather Levenson, Melissa Timme, Amanda Sickler, Mary Pringle)
"Home" directed by Nancy Deren (with John Hoskins) www.secretplanet.net
"Kiss Me" directed by Michaela Von Schweinitz www.kissproductions.net
"Western Avenue" directed by Sumi Yang Reeves www.breeves.com/westernave
"True Love" directed by David Willis (with John Burton, Jr., Dorka Hegedus, Zsuzsa Holp) www.inthedarkproductions.com
"To Kill a Child" co-directed by Bjorne Larson www.mrsjohansson.com
2/6/04
A program of short films, including:
"The Flood" directed by Ryan Williams (with Dave Clark and Morgan Vukovic)
"Robber" directed by Karen Aschenbach
"Blue Caviar" directed by Mikael Forsberg www.caviarfilm.com
"After Love" directed by David Willis (with Tom Beckett) www.inthedarkproductions.com
"Family Tree" directed by Vicky Jenson (with Dave Clark and Ethan Phillips)
1/30/04
"Extreme Walking" directed by Wayne Pere
1/16/04
"The Snow Queen" directed by Paivi Hartzell