New Hampshire Film Festival 2008

Watch a time capsule of life in Portsmouth throughout the past few years.The film is constructed from multiple sequences with common themes that will show you all the different aspects of life in the city. You'll see car and foot traffic; landscapes, sun movements, and things off the beaten path; annual outdoor events; local commerce; people in their daily lives; seasonal changes; and the construction/demolition of high-profile landmark locations.Everything is presented using time-lapse photography and is set to music. No dialogue.

October 1929, in a small town fringing an advancing metropolis a love triangle propels passionate activities. Anna is modern, cool; Vince is big, smooth; Trevor is small, smitten. The two asymmetric males compete for Anna's attention through shameless and shameful acts. Dreams and dreads ignite teetering bulbs of love and pride.

'Elevation' is the story of a man who requests a much-needed - and much-deserved - pay raise at a point when the company he works for is experiencing financial set-backs. The conversation that ensues between the employee and his supervisor is tense, revelatory, and unexpected. The themes presented in 'Elevation' could not be more topical or relevant in today's world. 'Elevation' also represents a unique collaboration in independent film. It was conceived, written, acted, directed, and edited by a crew of five, including two actors.

Based off of a Kurt Vonnegut short story. EPICAC is a science fiction romance about a machine that learns to love. When it understands that it is not made out of 'protoplasm', it short circuits itself out of the female and male mathematicians lives forever.

A young man wakes to find himself in a race to save his life, due to his previous gambling bet. A film by Chris Thompson of Londonderry High School. Jury Award Finalist at the New Hampshire High School Film Festival. The New Hampshire High School Short Film Festival, an initiative presented by the New Hampshire Film and Television Office, was created in 2007 to give state high school filmmakers an opportunity to create and showcase short films on the big screen in a statewide competition, while fostering the educational benefits of cinematic storytelling.

Matt, 28, wants to make his wife happy. Worried that he is not succeeding in this regard, Matt asks a series of questions trying to find out if there is anything in her life that she wants, and doesn't have. During a comedic conversation over breakfast, Matt discovers that Cameron has been harboring thoughts about a three-some. Being the loveable innocent that he is, Matt brings home his friend Joe, to make all her dreams come true. This of course is not what Cameron wants and after a comedic exit by Joe, Cameron questions Matt as to why he thought this was something she wanted. When Matt has trouble answering, she asks him if he knows her at all. Matt responds by saying 'how can I really know someone I'm afraid of'. This is the root of all these feelings that Matt and Cameron are hiding. Cameron explains to Matt that all she needs is for him to be confident in their love, and everything will turn out for the best.

Four ten-year-olds are kicked out of their favorite playground by two aggressive drunkards. When they realize their parents are not going to help them, there's only one solution. They have to find a way to get the toughest boy in the neighborhood to help them.

An exploration of modern relationships.

Walter Tanner Jr. is done with handouts, he's done with his privileged past, and he's done with having to answer to people. Realizing the value of hard work, Walter sets off on the road to the American dream...in a lunch truck. Together, Walter and his friend Casey serve the working people of LA, while Walter struggles with the realities of business and being a fish out of water. Will the struggle prove to be too much?