Curated by Mike Plante
Saturday, August 4, 8 pm
Sunday, August 5, 3 pm

“By accident, I started a series of lunch shorts. I bought a filmmaker lunch because he was broke. I asked for a short film in return for the cost of the lunch and wrote rules on a napkin to follow. Since then, 30 lunch films have been “commissioned.” While each film has its own rules and ideas, the overall metaphor is a basic one: it is very easy to help a filmmaker. Be a part of your community. Buy one lunch today.” –Mike Plante

Lunch Films includes films from Cam Archer, Roger Beebe, James Benning, James Clauer, Jem Cohen, Ben Coonley, Bill Daniel, Kevin Everson, James Fotopoulos, Sharon Lockhart, Eileen Maxson, Carson Mell, Nina Menkes, Chris Peters, Elizabeth Skadden, Sebastian Wolf and the Zellner Brothers. The total cost of the program (plus tip) was $622.71.

Mike Plante has published Cinemad magazine since 1998, first as six printed issues distributed worldwide, now as a website. The magazine concentrates on the Avant Gutter–too esoteric for the underground, too lo-fi for academics, yet something in there for both crowds. Plante is also the Associate Director of Programming for CineVegas, was a Short Film Programmer for Sundance, and writes for other magazines including Filmmaker and Razorcake.