2010, 43rd annual humboldt int’l film festival
Welcome!
The Humboldt Film Festival is the oldest surviving student-run film festival in the world.
Each spring, our festival showcases short films from every corner of the globe – the creativity and caliber of which cannot be seen anywhere else. For 43 years the Humboldt Film Festival has fostered the independent spirit, striving to represent a broad spectrum of film styles from whimsical animation to documentaries providing social commentary.
This year, we invite you to feed your head and treat yourself to a unique array of narrative, documentary, experimental and animated shorts!
Our goal is to make this festival affordable for the community, but we can’t do it without generous support of our sponsors and attendees. Please consider making a donation so that we can continue to celebrate independent filmmaking in Humboldt County and beyond!
FILM FESTIVAL CO-DIRECTORS
MERIAH MIRACLE
Meriah Miracle has always been a nerd for movies. Originally from Oklahoma, she first attended the Humboldt Film Festival as a high school student. Now as a co-director she is honored to have an opportunity to celebrate independent filmmaking and encourage another generation of filmmakers. Meriah has worked with film or video for over ten years and recently launched a production company focused on providing video services to business professionals. She is always writing and producing an animated series for kids.
LIBERTY DIVINA
Liberty Dinina is a fourth-year film student at Humboldt State University. She has worked on many film ops, both professional and student run. Her greatest accomplishment to date is being credited as the 2nd 2nd Assistant Camera for the independent film, The Music Inside, directed by David Scheerer. Apart from holding the position as one of the co-directors for the 43rd Humboldt Film Festival, she is also the Unit Production Manager for the web series, Deathless at HSU. When she is not working on films or class work, Liberty enjoys jamming out on her drums with her close friends.
MICHELLE DOBOSH
Michelle is a senior at HSU who plans to graduate this spring with a major in film. She has always had a passion for filmmaking; her first big cinematic undertaking was a short she wrote and directed high school entitles Teenage Bearsuit. Since then, she has worked on both student and professional films, and looks forward to putting her film degree towards fetching coffee for famous people. Michelle’s hobbies include snowboarding, painting, travelling, and talking about herself in the third person. She especially enjoys awkward situations as well as those who instigate them.
FILM FESTIVAL FACULTY ADVISOR
DAVID SCHEERER
David Scheerer is an independent filmmaker and professor who has scripted, produced and directed a wide spectrum of films, including narrative features and documentaries. In August of 2006 he moved to the Redwoods from Montana, where he was the Director of the Discovery Channel MFA in Science and Natural History Filmmaking at Montana State University. Professional Film Credits include a dramatic feature, dramatic shorts, and documentary films. His current major work-in-progress is entitles Reality’s Edge. It is the first documentary on Robert J. Flaherty, who in 1920 started the worldwide documentary film movement with his film Nanook of the North.
FILM FESTIVAL JUDGES
BRIAN O’HALLORAN
Actor
Best known as “Dante,” the goateed protagonist in Kevin Smith’s no-budget classic CLERKS, Brian O’Halloran has uttered some unforgettable lines which many of us have memorized and repeated ad nauseam. O’Halloran has also appeared in Smith’s follow-ups Mallrats, and Vulgar. His last film, Brutal Massacre: A Comedy, was described by Fangoria as “A Spinal Tap for horror filmmakers.” Current projects include Hooking Up, Calendar Girl, and Keeper of the Pinstripes.
DR. BETSY A. MCLANE
Executive Director
Dr. Betsy McLane is the former Executive Director of the International Documentary Association and retains the title of Director Emeritus. She has been a juror at the Sundance Film Festival and a speaker at the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam, as well as Hot Docs, among many others. She has taught courses on film and documentary history at Loyola Marymount University, the University of Vermont, Emerson College and the University of Southern California. She is a past President of the University of Film & Video Association. Currently she is the Project Director of the American Documentary Showcase.
RIMA GREER
Talent Agent
Rima Greer began agenting in 1984 and built her client list, selling such products as Memphis Belle, Highlander, backdraft, and Milk Money. She was the President of Literary from 1989 to 1994, when she started her own company, About the Line Agency. At Above the Line, Rima has been involved in studio projects such as Charlie’s Angels, Timeline, and the upcoming Nowhereland. In addition, she has shepherded such independent projects as The Prophecy, Slow Burn, and The Poker House. Her workshop is entitled Guerilla Filmmaking: How to Make Great Movies Outside of Hollywood with No Money.