IMIS-Schedule-2

TopicSpeaker Â Â Â Time Â Â Â Â Â Duration

PANEL Â Â ACTORS, DIRECTORS & PRODUCERS 9:00AM-9:45AM Â 45:00 MIN Â Â Â

"Lights, Camera, Action, Take Two"Â Â Â Â Â Â Â

How to get started in the entertainment industry, what film school doesnâ€™t teach you; learn the ends and outs of filmmaking. Plus, exposing costly scams and myths associated with your journey.

Panelist

Iona Morris (Moderator)

Rae Shaw,Â

Sabina Cabe

Oz Scott

Richard Lawson

Topic Â Â SpeakerTime Â Â Â Â Duration

FILM Â Â Â Todd McGuire Â Â Â 9:00AM -9:25AM Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 14:08 MINÂ

â€œPoplockin to tha groveâ€?

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Synopsis:

After the freak accident death of his mentor Crackin Deluxe is out to get what is rightfully his, the poplockin championship.Â

Q&A with filmmaker after the film.

Topic Â Â SpeakerTime Â Â Â Â Duration

FILM Â Â Â Richard Ryan Â Â Â 9:40AM -10:00AM Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 8:19 MINÂ

â€œPull the Triggerâ€?

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Synopsis:Â

A Secret organization, The Oxtration Elite, pay Jake Thomas to perform operations against the Government. They give him a manufactured pill designed by the company that will give him super human powers. The C.I.A is trying to give them their pill which will counter act Oxtration Elite's pill and will leave Jake to death or insanity.Â Â

Q&A with filmmaker after the film.

Topic Â Â SpeakerTime Â Â Â Â Duration

PANEL Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â MUSIC PRODUCERS 10:00AM-10:45AM Â Â Â Â Â Â 45:00 MIN Â Â Â

"Jump starting your music career" Â Â Â Â Â Â

Pick up the pieces and get motivated, rejuvenated, revitalized; bring your energy and letâ€™s get started, how Â to build your home studio, creating hits and tour managementâ€¦

Panelist

Skip Saylor (Moderator)

Francis Buckley Â Â Â

Stephen Cohen

Damon Cisneros

Topic Â Â Speaker Â Time Â Â Â Â Â Duration

PANEL Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â MUSIC/FILM Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 2:15PM-3:00PM Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 45:00 MIN Â Â Â

â€œDemystifying Getting Media Exposure"Â Â Â Â Â

Learn how to get exposure... Media experts will show you how to reinvent yourself and develop the perfect image.

Panelist

Linda Jones

Deborah Hayter

Gina Smith Â Â Â Â

Topic Â Â Speaker Â Time Â Â Â Â Â Duration

FILM Â Â Ronnie Connell Â Â Â Â Â Â 2:15PM â€“2:45PM Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 15:37 MINÂ

â€œTicket to Hellâ€?

Synopsis:

An intense journey through one kidâ€™s personal struggle, as the 17 year old son of a dying woman fights to manage his motherâ€™s pain as well as their ever crumbling home environment all by himself. After losing their medical insurance, the young man turns to a common drug dealer for help. The growing debt to his dealer soon getâ€™s away from him, becoming as unmanageable as his poor motherâ€™s agonizing pain. First, he sells his body... and then his soul. And then... he simply snaps.Â

Q&A with filmmaker after the film.

Topic Â Â Speaker Â Time Â Â Â Â Â Duration

FILM Â Â Serita Stevens Â Â Â Â 3:00PM â€“3:40PM Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 22:00 MINÂ

â€œTHE UNBORNâ€?

Synopsis:

Pregnant Frances, fearful of her husband, an LAPD detective, Eddie's erratic temper, waits anxiously for his return. Once again, his unreasonable anger flares. Meanwhile, Janey (the fetus), protected warmly in the womb, hears what is happening. She feels the blow that kills her mother. Surviving her mother's death and born prematurely, Janey vows revenge. From the first night of her birth, she warns him of his fate.Â

Q&A with filmmaker after the film.

Topic Â Â Speaker Â Â Â Time Â Â Â Â Duration

PANEL Â Â Â HOLLYWOOD CASTING DIRECTORS Â Â Â 3:15PM-4:00PM Â Â 45:00 MIN Â Â Â

"Are you right for the role?"Â Â Â Â Â

Panel of A- List Casting Agents will give you the secrets to landing the perfect role. Find out what they are looking for before you go out on your next audition.

Panelist

Robie Reed

Tracy â€œTwinkie â€œByrd

Leah DanielsÂ Â Â Â

Topic Â Â Speaker Â Time Â Â Â Â Â Duration

WORKSHOP Â Benni Boom Â Â Â 4:00PM - 4:45PM Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 45:00 MIN Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â

â€œPassport to World of Beatsâ€?Â

Benni Boom is currently on tour and working on an album with bay area legend Rappin' 4-Tay. He has worked and performed with many great bay area artists such as; Erk tha Jerk, J. Stallin, the Jacka, Hussulah, Fed-X, Rydah J. Klyde, Celly Cel, Ray Luv, Tac from 51/50, and many more. Hip hop has been with us for over 20 years. It has diversified greatly during this course of time as artists have explored, inventively, with sounds and rhythm. This workshop will keep it simple. Â The workshop will give you what you need to know to make beats that are immediately identifiable as hip hop and show you how to start your own process of sound and beat creation in your own studio. The workshop will walk you through standard hip hop beat construction and give you some sound development and production tips. Once you have the basics down you should take the format into your own hands and make beats conforming to your own artistic vision. At least one of the reasons for hip hop's popularity is that the rules are flexible, open ended, and allow for great expression.Â Â

Topic Â Â Speaker Â Time Â Â Â Â Â Duration

PANEL FILM DISTRIBUTION & SALES Â 4:00PM-4:45PM 45:00 MIN

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â€œThe Inside Edition of Film Distribution, Business & Legal"

Constructing a solid business & legal plan, and how to find money for your film and get it in the hands of the Studios.

Panelist

Joe Ortiz

Akua Boyenne

Richard Jefferson

Topic Â Â Speaker Â Â Time Â Â Â Â Â Duration

Film Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Bruce B. Gordon Â 10:15AM-10:45AM Â Â Â Â Â Â 30:00 MIN Â Â Â

"Whole 'Nother Level" Â

Synopsis:Â Â Â Â Â Â

Â A 20-year-old man with cerebral palsy wants to pass the final test given to him by an occupational therapist. If he passes the test, he will qualify for job training and independent housing assistance. If not, his parents will be forced to put him in an institution.

Q&A with filmmaker after the film.