Michael Vaccaro
2021Waiting for Ishtar
John Mitchell, Jonathan Crombie
John Mitchell, Jonathan Crombie
A conversation about guilty pleasures turns into one man's quest to find others on a library waiting list, while simultaneously examining the fate of the famous Hollywood bomb Ishtar (1987).
Waiting for Ishtar
Stall
Heath Daniels
Chris Renfro, Windham Beacham
Arriving in West Hollywood with only a duffle bag and a sense of excitement, Derrick unexpectedly wanders into a public men’s room and is greeted by the evocative stares and mischievous smiles of the men inside. Hesitant, yet curious to explore the carnal cruising further, Derrick enters a large stall at the end of the room. He is thrust into a magical time capsule; the stall encompasses the sights and sounds that celebrate 30 years of West Hollywood.
Stall
Surf Grifters
Alexander Roman
Connor Field, Jake Jensen
Duke and Malcolm have found a cheap place to stay in Manhattan Beach owned by Mister Benson. The pair meet Mister Benson's nephew Robert. They all become very close and one day, Malcolm hears about a lot of cash that Mister Benson is transferring so an idea to hijack the money comes into play only to go terribly wrong. Murder and Memory Loss bring a twisted fate onto these pair of Grifters.
Surf Grifters
The Endless Possibility of Sky
Todd Verow
Theodore Bouloukos, Brad Hallowell
Sex and drugs-getting hooked and getting off –can be addicting. For Drew (Brad Hallowell), eking out a mundane life in Waterville, Maine, it is resisting the illicit pleasure in New York; for Mistress Datina (Philly), it means operating a sex and drug den to cope with her life. In his visually and sexually stimulating film, director Verow introduces multiple characters and overlapping narratives that portray the physical and emotional faces of addiction. For Rob (newcomer Rob Ordonez), drugs and sex are means of finding a bed to sleep in every night – while they provide Christian (Michael Vaccaro) a means of dealing with his helplessness and loss. A writer records these characters and their unforgettable stories. The themes are universal, but the possibilities are endless.
The Endless Possibility of Sky
Available Light
Todd Verow
Todd Verow, Matt Sizemore
An experimental feature film about people in different cities who are trying to escape their loneliness through love, lust or a combination of both. The film was shot in real locations using only available light. The viewer is both a voyeur - watching the characters in intimate situations that are not meant to be seen - and an active participant - imagining what the characters are going through and making connections between them that may or may not be real.
Available Light
