Film Threat 2008 SXSW Guide

BLIP FESTIVAL: REFORMAT THE PLANET is a feature length documentary which delves into the movement known as chiptunes, a vibrant underground scene based around creating new, original music using old video game hardware. Familiar devices such as the Nintendo Game Boy and Nintendo Entertainment System are pushed in new directions with startling results. Using New York as a microcosm for a larger global movement, "...Reformat the Planet" maps out the genesis of the first annual Blip Festival, a four day celebration of over 30 international artists exploring the untapped potential of low-bit video game consoles. With floor-stomping rhythms and fist-waving melodies, trailblazers of the chiptune idiom descend upon Manhattan to pen a new chapter in the history of electronic music. BLIP FESTIVAL: REFORMAT THE PLANET trailer from 2 Player Productions on Vimeo .

Blissful is a collaborative, psychological landscape that describes the internal struggle of a heartless individual.

"Support our troops" has long been a rallying cry for war proponents. But that phrase will never sound the same after you meet Tomas Young, an eloquent former soldier and current war protester.

“The Book of Lenny” is the beginning chapter of a heroic journey set after a storm of unprecedented magnitude nearly destroys human civilization.

A married Chicago Public School Teacher spends part of her summer vacation visiting outlet malls across the Midwest. At her penultimate stop, in Pleasant Prairie Wisconsin, she meets a young man who works at the mall. A relationship develops that makes them both question their lives and their futures.

Born Without is a tender and controversial love story about actor and musician José Flores, a man born with no arms, and the woman who bore him six children through caesarian births. José is often labeled a "beggar" as he travels around Mexico playing the harmonica in order to support his family. The film includes clips from José's acting career and interviews with the filmmakers and actors who worked with him, as well as stories told by José's sisters and older relatives who witnessed him grow up.

A short story about the impermanent nature of life as performed by 60's cult musician, Brute Force - with a rubber band.

Fidelis Cloer is a self-confessed war profiteer who found The Perfect War when the US invaded Iraq. It wasn't about selling a dozen cars, or even a hundred, it was a thousand-car war where security would become the ultimate product.