The 9th Annual Crossroads Film Festival
April 3 – 6, 2008
4 Days, 60+ Films, Music & Workshops

Ticket prices are $7 ($5 Crossroads members) per time slot. Each time slot or block of films consists of several shorts and a feature, unless it is a short showcase. A limited number of All-Access Festival Passes are NOW available for $65 ($55 members), at the Parkway Place Theatre, or by calling 601-359-3347. Members must show their membership card to receive the discount. You can become a Crossroads member at the Parkway Theatre lobby membership table anytime during the festival, or before any Crossroads event, to get your discounts for all-access passes, tickets and year round events. The all-access festival pass is the only way to attend all the filmmaker receptions, parties, workshops and films; all for one low price. All films are shown on 2 screens simultaneously at Parkway Place Cinema in Flowood, at Lakeland Drive and Airport Road. The Cellular South Saturday Filmmaker Workshops will take place at Millsaps College, Olin Hall, along with screenings of Mississippi youth films.

For a Complete Schedule of Friday & Saturday Workshops for Adults & Kids Click HERE.

Last Year’s 2007 Schedule is Below.
The 2008 schedule will appear once we finalize it in March, 2008.

March 29, Thursday

Parkway Place Theatre (Thursday):

7 p.m., Screen A       Broken Circle (20 min.)
(109 min.)                   The Novice (89 min. stars Oscar Winner Alan Arkin)

7 p.m., Screen B       Celebrity Interview (7 min.)
(101 min.)                  Regarding Sarah (14 min.)
                                 The Ballad of AJ Weberman (80 min. Bob Dylan Obsession)

Crossroads After Hours:

Hal & Mal's Red Room - Crossroads Film Festival presents Beach House (electro-psych-pop), Unwed Sailor (indie) 9 p.m. $7, $5 members. beachhousemusic.net  myspace.com/unwedsailor

March 30, Friday

7 p.m., Screen A        Full Metal Slacks (5 min.)
(99 min.)                     Commode Creations: The Artwork of Barney Smith (5 min.)
                                  The Ballad of Mary Slade (4 min.)
                                  Certifiably Jonathan (85 min. Dadamentary on Jonathan Winters)

7 p.m., Screen B        Help is Coming (8 min.)
(101 min.)                   An American Opera (93 min. Hurricane Katrina Animal Rescue Documentary. WARNING - Contains Graphic Material. Not suitable for children.)

Crossroads After Hours:
Hal & Mal's Red Room - Crossroads Film Festival presents Snowden (indie rock/post-punk); Bear Colony; Dark Knights of Camelot; 9 p.m. $7, $5 members. snowden.info  myspace.com/darkknightsofcamelot  bearcolony.com

March 31, Saturday

Millsaps College, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Saturday workshops for Kids sponsored by Cellular South; Saturday workshops for Adults sponsored by Peavey Electronics. Click here for a full schedule and information on the workshops.

Millsaps College, 10:30 a.m.         
(131 min.)           
                          Canton Young Filmmakers Summer 2006 Program (30 min.)
                          Giallo Trailer (2 min.)
                          Never Bet the Devil Your Head (21 min.) 
                          The Dance (4 min.)
                          Pieces (6 min.) 
                          Hamlet (23 min.)
                          Andy and the Purple Cat (11 min.)
                          So, You’re a Vampire, Now What? (11 min.)
                          Runaway Rightie (5 min.)
                          Teenage Blues (18 min.)
                          Return to Haunted Hopson Plantation (  min.)

Parkway Place Theatre (Saturday)

1 p.m., Screen A       Offbeat Comedy Short Films
(94 min.)                      When I’m On the Moon (2 min.)
                                   Webb Wilder’s Scattergun (27 min.)
                                   School Project (15 min.) 
                                   The Checker Queen (2 min.) 
                                   The Mallorys Go Black Market (13 min.)
                                   The Saddest Boy in the World (14 min.)
                                   Mr. Extion (11 min.)
                                   Caress of the Creature (20 min.)

1 p.m., Screen B      Mississippi Stories
(105 min.)                   The Music Maker (20 min.) 
                                  Dodgy Train to Clarksdale (12 min.)
                                  Barefoot Workshops – Gulf Coast (9 min.)
                                  This is Home: Untitled Barefoot Katrina (3 min.) 
                                  Our Hearts Will Go On – Photo Essay (4 min.)
                                  Katrina's Wake (21 min.)
                                  Above the Line: Saving Willie Mae’s (37 min.)

3 p.m., Screen A       Apparitions Unrenowned (12 min.)
(101 min.)                   My Father’s Son (6 min.)
                                  Oh, Mr. Faulkner, Do You Write? (83 min. John Maxwell)

3 p.m., Screen B        Cranium Theatre (7 min.)
(97 min.)                     Low and Behold (90 min.)

Meet & Greet Reception (for filmmakers & ALL Access Passholders Only): Corky's BBQ Restaurant, Lakeland Dr. across from Parkway Place Theatre, 4:30-6:30 p.m. Music by Josh Little, +.

5 p.m., Screen A        My Small Piece of Land (6 min.)
(101 min.)                   I Know I’m Not Alone: A Musician's Journey into The Human Cost of War (95 min. Michael Franti / Spearhead)
                                                              

5 p.m., Screen B        Startle Pattern (13 min.)
(90 min.)                     The Space Within Memory (5 min.)
                                  Red Without Blue (77 min.)

7 p.m., Screen A         Eramos Pocos (16 min.)
                                    Come Early Morning (97 min. Ashley Judd, Diane Ladd. Director Joey Lauren Adams will be in attendance)

7 p.m., Screen B         Heart of an Empire (115 min. Star Wars Fan Club Doc)

Crossroads After Hours Awards Presentation:
George St. - Crossroads Film Festival presents Amanda Ray (Lounge/Jazz/Trip Hop), Deerhunter (Psych Garage/Ambient), Questions in Dialect (instrumental/prog/improv) 9 p.m.$7, $5 members. amandaray.net  notownsound.net  myspace.com/questionsindialect

April 1, Sunday

Parkway Place Theatre:

1 p.m., Screen A          Parimaribo Letters (33 min.)
(104 min.)                      La Gallina Ciega (7 min.)
                                     Off the Grid: Life in the Mesa (64 min.)

1 p.m., Screen B       World Cinema Short Films
(102 min.)                    Choque (10 min.) 
                                   Recall (7 min.) 
                                   La Guerra (9 min.)
                                   The Fall of Antioch (2 min.)
                                   El Gran Zambini (14 min.)
                                   Eva: An Electric Story (9 min.)
                                   Lao Shan Lao Yin (7 min.)
                                   Alla Fein (12 min.)
                                   Relatively Free (8 min.)
                                   Chiyo (24 min.)

3 p.m., Screen A        The Final Hour (15 min.)
(98 min.)                     Crime Fiction (83 min.)

3 p.m., Screen B         Quio: So Dazed (4 min.)
(111 min.)                    King Cake (18 min.)
                                   Jesse & Jill (17 min.)
                                   Roslyn (8 min.)
                                   Loom (5 min.)
                                   Pickles (59 min.)

5 p.m., Screen A        Colourbars (2 min.)
(106 min.)                   The Frank Anderson (13 min. stars Stephen Root/Office Space)
                                  Sintonia (9 min.)
                                  10 Items or  Less (82 min. stars Oscar Winner Morgan Freeman)

5 p.m., Screen B       Zion Hill (13 min.)
(113 min.)                  All the Days Before Tomorrow (100 min. Stars Richard Roundtree)

For a Complete Description of the Films Click HERE.

For a Complete Schedule of Friday & Saturday Workshops for Adults & Kids Click HERE.