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| Intensity TV: Episode #113 |
Intense Drama: On Death and Dying
(June 30 at 8 p.m.)
The Promise
A young boy and girl become friends after having to cope with the loss of a family member. Director Matthew Barry makes a quiet point about the hardship of death and the growth that can come out of it. Barry began making films at age 13 and, along with producer/director of photography Eric Haase, attended USC Film School. Haase is an Intensity TV veteran having worked on George Lucas in Love, Peep Show and Battle of the Sexes.
Dry Spell
The film is the story of a man who cannot express his emotions of loss and the eventual torrent of emotion that overwhelms him because of it. Written, directed and produced by Andres Garcia-Price, Dry Spell is based on the 1950's short story Men Don't Cry by renowned Costa Rican novelist Fabian Dobles, Garcia-Price's great uncle. Garcia-Price received permission to adapt the story from his great-uncle but Dobles died before the film was complete.
The Face
An inventive old man plays yarn-master to an eager group of children through the use of a magical mask. As his illness encroaches, the old man gives the youngsters a test to help him decide who will receive The Face upon his death. Director Iain McCaig buttressed his magical tale with excellent special effects, drawing upon his design experiences while working on such feature films as Hook, Terminator II and The Phantom Menace. Among other awards, The Face won The Notable Award of the American Library Association and Audience Favorite at the Palm Springs Film Festival.
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