Meet native Floridian and Award-winning filmmaker Banks Helfrich present an array of short films spanning the past 15 years, previews of his features and a question/answer discussion.
Genres: comedy, experimental, musical, documentary and romance
Banks’ films have been shown worldwide.
Banks has written, produced and directed over 50 shorts, music videos and features.
Independent Film Series 1
December 27, 2008
Selby Public Library
Sarasota Florida
#1 – the donut, the balloon and the lifesaver—Trailer (2008) 1 min 12 sec
Written/Directed/Produced by Banks Helfrich
Thanksgiving will never be the same…again.
#2 – Average Community – Trailer (2008) 4 min
Written/Directed/Produced by Fred Zara
Trenton, NJ 1980’s punk band, P.O.W.,
discuss their youth 20 years later.
#3 - Logan Dell (1998) 7 min 38 sec
Written/Directed/Produced by Banks Helfrich
Logan just wants to read a paper.
#4 – The Blower (2006) 3 min 29 sec
Written/Directed/Produced by Banks Helfrich
One man. One blower. Many sidewalks.
#5 – Trevor (2007) 2 min 51 sec
Written/Directed/Produced by Banks Helfrich
Trevor loves to talk.
#6 – Swear to me (2007) 9 min 29 sec
Written/Directed/Produced by Ali Imran Zaidi
Man and God meet.
#7 – When the chips are down (2001) 5 min 3 sec
Written/Directed/Produced by David Sadler
Man vs machine.
#8 – stuck (2008) 4 min 37 sec
Written/Directed/Produced by Banks Helfrich
If everything you threw away came back to you.
#9 – The Flossing (2007) 1 min 32 sec
Written/Directed/Produced by Banks Helfrich
Husband and wife discuss marriage while flossing.
#10: - flippant (2008) 22 min 35 sec
Written/Directed/Produced by Banks Helfrich
A love story built around running.
TRT: 1:02:31
