Johnstown Film & Wine Festival 2008

The story of an 11-year-old mugger who saves the life of a suicidal middle-age woman. It's just another day in Los Angeles, where it's always 68 degrees and clear. Filmmaker Dawn Westlake's films have won 35 international awards and played in hundreds of venues around the world. Her film "Dawn of Death" was screened at the 2007 Johnstown Film & Wine Festival.

A retrospective about the ultimate bad movie, with the ultimate delusional cast. Filmmaker Danny Grossman is from South Pasadena, Calif., and is one of the founding members of the SoCal Film Group. His film "Who's On First: The Movie" was screened at the 2007 Johnstown Film & Wine Festival.

Finding love can be challenging - as a young Coney Island employee discovers, looking for love in all the wrong places. Filmmaker Kevin Stock of Ebensburg has had several films screened at past Johnstown Film & Wine Festivals, including "Bronson" in 2006 and the 2007 Viewer's Choice award winner, "The Donut Gun."

A short comedy by Brad Grimm of Moon Township. A new college graduate, Steven Simms, moves out to Hollywood with high hopes for fame, but his dreams of becoming a great success is shattered when he finds out that his dream has already been done by actor Jonah Hill. Now his goal is to destroy Jonah Hill. Filmmaker Brad Grimm is a recent graduate of Robert Morris University, and "Destroy Jonah Hill" is his senior film.

A comedic short by Josh Hope of Chicago. Two awkward teens are building a robot; but during the building process, they run out of money. So what do they do? They lace up their sneakers. The two teens battle two street bullies to a game of basketball in hopes of squirming their way to some cash.

This commercial is for an imaginary fragrance. Filmmaker Lindsay Berkebile of Somerset, Pa. is currently a sophomore at the Rochester Institute of Technology, majoring in live action film production. Her film "Torn" was screened at the 2006 Johnstown Film & Wine Festival.

Doors open at 6:30, and the films will begin at 7:00. Tickets are $5 and will be available at the door.

Directed by Chris Cameron of Northern Cambria and Bob Bender of Pittsburgh. This documentary explains the history of Byers Hall and reveals the mysteries and unexplained events that occur here - including an accident that led to suicide. Are the ghosts real? You decide. Episode #1 of "Ghost Stories from the Burgh" was screened on Thursday of the 2006 Johnstown Film & Wine Festival.