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selected films
august 18-20, 2023
STUDENT FILMS
STUDENT
11:45 AM- 1:45 PM
the light
DIRECTOR: VIOLET WIANT
writer: richard wiant
producer: richard wiant
a young girl comes home to a world of horror.
coming not from a perverted state of being
DIRECTOR: ev heironimus-bishop
experimental documentary about bdsm with anonymously submitted responses of people's opinions on what bdsm means to them.
extrApolachian
DIRECTOR: JONATHAN RILES
PRODUCER: JONATHAN RILES
WRITER: JONATHAN RILES
An Appalachian digital content creator ventures out on a brief TikTok journey by inserting improvisational humor into their wildlife encounters.
P[]P C()RN
DIRECTOR: JONATHAN RILES
PRODUCER: JONATHAN RILES
WRITER: JONATHAN RILES
Two comestibles of the American Midwest splice together to create a jargonized monstrosity.
IN PERSONA
DIRECTOR: seth whitt
PRODUCER: seth whitt
WRITER: seth whitt
A paranormal investigation company gets a client that they are not prepared for. Always remember to be yourself.
Dave Washersmith's The Knifeman
DIRECTOR: JAKE TAY
PRODUCER: JAKE TAY & JEFFREY BOGGESS
WRITER: JAKE TAY
1993 has always been considered a crazy year in sports, but none of that compares to when Tommy "The Knifeman" Hutchinson pulled out a knife to win Alum Creek's annual 1-on-1 tournament.
FATHER
DIRECTOR: JOBE WEITZEL
PRODUCER: JJ HANDLEY, BRENNAN SMITH
WRITER: JOBE WEITZEL
Donald Marsh is a man struggling financially brought on through his own mistakes when he crosses paths with Harold Penn, a local religious official who tries to help Donald through offering a helping hand.
LITTLE BROTHER
DIRECTOR: MARCO TORO, DREW REUSCHLEIN
WRITER: MARCO TORO, DREW REUSCHLEIN
On a family vacation in the Czech countryside, two brothers go for an adventure outside. When the older brother falls and hurts himself, the younger brother has to make an important decision on whether or not to tell their mom.
BELLA
DIRECTOR: Stefan Stojanovic
WRITER: Stefan Stojanovic
PRODUCER: Stefan Stojanovic, Makenna Tuttle
An elderly woman is confronted by an intruder in her home. Shortly after she realizes a familiar face and a familiar feeling.
Special Collections: An Archive
DIRECTOR: Tatyana Reynolds
PRODUCER: Tatyana Reynolds
This documentary spotlights an unknown team of five archivists who work together to record and preserve years of news documents, private records, and first-hand experiences of the small-town residents in Huntington, WV, unbeknownst to most of the surrounding community.
A WOMAN IN THE ROOM
DIRECTOR: david brock
WRITER: DAVE BROCK, REBECCA BROCK
PRODUCER: DAVE BROCK, ROGER ECHOLS, ALI ZIYATI
KEY CAST: WALLY DEMPSEY, ANDREW DEMPSEY, LAURA K MCKENZIE, DAVE GRAVE
A MAN MUST FACE HIS INNER DEMONS WHEN HE IS CONFRONTED WITH THE DECISION TO EUTHANIZE HIS MOTHER, WHO SUFFERS FROM AN INCURABLE DISEASE.
BLOCK 2
BLOCK 2
2:00 pM- 4:00 PM
FIN DE PARTIE
DIRECTOR: GAVIN GRIZZLE
WRITER: GAVIN GRIZZLE
PRODUCER: TIJAH BUMGARNER
KEY CAST: TYLER CAPLINGER, JAMES EDWARD HOLLEY
CINEMATOGRAPHER: KADIN TOOLEY
AC: HUNTER WAY
SOUND ENGINEER: KRISTIN HOPE
SCRIPT SUPERVISOR: JASON MICHAEL MORGAN
MAKEUP: BROOKE WALEY
PD: GAVIN GRIZZLE
In a forgotten time and a forgotten place, a` young farmhand cares for his ailing and overbearing master with seemingly nowhere else to go.
MY BEST FRIEND'S HEAD EXPLODED
DIRECTOR: SCOTT BRYAN
WRITER: SCOTT BRYAN
PRODUCER: EMILY DANIELS
CINEMATOGRAPHY: SCOTT BRYAN
KEY CAST: EMILY DANIELS, SCOTT BRYAN
Lydia and Sam like to make haunted houses and question everything, but they never thought one of their creations would push itself into their comfortable existence. Now, Lydia must face the unknown to solve the mysteries of reality, and save her own
I AM OF YOU
DIRECTOR: HOLLY MOLLOHAN GRAYSON
WRITER: HOLLY MOLLOHAN GRAYSON
PRODUCER: HOLLY MOLLOHAN GRAYSON
CINEMATOGRAPHY: HOLLY MOLLOHAN GRAYSON
KEY CAST: RICK GRAYSON, NATHAN SHAFFER
A man tortured by horrible dreams faces off with a nightmarish denizen that is much too close to home.
SUDDENDEATH
DIRECTOR: RAMI TIME
PRODUCER: RAMI TIME
CINEMATOGRAPHY: RAMI TIME
KEY CAST: JOSH MURPHY
The stranger-than-fiction documentary following the hometown hotdog hero that took down a corrupt cable company.
LILAC GULCH: AN APPALACHIAN FAIRY TALE
DIRECTOR: JASON A YOUNG
WRITER: CHRISTOPHER M SWANN
PRODUCER: BIG THINK PRODUCERS
CINEMATOGRAPHY: GEMINYE STUDIOS
KEY CAST: Jack Santee, Sean Marko, Lauren Swann
A 12-year-old boy and his recently reimagined childhood friend traverse the untamed wilds of the Appalachian Countryside on a quest for a mystical place where parents never die.
BLOCK 3
BLOCK 3
4:15 pM- 6:00 PM
MANUFACTURED LUCK
DIRECTOR: KEVIN KECK
WRITER: KEVIN KECK
PRODUCER: Brandon Evans, Lucas A. Ferrara, Tyler Oxendine
CINEMATOGRAPHY: ADAM CHAPMAN
KEY CAST: Azra Basile, Peter Aylward, Amelia Bartlett
Manufactured Luck dives into the day-to-day life of a young Appalachian girl and her grandfather as the two attempt to win a bike in a local grocery store sweepstakes.
IMPRESSIONS
DIRECTOR: WILLAM SELLARI
WRITER: WILLIAM SELLARI, BO FAHS
PRODUCER: EMILY PINKERTON
CINEMATOGRAPHY: WILLIAM SELLARI
Impressions is a short documentary about the inner workings and lasting impact of the Boys & Girls Club of Southwest Virginia.
FAR AND SURE, THE STORY OF AMERICA'S FIRST GOLF COURSE
DIRECTOR: BRETT WARD
WRITER: BRETT WARD
PRODUCER: BRETT WARD, MIKE RILEY
Nearly 140 years ago, in the tiny village of White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, the beginning of American golf courses started at Oakhurst Links. Five men, from various parts of the globe settled in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains, carved a 9-hole golf course out of the rolling countryside, and began match play.
IMAGINING THE INDIAN, THE FIGHT AGAINST NATIVE AMERICAN MASCOTTING (TRAILER)
DIRECTOR: AVIVA KEMPNER, BEN WEST
WRITER: Kevin Blackistone, Sam Bardley, Aviva Kempner, Ben West, Yancey Burns
PRODUCER: Kevin Blackistone, Sam Bardley, Aviva Kempner, Ben West, Yancey Burns
Imagining The Indian: The Fight Against Native American Mascoting is a comprehensive examination of the movement to eradicate the words, images, and gestures that many Native Americans and their allies find demeaning and offensive. The film takes a deep-dive into the issues through archival footage and interviews with those involved in the fight. The psychological research is clear, the use of Native American mascots is detrimental, not only to Native people, but to marginalized groups everywhere.
BLOCK 4
6:15 pM- 7:30 PM
CW GOODWIN CONCERT FILM
DIRECTOR: ROBERT TINNELL
DON'T PUT HER DOWN
DIRECTOR: Julia Golonka
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Julia Golonka, Michael O'Leary
PRODUCER: JULIA GOLONKA
KEY CAST: Ketch Secor, Molly Tuttle, Ginny Hawker, Karen Collins, Avery Hellman, Dudley Connell
COMPOSER: Connor Vance
AUDIO ENGINEER: Tim St. Clair
This film takes its title from Hazel Dickens’ powerful anthem Don’t Put Her Down, You Helped Put Her There, and explores how she, along with her musical partner Alice Gerard, became the first women to front a bluegrass band and reflects on the role of women in bluegrass today. The film covers Hazel’s migration to Baltimore from coal country West Virginia, her activism for coal miners and working people, and the impact her upbringing had on her songwriting. Lifelong collaborators and up-and-coming musicians share what it means to have bluegrass songs written from a woman’s point of view and keep Hazel’s memory alive.
BLOCK 4
KING COAL
DIRECTOR: ELAINE MCMILLION SHELDON
PRODUCER: SHANE BORIS, DIANE BECKER, PEGGY DREXLER, ELAINE MCMILLION SHELDON
EXEC. PRODUCER: KATHERINE DREXLER, HEATHER A. BALDRY
CO-PRODUCER: CURREN SHELDON, MOLLY BORN
CINEMATOGRAPHY: CURREN SHELDON
EDITOR: IVA RADIVOJEVIĆ
CO-EDITOR: ELAINE MCMILLION SHELDON
COMPOSER: BOBAK LOTFIPOUR
NARRATED BY: ELAINE MCMILLION SHELDON
SOUND RECORDIST: BILLY WIRASNIK
ASSOCIATE PRODUCER: CLARA HAIZLETT, ELIJAH STEVENS
Central Appalachia is a place of mountains and myth. Director Elaine McMillion Sheldon knows this well, calling those mountains home. Coal has had a profound influence on this community’s identity, but Sheldon dares to consider what future stories might look like out of the shadow of coal, now that relationships to coal are changing. She takes us on an alluring cinematic journey through the past, present, and future of Appalachia.
MUSIC VIDEOS
MV
INTERCONTINENTAL
DIRECTOR: MATT BURDETTE
ARTIST: FIRST BORNE
HIGH SCHOOL
DIRECTOR: TOB PRODUCTIONS
ARTIST: MIRRORED IMAGE
VIOLENT MIRACLES
DIRECTOR: Casey Hardman, Drew Edgar
ARTIST: Cassius At BesT
TAMARACK OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO
DIRECTOR: Nicholas Herbert Adams, Elizabeth Achée
ARTIST: N/A
NEW ORLEANS
DIRECTOR: JOHN HALL
ARTIST: RLTVS
FREEFOLK
DIRECTOR: BILL PRICE
ARTIST: Cozmic Water
A REASON
DIRECTOR: MARK WILLIAMS
ARTIST: WINTER ROBINS
Hi-De-Ho at the Empty Glass
DIRECTOR: JACOB YOUNG
ARTIST: Steve Ferguson
BIG BOOTY JUDY
DIRECTOR: MICHAEL VALENTINE
ARTIST: THE M.F.B
MOZART
DIRECTOR: DYLAN SMITH
ARTIST: CITYPHIL
HOLD ME TO IT
DIRECTOR: HEATH HOLLEY, ROBB COLEMAN
ARTIST: MASSING
DISCOTECH MINIME
DIRECTOR: TOBY POOLE
ARTIST: CHARLIE BROWN SUPERSTAR
VETEMENTS
DIRECTOR: DYLAN SMITH
ARTIST: Fijimacintosh
THIS EVENING
DIRECTOR: LILY DYER
ARTIST: JIM POLAK
PURITY
DIRECTOR: HOLLY MOLLOHAN GRAYSON
ARTIST: Byzantine
KISS ME/TOUCH ME/YOUR FLESH IS MINE
DIRECTOR: TOBY POOLE
ARTIST: GLASS DIAPER
DAISIES
DIRECTOR: HEATH HOLLEY, ROBB COLEMAN
ARTIST: MASSING
BELLY OF THE BEAST
DIRECTOR: DYLAN SMITH
ARTIST: BIGBABYGUCCI
VOYEUR
DIRECTOR: LILY DYER
ARTIST: LONG LOST SOMTHINS
I KEEP DAT PUMP ACTI
DIRECTOR: DYLAN SMITH
ARTIST: FATHER
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