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#3 | Friday, April 3 7:30 P.M. |Running Time: 78:00 minutes
Location
for all Screenings: the Recital Hall at the Bologna
Performing Arts Center, Delta State University, Cleveland
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The Optician (United Kingdom; 14:45; 2008)
Director: Jane McGee
Befuddled optician John is in love with his assistant, Barbara, but he’s too scared of rejection to ask her out. When he discovers a pair of magic glasses that see 10 seconds into the future, he wonders if he can predict Barbara’s reactions to his advances and win her heart….
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Rex (Netherlands; 22:00; 2008)
Director: Berry Van Der Vorst
Lise just turned seventy. She is a bright woman. Her peaceful life is turned upside down when she meets Frank, her granddaughter’s new boyfriend. In his eyes she sees her painful past come back to life again.
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Reach (USA; 3:48; 2009)
Director: Luke Randall
A tiny robot is given the gift of life with only one limitation, the length of his power cable. When a curious bird appears at the workshop window, the robot’s lust to live beyond his reach may be his demise.
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Pink Bag (USA; 2:17; 2008)
Director: Susan Hippen
A naïve woman emerges from a pink bag into a retro kitchen where appliances attack. Can she break free?
* Best Experimental |
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Cherubino (Canada; 4:00; 2008)
Director: Paola Marino
Desire and sexual orientation in a provocative visual interpretation of the aria "Non so pił cosa son, cosa faccio" (I Don't Know What I am, What I'm Doing) sung by Cherubino, the cross-dressing pageboy in Mozart's "The Marriage of Figaro".
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DSU Student Films:
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Existentialism (USA; 3:11; 2008)
Director: Jennifer Carouthers
The philosophy of an individual's experiences in an indifferent place. The link between self and a higher power.
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Remember Me (USA; 4:18; 2008)
Director: Vickie Jackson
(This film is a catharsis.) This is a film about dealing with dismal circumstances with hope and love. It tells of a desire to cling to past memories with a will to create new ones. The filmmaker trusts that the power of love is stronger than that of fear.
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Mindfield (2:00; 2008)
Director: Angela Waller
It is a maze of my life. It is the serious side of myself that I do not allow anyone to see. I trap myself in my mind trying to find a way out, trying to breathe, trying to live . . . .
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Shaken Reminiscence (3:15; 2008)
Director: Arrie Wilson
This film began when I passed by a house that had burnt down. I shot this thinking about the family that lived there, how they felt now and what their fate was.
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Red Black and Blue (USA; 7:42; 2008)
Director: Vickie Jackson
This is a film about determination, commitment, and change. It documents the installation of the first African American president of the University of Mississippi's National Alumni Association. It is a story of hope, fortitude, and achievement.
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Never Learned to Dance (USA; 8:00; 2009)
Director: Jessica McRee
This experimental documentary explores southern culture through music and people. Centered around The Mississippi band, "The Good Times Express" and Mississippi locals, Curtis and Elizabeth Turner, the film provides an intimate insight into how music and relationships converge in the south.
*Audience Choice for Best DSU Student Film |
