Screening III

Friday, June 15, 1-3 pm

Thalian Hall

(in order of screening -- some film synopses have not been added to this page) 

Haunted

This experimental music video deals with the concept of fear through the exploration of a space which does not exist. The rooms that are explored are metaphors for the places we keep hidden in our conscious and subconscious. The leaf motif is significant in that leaves represent the passage of seasons. The music by recording artist Poe was done as a soundtrack to the book, which was written by her brother. The purpose of the film is to be a visual backdrop of the music. The animations in the film are moving illustrations of the lyrics of her song.

Producer/Director: Jaime Ekkens

Kendall College of Art & Design

The Substitute

Director: Katie McDowell

Episcopal High School (CA)

The Starry Night

Director: John Colin Patrick

American University

Walking in the Snow

Walking and thinking has a way of clearing one's mind.

Producer/Director: Joseph Pera

Ithaca College

Erin Go Wrong

Things go awry when two leprechauns kidnap the Easter bunny under the mistaken impression that Easter falls on St. Patrick's Day.

Director: Brian Cavanaugh

Rochester Institute of Technology

Blindness

Richard, who is very shy, accidentally meets Karen, a beautiful and very able blind woman, at a sculpture garden. Intrigued, he offers to help her and they spend the afternoon together. This is the beginning of an intense and tender, yet twisted love story that turns into a journey of mutual and self-exploration. Suddenly, their happiness is shaken when an unforeseen turn of events peels off unexpected layers of their personalities and fears, and reveals Richards complex and disturbing side.

Producer: Malona Voigt

Director: Helio San Miguel

New York University, Tisch School of the Arts

age of consent

When Natalie coaxes her prudent best friend Sarah into sneaking out and driving into the city, she just wants to show her friend a night on the town. Armed with fake IDs and sexy attire, Sarah follows Natalie's lead throughout the evening. Natalie's plan begins to unravel, however, when she makes a decision that puts both girls at risk and hides it from Sarah. Her decision soon leaves them in a seemingly powerless situation with nowhere to turn. Now they must both face the consequences of their rush to adulthood and decide how far they are willing to go to make the journey home.

Producer/Director: Jessica Ward

University of North Carolina - Wilmington

Girls Room

Girls Room is a dark comedy that tells the tale of a young girl who must confront the much-feared school bathroom, where she is sure to encounter terror, humiliation and isolation. But, when she finally takes matters into her own hands, she discovers that maybe she isn't so alone in this big, bad world.

Director: Maria Gigante

Columbia College - Chicago