GSU Student Film Festival to Screen Jury Selections at the High Museum

On Monday and Tuesday, April 27-28, all GSUFF submissions will screen at Cinefest Theater. On Thursday, April 30, jury selections will screen at the High Museum's Hill Auditorium. Admission is FREE!

The Georgia State University Student Film Festival (GSUFF) is pleased to announce details of its 5th annual presentation. Celebrating the hard work and artistry of GSU students, the three-day event takes place April 27-28 and April 30th.

“The GSU Student Film Festival is at once an annual celebration of GSU student filmmaking and a valuable educational experience for our student filmmakers,” said GSUFF Director Daniel Robin, Assistant Professor of Film and Video Production in the GSU Department of Communication. “We want to share the diverse creative voices from our film production courses while also giving the students an opportunity to understand what it means to show their films outside of the safety net of the classroom.”

On Monday, April 27 and Tuesday, April 28, all submissions will be screened at the Cinefest Theater, GSU’s student-run movie theater, beginning at 5:00 PM both days. The top films will then be selected by a jury and screened at the High Museum of Art’s Hill Auditorium on Thursday, April 30, at 7:30 PM.

Following the screening at the High, awards will be presented for Best Fiction Film, Best Experimental Film, Best Documentary Film, and Special Jury Selection.

All admission is free and open to the public.

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WonderRoot is Celebrating the Best of its 2014 Local Film Series at the High Museum

WonderRoot's Generally Local, Mostly Independent Film Series is pleased to announce a 'Best of 2014' screening taking place at the High Museum on Friday, December 12 at 7 PM

WonderRoot's Generally Local, Mostly Independent Film Series is pleased to announce a 'Best of 2014' screening taking place at the High Museum on Friday, December 12 at 7 PM. These films were selected out of all of the films WonderRoot screened throughout the year and were curated by Erin Dougherty of the High Museum. Congratulations to all selected filmmakers!

In addition to the WonderRoot Local Film Series being founded by Atlanta Film Festival Programming Director Kristy Breneman, ATLFF connections abound in this lineup! ATLFF alum include Alex Zhuralov, Brantly Jackson Watts, Nathan Honnold and Cali Berry. Watts also serves as one of out ATLFF Filmmakers-in-Residence. Honnold's film "Thomas Bennett" won the Best Documentary Short Jury Prize at this year's festival. And of course, we can't forget "Starlight" filmmaker Marisa Tontaveetong, who is currently one of our programming associates!

  • Vessels as Shadows by Alex Zhuravlov (ATLFF alum) and Arkia Jahani
  • The Grey Area by Ebony Blanding, House of June
  • Backtrack by Kristina Adler, Jump Cut Collective
  • Golden Child by Brantly Jackson Watts (ATLFF alum, ATLFF Filmmaker-in-Residence)
  • Dirty Nails by Kristina Adler
  • Starlight by Shir Wen Sun, Tamarind King, Marisa Tontaveetong (ATLFF associate), Yu Ueda
  • Thomas Bennett by Nathan Honnold (ATLFF alum, Winner of the ATLFF '14 Best Documentary Short Jury Prize)
  • Pretty Bird by Joe McDonough
  • Siren by Cali Berry (ATLFF alum)
  • Keep It Clean by Arthur Thompson, co-directed by Cory Kruszewski 

This will be a spectacular group of films in a truly inspired setting. Plus, ADMISSION IS FREE!

For more information on WonderRoot, visit wonderroot.org.

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