FLORENCE – Adolescent issues are a major theme of selections screening at this year’s George Lindsey UNA Film Festival.
Films from outside Alabama include Jarratt Taylor’s “Fitting The Description in North Portland” about two high school students in Portland, Oregon coping with police violence when it happens to a fellow student. “The Red Thunder” by director Alvaro Ron is about a teenage girl who steals her mom’s car and makes an unforgettable discovery. Kira Bursky’s “Treehugger” follows the story of a young girl whose naiveté leads her into trouble when a boy takes advantage of her.
Local films include “Titanic Boy” by director Andrew Reed, a documentary about a young boy from Winfield, Alabama whose love of the movie “The Titanic” is a constant source of friendship and comfort to him. “Casual Conversation,” “The Process” and “The Pragmatic Vestige” are directed by Florence, Alabama high school students beginning to explore the art of filmmaking.
Thursday and Friday films will screen at The Mane Room, 310 N Pine St. Florence, AL. All Saturday films will screen at the UNA Communications Building, 134, 1 Harrison Plaza, Florence. Screenings are free and open to the public.
The 19th annual George Lindsey UNA Film Festival will be held March 3-5 in Florence. The George Lindsey UNA Film Festival is one of the few film festivals hosted by the university.
For more information on the 2016 George Lindsey Film Festival: www.lindseyfilmfest.com, or film festival staff at lindseyfilmfest@una.edu or 256-765-4592.
Media release/University of North Alabama/Dr. Cynthia Burkhead, UNA Dept. of English
