For our sixth annual curated program featuring the work of area filmmakers, we invited artists and staff members of Saddle Creek Records to shift through over 50 submissions from Nebraska, Iowa, and South Dakota filmmakers. Jury members Sarah Bohling (Icky Blossoms); solo recording artist Orenda Fink (Azure Ray, O+S); Teal Gardner (of the late UUVVWWZ); and Saddle Creek staffers Nayef Aljuraid, CJ Olson, Jeff Tafolla, and Jadon Ulrich decided on a program of 12 short films. The showcase premiere...
For our sixth annual curated program featuring the work of area filmmakers, we invited artists and staff members of Saddle Creek Records to shift through over 50 submissions from Nebraska, Iowa, and South Dakota filmmakers. Jury members Sarah Bohling (Icky Blossoms); solo recording artist Orenda Fink (Azure Ray, O+S); Teal Gardner (of the late UUVVWWZ); and Saddle Creek staffers Nayef Aljuraid, CJ Olson, Jeff Tafolla, and Jadon Ulrich decided on a program of 12 short films. The showcase premieres on Thursday, October 8 and will run through October 15 at the Ruth Sokolof Theater.
At times hilarious, wondrous, heart wrenching, and suspenseful, this year’s showcase consists of four music videos, a dance film, three experimental nonfiction films, three straightforward documentaries, and a sci-fi short.
Filmmakers with work in the showcase include returning artists Nik Fackler and Derek Pressnall (Omaha, Neb.), Aaron Gum (Omaha, Neb.), Jesse Kreitzer (Iowa City, Iowa), Harrison Martin (Omaha, Neb.), Timothy David Orme (Iowa City, Iowa), and Yates (Iowa City, Iowa). First-time selectees include Andrew Blankenau, Megan Fleming, and Dylan Adams (Lincoln, Neb.); Tommy Haines and Andrew Sherburne (Iowa City, Iowa); Krissy Hamm (Omaha, Neb.); Chris Machian and Jordan Pascale (Omaha, Neb.); and Elizabeth Stehling and Steve Snell (Nebraska City, Neb.).
