Program Guide Article for Film School Shorts (Please view http://blogs.kqed.org/pressroom/fss-season2/ for press photos and additional information)
Option 1 (for first five episodes)
The cutting edge of filmmaking returns to [STATION]!
Now in its second season, Film School Shorts continues to bring you the best short student films from across the country with fresh talent straight from the college campus. The new season of the weekly series includes even more award-winners than before, featuring shorts that have taken top prizes at the Student Academy Awards, Toronto International Film Festival, Slamdance and the Champs-Élysées Film Festival.
We’re kicking off our new season with two Student Academy Award–winning films. Eusong Lee’s touching animated short Will follows a young girl who has lost her father during the September 11 th terrorist attacks. Drawn in a ‘trendy minimalist” style, the film poignantly challenges viewers to confront how memories are processed. Also included in our premiere episode is Mark Raso’s Under, a powerful short film that examines notions of trust and survival. Suddenly waylaid by the forces of nature, a couple’s journey on the road to addiction detox is not one you’ll soon forget.
Did you see the award-winning feature film Short Term 12 ? This season, see Destin Cretton’s student film that it was based on. Also included are the eerily humorous Penny Dreadful , Ringling College of Art and Design’s delightful Student Academy Award-winning animated short Dia de los Muertos , and Doubles with Slight Pepper , an award-winning, vibrant Trinidadian drama co-produced by filmmaker Spike Lee.
Join us to celebrate the next generation of filmmaking, one that’s not afraid to believe that faraway stars are really within arm’s reach. Concerning her short film First Match , about a teen female wrestler on an all-boys’ team, Olivia Newman said, "I hope everyone can relate to it, particularly girls trying to break certain boundaries and try things not normally associated with girls and that maybe they take some courage from the character."
Game on.
Program Guide Article for Film School Shorts (Please view http://blogs.kqed.org/pressroom/fss-season2/ for press photos and additional information)
Option 2 (for last five episodes)
“I used to stargaze and believe that the biggest star in space sat only above my own village.” Nikolai, Road to Peshawar
The cutting edge of filmmaking continues on [STATION]!
Now in its second season, Film School Shorts continues to bring you the best short student films from across the country with fresh talent straight from the college campus. The new season of the weekly series includes even more award winners than before, showcasing shorts that have taken top prizes at the Student Academy Awards, Toronto International Film Festival, Slamdance and the Champs-Élysées Film Festival.
We kicked off our latest season with three Student Academy Award–winning films, including Eusong Lee’s touching animated short Will, Ringling College of Art and Design delightful Dia de los Muertos and Mark Raso’s powerful survival film Under . Also this season, we premiered Destin Cretton’s student film Short Term 12 (subsequently adapted into an award winning feature film), the vibrant Trinidadian drama Doubles with Slight Pepper ( co-produced by filmmaker Spike Lee) and the evocative Slamdance hit I Am John Wayne . But you haven’t seen everything yet! More cutting edge films arrive in May, including the dastardly and eerily humorous Penny Dreadful , the stunning period war film Road to Peshawar and the unflinching Singaporean prison drama A Better Place Than This .
Join us to celebrate the next generation of filmmaking, one that’s not afraid to tell compelling stories and start challenging conversations. Regarding her short film First Match , about a teen female wrestler on an all-boys’ team, director Olivia Newman said, "I hope everyone can relate to it, particularly girls trying to break certain boundaries and try things not normally associated with girls and that maybe they take some courage from the character."
Game on.