Notre Dame Film, Television, and Theatre Presents the 28th Annual Notre Dame Student Film Festival

The University of Notre Dame's Department of Film, Television, and Theatre (FTT) announces the 28th Annual Notre Dame Student Film Festival, in the Browning Cinema at the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center, January 26 through 28, 2017. As in recent years, audience members are invited to vote for their favorite film via text message. The Audience Choice Award will be presented to the student director(s) of the winning film after the final screening.

An annual launching pad for student filmmakers as they begin their careers in the film, television, and entertainment industry, the Notre Dame Student Film Festival screens films that were made by undergraduate students during the past year as class projects in the Department of Film, Television, and Theatre. Festival founder and FTT faculty member Ted Mandell says, "It's an important time to be a filmmaker in our country, and our students have really embraced the opportunity to create art that hopefully challenges and inspires their audience."

The festival has featured the first films of future award winners such as Peter Richardson (2011 Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Award winner, How To Die in Oregon) and John Hibey (2012 Sundance Film Jury Award Winner for Short Filmmaking, Fishing Without Nets), as well as numerous others. Many films from past festivals have also been selected for national and international film festivals, including:

patrolling sandy hook - 2016 USA Film Festival (Winner, Special Jury Award), 2016 DocuWest International Film Festival (Winner, Women Who Doc Award)
Spark of Madness - 2016 Naperville Independent Film Festival (Best Student Film Nominee)
Eat. Sleep. Ride. - 2015 DocuWest International Film Festival
Curry & Erin - 2015 Ft. Lauderdale International Film Festival (Special Jury Prize, Collegiate Documentary)
The Suicide Disease - 2014 Sunset International Film Festival (Winner, Best Short Documentary)
The Last Free Place - 2014 Anchorage International Film Festival
Project Hopeful - 2012 Re:Image Film Festival (Winner, Best Picture, Collegiate Category)
King of the Park - 2012 CineYouth Film Fest (Winner, Best Comedy, Senior Division)
The Elect - 2011 Los Angeles Film Festival, 2012 Dallas International Film Festival
Picking Up America - 2011 Ivy Film Festival (Winner, Social Change Award)

Among the films featured in the 2017 Notre Dame Student Film Festival:

Peace at the Pipeline
Erin Lattimer, Ryan Leen
Two Notre Dame students travel to Standing Rock to find that the story isn't the protest, it's the people.

Respectfully, Tony
John Haley, Julia Szromba
A death row inmate changes his life and lives to tell others.

Old Friends
Dakota Connell-Ledwon, Matt Keough
In Tennessee, there's a shelter for man's best friends who've seen better days.

Debajo de los árboles (Beneath the Trees)
Crystal Avila
With the help of his granddaughter and an old still camera, a Mexican immigrant retraces his path across the Arizona border decades ago.

Prayer Associate
Ryan Taylor, Ben Vasquez
From high above, there's plenty of work for Woody at the Department of Prayer Relations.

Filtrado
Rosie Biehl, John Salazar
In Antigua, Guatemala, one ceramic pot can change lives.

Take Two
Mariel Cuellar, Megan Snodell
A haunting trip and an empty prescription bottle.

Colour Blind
Jill Chipley, Rosie Biehl, Liz Konicek
Value in life is not black and white.

TICKETS: Tickets for the Notre Dame Student Film Festival are $7 for the general public; $6 for faculty, staff, and seniors (65+); and $4 for students. Tickets may be purchased online, by phone at 574-631-2800, or in person at the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center ticket office (M-F, 12:00 - 6:00 pm).

SCREENINGS:

Thursday, January 26 at 7:00 pm

Friday, January 27 and Saturday, January 28 at 6:30 pm and 9:30 pm*
*Audience Choice Award will be presented after the 9:30 screening on Saturday, January 28

Running Time: Approximately 120 min. (Some films may contain mature content.)

PARKING: Free parking is available daily after 5:00 pm in the Stayer Center parking lot, just north of the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center. An accessible lot for disabled patrons is available immediately adjacent to the center; a valid hangtag or license plate is required. There is a ten-minute parking zone on the north drive of the center for ticket pick-up; during inclement weather you are welcome to drop off guests in this area and proceed to parking. Non-campus parking (free for the first two hours) is also available at Eddy Street Commons, just south of the center.

Notre Dame's Department of Film, Television, and Theatre seeks to inspire intellectual inquiry and nurture creativity. We offer both a scholarly and a creative context for the general liberal arts student at Notre Dame as well as those students seeking intensive preparation for advanced study in these fields. The hands-on nature of our curriculum, coupled with a very high degree of student-faculty interaction, provides students with a singular educational opportunity at a university known for its teaching excellence. The Notre Dame Student Film Festival is a direct outgrowth of the department's academic program and an integral component of our students' artistic development.

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