Friday-September 21-Voorhees Hall #105-7PM $10; $9; $8
Free Food courtesy of Jimmy Johns prior to this screening!
Postcard From 1952 - Peter Simonite and Annie Gunn (Austin, Texas)
This stunning short film, based on actual, found photographs, reanimates the past through the lens of the ubiquitous 1950s family camera. Captured images blend with memories of childhood, as babies turn into children, and children turn into adults. Flashbulbs ignite as the characters’ lives accelerate and then fade away, in a flow of fleeting, beautiful snapshots. Director Peter Simonite has helped to photograph films by Terrence Malick (including The Tree of Life) and has directed several music videos. Annie Gunn is a still photographer making her film directing debut. 2012; 8 min.
Heathens & Thieves - Megan Peterson and John Douglas Sinclair (Santa Monica, California)
Heathens & Thieves is a stark and engrossing western crime drama set during the 1849 Gold Rush. When two drifters hear rumors that a Chinese railroad worker has escaped with gold and now owns a remote ranch in the wilds of Northern California, the desperate men set a plan in motion to steal the gold for themselves. Saul, the youngest of the drifters, hires on as a farmhand, hoping to win the affections of Zhen and his beautiful wife, while his partner Bill lurks in the shadows and waits for the opportunity to strike. When another group of hired guns arrive at the ranch, seeking the stolen fortune, a deadly face-off of bluffs, gambles, and betrayals begins. 2012, 110 min.
